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THURSDAY<br />
Tinley Park Garden Club<br />
11:30 a.m. March 21,<br />
16130 Oak Park Ave. in<br />
Tinley Park. A master gardener<br />
is to speak about<br />
butterfly gardening.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Online Privacy and<br />
Security<br />
2-4 p.m. March 23, Tinley<br />
Park Public Library,<br />
7851 Timber Drive. Attendees<br />
will learn strategies<br />
for keeping their online<br />
and digital belongings<br />
private. The class will also<br />
discuss encryption technology<br />
to secure one’s online<br />
communications and<br />
web browsing. This is an<br />
intermediate to advanced<br />
level class. Registration is<br />
required. For more information<br />
and to register, call<br />
(708) 532-0160.<br />
Annual Spring Boil<br />
5 p.m. March 23, Tinley<br />
Park American Legion,<br />
17423 67th Ct. There is<br />
to be raffles, door prizes<br />
and other goodies. Enjoy<br />
shrimp, jambalaya, cole<br />
slaw bread and sauce.<br />
There is also to be a DJ<br />
and karaoke from 7-11<br />
p.m. Cost is $12 before<br />
March 18 and $15 at the<br />
door. Contact Jimmy at<br />
(708) 567-9062.<br />
MONDAY<br />
Video Games 101<br />
6:30-7:30 p.m. March<br />
25, Tinley Park Public<br />
Library, 7851 Timber<br />
Drive. This class covers<br />
everything you wanted to<br />
know about video games<br />
but were too afraid to ask.<br />
For more information and<br />
to register, call (708) 532-<br />
0160.<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Ribbon Cutting and<br />
Business After Hours: CBD<br />
Kratom Tinley<br />
5-7 p.m. March 26,<br />
CBD Kratom Tinley, 7158<br />
W. 183rd St. The Tinley<br />
Park Chamber of Commerce<br />
invites everyone to<br />
tour this new herbal store<br />
which sells pain and anxiety<br />
alternatives for people<br />
and pets. Enjoy refreshments<br />
while meeting Tinley<br />
residents and members<br />
of the chamber. For more<br />
information, contact the<br />
Tinley Park Chamber of<br />
Commerce at (708) 532-<br />
5700 or email dianne@<br />
tinleychamber.org.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Grandparent’s Day Tea<br />
Party<br />
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, March 27,<br />
Tony Bettenhausen Recreation<br />
Center, 8125 W.<br />
171st St in Tinley Park.<br />
Enjoy a special treat with<br />
grandma and grandpa.<br />
There is to be traditional<br />
tea foods, as well as some<br />
kid favorites. There will<br />
also be crafts and opportunities<br />
to take pictures.<br />
Register by March 15.<br />
Cost is $12 for residents<br />
and $13 for non-residents.<br />
Kids in the Kitchen<br />
11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.<br />
Thursday, March 28<br />
Rich’s Pizza, 7020 W.<br />
183rd St. in Tinley Park.<br />
Cost is $15 per child.<br />
They will learn how pizza<br />
gets made, watch food be<br />
prepared, and make their<br />
own pizza. Cost includes<br />
pizza and soda. Ages 8 and<br />
older, please. Parents are<br />
welcome to stay but we<br />
kindly ask they sit at the<br />
“Adults Only” table. A<br />
waiver must be signed prior<br />
to participating. There<br />
are limited spots available,<br />
For more information or<br />
to sign up, call Christy at<br />
(708) 646-7216.<br />
Fun Family Nights: Movie<br />
Night<br />
6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday,<br />
March 29, Tinley Park<br />
Public Library, 7851 Timber<br />
Drive. Children and<br />
their families are invited<br />
to come to the library and<br />
watch a screening of “The<br />
Little Mermaid.” Children<br />
may bring their favorite<br />
blanket and pillow to enjoy<br />
the feature.<br />
Tech Time: Drop-in Help<br />
9:30-11 a.m. Monday,<br />
April 1, Tinley Park Public<br />
Library, 7851 Timber<br />
Drive. Bring your device<br />
in for 1-on-1 assistance.<br />
PowerPoint: Basics<br />
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April<br />
2, Tinley Park Public Library,<br />
7851 Timber Drive.<br />
Participants will learn how<br />
to create Microsoft PowerPoint<br />
slideshows with<br />
dynamic features to spice<br />
up one’s presentations.<br />
Registration is required.<br />
For more information and<br />
to register, call (708) 532-<br />
0160.<br />
Lights, Camera, Action!<br />
6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday,<br />
April 3, Tinley Park<br />
Public Library, 7851 Timber<br />
Drive. Attendees will<br />
learn to record, edit and<br />
share videso with green<br />
screen technology. Registrants<br />
should be comfortable<br />
using computers. For<br />
more information and to<br />
register, call (708) 532-<br />
0160.<br />
Renting vs. Owning<br />
7 p.m. Wednesday, April<br />
3, Tinley Park Public Library,<br />
7851 Timber Drive.<br />
Residential lender Maureen<br />
Cipolla will share<br />
current information on the<br />
advantages of owning and<br />
renting, as well as tips on<br />
understanding the essentials<br />
of credit. For more information<br />
and to register,<br />
call (708) 532-0160.<br />
Excel Intermediate:<br />
Functions and Charts<br />
10 a.m.-noon, Thursday,<br />
April 4, Tinley Park Public<br />
Library, 7851 Timber<br />
Drive. Attendees will learn<br />
intermediate level functions<br />
and applying limits<br />
to cells. Importing data<br />
into Excel and making<br />
charts or graphs will also<br />
be covered. For more information<br />
and to register,<br />
call (708) 532-0160.<br />
Professional Skill Building<br />
with Lynda.com<br />
2-3 p.m. Friday, April<br />
5, Tinley Park Public Library,<br />
7851 Timber Drive.<br />
Lynda.com offers selfpaced<br />
training to enhance<br />
or develop one’s skill set.<br />
Completion certificates<br />
can be added to one’s<br />
LinkedIn profile. For more<br />
information and to register,<br />
call (708) 532-0160.<br />
Excel Basics: Operations<br />
and Formatting<br />
10 a.m.-noon Saturday,<br />
April 6, Tinley Park Public<br />
Library, 7851 Timber<br />
Drive. Attendees will learn<br />
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the fundamentals of Microsoft’s<br />
spreadsheet application.<br />
For more information<br />
and to register, call<br />
(708) 532-0160.<br />
Discover Tinley Expo<br />
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,<br />
April 6, Tinley Park<br />
Convention Center, 18451<br />
Convention Center Drive.<br />
The event showcases the<br />
community’s business and<br />
nonprofit organizations, as<br />
well as its government services.<br />
ONGOING<br />
All You Can Eat Lenten Fish<br />
Fry<br />
4-7:30 p.m. Fridays during<br />
Lent through Good<br />
Friday, VFW Post 2791,<br />
17147 Oak Park Ave. in<br />
Tinley Park. Adults are<br />
$13, children under 12 are<br />
$5 and children under 5 are<br />
free. The early bird special<br />
is $11 for adults from 4-5<br />
p.m. There are also to be<br />
two full-service cash bars<br />
available. Cash or credit<br />
card is accepted for fish<br />
fry. Carry out orders are<br />
also available.<br />
Open Photography Show<br />
March 1-31, Vogt Visual<br />
Art Center, 17420 S. 67th<br />
Court, Tinley Park. Artwork<br />
is to be featured by<br />
local photographers of all<br />
ages and talents. For gallery<br />
times or more information,<br />
please call (708)<br />
614-6503.
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the Tinley Junction | March 21, 2019 | 3<br />
Village breaks ground on<br />
Harmony Square plaza<br />
JOIN THE TEAM AT<br />
LEGENDS<br />
Jacquelyn Schlabach<br />
Editor<br />
Members of the Village<br />
of Tinley Park gathered<br />
March 13 for a groundbreaking<br />
of the Village’s<br />
new Harmony Square<br />
Plaza where Mayor Jacob<br />
Vandenberg called the site<br />
a “crown jewel” that will<br />
be a new place for the community<br />
to gather together.<br />
The plaza, to be located<br />
at the northeast corner of<br />
North Street and Oak Park<br />
Avenue, will have an outdoor<br />
performance stage, a<br />
splash pad with an overhead<br />
canopy, and an ice<br />
skating rink in the winter<br />
season that will go on<br />
the synthetic turf near the<br />
stage. Residents will be<br />
able to rent skates and also<br />
use a warming hut and fire<br />
pits.The goal is to eventually<br />
hold approximately<br />
275 events throughout the<br />
year at Harmony Square,<br />
but Village Manager Dave<br />
Niemeyer said it will probably<br />
take a couple years to<br />
build up to that point.<br />
“Tinley park will now<br />
have a central gathering<br />
place for us all to come,”<br />
said Niemeyer in his opening<br />
remarks of the ground<br />
breaking.<br />
Niemeyer said that the<br />
new plaza is part of the<br />
long-term branding plan<br />
for the Village, Life Amplified,<br />
that focuses on music.<br />
A branding study done<br />
in 2016 gave the Village<br />
more than 50 recommendations<br />
for a new brand.<br />
Scott Freres, of The<br />
Lakota Group – which is<br />
a planning, urban design<br />
and landscape architecture<br />
firm from Chicago that designed<br />
Harmony Square–<br />
Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg speaks at the<br />
groundbreaking March 13. jacquelyn schlabach/22nd<br />
century media<br />
spoke at the ground breaking<br />
to give residents details<br />
about the project.<br />
“I think it’s indicative of<br />
the fact that everybody’s<br />
here today and we’re looking<br />
at an empty piece of<br />
land that’s going to become<br />
a landmark for your<br />
community,” Freres said to<br />
the crowd.<br />
The process has been<br />
a year-and-a-half in the<br />
making and Freres said<br />
that the goal wasn’t to<br />
create a plaza, but a place<br />
that is a multi-generational<br />
destination that provides<br />
something for everybody.<br />
“Whether we drive by<br />
it, we look at it in the summer,<br />
we play in the splash<br />
pool, we listen to concerts<br />
in the fall and the spring,<br />
we got the summertime<br />
farmer’s market, or just<br />
looking at it when we go<br />
by and there’s sculptures<br />
out here in the middle of<br />
winter because there’s a<br />
fair going on,” Freres said.<br />
“This is a people place,<br />
and this is your place, and<br />
we want to make it a great<br />
place.”<br />
In addition to making it<br />
a place for the community<br />
to enjoy, Freres said that<br />
it was important that the<br />
Village has a return on an<br />
investment to bring about<br />
new business, new homes<br />
and people wanting to live<br />
close to Harmony Plaza.<br />
Niemeyer said that there<br />
isn’t a projected end date<br />
for the project yet, but the<br />
Village is looking to see<br />
some activities on the site<br />
by 2020. Construction is to<br />
start on the infrastructure<br />
on April 15, including the<br />
tearing up of the section<br />
of North Street. The estimated<br />
cost for the plaza is<br />
between $7-8 million, according<br />
to Niemeyer.<br />
“It’s very exciting because<br />
you know when<br />
this first started being discussed<br />
three years ago, it<br />
seemed like oh my gosh,<br />
$7 million, is there really<br />
going to be consensus to<br />
do this and where do you<br />
put it? The land had to be<br />
all acquired,” Niemeyer<br />
said. “Believe me, there’s<br />
still quite a bit of work that<br />
needs to be done in terms<br />
of just externally reviews.<br />
There’s one piece of property<br />
that we’re still in the<br />
process of getting but getting<br />
to this stage, all this<br />
planning, I mean they’ve<br />
been working on this for<br />
awhile.”<br />
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Melody Square developers bring clarity to Tinley<br />
Amanda Del Buono<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The Melody Square LLC<br />
project developers hosted<br />
a meet-and-greet event at<br />
the Tinley Park Convention<br />
Center on Saturday,<br />
March 16, where they also<br />
displayed the most-recent<br />
iteration of their plan. During<br />
the event, community<br />
members came to find out<br />
more about the proposed<br />
project directly from the<br />
developers.<br />
Melody Square is a proposed<br />
project to redevelop<br />
the site of the Tinley Park<br />
Mental Health Center at<br />
183rd Street and Harlem<br />
Avenue. The current plan<br />
breaks down the 280-acre<br />
into 105 acres of 55-andolder<br />
residential homes,<br />
15 acres of zero lot line<br />
residential space, 16 acres<br />
of townhomes, 24 acres<br />
of multifamily residential<br />
homes, seven acres for<br />
“active adult apartments,”<br />
and 80 acres of open space,<br />
according to an outline of<br />
the Melody Square plan.<br />
In total, the site would<br />
offer 430 residential units,<br />
said Rick Heidner, owner<br />
of Heidner Properties,<br />
which is leading the Melody<br />
Square project.<br />
The proposed plan also<br />
dedicates portions of the<br />
open space to the Tinley<br />
Park-Park District, adds<br />
signal enhancements to intersections<br />
near the Metra<br />
station, adds walking and<br />
bicycle paths to the area<br />
and a pedestrian overpass<br />
above Harlem Avenue.<br />
Pictured is the design plan for the Melody Square development. photo courtesy of Hitchcock Design Group<br />
Additionally, a new public<br />
boulevard will be built<br />
connecting the signal at<br />
76th Avenue to a new signal<br />
to be installed at Harlem<br />
and 179th Street.<br />
The Village asked for<br />
proposals for redevelopment<br />
of the site two years<br />
ago and signed an exclusive<br />
negotiations rights<br />
agreement with Melody<br />
Square in January. Upon<br />
acquiring the land from<br />
the State of Illinois, if approved,<br />
the Village would<br />
then negotiate the transfer<br />
of the land to the Melody<br />
Square developers, said<br />
Dave Niemeyer, Tinley<br />
Park village manager, prior<br />
to the event.<br />
“The board wound up<br />
choosing them because<br />
of the concepts that they<br />
had brought forward. In<br />
their [current] proposal,<br />
and this is not a final proposal,<br />
we’re still negotiating<br />
with them, but there’s<br />
a lot of open space, which<br />
was important,” Niemeyer<br />
said, noting the changes<br />
that have been made to the<br />
initial plan. “We had several<br />
public hearings on this<br />
thing a couple years ago,<br />
and we got a lot of feedback<br />
that open space, ball<br />
fields and stuff like that,<br />
were important, so there’s<br />
a lot of space for that.<br />
There was some concern<br />
that some of the initial<br />
plans had a lot of housing<br />
in it, so this plan actually<br />
has a lot less housing<br />
than what was initially<br />
being looked at. There’s<br />
also a lot of senior housing,<br />
which of course that<br />
means that won’t have an<br />
effect on the schools.”<br />
Heidner said that the<br />
main concern expressed<br />
Saturday was how to fund<br />
the project.<br />
“We’re not asking for<br />
any obligations or bonding<br />
from the community, the<br />
developer will privately<br />
fund the infrastructure development,”<br />
he said.<br />
One major financial factor<br />
will be the site cleanup<br />
and infrastructure. Heidner<br />
and his partners said that<br />
they’re estimating a cost<br />
of about $13 million solely<br />
for demolition and environmental<br />
remediation of<br />
the 280-acre site. The cost<br />
jumps to $30 million with<br />
the addition of the cost of<br />
adding electric, sewer and<br />
gas utilities, they said.<br />
However, they acknowledged<br />
that these figures<br />
could change and much of<br />
the development would be<br />
financed through tax increment<br />
financing (TIF),<br />
which is based on the taxes<br />
that will eventually be<br />
earned from the Melody<br />
Square community. These<br />
taxes would also then fund<br />
any child who attended<br />
school in the area, Heidner<br />
said.<br />
Heidner and his partners<br />
added that in 17 years, the<br />
taxes generated at Melody<br />
Square will go to the Village<br />
of Tinley Park.<br />
“People have to look<br />
forward. It could just sit<br />
here for 20 more years, or<br />
go and get somebody to<br />
invest and do something<br />
with it, and bring in money<br />
down the line,” Heidner<br />
said. “We want to get going<br />
on this. Everybody’s<br />
engaged and really don’t<br />
want to see it come to a<br />
halt, the way it did years<br />
ago.”<br />
The estimates to get the<br />
site ready for redevelopment<br />
were made based on<br />
a 2014 report by Tetra Tech<br />
Inc., when the site was under<br />
consideration for another<br />
project. However,<br />
the 2014 report is outdated<br />
Please see melody, 20<br />
village<br />
From Page 3<br />
Mayor Vandenberg said<br />
after the groundbreaking<br />
that it is emotional for him<br />
to see the project come full<br />
circle.<br />
“It’s kind of emotional<br />
because it’s great to see<br />
kind of a community that<br />
can be divided at times<br />
come together and believe<br />
in one thing, which is the<br />
fact that at the end of the<br />
day we still like to get together<br />
and be a community,”<br />
he said.<br />
Vandenberg continued<br />
by saying that The Lakota<br />
Group held open community<br />
meetings to get input<br />
from Tinley residents<br />
about what amenities they<br />
wanted or did not want in<br />
the plaza.<br />
“It’s something I want<br />
our residence to feel like<br />
it says Tinley Park on the<br />
finished project and we<br />
should be very proud of<br />
it. It’s the crown jewel. It<br />
should be everything that<br />
Tinley Park is concentrated<br />
on we should be proud of it,<br />
that’s the biggest thing.”
