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Animals 

unharmed Orland 

Park pet store catches 

fire but animals remain 

unscathed thanks to 

sprinklers, Page 3 

Helping hand 

GoFundMe seeks to 

support family who lost 

5-year-old in collision on 

151st, Harlem, Page 3 

Celebrity judges, area businesses pour their hearts into Orland Township’s 

annual Souper Bowl, Page 4 

Orland Township’s Mary Gerbas hands a sample of Rubino’s pasta e fagioli to celebrity judge NBC Storm Team meteorologist Andy Avalos. 

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THURSDAY 

3D String Art 

4-6 p.m. Feb. 6, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens grades 

7-12 can create an intricate 

three-dimensional design 

by wrapping string around 

nails on foam board. This 

is a free event. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Self-Defense w/Victory 

MMA 

4:30-5:45 p.m. Feb. 6, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

grades 7-12 can build confidence, 

learn how to prevent 

a dangerous situation 

and defend themselves if 

one arises. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

Open Mic Night for 

Writers 

7 p.m. Feb. 6, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Participants 

can take 5 minutes to 

share a part of their stories 

or poetry with those who 

enjoy the written word, or 

come to hear some great 

writing. People should 

sign-in at the door if they 

would like to read. All participants 

must abide by the 

open mic rules, which are 

available at the Adult Services 

Reference Desk or at 

the sign-in table. 

FRIDAY 

Gypsy Music Street 



S. Ravinia Ave. Roberta 

Dietzen shares a family 

history about love, irrevocable 

loss and the continuing 

generational trauma of 

the Holocaust on families. 

Dietzen is to focus on the 

importance of educating 

the world about the Holocaust 

and being advocates 

of Holocaust education. 

Battle Of The Bands 2020 

7:30-10:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 



grades 7-12 can join The 

Bridge as local student 

bands go head to head. 

They also can get creative 

in the Art Studio by making 

collages on vintage vinyl 

records. Food samples 

for the night will be from 

McAlister’s Deli. This is 

a free event. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

SATURDAY 

Bingo 



S. Ravinia Ave. People can 

grab their daubers and join 

the library for bingo. 

TUESDAY 

Afternoons at OPPL – 

Elaine Dame 



S. Ravinia Ave. Chicagobased 

jazz singer Elaine 

Dame sings. 

Meet the Author: Elizabeth 

Berg 



S. Ravinia Ave. Bestselling 

author Elizabeth Berg 

returns to sign her latest 

release, “The Confession 

Club,” which tells the story 

of a group of friends in 

Mason, Missouri, who decide 

to start a monthly supper 

club but get more than 

they bargained for. Copies 

of the book will be available 

for purchase. 

Ukulele 

4-5 p.m. Feb. 11 and 13, 


15555 S. 71st Court. All 

levels welcome. Ukuleles 

provided. This is a free 

event for teens in grades 

7-12. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 


encenter.org. 

Project Serve: Quality 

Time with Seniors 

4-6 p.m. Feb. 11, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens grades 

7-12 can play a card game 

with our senior friends. 

Community service hours 

given. This is a free event. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

WEDNESDAY 

DIY Beauty: Body Spritzer 

& Bath Powder 

4-5 p.m. Feb. 12, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 


grades 7-12 can make 

body spritzers and bath 

fizzy powders with essential 

oils using a few simple 

ingredients. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 


encenter.org. 

Social Media as a Career 

5-6 p.m. Feb. 12, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 


grades 7-12 can take their 

social media to the next 

level, and practice by photographing 

and marketing 

a product. They should 

bring a phone. This is a 

free event. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

A New Birth of Freedom 



S. Ravinia Ave. Living 

historian Kevin Wood is 

to provide a first-person 

historical portrayal of 

Abraham Lincoln. Wood 

is to discuss the events of 

his own life and the life 

of the nation during Lincoln’s 

time. Attendees will 

hear Lincoln’s best-known 

speeches and writings. 

UPCOMING 

STEM: Amateur Radio 

4:30-5:45 p.m. Thursday, 

Feb. 13, The Bridge 

Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st 

Court. Teens grades 7-12 

can hear how radio operators 

communicate and 

provide help in worldwide 

emergencies. They can try 

out a few radios, too. This 

is a free event. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Capone and Ness: The True 

Story of the Untouchables 

11 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

Feb. 15, Orland Park History 

Museum, 14415 Beacon 

Ave. Historian and 

actor Joseph Geringer is 

back at the museum. He 

will give a talk about the 

government’s fight against 

Capone, his gunmen and 

their hold on the Chicago 

area. $10 for members, 

$15 for nonmembers. 

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ONGOING 

Powered by Plants Potluck 

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

Thursday of every month, 

starting Feb. 13, Orland 

Park Health & Fitness, 

15430 West Ave., Conference 

Room. Participants 

can socialize and learn 

concepts and tips from 

each other. The health 

benefits of a whole food 

plant-based diet will be 

discussed at each event. 

The event is free to attend. 

People can bring a plantbased, 

oil-free dish to 

share. To RSVP, call Janet 

at (708) 256-0102. Space 

is limited. 

Winter Wonderland Ice 

Rink 

Through Feb. 23, Centennial 

Park, 15600 West 

Ave. Skaters with own 

skates can use ice rink 

daily beginning at sunrise. 

Rink closes when warming 

house closes. Weather permitting. 

Warming house/ 

skate rental hours are 4-7 

p.m. Monday-Thursday, 

4-8 p.m. Friday, noon- 

8 p.m. Saturday, noon-7 

p.m. Sunday, but subject to 

change. For more information, 

call (708) 403-5000, 

visit orlandpark.org or 

email orlandrecreation@ 

orlandpark.org. 

Mahjong 

9:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays, 

Cultural Center, 

14760 Park Lane. Beginners 

welcome.

OPPrairiedaily.com news 

the orland park prairie | February 6, 2020 | 3 

Sprinklers help to 

spare animals after 

pet store catches fire 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Orland Fire Protection 

District officials are saying 

the activation of a 

sprinkler system helped to 

ensure all animals were in 

good condition following a 

fire the evening of Jan. 27 

at an Orland Park pet store. 

The incident took place 

around 8:15 p.m. that evening 

at Chicago Fish and 

Coral Company/Chicago 

Birdhouse, in the 14400 

block of John Humphrey 

Drive, according to Ray 

Hanania, a spokesperson 

for Orland Fire. The district 

got both an alarm 

and 911 call regarding the 

9 

fire, and arrived to find a 

“small” fire near the front 

door, Hanania said. 

The sprinkler system 

had activated by the time 

firefighters made entry to 

extinguish the blaze and 

begin ventilation of the 

store, Hanania said. Smoke 

reportedly was removed 

from the inside of the pet 

store units within a few 

minutes, and then from surrounding 

businesses. 

The owner of the pet 

store assessed all animals 

and found them to be in 

good condition, Hanania 

said. 

“We did not lose a single 

animal,” owner Brian Potter 

wrote in an email to 

The Prairie. “Feel super 

fortunate that a horrible 

situation came out in the 

best possible way.” 

The animals remained 

on site, and one window 

broken for ventilation has 

been sealed, according to 

Orland Fire. 

The cause of the fire 

remained under investigation 

as of press time, but 

Potter said it looked like 

the fire was started by a 

chiller on one of the fish 

tanks. 

For more on this and other 

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GoFundMe launched to help family of 

girl who died in Orland Park collision 


A GoFundMe page has 

been started to help the 

family of Evelyn Thomas, 

a 5-year-old preschool student 

at Park School who 

died last month in a vehicular 

collision in Orland Park. 

The fund — which can 

be found by searching the 

site for “Funeral & Medical 

Expenses for Sylvi & 

Evie Thomas” — seeks 

money to help the family 

with expenses related to 

the crash. It was created on 

behalf of and with the permission 

of Hilary Thomas, 

the mother of Evelyn, and 

Bram Holden, Evelyn’s 

stepfather, according to the 

post and family. 

Around 9:40 p.m. Jan. 

23, a sedan containing 

three occupants — including 

Evelyn — was traveling 

northbound on Harlem 

Avenue and turned westbound 

onto 151st Street 

when it was struck by 

an SUV traveling southbound. 

All occupants of 

those two vehicles were 

transported to the hospital, 

but no one else had injuries 

thought to be life-threatening, 

Orland Park Police Lt. 

Ken Rosinski said. 

One of the other occupants 

of the vehicle in 

which Evelyn was riding 

was her sister, Sylviana (or 

Sylvi), 6, according to the 

GoFundMe. Sylviana was 

released from the hospital 

Jan. 26, according to an 

update. 

As of Thursday, Jan. 

30, the fund to help the 

family had raised roughly 

$14,300. 

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Souper Bowl Challenge returns for great cause 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

Competitors trained all 

year for this, and after four 

quarters of competition, 

champions emerged victorious. 

Some participants may 

have left empty-handed, 

but no one left with an 

empty stomach as Orland 

Township hosted its annual 

Souper Bowl Challenge 

on Saturday, Feb. 1. 

The event was held with 

16 competitors in four categories 

— Rookies, Public 

Service Pro Bowlers, 

Senior Hall of Famers, 

Culinary MVPs — and all 

proceeds benefited the Orland 

Township Food Pantry. 

Contestants also made 

extra batches of their specialty 

soups to be donated 

to local soup kitchens and 

shelters. 

“We’ve got raffles, 

split-the-pot and football 

squares to go with the Super 

Bowl theme,” Orland 

Township Administrative 

Assistant Lindsay Trost 

said. “All the proceeds go 

to the food pantry, and all 

of our contestants made an 

additional batch of soup, 

which we are bringing to 

Daybreak in Joliet. It’s fun. 

The soup kitchen will also 

host its own little Souper 

Bowl Challenge and let the 

people there vote for their 

favorite soups.” 

Along with competing 

for the coveted Golden Ladle 

award in each category, 

the chefs also were judged 

for Best Decorations — 

for their table design and 

theme — and a people’s 

choice award was voted on 

by all in attendance. 

“We have some new 

unique soups,” Trost said. 

“I was trying Felicitas Cortez 

from the Orland Park 

Diane Hamil, of New Lenox, hands a sample of her Football Soup to Patrick Hastings, 

of Frankfort, on Saturday, Feb. 1, during Orland Township’s Souper Bowl Challenge. 

Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Area Chamber of Commerce’s 

Asian noodle soup 

with quail egg, so that’s really 

unique. You’ve got to 

love your chicken noodles 

and tomato soups, but it’s 

nice to spice it up a little 

bit.” 

The chamber competed 

in the Public Service Pro 

Bowlers category against 

David Hardy, of Smith 

Crossing, and Illinois State 

Sen. Michael Hastings, the 

latter of whom served beef 

Maria Rosa made by his 

staff member Nora “Golden 

Ladle” Gruenberg. 

Charles Johnson, Suzanne 

Law, and the duo of Tina 

Zekich and Angela Greenfield 

were featured in the 

Rookie category, and the 

Senior Hall of Famers included 

Bill Brady, Diane 

Hamil, Bill Hurley and 

Mary Lu Wasniewski. 

