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Guide offers tips, resources 

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Sandburg chess reflects on 2019-2020 campaign 

as longtime coach gets ready to retire, Page 5 

ABOVE: Sandburg chess team members (left to right) Christopher Schwartz, Chad Fortin and 

Delaney Lewis compete at the 2020 state tournament for chess. Photos submitted 

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THURSDAY 

#SKILLS SPORTS: Bowling 

4-6:p.m. Feb. 27, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens grades 

7-12 can see how many 

strikes they can get as they 

pick up tips through footwork 

alignment, swing 

and release drills. This is 

a free event. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

Beginning Writing: 

Creating Great Stories 

4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 27, The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens grades 

7-12 can strengthen their 

writing skills by engaging 

in visualization activities 

and short story analysis. 

This is a free event. For 

more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

FRIDAY 

Dr. Seuss-Oh the Things 

You Can Do 

6:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Orland 

Park Public Library, 

14921 S. Ravinia Ave. 

Children kindergarten 

through second grade can 

celebrate the birthday of 

Theodor Geisel better 

known as Dr. Seuss. Seuss 

stories, music, activities 

and snacks. 

Challenge Night and Team 

Trivia: Movies & Food 

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

28, The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. 

Teens grades 7-12 can 

bring friends to participate 

in other various challenges 

throughout the night, including 

teams for trivia. 

Vegan T’ease is to provide 

food samples. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

SATURDAY 

Preschool Fair 

10:30 a.m. Feb. 29, Orland 



Parents and children can 

meet representatives from 

local preschools and learn 

which fits their child’s 

educational needs. Dropin 

between 10:30 a.m. and 

12:30 p.m. 

MONDAY 

Squishies 

6:30 p.m. March 2, Orland 



Children grades 3-5 will 

design and decorate their 

squishies made out of 

memory foam. They can 

make their own monster, 

doughnut or whatever 

else their brains desire. 

Each month will feature 

a different shape including 

triangles, circles and 

squares. 

TUESDAY 

Culinary: Homemade 

Energy Bites 

4-5:30 p.m. March 3, 

The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

grades 7-12 can choose 

ingredients for bite-sized 

balls of energy. This is a 

free event. For more information, 

call (708) 532- 

0500 or visit www.thebri 

dgeteencenter.org. 

Secrets to a Happy Life 

4:15-5:15 p.m. March 3, 



grades 7-12 can learn what 

makes people happy. This 

is a free event. For more 

information, call (708) 

532-0500 or visit www. 

thebridgeteencenter.org. 

Oddly Satisfying 

6:30 p.m. March 3, Orland 



Children grades 3-5 can 

join the group to go behind 

the scenes of squishy, 

slimy videos. 

Organize Your Research 

and Write Your Family 

History 

7 p.m. March 3, Orland 

Park Public Library, 14921 

S. Ravinia Ave. Carole 

Magnuson shows attendees 

ways to organize their 

materials, reduce piles of 

paper, and arrange information 

in a format that can 

be used as a foundation for 

creating and publishing 

your family history book. 

WEDNESDAY 

DIY: Clay Hanging Planters 

4:15-5:45 p.m. March 

4, The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. 

Teens grades 7-12 can roll, 

pinch and sculpt over-bake 

clay into a planter perfect 

for mini succulents or air 

plants. This is a free event. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0500 or visit 

www.thebridgeteencenter. 

org. 

Electric Guitar 

5-6 p.m. March 4, 



grades 7-12 can try this 

six-stringed instrument, 

try chords and use a fivefinger 

scale. This is a free 

event. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0500 

or visit www.thebridgete 

encenter.org. 

UPCOMING 

Lincoln’s Generals 

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, 

March 7, Orland 

Park History Museum, 

14415 Beacon Ave. Not 

the same program as last 

year. Listen to Generals 

Ulysses Grant, William 

Tecumseh Sherman, 

Edward Ord and George 

Meade as they talk about 

their experience in battle 

and the last year of the 

Civil War. Live presentation, 

dressed in costume. 

