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In custody 

Man accused of burglarizing vehicles, 

as well as a residence, arrested, Page 3 

Credit where credit is due 

Orland Fire Protection District recognized for 

accreditation, more, Page 4 

Display of power 

Car enthusiasts bring rides to annual Spirit 

of America show in Orland, Page 6 

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FRIDAY 

School Spirit Night and 

Class Duels 

7:30-10:30 p.m. Sept. 7, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Tonight 

is the night for teens 

to represent their favorite 

high schools, middle 

schools, colleges and more. 

Teens will face off in challenges, 

including “Fortnite” 

Dance competition and the 

back-to-school edition of 

“Out of Focus.” In the art 

studio, they can paint and 

create for a panel of judges. 

Smallcakes is to provide 

cupcakes. This is a free 

event for teens in grades 

7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgeteen 

center.org. 

SATURDAY 

Friends Fall Extravaganza 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 8, Orland 

Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave., 

lobby. People can support 

the Friends of the Orland 

Park Public Library by purchasing 

secondhand DVDs, 

CDs, children’s books and 

more for discounted prices. 

The proceeds are donated 

to the library for a variety 

of programming. For more 

information, visit orlandpar 

klibrary.org. 

MONDAY 

My Joyful Heart Golf 

Outing 

Noon Monday, Sept. 10, 

Silver Lake Country Club, 

14700 S. 82nd Ave. Support 

Mokena-based My Joyful 

Heart during its annual Caring 

for Kids Golf Classic. 

Cost is $150 per person for 

18 holes, contests, prizes, 

awards and a box lunch 

from Badda Bing’s in New 

Lenox. Registration begins 

at noon, and the shotgun 

start is scheduled for 1 p.m. 

For more information and 

reservations, call (815) 806- 

1700 or visit www.myjoyfulheart.org/kidsgolfclassic. 

TUESDAY 

Culinary: Tex-Mex 

Enchiladas 

4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 11, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens can 

hand-roll a corn tortilla and 

add meat, veggies and sauce 

to create an authentic enchilada. 

This is a free event 

for teens in grades 7-12. For 

more information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www.theb 

ridgeteencenter.org. 

Fall Fashion Must-Haves 

4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 


15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

can design a “capsule wardrobe” 

with clothes they already 

have and fall staples 

such as scarves and accessories. 

This is a free event 





WEDNESDAY 

Environmental Restoration 

Project 

4:15-6 p.m. Sept. 12, The 


S. 71st Court. Teens can 

learn more about the ecology 

of Lake Katherine and 

remove invasive plants to restore 

the environment. This 

is a free event for teens in 

7th through 12th grade. For 




Gearheads: Jump Start a Car 

4:30-5:45 p.m. Sept. 12, 


15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

can clamp jumper cables to 

a dead battery and bring a 

car back to life, plus change 

a flat tire. This is a free event 





UPCOMING 

Steps to Career Success 

5-6 p.m. Sept. 13, The 


S. 71st Court. Teens can discover 

their talents and interests, 

and how to use them to 

plan a future career. This is a 

free event for teens in grades 

7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

Coffee & Conversation 

9-11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 

27, 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 diet and 

food. For more information, 

visit www.orlandfire.org. 

Walk to End Alzheimer’s 

8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 

29. Centennial Park, Centennial 

Park, parking at 153rd 

Street Metra Station, 10401 

W. 153rd St. For more information, 

visit act.alz.org/site/ 

TR?fr_id=11203. 

ONGOING 

Crashy’s Closet 

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 

Orland Township Food 

Pantry, 14807 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Orland Township’s Pet 

Food Pantry relies on the 

generosity of the community 

to keep its shelves filled and 

is accepting pet food and 

supply donations to help pets 

and families in need. While 

all types of pet supplies are 

greatly appreciated, they are 

in need of dry and canned 

cat food and kitty litter at 

this time. For more information, 

call (708) 403-4222. 

Orland Park Public Library 

Board 

7 p.m. third Monday of 

each month, Orland Park 

Public Library, 14921 S. 

Ravinia Ave., Room 104. 

All meetings are open to the 

public. 

Food and Consumables, and 

Testing Equipment 

Through September, Orland 


14921 S. Ravinia Ave., 

NASA display cases. 


Historical Documents 

Through September, Orland 


14921 S. Ravinia Ave., free 

standing display case. 

Mahjong 

10 a.m.-noon every Thursday, 

Cultural Center, 14760 

Park Lane. Beginners welcome. 

Donate to Neat Repeats 

Resale 

Neat Repeats Resale, 

9028 W. 159th St., Orland 

Park, is looking for donations. 

The list includes but 

is not limited to women’s, 

men’s and children’s clothing, 

housewares, jewelry, 

toys, and books. The store 

is open seven days a week. 

Neat Repeats Resale, which 

has locations in Orland Park 

and Worth, are owned and 

operated by the Crisis Center 

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Park. All proceeds support 

programs for victims of domestic 

violence. For more 

information, call the store 

manager: Orland Park (708) 

364-7605 or Worth (708) 

361-6860. 

Donations needed for All 

God’s People 

The mission of All God’s 

People is to help the homeless. 

The organization is 

looking for food, toiletries 

and clothing donations. They 

also look to help provide 

others with bicycles, bicycle 

locks, women’s and men’s 

gym shoes, umbrellas, bedsheets, 

sleeping bags, and 

diapers. For the complete 

list of donation suggestions, 

visit allgodspeoplechicago. 

org. For more information, 

email allgodspeoplechica 

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Donations needed for St. 

Vincent de Paul Chicago 

Thrift Stories 

St. Vincent De Paul Thrift 

Store, 7010 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, is seeking good 

quality donations, including 

household items and small 

appliances, electronics, furniture 

and new or gently 

used clothing and shoes. 

Free furniture pick up services 

are available by calling 

(773) 779-6700. Donations 

can also be placed in one of 

more than 60 drop boxes located 

throughout Cook and 

Lake counties. For more information, 

visit www.svdp 

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Man charged with motor vehicle, residential burglaries 

Bill Jones, Editor 

From Aug. 30 

A Chicago 

man 

allegedly 

burglarized 

two 

motor vehicles 

and 

one residence 

in Elbert 

August in 

Orland Park before he was arrested 

by police in Dolton. 

Donte D. Elbert, 32, of 10338 S. 

Oglesby Ave., was charged with 

one count of residential burglary, a 

Class 1 felony, as well as one count 

of burglary to motor vehicle, a Class 

2 felony, stemming from an incident 

Aug. 28, according to a press release 

issued Thursday, Aug. 30, by the Orland 

Park Police Department. 

He was charged, following further 

investigation, with an additional 

count of burglary to motor vehicle 

related to a Aug. 6 incident, police 

said. 

On Aug. 28, police received a report 

that a 2012 Mercedes was stolen 

from inside the garage of a singlefamily 

home in the 9800 block of 

145th Street. 

Two offenders reportedly moved 

onto the property around 5:30 a.m. 

and entered an unlocked Dodge 

vehicle in the driveway, removing 

property from it, and used the remote 

garage door opener to access 

the garage, police said. They entered 

the garage and left with the owner’s 

Mercedes, which was parked in the 

garage with the keys inside of the vehicle, 

according to the report. 

The offenders took a gym bag and 

garage door opener from the Dodge, 

Orland Park Police Cmdr. Tony Farrell 

said. The resident received alerts 

that a credit card was being used, as 

well, Farrell added. 

The Mercedes was tracked to a 

parking lot near 1000 E. Sibley Blvd. 

in Dolton, and Dolton police located 

Elbert with it, police said. He reportedly 

was arrested and turned over to 

Orland Park detectives. 

“The vehicle had front-end damage 

that had not been there before 

it was stolen,” Farrell wrote in an 

email to The Orland Park Prairie. 

Police then connected Elbert to 

a report of a burglary to motor vehicle 

that occurred around 3 a.m. 

Aug. 6, according to the report. In 

that case, two vehicles left unlocked 

in a driveway in the Silo Ridge subdivision, 

on Silo Ridge Road North, 

were entered by offenders, police 

said. 

Property reportedly was removed 

from a 2017 Cadillac. Evidence 

collected during the investigation 

identified Elbert as the offender who 

entered that vehicle and took the 

property, police said. 

Farrell said a bag containing personal 

belongings was taken from the 

Cadillac. 

“Several items were recovered 

that are believed to be proceeds from 

motor vehicle burglaries throughout 

the southwest suburbs,” Farrell 

added of the arrest. “A stolen gun 

was also recovered in the vehicle, 

and that gun will be sent to the lab to 

determine via forensic evidence who 

had possession of it.” 

Judge Peter A. Felice set Elbert’s 

bond at $200,000 for all three counts 

Aug. 29 during a hearing at the Cook 

County Courthouse for the Fifth Municipal 

District in Bridgeview. 

“We are actively seeking additional 

offenders in both incidents,” 

Farrell said. 

He added, “We, as a police department, 

cannot stress enough the importance 

of locking your car doors at 

night and keeping valuables out of 

sight.” 

For more on this and other Breaking 

News, visit OPPrairie.com. 

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much-needed hunger relief 

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food pantry donation program, 

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Simply Give encourages 

customers to purchase $10 

Simply Give donation cards, 

which are then converted to 

Meijer food-only gift cards 

and given to the Township’s 

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Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees 

Officials recognize accreditation, more at meeting 

Megan Schuller 

Freelance Reporter 

The Orland Fire Protection District 

took time during its Board of 

Trustees meeting Aug. 29 to recognize 

its team for several recent accomplishments. 

Receiving accreditation 

Retired Orland Fire Chief Bob 

Buhs returned for the board of trustees 

meeting to speak on the hardfought 

accreditation awarded to the 

district by the Commission on Fire 

Accreditation International. 

“I saw it as a vehicle to measure 

how effective we told people we 

were,” Buhs said. 

Orland Fire is one of 69 departments 

in the country to receive both 

international accreditation and an 

Insurance Service Office Class 1 

rating. 

Buhs started the of accreditation 

process in the 1990s, after registering 

the district and passing an $8 

million bond referendum with the 

promise of having a response time 

of 3-4 minutes if more stations were 

built. But after a change in leadership, 

the board put the accreditation 

goal on the back burner for a number 

of years. 

“All the work and effort since ’96 

for this accreditation model has now 

proven how efficient, how professional 

and how good you truly are,” 

Buhs said to the board. 

Accreditation looks at the organization 

as a whole in more than 

10 categories, such as Emergency 

Medical Services, response rate, operations 

and communication. 

“We are one of the elite,” Chief 

Michael Schofield said. “We got 

here because of people like Bob and 

the division in the ’90s that set us up 

for success. We embraced his vision 

18 years later.” 

The ISO sets the premiums for 

fire insurance rates, so receiving 

an ISO Class 1 rating, which is the 

highest attainable rating, will now 

lower the cost of fire insurance. 

“It brings closure to me for the 

time that I had been here in my years 

of service to see that accreditation 

accomplishment,” Buhs said. “It solidifies 

everything we did with the 

bond referendum. It’s proof that we 

did it like we told them we would.” 

The accreditation also recognizes 

the 65 percent cardiac arrest save 

rate the district has reached. According 

to EMS Administrator and 

Lt. Mark Duke, this number represents 

cardiac arrest patients delivered 

to the hospital with a pulse and 

a heartbeat after experiencing ventricular 

fibrillation, an unorganized 

heartbeat that prohibits blood flow. 

“For every minute of blood flow 

that is lost without CPR, the patient’s 

chance of survival decreases 

by 10 percent,” Duke said. “Sometimes, 

we just provide a family an 

opportunity to say goodbye, but a 

good number of those patients do 

make a full recovery.” 

Recognizing attorney Jim Roach 

A lawsuit filed against Orland 

Fire by a major fire alarm monitoring 

company alleged that the district 

violated antitrust laws by entering 

into an exclusive contract with a 

competing fire alarm company. A 

weeklong federal trial ruled in favor 

of Orland Fire, which was represented 

by attorney Jim Roach and 

associates, earlier this month. 

“We won every account,” Schofield 

said. “We won on everything, 

and it was because of Jim’s team 

and how they presented the case.” 

Roach was recognized by the 

board of trustees for his efforts in 

the successful outcome of the case. 

He was presented with a Cubs “W” 

flag, signed by all those he represented 

in the case, as well as a fire 

helmet with his name etched in the 

front metal plate of it. 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action and 

discussion from the Aug. 31 

meeting of the Orland Fire 

Protection District Board of 

Trustees. 

• The board voted 

unanimously to approve 

the purchase of a trauma 

simulation mannequin from 

KForce Government Solutions, 

who bid $74,446. The district 

is expected to be reimbursed 

by grant money. 

• Renovations to the sleeping 

quarters, women’s locker room 

and restroom at Station 4 were 

approved by a unanimous vote 

for up to $125,000. 

• Landscape improvements 

were approved to Station 6 for 

$9,407. 

• According to the chief’s 

report, there were four 

structural fires in the last 

month, and all four were 

put out with first-arriving 

responders. 

Sept. 9 run/walk continues legacy of coach Jane Caliendo 

Submitted by Jane’s Warriors 

The annual Jane’s Warriors 5K 

Run and Walk is to be held on Sunday, 

Sept. 9. 

The event features a 5K run and 

walk, with the start and finish at 

the 153rd Street Metra station in 

Orland Park. The event, which averages 

roughly 800 participants a 

year, honors the late Jane Caliendo, 

a Sandburg High school teacher and 

coach who died from colon cancer 

in October 2014. 

Jane Schofield was a decorated 

student athlete at all levels. She 

was strategic, goal-oriented and 

competitive, yet always kind, with 

a generous heart and a determined 

will to conquer her goals, overcome 

obstacles and remaining positive 

every day of her life. 

Jane’s Warriors also are determined 

to continue her legacy 

through the work of this foundation. 

Donations are awarded strategically 

to reward those who 

emulate Jane’s approach to life and 

sports, with the same warrior spirit 

in her famous motivational quote, 

“I hope you woke up with pride 

and purpose, because that is what 

warriors do!” 

One example is the foundation’s 

annual commitment at Jane’s high 

school: Sandburg. Scholarships are 

awarded to two senior, student-athletes. 

The awarded student-athletes 

are recognized and awarded based 

on their pursuit of high quality 

academic and athletics, and will be 

continuing to excel in their chosen 

sport at the college level. The Jane 

Caliendo Memorial Foundation 

wants to recognize these exemplary 

Warriors with the Jane Caliendo 

spirit, pride and purpose with monetary 

scholarship funds in order to 

continue their resiliency at the next 

level and hope to make a difference 

within the community as adults. 

Recently, the foundation decided 

to recognize graduating students 

from Jane’s grade school, St. Michael’s 

Catholic School. This is 

where Jane learned her foundation 

in faith, with strong ties to academics, 

family and exceptional athletic 

accomplishments. 

The Jane Caliendo Memorial 

Foundation is prepared to pledge 

a portion of its net proceeds to the 

University of Chicago Medicine. 

More specifically, foundation funds 

are to be directed for the clinical research 

performed by Dr. Blase Polite. 

Polite treated Jane through her 

illness. Therefore, the Jane Caliendo 

Memorial Foundation, in appreciation 

for all that Polite did to care 

for Jane, we would like to support 

his innovative research in his battle 

against colon cancer. 

Jane’s husband, Jim Caliendo, 

continues this annual event, supported 

by friends and family 

throughout the community, to raise 

funds in the name of Jane in an effort 

to give back to the community 

and institutions that meant so much 

to her and their families. 

For more information, to register 

or to donate, visit www.janeswar 

riors.com. 

Orland Park Police Department 

seeks elite state accreditation 

Team is to assess 

department Sept. 13 

Submitted by Village of Orland 

Park 

An independent team from the 

Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation 

Program, representing 

the Illinois Association of Chiefs 

of Police are to arrive Sept. 13 to 

review and examine all aspects of 

the Orland Park Police Department 

policies, procedures, management, 

operations and support 

services against established criteria 

of professional excellence. 

During the two-day onsite assessment, 

the assessors will be 

tasked with determining if the department 

meets and exceeds the 

standards necessary to achieve 

ILEAP’s highest level of accreditation. 

If successful, The department 

once again will join only 29 

other law enforcement agencies 

that have received the coveted accreditation 

status through ILEAP 

as of Aug. 20. 

As part of the onsite assessment, 

agency employees and 

members of the community are 

invited to offer comments to the 

assessment team regarding the 

Orland Park Police Department’s 

ability to comply with ILEAP’s 

professional standards. The public 

may contact (708) 364-8124 

on Sept. 14, between the hours of 

3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Telephone comments 

are limited to 5 minutes in 

length. 

