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THURSDAY 

International Art - Japan 

4 p.m. April 18, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Children 

grades 2-5 can travel to different 

countries and have 

fun with arts and crafts. 

Registration required with 

child’s Orland Park Public 

Library card. 

Create Mini Eco Roofs 

4-6 p.m. April 18, The 

Bridge Teen Center. 15555 

71st Court. Teens grades 

7-12 can construct a mini 

roof with “green” plantbased 

materials, and get 

inspired to recycle and reuse 

items they handle every 

day. This is a free event. For 

more information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www.the 

bridgeteencenter.org. 

Apple: Video Editing 

4:15-6 p.m. April 18, 

The Bridge Teen Center. 

15555 71st Court. Teens 

grades 7-12 can learn how 

to edit videos using the 

iMovie app on an iPad or 

iPhone with help from the 

Apple Store. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

FRIDAY 

Closed for Good Friday 

All day April 19. The 

Bridge Teen Center will be 

closed for Good Friday. 

Decorate Your Peeps 

Challenge 



S. Ravinia Ave. Teens 

grades 6-12 can use Peeps 

and various other foods 

to create whatever their 

imagination can come up 

with, and they can eat their 

work at the end. Registration 

required with teen’s 

Orland Park Public Library 

card. 

Showcase - Denny 

Diamond 



S. Ravinia Ave. For adults. 

Denny Diamond projects 

his own signature stylization 

with the baritone vocal 

approach of Neil Diamond 

himself. Denny’s 

musical merit also stems 

from artist including Tom 

Jones, Barry Manilow, 

Willie Nelson, Josh Groban, 

Dean Martin, Ray 

Charles and Jim Croce. 

SATURDAY 

Chicago Bubble Show 



S. Ravinia Ave. Children 

of all ages and their families 

can see square bubbles, 

fire bubbles, bubble 

fountains and many more 

bubble tricks. 

MONDAY 

DIY Drop-In: Earth Day - 

Bottle Cap Garden Art 



S. Ravinia Ave. Craft supplies 

provided. No registration 

required, but space 

is limited. Priority given 

to OPPL cardholders. Now 

located on the second floor 

in Program Room 213. 

TUESDAY 

Hershey’s Sweet Success 

(HS Only) 

4-5:30 p.m. April 23, 



grades 9-12 can get advice 

on how to find a job, fill 

out an application, dress 

appropriately and master 

basic interview skills. Free 

Hershey’s giveaways, too. 

This is a free event. For 

more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

Dia de Los Ninos - 

Mariachi Night 

7 p.m. April 23, 6:30 

p.m. Thursday, April 25, 

Orland Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Adults can join this 

two-day celebration of 

children, families and literacy. 

On April 23, Mariachi 

Perla de Mexico band will 

return for a colorful interactive 

concert, including 

traditional and contemporary 

songs with lively participation 

through singing 

and dancing. On April 25, 

there will be family reading 

and literacy activities. 

WEDNESDAY 

STEAM - Science of 

Helicopters 

4 p.m. April 24, Students 

grades 3-5 can put 

their science, technology, 

engineering, art and math 

skills to the test in this engaging 

program that will 

make them think outside 

of the box. Participants 

should sign up for each 

session individually. Limit 

20. Registration required 

with child’s Orland Park 

Public library card. 

Creative Painting 

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



grades 7-12 can let their 

intuition and emotions 

guide them in the creative 

process of painting. They 

can experience the calming 

power of art to reduce 

stress and anxiety. This is 

a free event. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Culinary: Roll Your Own 

Sushi 

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



grades 7-12 can make a 

traditional Japanese roll 

featuring one’s choice 

of cooked rice, fish or 

shrimp, and veggies rolled 

in seaweed. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

Brewing in Colonial 

America 

6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, 

April 24, Rock Bottom 

Restaurant and Brewery, 

16156 S. LaGrange Road. 

Mike Pezan and Orland 

Park’s Rock Bottom Brewery 

are partnering with the 

history museum to present 

history of brewing beer 

in Colonial America and 

how the Founding Fathers 

made their own beer. Registrants 

must be at least 21 

years old. Beer samples 

will be provided. Register 

at the Sportsplex, 11351 

W. 159th St.; Village Hall, 

14700 S. Ravinia Ave.; or 

online at orlandpark.org. 

Admission is $20 for Orland 

Park History Museum 

members, and $25 for nonmembers. 

UPCOMING 

Coffee and Conversation 

10 a.m.-noon Thursday, 

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April 25, Orland Fire Protection 

District Administration 

Board Room, 9790 

W. 151st St. Free blood 

pressure checks. No registration 

needed. Free giveaways, 

coffee, snacks and 

education. The month’s 

topic is “Vitas Hospice - 

What is hospice? When 

should you get it?” Sponsored 

by Aishling Companion 

Home Care. 

Lady - A Women’s Expo 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

April 27, Tinley Park 

Convention Center, 18451 

Convention Center Drive. 

This one-day event from 

22nd Century Media, publisher 

of The Orland Park 

Prairie, is to feature more 

than 120 vendor booths, 

offering health tips and 

screenings for women, 

fashion and beauty, food, 

home decor, shopping, and 

more. Attendees can donate 

to a drive for formal 

dresses — First Communion, 

prom or wedding — 

and a blood drive through 

Vitalant. Free admission 

and parking. For more information, 

visit 22ndCen 

turyMedia.com/lady. 

ONGOING 

Leisure Plotters Club 

12:30-2:30 p.m. the 

third Thursday of the 

month, Orland Township, 

14807 W. Ravinia Ave. All 

seniors are invited to join 

in for coffee, bingo and socialization.

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the orland park prairie | April 18, 2019 | 3 

Orland School D135 Board of Education 

Superintendent quitting in June but still on leave 

Bill Jones, Editor 

The Orland 

School 

District 135 

Board of 

Education 

this week 

accepted the 

resignation DJ Skogsberg 

of Superintendent 

DJ Skogsberg, but 

it does not take effect until 

June 30, and he remains on 

leave for unspecified reasons 

and for an undetermined 

length of time. 

D135 School Board 

President Laura Berry notified 

parents of the resignation 

in a letter that appears 

to have been written the 

evening of board’s April 

8 regular meeting but sent 

the next day by D135’s director 

of communications, 

Jen Obright. The School 

Board voted 6-0 to accept 

the resignation, with outgoing 

Board Member Angie 

Sexton absent. 

In the letter, Berry noted 

Assistant Superintendent 

John Bryk, who has assumed 

the duties of the 

superintendent since Skogsberg’s 

leave took effect 

March 12, “will continue 

to assume the duties and 

responsibilities of the superintendent.” 

Bryk said by email 

Thursday, April 11, that 

the district received notice 

of Skogsberg’s resignation 

the day of the board meeting, 

and the reason provided 

was “personal.” He 

also confirmed Skogsberg 

remained on leave. 

The leave Skogsberg is 

on was originally called 

“unexpected” and for “undetermined 

length of time” 

when Berry originally announced 

it in another letter 

to parents. 

Bryk, Obright and the 

School Board have not 

commented on whether 

or not Skogsberg is getting 

paid while on leave, 

something not explicitly 

addressed in his contract. 

Bryk previously cited it as 

a human resources issue in 

declining to comment on 

the salary. 

“We don’t discuss employee 

leave,” Bryk said at 

that time. 

Bryk said April 11 Skogsberg’s 

resignation officially 

terminates his superintendent 

contract on 

June 30, and he will not 

be owed any type of severance 

upon the departure. 

Bryk also confirmed that 

he is not receiving any additional 

compensation to 

fulfill Skogsberg’s duties 

at this time. 

Bryk added that Skogsberg 

was not included by 

name on the agenda for 

the meeting because “at 

the time the agenda was 

posted, the district had not 

received a letter of resignation 

from the superintendent.” 

The agenda had 

named staff resignations, 

as well as retirements and 

notice of honorable dismissal, 

and included “possible 

action on employment 

matters” following a 

closed session. 

Bryk said a superintendent 

search has not been 

initiated at this time. 

Skogsberg, other administrators 

and the D135 

Board of Education have 

come under the scrutiny 

of the community they 

serve in recent months, 

after the board in February 

approved changes to 

its honors/enrichment programming, 

among other 

financial changes designed 

to reduce a $2.5 million 

annual deficit the district is 

facing. Under pressure, the 

School Board undid those 

changes later in the month, 

but budget problems and 

conversations with the 

community persist. 

Skogsberg also is the 

subject of a lawsuit filed 

in March 2018 by teacher 

Heather Conrad against 

Orland School District 

135, alleging sexual discrimination 

on the part of 

the superintendent. Conrad 

said she was a denied 

a promotion to principal 

and removed from her position 

as assistant principal 

based on her sex, and in 

retaliation for “rejecting 

the unwanted advances” of 

Skogsberg. 

D135 formally answered 

to the lawsuit in May 2018 

by denying all of the key 

allegations made by Conrad, 

but the lawsuit reportedly 

remains active. 

Since the start of Skogsberg’s 

leave, board 

members have declined 

to comment on it beyond 

Berry’s letters. Skogsberg 

could not be reached for 

comment. 

Orland Park Village Board 

Officials examine spa regulation 

options in wake of prostitution bust 

Jon DePaolis 

Freelance Reporter 

After a recent prostitution 

arrest at an Orland 

Park massage therapy 

business earlier this year, 

the Village of Orland 

Park’s Public Safety Committee 

listened April 1 to a 

possible code amendment, 

designed to deter future 

crimes from happening. 

The code amendment 

would require all future 

massage businesses coming 

into Orland Park to 

provide at least one other 

service that needs a professional 

license issued by 

the Illinois Department of 

Financial & Professional 

Regulation. 

During the discussion, 

Orland Park Police Chief 

Tim McCarthy said that 

over the past few years 

there have been plenty of 

stories involving human 

trafficking. 

“Over the past number 

of years, we have seen the 

same here in Orland Park, 

where Asian women are 

brought in and they are 

used for prostitution in the 

profession, so to speak, 

of massage therapy,” he 

said. 

Orland Park police have 

conducted four prostitution 

stings at massage-only 

businesses in the Village 

over the past five years and 

made 10 arrests. In Orland 

Park, 23 businesses offer 

massage therapy services 

— 11 of which are massage 

therapy only. 

“It only happens in locations 

that have massage 

therapy only — and 

no other specialty that is 

regulated by the Illinois 

Department of Professional 

Regulation,” Mc- 

Carthy said. “We had 

one report here where the 

Asian woman we arrested 

had only been in the country 

about two weeks prior 

to our arrest, so it is obvious 

what is going on here 

that these women are being 

brought here and used 

for.” 

The code amendment 

would not affect businesses 

currently in operation in 

the Village. 

Trustee Michael Carroll 

wondered if there was a 

less intrusive way of handling 

the issue than potentially 

denying massage 

therapy-only businesses 

moving forward. He asked 

if there was a way to have 

these businesses submit 

State licensing identification 

numbers at regular 

intervals, or if requiring 

more licenses from those 

professionals who work at 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action and discussion from the 

April 1 Orland Park Village Board meeting 

• During its meeting April 1, the Village Board 

voted unanimously to approve the Orland Ridge 

development as part of the Consent Agenda. The 

mixed use development calls for 104 attached 

dwelling units, 190 attached townhome units, a 

clubhouse, a concept plan for a hotel, and retail 

and commercial space. 

• The Village Board also voted unanimously to 

approve an agreement with AT&T to install small 

cell technology within the Village’s rights of way. 

The initial term is for five years with two additional 

five-year renewals. AT&T will pay the Village $200 

annually in rent. 

• The Village Board also approved another 

agreement with AT&T to install a small cell 

application at the parking garage at the UChicago 

Medicine - Orland Park. The initial term is for five 

years with two additional five-year renewals, and 

AT&T will pay the Village $270 annually in rent. 

those businesses could be 

solutions. 

