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Pet friendly 

Orland Park restaurants 

once again able to 

welcome animals to 

outdoor seating, pending 

certain regulations, 

Page 5 

Orland Park 

school offers 

warm welcome 

to returning 

military 

member, 

father, Page 3 

Murder in 

Orland 

Man charged with firstdegree 

murder after 

allegedly shooting his 

wife, one day after body 

was found in garage, 

Page 11 

With love 

The Orland Park Prairie 

announces the three 

winners of its 2017 

Valentine’s Day Coloring 

Contest, Page 12 

Tech Sgt. Adam Moore arrives Feb. 8 at Christ Lutheran Early Weekday School in Orland Park, where a parade was held to celebrate his return 

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calendar date 

Meditation Class 

10:15-11:15 a.m. Feb. 

16. Orland Park Township, 

14807 South Ravinia. Renee 

Oswald, a certified hypnotherapist, 

will lead participants 

through an hour long 

mediation class. Registration 

for this block of classes begins 

Feb. 10 from 8 a.m. until 

4:30 p.m. Classes will be 

held Feb. 16 and 23; March 

2, 9 and 16; April 6, 20 and 

27. Registration is $50 and 

must be done in person; it 

is on a first come, first serve 

basis as space is limited. For 

more information, call (708) 

403-4222. 

#SKILLS: Sewing Tricks 

4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 16. The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens are invited 

to learn some basic 

sewing skills including how 

to sew on a button and handstitch 

a hem. This event is 

free to teens in grades 7-12. 

For more information call, 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

A Tribute to the Duke– The 

Invention of the Hollywood 

Cowboy 

7-8 p.m. Feb. 16. Public 

Library, 14921 Ravinia Ave. 

Presenter Jim Weren will 

trace the development of 

the Western film genre, the 

invention of the Hollywood 

Cowboy and pay tribute to 

the Duke. Weren will discuss 

this Hollywood icon, and 

what he meant for the genre. 

For more information, call 

(708) 428-5115. 

Pool Tournament with DJ 

Zaitrix 

7:30 p.m.-midnight. Feb. 

17. The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

are invited to come and play 

a night of pool and enjoy a 

live DJ performance by DJ 

Zaitrix. Free food samples 

provided by Dunkin Donuts. 

This is a High School After 

Hours night. High School 

students are invited to stay 

for extended hours from 

10:30 p.m. until midnight. 

This free event is open to 

teens in grades 7-12. For 


532-0500. 

Winter Follies Event - 

Human Shuffle Board 

2 p.m. Feb. 18. Winter 

Wonderland, 15600 West 

Avenue. All are welcome. 

Participants will compete 

in teams of two people. All 

supplies will be provided for 

participants. Prizes will be 

awarded to top winners, and 

free hot chocolate will be 

available. For more information, 

call (708) 403-7275. 

Coffee with a Cop 

8:30-10 a.m. Feb. 20. 

Mariano’s. 9504 142nd 

Street. This even is hosted 

by the Orland Park Police 

Department. Join neighbors 

and police officers for coffee 

and conversation. This 

event will have no agendas 

or speeches, just a chance 

to ask questions, voice concerns 

and get to know Orland 

Park police officers. For 


349-4111. 

CrossFit with H.O.T. Side 

CrossFit 

2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 20. The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens are invited 

to experience CrossFit 

style workouts, and learn 

about this popular work out. 

Travel will be provided by 

The Bridge Bus to H.O.T. 

Side CrossFit, located at 

15434 S. 70th Court in Orland 

Park. This free event is 

open to teens in grades 7-12. 


(708) 532-0500. 

Archery with BowDoc 

Archery 

3:30-6:00 p.m. Feb. 20. 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

will learn the art of shooting 

a bow and arrow and practice 

target accuracy at an indoor 

archery range. The Bridge 

Bus will provide transportation 

to BowDoc Archery, 

located at 18801 Wolf Road, 

#4 in Mokena. This event is 

free to teens in grades 7-12. 


(708) 532-0500. 

Poland in Chicago; Chicago in 

Poland 



Outside of Warsaw, Chicago 

has the world’s largest Polish 

population. Through several 

generations traditions 

and culture have been lost, 

mingled and transformed 

in various ways. This event 

will discuss the challenges 

of Polish immigration from 

the early 1800’s to the present, 

discover the various 

centers of Polish and Polish- 

American culture and some 

of the traditions of Polish 

culture. For more information, 

call (708) 428-5115. 

Leisure Plotters 

12:30-2 p.m. Feb. 23. Orland 

Township, 14807 W. 

Ravinia Ave. All seniors are 

invited to join in for coffee, 

bingo, and socialization. For 

more information, contact 

Alice at (708) 614-9202. 

Upcoming 

Art & Craft Club for Tweens 

-String Art: Friendship 

Bracelets 



This even is for children in 

grades 3-5. Attendees must 

register, and be a library 

cardholder. This event will 

teach participants how to 

make friendship bracelets. 


(708) 428-5127. 

Veterans’ Movie Night 

5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 

March 2. Orland Park Civic 

Center, 14750 S. Ravinia 

Ave. The Village of Orland 

Park Veterans Commission 

invites all Orland Park residents 

to honor the service 

and sacrifice of our Vietnam 

Veteran by attending a free 

showing of the movie Forest 

Gump. Doors open at 5:30 

p.m. and the movie starts at 

6 p.m. Refreshments will be 

served, including beer and 

wine. Admission is free and 

donations will be accepted. 

For more information, contact 

Tom Dubelbeis at (708) 

403-6115. 

Chefs’ Auction to Benefit 

The Bridge Teen Center 

6-10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 

23. Orland Chateau, 14500 

S. LaGrange Road. Sample 

signature dishes donated by 

the talented chefs from several 

south suburban restaurants. 

Attendees will enjoy 

fine food, wine, craft beer, 

music, a live auction and 

a raffle. All proceeds benefit 

The Bridge Teen Center. 

Tickets can be purchased 

in person at the Recreation 

Administration located at 

14600 Ravinia Ave., or at the 

Sportsplex located at 11351 

W. 159th St. Tickets may 

also be purchased online at 

OrlandPark.org/specialev 

ents. 

Catholic Charities Helping 

Hands Dinner 

6 p.m. Saturday, March 4. 

Silver Lake Country Club, 

14700 82nd Ave., Orland 

Park. Catholic Charities 

Southwest Regional Advisory 

Board presents the 19th 

Annual Helping Hands Dinner 

& Auction. This event 

benefits Catholic Charities 

programs which provide 

comprehensive services to 

the poor and disadvantaged 

in the southwest suburbs, 

including Orland Park, Orland 

Hills, and Tinley Park. 

Reservations are $75 per 

person and table of ten is 

$750. Sponsorships are 

available. Register online 

at catholiccharities.net/help 

inghands. For more information, 

contact Chris Torres 

at (708) 333-8379 or email 

cltorres@catholiccharities. 

net. 

ONGOING 

Garden Club 

6:30 p.m. Third Monday 

of the month. Robert Davidson 

Center, 14700 Park 

Lane. The event is open to 

all. Meetings will include 

speakers on various subjects, 

food and fun. This meeting 

will be held on the lower 

level of the building. For 


Barbara at (708) 301-8850. 

Singles Group Meetings 

7 p.m. Second Monday 

of the month. Papa Joe’s, 

14459 S. La Grange Road. 

Men and women 55 years 

old and over are invited to 

get together to plan activities 

for the upcoming month. 

Activities include dinners, 

sporting events and cruises. 


(708) 525-4352. 

Volunteers needed at The 

Bridge Teen Center 

The center is seeking volunteers 

to assist with administrative 

tasks, work with 

students during after school 

hours and Friday nights, 

and support operations at 

our Thrift Store. Opportunities 

at all levels exist daily, 

weekly, or even monthly. To 

apply, contact Jessica Jose at 

(708) 532-0500 or jessicaj@ 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Have an item for calendar? 

Deadline is noon Thursdays. 

To submit an item to 

the calendar, contact Assistant 

Editor Brittany Kapa 

at (708) 326-9170 ext. 11 or 

b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. 

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the orland park prairie | February 16, 2017 | 3 

CLEWS celebrates return of student’s father from deployment 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

Brennan Moore stood patiently 

with an American flag in his hand, 

waiting for his father to arrive at his 

preschool. 

After much anticipation, a wide 

smile spread across the 3-year-old’s 

face when he saw his father walk 

into school. 

Tech Sgt. Adam Moore, of New 

Lenox, was deployed to Qatar and 

then forward-deployed to Kuwait 

more than six months ago as a 

member of the National Guard and 

the United States Air Force. On 

Jan. 27, he returned to Brennan, his 

daughter McKayla, infant son Reid 

and wife April. 

Christ Lutheran Early Weekday 

School in Orland Park wanted to 

celebrate the return of Brennan’s 

father. So, they surprised Tech 

Sgt. Moore Feb. 8 with a parade 

in his honor. 

Tech Sgt. Adam Moore (left), of New Lenox, and his son Brennan pose 

for a photo after a welcome home parade. 

“When he came back, we wanted 

to do something to celebrate, 

because it’s a joyous time,” said 

Patti Bareither, Brennan’s teacher 

at CLEWS. “April has been talking 

about when he’s coming back. 

When I brought it up with the staff, 

they were all gung ho on it.” 

Moore was deployed just two 

weeks after his youngest son was 

born. The families at CLEWS knew 

how exciting this was for the family 

Please see CLEWS, 4 

The Rev. Ray Rohlfs (far right) leads the school, and the Moore family 

— (left to right) April, Reid, McKayla, Adam and Brennan — in a thankful 

prayer Feb. 8 for Tech Sgt. Moore’s safe return, during a welcome home 

event held at Christ Lutheran Early Weekday School in Orland Park. 

Photos by Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

 

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McLaughlin, Dodge field questions about finances, economic development, more 

Meredith Dobes 

Freelance Reporter 

For one hour this past 

week, from the comfort of 

their own homes, Orland 

Park residents had the opportunity 

to ask Mayor Dan 

McLaughlin and Trustee 

Jim Dodge any questions 

they chose during the Village’s 

fourth Telephone 

Town Hall. 

The focus of the meeting 

— which residents could 

join by calling a teleconference 

number — was primarily 

on Village finances, but 

other topics were discussed 

throughout. 

The last three telephone 

town halls focused on traffic 

congestion; police and 

public safety; and Village 

finances, respectively. 

McLaughlin said there 

were so many questions 

regarding finances that the 

Village decided to focus 

on the same topic a second 

time. 

“This is part of an ongoing 

effort on behalf of the full 

board to make sure we do 

everything we can to keep 

people updated and open 

lines of communication,” 

Dodge said. 

Finances 

Callers inquired about the 

likes of property taxes and 

debt service information 

about Ninety7Fifty on the 

Park. 

Water rates were the focus 

of another caller, who 

wondered why they continue 

to rise. 

McLaughlin said that because 

the Village receives 

its water from Oak Lawn, 

which receives its water 

from Chicago, rates set by 

Chicago have increased 25 

percent three years in a row 

and then between 13-15 

percent. 

“We’ve seen some considerable 

increases,” he said. 

“In the meantime, mayors 

in the southwest water line 

out of Oak Lawn have been 

meeting to build a second 

line to add capacity and to 

add the possibility of continuing 

water service when 

the line breaks somewhere. 

If a water main breaks down, 

there’s actually no water 

coming out this way for so 

many hours, or a day or two. 

“A dual line would add capacity 

and duplication of the 

service we need. It’s a very 

expensive project. The price 

of water will continue to go 

up a little bit over the next 

couple years, as we average 

into rates.” 

McLaughlin added that 

because the Village uses 

four-tier pricing, the less water 

a household uses, the less 

it pays per thousand gallons. 

One of the final financial 

questions involved the mayor’s 

shift from a part-time 

to a full-time position. The 

caller wanted an explanation 

of why the shift was made. 

“The Village Board made 

a business decision to avoid 

hiring two more full-time 

positions,” McLaughlin said. 

“The job of the mayor going 

full-time makes us able to 

fill the needs of an economic 

development coordinator 

and assistant Village manager. 

It saves $750,000 over 

the next four years.” 

Dodge said the board saw 

the opportunity as a cost-effective 

way to fill positions 

because of the mayor’s abilities. 

“We’ll do this for the purpose 

of four years and see 

how it goes,” Dodge said. 

“One of our things is to test 

and learn. That’s some of the 

thinking from the board and 

how we got to that point.” 

Economic development and 

infrastructure 

Though the focus of the 

town hall officially was on 

finances, the majority of 

callers’ questions focus on 

economic development and 

infrastructure in the village. 

A few callers were interested 

in the development of 

the Interstate 80 corridor, 

along La Grange Road. 

McLaughlin said when 

the Village first annexed the 

corridor and created Orland 

Parkway, it was successful 

in recruiting businesses like 

Horton and Saint Xavier to 

purchase land and build on 

space, but after the Great Recession 

interest slowed. 

“We’ve been working for 

almost two years to develop 

a comprehensive plan for 

the Village and landowners 

that we think would agree 

with the area,” he said. “It’s 

in Will County, so it’s twothirds 

less tax on businesses. 

We think because of the 

comprehensive plan, we’re 

in a good position to start 

marketing and developing 

again, now that the economy 

is coming back.” 

He later added, in response 

to another caller’s question, 

that the Village, as well as 

the property owner and its 

real estate agency, will work 

to market the land. 

The downtown area of Orland 

Park was another concern 

for a few callers. One 

resident questioned what 

happened to the concept of a 

walkable downtown. 

The mayor said the approximately 

27 acres of land 

in the downtown area is still 

being developed, and once it 

is the intention is for all of 

it to be pedestrian-friendly, 

transit-oriented and mixeduse 

residential, commercial 

and office. 

The University of Chicago 

parking lot — for which U 

of C paid approximately 70 

percent of the cost — is necessary 

for the area, and there 

will be more development 

downtown in the next year, 

he added. 

Two other callers questioned 

whether improving 

public transportation 

through increased access to 

the southern portion of Orland 

Park and through faster 

rail service would be possible. 

McLaughlin said the Village 

is always working with 

Metra and Pace to request 

more service and has been 

successful in getting some 

additional services, but it is 

an ongoing discussion. He 

said that once Metra extends 

farther south, he hopes it 

will need to add more trains 

to its schedule. 

“The one thing we probably 

won’t ever have is 

express service, which 

we’d need two tracks for,” 

McLaughlin said. “That’s 

what the west suburbs have.” 

Another caller said she 

lives in the Creekside subdivision 

and wants access to 

the Village’s bike trails but 

is trapped in by 143rd Street 

and Wolf Road. 

McLaughlin said 143rd 

Street is a State road, and 

the Village is in the process 

to trying to improve it from 

the downtown area to Will- 

Cook Road. The bike trail 

extension is dependent upon 

the road work. Phase I engineering 

has been completed, 

and the Village is in the process 

of Phase II engineering. 

It recently worked out an arrangement 

with the Forest 

Preserve District of Cook 

County for a needed rightof-way. 

“When the road is widened, 

the flooded area will 

be taken care of,” McLaughlin 

said. “That will be addressed 

with widening and 

improvement. The State has 

not put it in the budget yet. 

The Village came up with 

the engineering money and 

forest preserve negotiations 

and is now lobbying for 

[the Illinois Department of 

Transportation] and State to 

include money for construction 

in the budget. We’re 

hoping sooner rather than 

later the next couple years.” 

Safety 

A couple of residents had 

questions regarding public 

safety that were directed to 

Police Chief Tim McCarthy. 

One caller asked if there is 

a strong enough police presence 

at Orland Square Mall, 

as she reads about purses being 

stolen at the mall. 

McCarthy said he has 

dozens of officers assigned 

to patrol in and around the 

mall, and statistics show that 

the mall is one of the safest 

in the Chicago area. 

“I assured there have been 

few or no crimes against persons,” 

he said. “There have 

been property crimes. Those 

are often difficult to detect. 

... This has been one of the 

safest shopping seasons we 

have had. More can be done. 

We’ve assigned officers and 

do as much as we can with 

what we have. We’re pretty 

well-staffed and will continue 

to work on it.” 

CLEWS 

From Page 3 

to have Moore back home, 

and with the help of three 

other women, they planned 

the surprise welcome home 

parade. At the school, Moore 

was greeted by Brennan’s 

classmates and parents, and 

the parade was complete with 

colored “thank you” notes, a 

specially-decorated chair 

for the sergeant and cookies 

(well hidden from little hands 

until it was time for the treat). 

“It’s kind of surreal to 

have him back,” April said. 

“It’s pretty amazing. There 

are some times where I get a 

hug from him, and you forget 

how it feels.” 

April said she was glad 

that this tour was on the 

shorter side, and that with 

three children, she is happy 

to have her husband home. 

“Luckily, he was at a base 

that had good internet communications,” 

April said. 

“We were able to FaceTime 

him. So, that kind of eased, 

especially McKayla, to be 

able to see him a little bit 

more than some other deployments.” 

Tech Sgt. Moore has been 

in the National Guard for 

the past 17 years and has 

served in five deployments. 

April and Adam have been 

through two deployments 

together since their marriage 

nine years ago, the 

first of which occurred just 

one day after their wedding. 

Adam said that while he was 

“humbled” by the school’s 

parade, the experience was 

a little overwhelming at 

first. 

He talked about his adjustment 

to life as a civilian 

again, after being away for a 

little more than six months. 

He added that it takes some 

time to get back into the 

groove of being back home. 

“That’s one thing that 

people don’t understand 

when we come back,” 

Moore said. “It can be a 

little overwhelming, because 

of the fast pace and 

the people around you. You 

have to be cognizant of your 

surroundings.” 

But he credited his family 

in helping him make a successful 

transition to civilian 

life. April added that Brennan 

has not left his father’s 

side since his return. 

“At times, I feel a little 

overwhelmed with the kids 

running around, and I have 

to take a few minutes and 

walk away and catch my 

breath and stuff,” Adam 

said. “Having the kids is a 

big relief. They help bring 

me down. They help ground 

myself a little bit more, too.”



Orland Park Village Board 

Orland Park pet owners 

given reason to rejoice 

Jon DePaolis, Freelance Reporter 

Pets are about to have a seat at 

the table once again. 

The Village of Orland Park 

Board of Trustees voted unanimously 

to approve a Village 

code amendment Feb. 6 that will 

allow Orland Park restaurants to 

accept dogs in outdoor seating 

areas. 

The code amendment was 

approved as part of the board’s 

consent agenda, and allows a 

food service facility to allow 

dogs in outdoor seating areas, 

providing certain safety requirements 

are met. 

“We had several requests ... 

from the business community,” 

Trustee Kathleen Fenton said 

after the meeting, using Rock 

Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 

as an example. “This is now just 

putting everything to compliance, 

because currently the only 

ordinance that we did have on 

the books was to allow service 

dogs. 

“Now, this will allow people 

to bring their pet dogs to an outdoor 

seating area. They have 

to be on a leash and be wellbehaved. 

And now restaurants 

can have [pet-themed] events 

and be in accordance with the 

law.” 

The Village adheres to the 

2013 Food and Drug Administration 

code for its regulations, 

according to a Village memo. 

The amendment requires 15 

items to be met, including. 

• A separate entrance for dogs 

to enter without having to go 

through the restaurant to reach 

the outdoor seating area 

• Warning signs at all entrances 

to the outdoor seating 

area that label the area a “dogfriendly” 

space 

• No food service for the dogs 

• No food preparation outdoors, 

including mixing of 

drinks 

• Tables and chairs must be 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action and 

discussion from the Feb. 6 

meeting of the Orland Park 

Village Board. 

• As part of the consent 

agenda, Orland Park 

trustees voted unanimously 

to approve the appearance 

review for the Townhomes 

at Colette Highlands. This 

was a previously discussed 

item that will allow for a 

certain number of rooftop 

decks to be built on the 

properties. 

• Trustees also passed as 

part of the consent agenda 

a land development code 

amendment designating the 

regional mixed-use campus 

district along the Interstate 

80 corridor. 

• The Village Board voted 

7-0 to reject a bid and 

reissue a request for 

proposals for the printing 

of the VIllage’s periodicals. 

Staff stated that they 

received just one bid in the 

original RFP process, and it 

was over budget. 

sanitized before a new patron is 

seated 

• Restaurant employees cannot 

touch the pets while working 

• Any excrement from the dog 

must be cleaned immediately, 

and the area must be sanitized 

right after cleanup 

“I think what it will do is allow 

the businesses to be able to 

reach out to another group of 

individuals who are very passionate 

about [bringing] their 

dogs with them wherever they 

go,” Fenton said of the rationale 

behind the decision. “For a lot 

of people, [their dogs] are part 

of their family. This is what they 

want, and this is very positive 

for them.” 