tinleyjunction.com election 2019<br />
the Tinley Junction | March 21, 2019 | 5<br />
KIRBY SCHOOL D140 SCHOOL BOARD (6 for 3 FOUR-Year Seats)<br />
Name: John Lutz<br />
Age: 70<br />
Occupation: Retired<br />
teacher/coach<br />
Prior Elected Political<br />
Experience: Kirby School<br />
D140 School Board, member<br />
for six years<br />
Why are you running for Kirby School<br />
D140 School Board?<br />
I have called Tinley Park my home for<br />
45 years. All three of my children graduated<br />
from Grissom and attended colleges<br />
of their choice. Seven of my grandchildren<br />
have also attended district schools.<br />
Four are presently enrolled at four different<br />
district schools. Two others have<br />
moved onto Andrew and are working at<br />
advanced levels. My other grandchild<br />
participated in a “teacher intern program”<br />
at Keller. The valuable experiences she<br />
received helped her acquire a Golden Apple<br />
Scholarship. Therefore, I feel a sense<br />
of obligation to give back to the community<br />
that has been so good to my family.<br />
What makes you the best candidate<br />
for this position?<br />
I have a very solid and well-rounded<br />
background in education that I bring to<br />
the board. I retired from School District<br />
117 after 35 wonderful years. Over that<br />
time, I served as a teacher, coach, dean<br />
and principal at both the elementary and<br />
middle school levels. My education includes<br />
degrees from Northern Illinois<br />
(bachelor’s in education) and St. Xavier<br />
(master’s in administration and a certificate<br />
in curriculum). I also completed the<br />
necessary coursework from Governors<br />
State (and passed a state exam) to be eligible<br />
for a certificate in school finance.<br />
Since retirement, I have had the opportunity<br />
and privilege (over a 10-year period)<br />
to coach boys basketball at the high<br />
school level. I truly believe that these<br />
lifetime experiences should provide both<br />
a historical and pedagogical perspective<br />
to the board as we continue “to build on<br />
our tradition of excellence.”<br />
What are the Top 3 issue you see<br />
facing D140 and what would you do to<br />
solve them?<br />
I am pleased to report that, financially,<br />
our district remains on a “solid footing.”<br />
We are one of the few districts within the<br />
state to work with a surplus budget. Our<br />
management has allowed us to maintain<br />
the funds necessary to support and enhance<br />
our vision and community expectations.<br />
However, like any organization,<br />
we can always find ways to improve.<br />
The three issues that I would focus my<br />
attention upon and encourage the board<br />
to address would be our reserve, public<br />
relations and standardized tests. Presently<br />
our board has a reserve fund of<br />
approximately $50 million due to the<br />
“good stewardship” of previous boards.<br />
Our challenge over the past six years<br />
has been to “wisely” reduce this reserve<br />
to a smaller emergency fund that could<br />
immediately respond to any unfunded/<br />
unexpected expenses (i.e. teacher retirement<br />
funding). I am proud to state that<br />
the board has just recently approved $10<br />
million from this reserve to fund muchneeded<br />
improvements at Bannes (which<br />
will complete our six-year plan to upgrade<br />
the mechanical, parking and safety<br />
features of all of our schools without acquiring<br />
any debt or interest payments).<br />
Secondly, I see a need to expand our efforts<br />
to inform all of our residents of the<br />
“happenings” within the schools, district<br />
and board. Future community support<br />
depends on an informed public. The importance<br />
of transparency and increased<br />
efforts to celebrate, recognize, and publicize<br />
our achievements and decisions cannot<br />
be overstated. Lastly, I understand the<br />
significance of test scores. It is one of the<br />
ways our district can be measured. I will<br />
continue my efforts to direct our staff to<br />
establish “action plans” based on data<br />
to promote better results. The challenge<br />
remains of increasing scores without<br />
negatively impacting our present efforts<br />
to teach to the whole child (not just to<br />
the test).<br />
Name: Chuck Augustyniak<br />
Age: 61<br />
Occupation: Deputy Sheriff,<br />
Cook County<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
Two terms on the<br />
Orland Hills Public Library<br />
District, three prior terms on the Kirby<br />
140 School Board<br />
Why are you running for Kirby School<br />
District 140 School Board?<br />
“Educate and inform the whole mass<br />
of the people. They are the only sure reliance<br />
for the preservation of our liberty.”<br />
—Thomas Jefferson<br />
It is critical in today’s instant information<br />
society that we are fostering places of skill<br />
development and critical thinking. It is my<br />
desire to help make Kirby 140 one of those<br />
places. My two children were afforded that<br />
opportunity, and I wish to give that chance<br />
to others. Kirby 140 is a public organization<br />
with a budget of $50 million. It requires citizens<br />
to help maintain the high standards that<br />
the community expects. I believe I have the<br />
requisite skills to be that citizen.<br />
What makes you the best candidate for<br />
this position?<br />
When looking for someone to be representative<br />
of the community to sit on the<br />
local school board, it is important to have<br />
diversity of experience. I have served the<br />
community for 20 years as a law enforcement<br />
officer. I have seen what can happen<br />
when investment in children and learning<br />
does not happen. I’ve volunteered<br />
as a coach in youth sports serving every<br />
community in the district. I listen to what<br />
families are looking for. My education<br />
at Lewis University helped prepare me<br />
to examine budgets, ask tough questions<br />
and acquire negotiating skills. I’ve also<br />
learned about teamwork. A good board<br />
member takes their individual strengths<br />
and learns to mix it with the skill sets of<br />
others on the board. No one person has all<br />
the answers. The board’s function is not<br />
to micromanage the schools. Professional<br />
educators and administrators are hired for<br />
that purpose. I think my ability to foster<br />
dialogue and maintain historical perspective<br />
while dealing with the future is critical.<br />
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What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing Kirby School District 140 and<br />
what would you do to solve them?<br />
School funding and finances<br />
Kirby 140 today is in a healthy financial<br />
position. Back in 2005, the voters and taxpayers<br />
saw the need to approve a school<br />
referendum. The critical balance between<br />
the levy rate and the assessed value of<br />
property had gone out of line. This allowed<br />
the board to stabilize revenues. It<br />
also enabled the board to eliminate the<br />
bond debt. The district today has no longterm<br />
debt. Kirby 140 has embarked on a<br />
modernization and life safety construction<br />
project, which will provide improvement<br />
at every school. This has occurred<br />
while the State of Illinois has reduced its<br />
share of education funding to our district.<br />
During my time on the board, several labor<br />
agreements have been reached. The<br />
board has worked with its employees to<br />
achieve cost reductions, while still fairly<br />
compensating our staff to continue to attract<br />
and retain quality people. We have<br />
seen neighboring districts struggle when<br />
they do not keep a sharp focus on the balance<br />
between cost and revenue.<br />
State mandates and cost shifting<br />
There has been much conversation<br />
regarding the way the State of Illinois<br />
handles public education. School Board<br />
members are required to take multiple<br />
hours of training in public finance, procedure<br />
and tax law. I have yet to see the<br />
mandatory training for legislators. The<br />
State continues to mandate curriculum<br />
changes and life safety requirements. All<br />
these come at a cost, which is placed upon<br />
the local taxpayers. The topic of pension<br />
costs shifting, consolidation and expanded<br />
universal preschool hang over the district.<br />
A pension shift would cost D140 a<br />
minimum of $5 million annually. We have<br />
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Name: Lisa Strand<br />
Age: 38<br />
Occupation: Legal<br />
assistant for<br />
IUOE Local 150<br />
Prior elected<br />
political experience:<br />
Past four years on D140<br />
Board of Education<br />
Why are you running for<br />
Kirby School D140 School<br />
Board?<br />
Over the last four years, I<br />
learned more about what makes<br />
this district work — not just the<br />
Board, but the administration,<br />
teachers, paraeducators, office<br />
staff and the families. I am<br />
equally determined, if not more<br />
so, to make sure the district<br />
continues to run as successfully<br />
as it has run in the past. We<br />
have a healthy budget, no debt,<br />
continue to update our schools<br />
and grounds, continuously<br />
grow our programs and technology,<br />
and, most importantly,<br />
a strong relationship with the<br />
people who have our kids for<br />
the majority of the week.<br />
What makes you the best<br />
candidate for this position?<br />
We are a union family raising<br />
four children. I value this background,<br />
firmly believe in the<br />
labor movement and therefore<br />
can better appreciate the KSD<br />
educators’ stake in this district.<br />
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KIRBY SCHOOL D140 SCHOOL BOARD (6 for 3 FOUR-Year Seats)<br />
Name: Ryan Long<br />
Age: 38<br />
Occupation: Mechanical<br />
Engineer<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
N/A<br />
Why are you running for Kirby School<br />
District 140 School Board?<br />
I first decided to run for School Board<br />
when I learned that kindergarten through<br />
second grade didn’t have a GATE program<br />
after my wife and I asked for our<br />
child. He would come home frustrated,<br />
because he felt he wasn’t learning anything<br />
new. After doing research and<br />
talking to parents within Kirby 140, I<br />
discovered that not only was GATE an<br />
issue but that parents’ concerns were going<br />
unheard regarding special education<br />
services they feel their children needed<br />
to thrive.<br />
What makes you the best candidate<br />
for this position?<br />
As a person who enjoys continuing<br />
my education in all aspects of my life,<br />
it’s difficult to see my child come home<br />
frustrated about curriculum. I believe<br />
that my child isn’t the only child that<br />
needs bigger educational challenges to<br />
thrive. These children deserve to have<br />
a program helping them achieve this.<br />
Furthermore, I’ve been listening to the<br />
concerns of parents regarding special<br />
education services fall on deaf ears and<br />
would like the chance to address them in<br />
order to give our children the best education<br />
they deserve. Finally, the taxpayers<br />
of Tinley Park, Orland Hills and Orland<br />
Park deserve to know exactly where<br />
their tax dollars are going and why. As a<br />
current taxpayer wondering these things,<br />
I want our board to be fully transparent<br />
and would push the board into being as<br />
open and honest as possible.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing Kirby School District 140 and<br />
what would you do to solve them?<br />
The biggest issue we have is not<br />
knowing where the district’s tax dollars<br />
are going. Only recently, after months<br />
of questioning by parents, did the current<br />
board start posting where the nearly<br />
$4 million spent a month is going. Even<br />
then the expenditures breakdown was<br />
generalized until the community pushed<br />
harder for more information. The current<br />
board only recently started doing what<br />
is required and what every other local<br />
board has been doing after being called<br />
out by community members and LOKinforChange.<br />
I will ensure that this doesn’t<br />
just stop after the election and give the<br />
community the knowledge of where tax<br />
dollars are being spent. Secondly, as a<br />
parent of a child who would benefit from<br />
an accelerated or GATE program in a<br />
grade where one doesn’t currently exist,<br />
I feel that the district is failing younger<br />
kids that need extra challenges. The district<br />
is also failing special education children<br />
by not listening to parents concerns<br />
about services they feel would benefit<br />
their children. I would take these concerns<br />
seriously and put time, research<br />
and, if possible, implement these services<br />
equally throughout the district.<br />
Finally, by talking to parents within<br />
the community, I am learning that the<br />
schools in the district are not all treated<br />
equally. Every single child that attends a<br />
school in this district deserves the same<br />
resources as a child in another. Every<br />
single teacher deserves to have the same<br />
resources as the next to better teach this<br />
community’s future. I will do my best to<br />
ensure that every school in Kirby 140<br />
gets all resources equally.<br />
Name: George Kowalski<br />
Age: Not provided<br />
Occupation: Sales manager<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
None<br />
Why are you running for<br />
Kirby School D140 School Board?<br />
I am running for the school board because<br />
I care deeply about my child and<br />
every child’s education. One of the deciding<br />
factors to move to this area was the<br />
schools. At that time, our schools were<br />
rated higher across the various resources<br />
available for school rankings. Unfortunately,<br />
over the past few years, our<br />
school’s rankings have declined, yet our<br />
taxes keep rising. The lack of awareness<br />
and sense of urgency from the School<br />
Board to this issue, the lack of transparency<br />
and disdain for anyone who has a<br />
complaint is driving the need for change.<br />
What makes you the best candidate for<br />
this position?<br />
As a parent of a child in the district, I<br />
have a vested interest in the performance<br />
of our schools. We are the foundation of<br />
our children’s lifetime of learning, so if<br />
we fail them now we will fail them in the<br />
future. Leadership is more than showering<br />
your team with praise and telling them that<br />
they are great. It takes strong leadership to<br />
provide constructive criticism when it is<br />
warranted. I have been a leader my whole<br />
life, and I will provide that leadership to<br />
this district.<br />
My business background and experience<br />
with multimillion-dollar budgets will be<br />
an asset to the district. As a School Board<br />
member, we are stewards of the taxpayer’s<br />
money. We must balance the need to provide<br />
all the resources needed for education<br />
with the demand from our constituents that<br />
we spend their money wisely. I am the best<br />
candidate for this job.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see facing<br />
Kirby School District 140 and what<br />
would you do to solve them?<br />
1. School performance — I am not<br />
an educator, so I do not have the magic<br />
bullet that will solve the issue with the<br />
current school performance. Over half of<br />
the students in the district are not ready<br />
for the next level in English and Math.<br />
I think this is a problem, but the current<br />
board dismisses the issue because they<br />
do not want to admit that we are just average.<br />
We have a high-caliber team of<br />
educators and administrators, so the ability<br />
to achieve a higher standard is there.<br />
We have the resources available, so this<br />
should not be a difficult goal to achieve.<br />
I will hold the administration to a higher<br />
standard and demand excellence.<br />
2. Bullying — In the age of social media,<br />
the reach of the bully has been extended<br />
to younger and younger kids. It<br />
is heartbreaking to hear when a child as<br />
young as my daughter could not take the<br />
abuse anymore and does the unthinkable.<br />
We need to take this issue seriously and<br />
not think that this cannot happen here,<br />
because it can. I will work the administration<br />
and parents to develop a plan that<br />
discusses bullying at the earliest appropriate<br />
age.<br />
3. School finances — I have spoken<br />
with many constituents who are fed up<br />
with paying high taxes. Taxpayers want<br />
to know that they are getting something<br />
for their money, so when the school ratings<br />
were higher, property values grew<br />
by attracting young families, like mine,<br />
into the area. I have also spoken to parents<br />
who do not mind the taxes, because<br />
they think the education is great. So,<br />
the need to balance the best resources<br />
versus lower taxes will be a challenge.<br />
I will work with the administration to<br />
manage our spending to minimize the<br />
tax burden.<br />
Name: Rae Othman<br />
Age: Not provided<br />
Occupation: Not<br />
provided<br />
Prior election political<br />
experience:<br />
Not provided<br />
Why are you running for Kirby<br />
School D140 School Board?<br />
I am a mother and a teacher<br />
that wants what is best for all<br />
the kids. I want to advocate for<br />
the students, parents and staff<br />
across the Kirby School District<br />
and help maintain fiscal responsibility<br />
with a prudent budget. I<br />
believe the school board should<br />
communicate and work with<br />
parents, staff and the community<br />
before making major decisions. I<br />
want to help provide every child<br />
with the education they deserve<br />
by creating a vision, putting in<br />
place student structures to support<br />
that vision and to be accountable<br />
to the public.<br />
What makes you the best<br />
candidate for this position?<br />
My education, work experience<br />
and background will have a<br />
positive impact on Kirby School<br />
D140, as I will return the focus<br />
to what is really important — the<br />
children. As a teacher, I always<br />
advocate for my students. This<br />
is evident through my recent<br />
recognition from the CHSD 218<br />
Board of Education for creating<br />
a “healthy culture in which<br />
students feel welcome and valued.”<br />
Education is my passion. I<br />
earned my bachelor’s in history,<br />
English and secondary education,<br />
as well as my master’s<br />
in educational administration<br />
from Saint Xavier University.<br />
For the past 22 years, I have<br />
taught social studies, English<br />
and physical education. Additionally,<br />
two of my four children<br />
are currently enrolled in<br />
the district, one at McAuliffe<br />
and the other Prairie View. I feel<br />
that I bring a unique background<br />
to the table that would help better<br />
serve the educational needs<br />
of all the children across the district.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues<br />
you see facing D140 and what<br />
would you do to solve them?<br />
Issues currently facing Kirby<br />
School D140 include maintaining<br />
fiscal responsibility, adequately<br />
meeting the needs of all<br />
of the students and addressing<br />
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LINCOLN-WAY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL D210 SCHOOL BOARD (6 for 4 FOUR-YEAR SEATS)<br />
Name: William J. Garrett<br />
Age: 30<br />
Party: N/A<br />
Town of Residence: Manhattan<br />
Occupation: Operations<br />
Manager<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
LWHS ESP President, LWHS ESP Secretary,<br />
and Townes of Leighlinbridge<br />
Treasurer<br />
Why are you running for Lincoln-<br />
Way Community High School District<br />
210 Board of Education?<br />
As a graduate of Lincoln-Way East<br />
High School and a resident of the Lincoln-Way<br />
Community, I have always<br />
envisioned collaborating with the community<br />
to enhance the educational development<br />
of young minds. My goal, like<br />
most parents, is to provide an environment<br />
that will allow all children to develop<br />
and become highly competitive<br />
in a global society. My passion for student<br />
success has been a vital component<br />
in my choice to continue working in<br />
schools for the last 10 years.<br />
What makes you the best candidate<br />
for this position?<br />
The key factors that separates my<br />
skill set from other candidates is my<br />
ability to engage our stakeholders while<br />
keeping students at the center. My ability<br />
to blend academics with finances<br />
will help position our schools to mitigate<br />
risks, measure the academic return<br />
on investment, and create a sound and<br />
purposeful financial plan. It can never<br />
be understated that strategic planning is<br />
an investment in success. I have been a<br />
proponent of data collection as a method<br />
to identify “small victories” that can<br />
be scaled to ensure programmatic sustainability.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing the Board of Education, and<br />
what would you do to solve them?<br />
The top issues facing Lincoln-Way<br />
Community High School District 210<br />
are collaboratively identifying the programmatic<br />
needs of students, developing<br />
a cost saving strategy that will balance<br />
the fund balance to revenue ratio, and<br />
align Lincoln-Way with best practices<br />
of the Government Finance Officers<br />
Association. These three issues are not<br />
isolated but, rather, an intricate braid of<br />
challenges.<br />
Lincoln-Way has again received the<br />
lowest financial profile designation<br />
from the Illinois State Board of Education.<br />
Out of the 852 schools reported by<br />
ISBE, Lincoln-Way is one of 29 schools<br />
listed as “Financial Watch.” To increase<br />
the financial stability of Lincoln-Way, a<br />
fiscally sound district budget will need to<br />
be passed and continuous monitoring of<br />
the financial health must occur. In order<br />
to achieve a healthy financial institution,<br />
we must set clear goals and policies, prioritize<br />
long term strategies, and focus<br />
tax dollars into financially responsible<br />
directions that can be measured.<br />
Name: Hugh (Butch)<br />
McCorkle<br />
Age: 63<br />
Party: N/A<br />
Town of residence:<br />
Frankfort (Unincorporated)<br />
Occupation: Retired police<br />
detective sergeant, current Lincoln Way<br />
security<br />
Why are you running for Lincoln-Way<br />
Community High School District 210<br />
Board of Education?<br />
Twenty-eight years of experience as<br />
a police officer, detective, juvenile officer,<br />
child advocate and all three levels<br />
of FEMA certifications. I am confident in<br />
helping the current administration becoming<br />
a more secure environment at minimal<br />
to no cost. Voters should question why<br />
anybody would want to run for a position<br />
that doesn’t pay anything or have any<br />
benefits. I am not looking to build a political<br />
future by any means. I simply have<br />
a gift of knowledge and experience that I<br />
want to give back to our community, and<br />
create a safe and secure environment for<br />
our children.<br />
What makes me you best candidate for<br />
this position?<br />
I take a common-sense approach to issues<br />
facing the school district. I believe<br />
in accountability and transparency. I will<br />
not only be the advocate for our students<br />
but also the parents and taxpayers who<br />
fund our schools. I am the only candidate<br />
with the experience and education in the<br />
area of safety and will take a proactive approach<br />
to ensure the safety and security<br />
of students and staff. As I watch all the<br />
horrific events that occur in our schools<br />
across this country I’ve learned we need<br />
to be on top of our game. I don’t ever<br />
want to look a parent in the face and say,<br />
“I’m sorry we could have done more but<br />
we chose not to.”<br />
What are the Top 3 issues facing the<br />
Board of Education?<br />
Financial Responsibility: I will work<br />
with not only the other six board members<br />
and the superintendent, but will also<br />
listen to the citizens and make decisions<br />
with the least impact and maximum effect<br />
for the district.<br />
Future Direction: I’m not a fan of<br />
“we’ve always done it that way.” In my<br />
time at I’ve come to find that Lincoln-<br />
Way is a great school district, with administration<br />
and staff who have genuine<br />
heart, care and passion for the students.<br />
We need to be constantly looking for<br />
ways to improve on problems and correct<br />
what has been working. Together we can<br />
make it better.<br />
Security: As already mentioned I come<br />
from a law enforcement background. I<br />
have often said if a person knows right<br />
from wrong and can use an index from vehicle/criminal<br />
code law book they can be<br />
the police. The difference between police<br />
and security is the power of arrest. I not<br />
only have education in this field, but the<br />
years of experience. I never aspired to run<br />
for any political office. After two years of<br />
working Lincoln-Way security I have noticed<br />
many flaws in the system that can be<br />
corrected with little or no tax dollars. For<br />
obvious reasons, I don’t want to mention<br />
what these flaws are, as persons may want<br />
to take advantage of them.<br />
Name: Peter J. Wilkes<br />
Age: 55<br />
Party: N/A<br />
Town of Residence: Frankfort<br />
Occupation: Attorney<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
N/A<br />
Why are you running for<br />
Lincoln-Way Community<br />
High School District 210 Board<br />
of Education?<br />
The reason I am running for<br />
a school board position is very<br />
simple and straightforward.<br />
I currently have four children<br />
enrolled in Lincoln-Way East:<br />
two juniors and two freshmen.<br />
My niece is currently attending<br />
Lincoln-Way West, and her two<br />
sisters and brother also attended<br />
Lincoln-Way West. For the obvious<br />
reason, I have a vested interest<br />
in the quality of education<br />
provided by our schools.<br />
What makes you the best<br />
candidate for this position?<br />
I believe the combination of<br />
my professional occupation and<br />
prior experience with volunteer<br />
organizations, along with a<br />
healthy dose of common sense,<br />
qualifies me for a position on the<br />
school board.<br />
As a practicing trial attorney,<br />
I am faced daily with decisions<br />
involving ethical and legal issues<br />
that can be utilized by this<br />
board for all decisions involving<br />
the administration and district. It<br />
will be my goal to ensure all policies<br />
are transparent, ethical and<br />
comply with the law. In my professional<br />
capacity, I have always<br />
made sure that I receive as much<br />
information as possible prior to<br />
rendering an opinion or decision.<br />
I will bring this experience to the<br />
school board and encourage an<br />
open dialogue among the members<br />
to ensure the proper course<br />
of action is taken.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues<br />
you see facing the Board of<br />
Education, and what would<br />
you do to solve them?<br />
With respect to the Top 3 issues<br />
facing the Board of Education,<br />
it is my opinion that fiscal<br />
responsibility, employing quality<br />
teachers and accumulating<br />
school resources are critical.<br />
Fiscal Responsibility: The<br />
administration has done an outstanding<br />
job of devising and<br />
implementing a fiscal plan creating<br />
a solvent district. It will be<br />
the job of this board to make sure<br />
that path continues on in that direction.<br />
Quality Teachers: Teachers<br />
undoubtedly have the biggest<br />
impact upon students. At<br />
least that was my experience in<br />
high school. Providing a classroom<br />
environment that encourages<br />
students to become fully<br />
engaged in class increases the<br />
chances of graduating wellrounded<br />
young men and women<br />
who will be best equipped to<br />
continue on in their life journey.<br />
The school district is already<br />
recognized as one of the top<br />
districts in this state, and that is<br />
due in large part to the quality<br />
men and women who currently<br />
educate our children. We need<br />
to reward those who create and<br />
promote the learning environment,<br />
and continue to attract<br />
new teachers who possess the<br />
same enthusiasm and passion as<br />
the current staff does.<br />
Resources: If you hire the<br />
best people to teach, and provide<br />
them with the best resources to<br />
teach, our children benefit.
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LINCOLN-WAY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL D210 SCHOOL BOARD (6 for 4 FOUR-YEAR SEATS)<br />
Name: Beth Janus-Doyle<br />
Age: 40<br />
Party: NA<br />
Town of Residence: Mokena<br />
Occupation: High School<br />
English teacher (18 years)<br />
Prior elected political experience: LW<br />
210 School Board Member (elected in<br />
2017)<br />
Why are you running for Board of<br />
Education in Lincoln-Way D210?<br />
I am running for re-election because<br />
I still maintain that all school<br />
boards should have at least one current<br />
teacher/educator. How can a board that<br />
is supposed to work with the community<br />
to improve student achievement<br />
function properly without the input<br />
of someone who actually “lives and<br />
breathes” education? The day-to-day<br />
workings of a high school are complex,<br />
and much like many other careers,<br />
people cannot truly understand it unless<br />
they are a part of it. I feel I add a<br />
specific and distinct perspective to the<br />
board.<br />
What makes you the best candidate<br />
for this position?<br />
I am a long-time community member<br />
(14 years), parent of a Lincoln-<br />
Way Central freshman, an 18-year high<br />
school educator and my retired parents<br />
have been living in Frankfort for 18<br />
years. I also have many friends, family<br />
members and colleagues who live in the<br />
Lincoln-Way communities. My unique<br />
perspective as a teacher and parent is<br />
important, and first and foremost, I always<br />
have the best interests of the students<br />
in mind when making decisions.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing the LW D210, and what would<br />
you do to solve them?<br />
Continued Focus on School Safety:<br />
Schools need to continuously evaluate<br />
their safety measures. In this day<br />
and age, schools must be diligent and<br />
make continued efforts to improve.<br />
We are charged with the safety and<br />
well being of other people’s children,<br />
and that is not something that should<br />
be taken lightly. We have worked to<br />
implement several important safety<br />
measures, and have addressed and fixed<br />
some worrisome policies; however,<br />
there is always more work to be done<br />
when it comes to the safety of our students<br />
and staff.<br />
Students’ Emotional Needs: The<br />
social-emotional well being of our<br />
children is critical to their success in<br />
school, outside of school and to becoming<br />
functioning adults. More than ever,<br />
we are facing an increase in anxiety,<br />
depression and other emotional/mental<br />
health issues. It is essential that schools<br />
work (harder) to put plans in place that<br />
address these growing needs. Students<br />
need to be held accountable and pushed<br />
to high standards, of course, but we<br />
are living in a time with so many variables,<br />
changing social constructs, and<br />
fears that no adults have ever seen the<br />
likes of: social media, smart phones,<br />
instant access to everything, cyber bullying,<br />
increased instances of violence<br />
and increased number of suicides, just<br />
to name a few. These are all very important<br />
to address, as a student cannot<br />
be successful without being mentally<br />
healthy. Schools can always do more to<br />
address this.<br />
Finances/Empty Building: Although<br />
the district has made huge strides<br />
in correcting its financial troubles, we<br />
still have an uphill financial battle and<br />
an empty building. We need to start<br />
focusing on creative ways to reduce<br />
expenditures and continue to explore<br />
options to increase revenue. It is also<br />
time, now that some of the “fires”<br />
have been put out/addressed/managed,<br />
to start seeking options for our empty<br />
building.<br />
Name: Joseph Kirkeeng<br />
Age: 53<br />
Party: N/A<br />
Town: New Lenox<br />
Occupation: Banker – president<br />
& CEO First Secure<br />
Bank & Trust; adjunct professor<br />
of business and management at Joliet<br />
Junior College.<br />
Prior elected political experience: Currently<br />
member Board of Education Lincoln-Way<br />
High School District 210; previously<br />
a member of the Board of Education<br />
New Lenox Grade School District 122.<br />
Why are you running for Lincoln-Way<br />
Community High School District 210<br />
Board of Education?<br />
After accepting an appointment to the<br />
board in June 2016, I was elected to the<br />
Lincoln-Way High School Board of Education<br />
in April 2017. I have lived in the<br />
Lincoln-Way District for nearly 25 years.<br />
I would like to continue the progress the<br />
board and the administration have experienced<br />
over the past several months in these<br />
areas: To continue the path to long-term<br />
financial stability; to grow the total educational<br />
experience for all of the students<br />
and their families throughout the district;<br />
and to ensure the pride all citizens within<br />
the district feel when they interact with the<br />
high school district.<br />
What makes you the best candidate for<br />
this position?<br />
My professional experience is in the financial<br />
services industry. This experience<br />
has assisted me in understanding the financial<br />
challenges facing the district. This includes<br />
the operating budget challenges, the<br />
long-term debt issues, the administrative<br />
and cultural opportunities, and the willingness<br />
to engage with those that live within<br />
our district.<br />
I have worked with all of the current<br />
board members and the district’s administration<br />
to create improved practices as well<br />
as enhance policies to move the district<br />
away from its recent financial history and<br />
create a path to financial stability. I have<br />
also been very active in meeting with those<br />
from the community who have ideas and<br />
suggestions pertaining to many aspects of<br />
how the district operates and interacts with<br />
the community.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see facing<br />
the Board of Education, and what would<br />
you do to solve them?<br />
Ensure District’s Financial Stability:<br />
This can be accomplished by continuing to<br />
improve the district’s operational financial<br />
position through expense management,<br />
evaluating potential revenue sources, and<br />
improving the monitoring, communicating<br />
and assessment of financial results. The<br />
district has made great strides; however, an<br />
economic downturn or changes in our state<br />
government processes could create headwinds<br />
and hurdles that the board needs to<br />
be constantly considering and monitoring.<br />
Ensure the ongoing management<br />
of district’s reputation: This can be<br />
achieved by enhancing communication,<br />
sharing information and continuing the dialogue<br />
with the community. We have been<br />
working closely with the administration to<br />
review and improve the formal organizational<br />
structure, and augment everyone’s<br />
ability to fulfil on the district’s mission.<br />
This includes the district’s academic excellence,<br />
the success in the arts and athletics,<br />
the expansion of additional opportunities,<br />
and the overall improvements pertaining<br />
to the educational process. We will look<br />
to continue augmenting the educational<br />
process. This will include offering a variety<br />
options for all students. The development<br />
of the curriculum for students who<br />
are work-force oriented as well as those<br />
who are college bound after high school is<br />
needed. The assessing and implementing<br />
the next phase of technology will provide<br />
great assistance as the district improves its<br />
educational experience for all students.<br />
A focus on the long-term debt analysis<br />
and management: The long-term debt incurred<br />
by the district when it was in an ex-<br />
Please see Kirkeeng, 15<br />
Name: Richard C.<br />
LaCien, Jr.<br />
Age: 52<br />
Party: N/A<br />
Town of Residence:<br />
Mokena<br />
Occupation: Superintendent<br />
and project manager,<br />
member of Sheet Metal Workers<br />
Local 73, Chicago<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
Commissioner of the Mokena<br />
Park District Board<br />
Why am you running for<br />
Lincoln-Way Community High<br />
School District D210 Board of<br />
Education?<br />
I am running for the D210<br />
Board of Education because I<br />
have a son in the school district<br />
and I want to be involved.<br />
What makes me the best<br />
candidate for this position?<br />
I am the best candidate because<br />
no current board members have<br />
construction experience and I<br />
believe that I would be an asset<br />
to the board. I will be able to fill<br />
the gap by bringing my extensive<br />
construction experience regarding<br />
projects and costs. In addition,<br />
I will be able to give guidance<br />
and direction to the school<br />
board on how to assist those students<br />
who want to make a career<br />
by getting into the trades if college<br />
is not for them.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing the Board of Education?<br />
The top issues facing the D210<br />
Board of Education are now that<br />
we’ve come out of our financial<br />
warning status, we need to keep<br />
our budget in check and building<br />
our reserves while still accomplishing<br />
the improvements for the<br />
district and doing capital jobs as<br />
they become required.
