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Crashed, Fled, Caught Residents help Tinley 

police nab alleged burglars after crash, Page 3 

New lure Village Board OKs ‘playbook’ to 

attract downtown developers, Page 7 

Santa arrives early After a beloved decoration goes 

missing in Tinley, Kris Kringle jumps in, Page 15 

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This coyote was 

casually walking 

along the sidewalk 

on 66th Avenue and 

was photographed 

by Tinley resident 

Bernadette 

Shanahan-Haas. 

Photo Submitted 

Bolder coyotes — spotted close to homes in Tinley Park — are reacting to environment, officials say, Pages 4-5 

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FRIDAY 

Village Hall Early Close 

Noon. Tinley Park Village 

Hall, 16250 S. Oak Park 

Ave. Because of the holiday 

weekend, the Village 

Hall will close early for the 

weekend. The administration 

building will remain 

closed through New Year’s 

Day, reopening on Tuesday, 

Jan. 2. For more information, 

call (708) 444-5000. 

Dec. 31-Jan. 1. 

SATURDAY 

Noon Year’s Eve Party 

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 

30, Bettenhausen Recreation 

Center, 8125 W. 171st St., 

Tinley Park. Kids, get ready 

for an exciting party to ring 

in 2018. Rock until noon 

with dancing, countdown 

crafts, festive games, prizes, 

and pizza, fruit and punch. 

Fee is $15 for residents. For 

more information, call (708) 

342-4200 or visit www.tin 

leyparkdistrict.org. 

Take 2 Documentary Series: 

‘Score’ 

1-2:45 p.m. Dec. 30, Tinley 

Park Public Library, 

7851 Timber Drive. Hollywood’s 

elite composers 

come together to give a privileged 

look inside the musical 

challenges and creative 

secrecy of the world’s most 

international music genre: 

the film score (93 minutes). 

Feel free to stay afterward 

and chat with other attendees 

about the film. No registration 

required. This series 

runs every Saturday. For 


532-0160. 

Sunday 

Library Closed 

All day Dec. 31-Jan. 1. 

Tinley Park Public Library, 

7851 Timber Drive. The library 

will observe the New 

Year holiday by closing for 

the day Sunday and Monday. 

The library will reopen with 

normal business hours on 

Tuesday, Jan. 2. 

Noon Year Breakfast and 

Countdown 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 31, 

Odyssey Fun World, 19111 

Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park. 

Ring in the new year with 

unlimited attractions (Laser 

Tag, Gamer’s Lounge, Exploration 

Adventure and indoor 

rides), 50 game points, 

unlimited arcade play and 

an all-you-can-eat breakfast 

buffet featuring waffles, bacon, 

sausage, eggs, French 

toast sticks, hash browns 

and more. Also, enjoy 

dancing, giveaways and a 

1,000-balloon and confetticannon 

noon celebration, 

complete with beverage 

toast and favors. Tickets are 

$35 (for adults and children 

over 2 years old) and must 

be purchased in advance 

from Eventbrite.com (no 

walk-ins). For more info, 

call (708) 429-3800 or visit 

Eventbrite.com. 

UPCOMING 

Family Pajamarama 

7-7:45 p.m. Jan. 5, Tinley 

Park Public Library, 7851 

Timber Drive. Ages 3-8 

and parents are invited to 

a nighttime storytime with 

crafts and games. Kids may 

come dressed for bedtime. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0160. 

Teen Movie & Snack Night 

7-9 p.m. Jan. 5, Bettenhausen 

Recreation Center, 

8125 W. 171st St., Tinley 

Park. Every first Friday of 

the month, grades 6-9 can 

come in and check it out. 

No registration is necessary. 

Recreation center membership 

or daily pass is required 

for entry. For more information, 

call (708) 342-4200 or 

visit www.tinleyparkdistrict. 

org. 

Family Steam Fest 

6-8 p.m. Jan. 12, Bettenhausen 

Recreation Center, 

8125 W. 171st St., Tinley 

Park. Enjoy a fun, exciting 

night dedicated to exploring, 

learning and engaging activities 

without the pressures of 

grades and performance. Begin 

with a fun science show 

for all ages. After the show, 

explore a dozen hands-on 

stations covering science, 

technology, engineering, art 

and math. All children (ages 

6 and up) must be accompanied 

by an adult and fee 

is per participants. $15 residents 

and $20 for nonresidents. 

For more information, 

call (708) 342-4200 or visit 

www.tinleyparkdistrict.org. 

Healthy Living Expo 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 13, Tinley 

Park Convention Center 

South Pavilion, 18451 Convention 

Center Drive. People 

can join 22nd Century 

Media and Planet Fitness 

for the free event, featuring 

more than 40 vendors, 

free 30-minute workouts, 

skin cancer screenings, 

blood drive, bone marrow 

drive, speaker sessions, 

giveaways, and more. For 


326-9170 ext. 16 or visit 

www.22ndcenturymedia. 

com/healthy. 

Television Comedy Duos 

7-8 p.m. Jan. 15, Tinley 


Timber Drive. Lecturer John 

Nygro highlights the clever 

banter and magic between 

several famously funny 

comedy duos. For more information, 

call (708) 342- 

4200 or visit www.tinleyparkdistrict.org. 

Free Community Meal 

5:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 18. 

Faith United Presbyterian 

Church, 6200 W. 167th St., 

Tinley Park. Come out for 

dinner and some tasty desserts. 

All are welcome. 

Hosted by Faith United and 

St. George Catholic Church. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-8877 or visit 

www.faithunitedpres.org. 

Just Eat It: A Food Waste 

Story 



Timber Drive. Filmmakers 

Grant Baldwin and Jenny 

Rustemeyer turn themselves 

into test subjects in this entertaining 

study of America’s 

culture of excess. (73 

minutes) For more information, 

call (708) 532-0160. 

Comedy Improv with 

Graffitti on the Fourth Wall 

7:30-9:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 

Tinley Park Performing Arts 

Center, 16801 S. 80th Ave. 

Covered Bridge Productions 

presents Graffiti on the 

Fourth Wall Comedy Improv 

Troupe, which will perform 

the show “Rhapsodic In A 

Hue Of Blue” to the adults 

and teens in the community. 

G4W, now in its 22nd year, 

is a professional improv 

company with more than 

800 performances under its 

belly-laughable belt. For 



leyparkdistrict.org. 

Fathers of American Football 



Timber Drive. Just in time 

for Super Bowl LII, historian 

and artist Jim Weren 

discusses the fascinating 

history of the invention and 

evolution of American football. 

For more information, 

call (708) 532-0160. 

ONGOING 

Model Train Show 

Through Jan. 20. Vogt Visual 

Arts Center, 17420 67th 

Court, Tinley Park. The center’s 

annual holiday miniature 

show has a train theme 

for 2017. Check out a variety 

of model trains rounding the 

tracks, complete with creative 

layouts and more. The 

arts center’s hours vary. For 



leyparkdistrict.org/vvac. 

Orland Township Food 

Pantry 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Orland 

Township, 14807 S. Ravinia 

Ave., Orland Park. Orland 

Township Food Pantry supplies 

food to residents who 

need immediate assistance. 

In order to qualify, individuals 

must provide proof of 

residency and complete an 

application, which is available 

at the Township office. 

The Pantry also accepts donations 

of canned vegetables, 

soups, fruits, tuna and 

personal care items. Donations 

may be dropped off at 

the Food Pantry during its 

hours of operation. For more 

information, visit orland 

township.org. 

Village Board Meetings 

7:30 p.m. the first and 

third Tuesdays of the month, 

Village Hall, 16250 S. Oak 

Park Ave., Tinley Park. 

For more information, visit 

www.tinleypark.org. 

Southside (net)Working 

Women 

11:45 a.m. Mondays, Siam 

Marina Restaurant, 16846 

Oak Park Ave. The Tinley 

Park chapter is a women in 

business networking group 

that meets every third Monday 

of the month. For more 

information, contact Julie 

Rodriguez at julie@south 

sidenetworkingwomen.org 

or visit southsidenetwork 

ingwomen.org. 

Evergreen Masonic Lodge 

Meetings 

7:30 p.m. second and 

fourth Tuesday of the 

month, Evergreen Park 

Masonic Lodge No. 1171, 

6825 W. 170th St., Tinley 

Park. Brothers interested in 

visiting for an evening of 

fellowship can attend meetings, 

events and excursions 

to other lodges in the area. 

For more information, visit 

www.evergreenpark1171. 

com or email 1171ever 

green@gmail.com. 

To submit an entry for the 

calendar, send information by 

noon on Thursdays to Interim 

Editor Joe Coughlin at 

j.coughlin@22ndcenturymedia. 

com or call (708) 326-9170.

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Four charged after stolen van wrecks car, garage 

Police: Suspects 

were casing cars in 

parking lot of hotel 

Joe Coughlin, Interim Editor 

Kelly Robertson awoke 

to an explosion, 

or so she 

thought. 

After rushing 

to her bedroom 

window, 

she saw the 

ruckus — a Dillon 

white mini 

van had sped 

up her driveway 

and into 

her daughter’s 

car, propelling 

it through the 

property’s garage 

door. 

Abdullah 

“It was crazy,” Robertston 

told The Junction a few 

From Dec. 21 

hours later. “I kept thinking, 

‘Oh my god, what just happened?’ 

I worried about the 

garage falling onto her car.” 

Eventually, two adults 

and two juveniles from the 

van were apprehended and 

later charged by Tinley Park 

police, who had followed 

and attempted to pull over 

the van in the Robertson’s 

cul-de-sac on 66th Avenue 

near 182nd Place. 

No one was injured in the 

incident. 

After further investigation, 

police learned that the 

mini van was stolen and 

contained stolen items from 

area burglaries. 

Victor Dillion Jr., 20, of 

Chicago, and Mansurmusa 

Abdullah, 20, of Calumet 

City, each were charged 

with one count of burglary 

and one count criminal trespass 

to vehicle. 

The two juveniles, both 

14, were petitioned to court 

for the same crimes. 

According to village officials, 

at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, 

Dec. 21, Tinley police 

received a call from security 

at the Holiday Inn, 18501 

Convention Center Drive, 

reporting suspicious activity 

in the parking lot. 

Four individuals, a village 

release says, were looking 

through vehicles before getting 

into a white mini van. 

A Tinley Park squad car 

arrived, observed the van 

in question exiting without 

its headlights on and began 

following it eastbound 

on 183rd Street. The van 

turned into a subdivision 

north of 183rd. 

“[Police] were not chasing 

the van; they were waiting 

for other officers to get 

in the area,” said Laurie 

Damage to a car and a garage as a result of an allegedly 

stolen van crashing into the property on 66th Avenue 

Thursday, Dec. 21. Joe Coughlin/22nd Century Media 

Mason, deputy chief of Tinley 

Park police. 

Once another squad arrived, 

the release says, each 

car activated its siren in an 

attempt to pull over the van. 

That’s when, Mason said, 

the car entered the cul-desac, 

went up the Robertson’s 

driveway and crashed. 

One suspect was apprehended 

almost immediately, 

according to Pat Carr, director 

of the Tinley Park Emergency 

Management Agency, 

while the other three fled on 

foot, at which point, the Village 

of Tinley Park issued a 

Code Red to residents, electronically 

alerting them of 

the situation. 

Thanks in large part to 

responding residents, the 

three suspects were caught 

an hour later behind the Tinley 

Park Convention Center. 

“This was great community 

participation,” Carr 

said. 

Even though her family 

was left with significant 

property damage, Robertson 

was grateful. 

“I’m also feeling blessed; 

they could have rammed 

into the house,” she said. 

“Just glad no one was hurt.” 

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Free NYE rides home available in Tinley Park, other towns 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

Residents of Mokena, 

New Lenox, Tinley Park 

and Palos Heights can take 

advantage of a Safe Ride 

Home Program after New 

Year’s Eve festivities, from 

midnight until 4 a.m. New 

Year’s Day, thanks to a donation 

by The Michael P. 

Gordon Memorial Foundation 

and sponsorships by 

numerous local businesses. 

Rides to a passenger’s 

home will be provided by 

Via Limousine. Passengers 

will not be dropped off at 

another party or public establishment. 

The service is free of 

charge, and no names will 

be recorded or questions 

asked. 

John Gordon, whose 

brother Michael was killed 

by a drunken driver Aug. 

8, 2004, and John’s wife, 

Heather, were on hand Dec. 

15 in Mokena to present a 

check to contribute to the 

program from The Michael 

P. Gordon Foundation for 

$2,000. 

“With my brother being 

killed on-duty as a Chicago 

police officer, we saw that 

an intoxicated motorist can 

affect anyone anywhere,” 

John said. 

The foundation has been 

involved with the Safe 

Ride Home program for the 

past 10 years. 

About 90 people took advantage 

of the program last 

year, according to Mokena 

Police Chief Steven Vaccaro. 

Overall, more than 200 

people in the participating 

communities took advantage 

of the program, John 

Gordon said. 

Tinley Park Police Sgt. 

Patrick St. John, whose department 

has been involved 

with the program for the 

past five years, said the best 

advice he has for partygoers 

is to make good decisions. 

“Make a good informed 

decision,” St. John said. 

“Make sure there’s other 

alternative cabs, Uber, Lyft 

and obviously this program, 

which has been wonderful 

to everybody in these participating 

suburbs.” 

To get a ride home, call 

Via Limousine at (708) 

349-7700. 

John Gordon said he 

A check for $2,000 from The Michael P. Gordon Foundation is presented to Mokena Police 

Sgt. Jason Louthan Dec. 15, as others, including Tinley Park Sgt. Patrick St. John (second 

from right), represent their organization’s involvement in the Safe Rides program. 

T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

hopes people will think 

about what could happen if 

they get behind the wheel 

while intoxicated. 