$10 for members, $15 for 

nonmembers. 

Ageless Grace (Brain & 

Body Fitness) 

Thursdays, March 19- 

May 14, Orland Township, 

14807 S. Ravinia 

Ave. Registration begins 

Feb. 3. $48 for residents, 

$53 for nonresidents for 

the eight-week class. 

Ageless Grace is a creative 

and playful exercise 

program. It features 21 

simple tools for lifelong 

comfort and ease that can 

be practiced anywhere. 

The group will lubricate 

joints, strengthen muscles, 

exercise brains and 

improve flexibility, handeye 

coordination, balance, 

breath and more. Exercises 

are done while seated 

to lively music. For more 

information, visit agelessgrace.com. 

Helen Keller: A Life Nearly 

Lost 

11 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

March 21, Orland Park 

History Museum, 14415 

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Beacon Ave. Attendees 

can listen about Helen 

Keller’s life and hear her 

own words in her voice 

from a 1925 speech. Jessica 

Michna will portray 

Keller (live presentation, 

in costume). $10 for members, 

$15 for nonmembers. 

ONGOING 

Bridge Group 

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays, 

Orland Park Cultural 

Center, 14760 Park Lane. 

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. 

SMART Recovery 

7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, 

Palos Health South Campusz, 

15300 West. Ave., 

Building C, Suite 313. A 

science-based addiction 

recovery support group. 

For more information, 

visit smartrecovery.org or 

contact Deb at (708) 586- 

7020.

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the orland park prairie | February 27, 2020 | 3 

Orland Park Village Board 

Joint task force formed to battle 

crime amid political shots fired 

Jon DePaolis 

Freelance Reporter 

In light of recent regional 

car thefts and burglaries, 

the Orland Park 

Village Board is teaming 

up with other communities 

to bolster their crimefighting 

efforts. 

The board members 

voted unanimously to allow 

the Orland Park Police 

Department to share 

police services, equipment 

and resources to create 

a joint task force with 

Tinley Park, Midlothian, 

Orland Hills and Oak Forest. 

“This is going to be a 

smaller task force with 

five towns only,” Orland 

Park Police Chief Tim 

McCarthy said. “In order 

to allow us to work together, 

we need an intergovernmental 

agreement, 

because it is not a spontaneous 

mutual aid.” 

While the item was 

for sharing resources between 

police departments, 

the discussion largely focused 

on more political 

matters. 

Jack Craven, a resident 

of Orland Park, brought 

up the recent burglary at 

Joey’s Red Hots and Pizzeria 

— located at 17400 

Wolf Road in unincorporated 

Cook County. 

In his comments, Craven 

mentioned a Feb. 10 

Facebook post by Orland 

Township Supervisor Paul 

O’Grady. 

“Between the rash of 

vehicle and home burglaries 

to Joey’s being 

burglarized and vandalized, 

crime in Orland Park 

seems to be on the rise,” 

O’Grady’s Facebook post 

stated. “Residents deserve 

to feel safe in their community, 

their homes and 

demand better protection 

from their police department.” 

Craven asked for clarity 

on if the business was 

located in Orland Park’s 

boundaries or if the police 

department was responsible 

for that area. 

“As a resident of 30 

years, this doesn’t make 

Orland sound too good,” 

he said. 

Tim McCarthy responded 

to the questions, as 

well as to the comments 

made on Facebook by 

O’Grady. First, he started 

by stating Joey’s Red Hots 

is not in Orland Park and 

is under the jurisdiction of 

the Cook County Sheriff’s 

Office. 

McCarthy also said that 

he normally does not respond 

to comments such 

as the Facebook post by 

O’Grady. 

“However, when an official 

is so misinformed 

or the misinformation is 

directed solely at one department 

when this is an 

issue affecting a widespread 

area, then I have 

to conclude that maybe 

the comment is less 

about public safety and 

maybe more about something 

else,” McCarthy 

said. 

