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Lending a helping 

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You’ve Got Maids assists Tinley 

Park woman, others facing 

cancer, Page 3 

Divided on 

Committee of the 

Whole Orland Park 

Village talks possible change 

in committee but officials split 

on the idea, Page 6 

Orland Park man who 

helped save another 

suffering cardiac arrest 

tries to raise awareness for 

CPR education, Page 5 

Funds through 

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THURSDAY 

Afternoons at OPPL – 

50th Anniversary of 

Rankin/Bass’ Frosty the 

Snowman 

2 p.m. Nov. 14, Orland 

Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave. Attendees 

can get a behindthe-scenes 

look of how 

Rankin/Bass’ Frosty the 

Snowman came to be and 

learn about all of the talented 

people behind its 

longevity. The presented 

will show off a rare pencil 

test from the special and a 

vintage short documentary 

showing the process of the 

Rankin/Bass specials. 

Advanced Writing: Bring 

Your Stories To Life 

4-5 p.m. Nov. 14, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens grades 

7-12 can meet a lifelong 

writer and storyteller, and 

get inspired to write exciting, 

impactful stories. This 

is a free event. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Knitting Fingerless Mittens 

4-6 p.m. Nov. 14, The 



7-12 can get ready for winter 

by knitting cozy and 

colorful fingerless mittens. 

Beginners welcome. This 





STEM: Coding & App 

Development 

5-6 p.m. Nov. 14, The 



7-12 can write code using 

Scratch, a programming 

language that allows them 

to create their very own 

app. This is a free event. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

A Very Special Night Owls: 

Polish Storytime 

6:30 p.m. Nov. 14, Orland 

Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave. 

Come to a special bilingual 

storytime featuring 

English and Polish stories. 

Family event. 

A Mind for Magic 


Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Artist and 

magician Jeanette Andrews 

takes advantage of 

the mysterious ways that 

human sensory experiences 

can trick the brain 

in her performances. Andrews 

will perform pieces 

from “Invisible Roses,” 

and later be in dialogue 

with attendees on its background 

and evolution into 

her newest work. 

FRIDAY 

Showcase – Chicago North 



S. Ravinia Ave. Chicago 

North is a group of veteran 

musicians who have 

played, toured and recorded 

with local and national 

acts. This performance focuses 

on the music of the 

1970s. 

Student Choice Night & 

Team Trivia 

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

15, The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. 

A ping-pong tournament 

in the garage, karaoke on 

stage and painting in the 

art studio. Teens grades 

7-12 can wear their school 

spirit and bring friends for 

a game of Team Trivia. In 

the kitchen, there will be 

samples from Chuy’s. This 





SATURDAY 

Cardboard Construction 



S. Ravinia Ave. Attendees 

of this event can work in 

teams to create a unique 

cardboard creation using 

Makedo tools. For grades 

K-5. 

MONDAY 

Robo-Kids: Ozobots 



S. Ravinia Ave. Grades 

K-2 can learn coding basics 

and make the Ozobot 

robot move by color-coding 

its path. Limit 10. 

TUESDAY 

NaNoWrMo: Mad Libs! 



S. Ravinia Ave. Students 

grades K-3 will write some 

Mad Libs together and 

then act out the stories to 

practice writing and acting 

skills. Limit 20. 

#ArtSkills: Procreate 

Drawing App 

4-6 p.m. Nov. 19. The 



7-12 can explore how to 

start a sketch by tracing 

with the Procreate application 

on iPad Pro. This is 

a free event. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Build a Toolbox 

4-6 p.m. Nov. 19, The 



7-12 can create their own 

toolbox by cutting, sanding 

and assembling the 

wood, then use it for DIY 

projects for years to come. 

This is a free event. For 

more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Celebrating National 

Mousse Day 



S. Ravinia Ave. Chef Michael 

Niksic is cruising in 

to share some of his bestreceived 

French mousse 

recipes from his culinary 

career from Ciel Bleu and 

La Grillade. Several versions 

will be served. Recipes 

will be distributed. 

WEDNESDAY 

STEAM – Rocks and 

Minerals 



S. Ravinia Ave. Grades 3-5 

can put their science, technology, 

engineering, art 

and math skills to the test 

in this engaging program 

that will make them think 

outside of the box. 

Electric Guitar 

4-5 p.m. Nov. 20, The 



7-12 can practice chords, 

scales and strumming patterns. 

Guitars provided. 

All levels welcome. This 

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Cyber Security 

5-6 p.m. Nov. 20, The 



7-12 can learn how to 

think like a hacker to keep 

their personal information 

safe and secure on the Internet. 

This is a free event. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 


org. 

Digitizing Your Memories 



S. Ravinia Ave. People can 

save their memories in a 

digital format, and learn 

about converting VHS, 

photos, slides, negatives, 

vinyl and audio cassettes 

so they can preserve the 

past for future generations. 

UPCOMING 

Coffee and Conversation 

10 a.m.-noon Thursday, 

Nov. 21, 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 “Chris Smith and 

Bob Palermo - First Aid, 

CPR and AED.” Sponsored 

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OPPrairiedaily.com news 

the orland park prairie | November 14, 2019 | 3 

Local maid service, national 

nonprofit help those facing cancer 

Will O’Brien 

Freelance Reporter 

In summer 2018, while 

undergoing chemotherapy, 

longtime Tinley Park 

resident Donna Cascio 

was drained of energy. 

Cleaning her house was 

the last thing she wanted 

to do. 

In stepped Denise 

Perez, the owner of the 

Orland Park franchise of 

You’ve Got Maids. Perez, 

with the company since 

2006 and a franchisee 

since 2017, has partnered 

with the national nonprofit 

Cleaning for a Reason 

to help southwest suburban 

women like Cascio 

for more than a year. 

“I’ve had lots of friends 

and family members 

who’ve had to deal with 

chemotherapy, and I’ve 

seen how stressful it is 

taking the kids to school 

and keeping a household 

together,” Perez said. 

“Being able to provide a 

free cleaning to women 

battling cancer and being 

able to help just a little — 

it makes my heart happy.” 


was established in 2006 

and, in partnership with 

businesses like Perez’s, 

has since provided more 

than $10 million in free 

cleaning services to women 

throughout the country. 

Cascio, a retiree who used 

to work for the Social 

Security Administration, 

found out about the organization 

through resources 

provided to her by the 

America Cancer Society. 

“During treatment, I 

wanted to believe I wasn’t 

really experiencing any 

side effects but, looking 

back, I really did,” Cascio 

said, describing the 

recurrence of a cancer 

Pictured are (left to right) Courtney Andrews, Donna 

Cascio, Jamie Vance and Jennifer Vance. Cascio is a 

longtime Tinley Park resident who, when undergoing 

cancer treatments in summer 2018, received free 

cleaning services through Orland Park’s You’ve Got 

Maids. Photos submitted 

she overcame 15 years 

ago. “Between treatment 

and everything else, I just 

didn’t have the energy to 

clean.” 

Perez, along with three 

of her employees, came 

over to Cascio’s home for 

two intense cleaning sessions, 

spaced out by about 

a month. Both times, the 

You’ve Got Maids crew 

divvied up the rooms, 

vacuumed, scrubbed and 

organized thoroughly. 

“The job they did would 

have taken me all day to 

do when I was healthy,” 

Cascio said. “I was very 

happy with the outcome 

and really enjoyed having 

them over.” 

Cascio was among the 

first women Perez helped 

through Cleaning for a 

Reason. She has since 

Please see cleaning, 8 

Pictured is Orland 

Park You’ve Got Maids 

franchisee Denise Perez, 

who has partnered with 

the national nonprofit 


to provide women 

like Cascio free home 

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VETERANS DAY 

Orland Park adds 16 more names to its memorial 

LAURIE FANELLI 


On the 11th day of the 

11th month at the 11th 

hour – a time marking the 

armistice signed between 

the Allies of World War 

I and Germany – the Village 

of Orland Park welcomed 

the community to 

the Civic Center for its 

annual Veterans Day Ceremony. 

Along with remarks 

from Veterans Program 

Assistant Darryl Wertheim 

and Mayor Keith Pekau, 

performances of “The 

Star-Spangled Banner” 

and “God Bless America” 

by Tina Fischer and a 

prayer delivered by Reverend 

Don Borling, the 

Monday, Nov. 11 ceremony 

was highlighted by the 

unveiling of 16 newly engraved 

names of veterans 

on the Ara Pace – Place of 

Peace memorial. 

“This event is always 

pretty special because today 

– Veterans Day – we 

honor all the veterans past, 

present and future,” Wertheim 

said. “So, today is a 

special day. We have 16 

people’s names engraved 

on our memorial. The oldest 

one is from 1943 when 

he entered into service as a 

B-17 pilot and we have a 

young gentleman who was 

discharged from the service 

in 2018 so it’s kind of 

special to have such a wide 

range.” 

Both the B-17 pilot, 

Lawrence E. Jensen, Sr., 

and Daniel Molinari, who 

served in the U.S. Marine 

Corps from 2016 to 2018, 

were among the veterans 

in attendance at the ceremony. 

“We have thousands of 

names out on the walls 

and it’s an honor to talk 

to all the families who put 

their veteran’s name on the 

wall,” Wertheim said. “It’s 

a very special experience. 

We talk in length about 

their service, what they did 

and where they’re at.” 

American Legion Orland 

Memorial Post 111 

and Orland-Palos Reber- 

Tesmond VFW Memorial 

Post 2604 members were 

on-hand to present the colors 

and perform a rifle volley 

as “Taps” was played. 

Eighth graders from Orland 

Jr. High School were 

also in attendance to honor 

veterans and support their 

classmates Riley McDoniel 

and Zach Supanich who 

participated in the wreath 

laying ceremony. 

Veterans Day may be 

over, but residents can 

continue to show their 

support for members of 

the military with a variety 

of programs offered by 

the Orland Park Veterans 

Commission. 

“The Village of Orland 

Park Veterans Commission, 

which I’m part of 

also, has activities to support 

veterans year round,” 

Wertheim said. “We support 

three groups that send 

Christmas packages – and 

packages on a monthly 

basis – to troops that are 

in harm’s way. This year, 

the Village of Orland Park 

had a program with school 

children. Nine schools participated 

and created about 

800 Christmas cards that 

will be sent on Nov. 19 

to men and women in the 

military stationed all over 

the world.” 

In February, the Veterans 

Commission will be 

hosting a new expo raising 

awareness of the experiences 

of Vietnam veterans 

who were exposed to 

Agent Orange. The event 

Veterans honored at Place of Peace 

The Orland Park Veterans memorial, the Ara Pace – 

Place of Peace - added 16 new names. 

Robert C. Nelson – U.S. Army 1944-1951 

Harry Fred Renderman – U.S. Army 1944-1946 

Norman A. Rosinski, Jr. - U.S. Army 1968-1970 

Daniel Molinari – U.S. Marine Corps 2016-2018 

Gerald J. Sopczak – U.S. Army 1966-1968 

Charles E. Mazurowski – U.S. Marine Corps 1954- 

1962 

Gerald R. Liddell – U.S. Army 1969-1972 

Alexander James Pavesic – U.S. Army 1965-1967 

Robert J. Budiselich – U.S. Army 1966-1968 

Ronald P. Basick, Sr. - U.S. Army 1968-1970 

William E. Ford – U.S. Army 1963-1969 

James Berdusis – U.S. Army 1963-1965 

Lawrence E. Jensen, Sr. – U.S. Army Air Corps 

1943-1946 

Thomas K. Scheber – U.S. Navy 1963-1989 

John Paul Zilewicz – U.S. Air Force 1966-1970 

Anderson Nash – U.S. Army 1968-1971 

Robert C. Nelson, whose name was added to the 

Ara Pace – Place of Peace memorial, stands to be 

recognized at the 2019 Veterans Day ceremony. 

will be held in conjunction 

with the Quilt of Tears organization. 

More information about 

contributing to packages 

for active members of 

the military and upcoming 

Veterans Commission 

events can be found at 

www.orlandpark.org. 

Orland Park Jr. High students Riley McDoniel and 

Zach Supanich join Veterans Program Assistant Darryl 

Wertheim for the wreath laying ceremony. PHOTOS BY 

LAURIE FANELLI/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Harry Fred Renderman, whose name was added to the 

memorial, was honored on Monday, Nov. 11. 

Daniel Molinari is one of 16 to have his name added to 

the memorial.

