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Moving forward The Community 

Consolidated School D146 Board of Education 

approves work on two of its schools, Page 3 

Stepping forward Former Providence 

Catholic student makes name and face public as victim 

of alleged abuse at hands of McGrath, Page 7 

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Firefighters (left to right) Ryan Bouche, Danny Mejdrech and John Cortilet clean menus at the start of their shift April 8 at Rock 

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THURSDAY 

Computer Volunteers 

4 p.m. April 19, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. 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 May 

volunteer orientation. Those 

who cannot make orientation 

should call (708) 428-5154. 

Culinary: Pizza Cakes w/ 

Wilton 

4-5:30 p.m. April 19, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Students will 

make a pizza style cake 

with fondant icing, glaze 

and edible accents. This is a 

free event for teens in grades 

7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

International Art - France 



S. Ravinia Ave. Youths 

grades 3-5 can learn about 

arts and crafts from around 

the world, as well as make 

something special to display 

at home. 

Volun-teens: Bizarre Bazaar 

5-6 p.m. April 19; 4:45- 

6:15 p.m. Thursday, April 

26; Orland Park Public 

Library; 14921 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Teens can help out 

with a money smart week 

program for children. First 

day is helping set up. The 

second day is working with 

the children. 

Microsoft PowerPoint 

Beginning 



S. Ravinia Ave. Patrons 

can create slide shows. 

Prerequisite: Mouse skills. 

Class length: 90 minutes. 

History of the Space 

Program 



S. Ravinia Ave. Sixty years 

ago, the space age began 

with the launch of Sputnik. 

The Chicago Society for 

Space Studies presents 

Larry Boyle, who will look 

at the history of the space 

program leading up to 

1957, cover highlights of 

manned space exploration 

through the Apollo manned 

moon landings and explore 

planets in the Solar System. 

The presentation also will 

examine the roles of the 

United States and Russian, 

and show how in the last 

few decades more and more 

nations, and even private 

companies, have added to 

the space story. 

FRIDAY 

Knights of Harmony 



S. Ravinia Ave. The Knights 

of Harmony are to entertain 

with familiar American 

Barbershop songs. 

Donut Palooza w/Safekept 

7:30-10:30 p.m. April 20, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. 

Students will have a donutthemed 

night with bobbing 

for donuts and more. Free 

donuts provided by Dunkin’ 

Donuts and live alternative 

tunes by Safekept. This is a 



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SATURDAY 

Lady - A Women’s Expo 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 21, 

Tinley Park Convention 

Center, 18451 Convention 

Center Drive. Join 22nd 

Century Media, publisher 

of The Orland Park Prairie, 

and Planet Fitness for the 

fifth annual expo. Lady 

is to welcome more than 

90 vendors, a cooking 

demo stage, free fitness 

classes, activities and 

more. Free admission and 

free parking. For more 

information, call (708) 

326-9170 ext. 16 or visit 

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Earth Day Event 

9-11 a.m. April 21, Orland 

Park Civic Center, 14750 

Ravinia Ave. Free shredding/ 

recycling event. For more 

information, contact Chris 

Mannix at cmannix@ 

orlandpark.org or (708) 349- 

1402. 

Trials of OPPL Demigods 



S. Ravinia Ave. Grades 

3-5. All “Percy Jackson,” 

“Heroes of Olympus” and 

“Trials of Apollo” fans can 

join for a party to celebrate 

the release of Rick Riordan’s 

newest book, “Trials of 

Apollo: The Burning Maze.” 

The library event will be 

testing character knowledge, 

seeing how people might 

fend at Camp Half-Blood 

and finding their Godly 

lineage. 

TUESDAY 

Volun-teens: Let’s Get 

Ready for Kindergarten 

3:45-5:15 p.m. April 24, 

Orland Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave. Teens 

can help with the Getting 

Ready for Kindergarten 

program. They will be 

working with librarians and 

children to do crafts and 

games. Children ages 4-5 

will learn what to expect 

from their first day and 

some kindergarten basics: 

following directions, motor 

skills and math concepts. 

Parents received a handout 

to help practice at home. 

Discover Your Hidden Talents 

4:30-5:30 p.m. April 24, 


15555 S. 71st Court. Students 

will evaluate their dayto-day 

activities to decide 

what provides them joy 

and satisfaction, ultimately 

working toward a life filled 

with purpose. This is a free 

event for teens in grades 


call (708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Companion Vegetable 

Planting 



S. Ravinia Ave. Dolly 

Foster describes the ageold 

practice of placing 

plants, vegetables and herbs 

together in a garden so that 

they benefit each other. 

WEDNESDAY 

Comic Book Club - Dream 

Jumpers 



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 

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Signature Spaghetti & 

Housemade Meatballs w/ 

Cooper’s Hawk (HS Only) 

4-5:30 p.m. April 25, 


15555 S. 71st Court. In this 

high school only program, 

students will join Cooper’s 

Hawk to cook bucatini 

pasta topped with tomatobolognese 

sauce and hand 

rolled meatballs. This is a 



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ONGOING 

Alzheimer’s Association 

Support Group 

1-2 p.m. second Friday 

of the month. BrightStar 

Care, 64 Orland Square 

Drive, Suite 208. This 

support group is for those 

looking for information on 

how to provide emotional, 

education and social support 

for friends and family 

members dealing with 

Alzheimer’s disease and 

other related dementia. For 

more information, contact 

Risa Adams at (708) 341- 

9838. 

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Community Consolidated School D146 Board of Education 

Fulton, Memorial building additions bid approved at $4.69 million 

Cody Mroczka 

Contributing Editor 

A somewhat promising 

bid that came in $1 million 

less than the other seven 

submitted ended up being 

too good to be true. 

But school addition and 

renovation projects still 

gained another round of 

unanimous approval when a 

full Community Consolidated 

School District 146 Board 

of Education met April 9. A 

$4.69 million bid submitted 

by Chicago Heights Construction 

for projects at Fulton 

and Memorial Schools 

was accepted unanimously 

after a favorable recommendation 

from consulting architect 

Eric Sickbert of DLA 

Architects Ltd. and Superintendent 

Jeff Stawick. 

Sickbert, who is managing 

the projects for the district, 

said the lowest bidder was 

so low it gave him concerns. 

After further consultations 

with DLA staff, the bidder 

ended up rescinding the offer. 

The second lowest bidder 

failed to include allowances 

in its estimates and 

therefore withdrew, as well. 

Sickbert said the estimated 

project total compiled by his 

firm was $4.75 million and 

Board members were pleased 

the bid came in approximately 

$56,000 cheaper. 

Sickbert also gave a presentation 

on the district’s 

next phase of expansion with 

computer-generated designs 

for the additional classrooms, 

new cafeteria/multipurpose 

rooms and music rooms at 

Fierke and Kruse Education 

Centers. Fierke is set to 

gain three classrooms, while 

Kruse will gain four to alleviate 

spacing concerns and anticipated 

increased enrollment 

when the district begins fullday 

kindergarten in 2018. 

Cafeteria and music room 

designs are similar to those 

presented for Fulton and 

Memorial when the School 

Board met in March. Interior 

designs include the 

use of green and blue color 

schemes and floor patterns to 

simulate a natural, outdoor 

feel, while the music room 

is to have acoustically tuned 

walls and open space for instrument 

storage. 

“I think Eric [and his staff] 

have done a good job of capturing 

the ideas of the team,” 

Stawick said. “I’m so excited 

about our future here.” 

The district has approximately 

$6 million in the 

working cash fund and has 

the authority to sell up to 

$20 million in bonds to pay 

for the cost of upgrades and 

improvements to four of its 

schools, but anticipates selling 

roughly $14 million of 

bonds for the work, which is 

expected to begin this spring 

and be completed by the fall 

of 2019. 

On April 9, the School 

Board also approved a resolution 

expressing the intent 

to reimburse district expenditures 

on capital projects 

from the proceeds of the $20 

million bond sale. 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action and discussion from the April 9 

meeting of the D146 School Board. 

• As required by the Open Meetings Act, the School 

Board voted unanimously to approve its annual 

schedule of regular meetings for the 2018-2019 

school year, running from August through June. 

• A public hearing is scheduled for May 14 prior to the 

regular meeting to discuss a proposed $1.8 million 

transfer from the transportation fund to the education 

fund. 

• The Buildings and Grounds Department received 

two locker replacement proposals for boys and girls 

locker rooms at Central School, of which approximately 

15 percent are broken. The two proposals were for 

$65,770 and $87,110, but a cost savings of $18,000 

is estimated by having district workers remove the old 

and install the new locker system. The School Board is 

to consider the request at its May meeting. 

• The first reading of revised policies for the Board of 

Education was approved unanimously with a second 

reading expected at the next meeting. 

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4 | April 19, 2018 | The orland park prairie News 

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Firefighters raise funds by serving at Rock Bottom 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

The service at Rock Bottom 

Restaurant and Brewery 

is always top-tier, but for a 

few hours April 8, the Orland 

Park hot spot turned up 

the heat with a few ringers 

from local fire departments. 

The Sunday afternoon 

event, known as a Day of 

Tips, found firefighters volunteering 

as wait staff and 

food servers to generate 

gratuity for the 100 Club of 

Chicago, a non-profit providing 

for families of fallen 

first responders in Cook and 

Lake counties. 

The fundraiser also 

marked the conclusion of 

Rock Bottom’s 2018 Fire 

Chief Ale event series, 

which previously included 

a ceremonious tapping of 

Fire Chief Ale — 25 cents 

of each pint benefits the 100 

Club — and a competitive 

chili cook-off. 

Orland Professional Fire 

Fighters IAFF Local 2754 

presented the Fire Chief Ale 

events in conjunction with 

Rock Bottom, and those 

involved said they were 

thrilled with this year’s results. 

“We’ve already topped last 

year’s donations, and I’m 

hoping we bring in a grand 

total close to $9,000 by the 

time today is through,” Orland 

firefighter Mark Hogan 

said. “I’m really happy that 

it’s progressing and getting 

better and better each year.” 

Roberta Higgins, general 

manager for Rock Bottom, 

echoed Hogan’s enthusiasm. 

“It’s been really, really 

great, and the turnout has 

been spectacular this year,” 

she said. “Throughout the 

Day of Tips, the interaction 

with the customers is amazing, 

and the fact that the firefighters 

talk about the 100 

Club to each and every table 

is very impactful. We get a 

lot of people who tip way 

more than 20 percent. Sometimes 

even $100 is given.” 

All tips were split equally 

between Rock Bottom’s 

server staff — many of 

whom volunteer for the shift 

every year eager for the opportunity 

to share their hardearned 

tips with such a great 

cause — and the 100 Club 

of Chicago. Every firefighter 

was paired with a professional 

server, as many had 

never waited tables before 

the event. 

“We just ask them to be 

as helpful as possible and do 

whatever they are comfortable 

doing,” Higgins said. 

“We don’t expect anyone 

to carry a tray of food if 

they’ve never done that before. 

Last year, the firefighters 

really enjoyed it, and by 

the end were busing tables 

and describing all our beers 

to the customers. It’s a great 

day.” 

Several Orland Fire Protection 

District firefighters 

volunteered to participate in 

the event. 

“I came out to support the 

100 Club,” firefighter Ryan 

Bouche said at the start of 

his shift. “It’s a good thing to 

do for a good cause. I think 

it’s going to be a great time. 

I’m going to try and be funny 

to earn some extra tips.” 

Firefighter had their own 

techniques for encouraging 

the most generous tips. 

“I think I’m going to try to 

lay the charm on,” said John 

Cortilet, while his fellow 

firefighter Danny Mejdrech 

had a practical approach. 

“I’m going to try not to 

drop a plate on anyone,” Mejdrech 

joked. 

Children especially enjoyed 

the Day of Tips, as they 

had the opportunity to get up 

close and personal with a few 

fire trucks in the parking lot. 

Firefighter John Cortilet delivers a drink order April 8 during a Day of Tips fundraiser at Rock Bottom Restaurant and 

Brewery in Orland Park. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Rock Bottom server Becca Lentz and Chicago Ridge Fire 

Lt. Chris Schmelzer check in on Gary and Michelle Morton, 

of Tinley Park, during Day of Tips. 

“We really want to make 

this event family-friendly 

and encourage families to 

come out to Rock Bottom 

for lunch,” Hogan said. “We 

have a touch-a-truck exhibit 

Lansing firefighter Alec Kowalczyk helps Rock Bottom 

server Sesily Hernandez fill drink orders. 

and will talk about anything 

the kids want to know. We 

also have plastic fire helmets 

to hand out to the children, 

as well.” 

Just because Rock Bottom’s 

2018 Fire Chief Ale 

series has come to an end 

does not mean the members 

of Local 2754 are going 

to take a break from doing 

good. This summer, Orland 

Park residents can expect to 

see firefighters positioned 

at busy intersections for the 

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the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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Orland Township’s Spring Job 

Fair to take place April 24 

Submitted by Orland 

Township 

Orland Township is to host 

its Spring Job Fair from 10 

a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 

24, in the Orland Township 

Activity Center, 14807 S. 

Ravinia Ave. in Orland Park. 

More than 30 companies 

are to attend, representing a 

Business Briefs 

Pop-Up Pup Café to support 

local shelter 

On Saturday, April 21, Orland 

Square Mall is inviting 

the community to its first-ever 

Pop-Up Pup Café in recognition 

of National Adopt 

a Shelter Pet Day (April 30). 

From 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 

guests of all ages can enjoy 

family-friendly activities, 

Starbucks coffee and other 

beverages while meeting 

the adoptable pups of PAWS 

Tinley Park. 

The event is to take place 

on the lower level of Orland 

Square near H&M, and additionally 

feature photo opportunities 

and a raffle with 

a variety of great prizes. All 

dogs at the event will be 

available for adoption, and 

applications will be accepted 

for families who find a favorite 

furry friend. 

While attendance is free 

and walk-ins are welcome, 

Orland Square will accept 

cash donations at entryway, 

with 100 percent of the 

proceeds donated to PAWS 

Tinley Park. Accepted donations 

will include $2 per 

individual or $5 per family, 

and each donation will grant 

one beverage and one raffle 

ticket per person. Additional 

raffle tickets may be purchased 

for $1 each. 

For more information on 

Orland Square’s Pop-Up Pup 

Café, call (708) 349-1646 or 

visit www.simon.com/mall/ 

orland-square. 

