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THURSDAY 

Electrical House Wiring 

1:30-2:30 p.m. June 

20, The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. 

Teens grades 7-123 can 

construct a working doorbell 

and better understand 

a home’s electrical system. 

This is a free event. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

Shakes, Rattle & Roll 

2 p.m. June 20, Orland 

Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave. 

Shakespeare’s stories with 

local piano/voice teacher 

and YouTube channel educator 

“Music with Lindsey” 

Judd. Parents can 

with their little ones explore 

the comedy, tragedy, 

and love in these classic 

tales. Music, rhythm, 

dance and Shakespeare 

in a fun setting with other 

families. Also at 6:30 p.m. 

Monday, June 24. 

Photography 101 

4-5 p.m. June 20, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. 

Teens grades 7-12 can 

practice the rules of composition 

and learn how to 

edit photos like a professional. 

Attendees should 

bring a smartphone if they 

have one. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

FRIDAY 

Teen Inc. Superheroes 




Teens can help put parts 

of the upcoming OPPL 

Con. Participants earn 

two hours of service time 

by helping to put together 

and test various crafts and 

games. Snacks will be 

served. Sign up is at teen 

or youth desk. Limit 20. 

Parking Lot Jam 

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

21, The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. 

Upbeat music from DJ 

Streetphaze. See a firebreathing 

juggler and then 

learn to juggle. Step right 

up to a food truck for a 

steaming hot dog from 

Joey’s. Attendees also can 

play a round of bags, pingpong 

or ring toss. This is a 

free event for teens grades 

7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

SUNDAY 

Summer Concert Series: 

The Ava Logan Quintet 


Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Back by 

popular demand: awardwinning 

singer Ava Logan. 

Jazz tunes outside under 

the pavilion. 

Concerts at the Park: 

Strung Out Band 

6-7:30 p.m. June 23, 

Crescent Park, 9705 W. 

142nd St. Rock music. 

MONDAY 

Microsoft Excel Part 1 



S. Ravinia Ave. Adults can 

learn basic formulas, formatting 

and printing. 

TUESDAY 

Inspirational Canvas 

Painting 

2-3:30 p.m. June 25, 


15555 S. 71st Court. Attendees 

can sketch and 

paint a powerful phrase 

onto canvas, so that they 

can be inspired every time 

they look at it. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Books and Ballerinas 




Children ages 3 years 

old through third grade 

can join an interactive, 

ballet-themed storytime, 

mini-performance and 

workshop. The ballerinas 

of Ballet 5:8 will read a 

story about Angelina Ballerina 

and teach aspiring 

ballerinas a ballet class. 

Participants should wear 

loose-fitting clothing and 

socks to provide freedom 

of movement. Tutus provided. 

Limit 20. 

STEM: Spine Science 

4-5 p.m. June 25, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

grades 7-12 can try exercises 

to strengthen their 

spines and prevent the stiff 

and painful feeling of “text 

neck.” This is a free event. 


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Mobile Video Games 


Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Capture the 

thrill of a mobile video 

game theater. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

Microsoft Excel Part 2 



S. Ravinia Ave. Adults can 

expand on formulas in this 

class. 

Volunteens Disney/Pixar 

Family Trivia Night 

6:15 p.m. June 25, Orland 



Teens grades 6-12 can sign 

up at the teen or youth 

services desk to earn service 

hours by helping out 

during our special trivia. 

Limit 2. 

Disney/Pixar Family 

Trivia Night 




Trivia focusing on the 

long history of Disney 

and Pixar’s great movies. 

Prizes awarded to the 

top finishers. Participants 

should sign up the family 

in advance at the Youth 

Services desk or over 

the phone. Families may 

be combined together to 

even numbers. Family 

event. Limit 10 teams. 

WEDNESDAY 

Volunteens STEAM 




Students grades 6-12 

can earn service hours 

by helping out with the 

STEAM project of the 

day. Sign up at the teen or 

youth desk. Limit 4. 

STEAM: Laser Mazes 



S. Ravinia Ave. Students 

grades 3-5 can prepare to 

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engineering, art and math 

skills to the test in this program. 

Limit 20. 

Scuba Diving (HS Only) 



15555 S. 71st Court. Participants 

can experience 

the “weightless” exhilaration 

of breathing underwater. 

They must be in 

good health, reasonably fit 

and able to swim. Signed 

waiver required. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Handyman: Pallet Wood 

Birdhouse 



15555 S. 71st Court. Participants 

can sand, cut, 

assemble and paint pallet 

wood pieces to make a 

home for feathery friends. 


(708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Soul Café: Hulk Smash! 

(Guys Only) 

5-6 p.m. June 26, 


15555 S. 71st Court. 

Participants can identify 

what’s causing emotional 

reactions and how to better 

communicate with others. 

For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 or 

visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

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EveFit upgrading women’s 

fitness in Orland Park space 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

When Danielle Brannon 

had the opportunity 

to develop her own fitness 

classes, she knew she 

wanted to cater to women. 

With the help of two 

partners and after two 

years of planning, EveFit 

opened on Feb. 1, 2018, 

on LaGrange Road. More 

than a year later, the facility 

has established a dedicated 

membership base 

and has stayed committed 

to encouraging women’s 

holistic health. 

The women-only gym 

strives to make exercise 

easy, accessible and fun 

though hour-long classes 

that combine cardiovascular 

exercise, strength training 

and yoga into workouts 

designed for their bodies, 

Brannon said. 

“We knew that the community 

needed a facility, 

somewhere where women 

could feel safe and secure, 

completely 100 percent 

comfortable, and a judgement-free 

zone, where 

they are able to get a really 

effective workout,” she 

said. “There isn’t anything 

like us around, and the 

women-only component, 

yeah, it’s for the safe and 

secure, but we also wanted 

to be able to create a workout 

that was specifically 

designed and tailored to a 

woman’s body.” 

In a typical EveFit class, 

a trainer guides a group of 

women through a structured 

workout that is broken 

down into 20-minute 

segments of each of the 

three exercise components, 

Brannon said. 

“It’s really all of the Top 

3 tiers that women need 

when it comes to fitness,” 

Brannon said. “We need 

cardiovascular. It’s heart 

healthy, getting your heart 

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rate elevated and working 

your blood flow. ... Women 

need strength training; we 

need to work our muscles. 

“And then, yoga is so 

often overlooked. The importance 

of being flexible, 

stretching out so you can 

tone and have nice lean 

muscles, and … the more 

flexible you are, the easier 

it will be to perform the 

cardio and strength portions 

of any workout.” 

This structure appealed 

to many members, especially 

those who hold a 

full-time job or are fulltime 

mothers and need a 

workout that quickly combines 

the essentials. Additionally, 

several women 

said they also like knowing 

they are doing all three 

workout elements, which 

they might not have done 

if they were exercising on 

their own. 

“What appealed to me 

was the structure of the 

classes,” said Rhonda Harris, 

an Orland Park resident 

who started attending EveFit 

shortly after it opened. 

“I don’t like to do cardio, 

so just knowing that I’m 

only going to do 20 minutes 

of it is good. I love 

strength training; that’s 

my favorite. I like that I 

can get everything that I 

need in one class: cardio, 

strength and yoga, in an 

hour. Now, I don’t have to 

worry about if I need to do 

cardio this day or strength 

training that day. It’s just 

really convenient.” 

To make the workouts 

more effective, members 

wear heart-rate monitors 

during class, Brannon 

said. The monitors 

let women know if they 

should be working harder 

or if they’re working too 

hard, and keep track of the 

number of calories burned 

throughout the workout, 

providing a sense of accomplishment 

at the end, 

she added. 

Because the classes are 

specifically designed for a 

woman’s body, they were a 

logical fit for Tinley Park’s 

Amani Ammar, EveFit’s 

first member who found 

the gym while she was 

pregnant with her youngest 

child and looking online 

for an all-women gym. 

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are trainers there to help 

you and guide you,” Ammar 

said. “If a movement 

is too difficult, they modify 

it for you. If they feel like 

you’re not doing enough, 

they’ll make progressions 

for you,” Ammar said. 

“The heart-rate monitor 

system really helped me 

all throughout my pregnancy. 

I actually worked 

out there throughout my 

whole entire pregnancy. 

“I’m seven months postpartum, 

and throughout 

my whole entire pregnancy 

they would give me 

modified moves. And now, 

to get me back into shape, 

they’re doing a lot of progression 

for me.” 

Two-time breast cancer 

survivor Norma Tendy, of 

Oak Forest, said that the 

focus on women’s bodies 

and the trainer encouragement 

have helped her on 

her fitness journey. Having 

had two mastectomies, 

Tendy needed a workout 

that improved her upperbody 

strength while also 

staying within her doctor’s 

restrictions. 

“I can only lift certain 

amounts of weight, and 

they help you,” she said of 

EveFit. “They’re amazing 

there — all the trainers are. 

“I’ve come a long way. 

I couldn’t squat down before, 

because I have bad 

knees, and I can do that 

now. I had never run on 

a treadmill before until I 

started going there. It’s 

made quite a bit of a difference.” 

In order to provide a holistic 

approach to women’s 

health, EveFit also focuses 

on giving members an experience 

that makes exercising 

enjoyable, Brannon 

said. 

“What we’re doing is 

more than just fitness,” she 

said. “What’s more important 

is we’re all about 

being an experience, an 

experience for all women 

walking in the doors knowing 

that no matter where 

you’re at — your age, 

your fitness level, what 

you’ve been doing prior, if 

you’re fit, you’re not fit. It 

doesn’t matter. Everyone 

feels welcome; everyone 

can work out together in 

the same workout room at 

all different levels, and it’s 

much different than a lot of 

places are. We’re bringing 

something together that’s 

totally new and different 

to the industry, making it 

about more than just working 

out. It’s a whole wellness 

approach.” 

This approach is what 

helped Orland Hills’ Karen 

Carenen, who had not 

exercised in decades, start 

classes at EveFit and stay 

motivated. Carenen started 

attending EvefFt in March 

2018 in an effort to get 

ready for a vacation she 

was taking that fall. That 

vacation has come and 

gone, but she still is a devoted 

member of the gym. 

“ I have met just amazing 

people there, other women 

there my age, younger,” 

she said. “And they’re all 

just very supportive, along 

with the trainers, very encouraging. 

… It’s a combination 

of both the actual 

class and the great women 

that are there that make it 

so great.” 

Ammar added it has 

benefitted her mental 

health, too. 

“I have three kids, and 

being able to go to a gym 

with that kind of support 

system and all of that positivity 

around you, it really 

does help you,” she said. 

“It boosts your energy. It 

boosts your mood.” 

Several women have 

been able to battle health 

issues with the help of the 

EveFit exercise routines 

and nutrition programs, 

Brannon said. Harris is 

among those women. Not 

only has she lost more than 

40 pounds in the past year 

but also overcame a diabetes 

diagnosis. 

“After working out just 

a couple of months there, 

I went back to my doctor, 

and my A1C number 

dropped so much,” she 

said. “I went from being 

diabetic and went down to 

being pre-diabetic, and the 

number keeps dropping. 

My doctor is very, very excited 

about this.” 

Harris also has high 

blood pressure and said 

that those numbers also 

have significantly decreased. 

“It’s changed my life,” 

she said. “Period.” 

Frankfort’s Sue Sinwelski 

said she considers 

herself relatively healthy, 

despite managing two autoimmune 

diseases. Although 

she has always 

eaten well, she wanted to 

improve her exercising 

habits and was encouraged 

to join EveFit after attending 

a nutrition class led by 

EveFit trainers. 

“I’m really interested in 

trying to [stay healthy],” 

Sinwelski said. “Obviously, 

I’m in my early 

50s, and now it’s all about 

maintaining for myself. 

Because I have rheumatoid 

arthritis, I have to be able 

to keep mobile. That’s the 

whole key when you have 

this disease. … I took one 

of the free classes when 

[EveFit] first opened, and 

I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I 

can do this.’” 

Rounding out the holistic 

approach to women’s 

health is a community that 

has developed among the 

members. 

Sinwelski said the 

friends she has made at 

EveFit have been essential 

to her success, because 

they regularly communicate 

and offer accountability. 

“Several of us have become 

very good friends 

that work out there, and 

that, again, is important,” 

she said. “We message 

each other, ‘Hey, when 

are you working out this 

week?’ and we try to hook 

up to work out together, 

because, again, it’s important. 

“I went into this place 

not knowing a single person 

… Now, I’m part of a 

family.” 

For more information 

about EveFit, visit evefit. 

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EveFit is located at 

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Sandburg-bound student reflects on 

flawless elementary attendance record 

Erin Redmond 


In roughly 

1,408 days, 

Evan Vossos 

has not 

missed a day 

of school. 

The recent 

Jerling Jr. 

High School 

graduate 

Evan 

Vossos 

never missed a single day 

over his eight years of elementary 

school. Because 

of that, Vossos was recently 

recognized at Jerling’s 

graduation ceremony by 

leading his class in the 

Pledge of Allegiance. 

Vossos’ perfect attendance 

was no accident. He 

set his eyes on achieving 

perfect attendance back in 

fourth grade, when realized 

he “hadn’t been absent 

in awhile” — or ever, 

that is. 

“It was a combination 

of luck and will,” Vossos 

said. “I don’t get sick that 

often — I have a good immune 

system — so that 

came into it. I just [had the 

mentality of] ‘I want to go 

to school today. It’s a fun 

experience. We learn.’” 

