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Praying for 

peace 

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin 

Catholic school students 

lead broadcast, activities 

in effort to join national 

movement, Page 3 

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Publisher 22nd Century 

Media’s papers share 

images from around the 

area taken during the 

national walkout, Page 9 

Left: Photos 

by Julie 

McMann/22nd 

Century Media 

Right: Photos 

submitted 

Weighing in 

Editor Bill Jones takes a 

look at both the area and 

local schools in this week’s 

Sound Off space, Pages 

16-17 

Despite closed campus at Sandburg 

during national walkout, students make 

their voices heard, Pages 4-5 

While the Sandburg High School campus was closed to the public around 

10 a.m. March 14 during a planned national walkout, 500-600 students took 

to the football field to remember the 17 people who lost their lives in the 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting one month prior and 

raise awareness for gun violence victimizing schools in America. 

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FRIDAY 

Buenas Noches 

6:30 p.m. March 23, Orland 

Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave. 

Children 4 years and older 

can drop in and learn basic 

Spanish through stories and 

songs during this interactive 

storytime. 

Eggstravaganza/Egg the 

Staff & DJ Night 

7:30-10:30 p.m. March 

23, The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Students 

will enjoy a fun twist 

on Easter festivities as they 

have a chance to “egg” the 

staff and search for hidden 

golden eggs. Listen to dance 

music from our DJ and free 

treats from Dunkin’ Donuts. 

This is a free event for teens 

in grades 7-12. For more 

information, call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

SATURDAY 

Bright Starts Family 

Storytime 

10 a.m. March 24, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Children of 

all ages and their families 

can come together for stories, 

songs and fun. Children 

participate by repeating 

words or phrases or making 

animal sounds. These books 

enforce vocabulary, word 

recognition, rhythm and 

rhyme. 

What a Novel Idea 



S. Ravinia Ave. Youths 

grades 3-5 can participate in 

a story and hands-on activity. 

Limit: 20 children. 

MONDAY 

Bennett Joseph 

1 p.m. March 26-29, Orland 


14921 S. Ravinia Ave. Children 

in grades 3-5. Chess 

Candidate Master Bennett 

Joseph returns to teach chess 

fundamentals. This is a fourday 

commitment. Registration 

required with child’s 

Orland Park Public Library 

card. 

Video Game Club 

3:30 p.m. , March 26, Orland 


14921 S. Ravinia Ave. Children 

kindergarten through 

eight grade can drop in to 

play some multiplayer Nintendo 

games with friends. 

Teens in grades 9-12 can 

help every Monday with the 

setup, running and tournaments 

for the club. They will 

also receive an hour of service 

time for each session. 

Registration required with 

teen’s Orland Park Public 

Library card. 

Introduction to Buying on 

eBay 

6 p.m. March 26, Orland 


S. Ravinia Ave. Adults can 

learn to safely sell goods 

online. Prerequisite: Email 

account and Internet experience. 

English Conversation for ESL 

Learners 




practice listening to and 

speaking English while 

making new friends. Residents 

can pair up with fellow 

residents to engage in 

friendly conversation aimed 

at helping those who are 

learning English to improve 

their speaking and comprehension 

skills. 

TUESDAY 

Once Upon a Time Family 

Storytime 



S. Ravinia Ave. Children of 

all ages can drop in for stories, 

music and finger-plays 

to build pre-reading skills. 

Storytellers make each storytime 

experience unique. 

Volun-teens: Little 

Snapshots 

3:45 p.m. March 27, Orland 


14921 S. Ravinia Ave. Teens 

grades 6-12 can help teach 

children the ins and outs of 

basic photography. Teens 

will receive an hour and a 

half of service time each 

time for each session. Registration 

required with teen’s 


card. 

Around the World: Ukrainian 

Easter Eggs 

4-5 p.m. March 27, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Students will 

decorate eggs with traditional 

Ukrainian folk designs using 

a wax-resistant method 

and colorful dyes. This is a 

free event for teens in grades 

7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

Digitizing VHS Tapes 




save their memories in a digital 

format, using the equipment 

in the SMART Lab to 

convert VHS tapes to DVDs. 

Orland Grassland Volunteers 

Quarterly Meeting 


Park Civic Center, 14700 

Ravinia Ave. The group will 

be getting updates on habitat 

rescue activity, field trips 

and event dates. Also discussions 

with task groups on 

birding, seeding strategy and 

shrub project plans will take 

place. For more information, 

call (708) 220-9596 or visit 

www.orlandgrassland.org. 

WEDNESDAY 

Building Blocks for Babies 

9:30 and 10:30 a.m. 

March 28, Orland Park Public 

Library, 14921 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Children ages birth-23 

months with parent or caregiver. 

Spend time interacting 

with your baby during this 

storytime designed especially 

for young audiences. 

Storytellers will lead stories 

and songs, both familiar and 

new. 

Culinary: Shrimp & Chicken 

Gumbo w/ The Cheesecake 

Factory 

4-5:30 p.m. March 28, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 


will cook with a chef 

from the Cheesecake Factory 

and learn how to make 

a flavorful gumbo stew with 

shrimp, chicken, tomatoes, 

peppers and garlic. This is a 

free event for teens in grade 


call (708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Comic Book Club - The Witch 

Boy 



S. Ravinia Ave. Children in 

grades 3-5 can have epic discussions 

in this club. Copies 

of the book are available at 

the Youth Services Desk 

when registering. Registration 

required with child’s 


card. 

UPCOMING 

Once Upon a Time Family 

Storytime 

10 a.m. Thursday, March 

29, Orland Park Public Library, 


Children of all ages can drop 

in for stories, music and finger-plays 

to build pre-reading 

skills. Storytellers make 

each storytime experience 

unique. 

Pinterest Basics 

11:30 a.m. Thursday, 

March 29, Orland Park Public 

Library, 14921 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Patrons can create an 

account and learn to pin. 

Prerequisite: Email account. 

Class length: 90 minutes. 

Knitting Basics 

4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 

29, The Bridge Teen Center, 


will practice important 

skills every knitter needs, 

like making a slip knot, casting 

on yarn and weaving in 

the ends. This is a free event 

for teens in grades 7-12. For 

more information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www.theb 

ridgeteencenter.org. 

Project Serve: Thrift Store 

4-6 p.m. March 29, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Students will 

spend an afternoon sorting, 

cleaning and shelving donated 

items at The Bridge Thrift 

Store. Community service 

hours will be given. This is a 

free event for teens in grades 


call (708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Computer Volunteers 

4 p.m. Thursday, March 

29, Orland Park Public Library, 


Teens can earn service hours 

by helping children use computers 

in the Youth Services 

department. Everyone must 

register. Newcomers must 

attend orientation. Shift 

sign-up is released on orientation 

day. This serves as the 

April volunteer orientation. 

Those who cannot make orientation 

should call (708) 

428-5154. 

ONGOING 

Electronics and Models 

Throughout March, Orland 


14921 S. Ravinia Ave., 

NASA display cases. This 

display will house scale 

spacecraft models, used for 

educational purposes, hardware 

used aboard space 

shuttles and examples of 

the electronic devices that 

NASA astronauts and scientists 

use regularly. 

Have an item for calendar? 

Deadline is noon Thursdays. To 

submit an item to the calendar, 

contact Editor Bill Jones 

at (708) 326-9170 ext. 20 or 

bill@opprairie.com.

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the orland park prairie | March 22, 2018 | 3 

Cardinal Bernardin students lead school in peace prayer service 

Bill Jones, Editor 

While students across the 

nation walked out of their 

classrooms at 10 a.m. March 

14, both to raise awareness 

for students victimized by 

gun violence and to stand in 

solidarity with the people of 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas 

High School in Parkland, 

Florida — who lost classmates 

and teachers in an 

attack one month prior — 

students at Cardinal Joseph 

Bernardin Catholic School 

in Orland Hills stayed right 

where they were. But that 

does not mean they ignored 

the issues or were not participating. 

At the suggestion of the 

Archdiocese of Chicago, 

the school instead held a 

prayer service for peace, 

colored doves with notes 

on how to be peaceful to 

be placed within a mural 

throughout the hallways, 

and held discussions in their 

religion classes about what 

peace means to them and 

how they can contribute to 

it constructively. And it was 

seventh- and eighth-graders 

who led the way. 

Mary Vlaming, a religion 

coordinator for the school, 

said students can — and 

do — pray for change, but 

there are other things they 

can do to further the cause. 

“It’s the actions of bringing 

peace to the world and 

building that character 

that’s important,” she said. 

Eight students who had 

been selected by their teachers 

to visit the Illinois Holocaust 

Museum and Education 

Center Feb. 15 and 

report back also were asked 

to lead a special broadcast at 

10 a.m. for the student body. 

After hearing that teachers 

from Stoneman Douglas 

asked people to send some 

positivity to the students, 

seventh-grader Ellie Kulpinski, 

of Tinley Park, said 

CJB came up with a plan. 

“We decided to send 

cards,” she explained. 

Abby Kieklak, a seventhgrader 

from Tinley Park and 

Frankfort, said while their 

school approached the national 

movement in a different 

way, they still felt like 

they were part of it. 

“It felt good that our generation 

can make a difference,” 

she said. 

Katie DeHaan, an eighthgrader 

from Tinley Park, 

said the students want to 

shape a better future for 

themselves, and spreading a 

sense of peace and community 

are key to that. 

“[This] was a good way to 

start,” DeHaan said. 

Please see CJB, 8 

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School students (left to right) Matthew Gaspardo, Katie 

DeHaan, Ellie Kulpinski, Abby Kieklak, Carter Bailitz, Ryan Dardugno, Dan Murphy and 

Sahan Clements pose for a photo March 14 before talking to The Orland Park Prairie about 

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Sandburg students take part in national walkout 


At 10 a.m. local time, 

March 14, one month after 

a shooting that claimed the 

lives of 17 people at Marjory 

Stoneman Douglas 


Florida, students across the 

country walked out of their 

classrooms for at least 17 

minutes. Some did it to honor 

the victims and stand in 

solidarity with the survivors, 

while others hoped to raise 

awareness for gun violence 

in schools and push politicians 

into acting on their behalf. 

For many, it was both. 

A portion of Sandburg 

High School’s student body 

joined the masses, marching 

out of their classrooms 

and the building, onto the 

football field, where they 

passed flyers with information 

about the 17 victims 

from Parkland, held 

a moment of silence, displayed 

signs against gun 

violence and listened to the 

words of a student speaker. 

“This walkout was the first 

event, the first step, toward 

having our voices be heard,” 

Violet Erickson, a senior at 

Sandburg, told The Orland 

Park Prairie via Twitter. 

“Our entire lives, we have 

stood on the sidelines while 

these tragic events have taken 

place time and time again. 

Today, we are no longer silent 

watchers. We, the youth 

of America, are a part of this 

society and a part of this nation.” 