OPPrairiedaily.com news 


Orland Park man advocates importance 

of CPR after he saved a stranger’s life 

Alyssa Groh, Freelance Reporter 

After saving the life of a stranger who 

was in cardiac arrest on a Swallow Cliff 

Woods trail, Thomas O’Brien, of Orland 

Park, is raising awareness on the importance 

of being CPR certified. 

Just over a year ago, on Sept. 14, 2018, 

Thomas and his wife, Deb, went running 

on the Swallow Cliff Woods trail at a time 

they typically do not run. During the run, 

Deb got ahead of him. As Thomas was 

running, he noticed a man, who would later 

be identified as Denis Fellmann, also of 

Orland Park, lying face down on the trail. 

“There was a man lying face down on 

the trail, and he wasn’t moving at all, so 

I flipped him over,” Thomas said. “He 

wasn’t breathing and his eyes weren’t 

open. He was in big trouble.” 

After rolling him over, Thomas immediately 

performed CPR, in which he 

maintains certification as an optometrist. 

Thomas knew he had to act quickly to 

help save this man. He also knew Fellmann 

had not been down for long, as Deb, 

a nurse, had just passed by and Fellmann 

was not lying on the ground at that point. 

Realizing the severity of the situation, 

Thomas dialed 911, and soon first 

responders arrived and transported Fellmann 

to the hospital. 

Deb, unaware of what happened, found 

Thomas sitting on a bench with his head 

in his hands. 

“We always meet at the same point 

when we are done running, and Tom was 

sitting on one of the benches, and he had 

his head down in his hands and he was 

crying,” Deb said. “I asked what happened, 

and all he kept mumbling was, ‘I 

don’t think I saved him. I tried. I tried. I 

don’t think I helped him.’” 

Nearly two months later in November, 

Denis’ wife, Emily, contacted the police 

department to ask if they could give her 

Thomas’ number to thank him for saving 

her husband’s life. 

“Right away, my sister wanted to find 

the person who found Denis, and I wasn’t 

ready for that,” Emily said. “I thought, 

when I find the person, I want to be able 

to tell them good news, and for a while I 

couldn’t do that. I wanted to call him, but 

I wanted to wait until we had good news.” 

Pictured are Denis (seated) and Emily 

Fellman, and Thomas O’Brien, the first 

time they formally met in November 

of 2018 at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. 

O’Brien performed CPR that September 

to help save Denis’ life after he went into 

cardiac arrest on a Swallow Cliff Woods 

trail. Photo submitted 

When Denis arrived to Palos Community 

Hospital, he was in a coma for 

awhile, and doctors told Emily to start 

preparing his affairs because things did 

not look good. 

“We didn’t know for a while how he 

was going to be,” Emily said. “It was really 

rough. Most people don’t survive that.” 

But Denis survived, thanks in large part 

to Thomas’ quick actions. 

Just over a year later, Denis is back to 

work four days a week. 

The two families, who were complete 

strangers, are now very close. They frequently 

get together, and Thomas supports 

Denis in his recovery, even taking 

him to practice his driving. 

Emily said when she reached out to 

Thomas, she just wanted to thank him; 

she never expected him to remain in their 

lives and become good friends. 

“It shows the type of people Tom and 

Deb are,” Emily said. “I say if you could 

pick someone to save your life, it would 

be them.” 

The O’Briens’ church, All Saints Lutheran 

in Orland Park, has hosted a few 

CPR classes. 

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Orland Park Village Board 

Officials are split on moving to a 

Committee of the Whole structure 

Jon DePaolis 


The way the Orland 

Park Village Board conducts 

its meetings may 

soon be changing. 

The Village Board cast 

a 4-3 nonbinding consensus 

vote Nov. 4 to instruct 

staff to come up with a 

possible policy change 

to the board’s committee 

meetings. Trustees 

Dan Calandriello, James 

Dodge and Kathleen Fenton 

cast the dissenting 

votes. 

Under the proposed 

change, the board would 

shift from having six separate 

committees meeting 

once a month on an 

alternating schedule prior 

to full board meetings to 

one full Committee of the 

Whole prior to each Village 

Board meeting. 

The discussion came 

as a result of some suggestions 

made by Trustee 

William Healy at the Oct. 

21 Village Board meeting. 

Then, he suggested 

establishing a rule that in 

order to be able to put an 

item on the Village Board 

meeting agenda, it would 

need to come from the 

mayor, the Village manager 

or two trustees. 

“It is clear that this rule 

would prevent reckless 

self-aggrandizing, [and] 

duplicitous paranoid measures 

from making it to 

the agenda and wasting 

everyone’s time and money,” 

Healy said. 

He also recommended 

that only the mayor individually, 

Village manager 

individually or two trustees 

collectively could authorize 

the Village to pay 

for legal advice. 

“It is clear that one person’s 

self-interest ... and 

misguided efforts can cost 

the Village significant legal 

fees in chasing items if 

they are a complete waste 

of time,” Healy said. 

Later in that meeting, 

Dodge said the board 

would need to take up 

Healy’s comments. 

“Because, quite frankly, 

I don’t think under Illinois 

law you can set such a 

standard to prevent a duly 

elected official from putting 

an item on a board 

agenda for proper discussion,” 

Dodge said. 

Orland Park Village 

Manager George Koczwara 

laid out the preliminary 

proposals from staff 

at the Nov. 4 meeting. He 

said they were based on 

practices in other communities. 

Koczwara said a form 

could be created to on 

which a trustee would 

place an item he or she 

wants on a future agenda 

— including the expenditure 

of money, modifications 

to the Village code, 

formation or modification 

of Village policies or a 

committee, introduction 

of an ordinance or resolution, 

and appropriation of 

Village legal staff time. 

The catch? It would 

need support from three 

other trustees prior to it 

being placed on the agenda. 

Koczwara also presented 

a proposal that would 

not allow previously defeated 

items to be placed 

on a board agenda for at 

least a year. 

Several trustees took 

issue with those two proposals, 

in particular. 

“We’re all elected officials, 

and we all have a 

responsibility to do what 

we feel is right for the 

residents and the Village,” 

Fenton said. “It seems like 

our ability to be an elected 

official is being taken 

away from us — micromanaged 

or turned into a 

dictatorship instead of a 

democracy. I don’t think 

any of us up here are going 

to put something on 

the agenda that is going to 

cost the Village money.” 

Calandriello agreed. 

“All seven of us have 

a voice,” he said. “We’ve 

been elected by the residents. 

If it is really an 

issue of abuse, or if they 

think a trustee is abusing 

their power, I’m sure there 

is a mechanism to punish 

that trustee in our ordinances.” 

Dodge took a stronger 

stance. 

“It’s basically, from my 

point of view, just a very 

simple way to change the 

rules,” Dodge said. “This 

is a perfectly effective 

way for a 4-3 majority to 

control access to everything.” 

But the ideas had support 

from the other board 

members, including Trustee 

Michael Milani, who 

confirmed with Koczwara 

that the initiatives would 

not violate free speech or 

Open Meetings Act laws. 

“I think this is a process 

that will actually help us: 

put some efficiency into 

our committees [and] our 

board meetings; we can 

lower our legal fees; we 

can free up our clerical resources; 

and, most importantly, 

stop wasting our 

time with agenda items 

that serve no purpose and 

get nowhere,” Milani said. 

Mayor Keith Pekau said 

any concerns about trustees 

not being able to bring 

an item to the floor would 

be solved by moving to a 

Committee of the Whole 

structure, because agenda 

items would first go there 

to be discussed and then 

either forwarded onto the 

Village Board agenda or 

not. Thus, it would eliminate 

the need for a form. 

In explaining the concept 

of changing the committee 

structure, Koczwara 

said the Committee 

of the Whole would discuss 

the expenditure of 

money over $250,000, 

development agreement, 

amending the Village 

code, and the implementation 

or modification of 

policies. 

“Other than that, the 

rest of the items would go 

directly to the Board of 

Trustees at a full [meeting],” 

he said, noting the 

board could create its own 

rules for what it looked at 

and what it did not regarding 

the Committee of the 

Whole. 

Fenton said the Village 

previously moved away 

from Committee of the 

Whole meetings in the 

early 1990s, because the 

Village Board at the time 

felt it was inefficient for 

both staff and the elected 

officials. She also said the 

Committee of the Whole 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action and discussion from the 

Nov. 4 meeting of the Orland Park Village Board. 

• In a 4-3 vote, the Village Board members 

shot down a resolution that would eliminate the 

Village president position from Illinois Municipal 

Retirement Fund eligibility immediately, as 

opposed to the end of the term. Trustees James 

Dodge, Dan Calandriello and Kathleen Fenton 

voted in favor of the item. Mayor Keith Pekau 

reiterated his stance that he has never and will 

never take part in IMRF. 

• During the Public Works Committee meeting, 

trustees voted 2-0 to recommend the Village 

Board approve renewing its agreement with 

the Illinois Department of Central Management 

Services for purchase of road salt through the 

Joint Purchasing Program. The vendor, if approved, 

will be Compass Minerals America Inc., of Kansas, 

and the price per ton of salt would be $78.86. Per 

the agreement, if approved, the Village is required 

to purchase at least 3,840 tons of salt — meaning 

at minimum, an expenditure $302,822.40 

meetings tended to take 

longer than the existing 

committee structure. 

Calandriello said he 

was hesitant to change 

from the current committee 

structure because, 

under Committee of the 

Whole, it would negate 

the trustees’ ability to get 

“two bites at the apple” 

for certain agenda items 

that would go straight to 

the Village Board meeting. 

He said the current 

structure allows for two 

meetings or sometimes a 

full month to fully digest 

an item, and make an educated 

and informed decision 

prior to the vote. 

Pekau offered some 

changes to what Koczwara 

presented that could 

alleviate Calandriello’s 

concerns, such as tweaking 

the $250,000 threshold 

for expenditure items 

to anything that is outside 

of the budgeted amount. 

“If the bid is within the 

budget, then it should go 

to the board floor and be 

discussed,” Pekau said. 

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“If it is outside of what we 

discussed, then it should 

be to the Committee of 

the Whole, because that 

will give us the two bites 

at the apple.” 

After the consensus 

vote, Pekau instructed 

staff to bring the matter 

back up for a formal vote 

at a future meeting. 

Stellwagen Farm earns 

Landmark Illinois award 

The Village Board also 

celebrated Stellwagen 

Farm receiving an award 

from Landmark Illinois 

for the farm’s rehabilitation 

of 10 of its buildings. 

Fenton said the award 

— which signifies that the 

farm is an important landmark 

in not only Orland 

Park but also Illinois — 

will help when it comes to 

applying for grants. 

“It puts us on the map,” 

Fenton said. 

Fenton added that the 

farm was just one of nine 

recipients of the award, 

which was presented in 

October.

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Coyotes preparing for winter, may be more visible in fall 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

Coyotes have been in 

Orland Park since the late 

1970s when they used area 

railroad tracks as highways 

into Chicago’s south suburbs. 

And the population is 

growing because coyotes 

have no natural predators. 

It is not uncommon to 

see coyotes in packs of as 

many as eight. The coyotes’ 

breeding time is normally 

in February and March, 

with their pups being born 

in the spring, April and 

May. Coyotes can have 

anywhere from 5-7 pups in 

a litter. 

Coyotes feed on rabbits 

and mice but eat bird seed 

as well as all other animals 

and birds that feed on the 

seed. The Village recommends 

residents who feed 

birds and see coyotes stop 

feeding the birds for at least 

a month. 

And it is illegal to ground 

feed any animals or birds in 

the Village. 

Residents who encounter 

a coyote are cautioned 

to never run from it or take 

their eyes off of it. Residents 

who encounter coyotes 

should yell, scream 

and wave their arms, making 

themselves look larger 

than they actually are. 

When that fails, the Village 

noted people should throw 

anything that is handy at 

the coyote or carry an air 

horn. 

Residents also are encouraged 

to always carry a 

cellphone when out walking 

or walking their dogs. 

Walkers are encouraged to 

go to the nearest house for 

help if needed and ask that 

the homeowner call 911 so 

that a police officer can respond. 

The Village also stressed 

the important of not leaving 

a family dog or cat to wander 

alone outside. 

Orland Park is surrounded 

by forest preserves, and 

the village has wildlife 

present in the environment. 

There is no need to call 

the police department when 

coyotes are spotted in the 

village unless the animals 

are hurt or injured. 

Residents with additional 

questions about wildlife 

in the village may contact 

Orland Park Police Animal 

Control Officer Steve 

Stronk at the Police Department’s 

non-emergency 

number, (708) 349-4111. 