For more information 

on PAWS Tinley Park, call 

(815) 464-7298 or visit 

www.pawstinleypark.org. 

Orland Park City Barbeque 

announces opening events 

City Barbeque, citybbq. 

com, is to open its second 

location in the Chicago area, 

at 14301 S. LaGrange Road 

in Orland Park, on April 23, 

with a grand opening celebration 

to take place April 

28. 

City Barbeque will offer a 

variety of ways for folks to 

enjoy the competition-quality 

barbeque and give back to 

a different area charity every 

day of the opening week. 

The new joint in Orland 

Park is to open at 10:30 a.m. 

Monday, April 23, and the 

first 50 guests each will receive 

a limited edition “First 

Fifty” City Barbeque T-shirt 

and a coupon for a free sandwich 

on their next visit. The 

joint has also partnered with 

the following local charities 

each day, and each organization 

will receive 25 percent 

of that day’s sales when 

guests mention that organization 

when ordering. 

• Monday, April 23: 

Bridge Teen Center 

• Tuesday, April 24: AnnMarie 

Foundation 

• Wednesday, April 25: 

Orland School District 135 

• Thursday, April 26: Sertoma 

Centre 

• Friday, April 27: Veterans 

Voices 

From 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Saturday, April 28, City 

Barbeque is to host a grand 

opening Celebration, a day 

of activities with giveaway 

is slated to be on hand at 10 

a.m. to do the official “Rib 

Bone” cutting, followed by 

a rib-eating contest with 

the local high schools, face 

painting, crafts and activities 

for children and more. 

Plus, 10 percent of that entire 

day’s sales will benefit 

Orland Park Baseball 4 All. 

OP-owned shop to give 

away pretzels, raise funds 

To celebrate National 

Pretzel Day, April 26, Ben’s 

Soft Pretzels of Homer Glen, 

an Amish-inspired soft pretzel 

bakery located inside 

Meijer at 143rd Street and 

Bell Road, is to give away 

free pretzels (one per person) 

with a minimum $1 donation 

to the Intrepid Fallen 

Heroes Fund. 

In fact, 100 percent of 

the donations collected for 

the Intrepid Fallen Heroes 

variety of industries, including 

health care, financial, 

home improvement, government 

and transportation. Attendees 

will be able to network 

with local companies 

and talk to their representatives 

about job openings. 

Those attending will also 

be able to utilize the Township’s 

computer lab, if needed, 

to complete online applications 

and submit them to 

the companies in attendance. 

The job fair is free, and 

no registration is required. 

Those seeking employment 

are asked to bring several 

copies of their resume to distribute 

to potential employers 

and to dress in business 

casual attire. 

Space is still available for 

employers who would like to 

participate in the Spring Job 

Fair. For more information, 

call (708) 403-4222. 


the Spring Job Fair, visit 

www.orlandtownship.org. 

Fund on National Pretzel 

Day will go toward building 

new Intrepid Spirit centers 

for military personnel 

who suffer from traumatic 

brain injury or psychological 

health conditions. All of 

the administrative costs of 

the Intrepid Fallen Heroes 

Fund are underwritten by the 

Fund’s board of directors. In 

total, Ben’s Soft Pretzels has 

raised more than $100,000 

for the IFHF in the last few 

years. 

The soft pretzel franchise 

also will be giving away a 

year’s worth of free pretzels 

to one lucky fan via a contest 

application on its Facebook 

page. Pretzel fans can enter 

to win by filling out the 

entry form found at www. 

facebook.com/benspretzels 

and listing the names of their 

favorite service members. A 

winner will be chosen at random 

May 1 from the entries. 

The shop is co-owned by 

Lisa Brown, of Orland Park. 

With the minimum $1 donation, 

visitors will receive 

a Jumbo Soft Pretzel to celebrate 

National Pretzel Day 

and support those who have 

served their country. 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, 

bill@opprairie.com. 

Orland Park-based Sons of 

Italy to offer scholarships 

Submitted by Sons of Italy 

Illinois Sons of Italy Foundation 

recently announced 

that graduating high school 

seniors who are full or partially 

of Italian ancestry 

are invited to compete for 

college scholarships in the 

amount of $1,000 each, to be 

awarded by the foundation. 

The scholarships are to 

be awarded to qualified students 

who will graduate this 

year from any recognized 

public or private high school 

within the Chicago area. 

Applicants are to be selected 

upon the basis of 

financial need, scholastic 

Veterans’ Commission to 

collect for active military 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

The Village of Orland 

Park Veterans Commission 

is teaming up with the Stone 

Church and Kruse’s Krew 

for its next care package 

collection for United States 

military personnel. 

Volunteers will accept 

monetary and item donations 

from noon-3 p.m. Sunday, 

April 29, at the Veterans 

Center, 15045 West Ave. 

The Village commission 

is partnering with the Stone 

Church of Orland Park and 

Kruse’s Krew to facilitate 

the collection, packaging 

and delivery. Once assembled, 

the packages are to be 

shipped to active duty troops 

serving overseas. 

Monetary donations will 

be accepted to offset the 

nearly $20-per-package cost 

for shipping. Checks can 

be made payable to the Village 

of Orland Park Veterans 

achievements, activities in 

high school showing character 

and leadership, the applicant’s 

personal essay, and 

faculty recommendations. 

Applications can be obtained 

by contacting the Illinois 

Sons of Italy Foundation, 

in writing, at 9447 W. 144th 

Place, Orland Park, IL, 60462 

(include a self-addressed, 

stamped envelope), or via 

email at gl@osiailwi.org, or 

online at www.osia.uno. 

Applications are available 

now and must be completed 

and returned to the foundation 

by July 1. Winners are 

to be notified one or before 

Aug. 31. 

Commission. 

The community is asked 

to drop off items that will 

be assembled and shipped 

to military personnel by 

Kruse’s Krew, a volunteer 

organization dedicated to 

sending items to deployed 

service personnel. 

Items needed include 

non-perishable food items, 

such as canned fruit, ramen 

noodles, instant oatmeal, 

macaroni and cheese, coffee 

creamer, dried fruit, and microwavable 

instant dinners. 

Everyday items, such as 

Advil and Tylenol, body 

wash and soap, deodorant, 

fabric softener sheets, 

anti-bacterial wipes, batteries, 

vitamin and travel size 

mouthwash, shampoo and 

conditioner are requested, 

as well. A complete list of 

items is available at the Village 

Hall and on the Village’s 

website at https://goo. 

gl/CFY7DS.



From APRIL 12 

Lawsuit alleges sex abuse by McGrath, neglect by Providence Catholic 

Joe Coughlin, Publisher 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

A former Providence 

Catholic High School student 

has come forward to allege 

he was sexually abused 

by longtime Providence 

President Richard J. Mc- 

Grath. 

Bob Krankvich, 36, represented 

by Jeff Anderson & 

Associates and Frost Pearlman, 

is the plaintiff in a lawsuit 

filed Thursday, April 12, 

against Providence and the 

Order of St. Augustine that 

claims both organizations 

knew of the alleged abuse 

and shielded McGrath. 

In a press conference held 

April 12, Krankvich, a Homer 

Glen native, told his story 

of how McGrath repeatedly 

sexually abused him in 

1995-1996 and how the alleged 

abuse led to personal 

troubles, such as substance 

abuse and mental instability, 

including multiple suicide 

attempts. 

“I’ve been living in shame 

and in guilt for my entire 

adult life,” Krankvich said. 

“I’ve battled addiction, I’ve 

battled suicide, tried hurting 

myself many times because I 

can’t deal with all of the pain 

and all of the shame and all 

of the guilt that comes forward 

every day when I think 

about this.” 

Krankvich said he filed an 

official report against Mc- 

Grath with the New Lenox 

Police Department in January, 

not long after seeing a 

news report about McGrath 

resigning from Providence 

amid a separate criminal investigation. 

The investigation 

conducted by the New 

Lenox Police Department 

regarding alleged images of 

a naked, male juvenile seen 

on his phone was closed 

mid-February because of 

lack of evidence. 

New Lenox Police Chief 

Bob Sterba confirmed 

Krankvich’s January report 

and said his department 

concluded a thorough investigation 

“four weeks ago” 

and turned the case over to 

the Will County State’s Attorney’s 

Office, which will 

decide whether or not to file 

charges against McGrath. 

“We left no stone unturned,” 

said Sterba, who watched a recording 

of Krankvich’s January 

statement and said, “It was 

a lengthy interview, and the 

staff all agreed he was credible.” 

Documents released April 

12 by the law firm state 

McGrath allegedly sexually 

abused Krankvich “on 

multiple occasions,” when 

Krankvich was approximately 

13-15 years old. It states 

incidents of sexual molestation 

took place on the premises 

of Providence. 

The lawyers and the police 

department said the abuse involved 

both anal penetration 

and oral copulation. Krankvich 

said during the press 

conference that the abuse occurred 

both in McGrath’s office 

at Providence, as well as 

at the friary, where McGrath 

lived. 

The lawsuit alleges 

Krankvich was not the only 

one McGrath abused during 

his career, and that the defendants 

in the lawsuit had 

knowledge of McGrath’s 

behavior but “failed to act 

on that knowledge to protect 

children.” 

It also states, more specifically, 

that “inappropriate 

conduct with children was 

known to employees at Providence.” 

Prior to his employment at 

Providence from 1986 to December 

of last year, McGrath 

was employed at St. Rita 

High School and Monastery 

in Chicago, where Krankvich’s 

lawyers say he served 

on staff with at least four 

other priests who have been 

accused of wrongdoing. 

During the press conference, 

Krankvich’s attorney, 

Jeff Anderson, did not detail 

any specific evidence of 

Providence Catholic facilitating 

or hiding the abuse. 

McGrath’s lawyer in a recent 

criminal investigation, 

Patrick Reardon, said April 

12 he had not read through 

the lawsuit and, until then, 

was unsure if he would represent 

McGrath and had no 

comment. After the press 

conference, he said he had no 

comment. 

In a message to Providence 

Catholic colleagues, obtained 

by The Orland Park Prairie, 

Providence President John 

Merkelis wrote, “The lawsuit 

was our first notice of these 

allegations. Given that there 

is ongoing litigation, we are 

unable to comment further. ... 

We wish to assure all of you 

that the safety and well-being 

of Providence’s students is 

and will remain of the utmost 

importance to us.” 


Krankvich said he had 

not told anyone — peers or 

those associated with Providence 

Catholic — of the alleged 

abuse until six years 

ago when he told his family. 

The attorneys said another 

focus of the lawsuit is the Augustinian 

Order, which, they 

said, harbors accused and 

convicted clergy. 

Marc Pearlman noted 

while priests of the Archdiocese 

of Chicago have publicized 

a list of its accused clergy, 

that list does not contain 

Augustinians or other order 

priests, such as Carmelites or 

Jesuits. 

The lawsuit specifically accuses 

the Augustinian Order 

of “negligence and/or deception 

and concealment” of Mc- 

Grath’s alleged actions. 

The lawsuit seeks a court 

order “requiring Augustinians 

to publicly release 

identities, histories and 

documents regarding each 

accused child molesting 

cleric and each such cleric’s 

pattern of grooming and 

sexual behavior,” as well as 

“an amount in excess of the 

jurisdictional limits of this 

court and such other relief as 

this court deems just and equitable” 

related to the accusations 

of negligence, noting 

that is in excess of $50,000. 

In a written statement issued 

after the press conference, 

the Very Rev. Bernard 

C. Scianna, prior provincial 

of the Province of Our 

Mother of Good Counsel 

of the Order of St. Augustine, 

detailed the Augustinian 

process, noting the order 

works with Praesidium Inc. 

to safeguard minors and an 

independent review board 

makes recommendations for 

a proper response to all allegations 

of abuse. 

Detailing his alleged abuse 


Krankvich said the 

abuse began when he was 

a 13-year-old freshman at 

Providence Catholic. 

Small and young for his 

grade, he also was admittedly 

troubled and occasionally 

had discipline issues. But he 

quickly received attention 

from McGrath, the school’s 

principal. 

“I just felt special,” 

Krankvich said. “I felt loved 

by him.” 

Krankvich said the abuse 

began a “couple months” 

later, and continued into his 

sophomore year. 

“In the 1990s, that priest, 

that teacher, that principal, 

that president of that school 

repeatedly orally and anally 

raped this child,” Anderson 

said during the press conference. 

Krankvich said he left the 

school after being sent to 

the office for disciplinary 

action, where McGrath allegedly 

threatened police action 

again Krankvich and his 

family if he told anyone of 

the abuse. 

“He had told me to remain 

silent, to never come back to 

Bob Krankvich (left) stands with lawyers Jeff Anderson 

(middle) and Marc Pearlman at a press conference 

Thursday, April 12, as they detail the alleged abuse 

Krankvich endured in 1995-1996 while a student at 

Providence Catholic. Joe Coughlin/22nd Century Media 

the school, and that if I was 

ever to talk about it he would 

get my family or myself arrested 

for doing the things I 

had done,” Krankvich said 

at the press conference. 

Afterward, Krankvich said 

he fled the school, literally 

running from the New Lenox 

campus to his home in Homer 

Glen. 

After graduating from 

Lockport Township High 

School, Krankvich enrolled 

in the Marine Corps. According 

to his lawyer, he was honorably 

discharged. Krankvich 

said he then struggled with 

his emotions, his masculinity 

and even his sexuality. 

“I should have been this 

manly man, but yet inside I 

was feeling like a child — 

like I was weak and couldn’t 

handle anything,” Krankvich 

said. “And, I tried to commit 

suicide numerous times. The 

only way I knew how to deal 

with it was to mask my feelings 

and my hurt with drugs 

and alcohol.” 

He said after years he finally 

sought professional help, 

which in turn helped him 

“bridge the gap to be able to 

talk about it.” 

When he was roughly 30 

years old, Krankvich said he 

told his family of the alleged 

abuse and first contemplated 

coming forward; however, 

he told the media, he was not 

strong enough to do so then. 

This past December, when 

he saw the news about Mc- 

Grath leaving Providence 

amid a police investigation, 

Krankvich said he was compelled 

to speak. 

“How many other people 

have been hurt by this predator?” 

Krankvich asked. “I 

wanted to give power to other 

victims to let them know 

they don’t have to live in the 

shadows. They don’t have to 

battle with addiction alone. 

They don’t have to hide anymore. 

You can come forward. 

