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A new look 

Tinley Park teen 

transforms baseball 

field into a ‘better 

place for kids,’ Page 6 

contenders 

come 

forward 

Two challengers 

emerge in 2018 race 

for Congressional 

District 3, Page 8 

PAWS of Tinley Park volunteers unite, 

create new home for animals affected 

by Hurricane Harvey, Pages 4-5 

Volunteer Danielle 

Radtke plays with Kiwi 

Sept. 6 at the PAWS of 

Tinley Park’s playpen. 

Kiwi was one of many 

dogs displaced by 

Hurricane Harvey and 

brought to the local 

animal shelter. 

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2 | September 14, 2017 | The tinley junction calendar 

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Thursday 

Mix It Up: Football in a Snap 

– The Next Level 

7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 14. Parmesans 

Station, 18001 80th 

Ave. Learn more about the 

game from a couple football 

fanatics. For more information, 

visit www.tplibrary.org. 

Friday 

Modular Origami 

7-8 p.m. Sept. 15. Tinley 

Park Public Library, 7851 

Timber Dr. Teens are invited 

to learn how to create complex 

structures from paper 

using simple Origami folds. 

For more information, visit 

www.tplibrary.org. 

Friday Jazz Night at Siam 

Marina 

6:30-10:30 p.m. Sept. 15. 

Siam Marina, 16846 Oak 

Park Ave. Siam Marina is 

hosting its Jazz Night. There 

is no cover charge for those 

dining in the restaurant during 

the performance, only 

the request for each guest 

to order a minimum of two 

items from the menus. Reservations 

are recommended. 


www.siammarina.com or 

call (708) 407-8825. 

Saturday 

National Seat Check 

Saturday 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Texas 

Roadhouse Parking Lot, 

18345 S. LaGrange Road. 

Tinley Park Police Department 

is taking part in National 

Seat Check, an awareness 

program that enforces 

proper installment of children’s 

car seats. For more 

information, contact the department 

at (708) 444-5300. 

Fall Festival Crafters/ 

Vendors Show 

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 16. 

Bremen VFW Post 2791, 

17147 S. Oak Park Ave. 

Get a head start on holiday 

gift shopping and peruse the 

handcrafted items sold at the 

Fall Festival. For more information, 

contact Eva Reyes at 

(708) 819-0385. 

Trinity Services Inc. to host 

28th Annual Dinner Dance 

5 p.m. Sept. 16. Odyssey 

Country Club, 19110 S. 

Ridgeland Ave. This year’s 

theme is “Havana Nights,” 

and all proceeds will benefit 

Trinity Services in its mission 

to help people with disabilities 

and mental illness. 

Guests will enjoy cocktails, 

fine dining, silent and live 

auctions, and live music 

by The Connexion Band. 


www.trinity-services.org or 

call (815) 717-3750. 

Dancing Under the Stars 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 16. 

McCarthy Park, 16801 S. 

80th Ave. Join line dancing 

instructors Dee and Ray for 

this annual event. The event 

is free and open to all ages. 

No experience in line dancing 

is necessary. 

Monday 

‘Music of Colonial America’ 



Timber Dr. Discover how 

music from America’s early 

beginnings is a rich, multifaceted 

collection of sacred 

and secular music from the 

Old World, prayers of Native 

Americans, slave songs and 

music created in the New 

World. This is part of the 

“Music in History” lecture 

series in which lecturer, actor, 

musician and conductor 

John Nigro discusses the rich 

and compelling background 

of different musical periods. 



Ribbon Cutting and Business 

After Hours: Top Driver 

5-7 p.m. Sept. 18. Top 

Driver, 17210 Oak Park 

Ave. Tinley Park Chamber 

of Commerce is to welcome 

Top Driver to the community 

with a ribbon cutting ceremony 

and networking event. 

Light refreshments will be 

served. For more information, 

contact the Chamber 

office at (708) 532-5700 or 

dianne@tinleychamber.org. 

Tuesday 

Joker’s Wild Card Club 

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 19. 

Tinley Park Public Library, 

7851 Timber Dr. This club 

is for card game enthusiasts. 

No gambling is permitted. 



Tournament Tuesdays 

7-8 p.m. Sept. 19. Bettenhausen 

Recreation Center, 

8125 W. 171st St. The 

Tinley Park-Park District’s 

teen staff is to organize 

Tournament Tuesdays with a 

fun, competitive game. The 

event is free for those with a 

rec center or daily fee and is 

open to sixth- through ninthgraders. 

For more information, 

visit www.tplibrary.org. 

Get It Together: Organizing 

for Middle and High School 

Students 



Timber Dr. This event aims 

to offer students helpful tips 

and tricks for a successful 

school year. For more information, 

visit www.tplibrary. 

org. 

Wednesday 

AARP Smart Driver Program 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 20. 

Bettenhausen Recreation 

Center, 8125 W. 171st St. 

This course is intended 

for AARP members but is 

also open to those without 

membership. The program 

dives into a variety of topics, 

including how to reduce 

driver distractions, deal with 

aggressive drivers and the 

use of technology in today’s 

cars. The cost to participate 

for AARP members is $15 

and $20 for non-members. 

For more information, call 

(708) 342-4200. 

Upcoming 

Graffiti on the Fourth Wall 

7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 23. Tinley Park Performing 

Arts Center, 16801 

S. 80th Ave. Covered Bridge 

Productions presents Graffiti 

on the Fourth Wall Comedy 

Improv Troupe. G4W, now 

in its 22nd year, is a professional 

improv company with 

over 800 performances under 

its belly-laughable belt. 

The admission fee is $9, and 

this show is open to the public, 

appropriate for children 

ages 13 and over. 

Hearing Screening 

9 a.m.-Noon. Wednesday, 

Sept. 27. Bettenhausen 

Recreation Center, 8125 W. 

171st St. Connect Hearing 

Inc. is to offer free hearing 

screenings in the Indy Dropin 

Room for seniors ages 55 

and older. Hearing tests take 

15 minutes (by appointment 

only). For more information, 

call (708) 342-4200 to 

schedule an appointment. 

Another session will be held 

Monday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. 

to noon. 

Fall Fest 

6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 

29. Families are invited to 

Ghostly Golf at the Tinley 

Junction Golf Course, 16801 

S. 80th Ave. and to swing by 

McCarthy Park afterward 

to make a festive scarecrow, 

decorate pumpkins 

and roast marshmallows by 

a bonfire. Fall treats will be 

sold at the concession stand. 


www.tinleyparkdistrict.org. 

Annual 5K, 1 Mile Walk and 

Kid’s Dash 

7:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 

30. Midlothian Meadows, 

155th Street and Pulaski 

Road. All are invited to take 

part in GiGi’s Playhouse 

Down Syndrome Achievement 

Center Tinley Park’s 

annual event. Onsite registration 

and check-in begins 

at 7:30 a.m. with the 5K starting 

at 9 a.m. and the one-mile 

walk at 10 a.m. All proceeds 

will benefit the Playhouse 

and fund its educational 

and therapeutic programs. 


www.gigisplayhouse.org/ 

TinleyPark/5K or call (708) 

597-7529. 

ONGOING 

Knights of Harmony Will- 

Cook Chapter 

7:30 p.m. every other 

Thursday. The Knights of 

Harmony Chorus is the 

name of the Will-Cook 

Chapter of the Barbershop 

Harmony Society. They sing 

old favorites, patriotic and 

holiday songs in four-part 

harmony and welcome any 

man who likes to sing. For 

more information, call Hank 

King at (708) 614-8999 or 

mjking1@ameritech.net. 

Donate to ‘Crashy’s Closet’ 

Orland Township’s Pet 

Pantry, “Crashy’s Closet,” 

is accepting donations of 

dog and cat food, kitty litter, 

pet treats, pet shampoo, 

toys, collars, leashes and 

other pet-related items. For 

more information, call the 

Township office at (708) 

403-4222. 

Village Board Meetings 

7:30 p.m. the first and 

third Tuesdays of the month, 

Village Hall, 16250 S. Oak 

Park Ave., Tinley Park. 

Have an item for calendar? 

Deadline is noon Thursdays. To 

submit an item to the calendar, 

contact Editor F. Amanda 

Tugade at (708) 326-9170 ext. 

11 or tugade@tinleyjunction. 

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tinleyjunction.com News 

the tinley junction | September 14, 2017 | 3 

Tinley Park Village Board 

Zabrocki Plaza fountain may be replaced as soon as spring 2018 

Meredith Dobes 

Freelance Reporter 

Zabrocki Plaza is one 

step closer to having a new 

fountain following the Tinley 

Park Village Board’s approval 

of a contract for the 

new structure at the board’s 

Sept. 5 meeting. 

Approximately one year 

ago, the fountain was vandalized 

and irreparably damaged, 

and since that time, the 

Village has researched replacement 

options, according 

to a Public Works memo 

to the Village Board. 

At the meeting, board 

members unanimously approved 

a contract, not to exceed 

$45,000, with Tournesol 

Site Works — a company 

that merged with the original 

manufacturer of the damaged 

fountain — for the replacement 

fountain. Installation 

is to be bid separately. 

The new fountain will 

have multicolor, programmable 

LED lights, and the 

base of the fountain will 

look as it did before the damage, 

Public Works Director 

Kevin Workowski said. The 

fountain is expected to be installed 

in the spring. 

Through a plea agreement, 

the Village received 

$10,000 from the perpetrator 

who damaged the previous 

fountain, according to Police 

Chief Steve Neubauer. 

Board comes to agreements 

on residency requirements 

The Village Board unanimously 

came to agreements 

on how to proceed with 

amending a residency requirement 

for Village employees, 

as well as which 

items should be considered 

on the consent agenda at 

each meeting. 

The change to the residency 

requirement allows 

full-time, non-union employees 

of the Village to live 

within a 30-mile radius of 

Tinley Park, within Illinois. 

However, those who fill the 

positions of Village manager, 

police chief, fire chief, 

public works director and 

emergency management/911 

communications director 

would still need to live in 

Tinley Park. 

Trustee Michael Pannitto 

said he is a strong advocate 

for Village employees 

— particularly police officers 

— to live within the 

village, but the changes to 

the requirement are a good 

compromise, keeping key 

Round it up 

A recap of Sept. 5 Village Board action and discussion 

• The Village Board awarded a $283,065.96 

contract to “D” Construction for municipal parking 

lot improvements at Fire Station 3, the Tinley Park 

Public Library, the Village’s Public Works facility, the 

Fire Training Center, Fire Station 1, the municipal Ed & 

Joe’s lot, the municipal Spring Fort Hall lot and Village 

Hall. 

• Board members award a $63,793.97 contract to F.H. 

Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates for replacement 

and repairs of exterior lighting fixtures at the Tinley 

Park Police Department. 

• The board approved a construction engineering 

services agreement with Robinson Engineering for 

resurfacing of 84th Avenue from 159th to 171st 

Streets. 

personnel in the village. 

When residents were 

asked for comment on the 

matter, Michael Paus said he 

thinks it is a very good idea 

for the Village to expand the 

potential employment pool, 

and he hopes the change will 

eliminate the need for consultants 

to find employees. 

Michael Stuckly said he 

disagreed with the change to 

the residency requirement, 

as he does not agree with the 

argument that better talent 

lies outside of the village or 

would be unwilling to move 

to the village. 

Lucas Hawley said he 

agreed with the requirement, 

as it would help prospective 

Village employees who 

are already settled in other 

towns. 

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on the Village Board’s consent 

agenda include items 

that are unanimously approved 

by a standing committee 

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of more than $50,000, 

items related to zoning and 

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‘It really does take a village to get it all done’ 

F. Amanda Tugade, Editor 

Meme will not come out of her 

cage. 

Labeled a “hoarder dog,” PAWS 

of Tinley Park volunteer Shelly 

Garlic shared that the nearly 4-yearold 

border collie mix is fearful and 

anxious, and even though a few 

days have passed since she arrived 

to the south suburban animal shelter 

on 191st Street, Meme needs 

time to readjust. 

Garlic knelt at the foot of her 

cage, gently opened the door and 

called her name, but she did not 

move. 

“She’s very cautious,” Garlic 

said, as she began peeling back the 

layers of Meme’s story. 

