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New eagle at OJH 

For Eagle Scout project, Eric Kenes 

upgrades courtyard at school to remember 

late teacher, Page 3 

Making it official 

Interim Village Manager Joe La Margo 

given the job proper by Orland Park 

Village Board, Page 4 

Preteen politics 

Orland Park boy recounts experience of 

getting to play role of page for a day in 

Springfield, Page 6 

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THURSDAY 

Hip Hop Dance 

4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 14, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Students are 

invited to pick up some key 

dance techniques and learn 

a short, choreographed hiphop 

routine. This is a free 

event for teens in grades 

7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

Project Serve: Quality Time 

with Seniors 

4:15-5:45 p.m. Sept. 14, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. 

Students will spend quality 

time and play cards games 

with those who are older and 

wiser. This is a free event 

for teens in grades 7-12. For 

more information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

FRIDAY 

Super Smash Bros 

Tournament Night 

7:30-10:30 p.m. Sept. 15, 


15555 S. 71st Court. 

Students are invited to join 

us for an epic night of gaming 

competition. Free food 

samples will be provided by 

Chipotle. This is a free event 





SATURDAY 

Tip & Tricks to the Perfect 

Wedding 

10 a.m.-noon Sept. 

16, Orland Park History 

Museum, 14415 Beacon 

Ave. Professional wedding 

coordinator Karen Friker, 

and Mitchell’s Flowers & 

Events of Orland Park, lend 

their wedding expertise as 

they present tips and tricks to 

create the perfect wedding. 

Visitors do not need to 

be planning a wedding to 

attend this informative and 

fun discussion. Event is 

free and open to all. For 

general information, contact 

museum curator Sarah 

Konzen at (708) 873-1622 

or skonzen@orlandpark.org. 

Camp Beneath the Stars 

4 p.m. Sept. 16-8 a.m. 

Sunday, Sept. 17, Centennial 

Park-Lake Sedgewick. 

Participants can grab their 

tents and sleeping bags, and 

sleep beneath the stars in 

Centennial Park. This year’s 

featured movie is “Beauty 

and the Beast.” Activities 

include a cookout, bonfire 

and movie. Registrations for 

campsites must be made by 

an adult 18 years or older. 

No open fires, fireworks, 

alcohol or grills allowed. 

Quiet time begins at 11 p.m. 

Pre-registration required at 

Recreation Administration 

Office, 14600 S. Ravinia 

Ave. The resident rate is 

$39, nonresident rate is $59, 

dinner for four included in 

fee, but extra meals can be 

purchased for $5 each. For 


403-7275. 

SUNDAY 

‘50 Shades of Me’ Opening 

Reception 

2-4 p.m. Sept. 17, Gallery 

Seven, 116 N. Chicago St., 

Suite 102, Joliet. Donna 

Nevels, frequently featured 

for her photographs of 

Sandburg senior athletes, 

is to exhibit from Aug. 29- 

Sept. 29 at the gallery. For 

more information, visit 

galleryseven.net or email 

gallery7@gmail.com. 

MONDAY 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m. Sept. 18, Village 

Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave. 

Committee meetings start 

at 6 p.m., and are to include 

Development Services, 

Planning and Engineering; 

Public Safety; and Parks and 

Recreation. 

TUESDAY 

Diamonds & Jewels 

4-5 p.m. Sept. 19, The 


S. 71st Court. Students will 

learn about the intricacies 

of cutting, polishing and 

inspecting diamonds and 

gemstones. This is a free 



call (708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Cyber Security 

5-6 p.m. Sept. 19, The 



learn how to think like a 

hacker, so they can keep 

their personal information 

safe and secure on the 

internet. This is a free event 





WEDNESDAY 

Culinary: How To Pickle 

Anything 

4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 20, The 



learn different ways to pickle 

food. This is a free event for 

teens in grades 7-12. For 




Drawing the Human Face 

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. 

September 20, The Bridge 

Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st 

Court, Orland Park. Students 

will learn how to blend, 

shade and draw correct 

facial proportions in order 

to create realistic drawings 

of the human face. This is a 

free event for teens in grades 


call (708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

UPCOMING 

Stellwagen Farm Tours 

Sept. 21-14, 108th Avenue 

and Louetta Lane. Enjoy the 

beginning of fall in Orland 

Park, as the Stellwagen 

Family Farm Foundation 

hosts a weekend of tours 

of the historic Stellwagen 

Family Farm. Free tours are 

to take place from 10 a.m.- 

4 p.m. Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-4 

p.m. Sept. 22, 10 a.m.-4 

p.m. Sept. 23 and 1-5 p.m. 

Sept. 24. For any questions 

about the tours, contact 

the Development Services 

Department at (708) 403- 

5300. 

Horseback Riding 

4-6 p.m. Thursday, 

Sept. 21, The Bridge Teen 

Center, 15555 S. 71st Court. 

Students will take a trail 

ride on horseback. For this 

program, students will travel 

in The Bridge Bus to 16717 

Lockwood Ave. in Tinley 

Park. This is a free event 





DIY Denim Organizer 

4-6 p.m. Thursday, 

Sept. 21, The Bridge Teen 

Center, 15555 S. 71st Court. 

Students will design and sew 

a super-cool jean-inspired 

creation that has practical 

uses, as well. This is a free 



call (708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Detailing a Sports Car 

4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 21, 


15555 S. 71st Court. 

Students will learn about 

how to detail a sports car. 

This is a free event for teens 

in grades 7-12. For more 

information, call (708) 



Orland Park Police Conduct 

Child Safety Seat Inspections 

10-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 

22, and Saturday, Sept. 30. 

The Orland Park Police 

Department is to conduct 

child passenger safety seat 

checks Sept. 22 at Buy Buy 

Baby, 290 Orland Park 

Place, and Sept. 30 at Babies 

R Us, 15820 94th Ave. 

ONGOING 

Leisure Plotters Club 

12:30-2:30 p.m. every 

third Thursday of the month, 

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. 

Citizens’ Police Academy 

Registration 

Adults who have an 

interest in law enforcement 

or those who simply want 

to know more about law 

enforcement in Orland 

Park are invited to register 

for Orland Park Police 

Department’s Citizens’ 

Police Academy to be held 

on Saturday, Oct. 14. The 

one-day class runs from 8 

a.m.-4 p.m. at the Orland 

Park Police Department, 

15100 S. Ravinia Ave. There 

is no charge for the class, 

and lunch will be provided. 

The class is limited in size, 

and open to adults ages 18 

and older. A criminal history 

review will be conducted 

on each registrant prior 

to acceptance into the 

academy. Registration forms 

can be downloaded and 

printed from the Village’s 

website at orlandpark. 

org/DocumentCenter/ 

View/28431. For more 

information, contact Sgt. 

Wayne Lee at (708) 349- 

4111. 

Orland Park Walk to End 

Alzheimer’s Recruitment 

The Alzheimer’s 

Association is recruiting 

teams for the 2017 Walk to 

End Alzheimer’s, to take 

place Saturday, Sept. 30, at 

Centennial Park. For more 

information, visit http://act. 

alz.org/orlandpark2017. 

Have an item for calendar? 

Deadline is noon Thursdays. To 

submit an item to the calendar, 

contact Editor Bill Jones at 

(708) 326-9170 ext. 20 or 

bill@opprairie.com.

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the orland park prairie | September 14, 2017 | 3 

Eagle Scout candidate honors late Orland Jr. High teacher 

Bill Jones, Editor 

When Eric Kenes, a member 

of Orland Park Boy 

Scout Troop 318, was faced 

with a decision on an Eagle 

Scout project by his father, 

his Eagle Scout coach, he 

did not know what he would 

do immediately. 

It did not take him long to 

figure it out. 

By the next morning, 

Kenes, now a 17-year-old 

junior at Sandburg High 

School, knew he wanted to 

renovate Orland Jr. High 

School’s courtyard in honor 

of Thomas Helmuth, a 

teacher who died in 2014 

after impacting the school’s 

community for more than 20 

years. 

“My vision for the project 

came to me when walking 

past the courtyard one day,” 

Kenes told a crowd that assembled 

Thursday, Sept. 7, 

for a dedication ceremony. 

“I looked out and saw Mr. 

Helmuth reading a book and 

enjoying the beauty of this 

special place.” 

Over the course of three 

years following the inception 

of that idea, Kenes organized 

a project that would 

ultimately see 60 Scouts 

over the course of six hours 

revamp the courtyard by 

restaining a deck, working 

on benches, adding mulch 

and more. He learned many 

lessons along the way, including 

the intricacies 

of working with governing 

bodies to see a project 

through to its completion. 

During the dedication 

ceremony — which saw 

Thomas’ brother, Rich, 

help Kenes unveil an eagle 

carved in wood and a 

plaque honoring the late 

teacher with the inscription, 

“In memory of Thomas 

Pictured is a plaque under an eagle carving, recognizing 

the late Thomas Helmuth’s impact on the Orland Jr. High 

School community. 

Rich Helmuth (left) and Eric Kenes unveil a memorial to late 

Orland Jr. High School teacher Thomas Helmuth Thursday, 

Sept. 7, in the school’s courtyard. 

Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

Helmuth. Once an Eagle 

always an Eagle Mentor. 

EK ’17” — the efforts of 

Kenes were recognized by 

the likes of Orland School 

District 135 Superintendent 

D.J. Skogsberg, former OJH 

Principal Linda Kane and 

Lynn Zeder, assistant superintendent 

for teaching and 

learning. 

OJH Principal Edward 

Boswell added, “This is such 

a beautiful opportunity to get 

everyone out here.” 

And that is exactly what 

Kenes said he hopes comes 

of the space. He said he primarily 

wants it to be a place 

teachers can utilize for instruction. 

“There was really no 

space to teach and learn out 

here,” Kenes said. 

He also wants it to be both 

an opportunity for students 

to enjoy a space that often 

went overlooked as well as 

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Orland Park Village Board 

Joe La Margo drops the interim title, as he’s named Village manager 

Jon DePaolis 

Freelance Reporter 

A familiar face will remain 

in charge of Oralnd’s 

day-to-day operations. 

The Orland Park Village 

Board voted 6-1 Sept. 5 to 

approve a contract with Joe 

La Margo to serve as Village 

manager, shedding the 

interim title. 

La Margo’s contract is 

for a three-year term with a 

yearly salary of $165,000. 

Mayor Keith Pekau cast 

the lone dissenting ballot during 

the vote but said at several 

points during the meeting 

that he looks forward to 

working with La Margo. 

“I look forward to working 

with you to help Orland 

Park realize its full potential 

in the coming years,” Pekau 

said. “We agree on far more 

than what we disagree on. 

Together, we will put aside 

or work out our differences 

to do what is in the best interest 

of the village.” 

La Margo, a 20-year resident 

of Orland Park and 

former Orland School District 

135 Board of Education 

president, joined the Village 

staff more than 12 years ago 

when he was appointed deputy 

Village clerk. In 2012, 

he was named public information 

officer. In 2015, he 

was named assistant Village 

manager. Earlier this year, 

he was appointed interim 

Village manager. 

“I’m grateful to the trustees 

for their unanimous 

support, and the trust and 

confidence that you have 

extended to me,” La Margo 

said after the vote. “I’m 

looking forward to working 

with the mayor, the trustees 

and the Village staff to continue 

to build on Orland Park 

and make it the great community 

that it is.” 

During board comments, 

several trustees took time to 

congratulate La Margo. 

“I know you have the support 

of the board, and I really 

look forward to working with 

you the next three years,” 

Trustee Dan Calandriello 

said. “You definitely put in 

hard work, and you’re the 

hardest working man I know 

— and I know a couple hardworking 

people.” 

Trustee Carole Griffin 

Ruzich added, “You’ve certainly 

had the longest interview 

of the any of the candidates. 

You’ve been doing 

this job for five months now, 

so you’ve been interviewing 

for five months. Congratulations, 

and I look forward to 

working with you.” 

After the meeting, Pekau 

expanded on his dissent. 

“There were several strong 

candidates, and we had five 

people in the finals,” Pekau 

said. “I just felt there were 

other candidates that were 

better.” 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action and discussion from the Sept. 5 

meeting of the Orland Park Village Board. 

• Near the tail end of the meeting, the Village Board 

members discussed possible ways in which board 

meetings could be televised or shared with the 

public in the future. After a short conversation, it was 

determined that some options and cost estimates 

should be brought to the board at a future meeting. 

• The Sandburg Chess Club was recognized by the 

Village Board for its championship 2016-2017 season. 

• After the Village Board took the item off the consent 

agenda, members voted 7-0 to approve the Stellwagen 

Family Farm Master Plan. 

• During his comments to the board, Trustee 

Dan Calandriello wished his wife a happy second 

anniversary — as their wedding anniversary fell on a 

board meeting day. 

Dedication 

From Page 3 

something that gets people 

asking who Helmuth was. 

“If any of you knew him, 

he was a special man,” 

Kenes said. “During the time 

I was taught by him, I never 

saw an occasion where he 

put himself above a student. 

The only thing that mattered 

to him was that every student 

had a positive experience 

during those three short 

years at Orland Jr. High 

School. 

“My goal was to carry on 

his legacy.” 

Skogsberg said Kenes, 

himself, served as an example 

of the impact Helmuth 

had on the community, in his 

address during the dedication. 

“Tom instilled in Eric, as 

with many students, a will to 

give back, as well as a legacy,” 

he said. 

Top Notch Chainsaw 

Carving, Lowe’s and A 

Touch of Green were among 

those who helped make the 

project possible, Kenes said. 

Orland Park Village Board 

Committees, commissions continue to cause contention 

Jon DePaolis 


Commissions and appointments 

continued to 

vex the Village Board at 

the Sept. 5 meeting, with 

three Plan Commission appointees 

by the mayor being 

tabled by trustees. 

The Plan Commission 

appointees proposed were: 

Yousef “Joe” Zaatar to 

replace the expired term 

of David Shalabi; Patrick 

Zomparelli to replace the 

expired term of Paul Aubin; 

and Ed Schussler to 

replace the expired term of 

Judith Jacobs. 

Ruzich made a motion to 

table the appointments until 

the next meeting, so she 

could get with a written legal 

opinion that stated previous 

commission appointees 

who had not resigned 

could in fact be replaced. 

“If the vote tonight was, 

‘Should these people be 

removed?’ my vote would 

be ‘no,’” Ruzich said. 

“But that’s not the way it 

sounds like our code is set 

up. And if that is what the 

legal opinion is, coming 

from the lawyer, then that’s 

what I think we’re going 

to be obligated to follow. I 

don’t have any issues with 

the people who have been 

nominated, but I’d like to 

hear further from the lawyer 

before I vote.” 

After some discussion, it 

was determined that commission 

appointees are approved 

in most cases with a 

one-year term. If someone 

is on one of these commissions 

and his or her term 

expires without him or her 

being replaced or resigning, 

that person would continue 

on until a renewal or until a 

successor is appointed. 

“The Illinois Municipal 

Code and the Village of 

Orland Park gives the Village 

president the power 

to appoint citizens to serve 

on commissions within the 

Village with the advice and 

consent of the board,” Pekau 

said. “When a term has 

expired, and this has been 

confirmed with two different 

legal firms, it is the Village 

president’s prerogative 

to replace the commission 

members. It is, in fact, also 

the board’s prerogative to 

vote those replacements 

down.” 

The motion to table the 

commission appointments 

was passed by a 5-2 vote, 

with Pekau and Trustee 

James Dodge dissenting. 