People also comment on the 

department’s ability to comply 

with ILEAP standards via email 

with Roy Hanold at rhanold@ 

sugargroveil.gov.

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OP Police bike ride benefits Special Olympics Illinois 

Laurie Fanelli 


It does not get much better 

than a Sunday morning bike 

ride on a beautiful summer 

day. 

That is, unless said bike 

ride brings the entire community 

together in support 

of a great organization. 

On Aug. 26, the Orland 

Park Police Department 

once again welcomed cyclists 

ages 12 and older to 

join officers and staff on the 

annual Bike Ride to Benefit 

Special Olympics Illinois. 

Rather than being a race 

to the finish, the event was a 

casual ride, allowing participants 

to enjoy the 14.4-mile 

course as it traveled through 

Orland Park and to the Tinley 

Creek Trails in the Cook 

County Forest Preserves. 

Approximately 60 participants 

pre-registered for the 

event, and even more signed 

up on the morning of the 

ride, bringing the total closer 

to 100 cyclists. Orland Park 

residents Greg and Chris 

Sokol have enjoyed the 

Bike Ride to Benefit Special 

Olympics Illinois since its 

inception. 

“We love it because it’s 

a leisurely ride for a great 

cause,” Chris Sokol said. 

“It’s the perfect way to start 

the day, while giving back 

to the community. And we 

get to see other Orland Park 

neighbors.” 

Those Orland Park neighbors 

included Mayor Keith 

Pekau, Trustee James Dodge 

and Trustee Daniel Calandriello. 

Orland Park Chief of Police 

Tim McCarthy was 

among the riders beating the 

heat with the early morning, 

7:30 a.m. start time, as well. 

McCarthy said, “We love 

putting this on, and it’s become 

very popular. It’s a really 

nice time. You get to see 

Kasey Zaremba (left), of Palos Heights, and Nicole Nepote, 

of Frankfort, chat before the ride. 

Orland Park at a leisurely 

pace, and everyone enjoys 

each other’s company. It’s 

a nice, diverse ride, and you 

get to see a little bit of everything.” 

McCarthy added, “And 

what I really like about it is 

that we’re raising money for 

the Special Olympics.” 

Event co-organizers Officer 

Kerry Kelly-Valan and 

Officer Ron Kus also are inspired 

by Special Olympics 

athletes when coordinating 

the ride each year. 

“My cousin is a Special 

Olympian, so this event is 

near and dear to my heart because 

it helps support them,” 

Kelly-Valan said. “At every 

family party, he wears his 

medals around his neck. He 

loves to show them off.” 

She elaborated on the positive 

attributes of the Special 

Olympics, saying, “There’s 

such great teamwork and 

camaraderie. It makes the 

athletes feel so special. My 

cousin is so happy whenever 

he comes home after an 

event. One of the first things 

he always wants to do is to 

call someone in the family, 

because he’s so excited.” 

Both Kelly-Valan and Kus 

have been working with the 

fundraiser for more than a 

decade and said they enjoy 

seeing it grow with each 

passing year. 

“More and more, this is 

turning into an entire community 

event,” Kus said. 

“And the more people that 

know about it, the more that 

will participate next year.” 

Every three years the route 

changes to a different local 

starting point. In 2018, the 

ride began at Fatties Pub for 

the first time. Several other 

Orland Park-area businesses 

and organizations also came 

together to help the police 

department make the ride a 

success, including the Village 

of Orland Park, Orland 

Park Lions Club, Orland 

Park Leos Club, Orland Park 

Law Enforcement Organization, 

Whole Foods, Panera 

Bread, Orland Park Bakery 

and FnA Bicycles. 

The bike ride through the 

forest preserves, business 

districts and neighborhoods 

Mayor Keith Pekau shares some words Aug. 26 before the Orland Park Police 

Department’s Bike Ride to Benefit Special Olympics Illinois. 

Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Orland Park resident Bob Marcheschi takes part in the Bike Ride to Benefit Special 

Olympics Illinois. 

is a draw, in and of itself. 

And Kelly-Valan and Kus 

encourage anyone interested 

to join in on the fun next year 

because the true highlight is 

that every registration helps 

to benefit the Special Olympics. 

“Do it for the Special 

Olympians,” Kelly-Valan 

said. “They are the whole 

reason why we do this. It’s a 

fun event for the family, and 

it’s a leisurely ride — we’re 

not racing. So, it’s great as 

a family event to get up and 

go. But, in the end, it’s all for 

the Special Olympians.”

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Village of Orland Park 

V I L L A G E O F O R L A N D P A R K | C U L T U R A L S E R I E S 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 

JONI BISHOP 

ART EXHIBIT &CONCERT 

EXHIBIT 2PM | CONCERT 4PM 

CULTURAL CENTER, EXHIBIT HALL 

14760PARK LANE, ORLAND PARK 

Rolling back into Orland 

Spirit of America Car Show returns to Orland Park Crossing 

TO PURCHASE TICKETS: (708) 403-7275 | (708) 645-7529 

ORLANDPARK.ORG/CONCERTS 

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Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees 

Mayor Keith Pekau 

Trustee Kathleen M. Fenton 

Village Clerk John C. Mehalek Trustee James V. Dodge 

Trustee Patricia A. Gira 

Trustee Carole Griffin Ruzich 

Trustee Daniel T. Calandriello 

Trustee Michael F. Carroll 

Houston Sherrod, of Chicago, shows off his 1966 Chevrolet Impala Aug. 25 during the 

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In Memoriam 

David Dawson 

David J. Dawson, 76, of 

Downers Grove, died Aug. 23. 

Dave was born on January 

25, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated 

Cooley High School and then attended 

George Williams College in Chicago It was 

there that he met his wife, Judith L. Sutherland, 

and they were married Dec. 21, 1966. 

They spent 52 years together and had two 

children, Kenneth and Laura. 

Dave was drafted into the United States 

Army in 1966, and he served two years 

before returning to finish his last year at 

George Williams College. He worked for 

the Southwest YMCA, followed by a 30- 

year guidance counselor career at Sandburg 

High School in Orland Park. He completed 

his master’s degree in counseling during his 

time at Sandburg. 

A memorial service is to be held at 3 

p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at St. Luke Presbyterian 

Church, 3910 Highland Ave., Downers 

Grove. A reception will be held immediately 

following the service. 

Survivors include his wife, Judy; his son, 

Ken (Vicky); and granddaughter, Kailey. 

Memorial donations can be made to St. 

Luke Presbyterian Church/Mission Committee, 

www.stlukedg.org/page/mission. 

John Kamp 

John H. Kamp, 81, of Orland 

Park, died Aug. 24. 

Husband of the late Bonita 

“Bonnie”; father of 

Kevin (Gloria), Colleen 

(Randy) Van Prooyen, John 

(June), Dave (Jan), Dawn 

(Jeff) Schutt and Sara; grandfather of 25, 

one of whom has preceded him in death; 

great-grandfather of 10; brother of Marie 

(late John) Fischer, Henry (Grace), Leonard 

(Joanne), Doris (Henry) Doorn and 

the late Jean (late Charles) Terpstra, William 

(late Doris), Pete (Annette), and Sidney 

(Barbara); uncle of many nieces and 

nephews. 

Visitation was held at Colonial Chapel. A 

Funeral Service was held at Christian Reformed 

Church. Burial at Chapel Hill Gardens 

South. 

Memorials appreciated to Word of Life, 

P.O. Box 600, Schroon Lake, NY, 12870. 

Please designate gift “Philippines 07043C”. 

Donations also possible online at www.give. 

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Robert Miroballi 

Robert D. “Bob” Miroballi, 72, of Orland 

Park, died Aug. 24. 

Husband of Irene for 44 years; father of 

Kimberly (Eric) Prieto and Karyn (Dave) 

Packard; grandpa of Sean, Sofie and Charlie; 

son of the late Essie and Vito Miroballi; 

brother of Betty (Alan) Spaite; brother-inlaw 

of Kris (Ken) Knight and Angie (Ben) 

Pennisi; and uncle of Katy (Matt) Baumgartner, 

Kenny (Heather) Knight, Diana Knight, 

Ben Pennisi, Bob (Barbara Ann) Pennisi, 

Sam Pennisi, Elyse (Bob) Donati and Marco 

Spaite. 

Alumnus of St. John Fisher Grammar 

School, Morgan Park High School and Western 

Illinois University. 

Deconfliction criminal analyst for Cook 

County. Former owner of Beverly Shoe 

Store. 

Bob will always be remembered for the 

warmth of his smile, his incomparable sense 

of humor, and unique ability to establish 

friendships with all whose lives he touched. 

Memorial Visitation and a Service of Remembrance 

were held at Curley Funeral 

Home. 

Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? Email 

Editor Bill Jones at bill@opprairie.com with 

information about a loved one who was a part of 

the Orland Park community. 

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Police Reports 

Man allegedly drives in wrong lanes with no headlights while intoxicated 

Scott A. Burns, 43, of 

13323 Maverick Trail in 

Homer Glen, was charged 

Aug. 5 with two counts of 

aggravated DUI (no valid 

driver’s license and revoked 

driver’s license), as well 

as one count each of driving 

without lights when required, 

improper traffic lane 

usage, unsafe tires, illegal 

transportation of alcohol 

and driving while license 

suspended/revoked after 

he allegedly drove a 2007 

Honda Odyssey northbound 

in the southbound lanes of 

LaGrange Road. 

Police received a call regarding 

a vehicle near 159th 

Street and LaGrange Road 

traveling northbound in the 

southbound lanes of La- 

Grange Road without headlights 

around 11:46 p.m., 

according to the report. An 

off-duty officer from Berwyn 

reportedly spotted the 

vehicles weaving in and out 

of traffic, with a flat driver’s 

side front tire, around the 

14400 block of LaGrange 

Road. The vehicle swerved, 

struck a curb, ripping off a 

tire and filling the air with 

smoke, before it turned 

right across three lanes of 

traffic, went over a curb, 

onto a sidewalk and through 

grass before it came to a rest 

in the parking lot of Submarine 

City at 9573 W. 144th 

Place in Orland Park, police 

said. 

Burns reportedly got out 

of the vehicle and walked 

toward the business door. 

He was stumbling and had 

an odor of alcohol on him; 

with glassy, watery and 

bloodshot eyes; as well 

as slurred speech/a thick 

tongue; police said. 

He allegedly refused field 

sobriety tests, a breath test, 

and blood and urine samples. 

His license was expired 

and revoked for DUI, according 

to the report. 

An open bottle of whiskey 

was found on the front, 

passenger’s floorboard, almost 

empty, police said. 

July 28 

• Michael K. Benson, 37, 

of 9006 178th St. in Tinley 

Park, was charged with 

two counts of possession 

of a controlled substance, 

and two counts of possession 

of drug paraphernalia, 

as well as one count each of 

possession of hypodermic 

needles and obstructing 

identification, after police 

reportedly received calls 

regarding Benson being 

“belligerent” at a drug store 

in the 7900 block of 159th 

Street. 

He walked away as police 

told him to stop, got into 

the passenger’s side of a vehicle 

and told the driver to 

go, according to the report. 

He then got out and tried to 

flee, police said. 

Inside the vehicle, 

police reportedly found a 

hypodermic syringe on the 

passenger floorboard with 

several orange needle caps; 

a spoon with white residue 

on the center console; copper 

steel wool on the floorboard; 

a syringe containing 

heroin on the passenger’s 

seat; an empty syringe on 

the seat; two syringes under 

the seat (one of them 

loaded with a substance); a 

glass pipe with copper steel 

wool and burnt residue on 

the rear, driver’s-side floorboard; 

as well as 1 1/2 yellow 

and orange pills. The 

pills were identified as alprazolam, 

police said. 

Benson allegedly gave 

police a name redacted in 

the report. He reportedly 

had a warrant for failure to 

appear out of Will County. 

The driver of the vehicle 

was released without charges, 

according to the report. 

July 27 

• Jozef A. Gawlak, 57, of 

15010 Saw Grass Lane in 

Homer Glen, was charged 

with aggravated DUI, DUI 

and improper lane usage 

after the 2003 Mini Cooper 

he allegedly was driving 

was stopped on 151st Street 

near Wolf Road. Police 

spotted the vehicle drifting 

within the lane while traveling 

northbound on Wolf 

Road, before turning left 

onto 151st Street and stopping 

on the side of the road 

after drifting more within 

the lane, according to the 

report. Gawlak’s speech 

was stuttered, his eyes 

bloodshot and glossy, and 

he stumbled, police said. 

There was an odor of alcohol 

coming from the vehicle 

and on Gawlak’s breath, police 

said. Gawlak allegedly 

performed field sobriety 

tests. He was arrested after 

showing indicators of intoxication, 

according the report. 

He allegedly refused a 

breath sample. He had three 

prior arrests for DUI, police 

said. 

• Antwahn T. Berry, 27, 

of 3139 Courtney Lane in 

South Chicago Heights, was 

charged with retail theft after 

he allegedly tried to take 

a chain saw and a fuel cell 

valued at a total of $308.98 

from a home improvement 

store in the 7300 block of 

159th Street. He reportedly 

put the chain saw in a 

cart and left through a selfcheckout 

lane without paying. 

July 26 

• Jasmine O. Green, 25, of 

9333 Hunter Drive in Orland 

Hills, was charged with 

retail theft and battery after 

she allegedly tried to take 

makeup valued at a total 

of $17.97 from a grocery 

store in the 9300 block of 

159th Street. She reportedly 

ran out of the bathroom, 

grabbed a 58-yearold 

employee by the arm 

and shoved her aside, leaving 

three makeup boxes on 

the floor in the bathroom as 

she fled. A description was 

provided to police, who 

stopped her and identified 

her, according to the report. 

The stolen items were found 

in her pockets, police added. 

July 25 

• Erik Castaneda, 18, of 

13135 Winchester Ave. in 

Blue Island, was charged 

with unlawful possession 

of cannabis (30-500 grams) 

with intent do deliver and 

unlawful possession of drug 

paraphernalia after police 

reportedly stopped a 2003 

Toyota Camry he was driving 

in the 14400 block of 

John Humphrey Drive. 

He allegedly drove 

through a stop sign at 94th 

Avenue while traveling 

northbound on John Humphrey 

Drive. There was an 

odor of cannabis coming the 

passenger’s compartment of 

the vehicle. Inside the vehicle’s 

center console, police 

found a sandwich bag 

containing cannabis stems, 

$4 in cash, a digital scale 

with cannabis residue, a bag 

containing small bags containing 

cannabis leaves, and 

sandwich bags, according 

the report. Police said they 

also found a bag containing 

cannabis weighing 6.8 

grams in the passenger door 

pocket; $60 in the driver’s 

door pocket; a BB gun in 

the backseat; an olive jar 

with a “small amount” of 

cannabis; a backpack containing 

$147; and a backpack 

containing 14 cannabis 

oil vape pens in packaging, 

a jar containing cannabis 

weighing 65.5 grams, a bag 

containing cannabis weighing 

10.4 grams and a bag 

containing cannabis weighing 

4.5 grams; a BB gun in 

the glove compartment; a 

ski mask on the passenger’s 

front floorboard; and fireworks 

in the trunk. 

A passenger was issued 

a municipal violation for 

unlawful possession of cannabis. 

• Kelly M. Gutierrez, 34, 

of 16702 Hilltop Ave. in 

Orland Hills, was charged 

with six counts of theft after 

she allegedly took $1,408 

through fraudulent returns 

at a department store 

where she worked at Orland 

Square. The store conducted 

a monthly audit of “no 

receipt returns” and noticed 

Gutierrez had numerous in 

her name, according to the 

report. She reportedly made 

six between June 2 and July 

18 for a total of $1,408. On 

video, she was seen scanning 

items on display, manually 

entering item numbers 

or scanning what customers 

already returned as defective, 

and refunding the 

money to a personal credit 

card. 

July 24 

• Juan E. Landa, 55, of 1645 

W. Le Moyne St. in Chicago, 

and West A. Derrick, 

52, of 14512 Green Street in 

Harvey, each were charged 

with felony retail theft after 

they allegedly tried to take 

merchandise valued at a total 

of $300 from a department 

store at Orland Square 

and merchandise valued at 

$267 from another store. 

