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Nearby blaze Orland Fire responds 

to Orland Hills home explosion, saves dogs 

after finding woman injured, Page 4 

Shuffling seats School Boards 

take on new members, elect new 

officers following April changes, Page 6 

A mother’s memories Aggie Boruc 

remembers 11-year-old who died following 

struggles with genetic disorder, Page 7 

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THURSDAY 

Gearheads: Change the Oil 

& Rotate a Tire 

4-5 p.m. May 9, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 71st Court. Teens 

grades 7-12 can learn from 

a trusted auto mechanic 

how to change oil and 

rotate tires. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

What It’s Like to Be: 

Roller Coaster Expert 

5-6 p.m. May 9, The 

Bridge Teen Center. 15555 

71st Court. Teens grades 

7-12 can get a sneak peek 

at the world of thrilling 

scream machines and the 

chance to operate a real 

model roller coaster. This 

is a free event. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Securing Your Social Media 

6 p.m. May 9, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Adults can 

learn how to lock down 

social media accounts and 

what to do if accounts become 

compromised. 

FRIDAY 

Doubles Competitions & 

Speed Friending 

7:30-10:30 p.m. May 

10, The Bridge Teen Center. 

15555 71st Court. 

Teens grades 7-12 can 

bring their ‘A’ game and 

challenge The Bridge’s 

top players at a variety 

of doubles competitions 

and various 2-on-2 games. 

Participants can bring a 

friend as a gaming partner 

and then make a new 

one in a round of “speed 

friending.” Indie/alternative 

band As We Are is 

to perform. This is a free 


call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

TUESDAY 

Plant The Bridge Garden 

3:45-5:15 p.m. May 14, 

The Bridge Teen Center. 

15555 71st Court. Teens 

grades 7-12 can plant seeds, 

herbs and veggie plants in 

the vertical garden wall at 

The Bridge. This is a free 


call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgeteen 

center.org. 

Step Into Illinois History 

7 p.m. May 14, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Adults can 

virtually travel to explore 

the fascinating historical 

sites in this state. 

Violin 

4-6: p.m. May 14, The 



7-12 can learn the basics 

of how to hold a violin 

and bow, name the instrument 

parts and strings, and 

start playing notes. This is 

a free event. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

WEDNESDAY 

Welding (Girls Only) 

4-6:00 p.m. May 15, The 



7-12 can weld together 

small pieces of metal using 

high heat to create an 

original sculpture. This is 


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UPCOMING 

Welding (Guys Only) 

4-6 p.m. Thursday, 

May 16, The Bridge Teen 

Center. 15555 71st Court. 

Teens grades 7-12 can 

weld together small pieces 

of metal using high heat to 

create an original sculpture. 

This is a free event. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

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4-6 p.m. May 16, The 



7-12 can learn the proper 

way to hold a golf club, get 

in the right position, and 

practice the movements 

for a better golf swing 

and a hole-in-one. This is 


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Prohibition History Crawl 

1-3 p.m. Saturday, 

May 18, Old Orland. Participants 

can learn about 

Orland Park’s earliest 

watering holes, the feud 

between “the wets and the 

drys” and Orland Park’s 

response to prohibition in 

the 1920s. Different Old 

Orland historic sites will 

be viewed. The tour will 

also include stops at The 

Irish Patriot and Fox’s Pub. 

Registration is required, 

and the fee does not include 

alcoholic beverages, 

which may be purchased 

at the pubs. Open to those 

ages 21 and older. Admission 

is $15 for Orland Park 

History Museum members 

and $20 for non-members. 

Register at Sportsplex, 

Village Hall and online at 

orlandpark.org. 

Coffee and Conversation 

10 a.m.-noon Thursday, 

May 23, 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 “Real Estate for 

seniors, downsizing, what 

are your options?” Sponsored 

by Aishling Companion 

Home Care. 

Centennial Park Aquatic 

Center Opening Day 

Noon-8 p.m. Saturday, 

May 25, 15600 West Ave. 

Members may enter the 

pool at 11 a.m. 

Damen Avenue Puppet 

Show 

2 p.m. Saturday, May 

25, Orland Park Public 

Library, 14921 S. Ravinia 

Ave., Room 104. Puppets 

act out three familiar fairy 

tales. Attendees also will 

get to see some small puppets 

up close. 

Memorial Day Ceremony 

1 p.m. Monday, May 27, 

Ara Pace - Place of Peace, 

Village Center, 14700 S. 

Ravinia Ave. The Orland 

Park community is invited 

to gather to remember 

the men and women who 

made the ultimate sacrifice 

serving our country. The 

names of the veterans that 

have been recently added 

to the Village’s granite 

wall will be read out loud. 

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

June 1, Orland Park Police 

Station, 15100 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Sponsored by the Illinois 

State Police, will be 

held at the on Saturday, 

June 1. Parents are encouraged 

to bring their children 

in their car seats to the station 

to have their seats inspected. 

Certified car seat 

technicians from the State 

police and the Orland Park 

police will answer parents’ 

questions and will 

ensure seats are correctly 

installed. 

Orland Park Night with 

the Chicago White Sox 

7:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 

2, Guaranteed Rate Field, 

333 W. 35th St., Chicago. 

Orland Park Mayor Keith 

Pekau will throw out the 

ceremonial first pitch. 

Discounted tickets, parking 

passes, meal plans and 

more. Watch the Village’s 

social media outlets for 

ticket details. Transportation 

is not included. 

ONGOING 

Market at the Park 

4-8 p.m. Thursdays, 

May 30-July 25, Crescent 

Park, 9705 W. 142nd St. 

Event features a variety 

of vendors, free weekly 

entertainment, yard games 

and Orland Park Cruise 

Night. There will be no 

market on July 4. Chalk 

Champ Shaun Hays is to 

appear June 6.

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Orland Fire recognizing its 

history for 50th anniversary 

Dedication paves 

the way for open 

house in July 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

Throughout the past 50 

years, the Orland Fire Protection 

District has grown 

from a volunteer fire department 

into a full-time 

district with high accolades. 

And with its 50th anniversary 

upon it, Orland 

Fire is focusing on its beginnings. 

To kick off its 50th anniversary 

festivities, Orland 

Fire hosted a dedication 

ceremony April 27, honoring 

past members. 

“Each vehicle has a 

plaque on the side, and our 

goal here is to remember 

our history,” Fire Chief 

Michael Schofield said prior 

to the event. “We have 

so many new kids coming 

on board, and they have no 

idea where we came from, 

and it’s important to teach 

them and remember these 

people.” 

Several past members 

were honored April 27. 

Among them was Art 

Granat Jr., who accepted 

the honor for himself and 

his late father, Art Granat 

Sr. OFPD dedicated its 

newest fire truck to the father 

and son. 

“We’re starting with the 

Granat family,” Schofield 

said. “They were a huge 

part of the Village of Orland 

Park community and 

the fire district.” 

The Granat family 

helped to build the foundation 

of the department. 

In fact, Granat Sr. was 

Retired Orland Fire Protection District Lt. John Carline 

views his picture April 27 on the Legacy Lane at Orland 

Fire’s Administration Center. 

Bob Klein/22nd Century Media 

the first elected fire chief 

when it was a volunteer 

department, which was “a 

big deal back then,” his 

son said. Granat Sr. was 

also the first chief for the 

then newly established 

Orland Fire and was hired 

as the first full-time firefighter. 

“I followed in my dad’s 

footsteps,” Granat Jr. said 

prior to the event. 

Granat Jr., who was born 

and raised in Orland Park, 

spent a lot of time at the 

station as a child and eventually 

joined the department 

as a volunteer during 

his father’s tenure. He was 

also a charter member of 

the local union. He spent 

38 years as a firefighter 

for Orland Fire, retired in 

2006 and moved to Wisconsin. 

“It’s a big change from 

when I was here,” he said. 

During the ceremony, 

Schofield shared the impact 

that the Granats had 

on the formation of Orland 

Fire, noting Granat Sr.’s 

dedication to the community 

and the various 

aspects that he had to balance 

in transitioning from 

a volunteer operation to a 

full-time employment operation 

in 1974. 

“During Art’s time as 

the fire chief, the department 

really soared,” Schofield 

said. 

Schofield recognized 

Granat Jr. for his dedication 

to the fire department 

during the ceremony, as 

well. 

“Artie worked hard as a 

volunteer and had the same 

passion and the same drive 

not only for the department 

but the entire community,” 

Schofield said. 

Granat Jr. said he was 

humbled by the dedication. 

“It’s a very humbling 

honor for them to recognize 

my father and myself 

for what we’ve done, but 

it’s not just him or me that 

did this,” Granat Jr. said. 

“Like they say, ‘it takes a 

village.’” 

Several community 

members close to the 

Granat family showed 

their support at the event. 

Please see dedication, 4 

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Among them was Orland 

Park resident and Granat 

family friend Ben Mitchel. 

“I’ve known Art [Jr.] 

since I was a little kid,” 

Mitchel said. “I call him 

Uncle Art. It’s a phenomenal 

dedication, and he 

most definitely deserves 

it.” 

The department also 

dedicated a new ambulance 

to Donald Piscitello, 

who served Orland Fire 

from 1994-2011. He died 

in 2016. 

“Don was one of the 

best paramedics I’ve ever 

worked with,” Schofield 

said during the ceremony. 

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We’re dedicating 

Pictured is the aftermath of a fire and explosion at a 

residence in the 16700 block of 93rd Avenue in Orland 

Hills. Photo courtesy of Orland Fire Protection District 

Orland Fire crews 

worked to control the fire, 

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Fire crews rescued 

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Fire. 

an ambulance to him because 

of his compassion 

for people and because of 

his ability on the ambulance, 

which he shared.” 

Kathleen Piscitello, 

Donald Piscitello’s widow, 

traveled from Indiana to 

accept the honor. 

“I’m honored that he’s 

being remembered,” she 

said. “Everything the chief 

said, he got right.” 

Finally, Orland Fire 

dedicated its new Legacy 

Lane, a wall within the 

administrative building 

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all of the retired OFPD 

firefighters. The wall was 

dedicated to the two retired 

firefighters who made 

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“We wanted every firefighter 

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retired to be honored,” 

Schofield said during the 

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plan to honor every firefighter, 

chief, dispatcher 

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and has retired.” 

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around,” Schofield said. 

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at the Orland Fire Protection 

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Village confirms online report of mouse in the house at Marcus 

La Margo: No mice 

in food service 

areas, corrective 

measures taken 


A report of a mice at 

Marcus Theatres’ Orland 

Park Cinema that went 

viral after it was posted to 

Facebook has been confirmed 

by the Village of 

Orland Park. 

An attendee posted April 

20 about spotting mice in 

an auditorium while at the 

theater. She followed the 

post later that day, after 

she said she spoke with a 

manager, with screenshots 

of numerous other reports 

posted online through 

reviews on various platforms, 

dating back as far 

as 11 months ago and describing 

experiences of 

encountering mice at the 

Orland Park multiplex. 

On April 23, the Village 

of Orland Park’s health 

inspector was forwarded 

a complaint made to the 

Cook County Health Department 

regarding a person 

who saw a mouse at 

Marcus, according to Orland 

Park Village Manager 

Joe La Margo. The same 

day, the general manager 

of Marcus emailed the inspector 

to note a customer 

complained of seeing a 

mouse. 

“It is our understanding 

that both complaints 

originated from the same 

person,” La Margo wrote 

in an email to The Orland 

Park Prairie. 