“You never think it’s going 

to happen to you, and it 

can happen to anyone anywhere, 

and it can have very 

long-reaching effects.”

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SUPERVISOR 

PAUL O’GRADY 

Orland Township Supervisor 

Coyote ‘too close for 

comfort’ in Tinley 

Officials offer tips, 

insight for increased 

visibility of wildlife 

PRESENTS 

APPEAL YOUR PROPERTY 

TAX ASSESSMENT 

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 • 6:00pm 

Orland Township Office 

14807 S. Ravinia • Orland Park, IL 60462 

(708)403-4222 

Supervisor Paul O’Grady is hosting this event with Cook County 

Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak. This event will 

help educate taxpayers how to file a successful 2017 tax appeal 

and provide the opportunity for taxpayers to receive individual 

assistance from one of the Board of Review analysts to address 

any specific issues or concerns. Please bring a copy of your most 

recent tax bill. 


It’s not unusual for Tinley 

Park’s Bernadette Shanahan- 

Haas to see a coyote. 

Living near Ridgeland Avenue 

and a forest preserve, 

her family periodically spots 

all sorts of wildlife, including 

coyotes and deer. 

But Dec. 18 was different. 

That morning, Shanahan- 

Haas was driving her children 

to school around 8:15 

a.m. when she saw a woman 

awkwardly hustling as she 

walked her dog. While she 

thought that was strange, it 

was nothing compared to 

what was “following her”: 

A bulky coyote methodically 

and casually walking 

down a suburban sidewalk 

on 65th Avenue near 179th 

Street. 

“I’m trying not to be dramatic, 

but it was crazy,” Shanahan-Haas 

said. “I didn’t 

know what to do or expect. 

It was just walking down my 

sidewalk. What if my kids 

were out playing or my dog 

was out? It was too close to 

comfort for sure.” 

Shanahan-Haas’ story is 

one of a handful that have 

caused a suburban stir lately. 

Many have reported and photographed 

a coyote roaming 

residential areas in Tinley. 

There was also a dramatic 

video that went viral of a 

small dog surviving a coyote 

attack Dec. 14 in a backyard 

in north-suburban Northfield, 

and, closer, a small family 

dog was reportedly killed by 

a coyote Dec. 8 in Orland 

A coyote photographed by a resident near 180th Place and 

Ridgeland Avenue, near an area of Forest Preserves of 

Cook County. Photo Submitted 

Read up 

More information on 

suburban coyotes, wildlife 

Resources: 

• Living With Wildlife In 

Illinois: web.extension. 

illinois.edu/wildlife/ 

• Urban Coyote 

Research; Cook County: 

urbancoyoteresearch.com 

Coyote facts: 

• Natural to the area 

• Protected species 

• Top predator in Illinois 

• Can run up to 43 mph 

Park. 

Nicky Strahl, a biologist 

who covers Cook and Du- 

Page counties for the Department 

of Natural Resources, 

responded to the Orland Park 

incident. She has seen about 

one coyote report per day in 

recent weeks, she said. 

Strahl said there is a reason 

behind the increased coytoe 

sightings — multiple reasons, 

actually. 

For one, thanks to the unseasonably 

warm temperatures 

in recent winters, there 

are more wild and healthier 

animals (not just coyotes) 

around suburbia. 

“It’s all wildlife — shrews, 

for short distances 

• Good swimmers 

• Very adaptable (habitat 

and hunting) 

• About 30,000 in Illinois 

Coyote tips: 

• Do not feed 

• Do not leave small pets 

unattended outdoors 

• Keep garbage secure 

• Keep bird-feeding areas 

clean 

• Feed pets indoors 

• Scare it away by raising 

arms, being loud and/or 

throwing something near it 

wolves, chipmunks, squirrels,” 

she said. “They are 

all increasing in population 

because there is no longer 

the limiting effect of winter. 

Colder winters require greater 

energy expenditure, just to 

keep warm.” 

That extra energy, Strahl 

said, has these animals more 

active and thus, more visible. 

During colder seasons, 

rodents — the main food 

source for coyotes, Strahl 

said, which also are enjoying 

a bump in population — 

hide in warm locations near 

homes, like in crawl spaces 

or under porches and decks. 

Coyotes follow the food.



The second main reason 

coyote sightings and attacks 

happen is “human interference,” 

Strahl said. 

One example is residents 

feeding wildlife. According 

to Steve Stronk, the animal 

control officer for the Orland 

Park Police Department, 

multiple Orland residents 

had been leaving out food for 

coyotes, empowering the animals 

to approach homes and 

neighborhoods. 

Strahl understands the instinct 

to help an animal, especially 

one that looks like the 

family pooch, but she warns 

to resist the urge. 

“These animals — coyotes 

and raccoons, too — are very 

adaptable,” 

Strahl said. 

“They are able 

to learn human 

tendencies. 

“Do not 

put out food 

for coyotes or 

raccoons. Just 

don’t do it. 

... Something 

like that will 

hurt the coyote 

in the long 

run.” 

Similarly, 

wild canines, 

like coyotes 

and wolves, 

have pack instincts; 

therefore, 

when humans 

run from 

them, Strahl 

said, it enforces a dominant 

gene in the animal. 

Strahl, with her young 

children, lives near a wooded 

area in Crystal Lake where 

seeing coyotes is common. 

“I tell my daughter, who is 

7, to throw her arms up and 

act like a monster,” Strahl 

said. “People are scared of 

[coyotes], but the worst thing 

you can do is pick up your 

pet and run. That’s letting the 

coyotes know they are the alpha. 

“It’s important to encourage 

a fear of humanity.” 

Strahl clarified that she is 

not recommending leaving 

pets unattended or trying to 

“Keeping 

the fear of 

humanity in 

wildlife — that 

is the best 

advice I can 

give.” 

Nicky Strahl — biologist 

with the Ill. Department 

of Natural 

Resources on suburban 

wildlife 

confront coyotes or any other 

wildlife — quite the contrary. 

After seeing the coyote, 

Shanahan-Haas said she 

scared it off by yelling and 

honking the car’s horn. 

She then called 911, she 

said, because she was worried 

about the dog-walker 

and the possibility of sickness 

in the coyote. 

The Tinley Park emergency 

dispatcher, according 

to Shanahan-Haas, said the 

department could not do anything 

unless the animal was 

harming a human or a pet. 

According to Tinley Park 

Police Deputy Chief Laurie 

Mason, the department does 

not handle general, nonemergency 

calls involving 

wildlife. 

Mason said 

if there is an 

immediate 

danger, the 

department 

will respond 

and call the 

Department 

of Natural Resources. 

Neither 

the TPPD 

nor the DNR, 

however, will 

respond to 

homes to chase 

off nonthreatening 

coyotes 

or other wild 

animals. 

Strahl said 

that natural order 

can change quicker than 

most people think — citing 

the once-nonexistent Illinois 

deer population around 1900 

— but that does not require 

concern and certainly not 

panic. 

With Illinois seeing multiple 

consecutive mild winters, 

changes were inevitable. 

“Mother Nature is funny 

like that,” Strahl said. “When 

we create a void, she will fill 

it — usually with something 

we don’t want. But I’ll take 

a coyote over a lot of other 

things. 

“Keeping the fear of humanity 

in wildlife — that is 

the best advice I can give.” 

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6 | December 28, 2017 | The tinley junction News 


Hastings to withdraw from 

race for secretary of state 

Filing was only in 

case White retired, 

state senator says 

Staff Report 

Ill. Sen. 

Michael Hastings 

(D-Tinley 

Park) traveled 

the state to 

collect more 

than 10,000 

signatures, but Hastings 

it was probably 

all for not. 

The Andrew High School 

product decided to enter his 

name to be the next Illinois 

secretary of state, until he 

found out longtime positionholder 

Jesse White wasn’t 

going anywhere. 

“Jesse White is 83 years 

old – you know, not that 83 

years old is old, but he’s no 

spring chicken,” Hastings 

told The Junction. “So, we 

wanted to make sure that we 

were prepared to give voters 

a choice. In the event that 

somebody else filed and he 

was to retire. ... I feel that 

my skill set would make me 

uniquely qualified to hold 

the office. So, we decided to 

circulate the petitions in anticipation 

of White retiring.” 

White is in his fifth term 

as secretary of state, and if 

elected in 2018, will serve 

his record sixth term. 

In 2016, White announced 

he would not seek re-election 

when his term was up 

in 2018, but a year later, in 

August 2017, said he would 

run. 

Hastings officially filed 

for the race on Dec. 4, in 

case White decided to retire, 

but after speaking with 

White, Hastings said he will 

pull his candidacy. 

He has not, however, officially 

dropped from the race. 

“I sat with Jesse White 

[in mid-December,” he said. 

“We sat for about an hour. 

We talk on the phone. I’ve 

known Jesse White for a 

very, very long time. ...“He 

told me, ‘Mike, you’re very 

smart, [but] I’m in good 

shape.’ And he is in good 

shape. He’s mentally sharp. 

And I told him, I said, ‘I’ll 

be fully supportive of you,’ 

and we plan on campaigning 

together. I look forward 

to working with him. I 

have a time period where I 

will withdraw my petition, 

and we’re going to do that. 

You can’t participate unless 

you’re prepared, and for me, 

I’m not going to allow people 

– and I won’t stand for – 

people not having a choice. I 

think that’s important.” 

Hastings has served Illinois’ 

19th District since 

2012. Prior to that, he was 

vice president of the Consolidated 

District 230 Board 

of Education. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Mokena man impersonates 

cop car, flees police 

Martin J. Fridrich, 40, 

of the 11600 block of Roberts 

Street in Mokena, was 

charged Dec. 14 with one 

count of felony aggravated 

fleeing and eluding police by 

Riverside Police, and issued 

several traffic tickets. 

According to a police report, 

a Riverside police officer 

observed Fridrich in a 

vehicle travelling at 67 mph 

in a 25 mph zone while displaying 

an oscillating strobe 

light inside the vehicle. The 

officer recalled a similar report 

from earlier in the day 

that came from Countryside 

police, where the same vehicle 

was reported to have fled 

police there. 

The Riverside officer pursued 

Fridrich, but the driver 

reportedly fled onto Interstate 

55. 

Later that same day, this 

time in Burr Ridge, officers 

apprehended Fridrich after 

he allegedly was attempting 

to conduct traffic stops with 

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THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Youth sports orgs continue 

to cry foul over 

A lengthy discussion Dec. 

18 about whether or not to 

move forward with planned 

renovations in 2018 for the 

fields at John Humphrey 

Complex — potentially resulting 

in the Orland Park 

Pioneers youth football organization 

needing to be relocated 

to Schussler Park in 

the interim — turned out to 

be much ado about nothing. 

Trustees voted to postpone 

discussion until the Feb. 5 

Parks and Recreation Committee 

meeting. 

“But fixing our fields … 

creates a problem of where 

to relocate existing teams,” 

Mayor Keith Pekau said. 

“Doesn’t matter where we 

fix fields; we are going to 

have to do some of that.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit OPPrairie.com.

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Tinley Park Village Board 

Incentives to be offered to downtown developers 

Jon DePaolis 

Freelance Reporter 

“We think it’s going to be an extremely valuable 

asset for the community, as well as all of our small 

business owners and future entrepreneurs here in 

Tinley.” 

Jacob Vandenberg — mayor of Tinley Park on the potential incentives 

Looking to spur development 

in its downtown district, 

the Village of Tinley 

Park Board of Trustees voted 

unanimously Tuesday, Dec. 

19, to approve the concept of 

the Oak Park Playbook grant 

program for the next fiscal 

year budget. 

“This collection of incentive 

concepts will spur 

redevelopment along the 

Oak Park corridor,” Trustee 

Cynthia Berg said during the 

discussion. “Incentive details 

will be recommended 

for approval at a later date. 

The recommended overall 

cap is one site can use up to 

$70,000 in grants per year. A 

site is not eligible for grants 

if they received an incentive 

over the past 10 years.” 

Berg said this item was 

reviewed at several meetings 

over the last few months, including 

most recently at the 

Dec. 4 Economic Commercial 

Commission meeting. 

Mayor Jacob Vandenberg 

thanked Berg for bringing 

the incentive collection before 

all the various committees 

and commissions. 

“We think it’s going to be 

an extremely valuable asset 

for the community, as well 

as all of our small business 

owners and future entrepreneurs 

here in Tinley,” he 

said. 

The focus of the incentive 

collection is to “encourage 

business owners to spur investment 

and improvement 

of properties within the Legacy 

Zoning Districts,” according 

to a Dec. 19 memo 

from Village Economic Development 

Manager Patrick 

Hoban and Village Marketing 

Manager Donna Framke 

to the mayor and board of 

trustees. 

Per the memo, “Funding 

for these programs is recommended 

to be from Tax Increment 

Finance with potential 

to also use General Funds to 

kick start programs.” 

The proposed process 

would include: all grant applications 

being received 

by Hoban for staff review; 

inspection of buildings, as 

well as creation of a comprehensive 

list of required 

improvements; review of 

the grant application by the 

Main Street Commission; 

review by the Village Board. 

The grant programs would 

be: Façade Improvement 

Program; Code Assistance 

Program to assist properties 

constructed before 2007 

with installing new sprinkler 

and fire alarm systems; Main 

Street Sign Grant Program; 

Amplify Tinley Retail Grant 

Program, a new program that 

as currently written would 

be, per the memo, TIF-funded 

and used to recruit targeted 

specialty retailers or to 

help existing businesses expanding 

20 percent or more 

for an entertainment use; and 

Landscape Grants. 

Trustee Michael Glotz 

suggested that Oak Park Avenue 

business owners should 

not have a vote on the commission 

deciding whether or 

not to recommend approval 

by the Village Board for one 

of these grant applications. 

