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Village committees discuss audio, visual upgrades 

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An unexpected loss 

Longtime Andrew science teacher leaves a 

legacy of connecting with students, Page 6 

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THURSDAY 

Garden Club Meeting 

10:30-11:30 a.m., May 

17, 16130 Oak Park Avenue, 

2nd Entrance. Join the Tinley 

Park Garden Bluc for a 

field trip to Lake Katherine. 

RVSP prior to event for exact 

time and meeting location 

with President Mona 

Serpe at (708) 781-9028. 

Free Community Meal 

5:30-6:30 p.m., May 17, 

Faith United Presbyterian 

Church, 6200 W. 167th 

Street, Tinley Park. Faith 

United Presbyterian Church 

and St. George Catholic 

Church invites the community 

to a free delicious dinner 

and tasty desserts. 

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SATURDAY 

Public Speaking Workshop 

10 a.m.- 12 p.m., May 19, 

Tinley Park Public Library, 

7851 Timber Drive. The 

Tinley Park Public Library 

will host its “Better Public 

Speaking Workshop” featuring 

motivational speaker 

Jenny Riddle who returns to 

share more in-depth strategies 

on how to be authentic, 

credible and persuasive in 

any speaking situation. 

Chicago Blachawks Clinic 

10 a.m.- 12 p.m., May 19, 

Lewis Park, 16801 Normandy 

Drive, Tinley Park. The 

Tinley Park-Park-District 

will host a free one-day Ball 

Hockey Clinic with an inflatable 

rink courtesy of the 

Chicago Blackhawks Fan 

Development Team for children 

grades pre-kindergarten 

through eighth grade. Scrimmages 

with various age 

groups and equipment supplied 

by TP-PD. 

Code Red Academy 

4-6 p.m., May 19, Rocco’s 

Plaza 2nd Floor, 7903 159th 

St., Tinley Park. All teens in 

grades 8-12 are invited to a 

free event for an introduction 

into computer coding. 

Presentations will run every 

30 minutes. For more information, 

call (708) 457-7218 

or visit coderedacademy. 

com 

MONDAY 

Year of the Dog 

7-8 p.m., May 21, Tinley 

Park Public Library, Meeting 

Room A&B, 7851 Timber 

Drive. In celebration 

of Chinese New Year, the 

Tinley Park Public Library 

presents Lucas Livingston to 

lead a discussion exploring 

and honoring canine companions 

across cultural and 

artistic traditions. 

TUESDAY 

Cafe Ole 

7-8 p.m., May 22, Tinley 

Park Public Library, The 

Loft, 7851 Timber Drive. 

Kick back with cookies and 

a hot or cool drink, hang 

out with friends or enjoy a 

new game or craft during 

this twice-a-month group 

meetup. 

UPCOMING 

Memorial Day Ceremony 

10-11:30 a.m., May 28, 

Patrick E. Rea Veterans 

Plaza, 18001 80th Ave., 

Tinley Park. The Village of 

Tinley Park and the Tinley 

Park Veterans Commission 

will host the annual Memorial 

Day Celebration featuring 

patriotic music by the 

Andrew High School band, 

short speeches, a wreathlaying 

ceremony and gun 

salute. 

Cruise Nights 

4:30-9 p.m., May 29, 

171st Street to North Street, 

Tinley Park. Free admission. 

Enjoy a classic car and 

hot rod show with food and 

beverages for sale and music 

provided by a DJ. Due to 

public safety concerns, both 

northbound and southbound 

Oak Park Avenue will be 

closed starting this year from 

171st Street to North Street. 

Shred Cancer 

9 a.m.-12 p.m., June 2, 

Proshred, 7700 Graphics 

Drive, Tinley Park. Proshred 

in partnership with 

The American Institute for 

Cancer Research invites the 

community to securely shred 

documents with personal 

information while raising 

money for cancer research. 

Suggested donation of $5 

per box. For more information, 

please visit aicr.org/ 

events/shredcancer/ 

VVAC Art Show & Sale 

10 a.m.-4 p.m., June 2, 

Vogt Visual Arts Center, 

17420 S. 67th Ct., Tinley 

Park. Free admission. 

VVAC’s annual Art Show 

& Sale features artist vendor 

booth, the June Artist Reception, 

children’s crafts and 

live demonstrations, as well 

as live entertainment from 

Eric Ortiz and the Nuclear 

Jazz Quarktet. For event information, 

please call (708) 

342-4200. 

ONGOING 

Call for Artists – June 

Exhibit 

The Tinley Park-Park District 

is seeking artists of all 

mediums (up to three pieces 

per artist) for the Vogt Visual 

Art Center June exhibit 

“Open Music Show.” Dropoff 

dates are May 22-26. If 

interested in participating, 

please call the Gallery Director, 

Julie Dekker at 708- 

309-4371. 

Queen of Hearts Kitchen 

Wednesdays, Bremen 

VFW Post 2791, 17147 

Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park. 

Queen of Hearts Kitchen 

is now back and open each 

week. VFW Post 2791 will 

serve $5 dinners with something 

different each week to 

taste. For more information, 

please call 708-532-2333. 

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Will-Cook Barbershop 

Harmony 

7:30 p.m. Alternating 

Thursdays in Tinley Park 

and Lockport. Glory to God 

Church, 18401 66th Ave., 

Tinley Park. Guests are 

welcome for an evening of 

singing and fellowship with 

the Knights of Harmony 

Chorus. For more information 

contact Hank King at 

708-614-8999 or mjking1@ 

ameritech.net 

Village Board Meetings 

7:30 p.m. the first and 

third Tuesdays of the month, 

Village Hall, 16250 S. Oak 

Park Ave., Tinley Park. 

For more information, visit 

www.tinleypark.org. 

Southwest Suburban 

Widow/Widowers Social 

Club 

6:30-9 p.m. Next meeting 

date: June 1, Zion Lutheran 

Church, 17100 South 69th 

ave. Tinley Park. The South 

Suburban widow/widowers 

is a group of people, caring, 

sharing and reaching out to 

one another in friendship. 

Some of our activities include 

monthly general meetings, 

organized restaurant 

outings, dances, trips, theater 

visits, monthly games, 

discussion, interaction meetings, 

and newcomers get acquainted 

meetings. For more 

information call Phyllis Peterson 

708-636-6534 or Bill 

Dolehide at 708-342-6820. 

Southside (net)Working 

Women 

11:45am on Tuesday at 

The Station Pub and Eatery 

6657 South St. This group 

is a business networking 

group for women and meets 

on the third Tuesday of each 

month. For information and 

updates visit southsidenet 

workingwomen.org or email 

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To evolve ‘from a picture to a photograph’ 

Cody Mroczka, Editor 

At 6 a.m., while the wildfires 

raged just beyond Durango, 

Colorado, and as the 

day’s first light hit the railyard, 

Bob Dietz was ready. 

Dietz picked up a camera 

at six-years-old and never 

put it down. The lifelong 

Tinley Park resident and retired 

railroad engineer estimates 

he’s snapped over one 

million photographs since 

then. 

On May 11, Dietz captured 

the Oak Lawn Camera 

Club’s coveted Large Color 

Print of the Year for “The 

482 Ready For Service,” 

which he shot on that orange 

morning last year in southwest 

Colorado. Additionally, 

Dietz took home an award 

and honorable mention in 

Receiving an honorable mention in the Large Color 

category was Bob Dietz’ photograph of the Pemaquid 

Lighthouse in Bristol, Maine. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

the large color category and 

an award in the small monochrome 

category. Separately, 

his photograph entitled 

“Fenced In” of a snowy 

pasture was shown in the 

National Juried Show Open 

Lens at Gallery 7 in Lockport. 

“It’s not the camera. 

That’s just the tool. It’s the 

person behind the camera 

- their technique, technical 

abilities, the impact of the 

shot. Everyone has their 

own style,” Dietz, a longtime 

mentor and tutor at 

the Vogt Visual Arts Center 

who also volunteers at the 

Tinley Park Historical Society, 

said. “I tutor so I can 

teach what I know. I don’t 

charge for my knowledge. 

Nature should be shared 

and the captured should be 

shared as well. I probably 

would have made it as a 

photographer, but it’s a hobby 

for me.” 

And a serious one at that. 

All of Dietz award-winning 

images were captured in the 

last year. The retired life 

allows Dietz to travel the 

country, camera in hand, 

seeking out the perfect opportunities 

like when the 

weather and natural lighting 

are just right. He’s camped 

out for days for a single shot. 

“Pemaquid (Lighthouse 

in Maine), that (photograph) 

was in the afternoon, facing 

north with the sun behind 

me. I was intending to hit 

the reflection in that little 

tide pool. That’s what takes 

it from a picture to a photograph,” 

Dietz said. “That’s 

the difference of a keen eye 

and judges know that.” 

Growing up in Tinley Park 

during the 1950s and 1960s, 

Dietz developed a passion 

for engineering and architecture, 

animals and nature. 

There was plenty of both 

categories to visually document 

in a farming community 

turned suburban sprawl. 

And there still is for Dietz. 

“I usually go out everyday. 

I get a lot of birds right now 

and the lilacs are in bloom,” 

Dietz said. “If it rains I’m 

indoors at the Museum of 

Contemporary Art or Science 

and Industry or Field 

Museum. There’s so much 

architecture downtown.” 

A previous member of 

the local Foresters Camera 

Club, Dietz intends to join 

again in the near future. He 

enjoys the camaraderie of 

photography clubs and the 

community aspect of sharing 

art. It’s something he can do, 

any day at any time. 

“The best thing is the 

world is your oyster. You’re 

not confined. There’s over 

200 genres of photography,” 

he said. “I don’t just stop 

when the sun sets.” 

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Tinley Park Committees 

Closeout projects, Kallsen Center upgrades discussed 


The 183rd Street/Oak 

Park Avenue Tax Increment 

Financing (TIF) district is 

set to expire on Dec. 31, but 

the Village of Tinley Park 

is aiming to complete some 

closeout projects prior. 

On May 8, the Public 

Works Committee recommended 

the Board of Trustees 

approve a master technical 

services agreement 

with Robinson Engineering, 

Ltd., for design engineering, 

bidding/negotiating and 

construction observation 

services for four task orders 

related to public improvement 

projects that can be designed 

and constructed prior 

to the expiration date. 

According to an interoffice 

memo, Village staff met 

in March to discuss potential 

projects in the TIF area 

and settled on four choices. 

Nearly $4-million has been 

earmarked into the Fiscal 

Year 2019 budget for resurfacing, 

pedestrian access and 

intersection improvements. 

The first project involves 

resurfacing the Village 

owned main and south lots 

at the Tinley Park Convention 

Center with a budgeted 

amount of $375,000. The 

second and third projects 

involve resurfacing 183rd 

Street east of Harlem Avenue 

and West of Oak Park 

Avenue (approximately 

2,300 feet) as well as pedestrian 

access upgrades for 

four locations near 183rd 

Street and Oak Park Avenue 

with budgeted amounts of 

$345,000 and $450,000, respectively. 

The final project 

is also the most expensive 

with $2.5-million budgeted 

for intersection improvements 

at South Street and 

67th Court within the Main 

Street South TIF. 

Total design and construction 

engineering costs for 

the four projects are listed at 

$359,850, according to Village 

documents. 

“Because the construction 

season is short and most 

work will need to be completed 

before Thanksgiving 

time is of the essence in 

getting these projects under 

contract,” Colby Zemaitis, 

PE, wrote in an interoffice 

memo. 

The convention center 

project requires no permitting, 

while 183rd Street 

resurfacing requires minor 

permitting associated with 

signal loop work that may be 

required at the Harlem Avenue 

intersection. The first 

two projects will be ready 

to award bids in June, according 

to Zemaitis, while 

the last two projects involve 

the Illinois Department of 

Transportation and Metropolitan 

Water Reclamation 

District of Greater Chicago 

and may not be ready to 

award bids until August. 

Other business 

The Public Works Committee 

unanimously recommended 

the approval of 

a contract with Advanced 

Communications, of Michigan 

City, Indiana, for an 

amount not to exceed 

$163,914 for Village Hall 

audio and video upgrades. 

The Village worked with Legat 

Architects and their electrical 

engineers to evaluate 

the current audio and video 

systems within the Village 

Hall Council Chambers and 

Kallsen Center. According 

to an interoffice memo from 

Assistant Public Works Director 

John Urbanski, the 

benefits of the recommended 

equipment include, but 

are not limited to: permanent 

mounted cameras, new 

digital operating equipment, 

ability to cross-connect 

audio and video between 

Council Chambers and 

Kallsen Center, upgrade the 

current projection television 

in the Kallsen Center, improve 

dais monitors to high 

definition qualify, installation 

of additional audio and 

video equipment for meeting 

overflows, and the an overall 

reduction in staff requirements 

and set-up time. 

Trustee William Brady 

asked how long it has been 

since the technical equipment 

was upgraded in which 

Urbanski replied, for some 

equipment, more than 10 

years. Lastly, the committee 

unanimously recommended 

approving an annual ordinance 

required by Illinois 

State Statutes that requires 

prevailing wage rates be 

paid for all applicable work 

contracted by the Village. 

Public Safety Committee 

An intergovernmental 

agreement between the Tinley 

Park Fire Department 

(TPFD) and Mokena Fire 

Protection District (MFPD) 

for fleet maintenance was 

the only item up for discussion 

on May 8. 

The expiring agreement 

utilizes Emergency Vehicle 

Technicians, who are 

firefighters employed by 

MFPD, to perform routine, 

preventative and emergency 

maintenance of TPFD’s fire 

suppression apparatus. Fire 

Chief Forest Reeder said the 

2018 version is an extension 

of agreements in force since 

2014 and has saved the department 

money by contracting 

the services through a 

neighboring fire protection 

district. According to the 

contract, the general rate is 

set at $105 per hour. Regularly 

scheduled service includes 

oil, oil and fuel filter 

changes, and chassis and 

driveline lubrication with estimated 

costs between $400 

and $650 depending on the 

vehicle and time of labor. 

Additional services include 

oil pumping, transmission 

filter, drain, and check 

services, brake and front 

end inspections, air filters, 

breathers, wipers and battery 

replacements. 

Community Development 

Committee 

Authorization to negotiate 

a contract for upgrades 

to Village’s building permit 

and code compliance software 

received a unanimous 

recommendation of approval 

from the Community Development 

Committee. 

Community Development 

Director Paula Wallrich said 

in late summer of 2017 her 

department began outlining 

various software needs to 

improve building reviews 

and expedite the permitting 

process. Last December, the 

Village published a request 

for proposals and received 

a total of nine, which was 

whittled down to four and 

then two bids. Wallrich said 

a committee made up of 

various Village department 

representatives decided the 

best route was to find some 

“off-the-shelf” software 

designed specifically for 

building codes, compliance, 

inspections, reviews and 

permitting. 

Maintstar Software was 

selected from the nine proposals 

with a first year cost 

of $134,500, which includes 

$80,000 for implementation 

and on-going operational/ 

maintenance costs with an 

annual five percent escalator. 

Wallrich said the 2019 

Fiscal Year budget identified 

$150,00 for the acquisition 

of permitting software and 

$50,000 for annual maintenance. 

She said there were 

a few minor, outstanding details 

to finalize between the 

two parties that could result 

in an overall lower cost depending 

on actual needs of 

the Village. 

Items approved for recommendation 

from all three 

committee meetings are expected 

to move to a future 

Board of Trustees agenda. 

Village receives award for financial reporting 

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The Government Finance Officers Association 

of the United States and Canada 

(GFOA) recently awarded the Village of Tinley 

Park with the Certificate of Achievement 

for Excellence in Finance Reporting for the 

Village’s comprehensive annual financial report 

(CAFR). 

This award is the highest form of recognition 

in the area of governmental accounting 

and financial reporting. This is the 26th consecutive 

year the Village has won the award. 

“I want to congratulate the entire Finance 

Department staff for preparing yet another 

outstanding financial report,” Tinley Park 

Mayor Jacob Vandenberg said. “The fact 

Brad and his staff have won this award for 

the Village for 26 years straight is a testament 

to the fantastic job they do day in and 

day out.” 

The Village’s CAFR was judged by an impartial 

panel to meet the program standards. 

TPFD to receive new ISO Class 1 rating 

SUBMITTED BY TINLEY PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT 

The Tinley Park Fire Department recently 

was graded as an Insurance Services Office 

(ISO) Class 1 Fire Department, an honor 

enjoyed by only 200 fire departments in the 

nation. This new rating, which will go into 

effect July 1, will result in a reduction of 

fire insurance premiums to Tinley Park businesses 

and residents whose insurance companies 

utilize ISO criteria to determine their 

premiums. 

The ISO will officially present the rating 

to the Tinley Park Fire Department during a 

special ceremony the week of May 14 at Fire 

Station No. 46. 

“Every member of the Tinley Park Fire 

Department should be proud of this accomplishment, 

as it would never have been 

possible without their dedication and commitment 

to a building a better department,” 

Fire Chief Forest Reeder said. “This is truly 

a historic event for our community.”

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Summit Hill D161 Board of Education 

Community proposal suggests buying closed 

Lincoln-Way North, becoming K-12 district 

Megan Schuller, Freelance 

Reporter 

Community members 

and parents of Summit Hill 

School District 161 offered 

an interesting proposal during 

the public comments 

section of the May 9 Board 

of Education meeting. 

Tinley Park and District 

161 resident Stephen Cook 

was granted the time to discuss 

the yearlong research 

he and a group of community 

members have done regarding 

the possibility of acquiring 

Lincoln-Way North 

for $56 million and restructuring 

of D161 into a K-12 

unit district. 

“We have a $100 million 

closed school in our 

backyard,” Cook said. “The 

students of 161 are being 

packed into a school with 

800 to 1,000 more students 

than Lincoln-Way Central 

and Lincoln-Way West. The 

students of 161 are entering 

the school district of 210 

with less opportunities and 

larger class sizes. And we 

are still paying the mortgage 

on Lincoln-Way North.” 

The benefit would be mutual 

to both school districts, 

according to Cook. Not only 

would it give D210 a better 

Moody’s bond rating, but it 

would release their district 

and taxpayers of paying for a 

school that is not operational. 

For D161, it would thin out 

the crowded schools, allow 

smaller class sizes and create 

school facilities that could 

be used by the public when 

school is not in session. 

“We’re not asking for 

more money from the taxpayers,” 

Cook said. 

Cook’s said his research 

showed that this proposal 

would ideally prevent a tax 

spike based on the current 

D210 bond issue, and either 

maintain or improve home 

values within D161. 

Prior to closing, Lincoln- 

Way North had 24.5 percent 

of total district 210 enrollment. 

Since closing, most 

of the students from D161 

schools feed into Lincoln- 

Way East, which holds 41.8 

percent of the total student 

enrollment, according to Illinois 

State Board of Education 

data. 