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CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL D230 SCHOOL BOARD (4 for 3 FOUR-YEAR<br />
SEATS)<br />
Name: Mike Hardek<br />
Age: 38<br />
Slate: 230 United<br />
Occupation: Vice president,<br />
commercial lending<br />
– First Secure Bank and<br />
Trust, Palos Hills<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
None, but president of the Orland Park<br />
Area Chamber of Commerce, former<br />
president of the Orland Park/Palos Rotary<br />
Club, and a D230 Building and Finance<br />
Committee member<br />
Why are you running for board<br />
member in D230?<br />
I am strongly committed to serving<br />
the community. My understanding of the<br />
definition of community has grown over<br />
the years. I can list many qualities that<br />
make up great communities; however,<br />
would argue that none of those qualities<br />
are more important than great schools.<br />
My wife has been committed to education<br />
in D135 for many years. My children<br />
attend these schools and are future<br />
students of D230. I believe that now is<br />
the time for me to use my qualifications<br />
to build upon the accomplishments of<br />
the board and work to ensure the continued<br />
success of D230.<br />
What makes you the best candidate<br />
for this position?<br />
The School Board’s success is much<br />
bigger than one person. There are currently<br />
four candidates running for three<br />
open board positions. One big difference<br />
in the voter’s choice come April 2 is that<br />
Dave O’Connor, Pat O’Sullivan and I<br />
and are running as a slate supported by<br />
230 United. 230 United was established<br />
to work together with only the very best<br />
interests of the district in mind. As recently<br />
as late 2018, 230 United team<br />
member School Board President Rick<br />
Nogal was recognized as the Outstanding<br />
School Board President of the Year by<br />
the Illinois State Board of Education. All<br />
three of the 230 United candidates have<br />
the endorsement of the current board<br />
and many community leaders. We are<br />
the three qualified candidates for D230<br />
School Board. I have nearly a decade of<br />
experience serving on various boards in<br />
the community and currently work with<br />
members of the D230 School Board on<br />
the Building and Finance Committee.<br />
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count].<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing D230, and what would you do<br />
to solve them?<br />
D230 School Board is challenged<br />
with setting a clear vision for the district,<br />
both academically and financially,<br />
while always keeping the student’s best<br />
interests in mind. It’s essential that the<br />
School Board works as a team to ensure<br />
the long-term quality of education in<br />
the district. Three of the most important<br />
issues and responsibilities are:<br />
1. D230 needs to continue to maintain<br />
a fiscally responsible budget. It<br />
is the School Board’s responsibility to<br />
understand and continually monitor the<br />
budget. Failure to do so has a dire impact<br />
on all the stakeholders involved.<br />
The best thought-out plans for the students<br />
can quickly fall apart if the funding<br />
is not managed appropriately. I believe<br />
that reactionary cuts to programs,<br />
curriculum and/or staff that are a result<br />
of surprises in the district’s finances<br />
represent a breakdown somewhere<br />
within the board. I fully understand that<br />
there are many factors and challenges<br />
in school funding. I also believe with a<br />
proactive approach to finances that any<br />
necessary changes to the school’s dayto-day<br />
operations or programs can be<br />
effectively communicated to the public.<br />
It is very important to the keep the<br />
community informed of both the successes<br />
and challenges the board encounters.<br />
2. Safety. School safety and the security<br />
of students is of utmost importance<br />
to the everyone in the community. At<br />
the Building and Finance Committee,<br />
we’ve recently discussed plans to update<br />
the schools with electronic locks,<br />
or an access control system, which is a<br />
good example of one such safety measure.<br />
These locks control who has access<br />
to certain areas and can all be locked simultaneously.<br />
Keeping schools safe is a<br />
coordinated and ongoing plan.<br />
3. Help keep all students engaged.<br />
We have great teachers and support staff<br />
in District 230 and need to give them<br />
the tools and support to be successful.<br />
I believe you would be hard pressed to<br />
not find a student that has been individually<br />
inspired by someone on the staff.<br />
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CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL D230 SCHOOL BOARD (4 for 3 FOUR-YEAR SEATS)<br />
Name: Patrick O’Sullivan<br />
Age: 48<br />
Slate: 230 United<br />
Occupation: President,<br />
PRO Insurance Services<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
Member, D230<br />
Board of Education (current)<br />
Why are you running for board<br />
member in D230?<br />
As a graduate of D230 and parent of<br />
two current students as well as a recent<br />
D230 graduate, I have been a lifelong<br />
member of the D230 community. I want<br />
to continue to ensure that we continue<br />
to have successful schools and successful<br />
students. Also, as a homeowner and<br />
property taxpayer, I have a vested interest<br />
in the fiscal responsibility of D230. I<br />
have served the district acting as board<br />
president, vice president as well as the<br />
chairperson of the Building and Finance<br />
and Education committees.<br />
What makes you the best candidate<br />
for this position?<br />
During my tenure, we have had a balanced<br />
budget for each of the past 12<br />
years, including no tax levy increase in<br />
five of the past seven years. We have also<br />
expanded the school day by 30 minutes<br />
to give students more time in the classroom<br />
to access the resources they need<br />
to be successful in the classroom. As<br />
the first in Illinois to obtain the Certified<br />
School Risk Management designation,<br />
we have completed a thorough and robust<br />
School Safety audit and are implementing<br />
those recommendations to provide<br />
our students with the safest learning<br />
environment possible. We have also<br />
vastly improved our district technology<br />
by deploying e-learning devices to each<br />
student and are expanding our online<br />
learning opportunities. Finally, we have<br />
expanded our access to the community<br />
by adding additional community members<br />
to our committees, among other initiatives,<br />
to hold ourselves accountable to<br />
the community.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing D230, and what would you do<br />
to solve them?<br />
The top issue for our district is State<br />
financing. We have been an influential<br />
voice in Springfield, educating lawmakers<br />
on the impact that state financing<br />
has on D230. We were successful in<br />
thwarting a senate bill that would have<br />
cost the district millions of dollars in<br />
school funding to our district. We held<br />
open forums with our elected officials to<br />
have our community engage the decision<br />
makers in this process. Fortunately, together,<br />
we were able to stop that harmful<br />
bill in becoming law. In the future, we<br />
need to be aware of other ways that State<br />
funding will impact our district. In particular,<br />
there is always talk of a “pension<br />
shift,” which switches the responsibility<br />
of the State pension schemes onto local<br />
taxpayers. This would have a crippling<br />
impact on us taxpayers.<br />
I would also like to continue developing<br />
our e-learning programs. By issuing<br />
devices to each student, we would like<br />
to get to a place where we do not lose<br />
instructional days due to weather and<br />
other conditions that make it unsafe to<br />
come to school. This would result in no<br />
snow days and no added days at the end<br />
of the school year. In addition, improved<br />
technology increases the speed in which<br />
our students can access information, thus<br />
leaving more time for additional learning<br />
opportunities.<br />
Finally, I would like to see through the<br />
implementation of our most recent safety<br />
audit. We have developed an extensive<br />
safety plan to improve the security of all<br />
of the district’s buildings. By enacting<br />
these protocols, we will continue to be<br />
mindful of providing all students with a<br />
safe learning environment.<br />
Name: Dave O’Connor<br />
Age: 55<br />
Slate: 230 United<br />
Occupation: Attorney<br />
Prior Elected Political Experience:<br />
None<br />
Why are you running for board<br />
member in D230?<br />
As a basic philosophy, I am a firm believer<br />
that local communities tend to get<br />
stronger when people are willing to get involved<br />
and actually listen to one another.<br />
By running for the D230 Board, my hope<br />
is to engender an atmosphere of collaboration<br />
that permits students and teachers<br />
to succeed and reach their full potential.<br />
As a graduate of, and longtime volunteer<br />
for District 230, I am fully invested in its<br />
success. By joining the board, I am hoping<br />
to continue those volunteer efforts and<br />
actively contribute to the district’s long<br />
and storied tradition of honor and excellence.<br />
What makes you the best candidate for<br />
this position?<br />
I believe that I have something to contribute<br />
to our students, teachers and community.<br />
It is my hope that through the<br />
application of a broad spectrum of professional<br />
experiences over multiple decades,<br />
including past law enforcement experience,<br />
legislative drafting, negotiation,<br />
litigation, teaching, employer/employee<br />
relations and service to others, coupled<br />
with my personal experiences as a parent<br />
of three children who have attended<br />
D230, the board will benefit and grow<br />
stronger. Thus, given my personal background<br />
and professional experiences, I<br />
come fully prepared to serve as a contributing<br />
member to this all-important team.<br />
My background — supplemented with an<br />
interest in service to others — provides<br />
a strong foundation for listening, understanding,<br />
and working collectively toward<br />
resolution of all issues that come before<br />
the board.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see facing<br />
D230, and what would you do to solve<br />
them?<br />
First, it is imperative that the Board<br />
never waiver from its pursuit of financial<br />
integrity for our school district. All successes<br />
or failures will emanate from the<br />
financial condition of our district. The<br />
budget must remain balanced, we must<br />
spend within our means, and we must be<br />
fair to our talented and dedicated teachers.<br />
Through the implementation of discipline<br />
and validated controls, the board has delivered<br />
a balanced budget for the past 16<br />
years, notwithstanding that over half of<br />
the schools in this state are presently operating<br />
at a deficit. I wish to continue this<br />
exceptional tradition of providing a balanced<br />
budget and assuring the financial<br />
integrity of our school district.<br />
Second, no school board can claim success<br />
without striving for academic excellence.<br />
This requires a collaborative effort<br />
on the part of the board, the administration<br />
and our teachers. Our students must<br />
be technologically prepared to take on<br />
an ever-changing world. We must lay the<br />
necessary foundation early and show our<br />
students multiple paths for success. In order<br />
to assure this success, we must work<br />
with our skilled teachers, and do so by<br />
communicating and pursuing evidencebased,<br />
collaborative goals. Getting our<br />
students through high school is not a goal,<br />
preparing them for life is.<br />
Finally, it is important that we not only<br />
prepare for what is known and foreseeable,<br />
but we must also prepare for the unknown.<br />
We must be vigilant about school<br />
safety to assure the protection of our students.<br />
Legislative decisions in Springfield<br />
could cause a shift in pension liabilities.<br />
Similarly, we would be well-served to assume<br />
that State funds will remain static<br />
and no additional funding is forthcoming<br />
in the near future. Waiting for these issues<br />
to occur first is a failure to plan. We must<br />
communicate effectively with all stakeholders<br />
and prepare accordingly.<br />
Name: Jeanne Bailey<br />
Age: 52<br />
Slate: Independent<br />
Occupation: Pediatric<br />
Registered Nurse, surgical<br />
services<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
None<br />
Why are you running for board<br />
member in D230?<br />
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always<br />
been passionate about helping children<br />
thrive and achieve their goals. I feel<br />
District 230 offers a wonderful educational<br />
opportunity for our students, but I know<br />
we can do better.<br />
What makes you the best candidate for<br />
this position?<br />
Professionally, as a pediatric nurse, I<br />
have advocated for a diverse population<br />
of children and families for the past 27<br />
years. I understand that while people may<br />
come from different backgrounds, we<br />
have very similar needs. On many occasions,<br />
I have had to stand up for someone<br />
who could not advocate for themselves in<br />
order to ensure that they would receive the<br />
care they deserved. I am passionate about<br />
children and people, all people, and I will<br />
work tirelessly to represent and support<br />
all of our children, families and educators.<br />
With decades of experience working in a<br />
major hospital, I understand what is required<br />
for an institution to function well. I have<br />
seen how ineffective policies can cause a<br />
community pain and discord. I have written<br />
data-driven policies and procedures for my<br />
hospital, and I believe applying some of the<br />
same strategies would be extremely effective<br />
in the D230 school district.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see facing<br />
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SUMMIT HILL SCHOOL D161 SCHOOL BOARD (5 for 3 FOUR-YEAR SEATS)<br />
Name: Trudy K. Sturino<br />
Age: 59<br />
Party: Independent<br />
Town of Residence: Frankfort<br />
Occupation: Information<br />
technology manager<br />
Prior elected political experience: None<br />
Why are you running for the Summit<br />
Hill School District 161 Board of<br />
Education?<br />
I believe that a school district needs<br />
to provide students with a well-rounded<br />
education, building necessary life skills<br />
that will develop them into successful<br />
young adults and assist them as they<br />
pursue their future academic and career<br />
goals. Additionally, I believe that a school<br />
district owes constituents a district that<br />
is stable, provides a sense of community,<br />
manages tax dollars responsibly and<br />
maintains property values. As a parent, I<br />
have demonstrated a willingness to work<br />
with school administrators, teachers, parents<br />
and community members to build on<br />
D161’s existing success and continue to<br />
drive improvement.<br />
What makes you the best candidate for<br />
this position?<br />
I have been a D161 community member<br />
for 20 years, active in multiple<br />
elections and have four sons who are<br />
all graduates of Summit Hill D161.<br />
Throughout my children’s education, I<br />
have maintained heavy involvement in<br />
managing my children with special needs,<br />
supported them in curricular and extracurricular<br />
activities, and maintained the<br />
best possible educational environment for<br />
them.<br />
I have a strong education in business<br />
management, with an emphasis<br />
on accounting and information<br />
systems. I have served as an<br />
auditor, logistics manager, project manager,<br />
systems architect and solutions manager.<br />
In my current role as an IT consultant,<br />
I have had to work with many business<br />
and project teams to achieve goals to ensure<br />
the project’s success. I believe all of<br />
these create a unique ability to identify<br />
challenges, view the whole problem, and<br />
identify multiple solutions, which leads to<br />
a foundation for better dynamics for resolution.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see facing<br />
the Summit Hill School District 161<br />
Board of Education and what would<br />
you do to solve them?<br />
The first item is aligning our curriculum<br />
to incorporate new technologies into<br />
our curricular footprint that allow teachers<br />
to enhance and support their curriculum<br />
and assist in students learning<br />
these tools. My recent LW high school<br />
graduates have had some very limited exposure<br />
to these classroom technologies.<br />
We as a community need to broaden these<br />
tools for the benefit of all of our educators<br />
and students. Without them, I believe<br />
that our students will not be properly prepared<br />
for the post high school environments,<br />
and we need to consistently work<br />
to shorten this gap to allow our students<br />
every opportunity to succeed.<br />
The second item I see is to continue<br />
to move forward and build on the solid<br />
foundation the current board has successfully<br />
implemented. We have been able<br />
to see the benefits of fiscally responsible<br />
decisions, stabilized the use of our assets,<br />
invested in the development of our educators<br />
and seen their vision with the district<br />
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Name: George Leonard<br />
Age: 44<br />
Party: N/A<br />
Town of Residence:<br />
Frankfort<br />
Occupation: Teacher<br />
Prior elected political<br />
experience: I have held a seat on the<br />
D161 board for the past four years<br />
Why are you running for the<br />
Summit Hill School District 161<br />
Board of Education?<br />
To help guide District 161 as it continues<br />
on its path of excellence and<br />
strives to grow to even higher heights,<br />
while maintaining fiscal responsibility.<br />
Participating in board, district and<br />
community discussions by adding my<br />
insights as an educator and community<br />
member, but understanding my<br />
role as a school board member and<br />
allowing the district staff to preform<br />
their duties.<br />
What makes you the best candidate<br />
for this position?<br />
I have extensive experience in the<br />
field of education. As a teacher and<br />
board member, I have been dedicated<br />
to finding better ways to serve the<br />
needs of the students we are entrusted<br />
to educate. I believe that is my duty to<br />
work with fellow stakeholders, not to<br />
find problems, but to find solutions. I<br />
am proud to serve a district that has<br />
been wonderful for my children and<br />
continues to be a pillar of our community.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing the Summit Hill School<br />
District 161 Board of Education and<br />
what would you do to solve them?<br />
1. Declining enrollment — Because<br />
of declining enrollment we may<br />
have to make some tough choices in<br />
the future. While it is too early to predict<br />
what this will entail, it is important<br />
that we take all factors into consideration<br />
as we move towards what is<br />
best for our district and our community.<br />
Some of these factors include, fiscal<br />
responsibility, community concerns,<br />
economic impacts, educational benefits<br />
and many more. Too often, major<br />
decisions are made in our community<br />
without considering the multitude of<br />
factors that are involved.<br />
2. Negativity — We have too many<br />
people that complain about problems<br />
and attack new initiatives in order to<br />
further political agendas or carry out<br />
personal vendettas. It is easy to point<br />
to a problem and assign blame, but that<br />
is not what our district needs. We need<br />
people that want to do the hard work<br />
necessary to find solutions and pathways<br />
for improvement. We need people<br />
that are motivated by a desire to<br />
provide the safest environment, most<br />
fiscally sound budget and strongest<br />
education possible for our children. I<br />
am proud of our district and I am excited<br />
to continue to work to make it<br />
even better.<br />
3. The Unknown — Through<br />
my experience in education, I have<br />
learned that it is almost impossible to<br />
predict the myriad of changes and issues<br />
that arise with each new school<br />
year. Many of the changes come from<br />
the state or even the federal level, and<br />
we have no control over them. Thus,<br />
it is imperative that we have experienced,<br />
solution-focused people at every<br />
level of our district. Our ability to<br />
adapt and stay ahead of the curve is<br />
what will allow us to continue on our<br />
path of excellence.<br />
Name: Debbie Staples<br />
Age: 50<br />
Party: My understanding is<br />
that the school board is not affiliated<br />
with any political party<br />
Town of Residence: Tinley<br />
Park<br />
Occupation: Human Resources<br />
/ Labor Relations<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
None<br />
Why are you running for the<br />
Summit Hill School District<br />
161 Board of Education?<br />
I have been a resident of<br />
Brookside Glen for over 20<br />
years and it’s important to<br />
me that we retain and continue<br />
to attract residents to<br />
the neighborhood, and having<br />
an excellent school system<br />
is one of the main reasons people<br />
chose to move into a neighborhood.<br />
The residents pay<br />
a lot of money in taxes and if<br />
they don’t feel they are getting<br />
a return on their investment, the<br />
attraction to the neighborhood<br />
will decline.<br />
What makes you the best<br />
candidate for this position?<br />
I have approximately 25 years<br />
of experience in the human<br />
resources field including the last<br />
nine years in labor relations. I<br />
believe that expertise makes<br />
me a very qualified candidate<br />
for recruiting and developing<br />
talent, developing goals and<br />
negotiating.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you<br />
see facing the Summit Hill<br />
School District 161 Board of<br />
Education and what would<br />
you do to solve them?<br />
The main issue facing Summit<br />
Hill District 161 are the<br />
flatlined test scores compared<br />
to Frankfort 157-C district.<br />
Over the past four years, the<br />
PARCC scores for district<br />
157-C have improved for both<br />
language arts and math but<br />
Summit Hill have flatlined. My<br />
recommendation to improve<br />
scores begins with the board<br />
working with the superintendent<br />
to set ambitious, measurable<br />
goals and to evaluate the<br />
progression of the goals regularly.<br />
The superintendent’s<br />
performance must be evaluated<br />
based on the progress of<br />
the goals and improvement of<br />
scores. We must have a more<br />
rigorous curriculum with an<br />
abundance of support for the<br />
teachers and the students. The<br />
program must be inclusive of<br />
everyone and not only focus on<br />
the students in the accelerated<br />
programs.