Later, a motion was made 

to split the vote on approving 

appointees to the Civic 

Center Commission, which 

passed 7-0. This was done 

so Kevin Scanlan could be 

approved as an appointment 

— in a 7-0 vote — to 

the commission to replace 

Felicitas Camacho, who 

resigned in August. And a 

motion was made to table a 

vote on the appointment of 

Ed Giron to the committee 

to replace Trustee Patricia 

Gira, whose term expired. 

This motion passed in a 7-0 

vote. 

In other moves, trustees 

unanimously approved the 

following appointments: 

Michael R. Milani and Dan 

McMillan to the Economic 

Development Advisory 

Board; Bill Healy to the 

Zoning Board of Appeals; 

and Feliticas Cortez and 

Scott Trokey to the Recreation 

Advisory Board. 

Several of the commission 

appointees — 

Schussler, Giron and 

Healy — were previously 

listed as appointees for the 

originally proposed ad hoc 

committee that caused contention 

at the prior board 

meeting. 

After the meeting, Pekau 

was asked if he thought 

the motion to table some 

of those appointments was 

done because of who the 

appointees were. 

“Some of the trustees 

have said it’s not about 

the people,” Pekau said. 

“They said it then, so I’ll 

take their word for it now. 

They didn’t vote, so I 

don’t know. They haven’t 

weighed in. My sense is 

that because they approved 

everyone else, including 

people who were on the ad 

hoc committee, that it is 

more about the replacing 

people than it is about the 

people themselves. That’s 

just my sense, but I’m not 

sure.”



Volunteers celebrate season at Summer’s End 

Laurie Fanelli 


Nestled between La- 

Grange Road and 104th 

Avenue — just off of 167th 

Street — exists the beautiful 

landscape known as the 

Orland Grassland. Wildflowers, 

butterflies, native 

plants and a variety of birds 

call this oasis in the village 

home, and a group of selfless 

nature lovers are dedicating 

their time to ensure that 

this habitat will continue to 

thrive for years to come. 

The morning of Saturday, 

Sept. 9, the Orland Grassland 

Volunteers — led by 

site steward Pat Hayes — 

celebrated the changing of 

the seasons with a special 

Summer’s End event, featuring 

a free guided bird walk, 

Hospitality Table brunch and 

free guided ecological restoration 

hikes. 

In addition to enjoying a 

wonderful summer in nature, 

the Grassland Volunteers 

also had a lot to celebrate, 

as the site recently 

was declared an Important 

Bird Area by Audubon Great 

Lakes — the national society 

that protects birds and their 

habitats. 

“This is a big celebration 

today, because we’ve been 

named an Important Bird 

Area,” said Michael McNamee, 

a volunteer and Orland 

Grassland bird monitor. 

“This is a worldwide designation 

from the Audubon 

Society, and we are the 93rd 

area in the State of Illinois.” 

One of the primary factors 

in the Orland Grassland being 

named and Important Bird 

Area is the site’s population of 

Henslow’s sparrows — one of 

the fastest declining birds in 

North America — explained 

Daniel Suarez, an Audubon 

Great Lakes stewardship program 

associate. 

“If all these preserves were 

to be bulldozed and paved 

over, that would be a really 

harsh death blow to Henslow’s 

sparrows across their population,” 

he said. “Here in the 

Chicago area, we contribute 

to the global population in 

a really significant way, and 

that’s why the Orland Grassland 

is so important.” 

The designation as an 

Important Bird Area was 

certainly a high point of the 

year, but the Orland Grassland 

Volunteers have enjoyed 

many wonderful days 

out on the prairie. Orland 

Park resident and volunteer 

Marnie Baker works to 

maintain the grassland habitat 

by weeding, collecting 

seeds and encouraging the 

growth of the remnant areas 

of the preserve. 

“We have all kinds of exciting 

things happen here 

all the time,” Baker said. 

“We’ve seen some rare birds, 

which is very exciting and 

plays into the site being an 

Important Bird Area, and it’s 

a beautiful place. We love to 

come out here and work and 

take care of the restoration.” 

Volunteers organize to 

maintain the grassland at 

least once a week, and they 

regularly host bird and nature 

walks throughout the summer 

season. Kim Martens, 

of Mokena, went on her first 

bird walk earlier this year, 

and she said she enjoyed the 

experience so much that she 

made sure to attend the Summer’s 

End event. 

“It was just amazing,” she 

said. “It was my first time 

ever going out and looking 

at birds in a big field. I 

was just overwhelmed by 

the knowledge that Mike 

has and his ability to pick 

out bird sounds. I was so 

intrigued. So, I wanted to 

come back again.” 

While the event signaled 

Kim Martens (left), of Mokena, and Orland Grassland bird monitor Michael McNamee talk about grasshoppers Saturday, 

Sept. 9, during the Summer’s End event. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Allie Grutze, of Schaumburg, looks at wildflowers at the 

Orland Grassland. 

the end of the summer, there is 

still a lot to experience at the 

Orland Grassland throughout 

the fall and winter. 

“Prairie flowers get stronger 

throughout the season, 

and there’s always something 

new here,” McNamee 

said. “In the winter, you 

can see a Northern Harrier, 

Gail Hossin, of Palos Heights, looks through her binoculars 

during the bird walk at Orland Grassland’s Summer’s End 

event. 

which is a hawk that hunts 

low over the grass. So, if you 

come here and keep your 

eyes open, you just might 

see one.” 

For more information on 

visiting the Orland Grassland 

— and becoming a volunteer 

— visit www.orland 

grassland.org.


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Orland Park youth expands passion for government as page for a day 

Meredith Dobes 


An 11-year-old Orland Park boy 

who is passionate about government 

had the opportunity to see it in action 

as page for a day for State Rep. Fran 

Hurley (D-35) this summer. 

Carson Banker was invited by 

Hurley to experience Springfield 

for himself after meeting her at the 

TECH 2017 event in early May. He 

attended the event with Meadow 

Ridge School, showcasing a 3-D 

landmark project. 

After TECH 2017, Carson’s 

mother, Kandice, contacted Hurley 

through her Facebook page and 

solidified a date for Carson’s page 

experience. 

“It was awesome,” Carson said. 

“I got to meet 30 to 35 politicians. 

There were about 100 politicians in 

the room I was in most of the day. 

It was a really cool experience. I 

got to talk to a lot of them, and they 

were all very nice.” 

The day Carson was in the House 

Chamber, representatives were 

voting on House Bill 3904, establishing 

a Women’s Correctional 

Services Division. Carson said this 

bill resonated with him. 

“Rep. Juliana Stratton [(D-5), 

sponsor of the bill,] talked about 

women in the criminal justice system 

and how 75 percent of them 

have been abused,” Carson said. “It 

felt really moving for me and for 

a lot of people in the room — her 

speech and the way she presented 

it. She presented it amazingly, and 

she made people feel the way that 

she felt about the issue. I thought it 

was very cool.” 

Throughout the day, Carson and 

an older, fellow page responded to 

calls from representatives in need 

of refreshments or other materials. 

Carson said he was able to use an 

underground tunnel to the Stratton 

Building to gather supplies and 

then return to the Capitol Building. 

Representatives paid Carson tips 

for his service, and Carson said he 

would love to work as a page when 

he is in college. 

“I think that would be awesome,” 

he said. “I would want to 

know the politicians and become 

friends with them. The ones I’ve 

met, none of them are mean. All of 

them are really awesome people in 

both parties, and I think it is a fun 

job to do. 

“I’m interested in politics, so to 

not only make money but to get 

to see politics happening right in 

front of you every day would be 

amazing.” 

In addition to learning the ropes 

of paging, Carson also learned 

more about how bills are passed 

and met State Sen. Bill Cunningham 

(D-18), who gave him an Illinois 

Blue Book. 

“His dad went with him, and he 

was kind of in awe of how wonder- 

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State Rep. 

Fran Hurley 

(D-35) poses 

for a photo 

with Carson 

Banker, of 

Orland Park, 

who got to 

serve as page 

for a day this 

summer in 

Springfield. 

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D135 students recall showcasing talents at TECH 2017 

Meredith Dobes, 


Six technology-savvy students 

from Orland School District 135 

had the chance to showcase projects 

to State senators and representatives, 

as well as Gov. Bruce 

Rauner, at TECH 2017 this past at 

the Illinois State Capitol Building 

in Springfield. 

Since 1990, students from around 

the state have shown the latest in educational 

technology-based projects 

at the annual expo, organized by Illinois 

Computing Educators. 

This year, Orland Park students 

joined peers from nearly 100 Illinois 

schools at the event, where 

they listened to presentations from 

speakers and showed their projects 

to legislators in a science fair set-up 

in the Capitol Building’s rotunda. 

Then seventh-graders Emma 

Landsly and Moayad Qasim; 

along with Kim DeVries, seventhgrade 

social studies teacher, and 

Amy Hamernick, media specialist; 

showcased projects from Century 

Junior High School. The students 

created the projects during Genius 

Hour — a once-a-week meeting in 

the Media Center during which students 

are able to follow their passions, 

using technology to create 

projects about which they care. 

Landsly created a website that 

shows people how they can make 

desserts using healthy ingredients, 

and Qasim demonstrated how 3-D 

printers can be used in schools — 

for example, for the creation of 

funnels for use in science classes. 

Then fifth-graders Aya Askar 

and Gregory Kotsiviras; along with 

Michelle Thorne, Technology Lab 

instructor; showed a project from 

Liberty School through which students 

learned about computer science 

and how to code robots. 

Then fifth-graders Juliana Paddock 

and Carson Banker,; along 

with Kara McFarlin, Innovation 

Lab instructor, showed off a project 

from Meadow Ridge School. 

Students researched landmarks 

from anywhere in the world and 

recreated the landmarks using the 

3-D computer-aided design website 

Tinkercad. Projects were then 

printed using a MakerBot 3-D 

printer. 

Each school had to apply to be 

part of TECH 2017, and once they 

were accepted, teachers chose two 

students each to represent them. 

Both McFarlin and Thorne attended 

TECH 2016 with students 

from High Point School and said 

they wanted to continue participation 

this year, as well as encourage 

their colleagues to participate. 

“It is a great way to showcase the 

amazing projects that our students 

are creating and to take away ideas 

that can be applied to our innovation 

course,” Thorne said. 

This was DeVries and Hamernick’s 

first TECH event, and 

Hamernick said it was a great experience 

to share their projects outside 

of the D135 community. 

The students agreed that the best 

parts of the event were getting to 

talk with their State legislators and 

show them one-on-one what their 

projects were about, as well as getting 

to see how students from other 

schools were using technology in 

their classrooms. 

“TECH 2017 was filled with excitement,” 

Paddock said. “Walking 

around, there were so many 

brilliant ways to use technology. 

... I really enjoyed telling about 

3-D design. I liked teaching others 

about the 3-D printing and how it 

can help us every day.” 

Banker said he enjoys politics, so 

getting to meet Sen. Michael Hastings 

(D-19) and Rep. Fran Hurley 

(D-35) was exciting. 

“The students presented themselves 

so professionally,” McFarlin 

said. “They shared their experiences 

and answered questions with 

poise and confidence.” 

At Liberty School, students participated 

in coding activities over 

the course of six weeks, coding 

robots to act as catapults, competing 

in Minute-to-Win-It-style challenges 

with Sphero robotics, making 

obstacle courses for robotics 

and trying out coding applications. 

“The most memorable part is 

the pride I take in my students as 

I watch them take ownership over 

their work,” Thorne said. “Seeing 

how huge their smiles were when 

they discussed their project with 

Rep. Hurley and Sen. [Bill] Cunningham 

[(D-18)] was something I 

will never forget. They were even 

presented with certificates signed 

by them.” 

Askar said most other students 

at TECH 2017 who came up to the 

Liberty table did not know how to 

code but were interested in leaning, 

so it was fun to show them the 

project. 

“I learned a lot about technology 

there but also a lot about other 

schools and communities,” Kotsiviras 

said. “I also learned that our 

vision statement on the Four C’s 

[critical thinking, communication, 

collaboration and creativity] really 

helps when you put it into action.” 

Both Hamernick and DeVries 

said they were impressed by how 

interested legislators were in the 

students’ projects and by how 

much time the legislators spent 

talking with the students. 

“I liked seeing how people were 

so interested in what I was doing,” 

Landsly said. “It made me feel 

good and that it was a good idea.” 

Qasim added that getting to see 

students from different age groups 

there mingling and answering 

questions was a positive experience, 

as well. 

“We use tech way more than we 

think about,” he said. 

Both Century teachers said they 

plan to apply for TECH 2018 next 

year, as the experience allowed 

their students to showcase their individual 

interests and talents. 

“These are very well-rounded 

students, and when given the opportunity 

to think about how they 

can use tech to help people, they 

open up to us and share what they 

are excited about,” Hamernick 

said. “It’s cool to see what they are 

capable of and their creative genius.”

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Consolidated High School D230 Board of Education 

Administrators predict school funding formula change will not hurt them this year 

Meredith Dobes 


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After Gov. Bruce Rauner 

signed into law Illinois’ first 

new school funding formula 

in decades, members of the 

Consolidated High School 

District 230 Board of Education 

discussed Aug. 31 what 

impacts the bill may have at 

home. 

Superintendent James Gay 

said he thinks the district’s 

voice was heard through 

many stages of the law’s passage, 

particularly as original 

drafts of the bill would have 

been “detrimental” to southern 

Cook County districts. 

The district, along with all 

other school districts in the 

state, are expected to receive 

their Aug. 10 and Aug. 24 

General State Aid payments 

within 10 days of the bill’s 

signing. 

Gay said the district is 

guaranteed to be “held harmless” 

this fiscal year, receiving 

no less money than it 

would have prior to the new 

formula, but it is not expected 

to receive any new funds. 

The new funding formula 

also makes a change to GSA, 

tying it to student enrollment. 

Board President Rick Nogal 

said the danger to the district 

may be if funds are not 

fully appropriated to school 

funding in future years. As the 

district is a Tier 3 school on a 

four-tier system the law created, 

it would be in the second 

tier to lose prorated funds. 

But John Lavelle, assistant 

superintendent for business 

services, said it would take 

“a lot of underfunding” for 

the district to see less money. 

Gay said he believed the 

law will be tweaked as it is 

implemented across the state, 

and it will need to be a recurring 

item on the Building & 

Finance Committee’s agenda. 

Nogal and other board 

members thanked Gay, 

Lavelle and administrators 

for staying on top of the 

funding bill as it changed 

and working to ensure the 

district’s voice was heard 

among legislators. 

As the district and State 

work through how the new 

funding formula will play 

out, D230 plans to hold a 

public hearing for its fiscal 

year 2018 budget at its 

next regular meeting, set for 

7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Andrew 

High School. The proposed 

budget will be on display 

until the meeting. 

Lavelle said he is confident 

the district will again have a 

balanced budget this year. 

Student recognition 

New student council presidents 

from each of the district’s 

three high schools gave 

their first presentations to the 

board at the Aug. 31 meeting. 

These students will give 

the School Board updates 

at each of the board’s regular 

meetings throughout the 

school year. 

Maria Krause is representing 

Sandburg. Jack 

Zwartz is representing Andrew. 

And Lana Shanab is 

representing Stagg. 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action and discussion from the Aug. 31 

meeting of the D230 School Board. 

• Board members voted unanimously to approve a 

2017-2020 towel services contract to Aramark Uniform 

Services at a cost of roughly 13 cents per towel. 

• The School Board boted to pas pass a resolution 

recognizing the 50th anniversary of Moraine Valley 

Community College. 

• Superintendent James Gay thanked principals and 

students for their recognition of International Overdose 

Awareness Day on Aug. 31. 

They spoke about backto-school 

activities at 

each of their schools, how 

the rollout of one-to-one 

Chromebooks went across 

the district, and what plans 

are for the near future in 

terms of student activities 

and academics. 

