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Aug. 2 through Aug. 4, Page 3 

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HOT WEEK IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE 

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Margie Owens-Klotz (left photo) has many memories of working for the Village of 

Orland Park. That includes a memory in 1989 (right photo) when her father, Mayor 

Fred Owens (far right), and Margie (to his left) posed with a group of dignitaries on the 

then-new Village Hall property. Owens-Klotz retired in June. LEFT : MARY COMPTON/22ND 

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Retired longtime Village 

employee reflects on four-decade 

career, Pages 4-5 

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THURSDAY 

Design A Dream Kitchen 

3:45-5 p.m. July 25. The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Explore interior 

design style, blueprint 

layout, and more with 

DreamMaker Kitchen and 

Bath. This free event is for 

grades 7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

Volunteens: 90 Second 

Monarchs 

1:45 p.m. July 25, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

Ravinia Ave. Volunteers in 

grades 6-12 can earn service 

hours. Limit 3. 

90 Second Monarchs 

2 p.m. July 25, Orland 


Ravinia Ave. Pick a book 

from the 2020 Monarch list 

and turn it into a 90-second 

film at this three-day 

program for grades 2-5. 

Limit 12. 

Digitizing Memories 

6-6:30 p.m. July 25, Orland 

Park Public Library, 

14921 Ravinia Ave. Use 

equipment in the SMART 

Lab to convert VHS tapes 

to DVDs. 

Night Owl Storytime 



Ravinia Ave. Hear tales 

and songs at this program 

for birth-47 months, with 

a parent or adult caregiver. 

FRIDAY 

Volunteens: Books to 

Movies 



14921 Ravinia Ave. Those 

in grades 6-12 can sign up 

at the teen or youth services 

desk to earn service 

hours by helping children 

create and play a giant version 

of Jumanji. Limit 3. 

Toddler Drive-In 



14921 Ravinia Ave. Build 

a car and then “drive in” 

to watch a short storybook 

movie at this program for 

24-47 months. 

Life-Size Jumanji 



Ravinia Ave. Make and 

play the Jumanji board 

game at this program for 

second- through fifthgraders. 

Limit 14. 

Geometric Tape Painting 



Ravinia Ave. Those in 

grades 6-12 can create art 

and snack. Limit 20. 

Girls’ Night In 

7:30-10:30 p.m. July 26, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court, Orland 

Park. Check out DIY 

craft stations and fashion 

tutorials, and enjoy Panera 

pastries and iced drinks 

at this free program for 

grades 7-12. RSVP required. 

For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

Guys’ Night In 

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

26, The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court, 

Orland Park. City BBQ 

will offer a culinary demo 

and tutorial about their 

smoked beef brisket at this 

free event for grades 7-12. 

RSVP required. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

SATURDAY 

Bright Starts Storytime 

10 a.m. July 27, Orland 


Ravinia Ave. Join for this 

all-ages storytime. 

SUNDAY 

Summer Concert Series 



Ravinia Ave. This concert 

for adults will feature Suenos 

Latin-Jazz. 

MONDAY 

Book Discussion 

10 a.m. July 29, Panera 

Bread, 15252 South La 

Grange Road. The library 

goes off-site for this book 

discussion of “The Wedding 

Date” by Jasmine 

Guillory. New members 

welcome. 

Reader’s Theater 



Ravinia Ave. For fourth 

through fifth-graders. 

Practice a story and present 

it during the last class. 

No memorization. Participants 

must attend all 

four sessions and be fluent 

readers. Limit 12. 

Books and Ballerinas 



14921 Ravinia Ave. Ages 

3 through third grade are 

invited to an interactive 

ballet-themed storytime, 

mini-performance and 

workshop with Ballet 5:8. 

Wear loose-fitting clothing 

and socks. Tutus provided! 

Limit 20. 

TUESDAY 

Toddler Time 

10 a.m. July 30, Orland 


Ravinia Ave. Read, sing 

and play at this program 

for ages 24-47 months. 

Fencing with Homewood- 

Flossmoor Fencing Club 

3-4:30 p.m. July 30, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court, Orland Park. 

Learn about the sport of 

fencing at this free event 

for grades 9-12. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Project Serve: Thrift Store 

3:30-5:30 p.m. July 30, 



Park. Those in 7th- 

12th grade can help out at 

The Bridge Thrift Store. 

Community service hours 

given. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 


encenter.org 

Popcorn Palooza 



14921 Ravinia Ave. Bring 

the family to create a popcorn 

concoction and watch 

Pixar short films. 

DIY Drop-In: Gnarled Trees 



Ravinia Ave. Supplies provided. 

Adult program. No 

registration required, but 

space is limited. 

WEDNESDAY 

Building Blocks for Babies 

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

31, Orland Park Public Library, 

14921 Ravinia Ave. 

This storytime is designed 

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for birth-23 months, with 

parent or caregiver. 

Create a Wooden Bowl 

1:30-3:15 p.m. July 31, 



Park. Learn about 

woodworking and craft a 

wooden bowl at this free 

event for grades 9-12. For 

more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

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Magic Show 



Ravinia Ave. Watch The 

Great Scott perform some 

unbelievable magic at this 

family event. 

Get Organized for School 

3:30-4:30 p.m. July 31, 



Park. Join Simplify 

with Smith to learn how to 

organize your school supplies, 

locker and room at 

this free event for grades 

7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 


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UPCOMING 

Taste of Orland Park 

Aug. 2-4, Village Center, 

14700 Ravinia Ave. 

Entertainment, food and 

much more.

ganizations will have a 

presence at the celebration. 

Featuring 19 Orland 

Park restaurants — eateries 

from outside the 

village aren’t allowed 

— Taste’s dining lineup 

includes perennial favorites 

such as Papa Joe’s 

Italian Restaurant, Or- 

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The Taste of Orland Park 

turns Sweet 16 this year 

WILL O’BRIEN 

Freelance Reporter 

The Taste of Orland 

Park is back for its 16th 

year and the three-day 

festival returns with a full 

slate of restaurants, entertainment 

and family activities 

sure to whet appetites 

of all ages. 

“If you’re from the Chicago 

area, you know about 

the Taste of Chicago,” said 

Nabeha Zegar, a communications 

manager for the Village. 

“That’s how this was 

born, and it’s something 

we look forward to every 

year.” 

The fest is set for Aug. 

2, through Aug. 4, at Orland 

Park Village Center. 

Admission, parking 

and activities are all free. 

Nearly 20 community or- 

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W LT’S 

TINLEY PARK STORE ONLY 

SALE DATES: WED.JULY 24th thru TUES. JULY 30th, 2019 

California Sweet Jumbo 

Cantaloupe 

$ 

1 99 Ea. 

Walt’s “All Natural” Fresh Chicken 

Split 

Chicken Breasts 

3Lb. Pkgs. or More 

$ 

1 69 Lb. 

No 

Added 

Hormones 

Washington Sweet 

Cherries 

$ 

1 99 Lb. 

Indiana Kitchen “All Natural” Pork 

Center Cut 

Pork Chops 

Value Pack 

$ 

2 69 Lb. 

Jumbo 

Size 

Dutch Farms 

Grade “A” 

Large Eggs 

Dozen 

49 ¢ Limit 2, Add’l. 79¢ 

Dannon 

Yogurt 

•Fruit on the Bottom 

•Light &Fit •Whole Milk 

Selected Varieties 5.3 Oz. 

39 ¢ Limit 12 Please 

At the Papa Joe’s booth last year (left to right) Anthony, Michael and Jan Lorenzo 

display the restaurant’s pan-style pizza at the Taste of Orland Park. The restaurant 

will be back again this year. MARY COMPTON/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Taste of Orland Park 

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Aug. 3 

■1-9 ■ p.m. Sunday, Aug. 

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■Orland ■ Park Village 

Center, 14700 S. 

Ravinia Ave. 

Restaurant vendors 

■Beggar’s ■ Pizza 

■The ■ Brass Tap 

■Burger ■ 21 

■City ■ Barbecue 

■Cooper’s ■ Hawk Winery 

and Restaurant 

■Chuy’s ■ Tex Mex 

■Pueblito ■ 

■Granite ■ City Food & 

Brewery 

■Mo’s ■ Chinese Kitchen 

■Nothing ■ Bundt Cakes 

■Orland ■ Park Bakery 

■Papa ■ Joe’s Italian 

Restaurant 

■Pita ■ Pita Mediterranean 

Grill 

■Riviera ■ Country Club 

■RoccoVino’s ■ 

Italian 

Restaurant 

■Smallcakes ■ Cupcakery 

and Creamery 

■Square ■ Celt Ale House 

and Grill 

■Texas ■ De Brazil 

■Tradycja ■ Polish Fusion 

Cuisine 

Edy’s 

•Ice Cream 

•Yogurt •Sherbet 

48 Oz. 

2/ $ 5Limit 2Total 

Hinckley Springs 

Water 

24 Pk. .5 Ltr. Btls. 

4/ $ 11Limit 4 

$5 00 

Walt’s Certificate 7/25/19 -7/30/19 

Birdseye Polybag Regular 

Vegetables 

•Regular •Rice •Steamfresh 

Selected Varieties 

10 -16Oz. 

10/ $ 10 

Best Choice 

White Bread 

16 Oz. 

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Purchase Total: 

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Owens-Klotz retires after a four-decade 

MARY COMPTON 


When Margie Owens- 

Klotz started working for 

the Village of Orland Park 

in 1977, Jimmy Carter 

was president, Melvin 

Doogan was mayor, Orland 

Square had been 

opened for a year, and 

fewer than 10,000 people 

lived in the town. 

Owens-Klotz recently 

participated in the Village’s 

early retirement program, 

stepping down from 

overseeing the public relations 

for the Village and 

witnessing four decades of 

village history. 

“I started as a junior 

day camp counselor in the 

summer of 1977 when I 

was in high school,” Owens-Klotz 

said. “The recreation 

department wasn’t 

officially formed until a 

year later, in 1978.” 

Owens-Klotz returned 

as a summer clerical employee 

in 1980 and was 

the first dispatcher for 

the Village’s bus service. 

She returned as a permanent 

part-time employee 

in 1981 and worked for 

the Village while going to 

school until 1987, when 

she received her master’s 

degree. 

“I was Orland Park’s 

first intern and was the 

second female staffer to 

have a master’s degree,” 

Owens-Klotz said. “When 

I was in school, I worked 

in every Village department 

except for the police.” 

Owens-Klotz created 

the Village’s Office of 

Public Information as the 

thesis for her master’s degree 

and was named Orland 

Park’s first public information 

officer in 1987. 

During her 40 years 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Margie Owens-Klotz retired from working various 

jobs at the Village of Orland Park after 40 years 

(1977 and 1980 through 2019) but needed a 

quarter of a century more of work to beat out 

Franklin Loebe’s amazing 65 years of service 

(1929-1994). 

Loebe was a village treasurer all those years and 

at the time of his retirement, well-wishers included 

then-President Bill Clinton, then-Illinois Gov. Jim 

Edgar and then-U.S. Sen. Paul Simon. 

The Illinois Municipal Review ran a huge story on 

Loebe’s career in September 1994. 

The author of that long tribute? 

Margie Owens-Klotz. 

with the Village, Owens- 

Klotz has worked with 

four elected mayors and 

two acting mayors. She 

has worked with every 

Village manager since the 

council-manager form of 

government was approved 

by referendum in 1983. 

“Each mayor brought 

his objectives to the office, 

and that was the lead 

that we followed,” Owens- 

Klotz said, referring to 

working within six different 

administrations over 

four decades. 

Seeing the milestones 

Along with Orland 

Park’s huge growth during 

the 1970s, Owens-Klotz 

witnessed a number of Village 

milestones. 

“Lake Michigan water 

came to Orland Park in 

1985,” she said. “Before 

that, we had to post on Cox 

Cable when [water] wells 

9 and 11 ran, so people 

knew not to use the well 

water. The Village Center 

Complex debuted in 1989, 

and Orland Park celebrated 

its centennial in 1992. 

The Sportsplex opened in 

2002 and the first Taste of 

Orland Park was held in 

2004. The Village stepped 

Margie Owens-Klotz (left) and her daughter, Stephanie 

Owens, are tag-teaming running the show at Owens 

Media. Margie retired from the Village of Orland Park 

after four decades of service. 

MARY COMPTON/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

up its presence on social 

media in 2012 and Orland 

Park’s first museum 

opened in 2016. 

“I was blessed to witness 

many parts of Orland 

Park’s history. So many 

things happened over the 

last 40 years that make Orland 

Park the premier community 

that it is today.” 

Among her favorite 

memories was the 1987 

saving of the 1898 Twin 

Tower Sanctuary of the 

Methodist Church. 

“It was during a Village 

Board meeting at the 

Beacon Avenue Village 

Hall that the pastor of the 

church asked to demolish 

the Twin Towers to 

expand the parking lot,” 

Owens-Klotz said. “What 

he didn’t know was the 

mayor was a high school 

social studies teacher who 

was a recognized authority 

on Chicago history. 

“My dad listened to the 

pastor ask to tear down 

the local landmark and responded 

with, ‘Over my 

dead body.’ The pastor 

said, ‘If you want it you 

can have it,’ and my dad 

said back, ‘If it would fit 

in the trunk of my car, I’d 

take it home with me tonight.’” 

The Village Board denied 

the demolition and 

later created the Old Orland 

Heritage Foundation, 

a third-party group 

to oversee the sanctuary’s 

restoration and operation. 

The sanctuary was added 

to the National Register of 

Historic Places in the late 

1980s, and the building 

was restored and rededicated 

on May 3, 2002. 

CART blanche 

A highlight of Owens- 

Klotz’s Village career was 

representing the Village 

on the national awardwinning 

CART/LAAP 

Committee, which stands 

for Combined Agencies 

to Reduce Trauma/Local 

Alcohol Awareness Program. 

“CART/LAAP was created 

by the Orland Fire 

Protection District and included 

organizations working 

together to educate the 

public on the importance 

of safety belts and the hazards 

of drinking and driving,” 

Owens-Klotz said. 

“The committee included 

Village, police, fire, hospitals 

and others sharing first 

responders’ perspectives 

with student body presentations 

at area schools.” 

In 1990, the group produced 

its award-winning 

docudrama, “Shattered 

Lives-Shattered Dreams,” 

that was used by driver’s 

education programs across 

the country and received 

the United States Department 

of Transportation 

Public Safety Award. 

“My involvement with 

CART/LAAP will always 

be one of my favorite Village 

memories,” Owens- 

Klotz said. “Those were 

some of the best public 

servants I’ve ever met, and 

I met my husband because 

of CART/LAAP.” 

Owens-Klotz is married 

to retired Orland Fire Protection 

District Lt. Gerry 

Klotz. 

Longtime Orland Park 

Village Treasurer Franklin 

Loebe also is a big part of 

Owens-Klotz’s memories. 

“Franklin Loebe served 

as treasurer for 65 years 

— from 1929 until 1994,” 

Owens-Klotz said. “He 

was one of the longestserving 

officials in state 

history.” 

Loebe was born on the 

second floor of the General 

Store that still stands 

on Union Avenue. His 

father and uncle opened 

Loebe Brothers General 

Store in 1898 and the store 

remained in the family for 

several years. 

He was an accounting 

major at Northwestern 

University, where he 

played in the school band 

and performed in one of 

the first games ever played 

at Soldier Field. 

“Franklin was in the NU 

Band when they played 

Notre Dame, and Knute 

Rockne and the Four 

Horsemen were on the 

field,” Owens-Klotz said.



career with the Village of Orland Park 

Remembering Mayor 

Owens 

Owens-Klotz’s father, 

the late Mayor Frederick 

Owens, served as a Village 

trustee from 1979 until 

1985, when he was elected 

mayor, and served until his 

death in 1992. 

“My saddest Village 

memory is when my dad, 

who was mayor, died in 

office,” she said. “He was 

54 years old when he was 

diagnosed with kidney 

cancer in January and 

died in May during the 

1992 Centennial Celebration. 

“The Village Hall was 

draped with purple bunting, 

and flags all over Orland 

Park flew at half-staff. 