They both allegedly selected 

items, creating a pile inside 

of a clothing rack, then 

placed the items inside of 

plastic bags and left without 

paying for the items. They 

were stopped by a loss prevention 

offer, handed back 

a couple of items, ran and 

put a bag in a garbage can 

under the bag of garbage 

inside of a different department 

store, according to the 

report. They then went to a 

restaurant inside of the mall 

and changed clothes before 

they were stopped at the 

bar, police said. 

Derrick additionally was 

charged with possession of 

drug paraphernalia. Police 

said a glass pipe was logged 

into evidence. 

July 22 

• Courtney A. Bilyeu, 38, 

of 19533 116th Ave. in Mokena, 

was charged with retail 

theft after she allegedly 

tried to take eight items valued 

at a total of $80.95 from 

a store in the 15800 block 

of 94th Avenue. She entered 

a fitting room inside of the 

store with two T-shirts, left 

with them no longer visible 

and did not pay for 

anything, according to the 

report. She then came back 

into the store, concealed 

items in her purse, went 

into a fitting room, put on a 

shirt and a baseball cap, and 

left again without paying, 

police said. She reportedly 

was stopped. Two shirts 

were found inside of a vehicle, 

police added. 

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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Submitted by Orland 135 

Foundation for Education 

The Orland 135 Foundation 

For Education recently 

announced its 5K Family 

Run/Walk Be Kind, scheduled 

for Saturday, Sept. 8, at 

Centennial Park. 


for Education is an Illinois 

501(c)(3) non-profit 

charitable organization providing 

education programs, 

events and opportunities for 

School News 

Benet Academy 

Students from Orland Park 

named to honor roll 

Benet Academy recently 

announced its honor roll 

for the second semester of 

2017-2018. First Honors are 

given to students whose academic 

average falls between 

92-100, and Second Honors 

for those students between 

85-91. 

Among those who earned 

First Honors were Orland 

Parker senior Michael 

Kohler, junior Giovanni 

Kozel, sophomore Dena 

Kasperas, and freshmen 

Grace George, Ariana 

Hazemi, Katherine Pytel 

and Madeleine Viz. 

Among those who earned 

Second Honors were Orland 

Park resident seniors Sebastian 

Adkins, Morgan Gallagher, 

Brandon Gorz and 

Bennett Kenagy; sophomores 

Amanda Flowers 

and Colin Gorz; and freshmen 

Tara Gallagher and 

Nicholas Lynch. 

Boston University 

Orland Parker among those 

on dean’s list 

Grace Call, of Orland 

Park and a 2015 graduate 

of Sandburg High School, 

was named to the dean’s 

the 10 schools of the Orland 

School District 135 beyond 

what the budget can fund. 


received its first grant 

from Walmart in Orland 

Hills during the grand reopening 

of the store on Aug. 

10. The check of $750 is to 

go toward providing buddy 

benches and other opportunities 

to the students and 

staff of D135. 

The inaugural Be Kind 

5K Walk & Run is to start 

list at Boston University 

spring term 2018. To be an 

honoree on the dean’s list in 

the College of Arts and Sciences, 

students must earn 

a grade point average of 

3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale 

and be enrolled as a fulltime 

student. Grace is majoring 

in bio-chemistry/predental 

and is complete her 

degree fall term 2018 senior 

year. 

Illinois Central College 

Orland Park student earns 

place on dean’s list 

Allison Boyce, of Orland 

Park, was named to the Illinois 

Central College dean’s 

list for the spring 2018 semester. 

Students receiving 

the dean’s list honor earned 

a 3.5-3.99 grade point average 

on a 4.0 scale. 

University of Alabama 

Orland Parker selected for 

Randall Research Scholars 

Program 

Zoe Baker, of Orland 

Park, is one of 40 incoming 

freshmen selected for the 

Randall Research Scholars 

Program in the University of 

Alabama’s Honors College. 

The nationally recognized 

undergraduate research 

program pairs top students 

at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 8 at Centennial 

Park. To purchase 

tickets or to register please 

go to event Facebook page: 

https://m.facebook.com/Or 

land135Foundation. 

This anti-bullying-themed 

family run/walk is focusing 

on raising money to provide 

buddy benches to the schools 

playgrounds. A buddy bench 

is designed to promote kindness 

by eliminating loneliness 

and fostering friendship 

on the playground. 

with leading UA faculty to 

complete scholarly research 

projects in any field of study. 

Students are selected after a 

competitive application process 

that includes phone and 

on-campus interviews. 

During their freshman 

year, students complete an 

intensive series of courses 

on technology fundamentals, 

problem solving, project 

management and research 

fundamentals. These essential 

skills enable students 

to quickly learn and adapt 

to new knowledge domains 

and technical environments 

required for faculty-directed 

research projects. 

Throughout their sophomore 

to senior years, the 

Randall Rsearch Scholars 

are to interview with faculty 

and select a project to work 

on as a research assistant 

with a faculty member who 

will act as project director. 

Students typically will work 

on projects in areas related 

to their academic discipline; 

however, they may elect to 

work in an unrelated field 

to challenge themselves and 

broaden their exposure to 

academic research. 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, 

bill@opprairie.com.



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Tribute Band at 6:30 

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Live Music from 

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SATURDAY, SEPT 15TH 

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White Sox v Orioles at 6:05pm 

Live Music from Anthem at 4pm, 

Maggie Speaks at 8pm 

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from area restaurants and 

caterers, face painters, arts 

and crafts, and balloon artists. 

The early bird rate to reserve 

a booth is $250 for 

current chamber members 

and $400 for non-chamber 

members. After Sept. 14, 

reservation rates go up 

to $300 for members, $450 

for non-members. Promotional 

inclusion in the 

EXPO welcome bag — distributed 

to each attending 

family — is available to 

chamber members only for 

additional charge. Representatives 

from each business 

will staff individual 

booths; all mascots are welcome. 

For more information or 

to register as a vendor, visit 

the chamber’s website at 

www.orlandparkchamber. 

org or call the chamber office 

at (708) 349-2972. 

Jeanne’s Journey fundraiser is Sept. 15 

Submitted by Jeanne’s 

Journey for Hope 

In its first six years, a charitable 

organization has been 

dedicated to helping offset 

the financial burden for individuals 

battling cancer. 

This year, Jeanne’s Journey 

for Hope is raising money 

for a woman who named 

Jeanne Ostrowski. 

The culmination of this 

year’s effort is to occur 

Saturday, Sept. 15, when 

Jeanne’s Journey for Hope 

holds a fundraiser from 2-6 

p.m. at the Square Celt Ale 

House & Grill, 39 Orland 

Square Drive in Orland Park. 

The goal is to raise at least 

$20,000 for the Ostrowski 

family — in addition to 

Jeanne and Jim, her husband 

of 30 years, they are 

Jamilynn, 17, James, 16, and 

twins Jason and Jacob, 14. 

The Kurinec siblings — 

Michelle, Greg and Jeff — 

founded Jeanne’s Journey 

for Hope in 2012, several 

months before their mother 

died of colon cancer. Greg 

and Michelle are graduates 

of Providence Catholic High 

School, and Jeff is a graduate 

of Sandburg High School. 

Through its first six years, 

the charity has raised more 

than $75,000 to support the 

American Cancer Society, 

and help five families pay 

hospital and medical bills, 

or as income replacement if 

the disease has resulted in 

a loss of employment. That 

figure includes $26,000 last 

year for the family of Beau 

Dowling, a 2-year-old with 

a rare form of cancer, Stage 

3 neuroblastoma, which affects 

the nerve cells. 

Only 10 months ago, 

Jeanne Ostrowski was diagnosed 

with Stage III ovarian 

cancer after feeling worn 

down and visiting an urgent 

care center, which quickly 

referred her to a hospital 

emergency room. There 

were no symptoms and no 

warning signs that her life 

was about to change. 

Within a few days, on 

Nov. 2, she had surgery. The 

second surgery was earlier 

this month, on Aug. 7. In 

the interim, she underwent 

aggressive treatment that included 

more than 150 hours 

of chemotherapy in the form 

of five- to nine-hour sessions 

for two Mondays out of three 

over a 30-week span. 

She has been an active 

member of her community, 

volunteering in many ways: 

president of the St. Damian 

Family & School Board, Boy 

Scout and Girl Scout leader, 

youth volleyball coach, art 

mom and room mother — all 

while making time for three 

jobs to help her husband 

support their family. 

Jeanne is on medical leave 

from Moraine Valley Community 

College, where she 

has worked since 2011 in the 

Accounting Department and 

Job Resource Center. One of 

her pursuits has been serving 

as an Avon representative for 

the last 15 years. 

There is opportunity for 

individuals, businesses and 

organizations to donate 

items to Jeanne’s Journey for 

Hope, such as gift cards, gift 

baskets, memorabilia, services, 

or bottles of wine and 

spirits (for raffle purposes). 

For more information 

about contributing a raffle 

prize, or to purchase a ticket 

for the event, email jean 

nesjourney4hope@gmail. 

com or contact one of the 

Kurinecs: Greg at (708) 

769-9182, Michelle at (708) 

307-2903 or Jeff at (708) 

646-3382. Tickets are $45 in 

advance or can be purchased 

for $50 at the door. 

For more information, 

visit www.jeannesjourney 

forhope.com. 

Library announces slate 

of events to celebrate 

Illinois’ 200-year history 

Submitted by Orland Park 

Public Library 


has scheduled several 

programs in celebration of 

the state of Illinois’ 200th 

anniversary. 

At 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 

13, in Room 104, the library 

is to offer a program called 

“Ten People from Illinois 

Who Changed History.” 

Historian Leslie Goddard is 

to review 10 intriguing people 

from Illinois, including 

heads of state, newsmakers, 

inventors and others, all 

from Illinois. 

At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 

18, the library is to offer 

“Restoring the People’s 

House.” This presentation is 

to offer interesting insights 

and inspiring stories about 

the Illinois Executive Mansion, 

home to Illinois governors 

and their families since 

1855. Justin Blandford will 

remind audiences of the 

significance of the Executive 

Mansion and reconnect 

them to the history of leadership. 

For people who enjoy 

trivia, there is “Illinois at 

200.” It includes 200 years 

of state history. Participants 

can try their luck at winning 

a prize. Along the way, they 

are to hear stories about the 

creation of the state, how 

the community got its name, 

and some of the strange and 

humorous tidbits of Illinois 

lore. “Illinois at 200” is 

scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, 

Oct. 2. 

For those who enjoy the 

concerts the library hosts, 

a program all about Illinois 

music is slated for 

2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. 

People can hear songs 

about farmers, workers and 

labor struggles, disasters 

and tragedies, with blues 

and rock ’n’ roll music. 

Phil Passen is to lead this 

look at Illinois, its history 

and its people, called “Afternoons 

at OPPL - From 

Prairie to Farm to City: 

Music to Commemorate Illinois.” 

Then, just in time for Halloween, 

Bob Trzeciak will 

lead a spooky library program 

called “Cemeteries 

of Chicago: Mystery and 

History” at 7 p.m. Thursday, 

Oct. 25. Patrons can 

join the group for a look at 

some well-known and 

not-so-well-known cemeteries 

in the Chicago area. 

Trzeciak is to talk about 

architecture, who is buried 

there and some paranormal 

history. 

Finally, the library’s celebration 

of Illinois is to end 

with a program about the 

state’s namesake. 

“Our Land between the 

Rivers, Illinois in Story & 

Song” is to be presented at 

7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. 

Patrons can take a whirlwind 

trip back through time 

to the early days of the origins 

of our state and where 

its name came from: the Illiniwek 

Nation of Native 

Americans. Barry Cloyd 

provides an in-depth focus, 

both through narrative and 

song, into some of the most 

important events and people 

who have shaped the amazing 

history of our state. 

Parents can check in 

Youth Services for educational 

Illinois anniversary 

programs and trivia, too. 


on the programming, call 

(708) 428-5100 or visit at 

14921 Ravinia Ave. in Orland 

Park. Hours are 9 a.m.- 

9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 

a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Andrew student selected 

for state education advisory 

council 

An Andrew senior was one 

of only 20 students statewide 

selected to represent students’ 

interests to Illinois education 

policymakers. 

Corlin Leonard, of Tinley 

Park, was chosen for the Illinois 

State Board of Education 

Student Advisory Council for 

the 2018-2019 school year. 

As advisors to the board, the 

group of students meet and 

work together to present a 

research project in March, 

as well as share perspectives 

and concerns as they relate 

to Illinois’ education policies 

throughout the year. 

“It’s a very humbling experience,” 

Leonard said. “I 

hope to be an advocate for 

mental and physical handicapped 

personnel — for 

more involvement and more 

collaboration to create a better 

sense of community between 

all students.” 

Leonard began the application 

process last spring 

that involved a personal essay 

regarding his goals as an 

advisor, followed by a live 

interview. Andrew principal 

Robert Nolting encouraged 

him to apply and broke the 

good news over the summer. 

Leonard is involved in numerous 

clubs and activities 

at Andrew, including serving 

as a transfer student ambassador, 

speech team member, 

PEOPEL tutor and peer mediator. 

He also is an accomplished 

musician, accumulating 

more than 100 over of 

community service, assisting 

with his church’s band, who 

plans to pursue a career in 

audio engineering and music 

production in Chicago, Nashville 

or Boston. 

“My goal is to be an inspiration 

to others,” Leonard 

said. “I try to keep a good 

spirit and smile, radiate positivity 

to spread that life and 

love. Take all that God has 

given me and spread it towards 

others.” 

Reporting by Cody Mroczka, 

Editor. For more, visit Tin 

leyJunction.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Librarian writes first novel 

at 88 

It was a dark and stormy 

night. 

Well, maybe not so dark 

and stormy, and maybe not 

at night, either, but Mokena 

Community Public Library 

District welcomed one of its 

own for a book signing Aug. 

27. 

Shirley Guendling, a circulation 

clerk at the library and 

longtime Mokena resident 

recently released her first 

novel, “I Believed You.” 

“There are three main elements: 

love, revenge and 

murder,” Guendling said. 

“And there’s a love triangle 

that goes terribly wrong. People 

have been deceived, and 

are terribly hurt and angry, 

and [that] causes a terrible, 

terrible ending.” 

Guendling said she started 

the novel years ago, but was 

not sure if she liked it. So, she 

put it away in a drawer. 

But it was always on her 

mind. 

“I had no idea where to go 

with any of this,” she said. 

Luckily, a friend hooked 

her up with an editor based 

in Minnesota, who then introduced 

Guendling to a publisher, 

based in Wisconsin. 

“I really lucked out with 

these two women. … I am 

one happy person,” Guendling 

said. 

Her advice for other aspiring 

novelists? 

“Try to contact someone 

who can get you in the right 

direction and get the book 

to fruition, rather than just 

sitting. … Anyone can sit, 

I think, and write and write, 

but then who’s going to get it 

out there?” she said. 

Guendling already has 

started another novel, though 

she said it won’t be a sequel 

to “I Believed You.” 

“I Believed You” is available 

on amazon.com. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, 

Editor. For more, visit Moke 

naMessenger.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frankfort to launch indoor 

flag football program 

Frankfort youth will have 

the chance to participate in 

a safe introduction to football 

this fall through a new 

indoor flag football league, 

created through a partnership 

between the Frankfort Park 

District and Roma Sports 

Club. 

“We’ve been in talks with 

the park district for a little 

while now, and it made sense 

on both ends to get together 

with them on this,” said Nick 

McCauley, general manager 

of Roma Sports Club. 

The program, scheduled 

for Oct. 8-Dec. 15, includes 

three divisions based on the 

ages of the participants: one 

for first- and second-graders, 

one for third- and fourthgraders, 

and a third division 

for fifth-and sixth graders. 

Games will take place on 

Saturdays, and each team 

will have an hour of practice 

on Mondays, McCauley said. 

The deadline to register for 

the league is Sept. 24, and the 

fee for Frankfort residents is 

$125, while non-residents 

will pay $130. Participants 

who register after the deadline 

will be charged an additional 

$10 late fee. 

McCauley said he thought 

the league could be a good 

jump start for children who 

eventually go on to play traditional 

football. 

“It’ll be a basic introduction 

for these kids,” he said. 

“A lot of these kids are starting 

young, so they probably 

haven’t played before.” 

Maurice Sullivan, Frankfort 

Park District recreation 

supervisor, said he hopes the 

program encourages participants 

to develop teamwork 

and sportsmanship skills in a 

fun, safe environment. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

fortStation.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Homer Glen single mom 

receives surprise from 

business owner 

When Kim Manson looked 

outside her house the morning 

of Aug. 2, she could 

not believe her eyes. Ten 

landscaping trucks and 20 

employees pulled up and 

jumped out of their vehicles, 

ready to get started. 