Orland Township Holiday Program now accepting donations 

Submitted by Orland 

Township 

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The Orland Township 

Holiday Program has been 

assisting local families 

in need for more than 30 

years. And the Township 

is preparing for the 2019 

holiday season with donations 

for the program now 

being accepted. 

The majority of the Holiday 

Program recipients 

are clients of the Orland 

Township Food Pantry, 

which serves more than 

300 families a month. 

Through the generosity 

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of residents, civic groups 

and local businesses, the 

Orland Township Holiday 

Program is able to provide 

a holiday meal, gifts and 

other personal items to 

more than 150 local families 

who are experiencing 

financial difficulties. 

From 6-10pm 

10% 

of all sales 

toCharity 

will benefit the 

food pantry 

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There are several ways 

to participate in the Orland 

Township Holiday Program, 

as follows. 

• Giving Tree — For 

those who enjoy making 

the holidays special for 

children, the Giving Tree 

contains tags with wish 

lists for children from newborns 

up to age 16. People 

can visit the Township office, 

14807 S. Ravinia Ave. 

in Orland Park, to choose 

tags from the giving tree. 

• Adopt-A-Family — 

Residents can make the 

holidays brighter for an entire 

family by filling their 

wish lists of toys, clothing 

and other household items. 

This is a popular idea for 

work, church, school and 

social groups. To inquire 

about the Adopt-A-Family 

program, contact Lindsay 

at (708) 403-4222 or by 

email at LindsayT@orlandtownship.org. 

• Item Donations — 

Contributions of food, 

toys, clothing and personal 

items can be dropped off 

at the Township. See the 

Township website, orlandtownship.org, 

for a list of 

suggested items. Gift and 

clothing items for teenagers 

and adults are usually 

in short supply and greatly 

appreciated, as are monetary 

donations. 

Donations for the 

Holiday Program can be 

dropped off at the Township 

office during regular 

business hours: 8 a.m.- 

4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday 

(until 6 p.m.). Additionally, 

the Township will offer 

the following extended 

Holiday Program donation 

hours: 5-7 p.m. Dec. 2, 5-7 

p.m. Dec. 4, 5-7 p.m. Dec. 

5 and 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 7. 

People should deliver 

donations for the Holiday 

Program by Dec. 12 to 

give Township personnel 

time to sort and organize. 

For more information on 

the Orland Township Holiday 

Program, including 

suggested donation items, 

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Treasure hunting with a purpose 

Indoor Garage Sale raises funds for Village’s Special 

Recreation Program 

Shawna Malec, of Romeoville, sets up her dress display at the event. 

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Magic of Cirque Italia set 

for Nov. 14–17 at Orland 

Square 

Cirque Italia’s Silver 

Unit, a one-of-a-kind 

European circus set on 

a 35,000-gallon water 

stage, is set to come to Orland 

Square for four days 

from Thursday, Nov. 14, 

through Sunday, Nov. 17. 

Tickets for the traveling 

circus are available online 

at cirqueitalia.com or by 

phone at (941) 704-8572. 

Located under the blue 

and white tent in the lower 

level JCPenney parking 

lot, Cirque Italia Water 

Circus brings its two-hour 

spectacle to Orland Park, 

complete with clowns, balancing 

acts and acrobats. 

The show’s blue and white 

tents will house a creative 

mix of entertainment and 

technology elements, performed 

by entertainers 

from around the world. 

The production features a 

multitude of captivating 

acts, including juggling, 

crossbow performance, 

hair hang, contortion, opera 

singing and head balance 

trapeze, just to name 

a few. Each of the acts are 

modeled after iconic Italian 

destinations such as 

Naples, Verona and Venice, 

among others. 

Tickets range from $10- 

$40, and those interested 

in attending can use code 

“free” to receive one children’s 

ticket at no charge 

with the purchase of an 

adult ticket. 

For additional information 

on Cirque Italia and 

other upcoming events 

at Orland Square, visit 

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Santa to visit Orland 

Square for the holiday 

season 

Simon recently announced 

the beginning 

of the holiday season in 

which families can make 

memories by taking photos 

with Santa as part of 

the Simon Santa Photo Experience 

at Orland Square. 

Santa was to arrive Nov. 

8 and visit until Dec. 24. 

Additional holiday 

events Orland Square Mall 

shoppers can expect include 

the following. 

• Caring Santa: Provides 

children with all 

spectrums of special needs 

and their families with the 

opportunity to visit with 

Santa in a sensory-friendly 

environment. Caring Santa 

will occur in association 

with Autism Speaks before 

regular mall hours from 

8-9:30 a.m. Dec. 1. Guests 

can reserve their appointment 

online. 

• Pet Photo Night: An 

opportunity for all members 

of the family, pet and 

human, to visit with Santa. 

Pet Photo nights are to 

be held after regular mall 

hours from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 

8, and the set receives extensive 

cleaning following 

the event to minimize potential 

risks to allergy sufferers. 

• Holiday Hours: Orland 

Square will again 

kick off the holiday shopping 

season at 5 p.m. Nov. 

28. The center will stay 

open until 1 a.m., then reopen 

from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. 

on Black Friday, Nov. 29. 

For a complete list of 

extended holiday hours 

and special seasonal programming, 

visit simon. 

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Popsgiving effort to help 

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Pop’s Italian Beef and 

Sausage is partnering with 

Caring Patriots to collect 

donations to provide a 

Thanksgiving meal to local 

veterans and their families 

in an effort dubbed 

Popsgiving. Donations can 

be accepted at any Pop’s 

location through Nov. 22. 

Customers who donate $2 

or more will receive 10 

percent off their next purchase. 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Dentist leads Real Men 

Wear Pink fundraising 

campaign in south suburbs 

Whether breast cancer, 

prostate cancer, lung cancer, 

or any other type of 

cancers, today, nearly everyone 

has been impacted 

by cancer in one way or 

another. 

For Dr. Ralph Ginn, 

dentist at Tinley Park’s 

My Care Dental, cancer 

has been a part of his life 

in many ways. Every day, 

he looks for oral cancers 

while examining his patients 

and, like many others, 

he has been called to 

support loved ones who 

received the diagnosis. 

Although he spends a lot 

of time educating people 

about oral cancers, Ginn 

knew he could do more. 

Then last year, a longtime 

patient educated him about 

the American Cancer Society’s 

Real Men Wear Pink 

campaign, which happens 

every year during Breast 

Cancer Awareness Month. 

Throughout the month 

of October, men who participate 

in the Real Men 

Wear Pink campaign commit 

to wearing pink every 

day of the month and raising 

$2,500 to support the 

American Cancer Society 

and its programs. 

This year, the south suburban 

campaign has a goal 

to raise a total of $50,000. 

As of press time, Ginn was 

leading the pack, raising 

almost $5,000 himself. 

“I made sure that this 

money stays close to Tinley 

Park and helps families 

in Tinley Park, because I 

truthfully believe that if 

you help your neighbor 

next to you and hold their 

hand, it’s a stronger bond 

and it goes on and on from 

there,” he said. 

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Fairmont School gets 

lesson from state 

legislators 

In preparation for the Illinois 

constitution test, students 

at Fairmont School 

were given the ultimate 

learning tool in the form 

of a presentation by State 

legislators. 

The group of seventhand 

eighth-grade students 

gathered at noon on Nov. 1 

to hear presentations from 

State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, 

U.S. Rep. Dan 

Lipinski and State Rep. 

John Connor on topics of 

civics and the process of 

passing laws. 

Bertino-Tarrant opened 

the discussion by quizzing 

students on the three 

branches of government, 

the roles of senators and 

representatives, and the 

purpose of making laws. 

Shortly after, Lipinski arrived 

and detailed his experiences 

on the job, his 

trips to Washington, D.C, 

and the differences between 

creating State and 

national laws. 

Students were invited to 

give suggestions for a law 

they would like passed to 

complete a scenario in a 

“quick law scenario.” The 

law chosen to implement 

was a $1,000 fine for littering, 

reflecting the garbage 

service debate with which 

residents of Fairmont have 

dealt firsthand. Bertino- 

Tarrant then walked students 

through the steps 

it would take to draft the 

proposed law, including 

getting approval by Rep. 

Lipinski and eventually 

handing it off to the governor. 

“It’s a complicated process,” 

Lipinski explained 

to the class, “But it’s set 

up that way to get everyone 

to agree on making 

a new law. People have 

lots of different needs and 

opinions, and my job is to 

find the best way of how to 

help them.” 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Mokena’s own ‘Golden 

Girls’ honored for 50 

years of service 

Three women — Carmen 

Smallwood, Joan 

Fleckenstein and Virginia 

Backhus — attended their 

first few meetings of the 

then recently formed Mokena 

Woman’s Club in 

1969. 

Fifty years later, at the 

club’s Oct. 14 monthly 

gathering, these Mokena 

residents were recognized 

in a surprise celebration 

for their golden anniversaries. 

“I was flabbergasted,” 

Fleckenstein said of the 

experience. “I did not expect 

it.” 

Smallwood had a similar 

reaction. 

“I was really totally 

stunned,” she said. “I 

thought, ‘How could they 

have done all of this without 

us knowing?’ It’s always 

an honor when your 

fellow club members recognize 

you like that.” 

Club historian Joann 

Jeffers, who also is first 

vice president and parliamentary 

advisor, went 

through many past club 

photos and archives to prepare 

a scrapbook for each 

of the ladies as a keepsake. 

While the club’s future 

projects will continue to 

serve the changing needs 

of the times — especially 

in the areas of education, 

scholarships, politics and 

charitable giving for the 

community — the focus 

will stay the same as it has 

always been in the past. 

“Our Mokena Woman’s 

Club motto is, ‘Where 

community service and 

friendship meet,’ and we 

really hold true to that,” 

Jeffers said. “One person 

can do a little, but a whole 

group of people can do a 

lot. Our focus has always 

been service, and the reward 

from that service is 

the friendships that are 

formed.” 

Reporting by Beth Krooswyk, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit MokenaMesseng 

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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Scouts celebrated with 

Eagle Court of Honor 

ceremony 

The members of Frankfort 

Boy Scout Troop 270 

are well-known throughout 

the community. From 

running the Frankfort Fall 

Fest parking lot to hosting 

Winter on the Green 

events to coordinating 

food drives for the Frankfort 

Food Pantry, these 

Scouts are always ready to 

help in any way they can. 

On Nov. 3, Michael 

Clarkin, Alex Desjardins, 

Rory Hanlon, Jake Leonard, 

Matthew Lexow and 

Justin Murray of Troop 

270 participated in an 

Eagle Court of Honor ceremony 

commemorating 

each young man’s achievement 

of attaining Scouting’s 

highest rank of Eagle 

Scout. 

Jim Hurley, who serves 

as Scoutmaster of Troop 

270 along with Arnaud 

Desjardins, explained that 

the event was a milestone 

for the group. 

“This past year, we 

reached 100 Eagles, so 

now we’re above 100,” 

Hurley said, adding he was 

grateful to all the adults 

who help run the program. 

“These boys have done a 

fantastic job supporting 

the community through 

different service projects, 

Eagle projects and food 

drives. I’m really, really 

proud of them.” 

Troop 270 Committee 

Chairman Chuck Rudy 

said he was also proud of 

the new Eagle Scouts especially 

because only “3 

percent of people who start 

out as Scouts make it to the 

Eagle rank nationally.” 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Man in Navy does 20-mile 

ruck march for veteran 

suicide awareness 

Twenty miles for the 20 

veterans who die by suicide 

everyday. 

That is what New Lenox 

resident Ryan Brazel — 

who has been in the Navy 

since he was 18, enlisting 

in the wake of Sept. 11 — 

did Nov. 2. 

That Saturday was cold, 

and he had an extra 35-40 

pounds on his back, with 

blistered and bloody feet, 

but the ruck march was 

something he had to do. 

Brazel’s trek started at 

his home in New Lenox, 

went down Nelson Road to 

Old Plank Road Trail, and 

he walked to Frankfort and 

just a little past the bridge 

that goes over LaGrange 

Road, then turned around 

and walked to Harry E. 

Anderson VFW Post 9545 

in New Lenox to finish. 

“The number 20 always 

stuck out to me, because 

the suicides among the active 

duty veterans is 20 a 

day, 7,300 a year, which 

is more than the number 

we had killed in action in 

Afghanistan and Iraq the 

entire time we’ve been 

there,” Brazel said. “I 

did pushups every day at 

11:11, being the 11th day 

of the 11th month, which 

is Veterans Day. I figured 

I’d knock out 20 pushups 

every day to represent the 

20 that commit suicide. 