Several area restaurants 

went head-to-head in the 

Culinary MVPs division, 

including The Ashford 

House, Chuy’s, Gatto’s, 

Georgios, Rubino’s and 

Traverso’s. 

Orland Park residents 

Diane Graf, Annivar Salgado 

and Carol Mozwecz 

were all impressed by 

Georgios’ cream of chicken 

and rice. 

“I just thought it was 

perfect,” Graf said. “It was 

so good. The texture was 

good. The taste was good. 

I liked it a lot.” 

Salgado echoed the enthusiasm, 

saying, “I’m 

with her. My favorite 

was the Georgios cream 

of chicken with rice for 

two reasons. One, the flavor, 

and there [were] little 

pieces of chicken throughout 

the whole soup, the 

flavors were good. Two, it 

was creamy, but not super 

creamy, and it just stuck 

with me.” 

Mozwecz agreed, 

though she said she also 

enjoyed Ashford House’s 

cream of chicken and rice, 

and declared it a tie. 

Chef Don Kantowski of 

Georgios explained that a 

finishing touch is the secret 

to the crowd-pleasing 

soup. 

“We have cream of 

chicken with rice,” Kantowski 

said. “It’s a little 

twist on it. We finish it 

with a little bit of lemon, 

and it really makes the flavor 

a little bit lighter and a 

little bit different than your 

typical heavy soup.” 

Celebrity judges NBC 

Storm Team meteorologist 

Andy Avalos and Star 

96.7 Morning Show hosts 

Kevin Kollins and Brooke 

Hunter had the tough job 

of determining which 

soups reigned supreme. In 

the end, the coveted Golden 

Ladles were awarded 

to Tina Zekich and Angel 

Greenfield’s leek, potato 

and spinach soup in the 

Orland Parkers (left to right) Adam Alomari, Laith 

Rahahleh and Kamal Elebaid toast to Felicitas Cortez’s 

Asian noodle soup with quail egg. 

Felicitas Cortez — with her husband, Joseph — 

takes home the top prize in the Golden Ladle and 

Best Decorations categories of the Public Service 

Pro Bowlers for the Orland Park Area Chamber of 

Commerce. 

Rookie division; Felicitas 

Cortez and the Orland Park 

Area Chamber’s Asian 

noodle soup with quail egg 

in the Public Service Pro 

Bowlers division; Diane 

Hamil’s Football Soup in 

the Senior Hall of Famers; 

and Chuy’s chicken tortilla 

soup in the Culinary 

MVPs. 

But Hastings said he felt 

like he won just by spending 

the day with the community 

at Orland Township. 

“They have the best senior 

services in the south 

suburbs, no doubt about 

it,” he said. “Whether it’s 

hosting Senior Speed Dating 

or Dancing with the 

Stars or Senior Idol, Orland 

Township is something 

to be respected and 

looked up to in the Township 

community. … If you 

look around, everyone’s 

happy. Everyone is eating 

soup, and the Super Bowl 

is tomorrow. This is a great 

kick-off.”

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La Grange Women Voters’ 

forum to feature District 3 

Congressional candidates 

Submitted by La Grange 

League of Women Voters 

The League of Women 

Voters of the La Grange 

Area is sponsoring a forum 

for the candidates 

running for the primary 

election for Democrats in 

Illinois’ 3rd Congressional 

District. 

Candidates will make 

brief presentations on 

their backgrounds, qualifications 

and interest in 

running for office. This 

will be followed by questions 

from the audience 

and the League of Women 

Voters submitted to the 

LWV moderator. 

Additionally, questions 

submitted by citizens 

in advance of the 

forum will be asked of 

the candidates. To submit 

a question, send an email 

to LWV2020District3@ 

gmail.com 

The Candidate Forum 

is to be held from 7-8 

p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 

at Lyons Township High 

School, South Campus, 

4900 Willow Springs 

Road in Western Springs. 

Forum will be in the Performing 

Arts Center. 

The event is open to the 

public and free of charge. 

For more information, 

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More details on Quilt of Tears exhibit 

scheduled for Feb. 6-8 in Orland Park 

Event runs through 

Feb. 8 at Orland 

Park Civic Center 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

The Quilt of Tears exhibit, 

hosted by the Orland 

Park Veterans’ Commission, 

is to be held Feb. 6-8 

at the Orland Park Civic 

Center, 14750 S. Ravinia 

Ave. 

The event is intended to 

bring attention to the needs 

of those exposed to Agent 

Orange and other herbicides 

during military service. 

The three-day event 

is to include the exhibit, a 

veterans’ benefits presentation, 

a candidate forum 

on veterans’ issues, a military 

expo and more. 

The event is to kick off 

at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 

with an opening ceremony 

that includes the posting 

of colors by Orland-Palos 

Reber-Tesmond Memorial 

VFW Post 2604 and 

the Orland Park American 

Legion Memorial Post 

111; an opening prayer 

by Pat Rafferty, District 8 

chaplain; and a welcome 

message from Orland 

Park Mayor Keith Pekau. 

The Quilt of Tears exhibit 

is to feature the Agent 

Orange Quilt of Tears, a 

collection of handmade 

quilt patches paying tribute 

to the victims of Agent 

Orange exposure. 

Day 2 of the exhibit 

on Friday, Feb. 7, offers 

the Quilt of Tears to view 

from 1-9 p.m. In addition, 

Theresa Hartmann 

of the Orland Park Veterans 

Center and Kristi Mc- 

Nichol of the Will County 

Veterans Assistance Commission 

are to be on-hand 

to discuss benefits for 

veterans. Classes will be 

offered at 1:30 and 3:30 

p.m. Pekau is to moderate 

the Candidates Forum on 

Veterans Issues and Herbicide 

Legislation from 

6-7:30 p.m. 

On the final day of the 

event on Saturday, Feb. 

8, the Quilt of Tears exhibit 

is to open at 10 a.m. 

on and conclude at 5 p.m. 

The Military Expo is to 

begin at 10 a.m. and conclude 

at 4:30 p.m. Lunch 

donated by City Barbeque 

of Orland Park will be 

served in the Civic Center 

Annex from noon-1 

p.m. to the first 200 attendees. 

A forum is to be 

held at 1:15 p.m. beginning 

with a few words 

from Orland Park Quilt 

of Tears Event Coordinator 

Tom Dubelbeis, who is 

Capital letters 

to touch on the subject of 

veterans herbicide exposure. 

Attorney Ed Farmer 

is to present a “When do 

I Need an Attorney for my 

VA Claims” discussion at 

1:45 p.m. 

At 2:15 p.m., Orland 

Park Veterans Center Director 

Theresa Hartmann 

is to offer her expertise 

on veterans benefits, followed 

by a presentation 

about veterans suicide by a 

nurse educator from Hines 

Veterans Administration 

Hospital. 

The closing ceremony 

is to be held at 5 p.m. and 

include the retiring of colors 

and closing comments 

from the event organizer. 

All activities are free 

of charge and open to the 

public. 


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Marist High School 

Students from Orland Park named to 

honor roll, dean’s list 

Marist High School recently announced 

the names of those who earned 

honors in the first semester of Marist 

High School’s 2019-2020 academic year. 

Those who made the dean’s list are 

students who earned a GPA of 5.0 or better. 

Those students who received honors 

earned a GPA of 4.5 to 4.9 out of a 5.0. 

The following Orland Park students 

made the dean’s list: Grace Allocco, 

Abigail Beeson, Jack Beeson, Albert 

Bernhardt, Hugh Brennan, Caroline Callaghan, 

Maia Dawczak, Jack Detampel, 

Olivia Eck, Benjamin Fanelli, Brian Ferguson, 

Mikayla Flanagan, Megan Flynn, 

Casey Flynn, Carl Grebenor, Kelsey 

Grzymski, Anthony Haddad, Kathleen 

Harring, Adam Hermann, James Hollowell, 

Grace Hollowell, Collin Jennings, 

Maeve Kelly, Conor Kelly, Brianna 

Kilcoyne, John Lenz, Thomas Leonard, 

Jonathan Malfas, Angelina Marino, Anthony 

Markett, Connor McNamara, Ryan 

Meehan, Zachary Mineiko, Grace Misiunas, 

Daniel Murphy, Natalie Palmer, 

Victoria Pindelski, Lindsey Richter, 

Caitlin Richter, James Rolder, Eleanor 

Ruf, Abigail Ruzevich, Delaney Ryan, 

William Schreck, Isabella Schreck, 

Emma Shea, Grace Sheeran, Eliza Shroba, 

John Small, Madelyn Stack, Zachary 

Stack, Haniyyah Thomas, Amanda Tracy 

and Elise Ward. 

The following students from Orland 

Park were awarded honors: Luke Allocco, 

Sarah Aranda, Francis Beeson, 

Mark Brannigan, Margaret Carroll, 

Tyler Chesniak, Conor Cooke, Kaitlin 

Cupp, Sophia Davidson, Benett Detampel, 

Owen Duffy, Quinn Duffy, Morgan 

Flynn, Grace Guzolek, James Luzzo, 

Emelia Malfas, Thomas McAuliffe, Benjamin 

Meehan, Hayden Mikesell, Natalie 

Mozdzen, Donald Mutzbauer, Tyler 

O’Brochta, Andrew Odeh, Liam Ryan, 

Scott Rybak, Jacob Stefanos, Tristan Stefanos, 

Michael Ulleweit, Olivia Whelan 

and Andrew Whelan. 

Providence Catholic High School 

Two from Orland Park named Students 

of the Month 

Dr. John Harper, principal of Providence 

Catholic High School, recently 

announced the school’s “Students of the 

Month” for December. 

Every month, each academic department 

chairperson selects one student as 

its “Student of the Month” from a number 

of students nominated by faculty and 

staff. Students of the Month receive a 

certificate of recognition, have their photos 

displayed in Providence Catholic’s 

main hallway for the following month 

and are invited to a special luncheon. 

Among those named December Students 

of the Month were Orland Parkers 

Sophia Wilko and Ella Coyle. 

Bradley University 

Three students from Orland Park receive 

degrees 

Bradley University recently announced 

nearly 300 students who received their 

academic degrees in December. 

Among them: Lindsay Kozlowski, of 

Orland Park, graduated with a major in 

music education instrumental; Amanda 

DeVos, of Orland Park, graduated with 

a major in mechanical engineering biomedical 

engineering; and Raven Elias, 

of Orland Park, graduated with a major 

in community wellness. 

Carthage College 

Students from Orland Park among those 

on dean’s list 

More than 900 students have been 

named to the Carthage College dean’s 

list for the fall 2019 semester. Dean’s list 

honors are accorded to Carthage students 

who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point 

average while carrying at least 14 credit 

hours during a semester. 

Among those named to the list are the 

following students from Orland Park: 

Destiny Antoine, Jillian Schirmacher, 

Jacob Simonek and Hanna Tacker. 

McKendree University 

President’s list names Orland Park 

resident among honorees 

Madelyn Vacha, of Orland Park, was 

named to the McKendree University 

president’s list for achieving a perfect 

4.0 grade point average as a senior during 

the fall 2019 semester. 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Nearly 100 residents ask 

for answers on crime 

Crime was on many residents’ 

minds Jan. 27, as 

nearly 100 people packed 

into the Mokena Village 

Board meeting to vocalize 

their concerns. 