The health inspector reportedly 

met with the GM 

and informed the person 

who made the complaint 

that the Village was inspecting 

the theater. In 

one of the auditoriums, 

the health inspector “did 

observe a mouse going in 

and out of a gap between 

the concrete floor and the 

wall,” La Margo said. 

He added that a health 

inspection of all food service 

areas was done, and 

“no mouse activity was 

observed” in those. 

The manager and a 

maintenance person sealed 

the gap with steel wool 

and placed traps in the 

area, La Margo said. They 

also have a pest control 

service being scheduled 

on a weekly basis — any 

establishment that serves 

food is required to do so at 

least monthly — are sealing 

gaps in the foundation 

and ensuring if any door is 

not closing properly it is 

replaced, La Margo added. 

A follow-up was scheduled 

for May 1 to check on 

progress. La Margo confirmed 

that took place at 

9 a.m. that morning. The 

theater had a company onsite 

to seal gaps around the 

exterior of the building. 

“They toured the [auditorium] 

which previously 

was documented with activity,” 

LaMargo said of 

the follow-up inspection. 

“No live activity was observed 

during the inspection.” 

No activity was observed 

on the internal 

traps that had been set, La 

Margo added, and the theater 

also was scheduled to 

replace a door by an auditorium 

and continue sealing 

gaps. 

“It isn’t that common 

of a problem,” La Margo 

said when asked about 

the prevalence of reports 

such as these in town, noting 

the Village inspects 

businesses at least once a 

year, more if reports are 

received. “Our businesses 

have a pretty good track 

record of keeping up with 

pest control and the other 

preventive measures.” 

La Margo when asked 

said penalties can be 

placed by the Village on 

businesses for inspection 

issues “depending on the 

severity of the issue,” but 

staff prefers to handle it 

other ways first. 

“If an establishment is 

working with the Village 

and making every effort 

to remediate the issue, 

then we typically do not 

fine them,” La Margo explained. 

“We are looking 

for compliance.” 

Representatives from 

the Orland Park Cinema, 

both locally and at the corporate 

level, did not return 

requests for comment sent 

by phone and email. The 

Prairie attempted to reach 

the person who posted the 

account online but did not 

hear back by press time. 

Disclosure: The Prairie in 

past years received movie 

passes sponsored by the 

Orland Park Cinema as 

giveaways for readers related 

to the paper’s Unscripted 

feature. 

School boards reorganize, elect new officers following April election 


Both the Orland School 

District 135 and Consolidated 

High School District 230 

Schools Boards did some shuffling 

last month, following an 

election that saw them both 

take on new members. 

On April 29, the D135 

School Board held Special & 

Organizational meetings. 

During the former, newly 

elected board members took 

the oath of office. And during 

the latter, Board Member Linda 

Peckham-Dodge was elected 

the new president by her 

peers, while Michael Maratea 

was chosen as vice president 

and Sandra Kulak was named 

secretary. 

Similarly, during the D230 

School Board’s regular meeting 

April 25, newly elected 

board members were administered 

the oath of office. The 

School Board then elected 

Tony Serratore president, Melissa 

Gracias vice president 

and Susan Dalton secretary. 

The D230 School Board also 

voted 6-0 at its meeting to approve 

the issuing of $4.5 million 

in Taxable General Obligation 

Limited School Bonds, 

and authorize the purchase and 

investment in said bonds by 

the education fund of the district. 

As noted previously, the 

move is designed to shuffle 

money for building projects, 

and officials have said it will 

not cost taxpayers any additional 

money. 

Board Member Denis Ryan 

was absent for the vote. 

The Community Consolidated 

School District 146 School 

Board also ratified its election 

results, administered the oath 

and elected its officers. The 

School Board elected John 

Malloy its president, Darcy 

Nendza its vice president and 

Julie Berry its secretary. 

Young adults invited to learn about Orland Park Police Department 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

The Orland Park Police Department 

is inviting local teens 

to enjoy a free, two-day look at 

local law enforcement. 

The department is to offer its 

Teen Citizens’ Police Academy 

June 4 and 5. The program 

introduces young adults to a 

number of the department’s 

programs and responsibilities. 

The teen academy is to be 

held from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. each 

day at the Orland Park Police 

Station, 15100 S. Ravinia Ave. 

It is open to ages 14-20. 

Participants must pass basic 

background checks, and 

space is limited. Orland Park 

residents are given priority. If 

space is available, the academy 

will be open to non-residents. 

Participants are to learn 

about recruiting, training, dispatch, 

patrol, K9, traffic enforcement/DUI, 

internet investigations 

and more. 

The Teen Citizens’ Police 

Academy is to be two eighthour 

sessions, with lunch provided 

by the Village. Those 

who complete the academy 

will receive certificates. 

Applications are available 

at orlandpark.org or by calling 

the Orland Park Police Department 

Investigations Division 

at (708) 364-8149. 

The Pothole Hotline 

returns to Orland Park 

Submitted by Village of Orland Park 

Motorists in the village of Orland 

Park can again join forces with Village’s 

Public Works Department to 

have potholes repaired. 

The Village’s Pothole Hotline invites 

drivers to call in or report pothole locations 

on-line. 

If the pothole is not within the Village’s 

jurisdiction, Public Works staff 

will notify the responsible agency — 

Orland or Palos Township, Cook or 

Will County, or the State of Illinois. 

Potholes in the village are filled by the 

Streets Division of the Public Works 

Department. 

To report a pothole in the Village of 

Orland Park, drivers may call (708) 

403-5010 or report it online at orland 

park.org/services/roads/report-a-pothole. 

Callers are asked to give their names, 

addresses and phone numbers, as well 

as the locations of the potholes, including 

the nearest cross streets.

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Snapshots of Adrian: A mother remembers her son, finds support in community 


When Aggie Boruc lost her 

11-year-old son, Adrian, last 

month to complications from a 

rare genetic disorder called Alagille 

syndrome, she suddenly felt 

alone. 

The single mother also lost 

her daughter Nicole to the illness, 

which can wreak havoc on 

the heart and liver in a developing 

child, in 2002. And her other 

daughter, Natalia, is now grown, 

healthy and out of Aggie’s Orland 

Park home. So, she had reason 

to feel alone. 

“It was always me and Adrian, 

me and Adrian,” Aggie said of 

the last few years. “That was my 

man.” 

On April 19, her man was 

gone, and she was alone. 

But the red ribbons that wrap 

nearly every tree, light pole and 

street sign throughout the Brook 

Hills subdivision tell another 

story. They were placed in honor 

of Adrian — red was his favorite 

color — and in a show of support 

for Aggie. A GoFundMe that 

helped Aggie remain at her son’s 

bedside for the last few months 

has raised more than $35,000 as 

of press time. Students at Century 

Jr. High School decorated 

Adrian’s locker, created memory 

hearts and held a fundraiser for 

the family. 

It has all reminded a grieving 

mother she is far from alone. 

“It wasn’t just me and Adrian,” 

Aggie said. “There’s so many 

people that love him and help 

me and support me. It’s a tremendous 

amount of phone calls, 

text messages, cards. I look and 

see there are flowers every day 

being delivered. It just means so 

much to me.” 

Denise Manning — who has 

run the GoFundMe and has two 

girls who were close with Adrian 

— said the loss of Adrian has 

been “rocking the community,” 

but the neighborhood rallying 

around the family has been imperative. 

“I’m glad she feels that,” Manning 

said of the support. “I heard 

her say before about being alone. 

I knew it wasn’t true, but sometimes 

it’s your perception that’s 

more important than reality. And 

her perception was that she was.” 

Manning said the idea for the 

ribbons around town came from 

a woman Aggie does not even 

know. 

“She just had an idea,” Manning 

said. “It’s tremendous.” 

Aggie also finds some strength 

in sharing stories about the type 

of child Adrian was. 

“He was a sweetheart,” she 

said. “He was the kind of kid 

who would get up in the morning 

and weekends and make me 

a coffee. … He always cared 

more about others than himself.” 

He also remained positive, often 

smiling in his photos from 

the hospital, despite all he had 

been through. 

“Even the surgeon came to 

the funeral, and the surgeon 

says, ‘We’ve never seen a kid 

have four valve replacements, 

a brain bleed, kidney shutdown, 

liver shutdown, and still fighting 

and recovering and being 

able to walk and talk,’” Aggie 

recalled. “He wakes up after 

extubation, thumbs up, and the 

first thing he asked is, ‘Can I 

have a hot tea with two sugars?’ 

And they asked, ‘What kind of 

kid does this?’ Then he says, 

‘Where’s my mommy? I love 

you mommy. I’m good.’” 

But Aggie admitted that while 

Adrian often maintained a positive 

face for his peers, they talked 

privately about how tough 

things were at times. 

“I would say, ‘You don’t need 

to smile,’” Aggie recalled of 

Adrian putting on a brave face. 

“The last picture I have of him, 

when he was intubated — with 

the tube, smiling. He was always 

happy. He never complained. 

The only thing he was complaining 

was he wanted to be taller. 

He wanted to play soccer. That 

was a thing he couldn’t do.” 

Aggie said she had a “mother’s 

instinct” around the time 

Adrian was born that he suffered 

from the same syndrome as his 

late sister, and her premonition 

proved correct. It’s something 

Adrian Boruc, who died April 19 at age 11, is pictured on a trip he 

took last October to Mexico. Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

that weighed on Adrian as he 

got older, as he would question 

the point of things such as math 

homework with ever-present 

worry of whether he might meet 

the same fate as a sister he never 

met. He also struggled with being 

smaller than many of the 

children in his class, sometimes 

jaundiced and occasionally having 

to educate others who criticized 

his size. 

“He was maybe 7 years old on 

the playground when he stood 

up for himself,” Aggie remembered. 

“He opened up his [shirt] 

and was like, ‘I may be small, 

but my chest has been cracked 

four times open. This is why I’m 

small.’” 

Despite the smile and toughness, 

he could be self-conscious. 

When he was in the hospital, he 

refrained from using his headset 

while playing video games 

with friends, because he did not 

want them to hear how scratchy 

his voice had gotten, Aggie said. 

And until his final two days, 

when he made a list of friends 

he wanted to see, he shunned the 

idea of having visitors, because 

he did not want fellow students 

to see him weak in the hospital 

bed. 

He also struggled with not 

having a father in the picture, but 

found family in neighbors who 

readily invited him in for dinner. 

“He was a neighborhood kid, 

just house to house,” Aggie said. 

“I would come home, and I’d 

have to call from one neighbor to 

the next to find out which house 

he was at.” 

Manning confirmed plenty of 

times when her doorbell rang, 

Adrian would be standing there, 

smiling. She would ask if Aggie 

knew he was there. He would 

nod. 

“She hardly ever did,” Manning 

said with a laugh, noting 

Adrian was always around the 

neighborhood, “looking for adventure.” 

Manning said many of her 

family’s photos feature her two 

daughters and Adrian together. 

And for one Father’s Day, Aggie 

said Adrian did not want people 

to know about his situation 

when they were making cards at 

school, so he made one for Denise’s 

husband, Craig. 

“He was such a sweet kid,” 

Denise Manning said. “We had a 

lot of fun together. He was like 

my son. … We miss him a lot.” 

But as much as he knew he 

was missing something at home, 

Adrian was not looking for anyone 

to encroach on his time with 

mom. When Aggie tried dating, 

Adrian once slammed the door 

on a man who came to the house, 

telling his mother she didn’t 

need a boyfriend. He would sit at 

the table watching visitors closely. 

He once even declined an offer 

of a glass of water for one of 

them, Aggie said. 

