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Media’s annual Halloween contests, Page 3 

Going to the game in style 

Orland Park World War II veteran honored by 

Chicago Blackhawks at game, Page 10 

Soaring Ballet 5:8 

debuts in-studio performances 

with ‘Butterfly,’ more, Page 15 

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At the South Suburban Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk held Oct. 13 at Centennial Park, (MAIN) 

participants walk near the water; (TOP INSET) Melanie Miceli (left) and Jessica Grimaldo call for hope, strength 

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THURSDAY 

Coffee and Conversation 

10 a.m.-noon Oct. 24, 

Orland Fire Protection 

District Administration 

Board Room, 9790 W. 

151st St. Free blood pressure 

checks. No registration 

needed. Free giveaways, 

coffee, snacks and 

education. The month’s 

topic is “Aishling Home 

Care - Music and Memory.” 

Sponsored by Aishling 

Companion Home Care. 

Project Give: Lightbulb 

Messages 

4-5 p.m. Oct. 24, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

grades 7-12 can surprise 

a friend or acquaintance 

with a heartfelt message of 

encouragement and inspiration. 

This is a free event. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

What It’s Like To Be: A 

Surgeon 

5-6 p.m. Oct. 24, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens grades 

7-12 can experience how a 

doctor preps for surgery 

and check out medical instruments 

and a surgical 

robotic system. This is a 

free event. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

DIY Drop-In: Felt 

Pinecones 

7 p.m. Oct. 24, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. For adults. 

Craft supplies provided. 

No registration required, 

but space is limited. Limit 

20. 

FRIDAY 

Dia de los Muertos 

Celebration 

6:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Orland 

Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave. 

Children of all ages and 

their families can enjoy 

colorful and fun stories, 

music and activities like 

face painting, as the library 

celebrate Day of the 

Dead. 

Scary-oke/Open Mic Night 

7:30-10:30 p.m. Oct. 25, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 


grades 7-12 can brave the 

stage alone or sing with 

a group of friends. Interested 

parties can contact 

The Bridge in advance to 

reserve Open Mic time. 

Meijer also will be providing 

some surprise treats 

for students. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

SATURDAY 

Volunteens Super Smash 

Bros. Tournament 

1:45 p.m. Oct. 26, Orland 



Students grades 6-12 can 

earn service hours by helping 

out the librarian with a 

Super Smash Bros. tournament 

for kids. Registration 

required with teen’s Orland 

Park Public Library 

card. Limit 2. 

Super Smash Bros. 

Tournament 



S. Ravinia Ave. Students 

grades K-5 can participate 

in a Smash Bros. tournament 

to determine our library’s 

best player. Multiplayer 

is drop-in and open 

to everyone. Registration 

required for 1v1 tournaments. 

Game will be “Super 

Smash Bros. Ultimate” 

for the Nintendo Switch. 

Limit 32 for 1v1 tournament. 

MONDAY 

Get Your Wiggles Out 

10 a.m. Oct. 28, Orland 



Children 2-5 years old 

can shake their sillies out 

and wiggle their waggles 

away in this movement 

based program. 

TUESDAY 

Rock Climbing 

3:45-6 p.m. Oct. 29, 



grades 7-12 can test their 

upper body strength and 

mental strategy, as they 

climb up a rock bouldering 

wall. This is a free event. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Soul Café: Build Your 

Courage 

4:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 29, 


15555 S. 71st Court. 

Teens grades 7-12 can get 

inspired to build courage. 

This is a free event. For 

more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

WEDNESDAY 

Volunteens Monster Mash 




grades 6-12 can earn service 

hours by helping 

out our librarian with the 

Monster Mash program for 

children. Registration required 

with teen’s Orland 

Park Public Library card. 

Limit 2. 

Monster Mash 




grades K-2 can will be 

learning, creating and 

dancing like monsters in 

this program. 

Halloween Nail Art 

4-5:15 p.m. Oct. 30, The 



7-12 can enhance their 

#Halloween2019 by painting 

spiders, spiderwebs, 

eyeballs and dot designs 

on their nails. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

Culinary: Loaded Fall Salad 

& Spiced Smoothies 

4-5:30 p.m. Oct. 30, The 



7-12 can blend a sweet 

persimmon fruit smoothie 

with ginger and toss a 

crispy squash salad sprinkled 

with blue cheese. This 

is a free event. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

UPCOMING 

Trick-or-Treat Hours 

2-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 

31, in Orland Park. 

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S. Ravinia Ave. Adults 

can experience the Gothic 

thrill of Bram Stoker’s 

masterpiece by actress and 

storyteller Megan Wells in 

her one-woman show. 

ONGOING 

Leisure Plotters Club 

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

third Thursday of the 

month, Orland Township, 

14807 W. Ravinia Ave. All 

seniors are invited to join 

in for coffee, bingo and 

socialization. For more information, 

contact Alice at 

(708) 614-9202. Meetings 

typically are held every. 

Senior Drop-In Center 

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, 

Orland Township, 14807 

South Ravinia Ave., Orland 

Park, Activity Center. 

Seniors can make new 

friends, socialize, and play 

cards and bingo. During 

Drop-In, seniors are treated 

to refreshments (and the 

occasional light lunch). 

Orland Park Public Library 

Board 

7 p.m. third Monday of 

each month, Orland Park 

Public Library, 14921 S. 

Ravinia Ave., Room 104. 

All meetings are open to 

the public.

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Contests 

Spookiest thing about Halloween contests is how little time is left to enter 

Bill Jones, Editor 

As people who work 

on deadlines at 22nd Century 

Media, we understand 

procrastination as well as 

anyone. But even we get a 

little anxious as we look at 

the calendar each year and 

see what precious little 

time is left for our Halloween 

contests. 

We just want to make 

sure you don’t miss out on 

the fun — whether your 

poison happens to be carving 

pumpkins or dressing 

up. So make sure you get a 

refresher on the details that 

follow before the big day 

arrives. We look forward 

to seeing your entries. 

Details for each contest 

are below, but questions 

can be directed to Editor 

Bill Jones at bill@opprai 

rie.com or (708) 326-9170 

ext. 20. 

Pumpkin-Carving Contest 

Our pumpkin-carving 

contest for 2019 has a category 

for adults 16 and 

older, as well as one for 

children 15 and younger. 

In both categories, it is all 

about creativity and skill. 

We will pick just one 

winner across each category 

from all seven of 

our southwest suburban 

towns: Orland Park, Tinley 

Park, Frankfort, Mokena, 

New Lenox, Homer Glen 

and Lockport. 

We have just a few rules. 

1) You have to be the 

person who carved the 

pumpkin. You cannot submit 

for anyone else, with 

the exception of parents 

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who submit for their children. 

2) Each person can 

only submit one pumpkin 

photo (can feature multiple 

pumpkins if there is a 

theme) for an entry, though 

families can send one entry 

per person from different 

members of the family 

(and they can be submitted 

together). 

3) We understand there 

may be a bit in the way of 

scary imagery (such is the 

nature of the holiday), but 

the pumpkins have to be 

relatively family friendly 

to be considered and published. 

Nothing beyond 

PG-13. 

4) Entries must be submitted 

no later than 2 p.m. 

Friday, Nov. 1, to bill@op 

prairie.com or 22nd Century 

Media, c/o Editor Bill 

Jones, at 11516 W. 183rd 

St. Unit SW Office Condo 

3, Orland Park, IL, 60467 

(physical entries cannot 

be returned), along with 

names, email addresses 

and/or phone numbers, 

and towns for each of the 

entrants. 

5) The entries will be 

judged by 22nd Century 

Media’s editorial staff, 

with winners being chosen 

based on creativity, 

successful execution of an 

idea, quality of craftsmanship 

and consideration of 

the holiday/season. 

6) All entries are subject 

to being published. 

Pumpkin Carving Contest 

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two tickets for Blue Man 

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good for one free 

value basket and one free 

one-scoop sundae at Culver’s, 

9130 159th St. in 

Orland Park. 

Best Pumpkin Created 

by a Child (15 and 

younger) — Two hours 

of free bowling for up 

to six people, including 

shoe rentals, along with a 

pizza and pitcher full of 

pop, at Laraway Lanes, 

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Halloween Costume 

Contest 

The Halloween Costume 

Contest for 2019 features a 

total of three categories. 

Adults 16 and older have 

two ways to win, with 

awards for Scariest Costume 

and Most Creative up 

for grabs. Children 15 and 

younger, meanwhile, will 

compete in one category in 

which creativity is key. 

We’re going to pick just 

one winner across each 

category from all seven 

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Centennial Park welcomes 1,200 to support cause 

7 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

At last year’s South 

Suburban Making Strides 

Against Breast Cancer 

Walk, the American Cancer 

Society brought together 

more than 1,000 people 

and raised $172,000 to 

support research and its 

free programs for breast 

cancer patients. 

This year, it upped the 

ante with more than 1,200 

participants walking with a 

goal to raise $174,000. 

Orland Park has hosted 

the annual fundraising 

walk for the south suburbs 

since it began in 2007. 

This year, the event took 

place on Oct. 13 at Centennial 

Park’s parking 

lot, which was filled with 

sponsor booths, a DJ booth 

and dance area, and activities 

for children. 

“The Village of Orland 

Park is fantastic about supporting 

us,” said Karen 

Bruck, community support 

coordinator for the ACS 

North Central Region. 

“They’re very generous to 

us, and I would not move 

the event from this location.” 

The 5K walk has become 

one of the ACS’ 

most important fundraisers, 

next to the Relay for 

Life, she added. 

While the fundraising 

is important, another 

core goal of the event 

is to build a community 

of support and to spread 

awareness and education. 

Kenyatta Huddleston, a 

Bolingbrook resident and 

breast cancer survivor, 

said that events like this 

are quite impactful for 

more than just building 

awareness in the community 

and raising funds to 

support programs. 

“When I was diagnosed, 

we did the Why Me walk,” 

she said. “It’s no longer 

around, but it was very 

emotional for me. When 

you’re going through that, 

sometimes you think, 

‘I’m the only one.’ And 

when I got there, there 

were thousands of people 

going through the same 

thing, and I knew I wasn’t 

alone.” 

Now a decade cancerfree, 

Huddleston regularly 

participates in walks to 

support organizations like 

the ACS and other cancer 

patients. 