Meme was one of 18 dogs rescued 

by PAWS volunteers Beth 

Berenson and Will Hastert from 

Tall Tails Animal Rescue in Hankamer, 

Texas, which lies roughly 

50 miles east of Houston. 

Tall Tails was home to about 

130 dogs, but the shelter could not 

withstand the wrath of Hurricane 

Harvey, which made landfall Aug. 

25. The Category 3 hurricane destroyed 

parts of the Lone Star state 

and Louisiana. 

Garlic, who spoke with Tall 

Tails volunteer Kat K. Tschirgi, 

said Tschirgi “completely lost her 

home and everything, so she had 

to relinquish all of the dogs from 

her rescue.” 

Rachel Ralston-Miller, a self-motivated 

volunteer from Dallas, had 

stepped in and transported some of 

Tall Tails’ animals to her ranch. 

Berenson, of Homer Glen, and 

Hastert, of Mokena, embarked 

on a 16-hour trip Aug. 30 to meet 

Ralston-Miller, so they could provide 

her relief, bring the animals 

out of the devastation and offer 

them another place of safety. 

“She was kind enough to open 

her home to our volunteers to go 

stay down and rescue the animals 

to transport,” Garlic said of 

Ralston-Miller. “Without Rachel, 

we probably wouldn’t have been 

able to coordinate much, because 

it’s chaos down there.” 

For Meme, Garlic said, “going 

PAWS volunteer Beth Berenson drives the van Aug. 31 en route to 

Tinley Park, carrying 18 dogs from Tall Tail Animals Rescue. 

Photo Submitted 

through all of this was extra-traumatic 

for her.” 

Garlic pointed out a couple carabiner 

clips that now hung on the 

side of her cage door. 

“Since she is a hoarder dog, she 

is a flight risk,” she said of the 

clips as “extra security features.” 

“When the dogs are so scared, 

they’re considered flight risks. 

They can get loose on walks, on 

anything, so we use extra precaution.” 

Meme’s cage – which is covered 

by a big, soft blanket – sits 

behind a front desk. 

“She’s doing better,” PAWS 

Vice President Terri Buckley said. 

“She’s sweet,” Garlic said. 

“She’s just terrified.” 

How to help 

Learn of volunteering 

opportunities at 

www.pawstinleypark.org. 

Building a support system 

The truth of the matter is Garlic, 

Berenson, Hastert and Ralston- 

Miller are animal lovers, and that 

alone has become their driving 

force to help and serve others. 

For years, Ralston-Miller has 

worked as a volunteer for other 

animal shelters, and in 2013, she 

learned of PAWS of Tinley Park 

and its mission to also offer support 

for out-of-state animals. 

“I wouldn’t be able to do 

what I do without them, and we 

Shelly Garlic, a volunteer at PAWS of Tinley Park, pets Pup Pup and 

poses for a photo Sept. 6 in the playpen. Pup Pup was one of the dogs 

rescued from Tall Tails Animals Rescue in Texas and displaced by 

Hurricane Harvey. 

Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

learned with this hurricane that 

we wouldn’t have been able to 

help either one of us, them as an 

organization, and me,” Ralston- 

Miller said. “We would have been 

at a standstill had we not been able 

to help each other, because I need 

a place to get animals to safety 

[and] they provide that. 

“And they needed a connection 

into Texas and some of the rescues 

and the network that I have. It was 

a really, really kind of amazing 

partnership that the effort took 

on.” 

As for Berenson, her first move 

when she heard of Hurricane Harvey 

was to reach out to others on 

social media and see if there was 

any interest in the group to travel 

to Texas, and “PAWS ran with it.” 

“I’ve driven down there to Dallas 

anyways for horse shows, so I was 

familiar with it,” said Berenson, of



Second annual Homes for Hounds offers 

support, donates to PAWS of Tinley Park 

Megann Horstead 


Volunteer Rachel Ralson-Miller provided a place of refuge for the dogs 

left stranded and affected by Hurricane Harvey. Photo Submitted 

J.B.’s Ranch in Homer Glen. 

And Hastert quickly jumped on 

the opportunity. 

He recalled the first leg of the trip 

to be “uneventful,” and “Wednesday 

coming down wasn’t bad.” 

But that ease turned into trouble 

when coming back to Illinois. 

“It was a little scary coming 

back carrying 18 dogs knowing 

that they’re in your care if you 

break down or something,” Berenson 

added. “And you know, the 

weather down there, the hurricane 

followed us for four hours along 

Arkansas. 

“The tornado warning was going 

off. We had to go through a little 

flooded water because they closed 

down the highway, so we had to 

find our way through that. It all 

worked out. I’m so grateful. It’s so 

amazing that it turned out.” 

Taking one step forward 

Relocating the animals from 

Texas to Tinley Park was only one 

Members of Team Make A Difference 

gathered Sept. 9 to show 

support for Will County Habitat 

for Humanity’s second annual 

Homes for Hounds. The event was 

held at ReStore, the Habitat’s hub 

for discount building materials, in 

Joliet. 

“We worked with this Habitat 

before,” said Adrianne Toke, vice 

president of Team Make A Difference. 

“With one of our makeovers, 

we repurposed a lot of furniture 

from [Restore Joliet manager 

Heidi Serena], and teamed up with 

them. 

“So, we did Homes for Hounds 

last year, and we had so much fun, 

we decided to come out and do it 

again.” 

The doghouse Toke and her 

team were constructing included 

faux hardwood floors, copper 

walls and a shoe trim. 

“It’s going to be kind of shabbychic, 

very cute,” Toke said. “It’s 

going to have little spots on the 

wall on the outside and … a little 

white shag rug.” 

The Will County Habitat for 

Humanity event offered a simulated 

experience for all participants 

to try their hand at building a new 

home from start to finish for the 

dogs. 

In its inaugural run last year, 

Homes for Hounds brought in 14 

volunteer teams; this time around, 

24 teams packed ReStore. Each 

team was provided with wood and 

tools. Participants were expected 

Featured is one of several dog houses on display during the Will 

County Habitat for Humanity’s second annual Homes for Hounds held 

Sept. 9 at ReStore in Joliet. Megann Horstead/22nd Century Media 

to do most of the construction onsite, 

though some work was allowed 

ahead of time. 

And according to Serena, the 

idea behind holding Homes for 

Hounds is simple. 

“I came up with the idea of 

a [Homes for] Hounds event to 

build doghouses because it was 

something we could do in one day, 

and it’s simulated like building a 

Habitat home,” Serena said. “I can 

get teams in the community to go 

side-by-side with other members, 

and they can kind of have a feel 

of what it’s like to build a Habitat 

home.” 

The doghouses created during 

part of the rescue mission. 

Now, Garlic and her team are 

focused on the dogs’ recovery and 

healing. 

“One of the dogs has completely 

shut down,” Garlic said, noting that 

one in particular was viciously attacked 

by another. “He won’t eat. 

We have him on fluids.” 

The dogs are in need of medical 

assistance, as some from the batch 

are blind or deaf; others are positive 

for heartworm and must undergo 

treatment. 

One thing, though, that remains 

at the top of the priority list is finding 

a home for them. 

“We’re always looking for fosters, 

especially for big dogs,” 

she said. “It’s really hard for us 

to place the big dogs, and we’re 

looking for adoptions, because 

a lot of our dogs are in boarding 

right now, just waiting to come in 

until we can clear some space.” 

Garlic explained further that 

some of the dogs are being boarded 

at the Midwest Animal Hospital, 

and she expects more rescues, 

not only dogs, to be brought to 

PAWS. 

Garlic, Berenson, Hastert and 

Ralston-Miller know there is more 

work to be done, and they plan to 

step in and contribute more to help 

create a life of stability for the animals 

affected and displaced. 

“Everyone thinks it has to be 

something big,” Berenson said 

of the misconceptions surrounding 

volunteer work. “If you take 

one step forward, one little thing 

– just say, ‘Hey, maybe I can only 

come once a month to the shelter, 

or maybe I can only donate food’ 

– any little thing, if you take one 

step, it makes a difference. If everyone 

takes a step, that changes 

everything.” 

Ralston-Miller shared Berenson’s 

sentiments. 

“There’s so many aspects of 

Homes for Hounds will remain in 

the ReStore for two weeks. 

“What [participants] do is they 

donate them to us,” Serena said. 

“People can bid on them in the 

store or they can do it on Facebook. 

In light of Homes for Hounds’ 

message, part of the proceeds 

from the event were donated to 

PAWS of Tinley Park, and during 

the event, Habitat brought three of 

PAWS’ dogs for people to meet. 

“[It’s] exposure for the shelter 

— you know, where we are, what 

we do, who we are,” PAWS volunteer 

Nancy Huemmer said. 

transporting, fostering, volunteering 

at the shelter,” Ralston- 

Miller said of how people can act. 

“There’s so many valuable traits 

to people that I think sometimes 

it prohibits people from helping, 

because they might not know 

what they’re good at, but my advice 

would be to go out there and 

volunteer on any level, because it 

really does take a village to get it 

all done.”



Renovation collaboration 

Make your recovery 

the comeback story of 

the year. 

Bannes School 

alumnus, Eagle Scout 

hopeful gives back 

Tim Carroll 

Contributing Editor 

When Patrick Dunne was 

ready to attain the highest 

rank the Boy Scouts offer, 

he did not forget from where 

he came. 

The Andrew junior attended 

Bannes Elementary 

School in Kirby School District 

140, and his two siblings, 

fourth-grader Claire and 

second-grader Sean Butler, 

are current students. Dunne 

wanted to do something that 

would help his former school 

when it came time to complete 

his Eagle Scout project. 

That is why he elected to 

perform a field renovation to 

the baseball-softball diamond 

behind the school. 

“I went here, and [the field] 

was in bad shape,” Dunne 

said. “... My brother and sister 

go here now, and it was 

even in worse shape than it 

was, and I saw it as an opportunity 

to help the school and 

make it a better place for kids 

to come out and have recess 

and other activities.” 

Dunne said the parameters 

for the Eagle Scout project 

were loose, but the basic 

idea was it should be a community 

service project that 

demonstrates leadership. 

Before Dunne’s renovation, 

the field was overgrown 

with grass. 

“If you stood [away from 

the field], if this backstop 

wasn’t here, you wouldn’t 

have known [the field] was 

here at all,” Dunne said. 

His renovations have made 

it much more user-friendly. 

The backstop is just about the 

only thing that remains from 

the way the field appeared 

before the Eagle Scout project. 

In addition to filling the 

diamond with gravel and providing 

bases, Dunne and his 

stepfather, Pat Butler, built 

benches for each baseline. 

“My dad helped me out 

throughout the process,” 

Dunne said of Butler. “And 

then, I just asked other people 

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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.” 

Congressman 

Dan Lipinski 

Challenger 

Marie Newman 

Challenger Mat 

Tomkowiak 

Hopefuls Marie Newman (D) 

and Mat Tomkowiak (I) 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. 

Scout 

From Page 6 

from my troop to help me and 

come out. And most of my 

leaders came out.” 

One of the biggest contributions 

came from Sportsfields 

Inc. 

“[They came] and helped 

us spread out the stone and 

get us the stone, so we could 

make it look new again,” 

Dunne said. 

Butler knew an employee 

at Sportsfields, so the help 

stemmed from a simple request 

for advice. 

“I asked just for advice, 

like, ‘Hey, what do you think 

we should do?” Butler said. 

“And he kind of gave us 

some pointers of what to do, 

and then he was nice enough 

to get us a better deal on the 

stone.” 

After the field was completed, 

Dunne and his family 

wasted no time in putting it 

to use. They hosted a pickup 

baseball game Aug. 14 to 

break in the field. 

“They put it up on the Facebook 

page, on the [Bannes] 

PTO site, and people from 

the community came out,” 

Butler said. 

“[We just wanted to] let 

everybody know that it was 

here again, and it can be used 

again,” Dunne said. 

The field restoration was 

the final step on Dunne’s Eagle 

Scout journey, except for 

the paperwork, of course. 

“Hopefully, within the next 

few months, I should be complete,” 

Dunne said. 

Village 

From Page 3 

appointments of six or fewer 

months are also allowable on 

the consent agenda. 

Trustee Michael Glotz 

said he believes appointments 

should have their own 

place on the agenda so that 

members of the public are 

able to speak on them. 