Several residents spoke 

during the public comment 

period after a two-month 

span that has seen several 

incidents of vehicular burglaries, 

thefts and other 

crimes. 

Mokena Mayor Frank 

Fleischer said that the 

Village Board and police 

department are working 

“tirelessly” to address the 

incidents. 

“These are crimes of opportunity, 

and the Village 

will continue its prevention 

efforts by keeping this 

issue a major priority for 

the Mokena Police Department,” 

he said. 

The prevention efforts 

include maintaining 

the priority of patrolling 

neighborhoods on the 

midnight shifts. Fleischer 

also said the Village has 

used its resources to try 

to curb the problem, including: 

having additional 

police personnel on the 

midnight shift; notifying 

residents of open garage 

doors; monitoring 

traffic at the entrances 

to the Village; and community 

outreach to residents, 

asking them to lock 

their vehicles, place valuables 

out of sight, and to 

not leave unattended vehicles 

running with physical 

keys or remote keys 

present. 

Finally, the mayor said 

the Village Board will continue 

to keep this issue top 

of mind. 

“I did not move out here 

to be bullied by a bunch 

of punks that have nothing 

better to do than come 

out to our town and ruin 

our way of life,” he said. 

“I promise you that we 

are not going to take this 

lightly.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit MokenaMesseng 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Union steps up, ‘saves’ 

First Baptist Church 

First Baptist Church of 

Tinley Park has been serving 

the area’s faithful for 

nearly 70 years but faced 

an existential threat when 

Cook County inspectors 

refused to renew its occupancy 

permits. 

Fortunately for the 

church’s flock, one of 

their own, Mike Wilson, 

is a retired sprinkler fitter 

whose union connections 

led to the church receiving 

a roughly $150,000 

sprinkler system — and its 

requisite permits — nearly 

free of charge. 

The union — Sprinkler 

Fitters Local 281, out of 

Alsip — learned of First 

Baptist’s plight through 

Wilson and promptly 

sprang to action, deploying 

its crews of apprentices to 

tackle the trickier-thanusual 

job over the course 

of five months. 

“He asked if there was 

anything the local could 

do,” said Bryan LaRoche, 

the local’s president and 

director of training. “So, 

we took it on as a project 

for myself, my staff and 

apprentices, and retrofitted 

the sprinkler system of the 

building.” 

First Baptist is a congregation 

of roughly 

100 members, said the 

Rev. Harold Parsley, the 

92-year-old who’s been 

leading the church for 

more than a decade. 

As a thank you, Parsley 

invited the union back to 

First Baptist Jan. 21 for 

a breakfast featuring his 

famous applesauce blueberry 

pancakes. 

“I make the best pancakes 

you ever ate,” Parsley 

said. 

LaRoche said he felt 

“blessed” to have met 

Parsley, having “spent a 

lot of time with him during 

the process.” 

“The union did an absolutely 

fantastic job,” Parsley 

said. “They saved this 

church.” 

Reporting by Will O’Brien, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit TinleyJunction 

Daily.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Route 30 water main 

replacement to begin 

Construction on the water 

main replacement on 

Route 30 likely will begin 

in spring and finish by the 

end of the year, the New 

Lenox Village Board announced 

during its Jan. 27 

meeting. 

The board also approved 

the bid award for 

the project to Len Cox & 

Sons Excavating at the 

cost of $3.82 million. 

The vote carried with all 

in favor, minus the votes 

of Trustees Keith Madsen 

and Annette Bowden, who 

were absent. 

The project will begin 

once the loan process is 

approved by the State. 

One concern expressed 

by Trustee David Smith 

was “how bad is it going 

to mess up Route 30” in 

relation to traffic. 

Civil engineer Will 

Nash said it will be bad 

for a little while, mainly 

down by Oak Drive and 

Pine Street. 

“Other than that, we 

should be out of the street 

for most of it,” he added. 

Nash also assured the 

board that there will be 

minimal water service interruption 

to the area. 

“When we have to take 

them off of the old water 

main that is out there and 

tie them on to the new 

one, we’ll coordinate with 

all those businesses out 

there,” Nash said. “There 

will be a duration of time, 

a couple hours, half a day 

at the most, where they 

might be out of water. 

We’ll work with those 

businesses to do that at the 

most opportune time.” 

Reporting by Sean Hastings, 

Editor. For more, visit New 

LenoxPatriotDaily.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Teen donates pillows to 

cancer patients 

Oncology and infusion 

patients at Riverside 

Healthcare can now ride 

in vehicles more comfortably, 

thanks to the generous 

efforts of an area teen. 

On Jan. 6, Ava Daly, 

a Girl Scout and eighthgrade 

student at Peotone 

Junior High School, delivered 

84 port-a-cath 

pillows she created to 

patients at the Frankfort 

healthcare campus. 

These special pillows are 

designed to prevent patients 

with a chemo port 

— a small tube attached 

to a vein in one’s chest 

— from experiencing discomfort 

from seat belts. 

The pillows are placed 

over the port, eliminating 

unwanted pressure. 

“One of my mom’s 

friends has a son who 

has a port-a-cath, and he 

can’t wear a seatbelt because 

it’s too uncomfortable,” 

Daly explained. 

“So, that’s why we made 

them.” 

The pillows, which attach 

to the seatbelts with 

Velcro, are made by cutting 

pieces of leftover fabric 

into rectangles, sewing 

up one side, stuffing them 

with polyester fiberfill and 

sewing up the other side, 

Daly said. She has been 

working on the project 

since July. 

“If they were to ever 

get in a car accident, they 

would be able to be more 

protected by their seatbelts,” 

Daly said. “Being 

able to help people felt really 

good.” 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

fortStationDaily.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

LTHS grad celebrates grand 

reopening of his gym 

Lockport Township 

High School graduate Tim 

Gaba wanted to build a 

gym that had a welcoming 

atmosphere, and, armed 

with that vision, he started 

Perfect Shape Fitness in 

January 2015. 

“I envisioned a gym 

where people feel comfortable 

and confident 

learning how to exercise, 

without feeling intimidated, 

like in a big-box 

gym,” Gaba said. “Also, 

making it affordable for 

individuals to hire a personal 

trainer, as there is a 

need to help better one’s 

health and fitness.” 

Located at 703 E. 9th 

St. in Lockport, Perfect 

Shape Fitness celebrated 

its grand reopening Jan. 

18. And the gym is offering 

specials on its group 

training, one-on-one 

training, and a raffle to 

give away T-shirts, hooded 

sweaters and water 

bottles. 

“We completely remodeled 

the gym, and added a 

kid area for parents who 

are exercising at PSF,” 

Gaba said. “We were very 

proud to do this complete 

remodel without having to 

close or interrupt our business. 

It took us just under 

two months to complete.” 

Gaba said the gym 

has added more strength 

equipment, such as squat 

racks, barbells, dumbbells 

and benches. The flooring 

also has been upgraded to 

rubber, and on Feb. 1 an 

introduction to powerlifting 

was offered, along 

with new class times to 

better serve clients. 

“The focus at PSF is the 

quality of each repetition 

and the safety of our clients,” 

Gaba said. 

Reporting by Abhinanda 

Datta, Contributing Editor. 

For more, visit HomerHori 

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Library to celebrate Black 

History Month with 

events 

The White Oak Library 

Lockport Branch is ramping 

up its celebration of 

Black History Month, inviting 

multiple speakers 

and hosting film screenings 

to both bring black 

history to the forefront 

and celebrate black culture. 

“It’s important for the 

library to celebrate all 

people,” said Evangeline 

Stephenson, the adult and 

teen services supervisor at 

the library. “It’s important 

for us to be a community 

space and be open to everyone, 

and we like to let 

everyone know that they 

are welcome.” 

Scheduled events at 

Lockport include documentary 

and film screenings, 

and a presentation 

from Lewis University 

history professor Mark 

Schultz. The monthly 

book club also will be 

reading a historical novel 

focused on segregation. 

Reporting by Benjamin Conboy, 

Assistant Editor. For 

more, visit LockportLegend 

Daily.com.

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Truth of my youth: 

Growing up in the 

area, our block on 

two occasions had a string 

of vehicle burglaries. In 

both instances, neighbors 

on both sides lost some of 

their belongings — mostly 

change — from inside of 

their vehicles. Our family 

did not. 

Their cars were unlocked; 

ours locked. They 

apparently had some 

things worth taking within 

eyesight; we did not. 

But one time — one 

time! — I left my favorite 

New Found Glory hoodie 

on a bench in the lunchroom 

at the Catholic high 

school I attended. I returned 

within 15 minutes 

after realizing I’d done so, 

but by that point it was 

already gone. It didn’t 

get swept up in the trash. 

It wasn’t brought to the 

lost-and-found bin. It was 

taken. Never saw it again. 

I bring up these stories 

to illustrate two points. 

First: Theft is often a 

“crime of opportunity,” 

as they like to say. Most 

thieves are going to take 

the easy pickings. Why 

risk the noise of a breakin, 

why add a charge of 

criminal damage to property 

to the proceedings 

when some people simply 

leave things there for the 

taking? 

No one needed to break 

into cars on our block. 

They weren’t going to hit 

all of them anyhow, so 

they focused on grabbing 

things of value they 

spotted, pulling on door 

handles and taking the 

paths of least resistance. 

No one had to jump me 

for my sweatshirt. No one 

had to pry open my locker. 

Someone took it simply 

because it was there. 

Second: It really doesn’t 

matter where you live, 

who your neighbors are 

or where the thieves are 

from. Theft can take place 

anywhere, especially 

when you make it easy. 

Orland Park Police 

have for some time now 

waged an information 

campaign to get residents 

in tune with that message. 

They’ve sent press 

releases. They’ve worked 

the “#9pmroutine” heavily 

into their social media rotation. 

They make arrests 

and then remind people 

how these crimes could 

have been prevented in the 

first place. 

And yet, nearly every 

week I see Orland Park 

police reports highlighting 

vehicular burglaries 

and the word “unlocked” 

is a regular occurrence. 

Neighboring Mokena saw 

nearly 100 residents show 

up to its Village Board 

meeting last week to ask 

what is being done to 

combat a perceived rise in 

crime, including break-ins 

and thefts. And a Facebook 

page dedicated to 

Orland Hills Community 

Watch has seen recent 

videos of theft and an 

increased concern from 

local residents. 

People have a right to 

be angry about anyone 

taking their things. People 

have a right to ask questions 

and make demands 

of their Villages and police 

departments when it 

comes to combating these 

thieves. No one deserves 

to be a victim. 

That said, people could 

be a lot smarter about 

reducing their risk. 

Show of hands: Whose 

parents love to brag about 

how when they grew up 

they never locked their 

doors? Great. Who cares? 

Who feels like maybe 

their neighborhood isn’t 

quite the same as it used 

to be? Or this shouldn’t be 

happening here? Or they 

can remember when — It 

doesn’t matter. Put your 

hands back down. 

Because whether all of 

those things are true or 

perceptions we have or 

nostalgia for a different 

era, the reality is that it 

takes mere seconds to lock 

things up. It takes maybe 

a few more to bring the 

laptop inside the house, or 

not leave a wallet on the 

seat. 