As if never being absent 

was not enough, Vossos 

also was never tardy — at 

least not technically. A few 

bus delays here and there 

may have caused him to be 

late to class once or twice, 

but when he had his way 

he was always ready to 

learn as soon as class began. 

Vossos’ unblemished 

attendance record did not 

come without sacrifice, 

though. 

“He did miss the Cubs 

parade; he’s an avid Cubs 

fan,” said Dimitra Karis 

Vossos, Evan’s mother. 

“He really wanted to go, 

and he would’ve had 

a good view because I 

[work] downtown. He did 

miss that. 

“He missed a couple 

basketball tournaments 

that were out of town. He 

decided he would rather 

go to school and go to the 

tournaments on the weekends. 

He was very determined.” 

Evan’s dedication to his 

schoolwork paid off, earning 

him a spot in Sandburg 

High School’s honors program, 

which he is to start 

in the fall. He took a high 

school-level math class as 

an eighth-grader, giving 

him an academic edge as 

he enters the next phase of 

his schooling. 

And on top of all of that, 

Evan also juggled eight 

years of Greek school, 

too. He was on travel soccer 

and basketball teams, 

but all were second fiddle 

to his determination to 

achieve perfect attendance. 

With eight years under 

his belt, what’s four more? 

Evan said he intends to 

keep his streak going 

throughout high school but 

thinks it will be much easier 

than what he has already 

achieved. 

Plus, 12 years of perfect 

attendance might look 

good on his future resume. 

“My dream job would 

be to work for NASA,” he 

said. It doesn’t even have 

to be in space. They’re just 

a very influential organization.” 

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Quality Therapy and 

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Editorials, sports reporting among 22CM’s 16 national awards 

The Prairie to be 

honored at Oct. 5 

ceremony 

Staff Report 

From an “inspirational” 

obituary to “engaging” 

breaking news to a “haunting” 

and “exceptional” investigation, 

22nd Century 

Media publications earned 

a company-record 16 

awards for journalistic excellence 

from the National 

Newspaper Association. 

It is the seventh year 

of national competition 

for 22nd Century Media, 

parent company of The 

Orland Park Prairie, and 

the 16 awards top the company’s 

previous high of 14 

(2015). 

The National Newspaper 

Association boasts 

more than 2,000 members, 

and this year its annual 

Better Newspaper 

Contest welcomed more 

than 1,300 entries from 

36 states. Winners in the 

competition, judged by 

esteemed journalists from 

across the country, will be 

honored at an Oct. 5 banquet 

in Milwaukee. 

“I am blown away,” said 

Joe Coughlin, the company’s 

publisher. “Our editorial 

team works tirelessly 

to produce quality community 

journalism that informs 

and equips our readers. 

The work is for the 

community, but accolades 

of this magnitude help validate 

those efforts.” 

Of the 16 awards won 

by 22nd Century Media, 

two were first-place and 

seven were second-place 

honors. 22CM also earned 

three third-place nods, and 

four were honorable mentions. 

The Homer Horizon, the 

first newspaper launched 

by 22nd Century Media, 

earned both first-place 

awards — one for a feature 

written by Editor Tom Czaja 

and the other for an investigative 

piece produced 

by a team of reporters. 

Four of the honors went 

to The Orland Park Prairie, 

which was recognized 

for two editorials by Managing 

Editor Bill Jones, 

a sports column by Jeff 

Vorva and an obituary tribute 

by reporter Meredith 

Dobes. 

Regarding Vorva’s 

second-place Best Sports 

Column entry, “Plenty of 

heroes,” judges said “Jeff 

gets brownie points here 

for a piece that gets extra 

power from its efficient 

language.” They also 

And the winners are ... 

List and details of the 16 national award-winners for 22nd Century Media 

called Dobes’ tribute to a 

late Montford Point Marine 

“an honestly inspirational 

obituary.” 

Jones earned secondplace 

for Best Editorial 

with a column about the 

importance of voting, with 

judges calling it a “creative 

twist to the same 

old, same old get out and 

vote opine.” He took an 

honorable mention for a 

column about the student 

walkouts, with judges saying 

it was “well written 

with several good points” 

but that it “could have 

been said in fewer words.” 

Jones disagrees. 

“I would have done so 

‘respectfully,’ but I feared 

that might be too wordy,” 

he wrote. 

Jones also contributed to 

the second-place recognition 

the Malibu Surfside 

News received for its coverage 

of the devastating 

Woolsey Fire. Vorva also 

picked up a second place 

for Best Review in The 

Tinley Junction for his take 

on the Marilyn Manson/ 

Rob Zombie show at the 

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, 

as well as an 

honorable mention in that 

paper for Best Sports Feature 

Story or Series an entry 

called “No white flag.” 

Other awards southwest 

suburban awards were 

won by: The Lockport Legend 

(sports story by Editor 

Max Lapthorne) and The 

Frankfort Station (sports 

photo by Julie McMann). 

“The variety of work 

that was recognized is 

particularly impressive to 

me,” Publisher Joe Coughlin 

said. “These are the 

best reporters in Chicago’s 

suburbs, and they keep 

proving it.” 

Paper Category Author(s) Description of work 

The Homer Horizon Investigative Max Lapthorne, Report from a four-month investigation on a former Lockport Township High School 

Story 

Tom Czaja, Joe Coughlin student who said she was sexually abused by her teacher 

The Homer Horizon Feature Story Tom Czaja Exploratory profile of a religious icon that appears as if it is crying 

Malibu Surfside News Breaking News Lauren Coughlin, In-depth coverage of a disastrous and deadly wildfire 

Joe Coughlin, Bill Jones, 

Barbara Burke 

Malibu Surfside News Sports Story Chris Megginson Recap of Olympic bobsledder Lauren Gibbs’ silver-medal performance at the 2018 

Winter Olympics 

Malibu Surfside News Feature Story Lauren Coughlin In-depth look at the disappearance and search for Elaine Park, one year after she 

went missing 

The Orland Park Prairie Sports Column Jeff Vorva 

Local angle on a historic high school football win by Brother Rice 

The Orland Park Prairie Editorial Bill Jones 1. A rallying cry to push voters to the polls, and 2. How some missed the point of a 

student walkout 

The Orland Park Prairie Obituary Meredith Dobes Honoring the life of a local Congressional Medal of Honor recipient 

Tribute 

The Tinley Junction Review Jeff Vorva Recap of a head-banging show by Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson 

The Tinley Junction Sports Feature Jeff Vorva Story of a senior resident running a race just months after a heart attack 

The Northbrook Tower Education/ Martin Carlino The stories of a high school’s walkout and a district’s handling of the walkouts 

Literacy Story 

The Northbrook Tower Sports Feature Martin Carlino Profile of pitcher Michael Oh, who after two surgeries was back on the mound 

The Northbrook Tower Sports Story Michal Dwojak Looking at the career and influence of Hall-of-Fame basketball coach David Weber 

The Lockport Legend Sports Story Max Lapthorne Report on a youth baseball team’s blow-torch- and triple-play-aided victory 

The Frankfort Station Sports Photo Julie McMann Cover photo of a leaping, horizontal touchdown catch by football star AJ Henning 

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patient receives, and the 

complexity of the skilled 

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requires, according to 

the release. Higher RUG 

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amount paid by Medicare 

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It also reportedly was 

alleged that providers rendered 

skilled therapy to 

patients who did not need 

it or could not benefit from 

it, as part of an effort to 

bill the highest possible 

amount to Medicare. 

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Quality Therapy under the 

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to the settlements and consent 

judgments. 

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10 | June 20, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie business 


Business Briefs 

Century 21 Affiliated 

announces Summerfest 

Celebration for June 22 

Century 21 Affiliated 

is invited the public to its 

Summerfest Celebration 

from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 

June 22, at its Orland 

Park office, 15812 S. 

Wolf Road. 

The event is free for the 

whole family. It is to feature 

an inflatable obstacle 

course, face painting, police 

and fire, pizza and 

pop, music, games, candy 

and prizes. 


call (708) 361-0800. 

Pinnacle Dermatology 

signs affiliation 

agreement with Rush 

University Medical Center 

Pinnacle Dermatology, 

a physician practice 

group with 35 locations 

across four states, including 

a clinic in Orland 

Park, recently announced 

it has signed an affiliation 

agreement with Rush University 

Medical Center in 

Chicago. 


patients with advanced 

skin diseases will have expedited 

access to consults 

with and referrals to Rush 

oncology, otolaryngology 

and restorative plastic surgery 

specialists. Patients 

who require surgery will 

have the option to schedule 

follow-up care closer 

to home at one of 18 Pinnacle 

Dermatology sites. 

Patients who have skin 

conditions that are caused 

by a more serious underlying 

medical condition 

also will have expedited 

access to Rush specialists. 


patients who are eligible 

also will have the opportunity 

to participate in 

Rush research studies and 

clinical trials through the 

affiliation. 


and Rush also have 

worked to ensure that 

patient records follow 

patients throughout their 

care journey, from a Pinnacle 

Dermatology clinic 

to Rush and back. 

Comprehensive breast 

imaging suite coming to 

Orland Park 

The Illinois Health 

Facilities and Services 

Review Board vrecently 

oted 6-0 to approve the 

University of Chicago 

Medicine’s certificate of 

need application to build 

a comprehensive breast 

imaging facility in Orland 

Park. 

The vote, which took 

place during the regulatory 

board’s meeting in 

Bolingbrook, clears the 

way for the academic 

health system to expand 

its specialized breast 

imaging services in the 

south suburbs. The dedicated 

suite will provide 

screening and diagnostic 

mammography in a 

3,500-square-foot facility 

as part of a joint venture 

with Solis Mammography. 

Construction on the new 

suite is expected to begin 

in September and should 

be complete in 2020. 

UChicago Medicine 

also will partner with 

Solis Mammography to 

provide mammography 

services on the health system’s 

Hyde Park campus 

as well as at its new River 

East location, which will 

open in 2020. 

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opened its Orland Park 

outpatient facility in late 

2016 and left portions 

of the top floors as shell 

space to allow for future 

expansion. 

The new $5.7 million 

dedicated breast imaging 

center will be built 

on the fourth floor and 

will include a full line 

of radiology equipment, 

including a 3D mammography 

machine that 

uses SmartCurve comfort 

technology paddles 

that follow the shape of a 

woman’s breast for extra 

comfort. It also will have 

breast ultrasound services 

for diagnostic scans and 

biopsy targeting, as well 

as a bone density scanner. 


currently offers limited 

mammography services at 

the location, but women 

who need more comprehensive, 

diagnostic care 

have to travel to the health 

system’s main location in 

Hyde Park. 

New America’s Best 

Contacts & Eyeglasses 

now open in Orland Park 

America’s Best Contacts 

& Eyeglasses is now 

open in Orland Park and 

carries a wide selection of 

designer eyeglass frames, 

contact lenses and eyeglass 

accessories. 

National Vision is expanding 

into the Chicago 

market with its new location 

at 15135 S. LaGrange 

Road in Orland Park. 

Silver Cross Foundation 

appoints new board 

members 

The Silver Cross Foundation 

announces the recent 

appointment of Sonia 

Coleman, Susan Frangella 

and Lydia Garvey to the 

Foundation Board of Directors. 

Sonia Coleman has a 

law practice in Orland 

Park counseling clients 

on estate planning, probate, 

labor and employment, 

business formation, 

contracts negotiation and 

risk management issues. 

She has developed and 

taught courses as an adjunct 

professor at Prairie 

State College, Dominican 

University and Moraine 

Valley Community College. 

Coleman earned her 

Bachelor of Science degree 

in psychology from 

Howard University and 

her Juris Doctorate from 

Loyola University Chicago. 

Coleman has chaired 

committees for the Black 

Women Lawyers’ Association 

of Greater Chicago 

and the Council on 

Legal Education Opportunity. 

Coleman received 

the Health Care Service 

Corporation’s President’s 

Diversity Award and the 

Black Women Lawyers’ 

Association of Greater 

Chicago’s President’s 

Award. She was selected 

to be a Leadership Greater 

Chicago Fellow in 2010, 

currently serves as a faculty 

advisor for The John 

Marshall Law School’s 

Business Enterprise Law 

Clinic, and is a member 

of the Illinois State Bar 

Association, Orland Park 

Area Chamber of Commerce 

Board of Directors, 

Professional Women’s 

Network Chicago Southland 

and the Veterans Action 

Committee for the 

Tinley Park Chamber of 

Commerce. Coleman resides 

in Tinley Park with 

her husband, Mark, and 

their two teenage children. 

Susan Frangella has 

been a longtime supporter 

of Silver Cross Hospital 

as a volunteer, community 

trustee and philanthropist. 

An active member 

of Childerguild, Frangella 

has been instrumental in 

raising funds to benefit 

women and children services. 

In 2012, she served 

as a co-chairperson for 

the Illumination Gala, at 

which more than 1,100 

friends of Silver Cross 

Hospital were treated to 

an unforgettable evening 

of dining, dancing, music 

and entertainment, all in 

celebration of the historic 

opening of the new Silver 

Cross Hospital. In addition 

to sharing her time 

and talents with Silver 

Cross, Frangella volunteers 

with the Crisis Center 

of South Suburbia. She 

also is an officer for the 

Lawrence J. Beal Charitable 

Foundation, which 

honors her late father who 

was the founder and chairman 

of National Railway 

Equipment Company 

headquartered in Mt. Vernon. 