He added that O’Grady 

did not reach out to him 

to get the facts of the case 

nor did the township supervisor 

return McCarthy’s 

phone call after the 

post was made. 

“I believe Mr. O’Grady 

knows about the expertise 

of this department, because 

it was in 2017 when 

9 

$60,000 taxpayer dollars 

were embezzled from the 

general assistance and 

food pantry fund and the 

general town fund of Orland 

Township [that] he 

turned to the Orland Park 

Police Department to address 

the matter — which 

led to the arrest and indictment 

of one of the 

Township employees and 

information that there 

were additional fraudulent 

checks that had been 

negotiated,” McCarthy 

said. 

McCarthy said if 

O’Grady had called him, 

the police chief would 

have referred the Township 

supervisor to the 

FBI’s “Crime in the United 

States” statistics for 

2018 and 2019. 

“He would have found 

that Orland Park had either 

the lowest or second 

lowest number of crimes 

against persons — that’s 

violent crimes — for any 

city in the State of Illinois 

with 50,000 residents or 

more,” McCarthy said. 

During the discussion, 

Trustee Michael Milani 

addressed the issue of car 

thefts and burglaries. He 

said there are four “very 

simple and common sense 

steps” for residents to 

safeguard their vehicles: 

lock automobiles after exiting 

them; do not leave 

keys in the car; do not 

leave a garage door opener 

in a vehicle parked outside; 

and hide and remove 

valuables in an automobile 

before exiting. 

But Milani also weighed 

in on O’Grady’s Facebook 

post, saying he thought 

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IHSA state tourney 

caps memorable year 

for Sandburg chess 

Team credits 

club’s familial 

atmosphere, its 

Coach of the Year 

Will O’Brien 


For Chad Fortin, it is a 

family tradition. 

For Joseph Miller, the 

strategy. 

For Delaney Lewis, fun. 

The Sandburg High 

School chess club holds 

different significance for 

different members of the 

team, but there are a couple 

things on which they can 

all agree: They love chess, 

and 2020 marked the end 

to yet another successful 

season. 

The Eagles went 8-1 in 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference, capturing the 

Red Division title, competed 

in more than a halfdozen 

tournaments, placed 

eighth at sectional and, as 

usual, earned a trip to state. 

The team finished 51st out 

of more than 100 squads 

but succeeded in many 

other ways. 

“We had our ups and 

downs, but it was still a 

good year considering everything 

that happened,” 

said coach Patrick Latortue, 

a special education 

teaching aide at Sandburg 

who has overseen chess for 

20 years. 

The team, heavy on seniors 

and having recently 

graduated some high-level 

talent, started with roughly 

30 members but ended the 

season with 10, he said. 

Such attrition is not unusual. 

Every year, semiinterested 

students join the 

club, only to stop attending 

practices within a matter of 

weeks. But the squad that 

stuck through was solid, 

committed to the game and 

each other, Latortue said. 

That dedication and a familial 

atmosphere are what 

make the team special. 

“There’s always positive 

energy, whether we’re winning 

or losing,” said Carson 

Fortin, a sophomore 

and younger brother of 

Chad Fortin, a senior. 

The Fortins’ two older 

brothers played chess at 

Sandburg, too, and they 

have been playing the game 

for years. 

“In a sense, I’ve been 

part of the team for a long 

time,” said Chad, who is 

to attend the University of 

Alabama in the fall. “It’s 

different than anything 

else I’ve been a part of. 

It’s more energetic than 

the track team. It’s been 

such an adventure with this 

coach over all these years 

I’ve known him.” 

Lewis, another senior, 

joined chess sophomore 

year, not knowing “what 

a rook or queen was.” She 

attended a practice on a 

whim and “laughed for two 

hours straight.” 

“I’ve just had so much 

fun, and I still talk to the 

people I met that first day,” 

she said. “It’s just been the 

best experience.” 

Her chess game has 

come along. Lewis was the 

team’s fifth board, went undefeated 

in conference and 

4-3 at state. 