“We would not be here 

tonight if we didn’t think it 

was possible,” Cook said. 

“Financially this can be 

done.” 

Cook explained the plan 

utilizes the assets of D161 to 

achieve the highest level of 

education at the lowest possible 

cost to the taxpayers of 

D161 and D210. 

“I have to give everyone 

time to digest this before we 

can give any form of direction,” 

Board President Rich 

Marron said to Cook following 

his presentation. “I look 

forward to reviewing this. I 

thank you and the people you 

worked with on this for clearly 

the amount of time you put 

into this and the data you got,” 

If eventually approved and 

implemented, the proposal 

would open Lincoln-Way 

North for the 2021 season. 

Feasibility studies cost up to 

$12,000; however, the ISBE 

will pick up roughly half of 

the bill. 

D161 Superintendent 

Barb Rains said the district 

plans to review the details 

of the proposal. D210 Community 

Relations Director 

Taryn Atwell issued a, 

“no comment,” because the 

board has not yet seen the 

group’s proposal. 

Security upgrade survey 

approved 

Security was also a hot 

topic of discussion at the 

meeting. The board unanimously 

passed a building 

security survey that will be 

conducted by Brook Technologies 

for all seven district 

buildings at a total cost 

$10,500, and six new cameras 

totaling $1,800. 

“We’re becoming more 

sophisticated with want we 

want to put in place but we 

want to map it out first,” Superintendent 

Barb Rains said. 

The survey will examine 

and map out the security 

plan of the entire district and 

determine things such as the 

best placement of cameras 

and test how secure the entry 

More than 150 affected by illness after Andrew prom 

access points are. 

“It’s well worth hiring 

people that know exactly 

what they’re doing and what 

is out there to get a system 

that works seamlessly. It 

seems like a lot of money, 

but its money saved in a lot 

of ways,” said board member 

James Martin. 

Board member Stacy Borgens 

suggested the discussion 

regarding the Crisis 

Go Software be tabled until 

the survey comes back from 

Brook Technologies. The 

software would facilitate a 

safety system to make emergency 

plans and class lists 

accessible from any phone 

or tablet in the case of an 

emergency. The initial cost 

would be $8,500, decreasing 

to $6,900 dollars annually. 

D843 liaison replacement 

named 

After Marron removed 

himself as the Summit Hill 

liaison to District 843 governing 

board during the 

April 25 meeting, Martin 

was appointed to step in and 

Round it Up 

A brief recap of other 

items discussed at 

the May 9 D161 board 

meeting 

• Students from the 

spelling bee, math 

team, scholastic bowl 

and the state science 

fair were recognized 

for their outstanding 

achievements in 

competition. 

• Several teachers were 

recognized by the board 

due to positive feedback 

they had been given 

from parents. 

• Jennifer Winefka was 

approved for the position 

of assistant principal of 

Summit Hill Junior High. 

• Enrollment is holding 

steady in all grade 

levels and in all schools, 

serving a total of 2,969 

students. 

take that place. 

“Mr. Martin I am quite 

certain that you are qualified 

to watch out for the educational 

needs of District 843,” 

Marron said before the vote 

which passed anonymously. 

The next regular board 

meeting is scheduled for 7 

p.m. on May 23. 


The latest update issued by Victor 

J. Andrew High School on May 9 reported 

a total of 153 students and four 

chaperones were impacted by an unknown 

stomach flu-like illness following 

prom. 

Principal Bob Nolting also noted that 

the school received reports that a small 

number of individuals who did not attend 

prom at the Shedd Aquarium also 

suffered similar symptoms. Three students 

were hospitalized for a short time 

due to dehydration. More than 400 individuals 

attended. 

The number of students affected by 

the outbreak has grown from approximately 

50 to 90 to 120 to over 150 since 

April 27 after officials requested more 

information from students and parents. 

“After a challenging week, we know 

that nearly all of the impacted students 

are back to school,” Principal Nolting’s 

message stated. “We continue to work 

with the Cook County Department of 

Public Health. At this time, we do not 

know the cause and anticipate it may 

take a good deal of time before we do.” 

According to dozens of social media 

comments by parents and students in 

two Tinley Park community Facebook 

groups and on Twitter, students began 

experiencing symptoms such as vomiting 

and diarrhea approximately 24 to 

48 hours following the dance. Parents 

said some students, including groups 

who traveled to Wisconsin Dells this 

weekend, have sought treatment at local 

hospitals, while others reported experiencing 

no related symptoms. 

Principal Nolting said the school has 

not begun the process of working directly 

with the Shedd Aquarium on any 

future plans. 

“Our focus has been on the health 

of our students first and foremost,” the 

message concluded. 

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Andrew wins Silver Medal in best high school ratings 

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District 230’s Sandburg, Stagg and Andrew 

High Schools were named Silver 

Medal Winners by the U.S. News and World 

Report “Best High Schools in America,” one 

of the most significant honors public schools 

can receive. This rating places our schools in 

the Top 5% of all public schools in the State 

of Illinois and in the Top 10% in the nation. 

“The daily efforts and dedication of school 

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Beloved Andrew biology teacher, 

Lloyd Eichwald, dies unexpectedly 


Lloyd H. Eichwald, pictured here at a St. Baldrick’s event 

at Andrew High School, passed away over the weekend of 

May 6. PHOTOS SUBMITTED 

Eichwald (middle) pictured here on a VJA Bass Fishing 

Club trip in 2010 with son Erich and James Corcoran. 

The tributes began pouring 

in on social media as 

soon as the unexpected news 

made its way around the 

Andrew High School community. 

Science instructor Lloyd 

H. Eichwald, of New Lenox, 

died over the weekend of 

May 6. Adored by students 

and respected by colleagues, 

Eichwald taught the subject 

of biology, but it was his 

compassionate and connective 

approach, often starting 

class with an introductory 

“good morning, inspiring 

scholars” and finishing with 

a joyful “biology is life” 

farewell that made the longtime 

educator stand out, according 

to past and current 

students. 

“Mr. Eichwald was not 

ill nor had any health conditions, 

making his passing 

all the more surprising and 

challenging,” Andrew Principal 

Bob Nolting said in a 

message to families. “For 

those who knew Mr. Eichwald 

knew a teacher who 

was passionate about his 

subject but more passionate 

about the connections he 

made with his students.” 

Counselors and social 

workers were available for 

students and staff throughout 

the week to help those in 

need to cope. 

“Yesterday was a challenge 

for many students, 

staff, alumni and parents,” 

Nolting said in a followup 

message posted May 8. 

“Many shared their thoughts 

on Mr. Eichwald through 

letter-writing, story-sharing, 

twitter posts and art. Mr. 

Eichwald was a beloved 

teacher and it was a painful, 

but healthy, day to grieve as 

a school. We know that students 

and staff will continue 

to struggle, as we attempt to 

return to some level of normalcy.” 

Eichwald is survived by 

his wife, Nancy, and children, 

Shannon, Lindsey and 

Erich. He was the son of 

Henry and the late Renate 

Eichwald; brother of Sandra 

(Dennis) Schumaker and 

Audrey Eichwald; devoted 

son-in-law of the late John 

and Ann McShane; fond 

brother-in-law, uncle and 

friend to many, according 

to an obituary published in 

the Chicago Tribune Media 

Group on May 8.

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2018 Vacation Photo Contest winner named 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Road trips are about the 

moments while they are happening. 

But those moments 

often lead to fond reflection 

years later. 

And this year’s Vacation 

Photo Contest had Amy 

Knoop reflecting about, 

well, a reflection. 

Last summer, she took a 

road trip with her daughters 

Riley and Jaiden along the 

Florida Gulf Coast. They set 

out, Knoop said, to experience 

“sunsets, seashells and 

swimming.” 

While they were taking a 

swimming break to catch the 

“amazing sunset” in Sanibel 

Island, Florida, Knoop captured 

the photo that would 

end up winning in 22nd Century 

Media Southwest Chicago’s 

2018 Vacation Photo 

Contest. 

“The sunset was reflecting 

off the water, creating a mirror 

image of the gorgeous 

sky,” she wrote. “When 

imagining what a summer 

Village commission seeking host 

families for German delegation 

SUBMITTED BY SISTER CITIES 

COMMISSION 

The Tinley Park Sister Cities Commission 

will be welcoming an official 

delegation from Budingen, Germany 

from Oct. 2 to 14 and is seeking residents 

who are interested in being host 

families. The commission will provide 

transportation to and from the airport 

for the visitors when they arrive and 

depart, and host families will meet 

their German guests in the Kallsen 

Center at Tinley Park Village Hall. 

Host families are asked to provide 

comfortable, private sleeping arrangements, 

as well as transportation 

to local destinations when needed. 

Host families also will be encouraged 

to show the visitors what makes 

Tinley Park and the Chicago area in 

family vacation should be, 

I will forever think of this 

image, because it sums it all 

up so beautifully. No filters 

needed.” 

Knoop’s winning photo is 

published on the cover of the 

2018 Summer Fun Guide, 

included with this week’s issue 

of The Tinley Junction. 

She also won the following 

Grand Prize Package: gift 

cards valued at $200 for Gizmos 

Fun Factory, 66 Orland 

Square Drive, Suite D, in 

Orland Park; a gift certificate 

general special. 

“Host families won’t have to worry 

about providing every meal or spending 

every moment with their guests, 

or planning daily events,” Sister Cities 

Chairperson Lucas Hawley said. 

“The commission will coordinate and 

set up events and activities for the 

delegation and their host families (if 

they choose to join them), along with 

free times for our guests to spend oneon-one 

time with their host families.” 

Most planned activities will be paid 

for by the individuals (each guest is 

responsible for activity costs such as 

tours, train fare, etc.). 

Families interested in participating 

can email Hawley at sistercity@tinleypark.org. 

The deadline to apply is 

Monday, July 16. 

Cook County to study 171st Street and 84th Avenue 


At the Village’s request, Cook 

County has agreed to hire a private 

firm to conduct an engineering study 

at 171st Street and 84th Avenue to 

determine if there is a need for a turn 

signal at that location. More information 

will be made available as the 

study progresses. 

Cook County is performing 

work along 84th Avenue from 

Nielson Drive to 171st Street. Cook 

County’s project, which is separate 

from the Village’s resurfacing 

project on the same road, is part 

of the Pavement Preservation and 

Rehabilitation Program – South 

2017. Bids were opened for this 

project on Nov. 29, 2017, with anticipated 

construction during the 2018 

season. 

for two hours of bowling 

and shoe rentals for up to six 

people on a lane at Laraway 

Lanes, 1009 W. Laraway 

Road in New Lenox (the certificate 

also includes one 12- 

inch pizza and one pitcher of 

pop); four passes, each good 

for 13 entries for one session 

for one child at Mokena 

Community Park District’s 

Yunker Farm Splash Park, 

10824 LaPorte Road in Mokena; 

a gift certificate for a 

45-minute salt cave session 

at Royal Salt Cave & Spa, 

20881 S. LaGrange Road 

in Frankfort; a gift certificate 

valued at $25 for Rubi 

Agave, 12622 W. 159th St. 

in Homer Glen; a gift certificate 

valued at $25 for Odyssey 

Fun World, 19111 Oak 

Park Ave. in Tinley Park; 

and six $5 gift certificates 

from Dairy Queen, 950 E. 

9th St. in Lockport.Publisher 

22nd Century Media 

asked area readers for their 

best vacation photos, this 

year focusing on a theme of 

“road trips and winging it.” 

Entries were judged based 

on photo quality, originality, 

capturing the essence of vacation, 

emphasis on summer 

and ability to fit the theme. 

See Page 25 for runner up 

submissions. 

The staff at 22nd Century 

Media would like to thank everyone 

who took the time to 

share their photos and stories 

with us for this year’s iteration 

of the contest, as well as the 

local businesses that donated 

prizes for our winner. 

Another successful ‘Run For 

Your Life’ Safety 5K for TPFD 

SUBMITTED BY VILLAGE OF 

TINLEY PARK 

The Tinley Park Fire Department 

and the Tinley Park 

Fire Prevention Bureau recently 

held the sixth annual 

“Run for Your Life” Safety 

5K Run/Walk in the north 

parking lot at the 80th Avenue 

train station. 

The event included a 1K 

Kid’s Dash, as well as a food 

drive supporting Together We 

Cope, a nonprofit homeless 

prevention agency based in 

Tinley Park. 

Race proceeds benefited the 

Illinois Fire Safety Alliance’s 

Camp I Am Me, a camp for 

children ages 8 to 16 who are 

burn survivors. The event raised 

$15,000 this year and $97,000 

overall for the camp through 

sponsorships and participation. 

The overall/top male winner 

was Sean Troy, 17, of Orland 

Park, who finished with a total 

time of 18:39.0. The overall 

female winner was Bridget 

Miller, 22, of Tinley Park, who 

finished with a time of 22:43.8. 

Complete race results are 

available at www.tinleypark. 

org/5k. 

Sean Troy, 17, of Orland Park, pictured here with Tinley Park Fire 

Department Chief Forest Reeder, finished as the overall/top male winner 

on May 6. PHOTO SUBMITTED



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Police Reports 

Delayed shots fired call turns up casings for non-lethal gun 

A Tinley Park man who 

thought he heard “shots 

fired” turned out to be correct. 

Four shell casings from 

a non-lethal gas-powdered 

“noisemaking gun” were recovered 

on May 3 in a residential 

area. According to a 

Tinley Park Police Department 

report, an officer was 

dispatched to a residence 

on Hillside Place for a “delayed 

‘shots fired’” call reportedly 

heard at approximately 

9:30 p.m. the night 

prior. The man decided to 

call police after discovering 

the plastic shell casings. 

Another neighbor reportedly 

confirmed hearing five 

or six simultaneous shots 

fired on May 2, as well. 

The officer was able to determine 

the 9mm cartridges 

were used for an automatic 

blank pistol based on identifiable 

markings, according 

to the report. No damage to 

properties were reported 

and those interviewed reportedly 

did not see any 

suspects on the night of the 

incident. 

May 7 

An unknown subject reportedly 

tried to commit 

fraud on May 7 at the Walgreen’s 

on 171st Street by attempted 

to use fake money. 

According to a Tinley Park 

Police Department report, 

an officer was dispatched 

at approximately 9:31 p.m. 

in regards to a man who 

had just left the store after 

a cashier denied a request to 

deposit five fraudulent $100 

bills. The employee told 

police the man attempted 

to purchase a drink and deposit 

$459 on a reloadable 

credit card, but declined 

to complete the transaction 

after reportedly noticing 

the bills were missing 

water marks. Surveillance 

video was unable to capture 

the license plate of the vehicle 

the man reportedly left 

in. 

May 6 

Sean D. Greenwood, 46, 

of Chicago, was arrested 

on May 6 for alleged retail 

theft at the Menard’s 

on 159th Street. According 

to a Tinley Park Police 

Department report, officers 

were dispatched at approximately 

5:39 p.m. in regards 

to a reported retail theft 

in progress. Officers met 

Greenwood outside one of 

Village warns public against 

imitator Public Works staff 

the exits where they reportedly 

observed a “rectangular 

bulge” through his pant 

and shirt line. Greenwood 

then reportedly pulled out a 

WiFi Doorbell Camera valued 

at $150. Loss prevention 

employees reportedly 

told police they suspected 

Greenwood in two other 

previous retail theft incidents 

in which reports from 

TPPD and Evergreen Park 

Police Department were 

available. While doing a visible 

search of Greenwood’s 

vehicle, officers reportedly 

observed “several small 

goats and two ducks which 

appeared to be in healthy 

shape.” He was placed under 

arrest and charged with 

retail theft. 

April 25 

A Tinley Park woman 

was reportedly the victim 

of identity and credit card 

fraud last month after being 

alerted to suspicious activity. 

According to a Tinley 

Park Police Department 

report, the woman told police 

she was informed by 

Home Depot of an attempt 

to raise her credit line and 

another attempt to file for 

unemployment through the 

victim’s employer during 

a two-week span in April. 

A reportedly unauthorized 

purchase for $6,035 made 

in person at a Home Depot 

in South Elgin used a 

driver’s license with the 

victim’s correct personal 

information, but incorrect 

driver’s license number. 

The victim was told in both 

cases the subject had access 

to some of her personal information. 

April 23 

A Tinley Park man was reportedly 

the victim of credit 

card fraud after uncovering 

an unauthorized purchase 

from an out-of-state 

grocery store. The victim 

told the Tinley Park Police 

Department a fraudulent 

purchase of $500 at a Publix 

in Atlanta, Georgia had 

been applied to his statement. 

Editor’s Note: The Tinley Park 

Junction’s police reports come 

from the Tinley Park Police 

Department. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law. 

Tinley Park woman arrested 

in Riverside for alleged DUI 


There have been two reported incidents of 

persons imitating Tinley Park Public Works 

employees in an attempt to enter Tinley Park 

residences. The Tinley Park Public Works 

Department will not show up at a residence 

without an appointment and all employees of 

the Village that appear at a residence will have 

proper identification. Please contact the Tinley 

Park Police Department immediately should 

anyone come to your residence unannounced 

identifying as a Public Works employee or as 

an employee of the Village of Tinley Park. 

Please visit our website for a list of approved 

water meter technicians. 


Taylor Bishop, 26, of Olcott 

Avenue in Tinley Park, 

was arrested on May 5 for 

allegedly driving under the 

influence, according to a 

press release issued by Riverside 

Police Department 

Chief Tom Weitzel. 

At approximately 1:12 

a.m., A Riverside police officer 

reportedly spotted an 

illegally parked car facing 

the wrong direction on East 

Burlington at Cowley in a 

residential neighborhood 

within the suburban Cook 

County village. The release 

stated the vehicle was running 

in gear with the keys in 

the ignition. 

The officer reportedly 

smelled a strong odor of 

Bishop. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

alcohol emitting from Bishop’s 

breath and observed 

that the vehicle had left 

the roadway as evidenced 

by reported tire tracks on a 

nearby muddy lawn. Bishop 

allegedly provided a 

false address of residence 

and failed the field sobriety 

test. 

She was placed under arrested 

for driving under the 

influence of alcohol and refused 

to submit to a breathalyzer 

sample, according to 

the report. 

Bishop was additionally 

charged with illegal parking 

on a roadway, improper 

operation of a motor vehicle 

(driving off the road) and no 

vehicle insurance. 

Chief Weitzel reminds 

the public that a signed 

complaint is not evidence 

of guilt and that all defendants 

in a criminal case are 

presumed innocent unless 

and until proven guilty in a 

court of law.

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Village’s annual 

Business 

Breakfast draws 

hundreds 

SUBMITTED BY THE VILLAGE OF 

TINLEY PARK 

More than 200 area business 

executives and leaders 

attended the Village’s annual 

Business Breakfast on May 

9 at the Tinley Park Convention 

Center. 