“It seems to me like we 

are potentially going to 

turn away some businesses 

that are reputable in order 

to attack the ones that are 

not,” he said. 

Please see village, 10

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Business Briefs 

Orland Park resident to 

lead `Understanding Social 

Security’ session 

On Thursday, April 25, 

in Midlothian, there will 

be a free session led by a 

retirement expert who is 

an Orland Park resident. 

Starting at 6:30 p.m., retirement 

expert Greg Kurinec, 

of Bentron Financial 

Group, is to offer a presentation 

at the Midlothian 

Public Library, 14701 S. 

Kenton Ave. The session 

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will help people gauge 

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To register for the event 

or for more information, 

call (708) 535-2027 and 

ask for the Help Desk. 

Kurinec’s talk is to cover 

a range of topics, including 

the benefits of taking 

Social Security, when to 

begin taking them to maximize 

the return, how the 

benefits are affected when 

one works while receiving 

them, taxation of Social 

Security benefits, and 

spousal/widow benefits. 

The session is for those 

who have not yet begun 

receiving Social Security 

benefits. Whether one are 

10 years shy of eligibility, 

or are eligible already 

and mulling when to begin 

the process, the interactive 

meeting will span a range 

of relevant issues. 

Kurinec began with 

Bentron, based in Downers 

Grove, in 2004. He has 

helped people at or near 

retirement through investment 

advising, estate planning, 

risk management 

and watching out for their 

overall financial well-being. 

A lifelong resident of 

Orland Park, he is a graduate 

of Purdue University’s 

College of Consumer and 

Family Sciences, having 

earned degrees in financial 

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In 2012, after his mother, 

Jeanne, lost her life to 

cancer, Greg and his two 

siblings founded “Jeanne’s 

Journey for Hope” to help 

other families battle the 

disease in its many forms. 

Since then, the foundation 

has raised nearly $100,000 

to help families pay hospital 

and medical bills or as 

income replacement if the 

disease has resulted in a 

loss of employment. 

Women, Wine and 

Wellness event set for 

May 16 

Integrated Health Solutions 

is planning a Women, 

Wine and Wellness 

event for 7-9 p.m. Thursday, 

May 16, at 10751 W. 

165th Street, Unit 100, in 

Orland Park. The event is 

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wellness. There also will 

be a raffle for a weight-loss 

program. Limited space. 

To procure free tickets, 

RSVP to (708) 403-5075 

or email info@ihsop.com. 

Texas de Brazil opens 

Orland Square location 

Texas de Brazil has 

opened in Orland Square, 

making this the third Chicago-area 

location and 

62nd worldwide. Located 

at 856 Orland Square 

Drive, the family-owned 

Brazilian steakhouse brand 

is known for its decor, fireroasted 

meats and rodiziostyle 

dining experience, 

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Township’s 

Spring Job 

Fair set for 

April 30 

Submitted by Orland 

Township 

Orland Township is 

to host its Spring Job 

Fair from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Tuesday, April 30, in the 

Township Activity Center, 

14807 S. Ravinia Ave. in 

Orland Park. 

More than 30 companies 

are to attend, representing 

a variety of industries, including 

health care, financial, 

home improvement, 

government and transportation. 

Attendees will be 

able to network with local 

companies and talk to 

their representatives about 

job openings. 

Those attending will 

also be able to utilize the 

Township’s computer lab, 

if needed, to complete online 

applications and submit 

them to the companies 

in attendance. 

The job fair is free, and 

no registration is required. 

Those seeking employment 

are asked to bring 

several copies of their resume 

to distribute to potential 

employers and to 

dress in business casual 

attire. 

Space is still available 

for employers who would 

like to participate in the 

Spring Job Fair. For more 

information, call (708) 

403-4222. 

To view a list of employers 

confirmed to attend 

and the types of 

positions for which they 

are recruiting, visit www. 

orlandtownship.org.

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What a Lady 

Publisher 22CM’s 

expo brings women 

together for fun, 

inspiration 

Will O’Brien 


Every year, 22nd Century 

Media aims to make its 

Lady - A Women’s Expo 

event bigger and better. 

And this spring’s Lady 

is both of those things — 

10,000-square-feet of exposition 

space has been 

added; more than 127 vendors 

have reserved booths; 

and organizers are expecting 

record attendance. All 

of the food, fashion, fitness 

and lifestyle fun attendees 

have come to expect will 

be there, too, in ample 

measure from 9 a.m.-1 

p.m. Saturday, April 27, at 

the Tinley Park Convention 

Center, 18451 Convention 

Center Drive. 

But Heather Warthen, 

the publishing company’s 

chief events officer, also 

set out with another aim 

this time around: female 

empowerment. 

That is why, in addition 

to cooking demonstrations 

and fitness instruction, the 

expo’s stages are to host 

several notable, inspiring 

speakers. 

“I really wanted to make 

it my goal this year to include 

some great, inspiring 

messages for women,” 

Warthen said. “And we 

wound up with a fantastic 

group.” 

The speakers will include 

Rachel McCurdy, 

who will discuss the success 

of The Talking Shirt, 

her Frankfort boutique, 

and its recent distribution 

deal with Von Maur 

department stores. Tracy 

DeGraaf, known as the 

Laugh Anyway Mom, will 

Cooking Demo 

Schedule 

• 9:15-9:45 a.m. Chef 

Tom Grotovsky, The 

Unforgettable Chef 

• 9:50-10:20 a.m. 

Chef Ken Thompson, 

Joliet Junior College 

Culinary Arts 

• 10:25-10:55 

a.m. Chef Ruben L. 

Pazmino, Rubi Agave 

Latin Kitchen, Tequila 

and Whiskey Bar - 

Homer Glen 

• 11-11:30 a.m. Chef 

Linda Aceves, Cacao 

Cafe 

• 11:35 a.m.-12:05 

p.m. Chef Matt Mitchell 

and Managing Partner 

Ed Nemec, Dancing 

Marlin 

• 12:15-12:45 p.m. 

Chef Reginald Moncur, 

Tin Fish Restaurant 

be back with her “Life 

Happens Laugh Anyway” 

program. And at noon, 

Bridget Pettis, the assistant 

coach of the Chicago Sky, 

will speak about her pioneering 

career as a WNBA 

player and manager. 

“She’s a real groundbreaker 

whose talk will 

have a great female focus,” 

Warthen said. 

The main stage also 

is to feature a mom-centric 

fitness demo, yoga 

and George Mitchell, of 

Mitchell’s Flowers & 

Events, performing flower 

arrangements to music. 

Several event attendees 

will go home with arrangements, 

Warthen said. 

The cooking stage is to 

host culinary professionals 

representing a range of 

cuisines. 

“The cooking demos 

have been huge since Day 

1,” Warthen said. “People 

really seem to enjoy 

Vendors 

• 322 West Soap 

Company 

• A.J. Specialities Inc. 

• Access to Care 

• Advocare 

• Aesthetica Day Spa 

• All Cindy’s Mixes 

• Art a la Carte 

• Artistic MedSpa 

• AT&T 

• Bada Bling 

• Bath Planet 

• Bettenhausen 

Automotive 

• BNutty 

• Brannigan 

Chiropractic Center 

• Cacao Cafe 

• Celebrity Cruises 

• Chakim’s Closet 

• Chicago Sky 

• Chiro One 

• Color Street: Be Fab 

Nails with Alana 

• Country Financial 

• Crafts by Rosemary 

• Crisis Center for South 

Suburbia/Neat Repeats 

• Cruise Planners 

• Damsel in Defense 

• DIY Sign Party 

• Dream Event 

Creations 

• Dress 2 Dazzle 

• Edward Jones 

• Essentially 3B’s 

• Evergreen Senior 

Living 

• Fit 4 Mom 

Main Stage Session 

Schedule 

• 9:10-9:30 a.m. Fit 4 

Mom fitness demo 

• 9:30-10 a.m. Yoga 

with Yoga 360 

• 10-11 a.m. A Musical 

Floral Experience 

them.” 

As usual, a number of 

vendors will be giving out 

freebies, while DIY Sign 

Party and Art a la Carte 

will offer expogoers creative 

opportunities in the 

form of carved wooden 

signs and hand-painted 

• Floor Coverings 

International of Orland 

Park 

• Fred Astaire Dance 

Studio 

• Gift Boxes for All 

Occasions 

• Glammerish 

• Glamour Bijoux 

Paparazzi Consultant 

• Gorjus Whips Body 

Butter 

• Gracie Pie Apothecary 

• Greenhouse Group 

• Groovestones Jewelry 

& Gems 

• Hawkinson Kia 

• Health From Within 

• Heartland CannAssist 

• Honest Tea 

• Illinois Foot and Ankle 

Center SC 

• Illinois State Treasurer 

• Imperfect Produce 

• Inspire Global 

• Inspire Studio Gallery 

LLC 

• It Works Global 

• It’s All About the Dress 

- Pay It Forward 

• Jewels2U 

• Joliet Slammers 

• Juicy Luzy Sangria 

• Katherine Laverne 

Brown, Author 

• LBRI PURE N’ 

NATURAL Skin Care 

• LeafFilter Gutter 

Protection 

• LegalShield 

with George Mitchell, 

Mitchell’s Flowers & 

Events 

• 11-11:30 a.m. Small 

Talk - an inspiring story 

from Rachel McCurdy, 

owner of The Talking 

Shirt 

• 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 

wine glasses. 

The event also is to 

feature a blood drive organized 

by Vitalant and 

a dress drive with It’s All 

About the Dress: Pay It 

Forward. 

“Anything that’s a formal 

dress, they’ll take that 

• Liberty Mutual 

Insurance Company 

• Lorenz Appliances 

• Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria 

• LOVESS By Neij 

Naturals & Co. 

• LuLaRoe Nicole 

Goodfellow 

• Make Up Eraser 

• Marie’s Musings 

• Mary Kay Cosmetics 

• Midwest Vascular Care 

Center 

• Miroballi Shoes 

• Monat/Arbonne 

• New Avon 

• New York Life 

• Nimas Float & Spa 

• Norwex 

• Nothing Bundt Cakes 

• NuMark Credit Union 

• Oily University 

• Orangetheory Fitness 

• Orland Park Crossing 

• Passanante’s Home 

Food Services 

• Physicians Immediate 

Care 

• Pink Zebra 

• Power Home 

Remodeling 

• Premier Designs 

Jewelry 

• Prudential Advisors 

• Pura Vida Boho Art/ 

Advocare 

• Quevos 

• Resale For Rescues 

• Rife and Associates 

Family Health Care 

“Life Happens Laugh 

Anyway” with the Laugh 

Anyway Mom 

• 12-12:30 p.m. The 

Sky’s the Limit - A 

Conversation with 

Chicago Sky Assistant 

Coach Bridget Pettis 

day,” Warthen said. “They 

end up giving it to someone 

in need. If you’ve been 

sitting on that bridesmaid’s 

dress, hoping you’ll wear 

it one day, just bring it in. 

The dress drive is a great 

fit for our event.” 

Vendors, meanwhile, 

• Scentsy 

• Sew Crochet 

• Sheets by Karen 

• Sheila’s Decorative 

Pens 

• Sterk Family Law 

Group P.C. 

• Stories for My 

Grandchild 

• Surprise Parties 

• Tastefully Simple 

• The Glam Queen 

Boutique 

• The Maria Miller Team 

@ HomeSmart Realty 

• The Neill Real Estate 

Team 

• The Relief Fairy 

• The Talking Shirt 

• Those Fitness Chicks - 

Heart-Training Studio 

• Tinley Court Catered 

Senior Living 

• Tracy DeGraaf 

• UChicago Medicine 

Ingalls Memorial 

• Victorian Village 

Senior Living Community 

• Virtue Cider/Mezzo 

Spritz 

• Vitalife 

• Women’s Healthcare 

of Illinois 

• Wyndham Vacation 

Resorts Inc. 