Following their introductions, 

a Sandburg and Stagg 

students were recognized 

for their achievements over 

the summer. 

Sandburg student Sophia 

Jablonski received the Illinois 

Council of Exceptional 

Children’s “Yes I Can!” 

Award for 2017. She was 

nominated for the award after 

winning the Illinois High 

School Association’s state 

competition in girls bowling 

in the Athletes With 

Disabilities division. She 

will have the opportunity to 

win a national version of the 

award in February. 

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A 24-year-old man dead following 

vehicular collision in Orland Park 


A 24-year-old man from 

Crestwood reportedly was 

pronounced dead Sept. 3 

following a two-vehicle collision 

at the intersection of 

143rd Street and Harlem Avenue 

in Orland Park. 

Cook County Sheriff’s 

deputies responded around 6 

p.m. to the scene, where according 

to a preliminary investigation 

a Jeep traveling 

westbound on 143rd Street 

through the intersection at 

Harlem Avenue collided 

with a Chrysler Town & 

Country attempting to turn 

left at the intersection, from 

eastbound 143rd Street to 

northbound Harlem Avenue, 

according to an email from 

Sophia Ansari, press secretary 

for the Sheriff’s Office. 

“After the collision, it appears 

the driver of the Jeep 

lost control and struck a traffic 

signal pole,” Ansari said. 

The driver of the Jeep — 

later identified by the Cook 

County Coroner’s Office as 

Ronald Bobowski, of the 

14100 block of Kilpatrick 

Avenue — was extricated by 

members of the Orland Fire 

Protection District and taken 

to Advocate Christ Medical 

Center in Oak Lawn, according 

to Ansari. Bobowski died 

at the hospital, Ansari added. 

The official cause of death 

was listed as multiple injuries 

due to motor vehicle crash, 

and the manner was accidental, 

according to Becky Schlikerman, 

public information 

officer for the Cook County 

Bureau of Administration. 

“The driver of the Town 

& Country, a 51-year-old 

woman from Alsip; and her 

two passengers, a 19-yearold 

woman and a 15-year-old 

girl; were taken to an area 

hospital, where they were 

treated for minor injuries and 

released,” Ansari added. 

The driver of the Town & 

Country reportedly was cited 

for failure to yield while turning 

left and no proof of valid 

insurance. 

“We do not have any indication 

the driver of the Jeep 

was speeding/disobeying any 

laws,” Ansari said. 

Hurley 

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ful they were to him,” Kandice 

said. “They took him 

around and introduced him 

to security, other pages. Everyone 

in the building made 

him feel very welcome, and 

that was quite impressive that 

they let him know he is part of 

this government. Even though 

he’s a youth, it matters.” 

When Carson was 9 years 

old, he became interested in 

politics and learning about 

how the government functions. 

He said he will likely study 

politics one day, and he is 

very passionate about justice 

and equality for all people. 

“Government is the 

flow of how our community 

works,” Carson said. “I 

thought it was awesome to 

learn about that.”



Lipinski to face two challengers in 2018 race for Congressional District 3 

Meredith Dobes, Freelance Reporter 

In 2018, Congressman 

Dan 

Lipinski (D-3) will 

face two challengers 

for his seat in 

the U.S. House of 

Representatives. 

He has served the 

district — which 

includes all or parts 

of Homer Glen, 

Lockport, Orland 

Park, Tinley Park 

and New Lenox — 

since 2005 and said 

he would like to 

continue his work 

for four more years. 

“I want to keep 

doing the work that 

I’ve been doing,” 

he said. “I think it’s 

even more important 

today than ever 

to have members of 

Congress in there 

who are problemsolvers.” 

Hopefuls Marie 

Newman (D) and 

Mat Tomkowiak (I) 

Congressman 

Dan Lipinski 

Challenger 

Marie Newman 

Challenger Mat 

Tomkowiak 

contend that the district is ready for 

a change. 

Newman is a La Grange resident 

who worked in advertising and was 

a partner at J. Walter Thompson 

Worldwide, prior to starting her 

own marketing consulting business. 

In 2011, Newman partnered with 

Sears Holdings Corporation to build 

national nonprofit program Team 

Up to Stop Bullying after starting a 

local version of the program in response 

to her son experiencing bullying 

in school, she said. Through 

her work with the nonprofit, she 

contributed to legislation. 

Newman also has contributed to 

advocacy efforts for gun safety and 

for Lurie Children’s Hospital. She 

has not held political office previously. 

Tomkowiak is a Chicago resident 

of the Mount Greenwood neighborhood 

who was born in Poland and 

moved to the U.S. at the age of 9. 

He has worked in research and advising 

for health policy and political 

science, and was involved in the 

writing of the Affordable Care Act. 

Tomkowiak said he planned on 

becoming a professor but decided to 

get involved with politics after being 

disappointed by how researchers’ 

work was used in legislation. 

He also has not previously held political 

office. 

Where they stand on the issues 

Lipinski said he is seeking another 

term to continue to solve 

problems in Congress and work to 

end gridlock. 

“I take criticism for wanting to 

work in a bipartisan manner, but 

I’m proud of that,” he said. 

Lipinski has worked on the 

Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan 

group of House members who 

work on issues like making the 

ACA more affordable by bringing 

down premiums. 

He said his primary focuses during 

his time representing District 3 

have been increasing middle class 

jobs, promoting the manufacturing 

industry, improving transportation, 

promoting science innovation 

through research at universities 

and national labs, lowering the cost 

of education, and ensuring veterans 

and senior citizens receive care. 

Newman said she decided to run 

for Congress in 2018 in response to 

the results of the 2016 Presidential 

Election and because she disagrees 

with Lipinski on health care, women’s 

issues, and items regarding 

immigrant and working families. 

Once she decided to run, Newman 

visited with residents throughout 

the district to discover which issues 

were most important to them, 

and she said their values aligned 

with hers. 

“People want health care for 

all,” she said. “They want working 

families to have the fair deal they 

deserve, a livable wage, paid leave, 

affordable childcare. People want 

small businesses to thrive.” 

In addition to working on those 

issues, Newman said she would 

work to expand the middle class; 

lower education costs; and expand 

science, technology, engineering 

and math education in junior high 

and high schools. 

Tomkowiak said his decision to 

run for Congress was inspired by 

disappointment in levels of polarization 

in government, money in 

politics and how little gets accomplished. 

His primary focuses are on 

health care, wealth inequality and 

political polarization, he said. 

Tomkowiak is an advocate of a 

single-payer health care system, and 

he said the district seems receptive 

to that type of system, as well. 

“The Democrats are milquetoast 

centrists or old-school machine 

politicians who don’t understand 

the politics of health care or aren’t 

invested deeply enough,” he said. 

“I feel the need to step up and fight 

for Congress in this particular moment 

in history.” 

Tomkowiak added that wealth inequality 

in the U.S. needs to come 

to an end, and a multiparty democracy 

— putting to rest the two-party 

system — would help solve political 

polarization and get voters more 

interested in making changes. 

Why they think they should win 

Lipinski said his track record, approachability 

to residents of the district 

and willingness to work across 

the aisle to get things done make 

him stand out from his challengers. 

“I think the extreme partisanship 

and the unwillingness to listen to 

one another and work with people 

who have different ideas — I think 

that all has been detrimental to our 

country, and we certainly see that 

with President [Donald] Trump,” 

Lipinski said. “I think he has divided 

our nation even more. ... I think 

he’s left people more frustrated with 

our political system, and I’m not 

someone who wants to just talk; I 

want to solve problems.” 

Newman’s understanding of issues 

important to the district, and 

interest in creating fairness and opportunity 

for all set her apart, she 

said. 

“Folks deserve to have health 

care, be healthy, have a livable 

wage, deserve to have small business 

thrive, and women deserve to 

be treated properly,” she said. “I 

certainly hope people understand 

that I will work to provide health 

care for all, a square deal to working 

families and expand the middle 

class, as well as give opportunities 

to and enable small business.” 

Tomkowiak highlighted his progressive 

stances, as well as the fact 

that he is not as wealthy or as old as 

most members of Congress. 

“Ninety-five percent are in the top 

1 percent of wealth distribution,” he 

said. “Most are getting older. Baby 

Boomers dominate Congress. Fifty 

percent are business owners, and 

only about 10 percent of the American 

population are business owners. 

Workers, teachers and nurses 

through labor and consumption 

make business possible. I do think 

we have a government that needs to 

get younger, poorer and in that way, 

become more reflective of America.” 

For more information about the 

candidates, visit lipinski.house.gov, 

marienewmanforcongress.com and 

mat2018.com. 

Flu shots available at Orland Township, local churches 

Submitted by Orland Township 

Orland Township is offering 

Quadrivalent (protects against four 

different flu viruses) flu shots at the 

township office, 14807 S. Ravinia 

Avenue, on the following dates. 

It is to be offered there 3-6 p.m. 

Mondays, Sept. 18 and 25, as well 

as Oct. 2, 16, 23 and 30; and 4-7 

p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30 and 27, 

as well as Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25. 

The Township also is to hold a 

drive-thru clinic from 9 a.m.-12:30 

p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. 

Flu shots will be available at a 

discounted price of $20 for all Orland 

Township government workers 

from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. 

An employee ID is required. 

Township residents can also get 

their flu shots at four additional locations. 

From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-7 

p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, the shots 

will be offered at the Orland Park 

Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia 

Ave. From 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, 

Oct. 15, the shots are slated to be 

offered at St. Michael Church, 

14327 Highland Ave. in Orland 

Park. From 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, 

Oct. 22, the shots are scheduled to 

be offered at St. Stephen Deacon & 

Martyr, 17500 84th Ave. in Tinley 

Park. And from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, 

Nov. 5, the shots are to be offered 

at St. Francis of Assisi, 15050 

Wolf Road in Orland Park. 

Vaccines for residents 19 and 

older are available for $25. Children 

18 years of age and younger 

may receive a vaccination free of 

charge. Eligibility requirements 

apply. 

Residents 65 and older with 

Medicare Part B are eligible to 

receive an immunization free of 

charge. A Medicare Part B card 

must be presented at the time of 

vaccination. Those with an Advantage 

Medicare plan are not eligible 

for a free vaccination and should 

visit their primary care physician. 

Proof of residency is required. Orland 

Township boundaries include 

Orland Hills, Orland Park (east of 

Will Cook Road and south of 135th 

Street), Tinley Park (west of Harlem 

and north of 183rd Street), and unincorporated 

Orland Park. 

Anyone six months of age and 

older should get a flu shot, but it is 

even more important for some people 

to get vaccinated. These people 

include those who are at high risk 

of developing complications like 

pneumonia if they catch the flu. 

These high-risk individuals include 

the following. 

• Those with medical condition 

like asthma, diabetes and chronic 

lung disease of those who live with 

or care for individuals with these 

medical conditions 

• Pregnant women 

• People 65 years and older 

For additional information, call 

(708) 403-4222 or visit www.or 

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I like to play house with my sister Olive. 

What is your dream job? 

I would love to drive a bus. I would drive 

kids to school. I would be friendly. When 

they get on the bus, I would say, “Hi.” 

What are some of your most played songs 

on your iPod? 

“I’m a Barbie Girl.” It’s my favorite. I 

know every word. I dance in my bedroom 

and my living room. 

What is one thing people don’t know about 

you? 

Even thought me and Olive look the same, 

people don’t know we are not twins. 

Whom do you look up to? 

My grandma and grandpa, because they 

were always nice to my family, and they 

died. I miss them. 

What do you keep under your bed? 

I put slime under my bed, because my sister 

always wanted to “get to it.” I hide my 

Barbies under there and other toys I want to 

keep safe. (She laughed.) 

Who is your favorite teacher? 

Mrs. [Noreen] Signorelli, because she is 

really nice. She lets us have playtime, snack 

and rest time. I like how we always do new 

Photo submitted 

“cheers” when we do something good. My 

favorite is the “Oreo cheer.” 

What is your favorite class? 

I like writing in my journal, because we do 

something new on each page. I love to draw 

with pencil and crayons. 

What is one thing that stands out about 

your school? 

Prairie School has really nice teachers. 

They do fun things with the kids. 

What extracurricular(s) do you wish your 

school had? 

I would like Science Club. We could make 

slime, Styrofoam and sand castles and snowmen 

and stuff. 

What’s your morning routine? 

I wake up and eat toast with butter and 

drink lemonade. We get dressed and brush 

our teeth and pack up our school supplies 

and walk with mom to the bus stop. 

If you could change one thing about your 

school, what would it be? 

I would like to get off early, so the whole 

school could spend more time with family. 

What is your best memory from school? 

When Mrs. Signorelli read “The Duckling 

Gets a Cookie,” because it’s so funny when 

Pigeon screams. 

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Police Reports 

Duo allegedly tries to take more than $1,300 in merch from store 

Rashieda J. Saunders, 

25, of 5717 Indiana Ave. 

in Chicago, and Kamiya T. 

Wilson, 19, of 6947 Peoria 

St. in Chicago, each were 

charged Aug. 17 with one 

felony count of retail theft 

after they allegedly worked 

together to try to steal 57 

items valued at a total of 

$1,372.36 from a store at 

Orland Square. They reportedly 

entered the store, 

placed items in bags and 

left without paying for the 

items, fleeing in a 1996 

Jeep Cherokee. The Jeep 

was stopped in the 7300 

block of 152nd Street, police 

said. Both women reportedly 

had active arrest 

warrants — Saunders out 

of Lombard regarding an 

aggravated battery charge 

and Wilson out of Schaumburg 

on a retail theft 

charge. The driver was not 

thought to be involved with 

the retail theft, police said. 

Eight bags containing the 

merchandise reportedly 

were located on the passenger’s 

seats. 

Aug. 24 

• Sarah A. Monroe, 32, of 

9850 El Cameno Lane in 

Orland Park, was charged 

with felony theft after she 

allegedly went home in a 

2004 Toyota Corolla that 

was not her own containing 

a phone valued at $650. Joliet 

police reportedly took 

a report of a stolen vehicle 

and asked Orland Park police 

to check the area near 

151st Street and El Cameno 

Court. The owner of 

the vehicle was tracking 

his phone with an application, 

police said. An officer 

reportedly located the vehicle 

in the 9800 block of 

El Cameno Lane. The cell 

phone was tracked to Monroe’s 

residence, and she 

gave police the keys from 

her purse and had the cellphone 

in a bedroom closet 

under a pile of clothing, police 

said. The theft charge 

was related to the phone in 

Monroe’s possession, police 

added. 

Aug. 12 

• Jaharri M. Harrison, 20, 

of 3940 178th Place in 

Country Club Hills, was 

charged with possession 

of cannabis with intent to 

deliver, a Class 4 felony, as 

well as obstructing identification, 

after he reportedly 

was found to be in possession 

of a backpack containing 

a jar with a substance 

that field tested positive 

for cannabis weighing 14.8 

grams, as well as two digital 

scales covered with cannabis 

residue and an open 

package of bags following 

a traffic stop on a 2015 

Chrysler 200 in which he 

was a passenger in the 8800 

block of 151st Street. 

The driver, Quinn M. Gibson 

Jr, 19, of 421 Monitor 

St. in Park Forest, was 

charged with driving while 

license suspended, failure 

to signal and obstructing 

identification, and was arrested 

on a warrant out 

of Richton Park for failure 

to appear on a driving 

while license suspended 

charge. 

The vehicle failed to 

signal when changing 

lanes near the upper level 

Sears parking lot at Orland 

Square, police said. Gibson, 

the driver and registered 

owner, had no valid 

license, with a suspended 

status, police said. 