Little did Manson know, 

they were all there to transform 

the outside of her Homer 

Glen home, and all for free. 

Owner Jim Lahey, of A 

Touch of Green Landscaping 

in Homer Glen, lent a helping 

hand to his friend Manson 

to beautify her yard just 

a day before the residence 

went on the market and just 

hours before a photographer 

came to take photos of the 

house. 

Lahey and three of his 

crews arrived at 8:30 a.m., 

with trucks full of flowers, 

mulch, fertilizer, soil and 

“everything to make the 

house shine,” Lahey said. 

Manson decided to put her 

house up for sale at the last 

minute after a recent divorce, 

and said she did not think 

she would have the time or 

resources to “do an overhaul 

like that” and spruce up the 

outside. She initially reached 

out to Lahey asking for 

mulch, in hopes that her two 

sons could help spread it before 

heading back to college. 

Instead, he called back 

to tell her not to worry; he 

would take care of her. 

“That’s what you do with 

friends; that’s what friends 

are for, to help people when 

they need it,” Lahey said. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach, 

Assistant Editor. For 

more, visit HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Butler PTO enlists food trucks 

for fundraiser 

When Matthew Swedko, 

of Homer Glen, heard the 

food trucks would be returning 

to Butler School, he 

got his teenage daughter, 

Korryn, to get their favorite 

food: steak tacos from Tacos 

Giselle. 

“We’ve been here three 

times before,” Matthew said. 

“This event gives back to 

the community, and Tacos 

Giselle has amazing food. 

We want to always support 

the community.” 

On Aug. 28, two food 

trucks came to Butler School 

in Lockport — those being 

Tacos Giselle and Kona Ice. 

Both were to donate part of 

the food sales back to the 

school’s parent-teacher organization. 

Katie Eaton, the financial 

secretary for the PTO board, 

said she could not be happier 

to have the food trucks at 

Butler School. 

“We’ve got snow cones 

and tacos tonight,” Eaton 

said. “When you come out 

and take part in this, you’re 

actually supporting the kids. 

Karen Novak sets up all the 

PTO fundraising activities. 

This is the first time we’ve 

had Kona Ice, but we’ve had 

food trucks before. We hold 

food truck events every other 

Tuesday.” 

As Eaton and her children 

enjoyed their snow cones, a 

line of families were waiting 

to choose their favorite 

flavors. Spigots with various 

flavors were offered on the 

side of the Kona Ice truck. 

With summer ending, the 

food trucks stop coming in 

the fall. 

“Oct. 23rd is the final day 

we’re holding the food truck 

event for this year” Eaton 

said. “We will start up again 

in spring.” 

Reporting by Mary Compton, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Forum aims to prevent 

teenage drug use 

Heroin does not discriminate. 

And Will County is not immune 

to the nationwide heroin 

and opioid epidemic that 

has affected an increasing 

number of people each year. 

“More than 600 people 

have died from heroin addictions 

in Will County over the 

past 20 years, and the numbers 

continue to escalate,” 

Will County Coroner Patrick 

O’Neil said. “We recorded a 

record-high of 85 heroin and 

heroin-related overdoses last 

year, and this year we are on 

pace to surpass that number.” 

O’Neil was one of several 

speakers at the Aug. 29 forum 

hosted by the Will County 

Substance Abuse Prevention 

Coalition. Other speakers 

included James Glasgow, 

Will County State’s Attorney, 

the Rev. Jolinda Wade, and 

coaches and accomplished 

basketball players. 

The speakers addressed a 

group of students and parents 

in the auditorium at Lincoln- 

Way West High School. 

Powell said, “If one kid 

hears something that is impactful 

and one kid has his 

destiny changed from this 

evening from one of the 

speakers, if one kid is saved, 

that’s all that matters, because 

that one kid has the opportunity 

to do something special, 

that one kid has the opportunity 

to be great, and then that 

one kid can go change someone 

else.” 

Lt. Ed Hayes, of the Will 

County Sheriff’s Office, said 

the Hidden in Plain Sight 

trailer — which was onsite 

for the event — not only 

educates parents on warning 

signs and changes in their 

children that could indicate 

depression or drug use but 

also helps parents broach the 

topic with their teens. 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

NewLenoxPatriot.com.

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Changing.” 

This June, I 

“Life. 

was in Portland, 

Oregon, with my wife, 

finally at the front of the 

lengthy Salt & Straw line, 

ready to order some ice 

cream. Despite the wait, 

the girl behind the counter 

made small talk with 

us. Where were we from? 

Where were we going? 

With a look over my 

shoulder to the line behind 

us, I replied as concisely as 

one could. 

“From around Chicago. 

Doing a road trip from Seattle 

to San Francisco. Hoping 

the highlight is a stop in 

the redwoods coming up.” 

“Oh, my God. The redwoods 

are life-changing. 

Life. Changing.” 

She was in her early 20s, 

seemingly just out of college, 

and exuded the spirit 

of a hippie. Her experience 

among the trees clearly 

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genuinely seemed excited 

for us and what we were 

about to see. 

We were excited, too. After 

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to the coast on the prospect 

of seeing the redwoods. 

And I’m all about getting 

wrapped up in the buzz of 

whatever it is I’m doing. 

Still, there was something 

about a 20-year-old hippie 

telling us that her journey 

into nature changed her life 

that brought out the scoffer 

in me. And I’d be lying if I 

said over the next couple of 

days I didn’t utter the words 

“Life. Changing.” several 

times, regarding any variety 

of things, in a fashion best 

described as mocking. 

Then, we found ourselves 

in the redwoods. In the 

early morning, we stopped 

off the Newton B. Drury 

Scenic Parkway, on the 

northern end of the Redwoods 

National and State 

Parks, for a loop called the 

Ten Taypo Trail. After only 

intending a short jaunt into 

the woods, we ended up doing 

the whole loop, roughly 

4 miles. 

We were taken by the 

beauty of it. And it didn’t 

hurt that we never encountered 

other hikers until the 

last quarter-mile back to the 

car. Once we got far enough 

away from the parkway, it 

was intensely quiet, save 

for the rustling of leaves 

and the occasional chatter 

of wildlife. It was spectacular. 

Then, we visited a portion 

of the parks near the 

Prairie Creek Visitors Center, 

hoping to see elk. We 

found them. First, a pair off 

the side of the road. Shortly 

thereafter, traffic was 

stopped by a massive gang 

grazing across the street. 

And then another field full 

of them. 

The last major thing 

we did during our visit 

was get a permit from the 

visitors center near Orick 

to enter the Tall Trees Trail 

that leads to the Tall Trees 

Grove — known to have 

some of the oldest and tallest 

growth in the parks. The 

round-trip itself takes some 

time. First, a winding road 

to a combination lock gate, 

and then a lengthy gravel 

access road to the trailhead. 

That’s where a constant 

descent by foot begins and 

you lose track of how big 

the trees get as you head 

toward the grove, which, 

in addition to redwoods 

features some beautiful, 

old maple trees. (Then, it’s 

a painstakingly constant 

incline back to the car.) 

It would be an exaggeration 

to say that the experience 

altered the very course 

of my existence. But it was 

something special — the 

type of thing that gives 

you new perspective, both 

figurative and literal. 

Many of the trees are 

hundreds of years old, 

and that, in and of itself, 

is something to consider. 

These are living things that 

have outlasted generations 

of human beings. Most of 

them have been around a lot 

longer than any of us, and 

most of them will — with 

any luck — still be standing 

long after we’re gone. 

That forces you to think 

about your place in the 

world. About how nature 

endures. But the fire damage 

we spotted also speaks 

to the fragility of it. Hundreds 

of years can be wiped 

out by the whims of the 

winds, or one bad human 

decision. 

But I also love the literal 

perspective the trees offer. 

You can get it only by 

standing on those grounds. 

We took some decent photos, 

but none of them truly 

captures what it feels like 

to be standing at the feet of 

such massive trees. None 

of them captures the feeling 

of finding a tiny pine cone 

along the hike or climbing 

into a hollow, downed 

giant. 

In an age where everything 

is about a good post to 

the ’Gram, it’s nice to know 

there still are some things 

you can experience only by 

going there. By its nature, 

there is some physicality 

required. It’s not for everyone. 

And that is equally 

a shame and part of what 

makes it special. 

With that it mind, we’re 

encouraging readers to Get 

out of Town! with a new 

travel column on Page 23 

this week. It’ll be a monthly 

thing. And the impetus for it 

is that, while we love these 

towns and our focus will remain 

the suburbs we cover, 

sometimes it takes a trip 

outside of our comfort zone 

— seeing new places, meeting 

new people, doing new 

things — to see the world 

from a new perspective. 

Not every trip is going to 

be a life-changing experience. 

But if we check our 

skepticism at the door and 

leave that door open to the 

possibility, we might find 

something close. 

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MAIN: Orland Park History Museum 

curator Sarah Stasukewicz leads the 

Prohibition History Crawl on Aug. 25. 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

St. Michael Church (14327 Highland Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Women’s Club Summer 

Season 

7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 

20, Center Commons. The 

Women’s Club will start its 

season with our membership 

drive and speaker George 

Cachares, owner of FYZI- 

CAL Therapy and Balance 

Centers in Oak Lawn. His 

topic will be “Fall Awareness 

and Prevention — 

Helping to prevent falling 

and injury as we age.” A 

lively discussion on this and 

other pertinent mobility related 

topics will follow with 

refreshments. 

Pastor Column 

‘End-of-Life and 

Guardianship Decisions 

Should be a Top Priority - A 

Catholic Perspective’ 

7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 

10. Michael Brady, recognized 

estate planning lawyer, 

Knight of Columbus, 

husband and father is to 

discuss critical end-of-life 

issues, such as preserving 

human dignity, suffering as 

part of God’s plan, what the 

church teaches and Mother 

Theresa’s approach. He also 

will present information on 

guardianship for children. 

Women’s Retreat 

8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 22, Our Lady of the 

Angels Retreat Center, 

13900 Main St. in Lemont, 

followed by weekend Mass. 

The retreat facilitator is Dr. 

Carole Eipers who is a national 

religion consultant for 

Sadlier and pastoral associate 

at Queen of All Saints 

Parish. The cost is $45, 

which includes a continental 

breakfast and lunch. Register 

in the St. Michael parish 

office. For more information, 

call Paulette at (708) 

460-6535. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Overeaters Anonymous 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

Enter through main church 

doors, follow signs to meeting 

room. Overeaters Anonymous 

meetings are for anyone 

who has a problem with 

food addiction/compulsion. 

There are no dues, fees or 

weigh-ins. All meetings are 

confidential. 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 S. 

80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Witness to Fitness 

9-10 a.m. Mondays, 

Wednesdays and Fridays. 

Walking club for prayer and 

exercise. Free. All are welcome. 

Tai Chi 

10:30 a.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays. Free classes 

offered in church gym. 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300 

W. 167th St., Orland Hills) 

Creation Care Team Movie 

Screening 

7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11. 

The Creation Care Team 

is to screen “Merchants of 

Doubt” in the McBrady 

Center. At 8:30 p.m. Rick 

Knight, a scientist and State 

of Illinois director of the 

Citizens Climate Lobby,, is 

slated to answer questions 

that arise from the movie 

and update people on the 

status of congressional action 

on climate change. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Sunday School 

Begins 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 

Sept. 9. Classes are designed 

to appeal to the learning 

styles of all students. For 

more information, visit 

(708) 349-0431. 

NAMI Support Groups 

2-4 p.m. fourth Thursday 

of the month. Family support 

group meetings provide 

an opportunity to meet with 

others who have relatives 

and friends of individuals 

living with a mental illness. 

Feelings can be shared and 

issues discussed under the 

guidance of a trained facilitator. 

These meetings are 

free. 

Orland Park Christian Reformed Church 

(7500 W. Sycamore Drive, Orland Park) 

NAMI Family-to-Family 

7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays, Sept. 11-Oct. 

16. The NAMI Family-to- 

Family education program is 

12 weeks, free and designed 

for family caregivers of individuals 

with brain disorders 

(mental illnesses). The 

course is taught by trained 

family members. All instruction 

and course materials are 

free for class participants. 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist Church 

(15760 Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Revelations Study 

7 p.m. Tuesday. 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. 

Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Men’s Barnabas Bible Study 

7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays. 

Study various books written 

by Christian authors. Coffee 

and light refreshments are 

served. For more information, 

email info@calvaryop. 

org. 

Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street and 

Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Bible Study 

9:45 a.m. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

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

Information is due by noon on 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

Words are powerful 

Rev. Caleb Hong 

Faith United Methodist Church 

As a child, I was 

taught the phrase, 

“Sticks and stones 

may break my bones, but 

words can never hurt me.” 

Naturally, I believed this 

was true. After all, it was 

taught to me by teachers and 

other well-meaning adults. 

From one well-meaning 

adult to another: Let’s be 

honest. This phrase is about 

as true as the Easter bunny 

and Santa Claus. The truth 

is: Words are powerful. They 

have the potential for serious 

good or serious harm. 

Words can change the 

course of history. Consider 

the words that have stirred 

up movements and incited 

revolutions: “We the people 

...” Consider the words that 

have offered hope and vision 

for our nation: “Four score 

and seven years ago ...” and 

“I have a dream ...” 

Conversely, words can 

hurt us more deeply than any 

physical injury. Consider 

those verbal barbs that hurt 

years (perhaps decades) later. 

Consider those words cut 

so deeply that they require 

years of counseling and 

therapy. 

My words (your words) 

are really powerful. They 

have the power to do amazing 

good or serious harm. 

Rightly used, words have the 

power to lift people from the 

deepest pits and darkest valleys. 

Wrongly used, words 

tear down dreams, destroy 

self-esteem, and divide families 

and communities. 

In the New Testament 

book of James, the Bible 

compares our tongue to a 

bit in the mouth of a horse. 

Despite its relatively small 

size, this small instrument 

allows a rider to control the 

direction and destination of 

the entire horse. 

James also compares our 

tongue to the rudder of a 

ship. Despite its relatively 

small size, this tool allows a 

captain to control the direction 

and course of the entire 

ship. Likewise, James reminds 

us that the tongue has 

enormous power. Despite its 

insignificant size, our tongue 

can determine the direction 

and destination of our lives. 

Then, James offers a third 

analogy. 

“The tongue is a fire” 

(James 3:6). 

As we’ve seen in the news 

recently, it only takes a spark 

to burn down thousands of 

acres of woodland and real 

estate. Likewise, the words 

we speak have the power to 

burn down marriages and 

break apart families. Words 

posted on social media have 

the potential to wreck careers, 

destroy relationships, 

and even incite violence and 

war. 

So, where is the hope? Let 

me offer three suggestions. 

First — Recognize the power 

of your words. 

Be conscious and careful 

with the words you speak or 

write. Recognize that your 

words have a lasting impact, 

especially on your loved 

ones. Be aware that God will 

hold us accountable for the 

words we use and the damage 

we cause (accidental or 

intentional.) 

Second — Listen more than 

you speak. 

James writes, “Be quick to 

listen, slow to speak” (James 

1:19). 

This is the exact opposite 

of what most of us do. Most 

of us follow the mantra, “Be 

quick to speak and slow to 

listen.” Right? As a result, 

many of us have experienced 

the pain of gossip, rumors, 

false accusations and unnecessary 

drama. If you want 

to eliminate unnecessary 

relational disasters in your 

future, then, “Be quick to 

listen, slow to speak.” 

Third — Apologize (quickly 

and often). 

Truth is, we’ll mess up 

with our words. In a fit of 

anger, we’ll hurl verbal 

grenades that destroy that 

self-esteem of our partners 

and children. In a fit of frustration, 

we’ll crush the confidence 

of co-workers and 

friends. Even the most mature 

and disciplined among 

us will slip with our words. 

So, when we hurt others with 

our words, apologize quickly 

and often. Don’t make excuses. 

Don’t blame someone 

else. Apologize quickly and 

honestly. Take ownership of 

the damage done. 

Ironically, words alone 

cannot heal all the pain 

cause by words. Some of the 

wounds caused by words 

require time to heal. Some of 

the damage caused by words 

demand further restitution. 

But an apology (quick and 

sincere) can go a long way in 

the healing process. 

We all have the choice. 

With our words, we can be 

destroyers or builders, haters 

or healers. From one wellmeaning 

adult to another: 

Let’s make the right choice. 