Village Manager Dave 

Niemeyer recommended interim 

appointments remain 

on the consent agenda because 

they do not have the 

importance of something 

more permanent. 

Glotz asked if the board 

could put a time frame on 

“interim,” and the board decided 

six months would be a 

maximum definition of the 

term. 

Public comment 

During the public comment 

portion of the meeting, 

some residents questioned 

what the Village is doing 

to increase safety in Tinley 

Park, particularly following 

recent home invasions. 

One resident suggested the 

Village use money currently 

allocated for police overtime 

to hire approximately one 

dozen more police officers. 

Paus thanked the Village 

Board for their actions on 

the fountain, consent agenda 

and residency requirements, 

and said the board has been 

receptive to residents’ requests.



Police Reports 

Two cars damaged on separate occasions, school playground vandalized 

A vehicle was reported 

damaged Sept. 1 at the 6800 

block of Sussex Road in Tinley 

Park. According to the report, 

the vehicle owner found 

all four of her tires slashed. 

Aug. 28 

• Four eight-packs of razor 

blades valued at $31.82 each 

were reported stolen Aug. 

28 from Menards, 6851 W. 

159th St. in Tinley Park. 

Aug. 26 

• John E. Zubko, 53, of the 

14000 block of South Tripp 

Avenue, Midlothian, was 

charged Aug. 26 with driving 

under the influence of 

drugs and alcohol, improper 

lane use and speeding at the 

intersection of 7100 block 

of 167th Street and Theresa 

Lane in Tinley Park. 

Aug. 25 

• A package delivered to a 

residence at the 15900 block 

of Centerway Walk in Tinley 

Park was reported stolen 

Aug. 25. The report stated 

the package contained a pair 

of shoes valued at $111.56. 

Aug. 24 

• Several pieces of jewelry 

were reported stolen Aug. 24 

from a residence at the 6900 

block of Charnswood Drive 

in Tinley Park. According 

to the report, five rings, two 

watches and three bracelets 

– which were all in a jewelry 

pouch – were taken. While 

some pieces had sentimental 

value, others varied in price 

from $100 to $2,500. 

• Michael J. Thompson, 26, 

of the 8500 block of 171st 

Street in Tinley Park, was 

charged with felony possession 

of a controlled substance 

Aug. 24 at Speedway, 18460 

80th Ave. in Tinley Park. According 

to the report, Thompson 

was allegedly found with 

seven small Ziploc bags with 

narcotics. Police identified 

some of the controlled substances 

as Xanax and Alparzolam. 

Thompson was also 

found in possession of an 

“off-white powdered substance 

with a brown spec,” 

which was sent to the crime 

lab for further analysis. 

Aug. 23 

• Roderick Johnson, 59, 

of the 1600 block of Circle 

Drive, Markham, was 

charged Aug. 23 with retail 

theft and possession of cannabis 

at Jewel, 17100 Harlem 

Ave. in Tinley Park. 

According to the report, 

Johnson allegedly stole 

$164.87 worth of items, including 

two bottles of alcohol, 

two packs of shrimp and 

two packs of beef brisket. 

Police also found a “small 

circular container holding 

a clear plastic baggie with 

green plant material” in 

Johnson’s backpack, which 

was later identified as cannabis, 

the report stated. 

• Criminal defacement of 

property was reported Aug. 23 

at Bannes Elementary School, 

16800 Odell Ave. in Tinley 

Park. According to the report, 

graffiti was found painted 

on the school’s playground 

equipment. The phrases “Columbine 

Class of ‘99” and 

“time for another Columbine” 

were written in pen or black 

marker, the report stated. 

• Criminal damage to a vehicle 

was reported Aug. 23 

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Bishop, who submitted this photo of her 

grandson Zachary Skores standing next to 

Green Bay Packers linebacker David Talley. In 

an email to The Junction, Bishop said Zachary 

had the opportunity to go to a Packers Camp this 

summer. 

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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, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, visit 

NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

A 24-year-old man dead following 

vehicular collision in Orland 

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, 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-year-old woman and a 15-yearold 

girl; were taken to an area hospital, 

where they were treated for 

minor injuries and released,” Ansari 

added. 

The Town & Country driver 

reportedly was cited for failure 

to yield while turning left and no 

proof of valid insurance. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. For 

more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

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 be 

completed by June or July of 2018, 

Vaccaro said. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer, Editor. For 

more, visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

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.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 


FrankfortStation.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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Top Web Stories 

From TinleyJunction.com as of Monday, 

Sept. 11 

1. A call to action: ‘We need help from our 

neighbors to do our job’ 

2. The Dish: Soundgrowler’s true-to-style 

craft beer served with a side of grit, 

attitude 

3. Booze as muse: Tribes Alehouse’s 

Paints & Pints inspires through imbibing 

4. 10 Questions with Eli Webster, Tinley 

Park football 

5. Standout Student: Amaiya Sims, Andrew 

High School senior 

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PAWS of Tinley Park shared this Sept. 8 

via Facebook about its Run to the Rescue 

5K: “We are excited to announce our 2nd 

annual Run to the Rescue 5K! This year the 

race starts at the Tinley Park Metra Station 

at 179th & 80th Ave. Registration is officially 

open, so don’t wait! Register now to guarantee 

a race shirt! To register, follow this link: 

https://runtotherescue5k.itsyourrace.com/ 

register.” For the full update, search PAWS 

of Tinley Park on Facebook. 

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“Titan Staff shows their Patriotic Spirit! 

#NeverForget #Homecoming2017” 

– @TinleyParkHigh, the official Twitter of 

Tinley Park High School, tweeted this Sept. 11. 

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From the Editor 

When actions speak louder than words 

F. Amanda Tugade 


If you have kept up with 

me lately, you know 

that I have written the 

last few editorials on taking 

the time for reflection, finding 

value when it comes to 

helping people in need and 

working toward hope. 

Those underlying themes 

take shape, again, in this 

week’s issue of The Tinley 

Junction. As you may 

have read, the News cover 

Letter to the Editor 

Tinley Park resident notes 

‘we can do better’ in 

environmental care 

The catastrophe in Texas 

should convince even the 

most die-hard skeptics that 

climate change is alive and 

well. 

We inhabit a fragile celestial 

body floating through 

space. This celestial body is 

a perfect example of divine 

order. Unfortunately, God’s 

perfect world is being interfered 

with and disturbed by 

the actions of imperfect and 

flawed human beings. 

We are spoiling our own 

Advertise your 

story (Pages 4-5) centers 

on PAWS of Tinley Park’s 

effort to rescue the animals 

affected by Hurricane 

Harvey. 

Last week, I had the 

chance to visit the shelter 

and sit down with volunteer 

Shelly Garlic, who gave me 

the rundown of the work 

that she and her team have 

set out to do. 

Garlic later helped me 

get connected with other 

volunteers like Beth Berenson, 

Will Hastert and 

Rachel Ralston-Miller, who 

opened up and shared with 

me their experiences in 

traveling to Texas, embracing 

the weather changes 

and getting the animals to 

safety. 

Through our conversations, 

I learned of their 

positivity, their attitude, 

their selflessness, their 

nest on a daily basis by 

polluting our water, land 

and air. The result is global 

warming that is causing an 

ever-increasing number of 

natural disasters and bizarre 

weather patterns that are relentless 

and deadly. 

Add to this state of affairs 

is man’s seeming inability 

to get along with his fellow 

man and live in peace and 

tranquility on this fragile 

planet. Are we doomed to 

use our resources and ingenuity 

to kill each other? 

Our only way out of this 

seeming road to disaster is 

maybe in a perverse way, 

RENTAL PROPERTY 

people turn to first 

compassion and their will, 

especially as they face 

another wave of challenges 

in establishing a new life 

of stability and finding a 

foster or forever homes. 

And as Berenson and 

Ralston-Miller pointed out, 

the most important thing 

right now is for everyone to 

lend a hand. 

Whether it is making a 

monetary donation or visiting 

the shelter, every little 

bit plays a part to the road 

of recovery. More information 

on volunteering 

opportunities or how you 

can help can be found at 

www.pawstinleypark.org or 

at PAWS of Tinley Park on 

Facebook. 

I know there were other 

efforts that took place in 

Tinley Park, as well. The 

Village of Tinley Park held 

a collection drive last week, 

global warming itself. The nations 

of the world may eventually 

be faced with so many 

natural disasters that their 

resources will have to be expended 

to deal with them and 

will have little or no time for 

squabbling with each other. 

We are on this planet for 

a short period of time and 

should spend our time preserving 

it for future generations. 

It was once pristine, 

now it is soiled. We can do 

better. We must work at it, 

for the sake of our children. 

Ned L. McCray 

Tinley Park resident 

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in the newspaper 

and many area churches 

stepped in to contribute 

what they could. 

One thing that resonated 

with me is Hastert’s fear of 

the damages that Hurricane 

Irma is capable of and the 

devastation that it leaves 

behind. 

I strongly urge you to 

please pay attention and to 

be aware. If you are in the 

position to help, do so. 

As philosopher David 

Hume said, “It’s when we 

start working together that 

the real healing takes place 

... it’s when we start spilling 

our sweat, and not our 

blood.” 

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Faith Briefs 

Anointed Word International Ministries 

(16250 84th Ave., Tinley Park) 

Sunday Victorious Life 

Teaching 

9:30 a.m. 

Food Pantry 

Every Wednesday, the 

AWIM’s food pantry is open 

from 9:30-11:30 a.m. For 

more information regarding 

qualification of receiving 

food from food pantry 

or to become a volunteer at 

AWIM, contact Kindell Renee’ 

at kindell@anointedword.net 

or Joyce Brunson 

at joyceb@anointedword. 

net or call (708) 429-2600. 

First Baptist Church of Tinley Park (7025 

W. 179th St., Tinley Park) 

Sunday Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. 

Faith United Presbyterian Church (6200 W. 

167th St., Tinley Park) 

Sunday Worship 

8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 

Walking on the Word 

8-9 a.m. Every third Saturdays 

of the month. All are invited 

for an outdoor worship 

at the church gazebo to learn 

more about God’s Word. 

Vespers Service 

7-7:45 p.m. Every third 

Sundays of the month. A 

conversational outdoor worship 

service accompanied by 

guitar and laughing children 

at play. Bug spray, blankets 

and flashlights provided. 

Roll & Bowl Bible Study 

6-8:30 p.m. Every 

Wednesday at mid-level 

fellowship hall. The study 

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at 8:30 p.m. Meals 

are served at 6 p.m., and all 

are welcome to join. 

Family Harvest Church (18500 92nd Ave., 

Tinley Park) 

Family Prayer Night 

7-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15. 

Faith Christian Reformed Church (8383 W. 

171st St., Tinley Park) 

Sunday Service 

9:30 a.m. 

St. George Catholic Church (6707 W. 175th 

St., Tinley Park) 

Contact Jessica Nemec 

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Spooky Sprint: St. George 

5K Walk and Run 

8-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 

14. All are welcome to take 

part in this Halloweenthemed 

5K Walk and Run. 

The race begins at 9:30 a.m. 

followed by the awards ceremony 

at 10:45 a.m. Costumes 

are optional, but prizes 

will be awarded to those 

with the best costumes, as 

well as competitors with the 

best race times. Participants 

are encouraged to bring 

canned food items for Operation 

Care Package, which 

will be sent off to troops. 

To register, visit raceroster. 

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www.stgeorgeschool.org or 

call (708) 532-2626. 

Al-anon Meetings 

8 p.m. Wednesdays. This 

is a support group for parents, 

spouses, siblings, adult 

children and friends of anyone 

who has a drinking 

problem. For more information, 

visit www.al-anon.org. 

Narcotics Anonymous 

Meetings 

8 p.m. Fridays 

Glory to God Evangelical Lutheran Church 

(18401 S. 66th Ave., Tinley Park) 

Sunday School 

9:45 a.m. Students in 

grades pre-K-8 are invited. 

St. Julie Billiart Roman Catholic Parish 

(7399 W. 159th St., Tinley Park) 

Bingo Craze 

This monthly game will be 

held Sunday, Sept. 17 in the 

William J. Devine Center. 

Doors are to open at 1 p.m. 

with early bird games beginning 

at 1:30 p.m. Additional 

buy-in games, additional 

packets and bonus play are 

available. The current jackpot 

for Lucky 13 is $923. All 

are welcome to bring their 

own refreshments, but refreshments 

will be available 

for purchase. All are also 

welcome to bring guests. 