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SUMMIT HILL SCHOOL D161 SCHOOL BOARD (5 for 3 FOUR-YEAR SEATS)<br />
Name: Stacey Borgens<br />
Age: 45<br />
Party: Independent<br />
Town of Residence:<br />
Frankfort<br />
Occupation: HR administrator<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
Elected and serving on the Summit Hill<br />
School Board since 2011<br />
Why are you running for the Summit<br />
Hill School District 161 Board of<br />
Education?<br />
I am seeking re-election to the Summit<br />
Hill School Board because I believe<br />
in the work that we have done over the<br />
past eight years, and I am invested in the<br />
work that we have started to set forth for<br />
teachers, students and our community.<br />
What makes you the best candidate<br />
for this position?<br />
Throughout my time on the board I<br />
have sought to increase opportunities for<br />
students and teachers to be successful<br />
in their current classrooms and as they<br />
move forward into high school and beyond.<br />
I believe that my efforts focus on<br />
the total child — not only their educational<br />
development, but their social and<br />
emotional skills as well. I have worked<br />
toward smaller class sizes, remaining fiscally<br />
responsible and been an advocate<br />
for teachers and staff in the process.<br />
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the lack of transparency. Property taxes<br />
in this district have skyrocketed over the<br />
past 10 years. Instead of holding any Finance<br />
Committee meetings, the current<br />
School Board has simply served as a rubber<br />
stamp by annually voting for the budget<br />
without asking any questions. Once<br />
elected, I’d like the School Board to go<br />
through the budget in hopes of maintaining<br />
fiscal responsibility and providing a<br />
prudent budget. We owe that to the taxpayers.<br />
Despite the increase in taxes, our<br />
schools have not maintained the same<br />
quality of education. I moved to the<br />
community in 2003 mainly because every<br />
school in the district was ranked as<br />
“exemplary” by the State, and I knew my<br />
children would receive an excellent education.<br />
However, in the past few years,<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see<br />
facing the Summit Hill School District<br />
161 Board of Education and what<br />
would you do to solve them?<br />
• Providing students with an education<br />
that prepares them for High School<br />
and beyond — continuing to work with<br />
administration and staff to increase rigor<br />
in the classrooms, supporting teachers<br />
that find new ways to reach students<br />
and help them achieve growth and support<br />
better technology and training for<br />
students and staff. Student success<br />
and the District’s success does not boil<br />
down to how they perform on standardized<br />
testing. Education is constantly<br />
evolving and we need to stay ahead of<br />
the curve.<br />
• The status of funding our schools<br />
— staying aware of what happens in<br />
Springfield, remaining fiscally responsible<br />
to the tax payers of District 161,<br />
finding ways to best utilize the funds and<br />
resources that we have on hand.<br />
• Recognizing that with additional<br />
technology comes greater responsibility<br />
for student safety — we need to ensure<br />
that the necessary safeguards are in<br />
place to protect our students from inappropriate<br />
content that is now more easily<br />
accessible than ever, train our staff to<br />
watch for any warning signs of cyberbullying<br />
and keep an open dialogue with<br />
parents so they are active participants in<br />
this process.<br />
those rankings are in a decline. Currently,<br />
only one school in Kirby D140 is<br />
ranked as “exemplary” and another has<br />
even been ranked as “underperforming.”<br />
When schools underperform, it puts our<br />
students at a disadvantage. This must<br />
change. I plan to return the focus and<br />
priority to the children. I look forward<br />
to collaborating with the current leadership<br />
to help return Kirby School D140 to<br />
‘exemplary’ status. In addition, I believe<br />
that transparency should be a priority for<br />
the Kirby 140 School Board. The Illinois<br />
Policy Institute gave Kirby a grade of<br />
29 percent for its lack of transparency.<br />
I believe the parents, teachers and community<br />
leaders should know how the<br />
Board of Education is reaching the decisions<br />
on the issues that are important to<br />
its constituents. Openness of board discussions<br />
regarding their decisions is imperative.<br />
I ask for your support, because<br />
it is time for a change. I appreciate your<br />
vote.<br />
Name: Katie Campbell<br />
Age: 47<br />
Town of Residence: Tinley<br />
Park<br />
Occupation: Teacher<br />
Prior elected political experience:<br />
None<br />
Why are you running for the Summit<br />
Hill School District 161 Board of<br />
Education?<br />
I am running for Summit Hill 161 Board<br />
of Education because I have two young<br />
children in the district, and, after attending<br />
numerous Superintendent Parent Advisory<br />
Meetings I became concerned. I have<br />
learned that there is an enormous lack of<br />
depth and accountability with program implementation<br />
and our students and community<br />
are paying the price. I would like to see<br />
a more rigorous curriculum for all students<br />
with an abundance of support and resources<br />
for our teachers and students. My concern is<br />
not only for my children, but for all of our<br />
children and community members.<br />
What makes you the best candidate for<br />
this position?<br />
Most importantly, I bring 25 years dedicated<br />
to public education and all of the<br />
practical/real-world experiences within<br />
that time to the board. My professional<br />
career has included 11 years as a District<br />
Department Supervisor, which involved<br />
program implementation, using data to<br />
evaluate said programs, and curriculum<br />
development. My professional record<br />
within the educational setting is unmatched<br />
among any of the other candidates.<br />
What are the Top 3 issues you see facing<br />
the Summit Hill School District 161<br />
Board of Education and what would you<br />
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D230, and what would you do to solve<br />
them?<br />
1. Fiscal responsibility: As part of the<br />
school board, I will help maintain strong<br />
fiscal responsibility, while creatively approaching<br />
the needs of our students and<br />
teachers. We need to honor effective traditional<br />
educational practices while embracing<br />
the changes in curriculum necessary<br />
for the 21st century.<br />
2. Equality: I will ensure a fair standard<br />
of treatment for all students, parents and<br />
educators at all three district high schools.<br />
We need to address the physical safety as<br />
do to solve them?<br />
The top issues facing Summit Hill<br />
School District are: Improved student<br />
achievement especially as it relates to<br />
meeting and exceeding state standards; Enhanced<br />
performance goals used to evaluate<br />
the superintendent to include a clear direction<br />
for improvement of our district; Fiscal<br />
responsibility that includes wisely managing<br />
funds to provide resources that allow<br />
students and staff to maximize their talent.<br />
Our district is testing 10-39 percent below<br />
Frankfort 157-C students on state-wide<br />
tests. This leaves Summit Hill students to<br />
enter Lincoln-Way East significantly behind<br />
their peers. We need a more rigorous curriculum<br />
across all grade levels and all learning<br />
abilities. We have remarkable facilities; we<br />
have talented and distinguished teachers;<br />
we have exceptional students and parents<br />
who are highly engaged in their child’s education;<br />
and we have a first-class community.<br />
Why have our test scores flat-lined while<br />
our neighboring districts have soared?<br />
Current and prior performance goals<br />
used to evaluate our superintendent lack<br />
depth and long-term vision. The board<br />
should establish concrete, SMART performance<br />
goals, based on data, to evaluate the<br />
superintendent and her programs. This lack<br />
of accountability is a direct contributor to<br />
the decline in student test scores. SMART<br />
performance goals established in conjunction<br />
with the board is critical to the district<br />
catching up with our neighboring districts.<br />
Highly rated schools translate to higher<br />
home values. It is time to move our children<br />
and our whole community forward.<br />
Providing our teachers and all of our students<br />
with superior resources and support<br />
is essential in this process. We need to expect<br />
more for our tax dollars.<br />
well as the psychological and social needs<br />
of our students that are critical for their<br />
well-being and success.<br />
3. Education beyond the classroom<br />
and high school: Preparing our students<br />
for their future includes supporting and<br />
educating their parents. We need to provide<br />
a network of educational resources<br />
for parents and students that addresses<br />
the challenges of finding career paths<br />
and selecting colleges, as well as critically<br />
valuable strategies for addressing<br />
addiction, depression and the stresses<br />
of being a teen today. It is essential that<br />
we do a better job assisting students and<br />
parents navigate through these complex<br />
years.
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Hempology CBD educates customers in Homer Glen<br />
Tinley native coowner<br />
of new<br />
business<br />
Thomas Czaja<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
It is still a relatively new<br />
business in the community,<br />
but it is one already seeing<br />
a steady stream of repeat<br />
customers, skeptics turned<br />
believers and an increase<br />
in sales as curiosity and a<br />
search for relief continue<br />
to bring people through the<br />
front door.<br />
Hempology CBD<br />
opened in Homer Glen in<br />
January and began really<br />
advertising itself on social<br />
media last month. It specializes<br />
in selling a variety<br />
of products containing<br />
cannabidiol, a naturally<br />
occurring compound in industrial<br />
hemp.<br />
Hemp is part of the cannabis<br />
family of plants,<br />
though different from the<br />
marijuana plant in that it<br />
contains much less tetrahydrocannabinol,<br />
the ingredient<br />
in marijuana that<br />
gives users a “high.”<br />
The Agriculture Improvement<br />
Act of 2018, or<br />
Farm Bill, recently legalized<br />
hemp production in<br />
all 50 states, and Illinois<br />
is currently working on licensing<br />
systems in what is<br />
still considered a new and<br />
growing industry.<br />
Jeff Baffa, of Frankfort,<br />
owned Valhalla Vitamins<br />
in Homer Glen and began<br />
selling CBD products<br />
there last September. Seeing<br />
the fit and potential<br />
for them, he converted<br />
the store into Hempology<br />
CBD with now co-owners<br />
Mark Diorio, of Homer<br />
Glen, and Dan Kaminski,<br />
of Orland Park and a Tinley<br />
Park native.<br />
The trio of owners was<br />
present for the store’s official<br />
ribbon cutting Feb.<br />
27 with Village of Homer<br />
Glen and Heritage Corridor<br />
Business Alliance officials<br />
to further explain<br />
what it is exactly they sell.<br />
“We are bringing a new<br />
idea and new product to<br />
your town,” Kaminski told<br />
those in attendance, adding<br />
the THC in the CBD<br />
products has to be less<br />
than .3 percent. “What we<br />
are trying to do is bring<br />
[CBD] to the community<br />
with top manufacturers.<br />
Our manufacturers have<br />
been vetted by us. You can<br />
research all of these manufacturers<br />
online.<br />
“They all are top in the<br />
industry and have thirdparty<br />
lab testing, which<br />
is big for us and the consumer.”<br />
The owners first thoroughly<br />
research the products<br />
they offer, making<br />
sure the aforementioned<br />
third-party lab tests everything<br />
for purity and<br />
potency, covering things<br />
like THC, heavy metals,<br />
pesticides and foreign materials.<br />
Everything in the<br />
store is organically grown<br />
in the United States and is<br />
non-psychoactive, as well<br />
as non-habit-forming.<br />
“There is a big misconception<br />
out there that this<br />
is marijuana and going to<br />
get you stoned,” Diorio<br />
said. “Nobody is getting<br />
stoned off CBD or hemp.<br />
It is a kind of lifestyle you<br />
introduce to your body,<br />
like vitamins. You take<br />
them every day, you’re going<br />
to feel better.”<br />
The products sold can<br />
act as alternative options<br />
to more traditional pharmaceutical<br />
treatments and<br />
can have therapeutic benefits<br />
for arthritis, chronic<br />
pain, inflammation, insomnia,<br />
anxiety, migraines<br />
and much more, according<br />
to the business.<br />
Products sold include<br />
everything from tinctures<br />
to edibles to capsules to<br />
vapes to skincare to infused<br />
drinks to honey to<br />
even items for pets, all<br />
with CBD in them. The<br />
CBD binds to receptors<br />
in the immune system to<br />
positively impact how one<br />
feels, moves and reacts.<br />
Despite a number of<br />
customers noting improvement<br />
in their ailments after<br />
using the products so far<br />
and returning for more,<br />
according to Kaminski,<br />
he said they never say that<br />
CBD will cure anything.<br />
Rather, that it can help aid<br />
the various conditions.<br />
Still, the owners remind<br />
customers they are not<br />
medical professionals, and<br />
that individuals should always<br />
consult with a doctor<br />
to be safe before using<br />
these or any other supplemental<br />
dietary products.<br />
Products should only be<br />
Hempology CBD co-owner Dan Kaminski, of Orland<br />
Park and a Tinley Park native, inspects some of the<br />
products geared toward pets at the Homer Glen store.<br />
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used as directed on the<br />
label, and hemp should<br />
not be used if someone is<br />
pregnant or nursing.<br />
“We want to take it one<br />
step at a time and want<br />
to be accepted in Homer<br />
Glen in this community,”<br />
Kaminski said. “We want<br />
people to say they go<br />
to this store because we<br />
know our stuff.”<br />
For more information,<br />
visit www.hempologycbdstore.com<br />
or call (708)<br />
966-0440.<br />
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just begun discussions on<br />
the cost of and repercussions<br />
on facilities for universal<br />
preschool.<br />
Challenges with the information<br />
age<br />
Like every other school<br />
district, Kirby 140 is faced<br />
with new things to adopt<br />
in today’s digital world.<br />
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I have seen their devotion<br />
to the KSD students and<br />
feel that I am able to productively<br />
work with the<br />
staff to continue the success<br />
of the district.<br />
What are the Top 3<br />
issues you see facing<br />
D140 and what would<br />
you do to solve them?<br />
Our board and administration<br />
have been working<br />
on improving communication<br />
with KSD families/<br />
residents. I would like to<br />
consider whether changes<br />
can be made to how we<br />
conduct the school board<br />
meetings to enhance this<br />
endeavor. Beyond this, our<br />
school district is proud to<br />
have maintained a balanced<br />
budget; up-to-date buildings;<br />
staff who are fully<br />
invested in their positions,<br />
putting forth the effort to<br />
ensure our kids learn the<br />
best ways possible.<br />
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<strong>TP</strong>HS seniors visit Pipe Fitters Union 597 Training Facility<br />
Amanda Del Buono<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
College isn’t for everyone,<br />
and as a young adult,<br />
it can be intimidating trying<br />
to figure out what to<br />
do after graduating high<br />
school. To help his students<br />
make that difficult<br />
but incredibly important<br />
decision, Tinley Park High<br />
School automotive technology<br />
teacher Mark Moberg<br />
has tried to educate<br />
them about the variety of<br />
opportunities available<br />
to them after high school<br />
that are right in their backyards.<br />
For the past 18 years,<br />
Moberg has brought<br />
groups of students to a variety<br />
of trade schools and<br />
organizations in the area<br />
to give them a first-hand<br />
account of potential career<br />
paths outside of college.<br />
With graduation quickly<br />
approaching in just a few<br />
months, he recently took<br />
13 students to the Pipe<br />
Fitters Union Local 597<br />
Training Center in Mokena.<br />
“I teach primarily seniors,<br />
and it’s getting to be<br />
that time where they need<br />
to make some decisions,<br />
Seniors at Tinley Park High School visit Pipe Fitters<br />
Union Local 597 Training Center in Mokena to learn<br />
more about career opportunities following high school.<br />
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and most of the kids in my<br />
automotive classes, they’re<br />
not probably going to college,”<br />
Moberg said. “So, I<br />
just try to show them some<br />
of the other options out<br />
there, like the Pipe Fitters.<br />
I take them to UTI, which<br />
is an automotive school...I<br />
just do it when it gets this<br />
time of year.”<br />
The trip to the Pipe<br />
Fitters Union included<br />
a 90-minute tour of the<br />
training facility. During<br />
the tour, Adam Sutter, admissions<br />
director for the<br />
Pipe Fitters Union, walked<br />
the students through the<br />
state-of-the-art training<br />
facility, showing them<br />
both the building trades<br />
and HVAC wing, he said.<br />
Throughout the tour, the<br />
students were able to see<br />
apprentices on the floor<br />
practicing the trade, actively<br />
welding and fabricating<br />
at the facility.<br />
“He showed all of the<br />
stuff that they’re going to<br />
have to learn to be a member<br />
of the Pipe Fitters,”<br />
Moberg said. “He showed<br />
what was involved in the<br />
welding class and the heating<br />
and air conditioning<br />
classes. So, he really gave<br />
them a good tour, and he<br />
didn’t hold anything back<br />
with how difficult some of<br />
the training is.”<br />
Throughout the tour,<br />
Sutter explained to the<br />
students the process and<br />
expectations the union has<br />
set for applicants to the local<br />
union and apprenticeship<br />
program, Sutter said.<br />
This first-hand experience<br />
with the trade makes<br />
the best impression on the<br />
students, said Sutter, who<br />
gives tours to many high<br />
schools in an effort to encourage<br />
students to apply<br />
for the union’s apprenticeship<br />
program.<br />
“The building sells itself,<br />
it’s a state-of-theart<br />
facility, it’s massive,”<br />
Sutter said. “So, seeing<br />
that and actual equipment<br />
and machinery and the<br />
guys working, I mean that<br />
really sets that hook. Going<br />
to a high school and<br />
talking to them about it,<br />
I could give them a lot of<br />
detailed information, and<br />
that works, at least they<br />
understand it, but seeing<br />
the facility itself, it’s<br />
amazing. They’re really<br />
kind of like, ‘Wow, I had<br />
no idea.’ Talking about it<br />
doesn’t really do it any<br />
justice really.”<br />
This isn’t the only vocational<br />
opportunity Moberg<br />
is trying to show<br />
his students this year, he<br />
said.<br />
Several of the trips focus<br />
on automotive trades and<br />
build on <strong>TP</strong>HS’ automotive<br />
program, which gives<br />
the students hands-on experience<br />
repairing community<br />
members’ cars free<br />
of charge, Moberg added.<br />
To the students, these<br />
trips offered valuable information<br />
about these potential<br />
career paths as they<br />
prepare to make some important<br />
decisions. Moberg<br />
said that a percentage of<br />
the students who take these<br />
trips end up in the unions<br />
or at the trade schools he<br />
took them to visit.<br />
Hoping to be among<br />
those, Tyler Hall, an<br />
18-year-old senior from<br />
Oak Forest, has actively<br />
begun looking into joining<br />
the Pipe Fitters Union<br />
when he graduates in a few<br />
months.<br />
“I feel [the trip] was<br />
very beneficial. It’s better<br />
than being in the classroom.<br />
They teach us to<br />
go to college, but college<br />
isn’t for everybody, and<br />
there’s different outlets<br />
where you can make more<br />
money than people who go<br />
to college and have benefits,”<br />
Hall said. “You just<br />
have to go and learn some<br />
certain things. They don’t<br />
teach us these things in the<br />
classroom.”<br />
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Jennifer McCall<br />
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Intense school pride,<br />
playful competition and<br />
a chance to visit another<br />
school were just some<br />
things that made attending<br />
the 18th Annual Special<br />
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But participants from Andrew<br />
High School, Carl<br />
Sandburg High School and<br />
Lockport Township High<br />
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and the building of new<br />
relationships among students<br />
with varying abilities<br />
that keep them coming<br />
back year after year.<br />
Students from Sandburg,<br />
Andrew, and Lockport<br />
Township - along<br />
with seven other schools<br />
- flooded Lincoln-Way<br />
Central’s campus to compete<br />
for the chance to win<br />
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“I’m excited, I like hockey,”<br />
says Jacob Gibbons,<br />
Special Games Athlete,<br />
and Sophomore at Andrew<br />
High School. Thursday<br />
was Gibbons’ second time<br />
competing in the games. A<br />
fellow student and friend<br />
of Gibbons, Lily Darman,<br />
could be seen standing<br />
with him as support.<br />
Darman says she met<br />
Gibbons after joining her<br />
school’s tutoring program<br />
at the beginning of the<br />
school year. This year is<br />
her first year attending the<br />
games as a volunteer, but<br />
she “hopes to come back<br />
next year.”<br />
“It’s great how all the<br />
schools come together, the<br />
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“The excitement from<br />
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Special Education<br />
Teacher Hannah Hollatz.<br />
“The energy during the<br />
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The agenda for the day<br />
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The games kicked off<br />
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The overall tone and<br />
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What is your dream job?<br />
My dream job is a chiropractor.<br />
I think being a<br />
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What are some of your<br />
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Some of my most played<br />
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What is one thing people<br />
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One thing people don’t<br />
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I look up to Rosa Parks<br />
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My favorite teacher is<br />
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What’s your favorite class<br />
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My favorite class is gym.<br />
I like gym because you can<br />
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event.<br />
Reporting by Mary Compton,<br />
Freelance Reporter. For<br />
more, visit FrankfortStation.<br />
com.<br />
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE<br />
TY Spa employee allegedly<br />
propositioned undercover<br />
cop<br />
A 53-year-old massage<br />
therapist was arrested after<br />
she allegedly propositioned<br />
an undercover police<br />
officer March 7 at TY<br />
Spa, 11225 159th St.<br />
Jihua Dun, of 2030 S.<br />
State St. in Chicago, was<br />
charged with one count of<br />
prostitution, a Class A misdemeanor,<br />
according to a<br />
press release issued March<br />
12 by the Orland Park<br />
Police Department. The<br />
business itself was issued<br />
“several” local ordinance<br />
violations, according to<br />
police.<br />
The business was subsequently<br />
inspected and shut<br />
down pending a business<br />
license hearing with the<br />
Village of Orland Park,<br />
police said.<br />
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor.<br />
For more, visit OPPrairie.com.<br />
Tinley man reportedly steals more than<br />
$400 worth of items at local Menards<br />
Michael Frey, 26, of<br />
Riverside Drive in Tinley<br />
Park, was charged<br />
with retail theft March<br />
4 at Menards located at<br />
6851 159th St. in Tinley<br />
Park after the assistant<br />
manager and store<br />
manager told police they<br />
had been watching surveillance<br />
video and saw<br />
Frey take a 16 channel 8<br />
camera Swann surveillance<br />
video system worth<br />
$379.99 from the shelf<br />
and six Tru-Bolt door<br />
knobs worth $26.91 and<br />
put them in a kitchen<br />
cabinet, which concealed<br />
the merchandise and proceeded<br />
to purchase the<br />
kitchen cabinet, according<br />
to the Tinley Park Police<br />
Department. According<br />
to the report, Frey<br />
left the store and pulled<br />
his vehicle up to the rear<br />
of Menards to pick up<br />
the kitchen cabinet from<br />
the loading dock. After<br />
loading the cabinet into<br />
his vehicle, the assistant<br />
manager and store manager<br />
stopped him to have<br />
his purchase verified and<br />
found the items inside<br />
when Frey opened the<br />
cabinet.<br />
March 1<br />
•Latifah Murphy, 28, of<br />
the 900 block of Hunter<br />
Driver in Orland Hills,<br />
was issued a ticket for<br />
speeding, suspended<br />
driver’s license, one misdemeanor<br />
complaint for<br />
obstructing identification<br />
and issued a citation for<br />
possession of cannabis,<br />
after she was stopped<br />
by police for driving 64<br />
mph in a posted 45 mph<br />
speed limit zone traveling<br />
northbound on LaGrange,<br />
according to the Tinley<br />
Park Police Department.<br />
According to the police<br />
report, Murphy provided<br />
a valid insurance card<br />
but told police she didn’t<br />
have her ID with her. The<br />
police officer detected an<br />
odor of burnt cannabis<br />
coming from inside the<br />
vehicle as he stood by the<br />
drivers door. When police<br />
asked for her name,<br />
she reportedly gave police<br />
the name of her sister<br />
before telling them her<br />
name was Latifah Murphy.<br />
Police learned that<br />
her license was suspended.<br />
Police then conducted<br />
a search of the inside of<br />
the vehicle in reference<br />
to the smell of cannabis<br />
and located $5,000 in<br />
cash inside a plain black<br />
plastic bag located on the<br />
passenger seat. Police<br />
reportedly then located<br />
three clear plastic bags<br />
containing a green leafy<br />
residue known to be cannabis.<br />
Feb. 27<br />
•Vincent A. Montelpasse<br />
III, 36, of the<br />
1700 block of New England<br />
Avenue in Tinley<br />
Park, was charged with<br />
felony operating of a<br />
vehicle with a revoked<br />
driver’s license, issuance<br />
of a warrant, after<br />
a police officer observed<br />
him driving northbound<br />
on New England Avenue<br />
and recognized him from<br />
previous contacts with<br />
him and knew he had a<br />
revoked driver’s license<br />
according to the Tinley<br />
Please see police, 21<br />
melody<br />
From Page 4<br />
and a new report will have<br />
to be commissioned prior<br />
to cleanup, said Geoffrey<br />
Roehll, senior principal at<br />
Hitchcock Design Group,<br />
which was chosen as the<br />
lead planner for the design<br />
of the site.<br />
Lori Prokes, vice president<br />
of environmental<br />
practice at V3 Companies,<br />
which is a partner in the<br />
Melody Square project,<br />
was present to discuss<br />
the environmental concerns<br />
with the community.<br />
Prokes said there are 80<br />
structures on the site that<br />
would need to be demolished,<br />
and various cleanup<br />
issues to be handled on<br />
multiple parts of the site.<br />
“It’s hard to generalize<br />
about the conditions of a<br />
280-acre site,” she said.<br />
“What’s apparent in one<br />
area may not be in another.”<br />
The Tetra Tech report<br />
supports this, as it states<br />
that certain areas have<br />
their own particular issues.<br />
For example, the report<br />
states that mercury was<br />
detected in the Flourescent<br />
Bulb Breaking Area, Lead<br />
was found in the soil at<br />
the power plant and in the<br />
fill just west of the power<br />
plant.<br />
“Generally, the results<br />
indicate only limited detections<br />
of contaminants at<br />
the site,” the report states.<br />
Prokes said that the report<br />
also notes two drums<br />
found underground, which<br />
the Melody Square development<br />
team has already<br />
planned for in its cleanup<br />
efforts.<br />
“Our team has hundreds<br />
of years and thousands of<br />
homes under our belts collectively,”<br />
he said. “These<br />
are community builders<br />
committed to this project.<br />
They want to invest now.”<br />
Building partners for<br />
the project were present at<br />
the event on Saturday to<br />
show plans of their units,<br />
answer questions from the<br />
community and show their<br />
enthusiasm for the project.<br />
Home builders partnering<br />
on the project include<br />
K Hovnanian Homes, M/I<br />
Homes and Avenida Partners.<br />
Robert May, managing<br />
partner to Avenida Partners,<br />
a national builder of<br />
adult luxury apartments,<br />
said that the company is<br />
excited for the project,<br />
noting the demographics<br />
of the area.<br />
“We believe in providing<br />
the right fit for seniors.<br />
… We’re not right for<br />
everybody, and [Melody<br />
Square] has something<br />
for everybody, whether<br />
they’re looking for a single-family<br />
home, a condo<br />
or a townhome,” he said.<br />
At this point, the Melody<br />
Square developers are<br />
still in negotiations with<br />
the Village of Tinley Park,<br />
which is currently also negotiating<br />
with the State of<br />
Illinois for the acquisition<br />
of the property. The Village<br />
is hoping to accommodate<br />
the transfer of the<br />
land from the State to Melody<br />
Square LLC, but will<br />
not be otherwise involved<br />
in the development of the<br />
site, Heidner said.<br />
“The Village wants to<br />
buy the land from the State<br />
with a developer already<br />
lined up,” he said. “…<br />
We’re ready to go forward<br />
any time.”<br />
Although the developers<br />
are ready to go, Niemeyer<br />
said that negotiations are<br />
still ongoing and the process<br />
is still in the very<br />
early stages.<br />
“Right now, we’re negotiating<br />
the details with<br />
them. In early January, we<br />
signed an exclusive negotiating<br />
rights agreement<br />
with them, where for the<br />
next six months they will<br />
be negotiating with us on<br />
potentially buying the land<br />
and the plan that they want<br />
to develop and obviously<br />
the incentives they’ll be<br />
seeking,” he said.<br />
Despite the ongoing negotiations<br />
and challenges,<br />
Niemeyer said that he expects<br />
the development to<br />
be a success.<br />
“To be honest, it’s kind of<br />
an eye sore because it’s been<br />
closed and there’s weeds<br />
and dilapidated buildings<br />
on the site, so I think everybody<br />
will be happy to see it<br />
cleaned up, and it’s something<br />
that we’ll all be proud<br />
of,” he said.