Orland Park Village Board 

Officials talk about participating again in Illinois Assist program 

Tech chief looks to revamp 

call system for Village 

Jon DePaolis, Freelance Reporter 

First-time homebuyers may once 

again have the opportunity to receive 

assistance, if the Orland Park Village 

Board follows the recommendation of 

one of its committees. 

During the Village of Orland Park’s 

Finance Committee Feb. 6, trustees 

voted 3-0 to recommend the Village 

Board approve an ordinance that 

would allow for the transfer of the 

2017 volume cap with private activity 

bond issues. 

This would allow the Village to continue 

to participate in the Illinois Assist 

program, which uses municipal volume 

cap allocations to assist first-time 

homebuyers. 

According to a Village memo provided 

in the meeting agenda documents, 

seven families utilized the 

Illinois Assist program to purchase a 

home in Orland Park for a total purchased 

value of $1.3 million. 

The money allocated from the program 

may assist homebuyers with either 

closing costs or toward the down 

payment of the home. First-time 

homebuyers using the program must 

be purchasing a home with a 30-year, 

fixed-rate mortgage. 

Sons of Italy to grant college scholarships 

High school students must 

apply by July 1 

Submitted by Illinois Sons of Italy 

Foundation 

“I think the benefit is to attract 

young homebuyers to our community,” 

Trustee Carole Griffin Ruzich 

said after the meeting. “Otherwise, 

they might not have been able to afford 

the downpayment. This is a help 

to them. I think it’s very good, and we 

always look forward to young families 

joining our Village.” 

Ruzich added, “It doesn’t go 

against our debt limit, so we’re able 

to transfer this volume cap, which allows 

them to sell bonds and provide 

an incentive. We have a great staff 

that is always looking for those types 

of opportunities to help our residents, 

as well as future residents.” 

The Illinois Sons of Italy Foundation 

— an Orland Park-based organization 

— recently announced that 

graduating high school seniors who 

are full or partially of Italian ancestry 

are invited to compete for college 

scholarships in the amount of 

$1,000 each, to be awarded by the 

foundation. 

The scholarships are to be awarded 

to qualified students who will 

graduate this year from any recognized 

public or private high school 

within the Chicagoland area. 

Applicants are to be selected upon 

the basis of financial need, scholastic 

achievements, activities in high 

school showing character and leadership, 

applicant’s personal essay 

Call system may be implemented in 

future 

During the Technology, Innovation 

and Performance Improvement Committee 

meeting, trustees discussed the 

possibility of improving residents’ engagement 

experience by implementing 

a 311 call center and ticketing 

platform. 

The existing system, as explained 

by Frank Florentine, the Village’s 

chief technology officer, is such that 

when residents call Village Hall for 

a complaint, they are transferred to a 

specific department. 

“As we look at making our processes 

more efficient and becoming 

a high-performing organization, 

knowing what we don’t know really 

becomes germane,” he said. “We take 

a lot of calls to a lot of different departments 

today, and we don’t really 

know the number of calls or the quality 

of calls or the follow-up of those 

calls.” 

In order to better manage that, Florentine 

said he hopes to implement a 

central call center, which would direct 

all incoming calls for the Village to 

one station. 

“[Staff] would generate tickets for 

residents’ concerns,” he said. “Those 

concerns will be managed by the departments 

and allow us as a Village 

Manager’s office to actually see what 

is going on in the Village — how 

many calls are coming in and being 

able to provide some metrics on what 

we need to do to improve services in 

one area or another.” 

Trustee James Dodge said going 

this route could help improve the process 

in the future. 

“If we just did a quick map of how 

people call the Village for service, 

they may take it upon themselves 

to self-diagnose [the department to 

call],” Dodge said. 

He said it will be a lot easier to capture 

what is going on if the system is 

centralized. 

This was a discussion-only item, 

and no action was taken. 

and faculty recommendations. 

Applications can be obtained by 

contacting the Illinois Sons of Italy 

Foundation, in writing, at 9447 W. 

144th Place, Orland Park, IL, 60462 

(include a self-addressed, stamped 

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Applications are available now, 

and must be completed at returned 

to the foundation office by July 1. 

Winners are to be notified on or before 

Aug. 31. 

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Sandburg Music Boosters announce second annual Jazz Fest 

Tickets on sale now for 

dinner-dance fundraiser 

Submitted by Carl Sandburg 

Music Boosters 

The Carl Sandburg Music Boosters 

recently extended an invite to 

the community to attend and support 

their much-anticipated second 

annual Jazz Fest Dinner and Dance 

to be held Feb. 24 at Gaelic Park, 

6119 W. 147th St. in Oak Forest. 

The event will feature live music 

and dancing, a gourmet dinner, 

dessert table, refreshments, raffles, 

and the chance to be wowed by 

jazz performed by area youths. 

The event is organized entirely 

by local parent volunteers who 

are members of the Carl Sandburg 

Music Boosters. Event cochairwoman 

Elise Wehmeier has 

been organizing the volunteers and 

planning this year’s event since the 

day after this past year’s event. 

Headliners from Sandburg and 

Jerling Jr. High School will entertain 

friends, family and community 

members during the fun-filled 

evening of live music, food and 

dance. 

Those hoping for a chance to go 

home with something other than 

a full belly and a further love of 

jazz are encouraged to purchase 

raffle tickets at the event. Raffle 

prizes include a hand-painted 

framed canvas by local artist Gary 

Pierson, ballroom dance lessons 

from Fred Astaire Dance valued at 

$650, four tickets to a 2017 Chicago 

Cubs game, not to be outdone 

by four tickets to a Chicago White 

Sox game, and more gift cards than 

can be mentioned. 

The family-friendly event is 

slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. The 

Carl Sandburg Music Boosters encourage 

the community will take 

advantage of this opportunity to 

support local, student musicians, 

while further enriching their musical 

experience. 

A donation of $45 per person 

guarantees entry. Tickets are 

available on a first come, firstserved 

basis; are limited; and are 

going fast. 

Those interested can online at 

www.sandburgmusic.org. 

Sponsorship opportunities also 

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Series announces February program 

Submitted by Multi-Parish Respect 

Life Ministries 

The Multi-Parish Knowledge and 

Prayer Series recently announced 

February 2017 program: Protecting 

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abortions, referrals, end-oflife 

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practicing? 

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at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 

at Our Lady of The Woods, 10731 

W. 131st St. in Orland Park. 

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graduated from St. Laurence High 

School and Loyola University and 

University of St. Mary of the Lake’s 

seminary. He also holds multiple 

advanced degrees. Since being 

ordained in 1986, he has served as 

pastor and associate pastor in Hyde 

Park, Evergreen Park and Orland 

Park, becoming pastor at Our Lady 

of the Woods in 2012. 

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From feb. 8 

Orland man charged with public indecency for alleged rec center incident 

Bill Jones, Editor 

An Orland Park man was 

charged with a misdemeanor 

after an alleged act of public 

indecency Feb. 6 at an Orland 

Park recreation facility. 

Miguel I. Ochoa, 31, of 

15316 Treetop Drive in Orland 

Park, was charged with 

one count of public indecency, 

a Class A misdemeanor, 

after he touched himself under 

his clothing while at the 

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Center, 14650 

Ravinia Ave., 

according to a 

press release 

issued Feb. 8 

by the Orland 

Park Police 

Department. Ochoa 

“This is the 

first time that the subject has 

been arrested by OPPD for 

public indecency,” Cmdr. 

Tony Farrell wrote Feb. 8 

in an email to The Oralnd 

Park Prairie. “We have had 

several arrest contacts with 

the subject in the past. ... 

We have had no information 

prior to his arrest that would 

give us a reason to believe 

that he would commit this 

act.” 

Orland Park police were 

dispatched around 8:56 p.m. 

Feb. 6 to the recreation center, 

in relation to a “suspicious 

male subject” in the 

building, according to the 

press release. When police 

arrived, they reportedly 

learned that an attendant observed 

Ochoa near the gym 

area, with his shirt stretched 

down. Ochoa allegedly was 

touching himself under his 

clothing, with no exposure. 

Police said a youth volleyball 

team was practicing 

in the gym at the time. The 

attendant quickly ordered 

Ochoa to stop and leave the 

building, according to the 

press release. 

“There is no indication 

that the youths observed his 

actions,” Farrell said. “As a 

matter of fact, the practice 

is considered a closed practice. 

So, when the a coach 

observed the subject in the 

area, the coach closed off a 

partition so that the subject 

could not watch the practice. 

“The coaching staff and 

From feb. 9 

Village of Orland Park recreation 

staff should be credited 

with recognizing that 

there was an issue and taking 

quick action to stop his 

action and notification to police 

that lead to the arrest.” 

Police reportedly stopped 

and identified Ochoa in the 

area and arrested him. 

The Village of Orland 

Park has since banned Ochoa 

from entering all Villageowned 

facilities, according 

to the press release. 

Ochoa posted the required 

bond and was released, 

pending a court appearance 

scheduled for 10:30 a.m. 

March 28 in Room 207 of 

the Cook County Courthouse 

for the Fifth Municipal 

District in Bridgeview. 

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Orland Park 

police reportedly 

relieved 

a 30-year-old 

Tinley Park 

man of a felonious 

amount 

of controlled 

substances 

Bruyn 

and cannabis after executing 

a search a warrant at his 

residence. 

Clayton K. Bruyn, of 

7851 Bristol Park Drive, 

was charged with possession 

of cannabis with intent 

to deliver, a Class 3 felony; 

possession of a controlled 

substance, a Class 4 felony; 

and possession of drug paraphernalia, 

a Class A misdemeanor; 

according to a 

press release issued Thursday, 

Feb. 9, by the Orland 

Park Police Department. 

Orland Park police reportedly 

received information 

regarding possible 

unlawful drug sales at the 

townhome. They conducted 

an investigation lasting several 

weeks, concluding on 

Feb. 9, when investigators 

executed a search warrant, 

according to the press release. 

The search of the residence 

resulted in the recovery 

of a “felony amount” 

of cannabis, a drug commonly 

known as ecstasy or 

MDMA, “several items” 

of drug paraphernalia, 

and cash proceeds, police 

said. 

Cmdr. Tony Farrell said 

he could not provide official 

weights for the drugs 

until the official lab work 

came back on them, but 

he estimated the cannabis 

was likely around a 

half-pound. 

“We recovered scales and 

packaging materials commonly 

used for the sale 

and distribution of illegal 

drugs,” Farrell wrote of 

the paraphernalia Friday, 

Feb. 10, in an email to The 

Oralnd Park Prairie. “Also 

Please see Bruyn, 11



Orland man charged with wife’s murder 


A 60-yearold 

Orland 

Park man reportedly 

has 

been charged 

with the murder 

of his 

wife, one day Homolka 

after she was 

found dead inside the family 

home’s garage. 

Raymond Homolka, 60, 

of 14000 Sheri Lane, was 

charged Saturday, Feb. 11, 

with first-degree murder, 

according to a press release 

issued the same day by the 

Orland Park Police Department. 

Mary Homolka, 60, reportedly 

was found dead 

From feb 11 

Friday, Feb. 10, inside the 

garage of the residence, after 

Orland Park police were 

called there for a well-being 

check. Her death was ruled 

a homicide Feb. 11 by the 

Cook County Medical Examiner’s 

Office, with a 

single gunshot wound to the 

head listed as the cause of 

death, police said. 

Orland Park police reportedly 

had been investigating 

her death since Feb. 10 with 

the help of the South Suburban 

Major Crimes Task 

Force. The husband was in 

custody early the afternoon 

of Feb. 11, according to 

a prior press release from 

OPPD. The murder charge 

was approved at 4:50 p.m. 

by the Cook County State’s 

Attorney’s Office, police 

said. 

Raymond Homolka appeared 

Feb. 12 before Associate 

Judge Peggy Chiampas, 

who ordered him to be 

held without bond. 

Orland Park Police Cmdr. 

Tony Farrell declined to 

comment further on the 

case. 

“In order to protect the integrity 

of the pending prosecution 

of this case, I will 

not be answering specific 

questions regarding our 

evidence,” he wrote Feb. 11 

in an email to The Orland 

Park Prairie. 

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Orland Park Police Department’s Coffee with a Cop to return Feb. 20 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

The Orland Park Police 

Department is to host 

its next Coffee with a Cop 

event from 8:30-10 a.m. 

Monday, Feb. 20, at Mariano’s, 

9504 142nd Street. 

The community is invited 

to attend a morning of coffee 

and conversation to get 

to know members of the 

OPPD in an informal and 

friendly setting. It is designed 

as an opportunity to 

ask questions, voice concerns 

and learn more about 

the department’s efforts, as 

well as a chance to get to 

know police officers. 

Coffee with a Cop is a 

national initiative supported 

by the United States Department 

of Justice and the Office 

of Community Oriented 

Policing Services. 

For more information, 

contact the Village’s Public 

Information Office at (708) 

403-6150. 

Bruyn 

From Page 10 

recovered were several 

bongs and smoking pipes.” 

Bruyn is being detained 

in Orland Park until he attends 

a bond hearing slated 

for Friday, Feb. 10, at the 

Cook County Courthouse 

for the Fifth Municipal District 

in Bridgeview. 

“We believe that this arrest 

will have an impact on 

the illegal distribution of 

drugs in the Orland Park 

area,” Farrell said. “Our investigations 

team will continue 

to pursue these midlevel 

distributors to keep 

our community safe.” 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, 

bill@opprairie.com. 

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Given the opportunity 

once again this year, area 

youths did not hesitate to 

show their love and appreciation 

for America’s armed 

forces. 

Publisher 22nd Century 

Media Southwest Chicago’s 

Valentine’s Day Coloring 

Contest for weeks asked for 

area children to download a 

blank heart entry form and 

color it, with all of the entries 

to be sent through an 

area organization to active 

military, as well as veterans. 

When all was said and done 

Feb. 8, the seven newspapers 

across the branch collected 

a total of 557 entries, 

with 186 of those coming 

from Orland Park. 

The Orland Park Prairie’s 

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based on creativity and 

neatness. 

The three Orland Park 

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School News 

Providence Catholic High 

School 

Orland Parkers plentiful on 

first semester honor roll 

Dr. John Harper, principal 

of Providence Catholic High 

School, recently announced 

the school’s first semester 

honor roll. The honor roll 

includes two categories: first 

honors recipients must obtain 

a 3.51 or higher grade 

point average, whereas second 

honors students receive 

a 3.00-3.50 GPA. 

The following Orland Park 

students were among those 

named to the first honors 

list: Francis Baffoe, Thomas 

Bernecker, Lauren Bird, Allison 

Brankin, Abby Bruno, 

Anastasia Cokinos, Christopher 

Cokinos, Audrey Cunningham, 

Jordan Dababneh, 

Angelique DeBellis, Allyssa 

Demma, Brian Donlevy, Samantha 

Dorning, Margaret 

Doyle, Bruke Dugan, Emily 

Dykas, Jack Francis, Aaron 

Gaspardo, Matthew Grzywacz, 

Michael Halleran, 

Adam Harrington, Joseph 

Harris, Jacob Hesselmann, 

Kevin Horan, Margaret Hurley, 

Kathleen Johnson, Eric 

Juds, Kathryn Juds, Andrew 

Kay, Danielle Kieffer, Anthony 

Krcik, Aylssa Lennon, 

Ryan Maloney, Colin Martin, 

Ashley Neubauer, Claire 

Paciga, Grace Paciga, Brian 

Peck, Joseph Pericht, Michael 

Perino, Timothy “T.J.” 

Quinlan, Victoria Quinlan, 

Colin Ries, Grace Rost, 

Kathryn Rost, Samuel Rost, 

Summer See, Caitlin Shanahan, 

Caitlin Stephens, Tyler 

Struck, Megan Sullivan, 

Keely Tess, Alexa Vennetti, 

Katherine Wheeler, Rebecca 

Wilko, Jamie Zavodny and 

Nikki Zavodny. 

The following Orland 

Park students were among 

those named to the second 

honors list: Blake Alfarah, 

Alexandra Andreolas, Michael 

Charnot, Morgan 

Coyle, Flynn Jarka, Derek 

Kane, Olivia Mitchell, Nicholas 

Murphy, John Pavlis, 

Jacob Rott, Matthew Swanson 

and Miles Winston. 

Moraine Valley Community 

College 

Many from Orland Park 

qualify for fall president’s 

list 

Moraine Valley Community 

College recently announced 

the students named 

to its president’s list for the 

fall 2016 semester. Qualification 

for the president’s list 

is a semester grade point average 

of 3.75 to 4.00. 

Among those named to 

the list were the following 

Orland Park residents: Zahrah 

Abbas, Duaa K. Abdullah, 

Tariq S. Abu-Romman, 

Malec A. Abusharif, Alyssa 

G. Alcordo, Ashley A. Alfini, 

Eman Ali, Syed H. Ali, 

Dana I. Alnashif, Alexander 

C. Altman, Rayan Alzoubi, 

Sofia H. Amezcua, Devin 

M. Apps, Kinda Baghdadi, 

Amber J. Banich, Alexander 

J. Beck, Hrishikesh S. Bhaththiwala, 

Alyssa N. Blomberg, 

Christopher Burch, 

Jonathan T. Burns, Tressa 

Cacciato, Matthew J. Carroll, 

Jennifer L. Carroll, 

Thomas B. Carver, Sarah A. 

Chavez, Ji Na Choi, Kayla 

R. Clark, Trina A. Coleman, 

Rachel L. Connors, Jennifer 

A. Corluka, Mohammad N. 

Dahleh, Rachel M. Davidson, 

Bryan C. Dewitt, Mary 

Drury, Cecilia E. Duque, 

Donya El-Shoubasi, Noor 

J. Elayan, Waseem Elayyan, 

Suhaib M. Ellythy, Jenna 

M. Elsouso, Angela Faxel, 

Madison E. Fink, Hannah 

R. Funk, Robert G. Funk, 

Jimmy H. Garala, Samantha 

H. Gilchrist, Daniel R. Gonzalez, 

Madison M. Gorecki, 

Emily A. Greenfield, Jacob 

K. Grella, Amanda A. 

Grzeslo, Caitlyn A. Guzzo, 

Aileen M. Haas, Lauren M. 

Hahn, Fida Hasan, Jennifer 

R. Hayes, Kristin N. Heenan, 

Chelsea E. Hodur, Anita 

Isioma Ineh, Zachary Irwin, 

Yusef K. Issa, Ahmed Issa, 

Yasmine Jadallah, Smriti 

Jain, Jessica J. Janociak, 

Resul Jashari, Christine L. 

Jennison, Bilal R. Judeh, 

James T. Kaftan, Thomas A. 

Kaufmann, Ibtisam Kesbeh, 

Aseel Khatib, Mohammed 

J. Khatib, Harsh Khilwani, 

Tyler J. Kondziolka, Alec 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

New Lenox to become 

village-wide obstacle course 

The New Lenox Community 

Park District took the 

term “obstacle course” and 

turned it up a notch. 

For the past several years, 

the park district hosted The 

Amazing Race Challenge, 

similar to the television 

show “The Amazing Race” 

— in which teams go to different 

locations — but on 

a local scale, to complete 

challenges that lead to the 

finish line. 

But for this year’s event, 

competitors will have to take 

on a more calculated approach. 

Each station will be 

worth a different amounts of 

points to divert it from being 

a race. 

“It was automatically 

given who the winners were 

when people got back in the 

order they came in,” said 

NLCPD Recreation Supervisor 

Tracy Wrase. “The way 

we’re doing it now, there 

will be different points at 

different stations, so teams 

won’t know when they get 

back right away who the 

winner is. It’ll be a more suspenseful 

thing.” 

Now named the Road 

Rally Adventure, the event 

is set to take place from 5:30 

p.m.-midnight Saturday, 

March 11 (Feb. 24 being the 

soft deadline to register). 

Roughly four hours will be 

spent finishing challenges all 

over the New Lenox village 

limits. Then, teams are to enjoy 

food, games, open bar, a 

photo slideshow of the night 

and an awards ceremony. 

The cost is $260 per team 

of four. All must be 21 or 

older. The winners will get 

their money back, along 

with a trophy. 

“This is something different,” 

she said. “It’s not your 

average scavenger hunt.” 

Reporting by James Sanchez, 

Editor. For more, visit New 

LenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Tinley Park officials opt out 

of Cook County ordinance to 

raise minimum wage, offer 

paid sick leave 

The Village of Tinley Park 

will not be implementing 

Cook County’s ordinance 

that looks to raise minimum 

wage and offer paid sick 

leave for employees. 