Economic and Commercial 

Commission Chairman 

Jay Walsh opened the morning’s 

events by presenting 

longevity awards to 23 

Tinley Park businesses that 

have been in existence for as 

many as 90 years. 

Village Manager Dave 

Niemeyer followed with 

a brief economic development 

report that included 

information on population 

projections, home value and 

income growth, the Village’s 

labor force and employment, 

as well as a section on vacancy 

rates for retail, office 

and industrial properties in 

Tinley Park. 

Niemeyer yielded the floor 

to Mayor Jacob Vandenberg, 

who presented a State of the 

Village report that covered 

the New Bremen TIF district, 

the Downtown Tinley 

Playbook, the former Tinley 

Park Mental Health Center 

property and the Tinley Park 

Convention Center, among 

other topics. 

Mark Peterson from Intersect 

Illinois finished the 

morning with a presentation 

on how the State of Illinois 

is fairing overall and how 

it’s helping support the Village’s 

economic development 

efforts. 

A video of the entire Business 

Breakfast is now playing 

on the Village’s YouTube 

channel and will be shown 

on Tinley Park Television 

beginning next week. 

Tinley Park’s GiGi’s Playhouse celebrates 

groundbreaking, expansion for new spot 

SUBMITTED BY GIGI’S 

PLAHOUSE 

GiGi’s Playhouse Tinley 

Park celebrated a ground 

breaking at its new location 

at 159th Avenue and Harlem 

Avenue in Tinley Park on 

May 15. 

This ground breaking is 

step on in expansion for 

services of individuals with 

Down syndrome in the 

southwest suburbs, allowing 

for expansion of current 

services and growth to incorporate 

increased services for 

adults with Down syndrome 

including, GiGI U! This expansion 

will allow GiGi’s 

Playhouse Tinley Park to 

continue to support free, lifechanging 

programming such 

as one-on-one literacy and 

math tutoring, speech therapy, 

fitness classes, career 

training and more for children 

and adults with Down 

syndrome in the Chicago 

southland. GiGi’s Playhouse 

in Tinley Park currently supports 

over 300 families and 

our new location will help us 

continue to expand and serve 

more families in our local 

communities. 

With its national office 

based in Hoffman Estates, 

GiGi’s Playhouse is the 

only international network 

of free-standing Down syndrome 

Achievement Centers. 

With more than 30 

locations around the country 

and in Mexico, GiGi’s 

Playhouse delivers free 

educational and therapeutic 

programs to children and 

adults to maximize achievement 

and acceptance. Gi- 

Gi’s Playhouse advances its 

vision for global acceptance 

through the Generation G 

campaign: Be Generous, 

Tinley Park’s Proshred invites community 

to ‘Shred Cancer’ on June 2 with AICR 

Proceeds to The 

American Institute 

for Cancer Research 

SUBMITTED BY PROSHRED 

In partnership with The 

American Institute for Cancer 

Research, Proshred of 

Tinley Park, invites the 

community to “Shred Cancer” 

from 9 a.m. to 12 on 

June 2 at their office located 

at 7700 Graphics Drive. 

Proshred will be celebrating 

the fifth anniversary 

for their annual nationwide 

“Shred Cancer” event at 28 

locations, encouraging residents 

to bring their personal 

information to be securely 

shred while raising funds 

for cancer research. 

Individuals may bring 

boxes of documents or 

multi-media to one of Proshred’s 

on-site shredding 

trucks to safely and securely 

dispose of unwanted 

personal information. The 

event is free to attend and 

a suggested donation of $5 

per box will go directly towards 

funding AICR’s cancer 

research and education 

programs. Several locations 

will host additional events 

and raffles. 

“Generous support from 

millions of individual Americans—and 

not government 

or industry grants—have allowed 

AICR to fund emerging 

research and to continue 

our programs for educating 

the public about what practical 

steps we all can take 

every day to live in a world 

with less cancer,” said 

AICR Senior Vice President 

of Development Mary Beth 

Healy. 

“The funds raised by the 

Proshred community makes 

a significant impact on the 

health of millions of Americans,” 

Jeffrey Hasham, 

Chief Executive Officer of 

Proshred, commented. “We 

at Proshred are extremely 

privileged to have the opportunity 

to contribute to the 

crucial research conducted 

by AICR. Over the last 30 

years AICR’s work has led 

to increased awareness between 

diet, exercise and the 

prevention of many cancers. 

It is our hope that our 

collective efforts across the 

Proshred system will raise 

awareness and money for the 

work AICR conducts. We 

hope to see everyone on Saturday, 

June 2, 2018, at our 

Nationwide Shred Event, 

together we can Shred Cancer.” 

Started in 2014 on National 

Cancer Survivors’ Day, 

Proshred has contributed 

over $130,000 to cancer research. 

This year AICR and 

Proshred have set a goal to 

raise $50,000 for research. 

Event locations and other 

details are available at aicr. 

org/events/shredcancer/. 

Be Kind Be Accepting. The 

Tinley Park gala is one of 

30 GiGi’s Playhouse galas 

held nationwide. 

Founded in 2003, GiGi’s 

Playhouse is the only international 

network of Down 

syndrome achievement 

centers, changing lives 

through free programs for 

individuals of all ages. The 

organization makes a lifetime 

commitment to support 

and empower families 

from diagnosis to adulthood. 

Gigi’s Playhouse also 

works to break down barriers 

and change the way the 

world sees people who are 

different, by promoting acceptance 

for all through the 

#GenerationG campaign. 

The goal is to have a Gigi’s 

Playhouse in every state 

by 2021. The organization’s 

national recognition 

is growing, with founder 

Nancy Gianni being named 

a 2016 CNN Hero. 

GiGi’s Playhouse survives 

completely on donor 

funds and is a 501(c)(3) taxexempt 

charitable organization. 

For more information 

about how you can help, visit 

www.GiGisplayhouse.org. 

TWC’s ‘Luck on the Links’ 

golf outing coming June 6 

SUBMITTED BY TOGETHER WE 

COPE 

Together We Cope’s annual 

golf outing, “Luck on 

the Links”, is Wednesday, 

June 6 at the beautiful Odyssey 

Country Club in Tinley 

Park. Registration begins 

at 10:30 a.m. with a light 

breakfast, and the shotgun 

start is 11:30 a.m. 

“Join us for golf and 

make a difference for our 

neighbors in need,” suggests 

Kathy Rogge, TWC’s 

fundraising manager. “Your 

registration fee allows us to 

empower families in crisis, 

promote self-sufficiency, 

and alleviate hunger in the 

south suburbs.” 

Registration for the full 

day’s activities is $150 and 

includes 18 holes of golf, all 

on-course games, breakfast, 

lunch, and dinner at 5 p.m. 

Fee for golf-only is $120 per 

person and includes all oncourse 

games, breakfast and 

lunch. Price for dinner only 

is $50 per person. There are 

still spots available for golfers, 

and many sponsorship 

opportunities are offered this 

year. The top tier of sponsorship 

includes golf and dinner 

for various size parties 

at funding levels of $2,500, 

$1,500 and $1,000. Other 

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different benefits. 

Local businesses are invited 

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golf tees or snacks or pens. 

Further information is with 

Kathy Rogge at 708-263- 

0302 ext. 6101. Together We 

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families in 27 south suburban 

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information is at www.togetherwecope.org.

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School News 

MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 

Three from TP achieve 

honors 

Ryan Dee (senior), Pamela 

Maria Hamoay (senior), and 

Summer Kerksick (junior), 

all of Tinley Park, were recognized 

by Marian Catholic 

High School for earning 

grade point averages of 4.0 

or higher in all semesters on 

April 26. 

BELMONT UNIVERSITY 

Tinley Park native achieves 

dean’s list status 

Rebecca Senick, of Tinley 

Park, was named to the 2017 

spring semester dean’s list at 

Belmont University. Eligibility 

is based on a minimum 

course load of 12 hours and 

a quality grade point average 

of 3.5 with no grade below 

a C. 

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 

Two from Tinley earn spots 

on dean’s list 

Ryan Arthur and Payton 

Arbury Hills School gets special visitor 

SUBMITTED BY ARBURY HILLS SCHOOL 

Long, of Tinley Park, were 

named to the dean’s list for 

the fall 2017 semester at 

Washington University in St. 

Louis. Both Arthur and Payton 

are enrolled in the Olin 

Business school. To qualify, 

students must earn a semester 

grade point average of 

3.6 or above and be enrolled 

in at least 14 graded units. 

UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY 

Tinley Park native inducted 

into honor society 

Kaley Barseth, of Tinley 

Park, recently participated 

in the University of Findlay’s 

2018 Symposium for 

Scholarship and Creativity. 

Barseth was named to the 

Nu Beta Chapter of Delta 

Mu Delta International Honor 

Society in Business as a 

2017-2018 Student Member. 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 

Tinley Park native earns 

spot in honor society 

Alexa Nelson, of Tinley 

Park, was recently initiated 

into the The Honor Society 

of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s 

oldest and most selective 

all-discipline collegiate 

honor society. Nelson was 

initiated at the University 

of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

WHEATON COLLEGE 

Tinley Park student inducted 

into honor society 

Lauren Whitfield, of Tinley 

Park, was recently inducted 

into Phi Alpha Theta 

National History Honor 

Society. This honor was announced 

by the History Department 

at Wheaton College’s 

Honors Convocation. 

David Blanchette has had some incredible 

experiences. He was among a 

small group of people who planned the 

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 

and Museum in Springfield, Illinois 

from its inception through its opening 

and later served as the institution’s 

deputy director. 

He most recently served as the 

Springfield spokesman for former Illinois 

Governor Pat Quinn. Blanchette 

was a long-time Illinois history 

spokesman for five Illinois 

Governors and prior to that had an 

award-winning broadcasting career. 

He is currently a freelance writer, 

media relations consultant, and professional 

photographer. Blanchette 

recently presented his many adventures 

working with Illinois politicians 

to the History Club at Arbury Hills 

School. 

Students learned about Mr. Blanchette’s 

experiences with President 

Barack Obama during his presidential 

candidacy announcement, Obama’s 

announcement of Joe Biden as his 

running mate, and the President’s appearance 

in Springfield during the 

2009 Lincoln Bicentennial. They 

heard about his diving in Lake Michigan 

to explore sunken ships, his visit 

with Larry the Cable Guy, and his indepth 

involvement with the Lincoln 

Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Mr. 

Blanchette’s granddaughter, Abigayle 

Kustak, is a second grade student in 

the history club. 

Arbury Hills School is a part of 

Summit Hill School District 161. 

Summit Hill serves students from Mokena, 

Frankfort, and Tinley Park. 

RIGHT: Former governor 

spokesman David Blanchette and 

his granddaughter Abigayle Kustak 

during Blanchette’s visit to Arbury 

Hills School. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH 

SCIENCES 

TP native among spring 

grads 

Sasha Dahshan, of Tinley 

Park, was awarded a Doctor 

of Naturopathic Medicine 

degree from the National 

University of Health Sciences 

in Illinois during a commencement 

ceremony held 

on April 20. 

OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY 

Tinley Park student 

graduates 

Betthany F. Luchtenburg, 

of Tinley Park, was awarded 

a Bachelors of Science in 

Child Development from 

Olivet Nazarene University 

during the school’s 105th 

annual commencement ceremony 

on May 5. 

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- 

OSHKOSH 

Tinley Park student among 

fall grads 

Jessica M. Vasquez, of 

Tinley Park, was among the 

graduates for the fall 2017 

semester at the University 

of Wisconsin Oshkosh. 

Vasquez received a degree in 

Biology from the College of 

Letters and Science. 

Compiled by Editor Cody 

Mroczka, cody@tinleyjunction. 

com. 

The tinley Junction’s 

Standout Student 

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Kennadi Bullock, 

Southwest Chicago 

Christian School in 

Tinley Park, fourth 

grade 

Kennadi Bullock, a fourth 

grader at Southwest Chicago 

Christian School in Tinley 

Park, enjoys math and hopes to 

one day be a singer. She is this 

week’s Standout Student. 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

I like to watch TV, while I 

do my homework. 

What do you like to do when 

not in school or studying? 

My favorite thing to do is 

play on my DS. 

What is your dream job? 

My dream job might be to 

be a singer someday. I enjoy 

singing. 

What are some of your most 

played songs on your iPod? 

My favorite songs are 

Taylor Swift’s songs. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

I am really good at math, 

and I really like to read. 

To whom do you look up to 

and why? 

I look up to my parents, 

because they are very hard 

workers. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

I keep my shoes under my 

bed. 

Photo submitted 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

My favorite teacher is 

Mrs. Hackel, because she is 

very nice. 

What’s your favorite class 

and why? 

I really like science and 

math. I like science, because 

we do experiments. Math is 

a favorite of mine, because I 

am good at it. 

What is one thing that 

stands out about your 

school? 

I really like how nice the 

people are at this school. 

What extracurricular(s) do 

you wish your school had? 

I wish our school had a robotics 

club. 

If you could change one thing 

about school what would it 

be? 

I wish students would get 

a free puppy at the end of the 

year. 

What’s your favorite food? 

My favorite food is pizza. 

What’s your best memory 

from school? 

My best memory is 

hanging out with my good 

friends, Zack and Lauren. 

Standout Student is a weekly 

feature in The Tinley Junction. 

Students are nominated by 

Tinley Park area schools.

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TPHS weight lifters take home gold 

SUBMITTED BY TINLEY PARK HIGH SCHOOL 

Tinley Park High School students took 

home the gold at this year’s District 228 

Strongest weight lifting competition. Mrs. 

Cassie Gaines and Mr. Nick Johnston’s 

students defeated Hillcrest, Bremen, and 

Oak Forest in the bench press, power clean, 

squat, and pacer. 

Congratulations to the following students 

on their achievements: Nick Marfoe and Tim 

Moriarty- 1st Place tie Pacer, Kristin Kavalauskas 

-1st Place Pacer, 1st Place Power 

Clean, 1st Place Squat, Emily Krisch- 1st 

Place Power Clean, 1st Place Squat, Crystal 

Vargas- 1st Place Bench, AJ McNeal- 

1st Place Bench, Gabby Bedore- 1st Place 

Bench, Nick Smith- 1st Place Squat and Josh 

Urbanski-1st Place Power Clean. 

Kristin Kavalauskas commented, “I’ve gone 

to the BFS Competition for the past two years 

and I love being able to compete with myself 

and the others girls in our district. It is a chance 

to get my old max numbers up. I have prepared 

by going to the gym at least three times a week 

up until softball season. I also would work to 

get my numbers up in gym. The competition 

allows you to meet up with your friends from 

the other schools and just have fun!” 

Congratulation Titans on bringing the trophy 

back to TPHS. 

TPHS won District 228’s Strongest weight Lifting competition with students taking first in 

several categories. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

Bannes treats ‘everyday heroes’ to appreciation day 

TPHS students face off in D228 Cupcake Wars 

SUBMITTED BY KIRBY SCHOOL 

DISTRICT 140 

In keeping with the John 

A. Bannes tradition started 

by fourth-grade teacher Paula 

Lucca, the school offered complimentary 

breakfast, lunch 

and snacks to local first responders 

on one day each year 

to show appreciation for our 

community’s everyday heroes. 

This year on April 19, more 

than 35 local law enforcement 

officers and firemen stopped in 

for a visit at Bannes. For more 

information, please contact 

Principal Terry Kowalski at 

tkowalsi@ksd140.org or 708- 

532-6466. 

Tinley Park Police Officer Mike Harmon answers John A. Bannes 

second graders’ questions at the school’s annual First Responder 

Appreciation Day held on April 19. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

SCCS-TP participating in World Vision 6K 

SUBMITTED BY TINLEY PARK HIGH 

SCHOOL 

Students enrolled in baking classes 

throughout Bremen School District 

228 recently competed in a Cupcake 

Wars competition. Students started the 

competition by researching and choosing 

a homemade frosting and cupcake 

recipe to create in class. Students plan 

exactly how they will execute their 

cupcakes in a two class period time 

frame. The first round of the competition 

is against their fellow classmates. 

The winners then compete against 

the winners from the other baking 

classes at their home schools. The 

winning teams from Tinley Park, 

Bremen, Hillcrest, and Oak Forest 

High Schools face off at the District 

228 Cupcake Wars Competition. Students 

are judged on taste, appearance, 

teamwork, safety/sanitation, creativity, 

and professionalism. This year, 

Bremen and Tinley Park tied for first 

place followed by Hillcrest, and then 

Oak Forest. 

Ms. O’Connor noted, “This is one 

of my favorite student competitions! 

Students get very competitive in selecting 

and creating the absolute best 

cupcake to be judged. At our district 

competition, it was very apparent all 

of the time and effort all four schools 

put into their final creations.” 

District 228 competitors included 

Victoria Rivera, Jessica Boger, Haylie 

Valenzuela, Grace Herman, Ameka 

Collins, Jada Walker, Zamakieka 

Hursey, Chrysten Harris, Joselin 

Cuevas, Delaney Dorian, Gus Nabte, 

Paulina Lopez Diaz, Keaira Metcalf, 

and Maggie McCullough. 

SUBMITTED BY SOUTHWEST CHICAGO 

CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

Southwest Chicago Christian 

School in Tinley Park will participate 

in the World Vision Global 6K 

for clean water on Saturday, May 

19. The World Vision Global 6K 

for Water raises money for clean 

water for communities around that 

world that need it. Each registration 

fee ($50 for adults and $25 for 

youth) provides one person with 

clean water for life. 

The 6K is open to participants 

of all ages. Over 50 people have 

registered for the event already 

and nearly $8,000 has been 

raised. World Vision has a goal 

of trying to raise $4,000,000 this 

year. Southwest Chicago Christian 

School has set a goal of raising 

$20,000. Every participant in 

the 6K will receive a t-shirt and 

a bib with a picture of the person 

who will receive the clean water 

for the rest of his or her life.. Last 

year, over 28,000 people participated 

in the worldwide event. 

The walk is a 6K because that 

is the average distance people 

have to walk for a water source 

in developing countries, and that 

usually isn’t even a clean water 

source. People can visit teamworldvision.org 

and search for 

Southwest Chicago Christian 

School to join our team or to 

make a donation. The race will 

take place at 9:00 am at Southwest 

Chicago Christian School, 

located at 17171 S. 84th Avenue. 

Bremen School District 228 sent 14 competitors from Tinley Park, Bremen, 

Hillcrest, and Oak Forest high schools to the recent Cupcake Wars 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Officials raise, table video 

gaming question in split vote 

The battle over whether or 

not to allow video gaming in 

Orland Park continues, after 

the Village Board voted 4-3 

May 7 to table a decision on 

the ordinance. 

Mayor Keith Pekau and 

trustees Michael Carroll and 

Dan Calandriello cast the 

dissenting ballots. 