“He was the main squeeze, 

and he liked it that way,” Manning 

said of Adrian. 

Aggie said if people remember 

anything about Adrian, she 

hopes it is the “charming personality” 

he had in the face of his 

struggles. 

“We live right now in a world 

that everyone’s complaining 

about everything,” she said. 

“And here’s a child who’s critically 

sick, who’s going to surgery 

after surgery, and he’s so 

strong. 

“He was a friend with everyone; 

that’s why people love him. 

He was just an open, loving person 

to everyone, especially to 

me.”



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Police Reports 

Woman allegedly tried to take 51 

items, shopping cart from store 

Keyara M. Knight, 26, of 419 Main 

St. in Urbana, was charged April 4 

with felony retail theft after she allegedly 

tried to take 51 items valued at a 

total of $15,27.45 from a store on Orland 

Park Place. She reportedly put the 

items in a cart and left without paying 

for them. She then put the items and 

the shopping cart itself inside of a fourdoor 

vehicle, before entering the passenger’s 

side of the vehicle, police said. 

The vehicle was stopped on Orland 

Square Drive at 94th Avenue, according 

to the report. 

April 10 

• James Budwitis, 34, of 7710 162nd St. 

in Tinley Park, was charged with retail 

theft and possession of hypodermic syringe 

needles after he allegedly tried to 

take four sirloin steaks, a package of 

king crab legs, four packages of thickcut 

bacon, one deli sandwich and one 

package of Cordon Bleu chicken valued 

at a total of $183.91 from a grocery store 

in the 15700 block of 71st Court. He reportedly 

concealed the items in bags and 

left without paying them. He also had 

four hypodermic syringes on his person, 

police said. 

April 9 

• Corey M. Glesge, 21, of 4665 179th 

Place in Country Club Hills, was charged 

with felony retail theft after he allegedly 

tried to take two fitness watches, a digital 

media player and a cellphone valued 

at a total of $849.88 from a store in the 

15800 block of 94th Avenue. He reportedly 

took the security sensors off of the 

merchandise, concealed it in a bag and 

left without paying for it. He also had an 

active bond forfeiture warrant from Will 

County on a charge of driving while license 

suspended, police said. 

April 8 

• Marquise Q. Hatcher, 21, of 7628 S. 

Sangamon St. in Chicago, was charged 

with retail theft after he allegedly tried 

to take a video game console valued at 

$349.99 from a resale shop in the 15000 

block of LaGrange Road. He reportedly 

was recognized in the store after being 

seen on video March 23 taking the console. 

April 7 

• Kevin P. Cox, 31, of 16957 Crown 

Drive in Orland Park, was charged with 

unlawful possession of a controlled substance, 

driving while license suspended, 

operating an uninsured motor vehicle 

and unlawful stopping/standing/parking 

in roadway after he was spotted allegedly 

asleep at the wheel of a 2013 Honda 

Civic CRX Del Sol stopped at the intersection 

of 147th Street and LaGrange 

Road. The vehicle was stopped on eastbound 

147th, with Cox’s foot on the 

brake and vehicle in drive, police said. 

He had in his right pant pocket a bag 

containing 18 full and nine partial green 

pills, a Schedule IV narcotic, according 

to the report. The pills were Xanax, according 

to police. 

April 4 

• Christopher W. Briggs, 35, of 3685 

Johnson St. in Gary, Indiana, was 

charged with retail theft after he allegedly 

tried to take 11 packages containing 

razors valued at a total of $257.89 

from a store in the 7900 block of 159th 

Street. He reportedly concealed the items 

in a heavy coat and left the store without 

paying for them. Briggs was seen leaving 

the store with his arms close to his 

stomach and getting into a 2005 Ford 

Focus on the passenger’s side, police 

said. The vehicle was stopped on 80th 

Avenue and Wheeler Driver after failing 

to signal while exiting the parking lot 

of the business, according to the report. 

The driver received a warning for improper 

turn signal, while Briggs was issued 

a warning for no seat belt, police 

added. During the traffic stop, Briggs 

was seen making movements under his 

seat, where police found the razors, according 

to the report. 

Editor’s note: The Orland Park Prairie’s 

police reports come from the Orland Park 

Police Department. Anyone listed in these 

reports is considered to be innocent of all 

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Orland Park-based ballet 

school to bring show to 

Lincoln-Way West 

Ballet 5:8 School of the 

Arts, the official school — 

with a campus in Orland 

Park — of professional 

performing company Ballet 

5:8 and a recipient 

of a 2018-2019 season 

grant from the Illinois 

Arts Council Agency, will 

bring a full-length classical 

ballet titled “The 

Wayward Daughter” to 

the Chicago south suburbs 

on Mother’s Day weekend. 

The original production 

is to feature upand-coming 

artists from 

the school’s advanced 

classical ballet training 

programs, children’s cast 

members from 25-plus 

area communities, custom-designed 

costumes, 

dramatic classical music 

and choreography by Ballet 

5:8 Artistic Director 

Julianna Rubio Slager. 

Performances, which are 

appropriate for the entire 

family, will be held at 2 

and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 

11, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, 

May 12, at Lincoln-Way 

West High School Performing 

Arts Center. Tickets 

are $18 for adults, and 

$10 for children 12 and 

younger, and are available 

at school.ballet58. 

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Joy’s Best Friends Best 

Bites to celebrate 10 

years 

Joy’s Best Friends Best 

Bites, 11323 W. 143rd St. 

in Orland Park, is to celebrate 

its 10th anniversary 

from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Saturday, May 18. Several 

manufacturer reps of 

several dog foods will be 

there. There also are to be 

huge sales, goodie bags, 

samples and raffles for a 

local dog rescue, which 

also is to attend. 

S. Larry Hansen named 

to Master’s Club at 

Morgan Stanley Wealth 

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Morgan Stanley today 

announced that S. Larry 

Hansen a senior vice president 

and financial advisor 

in its Wealth Management 

office in Orland Park has 

been named to the firm’s 

prestigious Master’s Club, 

an elite group composed 

of the firm’s top financial 

advisors. The appointment 

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16 | May 9, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie school 


School News 

Marian Catholic High School 

Students from Orland Park 

on honor roll 

The following students 

from Orland Park made 

the third quarter honor roll 

at Marian Catholic High 

School: Samantha Barrett, 

Matthew Boersma 

Emily Kaderabek, Camryn 

Mitchell and Jade 

Mitchell. 

Morgan Park Academy 

Student from Orland Park 

among those chosen to 

advance to history fair 

regional 

Nora Perry, of Orland 

Park, was one of four 

students chosen as best 

in class by Morgan Park 

Academy faculty, advancing 

to regionals at the University 

of Illinois at Chicago. 

Morgan Park Academy 

eighth-graders participate 

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each year in this popular 

and challenging competition, 

researching and presenting 

a long-form research 

project. Over three 

months of work, students 

researched primary sources, 

including visiting the 

archives of the Chicago 

History Museum, and created 

museum-like exhibits, 

summary statements and 

annotated bibliographies. 

Perry focused on the 

invention of birth control 

and its impact on women’s 

rights. 

Providence Catholic High 

School 


inducted into National 

Honor Society 

The Providence Catholic 

High School Chapter of 

the National Honor Society 

recently inducted 123 

new members (115 juniors 

and 8 seniors). Students 

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with a cumulative grade 

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eligible to apply for membership. 

Students must also be 

able to demonstrate excellence 

in the areas of leadership, 

service and character. 

The National Honor Society 

is the nation’s premier 

organization established 

to recognize outstanding 

high school students. 

The Providence Catholic 

students will be working 

around the community this 

year, conducting a variety 

of individual service projects, 

as well as a group service 

project scheduled for 

later in the academic year. 

Among the Class of 

2020 inductees are the 

following students from 

Orland Park: Burke Dugan, 

Emily Dykas, Jacob 

Hesselmann, Margaret 

Hurley, Kathleen Johnson, 

Kathryn Juds, Ryan 

Maholey, Ashley Neubauer, 

Victoria Quinlan, 

Kathryn Rost and Nikki 

Zavodny. 

Delaware Valley University 

School accepts Orland Park 

resident for admission 

Morgan Kohlhaas, of 

Orland Park, has been accepted 

for admission at 

Delaware Valley University. 

University of Alabama- 

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Student inducted into 

honor society 

Katelyn M. Winge, 

daughter of Thomas and 

Linda Winge, was inducted 

into the Xi Chapter 

of Kappa Delta Pi at the 

University of Alabama- 

Truscaloosa. Individuals 

are invited to membership 

in this honor society on 

the basis of high academic 

achievement, worth ideals 

and evidence of leadership 

attributes. 

University of Kentucky 

College of Arts and Sciences 


named to dean’s list 

The University of Kentucky 

College of Arts 

and Sciences recently announced 

that the following 

Orland Park students were 

among 1,751 undergraduates 

who qualified for 

the fall 2018 College of 

Arts and Sciences dean’s 

list: Rachel Hernandez 

(a freshman majoring in 

biology), Tyler Holt (a 

freshman majoring in biology), 

Stephanie Pappas 

(a senior majoring in biology), 

Mitchel Redman (a 

freshman, undeclared/exploratory 

studies) and Samantha 

Udarbe (a junior 

majoring in biology). 

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Jones, bill@opprairie.com. 

The Orland Park Prairie’s 

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Salam Elnatour was chosen 

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What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

A quiet place to work 

with music playing in the 

background. Personally, 

I prefer my surroundings 

quiet while having headphones 

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This helps me zone 

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When I’m not in school, 

I like to talk and hang out 

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my Xbox and WiiU, or 

play “Sims 4” on my computer. 

What is your dream job? 

My dream job is dermatologist, 

because I want to 

be able to find ways to prevent 

acne and other combination 

skin types. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

One thing people don’t 

know about me is that I’m 

a risk-taker. I love the rush 

of adrenaline when I try 

a new and unique food, 

or experience something 

new. 

Who do you look up to? 

photo submitted 

I look up to my 14-yearold 

sister Sarah because 

she is very similar to me, 

and out of all seven of my 

siblings I’m the closest to 

her. We always have fun 

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me with her words and actions. 

What is your favorite class 

and why? 

My favorite class is science, 

because we always 

get to do fun and interactive 

projects and activities. 

If you could change one 

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would it be? 

I would allow phones 

in class or at least during 

lunch. 

What’s your best memory 

from school? 

My best memory from 

school is being a part of 

the play. I was able to meet 

new people and get closer 

to those I already knew. 

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Tragedy begets comedy during 

Limestone Stage’s ‘I Hate 

Shakespeare’ 

The histories, tragedies and 

comedies of William Shakespeare 

have caused countless 

theatergoers to contemplate the 

meaning of life and love. Limestone 

Stage added laughter to 

that list with its latest production, 

“I Hate Shakespeare.” 

The Steph DeFerie-penned 

play found the works of The 

Bard reimagined and mined for 

humor during a series of performances 

held April 25-28 at the 

Lockport Township Building. 

A texting Juliet, zombie-hunted 

Richard III and more had fans 

in tears as a result of laughing, 

from start to finish. 

First-time Limestone Stage 

cast member Josh Funneman 

played Hamlet throughout the 

night both in the traditional sense 

and as Shakespeare’s greatest defender 

against the harsh criticism 

of an Unhappy Person played 

by Sabrina Mangan. He served 

as a narrator of sorts, introducing 

scenes while illustrating 

the many ways Shakespearean 

themes are still relevant today. 