It’s completely wrong what 

happened to you. You had 

no power, and I want that to 

be known that people like 

this shouldn’t be let roam 

the streets, they shouldn’t 

be teaching our youth in our 

schools.” 

After the press conference, 

Krankvich’s father, also Bob, 

tempered his emotions and 

only had a few words for his 

son’s efforts. 

“He is my hero,” Bob said. 

The press release and accompanying 

documents, 

including the full lawsuit, 

photos and background information 

on McGrath and 

the Augustinian Order, can 

be found at www.anderson 

advocates.com. 

Managing Editor Bill Jones 

contributed to this story.

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From APRIL 10 

Orland Park woman, 89, dies in house fire 

Bill Jones, Editor 

An 89-year-old Orland 

Park woman died following 

a house fire April 6 in 

the 7300 block of Paradise 

Lane. 

The incident occurred 

around 5 p.m. in the home’s 

kitchen, according to a press 

release issued April 10 by 

the Orland Fire Protection 

District. 

The woman was identified 

by fire officials as Margaret 

Keane. She was found 

in the kitchen with severe 

burns, according to the press 

release. Paramedics reportedly 

treated her and transported 

her to Palos Community 

Hospital in Palos 

Heights. She later was taken 

to Loyola Medicine’s Burn 

Center by ambulance. 

Orland Fire spokesperson 

Ray Hanania said the cause 

of the fire was a meal Keane 

was cooking, but beyond 

that it was still under investigation 

as of April 10. 

“The initial investigation 

suggests her clothes caught 

on fire while she was cooking, 

possibly leaning over 

the stove,” Hanania wrote. 

The Cook County Medical 

Examiner’s Office ruled the 

causes of death as complications 

of thermal injuries, 

kitchen fire and hypertensive 

cardiovascular disease, 

citing the manner as an accident 

in the April 10 case 

ledger. She officially was 

pronounced dead at 12:55 

a.m. April 9 at Loyola. 

Orland Park Police Cmdr. 

Tony Farrell noted Keane’s 

husband was home at the 

time of the incident but not 

in the same room, so there 

was not an eyewitness to 

the incident. He said while 

the death is thought to be 

accidental, in line with the 

fire district’s and coroner’s 

reports on it, there is a detective 

assigned to follow up 

as the department typically 

does with death investigations. 

The fire was contained to 

the kitchen of the home, according 

to the fire district’s 

release. 

In the wake of the fire, the 

district reminded residents 

to take caution when cooking. 

Officials urged residents 

to refrain from wearing 

loose clothing and to have a 

fire extinguisher nearby, as 

well as to never leave food 

unattended on the stove. 

For more on this and 

other Breaking News, visit 

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Orland Park Police Dept. 

participating in distracted 

driving campaign 


Orland Park 

Throughout the entire 

month of April, the Orland 

Park Police Department is 

joining with the Illinois Distracted 

Driving Awareness 

campaign to enforce Drop 

It and Drive, reminding motorists 

that it is illegal to text 

or use an electronic device 

while driving. 

Illinois’ handheld cellphone 

ban went into effect 

in January of 2014 and prohibits 

handheld cellphone 

use while driving. The law 

only allows for hands-free 

speakerphone devices that 

feature voice-activated or 

one-digit dialing. 

According to the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

10 people are 

killed each day in distracted 

driving crashes, contributing 

to the 37,000 people 

killed in crashes on United 

States roadways in 2016. 

Contrary to what some 

drivers may think, handsfree, 

handheld and in-vehicle 

technologies are not 

distraction-free, even if 

a driver’s eyes are on the 

road and their hands are on 

the wheel. The latest AAA 

Foundation for Traffic Safety 

research found the following. 

• Drivers who text when 

behind the wheel more than 

double their odds of being 

involved in a crash. 

• Drivers who use invehicle 

technologies, such 

as voice-based and touchscreen 

features, can be distracted 

for more than 40 

seconds when completing 

tasks like programming 

navigation or sending a text 

message. 

• Removing eyes from the 

road for just two seconds 

doubles the risk for a crash. 

Last year’s Distracted 

Driving Awareness efforts 

resulted in more than 

18,000 warnings and citations 

statewide for distracted 

driving offenses. 


the Illinois Distracted Driving 

Awareness campaign 

visit www.iddaw.org. 

Police Reports 

Teen allegedly stole glasses valued at more than a grand 

Lauryn T. Anderson, 18, 

of 946 85th St. in Chicago, 

was charged March 27 with 

retail theft after she allegedly 

tried to take five pairs 

of glasses valued at a total 

of $1,120 from a store at Orland 

Square. She allegedly 

put the glasses in her purse, 

after removing the price tags 

for some of them, and left 

the store without paying for 

the items. 

March 25 

• Kennyada Russhay Preshon, 

19, of 7921 S. Colfax 

Ave. in Chicago, was 

charged with retail theft after 

she allegedly tried to take 

various items valued at a 

total of $416 from a department 

store at Orland Square. 

She reportedly placed men’s 

clothing items on a rack, left 

the store, came back, took 

them into a fitting room and 

then concealed them in a bag 

and ran from the store. She 

was tackled by a bystander 

and arrested, police added. 

March 24 

• Ahmad S. Ghadban, 23, 

of 8605 Shagbark Court in 

Orland Park, was charged 

with possession of a controlled 

substance, suspended 

driver’s license, no insurance 

and one headlight, as 

well as issued a municipal 

violation for possession 

of cannabis after the 2004 

Hyundai Elantra he was 

driving was stopped near the 

intersection of 143rd Street 

and LaGrange Road. Police 

reportedly stopped the vehicle 

because it had only one 

headlight operating. An officer 

noticed an odor of cannabis 

coming from the vehicle 

and spotted cannabis in 

the driver’s-side area of the 

vehicle, according to the report. 

Police reportedly found 

a bag containing 3.5 grams 

of cannabis, as well as a 

bag with four peach-colored 

pills, in a panel to the side 

of the steering wheel. Police 

later identified the pills as 

Adderall. 

March 22 

• Raul Ortiz, 25, of 822 

Hauge St. in Joliet, was 

charged with retail theft after 

he allegedly tried to take 

19 bottles of alcohol valued 

at a total of $386.42 from 

a grocery store in the 9300 

block of 159th St. He reportedly 

concealed the bottles in 

his coat and tried to leave 

the store without paying for 

them. 

March 17 

• David L. Hudson, 37, of 

6809 S. Laflin St. in Chicago, 

was charged with retail 

theft after he allegedly 

tried to take 26 men’s clothing 

items valued at a total of 

$446.76 from a store on Orland 

Park Place. He reportedly 

pushed a cart with the 

clothes past the last point of 

purchase without paying for 

the items. 

March 16 

• Luis G. Cazares, 20, of 

18008 Alice Lane in Orland 

Park, was charged with 

DUI-alcohol, no insurance, 

improper lane usage and 

failure to reduce speed to 

avoid an accident after he 

allegedly drove a 2005 Nissan 

Altima over a median 

near Orland Parkway and 

Emilie Lane. He was driving 

westbound on the parkway 

when he tried to make a turn 

and traveled over the curb, 

police said. His speech was 

slurred, eyes were glossy 

and his breath smelled of 

alcohol, according to the report. 

He also was swaying 

and unbalanced, police said. 

He allegedly failed field sobriety 

tests and refused a 

breath sample. 

Editor’s note: The Orland Park 

Prairie’s police reports come 

from the Orland Park Police 

Department. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law. 

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Emily Kaderabek, of Orland 

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4-7 during spring break. 

In addition to performing 

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students worked with a 

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recorded a CD with a professional 

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RCA Studio B, participated 

in a master class with at 

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visited the Grand Ole Opry. 

University of Alabama 

Orland Park student named 

to Mortar Board 

The University of Alabama 

honored its top students 

for their academic 

achievements and leadership 

April 6 during the Honors 

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highlight of UA’s annual 

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Mortar Board, a national 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Annual Spring Gala 

celebrates 10th year 

supporting library 

The Friends of the Library 

will celebrate its milestone 

year of the Spring Gala and 

Fundraiser in style. 

The annual event, which is 

to take place from 7-11 p.m. 

Saturday, April 21, at the 

New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, will 

have a more elegant look 

than years prior, as it will 

have a “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” 

theme to it, contrary 

to last year’s event that was 

tailored to Harry Potter. The 

fundraiser has a different 

look every year. 

Amy Hollis, head of 

adult services at the New 

Lenox Public Library, said 

to expect to see Tiffany & 

Co. boxes and a lot of blue 

around the library as part of 

the theme. Even the event’s 

signature martini, called 

“Moon River,” will be blue. 

Featured entertainment at 

the Spring Gala is to be a 

caricature artist, tarot card 

reader, photo booth and 

music. And throughout the 

event, guests can try their 

luck in the silent auction, 

prize raffles and the wine 

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raffle. All the money raised 

at the event, which Hollis 

said generally is $6,000- 

$8,000, goes right back to 

the library to help enhance 

the resources it offers to the 

community. 

“The Friends help us out 

so much,” Hollis said. “They 

do a lot with the donations 

that they get and money that 

they raise. We’re able to offer 

a lot more to the community 

because of them.” 

Those interested can buy 

$30 tickets online at www. 

newlenoxlibrary.org. Otherwise, 

it’s $40 at the door. 

Reporting by James Sanchez, 

Editor. For more, visit 

NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Board bids adieu to longserving 

trustee 

It was a send-off befitting 

a legend. 

The Village of Mokena 

Board of Trustees bid farewell 

to Trustee John Mazzorana 

April 9 during a 

90-minute recognition ceremony 

at the Village Board 

meeting. Mazzorana, who 

had been absent for several 

months due to illness, returned 

to formally resign 

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from the position. 

Reading from a letter he 

sent to the Village Board 

informing the members of 

his resignation, Mazzorana 

said it was one of the hardest 

things he has ever had to 

write. 

In the letter, he said several 

health issues over the past 

few years have prevented 

him from spending the time 

he believes is necessary to 

represent the residents. 

Mazzorana was first 

elected to the Village Board 

in 1993. He was elected 

seven consecutive times. He 

thanked his “Village family” 

for their kind words and the 

recognition. He also went 

over what he said were some 

highlights during his time on 

the Village Board. 

“Everything we do as a 

Village Board is important, 

because what we do affects 

all of our residents,” Mazzorana 

said. “However, 

some things we do, or are 

part of, are more significant 

than others.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

visit us online at www.opprairie.com 

LW East boys volleyball 

wins battle with Brother 

Rice 

Statement delivered. 

Lincoln-Way East turned 

a battle of Top 5 boys volleyball 

teams in the state into 

a mismatch. The Griffins 

came out and totally dominated 

in a 25-18, 25-13 victory 

over Brother Rice April 

11 in Chicago. 

They also met in the third 

place match on March 31 

at the Wheaton/Warrenville 

South Tiger Classic. There, 

East edged the Crusaders 

25-18, 24-26, 25-23. This 

time around it was domination 

by the Griffins (13-1), 

who came in ranked No. 2 in 

the state. 

“We took care of business,” 

East senior outside 

hitter Ian Piet said. “We 

played them close the first 

time, and we wanted to come 

out here and make a statement. 

Between high school 

and club, we’ve played 

against those guys a lot. We 

know we just have to come 

out and play well.” 

Piet (7 kills, 2 aces, 2 

blocks) led the balanced attack. 

Mike Herlihy (7 kills, 

3 blocks) and fellow senior 

middle hitter Luis Zavala 

(ace, block, kill) helped the 

Griffins register 11 blocks 

in the match. Senior rightside 

hitter George Kougan 

(3 blocks), sophomore right 

side hitter/setter Trevor 

Lewis (5 assists, 3 kills, 2 

blocks) and senior outside 

hitter Mark Wroblewski (3 

kills) helped lead East to the 

big win. 

The Crusaders (12-3), 

who entered ranked No. 5 in 

the state, were led by Tom 

Phelan (4 kills). 

Reporting by Randy Whalen, 


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FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Porters boys water polo 

tightens defense late to 

edge past Knights 

Water creates rust. 

After not playing against 

an opponent for 19 days, 

the Lockport Township boys 

water polo team had rust. 

The Porters not only had 

a long layoff but also four 

players, including two starters, 

not at the first game 

back, for a variety of reasons. 

But in the end, the Porters 

had something else — defense 

and Connor Hecker. 

The senior goalkeeper and 

defense came through bigtime, 

holding Lincoln-Way 

Central scoreless for the 

final 8 minutes and 18 seconds 

of the game, and the 

team rallied for a 10-9 victory 

in a SouthWest Suburban 

Conference clash April 10 at 

Lockport. 

“Just trying to keep the 

guys motivated and focused 

was unbelievable,” Lockport 

coach Joe Lewandowski 

said of the long layoff. “But 

we were able to get certain 

things done, like a lot of fundamentals 

work that we can 

always use.” 

LTHS junior Tyler Thompson, 

who led all scorers with 

four goals, scored from close 

range with 29 seconds left 

in the third quarter to close 

the Porters to within 9-8. He 

then skipped a shot in for a 

score to knot it up with 4:45 

left in the game. 

That set the stage for a 

chaotic finish. 

Hecker made nine of his 

18 saves in the fourth quarter, 

while Lockport’s Simon 

Harmata got a pass to 

junior Michael Bates, who 

scored what proved to be the 

game-winner from the left 

side with 1:56 to play in the 

game. 

Reporting by Randy Whalen, 


visit HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Lockport mayor delivers 

annual State of City address 

Lockport Mayor Steven 

Streit hailed the city’s improvements 

and growth over 

the last year, telling residents 

he and the City are in it for 

the long haul to take steps 

to reach their vision of a vibrant 

community during his 

annual State of the City address. 

“People love Lockport, 

and they are successful 

here,” Streit said during the 

address he delivered to approximately 

130 residents 

and dignitaries April 10 at 

the Roxy Theater downtown. 

Cindy DeNormandie, executive 

director of the Lockport 

Chamber of Commerce, 

said the turnout was great 

and the theater was at maximum 

capacity. The State of 

the City address was the first 

event held at the Roxy Theater 

since it underwent renovations. 

“I really want to support 

the downtown through the 

construction [by] doing what 

I’m asking other people to 

do, which is supporting the 

downtown,” Streit said. “I 

know it’s not the biggest 

venue, and we couldn’t have 

as many people that wanted 

to come out, because of its 

limited size, but it was about 

supporting the downtown 

and showing off Roxy and 

what they have done.” 