Poetry in OP 

Of course it’s not foolproof. 

You could do all of 

the right things and still 

find yourself a victim. 

But the reality is that 

whether you think you’re 

in a “good” neighborhood 

or a “bad” one, 

whether you see yourself 

as surrounded by transient 

criminals or people 

you consider to be good 

Catholics, you can be 

a victim all the same. 

Especially when you only 

lock the car doors after the 

purse has been stolen. 

So, for God’s sakes, 

lock your doors. 

‘Forgettable February’ 

Lin Peterson 

Orland Park resident 

Ah, February! Said no 

one. 

Sad, short, little February 

The month everyone 

forgets. 

What’s the date today? 

January? No, wait ... 

March? ... no ... 

If your birthday falls in 

February 

People forget it. Not you, 

just the month. 

If its cold, we think its 

January. 

If it’s warm, we think its 

March. 

February is a prelude to 

unpredictable March. 

Its a good thing February 

is short. 

Just 28 days to forget, 

29 days this year. 

And if your birthday is the 

29th, 

Forgotten three years out 

of four. 

But February has its 

purpose. 

It gives us time to prepare, 

To shake the snow off our 

boots 

To peruse seed catalogs. 

To watch patches of 

ground reappear 

I’d say “don’t forget 

February” 

But you will anyway. 

You’ll spend it monitoring 

the weather, 

Fighting cabin fever. 

Planning what you’ll put 

in your garden. 

That’s the point; we need 

a nothing month. 

A month to recuperate, 

regroup and hope, 

To long for green grass 

and budding trees, 

To watch defiant crocuses 

bloom in the snow. 

To survive the winter once 

more.

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Spice things up Time is running 

out but this Quick Bites has some ideas to 

make Valentine’s Day extra special, Page 19 

Orland Park Public Library’s 

‘History of Mario’ exhibit 

plugs into video game 

fandom, Page 17 

MAIN: Gamers 

gather Friday, 

Jan. 31, at the 

Orland Park 

Public Library 

for a “History of 

Mario” interactive 

exhibit. INSET: 

Luigi — also 

known as Youth 

Services librarian 

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Dr. Robert Lawler to speak at Our Lady of Woods 

Latest Knowledge 

and Prayer Series 

event slated for 

Feb. 20 

Submitted by Multi-Parish 

Respect Life Ministries 

Dr. Robert C. Lawler — 

an advocate for the unborn, 

lecturer, speaker and radio 

contributor — will address 

the many challenges 

facing Catholic/Christian 

physicians and health care 

workers with new Illinois 

legislation. 

He also will discuss the 

many broader issues of 

being pro-life in today’s 

world and living in accordance 

with Pope Saint 

Paul VI’s great encyclical 

“Humanae Vitae.” 

Lawler maintains an Ob/ 

GYN practice in Downers 

Grove. He is a fellow of the 

American College of 

Obstetrics and Gynecology 

and is an active member of 

the American Association 

of Pro-life Obstetricians 

and Gynecologists. He is 

a member of the Catholic 

Medical Association and 

the Catholic Physicians 

Guild and the Knights of 

Malta. He is a regular contributor 

to Relevant Radio. 

Lawler will speak as 

part of the Knowledge 

and Prayer Series at 7 p.m. 

Thursday, Feb. 20, at Our 

Lady of the Woods, 10731 

W. 131st St. in Orland Park. 

The event is sponsored 

by the Multi-Parish Respect 

Life Ministries of 

Our Lady of the Woods, 

St. Francis of Assisi, St. 

Bernard, Our Mother of 

Good Counsel, St. Michael 

and Annunciation Byzantine 

Catholic parishes. 

FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTORY 

The St. Michael Pro- 

Life Ministry announces 

Mardi Gras-themed event 

Submitted by St. Michael 

Pro-Life Ministry 

St. Michael Pro-Life 

Ministry is sponsoring a 

Mardi Gras event to benefit 

Aid for Women. 

This organization runs 

pregnancy care centers 

and residential homes to 

help women in crisis pregnancies. 

The Mardi Gras dinner 

and dance is to be held 

Friday, Feb. 21, at Orland 

Chateau. 

The tickets are $50 and 

include dinner, an hour 

open bar, and music by 

Afterglow, featuring local 

talents Gene Infelise and 

Francesca. Tickets will be 

sold on weekends in the 

Narthex and in the office 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

St. Michael Church (14327 Highland 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Shawl Ministry 

9-10:30 a.m. second 

and fourth Tuesdays of the 

month. The group crochets 

and knits hats, shawls, 

scarves for adults and children, 

and donates those to 

neighbors, friends, cancer 

units, hospice, the food 

pantry and neonatal units. 

The group also meets six 

times a year in the evening. 


contact Donna at 

(708) 403-2122. 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church 

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

Songs from the Heart 

Concert and Sweetheart 

Fundraiser Gala 

3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. 

The concert will last approximately 

1 hour and 

the Sweetheart Fundraiser 

Gala will follow afterward, 

with raffle prizes 

and “sweet” refreshments. 

Admission free. A goodwill 

offering will be accepted 

during the concert. 

The choir is self-supporting 

and this event helps to 

pay for the various materials 

and musicians used 

throughout the year. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Services 

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

9:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays. 

Sunday School and Bible 

study during the 9:30 a.m. 

service. 

Presbyterian Church in Orland Park 

(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. 

Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal 

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

Sunday Services 

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 

Childcare provided. 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist 

Church (15760 Wolf Road, Orland 

Park) 

Worship 

10 a.m. Saturday 

Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street 

and Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Services 

11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

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OPPrairiedaily.com life & Arts 


Library exhibit celebrates ‘History of Mario’ 

Laurie Fanelli 


From the debut of “Super 

Mario Bros.” in 1985 

to the release of “Super 

Mario Odyssey” in 2017, 

the Orland Park Public Library 

examined the many 

incarnations of one of Nintendo’s 

most beloved characters 

with its “History of 

Mario” interactive exhibit. 

Held on Friday, Jan. 

31, and Saturday, Feb. 1, 

this family-friendly event 

allowed gamers to experience 

some of Mario’s 

greatest adventures from 

the past four decades. 

“Some of us, especially 

my age, grew up with the 

very first iterations of Mario, 

and now our kids in a 

lot of cases are playing the 

latest iterations of Mario,” 

explained Ian Lashbrook, 

the library’s digital services 

manager, during the 

event’s opening night. “We 

hope this can be a family 

experience, and you can 

have a little of that nostalgia. 

The kids can play the 

old games, and maybe the 

adults can try out the new 

games and see how it’s 

changed over the years.” 

During the “History of 

Mario” exhibit, library 

staff set up multiple gaming 

systems for people to 

play, and there was a viewing 

area where attendees 

could watch games unfold 

while waiting for their 

turns at the controller. 

The event showcased 

the character’s lasting 

legacy. Despite facing 

formidable enemy bosses 

such as Bowser, Wario and 

Gobblegut, Mario has persevered 

from the days of 

the original Nintendo Entertainment 

System to the 

Nintendo Switch. 

“The graphics have 

come a long way,” Lashbrook 

said. “Before, the 

controller was four directions 

and A and B, and now 

we have motion controls 

and seven, eight buttons 

on a controller. The games 

evolve, but they keep a lot 

of their history. One thing 

about ‘Odyssey’ is it features 

sections that have 

the graphics of the original 

game. I think that’s to grab 

the adults with that nostalgia 

factor. It’s a lot of fun.” 

Orland Park resident 

Celena DeYoung and her 

sons, 5-year-old Luke and 

3-year-old Josh, just happened 

to be at the library 

when they spotted the Mario-themed 

exhibit. 

“My friends like Mario,” 

Luke DeYoung said 

as he took in the sights. 

Crestwood resident Matt 

Lyons played Mario when 

he was growing up, and 

now his 4-year-old, Monty, 

has connected with the 

character. 

“Recently, he’s really 

gotten into Mario, so I’ve 

been trying to show him 

some of the other games,” 

Matt Lyons said. “He really 

likes ‘Mario Odyssey’ 

for the Switch now.” 

Monty added, “Mario is 

awesome.” 

For “History of Mario,” 

several departments of the 

library came together to 

make the interactive exhibit 

as informative and 

fun as possible. 

“This exhibit and how 

it’s all put together has 

been a huge collaboration 

of effort from a lot 

of different departments 

here at the library — the 

youth department, IT and 

our graphics department, 

which helped to create 

all the different posters to 

tell you about the games,” 

Lashbrook said. “It’s been 

Monty Lyons, of 

Crestwood, concentrates 

on getting to the next 

level. 

a lot of fun working across 

the departments to create 

what we hope is a really 

fun interactive space for 

families to play.” 

Lashbrook also hopes 

“History of Mario” introduces 

patrons to additional 

services at the library, such 

as “Super Smash Bros.” 

tournaments, audio ebook 

checkouts, circulation 

Rokus and hot spots, 

classes on cutting the cable 

cord, reserving ebooks, 

and even checking out one 

of the library’s NES Classic 

or SNES gaming systems 

to play at home. 

“Your print and your 

physical items may be the 

bread and butter of the library 

for years and years,” 

Lashbrook said. “These 

are new areas where we’re 

seeing our patrons excited 

for more options, or to stay 

home and get access to 

something. It’s really important, 

so we can fit into 

their lives and make sure 

they’re getting what they 

want.” 

Adrian (left) and Cayden Puente, of Orland Hills play “Super Mario Galaxy 2” on 

Friday, Jan. 31, during Orland Park Public Library’s “History of Mario” interactive 

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Orland Park couple bids adieu to library after four decades of service 

Kyle LaHucik 


Mary Ann Ahl’s fascination 

with libraries stems from her days 

as a child in Columbus, Ohio. 

Her more-than-four-decade 

dedication to the Orland Park 

Public Library can be traced to 

the childhood memories of she 

and her friend, also named Mary 

Ann, riding their bicycles to the 

Columbus library to read their favorite 

books. If it was not Nancy 

Drew it was Five Little Peppers 

or another series by which they 

were enthralled at the time. 

“As a child, I was a voracious 

reader,” Ahl said. 

She would go on to become an 

operating nurse, but her love for 

literature never abated. 

Earlier this month, Ahl, 78, 

and her husband, Tom, 82, retired 

from their roles as board treasurer 

and board president, respectively, 

of the Friends of the Orland Park 

Public Library, a nonprofit that 

raises money for the Orland Park 

institution. 

Fifty-four years ago, the couple 

moved to Orland Park. Mary Ann 

would frequent the library in the 

Purple Candle Building on 143rd 

Street. The library was so tiny 

that some records were stored in 

a bathtub, Mary Ann said. 

A few years later, a friend approached 

her about a vacancy on 

the Board of Library Trustees, 

and thus began her long-held tenure 

as a trustee. 

In her 36 years in the role, Mary 

Ann oversaw the ins and outs of 

the library’s policy-making body, 

which was more “folksy” in her 

early days because the budget 

was leaner, and there were fewer 

technicalities and formal discussions 

to be had. 