Limestone Stage Artistic Director 

Kit Lindblom explained 

that each year the group presents 

a “spring classic.” Past performances 

have included “The 

Taming of the Shrew,” “The Importance 

of Being Earnest” and 

“The Seagull.” 

“This is a newer show, but because 

it deals with Shakespeare 

we are considering it under the 

classic theme,” Lindblom said. 

“It very much has a sense of 

irony because, while it’s titled 

‘I Hate Shakespeare,’ it shows 

the audience that you can still 

like the guy. It pokes fun at him, 

but by the time the show is over 

I think people will think that 

Shakespeare isn’t too bad.” 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, visit 

LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Passion for pooches inspires pet 

stylist 

The dog days of summer may 

still be months away, but a new 

spot in Mokena can let pooches 

get a head start on their summer 

hairstyles. 

Bone-ita — located at 11600 

Francis Road, Unit C3, in Mokena 

— held its grand opening 

and open house April 28, where 

community members and their 

canine companions got a look 

at the pet-styling shop and were 

served some treats. 

Kristin Anaya, owner of 

Bone-ita, got started in the doggrooming 

profession straight out 

of high school and has continued 

with her passion for nearly the 

past 20 years. 

“A lot of my friends were going 

off to college and I wasn’t 

sure what I wanted to do,” Anaya 

said. “I’ve always loved animals. 

I thought about possibly being a 

vet tech, but I just didn’t think I 

could deal with the sad stuff. So, 

I heard of a grooming school in 

Homer Glen, which was close to 

home, so I went there.” 

Since then, Anaya has worked 

with other pet groomers, most 

recently in Frankfort at Hair of 

the Dog, and even competed in 

dog-grooming shows, at which 

she specialized in miniature poodle 

styling. 

“People ask me all the time, ‘If 

you didn’t groom, what would 

you do?’” Anaya said. “I truthfully 

don’t know. It’s my passion. 

I love it. I can’t see myself 

doing anything else, ever.” 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, Editor. 

For more, visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Grade-school project has kept 

family smiling for more than 20 

years 

Most Mother’s Day gifts have 

a short shelf life: A card displayed 

for a month; flowers that 

last a week; a nice, two-hour 

meal. 

For one Tinley Park family, 

however, a simple plant is a gift 

that has kept giving for more 

than 20 years. 

As a young student at Christa 

McAuliffe Elementary School, 

Amanda Meyers — a 30-yearold 

English teacher these days 

— painted a pot, put a plant in it 

and gave it to her mother, Trish, 

as a Mother’s Day present. The 

plant is still going and bringing 

smiles to the family all these 

years later. 

The Meyers family is not 100 

percent sure when the plant entered 

their lives — Amanda’s 

third-grade year is their best bet. 

But Trish fondly recalls receiving 

it. 

“She came home and was all 

excited but had to wait to give me 

it,” Trish said. “She was wondering 

what my reaction would be. 

I was over the moon, of course, 

and she broke out in the biggest, 

proudest smile.” 

In the years since, the plant 

— still in its original pot, with 

a young Amanda’s handwriting 

etched on its side — has been 

a continuous presence on their 

kitchen sink windowsill, a reminder 

of their bond and what 

they’ve meant to each other. 

“My mom is the strongest 

woman I know,” Amanda said. 

“My mom puts family before 

anything else. Growing up, she 

never missed anything — and I 

mean anything.” 

Reporting by Will O’Brien, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Triplets all put up big numbers 

on ACT 

The McDermott sisters felt 

confident that they would score 

well on the ACT after all of the 

practice tests they had done, but 

for all three to score near perfect 

or perfect was something else. 

Alayna, Corina and Madeline 

McDermott, triplet juniors at 

Lincoln-Way West, scored 36, 

35, 35 on their ACTs, respectively. 

Alayna scored a 35 the first 

time she took the test and turned 

it into a 36 on the second try. 

“I was speechless for a while,” 

Alayna said. “But I knew once I 

saw that my scores were pretty 

good, I knew that my sisters’ 

would also have done pretty well 

because they’re pretty on par 

with me most of the time.” 

Corina, though, is her own 

worst critic, she said, and while 

she knew her sisters were going 

to score well, she wondered 

if her scores would be up there 

with her sisters. 

“When I got my score, I was 

thrilled and really proud of 

myself,” she said. “I put effort 

in, too, I just don’t realize it as 

much. I was proud of them, and 

it just shows that hard work pays 

off.” 

Madeline scored a 35 in all 

four sections the first time she 

took the test, with no preparation 

or studying, so she felt that with 

extra practice tests and studying, 

she could maintain or improve 

her score. 

“I didn’t really need to learn 

anything; I just needed to see if 

I could apply it all in four hours, 

because it does wear you down 

as you go,” Madeline said. 

Reporting by Sean Hastings, Editor. 

For more, visit New 

LenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Stacey’s Place designs one-of-akind 

projects 

For Frankfort resident Mike 

Moyzis, the best part of completing 

a custom woodworking project 

is seeing how the finished 

piece brings a smile to his customers’ 

faces. 

“It’s all personalized,” he said. 

“The items that we have in here 

are items that pretty much nobody 

else has.” 

Moyzis and his wife, Stacey 

Burke, celebrated the grand 

opening of their new downtown 

Frankfort shop on April 26. Stacey’s 

Place, located at 4 W. Nebraska 

St. in Frankfort, incorporates 

many of the items sold at 

the couple’s former business, 

Morgan’s Place, which specialized 

in vintage and repurposed 

home goods. 

The new store also focuses on 

refinished furniture, Burke said. 

“People bring in furniture for 

us to paint, and we couldn’t do 

that in a small space,” she said. 

“So, by taking this space on, it 

allowed to showcase our pieces, 

the scale of what we do.” 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor. 

For more, visit Frank 

fortStation.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Man charged with DUI, reckless 

homicide, leaving scene in fatal 

I-55 crash 

A Homer Glen man was 

charged April 30 for his involvement 

in a two-car crash with one 

fatality April 28 on Interstate 55 

at the Damen Avenue exit in Chicago, 

according to Illinois State 

Police. 

Rami Matariyeh, 22, was 

charged by the Cook County 

State’s Attorney’s Office with 

leaving the scene of a crashdeath, 

leaving the scene of a 

crash-great bodily harm, aggravated 

DUI-death, aggravated 

DUI-great bodily harm and reckless 

homicide. 

At 3:19 a.m. April 28, Matariyeh 

was driving a 2015 Infiniti 

sedan southbound on I-55 at 

Damen when his vehicle struck 

the rear end of a 2011 Hyundai 

sedan, ISP said. The Hyundai 

was an on-duty Uber that held a 

driver and three passengers, including 

Jamie A. Poulos, 23, of 

Berwyn, who was in the backseat 

and unable to be extricated 

from the car before it became 

fully engulfed in flames after being 

hit. 

Poulos died from the extent of 

her injuries, police said. 

All three of the remaining occupants 

of the Uber reportedly 

were removed from the vehicle, 

with two transported to an area 

hospital in stable condition. 

Also in Matariyeh’s car was a 

24-year-old Bolingbrook woman, 

police said. She reportedly 

was transported to an area hospital 

in serious condition. 

Matariyeh left the crash site 

but was later apprehended at his 

home, police said. 

Reporting by Thomas Czaja, Editor. 

For more, visit HomerHorizon.com.

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Finding strength in snapshots 

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Less than two weeks 

after the death of a 

second child, Orland 

Park resident Aggie 

Boruc invited me into her 

home to talk about her 

11-year-old son, Adrian, 

who died April 19 following 

complications from 

a genetic disorder called 

Alagille syndrome. 

I want you to read that 

sentence one more time. 

I cannot imagine the 

strength it takes to invite 

a stranger into your home 

following such hardship, 

and to sit for nearly an 

hour recounting stories 

that, yes, remind of the 

good times but also irritate 

a wound that is still 

fresh. I have heard these 

stories more times than I 

would like to count, with 

the considerable responsibility 

of telling what 

often is someone’s final 

story. And I’m not sure I 

could handle being on the 

other side of the table. 

We write stories such 

as these for a number of 

reasons. Mostly, we want 

people to be remembered, 

whether it is because they 

played prominent roles 

in a community, because 

they did something 

great with their lives or 

because their stories have 

things others can take 

away from them. They 

are never about the death 

so much as how these 

people lived their lives. 

After my time at Aggie’s 

home, I learned that 

Adrian was a “neighborhood 

kid” who everyone 

seemed to love. He was 

a student at Century Jr. 

High School well-supported 

by his peers over 

the last three months, and 

one with a positivity and 

toughness to educate others 

on his struggles. He 

suffered because of his 

illness, but he remained 

positive in the face of 

it. He was a source of 

strength to a single 

mother. He had a huge 

personality, despite his 

small stature. 

The story about his 

life on Page 7 is inherently 

incomplete. As 

with stories at wakes and 

funerals, they are simply 

anecdotes. Sharing them 

helps us keep memories 

of Adrian alive, despite 

the loss. They illustrate 

what he meant to his 

family and friends, and 

what others can learn 

from his story. And there 

is strength to be found 

in those snapshots of 

Adrian’s life. 

It’s not a complete 

picture, though. I know 

about Adrian, but I did 

not know Adrian. The 

memories of the moments 

in between those anecdotes 

are not mine. They 

belong to people who saw 

him in the halls at school 

or shared a dinner table 

with him. They belong 

to his friends and his 

neighbors and his mother. 

But Adrian’s story can 

mean something to all of 

us. And Aggie’s strength 

in telling it shows us how. 

Please read her words 

carefully. 

On the way to Aggie’s 

house that afternoon, I 

was stunned while turning 

into the Brooks Hills 

subdivision to see ribbons 

on every tree, light pole, 

street sign — not just 

around Aggie’s home but 

for blocks and blocks. 

The show of support was 

universal, and I learned 

in talking to Aggie just 

how much it meant to 

a mother who suddenly 

found herself feeling 

alone. A community 

helped to remind her she 

is not. Please don’t let her 

forget that anytime soon. 

“Thanks to Bob Feldman of Nothing Bundt 

Cakes for coming out to the lacrosse game 

tonight. Your support of @SandburgLax is 

much appreciated!” 

@EaglesAthletics — Sandburg Athletics, on 

Thursday, May 2 

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e-mail to bill@opprairie.com. 

Letters to the Editor 

Knock it off with the 

robocalls 

I have been a citizen of 

Orland Park for almost 

31 years, and have never 

felt the need to voice my 

opinion publicly to The 

Prairie or whatever publication 

preceded it. 

Enough is enough. 

I am so very tired of 

getting these horrible, 

hateful phone calls from 

the politicians that apparently 

“lost” the last election 

[Editor’s Note: The 

phone call, as with several 

political robocalls during 

election season, was made 

anonymously and has not 

been traced to any particular 

individual.] This 

last phone call, bringing 

up one of the trustee’s 

family members who had 

nothing to do with Orland 

Park politics, is the 

final straw. 

I have to believe this 

effort is coming from the 

coven of politicians that 

lost half their strength. 

Assuming that is the case, 

I cannot wait to vote the 

remaining three out of office 

at the first opportunity. 

They are an embarrassment 

to the Village with 

their antics. 

The people of Orland 

Park have spoken. We 

were tired of having the 

same mayor for eons and 

did something about it. 

We were tired of having 

the coven of six do 

everything possible to 

hamstring the Village 

from moving forward, 

and we did something 

about it. 

How about we give the 

new trustees a chance to 

do their thing? 