Orland Park gave him a 

beautiful send-off. More 

than 5,000 people came to 

his wake at Lawn Funeral 

Home, and his Funeral 

Mass at St. Michael was 

packed.” 

Prior to leaving the Village 

Hall, named for her 

father in 1993, Owens- 

Klotz sorted through years 

of files, sending boxes of 

items to the Village’s History 

Museum. 

“I had 40 years of Orland 

Park history in my 

office,” Owens-Klotz said. 

“I started sorting my files 

last fall and sent six boxes 

of history to the museum, 

including copies of Village 

Treasurer Franklin Loebe’s 

1906 birth certificate 

and his marriage license 

that he gave me in the late 

’80s.” 

“I’ve worked with some 

amazing people over the 

past 40 years,” Owens- 

Klotz said. “Of course, 

my favorite was my dad, 

because he had a true passion 

for Orland Park. He 

was a Chicago high school 

teacher who loved government 

and loved serving the 

people of Orland Park.” 

The late mayor taught at 

Chicago’s Hubbard High 

School for several years, 

and many of his former 

students live in the Orland 

Park area. 

“When former students 

would visit the Village 

Hall, they’d see my 

dad’s picture on the wall 

and tell the receptionist 

that he was their teacher,” 

Owens-Klotz said. “I met 

people who were in my 

dad’s classes from the 

’60s through the late ’80s. 

A few times, I had grown 

men sobbing as they told 

me what an impact my dad 

had on them.” 

Time for Owens Media 

Gerry retired from the 

Orland Fire Protection 

District in 2014 after 35 

years of service. 

They have two adult 

children: Stephanie, 30, 

who works in advertising, 

and Timothy, 19, a college 

student. 

“I’m very proud that the 

Public Information Department 

was able to use every 

imaginable free source of 

promotion to share what 

was happening in Orland 

Park,” Owens-Klotz said. 

“I began promoting the 

Village on a typewriter in 

the 1980s and left it reaching 

thousands via social 

media.” 

Owens-Klotz will remain 

busy in retirement, 

having been hired as an 

adjunct professor at two 

area colleges. She also will 

have more time for Owens 

Media Inc., a marketing 

company formed with her 

daughter and sisters. 

“Owens Media includes 

some of the best media 

people in the Chicago area 

— writers, graphic designers, 

photographers, videographers, 

social media 

experts — who deliver the 

messages of businesses, 

individuals and organizations,” 

Owens-Klotz said. 

“We have an amazingly 

talented team that includes 

our resident millennial: my 

daughter, Stephanie.” 

Owens-Klotz has 

worked for the Village 

for both of her children’s 

entire lives. Both children 

often helped at Village 

events — volunteering, 

taking photos and hosting 

cable television segments. 

“Thinking of my best 

Village memories is hard, 

because my mom has 

worked for the Village 

my entire life,” Stephanie 

Owens said. “I remember 

as a kid laying out the 

pages of the Village newsletter 

with her and rubber 

cementing them to the 

card stock to take them 

to the printer. I swore up 

and down that I would 

never follow in my mom’s 

footsteps; yet, here I am, 

working in advertising. 

“Overall, my favorite 

memories are all of the 

experiences that led me to 

my career. My mom laid 

the foundation by teaching 

me everything she knew. 

She’s the toughest director 

I’ve ever worked with, 

because she expects more 

from me and knows what 

I’m capable of.” 

With both parents working 

in local government, 

the Owens-Klotz children 

grew up with firsthand 

perspectives of municipal 

services. 

“Every special event 

in Orland Park was like 

‘Take Your Kids to Work 

Day’ since my brother and 

Margie Owens-Klotz called on her children to “volunteer” to help at Village events 

and with cable television programs. Her son, Tim Klotz, is shown here interviewing 

Orland Park Village Trustee Dan Calandriello at the Village’s 2013 Chilly Willie Chili 

Challenge. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARGIE OWENS KLOTZ 

Margie Owens-Klotz is considered one of many 

unofficial village historians. She is shown here sharing 

Orland Park’s story with Cub Scouts who visited the 

Village’s Cultural Center. 

PHOTO submitted 

I worked for free, which 

wasn’t always by choice,” 

Stephanie Owens said with 

a smile. “As Orland Park 

grew, so did our mom’s 

workload, and she was the 

only person in her department 

for a long time. 

“We had a lot of cool 

experiences, like meeting 

Tony Hawk when the 

Grinding Edge Skate Park 

opened, to when then U.S. 

Sen. Barack Obama was 

here for Veterans Day. 

“As kids, we took it for 

granted, because it was 

normal for us to visit the 

firehouse and the police 

station, but, as we got older, 

we realized that most 

kids didn’t get to experience 

all of this. 

“We’re lucky to have 

the parents that we do. 

The hard part was, no matter 

where we went, there 

was always someone who 

knew our parents. So, we 

couldn’t get away with 

anything.” 

Stephanie works in advertising 

full time and consults 

for Owens Media. 

“I’d like to see Owens 

Media grow and for my 

mom to be able to follow 

her passion projects in retirement 

and spread her 

wings beyond the Village 

of Orland Park. We look 

at things differently. She’s 

more analytical, and I’m 

more artistic — and I really 

enjoy working with 

my mom. I’m excited to 

be along for the ride. My 

hope is that Owens Media 

continues to grow, and 

when my mom fully retires 

one day I’ll be able 

to take the helm.”



ORLAND PARK VILLAGE BOARD 

New tech boss working on streaming board meetings 

JON DEPAOLIS, Freelance Reporter 

David Buwick 

was hired in June 

and he has hit the 

ground running. 

Orland Park’s 

new chief technology 

officer led a 

discussion prior to 

the July 15 board 

Buwick 

of trustees meeting and has been 

hammering away at making improvements 

to the way in which 

residents can watch future meetings 

via streaming. 

Buwick, who spent the past 

five years leading the technology 

department at the DuPage County 

Health Department, contacted 

SunCom, a company that has 

experience with other municipalities, 

such as Naperville and 

Westmont. 

“I’ve worked with them personally, 

and they came in on 

two assessments for no charge 

to perform an evaluation of assessment 

of our current situation 

and where we’re at,” Buwick 

said. “We’re still waiting 

for a formal specification, [but] 

they do not sell equipment or 

software. They only sell their 

services.” 

Those services include the 

installation and implementation 

of the equipment, as well as the 

offer to run it from a production 

standpoint. He said preliminary 

estimates included between 

$30,000 to $50,000 for the hardware 

and software, about $450 

per meeting, for SunCom to use 

its own single-lens camera to 

broadcast the meeting; and $350 

per meeting if SunCom uses the 

Village’s own equipment, which 

the company recommended the 

Village install a four-camera 

system. 

Buwick said he is waiting for 

specifications, and upon getting 

those, he would bring it back for 

approval at a future committee 

meeting. 

Trustee Michael Milani asked 

if money was budgeted for this. 

Trustee Dan Calandriello said 

he believes money was budgeted, 

but that staff turnover may 

have contributed to the Village 

not utilizing the funds yet. 

Milani said he wanted to 

know for sure how much was 

budgeted and how much the 

proposal would cost the Village 

in more detail. 

“Obviously, our communications 

stuff up here is not always 

the best,” Milani said. “So, if we 

can improve, I think that will be 

ROUND IT UP 

A recap of action and discussion from the July 15 meeting of the Orland Park Village Board. 

• The Village Board members voted 7-0 to appoint Fred Garfield as chairman of the Metropolitan 

Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority — commonly referred to as the Civic 

Center. Already a member of the Civic Center board, Garfield replaces former chairman Denis 

Ryan, who recently resigned. 

• As part of the Consent Agenda, the Village Board members also voted 7-0 to approve the 

renewal of an intergovernmental agreement with Consolidated High School District 230. As 

part of the agreement, the Village will provide a school resource officer to Carl Sandburg High 

School, for which District 230 will pay the Village $103,492.93 annually (with a 2.5 percent 

annual increase for each year of the agreement). 

• The Village Board recognized Girl Scout Troop 60276 members for their Excellence in Robot 

Design Award, as well as the Orland Park A’s 10U softball team for winning the Illinois Gold 

Summer Qualifier. 

great, because it will help with 

transparency. Hopefully, we’re 

going to look at actually being 

able to video and stream at the 

same time from the same components.” 

Milani also asked if that technology 

would allow the Village 

to better utilize the video and 

incorporate it into the Village’s 

system for keeping minutes and 

agenda items online. 

Buwick said the Village already 

owns software that — 

once connected to a more complete 

system — will allow the 

ability to video stream the meetings 

live, as well as on-demand 

after the meetings are held. Also, 

he said if it is indexed properly, 

the software will allow for the 

Village to put a specific segment 

of video under a specific 

agenda item, meaning people 

can watch just that portion of 

the meeting. 

Buwick added that he has previously 

implemented this type 

of technology in Naperville. Buwick 

said it used to be a lot simpler 

to run analog-type equipment. 

Now, it has gone to mostly 

to the information technology 

realm. 

“You’ve got software, hardware, 

networking … and it’s all 

IT-based,” Buwick said. “It’s 

gotten very highly technical, and 

you have to pay handsomely to 

develop custom interfaces where 

you just touch buttons to make 

things happen. But there’s also 

an art. Basically, what is being 

requested is to produce a television 

show online. That’s basically 

what we’re doing here, and it 

takes a certain skillset to do that. 

There’s a whole field in AV and 

video television production that 

is trained and skilled and qualified 

to run that. 

“To run a fully-fledged meeting 

like this takes a professional.” 

Business Briefs 

Local car dealership receives 

honor 

Lexus of Orland, located at 

8300 W. 159th St., recently was 

named to the awards list for Elite 

of Lexus, a program that honors 

dealerships for living up to the 

Lexus standards of excellence in 

sales, service and overall owner 

support. 

The Elite of Lexus achievement 

requires extraordinary leadership 

and team effort focused on 

clear goals, including dominant 

customer satisfaction, sales operations, 

service and certification 

standards. In addition to achieving 

all program standards of excellence 

through customer survey 

feedback, dealerships also must 

be approved by both its Lexus 

area manager and Lexus headquarters 

to be recognized. 

Dealerships that achieve Elite 

status receive a custom-designed 

dealership trophy, or an updated 

year distinction plate for its existing 

trophy. 

For more information on the 

local dealership, call (708) 614- 

8700 or visit www.lexusofor 

land.com. 

Business Briefs were compiled 

by Contributing Editor Lauren 

Coughlin. 

taste 

From Page 3 

land Park Bakery and its atomic 

cake cups, and Riviera Country 

Club. 

“They’ve been with us since 

the beginning,” Zegar said, of 

Riviera. “Their turkey legs are 

always super-popular.” 

The Taste allows food vendors 

to serve their own alcoholic 

beverages, resulting in a 

wider variety of options, Zegar 

said. Drinks will not be allowed 

in the children’s activities 

area. 

Musical entertainment will 

be diverse. Trippin’ Billies, a 

Dave Matthews tribute band, 

headlines Aug. 2. On Aug. 3, 

there will be live-band karaoke, 

a Cher tribute performance by 

Lisa McClowry and Chicagoarea 

festival favorite 7th Heaven. 

American English, a Beatles 

tribute act, closes out the Taste on 

Aug. 4. 

New to the fest this year are 

trivia contests taking place indoors 

at the Civic Center. A 

contest focused on Marvel comic 

books starts at 2 p.m. each 

weekend day, while a Harry 

Potter-themed quiz will commence 

at 4 p.m. 

“We figure it’s going to 

be hot,” Zegar said. “So we 

thought we’d offer something 

in case people want to cool off.” 

For those willing to brave 

the summer heat, there will 

be plenty of outdoor activities 

as well, including a lipsyncing 

contest, talent show 

and car display. Aug. 3 is kids 

day. 

Aug. 4 will see several military 

tributes, starting at 11 a.m. 

with an opening ceremony, motorcycle 

honor ride and presentation 

of the colors. Sine Wave, 

a group made up of drum and 

bugle musicians, will perform 

after. 

An estimated 45,000 to 

50,000 attendees are expected 

to attend over the three 

days.

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allegedly shot through door of OP home 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Two men wearing masks 

and carrying guns reportedly 

scared an Orland Park 

resident into his home and 

fired a shot through a door 

over the weekend. 

The incident took place 

just before 10:28 p.m. Saturday, 

July 20, in the 11000 

block of 167th Place, according 

to a press release 

issued Monday, July 22, 

by the Orland Park Police 

Department. 

A male resident pulled 

his vehicle into his garage 

and exited the vehicle, 

when the two men 

approached and identified 

themselves as federal 

agents, police said. In addition 

to claiming they 

were federal agents, the 

men were wearing black 

vests “that look similar to 

ballistic vests,” according 

to Cmdr. Tony Farrell. 

The man ran into the 

house through the garage 

service door and closed 

the door, according to the 

release. A single shot was 

Cook County seeks managers 

STAFF REPORT 

Cook County Assessor 

Fritz Kaegi announced that 

his office is seeking qualified 

applicants for five 

managerial positions in its 

valuations division. Two 

managers of commercial 

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of residential valuations, 

and a manger of special 

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“These positions offer 

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From July 22 

fired through the door that 

leads into the home from 

the attached garage by one 

of the men, who then fled, 

police said. No one was 

struck by the projectile, 

and the resident was not 

injured, police added. 

Farrell said the men 

were thought to be carrying 

semi-automatic handguns. 

Police said they think 

the man was targeted and 

this was not a random act. 

Farrell added the portrayal 

of agents was a “possible 

ruse,” but “the victim did 

not believe this ruse and 

responded appropriately.” 

Farrell declined to provide 

further information 

on the suspected motivations 

of the gunmen “in 

the interest of protecting 

the victim.” 

Following the alleged 

incident, police said they 

are searching for two 

male suspects described as 

black, both approximately 

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Farrell said there were no 

surveillance images or 

sketches available as of 

press time. 

Anyone with information 

that could help the investigation 

is asked to call 

(708) 349-4111 or email 

crimetips@orlandpark. 

org. 

Police: Incident appears 

unrelated to Kris Trail 

shooting one week prior 

In a separate incident on 

July 14, a 20-year-old man 

reportedly was shot twice 

in the abdomen with a 

.40-caliber semi-automatic 

gun through a closed door 

after someone rang the 

doorbell to a home in the 

9600 block of Kris Trail. 

Police said the “house and/ 

or family” were the intended 

target. Farrell said the 

July 20 incident does not 

appear to be connected. 

“We have no evidence 

to suggest that the other 

incident in Orland Park is 

related to this one,”Farrell 

said. 

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in National Night Out 

Against Crime for more 

than 25 years. The event 

was created in 1984 by the 

National Association of 

Town Watch, a nationwide 

group that promotes community 

based crime prevention 

activities. 

On Aug. 6, the Orland 

Park Police Department 

will join law enforcement 

agencies across the country 

and host the village’s 

annual National Night Out 

Celebration at the Orland 

Park Village Center, 14700 

South Ravinia Avenue. 

This year’s event is sponsored 

in part by Mazda of 

Orland Park. 

The day begins with a 

free luncheon for village 

seniors. Reservations are 

required by Friday, July 

26 for the department’s 

National Night Out Senior 

Luncheon that will begin 

at noon at the Orland Park 

Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia 

Ave. 

Attendees must be Village 

of Orland Park residents 

for the event that 

includes a safety presentation 

tailored for seniors. 

Call 708-364-4929 

to make reservations for 

the luncheon, leaving the 

names and phone numbers 

of attending village 

seniors. 

Orland Park’s National 

Night Out festivities will 

be held from 5 p.m. until 

9 p.m. Attendees will be 

able to meet members of 

Orland Park’s bike patrol 

unit, traffic and motor 

cycle units, DARE and 

school resource officers as 

well as other first responders. 

The Illinois National 

Guard will fly in a UH-72 

Children are able to mingle with police and unique 

animals at the National Night Out, which takes place on 

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Lakota helicopter for the 

event and attendees will 

be able to tour the aircraft 

on-site. 

This year’s program also 

includes a bike rodeo offering 

bike and helmet safety 

checks, a bicycle agility 

course and the ability to 

register bicycles with the 

police department for free. 