While student estimates 

ranged from 200-600 participants, 

an official statement 

Principal Deborah Baker 

sent to parents that day — 

provided to The Prairie by 

Consolidated High School 

District 230 spokesperson 

Carla Erdey — estimated 

between 500 and 600 students 

took part in what she 

called a “peaceful, respectful 

and student-organized 

act of demonstration related 

to school safety.” 

“Largely communicating 

via social media, students invited 

their peers to walk out 

at 10 a.m.,” she wrote. “Student 

participants re-entered 

the building within 25 minutes 

and proceeded immediately 

to third-hour rooms 

without incident. Those students 

who chose not to participate 

in the demonstration 

remained in classrooms with 

teachers.” 

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Campus restrictions were 

observed for roughly an 

hour around the walkout 

time. While Sandburg normally 

is closed to the public 

during school hours, people 

typically are able to park in 

a visitors lot and check in 

if they have a valid reason 

to be on campus. On March 

14, Orland Park police officers 

turned away cars at both 

drives, and no members of 

the public, including press, 

were welcome on campus as 

part of student safety measures. 

Orland Park Police Cmdr. 

Tony Farrell commended 

both the school’s administration 

and students for how the 

walkout was handled. 

“Carl Sandburg administration 

did an excellent 

job of preparing for and responding 

to the walkout,” 

Farrell wrote in an email to 

The Prairie. “All the youth 

that participated did so in an 

orderly and respectful manner. 

Absolutely no problems 

were reported.” 

While school administration 

made the decision to 

close the campus, students 

themselves opted to hold 

the walkout activities on 

the football field, as one organizer 

explained it seemed 

appropriate, as it is where 

virtually every major school 

activity, including graduation, 

takes place. While 

that kept the demonstration 

largely out of the public eye, 

students said they still feel 

like they made a statement. 

They noted it was more 

about the collective than 

any one student, speech or 

school. 

“It was a good experience,” 

Sandburg sophomore 

Siobhan Herrebout said. 

“We connected. We felt like 

we were there for something.” 

Mary Isabel Sales, a senior 

Sandburg students (left to right) Mary Isabel Sales, Grace 

Ann Natanawan and Bridget Lynch hold up their signs 

March 14, as they take part in a national walkout planned 

by students. Photo submitted 

at Sandburg, said she and 

many of her fellow students 

needed to have their voices 

heard after seeing what happened 

in Parkland. 

“I just wanted to do something 

so bad,” she said, noting 

this time it could not 

be quiet discussion inside 

the building. “This time, 

it wasn’t enough to send 

thoughts and prayers. … We 

want something to change.” 

Isabella Rizzuto, an Orland 

Parker who attends 

D230’s Andrew High 

School in Tinley Park, said 

her school saw roughly 600 

students participate. There, 

they spent their time alternating 

through speakers, 

each of whom read a few 

sentences about one of the 

Parkland victims. She said 

it was important that it was 

a student-organized event. 

The student body simply notified 

administrators of their 

plans and felt supported in 

the walkout. 

“It was a really good experience,” 

she said. “I’m happy 

we were able to do it.” 

She said students who participated 

were galvanized by 

videos they saw following 

the Parkland shooting. 

“We shouldn’t be scared 

to go to school,” she said. 

“Our parents shouldn’t be 

scared to send us to school.” 

Dawn Bailye, an Orland 

Park parent of another student 

at Andrew who took 

part, said she had concerns 

about safety measures, and 

whether or not the administration 

at the school would 

support the students’ efforts. 

But she was happy to report 

that everything was handled 

well. 

“I cannot tell you how 

happy I am as a parent that 

my son attends a high school 

that is supportive of its student 

body and their expression 

of how they fit into the 

world of today,” she said. 

All students who talked 

to The Prairie said they discussed 

their involvement 

with their parents in advance 

of the walkout and were supported 

in their decisions to 

take part. Though, some parents 

worried about possible 

disciplinary action at Sandburg, 

in particular, as rumors 

swirled. 

D230 issued a letter to 

parents Feb. 26 addressing 

the efforts of its board of education, 

administration and

opprairie.com Aaron Feis 


staff in ensuring the safety of 

students, as well as addressing 

national plans for demonstrations 

by students. The 

letter noted the district valued 

its students’ voices and 

that principals would work 

with student leaders to give 

voice to planned demonstrations. 

It also stated students 

would not be disciplined 

for engaging in a “preannounced, 

peaceful and organized 

act of demonstration,” 

as long as students did not 

engage in “unannounced 

and/or negative behavior.” 

All of the students who 

talked to The Prairie said 

they did not personally encounter 

disciplinary consequences 

as of press time — 

some noted students were 

marked tardy but had not 

received detentions for those 

marks — but many said there 

was a fear of disciplinary action, 

and/or discouragement 

from select teachers and 

administrators leading up to 

the event. 

“The stance taken by the 

school was a little confusing,” 

said Heather Erickson, 

Violet’s mother. “A couple 

weeks prior to the walkout, 

we received an email with 

the [aforementioned statement]. 

While my follow-up 

information was filtered ... 

I had the impression that 

the narrative changed. Despite 

this perceived change 

in their position, I gave 

Violet permission to walk 

out, regardless of any consequence.” 

Erickson herself teaches 

at a kindergarten through 

11th-grade Chicago Public 

Schools charter in Gage 

Park, which receives students 

from some of the 

toughest neighborhoods in 

Chicago. She said there, every 

high school teacher and 

the principal participated 

alongside students. 

“Gun violence is an everyday 

reality for my kids,” 

she said. “Every single high 

school and eighth-grade student 

willingly participated in 

our walkout. I was surprised 

at Violet’s report of how 

many kids did not participate 

at CSHS.” 

Kathleen Herrebout, Siobhan’s 

mother, said she, like 

most parents, has to live 

with a fear that one person 

with a weapon can change a 

school forever. And she said 

she supports her daughter’s 

decision to get involved 100 

percent. 

“I really do,” she said. “I 

think it was great. I can’t 

imagine what it’s like going 

to school today.” 

When asked about students 

hearing that certain 

teachers offered extra credit 

to students who stayed in 

class or purposefully scheduled 

quizzes at that time, 

whether or not she herself 

discouraged some organizers 

from a walkout, as well 

as complaints of students 

receiving tardy marks for 

participating in the walkout, 

Baker — Erdey deferred 

questions to the principal 

— issued a written response 

that included the following. 

“Like schools across the 

country, we have engaged 

in multiple conversations 

with a student leadership 

group about how to respond 

to the national conversation 

regarding school safety,” she 

wrote. “We continue to meet 

with these student representatives, 

who on Monday, 

March 12, shared a communication 

with the entire 

student body about some of 

their plans, which did not include 

a walkout. 

“We respect the First 

Amendment rights of our 

students and have communicated 

to staff to respect those 

rights. We also respect privacy 

rights and cannot share 

specific information related 

to your questions about student 

discipline or personnel 

matters.” 

She did not reply, as of 

press time Monday, March 

19, to a follow-up email 

asking again about the specific 

allegations regarding 

her discouragement and requesting 

general information 

about how the school 

handled discipline related to 

the walkout, rather than anything 

student-specific. 

Several students said they 

were unaware of an email, 

noting most of the planning 

for the walkout took place 

through Instagram and Twitter, 

group chats and direct 

discussions. Though, one 

mentioned student leaders 

were split on how they wanted 

to handle the March 14 

walkout — with some pushing 

instead to stay inside the 

building. 

For Grace Ann Natanawan, 

a junior at Sandburg, 

it was disappointing 

that even a perceived lack 

of support led to students 

participating for a variety 

of different reasons. She 

said the majority of students 

were there either for the gun 

violence issue or in solidarity 

with Parkland students 

— some for both — but 

also admitted some outliers 

wanted to make a point to 

the school’s administration. 

Still, as someone “really 

passionate about preventing 

gun violence in the United 

States,” she said she and 

many others were never deterred. 

“A lot of kids walked out 

knowing they might get punished,” 

she said. “I definitely 

think it was a worthwhile 

thing to take part in. … The 

youth is really making a difference 

in our community.” 

Bridget Lynch, a junior 

at Sandburg, added, “Many 

were frustrated with how 

Sandburg handled the walkout 

and channeled some 

of that frustration into the 

walkout itself. ... Overall, 

however, it was clear that 

the majority of the participants 

were there because 

they felt strongly about this 

movement.” 

Anastasia Scourtes, a 

2013 graduate of Sandburg 

who has relatives at Sandburg, 

and some other alumni 

shared their support for the 

students on social media 

March 14. 

“It’s really been interesting,” 

she said. “I’m very 

proud of all the students. … 

A lot of former Eagles were 

very supportive.” 

Heather Erickson shared 

Scourtes’ sense of pride. 

“I have been so impressed 

with all of the young people 

involved in this movement,” 

she said. “Change is truly 

possible when a group of individuals 

realize the power 

that exists when they mobilize 

forces. I want all students 

to learn that they have 

the power to shape their own 

future.” 

Lynch said that was a lesson 

learned by many around 

the country March 14. 

“I viewed it as a chance to 

make my voice heard,” she 

said of taking part. “As a minor, 

voting is not yet an option, 

but this is an issue I am 

passionate about. We should 

not forget the tragedy that 

took place just a month ago. 

… We should not be desensitized 

to news of high schoolers 

being massacred in their 

classrooms. 

“The walkout was not 

about me or my friends. It 

Editor’s Note: The Orland Park Prairie and its parent 

company, 22nd Century Media, always work to 

be careful with way minors are portrayed, both in 

photographs and text, in our pages. While schools 

typically assist in granting permission for students 

photographed and interviewed, Sandburg High School 

closed its campus during the national walkout, and 

did not facilitate interviews or provide pictures of its 

students in relation to this event. As such, The Prairie 

connected with more than a dozen students through 

social media, and worked to secure permission from 

parents for any students named or pictured here. 

Others have been paraphrased or used as background 

for this story. 

was not about any one person. 

It was not about Sandburg. 

It was about the bigger 

picture. It was a call, 

loud and clear, for change. 

No longer will we tolerate a 

culture that stands by when 

tragedy strikes.” 

Students could not help by 

describe the experience of 

the walkout as “surreal.” 

“It was just surreal,” said 

Noor Haseeb, a junior at 

Sandburg. “I didn’t expect 

that many students to come 

out. … I was super proud of 

everyone who did.” 

“The experience was quite 

unreal,” Violet Erickson 

added. “I felt like we actually 

had a voice.” 

Note: The Prairie, in social 

media posts, also encouraged 

those who did not participate 

in the walkout to talk about 

why for this story, but none of 

those students reached out by 

press time.

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CJB 

From Page 3 

She added that in addition 

to prayer every day, she 

knows the school makes efforts 

to keep students safe, 

as students go through helpful 

drills and are looked after 

by a good staff. Principal 

Mary Iannucilli added the 

school has a great relationship 

with Orland Hills police 

and keeps watch over 

the property with cameras. 