During the ongoing reconstruction 

of State Street, Streit 

said the main goal is to 

not lose a single business. 

“We want to make sure 

we’re supportive through 

this,” he said during his 

speech. “Once in every three 

generations, you get to redo 

State Street. So, this is a very 

big thing. We want to make 

sure we do it right and want 

to make sure we’re supportive.” 

Reporting by Jacquelyn 

Schlabach, Assistant 

Editor. For more, visit 

LockportLegend.com.

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From the Editor 

We have some nagging questions 

BILL JONES 


A 

lot of newspaper 

folks refer to themselves 

as writers. 

Fair enough. 

But I have always preferred 

the term reporters, as 

it is all-encompassing of the 

way we observe, question, 

listen, research and the 

various methods we use to 

convey that information to 

others. 

While the writing is the 

showy part of the job, the 

best stories are typically 

only as good as the work 

that went into them: the interviewing 

techniques, finding 

different angles, digging 

for information, the ability 

to parse the most important 

details from lengthy meetings. 

Sometimes that collection 

of information, even if 

not employed immediately 

in some sort of something, 

can be important for its own 

sake. Sometimes it’s just 

good to have a feel for what 

people think, say, believe, 

desire, hate or love. 

I was thinking a lot about 

that this past week, and 

thinking that as much as we 

use Facebook and Twitter to 

promote our stories and get 

a bit of feedback, we rarely 

take advantage of the builtin 

poll questions to gauge 

opinions on a larger scale. 

We’re going to change 

that, starting this week. On 

our Twitter feed (@OP 

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TheOrlandParkPrairie, we’re 

going to have a question. 

We’ll try to run questions 

on these on a regular basis, 

from Wednesday-Saturday; 

print the results in upcoming 

editions; and, when needed, 

discuss them further. 

It will be far from scientific, 

but it is simply another 

way to gather some information 

from our readers, to 

engage, to see what comes 

of it. All we ask is that you 

approach these questions 

honestly. Try to throw biases 

out the window and really 

think about the questions 

before you answer them. 

They’ll all be multiple 

choice. Sometimes they will 

be fun. Sometimes they’ll be 

serious. Sometimes they’ll 

be about whatever hot button 

issue is facing Orland Park 

in recent weeks. 

To start, considering 

the letter to the editor we 

received this week (right), 

we thought we’d see what 

residents really think about 

think about this matter. 

Do you think Orland 

Park should try to secede 

from Cook County? 

And for those who don’t 

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Letters to the Editor 

Referendum not a ‘political 

stunt’ 

As an elected official, I am 

tasked with looking out for 

the interests of my constituents, 

which includes listening 

to their concerns and assisting 

them in exploring options 

for resolutions to those concerns. 

This is a responsibility 

I take very seriously. 

In an article in the March 

29 edition of The Orland 

Park Prairie, a local elected 

official made reference to 

a referendum on the 2016 

election ballot asking Orland 

Township residents if 

they would support a move 

to secede from Cook County. 

This official called the idea 

“laughable” and referred to 

it as a “political stunt.” 

I take exception to this 

characterization of my constituents’ 

concerns. As I said 

back in 2016, both before and 

after the election, this issue 

was brought to me by a group 

of citizens fed up with Cook 

County raising their taxes 

and seeing nothing in return. 

As the Cook County Board of 

Commissioners implemented 

the sweetened beverage tax 

and raised the sales tax, residents 

of Orland Township 

watched businesses move 

into neighboring Will County, 

losing a valuable income 

source. This led to lower 

property values, while at the 

same time the Cook County 

Board raised property taxes. 

I agree with and understand 

these concerns brought 

to me by Orland Township 

residents. But this referendum 

was not spearheaded by 

myself or the Township — 

I simply acted as “quarterback” 

for a citizens’ campaign, 

and made sure it was 

properly on the ballot. 

In the end, Township residents 

voted 54 percent in favor 

of leaving Cook 

County. While not an 

overwhelming majority, I 

think it sent a clear message 

to the Cook County Board 

that Orland Township is fed 

up with Cook County’s tax 

and spend policy. 

I would also like to point 

out that we were not the only 

township to bring this issue 

to voters: residents of Barrington, 

Hanover and Palatine 

townships all voted in favor of 

leaving Cook County in 2009. 

While I do not wish to get 

into the middle of another 

municipality’s internal disputes, 

I do urge them to take 

constituents’ concerns seriously, 

no matter their own 

personal opinions. The referendum 

may have passed two 

years ago, but the issues that 

brought it to light are still on 

the minds of residents today, 

especially when they receive 

their property tax bills or notice 

another vacant store front. 

Paul O’Grady 

Orland Township 

Supervisor 

Homer Twp. Public Library 

presents… 

Arts & Crafts Vendor Fair 

Saturday, April 28 

10 am — 2 pm 

Crafters, Vendors, Raffles, Make ‘n Take, & Bake Sale! 

@ Homer Township Public Library 

14320 W. 151stSt. ~Homer~ Glen ~ 708.301.7908 

In partnership with 

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FREE 

ADMISSION 

22nd Century Media & Planet Fitness Presents 

Saturday, April 21 / 9am–1pm 

Tinley Park Convention Center 

18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park 

FREE 

Parking 

FREE 

Gift bags * 

*Gift bags for first 

500 people 

MORE thAN 90 vENDORS! 

Food drive 

See Danni Allen, winner of “The biggest loser” 

Season 14, speak about her experience 

at 10 a.m.! 

Laugh with the Laugh Anyway Mom! 

at 11:30 a.m 

LifeSource will host blood and bone marrow drives. 

Pre-register by calling (877) 543-3768. 

Donate canned food items to help stock the 

Micro Pantries in the Will County area! 

VendorS include: 

22nd Century Media 

Abbie Applies Professional 

In-Home Makeup Classes 

Agnes & Dora 

All Cindy’s Mixes 

Aloette 

Amelia James by Amanda 

Arbonne 

Artistic Designs 

Bada Bling 

Bath Planet 

B. Nutty, LLC 

Bella Amica Jewelry 

Beyond Your Dream Events 

Brannigan Chiropractic Center 

Broadway Jewelry 

Castillo’s Craftycles 

Celebrity Cruises 

Chicago Sky 

Chiro One 

Coash Clothing Company 

College of DuPage Nursing 

Department 

Color Street 

Cook County MEDS 

Country Financial 

Damsel in Defense 

Dan Mosca State Farm 

Dana Digrispino - Custom Clothing 

& Alterations 

Dilly Nature 

DIY Sign Party 

doTERRA Essential Oils 

EveFit 

Evergreen Senior Living 

Family Source Consultants 

Floor Coverings International 

Fred Astaire Dance Studio 

Gracie Pie Apothecary 

Green Mountain Energy Company 

Hempworx 

Hubbard House Publishing Company 

Hustle & Heart 

Illinois State Treasurer 

Ingalls Health System 

Jewels2U 

Joliet Slammers 

Juicy Luzy Sangria 

Just Greetings - Greeting Card Line 

Kevin M. Wiggins Agency 

Kimberly Neill - Keller Williams 

Preferred Realty 

La Bella Uniforms 

Lange 

LeafFilter Gutter Protection 

LifeSource 

LipSense by SeneGence 

LK Acupuncture 

LuLaRoe 

Luminess Airess 

Make Up Eraser 

Mary Kay Cosmetics 

Miss Lilly’s Bridal Creations 

Monat 

Naddle’s Sweet Treats 

Nerium International 

Norwex 

Nothing Bundt Cakes 

Nspire Network 

NuMark Credit Union 

Oak Healthy Living and Meditation 

Orland Park Crossing 

Paid2Save Travel and 

Entertainment Club 

Passanante’s Home Food Services 

Physician Immediate Care 

Planet Fitness 

Porter Place 

Power Home Remodeling 

Practical Products 

Providence Palos Heights 

Pucher & Ranucci, P.C., 

Attorneys at Law 

Questions Kids Ask About God 

Renewal by Andersen Windows 

and Doors 

Rodan & Fields 

Ruby Ribbon 

Scout & Cellar Clean-Crafted Wine 

ScrapElegance Creations 

Sensual Scentduction Candle Co. 

Shades Luxury Cosmetics 

Sheets by Karen 

Sheila’s Decorative Pens 

ShelfGenie 

Silk Avenue 

Silver Strand Boutique 

Sleep Number 

Something That Fits 

Surprise Parties 

Tastefully Simple 

The Baby’s Crib 

The Furever Home Friends 

The Law Office of Sonia D. 

Coleman, P.C. 

Thirsty Donkey Skin Co. 

This Is My Legacy 

Three B’s Mobile Boutique 

Total Life Changes 

Tracy DeGraaf 

Traveling Vineyard 

Usborne Books and More 

Vitalife 

Window Works 

World Global Network (Helo LX) 

Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc. 

Yoga 360 

Young Living Essential Oils 

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Special screening This week’s 

Unscripted focuses on ‘Chappaquiddick,’ 

with a personal angle, Page 23 

Hometown hero 

Sandburg alumna Deanna Belos returns to 

Chicago with Sincere Engineer, Page 27 

A 1,600-mile-plus drive, 90-pound 

goldendoodle and an idyllic location 

all played a role in local couple’s 

wedding, Page 19 

Locals George and Renee 

Klimaitis pose for a photo 

at Airport Mesa, in Sedona, 

Arizona, where they got 

married. Daniel I. Dorfman/22nd 

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Local couple shares unique wedding story with The Prairie 

Daniel I. Dorfman 


Orland Park Recreation Clean the 

Parks Day coming Saturday, April 28 

Submitted by Village of Orland 

Park 

Village of Orland Park’s Smart 

Living green initiative celebrates 

Earth Week with Clean the Parks 

and the Paths from 9 a.m.-noon 

Saturday, April 28. 

Residents and volunteer groups 

of all ages are invited to visit the 

All types of marriages occur 

pretty much every day. 

Marriages involving a 

1,600-mile-plus drive in the 

presence of a 90-pound goldendoodle 

on an idyllic location 

perhaps are a bit more 

rare. 

Yet, those were elements 

of the nuptials of local residents 

Renee and George Klimaitis. 

Completing a circle that 

began nearly two years ago, 

the Frankfort couple married 

March 9 in Sedona, Arizona. 

Surrounded by family and 

Chewie, their large dog, they 

wanted to have the ceremony 

in a place they treasured. 

“We loved it so much we 

wanted to come back and get 

married out there,” George 

said. 

The origins of the story 

began several years ago, 

when George, a Harvey firefighter 

who grew up in Orland 

Park, met Renee, who 

has Tinley Park roots and 

today works in Orland Park. 

Through friends, they met at 

a Lockport festival and soon 

were dating and subsequently 

living together. 

In 2016, when they decided 

it was time for a vacation 

and with a desire to see 

a place neither of them had 

ever been, they selected Arizona, 

intrigued specifically 

by pictures they found of 

Sedona and its majestic red 

mountains. 

The area, approximately 

two hours north of Phoenix, 

did not disappoint. 

“I have never seen anything 

like that,” George said. 

“I didn’t know our country 

looked like that. It is nothing 

like Chicago. Chicago is 

beautiful, but I didn’t know 

those kinds of mountains existed.” 

But the vacation did not 

end there, as they traveled 

roughly two more hours to 

experience the breadth of the 

Grand Canyon. It was in that 

locale George had a surprise 

awaiting Renee in the form 

of a marriage proposal. 

“I have a fear of heights, 

and we go to the Grand Canyon, 

and he is a daredevil 

and he was going to the edge, 

and I was freaking out,” Renee 

recalled. “Then we get to 

this lookout point, and it was 

close to the edge, and I was 

looking one way, and then he 

got one down on one knee. It 

was a lot of emotion for me. 

I was so scared, and then he 

springs this on me.” 

Centennial Park Warming House, 

15600 West Ave. 

The Village is to provide plastic 

gloves, bags, buckets and grabbers. 

Tasks include picking up debris 

around Centennial Park, including 

the Dogout Dog Park, the Winter 

Wonderland Ice Rink and surrounding 

ball fields. 

Once back home and now 

engaged, George and Renee 

took the next natural step and 

started to look at putting a 

wedding reception together. 

Then, a problem emerged. 

Actually, thousands of problems 

emerged, as the couple 

faced the idea of spending as 

much as $30,000. 

They decided a lavish affair 

was not going to happen, 

so they started working on 

an alternate plan, and they 

opted to go back to Sedona 

and its scenic background. 

“We loved it so much we 

wanted to come back and get 

married out there,” George 

said. 

Renee echoed that sentiment. 

“We wanted to have our 

immediate family and go 

somewhere we love, where 

the pictures would be beautiful,” 

Renee said. 

It was not a problem for 

the relatives to fly into town, 

but George and Renee consider 

Chewie to be part of 

the family and wanted him 

at the ceremony. So, all 

three packed into George’s 

Ford Fusion and started a 

1,600-mile-plus drive that 

lasted roughly 28 hours. Renee 

said George managed 

to drive straight to Santa 

Fe, New Mexico, before he 

required a quick nap that 

had the couple and Chewie 

huddled in the backseat outside 

of a police station for a 

couple of hours. 

“It was not as bad as you 

would imagine,” Renee said. 

The couple reached Sedona 

March 8. George’s family 

joined them, and soon they 

were part of a large crowd 

watching the sun go down in 

Airport Mesa, which is close 

to Cathedral Rock. The next 

day, with members of both 

families and Chewie in attendance, 

the couple were 

married in a 35-minute ceremony, 

with the sunset as 

the backdrop, by a reverend 

Renee said she found online. 

Originally, they intended 

to marry in April, but Renee’s 

brothers, who are 

in the Air Force, were not 

available. So, the date was 

moved up to March on what 

turned out to be a 70 degree 

day. 

“Everything was great; the 

weather was perfect,” Renee 

marveled. “You couldn’t 

have asked for a better day.” 

After a few days of hiking 

with both families in 

Arizona, George, Renee and 

Chewie crammed into the 

Fusion again for a California 

Volunteers are reminded to 

dress appropriately and for the 

weather. Clean the Park and Paths 

is weather-dependent. 

The event can count toward 

community service hours. Large 

groups are asked to register with 

Chris Mannix at (708) 349-1402 

or cmannix@orlandpark.org. 