Coleman currently 

serves on NRE’s Board 

of Directors as treasurer 

and resides in Orland Park 

with her husband, Patrick. 

Orland Park Silver Cross 

employees among those 

honored for milestone 

years of service 

During National Hospital 

Week, Silver Cross 

Hospital honored employees 

who reached milestones 

of 5-45 years of 

service. 

More than 200 employees 

with 10 or more years 

were honored at a special 

dinner at the Patrick Haley 

Mansion in Joliet. Employees 

with five years of 

service received a gift of 

their choice. 

The following employee 

who resides in Orland 

Park were recognized for 

20 or more years of service: 

Eileen Kost-Giere, 

who works in sixth floor 

patient care. 

Compiled by Editor Bill 

Jones, bill@opprairie.com.



The Bridge opens its doors for another season 

Orientation, chance for parents to visit center kick off latest round of programming 

Aaron Heldt, community relations and marketing coordinator for The Bridge Teen 

Center, takes a photo of Emma Simms, of Orland Park, for her ID on June 1, during 

the center’s open house and orientation. 

Priscilla Steinmetz, co-founder and executive director of The Bridge Teen Center, 

welcomes almost 300 teens and parents to the open house. 

Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

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The Orland Park Prairie’s 

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What is one essential 

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What do you like to do 

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What’s one thing that 

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students, and the fun stuff 

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What extracurriculars 

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had? 

Volleyball, reading 

club. 

Standout Student is a weekly 

feature for The Orland Park 

Prairie. Nominations come 

from Orland Park area 

schools. 

visit us online at www.OPPrairie.com 

School News 

Bradley University 

Four students from Orland Park 

earn places on deans’ list 

Bradley University recently congratulated 

nearly 900 students who 

received their academic degrees in 

May. 

The following Orland Parkers 

were among those who earned degrees: 

John Markey (computer science 

- mobile computing), Lauren 

Germino (FCS Dietetics), Kaitlyn 

Markey (nursing) and Rebecca 

Zaragoza (nursing). 

Clemson University 

President’s list recognizes Orland 

Park student 

Matthea J. Wong, of Orland 

Park, has been named to the president’s 

list at Clemson University. 

Wong, whose major is biological 

sciences, made the president’s list 

for the spring 2019 semester. 

To be named to the president’s 

list, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all 

As) grade-point average. 

Georgia Tech 

Orland Parker earns degree 

Katherine Krzus, of Orland 

Park, recently earned a Bachelor of 

Science in Business Administration 

from the Georgia Institute of Technology 

in Atlanta. 

Loyola University 

Student from Orland Park named to 

dean’s list 

Samantha Gilchrist, of Orland 

Park, recently was named to the 

dean’s list for the second semester 

of the 2018-2019 academic year at 

Loyola Univesity’s College of Arts 

and Sciences. 

University of Findlay 

Dean’s list celebrates Orland Park 

student 

Olivia Rydzewski, of Orland 

Park, was named to the spring 2019 

dean’s list at the University of Findlay. 

To earn this achievement, a student 

must attain a grade point average 

of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. 

University of Iowa 

Student from Orland Park among 

those on president’s list 

Michael Leyden, a University 

of Iowa student from Orland 

Park, studying in the College of 

Engineering, was named to UI’s 

president’s list for the spring 2019 

semester. 

The UI established the president’s 

list in the fall of 1983 to 

recognize academic excellence. In 

order to be included on the list, a 

student must have a minimum grade 

point average of 4.0 (4.0 is a “A” 

grade) in all academic subjects for 

the preceding two semesters, with a 

total of at least 12 semester hours of 

credit per semester during that period. 

More than 600 UI students were 

named to the president’s list for the 

spring 2019 semester. 

University of Mississippi 


Amanda Jadallah, of Orland 

Park, graduated with a Bachelor of 

Science from the University of Mississippi 

on May 11, 2019, at the university’s 

166th commencement. 

University of Rhode Island 

Student from Orland Park among 

those named to dean’s list 

The University of Rhode Island is 

recently announced the spring 2019 

dean’s list. The students on it represent 

nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities 

and towns, all six New England 

states, New York and New Jersey, 

and many other states and countries. 

To be included on the dean’s list, 

full-time students must have completed 

12 or more credits for letter 

grades during a semester and 

achieved at least a 3.30 quality 

point average. Part-time students 

qualify with the accumulation of 

12 or more credits for letter grades 

earning at least a 3.30 quality point 

average. 

Caroline Kruszecki, of Orland 

Park, was among those named to the 

dean’s list. 

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 

Three from Orland Park named to 

dean’s list 

The following students from Orland 

Park were named to the University 

of Wisconsin-Whitewater 

dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester: 

Ryan Frencl, Graham 

Hevel and Tonie Wasco. 

These students have demonstrated 

their academic abilities by receiving 

a grade point average of 3.4 

or above in a single semester. 

West Virginia School of Osteopathic 

Medicine 


Anna Malysz Oyola recently 

graduated from the West Virginia 

School of Osteopathic Medicine 

with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine 

degree. 

While at WVSOM, Dr. Oyola received 

a Polish-American Medical 

Society of Chicago Academic Fund 

Scholarship, a Kosciuszko Foundation 

Tuition Scholarship and a 

WVSOM Student Government Association 

Leadership Scholarship. 

She served as vice president of the 

Class of 2019. 

Oyola earned a bachelor’s degree 

in neuroscience from Augustana 

College in Rock Island in 2013. 

She is a 2009 graduate of Sandburg 

High School. 

Oyola is the daughter of Renata 

and Jerzy Malysz, of Orland Park. 

She is married to Mario G. Oyola 

Ortiz. 

She plans to enter a general surgery 

residency at New Hanover Regional 

Medical Center in Wilmington, 

North Carolina. 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

Student from Orland Park earns 

place on dean’s list 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

recently announced that Matthew 

LeMay, of Orland Park — a 

member of the class of 2019 majoring 

in robotics engineering and 

computer science — was named to 

the university’s dean’s list for academic 

excellence for the fall 2018 

semester. 

A total of 1,595 undergraduate 

students achieved the criteria required 

for WPI’s fall 2018 dean’s 

list. The criteria for the WPI dean’s 

list differs from that of most other 

universities, as WPI does not compute 

a grade point average. Instead, 

WPI defines the dean’s list by the 

amount of work completed at the A 

level in courses and projects. 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, bill@ 

opprairie.com.



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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

TPHS students, teachers 

moved by promise-keeping 

initiative 

Back in March, fellow 

teachers Maureen Koce 

and Rebecca Haustein attended 

a conference and 

walked away so inspired 

that they returned to Tinley 

Park High with a simple-but-radical 

idea: Getting 

students and teachers 

to make promises — and 

keep them. 

The duo, along with an 

enthusiastic group of about 

10 students, started the 

school’s Because I Said 

I Would program, with 

the goal of improving the 

school, one promise at a 

time. 

Because I Said I Would 

is an international nonprofit 

with a mission of improving 

humanity through 

accountability. The organization 

was started by Alex 

Sheen in 2012 after he delivered 

the eulogy for his 

father, a man known for 

keeping his word. 

Sheen, on that day, 

handed out for the first 

time what went on to become 

known as Promise 

Cards — little reminders 

to follow through. His 

message has blossomed 

since, reaching a global 

audience across more than 

153 countries. 

Koce and Haustein recruited 

students involved 

with the already-established 

Say Something initiative, 

a violence-prevention 

program, and 

the poms team, of which 

Haustein is a coach, and 

got to work. 

They held meetings, 

planned a school-wide 

campaign and, in early 

May, made their presence 

known in a big way. 

Wearing T-shirts emblazoned 

with Because I Said 

I Would, the students and 

teachers took to all corners 

of the school, handing out 

Promise Cards and spreading 

the word about the new 

effort, day after day. 

Reporting by Will O’Brien, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit TinleyJunction. 

com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Library board member 

leaves after more than 

three decades 

Lou Broccolo spent the 

last 34 years on the New 

Lenox Public Library 

Board, and his time on it 

finally came to an end at 

the June 10 meeting. 

He joked that he started 

on the board when he was 

10 years old. 

Broccolo, a retired middle 

school social studies/ 

history teacher, started on 

the board in 1985, long before 

the current library was 

built in the New Lenox 

Commons. 

He saw the library 

through many changes, including 

the new building 

process that was completed 

in 2001. 

Broccolo lost the first 

time he ran for a board position 

and he did not think 

it would bother him much, 

but it did, he said. 

“When I ran the first 

time, I never said, ‘I’m 

going to do this, this and 

this,’” he said. “I was 

just encouraged to run by 

Georgia Madden, who has 

passed away since then. 

She worked here and said, 

‘You’re in here all the 

time, why don’t you run 

for the library board.” 

Part of what Broccolo 

was known for was his 

sense of humor. The second 

time he ran unopposed 

and told Madden if he 

somehow lost that time he 

was going to put a “for sale 

sign” in front of his house 

because he could not be a 

“nobody.” And that was 

the start of a 34-year tenure. 

Reporting by Sean Hastings, 

Editor. For more, visit New 

LenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Art on the Green highlights 

creativity, community 

Downtown Frankfort 

was even more alluring 

than usual on June 9, as 

Art on the Green brought 

the creative community together 

to celebrate artistic 

expression. 

More than 30 local artists 

exhibited their work at 

Frankfort’s Breidert Green 

Park, and attendees had the 

opportunity to purchase 

everything from paintings 

to photography to jewelry. 

As a juried show, the event 

showcased a high level 

of fine art, and the artists 

were in the running to win 

prizes for the Top 3 as well 

as two honorable mentions. 

Since forming in 2018, 

the Frankfort Arts Association 

has worked to bring 

area artists of all mediums 

together. The Village of 

Frankfort — a major sponsor 

of Art on the Green — 

handed off its Fine Arts 

Fair to the association 

to host the renamed, revamped 

event for the first 

time this year. 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit FrankfortStation. 

com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Park district rolls out 

Unplug Mokena campaign 

Mokena Community 

Park District wants residents 

to disconnect from 

the digital and power up 

for playtime this summer, 

so that people can spend 

more time experiencing 

the great outdoors that is, 

frequently, right in their 

own backyards. 

It is all part of the park 

district’s Unplug Mokena 

campaign this summer. 

The topic was featured at 

Mokena Chamber of Commerce’s 

monthly meeting 

on June 11. 

Mike Selep, the park 

district’s executive director, 

said residents should 

put away their phones, 

step away from the computers 

and laptops, turn off 

the gaming systems, and 

ask themselves, “What’s 

one thing you really liked 

to do as a kid?” and then 

go do it. 

“The thing that I think 

we have the biggest challenges 

with is that we sit,” 

Selep said. “We sit a lot. 

We sit at our desks. We sit 

at our computers. We sit at 

home and watch TV. We’re 

not really up and about as 

much as we used to be.” 

Selep cited the national 

rise in obesity and the 

health risks associated 

with it as the main danger 

in not spending 30 minutes 

a day of moderate activity, 

such as taking a walk in 

the park, taking one’s children 

or grandchildren to 

the playground and engaging 

in some playtime with 

them, or getting together 

with friends for a round 

of disc golf or some other 

light sporting activity. 

The park district has a 

full lineup of summer activities 

planned for the Village. 

To view upcoming 

events, visit mokenapark. 

com. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer 

III, Editor. For more, visit 

MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Girl, 14, suffers broken 

bones, bruised liver after 

being struck by car 

A 14-year-old girl was 

riding her bicycle with a 

friend when she was struck 

by a car and suffered broken 

bones and a bruised 

liver the evening of June 

9 in Homer Glen, according 

to Will County Sheriff’s 

Office spokeswoman 

Kathy Hoffmeyer. 

At 8:47 p.m., deputies 

responded to the intersection 

of Bell Road, north of 

143rd Street, in regard to 

the girl being struck, according 

to police. When 

they arrived, they found 

the driver of a Mazda 6 at 

the intersection with the 

teenage girl lying in the 

street. 

The girl was responsive 

but had difficulty speaking, 

police said. 

The Northwest Homer 

Fire Protection District arrived 

and transported her 

to Silver Cross Hospital, 

per Hoffmeyer. The teen 

was later transferred to 

Christ Hospital to be treated, 

and initial reports have 

indicated her injuries as 

being non-life-threatening. 

Witnesses stated the girl 

and her friend were crossing 

Bell Road on their 

bikes against a red light 

when the 14-year-old was 

struck, according to Hoffmeyer. 

The injured girl is a 

Homer Glen resident. 

The accident remains 

under investigation. 

No tickets had been issued 

initially following the 

crash. 

Reporting by Thomas 

Czaja, Editor. For more, visit 

HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

LGBTQ support 

organization comes to 

Lockport 

People in the LGBTQ 

community are constantly 

battling ignorance and discrimination, 

and the fight 

for equality is ongoing in 

the Lockport community. 

The PFLAG organization, 

which was founded in 

1973 by Jeanne Manford, 

is an active organization 

with 400 chapters across 

the country. PFLAG stands 

for Parents, Families, and 

Friends of Lesbians and 

Gays. PFLAG’s mission is 

to “build on a foundation 

of loving families united 

with LGBTQ people and 

allies who support one 

another, and to educate 

ourselves and our communities 

to speak up as advocates 

until all hearts and 

minds respect, value and 

affirm LGBTQ people.” 