At the Feb. 7 regular 

board meeting, Tinley Park 

officials voted unanimously 

to opt out of the county’s 

recently passed ordinance, 

but they plan to still uphold 

minimum wage laws set by 

the State and federal government. 

In October 2016, Cook 

County adopted the “Earned 

Sick Leave” Ordinance. This 

measure allows employees 

to earn an hour of paid 

sick time for every 40 hours 

worked. Employees also 

have the opportunity to earn 

up to 40 hours of paid sick 

leave per year. Using the 

county’s measure, employees 

are to see an increase in 

minimum wage to $10 by 

July 1 and $13 by 2019. 

“This particular ordinance, 

I see problems for our 

Village,” Trustee Michael 

Pannitto said, noting the ordinance 

is “too aggressive” 

and would drive businesses 

out of Tinley. 

Because Tinley Park 

shares a border with Will 

County, Pannitto said he was 

concerned that business owners 

would have to raise their 

prices to account for the increased 

financial burden. 

“It would have put the 

business in our Village at a 

disadvantage,” Pannitto said. 

“There would be less jobs, 

and it would hurt everybody. 

If there was a sick leave [ordinance] 

that didn’t mandate 

so much, I might be for it, but 

this one wasn’t the right one 

for our community.” 

Reporting by Brittany Kapa, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Lockport Resource Center 

looks to expand in fifth year 

Cean Magosky stands next 

to a shelf full of trinkets at 

the Lockport Resource Center 

and Thrift Shop, phone to 

his ear, while Anne Magosky 

sits across from him, scrolling 

through the contact list 

on her phone. 

The pair is racking their 

brains to figure out how to 

help a Lockport resident in 

need of finding an affordable 

place to live, so that her 

15-year-old daughter can 

stay in the Lockport Township 

High School district. 

This effort is just one example 

of the variety of services 

provided by the Lockport 

Resource Center. 

The LRC was to celebrate 

its fifth anniversary Tuesday, 

Feb. 14, and since its 

opening the organization 

has made a significant impact 

in the community. But 

Cean, the president of the 

LRC Board of Directors, and 

Anne — his wife, a board 

member and thrift store director 

— want to expand the 

LRC’s reach even further. 

“What we’re trying to do 

as we go into our fifth year, 

is break away from [being] 

just a thrift shop, because so 

many people see us as just 

the thrift shop,” Cean said. 

The LRC offers emergency 

relief loans for car repairs, 

rent and home repairs as 

well as a scholarship called 

the Transformation Scholarship. 

The organization also 

works as a referral source 

to the Will-Grundy Medical 

Clinic. Those efforts are 

funded through the thrift 

store, which is the “face” of 

the organization, Cean said. 

Reporting by Max Lapthorne, 

Editor. For more, visit Lock 

portLegend.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Homer Glen resident 

receives proclamation ahead 

of 100th birthday 

In 1917, the United States 

declared war on Germany 

in World War I, the Chicago 

White Sox won their second 

World Series championship 

and Eugenie Lenc was born. 

The third event on that list 

occurred on Feb. 20, 1917. 

Soon, the Homer Glen resident 

is to celebrate her 100th 

birthday. 

Lenc’s milestone was recognized 

during the Feb. 8 Village 

Board meeting, where 

she was given a proclamation 

from Mayor George Yukich 

and the Board of Trustees designating 

her birthday as Genie 

Lenc Day in Homer Glen. 

“Feb. 20, 2017 is your 

day,” Yukich said, wrapping 

one arm around Lenc. “Enjoy 

your special day.” 

Lenc uttered a simple 

“thank you” and received a 

thunderous round of applause 

upon receiving the proclamation. 

She posed for pictures 

with the mayor and welcomed 

celebratory hugs from 

her daughter, Mary Thompson; 

son-in-law, Mark; and 

caregiver, Theresa Przygoda. 

“It was a thrill; I was very 

excited,” Lenc said. “[My 

family] shares everything 

with me — the good and the 

bad.” 

The proclamation was 

organized by her longtime 

friend, Judy Friebel. She said 

she could not let Lenc’s birthday 

pass without her receiving 

proper recognition. 

“I knew she was turning 

100,” she said. “So, I wanted 

to do something special for 

her.” 

Lenc’s greatest joy, she 

said, comes from spending 

time with her family. 

“It was a special evening, 

and now I can talk about it 

to my friends and relatives,” 

Lenc said. 

Reporting by Erin Redmond, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Library patrons get a sweet 

treat 

The Mokena Community 

Public Library District 

decided to treat its 

guests to something special 

during a recent weekend 

program. 

On Feb. 5, the library 

hosted Mokena resident Sue 

Peltzer, owner and demonstrator 

at Delicious Creations, 

located in Hickory 

Hills. Delicious Creations is 

a full retail candy shop, open 

to the public with a madeto-order 

bakery specializing 

in candy making and cake 

decorating. 

“We do demonstrations 

like this at a lot of the libraries 

and churches around the 

area,” Peltzer said. 

“The librarian was looking 

for people to come and 

do demonstrations when she 

saw my shirt. ... And she 

asked what Delicious Creations 

was, and it went from 

there.” 

The class — which was 

inspired by a Valentine’s 

Day theme — was open to 

people 18 or older who were 

looking to make special 

treats with someone special. 

In front of the group, Peltzer 

demonstrated the process of 

melting her specialty chocolate, 

as well as a step-bystep 

process that taught the 

class how to use chocolate to 

make candy. 

With a light-hearted approach, 

Peltzer led a lively 

class in the creation of 

chocolate-covered caramel 

turtles, peanuts, raisins, pretzels, 

white chocolate orange 

crunch bark and chocolatedipped 

marshmallows with 

sprinkles. Participants were 

allowed to take all of their 

creations home after the program. 

“This was a good group 

of people to work with,” 

Peltzer said. “I love the fun 

classes that are loud, communicative 

and make a little 

trouble with each other.” 

Reporting by Ryan Esguerra, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Former East cheerleader 

closes curtain on college 

career 

Not long after completing 

four years of competitive 

cheerleading at Lincoln-Way 

East, Rachael Van Gennep 

could already sense a void. 

She has been competing 

since she was 5 years old 

and was not ready to give it 

up. 

“Something was missing,” 

Van Gennep said. “I couldn’t 

miss out on a chance to compete 

in college. … I had to 

try out.” 

Now, the 21-year-old is in 

the stretch run of her career 

at Grand Valley State University 

and is looking to go 

out on a high note. 

Van Gennep’s final performance 

is slated to take place 

April 5-9 at the Division II 

National Cheerleaders Association 

Collegiate National 

Championship in Daytona 

Beach, Florida. 

Van Gennep’s first foray 

with cheerleading came at 

Lincoln-Way East, where 

she competed in seven competitions 

each year, which included 

conference, sectional 

and state competitions. 

“It wasn’t as elite as it 

is now,” she said. “But the 

coaches said we laid the 

foundation.” 

East won state championships 

in 2014, 2015 and most 

recently again this season. 

She said there was not a singular 

moment that made her 

realize cheering was her calling. 

Rather, it was the pursuit 

of meeting personal challenges 

and the electric feeling she 

got after a strong performance 

that fueled her love. 

“I love the energetic atmosphere 

and being able to 

go out on the floor and show 

people what we’ve been 

working so hard for,” she 

said. 

Reporting by Ryan Wallace, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit FrankfortStation.com.


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Police Reports 

Evergreen Park man charged with 

DUI following reported crash 

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2/9/17 9:31 9:30 AM 

Warren E. Larson, 65, of 

9339 Harding Ave. in Evergreen 

Park, was charged 

Jan. 27 with DUI of alcohol, 

failure to reduced speed to 

avoid an accident and following 

too closely after he 

allegedly was involved in a 

crash near the intersection of 

143rd Street and LaGrange 

Road. 

Larson reportedly struck 

another vehicle from behind 

with the one he was driving 

while the other was stopped 

a red light. He had an odor of 

alcohol, slurred speech, and 

bloodshot and glassy eyes, 

police said. He reportedly 

was taken to Palos Community 

Hospital because he had 

a large laceration on his forehead. 

He could not do field 

sobriety tests because of the 

hospital attention needed, 

but he gave blood and urine 

samples, police said. The 

results were not provided in 

the report. 

Jan. 24 

• Cory Alexander Temple, 

19, of 15402 Maple Ave. 

in Markham, was charged 

with retail theft after he allegedly 

tried to take a video 

game controller valued at 

$59.99 from a store in the 

15800 block of 94th Avenue. 

He reportedly took a pair of 

scissors valued at $2.69 out 

of their packaging while in 

the store, used them to cut 

the security device off the 

controller, concealed the 

controlled in his pants and 

tried to leave, before he was 

stopped. 

Jan. 22 

Connie L. Cholley, 53, of 

19357 Woodfield Court in 

Tinley Park, was charged with 

retail theft after she allegedly 

tried to take 27 items valued at 

a total of $770 from a department 

store at Orland Square. 

She reportedly put the items 

in a shopping cart, went to the 

fitting room, concealed the 

items in canvas bags, went 

to the fitting room again and 

concealed more items, and 

then tried to leave the store 

before she was stopped. 

Editor’s note: The Orland Park 

Prairie’s police reports come 

from the Orland Park Police 

Department. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law. 

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Saturday, Feb. 18, at 9145 

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The event is designed to 

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From the Editor 

#OPKind rocks our office park 

BILL JONES 


This past week, I was 

coming into work 

when I noticed, in 

a small patch of rocks between 

our door and that of 

a neighboring business two 

rocks that, well, were not 

the like others. In a patch of 

light-brown stones were two 

bright white rocks, and they 

had writing on them. 

The one said, “We make 

a living by what we get; 

we make a life by what we 

give.” 

The other, “Always tell 

your world, no matter 

what,” with the flip side 

reading, “#OPKind.” 

They were both incredibly 

colorful, and I opted to 

leave them there for someone 

else to find. 

Upon entering the office, 

I said, “Did anyone else 

notice the rocks out front?” 

I got about a 50/50 mix 

of “What are you talking 

about?” and “Yeah, I saw 

those. What’s up with that?” 

For the uninitiated, 

#OPKind is a social media 

campaign launched by the 

Village to publicly recognize 

those who practice 

acts of kindness. Officially 

attributed to Mayor Dan 

McLaughlin, it was started 

as a hashtag for Facebook, 

Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest 

as a way to celebrate 

kindness. 

It all is designed to tie 

into the theme, “Orland 

Park is Kind,” of the 2017 

State of the Village Address 

to be held Thursday, March 

9, at Sandburg High School, 

with tagged photos to be 

shared at the address. The 

Village also has produced 

— and will provide free of 

charge — “I Am #OPKind” 

stickers, designed to be 

given to those who demonstrate 

kindness. 

People are encouraged to 

further share these happenings 

via social media 

through pictures and brief 

descriptions of the acts of 

kindness. 

And, if I didn’t know 

better, the cynical side of 

me might suggest someone 

from the Village dropped 

these rocks outside of our 

office in a deliberate effort 

to get me to write about 

them — sorry, we have 

slacked on getting word out 

regarding this program, but 

mission accomplished. But 

these trending campaigns 

also have a way of taking 

on lives of their own, and I 

also recently saw an email 

that the Orland Park Area 

Chamber of Commerce was 

working to get more businesses 

involved. I happen 

to know a member of the 

chamber who loiters around 

our office quite a bit, so 

there’s a good chance she 

or one of her cohorts were 

involved. 

Either way, it was a 

pleasant surprise. I like the 

unexpected things that take 

me out of the routine of my 

day, and I like trying to take 

people out of their routines 

on occasion, as well. It just 

keeps life interesting. 

After I left the rocks 

there, one of our designers 

found them outside the door. 

She liked the one so much 

These two rocks turned up this past week outside the door 

of The Orland Park Prairie’s office. 

Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

she decided she wanted to 

keep it for herself. By all accounts, 

it made her day. 

So, to the person who 

left these rocks outside our 

door, thanks. We owe you a 

sticker for your own act of 

kindness. 

And for anyone else looking 

to participate, the #OP- 

Kind stickers are available 

at the information desk in 

the lobby of Orland Park’s 

Village Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia 

Avenue, from 8 a.m.-5 

p.m. Monday through Friday. 

For more information, 

call (708) 403-6399. 

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A rouladen, served on sweet potato 

pancake and topped with house-made 

sauerkraut, served as the second 

appetizer for the dinner. 

The icing on 

her story 

Lockport restaurant 

owner has her cake, 

eats vegan too, 

following decades-long 

battle with MS, Page 26 

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery kicks 

off celebration of a decade in Orland Park 

with anniversary dinner, Pages 22-23 

Some sage 

advice The Dish 

looks at the complex 

flavor profile of 

Bonefish Grill’s latest 

cocktail, Page 31 

The dessert course brought back a 

chocolate stout cheesecake from 

when the restaurant first opened, 

much to the delight of brewer Iain 

Wilson. 

The menu for the 10th 

Anniversary Dinner 

held Thursday, Feb. 

9, at Rock Bottom 

Restaurant & Brewery 

in Orland Park featured 

10 courses, with a total 

of 10 beers and nine 

dishes. Photos by 

Bill Jones/22nd Century 

Media

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Rock Bottom celebrates 10 years 

with anniversary dinner, more 

Rock Bottom brewer Iain Wilson (second from left) 

poses for a photo with three of his former assistant 

brewers, (left to right) Jason Cook, Rebecca Grant and 

Ray Gonzalez. Photo submitted 

With the assist 

Make no mistake: Iain Wilson has things covered when 

it comes up to brewing for Rock Bottom in Orland Park. 

But his job undoubtedly has been made easier by the 

assistants he has had over the years. 

The 10th Anniversary Dinner held Thursday, Feb. 9, 

welcomed back each of his former assistants still 

working in the brewing industry, with their price of 

admission being a keg of beer apiece to share with 

everyone at the event. 

The Orland Park Prairie caught up with three of them 

to find out what they are up to now, what they brought, 

and what it was like being part of Rock Bottom’s 

history and anniversary celebration. As they appeared 

on the menu, they appear here in the order they 

worked for Rock Bottom Orland Park. 

Rebecca Grant 

Where now? Off Color Brewing in Chicago 

Brought what? Off Color’s Bare Bear Finnish-style sahti 

Experience in OP? “It was my first brewing job. It was 

great.” 

Coming back? “It’s great to see people who I haven’t 

seen in a long time and celebrate.” 

Ray Gonzalez 

Where now? Rock Bottom Chicago 

Brought what? Rock Bottom Warrenville Saison 

Experience in OP? “Working with Iain was a great start 

to my career. … A lot of my techniques are Scottishinfluenced.” 

Coming back? “It’s so cool. I’m saying ‘hi’ to everyone I 

know. I feel like I’m home.” 

Jason Cook 

Where now? Rock Bottom College Park 

Brought what? Rock Bottom College Park Altbier 

Experience in OP? “I feel like I learned [a lot].” 

Coming back? “Iain has a big following here. It’s 

awesome to be back here.” 


The past few years of La- 

Grange Road construction 

took their toll on Rock Bottom 

Restaurant & Brewery, 

like any other business along 

the thoroughfare, but General 

Manager Berta Higgins said 

she had no doubt she would 

see this day. 

“We never thought we 

wouldn’t last,” she said. 

“During that construction, 

we were 5-10 percent down 

in sales, but we were planning 

to ride that wave.” 

Ride it they did, and this 

February Rock Bottom Orland 

Park kicked off a series 

of celebrations, starting with 

the Feb. 1 tapping of the Powerhouse 

Pale Ale, designed to 

celebrate the establishment’s 

10-year anniversary. 

Higgins started just a few 

months after the opening, but 

she is joined by four servers, 

a brewer and a manager who 

all have been there since the 

very beginning. 

“It’s amazing,” Higgins 

said. “It’s great to work with 

people who have been with 

our company for that long, 

because it means they care 

about the company.” 

To celebrate the occasion, 

Rock Bottom has announced 

an already-underway series 

of 10 tappings over 10 weeks, 

with proceeds from two going 

toward charitable causes; 

a slate of events surrounding 

the annual Fire Chief Ale; 

and an anniversary party slated 

to take place March 22. 

But none of those events 

are likely to be quite as 

elaborate or bombastic as 

a 10th Anniversary Dinner 

held Thursday, Feb. 

9, which drew nearly 100 

guests, marking the biggest 

turnout since the 

restaurant’s famed bacon 

dinner. 

Celebrating with a meal, 

family 

For most of its 10 years, 

Rock Bottom has thrown 

three or four dinners a year 

that pair brewer Iain Wilson’s 

libations with the plates of executive 

chef Shawn Murphy. 

With more than 20 in the 

bank, diners have plenty of 

opinions when it comes to 

their favorites. From baseball 

to bacon, Oktoberfest to 

successful invasions of England, 

Pat Rodgers, of Tinley 

Park, said he has been coming 

to the dinners for roughly 

seven years, having missed 

only the first two of three. He 

said “good beer and food” are 

what have kept him coming 

back, and he was delighted to 

see an old favorite of candied 

bacon kicking things off Feb. 

9 alongside the welcome beer 

of an Erik the Red. 

“I would pay a lot to have 

candied bacon on a regular 

basis,” he said. 

Roberta Higgins said the 

dinner was designed to be 

something of a “greatest hits” 

collection. 

“Almost everything is an 

item that was popular in other 

brewer’s dinners,” she said, 

noting in particular the pairing 

of a beer-braised short rib on 

a chipotle and parsnip purée 

with the Fallen Angel Belgian 

Dubbel that was a Brewpub 

Shootout winner for best food 

and beer pairing. “A lot of 

them are classics.” 

But Wilson said he was 

most excited for the dessert 

of a triple chocolate 

stout cheesecake from when 

the restaurant first opened. 

He said it was taken of the 

menu six or seven years 

ago. 

“It caused an uproar,” he 

said. 

Rodgers said as much as 

he likes revisiting favorites, 

he also has enjoyed being 

surprised by the dinners over 

the years. He is not “a seafood 

person,” in general, but 

he has found a few he loves 

through the dinner. 

“It gets me out of my comfort 

zone, somewhat,” he said. 

His wife, Ann, noted the 

dinner has had a similar effect 

on her beverage selection. 

“When I met him, I didn’t 

ever drink beer,” she said, 

noting she has learned since 

then how well beer can pair 

with certain foods, similar to 

wine. “Now, I enjoy it.” 

But as much as Pat and Ann 

Rodgers may enjoy the food 

and beer pairings, it is even 

more of a thrill to learn with 

whom they will be sitting at 

each dinner, which they said 

has always changed. 

“We always meet people,” 

Pat said. “The beer is probably 

the main thing, but it’s 

such an eclectic group of 

people that come in here.” 

The people are important 

to Wilson, too, which is why 

he decided there was no way 

he could be part of a 10th anniversary 

celebration without 

welcoming back his former 

assistant brewers. In particular, 

he asked the ones still 

working in the brewing industry 

— Rebecca Grant, of Off 

Color Brewing; Ray Gonzalez, 

of Rock Bottom Chicago; 

and Jason Cook, of Rock Bottom 

College Park — to bring 

a keg of their beer to the party. 

Meanwhile, Higgins made 

sure the four servers working 

that evening were the 

four originals, including the 

mother and daughter duo of 

Karen and Jenny Cooper, of 

Homewood. 

Karen knew a manager and 

came to Rock Bottom from 

another restaurant the day it 

opened. She brought Jenny 

with her. 

Karen said the afternoon 

before the dinner she was 

simply “proud” to be part of 

the restaurant’s history and 

its celebration, and Jenny 

agreed. 

“There’s 95 people coming 

here tonight, and those same 

people come here on a weekly 

basis” Jenny said. “It’s like 

a Cheers.” 

“We’ve spent more time 

with these people than our 

families,” Higgins said. 

“It’s like a family,” Karen 

added. 

10 years and counting 

Berta Higgins has been with 

Rock Bottom for a total of 13 

years, having started with the 

franchise’s Warrenville location. 

But she has been with 

Rock Bottom Orland Park 

nearly since its inception, and 

she said little has changed 

since it opened a decade ago, 

save for a renovation. 

“The feel of it is still pretty 

much the same,” she said. 

Echoing her earlier comments 

about the importance 

of the people, she said the 

customers are truly who 

made Rock Bottom what it is 

in Orland Park. 

“The regulars that we 

have, being that place people 

can go and be comfortable 

and get good beer,” she said 

when asked what kept the 

restaurant afloat for a decade. 