“I hope I make a difference 

to someone else,” she 

said. 

Long-time ACS volunteer 

Peter Monreal, of 

Hickory Hills, said that he 

became involved because 

of the community built 

around the cause, despite 

his lack of personal connection 

with breast cancer. 

“Research is important, 

but cancer survivors 

and their families have so 

much more to worry about, 

too, in this journey they’re 

on,” he said. “We see a 

lot of people come right 

when they’re diagnosed, 

and it’s the beacon of 

hope they need. ... It gives 

them hope to see someone 

here celebrating 20 years 

cancer-free. ... Yes, raising 

money is important, 

but also bringing the community 

together, making 

them aware, and building 

a community of support so 

no one has to face it alone 

is also so important.” 

One core group within 

the South Suburban Making 

Strides 5K Walk community 

is Turning Pointe 

Dance Company, which 

has locations in Lockport 

and New Lenox, and has 

organized a group of dancers 

to perform at the event 

and their families to participate 

in the walk for the 

past 10 years. 

Owners Gina Miranda 

and Deartra Cappos said 

that many of their students 

and their families 

have been impacted in 

some way by cancer, so 

Participants (left to right) Deloris Coleman, Terri Rogers-Mullin, Brenda Atkins- 

McGaha, Suzanne Guice and Estelle Remmer pose for a photo Oct. 13 at the South 

Suburban Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk held at Centennial Park. 

Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

they wanted to find a way 

to support the cause in the 

community. 

“Obviously, the kids 

love it,” Cappos said, noting 

the group of 92 dancers 

cheering on the sidelines 

as their parents and 

other participants crossed 

the finish line. 

Miranda added, “It’s local 

enough to us that it’s a 

nice way to give back.” 

Lemont’s Julie Mescher 

was among the Turning 

Pointe Dance parents to 

participate in Sunday’s 

walk. Mescher has participated 

for several years 

with the group. 

“The moms, we walk 

because everyone in our 

group has someone who’s 

been impacted by cancer,” 

she said. 

Others came to directly 

support a family member 

diagnosed with cancer. 

Asmaa Qabalawi, of Tinley 

Park, said she does not 

participate in any other 

run/walks but is compelled 

by her support for her aunt. 

“My aunt had breast 

cancer,” Qabalawi said. 

“She’s recovered, but we 

come every year.” 

She added that after attending 

the event for the 

past four years, she has 

learned a lot about what 

her aunt went through. 

The next two Making 

Strides walks are to 

take place Oct. 19 at Soldier 

Field in Chicago and 

at Hodges Park in Park 

Ridge. 

Orland Township shred, electronic recycling event slated for Oct. 26 

Submitted by Orland 

Township 

Orland Township is to 

host a free shredding and 

electronic recycling event 

for Township residents 

who want to safely dispose 

of unwanted personal documents 

and rid themselves 

of old electronics. 

ProShred trucks will 

be on-site, and all paper 

shredding will be free. 

Residents are limited to 

five banker boxes of shredding. 

This event is not intended 

for businesses. 

Electronic recycling 

will be accepted at the 

event. Coupons must be 

purchased for all televisions 

and computer monitors. 

Computer monitors 

and televisions should 

be measured diagonally: 

those that are smaller than 

21 inches are $25; those 

that are 21 inches and 

larger are $35. Coupons 

can be pre-purchased at 

recycle.eworksesi.org or 

at the event by credit card 

only. 

The Orland Township 

Shred and Electronic Recycling 

Event is to take 

place from 8 a.m.-noon 

Saturday, Oct. 26, at the 

Orland Township Highway 

Department, 16125 S. 

Wolf Road in Orland Park. 

The event is for Orland 

Township residents only, 

and residents are asked to 

bring identification. 

For more information, 

including a list of accepted 

items, visit the Township’s 

website, orlandtown 

ship.org/electronics-re 

cycling-2 or contact the 

Highway Department at 

(708) 403-5148.

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6 | October 24, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie business 


Business Briefs 

Orland Square teams with 

Susan G. Komen for Breast 

Cancer Awareness Month 

Simon recently announced 

its fall campaign 

to support Susan G. Komen, 

a nonprofit breast 

cancer organization. 

More than 150 Simon 

Malls, Mills and Premium 

Outlets nationwide are 

participating in a range of 

activities during the month 

of October, including Orland 

Square. 

Through this campaign, 

Orland Square is helping 

to support Komen’s work 

Make your reservation 

by November 20th 

to save lives and reach its 

Bold Goal of reducing the 

number of breast cancer 

deaths by 50 percent in 

the United States by 2026. 

Simon is joining the fight 

against breast cancer by 

starting a conversation and 

challenging people to help 

Sunday, November 3rd, 10 am–3 pm 

Providence Catholic High School 

1800 W. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox 

$3 Admission - seniors and kids under 12 are free 

Join us for a day of shopping with fabulous local vendors! 

Handmade Gifts 

Kitchenware Seasonal 

Décor Beauty Products 

Boutique Clothing Jewelry 

Bakery & Treats 

Vintage Décor 

Join us to celebrate the joy of good friends 

and family as you dine under a magnificent 

Christmas tree, listen to holiday music, visit 

with Santa, explore the kids craft corner, 

and make memories that will last forever. 

Sunday, November 24th 

at 12pm and 4pm 

The Jacob Henry Mansion Estate 

Victorian Ballroom 

15 S. Richards Street, Joliet, IL 60433 

Hosted by Easterseals Joliet Region 

to benefit children and adults with disabilites 

Tickets: $40 adult and $20 children (12 and under) 

To order tickets, call 815-730-2052 ext. 2, 

or visit joliet.easterseals.com. 

Makeup Farmhouse 

Décor Honey 

And Much More! 

Food • Raffle • Community 

create a renewed movement 

in the fight against 

breast cancer, a disease 

that is expected to kill 

more than 42,000 people 

this year. 

Visitors to Orland 

Square can participate in 

a variety of programs to 

help support Susan G. Komen 

throughout the month 

of October. As part of the 

Digital Discount Pass Program, 

shoppers who make 

a $10 donation will receive 

a discount valid for 

25 or 15 percent off one 

single item at participating 

retailers. Also, shoppers 

can purchase a specially 

marked Visa Simon Giftcard 

at Guest Services or 

the Mall Office. Simon 

will donate $1 to Komen 

for every gift card purchased. 

In 2018, Simon raised 

more than $550,000 to 

benefit Susan G. Komen 

through the support and 

participation of shoppers, 

retailers and employees. 

Smith Crossing gets new 

executive chef 

Smith Crossing recently 

welcomed David Hardy, 

36, as the life plan community’s 

new executive 

chef serving 300 residents 

on its 32-acre campus in 

Orland Park. 

Prior to accepting his 

new post, Hardy was the 

executive chef at Ditka’s 

Restaurant in the Tremont 

Hotel off Michigan Avenue 

in Chicago. Before 

that, he was executive chef 

at SafeHouse Chicago. 

Hardy strives to use 

fresh, sustainable and locally 

grown ingredients. 

Patrick McShane re-elected 

as group director for CBAI 

Patrick McShane, president/CEO 

of American 

Metro Bank, Chicago, 

was re-elected as group 

director of the Community 

Bankers Association 

of Illinois at the association’s 

annual convention 

held recently in Springfield. 

As group director, 

he serves on the CBAI 

board of directors, as well 

as its strategic planning 

and membership committees. 

McShane has been in 

banking for the past 37 

years and has served as 

chairman, president and 

CEO of American Metro 

Bank in Chicago for the 

last six years. 

He serves as vice president 

and board member 

of Chinatown Chamber 

of Commerce in Chicago, 

member of Business Partners 

— The Chamber for 

Uptown in Chicago, and 

member of the Southwest 

Suburban Homebuilders 

Association in Orland 

Park. He was a former 

chairman, president and 

founding member of the 

Disabled Patriot Fund in 

Orland Park; a member of 

the New Lenox Economic 

Development Committee; 

a former chairman 

and board member of St. 

Coletta’s of Illinois Foundation 

in Tinley Park; the 

former president and a 

board member of Crystal 

Tree Golf and Country 

Club; and a former board 

member of the Oak Lawn 

Chamber of Commerce. 

McShane resides in Orland 

Park with his wife, 

Jackie. They have five 

children: Nicole, Patrick, 

Kelli, Sean (honors in engineering 

at University 

of Illinois at Champaign- 

Urbana) and Kevin (honor 

in engineering at Arizona 

State University at Tempe). 

Nick Lorenz receives Ben 

Marcus Humanitarian 

Award 

The Marcus Corporation 

recently announced Nick 

Lorenz as one of three recipients 

of the 2018 Ben 

Marcus Humanitarian of 

the Year Award. 

Lorenz, a resident of 

Peotone, is a special needs 

associate at the Orland 

Park Cinema. 

The Ben Marcus Humanitarian 

Award, named 

after Marcus Corporation 

founder Ben Marcus, 

builds on the company’s 

legacy of community involvement 

by recognizing 

exceptional associates 

who have gone above and 

beyond in their volunteering 

for others. 

Lorenz is active in Special 

Olympics Illinois and 

several other nonprofits. 

He has been an athlete 

with Special Olympics for 

16 years, and in his role 

as a global messenger has 

given many speeches to 

other organizations and 

audiences. He raises money 

for Special Olympics 

Illinois through the Polar 

Plunge and Chicago Duck 

Derby. He has raised more 

than $75,000 for the Chicago 

Duck Derby and was 

recently interviewed on 

Chicago’s WGN radio for 

his success with that event. 

He also volunteered at the 

Special Olympics World 

Games held in Los Angeles 

in 2015 and last year 

at Special Olympics’ 50th 

anniversary in Chicago. 

In addition to his commitment 

to Special Olympics, 

Lorenz has won awards for 

his participation and volunteer 

work with Lincoln 

Way Special Recreation 

Association and is also a 

member of the Knights of 

Columbus. 

To recognize the commitment 

of Lorenz to the 

community, The Marcus 

Corporation donated $500 

each to the Lincoln Way 

Special Recreation Association 

and Special Olympics 

Illinois.