Michelle Eckmayer, 

president of the chapter in 

Homer Glen and Lockport, 

is confident that PFLAG is 

contributing to the communities 

by positively 

impacting the push for 

equality for the LGBTQ 

community, and making 

discrimination less and 

less prevalent. 

“Really, there [are] three 

basic things that we try to 

do,” Eckmayer said. “That 

is support, educate and advocate. 

... There is much 

more to fight for, because 

ignorance still surrounds 

us. This is why we educate, 

because some people 

just do not understand it 

and get afraid of what they 

do not understand. Once 

you educate people, they 

are more informed and less 

likely to discriminate.” 

The chapter in Homer 

Glen/Lockport is to officially 

begin having meetings 

the last Tuesday of 

every month that will be 

open to anyone who wants 

to support the LGBTQ 

community. 

Meetings are to be held 

from 6:30-8 p.m. at Cross 

of Glory Lutheran, 14719 

W. 163rd St. in Homer 

Glen. 

Reporting by Christian Villanueva, 

Editorial Intern. 

For more, visit LockportLeg 

end.com.

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If you took a look at 

Page 6 this week, you 

saw that our publishing 

company recently won 16 

national awards, three of 

them for The Orland Park 

Prairie. Two of those 

awards were for these here 

columns of mine. 

And before you think 

I’m recounting those wins 

for another round of selfhigh-fives, 

I only bring 

it up because I’d like to 

parlay whatever cache 

of credibility it helped 

me build this week into a 

serious subject I’ve been 

meaning to tackle: restaurant 

buzzwords. 

Every industry big 

enough to have marketing 

people involved (or for 

the influence of marketing 

people felt) has buzzwords. 

They often change 

with the winds, signifiers 

of trends and calls to those 

searching for what’s hot. 

But nowhere are they as 

annoyingly prevalent as 

in the restaurant industry. 

And I’m not talking about 

things like “raw,” “local” 

and “fresh” (well, maybe 

a bit about “fresh”); I’m 

talking about the completely 

meaningless adjectives 

and adverbs strewn 

about menus and needlessly 

peppered into the 

speech of general managers 

who might otherwise 

be decent people with 

families. 

I know how prevalent 

these buzzwords can be 

because I edit almost all 

of our company’s Dish 

restaurant features. And 

when I’m not working, 

my wife and I love going 

out to dinner when we can 

find the time and money. 

To be clear, I don’t 

hate the restaurants that 

use these buzzwords. I 

understand the competitive 

nature of an industry 

in which it’s hard to stay 

afloat. There are plenty 

of fine restaurants with 

great employees who 

have mouths to feed at 

home, too. I get it. That 

said, something needs to 

be done about it, starting 

with these three. 

• “Hand-crafted” — 

This comes up most in 

the world of cocktails. 

Bartenders — sorry “mixologists” 

— love to tout 

the infusions, syrups and 

liquor mixtures of which 

they are most proud as 

“hand-crafted.” 

And, I mean, sure. I 

watched you make it from 

the other side of the bar. 

You definitely used your 

hands. I’ll applaud you 

with mine if that’s what 

you want. But part of me 

wishes you didn’t feel the 

need to remind me that 

you used your hands. 

Beyond that, what back 

there isn’t hand-crafted? I 

know the beer came from 

a tap. I know the wine was 

just poured from a bottle 

into my glass. But the 

cocktails? I get how this 

works. 

• “House-made” or 

“homemade” — Quick 

question: Whose house? 

Smart-aleckry aside, 

this has become a nuisance 

of a byproduct of 

the movement to proclaim 

everything “fresh.” You 

see it most with sauces, 

maybe a blend of meat for 

a hamburger, or the tasty 

bun on which that burger 

will temporarily reside. 

But you make your 

own barbecue sauce 

rather than rebottling 

Heinz, and you’re proud 

of it? Fair enough. It is 

pretty good. But here’s 

the thing: I assumed you 

made everything on-site 

— because I didn’t go to 

a fast food chain — until 

you expended all of that 

effort to let me know 15 

things on your menu are 

“house-made.” Now, I’ve 

started to wonder about 

the others. 

Of greater importance, 

as much as you industry 

folks love to refer to 

restaurant parts in terms 

like “front of the house,” 

“back of the house,” “Dr. 

House” and “House of the 

Rising Bun,” to paraphrase 

Luther Vandross 

(or Papa Roach) your 

house is not a home. Your 

items are therefore not 

“homemade,” as much 

as you’d like to tap into 

that nostalgia of “how 

grandma used to make 

it.” Good news: It’s why 

I’m paying to eat at your 

place. Embrace it. 

• Continuing in that 

vein, stop with your nonsensical 

brags like, “We 

don’t even own a refrigerator.” 

Am I supposed to 

be impressed? 

This one comes from 

an escalation of the fresh 

argument akin to that of 

two youths arguing over 

whose dad is better. 

“My dad’s food is so 

fresh; it’s never frozen.” 

“Yeah, well my dad’s 

food is so fresh it goes 

right from the garden to 

the table.” 

“Oh yeah — well my 

dad’s food is so fresh he 

doesn’t even own a refrigerator.” 

To quote John Oliver, 

“[Dramatic pause] Cool.” 

Refrigerators are rad. 

They help reduce food 

waste. They chill things 

that need chillin’. And 

they do it in a way that 

does not necessitate going 

out and buying ice to keep 

things at a satisfactory 

temperature. 

Speaking of which, I 

put this story in the refrigerator 

overnight. It’s what 

helped make these disses 

so cold. 

Poetry in OP 

‘The World 

Won’t End’ 

Lin Peterson 

Orland Park resident 

Contrary to popular belief 

The world won’t suddenly 

Come to an end. 

When fear and greed 

Are the only gods, 

Our world will slip away 

Little at a time, 

One more poor compromise, 

One more bad decision 

One too many grabs 

For money and power 

Over humanity. 

The world won’t suddenly 

Come to an end. 

It will still be there 

Humans will wonder 

When humanity ended 

But the world will still 

revolve.

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FAITH BRIEFS 

Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street 

and Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Vacation Bible School 

9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. June 

17-21. Ages 4 through 

fifth grade. The theme of 

this years VBS is the good 

news of God’s love. There 

will be Bible stories, 

crafts, games and music 

appropriate for the ages 

mentioned. 

There will be special 

events, such as Western 

Day and drawings for a 

Brookfield Zoo membership, 

Sky Zone gift cards 

and a VBS Backpack. Additionally, 

there will be a 

family fun night to close 

out VBS. 

Families can register 

online at www.ashburnbaptist.com. 

Children who 

have registered online by 

Thursday, June 13, will 

have their names entered 

into a drawing for a $50 

Chick-fil-A gift card. After 

June 16, register at the 

door the day of VBS. 

There is no enrollment 

fee. 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 

S. 80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Overeaters Anonymous 

8:30 a.m. Saturday, 3 

p.m. Sunday. Overeaters 

Anonymous meetings 

are for anyone who has a 

problem with food addiction/compulsion. 

There are 

no dues, fees or weigh-ins. 

All meetings are confidential. 

Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal 

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

Day Care Summer Camp 

Registration 


call (708) 361-4066. 

Orland Park Christian Reformed Church 

(7500 W. Sycamore Drive, Orland Park) 

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 

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www.orlandchurch.com. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Religious Education 

Program: New Family 

Registration 

New family registration 

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) 

H.O.P.E. Employment 

Support Ministry 

7 p.m. first Tuesday of 

the month in the Parish 

Hall. Helpful Outreach for 

People seeking Employment 

welcomes all faiths 

and denominations and 

offers support, fellowship, 

guidance and information 

for the employed, unemployed 

or those in a career 

transition. Every month, 

H.O.P.E. also provide a 

guest speaker to support 

those in transition. For 

more information, call 

(708) 403-0137. 

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Alzheimer’s Support Group 

7:30-8:30 p.m. second 

Monday of each month. 

Aishling Companion 

Home Care, a support 

group facilitator, hosts 

monthly meetings to provide 

emotional, educational 

and social support for 

family and friends of individuals 

with Alzheimer’s 

disease or related dementia. 


visit www.alz.org. 

Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 

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. 

St. Michael Church (14327 Highland 

Ave., Orland Park 

Shawl Ministry 

9-10:30 a.m. second 

and fourth Tuesdays of the 

month. The group crochets 

and knits hats, shawls, 

scarves for adults and children, 

and donates those to 

neighbors, friends, cancer 

units, hospice, the food 

pantry and neonatal units. 

The group also meets six 

times a year in the evening. 


contact Donna at 

(708) 403-2122. 

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. 

Our Lady of the Woods Church (10731 

W. 131st, Orland Park) 

Eucharistic Adoration 

9 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays. 

The church invites 

all to spend some silent 

time with The Lord in its 

chapel. For more information, 

call (708) 361-4754. 

Have something for Faith 

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Celebrating the Diamond anniversary 

Palos Country Club 

ringing in 100 

years with tribute 

act performance 

Will O’Brien 


Pictured is Steve 

Richards, a Neil Diamond 

tribute performer who on 

Sunday, June 30, will play 

the Palos Country Club’s 

100th anniversary party. 

Photo submitted 

With a 100th anniversary 

approaching, the Palos 

Country Club team has 

kept busy with remodeling 

projects, golf course maintenance 

and freshening up 

the grounds. 

But to celebrate the occasion 

properly, they knew 

they needed to throw a 

party. And what’s a party 

without a band? 

On the evening of Sunday, 

June 30, Steve Richards 

and his Neil Diamond 

tribute band — which has 

graced stages together for 

more than 30 years — will 

play Palos’ grand ballroom. 

Richards and club 

staff are promising an 

evening guests won’t soon 

forget. 

“We can’t wait,” said 

Jamie Elstner, an assistant 

manager at the club. “We 

think it’s going to be an 

absolute blast.” 

Richards, who has 

played venues throughout 

the Chicago area and beyond 

— Wisconsin, Indiana, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania 

have all been stops — is 

planning a two-hour-plus 

performance packed with 

energy and Diamond authenticity 

from start to finish. 

“From the second we take 

the stage, we’re coming out 

gangbusters,” said Richards, 

who will be backed by 

a six-piece band. “If you’ve 

ever seen Neil, you know 

he always brings such entertainment, 

electricity and 

delight to his performances. 

That’s what we go for with 

every show.” 

Tickets — covering dinner 

and the concert for $60, 

with tax and gratuity included 

— are on sale now 

at the country club, Elstner 

said. She envisions couples 

and groups of friends enjoying 

the evening together 

and anticipates some guests 

will make a full day of it by 

golfing in the morning or 

afternoon. 

“We just want everyone 

to have a great time,” she 

said. “I mean, who doesn’t 

love Neil Diamond?” 

Diamond’s cross-generational 

appeal and soulfulness 

are a couple of the 

things Richards most enjoys 

about performing the 

singer’s tracks. 

“People have such a 

connection with Neil Diamond 

that when you’re 

performing you can see 

that you’re really touching 

people,” he said. “It’s 

a great feeling; There’s 

nothing like it.” 

Richards grew up on 

Chicago’s Northwest side 

and started playing music 

around age 15. Getting 

the attention of girls was 

his initial motivation, he 

said with a laugh, but after 

a few years performing 

Blood drive set for June 26 at 

St. Elizabeth Seton Parish hall 

Staff Report 

St. Elizabeth Seton 

Parish in Orland Hills 

is to hold a blood drive from 

2:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 

June 26, in the church hall, 

9300 W. 167th St. 

The event is sponsored 

by the the Knights of Columbus 

and run in conjunction 

with Heartland Blood 

Centers. 

To sign up, contact Tim 

Sajewski at (708) 567-2605 

or timsy68@gmail.com. 

Walk-ins are welcome, 

but appointments will be 

honored. 

Photo identification required. 

For questions about donor 

eligibility, call (708) 

633-0101. 

All presenting donors will 

receive a Chicago Bears hat 

while supplies last. 

he came to appreciate the 

craft on a new level. 

He started out, like so 

many others, covering Elvis, 

and he still occasionally 

performs as the King. 

But with countless Elvis 

impersonators — Richards 

said there are now 84,000 

in the country — and a 

newspaper ad seeking a 

Neil Diamond tribute artist, 

Richard shifted his focus 

to the New Yorker who 

has had 38 Top 10 songs, 

according to Billboard. 

Diamond’s “timeless 

songs” are “as fresh today 

as when they were written,” 

Richards said. 

“Sweet Caroline” is, no 

doubt, always the crowd 

favorite. Other show highlights 

include “Cracklin’ 

Rosie,” “Brother Love’s 

Traveling Salvation 

Song,” “I Am... I Said” 

and “America.” 

Richards has been performing 

in one capacity 

or another for roughly 

four decades and hooked 

up with the earliest members 

of his current band in 

1984, describing them as a 

family that “goes together, 

moves together and has 

fun together.” 

Richards has seen Diamond 

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performer, one can senses 

his genuine enthusiasm for 

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“I go for the emotion; I 

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“We do everything possible 

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22 | June 20, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie life & Arts 


Village to present Loverboy, Jefferson Starship 

Lineup changed 

from original 

discussions 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

A new event has been 

added to the Village’s summer 

calendar. Two musical 

acts with tunes that will 

bring back memories for 

many local fans are heading 

to Orland Park. 