Better yet, children, 

how about you all work 

together and play nice? 

Best idea yet? Stop 

harassing us with these 

horrible, negative phone 

calls! 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

Orland Park Christian Reformed Church 

(7500 W. Sycamore Drive, Orland Park) 

Orphan Ministry 

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, 

May 17, and 8 a.m.-noon 

Saturday, May 18. All of 

the proceeds from the sale 

will help orphans in the 

community and around the 

world. The church also is 

looking for donations of 

household items, clothing 

and more, which can be 

dropped off from 7-9 p.m. 

May 15 or 3-6 p.m. May 

16. 

Vacation Bible School 

9-11:45 a.m. June 10- 

14. For children pre-kindergarten 

(potty-trained) 

through sixth-grade. This 

year’s theme is “Roar!” 

People can register online 

at www.orlandchurch. 

com, starting May 17. 

Family Classics Car Show 

5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 

Sept. 11. Car show including 

classic cars, trucks, 

motorcycles and hot rods; 

“touch-a-truck” for the 

children; and great food. 

Dinner by donation. Proceeds 

benefit Orland Park 

Christian Preschool. For 

more information or to 

register a car for free, visit 

www.orlandchurch.com. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Religious Education 

Program: New Family 

Registration 

New family registration 

begins June 3 and 

runs 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 

RE Office 

at the St. Francis Center 

(on the hill). Families can 

register their children in 

grades 1-8 for religious 

education classes that begin 

in September. Parents 

should bring the child’s 

Baptism certificate. Afterhours 

appointments will 

be available. Call for an 

appointment. For more information, 

call the office 

at (708) 460-0155 or visit 

www.sfaorland.org. 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church 

(9300 W. 167th St., Orland Hills) 

Weekday Service 

9 a.m. Monday through 

Friday. 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 

S. 80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Codependents Anonymous 

10 a.m. each Wednesday. 

No dues or fees. All 

meetings are confidential. 

A group for those seeking 

loving relationships with 

themselves and with others. 

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Dementia Inside & Out 


Oct. 5 (once every halfhour). 

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. The event 

is sponsored by Aishling 

Companion Home Care. 

Youth Mental Health First 

Aid 


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 

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. 

Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Men’s Barnabas Bible 

Study 

7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays. 

Study various books written 

by Christian authors. 

Coffee and light refreshments 

are served. For 

more information, email 

info@calvaryop.org. 

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. 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist 

Church (15760 Wolf Road, Orland 

Park) 

Bible Study 

10 a.m. Monday, 7 p.m. 

Tuesday, 10 a.m. Saturday. 

Attendees can learn about 

Jesus. For more information, 

call (630) 708-0234. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m., 

9:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays. 

Sunday School and Bible 

study during the 9:30 a.m. 

service. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

20. Information is due by 

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prior to publication. 

In Memoriam 

Alfred Costello 

Alfred K. Costello Sr., 

77, of Orland Park, passed 

away April 21. 

Alfred was born on Dec. 

30, 1941, in Baytown, Texas, 

to his parents, Annistasio 

and Sarah Costello. 

Alfred was survived by 

his loving wife Marilyn of 

58 years. He was the beloved 

father of Alfred Jr. 

(Linda) Costello and Diana 

Petrauskis; cherished 

grandfather of Steven 

(Stephanie) Petrauskis, 

Nicole (William) O’Grady, 

Daniel (Vicky) Petrauskis 

and Hunter Costello; 

dear great-grandfather of 

Lily Petrauskis, Declan 

O’Grady and Hazel Petrauskis; 

his dogs, Snuggles 

and Pebbles. 

Visitation for Alfred was 

held at Orland Funeral 

Home. Funeral services 

were held April 26. 

Mary Ellen Scarpaci 

Mary Ellen Scarpaci 

(nee Stewart), 82, formerly 

of Orland Park, died May 

1. 

Wife for 63 years to the 

late Michael S.; mother of 

Sherry, Mike and Jim (Lorie); 

grandmother of Jennifer 

(Jason) Stoiner and 

John “JT” (Chrissy) Selvage, 

Bryan, Joe (Aurora) 

and Betsy (Jennifer) Scarpaci, 

Lexi, Derrick, Regina 

and Joseph Scarpaci; 

great-grandmother of Addyson, 

William, Matthew, 

Angelina, Tristan, Rosie 

and Madelyn; sister of 

Carol Stewart, Lois (late 

Leo) Kohs, the late William 

Stewart and the late 

Wayne Stewart; aunt of 

many nieces and nephews. 

Visitation, a memorial 

service and funeral service 

were held at Colonial Chapel. 

Interment Abraham 

Lincoln National Cemetery. 

Memorials to Alzheimer’s 

Association, Greater 

Illinois Chapter, 8430 W. 

Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, 

Chicago, IL, 60631, or 

The American Society for 

the Prevention of Cruelty 

to Animals, Special Giving 

- Attn: Linda Tiramani, 

520 8th Ave., 7th Floor, 

New York, NY, 10018, 

preferred. 

Leonard 

Sitkowski 

Leonard F. 

“Len” Sitkowski, 80, of 

Orland Park, died April 29. 

He was a United States 

Army Veteran. 

Husband for 33 years 

to Sandra Susan; father of 

Todd (Linda), Chad (Geanine) 

and Scott (Tonya); 

grandfather of Nicholas, 

Danielle (Chandler), 

Kevin (Ashley), Matthew, 

Zachary, Jack, Blake, Luc 

and Abbey; great-grandfather 

of Leia, Emilia, Madelyn, 

Remington and Taytum; 

brother of Ray, Rose, 

Barbara, Stanley and the 

late Joseph; brother-in-law 

of Richard Suchanek; and 

uncle of many nieces and 

nephews. 

Visitation and a funeral 

service were held at Colonial 

Chapel. Interment 

Resurrection Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

to St. Jude Children’s 

Research Hospital 

(stjude.org) are appreciated. 

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 Stars of 

the Night’ 

Susanne Cabrini Marie 


God made a star for each 

of us on earth. 

Each day, like people, 

new ones go through 

birth. 

At least one each day 

meets its death, 

Just like us, after our last 

breath. 

Some stars of night shine 

forever. 

But, many say that’s not 

true—ever! 

These people choose to 

live in the dark, 

Limiting themselves to a 

life that’s stark. 

What are the real stars of 

night— 

Those comforting us 

with their light? 

They’re the saints and 

the angels who dwell in 

heaven, 

Leading us to Jesus, our 

king and brethren. 

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The Dancing Noodles celebrate 35th anniversary 

Orland Parker is 

one of the key 

band members 

who kept it going 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

Not many area musicians 

can say they have 

played with former Eagles 

guitarist Joe Walsh or 

were complemented by 

the members of The Mamas 

and the Papas. 

They also probably 

cannot say that they have 

been playing together for 

the past 35 years. But the 

members of the Chicago 

area’s The Dancing Noodles 

can. 

The self-described party 

band is celebrating its 

35th anniversary this year. 

The band — which plays 

timeless R&B, Motown 

and soul music — was 

formed in 1984 by a group 

of area musicians looking 

for a fun project that 

would get people off their 

feet and dancing. 

“We actually played 

our first job, specifically, 

35 years ago last Saturday, 

[April 27],” Dancing 

Noodles keyboardist 

and Tinley Park resident 

Ed Kammerer said. “Everybody 

in the band was 

a veteran musician from 

the Chicago music scene 

[or] the Champaign music 

scene.” 

The Dancing Noodles 

eventually came together 

via the members’ previous 

bands and connections 

with area musicians, 

as well as local DJs, such 

as WLUP’s Roman Sawczak, 

who was a founding 

member of The Dancing 

Noodles. 

“At that point, [all] we 

wanted to do was to play 

music that was danceable, 

that was positive,” Kammerer 

said. “We didn’t 

want to do stuff that was 

like broken heart-type 

songs or anything like 

that. So ... 90 percent of 

the music was Motown. 

We played Temptations, 

Four Tops and Jackson 

5, and it caught hold, because 

the band was good, 

the music was good. People 

started coming out a 

lot. 

“So then, the DJs on 

WLUP, who all knew 

Roman because Roman 

worked on Steve Dahl’s 

radio show ... the radio 

DJs started talking about 

The Dancing Noodles and 

coming to see us, and all 

of a sudden we’re setting 

attendance records at bars 

and festivals, even all 

around the Southland.” 

Through these connections, 

Kammerer was 

joined by Lemont’s Terry 

Canning and Orland 

Park’s Brian Sarna, who 

remain members of the 

band to this day, along 

with Kammerer. 

“When The Noodles 

came along, the idea was 

just to have fun with it and 

play rock and soul music, 

and it took off,” Canning 

said. 

When Sarna was recruited, 

he was excited 

to play the songs from 

the 1960s, with their own 

rock-inspired edge, he 

said. It was something no 

one else was doing and 

a project with which he 

could have fun. 

“How could I not do 

it?” he said. “It was an 

easy choice for me.” 

Throughout the years, 

life sometimes got in the 

way, but that didn’t keep 

The Dancing Noodles 

from playing when they 

could, despite holding 

full-time jobs and raising 

families. The band 

has gone through several 

iterations, with various 

individuals playing in the 

wind section and stepping 

in to take the place of 

those who had to leave for 

a time, Kammerer said. 

“The longevity came 

because, well, life interferes 

with everything, and 

some of us at some points 

would leave the band and 

then come back,” Kammerer 

said. “Our drummer, 

Terry Canning, and 

bassist, Brian Sarna, 

they’re the ones who kept 

it together.” 

Canning said the band 

went through an evolution, 

with more members 

at some points, but it always 

stayed true to its 

R&B, Motown and soul 

roots. 

Despite the time that 

has passed, the music has 

remained the same. And 

those who see The Dancing 

Noodles play still love 

it, Sarna said. 

“It’s just so much fun,” 

Sarna said. “The songs 

we do are timeless. It’s 

such a fun party band. We 

were all trying to be rock 

stars back in the day, and 

when that failed, it was 

like, ‘Hey man, we’ve got 

this talent, and let’s just 

have some fun.’ That’s really 

what the whole thing 

was about, and then, all 

of a sudden, it’s 35 years, 

and I’m like, ‘I probably 

wanted to quit 20 years 

ago, but the guys are so 

good and it’s just so much 

fun.’” 

He added that the bond 

that the musicians formed 

on stage also has been key 

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Orland Park’s Brian Sarna performs Saturday, May 4, at the Beverly Arts Center with 

The Dancing Noodles, who are celebrating their 35th anniversary. 

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noodles 

From Page 23 

to its longevity. 

To celebrate the 35th 

anniversary, The Dancing 

Noodles played a special 

show at the Beverly Arts 

Center on Saturday, May 

4, in which several previous 

band members and 

friends played alongside 

the group. During the 

show, a projected slideshow 

showed images 

of the band throughout 

the years. Additionally, 

they showed congratulatory 

videos from their old 

friends, such as Kevin 

Matthews and Steve Dahl. 

With more than three 

decades under their belts, 

the three core members 

said they are not ready to 

set their instruments down 

just yet. To the contrary, 

Kammerer said that the 

band’s popularity is growing 

again. In fact, the band 

will be opening for Smash 

Mouth at this year’s Chicago 

RidgeFest. 