OPACC to welcome guest speakers 

to anniversary celebration 

Submitted by OPACC 

Locals Renee and George Klimaitis celebrate their wedding 

in Sedona, Arizona, with their dog, Chewie. Photo submitted 

vacation that included stops 

in Santa Monica and San 

Francisco before heading 

back to Frankfort, concluding 

a nearly three-week journey 

that included more than 

6,000 miles of driving. 

“It was definitely an 

adventure,” Renee said. 

“Which we both love.” 

The Orland Park Area Chamber 

of Commerce is to present the Orland 

Women‘s Networking 10th 

Anniversary Luncheon from 10 

a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 

26, at Palos Country Club, 13100 

Southwest Highway in Orland Park. 

Guest speakers for the event are 

Micah Materre, Emmy award winning 

journalist and anchor of the 

WGN Evening News, and Andrea 

Zopp, deputy mayor of Chicago 

and chief neighborhood development 

officer. 

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23. To register, visit www.orland 

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to fight pear infestation 

Submitted by Orland 

Grassland Volunteers 

From 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

April 21, the Orland 

Grassland Volunteers are to 

lead a fight against callery 

pear, pyrus calleryana, an 

exotic tree from China and 

Vietnam. Bradford pear is 

another common cultivar. 

Meet up is at the site’s 

parking lot on 167th Street, 

just west of LaGrange Road. 

They are looking for help 

in reducing this infestation 

by asking people to 

join them on the Earth Day 

celebration in lopping and 

tossing saplings, while herbiciders 

follow behind and 

dab the 1-inch and smaller 

stumps. 

The Orland Grassland 

Volunteers have been working 

on this slope since 

March, but much more is 

needed here. They found 

that lopping, herbiciding and 

fire are a necessary combination 

to stop the plant dead 

in its tracks. This is a slow 

process, but it is to clear necessary 

acres to protect important 

spaces for the birds 

and encroachment into the 

remnants. As the season progresses 

and the trees leaf out, 

contractor help will come in 

with a more large-scale approach 

by foliar spraying. 

Another large group effort 

is to be held from 9 

a.m.-noon May 26th from 

9:00 to 12:00 through a collaboration 

with the Forest 

Preserves of Cook County, 

Audubon Great Lakes and 

the Volunteers. 

Guided bird walks also 

are planned ahead of these 

workdays. On Earth Day, 

April 21, the bird walk is 

from 7-9 a.m. On May 26, 

the bird walk is from 8-9 

a.m. 

Volunteering is best suited 

for those 8 years old and 

older. Participants should be 

prepared to hike in natural 

terrain and dressed for the 

weather in sturdy clothes 

and shoes. For more information 

about the site and 

volunteering, contact Marnie 

Baker at Marnie.Baker@ 

gmail.com or visit www.or 

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Organizational groups, 

students, families, friends, 

friends of nature and community 

service participants 

are welcome. 

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‘Pirates of Penzance’ April 27-29 


Orland Park 

A rowdy cast of pirates, 

Keystone Cops and young 

maidens is about to set sail, 

as Village of Orland Park 

Theatre Troupe gears up to 

present its spring production 

of Gilbert and Sullivan’s 

comic opera, “Pirates of 

Penzance.” 

The 36-member cast is to 

bring the 19th century maritime 

tale to life at 7 p.m. Friday, 

April 27, and Saturday, 

April 28, as well as 2 p.m. 

Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m. 

the Sandburg High School 

Performing Arts Center, 

13300 S. LaGrange Road in 

Orland Park. 

Orland Park Theatre 

Troupe’s production showcases 

performers from 13 

towns, and includes Orland 

Park’s Dan Nevinger as 

Sergeant, Dean Erickson as 

Pirate Samuel, Sarah Callis 

as Edith, Jessica Winston as 

Kate and Nicolette Mutnansky 

as Isabel. 

“Pirates of Penzance” is 

produced and directed by 

Frann Carnivele, with the 

help of Assistant Director 

Bryan Riess, of Orland Park, 

Musical Director Michael 

Barr-Schinzel, and Choreographer 

Zoe Martinkus, of 

Orland Park. 

The full cast includes 

Orland Park’s Kennedy 

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Rebecca Erickson, Christina 

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The show is two hours and 

features a 20-minute intermission. 

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$16 for seniors and students, 

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rating: PG-13 | genre: Drama, History, Thriller | run time: 106 minutes 

‘Chappaquiddick’ shines light on Kennedy story of power over truth 

Freelancer recounts 

his time reporting 

story for Boston 

Herald American 

Alan P. Henry 


For 60 years, much of the 

American media has treated 

the Kennedy family name 

with reverence bordering on 

hero worship, handled family 

shortcomings with kid 

gloves and kept the highminded 

fires of Camelot 

burning bright — all of 

which makes the well-crafted 

movie “Chappaquiddick” 

a rare, rude and refreshing 

awakening. 

Nearly 50 years after the 

fact — and packaged for the 

first time for mass consumption 

on Main Street — the 

movie efficiently exposes 

the brutal truths of how the 

Kennedy family and inner 

circle pulled strings and manipulated 

events in the week 

following the drowning 

death of Mary Jo Kopechne 

off Chappaquiddick Island 

on July 18, 1969. 

They did so, as the movie 

lays out using sourced materials, 

as a means to stymie 

criminal inquiry and to 

cynically salvage the future 

political ambitions of Sen. 

Edward Kennedy. 

Throughout the movie, 

Kennedy (Jason Clarke) 

oozes an outsized sense of 

entitlement and stunning 

moral indifference. 

The audience learns, many 

of them most likely for the 

first time, that Kennedy fled 

the scene of the accident, 

went home, slept it off and 

did not report it to the police 

for 10 hours, and only then 

after contacting trusted advisors. 

“I am not going to be 

president” is the first thing 

Freelance Reporter Alan P. Henry covered the Chappaquiddick Island story involving the 

Kennedy family for the Boston Herald American. Joe Coughlin/22nd Century Media 

he says to the first person he 

talks to, cousin Joe Gargan 

(Ed Helms), who months later 

became the only insider to 

walk away from the family. 

When Kopechne’s body 

is recovered the next morning, 

it appears she may have 

not drowned, but rather died 

of suffocation, which means 

she possibly could have 

been saved if help had come 

quickly, but the Kennedy 

team blocked an autopsy, so 

that is speculation. 

At Kopechne’s funeral, 

Kennedy wears a fake neck 

brace, telling advisers, “I 

am winning back the sympathy 

of the people.” As he 

attempts to paint himself as 

the victim, the list of selfserving 

behaviors continues. 

But equally chilling — or 

perhaps even more so — is 

the movie’s portrayal of 

Kennedy’s willing, even 

enthusiastic, accomplices in 

cover-up and deceit. They 

include JFK confidant Ted 

Sorensen and Secretary of 

Defense Robert McNamara, 

and remind the public that 

the powerful and the connected 

are very good at circling 

the wagons to protect 

their own. That goes double 

for the family patriarch, Joe 

Kennedy Sr., who twice 

barks out one word of advice: 

“Alibi!” 

The gang’s biggest coup: 

On July 25, one week after the 

accident, the networks give 

Kennedy the national stage to 

work his Camelot magic. 

“If you do it right, you 

might even be more electable,” 

says McNamara when 

the scheme is hatched. 

In the end, the inquest goes 

nowhere. Kennedy pleads 

guilty to leaving the scene 

of an accident and receives 

a suspended sentence of two 

months. Power trumps truth. 

And the waters close over. 

More than a movie to me 

I had a personal reason 

for wanting to see the movie 

“Chappaquiddick,” which 

depicted the July 18, 1969 

death of young campaign 

worker Mary Jo Kopechne, 

and the subsequent cover-up 

and reframing of events by 

Sen. Edward Kennedy and 

his faithful posse of powerful 

insiders. I wanted to see 

how they depicted what I 

found and reported in the 

Boston Herald American. 

In the official inquest into 

Kopechne’s death, and consistently 

thereafter, Kennedy 

said he and Kopechne 

left a party around 11:15 

p.m. on Chappaquiddick Island 

to catch the last ferry 

back to Martha’s Vineyard. 

Once on the main road, they 

took a “wrong turn” onto 

Dyke Road that led to Dyke 

Bridge, where he lost control 

of his car, they plunged into 

a tidal pool, he escaped and 

she did not. 

He had taken the wrong 

turn, he swore under oath, 

because he had never before 

been on the island and was 

therefore “unfamiliar” with 

the road back to the ferry. 

The movie made a fleeting 

reference to the claim, 

his spokesman reiterated it 

four years later and not until 

January 1980 did anyone 

publicly contradict it. 

That’s when I, as a reporter 

with the Herald, as well 

as a reporter from the New 

York Post, went to Chappaquiddick 

and independently 

talked to the four people 

who came forward to state 

that Kennedy had been on 

the island on numerous previous 

occasions. They were 

the Chappaquiddick ferry 

operator, an island realtor, the 

Chappaquiddick Beach Club 

manager and a club member. 

But my story made a far 

more damning observation, 

as well. The so-called inadvertent 

“wrong turn,” which 

I recreated numerous times, 

was next to impossible to 

make by mistake. 

The main asphalt road 

was banked and curving to 

the left at the point where it 

intersected with Dyke Road 

on the right. A reflecting arrow 

directed motorists to the 

left, as the movie correctly 

portrays. 

But Dyke Road was not a 

smooth road easily accessible 

by an easy turn from the 

main road, as characterized 

in the movie. Rather, it was a 

narrow, rutted dirt road with 

a steep drop from the main 

road, surrounded on either 

side by reeds. To make the 

90 degree turn onto Dyke 

Road would have required 

the driver to first make an 

almost complete stop. 

After writing my story, 

I was dispatched by my 

editor to Pennsylvania’s Pocono 

Mountains, home of 

Mary Jo’s parents, Joseph 

and Gwen Kopechne. They 

had received a $141,000 

settlement from Kennedy’s 

insurance company and 

subsequently moved to the 

unincorporated community 

of Swiftwater. I followed a 

trail left by several hillside 

residents until I reached their 

small, isolated home. 

The front door was 

blocked by weeds and 

brush. Walking around to 

the kitchen door, I first saw 

a yellowed 3-by-5 card taped 

to the doorframe, telling reporters 

to leave them alone. 

The screen door was 

closed but the wooden door 

was open. Inside, in a small 

kitchen, Joe was cooking on 

the stove. I identified myself, 

told him I had talked to 

four men who said Kennedy 

was lying about never having 

been on the island and 

reminded him that he had always 

said that he would talk 

to the press if ever any new 

evidence came to light. 

His wife suddenly appeared, 

told him not to say 

anything and walked toward 

the door to close it. 

But before she did, Joe said, 

“I knew he was there, no matter 

what he says about it.” 

Not Pulitzer Prize material, 

to be sure, but more than 

anyone else had gotten out 

of him to that date. 

As a postscript, the Kopechnes 

said in 1994 that 

Kennedy had never apologized 

directly to them over 

his role in their daughter’s 

death. They both died more 

than a decade ago. As for me, 

I had seen and heard everything 

I needed to know about 

the “Lion of the Senate.” 

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St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300 

W. 167th St., Orland Hills) 

‘Harvest of Faith’ Movie 

Screening 

10 a.m.-noon and 7-9 

p.m. Monday, April 23. 

Two screenings of “Harvest 

of Faith,” the untold story 

of Latinos in America, 

will be followed by open 

discussion on immigration 

in America, with testimony 

from a DACA recipient. To 

take place in the McBrady 

Center, 9305 W. 167th St. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Rummage Sale and Bake 

Sale 

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

April 27, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Saturday, April 28. Clothing, 

jewelry, tools, housewares, 

toys, decor items, books and 

much more. 

Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m., 

9:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays. 

Sunday School and Bible 

study during the 9:30 a.m. 

service. 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 S. 

80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Witness to Fitness 

9-10 a.m. Mondays, 

Wednesdays and Fridays. 

Walking club for prayer 

and exercise. Free. All are 

welcome. 

Tai Chi 

10:30 a.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays. Free classes 

offered in church gym. 

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) 

Religious Education Program: 

New Family Registration 

New family Registration 

begins June 4. Families 

can register their children 

in Grades 1-8 for the 

religious education classes 

that begin in September. 

Parents should bring child’s 

baptism certificate. Stop 

by the RE Office at the 

St. Francis Center (on the 

hill). Registration will take 

place between 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday. Afterhours 

appointments will be 

available by appointment. 

For more information, call 

(708) 460-0155 or visit 

www.sfaorland.org. 

Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Men’s Barnabas Bible Study 

7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays. 

Study various books written 

by Christian authors. Coffee 

and light refreshments 

are served. For more 

information, email info@ 

calvaryop.org. 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 

Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street and 

Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Bible Study 

9:45 a.m. 

Services 

11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Living Word Lutheran Church (16301 S. 

Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

PUSH Prayer 

9:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All 

are welcome to take part in 

person or take 10-15 minutes 

to pray for the country, 

church, community and 

individual needs. Meetings 

take place the second 

Tuesday of the month. 

Presbyterian Church in Orland Park 

(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

MOPS (Mothers of Pre- 

Schoolers) 

9-11 a.m. 2nd and 4th 

Tuesdays of the month 

Thursday Evening Bible 

Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays 

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West Ave., 

Orland Park 

Services 

10 a.m. Sundays 

Junior High Youth Group 

Noon-2 p.m. every other 

Sunday. This is an active 

group of children from 

fourth to seventh grades. It 

meets every other Sunday 

for a lesson, activity, games, 

treats and fellowship. 

Cafe 

11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

All are invited to share 

refreshments, fellowship 

and conversation after most 

Sunday morning services. 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist Church 

(15760 Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Attendees can learn more 

about the Seventh Day 

Adventist Church. For more 

information, call (618) 556- 

8002. 

Our Lady of the Woods Church (10731 W. 

131st, Orland Park) 

Eucharistic Adoration 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays. The 

church invites all to spend 

some quiet time with the 

Lord. Eucharistic adoration 

will be held in the Day 

Chapel. First hour is vocal 

prayer, followed by silence. 

For more information, 

contact the front office at 

(708) 361-4754. 

Standing Stone Church (Robert Davidson 

Center, 14700 Park Lane, Orland Park) 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

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

Information is due by noon on 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

Resident Poet 

‘Simon’s Salvation’ 

Susanne Cabrini Marie 

Orland Park Resident 

On the shore, Simon readied 

to sail, 

Eager for fish, the sea would 

entail. 