Parents are encouraged to 

bring their children’s bikes 

to the village center for the 

rodeo. 

“National Night Out 

is a great way for kids to 

meet their local police officers, 

in a relaxed comfortable 

atmosphere unlike an 

emergency setting,” said 

Orland Park Police Chief 

Tim McCarthy. “We enjoy 

seeing everyone come 

back each year to see all 

that’s happening with the 

police department and to 

have a fun evening.” 

Orland Park’s festivities 

include face painters, a 

bounce house and an educational 

reptile show. Orland 

Park businesses will 

host booths with prizes, 

giveaways, coupons and 

safety related information. 

Maverick, the Orland 

Park Police Department’s 

newest K-9 Officer will 

be honored in a special 

badge pinning ceremony 

celebrating his addition to 

the department’s K-9 unit. 

The ceremony will take 

place at 6 p.m. during the 

National Night Out event. 

Pro-Shred of Orland 

Park will return to the 

Village Center on Aug. 6 

from 5-6 p.m., offering 

free shredding for residents 

with each limited to 

100 pounds of documents. 

Residents are encouraged 

to shred no longer needed 

personal documents with 

their names, addresses and 

personal information to 

prevent identity theft. 

Tickets will be provided 

to guests for a free hot dog 

provided by Joey’s Red 

Hots of Orland Park. 

Questions about Orland 

Park’s National Night Out 

may be directed to Sergeant 

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61st Annual 

Golf Outing 

The Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following sponsors for 

supporting the Chamber’s Annual Golf Outing held recently at The Odyssey. 

Since 1948 

22nd Century Media 

350 Brewing Company 

Apple Chevrolet 

Arrenello’s Pizza 

Audio Visual Productions, Inc. 

Baird & Warner - Marty King 

Bettenhausen Automotive 

Brady-Gill Funeral Home 

CNB Bank & Trust, N.A. 

Cool Clouds LLC 

Donne Insurance 

Eternally Green Lawncare 

Goldy Locks, Inc. 

Gordon Flesch Company 

Hilton-Garden Inn-Chicago/Tinley Park 

Homewood Disposal (NuWay) 

Hutchison, Anders & Hickey 

Law Offices 

John Kasperek Co., Inc 

Jonker & Associates 

Nothing Bundt Cakes – Orland Park 

& Mokena 

NuMark Credit Union 

Shark Shredding & Document 

Management Services 

Smith Crossing 

South Suburban College 

Tinley Park 

815-469-4400 

The Horton Group 

Tinley Park High School 

Trouvaille Med Spa 

Victor J. Andrew High School 

Walt’s Food Centers 

Wingate by Wyndham 

The Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce would 

also like to send a special thank you to each 

and every one of our Raffle Prize & Goodie Bag 

Donors. Your contribution allows the Chamber’s 

Golf Outing to be a continued success. 

Thank you to all of our Volunteers! We couldn’t 

put on such a great Outing without your 

dedication and support.

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The Orland Park Prairie’s 

Standout Student 

Sponsored by Marquette Bank 

Samantha Ford, 

Century Jr. High 

sixth-grader 

Samantha Ford was chosen 

as the Orland Park Prairie’s 

Standout Student because of 

her academic accomplishments. 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

Music playing softly. I 

love having music playing 

in the back because it 

just calms me down and 

relaxes me. 

What do you like to do 

when you are not in school 

or studying? 

I love to hang out with 

my family and friends. I 

love being with my family 

because they put me 

in a good mood and I just 

love talking to them about 

anything. 

What is your dream job? 

To be a teacher or doctor. 

I want to be a teacher 

because I feel like I love 

teaching people and helping 

people out. I also 

want to be a doctor because 

I want to help people 

out and make them 

feel better. 

What are some of your 

most played songs on you 

iPod? 

On my phone are throwback 

songs. I love “Silence,” 

“Happier,” “Magic 

in the Hamptons.” “Safe 

Inside” and “Impossible” 

by James Arthur. 

What is the one thing 

people don’t know about 

you? 

I have stepsisters. My 

oldest stepsister is 17. My 

next stepsister is 16 and 

my youngest stepsister is 

my age, 12. 

Whom do you look up to 

and why? 

My sister because she 

is always there for mne. 

I look up to her because 

she knows and understand 

what I am going through. 

If I am having trouble, she 

will help me. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

Mainly storage bins. I 

just keep my old American 

Girl dolls in a bin. I also 

keep my fan and humidifier 

under it because they 

are too big to fit anywhere 

else. 

Who is your favorite 

teacher and why? 

I personally don’t have 

a favorite teacher. I like all 

my teachers but I do like 

science because I have fun 

and like the people in my 

class. 

What’s your favorite class 

and why? 

Science because we just 

have a lot of fun and have a 

lot of friends in that class. 

I also like science because 

we get to do fun projects 

and my teacher just makes 

it fun. 

What’s the one thing that 

stands out about your 

school? 

The positive environment. 

I feel like when I 

walk around the halls and 

in class, there really isn’t a 

bad vibe going around and 

photo submitted 

people aren’t saying bad 

things about other people. 

What extracurricular do 

you wish the school had? 

We had a club where 

you could build crafts. I 

feel like kids would just 

love building crafts and 

just have fun with it. 

If you could change one 

thing about school, what 

would it be? 

I would love for them to 

build a crosswalk to get to 

school and be able to walk. 

I wish I had the opportunity 

to walk to school and 

get a walk in every morning. 

What’s your favorite thing 

to eat in the cafeteria? 

The fries. My sister told 

me how good they were 

when she went there, I 

tried them and they were 

good. Some man other 

people think so, too. 

What is your best memory 

from school? 

Trying out for the softball 

team. I loved this 

memory because it took 

me out of my comfort zone 

and made me try something 

new. I ended up making 

the team and had such 

fun playing the sport I love 

the most and meeting new 

people. 

School News 

Benet Academy 

Orland Park residents 

named to honor roll 

More than a dozen Orland 

Park residents were on 

the second semester Benet 

Academy Honor Roll. 

The following students 

received First Honors: senior 

Giovanni Kozel; juniors 

Amanda Flowers and 

Dena Kasperas; sophomores 

Grace George, Ariana 

Hazemi, Katherine Pytel 

and Madeleine Viz; and 

freshman Mary Clare Adkins, 

Sydney Burton, Madeline 

Huie and Ishaa Jain. 

First Honors are given to 

students whose academic 

average falls between 92- 

100. 

Second honors were given 

to: junior Colin Gorz; 

sophomores Tara Gallagher, 

Nicholas Lynch and 

Lisa Qualizza; and freshman 

Roy Silva. 

Second Honors are for 

students whose academic 

average is between 85-91. 

Bob Jones University 

Orland Park resident 

receives diploma 

Ezra John Pio, of Orland 

Park, was among nearly 

600 students who graduated 

from Bob Jones University 

on May 3. 

Pio earned a bachelor’s 

degree in engineering. 

Illinois State University 

Dean’s list honorees 

announced 

The following Orland 

Park residents were named 

to the spring 2019 semester 

dean’s list: Allison Andrews, 

Amy Box, Austin 

Chaudhari, Lauren Conners, 

Robert Connolly, 

Abigail Conrad, Marygrace 

Finucane, Zachary Freeman, 

John Gentile, Brett 

Gowgiel, Crystal Grzeslo, 

Amanda Hall, Samantha 

Johnson, Zachary Kocinski, 

Rebecca Kordas, Jacob 

Kwiatt, Rachel Latus, 

Kaitlyn Licata, Michael 

Marassa, Amanda Meiner, 

Danielle Moran, Matthew 

Nugent, Lauryn Papan, 

Elena Pappanastos, Justin 

Richards, Taylor Rott, 

Jenna Ryan, Nicholas Sullivan, 

Michelle Theisen, 

Matthew Vanauken, Amber 

Waller and Joshua White. 

Criteria for earning 

dean’s list status include 

grade point averages, which 

place the student among the 

top 10 percent of students 

majoring within an academic 

college at Illinois State. 

Miami University 

Orland Park students 

named to dean’s list 

Matthew Diehl, Katie 

Flaherty and Alexa Marines, 

all of Orland Park, 

were named to the second 

semester 2018-19 dean’s 

list. 

Miami University students 

who are ranked in 

the top 20 percent of undergraduate 

students within 

each division received the 

honor. 

Moraine Valley Community 

College 

Orland Park resident joins 

Board of Trustees 

Bernadette Barrett, an attorney 

from Orland Park, 

recently began her six-year 

term on the Moraine Valley 

Community College Board 

of Trustees. 

Patricia Joan Murphy 

and Beth McElroy Kirkwood 

also are newcomers 

to the board. 

Barrett received her juris 

doctorate from Loyola 

University. She has been a 

licensed attorney in Illinois 

since 1991 and a certified 

mediator for four years. 

She practices in the southwest 

area, concentrating on 

family law and corporate 

and civil litigation. Barrett 

is a member of the Illinois 

State Bar Association, the 

Southwest Bar Association 

and the Will County Bar 

Association. She serves on 

the board of directors for 

the Rise of the Ashes Foundation, 

a nonprofit that provides 

legal services for victims 

of domestic violence. 

She also is the president of 

the Orland Township Democratic 

Organization. 

Saint Louis University 

Dean’s list honorees 

announced 

A dozen Orland Park 

students were named to the 

dean’s list at Saint Louis 

University. 

They are: Nikolaos J. Atkinson 

(a biology major), 

Arjun Bagai (a biochemistry 

major), Amanda E. Buechele 

(an economics major), 

Maya C. Burnett (a health 

sciences major), Amanda 

L. Collins (a biology major), 

Marley B. Coughlin 

(an exercise science major), 

Kaitlin C. Duffner (a 

health management major), 

Maeve M. Hennessy (an occupational 

sciences major), 

Brooke V. Mayer (an occupational 

sciences major), 

Kate V. Shroba (a nursing 

major), Abigail A. Staunton 

(a health sciences major), 

and Caitlin A. Stephens (a 

nursing major). 

Worcester Polytechnic 

Institute 

Orland Park resident makes 

dean’s list 

Matthew LeMay, of Orland 

Park, was named to 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s 

spring 2019 dean’s 

list. LeMay is a member of 

the class of 2019 and is majoring 

in robotics engineering 

and computer science. 

WPI’s 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. 

School News was compiled by 

Contributing Editor Lauren 

Coughlin.

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OFPD hosts kids safety camp, 50th anniversary open house 

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While the heat in the area 

may have some sweating, 

some kids in Orland Park 

have been burning up. 

Once again, the Orland 

Fire Protection District 

held its Kid’s Fire and Life 

Safety Camp and Junior 

Cadet Camp, helping to 

teach area children about 

the importance of fire 

safety. Held at the OFPD 

training facility, children 

in two age groups learned 

about fire safety and were 

able to see firsthand the 

dangers fire brings. 

On July 15, the Junior 

Cadet camp gave teens 

13-through-16 the opportunity 

to work side-by-side 

with current cadets and 

firefighters, giving them an 

opportunity to explore firefighting 

and EMS careers. 

Betsy Dine, the fire and 

life safety education coordinator 

for the OFPD, has 

been leading the camp for 

the last six years, and says 

that it’s a fun opportunity 

to teach kids about how 

to stay safe in a fire emergency. 

“This is something really 

important that I think 

a lot of people overlook, 

and I think if we can start 

teaching our kids that it 

will stick with them,” Dine 

said. 

The Kid’s Fire and Life 

Safety Camp classroom 

portion covered a wide 

variety of topics, including 

learning what to do in 

a fire, what to do if you are 

trapped, how to get a firefighter’s 

attention and staying 

low to get out. 

“The most dangerous 

part of a fire is the smoke,” 

Dine said. “Smoke contains 

a lot of carbon dioxide, and 

carbon dioxide is extremely 

poisonous. That’s why 

we preach the importance 

of staying low and getting 

out.” 

The OFPD has educational 

outreach throughout 

the year in area schools 

and programs like “Adopt 

a Firefighter,” but the camp 

is still one of the most effective 

ways of conveying 

the importance of fire safety 

to kids, due to its handson 

nature. 

“I want them to understand 

the importance of the 

danger that fire carries, and 

that it really does burn hot 

and extremely fast,” Dine 

said. 

Campers got a firsthand 

experience to the dangers 

Dine expressed when 

firefighter Don Anderson 

ignited the furniture of a 

makeshift living room in a 

cargo shaft. 

For Emma and Katharine 

Kanagy, it was their favorite 

part of camp. 

“We were standing pretty 

far back, and it was still really 

hot. I didn’t expect it to 

be that hot,” Katharine, 10, 

said. 

“I really liked when the 

flames started coming out 

of [the cargo shaft,] and the 

smoke turned green for a 

few seconds,” said Emma, 

11. “I’ve never really seen 

anything like this, so it was 

cool.” 

“It felt a lot better working 

together,” Emma said. 

“We learned how to stay 

safe if we’re home alone 

and something happens. 

We know what to do, and 

who to call.” 

The Orland Fire Protection 

District celebrated 

its 50th anniversary as a 

fire district and 125th year 

fighting fires during its annual 

open house on Saturday, 

July 20. The event included 

music, food, games, 

activities, booths, vendors 

and demonstrations. The 

OFPD will also hosted a 

special tent to remember 

the original volunteer Orland 

Park firefighters and 

showcase some of the history 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Music in the Plaza a big hit 

with variety of weekend 

entertainment 

For eight Saturday evenings 

throughout the summer, 

Zabrocki Plaza is 

transformed into the hottest 

spot in town for Tinley 

Park’s Music in the Plaza 

concert series. The series 

boasts a variety of entertaining 

acts from the Chicagoland 

area and beyond, 

along with food and drink 

from favorite local establishments. 

Playing on the evening 

of Saturday, July 13, was 

Tynan, a 10-piece horndriven 

band from Bridgeview. 

Just a few of the people 

taken by the music were 

Mokena residents Steven 

McCurdy and Connie Carroll, 

who spent most of 

the evening tearing up the 

dance floor. The duo has 

been married for nine years 

but has known each other 

for over 38 years, and their 

favorite thing to do together 

is dance. 

“We go out dancing 

more than three times a 

week together,” McCurdy 

said. “Music and dancing 

are the ways we connect.” 

As avid dancers, being 

able to swing to a good beat 

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is a requirement for their 

evenings out, and evenings 

in Zabrocki Plaza have 

never disappointed them. 

For Kristy Sulich, of Tinley 

Park, the evening was 

an opportunity for family 

time and friends. 

“It’s free, it’s outside, it’s 

live music — it doesn’t get 

much better than that,” Sulich 

said. 

The next Music at the 

Plaza concert will take 

place on Saturday, July 

27, and will feature The 

Boy Band Night, complete 

with the hits and moves of 

boy bands. Additional acts 

for the rest of the season 

include HiFi Superstar on 

Aug. 10 and Rockstar Rodeo 

on Aug. 24. 


visit the Village’s special 

events page at TinleyPark. 

org. 

Reporting by Rochelle McAuliffe, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit TinleyJunction. 

com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Commissioner resigns 

on heels of controversial 

remarks 

Daniel Ray, an appointee 

on the Planning Commission 

and Zoning Board of 

Appeals, announced his 

resignation from both positions 

via a letter submitted 

to Village officials July 16. 

In a two-sentence resignation 

letter to Mokena 

Mayor Frank Fleischer 

and the Village Board, Ray 

wrote: “I, Dan Ray, am resigning 

my position as a 

member of the Planning 

Commission and Zoning 

Board of Appeals, effective 

immediately. I would like 

to thank you for allowing 

me to serve the Village of 

Mokena.” 

Although no specific 

reason was given by Ray 

for his sudden resignation, 

he had been involved in an 

alleged dispute on Facebook 

over the Village’s 

decision to include the 2nd 

Kentucky Cavalry — an 

Addison-based, pro-Confederate 

group — as part 

of the Village’s Fourth of 

July fireworks show. The 

2nd Kentucky Cavalry had 

been responsible for shooting 

off cannons during the 

fireworks for the past approximately 

15 years. 