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Volunteers 

Fall migration bird walks begin at 

Orland Grassland from 7-9 a.m. Saturdays, 

Oct. 26, and Nov. 2, from the 

main parking lot on 167th Street, just 

west of LaGrange Road (not Orland 

Grassland South). 

Mike McNamee, Bird Conservation 

Network monitor, and Marnie 

Baker, Illinois Master Naturalist, will 

guide a look for grassland and other 

migratory birds. 

Dress for the weather, a hat and 

sturdy shoes for walking on natural 

terrain are strongly recommended. 

Participants should bring binoculars 

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contest 

From Page 3 

of our southwest suburban 

towns: Orland Park, Tinley 

Park, Frankfort, Mokena, New 

Lenox, Homer Glen and Lockport. 

So, your entries need to be 

good. 

We have just a few rules. 

1) You have to be the person 

in the costume. You cannot submit 

for anyone else, with the 

exception of parents who submit 

for their children. 

2) Each person can only 

submit one costume for an entry 

(basically, you cannot send 

yourself in multiple costumes 

— pick one), though families 

can send one entry per person 

from different members of the 

family (and they can be submitted 

together). A group also may 

enter one group costume, eligible 

for one prize, as a group. 

3) We understand there may 

be a bit in the way of scary imagery 

(such is the nature of the 

holiday), but the costumes have 

to be relatively family friendly 

Halloween Costume Contest Prizes 

Best Adult Costume-Scary (16 and older) — $25 gift certificate for Chesdan’s Pizzeria & Grille, 

15764 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen; a certificate good for $5 off any purchase $10 or more 

at Pop’s, 16600 W. 159th St. in Lockport; and a $25 gift card for Gizmos Fun Factory, 66 

Orland Square Drive, Suite D, in Orland Park. 

Best Adult Costume-Creative (16 and older) — A certificate good for two tickets for Blue 

Man Group at the Briar Street Theatre in Chicago; a certificate good for $5 off any purchase 

$10 or more at Pop’s, 16600 W. 159th St. in Lockport; and a $25 gift card for Gizmos Fun 

Factory, 66 Orland Square Drive, Suite D, in Orland Park. 

Best Children’s Costume (15 and younger) — A $20 gift certificate from Short & Sweet-Tasty 

Treats, 9975 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort; a certificate good for $5 off any purchase 

$10 or more at Pop’s, 16600 W. 159th St. in Lockport; and a $25 gift card for Gizmos Fun 

Factory, 66 Orland Square Drive, Suite D, in Orland Park. 

to be considered and published. 

Nothing beyond PG-13. 

4) Entries must be submitted 

no later than 2 p.m. Friday, 

Nov. 1, to bill@opprairie. 

com or 22nd Century Media, 

c/o Editor Bill Jones, at 11516 

W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office 

Condo 3, Orland Park, IL, 

60467 (physical entries cannot 

be returned), along with names, 

email addresses and/or phone 

numbers, and towns for each of 

the entrants. 

5) The entries will be judged 

by 22nd Century Media’s editorial 

staff, with winners being 

chosen based on creativity, successful 

execution of an idea, 

quality of craftsmanship and 

consideration of the holiday/ 

season. 

6) All entries are subject to 

being published. 

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A sensational salute to service 

Orland Park World War II veteran honored at 

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Orland Fire 

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Passport to 

Wellness 

Health Fair 

Submitted by Orland Fire 

Protection District 

Orland Fire Protection 

District is set to hold 

its Passport to Wellness 

Health Fair from 10 a.m.- 

3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. 

As part of the district’s 

Senior Awareness Day, 

the event is designed to 

offer free educational 

opportunities at the Orland 

Fire Administration 

Building, 9790 W. 151 St. 

in Orland Park. 

Registration is required, 

and seating is limited to 

75 guests. 

To register, call Jaon at 

(708) 349-0074. 

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Care, Finer Hearing, 

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Council OFPD, Senior 

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Law, Healthcare Solutions, 

Will County Veterans 

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Annie’s Senior Cleaning 

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There also are to be free 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Trustees ban pot sales 

The Village of Mokena 

Board of Trustees voted 

Oct. 14 to prohibit businesses 

seeking to set up 

shop in town to sell recreational 

cannabis. 

The trustees cast a decisive 

5-0 vote to prohibit 

the sale of recreational use 

cannabis a little more than 

a month after holding a 

work session on the topic. 

Trustee Debbie Engler 

was absent. 

The Village Board first 

considered the recreational 

use cannabis issue at a 

work session on Sept. 9, at 

which Matt Darin, of the 

Greenhouse Group, presented 

information related 

to the possible recreational 

sales and the State law itself. 

The Village Board approved 

a special use ordinance 

for Greenhouse 

Group to operate a medical 

marijuana dispensary in 

April 2015. That ordinance 

contained a provision that 

prohibited the sale of recreational 

cannabis. 

Village staff presented a 

legal summary at the Sept. 

9 work session, as well as 

police-related information 

and opinions on legalization 

in other states. 

Village Administrator 

John Tomasoski said that 

at the end of that work 

session the board directed 

staff to prepare an ordinance 

prohibiting recreational 

cannabis sales in 

the Village. 

Tomasoski said the 

main comments that were 

received during the discussion 

were that potential 

revenue from cannabis 

sales was not “the driving 

force” for the trustees, 

the “overall health 

and welfare” of Mokena 

residents was the primary 

concern, there were 

“known and unknown 

public safety concerns” 

regarding recreational 

cannabis, and that the 

Village Board members 

remained committed to 

allowing medicinal marijuana 

sales. 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit MokenaMesseng 

erDaily.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Family keeps Halloween 

traditions going 

For the last 25 years, 

New Lenox resident Nick 

Gryga has been decking 

out whatever home he 

lives in for Halloween. 

When he and his wife, 

Amy, got married, he 

decorated their condo 

balcony, and the tradition 

has moved on to each 

house to which they have 

moved. The Gryga family 

— which includes Hailey, 

Isabelle and Jake — has 

been in New Lenox for 18 

years, though they spent 

two years in California 

before moving to their current 

home in New Lenox 

six years ago. 

Each year, the decorations 

get bigger and better. 

“He just goes out our 

bathroom window and 

walks on the house, and 

I’m like, ‘What are you 

doing? You need to stop,’” 

Amy said with a laugh. 

“He just keeps buying 

more. He is adding more 

this year and more spiderwebs.” 

The decorations are up 

by Oct. 1 and down the day 

after Halloween. But the 

Halloween spirit lasts an 

extra day, as that is when 

Nick heads to the stores to 

find the discounted decorations 

for the following 

year. 

The Halloween spirit 

was passed down to the 

children, too. 

“My kids are totally into 

it,” Amy said. “Hailey, 

my oldest, she is always 

dressed up. She’s the most 

artistic out of the family, 

but the whole family is 

into it. We always dress 

up for Halloween, even if 

we don’t have a party.” 

And it is not going to 

stop any time soon. 

Amy said with a laugh 

it is probably just going to 

get bigger. 

Reporting by Sean Hastings, 

Editor. For more, visit New 

LenoxPatriotDaily.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Homer native becomes 

vocalist for new band 

Kyle Dee started his 

first band, The Frantic, as 

a freshman at Lockport 

Township High School, 

along with his best friends 

from his hometown of 

Homer Glen. 

Three years later, at the 

age of 16, Dee and his 

bandmates were signed 

and performing at the Vans 

Warped Tour. 

Now, as an adult and 

seasoned vocalist, Dee has 

joined his favorite band, 

Makeout, amid a lineup 

change that will see the 

band reforming its sound 

and image. 

Previously a member 

of The Frantic for 10 

years, Dee helped form 

the band The Fall Four 

in 2014, which was featured 

on MTV’s Artists to 

Watch. His newest venture 

pays homage to the 

sound of Dee’s favorite 

group as a young musician, 

Blink-182, and will 

showcase his vocal abilities 

with a classic poppunk 

vibe. 

Originally an East 

Coast-based group, Makeout 

now sports two members 

from the Chicago 

area, Dee and bassist AJ 

Khah. 

“I had been a fan of the 

band ever since the first 

time I saw them play last 

January,” Dee said. “It’s 

been a really great experience 

to step into this band 

as one of the two new 

members.” 

Makeout is in the studio 

and also rehearsing for two 

upcoming concert dates in 

December. They will play 

their first show at Reggies 

Chicago and will perform 

another two days later in 

Rhode Island. 

From there, the band 

will go on tour across the 

country. 

Reporting by Derek Swanson, 

Editorial Intern. For more, 

visit HomerHorizonDaily. 

com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Haunted house fundraiser 

returns 

For the Malecki family, 

Halloween is more than 

just a night of frights; it’s 

an opportunity to honor a 

loved one and show support 

for a cause close to 

their hearts. 

Each October, Josephine 

Malecki and her son 

Ted Malecki III celebrate 

the holiday by decorating 

their home at 22191 

Chamomile Drive with 

life-size ghosts, zombies 

and monsters, and creating 

a haunted house filled 

with spooky animatronic 

characters. 

The haunted house is 

to be open to the public 

from 3-8 p.m. on Halloween, 

and for the second 

year, the event will serve 

as a fundraiser for the Les 

Turner ALS Foundation in 

honor of Josephine Malecki’s 

late husband, Ted 

Malecki II, who lost his 

life to the disease nearly 

three years ago. 

Last year’s fundraiser 

raised just under $300 for 

the organization, Josephine 

Malecki said. 

“That included nickels, 

pennies and dimes that 

kids were putting in the 

jar, which I thought was 

pretty great,” she said. 

The Maleckis regularly 

add new decorations to 

their collection, and this 

Halloween is no exception, 

with skeletons popping 

up around the street 

name signs adjacent to 

their property and an animatronic 

headless horseman 

helping to guard the 

front lawn. 

“The kids loved it,” 

Josephine Malecki said. 

“They thought it was a 

great idea. We’re getting 

a lot of comments from 

the kids. They say, ‘Oh, 

you didn’t have that one 

last year” or “This is a 

new one.’ So, it’s been fun 

just putting this stuff up 

there.” 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

fortStationDaily.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

LTHS Engineering Design 

team places high at 

regional competition 

At the inaugural International 

Brotherhood 

of Electrical Workers- 

National Electrical Contractors 

Association and 

Northwestern University 

STEM competition, the 

Lockport Township High 

School Engineering Design 

team placed fourth 

overall in a field of 40 

schools. The Porters were 

only eight points away 

from the first-place school, 

scoring 289 out of 300 

points. 