Participants must 18 and 

over to be eligible to play. 


www.stjulie.org. 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300 

W. 167th St., Orland Hills) 

AA Meetings 

7:30-8:45 a.m. every 

Thursday in the O’Mara 

Hall. 

St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Catholic 

Church (17500 S. 84th Ave., Tinley Park) 

Relief for Hurricane 

Harvey’s Victims 

Help families and individuals 

recover from 

the damaging affects of 

Hurricane Harvey. Visit 

www.ststephentinley.com 

and click on the front slider 

“Hurricane Harvey.” 

5K Run/Walk to Help Those 

In Need 

Saturday, Sept. 16. The 

cost to participate is $25. 


www.ststephentinley.com 

and click the link to register 

for the event at www.raceen- 

try.com/races/st-stephen- 

5k-2017/2017/register. 

Metal Recycling Drive 

4:30-6:15 p.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 16 and 7:30 a.m.-1 

p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17. All 

items should be dropped off 

near the church’s garages, 

and proceeds from the drive 

will go toward the Parish 

Life Center. 

Domestic Violence 

Awareness and Training 

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

Oct. 7. Registration is required 

to attend this session, 

which will be held at St. Elizabeth 

Seton in Orland Hills. 

Those interested should contact 

the St. Stephen office at 

(708) 342-2400. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor F. 

Amanda Tugade at tugade@ 

tinleyjunction.com or call (708) 

326-9170 ext. 13. Information 

is due by noon on Thursdays 

one week prior to publication.

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TP bride surprises father with Chicago Bears-themed gown 

Jon DePaolis 


The patriarch of the Benda 

family of Tinley Park 

loves the Chicago Bears. 

For Steve Benda, the lyrics 

of the Bears’ fight song, 

“Bear Down, Chicago 

Bears,” are probably etched 

in his bones. 

So, when his daughter, 

Brittney, became engaged 

to Mike Harmon, Steve had 

a request. 

“Ever since Mike and I got 

engaged back in December 

2015, [my dad] said, ‘Let’s 

call Soldier Field and see if 

we can have your wedding 

there,’” Brittney said. “And 

online, he saw this Bears 

wedding dress, and he saved 

it and showed it to me. 

“I said, ‘Dad, it’s not happening.’ 

But it was kind of 

like a running joke.” 

But as sure as we’ll never 

forget the way the Bears 

thrilled the nation with their 

T formation, Steve is unlikely 

to forget the surprise 

his daughter had in store for 

him at her wedding. 

The perfect plan 

Brittney Benda, now 

Brittney Harmon, a secondgrade 

teacher at Bannes Elementary 

School in Tinley 

Park, went to pick up her 

wedding dress from Bella 

Sposa Boutique (also in 

Tinley Park) in fall 2016 

with her mother and maid 

of honor. 

While trying on the dress, 

Brittney and her mother 

looked over to a nearby 

dress rack. 

“We just glanced over, 

and we saw a blue and orange 

dress,” Brittney recalled. 

They asked to see it, and 

sure enough it was a Chicago 

Bears dress — with 

the team colors and a large 

team logo. 

“Just seeing the emotion on his face, I don’t think 

I’ve ever seen him smile so big. His mouth did not 

shut. I remember him picking me up and swinging 

me around. It was just an awesome moment, and I’m 

so glad we went through with it.” 

Brittney Benda Harmon — on her father’s reaction 

Brittney Benda Harmon (left) gives her father, Steve, a hug, after showing him her unique 

wedding dress. it’s a fridge thing productions 

“We just started laughing, 

saying, ‘You’ve got to be 

kidding me,’” her mother, 

Nancy, said. 

“I said I’d try it on to see,” 

Brittney said. “I did, and it 

fit absolutely perfectly.” 

For Harmon, it was a sign. 

“It was only $50, so I 

didn’t mind spending the 

money on it, because it 

would just blow my dad 

away,” she said. 

From there, the idea kept 

getting bigger and bigger. 

First, it was to wear it 

during the father-daughter 

dance. Next, it was adding 

the “Bear Down, Chicago 

Bears” fight song to her entrance 

music. After that, it 

was her throwing a small 

football to her dad upon entering. 

“We just kept building 

upon it,” she said, laughing. 

But the one thing that 

didn’t get bigger about the 

plan was the circle of people 

who knew about it. 

“We hid it in a closet from 

November to July, and Mike 

didn’t even know anything 

about it,” Nancy said. “We 

were afraid it would get 

out.” 

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P!nk performs for nearly sold-out crowd in Tinley 

Heather Warthen 


In support of her Oct. 13 

album release for “Beautiful 

Trauma,” P!nk performed 

for a nearly sold out crowd 

Sept. 9 at the Hollywood Casino 

Amphitheatre in Tinley 

Park. 

The Grammy Awardwinning 

artist recently made 

headlines with her inspiring 

acceptance speech for 

the Michael Jackson Video 

Vanguard Award at the MTV 

Video Music Awards. 

The hour-and-a-half set 

took fans on a trip down 

memory lane, featuring 

hits such as “Get the Party 

Started,” “Try” and “Raise a 

Glass.” She also did a handful 

of covers including 4 Non 

P!nk sings 

during her 

concert in 

Tinley Park 

Sept. 9at the 

Hollywood 

Casino 

Amphitheatre. 

Her new 

album 

drops Oct. 

13. Heather 

Warthen/22nd 

Century Media 

Blonde’s “What’s Up,” Janis 

Joplin’s “Me and Bobby 

McGee” and a mash-up of 

her hit “Funhouse” with No 

Doubt’s “I’m Just a Girl.” 

During the final song of 

the night, “So What,” P!nk 

took to the rafters as she 

somersaulted across the amphitheater 

in an aerial acrobatic 

performance during the 

song. 

Mayer returns to Tinley with The 

Search For Everything World Tour 

Heather Warthen 


John Mayer fans of old 

and new were treated to a 

taste of the Grammy Awardwinning 

musician’s career 

Sept. 2 as Mayer brought 

The Search For Everything 

World Tour to Hollywood 

Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley 

Park. 

Set into chapters, Mayer 

kicked off the show first with 

the full band, performing 

“Why Georgia” which also 

gave a little taste of “No Such 

Thing” from his studio debut 

album “Room for Squares.” 

During the acoustic set, 

he played another hit from 

“Room for Squares” - “Your 

Body is a Wonderland.” 

His work with the John 

Mayer Trio, featuring bassist 

Pino Palladino and drummer 

Steve Jordan, was also highlighted 

during Chapter 3, 

with “Good Love Is On The 

Way” and “Vultures.” 

Chapter 4 saw the full 

band return for several 

songs, including “In The 

Blood” off his most recent 

studio album, “The Search 

For Everything.” 

Opening for Mayer was 

American folk rock band 

Dawes. 

ABOVE: John 

Mayer opens his 

concert with “Why 

Georgia” Sept. 2 at 

Hollywood Casino 

Amphitheatre 

in Tinley Park. 

Photos by Heather 

Warthen/22nd 

Century Media 

LEFT: Guitarist 

Isaiah Sharkey gets 

into the groove 

while playing with 

John Mayer. 

The Search For Everything World Tour Setlist 

Chapter 1 - Full Band 

Crossroads 

Why Georgia - No Such Thing - Georgia 

Moving On and Getting Over 

Helpless 

Who Says 

Changing 

Chapter 2 - Acoustic 

In Your Atmosphere 

Your Body is a Wonderland 

XO 

Chapter 3 - Trio 

Good Love Is On The Way 

Vultures 

Chapter 4 - Full Band Reprise 

In The Blood 

If I Ever Get Around to Living 

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room 

Edge of Desire 

Dear Marie 

Encore 

Stop This Train 

Gravity 

Chapter 5 - Epilogue 

Never On The Day You Leave

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The Story of German Beer comes to life at Tinley Park Public Library 

Guest speaker Lucas 

Livingston says ‘the 

heresies of brewing 

appeal to me’ 

Brian Laughran 


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. 

However, its journey 

through time to get into 

homes around the world is 

not as simple. 

On Thursday, Sept. 6, the 

Tinley Park Public Library 

hosted “The Story of German 

Beer” wherein 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 the world over. 

Livingston’s academic 

background in art history 

has helped not only fuel his 

passion as an orator on the 

subject of beer but inspires 

him as a brewmaster. 

“As a brewer myself, I’m 

certainly inspired by ancient 

traditions....I’m experimenting 

with creating some ancient 

styles,” Livingston 

said. “I took a passage from 

Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ and ‘Iliad’ 

and brewed a beer from 

that. I call it Circe’s Elixir.” 

The beer takes its name 

from a passage in the aforementioned 

“Odyssey” 

wherein the heroic Odysseus 

crosses path with a sea witch 

named Circe who brews 

strange potions that turn 

men into pigs. The ingredients 

consist of barley, grapes 

and honey. 

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.” 

This tradition carries on 

today with the multitude of 

craft beers on shelves and 

the amount of people trying 

their hand at home brewing. 

While some may take 

strictly a scientific approach 

to their beer, Livingston’s 

passions allow him to think 

of beer as something that can 

approach great art. 

“I definitely feel [beer can 

be art],” he said. “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. And I think 

each brewer lives somewhere 

along that spectrum, 

borrowing from both sides. 

“I think I lean very heavily 

on the art side, with improvisation, 

inspiration, drawing 

from various sources, not 

feeling bound by the ‘rules’ 

of brewing. The heresies of 

brewing appeal to me.” 

But do not think that just 

because the beer that most 

drink comes from a commercial 

factory that it has to be 

lacking in ingenuity and flavor. 

When it comes to beer, 

according to Livingston, 

bigger may not be better, but 

it is certainly not worse. 

“A lot of craft [brewers] 

will tell you that to produce 

that commercial scale 

of consistency is incredibly 

challenging,” Livingston 

said. “That takes a lot of extreme 

scientific know-how 

and technical skill. It might 

not necessarily be a style 

that appeals to a quote-unquote 

refined palate, but it’s 

certainly something that has 

made a mark.” 

And from the rich history 

relayed by Livingston, it was 

clear that while there has 

always been variety in the 

beers available to consumers, 

there is a greater variety 

now more than ever. 

“One finds an extreme diversity 

in beer,” Livingston 

said. “There is a beer out 

there for everyone. Even if 

you don’t think of yourself 

as a beer person.” 

Livingston is scheduled 

to speak at the Tinley Park 

Library again on Wednesday, 

Oct. 18, with the lecture 

“Things that Go Bump: Halloween 

History in the Arts”, 

about the traditions of Halloween 

found in art, music, 

film and literature. 

Bears 

From Page 21 

The play by play 

Brittney and Mike were 

married on July 22. As the 

day progressed, Brittney 

said she started getting more 

and more anxious — with 

her anxiety reaching a fever 

pitch around dinnertime. 

“I knew it was slowly approaching,” 

she said. “After 

dinner, Mike and I had our 

first dance, and I told him I 

had to run to the bathroom 

[after]. That’s when he 

and his mom did their first 

dance. The DJ said I had 4 

minutes and 12 seconds to 

make this happen.” 

She ran downstairs, and 

her two maids of honor 

helped her with her costume 

change. They were a bit 

behind, but the DJ helped 

out by looping some of the 

mother-son dance to give 

Brittney some extra time. 

The staff at the venue 

closed the doors, and 

Brittney — wearing the 

Bears dress — stood outside 

the hall, waiting. 

Then, it happened. 

“The Bears’ anthem started, 

and everybody went 

crazy,” she said. “It was so 

amazing. It was more than 

what I thought it would be.” 

In one of the videos that 

was recorded during the intro 

and the dance — videos 

that would become viral in 

a few weeks — Steve can 

be seen beaming from ear 

to ear. As she got closer, 

Brittney tossed him a football. 

She had a message printed 

on the football that read: 

“Forever your little girl.” 

“According to my husband, 

it was one of the best 

days ever,” Nancy said. 

Brittney said she was just 

relieved that everything 

worked out. 

“Just seeing the emotion 

on his face, I don’t think 

I’ve ever seen him smile 

so big,” Brittney said. “His 

mouth did not shut. 