Following the stop, Gibson 

reportedly got out of 

the driver’s seat and into 

the backseat, while someone 

in the backseat moved 

to the driver’s seat. There 

was an odor of cannabis 

emanating from the vehicle, 

police said. The 

backpack, found inside the 

vehicle, had a work badge 

with Harrison’s name on it. 

Gibson allegedly provided 

a false name to police 

but was identified by 

a photograph in the system. 

Harrison also gave a 

false name but was identified 

by a state ID card 

found during a search, police 

said. 

Aug. 11 

• Jose Lopez, 27, of 15830 

Orlan Brook Drive in Orland 

Park, was charged 

with aggravated DUI, DUIalcohol, 

driving while license 

suspended, operate 

uninsured motor vehicle, 

failure to reduce speed to 

avoid an accident and illegal 

transportation of alcohol 

after he allegedly was 

involved in a single-vehicle 

crash in the 15400 block of 

95th Avenue. Witnesses reported 

seeing a 2007 GMC 

Yukon occupied by two 

men almost hit two vehicles, 

run off the roadway, 

strike two trees and stop 

near a bond, police said. An 

officer reportedly found the 

vehicle with front and side 

damage. Lopez, the driver, 

had glassy and bloodshot 

eyes, slurred speech and 

the odor of alcohol on his 

breath, police said. Empty 

beer cans were found on 

the readrpassengers’ seats; 

opened beer cans were 

found on the front, passenger’s 

side floorboard; an 

empty beer can was found 

outside the driver’s side 

door; and a beer can was 

found in the roadway, all of 

the same brand, police added. 

Lopez allegedly showed 

signs of impairment during 

field sobriety tests. 

He blew “insufficient” on 

breath tests, police added. 

His license reportedly was 

suspended in relation to a 

prior DUI charge. 

Editor’s note: The Orland 

Park Prairie’s police reports 

come from the Orland Park 

Police Department. Anyone 

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to be innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

a court of law. 

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Pearl 

1st Lt. Luke Esterman, Army 

Pearl is spending 9 months with Luke’s 

parents, Sharon and Jeff Esterman, of 

Orland Park, while Luke is deployed in 

the Middle East. Pearl is a well behaved 

dog and enjoying Orland Park until her 

owner gets back from serving in the 

Middle East as an 1st lieutenant in the 

United States Army. Luke and Pearl are 

based out of Fort Hood in Texas. Luke graduated from Sandburg in 2011 and 

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Business Briefs 

Burger 21 to support 

Sertoma Centre with Sept. 

21 sales 

Thursday, Sept. 21, Burger 

21 in Orland Park, is partnering 

with Sertoma Centre 

to raise money. A portion 

of the entire day’s sales 

generated will be donated. 

Sertoma Centre provides 

opportunities that empower 

individuals with disabilities 

to achieve personal success. 

Burger 21 to reward BFFs on 

National Cheeseburger Day 

On National Cheeseburger 

Day, Sept. 18, Burger 21 is 

to reward fast casual franchise 

BFFs (Burger Fry Fanatics) 

with Cheesy Burgers. 

Burger 21 BFFs can log 

into their B Loyal application 

to discover and redeem their 

treat, valid no through Sept. 

18. Those who are no yet a 

BFF still have time to receive 

a reward by downloading the 

app before Sept. 18. 

America’s Dog & Burger 

targets Orland Park for next 

stop 

Chicago’s America’s 

Dog & Burger recently announced 

its strategic franchising 

plan to target Orland 

Park. 

This is part of the strategic 

AD&B franchise growth, 

which will initially focus on 

expanding into key markets 

from Southern Wisconsin 

through the Chicago area 

and into Northwest Indiana. 

Plans call for 30 franchise 

locations to be added to these 

regions. National growth 

outward from its Midwest 

core is to follow. 

Bursting onto Chicago’s 

culinary scene more than 20 

years ago on the heels of two 

brothers’ automotive adventure 

that included tasting the 

best dog in each city alog 

the way, AD&B launches its 

franchising initiative to meet 

the demand Americans are 

demonstrating for a higher 

caliber of mealtime dog and 

burger favorites served in an 

environment unlike any other. 

The growth strategy also represents 

the widespread craze 

building with seasoned franchise 

restaurant owners and 

investors to align with AD&B. 

Staying true to the brand’s 

slogan, “Taste the Best from 

East to West,” AD&B offers 

guests a variety of the highestquality, 

fresh, gourmet burgers 

and city-themed hot dogs 

available in the quick-serve 

category. Accompanying the 

franchise initiative, AD&B 

recently launched its most innovative 

menu to date, including 

a collection of chef-driven 

items, which include eight 

burgers and hot dogs. 

The creative and indulgent 

options range from the 

Santa Fe Hot Dog (Vienna 

all-beef hot dog, hardwood 

smoked bacon, chipotle 

aioli, caramelized onions, 

beer-battered jalapeño caps 

and Cotija cheese on a Texas 

toast roll) to the Ghost Burger 

(hardwood smoked bacon, 

spicy ghost pepper cheese, 

guacamole and onion strings 

on a butter brioche bun). 

And, beyond its city dogs 

and burgers, AD&B also 

is unveiling a selection of 

chicken sandwiches, salads 

and sides. Everything on the 

menu is fresh, never frozen, 

and all ingredients are prepared 

in house. 

Maintaining a recipe for 

success, AD&B currently 

has four locations: Chicago’s 

Navy Pier, O’Hare Airport, 

inside James Thompson 

Center, and in Chicago’s 

Loop, at the corner of Randolph 

and State streets. 

AD&B has developed a 

new prototype design that 

will be rolled out with all future 

franchise locations. The 

revamped layout features 

new, community, picnicstyle 

benches and tables, and 

channels the nostalgia of the 

original road trip, all adding 

to the restaurant’s fun, casual 

and inviting atmosphere. 

The brand’s business 

model — including extensive 

site selection procedures, 

training programs and 

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The investment starts at 

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Cathy Majerczyk leaves 

Orland post, heads to 

Providence Bank & Trust 

Providence Bank & Trust 

recently welcomed Cathy Majerczyk 

as a branch manager 

and business development officer, 

based in the Orland Park 

office. Majerczyk plans to use 

her expertise to expand the 

bank’s products and services 

to meet the needs of customers 

throughout Orland Park 

and the greater southwest suburban 

area. 

Majerczyk was most recently 

with Standard Bank 

and Trust, serving as a branch 

manager in Orland Park. An 

active member of the community, 

Majerczyk serves as 

a board member of My Joyful 

Heart, a Christian organization 

located in Mokena. 

Midwest Orthopaedic 

Consultants welcome new 

surgeon 

Midwest Orthopaedic 

Consultants, which serves 

patients from offices in south 

suburban Oak Lawn and 

Orland Park, recently welcomed 

Dr. Emily Mayekar 

to its growing practice of 

highly regarded orthopedic 

surgeons and specialists. 

Mayekar specializes in hand, 

wrist and microsurgery. 

Mayekar grew up in Park 

Ridge and graduated from 

Maine South High School. 

She earned a bachelor’s degree 

magna cum laude in 

cultural anthropology and 

global health from Northwestern 

University. Her 

medical degree is from the 

University of Illinois, where 

she completed her residency 

in orthopaedic surgery. She 

continued on to subspecialize 

at the renowned Christine 

M. Kleinert Institute for 

Hand and Micro Surgery in 

Louisville. 

Mayekar has publications 

in several peer-reviewed 

journals and serves as a 

clinical instructor with the 

University of Illinois’ Orthopaedic 

Residency Program. 

Her professional interests 

include nonoperative and 

surgical management of degenerative 

conditions of the 

hand and wrist; peripheral 

nerve compressions; and 

complex trauma of the forearm, 

wrist and hand. 

In addition to her clinical 

work, Mayekar is a skilled 

musician. She has played the 

oboe since childhood and 

has performed with various 

groups throughout Chicago 

area. 

Mayekar is to have office 

hours at MOC’s Oak Lawn 

and Orland Park locations 

starting in September, joining 

a team of seven other 

orthopaedic surgeons and 

specialists. 

Freddy’s Frozen Custard to 

set up shop in Orland 

Freddy’s Frozen Custard 

& Steakburgers recently 

broke ground at 7402 W. 

159th St., near the intersection 

with Harlem Ave. The 

restaurant is slated to open 

early next year and is the 

first of several locations to 

be opened by the company 

in the Chicago area. 

The 3,476 square-foot, 

free-standing restaurant is 

to seat 106 guests and will 

have additional seating on 

the patio. Drive-thru service 

also will be available. Freddy’s 

serves lean ground-beef 

steakburgers, Vienna Beef 

hot dogs and shoestring fries, 

as well as dessert treats prepared 

with a choice of chocolate 

or vanilla frozen custard 

that is churned fresh several 

times throughout the day. 

Franchise development 

opportunities remain in select 

markets throughout Illinois, 

Indiana and Wisconsin. 

For more information, visit 

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Co-founded in 2002 by 

Scott Redler, and Bill, Randy 

and Freddy Simon, Freddy’s 

opened its first location 

in Wichita, Kansas, offering 

a unique combination of 

cooked-to-order steakburgers, 

Chicago dogs and other 

savory items, along with its 

signature desserts, prepared 

with premium frozen custard 

churned fresh throughout the 

day. Today, 271 Freddy’s 

restaurants serve a total of 

30 states across the nation, 

from California to Pennsylvania, 

Virginia and down the 

east coast states to Florida. 

Marquette Bank supports 

pancreatic cancer research 

Employees of Marquette 

Bank, a locally-owned 

neighborhood bank, recently 

held the seventh annual Evelyn’s 

Walk in Orland Park in 

remembrance of former employee 

Evelyn Schap, who 

died following a battle with 

pancreatic cancer in 2010. 

More than 70 bank employees 

and family members participated 

in the walk, donating 

$1,830 to the Rolfe Pancreatic 

Cancer Foundation. 

Roughly 53,670 people 

are diagnosed with pancreatic 

cancer in a year and 

43,090 people die because of 

pancreatic cancer in a year, 

according to the American 

Cancer Society. 

Evelyn’s Walk is part of 

the Marquette Neighborhood 

Commitment, through 

which, each quarter, the 

bank focuses on a different 

area of need: shelter, hunger, 

education and health/wellness. 

For more information 

about Marquette Bank and 

its Neighborhood Commitment, 

call (888) 254-9500 or 

visit: www.emarquettebank. 

com/neighborhood. 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, 

bill@opprairie.com.



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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

New Lenox resident steps down as 

Downers Grove fire chief 

While firefighters are used to 

putting out fires, not everyone 

blazes trails of their own by working 

their way up the ranks to fire 

chief. 

But for New Lenox resident Jim 

Jackson, that is exactly what happened. 

Jackson recently signed off 

from his post as Downers Grove 

fire chief after 30 years of service, 

and said if he had an opportunity 

for a do-over he would not change 

a thing. 

“It’s the love for the job, the 

love for helping people and serving 

the community,” he said. 

“When you learn from firefighters 

in working with them, that helps. 

It’s like a family. You spend all 

your time here helping them to 

serve the community.” 

Jackson started as a firefighter 

and got involved on a number of 

committees. Seven years later, he 

served as technical rescue coordinator, 

and subsequently became 

lieutenant in 1994 and deputy 

chief in 2001. By 2009, Jackson 

was appointed to assume his duties 

as fire chief. 

“We have good people in Downers 

Grove,” he said. “We work 

well together. My boss and the 

Village manager are outstanding. 

We learn from each other.” 

Jackson credited the success the 

Downers Grove Fire Department 

obtained over the years to encouraging 

staff members who “make 

this your home” when they’re 

climbing the ranks. 

“The biggest thing I believe 

in is being a team,” he said. “We 

worked together. It wasn’t just the 

chief. The group worked together 

to allow the department to grow.” 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Mokena PD gets OK to hire more 

officers 

Mokena Police Department was 

given the go-ahead by the Board 

of Fire and Police Commissioners 

to hire two police officers. 

During its Sept. 5 meeting, the 

board and Police Chief Steven 

Vaccaro discussed the process of 

background investigations for eligible 

candidates who successfully 

completed the Comprehensive 

Options for Police Selection Testing 

Service. 

The background checks are expected 

to take a month to a monthand-a-half, 

according to Vaccaro, 

because MPD wants to be able to 

thoroughly screen the candidates. 

Once the background checks are 

completed, two candidates will be 

chosen to begin training in January 

at the Suburban Law Enforcement 

Academy at the College of 

DuPage in Glen Ellyn. 

Candidates will undergo 540 

training hours over 12-14 weeks 

at SLEA, Vaccaro said. 

After successful completion of 

SLEA, the two candidates will 

then go through MPD’s own field 

training, where the officers will be 

paired with MPD’s certified trainers 

for 14 weeks before the new 

officers will be allowed to start 

patrols on their own. 

That final step is expected to 

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2018, Vaccaro said. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer, Editor. For 

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From THE FRANKFORT STATION 

D.C. trip honors veterans, reunites 

old friends 

Frankfort resident Raymond 

Wirth, known by many as “Bud,” 

proudly served his country in the 

United States Navy during the Korean 

War 

Nearly 67 years later, as a show 

of appreciation for that service, 

Wirth was among the more than 

100 veterans who recently took 

part in an Honor Flight to the Korean 

War Veterans Memorial in 

Washington, D.C. 

“Outside of my family and my 

marriage, that was the second-best 

day of my life,” Wirth said of the 

July 12 trip. “I know that, in my 

lifetime, I will never get to see 

[the memorial] again.” 

Wirth, who will turn 86 this 

year, enlisted in October 1950. He 

served for 39 months. 

After basic training, he was assigned 

to the USS Valley Forge. 

Home base was in Yokosuka, Japan. 

“I was aboard a carrier, and 

we patrolled Wonsan Harbor,” he 

said. “Our duty was picking up 

downed pilots.” 

Nearly 70 years from when he 

first enlisted, Wirth was contacted 

by the Honor Flight Network a 

few weeks before the July 12 trip. 

He said there were 104 veterans 

on the Honor Flight, with 

four from World War II. The rest 

were Korean War veterans. There 

also were volunteers who escorted 

each of the veterans individually. 

“It was very nice, especially 

with the escorts,” Wirth said. 

“You didn’t have to do anything 

yourself. They would push you in 

a wheelchair.” 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

‘The Story of German Beer’ comes 

to life at Tinley Park Public Library 

The journey of a can (or bottle) 

of beer may appear simple. From 

juggernaut breweries like Budweiser 

and Miller plastering ads 

on every NFL game and bus stop 

to new craft beers popping up like 

weeds in liquor stores, beer has 

simply become nearly unignorable. 

But its journey through time 

to get into homes in around the 

world is not as simple. 

On Sept. 6, the Tinley Park Public 

Library hosted “The Story of 

German Beer,” as the Art Institute 

of Chicago’s Lucas Livingston 

relayed the titular libation’s history 

from the antiquities era to 

its proud place as one of the most 

popular beverages in the United 

States and all over the world. 

Livingston’s academic background 

in art history has helped 

not only fuel his passion as an orator 

on the subject of beer but also 

inspires him as a brewmaster and 

to think of beer as an artform. 

“As a brewer myself and a historian 

of art, I feel there is a spectrum, 

with science on one end and 

art on the other,” he said. “And 

I think each brewer lives somewhere 

along that spectrum, borrowing 

from both sides.” 

Considered by many to be a 

more approachable spirit than 

wine, according to Livingston, 

beer has historically always been 

a drink for the common man, by 

the common man. 