The ordinance on the floor 

was to allow video gaming 

within Village limits, albeit 

with many restrictions, and 

came after three town hall 

meetings on the topic and 

two non-binding/advisory 

referendum questions on 

the March primary ballot. 

The results of the election 

showed a slight edge for 

those against video gaming 

in Orland Park. 

The ordinance would have 

called for the board members 

to review the ordinance, 

and its successes or failures, 

yearly for the first three 

years post-implementation. 

It also set forth several expectations 

and restrictions 

on businesses that would 

receive gaming licenses, 

such as: only allowing it for 

Class A liquor license holders 

that have been conducting 

business on the property 

for at least 18 months prior 

to applying for the gaming 

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license; limiting each license 

holder to five gaming terminals; 

capping the number of 

available licenses to 20 for 

first year; prohibiting offpremises 

signs advertising 

that the establishment has 

video gaming; having the 

business place a decal or 

sign on each public entrance 

to the establishment letting 

customers know the business 

is licensed for video 

gaming; and requiring the 

business install a video camera 

surveillance system that 

monitors the video gaming 

area, and allowing the police 

chief or a designee to review 

the footage. 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Event by Accelerate, police 

encourages safety for young 

drivers 

With prom just around the 

corner for many high school 

students, the Mokena Police 

Department teamed up with 

Accelerate Indoor Speedway 

to show students firsthand 

the dangers of distracted and 

impaired driving. 

“Hopefully, kids will have 

a better appreciation of what 

impaired driving can cause, 

what distracted driving can 

cause and, of course, the 

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inherent dangers,” Mokena 

Police Chief Steven Vaccaro 

said. 

Although he said the department 

does not respond to 

many calls of young drivers 

driving under the influence, 

Vaccaro noted distracted 

driving is a problem for 

many people in the community. 

“Distracted driving and 

impaired driving are not 

only dangerous for [the driver], 

but they’re dangerous to 

the entire community and 

any community [they] drive 

through,” Vaccaro said. 

High school students 

were challenged to drive the 

course in a kart while wearing 

goggles that simulated 

drowsy driving or intoxicated 

driving — at a blood 

alcohol level twice the legal 

limit. 

Even Accelerate employees 

who know the course 

better than anyone had difficulty 

navigating the orange 

cones lining the center of 

the curves and creating obstacles 

on the straightaways. 

Officers from the Illinois 

State Police, as well as the 

Carol Stream Police Department, 

teamed up to bring a 

rollover simulator and lowspeed 

crash simulator to the 

event. 

While the rollover simulator 

was not interactive in the 

sense of actually being able 

to experience a crash, the 

low-speed impact simulator 

was. 

“Many don’t believe you 

can cause any damage in a 

7 mph crash, but you can,” 

Vaccaro said. 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frozen custard restaurant, 

hockey training center to 

come to Frankfort 

A new Freddy’s Frozen 

Custard & Steakburgers and 

an indoor hockey training 

facility are one step closer 

to becoming a reality, after 

the Frankfort Village Board 

on May 7 granted special use 

permits for both projects. 

Freddy’s intends to construct 

a 3,476-square foot 

restaurant at the Frankfort 

Crossing Shopping Center, 

9701 W. Lincoln Highway. 

The special use permits 

approved by the Village 

allow a drive-up service 

window, a carryout restaurant 

and outdoor seating for 

the project. 

The board also approved 

a major planned unit development 

change to allow the 

construction of the restaurant, 

conditional upon staff 

approval of a revised landscape 

plan and verification 

that the garden well height 

will be sufficient to provide 

screening from headlights 

from Route 30. 

Another special use permit 

approved by the Village 

trustees will allow The Cube 

Training Center, a proposed 

indoor hockey facility, to 

use the space at 9216 Gulfstream 

Road, Unit A, in the 

Airport Industrial Park, for 

indoor recreation and entertainment 

purposes. 

Trustee Bob Kennedy 

said he wanted to thank the 

planning commissioners for 

their work on the projects. 

“I want to thank them for 

their diligence, their vision, 

their agreements and their 

disagreements, to get the 

best overall product together 

for us as trustees to review 

that, I think, has an overall 

net benefit to the Village of 

Frankfort and its residents,” 

he said. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Park district celebrates 

everyday heroes 

With “Avengers: Infinity 

War” topping the box office 

records, it seems that superheroes 

remain a favorite in 

today’s culture. Although 

superheroes like Batman 

and Wonder Woman come 

to mind when one thinks of 

a superhero, the New Lenox 

Community Park District 

highlighted the superheroes 

in our everyday lives: 

moms. 

On May 6, the park district 

hosted its third annual 

Mom/Son Superhero Night. 

With plenty of activities, 

food and fun, mothers and 

their sons were invited to 

spend an evening together 

the weekend before Mother’s 

Day. 

Looking for a new type 

of mother-son event, Recreation 

Supervisor Tracy 

Wrase came up with the 

superhero night, which has 

proven successful since its 

inception, she said. This 

year, the event reached capacity, 

with more than 100 

people at the event. 

“I like that we can have 

fun celebrating moms and 

all the hard work they do,” 

Wrase said. “And we want to 

show them that the park district 

is with them, because 

they do so much work, and 

we want to do something 

special for them. 

“It’s a really great event 

that grows every year. I’m 

very happy moms enjoy the 

event.” 

Attendees were not only 

invited to dress up as their 

favorite superheroes but 

also got involved in a variety 

of craft activities, including 

making their own 

masks, capes and superhero 

tools to fend off villains. Additionally, 

young heroes had 

the opportunity to test their 

skills in an agility course. 

Last but certainly not least, 

mothers and sons had the 

opportunity to meet Captain 

America, who was present 

at the event for a meet-andgreet 

and photos. 

Reporting by Amanda Del 

Buono, Freelance Reporter. 

For more, visit NewLenoxPa 

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Former LTHS teacher pleads 

guilty in revenge porn case 

A former science teacher 

at Lockport Township High 

School pleaded guilty May 

7 to an attempt of nonconsensual 

dissemination of 

private sexual images, according 

to Chuck Pelkie, a 

spokesperson for the Will 

County State’s Attorney’s 

Office. 

Stephen Soderborg, 30, 

of 19508 Parker Road in 

Mokena, reversed his earlier 

plea of not guilty after 

an unsuccessful attempt by 

his lawyer, Jeff Tomczak, 

to argue that the law under 

which Soderborg was 

charged was unconstitutional, 

court records show. 

Tomczak has not returned a 

request for comment on the 

matter. 

The conviction, which is 

a Class A misdemeanor, carries 

two years of court supervision; 

a $750 fine; and 

requirements to attend anger 

management classes, complete 

50 hours of community 

service at a facility that 

benefits women or victims 

Please see NFYN, 19

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Top Web Stories 

From TinleyJunction.com as of Monday, 

May 7 

From The Editor 

A legacy of inspiring scholars 

1. Beloved Andrew biology teacher, Lloyd 

Eichwald, dies unexpectedly 

2. Tinley Park woman arrested in Riverside 

for alleged DUI 

3. Police Reports: Chicago women arrested 

in Tinley Park for fight at Odyssey Fun 

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Family, friends, and 

the Victor J. Andrew 

High School 

community lost a father, 

husband, colleague, mentor, 

and much more with the 

irreplaceable loss of Lloyd 

Eichwald. 

If students, present and 

past, and fellow staff, are 

NFYN 

From Page 18 

of domestic violence, and 

refrain from contact with the 

victim. 

Soderborg was charged 

in January 2017 for posting 

a private photo of his 

ex-girlfriend online, Will 

County Sheriff’s Office 

spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer 

said at the time. She 

said then that the charge was 

the result of an investigation 

which started in November 

2015, when Soderborg’s 

ex-girlfriend alleged he had 

private photos of her in his 

possession and had posted 

them online without her permission. 

Hoffmeyer added at that 

time that Soderborg made 

statements to detectives that 

he had taken the pictures offline 

and realized he should 

not have posted them, 

though results of a search 

warrant still found one image 

online, which led to his 

any indicator, the lasting 

memory of the longtime 

science teacher will be 

one of gratitude, kindness, 

inspiration and passion. 

“Good morning, aspiring 

scholars,” Mr. Eichwald frequently 

began his biology 

classes at the high school 

he’d taught at since 1995. 

The place where he forged 

one-on-one connections 

with students and supported 

various athletic teams and 

clubs. Even prior to the 

advent of social media, Mr. 

Eichwald’s methods and 

courses were being praised 

by students on Rate My 

Teacher, a popular website 

that allows students to 

review teachers, where he 

received an above average 

rating of 4.59 based on over 

arrest. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, 

Contributing Editor. For more, 

visit HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Lockport artist finds 

community at artist guild 

Diane Clavio has been a 

member of The Artist Guild 

of Lockport for less than a 

year, but the group already 

has had a significant impact 

on her. 

“I was looking for a 

group, because I’m social,” 

she said. “I don’t like to 

paint by myself all the time 

and not have other creative 

people around me. So, I was 

looking around, and I tried 

one group and I didn’t like 

it. So then, I went to the art 

museum in Lockport, and 

the curator there ... was telling 

me about the guild. So, I 

decided to try it.” 

After having used mostly 

oils early in her art career, 

1,200 reviews. That’s not a 

shot at the other wonderful 

teachers with whom Mr. 

Eichwald shared a love for 

education, teamwork and 

friendship. 

“What can I say? Greatest 

teacher I ever had,” one student 

wrote in 2003. “He’s 

the reason why I want to 

continue learning science.” 

“Hated him for entire 1st 

semester because I wasn’t 

interested in the subject, 

never studied, and never 

payed (sic) attention... I 

continued goofing off and 

floating by until the 2nd semester 

tests started coming 

in. Never studying made 

my grade drop like a rock,” 

another student wrote in 

2017. “He somehow got 

me to do a 360 before finals 

Clavio transitioned to acrylic 

paint, which is what she 

uses today. 

“I used to, when I first 

started, do oils mostly, but 

then I met this painting 

teacher, and we became 

friends, and she just did 

acrylics,” Clavio said. “So, I 

tried her methods, and I like 

it a lot..” 

Clavio was inspired to start 

her art career before even 

reaching high school, and has 

been honing her craft off and 

and finish lots of work. 

Nobody has ever managed 

to motivate me like that. 

Miracle worker.” 

Every student has or had 

a favorite teacher. Someone 

that would pull a student 

aside after class just to 

make sure they’re doing 

OK. The ones who could 

break down a complex 

lesson in an interesting, but 

digestible manner. Teachers 

who know how to get 

the best out of each of the 

young, impressionable 

minds for which they are 

entrusted. And for a lot of 

Andrew students, whether 

keen to science or not, that 

teacher was and always will 

be Mr. Eichwald. 

Surely, the scholars have 

been inspired. 

on ever since then. 

“In eighth grade, we had 

a class, and they would take 

us outside and do different 

things, and [the teacher] was 

very creative, and everything 

he did I just thought 

was beautiful,” she said. 

“He did all kinds of mediums, 

so it just sparked an 

interest.” 

Reporting by Max Lapthorne, 

Editor. For more, visit Lock 

portLegend.com. 

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22 | May 17, 2018 | The tinley junction Faith 


faith briefs 

St. Andrews Anglican Church (18101 94th 

Ave., Tinley Park) 

Garage/Trunk Sale 

9 a.m.-1 p.m., June 1 and 

2. Annual garage/trunk sale 

features tons of adult and 

kids clothes, jewelry, and 

household items. 

Calvary Baptist Church (17430 94th Ave., 

Tinley Park) 

Wednesday Prayer, Bible 

Study and Sword Club 

6:45 p.m. every Wednesday 

Chicago Church of Christ (16530 

Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park) 

Sunday Service 

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

Faith Presbyterian Church (6200 167th 

Street, Tinley Park) 

Free Community Meal 

5:30-6:30 p.m. on third 

Thursday of every month. 

Faith Christian Reformed Church (8383 W. 

171st St., Tinley Park) 


9:30 a.m. 

First Baptist Church of Tinley Park (7025 W. 

179th St., Tinley Park) 


10:45 a.m. 

Sunday Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. 

St. George Catholic Church (6707 W. 175th 

St., Tinley Park) 

Reconciliation 

After the 4 p.m. Mass 

on Saturday and after the 

7:30 and 9:30 Masses on 

Sunday. There is no Reconciliation 

on the Thursday 

preceding the first Friday of 

the month. 

South Suburban Chinese Church (17100 S. 

69th Ave., Tinley Park) 

Mandarin Class 

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

church offers classes for 

children, teens and adults 

interested in learning how 

to speak Mandarin. For 

more information, email 

learningchinesesscc@ 

gmail.com. 

St. Julie Billiart Roman Catholic Parish (7399 

W. 159th St., Tinley Park) 

Sunday Mass 

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

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

week. 

St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Catholic Church 

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


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

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

and 6:15 p.m. every 

week. 

Tinley Park Community Church (7939 W. 

167th St., Tinley Park) 


10:30 a.m. Fellowship 

and refreshment to follow 

afterward. 

Tinley Park United Methodist Church (6875 

W. 173rd Place, Tinley Park) 


9:30 a.m. Nursery care is 

available for families. 

Bible Study 

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. For 

more information, call 

(708) 532-2960. 

Tinley Park Food Pantry 

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

Learn ways to help by 

contacting Chuck O’Kresik 

at (708) 614-7739. 

Trinity Lutheran Church (6850 W. 159th St., 

Tinley Park) 

Reveal Worship 

11 a.m. Sundays 

Zion Lutheran Church (17100 South 69th 

Ave., Tinley Park) 

Vacation Bible School - 

Rolling River Rampage 

9 a.m-12 p.m., June 18- 

22, Cost is $15 per child, 

or $25 for two or more 

siblings. Space is limited, 

Please register at ziontinleypark.org 

or call (708) 

532-1600 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Cody 

Mroczka at cody@tinleyjunction.com 

or call (708) 326- 

9170. Information is due by 

noon on Thursdays one week 

prior to publication. 

In Memoriam 

Bernard Fahle 

Bernard Fahle, 

71, formerly of 

Tinley Park, died on May 

8. Bernard served proudly 

in the United 

States Navy 

during the 

Vietnam conflict 

and was 

awarded the 

National Defense 

Service Fahle 

Medal. He was 

a 34 year employee of ADT 

and member of IBEW Local 

#134. Bernard was a Harley 

Davidson motorcycle enthusiast 

and is survived by four 

children: Donna, Nicole, 

Brandon, and Brett and three 

grandchildren: Alyssa, Jack, 

and Dylan. A memorial service 

will be held on Saturday, 

June 2 at Vandenberg Funeral 

Home located at 17248 Harlem 

Avenue, Tinley Park. 

The family will welcome 

visitors beginning at 10am, 

followed by a memorial service 

at 11:30am. Internment 

ceremony held privately at 

Abraham Lincoln National 

Cemetery. 

Spiro Dussias 

Spiro K. Dussias, who built 

and formerly operated Tinley 

Park’s Bremenhouse Restaurant, 

died on May 5 in Orland 

Park. Spiro was born on Nov. 

30, 1930 in Achladokambos, 

Greece. He was preceded in 

death by his adoring wife 

of 50 years, Stella, on Sept. 

9, 2014. Spiro, the oldest of 

five siblings emigrated from 

Greece to Chicago in the early 

1950’s looking to make a 

better life in the United States 

and help support his family 

in Greece. He settled in the 

south side of Chicago in the 

South Shore neighborhood 

where alongside his brothers 

and uncle, owned and operated 

a liquor store on 63rd 

and Ellis called White Front 

Liquors until the mid 70’s 

when he and his brother Larry 

and brother in law George 

Trikolas built and operated 

the Bremenhouse Restaurant, 

Lounge and Banquet hall in 

Tinley Park until his retirement 

in the early 1990’s. 

Along the way he touched 

the lives of thousands of customers, 

friends and acquaintances 

who became instantly 

attracted to his infectious 

sense of humor and kind disposition. 

Spiro was a proud 

member of the Sts. Constantine 

and Helen Church from 

its original beginnings in the 

South Shore neighborhood of 

Chicago through its current 

location in Palos Hills IL. 

Spiro was a lifelong White 

Sox fan and loved to fish 

and hunt with his sons and 

relatives. Spiro’s survivors 

include his two sons Dean 

(Maria) and Thomas. He was 

also preceded in death by his 

sister Kostoula (Zach) He is 

also survived by his brothers 

Larry (late Irene), Chris 

(Patricia), James (Cathy). He 

was the adoring grandfather 

to his four grandchildren: 

Stephanie, Spiro, Arthur and 

Nicolette. In addition, he is 

survived by many nieces and 

nephews who he loved like 

his own children. In lieu of 

flowers, the family would be 

humbled by donations made 

to the Alzheimer’s Foundation 

of America: 322 Eighth 

Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, 

NY 10001. Arrangements 

handled by Robert J. Sheehy 

& Sons Funeral Homes. 

William Hackel 

William Jeffrey “Luke” 

Hackel, age 65, of Tinley 

Park, formerly of Evergreen 

Park, IL died on May 3, 

2018. Bill was a fighter, always 

thinking and moving 

forward but 

unfortunately 

he had a variety 

of health 

challenges 

which he was 

attempting to 

treat homeopathically. 

He 

Hackel 

loved the outdoors, and was 

happiest when he was out in 

nature skiing, golfing, fishing 

or just enjoying his boat on 

Lake Michigan. Most of all 

he enjoyed people. He was a 

plain-spoken man who would 

tell you what he thought, and 

he was constantly learning 

and expanding his knowledge 

by exploring a wide variety of 

topics from history, to health, 

to the economy, and beyond. 

Bill was totally crazy about 

his soul mate and best friend 

Laura as well as her daughter 

Megan, and they were both 

the absolute center of his life 

for the past eighteen years. 

Bill was born on April 6, 

1953 in Evergreen Park, IL to 

Robert and Lorraine Hackel. 

Bill was preceded in death by 

his younger brother, Robbie 

Gerhardt Hackel and his beloved 

mother Lorraine Nellie 

Hackel. He is survived by his 

father Robert William Hackel 

and his sister Dawn Lorraine 

Ives( Hackel), brother-in-law 

Morgan Butler Ives, nieces 

Ali Morgan Lofton (Ives), ( 

Zachary Aaron Lofton) and 

Mackenzi Dawn Ives; his 

loving girlfriend and best 

friend, Laura Jean (Honey 

Bun) Geraghty, and her 

daughter Megan Nicole (Lil 

Bear) Geraghty. Please call 

(708) 532-5400 or visit colo 

nialchapel.com for more. 