The Village of Orland 

Park is formally announcing 

its summer concert, 

featuring 1980s classic 

rock bands Loverboy and 

Concerts in the Park to return to Crescent Park June 23, July 21 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

The Village of Orland 

Park invites the community 

to the first of two summer 

concerts that make up the 

2019 Concerts in the Park 

series at Crescent Park. 

The first concert, to be 

held on Sunday, June 23, 

is to feature local rock 

band Strung Out. Strung 

Jefferson Starship, to take 

place on Saturday, Aug. 

24, at Orland Park’s 12- 

acre Centennial Park West, 

located at Park Station 

Boulevard and Somerglen 

Lane. 

The first concert was 

held at Centennial Park 

West in 2011 and has hosted 

many local area cover 

bands, as well as City 

Lights Orchestra. 

Loverboy has performed 

for audiences around the 

world for more than 40 

years, sharing popular hits, 

including “Working for 

the Weekend,” “Turn Me 

Loose” and “This Could 

Be the Night.” 

Out create performs hits 

from the 1970s, rock, pop, 

modern favorites and everything 

in between. 

The June 23 free concert 

featuring Strung Out runs 

from 6-7:30 p.m. at the 

Village’s Crescent Park, 

9705 W. 142nd St., adjacent 

to the 143rd Street 

Metra Station. 

In the event of inclement 

weather, the events will be 

Between 1974 and 1984, 

Jefferson Starship released 

eight gold- and platinumselling 

albums, 20 hit singles 

and sold out concerts 

worldwide, with musical 

hits “Nothing’s Gonna 

Stop Us Now,” “Jane” and 

“We Built this City.” 

Village of Orland Park 

resident-only ticket presale 

began on June 14 

and runs through June 

23. Resident presale 

tickets can be purchased 

at the Village of Orland 

Park Sportsplex, 11351 

W. 159th St., or at Village 

Hall, 14700 Ravinia Ave. 

Tickets for admission are 

$30 each. Regular ticket 

moved indoors to the Orland 

Park Cultural Center, 

14760 Park Lane. 

The second concert in 

the series is to be held on 

July 21 and feature Abby 

Kasch, finalist from season 

16 of NBC’s “The Voice” 

and a native of Palos Park. 

She plans to bring her 

country- and rock-inspired 

sound to Orland Park and 

round out the Concerts in 

sales begin on June 24 and 

are open to residents and 

guests alike. 

Tickets will be available 

online beginning June 24 

at www.universe.com. 

Local band 4CAST is to 

perform at 4:30 p.m.. The 

park will open at 3 p.m. 

for those wishing to claim 

their spots on the lawn a 

bit early. There will be no 

admittance prior to 3 p.m. 

Attendees are invited to 

bring blankets and chairs 

for lawn seating, as well as 

picnics items and coolers. 

Although outside refreshments 

will be allowed, 

refreshments will be available 

for purchase at the 

event. Attendees are welcome 

to bring lawn chairs, 

picnics, coolers and blankets. 

Large bags and coolers 

will be inspected upon 

entrance into the venue. 

In order to offer unobstructed 

views of the 

performances, tents, large 

umbrellas or any structure 

that would prevent a 

clear view of the stage are 

not allowed. Also prohibited 

are weapons of any 

kind, recreational scooters 

(those used for mobility 

purposes are allowed), bicycles, 

roller blades/skates 

and pets. 

For more details visit 

www.orlandpark.org. 

the Park series. 

The July 21 concert featuring 

Abby Kasch will 

also be held at Crescent 

Park, from 6-7:30 p.m. 

In the case of inclement 

weather, the event will be 

held at the Orland Park 

Cultural Center. 

Admission is free for 

both events, and attendees 

are welcome to bring their 

chairs, blankets and picnics 

to the event. Beer and 

wine will be available for 

purchase. 

Free parking is available 

at the 143rd Street Metra 

Station, and at the parking 

structure on the corner of 

143rd Street and Ravinia 

Avenue. 


visit the Village’s website 

at orlandpark.org or call 

(708) 403-5000. 

Culver’s report card reward, book donation happening in Orland Park 

Submitted by Culver’s 

In celebration of summer 

vacation and a semester 

of academic achievements, 

local elementary 

and middle school students 

will get an extra 

reward when they bring 

their qualifying report 

card to a participating 

Chicago-area Culver’s 

restaurants through June 

23. 

Area students and their 

families also are invited 

to give back to the community 

by donating new 

or gently used books to 

Bernie’s Book Bank collection. 

The “B or Better” Report 

Card Reward and 

Book Drive for students in 

grades K-8 in the Chicago 

area started June 17. 

When the child, accompanied 

by a parent or 

guardian, shows a copy 

of their qualifying report 

card — reflecting an average 

of grades B or better 

— to a Culver’s team 

member, the student will 

receive a voucher for a 

free Culver’s kid’s meal. 

To pass on the inspiration 

of reading to others 

in need, students and their 

families also are invited 

to bring in new or gently 

used books (for birth 

through sixth-grade readers) 

to be donated to Bernie’s 

Book Bank. Special 

book donation bins will 

be set up in the participating 

Chicago-area Culver’s 

restaurants. 

The 501(c)(3) organization 

sources, processes 

and distributes quality 

new and gently used 

children’s books to significantly 

increase book 

ownership among at-risk 

children throughout the 

Chicago area. 

Notes: The qualifying 

school (elementary 

or middle school) report 

card needs to have more 

than half of grades reflecting 

a letter grade of B or 

better, or other equivalent 

grading value such as 

“satisfactory,” or numeral 

score of “3” or better. One 

redemption per child, who 

must be accompanied by a 

parent or guardian 

Among the 25 participating 

Culver’s locations 

is the Orland Park spot at 

9130 W. 159th St. 

Treasure 

Chest looking 

for new 

members for 

junior board 

Submitted by Treasure 

Chest Foundation 

The Pediatric Oncology 

Treasure Chest Foundation 

is looking for young folks 

to join its Junior Board. 

The Junior Board will 

be a fundraising arm of the 

Treasure Chest Foundation, 

and will be committed to 

enhancing and supporting 

the efforts of the Treasure 

Chest Foundation by increasing 

revenue through 

fundraising activities, expanding 

its volunteer base 

and raising awareness of 

the foundation’s mission. 

Fundraiser idea include 

a Hawaiian luncheon, barbecue 

grill, Oktoberfest, 

Mexican buffet, block 

party, 5K walk, Choco- 

Palooza, motorcycle run 

and children’s event, such 

as a magic show. 

Those interested in joining 

the Junior Board or 

looking for more information 

should contact Colleen 

Kisel at potcf@sbc 

global.net. 

The mission of the Treasure 

Chest Foundation is to 

provide toys to children undergoing 

cancer treatments 

and medical procedures. 

The foundation supports 

thousands of chiildren each 

month in 55 area hospitals 

and cancer treatment centers 

in the United States, 

including every pediatric 

treatment center in the 

states of Illinois, Indiana 

and Wisconsin. 


visit www.treasurechest. 

org.



Orland Park Public Library’s Summer 

Reading Program underway 

Kick-Off celebration provides attendees activities, more 

Wendy Morgan, of Wendy & DB, performs for children outside of the library. 

Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Nathan Janet, led Abby MacDonald, rides a horse June 1 during the Summer Reading 

Program Kick-Off at the Orland Park Public Library. 

Ryan Krygowski participates in one of the many activities that were part of the Kick- 

Off celebration for the Summer Reading Program at Orland Park Public Library. 

ABOVE: 

Kamar Morrar 

tosses a bean 

bag during 

the Kick-Off 

celebration. 

LEFT: Jack 

Cosme colors 

during the 

celebration. 

People line up to get TCBY frozen yogurt at the event.



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Summer Social expands upon popular 22nd Century Media women’s expo as first in series of Ladies Night Out events 

LEFT: Theresa Rebersky 

(left), of Palos Hills, and 

Lynne Tracy, of Tinley 

Park, chat at Orland Park 

Crossing during Ladies 

Night Out – Summer 

Social. 

BELOW: Jason Verbeek, 

of New Lenox, sits outside 

of his Grow Art & Ecology 

mobile unit during 22nd 

Century Media’s Ladies 

Night Out – Summer 

Social. 

Orland Park resident April Koerber wears spring 

fashions found at Orland Park Crossing on Thursday, 

June 13, during The Leading Image’s fashion show 

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Personal stylist and image consultant Jenny Applegate, 

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featuring looks found at Orland Park Crossing. 

Tinley Park resident Diane Fernandes (middle) spins 

the prize wheel as Women’s Healthcare of Illinois’ 

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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 

■6-9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Gene Infelise and 

Francesca 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; 

(708) 403-9099) 

■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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The Dish 

Bailey’s owners ‘put a lot of love’ into restaurant over past decade 

Jacquelyn Schlabach 

Contributing Editor 

With practically no experience 

in the food industry 

under their belts, 

husband and wife Ronald 

and Tamir Bailey opened 

Bailey’s Bar and Grill in 

2009. 

Ten years later, they 

have continued to pour 

their love for quality food, 

service and atmosphere 

into the restaurant that has 

evolved into a “hot spot” 

in Tinley Park. 

“We’re staying with 

what we’re doing,” Ronald 

said in regard to the 

restaurant’s 10th anniversary, 

which was celebrated 

in March. “We started 

this business — neither 

one of us were ever involved 

in the bar/restaurant 

business, and we had 

a lot of big dogs that are 

our competition, and now 

we’re neck and neck with 

all the competition on Oak 

Park Avenue. They’re following 

our pattern.” 

The Bailey duo never 

wanted to just open a bar; 

they wanted to create an 

experience for customers 

by which they could 

pair great food with great 

drinks. 

“If you just come here 

and sit in a bar and there’s 

no food — you have to eat 

sometime and somehow, or 

people are going to leave,” 

Tamir said. “You have to 

have good food, because 

then people are going to 

stay and then drink and 

hang out. Without food, I 

don’t know how any bar is 

going to survive.” 

They refer to their menu 

has “way above bar food” 

and take pride in making 

many of their items in 

house. 

“You can find any drinks 

at every bar, but you just 

can’t find the service or 

good food, because everybody 

cooks differently,” 

Tamir said. 

Bailey’s hamburgers, 

which are the most popular 

men items, are fresh, handpacked 

and seasoned in 

the kitchen. The restaurant 

also makes its own soups, 

dips and salsa. 

A popular sandwich 

item, the Bailey’s Reuben 

($11) comes with 

corned beef, sauerkraut, 

Swiss cheese, Thousand 

Island dressing served on 

marble rye bread with a 

side of chips. One of the 

popular entree dinners is 

the 12-ounce New York 

strip steak ($21.99) and is 

served with garlic bread, 

choice of potato, vegetable 

and a house salad or cup of 

soup. 

On Mondays and Saturdays, 

Bailey’s offers $2.50 

hamburgers, which Ronald 

said contributes to Mondays 

being one of the restaurant’s 

busiest days. The 

restaurant also offer $1 tacos 

on Tuesdays. 

“There’s many times 

throughout the day you 

can’t even get a seat in this 

place, because of that,” 

Ronald said. “Literally, it 

costs us more to make that 

taco than a dollar, but it’s 

been a good business model 

for us.” 

Bailey’s offers daily 

specials Monday through 

Sunday, as well as drink 

specials every day. 

The food is not the 

only thing that keeps 

bringing people back to 

Bailey’s. In addition to 

daily specials, Bailey’s 

welcomes customers to 

enjoy free karaoke nights 

at 9 p.m. Wednesdays and 

Fridays and free live 

acoustic music from 7-10 

Bailey’s Bar and Grill 

17731 Oak Park Ave. 

in Tinley Park 

Hours 

• 6 a.m.-2 a.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 6 a.m.-3 a.m. Friday- 

Saturday 

• Noon-2 a.m. Sunday 

Kitchen hours 

• 11 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday, 

Sunday 

• 11 a.m.-midnight 

Friday-Saturday 

For more information… 

Phone: (708) 429- 

7955 

Web: www. 

baileystinleypark.com 

p.m. on Tuesdays and 

Saturdays throughout the 

summer. 

“Some bars are like a 

biker crowd; some bars 

are like the kids crowd, 

[but] we have a little bit of 

an older, mature crowd,” 

Ronald said. “That’s because 

we’re trying to be 

more restaurant and not 

100 percent bar.” 

Bailey’s strives to be a 

family-friendly restaurant 

that also allows dogs to be 

on its front patio. 

“When we first started, 

we had no experience,” 

Ronald said. “Our food 

was going to be just basic, 

and we were going 

to be more bar. But over 

time, we found out that 

you have a better clientele 

when people come in with 

their families and couples 

come in, instead of just 

having the bar crowd. 

So, we’re achieving our 

goal.” 

Because of their success 

in Tinley Park, the Bailey’s 

expanded the restaurant, 

knocking down the middle 

Bailey’s Bar & Grill focuses on being a restaurant as much as it is a bar, but that 

does not stop the Tinley Park spot from serving drink concoctions such as this beer 

margarita ($15). Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

Bailey’s Reuben ($11) comes with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and 

Thousand Island dressing, served on marble rye bread with a side of chips and 

pickle. 

wall and adding two retail 

spaces to the mix. In addition, 

Bailey’s also opened 

another location two years 

ago in Oak Forest. 