• Yoga 360 and LK 

Acupuncture 

• Zilis UltraCell Full 

Spectrum Hemp CBD Oil 

If you go 

Lady – A Women’s Expo 

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Saturday, April 27 

• Tinley Park 

Convention Center, 

18451 Convention 

Center Drive 

will run the gamut from 

soaps and spas to jewelry 

and crafts, acupuncture 

and dance lessons to financial 

advisement, selfdefense, 

home-remodeling, 

health care, travel and 

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Sweet fundraiser at Dunkin’ 

benefits Orland Jr. High School 

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Blue and gold accented 

the walls, ceiling and 

even the doughnuts during 

Orland Jr. High Day 

at Dunkin’ and Baskin- 

Robbins. 

The April 10 fundraiser 

found the coffee company 

and ice cream shop 

at 11309 W. 143rd St. 

donating a percentage of 

the day’s proceeds to the 

school to support the continued 

efforts of Orland 

School District 135’s Parents 

for Education. Visits 

from the school’s mascot 

only added to the fun. 

“Fifteen percent of the 

total sales from all day today 

goes back to Orland Jr. 

High,” PFE volunteer Angela 

Boll said. “Dunkin’ 

decorated the store in our 

school colors. They decorated 

doughnuts in blue 

and gold, and they are also 

decorating an ice cream 

cake with our school mascot 

that is going to be raffled 

off.” 

Everyone who tagged 

Orland Jr. High in an instore 

selfie on social media 

or submitted a purchase 

receipt at school had 

a chance to win the ice 

cream cake. Boll explained 

that Sandburg High School 

students also were encouraged 

to participate in the 

fundraiser and enter to win 

the raffle. 

“Sandburg’s principal, 

Jen Tyrrell, tweeted it out 

to all their students because 

on Wednesday there’s late 

start for Sandburg, so a 

lot of students — many 

of whom are graduates of 

Orland Jr. High — go to 

Dunkin’,” Boll said. 

Orland Jr. High School 

seventh-grader Matt Boll 

shows off an armful of 

Dunkin’ treats purchased 

April 10 in support of his 

school. Laurie Fanelli/22nd 

Century Media 

To view more 

photos online, 

visit www.OPPrairie. 

com 

PFE President Andrea 

Joy added that Tyrrell had 

been “so supportive” toward 

the event. 

Dunkin’ Store Manager 

Rosa Gaona said she enjoyed 

partnering with the 

D135 PFE for the fundraiser. 

“It’s very important for 

us to help the community, 

and it’s fun,” Gaona said. 

“People get to see how 

we treat our customers. 

They’re always welcome 

here to come and purchase 

whatever they like: ice 

cream, doughnuts, coffee. 

It’s a great opportunity for 

us to get recognized, and 

if they like the service, 

they’ll come back.” 

She added that the Orland 

Jr. High doughnuts 

and coffee were among the 

day’s best-selling menu 

items. 

Matthew Greenfield, a 

fifth-grader at High Point 

School, enjoyed an Eagles 

Long John in the afternoon. 

“It was good,” Greenfield 

said, noting that he is 

looking forward to attending 

Orland Jr. High next 

year because, “You get to 

have a locker and switch 

classes.” 

The PFE is a group of 

D135 parents who volunteer 

to work with teachers, 

administrators and staff to 

raise money to provide additional 

educational experiences 

for students. 

Boll explained, “This 

past year alone, we were 

able to purchase Eagles 

T-shirts for every student, 

in addition to sponsoring 

two assemblies for Orland 

Jr. High. We have regular 

meetings. We plan activities. 

We share ideas, and 

it’s very helpful, because 

we provide a lot of activities 

and items that otherwise 

aren’t available to our 

students.” 

Money raised from the 

Dunkin’ fundraiser will 

go toward the 2019-2020 

school year. Boll and Joy 

said that T-shirts for the 

student body — which 

were a big hit with students 

in staff this year — as 

well as to-be-determined 

wishlist items from staff 

are among the programs to 

be supported by the funds. 

PFE members are working 

on a staff appreciation 

luncheon scheduled for 

May. 

Boll said, “It’s an endof-the-year 

‘thank you’ for 

the OJH staff that does so 

many wonderful things for 

our students.” 

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Ultimately, the committee 

members opted to vote 

3-0 to forward the item 

onto the Village Board 

with no recommendation 

to give staff time to look 

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After the meeting, Mc- 

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possible code amendment. 

He said human trafficking 

investigations are 

not handled at the local 

level — it is referred to 

the Department of Homeland 

Security — and that 

police receive complaints 

or tips sometimes regarding 

illegal activities at the 

massage businesses. After 

they investigate, and try 

to get some background 

on anyone arrested, they 

sometimes find certain 

identifiers that could 

mean the arrested individual 

was involved in trafficking 

— including a language 

barrier or how short 

a time they have been in 

the United States. 

“It’s obvious what is going 

on here, and they were 

brought here for one reason 

and one reason alone,” 

McCarthy said of those 

situations. 

McCarthy said police 

recognize that the person 

arrested also may be a victim 

in those cases. 

He also said he thinks 

by requiring the business 

to offer more than one service 

(and thus have to obtain 

more licenses) could 

serve as a deterrent for 

these operations. 

“It is not going to end 

it, but again, it would 

deter it,” he said. “And 

the ones that are in business 

now, we haven’t had 

complaints. That’s just 

fine. If we’re not getting 

any complaints and not 

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

PorterBots members share 

their skills at Makerfest 

Children attending Chicago 

Southland Makerfest 

could not wait to get to the 

PorterBots 4292 booth. 

Making Play-Doh circuits, 

a few Lockport 

Township High School 

students volunteered their 

time March 30 to teach 

young students about science, 

technology and engineering. 

LTHS student and member 

of PorterBots 4292 

Chance Tyler said it was a 

thrill to be teaching grade 

school students. 

“I’m here today to share 

the knowledge of STEM,” 

Tyler said. “I’m showing 

kids about electricity, 

making Play-Doh circuits 

and showing them the robot 

we built. I helped build 

the arm mechanism. I’m 

pursuing a career in robotics, 

so this is great experience.” 

This was the fifth year 

for Chicago Southland 

Makerfest, which was held 

in Mokena. The Porterbots 

4292 were one of 30 exhibitors 

featured. 

Leading the Lockport 

Township students was 

Jeff Brown, tech education 

teacher and robotics club 

sponsor at LTHS. 

“We’re starting a class 

next year at Lockport high 

school in robotic engineering,” 

Brown said. “Because 

I teach engineering 

[and computer-aided design], 

my schedule is full, 

so it will be someone else 

teaching the class. 

“Today, we brought 

some small engineering 

projects for the kids 

to make. We brought our 

competition robot we 

made this year. The robot 

is always named Lenny. 

Every year, it’s a little 

more challenging and a 

little bit different. Lenny 

[has a] 120-inch perimeter 

and [is] about 3 feet high. 

This year’s challenge was 

plastic panels — putting 

them on rocket ships.” 

Reporting by Mary Compton, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit LockportLegend. 

com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frankfort man reportedly 

threatened at gunpoint in 

robbery attempt 

The Will County Sheriff’s 

Office is seeking the 

public’s help in identifying 

two men who allegedly attempted 

to rob a Frankfort 

resident at gunpoint on 

April 9. 

A 21-year-old Frankfort 

man contacted deputies at 

around 4 p.m. April 9 to 

report the incident, which 

he said took place on a 

walking trail roughly 150 

yards from the intersection 

of Thistle Lane and Arran 

Drive, according to Will 

County Sheriff’s Office 

spokesperson Kathy Hoffmeyer. 

The man said an unknown 

male subject approached 

him from behind 

and asked him for money. 

When the man denied the 

request and continued 

walking, the unknown man 

became angry, pulled out a 

black pistol, held the gun to 

the victim’s forehead and 

told him that he was going 

to “blow his brains out,” 

according to Hoffmeyer. 

The man then slapped 

the pistol away from the 

offender, causing the gun 

to fall onto the ground, and 

the two men began a physical 

altercation, Hoffmeyer 

said. A second unknown 

male subject then reportedly 

arrived and began to 

push the man off of the 

alleged offender, who fled 

on foot, while the second 

subject reportedly entered 

a teal-colored, two-door 

sedan-type vehicle with 

no rear license plate and 

drove southbound on Arran 

Drive. 

The first alleged offender 

was described as an 18- to 

20-year-old man with tan 

skin and brown hair, roughly 

5-foot-8 and 170 pounds, 

wearing brown gardening 

gloves. The man described 

the second subject as an 

approximately 20-year-old 

blond, white male. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Three-town partnership 

would promote I-80 

corridor 

A three-village effort 

aimed at jointly marketing 

the Interstate 80 corridor 

received verbal support 

from Mokena officials 

Monday, April 8, during 

the work session that followed 

the regularly scheduled 

Village of Mokena 

Board of Trustees meeting. 

An actual vote on the 

proposed intergovernmental 

agreement between 

Mokena, Tinley Park and 

Orland Park is scheduled 

for some point later this 

month. The agreement is 

related to the coordinated 

marketing and attraction 

of businesses to the I-80 

corridor, and the Village 

would contribute $10,000 

from its Tourism Fund. 

Mayor Frank Fleischer 

brought up the item during 

the work session, as he 

and Trustee Debbie Engler 

have been meeting with 

Tinley Park and Orland 

Park officials over the last 

few months about the proposed 

partnership. 

According to Fleischer, 

the idea would be to market 

the whole corridor, not 

just sections of it. 

“We’re going to market 

the whole corridor together,” 

he said. “Any of the 

information we put together 

is going to be generic, 

and it’s going to include 

the whole corridor. It’s 

not going to single out any 

particular municipality. It 

is going to include all three 

municipalities. 

“What has been really 

nice about it since we’ve 

been involved with them, 

the other two communities 

are big enough so that they 

do a lot of this stuff inhouse 

already. So, some of 

the marketing that we’ve 

done already has been 

done in-house by those 

two communities.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit MokenaMessen 

ger.com. 

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more. 

“You’d be hard-pressed 

to find something you’re 

not interested in at this 

event,” Warthen said. 

This marks the sixth 

edition of the expo, 22nd 

Century Media’s longestrunning 

and largest event. 

Last year, 22CM held 

both Lady and a scaleddown 

Ladies Night Out, 

which proved such a success 

that the company is 

holding four Ladies Night 

Out events later this year 

(June 13, Aug. 8, Oct. 3, 

Dec. 5). 

The concept seems to 

have clicked with the 

women of the southwest 

suburbs, Warthen said. 

“Especially if you’re a 

mom, you don’t get that 

night or that day out all 

that often,” she said. “We 

never dreamt it would get 

this big.” 

Last year’s Lady drew 

more than 1,500 guests, 

and Warthen said she expects 

to surpass those figures 

this year. The event, 

she said, is purposely held 

shortly before Mother’s 

Day. 

“You can get a jump on 

Mother’s Day shopping,” 

she said. “Or you can 

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the girls.” 

Whether through shopping, 

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There is an expression 

used to deflect 

negativity that says, 

“Everyone’s a critic.” 

The idea is that everyone 

loves to comment on what 

someone else is doing, 

and it’s a lot easier to 

make those critiques than 

the actual doing of those 

things. 

Except, not everyone 

is a “good critic.” There 

are reasons Roger Ebert’s 

name stood above the rest 

in the world of film criticism. 

And it wasn’t just 

the television exposure. 

He had an unparalleled 

knowledge of film he 

could apply to his commentary. 

His personality 

was evident in the work. 

And he actually had the 

experience of trying to 

make a film of his own, 

offering him an insider’s 

understanding of the 

process. 

I didn’t always agree 

with his reviews, but I 

remember many of them 

well. And I find myself, 

to this day, unable to 

separate Ebert’s insights 

on certain films from the 

films themselves. That’s 

more than I can say for 

your buddy’s hot take on 

“The Last Jedi.” 