Robert Taylor 

Robert Hayden Taylor, 54, 

a retired member of the Tinley 

Park Police Department, 

died on April 27. A member 

of the Chicago Fire Department, 

Engineer/Paramedic 

and Palos Park Police Officer, 

he was the husband of 

Sharon, nee Sybesma; Father 

of Scott CFD, Kevin CPD, 

(Melanie) and Mark CFD; 

Grandfather 

Taylor 

of Logan; 

Son of the 

late William 

and Donna, 

nee Rohlman; 

Brother of Ron 

CFD (Dawn); 

Uncle of Jessica 

Taylor and many other 

nieces and nephews. Cremation 

Private. In lieu of flowers, 

memorials to React Ryan 

Elwood Awareness Counseling, 

www.React4Ryan.com 

will be appreciated. 

Jeanne Kelley 

Jeanne Ellen Kelley, nee 

Rockrohr, age 85, formerly 

of Tinley Park and recently 

of Bluffton, SC died on Jan. 

13 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. 

Jeanne was born on 

December 29, 1932 in Blue 

Island, IL, the daughter of 

the late Lester and Hermine 

Rockrohr. She grew up in 

Markham, IL, and lived 

with her husband, Gene, 

and daughters in Tinley 

Park until 1984, when she 

retired to Florida and later 

to South Carolina. She retired 

from Equifax Corp. in 

1984. She was a Methodist, 

enjoyed reading and crafts, 

and had been active in many 

organizations. She was preceded 

in death by her beloved 

husband, Gene R. Kelley. She 

is survived by her daughters, 

Pamela (William) Wolske 

of Bluffton, SC and Sandra 

(Leonard) Wcislo of Hickory 

Hills, IL; grandchildren, 

Abigail (Danny Jay) Akins, 

Lindsay (Gregory) Parr and 

Zachary Wcislo; and greatgrandchild 

Aleigha Rose 

Akins. She is also survived 

by brothers, Thomas Rockrohr, 

David Rockrohr, John 

Rockrohr, and sisters, Lou 

Anne “Mitzie” Lumbert and 

Susan Thorne Miller, as well 

as many nieces and nephews. 

Brothers, Lester “Red” 

Rockrohr, James Rockrohr, 

and Edward Rockrohr, and 

sisters, Donna Westerhausen 

and Karen Schaitel also preceded 

her in death. A Memorial 

Service will take place 

on Saturday, May 26, 2018 

at 11:00 a.m., at All Saints 

Lutheran Church, 13350 S. 

LaGrange Rd., Orland Park, 

IL, with small reception immediately 

following. 

If you’d like to honor a loved 

one from the Tinley Park community, 

send information to 

Editor Cody Mroczka, Cody@ 

tinleyjunction.com

tinleyjunction.com Life & Arts 


Young artists express their 

creativity in yearly showcase 

D146 display at 

VVAC until May 27 


What does an elephant, a 

pineapple and a Finnish basketball 

player have in common? 

Young artists renditions 

of these and much, approximately 

100 in total, from the 

imaginations of students of 

Community Consolidated 

School District 146 are on 

display at Tinley Park’s Vogt 

Visual Arts Center until the 

end of this month. On May 

9, District 146 and VVAC 

teamed up for a meet-theartist 

reception where students 

excitedly showed off 

their creativity for family 

and friends. Approximately 

20 pieces of art, regardless 

of theme or material, were 

chosen from all grades of 

each of the district’s five 

schools. 

“This is our more openended 

show. I like that the 

kids get to see their artwork 

in a gallery setting,” Jennifer 

Marx, art teacher at Fierke 

said. “It’s a really special 

night for them.” 

Marx explained that this 

showcase is a sort of end 

year culmination to prior 

themed shows hosted by 

the district, but different in 

that it’s completely optional 

for students to participate. 

Students were given basic 

guidelines banning copyrighted 

images and obscenity, 

but otherwise given free 

reign. The results ranged 

from Hamilton’s Lin Manual 

Miranda, scenic landscapes, 

self-portraits, and animals of 

all shapes and sizes. 

“It’s a cool opportunity 

Please see showcase, 30 

Madison Kilmartin, a fifth grader at Fierke Education 

Center, used a variety of materials in her color of music 

submission. 

Community Consolidated Disctrict 146’s May gallery is on 

display at the Vogt Visual Arts Center until the end of the 

month. 

John 

Darling, a 

third grader 

at Memorial 

School, 

submitted 

this 

rendition of 

a ‘boy on the 

moon.’ 

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Hitting the road 

Runners-up: Tinley Park residents get in 

spirit of 2018 Vacation Photo Contest 

Sue Patzkowsky submitted this photo from a road trip to 

Glacier National Park in Montana. “It was part of a 4,200 

mile two week adventure across the country to hit our 48th 

and 49th state,” she wrote. 

Rachael Stob submitted this photo from her family first trip to Michigan’s sand dunes. Despite a dune buggie flat tire 

stranding them for 20 minutes, she wrote the family had a blast. PHOTOS SUBMITTED 

Retired Tinley Park Police Department Sgt. Ray Lloyd 

submitted this photo of Trinity Espiscopal Church in 

Boston. “The Rector from 1747 to 1767 was William Hooper, 

the father of William Henry Hooper, one of the original 

signers of the Declaration Of Independence. He is my wife’s 

great-great-great Grandfather,” he wrote. 

ABOVE: Lucy Teneyuque submitted this photo of herself along with 

her sister and niece standing in the North Window at Arches National 

Park in Utah. “It was like being on another planet. A trip we will never 

forget,” she wrote. 

LEFT: Sandburg teacher Brian Ostrander submitted this photo of his 

family in LaJolla, California. “Who knew that a giant hole in the Earth 

would be so beautiful,” he wrote.

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‘La cuisine française’ at 

The Bridge Teen Center 

SUBMITTED BY TINLEY PARK 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Tinley Park High School 

French 3H and French 4H 

students Emmanuel Gapio, 

Martin Santillan, Rachel Baiker, 

and Morgan Campbell 

accompanied their teacher, 

Mrs. Selime Baftiri-Ballazhi, 

to The Bridge Teen Center 

on April 12. The group was 

at The Bridge to teach local 

middle school and high 

school students about the art 

of French cooking. 

They discussed the origin 

of the Crêpes, a popular 

dish eaten by many French 

people, and explained that 

French cooking doesn’t always 

have to cost a lot of 

money, and often includes 

ingredients most have on 

hand at home. The students 

enjoyed themselves and 

made new “amis” (friends), 

all while cooking and eating 

“la cuisine française.” This 

is the third time that TPHS 

French students have volunteered 

to teach at The Bridge 

Teen Center, and they were 

thoroughly impressed with 

all of the programs that this 

local center provides. 

TPHS French students demonstrate a cooking lesson during their visit to The Bridge Teen Center on April 12. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

TPHS students 

partake in ‘April 

Food Day’ drive 

SUBMITTED BY BREMEN HIGH 

SCHOOL DISTRICT 228 

District 228 students volunteered on April 25 at the Tinley 

Park Convention Center for United Way’s “April Food Day.” 

PHOTO SUBMITTED 

On April 25 students from 

Bremen, Tinley Park, Hillcrest 

and Oak Forest High 

Schools volunteered their 

time to support the United 

Way’s “April Food Day” 

at the Tinley Park Convention 

Center. Non-perishable 

items were delivered to the 

Convention Center from 

approximately 20 area collection 

sites. Along with 

participation from their own 

schools, the District 228 

students helped to unload 

and organize the many donations 

received. 

“While there is no community 

service requirement 

for District 228 students 

to graduate, it is common 

knowledge in our school 

community that D228 students 

have big hearts when 

it comes to helping and 

supporting their fellow students 

and communities. 

This United Way 2018 Food 

Drive was proof of that and 

provided a great opportunity 

for our students to share 

their passion for helping 

others.” said D228 Superintendent 

Bill Kendall. 

According to a letter received 

from United Way, 

with nearly 25% of Cook 

County’s school age children 

having a need for support, 

food drives have become 

a crucial resource for 

many students. Those families 

rely on food that comes 

from local food pantries 

to feed their families. The 

United Way’s Food Drive 

provides a significant support 

for local food pantries 

and community support is 

essential. 

Among the items needed 

are: 100% fruit and vegetable 

juice, bagged rice 

and beans (canned and 

dry), canned fruits and 

vegetable, cereal, oatmeal, 

granola bars, chips, cookies, 

crackers, canned meats 

and stews, peanut butter, 

jelly, infant supplies including 

baby food, formula, and 

diapers, laundry detergent, 

and toiletries including 

soap, shampoo, conditioner, 

deodorant, toothpaste, and 

feminine products. Additional 

information may be 

found on the United Way 

web site at https://uw-mc. 

org/. 

Prom season in full swing at Tinley Park High School 

2018 Titan Prom Court members announced 

2018 Titan 

Prom Court 

members David 

Freyman, Lottie 

Deltgen, Austin 

Omiecinski, 

Madison 

Sniegolski, 

Dunn Howard, 

Cameron Owens, 

Markoyan Cross, 

Payden New, 

Enu Enkjharal, 

and Victoria 

Soliz. PHOTO 

SUBMITTED 

Hilda Walker Drama Club performs ‘Kid Frankenstein’ 

SUBMITTED BY HILDA WALKER 

SCHOOL 

The students of Hilda 

Walker Drama club proudly 

presented, “Kid Frankenstein” 

on the weekend of 

April 7. A cast created of 

about 50 fifth and sixth graders 

explored the theater life 

through lots of practices 

and full-dress rehearsals 

from February-April under 

the guidance of Mr. Doody 

and Mrs. Hodys. Students 

memorized lines, built sets, 

brought in props, learned 

various stage phrases, timing 

of entrances, and really impressed 

the audience on both 

production nights. The drama 

club also had many parent 

volunteers who helped 

with set design, mic switches, 

costume malfunctions, 

and more. A huge thank you 

to all cast members, community 

members, and district 

members for making drama 

cluw a success for our students.



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Tinley Park’s Pajeau going on second humanitarian mission 

Rochelle McAuliffe, 

Freelance Reporter 

Bethsaida Children’s 

Home is a non-profit organization 

located just outside of 

Nairobi, Kenya. The home 

is a permanent residence for 

20 kids, and there are 78 kids 

of both Bethsaida and the 

neighboring slum who attend 

the K-8 school there. 

Last July, Sarah Pajeau 

traveled to Kenya to volunteer 

at Bethsaida Children’s 

Home as a childcare volunteer 

for a month and is returning 

for her second time at the 

end of the month. When she 

returns, she hopes to make a 

difference in the lives of the 

children at the home through 

monetary and physical donated 

at the Bowling for 

Bethsaida event on Sunday, 

May 6, at the Mokena Thunder 

Bowl. The event featured 

a raffle, a bake sale, basket 

giveaways, and dolly grams 

to send to Kenya. 

Pajeau has spent much of 

her life traveling and doing 

study abroad programs, but 

when she told her mother 

Chris Pajeau that she wanted 

to volunteer, Chris was surprised. 

“She always thought that 

she wanted to travel extensively, 

but last summer, she 

said she wanted to travel and 

volunteer, but I would have 

never guessed in a million 

years this is where her path 

would have taken her. She 

met those kids, and those 

kids are [essentially] hers.” 

After searching online for 

a non-religion affiliated volunteer 

organization, she was 

able to find International Volunteer 

Headquarters. While 

there were over 30 countries 

for her to choose from, she 

already knew she was destined 

for Kenya. When she 

applied, she was immediately 

accepted, and thus began her 

preparation process. 

While Sarah had been previously 

traveled to developing 

nations, to prepare for this 

trip, she had to take additional 

precautions before departing 

such as taking malaria pills 

and getting a vaccine for yellow 

fever. Thinking that she 

wouldn’t be able to shower, 

she packed lots of Wet Wipes 

and was grateful she did. After 

she arrived, she saw the 

scarcity of feminine hygiene 

products available to women 

and their price when they are 

available, and she was happy 

she packed enough to share 

some, but aims to take more 

her next trip. 

Juliah Wangari and her 

husband, Hika Kamau, are 

the leaders of the orphanage, 

who must rely heavily 

on donation from others to 

help meet their needs. Sarah 

aims to raise enough money 

to provide the basic necessities 

such as food and water, 

school supplies and clothing. 

Additionally, money will be 

allocated towards transportation, 

building updates and 

medical related costs. 

While the cost of one ticket 

to bowl was $25 for the evening, 

80 percent of money 

raised was going to directly 

to help children living in extreme 

poverty while the rest 

went to cover facility costs. 

“It’s $25 for a ticket for my 

event and $20 is going to go 

to get food for a week. That’s 

a lot that somebody’s actually 

giving. It doesn’t seem like a 

lot of money but it’s so much 

more for the people who are 

actually receiving it,” said 

Sarah. 

For Sarah’s parents, her 

humanitarianism was just a 

change they needed to adjust 

to, but they couldn’t be more 

proud that her daughter is a 

global force of change. 

“I think that we’ve come 

to terms with the fact that not 

that we’re necessarily going 

to lose her, but I think this 

is part of her trajectory. This 

is her passion. It’sJust who 

she is, And. I’m okay with 

that,” said Chris. “All it takes 

Sarah Pajeau, a Lincoln-Way North alumna, shows her photo book from her trip last year to her 8th gram math teacher 

from Summit Hill Jr. High, Ryan Hagen. PHOTOS BY ROCHELLE MCAULIFFE/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

somebody to care and show 

interest. I mean, she’s 22 

years old. She’s making the 

difference in the lives of kids 

who have absolutely nothing. 

I hope that it starts this 

domino effect because if she 

can do this, my gosh.” 

“I think it shows you that 

you can also do it, she just 

like picked this up and did it 

on her own and it shows that 

anyone can do something,” 

said Peter Judge, a friend 

of Sarah’s who came to the 

event to help raise money and 

support her cause. 

Sarah will be returning to 

Kenya for her second trip 

May 30. She will be helping 

to teach, cook, clean and 

even build a well with the 

same children at Bethsaida. 

If you would like to help 

donate to Sarah before she 

leaves, please contact her at 

sarah.r.pajeau@gmail.com. 

Attendees of Bowling for Bethsaida were able to knock a few pins while raising money for 

children living in extreme poverty in Kenya at the Thunder Bowl on May 6.

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Variety of summer programs available at Tinley Park-Park District 

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PARK DISTRICT 

Whether it’s sports, art, 

theater or STEM activities, 

Tinley Park-Park District 

has a summer program for 

children of just about every 

age and interest. 

Lovers of art can try one 

of the art camps such as Wild 

World of Animals or Summer 

Art Camp where participants 

explore a variety of 

projects and themes sure to 

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will appreciate Bricks 

4 Kidz® camps that cover 

Minecraft, transformation 

creations, amusement parks, 

arcade adventures, rockets 

and dinosaurs. For the scientists 

and engineers, try 

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experience the exciting opportunities 

in these fields. 

Tinley Park Performing 

Arts Center is looking for 

budding actors and actresses. 

For ages 8 to 18 there 

is a Drama Camp and Master 

Acting Course in July. 

Participants will work on 

technique, character development 

and vocal skills all 

while producing a swashbuckling 

play complete 

with pirates. No previous 

experience required. Camp 

ends with a performance 

of the play on July 28. For 

the younger crowd, try our 

Happily Ever After camps in 

early August. 

Get summer started with 

TP-PD’s Chicago Blackhawks 

Clinic. This one day 

event on Saturday, May 19 

will be a fun, skill-oriented 

experience for local youth 

players on an inflatable 

rink. The camp will be at 

Lewis Park, 16801 Normandy 

Drive from 10 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. Kids grades Pre- 

K to 8th are invited to participate 

in this free program. 

Equipment will be provided 

by the Park District. After 

this camp, get ready for the 

outdoor co-ed ball hockey 

league that begins June 18. 

Interested in trying a new 

sport or improving at your 

favorite? There are camps 

for Pre-K and Kindergarten 

through 9th grade offered. 

Track, Field & Fitness 

camps run for two weeks 

each in June and July. Is 

Baseball or soccer more 

your thing? There are numerous 

programs for those 

just learning the rules and 

basics to the more advanced 

players, including softball 

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It was perfect timing. 

The weather was sunny and 

comfortable on a day between 

Earth Day and Arbor 

Day. The students at Fulton 

School lined the sidewalks 

in front of the building as 

landscapers shoveled the 

last of the dirt out of the 

hole and put the roots of the 

tree in. 

The two new trees that 

were planted replaced two 

ash trees removed last fall 

due to damage and disease. 

The students at Fulton took 

the opportunity to dedicate 

the new trees in honor of 

both Earth Day and Arbor 

Day. 

Jamie Hubbard, president 

of the Fulton Parent/Teacher 

Organization, organized the 

planting. Hubbard worked 

with Beary Landscaping, 

who donated the trees and 

handled planting them on 

April 26. 

“Beary Landscaping has 

been replacing the parkway 

trees for the Village of 

Tinley Park and wanted to 

do something to give back 

Fulton students look on as a Beary Landscaping professional plants two elm trees that 

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to the community,” said 

Hubbard. “Fulton students 

and staff had the opportunity 

to vote on what kind 

of trees they wanted to 

see planted in front of the 

school.” 

The final results of the 

vote showed elm trees narrowly 

beating out the two 

other candidates. Many students 

cheered as the winner 

was announced during the 

ceremony. 

The dedication ceremony 

included music and a reading 

of two poems written by 

students Celia Lindokken 

and Joslyn Anichini. Fulton 

Principal Ron Gonser 

and Assistant Principal Megan 

Mitera then added the 

ceremonial first shovelfuls 

of dirt to the trees. Beary 

Landscaping finished up the 

planting after the students 

went back to class. 

“This was a great opportunity 

for our students to 

not only celebrate the importance 

of environmentalism, 

but also the importance 

of community partnership,” 

said Dr. Jeff Stawick, District 

146 Superintendent. 

“We thank our partners 

Beary Landscaping for their 

donation and the Fulton 

PTO for tirelessly volunteering 

to make Fulton the 

best school it can be.” 

Community Consolidated 

School District 146 is comprised 

of Central Middle 

School, Fierke Education 

Center, Fulton School, 

Kruse Education Center, 

and Memorial School. Students 

from Tinley Park, Orland 

Park, and Oak Forest 

attend District 146 schools. 

camp, too. Flag Football 

and volleyball camps are 

also available. Don’t forget 

basketball camp to be ready 

to join the new summer basketball 

league beginning in 

July. 

Be sure to also look into 

the Tag On activities offered 

weekdays from 3:15 

to 4:15 p.m. after most day 

camp programs end. These 

outdoor programs cover archery, 

mini-golf, dodge ball, 

capture the flag and more. 

Don’t forget about the 

Tinley Park-Park District 

Slice of Summer selfie contest. 

Will you be the ‘Lucky 

showcase 

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for the kids to participate in 

their culture and community,” 

said Dan Mclaughin, art 

teacher at Fulton. “They’re 

encouraged to produce art 

work on their own imagination, 

whatever they want.” 