“We glow in [the success],” 

Ronald said. 

“That’s what drives us.” 

Looking onto the next 10 

years, Ronald and Tamir 

simply want to maintain 

what they have been doing 

for the past decade. 

“Sometimes I wonder 

how we did it,” Tamir said. 

“If you saw this building 

before, oh my God, it’s 

just like day and night.”

28 | June 20, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie local living 

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May 6 

• 10254 Hyacinth Drive, Orland 

Park, 60462-3048 - Stalzer Trust to 

Carlo Prades, Amy Prades, $216,000 

• 11111 Waters Edge Drive 1A, 

Orland Park, 60467-5726 - Bean 

Trust to Anthony Zambuto, Frances 

Zambuto, $232,500 

• 11665 Camelot Lane, Orland Park, 

60467-6827 - Kiki Kazazakis to 

Andrzej T. Zych, $280,000 

• 9850 Avenida Del Norte St., Orland 

Park, 60462-3122 - Begley Trust to 

Nicholas E. Smurzynski, Destiny K. 

Smurzynski, $346,000 

• 11033 Waters Edge Drive, Orland 

Park, 60467-5663 - Thomas Maher 

to Bret Bushong, Emily Johnsen, 

$365,000 

• 7911 Laguna Lane, Orland Park, 

60462-1815 - Arthur E. De Pesa 

Trustee to Linda Luce, $410,000 

May 7 

• 15723 Foxbend Ct 2W, Orland 

Park, 60462-5943 - James Mann to 

Magdalena Czernecka, $133,500 

• 9313 Montgomery Drive 158, 

Orland Park, 60462-6504 - Dawn M. 

Winiecki to Yousef Tannous, Jeries 

Tannous, $158,500 

• 11210 Cameron Parkway, Orland 

Park, 60467-7537 - William K. 

Johnson to Mark W. Johnson, 

$204,000 

• 10051 Huntington Court, Orland 

Park, 60462-3090 - Paul A. Paul Jr. 

Trustee to Joanne Paul, Bradley N. 

Paul, $224,000 

• 13535 Inverness Drive, Orland 

Park, 60462-1520 - Robert A. 

Bourgeois to John Ruttledge, 

Margaret Ruttledge, $340,000 

• 14406 Lakewood Lane, Orland 

Park, 60467-7126 - Gerald P. 

Batchelor to Qusai Al Itter, $355,000 

• 15756 113th Court, Orland Park, 

60467-5868 - Czerwonka Trust to 

Krzysztof Z. Mrozek, Anna Mrozek, 

$405,000 

May 8 

• 10275 W. 143rd St., Orland Park, 

60462-1984 - Edward Brodzinski to 

Blanca Estella Ocana, $200,000 

May 9 

• 14144 Haverhill Lane, Orland Park, 

60467-8631 - Richard M. Patrurzo to 

Stephen K. Grage, Rosemary Grage, 

$290,000 

• 12250 Partridge Lane, Orland 

Park, 60467-1132 - Robert 

W. Hawkins to Brandi Angone, 

$305,000 

• 9406 Dunmurry Drive, Orland Park, 

60462-1140 - Brian S Gabriel to Gail 

Hossin, $390,000 

May 13 

• 7821 W. 157th Place Ie, Orland 

Park, 60462-5188 - Horvath Trust to 

Marilyn M. Castellana, $170,000 

• 11535 Settlers Pond Way 8-2 

B, Orland Park, 60467-5264 - 

Stephanie Teska to James M. Miller, 

Monica Locum Miller, $212,000 

• 8652 W. 143rd Place, Orland Park, 

60462-2829 - Ben Heemstra III to 

Sandra L. Hart, $240,000 

• 10466 San Luis Lane, Orland Park, 

60467-9424 - Gregory J. Chaparro 

to Daniel Tomaszewski, Sarah 

Tomaszewski, $261,000 

• 14901 Meadow Lane, Orland 

Park, 60462-2944 - Gretchen 

Lisaholmberg Trustee to Edward 

Marcowska, Frances Marcowska, 

$288,000 

• 7809 Ponderosa Court, Orland 

Park, 60462-4236 - Rafael Ruiz to 

Jose A. Flores Escamilla, Maria S. 

Flores, $290,000 

• 11920 Lynch Drive, Orland 

Park, 60467-4435 - Bernadine D. 

Zalumsky Trustee to Raymond P. Fritz 

Jr., Deann M. Fritz, $340,000 

May 17 

• 12161 W. Lady Bar Lane, Orland 

Park, 60467-1085 - Jake E. Kolin 

to Hazel Medina, Antonio Medina, 

$335,000 

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Holy Spirit, you who solve 

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After 3 days the favor requested 

will be granted even if 

it seems difficult. The prayer 

must be published immediately 

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mention ofthe favor, only 

your initials should appear at 

the bottom. S.S. 

1052 Garage Sale 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook 

County, Illinois, County Department, 

Chancery Division. 

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion 

Mortgage Company 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Unknown heirs and legatees of Margaret 

Lindbloom aka Margaret Ann Lindbloom 

aka Margaret Yackee aka 

Margaret A. Lindbloom; Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development; Eagle 

Ridge Condominium Unit III 

Association; Mary Lindbloom aka Mary 

Theresa Lindbloom; Richard J. Lindbloom 

aka Richard Lindbloom; 

Robert Lindbloom; John Lindbloom; 

Janet Daly; JoAnne Lindbloom aka Jo 

Anne Lindbloom-Hofer; 

Catherine Ryan; Unknown heirs and 

Legatees of Ellen Stluka; Unknown 

Heirs and Legatees of James 

Lindbloom aka James R. Lindbloom; 

Lizabeth Ann Stluka aka lizabeth A. 

Stluka aka lizabeth Stluka aka 

Elizabeth A.Stluka aka Elizabeth 

Stluka; Leslie Michelle Smithson aka 

Leslie M. Smithson aka Leslie 

Smithson Leslie M. Stluka aka Leslie 

Stluka; Daniel Patrick Stluka aka Daniel 

P. Stluka aka Daniel Stluka 

aka Dan Stluka; Gerald Nordgren Special 

Representative for Margaret Lindbloom 

aka Margaret Lindbloom 

aka Margaret Yackee aka Margaret A. 

Lindbloom; Unknown Owners and 

Non-Record Claimants 

Defendants, 

Case # 2018CH11831 

Sheriff’s # 190088 

F18080199 CPN 

Pursuant to aJudgment made and entered 

by said Court in the above entitled 

cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff 

of Cook County, Illinois, will on July 

10th, 2019, at 1pm in room LL06 ofthe 

Richard J. Daley Center, 50 

West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, 

sell at public auction the following 

described premises and real 

estate mentioned in said Judgment: 

Legal Description: 

UNIT 261 IN EAGLE RIDGE CON- 

DOMINIUM UNIT 111 AS DELINE- 

ATED ON A SURVEY OF THE 

FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL 

ESTATE : THAT PART OF THE 

SOUTHEAST ? OF SECTION 32, 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 12, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, IN COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS , WHICH SUR- 

VEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT 

“A” TO THE DECLARATION 

OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED IN 

THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER 

OF DEEDS OF COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS DOCU- 

MENT NUMBER 92702267, TO- 

GETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED 

PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE 

COMMON ELEMENTS. 

Common Address: 18217 Ohio Court , 

Orland Park, Illinois 60467 

P.I.N: 27-32-400-029-1135 

Improvements: This property consists of 

a Residential Condominium. 

Sale shall be under the following terms: 

payment of not less than ten percent 

(10%) of the amount of the 

successful and highest bid tobepaid to 

the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified 

funds at the sale; and the 

full remaining balance to be paid to the 

Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified 

funds within twenty-four (24) 

hours after the sale. 

Sale shall besubject togeneral taxes, 

special assessments. 

Premise will NOT be open for inspection. 

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney 

ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC 


Sale 

1771 W. DIEHL., Ste 120 

Naperville, IL 60566-7228 

Sales Department 

foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 

866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 

For bidding instructions, visit 

www.fal-illinois.com 

This is an attempt tocollect adebt pursuant 

to the Fair Debt Collection Practices 

Act and any information 

obtained will be used for that purpose. 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 

ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

WALTER J. KROP, LISA M.KROP, 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVEL- 

OPMENT AUTHORITY 

Defendants 

17 CH 008322 

11048 LAUREL HILL DR. 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on April 15, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on July 17, 2019, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a 

public sale to the highest bidder, as set 

forth below, the following described 

real estate: 

Commonly known as 11048 LAUREL 

HILL DR., ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 

Property Index No. 27-29-106-016. 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance, 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, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

this property is a condominium unit 

which is part of acommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 


Sale 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued 

by a government agency (driver's 

license, passport, etc.) in order togain 

entry into our building and the foreclosure 

sale room in Cook County and the 

same identification for sales held at 

other county venues where The Judicial 

Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure 

sales. 

For information, examine the court file 

or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS 

& ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 

NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 

100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 

794-9876 Please refer tofile number 

14-17-04929. 

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. 

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, 

SUITE 100 

BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 

(630) 794-5300 

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com 

Attorney File No. 14-17-04929 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 

Attorney Code. 21762 

Case Number: 17 CH 008322 

TJSC#: 39-2521 

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. 

I3121102 




CERY DIVISION 

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL 

TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, 

IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED 

HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORT- 

GAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-1, 

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, 

SERIES 2006-1 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

WILLIAM C. HILL, JR., WILLIAM C. 

HILL III, BRENDAN C. HILL A/K/A 

BRENDA C. HILL, MAUREEN A. 

HILL, MICHELLE HILL, 3H, HILL 

INC. 

Defendants 

18 CH 13770 

15332 S. KENTON AVENUE 

Oak Forest, IL 60452 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 15332 S. KEN- 

TON AVENUE, Oak Forest, IL 60452 

Property Index No. 

28-15-118-024-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $183,453.33. 









real estate at the rate of$1 for each 





Sale 







whose rights inand to the residential 










by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 








which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &AS- 

SOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe 

Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, 

(312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 

18-6448. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7 


JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC 

230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(312) 541-9710 

E-Mail: 

ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com 

Attorney File No. 18-6448 



TJSC#: 39-2502 







I3121370 




CERY DIVISION 

THE BANK OFNEW YORK MEL- 

LON TRUST COMPANY, NA- 

TIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE 

BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COM- 

PANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.,




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO 

BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDEN- 

TIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECU- 

RITIES I, INC., MORTGAGE 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE, SE- 

RIES 2003-S18 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JON VIBERG, BETH 

WOYTEK-VIBERG, E*TRADE 

BANK, ALPINE HEIGHTS HOME- 

OWNERS ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

17 CH 001330 

16444 PAW PAW AVENUE 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 












real estate: 

Commonly known as 16444 PAW PAW 

AVENUE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 


27-20-304-060-0000. 

The real estate is improved with aresi- 

dence. 




























The sale is further subject toconfirmation 

by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 








which ispart ofacommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-16-15855. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 39-2528 







I3121380 




CERY DIVISION 

CROWN MORTGAGE COMPANY 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

CHRISTOPHER E. KENNY SR., JU- 

LIE L. KENNY, UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF 

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP- 

MENT 

Defendants 

2018 CH 15421 

5173 ELMWOOD ROAD 

OAK FOREST, IL 60452 





on March 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 5173 ELMWOOD 

ROAD, OAK FOREST, IL 60452 


28-28-209-005-0000. 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 





























by the court. 





of the sale. 

Where asale of real estate is made to 

satisfy alien prior to that of the United 

States, the United States shall have one 

year from the date of sale within which 

to redeem, except that with respect to a 

lien arising under the internal revenue 

laws the period shall be 120 days or the 

period allowable for redemption under 

State law, whichever is longer, and in 

any case inwhich, under the provisions 

of section 505 of the Housing Act of 

1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), 

and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 

38 of the United States Code, the 

right toredeem does not arise, there 

shall be no right of redemption. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-18-13255. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 39-1656 







I3121517 




CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CA- 

PACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE 

FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 

2016-CTT 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

AMNEH KISWANI, ARCHER BANK, 

SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO AL- 

LEGIANCE COMMUNITY BANK, 

RAFIQ MOHAMED KISWANI A/K/A 

RAFRE KISWANI A/K/A RAFIQ KIS- 

WANI A/K/A RAFIQ M. KISWANI, 

CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS 

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, CON- 

DOMINIUMS OF VILLAGE SQUARE 

OF ORLAND CONDOMINIUM AS- 

SOCIATION II, VILLAGE SQUARE 

OF ORLAND UMBRELLA ASSO- 

CIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 

UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS 

Defendants 

12 CH 17937 

9316 WHERRY LANE 






on December 17, 2018, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 9316 WHERRY 

LANE, Orland Park, IL 60462 


27-15-301-028-1142. 

The real estate is improved with a townhouse. 

The judgment amount was $322,870.89. 





























by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 









You will need a photo identification is- 

sued by a government agency (driver's 







sales. 