“We have a good system,” 

said Sahan Clements, 

a seventh-grader from Mokena. 

“But we should take 

precautions.” 

All of the students took 

part in the prayer program, 

but Dan Murphy, an eighthgrader 

from Orland Park, 

was tasked with leading it. 

His opening noted though 

students could not see each 

other around the country, 

they knew they were praying 

in “unity and harmony” 

with one another. 

The students alternated, 

praying for the victims of 

Parkland, for the city of 

Chicago and the violence its 

residents face, and that politicians 

and leaders of the 

world put the safety of students 

first. They asked for 

the strength to spread peace 

through their own work. 

Following Kieklak’s recitation 

of the “Peace Prayer 

of St. Francis,” Murphy 

closed with, “Peace begins 

with us. We are the future of 

our world, and it is up to us 

to live for peace and act for 

peace, now.” 

Kulpinski encouraged 

students to read peace doves 

in the hallways other students 

took the time to make. 

Murphy said he appreciated 

the school trusting 

them to help guide younger 

students, who may have difficulty 

understanding gun 

violence in the world. 

“We can communicate 

with them in language they 

understand,” Murphy said, 

noting they focused on symbolic 

gestures, such as the 

peace doves. 

While students in seventh 

and eighth grades tackled 

weightier topics, such as 

gun violence, the discussion 

scaled down to simpler 

terms for students in the 

pre-kindergarten program, 

who talked about “peaceness.” 

Being quiet, helping 

people, being kind and taking 

naps were among the 

ideas for spreading peace at 

the younger levels. 

“I think the broadcast was 

a good influence on everybody 

in the school, especially 

the younger kids,” 

Ryan Dardugno, a seventhgrader 


added. “When they get older, 

they’ll hopefully understand 

what we understand 

today.” 

Matthew Gaspardo, an 

Orland Park seventh-grader, 

added, “It shows other 

people that we really can do 

something to help make a 

difference.” 

Carter Bailitz, a seventhgrader 


said religion played an important 

role, too. 

“God is meant to help 

all people, whether they’re 

worshipping him or not,” he 

said, noting the school was 

praying for everyone. “God 

will lead us to a better life 

and to do better.” 

Clements added, “God is 

with everybody, no matter 

if they’re Catholic or not 

Catholic.” 

Murphy summed it up. 

“It’s really good for kids 

to start making changes, 

because they are the future 

generation,” he said. 

“They’ll grow up to be 

whatever they want to be, 

and it’s important that we 

spread the message now, so 

that when we grow up, we 

can live in a peaceful community, 

without fear of anything 

like this happening 

again.” 

Iannucilli said the overall 

idea is to stop violence, 

be it at schools, in the city 

or around the world. And 

Cardinal Bernardin hopes 

to turn students into “instruments 

of peace,” who can 

Students in a pre-kindergarten class answer questions about how they can spread “peaceness.” Photos by Julie 

McMann/22nd Century Media 

guide the way for others. 

“It brought me to tears,” 

she said, after listening to 

the students share their involvement 

with The Orland 

Park Prairie. “I’m so proud 

of them.” 

A mural in the school dedicated to peace features doves with practical advice and spiritual 

seeds planted to help students grow into “instruments of peace.” 

Elsewhere 

More than 200 Catholic 

schools in the Chicago area 

were expected to participate 

March 14 in peace-building 

activities in solidarity with 

the national movement, according 

to the Archdiocese 

of Chicago. 

According to a press release 

issued March 14 by 

Providence Catholic High 

School, students there participated 

in the national 

movement in a accordance 

with that expectation. 

Instead of walking out, 

Providence Catholic students 

walked to the school’s 

gymnasium for a prayer service 

for peace and healing, 

according to the press release. 

The school’s student 

council and administration 

reportedly worked together 

on the idea. 

Student leaders, with 

candles representing the 

students and teachers who 

died at Stoneman Douglas, 

led the student body from 

their classrooms in silence 

to the prayer service in the 

gymnasium. A candle was 

placed on the altar, as each 

of the 17 victim’s names 

were read, and a moment 

of silence was observed, according 

to the release.

opprairie.com Cara Loughran 


Out of sight 

Many area high school students participated in a national walkout March 14 but were largely kept indoors or demonstrated away from public view 

Orland Park Police officers turned away cars at both drives 

at Sandburg High School during the walkout, as the school 

announced a closed campus while the students chose to 

hold their walkout on the school’s football field. 

Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Students were not visible from the public right-of-way at 10 a.m. March 14, during a planned national walkout. 

James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

“Do not enter” applied to those on foot, as well as vehicles, 

as Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 closed 

all campuses to the general public, including press, during 

the walkout. T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

While students were not visible outside Lincoln-Way East 

March 14, several adults showed up to nab the attention of 

the school and the media. Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Media 

An increased police presence at Tinley Park High School 

could be seen as students walked out of the building March 

14. Cody Mroczka/22nd Century Media 

A number of Lockport Township High School students 

could be seen from the public right-of-way participating in 

the walkout on the football field, but press was kept off the 

grounds during the demonstration. 

Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media

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Man arrested after allegedly selling 

quarter-pound of cannabis to cop 


A Palos 

Hills man was 

arrested after 

he allegedly 

tried to sell a 

quarter-pound 

of cannabis to 

an undercover Khattab 

Orland Park 

police officer. 

Mohammed Khattab, 24, 

of 9199 Windsor Drive, 

was charged with one count 

each of unlawful delivery of 

cannabis, a Class 3 felony; 

unlawful possession of a 

controlled substance (psilocybin) 

with intent to deliver, 

a Class 3 felony; and 

unlawful possession of a 

controlled substance (amphetamine) 

with intent to 

deliver, a Class 2 felony; 

From March 13 

according to a press release 

issued March 13 by the Orland 

Park Police Department. 

Police recently began an 

investigation into a man unlawfully 

selling cannabis to 

people in the southwest suburbs, 

according to the press 

release. 

At 4:30 p.m. March 9, 

Khattab drove a vehicle to 

an area near College Drive 

and Ridgeland Avenue in 

Palos Heights, where he met 

an undercover officer and 

tried to sell him the cannabis, 

police said. 

Following his arrest, a 

search of Khattab’s vehicle 

reportedly led to the recovery 

of additional cannabis, 

psilocybin (a type of mushroom 

containing a psychedelic 

substance) weighing 

8 grams, 70 assorted amphetamine 

pills (Adderall), 

along with a scale and packaging 

materials. Police also 

seized cash and the vehicle, 

according to the release. 

Orland Park Police Cmdr. 

Tony Farrell said additional 

cannabis weighing “just under” 

30 grams was recovered 

from a 2012 Hyundai 

Santa Fe. The cash seized 

was $159, he added. 

Judge Michael R. Clancy 

issued a $10,000 recognizance 

bond to Khattab 

March 10 at the Leighton 

Criminal Court Building in 

Chicago. 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Fundraising the star of the 

runway at fashion show 

Looking good while doing 

good never goes out of style. 

South suburban fashionistas 

got a sneak preview of 

the spring season’s trendiest 

looks at the New Lenox 

Lions Club’s Garden Party 

Fashion Show March 11. 

The annual event — hosted 

at VFW Post 9545 — featured 

local ladies modeling 

outfits from local businesses, 

catching the eye of a wide 

variety of ages and tastes. 

Each $25 ticket included 

soup, salad, drinks and dessert, 

and proceeds will help 

the Lions Club continue to 

do good through several 

charitable programs. 

“We’re excited,” said Lisa 

Kline, the fashion show chairperson. 

“This is a great time to 

promote women and Lionism. 

It’s a fun, ladies day event, 

and it helps us give back to 

the community in a variety 

of ways, including Lincolnway 

scholarships, sight-andhearing 

programs, and many, 

many more things. ...This is a 

fantastic fundraiser and a day 

of good fellowship.” 

After attendees enjoyed 

their meals, the lights 

dimmed, music played, and 

the fashion show began. 

New Lenox Lions Club 

President Marie Wheeler 

took the mic, as the event’s 

emcee, describing spring 

looks from Briosa Boutique, 

Moody Blues Jean Boutique, 

Simply Rose Boutique, That 

Girl Boutique and To the 

Nines on 9th, as the models 

walked down the runway. 

Moody Blues Boutique 

owner Kathy Wilda sent a 

variety of cool, casual looks 

down the runway. 

“Spring is all about denim,” 

she said. “Denim jackets 

and denim dresses are 

very popular this season, and 

the cold shoulder look is still 

a trending fashion. Stripes 

are really coming in this season, 

too.” 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Proposed development met 

with skepticism 

Approximately 40 people 

attended the meeting of 

the Mokena Village Board 

March 12 to voice concerns 

over a concept review for a 

proposed development on 

Townline Road. 

Alan Zordan, Mokena’s director 

of Economic and Community 

Development, said 

Roxbury Partners is looking 

to develop the 56-acre property 

at 19924 S. Townline 

Road — west of The Oaks 

subdivision, as well as all 

along the Riivendell subdivision 

in unincorporated New 

Lenox Township — with 

64 townhomes, 75 singlefamily 

lots and two detention 

ponds. Zordan said the project 

would require annexation, 

rezoning of the property and 

approval of a planned unit 

development. 

At the outset of the work 

session discussion, Mayor 

Frank Fleischer told residents 

it was just a concept review 

and to listen to what the 

board members thought of 

the item before commenting. 

“You can’t get any earlier 

in the process than this 

tonight,” Fleischer said. 

“Nothing has been decided, 

and nothing has even been 

looked at by the board yet. 

The information the board 

is going to be discussing tonight 

was information that 

was just given to them recently.” 

Fleischer promised the 

residents in attendance that 

if they did not agree with 

what the board members 

said regarding the concept 

review of the proposed development, 

“I will let every 

one of you speak tonight.” 

“If we have to stay here 

all night to listen to you, we 

will,” he said. “But I don’t 

think we will.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Annexation request from 

truck stop draws opposition 

Citizens abutting a controversial 

business spoke 

for nearly an hour in firm 

opposition to an annexation 

request that would allow 

24-hour video gaming and 

packaged liquor sales. 

Almost a dozen residents 

voiced concerns about traffic, 

crime, noise, infrastructure 

and pollution during 

the March 13 Village of 

Tinley Park Committee of 

the Whole meeting regarding 

an annexation request 

on behalf of Leonard McEnery, 

of Lenny’s Food N Fuel 

Harlem Avenue LLC, for his 

4.87-acre property located at 

19240 S. Harlem Avenue. 

Constructed in 2015 with 

later additions in 2017, the 

business operates a motor 

fueling facility for automobiles 

and trucks, a convenience 

story with a drive-up 

food service window for 

Dunkin’ Donuts and Beggars 

Pizza, a carwash, and 

outdoor propane-dispensing 

station. The parcel is located 

in unincorporated Will 

County and is connected to 

Frankfort water and sewer. 