Robert Estes, a sixth grader 

at Central, crafted a sunset 

over a savannah, a black and 

white piece that uses layers of 

paper to simulate a 3D feel. 

“I think it turned out really 

good,” he said. “I didn’t 

have enough time to color it 

in.” 

Mclaughin said the showcase 

allows students to build 

confidence as there is no 

right or wrong answers in a 

subjective field that deals in 

creative expression. 

“It’s helping kids realize 

they can do something if 

they put their mind to it, but 

then secondary I feel art is a 

Dog’ to win one of the prizes? 

Start snapping those pictures. 

Whether playing at a 

playground, walking one of 

the many pathways, shooting 

a round of miniature golf 

or splashing around the water 

park, there are countless 

opportunities to catch a slice 

of summer fun photo at Tinley 

Park-Park District. 

For further information 

about Tinley Park-Park 

District’s parks, programs 

or facilities call 708-342- 

4200, click www.tinleyparkdistrict.org, 

or stop in at 

the Tony Bettenhausen Rec 

Center. 

different way of thinking,” 

Mclaughlin said. “It’s not 

necessarily product driven; 

it’s about approaching a 

problem maybe through a 

drawing.” 

Both Marx and Mclaughin 

credited VVAC for designing 

the showcase layout and 

hosting hundreds of attendees. 

They also thanked the 

District for its commitment 

to art programs. 

“Their support just keeps 

on going up. Eleven years 

ago we didn’t even have elementary 

art. Now we have 

first through fifth grade and 

next year we’ll have longer 

art sessions, plus art with 

full-day kindergarten starting,” 

Marx said. “I feel like 

every year there is more and 

more support. The families, 

the board, the administration 

are very supportive and 

we’re very lucky and our 

students are very lucky.” 

Robert Estes, a sixth 

grader at Central 

Middle School, 

poses alongside 

his 3D black and 

white submission 

featuring a sunset 

on a savannah. 

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CENTURY MEDIA

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The Dish 

Trail’s Edge Brewing Co. a trailblazer for beer in Frankfort 

Business to 

celebrate grand 

opening weekend of 

May 18 

Thomas Czaja, Contributing 

Editor 

There is a stretch of the 22- 

mile Old Plank Road Trail 

that runs through downtown 

Frankfort. 

A short distance off the 

trail downtown rests Trail’s 

Edge Brewing Co., the reincarnation 

of Smokey 

Barque. 

Tommy Ridings, and 

his wife, Mary Ann, were 

the owners of the former 

Smokey Barque and decided 

it was time for something 

new. The couple — formerly 

of Frankfort, now of New 

Lenox — partnered with the 

Cosgrove family, of Frankfort, 

to convert the former 

barbecue restaurant into a 

brewery with an apt namesake 

paying homage to the 

trail. 

“The Cosgroves and I 

started talking about opening 

up a brewery here,” 

Tommy recalled. “I’ve been 

talking about it for a long 

time, and downtown Frankfort 

definitely needed one.” 

Trail’s Edge is an approximately 

11,000-square-foot, 

three-floor establishment 

across the street from downtown 

Frankfort’s Breidert 

Green Park, and it required 

a seven-week construction 

period beginning the second 

week of January and concluding 

the end of February 

to morph into the brewery. 

Its updated look features 

a pergola outside, with the 

interior being “nothing it 

was before,” according to 

the owner, who said it was 

reconstructed on the main 

level partially with handhewn, 

100-year-old beams 

Trail’s Edge Brewing Co. 

20 Kansas St. in 

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p.m. 

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Phone: (815) 277-2502 

made from reclaimed and repurposed 

wood. It makes for 

an atmosphere that ties into 

its theme of the outdoors and 

trail. 

After adding a 

3,000-pound beam for support 

and making other structural 

upgrades to retrofit the 

building into a brewery, the 

beer began to pour. 

The Trail’s Edge American 

Pale Ale (6.5 percent alcohol 

by volume), the Banana Seat 

Hefeweizen (5.7 percent 

ABV) and Derailer Double 

IPA (8.2 percent ABV) were 

the original three brews and 

are all $6, though a stout and 

hoppy wheat also have recently 

been barreled. 

Being a modest-sized 

brewery, Tommy wants to 

set a maximum output. 

“We’ll probably have it 

maxed out at six beers, because 

the building is not 

that big, and we can only 

produce so much liquid at 

a time,” Tommy said. “Our 

brewer, Mike [Byrnes], and 

I chat about [what beers to 

brew], and the seasons have 

a lot do with it. When you 

are fermenting and brewing, 

it is about a four- to six-week 

process. We’ve only been 

open for eight weeks, so this 

is basically our second batch 

of beer. 

“We have been selling 

[beer] so well we have had a 

hard time keeping up.” 

While the plan does not 

call for a summer seasonal 

brew quite yet, patrons can 

expect to see a variety of 

drinks in the future. 

“Right now, we’re just 

doing craft beer,” Tommy 

said. “We probably will do 

a cider, maybe at the end of 

summer.” 

As for the food, while 

Ridings said he still loves 

barbecue and cooks it frequently 

at home, it was time 

to go in a fresh direction, 

while keeping a few of the 

favorites on the menu. 

“I wanted to be able to create 

some different dishes and 

items to expand outside barbecue, 

so that was one of the 

biggest reasons we changed 

the menu,” Tommy said. 

“The name change — I think 

it’s a cool name. We are going 

to do a lot of events with 

the trail — bike to the brewery, 

just fun things like that.” 

One area of expansion on 

the menu is the availability 

of various pizzas. The owners 

purchased an infrared, 

high-temperature oven to 

cook the pizzas in a matter 

of minutes. 

Tommy’s favorites for 

pizza include the No. 2 

($13), which comes with 

fresh mozzarella, tomato, 

spinach, roasted garlic olive 

oil and a basil pesto. Another 

unique pie he said he likes is 

the No. 5 ($13), which features 

ground lamb, olive 

oil, blue cheese, fig jam and 

rosemary. 

All pizzas are 10 inches, 

and a gluten-free, low-carb 

cauliflower crust is available 

upon request for an additional 

$2. 

Remnants of the old 

Smokey fare can be found in 

the likes of the slow-smoked 

pulled pork ($12), a sandwich 

with tangy barbecue 

sauce and crispy onions, with 

Trail’s Edge Brewing’s brisket grilled cheese ($13) has brisket, Swiss cheese, kale 

Brussels slaw and Thousand Island dressing, and it is served on marble rye. Photos by 

Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

a choice of side; the smoked 

wings ($11), 1 pound of 

wings with mango Scotch 

bonnet sauce and blue cheese 

dressing; and baby back ribs 

($17 for half slab, $23 for 

full slab), which comes with 

sweet potato fries and kale 

Brussels slaw. 

Several new burgers tie 

into the outdoor trail theme, 

too. The Peak Burger ($15) 

is Tommy’s favorite and 

is made as a double-patty 

burger with bacon, barbecue 

sauce, grilled onion, pepper, 

mushroom and hot giardiniera. 

“The inspiration for it I 

would say is, well, you’ve 

hit the peak,” Tommy said. 

“So we did a double patty 

and just threw as much as we 

possibly could on it.” 

Whether it is one of the 

burgers or sandwiches; a 

seafood, pasta or steak entrée; 

a soup or salad; one 

of the 10 appetizers on the 

menu; a weekly special; or 

any of the current or future 

beers; Tommy said Trail’s 

Edge is committed to serving 

only top-quality food 

and beverages. 

“We try to scratch make 

as much as we possibly can 

with organic and natural 

ingredients,” Tommy said. 

“That’s very important to us. 

“We’re not going to put 

anything out there that is not 

100 percent quality. We will 

not serve anything that’s not 

above-par.” 

Getting ready for a party 

The business is to celebrate 

its grand opening 

Friday, May 18, with two 

bands playing in the upstairs 

banquet room. There will be 

raffles and giveaways beginning 

May 18 and carrying on 

through the weekend. 

Also, beer and food samples 

will be distributed for 

the weekend grand opening, 

and all three floors, including 

the upstairs and basement 

banquet rooms, will be 

open for people to dine. 

“[The grand opening] is 

going to be a lot of fun,” 

Brewmaster Mike Byrnes 

is hard at work at the new 

Frankfort brewery, Trail’s 

Edge. 

Tommy said. “We have been 

getting a lot of response on 

Facebook with it.” 

Tommy said the menu 

will continue to evolve and 

update. And rebranding and 

opening Trail’s Edge has 

made for a path he has enjoyed 

immensely. 

“It’s amazing coming to 

work every day,” the owner 

said. “People are liking the 

beer and menu, and really 

appreciating what we’ve 

done to the outside and inside. 

It’s great coming here.”

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(7144 W. 183rd St., Tinley 

Park (708) 825-7339) 

■6:30 ■ p.m. First Thursday 

of each month: Laugh 

Riot. Cost is $25 and 

includes dinner, two 

beers and a comedy 

show. For tickets, email 

todd@350brewing.com. 

Cuzins Bar 

(177th and Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 633- 

1144) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

Live Rock 

Band Karaoke 

Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & 

Pizzeria 

(17332 S. Oak Park Ave., 


3051) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Team Trivia 

Hailstorm Brewing 

(8060 186th St., Tinley 

Park); (708) 480-2268) 

■Thursdays: ■ Open mic 

night 

Intimo Lounge 

(7068 183rd St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 444-4470) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

Live music 

featuring Justin Griffen 

Old Tinley Pub & Eatery 

(17020 Oak Park Ave., 


4409) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Movie Night 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Side Street American Tavern 

(18401 N. Creek Drive, 


8080) 

■7 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bags 

Tournament 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays: Flashback 

Friday 

Tinley Park Bowl 

(7601 183rd St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 532-2955) 

■10 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesdays: 

Cosmic Bowl 

Tribes Beer Company 

(9501 W. 171st St., Tinley 

Park (708) 966-2051) 

■Noon-2 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Sunday Bloody Funday 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Open 

Bluegrass Jam Session 

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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& Housekeeping (Morning) 

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Welder/ Fabricator 

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Orland Park 8608 W 144th St 

5/17-5/19 8am-3pm Best garage 

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The Tinley Junction’s 

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New construction by elite builder hits all the marks. 

Where: 9127 Kinsale Drive in Fairfield Glen 

What: True to its majestic design, this new 3-story home sets crowning the corner & 

honoring its stature within Fairfield Glen. 

Amenities: From the cedar pillars on front porch to the hand scraped hardwoods, 

the pride & craftsmanship are evident throughout. Upgrades galore w/ 9’ ceilings, 

oversize trim, wainscoting, coffered ceilings, central vac, premium cable/sound wiring 

& intercom system. Open concept kitchen & family room serve as the heart of the 

home, showcasing a commanding stone fireplace. Beautiful & functional, w/breakfast 

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• 6613 Parkside Dr, Tinley Park, 60477- 

2849 - James E. Dewey II to Michael 

John David Jr., $227,000 

• 7247 174th Pl, Tinley Park, 60477- 

3213 - Arbuthnot Trust to Brian M. 

Coughlin, $203,500 

• 7913 164th Pl 243, Tinley Park, 

60477-1476 - Scott D. Crane to Satya 

Shah, $120,000 

Jan. 18 

• 15985 78th Ave, Tinley Park, 60477- 

6762 – Tw Investments Corp to Justin R. 

Meyers, Nicole Wanda, $193,500 

• 606 171st St, Tinley Park, 60477- 

3515 - Timothy J. Maley to Aimee R. 

Beaver, Joseph P. Maley, $135,000 

• 7451 173rd Pl, Tinley Park, 60477- 

3203 - Fannie Mae to David E. Novak, 

Nathanael M. Hughes, $137,000 

Jan. 22 

• 16135 Olcott Ave, Tinley Park, 60477- 

1503 - Shawn M. Schlender to Mary Lou 

Renteria, Antonio Herrera, $235,000 

• 7111 170th St, Tinley Park, 60477- 

2750 - Charles Zabran to Paul Andrew 

Thorp, $450,000 

• 7501 175th St 21, Tinley Park, 

60477-6902 - Ellen Casto to Joseph 

Young, $110,000 

March 21 

• 8639 Tullamore Dr, Tinley Park, 

60487-4498 - Brandon C. Balsis to 

Dong W. Kim, $210,000 

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK N.A., SUCCESSOR 

TRUSTEE TOBANK OFAMERICA, 

N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO 

LASALLE BANK N.A., ONBEHALF 

OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF 

BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED 

SECURITIES ITRUST 2006-HE5, AS- 

SET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SE- 

RIES 2006-HE5 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

EDGARDO CALUNGCAGUIN, 

MARIA LUISA CALUNGCAGUIN 

Defendants 

16 CH 1969 

8837 W 170TH ST 

ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on May 30, 2017, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on June 11, 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 8837 W 170TH 

ST, ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 

Property Index No. 

27-27-217-006-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family home with an attached two car 

garage. 

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 as to 

quality or quantity of title and without 

recourse toPlaintiff and in AS IS condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

If this property isacondominium unit 

which ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued 

by a government agency (driver's 

license, passport, etc.) in order togain 

entry into our building and the foreclosure 

sale room in Cook County and the 

same identification for sales held at 

other county venues where The Judicial 

Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure 

sales. 


Sale 

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, 

Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn 

Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 

60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please 

refer to file number 252835. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago, IL 60602 

(312) 346-9088 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 

Attorney File No. 252835 

Attorney Code. 61256 

Case Number: 16 CH 1969 

TJSC#: 38-3942 




CERY DIVISION 

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

TAUYA R. FORST, AS INDE- 

PENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ES- 

TATE OF SHIRLEY DAVIS, DE- 

CEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND 

DEVISEES OF SHIRLEY DAVIS, DE- 

CEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS 

AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE 

ESTATE OF SHIRLEY DAVIS, DE- 

CEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS 

AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE 

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES 

OF SHIRLEY DAVIS, DECEASED, 

QUENTIN DAVIS, EVELYN DAVIS, 

CHYNA DAVIS, MIDLAND FUND- 

ING LLC, RES PRO, INC., UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY 

AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY 

OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL- 

OPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DE- 

VELOPMENT AUTHORITY 

Defendants 

15 CH 06108 

16919 BRIARGATE DRIVE COUN- 

TRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478 





on March 12, 2018, an agent for The Judicial 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 16919 BRIAR- 

GATE DRIVE, COUNTRY CLUB 

HILLS, IL 60478 


28-26-119-004-0000. 


family residence. 

The judgment amount was $149,821.00. 













recourse toPlaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 


by the court. 





of the sale. 

Where asale of real estate is made to 

satisfy alien prior to that of the United 

States, the United States shall have one 


Sale 

year from the date of sale within which 

to redeem, except that with respect to a 

lien arising under the internal revenue 

laws the period shall be 120 days or the 

period allowable for redemption under 

State law, whichever is longer, and in 

any case inwhich, under the provisions 

of section 505 of the Housing Act of 

1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), 

and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 

38 of the United States Code, the 

right to redeem does not arise, there 

shall be no right of redemption. 






information. 






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

this property is a condominium unit 

which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIH- 

LAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DE- 

CATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 

Please refer to file number 2120-10441. 

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only toareturn of the purchase 

price paid. The Purchaser shall have no 

further recourse against the Mortgagor, 

the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 


HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, 

LLC 

111 East Main Street 

DECATUR, IL 62523 

(217) 422-1719 

Fax #: (217) 422-1754 

CookPleadings@hsbattys.com 

Attorney File No. 2120-10441 



TJSC#: 38-2370 

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. 

I3081615 


Sale 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS 

TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON 

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 

2006-NC5 ASSET-BACKED 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

THOMAS A. GROSS, SANDRA A. 

GROSS, WESTPOINT MEADOWS 

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

17 CH 13954 

18535 DEARBORN COURT Tinley 

Park, IL 60477 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 18535 DEAR- 

BORN COURT, Tinley Park, IL 60477 


31-06-216-104-0000. 














sale without any representation asto 




by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact The sales clerk, 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD.,




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, 

(847) 291-1717 For information call between 

the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please 

refer to file number 17-084448. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





ATES, LLC 

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 

Bannockburn, IL 60015 

(847) 291-1717 

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com 




TJSC#: 38-2621 




adebt collector attempting to collect a 



I3082061 




CERY DIVISION 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA- 

TIONAL ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

AASTRA TRICE, CAPITAL ONE 

BANK (USA), N.A., UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY 

AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY 

OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL- 

OPMENT 

Defendants 

17 CH 09410 

3924 167TH PL. COUNTRY CLUB 

HILLS, IL 60478 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 3924 167TH PL., 

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478 


28-26-102-011-0000. 


















by the court. 





of the sale. 

Where asale of real estate is made to 

satisfy alien prior to that of the United 

States, the United States shall have one 

year from the date of sale within which 

to redeem, except that with respect to a 

lien arising under the internal revenue 

laws the period shall be 120 days or the 

period allowable for redemption under 

State law, whichever is longer, and in 

any case inwhich, under the provisions 

of section 505 of the Housing Act of 

1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), 

and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 

38 of the United States Code, the 

right toredeem does not arise, there 

shall be no right of redemption. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 




CATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 









TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





LLC 



(217) 422-1719 

Fax #: (217) 422-1754 





TJSC#: 38-2362 







I3082660 




CERY DIVISION 

PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

DANA LAWSON, STATE OFILLI- 

NOIS-DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 

Defendants 

16 CH 16144 

7505 173RD STREET TINLEY PARK, 

IL 60477 



that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclo- 

sure and Sale entered in the above cause 








real estate: 

Commonly known as 7505 173RD 

STREET, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477 


27-25-406-082-0000. 


















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 




CATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 









TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





LLC 



(217) 422-1719 

Fax #: (217) 422-1754 





TJSC#: 38-2547 







I3082669 




CERY DIVISION 

NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC D/B/A 

SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVIC- 

ING 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

NAZARENE SEPHUS, CITY OF 

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS 

Defendants 

11 CH 038999 

4230 W. 186TH PLACE COUNTRY 

CLUB HILLS, IL 60478 





on July 12, 2012, an agent for The Judicial 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 4230 W. 186TH 

PLACE, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 

60478 


31-03-210-002-0000. 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 









You will need a photo identification is- 

sued by a government agency (driver's 







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 

14-11-25559. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, 

SUITE 100 

BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 

(630) 794-5300 

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com 

Attorney File No. 14-11-25559 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 



TJSC#: 38-3272 







I3084528 




CERY DIVISION 

CITIBANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY 

MERGER TO CITIBANK, FEDERAL 

SAVINGS BANK 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JOHN ALLETTO, DIANA VISH, 

SALVATORE ALLETTO, BREMEN- 

TOWNE ESTATES CONDOMINIUM 

ASSOCIATION, INC., UNKNOWN 

HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SALVA- 

TORE J. ALLETTO, UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NONRECORD 

CLAIMANTS, JOHN LYDON, AS 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR 

SALVATORE J. ALLETTO (DE- 

CEASED) 

Defendants 

17 CH 006843 

7942 164TH CT TINLEY PARK, IL 

60477 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 7942 164TH CT, 

TINLEY PARK, IL 60477 


27-24-307-006-1002. 















recourse toPlaintiff and in "AS IS" con- 

dition. The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-17-05520. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 38-2487 







I3085055 




CERY DIVISION 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC 

D/B/A MR. COOPER 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

WILLIE W.BANGER, THE CHEST- 

NUT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Defendants 

2017 CH 14422 

4169 193RD COURT COUNTRY 






on March 8, 2018, an agent for The Ju-




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

dicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 4169 193RD 

COURT, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 

60478 


31-10-200-129-1013. 
