“Now that we are combining 

the Main Street Commission 

and [Economic 

Commercial Commission], 

I think anyone that is on the 

panel that is deciding where 

the money goes, I don’t think 

they should have a business 

on Oak Park Avenue,” Glotz 

said. “I’d have no problem 

with someone from Harlem 

[Avenue] or 171st [Street] 

or over by the LaGrange 

[Road] area — that’s fine. 

But I don’t think that anyone 

who is in that particular 

trial area should be voting on 

who is getting the money.” 

Trustee Michael Mangin 

offered a differing perspective. 

“Just the fact that they 

know that area and they 

know each one of those 

buildings and what’s going 

with that,” Mangin said. 

“You want some input from 

them. Now, if they themselves 

were going for the incentive, 

I get it. But from the 

standpoint of just the knowledge 

base that they bring, I 

just wouldn’t want to see us 

lose that.” 

Glotz said he would be 

fine with those business 

owners offering their input, 

but he maintained that he 

thought they should not be 

able to vote. 

Mangin said these are 

things that still need to be 

ironed out. Trustee Michael 

Pannitto also commented 

that final approval ultimately 

goes before the Village 

Board. 

Trustees reject bids, discuss 

license-place cameras 

Later in the meeting, trustees 

voted 6-0 to reject the 

bids received for wet well 

lining of the Village’s Post 4 

Lift Station. 

“Funds in the amount of 

$100,000 were included in 

the current fiscal year sewer 

rehab and replacement 

budget for the lining of the 

wet well at Post 4 Sanitary 

Lift Station,” Trustee Brian 

Younker said. “Bids were 

received on Wednesday, Oct. 

4. Staff is recommending that 

the Village reject the bids as 

it exceeds the Village’s budgeted 

amount for this project. 

Staff will be reviewing a 

coating option, bypass pumping 

alternatives and project 

scheduling to make this project 

more economical to perform 

in the future.” 

The Village received a total 

of three bids — the lowest 

of which was submitted 

by a Palos Hills company in 

the amount of $193,000. 

Near the end of the meeting, 

Trustee William Brady 

used his time during board 

comments to answer a question 

posed the previous 

meeting by a resident. 

It concerned potential new 

cameras being purchased by 

Tinley that are capable of 

license plate scanning technology. 

“Captured data will be kept 

on a local Village server, not 

the Cloud,” Brady said, citing 

information he received 

from the Tinley Park Police 

Department. “The data will 

be kept for 30 days, unless 

there is a law enforcement 

need to keep the data longer. 

Only Village employees 

with the appropriate security 

clearance [will] have access 

to this data.” 

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A brief recap of Dec. 19 Village Board action 

• The board recognized the Tinley Park Lady Bulldogs 

junior varsity cheerleading squad, which placed second 

at the Illinois Recreational Cheer Association state 

championship. 

• Trustees voted 6-0 to approve the Village’s annual 

agreement with Pace Suburban Bus for the Dial-A-Ride 

program. Per the agreement, Pace pays for one-third of 

the program, with the Village paying roughly $55,000. 

• Trustees also voted 6-0 to approve selling one of the 

Village’s firetrucks to the Summit Fire Department in 

the amount of $35,000. 

• On a lighter note, trustees also voted 6-0 to 

authorize Santa Claus to land in Tinley Park “as often 

as deemed appropriate.” 

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Police Reports 

Pair caught stealing clothing, returning it to get store credit 

Valerie A. Wojtecki, 31, 

of Lynne Avenue in Romeoville, 

and Cezanne R. Torres, 

30, of Nutwood Court 

in Bolingbrook, each were 

charged with felony retail 

theft after Wojtecki allegedly 

stole items from a clothing 

store on 191st Street in 

Tinley Park and Torres returned 

them for store credit. 

The total amount of 

store credit redeemed was 

$149.91. Felony charges 

were approved as the result 

of prior convictions. 

Dec. 19 

• A fraudulent check reportedly 

was deposited digitally 

Nov. 19 at a bank on Harlem 

Avenue in Tinley Park. 

On Nov. 21, the cash value 

of the fraudulent check, 

$1,956, reportedly was withdrawn 

by an unknown subject 

at a currency exchange 

in Dalton. Despite the bank’s 

reported attempts to stop the 

transaction, the funds were 

withdrawn Nov. 29. 

Dec. 18 

• Amanda M. Wisz, 34, of 

Latrobe Avenue in Oak Forest, 

was charged with felony 

retail theft after she allegedly 

stole seven items from 

a department store in the 

7300 block of 191st Street 

in Tinley Park. She reportedly 

possessed but did not 

pay for two cans of formula, 

two coloring kits, a frozen 

pizza, a children’s doll and 

a children’s dress, the total 

retail value of which was 

$91.22. Felony charges were 

approved as the result of a 

prior conviction for theft. 

Dec. 17 

• A cellphone valued at $800 

was stolen from the Sam’s 

Club parking lot on Harlem 

Avenue in Tinley Park Dec. 

16. The alleged victim went 

to Sam’s Club, and his wife 

called his Samsung Galaxy 

S7 Edge cellphone, at which 

time an unidentified male 

subject answered. The subject 

reportedly told the victim’s 

wife that he discovered 

the phone in the parking lot 

and requested a reward for 

returning the phone. The 

alleged victim told police 

he spoke with the subject 

three times Dec. 16, and 

they agreed to a $50 reward. 

Later, the subject called to 

say that $50 would not be 

enough to return the phone. 

No further communication 

was reported. 

Dec. 16 

• Megan M. Funk, 25, of 

Lake Bluff Drive in Tinley 

Park, was charged with 

misdemeanor retail theft after 

she allegedly stole merchandise 

valued at a total of 

$500.15 from a convenience 

store in the 16700 block of 

Harlem Avenue in Tinley 

Park. Funk reportedly concealed 

numerous cosmetics 

within her purse before paying 

for some items and exiting 

and setting off the security 

alarm. 

• A white Mercedes-Benz 

parked in a residence driveway 

on 67th Court in Tinley 

Park reportedly was damaged 

at some point between 

6 p.m. Dec. 15 and 10 a.m. 

Dec. 16. The alleged victim’s 

daughter discovered a 

hole approximately 12 inches 

long and oval in shape in 

the sunroof. 

• The back door of an apartment 

building and a unit 

door within the building on 

Jean Lane in Tinley Park reportedly 

were forced open 

at some point between 6:30 

a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 

15. Approximately $30 in 

change was stolen. 

Dec. 15 

• A resident of an apartment 

on 175th Street in Tinley 

Park reportedly returned to 

his apartment building to 

discover an unknown subject 

attempting to enter the 

alleged victim’s unit by prying 

the deadbolt lock open. 

Dec. 13 

• At some point between 6 

a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 13, 

an unknown subject reportedly 

forced his or her way 

into an apartment on Paxton 

Avenue in Tinley Park, rummaging 

through property 

contained in the bedroom. 

No items were taken. Police 

discovered the apartment’s 

deadbolt was damaged. 

• Tiasia P. S. Smith, 20, of 

Chicago, was charged with 

theft after refunding cigarettes 

with no customers 

present while working at a 

gas station on 183rd Street 

in Tinley Park. 

Editor’s note: The Tinley 

Junction’s police reports come 

from the Tinley Park Police 

Department. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law.

10 | December 28, 2017 | The tinley junction Community 


Foresters Camera Club 

This week’s Foresters Club 

photo of Registan square 

in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 

comes from Tinley Park 

resident Ron Centanni, who 

said: “It is a city said to be 

over 2,500 years old” 

Let us help you put… 

The Foresters Camera Club 

Photo of the Week is a regular 

feature in The Tinley Junction 

depicting some of the best pictures 

from club members. Anyone 

interested in joining should contact 

Bonnie Wydra at boui059@ 

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Well Within Reach 

Luna 

Jacqueline Ortiz, of Tinley Park 

I adopted Luna, a 5-year-old black Lab mix, 

from Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge 

in 2013. I found this ornament the year she 

was adopted and every year when we decorate 

the tree I think of that day my life was changed. 

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To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, email 

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Local day care 

donates to nonprofit 

Submitted by Our Little 

Munchkins Daycare 

A Tinley Park day care and 

nonprofit recently teamed 

for a food, clothing and toy 

drive. 

Our Little Munchkins 

Home Daycare and Together 

We Cope collected donations 

for a month to help 

local families that are experiencing 

hardship during the 

holiday season. 

Tina Kessens, office manager 

with Together We Cope, 

came with the company van 

to pick up the donations and 

thank all of the day-care 

children. 

“It was such a wonderful 

and great learning experience 

for the little ones,” said 

Sharon Miller with the day 

care in an email. “The daycare 

families donated bags 

upon bags of clothing, boxes 

of toys, and food. Our lesson 

plans for a month have 

included learning about giving 

and how some families 

do not have food and warm 

clothing. No matter how 

young children are, it is so 

important that they learn 

how to give to others.” 

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The tinley Junction’s 

Standout Student 

Consolidated D230 Board of Education 

Stagg AD suspended for violating district policy 

Sponsored by Marquette Bank 

Jack Zwartz is a 

senior at Victor J. 

Andrew High School. 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

The most important thing I 

need while studying is a quiet 

distraction-less place to study. 

I tend to get distracted easily, 

so I like to separate myself so 

I can stay focused the entire 

time I would like to study. 

What do you like to do when 

not in school or studying? 

When I am not in school or 

studying I usually am either 

participating in an extracurricular 

activity or I love to go to 

my family farm in Michigan. 

What is your dream job? 

My dream job is to become 

a firefighter in Michigan, 

being able to help those 

in need of it, and then on my 

off days continue to work on 

the family farm. 

To whom do you look up to 

and why? 

I look up to my oldest 

brother, Tim. He has set the 

bar high in everything that 

he does, which pushes me 

to try and do better to be 

like him. I have become extremely 

competitive just like 

him and strive to beat him in 

the standards he sets, which 

is not easy considering the 

things he has done. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

Most of the time there is 

nothing under my bed, and I 

do this so when I need to I 

can shove all the clothes and 

Photo submitted 

things in my room under it. I 

do this to claim that my room 

is clean, in order to leave the 

house without being lectured 

about a messy room. 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

My favorite teacher is 

Mrs. Del Bianco. She has 

always pushed me to do my 

best and is always there to 

support me. I am lucky to get 

her as a teach for the second 

time and love her class because 

her goal is not to just 

teach but for us to have fun 

learning and enjoy what we 

do in class. 

What’s your favorite class 

and why? 

My favorite class is one 

most students don’t get the 

opportunity to take, ceramics. 

I love this class because 

it gives me a break in the day 

to just relax and be creative. 

I found a hidden talent I did 

not know I had and love to 

make as many things I can 

before the semester ends 

because I am really going to 

miss it. 

What’s your morning 

routine? 

My morning routine is 

quite simple, I wake up 

at 7:30, take a quick fiveminute 

shower, get dressed, 

make lunch, brush teeth, and 

out the door by 7:45 hopefully, 

ready to take on the 

day ahead. 

Please see standout, 13 

Meredith Dobes 


Stagg High School Athletic 

Director Terry Treasure 

has been suspended for two 

days without pay after an 

investigation into sexual harassment 

complaints made 

by Bridget Guzior, former 

head cheer coach at Stagg. 

News of his suspension 

came the evening of Friday, 

Dec. 22, via the dissemination 

to the media of a letter 

to Treasure from Superintendent 

James Gay. 

The letter states Treasure 

was found to have violated 

a board policy regarding 

professional conduct but 

not another policy regarding 

sexual harassment or to have 

engaged in retaliation for the 

complaint filed against him. 

The policy on professional 

conduct states, “All district 

employees are expected to 

maintain high standards in 

their school relationships, 

to demonstrate integrity and 

honesty, to be considerate 

PC’s president steps down amid mobile-device allegations 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

The Rev. Richard J. Mc- 

Grath is no longer president 

of Providence Catholic High 

School, which serves many 

Tinley Park families, following 

allegations and an 

investigation into “inappropriate 

material on his mobile 

device,” according to a press 

release from the school. 

A letter from The Diocese 

of Joliet says much of 

the same information as the 

school release and adds, “We 

ask everyone to refrain from 

speculation in this matter as 

the investigation continues.” 

More where that came from 

To read more on the situation, and other news 

and happenings from the D230 meeting, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

and cooperative, and to maintain 

professional relationships 

with students, parents, 

staff members and others.” 

Guzior was terminated 

from her job Dec. 12 by 

unanimous School Board 

decision. She was accused 

of texting an inappropriate 

message to a student, refusing 

to attend an investigatory 

meeting regarding the 

text and failing to keep accurate 

records of the cheer 

program’s accounts. 

A letter from Guzior’s attorney, 

A. Thomas Skallas, 

stated Guzior reported Treasure 

to Assistant Superintendent 

of Human Resource 

Julia Wheaton Aug. 27, regarding 

sexual harassment 

claims against the AD. 

On Sept. 26, Guzior filed 

a complaint with the State of 

From Dec. 21 

The release from Providence 

says the school is 

cooperating with local authorities. 

Until a new president 

is selected, the Rev. John 

Merkelis is to serve as acting 

president at the school. 

McGrath has served as 

an administrator at Providence 

Catholic since 1985. 

He was ordained in 1973 

and has worked in Catholic 

education since 1969, according 

to Catholic School 

Management’s website. 

Prior to his employment 

with Providence, he 

worked at St. Rita High 

School in Chicago and St. 

Edward Central Catholic 

High School in Elgin. 

In addition to teaching 

English and theology, his 

online bio states he has 

coached football and golf. 

For more on this and other 

Breaking News, stay tuned to 

TinleyJunction.com. 

The Rev. Richard McGrath 

is facing allegations of 

“inappropriate” content on 

his mobile device. Photo 

Submitted 

Illinois Department of Human 

Rights, according to 

Skallas’ letter. 

Gay’s letter to Treasure said 

that on Sept. 26, the district 

became aware of the complaint 

against Treasure, and 

the district promptly asked legal 

counsel to investigate. 