The group was LTHS 

seniors Matthew Stonis, 

Michael Cheehy, Alexa 

Kemp and Cassandra 

Rasp. 

Reporting by Derek 

Swanson, Editorial Intern. 

For more, visit Lock 

portLegendDaily.com.

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From the Editor 

BILL JONES 


Joe La Margo recently 

got a job as a City 

manager in Portage, 

Michigan — for those 

of you concerned about 

whether or not the former 

Orland Park Village 

manager would land on his 

feet — but that’s not the 

story here. 

The story is about the 

process by which he got 

the job, and how I’d love 

to see it applied here in 

the southwest suburbs — 

regardless of the results of 

said process. 

As I was keeping up on 

La Margo’s status through 

MLive.com I learned some 

interesting things about 

laws in that area. 

In particular, per the 

State’s Open Meetings 

Act Handbook, “Michigan’s 

Open Meetings Act 

specifies that the review 

and consideration of the 

contents of an application 

for employment or 

appointment to a public 

office can be confidential 

if the candidate requests it. 

However, all interviews by 

a public body for employment 

or appointment to a 

public office shall be held 

in an open meeting pursuant 

to this act.” 

The emphasis on “if the 

candidate requests it” is in 

the handbook. In this case, 

the City Council continued 

some discussion and review 

of materials in closed 

session, and candidates 

were kept confidential in 

open meetings by being 

discussed as letters, 

rather than by names, after 

candidates were promised 

anonymity. 

But, in theory, the law 

Making a case for Michigan 

in Michigan defaults to 

a candidate’s application 

being public, and puts the 

onus on the candidate to 

say they do not want it that 

way, which could raise the 

eyebrows of an engaged 

community that prioritizes 

transparency. 

The bigger thing to 

come of that text is the 

insistence that “interviews 

by a public body for employment 

or appointment 

to a public office shall be 

held in an open meeting 

pursuant to this act.” So, 

after the Portage City 

Council narrowed down 10 

candidates to two finalists, 

per MLive, those two candidates 

were interviewed, 

in public, at a special 

meeting, during which the 

public was allowed time to 

make comment related to 

the interviews. 

Can you imagine? 

Following Orland Park’s 

hiring of a new Village 

manager, and in the midst 

of a hiring process for 

superintendent in Orland 

School District 135? 

I ask this not to question 

the Village Board’s 

recent decision nor D135’s 

process, both of which are 

commonplace in Illinois, 

where “employment” is a 

blanket reason to discuss 

the matter in closed session 

(though, the votes are 

public). Ideally, the Village 

Board did its due diligence 

in reviewing candidates 

and made a decision in 

the best interest of its 

residents. And D135 is 

going above and beyond in 

soliciting community input 

en route to hiring a new 

superintendent. 

But the level of transparency 

in public, participatory 

interviews of candidates 

makes a journalist salivate. 

And while representative 

democracy concedes that 

we, the public, choose 

people to make some of 

our decisions, I think most 

people can see the benefit 

in a transparent interview 

process — especially for 

a role that carries so much 

weight in day-to-day operations, 

as high of a salary 

as it does, and the limelight 

when a scandal ensues. 

That said, it’s not foolproof. 

You can argue with 

the results of that process. 

In fact, a couple of trustees 

in Portage did just that, 

suggesting they could have 

benefitted from a continued 

search for stronger 

candidates. 

Maybe some of those 

candidates were scared 

away by the threat such 

public scrutiny. And I’m 

sure some public bodies 

around these parts would 

argue such laws would 

somehow throw a wrench 

in the productivity of the 

process. Some may try to 

find ways around them — 

I wouldn’t be surprised to 

learn some community, 

somewhere in Michigan, 

encourages all candidates 

on the down-low to ask for 

confidentiality. 

Maybe scaring off leaders 

who can’t stand having 

their feet held to the fire 

would be a good thing. 

Maybe it would hamper 

the process. 

I just know I’d love to 

have a front-row seat for 

the interview with the next 

guy who is going to face a 

lawsuit, go on leave, have 

a mayor investigated, be 

undone by questionable 

content found on a laptop 

or reportedly find himself 

involved in a hit-and-run 

incident with a pedestrian 

(that one’s from my old 

coverage area of Oak 

Lawn). I have a feeling 

I’m not alone.

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Chicago’s South Side before finding its 

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Check your brain 

The latest crossword, sudoku puzzles here to 

challenge The Prairie’s readers, Page 21 

Ballet 5:8 stages first in-studio 

performance with story of World War 

II’s Terezin ghetto, Page 17 

Jessica Lohr portrays Terezin survivor Helga Hoskova-Weissova 

as an adult on Oct. 12 during Ballet 5:8’s “Butterfly.” 

Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media

16 | October 24, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Presbyterian Church in Orland Park 

(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Arts & Crafts Festival 

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 9. 

Free admission. More 

than 50 crafters, “Split the 

Dollar” raffle and a bake 

sale. A luncheon of Sloppy 

Joe’s, chili, hot dogs, 

nachos, pulled pork and 

homemade pies. 

Trunk or Treat 

1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 

27. Rain or shine. Everyone 

welcome. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Novena to St. Peregrine 

7 p.m. Mondays through 

Nov. 4. St. A Novena to St. 

Peregrine, the patron of 

healing those who suffer 

with cancer and other serious 

illnesses. 

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. 

Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal 

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

Sunday Services 

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 

Childcare provided. 

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. 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist 

Church (15760 Wolf Road, Orland 

Park) 

Worship 

10 a.m. Saturday 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church 

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

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H.O.P.E. Employment 

Support Ministry 

7 p.m. first Tuesday of 

the month in the Parish 

Hall. Helpful Outreach for 

People seeking Employment 

welcomes all faiths 

and denominations and 

offers support, fellowship, 

guidance and information 

for the employed, unemployed 

or those in a career 

transition. Every month, 

H.O.P.E. also provide a 

guest speaker to support 

those in transition. For 

more information, call 

(708) 403-0137. 

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 

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West 


Alzheimer’s Support Group 

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

Monday of each month. 

Aishling Companion 

Home Care, a support 

group facilitator, hosts 

monthly meetings to provide 

emotional, educational 

and social support for 

family and friends of individuals 

with Alzheimer’s 

disease or related dementia. 


visit www.alz.org. 

Services 

10 a.m. Sundays 

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. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 


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. 

Living Word Lutheran Church (16301 S. 

Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

PUSH Prayer 

9:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All 

are welcome to take part in 

person or take 10-15 minutes 

to pray for the country, 

church, community and 

individual needs. Meetings 

take place the second 

Tuesday of the month. 

Standing Stone Church (Robert 

Davidson Center, 14700 Park Lane, 

Orland Park) 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Hour of Prayer 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

Children and Youth 

Activities 

7 p.m. Wednesdays 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

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20. Information is due by 

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Ballet 5:8 premieres ‘Butterfly’ during in-studio performances 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

7 

Ballet 5:8 only moved 

into its new Orland Park 

facility — 11545 183rd 

Place, Suite 101 — earlier 

this year, but the school 

and ballet company have 

already done much in an 

effort to enrich the lives of 

the community by fostering 

a love of dance. 

On Oct. 12 and 13, Ballet 

5:8 invited fans and supporters 

to stop by for its 

first Orland Park in-studio, 

ticketed performances — 

four were held throughout 

the weekend — featuring 

the Chicago-area premiere 

of “Butterfly,” a new work 

by the company’s artistic 

director, Julianna Rubio 

Slager. The choreography 

tells a story of the power of 

hope, as it was inspired by 

the Jewish residents of the 

World War II Terezin ghetto 

who created works of art 

despite the brutality of their 

oppressors. 

“This piece is really special, 

because it tells a real 

story,” Slager said. “I think 

it features something that 

we need to remember. The 

people in Terezin in World 

War II are some of the 

bravest and most remarkable 

people that I’ve ever 

had the pleasure of studying. 

So, I’m really excited 

to share a story that is so 

transcendent, that shares 

the hope that even in the 

worst possible moment 

there is still joy and community.” 

Slager said she hoped 

audience members were 

touched by the story of the 

people of Terezin — some 

of their art was featured in 

the performance — as their 

perseverance has provided 

her with endless inspiration. 

Valerie Linsner (left) and Bethany Patterson perform Oct. 12 in “Butterfly” during 

Ballet 5:8’s in-studio performance. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

“I really hope that it’s 

something that will encourage 

the audience and uplift 

their spirits when they’re 

starting to feel like life is 

overwhelming,” Slager 

said. “I’ve drawn a lot of 

courage and inspiration 

from these people and how 

they approached life in Terezin 

during an event as horrific 

as the Holocaust.” 

In approaching the choreography, 

Slager drew 

from her primary dance 

style of ballet to “create 

movement that speaks for 

itself.” 

“Even if you’ve never 

seen a ballet, the movement 

is going to speak volumes,” 

Slager said. “You’re going 

to be able to understand the 

emotion and the feeling, 

because it’s very visceral, 

and the movement evokes 

the emotion of the piece. 

Therefore, it gives the audience 

a sense of place, a 

sense of time and a sense of 

the mental state.” 

The cast of “Butterfly” 

features talented dancers 

from all over the country, 

including Ballet 5:8 lead 

artists Lorianne Barclay 

and Brette Benedict. 

“They play two teachers 

who worked hard to 

maintain hope and joy in 

the children, because they 

knew that the hope of their 

survival rested on these 

children,” Slager said. “It’s 

an incredible thing to see 

[Barclay and Benedict] 

working through the ballet 

and literally inspiring 

the younger cast members, 

even as their characters 

are interacting through the 

piece.” 

Benedict, a Mokena 

resident, connected with 

her character Friedl as a 

teacher, because she loves 

mentoring the students she 

instructs at Ballet 5:8’s 

School of the Arts. 

“Friedl used some of 

the weighted allotment to 

pack art supplies and pack 

poetry, things that brought 

them hope during the Holocaust,” 

Benedict said. “I 

obviously don’t know what 

that would feel like, but the 

heart of her purpose was to 

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allow them to break out in 

their creativity. It’s absolutely 

beautiful, and its an 

extremely hopeful, joyful 

piece. It’s such a beautiful 

fluid piece of movement, 

because every step [Slager] 

created was to actually 

have our movement paint 

in front of the audience.” 