Higgins said coming up 

she is most excited about the 

Fire Chief events, which benefit 

the 100 Club of Chicago 

— a cause the Orland Park 

business has championed 

for the past seven of its nine 

years involved in the Fire

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Chief program. 

“For me, it’s the most enjoyable 

one,” she said. “It’s really giving 

back to the community and people 

who help the community.” 

Iain Wilson said the event he has 

been most anticipating for the anniversary 

happenings also is one yet 

to come, but in his case it is much 

more bittersweet. On March 1, the 

restaurant is set to tap the XXX 

Triple IPA, a recipe by assistant 

brewer Andrew Mikal. The beer 

was supposed to be the first tapping 

of a “10 tappings in 10 weeks” 

promotion for the anniversary, but 

Mikal recently was diagnosed with 

cancer. So, the tapping — which 

is to feature Mikal’s recipe — had 

to be delayed but now also serves 

as a charity fundraiser for Mikal, 

which is why Wilson considers it 

the “most important” of the events. 

The restaurant’s next pairing 

dinner also is penciled in for May 

and is to feature an Asian theme, 

with all of the beers being lagers, 

made in collaboration with Gordon 

Biersch. But before Rock Bottom 

gets there, its staff is taking a month 

or two to reflect. 

Wilson said, for him, sticking 

with the same company for 10 

years was a no-brainer. 

“I pretty much get left alone to 

do whatever I want with brewing, 

as long as I don’t go completely 

crazy,” he said. 

For Higgins, the past decade simply 

has been a blur. 

“It flew by,” Higgins said. “I 

can’t believe we’ve been here for 

10 years.” 

What’s next? 

A look at the continuing 

celebration 

King of Hearts Tapping 

6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 

The next of the 10th 

anniversary tappings, 

with an offered pairing of 

a chocolate dessert for 

the post-Valentine’s Day 

event. 

Fire Chief Tapping 

6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 

A charitable tapping, 

with beer and a glass for 

$6, a split-the-pot raffle, 

bagpipers, and 20 percent 

10 Beers in 10 Weeks for 10 Years 

When brewer Iain Wilson was asked 

for input on the 10th anniversary 

celebration at Rock Bottom 

Restaurant & Brewery in Orland Park, 

he said he wanted to tap 10 beers in 

10 weeks to celebrate the occasion. 

As it turns out, he is as sentimental as 

he is ambitious, as the lineup ranges 

from old favorites to new twists, 

and even includes a special charity 

tapping for assistant brewer Andrew 

Mikal, who recently was diagnosed 

with cancer. 

Wilson gave The Orland Park Prairie 

a rundown of the 10 brews, alongside 

their past and planned tapping dates. 

Feb. 1 — Powerhouse Pale Ale 

Wilson started on Feb. 1 in 2007, and 

this is the house pale with which Rock 

Bottom opened the same year. 

Feb. 7 — XX Dry-Hopped Pilsner 

This beer was featured prominently 

with the intermezzo of the 10th 

Anniversary Dinner, held Thursday, 

Feb. 9. 

Feb. 16 — King of Hearts Imperial Red 

A favorite of guests at Rock Bottom. 

Feb. 23 — Fire Chief Ale 

This beer is brewed annually as part 

of a series of fundraising events held 

at Rock Bottom. 

March 1 — XXX Triple IPA 

of food sales donated. 

XXX Triple IPA Charity 

Tapping 

Wednesday, March 1 

Another charitable 10th 

anniversary tapping, in 

this case to raise funds for 

assistant brewer Andrew 

Mikal, who recently was 

diagnosed with cancer. 

Fire Chief Chili Cook-off and 

Silent Auction 

6 p.m. Thursday, March 2 

A $10 fee includes 

samples of the chili 

prepared by local fire 

departments and/or 

districts (while supplies 

last), and a pint of Fire 

Chief Ale. The Band of 

Brothers bagpipers are 

to perform. And guests 

can see which firefighter 

or local supporter takes 

home the first-place 

trophy. A silent auction 

also is to take place and 

close at 8 p.m. 

Anniversary Party 

6 p.m. Wednesday, March 

22 

For $35 in advance or 

$40 at the door, patrons 

get admission, two drink 

tickets (beer or wine 

The beer is made with the recipe of 

assistant brewer Andrew Mikal, who 

was diagnosed with cancer at the 

beginning of the year. The tapping is 

to serve as a charity fundraiser for 

him. 

March 9 — Devil’s Thumb Belgian 

Golden Strong 

Wilson’s Devil’s Thumb is an awardwinning 

brew, and the anniversary 

celebration will give patrons another 

chance to find out why. 

March 16 — Naughty Scot Anniversary 

Ale 

A 90 shilling/wee heavy, the Naughty 

Scot is another brew with which Rock 

Bottom opened. It has since become 

the brewery’s traditional anniversary 

beer. 

March 22 — X Dark Mild 

This tapping will be part of Rock 

Bottom’s official 10th Anniversary 

Party. 

March 30 — YFB (Yellow Fizzy Beer) 

An Asian-style rice lager, named for 

Wilson’s popular response to people 

asking what type of beer he enjoys 

most. 

April 6 — Crystal IPA 

Rock Bottom’s rotating IPA for April is 

set to conclude the 10 tappings in 10 

weeks. 

only), appetizer buffet 

for three hours and entry 

into raffles. Music is to 

be provided by Faith in 

the Fallen, with proceeds 

benefitting the 100 Club 

of Chicago. 

Day of Tips 

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday 

April 1 

Firefighters save lives, put 

out fires and take orders. 

Guests can come out and 

support local firefighters, 

as they pair with one of 

the Rock Bottom servers, 

wait on guests and donate 

their tips to charity. 

Dishing on the Favorites 

A closer look at three of the nine dishes featured 

Thursday, Feb. 9, during the 10th Anniversary Dinner at 

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery in Orland Park. 

The soup course was cited as a favorite by some guests 

of the 10th Anniversary Dinner held Thursday, Feb. 9, at 

Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery in Orland Park. 

It featured smoky bacon, smoked corn potatoes, carrot 

celery and onion, sautéed in butter, seasoned with 

thyme, finished with a cream and butter, topped with a 

fresh parsley, celery leaf and bacon salad. 

Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

LEFT: A beer-braised 

short rib on a chipotle 

and parsnip purée, 

topped with beet and 

arugala salad, and a 

Fallen Angel reduction, 

served as the entrée for 

the dinner. 

BOTTOM: The beer 

mustard sauce of the 

Scotch egg was infused 

with the same Off Color 

Bare Bear Finnish-style 

sahti served alongside it.

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Revered Michael Foley will 

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St. Michael’s Church (14327 Highland 

Avenue, Orland Park) 

Dementia Talks 

7 p.m. Feb. 16. Aishling 

Companion Home Care will 

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Parkview Christian Church (11100 Orland 

Parkway, Orland Park) 

Parkview Senior Connections 

10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Second 

Friday of the month. Join for 

a lunch and conversation at 

the Orland Park Campus. 

Program fee is $10. For more 

information or to RSVP, call 

(708) 478-7477 ext. 272 or 

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Faith United Methodist Church (151st 

Street and 80th Avenue, Orland Park) 

Artivities 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, 

Feb. 24. Children ages 3-12 

years are invited to attend 

Artivities. This program 

meets once a month on a Friday 

evenings. Participants 

will learn about an artist 

then create an artist-inspired 

piece of art. Children are 

encouraged to be as creative 

as they would like. This 

program will take place in 

Fellopship Hall/Gym and 

is offered at no charge. For 

more information or to register, 

contact Kim Clifton at 

kids@faithumcop.org. 

Veteran’s Information 

Saturday 

Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, 

March 18. This meeting is 

for veterans and their family 

members who are in 

need of support groups or 

are looking for information 

about veteran’s benefits 

and services. This event is 

hosted by the church’s Veterans 

Voices prayer group. 

Two guest speakers will talk 

about important issues; Michael 

LeBuhn will talk about 

Post-traumatic stress disorder, 

and Sandra Davis will 

speak on Agent Orange. This 

event is free, but the a free 

will offering will be available 

for those that wish to 

make a donation. For more 

information, call (708) 444- 

8560. 

Veterans Voices 

7 p.m. every third Tuesday 

of the month. This is a 

group for veterans. For information, 

contact Darryl 

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or Darryl.wertheim@gmail. 

com. 

Seeking Exercise Instructor 

The church is looking for 

an adult exercise instructor 

to lead an evening spring 

class two evening a week for 

six weeks. The class is one 

hour in length, and the start 

date would be March. This 

is a paid position. To apply 

or for more information, 

contact Darryl Wertheim at 

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Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street and 

Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Bible Study 

9:45 a.m. 

Services 

11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Wednesday prayer meetings 

10 a.m. and 8 p.m. 

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (14700 

S. 94th Ave., Orland Park) 

Voices We Raise with Joy & 

Praise 

7 p.m. Feb. 24. All are 

welcome to this contemporary 

Christian music concert. 

Admission is free. For 


the church office at (708) 

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Zumba Classes 

6 p.m. Every Wednesday. 

The cost to participate 

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Pastor Column 

Sharing a true expression of love 

The Rev. Evan Goranson 

Hope Covenant Church 

You may have 

survived another 

Valentine’s Day. 

For men, this means that 

whatever effort we put forth 

was met with genuine appreciation. 

And for women, 

your significant other gets 

points if A) They remembered 

B) Whatever the 

gesture, it exceeds the $10 

flowers from Jewel and C) 

included actual eye contact 

and moments of connection. 

The bar, so to speak, is 

pretty low. 

I have been among the 

poor souls in the valentines 

card aisle late on the 13th, 

feeling mostly like a romantic 

slacker but comforted 

by the fact that others, male 

and female, are there with 

me also. 

There have been years 

when my wife and I have 

managed to get each other 

faith 

From Page 24 

days. Sunday School and 

Christian Education will be 

held during the 9:30 a.m. 

service. 

Men’s Bible Study 

7-9 a.m. Every other Saturday. 

Breakfast, Bible study 

and discussion is included. 


(708) 349-0431. 

the same card. I am sure 

there is some significance in 

this, but think of the dollars 

we may have saved by buying 

just one and passing it 

back and forth. 

How do we really express 

love to those we love, aside 

from the obligatory Hallmark 

holidays? 

We (my wife and I) 

endured a love language 

seminar once. This is supposed 

to help you understand 

the “love language” 

of your partner and thus 

have opportunities to “fill 

the love tank” with such 

things as “acts of kindness,” 

“loving words,” “physical 

touch,” etc. 

We understand each other’s 

needs better now, but 

that still has not transformed 

me into a person who willingly 

wants to clean the 

kitty litter box as an expression 

of love for my wife. 

Closer to reality is the 

loving habit of acceptance 

and compromise. I always 

will be bringing home “old 

and interesting things” from 

any number of thrift stores, 

and she always will be fighting 

back against the tide 

of disorder, in an attempt 

to maintain a livable home 

environment. 

Is this love? Yes! And better 

than any $3.95 valentine 

with a nice poem inside. 

Here is mine. 

Dear wife of many years, 

who cannot get your car 

in the garage thanks to the 

1963 Ford Falcon languishing 

there, I appreciate that 

you understand that I am 

essentially crazy but have 

other redeemable qualities. 

Thank you for giving us our 

beautiful daughters. I am 

sorry that they trend toward 

my tendencies to collect 

and maintain “interesting 

things.” 

The dog loves you also, 

because we know and 

understand that at first a 

shedding, barking, sleepinterrupting 

dog was the 

last thing you wanted in our 

home, but out of love for 

your children — and possibly 

me — you relented. And 

now you must admit he is 

your best friend forever and 

favorite source of treats. 

Your hard work, compassion 

and general ability to 

overlook the flaws of others 

remains one of your most 

endearing qualities, without 

which I would be in deep 

trouble. 

The opinions of this column are 

that of the writer. They do not 

necessarily reflect those of The 

Orland Park Prairie. 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300 

W. 167th St., Orland Hills) 

H.O.P.E. Employment 

Support Ministry 

7 p.m. first Tuesday of 

the month in the Parish 

Hall. Helpful Outreach for 

People seeking Employment 

welcomes all faiths and denominations 

and offers support, 

fellowship, guidance 

and information for the employed, 

unemployed or those 

in a career transition. Every 

month, H.O.P.E. also provide 

a guest speaker to support 

those in transition. For 


403-0137. 

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7-9 p.m. every Thursday 

in the Church Hall. 

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prior to publication. 

In Memoriam 

Herbert D. Adamson 

Herbert D. Adamson, 80, 

of Orland Park, died Jan. 28. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Alice; daughters Julie (Joe) 

Bell and Kristen (Sean) Moran; 

son, James; and grandchildren, 

Keegan, Casey, 

Gannon, Thomas, Morgan, 

Madeline and Kaitlin. Visitation 

and funeral services 

were held at Sheehy & Sons 

Funeral Home. Interment 

private. 

Corinne V. Albert 

Corrine V. Albert, 90, of 

Orland Park, died Jan. 30. 

She enjoyed arts and crafts, 

painting, sewing, ballroom 

dancing and traveling across 

the United States and internationally. 

Over the years, 

she amassed a sizable collection 

of angels, and always 

wore an angel pin. She is 

survived by her children, Janel 

Johnson, David (Cindy) 

Albert and Daniel (Debbie) 

Albert; grandchildren, Chris 

(Jamie) Albert, Heather 

(Ryan) Downey, Jennifer 

(Andy) Carr, Sarah Albert, 

Amanda (Patrick) Hansen, 

Kaitlin Albert, Taylor Albert 

and Melanie Albert; 

great-grandchildren, Jack, 

Morgan, Addison, Alex, Jacob, 

Leonardo and Cole; 

siblings, Dashiell, Shelby, 

Norinne, Ron and Neville; 

and many nieces and 

nephews. Visitation and funeral 

services were held at 

Parkview Christian Church. 

Interment at Zion Lutheran 

Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, 

donations to the Silver Cross 

Foundation, 1900 Silver 

Cross Blvd., New Lenox, IL, 

60451; or Emilie’s Fund at 

Smith Crossing, 10501 Emilie 

Lane, IL, 60467. 

Richard A. Cappetta 

Richard A. Cappetta, 67, 

of Orland Park, died Feb. 

2. He is survived by his 

partner, Loretta Jackson; 

children, Christine (Jon) 

Bayer and Steve (Laura); 

step-children, Dominique, 

Alessia and Darrion Jackson; 

grandchildren, Colin 

Kayer, Annika Bayer, 

Nicholas and Timothy; siblings, 

David (Maarja Roth) 

Cappetta and Denise (Gary) 

Smith; niece, Katja; nephews, 

Anthony, Sam Smith 

and Matt Smith. Visitation 

and funeral services were 

held at Chapel Hills Gardens 

South. 

Carol Mary Cleator 

Carol Mary Cleator (nee 

Hetzel), 81, of Orland Park, 

died Jan. 31. She was the 

director of admissions at 

Prairie State College, and 

a parishioner at St. Agnes 

Church for many years. She 

is survived by her children 

Scott and Robert Cleator, 

Linda (Sam) Kaholokula 

and Donna (Pete) Aleck; 

grandchildren, Kiyoshi Kaholokula, 

Nicholas (Adam), 

Paul (Christie), Bryan Aleck, 

Jake Aleck, Jesica, Rovert 

and Josh Cleator; greatgrandchildren, 

Mia Aleck 

and Emma Aleck; siblings, 

Marianne Wray and William 

Hetzel; and many nieces and 

nephews. Visitation and funeral 

services were held at 

Heartland Memorial Center. 

Robert J. Connolly 

Robert J. 

Connolly, 92, of Orland 

Park, died Jan. 19. He was 

a retired electrician for Illinois 

Bell after more than 

35 years of service and a 

United States Navy veteran 

who served during World 

War II. He is survived by 

his sons, Bob (Marie) and 

Bill (Linda); grandchildren, 

R.J., Sean and Erin; siblings 

Alan, Charles and Doris 

(Fons); and many nieces 

and nephews. Visitation and 

funeral services were held 

privately. 

Judith K. Gremer 

Judith K. Gremer (nee 

Stewart), 60, or Orland 

Park, died Feb. 2. She was 

the owner of Holistic Happenings 

Healing Center 

in Tinley Park. She is survived 

by her brother, Gene; 

brother-in-law, John (Barb) 

Gremer; sister-in-law, Carolyn 

Balsis; and many nieces 


funeral services were held at 

Colonial Chapel. Interment 

private. 

Sarah Klinefelter 

Sarah Klinefelter (nee Stephens), 

78, of Branson, Missouri, 

died Jan. 21. She was 

a teacher at Sandburg High 

School and chairwoman of 

the Speech Department from 

1959-1964. She is survived 

by her step-daughters, Marsha 

(Greg) Royer, Denise 

Belford and Sheila (George) 

Pirtle; step-son, Brian (Kim); 

grandchildren, Danica, Ezra, 

Chelsea, Charles, Josh, 

Gideon, Amanda, Justine, 

Emily and Jared; and many 

great-grandchildren. Visitation 

and funeral services 

were held at First Presbyterian 

Church in Branson. In 

lieu of flower, donations to 

Taneyhills Community Library, 

200 S. Fourth Street, 

Branson, MO, 65616. 

Irene C. Wesley 

Irene C. Wesley (nee Cwalinski), 

94, formerly of Orland 

Park, died Jan. 28. She 

is survived by her children, 

Susan (Ronald) Brandenburg 

and Robert Jr. (Janet); 

grandchildren, Susan (Dan) 

Simanaitis, Claire Brandenburg, 

Peggy (Eric) Rein, 

Robert R. (Rafaela) Wesley 

and Leeanne (Josh) Hartman; 

great-grandchildren, Melanie 

and Meredtih; sister, Renetta 

Carpen; and many nieces 


funeral services were held 

at Beverly Ridge Funeral 

Home. Interment at St. Adalbert 

Cemetery. 

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Vegan Cafe freed its owner from corporate shackles 

Lockport spot keeps 

old favorites, adds to 

extensive menu 

Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor 

Roughly 10 years ago, 

Marguerite Baltages-Ruminski 

was staring death in 

the face. 

Her corporate job, she told 

her husband, was going to 

kill her emotionally, spiritually 

or physically. 

She knew she had to get 

out. So, she traded her cubicle 

for kitchenware and 

started her own catering 

business, Healthy Sins. 

Fast-forward five years to 

the night the Homer Glen 

resident and her husband 

dropped into the Vegan Cafe, 

928 S. State St. in Lockport, 

for dinner. As she was dining 

on the surprisingly scrumptious 

cuisine, a light bulb 

went off in Baltages-Ruminski’s 

head. She found out the 

cafe offered classes and decided 

to take a few as a way 

to expand her catering business. 

But when she found 

out the cafe was volunteerbased, 

it was game over. 

“I love to volunteer,” 

Baltages-Ruminski said. 

“I started volunteering so 

much that [then owner] Laurie 

Sloan approached me 

and said, ‘Do you want to 

buy it?’ I looked at her and 

said, ‘Are you nuts?’ ... Next 

thing I knew, I was signing 

the [paperwork].” 

Baltages-Ruminski still 

had her doubts, though. As 

she waited for Sloan to arrive 

the morning on Sept. 

1, 2013, she asked her late 

father, who also owned a 

restaurant when she was 

growing up, for a sign she 

was doing the right thing. 

And then she heard the train 

whistle. 

“It’s 9 o’clock in the 

The Salisbury “steak” ($17.95) at the Vegan Cafe in Lockport is made from walnuts, 

mushrooms, pumpkin seeds and onions, with a cascading mushroom gravy on top. The 

lunch special ($13), seen here, also comes with a garden salad and brownie bites. 

Photos by Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media 

morning,” she said, looking 

skyward and noting her 

father’s old restaurant was a 

half-block from the train station. 

“The train never goes 

by at 9 o’clock in the morning. 

It blew its horn, and I 

went, ‘OK, I got it. I never 

looked back.” 

A new era 

Baltages-Ruminski loved 

the cafe so much when she 

bought it that she did not 

want to change much — but 

she had to put her spin on it. 

The artwork on the walls and 

some of the traditional recipes 

remain the same, but she 

has introduced items like the 

Salisbury “steak” ($17.95; 

or $13 as a lunch special), 

which is made from walnuts, 

mushrooms, pumpkin 

seeds and onions, and topped 

with a creamy — yet creamless 

— mushroom gravy. 

The lunch special is served 

between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. 

Monday-Friday and includes 

a half order of any entrée, a 

garden salad with choice of 

garlic ginger or ranch dressing, 

and brownie bite. 