The letter says Treasure 

admitted to making comments 

to Guzior on two 

occasions about her appearance, 

on one occasion 

“side-hugging” her and telling 

her to smile more. 

“In explaining your actions 

listed above, you said 

you did not intend to offend 

Ms. Guzior, but rather to 

show your support, demonstrate 

empathy and improve 

her morale,” the letter said. 

Gay’s letter noted Treasure 

was not found to have violated 

the sexual harassment policy 

based on the frequency 

and severity of his conduct, 

“whether the conduct was 

physically threatening or humiliating 

or a mere offensive 

utterance, and whether the 

conduct unreasonably interfered 

with Ms. Guzior’s job 

performance.” 

It also noted that Treasure 

was not found to have retaliated 

against Guzior because 

he “did not participate in any 

decision to recommend Ms. 

Guzior’s dismissal.” 

The letter continues that 

Treasure’s behavior to which 

he admitted to demonstrated 

“a lack of professionalism 

and judgement.” 

As part of Treasure’s discipline, 

he is required to 

complete a sensitivity training 

course at his own expense 

by March 2. 

Treasure has the option to 

request a hearing before the 

School Board within seven 

days of receiving his suspension 

notice.

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Dec. 26 

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From the editor 

Running back a busy news week 

Joe Coughlin 

Interim Editor 

Holiday weeks can be 

slow for the news 

business, like many 

other businesses. 

That goes double for community 

news, as a lot of our 

local sources and advertisers 

are taking deserved breaks. 

But it certainly is not 

something on which to rely. 

As they say, the news never 

stops — and last week was a 

good example. 

We fit all we could in 

this issue, and more online, 

but just to make it simpler, 

here’s a breakdown: 

• After four individuals 

were noticed casing vehicles 

in the Holiday Inn parking 

lot, police followed their 

van into a subdivision where 

it crashed into a driveway, 

pushing a car into a garage. A 

futile escape on foot ensued, 

with one suspect being 

caught within minutes and 

Standout 

From Page 12 

If you could change one thing 

about school, what would 

it be? 

The one thing that I dislike 

most about school in 

the homework. I dread doing 

homework every time I 

have it but somehow power 

through it. If I could change 

one thing it would be the 

the other three within an hour 

— thanks to residents calling 

it in. The van was stolen and 

contained stolen items, police 

say. While that case seems 

open and shut, remaining is a 

Tinley family with a totaled 

car and damaged property. 

• We hope the menacing 

photo of the coyote on the 

cover didn’t frighten anyone, 

but we do hope it caught your 

attention so that you read our 

story and educated yourself 

on suburban coyotes. They 

are becoming bolder in many 

suburbs, not just Tinley, and 

there are plenty of reasons 

for it. Some are avoidable. 

Don’t be scared of these wild 

animals, but do respect them. 

They are the greatest wild 

predator in our area. Don’t 

feed them. Don’t leave small 

dogs unattended. It’s just 

tempting fate, and it’ll hurt 

the animal in the long run. 

• Providence Catholic is 

a well-respected southland 

institution, a reputation that 

took a hit last week with 

the sudden retirement of its 

longtime president, The Rev. 

Richard McGrath. Authorities 

are looking into “inappropriate” 

content on McGrath’s 

mobile device. “Inappropriate” 

can mean many things, 

and surely more information 

will surface in coming weeks. 

homework and I would remove 

it from the school. 

What’s your best memory 

from school? 

My favorite memory was 

getting the opportunity to 

play with my brothers every 

Friday night on the football 

field. We never gave up on 

each other, no matter how 

dark it got. Freshman, sophomore 

and junior years’ records 

didn’t show how much 

heart we had. This last year 

showed it all. We came back 

against all odds turning our 

program around and starting 

a new playoff standard. This 

is because of the coaches, no 

matter where we were, they 

always had faith and worked 

with us to make us better. 

They brought us together to 

play as more than just teammates 

but play together like 

family. #1T1M #TFF 

Chosen by Tinley Park schools. 

Let’s just hope for the best in 

a bad — potentially very bad 

— situation. 

• A convoluted and 

elongated process came 

to a close last week when 

Consolidated High School 

District 230 (Andrew, 

Sandburg, Stagg) suspended 

Stagg athletic director Terry 

Treasure a week after firing 

the school’s cheerleading 

coach. Long story short: The 

coach was accused of inappropriate 

texts (swearing) 

with one of her cheerleaders 

just before she accused Treasure 

of sexual harassment. 

The board of education drew 

out the process for months, 

but basically decided that the 

coach’s crimes were worse 

than the athletic director’s, of 

which they could only prove 

minor offenses and a lack of 

judgement. 

• The holiday season 

brings out joy and cheer, 

but it can also bring out the 

opposites. In at least two incidents 

last week good tidings 

were hijacked. The first 

involved a beloved Christmas 

decoration stolen from 

a Tinley Park front yard. 

Fortunately, Santa Claus 

stepped in and replaced the 

decoration. In the second 

incident, the donation box 

at the amazing, awardwinning 

Kowalczyk display 

on Avon Lane was stolen on 

Christmas night. According 

to homeowner Dominic 

Kowalczyk in a Facebook 

post, the box meant for Together 

We Cope contained 

about $1,000 in donations 

and was taken between 

8-10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 

25. Kowalczyk is hoping 

some of the donations can 

be replaced in the next few 

days as his display will be 

active through the new year. 

In the post, Kowalczyk said 

a more secure donation box 

would be ready by Wednesday, 

Dec. 27. It does not get 

much lower or cowardly 

than stealing donations amid 

the darkness on Christmas 

night. If you had some time 

and maybe a few bucks to 

spare, visiting the Kowalczyk 

display on Avon Lane is 

worth the effort. 

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Annual holiday card contest awards 

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16 | December 28, 2017 | The tinley junction Faith 


Faith Briefs 

Anointed Word International Ministries 

(16250 84th Ave., Tinley Park) 

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. 

Calvary Baptist Church (17430 94th Ave., 

Tinley Park) 

Wednesday Prayer, Bible 

Study and Sword Club 

6:45 p.m. every Wednesday 

Chicago Church of Christ (16530 Ridgeland 

Ave., Tinley Park) 

Sunday Service 

12-1:30 p.m. every week. 

Faith Christian Reformed Church (8383 W. 

171st St., Tinley Park) 


9:30 a.m. 

Faith United Presbyterian Church (6200 W. 

167th St., Tinley Park) 

Christmas Eve event 

10:30 a.m. Dec. 24 Christmas 

pageant 

Candlelight service 

11 p.m. Dec. 24 

Family Harvest Church (18500 92nd Ave., 

Tinley Park) 

Sunday Services 

9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Spanish services are held in 

the chapel, while teen services 

are held in the gym. 

The Spanish and teen services 

are only held at 5 p.m. 

Breakfast is available in the 

church’s Café, located near 

the gym, on Sunday mornings 

from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. 

First Baptist Church of Tinley Park (7025 

W. 179th St., Tinley Park) 

Sunday Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. 

St. George Catholic Church (6707 W. 175th 

St., Tinley Park) 

Reconciliation 

After the 4 p.m. Mass on 

Saturday and after the 7:30 

and 9:30 Masses on Sunday. 

There is no Reconciliation 

on the Thursday preceding 

the first Friday of the month. 

South Suburban Chinese Church (17100 S. 

69th Ave., Tinley Park) 

Mandarin Class 

2-3:40 p.m. Sundays. The 

church offers classes for 

children, teens and adults 

interested in learning how to 

speak Mandarin. For more 

information, email learningchinesesscc@gmail.com. 

St. Julie Billiart Roman Catholic Parish 

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

Mass for the Deaf 

This Mass takes place 

twice a month, including 

Dec. 24. The schedule does 

vary, and those interested in 

attending should view the 

church calendar at www. 

stjulie.org. 

Sunday Mass 

7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 

a.m., 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. every 

week. 

St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Catholic 

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


7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 

11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. (in Polish), 

and 6:15 p.m. every week. 

Tinley Park Community Church (7939 W. 

167th St., Tinley Park) 


10:30 a.m. Fellowship and 

refreshment to follow afterward. 

Tinley Park United Methodist Church 

(6875 W. 173rd Place, Tinley Park) 


9:30 a.m. Nursery care is 

available for families. 

Bible Study 

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. For 


532-2960. 

Tinley Park Food Pantry 

8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Learn ways to help by 

contacting Chuck O’Kresik 

at (708) 614-7739. 

Trinity Lutheran Church (6850 W. 159th 

St., Tinley Park) 

Reveal Worship 

11 a.m. Sundays 

Have something for 

Faith Briefs? Contact Interim 

Editor Joe Coughlin 

j.coughlin@22ndcenturymedia. 

com or call (708) 326-9170. 

Information is due by noon on 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

In Memoriam 

James S. Wallace 

James S. Wallace, 

age 93, a veteran of the 

U.S. Marine Corps, died on 

Thursday, Dec. 21. Beloved 

husband of the late Betty 

Wallace (nee Proue). Loving 

father of Tom (Linda), Steve 

(Patty), John (Lisa), Kathy 

(Mike) Schubert and Jim 

(Lynn) Wallace. Cherished 

grandfather of Jim, Jennifer, 

Westley, Liz, Haley, Jeremy, 

Christopher, Jess, Hannah, 

Matthew and great grandfather 

of Vincent, Addison, 

Owen, Emmett, Avery and 

Levon. Proud uncle to the 

Pagakis and Proue families. 

Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Thursday, 

Dec. 28, and funderal 

10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 

at the Maher Funeral Home 

Tinley Park 7051 W. 171st 

St. Interment at Fairmont 

Willow Hills Cemetery. 

David Allen Fisk 

David Allen 

Fisk died Dec. 

10 at the age 

of 59. David 

was born on 

Oct. 14, 1958 

in Hammond, 

Ind., to C.W. 

Fisk 

and Darlene Fisk. He was a 

proud father of five amazing 

children and nine grandchildren. 

His favorite quote was 

by Max Lucado, regarding 

Psalms 23:61 “When David 

says, ‘I will live in the house 

of the Lord forever,’ he is 

saying simply that he never 

wants to step away from 

God. He craves to live in 

the aura, in the atmosphere, 

in the awareness that he is 

in God’s house wherever he 

is.” David loved God and his 

family with all his heart and 

cherished many friendships. 

David is survived by the 

mother of his sons, Kathy 

Fisk; his children Jonathan 

(Emilee) Fisk, Jason (Tani) 

Fisk, Justin (Janessa) Fisk, 

Jordan (Alix) Fisk and Bonnie 

(Joseph) Maravilla; his 

grandchildren Jonathan (JJ), 

Ashlynn, Kadence, Hunter, 

Greyson and Mason Fisk, 

Tristian, Austin and Nathan 

Maravilla. He is also 

survived by his father C.W. 

(Pam) Fisk, sisters Teresa 

(Randy) Lanoue, Jill (Cliff) 

Willis, Lori (Jack) Davis and 

brother, Jonathan (Tiffany) 

Fisk. His mother, Darlene 

Fisk, preceded him in death. 

John Vincent Neville 

John Vincent 

“Jack” 

Neville died 

Dec. 11 at age 

79. Beloved 

husband of 

Mary Jo (Nee 

Reilly). Loving 

father 

Neville 

of Michael (Mona), Carol 

Flynn, Thomas (Susan) and 

Pamela (William) McNamara. 

Cherished grandfather 

of Jack, Joe, Ryan, Billy, 

Marty, Molly, Olivia, Luke 

and Shaye. Devoted brother 

of the late William Roy 

Neville. Dear uncle to many 

nieces and nephews. Retired 

Pysical Education teacher 

with the Chicago Board of 

Education, head varsity basketball 

coach and assistant 

principal. Interment Queen 

of Heaven Cemetery. To sign 

guestbook visit maherfuner 

alservices.com. 

Graham D. Smith 

Graham D. 

Smith, of Tinley 

Park, died 

at 84 years 

old on Dec. 

13. He was 

a U.S. Navy 

veteran and Smith 

beloved husband 

of Sandra (nee Izzi) 

for 49 years. Loving father 

of Ken Smith. Cherished 

grandfather of Kevin and 

Brittany. Dear brother of 

Bill, David, Nancy Ford 

and Lewis Smith. Interment 

private Smith Cemetery in 

Oakridge, Tenn. 

Charles R. Mooney 

Charles R. “Bud” Mooney 

died Dec. 16 at 67 years 

old. Devoted son of the late 

Charles R. 

Sr. and Irene 

Mooney (nee 

Bailey). Beloved 

brother 

of Barbara 

(the late Bob) 

Reynolds and Mooney 

Patti (Bob) 

Hurley. Cherished uncle of 

Michael (Janet) Reynolds, 

Sharon Panozzo, Kevin 

(Beth) Reynolds, Brian 

(Lauren), Susan Hurley and 

great uncle of Sean, Connor, 

Lauren, Abby, Grace and 

Joey. Dear cousin to many. 

Visitation 3-9 p.m. Wednesday, 

Dec. 27. Funeral Service 

11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 

21, at the Maher Funderal 

Home, 7051 W. 171st St. Interment 

Pleasant Hill Cemetery 

in Frankfort. In lieu of 

flowers, donations to Advocate 

Christ Hospital Heart 

Institute (4220 W. 95th St., 

Oak Lawn, IL 60453) would 

be appreciated. 

If you’d like to honor a loved 

one from the Tinley Park community, 

send information to 

Interim Editor Joe Coughlin, 

j.coughlin@22ncenturymedia. 

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tinleyjunction.com Life & Arts 


Local Grinch can’t steal family’s Christmas spirit 

Santa Claus swoops 

in to replace stolen 

inflatable Minion 


It was only Dec. 19, but 

Santa Claus had already 

come to town. 