“We see throughout civilization 

— going back to Egypt and Mesopotamia 

— beer was the everyday 

beverage for the hard laborer,” he 

said. “It was a homemade product, 

so there was self-investment in it.” 

Reporting by Brian Laughran, 


TinleyJunction.com. 

From THE HOMER HORIZON 

Construction on 159th Street 

continues to impact Homer Glen 

businesses 

While the effort to widen 159th 

Street has raised concern among 

previous and existing business 

owners in the Village of Homer 

Glen, such woes could be extended 

until mid-2019, as weather permits, 

officials said. 

The construction project, which 

started in 2015, had a completion 

date targeted for fall 2018, with 

plans to widen the roadway from 

two to four lanes, relocate utilities, 

introduce turn lanes, and install 

a median. 

A number of delays have occurred, 

to date. The relocation of 

utilities serves as the most significant 

reason to slow the project, according 

to the Illinois Department 

of Transportation. Other delays include 

the discovery of unsuitable 

material during excavation for the 

new roadway, improvements to 

the soil and the addition of a wall 

to stabilize the widened embankment. 

According to IDOT, traffic 

counts in 2010 were between 

17,500 and 22,100 vehicles per 

day. The expected volume for 

2030 is between 20,000 and 

33,000 vehicles per day. 

But the Village’s outlook remains 

positive. 

“We’re thrilled that the State is 

moving forward with the expansion,” 

Village Manager Michael 

Mertens said. “It’s always a discomfort 

as we go through it. The 

widening will be benefitting residents 

and businesses. Obviously, 

no one is happy with delays with 

utilities, soil quality and the State 

shutdown.” 

The Village has tried to increase 

visibility by putting up signage 

along 159th Street to help motorists 

in identifying businesses and 

retailers beyond the driveway 

signs. 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 


HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Police: One dead following 

interstate crash near Lockport 

An Indiana man is dead following 

a two-vehicle crash Sept. 6 on 

westbound Interstate 80 just east 

of Interstate 355, near Lockport, 

according to a press release issued 

the same day by Illinois State Police. 

Illinois State Police troopers responded 

to the crash shortly after 

8 a.m., according to the press release. 

Joseph Tomsic, 76, of Munster, 

Indiana, reportedly sustained lifethreatening 

injuries after his Nissan 

Murano crossed over the center 

lane into the right lane, striking 

the rear of a Freightliner truck. 

Tomsic was transported to nearby 

Silver Cross Hospital, where 

he was later pronounced dead, according 

to the press release. The 

driver of the truck refused treatment 

at the crash site, police said. 

Both vehicles had been traveling 

on westbound Interstate 80, 

approaching Interstate 355, per 

the release. Traffic reportedly was 

at a stop and go because of a prior 

crash being handled on the shoulder 

by police, with Tomsic traveling 

in the left lane, and the truck 

traveling in the right lane. 

It is unknown why Tomsic 

crossed lanes, according to the 

press release. 

Reporting by Thomas Czaja, 

Contributing Editor. For more, visit 

LockportLegend.com.

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My relationship with 

religion is a complicated 

one. And 

that, in and of itself, could 

make for a much longer 

column than I have space to 

run this week. 

But one of my first orders 

of business after taking over 

The Orland Park Prairie 

was to rejuvenate its 

roster for Pastor Columns. 

I reached out to every place 

of worship I could recollect 

in Orland Park, asking their 

leaders if they would like to 

contribute to the rotation we 

now have in place. 

Those columns were a big 

thing during my time with 

The Homer Horizon. Homer 

Glen had a diverse background 

of faiths, between 

its Byzantine Catholic 

traditions, Greek Orthodox 

and a Hindu temple. And 

the column gave voice to a 

number of them. 

I wanted to implement 

similar when I came to 

Orland Park, because I 

recognize the importance 

of faith to the community. 

And though there have been 

a few changes during that 

time, the space regularly 

has been host to the Rev. 

Michael Foley of Our Lady 

of the Woods, the Rev. 

Caleb Hong of Faith United 

Methodist, Imam Kifah Mustapha 

of the Prayer Center 

of Orland Park and the Rev. 

Evan Goranson of Hope 

Covenant Church. 

I edit a lot of things in any 

given week, but the Pastor 

Columns are regularly some 

of my favorites to see hit 

my inbox. Regardless of 

my own beliefs, these four 

gentlemen tend to be some 

of the best writers I read. 

They have a knack for 

converting what often 

would be recognized as 

sermons or homilies in the 

Christian traditions to the 

written word for columns. 

Imam Kifah Mustapha 

serves as a regular reminder 

of just how much the 

Christian and Muslim faiths 

have in common, while also 

teaching how they differ. 

And in their writing, they all 

generally preach good messages, 

showing an interest in 

applying their beliefs to the 

everyday world in a positive 

manner. 

They are, in short, relatable. 

And this is always 

what the space was meant to 

be: an opportunity for area 

faiths to take their messages 

and relate them to a larger 

audience, to take what they 

preach and convert it to 

something that might have 

meaning to our readership. 

You may not realize this, 

but these columns are not 

a paid gig. We simply offer 

these folks the space to 

spread their messages, and 

they write the columns out 

of their desire to get more 

in depth about their beliefs 

with our readership. They 

also are among the most 

consistent and reliable writers 

on our roster, despite 

that arrangement. 

I’d like to direct you to 

Page 21 this week, to read 

the column of the Rev. Evan 

Goranson. He has, among all 

of the columnists with whom 

I have worked over the years, 

been one of the most prolific 

and reliable. And in addition 

to writing a lot, he has written 

consistently personal, consistently 

engaging columns. (He 

also has often done double 

duty, as he lives in Homer 

Glen and also contributes to 

that newspaper.) 

He soon is moving on 

from his post with Hope 

Covenant for a new adventure, 

and discontinuing his 

column with The Prairie. So, 

this week marks his farewell 

to our Orland Park readers. 

I just wanted to say 

“thank you” the Rev. Goranson 

for his time contributing 

to the newspaper. It has 

been an enjoyable experience 

reading his columns 

roughly once a month. And, 

no matter your background, 

I hope you’re taking the 

time week after week to 

broaden your horizons by 

checking out our columns. 

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20 | September 14, 2017 | The orland park prairie Faith 

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Pastor Column 

Taking a closer look at the Blessed Mary 

Imam Kifah Mustapha 

Prayer Center of Orland Park 

The Blessed Mary, 

mother of Jesus, has 

a special place in the 

hearts of Muslims. 

Aside from prophets, 

few people are mentioned 

by name in the Quran. Yet, 

Mary (Mariam in Arabic) is 

the only female mentioned 

by name in the Holy Quran. 

It is a fact that human 

reproduction requires a 

male and a female. But in 

the beginning, God created 

Adam without a male or a 

female. Eve was created 

from a male only, from part 

of Adam, and Jesus was 

created from a female only, 

his mother, the Blessed 

virgin Mary. 

Muslims believe that 

Mary was pure from the 

whispers of Satan upon her 

own birth. As her mother 

pledged her child to serve 

in the Temple, astonished 

by a birth of a female, she 

said, “I have named her 

Mary. And I do, indeed, 

seek refuge for her in You, 

and for her children, from 

Satan, the accursed.” (3:36) 

Angels spoke to the 

Blessed Mary, “And 

behold! The angels said: 

O Mary! Indeed, God has 

chosen you and purified 

you. And He has chosen 

you above the women of 

the world. O Mary, be ever 

devoutly obedient to your 

Lord. And bow down to the 

ground [to Him] and bow 

with those who bow [in 

prayer].” (3:42-43). 

Prophet Zechariah would 

come to visit her and found 

she had provisions in a 

miraculous way, even fruits 

that were out of season! 

“He said, ‘O Mary! From 

where does this come to 

you?’ She said. ‘It is from 

God.’” (3:37) 

Mary had been chosen 

as the pure and blessed 

among women for a special 

destiny. God sent angel 

Gabriel in the shape of 

a human being to her to 

inform her of her destiny, 

“Then was sent to her our 

Spirit, who thus appeared 

to her as a flawless human 

being.” (19:17) 

Mary was afraid, saying, 

“I seek refuge from you in 

the All-Merciful God.” 

Gabriel told her of his 

purpose saying, “Indeed, 

I am none other than a 

messenger of your Lord to 

grant to you a pure son.” 

(19:19) 

Her response was fast 

and clear, “How shall I 

have a son, while no human 

being has ever touched 

me, nor have I ever been 

unchaste?” (19:20) 

Angel Gabriel replied, 

“Even so shall it be! Your 

Lord has said, ‘It is easy for 

Me.’” (19:21) 

In fear, she ran to a distant 

place, as the pains of 

the impending birth drove 

her to the trunk of a datepalm 

tree. 

She cried out, “Oh, alas 

for me! Would that I had 

died before this and become 

a thing utterly forgotten!” 

Then, Jesus, the newborn 

infant, called to her, from 

beneath her, “Oh, do not 

sorrow! Indeed, your Lord 

has already made flow 

beneath you a streamlet.” 

(19:23-25) 

When she came back 

to her people carrying 

the infant Jesus, people 

shouted, “Your father was 

not an evil person nor your 

mother unchaste.” So she 

pointed to him. They said, 

“How shall we speak to one 

who is in the cradle, a mere 

infant of a boy. [Jesus] said. 

“Indeed, I am the servant 

of God! He has given me 

the Scripture. And He has 

made me a prophet. And, 

thus, he has made me 

blessed, wherever I may 

be.” (19:31) 

The story of Mary’s total 

purity in faith, and the 

miraculous birth of Jesus, is 

a testament among the multitudes 

of the Power and 

Might of Almighty God. 

The opinions of this column are 

that of the writer. They do not 

necessarily reflect those of The 

Orland Park Prairie. 

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Orland Park Resident 

Hurricane Harvey may 

gush through towns, 

But, there’s no getting the 

Texans down! 

They fight the floods with 

all their might, 

By working hard, both day 

and night. 

The raging waters will ebb 

and flow, 

Back out to sea — where it 

should go. 

Texans will rebuild their 

homes, 

With splendor that rivals 

Rome’s. 

They’re hardy folks, not 

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St. Michael Church (14327 Highland Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Bingo and 50/50 Raffle 

Event 

7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. 

The Women’s Club of St. 

Michael’s will be sponsoring 

its Bingo and 50/50 Raffle 

Event in the Commons. 

Fun, prizes and homemade 

refreshments will be on tap. 

Annual membership enrollment 

will be handled that 

evening. Everyone is welcome. 

Non-members will 

pay a $5 entrance fee and $1 

per bingo card. Paid members 

are free to play, and will 

receive two bingo cards. 

SVdP Conference 

The SVdP Conference 

will be the benefactor of the 

sale of notecards presented 

by Da’s Printshop NFP. 

They will be on display at 

Arts & Drafts from 10 a.m.- 

6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, 

and Sun. Oct. 1. The fair is 

located at 143rd Street and 

94th Avenue in Orland Park. 

All proceeds from the fair 

will be donated to SVdP. 

Women’s retreat 

8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. 

The women of St. Michael’s 

Parish will be hosting their 

fall retreat at Our Lady of 

the Angels Retreat Center, 

13820 Main St. in Lemont. 

The theme this year is “Finding 

Joy on the Journey,” and 

the retreat leader will be Dr. 

Mary Amore. The retreat 

will begin with a continental 

breakfast and gathering from 

8-9 a.m. There will be four 

sessions, with a break for 

lunch, and it concludes with 

a Mass at 4:30 p.m. The cost 

is $45 and can be paid with 

registration at the parish office. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Rummage & Bake Sale 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 

22, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 23. The sale is to 

feature baby clothes, household 

appliances, tools, books 

and much more. 

500th Anniversary of the 

Reformation Event 

10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10. 

A special 500th Anniversary 

of the Reformation is 

to feature renowned composer 

and Lutheran musician 

Carl Schalk, who will make 

a presentation on his newly 

published “A Lutheran 

Catechism: Understanding 

Church Music in the Lutheran 

Tradition.” His presentation 

is to be followed by 

a Communion service and 

luncheon. Participants will 

receive complimentary copies 

of his booklet. The event 

is open to the public and 

provided free of charge. Preregistration 

is appreciated 

by calling (708) 349-0431 

or emailing Julie@Christlu 

theranorland.com. 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 S. 

80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Power Fitness 

7-8 p.m. Mondays and 

Thursdays. This free event 

is a 60-minute class that will 

strengthen and tone your 

muscles from head to toe 

for adult men and women. 

Class will include a warmup 

segment, muscle-specific 

exercises, abdominal work, 

balancing and stretching. All 

exercises will have modifications 

for different fitness 

levels. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 20. 

Information is due by noon on 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication.

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Pastor Column 

Farewell to this 

column and to 

Orland Park 

The Rev. Evan Goranson 

Hope Covenant Church 

I 

have been an ordained 

pastor in the Evangelical 

Covenant Church since 

1982. 

Wow! That is a long time 

ago. 

Back then, people would 

tell me, “You are too young 

to be a pastor!” No one has 

accused me of that anytime 

recently. 

By the Lord’s grace, for 

the past 18 years I have 

served the wonderful congregation 

at Hope Covenant, 

Orland Park. When I arrived, 

we were meeting in a 

school gymnasium, and then 

another school and, at long 

last, we’re able to purchase 

our Orland Park facility in 

2008. It’s been great! 

An unexpected perk of 

my pastoring has been the 

opportunity to contribute 

to this column as a shared 

endeavor with other area 

clergy. Like most everything 

else in my life, I get around 

to this responsibility at the 

last possible moment, even 

with kind reminders from 

our editor, Bill. 

I have enjoyed writing, 

and have been stretched to 

explore topics of the spirit 

that might connect with 

some of you in a new or 

at least thought provoking 

way. Those of you who 

contacted me, or who shared 

an opposing viewpoint have 

helped me to think through 

what it means to be a person 

of faith in this modern 

world. Thanks. 

I am transitioning from 

my pastoral position to 

full-time work as a hospice 

chaplain — work that I have 

done before and have been 

doing on a part-time basis 

for years. It gives my congregation 

a chance to think 

strategically about its future, 

and to select leaders for the 

next chapter. Working again 

with a team of hospice care 

providers is a high privilege, 

as together we enter into 

the lives of individuals and 

families at a point of great 

vulnerability and need. 

That said, my family is 

experiencing this change 

with the bittersweet components 

of every major life 

transition. Life goes on, and 

life is good. Through my 

long journey of faith, I have 

learned to trust, to surrender, 

and to expect the Lord’s 

presence at every turn. 

While I will no longer be 

writing this column, I hope 

that like you, I will continue 

to wonder, to explore, to learn 

and to connect with the wonderful 

and interesting people 

God places in my life. 

Thank you for reading, 

and for your encouragement 

and support. 

The opinions of this column are 

that of the writer. They do not 

necessarily reflect those of The 

Orland Park Prairie. 

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In Memoriam 

Ralph Chasteen 

Ralph J. Chasteen, 76, 

formerly of Orland Park and 

Frankfort, died Sept. He is 

survived by his wife, Marta; 

children, Lynette (Gerald) 

Malak, William Chasteen, 

Susan (Phillip) Bona and 

Wendy Chasteen; grandchildren, 

Joseph (fiancée Megan 

Kirkland), Victoria and 

Jennafer Malak, William Jr., 

Robert, Rebecca and Amber 

Chasteen, Phillip Jr., Breanna 

and Michelle Bona and Jack 

Chasteen; four great-grandchildren 

of four; sister, Doris 

Medo; and many nieces, 

nephews and other relatives. 

Services were held at Modell 

Funeral Home & Cremation 

Services in Homer 

Glen. Interment private. In 

lieu of flowers, donations to 

American Cancer Society at 

donate3.cancer.org or Leukemia 

& Lymphoma Society 

at donate.lls.org/lls/donate. 