The in-studio shows 

also featured TalkBack 

panel discussions during 

which audience members 

were invited to ask Slager 

and the dancers questions 

about “Butterfly” as well 

as the opening act, Slager’s 

“Brothers & Sisters.” 

Barclay said she enjoyed 

dancing in both ballets, and 

she detailed how “Brothers 

& Sisters” showcases contrasting 

characters through 

technical and not-so-technical 

moves. 

“It’s very light-hearted, 

Ballet 5:8 solo artist Emily Ratkos dances in “Brothers 

& Sisters” during the company’s inaugural in-studio 

performances in Orland Park. 

Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager 

welcomes everyone to the inaugural in-studio 

performances in Orland Park. 

fun, playful, and it shows 

the relationship of boys 

and girls, brothers and sisters, 

on that innocent level 

in contrast to some of the 

polarized dynamics we see 

as adults where we may see 

rivalry between the sexes,” 

Barclay said. “I really enjoy 

dancing it. It has a lot of 

technical ballet feats in it, 

as well as things like turning 

around, sliding on the 

floor and kicking your feet. 

Ballet 5:8 fans can look 

forward to more performances 

in a variety of locations 

soon. The company’s 

School of the Arts is to begin 

enrollment for its winter 

session — which starts 

in January — soon. 

More information about 

upcoming classes and performances 

can be found at 

www.ballet58.org.

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The Dish 

Little Joe’s pizza stays ‘Famous’ for six decades 

Sean Hastings 

Contributing Editor 

For 61 years, Little 

Joe’s Famous Pizza and 

Restaurante has been 

serving the people of the 

Chicago area. 

Little Joe’s first opened 

its doors in 1958 on 63rd 

Street in Chicago. On the 

same day it opened its 

doors, former owner Pat 

Albergo’s daughter, Sue, 

was born. And years later, 

Sue and her husband Abe 

Vazquez took over the 

business. 

The original location 

was sold, but with the help 

of Albergo, Sue and Abe, 

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who met in the kitchen at 

the original 63rd Street location, 

were able to open 

the Tinley Park location 

in 1991. They bought 

out Albergo in 1998 and 

in 2003 opened the New 

Lenox location, which 

also serves breakfast. Just 

six years ago, they opened 

the Frankfort location. 

“When we sold [the 

original location[, everyone 

kept asking what happened 

to Little Joe’s, so I 

said we should keep it going,” 

Sue said. “My godfather’s 

children were all in 

the medical field, so they 

didn’t want to do anything 

with it. My dad said let’s 

do it with my brother and 

I, and my husband. ‘Let’s 

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Street location would be 

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10 years, Abe drove from 

their home near Chicago 

Midway International 

Airport to the Tinley Park 

location. 

Sue said they were 

originally eyeing the New 

Lenox spot to be the first 

in the suburbs, but the 

former owners, Sherwood 

Inn, did not want to sell at 

the time. So, Tinley became 

the first spot on the 

tour for Little Joe’s. 

“Abe kept coming over 

and talking to [Sherwood],” 

Sue said. “Right 

after we bought Tinley, 

they called my husband 

and said, ‘We’ll sell.’ Abe 

said, ‘No, we just bought 

this restaurant.” 

Today, managing three 

restaurants, Sue admitted 

it is not easy. She and Abe 

try to never be at the same 

location at the same time, 

splitting up to be where 

they are needed on any 

given day. 

Though the recipes 

have stayed the same, the 

biggest changes Sue and 

Abe have implemented 

are healthier options and 

more gluten-free choices. 

“We found out that I was 

gluten intolerant, so that 

was important to me that 

people, if they are gluten 

intolerant, they can come 

here or any of the restaurants 

and know that we 

care about people having 

other choices,” Sue said. 

“I remember 10 years ago, 

Little Joe’s Famous PIzza and Restaurante in New 

Lenox serves thin crust, deep dish and stuffed pizza. 

Pictured is a large thin crust with pepperoni. 

photos by Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media 

when I went gluten-free, 

that I’d go into places and 

they’d look at you like 

you have 10 heads. I want 

to do even better and give 

choices.” 

The menu at Little Joe’s 

includes, of course, the 

famous pizza (thin crust, 

deep dish or stuffed), 

the Alia Don Allesandro 

($15.95 for a pasta with 

broccoli, chicken breast, 

sun-dried tomatoes, garlic 

and olive oil) and 

the homemade lasagna 

($13.95). 

The sauces at Little 

Joe’s are homemade, as is 

the dough. 

Sue also recommends 

the poor boy sandwich 

($9.95 for a mini, $18.75 

for a large). 

Sue said she is happy 

that customers have been 

sticking around for as 

long as they have. And 

one of those former 63rd 

Street customers even 

works at the New Lenox 

location today. Karen 

O’Connor said she and 

her roommate used to 

walk down the street to 

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get Little Joe’s, and when 

it sold, they tracked down 

the Tinley location. 

Stories like that warm 

Sue’s heart. 

“We just want to thank 

all our customers for all 

of the support all these 

years,” she said. They can 

go wherever they want, 

and they choose to come 

here.”

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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. Directional assistance 

4. Routine 

7. Metric wts. 

10. The most, for short 

13. Environmental 

controllers 

14. Cutting tool 

15. Fall month 

16. Wee hour 

17. Cloud function 

20. Whitney and others: 

Abbr. 

21. Pack ___ (quit) 

22. New hair salon 

opened by Lincoln- 

Way grads 

24. Dairy Queen treat 

28. Kemo Sabe’s 

companion 

31. Sounds of woe 

32. “I am not my ___” 

India Arie 

33. High-stakes roller 

34. ____ Creek 

middle school in 

Frankfort 

36. Mark’s replacement 

37. R&B singer Sam 

38. Smoke detector 

40. Cutting criticism 

42. Competition applications 

44. Film-maker, Jean- 

Luc 

46. Wine: Prefix 

47. IV amounts 

50. Subarctic evergreen 

forests 

51. It’s released during 

stressful moments 

53. Smooth (music) 

55. Insulation 

56. Legal departure 

58. Noisy insect 

62. Sheep’s cry 

63. Slippery creature 

64. Princess woe 

65. Metal bearing rock 

66. Mythical monster 

67. Spicy stew 

68. Noah’s boat 

69. Not that either 

Down 

1. Physician 

2. Absence of passion 

3. Backyards 

4. Chowderhead 

5. Construction site 

sight, abbr. 

6. Deuce in hold’em 

7. Scoundrel 

8. Kind of dancer 

9. Slender 

10. Campaign asset 

11. Aardvark’s 

morsel 

12. Cancels, with 

“out” 

18. Mandela’s org. 

19. Prefix for grade 

23. Electorate 

25. Toledo locale 

26. Didn’t have 

27. “American Idol” 

runner-up. Clay 

29. High up point 

30. Conquistador’s 

prize 

33. Author’s credit 

34. Respect 

35. Not so common 

37. Escalade, e.g. 

39. Long, long time 

(var.) 

40. Military rank, 

abbr. 

41. Mauna ___ 

43. Tasks 

45. Scolded 

47. Tie type 

48. Chicago suburb 

49. Trapper 

51. In the least 

52. Physics unit 

54. Sphere 

56. Hematological 

classification system 

57. ___ of words 

59. Place to relax 

60. Sailing pronoun 

61. Bourbon-barrel 

wood 

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has been subdivided into nine smaller grids 

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

column and box must contain each of the 

numbers 1-9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan 

answers 

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precious time. All exterior and landscaping 

maintenance is done for you, including snow 

removal. If you’ve had enough of cleaning 

gutters, mowing the lawn, and shoveling the 

driveway, you’re ready to take the next step. 

The photos in this article feature The Roma, 

one of the floorplans you can choose from for 

your new ranch home. This 1,467 sq. ft. design 

features two bedrooms and two baths. Plus, 

you’ll get a flex room to use as you see fit. 

Office? Guest room?You tell us. The Roma also 

features ceilings that reach nine feet high and a 

large kitchen with included appliances. You’ll 

enjoy an impressively roomy feel, bounty of 

spaceforentertaining,andultimateconvenience. 

Speaking of convenience, a basement, two-car 

attached garage, and patio are included. The 

Roma starts in the low $240’s, delivering quality 

in its construction and price tag. 

Looking to move into a new home sometime 

soon? Our ranch homes also feature quick 

delivery homes. These quick delivery homes 

have move-in dates as early as this fall. 

To learn more about our detached ranch 

townhomes, give us a call at (815) 290-5303 or 

go to homesbycore.com. 

Immediate Move-Ins • Maintenance-Free Living

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

Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the low $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 

 

centers in the west and southwest suburbs 

with impressive commercial and 

industrial growth that has followed the 

residential boom here,” said Nooner. 

 

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 

 

The Fahan II, a split level 3-4BR luxury townhome at Brookside Meadows. 

2-Story Great Room Prairie Model 

three to four bedrooms, two to threeand- 

a-half baths, full basement, 

formal dining room, vaulted, tray or 

 

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 dual-zoned 

heating and air conditioning. 

 

wide variety of styles and selections— 

 

designs—each available in three to 

 

Manor, including two-story and ranch 

homes. Square footages span 1,600 to 

2,500 for ranches and 1,800 to 3,000 

for two-story homes. 

“Most home shoppers feel there 

 

you need and what you want in a new 

home. With our new premium inclu- 

cantly 

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 low $200s which makes this a ter- 

 

Other premium standard features 

included at Westgate Manor are brick 

 

basements in most models, ceramic 

 

baths and foyer; and custom maple 

cabinets. Distinctive kitchen cabinets 

 

ers 

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 in- 

 

 

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 III Exterior 

Customers stay connected to the 

progress of their home from start to 

struction 

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 

 

built to the new National Energy Code 

guidelines. Every home we build has 

upgraded wall and ceiling insulation 

 

 

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 ef- 

 

means lower gas and electric bills for our 

customers each month.” 

Peotone was established in 1856 and 

 

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 

 

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 

 

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. 