“It was super fun back 

in the day, but now it’s 

even better,” Kammerer 

said. “Our opinion and our 

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Sarna added, “I say we 

keep going until health 

gets us. Like I said, because 

of the genre of music, 

the party band aspect, 

there’s not a lot of pressure 

on us. The gigs come to us, 

and that means these people 

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For more information 

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Orland Township is 

seeking help for Stamp 

Out Hunger Food Drive 

Submitted by Orland 

Township 

Orland Township is a 

participant in the National 

Association of Letter Carriers’ 

Stamp Out Hunger 

Food Drive, which is to 

take place Saturday, May 

11. 

The Township is seeking 

volunteers to help with 

a variety of tasks related 

to the food drive, including 

unloading mail trucks, 

sorting donations and 

checking expiration dates. 

Student volunteers will receive 

community service 

hours for school if needed. 

Volunteer shifts are 

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To sign up for a volunteer 

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“services” tab, click “food 

pantry.” 

For more information or 

questions, call (708) 403- 

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The two-hour Prohibition 

History Crawl is to 

begin at 1 p.m. at the museum, 

14415 Beacon Ave, 

and is open to those ages 

21 and older. This program 

is limited to 25 participants. 

The tour includes stops 

at Fox’s Orland Park and 

The Irish Patriot. 

The cost is $15 for museum 

members and $20 for 

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Crawl registration 

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The Dish 

The Irish Patriot: a taste of Ireland in Orland Park 

Alex Ivanisevic 

Assistant Editor 

Rather than travel the 

3,600 miles across the Atlantic, 

one needs only to 

head to the Historic District 

of Orland Park to get a 

taste of Ireland at The Irish 

Patriot. 

Owners Vincent and 

Fiona Tuohy came to 

America from Ireland 

roughly 10 years ago and 

purchased the building at 

9875 W. 143rd St. in 2010. 

Today, they are serving 

classic Irish and American 

food to locals in a traditional 

pub atmosphere. 

“It’s a historical building 

here; it is the first brick 

building ever built here 

in Orland Park,” Vincent 

said. “When we bought 

it, it was crumbling down 

and the roof was caving in 

and the walls were falling 

down. It was a little piece 

of history falling apart. 

We’ve left this place in 

good shape for another 

100 years, I hope.” 

After two years of remodeling 

and much-needed 

repairs, The Irish Patriot 

opened in March of 

2012. 

“We tried to use the classical 

Irish pub look, like 

you’d see in small villages 

in Dublin,” he said. 

At the center of the dining 

room is a large, stone 

fireplace. 

“Wouldn’t be an Irish 

pub without one,” Vincent 

said. 

The pub is open from 

11-2 a.m. Sunday through 

Saturday, and serves “a 

pretty extensive menu of 

American and Irish fare,” 

Vincent said. “Since we 

opened in 2012, our three 

top sellers are our fish and 

chips ($14). They’re really 

famous here. We use 

One of the Top 3 items on The Irish Patriot’s menu is its Kinsale Fish & Chips ($14), made with North Atlantic cod. 

Photos by Alex Ivanisevic/22nd Century Media 

North Atlantic cod, and we 

make our own batter with 

a secret ingredient, and 

then our burger ($12) is 

hugely popular as well as 

our Reuben ($13). They’re 

always in our Top 3.” 

Also on the menu are 

traditional Irish dishes, 

such as corned beef and 

shepherd’s pie, among 

other options. 

In addition to serving 

guests at the hardwood bar 

in the pub section and in 

the dining room throughout 

the week, The Irish Patriot 

allows its dining area 

to be booked for parties. 

Vincent said the restaurant 

sees a lot of wedding 

parties, communion 

and confirmation parties, 

“as we’re quite close to 

St. Michael’s Catholic 

Church here. ...We got a 

church down the street and 

a funeral home across the 

street, so we do some funeral 

work, too.” 

The Tuohys also own 

The Irish Legend in Willow 

Springs and the Burbank 

Pub in its namesake 

town. They take pride in 

The Irish Patriot Pub 

9875 W. 143rd St. in 

Orland Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily 

For more information ... 

www.theirishpatriot. 

com 

the connection they have 

made to the communities 

around their pubs. 

“We see a lot of regulars 

here,” Vincent said. “We 

are classically a neighborhood 

bar. It is something 

like ‘Cheers’ with the characters 

that are in here.” 

Fiona said the time commitment 

to running the 

pub is “completely 24/7,” 

and she also remarked on 

the regulars they see come 

to The Irish Patriot. 

“I love it, because we 

get to know so many people 

here, and I call them 

regulars but they are actually 

friends,” she said. 

Similar to the way 

Vincent described their 

“neighborhood-bar vibe,” 

Fiona said, “There’s a lot 

of people who came here 

The Irish Patriot owner Vincent Tuohy was sure to include a fireplace in the pub, 

something he says no pub is complete without. 

on their own and just became 

best friends.” 

She said she appreciates 

how friendly and outgoing 

people are, and it creates 

a “family atmosphere, 

which is really nice.” 

There are a few special 

events The Irish Patriot 

enjoys celebrating with its 

guests — one of them being 

St. Patrick’s Day. 

“We have a very special 

party here for St. Patrick’s 

Day,” Vincent said. “It’s 

basically a week here. The 

weekend before [the holiday], 

we have a trolley bus 

and work with all the fellow 

pubs in the area and 

have a trolley bus crawl, 

and then I fly in musicians 

from Ireland every year for 

the holiday, and they stay 

a few days. We have a lot 

of fun.” 

Vincent said they are 

looking forward to opening 

the pub’s patio for the 

summer, which he said 

can get crowded in those 

months but provides a fun 

atmosphere for patrons. 

“You got to love this 

business,” Vincent said. 

“It’s the long days I don’t 

love; they’re a bit daunting. 

But I love the people, 

and every day is different. 

When people are in 

a pub, you know they’re 

relaxing. You’re getting 

people at their best who 

are coming here to enjoy 

themselves.”

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Across 

Down 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

1. Medical diagnostic 

procedures 

5. Very bright light 

9. A sacred song 

14. River to the Rhine 

15. Annexes 

16. Skylit courts 

17. “Saving Private 

___” 

18. Hindu writings 

19. Sublease 

20. Where New 

Lenox village governmental 

operations 

are based, goes 

with 9 down 

22. Survive, barely 

23. Interior design 

24. Hooter 

25. Bitterly pungent 

28. Attached with a 

hammer 

32. Eat 

35. Middle East snack 

37. Kind of question 

38. Tommie of the 

Miracle Mets 

40. Rage 

41. Tease 

42. Amazon’s talking 

assistant 

44. ___ stone; final 

47. Frisbee or Slinky 

48. Informal eatery 

50. Capital near 

Casablanca 

52. Unburdened 

53. Lucy’s best friend 

56. New Lenox 

middle school 

59. Frequent flier 

62. Too proper and 

modest 

63. Moore of “G.I. 

Jane” 

64. Do followers 

65. Gofers 

66. Major or Minor 

Bear 

67. Hoity-toity 

68. Henhouse 

69. Benefit 

70. Top model, 

Banks 

1. Sportscaster Albert 

2. Having spokes 

3. About to explode, 

maybe 

4. Five Nations tribe 

5. Ancient Spanish 

kingdom 

6. Well known garden 

7. 15 and 23, e.g. 

8. Government security 

agency, abbr. 

9. See 20 across 

10. More resolute 

11. “Alice’s Restaurant” 

singer ___ 

Guthrie 

12. In ___ of (instead) 

13. First name in the 

“Ocean’s Thirteen” cast 

21. Gibraltar feature 

22. Eternity, almost 

26. Wading bird 

27. Evel Knievel, for 

one 

29. Aspiring atty.’s exam 

30. Ferrari founder 

31. Nodding 

32. Car from Sweden 

33. Tangelo 

34. Mind your ____ 

and Q’s 

36. Phi__ Kappa 

39. Squeezes out 

43. Least damp 

45. Person from the 

Spanish peninsula 

46. Abbr. in many org. 

names 

49. Flowery verse 

51. Water need 

54. “Behind __ Lines,” 

2001 Hackman film 

55. Madagascan 

monkey 

56. Train 

57. The Supremes or 

Cream 

58. Kind of chop 

59. Sleekly designed 

60. “Ooooh, ___ 

scared!” 

61. Baltic capital 

63. Bestow a knighthood 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids 

of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, 

column and box must contain each of the 

numbers 1-9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan 

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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Scene, email a.ivanisevic@ 

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes 

In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s 

New designs are a result of buyer feedback 

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within 

the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans for a while and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details.

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AMENITIES: This is a broker-owned, five-year-new, one-of-a-kind home. Large 

foyer welcomes you to a double-door entry private office. Modern, coffee housestyle 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

LISA M. ESPOSITO AKA LISA 

MARIE ESPOSITO AKA LISA BI- 

RON AKA LISA ESPOSITO, RON- 

ALD L. ESPOSITO JR. AKA RON- 

ALD L. ESPOSITO AKA RONALD 

ESPOSITO, JR., MWRD EMPLOY- 

EES' CREDIT UNION 

Defendants 

17 CH 1437 

8513 MASON LANE 

Tinley Park, IL 60487 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on March 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on June 24, 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 8513 MASON 

LANE, Tinley Park, IL 60487 

Property Index No. 

27-35-111-034-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $416,952.67. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance, including the Judicial 

Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential 

Property Municipality Relief 

Fund, which is calculated on residential 

real estate atthe 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 in and tothe 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, 

or aunit which is part of acommon interest 

community, the purchaser of the 

unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a 

mortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and the legal fees required by The Condominium 

Property Act, 765 ILCS 

605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance 

with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and 

(h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified 

that the purchaser ofthe property, 

other than amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by 

subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 

9and the assessments required by subsection 

(g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois 

Condominium Property Act. 

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 the sales department, 

Anselmo Lindberg &Associates, 

LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 

120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 

453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit 

www.AnselmoLindberg.com. Please refer 

to file number F17010061. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC 

1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 

(630) 453-6960 

E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@anselmolindberg.com 

Attorney File No. F17010061 

Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 

Attorney Code. 58852 

Case Number: 17 CH 1437 

TJSC#: 39-1911 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 




CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JOSE RGUZMAN, DIANA E GUZ- 

MAN, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVEL- 

OPMENT AUTHORITY, EVERLAST 

EXTERIORS OF ILLINOIS, INC. 

Defendants 

18 CH 11237 

16773 HIGHVIEW AVENUE 

ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 





on April 15, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 


AM on May 29, 2019, at The Judicial 





real estate: 

Commonly known as 16773 HIGH- 

VIEW AVENUE, ORLAND HILLS, IL 

60487 


27-27-205-014-0000. 

The real estate is improved with a 

brown brick, one story single family 

home with an attached two car garage. 






















Sale 







to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. 


by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 


the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

If this property isacondominium unit 

which ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















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 

267500. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





PIERCE, LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago, IL 60602 

(312) 346-9088 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 

Attorney File No. 267500 




TJSC#: 39-2499 










CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK NA; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RIBHI ABDALLAH AKA RIBHI R. 

ABDALLAH; 

BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE; 

SAHAR T. ABDALLAH; 

OAK VILLA TOWNHOMES OF OAK 

FOREST ASSOCIATION 

Defendants, 

18 CH 12327 




and Sale entered in the above enti- 


Sale 

tled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Wednesday, May 

29, 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. 28-17-206-029-1019 & 

28-17-206-029-1043. 