Over time, though, Mary Ann 

and her fellow trustees would be 

in charge of securing a new location 

for the library at 14760 Park 

Lane, which was donated by the 

Andrew Corporation and dedicated 

on Nov. 14, 1976, according 

to the library’s website. Seven 

years later, the Andrew Corporation 

made another donation and 

“If I leave 

anything behind 

besides my family 

and children, 

it would be the 

library.” 

Mary Ann Ahl — recently 

retired Friend of the Orland 

Park Public Library 

increased the library’s footprint 

from 7,000 square-feet to 18,500 

square-feet. 

Then, in the early 2000s, the 

trustees would preside over the 

next iteration of the library: an 

award-winning 93,000-squarefoot 

building designed by architecture 

firm Lohan Anderson. The 

2002 referendum that called for 

building the new facility on 149th 

Street and Ravinia Avenue was a 

high point in Mary Ann’s life, she 

said. 

The library’s opening day, 

on Sept. 12, 2004, was another 

monumental day for Mary Ann. 

She recalls giving tours that day 

and being taken aback by the 

grandeur of the latest milestone 

in the library’s history, which she 

noted was built under budget and 

on-time. 

The longtime library advocate 

said she chokes up driving 

down Ravinia Avenue every time 

she passes the building. Mary 

Ann stores her library card in 

her purse, where it can be found 

among photographs of her family 

at all times. And she is not shy 

about showing people the card, so 

they can see the beautiful building, 

she said. 

“If I leave anything behind besides 

my family and children, it 

would be the library,” Mary Ann 

said. 

Mary Ann was honored with 

the Illinois Library Association 

Trustee of the Year Award in 

2009. After Mary Ann stepped 

Pictured are Mary Ann (left) and Tom Ahl, who recently retired from Friends of the Orland Park Public 

Library after decades of commitment to the institution. 

Photos courtesy of the Orland Park Public Library 

down from the Library Board in 

February 2014 for health reasons, 

she said it was hard to let go of the 

library, given its strong presence 

in her life for 40 years. Shortly after 

she left the board, somebody 

from the library approached her 

about joining the Friends. 

So she did. And she brought 

along Tom, a civil engineer by 

trade who considers himself more 

of a “leisure reader.” 

The couple helped implement 

annual used book sales, the library’s 

first Giving Tuesday campaign 

last year and a new online 

donation form during their tenure 

with the Friends. In all, they 

helped oversee more than $20,000 

in contributions to the Friends, 

which support programs like the 

Summer Reading Challenge. 

“Every endeavor they did was 

a success,” Assistant Library Director 

Mary Adamowski said. 

“They had the heart of the library 

close to them.” 

The couple, who will celebrate 

56 years of marriage in October, 

decided to retire from the 

Friends this month because they 

said there is a time to end every 

chapter in life, even though “it’s 

painful to leave,” Mary Ann said. 

With the library undergoing 

renovations and entering its next 

cycle, younger residents ought 

to step in and take charge, Tom 

said. The couple emphasized the 

importance of giving back to the 

community. 

“We’re getting older, and doing 

simpler things takes longer,” 

Mary Ann said. 

The couple said they will still 

help the Friends in their endeavors 

but plan to spend more time 

at home. 

Books will always be a part 

of their lives, though. Mary Ann 

gives a gift basket of books at 

every baby shower she attends. 

“The Little Engine that Could” 

and “Goodnight Moon” usually 

can be found tucked among parenting 

books, she said. 

The couple said the volunteers 

on the Friends board who came 

before them did a great job, especially 

with their work early last 

decade in officially making the 

organization a nonprofit. 

But the impact the Ahls had on 

the library surely will not be forgotten. 

“I have known Mary Ann Ahl 

since 1996 and have been awed 

by her strong advocacy for reading 

and libraries,” Library Director 

Mary Weimar said. “Any 

chance Mary Ann has, she is promoting 

the Orland Park Public 

Library, because she truly loves 

our library. 

“Together, their knowledge 

of the community and library 

became an asset as the Friends’ 

board planned book sales and 

managed the Recycled Reads 

program. Tom and Mary Ann’s 

volunteerism spirit is awe-inspiring.” 

Their spirit exudes warmth, 

too. 

“Something you should know 

about the Ahls is that they are hilarious,” 

Communications Manager 

Jackie Boyd said. “They are 

really fun to be around. 

“We wish them the best in their 

retirement.” 

Although the Ahls will not be 

at the library as much going forward, 

their legacy and the programs 

they helped institute will 

still be in place. And maybe children, 

like the young Mary Ann, 

will ride their bicycles to the library 

to read Nancy Drew.

OPPrairiedaily.com dining out 


Quick Bites 

Last-minute love: 6 Valentine’s Day ideas for dawdling duos 


They say that food is the 

quickest way to someone’s 

heart. And at this point, 

quick is imperative. 

But tastes of the heart 

vary — even among the 

procrastinators. 

Thankfully, local businesses 

have variety to 

spare when it comes to 

making Valentine’s Day 

food connections. So 

whether your husband 

just wants a pizza or your 

girlfriend is looking for a 

unique box of chocolates, 

whether the two of you 

want to make a meal together 

or what you really 

have a taste for is laughter, 

whether you prefer a classic 

combination or want a 

five-star four-course dinner, 

these spots have you 

covered. 

Something for every 

palate 

Public Landing, 200 W. 8th 

St. in Lockport 

Very few restaurants 

can offer a special menu 

for the most romantic day 

of the year with the elegance 

of Lockport’s Public 

Landing, which has a fourcourse 

meal for couples 

available after 4 p.m. Feb. 

14 and 15. 

“We strive to offer our 

guests a quality dining experience,” 

said Anita Donnelly, 

restaurant manager. 

“We have such a unique 

and romantic atmosphere, 

accompanied by the attentive 

service and quality 

menu items.” 

The Valentine’s Day 

experience begins with an 

option of a panko-crusted 

seafood cake with crab, 

whitefish and shrimp over 

arugula ratatouille, or 

bruschetta with roasted 

vegetables and a balsamic 

reduction. The second 

course offers a flavorful 

lobster bisque or fresh 

field green salad, followed 

by a third course with a 

butternut squash chorizostuffed 

pork chop topped 

with a goat cheese cherry 

cream reduction, beef 

Wellington, and lemongrass 

poached halibut with 

sweet potatoes. 

For the final course, diners 

can choose between 

berries and cream, or a 

salted pretzel caramel 

brownie. 

The entire meal is for 

$76 per couple. 

Reporting by Abhinanda 

Datta, Contributing Editor 

A generous serving of 

laughter 

CD&ME, 23320 S. La- 

Grange Road in Frankfort 

This Valentine’s Day, 

southwest suburban diners 

are invited to enjoy an 

evening filled with hearty 

Italian food — and even 

heartier laughs. 

CD&ME’s Valentine’s 

Day show on Friday, Feb. 

14, is to feature performances 

from two Chicago 

comedians — Sonya 

White and Brian Hicks — 

and a buffet dinner from 

Scrementi’s. 

The dinner includes 

chicken Romano, beef 

tenderloin with peppercorn 

sauce, pasta tortellini 

with creamy marinara, 

green beans with olive oil, 

roasted red potatoes, and 

an Italian tossed salad. 

“The quality of the food 

is why we always choose 

them,” said Catherine 

Storbeck, CD&ME wedding 

planner and event 

coordinator, of the Stegerbased 

catering company. 

“They’re excellent.” 

Fabulously Sweet Creations in Mokena has crafted 

edible, heart-shape boxes to go with its truffle 

offerings for Valentine’s Day 2020. 

T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

Tickets for the event, 

open to adults 21 and 

older, cost $48 and 

can be purchased online 

at ticketmaster. 

com/sonya-white/event/ 

04005766334554DB. 

Doors open at 6 p.m., and 

the show is scheduled to 

begin at 8 p.m. 

Nuria Mathog, Contributing 

Editor 

Save the planet, one 

sweet bite at a time 

Fabulously Sweet Creations, 

19070 Everett Blvd. Suite 

112, in Mokena 

Getting or giving a box 

of sweet treats for one’s 

sweet on Valentine’s Day 

is almost obligatory these 

days. But, what does one 

do with the box once the 

sweets are gone? Throwing 

it out seems bad for 

the environment. Saving it 

might make one appear to 

be a hoarder. 

Fabulously Sweet Creations 

has solved this dilemma 

by introducing truffles 

that come in an edible 

heart-shaped box. 

The top of the box 

comes in a blue, raspberryflavored 

chocolate, while 

the bottom of the box is 

milk chocolate. Or, for 

those who want the latest 

in chocolate flavors, a new, 

all ruby-red chocolate box. 

“It’s not white chocolate, 

it’s not milk chocolate, 

it’s not dark chocolate; 

it’s a chocolate of its 

own,” said LaVerne Relford-Hall, 

owner of Fabulously 

Sweet Creations. 

“It’s more of a fruity flavor. 

... This is a cocoa bean 

of its own.” 

Each box can be made 

different sizes to be filled 

with varying quantities of 

truffles. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, 

Contributing Editor 

Those who cook together 

eat together 

Frankie’s Ristorante, 9501 W. 

171st St. in Tinley Park 

In an effort to create 

a more memorable experience 

for love birds, 

Frankie’s Ristorante has 

organized its first Valentine-themed 

couples cooking 

class to be held 7-9 

p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. 

“I feel like, as we get 

older, everyone’s always 

trying to [do] something 

that’s more memorable,” 

said Angela Santoro-Castelli, 

Frankie’s general 

manager and event coordinator. 

Santoro-Castelli noted 

things such as cooking 

and painting classes are 

becoming popular, compared 

to simply going to 

dinner. So, for $90 a person, 

Frankie’s is offering 

a demonstration by 

Executive Chef Gaetano 

Calandrini, a three-course 

meal, one cocktail, two 

glasses of wine, tax and 

gratuity. 

The main course is to 

feature heart-shaped ravioli 

with Frankie’s creamy 

Parmesan sauce. It is to be 

stuffed with filet mignon. 

Reservations are still 

being accepted until Saturday, 

Feb. 8, and can be 

made by calling (708) 226- 

6996. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn 

Schlabach, Contributing 

Editor 

Get saucy with a heartshaped 

pizza 

Chesdan’s Pizzeria & Grille, 

15764 S. Bell Road in Homer 

Glen 

For Chesdan’s Pizzeria 

& Grille, Valentine’s Day 

tradition comes in the form 

of a heart-shaped pizza. 

According to owner Dan 

Garr, Chesdan’s has been 

creating the heartfelt pies 

for Feb. 14 for approximately 

30 years, dating 

back to the Archer Avenue 

location. And staff sees 

people come in annually 

for the special pizza. 

“On Valentine’s Day, 

just about every pizza we 

make is heart-shaped,” 

Garr said. “What makes 

it popular is it’s great for 

families — something they 

can do at a real reasonable 

cost.” 

The heart-shaped 

pizza is available in 10- 

inch ($10.40) or 14-inch 

(18.50) offerings. There is 

an extra cost for additional 

ingredients. 

In 2020, the heartshaped 

pizzas will be 

available on Valentine’s 

Day — Friday, Feb. 14 — 

as well as Feb. 12 and 13. 