The opinions of this column are 

those of the writer. They do not 

necessarily reflect those of The 

Orland Park Prairie.

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An Orland Park History 

Museum crawl examines 

prohibition era in town 

Laurie Fanelli 


Before the days of sports 

bars and neighborhood pubs, 

speakeasies and under-theradar 

moonshine events 

were where folks gathered 

to unwind and throw back a 

few cold ones. 

The Orland Park History 

Museum — located at 14415 

Beacon Ave. — took a trip 

back in time to revisit the 

local response to the alcohol 

ban of the 1920s with its 

Prohibition History Crawl 

on Aug. 25. 

Nearby historic sites were 

visited along the walking 

tour, and participants had 

the chance to wet their whistles 

at The Irish Patriot and 

Fox’s. 

“People always know 

about prohibition — or have 

at least heard the term — but 

they may not really realize 

why the legislation passed 

and what was going on in 

America at the time to push 

that,” said Sarah Stasukewicz, 

Orland Park History 

Museum curator. 

Prior to heading out on 

the town, Stasukewicz gave 

an overview of the thought 

processes behind the alcohol 

ban, the feuds between 

the “wets” and the “drys,” 

drink culture, the temperance 

movement, World War 

I rations, and how all of 

these factors contributed to 

the passage of the National 

Prohibition Act in 1919. 

The walking tour began on 

Beacon with a stop at Pam 

Benson Antiques & Fine 

Jewelry, which reportedly 

was a feed store or grainery 

Orland Park History Museum curator Sarah Stasukewicz 

introduces the Prohibition History Crawl. 

in the 1800s. 

“Unfortunately, we don’t 

have records that go back 

that far, but, according to the 

city directories, the building 

was a tavern at one point,” 

Stasukewicz said. 

From there, participants 

enjoyed a drink at The Irish 

Patriot, while diving into 

the building’s history before 

learning about the Old Orland 

Hotel and the old train 

depot. 

Stasukewicz explained, 

“I think the depot is very 

pertinent, because once the 

rail line went through in 

1879, the downtown area 

really started to develop in 

the 1880s, including two 

saloons. It’s interesting, because 

Orland’s population 

was not extensive. There 

was roughly 200 people, and 

they needed two saloons.” 

Several additional Old 

Orland locations were 

visited before the group 

ended the Prohibition History 

Crawl at Fox’s, where 

Stasukewicz answered any 

questions and showed photos 

of the establishment 

from the 1970s. 

Orland Park residents 

Elaine and Kevin Harvey 

signed up for the event to do 

something different, get outdoors 

and learn about local 

history. 

“We’ve lived here for over 

20 years, and we previously 

lived in Blue Island, which 

has a lot of history, as well,” 

Elaine said. 

The history of prohibition 

is one of intrigue, mystery, 

scandal and fellowship, 

making the era a great interest 

to people, generation after 

generation, Stasukewicz 

Scott Westling, of Orland Park, looks at a kerosene chandelier from United Methodist 

Church at the Orland Park History Museum’s “Worship in Orland” exhibition on Aug. 25, 

during the Prohibition History Crawl. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Prohibition History Crawl participants line up to wet their whistles at The Irish Patriot. 

said. 

“We’re from Chicago, so 

we instantly think of Al Capone, 

bootlegging and the 

speakeasies,” she said. “And 

then you think of the Roaring 

Twenties as an age of dancing 

and glam, yet there was 

no drinking. I think that’s 

what fascinates people.” 

Up next, The Orland Park 

History Museum is helping 

people learn about their 

own history with a special 

appraisal fundraiser to be 

held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Saturday, Sept. 15. For a $5 

donation per item — which 

is to go toward helping the 

museum in its efforts to preserve 

its permanent collection 

— a local appraiser will 

assess things. 

“It’s going to be a really 

neat fundraiser,” Stasukewicz 

said. “We’re going to 

have four antique dealers 

here that can do appraisals, 

give additional era information, 

and I’ll be on site to 

answer any questions about 

preservation.” 


about the Orland Park History 

Museum — including upcoming 

events, the existing 

“Worship in Orland” exhibit 

and the upcoming “Orland 

in War” exhibition, which is 

slated to open in October — 

visit www.orlandhistorymu 

seum.org.

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Still slammin’ 

Village of Orland Park’s Poetry Slam returns to Cultural Center 

Bobbi Skrip, of Palos Park, recites a poem during the event. 

Mark Barone, of Chicago, takes part Aug. 25 in the Village 

of Orland Park Arts Commission’s annual Poetry Slam at 

the Cultural Center. 

Whitney Whitehead, of South Holland, engages the 

audiences during the Poetry Slam. 

Photos by Bob Klein/22nd Century Media 

Erica Such, of Orland Park, takes part Aug. 25 in the Poetry 

Slam. 

Cheyenne Robinson, of Dolton, performs at the Cultural 

Center. 

Master of ceremonies Patti Brucki goes over the rules with the judges at the Poetry Slam. 

Lin Peterson, writer of The Orland Park Prairie’s Poetry in 

OP regular feature, takes part in the Poetry Slam.

opprairie.com life & Arts 


get out of town! 

Actually, it’s pronounced Mill-e-wauk-Aaay! 

Grabbing a drink (or 

two) while visiting 

‘the good land’ 


Some people (not me, 

surely) like to joke that 

Milwaukee is just another 

suburb of Chicago. After 

all, it’s roughly an hourand-a-half 

drive from the 

southwest suburbs, and — 

in terms of geography and 

population — a fraction of 

the size. Its Midwest makeup 

isn’t all that different, 

either. 

But part of what I like 

about Milwaukee is that it 

is distinctly not Chicago. 

Don’t get me wrong: I love 

our big city, and its amenities 

are tough competition 

for any pin in the map. But 

there’s a particular charm 

about a small city like Milwaukee. 

And I think it starts at the 

bars. 

Milwaukee is a great city 

to do some (responsible/21- 

plus only/adult) drinking. 

And part of that has to do 

with the variety. 

Oddly enough, one of 

my first recommendations 

Another perspective 

to people isn’t for the beer. 

Sprecher, which brands 

itself as “Milwaukee’s 

Original Craft Brewery,” 

makes a few great brews, 

but the soda is where it is at. 

At the end of the tour, like 

most, there is some sampling 

to be done. But before 

I even think about beer, 

I’m hitting up the cherry cola 

and root beer on tap — some 

of the best you’ll ever have. 

Now, the big beer tour. If 

you’ve toured one big brewery, 

you’ve toured them all 

— outside of some local 

quirks. What I like about 

the multinational Miller 

Brewing Company’s tour 

in Milwaukee isn’t the tour 

itself (because: whatever); 

it’s that if the weather is 

nice, Miller’s few free beers 

can be taken in an outdoor 

garden area that allows for 

kicking back more than 

most tours and tastings. (It 

almost makes watching the 

videos and taking the tour 

again worth it.) 

With that out of the way, 

it’s time to take a (less-guided) 

stroll over to Bryant’s, 

near the historic Mitchell 

Street. Billed as Milwaukee’s 

oldest cocktail longue 

(est. 1938), Bryant’s exterior 

looks something like 

a house, but the interior is 

glorious. The old-school 

booths are cozy, surrounded 

by plush velvet walls. But 

I prefer sitting at the bar, 

watching them make the 

Pink Squirrel which they 

invented and you need to 

order. It’s also a great seat 

to spy the vintage McIntosh 

audio system that drives 

the smooth soundtrack. The 

whole experience feels like 

a bygone era in the best way 

possible. 

If the weather is still nice, 

Boone & Crockett is a riverside 

spot with great cocktails, 

highlighted by some of 

the barrel-aged options. The 

patio at the old location was 

the place to be, but I haven’t 

had a chance to check out 

the new space just yet. 

The Foundation Bar is 

known for its Mai Tais and 

hits the tiki spot. And Lost 

Valley Cider Co., amid 

a hub of breweries, also 

should be on the radar of 

those looking to stray from 

the city’s beer-heavy offerings. 

But for those seeking 

more of a Milwaukee-style 

party, the dive atmosphere 

of Wolski’s includes all 

of the staples, such as 

darts, popcorn and a neighborhood 

patio space. 

And those who close it 

down get a sticker for their 

efforts. 

I’ve also never turned 

down a good gimmick 

when executed well, which 

is why I have to mention 

SafeHouse. Family friendly 

during the day, 21-plus at 

night, the restaurant’s theme 

is apparent from the second 

you enter (I won’t spoil it). 

What really makes it work, 

though, is how every room 

is elaborately constructed 

with that theme in mind. 

You’ll want to tour the place 

when you’re done eating, 

and certain drinks send you 

home with a souvenir (actual) 

glass. 

Bonus: There is a Safe- 

House in Chicago, too, but 

I love the alley entrance off 

Front Street for the Milwaukee 

spot. And it is not even a 

block away from the Bronze 

Fonz near the river. Make 

sure to snap a fun picture. 

Get out of Town! is a monthly 

travel column focusing on 

relatively local destinations 

and activities, with helpful 

tips, readers’ stories and more. 

“The Will County Fair is sort of a family tradition – I tortured my kids 

and took them to [those] dusty, smelly fairgrounds, and now it’s time for 

me to torture their children in the same absurd ritual. For several years, 

we took the kids to the fairgrounds, and they enjoyed petting the animals, 

climbing on the tractors, eating large portions of greasy, fatty foods, and 

going on the carnival rides. ... The aroma of pork, beef and every other 

creature [wafts] throughout the grounds, and we were drawn to the food 

court in the metal-roofed enclosure with rows of picnic benches.” 

Dennis Lindeman — Tinley Park resident 

Editor Bill Jones and his wife, Sarah, pose for a photo with 

the Bronze Fonz in Milwaukee, circa three drinks. 

Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

Packing it in 

Tips for camping in hot 

weather from Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll 

Are you thinking about 

squeezing a last-minute 

summer camping trip 

into your weekend 

plans? Even with fall 

right around the corner, 

chances are you still will 

be dealing with warm 

temps for a few more 

weeks. Keep everyone 

cool with these three 

tips for camping in hot 

weather. 

1. Hydrate, hydrate, 

hydrate 

This may seem like an 

obvious one, but when 

you’re tipping back a 

couple of cold ones 

or your children have 

been drinking sugary 

beverages all day, it is 

easy to forget to drink 

enough good ol’ H2O. Try 

plopping a few ice cubes 

in the doggie bowl to 

keep Fido cool, too. 

2. Don’t drain your coolers 

Keeping food at a safe 

temperature in a cooler 

can be a challenge in 

the heat, and foodborne 

illness is something you 

definitely don’t want 

when you’re miles from 

home. The ice and 

water mixture provides 

the most surface-area 

coverage for the items in 

your cooler. Make sure to 

store food in watertight 

storage containers, 

though, or you may end 

up with watery pasta 

salad. No one wants that. 

3. Let the air flow 

Allowing a breeze to drift 

through your tent is the 

best way to stay cool on 

warm summer nights. 

Zip open those windows 

and, if there isn’t rain in 

the forecast, consider 

ditching the rain fly 

altogether. Depending on 

the location, you might 

even see a few shooting 

stars. 

Bonus tip: Consider 

packing a light fleece 

blanket instead of a 

heavier sleeping bag.

24 | September 6, 2018 | The orland park prairie DINING OUT 

opprairie.com 

The Dish 

Barbecue joint transforms from catering business to storefront 

Jacquelyn Schlabach, 

Assistant Editor 

The last seven years 

brought Joe Barry much 

success through his catering 

business, Big Joe’s Backyard 

BBQ, that it only made 

sense to take the next step 

and open a storefront. 

“I’ve been thinking about 

it for two years, to try to find 

a spot,” Barry said. “And 

the last year, I got serious, 

and then we finally were just 

running, running, and this 

happened to pop up, and we 

talked to the landlord, and 

then that was it.” 

The barbecue joint 

opened Aug. 15 in Homer 

Glen, giving the Burbank 

resident a place to show off 

his expertise and unique 

menu offerings. 

“I used to work at Chuck’s 

in Burbank,” he said. “I 

worked there for 12 years, 

and that’s where I learned a 

lot of stuff. I wanted to stay 

away from him a little bit, 

because we’re still friends 

and stuff like that. I figured 

there’s not much out this 

way, so that’s why I came 

out this way.” 

As for now, catering, 

takeout and delivery are 

being offered, and Barry 

hopes to have dine-in as an 

option within the next year 

if business continues to 

keep up. He said he would 

like to rent the storefront 

next door and remodel it to 

make room for dining. 

“If it stays busy and it picks 

up and I can afford it, then I’ll 

do it,” he said. “But if not, I’ll 

stay like this, and I might just 

open some other location and 

keep this the carryout, catering 

location and do dining 

somewhere else.” 

Every one of the food 

items on the menu is an 

original Barry created, including 

his barbecue sauces. 

Big Joe’s Backyard BBQ 

offers four different types of 

sauces, including original 

(mild), spicy, honey chipotle 

and North Carolina, 

which is a more vinegarbased 

sauce. 

“I learned a lot from those 

guys [at Chuck’s], and then 

I just went home and basically 

just played with my 

own rubs and my own seasoning, 

and just did my own 

thing,” Barry said. 

Five years ago, he created 

the original sauce, which 

is the first he made for the 

Windy City BBQ Classic 

competition held at Soldier 

Field. It was there he entered 

his pulled pork sandwich 

on garlic bread and 

won second place in both 

2013 and 2014. 

“I just mixed a bunch of 

ingredients, honestly,” he 

said. “I Googled some stuff 

and just played with it until 

it was exactly right. I think 

I switched it an hour before 

the competition started. I 

was mixing it and playing 

with it and finally me and 

my five buddies were like, 

‘OK, this is it.’” 

The original sauce has a 

sweet brown sugar base with 

a little kick, he said. The 

honey chipotle and North 

Carolina sauces were made 

just days before he opened 

in Homer Glen. The original 

sauce is the only one currently 

packaged in a bottle 

customers can purchase. 

The homemade sauces are 

not the only things that distinguish 

Big Joe’s Backyard 

BBQ from other barbecue 

spots. Barbecue sundaes 

have become a popular item 

with customers. Barry said 

he got the idea from a friend 

who tried something similar 

at a restaurant in Florida and 

suggested it. 

“We tried it, and it’s a 

huge hit,” Barry said. “So, 

that’s why we put it on the 

menu.” 

A full-slab rib dinner ($23.75) at Big Joe’s Backyard BBQ in Homer Glen comes with two sides (three pictured are fourcheese 

mac and cheese, garlic smashed potatoes and gravy, and jalapeño cheddar cornbread. 

Photos by Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media 

Slammin Sam ($8.50) is 

made with multiple layers of 

garlic smashed red potatoes, 

smoked pulled pork, fourcheese 

mac and cheese, and 

smoked brisket, topped with 

green onions and a cherry 

tomato. It is served with tricolored 

tortilla chips on the 

side. 

The Boss Hog ($13.25) is 

another unique food item, 

which is a burrito filled with 

smoked pulled pork, brisket 

and hot links, jalapeño cilantro 

coleslaw, four-cheese 

mac and cheese, fried onion 

strips, and garlic aioli. 

Everything is made fresh 

each day. As of press time, 


had been open for six days, 

and four of those days he 

closed early because everything 

sold out. 

“Our computer systems 

tell us what we sell per day, 


12326 W. 143rd St. in 

Homer Glen 

Hours 

• 10:30 a.m. until food 

runs out Wednesday- 

Monday 

• Closed Tuesday 

For more information ... 

Phone: (708) 949-8584 

Web: www. 

bigjoesbackyardbbq. 

com 

so I’ll have a better idea 

after the first two weeks,” 

Barry said. “So, I’m going 

to try to stay open until 

8 p.m., but I’m never going 

to overcook, because I 

don’t want to waste it, and 

I’m never going to use it the 

next day.” 

The BBQ nachos ($11.99) at Big Joe’s Backyard BBQ 

feature tri-colored chips, topped with pulled pork, brisket, 

Texas caviar, Monterrey jack and cheddar cheese. It is 

served with sides of sour cream and roasted tomato salsa. 

The full-slab rib dinner 

($23.75) has sold out every 

day, Barry said. It comes 

with white bread, housemade 

pickles, red onions and 

a choice of two sides. The 

brisket burnt ends ($9.50) 

also have sold out everyday 

by 2 p.m. It has slow smoked 

brisket shaped in cubes, with 

the house rub and tossed in 

the original sauce. 

“I’ve had people call in 

tell us how good it was and 

stuff like that,” Barry said. 