“I remember him picking 

me up and swinging me 

around. It was just an awesome 

moment, and I’m so 

glad we went through with it.” 

That said, Brittney didn’t 

spend the rest of the evening 

in the Bears dress. It 

had served its purpose. 

“It was an extremely hot 

and heavy dress, so I wore 

it for our dance and [one 

more], but then I snuck off 

and got out of it,” she said, 

laughing. “That’s not [the 

dress] I wanted to be in for 

all my pictures.” 

Meanwhile, people kept 

asking Nancy afterward 

how they were able to keep 

it secret. 

“When it happened, I was 

so excited that it was finally 

out that I started jumping up 

and down and spinning in 

the back,” she said. “I was 

like a little kid — twirling. 

We were so nervous about 

it, but the crowd went nuts. 

They just couldn’t believe 

it.” 

For the win 

After the wedding, a coworker 

of Brittney’s told her 

she should send the video of 

her grand wedding gesture 

to the Bears. She did, and 

she still can’t believe what 

happened next. 

“I got an immediate response 

from the owner, 

George McCaskey,” she 

said. “He’s been phenomenal 

through this all. He congratulated 

us [on the wedding]. 

Next thing I know, 

I was being contacted by 

‘Good Morning America,’ 

and [the show conducted] 

a phone interview with me 

and my dad. Once that posted 

on their website, everyone 

just started grabbing at 

it and reposting.” 

That ensuing whirlwind 

included outlets like Sports 

Illustrated and even “The 

Today Show.” 

“When Hoda said my 

name, that was like the biggest 

deal for me” she said, 

laughing. “It was so cool.” 

And while the Bears may 

be the pride and joy of Illinois, 

it’s probably a safe 

bet to think Brittney and her 

Bears dress will forever be 

the pride and joy of Steve 

Benda. 

Chicago Bears, bear 

down. 

Tinley Park Chamber of 

Commerce to host Oktoberfest 

Staff Report 

The Tinley Park Chamber 

of Commerce is to host 

Oktoberfest. The three-day 

festival highlighting German 

culture and tradition is 

to run from Friday, Sept. 29 

to Sunday, Oct. 1. 

The event is familyfriendly 

and open to patrons 

of all ages. Attendees can 

expect authentic German 

food, as well as live music 

by local performers like Die 

Musikmeisters, Hirsch and 

The Schnitzels. Oktoberfest 

is to also bring together 

many area breweries, including 

350 Brewing Co., Banging 

Gavel Brews, Hailstorm 

Brewing Co. and more. A 

ceremonial keg tapping is 

to officially celebrate the 

Oktoberfest 

When: 5-10 p.m. Friday, 

Sept. 29; 1-10 p.m. 

Saturday, Sept. 30 and 

1-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 

Where: 80th Avenue 

Metra Station at 18001 S. 

80th Ave. in Tinley Park 

For more 

information, visit 

tinleyparkoktoberfest. 

com. 

weekend’s festivities is to 

take place on Friday, Sept. 

29, at 5 p.m., and Saturday, 

Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. 

The Chamber is still in 

need of vendors and volunteers, 

who are interested in 

taking part in Oktoberfest. 


tinleyparkoktoberfest.com. 

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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 

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 

month.” 

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.” 

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 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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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 

36. Island and drink 

39. Biblical second 

son 

40. Chilling 

41. Full house, e.g. 

42. Mediterranean 

section 

45. Portuguese wine 

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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■Wednesdays: ■ 

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JW Hollstein’s Saloon 

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Details Unveiled For Southwest Suburban Home 

Builders Association 2017 Tour Of Homes. 

The Southwest Suburban 

Home Builders Association 

(SSHBA) has announced 

details for its 2017 Tour Of 

Homes, which is being held 

this September. 

The event will take place on 

two consecutive weekends— 

September 22nd through 

24th and September 29th 

through October 1st. Builders’ 

model homes will be 

open from noon until 5 p.m. 

Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

Admission is free. 

A total of 20 homes in the 

south and southwest suburbs 

will be available to 

walk through during the 

Tour Of Homes. They range 

in size from 1,692 to more 

than 8,000 square feet— 

with the majority of the 

homes falling within the 

3,000- to 4,000-squarefoot 

range. All boast the 

numerous advantages of 

new construction such as 

floor plans designed around 

today’s lifestyles, the ability 

to personalize interior finishes 

and features, energy 

efficiency, and lower maintenance 

since everything is 

brand-new. 

The scattered site tour will 

showcase homes that either 

are for sale or represent designs 

available to be built 

from each builder. Prices 

range from the $300,000s 

to more than $1 million, 

with the average price in 

the $500,000s. 

Towns and communities on 

the Tour Of Homes circuit 

include: 

• Frankfort—Frankfort 

Meadows from Flaherty 

Builders, Inc. 

• Homer Glen—Stonebridge 

Woods from PDH 


• Lemont—Estates of 

Montefiori from Ascend 

Real Estate Group and 

Kettering Estates from 

M/I Homes of Chicago, 

LLC 

• Lockport—Creekside 

Estates South from A & J 

Construction, Oak Creek 

from M.C. Custom Homes 

Inc., Parkside Estates 

from Riverview Builders, 

Inc. and Sagebrook 

from M/I Homes of Chicago, 

LLC 

• Manhattan—Leighlinbridge 

from T.J. Cachey 


• New Lenox—Prairie 

Ridge from Brian Wille 

Construction 

• Orland Park—Charleton 

Highlands from 

Charleton Highlands Development, 

LLC, Deer Haven 

from Flaherty Builders, 

Inc. and Greystone 

Ridge and Parkside 

Square from Beechen & 

Dill Homes, Inc. 

• Palos Park—custom 

home on S. Hobart Street 

from D.B. DePaulo Construction 

• Plainfield—The Preserve 

from J. Michael 

Builders 

• Tinley Park—Brookside 

Meadows from Crana 

Homes, Inc. and Radcliffe 

Place from Gallagher & 

Henry 

• Woodridge— Farmingdale 

Village from Gallagher 

& Henry 

To map a route to all 20 

homes on the Tour Of 

Homes, visit www.SSH- 

BATourOfHomes.com. 

More information on each 

home and builder also can 

be found online. 

The 2017 Tour Of Homes is 

presented by the SSHBA, a 

professional organization 

that supports the American 

dream of home ownership 

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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Distinctive Home Builders 

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sacrificing quality,” said Bryan 

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Home Builders. “Everyone 

at the company works 

extremely hard to continually 

achieve this delivery goal for 

our homeowners. Our three 

decades building homes provides 

this efficient construction 

system. Many of our 

skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company for 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

over 20 years. We also take 

pride on having excellent communicators 

throughout our 

organization. This translates 

into a positive buying and 

building experience for our 

homeowners and one of the 

highest referral rates in the industry 

for Distinctive.” 

In all, buyers can select 

from 13 ranch, split-level and 

six two-story single-family 

home styles; each offering 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations. The three- to 

four-bedroom homes feature 

two to two-and-one-half 

baths, two- to three-car garages 

and a family room, all in 

approximately 1,600 to over 

3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included 

in most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new 

home truly personalized to 

suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of 

the first floor; custom maple 

cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite countertops 

and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails. All home sites at Prairie 

Trails can accommodate a 

three-car garage; a very important 

amenity to the Manhattan 

homebuyer, according 

to Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails we wanted to provide 

the best new home value for 

the dollar and we feel with 

offering Premium Standard 

Features that we do just that. 

So why wait? This is truly the 

best time to build your dream 

home!” 

Distinctive offers custom 

maple kitchen cabinets featuring 

solid wood construction 

(no particle board), have solid 

wood drawers with dove tail 

joints, which is very rare in the 

marketplace. “When you buy 

a new home from Distinctive, 

you truly are receiving custom 

made cabinets in every home 

we sell no matter what the 

price range,” noted Nooner. 

Nooner added that all 

homes are highly energy efficient. 

Every home built will 

have upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation values with 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into 

their new home, Distinctive 

Home Builders conducts a 

blower door test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that 

each home passes a set of very 

stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

Typically a wide variety of 

homes are available to tour 

that include ranch and twostory 

homes. 

Distinctive is also offering 

a brand new home, the 

Stonegrove, a 3,000 square 

foot open concept home with a 

split foyer entry, formal living 

and dining rooms, a two-story 

great room, four bedrooms 

and an upstairs laundry room. 

Distinctive also offers Appbased 

technology allowing its 

homeowners to be updated 

on the progress of their new 

home 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week at the touch of a 

button. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live featuring a 

20-acre lake on site, as well 

as direct access to the 22-mile 

Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through 

many neighboring communities 

and links to many other 

popular trails. The Manhattan 

Metra station is also nearby. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has 

built hundreds of homes 

throughout Manhattan in the 

Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well 

as thousands in the Will and 

south Cook county areas over 

the past 30 years. 

Visit the on-site sales information 

center for unadvertised 

specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being 

offered and the available lots. 

Call (708) 737-9142 for more 

information or visit us online 

at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails 

new home information center 

is located three miles south 

of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The 

address is 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open 

Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Closed Wednesday and Thursday 

and always available by 

appointment. Specials, prices, 

specifications, standard features, 

model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are 

subject to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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men &women clothes, home 

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Tinley Park 17170 Oleander 

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

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Condominiums: 7960 & 7971 

163rd Place, 7935, 7953, 7966 

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What: Charming tri-level home 

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Amenities: Three bedrooms, 

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• 19621 Mayfield Pl., Tinley Park, 

60487-5186 - James A. Langer to 

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July 11 

• 16661 Paxton Ave., Tinley Park, 

60477-2469 - Stephen J. O’Neill to Neil 

E. Dedona, Vicky L. Dedona $219,000 

• 17108 67th Ct., Tinley Park, 60477- 

3450 - Nelson M. Hart to Kevin 

Pelczarski, Clarice Pelczarski $197,500 

• 17206 Ridgeland Ave. 1W, Tinley Park, 

60477-3582 - Micheal Boling to Randall 

Stephan, Elizabeth Radtke $114,000 

• 17247 66th Ct., Tinley Park, 60477- 

3501 - William R. Kuda to Gregory G. 

Grossman, Donna M. Brunell $223,000 

• 6868 Johns Cir., Tinley Park, 60477- 

1388 - Eugene Nestor to Sylvia L. 

Jasmin, Teofilo A. Jasmin $253,000 

• 6872 Zurich Lane, Tinley Park, 

60477-4396 - Sean R. Mccoy to Joseph 

Bonanno, $180,000 

• 8828 Bluebird Dr., Tinley Park, 

60487-9563 - Pavon Trust to Michael F. 

Bieniek, Holli M. Bieniek $177,000 

July 14 

• 16819 81st Ave 1-N, Tinley Park, 

60477-2302 - Boersma Trust to 

Jacqueline Desantis, $105,000 

• 17125 Inverness Dr., Tinley Park, 

60487-7370 - James A. Guisinger to 

Robert Ryan, $300,000 

• 17515 Cedar Lane 2S, Tinley Park, 

60477-3719 - Ann J. Frachalla to Gina 

Marie Rodriquez, $95,000 

• 6525 174th St., Tinley Park, 60477- 

3525 - Dennis Bormet to Joseph 

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• 6525 174th St., Tinley Park, 60477- 

3525 - Shirley Henke to Joseph Salerno, 

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• 6601 Martin France Cir. 3A, Tinley 

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Brittany Augelilli, $145,000 

• 6624 Maple Lane Dr., Tinley Park, 

60477-2842 - Joseph N. Wallace to 

Michael J. Dunlop, Samanta A. Henke 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 8151 W. 183rd St., Tinley 

Park, IL 60487 (MULTI-TEN- 

ANT OFFICE BUILDING). On 

the 21st day of September, 2017 to 

be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, 

IL 60432, under Case Title: Wells 

Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor 

trustee for the registered holders of 

GE Commercial Mortgage Corporation, 

Commercial Mortgage 

Pass-Through Certificates, Series 

2005-C3 Plaintiff V. 8151 TCCC 

LLC, anIllinois limited liability 

company, FirstMerit Bank, N.A.; 

Board of Managers of the Tinley 

Crossings Corporate Center 

Owner's Association; Unknown 

Owners, and Non-Record Claimants 

Defendant. 