Garr also offers an included 

dessert for diners 

who purchase the heartshaped 

pizza, though there 

is a limited supply of the 

desserts. 

Reservations are encouraged 

for those interested 

in stopping in for a 

heart-shaped pizza, especially 

on Valentine’s Day. 

To make a reservation, call 

(708) 301-8300. 

Reporting by Thomas Czaja, 

Senior Editor 

Surf’s (and turf’s) up for 

three days 

Tom Kelly’s Chophouse and 

Pub, 495 Degroate Road in 

New Lenox 

Starting Thursday, Feb. 

13, Tom Kelly’s is offering 

a surf and turf special 

through Saturday, Feb. 

15. Customers will have 

the choice of one or two 

4-ounce filet medallions, 

which will be paired the 

diner’s choice of coconut 

shrimp, sauteed shrimp or 

scallops. 

The dinner special is not 

specifically geared toward 

those on Valentine’s Day 

dates and can be enjoyed 

by anyone. It is to be sold 

at market price. 

For reservations, call 

(815) 462-8420. 

Reporting by Sean Hastings, 

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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. Lincoln-Way Central 

senior who performed 

in Ballet 5:8’s performance 

of the “Beyond 

the Nutcracker,” Sophia 

____ 

7. Unhappy 

10. Experimental area 

13. Apartment window 

sign 

14. Trademarks, abbr. 

15. Unlikely to bite 

16. Demonstrate clearly 

17. Contents of some 

barrels 

18. Med. care providers 

19. Rigatoni or spaghetti 

20. Telephone trio 

21. Elephant ___, carnival 

treat 

22. Weaklings 

26. Cigarette pack listing 

29. “Butterfly” star 

Zadora 

30. Pretentious 

33. NATO member: 

Abbr. 

35. Tension removing 

joke 

39. “Comin’ ___ the 

Rye” 

40. 401(k) alternative 

41. Decree __ 

42. Artistic creation 

46. Bond opponent 

47. Sarcasm 

48. Word after golf or 

grab 

50. Youngster 

51. Lincoln-Way East 

basketball player, Morgan 

____ 

54. Amorous skunk 

57. Fool 

58. They often go undercover, 

var. 

63. Portable music 

device 

64. Record company 

65. Tintoretto’s “The 

Miracle of ___ Freeing 

the Slave” 

66. Metric measure, for 

short 

67. Poseidon’s domain 

68. “Hopelessly devoted 

to you” singer 

69. Prefix with sphere 

70. Common ID 

71. Type of poet 

Down 

1. Rank 

2. Hubble Space 

Telescope sighting 

3. Spring bloom 

4. Ding 

5. Set up tents 

6. Address abbr. 

7. Cousin of the 

spoonbill 

8. Off 

9. High-speed Internet 

inits. 

10. Mongolian monk 

11. Ricky Martin 

tune 

12. Gershwin folkopera 

role 

15. Stephen King 

title 

20. Pleasantly calm 

23. Roman numeral 

24. Scull 

25. ___payment 

penalty 

26. Cosmonaut, 

Dennis 

27. Throbs 

28. Replay of a TV 

show 

31. Bypass 

32. Like some questions 

34. Fab Four hit 

36. Randy Johnson 

stat. 

37. Patio cook-outs, 

abbr. 

38. Go wild 

43. ___ Speedwagon, 

rock group 

44. West or east follower 

45. T, in Greece 

49. Smoothly 

52. Breaks 

53. Native of Tibet, 

e.g. 

54. Toll road 

55. Big story 

56. Game you can’t 

play left-handed 

59. Gulf VIP 

60. “The Sounds of 

India” musician, first 

name 

61. Malayan weapon 

62. Three-player card 

game 

64. Before T 

65. Costa del ___ 

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Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

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Free bar bingo 

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(11265 W. 159th St., 


0042) 

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(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

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(9358 171st St., Orland 

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(9655 W. 143rd St., 


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(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; 

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Grill 

(39 Orland Square 

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answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids 

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

column and box must contain each of the 

numbers 1-9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

SAMI H. ABOUKHEIR, SUZZANE E. 

ABOUKHEIR, BANK OF AMERICA, 

N.A., PRESERVE AT MARLEY 

CREEK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Defendants 

18 CH 8378 

11311 TWIN LAKES DR. 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on December 16, 2019, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on March 17, 2020, 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 11311 TWIN 

LAKES DR., ORLAND PARK, IL 

60467 

Property Index No. 27-31-409-031 

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $429,623.42. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance, including the Judicial 

Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential 

Property Municipality Relief 

Fund, which is calculated on residential 

real estate atthe rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 

paid by the purchaser not to exceed 

$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, 

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

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. 

The subject property is subject to general 

real estate taxes, special assessments, 

orspecial taxes levied against 

said real estate and is offered for sale 

without any representation as to quality 

or quantity of title and without recourse 

to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

If this property isacondominium unit 

which is part of acommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

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, LAW OFFICES OF 

IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 

175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201, 

CHICAGO, IL, 60606 (312) 357-1125 

Please refer calls tothe sales department. 

Please refer to file number 

18-02308. 

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. 

LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, 

LLC 

175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201 

CHICAGO IL, 60606 

312-357-1125 

E-Mail: pleadings@nevellaw.com 

Attorney File No. 18-02308 

Attorney Code. 18837 

Case Number: 18 CH 8378 

TJSC#: 39-8135 

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 8378 




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 




and Sale entered in the above entitled 

cause Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Friday, February 

28, 2020 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 

I3142995 




CERY DIVISION 

U.S. BANK N.A., SUCCESSOR 

TRUSTEE TO BANK OF 

AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR IN IN- 

TEREST TO 

LASALLE BANK N.A., ASTRUSTEE 

ON BEHALF OF 

THE HOLDERS OF THE WASHING- 

TON MUTUAL MORTGAGE 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, 

WMALT SERIES 2005- 

10; Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOSE T. VAYALIL AKA JOSE VAY- 

ALIL; LUCY J. 

VAYALIL, AKA LUCY VAYALIL; 

FIRST MIDWEST BANK 

F/K/A STANDARD BANK AND 

TRUST COMPANY, AS 

TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVI- 

SIONS OF A TRUST 

AGREEMENT DATED THE 26TH 

DAY OF JUNE, 2007 

AND KNOWN ASTRUST NUMBER 

19991; FIRST 

MIDWEST BANK FKA STANDARD 

BANK AND TRUST 

COMPANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON RECORD 

CLAIMANTS; SPRING CREEK ES- 

TATES PROPERTY 

OWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC.; 

Defendants, 

17 CH 7898 






Corporation will onFriday, February 

28, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their 

office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 


auction tothe highest bidder for cash, as 



P.I.N. 27-18-204-005-0000. 

Commonly known as 15232 Poplar 

Creek Court, Orland Park, IL 60467. 








the Condominium Property Act. 


funds, balance, by certified funds,



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Sale 







220-5611. 17-018987 F2 


CORPORATION 


I3142999 




CERY DIVISION 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC 

D/B/A MR. COOPER 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

KATHRYN M. FARRELL, AKA 

KATHRYN FARRELL; 

MICHAEL S. FARRELL 

Defendants, 

18 CH 1582 






Corporation will on Monday, March 2, 

2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office 

at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 





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

Commonly known as 16560 

LOCKRIDGE AVENUE, OAK FOR- 

EST, IL 60452. 

















220-5611. 18-028463 F2 


CORPORATION 

intercountyjudicialsales.com 

I3143364 




CERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORT- 

GAGE CORPORATION, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF 

THE FREDDIE MAC 

SEASONED LOANS STRUCTURED 

TRANSACTION TRUST 

SERIES 2018-2; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DANIEL S. CARTER; STATE OF IL- 

LINOIS; COMENITY 

BANK; 

Defendants, 

19 CH 8110 






Corporation will on Monday, March 9, 

2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office 

at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 





Sale 


P.I.N. 28-08-409-027-0000. 

Commonly known as 5753 VINE 

STREET, OAK FOREST, IL 60452. 













For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira 

T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, 


357-1125. 19-01549 


CORPORATION 


I3143958 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant 

to“An Act in relation to the use of 

an Assumed Business Name inthe 

conduct or transaction of Business 

in the State,” as amended, that a 

certification was registered by the 

undersigned with the County Clerk 

of Cook County. 

RegistrationNumber: Y20002958 

on January 15, 2020 

Under the Asumed Business Name 

of SHOPSWEETLYRIC with the 

business located at: 

9750 CRESCENT PARK CIR- 

CLE, 363 363 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462, USA 

The true and real full name and 

residence address ofthe owner is: 

CANDACE WOODS 

9750 CRESCENT PARK CIR- 

CLE, 363 363 


Notice is hereby given, pursuant 

to“An Act in relation to the use of 

an Assumed Business Name inthe 

conduct or transaction of Business 

in the State,” as amended, that a 

certification was registered by the 

undersigned with the County Clerk 

of Cook County. 

Registration Number: Y20003080 

on January 27, 2020 

Under the Asumed Business Name 

of FZ INSIGHTS with the business 

located at: 

11009 WATERS EDGE DR 


The true and real full name and 

residence address of the owner is: 

JAWED ZAIDI 

11009 WATERS EDGE DR 



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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Joe Zellinger 

Joe Zellinger is a sophomore bowler at 

Sandburg who made All-Conference in 

January and finished fourth in regional 

action. 

How did you get involved in 

bowling? 

I started bowling with my brother and 

cousin when I was really young. 

Do you have college plans and do 

they involved bowling? 

Yes and no, I want to go into psychology, 

but I am pushing to keep bowling in 

college. 

Is there a sport you are really bad 

at? 

I am really bad at basketball, I never 

could get into it and I don’t find it fun. 

What is your proudest moment in 

athletics? 

My proudest moment is when I shot my 

perfect game during a conference match 

on Dec. 16. I don’t think anything could 

beat that moment. 

Are there any embarrassing 

moments you had in sports? 

I just got my new ball and I didn’t have 

it drilled correctly, and when I went to 

throw it, it stuck to my thumb and I threw 

it into the air. 

JEFF VORVA, 22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Do you have a favorite pregame 

pump-up song? 

I always listen to a song called “Off the 

Ground” by Bit Funk. 

Do you have a hero, or someone 

you look up to? 

I look up to my brother, Tyler. He always 

inspires me to do the best I can be 

and when I do well he makes sure I know 

he is proud of me. 

Is there a movie you could watch 

over and over without getting 

bored with it? 

I have watched the “Star Wars” movies 

so many times. I love them so much 

mostly because I watched them with my 

family. 

If they made a movie about your 

life, who should play you? 

Ryan Reynolds for sure. He is my 

all-time favorite actor and I feel like he 

would fit my personality very well 

What would that movie be called? 

“Pursuit of Happiness” because all my 

life I have been striving to just be positive 

and keeping others happy and smiling. 

Interview conducted by Sports Editor Jeff 

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36 | February 6, 2020 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


AREA SPORTS ROUNDUP 

Eagles girls sports team are soaring high 

Dancers take 21st, 

cheerleaders win 

sectional and girls 

hoops eye 20 wins 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Sandburg’s competitive 

dance team just left the 

building on Friday, Jan. 