The property would be 

zoned B-3, with special uses 

to allow for the continuance 

of existing plans contingent 

upon the creation of a new 

liquor license allowing for 

the sale of packaged liquor 

and video gaming. The new 

class would be known as 

Class UV, with an annual 

license fee of $1,500 and 

comply under State of Illinois 

Gaming Act’s definition 

of a “truck stop,” as well as 

the Village’s ordinance for 

alcohol sales times. 

Village officials estimate 

projected revenue collected 

from sales, video gaming 

and property taxes, and licensing 

fees would generate 

$400,00 annually. A public 

hearing for the annexation is 

to be held May 1. 

Reporting by Cody Mroczka, 

Editor. For more, visit 

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FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Duo charged with armed 

robbery at gas station 

An 18-year-old and his 

juvenile accomplice were 

charged for their involvement 

in an armed robbery 

that took place around midnight 

March 12 at a gas station 

in Homer Glen, according 

to a press release from 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

Deputy Chief Dan Jungles. 

Wallace I. Thomas, 18, 

of Plainfield, along with a 

male minor from Bolingbrook, 

were charged with 

aggravated armed robbery 

after allegedly robbing the 

Speedway located at 15060 

S. Bell Road. Deputies were 

reportedly dispatched to the 

Speedway at 12:01 a.m. and 

were informed an unknown 

man was wearing a whitecolored 

covering over his 

face and displaying a handgun 

at an employee, from 

whom he demanded money. 

After emptying $116 from 

the register into a bag, the 

Speedway employee fled the 

store, attempting to get help, 

according to the release. The 

gunman fled the station, running 

toward Bell Road, and 

entered a vehicle later found 

to be driven by Thomas. 

A Speedway customer followed 

the duo and obtained 

the license plate number of 

the gunman’s vehicle before 

losing sight of them, according 

to police. 

Detectives located Thomas 

at his school in Joliet. 

He subsequently provided 

detectives with information 

on who the gunman was, according 

to the release. Detectives 

then found the minor 

in Bolingbrook. 

Thomas was transported 

to the Will County Adult Detention 

Facility, and the gunman 

was transported to the 

River Valley Justice Center, 

according to the release. 

Reporting by Thomas Czaja, 


HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Police warn community 

about vehicle burglaries 

Following a string of vehicle-related 

thefts, Frankfort 

Police Department officials 

are asking residents to be 

vigilant and take precautions 

to avoid having their 

cars and personal belongings 

stolen. 

In 2015, the department 

logged 21 incidents of burglaries 

to motor vehicle and 

seven vehicle thefts. The 

following year, those numbers 

increased to 42 and 11, 

respectively, and in 2017, 35 

burglaries to motor vehicles 

and 12 vehicle thefts were 

reported. 

As of mid-March, there 

were 11 burglaries to vehicles 

and three vehicle thefts 

reported in 2018, Frankfort 

Police Chief John Burica 

said. 

“We’ve seen this happen 

over the past few years, 

where it’s increased that 

way, and we’ve recently had 

a rash again — and when I 

say we, it’s the whole area,” 

he said. “It’s from Monee to 

New Lenox to Mokena … 

the surrounding Lincoln- 

Way area, including unincorporated 

areas, have been 

getting hit with both stolen 

vehicles and burglary to motor 

vehicles.” 

In just the past week, Burica 

said, there were multiple 

reported incidents of 

stolen vehicles and cars that 

had been broken into — all 

of which occurred overnight 

and involved vehicles that 

had been left unlocked. 

“These crews come out, it 

looks like at night, usually a 

car with four or five people 

in them, and they will literally 

just go from subdivision 

to subdivision, and they pull 

on car doors to see if they’re 

unlocked,” he said. “And 

then they also like to hit the 

start buttons on cars to see if 

the key fob is inside.” 

He advised residents to 

avoid leaving purses or other 

valuables in plain view, and 

to make sure to always lock 

their vehicles. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 


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Around our office, 

it started with 

Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 

210. 

Days before a national 

walkout from schools 

planned by students across 

the country, to take place on 

the one-month anniversary 

(March 14) of a shooting at 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas 


Florida, that claimed 17 

lives, we learned administrators 

were communicating 

with students in at least 

one of the district’s three 

high schools regarding their 

plans. Those choosing to 

participate would leave their 

classrooms but stay inside 

the building — as all three 

schools ended up doing. 

Safety was cited as the primary 

concern. 

We then learned that all 

campuses would be closed 

during the walkout. No one, 

including members of the 

press, would be able to see 

what transpired. We asked 

then if students might be 

made available for interviews 

but were denied by 

district administration. This 

time, some students being 

minors and the divisive 

nature of debate surrounding 

gun control issues were offered 

as explanation. Again, 

it was to protect students. 

Both concerns are fair. 

School administrators are 

responsible for students 

when they step on campus. 

They should care about 

student safety. And students 

opining on the issues at hand 

undoubtedly are subjected 

to what passes for discourse 

online nowadays. 

But we would have 

worked with the district. We 

planned to stay true to our 

values as a company in how 

we portray minors. We offered 

to meet with 18-yearolds 

or work directly with 

parents to include their 

children in our coverage. 

The district wanted nothing 

to do with it. That’s no 

longer a safety concern; 

that’s something else. 

Next up was Lockport 

Township. Mere hours after 

receiving word from the 

district that students were 

going to walk to the East 

Campus football field, and 

we were welcome to cover 

it, we got another call. The 

story changed. We were no 

longer welcome. 

So while LTHS students 

ultimately walked out, the 

football field demonstration 

was not seen easily from any 

public right-of-way. 

Consolidated High School 

District 230 posted a public 

letter noting that while 

administrators would not be 

involved directly in planning 

any walkout, students 

would not be penalized for 

preannounced and orderly 

participation. The letter also 

showed support for the students’ 

right to have a voice. 

It was a nice sentiment, 

a public self high-five. But, 

behind the scenes, some 

administrators were only 

OK with students having a 

voice so long as it was not 

loud enough for anyone 

to actually hear (or see). A 

call to Sandburg’s principal 

made it clear press would 

not be welcome, and she did 

not return requests to help to 

facilitate interviews regarding 

March 14. Students 

themselves opted to demonstrate 

on the football field, 

where many school functions 

take place, and were 

once again not easily visible 

to the public eye. 

For a minute, it looked 

like Tinley Park High might 

be the most accessible of 

the bunch. Our editor was 

welcomed into the building 

the day before the event to 

speak with student organizers. 

He left with the impression 

he was welcome 

back the next morning. He 

returned to find out otherwise. 

So, we started using social 

media in an attempt to reach 

students. What we got was a 

conversation dominated by 

adults. People shared links 

to articles with which they 

agreed. They supported student 

demonstrations. They 

protested protests. They 

offered alternatives to the 

walkout. They delved into 

the topics of gun control and 

school shootings and what it 

means to be American. They 

talked liberals and conservatives. 

They argued over 

tax dollars and how schools 

use them. They knew what 

would and would not solve 

our country’s social issues. 

They missed the point. 

Often left the predominant 

victims of school shootings 

and at the mercy of decisions 

made by adults for 

whom many cannot vote, 

students organized an event 

to make their voices heard. 

While adults argue the 

issues 365 days a year, students 

asked to be part of the 

conversation for 17 minutes. 

That made a lot of adults 

really nervous. And, almost 

universally, we failed these 

children. 

Our schools — undoubtedly 

facing pressure from 

angry parents/voters, and 

legal issues tied to public 

schools and political 

agendas — suppressed the 

impact students could make. 

Online commenters, everconvinced 

of their self-importance, 

would not cede the 

conversation for any length 

of time. 

To paraphrase one Facebook 

comment that truly got 

it: This was a teachable moment 

for these students. All 

we ended up teaching them 

was that a lot of us weren’t 

very interested in listening 

to what they had to say. 

Many apparently still live by 

the old adage that children 

are better seen (albeit from a 

distance) and not heard. 

No matter our political 

stances, no matter our opinions 

regarding walkouts, we 

should have let them lead 

the conversation — if only 

for 17 minutes. It wasn’t a 

lot to ask. And while our 

staff worked tirelessly to 

make sure the discussion did 

not end where some might 

have preferred, we, like everyone 

else, can do better. 

While these students 

probably don’t even need 

us — in an age that sees 

them mobilizing on their 

own, with the social media 

tools to reach the world, in 

their own words — these 

papers still can be powerful 

in reaching the teachers, administrators, 

politicians and 

voters of these communities. 

To that end, I personally 

welcome student voices to 

these Sound Off pages. 

And for everyone else still 

reading, if you agree with 

what I had to say in this editorial, 

I would love to hear 

from you directly at bill@ 

opprairie.com or by phone 

at (708) 326-9170 ext. 20. 

If you disagree? Reach out 

all the same. After all, that’s 

what discourse is all about: 

listening to and considering 

the viewpoints of people 

other than yourself.

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opprairie.com Peter Wang 


From the Editor, Part II 

Practical and positive, students work for change 


I 

am suppressing an urge 

right now. There is a 

different version of this 

editorial I’m trying to hold 

back. 

It is filled with venom and 

sick burns. In many ways, it 

is a continuation of what you 

see on the opposite page, 

focused more on questions 

surrounding Sandburg High 

School and information 

circulated by its students. 

Questions about why, at the 

very least, some students did 

not feel supported March 14 

in their walkout, and why, at 

one school in particular in a 

district, the narrative seemed 

a bit different from the rest. 

It probably needs to be 

written, but I’m trying to 

let the words and actions 

of some great seventh- and 

eighth-graders guide me as 

I wrap up this week’s paper. 

I’m trying, after everything 

else, to end this week on a 

positive note. 

You see, after Sandburg 

closed its campus to the 

public, including press, I got 

an interesting email from 

the Archdiocese of Chicago. 

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin 

Catholic School in Orland 

Hills, which draws a number 

of students from the towns 

we cover, was going to hold 

a prayer service in lieu of a 

walkout. It would be led by 

a group of its seventh- and 

eighth-graders. It would 

be accompanied by discussions 

in religion classes 

and activities scaled for the 

wide stretch of grade levels 

the school covers. We were 

welcome to cover it and chat 

with the students. 

I would be lying if I said I 

wasn’t surprised. 

Were we really not only 

going to be able to attend a 

local event during the national 

walkout that somehow 

turned controversial for so 

many schools but also be 

granted a candid discussion 

with elementary school 

students on the subject of 

gun violence? 

Now, before we go further, 

you don’t need to point out 

the obvious difference here. 

I understand that one of 

these schools is funded by 

public tax dollars, while the 

other is attached, literally, to 

a church. And I understand 

why that makes a difference. 

I also understand there are 

inherent differences in the 

act of walking out for something 

not officially sanctioned 

by a school or district, 

and the act of participating in 

activities encouraged by the 

archdiocese and overseen by 

teachers. 