The creamy Alfredo pasta 

dish ($14.95 for small, 

$19,95 for large) is hands 

down Baltages-Ruminski’s 

favorite, though. The pasta 

features spiral-cut zucchini 

noodles, and the sauce 

is simply cashews, lemon 

juice, olive oil, garlic, herbs 

and traditional yeast, which 

gives it the cheesy flavor. 

It is topped with marinated 

mushrooms. 

“This is my absolute favorite,” 

Baltages-Ruminski 

said. “When I tried this, I 

could not believe it didn’t 

have cream in it.” 

As the owner of a vegan 

restaurant, Baltages-Ruminski 

said she is often 

faced with apprehension. 

Because of that, she tries to 

have something for everyone. 

When carnivores stroll 

through her door and take a 

seat at the leaf-shaped tables, 

she recommends the nachos. 

The taco “meat” is three 

simple ingredients: almonds, 

sun-dried tomatoes and 

Mexican seasoning. It is 

piled high atop non-GMO, 

organic, raw, vegan and gluten-free 

corn chips made in 

house. Guacamole is made 

from organic avocados, with 

a nacho drizzle — made 

from sunflower seeds and 

turmeric — that gives a yellow 

hue. A cashew, lemon 

juice and olive oil blended 

sour “cream” sauce ties it all 

together. 

“This is the healthiest 

you will eat anywhere, any 

time,” Baltages-Ruminski 

said. “I tell people to be 

open-minded and try it. I’ve 

had people go, ‘I’m afraid,’ 

and I go, ‘It’s food; there’s 

nothing to be afraid of.’ It’s 

not for everybody, and I 

know that. That’s OK.” 

The Vegan Cafe also serves ravioli. The noodles are made 

from jimicca and topped with marina sauce, made from 

rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes. 

And Baltages-Ruminski 

will not let customers leave 

with trying dessert. Hearty 

but healthy, Baltages-Ruminski 

offers desserts such 

as brownies, macaroons and 

the cafe’s signature almond 

butter pie ($8 per slice), 

made from almond butter 

that is ground on site and 

mixed with bananas and cinnamon, 

stuffed into a date 

and pecan crust, and slathered 

with chocolate ganache. 

“I always say, ‘You have 

to try the desserts; that’s 

going to put you over the 

edge,’” she said. 

On a mission 

Baltages-Ruminski’s interest 

in healthy foods did 

not happen by accident, and 

her mission is twofold — get 

healthier and give back. 

She was diagnosed with 

multiple sclerosis nearly 20 

years ago, and when her doctor 

told her that her numbers 

were “off the charts,” she 

knew it was time to make a 

change. 

She admits that she is still 

a “transitioning” vegan. She 

also has a nut allergy. So, 

sticking to her new diet can 

be tricky at times. Her restrictive 

eating requirements 

have inspired new dressings 

— such as the pumpkin seed 

cheese, made from pumpkin 

seeds, cilantro, garlic and 

ginger — so that others like 

her can enjoy what the restaurant 

has to offer. 

“As soon as I decided to 

go into this wholeheartedly, 

I feel so much different and 

so much better,” she said. “I 

don’t need a nap after I eat 

now.” 

The Vegan Cafe was a 

Vegan Cafe 

928 S. State Street in 

Lockport 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday- 

Saturday 

• Closed Sunday 

(available for private 

parties) 

For more information ... 

Web: www. 

hsvegancafelockport. 

com 

Phone: (815) 838-4626 

nonprofit when she bought 

it, and while she tried to uphold 

its status, Baltages-Ruminski 

said she’s doing “the 

next best thing.” All employees 

went from volunteers to 

paid employees, but she 

does not collect a salary. Instead, 

everything goes back 

to charities such as MorningStar 

Mission to help the 

homeless and animal rescues 

like TLC Animal Shelter. 

“Honestly, that’s why I 

do it,” Baltages-Ruminski 

said. “I got to a point in my 

life where I’m like, ‘Let’s 

have some fun,’ and it is. I 

love this. ... I wake up in the 

morning with a purpose.”

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‘Hacksaw Ridge’ offers unique story, chaotic action 


The violence of “Hacksaw 

Ridge” is astounding. 

Much like the beach 

scenes of “Saving Private 

Ryan” for the first time, 

Mel Gibson’s latest as director 

drops viewers into 

a sensory overload the 

first time they see action. 

The cameras move around 

the battlefield in Okinawa 

much like the American 

combatants, determined but 

frantic, on a mission while 

trying to avoid the chaos of 

whizzing bullets, watching 

friends dropping left and 

right, lucky the explosions 

littering the battlefield don’t 

engulf them. 

And all of this in a movie 

about a pacifist. 

Andrew Garfield plays 

the real-life Desmond Doss 

in his second of two fantastic 

roles in 2016 — the other 

being a priest in Martin 

Scorsese’s “Silence.” He is 

not as conscientious objector, 

as he readily points out 

himself in the film. Rather, 

he supports the United 

States’ involvement in 

World War II and wants to 

serve his country as much, if 

not more, than anyone else 

he knows. He just refuses to 

pick up a gun, because his 

family and his beliefs as a 

Seventh Day Adventist have 

taught him killing is wrong, 

no matter what. 

Instead, he wants to simply 

serve as a medic, trying 

to save lives while everyone 

else is working to take them. 

And the real Doss ended up 

carrying out a series of heroic 

feats that led to him 

being the first American to 

win a Medal of Honor without 

firing a weapon. 

The story is fascinating, 

in large part because of 

Garfield’s commitment to 

the character. From the very 

early days of his upbringing, 

dealing with his oftenvolatile 

World War I veteran 

of a father played by a spellbinding 

Hugo Weaving, it 

is clear there is something 

different about the younger 

Doss. He doesn’t approach 

life quite like anyone else, 

but his perseverance and 

calm demeanor make him 

endearing. As Doss, he is 

relentlessly affecting, and it 

gets the audience rooting for 

someone who might otherwise 

be seen as doing something 

incredibly dumb. And, 

as he proves to his brothers 

in arms, he is a character 

worth sticking with. 

Some may find it an oddity 

that a film about pacifism 

is so caught up in the spectacle 

of battle. But it is a 

necessary element. Only in 

seeing just how horrific the 

battlefield can be, how merciless 

its appetite for death, 

can we understand just what 

it means to have accomplished 

what Doss did. And 

it is important, too, that we 

see the chaos is not lost on 

him. He understands the potentially 

suicidal nature of 

what he signed up to do. 

It is the idea that only in 

such a hellish landscape 

could his values so truly 

be challenged, and only in 

seeing him stick to his proverbial 

(lack of) guns under 

such fire can we understand 

the depth of his convictions. 

Doss is a man of unwavering 

faith. It guides him into 

a terrible situation, it allows 

him to carry out actions no 

other man out there could 

and it is what sees him 

through to the other side. 

All of this is easily understood 

thanks to a brilliant 

performance by Garfield 

and wonderful direction by 

Gibson. Their own convictions, 

as they relate to the 

material, help excuse some 

of the heavy-handedness of 

the presentation and make 

“Hacksaw Ridge” something 

more than the hackneyed 

war story it may have 

appeared to be in its trailers. 

At the end of “Hacksaw 

Ridge,” we’re left with 

something not so easily explained. 

Doss’ mental state 

is questioned plenty in the 

film. God is the obvious 

motivator for both the filmmaker 

and Doss, but the 

film is not so simple as to 

think we might not ask if it 

was dumb luck that saved 

Doss from being struck by 

a shell somewhere on that 

battlefield. Still, the feats 

he carries out are so unquestionably 

spectacular 

that it’s bound to leave even 

the most cynical of viewers 

to ponder whether or not 

there’s something more — 

to the movie, to the real-life 

Doss, to life in general. 

But what is ultimately 

at the heart of “Hacksaw 

Ridge” is a story about a 

‘Manchester by the Sea’ is moving, 

but Blu-ray fails to cut deeper 


Another Oscar-nominated 

film coming to Bluray 

Tuesday, Feb. 21, is 

“Manchester by the Sea” 

— director Kenneth Lonergan’s 

look at Lee Chandler 

(Casey Affleck), who is 

tasked with taking care of 

his nephew after the death 

of the youth’s father. 

And the rumors are true: 

As often as ‘Manchester’ is 

funny, its true weight lies 

in emotionally depressing 

the viewer with a tale of a 

man’s life that has unraveled. 

And Affleck is simply 

stunning in his portrayal 

of Chandler. The supporting 

cast does not leave him 

hanging, either. 

good person and how a 

good person can impact the 

people around him. And 

that’s important, no matter 

what else you believe. 

It also happens to have one 

of the better special features 

in any recent home video 

release. Instead of playing 

the short game with a series 

of featurettes, “Hacksaw 

Ridge” on Blu-ray offers 

a documentary that clocks 

in at over an hour. It is as 

enlightening about the film 

as it is about its real subject 

But as much as “Manchester 

by the Sea” has 

been lauded, Amazon Studios 

and Lionsgate do not 

offer much in the way of 

worthwhile special features 

on the Blu-ray release. The 

making-of featurette is 

fairly standard, the deleted 

scenes unnecessary for a 

reason. 

The only extra with true 

promise is “A Conversation 

with Kenneth Lonergan,” 

which plays as a 

commentary track over the 

film. But while the director 

offers some insight — most 

notably in terms of what 

Affleck brought to the table 

as an actor, tweaking script 

points, arguing accents and 

so forth — and tidbits on 

matter. And that it is all in 

one comprehensive package 

is all the better. 

Hacksaw Ridge is set 

to be released on Bluray 

Tuesday, Feb. 21. 

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recently and want to let everyone 

know about it? The Orland 

Park Prairie is looking for 

residents to review the latest 

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things like the practicality 

of a discussion about burials 

in frozen grounds, those 

moments are rare. Most of 

what we are going to get 

comes from the film itself. 

Thankfully, “Manchester 

by the Sea” remains riveting. 

It is more than a case 

study of sadness but a call 

to recognize how little we 

know about the lives of 

the people we meet, about 

the possibility of working 

through even the worst of 

problems (no matter how 

subtle the progress) and 

finding the humor in the 

macabre. It is moving, and 

that Is more important than 

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Minding their beeswax 

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Teens partake in Second Hair Day program at The Bridge 

Sam Veyette (left), a hairstylist at Opulent Beauty in Palos Heights, works on the hair of 

Claire Vodnik, of Oak Forest, during a recent Second Hair Day program at The Bridge Teen 

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Graciella Ramirez, of Worth, participates in a recent Homemade Beeswax Candles event at 

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Kassidy Gardner (front), of Frankfort, leads a recent Voice Lessons program at The Bridge 

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The Dish 

Bonefish fashions four-flavor drink in pomegranate and sage martini 


When it comes to flavor profiles, 

drinks usually lean toward sweet, sour, 

bitter or, on rare occasions, savory. 

But instead of committing to just one, 

the latest cocktail at Bonefish Grill in 

Orland Park tries to capture all four in 

one blend for something that also plays 

to the hopefully soon-to-come spring 

season by being “light and refreshing,” 

according to managing partner Nicholas 

Kapellas. 

The pomegranate and sage martini 

($9.10) — unlike some of the restaurant’s 

seasonal repeats, a completely 

new offering — combines Reyka 

small-batch vodka, fresh sage simple 

syrup, POM Wonderful 100 percent 

pomegranate juice, Cointreau, freshlysqueezed 

lemon juice and Angostura 

bitters, as far as the franchise-wide 

recipe goes, though Orland Park in particular 

makes use of Art in the Age’s 

Sage liqueur. 

“The pomegranate juice is a hot thing 

right now, with all of the antioxidants 

in it,” Kapellas explained. “We try to 

use the freshest products.” 

The cocktail also may use the optional 

addition of pasteurized egg whites, 

which are designed to act as a flavor enhancer, 

bringing the pomegranate to the 

forefront and balancing the complexity 

of the flavors in the mix. 

“It also adds that frothy top to it,” 

Kapellas said. 

The finished mix is topped with a 

sage leaf not only for the sake of presentation, 

but also to add to the aroma 

of the cocktail. 

The pomegranate and lemon hit the 

sour taste buds, while the orange liqueur 

and syrup strike the sweet ones. 

The sage offers the savory element, 

while the bitters live up to their namesake. 

While the pomegranate and sage 

martini offers diners something undoubtedly 

new, it was inspired, in part, 

by the great success of the restaurant’s 

long-standing Bonefish Pomegranate 

Martini, a house-made infusion with 

Fris vodka, pomegranate and fresh 

mango. 

“That’s a huge hit, but we wanted to 

take a little swing on it,” Kapellas said. 

“Sage is a great fresh ingredient that 

has a lot of flavor.” 

The pomegranate and sage martini ($9.10) at Bonefish Grill in Orland Park 

features Reyka small-batch vodka, a hint of sage, pure pomegranate juice and 

lemon juice, finished with a fresh sage leaf. Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

The timing could not be better, either, 

for of-age guests looking to give it a try. 

The cocktail is already on the menu and 

plans to be around until May 1. Before 

then, however, Bonefish is running a 

“Martini Mondays” promotion through 

March 20, so diners looking to try the 

latest offering on the cheap can get it 

for $5 instead of the regular price by 

visiting on a Monday. 

Best paired with ... 

While diners typically think food, 

then what matches it well for a drink, 

it is not out of bounds to handle that 

choice in the opposite direction. 

For anyone just dying to try the new 

pomegranate and sage martini, and 

then wondering what best pairs with 

the drink, Kapellas recommends Bonefish’s 

most-prized appetizer, the Bang 

Bang Shrimp ($10.70). 

That said, with the complexity of the 

drink itself, diners looking for something 

new to accompany it are free to 

let their eyes wander across the menu. 

Prefer bubbles? 

For those with a preference for things 

like Bellinis, mimosas or blackberry 

sangria, Sunday would be the day of 

choice at Bonefish Grill. 

Among the restaurant’s offerings 

from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on a special brunch 

menu is the “Endless Bubbles Brunch” 

($19.90), which gives the diner his or 

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her choice of eggs Benedict, Brunch 

Favorite or omelet, as well as an endless 

supply of one of the three aforementioned 

drinks. 

“Brunch is one people don’t realize 

we have,” Kapellas said. 

Endless Bubbles also are available 

for $6 by the glass or $12 with any entrée. 

Readers are reminded to brunch responsibly. 

Hurry, before it’s gone! 

On Bonefish Grill’s special menu — 

but only until it changes again Feb. 28 

— is a black cod with miso ($24.90) 

entrée, featuring what Kapellas calls 

a “melt in your mouth” fish featuring 

a house-made misoyaki sauce, served 

with fingerling potatoes, fresh baby 

bok choy and pickled ginger. 

Modern Pomegranate Martini Recipe 

Bonefish Grill shares the secrets to making a martini 

similar to its recent addition, the pomegranate and 

sage martini. 

Ingredients 

• 1.5 ounces vodka 

• 1 ounce sage simple syrup 

• 1 ounce POM Wonderful 100 percent pomegranate 

juice 

• .25 ounces Cointreau or similar orange-flavored 

liqueur 

• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice 

• 2 dashes Angostura bitters 

• .5 ounces pasteurized egg whites (optional) 

Method 

• Pack a pint glass or a martini shaker with ice. 

• Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin and shake 

until icy cold. 

• Strain into a frozen martini glass. 

• Garnish with fresh sage leaf for garnish. 

Making a fresh sage simple Syrup 

Bring 6 cups of water to a rolling boil. Add 4 cups of 

sugar in the raw (for richer texture) or superfine sugar 

and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add 10-15 fresh sage 

leaves and let boil for two minutes. Turn off heat and 

let cool. Cover and refrigerate for 24-48 hours. 

Note: The sage needs time to infuse throughout the 

simple syrup, so the longer you infuse, the brighter 

your flavor will be. 

Helpful hints 

• The orange liqueur (Cointreau or similar) is going 

to add a bit of balance to the martini but not a ton 

of flavor, so tweak the flavor of cordial that you use 

to best accommodate the flavors that you love. For a 

richer flavor, use a liqueur like Grand Marnier. For a 

sweeter orange flavor, use Cointreau. For something 

different, try Solerno blood orange liqueur. 

• For an alternate to orange liqueur, use St.-Germain 

elderflower liqueur or Domaine de Canton ginger 

liqueur. 

• Without the egg whites, pull back slightly on the 

pomegranate juice, depending upon sweetness 

desired. 

• Do not forget the bitters. It’s a key element to the 

perfect balance in this martini. 

• For perfect aromatics, clap the fresh sage between 

your hands before garnishing the martini. This will 

release the oils and bring the aroma to the forefront.


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The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

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6. Mister 

9. Forgo 

13. Center of activity 

14. Port 

16. Cash register part 

17. Open and observable 

18. Prince Charles’ sport 

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20. Tinley Park HS 

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23. Towel holder 

24. Canary colors 

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30. ___ if I care! 

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32. Paella pot 

34. Cement 

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leader 

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44. Prayer ending 

45. Chinese dynasty 

46. Heart 

48. Tinley Park bar 

and grill 

50. Shacks 

54. Money records 

inspector 

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56. U.S. composer, 

Arnold 

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68. NBA team 

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70. Work areas 

Down 

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5. Dionysian attendants 

6. Tropical evergreen 

that is the source of 

chicle gum 

7. Show won by Jordin 

Sparks in 2007, familiarly 

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10. Hunting call 

11. Guitar stroke 

12. Cozy homes 

15. Hour, canonical 

21. Things you don’t do 

25. Floral necklace 

26. Type of cotton 

27. Detail-oriented, to 

say the least 

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smelling apparatuses 

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36. Coastal raptors 

37. U.N. Secretary-General 

Hammarskjold 

40. Shoot from a distance 

43. Temporary beach 

residence 

47. “Garden of Earthly 

Delights” artist 

49. Hit the dirt? 

50. Light measure 

51. Accustom (to) 

52. Fess up to 

53. Scrawny person 

57. Maui dance 

58. Foreshadow 

59. Athena’s shield 

60. Star-crossed lover in 

‘’Casablanca’’ 

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ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

226-0042) 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. 

Prizes awarded 


Live music 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 

Orland Park; (708) 349- 

2111) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays, 

Wednesdays and Thursdays: 

Live entertainment 


Live entertainment 

and face painter 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; (708) 

403-9099) 

■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Gene Infelise and Francesca 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

Square Celt Ale House & 

Grill 

(39 Orland Square Drive, 


9600) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Night/Open Mic 

Night 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free Trivia 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Country 

Night 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: Live DJ 

■10 ■ p.m. Saturdays: Live 

Music/Band 

■9 ■ p.m. Sundays: Karaoke 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 


2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

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Build and Move into Your New Home from the low $200s 

With Lincoln-Way Schools at Prairie Trails in Manhattan 

Distinctive Home Builders provides homeowners the 

highest quality home on the market 

Distinctive Home Builders 

continues to add high quality 

homes to the Manhattan 

landscape at Prairie Trails; its 

latest new home community, 

located within the highly-regarded 

Lincoln-Way School 

District. Many families are 

happy to call Prairie Trails 

home and are pleased that 

Distinctive is able to deliver a 

new home with zero punch list 

items in 90 days. Before closing, 

each home undergoes an 

industry-leading checklist that 

ensures each home measures 

up to the firm’s high quality 

standards. 

“Actually our last average 

was 81 working days from excavation 

to receiving a home 

occupancy permit - without 

sacrificing quality,” said Bryan 

Nooner, president of Distinctive 

Home Builders. “Everyone 

at the company works 

extremely hard to continually 

achieve this delivery goal for 

our homeowners. Our three 

decades building homes provides 

this efficient construction 

system. Many of our 

skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company for 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

over 20 years. We also take 

pride on having excellent communicators 

throughout our 

organization. This translates 

into a positive buying and 

building experience for our 

homeowners and one of the 

highest referral rates in the industry 

for Distinctive.” 

In all, buyers can select 

from 13 ranch, split-level and 

six two-story single-family 

home styles; each offering 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations. The three- to 

four-bedroom homes feature 

two to two-and-one-half 

baths, two- to three-car garages 

and a family room, all in 

approximately 1,600 to over 

3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included 

in most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new 

home truly personalized to 

suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of 

the first floor; custom maple 

cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite countertops 

and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails. All home sites at Prairie 

Trails can accommodate a 

three-car garage; a very important 

amenity to the Manhattan 

homebuyer, according 

to Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails we wanted to provide 

the best new home value for 

the dollar and we feel with 

offering Premium Standard 

Features that we do just that. 

So why wait? This is truly the 

best time to build your dream 

home!” 