31. 

Sandburg’s cheerleaders 

will enter the building 

on Friday, Feb. 7. 

Grossinger Motors Arena 

in Bloomington hosted 

the Illinois High School 

Association state finals in 

competitive dancing and 

Sandburg finished 21st 

with an 82.76. The Eagles 

did not advance to the second 

day of action. Stevenson 

won the event with an 

eye-popping 99.24. 

The Eagles have made 

it to state in all eight years 

of the event. 

They barely made it this 

year as they finished sixth 

in the Class 3A Geneva 

Sectional to grab the final 

spot. 

“We knew it would be 

a very tough sectional,” 

Sandburg coach Jill Roberson 

said. “So we made 

it and wanted to have 

our best routine at state. 

That’s what they did and 

that’s all we could ask 

for.” 

Athletes on the roster 

are Alexis Aurelio, Kara 

Curtin, Chloe Dittmer, 

Kate Ferguson, Maggie 

Jones, Alyssa Latorre, 

Camden McElligott, 

Courtney Michaelsen, 

Christina Randolph, Charlotte 

Reynolds, Nicole 

Rooks, Katherine Scuderi, 

Shariden Sobkowiak and 

Keelyn Sriver. 

In Class 1A, Providence 

Sandburg’s dance team performs at the IHSA state 

competition on Friday, Jan. 31. 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Sandburg’s cheerleading team poses outside of Joliet 

Central High School after winning the ninth sectional in 

program history. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

Catholic finished 11th. 

Orland Park’s Colleen 

Lappin and Kathryn Hamilton 

were on that squad. 

Marist, which featured 

Orland Park’s Caroline 

Callaghan, placed 27th in 

Class 2A. 

The Sandburg cheerleading 

squad invades 

the facility this weekend 

with a full head of steam 

after capturing the large 

team division of the Joliet 

Central Sectional with 

a 92.43. It’s the Eagles’ 

ninth sectional title in 

team history. 

Athletes on coach 

Mike Bruce’s roster are 

Alyssa Benard, Hannah 

Ford, Breanna Gasparas, 

Stephanie Gaspardo, Gabriella 

Gianakas, Olivia 

Gomez, Alexandra Henninger, 

Amy Johnson, 

Kylie Kehlert, Carrington 

Landers, Jessica Lawler, 

Meghan McCurdy, Lily 

Nevin, Anna Piacente, 

4 

Madalyn Riebel, Caroline 

Schmidt, Anna Senese, 

Sara Senese, Elisa Shaheen, 

Ava Stroobosscher, 

Nicole Tatar and Victoria 

Vargas. 

The Eagles qualified 

in all 15 state meets that 

the IHSA has sanctioned. 

Sandburg won the first 

meet in 2006 and also 

won state titles in 2009 

and 2012. The program 

also finished third in 2008, 

2010 and 2017. 

Eagles shooting for 20 

After splitting a pair 

of games with Yorkville 

and Lockport, Sandburg’s 

girls basketball team entered 

this week’s action 

with a 17-8 mark. 

The Eagles have four 

regular-season games 

and at least one postseason 

game on the schedule 

to try to win three more 

games to hit the 20 mark. 

All four regular-season 

games are at home. 

However, two of those 

games are against Homewood-Flossmoor 

and 

Bolingbrook, who beat 

the Eagles earlier in the 

season. One is against 

Lincoln-Way East, whom 

the Eagles beat 52-45 in 

the first meeting. The final 

regular-season game is a 

non-conference contest 

with Thornton Fractional 

South, which entered this 

week with an 8-17 mark. 

The Eagles hope to get a 

desirable seed in regional 

action and maybe win a 

game or two in the postseason. 

Sandburg beat Yorkville, 

47-30, on Jan. 28 

as Grace Badon led the 

team with 15 points. Two 

days later, they dropped a 

51-27 game to Lockport. 

GIRLS GYMNASTICS 

Andrew co-op team may get 

a fifth shot at Lincoln-Way 


The Andrew co-op gymnastics 

team, which also 

features athletes from 

Sandburg and Stagg, has 

faced Lincoln-Way’s powerful 

co-op team four times 

this year and has come up 

short all four times - twice 

by less than one point. 

The latest setback came 

in the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference meet on 

Jan. 29 when Lincoln-Way 

came out on top 143.300- 

138.500 as the two teams 

finished first and second 

in the three-team meet. 

Lincoln-Way has finished 

sixth, seventh and eighth 

in the state in the past three 

years. 

The two teams could 

face each other a fifth 

time in sectional action on 

Tuesday, Feb. 11. 

“It’s a good rivalry,” Andrew 

coach Allison Hack 

said. “It’s good to see them 

and it’s nice to see where 

we’re at. The last two 

meets, we were 2/10ths of 

a points away from them. 

We were on their heels.” 

Taylor Talley was the 

SCWC all-around winner 

for the second year in a 

row as she posted 36.750, 

barely beating Lincoln- 

Way’s Korina Jarosz and 

Grace Kmak, who each 

scored 36.550. Talley tied 

for first in the vault (9.350) 

and was an outright champion 

in the uneven bars 

(9.275 and floor exercise 

(9.525). 

“The Lincoln-Way 

girls are friends and we 

practice together over the 

summer,” Talley said. “It 

doesn’t get old to face 

them because we have a 

2 

Andrew co-op’s 

Taylor Tally, a senior 

at Sandburg, won 

her second straight 

conference title on 

Jan. 29. JEFF VORVA/22ND 

CENTURY MEDIA 

nice relationship. We like 

seeing them.” 

The T-Bolts’ Bella Lapera 

finished fourth in allaround 

with a 34.400 and 

Maddie Giglio was fifth 

with a 33.700. 

The team opens regional 

competition at Hinsdale 

South on Thursday, Feb. 6. 

The Bolts have passed the 

140-point mark this season 

and hope to return to that 

type of score in the postseason. 

“They just need to hit 

their routines they know 

they can hit,” Hack said. 

“If we can do that, we’ll be 

knocking on the door.” 

Andrew’s JV team won 

the conference title with 

Becca Crnich winning the 

all-around with a 31.875.



BOYS BASKETBALL 

5 

Sandburg wins two and will send at least two to college 

Andrew basketball and football player Noah O’Connor 

won the January Athlete of the Month competition for 

publisher Century 22nd Century Media’s Southwest 

Chicago branch. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO 

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH 

Andrew basketball/football 

star wins January honor 


Senior Andrew football 

and basketball standout 

Noah O’Connor took flight 

lessons and flew a plane. 

He has been flying high 

during his athletic career 

at the Tinley Park school 

ever since. 

O’Connor was voted 

as the winner of the 22nd 

Century Media’s Southwest 

Chicago Athlete of 

the Month contest for January. 

It is the second time in 

the past three months an 

Andrew athlete earned the 

honor. Volleyball player 

Abby Kiaupa won in November. 

The Athlete of the 

Month competition pits 

featured Athlete of the 

Week selections from our 

south suburban newspapers 

against one another in 

an online voting contest. 

The next contest is to 

begin Feb. 10. 

To vote, visit OPPrai 

rieDaily.com, hover over 

the “Sports” menu tab 

and click “Athlete of the 

Month.” Readers can vote 

once per session per valid 

email address. Voting ends 

at 5 p.m. Feb. 25. 

All athletes featured in 

the January Athlete of the 

Week sports interviews are 

automatically entered into 

the contest. 

MATT CIZEK 


Two Sandburg players, 

including one who has 

been injured this season, 

have found college homes 

in recent weeks. 

Zach Kusper, a 5-foot- 

8 senior guard, and Jack 

Walsh, an injured 6-foot- 

9 senior center, recently 

committed to Chicago-area 

NCAA Division III colleges. 

Kusper is heading to 

North Central College and 

Walsh is heading to Elmhurst 

College. 

“Basketball has been everything 

I’ve been about 

for as long as I can remember,” 

Kusper said. “I really 

enjoyed [Sandburg alum 

and North Central assistant] 

coach Vince Kmiec. 

I’m really looking forward 

to the competition level. 

Day in and day out, they’re 

playing really hard teams.” 

Kusper and Walsh could 

end up facing each other 

in the coming years. Elmhurst 

and NCC are in the 

College Conference of Illinois 

and Wisconsin. 

Although he has not 

been able to play this season, 

Walsh picked up some 

college looks in the summer 

as a member of the 

Chicago LockDown. 

“[Elmhurst has] my major 

[Sports Management]. 

I look forward to getting 

back and being able to 

play. I miss being with my 

teammates,” he said. 

Joliet joy 

Sandburg sandwiched a 

tight 54-49 loss on the road 

to Homewood-Flossmoor 

on Friday, Jan. 31 with a 

58-44 home win over Joliet 

Catholic Academy on Jan. 

28 and a 53-42 triumph 

over Joliet Central on Saturday, 

Feb. 1 at the Lincoln-Way 

West Shootout. 

Jack Walsh has been injured his senior season, but 

the Sandburg center recently committed to Elmhurst 

College. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Sandburg senior guard Zach Kusper committed to 

North Central College. 

In the early going of 

the Joliet battle, the Hilltoppers 

looked as though 

they might be in for an offensive 

showcase with 24 

first-quarter points. It was 

more than they would get 

in the next three quarters 

combined as the Eagles 

tightened the defense. 

“Joliet Catholic’s got 

some kids who can shoot 

it, so they made some 3’s,” 

Eagles coach Todd Allen 

said. “We weren’t really 

crisp with our assignments 

[early on], but after that I 

thought the kids did a really 

good job.” 

H-F (18-2 overall, 3-0 in 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Blue) came 

into the game ranked sixth 

in the Associated Press 

Class 4A poll and the Eagles 

(11-11, 0-2) gave the 

Vikings a battle. 

“I’m really proud of 

the kids,” Allen said. “We 

said ‘Hey, we’re playing 

a really good game on 

their court, we just want a 

chance to win it in the final 

minutes.’” 

Sandburg was able to do 

just that, having a chance 

to tie in their final possession. 

However, a 3-point 

shot fell short. 

Defensive improvement 

Following a 27-4 run 

by the Vikings, the Eagles 

outscored the Vikings 39- 

27 from the middle of the 

second quarter until the 

game’s end, forcing six 

turnovers in the second 

half. 

“This is probably one 

of the best shooting teams 

they’ve had in a long 

time,” Allen said. “They’re 

tough to defend…battling 

back, [our players] did a 

great job.” 

Atharva Atreya scored 

18 points in both the Joliet 

Catholic and H-F games. 

“Our goal was to shorten 

the game up a bit,” Allen 

said. “We wanted [to make 

it] a little lower possession 

[game].” 

The strategy worked 

well early on, as the 

Eagles took an early 6-0 

lead despite not taking 

their first shot until nearly 

two minutes into the 

game. 

Kusper also chimed in 

with 12 points against the 

Vikings – all coming on 

3-point baskets in the second 

half. 

In the Joliet Central victory, 

Atreya had 12 points, 

while Kusper and Jordan 

Phillips each had 11. 

