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Murder-Suicide Police share 

preliminary details on deaths of two outside 

Orland Park’s P.F. Chang’s, Page 3 

Charity by the glass Annual lemonade 

stand offers assist to Orland Park’s Pediatric 

Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, Page 9 

Quick call Alert neighbor helps 

Orland Fire Protection District save house 

from spreading garage fire, Page 10 

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THURSDAY 

Coffee & Conversation 

9-11 a.m. June 28, Orland 

Fire Protection District Administration 

Building, 9790 

W. 151st St. OFPD, Orland 

Senior Advisory Council 

and Aishling Companion 

Home Care discuss issues 

of safety for families, young 

people, seniors and others 

monthly. The topic for this 

month is Ageless Grace. 

For more information, visit 

www.orlandfire.org. 

Once Upon a Time Storytime 

10 a.m. June 28, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Children 

can drop in for stories, music 

and finger-plays to build 

pre-reading skills. 

Giant Board Game Project 

2 p.m. June 28, Orland 


S. Ravinia Ave. The teen 

service club holds a hangout 

and builds a giant board 

game. Snacks will be served 

at each meeting. Register. 

Advanced Writing: 

Character Development 

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

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Students 

will create a believable 

character in fiction by 

giving the character depth 

and personality. They also 

will design a plan regarding 

how their character 

undergoes change and development 

through the 

course of their story. This 

is a free event for teens in 

grades 7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.theb 

ridgeteencenter.org. 

Night Owl Storytime 

6:30 p.m. June 28, Orland 



ages birth-47 months with 

a caregiver can hear stories 

and songs. 

FRIDAY 

Storytime Takes You 

Everywhere 

10 a.m. June 29, Cahcey 

Park, 8401 Wheeler Drive. 

All ages with an adult parent 

or caregiver can join the 

Orland Park Public Library 

in the summer sunshine asit 

takes storytime outside. In 

the event of rain, storytime 

will be relocated to the library 

plaza. 

Uno, Dos, Crafts & More! 

6:30 p.m. June 29, Orland 


S. Ravinia Ave. Ages 3 and 

up with an adult parent or 

caregiver can take in one 

story and a few activities 

to learn the Spanish word 

of the week. Hands-on program 

designed to explore 

a new language through 

crafts, songs, games and 

more. 

Game Night: Connect 4 

Chaos and Karaoke/Open 

Mic 

7:30-10:30 p.m. June 29, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Students 

will compete in connect 

4 game spin-offs or 

show off their vocal talent 

at Open Mic or Karaoke. 

Burger 21 will also be providing 

their signature sliders 

for students to enjoy! This 


7th through 12th grade. For 

more information call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www.theb 

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SATURDAY 

Bright Starts Family 

Storytime 

10 a.m. June 30, Orland 


S. Ravinia Ave. Children of 

all ages and their families 

can come together for stories, 

songs and fun. 

Painting with Watercolors 

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

30, Orland Park History 

Museum, 14415 South Beacon 

Ave. Local artist Mark 

LaCien instructs attendees 

how to paint using watercolors 

in his beginners course. 

Register in person at the 

History Museum or at the 

Recreation Administration 

Center at 14600 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Cost is $15 for members, 

$20 non-members. 

American Girl Summer Picnic 

2 p.m. June 30, Orland 



grades K-3 can bring dolls 

to a summer picnic. Register. 

Limit: 20. Teen volunteers 

needed. Register. 

MONDAY 

Community Helper 

Storytime 

10 a.m. July 2, Orland 


S. Ravinia Ave. Storytime 

about helpers in the neighborhood. 

Each week will 

feature a special guest from 

the community. 

TUESDAY 


10 a.m. July 3, Orland 



can drop in for stories, music 

and finger-plays to build 

pre-reading skills. 

Summer Triangle Banner 

1:30-2:30 p.m. July 3, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Students can 

add some red, white and 

blue to their family’s Fourth 

of July celebration with a 

banner. They will pick out 

fabric, piece together a pattern, 

and attach it to string 

for some party decor! This 



call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgeteen 

center.org. 

Bean Bags & Baked Potato 

Bar 

3-4 p.m. July 3, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Students will 

engage in a friendly competition 

of bags and then 

slice open a spud and pile 

it high with sour cream, 

bacon bits and shredded 

cheddar cheese for that ultimate 

taste of summer. This 



call (708) 532- 


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Veterans Liberty Run & 

Walk, 50 Yard Dash for 

Kids 

7 p.m. start July 3, Centennial 

Park, 153rd Street 

Metra station. 

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Centennial Park, 15600 

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10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 

Orland Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave. Children 

can drop in for stories, 

music and finger-plays to 

build pre-reading skills. 

Social Media 101 

11:30 a.m. Thursday, 

July 5, Orland Park Public 

Library, 14921 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Patrons can learn 

about some of the most popular 

social media platforms, 

how they work and why to 

be interested in them. 

Open Studio: Design A 

Glider Plane 

3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, 

July 5, The Bridge 

Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st 

Court. Students will work 

with a team to design and 

build a working glider plan 

from a variety of materials. 

Each group will be given a 

pile of “building material” 

and a time limit in which to 

create their unique machine. 

Students will put their innovation, 

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This is a free event for teens 

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Police say man shot woman multiple times 

before killing himself outside P.F. Chang’s 

Bill Jones, Editor 

A preliminary police 

investigation revealed a 

59-year-old man likely shot 

a 43-year-old woman “numerous” 

times Sunday, June 

24, before shooting himself 

in the parking lot of an Orland 

Park restaurant. 

Police responded at 5:19 

p.m. June 24 to a report of 

gunshots in the parking lot 

of P.F. Chang’s, 14135 S. 

LaGrange Road, according 

to a press release issued the 

following morning by the 

Orland Park Police Department. 

Police reportedly arrived 

to find a man, later identified 

as Steven Shereyk, of Willow 

Springs, lying dead next 

to a vehicle from an apparently 

self-inflicted gunshot 

From June 24 

wound. Inside the vehicle, 

police found a woman, later 

identified as Renee P. Isadore, 

of Chicago, dead from 

numerous gunshot wounds 

that “appear to have been 

fired by the male,” according 

to the press release. 

Police said the weapon 

used was located, and there 

was no ongoing threat to 

public safety. There was “a 

relationship between the 

two,” but they were not married 

to each other, according 

to police. 

Orland Park Police Chief 

Tim McCarthy, reached by 

phone June 25, noted the 

weapon was a 9mm handgun 

and the vehicle was an 

SUV. He said Isadore was at 

the restaurant to have dinner 

with her parents, and 

Shereyk knew she was going 

to be there. 

“It was domestic-related 

as a result of a relationship 

they were having that ended 

recently,” he said. 

The Cook County Medical 

Examiner’s Office reportedly 

was scheduled to perform 

autopsies Monday, June 25. 

Its daily ledger noted 5:33 

p.m. as the time of death 

for Isadore, but did not list 

Shereyk by name, only another 

autopsy from the same 

incident location. 

The investigation was still 

unfolding as of press time Monday, 

June 25. For the latest, 

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Gatto’s hosts events 

4-9 p.m. most 

Wednesdays this 

summer 

Mary Compton 


Hearing a car horn play 

the first notes of the song 

“Dixie” and seeing a car that 

looks like a “striped tomato” 

brought car enthusiasts to a 

parking lot at Gatto’s in Orland 

Park from 4-9 p.m. June 

20. 

Little did visitors who attended 

the annual Cruise 

Night at Gatto’s know they 

were about to see two of the 

top TV cars of all time. 

“This is our first time 

here,” said Marlene McCann 

of Tinley Park. 

McCann is the owner of a 

replica of General Lee, the 

name given to a 1969 Dodge 

Charger driven in the television 

series “The Dukes of 

Hazzard” by the Duke boys, 

Bo and Luke. 

“I brought my 1969 Charger 

from ‘Dukes of Hazzard,’” 

McCann said. “I 

think of Daisy Duke, who 

went over the hood.” 

McCann does not jump 

through the driver’s side 

window, like Bo, to get inside 

the car, but it still gives 

her a thrill to take it out. 

“When I drive the General 

Lee, people give me thumbs 

up,” she said. “They want 

to talk to you at a red light 

about my car. Everybody 

loves this car. We wanted the 

TV cars. The next one will 

be ‘Smokey and the Bandit.’” 

Right next to McCann’s 

car is what is known as the 

Striped Tomato. It is her 

husband’s classic 1970’s 

“Starsky & Hutch” car. 

Sean McCann drives history. 

“We started 

this cruise 

night in Orland 

Park, because 

everyone had 

a cruise night 

except for 

Orland. … This 

is community. 

People come out 

and reminisce 

about cars they 

had back in the 

day.” 

Tom Santangelo — Orland 

Park resident who 

organized cruise nights 

with Gatto’s 

“When I was a kid, I 

watched ‘Starsky & Hutch’ 

and always liked the car,” 

he said. “I’m a retired policeman, 

so the first opportunity 

I got to get a car like 

this, I did. I found this car in 

Nashvillle Illinois. I bought 

it from the original owner. It 

was sitting in a field, I had 

it shipped up here and had it 

restored. It didn’t look anything 

like this when I got it.” 

Ford released a limited 

edition “Starsky & Hutch” 

replica Gran Torino, manufactured 

at the Chicago 

plant. One of these code “PS 

122” units reportedly was 

leased by Spelling-Goldberg 

from the middle of Season 

2 until the series’ end as a 

backup. 

“I got one of the original 

Warren Ehrlich, of Orland Park, shows a photo of the 1956 Thunderbird convertible he bought it in 1970, while taking part 

June 20 in Gatto’s cruise night in Orland Park. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

Gran Torinos from the ‘Starsky 

& Hutch’ show,’” Sean 

explained. “They only made 

about a thousand of them. 

I wanted to get an original, 

and that’s what this is. I got 

the original bill with the 

words ‘Starsky & Hutch.’” 

Cars like this and more 

led Orland Park resident 

Tom Santangelo to go to the 

owners of Gatto’s Italian restaurant 

to get a cruise night 

started. 

“We started this cruise 

night in Orland Park, because 

everyone had a cruise night 

except for Orland,” Santangelo 

explained. “When I saw 

the lot, I spoke to the owners 

and it got started. This being 

a perfect menu: we have the 

lot , rooftop restaurant, great 

food and great owners. The 

John Agnos along with his son Blake, 4, of Orland Park, check out a 1968 Volkswagen 

double cab during the free cruise night at Gatto’s parking lot.

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opportunity at an Orland Park restaurant 

best part is we do a 50/50 

raffle. Fifty percent goes to 

the car guys; the other 50 

percent goes to Wounded 

Warriors. 

“This is community. People 

come out and reminisce 

about cars they had back in 

the day.” 

Santangelo has been involved 

with cars as long as 

he can remember. 

“I used to play with cars 

since I was a teenager,” he 

said. “I built a custom conversion 

van and a ’62 Chevy 

from the ground up. In the 

last 14 years, I’ve had 24 

cars.” 

Bridgett Ambriz, one of 

the managers of the Orland 

Park of Gatto’s, has worked 

for the restaurant for more 

than 17 years. She showed 

up on her night off to enjoy 

the cruise night. 

“This is the third year 

for cruise night at Gatto’s,” 

Ambriz explained. “Already 

starting out, this year has 

been a success. New this 

year are more raffles. We 

have free popcorn. Last year, 

I had a roller derby team out 

here. The Stoli girls will be 

coming out twice in July and 

once in August, passing out 

free Moscow mules. Every 

week, we’re trying to do 

something.” 

In addition to showing off 

cars, Ambritz and Santangelo, 

along with the owners of 

Gatto’s, wanted to do something 

for the community. 

Cruise nights are in the 

Gatto’s restaurant parking 

lot every Wednesday, weather 

permitting. Last year Gatto’s 

cruise nights went into 

mid-October. Cars can begin 

coming at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays. 

The next cruise night is 

slated for July 11, because of 

the Fourth of July holiday 

the Wednesday before. 

“If you have a car you 

Marlene and Sean McCann stand by their 1970s themed 

cars in the Gatto’s parking lot. 

“At 75, I love these cars, because 

when we were teenagers we owned 

these cars. … That’s why see 

you’ll see old people in these old 

cars, because it brings back the 

memories of when they were a kid.” 

Warren Ehrlich — Orland Park resident, on the 

joy of cruise nights 

want to show off, just show 

up,” Ambriz said. “It’s free 

admission. We also offer discounts 

at the restaurant for 

people who participate. We 

have $2 beer specials. It’s 

very family friendly. ... We 

pick out a car every week 

and do random giveaways. 

The raffles are drawn at 8 

p.m. 

“The best part of these 

cruise nights for us is that 

the people that come and 

participate, they bring their 

cars and tell you their stories 

and share a little about themselves. 

We really appreciate 

them.” 

Brad Nelson, of Orland 

Park, brought his 1968 Volkswagen 

double cab. 

“it’s a very rare automobile,” 

he explained “This car 

was in Las Vegas. He wanted 

to sell it so bad that he paid 

the shipping. I just changed 

the color, fixed the engine 

and changed the upholstery. 

Tonight a guy brought a 

DeSoto, which is another 

rare car. 

“Everybody that sees the 

car has a smile; it gets a lot 

of attention. Come on out 

and see these cars. You have 

muscle cars, Corvettes and a 

little of everything.” 

Going down another aisle 

on cruise night, one can find 

a 1956 Thunderbird, featuring 

in one of pop culture’s 

greatest movies. 

“A lot of women want 

to buy this car,” said Warren 

Ehrlich, of Orland Park. 

“When I went to see the 

show ‘American Graffiti,’ 

Bridgett Ambriz, one of the managers at Gatto’s, and Tom Santangelo sit in the latter’s 

GTO during cruise night. 

Brad Nelson, of Orland Park, stands by his 1968 Volkswagen double cab during cruise night. 

I said there’s my car in the 

movie. When I came out, 

there were about 12 people 

around my car. I bought this 

car for $800 dollars in the 

early ’70s, It’s worth about 

$35,000 now.” 

As Warren walked around 

cruise night, he remembered 

moments in his life brought 

to life by cars in his memory. 

“At 75, I love these cars, 

because when we were teenagers 

we owned these cars,” 

he said. “The classics are 

now 1955-1957. I lived by a 

lake, and I remember taking 

a girl down to the lake in my 

1955 Chevy convertible and 

telling her there are submarine 

races coming here. She 

believed me. 

“That’s the memories I 

have of these old cars. That’s 

why see you’ll see old people 

in these old cars, because 

it brings back the memories 

of when they were a kid.” 

For information on Gatto’s 

cruise nights in Orland Park, 

or if a business wants to donate 

a raffle prize or sponsor, 

call one of the managers at 

(708) 349-8700. 