“We’ve been selling out almost 

every day, so I can’t 

complain right now.”

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The Dish 

Bonefish Grill offers specials for all seasons 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

Fall is quickly approaching, 

and that can mean only 

one thing at Bonefish Grill: 

new menu items, including 

dishes and libations, designed 

specifically for the 

season. 

Bonefish Grill, which this 

month is celebrating its fiveyear 

anniversary in Orland 

Park, is well-known for its 

fresh, delivered daily selection 

of fish, and often features 

new, seasonal items 

added to its menu. 

One of the new catches 

will be Rockefeller butterfish, 

also known as black cod 

or sablefish, served with a 

Rockefeller topping of cream 

spinach, cheeses, lemon butter 

and crabmeat, and a side 

of broccoli and a side of 

mashed potatoes ($29.90). 

“We like to call it butterfish, 

because it’s really 

prized for its intensely rich 

butter flavor to it; hence, the 

nickname butterfish. ... A lot 

of people compare it to a 

sea bass,” managing partner 

Nicholas Kapellas said. 

Also making its fall debut 

is a hearty cut of swordfish 

with pumpkin ravioli, sprinkled 

with feta cheese, crispy 

shallots and a butter sauce 

($23.90). 

“We utilize a lot of the fall 

flavors, and so, obviously, 

you think fall, you think 

pumpkin,” Kapellas said. 

Then there are the new 

drinks because, well, what 

goes more naturally with 

fish than water, and alcohol 

is wet like water, so it’s a 

win-win situation. 

The Fall Apple Martini 

uses apples infused with 

vodka over three days, 

house-made honey syrup 

and a slice of apple sprinkled 

with cinnamon ($9.10). 

Not new but making the 

The Ocean Mixed Grill ($49) — which comes with an order 

of Bang Bang Shrimp, salad, three sides and four fillets of 

fish — ends its run on the menu Sept. 30. 

cut for another season on 

the menu is the Coral Reef 

Punch: made with Bacardi 

Maestro rum, Malibu rum, 

passion fruit and housemade 

vanilla bean simple 

syrup, fresh-squeezed pineapple 

and orange juice, bitters, 

and a fresh pineapple 

garnish ($9.30). 

But why limit the spirits 

when one can take advantage 

of Bonefish’s Monday 

special: $6 martinis (after 4 

p.m.). (Just be sure to bring a 

designated driver if you plan 

to sample all of the martinis.) 

Tuesday’s special is 

Hooked on Tuesdays — 

a three-course meal with 

choice of salad, entrée and 

dessert (starting at $14.90). 

And on Wednesdays the 

famous Bang Bang Shrimp 

is offered for $6 all day. 

“So you’ve got your Monday, 

Tuesday and Wednesday 

covered,” Kapellas said. 

“You can see us at Bonefish 

Grill for the first three days 

of the week, and then come 

back on Saturday and Sunday 

for brunch and endless 

bubbles and endless bloody 

mary’s ($10 with the purchase 

of an entrée for Bellinis, 

mimosas or blackberry 

sangria, or $12 for bloody 

Bonefish Grill 

15537 S. LaGrange 

Road in Orland Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. 

Friday and Saturday 

• 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday 

For more information ... 

Phone: (708) 873-5170 

Web: www.bonefishgrill. 

com 

marys).” 

Finally, ending its run on 

the September menu will 

be the Ocean Mixed Grill 

($49), a four-course meal 

for two that includes an order 

of Bang Bang Shrimp; a 

fresh house or Caesar salad; 

three side dishes of potatoes 

au gratin, crispy Brussels 

sprouts and a seasonal vegetable; 

and fresh wood-grilled 

Atlantic salmon, Caribbean 

cobia, shrimp and scallop 

skewer, and a selection of 

the Neighborhood Catch. 

“We kind of search all the 

waters for high-quality fish,” 

Kapellas sad. “We try to 

find — especially things that 

people maybe don’t try everyday. 

And then we inspect 

it and hand-cut it everyday. 

Bonefish Grill’s Rockefeller butterfish ($29.90) is served with served with a Rockefeller 

topping of cream spinach, cheeses, lemon butter and crabmeat, and a side of broccoli and 

a side of mashed potatoes. Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

The swordfish with pumpkin ravioli ($23.90), sprinkled with feta cheese, crispy shallots 

and a butter sauce.

26 | September 6, 2018 | The orland park prairie PUZZLES 

opprairie.com 

crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Type of floor 

4. Aid in a crime 

8. 650, to Nero 

11. Chills and fever fit 

13. Came to 

14. “No problem!” 

15. Casting needs 

16. Walkway rocks 

18. Talk-show invitee 

20. Remnants 

21. Mauna ___ (Hawaiian 

volcano) 

23. Plenty mad 

24. Tinley Park’s Cruise 

Nights avenue 

28. Light measure 

30. Believer 

31. Officiating mosque 

priest 

33. Police alert 

36. Incenses 

37. Dark area 

38. Mark 

39. Calendar mo. 

40. Letter-shaped construction 

piece 

41. Fatigued 

42. “O Sole ___” 

43. Kampala native 

45. Check information 

48. Badger 

49. Lincoln-Way West 

alumnus selected in the 

MLB draft 

51. Syrian head 

55. Contrived 

59. Crosby, Stills and 

Nash, e.g. 

61. Flub 

62. Roentgen’s discovery 

63. Dudley Do-Right’s 

org. 

64. Gallery exhibits 

65. Video 

66. 33rd president’s 

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2. All stirred up 

3. Antelope of corkscrew 

horns 

4. Piercing tool 

5. Stole 

6. Hosp. test 

7. Dry-run 

8. Chucklehead 

9. Denomination 

10. With a discount of 

12. Compass direction 

13. Chasing 

14. Fly like a bird 

17. Alternative to 

Cheerios 

19. Three-person card 

game 

22. Like some arms 

24. Creator, in Norse 

myth 

25. Sleekly designed 

26. Stuffed chicken 

27. Last-min. additions 

28. Thrash 

29. She played Emma in 

“The Avengers” 

32. Business degree 

33. Military sch. 

34. Prefix with graph 

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37. Gun used in action 

films 

38. Upper house member: 

Abbr. 

41. Partner of means 

42. Signify 

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45. Transplant facilitator 

46. Distinctive vocabulary 

47. Pre-weekend shout 

49. Very large 

50. Call in a bakery 

52. Atlas abbreviation 

53. Flatfoot’s lack 

54. Gets dark 

56. It’s full of periods 

57. Tell off 

58. Storm center 

60. Be decisive 

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. 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 

Dan ‘D’ Jac’s 

(9358 171st St., Orland 

Hills; (708) 460-8773 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-1:30 a.m. 

Thursdays: karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 

Orland Park; (708) 349- 

2111) 

■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 

■10 ■ p.m. Sundays: Karaoke 

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. 

answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

opprairie.com LOCAL LIVING 


SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION 

TO IMPRESS BUYERS WITH TOUR OF HOMES ENCORE 

For second year, premier 

homes in Chicago’s growing 

southwest suburbs will be 

highlighted by professional 

organization 

ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 

The SouthWest Suburban 

Home Builders Association 

(SSHBA) is back to show area 

home buyers in the south and 

southwest suburbs the best 

their market has to offer. 

After the success of last year’s 

inaugural Tour of Homes, 

the SSHBA returns better 

than ever with its 2nd Annual 

Tour of Homes, which is 

generously sponsored by 

both James Hardie Building 

Products and Searls Windows 

& Doors Inc. Sixteen builders 

are ready to show off their 

craftsmanship of 21 model 

homes on two different 

weekends this September. 

The first set of tours will be 

held Sept. 15-16 from noon 

until 5 p.m. and will feature 

homes in 11 desirable south 

and southwest suburban 

communities. The second set 

of tours will run from Sept. 

22 to 23, also from noon until 

5 p.m., and admission is free 

for both weekends. 

Moving is a major life step, 

and SSHBA is hoping to 

help you take that step by 

highlighting homes ranging 

in size from 1,700 square feet 

to 6,800 square feet and that 

offer a variety of custommade 

features to fit any 

family’s needs. Homes range 

in price with townhomes 

starting at $269,000. The 

most expensive home on the 

market is a 6,800-square-foot 

home for $1.5 million. 

“These are family-friendly 

towns that we’re promoting 

with good school districts, 

and they give that city 

life without the city,” said 

Shannon Rocha, executive 

officer for the SSHBA. Rocha 

urges potential home buyers 

to think of new construction 

as an option, and the 2018 

Tour of Homes is the perfect 

setting to explore that option 

with professional builders 

talking about their histories 

and specialities during the 

tour. 

The 2018 Tour of Homes 

will offer 21 unique home 

options for all types of buyers, 

including single-family and 

townhome options. 

Single-family home options 

include: 

• Castletown Homes 

14253 Lacey Drive, Lemont; 

12123 Fairmont Lane, Lemont 

• Flaherty Builders, Inc. 

1886 Mays Drive, New Lenox; 

11100 Deer Haven Lane, 

Orland Park 

• Brian Wille Construction 

15810 Mueller Way, New Lenox 

• M.C. Custom Homes, Inc. 

16735 W. Deerwood Drive, 

Lockport 

• McNaughton Development 

11650 Bridewell Dr., Burr Ridge; 

8390 Waterview Court, 

Burr Ridge 

• Beechen & Dill Homes, Inc. 

10022 Franchesca Lane, 

Orland Park 

• Gardner Luxury Homes 

27232 W. Deer Hollow Lane, 

Channahon 

• A & J Construction, Inc. 

15338 Oak Run Ct., Lockport 

• Riverview Builders, Inc. 

15827 Aster Drive, Lockport 

• The Ville Design Build 

2325 Trillium Lane, Naperville 

• O’Malley Builders, Inc. 

20491 Abbey Dr., Frankfort 

Sept. 

Sept. 

• J. Michael Builders 

25832 W. Canyon Blvd., 

Plainfield 

• 5th Avenue Construction, Inc. 

12878 Collina Lane, Lemont; 

13030 Dunmoor Drive, Lemont 

• Putman Builders, Inc. 

22358 Majestic Lane, Frankfort 

• T.J. Cachey Builders Inc. 

2130 Highview Drive, 

New Lenox; 

25532 Riley Erin Road, 

Manhattan (ranch town home) 

• Pearl Home Builders 

(three-story town home) 

17900 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park 

With a clearly defined tour 

route and a pocket-sized 

map, buyers can explore 

the tour simply. The route 

was designed for ease of 

navigation and allows buyers 

to view multiple homes, by 

multiple builders, over the 

course of a weekend. 

“The idea is we want to 

make it easy to get to,” Rocha 

said. “Whenever you’re on a 

tour it kind of makes it fun. 

You’re seeing more than one. 

You’re going, you’re taking a 

look and you’re seeing what’s 

available.” 

Flags with the SSHBA 

logo will be 

placed outside 

subdivisions and 

homes included 

in the tour to help 

tourgoers. Raffle 

prizes will also be 

offered at each 

location visited by 

tour guests. 

& 

Models open from 12-5pm 

“We’re hoping to get the 

SSHBA name out there, 

since there is not licensing 

in Illinois,” Rocha said. 

“Builders do not have to 

have licenses, so by being a 

member of the SSHBA they 

are receiving education and 

we want [home buyers] to see 

how our builders are set apart 

from a builder that is not a 

member with us.” 

SouthWest Suburban Home 

Builders promotes high 

standards, professionalism 

and service within the 

building industry and 

supports the American 

dream of home ownership. 

As the unified voice for 

building industry issues, the 

SSHBA promotes advocacy 

and awareness, provides 

educational programs, 

networking opportunities, 

and opportunities for 

consumer referrals. 

For more information, 

visit www.sshba.com. 

Models will be open from noon to 5p.m. each weekend. 

To map a route to all 22 homes on the Tour Of Homes, visit 

www.SSHBATourOfHomes.com.

28 | September 6, 2018 | The orland park prairie classifieds 

opprairie.com 

Full time water treatment 

technician wanted for 

south suburban company. 

Job training provided. 

Job includes product 

delivery, installation and/or 

equipment repair. Must be 

able to lift and move heavy 

products for delivery. 40 

hour week plus occasional 

Saturday work. Benefits 

include vacation, health 

insurance and 401K contributions. 

Email resume to 

jrob36@ameritech.net or 

fax to 815-485-2451 

Help 

Wanted 

1003 Help Wanted 

22nd Century Media seeks Graphic Designer 

Position Overview: 

22nd Century Media, a media publishing company based in 

Orland Park & Northbrook, is seeking a Graphic Designer 

to join their team. 

Responsibilities Include: 

Create web/print advertising material, visual web design using 

WordPress, Update existing as well as creating new web/print 

collateral for Events, Occasional page layout, Miscellaneous 

design projects, Communicate with inside & outside sales reps, 

Maintain FTP/server files, Edit and upload digital publications, 

Prepare & troubleshoot PDF files 

Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s in Graphic Design or related field preferred, 

Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite for Mac, Layout and digital 

design experience a must, Familiarity with CMS (WordPress), 

Strong typography knowledge & expertise, Excellent 

Communication, Interpersonal & Organizational skills, 

Ability to work independently and with team 

within fast-paced, deadline-sensitive environment 

Next Steps: 

For more information or to be considered for this 

opportunity, email a resume to: 

careers@22ndcenturymedia.com 

No phone calls please. EOE 

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: 

Ideal candidates will possess 1–3 years of experience in 

sales environment. Must have a strong work ethic and ability to 

work independently as well as with a team. Excellent 

communication skills, time-management and 

interpersonal skills required. 

Next Steps: 

For more information or to be considered for this 

opportunity, email a resume to: 

careers@22ndcenturymedia.com 

No phone calls please. EOE 

Medical-Physical Therapist 

Technician/Receptionist 

Full-time position working for 

the longest standing, therapist 

owned, outpatient Physical 

Therapy organization. 

H.S. Diploma & computer 

skills required. On the job 

training. Send resume to: 

Chicagosuburbpt@sbcglobal.net 

CDL Driver 

Tractor Trailer/Dry Van 

Dedicated Run. Home 

Daily with Benefits. 

Call Krueger Trucking 

800-634-3317 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

Are you made for ALDI? 

HIRING EVENT 

We are looking for 

Store Associates, 

Casual Store Associates, 

and Manager Trainees for 

the following locations: 

Orland Park, 

Tinley Park, 

Orland Hills and 

Homer Glen 

Casual and Store Associate 

- $13.10/HR 

(starting wage) 

Manager Trainee - 

$47,320/YR* 

with an opportunity to earn 

$75k - $80k/YR as a 

Store Manager 

*$22.75/HR 

(average 40 hrs/week) 

Please visit the following 

location on 

Thursday, Sept. 6th 

between the hours of 

6am - 8am or 5pm - 7pm 

to complete an application: 

ALDI 

13145 LaGrange Rd 


Hilton Garden Inn 

18335 Lagrange Road, 

Tinley Park. Looking for 

Restaurant Supervisor, 

various housekeeping 

positions, server/bartender 

and guest service agents. 

Must apply in person. 

Hiring Desk Clerk 

(must be flexible w/ shifts) 

& Housekeeping (Morning) 

Needed at 

Super 8 Motel 

Apply within: 

9485 W. 191st St, Mokena 

No Phone Calls 

As we continually grow, 

SW Suburban cleaning co. 

has openings for 

Cleaning Pros 

Exp. Preferred but Will 

Train. P/T Weekdays. 

No Evenings/Weekends 

815-464-1988 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

DRIVER WANTED 

TUES AND THURS 

Tinley to Franklin Park, 

Round Trip 

Please Call Laura @ 

708-212-2073 

P/T Housekeeper 

Interested applicants must 

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16301 S Brementowne Rd 

Tinley Park, IL 60477 

1004 Employment 

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HELP WANTED! 

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brochures from home! 

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State Licensed & Bonded 

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If you need someone to run 

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1037 Prayer / 

Novena 

Glorious Apostle, St. Jude 

Thaddeus, Isalute you through 

the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 

Through His Heart I praise and 

thank God for all the graces he 

has bestowed on you. Iimplore 

you, through His love to look 

upon me with compassion. Do 

not despise my poor prayer. Do 

not let mytrust be confounded! 

God has granted to you the 

privilege of aiding mankind in 

the most desperate cases. Oh 

come to my aid that I may 

praise the mercies of God! All 

my life Iwill be your grateful 

client until I can thank you in 

heaven. Amen. Mention your 

request. St. Jude, pray for us 

and for all who envoke your 

aid. Your request will be 

granted by the 8th day. Publication 

of thanks to St Jude 

must be promised. Say this Novena 

nine times in a row for 

nine days in a row. PJS. 