Case No. 15CH 2187 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours. No 

judicial sale fee shall be paid by 

the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its 

credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or 

other lienor acquiring the residential 

real estate whose rights in and 

to the residential real estate arose 

prior to the sale. All payments shall 

be made in cash or certified funds 

payable to the Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

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

the assessments required by subsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Nixon Peabody LLP 

70 W. Madison St. Suite 3500 

Chicago, IL 60534 

P: 1-312-977-4361 

F: 1-844-565-3252 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 

ASSOCIATION (''FANNIE MAE''), A 

CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND 

EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JULIE C. SULLIVAN, KENNETH 

KUZMA 

Defendants 

16 CH 9740 

8024 163RD STREET 


NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on July 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on October 19, 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 8024 163RD 

STREET, Tinley Park, IL 60477Property 

Index No. 27-23-426-003-0000 

Vol. 147. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $260,884.27. 

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. No fee shall be paid by the 

mortgagee acquiring the residential real 

estate pursuant to its credit bid at the 

sale or by any mortgagee, judgment 

creditor, or other lienor acquiring the 

residential real estate whose rights in 

and 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. 

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 foreclosure 

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 a government 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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &AS- 

SOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe 

Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, 

(312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 

16-3441. 

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 atwww.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC 

230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 


(312) 541-9710 

E-Mail: 

ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com 

Attorney File No. 16-3441 

Attorney Code. 40342 

Case Number: 16 CH 9740 

TJSC#: 37-6721 

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. 

I3057402 

16 CH 11154 




CERY DIVISION 

LAKE MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, SPECIAL 

REPRESENTATIVE 

FOR PATRICIA D. SWART (DE- 

CEASED); PAUL SWART; 

JENNIFER MOSTETER; UNKNOWN 

HEIRS AND LEGATEES 

OF PATRICIA D. SWART; UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 

16 CH 11154 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will onMonday, October 2, 

2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office 

at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 

718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public 

auction to the highest bidder for cash, as 

set forth below, the following described 

mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 27-25-400-016-0000. 

Commonly known as 7533 171st Street, 

Tinley Park, IL 60477. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance, by certified funds, 

within 24 hours. Norefunds. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Ms. Nicole Fox at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, Potestivo &Associates, 

P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, 

Michigan 48307. (248) 853-4400 

ext 1200. C16-39560 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3059542




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NA 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

KEVIN P. FRAWLEY, JESSICA L. 

JANDAK A/K/A JESSICA L. 

FRAWLEY, CHERRY HILL FARMS 

CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

16 CH 016030 

16226 APPLE LANE UNIT #3 

TINLEY PARK, IL 60487 





on March 14, 2017, an agent for The Judicial 



Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at 

public auction to the highest bidder, as 


real estate: 

Commonly known as 16226 APPLE 

LANE UNIT #3, TINLEY PARK, IL 

60487 

Property Index No. 

27-23-107-079-1059. 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 







(24) hours. Nofee shall bepaid bythe 















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















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 

14-16-15655. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 


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. 14-16-15655 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 



TJSC#: 37-7534 







I3059586 




CERY DIVISION 

THE MONEY SOURCE, INC. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

BADER MATARIEH 

Defendants 

16 CH 13009 

6110 ANDRES AVENUE 






on April 24, 2017, an agent for The Judicial 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 6110 ANDRES 

AVENUE, Tinley Park, IL 60477 


28-29-114-005-0000. 
























by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information: Visit our website at 

service.atty-pierce.com. between the 

hours of 3and 5pm. McCalla Raymer 

Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 

1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 

416-5500. Please refer to file number 

258614. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 


(312) 416-5500 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 

Attorney File No. 258614 



TJSC#: 37-7330 

I3059632 




CERY DIVISION 

GUIDANCE RESIDENTIAL, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

EKREMA A. SALEH, AKA EKREMA 

SALEH; SAMAN SHEFAH, AKA 

SHEFAH SAMAN; UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants, 

16 CH 11904 






Corporation will onTuesday, October 

10, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their 

office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 





P.I.N. 27-24-204-021-0000. 

Commonly known as 7416 160th Place, 

Tinley Park, IL 60477. 












will NOT be open for inspection 

For information call Sales Department 

at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, 

LLC, One East Wacker Drive, 

Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 

220-5611. 16-016511 


CORPORATION 


I3060226 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NA 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CANDICE L.WILSON; THE UNITED 

STATES OF 

AMERICA, SECRETARY OFHOUS- 

ING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL ONE 

BANK (USA), N.A. 

Defendants, 

16 CH 4461 






Corporation will on Friday, October 13, 







P.I.N. 28-36-304-045-0000. 

Commonly known as 3026 183rd Street, 

Homewood, IL 60430. 

















220-5611. 16-007624 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3060488 




CERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 

ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

TOKUNBO ARO; FRANCIS ARO 

Defendants, 

11 CH 4638 






Corporation will on Friday, October 13, 







P.I.N. 28-33-407-012. 

Commonly known as 18110 South Sligo 

Way, Country Club Hills, IL 60478. 

















220-5611. 15-017177 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3060496 




CERY DIVISION 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JUNE W. CALHOUN, JOHN L.CAL- 

HOUN, U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS- 

SOCIATION, UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA- SMALL BUSINESS AD- 

MINISTRATION 

Defendants 

17 CH 003325 

16961 KEDZIE AVENUE HAZEL 

CREST, IL 60429 





on June 29, 2017, an agent for The Judicial 





sell at public auction tothe highest bidder, 


real estate: 

Commonly known as 16961 KEDZIE 

AVENUE, HAZEL CREST, IL 60429 


28-25-109-054-0000; 

28-25-109-055-0000. 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 






















by the court. 





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 to redeem does not arise, there 

shall be no right of redemption. 




Prospective bidders are admon- 

ished to check the court file to verify all 

information. 








which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















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 

14-16-14209. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




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. 14-16-14209 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 



TJSC#: 37-8111 







I3061144 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS 

TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON 

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 

2006-NC1 ASSET-BACKED 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

MARCO ROMERO A/K/A MARCO 

ANTONIO ROMERO, CHRISTINE 

ROMERO A/K/A CHRISTINE MARIE 

ROMERO, NEW CENTURY MORT- 

GAGE CORPORATION, DEUTSCHE 

BANK NATIONAL TRUST COM- 

PANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN 

STANLEY CAPITAL IINC. TRUST 

2006-NC2 

Defendants 

15 CH 18516 

16456 84TH AVENUE Tinley Park, IL 

60487 





on July 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial 


AM on October 11, 2017, at The Judi-

tinleyjunction.com sports 



Sale 

cial Sales Corporation, One South 




real estate: 

Commonly known as 16456 84TH 

AVENUE, Tinley Park, IL 60487 


27-23-312-032-0000. 



The judgment amount was $247,762.40. 




















recourse toPlaintiff and in \"AS IS\" 

condition. The sale is further subject to 

confirmation by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 






Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). 

If this property isacondominium unit 

which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact The sales clerk, 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., 

SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, 

(847) 291-1717 For information call 

between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please 

refer to file number 15-077684. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 







adebt collector attempting to collect a 



I725887 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation to the use of an 

Assumed Business Name in the 

conduct or transaction of Business 

in the State,” as amended, that a 

certification was registered by the 

undersigned with the County Clerk 

of Cook County. 

Registration Number: D17151778 

on August 16, 2017 

Under the Assumed Business 

Name of Tees You with the business 

located at 1511 172nd Street, 

East Hazel Crest, IL 60429 

The true and real full name and 

residence address ofthe owner is: 

David Perez, 17226 South Country 

Lane, East Hazel Crest, IL 60429 

USA 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation to the use of an 

Assumed Business Name in the 

conduct or transaction of Business 

in the State,” as amended, that a 

certification was registered by the 

undersigned with the County Clerk 

of Cook County. 

Registration Number: D17151926 

on September 5, 2017 

Under the Assumed Business 

Name of Project Management 4 

Small Biz with the business located 

at 17807 65th Ave, Tinley Park, IL 

60477 

The true and real full name and 

residence address ofthe owner is: 

Ajay Kumar Garg, 17807 65th 

Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477 USA 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor 

trustee for the registered holders 

ofGE Commercial Mortgage 

Corporation, Commercial Mortgage 

Pass-Through Certificates, 

Series 2005-C3 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

8151 TCCC LLC, anIllinois limited 

liability company, FirstMerit 

Bank, N.A.; Board of Managers of 

the Tinley Crossings Corporate 

Center Owner's Association; Unknown 

Owners, and Non-Record 

Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 2187 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 14th day of 

October, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 21st day of 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

September, 2017 ,commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, 

IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

LOT 28, IN TINLEY CROSS- 

INGS CORPORATE CENTER - 

PHASE 3, BEING ASUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OFTHE NORTH 

1/2 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 

35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

FEBRUARY 27, 2001 AS DOCU- 

MENT NUMBER R2001-21137, 

IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

FORMERLY IDENTIFIED AS 

PIN: 19-09-205-022-0000 NOW 

IDENTIFIED AS PIN: 

09-02-205-022-0000 

Commonly known as: 

8151 W. 183rd St., Tinley Park, IL 

60487 

Description of Improvements: 

MULTI-TENANT OFFICE 

BUILDING 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-02-205-022-0000 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours. No 

judicial sale fee shall be paid by 

the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its 

credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or 

other lienor acquiring the residential 

real estate whose rights in and 

to the residential real estate arose 

prior to the sale. All payments shall 

be made in cash or certified funds 

payable to the Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

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

the assessments required by subsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

Nixon Peabody LLP 

70 W. Madison St. Suite 3500 


P: 1-312-977-4361 

F: 1-844-565-3252 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Andres Aguilar 

Andres Aguilar is a senior 

goalkeeper on the Andrew 

boys soccer team. 

How did you get started 

playing soccer? 

Actually, it’s kind of crazy. 

This is only my fourth 

year playing soccer. I started 

in eighth grade. My grade 

school, Grissom, had a soccer 

team, and all my life, 

my friends were like, “Hey, 

let’s play soccer, let’s play 

soccer.” I was like, “No, 

baseball is kind of my life.” 

I ended up trying out, and I 

ended up starting as a center 

back, but our team was not 

that good, and one of my 

coaches ... told me, “You 

should just play goalie.” So, 

I started playing goalie, and 

it was actually pretty fun, 

and I was not too bad at it. 

What is your proudest 

moment on the field so 

far? 

Last year, I went to play 

with one of my friends — 

he got invited to play with 

this [team] from the area 

of Bridgeview, that kind of 

area. There’s this coach who 

scouts a bunch of players, 

[and] he made this group 

called Palestine United, 

and they’re all Arabic, but 

they had no goalkeeper. My 

friend kind of threw me in. 

He was like, “Come on, it 

doesn’t matter, you can still 

play with us,” and I said, 

“Sure.” We had no practice 

whatsoever, but we went to 

this tournament ... and we 

ended up sweeping the tournament 

undefeated. Everything 

just clicked. 

What kind of goals 

do you have for your 

senior season? 

Me, Dan Repa, Connor 

[Gountounas], Austin Keate 

and Alex Trujillo, we were 

up here when they won the 

supersectional. We always 

say ... “We have some unfinished 

business to take care 

of.” 

What did you work on 

between last season 

and this one? 

With the losing of our seniors, 

we have to obviously 

work with the chemistry, on 

the ball [and] off the ball 

kind of stuff. Overall, to get 

our team to connect on the 

field to get ready for [this 

season]. 

What do you like the 

most about soccer? 

I like playing goalkeeper 

because I get to see the 

whole field. Everything is in 

front of me. I kind of communicate 

to everyone. 

If you won the lottery, 

what would you buy 

first? 

Probably something like a 

gas gift card, so I could store 

it up for the season, driving 

back and forth to games and 

stuff. Gas prices are rising 

right now. 

Who is your favorite 

athlete? 

I get made fun of this every 

time, because I love my 

goalkeeper from Mexico. He 

might not be the best, but to 

me he’s the best. His name 

is Guillermo Ochoa. I started 

playing soccer right when 

the world cup happened, and 

he was huge against Brazil. 

He looked like Superman 

Tim Carroll/22nd Century 

Media 

flying, and I was like, “Oh, 

my goodness. This person is 

crazy.” I said, “I’m going to 

be just like him. I’m going to 

be flying, just like him.” 