Gatto’s is located at 8801 

W. 143rd St.

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Annual lemonade stand raises money for Treasure Chest 

Laurie Fanelli 


Frankfort resident Jack 

Genis and his family have 

a passion for helping The 

Pediatric Oncology Treasure 

Chest Foundation — an 

Orland Park based nonprofit 

which provides toys for children 

with cancer — because 

he knows that sometimes 

a smile can be an effective 

medicine. 

Over the past 10 years 

of hosting the Jack’s Back 

Cupcake/Lemonade Stand 

at their Laurel Drive home, 

the Genis family has raised 

more than $24,000 for Treasure 

Chest. In 2018, they 

added to that already impressive 

total by selling delicious 

cupcakes and thirst-quenching 

lemonade on June 16. 

The weather was hot and 

so were sales, as the community 

came together to enjoy 

this heartwarming neighborhood 

tradition. 

“This weather is good for 

the lemonade but bad for the 

cupcakes,” Jack said. 

Volunteers kept the cupcakes 

safe inside Jack’s 

house as long as possible to 

keep the frosting from melting 

in the heat and regularly 

made trips to the fridge to 

replenish their supplies after 

each sale. Red velvet, 

s’mores and Under the Sea 

cupcakes were among this 

year’s most popular options. 

The lemonade — which was 

donated by Berkot’s in Mokena 

— kept everybody cool 

and hydrated along the way. 

“Our motto this year is, 

‘Happiness is only a cupcake 

away,’ and that’s exactly 

what we’re doing, because 

each cupcake will help bring 

a smile to a Treasure Chest 

child,” said Jack’s mom, 

Shelly Genis. “We’ve seen 

firsthand the benefit of Treasure 

Chest, with Jack having 

a blood virus when he was a 

little guy.” 

Jack is now a healthy 

13-year-old gearing up to 

enter Lincoln-Way East as a 

freshman this fall. 

The Jack’s Back Cupcake 

& Lemonade Stand is not 

just a passion for the Genis 

family, as friends, family and 

neighbors support the cause 

by baking cupcakes, volunteering 

to help out, and generously 

donating whatever 

they could to the fundraiser. 

Local Boy Scouts and Cub 

Scouts also were on hand to 

do a good turn or two. 

“Troop 237, Pack 101 and 

Pack 237 are huge supporters 

of us, always, and neighbors 

have dropped off cupcakes,” 

Shelly said. “It really 

is a community event.” 

Leo Minauskas of Troop 

237 was happy to help, and 

happy to try a cupcake or two. 

“This one is really lemony, 

and I like lemons,” 

Minauskas said. “The candy 

on top is really good and really 

sweet.” 

His mother, Jeanine, said 

she was impressed with the 

fundraiser and all the hard 

work that went into it. 

“It’s amazing,” she said. 

“Leo’s been a Scout with 

Frankfort Square for several 

years, and he loves it. 

We know that Jack does this 

every year — this is our first 

time here — and it’s pretty 

amazing to see all the different 

kinds of cupcakes. It’s 

really nice to see the love 

and support.” 

Love and support are at 

the heart of the fundraiser, as 

Jack’s goal to help Treasure 

Chest has become a passion 

for the entire neighborhood. 

“When I was younger, I 

had something going on,so 

we went to the hospital and 

they had one of the Treasure 

Chests there,” Jack said. 

“We looked into the organization 

to learn more about 

what they were doing. I love 

helping out Treasure Chest.” 

More information about 

they Treasure Chest, visit 

www.treasurechest.org. 

Frankfort’s Jack Genis poses for a photo by his lemonade stand June 16 during a fundraiser to help the Pediatric 

Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation in Orland Park. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century MEdia 

Shelly Genis (left), of Frankfort, and Kathy Quilty, of Orland Park, chat over cupcakes at the Jack’s Back Cupcake/ 

Lemonade Stand.


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Woman allegedly used fake ID to open bank account 

Shannon K. Thomas, 38, of 

70 Water St. in Park Forest, 

was charged May 25 with 

felony unlawful possession 

of a fraudulent driver’s license 

after he allegedly tried 

to open a bank account with 

a fake driver’s license. 

May 12 

• Julia M. Larkin, 39, of 

17318 Oak Park Ave. in 

Tinley Park, was charged 

with retail theft after she allegedly 

tried to take eight 

clothing items valued at a 

total of $140.94 from a store 

on Orland Park Place. She 

concealed them in her purse, 

police said. 

Editor’s note: The Orland Park 

Prairie’s police reports come 

from the Orland Park Police 

Department. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges 

until proven guilty in a court 

of law. 

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From Page 3 

the table may help them,” 

Pekau said. 

Kurt Corrigan, of V3, 

said the Village could benefit 

from a high-level geometric 

study to see how the 

interchange would fit. 

“We would have something 

in our hand to walk 

around with,” he said. 

Trustee Carole Griffin 

Ruzich said she thought it 

was worthwhile to move 

forward with the study, noting, 

“this is important to our 

I-80 corridor development.” 

“We thought it was a good 

idea with or without Mokena’s 

involvement,” she said. 

Trustee Michael Carroll 

cast the lone dissenting vote 

against it. Trustee James 

Dodge was absent from the 

meeting. 

Pekau and Ruzich abstained 

from a vote to approve 

The Horton Group 

for a two-year contract for 

insurance brokerage and 

consulting services, and the 

vote to approve carried 4-0. 

Pekau noted he abstained 

because he has been a customer 

of and had business 

relations with the firm since 

2003. Trustee Ruzich previously 

noted she would abstain 

from the vote because 

her husband worked for an 

insurance company that had 

Horton Group as a customer. 

She said the relationship 

between her husband’s employer 

and Horton Group 

existed prior to his employment. 

The board voted 6-0 to 

approve a budget adjustment 

for the 2018 Taste of 

Orland Park. The $75,000 

adjustment, adding money 

to the general fund, follows 

a formal agreement from 

Palos Health and Loyola 

Medicine to sponsor the 

2018 Taste of Orland Park. 

The current budget for the 

event is $178,594. The 

sponsorship money would 

increase the estimated revenue 

and reduce the Village’s 

loss on the event, 

with actual costs projected 

at $215,000 and revenues 

increasing from $99,000 to 

$169,700 with the sponsorship. 

Of the sponsorship, 

$70,700 is allocated to fund 

the actual Taste expenses, 

with the remaining $4,300 

to be allocated to other special 

events, according to 

Village documents. 

“We had a challenging 

budget,” Trustee Daniel Calandriello 

said. “We need 

those sponsorships.” 

Village manager Joe La 

Margo noted the Village is 

not done finding sponsorships 

to help offset the costs 

of running the Taste. 

“Thank you to the business 

community for stepping 

up and getting involved 

in the community,” 

Pekau added. 

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Georgia Tech 

Student from Orland Park earns 

master’s degree 

Klaudiusz Baran, of Orland 

Park, has earned a Master of Science 

in computer science from the 

Georgia Institute of Technology in 

Atlanta. 

Baran was among approximately 

3,700 undergraduate and graduate 

students who received degrees 

during Georgia Tech’s 255th Commencement 

exercises at the Mc- 

Camish Pavilion. 

John Carroll University 

Orland Parker recognized for 

academics, athletics 

The John Carroll University Department 

of Athletics recognizes 

the exceptional academic achievements 

of student-athletes representing 

23 varsity sports each year. 

Molly Traverso, of Orland Park, 

is among the student-athletes who 

have earned a cumulative grade 

point average of 3.25 or higher 

while participating in sports, service, 

and various campus groups 

and activities. 

Traverso plays women’s tennis 

at John Carroll. 

Miami University 

Student from Orland accepted into 

Advanced Inquiry Program 

Orland Park resident Nesreen 

Sadi recently was accepted into 

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and will be taking classes toward 

a Master of Arts degree in biology 

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As a first-year AIP student, Sadi 

is to complete web-based courses 

from Miami University with faceto-face 

experiential learning and 

field study through Chicago Zoological 

Society. 

Sadi works as a science and special 

services teacher at Joliet West 

High School. 

St. Louis University 

Orland Park students named to 

dean’s list 

St. Louis University recently released 

its dean’s list for the spring 

2018 semester. Among those 

named to the list were Orland 

Parkers Arjun Bagai, biochemistry; 

Abigail J. Bean, communication; 

Amanda E. Buechele, economics; 

Maya C. Burnett, health sciences; 

Amanda L. Collins, biology; Jaclyn 

M. Coners, exercise science; 

Marley B. Coughlin, exercise 

science; Mary K. McIntyre, occupational 

sciences; Danielle K. 

Perk, psychology; Joshua M. Poulos, 

nursing; Abigail A. Staunton, 

health sciences; Leianna M. Tanedo, 

public health; and Anna C. Tenuta, 

health management. 

Western New England University 

Student from Orland Park named 

to Spring Academic All-Conference 

Team 

Matthew O’Dea, of Orland Park, 

was among 66 Western New England 

University student-athletes 

recently honored, as the Commonwealth 

Coast Conference announced 

its Spring Academic All- 

Conference Team. 

In order to be recognized as a 

member of the Spring Academic 

All-Conference Team, a studentathlete 

must have a cumulative 

grade point average of at least 3.3 

(on a 4.0 scale) and also must have 

attained sophomore status. O’Dea 

is working toward a degree in psychology. 

University of Dayton 

Four from Orland Park receive 

undergrad degrees 

A record 1,510 students received 

undergraduate degrees from the 

University of Dayton during the 

spring commencement ceremony 

in University of Dayton Arena, 

including the following residents 

from Orland Park: Julie Baffoe, 

Thomas Berzins, Erin Rowe and 

Mitchell Schleyer. 

University of Rhode Island 

Orland Parker earns place on 

dean’s list 

The University of Rhode Island 

recently announced the spring 

2018 dean’s list. The students represent 

nearly all of Rhode Island’s 

cities and towns, all six New England 

states, New York and New 

Jersey and many other states and 

countries. 

To be included on the dean’s 

list, full-time students must have 

completed 12 or more credits for 

letter grades during a semester and 

achieved at least a 3.30 quality 

point average. Part-time students 

qualify with the accumulation of 

12 or more credits for letter grades 

earning at least a 3.30 quality point 

average. 

Caroline Anna Kruszecki, of Orland 

Park, was among those named 

to the dean’s list. 

Vanderbilt University 

Orland Park student earns place on 

dean’s list 

Freshman Alyssa Jacobs, of Orland 

Park, recently made the dean’s 

list for the spring 2018 semester for 

the College of Arts and Science. 

She is majoring in medicine health 

and society. 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Dead rabbit found to be infected 

with rare disease 

A dead rabbit found on June 13 

in the 7500 block of West 161st 

Street in Tinley Park tested positive 

for tularemia, according to 

the Illinois Department of Public 

Health. 

Caused by the bacterium Francisella 

tularensis, the uncommon 

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susceptible. People can be infected 

from exposure to infected animals, 

according to Cook County Animal 

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“If you have been exposed to 

a dead rabbit or handled a dead 

rabbit, contact your doctor,” said 

Mark Rosenthal, deputy director of 

Cook County Animal and Rabies 

Control. 

Dr. Connie Austin, a state public 

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disease epidemiologist, said tularemia 

is a rare disease with only 1-10 

cases reported in the state per year. 

It can be transmitted from direct 

skin contact with infected mammals 

(most often rabbits), from 

inhaling the organism (most often 

from running over a dead infected 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

D122’s iCan Bike gets children off 

training wheels 

New Lenox School District 122 

held its second annual iCan Bike 

camp that wrapped up June 15. 

The iCan Bike program was 

created by the international nonprofit 

charitable organization, iCan 

Shine. Its purpose for being started 

was for children with disabilities 

to learn how to ride a conventional 

two-wheel bicycle. 

This year, there was an overall 

total of 18 students participating, 

from New Lenox as well as surrounding 

areas such as Mokena 

and Frankfort. In addition, a small 

percentage of families came from 

Indiana. Each day included a 

75-minute session for children to 

ride the bikes. 

“It was a program that was previously 

hosted by our local cooperative 

and a few years ago stopped 

being offered in our area,” said 

Amanda Novotny, assistant director 

of special education of D122. 

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we could provide it for our community 

again.” 

This year, the iCan Bike program 

was gifted the help of the Lincoln- 

Way Central football team. Close 

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help out each and every day the 

camp was in session. 

“Just this morning, we had a 

parent who said her son had been 

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and would get very upset when he 

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training wheels,” Novotny said. 

“He was out there this morning riding 

a conventional bike independently, 

and just to see the students 

and how excited and proud and just 

them achieving, that is so fantastic.” 

Reporting by Cynthia Freeman, Editorial 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Social Security workshop offers 

retirement strategies 

Approaching retirement can be 

intimidating for some. They may 

be faced with difficult decisions 

that could significantly impact 

their financial futures. 

Representatives from two financial 

services companies sought to 

help them understand one aspect of 

retirement in a workshop held June 

19 at the Mokena Community Public 

Library. 

Bob Diamond, from Diamond 

Financial Services Inc., and Jennifer 

Turkos, from Nationwide Financial, 

spoke to attendees at the 

workshop in an effort to educate 

them on how they can improve 

their retirement plan and get the 

full benefit of Social Security. 

Some people may not know how 

to begin filing for Social Security 

and what benefits they can get. 

“It’s real important to understand 

all the ins and outs of Social 

Security,” Diamond said. “There 

are 2,800 different rules. Some 

people need the money at 62, but if 

you don’t and you wait until your 

full retirement age — depending 

on when you were born, it’s either 

66 or 67 — if you can wait from 

full retirement to age 70 you get 

an 8 percent raise every year if you 

don’t take it.” 

“Most people file at the earliest 

age possible; 33 percent of people 

do take their income from Social 

Security at age 62,” Turkos added. 

“Most people do that because they 

need the money. The second biggest 

reason is because someone 

told them to.” 

Reporting by Cynthia Freeman, Editorial 

Intern. For more, visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Bat found on driveway tests 

positive for rabies 

A bat found June 12 on the driveway 

of a Homer Glen residence has 

tested positive for rabies, bringing 

the total number of rabid bats in 

Will County this year to four, according 

to a June 18 press release 

from the Will County Health Department. 

The bat was found alive outside 

a home on 163rd Street in Homer 

Glen, according to the release. Will 

County Animal Control was contacted 

to take the bat, which was 

confirmed as rabid the next day at 

the Illinois Department of Public 

Health’s laboratory. 

It also was determined that three 

residents living in the Homer Glen 

home did not have exposure to the 

bat and did not need treatment, according 

to the press release. An indoor/outdoor 

cat living at the home 

was sent to the veterinarian for a 

rabies booster and follow-up treatment 

as a precautionary measure. 

On June 14, residents at a Joliet 

home also noticed a bat flying 

around, per the release. That bat 

was reported to Will County Animal 

Control and also tested positive 

for rabies the following day at 

the IDPH laboratory. 

The two previous rabid bats this 

year were discovered in Joliet and 

southern Naperville. 