Commonly known as 15130 Central 

Avenue, Oak Forest, IL 60452. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with acondominium residence. The purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments and the legal 

fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) 

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

Property Act 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance, by certified funds, 

within 24 hours. Norefunds. 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. 18-029017 F2 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3118330 




CERY DIVISION 

NEWREZ LLC, F/K/A NEW PENN FI- 

NANCIAL, LLC, D/B/A SHELL- 

POINT MORTGAGE SERVICING 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

RONALDO L DISTOR, MARIA S 

DISTOR, CITIMORTGAGE, INC., 

SOUTHMOOR COUNTRY CLUB 

HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

18 CH 11132 

9258 DUNMORE DRIVE 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 




and Sale entered inthe above cause 








real estate: 

Commonly known as 9258 DUNMORE 

DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 


23-34-313-011-0000. 


family home with an attached garage. 









real estate at the rate of$1 for each 










whose rights inand to the residential 








to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 


by the court. 


the purchaser will receive aCertificate




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

2703 Legal 

Notices 


Under $100 



of the sale. 






information. 






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

this property is a condominium unit 






ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 






267464. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





PIERCE, LLC 



(312) 346-9088 






TJSC#: 39-1762 




adebt collector attempting to collect a 



I3118858 




CERY DIVISION 

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

KARIM MOTLAGH; UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NON RECORD 

CLAIMANTS; 

Defendants, 

17 CH 15952 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Friday, June 7, 

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. 27-31-202-010-0000. 

Commonly known as 17800 Wolf Road, 

Orland Park, IL 60467. 

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. 

W17-1231 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3119240 




CERY DIVISION 

PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

STEVEN E. KIRKPATRICK A/K/A 

STEVE KIRKPATRICK, PARK STA- 

TION ICONDOMINIUM ASSOCIA- 

TION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

18 CH 08199 

15630 PARK STATION BOULEARD 













real estate: 

Commonly known as 15630 PARK 

STATION BOULEVARD, Orland 

Park, IL 60462 

Property Index No. 27-17-404-040-1019 

Vol. 146. 

The real estate is improved with a condominium. 

The judgment amount was $339,776.70. 





























by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, 

P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, 

STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 

263-0003 Please refer tofile number 

114896. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 


(312) 263-0003 

E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com 




TJSC#: 39-1791 







I3119368 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 

SOLELY ASTRUSTEE FOR BEAR 

STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURI- 

TIES I TRUST ASSET BACKED 

CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AC3 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

WARDELL CAMPBELL, BARBARA 

CAMPBELL, MORTGAGE ELEC- 

TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, 

INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREEN- 

POINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC 

Defendants 

12 CH 20862 

8830 135TH STREET 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 





on June 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 8830 135TH 

STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 


23-34-403-020-0000. 


family home with an attached three car 

garage. 






Sale fee for the Abandoned Resi- 

dential Property Municipality Relief 






















by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 






11971. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 





PIERCE, LLC 



(312) 346-9088 






TJSC#: 38-9597 







I3119614 

Notice of Publication 

Wesley Kwak, v Jerry J. Liscak, et 

al. Case No.: 1:11-cv-09087 U.S. 

Dist. Court, N.D. Ill, Eastern Div. 

(Chicago) 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT a 

petition to revive judgment was 

filed torevive judgments against 

defendants JERRY J. LISCAK and 

FORESTIC AUTO SALES (“Defendants”). 

The petition seeks new 

or additional relief against Defendants, 

and judgment by default 

may be entered unless Defendants 

object or otherwise file an appearance 

within 30 days after service. 

Copies of filed documents are 

available on the Court’s Electronic 

Case Filing System (PACER) or 

upon written request from Plaintiff’s 

counsel: Sarah Dunkley, Patterson 

Law Firm, 200 W. Monroe 

Street, Suite 2025, Chicago, IL 

60606. 


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The Eagles open the 

postseason against either 

Romeoville or Eisenhower 

at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 

21, at the Lockport Regional. 

Jeffries wins conference 

title 

Sandburg sophomore 

Ella Jeffries was the team’s 

lone winner in the South- 

Cort Jensen and Sandburg’s boys volleyball team 

picked up the third seed at the Marist Sectional. 

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West Suburban Conference 

Blue meet on Thursday, 

May 2, at Lockport. 

Jeffries won the 

3,200-meter run in 11 minutes, 

37.73 seconds 

She beat out Lockport 

sophomore Josephine 

Bober, who was a sectional 

runner-up last year. 

Struck to Valpo 


and Providence Catholic 

baseball standout Tyler 

Struck was one of several 

athletes who were scheduled 

to be honored at the 

New Lenox school for 

signing up to play sports 

in college. Struck will be 

heading to Division I Valparaiso. 

Eagles seeded first in 

sectional 

Could there be a D230 

battle between Sandburg 

and Andrew to determine 

the Andrew Class 3A Sectional 

championship in 

girls soccer? That is what 

the coaches are predicting. 

Sandburg drew the No. 

1 seed and Andrew, which 

finished fourth in the state 

last year, was seeded second. 

Lincoln-Way Central 

and Mother McAuley were 

seeded third and fourth respectively. 

Sandburg opens the 

postseason at 4:30 p.m. on 

Tuesday, May 14, against 

either Thornton Fractional 

North or Shepard at the 

Marist Regional. 

Cara Hiler is a senior 

lacrosse player for Sandburg’s 

co-op team. 

How did you get 

involved in lacrosse? 

I learned about lacrosse 

my freshman year of high 

school and decided to do 

a few camps before trying 

out for the team. I ended 

up really liking the sport 

and stuck with it. 

Do you have any 

college plans yet 

and do they involve 

lacrosse ? 

I plan on attending Moraine 

Valley next year, and 

they unfortunately don’t 

have a lacrosse team that I 

could join. 

What is your proudest 

moment in athletics? 

My proudest moment 

would be making varsity 

lacrosse last year because 

I really worked hard over 

the summer and during tryouts. 

It was nice to know 

that all my hard work had 

paid off. 

Do you have a hero, 

or someone you look 

up to? 

I really look up to my 

mom. The way she puts 

my family’s needs before 

her own is super-inspiring, 

and I’m so thankful that 

she’s my mom. 

Is there a movie you 

could watch over and 

over without getting 

bored with it? 

“Ferdinand the Bull,” 

because it is such an adorable 

movie about how a 

bull makes his own path in 

life. He doesn’t give into 

the peer pressure or ridicule 

of others. Instead, he 

stands firm and takes the 

fate of his life into his own 

hands. 

How about a TV show 

that you could watch 

over and over? 

“The Office,” because 

it is absolutely hilarious. 

There are so many hilarious 

moments on the show 

and it never fails to make 

me laugh. 

If you could have 

dinner with anyone, 

living or dead, who 

would it be with? 

Why? 

I would have dinner 

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with Jesus, because I’d 

love to hear his stories and 

his wise words. 

Is there a food you 

hate so much you 

wouldn’t eat if it you 

are given a million 

dollars to eat it? 

If someone gave me a 

million dollars, I would 

eat any food they wanted 

me to. 

If they made a movie 

about your life, who 

should play you? 

Danielle Campbell, because 

she is gorgeous and 

has amazing acting skills. 

What would that 

movie be called? 

“The Very Mundane 

Life of Cara Hiler.” 

Interview conducted by 

Sports Editor Jeff Vorva

44 | May 9, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


POSTSEASON ROUNDUP 

Now that’s more like it 

Murray will have 

company at state 

badminton meet 


The good news is that 

Sandburg’s streak is still 

alive. 

Since 1997, when the Illinois 

High School Association 

started recording state 

information for badminton 

on its website, the Eagles 

have sent at least one athlete 

to the tournament. 

The better news is that 

this year, the Eagles will 

send more than one entrant. 

The past three seasons, 

Sandburg sent just one singles 

player to state: Emily 

Tunney in 2016, Mia Ko in 

2017 and Kaylynn Murray 

last season. 

Murray made it back to 

state again this year and 

will have some company. 

The doubles team of Kate 

Hudson-Brittany Higgins 

also qualified for the 43rd 

running of the state tournament 

on Friday, May 

10, and Saturday, May 11, 

at Eastern Illinois Illinois 

University in Charleston. 

This tournament and 

the boys gymnastics state 

meet open a series of 13 

spring state championships 

that will run through 

June 8. 

For the second year in 

a row, Murray claimed 

third in sectional action 

and earned that spot at the 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

Sectional. It was not easy. 

She dropped her first 

match against H-F’s Serena 

Webster 21-14, 16-21, 

21-19. That meant there 

was no room for error in 

her next three consolation 

matches. Murray took 

care of business in a pair 

of two-set victories before 

meeting up with Webster 

again. 

In a match that would 

decide who goes to state 

and who stays home, Murray 

won a wild 22-20, 12- 

21, 21-7 roller-coaster ride 

over Webster. Murray then 

beat H-F’s Laila London, 

21-12, 21-17 to claim the 

third spot. 

Last year, Murray finished 

1-2 in the state 

tourney, with her victory 

coming in the consolation 

round with a 16-21, 21-17, 

21-18 victory over Joiet 

Central’s Brooke Long. 

Hudson-Higgins finished 

3-1 and needed a 

wild 15-21, 21-15, 21-19 

victory over Lincoln-Way 

Central’s Regan LoConte- 

Carly Schiene to get into 

the third-place match and 

BADMINTON ELITE 

Sandburg individual and doubles state qualifiers in 

badminton this decade 

2010 – Katie Wagner, Jess Pontow, Laura 

Donatello-Brynn O’Brien, Carolyn Brown- 

Kara Kentner 

2011 – Katie Wagner, Kara Kentner, Carolyn 

Brown-Rachel Allen, Alexis Andrews-Vicky 

Gugala* 

2012 – Kara Kentner, Rachel Allen-Sarah Crowley, 

Rebecca Cuculich-Alyssa Murray 

2013 – Sarah Crowley, Jenna Ciaccio-Julie Meza, 

Kathleen Ensalaco-Nicole Davids 

2014 – Ashley Godawski, Maddie Sheehan 

2015 – Emily Tunney, Katie Schroeder, Megan 

Higgins-Reilly Scanlon 

2016 – Emily Tunney 

2017 – Mia Ko 

2018 – Kaylynn Murray 

2019 – Kaylynn Murray, Kate Hudson-Brittany 

Higgins 

*--Sandburg won state championship 

a bid to state. The Eagles 

duo then wrapped it up 

with a 21-16, 21-14 victory 

over Stagg’s Suaad 

Rashid-Kelsey Dwyer. 

Sandburg finished third 

in the sectional with eight 

points behind H-F (14 

points) and Lincoln-Way 

Central (10). 

Boys gymnastics 

The Andrew co-op team, 

representing the three District 

230 schools Andrew, 

Sandburg and Stagg, finished 

seventh out of eight 

teams in the Lyons Sectional 

on April 30 and did 

not have a state qualifier. 

Senior Sawyer Mackovitch 

claimed 10th in the 

all-around with 45.3500, 

while sophomore T-Bolt 

Ethan Ryan placed 16th 

with a 40.5500 and junior 

Charles Chavez took 19th 

with a 29.400. 

Sandburg’s Kaylynn Murray earned her second trip to 

the state badminton meet after finishing third at the 

Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional. 

PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

ABOVE: Kate Hudson 

(right) and Brittany 

Higgins took third place 

in doubles at Homewood- 

Flossmoor to qualify for 

the state meet for the 

first time. 

LEFT: Sandburg’s 

Presley Bedno picks up 

some wisdom from coach 

Kim Huelsman between 

sets of a sectional match 

at Homewood-Flossmoor. 

THIS WEEK IN 

SANDBURG VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

BASEBALL 

■ ■May 10 – at Steve 

Bajenski Memorial 

Tournament-St. Laurence, 

4:30 p.m. 