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-17-14541. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 38-2266 







I3085066 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

LEE WATKINS AKA LEE A. WAT- 

KINS; GENESIS M. 

WATKINS AKA GENESIS WAT- 

KINS; THE SECRETARY OF 

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP- 

MENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; 

Defendants, 

17 CH 13626 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Friday, June 15, 

2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office 

at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 

718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public 

auction to the highest bidder for cash, as 


mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 28-34-407-052-0000. 

Commonly known as 18029 Juneway 

Court, Country Club Hills, Illinois 

60478. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance, by certified funds, 

within 24 hours. Norefunds. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call The Sales Department 

atPlaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo 

Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 

West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 

60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding 

instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 

24 hours prior to sale. 

F17100031 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3086197 




CERY DIVISION 

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERV- 

ICES, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

BRUCE TYSON, TAMMY TYSON, 

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- 

TRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN 

OCCUPANTS 

Defendants 

17 CH 2458 

18014 OLYMPIA DRIVE Country 

Club Hills, IL 60478 





on January 10, 2018, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 18014 OLYMPIA 

DRIVE, Country Club Hills, IL 60478 


28-34-403-014-0000. 


















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact The sales clerk, 


ATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., 

SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, 

(847) 291-1717 For information call between 

the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please 

refer to file number 17-082270. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





ATES, LLC 

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 

Bannockburn, IL 60015 

(847) 291-1717 

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com 




TJSC#: 38-3764 







I3086247 




CERY DIVISION 

NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC D/B/A 

SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVIC- 

ING 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

ERIC FOLDHAM, COUTRY CLUB 

ESTATES CONDOMINIUM ASSO- 

CIATION 

Defendants 

17 CH 11226 

4140 195TH STREET COUNTRY 













real estate: 

Commonly known as 4140 195TH 

STREET, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, 

IL 60478 


31-10-200-125-1030. 

The real estate is improved with a gray 

vinyl siding, two story townhouse with 

an attached two car garage. 















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, 

Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn 

Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 

60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please 

refer to file number 262718. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago, IL 60602 

(312) 346-9088 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 

Attorney File No. 262718 



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CERY DIVISION 

CITIMORTGAGE, INC. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

LAMONT WRIGHT, NEIGHBOR- 

HOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORA- 

TION OF AMERICA, ILLINOIS 

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 

AUTHORITY 

Defendants 

16 CH 010361 

4530 181ST PLACE COUNTRY 






on January 10, 2018, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 4530 181ST 

PLACE, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 

60478 


28-34-307-012-0000. 

















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-16-01623. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






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(630) 794-5300 






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I3086605 




CERY DIVISION 

US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION AS TRUSTEE FOR 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES COR- 

PORATION HOME 

EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 

OOMC 2006-HE3, ASSET 

BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFI- 

CATES SERIES OOMC 

2006-HE3; 

Plaintiff, 

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vs. 

CYNTHIA GILBERT; SAN CANYON 

CORPORATION FKA 

OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPO- 

RATION; LVNV FUNDING 

LLC; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVEL- 

OPMENT AUTHORITY; 

Defendants, 

16 CH 3081 






Corporation will on Monday, June 18, 




auction tothe highest bidder for cash, as 



P.I.N. 31-03-205-010. 

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Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

Avenue, Country Club Hills, IL 60478. 












will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Ms. Nicole Fox at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, Potestivo &Associates, 

P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, 

Michigan 48307. (248) 853-4400 

ext 1200. C15-22704 


CORPORATION 


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CERY DIVISION 

HSBC BANK USA, N.A., ASTRUS- 

TEE FOR THE 

REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE 

SECURITIES CORP. 

HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SE- 

RIES 2005-HE3, ASSET 

BACKED PASS-THROUGH CER- 

TIFICATES; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

LOIS SHARP; UNKNOWN HEIRS 

AND LEGATEES OF 

LOIS SHARP, IF ANY; UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NON 

RECORD CLAIMANTS; 

Defendants, 

17 CH 9268 






Corporation will on Friday, June 22, 




auction to the highest bidder for cash, as 



P.I.N. 28-35-106-001-0000. 

Commonly known as 3841 Highland 

Place, Country Club Hills, IL 60478. 












will NOT be open for inspection 

For information call the Sales Clerk at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law 

Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 

WA17-0343. 


CORPORATION 


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CERY DIVISION 

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

EDWARD G. HOWLETT, DONNA K. 

HOWLETT 

Defendants 

2017 CH 11789 

17330 68TH COURT TINLEY PARK, 

IL 60477 



that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclo- 

sure and Sale entered in the above cause 








real estate: 

Commonly known as 17330 68TH 

COURT, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477 

Property Index No. 28-30-307-009. 
















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













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THIS WEEK IN... 

TINLEY PARK VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

■BASEBALL ■ 

■May ■ 18 – hosts Andrew, 6 

p.m. 

■May ■ 19 – hosts Stagg (DH), 

10 a.m. 

■MAY ■ 21-24 - at IHSA Class 

3A Ottawa Regionals, TBA 

BOYS TENNIS 

■May ■ 19 - at IHSA Marian 

Sectional, TBA 

GIRLS TRACK 

■May ■ 18-19 - IHSA State 

Meet in Charleston, TBA 

GIRLS SOCCER 

■May ■ 18 - Class 2A Marist 

Regional Final, TBA, if 

necessary 

BOYS TRACK 

■May ■ 17 - at Class 2A 

Thornridge Sectional, 2:30 

p.m. (field events), 3:30 p.m. 

(running events) 

SOFTBALL 

■May ■ 17 – at Bremen, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 19 – hosts Lyons 

Township, 11 a.m. 

VORVA 

From Page 55 

joins volleyball star Christa 

Dietzen, soccer player 

Christine Pearce, gymnastics 

standout Laurie Hernandez, 

softball stars Jennie Finch, 

Jessica Mendoza and Stacey 

Nuveman and others. 

For more information, 

visit www.empoweringgirls. 

life. 

BESPY winner 

Bradley University junior 

golfer Frankie Saban earned 

the BESPY Award for the 

school’s top female athlete 

for the 2017-18 season. 

The Sandburg graduate’s 

top moment was finishing 

second in the Missouri Valley 

Conference Tournament 

at the end of the season. 

■May ■ 22-23 - at Class 3A 

Ottawa Sectional, TBA 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 

■May ■ 21 - vs. Stagg at Brooks 

Regional, 7:30 p.m. 

ANDREW VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

■BASEBALL ■ 

■• ■ May 17 – hosts Thornton, 

4:30 p.m. 

■• ■ May 18 – at Tinley Park, 

Zabrocki Cup, 6 p.m. 

■• ■ May 19 – at Joliet West, 

10 a.m. 

■May ■ 21-26 -- Class 4A 

regional, TBA 

BOYS TENNIS 

■May ■ 19 - at Homewood- 

Flossmoor Class 2A Sectional, 

TBA 

BOYS (CO-OP) LACROSSE 

■May ■ 21 - hosts Providence 

in Lockport Sectional, 5:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 23 - Lockport Sectional 

semifinals, 7 p.m., if 

necessary 

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD 

■May ■ 17 - at Class 3A 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

Sectional, 2 p.m. (field 

events), 3:15 p.m. (running 

Wood injured 

Orland Park’s Kyle Wood 

will start the 2018 season 

for the Windy City Thunderbolts 

on the inactive list. 

Wood, a former St. Laurence 

and Purdue standout, is 

injured and could be back 

on the active roster in June. 

He has been with the T-Bolts 

for a portion of 2016 and all 

of 2017. 

Running wild 

Tinley Park High School 

graduate Arturs Bareikis and 

his wife, Jane, were the top 

male and female finishers 

in the at the Southwest 

Half Marathon on May 6 in 

Palos Heights. It was Arturs’ 

second straight win at the 

Southwest event. 

It’s the second time in two 

events) 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 

■May ■ 21 - vs. Eisenhower 

at the Lincoln-Way Central 

Regional, 5:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 22 - Semifinals at 

Lincoln-Way Central Regional, 

5:30 p.m., if necessary 

GIRLS CO-OP LACROSSE 

■May ■ 21 - at O’Fallon in 

Minooka Sectional, TBA. 

■May ■ 23 - semifinals at 

Minooka Sectional, 5:30 p.m., 

if necessary 

GIRLS SOCCER 

■May ■ 18 - Class 3A Sandburg 

Regional championship, 5 

p.m., if necessary 

■May ■ 22 - Class 3A Reavis 

Sectional semifinals, 6 p.m., if 

necessary 

SOFTBALL 

■May ■ 17 – hosts Thornton, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 21-26 - at Class 4A 

regionals, TBA 

GIRLS TRACK 

■May ■ 18-19 - IHSA State 

Meet in Charleston, TBA, if 

necessary 

months the Bareikis couple 

won their divisions in a local 

race. In March, the two won 

the Running of the Green 

8K run in Tinley Park. 

One more hurdle 

Last week, in our cover 

story we mentioned how 

Tinley Park hurdlers finished 

first (Solomon Wilson- 

Smith) and third (Adell 

Hilson) while Andrew’s 

Mychah Spells placed fourth 

in the Pete Struck Eagle 

Classic and Crete-Monee’s 

Victor Cameron (second 

place) prevented and all- 

Tinley Park 1-2-3 finish. 

It turns out that there 

was a TP connection as 

Cameron’s coach. Brian 

O’Donnell, lives in the village. 

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Kaitlin Tholl 

Kaitlin Tholl is a sophomore catcher at Andrew 

who recently drove in 13 runs in three 

games at the Marengo Tournament. 

The name Tholl is synonymous with 

area softball. Was it a foregone 

conclusion you would be playing 

softball? 

I think it was pretty likely that I would play 

softball, but I tried many different sports as 

a kid and just fell in love with softball just 

like my family. 

What is the toughest part of being a 

catcher? 

Probably all the pressure. You are accountable 

for making your pitcher’s pitches look 

like strikes. You have to block everything. 

You have the best view of the field. You 

have to be there for your team and be ready 

for every play. 

What is your proudest moment in the 

sport? 

This past summer my team was playing the 

New Lenox Lightning, one of our rivals. 

We were in the championship playing for 

our bid to nationals. We were losing 2-1 and 

I came up and hit a two-run homer to put 

my team in the lead. We ended up winning 

the game and our bid to PGF Nationals in 

Huntington Beach, California. 

Are there any embarrassing moments 

you had in the sport? 

My most embarrassing moment was when 

I was 11. My coach had given me the steal 

sign, but at the same time they called a time 

out and brought a new pitcher in on the 

other team. I was timing my leadoffs with 

her warm-up pitches. I thought we were 

starting, so I stole second. I got to second 

and everyone was laughing. I realized the 

pitcher was still warming up. 

Do you have a hero, or someone you 

look up to? 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

I look up to my brothers, Nate and Jake. 

They have always showed me the ropes and 

even though they have faced challenges in 

life they kept pushing for their dreams. 

Is there a movie you could watch 

over and over without getting bored 

with it? 

I can watch “Remember the Titans”... over I 

just love the movie. It’s my favorite. 

How about a TV show that you could 

watch over and over? 

I love “The Office.” The show is hilarious 

and just always brightens my mood. 

Any superstitions? 

I have a couple. I always wear my hair in 

bubbles and always wear my eye black. 

If you could have dinner with anyone 

— living or dead — who would it be 

with? 

My grandpa, Joe Tholl Sr. He passed away 

about 3 1/2 years ago and I would do anything 

to be with him one more time. 

If they made a movie about your life, 

who should play you? 

I think Daisy Ridley, Rey from “Star Wars: 

The Last Jedi.” 

Interview conducted by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva

50 | May 17, 2018 | The tinley junction Sports 


WATER POLO 

Feeley and other Titans lead Bremen’s squad 

RANDY WHALEN 


Michael Feeley of Tinley Park High School scored 152 goals for the Bremen co-op team 

this season and is heading to play water polo at Iona next season. 


Andrew’s Matt Miller gets ready to shoot in a loss to Lincoln-Way west in sectional 

quarterfinal action. JAMES SANCHEZ/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Michael Feeley did his 

part. 

The Tinley Park senior 

scored 152 goals for the 

Bremen District 228 co-op 

team in water polo this season. 

According to the Illinois 

High School Association record 

book that’s the sixth 

highest total in state history, 

at least since water polo became 

an IHSA sport in the 

2002 season. 

He will continue to play 

water polo at Iona College, 

in New Rochelle, New York. 

His college coach, Brian Kelly, 

was in attendance for Feeley’s 

final high school game. 

But unfortunately for Feeley 

and Bremen, which is 

known as the Silver Snakes, 

that was a one-sided setback. 

Their season came to an end 

with a 19-4 loss to top-seeded 

Sandburg in the Lincoln- 

Way East Sectional quarterfinals 

on May 9. 

There Feeley was held 

scoreless, only getting off 

six shots against the tough 

Eagle defense. It was quite 

a contrast to the rest of the 

season, where he converted 

on 48 percent of his shot attempts. 

“It was a bit frustrating,” 

Feeley admitted of being 

shut out for the first time in 

a long time. 

Instead it was his fellow 

senior teammate and 

classmate at Tinley Park 

- Stephan Stronach, who 

scored all four goals. 

There was a better result 

for the Silver Snakes May 7 

in the sectional preliminary 

round at Bremen. There, 

Feeley found the back of the 

goal a career-high 11 times 

in a 19-8 win over Bradley- 

Bourbonnais. His 11 goals 

ties him for fourth with Lincoln-Way 

West’s Jake Carlson 

- who did that against St. 

Rita on March 20, 2015. 

But it certainly wasn’t always 

this way for Feeley. In 

fact he wasn’t interested in 

swimming or water polo as 

a kid. 

“I played football, basketball 

and baseball. I wasn’t 

drawn to swimming, I didn’t 

push that route.” he said. 

But he joined the swimming 

and water polo teams. 

His older siblings - Larry 

(2014), who was a captain 

and a member of two Tinley 

Park conference championship 

teams, and Lauren 

(2010), who was a captain 

and a top freestyle competitor 

on a conference championship 

girls team, helped influence 

him to give aquatics 

a try. 

Once he did, he did very 

well at swimming. Feeley 

was a captain on the boys 

swimming team this past 

season. He’s among the 

school’s top 10 all-time in 

the 100 freestyle, and was a 

South Suburban Blue Division 

conference champion in 

the even this season. He also 

was a member of the winning 

200 and 400 freestyle 

relay teams as the Titans 

were team conference champions 

all four years. 

But he really loved water 

polo and obviously excelled 

in it, although not at the start. 

“You can’t just be great,” 

Feeley said. “It takes a lot of 

hard work and persistence. 

At first I was humbled. I 

saw where others were and I 

wanted to improve me game. 

I devoted myself to getting 

bigger and stronger. In 

swimming and in water polo 

I’d always push myself to be 

the best that I could be.” 

Third-year Silver Snakes 

coach Dan Minnich saw that 

too. 

“He’s the hardest worker 

I’ve ever been around,” said 

Minnich, “I’ve never seen a 

kid work harder in my life. 

He was an average player 

when I was an assistant his 

freshman year, but he turned 

out like this with hard work. 

“If he was on any of the 

top teams, he’d help take 

them to state.” 

Minnich meant no disrespect 

to his own team. 

The Silver Snakes certainly 

showed improvement in the 

later half of the season. They 

finished the season with a 

record of 7-24-1, after going 

winless in their first 16 

games. Many times, however, 

they were simply outmanned. 

Half of their 12-person sectional 

roster was Tinley 

Park students. In addition to 

Feeley and Stronach, junior 

Michael Alberto, along with 

sophomores Nick Psaltakis, 

Alex Ruff and David Stronach 

come from TPHS. 

In a few months, Feeley 

will be heading to Iona. He’s 

looking forward to taking the 

next step in his water polo 

career and his college coach 

has plenty of local ties. 

Because of NCAA rules, 

Kelly said he couldn’t comment 

on signing Feeley. But 

Kelly, who is a 1990 Brother 

Rice graduate and a member 

of the Athletic Circle of 

Champions Hall of Fame 

there, is happy to have Feeley. 

When he was in high 

school, Kelly - who was inducted 

into the Illinois Water 

Polo Hall of Fame in 2007 - 

was one of the best around. 

“It was nice of him to 

come out and great to see 

him,” Feeley said of Kelly. 

“I only looked at about three 

schools. After I visited Iona I 

knew it was a great fit. I was 

just attracted to the team and 

the school.” 

Andrew’s boys team, 

which was seeded fourth in 

the sectional, dropped a 12-6 

quarterfinal decision to fifthseeded 

Lincoln-Way West. 

Joe Fitzgerald scored three 

goals for the T-Bolts. 

Eighth-seeded Bremen 

opened the sectional with 

a 19-8 victory over ninthseeded 

Bradley-Bourbonnais 

on May 7. 

On the girls side, 10thseeded 

Andrew won its first 

round game with a 10-7 victory 

over seventh-seeded 

Stagg on May 8 before dropping 

a 19-2 decision two 

second-seeded Lincoln-Way 

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Sweetness — coach buys TP track team ice cream after sectional 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Ice cream for all. 

Tinley Park girls track 

and field coach Wayde Tabor 

was in a generous mood 

on Thursday, May 10 after 

his squad sent four athletes 

to the Illinois High School 

Association state finals at 

the Class 2A Kankakee Sectional. 

The team enjoyed ice 

cream at the Plush Horse in 

Tinley Park on the coach’s 

dime and it hopes for another 

big weekend starting on 

Friday, May 18 at O’Brien 

Field on the campus of Eastern 

Illinois University in 

Charleston. 

Sophomore pole vaulters 

Lillie Johnson (a 7-foot 

performance at Kankakee) 

and Kai Jenkins (5-6) finished 

first and second respectively 

while sophomore 

Desiree Lyttle claimed first 

in the 300-meter low hurdles 

(49.57 seconds) and junior 

Rebecca Beltran claimed 

second in the discus (102 

feet, 2 inches) to qualify for 

state. 

It’s the first time down 

state for all four athletes. 