Health officials said any bats 

discovered in Will County should 

be immediately reported to Will 

County Animal Control at (815) 

462-5633. The Will County Animal 

Control program has a 24-hour 

answering and emergency pickup 

service for confined stray animals, 

injured animals and stray biters. 

Reporting by Thomas Czaja, Editor. 

For more, visit Homer 

Horizon.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Village recognizes Griffins 

volleyball team 

The Lincoln-Way East varsity 

boys volleyball team was honored 

during the Frankfort Board 

of Trustees’ June 18 meeting after 

winning a state title two weeks earlier. 

On June 2, the team clinched a 

20-25, 25-21, 25-22 victory over 

Neuqua Valley during the Illinois 

High School Association state 

championship game in Hoffman 

Estates. The win marked East’s 

second state championship in five 

years, and the team has made seven 

state finals appearances in total, 

including four in the past five 

years. 

The volleyball team was the second 

Griffins varsity team to earn 

a state title during the 2017-2018 

school year; in November, the 

football team secured the Class 8A 

state championship with a 23-14 

win over Loyola Academy. 

Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland 

presented the players and coaches 

with a commemorative plaque and 

read out loud a proclamation praising 

the team for its “remarkable” 

39-3 season and the titles they accrued: 

Warren Township Invite 

champion, undefeated Southwest 

Suburban Conference champion, 

IHSA regional champion and IHSA 

sectional champion. 

“You bring great credit to our 

community, and it’s appreciated,” 

Holland said. 

Several trustees also took time 

to congratulate the team for the accomplishment. 

“It’s a family effort,” Trustee 

Keith Ogle said. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor. 

For more, visit Frank 

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Three generations graduate from 

podiatry school 

Looking back six generations, 

the Caneva family can pinpoint 

how it all started. 

Reno Caneva’s father owned a 

men’s clothing store in Lockport in 

1924, which also sold shoes, meaning 

he had to fix or create them as 

needed. Before his father moved 

to Lockport, his great-grandfather 

and generations before him were 

all cobblers. 

“From then on, we’ve been 

working with feet; it’s kind of interesting,” 

Reno said. “So that’s 

where we come from.” 

Reno, 82, was a podiatrist for 45 

years before retiring in 2006 from 

his private practice Caneva Foot 

and Ankle Clinic. He graduated in 

1959 from Dr. William M. Scholl 

College of Podiatric Medicine at 

Rosalind Franklin University of 

Medicine and Science in Chicago. 

Twenty-nine years later, his son 

Daryl followed in his footsteps, 

graduating from his father’s alma 

mater in 1988. The father-son duo 

has now become a trio, with Daryl’s 

son Andres graduating from 

Scholl College June 1 and becoming 

a third generation podiatric 

physician. 

Andres shared a special moment 

with his father and grandfather 

as they hooded him on his commencement 

day, representing a 

family whose history is rooted in 

Scholl College. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit LockportLegend.com.

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Last week, Sports Editor 

Jeff Vorva filled 

in for me with The 

Orland Park Prairie at large 

and more specifically this 

column space (thanks, Jeff!), 

while I was on vacation 

(maybe more on that in next 

week’s column). And he 

wrote an editorial about how 

impressed he is with Orland 

Park’s dedication to helping 

veterans, especially those 

who have been injured. 

He focused on the fact that 

Ozzie Guillen was scheduled 

to come to town this week to 

give a boost to the Disabled 

Patriot Fund, as well as the 

Wounded Warriors Family 

Support’s High Five Tour, 

which stopped at Omaha 

Steaks in Orland Park Crossing. 

He gave props to the 

groups that organize these 

Editor Bill Jones and his wife came across a 9/11 memorial 

while in Napa, California, on a recent vacation. 

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efforts, the residents who 

take part and the individuals 

who come to town to drum 

up support. 

Well, don’t adjust your 

eyeballs, because this is, 

in fact, a new issue of The 

Prairie, but we have two 

more cover stories this week 

related to support for injured 

veterans. And I’m about to 

second Jeff’s nod to Orland 

Park on the subject. 

The first story you already 

likely spotted the second 

your grabbed our paper with 

your mail. Our News cover 

story focuses on a car show 

at Gatto’s in Orland Park, 

which, in addition to being a 

nostalgia trip for old car enthusiasts, 

uses raffles to send 

some money the way of the 

Wounded Warriors. The second 

you’ll find by flipping 

the page, where our Life & 

Arts cover focuses on the 

work Orland Park resident 

Dan Drew has been doing 

for the past seven years with 

Chicago Soldiers. 

It all serves to drive home 

the point Jeff made last 

week, so I won’t reiterate 

it in depth here but to say 

that Orland Park goes above 

and beyond in these types 

of efforts. It’s heartwarming 

to read others tell of 

the dedication Drew has to 

the cause, and to hear the 

impact made by those his 

organization supports. And 

it’s nice to see a business 

like Gatto’s finding a way to 

help while providing some 

fun for area families. 

While I was all over the 

place my week away from 

the office, my wife and I 

spent a few days in Napa 

Valley. And while walking 

around downtown Napa, we 

came across a 9/11 memorial, 

including beams from 

the World Trade Center and 

a list of casualties. 

It took us aback. In some 

ways, it seemed out of 

place. While all of America 

has a connection to those 

tragic events, why was Napa 

home to this display? 

Of course, being out of 

place might be the point. In 

the middle of a space where 

many go to enjoy a relaxing 

vacation, where they enjoy 

the luxuries of America’s 

best wine, beautiful weather 

and pampering accommodations, 

it serves as a stark reminder 

of the casualties and 

the sacrifices that have made 

this way of life possible. 

It’s nice to see Orland 

Park doesn’t need a reminder 

to care for those who 

have given so much for this 

country. 

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Letters to the Editor 

Congrats to the library 

Methinks the Orland Park 

Public Library deserves 

some congratulations, especially 

since it has been oft 

criticized by reader comments 

in The Orland Park 

Prairie. 

Our library has recently 

been named one of the 200 

Great Places in Illinois by 

“Such an incredible 3 days working with 

over 100 girls! There’s nothing greater in 

sport than being able to inspire the next 

generation to follow their dreams. Thank you 

to EVERYONE who made the 3rd annual 

Kendall Coyne Hockey Camp possible! 

#futureolympians” 

@KendallCoyne — Kendall Coyne, on 

June 18 

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the American Institute of Architects’ 

Illinois chapter. 

Also, a recent survey of 

patrons gave the library a 96 

percent approval rating. 

Truly, as some have noted, 

it is a “jewel” of the community. 

Again, congratulations! 

Dennis Gorecki 

Orland Park resident 

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Cabrini Marie, Lin Peterson share 

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Inspired creations Q Restaurant’s 

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Wounded veteran 

James Poggi helps 

his son Logan, 9, 

put on his ice skates 

June 16 during a 

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Pastor Column 

FAITH BRIEFS 

Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Everyone Has Influence 

Aug. 9-10. People are the 

world are to gather for two 

days of leadership training. 

To register, visit www.calvaryop.org/GLS. 

Healing of persons enslaved 

The Rev. Michael Foley 

Our Lady of the Woods 

There is a story about a 

conversation a young 

boy had with St. 

Augustine. 

Augustine was walking 

along a beach, and he 

came upon a beach where 

hundreds of starfish had 

washed ashore. There was a 

small child who was picking 

up the starfish and returning 

them to the sea. 

Augustine reminded that 

child that he could never 

save all the starfish, so why 

was he trying. What difference 

would it make? 

The child responded, “If 

even one is saved, it makes 

a difference to that one.” 

And so it does! We cannot 

Pictured is the HOPE Garden outside Our Lady of the Woods in Orland Park. 

Photo submitted 

change the whole world, but 

we can make lives better, 

one person at a time. When 

we do that, for that person it 

is everything. 

Sometimes, we can be 

overwhelmed by the challenges. 

Refugees become 

statistics. The poor become 

a number. The homeless are 

part of the scenery. 

The truth is, we call are 

called to make this world 

better, and we each can 

do that, one person at a 

time. We also can unite our 

individual voices into one 

expression that seeks to 

change conditions that allow 

suffering and injustice to 

exist. 

One of the great problems 

in our world is human trafficking. 

It is often unseen, 

but for the millions enslaved 

it is very real indeed. Let me 

share some statistics. 

Between 21 and 40 

million human beings are 

trafficked. 

This includes domestic 

servitude, bonded labor, 

forced labor, child labor and 

sex trafficking. 

According for the National 

Center for Missing and 

Exploited Children, 1 out of 

6 runaways are victims of 

sex trafficking. 

In the United States, at 

least 57,000 people are held 

in bondage, usually for illicit 

sex. 

I share all of this because 

many churches around the 

world are seeking to address 

this problem. My own parish, 

Our Lady of the Woods, 

has a ministry dedicated 

to raising awareness and 

combating this scourge. 

Information can be found on 

my parish website. 

On the west side of the 

church, we have planted a 

garden which we call HOPE 

Garden, which represents 

the words “Healing of Persons 

Enslaved.” It is a place 

of meditation. 

What difference can we 

make? If even one is saved, 

it makes a difference to that 

one. 

The opinions of this column are 

those of the writer. They do not 

necessarily reflect those of The 

Orland Park Prairie. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Summer Worship 

In addition to the usual 

summer schedule of service 

at 5 p.m. Saturdays, and 8 

and 10 a.m. Sundays, a third 

Wednesday of the month 

Communion service will be 

added at 6 p.m. July 18 and 

Aug. 15. 

Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street and 

Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Bible Study 

9:45 a.m. 

Services 

11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Teen Programs 

7 p.m. Wednesdays; 9:45 

a.m., 5 p.m. Sundays 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 S. 

80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Witness to Fitness 

9-10 a.m. Mondays, 

Wednesdays and Fridays. 

Walking club for prayer and 

exercise. Free. All are welcome. 

Tai Chi 

10:30 a.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays. Free classes 

offered in church gym. 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist Church 

(15760 Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Revelations Study 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. Attendees 

can learn more about 

the Seventh Day Adventist 

Church. For more information, 

call (618) 556-8002. 

Living Word Lutheran Church (16301 S. 

Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

PUSH Prayer 

9:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All 

are welcome to take part in 

person or take 10-15 minutes 

to pray for the country, 

church, community and individual 

needs. Meetings take 

place the second Tuesday of 

the month. 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300 

W. 167th St., Orland Hills) 

H.O.P.E. Employment 

Support Ministry 

7 p.m. first Tuesday of 

the month in the Parish 

Hall. Helpful Outreach for 

People seeking Employment 

welcomes all faiths and denominations 

and offers support, 

fellowship, guidance 

and information for the employed, 

unemployed or those 

in a career transition. Every 

month, H.O.P.E. also provide 

a guest speaker to support 

those in transition. For 

more information, call (708) 

403-0137. 

AA Meetings 

7-9 p.m. every Thursday 

in the Church Hall. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Overeaters Anonymous 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

This is a 12-step program, 

patterned after Alcoholics 

Anonymous, to help anyone 

struggling with food problems. 

Members include people 

who eat compulsively, 

those who binge and purge 

and anyone suffering from 

anorexia. There are no dues 

or fees to attend meetings, 

and there are no weigh-ins or 

calorie counting. For information 

on other meetings in 

the area, visit www.OA.org. 

Presbyterian Church in Orland Park 

(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

MOPS (Mothers of Pre- 

Schoolers) 

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

Tuesdays of the month 

Thursday Evening Bible 

Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays 

Gamblers Anonymous 

7:30- 9 p.m. Thursdays 

Emotions Anonymous 

7:30-9 p.m. Fridays 

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West Ave., 

Orland Park 

Services 

10 a.m. Sundays 

Junior High Youth Group 

Noon-2 p.m. every other 

Sunday. This is an active 

group of children from 

fourth to seventh grades. It 

meets every other Sunday 

for a lesson, activity, games, 

treats and fellowship. 

Our Lady of the Woods Church (10731 W. 

131st, Orland Park) 

Eucharistic Adoration 

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

The church invites all to 

spend some quiet time with 

the Lord. Eucharistic adoration 

will be held in the Day 

Chapel. First hour is vocal 

prayer, followed by silence. 

For more information, contact 

the front office at (708) 

361-4754. 

Standing Stone Church (Robert Davidson 

Center, 14700 Park Lane, Orland Park) 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Hour of Prayer 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

Children and Youth Activities 

7 p.m. Wednesdays 

Zion Lutheran Church (17100 S. 69th 

Ave., Tinley Park) 

Artisan Signs Prayer Group 

Noon-1 p.m. Monday- 

Wednesdays. Artisan Sign 

and Lighting, 15617 71st 

Court. The nondenominational 

prayer group will meet 

weekly and is open to anyone 

who wishes to attend. 

This group is not affiliated 

with any church. For more 

information, contact Ruth at 

(708) 841-1313. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

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

Information is due by noon on 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication.

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Charity helping veterans started in Orland seven years ago 

Chicago Soldiers 

hold hockey benefit 

for wounded vets 

Jesse Wright 


Wounded veteran James Poggi (left) speaks with Frank Drew, uncle of Chicago Soldiers 

founder Dan Drew, on June 16 during a benefit hockey game. 

Photos by Jesse Wright/22nd Century Media 

Eight years ago, Dan 

Drew read a story about an 

injured Marine name Yuriy 

Zmysly. 

Zmysly had done two 

tours in Iraq, though he was 

not injured overseas. Rather, 

he was hurt at home, after an 

emergency appendectomy 

went wrong and his brain 

was deprived of oxygen. 

The incident left Zmysly, 

a young man with a wife, in 

a wheelchair and virtually 

unable to communicate. 

“My heart just hurt for his 

wife, Aimee,” Drew said. 

Yuriy was left with overwhelming 

costs for care and 

an uncertain life ahead of 

him. 

Jim Welsh, one of Drew’s 

friends, remembered how 

upset the story made his 

friend. Welsh and Drew 

played ice hockey. One evening 

after a game, Welsh 

and Drew, along with some 

of the other players, found 

themselves in a bar. Drew 

brought up the wounded 

Marine. 

“He said, ‘I’m going to 

help; I’m going to make a 

difference,’” Welsh recalled 

of Drew. 

Not that anyone believed 

it was anything more than 

big bar talk. 

“We all thought, ‘You’re 

crazy,’” Welsh said. “But he 

did it.” 

Indeed, Drew founded 

Chicago Soldiers, a nonprofit 

that gives financial aid to 

wounded veterans from the 

Chicago area and, in 2011, 

Zmysly was the first veteran 

the group helped. 

June 16, the Chicago Soldiers 

organized another benefit 

for Zmysly. 

Each year since 2011, the 

Chicago Soldiers have been 

holding charity golf tournaments 

to raise money. 

Whatever the group collects 

through tickets, donations, 

merchandise sales and 

through a silent auction, it 

all goes to the veterans. Each 

year, the event has gotten a 

bit bigger, with the years 

bringing more media and 

more attention. 