Richard Prosser 

Richard W. Prosser, 78, 

of Orland Park, died Sept. 4. 

He was a retired 50-plus-year 

owner of Oak Lawn Collision 

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and Repair. He was a member 

of Local 701, an avid golfer, 

Cubs fan and loving Papa. 

He was survived by his 

wife, Patricia; children, Cynthia 

(Edward) Stifter, Lynette 

(Michael) O’Connor, 

Judy (Alex) Zarate and Lawrence; 

grandchildren, Anne 

Marie, Claire, Edward and 

John “Jack” Stifter, Michael 

and Kaylee O’Connor, Alexander 

(fiancée Rachael Neff) 

and Kristen Zarate, Isabella, 

Dominic and Anthony 

Prosser; siblings, Joan Race 

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many nieces and nephews. 

Services were held at 

Modell Funeral Home & 

Cremation Services in Homer 

Glen. A Funeral Mass was 

held at St. Francis of Assisi. 

Interment Holy Sepulchre 

Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

to brain cancer research, 

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Celebrating at Centennial 

Village marks end of Summer Concert 

Series with Labor Day Weekend show 

Cora (left) and Leah Durbin, of Noblesville, Indiana, dance 

to the music. 

Ryan T. Hope, of No Alternative, performs Sept. 3 at Centennial Park West during the final show in the Village of Orland 

Park’s 2017 Summer Concert Series. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Guitarist Tony Elfers (left) and bassist Andrew T. Carroll 

perform with No Alternative. 

ABOVE: Local food vendors 

were ready to serve hungry 

concert-goers. 

Concert attendees (left to right) Milo and Colleen Pagnani, 

and Gregory and Melanie Elfers, of Lombard, dance during 

the season-ending summer concert event. 

LEFT: Attendees (left to 

right) Dick Atkian, of Orland 

Park; Diana Stoddard, of 

Lansing, Michigan; and 

Debbie Atkian, of Orland 

Park; enjoy a day of music 

Sept. 3 at Centennial Park 

West, marking the end 

of the Village’s Summer 

Concert Series.

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Local photographer puts ‘50 

Shades of Me’ on display 

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Homer Glen resident Donna Nevels has 

taken photographs for as long as she can remember. 

As a child, she was her family’s “official” 

photographer wherever they went. And since 

2004, she has been taking photographs of 

other people’s big moments — weddings, 

senior pictures and other special occasions 

— through her business. 

A glance through her website reveals samples 

of all kinds of photography, though Orland 

Park residents may know her as the person 

who shoots Senior Night pictures for the 

Sandburg High School athletics teams. 

But throughout this month, people will 

have the chance to see another side of Nevels, 

as she reveals “50 Shades of Me,” an 

exhibition of her photography at Gallery 

Seven, a fine art gallery in downtown Joliet. 

The title, a play on the book “Fifty Shades 

of Grey,” is meant to explain the different 

shades of Nevels’ photography, she said. 

“I thought, ‘That’s it: 50 Shades, but it’s 

50 Shades of Me, because my photography 

is all over the place,’” Nevels said. “I’m not 

a photographer that’s just a nature photographer; 

I’m not a photographer that’s a black 

and white or places/scenery; I do everything.” 

The exhibit is divided into shades of people, 

places and nature, a reflection of Nevels’ 

“scattered” artistic tastes. Expect “a lot of 

dancer pictures” and photos coated in wax, 

Nevels said. 

The work through Gallery Seven allows 

Nevels to show the artistic side of her work. 

Nevels said she hopes to bring back some 

respect for the art of the printed photograph 

with ‘50 Shades’ — something that can be 

diluted, given how anyone with a smartphone 

is a photographer and, oftentimes, 

those pictures never get printed. 

“I don’t think it’s a respected art form the 

way it used to be,” she said. “So, exhibits like 

this are important to bring people in to see this 

is what photography truly is and can be and 

should be.” 

Nevels said she is creating history, which 

motivates her to do what she does. Whether 

she is shooting photographs at weddings, of 

babies or out in nature, they are moments she 

thinks should not be caught on a cellphone 

and lost to eternity in the cloud. 

Donna Nevels, of Homer Glen — who is 

known to many Orland Parkers for her 

shots of Sandburg athletics Senior Nights 

— recently launched a new exhibit called 

“50 Shades of Me” at Gallery Seven in 

Joliet. Photo submitted 

“In 20 years, there’s going to be a whole 

generation of kids that have nothing tangible, 

nothing they can hold in their hand and say, 

‘Look, that’s me when I was 2,’ because it’s 

still on somebody’s phone or in the cloud,” 

Nevels said. “That’s what motivates me. I’m 

creating history by doing what I do, whether 

it be a neighbor or a wedding or a flower. It 

brings back memories to whoever’s going to 

look at it. That’s why I’m so motivated with 

it.” 

Nevels is slated to hold an opening reception 

for her exhibit from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, 

Sept. 17, which is to feature live music and 

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Orland Township auditions for October Senior Dating Game 

Jason Maholy 


Cynthia is a “country 

girl” who arrived in Chicago 

when she was 22 years old 

and not long after that got 

married. 

As she sat in a chair on a 

podium, with a stage light 

shining upon her and microphone 

in hand, she described 

herself to Orland Township 

officials as a “friendly and 

very generous” woman who 

spends time sewing and socializing; 

enjoys dining on 

Italian and Chinese food; 

and would like to meet a 

man who is honest, sincere 

and has character. 

Cynthia, who is in her late 

60s, has not dated in “quite 

awhile,” but that could 

change if she is one of several 

women chosen to be a 

contestant on Orland Township’s 

Senior Dating Game. 

The event, a take on the 

classic television show, 

scheduled to be held in front 

of a live audience at 6 p.m. 

Oct. 5 at Orland Chateau, 

14500 S. LaGrange Road. 

The evening is to feature allyou-can-eat 

pizza, salad and 

non-alcoholic beverages, as 

well as a cash bar. 

Orland Township Administrator 

Mary Hastings said 

the dating game is a way for 

the Township to spice up its 

efforts to provide social opportunities 

for seniors. The 

Township has for the past 

five years offered speed dating, 

which has been a huge 

draw; however, women vastly 

outnumber men at those 

events, she said. 

“So, we’re begging for 

men,” she said. “We started 

planning this six months 

ago, just to get enough men, 

and in the first two days [we 

had enough women].” 

The casting call through 

which Cynthia and 20 other 

women and at least two men 

auditioned for the game was 

held Aug. 29 at the Orland 

Township Administration 

Building. Orland Township 

employees questioned candidates 

about their interests 

and rated them on appearance, 

sense of humor, youthfulness 

and sociability. The 

panel of four women was to 

choose enough contestants 

to fill spots for at least three 

and possibly four rounds for 

the game. Each round is to 

consist of one contestant and 

three suitors. 

Other candidates included 

Angie, a 77-year-old improv 

performer widowed 

two years ago after 52 years 

of marriage; and Donna, a 

61-year-old divorcée from of 

Tinley Park who acknowledged 

some hesitancy about 

stepping out of her comfort 

zone and auditioning for the 

show. 

“I read about this in the paper 

and I just thought, ‘Why 

not,’” said Donna, who was 

sitting in a room with the 

other women while waiting 

to audition. “I thought I’d 

give it a shot. I don’t think 

this is going to change my 

life at all, I just thought it 

would be something fun. 

I don’t do online dating or 

anything like that. So, this is 

pretty unusual.” 

Several of the women 

waiting there have tried 

speed dating, but none of 

them had ever turned the introduction 

into a date. Finding 

a companion and friend, 

or someone with whom to 

laugh, spend time, have fun 

and even travel were among 

their reasons given for being 

interested in the dating 

game. 

The consensus was there 

is a man shortage — or at 

least a shortage of men seeking 

the same things they are. 

“I think there are a lot 

of bashful guys out there,” 

said Carol, of Orland Park. 

“I feel like men don’t reach 

out like women, and that if 

more men came out and tried 

something like this they’d be 

Donna, of Tinley Park, answers questions as she takes part in a casting call Aug. 29 for Orland Township’s Senior Dating 

Game. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

pleasantly surprised what 

they’d find.” 

One of the two men there 

to audition was Corny, an 

82-year-old Palos Heights 

resident who enjoys dancing. 

Corny has been a widower 

for about one year and 

is hopeful he can find some 

companionship through the 

dating game. 

“The main thing for me 

is getting out of the house,” 

he said. “ I get sick of sitting 

around there. Maybe I will 

meet somebody I’m compatible 

with, and we’d go to the 

show and out to dinner; or, 

maybe if it worked out, even 

go on a cruise.” 

Note: The last names of potential 

Senior Dating Game candidates 

have, at Orland Township 

officials’ request, been withheld 

from this story for the sake of 

maintaining the integrity of the 

contest. 

Mary Hastings (left) and Susan Benson listen 

to seniors who attended the casting call. 

Marie Ryan interviews a senior for the 

upcoming Orland Township Senior Dating 

Game.

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The Dish 

Childhood memories rediscovered at Raffy’s Candy Store 

Claudia Harmata 

Editorial Intern 

For those with a major 

sweet tooth, Raffy’s Candy 

Store has a fix for them all. 

“There is just such a variety,” 

said Dave Rafalski, 

owner of Raffy’s Candy 

Store. “I would suggest that 

[people] go outside their 

norms. So, if there’s a person 

that always comes in ... 

try something new, because 

there’s so many different 

types of chocolates and 

gummies and candies that a 

lot of people haven’t tried.” 

The chocolates, gummies 

and candies line the entire 

shop in clear displays, allowing 

customers to visit 

and look through all of their 

options. The store first started 

bringing sweets to New 

Lenox when it opened in 

October 2015. 

“The motivation [to open 

Raffy’s Candy Store] came 

from a lifelong dream,” Rafalski 

said. “It’s something 

I’ve always wanted to do, 

going back to the days when 

I was a kid and I used to go 

to a candy store or an ice 

cream shop. 

“So, it’s just one of those 

dreams, and it came to fruition 

when we moved out to 

the New Lenox area a couple 

years ago.” 

When this dream turned 

into a reality, Rafalski turned 

to vendors such as the Albanese 

Confectionery Group 

in Merrillville, Indiana, to 

bring in premium chocolates 

and candies to his customers. 

“We carry a premium line 

of chocolates and candies, 

and we are able to do that 

without charging premium 

prices,” Rafalski said. “The 

relationship we have with 

Albanese and other vendors, 

that’s why we’re able to do 

that.” 

On the chocolate side, 

Co-owner Pam Rafalski pours 12 Flavor Bears ($3.49 per 

pound) into a bag. 

customers can find anything 

from tortoise pecan 

patties ($11.99 per pound) 

and vanilla cream truffles 

($11.99 per pound) to chocolate 

potato chips ($14.99 

per pound). But Rafalski 

said nothing sells faster 

than the Albanese gummy 

bears ($3.49 per pound). 

“One of our biggest sellers 

on our non-chocolate 

side are the Albanese gummy 

bear line,” Rafalski said. 

“Gummy bears, gummy 

worms — those are so 

popular that it’s hard to keep 

them in stock at times.” 

But when chocolate or 

candy doesn’t hit the spot, 

Raffy’s Candy Store also 

sells ice cream — partnering 

with The Plush Horse in 

Palos Park. 

“I’ve been going [to The 

Plush Horse] since as long 

as I can remember,” Rafalski 

said. “And I would take my 

kids there once a month as a 

special treat. 

“When I decided to open a 

candy store, ice cream wasn’t 

even in my business plan until 

probably the last month.” 

Raffy’s Candy Store 

2571 E. Lincoln Highway 

in New Lenox 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.–9 p.m. 

Monday–Friday 

• 10 a.m.–9 p.m. 

Saturday 

• Noon–7 p.m. Sunday 

For more information… 

Phone: (815) 320-6152 

The Raffy Turtle is one of several customized flavors created by The Plush Horse for 

Raffy’s Candy Store in New Lenox. Photos by Claudia Harmata/22nd Century Media 

Raffy’s Candy Store offers more than 200 kinds of sweets. 

Rafalski wanted to sell 

the ice cream on which he 

grew up, so he reached out 

to The Plush Horse, and the 

business welcomed him with 

“open arms.” Their relationship 

has been “nothing but 

positive.” 

“The response from just 

carrying [The Plush Horse] 

product has been outstanding,” 

Rafalski said. “We 

have a great relationship 

with Plush Horse, where 

they let me create my own 

ice cream flavors. ... So, we 

have the Raffy Turtle, Raffy 

Monster; there’s several I 

have.” 

Rafalski sells both his flavors 

and the original Plush 

Horse flavors — ranging 

from $1.99 to $5.99 for 

cones, sundaes and shakes. 

Rafalski said because of 

popularity and demand he is 

looking into potentially expanding 

the store and having 

a dedicated ice cream parlor. 

“We were given the opportunity 

to acquire a unit 

behind our shop,” Rafalski 

said. “With positive 

customer feedback about 

the ice cream, and with 

continuing to bring in new 

candies, it made sense for 

us to explore the additional 

space.” 

According to Rafalski, 

the new space also will potentially 

allow the shop to 

provide a party room for 

special occasions. 

“The biggest part that I really 

enjoy is we’re blessed, 

my family and I,” Rafalski 

said. “We are blessed to 

have the ability to give back 

to the community, as well as 

receive. I enjoy helping the 

customers and seeing the 

smile on their faces.”

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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 

1. Small salmon 

5. Gofer, abbr. 

9. Got bee bit 

14. Oscar winner Burl 

15. Humane Soc. ally 

16. Menace 

17. “Aqualung” band 

Jethro __ 

18. Kind 

19. “___ to bed” 

20. Make poor 

23. Arles assent 

24. Any thing 

25. ___ Arbor 

27. Mokena craft 

beer bar 

31. “Lion” or “baron” 

ending 

32. Compass point 

35. Jewish circle 

dances 

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39. Biblical second 

son 

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41. Full house, e.g. 

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section 

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capital 

46. Canonized mlle. 

47. Established 

48. Farm-tilling 

implement 

49. Australian state, 

abbr. 

50. H.S. exam 

52. Perplexed, at ___ 

54. New Lenox music 

events 

60. Photo tint 

62. Table spread 

63. Hitchcock title 

64. Oranges’ grouping 

65. Store sign 

66. “Why should ___ 

you?” 

67. Electric dart 

shooter 

68. “__ lang syne” 

69. It’s long in fashion 

Down 

1. One of U.S. banking’s Big 

Four 

2. Egg cell 

3. 1965 Beatles movie 

4. Norway’s capital 

5. Desirable qualities 

6. Germ 

7. Curtain fabric 

8. Makes lacework 

9. Hot springs 

10. Part of some joints 

11. An official language of 

Pakistan 

12. Decree ____ 

13. Day-___ (florescent paint) 

21. Struggles 

22. Talk (over) 

26. Government security 

agency, abbr. 

27. Massenet opera 

28. Modern factory worker 

29. Galsworthy’s Mrs. Forsyte 

30. Island on the Java Sea 

31. “Book of Days” singer 

32. Hall-of-Famer Bart 

33. ____ Domingo 

34. Provide with a permanent 

fund 

36. Use an atomizer 

37. Number one flyer 

38. Superhero based on a god 

43. Pack animal 

44. Eye of ___ (part of a 

“Macbeth” recipe) 

45. Goose liver delicacy 

48. Circled 

49. Gullible 

50. Rice 

51. Hex 

52. Inoculation liquids 

53. Long narrative poem 

55. Civil rights heroine Parks 

56. Strait-laced 

57. Name spelled out in a 

Kinks’ song 

58. Pinnacle 

59. Abominable snowman 

60. Military rank, abbr. 

61. ___ Lingus (Irish airline) 

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■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 

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Night 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

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squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

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Meadows from Flaherty 

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Woods from PDH 


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Ridge from Brian Wille 

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Henry 

• Woodridge— Farmingdale 

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and promotes high standards, 

professionalism and 

service within the building 

industry. SSHBA builders 

also are members of the 

Home Builders Association 

of Illinois (HBAI) and 

the National Association 

of Home Builders (NAHB).