Thank you St. Jude for 

payers answered. PJS. 

1052 Garage Sale 

Garage/Pickers Sale! 

Homer Glen, 14931 Suffolk Ct. 

Sept. 13, 14, 15 & 16, 9-1p. 

Tools, kids, bikes, clothes, 

furniture, Halloween, antiques 

& much more! 

Lockport 913 MacGregor 

9/6-9/8 8-5pm Tools, Lionel 

Trains, Clothes, Nascar Diecast 

Cars, Plumbing & Electric 

Supplies, Cubs, Sox, Bears & 

Blackhawks items, 18 foot Sea 

Ray boat, Betty Boop, Elvis & 

More! 

New Lenox. 839 Winter Park 

9/7-9/8 9-3pm. Huge garage 

garage sale! Collectibles, holiday 

items, household, & more! 

Orland Park. 15130 Teebrook 

Dr. 9/7-9/9 8-3pm. Beer signs, 

collectibles, home decor, jewelry, 

clothes, bathroom fixtures, 

outdoor lights, & more! 

Buy 

It! 

SELL 

It! 

Garage 

Sale 

FIND 

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in the 

CLASSIFIEDS 

CALL 

708.326.9170 

1052 Garage Sale 

Tinley Park, 18300 Cottonwood 

Dr. 9/7 &9/8, 8-2p. Halloween 

& Christmas. Women’s 

& men’s clothes. Dept. 56 

buildings. 

Village of Manhattan 

Community Wide Garage Sale 

Fri Sept 14th & Sat Sept 15th, 

8:00am-3:00pm 

All participant’s addresses 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS 

SUCCESSOR BYMERGER TOWA- 

CHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB AS SUC- 

CESSOR BY MERGER TO WORLD 

SAVINGS BANK, FSB 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

PAMELA REDMOND A/K/A PAM- 

ELA MARTIN, FIRST MIDWEST 

BANK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE 

UTA DATED 5/26/10 KNOWN AS 

TRUST NO. 1-8196, FIRST MID- 

WEST BANK AS SUCCESSOR IN IN- 

TEREST TO PALOS BANK AND 

TRUST COMPANY, UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NON-RECORD 

CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN BENEFI- 

CIARIES OF FIRST MIDWEST 

BANK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE 

UTA DATED 5/26/10 KNOWN AS 

TRUST 1-8196 

Defendants 

11 CH 42775 

14050 S 108TH AVE 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on June 5, 2018, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on September 19, 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 14050 S 108TH 

AVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 

Property Index No. 

27-05-301-033-0000. 

The real estate is improved with a 

brown brick two story single family 

home with a two car attached 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 is part of acommon 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 is- 


Sale 

sued 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 250083. 

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. 250083 

Attorney ARDC No. 61256 

Attorney Code. 61256 

Case Number: 11 CH 42775 

TJSC#: 38-657 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 

SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR 

STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURI- 

TIES I TRUST ASSET BACKED 

CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AC3 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

WARDELL CAMPBELL, BARBARA 

CAMPBELL, MORTGAGE ELEC- 

TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, 

INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREEN- 

POINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC 

Defendants 

12 CH 20862 

8830 135TH STREET 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 





on June 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on October 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 8830 135TH 

STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 


23-34-403-020-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family home with anattached three car 

garage. 




No third party checks will be accepted. 











by the court. 





of the sale. 






information.

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Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 






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


which ispart ofacommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 









You will need a photo identification issued 

by a government agency (driver's 







sales. 




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



TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 







(312) 346-9088 






TJSC#: 38-5711 




CERY DIVISION 

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL 

TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE 

TRUSTEE FOR NEW CENTURY 

HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 

2005-3 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

NALLAH SALAMEH, NICK SA- 

LAMEH, CENTRAL ILLINOIS 

TRUCKS, INC., CAPITAL ONE 

BANK (USA) N.A., PORTFOLIO RE- 

COVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC 

Defendants 

15 CH 2022 

11316 PINECREST CIRCLE 






on October 25, 2017, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on October 9, 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 11316 PINE- 

CREST CIRCLE, Orland Park, IL 

60467 


27-30-202-002-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $536,707.61. 



payable to The Judicial Sales Corpora- 

tion. No third party checks will beaccepted. 











by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 






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







ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact Plaintiff sattorney: 

RANDALL S.MILLER &AS- 

SOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE 

STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 

60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to 

file number 14IL00257-1. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCI- 

ATES 

120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 

1140 


(312) 239-3432 

E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com 

Attorney File No. 14IL00257-1 



TJSC#: 38-6759 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 




CERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 

ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

RAME JOUDEH, NOWAL JUDEH, 

FOUNTAIN HILLS OF ORLAND 

PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Defendants 

15 CH 06040 

18038 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE OR- 

LAND PARK, IL 60467 





on September 26, 2017, an agent for 

The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 

10:30 AM on October 1, 2018, at The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, One South 

Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, 

sell at public auction tothe highest bidder, 

as set forth below, the following described 

real estate: 

Commonly known as 18038 BUCK- 

INGHAM DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, 

IL 60467 


27-32-308-010-0000. 

The real estate is improved with atan 

brick, single family home, with an attached 

two car garage. 




No third party checks will beaccepted. 







sale without any representation as to 


recourse toPlaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 


by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 






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

this property is a condominium unit 






ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 




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



TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 







(312) 346-9088 






TJSC#: 38-6826 

I3097064 




CERY DIVISION 

US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION AS TRUSTEE FOR 

CMALT REMIC SERIES 

2006-A4-REMIC PASS-THROUGH 

CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-A4, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MALIKA SHIRAZEE A/K/A 

MALIKA SHRAZEE, AHSIN 

SHAMSI, LIBERTY SQUARE OF OR- 

LAND HILLS 

CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, 

Defendants, 

18 CH 434 


PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that 

pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

entered in the above entitled cause, Intercounty 

Judicial Sales Corporation 

will on Friday, October 12, 2018, at the 

hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 

West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, 

Illinois, sell to the highest bidder 

for cash, the following described mortgaged 

real estate: 

P.I.N. 27-21-402-030-1063 

(27-21-402-004-0000 AND 

27-21-402-005-0000 UNDERLYING 

PINS). 

Commonly known as 16671 LIBERTY 

CIRCLE, UNIT 7GC, ORLAND 

HILLS, IL 60477. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with acondominium residence. The purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments and the legal 

fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) 

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

Property Act 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified 

funds. No refunds. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira 

T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 

357-1125. Ref. No. 18-04326 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

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CTF Illinois 

18230 Orland Parkway 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF 

PUBLIC HEARING 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that 

aPublic Hearing will be held before 

the Plan Commission of the 

Village of Orland Park, Illinois, beginning 

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

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LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1 

IN ST. XAVIER SUBDIVISION 

BEING A SUBDIVISION OF 

THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER 

OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR- 

TER OF SECTION 33, TOWN- 

SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 12, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

PIN: 27-33-402-006-0000 

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 

18230 Orland Parkway in OR- 

LAND PARK, ILLINOIS. 

SUMMARY: The Applicant seeks 

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to operate a 32,074 square foot 

vocational school at 18230 Orland 

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Illinois, proposes to provide vocational 

and educational support to 

persons with intellectual disabilities 

for the purpose of learning the 

arts of drama, dance, fine arts, and 

music. ASpecial Use Permit is required 

for this type of land use pursuant 

toSection 6-214.F.2. of the 

Land Development Code. 

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aresult ofthe Public Hearing. All 

interested parties should attend and 

will be given an opportunity to be 

heard. The Public Hearing may be 

continued by the Plan Commission 

without further notice uptothree 

(3) times without republication except 

as required by the Illinois 

Open Meetings Act. 

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AREA SPORTS ROUNDUP 

Sandburg hangs with the best in two-goal loss 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Marvin Agwomoh — a Sandburg senior who runs, plays 

basketball and now football — won the August Athlete of 

the Month competition for publisher 22nd Century Media’s 

Southwest Chicago branch. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

Athlete of the Month 

Sandburg multi-sport 

athlete wins August honor 


Sandburg senior Marvin 

Agwomoh already made his 

mark on the track as a state 

qualifier in the 800-meter 

relay. He also has proven a 

leader for the Sandburg boys 

basketball team. 

And in Week 1 of fall football, 

he was one of the key 

factors in the Eagles picking 

up a win in their seasonopener 

for the first time in a 

few years. 

That all makes it difficult 

to deny the results of the 

popular vote, as Agwomoh 

claimed the most nods 

for 22nd Century Media’s 

Southwest Chicago Athlete 

of the Month contest for August. 

The Athlete of the Month 

competition pits featured 

Athlete of the Week selections 

from our south suburban 

newspapers against one 

another in an online voting 

contest. 

The next contest is to begin 

Monday, Sept. 10. 

To vote, visit OPPrairie. 

com, hover over the “Sports” 

menu tab and click “Athlete 

of the Month.” Readers can 

vote once per session per 

valid email address. Voting 

ends at 5 p.m. Sept. 25. 

All athletes featured in the 

August Athlete of the Week 

sports interviews are automatically 

entered into the 

contest. 

Sandburg’s boys soccer 

team had a chance to take 

on the best in the Best of the 

West Tournament. 

The Eagles, considered 

one of the top teams in the 

south suburbs, were able to 

hang with Naperville North 

but dropped a 2-0 decision 

in the championship of the 

Best of the West Tournament 

on Saturday, Sept. 1, at Naperville 

Central. 

North is the two-time defending 

Class 3A state champion 

and was ranked No. 1 in 

the Chicagolandsoccer.org 

preseason poll. 

To get to the finals, the unranked 

Eagles (3-2-1) won 

their pool, which included a 

1-0 stunner over 13th-ranked 

Naperville Central. Adam 

Azhari scored the lone goal 

with an assist from Colin 

Kroll. Goalie Connor Baker 

recorded the shutout. 

Eagles golfers red hot 

Sandburg’s boys golf team 

won the Homewood-Flossmoor 

Invitational with a 305 

on Saturday, Sept. 1. Max 

Farley led the squad with a 

71, Matt James added a 74, 

Mitchell Mazzei had a 78 

and Cole Sanders an 82. 

The Eagles potentially set 

a school record with a 140 

against Andrew on Aug. 28 

as Kyle Matre had a 33, Farley 

and James each had a 34 

and Carson Krol a 39. 

The Eagles girls took 

second at H-F with Hannah 

Kilbane taking third with a 

73. Soonbi Kwon had a 76 

and Joanna James a 77. 

Attack holds tryouts 

The Attack Volleyball 

Clubs hosts tryouts for 12 

and 14 age groups on Sept. 

30 with a time and location 

to be determined. 

For more information, visit 

attackvolleyballclub.net. 

Another huge honor awaits Sandburg-grad Coyne 


Add another honor for 

Sandburg graduate Kendall 

Coyne. 

After starting 2018 winning 

an Olympic gold medal with 

the United States women’s 

hockey team, she has been 

honored all across the country 

and this year, she is one of 

10 sports figures who will be 

inducted into the Chicagoland 

Sports Hall of Fame. 

The ceremony takes place 

Oct. 3 at Wintrust Arena, in 

Chicago. 

The other nine inducted 

will be former Bears kicker 

Sandburg’s Colin Kroll (No. 10) and Adam Azhari (No. 7), playing against Lyons earlier 

in the season, teamed up for a goal in an upset over Naperville Central in the Best of the 

West Tournament. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Kevin Butler, Loyola men’s 

basketball coach Porter 

Moser, Notre Dame women’s 

basketball coach Muffet 

McGraw, Josh Misiewicz of 

Paralympics, WSCR executive 

Mitch Rosen, former 

football great Eric Dickerson, 

Chicago Fire legend 

Frank Klopas, NFL great 

Rob Ninkovich (a Lincoln- 

Way Central graduate from 

New Lenox) and sports advocate 

Ed Wehmer. 

The hall of fame already 

features another Sandburg 

graduate, Sarah Kustok, who 

is now a national sports reporter 

and announcer. 

Kendall Coyne, speaking at Sandburg earlier in the year, 

will be inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame 

in October. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Alex Hirschfield 

Alex Hirschfield is a senior 

star linebacker and wrestler at 

Sandburg High School. 

Is your favorite sport 

football or wrestling? 

It’s close, but I have to go 

with football. 

If you can line up against 

anyone in football and 

wrestling anyone, who 

would it be against? 

In football, Tom Brady. He 

is the GOAT, and it would be a 

great experience. In wrestling, 

Bryce Meredith. He has a unique 

wrestling style and would be fun 

to roll around with. 

Are there any 

embarrassing moments you 

had in either sport? 

During my first ever down 

of high school football I kind 

of just got caught up in the 

moment and froze up when 

the ball was snapped. Then 

somebody on the offense just 

cleaned me. 

Do you have a favorite 

pregame pump-up song? 

“The Pretender” by the Foo 

Fighters 

Is there something people 

don’t know about you? 

I’m pretty good at ping-pong. 

I haven’t lost a three-game series 

in a long time. 

Is there a movie you could 

watch over and over 

without getting bored with 

it? 

“The Benchwarmers”. I can 

recite every line from that movie 

at any given time. 

How about a TV show that 

you could watch over and 

over? 

“Friday Night Lights”. It captures 

the high school football 

atmosphere really well and has 

a great story line. Plus, who 

doesn’t love Billy Riggins? 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

If you could have dinner 

with anyone — living or 

dead — who would it be 

with? Why? 

Dave Grohl. He is the frontman 

of my favorite band and 

overall just a really cool dude. 

If they made a movie about 

your life, who should play 

you? 

Channing Tatum 

What would that movie be 

called? 

“Full Throttle” 

Interview conducted by Sports Editor 

Jeff Vorva 

THIS WEEK IN... 

SANDBURG VARSITY ATHLETICS 

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 

■Sept. ■ 8 – at Reavis, 9 a.m. 

BOYS GOLF 

■Sept. ■ 6 – at Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 8 – at Providence Catholic, 7:30 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 11 – at Lockport, 4 p.m. 

BOYS SOCCER 

■Sept. ■ 6 – at Lincoln-Way East, 6:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 8 – at Joliet West, 10:45 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 11 – hosts Marian Catholic, 6:15 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 13 –hosts Nazareth, 6:15 p.m. 

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 

■Sept. ■ 8 – at Reavis, 9 a.m. 

■GIRLS ■ GOLF 

■Sept. ■ 6 – at Lincoln-Way Central, 3:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 10 – hosts Bolingbrook, 4 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 11 – at Providence Catholic, 4 p.m. 

GIRLS SWIMMING 

■Sept. ■ 8 – at Niles West, 1 p.m. 

■GIRLS ■ VOLLEYBALL 

■Sept. ■ 6 - hosts Joliet Catholic, 5:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 12 – vs. Wheaton Warrenville South at 

Wheaton North, 5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 13 – at Lincoln-Way Central, 5:30 p.m. 

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FOOTBALL 

Lightning – and Schab – strike twice for Sandburg 

JON ZAGHLOUL 


As the gates opened up at 

Mike Navarro Stadium in 

Orland Park, a new chapter 

dawned on the legacy of the 

Sandburg Eagles football 

program. After they closed, 

the legacy was even better. 

On Aug. 24, for the first 

time since 2015, the Eagles 

had won their season’s inaugural 

game with a victory 

at Lyons, and added to that 

chapter with a win in their 

home opener, 14-9, over 

Curie on Friday, Aug. 31, to 

kickstart their best start to a 

season (2-0) since 2012. 

Winning that first game 

prompted droves of fans 

to support their beloved 

Eagles in Week 2. Instead 

of the disappointment of a 

1-1 or 0-2 start, Sandburg 

had instilled a newfound 

winning culture, one that 

proclaimed prosperity about 

the future of the Eagles 

football program. 

Unfortunately for Sandburg, 

however, only a handful 

of fans were on hand for 

most of the thriller (which 

ended when linebacker Alex 

Hirschfield swatted a pass 

near the end zone on the final 

play) as Mother Nature 

had her say. 

After jumping out to 

a 7-0 lead at the end of 

the first quarter, torrential 

rains and widespread 

lightning strikes caused a 

two-hour delay. Sandburg 

coach Scott Peters wasn’t 

pleased with the way things 

worked out as Illinois High 

School Association rules 

mandate a 30-minute waiting 

period after each lightning 

strike. 