This year, Drew said the 

Chicago Blackhawks got involved 

and donated the use 

of an ice rink for an event. 

So, with the blessing of a pro 

sports team, Drew organized 

a few fun games of hockey 

between friends, then a children’s 

skate, topped by the 

annual Patriotic Party. Drew 

thought it would be nice to 

invite Zmysly back for another 

round of celebration. 

“We didn’t raise that much 

money for him [in 2011], 

since it was so new and we 

didn’t have time to really 

prepare,” Welsh explained. 

Aimee, Zmysly’s wife, 

spoke on his behalf. She said 

the support from Chicago 

Soldiers has made a difference 

in their lives. 

“It’s huge,” she said. 

“With any injury comes expenses, 

and, being so young, 

we have our whole lives 

ahead of us. And to have the 

financial support and also 

the emotional support is 

huge. You feel like they truly 

appreciate his service and 

that he served. And they support 

the whole family. That’s 

really valuable. It makes it 

more special.” 

Zmysly was not the only 

wounded veteran on hand 

June 16. 

Last year’s recipient, 

James Poggi, lost a foot and 

was struggling to support a 

young family when Chicago 

Soldiers found him. 

For Poggi, that help was a 

long time coming. His health 

problems started in Afghanistan, 

and they followed him 

home. 

“I thought it was a back 

injury,” he said. “They found 

out it was a spinal cord injury, 

and it degraded to spinal 

meningitis.” 

His health degraded, and 

he lost a leg a year ago. 

From there, he was confined 

to a wheelchair. 

“My kids had to push me 

in my power wheelchair up 

a hill and in the back of the 

house, because that was the 

only door that was wheelchair 

accessible,” he said. 

Poggi said his son would 

ask him what would happen 

if their Lake Holiday home 

caught on fire. How would 

his father get out? 

Poggi had no easy answer. 

It scared him, and it scared 

his son. 

Poggi was trying to support 

his wife and children, 

but medical bills made that 

impossible. When Drew 

found him, Poggi said he 

was going to a food pantry 

to get healthy food for his 

children. 

Poggi said the money Chicago 

Soldiers raised changed 

everything. 

“The money raised paid 

off my existing medical 

debts that the VA wasn’t 

covering, and it allowed 

The Zmysly family — (left to right) Adelina, Aimee, Nikolai 

and Yuriy, a wounded veteran — pose for a photo together 

June 16 at a Chicago Soldiers event. They were the first 

and most recent recipients of the charity’s efforts. 

me to get occupational and 

physical therapies for my 

kids, because they’re both 

special needs,” he said. 

Aside from the money, the 

publicity got Poggi out of his 

house and into a new home, 

designed for wheelchair access, 

thanks to another nonprofit, 

Team Rubicon. 

“They helped me get out 

of my home, and that allowed 

me to put an application 

in to get me a custom 

home that’s handicapped 

accessible,” Poggi said. 

“And that wouldn’t have 

happened without Chicago 

Soldiers.” 

Poggi and his family were 

to move into that new house 

this month. While the house 

is outside of the Chicago 

area, Poggi said he plans to 

return to every Chicago Soldiers 

event. 

“We’re still going to be 

Chicago Soldiers,” he said. 

“That’s not changing.” 

The Zmysly family also 

moved. A year ago, they 

moved into the Orland Park 

area, and Aimee said the 

move has been good. 

“We love it,” she said. 

“It’s a good community, and 

everybody’s been very supportive.” 

Drew said one reason his 

charity has been so successful 

is because there is 

no overhead. Everything he 

raises goes to the veterans. 

“We don’t have any administration 

fees,” he said. 

“It’s myself, my wife, my 

cousin, and my family and 

friends who donate their 

time.” 

Frank Drew, Dan’s uncle, 

said it was hard to resist volunteering 

for such a good 

cause. 

“He’s a good guy, and he 

was so convinced that this 

was something he had to 

do,” Frank recalled. “I said, 

‘You know, sign me up.’” 

This year, at the end of 

the afternoon, Zmysly was 

given $12,000 and Poggi a 

check for $1,000. 

“This is a good turnout,” 

Drew said. “We didn’t know 

what to expect, and this turnout 

was great.”

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‘Squeaky 

Wheels’ 

Lin Peterson 

Contributing Columnist 

While the loud are heard, 

The quiet are unseen 

While bad girls get attention, 

Good girls get lonely 

While incompetents get 

noticed, 

Good workers die unappreciated 

While the angry feel righteous, 

The righteous aren’t 

counted. 

While the zealot feels truthful 

The truthful go unheard. 

While the poor get help, 

The helpers remain invisible 

While complainers keep 

complaining 

Volunteers do their work. 

While the squeaky wheel 

gets the grease, 

The other three die of 

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‘Eucharistic Adoration’ 

Susanne Cabrini Marie 

Orland Park Resident 

In monstrance, Thy 

beautiful body has a holy 

glow. 

I gaze upon Thee 

silently with thanks that 

overflow. 

Your presence fills the 

chapel with ethereal peace. 

In worship, I kneel, 

In Memoriam 

Gail Marie Jenrich 

Gail Marie Jenrich (nee 

Bottomley), 

71, of Orland 

Park, died 

June 21. 

Wife of 

Charles; 

mother of 

Lisa (Jim) Jenrich 

Ramsey, Anne 

(Nick) Panomitros and Sally 

(Terry) Cordes; and former 

mother-in-law of Bob Clancy; 

grandmother of Brianna, 

Shannon Gail and Colleen 

Clancy, Sara Elizabeth, Jeremiah, 

Jesiah and Elissa 

Ramsey, and Jaclyn, Crystal, 

Tyler and Montana; greatgrandmother 

of Hayden and 

Rowan. 

Visitation and funeral services 

were held at Colonial 

Chapel. Interment Chapel 

Hill Gardens South. 

Robert Remes 

Robert D. Remes, 63, of 

Orland Park, died June 16. 

Husband for 28 years to 

Angela; father of Amber 

(Blake) and the late Jay (fiancée 

Sara); grandfather of 

humble and still devoid of 

speech. 

How noisy is the outside 

world — if only they 

could hear — 

Your whispered, “I love 

you,” every day, in every 

ear! 

When I receive Thee 

spiritually or in wine and 

host, 

I offer myself back to 

You with those I love the 

most. 

My heart is now on 

fire for Thee, Jesus Christ 

Divine. 

And I pray someday 

everyone adores in every 

shrine! 

Noah and Hanah; brother of 

Michael Remes and Daniel 

Remes; brother-in-law of 

Skip (Annette) Disabato, 

Brenda (Robert) Rzeszutko, 

Valerie Disabato and Linda 

(Bob) Vogl; uncle of many 

nieces and nephews. 

Retired truck driver for 

Vulcan Materials, with 38 

years of dedicated service. 

Visitation and funeral 

services were to be held at 

Colonial Chapel. Interment 

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. 

Marilyn Therese Smith 

Marilyn Therese “Aunt 

Bunny” Smith (nee Pacewic), 

57, formerly a longtime 

resident of Orland Park, 

died June 1. 

Wife of Steven; daughter 

of the late Richard and 

LaVerne Pacewic; sister of 

Jean, Karen and John; aunt 

of Amanda, Nicole, Stacy, 

Robert and many other nieces 

and nephews; “Mom” to 

her canine companions, Rio 

and the late Mele, Rugby, 

Zoey and Kachina. 

Services private.

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Fun finds a way despite the rain 

Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce not deterred by inclement weather, moves annual golf outing activities indoors 

Bob Pasqualoni takes his chance during a chipping contest, using marshmallows during 

the annual Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce golf outing held Thursday, June 21, at 

Silver Lake Country Club. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

Patrick Zomparelli, a member of the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce, gives a big 

hug to Renee Crews, the chamber president, during the annual golf outing event. 

Debbie Baker, the incoming president of the Rotary Club of 

Orland Park and Homer Glen resident, tries to decide what 

prizes she wants to try for during the golf outing. 

Mayor Keith Pekau plays bags inside Silver Lake Country Club during the golf outing, 

which was relocated indoors thanks to inclement weather. 

Bob Feldman, owner of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Orland Park, 

and Maureen Wentz hold cupcakes during the golf outing. 

Adam Czerwinski, owner of 

Sidebar Insurance Solutions 

Inc., takes a chip shot using 

a marshmallow.


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The Dish 

In kitchen, at bar, sisters draw creativity from late father 


A High Society cocktail 

($10) at Q features gin, 

bitter grapefruit, thyme and 

smoked paprika salt. 

Q Restaurant 

11379 W. 159th St. in 

Orland Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday 

• Noon-9 p.m. Sunday 

For more information … 

Web: facebook.com/ 

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Phone: (708) 966-2179 

Quee Huynh’s creativity 

in the kitchen at her 

Orland Park restaurant, Q, 

is the stuff of local legend. 

Even when she tried to slow 

things down in the past, she 

somehow wound up with 

new items both on and off 

the menu. 

It is a creative culinary 

output quite possibly rivaled 

only by that of her 

sister, Ellie Huynh, who 

similarly cannot stop herself 

from whipping up new 

drinks for Q at such a frenetic 

pace that Quee has 

refused to place some on 

the menu for fear of overwhelming 

their customers 

with too many options. 

“She actually stops me a 

lot of times,” Ellie said,. 

But savvy customers can 

find her latest concoctions 

on the restaurant’s Facebook 

page and order them, 

on the menu or not. Lately, 

that means drinks like the 

High Society ($10), which 

features gin, bitter grapefruit, 

thyme and smoked 

paprika salt for a complexity 

that makes it more advanced 

than easy drinking. 

That one even gave Quee a 

moment of pause. 

“At first, she didn’t like 

this at all,” Ellie said, “But 

it grew on her.” 

Gin, in general, can give 

many customers cause to 

pause, according to Ellie, 

who noted many are 

“afraid” of the liquor. 

“But it brings out a whole 

different profile,” she said 

of gin’s role in cocktails. 

“It’s so fresh and clean. … 

You just have to break down 

the wall. You have to venture 

out of your comfort 

zone.” 

For the unwavering, Ellie’s 

new Dark Victory 

drink ($10) features a rye 

whiskey with a spicy blackberry 

compote, Campari 

and lavender bitters, and 

should hit the spot. But for 

the adventurous, Ellie also 

is willing to experiment a 

bit on the spot. 

“We appreciate that, for 

people to trust us and say, 

‘You can do whatever you 

want,’” she said. 

For Ellie, inspiration 

comes from a lot of places. 

Some of it is as simple 

as going out drinking and 

coming across an idea 

from a talented bartender 

that inspires another idea. 

Sometimes it is getting her 

hands on new liquors. And 

sometimes it is her sister’s 

cuisine in an attempt to find 

unique pairings. 

“Every time I make a 

drink, I tell her I need an appetizer,” 

Ellie said. 

And the family connection 

at Q goes beyond the 

two sisters. Ellie said she 

also draws inspiration from 

her grandfather and her father, 

the latter the late Viet 

Quoc Huynh, who taught 

her how to drink properly 

once she started. 

While Viet Quoc remained 

in Vietnam after 

the girls left in their teens 

and until his recent death, 

customers have seen his influence 

on Orland Park’s Q 

both directly and indirectly. 

The miniature bicycles in 

many of the windowsills 

were made by him, and his 

knowledge and passion undoubtedly 

drive what his 

girls do in the kitchen and 

behind the bar. 

Quee said despite living 

in a communist country, her 

father was a “very knowledgeable 

man” who kept 

up on French and American 

music, including the likes of 

the Bee Gees, Deep Purple, 

The Beatles, The Carpenters, 

and Simon & Garfunkel, 

collecting CDs and vinyl 

of the popular artists. 

“He wanted us to know 

more about American culture, 

because he admired 

them at such a young age,” 

Quee said. 

“The Boxer” proved to be 

his favorite song. 

“He said it reminded him 

of the story about the poor 

little boy who tried to make 

it in the big city, just like me 

and Ellie,” Quee said. 

Quee said she often discussed 

her menu with her 

father, and she shared last 

year a photo of her Q-King 

Duck, a special dish she 

Ellie Huynh pours a drink she mixed at the bar of Q Restaurant in Orland Park. 

Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

The Malaysian satay ($13 for grilled lamb, $8 for chicken) at Q features cucumber, a corn 

salad and peanut sauce. 

made for the restaurant’s 

anniversary. 

“He said it looked so 

good; ‘you did it,’” Quee 

recalled. “That was my last 

dish that my father and me 

[cooked] together.” 

But Quee said the inspiration 

they take from their father 

is about more than the 

food and drink; it is about 

being good human beings 

and not letting the world 

change what makes them 

who they are. 

“He always told us not to 

be afraid of anyone or anything,” 

Quee said. “Go out 

there and try your best every 

single day.” 

If what the sisters are doing 

at Q is any indication, 

there is no doubt Viet Quoc 

would be proud.

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The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Speed measurement, 

abbr. 

4. “Nova” network 

7. Approves 

10. Buckets 

12. Drink to something 

15. Zodiac sign 

16. Rock group that 

headlined a recent 

Lincoln-Way Marching 

Band concert 

fundraiser 

19. West or east end 

20. Bachelor’s or Associate’s 

21. Sardonic 

23. Accumulate liquids 

on the surface of something 

24. Official US publisher 

(abbr.) 

25. Everybody’s Uncle 

27. Girl’s name meaning 

heavenly 

31. Mike Myers’ character 

34. Goal makers 

36. Large lake 

37. Brits’ detective, 

abbr. 

38. Release 

39. Curving throw 

42. Faucet annoyance 

43. Mineral in milk 

44. Spanish for day 

46. She 

47. Lincoln-Way East 

grad who earned the 

Scouts’ highest honor, 

Brendon ____ 

52. Layered dessert 

57. “Friends” friend 

58. Totality 

59. Tanzania seaport 

61. Routing word 

62. Desert plant 

63. Comic Johnson 

64. Poetic dusk 

65. Blue hue 

66. “A Few Good ___” 

Down 

1. One way of expanding 

a company (abbr.) 

2. Worked at (a trade) 

3. Unshorn sheep 

4. Elementary school gp. 

5. Come together 

6. Confucius perhaps 

7. Refrigerated bar 

8. LPGA star Cristie 

9. PlayStation maker 

11. “Comin’ ___ the Rye” 

13. Composer Rachmaninoff 

14. Rare baseball hit 

17. Brusque 

18. Country’s McEntire 

22. In any way 

26. Address a woman, 

politely 

27. Kid 

28. Rig 

29. Misstep 

30. Superlative ending 

31. Sea predator 

32. Miss 

33. Bounce back again 

35. Half of D 

36. Keyboard getaway 

key 

40. Easily handled 

41. Office 

42. Russian country 

house 

45. Pucks 

48. Fountain offering, 

perhaps 

49. Get ready for battle 

again 

50. Slacken 

51. Country on the Red 

Sea 

52. Congregational area 

53. “That’s ___!” 