According to a screenshot 

provided by Emily 

Beigel, director of the 

Southwest Suburban Activists 

group, Ray wrote, 

“Can they aim the cannons 

at those panty waist south 

suburban ass-i-vist?” on 

a since-deleted Facebook 


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thread originally posted by 

former Mokena Mayor Joe 

Werner on July 2. 

Beigel filed a complaint 

with the Mokena Police 

Department regarding what 

she called “threats” against 

her and members of her 

group. As of press time, 

no charges have been filed 

against Ray. 

During the July 8 Village 

Board meeting, Fleischer 

said that he was aware of 

Ray’s posts and that, “In 

the decision with Mr. Ray, 

the Village is reviewing the 

matter. We will get back to 

you when it is appropriate 

[and] we research it ourselves. 

So, the residents 

will get an answer on that.” 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, 

Editor. For more, visit Moke 

naMessenger.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Former LW West student 

entering third year on 

Bears Drumline 

The Chicago Bears 

Drumline delivers beats 

during the tailgate at Bears 

home games, plays a pregame 

show on the field and 

keeps it coming after the 

game at the front gate as 

well. 

New Lenox native Derek 

Dalton has been a part of 

the madness for the last 

two years and is entering 

his third. 

The Chicago Bears 

Drumline plays at different 

corporate/private events 

and regularly at different 

public community events 

as well. 

“It’s just kind of cool to 

see everything that goes 

on behind the scenes at the 

game in terms of how entertainment 

gets around, 

going through the tunnels 

and seeing everything from 

the inside-out,” Dalton 

said. 

Dalton has a long list 

of different groups he has 

played with. As a graduate 

of Lincoln-Way West, he 

played with its drumline, 

he played with Northern 

Illinois University’s drumline, 

the Cavaliers Indoor 

Percussion, Pioneer Drum 

and Bugle Corps, Colts 

Drum and Bugle Corps and 

the Chicago Bulls Stampede 

Drumline. 

Dalton found out about 

the Bears Drumline — 

which started in 2005 — 

about halfway through high 

school. 

“It’s a new thing they’re 

starting to do in the NFL 

over the last decade and it’s 

becoming more and more 

popular and more teams are 

starting to form their own 

drumlines,” Dalton said. 

Having played in different 

professional groups and 

two years with the Bears, he 

has gotten used to playing 

in front of big crowds and 

the excitement that comes 

with it, but still enjoys it. 

“It’s pretty cool,” he 

said. “It’s a nice feeling. 

It’s pretty cool to be able to 

continue to keep doing it.” 

Reporting by Sean Hastings, 

Editor. For more visit New 

LenoxPatriot.com 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Local librarian wins 

prestigious award for 

service to young adults 

With a degree in English 

literature and an inherent 

love for books, a career 

as a librarian was a seamless 

fit for Lockport Township 

High School alumna 

Heather Colby. 

She has been an integral 

part of the Homer Township 

Public Library District for 

12 years, and was recently 

selected as the 2019 recipient 

of the Illinois Library 

Association’s Young Adult 

Librarian of the Year Award. 

“This feels incredible,” 

Colby said. 

“I am proud of the work 

that I do, so to be recognized 

in this way is one of 

the highlights of my career.” 

The award, presented by 

ILA and the Young Adult 

Services Forum, recognizes 

an Illinois Young Adult 

Librarian who is making an 

outstanding local contribution 

in library services to 

young adults by creating 

and implementing library 

programs that identify and 

meet the needs of the teens 

in their community. 

After completing her 

master’s in library and information 

science from 

Dominican University, 

Colby joined the library in 

2007 as an adult services librarian. 

Over the years, the 

library expanded its services 

to teens with additional 

programming, a separate 

teen room, and a larger teen 

book collection. 

“As services grew, so did 

the need for a dedicated 

teen librarian, which led to 

my role as the library’s first 

teen services coordinator,” 

she said. 

“I gravitated towards being 

a teen librarian because 

teens are the coolest. They 

have boundless energy, they 

are pop culture fanatics, and 

they make me laugh.” 

Through a wide range of 

programming and events, 

Colby has transformed the 

library into a space where 

teens experience a strong 

sense of belonging. 

“I want them to know 

that the library is more than 

just a place to get books,” 

she said. “We are a community 

space.” 

“We’re here for them to 

hang out with old friends 

and make new ones. 

Whether they are into anime, 

Marvel, sour candy, 

or Harry Potter, we have a 

program for them.” 

Reporting by Abhinanda 

Datta, Assistant Editor . For 

more, visit HomerHorizon. 

com.

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BILL JONES 


I 

have been debating for 

a few months how I 

wanted to tell readers 

my wife and I were expecting 

our first child and what 

that meant to me. I had 

been debating, quite honestly, 

how much I wanted 

to share. 

I dropped what you 

might call a few “hints” 

along the way. But still, I 

refrained from an all-out 

announcement, on the 

fence about what and how 

and when I’d let Orland 

Park in on this piece of 

news, or whether I wanted 

to keep some of it to 

myself. 

Well, I’ve been gone for 

the past two weeks, and 

my boss politely asked if 

he could include a note 

to let readers know of my 

whereabouts after my wife 

went into labor the evening 

of the Fourth of July and 

gave birth to our son, 

Henry, on July 5. I said 

sure thing. He kept it brief. 

Then, Sports Editor Jeff 

Vorva, filling in for me and 

sitting on a lede so hot it 

must have been burning 

a hole through his pants, 

decided like any good journalist 

he wasn’t about to 

wait for my press release 

and broke the details of the 

big announcement for me. 

So, this is what it feels 

like? But he got my son’s 

name right. And all’s well 

that ends well, I suppose. 

Anyway, I have not been 

at home watching WWE 

programming with my son 

over the past two weeks. 

Jeff, my son is Elite, and 

Fatherhood is easy 

we go all out for #AEW. 

(By the way, anyone else 

think someone at D230 is a 

big professional wrestling 

fan, what with Sandburg’s 

“Elite Daily” messaging 

and the new “All In” 

attendance initiative? Not 

criticizing; I think Cody, 

the Young Bucks and 

Kenny Omega would be 

proud of the difference 

they’re making.) 

But Henry and I have 

had a chance to bond. He 

already has earned more 

than a half-dozen nicknames 

for his antics. We 

sleep, occasionally. We 

feed and change diapers, 

mostly. 

And while being a new 

parent already has proven 

both more joyous and 

daunting than anything 

I’ve ever done — and 

I now understand why 

parents always speak in 

cliches and hyperbole — I 

have come to the conclusion 

over the past couple 

of weeks that fatherhood 

is easy. 

Don’t get me wrong; 

it’s tiring, it’s complicated 

and doing it right means 

dedicating a lifetime to 

guiding this young creature 

toward his best possible 

self and then, to a certain 

degree, still just hoping 

for the best. And the sleep 

deprivation up front can be 

daunting enough that you 

might even find yourself 

punching a fly late at night. 

You won’t even be sure 

why. You’ll just see it coming 

across the room toward 

you, leap instinctually 

from the couch and surprise 

yourself by the solid 

contact your straight right 

made, sending the poor 

little guy into a momentary 

tailspin. 

It happens. 

Doing fatherhood right 

is hard work, and those 

who do it well deserve to 

be applauded for it. 

But, relatively speaking, 

motherhood is the really 

hard work. 

I was in the room when 

Sarah gave birth to Henry. 

I “helped” would be a 

generous way to phrase my 

standing there, awkwardly 

holding a leg, feeding 

ice chips to my wife 

and saying encouraging 

things such as “You got 

this; you’re doing great,” 

when I know I would have 

tapped out long before 

what she endured. Sarah 

was Stone Cold Steve 

Austin, in a sharpshooter, 

crimson, but never quitting 

(and she didn’t pass out). 

I have loved my wife as 

long as I have known her, 

but on July 5 I gained a 

newfound respect for her. I 

had to forfeit the toughness 

title to Sarah the moment 

my son was born, and I 

was happy to do it. And it 

will be hard to look at any 

mother without a bit more 

admiration at this point. 

Yes, experiencing the 

birth of your child takes 

your breath away. Agony, 

joy, hope, worry and love 

all find their way into a 

single moment, pregnant 

(I’m sorry) with emotion. 

It is a special moment — I 

hope the first of many to 

come with this child. 

And yes, I want to do 

my job and be the best 

father I can be for Henry. 

He is inspiring me in that 

way already. I want to give 

him something to be proud 

of, and I want to make sure 

my family is always at the 

top of my list of priorities. 

But his mom has been 

doing that since long 

before Day 1. She went 

through nine months of 

transformation, faced the 

height of it in the heat, 

sacrificed things she 

enjoys (“If I’d known, I 

would have eaten so much 

more sushi”) for the betterment 

of the little guy. 

She did all of the hard 

work in the hospital. She 

continues to recover from 

it. And every night, when 

Henry needs to eat, she 

is the one who gets up to 

nurse him. 

So, it’s fun to finally be 

able to share the news of 

my first child with you. It 

really is. But I can only 

do that because — as is 

the case with every awesome 

little dude — an 

impressive woman made 

it possible. And that’s the 

bottom line, because Sarah 

Jones said so. 

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NO LONGER A PONY 

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MAIN: Mike Zdanowski, 

of Justice, enjoys a 

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22 | July 25, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist 

Church (15760 Wolf Road, Orland 

Park) 

Worship 

10 a.m. Saturday 

PASTOR COLUMN 

Resident Poet 

Doors 

Susanne Cabrini Marie 


In the long hallway 

of life, some doors are 

closed to me; 

But others, available, 

stretch far as eyes can 

see. 

Those that I passed 

through are part of my 

history. 

Now there’s one that 

opens into a mystery! 

I flounder in the 

darkness of this new 

corridor, 

Trying different keys, 

once good, that don’t 

work anymore! 

My suffering and 

anguish lead to great 

spiritual pain. 

And my heart yearns 

for happiness—an 

elusive gain. 

As eyes adjust, ahead 

appears a very subtle 

gleam, 

Of light beneath 

another door—and it is 

not a dream. 

Desperate for an exit, 

I open it carefully. 

There stands Our 

Lord Jesus, with arms 

outstretched to me! 

visit us 

online at 

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“The Blueprint” Bible 

Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays 

“Desire of Ages” Bible 

Study 

10 a.m. Wednesdays 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church 

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

Weekday Service 

9 a.m. Monday through 

Friday. 

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. 

Sunday Services 

7:15, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 

a.m. 

Peace Memorial Church (10300 W. 

131st St., Palos Park) 

Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street 

and Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Bible Study 

9:45 a.m. 

Services 

11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Teen Programs 

7 p.m. Wednesdays; 

9:45 a.m., 5 p.m. Sundays 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 

S. 80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Codependents Anonymous 

10 a.m. each Wednesday. 

No dues or fees. All 

meetings are confidential. 

A group for those seeking 

loving relationships with 

themselves and with others. 

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 

register a car for free, visit 

www.orlandchurch.com. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Religious Education 

Program: New Family 

Registration 

New family registration 

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. 

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Dementia Inside & Out 

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

Oct. 5 (once every halfhour). 

Free. This hands-on 

experience resembles what 

a person with dementia experiences 

daily — the challenges 

and difficulties they 

face. For more information, 

call (708) 361-7845 

or visit aishlingcare.com/ 

events-calendar. The event 

is sponsored by Aishling 

Companion Home Care. 

Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Men’s Barnabas Bible 

Study 

7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays. 

Study various books written 

by Christian authors. 

Coffee and light refreshments 

are served. For 

more information, email 

info@calvaryop.org. 

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) 

NAMI Support Groups 

2-4 p.m. fourth Thursday 

of the month. Family 

support group meetings 

provide an opportunity 

to meet with others who 

have relatives and friends 

of individuals living with 

a mental illness. Feelings 

can be shared and issues 

discussed under the guidance 

of a trained facilitator. 

These meetings are 

free. 

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. 

Presbyterian Church in Orland Park 

(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Thursday Evening Bible 

Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays 

Gamblers Anonymous 

7:30- 9 p.m. Thursdays 

Emotions Anonymous 

7:30-9 p.m. Fridays 

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Power loss 

not fun, but 

fun was found 

The Rev. Caleb Hong 

Faith United Methodist Church 

There was a poweroutage 

in my community 

following 

strong storms earlier this 

summer. 

I found out as computers 

shut off, the TV went black, 

and the cry of wailing teenagers 

filled my home. 

I chuckled until I realized 

that I had a funeral 

service that evening that I 

needed to work on. I, too, 

started wailing when I realized 

my car was inside the 

garage and the door was no 

longer opening. 

Losing power was no 

fun, but it presented both 

challenges and opportunities. 

I saw more neighbors 

hanging outside and talking. 

Children found nonelectronic 

games they could 

play (using flashlights). 

After figuring out how 

to get my car out of the 

garage, I reflected on the 

things I take for granted - 

including a safe neighborhood 

and excellent schools 

- access to clean drinking 

water and nearby hospitals, 

and an uninterrupted flow 

of electricity to power my 

lights, air conditioning, 

entertainment systems, and 

(yes) the garage door. 

The 4th of July has 

passed but it is worth long 

after we celebrate the nation’s 

birthday we should 

all remember the blessings 

we experience as Americans. 

There are always 

reasons to be divided - to 

criticize those blue liberals 

(or red conservatives) - to 

point out all the inadequacies 

and injustices of our 

nation and local communities. 

However, there is so 

much to be grateful for - to 

celebrate - to honor. 

So, take a moment to 

give thanks. Let’s thank 

our servicemen and service 

women. Let’s thank our 

teachers and first-responders, 

our civil servants and 

elected officials, and even 

those with whom we disagree 

- because we are not 

merely a nation of red or 

blue. We’re a nation of red 

white and blue. 

Let’s also give thanks 

to God, who invites us to 

pray not only for families 

and friends, but for our nation 

and world. Let’s pray 

for clarity of vision and determination 

of spirit to love 

God with all our heart, 

soul, mind, and strength 

and love our neighbors as 

ourselves. 

The opinions of this column 

are those of the writer. They 

do not necessarily reflect 

those of The Orland Park 

Prairie.

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Polish traditions take over Centennial Park 

LAURIE FANELLI 


Traveling abroad for 

a European vacation can 

cost a pretty penny, but 

the sights and sounds of 

Poland were alive in the 

south suburbs during Goralmania 

Polish American 

Food & Music Festival. 

The festival celebrated 

and shared Polish Highlander 

culture by taking 

over Centennial Park 

on July 13 and 14. Beer, 

bread, sauerkraut and 

more were available as 

attendees experienced the 

joyful songs and dance of 

Polish Highlanders. 

While smaller picnics are 

held almost every weekend, 

and Taste of Polonia 

takes over the Copernicus 

Center in Chicago every 

year, festival organizers 

realized that there was a 

desire for a Polish festival 

in the south suburbs. Goralmania’s 

English/Polish 

emcees Krystian Nowak 

and Joanna Kula made sure 

everyone felt welcome at 

the first-time event, sharing 

bilingual announcements 

and introducing each performance. 

“We’re very open people,” 

Nowak said following 

a traditional folk song 

and dance performance 

by Wanta & Wancianki on 

Sunday afternoon. 

“We wanted this to celebrate 

Polish Highlander, 

but we wanted as many 

non-Polish-speaking people 

to come by, as well, because 

what we have to offer 

is delicious food; good, 

refreshing beer; very good 

music; and a lot of great 

entertainment,” Nowak 

said, adding, “As we just 

witnessed, a Polish Highlander 

group performed 

for us. They’re very experienced, 

so they were able 

to show us things they’ve 

been learning their whole 

entire lives.” 

Jan Bobek with Hajducy 

& Kumaraci, Millennium 

Band and Izabela Szafranska 

were also among the 

performers at Goralmania. 

While the event was 

focused on Highlander 

culture — found in the 

country’s southern area — 

other Polish regions were 

also spotlighted through 

the music, food and vendors. 

“There’s going to be a 

group that’s going to perform 

from Orawa, which 

is a region south of Poland 

— by the Slovakia 

border — and they will 

be performing their traditional 

music,” Kula said. 