It’s something I’ve done to 

raise awareness.” 

Reporting by Sean Hastings, 

Editor. For more, visit New 

LenoxPatriotDaily.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Shorewood Home & Auto 

has groundbreaking for 

future 159th Street facility 

Shorewood Home & 

Auto has come a long way 

from when it opened as a 

hardware store in 1974. 

From the original Shorewood 

location, the business 

opened a second spot 

in Crete in 2008 before 

acquiring Circle Tractor 

this past January in Homer 

Glen, which was a John 

Deere dealer. After arriving 

in Homer, the business 

realized the space it 

acquired was not right for 

the owners’ vision. 

“Our brand is a lot of 

display, a nice big service 

shop area, so we decided 

that building would not 

work for us there, and decided 

to look for land or a 

building,” co-owner Kaj 

Moyer said. 

As a result, the business 

found a spot for a 

new 27,000-square-foot 

facility at 13639 159th 

St. and celebrated with a 

groundbreaking held Oct. 

30 with Village of Homer 

Glen officials. The plan is 

for the new building to be 

ready this coming July or 

August. 

“We’re looking forward 

to the new building, for 

sure,” Moyer said. 

Reporting by Thomas 

Czaja, Editor. For more, visit 

HomerHorizonDaily.com.

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Poetry in OP 

‘The Chair in 

Grandma’s 

Bedroom’ 

Lin Peterson 

Orland Park resident 

There’s a chair in grandma’s 

bedroom 

Where grandma likes to 

read; 

Where papa watches baseball 

games 

(And sometimes falls 

asleep) 


bedroom 

Its big and soft and blue; 

I like to play behind it 

And you would fit there 

too! 


bedroom 

And sometimes, in I 

creep; 

To read one of my storybooks, 

But I won’t fall asleep! 


bedroom 

But I’m too big for naps. 

But sometimes papa lets 

me rest 

My eyes while in his lap. 

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From the Editor 

Learn to save lives 

BILL JONES 


Before the birth of 

our first child, my 

wife and I took all 

sorts of classes to gather 

any information we could 

before the hospital sent us 

home with another human 

being in our care. Most 

of them were offered free 

by the hospital, but one 

of them cost $15: infant, 

child and adult CPR. 

There, we learned 

how to perform CPR on 

people of all ages in the 

event that we encounter 

someone not breathing. 

We learned how to check 

the airway on a choking 

victim, how to properly 

use an AED and much 

more. 

Thankfully, I’ve never 

had to employ any of the 

things I learned in 

that class, and I hope I 

make it through the rest 

of my life with it proving 

to be an unnecessary 

$15 and three hours 

spent. 

But I’m happy we did 

it either way — just in 

case. And I was little bit 

ashamed that we never 

took the time up until that 

point to do so. 

As Thomas O’Brien 

points out in this week’s 

news cover story on Page 

5, survival rates of cardiac 

arrest drop significantly 

outside of a hospital, 

in large part because 

too few people know how 

to perform CPR or use 

an AED. Neither of these 

things are too complicated; 

it just takes a little 

bit of time and maybe a 

few bucks to learn. And 

it’s easy enough to find 

places offering the education. 

So, I’d like to echo his 

call by asking readers 

to take the time to learn 

these skills. It could save 

someone’s life.

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16 | November 14, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church 

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

Ten Thousand Villages Fair 

Trade Craft,Pop-Up Store 

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 23 

and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 24, 

O’Mara Hall. Free refreshments 

and Fair Trade samples. 

Hundreds of items, 

including scarves, bags, 

toys, knits, home accents, 

jewelry, candles, wall decor, 

baskets, ornaments, 

table top, spa and skincare, 

teas, coffees, chocolates, 

music, and musical 

instruments — all created 

by artisans from developing 

countries around the 

world and marketed by 

Ten Thousand Villages. 

Weekday Service 

9 a.m. Monday through 

Friday. 

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. 

Sunday Services 

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

a.m. 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 

S. 80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Santa’s Breakfast 

9 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

Dec. 7. For children and 

families to play games, 

make crafts, decorate 

cookies, see a puppet 

show, visit Santa and more. 

All activities are free. Pancakes 

will be available for 

a small cost. People are 

asked to pre-register. For 

more information, call 

(708) 444-8560 or email 

kids@faithumc.org. 

Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal 

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

Thanksgiving Eve Service 

7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 

27. All are welcome. 

Sunday Services 

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 

Childcare provided. 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist 

Church (15760 Wolf Road, Orland 

Park) 

Free Financial Seminar 

7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 19. For 

all phases of life. All are 

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welcome. 

Worship 

10 a.m. Saturday 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Painting Party 

2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. 

This fundraiser will benefit 

Zelda’s Kitchen Witches, a 

nonprofit providing kitchen 

items for women in 

transitional housing. Register 

in the narthex. 

Parent Lifelines 

7-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 

18, at Religious Ed Center. 

The Rev. Bill Jarema will 

explore healthy boundary 

issues for adults who are 

responsible for teenagers. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 

Ave., Orland Park) 

NAMI Support Groups 

2-4 p.m. fourth Thursday 

of the month. Meet 

others who have relatives 

and friends living with a 

mental illness. A trained 

facilitator leads the free 

meeting. 

Have something for Faith 

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Resident Poet 

‘In the Silence’ 

Susanne Cabrini Marie 

Orland Park resident 

(For my friend the Rev. 

Michael G. Foley) 

After a long, difficult 

day, set aside some 

quiet time; 

Because everybody 

needs it--be they old or 

in their prime. 

It could be after dinner 

or before you go to bed. 

Just take a little while to 

clear your weary head. 

Shut the door on all the 

noise; put in earplugs; 

nix the light; 

Then God will come to 

you in the silence of the 

night. 

His voice won’t be like 

thunder—all loud and 

crude and brash. 

It’ll be a soothing whisper 

that’ll help you to 

relax! 

First remember any 

good things that have 

happened during the 

day. 

Thank Christ for blessings 

great and small that 

He has sent your way. 

In quietude, you will 

hear Him deep within 

your heart, 

Always ready to forgive, 

heal and give a 

brand new start! 

Go to confession when 

you know you’ve really 

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Or just need to talk 

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Say some prayers of 

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Family shares pumpkin tradition 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Holidays are filled with 

traditions big and small 

for many families. Those 

traditions help give special 

meaning to those big 

days. They allow generations 

to pass things along 

to the next. They create 

time for bonding. And 

they can be tough to let 

go. 

For as long as she can 

remember, Jade Hamilton, 

17, of Orland Park, 

has been carving pumpkins 

for Halloween with 

her family. 

“As long as they could 

put me in a chair, I was in 

it, digging out the pumpkin 

seeds,” Jade said with 

a laugh. 

For Jade and her parents, 

Kristin and Ron, 

the tradition developed 

into an annual thing. 

And it all starts with 

Jade coming up with a 

design. 

“She is just very, very 

creative, always has 

been,” Kristin wrote in 

an email to The Orland 

Park Prairie. “She is in 

numerous art class in 

high school — won second 

place last year for her 

sculpture and honorable 

mention the year before 

for her drawings. She also 

runs art classes for The 

Bridge Teen Center.” 

From there, Ron gets 

carving, and Kristin 

takes the pictures, many 

of which have been submitted 

over the years to 

The Prairie’s Halloween 

Pumpkin-Carving Contests. 

“It’s definitely a team 

effort,” Jade said. “That 

just makes it a lot more 

fun.” 

Some years, their carvings 

have been crafted 

with a special ingredient: 

a pumpkin they grew 

themselves. Jade said 

the family has a summer 

home in Michigan, where 

they grow the pumpkins. 

“Sometimes they come 

out weird, but we make it 

work,” she said. 

In fact, in 2017, a 

unique shape helped inspire 

a pumpkin based on 

the character Sloth from 

“The Gooines.” The family 

has also painted pumpkins 

and carved designs 

into them. But Jade said 

her favorite was a year 

they had a big pumpkin 

eating a little one, with 

monster teeth giving the 

former its bite. 

“It just came out so perfect,” 

she said. 

This year’s pumpkin 

— pictured on the Life & 

Arts cover — looks like 

an eyeball, complete with 

a socket, lashes and some 

bloodshot accents. Jade, 

busy with work and lacrosse, 

said the goal was 

to come up with something 

simpler this year. 

Kristin added, “This 

year we were all working, 

so we wanted to still do it 

but something easier than 

carving the entire pumpkin, 

so this is what we 

came up with this year.” 

It also may mark their 

last as a group. 

“She will be going 

away to college next year, 

so she will no longer be 

Pictured is a pumpkin Jade Hamilton, 17, and her family 

created for Halloween 2017. Photo submitted 

home to help,” Kristin 

wrote. 

But Jade — who is committed 

to Indiana Tech in 

Fort Wayne for lacrosse 

— is not so sure this was 

the end. After all, she 

said, the family’s place in 

Michigan is only an hourand-a-half 

from school. 

“Maybe we’ll meet in 

the middle,” she said. 

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Mistletoe 

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4–8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 

Orland Park Crossing, 

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Former Charming Charlie's 

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Former The Dailey Method 

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FREE ADMISSION 

FAMILIES WELCOME 

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This event will feature: 

• 70+ vendor booths to finish your holiday shopping! 

• Santa, Mrs. Claus and an elf - bring your camera 

(4-8 p.m.) - North Pole 

• Live reindeer (5-8 p.m.) - North Pole 

• Live Ice Carving with Chef Michael McGreal 

of Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts 

(5:30 p.m.) - South Pole 

• Sandburg Chamber Singers (5:30-6:30 p.m.) 

• Enter to win a chance to see Andy Grammar 

LIVE at WeishFest, or Broadway in Chicago tickets! 

• Bring a new, unwrapped toy for our Toy Drive! 

• Free tote bag to first 200 people, courtesy of 

Artistic Med Spa! 

• Paint your own ornament with DIY Sign Party ($5-$8) 

• Holiday makeovers with Von Maur! 

• 22nd Century Media 

• 3B’s Mobile Boutique 

• A-N-D Bedding 

• ARMOR Video & Photo 

• Artistic Med Spa 

• Avon 

• Bare Scrubs by Mary 

O’Connor 

• Beautycounter 

• Between Me, You, and 

The Wall 

• Brannigan Chiropractic 

• ChoVonne Accessories 

• Colleen McLaughlin, The 

McLaughlin Team, Coldwell 

Banker Residential 

Sponsors 

• Coldwell Banker Residential 

Brokerage & Neighborhood 

Loans 

• Color Street - Tracy 

Swanson, independent stylist 

• Comfy Threads Boutique 

• Crafts by Rosemary 

• DIY Sign Party 

• doTERRA 

• Dykstra Home Services 

• Eagle Sports Range 

• Elements by The Odyssey 

• Fabulously Sweet Creations 

• Four 12 Photography 

• Fred Astaire Mokena 

• Gemzisle 

• Gift Basket by Occasion 

• GorJus Whips Body Butter 

• Gracie Pie Apothecary 

• Hemp Heals Body Shop 

• Huaywasi: Handmade in Peru 

• Imperfect Produce 

• Infinity Scarves by Nancy 

• Inspirational Lula Ladies 

Tiffany & Sheri (LuLaRoe) 

• Inspire Studio Gallery 

• Irish Greens 

• Jean Lachat Photography 

• Jewels 2 U 

• Juicy Luzy Sangria 

• Just a Spoonful 

• Laurie's Fudgelicious 

• L’BRI PURE n’ NATURAL 

Skin Care 

• LegalShield 

• Madewithalittlelove 

• Mary Kay Cosmetics 

• Matilda Jane Clothing 

• Mrs. Banton’s Cookies 

• NEW YOU CBD 

• Norwex 

• Nothing Bundt Cake 

• Nuturing through Nature 

• Oberweis Dairy Home Delivery 

• Paparazzi (Glamour Bijoux) 

• Parker James Boutique 

• Porter Place Memory Care 

• Premier Designs Jewelry 

• Rock's #1 Gals Jewelry 

• RockNmom Art 

• Smart Cake Creations 

• Sterk Family Law Group, P.C. 

• Surprise Parties 

• Tastefully Simple 

• The Little Red Donut Truck 

• Total Life Changes (TLC) 

• Totes & Taggies by Melinda 

• Usborne Books & More 

• Virtue Cider 

• Von Maur 

• Wakaya Perfection/CBD/KETO 

• Wicks & Wax 

• Wine, Spirit, Butterbeer Mixes 

• Women’s Healthcare of Illinois 

• Young Living Essential Oils 

(Oily University) 

• Younique 

AND MORE TO COME! 