Distinctive offers custom 

maple kitchen cabinets featuring 

solid wood construction 

(no particle board), have solid 

wood drawers with dove tail 

joints, which is very rare in the 

marketplace. “When you buy 

a new home from Distinctive, 

you truly are receiving custom 

made cabinets in every home 

we sell no matter what the 

price range,” noted Nooner. 

Nooner added that all 

homes are highly energy efficient. 

Every home built will 

have upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation values with 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into 

their new home, Distinctive 

Home Builders conducts a 

blower door test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that 

each home passes a set of very 

stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

Typically a wide variety of 

homes are available to tour 

that include ranch and twostory 

homes. 

Distinctive is also offering 

a brand new home, the 

Stonegrove, a 3,000 square 

foot open concept home with a 

split foyer entry, formal living 

and dining rooms, a two-story 

great room, four bedrooms 

and an upstairs laundry room. 

Distinctive also offers Appbased 

technology allowing its 

homeowners to be updated 

on the progress of their new 

home 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week at the touch of a 

button. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live featuring a 

20-acre lake on site, as well 

as direct access to the 22-mile 

Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through 

many neighboring communities 

and links to many other 

popular trails. The Manhattan 

Metra station is also nearby. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has 

built hundreds of homes 

throughout Manhattan in the 

Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well 

as thousands in the Will and 

south Cook county areas over 

the past 30 years. 

Visit the on-site sales information 

center for unadvertised 

specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being 

offered and the available lots. 

Call (708) 737-9142 for more 

information or visit us online 

at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails 

new home information center 

is located three miles south 

of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The 

address is 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open 

Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Closed Wednesday and Thursday 

and always available by 

appointment. Specials, prices, 

specifications, standard features, 

model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are 

subject to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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Outstanding new home values in Peotone can be yours At Westgate Manor 

Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the low $200s 

When it comes to a preferred location, 

Peotone is a steadily growing 

suburb with a strong infrastructure 

and an irresistible small-town charm 

with a bright future—which is why Distinctive 

Home Builders chose the Will 

County village for its newest community 

of 38 single-family homes: Westgate 

Manor. 

“Peotone is a family-friendly village 

just south of Chicago and is one 

of the best kept secrets among new 

home seekers,” said Bryan Nooner, 

President of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“We expect to attract home shoppers 

from northwest Indiana and the 

south suburban Chicago marketplace. 

We will likely also see buyers from the 

Kankakee area because the Peotone 

school district is so desirable.” 

Several factors attracted Distinctive 

Home Builders to this hometown atmosphere 

community, not the least of 

which was its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 and easy access to I-80. Commuters 

will enjoy several nearby train stations 

and a mere 35-minute drive to 

Chicago. 

“It’s a vibrant, growing community 

that benefits from ease of access to job 

centers in the west and southwest suburbs 

with impressive commercial and 

industrial growth that has followed the 

residential boom here,” said Nooner. 

“Affordable land prices in Peotone, 

combined with lower construction 

costs add up to savings when compared 

to a similarly-equipped home in 

the area,” added Nooner. 

Westgate Manor brick and frame 

homes offer (features vary per model) 

The Fahan II, a split level 3-4BR luxury townhome at Brookside Meadows. 

2-Story Great Room Prairie Model 

three to four bedrooms, two to threeand- 

a-half baths, full basement, 

formal dining room, vaulted, tray or 

nine-foot first-floor ceilings, a large 

kitchen with custom maple cabinets, 

family room or great room, and concrete 

driveways. Depending on the 

home selected, other standard amenities 

can include a living room, den, 

dinette, a tray or vaulted ceiling in 

the master bedroom, and dual-zoned 

heating and air conditioning. 

Distinctive Home Builders offers a 

wide variety of styles and selections— 

buyers can choose among 12 different 

designs—each available in three to 

eight different elevations at Westgate 

Manor, including two-story and ranch 

homes. Square footages span 1,600 to 

2,500 for ranches and 1,800 to 3,000 

for two-story homes. 

“Most home shoppers feel there 

must be a trade off from getting what 

you need and what you want in a new 

home. With our new premium inclusions 

we have closed that gap significantly 

by including additional features 

that our buyers told us were most important 

to them,” said Nooner, who 

added that “now is the best time to buy, 

because you can still take advantage of 

preconstruction prices that range from 

the low $200s which makes this a terrific 

New home value.” 

Other premium standard features 

included at Westgate Manor are brick 

front exteriors on the first floor, free 

basements in most models, ceramic 

tile or hardwood floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; and custom maple 

cabinets. Distinctive kitchen cabinets 

feature solid wood construction (no 

particle board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is very 

rare in the marketplace. 

“When you build a new home with 

Distinctive, you truly are receiving a 

hand crafted home with custom made 

cabinets no matter what the price 

range,” noted Nooner. This year, Distinctive 

Home Builders is celebrating 

30 years building thousands of homes 

throughout the Will and south Cook 

county areas. 

Distinctive Home Builders, an industry 

leading innovator, offers the 

fastest build times (90 working days) 

with a “Zero Punch list” closing policy. 

Prior to closing, each home undergoes 

an industry leading 100-point checklist 

to insure the home measures up to 

our high quality standards. 

Single-family 2-3BR townhome - The Lennan II, at Brookside Meadows. 

Exterior Prairie Model 

Customers stay connected to the 

progress of their home from start to 

finish through Distinctive’s unique construction 

portal. “Our customers simply 

download our Distinctive HomeBuilders 

app and they are in touch with their 

new home 24/7 from anywhere in the 

world. The app allows our customers 

to see the progress of their home and 

access their documents at any time,” 

Nooner explained. “Our customers really 

appreciate the integration of social 

media sites directly in our app allowing 

them to easily share photos and updates 

of their new home with family and 

friends,” he concluded. 

As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive 

Home Builders can modify any of 

its standard designs to cater to a customer’s 

tastes, which means that moving 

walls, adding extra windows or even 

extending the garage are all possible. 

Nooner added that “All our homes 

are highly energy efficient and will be 

built to the new National Energy Code 

guidelines. Every home we build has 

upgraded wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient windows 

and high efficiency furnaces. Before our 

customers take possession of their new 

home, we perform a blower door test to 

insure that each home passes a set of 

very stringent guidelines which insures 

that our homes are tight and energy efficient. 

Owning a more energy efficient 

means lower gas and electric bills for our 

customers each month.” 

Peotone was established in 1856 and 

offers tree-lined streets and a charming 

downtown area complete with diners, 

pizza parlors, cafes and pubs. In season 

there is a Farmer’s Market in front 

of the American Legion. Also the community 

has a popular Fall Fest in front 

of the famous Peotone Windmill; once 

a thriving flour mill that put Peotone on 

the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas 

in the Village Festival is another annual 

community event that concludes with a 

Lighted Parade at night. Peotone now 

has an estimated population of just over 

4,000. Metra rail service is nearby providing 

commuters easy access to downtown 

Chicago. 

Westgate Manor is conveniently located 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. The 

Westgate Manor new home offsite Sales 

and Information Center is located in 

Manhattan three miles south of Laraway 

Rd. on Rt. 52. at 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Hours are daily 

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 

Wednesday and Thursday and they are 

always available by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, standard 

features, model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are subject to 

change without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for current 

pricing and complete details. For more 

information, call (708) 479-7700 or 

(708) 737-9142 or visit www.distinctivehomebuilders.com.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 

COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY 

D I V I S I O N 

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST 

COMPANY, 

AS 

TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY 

STRUCTURED TRUST 1 

2007-1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, 

2 0 0 7 - 1 ; 

P l a i n t i f f , 

v s . 

JOSEPH C. CRUZ; CORAZON S. CRUZ; 

CITY 

OF 

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS HOUSING 

D E V E L O P M E N T 

AUTHORITY; LVNV FUNDING, LLC; 

UNKNOWN 

HEIRS 

AND LEGATEES OF JOSEPH C. CRUZ, 

IF 

ANY; 

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF 

CORAZON S. 

CRUZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON RECORD 

C L A I M A N T S ; 

D e f e n d a n t s , 

16 CH 7026 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 

pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and 

Sale entered in the above entitled cause 

Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on 

Friday, March 3, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. 

in their office at 120 West Madison Street, 

Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public 

auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set 

forth below, the following described 

mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 28-22-318-004-0000. 

Commonly known as 4701 West Oakridge 

Avenue, Oak Forest, IL 60452. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a 

single family residence. If the subject 

mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common 

interest community, the purchaser of the unit 

other than a mortgagee shall pay the 

assessments required by subsection (g-1) of 

Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property 

A c t . 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, 

balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. 

No refunds. The property will NOT be open 

for 

inspection 

For information call the Sales Clerk at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 

33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60603. (312) 360-9455 WA6-0370. 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

C O R P O R A T I O N 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I713114 


COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY 

DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION 

CROWN MORTGAGE COMPANY 


- v . - 

LESTER TRILLA III, KATHLEEN T. TRILLA, 

BROOK HILLS HOMEOWNER'S 

A S S O C I A T I O N 

D e f e n d a n t s 

13 CH 019984 

11745 INNISHMOR COURT ORLAND 

PARK, IL 60467 

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS 

HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a 

Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in 

the above cause on August 14, 2014, an 

agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, 

will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 2017, at The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, One South 

Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 

60606, sell at public auction to the highest 

bidder, as set forth below, the following 

described real estate: Commonly known as 

11745 INNISHMOR COURT, ORLAND 

PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 

27-31-104-008-0000. The real estate is 

improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% 

down of the highest bid by certified funds at 

the close of the sale payable to The Judicial 

Sales Corporation. No third party checks will 

be accepted. The balance, including the 

Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential 

Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is 

calculated on residential real estate at the 

rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof 

of the amount paid by the purchaser not to 

exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire 

transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee 

acquiring the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and to the residential real 

estate arose prior to the sale. The subject 

property is subject to general real estate 

taxes, special assessments, or special taxes 

levied against said real estate and is offered 

for sale without any representation as to 

quality or quantity of title and without 

recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" 

condition. The sale is further subject to 

confirmation by the court. Upon payment in 

full of the amount bid, the purchaser will 

receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle 

the purchaser to a deed to the real estate 

after confirmation of the sale. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff 

makes no representation as to the condition 

of the property. Prospective bidders are 

admonished to check the court file to verify all 

information. If this property is a condominium 

unit, the purchaser of the unit at the 

foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property Act, 

765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this 

property is a condominium unit which is part 

of a common interest community, the 

purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale 


assessments required by The Condominium 

Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF 

YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT 

TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 

DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF 

POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 

SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You 

will need a photo identification issued by a 

government agency (driver's license, 

passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our 

building and the foreclosure sale room in 

Cook County and the same identification for 

sales held at other county venues where The 

Judicial Sales Corporation conducts 

foreclosure sales. For information, examine 

the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 

NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, 

BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 

Please refer to file number 14-13-19943. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day 

status report of pending sales. CODILIS & 

ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH 

FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR 

RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: 

pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 

14-13-19943 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 

Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 

019984 TJSC#: 37-1045 NOTE: Pursuant to 

the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you 

are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed 

to be a debt collector attempting to collect a 

debt and any information obtained will be 

used for that purpose. 

I714232 




CIT BANK, N.A. 


- v . - 

ETHEL RICHTER, UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING 

AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, TREETOP 

DRIVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, 

INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NONRECORD 

CLAIMANTS 


16 CH 006037 

9847 TREETOP DRIVE UNIT #1E 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 




the above cause on November 8, 2016, an 







described real estate:Commonly known as 

9847 TREETOP DRIVE UNIT #1E, 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index 

No. 27-16-210-037-1002. The real estate is 































after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of 

real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to 

that of the United States, the United States 

shall have one year from the date of sale 

within which to redeem, except that with 

, p 

respect to a lien arising under the internal 

revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or 

the period allowable for redemption under 

State law, whichever is longer, and in any 

case in which, under the provisions of section 

505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended 

(12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of 

section 3720 of title 38 of the United States 

Code, the right to redeem does not arise, 

there shall be no right of redemption. The 

property will NOT be open for inspection and 

plaintiff makes no representation as to the 

condition of the property. Prospective bidders 

are admonished to check the court file to 

verify all information. If this property is a 

condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at 

the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, 




























BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 










RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: 




006037 TJSC#: 36-13218 NOTE: Pursuant 

to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you 





I713954 




CIT BANK, N.A. 


- v . - 

KATHLEEN S. BARKER, UNITED STATES 

OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF 

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 

BRIAN BONNEMA, JEFFREY BONNEMA, 

ALEXIS BONNEMA, EAGLE RIDGE 

CONDOMINIUM UNIT V ASSOCIATION, 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN 

HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT J. 

BONNEMA, THOMAS P. QUINN AS 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR 

ROBERT J. BONNEMA (DECEASED) 


16 CH 005742 

17735 WASHINGTON COURT ORLAND 

PARK, IL 60462 




the above cause on December 14, 2016, an 








17735 WASHINGTON COURT, ORLAND 

PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 
































after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of 

real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to 

that of the United States, the United States 

shall have one year from the date of sale 

within which to redeem, except that with 

respect to a lien arising under the internal 

revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or 

the period allowable for redemption under 

State law, whichever is longer, and in any 

case in which, under the provisions of section 

505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended 

(12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of 

section 3720 of title 38 of the United States 

Code, the right to redeem does not arise, 

there shall be no right of redemption. The 

property will NOT be open for inspection and 

plaintiff makes no representation as to the 

condition of the property. Prospective bidders 

are admonished to check the court file to 

verify all information. If this property is a 

condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at 

the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, 




























BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 










RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: 




005742 TJSC#: 36-14621 NOTE: Pursuant 

to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you 





I713956 




U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL 

CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER 

TRUSTEE FOR QUEEN'S PARK OVAL 

ASSET HOLDING TRUST 


- v . - 

RUSSELL MARCORDES, JEANINE 

MARCORDES A/K/A JEANINE A. 

M A R C O R D E S 


13 CH 05996 

6148 VICTORIA DRIVE OAK FOREST, IL 

6 0 4 5 2 




the above cause on November 22, 2016, an 








6148 VICTORIA DRIVE, OAK FOREST, IL 

60452 Property Index No. 


improved with a two story single family home 

with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 

25% down of the highest bid by certified 

funds at the close of the sale payable to The 

Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party 

checks will be accepted. The balance,

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Fund, which is calculated on residential real 

estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or 

fraction thereof of the amount paid by the 

purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified 

funds/or wire transfer, is due within 

twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid 

by the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the 

sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, 

or other lienor acquiring the residential real 

estate whose rights in and to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. The 

subject property is subject to general real 

estate taxes, special assessments, or special 

taxes levied against said real estate and is 

offered for sale without any representation as 

to quality or quantity of title and without 







after confirmation of the sale. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff 

makes no representation as to the condition 

of the property. Prospective bidders are 

admonished to check the court file to verify all 

information. If this property is a condominium 

unit, the purchaser of the unit at the 

foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, 
























foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our 

website at service.atty-pierce.com. between 

the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & 

ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One 

North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, 

CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 

476-5500. Please refer to file number 2604. 






status report of pending sales. PIERCE & 

ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street 

Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 

476-5500 E-Mail: 

pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File 

No. 2604 Attorney Code. 60489 Case 

Number: 13 CH 05996 TJSC#: 37-298 

I714353 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY 

D I V I S I O N 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; 


v s . 

KATHLEEN T. KESSEL; BMO HARRIS 

BANK, 

N.A. 

SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HARRIS 

N.A.; THE STATE 

OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON 

RECORD 

CLAIMANTS; EAGLE RIDGE 

CONDOMINIUM UNIT II 

A S S O C I A T I O N ; 

D e f e n d a n t s , 

15 CH 16666 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 

pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and 

Sale entered in the above entitled cause 

Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on 

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the hour of 11 

a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison 

Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at 

public auction to the highest bidder for cash, 

as set forth below, the following described 

mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 27-32-400-027-1096. 

Commonly known as 18157 Lynn Drive, 

Orland Park, IL 60467. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a 

condominium residence. The purchaser of 

the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the 

assessments and the legal fees required by 

subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of 

the Condominium Property Act 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, 

balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. 

No refunds. The property will NOT be open 

for 

inspection 

For information call Sales Department at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, 

LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, 

Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-033148 

F 2 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

C O R P O R A T I O N 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I714753 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

Three Old Style Beer steins, 

lids $25 ea. Boxed swing arm 

lamp for bed, new $8. New 

50th Ann. Nascar Barbie doll, 

mint $25. New circa 1997 blue 

dress barbie $18. 708.460.8308 

Tools, all new: gear wrench 20 

pc ratcheting set $55. B&D 50 

pc screwdriving bit kit w/ case 

$25. Craftsman USA 12 pc 

wrenches w/ pouch $35. 

708.460.8308 

Two 2drawer beige metal filing 

cabinets for sale, good condition 

$25 each. 815.534.0096 

Book collectors: Hurrican kids 

1941, Blondie & Dagwood 

1940’s, Heidi 1938, 

708.873.1245 

Bookcase, 4’x4’, oak finish, 

excellent $39. Daisy Fuentes 

watch, black strap/silver, needs 

battery $15. 708.645.4245 

Chilton’s Auto Repair manual 

1993-1997 hardcover $15. 

708.466.9907 

Conair steamer w/ attachments 

$30 or best offer. 708.478.5338 

LM. 

Construction scaffolding 5x5 

stored inside. Good condition 

$25. 815.592.9474 

Dollhouses for sale: handcrafted 

wood $75 and $50. 

Have furniture. Buy 1 get 1 

free. Bill: 708.532.9681 

Dyson vaccum cleaner DC 40 

$70. 312.560.8096 

GE store gas auto pilot. Excellent 

condition $100 firm. 

708.873.1245 

HD USA snow shovel for car 

$15, new USA bent handle 18” 

snow shovel $20. Men’s rubber 

totes sz 9, $9. 6pc wire brush 

set $6. Dimmer switch for any 

lamp $12. 708.460.8308 

Homedics massage programmable 

chair cushion $40. 

708.466.9907 

JBL 8 Ohms center channel 

speaker. Excellent! Works Perfect! 

Includes over 9FT 

speaker cable $60. 

708.466.9907 

Kenmore dryer, excellent condition 

$100. 708.873.1245 

Lowenbrau Special & Dark 

Beer sign. $100 firm. Vintage. 

708.873.1245 

Mrs. Santa Claus in rocking 

chair, excellent condition $10. 

708.873.1245 

New deluxe 5piece barbecue 

tool set, stainless steel, solid 

oak wood handle $45. 

708.466.9907 

New Toshiba DVD recorder 

with 1080 p upconversion, 

model DR430 in box, $100 

new, $50 cash. Lockport 

815.588.1214 

NFL team apparel on field 

Packers XL winter coat -new. 

$40. Bill: 708.532.9681 

The owners of this 

spacious home will miss 

the quiet neighborhood 

and the large, resort-style 

yard that was perfect for 

quiet moments, as well as 

entertaining. 

WHERE: Nestled on a 

quiet lot in the Bridlewood 

Estates subdivision, 

12528 Anand Brook Drive, 

Orland Park 

WHAT: Large two-story 

home, with related living 

options 

AMENITIES: Related 

living option. Traditional 

home with expansive 

floor plan for exceptional 

entertaining, including inlaw 

wing. Five bedrooms, 

four-and-a-half baths, 

encompassing 5,900 

square feet of finished 

space. Commanding 

two-story foyer, enhanced 

with an overlooking loft 

and sweeping staircase. 

Formal dining room. 

Spacious living room, with 

french doors opening to 

the family room, ideal for 

Jan. 17 

• 18135 Waterway Court, 

Orland Park, 60467-5222 

- Mary Neforas to Ralph R. 

Provenzano Jr., Rosalba 

Provenzano, $250,000 

• 14439 Greenland Ave., 

Orland Park, 60462-2429 

- Joseph Powers to Dennis 

D. Morris, $320,000 

• 15316 Sheffield Square 

Parkway, Orland Park, 

60462-6014 - M I Homes 

of Chicago LLC to Nidal 

Ahmad, $327,000 

Jan. 20 

• 15324 Treetop Drive 

2D, Orland Park, 60462- 

4618 - Konstantina 

large gatherings. Cheffriendly 

kitchen provides 

an abundance of cabinets/ 

counter space, center 

island, large pantry, desk 

area and a bright eating 

space. Soaring family 

room, enriched with 

wet bar, skylights, brick 

fireplace and Palladian 

windows. Main level 

bedroom and full bath. 