54. Map or diagram 

55. Tolkien creatures 

56. Giraffe’s prominent 

feature 

60. Put into words 

ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

226-0042) 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. 

Prizes awarded 


Live music 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 

Orland Park; (708) 349- 

2111) 

■6:30-9:30 ■ p.m. Friday, 

July 20 and Saturday 

July 21: Local songwriter 

Michael Satarino on 

acoustic guitar and vocals 

performing favorite 

covers with a flamenco 

specialty 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays, 

Wednesdays and Thursdays: 

Live entertainment 


Live entertainment 

and face painter 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; (708) 

403-9099) 

■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Gene Infelise and Francesca 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

Square Celt Ale House & 

Grill 

(39 Orland Square Drive, 


9600) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Free 

Bar Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free Trivia 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays or Saturdays: 

Live Music 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 


2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

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Pride of Workmanship - Pride of 

Ownership at Brookside Meadows 

For over 45 years Crana 

Homes commitment to 

quality and customer 

satisfaction has been summed 

up as “Pride of Workmanship 

- Pride of Ownership.” These 

words are the foundation of 

every one of the hundreds 

and hundreds of new homes 

that Crana Homes has 

developed into amazing 

communities. Now the luxury 

townhomes of Brookside 

Meadows in Tinley Park is 

where home buyers once 

again find unrivaled quality 

in a Crana home. 

But pride in workmanship 

is only the first part of the 

promise. The second part 

is pride of ownership - the 

key to customer satisfaction. 

Crana Homes meets with 

buyers to discuss what they 

need and want in a new 

home. Working closely with 

customers gives the insight 

and understanding needed 

for the kind of customer 

satisfaction that lasts long 

after a home is finished. This 

makes a Crana home not only 

attractive and comfortable 

but also a great investment. 

Today, Crana Homes’ legacy 

culminates in Brookside 

Meadows’ newly opened 

Phase II, a community of 

award-winning, energyefficient 

homes that sets 

the standard for luxury 

townhomes. Whether you’re 

a first time buyer, an upsizer, 

downsizer or just looking for 

a great place to raise a family 

early buyers still have plenty 

of choices available in the 

latest and final phase of this 

quiet, secluded section in 

Tinley Park. 

The split level Fahan II 

is a beautiful 3,303 total 

square foot home (including a 

1,216’ basement). It has three 

bedrooms and two-and-half 

baths with a two-car garage 

and a cement driveway. A 

fourth bedroom is optional. 

The large open kitchen has 

custom maple cabinets and 

elegant granite countertops. 

Maple cabinets are also 

found in the batherooms and 

laundry room. Overlooking 

the great room is regal loft. 

Gorgeous oak is used on 

floors, doors, railings and 

trim throughout. Ceramic 

floor tile covers the foyer 

and the bathrooms - which 

also feature cultured marble 

vanity tops. A full walkout or 

lookout basement and a deck 

is included. 

Another award-winning 

design is the Lennan II, 

a comfortable two/three 

bedroom split level home 

that includes most of the 

features of the Fahan II 

except the spacious master 

suite is located on the upper 

level and a cathedral ceiling 

is available as an option. The 

Lennan II totals 3,167 square 

feet of space (including a 

1,049’ basement) and a 

two-car garage with cement 

driveway. 

With Phase II prices 

holding in the upper- 

$290s (including site), 

buyers are finding some 

extra room for options like 

a fireplace, coffered ceilings, 

skylights and a soaker tub in 

the master bath. 

All homes at Brookside 

Meadows include costefficient, 

energy-saving 

features like a high-efficiency 

furnace and Lo-E glass 

installed throughout. Other 

‘green’ features include an 

Energy Miser hot water 

heater, vented soffits, 1.75” 

insulated entrance doors, 

energy efficient appliances 

and Tuff-R insulated wall 

sheathing. Underground 

utilities and sprinklers are 

standard and Lake Michigan 

water is on tap. 

What’s more, Brookside 

Meadows’ location is a 

winner! Tinley Park has 

been rated as “The Best 

Place in America to Raise 

a Family,” by Bloomberg 

BusinessWeek. Tinley lives 

up to that title with: highly 

rated schools, dozens of 

parks and playgrounds, 

proximity to stores and 

malls plus all the recreation, 

cultural events and dining 

of a neighboring world class 

city. Major highways and the 

Metra commuter line are just 

minutes away. 

See for yourself why 

‘Pride of Workmanship, 

Pride of Ownership’ are 

words to live by in every 

Crana Home. Choice sites 

are still available for early 

buyers. The Sales Center and 

fully decorated model homes 

are open Monday through 

Thursday from 10:00am 

to 4:00pm; Saturday and 

Sunday from noon to 4:00pm; 

and Friday by appointment. 

From I-80, exit La Grange 

Road south for just under 

two miles to La Porte Road 

and turn east for one-half 

mile. If using a GPS, enter 

the address: 19839 Mulroy 

Circle, Tinley Park, IL. 

Sizes, specs and prices 

can change. For details and 

information contact a Sales 

Associate at 708-479-5111 

and visit www.cranahomes. 

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Since 1970 

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Decorated Models are Open 

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Exit I-80 at La Grange Road south for just under two miles to 

La Porte Road and turn east for one-half mile to Brookside Meadows. 

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Contact the Sales Center for details at 708.479.5111 

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No Money Down at Westgate Manor in Peotone 

New Construction Homes from $239,900 

Thinking hard about renting 

instead of owning? Think again, 

say the experts—who recommend 

crunching the numbers carefully 

to see which side of the fence the 

grass is greener on. More often 

than not, the greener side—as in 

grass and money—is the one you 

end up owning. 

While it’s true that home 

mortgage interest rates are slowly 

on the rise, the same can be said 

of monthly rents for residential 

units, especially considering that 

the greater Chicagoland rental 

market has become more active 

in recent months. 

“Shoppers who don’t have 

much of a down payment saved 

up or who are worried about 

qualifying for a loan due to a 

moderate income can still share 

in the great American dream of 

homeownership,” said Bryan 

Nooner, President of Distinctive 

Home Builders. “Through our 

preferred lender a new home can 

be had with no money down so 

they don’t have to worry about 

raising money for closing costs 

or a down payment. While some 

conditions apply, for first-time 

buyers and shoppers on a tight 

budget, it’s the perfect scenario.” 

“Over the long term, however, 

the advantages of purchasing 

and owning your own residence 

significantly outnumber the 

plusses of renting,” added 

Nooner. “The most important 

distinction between renting and 

owning is the ability to build 

equity in your property, which is 

only possible with the latter. When 

you purchase a home and pay a 

monthly mortgage, the portion 

applied toward principal every 

month is your money coming 

back to you—a reflection of the 

value of your equity. One of the 

other major boons to buying 

a home is the ability to deduct 

(within certain limits), your 

property taxes and mortgage loan 

interest on your yearly federal and 

state income tax returns.” 

The financing offer applies to 

Westgate Manor buyers who opt 

for a home mortgage loan through 

Distinctive Home Builders’ 

preferred lender, who is available 

to meet with home shoppers on 

the weekends or by appointment 

at Distinctive Home Builders 

Single Family Home Center in 

Manhattan at 24458 S. Rt. 52, 

Manhattan, IL. 60422. Some 

conditions apply, see a Distinctive 

Home Builders representative for 

complete details. 

Peotone is a family-friendly 

village and is one of the best kept 

secrets among new home seekers, 

according to Nooner. Several 

factors attracted Distinctive 

Home Builders to build 38 homes 

at Westgate Manor, not the least 

of which was its convenient 

location between Interstate 57 

and Illinois Route 50 and easy 

access to I-80. Commuters enjoy 

several nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Distinctive offers a wide variety 

of home styles and selections 

— buyers can choose among 12 

different brick and frame construction 

designs, each available in 

three to eight different elevations. 

Square footages span 1,600 to 

2,500 for ranches and 1,800 to 

3,000 for two-story homes. Prices 

start at $239,900. 

Westgate Manor offers three 

to four bedrooms, two to threeand-a-half 

baths, full basement, 

formal dining room, vaulted, tray 

or nine-foot first-floor ceilings, a 

large kitchen with custom maple 

cabinets, family room or great 

room, and concrete driveways. 

Depending on the home selected, 

other standard amenities can 

include a living room, den, 

dinette, a tray or vaulted ceiling 

in the master bedroom, as well 

as dual-zoned heating and air 

conditioning. 

Premium standard features 

included at Westgate Manor are 

brick front exteriors on the first 

floor, free basements in most 

models, ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the 

kitchen, baths 

and foyer; and 

custom maple 

cabinets. Kitchen 

cabinets feature 

solid wood 

construction (no 

particle board), 

have solid wood 

drawers with dove tail joints, 

which is rare in the marketplace. 

“When you build a new home 

with Distinctive, you are receiving 

a hand-crafted home with 

custom made cabinets,” noted 

Nooner. This year, Distinctive is 

celebrating 32 years of building 

thousands of homes throughout 

the Will and south Cook County 

areas. 

Distinctive Home Builders, an 

industry leading innovator, offers 

the fastest build times (90 working 

days) with a “Zero Punch List” 

closing policy. Prior to closing, 

each home undergoes a 100-point 

checklist to insure the home 

measures up to our high quality 

standards. 

Customers stay connected to the 

progress of their home from start 

to finish through Distinctive’s 

unique construction portal. 

Customers download the app to 

stay in touch with their new home 

24/7 from anywhere in the world. 

The app allows customers to see 

the progress of their home, access 

their documents and easily share 

photos and updates with family 

and friends on social media. 

As a semi-custom builder, 

Distinctive Home Builders 

can modify any of its standard 

designs to cater to a customer’s 

tastes, which means that moving 

walls, adding extra windows or 

even extending the garage are all 

possible. 

All homes are highly energy 

efficient and are built to National 

Energy Code guidelines. Every 

home built has upgraded wall 

and ceiling insulation values with 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners take possession of 

their new home, a blower door test 

is performed to verify that each 

home passes a set of stringent 

guidelines to insure homes are 

tight and energy efficient. 

“Ultimately, when you add up 

all the pros of purchasing, most 

owners inevitably gain more 

tangible and intangible benefits 

than renters do,” 

Nooner. said. “It 

simply makes better 

financial sense to 

build equity, reduce 

your taxes, and 

make your money 

grow through 

appreciation — all 

while living in a 

brand new home 

that you can call 

your own.” 

Westgate Manor is conveniently 

located within walking distance 

of the esteemed Peotone High 

School. The Westgate Manor 

new home offsite Sales and 

Information Center is located in 

Manhattan at 24458 S. Rt. 52, 

Manhattan, IL. 60422. Hours 

are daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details at (708) 479-7700 or 

(708) 737-9142 or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com.

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reviews and follow-up, utility permits and other tasks as 

required. The position will work approximately 18 hours 

per week. Minimum Qualifications: Requires HS diploma 

or GED, excellent communication skills, ability to read and 

comprehend plans, perform general math calculations, 

calculate basic algebra and geometry formulas and possess 

a valid driver's license. At least 5 yrs. experience in 

construction or engineering services related to municipal 

construction inspection and moderate level of drainage 

concepts and design. Pay Rate: $26.00/hr, with no fringe 

benefits. Application Process: Interested candidates must 

email a cover letter, resume and completed job application 

to hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or mail to 

Village of Homer Glen, Attn: Heather Kokodynsky, 14240 

W. 151st St., Homer Glen, IL 60491. 

Further details and job application are available at 

www.homerglenil.org 

Position open until filled. 

22nd Century Media seeks Inside Sales Director 

Position Overview: 

22nd Century Media, a media publishing company based in 

Orland Park, is seeking an Inside Sales Director 

to join their team. 

Responsibilities Include: 

Proactively prospecting and qualifying potential new advertising 

accounts; handling incoming leads; identifying business 

opportunities and working with decision makers to obtain 

customer commitment; and achieving weekly revenue targets. 

Qualifications: 

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communication skills, time-management and 

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SW Suburb of Chicago 

manufacturing company is 

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candidate will have at least 5 

years of industrial quality 

management experience with a 

demonstrated track record of 

accomplishments. This 

position is responsible for 

managing the Company's ISO 

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consistent with established 

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Manages receiving and 

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oversees internal ISO auditors. 

Recommends and implements 

continuous improvement 

initiatives. 

Required qualifications 

include: expert ISO 9001:2015 

knowledge; thorough 

knowledge of manufacturing 

methods and inspection 

techniques; strong leadership 

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Knowledge and experience in 

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Competitive salary and benefits 

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INDUSTRIAL 

SALES ENGINEER 

SW Suburb of Chicago 

manufacturing company seeks 

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individual with at least 3-5 

years of experience in B2B 

Sales of industrial products 

(non-chemical). 

This inside, consultative sales 

position will focus on new and 

existing product sales development. 

This sales role targets 

users to discover if their 

current and future product 

needs match those of Aero's 

product features. Successful 

candidates should also have 

experience working with 

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Excellent salary and benefits 

package with annual 

performance bonus potential. 

Send resume to: 

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AERO Rubber Company, Inc. 

Mokena Dry Cleaners Needs 

F/T & P/T Counter Person 

($13/hr) & Presser ($12/hr) 

Call 312-823-6785 

1003 Help Wanted 

Power Wellness is looking 

for a PT Membership Rep 

for its Orland Park Health 

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Interested candidates 

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req 753 or call Kinzie at 

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P/T Medical Receptionist 

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Shelby Racing 

Driver for racecar 

transporter. Class C license 

required. Retired but not 

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supplied 

Call Wally Tue-Wed-Thu 

815-469-2675 

Local pet food store 

looking for a P/T Sales 

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Must be able to lift 30 lbs. 

& have open availability. 

Email: 

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Growing Residential 

Cleaning Co. has openings 

for Cleaning Pros 

Exp. Preferred but Will 

Train. P/T Weekdays. 

No Evenings/Weekends 

815-464-1988 

Advertising Sales for 

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Base pay, good commissions, 

active accounts. 

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1004 Employment 

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Provided by 

Margaret’s Agency Inc. 

State Licensed & Bonded 

since 1998. Providing 

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Live-in/ Come & go. 

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Heaven Sent Caregivers 

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Try the best! 708.638.0641 

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Oh, Holy StJude, Apostle & 

Martyr, great in virtue and rich 

in miracle, near kinsman of Jesus 

Christ, faithful intercessor 

of all who invoke your special 

patronage in time of need. To 

you Ihave recourse from the 

depth of my heart and humbly 

beg to whom God has given 

such great power to come to 

my assistance. Help me in my 

present and urgent petition, in 

return, I promise tomake your 

name known and cause you to 

be invoked. Say three Our Fathers, 

three Hail Marys and 

Glories for nine consecutive 

days. Publications must be 

promised. St. Jude pray for us 

all who invoke your aid. 

Amen. This Novena has never 

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requests granted. S.B. 