For more information, call (708) 326-9170 ext. 16 or 

visit 22ndCenturyMedia.com/mistletoe

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Orland Library offers 

Cultural Pass program 

Submitted by Orland Park 

Public Library 

The Orland Park Public 

Library has joined with 

the Reaching Across Illinois 

Library System to 

provide free and discounted 

tickets to museums, 

zoos, theaters and other 

venues in Illinois. 

Library patrons can use 

their library cards to log in 

to Explore More Illinois 

at exploremoreillinois.org 

to reserve tickets. 

Anyone who lives within 

the corporate limits of 

Orland Park can obtain a 

library card by visiting 

the library during normal 

business hours. They 

should bring a piece of 

official mail (like a utility 

bill) and photo identification. 

On the Explore More Illinois 

website, patrons can 

browse for passes by date 

or attraction. Reservations 

need to be made and 

passes need to be printed 

or downloaded shortly 

before a visit. An account 

can have two active reservations 

per library card. 

Reservations should be 

canceled if unable to attend; 

otherwise the reservation 

will count as being 

used. The reservation 

cannot be canceled once a 

user prints or downloads a 

pass. 

For more information, 

call (708) 428-5100 or 

visit the library at 14921 

Ravinia Ave. 

Library offers instructor-led online courses 

Submitted by Orland Park 

Public Library 

Orland Park Public Library 

now offers Gale 

Courses — free, online 

classes from Gale, a Cengage 

company. 

Through this unique 

program, Orland Park residents 

can access instructor-led, 

online courses 

through the orlandparklibrary.org 

website. 

Gale Courses offer patrons 

access to more than 

350 instructor-led online 

courses, covering everything 

from health and wellness 

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computer programming, 

business management, 

GED test preparation and 

more. 

Patrons can enroll at 

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comprehensive lessons, 

quizzes and assignments. 

A dedicated college-level 

instructor coordinates every 

course by pacing learners, 

answering questions, 

giving feedback and facilitating 

discussions. 

Orland Park residents 

can enroll and participate in 

courses from home or use 

the library’s public computers. 

For more information 

about the catalog of courses 

offered or to enroll in a 

course, residents should 

visit the library website. 

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20 | November 14, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie dining out 


The Dish 

Barrel Club more than the sum of its steaks, spirits and stogies 

Eatery switches 

vibes from lunch to 

dinner, focuses on 

gatherings 

Bill Jones, Editor 

The Barrel Club’s Traces of Buffalo whiskey flight ($22) is one of 10 that offer guests 

tastes of three different spirits — in this case W.L. Weller Special Reserve, E.H. 

Taylor Small Batch and George Stagg Jr. — alongside optional bitters. Photos by Bill 

Jones/22nd Century Media 

At a quick glance, The 

Barrel Club looks on paper 

like something of a 

throwback, with a steakheavy 

dinner menu, a 

drinks list that leans hard 

on bourbon and a showcase 

of cigar selections 

for the smokers. 

Make no mistake: Spirits 

are the star of the show 

at The Barrel Club. From 

the membership program 

that for $39 monthly sends 

customers home with different 

bottles of the Barrel 

Club’s spirits and accessories 

— think branded shot 

glasses, ice ball silicones 

and rocks glasses — to a 

list that rivals most city 

establishments for whiskey 

enthusiasts, drinks are 

undoubtedly the No. 1 attraction 

at the Oak Lawn 

establishment. 

But the facade of the 

building on 111th Street 

near Cicero Avenue is 

enough to let passersby 

know the offerings are 

more than first meets the 

eye. The modern confines 

hint at the wines Barrel 

Club also proudly offers. 

A patio with a fire pit welcomes 

musical acts and 

outdoor loungers alike. 

The event spaces are designed 

to attract both corporate 

meetings and small 

birthday gatherings (ask 

to see The Little Pub). And 

the lunch menu caters to a 

family crowd more than 

the nightlife seekers one 

might otherwise imagine. 

Barrel Club strives to be 

more than the typical suburban 

eatery, and it strives 

to please a lot of different 

people in the process. 

As Director of Operations 

April Koerber, an 

Orland Parker, puts it, “It’s 

downtown dining on the 

south side of Chicago. The 

food looks like a masterpiece.” 

Behind that food is executive 

chef Carlos De- 

Leon, who approaches an 

ingredient-focused menu 

with a “less is best on the 

plate” philosophy. 

“The products that we 

use here are great,” he 

said. 

They use Duke’s mayonnaise, 

for instance, simply 

because, DeLeon said, 

“It’s delicious, the king of 

mayos.” 

Diners will find that 

on the lobster roll ($16), 

which Koerber cites as a 

favorite for the simplicity 

of its Maine lobster, mayo, 

Old Bay and brioche. 

The kitchen at Barrel 

Club also takes the time 

to make its own creme 

fraiche — a three-day 

process. And the roasted 

chicken (for 2, $29) — 

which is sliced in front of 

customers — goes through 

a 48-hour process. 

“What you get out of 

it is a crisp, seasoned-allthe-way-through 

chicken,” 

DeLeon said. 

Among the sandwich 

standouts for the lunch 

crowd is the Cuban ($13), 

featuring pork carnitas, 

smoked ham, Chihuahua 

cheese, dill pickle and 

mustard on a telera roll. 

“Its not a traditional Cuban, 

but it’s damn close,” 

DeLeon said. 

The restaurant also has 

some fun mixing influences 

with items like the potato 

and cheese pierogies 

($9), which feature Yukon 

Gold potatoes and Chihuahua 

cheese for a combination 

that is part Polish, 

part Mexican, according to 

DeLeon. Giardiniera finds 

its way into Barrel Club’s 

chopped salad ($13) for a 

distinct Chicago tweak to 

the classic. 

And gluten-free and 

vegetarians diners are not 

forgotten, with options for 

both highlighted on the 

menus. 

“You just try to keep it 

balanced for people with 

allergies,” DeLeon said. 

The Barrel Club maintains 

membership with the 

Orland Park Area Chamber 

of Commerce, and 

Koerber, who previously 

worked with several businesses 

in Orland Park, said 

she made the jump for a 

new opportunity to work 

with a restaurant that does 

a spirits club. It also gives 

her the opportunity to continue 

to organize events, 

including benefits for local 

organizations Barrel Club 

has done since its recent 

opening. 

Koerber said she has enjoyed 

the new role because 

Barrel Club tries to create 

a “wow factor” for its 

Oak Lawn’s Barrel Club offers sandwiches during 

its lunch hours, including the pictured Barrel Dip 

($14), featuring shaved rib-eye on a French roll, with 

giardiniera, au jus and horseradish cream. 

The beignets ($9) at Barrel Club are dusted in powdered 

sugar, drizzled in chocolate and served warm with a 

scoop of ice cream. 

The Barrel Club 

4910 W. 111th St. in Oak Lawn 

Kitchen Hours 

• Lunch: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday 

• Brunch: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 

• Dinner: 4-10 p.m. daily 

Bar Hours 

• 10 a.m.-midnight Sunday-Thursday 

• 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday-Saturday 

For more information ... 

Web: barrelclubillinois.com 

Phone: (708) 581-3357 

customers, whether that’s 

an elderly group doing an 

early lunch, whiskey fanatics 

working their way 

through the spirits selection 

or executives looking 

to impress clients. 

“It’s really personal,” 

she said. “And they want 

that personalized touch.”

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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. Some Brit. sports 

cars 

4. Trademarks, abbr. 

7. Pandowdy, e.g. 

10. Birchbark 

13. ‘’__ a Lady’’ (Tom 

Jones tune) 

14. Epithet for the 

Yankees 

15. LTHS 2019 Jackson 

Award winner, 

technology teacher, 

Jeff ____ 

16. Official doc. 

17. Regal Norse name 

18. At first light 

19. Make ___ while the 

sun shines 

20. ___ gratias 

21. Way back when 

23. Lucy of “Charlie’s 

Angels,” 2000 

25. Human blood classification 

28. __ Zeppelin 

29. Abe Vigoda, in 

“The Godfather” 

30. Conservative 

Justice 

32. Railroad employee 

35. Welcome rugs 

39. Australian jumper, 

for short 

40. Fund-raising suffix 

41. Jealous 

44. Tyrant 

45. Dig in 

47. Do-say link 

50. Wore away 

51. Land of opportunity 

53. “____ into Lockport” 

- classic car 

event 

55. The tone “G” 

57. Van Gogh: “___ 

Cypresses” 

59. Gets licked 

60. The Adamsons’ cat 

62. Border on 

63. Mindless 

64. Epitome of redness 

65. Flower receptacle 

66. Do watercolors 

67. Some degs. 

68. UFO crew 

69. Vegas opener 

Down 

1. 1990s-2000s TV 

attorney 

2. Car storage locale 

3. Wheezed 

4. “___-Team” 

5. Actress Streep 

6. Jet that was retired 

in 2003 

7. Northern California 

city 

8. Personal statement 

intro 

9. Post delivery: 

Abbr. 

11. Certain hooters 

12. Ethereal singer, 

and namesakes 

13. Academic types 

14. Defendant called 

John 

20. Silver coin 

22. Chipper 

24. Practice suffix 

26. “Très ___!” 

27. Dinghy propeller 

31. Fireplace remains 

33. Money to the 

bottom line, abbr. 

34. Pigeon pen 

35. Bubbly name 

36. Estimates value 

37. Coffee stirrer 

38. Capital of South 

Korea 

41. Handheld 

42. Ave. crossers 

43. Musical talent 

46. Holland export 

47. Attack 

48. Reddish brown 

49. Atlas features 

52. Chance for a hit 

54. College in New 

Rochelle, New York 

56. Cereal grain 

58. Weak one 

60. Go down 

61. Meadow (Brit.) 

62. 5th ___ 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids 

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

column and box must contain each of the 

numbers 1-9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan 

answers 

ORLAND PARK 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S Harlem Ave, 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■5-7 ■ p.m. Mondays: 

Free bar bingo 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 


0042) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesday- 

Saturday: Live music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Trivia. Prizes awarded 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live music 

Dan ‘D’ Jac’s 

(9358 171st St., Orland 

Hills; (708) 460-8773 

■9 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. 

Wednesdays: acoustic 

open mic night 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-1:30 a.m. 

Thursdays: karaoke 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-2:30 a.m. 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 


2111) 

■6-9 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

Friday, and Saturday: 

Eman 

■6-9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Gene Infelise and 

Francesca 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; 

(708) 403-9099) 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

Square Celt Ale House & 

Grill 

(39 Orland Square 

Drive, Orland Park; 

(708) 226-9600) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Free 

Bar Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free Trivia 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays or Saturdays: 

Live Music 

■10 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Karaoke 

To place an event in The 

Scene, email a.datta@ 

22ndcenturymedia.com.

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• 14000 S Derby 

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60467-1145 - Ronald J. 

Johnson Sr. to Boleslaw 

Koszut, Natalia M. 

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Sept. 20 

• 14903 Highland Ave., 

Orland Park, 60462- 

3033 - Gregory Gervais 

to Nora C. McNaughton 

Nerius, $205,000 

• 10825 Donna 

Lane 23, Orland 

Park, 60467-9304 

- Zientkowski Trust 

to Patricia M. Hoge, 

$250,000 

• 17416 Longwood 


60467-8783 - Anthony 

J. Smeraldo to Vincent 

Pesha, Kimberly Pesha, 

$335,000 

Sept. 23 

• 7444 W. 153rd St. 

301, Orland Park, 

60462-6729 - Sandra J. 

Suria to Naser Khaledi, 

$115,000 

• 7020 Heritage Circle 

6-2B, Orland Park, 

60462-5413 - Eugene 

M. Smyth to Nancy 

Mayer, $143,500 

• 8920 W. 164th St., 


5659 - Mary McNamee 

Trustee to Deborah G. 

Strlek, $174,000 

• 15125 Huntington 

Court, Orland Park, 

60462-3530 - Pepper 

Trust to Elhassan 

Mohamed, $182,000 

• 15556 Whitehall 

Lane, Orland Park, 

60462-7774 - Kamil 

Szamreto to Margaret 

Burke, $190,000 

• 14314 S. Union Ave., 


2499 - Janulis Joint 

Tenancy Trust to Susan 

Lukasik, Edward D. 