According to a letter obtained 

by The Tinley Junction, 

Santa Claus gifted 

Matthew Resler, 6, a new 

inflatable Minion (from the 

“Despicable Me” movie series) 

decoration that had two 

nights prior been stolen from 

the Reslers’ front yard. 

“Dear Matthew,” the note 

from Santa reads, “I heard 

someone borrowed your 

Minion without asking. 

Since you are at the top of 

my nice list, I wanted to start 

your Christmas early. This 

was perfect timing to send 

my elves in training on their 

first mission. Remember to 

spread the Christmas spirit.” 

Outside of the signature, 

further evidencing Santa’s 

participation in the incident, 

the stationery reads “From 

the desk of Santa Claus.” 

Also, the return address is 

the North Pole, Arctic Circle, 

and it is notarized by 

elves, with a “100% Certified 

Approved” badge. 

Upon waking up Dec. 16, 

Kristine Resler realized the 

3-foot inflatable Minion, 

Matthew’s favorite decoration, 

was gone from her 

front yard. 

While she admitted she 

was angry at first, she did not 

call police or jump to any 

other measures. Instead, she 

posted a message to Facebook, 

in which she speaks to 

the thief. 

It, in part, reads: “I forgive 

you and hope you got 

what you were looking for 

this holiday season. Things 

clearly aren’t going well for 

you. ... If stealing our minion 

satisfied your needs or made 

the holidays that much more 

bearable for you, then Merry 

Christmas.” 

The post received plenty 

of feedback and support 

from the Tinley Park community 

and beyond — like 

up in the North Pole. 

Apparently, Santa has internet 

and read the message, 

because two nights later, 

after returning from a night 

out, Kristine found the Minion 

replaced, inflated and lit 

up in her front yard. 

On her doorstep was the 

box for the new inflatable 

and the note from Santa. 

She took to Facebook 

again to share the good cheer 

with her neighbors: “I am so 

touched and thankful for this 

act of kindness,” she posted 

in part. “While there are so 

many lessons coming out 

of this to teach my son, the 

most important one I want 

him to take away is there is 

still good out there!” 

On the phone with The 

Junction, Kristine elaborated 

on the friendly tidings in 

Tinley Park. 

“We look out for each 

other,” she said of Tinley 

Parkers, especially the ones 

in her Bremen Townhomes 

neighborhood. “Everybody 

is friendly. We are fortunate 

to live in a great area here.” 

Matthew Resler, 6, with his inflatable Minion before it was 

stolen from the family’s front yard, only to be replaced a 

couple days later. Photo Submitted 

Humor wins out in 2017 Holiday Card Contest 

Orland Parker takes 

top prize; Mokena 

entry wins Funniest 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

While 22nd Century Media 

Southwest Chicago’s 

2017 Holiday Card Contest 

had categories for Best in 

Show and Funniest, there 

was nothing saying the Best 

in Show winner could not 

also be funny. 

And the entry of Christine 

Benes, of Orland Park, rose 

to the top among many on 

the voting staff. 

The craftsmanship was 

spot on. The background 

checkers and striping already 

had three layers, and 

on top of that came a few 

more. A sparkly border had 

just enough glitter to make 

it shine while not pouring 

out of the envelope. The inner 

piece had charred edges, 

pins holding the corners, solid 

artwork, a spinning wheel 

and an intriguing setup. 

The inside follows the 

same crafty pattern but also 

hits the recipient with a solid, 

festive punchline. 

The envelope itself was a 

reflection of the card, with 

a pretty snowflake pattern 

topped by a goofy, smiling 

Santa Claus sticker. 

Staff found it to be the 

perfect blend of solid crafting 

skills and a lighthearted 

message, voting it Best in 

Show. 

For her effort, Benes is 

to receive a certificate good 

for two tickets for the Blue 

Man Group at the Briar 

Street Theatre in Chicago 

(some restrictions apply); a 

gift card valued at $50 for 

Mr. Benny’s Steak & Lobster 

House, 19200 Everett 

Lane in Mokena; a five-class 

pass ($70 value) for Gawea 

Yoga, 1000 S. State St. in 

Lockport; and four Play 

Passes for free admission 

to the KidsWork Children’s 

Museum, 11 White St. in 

Frankfort. 

The humor did not stop 

there, though, as 22nd Century 

Media awarded Chuck 

Medrano and Andrea Lane, 

of Mokena, the honor of 

Funniest in the 2017 Holiday 

Card Contest for their “How 

the Pit Stole Christmas 

Card,” featuring pupperoos 

GiGi and Levi. Playing on 

the sizes of the dogs, the pit 

is commanding the small 

pooch while riding atop a 

wagon with gifts. 

The old-school movie 

poster vibe helped sell it all. 

For their work, Medrano 

Chuck Medrano and Andrea 

Lane, of Mokena, won the 

Funniest award in the 2017 

Holiday Card Contest for 

this submission. 

Christine Benes, of Orland Park, submitted the Best in 

Show winner for 22nd Century Media Southwest Chicago’s 

annual Holiday Card Contest. Images submitted 

and Lane will receive two 

hours of free bowling for up 

to six people, including shoe 

rentals, along with a pizza 

and pitcher of pop, at Laraway 

Lanes, 1009 West Laraway 

Road in New Lenox; a 

gift certificate valued at $25 

for Chesdan’s Pizzeria & 

Grille, 15764 S. Bell Road 

in Homer Glen; and four unlimited 

play Power Cards for 

Dave & Buster’s, 49 Orland 

Park Place in Orland Park. 

The staff of 22nd Century 

Media would like to thank 

everyone who took the time 

to enter this year’s Holiday 

Card Contest. There were 

plenty of incredibly wellmade 

cards, funny photos 

and much more. One person 

even stopped by the office to 

explain why he delivers every 

card personally. 

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the season for us.



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Movie Night 

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from the peel rocket as tiny 

fireballs toward the top of 

the cocktail. He explains he 

is heating the oils to activate 

both their flavor and, more 

importantly, scent through 

the warming process. 

It is that explanation that 

is key. 

Like most of the Instagram-ready 

presentations at 

the Orland Park restaurant 

and bar, there is more than 

meets the eye. And sometimes 

that means educating 

customers, if Girl in the Park 

hopes to get them out of 

their comfort zones. 

“As much as we’re known 

for food — and we’re very 

much a food-forward establishment 

— one of the things 

our customers don’t know 

about is cocktails,” co-owner 

Robert Parker said. “From 

the bar side, we’ve learned 

we have to educate people 

more to get them out of their 

comfort zones.” 

While Robert’s wife and 

Girl in the Park co-owner 

Jayme is developing the food 

side of the menu, he is working 

with staff on the everchanging 

cocktails. Despite 

some suburban customers 

balking at the city-like $12 

drink prices when the place 

opened roughly one year 

ago, they are starting to understand 

the premium nature 

Danny Gonzalez, of Orland Park, sets fire to the oils of a 

citrus peel Thursday, Dec. 21, over the Old-Fashioned 108 at 

Girl in the Park in Orland Park. Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

of the drinks. 

Much like Girl in the 

Park’s food, the drinks avoid 

things filled with preservatives 

and unnatural ingredients. 

They use no mixers, 

opting instead to craft everything 

in house, by hand. 

“It’s these steps,” Robert 

said. “It’s something you’re 

not going to make at home.” 

To that end, Girl in the 

Park’s confidence has grown 

to the point that its staff actively 

tries to encourage customers 

to try something new. 

And the cocktails come with 

a guarantee: If people don’t 

like what a staff member 

recommended, Girl in the 

Park will make them something 

else. 

“That’s how confident we 

are,” Robert said. 

And while the menu is 

getting more and more diverse, 

Girl in the Park has 

maintained a focus on whiskey 

and bourbon, and plans 

to continue doing so, especially 

when it comes to the 

Old Fashioned. 

“The 108 is the staple,” 

Robert said. “It has never 

left.” 

What to eat with the drinks 

Like the cocktails menu, 

which has changed four 

times in a year, Jayme and 

her kitchen change the food 

Girl in the Park 

11265 W. 159th St. in 

Orland Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Tuesday-Wednesday 

• 11 a.m-1 a.m. 

Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday 

• 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. 

Saturday 

• 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Sundays 

For more information … 

Web: www.girlinthepark. 

com 

Phone: (708) 226-0042 

offerings with regularity. 

Among her latest offerings 

is a burger that goes premium 

with Kobe beef. Jayme has 

combined it with her love of 

French cooking to create The 

“Je Ne Sais Kobe” burger 

($18), featuring fried shallots, 

melted Brie cheese, and 

a fig compote. 

She also is offering seared 

“dry” scallops ($29), a plate 

featuring four wild-caught 

scallops, on a bed of porcini 

mushroom risotto, with seasonal 

vegetables, finished 

with brown butter. 

But Jayme’s fun-loving 

kitchen experiments also can 

be seen in items like the Oh 

Sweet Jesus ($12) sandwich.

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 7538 Bayfield Drive, Tinley Park, IL 

60477 (Single family). On the 11th day 

of January, 2018 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: BMO 

Harris Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris N.A. 

s/b/m Harris Bank Argo Plaintiff V. 

Hitesh P. Shah; Bhavna H. Shah; 

Brookside Glen Homeowners Association; 

Unknown Owners and Non-Record 

Claimants Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 0812 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms ofSale: 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 inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, 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 bysubdivisions 

(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) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe 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: 

Egan & Alaily LLC 

321 N. Clark Street Suite 1430 

Chicago, IL 

P: 1-312-253-8640 

F: 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED 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 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

MATTHEW G. EGGEBRECHT, 

LINDA EGGEBRECHT, UNKNOWN 

OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

17 CH 3856 

6728 EAGLE COURT 


NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered inthe above cause 

on November 1, 2017, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on January 31, 2018, 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 6728 EAGLE 

COURT, Tinley Park, IL 60477 

P roperty Index No. 


Sale 

28-31-415-016-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

unit dwelling. 

The judgment amount was $225,960.30. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance in certified funds/or 

wire transfer, is due within twenty-four 

(24) hours. Nofee shall bepaid bythe 

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 isacondominium 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 sattorney: 

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC, 

105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 

1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 

605-3500 Please refer tofile number 

IL-004533. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC 

105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 

1850 

Chicago, IL 60603 

(312) 605-3500




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

E-Mail: intake@wmlegal.com 

Attorney File No. IL-004533 

Attorney Code. 56284 

Case Number: 17 CH 3856 

TJSC#: 37-9934 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting to collect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 




CERY DIVISION 

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A 

HARRIS, N.A. S/B/M HARRIS 

TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JOHN H.BOLDT JR. A/K/A JOHN H. 

BOLDT, THERESE BOLDT A/K/A 

THERESA BOLDT A/K/A THERESA 

M. BOLDT, VILLAGE OF TINLEY 

PARK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

17 CH 8301 

6407 WEST WILLOW LANE 





and Sale entered in the above cause 

on September 28, 2017, an agent for 

The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 

10:30 AM on January 29, 2018, at The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, One South 




real estate: 

Commonly known as 6407 WEST WIL- 

LOW LANE, Tinley Park, IL 60477 

Property Index No. 

28-30-200-079-0000. 


family residence. 





















recourse toPlaintiff and in AS IS condition. 


by the court.Subject to 1st 

Mortgage Upon payment in full of the 

amount bid, the purchaser will receive a 

Certificate of Sale that will entitle the 

purchaser toadeed to the real estate after 

confirmation of the sale. 






information. 






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

If this property isacondominium unit 






ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact Plaintiff sattorney: 

EGAN &ALAILY LLC, 321 

NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 

1430, Chicago, IL 60654, (312) 

253-8640 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




EGAN & ALAILY LLC 

321 NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 

1430 

Chicago, IL 60654 

(312) 253-8640 

E-Mail: clerk@ea-atty.com 



TJSC#: 37-8915 



that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 






CERY DIVISION 

LIBERTY HOME EQUITY SOLU- 

TIONS, INC. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JEANETTE B. JORDAN, ASINDE- 

PENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF 

THE ESTATE OF HELEN T. 

FRITZGERALD AKA HELEN 

FRITZGERALD, DECEASED, UN- 

KNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF 

HELEN T. FRITZGERALD AKA 

HELEN FRITZGERALD, DE- 

CEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS 

AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE 

ESTATE OF HELEN T.FRITZGER- 

ALD AKA HELEN FRITZGERALD, 

DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIM- 

ANTS AND LIENHOLDERS 

AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS 

AND DEVISEES OF HELEN T. 

FRITZGERALD AKA HELEN 

FRITZGERALD, DECEASED, 

JEANETTE B. JORDAN, TYRELL 

WALKER, TRACY WALKER, GIL- 

BERT WALKER, HANSEL R. 

FRITZGERALD, CARL FRITZGER- 

ALD, UNITED STATES OFAMER- 

ICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH 

THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING 

AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

Defendants 

15 CH 15272 

19041 LORETTO LN. COUNTRY 

CLUB HILLS, IL 60478 


PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 



on October 20, 2017, an agent for The 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 19041 LORETTO 

LN., COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 

60478 


31-03-314-032-0000; 

31-03-314-033-0000. 





















sale without any representation as to 


recourse toPlaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 


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 toredeem does not arise, there 

shall be no right of redemption. 






information. 






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

this property is a condominium unit 






ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIH- 

LAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DE- 

CATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 

Please refer to file number 2120-11333. 

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only toareturn of the purchase 

price paid. The Purchaser shall have no 

further recourse against the Mortgagor, 

the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, 

LLC 

111 East Main Street 

DECATUR, IL 62523 

(217) 422-1719 

Fax #: (217) 422-1754 

CookPleadings@hsbattys.com 

Attorney File No. 2120-11333 



TJSC#: 37-9614 



that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be 




I3066334 




CERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 

ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

LINDA R. JACOBS AKA LINDA JA- 

COBS, LARRY JACOBS, JR. 