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3. New board of directors installed for<br />
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“We recently celebrated 180 District 228<br />
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45 above and beyond students from each<br />
District school and their families were invited<br />
to this event as we recognized them for their<br />
accomplishments in academics, athletics, fine<br />
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police<br />
From Page 20<br />
Park Police Department.<br />
The officer followed Vincent<br />
to an Ace Hardware<br />
store and made contact<br />
with him inside the store<br />
according to the police<br />
report. The officer asked<br />
Vincent for his name and<br />
date of birth and Vincent<br />
confirmed his identity.<br />
The officer ran Vincent’s<br />
name through the Tinley<br />
Park Police Department<br />
Dispatch and was advised<br />
that Vincent has a<br />
revoked driver’s license<br />
and an active and extraditable<br />
Cook County<br />
warrant.<br />
Editor’s Note: The Tinley<br />
Junction’s police reports<br />
come from the Tinley Park<br />
Police Department.<br />
Anyone listed in these<br />
reports is considered to be<br />
innocent of all charges until<br />
proven guilty in a court of<br />
law.<br />
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From the editor<br />
Getting prepared for April election<br />
Jacquelyn Schlabach<br />
jacquelyn@tinleyjunction.com<br />
In this week’s issue of<br />
The Junction, we have<br />
our last group of candidate<br />
questionnaires for<br />
the coming election. Last<br />
week, we published candidate<br />
questionnaires for<br />
Letters to the Editor<br />
Have a better standard of<br />
leader in Tinley Park<br />
Here we go again, that<br />
wonderful season in Tinley<br />
Park known as “election<br />
time.” The new crop<br />
of wanna be leaders has<br />
wasted no time in showing<br />
their standards by filling<br />
our mailboxes with<br />
ridiculous amounts of junk<br />
those running for Village<br />
of Tinley Park Board of<br />
Trustees and Tinley Park<br />
Public Library trustee. On<br />
Pages 5-12, you can read<br />
questionnaires from candidates<br />
who are running<br />
for four different school<br />
boards. It’s important that<br />
as registered voters each<br />
person informs themselves<br />
of the current<br />
issues surrounding the<br />
schools. Even if you<br />
don’t have children currently<br />
enrolled in the<br />
schools, it still affects you<br />
as homeowners and residents<br />
of the community. I<br />
hope these questionnaires<br />
have provided you with<br />
some insight and beneficial<br />
information, even<br />
though because of space,<br />
they might only scratch<br />
the surface. I encourage<br />
the Tinley Park residents<br />
to ask as many questions<br />
as possible of the candidates<br />
running and learn as<br />
much as they can before<br />
April 2. Thank you for<br />
trusting The Tinley Junction<br />
for your community<br />
news and these important<br />
races that residents are<br />
to be voting on in just a<br />
couple of weeks.<br />
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mail aimed at winning our<br />
votes. Somehow, they believe<br />
that by flinging mud<br />
at the other team we voters<br />
will jump on their slippery<br />
band wagons and join in<br />
the spirit of negativity that<br />
defines our current political<br />
culture here in Tinley<br />
Park. We are not interested<br />
in your divisive rhetoric. It<br />
is your actions that show<br />
who you are and what you<br />
stand for. The citizens of<br />
Tinley Park deserve a better<br />
standard of leader. I for<br />
one would rather see your<br />
actions then read your<br />
glossy junk mail.<br />
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The Tinley Park High School<br />
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Faith Briefs<br />
Anointed Word International Ministries (16250<br />
84th Ave., Tinley Park)<br />
Food Pantry<br />
Every Wednesday, the<br />
AWIM’s food pantry is open<br />
from 9:30-11:30 a.m. For more<br />
information regarding qualification<br />
of receiving food from food<br />
pantry or to become a volunteer<br />
at AWIM, contact Kindell Renee’<br />
at kindell@anointedword.<br />
net or Joyce Brunson at joyceb@<br />
anointedword.net or call (708)<br />
429-2600.<br />
Worship<br />
10:30 a.m. Sunday<br />
Bible Study<br />
7:30 p.m. Mondays<br />
Calvary Baptist Church (17430 94th Ave., Tinley<br />
Park)<br />
Wednesday Prayer, Bible Study<br />
and Sword Club<br />
6:45 p.m. every Wednesday<br />
Sunday Evening Service<br />
6 p.m.<br />
Sunday Morning Worship<br />
10:45 a.m.<br />
Chicago Church of Christ (16530 Ridgeland Ave.,<br />
Tinley Park)<br />
Sunday Service<br />
12-1:30 p.m. every week.<br />
Faith United Presbyterian Church (6200 167th<br />
Street, Tinley Park)<br />
Free Community Meal<br />
5:30-6:30 p.m. on third Thursday<br />
of every month.<br />
Faith Christian Reformed Church (8383 W. 171st<br />
St., Tinley Park)<br />
Sunday Service<br />
9:30 a.m.<br />
Family Harvest Church (18500 92nd Ave., Tinley<br />
Park)<br />
Sunday Services<br />
9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Spanish<br />
services are held in the chapel,<br />
while teen services are held in<br />
the gym. The Spanish and teen<br />
services are only held at 5 p.m.<br />
Breakfast is available in the<br />
church’s Café, located near the<br />
gym, on Sunday mornings from<br />
8:15 to 9:15 a.m.<br />
First Baptist Church of Tinley Park (7025 W.<br />
179th St., Tinley Park)<br />
Sunday Service<br />
10:45 a.m.<br />
Prayer Time<br />
9 a.m. Sundays<br />
Sunday Bible Study<br />
9:30 a.m.<br />
Wednesday Prayer Meeting<br />
7 p.m. every Wednesday<br />
Senior Luncheon and Fellowship<br />
The next event will be held<br />
sometime in March. More details<br />
to come.<br />
St. George Catholic Church (6707 W. 175th St.,<br />
Tinley Park)<br />
Super Bingo<br />
Doors open at noon and<br />
games begin at 1:30 p.m Sunday,<br />
March 24 in St. George<br />
School Hall. Admission is $30.<br />
There is to be games, raffles,<br />
prizes and fun.<br />
St. George Blood Drive<br />
4-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March<br />
28. To make an appointment<br />
to donate, please contact Tim<br />
Sajewski at (708) 567-2605 or<br />
timsy68@gmail.com.<br />
Stations of the Cross<br />
1:45 p.m. every Friday during<br />
Lent.<br />
Holy Thursday Mass<br />
6:30 p.m.<br />
Good Friday<br />
Liturgy of the Passion of the<br />
Lord<br />
3 p.m.<br />
Living Stations of the Cross<br />
7:30 p.m.<br />
Easter Sunday<br />
7 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.<br />
and 1 p.m.<br />
Used Good Donation Drive<br />
April 12-14. Do some spring<br />
cleaning and help raise funds<br />
for St. George School. For more<br />
information, call Carrie Dolan<br />
at (708) 288-1584.<br />
Reconciliation<br />
After the 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday<br />
and after the 7:30 and<br />
9:30 Masses on Sunday.<br />
Mass:<br />
4 p.m. Saturday<br />
7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. and 11:30<br />
a.m. Sunday<br />
Cafe Soul<br />
6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at<br />
St. George in the Teen Room.<br />
South Suburban Chinese Church (17100 S. 69th<br />
Ave., Tinley Park)<br />
Mandarin Class<br />
2-3:40 p.m. Sundays. The<br />
church offers classes for children,<br />
teens and adults interested<br />
in learning how to speak Mandarin.<br />
For more information,<br />
email learningchinesesscc@<br />
gmail.com.<br />
St. Julie Billiart Roman Catholic Parish (7399 W.<br />
159th St., Tinley Park)<br />
Lenten Monday Series<br />
7 p.m. every Monday during<br />
Lent. Gather for an hour of<br />
reflection, prayer or the Sacrament<br />
of Reconciliation.<br />
Stations of the Cross<br />
3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Fridays during<br />
Lent.<br />
Weekday Mass<br />
8 a.m. Monday through Friday<br />
during Lent<br />
Family Lenten Journey (Stations of the Cross and<br />
Egg Hunt)<br />
2-3 p.m. Sunday, March 31 in<br />
church. All parish families are<br />
invited.<br />
Mass for the Deaf<br />
This Mass takes place twice a<br />
month. The schedule does vary,<br />
and those interested in attending<br />
should view the church calendar<br />
at www.stjulie.org.<br />
Saturday Mass<br />
4:30 p.m.<br />
Sunday Mass<br />
8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and<br />
6 p.m. every week.<br />
Alcoholics Anonymous<br />
7:30-8:30 p.m. every Saturday.<br />
St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Catholic Church<br />
(17500 S. 84th Ave., Tinley Park)<br />
St. Joseph Dinner<br />
6 p.m. Saturday, March 23 in<br />
the Parish Life Center. Dinner is<br />
served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are<br />
$15 per adult, $8 for children<br />
ages 5 to 12 and free for children<br />
4 and under. Dinner is to<br />
include: fried chicken, eggplant<br />
parmesan, Italian sausage and<br />
peppers, Greek potatoes, Polish<br />
sausage, pasta salad, potato salad<br />
and dessert. Guests are welcome<br />
to bring their own bottle of wine.<br />
Soda and water are to be available<br />
for purchase. Tickets are<br />
available in the parish office.<br />
Saturday Service<br />
8 a.m. and 5 p.m.<br />
Sunday Service<br />
7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m.,<br />
11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. (in Polish), and<br />
6:15 p.m. every week.<br />
Free Community Dinner<br />
5 p.m. doors open; 5:30 p.m.<br />
dinner service. Second Thursday<br />
of each month and fifth Thursdays.<br />
In conjunction with Catholic<br />
Charities Meals Program.<br />
Tinley Park Community Church (7939 W. 167th<br />
St., Tinley Park)<br />
Wednesday Night Bingo<br />
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Bingo<br />
is from 7-9:30 p.m. There is<br />
door prizes, progressive jackpots<br />
and other specials games to be<br />
features to create more fun and<br />
excitement.<br />
Sunday Service<br />
10:30 a.m. Fellowship and refreshment<br />
to follow afterward.<br />
Tinley Park United Methodist Church (6875 W.<br />
173rd Place, Tinley Park)<br />
Palm Sunday<br />
9:30 a.m. April 14<br />
Holy Thursday<br />
7 p.m. April 18<br />
Good Friday<br />
5 p.m. April 19<br />
Easter Egg Coloring<br />
1-3 p.m. April 20<br />
Easter Sunday<br />
9:30 a.m. April 21<br />
Sunday Service<br />
9:30 a.m. Nursery care is<br />
available for families.<br />
10:30 a.m. coffee hour<br />
Bible Study<br />
6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. For more<br />
information, call (708) 532-2960.<br />
Tinley Park Food Pantry<br />
8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays.<br />
For more information, please<br />
contact Chuck Okresik at (708)<br />
614-7739.<br />
Trinity Lutheran Church (6850 W. 159th St.,<br />
Tinley Park)<br />
Sunday School Classes<br />
9:30-10:30 a.m. every Sunday<br />
Saturday Service<br />
6 p.m.<br />
Sunday Services<br />
8 a.m., 9:30 a.m.<br />
Reveal Worship<br />
11 a.m. Sundays<br />
Zion Lutheran Church (17100 South 69th Ave.,<br />
Tinley Park)<br />
Widow/Widowers Social Club<br />
6:30-9 p.m. Next meeting<br />
date: April 5. Beverages and<br />
snacks are to be served. For more<br />
information please call Phyllis<br />
Peterson (708) 636-6534 or Bill<br />
Dolehide at (708) 342-6820.<br />
Free Community Meal<br />
5:30-6:30, on first Thursday of<br />
every month<br />
Glory to God Lutheran Church (18401 66th Ave.,<br />
Tinley Park)<br />
Sunday Service<br />
9:45 a.m. fellowship followed<br />
by 10:30 a.m. service.<br />
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Contact Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach<br />
at jacquelyn@tinleyjunction.<br />
com or call (708) 326-9170. Information<br />
is due by noon on Thursdays<br />
one week prior to publication.
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the Tinley Junction | March 21, 2019 | 25<br />
Band director named to Midwest Music Hall of Fame<br />
Will O’Brien<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Vince Aiello has been<br />
the band director of Tinley<br />
Park High School for more<br />
than two decades. And for<br />
more than two decades,<br />
he’s entered the band in<br />
the Midwest Music Festival,<br />
where the ensemble<br />
performs challenging<br />
pieces and more often than<br />
not finishes in the contest’s<br />
Top 5.<br />
All that happened again<br />
in February, but this year’s<br />
event also featured a special<br />
touch: Aiello being<br />
named to the long-running<br />
festival’s prestigious hall<br />
of fame.<br />
The recognition, which<br />
has only been extended to<br />
a small, accomplished set<br />
of directors, was due after<br />
Aiello’s many years of<br />
consistent excellence, said<br />
Mike Madonia, the festival’s<br />
long-time executive<br />
director.<br />
“He wants to get better<br />
all the time,” Madonia<br />
said. “He wants the band<br />
to get better all the time.<br />
He cares a lot about those<br />
kids. His groups are simply<br />
phenomenal.”<br />
Aiello, 53, was presented<br />
with the honor in front<br />
of family, friends, peers<br />
and, of course, his studentmusicians.<br />
“My band kids were really<br />
rowdy, jumping up<br />
and down and cheering<br />
for me,” Aiello said. “That<br />
probably meant the most<br />
to me. They’re why I do<br />
it.”<br />
Aiello arrived at <strong>TP</strong>HS<br />
in 1993. He’d been teaching<br />
in Michigan, had<br />
recently completed his<br />
master’s degree and was<br />
excited at the prospect of<br />
moving to the Chicago<br />
area and building a career.<br />
Pictured is Tinley Park High School band director Vince Aiello (left) rehearsing with members of the high school band. Aiello was named to the<br />
Midwest Musical Festival Hall of Fame in February. Photo submitted<br />
The life-long musician,<br />
who started out<br />
with trumpet and built<br />
his skills playing with<br />
various groups, said Tinley’s<br />
marching band had<br />
about 20 members at the<br />
time.<br />
“I remember thinking<br />
to myself, ‘Well, the only<br />
way you can go is up,’”<br />
Aiello said.<br />
And up he and the bands<br />
went.<br />
Tinley’s groups — symphonic<br />
band, concert band,<br />
percussion ensemble,<br />
two jazz bands — consistently<br />
score well in their<br />
various competitions, and<br />
the marching band now<br />
numbers about 100, or<br />
nearly 10 percent of the<br />
school’s student population.<br />
In 2015, Tinley won<br />
the University of Illinois’<br />
SuperState Concert Band<br />
Festival.<br />
“I always push the kids,”<br />
Aiello said.<br />
That dedication to improvement<br />
is what makes<br />
the Tinley instructor a<br />
stand-out, Madonia said.<br />
The Midwest Music<br />
Festival, hosted annually<br />
at Lemont High School,<br />
draws about 40 bands each<br />
year from Illinois, Indiana,<br />
Iowa and Wisconsin.<br />
Directors are allowed to<br />
place their ensemble in<br />
one of three categories<br />
matching the difficulty of<br />
their music. Tinley always<br />
competes in the most challenging<br />
category, reserved<br />
for those performing college-level<br />
scores.<br />
“Vince has constantly<br />
raised the bar every single<br />
year,” Madonia said. “His<br />
bands are so strong, so musical.”<br />
Getting the bands that<br />
way requires long hours.<br />
After a full day of instruction,<br />
Aiello often sticks<br />
around to give extra lessons<br />
and work with small<br />
groups on particularly<br />
tricky passages. He’s also<br />
on the board for Community<br />
Consolidated School<br />
District 146, which feeds<br />
into Tinley High.<br />
“Working with that age<br />
group is very rewarding,”<br />
Aiello said, explaining<br />
young students respond<br />
well to structure and want<br />
to be pushed.<br />
Madonia has known<br />
Aiello since he arrived in<br />
the Southwest Suburbs,<br />
serving as something of a<br />
mentor as Aiello learned<br />
the particulars of Illinois’<br />
musical education system.<br />
Madonia, now with<br />
Robert Morris University,<br />
has nearly 40 years<br />
of experience leading<br />
band programs at area<br />
high schools and colleges.<br />
The two have long been<br />
friends.<br />
He said Aiello’s approach<br />
to music and to<br />
teaching perfectly reflect<br />
what he’s tried to accomplish<br />
with the festival over<br />
the decades. Namely: dedication,<br />
constructive instruction,<br />
inspiring young<br />
musicians and exposing<br />
them to opportunities to<br />
express their talents.<br />
Aiello said that’s been<br />
his mission all along.<br />
“I’m trying to teach<br />
them that nothing worthwhile<br />
is easy,” he said. “It’s<br />
going to take hard work,<br />
and if you’re not going to<br />
dedicate yourself to it, it<br />
won’t happen. Performing<br />
— and performing well —<br />
is the fun part. But getting<br />
there takes a lot.”