He looked up to see a man 

meet his gaze, 

Who said, “Come follow 

In Memoriam 

George DeJong 

Dr. George A. 

DeJong, 100, of 

Orland Park, died April 8. 

Husband of the late Agnes; 

father of Shirley (Dr. Ronald) 

Stavinga, Judy (late John) 

Van Vossen and Bruce (Diane) 

DeJong; grandfather of 

Nina (J.D. Schreiber) Stavinga, 

Jon (Ana Miliauskas) Van 

Vossen, Karl (Meghan) Van 

Vossen, Anne Marie (Aaron) 

Uzueta, Scott DeJong and 

Lisa (Robert) Lorenzini; and 

great-grandfather of Sofia 

Lorenzini, Giuliana Lorenzini, 

Morgan Van Vossen, 

Katherine Van Vossen, Avery 

Moller, Melina Uzueta 

and Lydia Uzueta. He is also 

survived by one sister-in-law 

Helen (nee Van Soest) Mc- 

Fall. He is survived by many 

beloved nieces and nephews. 

Preceded in death by his 

brothers and sisters, Stuart 

(Catherine) DeJong, Bessie 

(William) Klein, John 

(Hermina) DeJong, Lambert 

(Rena) DeJong, Walter 

(Johanna) DeJong, Olive 

(Ralph) Visser, Hilda (Nicholas) 

Ouwenga and Jennie (Simon) 

Visser. 

Me. Learn my Ways.” 

Simon went with Jesus all 

throughout the land. 

To every disciple, Christ 

proved a firebrand! 

After Cana’s miracle, Simon 

knew it true, 

Jesus was The Messiah — 

he proclaimed it too! 

Christ so pleased that Simon 

was the one to say it first, 

Renamed Simon, Peter, 

“Rock” on whom He’d 

build His Church. 

While Jesus’ fame spread, 

according to God’s Plan, 

Jealous Pharisees and 

priests, sought to kill The 

Lamb! 

He was a physician in 

the area for many years, affiliated 

with Christ Hospital 

and Lawn Medical, both in 

Oak Lawn, and was a United 

States Army veteran who 

served during World War II. 

Visitation was held at Colonial 

Chapel. A funeral service 

was held at Palos Heights 

Christian Reformed Church. 

Memorial contributions 

may be given to Trinity 

Christian College, 6601 W. 

College Drive, Palos Heights, 

IL, 60463. 

Dorothy Miko 

Dorothy H. Miko (nee Zitek), 

92 of Orland Park, died 

April 12. 

Wife of the late John; mother 

of Linda (Daniel) Bojar and 

the late John (Darina); grandmother 

of Daniel Bojar Jr. and 

Laura (Mark) Gonsowski; 

and great-grandmother of 

Madison Bojar. Visitation and 

a funeral service were to be 

held at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral 

Home. Interment Woodlawn 

Cemetery. 

That Passover night Our 

Lord, betrayed, was delivered 

into their hands, 

Peter shadowed, but denied 

Him thrice to curious questioning 

bands. 

Dying upon the cross, Christ 

wept, forgiving everyone, 

And after His Resurrection, 

He said to Peter, “Come”. 

“Simon do you love Me?”, 

The Lord asked him three 

times. 

Guilty Peter answered, 

“Yes.”, sorry for his crime. 

Later, Jesus smiled at him, 

gently looking into his eyes, 

Then gave Peter keys to 

Heaven, and rose into the 

skies! 

Henry Reuss 

Henry O. Reuss, 

97, of Orland Park, died 

April 3. 

He was a United States 

Army veteran who served 

during World War II, 774th 

Tank Destroyer Battalion in 

Gen. George S. Patton’s 3rd 

Army. 

Husband of the late Ann 

Krylowicz and the late Shirley 

Larson Kloth; father of 

John; step-father of Robert 

Kloth; brother of Richard 

(Mary), Vernon (Diane), late 

Melvin, late Norman (Emily), 

late Gladys (Roy) Roos 

and the late Alfred (Ruth). 

Proud member of Tinley 

Park VFW Post-2791, American 

Legion BI-50, Elks 1596 

and ODD Fellows 630. 

Visitation and a chapel 

service were to take place at 

Vandenberg Funeral Home. 

Interment with military honors 

to follow in Chapel Hills 

Garden South. 

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.



Rockin’ in the city 

Sandburg alumna’s band, Sincere Engineer, opens for sold-out show at Metro 

Sandburg alumna Deanna Belos performs Thursday, April 

13, as Sincere Engineer during a sold-out show at Metro in 

Chicago. Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

Drummer Adam Beck looks over to Deanna Belos 

before the start of a song. 

Bassist Nick Arvanitis (left) and guitarist Kyle Geib also play in 

the full-band Sincere Engineer performance, opening for The 

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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Supersonic jet, abbr. 

4. U.S. Army medal 

7. Duke’s grp. 

10. “Hop ___!” 

12. Evil coordinator 

14. Kimono sashes 

15. Like Cheerios 

16. French farewell 

17. Start of Caesar’s 

boast 

18. Actor Sharif 

19. Orland Park’s “The 

Family Fruitcake” 

show director, Frann 

___ 

21. Separate phone connections 

23. High, craggy hill 

24. Swedish auto 

28. One who puts you in 

your place 

32. Orland Park sports 

bar which holds music 

events 

36. Lily family member 

38. Theater walkway 

39. City near Provo 

40. They get read during 

an arrest 

43. Positive electrode 

44. Recessed area 

45. Sound heard by Old 

MacDonald 

47. Puffs of smoke 

52. Absolve 

58. Signify 

59. Some church collections 

60. Bits 

61. Red 

62. Overcome 

63. Prevaricators 

64. “Harry Potter” actress, 

____ Watson 

65. Expressions of 

hesitation 

66. Mormons, initially 

67. Chatter 

Down 

1. Pigeon preceder 

2. “Me, too!” 

3. Tennessee gridder 

4. Baby’s first word sometimes 

5. Recipe direction 

6. Normandy battlefield 

7. Victim of Cain 

8. Cannes presentation 

9. Evidence collectors 

11. Phoenician trading 

center 

12. Cul-de-__ 

13. “Bonne ___” (French 

wish at bedtime) 

14. Went past 

20. French pronoun 

22. Nautical heading 

25. In ___ way 

26. Inter __ (among other 

things) 

27. Big city in Iraq 

29. Towel embroidery 

30. Wide shoe width 

31. Spinning stat 

32. Foe for El Cordobés 

33. First in line 

34. Fleece 

35. Rum containers 

36. Doctors’ org. 

37. NBA’s Jeremy 

41. Broadway brightener 

42. Sculpture 

46. Coup d’___ 

48. 2002 Literature Nobelist 

Kertesz 

49. Unsavory 

50. Italian province or its 

capital 

51. Crawl 

52. Gr. 1-6 

53. Present time 

54. Agitate 

55. Not very much 

56. Resurfaces a road 

57. Female suffix 

59. 16th President 

ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

226-0042) 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. 

Prizes awarded 


Live music 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 

Orland Park; (708) 349- 

2111) 

■6:30-9:30 ■ p.m. Friday, 

July 20 and Saturday 

July 21: Local songwriter 

Michael Satarino on 

acoustic guitar and vocals 

performing favorite 

covers with a flamenco 

specialty 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays, 

Wednesdays and Thursdays: 

Live entertainment 


Live entertainment 

and face painter 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; (708) 

403-9099) 

■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Gene Infelise and Francesca 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

Square Celt Ale House & 

Grill 

(39 Orland Square Drive, 


9600) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Night/Open Mic 

Night 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: Live DJ 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 


2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Home Series 

At Prairie Trails in Manhattan and WestGate Manor in Peotone! 

Two new designs (with more to follow) are a direct result of buyer feedback 

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within 

the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans for a while and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

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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30 | April 19, 2018 | The orland park prairie Classifieds 

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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 

Screen Printers & 

Warehouse Needed 

Experience preferred. 

Please apply in person: 

Same Day Tees 

9525 W Laraway 

Frankfort, IL 60423 

or email: 

pete@samedaytees.com 

F/T Cook Wanted 

Retirement setting 

experience preferred but 

willing to train. 

Must be Reliable, 

Professional, Respectful, 

Courteous & Kind 

APPLY IN PERSON 

ONLY - Mon-Fri 1-3pm 

16301 S Brementowne Rd 

Tinley Park, IL 60477 

Help 

Wanted 

1003 Help Wanted 

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 

Local company looking for 

Exp. Dump Truck Driver 

Class A & B. Full & part 

time avail. Dump exp. 

necessary. 815-485-2490 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

The Village of Tinley Park 

seeks 3 part-time, 

Substitute Crossing 

Guards. Pay rate of $10.85 

per run to start. Candidates 

may apply at tinleypark.org 

or in person at the Village 

Hall. Positions open until 

filled. Please contact 

Human Resources with any 

questions at 708-444-5000. 

EEO Employer. 

Landscaping & Lawn 

Maintenance Personnel 

Experience needed. 

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

Hire (708) 687-8091 / 

office@threebrothers 

landscaping.net 

Hardwood Floor Installers 

& Finishers needed. Must be 

dependable, experienced and 

have transportation. Pay based 

on exp. Email resume or 

summary of qualifications to 

info@hardwoodfloors 

bymanny.com 

Looking to hire for 

Concrete Finishers/ 

Laborers 

Remodeling Exp. a plus! 

Call 815.412.4705 

Lawn Care Service 

Looking for responsible, 

motivated with driver’s 

license. Pay based on exp. 

Paid training. 708.226.9322 

White Oak Library seeks a 

15 hrs/wk Custodian at the 

Lockport Branch. $11.50/hr. 

Hours are M-F early AM. 

Applications at the library. 

1004 Employment 

Opportunities 

HELP WANTED! 

Make $1000/week mailing 

brochures from home! 

No exp. req. Helping home 

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State Licensed & Bonded 

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Live-in/ Come & go. 

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Oh most Beautiful Flower 

of Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine, 

splendor of heaven, blessed 

mother of the Son of God, 

Immaculate Virgin, Assist 

me in this my neccessity, oh 

star of the sea help me and 

show me herein you are my 

mother. Oh holy Mary, 

Mother of God, Queen of 

Heaven and Earth, I humbly 

beeseach you from the bottom 

ofmyheart to succor 

me in my necessity (make 

request) there are none that 

can withstand your power, 

oh Mary conceived without 

sin, pray for us who have 

recourse tothee (3x). Holy 

Mary, Iplace this cause in 

your hands (3x). Say this 

prayer for three consecutive 

days, you must publish it 

and it will be granted to 

you. MT 

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Main Park - 400 W Nebraska 

frankfortparks.org 

Presbyterian Church in Orland 

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7:30-3:30pm Hshld, clothes, 

furn, toys, games, & more! 

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Orland Park, 10831 Cheryl 

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Eagle Ridge Subdivision ONE 

DAY ONLY! 

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per line 

4 lines/ 

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Jan. 5 

• 16260 Kingsport Road, 

Orland Park, 60467- 

5395 - Andy Huynh to 

Karina Arceo, $345,000 

Jan. 8 

• 10358 Alveston St., 


3072 - Four Sale Homes 

LLC to Mary Ann Doyle, 

Michael Doyle, $415,000 

Jan. 9 

• 7313 W. 153rd St. 

4, Orland Park, 60462- 

4301 - Joseph M. Chiaro 

to William P. Geraghty, 

$149,500 

• 16410 Francis Court, 

Orland Park, 60467-8749 

- Matthew J. Dryfhout 

to Magdy Elasaawy, 

Nourhan Elasaawy, 

$224,000 

• 11925 Dunree Lane, 


8545 - Joseph J. Dal 

Ponte to Gary M. Fox, 

$230,000 

• 9432 162nd St., 


5655 - James R. Schulte 

to Wendey L. Keller, 

$295,000 

• 9845 El Cameno, 

Orland Park, 60462 - 

Theresa Janotta Ttee 

to Daniel A. Martion, 

$2,000,000 

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2703 Legal 

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2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SO- 

CIETY, FSB D/B/A CHRISTIANA 

TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT 

AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD 

FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

DAVID C. SONNE, NOLA C. SONNE, 

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- 

TRATION SYSTEMS, INC, AS 

NOMINEE FOR FOUNDERS BANK, 

THE TOWNES OFORLAND WOODS 

TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

17 CH 06393 

17722 MAYHER DRIVE Orland Park, 

IL 60467 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on February 20, 2018, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on May 21, 2018, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at 

public auction to the highest bidder, as 

set forth below, the following described 

real estate: 

Commonly known as 17722 MAYHER 

DRIVE, Orland Park, IL 60467 

Property Index No. 

27-31-105-051-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $325,586.01. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance in certified funds/or 

wire transfer, is due within twenty-four 

(24) hours. The subject property issubject 

to general real estate taxes, special 

assessments, or special taxes levied 

against said real estate and is offered for 

sale without any representation asto 

quality or quantity of title and without 

recourse toPlaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

this property is a condominium unit 

which ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued 

by a government agency (driver's 

license, passport, etc.) in order togain 

entry into our building and the foreclosure 

sale room in Cook County and the 

same identification for sales held at 

other county venues where The Judicial 

Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure 

sales. 

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, 

P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, 

STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 

263-0003 Please refer tofile number 

106043. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(312) 263-0003 

E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com 

Attorney File No. 106043 

Attorney Code. 43932 

Case Number: 17 CH 06393 

TJSC#: 38-1743 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 

I3079377 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA- 

TIONAL ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

MARY ABRAHAM, PHILIP 

MATHEW, KGH CONSULTATION & 

TREATMENT, INC. 

Defendants 

14 CH 009103 

11838 CALIFORNIA TRAIL OR- 

LAND PARK, IL 60467 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on January 15, 2016, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on May 4, 2018, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at 

public auction to the highest bidder, as 

set forth below, the following described 

real estate: 

Commonly known as 11838 CALIFOR- 

NIA TRAIL, ORLAND PARK, IL 

60467 

Property Index No. 27-06-110-004. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance in certified funds/or 

wire transfer, is due within twenty-four 

(24) hours. The subject property issubject 

to general real estate taxes, special 

assessments, or special taxes levied 

against said real estate and is offered for 

sale without any representation asto 

quality or quantity of title and without 

recourse toPlaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

this property is a condominium unit 

which ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued 

by a government agency (driver's 

license, passport, etc.) in order togain 

entry into our building and the foreclosure 

sale room in Cook County and the 

same identification for sales held at 

other county venues where The Judicial 

Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure 

sales. 