The vaulted master 

suite is complete with a 

pampering luxury bath. Full 

finished basement offers 

a recreation room with a 

three-sided fireplace, as 

well as an additional bath 

and storage area. Fourseason 

room features 

sliders, oversized windows 

and skylights overlooking 

the yard. In-ground heated 

pool, 1,700-square-foot 

patio and picturesque lawn 

with mature evergreen 

privacy screen. 

PRICE: $484,900 

CONTACT: For more 

information, contact Mike 

McCatty & Associates, 

Century 21 Affiliated, at 

(708) 945-2121. 

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“Home of the Week”? Contact 

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Last chance to soar in high school 

Four from Sandburg girls basketball recognized on Senior Night 

Sandburg announces Athletic 

Hall of Fame, seeks nominations 

Submitted by Consolidated 

High School D230 

Sandburg High School 

recently announced the creation 

of an Athletic Hall of 

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• 7 Week Program 

• $250 Per Player 

• Ages 8 - 14 

Sandburg 

senior girls 

basketball 

players (left to 

right) Maeve 

Hennessy, 

Kennedy 

Sabutis, 

Grace Bauer 

and Megan 

Hardesty pose 

together near 

the end of 

the regular 

season. 

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Fame to recognize and honor 

Eagle athletes, coaches 

and supporters who have 

excelled in their respective 

sports or coaching and supporting 

roles. 

Sandburg has a long 

tradition of athletic successand 

plans to celebrate 

those individuals who have 

helped bring honor, athletic 

achievement and excellence 

to the school. 

Sandburg invites the community 

to nominate former 

athletes, coaches and supporters 

who should be considered 

for the Athletic Hall 

of Fame. Nomination forms 

can be found on the Sandburg 

website, sandburg. 

d230.org, under the “Athletics” 

tab. 

All nominations should 

be submitted electronically 

and must be submitted no 

later than May 1. A selection 

committee featuring nine individuals 

is to meet to vote 

on each nominee at the end 

of May. The first class of inductees 

is to be notified in 

June. 

The inaugural class of Hall 

of Fame inductees are to be 

recognized at a ceremony at 

the school on Nov. 3. 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Jake Rott 

Jake Rott is a senior at Providence Catholic 

High School and is the leading scorer on 

the hockey team. 

When did you start playing hockey? 

When I was 3. That’s when I first put on 

skates. 

What is it about the sport that you 

love? 

I’ve been playing all my life. Everyone 

asks why I don’t play basketball or volleyball 

because I’m so tall, but I just love 

playing the game. 

What is your favorite part of the 

sport? 

Friday night games at Arctic [Ice Arena]. 

If you could trade places with a 

celebrity, who would you choose? 

Probably Jonathan Toews, because he’s a 

good role model and someone I look up to. 

What is the best prank you have 

every pulled? 

When we were younger, we used to clear 

tape people’s skates and then watch them 

skate out onto the ice. 

What is your favorite food? 

Probably steak, it’s good and it’s good for 

you. 

What is your biggest pet peeve on 

the ice? 

This Week In ... 

Eagles Varsity Athletics 

Wrestling 

■Feb. ■ 16-18 - at IHSA 

Individual State Tournament 

(Champaign), TBA 

■Feb. ■ 21 - at Hinsdale 

Central Dual Team Sectional 

(vs. Marmion Academy), 6 

p.m. 

Girls Basketball 

■Feb. ■ 16 - at IHSA Lincoln- 

Way Central Regional 

Championship, 7 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 21 - at IHSA Shepard 

Sectional Semifinal, 7:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 23 - at IHSA Shepard 

Sectional Championship, 7 p.m. 

Boys Basketball 

■Feb. ■ 17 - host Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 6:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 21 - at Bolingbrook, 

6:30 p.m. 

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My biggest pet peeve is when we get up 

on teams, and we just let down and let them 

back into the game. 

What are three things on your bucket 

list? 

To play in the NHL. I want to go to Cancun. 

Win the Stanley Cup. 

If you were a superhero, what would 

your super power be? 

Probably fly, so I could get to places 

quicker. 

What is your favorite Snapchat filter? 

Probably the dog. 

Interviewed by Assistant Editor Brittany Kapa 

Girls Bowling 

■Feb. ■ 17-18 - at IHSA State 

Final Tournament (Cheery 

Bowl, Rockford), TBD 

Girls Gymnastics 

■Feb. ■ 17-18 - at IHSA State 

Final Meet (Palatine), TBD 

Boys Swimming 

■Feb. ■ 18 - at IHSA Lockport 

Sectional, TBA

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Boys Basketball 

Eagles show unity, despite tough loss to Lincoln-Way East 

Sandburg starters 

cheer on bench, late 

in game 

Jon DePaolis 


As Lincoln-Way East junior 

guard Sam Shafer stole 

the ball and stormed down 

the court Feb. 7. Heading 

toward the basket alone, he 

was reminded of a similar 

moment that happened just a 

few weeks ago. 

“The first game [against 

Sandburg in January], I had 

a steal and a breakaway dunk 

[chance], and I missed it,” 

Shafer said. “I don’t know 

what happened. But tonight, 

I had to get it back. I got the 

steal, and I knew right when 

I stole it I was going to slam 

it.” 

Shafer leaped into the air, 

ball in hand, and slammed 

it through the basket to give 

the Griffins a 50-32 lead with 

just four minutes left to play. 

He brought the Frankfort 

crowd to its feet. 

Shafer said it is all instinct, 

once he’s in the air. 

“I just feel like I’ve got to 

get up there, and everything 

else will take care of itself,” 

he said. 

Shafer scored 22 total 

points in the game — 15 in 

the second half — and the 

Griffins blew out the Eagles 

56-36 in a SouthWest Suburban 

Conference matchup. 

Shafer also had five rebounds, 

two steals and an assist 

in the game. 

“The first time we played 

them, I took them really 

lightly,” Shafer admitted, as 

the Griffins fell to Sandburg 

in a close contest earlier in 

the season. “I didn’t think we 

were going to have a problem, 

and then they came out 

and showed us what they 

had and they beat us. In this 

game, I just wanted to show 

them what we’re made of, 

and I knew what we were capable 

of.” 

But while the Griffins’ 

scoring was prolific against 

Sandburg, their defense was 

the biggest factor of the 

game. The stingy Griffins 

forced Sandburg to try to 

work inside, as the constant 

rotation and height of the 

Frankfort squad left few opportunities 

past the arc. 

“We were very prepared,” 

Shafer said. “We didn’t let 

them get as many outside 

shots. We wanted them to 

score inside. When they 

drove, they didn’t have much 

height. So, we blocked it or 

got a rebound.” 

East coach Rich Kolimas 

said the defensive effort was 

the difference. 

“The story of tonight was 

our defense,” Kolimas said. 

“We just put the clamps on 

[the Eagles]. There were 

some possessions where 

they held onto [the ball], and 

they were trying to score for 

45 seconds. But they still 

couldn’t score. They wound 

up shooting a three, and a 

couple times they made them, 

but I was delighted with our 

defensive effort. 

“We are developing some 

pride in our defense. You 

take a lot of comfort in that, 

because you’re not going 

to shoot the ball well every 

night. But you can play defense 

every night.” 

Despite the score differential 

at the end of the game, 

Sandburg was very much in 

control for most of the first 

quarter. The Eagles got off to 

an 8-2 lead through the first 

three minutes of the game, 

thanks to a game-opening 

3-pointer by senior Edmond 

Mila and five points from junior 

Barlow Alleruzzo. But 

the Griffins battled back to 

take an one-point lead before 

“We have a good group of kids, 

and I enjoy coaching them. It’s 

good to get those kids some playing 

time, because they bust their 

butts just like everybody else for 

six months during the season.” 

Todd Allen — Sandburg boys basketball coach, on 

his bench players seeing some time against Lincoln- 

Way East 

a 3-pointer by Sandburg’s 

Sami Ismail ended the first 

quarter, giving the Eagles a 

15-13 advantage. 

Then, after tying the game 

at 15 early in the second 

quarter, the Griffins rotated 

in bench players and began 

to run a perimeter offensive. 

The results were immediate, 

as senior forward Dan Mulhollan 

hit a two-point jumper, 

and junior forward Brandon 

Petkoff drained back-to-back 

3-pointers to give East a 23- 

15 lead midway through the 

quarter. 

“We thought it was the 

guys off the bench that really 

helped us,” Kolimas said 

of the second quarter surge. 

“Brandon Petkoff and Dan 

Mulhollan — those two guys 

really contributed. Then, we 

got a little rhythm going offensively. 

We moved the ball 

a bit better and got some 

good looks.” 

With 28.7 seconds left 

in the first half, Shafer hit a 

3-pointer from the right side 

to give the Griffins a 28-19 

lead going into the break. 

It may as well have been a 

dagger, as Shafer would score 

early and often in the second 

half to completely take the 

Eagles out of the game. 

“They stifled [Shafer] a 

little bit in that first half, and 

he came out fired up in the 

second half,” Kolimas said. 

“He had some really tough 

shots in the paint. We know 

he has the ability to shoot the 

long ball, and he even posted 

up a little bit for us tonight. 

Sam’s offensive game is 

steadily improving. But what 

I’m really proud of is that 

he’s taken some pride in his 

defense, as well. He was one 

of the guys on the defensive 

end stopping people.” 

Sandburg coach Todd Allen 

also credited the Griffins 

defense after the game. 

“They are really good, 

and they are playing really 

well right now,” Allen said 

of the Griffins. “I knew they 

were going to be ready to go 

against us, and I think we 

stole one from them [in January]. 

Sam Shafer was very 

good tonight, and he carried 

them. He’s a good player, and 

I thought he really came to 

play tonight. 

“Offensively, we didn’t 

score enough points and 

missed some looks and some 

easy layups in the first half 

that maybe could have kept it 

a little closer.” 

Leading the way for the 

Eagles was Mila, who scored 

15 points and had two rebounds. 

“Edmond played really 

well against them the first 

time, too,” Allen said. “He 

shot the ball well, and he’s 

been struggling a little. So, it 

was good to see.” 

Alleruzzo finished with 

eight points and five rebounds, 

while Jason Pygon 

added four assists and two 

steals. Chris Toth and Max 

Winans each scored two 

points. 

“Unfortunately, 36 points 

is not going to beat a good 

Lincoln-Way team,” Allen 

said. “Defensively, I didn’t 

think we were very good in 

the second half. We’ve got 

to keep the game in the 40s 

for us to have a chance. We 

just weren’t able to do that tonight, 

and give credit to Sam 

Shafer and [the Griffins].” 

But the Eagles also showed 

team unity late in the game, 

when reserves got in, with 

Sandburg’s starters voraciously 

cheering on their 

teammates. 

“We have a good group 

of kids, and I enjoy coaching 

them,” Allen said of that 

team unity. “It’s good to get 

those kids some playing time, 

because they bust their butts 

just like everybody else for 

six months during the season. 

It’s unfortunate it had to be in 

this type of situation, but it’s 

good to get them in.” 

Lincoln-Way East improved 

to 17-9 overall and 

4-3 in the conference with 

the win. 

East was on a very nice 

win streak, with victories 

over tough programs like 

Lockport Township and 

Homewood-Flossmoor. 

“This team is a joy to 

coach,” Kolimas said. “They 

are competitive and get along 

with one another. They work 

hard, and so it is really fun 

to coach them. We’ve seen 

steady improvement throughout 

the year, and hopefully 

we peak at the right time.” 

dance 

From Page 51 

Mahomet-Seymour Sectional 

to advance to state, 

where they finished 21st out 

of 30 schools with a score 

of 82.74. They failed to advance 

to Day 2, but the outcome 

was still an improvement 

from this past season’s 

appearance. 

“This is our third year 

moving up to 2A, dealing 

with the big dogs, and 

this year we did score five 

points higher than last year 

and went five placements 

up,” she said. “So, I’m very 

pleased with that finish. Obviously 

being a first-year 

coach, you want to improve 

the program as much as you 

can.” 

The Celtics’ best finish 

at state was third in Class 

1A in 2014. They did not 

advance the following year 

in their 2A debut but have 

made it back-to-back years 

since then. Moving forward, 

Coglianese said she expects 

that winning culture to continue. 

She only will lose 

four seniors to graduation 

this year. 

Coglianese said she has 

a team full of technicallydriven, 

coachable girls, and 

that is going to help when 

she plans a harder, more innovative 

routine next year. 

Looking back, she added 

those characteristics made 

her transition to Providence 

much easier. 

“They were 100 percent 

respectful of new coaching 

and new coaching styles,” 

Coglianese said. “Being a 

new coach, you could see 

a lot resistance from a lot 

of high school girls, but all 

my girls embraced everything 

that I have brought. 

I could not have asked 

for a better first year with 

the girls.” 

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Sandburg wrestler Patrick 

Brucki entered this season 

with the ultimate goal of 

ending his senior campaign 

standing atop the podium at 

the University of Illinois’ 

State Farm Center. 

After placing third at the 

Illinois High School Association 

Class 3A state 

tournament as a sophomore 

and second last season, both 

times at 182 pounds, anything 

less than a state title 

next weekend in Champaign 

would constitute failure in 

the mind of the Princetonbound 

grappler. Brucki’s 

mission is nearing completion, 

as the four-time state 

qualifier and two-time medalist 

continued his dominant 

season Saturday, Feb. 11, by 

winning the championship 

at 195 pounds at the Downers 

Grove North Sectional. 

Brucki (40-1) will enter 

the state tournament unbeaten 

against and largely 

unchallenged by Illinois 

wrestlers. He easily disposed 

of his sectional opponents, 

including two of 

the top-tier wrestlers in the 

state. Brucki defeated Mason 

Kroening of Waubonsie 

Valley 17-5 in the semifinals 

before making Sergio Villalobos 

of Downers Grove 

look average and topping 

him by technical fall 20-5 in 

the championship bout. 

The supremely confident 

but humble Brucki said he 

thinks the only opponent 

who can beat him lies within. 

“I’m happy with how 

it’s progressing, with how 

I’m wrestling,” he said after 

accepting his first-place 

medal. “Obviously, I’m 

never satisfied, but I think if 

I stay on this track, I’ll have 

a good chance of taking 

that title, and there’s no one 

that’s going to stop me from 

doing that other than me. 

I’m my own worst enemy 

right now, and all I’ve got 

to do is trust myself, trust 

my instincts, trust what my 

coaches have taught me to 

do and get the job done.” 

Three other Sandburg 

wrestlers will join Brucki in 

Champaign. Cole Bateman 

and Malik Scates placed 

third in the sectional at 220 

pounds and 285 pounds, 

respectively, and Patrick 

Nolan took fourth at 120 

pounds. 

Bateman and Scates each 

will be taking their second 

trips to the state tournament, 

while Nolan is to go 

for the first time. 

Bateman qualified for 

state two years ago as a 

sophomore and has been 

gunning for a return trip 

since bowing out of the 

state series at sectional this 

past season. He pinned Naperville 

North’s Christian 

Nussbaum in the third-place 

match at Downers Grove 

North to head to state on a 

winning note. 

“That’s actually what 

makes this that much 

sweeter,” Bateman said. 

“Last year, I didn’t wrestle 

my best at [sectional] and 

I ended up not qualifying 

for state. From the moment 

that happened until now, 

I’ve been training. I haven’t 

stopped since then. This 

year, I want to get to the top 

of the podium. That’s my 

goal. I know I’ve still got a 

lot of work to put into it and 

a lot of stuff I have to adjust, 

but that’s what I have 

to do.” 

Scates (34-12), a senior, 

failed to medal at this past 

year’s state tournament 

but “had a plan” to make 

it again to Champaign. He 

pinned Brandon Raines of 

Glenbard East in the thirdplace 

bout. 

“I just absolutely loved it 

down there, so I was like, 

I want to make sure I get 

there again, and this time try 

and get a medal,” he said. 

“I’m ready. I could always 

change a few things up, but 

I think I’m getting it.” 

Nolan, a sophomore who 

is in his first year on varsity, 

had an at times remarkable 

and at other times bewildering 

sectional performance. 

He upset Isaac Jacquez, of 

West Aurora, in the quarterfinals, 

winning 12-10 in 

overtime; then lost to Jacob 

Dado, of Marist, in the 

semifinals. 

Nolan appeared to be 

headed home for the season 

when he trailed Metea 

Valley’s Phillip Sims 10-7 

with one minute remaining 

in their consolation-bracket 

semifinal; however, he 

pulled off perhaps the most 

dramatic victory of the day 

by escaping, taking Sims 

down and putting him on 

his back for three near-fall 

points and a 13-10 win. 

Nolan (34-8) acknowledged 

he drives Sandburg 

head coach Eric Siebert 

crazy. 

“I make it harder than it 

has to be,” Nolan said. “I 

just didn’t wrestle my best, 

honestly. I mean, I still 

made it down state, and 

that’s what my mark has 

been all year. Next week, I 

just have to wrestle better if 

I want to place.” 

Another area wrestler 

who is headed to state is Andrew’s 

Robbie Precin, who 

won the Downers Grove 

North Sectional title at 120 

pounds by defeating Dado 

5-3 in the championship 

bout. Precin (38-1), a junior, 

placed fourth in state at 113 

as a freshman but missed 

most of this past season after 

breaking his nose. 

“Obviously, I’m going to 

try my hardest to get that 

state title,” Precin said. “But 

I just wanted to get back on 

the mat [after last season], 

because I wanted to prove 

to everyone I could do it. I 

think I’ll prove even more 

once state comes. I’ve just 

got to keep throttling.” 

Precin, who attended 

Sandburg when he qualified 

for state two years ago, said 

his coaches at Andrew have 

been amazing and are very 

supportive. 

“They just want me to 

have fun,” he said. “That’s 

all they’re worried about, 

and it’s motivating for me 

for them to do that.”



Competitive Dance 

Celtics dancers improve at state in transition year 

Orland Parkers 

contributed to Catholic 

school’s success 

James Sanchez, Contributing Editor 

First-year Providence Catholic 

head dance coach Stephanie Coglianese 

admitted she had to tone 

down her coaching style and be 

patient. 

After spending five years coaching 

18- to 22-year-olds for Calumet 

College of St. Joseph’s dance 

team, she moved on to coaching 

incoming freshmen to seniors at 

Providence to be closer to her husband, 

Mark, who is the school’s 

varsity football coach. 

With no junior varsity team, 10 

of the 17 Celtics were freshmen or 

sophomores. 

“I had to step back and think, 

‘How does a 14-year-old take 

on corrections, as opposed to a 

22-year-old?’” Coglianese recalled. 

“I had put myself back in 

high school shoes to coach down 

at that level.” 

As much as that was an adjustment 

for her, the girls had to 

make some, too. Since the Illinois 

High School Association 

included competitive dance as a 

sanctioned sport five years ago, 

the Celtics have performed traditional 

poms routines. Coglianese 

shifted from that hard-hitting 

style into a lyrical, contemporary 

base that was more fluid and 

dramatic. 

Coglianese said the seniors 

seemingly had the toughest transition 

after spending three years doing 

poms but began to grasp the 

new routine after a month, along 

with the rest of the team. It danced 

to a remixed rendition of “California 

Dreamin’” by Mamas & The 

Papas. 

A first-place finish in November 

during the team’s regular 

season debut at an Andrew competition 

set the tone for what 

eventually became a successful 

season. 

“This was the most technically 

difficult routine we’ve had so 

far at Providence,” Coglianese 

said. “It’s a different ball game 

for them, and they did well, despite 

switching genres, which 

meant different styles, techniques, 

and doing all this with a 

new coach.” 

The Celtics later placed second 

in the Chicago Catholic League’s 

inaugural dance competition, finishing 

behind Class 3A school 

Loyola Academy. A week later, 

they took third at the Class 2A 

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Girls Bowling 

Emily Schrader advances to state 

following return to form at sectional 

Sophia Jablonski 

advances to state in 

Wheelchair Division 

Frank Gogola 


For the first time this 

postseason, things were not 

coming easy for Lockport. 

The Porters had been in 

second place the majority 

of the day Saturday, Feb. 

11, at the Andrew Sectional 

at Orland Bowl. But as the 

other teams started to fade 

late in the day, strong play 

from junior Bailey Delrose 

and a lineup change 

helped the Porters win the 

sectional title and earn 

their fifth consecutive trip to 

state. 

“It’s been a fantastic run, 

especially these last three 

years,” Lockport coach Art 

Cwudzinski said. “You 

don’t see girls with this 

ability this often, and all 

on the same team. It’s been 

a pleasure to watch them 

work and mature. They’ve 

accepted both the good and 

bad breaks.” 