- 

 

times and lot availability are subject to 

change without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for current 

pricing and complete details. For more 

 

homebuilders.com.

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• 15125 Quail Hollow 

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• 9669 W. 145th Place, 

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2558 - Vicki Dantonio 

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• 14442 Golf Road, 


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• 13511 Teton Court, 


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• 15625 Julies Way, 


2789 - Chicago Title 

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• 9041 Somerset Court 

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60462-6519 - Leean 

Abramowicz to Danielle 

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• 15721 Brassie Court 

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

MICHAEL F. CARROLL, JENNIFER 

L. CARROLL 

Defendants 

19 CH 03185 

14242 MEADOWVIEW CT. 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on August 27, 2019, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on December 2, 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 14242 MEAD- 

OWVIEW CT., ORLAND PARK, IL 

60462 

Property Index No. 27-02-400-021-0000 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $222,627.04. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance, including the Judicial 

Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential 

Property Municipality Relief 

Fund, which is calculated on residential 

real estate atthe rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 

paid by the purchaser not to exceed 

$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, 

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

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. 

The subject property is subject to general 

real estate taxes, special assessments, 

orspecial taxes levied against 

said real estate and is offered for sale 

without any representation as to quality 

or quantity of title and without recourse 

to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

this property is a condominium unit 

which 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, HEAVNER, BEYERS 

&MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 

111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 

62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to 

file number LS632. 

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. 

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, 

LLC 

111 East Main Street 

DECATUR IL, 62523 

217-422-1719 

Fax #: 217-422-1754 

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys.com 

Attorney File No. LS632 

Attorney Code. 40387 

Case Number: 19 CH 03185 

TJSC#: 39-5519 

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. 

Case # 19 CH 03185 

I3131817 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JULIE ROLSTON A/K/A JULIE MAL- 

COLM, MATTHEW ROLSTON, 

COLONADES CONDOMINIUM AS- 

SOCIATION, #2 AND #3 

Defendants 

2019 CH 01605 

7305 TIFFANY DR UNIT 2C 






on August 5, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on November 7, 2019, at The Judicial 





real estate: 

Commonly known as 7305 TIFFANY 

DR UNIT 2C, ORLAND PARK, IL 

60462 


The real estate is improved with a residence. 





























by the court. 




adeed to the real estate after confirma- 

tion of the sale. 






information. 








which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, examine the court file, 

CODILIS &ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff's 

Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH 

FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, 

BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 

794-9876 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




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. 14-19-01114 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 



TJSC#: 39-5022 







Case # 2019 CH 01605 

I3133716 




CERY DIVISION 

STATE FARM BANK, F.S.B. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

MARIA SEYMOUR, CLEARVIEW 

CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

2019 CH 02389 

7438 PONDEROSA CT 3C 






on July 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 7438 PONDER- 

OSA CT 3C, ORLAND PARK, IL 

60462 

Property Index No. 

27-13-204-028-1023; 

27-13-204-028-1011 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 









real estate at the rate of$1 for each 










whose rights inand to the residential 










by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 








which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

For information, examine the court file, 

CODILIS &ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff's 

Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH 

FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, 

BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 

794-9876 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7 


CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, 

SUITE 100 

BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 

630-794-5300 

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com 

Attorney File No. 14-19-01799 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002




Sale 


Sale 


Under $100 



TJSC#: 39-4613 




adebt collector attempting to collect a 



Case # 2019 CH 02389 

I3133906 




CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS- 

SOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVID- 

UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS 

OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG AS- 

SET TRUST 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

KATHLEEN J REDMAN, UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

2017 CH 11169 

8527 ORIOLE COURT 






on August 15, 2019, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 8527 ORIOLE 

COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 


The real estate is improved with asingle 

family home with an attached two car 

garage. 




























The sale is further subject toconfirmation 

by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 








which ispart ofacommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT 

PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, 

Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 

346-9088. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 




MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT 

PIERCE, LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago IL, 60602 

312-346-9088 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 

Attorney File No. 263174 

Attorney ARDC No. 61256 



TJSC#: 39-5200 







Case # 2017 CH 11169 

I3134476 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation to the use of an 

Assumed Business Name in the 

conduct or transaction of Business 

in the State,” as amended, that a 

certification was registered by the 

undersigned with the County Clerk 

of Cook County. 

Registration Number: Y19002223 

on September 24, 2019 

Under the Assumed Business 

Name ofBeauty ByKristie with 

the business lcoated at: 9295 W 

159th Street, Orland Hills, IL 

90487. 

The true and real full name and 

residence address ofthe owner is: 

Kristie Broadway, 10317 S 84th 

Ave, Palos Hills, IL 60465, USA 


Under $100 

1980 Oak Roll Top Desk, 7 

drawer & roll top $60 Call 

630-247-7535 

2” copper fittings 2stop coupling-1 

slip, 1-45, 1threaded 

male $25. Red Wing Irish Setter 

work boots new in box, 

never worn $75 Call 

630-247-7535 

46 piece gatehouse by 

Pfalzgraff beautiful French 

country crafted in USA, excellent 

codition (must see) Call 

708-444-4423 

8HP 24” MTD Snowflite 

snowblower. Older but works 

good. $100 Call 708-429-4399 

All-Pro 100-000 BTU/HR for 

ced air oil construction heater 

with 2 5 gal fuel containers 

$100 Call 815-838-9432 

Bissell power steamer power 

brush carpet shampoo/cleaner. 

Excellent condition $98 Call 

708-577-3210 

Bissell Powerforce bagless 

turbo vacuum cleaner. Excellent 

condition w/hepa media 

filter. $79.00 Call 

708-577-3210 

Christmas decor very large 

poinsettia’s in cedar pots, 

unique, outdoor, 2 for $45, 

orig. $50 each. Hoover electric 

broom $15 Call 708-645-4245 

Craftsman table saw 10inch 

$50, Craftsman skill saw 7 

1/4inch $20 Call 708-574-9174 

Enviro Cycle composte recycler 

(organic) $40 Call 

815-320-6142 

Halloween new h/d door mat 

$9, Solid wood toilet seat elongated 

$25, Green folding steel 

table 2x5 ft $8, 2gal steel gas 

can $4 Call 708-460-8308 

Happy Bear wood tree trunk 

carving 12” dia. 2ft tall, Bear 

fan mascot $45 Call 

708-479-7537 

Irwin 3snap blade utility knife 

$5, New drywall saw $5, New 

Torpedo level $15. 20pc Gearwrench 

racheting set $55, 

Craftsman 12pc wrenches $35 

Call 708-460-8308 

Kenmore 500 series gas dryer 

7.0 cubic foot $50. Call 

708-738-2351 leave message if 

no answer. 

Men’s rubber totes xxl $20, 

Black/grey new jacket xl $15, 

Bears xl blue/orange jacket 

$35, Men’s dark pink 40R 

sport jacket USA $35, Call 

708-460-8308 

Misc plants/bulbs: Asiatic lillies 

bulbs pink & red plant now 

dozen $39, potted red dogwood 

shrub $17, potted burning bush 

$20 Call 708-460-8308 

Musical Santa car plays Christmas 

songs new Marshall Fields 

$15, Gold tree top with lights 

new $5, Snow shovel aluminum 

blade $10 Call 

708-460-8308 

New deluxe 5piece barbecue 

tool set stainless steel with 

solid oak wood handles $30, 

RockFord air hammer 705 & 

Universal air coupler quick disconnect 

hose connector $25 

Call 708-466-9907 



Call 

708.326.9170

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Matt Mazzei is a junior 

on the Sandburg golf team 

and the lone Eagles player 

to qualify for the state 

meet. 

How did you get 

involved in golf? 

When I was young, like 

5 or 6, my dad [John] took 

me, and I started to play it 

often. He was really good 

teaching me the basics. We 

played at White Mountain. 

So, have you loved 

golf all these years? 

I kind of lost interest 

the last couple of years 

and then I got it back. I’m 

playing a lot of golf now. 

I don’t know why I lost 

interest, and I’m not sure 

why I have such an interest 

in it now. I really don’t 

know. 

Now that you like it 

again, what do you 

like about golf? 

Hitting a really good 

shot is great. It’s neat if 

you can pull off some crazy 

shots. 

Is there a TV show 

you can binge watch 

over and over without 

getting sick of it? 

I like “Stranger Things,” 

of course, but I don’t watch 

a lot of TV. 

How about a movie 

you could watch over 

and over? 

“Happy Gilmore.” I 

watched it back when I 

started golfing. It’s nostalgic. 

Do you have a 

favorite food? 

An Italian sandwich 

from Potbelly is really 

good. 

Is there a food out 

there that if they gave 

you $1 million you still 

wouldn’t eat it? 

I heard about this thing 

called a century egg. They 

put an egg in the ground 

and ferment it. Then, after 

100 years, they dig it up 

and eat it. That does not 

sound appealing at all. 

Is there a person – 

living or dead – you 

would like to have 

dinner with? 

Someone like Frank 

Sinatra. He’s the first one 

to come to mind. 

If they made a movie 

about your life, who 

should play you? 

Matt Damon. I like his 

works. 

What would the title 

of the movie be? 

“Full Plate.” I have golf, 

school, I run a YouTube 

channel. I have a lot of 

stuff. 

Interview conducted by 

Sports Editor Jeff Vorva

36 | October 24, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


Youth Soccer 

Orland Park team Stings again, earns 

repeat tournament title in St. Louis 

Staff Report 

The 13U Orland Park 

Sting FC recently repeated 

as champions in the 2019 

St. Louis Scott Gallagher 

Fall Festival. 

The Sting defeated 

teams from Missouri, Indiana 

and Illinois en route 

to a second consecutive 

title. 

Nine different players 

scored goals for the Sting 

in the championship run, 

while the defense and 

goaltending allowed only 

two goals throughout the 

tournament. 

The team is Victor Martinez, 

Drew Drzonek, 

Miguel Lopez, Jackson 

Canellis, Preston Cooper, 

Caden Arguelles, Giovanni 

Longo, Kyle Harms, 

Sebastian Tatar, Simon 

Kapusciarz, Luke Herzic, 

Georgio Kavalas, Jared 

Ortiz, Luka Vasiljevic and 

coach Jake Kozak. 