Kobe’s death felt by 

Eagles 

Basketball fans felt a 

surreal week unlike any 

other in recent memory 

following the tragic death 

of Kobe Bryant and eight 

others on Jan. 26. 

The Eagles players felt it 

as well. 

“Since [the players] 

were not in the Michael 

Jordan era, Kobe was kind 

of their guy,” Allen said. 

“I think it impacted some 

kids, but after a couple 

days we were able to move 

on.” 

What’s up next? 

The Eagles were scheduled 

to visit Bolingbrook 

on Tuesday, Feb. 4. They 

are slated to return to Orland 

Park to play Lincoln- 

Way East at 6 p.m. Friday 

Feb. 7.

38 | February 6, 2020 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


Gardner still stands tall as she heads to Loyola’s Hall 

2 

RANDY WHALEN 


Brittany Gardner remembers 

her first foray 

into the world of softball 

pitching. 

“I started playing softball 

in second grade and 

started pitching in fourth 

grade in the OYA,” Gardner 

said of her start in the 

Orland Youth Association. 

“I wasn’t very good at it. 

“But my dad [Paul 

Gardner] said, ‘No, you’re 

tall; you can be a good 

pitcher.’ So I started working 

with Skip Ball, and he 

turned me into the pitcher 

that I became in college.” 

The pitcher she became 

in college had a Hall of 

Fame career. 

An All-State standout 

pitcher at Sandburg, 

Gardner graduated in 

2010, went on to have an 

amazing college career at 

Loyola University. She 

will be one of three individuals 

inducted into the 

Loyola University Chicago 

Athletics Hall of Fame 

on Feb. 15 and recognized 

at halftime of the Ramblers’ 

men’s basketball 

game versus University of 

Northern Iowa at 7 p.m. 

that evening. 

“I’m very lucky, and it’s 

this week in 

SANDBURG VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 7 – hosts Lincoln- 

Way East, 6 p.m. 

WRESTLING 

■Feb. ■ 8 – IHSA individual 

regionals, TBA 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 6 – hosts 

Bolingbrook, 6 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 11 – hosts Lincoln- 

quite an honor,” Gardner 

said. “I didn’t think I’d be 

recognized this soon. I’m 

grateful for my family and 

my teammates. I wouldn’t 

be here without them.” 

The other two inductees 

are Frank Busch (1969- 

1973) in swimming/water 

polo and Armando Favela 

(2005-2009) in men’s 

golf. 

Gardner’s Hall of Fame 

bio reads, “Arguably the 

greatest pitcher ever to 

wear the maroon and gold, 

Gardner was a two-time 

league Pitcher of the Year 

honoree and was a twotime 

National Fastpitch 

Coaches Association All- 

Region selection. 

“The left-hander burst 

onto the scene in 2011, 

earning Horizon League 

Newcomer of the Year 

accolades to become the 

first Rambler to capture 

that honor since Ellen 

Antonacci in 1995. A 

three-time First Team All- 

Horizon League pick and 

a 2014 First Team All- 

Missouri Valley Conference 

selection, Gardner 

was named MVC Pitcher 

of the Year as a senior. 

Off the field, she was an 

accomplished student and 

was a member of Loyola’s 

Way East, 6 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 13 – hosts Thornton 

Fractional South, 6 p.m. 

GIRLS BOWLING 

■Feb. ■ 8 - IHSA Regionals, 

TBA 

CHEERLEADING 

■Feb. ■ 7-8 – IHSA State 

meet, TBA 

GIRLS GYMNASTICS (Co-op 

team based at Andrew) 

■Feb. ■ 10-13 - IHSA 

sectionals, TBA 

prestigious Maroon & 

Gold Society in 2013-14.” 

Some saw her potential 

right away. 

“When I got to Loyola, 

I met with my coach,” 

Gardner said of then-head 

coach Missy Beseres. 

“She told me I was going 

to break all the school records.” 

Gardner broke quite a 

few and still holds a trio 

of them: 67 victories, 753 

strikeouts and 751 2/3 innings 

pitched. 

As the primary pitcher 

at Sandburg from 2008- 

2010, Gardner split time 

as a senior but pitched 

all the state tournament 

games including a 2-1 win 

over Fremd in the final, as 

the Eagles captured their 

only Class 4A softball 

state championship. Sandburg 

went 40-2 that year, 

becoming one of just seven 

teams in state history 

that have won 40 games in 

a season. 

“Brittany Gardner had 

[20] of our wins in 2010, 

Lora Olson [18] and Jori 

Born [2] had the other 20,” 

Sandburg coach Jim Fabianski 

said. “Brit pitched 

in many of the games that 

Lora pitched in, and vice 

versa. For the beginning 

part of the season, most 

of our games were split by 

the two of them. Moving 

the pitching rubber back 

to 43 feet, which happened 

during Brit’s tenure 

at Sandburg, actually enhanced 

the movement on 

her pitches, and she benefited 

from the distance 

change quite a bit. 

“It was clear that when 

preseason workouts began 

for the 2010 season, Brit 

had one goal in mind: to 

leave her legacy as a state 

champion. I am in awe of 

her resilience and humility. 

Brittany never made 

the game about her. Her 

postgame comments were 

always about the great 

performances of her teammates. 

A couple of years 

ago, she volunteered her 

time to come in and work 

with our pitchers. 

“We were so grateful 

and honored to have had 

her teach our pitchers. 

I am a better person for 

having known her and her 

parents, who were and are 

so supportive of both their 

daughter and our program.” 

Gardner was quick to 

point out her top influence. 

“Coach Fabianski is my 

favorite coach I ever had,” 

Gardner said. “He made it 

all about the team culture. 

Every single person there 

had a job and helped us 

win.” 

Gardner works at 

UCAN Academy, a private 

therapeutic day 

school on the South Side 

of Chicago for students 

with emotional and behavioral 

disorders. 

“I love it,” Gardner 

said of her job. “I told my 

parents in fifth grade that 

I wanted to be a social 

worker. There is never a 

dull moment and never 

a dull day working with 

those kids.” 

She was the pitching 

coach at Loyola University 

in the 2017 and 2018 

seasons. Now, she gives 

pitching lessons at S2 

Breakthrough in Orland 

Park on Wednesdays. 

“It’s a good balance,” 

Gardner said. “I love social 

work, but I really love 

pitching. That’s why once 

a week I still give pitching 

lessons.” 

After all, that is what 

made her a Hall of Famer. 

Former Sandburg pitching star Brittany Gardner is 

heading to the Loyola Hall of Fame. 

STEVE WOLTMANN/LOYOLA ATHLETICS



fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

Eagles Hockey Club puts up impressive numbers off the ice 

JEFF VORVA/ 

22nd century meida 

1ST AND 3 

SOME FACTS ABOUT 

THE ANDREW CO-OP 

GYMNASTICS TEAM 

(ABOVE), WHICH 

OPENS REGIONAL 

ACTION ON THURSDAY, 

FEB. 6 

1. Heading to Darien 

The T-Bolts, which 

feature athletes 

from Sandburg and 

Stagg, are at the 

Hinsdale South 

Regional with the 

hosts, Homewood- 

Flossmoor and 

Hinsdale Central 

competing. 

2. It was 20 years ago 

The last time 

the Bolts won a 

regional title was 

1999-2000. 

3. State experience 

Seniors Bella Lapera, 

Taylor Talley 

and Maddie Giglio 

have been through 

the postseason 

wars and have 

been to the state 

meet. 

Jeff Vorva 

Sports Editor 

Here are some numbers 

that probably 

will not impress 

you. 

The Eagles Hockey 

Club, which is made up of 

Sandburg students, had a 

varsity record of 14-18-1 

as of Jan. 12 and a junior 

varsity record of 12-26-1 

as of Jan. 28. 

But the Eagles put up 

some numbers this season 

that should not only 

impress you but also 

should make you stand 

up and clap your hands 

hard enough to cause 

calluses. 

The first number is 650. 

That’s how many 

pounds of food these 

guys collected at the end 

of last year for the Orland 

Township Food and Pet 

Pantry. People — and 

animals — down on their 

luck got to feast thanks to 

the Eagles. The previous 

season, they collected 

400 pounds of chow, 

so they have already 

surpassed 1,000 pounds. 

With an even bigger haul 

next year, they could hit 

the one-ton mark. I can 

hear the previously starving 

dogs and cats belching 

now. 

Another number to 

admire is 3,027. That’s 

the amount of dollars 

raised in a charity game 

between the Eagles and 

Chicago Blackhawks 

Special Hockey Team, 

featuring Orland Park’s 

Colin Lewis, on Jan. 25 

at the Arctic Ice Arena in 

Orland Park. 

Jeff Westphal, an Eagles 

volunteer with a cool 

first name who gets the 

word on good deeds the 

boys do, said that money 

will help seven families 

to attend the Disabled 

Hockey Festival in March 

in Pittsburgh. 

So, it really doesn’t 

matter as much what 

the Eagles do on the ice 

because, off the ice, these 

players are way ahead of 

the game. 

Season coming to a close 

The varsity Eagles’ 

regular season is coming 

to a close as they play 

Benet at the Willowbrook 

Ice Arena at 2:50 p.m. 

on Saturday, Feb. 8, and 

Naperville Central at All 

Seasons Ice Rinks in Naperville 

the next day. 

Members of this year’s 

squad are Josh Ryan, 

Alex Karnavas, Alex 

Szczesniak, Benjamin 

Westphal, Max Miklos, 

Collin O’Boyle, Connor 

Kozlowski, Tommy 

Ward, Kyle Kwiecinski, 

Members of the Eagles Hockey Club and Blackhawks Special Hockey Team get 

together for a hug during a game on Jan. 25 at the Arctic Ice Arena. PHOTOS SUBMITTED 

The Eagles Hockey Club and Blackhawks Special Hockey Team pose on Jan. 25. 

Zach Slinkman, Luke Pellerino, 

Matthew Guerra, 

Bart Florczyk, Steven 

Przbylski, Anthony Bestrick, 

Gabriel Miskowicz,, 

Benjamin Borgman, 

Caleb Darovic, Luke 

Maslowski and Colton 

Pattee. 

LISTEN UP 

“When I got to Loyola, I met with my coach, [Missy Beseres]. 

She told me I was going to break all the school records.” 

Brittany Gardner — Sandburg softball great going into the Loyola Hall of 

Fame 

WHAT2WATCH 

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING 

TBA, Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8 

• The IHSA State Meet takes place in 

Bloomington 

Index 

37 - Basketball 

35 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, 

J.vorva@22ndcm.com

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | February 6, 2020 

READY FOR 

REGIONAL Co-op 

gymnastics team takes second 

in conference but ready for 

postseason, Page 36 

DANCING AND 

CHEERING 

Sandburg dancers 21st in 

state; cheerleaders qualify 

for state, Page 36 

Sandburg grad Brittany 

Gardner ready to be 

inducted into Loyola Hall 

of Fame, Page 38 

Orland Park’s 

Brittany Gardner, 

a pitcher during 

Sandburg’s lone 

state championship 

season in 2010, is 

to be inducted into 

the Loyola Athletics 

Hall of Fame on Feb. 

15. JEFF VORVA/22ND 

CENTURY MEDIA

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