Lukasik, $230,000 

• 7912 Braeloch 

Court, Orland Park, 

60462-5095 - James 

A. McMillan Trustee 

to Bruce A. Rapp II, 

Elizabeth L. Rapp, 

$330,000 

• 11606 Creekside 


60467 - National 

Residential Nominee 

S. to Sylvia Perez 

Smith, Paul Smith, 

$390,000 

Sept. 24 

• 9979 Constitution 


60462-4562 - Anna 

Jean Olson to Michelle 

Lingle, $227,500 

Sept. 25 

• 7841 W. 157th St. 

108, Orland Park, 

60462-6002 - Kyle 

Rimkus Trustee to Ralph 

J. Naccarato, $168,000 

• 15705 Brassie 

Court 1S, Orland Park, 

60462-4945 - Hani 

Sughhayer to Aiman K. 

Farhan, $176,000 

• 7309 W. 154th St., 


4305 - Francis J. 

Danihel to Matthew 

Tiggelaar, $183,000 

• 9325 Whitehall Lane, 


7772 - Lascola Trust 

to Neim A. Abubeker, 

Firheywot Gebregiorgis, 

$191,000 

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Homer School District 33C 

seeks quality individuals 

to join our family of 

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$17.42/hr. + full benefits 

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Training provided. 

Call (708) 226-7625 

or visit homerschools.org 

employment tab 

Hiring Desk Clerk 

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splendor of Heaven, Blessed 

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1069 Antique 

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1948 Plymouth Deluxe 

4-Door Sedan 

Radio, Spotlight, 

Shop-Manual Included 

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(708) 532-4117 

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Custom Lights 

Engine/Trans/Brakes Great. 

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Beautiful Custom 

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$975,000 call Whitney 

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Prospect Equities Real Estate 

1091 Condo for 

Sale 

Mokena, Condo FSBO 

2bd/1ba, $99,900 

Excellent conidtion! new 

carpeting, electric heat, 

wall ac, carpet/tile, 

shower/tub, dishwasher, 

parking in lot, For 

info/pics call 708-479-9655 

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Mokena/Weber 

Wills Apartments 

1 Bedroom apt. $ 850 

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Kennedy Connection Realtors 

SELLER incentives & DISCOUNTS! 

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kennedyconnection.com 

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2701 Property for 

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Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION AS TRUSTEE 

SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WA- 

CHOVIA BANK, 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF 

AMERICA FUNDING CORPORA- 

TION MORTGAGE PASS- 

THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 

2005-4; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

LOUIS CALDERON; YOLANDA 

CALDERON; MB 

FINANCIAL BANK, N.A., SUCCES- 

SOR IN INTEREST 

TO COLE TAYLOR BANK; CITY OF 

CHICAGO, A 

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; 

WINDHAVEN WEST 

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION; 

Defendants, 

19 CH 5239 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Monday, December 

2, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their 

office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 

718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public 

auction to the highest bidder for cash, as 

set forth below, the following described 

mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 27-03-214-018-0000. 

Commonly known as 13508 South Tall 

Grass aka 13508 Tallgrass Trail, Orland 

Park, IL 60462. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved 

with asingle family residence. If the 

subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of 

acommon interest community, the purchaser 

of the unit other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required 

by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the condominium Property Act 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified 

funds, balance, by certified funds, 

within 24 hours. Norefunds. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Sales Department 

at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, 

LLC, One East Wacker Drive, 

Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 

220-5611. 19-014402 F2 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I3135511 




CERY DIVISION 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

GREGORY BARON A/K/A GREG- 

ORY G.BARON, ROBERTA BARON, 

ROBERTA BARON, AS TRUSTEE 

UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT 

DATED DECEMBER 22, 2014 AND 

DESIGNATED AS THE 11767 JUA- 

NITA DRIVE TRUST, UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA 

Defendants 

18 CH 12564 

11767 JUANITA DRIVE 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 




and Sale entered in the above cause 

on September 6, 2019, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on December 9, 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 11767 JUANITA 

DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 

Property Index No. 27-19-102-010-0000 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

$ 

The judgment amount was $85,571.66. 

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. 

Where asale of real estate is made to 

satisfy alien prior to that of the United 

States, the United States shall have one 

year from the date of sale within which 

to redeem, except that with respect to a 

lien arising under the internal revenue 

laws the period shall be 120 days or the 

period allowable for redemption under 

State law, whichever is longer, and in 

any case inwhich, under the provisions 

of section 505 of the Housing Act of 

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

and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 

38 of the United States Code, the 

right toredeem does not arise, there 

shall be no right of redemption. 

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, The sales clerk, 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 2121 

WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, 

IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 

For information call between the hours 

of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer tofile number 

18-087747. 

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. 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC 

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 

Bannockburn IL, 60015 

847-291-1717 

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com 

Attorney File No. 18-087747 

Attorney Code. 42168 

Case Number: 18 CH 12564 

TJSC#: 39-5753 

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 # 18 CH 12564 

I3135564 




CERY DIVISION 

CITIZENS BANK NA; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SAL MUSTAFA; JASMINE MUS- 

TAFA; AMERICAN 

EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK FKA 

AMERICAN EXPRESS 

BANK, FSB; UNIFUND CCR PART- 

NERS; ASHBURN 

SOUND OWNERS ASSOCIATION; 

Defendants, 

18 CH 15195 






Corporation will onThursday, December 

5, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in 

their office at 120 West Madison Street, 

Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at 

public auction tothe highest bidder for 

cash, as set forth below, the following 

described mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 27-17-302-004-0000. 

Commonly known as 10831 Jillian 

Road, Orland Park, IL 60467. 







by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of 

the Condominium Property Act. 




will NOT be open for inspection. 

For information call Sales Department 

at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, 

LLC, One East Wacker Drive, 

Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 

220-5611. 18-036038 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3135675 




CERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORT- 

GAGE CORPORATION, AS TRUS- 

TEE FOR FREDDIE MAC SEA- 

SONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER 

TRUST, SERIES 2017-4, AS OWNER 

OF THE RELATED MORTGAGE 

LOAN 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

LYDIA LUYANDO, DAVID LUY- 

ANDO JR., THE BANK OF NEW 

YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK 

OF NEW YORK, INDENTURE TRUS- 

TEE ON BEHALF OF THE NOTE- 

HOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ INC., 

CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQ- 

UITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-C, 

ORLAND PARK CROSSING CON- 

DOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

2019 CH 00332 

13939 JOHN HUMPHREY DRIVE 






on April 30, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 






real estate: 

Commonly known as 13939 JOHN 

HUMPHREY DRIVE, ORLAND 

PARK, IL 60462 

Property Index No. 

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

-005, -012, -018 underlying) 

The real estate is improved with a 

condo/townhouse. 





























by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













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. 14-19-00009 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 



TJSC#: 39-6677 







Case # 2019 CH 00332 

I3135828 




CERY DIVISION 

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JEANINE DAVIS A/K/A JEANINE 

SHEEHAN, OVATION SALES FI- 

NANCE TRUST, UNKNOWN HEIRS 

AND LEGATEES OF DONNA G 

HEINTZ A/K/A DONNA HEINTZ, IF 

ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DA- 

MON RITENHOUSE, SPECIAL REP- 

RESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED 

MORTGAGOR, DONNA G HEINTZ 

Defendants 

19 CH 01176 

15528 NARCISSUS LANE 






on August 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 15528 NARCIS- 

SUS LANE, ORLAND PARK, IL 

60462 


The real estate is improved with a white 

brick, two story single family home 

with an attached two car garage. 









real estate at the rate of$1 for each 




















by the court. 




adeed tothe real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 






information. 













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 


Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7 



PIERCE, LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago IL, 60602 

312-346-9088 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 

Attorney File No. 268966 




TJSC#: 39-5034 







Case # 19 CH 01176 

I3135980 




CERY DIVISION 

MIDLAND FEDERAL SAVINGS & 

LOAN ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL AD- 

MIN. FOR DIANNE 

ADAMS DECEASED MORTGAGOR; 

RYAN D. ADAMS; 

VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, IL 

DEFENDANTS, 

17 CH 6233 






Corporation will on Tuesday, December 

10, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their 

office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 

718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public 

auction tothe highest bidder for cash, as 

set forth below, the following described 

mortgaged real estate: 

Commonly known as 8751 Robinhood 

Drive, Orland Park, IL 60462. 

P.I.N. 27-23-307-001-0000. 







by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of




Sale 


Sale 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

the Condominium Property Act. 




will NOT be open for inspection 

For information call Mr. Robert M. 

Kamm at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices 

of Robert M. Kamm, PC, 1502 

Sheridan Road, Highland Park, Illinois 

60035. (312) 726-9777. 


CORPORATION 


I3136246 




CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

ADRIAN CRUZ A/K/A ADRIAN 

DELA CRUZ, ILLINOIS HOUSING 

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 

CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., 

SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

19 CH 00746 

16524 CRAIG DRIVE 

OAK FOREST, IL 60452 





on June 3, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 







real estate: 

Commonly known as 16524 CRAIG 

DRIVE, OAK FOREST, IL 60452 


The real estate is improved with atan 

brick, one story single family home, detached 

two car garage. 




























The sale is further subject toconfirmation 

by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 








which ispart ofacommon interest com- 

munity, the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 




ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

















sales. 


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 





PIERCE, LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago IL, 60602 

312-346-9088 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 

Attorney File No. 264554 




TJSC#: 39-3520 







Case # 19 CH 00746 

I3136455 

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AREA SPORTS ROUNDUP 

Farley aiding Michigan State in swimming 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Last season, former 

Sandburg swimming 

standout Aidan Farley 

posted the third all-time 

Michigan State time in 

the 100-yard freestyle 

(44.29 seconds) and was 

fourth all-time in the 200 

free and 800 free relay 

split time and helped the 

400 free relay team to the 

school’s second fastest 

time. 

This year, the junior 

is not wasting any time 

dominating. In a loss to 

Northwestern on Nov. 

2, Farley helped the 200 

free relay team break a 

home pool record with a 

1:20.56. He also won the 

100, 200 and 500 freestyle 

events. 

“Aidan Farley had probably 

the best weekend I’ve 

ever seen by a swimmer 

here, maybe ever,” Spartans 

coach Matt Gianiodis 

said in a news release. 

Farley enjoyed being 

a part of history. “It was 

really cool,” he said in a 

news release. “I didn’t 

know we were in contention 

of breaking the pool 

record so when I heard it 

over the loudspeaker, that 

was really awesome.” 

New home for McFarland 

It did not take T.J. Mc- 

Farland long to find a new 

home. 

The Orland Park native 

and Stagg High School 

graduate had his option declined 

by the Arizona Dia- 

this week in... 

SANDBURG VARSITY ATHLETICS 

GIRLS SWIMMING 

■Nov. ■ 16 – IHSA Sectionals,TBA 

Aidan Farley 

BOYS BOWLING 

■Nov. ■ 14 – at Lincoln-Way East, 4:30 p.m. 

mondbacks and on Nov. 

4 was scooped up by the 

Oakland A’s. 

McFarland, a left-handed 

reliever, pitched in 51 

games and had no record 

and a 4.82 ERA in his third 

year with the D-Backs. 

In four seasons with 

Baltimore and three at 

Arizona, McFarland 

racked up an 18-14 mark 

with a 4.07 ERA. His best 

season was 2018 when he 

posted a 2.00 ERA in 47 

games with the Diamondbacks. 

Changes in gymnastics 

The area girls gymnastics 

scene is vastly different 

this season. 

For many years, Andrew 

had its own program 

while Sandburg and Stagg 

were involved in a co-op 

effort. 

Starting this season all 

three District 230 teams 

will form a co-op team, 

which will be based at Andrew. 

The boys gymnastics 

team and the boys and 

girls lacrosse teams have 

all three district schools 

banded together. 

Veteran coach and former 

Andrew gymnast Allison 

Hack will serve as 

coach. The first meet is a 

home battle at 5:30 p.m. 

Dec. 4 against the Lincoln- 

Way co-op team. 

Thanksgiving for Stevie 

The Do It Stevie’s Way 

Foundation, which runs a 

huge high school baseball 

tournament in the spring, 

is holding a huge fall event 

as well. 

Thanksgiving For Stevie 

will take place from 

3 p.m.-to-7 p.m. Nov. 29 

at Cork & Kerry, 10614 

Western Ave. in Chicago. 

The cost is $40 for adults 

which includes food and 

alcohol and $10 for children 

which includes food 

and soft drinks. 

There will be a designated 

driver shuttle from Mokena. 

For more information, 

call 708-870-2138. 