Lockport was the only 

area school to advance to 

state as a team. Andrew’s 

Noelle Doody and Danielle 

Stefanski qualified for state, 

as did Sandburg’s Emily 

Schrader. Sandburg’s Sophia 

Jablonski advanced to 

state in the Wheelchair Division. 

Lincoln-Way West, Lincoln-Way 

East, Lincoln- 

Way Central and Tinley 

Park did not qualify any 

individual bowlers. The 

lowest individual advancing 

score was a 1,259. 

The four highest-scoring 

teams and five top-scoring 

individuals who did not advance 

with a team moved 

on to state. The state finals 

are scheduled for Feb. 17- 

18 at Cherry Bowl Lanes in 

Rockford. 

Sandburg junior Emily 

Schrader will be heading to 

state as an individual for the 

third consecutive season. 

Schrader finished fifth 

overall and first among individuals 

without an advancing 

team. Her 1,351 was 24 

pins behind Minooka senior 

Carmella Russell, who won 

the individual sectional title 

with a 1,375. 

The 1,351 was 96 pins 

better than her 1,255 at the 

Plainfield South Regional. 

She had a 1,288 at the conference 

championship. 

“It’s the old Emily,” Sandburg 

coach Joe Geiger said. 

“She had been bowling well 

the past couple of weeks but 

not up to her standard. This 

was the Emily we know.” 

Schrader bowled a 698 in 

the afternoon session for the 

second-highest three-game 

score of the afternoon. She 

had a 653 in the morning 

session. 

She scored a 266 in the 

final game, which included 

a run of seven strikes, to secure 

her state berth. She did 

not bowl lower than a 204 

after struggling to a 169 in 

the first game. 

A 7-10 split in that first 

game had her moving 

where she lined up and 

switching the type of ball 

she used. Geiger and assistant 

coach Tim Walsh 

talked with her about nonbowling 

subjects to keep 

her mind off of overthinking 

the bowling, and Walsh 

told her jokes to keep her 

relaxed. 

“I think for me it was 

more [about] not getting 

down on myself,” Schrader 

said. “That was what propelled 

me today. 

“I’m really proud of myself 

that I stayed calm and 

got my spares. That’s really 

important at this time of the 

year.” 

This past year, Schrader 

finished 10th overall at 

state. She tried for 69th and 

did not make it to the second 

day of competition as a 

freshman. 

“It is fun, but, at times, 

it can be a very tough situation,” 

Schrader said of 

bowling at state. “You have 

to keep your mental game 

in check. … Today, I didn’t 

feel too much pressure, because 

I had such a good attitude, 

even after that bad 

first game.” 

Junior Sophia Jablonski 

won the Wheelchair Division 

to advance to state. 

She bowled a 459. It is her 

first year bowling in high 

school. 

“I was nervous at first, but 

then I treated it as if it was 

just a practice,” Jablonski 

said. “I got better and better 

[scores] every time.” 

Family, friends and other 

Sandburg bowlers who did 

not advance to the sectional 

came out to support 

her. 

“Cheering helps me a 

lot,” she said. “I do better 

with cheers than without. I 

really liked the encouragement.” 

“She just lit up today,” 

said Naheda Jablonski, Sophia’s 

mom. “She hardly 

slept last night, because she 

was so excited that she’s 

able to participate in something 

like this. She feels 

just like any of these other 

kids.”



Girls Gymnastics 

Giglio, Roe qualify for state in four events apiece 

Frank Gogola 


The Lincoln-Way and 

Sandburg-Stagg co-op gymnastics 

teams dominated 

at the Oswego Sectional in 

their own ways. 

Lincoln-Way’s depth 

helped it win the sectional 

championship, despite the 

team having its worst-scoring 

performance of the postseason 

Thursday, Feb. 9, at 

Oswego. 

Junior Una Farrell qualified 

for state as an individual 

in all five events, while junior 

Gabby DeVito, sophomore 

Barb Belka and freshman 

Korina Jarosz qualified 

in one event each. 

“I’m just proud of the girls 

and proud of the season,” 

Lincoln-Way coach Kim 

Lago said. “They’ve fought 

so hard this season. We had 

a huge injury [junior Maddie 

Flondor] in December, and 

the girls just kept fighting 

through and came together 

as a team. It just was amazing.” 

Sandburg, the only other 

area team at the sectional, 

had a gymnast win all five 

events, but the young Eagles 

finished fifth out of six as a 

team. Freshman Maddie Giglio 

won the all-around title, 

and she and junior Maddy 

Roe qualified for state as 

individuals in four events 

each. 

“The two of them together 

give us a great 1-2 punch,” 

Sandburg coach Mike White 

said. “This is valuable experience, 

especially for those 

younger ones who had some 

falls tonight. We had seven 

falls last week, so I said, 

‘Let’s try and cut it in half,’ 

and we had eight on the first 

event on beam. That made it 

easier for me to lighten the 

load and say, ‘Let’s have a little 

fun with this; let’s work on 

what we need to work on.’” 

Sandburg-Stagg co-op’s Maddie Giglio competes Thursday, Feb. 9, in vault at the Oswego 

Sectional. Photos by Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media 

Sandburg-Stagg co-op’s Maddy Roe competes on the bars. She advanced to state in four 

events Thursday, Feb. 9, during the Oswego Sectional. 

The highest-scoring team 

and Top 5 individuals automatically 

qualified for state. 

At-large advancers will be announced 

on the Illinois High 

School Association website. 

Giglio would have been 

hard-pressed to have a better 

sectional debut. 

The freshman tied for 

first in all-around (36.500), 

with Lyons sophomore Olivia 

Kalata and won beam 

(9.325) and floor (9.325). 

She also qualified for state 

on vault (9.275) by tying 

for fifth place with Lincoln- 

Way’s Farrell. 

“I was pretty nervous,” 

Giglio said of the big stage. 

“I actually was less nervous 

than I thought I would 

[be]. I felt more confident, 

but I was super really 

nervous.” 

Giglio scored an 8.575 on 

bars, the only event in which 

Taylor Talley competes on vault for the Sandburg-Stagg coop 

Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Oswego Sectional. 

she wasn’t competing as 

an individual after she fell 

off the bars at the regional. 

White said they agreed to 

lower the difficulty of her 

routine, hence the lower 

score, since she was in a 

good position to finish in the 

all-around Top 5. 

Teammate Maddy Roe 

was fourth in the all-around 

but had a start to forget. 

The junior tied for fifth on 

beam (9.025) after falling 

off on a flip flop layout, also 

known as a back handspring 

with two flips. She finished 

23rd on floor (8.450) after 

she could not land a double 

back — vertically flipping 

her body twice in the air — 

to close a cross-mat series of 

flips. 

She responded by winning 

vault (9.500) and bars 

(9.450). She finished fourth 

in all-around (36.425), just 

0.075 points behind the cochampions. 

“I just used all the aggression 

and anger, upsetness I 

had from the first two events 

and just gave it my all, because 

what else are you 

going to do when that happens,” 

Roe said. 

Her performance earned 

her a third trip to state in as 

many seasons. She will be 

competing in a personal-best 

four events. Still, she was 

not pleased with her overall 

performance. 

“It was a rough day,” she 

said. “I’m not going to lie — 

not the way I expected it to 

come out.” 

As a sophomore, Roe finished 

eighth on vault, ninth 

in all-around and 11th on 

beam at state. She placed 

21st in all-around as a freshman. 

As for her advice to Giglio 

at state, she said, “Go at it 

like it’s your last time competing 

and give it your all. 

You never know when your 

time is up with this sport.” 

Freshman Taylor Talley, 

the Eagles’ only other 

individual sectional qualifier, 

finished 19th on vault 

(8.775) and 29th on floor 

(8.050). 

The Eagles finished fifth 

as a team with 136.825 

points. They were 7.25 

points behind first-place 

Lincoln-Way. 

Roe, Giglio and Talley all 

return for Sandburg next season. 

The team loses seniors 

Marilyn Sedlak and Heather 

Cummins, both regulars in 

the lineup, to graduation. 

“We have a couple kids 

coming in next year and a 

pretty good core,” White 

said. “I think the kids are excited 

about that. I’m pretty 

upbeat about the future.”


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Providence sweeps St. Rita in Kennedy Cup semifinals 

Brittany Kapa 


St. Rita’s fan section 

came in strong, loud and 

like a scene from “Braveheart,” 

complete with blue 

face paint. 

The team’s fans left quieter 

and much more reserved 

than they entered. 

On Thursday, Feb. 9, 

the No. 1 seed Providence 

hockey team took on No. 

4 St. Rita in the semifinal 

round of the Kennedy Cup 

tournament. St. Rita hosted 

Providence at Southwest Ice 

Arena in Crestwood for the 

second game of the series. 

Providence proved victorious 

by the end of the night 

with a 2-0 win and swept 

the series with two back-toback 

shutouts. 

Ryan Iaciancio, of Tinley 

Park, kept his undefeated 

streak alive in the Chicago 

Catholic Hockey League 

with a 25-save performance 

en route to the team’s victory. 

“I knew it was an elimination 

game for them, so I 

knew that they were going 

to bring everything that they 

had,” Iaciancio said. “We 

prepared. We knew what 

they had coming in. Our 

defense played great and 

helped me get the shutout.” 

Iaciancio finished the 

game with a few memorable 

saves, one of which had him 

well out of the safety of the 

blue paint. 

Senior forward Josh 

Mooncotch scored the lone 

full-strength goal with 2 

minutes and 10 seconds left 

in the second period. Mooncotch 

was fed a pass from 

Jake Vennetti, of Orland 

Park, which got St. Rita’s 

goalie moving and allowed 

enough space for Mooncotch 

to bury the puck in the 

net off a quick wrist shot. 

Jake Rott, of Orland Park, 

Kevin Horan, of Orland Park, hit a buzzer-beater goal Thursday, Feb. 9, to help seal the 

series for Providence over St. Rita in the semifinals of the Kennedy Cup at the Southwest 

Ice Arena in Crestwood. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Jake Rott, of Orland Park, picked up a secondary assist on the first goal for Providence in 

the 2-0 win over St. Rita. 

picked up the secondary assist 

on that play. 

Mooncotch cited Iaciancio’s 

performance as one of 

the main reasons his team 

was so successful during 

the night. 

“He stood on his head,” 

Mooncotch said. “He’s been 

playing great the last two 

games. He kept us in and 

had two shutouts.” 

Providence’s second goal 

came at the very end of the 

third period, after St. Rita 

had pulled goalie Mike 

Iwaniec in an attempt to 

even the score. 

Kevin Horan, of Orland 

Park, made sure that did not 

happen with a buzzer-beater 

Providence goalie Ryan Iaciancio made 25 saves to secure 

a second shutout in a two-game sweep of the semifinals 

series against St. Rita. 

goal with less than a second 

to go in regulation. 

A common theme 

throughout the night for 

Providence was the team’s 

aggressiveness on the puck 

and the team’s willingness 

to make good plays. Defensively, 

Frankfort’s Jake 

Lawler was able to keep 

Providence’s offensive zone 

time up with a series of 

good keeps at the blue line. 

“We try and be as aggressive 

as we can, and if 

you get beat, we’re at least 

going to make you make a 

great play to beat us,” head 

coach Nick Iaciancio said. 

“Sometimes, we have a tendency 

to go too hard and 

lose our discipline in there.” 

The team’s aggressiveness 

resulted in four penalties 

throughout the game. 

Despite being a man short, 

the team was always able 

to have control of the game 

and the situation. Mooncotch 

was called on a crosscheck 

violation during the 

second period, and Providence 

was able to keep St. 

Rita from even getting a 

shot on net. 

“Our fourth line dominated 

play for a good portion 

of the time, which was a 

huge leg [up] for us to give 

everyone else a break, especially 

when you’re killing 

penalties,” Nick Iaciancio 

said of the team’s multiple 

successful penalty kills. 

The coach said he does 

not generally like to assign 

numbers to his lines but 

said Mokena’s Cole Kaup, 

Shorewood’s Cam Cutler 

and Orland Park’s Shane 

Horan all were essential in 

the success of killing those 

penalties. 

The team celebrated its 

victory after the game but 

with the understanding that 

its next challenge looms. 

Providence was slated to 

take on Fenwick in the Kennedy 

Cup Finals, and no one 

wanted to lose focus. 

“We know we’re playing 

Fenwick in the finals, 

and we know they’re going 

to bring everything 

they have,” Ryan Iaciancio 

said. “They haven’t beaten 

us this year. Our last game 

was pretty close. We know 

that [in] this final anything 

can happen. So, we have to 

bring our ‘A’ game.”



fastbreak 

Girls Basketball 

Sandburg’s regular season ends in rough loss to Bolingbrook 

1st and 3 

Mark Korosa/ 

22nd Century Media 

Standout 

Performance 

1. Maddie Giglio 

The freshman 

(ABOVE) won the allaround 

title Thursday, 

Feb. 9, at the 

Oswego Sectional. 

She tied for first in 

all-around (36.500), 

and won beam 

(9.325) and floor 

(9.325). She also 

qualified for state on 

vault (9.275) by tying 

for fifth place. 

2. Patrick Brucki 

The Sandburg grappler 

was dominant at 

the Downers Grove 

North Sectional, 

claiming the title at 

195 pounds to advance 

to state on his 

quest for a championship. 

3. Ryan Iaciancio 

The goalie for the 

Providence hockey 

club registered two 

shutouts against St. 

Rita to help his team 

sweep the semifinals 

series en route to the 

Kennedy Cup Finals. 

As playoffs loom, 

coach reflects on 

difficulties of season 

Randy Whalen 


The final regular season 

game for the Sandburg girls 

basketball team was like a 

microcosm of its season — 

a poor start, a really good 

middle but fading down the 

stretch. 

That was the case when the 

Eagles lost to host Bolingbrook 

51-29 in the final 

regular season game for both 

teams Thursday, Feb. 9, in a 

Blue Division matchup in the 

SouthWest Suburban Conference. 

It was senior night for the 

Raiders (16-9, 7-3), who 

started senior guard Jnaya 

Walker as a nice gesture, after 

she tore her anterior cruciate 

ligament Jan. 26 against 

Stagg. 

After Bolingbrook won 

the tip, it called timeout and 

removed Walker from the 

game. 

The loss was the fifth 

straight and ninth in 10 games 

for Sandburg (10-19, 1-9). 

To open the season, the 

Eagles lost 8-of-9 games. 

But in the middle they won 

8-of-10, including the title 

of the Oak Lawn tournament 

and fifth place at Hillcrest, to 

climb back to an overall record 

of 9-10 by Jan. 4. 

It has been rough going 

since, though. 

“We were within [six] 

points, and then all of the 

sudden it was 20,” Sandburg 

first-year coach Nick 

Fotopoulos said of the 

Bolingbrook game. “That’s 

how our season has gone. A 

rough start, then we played 

good basketball. 

“But then our conference 

schedule hit, and it was a 

struggle. We’ve played a lot 

of good teams, and our record 

is what it is.” 

The game also unfortunately 

highlighted another 

thing that has plagued the 

Eagles this season: a lack 

of scoring. Against Bolingbrook, 

they had four players 

with a team-high four points. 

One of them was sophomore 

guard Natalie Stavropoulos, 

who scored Sandburg’s first 

four points. 

“I feel like we’ve looked 

too much individually to 

score,” Stavropoulos said. 

“If someone is on a roll, we 

have to recognize that.” 

Stavropoulos was that 

person early, as she hit a 

3-pointer in the opening 

minutes for the Eagles’ only 

lead at 3-2. Then, with 4 

minutes and 58 seconds left 

in the first quarter, she added 

a free throw to tie the game 

at 4-4. 

But Bolingbrook went on 

a 10-0 run to close out the 

first quarter with a 14-4 lead. 

Junior forward Jahari Smith 

(11 rebounds) scored eight 

of her game-high 15 points 

in the opening quarter for the 

Raiders, who tied Lincoln- 

Way East for second place 

in the conference behind 

Homewood-Flossmoor. 

The lead ballooned to 

20-5 when junior guard Gabriella 

Smith (13 points) hit 

a 3-pointer with 7:08 left 

in the second quarter. The 

game was stopped at that 

point, as Smith hit the 1,000 

career point mark on the 

shot, joining Jahari Smith 

— no relation — in reaching 

that mark. 

Trailing 23-7, the Eagles 

fought back, as five different 

players scored in a 10-2 

burst in the final 3:08 of the 

first half. That narrowed their 

deficit to 25-17 at halftime. 

Things looked even better 

when junior guard Morgan 

McAuliffe (4 points) opened 

the third quarter with a layup. 

She was fouled on the play 

but missed the free throw, 

leaving the score 25-19. 

At that point, things 

seemed to be going Sandburg’s 

way. But it was shortlived, 

as senior forward 

Talia Edwards (9 points, 

6 rebounds) scored seven 

points in a 15-0 run, which 

gave the Raiders a 40-19 

lead with 1:50 left in the 

third quarter. 

“I feel like we don’t come 

out as ready as we need to 

be,” Stavropoulos said. “We 

need to push through it and 

play more as a team. When 

we’re playing well, we have 

a lot of confidence. But it’s 

hard when we’re not making 

shots.” 

Freshman guard Danyel 

“That’s how our season has gone 

— a rough start, then we played 

good basketball.” 

Nick Fotopoulos — Sandburg girls basketball 

coach 

Middleton literally shot the 

lights out when she hit a 

jumper from the left baseline 

with just less than a halfminute 

to play in the third 

quarter. The scoreboard 

went out briefly after that 

shot, which gave the Raiders 

a 42-24 lead — where it remained 

at the quarter break. 

It also started another 

11-0 run that carried into the 

fourth quarter. That was the 

third double-digit Bolingbrook 

burst of the game. 

“We [are] competitive, 

but then we have turnovers,” 

said Fotopoulos, whose team 

had 18 of them. “And we’re 

offensively challenged. We 

missed a lot of layups and 

free throws.” 

Sandburg was 10-of-41 

(24 percent) from the field 

and 6-of-14 (43 percent) 

from the free throw line. Senior 

guard Grace Bauer and 

junior post player Nicole 

Poole also added four points 

for the Eagles, who were out 

rebounded 36-26, and have 

scored 35 points or less nine 

times this season. 

If the game mirrors Sandburg’s 

season, then there 

was a glimmer of hope at 

the end, as the Raiders did 

not score for the final 4:30 

of the game. The Eagles had 

the last five points. Junior 

forward Erin Greenfield (3 

points, 5 rebounds) scored 

all her points in that span. 

“We think we match up 

well with Lincoln-Way Central,” 

said Fotopoulos of his 

team’s initial playoff opponent. 

“We wanted to work on 

some things in this [Bolingbrook] 

game to get ready for 

[Lincoln-Way Central].” 

The Eagles only have four 

seniors. They are Bauer, Megan 

Hardesty, Maeve Hennessy 

and Kennedy Sabutis. 

They had to be ready Tuesday, 

Feb. 14, when No. 10 

seeded Sandburg faced the 

host No. 7 seeded Knights in 

a Class 4A regional semifinal 

at Lincoln-Way Central. 

The winner of that would 

likely face No. 2 seeded 

Marist (or its regional semifinal 

opponent) at 7 p.m. 

Friday, Feb. 17, in the regional 

title game. The winner 

of that will advance to 

the semifinals of the Shepard 

Sectional at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

Feb. 21, against the winner 

of the Andrew Regional. 

LISTEN UP 

“I knew it was an elimination game for them, so I knew 

that they were going to bring everything that they had. 

We prepared. We knew what they had coming in.” 

Ryan Iaciancio — Providence hockey club goalie, on his team being ready 

for St. Rita in the semifinals 

What 2 Watch 

Wrestling — Feb. 16-18, at the State Farm 

Center in Champaign 

• Sure, it’s quite the haul, but to watch the 

Eagles’ Patrick Brucki try to complete his 

quest for a championship at 195 pounds, it 

may be well worth it. 

INDEX 

48 - Athlete of the Week 

48 - This Week In 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, bill@opprairie.com.

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.opprairie.com | February 16, 2017 

Standout 

performances 

Eagles finish fifth of 

six at sectional, but two 

individuals advance to state 

finals, Page 53 

Schrader state-bound 

Sandburg’s Emily Schrader advances through sectional to IHSA girls 

bowling finals, Page 52 

Locals help Providence hockey team back 

to finals of Kennedy Cup, Page 54 

Ryan Iaciancio, of Tinley Park, heads toward a second shutout to close out a two-game 

sweep of St. Rita Thursday, Feb. 9, in the semifinals of the Kennedy Cup. Providence 

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