“It was misery,” he said. 

“You don’t know what’s going 

on. One minute, they’re 

saying that we’re ready to 

restart, and the next, they’re 

Sandburg linebacker Alex Hirschfield (7) bats down a Curie 

pass near the end zone on the final play of a 14-9 victory on 

Friday, Aug. 31. 

SANDBURG VS. CURIE, Aug. 31 

1 2 3 4 F 

Sandburg 7 0 7 0 14 

CURIE 0 0 9 0 9 

Top Performers: 

1. Andrew Schab (Sandburg) 131 rushing yards, 2 TDs 

1. Cam Woolery (Sandburg) 3 Tackles, 1.5 Sacks 

2. Damarius Johns (Curie) 164 passing yards, 1 TD 

resetting the [lightning] 

clock. I mean, we’ve got 

high school kids; it’s difficult 

to keep them focused 

and loose.” 

After playing out the 

second quarter and waiting 

through a swift seven-minute 

halftime break, 

Andrew Schab broke free 

for a 72-yard touchdown, 

giving the Eagles a commanding 

14-0 lead. In total, 

Schab rushed for 131 yards, 

while scoring both of Sandburg’s 

touchdowns. 

“I found this beautiful 

gap,” Schab said. “Once I 

got past the safety, I was off 

to the races.” 

The Eagles dominant 

lead, however, became quite 

frail as the game escalated. 

Curie roared back later in 

the third quarter, as quarterback 

Damarius Johns 

completed a 72-yard touchdown 

pass to A.J. Sanva, 

adding to the Condors’ field 

goal earlier in the quarter. 

Entering the fourth, it was 

14-9. 

Curie (0-2) marched to 

the Eagles’ 3 with 1.2 seconds 

left in the game and 

Hirschfield was there to 

save the day. 

“I knew that they were 

going to pass it, especially 

when looking at the clock,” 

he said. “Last year, during 

overtime, they ran that same 

play, and I intercepted it. So 

I knew I just had to stay 

back in my drop, and read 

the quarterback’s eyes. And 

Sandburg’s Andrew Schab takes a breather after his 72-yard run in the third quarter helped 

the Eagles beat Curie, 14-9, Friday Aug. 31, in Orland Park. He had both touchdowns on the 

night. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

I was able to get my hand 

on it.” 

With state powers Bolingbrook 

(on the road on Friday, 

Sept. 7) and Lincoln- 

Way East (at home on Sept. 

14) looming, this was another 

important win. 

“Going 2-0 in our nonconference 

matchups is 

really important, because 

conference is going to be 

brutal,” Peters said. “We’re 

playing, in my opinion, in 

the toughest conference in 

the state, and entering conference 

play with a 2-0 record 

is huge for us.”



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STANDINGS 

SouthWest Suburban 

Team, Conf. Record, 

Overall 

Andrew 1-0, 2-0 

LW Central 1-0, 1-1 

Sandburg 0-0, 2-0 

LW East 0-0, 2-0 

H-F 0-0, 2-0 

Bolingbrook 0-0, 2-0 

Brad-Bourb. 0-0, 2-0 

Thornwood 0-0, 1-1 

Thornridge 0-0, 1-1 

Lockport 0-0, 0-2 

Stagg 0-0, 0-2 

LW West 0-1, 1-1 

Thornton 0-1, 1-1 

South Suburban Red 


Overall 

Tinley Park 0-0, 2-0 

Hillcrest 0-0, 2-0 

TF South 0-0, 2-0 

Bremen 0-0, 1-1 

TF North 0-0, 1-1 

Oak Forest 0-0, 0-2 

Lemont 0-0, 0-2 

Chicago Catholic League 

Blue 


Overall 

Providence 0-0, 2-0 

Brother Rice 0-0, 2-0 

Montini 0-0 2-0 

Loyola 0-0, 1-1 

St. Rita 0-0, 0-2 

GOLF 

Here’s the deal - Orland Park’s 

Delao wins $25,000 for ace 

JEFF VORVA, Sport Editor 

Orland Park’s Andy Delao 

finished up a golf club transaction 

at Palos Golf Inc. on 

July 27 in which he traded a 

bunch of his clubs for a few 

new clubs and he had to fork 

over $400, to boot. 

“It didn’t sound like a 

good deal,” he said. 

A few hours later, he 

wasn’t complaining. It 

turned out to be a pretty 

good deal for him. 

One of the clubs he picked 

up that day was a Taylor- 

Made 7 iron. And he used 

that club to hit a ball 165 

yards into a hole during a 

hole-in-one contest at Silver 

Lake Country Club. Delao, 

43, said it was the seventh 

hole-in-one in his career. 

But this was worth 

$25,000, courtesy of Swing 

King during and event the 

country club that was highlighted 

by an outdoor showing 

of the film “Caddyshack” 

and a fireworks display. 

He made his own fireworks 

when he sank his 

fourth shot and dozens of 

people, including en entourage 

that included his 

twin brother, Mike, friends 

Jimmy Arvanetes and Stan 

Evans and Silver Lake’s Liz 

Coghill. 

“It was shocking,” Delao 

said. “Your world stops 

when you hit one. It’s not 

something that happens every 

day. You throw your $30 

down and you never think 

you are going to win, 

And he enjoyed the “Caddyshack” 

movie, too. 

“I’ve seen it a million 

times,” he said. 

Delao has lived in Orland 

Park for 15 years and played 

golf at Stagg High School 

and Moraine Valley Community 

College. 

He said that a few years 

ago, he shot a 65 on the 

Silver Lake South course 

to win a men’s tournament. 

The pipefitter and worker 

at the Corn Products Argo 

Plant in Bedford Park said 

he planned on “playing a 

few bills” with his hole-inone 

cash. He was presented 

with a check from Swing 

King on Thursday, Aug. 30 

at Silver Lake. 

Swing King uses HD 

cameras and ball-tracking 

technology at par-3 courses 

across the country and has 

hosted contests in 50 courses 

in the Chicago area. The 

contests are insured by the 

Lloyds of London Insurance 

Company, so Swing King is 

happy to make big payouts 

to the golfers, according to 

Swing King Account Manager 

Jack Kennedy. 

“The odds of a hole-inone 

are pretty astronomical,” 

Kennedy said. “But believe 

it or not, we had more than 

100 hole-in-one payouts 

since we started in 2015 and 

52 were last year. We’ve 

done this at 300 courses nationwide. 

Our objective is 

to capture and reward golf’s 

greatest moment - an ace. 

“The beauty of a holein-one 

is that it can happen 

to anyone at any time. You 

just need a good swing and 

a little bit of luck. We’ve 

had seniors. We’ve had high 

handicappers. We’ve kind of 

seen it all at this point. It’s 

pretty cool.” 

Delao said he loves the 

sport. 

“It’s addicting trying to hit 

it flush,” he said. “It’s fun to 

hit good shots.” 

And rewarding, too. 

Orland Park’s Andy Delao shows the club that helped him 

earn $25,000 for a hole-in-one that he sank at Silver Lake in 

July. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

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It’s not too late to declare Sandburg a state power 


The match got started 

more than an hour late. 

But considering Sandburg’s 

girls volleyball team 

had not beaten perennial national 

power Mother McAuley 

since 2009, what’s an 

extra 60 minutes or so? 

McAuley’s sophomore 

team arrived to Orland 

Park late and beat the Eagles 

sophomore team in a 

wild three-set war to push 

the varsity match back. 

But it was worth the wait 

for the Eagles, as a huge 

weight was lifted off their 

shoulders after beating the 

Mighty Macs, 18-25, 25-22, 

25-15 on Aug. 28. 

While the postseason 

in October is a long way 

off, this was a huge early 

confidence builder for the 

Eagles, who had a 6-1 mark 

after a third-place finish in 

the Plainfield North Crosstown 

Classic Aug. 24-25 

and wins last week over 

McAuley, Wheaton North 

and Lincoln-Way East. 

“That shows how good 

we can be this year,” said 

senior Erica Staunton, who 

had the match-winning kill. 

“That’s going to help with 

the future this season. We 

had a lot of people come 

out and watch this match 

— even players from other 

schools. I think it’s almost 

a whole state goal to beat 

McAuley.” 

So where do the Eagles fit 

into the Class 4A state tournament 

picture? 

A lot will depend on postseason 

assignments, which 

will be released by the Illinois 

High School Association 

in mid-September. 

If recent history is any 

indication, the Eagles have 

usually been placed in the 

same sectional/supersectional 

bracket with teams 

such as McAuley, Marian 

Catholic, Benet, and Marist 

— all of whom have won 

either Class 3A or Class 

4A titles in the past seven 

seasons. Marian beat Sandburg, 

25-21, 23-25, 25-23 

in a war in the Plainfield 

tournament semifinals. But 

with the McAuley win, the 

Eagles know they can play 

with the powers. 

“We tell this group to stop 

worrying about going to get 

it,” Sandburg coach Dave 

Vales said. “We are the ones 

who people want to get now. 

That’s our mantra. We’re 

expected to be at the top. I 

know there are other schools 

who are great, but we have 

the right mindset to go far.” 

Even bigger tests ahead. 

The Eagles are to host Joliet 

Catholic Academy at 5:30 

p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. The 

Eagles will make its annual 

appearance in the ASICS 

Challenge at McAuley and 

other south suburban gyms 

Sept. 28-29. Some of the top 

teams in the nation compete 

in that 32-team tournament. 

One of the biggest positives 

the Eagles can take 

away from the McAuley 

game came in the third set. 

Sandburg roared out to 

a 14-8 lead, but McAuley 

scored six straight to knot it 

up at 14-14, and Vales had 

to burn a timeout. 

Two seasons ago, McAuley 

won the Class 4A state 

title and was recognized 

as a national champion by 

multiple outlets because 

of its ability to come back 

from large deficits under 

pressure. 

So when the score was 

knotted at 14 and the 

Mighty Macs had mighty 

momentum, Sandburg had a 

big challenge ahead and met 

it by dominating with an 

11-1 run to close the game. 

“This is a testament of 

how hard they have been 

working,” Vales said. “So 

many players are back from 

a year ago, and our practices 

have been phenomenal 

this year. The last couple of 

years, we were a little nervous 

playing McAuley. This 

year, we had an expectation 

to win. It’s the first time in a 

long time that we had an expectation 

to beat them. That 

carried a long way.” 

Staunton and junior Shelby 

Stefanon each had nine 

kills against the Mighty 

Macs, while Rachel Krasowski 

had 21 digs and setter 

Rachel DeFries had 27 

assists and added four aces. 

Vales said of DeFries, 

“She can hit a dime on the 

other end of the court.” 

Vales remained low-key 

about beating McAuley for 

the first time in nine seasons. 

“It’s nice,” he said. “It’s 

only August, but it’s nice to 

get that proverbial monkey 

off your back. But it’s all 

the girls. I set it up, but they 

are the ones who execute. 

I’m happy for them.” 

Sandburg girls volleyball players huddle before pulling off one of their biggest wins in nearly a decade. 

PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Sandburg junior Shelby Stefanon attacks the Mother 

McAuley defense in a three-set victory on Aug. 28.



fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

A wet and wild route to 2-0 records 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY 

MEDIA 

1st and 3 

AUG. 28 WAS A PRETTY 

GOOD DAY FOR 

SANDBURG SPORTS 

1. Mac attacked 

Sandburg’s girls 

volleyball team 

(ABOVE) beat 

Mother McAuley for 

the first time in nine 

seasons. 

2. Record breakers? 

The boys golfers 

scored a 140-176 

win over Andrew at 

Silver Lake Country 

Club, which is 

believed to be the 

best score in Eagles 

history. 

3. Bringing the thunder 

The boys soccer 

team played between 

storms and 

beat Plainfield 

North, 1-0, in the 

Best of the West. 

Jeff Vorva 

j.vorva@22ndcm.com 

The Sandburg stands were mostly empty after 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, when the Eagles 

and Curie resumed their football game after a two-hour delay. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY 

MEDIA 

The three football 

teams under my 

watch for The Orland 

Park Prairie and The Tinley 

Junction — Sandburg, Andrew 

and Tinley Park — are 

all 2-0. 

The last time that happened 

was… 

Well… 

I don’t have an answer. 

Maybe it didn’t happen at 

all. Maybe it happened a 

long time ago when my 

hair had no gray. But I can 

tell you this, all three teams 

never started a season at 

2-0 since the Illinois High 

School Association began 

tracking week-by-week 

results in 1996. 

In order to get there, all 

three teams had a unique 

time getting their second 

victories of 2018. 

Sandburg beat Curie, 

14-9 on Friday, Aug. 31, in 

Orland Park in a game that 

was delayed two hours because 

of rain and lightning. 

The game fired back up 

at 10 p.m., and it turned out 

to be a nice night weatherwise. 

But the band, cheerleaders 

and most of the fans 

did not return, and it was 

a quiet atmosphere for a 

thriller that went down to 

the last play. 

The players hung out 

in the gym for a couple of 

hours while the sky was 

lighting up. 

“The rain delay took 

the momentum way,” said 

Sandburg running back 

Andrew Schab, whose first 

of two touchdowns came 

right before the lightning. 

“We came back and just 

couldn’t seem to get out 

of this hole. We just hung 

around and stretched a lot. 

We couldn’t do much. Your 

game plan is set already. We 

were excited, because the 

first quarter we were killing 

them. We were jittery. 

“It was weird coming 

back and it being so quiet. 

But I would have hated if 

we played the next day. I 

just want to play one place 

at one time.” 

The game ended close to 

midnight and had a sevenminute 

halftime. 

“It’s one of those things 

you can’t prepare for,” 

Sandburg coach Scott Peters 

said. “You don’t know how 

kids are going to react. We 

came out flat coming out of 

that. Sometimes it is hard 

to get restarted. Most high 

school kids probably don’t 

experience it.” 

Host Tinley Park knocked 

off Peotone, 14-13, in a 

game that started on Friday 

night and finished at around 

1:45 p.m. on Saturday after 

a postponement. The players 

hung around for about an 

hour in the school’s South 

Gym before the game was 

postponed. 

“I was hoping we would 

play again to get it over 

on Friday night,” said 

linebacker Mike Alberto, 

whose interception in the 

final minute helped seal the 

win. “But it didn’t happen, 

and we played our hardest. 

It was sort of hard to sleep. 

But you wake up, rest in the 

morning and get ready to 

go. It worked out.” 

Coach Josh O’Shea was 

mostly business during the 

delay before the game was 

called. 

“We handled it like a halftime,” 

he said. “We watched 

film, and they did the same 

thing. It was a weird situation.” 

Andrew had the toughest 

road of the three. The 

Thunderbolts got a quarter 

in against Bloom in Chicago 

Heights without a drop of 

rain, but then the wet stuff 

and lightning hit, and the 

boys spent several hours 

in the Bloom Field House 

before the game was postponed 

to Saturday night. 

There was the long trip 

home and the long trip back, 

but that’s when the Bolts 

turned a 7-0 Friday night 

lesd into a 35-12 victory on 

Saturday night. 

“It was tough,” linebacker/running 

back Ameer Aqel 

told freelance reporter Scott 

Hickstein. “But we’re used 

to facing adversity. 

“We were hoping we 

could play Friday night. 

That’s the best feeling in 

the world. But we managed 

to keep our focus for a 

Saturday night game for the 

win.” 

Anyone hear the forecast 

for Week 3? 

LISTEN UP 

“It’s only August, but it’s nice to get that 

proverbial monkey off your back.” 

Dave Vales — Sandburg girls volleyball team after his 

team beat Mother McAuley for the first time in nine 

seasons 

What 2 Watch 

Girls tennis - 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 

• Sandburg joins several other area powers in the 

Lincoln-Way East Tournament. 

INDEX 

42 - $25,000 golf shot 

42 - This Week In 

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

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.opprairie.com | September 6, 2018 

Sandburg volleyball team has big plans 

after beating Mother McAuley for the first 

time since 2009, Page 46 

Eagles players Evy Makris 

(left), Keegan Carey (No. 

9), Rachel DeFries (right) 

and Rachel Krasowski 

(No. 3) celebrate during 

a rare three-set win over 

Mother McAuley on Aug. 

28. The Eagles scored 

11 of the match’s final 12 

points in the third set for 

a 10-point win (INSET). 

It was the first time in 

nine years Sandburg beat 

McAuley. PHOTOS BY JEFF 

VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

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Sandburg’s football 

team opens season with 

a 2-0 mark for the first 

time since 2012, Page 

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