But on the simplest level, 

one of these institutions did 

not shy away from an important 

conversation. And it was 

a better conversation than I 

expected. 

While you can read 

the full story about what 

students did on Page 3 this 

week, behind the scenes, 

photographer Julie McMann 

and I had an opportunity 

to roam the halls with CJB 

Principal Mary Iannucilli, 

religion coordinator Mary 

Vlaming and marketing 

coordinator Meg Kulpinski, 

checking out the peace murals 

created by the students. 

And I stood before a conference 

room table seating eight 

students ready to talk about 

their day. I expected the chat 

to be about the activities. 

I figured there would be a 

good dose of faith infused 

into the proceedings. Maybe 

some chat regarding the decision 

to lead a prayer rather 

than walkout. 

Some of those things were 

part of the conversation, 

but the students also spoke 

practically (and eloquently). 

They talked about what their 

school does to keep them 

safe and prepare them for 

the possibility of an attack. 

They talked of being student 

leaders and using their youth 

to relate to younger students, 

who may not fully grasp gun 

violence, in creative ways. 

They spoke of prayer, of 

course, but they also spoke 

about things they can do in 

their everyday lives to try 

to make the world a better 

place. They, like many others, 

recognize “thoughts and 

prayers” are a start, but more 

can and should be done. 

They talked about what it 

is like to come to elementary 

school in an era when school 

shootings are the norm, 

rather than a break from it. 

The talked March 14 about 

feeling “unity and harmony” 

with students around the 

country, Catholic or not. 

They talked about effecting 

change in the world, and 

how they can help to shape 

their own futures. 

And no one in the room 

stopped them. No one told us 

to steer clear of any particular 

topics. No one tried to 

coach the students. They had 

no script. 

They didn’t need one. 

And the adults didn’t need to 

worry. The children had this 

covered. 

And that is not to ignore 

the work of the students at 

Sandburg. I talked to more 

than a dozen high schoolers 

this past week for the 

story on Pages 4-5, and they, 

Editor’s Note: The 

Thursday, March 22 

edition of The Orland 

Park Prairie was 

published before results 

were available for the 

March 20 Gubernatorial 

Primary Election. Stories 

related to the election 

results are to appear in 

print in the Thursday, 

March 29 edition of 

the paper but can be 

viewed online sooner at 

OPPrairie.com. 

too, spoke beyond their 

years — or at least beyond 

how I remember speaking 

at that age. They also found 

solidarity in the walkout. 

They directed a conversation 

about something that impacts 

each and every one of them, 

and they asked people not 

to forget about those lost to 

gun violence each time it 

happens. 

In fact, from pre-kindergarten 

classes, where they 

talked about “peaceness” 

and small things they can do 

to bring it to others, to high 

school, where students want 

to see the rhetoric around 

gun violence change and 

politicians do more than give 

it another passing thought 

on Twitter, students spoke 

about these matters with 

more urgency than usual 

but also with more tact than 

adults tend to approach these 

topics. 

They are smart. They care. 

They want to make the world 

a better place. And they are 

ready and willing to engage 

with us to make it happen. 

That’s a truly awesome 

thing to see. Hopefully, 

we’re hearing it, too. 

But even that’s not 

enough. We have to apply 

the lessons they’re teaching 

us to truly make a change. 

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‘Musings II’ 

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I must know how things work 

Why things spin. 

I collect how-tos 

Like a squirrel collects nuts 

As if I’d starve without 

Ifs, ands or buts 

There once was a man with 

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I’m thinking I might be able 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

Stone Church (10737 W. Orland Parkway, 

Orland Park) 

Sisterhood Breakfast 

9 a.m. Saturday, March 

24. Guest speaker Cheva 

Ramos, of “Autism Speaks,” 

is to deliver a message called 

“Autism: Family, Faith & 

Community.” Free breakfast 

with an offering, and donations 

for “Autism Speaks.” 

Good Friday Communion 

Service 

7 p.m. Friday, March 30. 

Easter Sunday Services 

9 and 11 a.m. April 1. 

St. Michael Church (14327 Highland Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Showers of Fashions 

Noon-3 p.m. Thursday, 

April 19, at Orland Chateau, 

14500 S. LaGrange Road. 

Luncheon will be served 

and Chico’s of Orland Park 

will be providing the latest 

spring and summer fashions. 

Tickets are $45 and can 

be purchased in the parish 

office, or contact Mary at 

(708) 349-5407 or Paulette 

at (708) 460-6535. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Living in the Light Workshop 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 

April 14, at the St. Francis 

Center (up on the hill). 

People can listen to Janene 

Ternes, founder of Prayer 

in Motion, as she guides the 

crowd towards a more intimate 

connection with God. 

For more information, contact 

Sue at (708) 969-4898. 

To register, visit www. 

sfaorland.org/living-in-thelight.html. 

Orland Park Christian Reformed Church 

(7500 W. Sycamore Drive, Orland Park 

Palm Sunday Choral Cantata 

6 p.m. Sunday, March 25. 

The “We Remember Calvary” 

program is to be a choirled 

service, using powerful 

words and beautiful music 

as the church reflects upon 

Christ’s journey to the cross. 

There is no cost to attend. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-4900 or email op 

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Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Easter Egg Hunt 

10 a.m. Saturday, March 

24. The event will be held 

come rain or shine (all indoors). 

There will be thousands 

of eggs all throughout 

the building, in age-divided 

areas. The hunt will be 

geared for toddlers through 

fifth-graders. All receive a 

little memento for attending, 

not including all the 

candy and prizes in the 

eggs. There will cookies 

served after the hunt and 

free raffle giveaways. 

People should bring 

baskets and arrive early. 

For questions, contact 

Tiffany Johnston at 

(708) 429-2200. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Lent 

Lenten communion service 

will meet at 11 a.m. 

(a lunch after) and 7 p.m. 

Thursday, March 22, under 

the theme “Prayers of 

the Passion.” The messages 

will be in dramatic dialogue 

form. The evening Lent 

services will take place in 

Duehr Memorial Chapel. 

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In Memoriam 

Alice Cramer 

Alice A. Cramer, of Orland 

Park, formerly of Lockport, 

died March 12. Wife 

of the late Robert E. Cramer; 

mother of Tracy Pierce, 

James (Krys) Pierce and the 

late Scott (Diane) Pierce; 

grandmother of Ryan, Matthew, 

Ashley and James 

Pierce; and sister of Mike 

Cahill and Kim (Lynn) Cahill. 

She was preceded in 

death by her parents, James 

and Helen Cahill (Havlik). 

She was the treasurer 

for Shadow Riders Motorcycle 

Club, president of 

Brook Hills Townhome Association 

and member of 

Parkview Christian Church 

in Orland Park. 

Services were held at 

Kurtz Memorial Chapel. Interment 

Bethania Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

to St. Jude Children’s 

Research Hospital, www. 

stjude.org, would be appreciated. 

Cecil Ingmire 

Cecil W. Ingmire, DVM, 

92, of Orland Park, died 

March 10. 

Survived by his wife of 71, 

Mary Ingmire; son Wayne 

(Jane Tinker) Ingmire; three 

daughters, Linda (Paul 

Graham), Celia (Edward 

Fitzgerald) and Jann Ingmire; 

seven grandchildren 

and six great-grandchildren; 

two brothers and a sister. 

An equine and food animal 

veterinarian, he established 

his own practice, Ingmire 

Large Animal Clinic, in 

Joliet. He practiced veterinary 

medicine for 50 years, 

starting in a small animal 

practice in Akron, Ohio, 

and then moving to Joliet 

in 1948. He was president 

of the Illinois State Veterinary 

Medical Association 

and a lifetime member of the 

American Veterinary Medical 

Association. He served 

on the advisory boards to 

create Veterinary Technology 

Programs at Parkland 

College and Joliet Junior 

College. From 1971–1988, 

he served as chief veterinarian 

for the Chicago-Joliet 

Livestock Center and was 

the Will County Animal 

Control administrator for 23 

years. 

He was also actively involved 

with the Will County 

Farm Bureau, the University 

of Illinois Extension Service 

and the 4-H. He was a past 

president of the Joliet Exchange 

Club. He served on 

the Joliet Junior College 

Board and was board chairman 

when the decision was 

made to relocate the campus 

to Houbolt Road on the 

Richards’ farm property. He 

was also a community trustee 

for Silver Cross Hospital. He 

was recognized for his contributions 

to the profession 

of veterinary medicine with 

the Kansas State University 

College of Veterinary Medicine 

and Veterinary Medical 

Alumni Association Distinguished 

Alumnus Award, 

Meritorious Service Awards 

from the Illinois State Veterinary 

Medical Association 

and the University of Illinois 

College of Veterinary Medicine, 

Alumni Association. 

He was a captain in the 

Army Veterinary Corps, 

1954–1956. He was a member 

of the Ottawa Street and 

Grace United Methodist 

churches in Joliet. 

Memorials to KSU Foundation, 

1800 Kimball Ave., 

Ste 200, Manhattan, KS 

66502 — please indicate 

fund M47195 — will be appreciated. 

Noreen Strazzante 

Noreen M. Strazzante, 63, 

of Orland Park, died March 

7. 

She was born May 18, 

1954 in Chicago to the late 

Joe and LaVerne O’Connor. 

Also preceding her in death 

are her siblings, Dennis, 

Geri, Joanne, Joe, Kathy, 

Terry, and Tim. Left to cherish 

her memory are her children, 

Joey (Chrissy), Phil and 

Mike Strazzante; grandchildren, 

Sofiya and Ava; and 

siblings, Danny and Linda. 

Noreen was a loving caregiver 

and homemaker for 

her family, a devoted mother 

and grandmother. She was 

an avid Cubs fan and nature 

lover. She especially loved 

animals. She will be greatly 

missed by all who loved her. 

Visitation was held at 

Chapel Lawn Funeral Home, 

with the Rev. Doug Klukken 

officiating. Burial will be 

in Chapel Lawn Memorial 

Gardens. 

Anthony Tadin 

Anthony J. 

“Tony” Tadin, 76, 

of Orland Park, died March 

7. 

He was a United States 

Army veteran who served 

during the Vietnam War. 

Husband for 50 years to 

Margaret “Marge”; father 

of Angela Tadin, Christine 

Krueger, Sandra (Jim) 

Buhrke, Donna Tadin, Anthony 

Tadin and Frank 

(Beth) Tadin; grandfather of 

nine; brother of twin Frank 

(Celeste), Jim (Mitzi) and 

the late Dolores (late Don) 

Domke;uncle of many nieces 

and nephews. 

He was a retired sprinkler 

fitter and member of union 

Local 281, with more than 

37 years of service. 


Colonial Chapel. A Funeral 

Mass was held at St. Michael 

Church. Interment 

Good Shepherd Cemetery. 

Kenneth Wilcox 

Dr. Kenneth M. 

Wilcox, 95, of Orland 

Park, died March 10. 

He was a veteran of the 

United States Army Air 

Corps who served during 

World War II. 