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Homer Glen 13664 Deervalley 

Dr (148 & Parker) 

6/28-6/29 8-2pm Household, 

tools & furniture 

Lockport, 2009 East St. 6/29 

& 6/30, 9-2p. Kids clothes, 

toys and home goods! 

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1052 Garage Sale 

Frankfort 8245 Brickstone Dr 

6/30 9-2pm Something for everyone! 

Small furn, hshld, decor, 

too much to list! No baby 

items 

Mokena 18625 Blodgett Rd 

6/29-6/30 8-2pm Clothes, 

household, shoes & more! Too 

much to list! 

New Lenox, 930 Pine St. Sat. 

June 30th, 7-1p. Clothes, 

games, DVDs, books, furniture, 

pictures, jewelry & more! 

Downsizing, 4 Day Sale! 

Tinley Park, 16635 S. Meadow 

Ln. 6/28, 6/29, 6/30 & 7/1, 

9-3p. (4 blocks West of 80th 

Ave. off 167th St.) Justice 

clothing, plus sizes, homecoming 

dresses, compressor, pressure 

washer, mens tools, 2 card 

tables & chairs & so much 

more! 

1053 Multi Family 

Sale 

Frankfort 19914 Wildflower 

Dr 6/28-6/30 8-2pm 4+ Families! 

Furn, clothes, toys, books, 

home decor & much more! 

Homer Glen 13206 Creekside 

Dr 3Families 6/28-6/30 8-2pm 

Furn, clothes, baby clothes, 

Precious Moments figurines, 

kids books, classroom materials 

(retired teacher) & misc! 

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6/29-6/30 8-3pm Lift chair, 

collectibles, china, luggage, 

furn, baby, toys, linens, Jordan 

shoes, jerseys, hats & much 

more! 

Mokena 9821 Hastings Ln & 

19630 Cambridge 6/28-6/29 

9-3pm Something for everyone, 

too much to list! 

New Lenox, 331 Old Hickory 

Rd. June 29 & 30, 8-3p. Hshld 

items, tools, toys, weight 

bench, & much more! 

Tinley Park 19425 Edgebrook 

Lane 6/29 8-3pm Hshld, kids, 

clothes, home decor, toys & 

more! Something for everyone! 

1058 Moving Sale 

Lockport 16441 W 144th Pl 

(off of 171 & Smith Rd) 

6/28-6/30 8-4pm Furn, apps, 

tools, clothes, knick knacks

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• 11464 Boulder Drive, 

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April 27 

• 9915 Avenida Del Norte 

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3156 - Kevin B. Kaspar 

to Alex Kowalezyk, Maria 

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April 30 

• 15133 Ginger Creek 

Lane, Orland Park, 

60467-7302 - First 

Midwest Bank Trustee to 

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• 8702 Powers Court, 

Orland Park, 60462- 

5696 - Margaret H. 

Reed Trustee to Bruce 

Bittermann, Ursula 

Bittermann, $280,000 

• 11150 Marilyn Court, 


- Kevin B. Kroll to George 

N. Scarlatis, Simona 

Scarlatis, $464,000 

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• 9026 Pine St., Orland 

Park, 60462-1533 - Julio 

Hernandez to Gregg 

Pounds, Kimberly Punds, 

$331,000 

May 7 

• 9234 Therese Court, 


- Linda Getto to Robert 

O’Malley, Cassandra 

O’Malley, $125,000 

May 14 

• 17442 Harvest Hill 

Drive, Orland Park, 

60467-7565 - Zain A. 

Razvi to Roberto Comella, 

Marleen Comella, 

$309,000 

May 16 

• 9132 Kensington Way, 


6785 - Hayes Trust to 

Todd Trunk, Bridge Trunk, 

$415,000 

May 21 

• 7228 W. 153rd St. 

45, Orland Park, 60462- 

4374 - John Bradley to 

Susan Omar Soloman, 

$155,000 

• 15220 Arbor Drive, 


- Nishendu S. Baxi Trustee 

to Marzouk Elly Thy, Eman 

Shehata, $538,500 

• 110 Singletree Road, 


7338 - Edel Laird to Laney 

Sparacino, $548,000 

• 14342 Fawn View 

Circle, Orland Park, 

60467-1031 - Flaherty 

Builders Inc. to 

Christopher F. Fletcher, 

Narcisa A. Fletcher, 

$800,000 

May 22 

• 15825 Orlan Brook 

Drive 24, Orland Park, 

60462-4857 - Mark 

Bednarczyk to Mary J. 

Gedonius, $105,000 



60462-4817 - Linda 

J. Brian to Kevin John 

Giroux, Laurie Lynn 

Giroux, $130,000 

• 15723 Brassie Court 

2N, Orland Park, 60462- 

5801 - First Midwest Bank 

Trustee to Andrew M. 

Sobieszek, $132,000 



60462-4815 - Melissa L. 

Fish to Joshua J. Widdows, 

$145,000 

• 15713 Old Orchard 

Court 2N, Orland Park, 

60462-5999 - Michelle 

M. Morrone Trustee to 

Daniel Mitev, $179,000 

• 14541 Birch St., Orland 

Park, 60462-2617 - Dana 

Leslie Davis to Bradly H. 

Burrell, Amy R. Burrell, 

$185,000 

• 8133 Uxbridge Drive, 

Orland Park, 60462 - 

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2017 Cleaning Services 

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Big Bird Talking Toy w/ cassettes, 

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708-822-8119. 

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Trimmer Auto Shut Off, 

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Dishes set for 8, $15.00. 

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Bushnell Voyager telescope 

$85. 815.463.1448 

Cherry tomato plants 4/$1. 

Large tomato plants $6. Potted 

5 ft. birch tree $25. Green 

white hosta plants $2 ea. 

708.460.8308 

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Antique 6’ Wooden Ladder 

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HP laser jet P1006 USB 001 

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Large wall mirror, frameless, 

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Lava lamp $2. Ladies golf 

clubs and blue bag $10. Minolta 

X9-X9SLR camera $50. 

Digital camera $5. 

773.552.7850 

Lawn Roller 18” x 24” Made 

in the U.S.A. by Brinly Hardy 

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Mahogany hall table $100. 

408.489.2669 

New hardside luggage 3pieces 

spinner $100. 815.463.1448 

New Igloo Cooler, 56Quart, 

$28.00. Golf Balls like new 

$4.00. Tilest gold bag, brand 

new, $45.00. 708-478-8976 

Outdoor canopy swing, excellent 

condition $50. 

708.478.5252 Orland Park. 

GE 30” white over range microwave, 

fan $30. 4 maple 

kitchen chairs $40. Matching 

kitchen dining ceiling lights 

$30. 815.463.0491



2701 Property for 

Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 


Under $100 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CMLTI 

2005-7 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

SUSAN ZAMAT, ASHRAF A ZA- 

MAT, CROSSING AT BROOK HILLS 

HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

17 CH 00697 

11349 LONGWOOD CIRCLE 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on May 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on August 2, 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 11349 LONG- 

WOOD CIRCLE, ORLAND PARK, IL 

60467 

Property Index No. 27-30-418-009. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance in certified funds/or 

wire transfer, is due within twenty-four 

(24) hours. The subject property issubject 

to general real estate taxes, special 

assessments, or special taxes levied 

against said real estate and is offered for 

sale without any representation asto 

quality or quantity of title and without 

recourse toPlaintiff and in AS IS condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

If this property 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. 

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 260427. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

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. 260427 

Attorney Code. 61256 

Case Number: 17 CH 00697 

TJSC#: 38-3853 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

RYAN O'CONNELL, ILLINOIS 

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 

AUTHORITY, TREETOP CONDO- 

MINIUM BUILDING NUMBER 57 

CONDOMINIUM 

Defendants 

17 CH 15589 

9910 SHADY LANE, UNIT 2SW 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on June 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on July 31, 2018, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at 

public auction to the highest bidder, as 

set forth below, the following described 

real estate:. 

Commonly known as 9910 SHADY 

LANE, UNIT 2SW, ORLAND PARK, 

IL 60462 

Property Index No. 

27-16-209-044-1004. 

The real estate is improved with ared 

brick, three story condominium with a 

detached one 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 asto 

quality or quantity of title and without 

recourse toPlaintiff and in AS IS condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

If this property isacondominium unit 

which ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued 

by a government agency (driver's 

license, passport, etc.) in order togain 

entry into our building and the foreclosure 

sale room in Cook County and the 

same identification for sales held at 

other county venues where The Judicial 

Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure 

sales. 

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 264883. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

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. 264883 

Attorney Code. 61256 

Case Number: 17 CH 15589 

TJSC#: 38-5152 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

NOTICE OF RESOLUTION 

TAKE NOTICE that the Board of 

Library Trustees of the Orland 

Park Public Library, pursuant to 

“An Act regulating wages of laborers, 

mechanics and other workers 

employed inany public works by 

the state, county, city orany public 

body or any political subdivision or 

by anyone under contract for public 

works”, approved June 26, 

1941, as amended (820 ILCS 

130/1-12), has determined on, and 

as effective from, June 18, 2018 

that the general prevailing rate of 

wages in this locality for laborers, 

mechanics and other workers engaged 

inthe construction of public 

works coming under the jurisdiction 

ofthe Library, isthe same as 

determined by the Department of 

Labor of the State of Illinois for 

Cook County and Will County as 

of June 18, 2018. Acopy ofthe 

full resolution and the Department 

of Labor determination isavailable 

for inspection by any interested 

party in the main office of the Library 

at 14921 Ravinia Avenue, 

Orland Park, Illinois, and toany 

employer orassociation of employers 

and any person orassociation 

of employees who have filed, or 

file their names and addresses, requesting 

copies of the same. 


BY: Elan Kleis 

Secretary of the Board of Library 

Trustees 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that 

the certified public accounting firm 

of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, 

LLP has performed an audit ofthe 

funds of the Village of Orland 

Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, 

for the January 1, 2017 -December 

31, 2017 fiscal year of the 

Village. The audit report may be 

publicly inspected at the office of 

the Clerk of the Village of Orland 

Park, 14700 S. Ravinia Avenue, 

Orland Park, Illinois, 60462, between 

the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Annmarie Mampe 

Finance Director 

Village of Orland Park 


Under $100 

$18 each: Child’s wooden 

rocking chair from 1950’s. 36” 

vintage doll, in box. 1992 Barbie. 

15” certified Brinn’s collectible 

porcelain doll. 1997 

Rosie O’Donnel talking doll. 

M & M card deck $10. 

224.392.2765 

1Bean Bag Toss Lawn Game 

$13. 1 Box Fan $10. 1Floor 

Fan $10. 1Floor Fan Oscalting 

Fan $13. 1Sleeping Cot $12. 1 

Lg. Soft Pak Zippered Luggage/Wheels 

$10. 1Med. Luggage 

on Wheels w/ Zippers 

$12. 815-838-0239 

2 26” Huffy bikes, like new 

$40. Samsonite, leather, 15.6 

laptop case, new $25. 

708.599.6796 

4LLBean Magnum Cork Mallard 

Decoys $80. Craftsman 

Commercial 1/2 inch drill $35. 

Like new Craftsman 1/2 inch 

electric impact tool $55. Bosch 

Extra Heavy Duty Hand 

Grinder $75. Complete Badger 

Air Brush System - Kit and 

Compressor $75. 

708-479-5203 

4 Tires 195/75/14 

Lemans-Champion, like new. 

9/32 Tread Left $50.00 or best. 

815-838-2344 

4x4 cu ft wine &beverage center, 

like new $60. 

708.599.6796 

Big Bird Talking Toy w/ cassettes, 

works well, VGC, 

$45.00, Board games, Risk, 

new still wrapped, $10.00, 

Backgammon w/ leather case, 

$20.00, Wii Fit Plus game for 

Wii, used once, $20.00. 

708-822-8119. 

Black &Decker 22 Inch Hedge 

Trimmer Auto Shut Off, 

$30.00. Car cover, $25.00. 

Dishes set for 8, $15.00. 

815-463-0282 

Bushnell Voyager telescope 

$85. 815.463.1448 

Cherry tomato plants 4/$1. 

Large tomato plants $6. Potted 

5 ft. birch tree $25. Green 

white hosta plants $2 ea. 

708.460.8308 

Craftsman Drill $20, Black & 

Decker Circular Saw $20. Both 

in Excellent condition. Call 

708-601-1947. 

Curtains, 3sets in Earthtone 

color, 80 in long w/ rods, 

VGC, $35.00, Ocean Wave 

Print, 42W x 31H, w/ frame, 

good condition, $35.00, Ladies 

Timex Watch, new in box, 

$20.00. 708-822-8119. 

Eight Foot Step Ladder $60.00 

Antique 6’ Wooden Ladder 

$10.00 No calls after 6:00pm - 

708-403-1561 

GE 30” white over range microwave, 

fan $30. 4 maple 

kitchen chairs $40. Matching 

kitchen dining ceiling lights 

$30. 815.463.0491 

Hayward pool pump 1HP motor 

$75. Call 708.448.9597 

HP laser jet P1006 USB 001 

printer, works good $40. 

708.403.2473 

Large chase lounge sutable for 

pool or deck. Asking $15. Like 

new. 708.532.0177 

Large wall mirror, frameless, 

73 inches by 42 inches. Cost 

$25. Call 708-349-3524 

Lava lamp $2. Ladies golf 

clubs and blue bag $10. Minolta 

X9-X9SLR camera $50. 

Digital camera $5. 

773.552.7850 

Lawn Roller 18” x 24” Made 

in the U.S.A. by Brinly Hardy 

Co. $75.00 Ph 708-479-0015 

Mahogany hall table $100. 

408.489.2669 

New hardside luggage 3pieces 

spinner $100. 815.463.1448 

New Igloo Cooler, 56Quart, 

$28.00. Golf Balls like new 

$4.00. Tilest gold bag, brand 

new, $45.00. 708-478-8976 

Outdoor canopy swing, excellent 

condition $50. 

708.478.5252 Orland Park. 

Perlick Draft Beer Dispenser, 

use with half barrel keg. Have 

operating instructions cabinet, 

40” Hx23 7/8” W. $99.00. 

708-558-0012 

Perlick Draft Beer Dispenser, 

use with half barrel keg. Have 

operating instructions cabinet, 

40” H x 23 7/8” W. 

708-558-0012 

Qt. graphite motor low-40 oil 

$2/q. 2gal 8oz red gas can, 

new, $16. 1gal 8ozred gas 

can with spout $9. 17ft. long 

new car cover, blue, $29. 

708.460.8308 

Red Wing Heritage collection 

mens shoft toe shoes 8.5 $55 

each. 708.798.9755 

Rug shampooer, 4 brush, retracks 

water $75 obo. 

708.478.5338 LM 

Solid Oak Console for Flat 

Screen TV’s. 60” Lx27” Hx 

17” D. Like Brand New. 