I’ve said in the past that 

everyone’s an editor, too. 

But similarly, not everyone 

is equipped to be a 

“good editor,” and there 

are a lot of bad takes out 

there on what we do. Here 

are a few. 

• I got a voicemail late 

on a Thursday that I came 

in to hear Friday morning. 

(The most passionate 

in their commentary 

love to call after hours 

or on weekends to leave 

courageously anonymous 

voicemails.) 

This one demanded we 

hire a better proofreader, 

because our cover story 

on the Sandburg Senior 

Seminar made a grave error. 

It featured an author 

visit from a “very famous 

author” by the name of 

Harlan Coben, as per 

this caller, and we must 

be idiots to think his last 

name was spelled Cohen. 

This was, she said, inexcusable. 

We make mistakes, and 

it never feels great to have 

them called out. At least 

on our side. Some readers 

take a sick pleasure in 

trying to prove us wrong, 

apparently secure in the 

infallibility of their own 

job performances. 

Except, we did doublecheck 

our information. 

And we had a photo to 

help verify. And it was 

not “very famous author” 

Harlan Coben, but 

(strange as it may sound) 

author and columnist Harlan 

Cohen who spoke to 

the students. And I would 

have (politely, despite the 

venom in her assertion) let 

this caller know personally, 

but she neglected to 

leave a name or number. 

So, I’ll do it here instead. 

• Another common 

thing we see are people 

who do not pay close 

attention to the paper 

reaching out to tell us 

we failed to report on 

something we definitely 

wrote about a few weeks 

back. Generally, that’s just 

fine. I usually don’t read 

newspapers (beyond ones 

I manage) cover to cover. 

I skip through to articles 

that hold an interest, and 

I’m bound to miss some 

stuff in between. I don’t 

expect folks to have an 

encyclopedic knowledge 

of our product. 

But a few months back, 

I got a call from someone 

suggesting we explain to 

readers how roundabouts 

work because of the one 

Orland Park got at 147th 

Street and Ravinia Avenue. 

She called later and 

left a message to scold me 

for daring to ask readers 

to share their feedback 

with the paper if I’m not 

going to listen to them. 

She recounted her idea. 

The very idea I acknowledged 

as a good 

one and dedicated a whole 

column space and photo to 

shortly after she suggested 

it, giving her extra-credit 

for a suggestion that 

wasn’t completely selfserving. 

So, now I’m dedicating 

some more column 

space to her. 

• Finally, if you don’t 

want to subscribe for 

our Plus program online, 

cool. I get it. Everyone 

has to make choices with 

their money, and I’m not 

arrogant enough to think 

we’re the most important 

thing to each and every 

one of you. Maybe you 

don’t need it. Maybe you 

think you have better options 

elsewhere. So, you 

don’t buy it. Fine. 

Why so many of you 

feel the need to complain 

and comment on it, 

though, is beyond me. Do 

you also walk into stores 

feeling the need to declare 

what you’re not going to 

buy and tell employees 

there it should be free? 

A few of you, maybe, 

but I’m going to guess 

in general the answer to 

that is no. More of you 

are probably the type who 

loudly declare in a movie 

theater which trailers do 

it for you and which ones 

you’re definitely not going 

to see. (No one cares). 

And I get that news 

readers have been conditioned, 

in the age of 

the internet, to expect 

free content. But while 

everyone thinks they’re 

an editor, it’s a bit harder 

to actually do the job than 

you think. And it often 

costs money to do good 

journalism. Those who 

do it well take the time 

to learn about reporting, 

work to acquire experience 

in the business, come 

to it with a particular 

personality, and have an 

ability to drop the type of 

biases and personal interests 

that drive most of the 

comments we receive. 

The results will never 

be perfect. A particular 

story might not be for you. 

But so far this season, 

your commentary track 

on our work is flawed, at 

best. I give it two thumbs 

down. 

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On April 5, during a Meet the Artist event for the Art Connections exhibit at 

Orland Park Public Library, (clockwise, from top left) collage pieces by Art 

Connections member Annette Plettau, of Orland Park, hang on display; Sue 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 

S. 80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Veterans Information 

Saturday 

11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 

Saturday, April 27. Free to 

all veterans and families. 

Mission: To bring together 

veterans and families to 

make them aware of veterans 

support groups (benefits 

and services). 

Caregiving Workshop 

7-8:30 p.m. Monday, 

April 29. Workshop on caring 

for seniors and those 

with chronic illnesses. 

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Dementia Inside & Out 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, 

May 4 and Oct. 5 

(once every half-hour). 

Free. This hands-on experience 

resembles what 

a person with dementia 

experiences daily — the 

challenges and difficulties 

they face. For more information, 

call (708) 361- 

7845 or visit aishlingcare. 

com/events-calendar. 

Youth Mental Health First 

Aid 

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 

May 18. Free training 

from Sertoma Centre and 

NAMI South Suburbs of 

Chicago. Participants are 

to learn risk factors and 

warning signs of mental 

health challenges common 

among youth and adolescents, 

an action plan to 

help those developing a 

mental health problem or 

in crisis, and information 

regarding support available 

in the community. 

All participants receive a 

three-year certificate and 

In Memoriam 

Robert Duffy 

Robert O. “Bobby” 

Duffy, 65, of Orland Park, 

died April 3. 

Husband for 32 years to 

Kaureen E. “Corky” Duffy 

(Howe); father of Sarah 

(Chad Thornberry) Duffy 

and Robert Duffy; grandfather 

of Grace and Eleanor; 

son of the late Joseph, late 

Theresa Duffy and the late 

Judy Duffy; brother of the 

late Joyce Duffy, Noreen 

(Guild) Copeland, Mary 

Ellen Duffy, Kevin (Peggy) 

Duffy, Kelly McElheny, 

Timothy (Mindy) 

Duffy, Jamie (Dan) Grand 

and Judy (Dave) Lucas, 

James (Jen) Duffy, Michael 

(Linda) McElheny 

and Theresa (late Tom) 

McGuire; son-in-law of 

Elaine and the late James 

Howe; brother-in-law of 

Kristine (Ron) Ligammari, 

Kathleen (Jim) Mayer, 

Kolleen Klein, Karen 

(Jack Markowski) Howe, 

Kevin Howe, Kenneth (Jamie) 

Howe and Kimberly 

(Paul) Gulczynski; uncle 

and great uncle of many 

nieces and nephews. 

Bobby was a graduate of 

St. Ignatius High School. 

Proud member of IBEW 

Local 134 for 47 years. 

Visitation and a memorial 

service were held at 

Colonial Chapel. Cremation 

private. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

to The Humane 

Society of the United 

States are appreciated. 

Jereme Goebel 

Jereme L. Goebel, 44, of 

Orland Park, died April 5. 

Jereme was born April 

1, 1975, in Springfield, 

the son of Kristina Yattoni 

and Lenny Goebel. He 

was a member of Living 

Word Lutheran Church in 

Orland Park, was an avid 

St. Louis Cardinal fan and 

worked in landscaping. 

Jereme married Jill Boehm 

on June 18, 2016. He was 

Mental Health First Aid 

manual. Lunch will be 

provided. Space limited to 

35 participants. Registration 

required by May 13. 

To register, contact Lisa 

Guardiola at lguardiola@ 

sertomacentre.org or (708) 

748-1951 ext. 405. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Holy Thursday 

7 p.m. April 18. Mass 

of the Lord’s Supper. Pilgrimage 

to Churches bus 

will leave at 8:30 p.m. The 

chapel will be open for 

Adoration until 11:30 p.m. 

Good Friday - Stations and 

Veneration of Cross 

7 p.m. April 19. 

Good Friday - Liturgy of 

the Passion 

7 p.m. April 19. 

an all-around good guy. 

Surviving are his wife 

Jill; mother Kriss and stepfather 

Phil DeRochi; father 

Lenny and stepmother 

Carolyn Goebel; brother, 

Will Goebel; stepsiblings: 

Rochelle DeRochi, Elisha 

(Brandon) Schnieders, 

Angel (Chris) MacGibbon 

and Brad (Jessica) 

Bell; nephew, Giuseppe 

Goebel: niece, Carmela 

Goebel; step nieces: Julie, 

Bennett and Quinn; step 

nephews: Brady, Jamieson, 

Gavin and Duncan; grandmother, 

Thelma Goebel; 

step grandmother, Eleanor 

DeRochi; and many aunts, 

uncles, cousins and friends. 

Jereme was preceded in 

death by his sister, Natalie, 

and grandparents, Reno 

and Grace Yattoni and Carl 

Goebel. 

Visitation was held at 

Living Word Lutheran 

Church. An additional visitation 

was held at Moran 

& Goebel Funeral Home. 

Holy Saturday 

11 and 11:30 a.m., and 

noon, April 20, St. Francis 

Center Chapel. Blessing of 

Baskets. 

Easter Vigil 

8 p.m. Saturday, April 

20. 

Easter Sunday Masses 

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

noon, Sunday, April 21. 

Wednesday Evening Mass 

During Lent 

7 p.m. 

Stations of the Cross 

3 p.m. Fridays during 

Lent. 

Stations & Benediction 

7 p.m. Fridays during 

Lent. 

Burial followed in Oak 

Hill Cemetery. 

Violet Rose Stodola 

Violet Rose Stodola, 90, 

formerly of Orland Park, 

died April 5. 

She was born March 

3, 1929, in Chicago, to 

George and Rose Galich. 

Violet is survived by 

her children, Thomas 

(Corinne) Stodola and 

Barbara (Thomas) Dockus; 

grandchildren, Jennifer 

(Jeff) Thiery, Jason 

Stodola and Kristi (Tony) 

Munno; great-grandchildren, 

Kyle, Kaylee, Jaxon, 

Aubree and Hailee; sisters, 

Mary (Jim) McDermott 

and Dorothy Hunter; and 

many nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in 

death by her parents; husband, 

George Stodola; sister, 

Catherine Zvonkovich; 

and brothers, George, Mike, 

Marco and John Galich. 

Following cremation, a 

memorial service is to be 

Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal 

(12219 S. 86th Ave., Palos Park) 

Lenten Outreach Project - 

All God’s People 

All God’s People is this 

year’s Lenten outreach 

project. Once a month, 

All God’s People set up 

a distribution center in 

Chicago, where they hand 

out clothing, toiletries and 

food for homeless in Chicago. 

They are in need 

of bottled water, towels, 

washcloths, gently used 

blankets and backpacks. 

Transfiguration has a collection 

bin for items. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

20. Information is due by 

noon on Thursdays one week 

prior to publication. 

held at later date. 

Monica Vallos 

Monica E. Vallos (nee 

Hasselberger), 89, of Orland 

Park, died April 8. 

Wife of the late Williams; 

mother of Sam 

(Marlene) Vallos, Marsha 

(Raymond) Annicks, Susie 

(Bill) Trunk, Sherri (Cole) 

Richardson; grandmother 

of Christine Spelson, 

Kathy (Shannon) Johnson- 

Anderson, Bill Vallos, Jerome 

(Bridgett) Annicks, 

Monica Annicks, Nick 

Vallos, Natalie Richardson, 

Austin (Lauren) Richardson; 

great-grandmother 

of Sebastian, Addison, 

Jackson, Jet and Evan; and 

sister, aunt and friend of 

many. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email Editor 

Bill Jones at bill@opprairie. 

com with information about a 

loved one who was a part of 

the Orland Park community. 

Resident Poet 

‘The 

Good 

News’ 

Susanne Cabrini Marie 

Orland Park resident 

One Friday we condemned 

Lord Jesus 

to a horrid death. 

Yet He still loved us 

up until His very last 

breath! 

Long ago, a lamb 

was considered the 

perfect sacrifice, 

Atoning for the 

peoples’ sins, the 

poor creature paid 

the price. 