Husband for 65 years 

to Evelyn; father of Robert 

(Carry) Wilcox, Kathleen 

(Cory) Gale and Ted 

(Menchie) Wilcox; grandfather 

of Regis Lacher, Louis 

and Mitchell Wilcox, Christina, 

Kenneth (Lindsey) and 

Richard (Melissa) Gale, and 

Bill Wilcox; great-grandfather 

of Halen and Kenneth 

Dovven Gale; and brother of 

the late Jack Edward Wilcox. 

He trained in internal medicine 

after the war. He married 

Evelyn in 1952, and they had 

three children by 1954. He 

practiced in Morris, Illinois 

and Fort Dodge, Iowa, with 

the Kersten Clinic. In 1963, 

Ken and Evelyn went to 

work as medical missionaries 

in Tanzania, East Africa. He 

trained in tropical medicine 

in London. He was in charge 

of a hospital in Kiomboi, 

Tanzania, for four years, and 

treated thousands of patients 

there. On returning to the 

states, he took up practice on 

Kedzie Avenue on the south 

side of Chicago, at the Meyer 

Medical group. He took care 

of patients in four different 

south side hospitals. In 1992, 

he retired and devoted his 

time to Wycliffe Bible Translators 

and the Seed Company. 

Ken and Evelyn have lived in 

Orland Park for the past 15 

years. 


Colonial Chapel. A funeral 

service was held at Grace 

Fellowship Church. A committal 

service with military 

honors was held at Abraham 

Lincoln National Cemetery. 

Memorials to Wycliffe Bible 

Translators, 11221 John 

Wycliffe Blvd., Orlando, FL 

32832, preferred. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email Editor 

Bill Jones at bill@opprairie. 

com with information about a 

loved one who was a part of the 

Orland Park community.

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OP enjoys fellowship, fundraising on St. Patty’s 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

Celtic traditions and 

charitable giving were highlighted 

across Orland Park 

Saturday, March 17, with 

the community coming together 

to celebrate all that 

is Irish for St. Patrick’s Day. 

Two popular pubs were at 

the center of the action, as 

Granite City Food & Brewery 

incorporated fundraising 

for firefighters into its 

fun, while Square Celt Ale 

House & Grill reveled in 

the south side traditions of 

green beer, bagpipers and 

Irish cuisine. 

Both establishments offered 

free entry and a variety 

of drink specials, 

ensuring that everyone experienced 

a little luck of the 

Irish throughout the holiday 

weekend. 

Granite City St. Patrick’s 

Day visitors who arrived 

in the early afternoon were 

greeted by a fire truck and 

local firefighters, as 10 percent 

of all sales benefitted 

the department’s educational 

outreach programs, in 

conjunction with the establishment’s 

monthlong Irish 

Fest. 

General Manager Jeff Polak 

explained that the brewery 

and restaurant wanted 

to give back, while offering 

patrons a variety of seasonal 

specials. 

“We’ve got some great 

new beer,” he said. “We’ve 

been offering the Burning 

Barn Irish Red for years 

— it’s one of our favorite 

seasonals — and for Irish 

Fest we are doing a whiskey 

oak-aged version of the 

Irish red ale. We have new 

food and new beer, so it’s an 

exciting time around here.” 

Palos Park resident Ella 

Bandringa came out to 

Granite City to enjoy a St. 

Patrick’s Day lunch with her 

Granite City Food & Brewery employee Marina Stanfa pours a glass of beer Saturday, March 17, in Orland Park. 

Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Therese McLaughlin, Jim Nangle and Jeff Polarek celebrate 

St. Patrick’s Day at Square Celt. 

son Rick, of Tinley Park, as 

she recently learned that she 

is, in fact, very Irish. 

“My mother was adopted 

by the Kelly family back in 

1935, and she never knew 

her biological family,” Rick 

explained . “We did the Ancestry.com 

test and learned 

that she’s 94 percent Irish. 

People in Ireland are 95 percent 

Irish, so this is amazing. 

“We found her half-brothers, 

and we even celebrated 

Thanksgiving with them.” 

Square Celt’s St. Patrick’s 

Day party ran from 10 a.m. 

all the way through last call 

at 1:30 a.m. and General 

Manager Melissa Skora said 

it is the place to be for all 

that is Irish. 

“The Square Celt is St. 

Patrick’s Day,” she explained. 

“The energy in here 

is upbeat, very green and 

very Irish. We strive to give 

the people what they want. 

If you want to celebrate St. 

Patrick’s Day, you’re going 

to do it here.” 

Bagpipers, Irish dancers, 

Irish food and a lot of green 

beer added to the Square 

Celt fun, as did a packed 

musical lineup, including 

performances by The Hatfield 

Sisters, The Lads, and 

James Moore & Dan Pearson. 

Orland Park resident 

Matt Zimmer encouraged 

anyone looking for St. Patrick’s 

Day fun to join him at 

Square Celt. 

“This place is just a party,” 

he said. “Everybody 

comes here and has a good 

time and makes new friends. 

And the food is great. I had 

the corned beef and cabbage 

for lunch and, in a few 

hours, I’ll probably order up 

a corn beef sandwich.” 

St. Patrick’s Day may 

only happen once a year, but 

Irish eyes are always smiling 

at the Square Celt. 

“Every day here is St. 

Patrick’s Day,” Skora said. 

“No matter when people 

walk through the door here, 

they are Irish.” 

Across Orland Park, fellowship 

and friendship were 

The Hatfield Sisters band members (left to right) Enda 

Kiernan, Anne Hatfield-Martin and Joe Junker perform on St. 

Patrick’s Day at Square Celt Ale House & Grill in Orland Park. 

at the heart of St. Patrick’s 

Day. As the old Irish proverb 

goes, “Here’s to good 

Irish friends — never above 

you, never below you, always 

beside you.”


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■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

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■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

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■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. 

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July 20 and Saturday 

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IL (February 8, 

2018)-Improvements 

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It is a delicate balance 

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solution that relieves 

parents of the burden 

of home maintenance 

while allowing for them 

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their grandchildren. 

The Carson model 

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will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details. 

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Accounting Manager 

SW Suburban Manufacturing Company seeks an Accounting 

Manager with Direct Experience in all areas of Accounting 

and Human Resources. Accounting responsibilities include 

preparation & analysis of monthly and year-end financial 

statements in a timely manner, a working knowledge of 

accounts receivable & payable, prepaid & accrued expenses, 

journal entries, cash reconciliation & management, inventory 

control, and supervision of the daily operations of the 

Accounting Staff. Human Resource responsibilities include 

management of health insurance programs, 401k, workers 

compensation, payroll taxes, and other HR duties. Must have 

minimum 5 years experience in these areas. Successful 

candidate should be detail & accuracy-oriented with 

advanced skills with Microsoft Office & accounting software 

and communication skills to effectively communicate with 

management team members. 

Competitive Salary and fringe benefits including health 

insurance and 401k. Please send resume to: 

Email: cstratton@aerorubber.com 

AERO Rubber Company, Inc. 

8100 West 185th Street 

Tinley Park, IL 60487 

(708) 430-4900 

Village Seeks Seasonal Maintenance Workers 

The Village of Homer Glen is seeking to fill 2 F/T 

seasonal maintenance worker positions. This position 

requires physical labor and will assist in maintaining the 

grounds of public property. 

Applicants must be 18 yrs. of age, have a H.S. diploma or 

GED. Pay rate is $10.50 per hr for approx. 40 hrs. per 

week from May to October. Selected candidates will be 

required to pass a criminal background check, medical 

physical and drug screen. 

Interested candidates must complete the job application 

found on the Village’s website www.homerglenil.org 

Completed applications can be e-mailed to Heather 

Kokodynsky at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or 

mailed to Village of Homer Glen, Attn: Heather 

Kokodynsky, 14240 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen, 

IL 60491. 

Outdoor work: F/T 

year-round & seasonal 

Employment 

Potential for paid winters 

off. Benefits incl. health, 

dental, IRA. Clean driving 

record a MUST. Starting 

rate: $14/hr. Time and 1/2 

over 40 hrs. Apply 

in-person 7320 Duvan Dr, 

Tinley Park M-F 8a-4p. 

Real Estate 

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Merchandise 


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$12/hr seasonal thru June 

Approx. 8a-4p, M-F 

Apply in person at 7320 

Duvan Dr., Tinley Park, 

M-F: 8a-4p 

Lawn Care Service 

Looking for responsible, 

motivated with driver’s 

license. Pay based on exp. 

Paid training. 708.226.9322 

Growing Media Company 

Seeks Sales Directors 

Position Overview: 

22nd Century Media, a media 

publishing company based in 

Orland Park, is seeking Sales 

Directors to join their team. 

Responsibilities Include: 

Proactively prospecting and 

qualifying potential new 

advertising accounts; handling 

incoming leads; guiding ad 

copy for clients; identifying 

business opportunities and 

working with decision makers 

to obtain customer 

commitment; and achieving 

weekly revenue targets. 

Qualifications: 

Ideal candidates will possess 

1–3 years of experience in 

local/retail advertising sales 

and/or media environment. 

Must have a strong work ethic 

and ability to work 

independently as well as with 

a team. Excellent 

communication skills, 

time-management and 

interpersonal skills required. 

Next Steps: 

For more information or to be 

considered for this 

opportunity, email a 

resume to: 

careers@22ndcenturymedia.com 

No phone calls please. EOE 

INDUSTRIAL SALES 

SW Suburban (Tinley Park) 

Manufacturing Company 

seeks a person with 

experience in B2B Sales of 

industrial products 

(non-chemical). 

This is an inside, 

consultative Sales position 

which will focus on new 

product sales development and 

existing product sales. 

This sales/marketing 

function selects and targets 

decision makers to discuss the 

product features relative 

to the prospect’s existing & 

potential needs. 

Successful candidates 

should be proactive and have 

strong sales experience. 

Excellent salary and fringe 

benefits. 

Annual performance bonus 

potential. 

It is NOT an outside sales, 

telemarketing, nor a 

commission paid position. 

Send resume to: 

AERO Rubber Company, Inc. 

bschatte@aerorubber.com 

SALES ASSISTANT 

Due to our rapid growth and 

expansion, Tinley Park 

industrial mfg. Sales office 

seeks exp’d, detail-oriented 

Sales Assistant for full-time 

position. A Sales Assistant at 

ARC does both sales, 

secretarial & customer service 

functions. This is a very 

diversified position in our 

FAST-PACED office. The 

ideal candidate must be 

HIGHLY MOTIVATED and 

needs to possess strong 

organizational & 

communication skills. 

Excellent computer literacy 

needed, including MS Word & 

Excel. Industrial cust. service 

exp. req’d. Repeat customer 

& supplier contact. No 

telemarketing, no cold calling 

req’d. Competitive salary & 

benefit pkg incl. 401K. Send 

letter & resume to: 

cstratton@aerorubber.com 

Screen Printers & 

Warehouse Needed 

Experience preferred. 