The foundation is named 

for Steven Bajenski, a former 

Illinois Sparks player 

who died in 2009 after 

living life with a series of 

serious health ailments, including 

having open-heart 

surgery performed on him 

when he was just 10 weeks 

old. 

The foundation provides 

scholarships for 

high school baseball players 

and donates money to 

many other causes. 

■Nov. ■ 19 – hosts Lockport, 4:30 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 21 – hosts Andrew, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

■Nov. ■ 18 – hosts St. Laurence, 6 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 19 – at Hinsdale South Invite, 6 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 21 – at Hinsdale South Invite, 6 p.m. 

3 

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Colleen Donnell 

Colleen Donnell is a 

junior at Sandburg. She’s 

a top swimmer for the 

Eagles and also plays 

water polo. 

How would you say 

the swim season 

went? 

I think it’s gone pretty 

well. Just the positivity 

that we had the last few 

months and how we had 

fun with it. 

The team finished 

fourth at the 

SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Meet on 

Nov. 2. How would 

you say that meet 

went for you and the 

team? 

I think the competition 

here helped show 

me to what a good time 

is in all the events. In the 

sectional [this weekend 

at Lockport] I will probably 

do the 50-freestyle 

and all the relays. Everyone 

was excited for conference, 

It was the last 

meet for a lot of people. 

We had that energy and it 

really helped me a lot in 

the pool. 

How long have you 

been swimming? 

I started swimming 

when I was six. My 

brother, Jack, was swimming 

and I followed in 

his footsteps. I first swam 

for POSA [Palos-Orland 

Swim Association]. 

Do you also play 

water polo? 

Yes. I swim and play 

water polo and I like them 

equally. I’ve been swimming 

my whole life but I 

think water polo is really 

fun from the team aspect. 

What is it that you 

like about aquatic 

sports? 

I like sports more in the 

water because I’m used 

to swimming. I also like 

swimming with my team 

and being with them. So 

there’s just a big team aspect. 

What have you 

learned from Sandburg 

girls swimming coach, 

Anna McBride? 

I learned that hard work 

and dedication pay off. 

We’ve got to be there for 

practice at 5:30 in the 

morning and that pays off 

in the end. 

Do you have your own 

vehicle and if so, do 

you have a name for 

it? 

Yes. It’s my mom’s old 

2005 mini van. My siblings, 

Meghan, Claire, 

Jack and myself named it 

“Zoomer.” We just decided 

to name it that. Now we 

zoom around in it. 

If you could be a 

superhero, who would 

you be and why? 

Superman. Because I 

PHOTO SUBMITTED 

want to fly. That’s good 

enough for me. 

Do you plan to swim 

or play water polo in 

college? 

Yes, but on a club team. 

I don’t think I can compete 

on the actual college team. 

I haven’t started the process 

yet but want to go to 

the University of Wisconsin 

- Madison and major in 

engineering. 

What’s the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Sandburg? 

It’s fun because so many 

people come out and support 

you. There’s a lot 

of Sandburg pride at our 

school. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Randy Whalen

36 | November 14, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


Elite-8 season ends against two-time champion 

5 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

As the final Marist kill 

found its mark near a diving 

Shelby Stefanon, the 

Sandburg hitting star got 

up and was quickly greeted 

with a hug from teammate 

Rachel Krasowski. 

It was over. 

This historic season, 

with a lot more ups than 

downs, came to and end 

on Friday, Nov. 8, with a 

25-21, 25-22 loss to the 

Class 4A two-time defending 

state champion 

Marist in the Blue Island 

Eisenhower Sectional 

in front of an estimated 

crowd of 1,500. 

Two days prior, the 

team celebrated its first 

sectional title since 2004 

with a 25-17, 25-17 victory 

over District 230 

rival Andrew to claim 

the Sandburg Sectional 

and tons of photos were 

snapped on phones and 

a few cameras of players, 

coaches and parents 

posing with the sectional 

championship plaque. 

That was a special night 

for a special team that finished 

the season 34-6. 

“It’s a long time coming, 

right?” Sandburg 

coach David Vales said 

minutes after the triumph 

that allowed the Eagles to 

compete in the Elite Eight. 

“It’s a matter of getting 

the opportunity and progressing 

and moving forward. 

You can finally say 

you did it.” 

Marist (38-2) can make 

some history of its own 

starting Friday, Nov. 15, 

as the Redhawks will attempt 

to become the fifth 

team to win three straight 

Illinois High School Association 

state titles. Orland 

Park’s Elise Ward, 

a 5-foot-11 freshman 

middle hitter who was 

promoted to the varsity 

squad during the season, 

is on the RedHawks 

roster. 

Sandburg played Marist 

tough as there were six 

ties in the first set and 

seven ties and three lead 

changes in the second 

set before the Redhawks 

pulled off the win. 

Stefanon had 11 kills, 

Krasowski notched 20 

digs and Ellie Watson was 

a blocking machine with 

five. 

“It’s been so good,” 

Watson said of the season. 

“I never thought I would 

be playing in a sectional 

championship and a supersectional 

with a chance 

to go down state.” 

Krasowski, who is 

heading to DePaul next 

season, enjoyed the 2019 

team. 

“It was like family,” 

she said. “Whoever goes 

in, we know that we have 

each other’s back. Everyone 

will do their job. It 

feels like a weight is lifted 

off your shoulders when 

you have so much talent 

on the team. You can trust 

everyone.” 

The season was rewarding 

but not easy. 

“I feel like every season 

is hard,” Krasowski 

said. “I feel like if you 

put in the work, you want 

to make it as hard as you 

can to make yourself better. 

Our season has been 

tough with all the competition 

that we played. We 

were up for the challenge 

and we were up for anything 

that came our way.” 

After winning the sectional 

and taking hundreds 

of photos, the alltime 

Sandburg digs leader 

was digging the accomplishment. 

WINNER, WINNER 

A look at the 

winningest Sandburg 

girls volleyball teams. 

YEAR WINS 

1998 38 

2001 37 

2002 36 

2019 34 

2018 33 

1980 33 

“To be a part of something 

history like this 

makes me feel like I am 

on top of the world,” Krasowski 

said. “These girls 

worked their butts off. We 

worked for each other and 

I just love every single 

one of them with all my 

heart. This was a big team 

effort and I’m very proud 

of every single one of 

them.” 

Sophomore Sidona Rao 

had 11 kills in the win 

over Andrew, which drew 

a loud crowd of more than 

1,000 fans. Keegan Carey 

added seven kills and Stefanon 

added six kills and 

13 digs. Krasowski had 

18 digs and Hailey Farrell 

had 16 assists. 

The Eagles will part 

ways with seniors Stefanon, 

her sister Julia, 

Farrell, Krasowski, Jaclyn 

Oblena, Jamison Macinnis 

and Hannah Mallo. 

But they could be returning 

underclassmen 

Marykate Fitzgerald, Bianca 

May, Jillian Macinnis, 

Carey, Watson, Raven 

Falls, Rao and Jordan 

Paddock. 

RIGHT: Hailey Farrell, of 

Sandburg, comes up with 

a diving dig in a 25-21, 

25-22 supersectional loss 

to Marist at the Class 4A 

Blue Island Eisenhower 

Sectional. 

Sandburg’s Shelby Stefanon (right) hugs teammate Rachel Krasowski seconds after 

losing to Marist in a supersectional battle on Friday, Nov. 8. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND 

CENTURY MEDIA



FOOTBALL 

Vaughn runs wild for 366 yards in 

Providence’s win over Crete-Monee 

RANDY WHALEN 


Aaron Vaughn literally 

ran into some of his old 

friends - and past them, 

around them and through 

them. 

The Providence sophomore 

running back, who 

is from Crete, ran wild to 

end the season of the Crete- 

Monee football team, 

which rostered many of 

Vaughn’s Friends. 

So does he feel bad about 

that? 

“A little bit,” he said before 

pausing. 

“Well, not really,” Vaughn 

added. “It’s business.” 

Vaughn made sure the 

host Celtics took care of 

business as he ran 26 times 

for 366 yards and scored 

four touchdowns. His best 

performance helped Providence 

pull away from the 

Warriors for an unforgettable 

61-37 victory in a Class 

6A second round playoff 

game on Saturday, Nov. 9 

in New Lenox. 

The 61 points are the 

second most in Providence 

postseason history. The record 

is 68 in a shutout of 

Crete-Monee at Providence, Nov. 9 

1 2 3 4 F 

Crete-Monee 3 13 8 13 37 

Providence 7 17 10 27 61 

Top Performers 

1. Aaron Vaughn, Providence RB - 26 carries, 366 yards, 

four TDs 

2. Trayvon Rudolph, Crete-Monee QB - 23 carries, 201 

yards, four TDs 

3. Kevin Conway, Providence QB - 20 carries, 96 yards, 

three TDs 108 yards passing, including a 66-yard 

score to Lucas Porto. 

Fenger in an opening round 

playoff game in 2002. 

The Celtics (8-3), are 

now 19-1 in second round 

playoff games, including 

9-0 at home in the past 

25 years. They host Glenwood-Chatham 

(11-0) at 2 

p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 

at 2 p.m. in a quarterfinal 

game. 

Crete-Monee (10-1), 

which was last year’s Class 

6A state runner-up was hoping 

to make its fourth state 

title game appearance in 

the past eight seasons. But 

Vaughn had other ideas. 

“I was nervous,” Vaughn 

said. “I came out and felt 

like I was going to puke. 

These were the guys I grew 

5 

up with. I knew them and 

they knew me. I couldn’t 

sleep [Friday] night. I 

woke up at six [Saturday 

morning] and I was going 

to sleep until eight. 

Vaughn scored on runs of 

three, 65, 42 and 33 yards. 

The final two of those coming 

in the last 1:44 of the 

game as the Celtics capped 

it off by scoring the final 21 

points. 

The all-senior offensive 

line of Tre Allen III, Adam 

Banathy, Michael Charnot, 

Oliver Cox, and Jake Renfro, 

along with junior tight 

end Jameson Geers, helped 

lead the for 481 of the Celtics 

589 total yards on the 

ground. 

Girls Volleyball 

Loss to JCA ends Providence’s 

best playoff run since 2005 

STEVE MILLAR 

Contributing Editor 

Orland Park’s Katianne Soltys and Providence 

Catholic’s volleyball team enjoyed its best season since 

2005. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Providence was playing 

its best volleyball of 

the year at the right time, 

storming through its first 

three playoff matches with 

ease. 

The Celtics won all three 

in straight sets, and never 

let an opponent reach 20 

points. 

That included a 25-19, 

25-18 stomping of Marian 

Catholic in the Class 3A 

Joliet Catholic Sectional 

semifinal Nov. 4, an especially 

impressive result 

considering Marian’s history 

of success the last decade, 

including a 3A state 

championship in 2016. 

The Spartans also beat 

Providence earlier in the 

season. 

Providence earned its 

way into a sectional final 

for the first time since 

2005. But the Celtics ran 

into Joliet Catholic in its 

own gym in the championship 

match, and the 

Angels’ postseason experience 

and homecourt advantage 

proved too much 

to overcome. 

Joliet Catholic won its 

11th sectional title in the 

last 17 years with a 25- 

21, 25-20 victory over the 

Celtics on Nov. 6. 

Providence has still not 

won a sectional championship 

since 2001. 

“I think the crowd really 

made a difference,” 

4 

Providence senior Izabela 

Gorys said. “It was just a 

lot of mental things for 

us. We played our hearts 

out, and I’m really proud 

of every single one of our 

girls.” 

Gillain Peterson had 

seven kills to lead the Celtics 

(23-17). Juliana Warfield 

added six and Gorys 

had five. 

Our staff’s predictions for the top games in the quarterfinals of the playoffs 

There are still just two teams left from our area 

– Providence and Lincoln-Way East. Could we 

see two teams in the state title game in DeKalb 

two days after belching up our Thanksgiving Day 

meals? It is a possibility. 

54-12 

53-13 

Thomas Czaja | 

Editor 

• LWE 27, Homewood-Flossmoor 

24. Vikings will give Griffins their 

closest game of the season in 

rematch, but East handles them 

again to advance. 

• Providence 35, Chatham Glenwood 

28. Celtics have proven time and 

again to throw out the records this 

time of year – they know how to 

make a postseason run. 

52-14 

49-17 

48-18 

Sean Hastings | 

Contributing Editor 

• LW East 34, Homewood-Flossmoor 

28. Griffins win battle of two area 

powerhouses. 