$100.00 Firm. 708-995-7223 

Sony Camera case w/ Picture 

Station Digital Photo Printer, 

$35.00, Hanging Light Fixture, 

Silver w/5lights, $20.00, Aerus 

Carpet Shampoo Machine, 

GC, w/ 3 brushes, $25.00., Big 

Mouth Billy Bass, works, 

$10.00. 708-822-8199. 

Troy Bilt gas 4cycle garden 

rototiller. Only used twice. Excellent 

condition $100. Call 

708.301.3212 

TV Antennae, new in box, 

Xtreme HD Amplified, outdoor, 

$35.00, Clearstream Indoor 

TV Antennae, $10.00, 

RCA Flat indoor antannae, 

$10.00, Cooler, on wheels, 

new, $5.00, Skill Router, GC, 

$10.00. 708-822-8119 

TV Cabinet 3’ x5’ dk. wood 

$20; Baker’s rack $25, lt. wood 

headboard 58” wide $55. 

708-226-0521 

Used VHS tapes, various 

lengths, 100s, .25 each! Make 

offer! 815.588.1214 

Vintage Solid Steel Body Wizard 

Electric Variable Speed Saber 

Saw Model 4403A $35. 

Vintage Hanson Viking JR 

Hanging Scale 890 Model 25 

LB USA Made, Northbrook IL 

$15. New Deluxe 5 Piece Barbecue 

Tool Set Stainless Steel 

with Solid Oak Wood Handles 

$30. 708-466-9907 

Wagon Wheel, 35” in diameter, 

16 spokes $45.00, water 

aerobic dumb bells $8.00. 

708-280-7857. 

WD-40 smart straw bonus PK 

$6. 20W-50 racing motor oil 

$5 ea. QT graphite low-40 motor 

oil $2 ea. 2gal steel gas can 

$4. 708.460.8308 

Werner Pump Jack Safety Net. 

Brand new condition - box 

never opened! $100.00, sells 

for $345.00! 708-369-6891 

Wooden desk, clean $100. 

Mens stuff: Bears XL jacket 

$35. Blue UofIfootball XL 

shirt $15. Pink sport jacket, 

made USA, size 40R $40. 

708.460.8308


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the The orland park prairie | June 28, 2018 | 41 

Team 22: baseball 

The staff of 22nd Century Media chose the best baseball student-athletes — based on coach 

recommendations, reporter input and player statistics — in its seven-town southwest suburban 

coverage area to place on one super team. 

This team is made up of players from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, 

Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport Township and Sandburg high schools. 

—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff 

FIRST TEAM 

P: Cole Kirschsieper, 

junior, LW East 

10-2 record, 1.09 ERA 

over 70.1 innings, 

89 strikeouts, with 

only 17 walks and 42 

hits. All-SWSC Blue. 

Kirschsieper helped 

give the Griffins a 

fighting chance in 

every outing. 

1B: Kevin Davis, 

senior, LW West 

.365 batting with 

a .427 on-base 

percentage, .438 

slugging, with 8 

stolen bases, 5 

doubles, a triple, 20 

RBI and 25 runs. All 

SWSC-Red. Davis was 

big for the Warriors. 

3B: Scott 

Youngbrandt, senior, 

Andrew 



percentage, with 2 

doubles, a triple and 

9 homers, 27 RBI, 

29 runs. Pitching 5-1 

with 57 strikeouts. All- 

SWSC Red. 

OF: Adam Gaydos, 

junior, Tinley 

.350 battling with 


percentage, 8 

doubles, 2 triples, 

4 homers, 27 RBI, 

30 runs, 11 stolen 

bases. 

P: Tommy Windt, 

junior, Sandburg 

6-1, 1.3 ERA with 35 

strikeouts in 41.1 

innings. At the plate 

.299, with 9 doubles, 

a triple and a homer, 

16 RBI, 18 runs. All- 

SWSC Blue. Windt hit 

well but his best work 

was on the mound. 

2B: Mike Carey, 

senior, Andrew 


.504 on-base 

percentage, 13 

doubles, 1 triple and 

1 home run, 33 RBI, 


bases. Austin Peay 

commit. All-SWSC Red 

Player of the Year. 

Utility: Branden 

Comia, senior, 

Sandburg 




slugging, 8 doubles, 

6 home runs, 29 RBI, 

40 runs. Pitching: 8 

saves on 8 attempts. 

All-SWSC Blue. 

OF: Kyle Labedz, 

junior, LW Central 




slugging, with 8 

doubles, 1 triple, 1 

homer, 20 RBI, 29 

runs. All-SWSC Red. 

C: Ryan Hampe, 

senior, Sandburg 



percentage and .732 

slugging. 20 doubles, 

6 home runs. The 

Team 22 repeat at 

catcher earned every 

bit of SWSC Blue 


SS: Jake Plastiak, 

senior, Andrew 

.430 batting and 


percentage, with 6 

doubles, 5 triples, 5 

home runs, 25 RBI, 

39 runs. Committed 

to Wichita State. All- 

SWSC Red. Drafted by 

the Padres. 

OF: Julian Everett, 

senior, LW East 



percentage, 36 RBI, 

36 runs. All-SWSC 

Blue. Made an impact 

for the Griffins once 

again. 

DH: Ryan Kaup, 

senior, Provi 




slugging, 2 doubles, 7 

RBI, 18 runs. 

SECOND TEAM 

P: Andrew Hancock, senior, LW Central 

5-1 with a. 2.154 ERA over 52 innings, 52 

strikeouts. 

P: Bryce Barnett, junior, Provi 

4-2, 2.028 ERA over 48.1 innings. 

C: Nick Jones, senior, Provi 

.430 batting, .518 on-base percentage, .624 

slugging, 12 doubles, 2 home runs, 29 RBI, 14 runs. 

1B: John Weis, junior, Lockport 

.337 batting, .439 on-base percentage .495 

slugging, 9 doubles, 2 homers, 28 RBI, 16 runs. 

2B: Jacob Slager, senior, LW East 

.356 batting, .472 on-base, 28 RBI, 35 runs. 

SS: Ryan Moerman, freshman, Lockport 

.371 batting, .422 on-base, .485 slugging, 4 

doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 17 RBI, 23 runs. 

3B: Jim Patock, senior, LW Central 

.314 batting, .360 on-base percentage, .382 

slugging, 7 doubles, 25 RBI, 20 runs. 

Utility: C.J. Weins, senior, Lockport 

.371 battling, .543 on-base, .518 slugging, 10 

doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 21 RBI, 30 runs, 25 HBP. 

OF: Sean Harris, junior, LW Central 


doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 18 RBI, 25 runs. 

OF: Alex Helmin, junior, Provi 

.330 battling, .409 on-base percentage, .610 

slugging, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 31 runs. 

OF: Dakota Kotowski, senior, Provi 


doubles, 3 triples, 10 home runs, 40 RBI, 31 runs. 

DH: Evan Tenuta, senior, Sandburg 

.283 batting, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 25 

RBI, 13 runs. Pitching 5-3, 3.5 ERA, 47 strikeouts. 

HONORABLE MENTIONS 

P: Collin Wilma, junior, Tinley; Marcus Seguin, senior, 

LW West; Seth Masters, senior, Sandburg; Andrew 

Tenison, senior, Sandburg; John Van Gennep, senior, 

LW Central; Nick Torres, senior, Andrew. 

C: Nick Andersen, senior, LW West; Jake Bergquist, 

junior, Tinley; Bryan Fox, senior, Lockport; Jake 

Tencza, senior, LW East. 

IF: Aaron Anderson, senior, LW Central; Adam 

Brown, senior, LW Central. 

OF: Joe Gonzalez, junior, LW West; Matt Helwig, 

senior, LW Central; Mike McGrail, senior, Andrew. 

DH: Nick Anderson, senior, LW West.

42 | June 28, 2018 | The orland park prairie sports 

opprairie.com 

Team 22: softball 

Publisher 22nd Century Media chose the best softball student-athletes in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage 

area — based on coach recommendations, reporter input and player statistics — to place on one super team. The team 

is made up of student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Tinley Park, 

Lockport Township and Sandburg high schools. 

—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff 

FIRST TEAM 

P: Alex Storako, 

senior, LW East 

21-2, .736 ERA in 

143.2 innings, with 

279 strikeouts. 

Batting .437, .770 

slugging, .500 onbase 

percentage. 5 

homers, 31 RBI, 12 

doubles. SWSC Blue 


P: Ashley Platek, 

junior, LW Central 

12-2, 1.25 ERA in 89 

innings, with a .966 

WHIP, 106 strikeouts. 

Batting .409, .434 

on-base percentage, 

.634 slugging, 7 


homers, 38 RBI, 25 

runs. All SWSC Red 


C: Kaitlin Tholl, 

sophomore, Andrew 

.500 batting, .617 

on-base percentage. 

1.113 slugging. 8 



30 runs. The All-SWSC 

Red catcher also 

played first but made 

her biggest mark at 

the plate. 

IF: Kristin 

Kavalauskas, senior, 

Tinley 

.552 batting, .598 


15 doubles, 2 triples, 

7 home runs, 39 RBI, 

7 stolen bases. One of 

two from Tinley Park 

to nab a Titan Award 

this season. 

IF: Tara McElligott, 

senior, Lockport 

.400 batting, .493 onbase 



16 home runs, 50 

RBI, 45 runs. All-SWSC 

Blue. There is good 

reason McElligott is 

a repeat Team 22 

player. 

IF: Ashley Wood, 

senior, Sandburg 

.471 batting. .542 onbase 

percentage, 20 

doubles, 5 homers, 

33 RBI. All SWSC- 

Blue. Wood was a 

difference-maker for 

an Eagles team that 

made it all the way to 

a supersectional. 

IF: Taylor Young, 

senior, Provi 

.348 batting, 13 


home runs, 37 RBI, 34 

runs, 9 stolen bases. 

Young’s standout 

play for the Celtics is 

taking her to DePaul 

for the next school 

year. 

OF: Taylor Shingler, 

senior, Lockport 

.539 batting, .551 



doubles, 2 triples, 

18 RBI, 42 runs. All- 

SWSC Blue. Shingler 

had a big swing at the 

plate and the ability to 

score, a lot. 

SECOND TEAM 

OF: Ella LeMonier, 

sophomore, Andrew 

.506 batting, .613 




home run, 17 RBI, 40 

runs, 35 stolen bases. 

All-SWSC Red. The 

impressive T-Bolt has 

two more high school 

seasons. 

P: Jules Gomez, sophomore, Tinley 

14-2, 1.23 ERA in 108 innings with 164 

strikeouts, 1.213 WHIP. 

P: Amanda Weyh, junior, LW Central 

7-2, 1.5 ERA in 56 innings, 75 strikeouts. 

C: Abigail Baez, senior, LW West 

.373 batting, .465 on-base percentage. 

IF: Kamryn Murphy, senior, LW Central 


doubles, 1 home run, 20 RBI, 28 runs. 

OF: Lex Leighton, 

senior, Provi 

.405 batting, 7 




bases. All-GCAC. 

Committed to Lewis 

University, she was a 

big part of the Celtics’ 

run this season. 

IF: Shannon Smith, junior, Provi 

.372 batting, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 5 homers, 

33, RBI, 44 runs, 23 stolen bases. 

IF: Taylor Herschbach, Lockport 


doubles, 4 home runs, 37 RBI, 48 runs. 

IF: Hannah Falejczyk, senior, Provi 

.354 batting, 7 doubles, 13 home runs, 45 RBI. 

OF: Lauren Johnson, junior, Lockport 


DH: Danielle Callahan, 

senior, LW West 

.409 batting, .742 


33 RBI, 5 home runs. 

All-SWSC Red. On her 

way to University of St. 

Francis, she remained 

a prolific power hitter 

for the Warriors. 


OF: Kaitlin Lynch, junior, Andrew 

.440 batting, .631 slugging, 11 stolen bases, 6 

doubles, 5 triples, 15 RBI, 32 runs. 

OF: Gabriella Gedville, junior, LW Central 


doubles, 11 RBI, 38 runs, 15 stolen bases. 

DH: Carly Alvers, freshman, LW Central 



HONORABLE MENTIONS 

P: Nicole Mucha, freshman, Provi; 

Danielle Drogemuller, sophomore, LW 

East; Sarah Fuller, senior, Sandburg. 

C: Gracie Voulgaris, senior, Lockport; 

Chloe Honchar, sophomore, LW East. 

IF: Torince Muczynski, sophomore, LW 

Central; Grace Piotrowski, sophomore, 

Tinley; Irene Travis, junior,Sandburg; 

Courtney Schoolcraft, senior, Lockport; 

Teagan Sopczak, sophomore, Provi; 

Madison Eckberg, junior, LW West; Mac 

Mahy, senior, LW West; Lauren Hunter, 

senior, LW East; Heather Vetter, senior, 

Sandburg. 

OF: Sarah Gonsch, sophomore, 

Sandburg; Allison Jaquith, senior, LW 

East.



ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Colin Lewis 

Colin Lewis is a Sandburg 

student who earlier this 

month won the gold medal 

for weightlifting at the 

Special Olympics Illinois 

competition in the Bloomington-Normal 

area. 

How did feel having 

people cheering for you 

in the final lifts? 

I was so excited, my heart 

was beating very fast. 

What made you 

get involved in 

weightlifting? 

I became involved with it 

through Special Olympics in 

high school. 

How much practice do 

you do each week? 

During the school year, we 

practice weekly. 

Describe the opening 

ceremonies at the state 

Olympics. 

It was full of color. Every 

athlete was wearing different 

color shirts. I loved the 

stunt bike riders and all the 

fireworks. It was exciting to 

be part of the opening ceremonies. 

What is your proudest 

moment in the sport? 

When I dead lifted my 

personal best of 225 pounds. 

Do you have a favorite 

pregame pump-up song? 

“Chelsea Dagger” - the 

Chicago Blackhawks song! 

Do you have a hero, or 

someone you look up 

to? 

My Dad [Brian]! 

Is there something 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I have also played ice 

hockey on the Chicago 

Blackhawks Special Hockey 

team for the last eight years. 

If you could have dinner 

PHOTO SUBMITTED 

with anyone — living 

or dead — who would 

it be with? 

Definitely Coach Joel 

Quenneville. I could give 

him some pointers on how to 

help the Blackhawks. 

If they made a movie 

about your life, who 

should play you? 

Arnold Schwarzenegger - 

ha ha! 

Interview conducted by Sports 

Editor Jeff Vorva 

2019 

The OYA (Orland Youth Association) 

will be Conducting its 

2019 Warriors Travel Baseball Tryouts Starting in July. 

Listed below are some organization guidelines and annoucements: 

The OYA Organization will make ALL decisions on formation of rosters for ALL 

teams and those decisions will be final. 

Warriors teams generally play 40-50 games with one practice a week during a 

given baseball season. 