Defendants 

16 CH 12686 

17701 GRANDVIEW DR HAZEL 

CREST, IL 60429 










sell at public auction tothe highest bidder, 


real estate: 

Commonly known as 17701 GRAND- 

VIEW DR, HAZEL CREST, IL 60429 


28-36-104-029-0000. 

























by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 


the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclo- 

sure sale, other than amortgagee, shall 





which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 




CATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 

Please refer to file number 2120-12812. 








TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





LLC 



(217) 422-1719 

Fax #: (217) 422-1754 





TJSC#: 37-9721 







I3066952 




CERY DIVISION 

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JOEL E.DENBOW A/K/A JOEL DEN- 

BOW, SAMANTHA L. DENBOW 

A/K/A SAMANTHA DENBOW, IN- 

DEPENDENCE ONE MORTGAGE 

CORPORATION, UNITED STATES 

OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWN- 

ERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIM- 

ANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS 

Defendants 

17 CH 5720 

17556 SYCAMORE DRIVE Homewood, 

IL 60430 











as set forth below, the following de- 

scribed real estate: 

Commonly known as 17556 SYCA- 

MORE DRIVE, Homewood, IL 60430 


29-31-111-021-0000. 

























by the court. 





of the sale. 















right to redeem does not arise, there 







information. 













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 17-082681. 


TION




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





ATES, LLC 

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 

Bannockburn, IL 60015 

(847) 291-1717 

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com 




TJSC#: 37-10009 







I3067647 




CERY DIVISION 

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

TERRON L. MORRIS A/K/A TER- 

RON MORRIS, JOCELYN M. BLACK 

MORRIS A/K/A JOCELYN BLACK 

A/K/A JOCELYN M. MORRIS 

Defendants 

17 CH 8440 

2518 SPRUCE ROAD Homewood, IL 

60430 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 2518 SPRUCE 

ROAD, Homewood, IL 60430 


28-36-201-017-0000. 










(24) hours. Nofee shall be paid by the 















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact The sales clerk, 


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 17-082367. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





ATES, LLC 

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 

Bannockburn, IL 60015 

(847) 291-1717 

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com 




TJSC#: 37-10003 







I3067661 




CERY DIVISION 

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

RICHARD J. MCCONNELL, PATRI- 

CIA A. YOUNG-MCCONNELL AKA 

PATRICIA A. YOUNG AKA PATRI- 

CIA MCCONNELL AKA PATRICIA 

YOUNG, RBS CITIZENS, NA- 

TIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCES- 

SOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER 

ONE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, TOWN POINTE CONDOMIN- 

IUM ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

16 CH 11586 

18167 MAGER DR TINLEY PARK, IL 

60487 







AM on February 2, 2018, at The Judicial 





real estate: 

Commonly known as 18167 MAGER 

DR, TINLEY PARK, IL 60487 


27-35-302-022-1058. 

The real estate is improved with a residential 

condominium. 























by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 




CATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 

Please refer to file number 583043777. 








TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





LLC 



(217) 422-1719 

Fax #: (217) 422-1754 


Attorney File No. 583043777 



TJSC#: 37-10038 







I3067804 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION AS 

INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF THE 

FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE 

INVESTMENT TRUST SERIES 

2007-1 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CHARLES D. MCWATERS; BUT- 

TERFIELD CONDOMINIUM 

INC.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND 

LEGATEES OF CHARLES D 

MCWATERS, IF ANY UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NONRECORD 

CLAIMANTS; 

Defendants, 

16 CH 11712 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Thursday, January 

18, 2018 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. 32-08-200-009-1022. 

Commonly known as 1050 Holbrook 

Road, Unit B, Homewood, IL 60430. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with acondominium residence. The purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments and the legal 

fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) 

and (g)(4) of Section 9ofthe 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 the Sales Clerk at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law 

Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 

WA16-0602. 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3070145 




CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, AS TRUSTEE 

SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO 

BANK OF AMERICA, 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS 

TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR BY 

MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NA- 

TIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED 

ASSET INVESTMENT 

LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 

SERIES 2004-8; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SARAH R. PEEPLES; 

Defendants, 

15 CH 10060 






Corporation will on Thursday, January 







P.I.N. 31-03-407-008-0000. 

Commonly known as 4291 190th Place, 

Country Club Hills, IL 60478. 


with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 


shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 




will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Sales Department 

at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, 

LLC, One East Wacker Drive, 

Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 

220-5611. 

15-014316 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3070155 




CERY DIVISION 

PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

ANTHONY M. BELL, UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA -DEPART- 

MENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN 

HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JANICE 

BELL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NONRECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

17 CH 007321 

4441 182ND PLACE COUNTRY 













real estate: 

Commonly known as 4441 182ND 

PLACE, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 

60478 


28-34-315-005-0000. 

The real estate is improved with aresi- 

dence. 







(24) hours. The subject property issubject 

to general real estate taxes, special 







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) 


14-17-05191. 


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. 14-17-05191 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 



TJSC#: 37-9641 







I3070250 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS 

TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA 

FUNDING 2005-B TRUST 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

MOHAMED MOSTAFA, FAIRWAY 

TOWNHOMES AT THE ODYSSEY 

CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Defendants 

17 CH 001069 

15 ILIAD DRIVE TINLEY PARK, IL 

60477 


PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 










real estate: 

Commonly known as 15 ILIAD 

DRIVE, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477 


31-07-406-019-0000. 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-17-00465. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 37-9913 







I3070318 




CERY DIVISION 

ARVEST CENTRAL MORTGAGE 

COMPANY 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

DANIEL GRIFFITHS, COUNTRY 

CLUB MANOR HOMEOWNERS AS- 

SOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COUNTRY 

CLUB MANOR CONDOMINIUM NO. 

6 ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

17 CH 008393 

4018 193RD STREET COUNTRY 








10:30 AM on January 26, 2018, at The 





real estate: 

Commonly known as 4018 193RD 

STREET, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, 

IL 60478 


31-10-200-082-1003. 

The real estate is improved with a 

condo/townhouse. 















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-17-06381. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 37-8766 







I3070378 




CERY DIVISION 

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SO- 

CIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF 

STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN 

TRUST A 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

VALERIE ANDREWS, UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NONRECORD 

CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS 

AND LEGATEES OF CATHERINE 

ANDREWS, GERALD NORDGREN, 

AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 

FOR CATHERINE ANDREWS 

Defendants 

16 CH 008419 

18107 CHARLEMAGNE AVENUE 

HAZEL CREST, IL 60429 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 18107 CHARLE- 

MAGNE AVENUE, HAZEL CREST, 

IL 60429 


28-35-412-020-0000. 

















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-16-08383. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 37-9971 







I3070429 




CERY DIVISION 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DONALD R. JOHNS, II, AKA DON- 

ALD JOHNS; OLD 

SECOND NATIONAL BANK, ANA- 

TIONAL BANKING 

ASSOCIATION 

Defendants, 

17 CH 3647 






Corporation will onMonday, January 







P.I.N. 29-32-306-061-0000. 

Commonly known as 1465 Ridge Road, 

Homewood, IL 60430. 


with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 


shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 









220-5611. 17-008260 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3070724 




CERY DIVISION 

J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUI- 

SITION CORP. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JEANETTE DAVIS, AKA JEAN- 

NETTE DAVIS; MIDLAND 

FUNDING LLC; CONSUMER PORT- 

FOLIO SERVICES, 

INC.; FAIRWAY TOWNHOMES AT 

THE ODYSSEY CLUB 

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 

Defendants, 

17 CH 10430 






Corporation will onMonday, January 







P.I.N. 31-07-406-021-0000. 

Commonly known as23Iliad Drive, 

Tinley Park, IL 60477. 


with acondominium residence. The purchaser 


shall pay the assessments and the legal 

fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) 

and (g)(4) of Section 9ofthe Condominium 

Property Act 









220-5611. 17-011749 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3070731 




CERY DIVISION 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

DIANE MARY MCCRACKEN AS 

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE 

RICHARD AND PHYLLIS MINNICK 

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST 

DATED MAY 30, 2002, THE RICH- 

ARD AND PHYLLIS MINNICK 

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST 

DATED MAY 30, 2002, UNITED 



DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWN- 

ERS AND NONRECORD CLAIM- 

ANTS 

Defendants 

17 CH 008184 

7845 MARQUETTE DR N. TINLEY 

PARK, IL 60477 







10:30 AM on February 8, 2018, at The 





real estate: 

Commonly known as 7845 MAR- 

QUETTE DR N., TINLEY PARK, IL 

60477 


27-36-105-007-0000. 

















by the court. 





of the sale. 






















information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 














same identification for sales held at




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

2703 Legal 

Notices 



sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-17-06414. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 37-9214 







I3070859 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

SANDRA D. BLUNT, UNITED 



DEVELOPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUS- 

ING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 

ACME CONTINENTAL CREDIT UN- 

ION 

Defendants 

17 CH 000637 

17805 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE HAZEL 

CREST, IL 60429 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 17805 RIDGE- 

WOOD DRIVE, HAZEL CREST, IL 

60429 


28-36-108-025-0000. 
















by the court. 





of the sale. 















right toredeem does not arise, there 







information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-17-00389. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 37-10196 







I3070861 




CERY DIVISION 

HSBC BANK USA, N. A., ASTRUS- 

TEE OF THE DEUTSCHE ALT-A 

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 

2007-OA3 MORTGAGE 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

DAVID COCROFT, VAYNELCIA 

COCROFT A/K/A VEYNELCIA 

COCROFT, MORTGAGE ELEC- 

TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, 

INC., GREENPOINT MORTGAGE 

FUNDING, INC., VILLAGE OF EV- 

ERGREEN PARK, CITY OF COUN- 

TRY CLUB HILLS, THE DAVID 

COCROFT LIVING TRUST, UN- 

KNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE 

DAVID COCROFT LIVING TRUST, 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

10 CH 002309 

19053 CANTERBURY PLACE 

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 19053 CANTER- 

BURY PLACE, COUNTRY CLUB 

HILLS, IL 60478 

Property Index No. 31-04-412-006. 
















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-09-30586. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 37-10330 







I3071632 




CERY DIVISION 

SANTANDER BANK, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

DONALD D. CULBERTSON, KATH- 

ERINE M. CULBERTSON 

Defendants 

17 CH 002173 

1431 WILLOW ROAD HOMEWOOD, 

IL 60430 





on May 11, 2017, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 1431 WILLOW 

ROAD, HOMEWOOD, IL 60430 


32-05-116-002-0000. 

















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-17-01624. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 37-11145 







I3071695 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED 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 OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

BMO Harris Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris 

N.A. s/b/m Harris Bank Argo 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Hitesh P. Shah; Bhavna H. Shah; 

Brookside Glen Homeowners Association; 

Unknown Owners and Non-Record 

Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0812 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 11th day of May, 2017, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

11th day of January, 2018 ,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 tothe highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 889 IN BROOKSIDE GLEN 

P.U.D. UNIT 7,BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 AND 

THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSECTION 

12, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 

12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO 

THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2003, AS DOCU- 

MENT NUMBER R2003-240809, AND 

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION 

RECORDED FEBRUARY 17, 2004 AS 

DOCUMENT NUMBE R 

R2004-026642, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. The sale is being held subject 

to a first mortgage. 

Commonly known as: 

7538 Bayfield Drive, Tinley Park, IL 

60477 

Description of Improvements: 

Single family 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-12-210-002-0000 

Terms ofSale: 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 inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, 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) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe 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 CON- 

TACT: 

Egan & Alaily LLC 

321 N. Clark Street Suite 1430 

Chicago, IL 

P: 1-312-253-8640 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

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pairs 36x32 &2pairs34x34. 

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34 | December 28, 2017 | The tinley junction sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Jason Cook 

Calling all 

 

 

Jason Cook is a senior at Tinley Park High 

School. He is the lead guard on the boys 

basketball team, and he led the team in assists 

last season. 

How did you get started playing 

basketball? 

I just always love the sport and just started 

playing it on my own. [At] probably about 5 

or 6, [I began playing organized ball]. 

What is your proudest moment in 

basketball? 

Probably back in middle school, winning 

the championship. [I was in] seventh [grade 

at] Southwood Middle School in Country 

Club Hills. … Everybody came together. We 

had one goal, and we accomplished it. It felt 

good to accomplish that goal. 

What did you work on before the 

season to improve? 

I worked on my body, my strength. And I 

worked on my jump-shooting. [I worked on 

jump-shooting from] all around. 

What do you like the most about 

basketball? 

Competition. For me, I’m just a competitive 

person, so playing tough, playing with 

my teammates, I just love doing that. And 

then, I just love the sport. 

What is the most difficult part of the 

sport? 

As a leader of the team, kind of staying 

composed when things aren’t going our way. 

We huddle up sometimes, and I just talk to 

them individually [when that happens]. 

If you won the lottery, what would 

you do with the money first? 

Probably pay off my college. I would put 

away some of it for my college and probably 

save the rest. And give some to my 

parents. 

Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Who is your favorite professional 

athlete? 

Kobe Bryant. I’m from L.A., and I’m a 

Lakers fan. So, ever since I was born, [I’ve 

liked] how he competes, no matter what, and 

how involved he is and how dedicated he 

was. 

What item or two could you not live 

without? 

My phone and my car. My phone because 

I’m always on it. And my car because, to get 

around, I’ve got to have my car. 

Do you have plans yet for college? 

I’m planning on going to Illinois State. I 

don’t know yet [if I’ll play basketball]. I’m 

probably going to go into nursing. 

What is your dream job? 

My dream job would be a [general manager] 

of a professional team. Just because I’d 

be able to be around sports and stuff, and I’d 

be making the decisions for the team. I think 

that’d be cool. 