“It’s a very folk-based 

performance. We have 

people from all over Poland 

helping out here. We 

have people that sell their 

products that are sponsoring 

that may not be from 

the south region of Poland 

and the Tatra Mountains, 

but from all over. We even 

have amber, which is from 

the north of Poland.” 

Of course the food at 

Goralmania was a big 

draw for people from all 

different backgrounds. 

Orland Park restaurant 

Tradycja served Polish fusion 

dishes, as well as traditional 

favorites created 

by owner and chef Damian 

Piekarczyk. 

Tradycja manager Annette 

Klimowska described 

a few of the dishes they 

were selling at their event 

booth, saying, “Today we 

have a rainbow trout with a 

plum butter, smoked pork 

belly and a cider, pork butt 

— with a spring salad and 

special sauce — and we 

Wanta & Wancianki perform at Centennial Park during Goralmania Polish American Food & Music Festival on July 

14. PHOTOS BY LAURIE FANELLI/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

have drumsticks in a great 

marinade. We have some 

good, old-fashioned kielbasa 

with sweet sauerkraut 

and traditional, homemade 

Polish perogies.” 

Palos Heights resident 

Joanne Rhodes used Goralmania 

as a chance to 

catch up with friends, and 

she enjoyed learning more 

about Polish Highlanders. 

“Some highlights have 

definitely been seeing the 

traditional Polish outfits 

and listening to the Polish 

music,” Rhodes said. “The 

people are all very friendly. 

It’s a very nice event. 

You can tell everybody 

knows each other and is 

like family.” 

From the organizers and 

vendors to the musicians 

and sponsors, everyone 

involved is hoping to bring 

Goralmania back in 2020. 

“This wouldn’t be possible 

if the sponsors weren’t 

Julia Kasprzak, of Justice, climbs the inflatable rock wall at Goralmania Polish 

American Food & Music Festival. 

here with us,” Nowak said. 

“They’re all very welcoming. 

They’re all very 

family-oriented. We know 

them. They know us, and 

we want to include anyone 

from Orland Park to the 

north of Chicago in this 

event. We want everyone 

to be here to share this fun, 

fun time with us on this 

warm July weekend.”

24 | July 25, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie life & arts 


Library shows off quite a Legacy 

Rock and soul band booked for a fun afternoon 

Donald R. Ewasiuk, of Homer Glen, plays drums with Legacy at the Orland Park 

Public Library. 

Orland Park Public Library Outreach Assistant Duke Phelps introduces Legacy 

before the July 14 Summer Concert Series event at the Orland Park Library on July 

14. LAURIE FANELLI/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Ed Schied performs with Legacy during Orland Park Public Library’s July 14 Summer 

Concert Series event. 

Diane Korkosz (left) flew in from Florida to enjoying time with her daughter Tammi 

Korkosz at the Summer Concert Series. 

Guitarist Jim Pearson, of Burbank, performs with Legacy at the Orland Park Public 

Library.



Villains, heroes and princesses meet up at OPPLCon 

LAURIE FANELLI, Freelance Reporter 

Pop culture aficionados of 

all ages put on their crowns and 

capes, flew over to the Orland 

Park Public Library and reveled 

in a day’s worth of activities during 

the fifth annual OPPLCon on 

Saturday, July 20. 

Dubbed A Celebration of Pop 

Culture, this year’s OPPLCon 

featured an Artists’ Alley – where 

comic-book fans could meet illustrators 

– a scavenger hunt, video 

games and more. A new Royal 

Tea Party also added to the fun. 

Elsa, Anna, Belle, Alice in 

Wonderland and Princess Leia 

were among the regal ladies 

in attendance at the Royal Tea 

Party and several Avengers also 

stopped by. 

“The tea party is for boys and 

girls, whoever wants to come, 

and there is also different royalty. 

King George from “Hamilton” 

was here too although the little 

ones might not know who he is,” 

said Reference Librarian Kortnee 

Fingler. 

Along with enjoying apple 

juice and cookies while mingling 

with costumed characters, tea party 

attendees also had the opportunity 

to make crafts. A tattoo area 

and get-well card writing station – 

which allowed attendees to share 

inspiring messages with kids in 

the hospital – were also found just 

outside the tea party doors. 

Windy City Ghostbusters, Mid- 

Westeros and Costumers with a 

Cause were among the group’s 

on-site portraying pop culture 

icons. 

Costumers with a Cause, senior 

member of the Midwest division, 

Samantha Zimmerman explained 

that the group loves connecting 

with the community at events. 

“We’re a not-for-profit charity 

organization and we go around 

to local charity events, charity 

walks, Make-A-Wish foundations 

and we do a lot of fundraising 

with Shriners Children’s 

Hospital. Some of our favorite 

events to do is the little library 

Comic-Cons,” said Zimmerman. 

“They’re so much fun.” 

The bulk of the characters were 

comprised of princesses and superheros, 

but Zimmerman chose 

to represent Maleficent, the evil 

queen who cursed Princess Aurora 

in “Sleeping Beauty.” 

“I’m a villain with a smile. 

We have a lot of princesses involved 

in the tea party and we 

have a “Hamilton” crew today 

too. We’re spicing it up by having 

some evil queens. We’re going 

to go to the tea party a little bit 

late and act insulted because we 

weren’t invited,” said Zimmerman. 

“It’s always fun to throw 

villains into the mix.” 

Memorabilia was available at 

booths such as Mystery Unincorporated 

and fans were able to chat 

with artists including John Tamulis, 

John Streetz and Chicagobased 

illustrator Raz Ortiz. 

“I draw what I like, I’ve been 

doing this kind of style for the 

last seven or eight years,” said 

Ortiz of his vivid, inviting works. 

“These neighborhood library 

shows are my favorite to do because 

you meet people who’ve 

never been to Comic-Con so this 

is a new experience for them. I 

like to be a part of that and you 

get to see other artists. 

Eight-year-old Orland Park 

resident Hunter Meekma had a 

great time at OPPLCon creating 

a Yoda ears craft, hanging out 

with his sisters Peyton (5) and 

Riley (7) and meeting with superheros 

from his favorite team, the 

Avengers. 

“I like that they save people,” 

said Meekma noting that his favorite 

Avenger is Spider-Man. 

Fingler said that watching 

kids meet their pop culture idols 

is one of her favorite aspects of 

OPPLCon each year. 

“It’s a lot of fun. I say it every 

year and I’m going to die saying 

it, but I’m trying to get people 

to know that it’s not just books 

and stuff in here. We do so many 

fun things,” said Fingler. “A lot 

of those big conventions cost 

money and this is free. We get 

artists here just like the big conventions, 

so this is a free alternative 

for people to see what these 

types of events are like.” 

Orland Park resident Harper Williams takies a photo with Jose Rivera of Windy City Ghostbusters at 

OPPLCon. PHOTOS BY LAURIE FANELLI/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Orland Park resident Avery Vermilyea writes a get-well card during OPPLCon at the Orland Park Public 

Library on Saturday, July 20.




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The temperature’s high, Dells hotels 

Visitors brake not, 

spare no dives with 

Wisconsin’s wildest 

collection of rides 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Tacky. Tourist trap. Hell 

hole. 

And those are some of 

the nicer ways people have 

voiced their displeasure 

online for the Wisconsin 

Dells. 

To be fair: Those words 

can be fairly accurate, too, 

depending on what you enjoy 

in a vacation. 

The Dells are Branson, 

Missouri. They are Pigeon 

Forge or Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 

They are an easy 

summer weekend getaway 

with one main downtown 

strip that specializes 

in sugary treats, strange 

storefront museums and 

knickknacks galore. 

But as a child, none of 

the negatives were ever on 

my mind. I loved our maybe-too-frequent 

trips to the 

Dells for a few simple reasons. 

Water parks. Go-karts. 

Miniature golf. 

Slide on over 

It’s hard to find a hotel 

in or around the Wisconsin 

Dells that isn’t equipped 

with its own water park (or 

at least a nice pool). It’s 

the hallmark of the Dells, 

the reason people make the 

three-plus-hour trek. 

Kalahari Resort and 

Great Wolf Lodge both 

have massive indoor parks 

on-site. And as a child, I 

once got to stay at the Chula 

Vista Resort, which 

has one of those death-defying 

straight-drop water 

slides they assure you the 

laws of physics make safe 

but you’re fairly certain 

will kill you. 

More often than not, 

my grandparents’ love for 

roadside accommodations 

led us to the Indian Trail 

Motel, which offers indoor 

and outdoor pools. My favorite 

memories there are 

playing shuffleboard with 

my grandpa on the grounds 

— all you really need to 

make for a good trip. 

While I hesitate to say 

the hotel doesn’t really 

matter, if you’re going to 

the Dells for water parks, 

Noah’s Ark has long been 

the main game in town. It 

remains a must-visit no 

matter where you’re staying. 

While you’re there, if 

you happen to find the keys 

to a Cadillac at the bottom 

of a pool, let me know. The 

Caddy is long gone, but it 

would be closure more than 

a decade in the making. 

Trip’s a gas 

Here’s the thing: As 

much as the fun of the 

Wisconsin Dells is measured 

by the gallon, I was 

always really in it for the 

go-karts. And as much as 

Mt. Olympus is now a 

resort with its own water 

park and roller coasters, 

the more than a half-dozen 

go-kart tracks are what had 

me begging to go back. 

Tracks feature a combination 

of pavement and 

wood ramp structures, all 

playing into the pantheon 

theme of the park. Find 

me something that recreates 

the same excitement 

of riding to the top of the 

Trojan Horse and coming 

back down from it. I’ll do 

another lap while I wait. 

It’s everybody’s game 

I don’t care how old you 

are; if you can’t find enjoyment 

in miniature golf, I 

think you need to get your 

fun meter recalibrated. 

And it’s hard to beat five 

courses in one spot like 

you get at the wonderful 

Pirate’s Cove in the Wisconsin 

Dells. 

I guess this is growing up 

Through experience 

tells me the Dells are a better 

place for children than 

adults, the older crowd can 

find things to enjoy, too. 

Couples may enjoy 

renting a WaveRunner to 

take out on Lake Delton. 

And though duck transport 

seems to be the most 

popular way to take in 

the Dells’ scenery, hiking 

around Baraboo’s Devil’s 

Lake offers some fun for 

the adventuring types. 

There is good fishing in 

the area, too. And the River’s 

Edge has boat rentals 

and a bait shop nearby. If 

you don’t catch anything, 

you can just get your fish 

there (and watch them in 

the restaurant’s aquarium 

tanks, too). 

Seafood not your thing? 

The Dells have a few 

steakhouses, as well. For 

the food, the history and 

the atmosphere, The Del- 

Bar is where it’s at. 

There also is plenty 

of big-people golf to be 

found. But why? 

Some weird within 

Finally, when in Rome, 

do as the Romans do. 

When in the Dells, embrace 

the weird. 

Iowa County’s House 

on the Rock is a unique 

piece of architecture to 

tour, where every room is 

interesting in its own way. 

Broadway is home to a 

glockenspiel that re-enacts 

the Pied Piper of Hamelin 

tale every half-hour in the 

Bavarian village. 

And while that Haunted 

Mansion downtown isn’t 

“good,” per se, you’re in 

the Dells. Just have some 

fun already! 

Get out of Town! is a monthly 

travel column focusing on 

relatively local destinations 

and activities, with helpful 

tips, readers’ stories and 

more. 

Another 

Perspective 

We asked readers on social 

media to share their 

favorite activities when 

the temperature rises. 

They said… 

“Sit outside and 

enjoy the sun.” 

—@MyPpassas, 

in response to @ 

TheNLPatriot on 

Twitter 

“Paint Kindness 

Rocks! #tprk” 

—Adrienne Jasiczek, 

in response to The 

Tinley Junction on 

Facebook 

“Swim and 

eat popsicles 

nonstop!” 

—Christine Misunas- 

Bilus, in response to 

The Mokena Messenger 

on Facebook 

Sure, the Wisconsin Dells could be seen as 

punishment to some, but there is plenty to enjoy 

about it with the right attitude. Sarah Jones, despite 

appearances, enjoyed her time in the Dells. 

Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

Finding your sweet spot 

Cool off with 

these sweet 

Chicago treats 

Heather Warthen 

Contributing Editor 

From sparkly, edible 

glitter on ice cream to 

hearth-roasted banana 

splits, several spots in 

Chicago put a creative 

twist on classic ice cream. 

While a favorite for 

untraditional churros — 

think Lucky Charms on 

a green churro — Bodega 

also has what it calls 

a cinnamon cone. For 

those who love churros, 

the cone is sprinkled with 

cinnamon and sugar, then 

filled with soft-serve ice 

cream. Customers can 

choose up to three toppings. 

I opted for unicorn 

stardust glitter, salted 

chocolate pretzels and 

dulce de leche. 

Not in the mood for 

ice cream? Check out the 

charcoal lemonade. 

Known for its wild, 

colorful Instagrammable 

concoctions year-round, 

BomboBar is a popular 

place to pick up the 

Italian-style hole-less 

doughnuts known as 

bomboloni. Bombo- 

Bar takes the treats one 

step further by pairing a 

mini version with gelato. 

Scoops of charcoal Oreo 

or tie-dye sugar cookie 

gelato can be topped with 

a variety of things, such 

as Fruity Pebbles and 

cotton candy. 

The Cooler Chocolate 

Shakes also are a hit in 

warmer months. 

While traditional banana 

splits are nice, I 

love the one Roister 

serves that includes a 

hearth-roasted banana 

topped with ice cream 

and seasonal toppings 

— such as passion fruit, 

macadamia nut and caramelized 

white chocolate. 

The banana caramelizes 

perfectly, and when 

paired with the cold ice 

cream it makes an unforgettable 

bite.

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Evelynn Tylka and 

Louis Vacha attend Carl 

Sandburg High School 

and were among 55 other 

musicians from around 

the country attending the 

Symphony Session at 

Birch Creek. This prestigious 

academy has a 

unique mission to provide 

intensive, performancebased 

instruction to promising 

young musicians by 

immersing them in a professional, 

mentoring environment. 

Birch Creek celebrates 

its 44th concert season 

in 2019 and continues to 

support a student-to-faculty 

ratio of approximately 

2:1. This provides students 

with an abundance 

of personal attention from 

their faculty mentors, 

who represent top music 

educators and performers 

from around the country. 

Students are given the 

opportunity to hone their 

technical skills and learn 

firsthand all the aspects 

of life as a professional 

musician. During their 

two-week residency this 

summer, students attending 

the Symphony session 

performed seven concerts 

alongside their teachers in 

front of paying concertgoers. 

Ricardo Castañeda is 

the Program Director of 

the Symphony program. 

2019 marks his 22nd year 

on faculty at Birch Creek, 

and 18th year as Program 

Director. He holds 

a bachelor’s and master’s 

degree in music performance 

from Northwestern 

University. Castañeda is 

currently Principal Oboist 

with the Lake Forest 

Symphony Orchestra and 

Chicago Sinfonietta, and 

solo English Horn with 

The Illinois Philharmonic 

Orchestra. 

Birch Creek Music Performance 

Center in Egg 

Harbor, WI, is a residential 

summer music academy 

for advanced young 

musicians. With a performance 

emphasis, students 

are taught by nationally 

known performers and 

educators during the day, 

and perform alongside 

them in concerts at night. 

Four sessions focus on 

Percussion & Steel Band, 

Symphony, and Big Band 

Jazz. 2019 concert and 

session dates are posted 

at www.birchcreek.org/ 

tickets.

OPPrairie.com dining out 


The Dish 

A big refresh with a little nostalgia 

White Horse Inn 

renovates to offer 

family-friendly 

dining, more 

Sean Hastings 


Over the last two years, 

the JBD White Horse Inn 

went from being a small 

bar that only served food 

until 2 p.m. Monday-Friday, 

to a family-friendly 

spot, doubling its size and 

catering to all individuals. 

Co-owners Annette 

Rizza and Jim Hedberg 

took over operations of the 

White Horse in September 

2014. Since then, the two 

revamped what used to 

be an oversized kitchen, 

opening it up to a 50-person 

family eating area and 

adding a patio. 