Pictured is the 13U Orland Park Sting FC team that recently captured the title at the 

2019 St. Louis Scott Gallagher Fall Festival. Photo submitted 

THIS WEEK IN 

SANDBURG VARSITY ATHLETICS 

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 

■ ■Oct. 26 – IHSA Regional, TBA 

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 

■ ■Oct. 26 – IHSA Regional, TBA 

BOYS SOCCER 

■ ■Oct. 25- IHSA Regional finals, TBA 

GIRLS SWIMMING 

■ ■Oct. 24 – hosts Lockport, 5 p.m. 

■ ■Nov. 2 – at Lincoln Way Central SWSC 

Conference, 10 a.m. 

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 

■ ■Oct. 28-31 – IHSA Regionals, TBA 

GIRLS TENNIS 

■ ■Oct. 24-26 – IHSA State meet, TBA 

visit us online at www.OPPrairie.com 

AREA SPORTS ROUNDUP 

Eagles boys, Jeffries claim SWSC titles 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Not a whole lot has 

changed since August. 

That is the way Sandburg’s 

cross country teams 

like it. 

Sandburg’s boys dominated 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference preseason 

meet in August, 

while Ella Jeffries was first 

individually at Lockport. 

The same results occurred 

on Saturday, Oct. 19, 

as the boys finished with 

28 points — placing six in 

the Top 10 — and Jeffries 

won her second conference 

crown of the year. 

Ben Giblin (14 minutes, 

46 seconds) took third, 

and his twin brother, Will, 

(14:49.50) took fourth. 

Sam Rodriguez took sixth, 

Ismail Tineh seventh, Griffin 

Lehnhardt eighth and 

Ahmad Alhayek was ninth. 

Jeffries ran a 17:46.40, 

easily outpacing Lockport’s 

Caroline Turner (18:16.40). 

Sandburg’s Brielle Morris 

took ninth. 

Both squads are at the 

Plainfield South Regional 

on Saturday, Oct. 26. 

Orland Park’s Tommy 

Leonard of Marist won the 

East Suburban Catholic 

Conference meet at Arlington 

Park with a 15:15.10. 

Providence survives 

Providence defensive 

back Kevin Countryman’s 

interception of a two-point 

conversion attempt helped 

the Celtics survive a 31-30 

victory over St. Laurence 

on Friday, Oct. 18. Quarterback 

Kevin Conway returned 

from an injury and 

threw for 126 yards and 

added a 45-yard TD run. 

Attack tryouts 

The Attack Volleyball 

Club is to hold its high 

school tryouts on Oct. 27 

Sandburg’s Sam Rodriguez, shown running earlier in 

the year, helped the Eagles win the SWSC conference 

meet. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Ella Jeffries, shown in a meet earlier in the season, won 

the SWSC girls race. 

and Nov. 3 for players 

who are not still competing 

with their high 

school teams. The tryouts 

are from 9 a.m.-11 

a.m. at the Megaplex at 

15301 S. Bell Road in 

Homer Glen. Players 

still competing with their 

high school teams should 

3 

come on their scheduled 

date to pick up their contract. 

Register online 

at attackvolleyballclub. 

sportngin.com/register/ 

form/863614927. 


contact Pam Campbell at 

(312) 806-7387.



Football 

No. 1 LWE romps over Sandburg 

5 

Matt Cizek, Freelance Reporter 

Lincoln-Way East at Sandburg - Friday, Oct. 18 

1 2 3 4 F 

Lincoln Way East 20 20 0 0 40 

Sandburg 0 0 0 0 0 

Top Performers 

1. AJ Henning, LWE: 6 carries for 75 yds. 2 rushing TDs, 50-yard punt 

return TD. 

2. Lincoln Way East Special Teams: 2 blocked punts, including 1 for a 

TD, and Dominic Dziabon with 2 FGs. 

3. Jack Shelton, Sandburg: 2-for-5, 9 yards. 

UP NEXT: Sandburg plays at home in its season finale against Bradley-Bourbonnais 

at 7 p.m, Friday, Oct 25. Bradley Bourbonnais won its last matchup 42-30. 

Looking to avoid its third 

consecutive and sixth total loss 

on the season, Sandburg made 

some early stops on defense 

that left even the coach of the 

No. 1-ranked Class 8A team in 

the state giving the Eagles some 

credit. 

“Give a lot of credit to Sandburg 

early in the game for 

stopping us for field goals,” 

Lincoln-Way East Coach Rob 

Zvonar said. 

Unfortunately for the Eagles, 

the Griffins’ special teams and 

Michigan recruit A.J. Henning 

were more than enough to get 

the job done. 

Two field goals, three 

touchdowns by Henning and 

a blocked punt return for a 

touchdown blew the game wide 

open for the Griffins and led to 

a 40-0 halftime deficit for the 

Eagles. 

“They were just outexecuting 

us,” Sandburg coach Scott Peters 

said. “Every senior starter 

on their team has a Division II 

[scholarship] offer or better. 

They were just winning one-onone 

matchups. They weren’t doing 

anything special.” 

The Griffins came in as overwhelming 

favorites. On an undefeated 

streak that has seen 

them defeat the likes of Stevenson, 

Naperville Central, Bolingbrook 

and Homewood-Flossmoor, 

they took a 45-0 lead into 

halftime last week against the 

same Lockport Township team 

that came back from a 14-point 

halftime deficit to defeat Sandburg 

three weeks ago. 

“I think our schedule’s 

worked in our favor,” Zvonar 

said. “We played extremely 

tough competition early, and 

are getting a lot of guys experience 

while we have a few guys 

injured right now.” 

After two opening drives for 

the Griffins’ offense ended with 

Dominic Dzioban kicking field 

goals of 42 and 26 yards, the 

Griffins were given the ball at 

the Eagles’ 48-yard line after a 

short punt. 

On the next play, Henning 

took a handoff 48 yards for a 

score that led to a 13-0 lead. 

From there, the rout was on. 

A punt block by the Griffins 

after the Eagles failed to pick 

up a first down gave Lincoln- 

Way East the ball inside the red 

zone. Henning scored two plays 

later on a 7-yard run to open up 

a 20-0 lead before the end of the 

first quarter. 

After the Eagles failed to pick 

up a first down, Henning took 

the ball at his own 50-yard line 

and returned the punt 50 yards 

for a TD. 

In all, Henning touched the 

ball three times in a row and 

scored on all three carries. He 

finished with six carries for 75 

yards and a punt return TD, all 

in the first half. 

“We haven’t been able to see 

him the last two years [because] 

he’s been injured,” Peters said. 

“They move him around and 

John-Michael Scumaci looks for running room against Lincoln-Way 

East on Friday, Oct. 18. Mark Karosa/22nd Century Media 

use him in so many different 

spots. He’s a once-in-a-generation 

type of talent. [When] he 

shows up, he causes problems.” 

Sandburg managed to pick up 

a first down, but on the ensuing 

punt attempt Jalen Hacha was 

able to get a hand on the ball, 

which then bounced to linebacker 

Jake Kramer for a 23-yard 

TD return. A 35-yard TD run 

by quarterback Tyler Slager late 

in the first half rounded out the 

scoring. 

A relatively quiet second half 

saw the Griffins get inside the 

Eagles’ 5-yard line, only to be 

stopped. 

For Sandburg, it ends one of 

the most grueling three-game 

stretches in team history, one 

which saw them play three 

teams with a combined record 

of 21-3. 

They will attempt to avoid 

their first 2-7 campaign since 

2003 by trying to pick up a win 

next week in the season finale 

against Bradley-Bourbonnais. 

“They’re going to work hard 

next week and give it all on their 

last opportunity,” Peters said. 

“This will be the last time some 

of them will ever put on a helmet 

and shoulder pads. You’ve got to 

take time and cherish those moments 

you have.” 

AREA FOOTBALL 

STANDINGS 

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE 

Team, Conf. Record, Overall 

LW East 4-0 8-0 

H-F 3-1 7-1 

Bolingbrook 2-2 6-2 

Lockport 1-3 3-5 

Sandburg 0-4 2-6 

Our staff’s predictions for the top games in Week 9 

Vorva takes the lead over Millar in the battle 

of the sports editors and things are bunched up 

after that. 

43-11 

42-12 

41-13 

39-15 

Sean Hastings | 


39-15 

39-15 

Game of the Week 

• Bradley (3-5) at Sandburg (2-6) 

Other Games to Watch 

• Stagg (1-7) at Lockport (3-5) 

• Tinley Park (2-5) at T.F. South (5-3) 

• Lincoln-Way West (5-3) at Lincoln-Way East (8-0) 

• LW Central (2-6) at H-F (7-1) 

• Providence (6-2) at Montini (6-2) 

Jeff Vorva | 

Sports Editor 

• Bradley 25, Sandburg 19. Sorry 

Eagles fans, but the 1-2-3 punch of 

Bolingbrook, H-F and LWE is going 

to be tough to recover from. 

• Lockport 

• T.F. South 

• LW East 

• H-F 

• Montini 

Steve Millar | 

Sports Editor 

• Bradley 21, Sandburg 14. The Boilermakers 

may have a letdown after 

their playoff hopes were thwarted 

by LW West, but they do just enough 

to get by the Eagles. 

• Lockport 


• LW East 

• H-F 

• Providence 

Thomas Czaja | 

Senior Editor 

• Bradley 17, Sandburg 13. Lowscoring 

affair will go in favor of the 

Boilermakers, thanks to them winning 

the turnover margin, as well. 

• Lockport 


• LW East 

• H-F 

• Montini 

• Bradley 35, Sandburg 7. Bradley 

ends season on a high note even if 

playoffs are a long shot. 

• Lockport 


• LW East 

• H-F 

• Providence 

Joe Coughlin | 

Publisher 

• Sandburg 24, Bradley 21. Eagles 

squeak by at home to end season 

on a high note. 

• Lockport 


• LW East 

• H-F 

• Montini 

Heather Warthen | 

Chief Marketing Officer 

• Sandburg 14, Bradley 7. Eagles 

best Boilermakers by a touchdown 

for a win at home. 

• Lockport 

• Tinley Park 

• LW East 

• H-F 

• Providence

38 | October 24, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


Big times for Eagles tennis and golf teams 

3 

STEVE MILLAR 


JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

When it comes to the 

Sandburg girls athletic 

program, this is a nice 

spot to be. 