Please apply in person: 

Same Day Tees 112 S. 

First St, Peotone 

(relocating to 9525 

Laraway Rd, Frankfort) or 

email 

pete@samedaytees.com 

LAWN TECHNICIAN 

Professional company 

located in Frankfort 

looking for reliable 

individual to apply dry 

fertilizer. Experience a 

plus, but not necessary. 

For interview call: 

(708)479-4600 

landscapeassociatesinc.com 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

homemakers and retirees. 

Must be reliable and have 

morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

If interested, 

Call 708 429 6477 

M-F, 10am - 1pm Only! 

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CALL TODAY: 

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Landscape Help Wanted: 

Valid CDL driver’s license 

a + & labor exp. Selfstarter 

& quick learner a +. 

Pay based upon exp. 

English speaking a benefit. 

Email resume/info to 

cedarvalley07@att.net 

Hiring Desk Clerk 

(must be flexible w/ 

shifts) & Housekeeping 

(Morning) Needed at 

Super 8 Motel 

Apply within: 

9485 W. 191st St, Mokena 

No Phone Calls 

Nancy’s Pizzeria in Mokena 

hiring exp. pizzeria/ kitchen 

help. Located 1 mi S of I-80 

on LaGrange Rd. 30-40 

hrs/wk with open availability, 

evening hrs. Competitive 

wages starting at $10+/hr w/ 

exp. Contact 708.906.7040. 

Landscaping & Lawn 

Maintenance Personnel 

Experience needed. 

$13-18/hr. F/T, Immediate 

Hire (708) 687-8091 / 

office@threebrothers 

landscaping.net 

The City of Lockport is 

accepting applications for 

a P/T Water Laborer. 

Please visit the City’s 

website for info & 

how to apply: 

www.cityoflockport.net 

P/T Warehouse Labor 

Seasonal thru Oct. $13/hr 

20-25 hrs/wk. Approx. 

3-7pm. Apply in person: 

7320 Duvan Dr, Tinley 

Park, M-F 8a-4p or call 

708.514.0324. 

Fence Installers & Laborers 

wanted for growing fence 

business. Exp preferred but 

will train. Competitive wage 

& benefits incl’d medical 

insurance. Please apply within 

at K Brothers Fence, 19008 

Wolf Rd in Mokena. 

P/T Mechanic & Handyman 

Exp. w/ Lawn Equip & small 

machine repair. Flexible hrs. 

Apply at Melka Landscaping, 

11606 179th St, Mokena 

or email 

gardencenter@jimmelka.com 

P/T Delivery Driver 

CDL req. Exp w/ driving a 

6-wheel dump truck req. 

Flexible hrs. Apply at Melka 

Landscaping,11606 179th St, 

Mokena or email 

gardencenter@jimmelka.com 

P/T Shampoo Assistant 

for Lockport salon & spa. 

Th w/ alternating F-Sa. 

Apply within: Studio 305, 

230 E. 8th St, Lockport 

815.834.0401 

Medical Transportation 

Drivers Wanted. Call or 

email: 815.464.9600 

transportationresume4@ 

gmail.com 

Small Engine/Auto Mechanic 

F/T. $18+/hr based on exp. 

Call (708) 687-8091 / 

office@threebrothers 

landscaping.net 

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No exp. req. Helping home 

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State Licensed & Bonded 

since 1998. Providing 

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Live-in/ Come & go. 

708.403.8707 

Heaven Sent Caregivers 

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Cardio Fit $25. 100 ft garden 

hose $10. Dining room chair 

covers 4 for $20. Geo Foreman 

rotisserie $25. 815.478.3870 

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Kids adidas sweats $4. Can 

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Golf club hard travel case $30. 

Cloth car cover $25. HP 

Printer, copier, scanner $25. 

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What is your most 

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on the field? 

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the shot. There was nobody 

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Interview by Sports Editor Jeff 

Vorva 

OJHS wins SWIC volleyball crown 

STAFF REPORT 

For the first time in school 

history, Orland Park Junior 

High’s sixth/seventh-grade 

volleyball won the Southwest 

Interscholastic Conference 

title after winning 

the league tournament earlier 

this month. The team 

finished 18-1 overall. 

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tournament MVP and was 

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team. Emily Cossyleon 

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made the all-conference 

team. 

Other players on the 

squad are Samantha Jeffries, 

Yahaira Hernandez, 

Hanna Tutor, Grace Kocinski, 

Mikayla Zoubek, Taryn 

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EAGLE VARSITY ATHLETES 

BASEBALL 

■March ■ 24 – hosts Moline, 

12 p.m. 

■March ■ 26 – hosts Thornton, 

11 a.m. 

■March ■ 27 – at Richards, 11 

a.m. 

■March ■ 28 – at Andrew, 4:30 

p.m. 

■March ■ 29 – hosts Lincoln- 

Way Central, 4:30 p.m. 

BOYS LACROSSE CO-OP 

■March ■ 24 – hosts Andrew 

Invitational, 8 a.m. 


Way West, 6 p.m. at Andrew 

■March ■ 29 – hosts 

Providence Catholic, 6 p.m. at 

Andrew 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 

■March ■ 23 – at Vernon Hills 

Invitational, 5 p.m. 

■March ■ 24 – at Vernon Hills 

Invitational, 9 a.m. 

■March ■ 28 – at Wheaton 

Warrenville South Tiger 

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■March ■ 29 – at Wheaton 

Warrenville South Tiger 

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Way Central, 5 p.m. 

■March ■ 21 – at Metea Valley, 

6 p.m. 

■March ■ 23 – at Maine East 

Invitational, TBA 

■March ■ 27 – at Lincoln-Way 

East, 9 a.m. 

BADMINTON 

■March ■ 24 – at Hinsdale 

South Invitation, 9 a.m. 


Central, 8 a.m. 


Way West, 8 a.m. 

GIRLS LACROSSE CO-OP 

■March ■ 22 – hosts Montini, 

6:30 p.m. 

GIRLS SOCCER 

■March ■ 22 – at Tinley Park, 

4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 24 – hosts Plainfield 

Central, 12 p.m. 

■March ■ 26 – hosts Marist, 

6:30 p.m. 

SOFTBALL 

■March ■ 22 – at Lady Southern 

Classic Tournament, TBA 

■March ■ 23 – at Lady Southern 

Classic Tournament, TBA 

■March ■ 24 – at Lady 

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Way Central, 4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 27 – at Oak Forest, 

4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 28 – at Bradley, 4:30 

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■March ■ 29 – hosts 

Thornwood, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS TRACK 

■March ■ 24 – at Top Times at 

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■March ■ 21 – hosts Metea 

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■MARCH ■ 23 - hosts Lane 

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■March ■ 27 - hosts Lincoln- 

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Homecoming party good as gold for Coyne 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Kendall Coyne said she 

thinks the Olympic gold 

medal she won as a member 

of the United States Women’s 

Hockey Team weighs a 

little more than a pound. 

Or maybe not. 

“To me, it feels weightless,” 

she said. 

But it is not wait-less. 

On Friday, March 16, children, 

high school students, 

teachers, adults — and even 

Orland Park Mayor Keith 

Pekau — waited their turn 

to see the 25-year-old 2010 

graduate and her heavy medal 

during a pair of packed assemblies 

at her alma mater, 

Sandburg High School. 

The assemblies served 

several purposes. Students 

and staff members were getting 

their heads shaved for 

St. Baldrick’s charities, winter 

sports athletes were recognized 

and Coyne made a 

special appearance, just like 

she did in 2014. Then, she 

was sporting a silver medal. 

This year, after a wild championship 

win over Canada 

that ended in a shootout in 

February, she was able to 

show off the gold. 

The 25-year-old told both 

crowds to never give up on 

their dreams and to reach 

for the stars. But she also 

said life is full of challenges, 

and she had a few when she 

started playing hockey. 

“People identified hockey 

as a male-dominant sport,” 

she said. “When I was in 

high school, I was called 

names and I was picked on 

for not doing more traditional 

female-based sports. 

That was a hard part for me. 

But whenever I walked into 

a rink, it was my sanctuary, 

and it was what I loved the 

most. 

“I had the love and support 

of my family. I knew 

hockey wasn’t just for boys; 

it’s for everybody.’’ 

What’s next for Coyne? 

Plenty. But it’s not all going 

to be on the ice. 

A day after the Sandburg 

homecoming, Coyne and her 

finance’, Michael Schofield, 

flew out to California to look 

for living arrangements. 

Schofield, a Sandburg 

alum who won a Super Bowl 

rings as a starting offensive 

lineman with Denver in 

2016, agreed to a two-year 

deal with the Los Angeles 

Chargers March 14. After he 

was waved by Denver before 

the 2017 season, he signed 

up with the Chargers and 

appeared in 15 games and 

earned five starts. 

The two are planning 

a July wedding in Orland 

Park. 

Sandburg alum and Olympic gold-medal winner Kendall Coyne does a little dance Friday, March 16, after being introduced 

to the crowd during an assembly at the Orland Park school. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

ABOVE: The Sandburg band pumps up the crowd during a pair of assemblies Friday, 

March. 16. 

RIGHT: Kendall Coyne walks down one of the halls of her alma mater, Sandburg, on her 

way to an assembly that honored her for winning an Olympic gold medal. 

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau poses with Olympic hero 

Kendall Coyne during an assembly at Sandburg High School.

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the The orland park prairie | March 22, 2018 | 45 

At the end of every boys basketball season, 22nd Century Media scours through stories, stat sheets and 

reporters’ notebooks to compile its Team 22 All-Star lineup. The team features student-athletes from 

Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport Township and 

Sandburg high schools. 

—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff 

First team 

second team 

Forward 

Guard 

F: Andrew Hancock, senior, LW Central 

10.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG. All-SWSC Red. 

G: Sean Curran, freshman, LW Central 

11.4 PPG, 5.3 APG, 2.5 RPG, 1.4 SPG. 

All-SWSC Red. 

G: Jake Pygon, senior, Sandburg 

9.7 PPG, 4.2 APG, 2.6 RPG. All-SWSC 

Blue. 

Sam Shafer, senior, LW East 

18.9 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 3.1 APG. All-SWSC Blue. 

SWSC Blue Player of the Year. Dominating 

all area stats, Shafer played more of a guard 

role but has the height to be a forward. He’s 

a First Teamer any way you slice it. 

Troy Murphy, senior, Andrew 

16.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.4 APG. All-SWSC 

Red. SWSC Red Player of the Year. While 

Shafer dominated the Blue Division of the 

SouthWest Suburban Conference, Murphy 

owned the Red. 

G: Evan Yerkes, senior, Andrew 


Red. 

G: Joey Buggemi, senior, LW East 

12.5 PPG, 2.9 RPG. 

Guard Guard Guard 

Honorable mentions 

Zach Parduhn, senior, LW East 

11.1 PPG, 3.7 APG. All-SWSC Blue. 

Parduhn was a difference-maker, plain and 

simple. He put up big numbers all season 

and enabled others on a strong team. 