For information, examine the court file 

or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS 

& ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 

NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 

100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 

794-9876 Please refer tofile number 

14-13-33027. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, 

SUITE 100 

BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 

(630) 794-5300 

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com 

Attorney File No. 14-13-33027 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 

Attorney Code. 21762 

Case Number: 14 CH 009103 

TJSC#: 38-2799 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 

I3082722 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

ALDI Expansion 

13145 LaGrange Road 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF 

PUBLIC HEARING 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that 

aPublic Hearing will be held before 

the Plan Commission of the 

Village ofOrland Park, Illinois beginning 

at 7:00 p.m., or as soon 

thereafter as the matter may be 

heard, on May 8, 2018 at Village 

Hall, located at 14700 South Ravinia 

Avenue, Orland Park, Cook 

County, Illinois, to consider recommending 

the approval ofanapplication 

for an AMENDMENT 

TO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT 

FOR A PLANNED DEVELOP- 

MENT, SITE PLAN, ELEVA- 

TIONS AND LANDSCAPE 

PLAN, pursuant to the provisions 

of the Land Development Code of 

the Village of Orland Park, with respect 

to the following real estate: 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 6 

IN SOUTHMOOR COMMONS 

SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUB- 

DIVISION OF PART OF THE 

SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF 

SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 

NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

JANUARY 31, 2007 AS DOCU- 

MENT 703106114, IN COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

PIN: 23-34-302-023-0000 

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 

13145 LaGrange Road in OR- 

LAND PARK, ILLINOIS 

SUMMARY: The Applicant seeks 

authority to construct, expand, operate 

and maintain a 2,297 square 

foot addition to the existing ALDI 

commercial building located in 

Southmoor Commons. The Applicant 

also seeks an amendment to 

the previously approved site plan, 

elevations and landscape plan. 

Said real estate is presently included 

in the BIZ General Business 

District, and is located near La- 

Grange Road and 131st Street. 

The proposed application may be 

added to, revised, or eliminated as 

aresult ofthe Public Hearing. All 

interested parties should attend and 

will be given an opportunity to be 

heard. The Public Hearing may be 

continued by the Plan Commission 

without further notice except as 

may be required by the Illinois 

Open Meetings Act. 

PLAN COMMISSION OF THE 

VILLAGE 

OF ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 

By: Louis Stephens, Chairperson 

Villas of Tallgrass 

10851 W. 167th St. 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC 

HEARING 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that 

aPublic Hearing will be held before 

the Plan Commission of the 

Village ofOrland Park, Illinois on 

May 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., or as 

soon thereafter as the matter may 

be heard, at Village Hall, located at 

14700 South Ravinia Avenue, Orland 

Park, Cook County, Illinois, 

to consider recommending the approval 

ofanapplication for rezoning, 

site plan, subdivision and plat, 

elevations, landscape plan, and 

special use for aplanned development 

with modifications, all subject 

toannexation into the Village 

of Orland Park, pursuant to the 

provisions of the Land Development 

Code of the Village of Orland 

Park, with respect tothe following 

real estate: 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 

THE WEST HALF OF THE 

NORTHEAST QUARTER OF 

THE NORTHWEST QUARTER 

AND THAT PART OF THE 

NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 

THE NORTHEAST QUARTER 

OF THE NORTHWEST QUAR- 

TER, LYING EAST OF THE 

EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY 

LINE OF WABASH RAILROAD 

OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN. 

ALSO 

THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 

ONE THIRD OF THE NORTH 

THREE EIGHTS OF THE 

NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 

SECTION 29LYING EAST OF 

THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF 

WAY LINE OFWABASH RAIL- 

ROAD AND LYING WEST OF 

THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 

ONE EIGHTH OF THE NORTH- 

WEST QUARTER OFSECTION 

29, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, 

RANGE 12 EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL. 

PIN: 27-29-101-015-0000 

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 

10851 W. 167th Street. The Villas 

of Tallgrass is currently in unincorporated 

Cook County. 

SUMMARY: The Applicant seeks 

to annex the above described property 

into the Village of Orland 

Park, and rezone the property from 

E-1 Estates to the R-4 Residential 

Zoning District. The application includes 

aproposed Site Plan, Building 

Elevations and Preliminary 

Landscape Plan. The proposed Site 

Plan consists of atotal of 38 residential 

duplex dwelling units 

across 19 subdivided lots, which 

will be accessed from anew public 

street, an out lot for detention and 

an out lot for a .45 acre park. The 

Applicant seeks aSpecial Use Permit 

to disturb awetland (LDC Section 

6-413.E.2.and F.) with amodi- 

fication to reduce the setback of a 

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and F.2.f). The Applicant also 

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application issubject to annexation 

into the Village of Orland Park. 

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aresult ofthe Public Hearing. All 

interested parties should attend and 

will be given an opportunity to be 

heard. The Public Hearing may be 

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Tara Maher 

Tara Maher is a senior 

swimmer and water polo 

player for Sandburg. She 

plans on continuing her 

academic career at Moraine 

Valley Community College 

in the fall. 

How did you get 

involved in water polo? 

After swimming season 

freshman year, I got involved 

with preseason water 

polo. 

What is your proudest 

moment in the sport? 

My proudest moment is 

beating Lincoln Way Central 

(in March after trailing by 

four goals). I felt my team 

come together when we really 

needed to and help each 

other win the game. 

Are there any 

embarrassing moments 

you had in the sport? 

At practice one time, I was 

cleaning up and there was a 

ball on deck. I was trying 

to throw the ball across the 

pool to my teammate but I 

hit a light on the ceiling and 

broke the light. I thought my 

coach was going to yell at 

me but everyone ended up 

just laughing. 

So, what goes on that 

people don’t see in the 

water during a game? 

During games, there is a 

lot of grabbing, shoving, and 

elbowing. A lot of it is on accident. 

I don’t like to do it 

intentionally unless my opponent 

does it first. 

Do you have a favorite 

pump-up song? 

“No Problem” by Chance 

the Rapper 

Do you have a hero, or 

someone you look up 

to? 

Sarah Dolitsky, she was a 

senior when I was a freshman 

and taught me so much 

about the sport. She is one 

of the strongest people that I 

know and I think about her 

every day. 

Is there a movie you 

could watch over and 

over without getting 

bored with it? 

“Miracle”. It’s a hockey 

movie about the men’s 1980 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Olympic hockey team. It 

reminds me that with hard 

work, your team can really 

achieve anything together 

How about a TV show 

that you could watch 

over and over? 

I love “Friends”. I love 

everything about it and it always 

makes me laugh 

If you are on Twitter, 

how many followers do 

you have? 

I have 446 followers 

If you could have dinner 

with anyone — living 

or dead — who would 

it be with? 

Blake Lively because she 

is my favorite actress! 

Interview conducted by Sports 

Editor Jeff Vorva 

THIS WEEK IN 

EAGLES VARSITY SPORTS 

BASEBALL 

■April ■ 19 – hosts 

Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 21 – at Lemont, 10 

a.m. 

■April ■ 23 – at Bolingbrook, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 – at Lincoln-Way 

East, 4:30 p.m. 

BOYS CO-OP GYMNASTICS 

■April ■ 19 – hosts Andrew 

Triangular with Fenton and 

Glenbard South, 5:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 – at Homewood- 

Flossmoor SWSC Conference, 

5:30 p.m. 

BOYS TENNIS 

■April ■ 19 – hosts Bolingbook, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 21 – at Buffalo Grove 

Bison Invitational, 9 a.m. 

■April ■ 24 – hosts Lockport, 

4:30 p.m. 

BOYS CO-OP LACROSSE 

■April ■ 21 – hosts South Elgin, 

10 a.m. at Andrew 

BOYS TRACK 

■April ■ 20 – at Downers Grove 

South Invitational, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 20 – at Tinley Park 

Invitational, 4:45 p.m. 

■April ■ 24 – at Thornton, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 26 – hosts Pete Struck 

Invitational, 4:30 p.m. 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 


West, 5:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 24 – at Bolingbrook, 

5:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 25 – hosts Wheaton 

Warrenville South, 6 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 – hosts Stagg, 5:30 

p.m. 

BOYS WATER POLO 

■April ■ 19 – hosts Lockport, 

5 p.m. 

■April ■ 20 – at St. Ignatius 

Tournament, TBA 

■April ■ 21 – at St. Ignatius 

Tournament, TBA 


Flossmoor, 5 p.m. 

BADMINTON 


Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 – at SWSC 

Conference, TBA 

GIRLS LACROSSE 

■April ■ 17 – at Downers Grove 

North, 7:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 20 – hosts Mother 

McAuley, 6:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 21 – hosts Marian 

Catholic, 12:30 p.m. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

BASEBALL 

EAGLES 3-0 at PBR 

Sandburg won all three 

games in the Prep Baseball 

Report Midwest Select 

Tournament in Westfield, 

Indiana. 

The Eagles beat Roncali, 

Indiana, 5-4 as Evan Tenuta 

had a game-winning sacrifice 

fly and nipped Portage 

Northern, Michigan, 2-0 as 

Erik Herold threw the shutout 

and Nick Skrabis drove 

in both runs on Friday, April 

13. 

Ryan Hampe had four hits 

Andrew Tenison and Evan 

Tenuta each drove in four 

runs and beat Kokomo, Indiana 

12-5 on Saturday, April 

14. 

Sandburg 6 Stagg 3 

Evan Tenuta struck out six 

batters in 6 1/3 innings and 

drove in two runs to help the 

Eagles improve to 6-3. Ryan 

Hampe drove in two runs, 

GIRLS WATER POLO 

Sandburg wins York 

Tournment 

Bella Wrobel’s overtime 

goal helped the Eagles beat 

Naperville North 9-8 to win 

the eight-team tournament 

on Saturday, April 14. Naperville 

was ranked sixth in 

■April ■ 23 – hosts Libertyville, 

5 p.m. 

GIRLS SOCCER 

■April ■ 19 – at Naperville 

North Invitational Oswego, 5 

p.m. 


North Invitational at 

Naperville Central, 10 a.m. 

■April ■ 24 – hosts Lincoln-Way 

East, 6:15 p.m. 


North Invitational, TBD 

SOFTBALL 


East, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 23 – at Lockport, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 24 – at Homewood 

Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 25 – hosts Plainfield 

Central, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS TRACK 

■April ■ 19 – hosts Eagle 

Classic, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 21 – at Glenbard West 

Invitational, 9:30 a.m. 

GIRLS WATER POLO 

■April ■ 19 – at Lockport, 5 

p.m. 

■April ■ 24 – hosts Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 25 – at Neuqua Valley, 

6 p.m. 

the state in the recent illpolo. 

com rankings and Sandburg 

(19-4) was seventh. 

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD 

Sandburg 66, Bolingbrook 

55, Andrew 54 

Omar Hasan won the shot 

put (45 feet, 4 inches) and 

discus (115-11) for the Eagles 

while Nick Shelton won 

the triple jump (40-5), Connor 

Devlin won the 1600 run 

(4:39.91) and the 800 meter 

relay team (1:34.28) claimed 

first on April 11. 

--Compiled by Sports Editor 

Jeff Vorva

opprairie.com Sports 


SOFTBALL 

Eagles warm up after loss to rival Andrew 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Cold, rainy and snowy 

weather postponed or wiped 

out Sandburg’s softball 

team’s scheduled games 

against Barrington, Lincoln-Way 

West, Beecher, 

Thornton, Oak Forest and 

Andrew. 

The Eagles were able to 

finally play in mid-40 degree 

weather and make up 

their game with District 

230 rival Andrew on April 

10. But they received an icy 

reception in a 10-5 loss to 

the Thunderbolts in Tinley 

Park. 

After going 4-1 in the 

warmer climate of the Lady 

Southern Classic Tournament 

in Murfreesboro, Tennessee 

to open the season, 

the Eagles dropped their 

next three out of five games, 

and one of those victories 

was a forfeit over Thornwood. 

Andrew raced out to an 

8-2 lead thanks in part to 

homers by Kaitlin Tholl and 

Mia Signore. 

The Eagles’ Molly 

O’Sullivan and Ashley 

Wood also homered to help 

a comeback attempt but they 

left the bases loaded to end 

the game. 

O’Sullivan, a sophomore, 

plus sophomore Elise Wantiez 

and senior Sarah Fuller 

pitched for the Eagles 

against Andrew. 

Things got better for the 

Eagles the next day as they 

nipped Stagg, 5-4, in another 

battle with a District 230 foe. 

Fuller drove in what turned 

out to be the game-winning 

run while Sarah Gonsch and 

Ally Sporleder each had two 

hits. 

Sandburg (8-2) also 

topped Lyons Township, 

Molly O’Sullivan (No. 14) gets greeted by her Sandburg teammates after hitting a home run against Andrew on April 10 in 

Tinley Park. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

ANDREW/SANDBURG WARS 

A look at Andrew and Sandburg’s results in the 2010s 

• 2018-Andrew 10, Sandburg 5 

•2017-Sandburg 13, Andrew 4 

• 2016-DNP 



• 2013-DNP 

• 2012-DNP 

• 2011-Sandburg 4, Andrew 1 

• 2010-Sandburg 5, Andrew 1 

• 2010-Sandburg 3, Andrew 2* 

*-Sectional semifinal; Sandburg went on to win the 

IHSA state Class 4A title. 

9-4 Thursday, April 12 as 

Heather Vetter had three hits 

including two doubles. 

The Eagles closed the 

week, however, with a familiar 

story as their game with 

Bolingbrook was postponed 

by rain on Friday, April 13. 

They are also scheduled to 

visit Downers Grove South 

on Tuesday, April 17, host 

Lincoln-Way West and visit 

state power Lincoln-Way 

East on Thursday, April 19. 

Sandburg right fielder Jillian Richmond gets ready to throw 

the ball back to the infield during a game against Andrew. 

Moraine 

From Page 46 

was a star soccer player at 

Robert Morris College. Her 

husband, Scott, won the 

most valuable player in the 

Atlantic Coast Conference 

as a Maryland baseball player. 

One son, Rob, is an eye 

doctor, and another son, Jeff, 

is an options trader. Doug 

and his wife, Cheryl, who 

have lived in Orland Park 

since 1972, have six grandchildren. 

He retired from teaching 

in 2005. 