What is a perfect 

postgame meal? 

I’ve got to go with my 

mom. She’s the best cook 

out there. My mom and my 

grandma — my grandma 

[and grandpa watch] all my 

games. So, I usually just ask 

what’s for dinner, and they 

say whatever is cooked up. 

If you could choose a 

celebrity referee, who 

would you choose? 

I mean, if he’s not going to 

be good, he’s got to be funny, 

you know? You’ve got 

to joke with him. So, I’ve 

got to go with Kevin Hart, 

because he has a good time 

with everything. 

What item or two could 

you not live without? 

I’m going to sound like a 

typical teenager here, but I 

can’t live without my phone. 

Phones, nowadays, you can 

have everything on there. 

So, I can call [or] text somebody, 

watch replays, my 

coach sends us film, so I get 

to watch my games. I get to 

watch highlights from professionals. 

You can basically 

do anything nowadays. 

Interview by Sports Editor Tim 

Carroll

42 | September 14, 2017 | The tinley junction sports 


Girls volleyball 

Battle of SWSC heavyweights goes Griffins’ way 

LWE takes victory 

over Sandburg in 

close straight sets 

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 

didn’t win the Blue Division 

was 2008, when Lockport 

Township captured the 

title. The Griffins, however, 

Lincoln-Way East’s (left to right) Hanna Lesiak and Kaelyn Daniel go up for a block on 

Sandburg’s Lauren Mizera Sept. 5 in Orland Park. Photos by Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

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 did defeat 

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 time out,” 

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 evenkeeled. 

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 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 

The Griffins celebrate after earning a point against 

Sandburg. 

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 

DeFries (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 within 

21-17. But they couldn’t 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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Athlete of the Month 

Eagles lacrosse player claims August crown 

Bill Jones, Contributing Editor 

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, 

according to the information 

provided with his National 

Lacrosse Classic selection. 


Andrew 25-19-25, Richards 22-25-19 

Kylie Adams, a libero on the Andrew girls 

volleyball team, led the way in the match 

against Richards, coming up with 16 digs 

Dan Slater, a lacrosse 

player from Orland Park, 

won the August Athlete of 

the Month competition for 

publisher 22nd Century 

Media’s Southwest Chicago 

branch. 22nd Century Media 

File Photo 

He was a part of the Orland 

Park Chiefs Youth Lacrosse 

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 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

junior varsity team with the 

Chiefs Lacrosse team and 

also made the varsity roster 

for playoffs. 

The Athlete of the Month 

competition pits featured 

Athlete of the Week selections 

from our south suburban 

newspapers against one 

another in an online voting 

contest. 

The next contest was to 

begin Sunday, Sept. 10. 

To vote, visit TinleyJunc 

tion.com, hover over the 

“Sports” menu tab and click 

“Athlete of the Month.” 

Readers can vote once per 

session per valid email address. 

Voting ends at 5 p.m. 

Sept. 25. 

All athletes featured in the 

August Athlete of the Week 

sports interviews are automatically 

entered into the 

contest. 

and three aces. Sam Cossidente finished with 

18 assists, an ace and eight digs. Brianna 

Haggerty contributed 10 digs and four kills. 

Yani Thigpen smashed five kills, and Grace 

O’Leary added four more. 


Titans’ lineup changes pay 

off in win at Eisenhower 

Team hopes tweaks 

lead to uptick in 

victories 

Tim Carroll, Sports Editor 

After a dominant season 

for Tinley Park girls volleyball, 

the Titans have gotten a 

little younger — with only 

four seniors — and a little 

smaller in 2017. 

And with those changes, 

they have had to make adjustments. 

But they have 

paid off in the early going, 

with Tinley Park earning a 

25-13, 25-10 match victory 

over Eisenhower Thursday, 

Sept. 7, in Blue Island. 

Among the tweaks the Titans 

have made under coach 

Lee Rucinski were moving 

two players to outside hitter 

who had not played there before. 

Junior Stephanie Holsinger 

(7 kills, 6 digs against 

Eisenhower), who had been 

a libero, was moved to outside 

hitter before the season. 

Vejune Sidaugaite was the 

second player to make the 

move. 

“We actually just switched 

our lineup,” Rucinski said. 

“We were at [the Oregon 

Invite Sept. 1 and 2], and 

we switched where different 

people were and won our 

pool and finished fourth out 

of 16 teams. 

“We made that change 

to put a bigger hitter on the 

outside [and get] a little bit 

more defense, and ... the defense 

was pretty dang good 

[against Eisenhower].” 

In another change, sophomore 

Addison Sopko (3 aces, 

15 assists) has been called on 

since the start of the season to 

shoulder most of the setting 

responsibilities. 

Rucinski said that the 

moves have also made the 

offense much more efficient, 

and he hopes that the change 

will spark a run for the Titans, 

who moved to 5-4 on 

the season with the win over 

Eisenhower. He also said 

that the upcoming schedule 

should prove whether the 

changes will work longterm, 

as the Titans have rival 

Oak Forest Thursday, Sept. 

14, and Lemont — who 

Rucinski said is usually one 

of the Titans’ toughest opponent 

in the South Suburban 

Conference — Sept. 26. 

Serving was also a strength 

for Tinley Park against the 

Cardinals. In the second set, 

the Titans went on an 8-0 run 

in large part due to the serving 

of Sam Tuuk (3 aces, 6 digs). 

“[Serving] is one of our 

other weapons,” Rucinski 

said. “We ... had a really 

good ace team last year, and 

it kind of continues on to this 

team as a focus.” 

The Titans also have the 

ability to return the ball, especially 

with senior libero Kasey 

Brennan (4 aces, 7 digs). 

“She’s the rock of the 

team, and probably the 

best defender that I’ve ever 

seen,” Rucinski said. 

While the team has the 

ability to make tough digs, 

Rucinski said he hopes to 

see more consistency when 

the opportunities arise to put 

balls away. 

“Especially with the teams 

that we’ve got coming up, we 

need to terminate the ball and 

stop giving the other team 

chances,” the coach said. 

This Week In ... 

Thunderbolts Varsity 

Athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 15 - at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 7:30 p.m. 

Girls Volleyball 

■Sept. ■ 14 - at Lincoln-Way 

East, 5:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Mother 

McAuley Invite, 5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Mother 

McAuley Invite, 8 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - hosts 

Bolingbrook, 5:30 p.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Sept. ■ 14 - at Pepsi 

Showdown Invite, TBA 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Pepsi 

Showdown Invite, TBA 

■Sept. ■ 19 - hosts Lockport, 

6:15 p.m. 

Girls Swimming 

■Sept. ■ 14 - at Stagg, 5 p.m. 


Tournament, 8:30 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5 p.m. 

Girls Tennis 



■Sept. ■ 16 - at Sandburg 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 18 - hosts Richards, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - hosts Stagg, 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys Golf 

■Sept. ■ 14 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

Central and Lincoln-Way West, 

4:30 p.m. 


Central Invite, 7 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 18 - hosts Marian 

Catholic, 4:30 p.m. 



■Sept. ■ 20 - hosts Shepard, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls Golf 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Providence 

Invite, 11 a.m. 


West, 4 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 20 - hosts Bradley- 


Boys Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Minooka Invite, 

8:30 a.m. 

Girls Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Minooka Invite, 

8:30 a.m. 

Titans Varsity Athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 15 - hosts T.F. North, 

7 p.m. 

Girls Volleyball 

■Sept. ■ 14 - hosts Oak Forest, 

6 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - hosts Hillcrest, 

6 p.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Sept. ■ 14 - hosts Oak Lawn, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 18 - hosts Reavis, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Peotone 

Tournament, 5:15 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 20 - at Peotone 

Tournament, 5:15 p.m. 

Girls Swimming 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Evergreen 

Park, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Tennis 

■Sept. ■ 14 - hosts Bremen, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Hillcrest, 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys Golf 

■Sept. ■ 18 - hosts Evergreen 

Park, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Bremen, 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Eisenhower, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Eisenhower, 

4:30 p.m.



Boys soccer 

T-Bolts show promise in conference crossover 

Team’s speed shows 

in win over Vikings 


The Andrew boys soccer 

team spent a lot of time on 

the offensive half of the field 

Sept. 5. 

With their time on the attack, 

the Thunderbolts got 

their chances, and they rarely 

missed, beating Homewood- 

Flossmoor 3-0 in a South- 

West Suburban Conference 

crossover. 

Dan Repa was the offensive 

star for the T-Bolts in 

the win, scoring a pair of 

goals. The first came in the 

10th minute of action, when 

the junior picked off a goal 

kick. All alone with the goalkeeper, 

Repa carried the ball 

within 10 yards before ripping 

a shot past the keeper, 

inside the right post. 

“You’ve got to love it 

when we score first,” Andrew’s 

senior goalkeeper 

Andres Aguilar said after 

the game. “Dan gives us that 

early lead, [and] I get more 

comfortable in net. It makes 

it a little easier.” 

The second tally was a 

little less straightforward. 

After taking possession of 

the ball and pressing in on 

goal in the 32nd minute, 

Repa got a shot away, and it 

ended up dribbling past the 

HF keeper to give Andrew a 

2-0 lead. But the ball deflected 

off a Viking defender before 

finding the back of the 

net, so there was discussion 

of whether the score would 

count as an own goal or go 

in Repa’s favor. 

“Repa put a lot of pressure 

on them,” Andrew coach 

Loren Zolk said. “He did get 

a shot off, and I think it deflected 

off, maybe, a player. 

“In my book, I give Repa 

the goal on that, even though 

it hit somebody else on its 

way in. He’s the one who 

made it all happen.” 

The final goal came on a 

nifty through ball from midfielder 

Austin Keate, who 

sent the ball ahead to senior 

David Moreno. Moreno 

worked to get in close before 

getting his shot away. 

“He kind of took a couple 

touches and beat their entire 

back line, and it was 

basically right on top of the 

goal,” Zolk said of the final 

score. 

“They were nice goals, 

and it’s good to see those 

things. When things are 

working, they’re working.” 

And it was not just the 

attack that was working. 

A dominant defense also 

kept the Vikings’ offensive 

chances to a minimum, especially 

in the first half. 

“We were doing a good 

job of reading what they 

were doing, what they were 

trying to put together,” Zolk 

said. “We were clogging up 

the middle well. Our guys 

were putting good pressure 

on the ball — not high pressure, 

but the right amount of 

pressure — and the rest of 

the players on the field were 

filling in the gaps.” 

With the wind at Andrew’s 

back for the first 40 minutes 

of play, Homewood-Flossmoor 

struggled to get the 

ball out of its defensive half. 

“Having the wind in the 

first half was part of the reason 

[for the success],” Zolk 

said. “When you’re kicking 

into the wind, you have trouble 

getting out of your half, 

so we kind of pushed a little 

higher.” 

When the Vikings did 

make it to the offensive end 

of the field, they rarely got 

through to Aguilar. 

“My two center backs 

like to overlap against each 

other,” Aguilar said after the 

game. “So, one goes for the 

ball [and] one checks back, 

just in case there’s a pass. 

They were able to clear and 

get it out to our wing backs. 

They make my job easier every 

day.” 

The second half saw very 

little offense either way, 

though Homewood-Flossmoor 

— now going with the 

wind — got more scoring 

chances. But the Vikings’ 

opportunities did not come 

as a result of a more lax defense 

on Andrew’s part. 

“They came out after us in 

that second half, right at the 

whistle,” Zolk said. “They 

were playing high pressure, 

and we struggled a little bit 

to relieve that pressure. But 

eventually — you can only 

sustain that for so long, that 

high pressure — so, eventually, 

we started to break 

them down, they started to 

wear down, and that’s what 

you hope to do.” 

Aguilar had more chances 

for saves in the second half, 

and he turned away all the 

shots he faced, pitching a 

shutout for the second time 

in four games. 

“He’s a very good goalie,” 

Zolk said of Aguilar. “He 

takes his job very seriously. 

He loves the goalkeeper position 

more than anything. 

He works very, very hard at 

it. 

“He owns the box, and 

people respect him. And 

he makes some incredible 

saves.” 

With the win, the T-Bolts 

moved to 2-2 on the young 

season. The two losses and 

the previous win came in 

the Windy City Ram Classic. 