Jake Karli, junior, Lockport 

7.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 4 APG. All-SWSC Blue. 

While on paper the numbers aren’t as 

showy as some others, most folks agree 

that, at point guard, Karli was the guy 

making things happen for the Porters. 

Sami Ismail, senior, Sandburg 


Blue. Ismail’s name just kept coming up 

on every list, as his work was a highlight 

reel unto itself for the Eagles’ 2017-2018 

season. 

F: Thomas Halatek, junior, Lockport; 

Marvin Agwomoh, junior, Sandburg. 

G: Dan Gierhahn, senior, Andrew; 

Luke Handley, senior, LW Central; 

Chris Robinson, senior, LW Central; 

Matt Hatzopoulos, junior, Lockport; 

Josiah Bickhem, senior, Tinley; Adam 

Taylor, junior, Provi; Jason Cook, 

senior, Tinley; Brandon Petkoff, senior, 

LW East; Matt DiNardi, junior, Provi; 

Nathan Clendenning, junior, LW West.


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YOUTH WRESTLING 

Area wrestlers help Bulldogs 

to a second-place state finish 

STAFF REPORT 

“A gift 

forthisplanet.” 

—Georgianveteran journalist 

Helena Apkhadze 

The Tinley Park Bulldogs 

wrestling team took second 

place in the Illinois Kids 

Wrestling Federation State 

Tournament in Rockford on 

March 9-10. 

There were 179 teams competing, 

according to Bulldogs 

coach Mickey Griffin. 

Three Bulldog wrestlers - 

Colin Kelly, Michael Kelly 

(both of Mokena), and Ryan 

Boersma (Minooka)- won 

state titles. 

Seven other wrestlers 

earned All-State honors, 

including runner-up RJ 

Schneider (New Lenox). 

Third-place finishers were 

Trevor Silzer (Tinley Park), 

Kamron Beal (Tinley Park), 

Owen Jacobson (Chicago) 

and Elliot Lewis (Chicago). 

Owen Dunlap (Tinley Park) 

The Tinley Park Bulldogs finished second in the IKWF state 

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took sixth and Domanic Abeja 

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Other state qualifiers 

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Parl), Liam Kelly (Mokena), 

Alex Lizak (Frankfort), 

Ryan Wojcik (Tinley Park), 

Noah Cozzolino (Tinley 

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(Mokena), Henry Coughlin 

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(Oak Forest), Tommy 

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Nathan Chirillo (Tinley 

Park), Michael Rydell (Orland 

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This finish capped off a 

season in which the Bulldopgs 

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Hayes leads four former Eagles in NCAA Championships 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Four former Sandburg 

wrestlers who advanced to 

the NCAA Division I Wrestling 

Championships in 

Cleveland all won their firstround 

matches. 

After that, success didn’t 

come quite as easy. 

Louie Hayes, a redshirt 

freshman from Virginia, advanced 

the furthest out of the 

ex-Eagles quartet as he made 

it to the quarterfinals in the 

125-pound division before 

he was stopped by fourthseeded 

Nick Suriano of Rutgers, 

8-0. He still had a shot 

at All-America honors but 

came up short with another 

8-0 loss to Northwestern’s 

Sebastian Rivera Friday, 

Louie Hayes, shown in 

2016 winning a state 

championship for 

Sandburg, made it to the 

quarterfinals of the NCAA 

Tournament in Cleveland. 

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March 16, at the Quicken 

Loans Center. 

The 12th-seeded Hayes 

opened with a with a 14-1 

major decision win over 

North Dakota State’s Paul 

Bianchi and knocked off 

fifth-seeded Sean Fausz of 

North Carolina State, 10-4, 

during the first two rounds, 

which allowed him into the 

quarterfinals. Fausz had beaten 

Hayes 4-0 recently in the 

ACC Championship finals. 

“It was redemption,” Hayes 

said after the match. “He beat 

me in the ACC and North 

Carolina State has a good 

team and I wanted to knock 

one of the top guys out.’’ 

Wisconsin senior Ricky 

Robertson (184 pounds), 

Central Michigan’s senior 

C.J. Brucki (174) and his 

freshman brother Patrick 

Brucki of Princeton (197), 

won their first-round matches 

but were stopped in the 

second round and lost in the 

consolation round.

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fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

Area shooters have been trey-mendous in this event 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY 

MEDIA 

1st and 3 

KENDALL COYNE’S 

(ABOVE) THREE 

COOLEST MOMENTS 

SINCE COMING BACK 

FROM THE OLYMPICS 

1. Witnessing some 

elite soccer 

She said watching 

the U.S. Women’s 

soccer team play 

France in New York 

was an “awesome” 

experience. 

2. Hanging with the Williams 

sisters 

Meeting Venus and 

Serena Williams, 

also in New York, 

was inspirational for 

her because “they 

are role models for 

women.’’ 

3. Enjoying her homecoming 

celebration 

Coming back home 

was also a thrill for 

Coyne because “I 

can share this experience 

with everyone 

in the Chicago 

area.’’ 

Jeff Vorva 

j.vorva@22ndcm.com 

One of the most 

underrated events 

this time of year is 

the Illinois High School Association’s 

3-point shooting 

contest. 

But I’ve found it to be a 

fun and intriguing event. 

Between the Country 

Financial-sponsored King 

of the Hill and Queen of the 

Hill events, 256 shooters 

who survive regional and 

sectional competitions battle 

it out to determine champions 

in their classes and an 

overall King and Queen. 

The preliminaries take place 

usually in a near-empty 

arena on the Thursday before 

the state championship 

finals. The class championships 

take place on Friday 

during the tournament and 

the King/Queen battle between 

the four class winners 

gets rolling on Saturday 

during the championships. 

The SouthWest Suburban 

Conference has done 

pretty well in this event 

and Lincoln-Way Central 

freshman Michael Maloney 

kept the tradition going by 

burying 11 shots out of 15 

on Thursday, March 15, at 

Carver Arena in Peoria. He 

went on to finish fourth. 

In The Orland Park Prairie 

and The Tinley Junction 

area, Sandburg coach Todd 

Allen brought a pair of 

shooting stars to Peoria. 

Sophomore Atharva 

Atreya knocked in eight 

shots and North Central 

College-bound Sami Ismail 

added seven. Andrew’s 

Evan Yerkes had six. 

As a whole, since 2010 

the conference has sent 11 

trey-mendous trey shooters 

to the Class 4A final four. 

Last year, Andrew’s Troy 

Murphy won the Class 4A 

title with 12 baskets, beating 

out Huntley’s Stephen 

Browne, Rockford Boylan 

Catholic’s Zachary Couper 

and Wheaton North’s Rowen 

McGowen, who each 

had 10 in the finals. Murphy 

won the preliminary round 

with 13. 

He went on the face the 

1A, 2A and 3A winners for 

the King of the Hill title and 

tied Class 2A Leo’s Mario 

Pittman, 11-11 for first 

place. So the two battled in 

an extra session and Pittman 

won, 8-5. 

In 2016, the conference 

saw a pair of sharpshooters 

claim spots in the final 

four as Sandburg’s Shane 

McShane had 12 baskets 

and Lincoln-Way Central’s 

Jarret Gmazel added 11 in 

the prelim round. McShane 

had nine and Gmazel eight 

in the finals and they were 

topped by West Chicago’s 

Jacob Wiegele, who had 13. 

There was a long gap on 

the boys side but Bradley’s 

Tim Smith made the final 

four in 2010 and Lincoln- 

Way East’s Matt Spudic 

made it in 2011. 

On the girls side, Stephanie 

Stec of Lincoln-Way 

North made it to the final 

four in 2016 and North’s Samantha 

Pietruszynski made 

it in 2014. In 2013, Bolingbrook’s 

Kamari Jordan 

won the Class 4A title and 

Sandburg’s Rachel Ruzevich 

finished in the final four. 

And in 2012, Lincoln-Way 

North’s Ashley Weringa 

made the final four in 2012. 

Back in the old days, 

when there were only two 

classes, the area enjoyed 

some success in the event. 

The first year of the 

event was 1997 and, back 

in the old days when there 

was just one Lincoln-Way 

school, Lincoln-Way’s Bob 

Pethold made the final four 

in Class AA. 

Sandburg had three Hill 

toppers. Lyndsey Krieger 

(2001) and Madeline Kish 

(2007) were Queens of the 

Hill and Michael Gomez 

(2006) was the area’s lone 

King of the Hill. 

So the schools in the 

SWSC have had quite a history 

in the 3-point shooting 

event. And with Maloney 

being just a freshman, who 

knows how long this hot 

streak will continue? 

Sandburg sophomore Atharva Atreya (left) and senior Sami 

Ismail participated in the IHSA 3-point shooting contest on 

Thursday, March 15, in Peoria. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

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“To me, it feels weightless.” 

Kendall Coyne – Olympian from Sandburg on the weight of her 

gold medal 

What 2 Watch 

SOCCER – 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22 

• Sandburg visits Tinley Park in a non-conference battle 

of strong area programs. 

INDEX 

42 – This Week In 

41 – Orland Jr. High makes history 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, J.vorva@22ndcm.com.

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.opprairie.com | March 22, 2018 

GRAPPLING 

WITH GREATNESS 

Four ex-Sandburg 

wrestlers have plenty to 

shout about, Page 46. 

HOOP STARS 

See who made our 

All-Area Boys Basketball 

Team, Page 45 

Coyne shows off Olympic gold medal to adoring fans during Sandburg assembly, Page 44 

Eight-year-old Nic 

Franta (second from 

left) of Orland Park 

holds Olympic hero 

Kendall Coyne’s 

gold medal between 

assemblies at 

Sandburg High School 

on Friday, March 16, 

while posing with 

his six-year-old twin 

sisters Nicole (left) 

and Brooke (right) and 

Coyne. JEFF VORVA/22nd 

CENTURY MEDIA 

WHAT 

WILL 

YOU DO 

WITH 

YOUR 

NEW 

MOVES? 

FREE SEMINAR: 

BACK PAIN: 

LUNCH & LEARN 

Wednesday, March 28, 11 a.m. 

Ingalls Flossmoor Family Care Center 

19550 Governors Highway (between 

Kedzie & Vollmer), Flossmoor 

Join orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. 

Srinivasu Kusuma for an enlightening 

seminar about the anatomy and 

different causes of back pain. 

Learn more about prevention and 

nonoperative treatment of your pain, 

and when you might need surgery. 

Come and see how you can move 

beyond your pain and get back to 

living. 

Registration is required. Seating is limited. Reserve your 

place at 708.915.PAIN (7246) or www.Ingalls.org/classes. 

SM 

Mov 

eAgain. Live Again.M 

Calumet City • Crestwood • Flossmoor • Harvey • Tinley Park

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