Christ, The Lamb of 

God, offered Himself 

for the people’s sins, 

Once and for all 

redeeming those who 

trust and believe in 

Him! 

In His Sacrament 

of The Eucharist, 

through the priest, 

He bids us to dine, 

And nourishes us 

with His Body and 

Blood, which looks 

like bread and wine! 

Holy Communion 

unites us to Jesus up 

in heaven above, 

And to The Father 

and The Holy 

Spirit—The Trinity 

of Love! 

Happy Easter.

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Creativity, good company 

combine at library’s event 

with Art Connections 

STARRING 

MARC MARTEL 



Every week, the women 

of Art Connections meet in 

Orland Park to create new 

works of art. As each artist 

works in a personal style 

and preferred medium, 

members chitchat and encourage 

each other to push 

their creativity. 

Throughout April, patrons 

of the Orland Park 

Public Library have the 

opportunity to view the 

works of Art Connections 

hanging on the walls of 

the second floor. And on 

April 5, members of the 

creative collective were on 

hand during the monthly 

Meet the Artist event to 

explain their influences, 

techniques and the many 

ways working in a group 

benefits each individual. 

Corrie Huisman Tameling 

first got the idea to start 

the group a few years ago, 

when she moved to Orland 

Park and created an art studio 

in her home. 

“It started out with 

friends, and now I feel 

like I have seven sisters,” 

Huisman Tameling said. 

“I just love each and every 

woman there. They’ve 

enriched my life. There’s 

a connection between 

us, and I think we’ve all 

grown close.” 

Along with Huisman 

Tameling — who paints 

spiritual landscapes — the 

group includes Stephanie 

Bieniek, Susan Flanagan, 

Liz Morton Hernandez, 

Vianne Korhorn, Annette 

Plettau, Nabeela Rehman 

and Carole Wilson. The 

artists have diverse backgrounds, 

representing different 

religions, political 

views and artistic leanings, 

all of which are a rich 

source of inspiration. 

“There’s such a respect 

for our differences,” 

Huisman Tameling said. 

Please see artist, 18 

Saturday, April 27 at 8p.m. 

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The 2006 Disney film 

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Orland Park stage. 

The Orland Park Theatre 

Troupe is to perform 

the show April 26-28 at 

the Sandburg High School 

Performing Arts Center. 

Patricia Domico, of Orland 

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adults in the show and portrays 

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“Sometimes, we talk about 

politics and it’s OK. That’s 

neat. There’s a genuine 

safety there, with the differences. 

You don’t have 

to be afraid to express 

what you feel. It may be 

different, but there’s a respect 

and a warmth and I 

think a lot of love.” 

Flanagan, a “split-personality 

artist” who creates 

both representational 

and experimental works, 

added, “We’re very different, 

even in our expression 

of art from photo realism 

to abstract non-representational. 

From a technical 

standpoint, we share what 

Orland Park residents 

appearing in the show 

include Katie Rose Ahmer, 

Venessa Annel, Allison 

Boertlein, Elizabeth 

Boertlein, Megan Boertlein, 

Samantha Boertlein, 

Sarah Boertlein, Jack 

Boldelon, Katie Boldelon, 

Rose Cosme, Tina Cucci- 

Fisher, Brady Dahl, Aeris 

Danet, Patricia Domico, 

Aaliyah Eazell, Nathan 

Epperson, Jack Ford, Alexandra 

Gilman, Katherine 

Nora Kanagy, Lucas 

Kratz, Amanda Malone, 

Alexis Maria Marascio, 

Gianna Isabella Marascio, 

Louie Marasco, 

Kyle Patrick Matchen, 

Cassidy McKibben, Ella 

O’Brochta, Jacob Sexton, 

we’ve learned from different 

avenues. If we’ve gone 

to a course or know about 

a sale or a new technique, 

we’re always bouncing 

those ideas off of each 

other.” 

Walking through the 

second floor gallery, patrons 

can appreciate the 

vast range of styles represented 

by the members of 

Art Connections. Morton 

Hernandez’s hyper-realistic 

portraits hang just feet 

from the abstract, fluid 

pieces of Bieniek, creating 

a striking visual contrast. 

Plettau, an Orland Park 

resident, started as a pastel 

artist before developing 

a love of collage, which 

is her present medium 

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Saturday, April 27, and 2 

p.m. Sunday, April 28, at 

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Tickets are $18 for 

adults, $16 for seniors and 

students, and $14 for children 

ages 12 and younger. 

For more information, 

call (708) 403-5000. 

of choice, to create landscapes, 

cityscapes and 

even moonscapes. 

“I use all sorts of papers 

— some that I find at local 

places like Hobby Lobby 

and some that I doctor 

up myself with watercolors, 

stamping and other 

means,” Plettau said. “The 

more variety and the more 

different kinds of papers I 

can find the better. 

Orland Park Public Library 

Outreach Assistant 

Katie Mitchel noted how 

the Art Connections exhibit 

offers patrons a compelling 

experience. 

“Seeing the eclectic nature 

of everybody’s work 

is really great,” Mitchel 

said.



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20 | April 18, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie life & Arts 


Annual Military Expo puts history, support on display 



History buffs, families, 

veterans and more were 

invited to the Orland Park 

Civic Center to enjoy a 

day of good fun for a good 

cause during the Orland 

Park Veterans’ Commission’s 

annual Military 

Expo. 

The collectibles show 

and sale — held on April 7 

— offered the opportunity 

to view and purchase historic 

military memorabilia. 

The Will County Railroad 

Club, Animal Quest Petting 

Zoo and Frankie the Dinosaur 

provided added entertainment, 

while Kruse’s 

Krew, Mrs. Jacky’s Soldiers 

and Twisted Sisters 

collected items and “thank 

you” cards to send to United 

States troops overseas. 

Proceeds raised from the 

expo go toward the Veterans’ 

Commission’s ongoing 

mission to support veterans 

and members of the 

military with programs and 

events. Orland Park Veterans’ 

Commission Chairman 

Darryl Wertheim explained 

that, with the expo, 

the group aims to raise 

awareness for veterans initiatives 

while providing a 

day of family fun. 

“It’s a patriotic event,” 

Wertheim said. “Our hope 

is to bring families and 

children out to have some 

fun and to understand about 

veterans and the service 

groups that are here. We 

have military collectible 

dealers here, and we also 

have support groups for 

veterans. The object is to 

bring interest, and people 

may want to join the groups 

and participate. That’s what 

it’s all about.” 

Army veteran Phil Stebbins, 

of Elwood, was on 

hand with a variety of 

American, German and 

Orland Park resident Ben Martin shows off two of his 

best finds of the day at the Military Expo. 

Japanese collectibles from 

World War I and World 

War II, including a bust of 

aviator Charles Lindbergh, 

which he recently acquired. 

He explained that he has 

had an interest in military 

memorabilia since he was 

a child. 

“When I was about 12, 

a good friend I met was a 

World War II vet. He gave 

me a German flag and 

some German medals, and 

that’s what got me interested,” 

Stebbins said. 

Expo attendee Ben Martin, 

13, of Orland Park, 

developed an interest in 

historic military items 

three years ago, after seeing 

videos online of “really 

cool stuff.” He added to his 

growing collection at the 

expo by purchasing a few 

World War II-era items. 

“So, this is a peanut butter 

ration,” Martin said 

while holding his newly 

purchased collectibles. “It’s 

probably, when you open it, 

going to be very oily, because 

it’s so old. And this is 

a B-1 unit for coffee, sugar, 

milk, cocoa and jam.” 

Several groups — including 

the Orland Park 

Emergency Services and 

Disaster Agency, which 

was promoting preparedness 

as well as recruiting 

volunteers — lined the 

halls of the Orland Park 

Civic Center and provided 

information to the community 

during the expo. 

Tina Wyatt, of 

HomeSmart Realty Group 

in Orland Park, spread the 

word about Homes for Heroes, 

which provides easy 

ways for members of the 

military, firefighters, law 

enforcement, healthcare 

providers and teachers to 

receive monetary rewards 

when buying or selling a 

home. 

“A large part of my commission 

goes to Homes 

for Heroes,” Wyatt said. 

“I do this because I raised 

a child. He’s a fantastic 

person now, and I feel like 

I was able to do that because 

of all the people who 

helped me. When they say 

‘it takes a village to raise a 

Collector and dealer Marty Komperda, of Homer Glen, looks at other booths April 

7 during the Orland Park Veterans’ Commission’s Military Expo at the Orland Park 

Civic Center. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

At the Military Expo, (left to right) Therese and Tom Dubelbeis chat with VFW Post 

2604 Sr. Vice Cmdr. Jim Thompson. 

child,’ it really did. I was a 

single mom, and I looked 

around at all of the people 

who helped me raise him. 

It was the police officers. It 

was the firefighters. It was 

the teachers, the healthcare 

providers and the military, 

which was the reason why 

he felt safe at night. 

“I want to thank these 

heroes every day for what 

they do. This is a way I can 

combine my passion with 

my profession, and bring it 

all together and do something 

that is giving back.” 

Along with the Orland 

Park Veterans’ Commission, 

Wertheim also represented 

Veterans Voices, 

a local veterans support 

group, at the expo. He encouraged 

everyone to join 

the organization at its upcoming 

Veterans Information 

event from 11:30 a.m.- 

4:30 p.m. April 27 at Faith 

United Methodist Church, 

15101 S. 80th Ave. 

“Our Keynote speaker is 

Medal of Honor recipient, 

Allen Lynch,” Wertheim 

said. “The event has speakers 

and groups that support 

veterans in all sorts of 

ways. We support veterans 

in our community, county, 

state and also in the nation.” 

For more information 

about the Veterans’ Commission 

and local veteran 

resources, visit www.or 

landpark.org/services/vet 

erans.



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• Premier Designs Jewelry 

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22 | April 18, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie dining out 


The Dish 

Francesca’s Fortunato focuses on community, fresh flavors 

Nuria Mathog 

Contributing Editor 

Francesca’s Fortunato 

general manager Jenny 

Yohe has seen Frankfort 

grow and change over the 

years — and watched her 

restaurant make a home 

for itself within the everevolving 

community. 

“We were still all cornfields 

out here 13 years 

ago,” she said. “I can remember 

even then, going 

down [Route] 30, and 

there was nothing there.” 

Today, the restaurant 

at the corner of Oak and 

Kansas streets is part of a 

thriving downtown Frankfort. 

Francesca’s Fortunato, 

which opened in November 

2004, is the 13th 

addition to the Francesca’s 

family of Italian restaurants, 

which operates 22 

locations throughout the 

Chicago area. 

Yohe, a Mokena resident, 

has previously 

worked at Francesca’s 

locations in Chicago and 

Naperville, and is glad to 

finally be close to home. 

“Frankfort has so much 

to offer,” she said. “We 

have the movies in the 

park, everything, and the 

restaurant’s in the center. 

It’s just great, and I find it 

so amazing. From nothing 

being down here to everything 

being down here — 

it’s just wonderful.” 

What sets Fortunato — 

and the Francesca’s company 

as a whole — apart 

from the competition is the 

freshness of the ingredients 

used, Yohe said. Everything 

at the restaurant 

is made from scratch, all 

the way down to the stock. 

“If you ordered a dish 

and said, ‘I don’t want this 

and this in it, but can you 

add this?’ we can do that, 

The filetto con crema al Tartufo ($46) features an 

8-ounce filet mignon from Creekstone Farms, a crab 

and lobster cake, Bloomsdale spinach, and shaved 

Umbrian black truffle fondue. 

because we make everything 

from scratch, and 

it’s all fresh, and it’s all 

top-notch product,” Yohe 

said. “We do everything, 

and that’s what makes our 

flavor so good.” 