Andrew won its opening 

game against De La Salle 

before losing to the host, 

Reavis, and later Lincoln- 

Way West. 

“We have a talented 

squad,” Zolk said. “We 

Andrew junior forward Dan Repa works his way in on goal Sept. 5 during the Thunderbolts’ 

3-0 win over Homewood-Flossmoor in Tinley Park. Photos by Tim Carroll/22nd Century Media 

Midfielder Alex Trujillo (7) makes a run down the sideline to set up a scoring chance for the 

T-Bolts. 

have a lot of depth, but we 

had to replace some pretty 

key players from last year. 

And so, it’s going to take a 

little while for us to really 

hit our stride. But I feel like 

we’re the type of team that, 

the more we play, the better 

we’re going to get. 

“Today was a step in the 

right direction. It was probably 

the best 80 minutes of 

soccer we’ve put together 

this season. So, that’s a good 

sign.”

46 | September 14, 2017 | The tinley junction Sports 


Titans’ fourth-quarter comeback falls short 

Rival Oak Forest leaves 

Tinley with win 

Lee Edwards, Freelance Reporter 

For the second time in three weeks, 

Tinley Park battled through an entire 

football game but came up just short 

of victory at the final whistle. 

Tinley Park (1-2) entered its 

home rivalry game against Oak 

Forest (2-1) riding a great wave 

of momentum, having crushed 

Rich East 41-8 at home the previous 

week. Oak Forest, too, won in 

convincing fashion at home against 

Clemente, 43-6. 

The Titans showed their grit and 

character as a team again, battling 

back into the game, especially in 

the second half, despite exchanging 

scores with Oak Forest. 

TPHS had just given up a big 

touchdown run to Oak Forest to 

end the first half, when it found itself 

down 20-14. Oak Forest would 

add to the score with a rushing 

touchdown set up by a sweep run 

on fourth-and-3 from the TPHS 32- 

yard line that got the Bengals to the 

4-yard line after receiving the kickoff 

to start the second half. 

Oak Forest would convert on 

a two-point conversion to make 

amends for an earlier missed extra 

point to set the score at 28-14. But 

the Titans responded in kind with 

a play-action touchdown pass from 

senior quarterback Ryan Zientara 

on a rollout to his left with 6 minutes 

and 55 seconds left in the third 

quarter, making the score 28-21. 

Players on the Titans’ sideline cheer after Tinley Park’s second 

touchdown of the game. 

However, the remainder of the 

third quarter belonged to Oak Forest, 

as they executed their tripleoption 

offense to earn first down 

after first down before breaking 

into the end zone for a touchdown. 

Tinley Park coach Nick Johnston 

recognized Oak Forest’s tactic and 

applauded his defense’s effort. 

“Our defense was on the field a 

long time, and that’s what Oak Forest 

wants to do; they want to keep 

you on the field a long time, wear 

you down, but when we needed a 

stop, we got a stop,” Johnston said. 

Oak Forest coach Brian Mc- 

Donough said his team executed 

the offense the way it was intended 

to be run during the pivotal thirdquarter 

drive. He called senior 

running back Waitari Mason, who 

broke multiple big runs for the 

Bengals, a “special” player. 

“Waitari Mason is our only All- 

Conference player coming back. 

He’s just a tremendously talented 

young man, and you saw it out 

there tonight,” McDonough said. 

“He played defense for us, too, so 

he did an awesome job for us.” 

The Titans played with urgency 

on offense in the fourth quarter, 

down two touchdowns, and they 

found early answers. Tinley Park 

made its way to the Oak Forest 

goal line, where, on fourth-and-3, 

senior wide receiver David Morgan 

made a second and third effort in 

order to cap off a Titans touchdown 

drive with 9:45 left in the game and 

the score 35-28. 

After getting the ball back, Tinley 

Park had 5 minutes remaining 

to get the ball in the end zone to 

Senior Tinley Park receiver David Morgan (left) breaks away from the 

Oak Forest defense Friday, Sept. 8, in Tinley Park. Morgan’s fourthquarter 

score pulled the Titans within seven points of the Bengals. 

Photos by Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

either force overtime or play to 

win. However, a Zientara pass on 

fourth-and-8 with 1:44 left in the 

game was out of the reach of the 

intended target, ending the Titans’ 

drive. With no Tinley Park timeouts 

remaining, Oak Forest finished 

the game with consecutive 

kneel-downs to run out the clock. 

Johnston chalked the game’s final 

result to a lack of offensive execution 

down the stretch. 

“We were marching a little bit, 

but it wasn’t consistent. And I 

was happy with the way our guys 

fought through and got us in position, 

but we needed to definitely 

establish our run game up the 

middle a little bit more and force 

Oak Forest to try and take it away,” 

Johnston said. “We knew we had to 

attack the perimeter and we had to 

attack the flats, and when we needed 

to make a play, we didn’t do it.” 

Johnston acknowledged several 

special teams plays made by Oak 

Forest that helped swing the game 

in their favor in the first half. The 

Bengals were aggressive in their 

special teams strategy throughout 

the game, as they primarily opted 

to attempt onside kicks. 

“We shot ourselves in the first 

half, we gave them three gimmies 

— an onside kick, a blocked punt, 

and a turnover,” Johnston said. 

“Other than that, we fought hard 

and got in position to win the game 

in the end. But again, we didn’t 

make the play.” 

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 

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Tavares Moore finds the end zone 

a few times for the Porters, but 

Central pulls away late. 

• LW East 



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fastbreak 

Football 

Griffins too much to handle for Thunderbolts 

Tim Carroll/22nd Century 

Media 

1st and 3 

T-Bolts’ soccer stars 

1. Dan Repa (above) 

The Andrew junior 

forward scored 

twice in the first half 

of Sept. 5 against 

Homewood-Flossmoor. 

His tallies, 

which put the team 

up early, allowed the 

defense to play more 

aggressively. 

2. David Moreno 

The senior midfielder 

scored the final goal 

for the Thunderbolts, 

taking a through ball 

from Austin Keate 

and finishing from 

very close. 

3. Andres Aguilar 

The starting goalkeeper 

faced limited 

pressure in the first 

half. But when he 

was tested in the 

second half, he 

continued to make 

clutch saves to keep 

his team ahead. 


After the opening kick of 

the game, Lincoln-Way East 

was in control against Andrew. 

In the end, the Griffins, 

coming off a signature win at 

Maine South, showed their 

strength up front — both on 

offense and defense — and 

finished with a 42-2 victory 

in Tinley Park. 

The Thunderbolts recovered 

an onside kick to start 

the game, but the Griffins 

defense kept Andrew in 

check on its opening possession, 

as Lincoln-Way East 

would do all night. 

“They went to more of a 

run option offense this year, 

so you’ve got to be able to 

control things up front,” Lincoln-Way 

East coach Rob 

Zvonar said. “Our D-line’s 

done a great job now three 

weeks in a row.” 

Following the Andrew 

three-and-out and a short 

punt, Lincoln-Way East took 

over at its own 31-yard line 

and took just three plays to 

find the end zone. A 55-yard, 

multiple-tackle-breaking 

run by Griffins quarterback 

Brendan Morrissey set up a 

12-yard touchdown pass to 

receiver Marc Kirby. 

“Of course, when Brendan 

Morrissey is running your 

[offense], you always have 

a chance to score,” Zvonar 

said. 

With the Griffins defense 

working, especially up front, 

Andrew continued to struggle 

to get anything going 

offensively. Thunderbolts 

coach Adam Lewandowski 

said the game plan was in 

place to take on what Andrew 

knew would be a stout 

Lincoln-Way East team, but 

the execution was not where 

he wanted it to be. 

“It was them playing their 

tail off, and us not rising to 

the challenge,” Lewandowski 

said. 

Morrissey (5-for-6, 57 

yards, 2 TDs passing; 75 

rushing yards) earned his 

second passing touchdown 

of the evening on a 31-yard 

throw to tight end Turner 

Pallissard, who caught the 

ball around the 15-yard 

line and immediately made 

a would-be Thunderbolts 

tackler miss before finding 

the end zone. 

Pallissard contributed 

again in the first quarter, this 

time lined up as a fullback. 

He converted on fourthand-2 

from the Andrew 

3-yard line, before taking 

another handoff from the 

fullback position and diving 

into the end zone from a yard 

out to make the score 21-0. 

Lincoln-Way East would 

get another touchdown from 

running back Jordan Corbett 

(46 yards, TD) with 6:06 left 

in the half to make the score 

28-0. 

East’s depth was on display 

early in the game. Ryan 

Scianna (68 yards), Corbett, 

Pallissard and Chris Wilder 

all took handoffs out of the 

backfield for the Griffins. 

Andrew quarterback Jack Condon looks for a target while 

Lincoln-Way East defensive lineman Devin O’Rourke 

bears down on him Friday, Sept. 8, in Tinley Park. Julie 

McMann/22nd Century Media 

Morrissey, Jack Baltz and 

Matt Judd all took snaps 

from the quarterback position. 

“You want to get some 

guys opportunities, [because] 

you never know with 

injuries down the road,” 

Zvonar said. “... We’ve got 

some great depth, and a Jack 

Baltz and a Matt Judd and a 

Jordan Corbett go in there, 

and you stay at a high level 

of play at the quarterback 

and running back skill positions, 

that’s good. And it was 

the same on defense. Our 

seconds went in and played 

very well. It’s fun to have 

that depth. We’re blessed to 

have it.” 

Andrew got its only points 

of the night on a safety set 

up by a deep sack from Joe 

DeHaan. After a loss of 12 

yards, East was forced to 

punt, but the long snap went 

over the punter’s head and 

rolled out of the end zone for 

the safety with 1:08 left in 

the half. 

28-2 would be the score 

at the half, but the Griffins 

were not done. On the 

East’s opening possession of 

the second half, a deep pass 

from Baltz to receiver Shane 

Pedersen down the left sideline 

resulted in a 63-yard 

touchdown. 

The Thunderbolts offense 

began to move the ball late 

in the game. Junior quarterback 

Tom Schiller came on 

to replace starter Jack Condon. 

Lewandowski said that 

he wanted to give Schiller, 

who had played most of the 

game at receiver, a chance to 

get some in-game reps. 

East’s final score came on 

a fumble that was recovered 

by defensive back Brendan 

Gallagher in the end zone. 

It was one of three fumble 

recoveries for the Griffins on 

the game. 

“With an option offense, 

sometimes there’s a chance 

of the ball being on the 

ground,” Zvonar said. “... 

When they’re on the ground, 

we want to go get them.” 

Lewandowski said he 

wanted to see his team do a 

better job of “taking your responsibility 

seriously” with 

regard to protecting the football 

moving forward. 

Zvonar said it was good to 

see his team remain focused 

for the game at Andrew after 

its significant win at Maine 

South, as he had slight concerns 

of a letdown. But the 

Griffins did not carry the 

previous week’s win to Andrew, 

and Lewandowski 

said he expects his team not 

to carry its loss to the game 

Friday, Sept. 15, at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais. 

“We’re really good at 

compartmentalizing week 

to week,” Lewandowski 

said. “So, I’m not concerned 

with that. I give these guys 

until 8 a.m. to feel however 

it is they want to feel about 

it. And then, at 8 a.m., they 

have to flush it, and we move 

on and start working again.” 

Listen Up 

“It was probably the best 80 minutes of soccer we’ve 

put together this season. So, that’s a good sign.” 

Loren Zolk - Andrew boys soccer coach, on what the strong Sept. 5 

game against Homewood-Flossmoor could mean for the future. 

WHAT 2 WATCH 

Girls volleyball — 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 

• Tinley Park takes on rival Oak Forest in a 

game that coach Lee Rucinski said gets 

the players’ blood pumping 

Index 

44 - Athlete of the Month 

41 - Athlete of the Week 

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

tinley Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.tinleyjunction.com | September 14, 2017 

Throwing their 

weight around 

T-Bolts boys soccer displays 

size, skill in win over HF, 

Page 45 

Positive 

changes 

Rotation switches lead 

Titans to dominant girls 

volleyball win, Page 44 

Titans can’t quite catch up with Bengals in single-possession rivalry game, Page 46 

Tinley Park quarterback Ryan Zientara (right) works to outrun the Oak Forest defense during the Titans’ seven-point loss Friday, Sept. 8, in Tinley Park. Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

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