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Homer Glen 14624 Cinnamon 

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Tinley Park 17170 Oleander 

9/16 10-3pm Jewelry, clothes, 

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Orland Park 16751 S. 88th 

Ave Saturday 9/16 9-2pm 

LOTS OF MUSIC GEAR: 

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Village of Manhattan 

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1053 Multi Family Sale 

Orland Park, 14018 Newgate 

Ct. 9/15 8:30-3PM & 9/16 

8:30-NOON. Mother-Daughter 

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Fenton. Victorian 

moss rose 17 pc. tea set. Pottery 

Barn kitchen dining chairs, 

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Golf clubs. Schwinn exercise 

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Tinley Park Brementowne 

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163rd Place, 7935, 7953, 7966 

164th Place, 7700 159th Place 

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2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CA- 

PACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE 

FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 

2016-CTT 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

ROBERT G. REGER, UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA -DEPART- 

MENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT, WEDGEWOOD 

COMMONS ASSOCIATION, INC., 

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 

OF ANN M. BOBILLIER, UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NONRE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD 

NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRE- 

SENTATIVE FOR ANN M. BO- 

BILLIER (DECEASED) 

Defendants 

17 CH 003998 

13950 STONEHENGE DRIVE 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on August 16, 2017, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on September 26, 2017, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South 

Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, 

sell at public auction to the highest bidder, 

as set forth below, the following described 

real estate: 

Commonly known as 13950 STONE- 

HENGE DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 

60462 

Property Index No. 27-02-407-057. 

The real estate is improved with aresi- 

dence. 

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 beaccepted. 

The balance in certified funds/or 

wire transfer, is due within twenty-four 

(24) hours. Nofee 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 tothe residential real estate arose 

prior to the sale. The subject property is 

subject togeneral real estate taxes, special 

assessments, or special taxes levied 

against said real estate and is offered for 

sale without any representation asto 

quality or quantity of title and without 

recourse toPlaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

Where asale of real estate is made to 

satisfy alien 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 inwhich, 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 toredeem does not arise, there 

shall be no right of redemption. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclo- 

p 

sure sale, other than amortgagee, 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 ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the 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 AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued 

by agovernment agency (driver's 

license, passport, etc.) in order togain 

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 tofile number 

14-17-02745. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

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 a7 

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. 14-17-02745 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 

Attorney Code. 21762 

Case Number: 17 CH 003998 

TJSC#: 37-7659 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 

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LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF JOINT REVIEW 

BOARD MEETING 

RELATING TO THE MAIN 

STREET TRIANGLE TAX 

INCREMENT FINANCING 

DISTRICT OF THE VILLAGE 

OF ORLAND PARK 

Notice is hereby given to all interested 

parties that pursuant to the 

requirements of 65 ILCS 

5/11-74.4-1 et seq., the Joint Review 

Board of the Village ofOrland 

Park will conduct its annual 

review of the Village of Orland 

Park’s Main Street Triangle Tax 

Increment Financing District on 

Thursday September 21, 2017 at 

9:00 a.m., atthe Village Hall, located 

at 14700 South Ravinia Avenue, 

Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois. 

Said meeting will be open 

to the public. Questions regarding 

the agenda for this meeting may be 

directed to the Development Services 

Department at 708.403.5300. 

VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK 

By: John C. Mehalek 

Village Clerk 

Shed Location and Shed Setback 

Variance 

14224 Concord Drive 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC 

HEARING 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that 

a meeting for a public hearing will 

be held before the Hearing Officers 

of the Zoning Board of Appeals of 

the Village ofOrland Park, Illinois, 

at 5:00 p.m. onTuesday, October 

10, 2017 in the Village Hall, located 

at 14700 South Ravinia Avenue, 

Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois, 

to consider approval ofan 

application for arear setback variance 

and lot coverage variance pursuant 

tothe provisions ofthe Land 

Development Code of the Village 

of Orland Park, with respect tothe 

following real estate: 

LOT 22 IN HERITAGE UNIT 

NUMBER 1, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OFTHE WEST 

1/2 OFTHE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF 

SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. 

PIN: 27-03-413-006-0000 

Said application for variances to 

the Land Development Code requests 

authority to locate astorage 

shed in the side yard where placement 

ofsheds are limited only to 

the rear yard. In addition, the peititoner 

requests authority to reduce 

the required setback of the shed 

from the principal building from 

ten (10) feet to four and one half 

(4.5) feet. 

Said real estate is presently located 

in the R-3 Residential District and 

is located at 14224 Concord Drive 

in Orland Park, Cook County. 

All parties interested should attend 

and will begiven an opportunity to 

be heard. Such hearing may be 

continued bythe Hearing Officers 

without republication except as 

may be required by the Illinois 

Open Meetings Act. 

HEARING OFFICERS OF THE 

VILLAGE 

OF ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 

By: Beth McElroy Kirkwood 

Chairperson 

PDQ 

15610 LaGrange Road Orland 

Park, IL 60642 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF 

PUBLIC HEARING 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that 

a public hearing will be held before 

the Plan Commission of the Village 

of Orland Park, Illinois, at 

7:00 p.m. onTuesday, October 10, 

2017 in the Village Hall, located at 

14700 South Ravinia Avenue, Orland 

Park, Cook County, Illinois, 

to consider approval ofspecial use 

application for afast food restaurant 

with a drive-through facility 

pursuant to the provisions ofthe 

Land Development Code of the 

Village ofOrland Park, with respect 

to the following real estate: 

PARCEL A: 

PART OF THE NORTHEAST 

QUARTER OF THE SOUTH- 

EAST QUARTER OFSECTION 

16, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, 

RANGE 12, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

MORE PARTICULARLY DE- 

SCRIBED AS FOLLOW: BE- 

GINNING AT THE POINT OF 

INTERSECTION OF THE EAST 

LINE OF THE AFORESAID 

NORTHEAST QUARTER OF 

THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER 

OF SECTION 16, AND ALINE 

50.00 FEET NORTH OF AND 

PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH 

LINE OF THE AFORESAID 



OF SECTION 16, SAID POINT 

ALSO BEING THE SOUTHEAST 

CORNER OF A PARCEL OF 

LAND KNOWN ASU.S. TRACT 

NO. A100-2; THENCE WEST 

ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, 

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Eagles lacrosse player claims August crown 


Recognition for lacrosse 

player Dan Slater just keeps 

coming. 

Slater, a sophomore at 

Sandburg High School, already 

earned accolades for 

his defensive play in July, 

when he was invited to the 

River City Sportsplex in 

Richmond, Virginia, as a 

2017 Brine National High 

School Lacrosse All-American. 

Now, he is 22nd Century 

Media’s Southwest Chicago 

Athlete of the Month after 

winning the August competition. 

He earned 204 votes 

to claim the title. 

Slater has been playing lacrosse 

since the third grade, 

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He was a part of the Orland 

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program for six years and 

has played for the past three 

years in the New Wave Lacrosse 

Club system. He was 

one of two freshman on the 

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junior varsity team with the 

Chiefs Lacrosse team and 

also made the varsity roster 

for playoffs. 

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Joanna James is a freshman 

at Sandburg High 

School. In her first season 

of high school golf, she has 

consistently been a Top 4 

performer. 

How did you get started 

playing golf? 

Well, it was a long time 

ago, when I was 7. And when 

my brother first started playing 

and taking lessons, I got 

a little bit interested in that. 

But it was just like a fun side 

sport. About eighth grade ... 

we went to Kiawah Island, 

and I shot an 87 at the Ocean 

Course, and that made me 

really happy, [and that was 

when I began to take it seriously]. 

Do you have any 

superstitions or rituals? 

Oh, yeah. When I went 

to Kiawah Island, where I 

shot my 87, I was wearing a 

sweatshirt, and it was, like, 

80 degrees outside, and I 

was so hot, but I was doing 

really well, so I didn’t take it 

off. So, yeah, I have a lot of 

superstitions. 

What goals do you have 

for your first season? 

To make it to state, score 

Top 5 in conference [and] 

just shoot mostly in the 30s 

as [much] as I can. 

What did you work on 

to get ready for high 

school golf? 

Well, mostly I’ve been doing 

tournaments. But during 

that, I worked on keeping 

my temper down and just 

working on getting through 

18 holes. 

What is your favorite 

thing about golf? 

It’s a lot like life, because 

you can’t let one shot that’s 

bad get you down the whole 

time. And, if it does, then 

you’ll keep doing bad. But 

if you keep it positive, then 

you’ll maybe shoot better 

the next hole. 

If you won the lottery, 

what would you buy 

first? 

A Jeep Wrangler, and then 

I would probably buy a dog. 

My brother’s godmother has 

a Jeep Wrangler, and I just 

think it’s a super-cool car. 

[And I would get] a husky. I 

like how they’re really small 

at first, and then they get really 

big. And they’re athletic, 

and they’re super-fluffy. 

Who is your favorite 

professional athlete? 

Rory McIlroy. Recently, 

he hasn’t been doing really 

well, but he’s still pushing 

through, and I just think he’s 

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kind of cute. 

What item or two could 

you not live without? 

My phone and my charging 

cord, probably. It lets me 

know what’s going on around 

the world, [and] it keeps me 

in contact with people. 

What is your favorite 

subject in school? 

Probably world history, 

AP world history. It’s just 

interesting, because there’s 

so much in the past that happened, 

and you always are 

learning a little bit about cultures 

and geography and different 

things that happened 

around the world. 

What is your dream job? 

I don’t know. Probably a 

physical therapist, maybe. 

I’ve been thinking about 

that. You get to work with 

people, and I’ve heard it’s really 

flexible with the hours, 

and [I’m interested in] something 

to do with medical. 

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Girls tennis 

Sandburg wins Ottawa Invite 

This Week In ... 

Eagles Varsity Athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 15 - at Lincoln-Way 

East, 7 p.m. 

Girls Volleyball 

■Sept. ■ 14 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

Central, 5:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Wheaton 

Classic, 8 a.m. 


West, 5:30 p.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Sept. ■ 14 - at Marian 

Catholic, 5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 - hosts Joliet West, 

3:15 p.m. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Anna Loureiro and Agnes Florczyk were 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Stagg, 6:15 

p.m. 

Boys Golf 


Central Challenge, 7 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 18 - at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 3:45 p.m. 

Girls Golf 

■Sept. ■ 14 - hosts Lockport, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Providence 

Catholic Invite, 11 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 18 - hosts Hinsdale 

Central, 4:30 p.m. 

at the forefront of Sandburg’s victory in the 

Ottawa Invite Sept. 2. The doubles team of 

Sam Warchol and Maria Pappas also won 

their flight. 

Girls Tennis 

■Sept. ■ 14 - at Lockport, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 - hosts Sandburg 

Invitational, 9 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - hosts Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 20 - hosts Marist, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Peoria Notre 

Dame Invite, 9 a.m. 

Girls Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Peoria Notre 

Dame Invite, 9 a.m. 

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Volleyball 

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senior middle hitter Haley 

Hart (3 kills) had a kill and 

a block. 

Ahead 13-12, senior outside 

hitter Kaelyn Daniel 

deposited a pair of kills, and 

senior libero Emily Ripp (15 

digs) ripped an ace, as East 

extended to an 18-12 lead. 

With the help of a kill by 

senior right side hitter Teresa 

Egan (4 kills), the Eagles 

clawed back to 20-19, but 

they still trailed 23-20 before 

a co-block by Mizera and senior 

setter Maureen Imrie (6 

assists), a long hit and the 

kill off the tape by Stefanon 

(team-high 7 kills) tied it at 

23-23. 

“We’re working on personal 

responsibility,” Sandburg 

coach David Vales said. 

“We had some people who 

had trouble with personal responsibility 

at the beginning 

of the first set. But we never 

gave up, and we’re confident 

on our home floor. 

“We thought for sure that 

we’d be able to roll after a 

while. They gave us some 

free balls, and we didn’t put 

those down. That’s what you 

have to do versus teams of 

this caliber, and we didn’t do 

that.” 

Junior setter Rachel De- 

Fries (6 assists) and sophomore 

libero Rachel Krasowski 

(12 digs) also contributed 

for Sandburg, which won 

last season’s matchup 25-17, 

23-25, 25-22 over East on 

Oct. 6 in Orland Park. 

There was no third set 

this season, however. The 

Griffins jumped out to a 2-0 

lead in the second set, and it 

was never tied. Leading 8-5, 

Hackett had a pair of kills, 

freshman setter Kaleigh Ritter 

served an ace, and Hart 

capped off a 6-0 spurt with 

a tip kill as the lead grew 

to 14-5. It was 17-6 after a 

Hackett ace. 

But true to their nevergive-up 

attitude, the Eagles 

went on an 11-4 stretch. 

Egan had a trio of kills in the 

burst, as they closed the gap 

to 21-17. But they could not 

get closer than the four-point 

deficit. 

With her team ahead 24- 

19, Hackett hoped to serve 

it out with another ace. But 

her attempt went just long. 

No matter, as she stepped up 

on the next rotation and put 

away a final kill to end the 

match. 

“I though it was in and 

on the line,” Hackett said of 

her serve. “But then Madi 

had another great set [on the 

match-ending kill].” 

Both teams will win many 

more matches, and the rest 

of the SWSC Blue battles 

will be from mid-October 

on. But this was a big win 

for the Griffins. 

“It’s been a long time,” 

Vales said of the Eagles’ last 

loss to East. “I still felt pretty 

confident after the first set. I 

felt like we’d get back in rotation, 

but we shot ourselves 

in the foot and never really 

got in rhythm.”

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Football 

Bolingbrook raids Sandburg’s chances on red zone trips 

Promising offensive 

drives thwarted in 

tough home loss 

Jim Easterhouse 


It was a lopsided 52-7 

outcome, but Sandburg and 

Bolingbrook mirrored each 

other throughout the first 

half of Friday night’s game 

in Orland Park. 

The two SouthWest Suburban 

Conference squads 

both were equipped with 

shotgun offenses, often 

boasted two- to three-wide 

receiver sets on either end 

of their offensive lines and 

exchanged a handful of personal 

fouls throughout the 

contest Sept. 8. 

It was the Raiders of 

Bolingbrook, however, who 

were able not only to match 

Sandburg’s athleticism but 

also capitalize on errors and 

accelerate scoring opportunities 

to create their 45-point 

win. 

“We just have to execute,” 

said Sandburg junior running 

back Andrew Schab, 

who scored Sandburg’s only 

touchdown in the second 

quarter. “We have the tools, 

but in this game you need to 

execute in the first half. The 

first half is really the game, 

in my opinion.” 

The Eagles and Raiders 

both aimed to spread open 

their offenses early through 

their aerial attacks. Both 

teams employed several 

quick slants and post routes 

to try to score first. Rapid 

linebackers crowded the defensive 

lines for both teams, 

forcing opposing quarterbacks 

to quickly haul the 

football to slanting wide receivers 

downfield. 