They also expanded the 

kitchen hours to the weekend 

and to 6 p.m., and then 

kept pushing the hours 

back as time went on. 

The expansion happened 

in October 2016. 

The original half of the bar 

is still there, but only open 

to those 21 and older. 

The White Horse has always 

been a staple in New 

Lenox — most people 

know about it, whether 

they have been there or 

not. The White Horse has 

events coming up July 25 

with Effen Vodka and with 

Skyy Vodka Aug. 8. Rizza 

said events like that help 

let people know they have 

a patio now. 

And the food is a big 

reason why the expansion 

needed to happen. 

“Our food took off and 

everybody was coming in 

wanting to eat and bring 

their kids, but we only had 

from the bar and over [to 

The family-eating side of the White Horse was built out 

in 2016 and has helped accommodate large crowds 

looking to eat. 

the original side],” Rizza 

said. “People were coming 

in with their families and 

we couldn’t accommodate 

them.” 

The White Horse features 

a “from-scratch” 

kitchen. It hand-batters 

and breads its fish, along 

with other items, and everything 

is cooked to order. 

It has an extensive menu 

ranging from 13 different 

starters, a mixture of soups 

and salads, burgers, sandwiches, 

and more. 

One of the top menu 

items is the beer-battered 

cod ($10.50, subject to 

change), which features 

three, deep-fried cod fillets, 

served with coleslaw 

and fries. The breaded 

fried shrimp ($11.95, subject 

to change) also is a fan 

favorite. 

And during Lent, the 

White Horse offers a fish 

fry on Fridays, which is 

buy-one-get-one free. 

The White Horse also 

serves different pot roasts. 

The pot roast tacos ($7.95), 

topped with pico de gallo 

and fresh avocado, is a top 

menu item. 

“The response from 

JBD White Horse Inn 

348 W. Maple St., in 

New Lenox 

Hours 

• 9 a.m.-1 a.m. 

Sunday-Thursday 

• 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday- 

Saturday 

For more information ... 

Phone: (815) 485- 

4848 

Email: hinettie8@ 

yahoo.com 

Web: 

jbdwhitehorseinnnl. 

com/ 

The pot roast tacos ($7.95) topped with pico de gallo is a top-selling item at the White 

Horse Inn in New Lenox. Photos by Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media 

The beer-battered cod, which is hand-breaded and battered, is a popular menu item 

at the White Horse. Specials are offered with it throughout Lent. 

the community has been 

great,” Rizza said. “They 

love that we’re accommodating 

kids. Most people 

know that we have food, 

but we still get the people 

that come in not knowing 

we are a restaurant and 

serve food.” 

On the White Horse’s 

Facebook page it says “the 

tradition reborn.” 

In fact, the old sign on 

the front of the building is 

on the far left wall of the 

restaurant. 

“It’s still nostalgic, it 

still looks like the old 

White Horse, it’s just super-sized,” 

Rizza said. 

Over the last few years, 

the White Horse has become 

a hotspot for Bears 

games on Sunday and 

Blackhawks games, too. 

Customers are given 

raffle tickets during Bears 

games and they can win 

different prizes. Tickets 

are pulled at halftime and 

at the end of the game. 

“Last year, when the 

Bears were winning, there 

was hardly any room in 

here,” Rizza said. “Last 

year, we had one big 

screen on the patio and 

now we have three.” 

The White Horse has 

been around since 1973 

and can now be found 

filled on any given night, 

especially with $5 burgers 

and free bingo on Monday, 

and half-priced appetizers 

on Tuesday.

30 | July 25, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie puzzles 


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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Unit of force 

5. Long skirt 

9. Old-style calculators 

14. Beginning of a 

flower 

15. Angers 

16. Emulated chatty 

catty? 

17. Rock that stands 

out 

18. Granny 

19. Arctic villa 

20. Classroom feature 

23. Prefix with 

‘’drome’’ or ‘’space’’ 

24. Sgts., e.g. 

25. Parents 

28. Classroom for karate 

31. Lockport Mayor, 

Steve 

33. Speed up 

38. Columnist Bombeck 

39. Five-time Wimbledon 

champ 

40. Spanish “Sir” 

41. Ticket info, maybe 

42. City near Yorba 

Linda 

43. Forerunners of 

pocket calculators 

45. Four-time champion 

of the Australian 

Open 

47. Baltic Sea feeder 

48. Cellphone storage 

card 

49. WWII pilots 

52. Lick ___ promise 

55. New name for 

the old site of the 

Chevron refinery in 

Lockport, 2 words 

58. Alicia Keys favorite 

instrument 

62. Tennis player Lendl 

63. Famous duelist 

65. Breathing problem 

66. Infamous fiddler of 

ancient times 

67. Animal with a mane 

68. Turned off 

69. Expanded 

70. Aerospace educator, 

DeVore 

Down 

1. U.S. Army medal 

2. San Francisco Bay’s 

___ Buena Island 

3. Football Hall of 

Famer Greasy 

4. “Women Ironing” 

artist 

5. Expensive wrap 

6. Egyptian, for one 

7. Flashbulb element 

8. Sci-Fi great, Asimov 

9. Surrounded by 

10. Request fervently 

11. Legal departure, 

abbr. 

12. Top exec 

13. Wedding agreement 

21. Hip 

22. Sister of Snow 

White 

25. Jeopardy 

26. Pop singer Mann 

27. Glowing orbs in 

the sky 

29. Actress Alba or 

Tandy 

30. Hershiser of the 

diamond 

32. Like some beverage 

bottles 

33. Successor to Arafat 

34. Queen’s favorite 

dog 

35. “White Room” rock 

group 

36. “Wheel of Fortune” 

request 

37. List for every day 

actions 

44. Harvest 

46. Polynesian 

50. Growing 

51. Disconnect 

53. Pre-Christian priest 

54. Site of Goodyear’s 

main office 

56. One in a million 

57. TV reception 

problem 

58. “Hook” role (1991) 

59. Business going 

public 

60. Miniature colonist 

61. New form 

64. It’s stranded, for 

short 

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 

To place an event in The 

Scene, email a.datta@ 

22ndcenturymedia.com. 

answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 

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

and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

OPPrairie.com local living 


Outstanding new home values in Peotone can be yours At Westgate Manor 

Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the mid $200s 

When it comes to a preferred location, 

Peotone is a steadily growing suburb 

with a strong infrastructure and an 

irresistible small-town charm with a 

bright future—which is why Distinctive 

Home Builders chose the Will County 

village for its newest community of 38 

single-family homes: Westgate Manor. 

“Peotone is a family-friendly village 

just south of Chicago and is one of 

the best kept secrets among new home 

seekers,” said Bryan Nooner, President 

of Distinctive Home Builders. “We 

expect to attract home shoppers from 

northwest Indiana and the south 

suburban Chicago marketplace. We will 

likely also see buyers from the Kankakee 

area because the Peotone school district 

is so desirable.” 

Several factors attracted Distinctive 

Home Builders to this hometown 

atmosphere community, not the least 

of which was its convenient location 

between Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 and easy access to I-80. Commuters 

will enjoy several nearby train stations 

and a mere 35-minute drive to Chicago. 

“It’s a vibrant, growing community 

that benefits from ease of access to 

job centers in the west and southwest 

suburbs with impressive commercial 

and industrial growth that has followed 

the residential boom here,” said Nooner. 

“Affordable land prices in Peotone, 

combined with lower construction costs 

add up to savings when compared to a 

similarly-equipped home in the area,” 

added Nooner. 

Westgate Manor brick and frame 

homes offer (features vary per model) 

three to four bedrooms, two to three 

and- a-half baths, full basement, formal 

dining room, vaulted, tray or nine-foot 

first-floor ceilings, a large kitchen with 

custom maple cabinets, family room 

or great room, and concrete driveways. 

Depending on the home selected, other 

standard amenities can include a living 

room, den, dinette, a tray or vaulted 

ceiling in the master bedroom, and dualzoned 

heating and air conditioning. 

Distinctive Home Builders offers a 

wide variety of styles and selections— 

buyers can choose among 12 different 

designs—each available in three to eight 

different elevations at Westgate Manor, 

including two-story and ranch homes. 

Square footages span 1,600 to 2,500 

for ranches and 1,800 to 3,000 for twostory 

homes. 

“Most home shoppers feel there must 

be a trade off from getting what you need 

and what you want in a new home. With 

our new premium inclusions we have 

closed that gap significantly by including 

additional features that our buyers told 

us were most important to them,” said 

Nooner, who added that “now is the best 

time to buy, because you can still take 

advantage of preconstruction prices that 

range from the mid $200s which makes 

this a terrific New home value.” 

Other premium standard features 

included at Westgate Manor are brick 

front exteriors on the first floor, free 

basements in most models, ceramic tile 

or hardwood floors in the kitchen, baths 

and foyer; and custom maple cabinets. 

Distinctive kitchen cabinets feature 

solid wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers with 

dove tail joints, which is very rare in 

the marketplace. 

“When you build a new home with 

Distinctive, you truly are receiving a 

hand crafted home with custom made 

cabinets no matter what the price range,” 

noted Nooner. This year, Distinctive 

Home Builders is celebrating 30 years 

building thousands of homes throughout 

the Will and south Cook county areas. 

Distinctive Home Builders, an 

industry leading innovator, offers the 

fastest build times (90 working days) 

with a “Zero Punch list” closing policy. 

Prior to closing, each home undergoes 

an industry leading 100-point checklist 

to insure the home measures up to our 

high quality standards. 

Aspen Model 

Customers stay connected to the 

progress of their home from start to 

finish through Distinctive’s unique 

construction portal. “Our customers 

simply download our Distinctive 

HomeBuilders app and they are in 

touch with their new home 24/7 from 

anywhere in the world. The app allows 

our customers to see the progress of 

their home and access their documents 

at any time,” Nooner explained. 

“Our customers really appreciate the 

integration of social media sites directly 

in our app allowing them to easily share 

photos and updates of their new home 

with family and friends,” he concluded. 

As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive 

Home Builders can modify any of its 

standard designs to cater to a customer’s 

tastes, which means that moving walls, 

adding extra windows or even extending 

the garage are all possible. Nooner 

added that “All our homes are highly 

energy efficient and will be built to the 

new National Energy Code guidelines. 

Every home we build has upgraded wall 

and ceiling insulation values with energy 

efficient windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before our customers take 

possession of their new home, we 

perform a blower door test to insure that 

each home passes a set of very stringent 

guidelines which insures that our homes 

are tight and energy efficient. Owning a 

more energy efficient means lower gas 

and electric bills for our 2-Story Great 

Room Prairie Model customers each 

month.” 

Peotone was established in 1856 and 

offers tree-lined streets and a charming 

downtown area complete with diners, 

pizza parlors, cafes and pubs. In season 

there is a Farmer’s Market in front of the 

American Legion. Also the community 

has a popular Fall Fest in front of the 

famous Peotone Windmill; once a 

thriving flour mill that put Peotone on 

the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas 

in the Village Festival is another annual 

community event that concludes with a 

Lighted Parade at night. Peotone now 

has an estimated population of just 

over 4,000. Metra rail service is nearby 

providing commuters easy access to 

downtown Chicago. 

Westgate Manor is conveniently 

located within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. The 

Westgate Manor new home offsite Sales 

and Information Center is located in 

Manhattan three miles south of Laraway 

Rd. on Rt. 52. at 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Hours are daily 

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 

Wednesday and Thursday and they are 

always available by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model offerings, 

build times and lot availability are 

subject to change without notice. Please 

contact a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete details. 

For more information, call (708) 479- 

7700 or (708) 737-9142 or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders. com.

32 | July 25, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie REAL ESTATE 


Sponsored Content 

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June 14 

• 15227 Saint Andrews 

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• 15313 Aubrieta Lane 

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• 14135 Scott Lane, 

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• 14602 Aspen St., 


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• 11575 Valley Brook 


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• 14333 S. 85th Ave., 


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• 17336 Highwood 


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Litynski Trust No 1 to Joel 

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• 17718 Westbrook 


60467-8552 - Thomas 

C. Darovic to Megan 

Tengerstrom, $340,500 

• 7206 W. 152nd 

Place, Orland Park, 

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Title Land Trust Co Tr to 

Lois Yelnick, $168,000 

• 8250 Stonehenge 


60462-1775 - Stake 

Trust to Robert J. 

Sineni, Gina M. Sineni, 

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WHERE: 7912 Braeloch Court 

in Golfview Estates of Orland 

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newer homes. The home has 

an attractive storage building 

out back, a cement patio, a 

sprinkler system and the yard is 

surrounded by a privacy fence. 

WHAT: The popular three step 

ranch floor plan has three 

spacious bedrooms and two 

full baths as well as a guest 

powder room. Square Footage 

Totals 2540. There are ten rooms in all including the 12’ x 18’ sunroom addition 

with double doors adjoining the kitchen. The covered porch entry and welcoming 

foyer opens to a beautiful bright living room and formal dining room. The large 

kitchen is the center of the home with dinette area, skylights, wood flooring and 

an abundance of quality cabinetry, granite counters as well as high end stainless 

appliances. The home has a separate laundry room and two double closets for 

coats and extra belongings. Highlight of the home is the 15’ x 20’ family room wood 

flooring and brick fireplace wall flanked by windows viewing the back yard. Vaulted, 

beamed ceiling with skylights adds to the rooms ambiance. Just three steps up 

leads to the oversized bedrooms. A luxurious master suite has walkin 

closet and upscale bath with whirlpool tub, separate oversized 

shower and double vanity. An additional bonus of the home is the 

finished basement and additional storage area in the crawl space. The 

roof and all mechanical equipment has been updated including the 

furnace and air conditioner. The home has been impeccably cared for 

and maintained, ready for move in by fortunate new owners. 

Asking Price: $339,900 

Listing Agent: 

Sharon Kubasak 

(708) 269-0490 or 

SharonKubasak@ 

comcast.net and 

visit Website: www. 

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Listing Brokerage: 

Rich Real Estate 

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1003 Help Wanted 

CONSULTATIVE SALES ENGINEER 

for Custom Rubber Products Company 

At Aero Rubber Company, Inc. we value the desire to succeed, 

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As a consultative sales engineer in our Industrial Rubber Band 

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- Proven track record of achieving results 

- Strong phone presence with excellent verbal communication 

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- ISO and/or quality system experience a plus 

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Due to rapid growth and growing 

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seeks a detail-oriented 

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Working directly with a 

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Qualifications: 

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- Expert in Microsoft Office 

- Industrial B2B customer 

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Competitive salary & benefit 

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To apply, send cover letter 

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Small Cleaning Company 

looking for P/T Help for 

Commercial & Residential 

815-370-2532 

Help 

Wanted 

Experienced 

Real Estate Receptionist 

Looking for a P/T, long-term 

receptionist for our front desk 

that can handle a wide variety 

of administrative duties. 

We would like this candidate 

to have prior real estate 

knowledge and demonstrate 

professionalism as the 

first point of contact. 

If you are hard-working, 

reliable, and honest and have 

a willingness to work in the 

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please call me, Julie Carnes, 

office manager/broker at 

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Position available for a 

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On site job training provided. 

Job includes product delivery, 

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occasional Saturday work. 

Benefits include vacation, 

health insurance and 401K 

contributions. Email resume 

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fax to 815-485-2451. 

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We are seeking a highlymotivated 

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Compensation is $18-$20/hour 

For more details 

send your resume to: 

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Maintenance & 

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Full-time (w/ benefits package) 

employees wanted for 

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Responsibilities would 

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maintenance of the property 

If you are interested in this 

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Must be reliable and have 

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If interested, 

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Hiring Desk Clerk 

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Apply within: 

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Fax resume to 708.636.4105 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORT- 

GAGE CORPORATION, AS TRUS- 

TEE FOR FREDDIE MAC SEA- 

SONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER 

TRUST, SERIES 2017-4, AS OWNER 

OF THE RELATED MORTGAGE 

LOAN 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

LYDIA LUYANDO, DAVID LUY- 

ANDO JR., THE BANK OF NEW 

YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK 

OF NEW YORK, INDENTURE TRUS- 

TEE ON BEHALF OF THE NOTE- 

HOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ INC., 

CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQ- 

UITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-C, 

ORLAND PARK CROSSING CON- 

DOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

2019 CH 00332 

13939 JOHN HUMPHREY DRIVE 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered inthe above cause 

on April 30, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on August 19, 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 13939 JOHN 

HUMPHREY DRIVE, ORLAND 

PARK, IL 60462 

Property Index No. 