Andrew failed to qualify 

an athlete in the Class 3A 

Lockport Sectional. Caitlyn 

Nguyen was the top T-Bolt 

placer with a seventh-place 

finish in the triple jump (34- 

7 1/2). 

Bass fishing 

Neither of Andrew’s boats 

qualified for the state finals 

as the No. 1 boat took 11th 

place and the No. 2 boat 

finished in 14th place at the 

Joliet Central Sectional May 

7 on the Des Plaines River, 

Big Basin Marina. 

The No. 1 boat had a haul 

of 5 pounds, 5.2 ounces 

while the No. 2 boat brought 

in 3 pounds and 11.6 ounces. 

Providence Catholic’s 

boat of Hunter Dauparas, 

Nick Katello and Michael 

Jurlow won the sectional 

title with 10 pounds, 15.6 

ounces. 

Brother Rice (with Nolan 

Quinn, Jack Finnegan and 

Collin Rice) was second and 

Marist (Sean Murphy, Dan 

Demars and Ryan Arbagy) 

was third. 

Baseball 

Andrew drew the third 

seed in the loaded Class 4A 

Lockport Regional. 

Lincoln-Way East and 

Marist picked up the first 

two seeds. District 230 rival 

Sandburg was seeded 

fourth. 

The regional portion of 

the sectional opens on Monday, 

May 21 and Andrew 

faces Romeoville or Shepard 

at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 

May 23 at Thornton Fractional 

South. 

In Class 3A, Tinley Park 

drew the second seed in Subsectional 

B of the Ottawa 

Sectional behind top-seeded 

Lemont. 

The Titans face either 

Kai Jenkins (left) and Lilly Johnson qualified for state in the 

pole vault event at the Class 2A Kankakee Sectional. PHOTO 

SUBMITTED 

Hillcrest of Thornton Fractional 

North at 4:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, May 23 in the 

Bremen Regional. 

Softball 

Tinley Park is the top seed 

in Sub-Sectional B of the 

Class 3A Ottawa Township 

Sectional. If the seeds hold 

true, the Titans would face 

Manteno for the sectional 

championship. 

The Titans open the postseason 

either against ninthseeded 

Sandwich or seventh-seeded 

Plano at 4:30 

p.m. on Tuesday, May 22 at 

the Joliet Catholic Regional. 

Andrew is seeded ninth 

in the Class 4A Joliet West 

Sectional. 

The T-Bolts will face 

eighth-seeded Minooka on 

Wednesday, May 23 at the 

Thornwood Regional. 

Members of the Tinley Park girls track team enjoyed free 

ice cream courtesy of coach Wayde Tabor after sectional 

action on Thursday, May 10. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

Andrew’s Bryce Rogge (left) and Claire Schulin share 

a laugh after competing in the 100-meter hurdles at the 

Lockport Sectional. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

BASEBALL 

Andrew 10, Illiana Christian 0 

Mike Carey had four hits and drove in three runs as the 

T-Bolts won the non-conference game on Saturday, May 

12, after a ceremony honoring longtime assistant coach Roy 

Bullard. Nolan Fasel fired the win as the team improved to 

23-4-1. Andrew scored 53 runs in four games heading into 

this week’s action. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Tinley Park 8, Bloom 5 

Gabe Cortez had two hits and Mike Laib fired the win on 

Friday, May 11. 

GIRLS SOCCER 

Andrew 3, Providence Catholic 1 

Erin Jaskierski had two goals and freshman Sam Gounournas 

added one on Thursday, May 10, to help the T-Bolts finish 

16-4 in the regular season. 

SOFTBALL 

ICA Greg Easter Tournament 

Kaitlyn Lynch and Ella LeMonier earned all-tournament 

honors for seventh-place Andrew during the tournament, 

which concluded Saturday, May 12. 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva



SOFTBALL 

Pay attention: Young Titans team is on a roll 

PHIL ARVIA, Freelance Reporter 

She’d just lashed a goahead 

hit into the left-center 

field gap, but cruising into 

second base for a standup 

double ahead of a closerthan-anticipated 

throw, 

Tinley Park’s Jules Gomez 

heard something other than 

cheers. 

“One-seven!” Titans 

coach Wendy Podbielniak 

yelled toward her sophomore 

pitcher/first baseman 

wearing No. 17. “You gotta 

get down.” 

In the aftermath of an 8-2 

home win on Thursday May 

10 over Oak Forest, Gomez 

shrugged off the public admonishment. 

“I really don’t pay attention,” 

she said, before 

instantly correcting that notion. 

“I mean, I pay attention, 

but I don’t let it get in 

my head. I don’t take it personally.” 

By taking Podbielniak’s 

messages, not their delivery, 

to heart, the Titans (22-2, 

14-0 in the South Suburban 

Blue) entered this last week 

of the regular season poised 

to make school history. Wins 

in games scheduled Monday, 

May 14 and Thursday May 

17, at Lemont and Bremen, 

would bring Tinley Park 

softball its first unbeaten 

conference season ever, as 

far as Podbielniak was able 

to determine. 

The Titans could also 

match the 1991 team’s 

school record 26 wins by 

adding a win in the scheduled 

regular season finale on 

Saturday, May 19 and another 

in their Tuesday May 22 

opener in the Joliet Catholic 

Regional. They’d break it 

by then winning a seventh 

regional title in nine seasons 

under Podbielniak, which, 

as the top seed in the their 

Infielder Kayla Serafini reacts after watching Tinley Park 

center fielder Amelia Bresnahan make a diving catch 

against Oak Forest on Thursday, May 10. 

half of the Ottawa Sectional, 

they’re projected to do. 

And amazingly, they’re 

doing it with five sophomores 

and a freshman in the 

starting lineup. Or maybe 

not so amazingly, since all 

the sophomores were on the 

varsity a year ago. 

“I call them my secondyear 

seniors,” Podbielniak 

said. “Our seniors are my 

four-year seniors. All three 

of them are four-year varsity 

starters.” 

The mix has, thus far, 

been magic. The No. 4 team 

in Class 3A according to the 

Illinois Coaches Association 

poll, the Titans were hitting 

.447 through the Oak Forest 

win. Senior third baseman 

Kristin Kavalauskas and 

four of the sophomores had a 

combined 17 home runs and 

136 RBI. 

Kavalauskas, hitting .551 

with five homers and 32 

RBI after a junior season in 

which she hit .511 with 11 

homers, would be the superstar 

on many teams. She’s 

happy to be one in a crowd 

with sophomores Grace Piotrowski 

(.570, 3, 38), Riley 

Schultz (.481, 3, 23), Gomez 

(.470, 3, 25) and Emily Gorski 

(.450, 3, 18). 

“I learn from them,” Kavalauskas 

said. “How hard 

they play makes me want to 

play harder.” 

Tinley Park softball players get fired up before a conference game against Oak Forest. 

PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Leadoff hitter Kayla Serafini, 

one of two juniors on 

the roster, was hitting .379 

with team-highs in triples (4) 

and stolen bases (13). Senior 

DH Crystal Vargas had 20 

RBI and a .364 average. 

Kavalauskas has signed 

to play for Lewis next year. 

Gomez committed in the 

fall to DePaul, though the 

imposing, 5-foot-10 flame 

thrower (11-1, 1.35 ERA, 

123 strikeouts in 82 2/3 innings) 

has two more years of 

high school ball. 

“I feel pretty old,” Gomez 

said. “I’ve known half this 

team my whole life. We’re 

good together.” 

How good, they’re just beginning 

to realize. 

“I think last year was 

learning how to communicate 

with each other, learning 

how to play with each 

other,” Piotrowski said. 

“This year, we have a chance 

to go really far.” 

Ironically, a 2-1 loss May 

8 to Beecher, the defending 

Class 2A state champs and 

ranked third in that division, 

confirmed that for Piotrowski. 

In the loss, the Titans 

stranded eight runners on 

base. 

“They’ve gone downstate,” 

she said. “We’re just 

as good as they are.” 

And, they hope to prove, 

just as good as some of the 

schools that draw talent 

away from Tinley Park. At 

least that’s the way Podbielniak, 

a Mother McAuley 

product, sees it. 

“They’re motivated by, 

‘Hello, look at us. You live 

two blocks away from this 

school. There’s no reason to 

go anywhere else for a softball 

program,’” Podbielniak 

said. “They take that very 

personally. They’re very 

proud of Tinley Park High 

School.” 

The Titans haven’t had to 

lean on Gomez, given Gorski’s 

8-1 record and 2.26 

ERA. But an extended playoff 

run, Podbielniak said, 

would have to feature Gomez. 

“Controlling the tempo 

from the mound and getting 

back into our power offense,” 

Podbielniak said are 

Tinley’s playoff keys. “The 

pace of the game, when 

Jules is on her rhythm, is 

huge for us. She keeps the 

ball in the strike zone, but all 

her pitches have tremendous 

movement. With her velocity, 

that’s dangerous.” 

Like Tinley’s offense can 

be. 

“We don’t do live pitching 

in practice because I’m afraid 

(Tinley’s hitters) would kill 

somebody,” Podbielniak 

said. “Kavs, for four years, 

has just had ice water in her 

veins. For four seasons, she’s 

been dominant. But now we 

have power 1 through 7, really 

— and 2 through 6, God 

bless you, it’s like the New 

York Yankees.”



Bullard honored at ‘the greatest place in Illinois’ 

JON DEPAOLIS 


In more than three decades 

with the Andrew 

baseball team, Roy Bullard 

was a presence on the field 

and off — and his service 

to the team didn’t go unnoticed. 

Bullard was honored with 

a pregame ceremony Saturday, 

May 12, prior to a 10-0 

victory over Illiana Christian. 

Bullard — who was 

joined at the ceremony by 

his wife, Debbie, and two 

children, Kayla and Matthew 

— had a sign with his 

name and the No. 6 on it unveiled 

on left field wall. 

“This is the greatest place 

in Illinois to coach baseball,” 

said Bullard, during 

the ceremony. “It always 

has been.” 

Bullard credited former 

Andrew baseball coach 

Frank Ganser for building 

the program from nothing 

into what it is today — including 

the ballfield. 

Ganser was in attendance 

at the event, and he said a 

few words about his former 

assistant coach. 

Ganser said Bullard started 

out with him as a studentteacher 

in 1985 when the T- 

Bolts first won a conference 

championship. After one 

year at Tinley Park High 

School, Bullard returned 

to Andrew and stayed for 

good. 

“He did a great job with 

the freshmen, which I think 

is the toughest job in high 

school, because back in 

those days, we had like 75 

kids or more that would try 

out for baseball,” Ganser 

said, stating Bullard had to 

teach the players “the Andrew 

way.” 

“He taught them the game 

of baseball, discipline and 

the fundamentals,” Ganser 

said. “So, when those kids 

came up to the sophomore 

[level] … and by the time 

they got up to me, my job 

was pretty easy. I owe him a 

lot for that.” 

Andrew baseball coach 

Dave DeHaan also shared 

some fond memories of 

Bullard. 

He both played for Bullard 

and coached with him 

for a few years. He said 

when Ganser retired, Bullard 

helped make it an easy 

transition for DeHaan. 

He also said Bullard 

coached at Andrew for more 

than 30 years, and taught 

550-600 players during that 

timespan. 

“He made a huge influence 

on all of us,” DeHaan 

said. “He did what was best 

for the program. 

“Coach Bullard set the 

tone for our program. He 

was big into playing the 

game the right way and to 

always hustle. 

“I knew — and I think 

coach Ganser knew — that 

after the players were done 

with coach Bullard, they 

were ready to compete at 

the highest level at the varsity 

level, because he prepared 

them every single day 

and every single practice to 

get them ready.” 

During his comments to 

those in attendance, Bullard 

expressed affection for not 

only the coaching staff but 

also the players. 

“You guys know I love 

you,” Bullard said to the 

players assembled. “You 

know it. One of the most 

talented teams I’ve ever 

coached, in the seniors. 

One of the guttiest I’ve 

ever coached, in the juniors. 

They made my last two 

years so memorable.” 

He also asked the players 

a favor — to get to the state 

series, in part, so DeHaan 

can be in the finals. Bullard 

Current Andrew baseball player unveil a sign on the left field fence in honor of longtime coach Roy Bullard on Saturday, 

May 12. PHOTOS BY JON DEPAOLIS/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

said not getting to the state 

finals for DeHaan while he 

was a player was a regret of 

his. 

“I think you guys can do 

it this year, I really do,” 

Bullard said. “I know the 

heart, the passion, the talent 

and the intensity you all 

have. You all have hearts as 

big as Texas. So, I’m asking 

you guys as a personal favor, 

give Coach DeHaan his 

shot, because he deserves 

it.” 

After the ceremony — 

and after shaking hands 

with and hugging every 

member of the Andrew 

baseball team, as well as 

some family and friends — 

Bullard was still overcome 

by the emotion of all of it. 

Asked what it meant to 

him to have his name up on 

the wall in left field, Bullard 

said it meant the world to 

him. 

“When people would ask 

Roy Bullard addresses the crowd on Saturday, May 12, during a ceremony in his honor. 

me what I do … [I’d tell 

them] I coach baseball at 

Andrew High School,” he 

said. 

Bullard also was happy 

to be able to experience the 

honor with his family by his 

side. 

“I’ve just been totally 

blessed with my family,” he 

said. “My wife is my best 

friend, she truly is. My son 

and my daughter … they are 

my best friends. It means a 

lot that they were there.”



fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

Area Buckeyes won’t be making White House trip this year 


1st and 3 

WITH THE IHSA SPRING 

POSTSEASON IN FULL 

SWING, HERE ARE A 

FEW FACTS ABOUT 

ANDREW AND TINLEY 

PARK HIGH SCHOOLS: 

1. BASEBALL 

Andrew (above) last 

won a state title 

in 1992, finished 

second in 1998 

and third in 1999 

and 2002. Tinley 

Park won just one 

regional (1998) and 

hopes to repeat that 

20 years later. 

2. SOFTBALL 

Tinley Park finished 

third in the state in 

Class 3A in 2013. 

Andrew qualified for 

state in Class AA in 

1984 and 2003 but 

did not advance to 

the semifinals. 

3. BOYS VOLLEYBALL 

Andrew earned 

regional titles in 

1992 and 2009, 

Tinley Park is in its 

inaugural season. 

Jeff Vorva 

j.vorva@22ndcm.com 

Playing a little catchup: 

Andrew graduate 

Sanil Thomas and former 

Sandburg hitter Jake Hanes 

will not be hanging out with 

President Trump this year. 

The two Ohio State 

University men’s volleyball 

players had a chance to 

visit Trump and the White 

House in December after the 

Buckeyes won the NCAA 

Division I/II national championship 

in 2017. Hanes was 

a redshirt and didn’t play on 

that team and Thomas was a 

backup. 

Both were invited to the 

White House and both said 

they enjoyed the experience. 

This year, both area 

superstars had huge roles in 

OSU’s season. The Buckeyes 

lost in the Final Four 

in a wild semifinal affair to 

eventual champion Long 

Beach State on May 3, 25- 

22, 25-23, 25-27, 32-30 at 

historic Pauley Pavilion in 

Los Angeles. 

The 6-foot-10 Hanes led 

everyone with 21 kills while 

junior Thomas racked up 52 

assists. 

To get to the semifinals, 

the Buckeyes survived a 

five-set war with UC Irvine 

and Hanes tied a team 

record and with eight aces in 

the match. Thomas had 57 

assists and had a team-high 

three blocks. 

For the season, the 

Buckeyes finished 25-6 and 

Thomas (1,309 assists) made 

the Midwest Intercollegiate 

Volleyball Association first 

team and was an American 

Volleyball Coaches Association 

all-America honorable 

mention. Hanes (400 kills) 

made the MIVA second team 

and was named to the first 

team among freshmen. 

With these two scheduled 

to come back next year 

maybe another visit to the 

White House will be in 

order in 2019. 

In Division III volleyball, 

the Stevens Institute of 

Technology in New Jersey 

made it to the title game before 

bowing out too Springfield 

College in three sets. 

Sophomore Grant Burden, 

a Sandburg graduate, is 

on the roster as a setter 

and played in 22 matches 

and dished out 370 assists 

including 42 in a Final Four 

match against Dominican 

University. 

About that match... 

Freelance reporter Phil 

Arvia and I were supposed 

to double-team coverage of 

a boys tennis match between 

Andrew and Sandburg on 

Jake Hanes (left) and Sanil Thomas had their men’s volleyball season at Ohio State ended 

in a heart-stopping loss to Long Beach State. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

May 3 but that match was 

postponed until May 7, 

which started a few hours 

after our deadline. 

Arvia did an outstanding 

job featuring Andrew coach 

Mike Maratea and his son, 

Nick, who is Sandburg’s 

No. 1 player, for the May 10 

issue. 

For those interested in 

how the match went down, 

Andrew pulled off a 5-2 

victory. Andrew’s Gabe 

Mayuga beat Nick Maratea, 

2-6, 7-6, 10-3 in a match 

that was uncomfortable for 

the T-Bolts coach to watch. 

Other Andrew winners 

were singles player Nathan 

Cappi and the doubles teams 

of Massi Petrizzi-Ethan 

Nicholson, Noah Berchman-Ryan 

Croce and Will 

Flowers-Nathan Dring. 

Sandburg’s Dan Lim and 

Yianni Livieratos-Adam 

Caridi won for the Eagles. 

Coyne to speak in Rosemont 

Olympic hockey gold 

medal winner Kendall 

Coyne and an array of 

impressive athletes will 

speak at the Empowering 

Girls for Life convention on 

Aug. 10-12 at the Donald 

Stephens Convention Center 

in Rosemont. 

The Sandburg graduate 

Please see VORVA, 49 

Listen Up 

“Now we have power 1 through 7, really — and 

2 through 6, God bless you, it’s like the New York 

Yankees.” 

Wendy Podbielniak - TInley Park softball coach, on her lineup 

WHAT 2 WATCH 

Softball, Tuesday, May 22, 4:30 P.m. 

• Tinley Park’s top-seeded softball 

team begins play in the Joliet 

Catholic Academy Regional. 

Index 

50 - Tinley players lead Bremen’s water polo team 

49 - Athlete of the Week 

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

tinley Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.tinleyjunction.com | May 17, 2018 

Roy Bullard smiles with former Andrew 

baseball coach Frank Ganser (left) and 

sheds a few tears with his wife, Debbie, 

during a ceremony in his honor Saturday, 

May 12. PHOTOS BY JON DePAOLIS/22ND 

CENTURY MEDIA 

Longtime Andrew assistant baseball coach 

Roy Bullard honored by T-Bolts, Page 54 

YOUNG AND 

GOOD 

Youthful TPHS 

softball team is 

looking to set some 

records, Page 53 

NEXT STOP, 

CHARLESTON 

Titan track 

stars are heading 

to state, Page 52 

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