14. Celtics utilize home-field 

advantage. 

46-20 

GameS of the Week 

• Homewood-Flossmoor (10-1) at LW East (11-0) 

• Chatham Glenwood (11-0) at Providence (8-3) 

Jeff Vorva | 

Sports Editor 

• LWE 35, Homewood-Flossmoor 14. A 

rematch of the regular season Game 

of the Century should receive plenty 

of hype, but Griffs’ are refocused 

after being shut out in second half 

against Niles Notre Dame. 


23. Hay, Hay! Coach Dave Hay of 

Glenwood brings in a spiffy 34-9 career 

record but the Celtics should send 

him home with double digit losses 

after a fun game in New Lenox. 

Steve Millar | 

Sports Editor 

• LWE 31, Homewood-Flossmoor 20. 

East QB Kyle Quinn did not play 

in the regular season win over the 

Vikings. He will throw a couple of 

TD passes in this one to get the 

Griffins back into the semifinals. 


28. Beating undefeated teams in 

back-to-back weeks is a tough task, 

but if the Celtics offense keeps 

rolling, they can pull it off. 

Joe Coughlin | 

Publisher 


Griffins defense answers the call 

against familiar foe. 


38. Celtics are on fire and outscore 

another big-time opponent. 

Heather Warthen | 

Chief Marketing Officer 


Griffins continue hot streak and 

close out the Vikings’ season. 


21. Home-field advantage does the 

Celtics good as they continue their 

playoff march.

38 | November 14, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


No trophy but Eagles have third-best season in CC 

JEFF DEGRAW 


4 

Ben Giblin, of Sandburg, finished 11th overall in the 

Class 3A state cross country meet to help his team take 

fourth place. 

When you run your best 

on the biggest stage it’s 

all supposed to work out 

in the end, but on Saturday, 

Nov. 9, on the famed 

Detweiller Park course in 

Peoria, the 3A state boys 

cross country race was 

historic and a little disappointing 

for Sandburg. 

The Eagles fell three 

points short of the thirdplace 

state trophy, as they 

scored 156 points, with 

third place York at 153. 

St. Charles East was the 

winner at 64 followed 

by Wheaton-Warrenville 

South with 68. 

The last time the Eagles 

won a state trophy 

was in 2015 when they 

won the state title. This 

is the third-best finish 

in program history and 

the sixth time in seven 

years they finished in the 

top 10. 

“We were close and 

we had guys run personal 

bests today,” Sandburg 

coach John O’Malley 

said. “It’s hard to get all 

seven to run their best 

on the same day, that’s 

our sport, but I feel good 

about the outcome. Sure, 

everyone will look for that 

one second here or there, 

or that one place, but it 

was madness out there 

today.” 

That madness O’Malley 

was talking about was the 

breakneck pace that the 

race started with on a picture-perfect 

day for racing, 

and what happened 

when it was all over. 

The record of 13 minutes, 

50.2 seconds that 

Craig Virgin set in 1972 

over the three-mile course 

was broken by Hersey senior 

John Methner, who 

won his second individual 

title with a 13:49.86. 

“Over the years we 

have been chipping away 

at that record, but it’s hard 

to do because everything 

needs to be perfect, from 

the weather, the competition, 

your training,” 

O’Malley said. “I know 

we have had some great 

runners and it was a tough 

record, it became sort of 

mystical. I would have 

loved to be out there today 

racing, you couldn’t have 

asked for a better weather 

day. Everyone has heard 

about that record, but now 

so many have seen this 

one and I really think this 

is good for the sport. 

“It was special to witness 

that and everyone in 

the race can say they were 

there, they ran in that race. 

The atmosphere was great 

and I can tell you that this 

race, on this course is the 

best tradition that the state 

has in any sport, hands 

down.” 

Sandburg had two All- 

State performances by 

virtue of a top 25 finish as 

Will Giblin placed ninth in 

14:34.64 and Ben Giblin 

finished 11th in 14:34.88. 

There were four runners, 

between eighth and 11th 

who ran 14:34 and were 

separated by the photo at 

the finish. 

“That race went really 

fast at the start,” Ben 

Giblin said. “But, we 

went after it and then that 

last 400 meters coming 

up the hill was just crazy. 

There were so many of us 

coming up there together. 

I don’t know if I’ve ever 

been part of such a crazy 

finish. I knew coming 

up to the finish that if I 

Sandburg’s Will Giblin receives a medal for his ninth-place finish at the state meet in 

Peoria. PHOTOS BY CLARK BROOKS/PHOTONEWS MEDIA 

NOW THAT’S CLOSE 

Four runners, two from Sandburg, crossed the finish line at almost the same 

time at the Class 3A state cross country meet. Here is how they finished: 

PLACE NAME SCHOOL TIME 

8th William Hauenstein Wheaton-Warrenville South 14:34.23 

9th Will Giblin Sandburg 14:34.64 

10th Daniel Klysh York 14:34.74 

11th Ben Giblin Sandburg 14:34.88 

hit a certain time I could 

get my name on the alltime 

list for our school. 

It’s important to know 

the history of your sport 

and we have such a great 

tradition at Sandburg, 

you know some of those 

things. 

“When you finish, and 

you know you have done 

your best there is nothing 

else you can do and today 

it was just a few points 

short of a trophy.” 

Sam Rodriguez placed 

28th for the Eagles in 

14:56 and was followed 

by Ismail Tineh in 58th 

(15:09) and TJ Cosler in 

92nd (15:22) to round 

out the top five scorers. 

Griffin Lehnhardt placed 

167th and Ahmed Alhayek 

was 181st. 

Orland Park’s Thomas 

Leonard ran as an individual 

for Marist and placed 

49th in 15:03. 

On the girls side for 

Sandburg, junior Brielle 

Morris placed 170th 

and Paige Killen finished 

201st. 

“This was the first time 

to be here and it was exciting,” 

Morris said. “I 

can tell you the one thing 

we both learned was not 

to go out so fast. But it 

was fun, we learned a lot 

today and hopefully will 

be back next year.” 

“With this experience, 

now we have to carry this 

over to track and get to 

that state meet,” Killen 

said.



fastbreak 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY 

MEDIA 

1st and 3 

SOME COOL THINGS 

ABOUT THE FALL 

SPORTS SEASON 

1. Volleyball Victories 

Coach David Vales’ 

Sandburg’s volleyball 

team (above) 

won its first sectional 

title since 2004. 

2. CC back in the top 

10 

In five of the 

previous six years, 

Sandburg’s boys 

cross country team 

finished in the top 

10 in the state in 

Class 3A. After last 

season’s 16th-place 

finish, the Eagles 

were back with a 

fourth-place finish 

this year. 

3. Speaking of top 

10… 

Sandburg’s girls 

tennis team tied for 

10th place in the 

IHSA meet, which 

was its best finish 

ever. The doubles 

team of Julia Canellis-Jayme 

Gross was 

named all-state for 

its top 16 finish. 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

Sandburg/Andrew 

volleyball atmosphere 

was really ‘rockin’ 

Jeff Vorva 

Sports Editor 

I 

dedicate this column 

to a guy named Grant 

Boxleitner. 

Grant is a big-shot news 

anchor at Suncoast News 

Network in Florida. 

But a few decades ago, 

he was a freelance sports 

reporter for a paper I 

worked at in McHenry 

County. He was a really 

enthusiastic young man 

back in the day. Maybe 

over-enthusiastic at times. 

But that was still cool. 

Once, we sent him to a 

Thursday night Northern 

Illinois University football 

game as the Huskies 

hosted an opponent people 

heard of: Kansas State. 

About 15 or 20 minutes 

before kickoff, he called 

the paper. I answered the 

phone. 

“THIS PLACE IS 

ROCKIN’!!!” he bellowed. 

Forgive me for the 

capital letters and extra 

exclamation points, but 

since he punctured a part 

of my left eardrum that 

night, I feel entitled. 

Anyway, “This place is 

rockin!” became an inside 

catchphrase in the office. 

So, fast-forward to Nov. 

6. Andrew and Sandburg’s 

girls volleyball team were 

set to square off in Orland 

Park for a Class 4A sectional 

championship. 

There was so much 

noise, I turned to Sandburg 

assistant principal 

Greg Gardner and 

couldn’t resist saying 

my best Grant Boxleitner 

voice “This place is 

rockin’!” 

He said something like 

“Yes, it is.” 

Oh, and we were still 

minutes away from first 

serve. 

Sandburg won the 

match 25-17, 25-17 to win 

its first sectional title since 

2004 but maybe because 

of all the racket, it felt 

much closer. 

Between the 992 paid 

patrons and a host of those 

who were on a pass list, 

more than 1,000 people 

were in the gym. 

Every one of the 84 

points during the 48-minute 

pressure-cooker environment 

received thunderous 

reactions, mostly from 

leather-lunged students 

from both sides. 

Sandburg students helped make it an electric atmosphere in the volleyball sectional 

title game on Nov. 6. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

A couple of stretches 

in the match, I had to go 

in the coaches’ office to 

take care of some things 

and even with the door 

closed, it was easy to tell 

who scored points by the 

bellowing. 

I’ve been to Marist/ 

Mother McAuley matches 

in the past during playoffs 

and even during the 

regular season in recent 

years and this Sandburg/ 

Andrew match compared 

with those barn-burners. 

The beauty of a match 

like this is that this 

atmosphere will be hard 

to duplicate. The state 

tournament, held in huge 

Redbird Arena in Normal, 

cannot come close to what 

happened in Orland Park 

on this night. 

“I love it – it’s a District 

230 rivalry and everyone 

came out to watch us 

play,” Andrew coach Emily 

Connolly said. “This 

was the first time my girls 

were playing in anything 

big like this. You try to 

prepare for it as much as 

you can. It was awesome. 

The amount of fans that 

we had was as many as 

I’ve ever seen in five 

years coaching.” 

Sandburg Athletic 

Director Tom Freyer 

Tweeted to the world 

it was the best sporting 

event in his four years at 

the school. 

Sandburg coach David 

Vales was also impressed. 

“There was a buzz all 

day in school,” Vales said. 

“Sometimes Sandburg is 

too big to get that kind of 

atmosphere. But this was 

great. I’m sure Andrew 

was hoppin’ in school 

all day. They have been 

hoppin’ (since winning the 

regional title on Oct. 31.).” 

“We had a little feel 

for this in the hallway. 

We appreciate everyone 

who came out to make it 

special for the girls.” 

These two teams met on 

Sept, 26 in the Eagle gym 

with Sandburg taking a 

25-11, 25-16 victory. 

The atmosphere was not 

quite the same. 

“No, no, no, no,” Vales 

said. “A lot of times, you 

get in the middle of the 

season and a lot of other 

sports are practicing or 

playing. The football 

team, soccer team, tennis 

team, the cross country 

teams, the swimming team 

– they are all in-season. 

Once things start to wind 

down they come out and 

support us. All of our athletes 

support each other.” 

In the four-figure attendance 

total were some 

familiar folks. 

“I like to see a lot of 

alumni faces,” Vales said. 

“I like seeing the faces of 

a lot of parents of daughters 

who have played 

with us the last 20 years. 

That’s special. It was nice 

to be able to get them that 

sectional plaque.” 

It was a rockin’ accomplishment. 

LISTEN UP 

“We worked for each other and I just love every 

single one of them with all my heart.” 

Rachel Krasowski — Sandburg volleyball player on her 

teammates 

WHAT2WATCH 

GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING 

TBA, Saturday, Nov. 16 

• Sandburg will compete at the Lockport Sectional. 

Bids for the state meet are on the line. 

Index 

35 - Athlete of the Week 

35 - This Week In 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, 

j.vorva@22ndcm.com

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | November 14, 2019 

RUNNING WILD Sophomore Aaron 

Vaughn ran for 366 yards in Providence’s 

football playoff win over Crete-Monee, Page 37 

SWIMMING WILD Sandburg 

grad Aidan Farley still making a big 

splash at Michigan State, Page 35 

Sandburg coach John O’Malley (left photo, in sunglasses and 

hat) and the boys cross country team enjoyed its third-best 

finish in program history, finishing in fourth place in Class 3A at 

the state meet on Saturday, Nov. 9. Sandburg’s girls volleyball 

team (right photo) and Eagles fans celebrate winning an elusive 

sectional title on Nov. 6, two days before a supersectional loss to 

Marist. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22nd CENTURY MEDIA 

Sandburg’s boys CC team takes 

fourth in the state, girls volleyball 

team wins first sectional title 

since 2004, Pages 38, 36 

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