Best-sellers at Francesca’s 

Fortunato include 

the pollo arrosto alla Romana 

($18.95), a roasted 

half-chicken cooked with 

shallots, rosemary, garlic, 

lemon and olive oil, served 

with roasted potato, and 

the filetto con crema al 

Tartufo ($46), which is an 

8-ounce filet mignon from 

Creekstone Farms, a crab 

and lobster cake, Bloomsdale 

spinach, and shaved 

Umbrian black truffle fondue. 

The restaurant also offers 

a special menu through 

the end of Lent, featuring a 

variety of seafood dishes, 

such as the fettuccine alla 

Genovese ($24.95), which 

features pasta sauteed with 

a mixture of shrimp, scallops, 

French green beans 

and potato in a basil-pesto 

sauce. 


also carries a variety of 

wines from smaller vineyards 

and has its own signature 

pinot grigio that can 

be purchased for $8 a glass 


40 Kansas St. in 

Frankfort 

Hours 

• 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Sunday-Thursday 

• 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday 

For more information ... 

Web: www. 

miafrancesca.com/ 

locations/profile/ 

francescas-fortunatofrankfort 

Phone: (815) 464- 

1890 

or $30 for a bottle. 

Diners can cap their 

meal with a number of Italian-inspired 

desserts, such 

as the tiramisu ($7.75), a 

concoction of ladyfingers 

soaked in espresso and 

rum, with mascarpone 

cheese, garnished with cocoa 

and chocolate sauce. 

Customers are always 

welcome to order offmenu, 

Yohe added, explaining 

that as long as the 

ingredients are available, 

the kitchen is happy to 

honor diners’ requests for 

special dishes. 

“Chicken Parmesan 

isn’t on our menu all the 

time, but people come 

At Francesco’s Fortunato in Frankfort, the fettuccine alla Genovese ($24.95) includes 

pasta sauteed with a mixture of shrimp, scallops, French green beans and potato in a 

basil-pesto sauce. Photos by Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Media 

The pollo arrosto alla Romana ($18.95) features a roasted half-chicken cooked with 

shallots, rosemary, garlic, lemon and olive oil, served with roasted potato. 

in and they order it,” she 

said. “It’s going to take a 

few minutes longer, because 

we have to pound 

the chicken and do everything 

for it, but we’ll make 

it for you. We go out of our 

way to cater to our guests 

and whatever their needs 

are.” 

In addition to serving 

high-quality Italian fare, 


continually looks for ways 

to bring the community 

together. The restaurant 

regularly offers cooking 

classes that teach residents 

how to create gnocchi and 

pasta, in addition to hosting 

special events, such as 

the Witches & Warlocks 

wine dinner, which invites 

attendees to dress up in 

their Halloween finest. 

“We’re a community 

store — at least, that’s 

what we consider ourselves,” 

Yohe said. “If you 

ever come in here, everybody 

knows everybody. 

So, you can be walking 

someone to their table, and 

they’re stopping along the 

way talking to 20 different 

people. And it’s really 

neat. ... On a Friday, Saturday 

night at the bar, it’s 

just one big, happy party.”

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and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

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answers 

ORLAND PARK 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S Harlem Ave, 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■5-7 ■ p.m. Mondays: 

Free bar bingo 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 


0042) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesday- 

Saturday: Live music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Trivia. Prizes awarded 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live music 

Dan ‘D’ Jac’s 

(9358 171st St., Orland 

Hills; (708) 460-8773 

■9 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. 

Wednesdays: acoustic 

open mic night 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-1:30 a.m. 

Thursdays: karaoke 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-2:30 a.m. 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 


2111) 

■6-9 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

Friday, and Saturday: 

Eman 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; 

(708) 403-9099) 

■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Gene Infelise and 

Francesca 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

Square Celt Ale House & 

Grill 

(39 Orland Square 

Drive, Orland Park; 

(708) 226-9600) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Free 

Bar Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free Trivia 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays or Saturdays: 

Live Music 

■10 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Karaoke 

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24 | April 18, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie real estate 


Relocation forces the sale 

of this elegant, custom-built 

McNaughton home. Convenient to 

transportation and schools. Walk 

to park, basketball courts and 

fields. 

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AMENITIES: Boasting three 

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floor plan with sun-spilling 

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Sunroom, office, full bath and 

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Asking Price: $524,900 

Listing Agent: 

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1003 Help Wanted 

Village Seeks Seasonal Maintenance Worker 

The Village of Homer Glen is seeking to fill three F/T seasonal 

maintenance worker positions. This position requires 

physical labor and will assist in maintaining the 

grounds of public property. 

Applicants must be 18 yrs. of age, have a H.S. diploma or GED. 

Pay rate is $10.50 per hr. for approx. 40 hrs. per week from May 

to October. Selected candidates will be required to pass a 

criminal background check, medical physical, and drug screen. 

Interested candidates must complete the job application found 

on the Village’s website www.homerglenil.org 

Completed applications can be e-mailed to Heather Kokodynsky 

at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or mailed to 

Village of Homer Glen, Attn: Heather Kokodynsky, 

14240 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen, IL 60491. 

Applications are due by April 25th 

SALES ASSISTANT 

NEEDED 

Due to our rapid growth and 

expansion, Tinley Park 

Industrial Manufacturing Sales 

office seeks detail-oriented 

Sales Assistant for full-time 

position. A Sales Assistant at 

ARC does both sale’s 

administrative and customer 

service functions. This is a 

very diversified position in our 

FAST-PACED office. The 

ideal candidate must be 

HIGHLY MOTIVATED and 

needs to possess strong 

organizational & 

communication skills. 

Excellent computer literacy 

needed, including MS Word & 

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service experience a plus. 

Repeat customer & supplier 

contact. No telemarketing or 

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Competitive salary & benefit 

pkg incl. 401K. 

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Part-time Telephone Work 

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Delivery/Warehouse Worker 

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Help 

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OFFICE ASSISTANT 

A manufacturer in the 

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The ideal candidate should 

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phone experience including 

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Outside Work: 

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Time and a half over 40 hrs. 

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Tinley Park, IL 

708-532-7411 

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Greenhouse Assistant 

Grower 

Some experience necessary 

Flexible hours 

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Frankfort 

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As we continually grow, 

SW Suburban cleaning co. 

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Morris, IL 

Grand Sport Center Inc. 

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1037 Prayer / 

Novena 

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin 

Oh, most beautiful flower of 

Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, 

splendor of Heaven, Blessed 

Mother of the Son of God, 

Immaculate Virgin, assist me 

in my necessity. Oh, Star of 

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Holy Mary, Mother of God, 

Queen of Heaven and Earth! 

I humbly beseech you from 

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your power. Oh show me 

herein you are my mother. Oh 

Mary, conceived without sin, 

pray for us who have recourse 

to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I 

place this cause in your hands 

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solve all problems, light of all 

roads so that I can attain my 

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gift to forgive and forget 

all evil against me and that in 

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Eternal Glory. Thank you for 

your mercy toward me and 

mine. The person must say this 

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After 3 days, the request will 

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granted. 

1037 Prayer / 

Novena 

A Novena Prayer to St. Jude 

O holy St. Jude, apostle and 

martyr, great in virtue, rich in 

miracle, near kinsman to Jesus 

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all who invoked your special 

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(Make Your Request) 

In return I promise to make 

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your name to be invoked. St. 

Jude, pray for us and all who 

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Pray this 9 times a day for 9 

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eighth day your prayers will 

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has never known to fail. Please 

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Garage 

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1052 Garage Sale 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., ASTRUS- 

TEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICI- 

PATION TRUST 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

THOMAS J. ZEBIO, MEGAN A. ZE- 

BIO, THE BANK OF NEW YORK 

MELLON FKA THE BANK OFNEW 

YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CER- 

TITIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWHEQ, 

INC. HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET 

BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 

2007-S2, SOUTHMOOR COUNTRY 

CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Defendants 

18 CH 08119 

9421 BANBRIDGE CT. 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on February 20, 2019, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on May 21, 2019, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at 

public auction to the highest bidder, as 

set forth below, the following described 

real estate: 

Commonly known as 9421 BAN- 

BRIDGE CT., ORLAND PARK, IL 

60462 

Property Index No. 

23-34-308-006-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $436,952.14. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will be accepted. 

The balance, including the Judicial 

Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential 

Property Municipality Relief 

Fund, which is calculated on residential 

real estate at the rate of$1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 

paid by the purchaser not to exceed 

$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, 

is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. 

The subject property is subject to general 

real estate taxes, special assessments, 

orspecial taxes levied against 

said real estate and is offered for sale 

without any representation as to quality 

or quantity of title and without recourse 

to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

this property is a condominium unit 

which is part of acommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 


Sale 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued 

by a government agency (driver's 

license, passport, etc.) in order togain 

entry into our building and the foreclosure 

sale room in Cook County and the 

same identification for sales held at 

other county venues where The Judicial 

Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure 

sales. 

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIH- 

LAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DE- 

CATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 

Please refer to file number 650272151. 

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only toareturn of the purchase 

price paid. The Purchaser shall have no 

further recourse against the Mortgagor, 

the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, 

LLC 

111 East Main Street 

DECATUR, IL 62523 

(217) 422-1719 

Fax #: (217) 422-1754 

CookPleadings@hsbattys.com 

Attorney File No. 650272151 

Attorney Code. 40387 

Case Number: 18 CH 08119 

TJSC#: 39-1151 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 

I3114746 




CERY DIVISION 

UNITED COMMUNITY BANK, AN 

ILLINOIS BANKING CORPORA- 

TION, AS ASSIGNEE OF STAN- 

DARD BANK & TRUST CO. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ILLI- 

NOIS, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE 

PROVISIONS OFATRUST AGREE- 

MENT DATED THE 27TH DAY OF 

JULY, 2004 KNOWN AS TRUST 

NUMBER 5785, CINDY K. TUCCILL, 

A/K/A CINDY TUCCILLO, JOSEPH 

A. TUCCILLO, HINSDALE BANK & 

TRUST COMPANY, THE FEDERA- 

TION OF FINANCIAL INSTITU- 

TIONS, INC., FIRST NATIONAL 

BANK OF ILLINOIS, ANATIONAL 

BANKING ASSOCIATION, TREE- 

TOP CONDOMINIUM #50-51, UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NONRE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

2016 CH 12737 

9925 SHADY LANE UNIT 5004 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 




and Sale entered inthe above cause 

on January 10, 2019, an agent for The 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 9925 SHADY 

LANE UNIT 5004, ORLAND PARK, 

IL 60462 


27-16-209-049-1004. 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 



No third party checks will beaccepted. 





real estate atthe rate of $1 for each 










whose rights in and tothe residential 









The sale is further subject toconfirmation 

by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 








which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, examine the court file 

or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS 

& ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 

NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 

100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 

794-9876 Please refer tofile number 

14-18-07801. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 


CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, 

SUITE 100 

BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 

(630) 794-5300 

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com 

Attorney File No. 14-18-07801 

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TJSC#: 39-376 







I3116336 




CERY DIVISION 

PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCI- 

ATES LP 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JADE DUFFEK, ZACHARY DUF- 

FEK, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC 

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS 

NOMINEE FOR PROVIDENT FUND- 

ING GROUP, INC, 14949 LAKEVIEW 

DRIVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIA- 

TION, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND 

LEGATEES OF RAYMOND JDUF- 

FEK A/K/A RAYMOND DUFFEK, IF 

ANY, JOHN LYDON, SPECIAL REP- 

RESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED 

MORTGAGOR, RAYMOND JDUF- 

FEK 

Defendants 

17 CH 10162 

14949 LAKEVIEW DRIVE #102 OR- 

LAND PARK, IL 60462 




and Sale entered in the above cause 

on December 19, 2018, an agent for The 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 14949 

LAKEVIEW DRIVE #102, ORLAND 

PARK, IL 60462 


27-10-414-007-1002. 