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Park’s finest showed up to help pass out<br />
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Ogre the top: Noonan to put on ‘Shrek the Musical Jr.’<br />
Megan Schuller<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
Not every story is a<br />
fairy tale. This is exactly<br />
the case in the “Shrek the<br />
Musical Jr.,” which Noonan<br />
Academy students are<br />
scheduled to put on March<br />
29-31.<br />
The play is an adoption<br />
of the movie ”Shrek” released<br />
in 2001, and “Shrek<br />
the Musical,” which later<br />
followed the success of the<br />
movie.<br />
Every year for the past<br />
14 years, Noonan Academy<br />
has carried on the tradition<br />
of choosing different<br />
plays to put on for the<br />
community and Noonan<br />
families.<br />
According to the Noonan<br />
Drama Club Director<br />
Marta Koonce, this is the<br />
first year that the drama<br />
club is utilizing understudies<br />
instead of double casting<br />
roles.<br />
“It is a good way for the<br />
actor to learn and grow,”<br />
Koonce said. “It reinforces<br />
everyone’s role by learning<br />
and watching each<br />
other.”<br />
Sixth grader Matthew<br />
Egan, of Tinley Park, was<br />
cast for several roles, including<br />
a woodland creature,<br />
knight and Shrek understudy.<br />
“It’s cool to learn both<br />
parts as an understudy<br />
because there is someone<br />
else to go to for help,”<br />
Egan said.<br />
Koonce said that “Shrek<br />
the Musical Jr.” was chosen<br />
for many reasons, one<br />
of them being that there<br />
was a lot of good lead roles<br />
in the performance.<br />
“It’s a fun show for the<br />
kids to put on, and it’s one<br />
of my favorites,” Koonce<br />
said. “It has a good message<br />
of embracing who<br />
you are without judging<br />
by appearance. When you<br />
do things together, you are<br />
stronger.”<br />
During weekly rehearsals<br />
after school, Koonce<br />
assisted seventh-grader<br />
Nico Valenctini, of Mokena,<br />
with his intricate costume<br />
by fastening a cape<br />
and fake set of legs to his<br />
Lord Farquaad costume.<br />
“My favorite part of the<br />
play is honestly the costumes,”<br />
Valenctini said,<br />
kneeling so it appeared his<br />
fake legs made him stand<br />
waist-high in height.<br />
Sixth-grader Gavin<br />
Kenny, of Frankfort, plays<br />
Shrek’s loyal sidekick,<br />
Donkey.<br />
“I like my character because<br />
I get to use funny<br />
voices, which I love to<br />
do,” Kenny said.<br />
Other students, such as<br />
eighth-grader Mary Huguelet,<br />
of Tinley Park, said<br />
that the play is an enjoyable<br />
challenge.<br />
“They push us to our<br />
limit, making sure we are<br />
doing our best,” Huguelet,<br />
who plays Princess Fiona,<br />
said.<br />
The thing that makes<br />
Noonan’s program different<br />
is that there is no<br />
traditional stage space for<br />
the students to rehearse<br />
on. Years ago a shallow<br />
built-out stage was created<br />
for the gymnasium, but it<br />
does not get rolled out until<br />
closer to show day.<br />
“Since the kids have<br />
not been able to work on<br />
the stage, we place cones<br />
on the floor so they can<br />
learn the spacing for each<br />
scene.”<br />
If You’re Going...<br />
What:<br />
“Shrek the Musical Jr.”<br />
When:<br />
7 p.m. March 29<br />
2 p.m. and 7 p.m.<br />
March 30<br />
2 p.m. March 31<br />
Where:<br />
Noonan Academy,<br />
19131 Henry Drive, in<br />
Mokena.<br />
For Tickets:<br />
Contact Diane Simon<br />
at (773) 519-0612.<br />
Tickets are $10 per<br />
adult and $8 per child.<br />
Eighth-grader Ethan<br />
Villasenor, of Mokena,<br />
was cast as the lead role<br />
of Shrek, the sarcastic and<br />
swamp-dwelling ogre.<br />
“I enjoy...working with<br />
loving friends and the<br />
Noonan family,” Villasenor<br />
said. “It makes you a<br />
small piece of a bigger picture,<br />
which is cool.”<br />
The performers said<br />
during their rehearsal that<br />
they all look forward to the<br />
upcoming shows.<br />
“I can’t wait to perform<br />
in front of my family and<br />
friends,” Kenny said.<br />
Koonce said that she<br />
hopes both the audience<br />
and students are able to<br />
learn valuable lessons<br />
from the production.<br />
“I hope the number one<br />
thing the kids take away<br />
from this show is the joy<br />
of putting on a show with<br />
friends and the joy that<br />
brings to others,” Koonce<br />
said. “This is always a big<br />
family affair at Noonan.<br />
The program benefits<br />
the students by instilling a<br />
sense of character and confidence<br />
in the performers,<br />
according to Koonce.<br />
“What I enjoy most is<br />
seeing the confidence develop<br />
in them,” she said. “I<br />
watch them go from being<br />
shy on day one to becoming<br />
a performer by the end<br />
of the show... they grow as<br />
performers but also as human<br />
beings.”<br />
Shrek, played by eighth-grader Ethan Villasenor (right), of Mokena, rehearses March<br />
11 with castmates: sixth-grader Matthew Egan (back), of Tinley Park; eighth-grader<br />
Mary Huguelet (left), of Tinley Park; and seventh-grader Nico Valenctini (front), of<br />
Mokena. Photos by Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media<br />
Characters Shrek and Fiona — played by Ethan Villasenor (middle), of Mokena, and<br />
Mary Huguelet (left), of Tinley Park, respectively — embrace each other during a<br />
scene while Donkey, played by Gavin Kenny, of Frankfort, rejoices during a rehearsal<br />
of Noonan Academy’s performance of “Shrek the Musical Jr.”
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The Dish<br />
More than just a Creamery<br />
Mokena, Frankfort,<br />
Orland Hills try new<br />
things at locations<br />
Megan Schuller<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
The sunshine is coming<br />
out, the temperatures are<br />
slowly rising and the ice<br />
cream machines are firing<br />
up at Jillian Hersted’s Mokena<br />
and Frankfort Creamery<br />
locations. That means<br />
one thing: springtime is<br />
around the corner.<br />
The Creamery has been<br />
around since 1981 and has<br />
had several different owners.<br />
Hersted’s family has<br />
owned those locations —<br />
along with Orland Hills —<br />
since 2015. The one thing<br />
that Creamery has been<br />
known for all these years<br />
is its commitment to consistency<br />
and quality.<br />
“We keep many things<br />
the same, because that’s<br />
what people love about<br />
the Creamery, but we also<br />
want to keep it fresh and<br />
new, too,” Hersted said.<br />
Through February and<br />
March, the Creamery has<br />
been running daily a name<br />
game on Facebook, choosing<br />
different first names to<br />
receive a free small cone<br />
each day. The also play<br />
up the days of the week in<br />
special such as Milkshake<br />
Monday, Turtle Tuesday,<br />
Weenie Wednesday, Sloppy<br />
Joe Thursday, Beefy<br />
Friday, Coffee Saturday<br />
and Sundae Sundays.<br />
Hersted’s locations —<br />
separate from those in<br />
Homer Glen, Manhattan<br />
and New Lenox — have<br />
rolled out new menu items,<br />
such as edible cookie<br />
dough and the Candyland<br />
sundae, to step up their<br />
sweet tooth game.<br />
The Candyland sundae<br />
($3.99 small, $4.99 large)<br />
creates a colorful, swirly<br />
hue as the cotton candy<br />
flavored sprinkles and<br />
“blue goo” melts into the<br />
ice cream. It is topped with<br />
whipped cream, gummy<br />
bears and a cherry.<br />
“It was a huge success,”<br />
Hersted said of the Candyland<br />
sundae. “We like<br />
to try new things. Some<br />
things stick and others<br />
don’t. This stuck.”<br />
The most recent addition<br />
to the menu was a bigger<br />
size blaster ($10.49),<br />
which is hand-mixed ice<br />
cream with candy in a<br />
32-ounce cow-print cup.<br />
“It’s just like the blaster<br />
everyone knows and loves,<br />
except it’s a quart of it,”<br />
Hersted said. “Instead of<br />
going to the grocery store,<br />
you can swing by the<br />
Creamery, custom make<br />
whatever you want and put<br />
it in your freezer.”<br />
Hersted said that while<br />
some customers seem to<br />
enjoy the newer items,<br />
others just love sticking<br />
with the classic Creamery<br />
items.<br />
“Our cones ($2.29<br />
small) are our best seller,<br />
next to the blasters with<br />
the candy mixed in,” she<br />
said.<br />
Another hometown<br />
favorite is the Original<br />
Rainbow Cone ice cream<br />
($4.39 small) and Original<br />
Rainbow Cone cakes<br />
($27.99 for a 6-inch),<br />
which the Creamery employees<br />
have been licensed<br />
and trained to make.<br />
During the winter offseason,<br />
only the Mokena<br />
location stays open of the<br />
three, though the Frankfort<br />
location recently opened<br />
for the season. During the<br />
off-season, Hersted said<br />
that their best seller is the<br />
Rainbow cake.<br />
“A lot of times, people<br />
think we are just an ice<br />
cream store,” long-time<br />
General Manager Robyn<br />
Curbis said. “There are a<br />
lot of things we sell, like<br />
our sloppy Joes or Italian<br />
beef, that you wouldn’t<br />
expect from an ice cream<br />
place.”<br />
While the Creamery has<br />
many ice cream choices,<br />
the food menu continues<br />
to grow, as well.<br />
“There is something for<br />
everyone,” Curbis said.<br />
The beef sandwich<br />
($6.59 regular price, $5<br />
on Fridays) is a favorite<br />
of many of the customers<br />
Hersted said. The fresh<br />
beef is layered between<br />
two slices of garlic bread,<br />
and topped with peppers<br />
and cheese of choice.<br />
Their jumbo Chicago-style<br />
hot dog ($3.79 regular,<br />
$1.79 on Wednesdays)<br />
combines a mustard relish<br />
with cucumber, tomato,<br />
onion, sport peppers and<br />
celery salt.<br />
“I love the jumbo hot<br />
dogs, but the Italian beef is<br />
a true hidden gem here that<br />
few realize is available,”<br />
Hersted said. “I think the<br />
Italian beef is our best<br />
food item.”<br />
Curbis said that the<br />
Creamery was a tradition<br />
that began in Frankfort<br />
and has been going strong<br />
since in several locations.<br />
“We are similar to something<br />
like Dairy Queen,<br />
but as a family-owned<br />
business we have more of<br />
a comfortable family feel,”<br />
Curbis said.<br />
Hersted is a Lincoln-<br />
Way Central graduate and<br />
said she tries to give back<br />
to the local community<br />
by bringing in local talent<br />
for events, performances<br />
or for things like designing<br />
their new logo. The<br />
Creamery is to host an<br />
Easter egg hunt on April<br />
14 at the Mokena Location,<br />
and plans to have<br />
local musicians perform<br />
acoustic sets on the patios<br />
of both locations in June.<br />
Hersted said that the<br />
thing she hopes her customers<br />
enjoy the most is<br />
the lasting memories they<br />
make at the Creamery locations.<br />
“The thing people will<br />
really remember is not just<br />
the ice cream; it is their<br />
good memories they’ve<br />
had here together,” Hersted<br />
said.<br />
The garlic bread Italian beef topped with hot peppers<br />
($6.59 regular price, $5 on Fridays) and the jumbo<br />
Chicago-style hot dog ($3.79 regular price, $1.79 on<br />
Wednesdays) are little-known gems at the Creamery<br />
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Outstanding new home values in Peotone can be yours At Westgate Manor<br />
Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the low $200s<br />
When it comes to a preferred location,<br />
Peotone is a steadily growing<br />
suburb with a strong infrastructure<br />
and an irresistible small-town charm<br />
with a bright future—which is why Distinctive<br />
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County village for its newest community<br />
of 38 single-family homes: Westgate<br />
Manor.<br />
“Peotone is a family-friendly village<br />
just south of Chicago and is one<br />
of the best kept secrets among new<br />
home seekers,” said Bryan Nooner,<br />
President of Distinctive Home Builders.<br />
“We expect to attract home shoppers<br />
from northwest Indiana and the<br />
south suburban Chicago marketplace.<br />
We will likely also see buyers from the<br />
Kankakee area because the Peotone<br />
school district is so desirable.”<br />
Several factors attracted Distinctive<br />
Home Builders to this hometown atmosphere<br />
community, not the least of<br />
which was its convenient location between<br />
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route<br />
50 and easy access to I-80. Commuters<br />
will enjoy several nearby train stations<br />
and a mere 35-minute drive to<br />
Chicago.<br />
“It’s a vibrant, growing community<br />
<br />
centers in the west and southwest suburbs<br />
with impressive commercial and<br />
industrial growth that has followed the<br />
residential boom here,” said Nooner.<br />
<br />
combined with lower construction<br />
costs add up to savings when compared<br />
to a similarly-equipped home in<br />
the area,” added Nooner.<br />
Westgate Manor brick and frame<br />
<br />
The Fahan II, a split level 3-4BR luxury townhome at Brookside Meadows.<br />
2-Story Great Room Prairie Model<br />
three to four bedrooms, two to threeand-<br />
a-half baths, full basement,<br />
formal dining room, vaulted, tray or<br />
<br />
kitchen with custom maple cabinets,<br />
family room or great room, and concrete<br />
driveways. Depending on the<br />
home selected, other standard amenities<br />
can include a living room, den,<br />
dinette, a tray or vaulted ceiling in<br />
the master bedroom, and dual-zoned<br />
heating and air conditioning.<br />
<br />
wide variety of styles and selections—<br />
<br />
designs—each available in three to<br />
<br />
Manor, including two-story and ranch<br />
homes. Square footages span 1,600 to<br />
2,500 for ranches and 1,800 to 3,000<br />
for two-story homes.<br />
“Most home shoppers feel there<br />
<br />
you need and what you want in a new<br />
home. With our new premium inclu-<br />
cantly<br />
by including additional features<br />
that our buyers told us were most important<br />
to them,” said Nooner, who<br />
added that “now is the best time to buy,<br />
because you can still take advantage of<br />
preconstruction prices that range from<br />
the low $200s which makes this a ter-<br />
<br />
Other premium standard features<br />
included at Westgate Manor are brick<br />
<br />
basements in most models, ceramic<br />
<br />
baths and foyer; and custom maple<br />
cabinets. Distinctive kitchen cabinets<br />
<br />
ers<br />
with dove tail joints, which is very<br />
rare in the marketplace.<br />
“When you build a new home with<br />
Distinctive, you truly are receiving a<br />
hand crafted home with custom made<br />
cabinets no matter what the price<br />
range,” noted Nooner. This year, Distinctive<br />
Home Builders is celebrating<br />
30 years building thousands of homes<br />
throughout the Will and south Cook<br />
county areas.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders, an in-<br />
<br />
<br />
with a “Zero Punch list” closing policy.<br />
Prior to closing, each home undergoes<br />
an industry leading 100-point checklist<br />
to insure the home measures up to<br />
our high quality standards.<br />
Aspen III Exterior<br />
Customers stay connected to the<br />
progress of their home from start to<br />
struction<br />
portal. “Our customers simply<br />
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app and they are in touch with their<br />
new home 24/7 from anywhere in the<br />
world. The app allows our customers<br />
to see the progress of their home and<br />
access their documents at any time,”<br />
Nooner explained. “Our customers really<br />
appreciate the integration of social<br />
media sites directly in our app allowing<br />
them to easily share photos and updates<br />
of their new home with family and<br />
friends,” he concluded.<br />
As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive<br />
Home Builders can modify any of<br />
its standard designs to cater to a customer’s<br />
tastes, which means that moving<br />
walls, adding extra windows or even<br />
extending the garage are all possible.<br />
Nooner added that “All our homes<br />
<br />
built to the new National Energy Code<br />
guidelines. Every home we build has<br />
upgraded wall and ceiling insulation<br />
<br />
<br />
customers take possession of their new<br />
home, we perform a blower door test to<br />
insure that each home passes a set of<br />
very stringent guidelines which insures<br />
that our homes are tight and energy ef-<br />
<br />
means lower gas and electric bills for our<br />
customers each month.”<br />
Peotone was established in 1856 and<br />
<br />
downtown area complete with diners,<br />
pizza parlors, cafes and pubs. In season<br />
there is a Farmer’s Market in front<br />
of the American Legion. Also the community<br />
has a popular Fall Fest in front<br />
of the famous Peotone Windmill; once<br />
<br />
the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas<br />
in the Village Festival is another annual<br />
community event that concludes with a<br />
Lighted Parade at night. Peotone now<br />
has an estimated population of just over<br />
4,000. Metra rail service is nearby providing<br />
commuters easy access to downtown<br />
Chicago.<br />
Westgate Manor is conveniently located<br />
within walking distance of the<br />
esteemed Peotone High School. The<br />
<br />
and Information Center is located in<br />
Manhattan three miles south of Laraway<br />
Rd. on Rt. 52. at 16233 Pinto Lane,<br />
Manhattan, IL, 60422. Hours are daily<br />
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed<br />
Wednesday and Thursday and they are<br />
always available by appointment.<br />
-<br />
<br />
times and lot availability are subject to<br />
change without notice. Please contact<br />
a Distinctive representative for current<br />
pricing and complete details. For more<br />
<br />
homebuilders.com.