“They created this Doug 

Gehrke Service Award, and 

it sounded like I was dead 

or something,” he joked. “I 

was very thrilled and moved 

to be named to the Hall of 

Fame. I felt blessed I could 

devote the time to make it a 

complete success. It was a 

thrill for Kay, too. We have a 

guy in the NBA. We’ve had 

some teams to go nationals. 

“I always knew the potential 

was there, as long as we 

had the funding and the administrative 

support.” 

Vorva 

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a few minutes of it, but 

when I called it up, I got 

something called Stadia 

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it was a bunch of people, 

some dudes were dressed 

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couldn’t watch 90 minutes 

of that. I know one thing: 

it wasn’t a football game. 

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BOYS WATER POLO 

Eagles are flying high after initial loss to Lyons 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

For the first time since the 

Illinois High School Association 

recognized boys water 

polo in 2002, a guy named 

Jim Caliendo was not the 

head coach at Sandburg. 

New coach Matthew 

Niemeier, who played the 

sports at Sandburg and was 

coached by the legend, was 

eager to make a great first 

impression when the Eagles 

went to visit Lyons Township 

on March 12. Lyons 

qualified for the state tournament 

three times in the past 

three seasons and won two 

state titles this decade and 

is ranked third in the Illpolo. 

com state rankings. 

Well, the Eagles were beaten 

by the Lions, 13-10, But 

despite the loss, it was a good 

first impression and something 

to build on for a season 

in which they went on a 

13-game winning streak and 

won tournaments at Maine 

East and Naperville North 

and its own invitational over 

the weekend. 

The Eagles headed into 

this week’s action with a 

15-2 mark, which included 

the championship in its own 

invitational over the weekend 

and a 17-4 victory over 

Stagg on Thursday, April 12. 

“In the Lyons game, it 

was their third game and our 

first game and we came out 

a little slow,” Niemeier said. 

“We let them get up on us 

early. But we chipped away. 

Compared to how other 

teams have played them, a 

13-10 loss was pretty good.” 

“Of course we never want 

to lose but losing by that little 

to that caliber of a team 

made us feel good,” said senior 

Joey Jenkot, who had 

seven goals against Stagg 

including five in the second 

period. It gave us momentum 

for our winning streak. 

The bus ride home was not 

very somber. We weren’t 

disappointed with the way 

we played.” 

At the Sandburg Invitational, 

the Eagles opened 

with a 24-4 victory on Friday, 

April 13 and beat St. 

Charles North, 6-3, and 

Prospect, 12-4, before stopping 

Lockport, 7-6 in the 

title match. 

Jenkot added four goals 

in the title game and entered 

this week leading with team 

with 67 to go with 42 assists 

and 44 steals. 

Josh Grella had a goal and 

two steals against the Porters 

while Kyle Fox, Rich 

Sokolowski, Cooper Reiher, 

Carter Thoss and J.J. Mitra 

contributed to the victory. 

Caliendo won more than 

500 games as the Eagles 

boss from 1994, when it was 

a club sport, through last 

season. He retired from the 

boys program but took over 

the girls team this year for 

what he said is a one-year 

commitment. 

The coaching change on 

the boys side hasn’t been too 

tough on the Eagles. 

“There have been strategies 

on offense and defense that 

have changed,” Jenkot said. 

“But with the foundation that 

we had last year, it hasn’t been 

hard to adjust. (Niemeier) is a 

great water polo coach and 

what he’s been doing is awesome 

for our team. The system 

really works well for our 

group of guys. 

“I came in with an approach 

knowing we have 

an extremely fast group and 

capitalizing on that,” Niemeier 

said. “We are forcing 

the other teams to have to 

stay with us. We are senior 

heavy this year and they 

are experienced. We really 

New Sandburg coach Matt Niemeier and his troops have been red-hot since an opening season loss to state-power Lyons. 

PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

don’t have any seniors that 

didn’t see playing time the 

last two years. And we have 

some very competitive guys. 

They want to compete and 

they want to win and play in 

tight games. It’s a lot of fun 

coaching these guys.” 

The Eagles were slated 

to visit Andrew in a South- 

West Suburban Conference 

matchup on Tuesday, April 

17 and host Lockport again 

on Thursday, April 19 before 

participating in the St. Ignatius 

Tournament the following 

two days. 

RIGHT: Joey Jenkot gets 

ready to score one of his 

five second-period goals for 

Sandburg against Stagg on 

Thursday, April 12.

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No slipups as Gehrke helps build Moraine Valley sports program 

PATRICK Z. McGAVIN 


The modern era of sports 

at Moraine Valley Community 

College began with a 

slip of sorts. 

Newly armed with his 

master’s degree in business 

administration from DePaul 

in the fall of 1972, Doug 

Gehrke started his career at 

the Palos Hills community 

college as a professor of 

economics. The school was 

open for five years. The only 

sports activities were informally 

arranged pick-up basketball 

games in open gym. 

There was a hockey club, 

and when that coach went off 

to earn his doctorate, Gehrke 

volunteered to step in. 

Then, the act of providence. 

“It was going to be me and 

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this other guy, and he literally 

slipped and fell on the 

ice and injured himself,” 

Gehrke said. 

So began Gehrke’s love affair 

with coaching and his immersion 

into college athletics. 

A longtime Orland Park 

resident, Gehrke is the architect 

of modern men’s sports 

programs at Moraine Valley. 

His imprint remains significant. 

With nearly 17,000 students, 

Moraine Valley is the 

state’s second-largest community 

college. 

The school is a competitive 

member of the Illinois 

Skyway Collegiate Conference. 

Richaun Holmes, a 

forward with the Philadelphia 

76ers, played for the 

Cyclones for one season in 

2011-2012. In December 

2014, ESPN televised a high 

school game between Simeon 

and St. Rita at its facility. 

The significant contributions 

of Gehrke were acknowledged 

Feb. 15 when 

he was one of five people 

inducted into the school’s 

inaugural athletic Hall of 

Fame. 

“He is one of the most engaging 

men you’d ever want 

to meet,” said Bill Finn, the 

athletic director at Moraine 

Valley since 1983. “He has 

the vision and the personality 

to get it done, back during 

a time when there was not a 

lot of money in the program. 

He understood the benefits 

and notoriety to a college of 

having a sports program.” 

Gehrke grew up in Blue Island. 

Because of family and 

work obligations, he never 

played organized sports. By 

the time he entered college, 

he had grown to 6-foot-5. He 

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Moraine Valley’s first athletics Hall of Fame honorees (standing, from left) are Rosie 

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was a very skilled shooter 

in basketball, and he played 

four years, from 1964-1968, 

at Blackburn College, a liberal 

arts school in Carlinville. 

“Most of the shots I took 

were from what now would 

be three-point range,” he 

said. 

His shooting prowess 

opened other doors at Moraine 

Valley. Everything 

fused together. His short 

stint coaching the hockey 

team helped elevate student 

awareness of the possibilities 

of an intercollegiate 

sports program. 

Seeing his own shooting 

skills at the gym in October 

1975 caught the attention of 

some administrators. 

It was a blur of activity, 

Gehrke said. 

“They asked me on Oct. 

15, and we had our first 

game scheduled for a tournament 

in St. Louis on Nov. 1,” 

Gehrke said. 

He recruited a ragtag collection 

of kids he saw playing. 

In that first year of competition, 

the team finished 1-16. 

“Our president told me, 

if you said the record really 

fast, it does not sound that 

bad,” he said. 

By 1978, he was a fulltime 

professor, the basketball 

coach and men’s athletic 

director. His colleague, Kay 

Schneegas, a fellow inductee, 

handled the women’s 

sports. 

Within four years, Moraine 

Valley had five men’s 

sports programs. Gehrke 

saw a natural correlation between 

economics and sports. 

“The pivotal thing was 

when Fred Gaskin [president 

from 1982-to-1991] 

and Burt Odelson [chairman 

of the Board of Trustees] 

recognized that sports would 

be a great way to market the 

college,” Gehrke said. 

Basketball started the 

push, and programs in tennis, 

baseball, golf, soccer 

and volleyball followed. 

Gehrke made many of the 

original coaching hires. 

With his three small children 

and a full-time teaching 

responsibilities, he gave 

up his coaching and athletic 

department responsibilities. 

His last hire, Bill Finn, has 

broadened the culture that 

Gehrke started. 

His humor and self-deprecation 

were legendary, according 

to Finn. 

“We were playing Illinois 

Valley College, and the original 

gym had a rubberized 

floor,” Gehrke said. “[The 

surface] was dark gray, and 

back then there were no 

bleachers. Finn’s coaching 

the team, and the floor was 

dusty, and I went out there to 

mop it off. I saw the athletic 

director from Illinois Valley, 

and I started talking to 

him about organizing some 

games for the next season. 

He didn’t recognize me. He 

goes up to Finn and says, 

‘Your janitor just tried to 

schedule a game.’ 

“That is how underfunded 

we were back then.” 

Sports remains a nerve 

center of Gehrke’s family 

and life. His three children 

were standout athletes at 

Sandburg. His daughter Jean 

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fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

With Cube leaving, Naperville company hopes to fill void 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY 

MEDIA 

1st and 3 

SOME NUMBERS 

REGARDING MORAINE 

VALLEY COMMUNITY 

COLLEGE’S SPORTS 

PROGRAM, WHICH WAS 

BUILT UP BY ORLAND 

PARK’S DOUG GEHRKE 

(ABOVE). 

1. 1 

MVCC athletes who 

have gone onto 

the NBA. Former 

Lockport standout 

Richaun Holmes is a 

player on the 76ers. 

2. 4 

Nicknames the 

school has had 

over the years - the 

Titans, Runnin’ 

Rebels, Marauders 

and the current nickname, 

the Cyclones 

3. 1 

Games broadcast by 

ESPN in the school’s 

gym. The national 

sports station aired 

a Simeon/St. Rita 

game in 2014 

there and Kentucky 

coach John Calipari 

was there to watch 

St. Rita prospect 

Charles Matthews. 

Jeff Vorva 

j.vorva@22ndcm.com 

I 

learned something new 

last week. 

Minnesota has worse 

weather than we do, and it’s 

really screwing up outdoor 

high school sports. 

But that’s not what I 

learned. 

I learned that the Minnesota 

State High School 

League is allowing its 

baseball and softball teams 

to play two five-inning 

games on a given day or to 

play one seven-inning game 

and one five-inning game 

on a given day so that they 

can get a decent amount of 

games in. 

Soon thereafter, I saw a 

replay of a state championship 

football game in Kansas 

and a center launched 

a snap into orbit and the 

punter chased it down and 

ran like heck to get close 

to the line of scrimmage. 

It wasn’t a first down, but 

it was an entertaining play 

nonetheless. 

I found that Minnesota 

nugget information and saw 

that cool play within five 

minutes of nosing around 

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“He is one of the most engaging men you’d 

ever want to meet. He has the vision and the 

personality to get it done, during a time when 

there was not a lot of money in the program.” 

Bill Finn - the athletic director at Moraine Valley on Doug Gehrke 

the meridix.com website. 

Meridix is kinda, sorta 

like the soon-to-be demised 

High School Cube site, 

which offered a ton of high 

school sporting events 

for free. Cube is getting 

gobbled up by the National 

Federation of High Schools, 

which generally charges for 

its content. 

The Naperville-based 

company has been around 

for more than a decade and 

has not gotten the attention 

the Cube has gotten, 

especially when the Cube 

affiliated itself with Chicago 

daily newspapers over the 

years. 

With the Cube leaving, 

Meridix wants to become a 

bigger player in the video 

game. 

Meridix founder Tyler 

Feret said that his company 

had thousands of clients in 

all 50 states and abroad and 

well over 100,000 videos. 

So this is no fly-by-night 

venture. 

There are many platforms 

to choose from. Professionals 

can sign up and swoop 

in. Radio stations can use 

the audio-only feature. 

Booster clubs can broker 

deals with the company. 

Mom and dad can take videos 

from their camcorders 

or cell phones. 

Most of the content is 

free. If there is a charge, it’s 

because the people hosting 

the video are charging for it. 

Those who want to put up 

videos can put them up for 

What 2 Watch 

Boys Track - 4:30 p.m., April 26 

• Sandburg hosts the Pete Struck 

Invitational. 

Fans can use cell phones and camcorders to record content for Meridix.com. 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

free but there will be advertising. 

Some hosts choose to 

pay some money to zap the 

advertising so its customers 

can watch the event ad-free. 

“We are open to just 

about everybody,” Feret 

said. “It really runs the gamut. 

It could be a parent with 

an iPhone at a Little League 

game to a professional 

production setup for radio 

and TV stations. We deal 

with athletics departments 

and administrations directly 

at some of the schools but 

we’re not limited to that. 

Most of our customers are a 

third-party to the school. We 

can make an arrangement 

with any type of customer.” 

There is a variety of stuff 

to see on the site, but not 

a whole amount from our 

area. 

Sandburg, Andrew and 

Tinley Park do not have 

content on the site. 

In Orland Park, there are 

some Vikings hockey games 

from 2014, as well as a 

“mope” named Tim Maher 

who calls himself “The Big 

Guy” interviewing Orland 

Sparks boss Joe Tholl — 

also in 2014. 

Before the interview, 

Maher gave a stern speech 

to students about hitting the 

books and called himself a 

“mope” for not taking his 

own schoolwork back in the 

day. 

The sparser Tinley Park 

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content only had one entry. 

It was a 2013 interview 

conducted by the selfproclaimed 

“mope” with a 

group of Tinley Park Bulldogs 

coaches. 

The site is not perfect. 

Like with Cube, sometimes 

you never know what you 

will get. 

Feret is a Naperville Central 

graduate who played JV 

tennis. I decided to check 

out what kind of Central 

content was on his site. 

There was an entry called 

Crosstown Classic, which 

was supposed to be a football 

battle between Central 

and bitter rival Naperville 

North. 

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

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.opprairie.com | April 19, 2018 

MAKING A 

SPLASH Sandburg’s 

water polo team plays 

strong for new coach, 

Page 45 

Moraine honors 

Orland Park 

resident for 

pioneering sports 

program, Page 46 

PLAY BALL The 

Eagles’ softball team 

finally got to play after 

a long delay because of 

weather, Page 43 

Orland Park’s Doug Gehrke 

was inducted into the first 

Moraine Valley Community 

College Athletics Hall of Fame 

for his role in starting up the 

school’s athletic program. JEFF 

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