Interview by Sports Editor Tim Carroll

tinleyjunction.com Sports 


Central sixth-, seventh-grade boys 

volleyball team finishes unbeaten 

Submitted by Community 

Consolidated School 

District 146 

History was made at 

Central Middle School this 

month, as the sixth- and seventh-grade 

boys volleyball 

team finished an undefeated 

season. 

The season came to a 

close following the Southwest 

Interscholastic Conference 

Tournament Dec. 

9. The team’s undefeated 

season gave them the first 

SWIC championship since 

the team was formed at Central. 

In the tournament, the 

boys came in second, falling 

to Grissom Middle School, 

who finished in second place 

for the regular season. 

This Week In … 

Thunderbolts Varsity Athletics 

Boys Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 28 - at York Invitational, TBA 



Girls Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 28 - at Lincoln-Way East Invite, TBA 

■Dec. ■ 29 - at Lincoln-Way East Invite, TBA 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 29 - at On the Water Wrestling Classic, 

“Grissom did a great job of 

setting the ball to the corners 

and making no mistakes,” 

coach Elizabeth Jeziorny 

said. “Our boys came out 

aggressive and determined 

to win. The third game was 

a nail-biter, and we ended up 

losing by only two points.” 

The team also placed in 

the tournament during the 

2015 season. This year, they 

worked to keep winning during 

the regular season. According 

to Jeziorny, the boys 

were very competitive and 

always looking to improve. 

Jeziorny said the team 

worked to improve each 

game by concentrating on 

an area of weakness identified 

in the previous game. 

Practices were spent trying 

to focus on those skills. 

“We are so proud of our 

student-athletes,” Principal 

Randy Fortin said. “The 

commitment, dedication and 

excitement for volleyball really 

propelled the team this 

year. We appreciate all the 

hard work and efforts the 

team put in to have a successful 

season. They make 

each of us proud to be a 

Twister.” 

Community Consolidated 

School District 146 is comprised 

of Central Middle 

School, Fierke Education 

Center, Fulton School, 

Kruse Education Center and 

Memorial School. Students 

from Tinley Park, Orland 

Park and Oak Forest attend 

District 146 schools. 

The Central 

Middle School 

boys volleyball 

team poses 

for a photo 

after going 

undefeated 

during the 

regular season 

and taking 

second place in 

the Southwest 

Interscholastic 

Conference 

Tournament 

Dec. 9. Photo 

submitted 

8:30 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 30 - at On the Water Wrestling Classic, 

8:30 a.m. 

Cheerleading 

■Dec. ■ 31 - ICCA state championship, 9 a.m. 

Titans Varsity Athletics 

Boys Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 30 - at Calumet New Technical School 

Shootout, 11 a.m. 

The Summit Hill seventh-grade girls basketball team celebrates its sectional victory over 

Matteson Huth. The Spartans later finished fourth in the state tournament. Participants 

included (front row, left to right) Madison Raske, Grace Sheehan; (second row, left to right) 

Ella Hicks, Addison Fischer, Mikayla Hicks, Amanda Martineck, Kelly Raslavicz, Brianna 

Barranca; and (third row, left to right) coach Jason Collins, Rachel Zambrano, Amira 

Mahdi, Morgan Montaque, Madeline Hickey, Brooke Kelley and coach Tom Chrusciel. Photo 

submitted 

Summit Hill seventh-grade team 

makes state tourney appearance 

Submitted by Summit Hill 

School District 161 

The Summit Hill seventhgrade 

girls basketball team 

participated in the Illinois 

Elementary School Association 

state tournament on 

Dec. 2 and 7 at Brooks Middle 

School in Bolingbrook, 

earning a fourth-place finish. 

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The Spartans finished second 

in the Des Plaines Valley 

Conference with a 12-2 

record. They finished with 

an overall record of 22-5. 

The Spartans won the regional 

championship with a 

43-34 victory over Hickory 

Creek Middle School and 

earned their trip to state with 

a 42-14 victory over Matteson’s 

Huth in the sectional 

championship game. 

At state, the girls defeated 

Barrington Prairie 37-28 before 

losing to East St. Louis 

Lincoln 54-47 in the state 

semifinals. They were then 

defeated in the third-place 

game by East Peoria Central 

by a final score of 29-27. 

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Girls bowling 

Andrew falls behind district rival 

Second game boosts 

Eagles past T-Bolts 

Tim Carroll, Sports Editor 

Brian Berg, a 2001 graduate of 

Andrew, was recently named the 

varsity football coach of Stagg. 

Photo submitted 

Andrew alumnus 

takes helm for 

former rival 

Former T-Bolt to lead 

Chargers football program 

Submitted by Consolidated High 

School District 230 

The District 230 School Board recently 

approved the hiring of Brian 

Berg as the new varsity football 

coach at Stagg High School. 

Berg, a current Stagg High School 

social studies teacher, is a 2001 graduate 

of Andrew High School and a 2005 

graduate of Illinois State University. 

He holds advanced degrees in school 

leadership and reading literacy. 

Berg spent the last three years 

as the offensive coordinator for the 

Stagg Chargers, leading the 2017 offense 

that ranked second all-time in 

Stagg history for points per game. 

Berg also has experience as the defensive 

coordinator at Reavis High 

School, where he helped guide a program 

turnaround from a 1-17 record 

to a 17-12 record in three seasons and 

a second-round playoff appearance. 

Berg said his coaching philosophy 

is to foster a program centered on 

developing well-rounded studentathletes 

by enhancing the skills necessary 

to succeed in the classroom 

and on the field. 

After the first game between 

Consolidated High School District 

230 rivals Andrew and Sandburg, 

things were neck-and-neck. 

By the end of Game 1 Dec. 18 

at Orland Bowl, the Thunderbolts 

were just nine pins behind the Eagles, 

who got a huge game from 

sophomore Vanesa Perez to help 

take the lead. In Game 2, Sandburg 

pulled away for a 915-869 

win and a 1,818-1,763 match victory. 

Perez said the friendly rivalry 

was a fun win and carries just a 

little extra importance. 

“It’s pretty cool,” she said. 

“They’re pretty good, and we’re 

pretty good.” 

The two teams figure to be even 

closer when the conference tournament 

rolls around Jan. 20. With 

the SouthWest Suburban Conference 

consolidated to a single 

tournament instead of being split 

into two divisions for bowling, 

Andrew and Sandburg are likely 

to be two of the teams competing 

for top spots. 

Even though the teams are in 

the same school district and, as 

with any match, would like to 

beat one another, Andrew senior 

Amber Furman said the rivalry is 

really just for fun. 

“We honestly all get along really 

well, so we don’t let rivalry 

between schools get to us,” Furman 

said. “Yeah, we want to compete 

against each other, but we’re 

not going to hate them or dislike 

them.” 

Furman helped keep the T-Bolts 

close with her match-high 431 

series. Her first-game 233 was 

nearly the high game in the match, 

which came as a bit of a surprise 

based on her warmup throws. 

“It was kind of like my 300 

game last week,” Furman said. “I 

couldn’t find my mark in practice. 

Today, I would either be off by 

Andrew’s Amber Furman 

prepares for a warmup throw 

Dec. 18 at Orland Bowl. She 

rolled a first-game 233 en route 

to a match-high 431 against 

Sandburg. Photos by Tim 

Carroll/22nd Century Media 

two or off by three. 

“First [game] ball, I found my 

mark. So, I think consistently just 

hitting my mark today was working 

for me.” 

Furman’s 431 series was the 

best in the match, but her 233 

game was topped by an Eagle. 

Sandburg junior Karlie Colbert 

caught fire in the second game 

and rolled a 258 with no open 

frames. She knocked down nine 

pins on her first throw in the third 

and seventh frames of the second 

game and picked up both spares. 

All of the rest of her rolls were 

strikes. 

“The lanes were working better,” 

Colbert said of the second 

game. “They weren’t working so 

good the first game.” 

Colbert had finished the first 

game with a 167, including a 

Noelle Doody sends a practice ball down the lane ahead of the rivalry 

match. 

spare in the ninth frame and a 

strike in the tenth. 

Colbert had rolled a 276 approximately 

two weeks before, so 

she was familiar with getting on 

a hot streak. She said that, in the 

second game, she was not nervous 

about contemplating the roll she 

was on. 

“I think about it,” Colbert said. 

“Once it starts, it keeps going.” 

Perez felt similarly about her 

first-game 224. 

“I was hitting my spot, and my 

shot was good and felt good,” 

Perez said. 

She said she needed to adjust 

in the second game and was not 

quite able to find her new spot en 

route to a 130. 

“The lanes kind of dried up a 

little bit, and I didn’t adjust myself 

as I wanted to,” the sophomore 

said. 

By and large, though, the teams 

were able to adjust to the lane 

condition in the second game. 

For Sandburg, Colbert made here 

91-pin leap in the second game, 

while Jill Richmond went from a 

first-game 176 to a Game 2 195. 

Alyssa Novak and Emily Schrader 

were steady, rolling respective 

series of 172-174 and 164-158. 

“Alyssa Novak, she’s been very 

consistent for us with her scoring,” 

said Suzanne Hellrung, a 

Sandburg assistant coach who 

took on head coaching duties for 

the match. “Karlie has improved 

so much from last year; she’s really 

doing a phenomenal job.” 

But it was a different atmosphere 

for Andrew without one 

of its top performers, senior Sami 

Bockstahler, who was unable to 

compete due to flu-like symptoms, 

coach Katie Gibson said. 

With Bockstahler unable to participate, 

freshman Nikki Skowyra 

was called up to the varsity. 

“She just started bowling literally 

this season,” Gibson said. “... 

Nikki is such a natural. Truly, give 

her a couple weeks with her new 

ball, and she’ll be right there.” 

She held her own, rolling a 129 

first game and a second-game 

125. Meghan DeYoung and Noelle 

Doody were also consistent, 

rolling a 171-185 and a 188-183, 

respectively. Jessica Du shot a 

159 in Game 1 and followed that 

with a 192. 

Both teams return to action after 

a holiday break with an appearance 

in the Oak Forest Invitational 

at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 6.



Girls basketball 

Defensive stalwarts meet in Tinley Park 

Offense comes 

at premium in 

crosstown matchup 

RANDY WHALEN 


When things are not going 

right, teams just have to play 

through it. 

Things were not going 

right to start for either the 

Andrew or Tinley Park girls 

basketball teams last week in 

the annual crosstown meeting 

between the two Tinley 

schools. 

But it was Andrew that 

finally fell into a groove, 

while the Titans never found 

theirs. The result was a 42- 

17 Thunderbolt victory over 

the hosts on Dec. 19 at Tinley 

Park High School. 

Isis Fitch poured in a 

game-high 16 points, and 

the sophomore post player 

added 10 rebounds to pace 

the T-Bolts. The victory improved 

Andrew (6-5) above 

the .500 mark. The Titans (3- 

11) had won a pair of games 

the week before but struggled 

to score in this one. 

Tinley Park senior Destiny 

Ghafoor hit a free throw 57 

seconds into the game, but 

for the next 4-plus minutes, 

that 1-0 score stood up. 

The two teams combined 

to miss their first 17 shots 

from the field before Fitch 

finally hit a short jumper 

in the lane with 2:53 left in 

the first quarter. She had six 

points and grabbed five rebounds 

in the opening quarter, 

which ended with a 9-1 

T-Bolts lead. 

“I just have to stick to the 

basics,” Fitch said of what 

helped get her and the team 

going. “To do that, I have 

to rebound. I know I can always 

do that. 

“I’m trying to be that person 

that kickstarts the team. 

Tinley Park’s Kayla Serafini was one of many Titans who helped keep the T-Bolts offense 

in check. She also scored four points. 

Scoring can be contagious.” 

It was, as Andrew extended 

the lead to 11-1 before 

junior guard Brooke Davis 

(team-high 6 points) scored 

a basket for the Titans with 

6:01 left in the first half. 

The T-Bolts led 19-5 before 

sophomore forward 

Emily Kleffman scored on a 

layup from an out-of-bounds 

play at the buzzer to bring 

Tinley Park within 12, 19-7, 

at halftime. 

But that didn’t ignite the 

Titans. Andrew outscored 

them 9-2 in the third quarter 

for a 28-9 lead after three. 

“It wasn’t a lack of execution,” 

Andrew coach Bobby 

Matz said of his team’s slow 

start. “We were just a little 

anxious. We haven’t played 

our best lately, so we really 

wanted to play well. Our 

shot selection was good; we 

just had a little too much 

juice, too much adrenaline. 

I thought our defense played 

really well.” 

Junior guard Mia Signore 

added 11 points for Andrew. 

Senior guard Kayla Langowski 

and junior post player Andrianna 

Sanchez each added 

four points for the T-Bolts. 

Junior guard Kayla Serafini 

and senior forward Kassidy 

VanMerkestyn each scored 

four points for the Titans. 

“It’s always a fun rivalry 

game playing crosstown 

Andrew, and we prepared to 

compete. It just didn’t come 

out that way,” Tinley Park 

coach Michelle Beary said. 

“We are struggling to find 

our confidence offensively, 

but it’s still early in the season, 

and we will continue to 

work on finding our groove. 

I’m looking forward to January 

and our [South Suburban] 

Conference battles.” 

The T-Bolts are looking 

forward to the conference 

part of the season, as well. 

They had a tough SouthWest 

Suburban Conference Red 

Division opener, a 48-47 

home loss Dec. 14 to Lincoln-Way 

Central. 

“We have to just focus 

on ourselves and not worry 

about our opponent,” Matz 

said. “[Against Tinley Park], 

Andrew sophomore Isis Fitch was the spark the 

Thunderbolts needed to get the offense going against 

crosstown competitor TPHS on Dec. 19 at Tinley Park. 22nd 

Century Media File Photos 

we brought pressure, and 

they never got in a rhythm.” 

Fitch agreed. 