The real estate is improved with atan 

brick, three story condominium with no 

garage. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 



No third party checks will beaccepted. 





real estate atthe rate of $1 for each 










whose rights in and tothe residential 









The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 








which ispart ofacommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT 

PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, 

Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 

346-9088. Please refer to file number 

263808. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 


MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT 

PIERCE, LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago, IL 60602 

(312) 346-9088 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 

Attorney File No. 263808 

Attorney ARDC No. 61256 



TJSC#: 38-9824 







I3116408 




CERY DIVISION 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, 

AS SUCCESSOR TO THE 

BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCES- 

SOR TO JPMORGAN 

CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSO- 

CIATION, AS TRUSTEE 

FOR C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN 

ASSET-BACKED 

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CB3; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ANA L. CASTILLO; REY P. CASTI- 

LLO; HOME EQUITY) 

OF AMERICA, INC.; MORTGAGE 

ELECTRONIC ) 

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., 

UNKNOWN OWNERS ) 

AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; 

Defendants, 

18 ch 12290 

Calendar 62 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 

2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office 

at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 

718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public 

auction to the highest bidder for cash, as 


mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 28-18-303-017-0000. 

Commonly known as 15618 Sayre Avenue, 

Oak Forest, IL 60452. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance, by certified funds, 

within 24 hours. Norefunds. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Law Clerk atPlaintiff's 

Attorney, The Wirbicki Law 

Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. 

W18-1484 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3116599 




CERY DIVISION 

COUNTRYSIDE BANK FORMERLY 

KNOWN AS STATE BANK 

OF COUNTRYSIDE AN ILLINOIS 

BANING CORPORATION 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RICHARD J. GRANT; LYNDA M. 

GRANT; OZINGA 

READY MIX CONCRETE, INC. AN 

ILLINOIS 

CORPORATION; CCS CONTRAC- 

TOR EQUI[MENT & 

SUPPLY INC., AN ILLINOIS CORPO- 

RATION; 

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVE- 

NUE; UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NONRECORD 

CLAIMANTS; 

Defendants, 

18 ch 14606 


PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that 

pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty 

Judicial Sales Corporation will 

on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the hour 

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

Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, 

Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for 

cash, the following described mortgaged 

real estate: 

P.I.N. 27-29-221-017-0000. 

Commonly known as 17061 Kerry Avenue, 

Orland Park, IL 60467. 

The mortgaged real estate is asingle 

family residence. If the subject mortgaged 

real estate isaunit ofacommon 

interest community, the purchaser of the 

unit other than amortgagee shall pay 

the assessments required by subsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium 

Property Act. 

Sale terms: Bidders must present, atthe 

time of sale, a cashier's or certified 

check for 10% of the successful bid 

amount. The balance of the successful 

bid shall bepaid within 24 hours, by 

similar funds. The property will NOT be 

open for inspection. 

For information call Ms. Jennifer M. 

Dunbar at Plaintiff's Attorney, Ruff, 

Freud, Breems & Nelson, Ltd., 200 

North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60601. 312-263-3890. 


CORPORATION 


I3116602 




CERY DIVISION 

BANK OF HOPE; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SOON PARK AKA SOON KEUN 

PARK; JOUNG JA KOO; 

SOUTHMOOR COUNTRY CLUB 

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 

Defendants, 

18 CH 6767 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 

2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office 

at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 

718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public 

auction to the highest bidder for cash, as 


mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 23-34-306-014-0000. 

Commonly known as 9341 Dunmurry 

Drive, Orland Park, IL 60462. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance, by certified funds, 

within 24 hours. No refunds. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Sales Department 

at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, 

LLC, One East Wacker Drive, 

Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 

220-5611. 18-014143 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3116605 

2702 Public 

Notices 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 

COUNTY 

Request of Jerrica Adeszko onbehalf 

of Isabella Adeszko-Cosentino 

Case Number: 20195000187 

There will beacourt date onmy 

Request to change my child’s name 

from: Isabella Adeszko-Cosentino 

to the new name of: Isabella 

Adeszko 

The court date will be held on May 

1, 2019 at 1:30pm at 10220 S. 76th 

Ave, Bridgeview, Cook County in 

Courtroom #203 

/s/:Jerrica Adeszko 

Jerrica Adeszko 

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34 | April 18, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Sarah Gonsch 

Sarah Gonsch is a junior 

softball player at Sandburg. 

How did you get 

involved in softball? 

When I was younger, I 

used to do gymnastics and 

my aunt [Florie] told me I 

should try to play softball. 

I didn’t want to. But I did 

it and I loved it. 

Why did she want you 

to play? 

Everybody knew that I 

wasn’t like a girly-girl so I 

wasn’t into gymnastics or 

dance. 

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Beating Marist in the 

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What is your college 

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I verbally committed to 

Ball State. I play [travel 

ball] with the Beverly Bandits 

and in eighth grade, 

I started going to college 

tournaments. I went to a 

camp, and they were actually 

interested in me. I was 

like ‘no way.’ I hope to 

major in athletic training. 

Do you have any 

heroes you look up to? 

My sister [Katie]. 

Do you have any 

pump-up music before 

games? 

My favorite artist is Post 

Malone and I listen to “92 

Explorer.” 

Is there a movie you 

would watch over and 

over without getting 

tired of it? 

“High School Musical” 

because I like the songs. 

I’ve grown up watching 

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If they made a movie 

about your life, who 

should play you? 

A comedian, because I 

think I’m pretty funny. 

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“A Day in the Life of 

Sarah Gonsch.” 

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VOLLEYBALL 

Eagles retire number of late Downers Grove star 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Sandburg’s girls volleyball 

team retired the number 

of a player who never 

had a serve, kill or block 

for the Eagles. 

She never wore an Eagles 

uniform. 

But the program retired 

No. 18 in honor of Downers 

Grove North’s Beth 

Dunlap, who died in February 

after being struck by 

a car. 

Her death caused shock 

waves among volleyball 

teams not only throughout 

the Chicago area but the 

state as well. Benefits have 

started in her name. Putnam 

County Junior High 

School players in central 

Illinois recently wore shirts 

in her honor. In March, a 

media group hosted an allstar 

girls basketball game 

in Joliet in which the game 

started with the score of 

18-18, rather than 0-0, in 

her honor. 

Sandburg retired her 

number and members of 

the girls volleyball team 

gathered for a photo with 

the retired jersey before 

the boys team took on 

Downers Grove North on 

April 9. The Eagles presented 

the jersey to DGN 

coaches. 

Dave Vales, who coaches 

the Eagles boys and 

girls teams, said the volleyball 

teams raised more 

than $500 for the Beth 

Dunlap 18 Fund, which 

will benefit underprivileged 

volleyball players. 

Earlier in the season, 

Vales and the boys team 

raised money for RE;ACT, 

a group that helps first responders 

dealing with depression, 

and honored first 

responders from the area. 

Sandburg girls volleyball players gather around a 

framed jersey for Beth Dunlap, a Downers Grove North 

player who died in February. The Eagles retired the No. 

18 in Dunlap’s honor. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

YOUTH SPORTS 

Lightning win OYA’s first 

state championship 

STAFF REPORT 

The Orland Youth Association 

decided to send 

a girls basketball team to 

state competition for the 

first time and the sixthgrade 

Orland Lightning 

team responded by bringing 

home the organization’s 

first basketball state 

title by winning the Illinois 

Middle School championship 

in Rockford in March. 

Players on the roster 

are Haley Tracy, Madison 

Vrdolyak, Katie Collopy, 

Abby Janociak, Evie Skog, 

Olivia Prodoehl, Lizzy 

Donlevy, Monajah Ewuosho, 

Sophia Pedergnana, 

Maeve Durkin and Grace 

Torgerson. 

Kristyn Prodoehl is the 

head coach and is assisted 

by Val Collopy and Peter 

Vrdolyak. 

YOUTH SPORTS 

Area players help fellow 

league after theft 

STEVE MILLAR 

Contributing Editor 

Mokena Baseball/Softball 

Association president 

Jason Zimmer said youth 

sports organizations share 

a bond over a common 

goal of enriching children’s 

life through sports. 

So, when Zimmer heard 

Belmont Little League in 

Joliet had thousands of 

dollars of equipment stolen 

from its storage shed 

with the new season right 

around the corner, he 

wanted to help. 

He also knew the families 

in his organization 

- which has players from 

Frankfort, New Lenox, Orland 

Park and Tinley Park, 

in addition to Mokena - 

would be eager to pitch in. 

“It’d be horrible it that 

happened to us,” Zimmer 

said. “One of our board 

members sent me a text 

message about what happened 

to Belmont Little 

League. I told them we’d 

have a lot of equipment for 

them to take.” 

Coincidentally, MBSA 

was holding an equipment 

Belmont Little League board members Carlos 

Carreno (left) and Dan Vestal filled a pickup truck with 

equipment donated by the Mokena Baseball/Softball 

Association. Photo submitted 

donation drive when the 

Belmont theft occurred. 

The league was collecting 

equipment with the 

intent of donating to Turn 

Two For Youth, a national 

charity that collects baseball 

and softball gear to 

distribute to underprivileged 

communities. 

The OYA sixth-grade Lightning team won the 

organization’s first basketball state title. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

this week in 

SANDBURG VARSITY 

HOME ATHLETICS 

BASEBALL 

■ ■April 20 – hosts Lemont 

(DH), 10 a.m. 

■ ■April 22 – hosts 

Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m. 

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD 

■ ■April 23 – hosting 

Thornton and Bradley, 4:30 

p.m. 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 


Bolingbrook, 6 p.m. 

BOYS WATER POLO 

■ ■April 18 – at Lockport, 

5 p.m. 

■ ■April 19 –hosts St. 

Ignatius-Tournament, TBA 


Homewood-Flossmoor, 5 

p.m. 

GIRLS BADMINTON 


Homewood-Flossmoor, 4:30 

p.m. 

SOFTBALL 

■ ■April 18 –hosts Lincoln- 

Way East, 4:30 p.m. 

■ ■April 22 – hosts Lockport, 

4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD 

■ ■April 18 – hosts Eagle 

Classic, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS WATER POLO 

■ ■April 18 – hosts Lockport, 

5 p.m. 


Libertyville, 6:30 p.m. 

GIRLS LACROSSE 

■ ■April 22 – hosts Downers 

Grove North, 7 p.m. 

■ ■April 24 – hosts Wheaton 

North, 7 p.m.



Energetic Hase is a player ‘who is everywhere’ 


Spring soccer matches 

in college do not count for 

wins or losses. 

Orland Park’s Kylie 

Hase does not care. 

She is playing soccer. 

That is all that counts. 

The Sandburg graduate 

and Purdue University 

sophomore said she is 

having fun during a fivegame 

exhibition season 

that ends Friday, April 19, 

with a game at Illinois in 

Champaign. 

“I love it,” she said. 

“It’s fun to be around people 

who are competitive 

and love soccer as much 

as I do.” 

She views it as an important 

time before entering 

her junior year. 

“We lost some seniors, 

so we are using the spring 

more to work to rebuild 

the team, because we’re 

a very young team,” she 

said. “We’re trying to 

work with the chemistry 

and everything. I definitely 

think we have a lot of 

potential. It’s very exciting.” 

The previous fall season 

had its share of excitement 

for Hase. 

The Boilermakers finished 

6-8-4 overall and 

1-7-3 in the Big Ten Conference 

and Hase finished 

with a team-high eight 

goals to win the team’s 

Golden Boot. 

Some of those goals 

were memorable. 

The second match of 

the year, a home contest 

called Pooches at the 

Pitch on Aug. 26, Hase 

scored the game-winning 

goal with a header 

with nine seconds left in 

a 2-1 victory over Iowa 

State. 

That play was ranked 

Whether at Purdue (left photo) or alma mater Sandburg (right), Kylie Hase always seems to be in the middle of the action. 

LEFT PHOTO: COURTESY OF PURDUE ATHLETICS, RIGHT PHOTO: 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO 

fifth on ESPN SportsCenter 

that night. 