27-03-300-050-1005; (27-03-301-031, 

-005, -012, -018 underlying). 

The real estate is improved with a 

condo/townhouse. 

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 at the rate of$1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 

paid by the purchaser not to exceed 

$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, 

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

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights 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 tothe 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 


Sale 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification 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 

14-19-00009. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

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. 14-19-00009 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 

Attorney Code. 21762 

Case Number: 2019 CH 00332 

TJSC#: 39-2815 

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. 

I3124832 




CERY DIVISION 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JOZEF CZAJA, IRENE B. IDZIK, EV- 

ERGREEN VIEW TOWNHOME AS- 

SOCIATION, EVERGREEN VIEW 

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

10 CH 028823 

8750 BERKELEY COURT 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 




and Sale entered in the above cause 

on May 30, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on September 3, 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 8750 BERKELEY 

COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 

Property Index No. 27-02-319-024. 

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 at the rate of$1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 

paid by the purchaser not to exceed 

$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, 

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

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights inand to the residen-




Sale 


Sale 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

tial 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 toconfirmation 

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 ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification 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 

14-10-16760. 

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. 14-10-16760 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 

Attorney Code. 21762 

Case Number: 10 CH 028823 

TJSC#: 39-3545 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting to collect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 

I3125756 




CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, AS TRUSTEE 

FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURI- 

TIES CORPORATION 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CER- 

TIFICATES, SERIES 

2007-BC3 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ALFONSO CERNA; YESSENIA 

CERNA A/K/A YESENIA 

CERNA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON RECORD 

CLAIMANTS; 

Defendants, 

17 CH 16870 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Tuesday, August 

27, 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. 27-07-310-006-0000. 

Commonly known as 14747 Maplecreek 

Drive, Orland Park, IL 60467. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance, by certified funds, 

within 24 hours. Norefunds. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Law Clerk atPlaintiff's 

Attorney, The Wirbicki Law 

Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. 

W17-1382 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3126337 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation to the use of an 

Assumed Business Name in th conduct 

ortransaction of Business in 

the State,” as amended, that a certification 

was registered by the undersigne 

with the County Clerk of 

Cook Couny. 

Registration Number: Y19001691 

on July 1, 2019 

Under the Asumed Business Name 

of GLAM EXTENSIONZ BAR 

with the business located at: 

9295 159TH STREET SUITE 127, 

ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 

The true and real full name and 

residence address of the owner is: 

AMANDA MALONE 

15250 EL CAMENO TERR 2S 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462, USA 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

20 inch BMX -crome color 

Huffy Tremor VGC $40 

708-785-3085 

Antique cake plates 22K gold 

edged. Old world design $25 

each Call 815-838-9179 

Back issues of Corvette 

Magazine. Issues 24 thru 123. 

$1 each Call 815-485-3524 

Bally Fireball pinball machine 

$100 OBO Call 708-460-5624 

Bicycle: Vintage Triumph ladies 

English 3 speed good condition 

$60 Call 630-865-5543 

Tinley Park 

Bike - men’s Huffy $12, antique 

wood rocker $10, lg. ceramic 

base lamp $8, C. Bernadine 

uniform skirts $4 each 

Call 708-301-8880 

China cabinet excellent condition 

3glass shelves 3 drawers 

interior light 68”h x24”w x 

14”d $70 Northbrook, Photos 

on Craigslist 847-272-2252 

College dorm refrigerator extra 

large freezer excellent condition 

$50, Craftsmen 16 gallon 

wet-dry vacuum $25 

708-349-9028 

Complete lamppost with light, 

new in box, cost $129 Selling 

for $60 Call 630-542-8207 

Dog kennel in good condition 

5’x10’ with dog house $75 

708-429-5317 

Doggie potter pick-up $6, 

gasoline container one gallon 

$8, basketball $3, golf clubs $2 

a piece 708-349-3258 

Emerson “Dorm” style mini 

fridge like new separate 

freezer/cooler 3” tall $50 Call 

815-412-4846 

Equilizer weight transfer hitch 

for trailer all hardware included 

$100 815-592-9474 

Free used VHS tapes various 

lengths, Lockport 

815-588-1214 

Golf bag $20, Golf cart (pull) 

$25, Canon color printer never 

opened $35 Call 708-204-9962 

or 708-403-9962 

Hugo rolling walker fully adjustable 

w/seat &storage 7” 

wheels, hand brakes, never 

used outside $80 

Dean 70-275-5643 

I-phone 4 works great $30, 

Samsung Galaxy phone 11/2 

yr. old $40, Sony DVD/CD 

player $10 Call 815-464-5295 

New school supplies $3-$4 (A. 

bag), Curio cabinet $50, 

Women’s clothes size L-XL 

$1, Men’s clothes size 

30-32-34 $2 

Call 708-429-4327 

New woman’s golf shoes size 

10 $20, 4piece fireplace tool 

set $20, Bocce ball game $20, 

Rodeo golf game $20 

815-806-9094 

Nikon FG SLR 35mm w/ 

50mm lens, plus Tokina 

80-200mm lens AT-X F/2.8 

with case, Metz 32-C7-4 flash 

attach. All manuals included. 

All for $75 Call 08-364-9903 

Nova - 25w. Marine transceiver 

55 channels & 10 

weather ch. $20, Cobra -41 

channels plus CB transceiver 

$20 Call 815-806-1491 

Rectanular pool table lamp 

CALL 

$25, Feather tick -size double; 

never used $25 Call 

815-641-5363 

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I plan on going into 

nursing and I haven’t decided 

if I want to continue 

to play basketball in college. 

What is your proudest 

moment in sports? 

Going 28-0 in junior 

high. 

Is there a movie you 

could watch over and 

over without getting 

sick of it? 

I could watch the “Toy 

Story” series over and 

over because it’s been my 

favorite since I was a kid. 

Is there a TV show 

you could binge watch 

forever? 

I could watch “Full 

House” over and over because 

I’ve loved that show 

since I was a kid. 

Any superstitions? 

I can only wear white 

socks. 

If there anyone - living 

or dead - you could 

have dinner with, who 

would it be with? 

I would have dinner with 

Allie Quigley because I 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

look up to her and she’s 

my favorite WNBA player. 

Favorite food? 

Stuffed peppers. 

Is there a food you 

would not eat, even 

for a million bucks? 

I absolutely hate ham. 

If they made a movie 

about your life, who 

should play you? 

My sister, Maggie, 

would play the part of me. 

What would the title 

of the movie be? 

It would be called “The 

Better Twin.” 

Interview conducted by 

Sports Editor Jeff Vorva 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Sandburg High School 

graduate Cameron Crowe 

impressed the guy at the 

counter. 

And Crowe has been 

impressing many others as 

well. 

Crowe, one of the best 

bowlers to come out of 

Sandburg, rolled a 300- 

279-279 to win the Illinois 

State Bowling Proprietors 

Association Grand Prix 

June 22 at Arlington Lanes 

and pocketed $1,150 worth 

of scholarship money. His 

858 series was 101 pins 

better than the next competitor. 

He also may have set a 

house record at the Arlington 

Heights center. 

“The guy at the counter 

said it was the highest series 

bowled there,” Crowe 

said. “He said if it wasn’t 

the record, it was close. 

“I can’t even tell you 

what happened that day. 

I was getting blessed left 

and right. I was just on that 

day. It was crazy.” 

The guy at the counter 

is not the only one who 

has been enamored with 

Crowe’s scores. St. Ambrose 

coach Eric Littig 

had his eye on Crowe for 

awhile and Crowe committed 

to the Davenport, 

Iowa, school in June. The 

two-handed, left-handed 

bowler enjoyed a stellar 

career at Sandburg by capping 

it off with a secondplace 

finish in the Illinois 

High School Association 

state finals. 

“Cameron brings a 

wealth of power to our 

squad,” Littig said in a 

news release. “He was 

making a name for himself 

Sandburg grad Cameron Crowe rolled a scorching 

858 series earlier this summer and is heading to NAIA 

power St. Ambrose. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

but he kind of signaled his 

arrival when he finished 

runner-up [in the state].” 

In March, the Bees qualified 

for the Intercollegiate 

Team Championship Tournament 

National Championships 

for the second 

straight year but lost in 

bracket play after qualifying 

fourth. 

Crowe had a taste of national 

competition of his 

own over the weekend as 

he finished 46th out of 809 

bowlers on Saturday, July 

20 at the United States 

Bowling Congress U20 Junior 

Gold Championships 

in Detroit. 

That will be his last big 

tournament before heading 

to St. Ambrose. 

“I like the environment 

of the team and I like 

coach Littig,” Crowe said. 

“He seems like a great guy 

who can really help me. I 

like the academic part of it. 

It was fantastic there.” 

Crowe is hoping to major 

either in finance or 

sports journalism. 

Crowe finished 39th in 

the state in 2016 and 16th 

in 2017. He did not qualify 

his junior year but came 

back strong with a secondplace 

state finish. 

“Cameron was the best,” 

Eagles coach Jeff Kwilose 

said minutes after Crowe 

took his final high school 

shot at the state meet at St. 

Clair Bowl in O’Fallon. 

“Other than him not winning 

the state championship, 

he blew away all of 

[2012 Eagle state champion 

Joey Kopera’s] records. 

He set records in average, 

300s, 800s — everything I 

can think of off the top of 

my head.”

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT 

Panega enjoys career in ‘space hockey’ 

PATRICK Z. MCGAVIN 


Neil Panega has always 

sought out alternate or unorthodox 

paths, a chance 

to make his own way on 

his own terms and discover 

exciting parts about 

himself. 

Growing up in Orland 

Park, the youngest of three 

sports-mad brothers, Panega 

followed a familiar 

trajectory of pursuing instantly 

recognizable sports 

like hockey, football, basketball 

and track. 

Everything changed 

when his brother Tony — 

eight years older — took 

up the alluring and exotic 

sport of lacrosse. 

“Tony started playing, 

and he gave me a stick and 

he started playing in the 

backyard,” Neil Panega 

said. “Tony and my other 

brother, Tim, were super 

athletic and very into 

sports. My parents were 

very outgoing. We always 

grew up running around, 

and it paid off.” 

Originating in early 12th 

century Native American 

cultures and Frenchspeaking 

Canada, the sport 

was most popular in the 

Mid-American states such 

as New York, Maryland 

and Pennsylvania. Eventually 

the sport began to 

take hold throughout the 

country. 

In a 2016 survey, more 

than 825,000 high school 

players are currently active 

in the sport, making it the 

fastest growing team sport 

in the country, according 

to the national governing 

body, US Lacrosse. 

Played with the stick 

and ball, the men’s outdoor 

game is called field 

lacrosse and involves 

the wearing of protective 

gear such as helmets and 

gloves. Panega said he 

fell in love with the sport 

because of how it synthesizes 

other sports he grew 

up playing. 

“Some people call it 

space hockey, and you get 

the big open field and you 

can get really creative,” 

he said. “Most people are 

just learning about it, because 

it’s new and it is not 

really televised. You have 

big bodies and speed, like 

football, fancy footwork, 

like soccer and it is fast 

paced like hockey, without 

the substitutions. 

“It definitely brings in 

different disciplines from 

other sports, like basketball, 

shading down the lane 

and setting up your hips 

and make sure you are staying 

in front of your guy.” 

In Illinois, lacrosse originated 

as a club sport but 

is now an officially sanctioned 

sport by the IHSA, 

with its own state tournament. 

Having his older brother 

as a private tutor helped 

facilitate his growth and 

develop his skills. His 

immersion into the sport 

has created his own odyssey, 

one that has taken 

him from Orland Park to 

Michigan. 

Panega just graduated 

from Aquinas College, in 

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 

where he was a four-year 

player for the Saints’ powerhouse 

NAIA program. 

He went out with a burst 

of glory, playing a crucial 

role as a defensive midfielder 

as Aquinas finished 

second in the national invitational 

tournament. 

After beating two higher-seeded 

teams to reach 

the national title game, 

Neil Panega found plenty of joy playing college lacrosse. PHOTO COURTESY OF AQUINAS COLLEGE 

Aquinas lost to three-time 

defending champion Reinhardt 

11-4. 

Panega learned a crash 

course in the subtleties and 

beauty of the game. 

“We had a great team 

at Sandburg, but then you 

get to college and it is a 

bunch of alphas and you 

have to find a new way to 

work with teammates and 

develop a better mindset, 

realizing that you are not 

necessarily the best,” Panega 

said. “I finally made it 

through.” 

Lacrosse positions are 

relatively similar to soccer, 

with attacking or defensive-oriented 

roles. As 

a freshman Panega came 

in wide-eyed and avid and 

ready to make his mark. 

His original contributions 

were as an offensive player. 

His coaches saw with 

his athleticism, toughness 

and quickness he was a 

natural defender. He was 

slotted into the part of the 

defensive midfielder. The 

crucial part of the position 

is knowing how to handle 

and control offensive players. 

“I had to learn about the 

defensive schemes,” he 

said. “I came from an offensive 

background. The 

coaches also liked how I 

played. I have a unique 

playing style, as my friends 

would say. I try shots that 

some people did not even 

think were possible. They 

saw me as the wild card, 

a guy who could come in 

and be that sparkplug.” 

In his senior year, Panega 

saw action in 12 games 

and he scored two goals. 

He learned to adapt on the 

fly. 

“As a freshman and 

sophomore I started on 

the offensive side a couple 

of times, and I had a 

good time doing. I had 

a lot of confidence. That 

gave me the enthusiasm to 

fight harder. The coaches 

thought my best position 

was as a defensive midfielder, 

and I moved there 

to help the team.” 

He earned a degree in 

business and marketing, 

another hybrid, what he 

calls, “half scientist, half 

business,” working in the 

field of sustainable business, 

working with companies 

to develop a more 

efficient and effective 

models of production. 

His experience as a college 

athlete have shaped 

his outlook and colored his 

experience. It was a wild 

and unexpected journey, 

volatile and exciting. 

“My parents dropped 

me off here four years ago 

without a car, and I just 

realized then there was 

no turning back,” Panega 

said. “The people I met 

and the experiences I had 

definitely made it worth it. 

“I wrote something on 

Instagram: find some people 

that care about you and 

challenge you and it will 

change your life forever.”



ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT 

Boykin signs Ravens contract plus a jersey for auction 

Jacquelyn Schlabach 


Providence Catholic 

High School graduate 

Miles Boykin has been 

using his right hand to do 

some important signings. 

He signed a contract 

with the Baltimore Ravens 

on July 17, one week after 

signing his jersey for charity 

in Tinley Park. 

Boykin a Tinley Park 

native who played on two 

Orland Park-based basketball 

teams growing up 

(the Jayhwaks and Windy 

City Magic), inked a fouryear 

deal with Baltimore, 

which drafted him in the 

third round. Training camp 

for the Ravens is scheduled 

to start on Thursday, 

July 25. 

Boykin said he didn’t 

even hesitate when asked 

to take part in raising money 

for GiGi’s Playhouse. 

The former Notre Dame 

wide receiver was drafted 

with the 93rd overall pick. 

Despite a busy schedule, 

he made it a priority to 

come back to his hometown 

July 10 to sign a No. 

81 Notre Dame jersey at 

Station No. 46 to be auctioned 

at the Tinley Park 

Firefighters Association 

2nd Charity Golf Outing 

set for Thursday, July 25. 

“It’s huge; you can’t 

thank him enough for taking 

time out of his day and 

coming and doing this. 

It’s exciting,” said Lt. 

Mike Wittman and vice 

president of the firefighters 

association. 

All proceeds from the 

jersey, which was donated 

by a sports store in South 

Bend, Indiana, will go 

straight to charity. 