“Our defense was really 

hyped up,” she said. “[To be 

successful], we just really 

need to communicate, play 

our basketball and do what 

we needed to do.” 

Two days later, on Thursday, 

Dec. 21, the T-Bolts 

hosted Sandburg in a District 

230 rivalry game. There, Andrew 

emerged with a 49-44 

victory. 

Fitch led the way with 11 

points, and senior forward 

Amari Sims contributed 10 

points, as the T-Bolts (7-5) 

pulled away from a 21-20 

halftime lead to take a 35-25 

advantage after three quarters. 

Sandburg (7-7) trailed 9-3 

after one quarter. 

Andrew plays this week at 

the Medieval Classic, which 

is hosted by Lincoln-Way 

East. Pool play games started 

on Tuesday, Dec. 26, and run 

through Thursday, Dec. 28. 

The final tourney day is Friday, 

Dec. 29, with times and 

opponents to be determined. 

The Titans already played 

their holiday tournament 

with a sixth place finish at 

Oak Lawn. Their next game 

is on Thursday, Jan. 4, when 

they host Richards.

38 | December 28, 2017 | The tinley junction Sports 


Andrew weathers Titans’ third-quarter outburst 

Four T-Bolts score in 

double digits in win 

RANDY WHALEN 


When the Andrew boys 

basketball team took the 

short bus ride across town to 

play Tinley Park last week, 

the Thunderbolts were focused 

on continuing to 

“stack success.” 

That’s exactly what Andrew 

did, as four players 

scored in double digits in a 

70-46 victory over the Titans 

in the second game of a girls/ 

boys doubleheader Dec. 19 

at Tinley Park High School. 

Troy Murphy led that balanced 

attack with 19 points 

and added eight rebounds. 

Fellow senior guard Evan 

Yerkes poured in 17 points 

and grabbed seven boards, 

as the T-Bolts held a 36-26 

rebounding advantage. 

It was the third straight 

win for Andrew (6-4), which 

hopes to stay above the .500 

mark the rest of the season. 

Josiah “Jo Jo” Bickhem 

led the Titans (2-11) with 

nine points. 

Murphy set the tone with a 

steal and a layup 31 seconds 

into the game. That started 

a 14-0 blitz that extended to 

the first 5 minutes. 

Yerkes hit a trio of 3-pointers 

in the opening quarter, as 

the T-Bolts raced out to a 

20-5 lead after one quarter. 

“We knew they were going 

to bring intensity and we 

had to match that,” Murphy 

said of the start of the game. 

“We came out feeling great, 

confident. We’ve been winning, 

and we just want to 

stack success.” 

It was nice to do that 

against a crosstown team. 

“With social media, when 

you play a team from close 

proximity, everything is 

highlighted,” Andrew coach 

Dave Wilson said. “I think 

that’s great for high school 

basketball. 

“We wanted to come out 

and keep it simple. We wanted 

to do what we do, force a 

lot of turnovers and get some 

transition points.” 

Tinley Park had seven of 

its 14 turnovers in the first 

quarter. An even second 

quarter ended with Andrew 

ahead 39-23 at halftime. 

Fresh off the halftime 

break, however, the Titans 

came out scoring to open the 

third quarter. 

Four different players 

scored in a 7-0 run to start 

the quarter, as Tinley Park 

closed within 39-30 a little 

less than 3 minutes into the 

period. That matched a firstquarter 

deficit of 14-5 as the 

smallest one for Tinley Park, 

after the initial 14-0 run, all 

game. 

But the Titans would get 

no closer, as Andrew ended 

the rest of the quarter on an 

18-6 burst for a 57-36 lead 

after three. 

“What helps is that we’ve 

been battle-tested early in 

the season,” Wilson said. 

“We’ve played teams like 

Bolingbrook and Thornton 

and had [recent] good wins 

over Thornwood and Lincoln-Way 

Central. So, playing 

that high level of competition 

helped us get through 

that third-quarter stretch.” 

Tinley Park coach D.J. 

Brown saw that, too. 

“When we cut the lead to 

nine in the third, I thought 

we might have them on 

the ropes and be able get it 

closer,” he said. “But give 

Andrew credit, they weathered 

our run and made their 

own that we never recovered 

from. 

“I thought Andrew moved 

Tinley Park junior Christian Hooker (5) puts up a shot in the 

paint, while Thunderbolts senior Troy Murphy (22) tries to 

contest the shot. 

the ball well, passed up good 

shots for great shots. They 

execute their stuff extremely 

well in the half court. We 

tried to speed them up, but 

they handled the pressure, 

passed through it and had 

a great shot selection all 

night.” 

Senior guard Dan Gierhahn 

added 13 points, and 

senior forward Mike De- 

Haan, who officially signed 

his letter of intent to play 

football at Northern Illinois 

University the next day, added 

10 points and four boards 

for Andrew. 

Junior guard Jason Cook 

contributed eight points, and 

senior guard Solomon Wilson-Walls 

added six points 

for the Titans. 

“For us to get better, we 

need come together as a 

team,” Brown said. “We are 

struggling in a lot of areas, 

and we’re not going to just 

wake up a better basketball 

team. We need to get back in 

the gym and work on several 

facets of our game. I think, 

most importantly, before any 

of the X’s and O’s even take 

place, the players need to 

fully trust one another, play 

for each other and be a cohesive 

unit. 

“We will look to use this 

break to take some big steps 

forward in preparing ourselves 

to play and compete 

Andrew senior guard Ryan Rolder (right) drives baseline 

against Tinley Park’s Jo Jo Bickhem Dec. 19 at Tinley Park 

High School. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

in the second half of the season.” 

The Titans haven’t had a 

winning season since 2010- 

2011. Andrew’s last winning 

campaign was in 2012-13. 

But after improving from 

eight wins two years ago to 

a 14-14 record last year, the 

T-Bolt’s believe this season 

can be another winning one. 

“We’ve been building 

and we have a great coaching 

staff here,” said Wilson, 

who wanted to credit his 

assistants, Manny Calungcaguin, 

Joey Krutilla, Bill 

Laird, John London, Brandon 

Marren and Justin Stirn. 

“We want to raise that level 

of expectation and be good 

year in and year out.” 

That attitude is found in 

the players too. 

“We’re looking to go out 

and surprise some people,” 

said Murphy, who also credited 

the coaching staff. “We 

believe in ourselves.” 

This week, Andrew plays 

at the York Holiday Invitational 

Tournament. That 

started on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 

and goes through Saturday, 

Dec. 30. 

The Titans are not at a 

holiday tournament. Instead, 

at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 

they will face River Forest in 

a shootout at Calumet New 

Tech High School in Gary, 

Ind.



fastbreak 

Rebuilt vs. rebuilding in rivalry match 

Julie McMann/22nd Century 

media 

1st and 3 

Top talents of Tinley 

vs. Tinley 

1. Troy Murphy (above) 

The Andrew senior 

was in fine form 

against crosstown 

rival Tinley Park 

Dec. 19. He led 

the Thunderbolts 

with 19 points and 

brought down eight 

rebounds. 

2. Isis Fitch 

The forward for Andrew 

girls basketball 

was big for the T- 

Bolts, pouring in 16 

points in her team’s 

win over Tinley Park. 

Her 10 rebounds 

gave her a doubledouble 

and helped 

the team get back 

above .500. 

3. Anthony McMahon 

There were a lot of 

good wrestling performances 

Thursday, 

Dec. 21, but 

McMahon was the 

sole Titan to earn a 

fall against Andrew. 

He did so at 160 

pounds. 

Jason Maholy 


An Andrew wrestling program 

that is on the rise was 

dominant in duals against 

T.F. South and crosstown rival 

Tinley Park, as the Thunderbolts 

continued to tune 

up for upcoming contests 

against the top competition 

in the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference. 

The T-Bolts came within 

one match of a perfect evening, 

as Andrew grapplers 

won 23 of 24 contested 

matches to take down the 

Rebels 73-0 and Titans 78-4 

in a triangular held Thursday, 

Dec. 21, at Tinley Park 

High School. 

T.F. South defeated Tinley 

44-35 in the other dual. 

Andrew wrestlers Joe 

Chirillo (106 pounds), Christian 

Galindo (120), Luke 

Gardner (132), Cailin Robertson 

(145), James Migawa 

(170), Alex Hansen (182), 

Ameer Aqel (220) and Austin 

O’Connor each won two 

matches. Chirillo, Galindo, 

Gardner, Migawa and Aqel 

each recorded two falls. 

The Thunderbolts received 

single pins from Luc 

Valdez (113), Robbie Precin 

(126), Robertson, Hansen, 

Ghassan Salah (195) and 

O’Connor, and victories 

from Sean Callaghan (138) 

and Chris Houchins (152). 

The T-Bolts shutout of 

T.F. South was impressive 

in its own right, but the performance 

against Tinley was 

even more dominant. 

Andrew won 11 of 12 

contested matches by fall, 

and none of those contests 

advanced beyond the first 

period. Chirillo, Galindo, 

Migawa and Hansen all 

pinned their opponents in 1 

minute or less. 

“The kids have been 

working hard lately, and 

they’ve really been trying to 

clean up their technique, so 

they wrestled well,” Thunderbolts 

coach Mike Pila 

said. “They’re really starting 

to concentrate on the second 

half of the season, so they’re 

progressing in the right direction.” 

Andrew has made a dramatic 

turnaround from when 

Pila took over the program in 

2014. The grapplers who have 

risen through the program under 

his guidance — seniors 

Callaghan, Houchins and 

O’Connor, and juniors including 

Valdez, Aqel, Galindo and 

Gardner — are now veterans 

who have helped establish 

a culture of hard work and a 

winning attitude. 

Pila credited his wrestlers’ 

dedication to the sport and the 

help of his assistant coaches 

and wrestlers’ parents, for 

helping rebuild the T-Bolts. 

“The older guys are really 

showing the way, making 

[the younger wrestlers] 

work hard, showing them 

a good example,” Pila said. 

“It’s not even me. I’ve got 

great coaches, parents, and 

the support system has been 

outstanding. 

Anthony McMahon flips Andrew opponent Matt Rodriguez onto the mat Thursday, Dec. 21, 

at Tinley Park High School. McMahon won the only match for TPHS against Andrew, and 

Rodriguez earned a win in his match against T.F. South. Tim Carroll/22nd Century Media 

“The process has been 

a lot of fun, [but] it’s been 

difficult. I think each of my 

first couple years I had no 

more than four or five wins; 

it wasn’t very many. I just 

cant talk enough about the 

amount of commitment these 

juniors and seniors have put 

in the past three years.” 

Tinley Park, meanwhile, is 

in a developmental year Titans 

coach John Pfeffer compared 

to where Andrew was 

two or three years ago. The 

Titans, who in the 2015-2016 

season saw eight wrestlers 

qualify for the IHSA Class 

2A state tournament, lost 10 

wrestlers from last year’s 

team to graduation. But Pfeffer 

and his coaches are working 

to develop numerous athletes 

who had never wrestled 

prior to high school. 

“We’re trying to follow 

that same model, just like 

Andrew,” Pfeffer said. “This 

year, we’re learning, we’re 

building, we’ll get better 

in the offseason. Next year, 

we should be better, and the 

year after that even better. 

We have a system, and if the 

kids can buy into it, we know 

we’ll get them to where they 

need to be [for regional competition] 

in February.” 

Pfeffer took the lopsided 

loss to Andrew in stride. 

“We knew we were going 

to get drilled by Andrew,” 

Pfeffer said. “They’re a solid, 

solid team, up and down the 

lineup. But we wanted to have 

that experience, we wanted to 

keep that neighborhood rivalry 

going, and I think it’s great 

for both schools.” 

Anthony McMahon, who 

Pfeffer said is hands down 

the Titans’ best wrestler, 

defeated Rodriguez at 160 

pounds for Tinley’s lone victory 

against the T-Bolts. 

Lucas Koepke (106), Jeremy 

Kelly (120), McMahon 

and Ezekiel Childs earned 

falls against T.F. South, and 

Ronin Gilbert (145) was also 

victorious. 

Koepke, a sophomore 

whose two older brothers, 

Trevor and Jake, are former 

Titans wrestlers, has been a 

welcome addition to the squad 

in his first varsity season. 

“The Koepke boys all 

push each other, and we’re 

seeing it come back now 

with Lucas,” Pfeffer said, 

noting Trevor Koepke was 

a state qualifier. “He’s got 

some surprise wins for us, so 

it’s kind of nice.” 

Listen Up 

“We’re trying to follow that same model, just like 

Andrew. This year, we’re learning, we’re building, 

we’ll get better in the offseason.” 

John Pfeffer - Tinley Park wrestling coach, on his team’s rebuilding 

plan and its resemblance to Andrew’s 

WHAT 2 WATCH 

Boys Basketball - 11 a.m. Dec. 30 

• Tinley Park High School travels to a 

shootout at Calumet New Technical 

School for its first action since facing 

crosstown rival Andrew Dec. 19. 

Index 

35 - This Week In ... 

34 - Athlete of the Week 

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

tinley Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.tinleyjunction.com | December 28, 2017 

Daring defenses 

Andrew, Tinley Park girls 

basketball stack up similarly in 

defensive matchup, Page 37 

Drama on the 

lanes T-Bolts girls bowling 

bested by district rival in close 

match, Page 36 

Andrew gets best of Tinley Park in boys basketball, wrestling 

in battle for town supremacy, Pages 38-39 

LEFT: Andrew guard Troy Murphy (left) puts up a shot past the tough defense of Tinley Park’s 

Solomon Wilson-Walls Dec. 19 in Tinley Park. Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

RIGHT: Andrew’s Ameer Aqel puts a hold on Tinley Park’s Ezekiel Childs during their match at 220 

pounds Thursday, Dec. 21, at Tinley Park High School. Tim Carroll/22nd Century Media 

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