Sandburg successfully executed 

this defensive tactic 

first, as Bolingbrook senior 

quarterback Anthony Vespo 

rolled out of a congested 

pocket and lobbed the ball 

down the left sideline and 

into the hands of Sandburg’s 

Josh Heavrin. The junior defensive 

back tracked the momentum 

of the ball effectively 

and was able to separate 

from the sprinting wideout, 

intercept the pass and sprint 

to the opposing 4-yard line. 

After a holding penalty 

against the Raiders brought 

Sandburg to the goal line a 

few plays later, it seemed 

that the Eagles were destined 

to strike first offensively. 

However, Bolingbrook’s 

Elisha Armstrong penetrated 

the passing lane of Sandburg’s 

inside receiver and intercepted 

the ball in the end 

zone. This would shape up to 

be one of dynamic turnovers 

that allowed Bolingbrook 

to own the momentum and 

eventually capitalize. 

Although the Raiders were 

Sandburg defensive back Josh Heavrin runs the ball back 

after intercepting a Bolingbrook pass in the first quarter 

Friday, Sept. 8, in Orland Park. Bob Klein/22nd Century Media 

not able to score off of that 

turnover, an Eagles fumble 

on the subsequent drive put 

Bolingbrook ahead once and 

for all. After a pass interference 

call brought Sandburg 

to their own 40-yard line, 

the football trickled out of a 

moving scrum among both 

squads on a quick running 

attempt. Bolingbrook defensive 

tackle Dashaun Mallory 

scooped up the fumble 

and trotted to the end zone, 

which gave the Raiders their 

first 6-0 lead of the evening. 

It was the first of Mallory’s 

two fumble recoveries for 

touchdowns. 

“I thought our kids played 

tough,” Sandburg coach Scott 

Peters said. “Our biggest issue 

was big plays; we gave up 

that defensive touchdown that 

they had earlier in the game, a 

couple big pass plays. Truthfully, 

we didn’t finish drives 

that we needed to finish. We 

were down on the side there a 

few times, threw an interception, 

then we got the defensive 

touchdown for them. A couple 

of those things that go the 

other way and the game starts 

off a little differently, and who 

knows what goes from there.” 

That fumble recovery was 

the catalyst for the Raiders. 

After a squib kickoff, Sandburg 

started its answering 

drive on its own 11-yard 

line. Bolingbrook linebacker 

D’Mauryon Hunter intercepted 

Sandburg quarterback 

Christian Shepherd and 

resumed the Raiders offensive 

threat on the Sandburg 

12-yard line. 

Even after a personal foul 

drove Bolingbrook back 

to the 21-yard line, wide 

receiver I’Shawn Stewart 

caught a touchdown pass on 

a post route to put the Raiders 

up 13-0. 

Bolingbrook tacked on another 

touchdown on their following 

possession, as wide 

receiver Luke Junkroski 

caught a touchdown pass on 

a curl route on the opposite 

side of a four-wide receiver 

set just outside of the Sandburg 

goal line to go up 19-0. 

Sandburg’s answer on 

their next possession would 

shape up to be their most 

successful drive of the night. 

Starting on their own 20- 

yard line with 11:53 remaining 

in the second quarter, 

Shepherd executed a fake 

handoff to Schab on his left 

and ran around the right side 

for a smooth 14-yard gain. 

Even as a contesting Bolingbrook 

linebacker corps pressured 

Shepherd out of the 

pocket to his right side a 

few plays later, the 6-foot-3 

senior rolled to his left and 

capitalized on a shifted secondary 

and ran to the opposing 

39-yard line. A flag 

against Bolingbrook granted 

Sandburg another first down 

in opposing territory. 

That personal foul was critical 

for Sandburg’s offense. 

Although the Eagles relied on 

their passing attack throughout 

most of the contest, Schab 

broke through a hole in between 

his left guard and left 

tackle and darted to the end 

zone for a 22-yard score. 

“On that play, we got some 

really nice blocks, and [Schab] 

hit the seam where he was 

designed to go,” Peters said. 

“Once he’s in the open field, 

he’s a fast kid, he’s a track kid. 

The guys up front had a hole 

that he needed to hit, and once 

he’s in the secondary he can 

finish those.” 

Bolingbrook’s thorough 

attack prohibited the Eagles 

from retrieving any offensive 

momentum after the 

scoring drive. With 7 minutes 

and 23 seconds remaining 

in the third quarter, Vespo 

threw a 62-yard strike to 

a sprinting Antonio King to 

put the Raiders ahead 33-7. 

Even with the additional 

19 points Bolingbrook produced 

afterward, including 

Dashaun Mallory’s second 

fumble recovery for a touchdown, 

senior Sandburg captain 

and linebacker Michael 

Stevens believes the Eagles 

will progress ahead of their 

game at Lincoln Way-East 

on Friday, Sept. 15. 

“I think we have a lot of 

things to build on. In practice, 

we need to work on 

limiting big plays that we 

let up,” said Stevens. “I feel 

really good about this team 

toward the end of the season. 

We’ve got some young 

players who are learning and 

getting better. We’ll be ready 

for next week.” 

PRESSBOX PICKS 

Our staff’s predictions for 

the top games in Week 4 

10-5 

9-6 

9-6 

9-6 

Lockport (1-2) at Lincoln-Way Central (3-0) 

Sandburg (1-2) at Lincoln-Way East (3-0) 

Tinley Park (1-2) hosts T.F. North (1-2) 

Providence Catholic (1-2) hosts St. Ignatius (3-0) 

Lincoln-Way West (2-1) at Thornridge (3-0) 

11-4 

Tom Czaja | Contributing 

Editor 

• LW Central 21, Lockport 14. The 

Knights stay unblemished, avenging 

a close loss to the Porters 

from a year ago. 

• LW East 

• Tinley Park 

• Providence 

• LW West 

Joe Coughlin | Publisher 

• LW Central 38, Lockport 21. 

Well-rounded Knights too much 

on both sides of the ball. 

• LW East 



• LW West 

Tim Carroll | Sports Editor 


Lockport’s loss to South Elgin put me 

behind Tom, so I’m picking Central 

on a grudge. 

• LW East 


• St. Ignatius 

• LW West 

Heather Warthen | Chief 

Operating Officer 

• LW Central 24, Lockport 21. The 

Knights continue to roll early in 

the season against the Porters. 

• LW East 


• St. Ignatius 

• LW West 

Max Lapthorne | 

Contributing Editor 


Tavares Moore finds the end zone 

a few times for the Porters, but 

Central pulls away late. 

• LW East 



• LW West


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Battle of SWSC heavyweights goes Griffins’ way 

Sandburg falls 

in close straight 

sets to conference 

opponent 

RANDY WHALEN 


Sure, it was only the opening 

set, but it was certainly 

a pivotal moment in last 

week’s huge girls volleyball 

match between Lincoln-Way 

East and host Sandburg. 

The Eagles had just tied 

the score at 23-23, when senior 

outside hitter Abbie Stefanon 

saw her hit roll off the 

top of the tape and fall over 

for a huge kill. The Sandburg 

faithful screamed their 

approval, as they saw another 

opportunity for some 

home-court magic. 

But Molly Hackett had 

other plans. Hackett hammered 

a back-row kill down 

the right side to put East a 

point from victory. Fellow 

senior outside hitter Hanna 

Lesiak then pushed the ball 

to a vacated area to end the 

opener. The Griffins went 

on to a 25-23, 25-20 victory 

over Sandburg on Sept. 5 in 

an early-season SouthWest 

Suburban Conference Blue 

Division matchup in Orland 

Park. 

The match was originally 

scheduled for Oct. 10, but it 

was moved up to this early 

in the season because Sandburg 

had parent-teacher 

conferences slated for that 

night. Although neither team 

wanted to play each other 

this early in the season, both 

knew it was big. 

No one could remember 

the last time East (5-3, 1-0) 

defeated the Eagles (7-4, 

0-1) in an SWSC match. The 

last time Sandburg did not 

win the Blue Division was 

2008, when Lockport Township 

captured the title. The 

Sandburg’s Lauren Mizera (middle) and Abbie Stefanon (right) attempt a block on Lincoln-Way East’s Molly Skoda Sept. 5 

in Orland Park. Photos by Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

Griffins, however, were in 

the SWSC Red Division at 

that time. The Eagles have 

won the last eight, and 10 

of the past 11 Blue Division 

titles. 

East, which defeated the 

Eagles 15-13, 10-15, 15-9 in 

the sectional final in 2002, 

has one conference title since 

the SWSC formed in 2005. 

That was in the Red Division 

in 2006. While there are still 

many obstacles to go for the 

Griffins, they hope this victory 

helps springboard them 

to their first conference title 

since then. 

“We finally beat Sandburg,” 

Hackett said. “We finally 

got over that hump. It’s 

always one of our biggest 

humps of the year, so this 

year it’s nice to finally beat 

them and have that lead [in 

the conference].” 

Hackett (match-high 11 

kills, 12 digs, 2 aces) helped 

make sure of that by wanting 

the attack opportunity with 

the first set on the line. 

“We called a timeout,” 

Hackett said of when the 

score got tied at 23-23. “I 

told everyone that I wanted 

the set from the [back row] 

on the right side. [Senior 

setter] Madi [Corey] made 

a great set. I was working 

on that line shot, and when 

there was no block, I just 

went up and swung. It was 

awesome.” 

When Lesiak (9 kills) polished 

off the opener, following 

a serve from Hackett, 

there was a sense that the 

Griffins had made a leap. 

“We haven’t won a conference 

title in 11 years,” 

East coach Kris Fiore said. 

“We brought that up and 

how important a good start 

to the conference was. We 

had to be ready to play, and 

this is one hurdle that we’re 

over.” 

Fiore, whose squad defeated 

Sandburg at the end of 

July to win the Palos Courts 

Summer League, wanted his 

team to be even-keeled. It 

was. 

“We had senior leadership, 

and something we preach is 

the 3-second rule,” he said. 

“You have 3 seconds to be 

happy or sad after a point. 

And then you have to move 

on. That’s the rule.” 

Sandburg only had one 

lead the entire match. That 

was on the initial point of 

the night, which came on 

a block by junior middle 

hitter Lauren Mizera. The 

Griffins scored the next 

three points and never 

trailed again. There were 

first-set ties at 7-7 and 9-9 

before East embarked on 

a 4-0 run, during which 

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Eagles coach David Vales makes changes and talks to his team between sets.

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fastbreak 

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1st and 3 

Digging deep 

1. Rachel Krasowski 

(above) 

The senior libero 

helped the Eagles 

keep their match 

against Lincoln-Way 

East close Sept. 5. 

She finished the with 

12 digs against the 

SouthWest Suburban 

Conference foe. 

2. Abbie Stefanon 

A senior outside hitter, 

Stefanon led the 

team in kills Sept. 5 

with seven. One of 

those was the point 

that tied the first set 

up at 23-23, before 

the Griffins took over 

for good. 

3. Maureen Imrie and 

Rachel DeFries 

The pair of setters 

helped put their 

hitters in positions 

for kills, combining 

for 12 assists during 

the match. 

Alumni Spotlight 

Saviano finding strikezone with collegiate softball 

Sandburg standout 

did not expect to 

pitch at Lakeland but 

continues to excel 

Steve Millar 


Niki Saviano never envisioned 

herself as a college 

pitcher. 

When the 2016 Sandburg 

graduate decided to continue 

her softball career at Lakeland 

University, a Division 

III program in Wisconsin, 

she expected to do so as an 

infielder. 

“I always wanted to play in 

college, no matter what level,” 

she said. “I never thought 

I’d pitch in college, though.” 

That all changed this past 

fall. Lakeland was suddenly 

short on pitchers, and coach 

Hailey Cavanagh turned to 

Saviano, who had plenty of experience 

pitching at Sandburg. 

“I had to step up to pitch,” 

Saviano said. “I had to do 

what was best for my team. 

Coach said she needed me.” 

Saviano rose to the occasion 

in a big way. She pitched in 

20 games as a freshman in the 

spring, starting 15 times, and 

went 7-9 with a 2.65 ERA. 

“After this year, I know I 

have a future as a pitcher,” 

Saviano said. “I’m excited 

about that, and I still want 

to get some chances to play 

in the infield and contribute 

with my bat, also.” 

Saviano ended up gaining 

far more experience than she 

expected to get her freshman 

season. 

Niki Saviano, a Sandburg graduate, pitches for Lakeland University. 

Lakeland University Sports Information 

“Coming in, I didn’t expect 

to play anywhere near 

as much as I did,” she said. “I 

ended up getting to pitch in a 

lot of games, and that’s going 

to help me a lot in the future. 

“Now, I have a better 

knowledge of what to expect. 

Next year, as a sophomore, 

I can step up and be a 

leader and try to help guide 

the freshmen that are coming 

in.” 

Saviano made an immediate 

impression on her coaching 

staff. Tammy Utley, who 

was named Lakeland’s head 

coach in June after previously 

serving as an assistant, 

said big things were expected 

from Saviano before she even 

arrived on campus. 

“We knew she was a strong 

athlete from a solid program 

at Sandburg, so we were 

hopeful that what we saw 

when we were recruiting her 

would transition into great 

things at Lakeland,” Utley 

said. “Not only is Niki a talented 

athlete [but] also very 

knowledgeable of the game 

and a fierce competitor.” 

Saviano said a key for her 

in the spring was not putting 

too much pressure on herself. 

“It was a little scary at first, 

going out there and pitching 

as a freshman against talented 

older girls,” she said. “I 

just tried to have fun and enjoy 

the game and always stay 

relaxed. I just trusted in my 

ability to get the job done.” 

Over the offseason, Saviano 

is working on her entire 

pitching repertoire but is 

making sure not to push herself 

too hard. 

“It’s important to stay 

fresh, so I’ve got to take some 

breaks from throwing,” she 

said. “But I’m working on all 

my pitches and just trying to 

make them all sharper.” 

Saviano also is determined 

to make an impact offensively. 

She got 30 at-bats last 

season and had eight hits, 

including two doubles and 

three RBI. 

“I’m working hard to improve 

offensively,” she said. 

“I definitely want to become 

a good college hitter, as well 

as a pitcher.” 

“Now, I have 

a better 

knowledge of 

what to expect. 

Next year, as 

a sophomore, 

I can step up 

and be a leader 

and try to 

help guide the 

freshmen that 

are coming in.” 

Niki Saviano — Sandburg 

alumna and Lakeland 

University softball 

player, on what she can 

contribute in her second 

year of college softball 

Fellow Sandburg 2016 

graduate Paige Chladek is 

expected to be Saviano’s 

primary catcher next season. 

Chladek split time with a senior 

this spring and hit .269 

with two home runs and 14 

RBI. 

“I’m really excited for 

next season,” Saviano said. 

“When the season first ended, 

I was really excited to get 

a break, but after a couple 

weeks I was just ready to go 

again. Now, I can’t wait.” 

LISTEN UP 

“We never gave up, and we’re confident on our 

home floor.” 

David Vales — Sandburg girls volleyball coach, on how his team played 

Sept. 5 against Lincoln-Way East and its mindset moving forward 

What 2 Watch 

Girls tennis — 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 

• Sandburg goes on the road to tough 

conference opponent Lockport in an 

early-season test. 

INDEX 

42 - Athlete of the Week 

42 - Athlete of the Month 

Compiled by Sports Editor Tim Carroll, t.carroll@22ndcm.com.

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secret skills Sandburg alumna 

proves successful in surprise role as 

college softball pitcher, Page 47 

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Sandburg suffers tough home loss to 

talented Bolingbrook, Page 45 

Lauren Mizera 

(right) goes up for 

a kill in an early 

showdown of two 

of the SouthWest 

Suburban 

Conference’s best 

girls volleyball 

teams in Sandburg 

and Lincoln- 

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