For information, contact The sales clerk, 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., 

SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, 

(847) 291-1717 For information call between 

the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please 

refer to file number 12-058565. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC 

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 

Bannockburn, IL 60015 

(847) 291-1717 

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com 

Attorney File No. 12-058565 



TJSC#: 39-3175 







I3121941 




CERY DIVISION 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC 

D/B/A MR. COOPER 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

KATHRYN M. FARRELL, AKA 

KATHRYN FARRELL; 

MICHAEL S. FARRELL 

Defendants, 

18 CH 1582 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Monday, July 8, 

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 

set forth below, the following described 

mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 28-22-319-012-0000. 

Commonly known as 16560 

LOCKRIDGE AVENUE, OAK FOR- 

EST, IL 60452. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance, by certified funds, 

within 24 hours. Norefunds. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Sales Department 

at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, 

LLC, One East Wacker Drive, 

Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 

220-5611. 18-028463 F2 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3122165 




CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

DONALD L. BAUER, UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NONRECORD 

CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

2018 CH 05853 

15926 LARAMIE AVE 

OAK FOREST, IL 60452 




and Sale entered inthe above cause 

on August 30, 2018, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 15926 LARAMIE 

AVE, OAK FOREST, IL 60452 


28-21-104-013-0000. 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 









real estate at the rate of$1 for each 










whose rights inand to the residential 










by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 





100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 


14-18-04606. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-




Sale 

TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 






SUITE 100 


(630) 794-5300 






TJSC#: 39-3394 




adebt collector attempting to collect a 



I3122499 




CERY DIVISION 

VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVEST- 

MENT LLC; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MATTHEW A. CASE AKA MAT- 

THEW CASE; KIMBERLY 

A. CASE AKA KIMBERLY CASE; 

Defendants, 

17 CH 16460 






Corporation will on Tuesday, July 16, 







P.I.N. 28-28-212-005-0000. 

Commonly known as 16891 Le Claire 

Avenue, Oak Forest, IL 60452. 

















220-5611. 17-038504 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3122675 




CERY DIVISION 

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL 

TRUST COMPANY, AS 

TRUTSEE ON BEHALF OF THE 

CERTIFICATEHOLDERS 

OF NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPI- 

TAL TRUST 2007-HE2 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CER- 

TIFICATES, SERIES 

2007-HE2 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MICHAEL G. KIRSCH AKA MI- 

CHAEL KIRSCH; KAREN 

A. KIRSCH AKA KAREN KIRSCH; 

Defendants, 

18 CH 11711 






Corporation will on Thursday, July 18, 

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


Sale 

fice at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 





P.I.N. 28-28-216-003-0000. 

Commonly known as 5125 Newport 

Drive, Oak Forest, IL 60452. 

















220-5611. 18-025598 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3122812 




CERY DIVISION 

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SO- 

CIETY FSB DBA 

CHRISTIANA TRUST NOT INDI- 

VIDUALLY BUT AS 

TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORT- 

GAGE ACQUISITION 

TRUST; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JAMES DUDCZYK; MONIQUE 

DUDCZYK; BMO HARRIS 

BANK, NASBM HARRIS NA; UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND 

NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; 

Defendants, 

17 CH 16642 






Corporation will onTuesday, July 23, 







P.I.N. 27-07-203-019-0000. 

Commonly known as 11453 Fenview 

Court, Orland Park, IL 60467. 

















220-5611. 17-041000 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3123316 




CERY DIVISION 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PAUL CHIECO AKA PAUL A. 

CHIECO; JONNIE CHIECO 

Defendants, 

18 CH 5787 




and Sale entered in the above enti- 


Sale 

tled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 








P.I.N. 27-27-215-012-0000. 

Commonly known as 16942 88th Court, 

Orland Hills, IL 60487. 

















220-5611. 17-041849 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3123328 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation to the use of an 

Assumed Business Name in the 

conduct or transaction of Business 

in the State,” as amended, that a 

certification was registered by the 

undersigned with the County Clerk 

of CookCounty. 

Registration number: Y19001501 

on June 5, 2019 

Under the Assumed Business 

Name of Every 8Billion with the 

business located at: 17007 HA- 

VEN AVE, ORLAND HILLS, IL 

60487 The true and real full name 

and residence address ofthe owner 

is: BENJAMIN COUSINEAU 

17007 HAVEN AVE ORLAND 

HILLS, IL 60487, USA 


Sale 




CERY DIVISION 

NEWREZ LLC FKA NEW PENN FI- 

NANCIAL LLC DBA 

SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVIC- 

ING; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DENISE M. LUNDSTROM AKA 

DENISE LUNDSTROM; 

GREGORY LUNDSTROM; 

Defendants, 

18 CH 15950 













P.I.N. 28-21-110-015-0000. 

Commonly known as 16148 Lockwood 

Avenue, Oak Forest, IL 60452. 




i t t it th 


Sale 














220-5611. 18-035301 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3124076 

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wrought iron patio set $100 

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Ladies leather jackets small 

$5-$10, Ladies leather jacket 

med $12, Mens leather jacket 

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773-552-7850 

1-box has 30 planks - vinyl 

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easy install each strip has its 

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Luke Montgomery 

Luke Montgomery is an 

Orland Park resident who 

completed his junior year 

at St. Laurence. He helped 

the Vikings baseball team 

to a second-place finish in 

the Illinois High School 

Association Class 3A 

tournament, which was 

the best finish in team 

history. 

How did you get 

involved in baseball? 

Going to my older 

brothers games and playing 

with them in the yard. 

What was the coolest 

thing about the state 

tournament? 

Sharing the experience 

with my teammates and 

seeing all of our hard work 

pay off. 

What is your proudest 

moment in athletics? 

Making it to the state 

championship game this 

year. 

Do you have a 

favorite pregame 

pump-up song? 

“Can’t Stop” by the Red 

Hot Chili Peppers. 

Is there a movie you 

could watch over and 

over without getting 

bored with it? 

“Space Jam,” because 

it’s a classic. 

If you could have 

dinner with anyone — 

living or dead — who 

would it be with? 

Donald Trump, because 

he is making America 

great again. 

Favorite food? 

Raising Cane’s Chicken. 

Is there a food you 

hate so much, you 

wouldn’t eat if it you 

are given a million 

dollars to eat it? 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

I would eat any food for 

a million dollars. 

If they made a movie 

about your life, who 

should play you? 

Benny the Jet Rodriguez. 

What would that 

movie be called? 

“Sandlot 4.” 

Interview conducted by 

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YOUTH SOFTBALL 

Orland A’s are good as Gold 

STAFF REPORT 

The Orland Park A’s 

10U team won the Illinois 

Gold Summer Qualifier 

softball tournament in Davis 

Junction. 

The team went undefeated 

to win the championship. 

Players on the roster are 

Samira Mataieh of Orland 

Park, Lindsey Gerhardstein 

(Tinley Park), Gianna Shoenecker 

(Alsip), Casey Twietmeyer 

(Frankfort), Mackenzie 

Bacha (Frankfort), 

Maddie Henry (Frankfort), 

Cassidy Jagielski (Frankfort), 

Megan Potenza (Palos 

Heights), Leighton Gutsch 

(Tinley Park) and Ella 

Slager (Frankfort). 

The coaches are Steve 

and Carrie Twietmeyer 

and Liz Jagielski. 

The Orland A’s won the Illinois Gold Summer Qualifier. 

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Guillen is back - this time at Gridiron Classic 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Olympic hero Kendall Coyne is scheduled to be at the 12th Gridiron 

Classic. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Golfing Guillen is returning 

to Orland Park. 

Former White Sox 

player and manager Ozzie 

Guillen is making his second 

guest appearance at 

an Orland Park golfing 

event in as many years. 

He will play at the 12th 

Gridiron Golf Classic, 

which takes place at 9:30 

a.m. Thursday, June 27, at 

Silver Lake Country Club. 

Last year, Guillen was 

the special guest golfer at 

the Disabled Patriot Fund 

golf outing, which was 

also at Silver Lake. 

Dan McMillan, who 

helps organize the Gridiron 

event, is an executive 

at Joe Rizza Porsche, and 

Guillen stopped by the Orland 

Park facility recently. 

“He came in to have service 

work done on his car,” 

McMillan said. “I started 

to talk to him about all the 

Cutting 

Values 

great times we had watching 

him and the White Sox 

play over the years, including 

the World Series year 

[2005]. I mentioned to him 

about our outing and how 

much it would mean to 

everyone there to see him 

playing with us. 

“He thought it was a 

great idea, and he agreed 

to play. It took a few 

weeks to confirm his 

schedule. Then, he locked 

it in. We are very excited.” 

McMillan said he is 

Former White Sox player and World Series manager Ozzie Guillen, 

shown at last year’s Disabled Patriot Fund outing in Orland Park, will 

be a special guest at the Gridiron Classic at Silver Lake Country Club 

on Thursday, June 27. 

also excited that Michael 

Schofield and his wife, 

Kendall Coyne Schofield, 

will return to be a 

part of the festivities. Michael 

Schofield is a Super 

Bowl-winning offensive 

lineman from Orland Park 

who is currently with the 

Chargers. Coyne Schofield 

is an Olympic gold 

and silver medal winner 

in women’s hockey. 

Both are expected to 

make an announcement at 

the dinner regarding their 

foundation. 

Money made from the 

outing will go to several 

groups, including the 

Sandburg football program 

and the Orland Park 

Pioneers. 


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Doede ready for a new chapter at Joliet Central 


Orland Park’s Jennifer Doede, a former student and longtime employee at Andrew High School, has left the Tinley Park school and is now the 

athletic director at Joliet Central. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

She was an athletic 

camper at Andrew High 

School in the late 1980s. 

She was a student and 

athlete at the Tinley Park 

school. She was also a 

teacher, coach and administrator. 

Jennifer Doede was almost 

as entrenched at the 

school as the Thunderbolt 

logo. 

Now, she has left the 

building. 

Doede accepted the position 

of athletic director at 

Joliet Central High School. 

The Orland Park resident 

had mixed emotions 

about leaving her beloved 

school on her last day on 

the job on June 5. 

“Whenever you are 

somewhere for 16 years, 

it’s always difficult to 

leave,” Doede said. “But 

I’m also very excited about 

the opportunity to become 

an athletic director, especially 

at Joliet Central, 

because it feels like I am 

meant to be there. I really 

like the people, and I feel 

very comfortable there. 

“I have so many memories 

here, but this is a new 

chapter.” 

She left the school 

as the division chair of 

physical education, health 

and driver’s education. 

She was far from an administrator 

that just sat 

behind a desk. She was 

out and about, especially 

on Friday mornings as a 

part of High-Five Friday, 

which saw her and other 

staff members greeting 

students at the lobby with 

high-fives. The tradition 

started in spring 2018 during 

finals week and continued 

this school year. 

It is a simple and oldfashioned 

idea in an age in 

which it might not be cool 

to enjoy simple and oldfashioned 

gestures. 

Doede said this was 

something important. 

“I feel like I am going 

to do it anyway,” she said. 

“The naysayers who don’t 

think it’s cool or don’t 

think it will work — that’s 

fine. That’s your opinion. 

We’re still going to do it. 

And if it brings a smile to a 

kid’s face, that’s the whole 

point of it. 

“Some kids come to 

school and their home lives 

are rough. If they can get 

that positive energy and 

feel welcome when they 

walk in, it’s worth it. Some 

kids dart the other way. 

They don’t want to give a 

high-five. That’s fine, too. 

It’s okay. There is so much 

negativity and cynicism in 

the world that I just choose 

to flood it with positivity. 

I’m not saying it’s Pollyanna 

all the time. But I 

don’t choose to go down 

the rabbit hole of negativity.” 

She is already tweeting 

to the world that High- 

Five Friday will be a part 

of Joliet Central’s culture. 

It might be a little different 

at the home of the 

Steelmen. The high-fives 

will have to come after 

students are screened by 

metal detectors. 

Doede, who also taught 

and coached at Reavis, 

has a friendly and easygoing 

personality but is ready 

to show a tough-guy side 

if needed at a school that 

has a reputation of being 

rougher around the edges 

than Andrew. 

“It’s a different school,” 

Doede said. “I’ve dealt 

with altercations here. I’ve 

had altercations at Reavis 

where I’ve had to jump 

in. There are no worries 

with that. Is is a different 

socioeconomic area? Yes, 

of course. But kids are 

kids no matter where you 

go. If you build that relationship 

with them...I feel 

that’s one of my strong 

suits. It will be fine. Kids 

have a lot more obstacles 

these days, especially with 

social media. It’s getting 

back to that face-to-face 

interaction and letting kids 

know that we care about 

them and want them to 

have success and we’re 

here to help them.” 

Doede will be missed at 

Andrew. 

“I have known Jen for 15 

years, and she has worked 

with me on our leadership 

team for the past 10 years,” 

Andrew Principal Robert 

Nolting said. “Jen is a 

driving force for our positive 

school culture and has 

initiated so many things 

that help create a sense 

of community among our 

students. She is a leader 

who is well respected by 

students, staff, parents and 

others within our community. 

A few years ago, Jen 

wanted to shift her focus 

to athletic administration 

— I am proud of what 

she’s done to prepare for 

this challenge and believe 

that Joliet Central is going 

to benefit from her leadership.” 

Doede has seemingly 

done it all in education and 

this is a challenge she is 

embracing. 

“I love sports,” the former 

volleyball player said. 

“I knew eventually this 

could be and endgame as 

far as a career aspiration 

goes. Now, that dream is 

becoming a reality.”