“I know the broadcaster 

for our team, and he told 

me he knew people at 

ESPN,” she said. “He told 

me the goal might be on 

the Top 10. I was taken 

aback and said there is no 

way. Then I heard it really 

was going to be on 

and I contacted my mom 

[Deb] right away. She was 

speechless. 

“It was something that I 

have never been involved 

with, and it was amazing.” 

She saw it for the first 

time the next morning, 

watching it on a dorm 

room TV with her roommates. 

“It was just insane to 

see myself,” she said. “I 

never would have imagined 

that it would have 

ever happened to me.” 

On Sept. 6, she scored 

the first goal in a 2-1 win 

over Louisville, which 

was ranked 24th in the nation 

in the United Soccer 

Coaches poll. That was 

the first time since 2009 

the Boilermakers knocked 

off a ranked team. 

“I don’t really look to 

score when I play,” Hase 

said. “I play for my team 

and what happens, happens. 

It just turned out 

that way. I’ll take what I 

can get.” 

As a freshman, she had 

five goals and an assist 

and scored a game-winning 

goal in a 1-0 victory 

over Michigan, which was 

the first time a Boilermaker 

freshman ever scored 

a game-winner against a 

Big Ten foe. It was also 

the first home goal Michigan 

allowed in 450 minutes. 

She also scored a 

pair or goals in a 2-0 victory 

over Northwestern. 

“She is the type of player 

who is everywhere,” 

Purdue coach Drew Roff 

said after the NU match. 

“She has a knack for coming 

up with big goals. She 

is something special.” 

“I’ve always been an 

energized player,” Hase 

said. “My mom said that 

it’s probably because I 

played with boys growing 

up. I’m not sure that’s 

what it is, but I have always 

been like that.’’ 

Hase started her soccer 

career playing for the 

Homer Hawks. When 

coach Sena Halilovic invited 

her to a Hawks try 

out after watching her at 

a skills camp, she did not 

know it was going to be 

on an all boys team. She 

also played against boys 

in baseball competition 

for a little while until she 

joined the Chicago Inter 

Soccer Club and started 

playing against other females 

in junior high. 

Hase is majoring in 

law and society, and said 

she hopes to be a lawyer 

someday. 

“I grew up in a political 

house, and we talk about 

a lot of social issues,” she 

said. “I learned right from 

wrong and always was for 

the underdog. I just want 

to see bad guys put away.” 

For now, she is putting 

away goals. 

Her younger sister, Ella, 

is a junior at Sandburg and 

has verbally committed to 

Northwestern. The two 

never got to be teammates 

at Sandburg, but Kylie is 

hoping the two can be on 

the same field in opposing 

jerseys in 2020. 

“Watching her is like 

watching myself,” Kylie 

said. “Her skills are amazing, 

and I know how much 

she loves the sport.”



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AREA SPORTS ROUNDUP 

Orland’s Ruzevich named NJCAA All-American 


Orland Park’s Julia Ruzevich’s 

stay with the Moraine 

Valley Community 

College women’s basketball 

team was brief, but 

impactful. 

The Marist graduate 

helped lead the Cyclones 

to just their third National 

Junior College Athletic 

Association national tournament 

and was recently 

named an NJCAA Division 

II All-American. 

The 6-foot-1 forward 

averaged 17.8 points, 8.3 

rebounds, 4.4 assists and 

two steals per game while 

shooting 43 percent overall 

and 35 percent from beyond 

the 3-point line. 

The Cyclones finished 

34-3 on the season, finished 

eighth in the nation 

and averaged 85.8 points 

per game. 

Ruzevich and her twin 

sister, Kate, spent their 

freshmen year at Division 

II Quincy and transferred 

to the Palos Hills school 

for this season. They both 

plan to play at Division II 

Lindenwood next season. 

Everything’s Jake 

Sandburg graduate Jake 

Ostema of Trinity Christian 

College made a good 

first impression as he was 

named the Chicagoland 

Collegiate Athletic Conference 

men’s volleyball 

Freshman of the Year. 

The 6-foot-8 middle hitter 

had a .297 attack percentage 

and had 132 kills 

this season. He added 67 

blocks. 

Taking a break 

David Vales had 13 kills 

and five blocks in Sandburg’s 

22-25, 25-22, 25-20 

victory over St. Rita on 

April 10. Cameron Petrusevski 

and Hunter Kelly 

each had 16 assists to help 

the Eagles improve to 11- 

4. That preceded a 12-day 

break as the Eagles return 

to action Tuesday, April 

23, with a SouthWest Suburban 

Conference home 

battle against Bolingbrook. 

Quick hits 

Senior Sandburg wrestler 

Patrick Nolan won the 

Ken Gerdes Leadership 

Award from the Illinois 

Wrestling Coaches and Officials 

Association. Fellow 

senior wrestler Nate Goodman 

signed with the United 

States Navy. Sandburg 

baseball star Tommy Windt 

had three hits and six RBI 

and pitched the victory in 

a 13-4 victory over Stagg 

on Friday, April 12. Eagles 

softball player Brianna 

Dvorak hit two homers and 

drove in four runs in an 

11-9 win over Lyons Township 

on Thursday, April 

11. Andrew’s co-op boys 

lacrosse team avenged an 

early season loss with an 

11-7 win at Dunlap, as Calvin 

Greenan and Michael 

Walsh had three goals each. 

The Orland Park-based 

Windy City Magic 17U 

squad won a qualifier in 

South Bend on April 7. 

Orland Park’s Julia Ruzevich was named to the Division II NJCAA All-American team. 

She played her college sophomore season at Moraine Valley Community College and 

helped the Cyclones to an eighth-place finish in the nation. 

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fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

A special needs diamond in 

Orland is still on the horizon 

JEFF VORVA/ 

22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

1st and 3 

APRIL 9 WAS 

TURNABOUT DAY 

ON THE SANDBURG 

DIAMONDS 

1. The bad 

Sandburg’s baseball 

team (ABOVE) 

was beaten 12-1 by 

Lincoln-Way West, 

while the Eagles 

softball team took a 

12-2 beating at the 

hands of District 

230 foes Andrew 

to start the week 

on April 8 in Orland 

Park. 

2. The good 

Approximately 24 

hours later on the 

same two diamonds, 

Sandburg 

whipped D230 rival 

Stagg 16-3 and the 

softball team took 

care of business 

with an 11-4 won 

over Stagg. 

3. The big swing 

The combined 

deficit-to-advantage 

swing for the two 

days was an astounding 

41 runs. 

Jeff Vorva 

Sports Editor 

On a foggy Saturday 

morning a few 

weeks ago, Orland 

Park Village Clerk John 

Mehalek woke up early 

and headed to Challengers 

Field in Tinley Park. 

It was the first time he 

had been at the facility. 

Not only was he looking 

at the recent past — Challengers 

Field is five years 

old now — he also hoped 

he was looking into the 

future, as well. 

Challengers Field was 

built to accommodate 

special needs athletes from 

all over the south suburbs 

who want to play baseball 

or softball. The Challengers 

organization started 

nearly 25 years ago and 

many games were held at 

a gravel-filled Tinley Park 

Bobcats field. 

So, Challengers Field 

was built at Bettenhausen 

Park and last year, 120 

players on 10 teams called 

it their home field. 

A Tinley Park Eagle 

Scout candidate, Franklin 

Daviau, recently oversaw a 

project with solar lights being 

installed in the dugout. 

That is where Mehalek 

came in. 

On April 6, he and a 

group of co-workers from 

the International Brotherhood 

of Electrical Workers 

installed the lights on a 

morning that started out 

foggy but eventually became 

sunny and warm. 

As the sun came out 

and showed the field in a 

better light, Mehalek was 

impressed. 

“It’s incredible; it really 

is,” he said. “What a 

wonderful place. It’s really 

neat and it’s an opportunity 

for us to partner with these 

guys for a project like 

this.” 

Who knows? In a few 

more years, perhaps Orland 

Park will have a special 

needs diamond of its 

own and Mehalek and his 

crew will help zap some 

electricity or solar power 

into that place, as well. 

Marist High School 

student and Orland Park 

resident Zachary Stack is 

heading up a group called 

Baseball 4 All. The Village 

of Orland Park donated 

land near the John Humphrey 

Complex and the 

group is looking to raise 

money to build this and 

turn it into a reality. 

Stack has picked up 

some great publicity in 

recent years, but things 

seemed quiet lately. 

I checked the website 

and the last event that was 

posted was a trivia night 

event in the fall. 

That got me a little 

concerned. I crossed my 

fingers that the project was 

not being abandoned. 

I was able to uncross 

my fingers after contacting 

Stack. 

The website was not 

updated because, well, he is 

a high school student with a 

lot on his plate, with school, 

preparing for the ACT and 

all that good stuff. 

But he assured me the 

project is “in full swing in 

raising funds to build the 

field.” 

As a matter of fact, the 

group will host two big 

events in Orland Park on 

May 4. 

City Barbeque (14301 S. 

LaGrange Road) will donate 

10 percent of its sales 

all day to the organization. 

Starting at 3:30 p.m., 

the Square Celt (39 Orland 

Square Drive) will host 

a Kentucky Derby watch 

party. For 50 bucks (cash 

only), you can watch the 

race, eat some light appetizers, 

and drink beer, 

wine, soda and cocktails. 

The event is held through 

the Orland Fire Protection 

District, which named the 

Baseball 4 All group its 

beneficiary. 

Orland Park Vilage Clerk John Mehalek, talking 

to workers behind a solar panel to be installed at 

Challengers Field in Tinley Park, is looking forward to 

seeing two special needs baseball/softball diamonds in 

the area. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Like the Tinley project, 

it might take years before 

we see the Orland diamond 

shine. 

Will the Orland field 

take away some athletes 

from the Tinley field? 

Maybe. But that’s not the 

issue here. The greater 

good is that there are more, 

not less, choices for special 

needs athletes. 

“We’re very excited 

about that,” Mehalek said. 

“The more we can do, the 

better. “ 

And it’s not just for 

children. This is for special 

needs players of all ages. 

There are adults who have 

opportunities to play.’’ 

Going dancing 

Please forgive my selfindulgence 

to report that 

Fontbonne University’s 

men’s volleyball team, 

unranked in the NCAA 

Division III coaches’ poll, 

stunned No. 1 Carthage 

in five sets in Kenosha 

to win the Midwest Collegiate 

Volleyball League 

on Saturday, April 13. The 

Griffins are in the 14-team 

NCAA Tournament for the 

first time in school history. 

Sandburg grad T.J. Vorva 

(yeah, my kid) is one of the 

captains on the team. 

He was on the 2015 

Sandburg squad that finished 

fourth in the state and 

former teammate Grant 

Burden (Stevens Institute 

of Technology) is also on a 

squad that made the dance. 

LISTEN UP 

“I’ve always been an energized player. My mom said that 

it’s probably because I played with boys growing up. I’m 

not sure that’s what it is but I have always been like that.’’ 

Kylie Hase — Sandburg graduate and Purdue soccer standout 

Tune In 

Girls soccer 

Thursday, April 18 and Saturday, April 20, 

TBA 

• Sandburg plays in the early rounds of 

the Naperville North Invitational. 

Index 

35 - OYA wins state title 

34 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, 

J.VORVA@22ndcm.com

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | April 18, 2019 

PRECIOUS DIAMONDS Vorva 

looks at the lay of the land with diamonds 

for special-needs athletes, Page 39 

PRECIOUS JULES Orland 

Park’s Julia Ruzevich was named 

an NJCAA All-American, Page 38 

Sandburg grad Hase finds success at Purdue, Page 36 

Orland Park’s Kylie Hase enjoyed some great moments in her first two years at Purdue, including making SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays for a game-winning goal moments 

before this celebration against Iowa State. But she said what she enjoys most is the fact she is still playing the sport she loves. PHOTO COURTESY OF PURDUE ATHLETICS 

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