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7320 Duvan Dr<br />
Tinley Park, IL<br />
708-532-7411<br />
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook<br />
County, Illinois, County Department,<br />
Chancery Division.<br />
Champion Mortgage Company<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
vs.<br />
Rabiha Zubi; Adil Zubi aka Adil S.<br />
Zubi; Secretary of Housing and Urban<br />
Development ;Unknown Owners and<br />
Non-Record Claimants<br />
Defendants,<br />
Case #2015CH16242<br />
Sheriff’s # 190037<br />
Pursuant to aJudgment made and entered<br />
by said Court in the above entitled<br />
cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook<br />
County, Illinois, will on April 25th,<br />
2019, at 1pm in room LL06 ofthe Richard<br />
J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington<br />
Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public<br />
auction the following described<br />
premises and real estate mentioned in<br />
said Judgment:<br />
Common Address: 8419 Cherry Hill<br />
Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois 60487<br />
P.I.N: 27-26-125-004-0000<br />
Improvements: This Property consists of<br />
a Single Family Home.<br />
Sale shall be under the following terms:<br />
payment of not less than ten percent<br />
(10%) of the amount ofthe successful<br />
and highest bid tobepaid tothe Sheriff<br />
by cashier’s check or certified funds at<br />
the sale; and the full remaining balance<br />
to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s<br />
check or certified funds within<br />
twenty-four (24) hours after the sale.<br />
Sale shall besubject togeneral taxes,<br />
special assessments.<br />
Premise will NOT be open for inspection.<br />
Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney<br />
ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER<br />
LLC<br />
1771 W. DIEHL., Ste 120<br />
Naperville, IL 60563<br />
Sales Department<br />
foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com<br />
866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620<br />
For bidding instructions, visit<br />
www.fal-illinois.com<br />
This is an attempt tocollect adebt pursuant<br />
to the Fair Debt Collection Practices<br />
Act and any information obtained<br />
will be used for that purpose.<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK<br />
COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-<br />
CERY DIVISION<br />
BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A<br />
HARRIS, N.A. S/B/M HARRIS<br />
TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
-v.-<br />
EUGENE A. DISBROW, PAMELA C.<br />
PRYBYLSKI A/K/A PAMELA C. DIS-<br />
BROW, VILLAGE OF TINLEY<br />
PARK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND<br />
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS<br />
Defendants<br />
18 CH 08760<br />
16450 CHERRY HILL AVENUE<br />
Tinley Park, IL 60487<br />
NOTICE OF SALE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN<br />
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure<br />
and Sale entered in the above cause<br />
on January 10, 2019, an agent for The<br />
Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30<br />
AM on April 17, 2019, at The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation, One South Wacker<br />
Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at<br />
public auction to the highest bidder, as<br />
set forth below, the following described<br />
real estate:<br />
Commonly known as 16450 CHERRY<br />
HILL AVENUE, Tinley Park, IL 60487<br />
Property Index No.<br />
27-23-315-024-0000,<br />
27-23-315-016-0000.<br />
The real estate is improved with asingle<br />
family residence.<br />
The judgment amount was $135,744.19.<br />
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid<br />
by certified funds at the close of the sale<br />
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.<br />
No third party checks will beaccepted.<br />
The balance, including the Judicial<br />
Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential<br />
Property Municipality Relief<br />
Fund, which is calculated on residential<br />
real estate atthe rate of $1 for each<br />
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount<br />
paid by the purchaser not to exceed<br />
$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer,<br />
is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring<br />
the residential real estate pursuant<br />
to its credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other<br />
lienor acquiring the residential real estate<br />
whose rights in and tothe residential<br />
real estate arose prior to the sale.<br />
SALE IS SUBJECT TO A FIRST<br />
MORTGAGE.<br />
The subject property is subject to general<br />
real estate taxes, special assessments,<br />
orspecial taxes levied against<br />
said real estate and is offered for sale<br />
without any representation as to quality<br />
or quantity of title and without recourse<br />
to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.<br />
The sale is further subject to confirmation<br />
by the court.<br />
Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid,<br />
the purchaser will receive aCertificate<br />
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to<br />
adeed to the real estate after confirmation<br />
of the sale.<br />
The property will NOT be open for inspection<br />
and plaintiff makes no representation<br />
astothe condition ofthe property.<br />
Prospective bidders are admonished<br />
to check the court file to verify all<br />
information.<br />
If this property isacondominium unit,<br />
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure<br />
sale, other than amortgagee, shall<br />
pay the assessments and the legal fees<br />
required by The Condominium Property<br />
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).<br />
If this property isacondominium unit<br />
which ispart ofacommon interest community,<br />
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe<br />
foreclosure sale other than amortgagee<br />
shall pay the assessments required by<br />
The Condominium Property Act, 765<br />
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).<br />
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR<br />
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE<br />
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION<br />
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF<br />
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-<br />
CORDANCE WITH SECTION<br />
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS<br />
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.<br />
You will need a photo identification issued<br />
by a government agency (driver's<br />
license, passport, etc.) in order togain<br />
entry into our building and the foreclosure<br />
sale room in Cook County and the<br />
same identification for sales held at<br />
other county venues where The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure<br />
sales.<br />
For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney:<br />
EGAN &ALAILY LLC, 321<br />
NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE<br />
1430, Chicago, IL 60654, (312)<br />
253-8640<br />
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-<br />
TION<br />
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,<br />
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)<br />
236-SALE<br />
You can also visit The Judicial Sales<br />
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7<br />
day status report of pending sales.<br />
EGAN & ALAILY LLC<br />
321 NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE<br />
1430<br />
Chicago, IL 60654<br />
(312) 253-8640<br />
E-Mail: clerk@ea-atty.com<br />
Attorney Code. 44451<br />
Case Number: 18 CH 08760<br />
TJSC#: 39-357<br />
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection<br />
Practices Act, you are advised<br />
that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be<br />
adebt collector attempting tocollect a<br />
debt and any information obtained will<br />
be used for that purpose.<br />
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK<br />
COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-<br />
CERY DIVISION<br />
QUICKEN LOANS INC<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
-v.-<br />
MARK BURKLOW, CHERRY HILL<br />
FARMS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIA-<br />
TION<br />
Defendants<br />
18 CH 9847<br />
8546 STEVEN PLACE, UNIT 2 Tinley<br />
Park, IL 60487<br />
NOTICE OF SALE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN<br />
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure<br />
and Sale entered in the above cause<br />
on January 9, 2019, an agent for The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation, will at 10:30<br />
AM on April 11, 2019, at The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation, One South Wacker<br />
Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at<br />
public auction to the highest bidder, as<br />
set forth below, the following described<br />
real estate:<br />
Commonly known as 8546 STEVEN<br />
PLACE, UNIT 2, Tinley Park, IL 60487<br />
Property Index No.<br />
27-23-107-079-1046.<br />
The real estate is improved with a condominium.<br />
The judgment amount was $110,136.11.<br />
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid<br />
by certified funds at the close of the sale<br />
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.<br />
No third party checks will beaccepted.<br />
The balance, including the Judicial<br />
Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential<br />
Property Municipality Relief<br />
Fund, which is calculated on residential<br />
real estate atthe rate of $1 for each<br />
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount<br />
paid by the purchaser not to exceed<br />
$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer,<br />
is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring<br />
the residential real estate pursuant<br />
to its credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other<br />
lienor acquiring the residential real estate<br />
whose rights in and tothe residential<br />
real estate arose prior to the sale.<br />
The subject property is subject to general<br />
real estate taxes, special assessments,<br />
orspecial taxes levied against<br />
said real estate and is offered for sale<br />
without any representation as to quality<br />
or quantity of title and without recourse<br />
to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.<br />
The sale is further subject to confirmation<br />
by the court.<br />
Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid,<br />
the purchaser will receive aCertificate<br />
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to<br />
adeed to the real estate after confirmation<br />
of the sale.<br />
The property will NOT be open for inspection<br />
and plaintiff makes no representation<br />
astothe condition ofthe property.<br />
Prospective bidders are admonished<br />
to check the court file to verify all<br />
information.<br />
If this property isacondominium unit,<br />
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure<br />
sale, other than amortgagee, shall<br />
pay the assessments and the legal fees<br />
required by The Condominium Property<br />
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If<br />
this property is a condominium unit<br />
which ispart ofacommon interest community,<br />
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe<br />
foreclosure sale other than amortgagee<br />
shall pay the assessments required by<br />
The Condominium Property Act, 765<br />
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).<br />
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR<br />
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE<br />
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION<br />
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF<br />
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-<br />
CORDANCE WITH SECTION<br />
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS<br />
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.<br />
You will need a photo identification issued<br />
by a government agency (driver's<br />
license, passport, etc.) in order togain<br />
entry into our building and the foreclosure<br />
sale room in Cook County and the<br />
same identification for sales held at<br />
other county venues where The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure<br />
sales.<br />
For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney:<br />
JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &AS-<br />
SOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe<br />
Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606,<br />
(312) 541-9710 Please refer tofile number<br />
18-6104.<br />
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-<br />
TION<br />
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,<br />
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)<br />
236-SALE<br />
You can also visit The Judicial Sales<br />
Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7<br />
day status report of pending sales.<br />
JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &ASSOCI-<br />
ATES, LLC<br />
230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125<br />
Chicago, IL 60606<br />
(312) 541-9710<br />
E-Mail:<br />
ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com<br />
Attorney File No. 18-6104<br />
Attorney Code. 40342<br />
Case Number: 18 CH 9847<br />
TJSC#: 39-259<br />
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection<br />
Practices Act, you are advised<br />
that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be<br />
adebt collector attempting tocollect a<br />
debt and any information obtained will<br />
be used for that purpose.<br />
I3114073<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK<br />
COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-<br />
CERY DIVISION<br />
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
-v.-<br />
JAROSLAW TETLAK, LIJANA TET-<br />
LAK<br />
Defendants<br />
17 CH 15132<br />
6513 179TH STREET Tinley Park, IL<br />
60477<br />
NOTICE OF SALE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN<br />
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure<br />
and Sale entered in the above cause<br />
on January 15, 2019, an agent for The<br />
Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30<br />
AM on April 16, 2019, at The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation, One South Wacker<br />
Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at<br />
public auction to the highest bidder, as<br />
set forth below, the following described<br />
real estate:<br />
Commonly known as 6513 179TH<br />
STREET, Tinley Park, IL 60477<br />
Property Index No.<br />
28-31-402-002-0000.<br />
The real estate is improved with asingle<br />
family residence.<br />
The judgment amount was $203,250.51.<br />
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid<br />
by certified funds at the close of the sale<br />
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.<br />
No third party checks will beaccepted.<br />
The balance, including the Judicial<br />
Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential<br />
Property Municipality Relief<br />
Fund, which is calculated on residential<br />
real estate atthe rate of $1 for each<br />
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount<br />
paid by the purchaser not to exceed<br />
$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer,<br />
is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring<br />
the residential real estate pursuant<br />
to its credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other<br />
lienor acquiring the residential real estate<br />
whose rights in and tothe residential<br />
real estate arose prior to the sale.<br />
The subject property is subject to general<br />
real estate taxes, special assessments,<br />
orspecial taxes levied against<br />
said real estate and is offered for sale<br />
without any representation as to quality<br />
or quantity of title and without recourse<br />
to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.<br />
The sale is further subject to confirmation<br />
by the court.<br />
Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid,<br />
the purchaser will receive aCertificate<br />
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to<br />
adeed to the real estate after confirmation<br />
of the sale.<br />
The property will NOT be open for inspection<br />
and plaintiff makes no representation<br />
astothe condition ofthe property.<br />
Prospective bidders are admonished<br />
to check the court file to verify all<br />
information.<br />
If this property isacondominium unit,<br />
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure<br />
sale, other than amortgagee, shall<br />
pay the assessments and the legal fees<br />
required by The Condominium Property<br />
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If<br />
this property is a condominium unit<br />
which is part of acommon interest community,<br />
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe<br />
foreclosure sale other than amortgagee<br />
shall pay the assessments required by<br />
The Condominium Property Act, 765<br />
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).<br />
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR<br />
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE<br />
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION<br />
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF<br />
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-<br />
CORDANCE WITH SECTION<br />
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS<br />
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.<br />
You will need a photo identification issued<br />
by a government agency (driver's<br />
license, passport, etc.) in order togain<br />
entry into our building and the foreclosure<br />
sale room in Cook County and the<br />
same identification for sales held at<br />
other county venues where The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure<br />
sales.<br />
For information, contact The sales clerk,<br />
SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI-<br />
ATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD.,<br />
SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015,<br />
(847) 291-1717 For information call between<br />
the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please<br />
refer to file number 17-084954.<br />
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-<br />
TION<br />
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,<br />
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)<br />
236-SALE<br />
You can also visit The Judicial Sales<br />
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7<br />
day status report of pending sales.<br />
SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI-<br />
ATES, LLC<br />
2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301<br />
Bannockburn, IL 60015<br />
(847) 291-1717<br />
E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com<br />
Attorney File No. 17-084954<br />
Attorney Code. 42168<br />
Case Number: 17 CH 15132<br />
TJSC#: 39-544<br />
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection<br />
Practices Act, you are advised<br />
that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be<br />
adebt collector attempting tocollect a<br />
debt and any information obtained will<br />
be used for that purpose.<br />
I3114266<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK<br />
COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-<br />
CERY DIVISION<br />
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
-v.-<br />
DAWN FERRALEZ A/K/A DAWN E<br />
FERRALEZ, IH3 PROPERTY ILLI-<br />
NOIS, LP<br />
Defendants<br />
2017 CH 14197<br />
15536 LOREL AVENUE<br />
OAK FOREST, IL 60452<br />
NOTICE OF SALE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN<br />
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure<br />
and Sale entered in the above cause<br />
on June 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation, will at 10:30<br />
AM on April 2, 2019, at The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation, One South Wacker<br />
Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at<br />
public auction to the highest bidder, as<br />
set forth below, the following described<br />
real estate:<br />
Commonly known as 15536 LOREL<br />
AVENUE, OAK FOREST, IL 60452<br />
Property Index No.<br />
28-16-313-012-0000.<br />
The real estate is improved with asingle<br />
family home with an attached two car<br />
garage.<br />
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid<br />
by certified funds at the close of the sale<br />
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.<br />
No third party checks will beaccepted.<br />
The balance, including the Judicial<br />
Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential<br />
Property Municipality Relief<br />
Fund, which is calculated on residential<br />
real estate at the rate of$1 for each<br />
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount<br />
paid by the purchaser not to exceed<br />
$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer,<br />
is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring<br />
the residential real estate pursuant<br />
to its credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other<br />
lienor acquiring the residential real estate<br />
whose rights inand to the residential<br />
real estate arose prior to the sale.<br />
The subject property is subject to general<br />
real estate taxes, special assessments,<br />
orspecial taxes levied against<br />
said real estate and is offered for sale<br />
without any representation as to quality<br />
or quantity of title and without recourse<br />
to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.<br />
The sale is further subject to confirmation<br />
by the court.<br />
Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid,<br />
the purchaser will receive aCertificate<br />
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to<br />
adeed to the real estate after confirmation<br />
of the sale.<br />
The property will NOT be open for inspection<br />
and plaintiff makes no representation<br />
astothe condition ofthe property.<br />
Prospective bidders are admonished<br />
to check the court file to verify all<br />
information.<br />
If this property isacondominium unit,<br />
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure<br />
sale, other than amortgagee, shall<br />
pay the assessments and the legal fees<br />
required by The Condominium Property<br />
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If<br />
this property is a condominium unit<br />
which ispart ofacommon interest community,<br />
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe<br />
foreclosure sale other than amortgagee<br />
shall pay the assessments required by<br />
The Condominium Property Act, 765<br />
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).<br />
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR<br />
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE<br />
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION<br />
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF<br />
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-<br />
CORDANCE WITH SECTION<br />
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS<br />
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.<br />
You will need a photo identification issued<br />
by a government agency (driver's<br />
license, passport, etc.) in order togain<br />
entry into our building and the foreclosure<br />
sale room in Cook County and the<br />
same identification for sales held at<br />
other county venues where The Judicial<br />
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure<br />
sales.<br />
MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT<br />
PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys,<br />
One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200,<br />
Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312)<br />
346-9088. Please refer to file number<br />
255283.<br />
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-<br />
TION<br />
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,<br />
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)<br />
236-SALE<br />
You can also visit The Judicial Sales<br />
Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7<br />
day status report of pending sales.<br />
MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT<br />
PIERCE, LLC<br />
One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200<br />
Chicago, IL 60602<br />
(312) 346-9088<br />
E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com<br />
Attorney File No. 255283<br />
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2701 Property for<br />
Sale<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
FREE FREE FREE<br />
Attorney ARDC No. 61256<br />
Attorney Code. 61256<br />
Case Number: 2017 CH 14197<br />
TJSC#: 39-1278<br />
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection<br />
Practices Act, you are advised<br />
that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be<br />
adebt collector attempting to collect a<br />
debt and any information obtained will<br />
be used for that purpose.<br />
I3114397<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK<br />
COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-<br />
CERY DIVISION<br />
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORA-<br />
TION;<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
vs.<br />
CHRISTOPHER FANO AKA CHRIS-<br />
TOPHER M. FANO;<br />
ALMA CHACON; STATE OF ILLI-<br />
NOIS DEPARTMENT OF<br />
REVENUE; UNKNOWN OWNERS<br />
AND NON RECORD<br />
CLAIMANTS;<br />
Defendants,<br />
17 CH 10715<br />
NOTICE OF SALE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN<br />
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure<br />
and Sale entered in the above entitled<br />
cause Intercounty Judicial Sales<br />
Corporation will on Thursday, April 25,<br />
2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office<br />
at 120 West Madison Street, Suite<br />
718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public<br />
auction to the highest bidder for cash, as<br />
set forth below, the following described<br />
mortgaged real estate:<br />
P.I.N. 27-26-212-010-0000.<br />
Commonly known as 16818 Richards<br />
Drive Tinley Park, Illinois 60477.<br />
The mortgaged real estate is improved<br />
with asingle family residence. If the<br />
subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of<br />
acommon interest community, the purchaser<br />
of the unit other than amortgagee<br />
shall pay the assessments required<br />
by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of<br />
the Condominium Property Act.<br />
Sale terms: 10% down by certified<br />
funds, balance, by certified funds,<br />
within 24 hours. Norefunds. The property<br />
will NOT be open for inspection.<br />
For information call The Sales Department<br />
atPlaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo<br />
Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771<br />
West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois<br />
60563-1890. (630) 453-6960.<br />
F17070222<br />
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES<br />
CORPORATION<br />
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122<br />
I3115194<br />
2702 Public<br />
Notices<br />
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to<br />
“An Act in relation to the use of an<br />
Assumed Business Name in the<br />
conduct or transaction of Business<br />
in the State,” as amended, that a<br />
certification was registered by the<br />
undersigned with the County Clerk<br />
of Cook County.<br />
Registration Number: Y19000645<br />
on February 21, 2019<br />
Under the Assumed Business<br />
Name of Abram’s Ark with the<br />
business located at: 7912 Marquette<br />
Dr N, Tinley Park, IL 60477<br />
The true and real full name and<br />
residence address ofthe owner is:<br />
Crystal Marie Smith-Coleman,<br />
7912 Marquette DrN, Tinley Park,<br />
IL 60477 USA<br />
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(2) Chrome swivel bartsools,<br />
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$40/pair. Heavy-duty metal<br />
worktable w/ belly drawer,<br />
wood laminate top measures,<br />
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708.301.0249<br />
1pink 20” Schwinn girls Stardust<br />
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bike $20 or best offer.<br />
708.301.1213<br />
2 wing chairs, rose colored<br />
$100 OBO. 708.785.0987<br />
4antique dining room chairs<br />
$100. 815.485.6008<br />
4kitchen island stools, excellent<br />
condition. Will send pics<br />
$75. 708.715.0887<br />
5 pc. entertainment center,<br />
solid oak, smoked glass doors,<br />
fully lighted, lots ofstorage for<br />
CDs and tapes, etc. Excellent<br />
condition $90.<br />
70 packages of tiny beads for<br />
jewelery crafting $20. Vintage<br />
16 pc. set Golden Shell luncheon<br />
dishes Anchor Hocking,<br />
new in box $20. 708.301.0519<br />
Aprilaire Space-Gard air purifier<br />
plus new 4” air filter $75.<br />
815.469.6554<br />
Car care kit $15. Auto solar<br />
pan $12. RC Airplane set<br />
fighter kit $30. Metal folding<br />
chairs $6. Oscilloscope $37.<br />
708.737.9739<br />
Car roof bag, 15cu. ft., water<br />
proof, complete kit. US made.<br />
Storage bag for it $90 OBO.<br />
708.301.0729<br />
Crystal punch bowl set $20.<br />
Spider-Man poster on vinyl<br />