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recommendations, as well as player statistics, in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area 

to place them on one super team — Team 22. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln- 

Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and 

Sandburg high schools. 

—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff 

Forward 

Midfielder 

Midfielder 

Nicolette Gossage, 

senior, LW Central 

26 goals, 18 assists. 

All-State, All-SWSC Red. 

One of the top players in 

the southwest suburbs. 

Headed to Northern 

Illinois for soccer. 

Ella Hase, junior, 

Sandburg 

7 goals, 8 assists. SWSC 

Blue Player of the Year. 

The verbal commit to 

Northwestern scored a 

goal in a 2-1 win over 

Marist this year for a 

regional title. 

Sara Loichinger, senior, 

LW West 


All-State, All-SWSC Red, 

All-Tournament (Windy 

City). The LW West MVP 

and captain is heading 

to Olivet Nazarene. 

Forward 

Midfielder 

Defender 

Megan Hutchinson, 

sophomore, LW Central 

31 goals, 9 assists. All- 

Sectional, All-SWSC Red. 

Seemingly scored at will 

against most. Committed 

to Purdue to continue her 

soccer career. 

Megan Nemec, senior, 

Andrew 


SWSC Red Player of 

the Year. All-State, 

All-Tournament (Windy 

City Ram Classic). The 

captain of the T-Bolts 

was versatile. 

Amber Brooks, senior, 

LW East 

1 goal, 1 assist. All- 

Sectional. The hardworking 

captain for the 

Griffins was a leader, 

despite an injury the last 

quarter of season. 

Forward 

Midfielder 

Defender 

First Team 

Maddie Manzke, senior, 

Sandburg 


Sectional, All-SWSC Blue. 

She had the lone goal in 

a sectional semifinal win 

over LW West, plus two 

goals against Downers 

Grove South. 

Lauren Newton, senior, 

Tinley 


All-Sectional. All-SSC. 

She had two goals in a 

regional championship 

game against Marian 

Catholic. 

Natalie Miller, senior, 

Lockport 


Sectional, All-SWSC Blue. 

The Porters’ captain 

was great in 1-on-1 

situations, leading the 

attack from the flank. St. 

Ambrose next year. 

Second Team 

Forwards 

Brooke Johnston, senior, LW East 

15 goals, 4 assists. All-Sectional. 

All-SWSC Blue. 

Sam Koppers, senior, Andrew 

13 goals, 4 assists. All-SWSC Red. 

Erin Jaskierski, junior, Andrew 


Midfielders 

Abbey Ward, junior, LW Central 

15 assists, 5 goals. All-Sectional. 

All-SWSC Red. 

Alex Dennis, senior, Andrew 

11 goals, 6 assists. All-Sectional, 

All-SWSC Red. 

Kylee Brandau, senior, LW West 

5 goals, 2 assists. All-Sectional, All- 

SWSC Red. 

Cameron Korhorn, junior, 

Providence 

6 goals, 10 assists. All-Sectional, 

All-GCAC. 

Defenders 

Samantha Sarna, senior, LW West 

3 assists. All-SWSC Red. Involved in 

7 shutouts this season. 

Lindsay Graham, senior, Providence 

3 goals, 2 assists. All-Sectional HM, 

All-GCAC. 

Jennifer Latoza, senior, Lockport 

All-SWSC Blue. 

Goalie 

Reagan Tompkins, junior, Lockport 

15 shutouts, .52 goals against 

average. 

Defender 

Nicole Koppers, junior, 

Andrew 

The top T-Bolts defender 

was a strong presence 

on the field and part of 

15 shutouts in 2019. 

Goalie 

Gabby Sportiello, senior, 

Andrew 

15 wins, 11 shutouts, .47 

goals against average. 

All-Sectional, All-SWSC 

Red. The Thunderbolts’ 

captain might be the 

best keeper in Andrew’s 

history. 

Honorable Mentions: 

F: Arienne Monteclar, junior, Sandburg; Haley Moustis, senior, LW East; Finley 

Travis, senior, Lockport; Gabi Guerra, junior, Tinley. 

M: Emma Goyola, sophomore, Tinley; Megan O’Neill, senior, Andrew; Bella 

Corluka, sophomore, Sandburg; Erin O’Connor, freshman, Sandburg; RoseMarie 

Richardson, freshman, Sandburg; Kayleigh Hanlon, junior, LW East; Chloe Barrett, 

junior, Lockport; Anna Waishwell, junior, LW East. 

D: Amanda Yaeger, sophomore, LW West; Sarah Matuszek, freshman, Lockport; 

Alexa Simonsis, sophomore, Tinley.

46 | June 20, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


Lewis continues to dominate state weightlifting event 


It was a rare school year 

at Sandburg High School 

in which neither an individual 

or a team won an 

Illinois High School Association 

state championship. 

It has only happened 

twice in the 2010s. 

But there was still 

a student-athlete from 

Sandburg who brought 

home a state title. Three, 

in fact. 

Senior-to-be Colin 

Lewis claimed three state 

titles in weightlifting at 

the Special Olympics Illinois 

Summer Games, 

which took place June 

7-9 in the Bloomington- 

Normal area. More than 

4,000 athletes, 1,600 

coaches, 2,000 volunteers 

and 3,300 family members/spectators 

attend this 

event annually. 

There is plenty of pageantry 

at the event, including 

fireworks and parades. 

Lewis, a gold medal 

winner in the deadlift in 

2017 and 2018, won his 

third gold medal in that 

event with a personalbest 

230 pounds. He had 

a 310-pound combination 

powerlift and 80-pound 

bench press to bring two 

more medals back to Orland 

Park. 

“It is never old,” he 

said. “It is like winning 

the gold for the first time, 

every time.” 

His coaches, Peggy 

Bryce and Ramis Habboub, 

have been with 

him through three years 

and five gold medals, 

and have come away impressed. 

“Colin has always been 

an amazing kid to work 

with,” Habboub said. 

“He’s competitive, cooperative, 

and fun to coach. 

I’m always extremely 

proud of him, no matter 

what, because he always 

gives Sandburg his 

best shot. Bringing home 

some more gold for Sandburg 

at state this year is 

an outstanding accomplishment. 

It has been an 

exciting journey for the 

Sandburg community and 

the Lewis family, whom 

have always provided our 

Special Olympics with the 

greatest support imaginable.” 

Having family support 

was important to Lewis. 

“The most exciting 

thing about the meet is 

having most of my family 

there to watch,” he 

said. “My older brother 

[Ryan] came in from Ohio 

to cheer me on. Plus, both 

my brothers were able to 

walk in the parade with 

me during opening ceremonies. 

I especially 

loved sharing that with 

them.” 

Last year, Colin won 

the gold in the deadlift 

event in what was the 

50th anniversary of Special 

Olympics. He won 

that event lifting 205 

pounds. 

Lewis also is involved 

in several other sports, including 

hockey. 

He also has served 

a member of the PEO- 

PEL class, which is a 

physical education class 

that mixes students with 

special needs with other 

students looking to pursue 

a career path in social services. 

RIGHT: Sandburg 

senior-to-be Colin Lewis 

lifts during the Special 

Olympics Illinois event. 

Colin Lewis (middle) is flanked by Sandburg coaches 

Ramis Habboub and Peggy Bryce after Lewis won three 

Special Olympic Illinois gold medals earlier this month. 

Colin Lewis has qualified for state for three straight 

years, winning five gold medals in weightlifting at the 

Special Olympics Illinois event. PHOTOS SUBMITTED



fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

More than just spare change coming in 2021 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY 

MEDIA 

1st and 3 

THREE PEOPLE 

EXPECTED TO MAKE 

APPEARANCES AT THE 

12TH GRIDIRON GOLF 

CLASSIC on THURSDAY, 

JUNE 27, at SILVER 

LAKE COUNTRY CLUB. 

1. Ozzie Guillen 

The former White 

Sox manager is 

expected to play a 

round of golf and 

will visit with golfers 

after the round. 

2. Michael Schofield 

The former Sandburg 

star (above) 

who won a Super 

Bowl ring with the 

Denver Broncos, is 

also scheduled to 

be on hand. 

3. Kendall Coyne Schofield 

The Sandburg 

grad who won an 

Olympic gold medal 

in women’s hockey 

in 2018 is expected 

to join her husband 

Michael. 

Jeff Vorva 

Sports Editor 

So, how do you feel 

about change? 

I’m more against 

change than for it. 

Lately around here, just 

the names of stadiums 

constantly changing have 

me crazed and confused. 

Toyota Park is now 

SeatGeek Stadium. Standard 

Bank Stadium is now 

Ozinga Field. 

Silver Cross Field was 

going to be changed to 

Cards Against Humanity 

Baseball Place and then it 

was changed to Route 66 

Stadium. Now, it’s going 

to be changed to DuPage 

Medical Group Field. The 

ballyard is located in Will 

County. More confusion. 

I think I’ll just get away 

from all of this and relax 

and take in a concert at 

that big theater in Tinley 

Park — if I can remember 

the name of the dang 

place. 

For those who follow 

high school sports and do 

not like change, get ready 

to have your world rocked 

in two of the Illinois High 

School Association’s two 

biggest sports in 2021. 

That is the year football 

conferences will be wiped 

out and replaced with 

districts. I’ve written all 

about it in past columns, 

and when they start figuring 

out who is going to 

play in what class and 

what district, I’ll probably 

be writing a lot more on it. 

Meanwhile, a few 

months before that fun 

stuff starts, the IHSA will 

revamp its state playoff 

basketball structure. In the 

end, this could be a good 

thing. 

The IHSA Board of 

Directors voted on June 

10 to re-jigger the format 

to have all four classes 

play their championships 

on the same weekend. 

The IHSA Girls Basketball 

State Finals will be 

held on a single weekend 

in 2021, spanning Thursday, 

Friday and Saturday. 

The Boys Basketball State 

Finals will have the same 

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 

model, and be held 

one week later. 

The 2021 IHSA Girls 

Basketball State Finals 

will be held during Week 

35 (March 4-6, 2021) of 

the IHSA calendar, which 

is currently the weekend 

of the Class 3A/4A Girls 

Basketball State Finals. 

The boys tourney will 

take place during Week 

36 (March 11-13, 2021), 

previously the week of the 

1A/2A Boys State Finals. 

Each class will continue to 

have four state final qualifying 

teams, while the 

exact number of games 

each day and the game 

times will be finalized in 

the coming months. 

That will also mean a 

lot of furniture will have 

to be moved around with 

regionals, sectionals and 

supersectionals. The current 

finals sites of Redbird 

Arena in Normal for the 

girls and Carver Arena in 

Peoria for the boys could 

be changed as well. The 

IHSA is taking requests 

and proposals from facilities 

to host the events in 

2021, 2022 and 2023. 

“There has been a great 

deal of support for this 

new tournament format 

over the past few months,” 

said IHSA Executive Director 

Craig Anderson in a 

news release. “We tried to 

be as transparent as possible, 

communicating the 

idea and seeking feedback 

from basketball coaches 

and school administrators 

throughout the state 

in a variety of ways. It 

was fairly unanimous that 

most felt like it was idea 

worth trying.” 

The championships 

now take place over four 

weekends, with the Class 

1A and 2A Girls Tournament 

and the Class 3A 

and 4A Girls Tournament 

being held on consecutive 

weekends. The next two 

weekends then feature the 

boys tourney in the same 

format. 

Illinois State University 

has hosted the girls finals 

since 1992, while next 

March will mark the 25th 

Big changes are coming to the state basketball finals in 

2021. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

year the boys tourney will 

played in Peoria. 

The thorny issue about 

the boys tournament is 

that it may play in Peoria, 

but when Chicago Public 

League teams are involved 

in the final four, it 

plays in front of a lot of 

empty seats. 

“We obviously have 

great relationships with 

both venues and host communities,” 

Anderson said. 

“We fully expect both to 

bid once again, but believe 

it’s only fair to open up 

the process in conjunction 

with these format changes 

so that they can evaluate if 

and how it impacts them. 

We are not tied to any host 

format. We’d be open to 

having both tournaments 

at the same venue or 

continuing to have them in 

separate venues.” 

No matter where the 

events are held, having 

a Saturday with four 

championships sounds 

like it could be a lot more 

special than the current 

format. It could have a 

more festival quality with 

fans and teams from all 

over the state gathering 

in one spot. It might be 

more inviting to casual 

fans. And if it is held in 

the Chicago area — even 

better! 

This is one change I can 

embrace. 

LISTEN UP 

“It is never old,It is like winning the gold for the first time, 

every time.” 

Colin Lewis — Sandburg High School weightlifter who won three 

Special Olympics Illinois state championships 

WHAT2WATCH 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

TBA Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23 

• The NCAA live recruiting period is this 

weekend. Sandburg is at the Willowbrook 

Tournament Friday and Saturday. 

Index 

42 - Gridiron Classic preview 

41 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, 

JVORVA@22NDCM.com

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | June 20, 2019 

SOCCER STARS 

The Team 22 girls soccer team 

has been selected, Page 45 

OZZIE’S RETURN Former White 

Sox manager Ozzie Guillen will be 

golfing in Orland Park again, Page 42 

Sandburg’s Colin Lewis wins three 

gold medals at the state Special 

Olympics, Page 46 

Sandburg senior-to-be Colin Lewis not only won his third straight 

deadlift state championship at the Special Olympics but also won three 

weightlifting gold medals this year. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

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