First, the girls golf team 

just finished a banner year, 

as a team heavy on underclassmen 

finished seventh 

at the Illinois High School 

Association Class 2A state 

meet on Saturday, Oct. 19, 

at the Hickory Point Golf 

Course in Decatur. 

Second, the girls tennis 

team won its fifth straight 

sectional and will send 

a small army of talented 

athletes to the Class 2A 

state meet, which is to begin 

Thursday, Oct. 24, at 

various northwest suburban 

high schools. 

What a fun time to be an 

Eagles fan. 

Golf coach Todd Allen 

had some fun over 

the weekend watching his 

team shoot a 647 over two 

rounds, 46 shots behind 

state champion Stevenson. 

“I’m very proud,” Allen 

said. “I was looking 

at some of our history, 

and we had made it 

downstate three years in 

a row in 2013, 2014 and 

2015. Our best finish was 

fifth. We shot a 678 that 

year. This year we shot 

647 and took seventh. 

Unbelievable. We played 

really well. To shoot that 

score down here, I’m really 

happy.” 

Three-time state qualifier 

Athena Kwon shook 

off a first-round 80 and 

finished with a 75 on the 

second day for a 155 to 

tie for 18th in the state. 

Last year, she was 15th in 

the state and was 29th her 

freshman season. 

This was the first time 

she was in Decatur with 

her full team, 

“I’m proud of each and 

every one of the girls 

since we made it to state,” 

Kwon said. “That was our 

first goal. Our second goal 

was making the secondday 

cut. We hope to be 

back next year, and this 

was a good experience.” 

Junior Joanna James 

fired a 158, senior Katie 

Fleming added a 160 and 

freshman Jillian Cosler 

had a 178. Senior Katie 

Mikso and junior Sarah 

Wardlow also competed 

but did not score. 

Kwon was determined 

to make up for her firstround 

performance. 

“Oh my gosh, the first 

day I was hooking to the 

left,” she said. “But after 

that round, I practiced two 

or three hours, and I think 

I got it. That’s why my 

score was so much better. 

I was 3-putting a lot 

on the first day. I missed 

some stupid putts. I was 

much more stable the second 

round. 

“It was a motivation for 

me,” she added. “I knew 

I would have to shoot really 

low to get a decent 

place. I told myself, ‘You 

better do better in the second 

round.’ That was my 

motivation. I tried not 

to let the first round be a 

downer.” 

The Eagles won their 

own Class 2A Sectional 

scoring 33 points, edging 

out Marist by six points. 

The doubles team of Julia 

Canellis-Jayme Gross 

beat teammates Mia Strola-Konstance 

Delis 6-1-7- 

5. 

Freshman Josie Canellis 

finished second at singles, 

and junior Viyaleta 

The Sandburg girls tennis team won its fifth straight sectional title on Saturday, Oct. 19. PHOTOS SUBMITTED 

Hordzich finished third to 

qualify. 

“This group of seniors 

—Jayme Gross, Julia 

Canellis, Konstance 

Delis, and Mia Strolia 

— are very special,” 

Eagles coach Brian Ostrander 

said. “To have 

these four for four years 

makes coaching easier. 

These four all have qualified 

since their sophomore 

years, and Julia 

since freshman year. They 

are four-time sectional 

champions. Now, we add 

a freshman Josie Canellis 

and junior Viyaleta 

Hordzich to the mix. 

“Jayme and Julia are the 

captains and are hoping to 

have a deep run at state. 

Their experience over the 

years should prove well.” 

Julia Canellis has a 

unique history. 

This is her fourth state 

appearance, but she has 

shown great versatility 

each year. 

Sandburg’s girls golf team finished seventh in the state and has plenty of firepower 

returning for next year. 

She qualified as a freshman 

and finished 0-2 in 

her state debut. 

She was paired with 

Gross her sophomore 

season, and the two had 

a nice run going 2-2 and 

making it to the third consolation 

round. 

Last year, it was back to 

singles, and she finished 

1-2. 

This year, she is reunited 

with Gross, and the two 

are looking for a deep run 

at state. 

Mazzei ties for 62nd 

In boys golf, Sandburg 

junior Mitchell Mazzei 

finished tied for 62nd in 

Class 3A with a 72-hole 

total of 168 at The Den at 

Fox Creek Golf Course in 

Bloomington.



fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

Plenty of accolades coming up for Sandburg Hall of Famers 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st and 3 

Things to keep 

an eye on in the 

Sandburg season 

finale for football 

1. Attempting to avoid 

history 

The 2-6 Eagles are 

looking to avoid 

what would be their 

first 2-7 season 

since 2003. They 

could dodge it with 

a win against Bradley-Bourbonnais, 

which has managed 

only one more 

W this season. 

2. Jack Shelton 

The senior quarterback 

(ABOVE) had 

a tough showing 

against Lincoln- 

Way East in Week 

8, but in his last 

high school game 

he will no doubt be 

looking to make an 

impact. 

3. The SuperfanZ 

No matter the 

outcome, the Sandburg 

SuperfanZ 

always make home 

games a fun affair 

on Friday nights. 

Jeff Vorva 

Sports Editor 

Food for thought for 

those who aren’t 

very hungry: 

Recently, Sandburg announced 

its 2019 Athletic 

Hall of Fame Class. 

Congratulations to 

former athletes Geoff 

Orr, Anne Mullins, Tim 

Regan, Missy Kies, Sara 

Olson, Scott McGhee, 

Kristin Sutherland, Bob 

St. Leger and Brian 

Forystek as they will be 

honored at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 

in the Eagle Gym. 

Congratulations to 

the 1998 girls volleyball 

team, which will also be 

honored. 

And kudos to former 

coaches Al Gillberg and 

Gary Bonk, plus supporter 

Dr. Lloyd Blakeman, who 

will also receive their 

adulation. 

This is just the third 

installment of the Hall of 

Fame, and there are so 

many athletes and teams 

from the 1960s through 

now who are banging on 

the door to get in. 

Heck, recent superstars 

Michael Schofield and 

Kendall Coyne are not 

even in, and who knows 

how many years it will 

be before it is their turn? 

It is a stacked field. The 

school will never run out 

of qualified candidates. 

Anyone who has gone 

to an event like this will 

get a kick out how the 

former athletes look 

today. Some look lean 

and mean and appear as if 

they could compete in a 

game right now and tear 

the arm off and opponent. 

Some suffer that dreaded 

disease known as middle 

age, and they are not so 

lean and mean. They look 

like mom or dad. That’s 

because most of them are 

a mom or a dad. 

That brings me to today’s 

potential future Hall 

of Famers. 

I am not sure what 

people such as Dylan 

Jacobs, Pat Nolan, Patrick 

Brucki, Hannah Kilbane, 

Anna Loureiro and others 

are going to look like in 

10 or 20 years. I just can’t 

imagine them old. Well, 

Nolan admitted to me that 

at times he walked around 

like an old man after knee 

surgery, so that may be a 

preview. 

But so many of Sandburg’s 

recent stars are still 

competing in college, and 

it is almost unfathomable 

to see them balding or 

growing a Vorva-like gut. 

But it happens. We 

cannot stop time from 

doing its thing, for better 

or worse. 

Hall of Famers from 2017 pose during a ceremony. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

Flip-flopping 

If you read Steve 

Millar’s account of 

Providence vs. DePaul 

Prep last week, you saw 

something screwy that 

has been screwy for a 

long time. 

DePaul Prep did not run 

the ball once. Never even 

lined up a running back in 

the backfield. 

That’s screwy enough, 

but that’s not what I’m 

talking about. 

DePaul quarterbacks 

attempted 32 passes and 

were sacked twice for a 

14-yard loss. 

In college and professional 

football, those 

lost yards do not go to 

an individual; they go 

against the team’s passing 

yardage. So, if Mitch 

Trubisky of the Bears 

throws for 300 yards and 

is sacked for 20 yards, he 

still gets the 300 yards 

on his stats, but the team 

passing total will read 

280. 

The Illinois High School 

Association has long 

counted sack yardage as 

rushing yardage. Decades 

ago, I had arguments with 

other writers about it and 

thought it was all right. 

But as the years have gone 

on, I see the wisdom of 

the way the NCAA and 

NFL does it, and after 

the Providence/DePaul 

game, I think it should be 

changed. I am flipping on 

my original stance from 

the ’70s and ’80s. 

After all, you can’t have 

negative rushing yardage 

in a game when you actually 

didn’t run the ball. 

Tattoo, you 

Speaking of Brucki, a 

few weeks ago, we ran a 

shot of Princeton wrestling’s 

ticket promo with 

Brucki scowling and looking 

like he would rough 

you up if you did not sign 

up right now. 

The Tigers promotion 

department was at 

it again, creating a video 

with Brucki and some 

of his teammates with a 

pirate vibe called “Burn 

the Ships” based on conqueror 

Cortes. 

Basically, Brucki and 

the Tigers are coming onto 

your land, and they are 

burning their own ships, 

because they are not going 

anywhere until the job is 

done. 

LISTEN UP 

“They’re going to work hard next week and give it all on their last 

opportunity. This will be the last time some of them will ever put on a 

helmet and shoulder pads. You’ve got to take time and cherish those 

moments you have.” 

Scott Peters — Sandburg football coach, on his expectations for Week 9 

WHAT2WATCH 

Tennis 

Oct. 24-26 — IHSA State Tennis Meet, TBA 

• Julia Canellis will be making her fourth trip 

to state for Sandburg. And Jayme Gross will 

be by her side. 

Index 

36 -This Week In 

36 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, bill@ 

opprairie.com.

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | October 24, 2019 

HALL-OF-FAME THOUGHTS 

Vorva salutes the new Sandburg Hall of 

Famers, Page 39 

SANDBURG LOSES TO NO. 1 

Sandburg’s football team loses to Lincoln-Way 

East, Page 37 

Sandburg girls golfers finish seventh at state; tennis players 

looking for state success this weekend, Page 38 

LEFT: Three-time state qualifier Athena Kwon helped 

Sandburg to a seventh-place finish in the IHSA Class 2A 

golf tournament. RIGHT: Jayme Gross and Julia Canellis are 

heading to state in tennis. It’s Canellis’ fourth time at state. 

PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

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