50” x 96” $20. New brass<br />
Schlage door and deadbolt $30.<br />
708.341.2904<br />
For Sale: Men’s Foot Joy golf<br />
shoes, size 13, still in box $25.<br />
Women’s Top Flight golf<br />
shoes, size 10, still in box $25.<br />
815.806.9094<br />
For Sale: Spring-Easter ceramic<br />
village includes 17<br />
houses plus 30 figures and accessories.<br />
Like new $100 for<br />
set. 815.806.9094<br />
Girls 21” Schwinn bike w/<br />
hand brakes, like brand new<br />
$30. Barbie dolls in box<br />
$10-$15. Disney radio/alarm<br />
clock $10. 630.390.9071<br />
Golf balls (pre-driven): Bag of<br />
100 Callaways $25. Bag of 100<br />
Titleists $25. Bag of 100 Nikes<br />
$25. Bag of 100 Topflites $20.<br />
Call Tom 708.597.2972<br />
Graco crib/Toddler bed. Dark<br />
brown, used once $75. Sealy<br />
crib mattress $35. Will separate<br />
if needed. Washer, good<br />
condition $50 OBO.<br />
708.262.7002 or 779.279.2260<br />
Kermit the Frog 1983<br />
push-button phone. Good condition<br />
$40. Plastic car ramps,<br />
used once $30. 815.201.1540<br />
New deluxe 5 pc. barbecue tool<br />
set, stainless steel w/ solid oak<br />
wood handles $45. Antique<br />
vintage GENEVA ILL #8<br />
black flat cast iron, nice condition<br />
$20. 708.466.9907<br />
New dog trolley 50’ pulley and<br />
cable $25. New ceiling fan<br />
$65. Metal frame basket planters<br />
$10. 708.224.8003<br />
New KingCraft 1/2” 24 volt<br />
hammer drill charger,<br />
2batteries $60. Push back recliner<br />
$40. 708.448.9597 -<br />
Ask for Lou<br />
New white 5 foot solid surface<br />
vanity top w/4inch on center<br />
sink that can be trimmed to fit<br />
smaller vanity $65.<br />
815.592.9474<br />
Oakley sunglasses for young<br />
me. Flack style, white frame<br />
w/ grey lenses $100.<br />
708.606.6398<br />
Pro-Form 485E eliptical exercise<br />
machine. Good condition<br />
$40. 708.995.7223<br />
Rocking chair $55. Hand knitted<br />
sweaters, size M/L, warm!<br />
$30. Mechanics uniforms, size<br />
M/L $15. 708.224.8003<br />
Rolling sewing machine tote.<br />
Everything Mary brand, cheetah<br />
print. New $35.<br />
815.838.9432<br />
T.V. 22” LG brand $39.<br />
815.922.3690<br />
Vintage APMuffler Minutemen<br />
Clock Sign 30 Minute<br />
Install by Burnwood Products<br />
$75. 5Hess, 2ERTL trucks<br />
$25. 815.838.7898<br />
Young adult fancy tail guppies<br />
$1 each. Live stem plans $1<br />
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16 x16x48(in.) reptile tank,<br />
screened top and thermometer,<br />
heavy glass $100.<br />
815.258.7763<br />
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1 golf bag $15. Golf clubs $2 -<br />
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2 prom dresses -1blue Kimberly<br />
Bond $100, 1 pink corsett<br />
back $75. Will send pics.<br />
708.715.0887<br />
2 wing chairs, rose colored<br />
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4kitchen island stools, excellent<br />
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$75. 708.715.0887<br />
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708.205.3989<br />
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brass fireplace set $3. 41”pipe<br />
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HOCKEY<br />
Celtics’ surge falls short against defending state champs<br />
BRITTANY KAPA<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
It took just seven seconds<br />
for Providence<br />
Catholic High School to<br />
turn the momentum of the<br />
Amateur Hockey Association<br />
Illinios state semifinal<br />
game to its favor, but<br />
Loyola Academy Gold<br />
proved why it is the defending<br />
state champions.<br />
The Ramblers and Celtics<br />
battled it out March 11,<br />
at the Edge Ice Arena in<br />
Bensenville, for a chance<br />
to play on the state stage<br />
at the United Center and<br />
despite Providence evening<br />
the playing field early<br />
in the second period, it<br />
was Loyola who regained<br />
control and closed out the<br />
semifinal match 4-2.<br />
Down 2-0, the Celtics<br />
came out with fire to start<br />
the second period, and after<br />
switching up their lines<br />
evened the score quickly.<br />
Colin Reis broke<br />
through shortly into second-period<br />
play. Peyton<br />
Botich’s shot dribbled<br />
past Loyola’s goaltender,<br />
Matthew Choate, seven<br />
seconds later, and tied the<br />
game with 15 minutes, 18<br />
seconds left in the period.<br />
“With playing a more<br />
veteran team, with older<br />
kids, we knew we couldn’t<br />
afford to make any mistakes,”<br />
Providence coach<br />
Nick Iaciancio said. “We<br />
made a couple in the first<br />
period that led to those<br />
goals, but we came back<br />
from that, and I’m proud<br />
of that effort.”<br />
“We changed things up,<br />
we decided we were going<br />
to pressure them, so we got<br />
a couple of quick ones off<br />
of that. We got into some<br />
penalty trouble after that,<br />
and I think that took some<br />
of our momentum away.”<br />
Penalty trouble hurt a<br />
young Providence team at<br />
the start of the third, and<br />
a veteran Loyola squad<br />
didn’t waste time turning<br />
that into their advantage.<br />
Providence, with 13<br />
rookies on the team this<br />
season, two freshman<br />
among them, played their<br />
best hockey in the last two<br />
weeks of the season according<br />
to the coach.<br />
“It was going to be a<br />
year where it took some<br />
time to mature, luckily we<br />
matured the last two weeks<br />
of the season,” Iaciancio<br />
said.<br />
Sophomore Joe McConnell,<br />
of Mokena, said he<br />
was disappointed with the<br />
outcome, but added his<br />
confidence in his teammates<br />
never wavered during<br />
the game.<br />
“Throughout the whole<br />
game I thought we were<br />
going to win, even when<br />
we came out during that<br />
third period even when we<br />
were down two goals,” he<br />
said.<br />
With so many players<br />
possibly returning next<br />
season, Iaciancio has high<br />
hopes for what next season<br />
could bring.<br />
Loyola’s Eamon O’Brien (left) and Providence’s Graham<br />
Garrett try to edge each other out for puck possession<br />
along the boards. BRITTANY KAPA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA<br />
“I just told the returning<br />
players that we’re going<br />
to expect a lot out of them<br />
now, they showed that they<br />
can do what we asked for<br />
and going forward that’s<br />
going to be their expectation,”<br />
he said.<br />
LACROSSE<br />
Andrew co-op opens season<br />
with a couple of home wins<br />
JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor<br />
It is the second year of<br />
lacrosse being sanctioned<br />
by the Illinois High School<br />
Association.<br />
If the Andrew co-op<br />
boys first game of the second<br />
season is any indication,<br />
you can throw out<br />
some of the results from<br />
the first year.<br />
Andrew, which has<br />
players from District 230<br />
schools Andrew, Sandburg<br />
and Stagg, opened the 2019<br />
campaign on a huge note<br />
with a 13-7 victory over<br />
Lockport on March 13 in<br />
Tinley Park. Last year, the<br />
Bolts dropped a 12-5 decision<br />
to the Porters.<br />
Kevin Normoyle opened<br />
the season with the Bolts’<br />
first goal and finished with<br />
three goals and two assists.<br />
Aiden McKernan, Calvin<br />
Greenan and Thomas<br />
Cavanaugh each added a<br />
pair of goals.<br />
Coach James Ramazinski<br />
cited Trevor Ward, Maxwell<br />
McNamara, Cameron<br />
Weldon and Daniel Slater<br />
for their defense.<br />
The team followed up<br />
that victory with a 9-6 triumph<br />
over Kaneland on<br />
Saturday, March 19, in<br />
Tinbley Park.<br />
Andrew hosts an eightteam<br />
tournament on Saturday,<br />
March 23.<br />
Andrew’s Jordan Cortez races down the field with<br />
Lockport’s Matthew Garcia in pursuit in the Bolts’ win<br />
in Tinley Park.<br />
Andrew boys lacrosse player Daniel Slater (right)<br />
and Lockport’s Zachary Ottolino fight for position in<br />
Andrew’s victory to open the season on March 13 in<br />
Tinley Park. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA
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RUNNING<br />
Team marathon ready<br />
to make its debut<br />
JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor<br />
A marathon in the south<br />
suburbs is scheduled to<br />
make its debut in June but<br />
this one will not be shutting<br />
down streets or snarling<br />
traffic.<br />
The yet-to-be-named<br />
event for charity is slated<br />
for an 8 a.m. start on June 1<br />
and will be run on the track<br />
on the campus of Chicago<br />
Christian High School in<br />
Palos Heights. Instead of<br />
individuals running 26.2<br />
miles, there will be teams<br />
of 26 runners with 25 of<br />
them running a mile each<br />
and one running 1.2 miles.<br />
Joe Werner, the president<br />
of the Yankee Runners<br />
group which has runners<br />
from all over the area,<br />
said that so far his group,<br />
the Tinley Track and Trail,<br />
Frankfort-New Lenox<br />
Running Club, the Run to<br />
the Pub Running Club and<br />
a group from Beverly are<br />
participating. Werner said<br />
he hopes a few more teams<br />
will enter and the winning<br />
team will donate the<br />
proceeds to a charity of its<br />
choice.<br />
“It’s 260 bucks a team<br />
and if we’re lucky enough<br />
to get 10 teams, we’ll<br />
make $2,600,” Werner<br />
said. “I don’t know if 10 is<br />
realistic, but I think we can<br />
get eight.”<br />
Werner anticipates the<br />
event will take just 3 1/2<br />
hours to complete.<br />
Palos Heights has had a<br />
rich running history in recent<br />
years as it hosted the<br />
Southwest Half Marathon<br />
for 11 years the first Sunday<br />
in May. But that race<br />
was shut down this year in<br />
part because of high costs<br />
and declining numbers.<br />
Any individuals or<br />
teams interested in participating<br />
can contact Werner<br />
at gokarts@juno.com.<br />
Joe Werner, shown competing at the Running o’ the<br />
Green 8K race in Tinley Park on March 3, and his<br />
Yankee Runners group will be a part of a new team<br />
marathon which is scheduled to make its debut in June.<br />
JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA<br />
YOUTH SPORTS<br />
Junior Bolts pull off upsets to win title<br />
STAFF REPORT<br />
The Tinley Park Jr. T-<br />
Bolt eighth grade girls<br />
basketball team won the<br />
George Shimko Basketball<br />
School Winter Championship<br />
in February by knocking<br />
off the first and second<br />
seeds in the final two<br />
rounds in Oak Lawn.<br />
Members of the squad<br />
are Emily Tobin, Mia Berchos,<br />
Jessica Morowski,<br />
Haley Ryan, Ava Smith,<br />
Emily Bobber, Sam Fratto,<br />
Megan McClelland, Maddie<br />
Kwiat, Mary O’Boyle<br />
and Teagan Gutsch.<br />
The coaches are Pete<br />
Berchos and Mike Smith<br />
YOUTH SPORTS<br />
Bulldogs wrestle their way to seventh in the state<br />
STAFF REPORT<br />
The Tinley Park Bulldogs<br />
wrestling team took<br />
seventh place out of 172<br />
teams at the Illinois Kids<br />
Wrestling Federation state<br />
tournament earlier this<br />
month in Rockford.<br />
The Bulldogs had 16<br />
state qualifiers, with eight<br />
earning all-state honors.<br />
All-state members from<br />
the Bulldogs were Caden<br />
Muselman (third place),<br />
John McAuliffe (third),<br />
Alex Lizak (third), Liam<br />
Kelly (fifth), Mike Mc-<br />
Donough (fifth), William<br />
Jacobson (sixth), Henry<br />
Coughlin (eighth) and<br />
Brayden Mortell (eighth).<br />
Those who qualified for<br />
state were Elio Gil, Max<br />
Siegel, Casey Griffin,<br />
Trevor Silzer, Domanic<br />
Abeja, David Sumrall,<br />
Joe Zimmer and Michael<br />
Rydell.<br />
The Tinley Park Jr. T-Bolt eighth grade team poses after winning the George Shimko<br />
Basketball School Winter Championship. PHOTO SUBMITTED<br />
The Tinley Park Bulldogs wrestling team placed seventh out of 172 teams in the<br />
IKWF state meet. PHOTO SUBMITTED
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK<br />
10 Questions<br />
with Gabby Sportiello<br />
LINCOLN-WAY SWIM ASSOCIATION<br />
GATORS<br />
Gabby Sportiello is a<br />
senior at Andrew High<br />
School who plays goalie<br />
for the girls soccer team.<br />
How did you get<br />
started in soccer?<br />
I started in a rec league<br />
when I was six but then<br />
joined a club team when I<br />
was 14 and really got serious<br />
about the sport.<br />
What is it like being<br />
a goalie, where<br />
your duties are a lot<br />
different than the rest<br />
of the players?<br />
I can see everything.<br />
When we are attacking it’s<br />
so cool to see the play developing.<br />
The attackers are<br />
in the moment and can’t<br />
really see everything that<br />
is happening. I can usually<br />
tell when a goal is going to<br />
happen. But there is a lot<br />
of pressure, too.<br />
What is your proudest<br />
moment in the sport?<br />
The journey [to a fourth<br />
place finish in the state in<br />
Class 3A]. Winning the<br />
sectional and supersectional<br />
was great. The supersectional<br />
was crazy because<br />
we hosted it and it was a<br />
whole new experience for<br />
us. It was amazing and we<br />
had so many people come<br />
out and support us.<br />
Are there any<br />
embarrassing<br />
moments you had?<br />
Oh, yeah. There are<br />
times when my technique<br />
is not good and if the ball<br />
goes through my legs and<br />
they score, that’s embarrassing.<br />
Do you have pump-up<br />
music you listen to<br />
before games?<br />
I listen to some pop music<br />
that people don’t listen<br />
to. My favorite band<br />
is With Confidence. No<br />
one has ever heard of it. I<br />
like Real Friends. They are<br />
from around here [Tinley<br />
Park]. It’s kind of like...<br />
not screamo music, but it’s<br />
faster.<br />
Is there a movie you<br />
can watch over and<br />
over again and not get<br />
sick of it?<br />
I love “How the Grinch<br />
Stole Christmas” with Jim<br />
Carrey. I love Jim Carrey.<br />
All the lines in his movies<br />
are so quotable.<br />
Is there a TV show<br />
JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA<br />
you could binge watch<br />
without getting sick<br />
of it?<br />
“Queen of the South” or<br />
“Walking Dead.”<br />
If you could have<br />
dinner with anyone -<br />
dead or alive - who<br />
would it be with.<br />
Michelle Obama. I<br />
would love to talk with<br />
her. She is so inspiring.<br />
If they made a movie<br />
about your life, who<br />
should play you?<br />
I love Jennifer Lawrence,<br />
but she’s probably<br />
funnier than me. Salma<br />
Hayek. She’s hilarious.<br />
What would the title<br />
of the movie be?<br />
“Awkward” because I’m<br />
an awkward person.<br />
Interview conducted by<br />
Sports Editor Jeff Vorva<br />
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Andrew ready for another huge<br />
payoff during girls soccer season<br />
JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor<br />
Even though Andrew’s girls<br />
soccer players have not been<br />
very kind to opponents in recent<br />
history, they spent Valentine’s<br />
Day being nice to strangers.<br />
The Thunderbolts, who return<br />
a ton of talent from a<br />
squad that had a historic season<br />
by taking fourth in the state in<br />
Class 3A in 2018, return to the<br />
PepsiCo Showdown later in the<br />
season. Not only is the Showdown<br />
one of the biggest prep<br />
soccer events in the country, officials<br />
insist that teams participated<br />
in an off-the-field activity<br />
to help others.<br />
The Bolts gathered up dollar<br />
bills, attached notes with encouagement<br />
on them and placed<br />
them throughout the Dollar<br />
Tree store in Tinley Park for<br />
customers to find.<br />
“We wrote ‘have a nice day’<br />
to try to make someone’s day,”<br />
senior Megan Nemec said. “We<br />
didn’t hide them - we left them<br />
out for people to find.”<br />
And find them, they did.<br />
“One lady asked the cashier<br />
‘is this real?’ and wondered<br />
if she was getting pranked,”<br />
teammate Samantha Koppers<br />
said. “I was behind her in line<br />
and told her ‘oh yeah, that’s<br />
real, that’s from the Andrew<br />
soccer team.’ She thanked us<br />
and gave us a hug. It was really<br />
nice to see that we brought<br />
someone joy on the day.’’<br />
Joe Trost the founder of the<br />
monster tournament, insists<br />
that activities off the field are<br />
as important as on the field.<br />
“Off the field, they’re truly<br />
teammates in the game of life<br />
helping enhance the lives of<br />
others,” he said. “It’s important<br />
to remember that one percent<br />
of PepsiCo Showdown student<br />
athletes will go on to play professionally,<br />
but 100 percent can<br />
From left, Megan Nemec, Gabby Sportiello and Sam Koppers are<br />
three all-SouthWest Suburban Conference Red players who are<br />
returning to try to help Andrew’s girls soccer team to another<br />
huge season. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA<br />
be change agents and leaders in<br />
their own communities for the<br />
rest of their lives.”<br />
The Bolts return players<br />
who scored 70 of the team’s 82<br />
goals last year. Koppers collected<br />
20 to lead the team while<br />
Erin Jaskierski came up with<br />
16 and Nemec 13.<br />
They opened up the season<br />
outscoring Romeoville and<br />
Providence Catholic in the first<br />
two rounds of the Windy City<br />
Ram Classic by a combined<br />
score of 9-0. Nemec scored<br />
four goals and Koppers three<br />
while senior goalie Gabby<br />
Sportiello racked up a pair of<br />
shutouts. They dropped a 2-1<br />
shootout to Glenbard East in<br />
the third round.<br />
Despite the returning firepower,<br />
the team is not resting<br />
on last year’s laurels.<br />
“We don’t want to say ‘oh,<br />
we’re good, we’re just going<br />
to do this,” Koppers said. “We<br />
know that with each game we<br />
play, the winner is going to be<br />
who puts the most effort into<br />
the game.”<br />
“We don’t want to be cocky<br />
or anything,” Sportiello said.<br />
“We want to have the same<br />
mentality every year. It helps<br />
that we have this connection<br />
already and the new players fit<br />
in so well.’’<br />
Because of a beefed-up<br />
schedule, T-Bolts coach Loren<br />
Zolk has beefed up the depth on<br />
the team by rostering 22 players.<br />
Other members of the team<br />
are seniors Allison Lim, Brandi<br />
Muys, Allison Jensen, Irina<br />
Clausius, Madleen Shalabi,<br />
Alex Dennis, Megan O’Neill,<br />
Brooke Vaccarello, Claire Cronin,<br />
and Brigid Tunney, juniors<br />
Alyssa Schaeflein, Alexis Harrison,<br />
Nicole Koppers and Gianna<br />
Ennis and sophomores<br />
Samantha Gountounas, Diana<br />
Carbajal, Alyssa Watkins and<br />
Makayla More.<br />
“The early part of the season<br />
is going to be to try to sort out<br />
where people belong and when<br />
they belong,” Zolk said. “For<br />
the most part, the core of the<br />
team is back and we’ve added<br />
some players from last year’s<br />
undefeated JV team.”<br />
The Bolts have a supersectional<br />
rematch with Downers<br />
Grove North on Thursday,<br />
March 21 in Tinley Park and a<br />
battle with Plainfield North at<br />
home on Monday, March 25.<br />
“It will be fun watching these<br />
guys play,” Zolk said. “I’m going<br />
to enjoy it.”<br />
THIS WEEK IN<br />
TITANS VARSITY ATHLETICS<br />
BASEBALL<br />
■ ■March 25 – at McAdory-Alabama,<br />
9:30 a.m.<br />
■ ■March 25 – at Jeminson-<br />
Alabama, 11:30 a.m.<br />
■ ■March 26 – at Pleasant Valley-<br />
Alabama, 2 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 27 – at Haleyville-<br />
Alabama, 4 p.m.<br />
BOYS VOLLEYBALL<br />
■ ■March 22 – at Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor Invite, 5 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 23 – at Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor Invite, 9 a.m.<br />
GIRLS TRACK<br />
■ ■March 26 – at Lemont with Oak<br />
Lawn, Richards, 5 p.m.<br />
GIRLS SOCCER<br />
■ ■March 21 – hosts Joliet Catholic,<br />
5 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 23 – at Reavis Reavis<br />
Windy City Classic, TBA<br />
■ ■March 26 – at Evergreen Park,<br />
6 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 28 – at Lincoln-Way<br />
Central, 11:45 a.m.<br />
SOFTBALL<br />
■ ■March 27 – at Marian Catholic,<br />
11 a.m.<br />
THUNDERBOLTS VARSITY<br />
ATHLETICS<br />
BASEBALL<br />
■ ■March 21 – hosts Plainfield<br />
North, 4:30 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 23 – at TBA-Jacksonville,<br />
IL, TBA<br />
■ ■March 24 – at TBA-Jacksonville,<br />
IL TBA<br />
■ ■March 25 – hosts Bolingbrook,<br />
4:30 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 27 – at Sandburg, 11 a.m.<br />
BOYS TENNIS<br />
■ ■March 27 – at Crete-Monee, 4:30<br />
p.m.<br />
BOYS VOLLEYBALL<br />
■ ■March 22 – at Marist Tourney, 5<br />
p.m.<br />
■ ■March 23 – at Marist Tourney, 9<br />
a.m.<br />
■ ■March 26 – hosts Shepard, 1<br />
p.m.<br />
BOYS WATER POLO<br />
■ ■March 21 – at Lockport, 5 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 22 – at St. Patrick, TBA<br />
■ ■March 23 – at St. Patrick, TBA<br />
■ ■March 25 – hosts Riverside-<br />
Brookfield, 5 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 26 – hosts Shepard, 12<br />
p.m.<br />
■ ■March 28 – at Stagg, 10 a.m.<br />
BOYS GYMNASTICS<br />
■ ■March 1 – at Hinsdale Central<br />
Invite, 6 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 6 – hosts Andrew<br />
Triangular, 6 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 13 – at Wheaton<br />
Warrenville South Triangular, 6 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 15 – at Hinsdale Central<br />
Invite, 6 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 20 – at Glenbard South<br />
Triangular, 6 p.m.<br />
■ ■April 3 – at Glenbard East<br />
Triangular, 6 p.m.<br />
■ ■April 8 – at Hinsdale South Invite,<br />
6 p.m.<br />
■ ■April 18 – at Independent<br />
Conference Championships-<br />
Wheaton Warrenville South, 6 p.m.<br />
■ ■April 18 – at Wheaton South, 6<br />
p.m.<br />
BOYS LACROSSE<br />
■ ■March 23 – hosts Andrew<br />
Tournament, 8 a.m.<br />
■ ■March 27 – at Lincoln-Way West,<br />
7:30 p.m.<br />
GIRLS BADMINTON<br />
■ ■March 23 – at Naperville Central<br />
Quad, 9 a.m.<br />
■ ■March 26 – at Bolingbrook, 4:30<br />
p.m.<br />
GIRLS SOCCER<br />
■ ■March 21 – hosts Downers Grove<br />
North, 5 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 23 – at Reavis Invite, TBA<br />
■ ■March 25 – hosts Plainfield<br />
North, 1 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 27 – at Marist, 6:30 p.m.<br />
SOFTBALL<br />
■ ■March 22 – hosts Thornton<br />
Fractional South, 4:30 p.m.<br />
■ ■March 23 – hosts Oswego East-<br />
Double Header, 11 a.m.<br />
■ ■March 25 – hosts Lockport, 4:30<br />
p.m.<br />
■ ■March 27 – at Lincoln-Way East,<br />
11 a.m.<br />
■ ■March 28 – at Providence<br />
Catholic Invite, 3:30 p.m.<br />
GIRLS WATER POLO<br />
■ ■March 21 – hosts Lockport, 5<br />
p.m.
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fastbreak<br />
THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK<br />
Some thoughts from a SWIC mind<br />
JEFF VORVA/<br />
22ND CENTURY MEDIA<br />
1st and 3<br />
NOTES FROM THE<br />
INFANT STAGES OF<br />
THE DISTRICT 230<br />
CO-OP BOYS LACROSSE<br />
SEASON<br />
1. For openers<br />
The team (above)<br />
opened the 2019<br />
season with a<br />
home battle with<br />
Lockport on March<br />
15 at Andrew and<br />
won 13-7. Last year,<br />
Lockport won the<br />
meeting, 12-5.<br />
2. Last year’s postseason<br />
The co-op team<br />
beat Providence<br />
Catholic in the<br />
opening round of<br />
the regional and<br />
was stopped in the<br />
second round by<br />
Lincoln-Way’s co-op<br />
team.<br />
3. Sophomore season<br />
This is just the<br />
second season<br />
lacrosse is sanctioned<br />
by the Illinois<br />
High School Association.<br />
Last year,<br />
Loyola Academy<br />
was the historic first<br />
state champion.<br />
Jeff Vorva<br />
Sports Editor<br />
During my career, I<br />
haven’t covered a<br />
lot of grade school<br />
sports so I don’t have<br />
much of a body of work to<br />
compare this with.<br />
But when it comes to<br />
having great information<br />
and history readily available<br />
to players, coaches<br />
fans and, in my case, the<br />
media, the South West<br />
Interscholastic Conference<br />
has to be up there as one<br />
of the best.<br />
I’ve covered three<br />
tournaments so far - girls<br />
basketball, boys basketball<br />
and girls volleyball.<br />
Each of them provided<br />
folks with a program full<br />
of rosters, standings from<br />
the season, past champions<br />
and MVP award<br />
winners. Some of these<br />
tournaments go back to<br />
the 1970s, so there is a lot<br />
of information there.<br />
Not only to we get to<br />
see some potential stars<br />
of the future but there are<br />
also some stars of the past<br />
to remember.<br />
On the other side of<br />
the coin, I don’t like the<br />
scheduling of the league’s<br />
championships. During<br />
the fall, girls basketball<br />
and boys volleyball<br />
championships were on<br />
the same day at around the<br />
same time at two different<br />
venues. On March 9, the<br />
girls volleyball and boys<br />
basketball championships<br />
were on the same day at<br />
two sites. I would be in favor<br />
of having title games<br />
on different days, or have<br />
one in the afternoon and<br />
the other at night.<br />
Prairie View champs<br />
Top-seeded Prairie<br />
View Middle School’s<br />
seventh graders claimed<br />
the SWIC Tournament at<br />
Liberty Jr. High School in<br />
Burbank.<br />
Members of coach Pat<br />
Nicols’ Eagles squad are<br />
Austin Cusack, Cooper<br />
Greenfield, Josh Richardson,<br />
Scott Dinnon, Marcos<br />
Gonzales, Joshua Waters,<br />
Kaleb Simms, Danny<br />
Laird, Ethan Berchos,<br />
Drew Silvia, Johnny Arvanetes,<br />
Benjamin Delaleurs,<br />
Jackson Ugo, Jacob<br />
Flores, Tre Dowdell,<br />
Colin Cloutier, Ethan<br />
Esparza and Anthony<br />
Adkins.<br />
Century champs<br />
Top-seeded Century Junior<br />
High’s seventh grade<br />
volleyball team ended<br />
up winning the SWIC<br />
tournament at Conrady<br />
Prairie View’s seventh basketball team captured the SWIC Tournament championship<br />
on March 9. PHOTO SUBMITTED<br />
Junior High in Palos Hills<br />
and infishing the season<br />
undefeated.<br />
Members of coach<br />
Brian Mallo’s squad are<br />
Grace Fuller, Ashley<br />
Fuller, Yanmeen Rayan,<br />
Karina May, Juliana Paddock,<br />
Emma Isenberg,<br />
Keira Fitzgerald, Nora<br />
Murray, Lizzie Boertlein,<br />
Reilly Chausse, Juliana<br />
MacInnis, Diana Jumah,<br />
Mennah Alameria, Lizzy<br />
Donlevy and Emily<br />
Hasan.<br />
All-Conference players<br />
While I have all this<br />
cool information, here are<br />
some area SWIC all-conference<br />
players:<br />
The eighth grade boys<br />
basketball team includes<br />
Century’s Niko Abusara,<br />
Tinley Park Central’s Nic<br />
Altobelli, Bryant Green<br />
and Johnny Wendling,<br />
Grissom’s Anthony<br />
Ceniti, Nathan LaPlant<br />
and Sean Monahan,<br />
Prairie View’s Brandon<br />
Cusack and Jerling’s<br />
Walter Davis.<br />
The seventh grade team<br />
includes Prairie View’s<br />
Dowdell, Gonzalez and<br />
Simms, Grissom’s Zavier<br />
Fitch, James Gallagher<br />
and Grantas Sakenis and<br />
Century’s Bobby Kutt.<br />
The eighth grade girls<br />
volleyball team includes<br />
Orland Junior High’s Emily<br />
Cossyleon and Gabby<br />
Gasior, Simmons’ Katelyn<br />
Dillon, Grissom’s Brooke<br />
Haggerty, Jerling’s Claire<br />
Hildebrand and Shannon<br />
Steed, Century’s Ivonna<br />
Latek and Maddie Smith,<br />
Prairie View’s Jessica<br />
Morawski, and Tinley<br />
Central School’s Hannah<br />
Wollschlager.<br />
The seventh grade<br />
team includes Century’s<br />
Chausse, MacInnis and<br />
May, Grissom’s Amanda<br />
Gaskin and Grace Wood,<br />
Tinley Central School’s<br />
Julita Latka, Prairie<br />
View’s Taylor London<br />
and Layla Martino,<br />
Orland Junior High’s<br />
Hanna Tutor and Mikayla<br />
Zoubek, Simmons’<br />
Garbriella Woltman and<br />
Jerling’s Isabella Zientek.<br />
LISTEN UP<br />
“We don’t want to get cocky. I think we will<br />
have the same mentality we have every year.”<br />
Gabby Sportiello — Andrew soccer goalie, on returning a<br />
wealth of talent from last year’s state fourth-place team<br />
Tune In<br />
Boys lacrosse<br />
Saturday, March 23<br />
• The District 230 co-op team hosts a tournament at Andrew.<br />
Some of the teams included in the field are Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor, Minooka, Lockport and downstate Dunlap.<br />
Index<br />
45 - Athlete of the Week<br />
44 - Youth sports<br />
Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva,<br />
JVORVA@22NDCM.com
tinley Park’s Hometown Newspaper | March 21, 2019<br />
SWIC THOUGHTS Vorva<br />
wraps up some grade school<br />
championship events, Page 47<br />
CHAMPS WERE TOO MUCH<br />
Providence’s hockey season comes to an end<br />
against defending state champs, Page 43<br />
Andrew soccer players ready for another big season on and off the field, Page 46<br />
Some members of Andrew’s girls soccer team, which finished fourth in the state in Class 3A last year, pose<br />
while participating in a kindness project at Dollar Tree in Tinley Park. They distributed dollars and positive<br />
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