“All of that goes toward 

what we’re doing,” Wittman 

said. “Not a dime 

of it goes to Miles. Everything 

that we’re doing 

with this golf outing is 

helping others.” 

Wittman said it was a 

“no brainer” to ask Boykin 

to sign the jersey. He said 

he has know Boykin since 

he was in fifth grade. 

“He didn’t even hesitate; 

he’s such a great 

young man,” Wittman 

said. 

Boykin said it meant 

a lot to him that he was 

asked to play a role in the 

charity outing. 

“It means a lot to me for 

several reasons,” Boykin 

said. “The biggest one 

for me, actually, is just 

because obviously this is 

my hometown and I love 

my hometown, I always 

come back, I do what I can 

whenever I’m back.” 

He added that the hardest 

part was just planning 

when he could take time 

off to come home in between 

his vacation time 

and training camp in Baltimore, 

where he now resides. 

But he said it was always 

a yes to come home 

to help; just a matter of 

when. 

“It’s because of the people; 

the continuous support 

that they’ve always 

showed me and I just want 

to be able to show how 

much love I have for this 

town back,” Boykin said. 

“It’s kind of hard to do at 

times because I’m not here 

often, but I always see myself 

in the papers here and 

I just see continuous support 

from people.” 

When Boykin arrived at 

Station No. 46, not only 

did firefighters welcome 

him with open arms, but 

the family of retired Lt. 

Jim Gaskill was in attendance 

to meet Boykin and 

thank him for coming to 

Miles Boykin, a former Providence Catholic and Notre Dame wide receiver and rookie for the Baltimore Ravens, 

signs a Notre Dame jersey July 10 at Station No. 46 in Tinley Park. The jersey is to be auctioned at the Tinley Park 

Firefighters Association 2nd Charity Golf Outing on Thursday, July 25. Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

support GiGi’s Playhouse, 

an organization that is near 

and dear to Gaskill’s heart. 

His 9-year-old daughter, 

Grace, has Down’s syndrome 

and participates at 

GiGi’s. 

“It feels great,” Gaskill 

said. “I don’t know what 

else to say, it’s wonderful.” 

Tim O’Hagan, president 

of the Tinley Park 

Firefighters Association, 

reached out to Gaskill last 

year wanting to support 

him and his family any 

way they could. 

“He asked me last year 

while they were doing 

this, we’d like to have 

something in support of 

your family with Grace,” 

Gaskill said. “So he’s like, 

‘What’s local, what’s close 

to your heart?’ I said Gi- 

Gi’s in Tinley Park; we’ve 

been there a few times, we 

like it [and] love the people 

who work there.” 

O’Hagan helped get the 

charity golf outing up and 

running last year, where 

they donated 30 percent 

of their earnings for a total 

of $1,000 to Together 

We Cope in Tinley Park. 

This year, they’re hoping 

to exceed that and donate 

40 percent to GiGi’s Playhouse. 

“The motto of the fire 

department is we serve 

others not ourselves and 

that’s something that 

we always want to do,” 

O’Hagan said. “The association 

just wants to give 

back.” 

The money donated 

from the inaugural charity 

outing last year totaled 

approximately $3,500, 

O’Hagan said. 

O’Hagan added that 

they have already selected 

RE;ACT for the recipient 

of next year’s charity golf 

outing. RE;ACT stands 

for the Lt. Ryan Elwood; 

Awareness; Counseling 

and Training Foundation 

for first responders in need 

of mental health and emotional 

assistance. 

“We will just change 

that up each year and try 

to help out as many different 

people with that 

as we can,” O’Hagan 

said. 

There are already 98 

people registered for the 

event—exceeding the 72 

at the inaugural event— 

scheduled for 10:30 a.m. 

Thursday, July 25 at The 

Odyssey located at 19110 

Ridgeland Ave. Suite A in 

Tinley Park. Wittman said 

that they have spots open 

for four more teams of 

four to participate. Tickets 

are $135 per person 

or $500 per team of four, 

which includes a continental 

breakfast, 18 holes 

of golf including cart and 

green fees, lunch at Halfway 

House and a dinner 

buffet. A dinner-only 

ticket can be purchased 

for $45. For more information 

or to register, call 

O’Hagan at (708) 935- 

5470 or email tohagan@ 

tinleypark.org.



FOOTBALL 

Sandburg’s big guys up for Schofield’s Linemen Challenge 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

This was for the big 

guys. 

Michael Schofield, a 

Sandburg graduate who is 

an NFL lineman with the 

Los Angeles Chargers who 

was also a starter on Denver’s 

Super Bowl winning 

team, returned to his high 

school on Thursday, July 

18 to host the inaugural 

Linemen Challenge. 

And his alma mater won. 

Sandburg beat out Eisenhower, 

Bremen and Stagg 

in the overall competition, 

which feature individual 

events such as weight lifting, 

tire lifts, agility drills 

and a tug of war. Cam Wollery, 

a Sandburg defensive 

lineman, won a pro-wrestling 

style championship 

belt for being the top athlete 

in the competition. 

“Back when I was in 

high school, there was one 

of these competitions for 

linemen at Bolingbrook 

and it was a whole lot of 

fun,” Schofield said. “It 

provided a lot of good 

memories. There are not 

enough events for linemen, 

it’s usually the quarterback 

and receivers doing their 

7-on-7 events. We have 

a point system and there 

is competition but it’s all 

about having fun.” 

Sandburg coach Scott 

Peters said he enjoyed 

watching his big players 

have fun. 

“Linemen never get talked 

about unless they make 

mistakes,” the coach said. 

“This was a chance for 

them to get a little release 

and compete against each 

other.” 

RIGHT: Sandburg linemen 

pose before digging in for 

the first Michael Schofield 

Linemen Challenge. 

Sandburg’s Cam Woolery, straining to get in a final rep in the weightlifting contest, 

was named the top athlete in the first Michael Schofield Linemen Challenge. 

PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Mike Anyanwu of Sandburg adjusts his glasses while lifting and moving a heavy tire 

in the linemen challenge. 

Former Sandburg standout Michael Schofield gives a 

speech to the four teams at his event at Sandburg. 

The first Limenen Challenge trophy went to host 

Sandburg.



Winans pools his resources and excels at Boston University 

PATRICK Z. MCGAVIN 


Orland Park native and Sandburg graduate Trevor Winans (right) shakes hands with an official from Boston University after Winans won 

the school’s Scholar Athlete of the Year award. BOSTON UNIVERSITY 

Like an actor, the athlete is 

a performer who operates on a 

stage of his or her own selection. 

The nature of platform — a 

court, a field, a track — is destiny. 

Like performance, that peculiar 

arena becomes the ultimate 

form of self-expression. 

Growing up in Orland Park, 

Trevor Winans was a typical 

youth, looking for adventure and 

possibility, and he tried every 

sport imaginable. He came from 

an athletic family. 

Nothing gave him quite the 

jolt, the sense of freedom and 

exhilaration as being in water. It 

felt liberating, and it fit his personality. 

“My parents just threw me in 

the pool, and I was way better 

than all the other kids,” Winans 

said. “I just fell in love with the 

sport.” 

The love affair has been reciprocated, 

and Winans has parlayed 

his gifts into the best of 

both worlds, competing at the 

highest level and achieving significant 

academic distinction in 

the process. 

Winans was named the Boston 

University top male scholar-athlete 

for 2018-2019, as he earned 

the E. Ray Speare Award. He 

graduated cum laude, with a 3.7 

grade point average, most impressively 

earning both his undergraduate 

and master’s degree 

in political science in four years. 

He was an academic all-league 

in each of his last three years. He 

was named All-Patriot League 

First Team in his sophomore and 

junior years. He earned second 

league recognition this season. 

He made a significant mark 

athletically by breaking the 

school records in his two specialties, 

the 200-yard freestyle (1 

minute, 37.47 seconds) and 500 

free (4:22.74) — both established 

during his sophomore year. 

He was twice named the Patriot 

League Swimmer of the 

Week. The most recent example 

came on Jan. 29. 

Swimming is a particularly 

subjective experience. From the 

start, Winans found something 

almost poetic and pure about the 

sport. 

“I think most swimmers agree 

that it just comes naturally,” Winans 

said. 

He gravitated toward those 

middle distance free events, because, 

he said, they, “blocked 

with my body and rhythm in the 

water, and what I was able to 

hone in on.” 

He competed with Sandburg 

his first two years, qualifying for 

the state finals in the 200 free and 

the 500 free. He then focused on 

training with his club program, 

Hickory Willow, in Palos Hills. 

Arriving at Boston University 

was daunting, though loaded 

with opportunity. Winans seized 

his chance. 

“When you get to a Division I 

level, you understand right away 

the resources that are available 

and that benefit you as an athlete,” 

he said. “In high school, if 

you have a muscle pull, tightness 

or an injury, you might just work 

through it. In college, there are 

athletic training staff that make 

sure you get the necessary treatment. 

Same with academics, if 

you are struggling with a class, 

they will make sure you can get 

a tutor. 

“That was a big thing I realized 

were the resources and university 

care.” 

Even in the Patriot League, 

often held up as the purest expression 

of college athletics, because 

the programs do not offer 

scholarships, competition is intense, 

and the demands and time 

requirements are rigorous. He 

practiced twice a day, and spent 

up to 30 hours a week traveling, 

training and competing. 

Being an elite college athlete, 

Winans said, is sometimes 

a “love-hate relationship. There 

are times when you have these 

early-morning training sessions 

where you think you’d rather 

do anything else in the entire 

world. But then, you are training 

with your best friends, and you 

are reaching and struggling with 

each other, achieving peak level, 

and those times taught me a lot 

of things about life.” 

Now, he is pondering the 

next stage of his life. Winans is 

spending the summer in Boston. 

He is pursuing work in the fields 

of political and strategic communications, 

with the ultimate 

objective of working in Washington, 

D.C. 

His swimming background is 

the perfect backdrop for that milieu. 

The sport taught him about 

competition, the pursuit of goals 

and the means to achieve them. 

“I’m a competitive person, 

and the racing is fun,” he said. 

“Getting to be that first at the 

wall, that is a great feeling.” 

He is also in an interesting inbetween 

space, cognizant of the 

future though very much shaped 

by his past. After his career ended 

in late February, it was not 

easy to give that part of his life 

up. 

“Swimming changed the trajectory 

of my life,” Winans said. 

“It was very emotional, a big 

part of my identity that I had to 

let go. It was the best experience 

of my life. I met the most incredible 

people and had the most incredible 

experiences that would 

not have been available for me.”



fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

Rising from the ashtrays for success stories 

1st and 3 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY 

A FEW NOTES ABOUT 

ORLAND PARK’S 

TREVOR WINANS 

(ABOVE) WHO 

GRADUATED AT THE TOP 

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AT 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY. 

1. Record setter 

Winans left the 

school with two 

swimming records 

- the 200-yard 

freestyle (1 minute, 

37.47 seconds) and 

500-yard freestyle 

(4:22.74). 

2. Lauded 

The Orland Park native 

graduated cum 

laude with a 3.7 

grade point average 

and earned both his 

undergraduate and 

masters degree in 

political science in 

four years. 

3. The future 

Winans is pursuing 

work in the fields of 

political and strategic 

communications, 

with the ultimate 

objective of working 

in Washington, D.C. 

Jeff Vorva 

Sports Editor 

The great philosopher 

from Tinley 

Park, Garry Meier, 

once said a long time ago 

on the radio that junior 

colleges were “high 

schools with ashtrays.” 

My lone experience in 

a junior college classroom 

confirmed that. 

I was going to Lewis 

University and took a side 

course in computers at Joliet 

Junior College. While 

the teacher was fine at JJC, 

my fellow students were… 

well…let’s just say they 

were not into the class. I 

guess the fact that several 

students had their heads on 

the desk or chit-chatting 

while the teacher was talking 

might have tipped me 

off that we had a group of 

slugs here bringing the rest 

of the class down. 

I’m not saying that at 

Lewis we were at attention 

and hanging on the 

instructors’ every word. 

Not at all. But I did not 

see the blatant, head-onthe-desk 

disrespect that I 

witnessed in this class. 

Anyway, this “high 

school with ashtrays” 

reputation that plagues 

two-year colleges may 

hold some truth, but it 

does not tell the whole 

story. For those who have 

taken more than just one 

computer class a junior 

college education can be a 

godsend. It saves money. 

It can help students stay 

close to home. It can give 

them a taste of how hard 

college classes are. 

You can get a lot out of 

a juco education if you 

just keep your head off the 

darn desk. 

And on the athletic side, 

it can be a blessing as 

well. Let’s face it, there 

is some NCAA Division 

I and II talent that are 

on junior college rosters 

because of grades. But 

there are also some pretty 

good athletes who may be 

a few inches too short, a 

few pounds too light or a 

few fractions of a second 

too slow who have one or 

two years to show the bigger 

schools they belong. 

For those who had a rough 

experience at a four-year 

college, junior colleges 

can act as oases to shop 

around for a program a 

little more to their liking. 

Recently in baseball, 

Andrew grad Jake Plastiak 

had a rough freshman 

season at Wichita State 

and the coaching staff was 

removed. So he is heading 

to Wabash Valley Junior 

College. Sandburg grad 

Ryan Hampe had a terrific 

freshman season at UIC 

Sandburg grad Troy Jones used his junior college experience at Triton to build a 

resume to earn a Division I scholarship. JAMES SMITH/TRITON COLLEGE ATHLETICS 

and won several awards 

but he is heading to John 

A. Logan College. 

Troy Jones, another 

Sandburg baseball graduate, 

found his groove at 

Triton the past two years 

and will be heading to Division 

I Valparaiso this fall. 

Orland Park’s Ruzevich 

family had four studentathletes 

- Rachel, Joey, 

Kate and Julia - play 

basketball at Moraine Valley 

Community College 

for various reasons and it 

seemed to work out times 

four. 

There are many more 

stories I can tell. 

There is plenty of value 

to junior college academics 

and athletics. 

I can’t say it as well as 

Andrew/Moraine Valley 

grad and soccer player Jennifer 

Warja, who she created 

a minor splash when 

she sent out a social media 

message after her graduation 

that read in part: 

“Coming from Andrew 

High School, I was so 

embarrassed to go to CC. 

All of my friends went off 

to universities and I really 

felt bad about myself. The 

seniors were all supposed 

to go take a picture on the 

football field wearing their 

college shirts and I didn’t 

go because I felt like Moraine 

wasn’t good enough. 

That was really a sad time 

in my life. 

“BUT DAMN, I now 

feel so proud to say that 

I went there. If you’re a 

senior going to CC next 

year, or even transferring 

back home, do not feel 

ashamed. After two years, 

I am so grateful that I 

went the path that I did. 

While staying home when 

all of your friends leave 

sucks, just know that all 

your friends that left are 

going to cry a few times 

while they’re away wishing 

they were home. 

“I am proud for my 

experience and am excited 

to be just as successful in 

the future.” 

Warja is heading to 

Elmhurst College to 

play soccer and major in 

elementary education. 

Just another success 

story for the “high schools 

with ashtrays.” 

LISTEN UP 

“My parents just threw me in the pool, and I was way 

better than all the other kids.” 

Trevor Winans - Orland Park native and college swimmer on 

how he got started in the sport 

WHAT2WATCH 

VOLLEYBALL 

Various times, Thursday, July 25 

• Sandburg’s girls team participates in the playoffs 

for the Velocity Summer League Mokena. 

Index 

43 - Lacrosse star wraps up career 

42 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, 

j.vorva@22ndcm.com

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | July 25, 2019 

JUNIOR (COLLEGE) ACHIEVEMENTS 

Vorva points out that two-year schools can greatly 

help athletes, Page 47 

THE BIG GUYS Sandburg 

football linemen have their day 

with a competition, Page 45 

Orland Park swimmer Winans closes college career as the Boston University Rhettys’ 

top male scholar-athlete, Page 46 

Orland Park native Trevor Winans was a top swimmer for Boston University (left) and was a star outside the pool as he won the Rhettys’ E. Ray Speare Award, 

given to the top male scholar-athlete. PHOTOS BY BOSTON UNIVERSITY

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