With Winter Training (Bo-Dome (Cangelosi Baseball), MegaPlex, Sportsplex and 

OYA Batting Cages), uniforms (multiple), tournaments and games the approximate 

cost ranges from $1,500-$2,300 per player depending which team you are placed 

on after the tryouts. 

We will form as many teams and play them in appropriate level of competition if the 

talent to do so exists after the tryout evaluations. 

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We have multiple bids to Cooperstown available at the 12U level. 

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9U 

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10U 

5/1/2008-4/30/2009 

11U 

5/1/2007-4/30/2008 

12U 

5/1/2006-4/30/2007 

13U/14U 

13U – 5/1/2005-4/30/2006 

14U – 5/1/2004-4/30/2005 

15U 

5/1/2003-4/30/2004 

16U 

18U 

7/9/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm 

Centennial Field #1 

7/11/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm 

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7/9/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm 


7/9/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm 


7/17/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm 

Centennial Field #3 and #5 

7/10/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm 


7/10/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm 


7/12/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm 

Humphrey Field #4 

7/10/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm 


7/10/2018 7:30-9:30pm 

Orland Park Sportsplex 

7/18/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm 

Centennial Field #3 and #5 

7/11/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm 

Eagle Ridge #2 

16U (2Teams) 

Tryout by Appointment ONLY 

– Email Dan/Mike to coordinate date/time 

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Marc Detampel 

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Tom McAuliffe 

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Brian Gaspardo 

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Frank Carrera 

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Coyne’s camp focuses on next generation of hockey players 

JONATHAN BARLAS 

Editorial Intern 

Although USA women’s 

hockey star Kendall Coyne 

is only four months removed 

from her Miracle on Ice, it 

seems as though more miracles 

can be made in giving 

back. 

In her post-Olympic glory, 

Coyne has strived do something 

more meaningful than 

just playing hockey: teaching 

it to America’s next generation 

of women’s hockey 

players. 

While the third annual 

Kendall Coyne Hockey 

Camp took place at Artic Ice 

Arena in Orland Park, June 

15-17, Coyne’s hockey experience 

and expertise serves as 

an inspiration to eager female 

skaters. 

Coyne, a Sandburg High 

School graduate, has been 

playing hockey for as long as 

she can remember. Achieving 

the highest of honors in a 

sport that has predominantly 

showcased its male competitors, 

the Olympian persists to 

break the sport’s stigma, asserting 

that hockey is not just 

a “man’s sport.” 

“Young boys grow up 

playing street hockey envisioning 

themselves holding 

the Stanley Cup over their 

heads, but for [girls] it’s 

standing locked arm in arm 

with a gold medal around our 

necks,” Coyne said. “A lot of 

us have been put through a 

lot as kids, especially people 

telling us we don’t belong in 

hockey because it is a ‘man’s 

sport,’ but I think showcasing 

to them that we were on top 

of the world Feb. 23 was the 

proof that we all needed.” 

As Team USA suffered a 

heartbreaking loss to Canada 

in the 2014 Winter Olympics, 

2018 bred a different story. 

The United States upset Canada 

3-2 in arguably one of the 

greatest gold medal games to 

Kendall Coyne, right, is determined to help future generations of female hockey players to 

excel. JONATHAN BARLAS/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

ever grace the ice. 

It was there in Pyeongchang, 

South Korea, 

where Coyne skated in jubilation 

with her teammates, 

bringing home the team’s 

first taste of Olympic gold 

since 1998. 

Now, as those moments 

forever ring throughout 

sports history, Coyne attempts 

to make her own mark 

on aspiring hockey players 

who look to do the same. 

“Twenty years is a long 

time between gold medals, 

so to be able to win in a time 

where women and girls are 

being more empowered is 

pretty special,” Coyne said. 

“It meant everything. We 

knew the kind of power that 

we had if we were to come 

away with a gold medal.” 

Collecting 58 goals, 57 assists 

and 115 points in 105 

games played in her time a 

part of Team USA, Coyne attributes 

her success not only 

to the people that introduced 

her to the game but also to 

those who inspired an entire 

nation of girls before them. 

“A lot of us started playing 

because we saw the ’98 

team win gold,” she said. “I 

saw [1998 gold medal winner] 

Cammi Granato when I 

was 7 years old, and I turned 

to my parents and said, ‘I 

want to go to the Olympics.’ 

From that moment on, 

she empowered me to chase 

something that would change 

my life forever. Along with 

the support of my entire family, 

nothing would have been 

possible.” 

As the Olympian continues 

to teach the future of 

women’s hockey, Coyne 

explained how much more 

significant running the camps 

on her old stomping grounds 

means to her. 

“The reason why I have 

the camps at the Arctic Ice 

Arena is because it is where 

I started to skate when I was 

3 years old,” she said. “This 

is where it started for me, and 

look at where it’s gone. I had 

always wanted to do camps 

and when I was looking for 

a location, I didn’t look any 

further. 

“I think the most important 

aspect of [the camps] is to 

stay accessible to these girls, 

to the community and being 

there to listen to them when 

they need help,” Coyne said. 

“I want to show that I am just 

an everyday person and they 

can accomplish anything 

they set their minds to.” 

Her success is met with 

the support of her soon-tobe 

husband and Sandburg 

graduate, Michael Schofield 

(who was a starting offensive 

lineman for the 2016 Super 

Bowl-winning Denver Broncos), 

and the local power 

couple is expected to marry 

in July in Orland Park. 

The Kendall Coyne Hockey 

Camp has occurred at Artic 

Ice Arena in Orland Park 

yearly since 2015. To learn 

more about Coyne’s involvement 

with youth camps as 

well as her rise to Olympic 

stardom and hockey career, 

visit kendallcoyne.com. 

Coyne makes a splash 

as a Ninja Warrior 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Kendall Coyne had no 

interest in making a splash. 

But she did. 

The Sandburg graduate 

and Olympic gold medal 

winner in women’s hockey 

competed on the NBC 

show “American Ninja 

Warrior,” which aired June 

18, and fell into the water 

after her second obstacle, 

the Cannonball Drop. 

There were 110 competitors 

at the Monument 

Circle in Indianapolis for 

the event and 32 were eliminated 

at that stage. That 

was the stage the claimed 

the most victims. 

She made it past the floating 

steps obstacle. Only 10 

out of the 110 completed 

the course. 

Another celebrity who 

participated was IndyCar 

Driver Scott Dixon. 

“One of my teammates 

actually recommended that 

I do this,” Coyne told the 

American Ninja Warrior 

Nation website. “I know a 

lot of my teammates have 

made comments like, ‘Oh, 

you’d be really good at it.’ 

“Men and women are 

treated equally with ‘American 

Ninja Warrior.’ They 

compete the same obstacle 

course together. I think that’s 

so inspiring. I wanted to be 

a part of a different group of 

athletes, and I’m just so inspired 

by ... seeing and hearing 

the stories of the Ninjas.” 

Kendall Coyne makes it past the floating steps obstacle 

during the June 18 airing of ‘American Ninja Warrior’. 

PHOTO COURTESY OF NBC



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FOOTBALL 

Thumbs up? Sandburg hopes to keep its QB healthy 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Last year, Sandburg coach Scott 

Peters couldn’t wait to see how 

his quarterback - Ben Starcevich - 

would perform. 

It turns out he got only a peek. 

Starcevich injured his thumb 

the second game of the season 

after showing some promise in a 

season-opening loss to Lyons in 

which he connected with Nicky 

Shelton for a 72-yard touchdown 

pass and a 27-yard completion 

to Shelton to help set up another 

score. 

The Eagles finished 3-6 against 

a schedule in which seven out of 

nine opponents went to the playoffs. 

“At the high school level, if 

you lose your starting quarterback 

and rely on your backups, it’s not 

easy,” Peters said. 

Summer ball is in full swing 

for the Eagles and they were 

involved in 7-on-7 competition 

at Andrew High School on 

June 20 and Starcevich and his 

teammates scrimmaged with 

the hosts, Tinley Park, Argo and 

Crete-Monee. 

Sandburg lost several offensive 

players from last year but tailback 

Andrew Schab is slated to be back 

to chomp up some yards. 

Defensive stars Alex Hisrchfield 

(who has an offer from Butler 

on the table) and Hamza Ismail received 

all-conference recognition 

in the SouthWest Suburban and 

are back. 

The Eagles welcome tight end/ 

defensive end Dylan Goodsell 

from Casa Grande Union High 

School in Arizona. 

Sandburg opens the season on 

Aug. 24 and Aug. 31 with nonconference 

rematches with Lyons 

and Curie. Then, the Eagles dive 

into a river filled with sharks when 

they face Bolingbrook and Class 

8A defending state champion 

Lincoln-Way East. Sandburg lost 

to those two teams by a combined 

score of 102-21 so the road could 

start out bumpy before finishing 

out the season with Thornton, 

Lincoln-Way West, Stagg, Lincoln-Way 

Central and Homewood 

-Flossmoor. 

“Let’s be honest, with Bolingbrook 

and Lincoln-Way East, no 

one is fooling anybody, we are 

realistic,” Peters said. “East is 

a defending state champion and 

their best player (A.J. Henning) 

didn’t play against us. But that’s 

the fun of high school football. 

To be honest, I wouldn’t want 

to be in a conference where I 

knew we would have seven guaranteed 

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SOME TWITTER 

COMMENTS ABOUT 

KENDALL COYNE’S 

HOCKEY CAMP (ABOVE), 

WHICH TOOK PLACE 

JUNE 15-18 AT THE 

ARCTIC ICE ARENA IN 

ORLAND PARK: 

1. From T Prod: 

“Can’t say enough 

good things...My 

[8 year old] had so 

much fun. Your positive 

impact on these 

kids is very real.” 

2. From Mike D: 

“Keep up the good 

work. Someday one 

of them may be 

showing a picture of 

this past weekend 

with a gold medal 

while playing for 

one.” 

3. From Bob: 

“The time and effort 

that you put in 

for these girls was 

amazing.” 

Jeff Vorva 

j.vorva@22ndcm.com 

This is going to be 

an award-winning 

column. 

No, I won’t be winning 

any awards for it. I’m going 

to try to stay out of the way 

as much as I can. But I am 

catching up on a plethora 

of local, state and national 

awards won by athletes 

from The Orland Park 

Prairie and Tinley Junction 

areas: 

• Illinois Water Polo 

named two Sandburg athletes 

to its all-state teams at 

a recent dinner in Elmhurst. 

Tara Maher made the allstate 

first team for the girls 

while Joey Jenkot made the 

second team for the boys. 

Both athletes have recently 

graduated and were threeyear 

varsity starters. Maher 

plans on going to Moraine 

Valley Community College 

in the fall while Jenkot is 

headed to Marquette. 

Mother McAuley’s Jill 

Schultz, a Tinley Park 

resident, was named to the 

first team and her freshman 

sister, Maddie, was named 

to the second team. Maddie 

is one of three freshman 

out of 41 athletes to be 

honored. 

• Hang on, we’re not done 

with Maher, yet, She was 

named Sandburg’s female 

Athlete of the Year award 

for her swimming and water 

polo accomplishments. She 

is a two-time state qualifier 

in swimming and is just the 

second athlete in school history 

to score 100 goals in a 

water polo season. 

Track and cross country 

star Dylan Jacobs won the 

male Athlete of the Year 

honor after capping off a 

tremendous career by winning 

the 1,600-meter Class 

3A state championship in 

May. In the fall, he was 

named Gatorade Illinois 

Cross Country Runner of 

the Year. 

• Tinley Park High 

School softball star Kristin 

Kavalauskas won the 

coolest-sounding award - 

the Semper Fidelis Player of 

the Year, sponsored by the 

Marines and MaxPreps. 

Titans coach Wendy 

Podbielniak said it is a 

regional award for softball 

and is happy for the Lewis 

University-bound Kavalauskas. 

“Kristin has worked her 

butt off both academically 

and athletically,” the coach 

said. “There is no offseason 

for this kid. 

“Besides her amazing 

ability on the field she is the 

real deal as a human being 

- one of the best people I 

have ever met, coaching or 

teaching. 

“Great things are coming 

to Kristin Kavalauskas 

because she will earn greatness.” 

• So what new award has 

Orland Park’s Matt McCormick 

won lately? 

After winning a pair of 

Illinois Player of the Year 

awards from Gatorade and 

Prep Baseball Report he 

was named to the Collegiate 

Baseball Newspapers All- 

American first team. 

McCormick also was 

named first-team all-state 

by the Illinois High School 

Baseball Coaches Association. 

He received notice from 

MLB Pipeline writer Jonathan 

Mayo as one of the top 

20 players in the Tournament 

of Stars event, which 

featured scouts from major 

league teams in attendance 

and McCormick put on a 

show. 

• Sandburg infielder 

Brandon Comia and catcher 

Ryan Hampe earned Collegiate 

Baseball Newspaper’s 

All-American honors as 

they were both named to the 

second team. Twenty-eight 

of the players honored were 

selected in the first three 

rounds of the Major League 

Baseball draft held earlier 

this month. 

• Also making the 

IHSBCA team were Comia, 

Hampe and Andrew infielder 

Jake Plastiak, a recent 

San Diego Padres draftee. 

Sandburg’s Joey Jenkot and Tara Maher earned state 

honors in water polo. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

• United Soccer Coaches 

named Andrew senior-to-be 

Megan Nemec to the All- 

Midwest team. 

• The Andrew lacrosse 

team, which features 

athletes from Andrew, 

Sandburg and Stagg, placed 

Mark Teschke, Chris 

Houchine, Nick Redman 

and Danny Slater on the 

South Suburban section of 

the Illinois High School 

Lacrosse Association team. 

• Sandburg softball player 

Ashley Wood was named 

to the Illinois Coaches Association 

Class 4A team. 

Andrew’s Ella LeMonier 

and Kaitlin Tholl made the 

second team while T-Bolt 

Kaitlin Lynch was a thirdteam 

member. 

LISTEN UP 

“Young boys grow up playing street hockey 

envisioning themselves holding the Stanley Cup over 

their heads, but for [girls] it’s standing locked arm in 

arm with a gold medal around our necks.” 

Kendall Coyne - Olympic gold medal hockey player 

What 2 Watch 

Softball, Monday, July 2, TBA 

• Pool play begins in the Orland Park Lightning 

Fourth of July Fast Pitch Tournament at 

diamonds throughout the village. It will run 

until July 8. 

INDEX 

45 - Postseason photos 

43 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, J.Vorva@22NDCM. 

com.

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.opprairie.com | June 28, 2018 

READY FOR 

SOME 7-ON-7? 

Sandburg football teams 

go through summer 

drills, Page 46 

Sandburg grad Coyne 

hosts hockey camp and 

appears on ‘American 

Ninja Warrior’, Page 44 

Eagle STARS See 

how many Sandburg 

players made our 

softball, baseball Team 

22 squads, Pages 42, 41 

Olympic hockey hero Kendall Coyne tries her 

luck on NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior,” which 

aired on June 18. PHOTO COURTESY OF NBC

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