■ ■May 13 – hosts 

Homewood-Flossmoor, 4:30 

p.m. 

■ ■May 14 – at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

■ ■May 15 – at Steve 

Bajenski Memorial 

Tournament, TBA 

BOYS TENNIS 

■ ■May 11 – at SWSC 

Conference-Lockport, 8:30 

a.m. 

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD 

■ ■May 9 – at SWSC 

Conference-Bolingbrook, 5 

p.m. 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 

■ ■May 10 – at Richards 

Invite, 5 p.m. 

■ ■May 11 – at Richards 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

■ ■May 14 – hosts Lincoln- 

Way Central, 6 p.m. 

■ ■May 16 – at Lincoln-Way 

East, 5:30 p.m. 

BOYS WATER POLO 

■ ■May 10-11 - IHSA 

Sectional finals, TBA 

BOYS LACROSSE 

■ ■May 11 – at Mundelein 

HS, noon 

GIRLS BADMINTON 

■ ■May 10-11 IHSA State 

championships, TBA 

GIRLS SOCCER 

■ ■May 14 - IHSA 

postseason begins 

SOFTBALL 

■ ■May 10 – at Riverside- 

Brookfield, 4:30 p.m. 

■ ■May 11 – at St. Charles 

North-Doubleheader, 10 

a.m. 

■ ■May 13 –hosts Glenbard 

South, 4:30 p.m. 

■ ■May 14 – at Lockport, 

4:30 p.m. 

■ ■May 16 – at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD 

■ ■May 9-11 - IHSA 

sectionals, TBA 

GIRLS WATER POLO 

■ ■May 10-11 - IHSA 

sectional finals, TBA



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Bears sign Orland Park’s Wirtel to free agent contract 


You could call it a non-draft 

party. 

In Orland Park on April 27, 

a few Wirtel family members 

watched the final rounds of the 

NFL Draft, and long snapper 

John Wirtel’s name was not one 

of the 254 players called. 

That was expected. 

“Basically, 99.9 percent of 

snappers don’t get drafted,” he 

said. 

So, the next-best thing happened. 

Wirtel got a call from the Chicago 

Bears, who were interested 

in signing the former Orland 

Park Pioneers, Mount Carmel 

Caravan and Kansas Jayhawks 

player. 

“When word got out, neighbors 

started to come over, and 

we had more than 20 people,” 

he said. “It was crazy. It’s something 

I won’t forget.” 

He said he was not disappointed 

in not getting drafted. 

“The full expectation was undrafted 

free agency,” he said. 

“Once in a while, one will get 

drafted. But being able to sign 

as an undrafted free agent is 

almost like being drafted for a 

snapper. That was my goal. It’s 

better to get that contract as opposed 

to a rookie camp invite.” 

Although Wirtel grew up a 

Rams fan when they played in 

St. Louis, he has become a huge 

Bears fan. 

“The thought of playing in 

front of the Chicago fan base 

and in front of the fans is really 

cool to think about,” he said. 

The Bears also were the team 

with which one of the NFL’s 

best long snappers, Patrick Mannelly, 

played for 16 seasons. 

Wirtel, who has been long snapping 

since fifth grade, knows all 

about Mannelly’s legacy. 

After the draft, Mannelly noticed 

a Twitter tweet that said 

the Bears will have five kickers 

and just one long snapper at 

rookie minicamp and prompted 

him to tweet, “That’s a lot of 

work for one long snapper. I can 

cancel my weekend golf game 

to help out.” 

Whether Wirtel can take the 

job away from incumbent Bears 

snapper Patrick Scales (who 

signed a one-year contract in 

early April) or gets released before 

the season in September, 

even getting a shot at going to 

an NFL camp once did not appear 

to be in the cards for Wirtel, 

who had ACL surgeries in 

2016 and 2017. 

It would figure that after the 

second injury, it was time to 

think of a career outside the 

NFL. 

But before the injuries, he 

was hearing that scouts were interested 

in him. 

“I was determined to come 

back,” Wirtel said. “I’ve always 

been a big-picture guy. As I 

started getting a little bit more 

attention, I wasn’t going to let 

anything stop me. I just felt that 

things happen, and every time 

I got pushed back I was able to 

refine something and I had more 

time to develop certain techniques. 

I made it through last 

season - knock on wood - and 

I felt everything was where it 

should be. 

“I don’t know if I would have 

had this opportunity to play 

with the Bears two years ago. I 

don’t know if I would have gotten 

an undrafted signing with 

them. But everything happened 

the way it should have.” 

Coming back from one surgery 

is tough enough. But two? 

“There were times it was difficult,” 

Wirtel said. “It was a 

challenge for me, and I accepted 

it. I had some tremendous 

people help me along the way 

at Kansas. One of my trainers 

at Kansas, Murphy Grant, was 

huge in helping to build me 

back up physically but helped 

me with the mental part of the 

injury. 

“There are times when you 

are isolated from the team. You 

All in the family: (left to right) John Jr,, John Sr. and Steve Wirtel posed after an Iowa State-Kansas 

game in which the two brothers’ teams faced off last season. 

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WIRTEL FAMILY 

don’t travel. You are not able to 

practice. But every morning at 

6 a.m. it was him and I in the 

training room every morning, 

trying to get me healthy. It’s a 

long process; that’s for sure.” 

If John Wirtel Sr. and his 

wife, Colleen, have not had 

their fill of hosting non-draft 

parties, they could be hosting 

another one next year. Steve 

Wirtel drove back from Ames, 

Iowa, to be with the family for 

John Jr.’s big day. 

Steve is a long snapper for 

Iowa State and opens his senior 

season in the fall. 

There could be a party in his 

honor, as well. 

“I can see him having a pro 

shot, as well; he’s really good,” 

the new Bear said of his younger 

brother. “He is going into his 

senior year and needs to take 

care of business, and if he does 

well, he definitely has a good 

shot. He’s very talented.” 

John Sr. was a coach of the 

Pioneers and got his sons into 

long snapping at an early age. 

“Back in 2005, my current 

long snapper ate his way off the 

team and had to move up [to a 

higher weight class],” the elder 

Wirtel said. “I was driving to 

practice and with John, and it 

occurred to me he had the perfect 

build for it. I asked him if 

he wanted to learn, and he said, 

‘Sure,’ and the rest is history. 

“Never in my wildest dreams 

did I think this would happen.”

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Histo-Ray: Orland resident has deep past in track 

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE 

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 

1st and 3 

WHAT PEOPLE ARE 

SAYING ABOUT ORLAND 

PARK’S JOHN WIRTEL 

(ABOVE) WHO SIGNED 

AS AN UNDRAFTED 

FREE AGENT LONG 

SNAPPER WITH THE 

BEARS 

1. From the Orland 

Park Pioneers 

“We wish John the 

best in his NFL 

career.” 

2. Parker Hurley of 

beargoggleson.com 

“John Wirtel has a 

pretty good chance 

to make the roster.” 

3. Erik Lambert of 

sportsmockery.com 

He said Wirtel was 

a native of “Orlando 

Park.” 

Jeff Vorva 

Sports Editor 

It was a nice night for a 

track meet. 

A little cool. A little 

windy. But overall, the 

Pete Struck Eagle Classic 

at Sandburg was held 

under decent weather, just 

hours before the messy, 

snowy, rainy garbage we 

saw after the meet was 

complete. 

Anyway, Orland Park’s 

Ray Balcarcel decided 

to make a short trip to 

Sandburg to catch some of 

the action. 

He said he heard 

Marist’s boys track team 

was doing pretty well this 

year, and he wanted to 

see the team up close and 

personal. 

Why not? 

Fifty one years ago, he 

saw the RedHawks, then 

known as the Redskins, up 

close and personal in their 

first track meet. He was 

the coach who founded 

the program. 

“Once you start a program 

like I did, you don’t 

forget about it,” he said. 

“It becomes personal. 

There were too many 

years that we were really 

good. I wanted to see 

them again.” 

He had an interesting 

tie-in with one of 

Marist’s top runners, 

Thomas Leonard. Leonard, 

who also hails from 

Orland Park and whose 

sisters, Ann Marie and 

Maryclare, were top runners 

in the Marist girls 

program, finished fifth 

in the 1,600-meter run at 

the stacked Struck meet. 

Thomas was a state qualifier 

in cross country in the 

fall. 

The Leonards’ father, 

also named Thomas, ran 

for Balcarcel. 

“I used to drive the 

Leonard boys 40 years 

ago to school in the 

morning,” he said. “All of 

them ran track. There was 

John, Frank, Tommy and 

Pat. I only lived a block 

away from them. Now I’m 

watching Thomas’s son.” 

He has watched thousands 

of great RedHawks 

from 1968 through 2000 

as the head coach and a 

few years later as an assistant. 

Two stood out the most. 

He said that thrower 

Gary Kostrubala, who 

ended up heaving the shot 

put and discus at Iowa and 

also was a punter on the 

Hawkeye football team 

in the mid 1980s, and 

sprinter Maurice Mitchell 

were his top athletes. 

“They were both All- 

Americans in college,” the 

former coach said. “They 

Marist boys track coach Jon Gordon (left) and Orland Park’s Ray Balcarcel, who 

started the Marist program 51 years ago, pose at the Pete Struck Eagle Classic Meet 

on April 26. Both showed off their timers, and Balcarcel called his “an antique.” 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

were two athletes I was 

lucky to have coached.” 

The 83-year-old Balcarcel 

also was lucky to 

have a mentor that was a 

legend. 

Balcarcel was coached 

in football at De La Salle 

Institute by Chet Bulger, 

a Chicago Cardinals football 

player in the 1940s. 

The two re-connected 

when Balcarcel graduated 

from St. Mary’s University 

of Minnesota and came 

back to De La Salle. 

“Chet wanted to restart 

the De La Salle track 

team,” Balcarcel said. “I 

never ran track before and 

didn’t know how to coach 

it, and Chet said, ‘Don’t 

worry about it; I’ll teach 

you everything you need 

to know.’” 

And a few years after 

that, he started the Marist 

program. And a few years 

after that, he started up 

the Marist boxing program. 

He also spent several 

years helping the Orland 

Park Special Recreation 

Department and retired 

a few years ago in part 

because he found it hard 

to continue to spot some 

of the weightlifters. 

“It’s been a great career,” 

he said. “I’ve had a 

lot of fun.” 

LISTEN UP 

“Basically, 99.9 percent of snappers don’t get 

drafted.” 

John Wirtel — Orland Park resident who signed a 

undrafted free agent contract with the Bears 

Tune In 

BASEBALL 

4:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 10 

• Defending champion Sandburg visits St. Laurence 

in the first round of the Steven Bajenski Memorial 

Tournament. 

Index 

43 - Roundup 

43 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, 

J.VORVA@22ndcm.com

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | May 9, 2019 

AN ORLAND PIONEER Vorva 

profiles an Orland Park resident who started 

Marist’s track team 51 years ago, Page 47 

KEEPING IT GOING Sandburg 

keeps alive long streak of sending players 

to state badminton tournament, Page 44 

Orland Park long snapper signs as undrafted free 

agent with the Bears, Page 46 

illustration by nancy burgan/22nd century media 

Orland Park native and former 

Mount Carmel and Kansas long 

snapper John Wirtel (inset and 

No. 68) has been invited to 

Bears camp as an undrafted 

free agent. INSET COURTESY OF THE 

WIRTEL FAMILY, PHOTO COURTESY OF 

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