This season was senior 

Taha Naveed’s first with 

Sandburg, having attended 

Shepherd High School in 

Palos Heights his first three 

years. 

“Sandburg is way better,” 

he said. 

A personal highlight was 

being the only Sandburg 

player to beat his opponent 

at Hinsdale Central, a Top 

10 team in the state. 

The chess season ran 

from October through the 

state tournament, held Feb. 

14-15 at the Civic Center in 

Peoria. The tourney is formatted 

so that each player 

gets to complete seven 

games, Latortue said. The 

Eagles have gone every 

year he has been coach. 

Latortue, ready to pass 

the reins to the next generation, 

is set to retire as 

coach, though he would 

not rule out coming back 

on a surprise or interim basis. 

He found out in Peoria 

his peers had selected him 

as the Illinois Chess Association 

2020 Coach of the 

Year. 

The Eagles players credited 

him with creating a fun 

and supportive yet serious 

atmosphere in which they 

feel challenged to do their 

best. 

“Coach works really 

hard and built this program 

up from pretty much 

Sandburg chess player (front left) Ved Shah and his teammates compete in the 

sectional this season. Photo submitted 

nothing,” said Christopher 

Schwartz, a senior. “We’ve 

never had a negative record. 

I’ve learned a lot of 

lessons in life and in chess 

from coach. He always 

pushes us to shoot above 

what we think we can do.” 

Senior Thomas 

McKnabb — who is to attend 

the University of California, 

Los Angeles in the 

fall — and freshman Ved 

Shah both echoed those 

sentiments and said the 

squad will need to do some 

rebuilding with coach’s retirement 

and the looming 

graduation of a big class. 

All members of the team 

are optimistic about the 

club’s future, though, given 

the culture and foundation 

built by Latortue and the 

teams before them. 

For Latortue and his students, 

it all comes back to a 

love of the game. 

“I really like the strategic 

element,” said Miller, 

a junior. “Digging deep 

and thinking what I can do 

to win the games. What’s 

most exciting is just how 

the game plays out. That’s 

what’s most enjoyable for 

me.” 

Latortue added, “Just 

the idea of strategizing 

to get your goal. You can 

equate chess to much of 

what happens in life and in 

education. You have to go 

through the steps. 

“It’s been an incredible 

ride.” 

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6 | February 27, 2020 | the orland Park Prairie Election 2020 


Congressional District 3 Democrats (4 for 1 nomination) 

Charles M. 

Hughes 

Age: 55 

Residence: 

Chicago 

Occupation: 

IBEW Local 

19 with Nicor Hughes 

Gas 

Prior political experience: 

Precinct captain for [Rep.] 

Bill Lipinski; led “get out the 

vote” outreach efforts; distributed 

campaign literature and addressed 

voters’ concerns. 

Why are you running for U.S. 

Congress in the 3rd District of 

Illinois? 

Charles M. Hughes is running 

for Congress to find workable 

solutions to the issues important 

to the community. He intends to 

bring a fresh voice and perspective 

to the district and encourage 

transparent, accessible and 

citizen-focused government. It’s 

the strong sense of community 

that will fuel Hughes to work 

every day to make our neighborhoods 

better, safer and stronger. 

What makes you the best candidate 

for this position? 

As Congressman, Charles M. 

Hughes intends to: 

• Introduce new student loan 

reforms 

• Boost military and veteran 

mental health resources 

• Introduce immigration reform 

legislation 

• Support tax reform 

• Expand healthcare insurance 

plan options 

• Support women’s right to 

choose 

• Back union workers 

• Establish fiscally sound and 

responsible budgets 

• Ensure job creation and fulfillment 

• Create additional company 

retirement savings contributions 

• Encourage transparent, accessible 

and citizen-focused 

government 

Hughes will increase federal 

funds that flow into communities 

to help fight crime and 

keep neighborhoods safe and 

strong. 

As a pro-choice advocate, 

Hughes will work to maintain 

aid to Israel, improve the readiness 

of the U.S. military, support 

DACA and look for the more 

than 800,000 Dreamers to continue 

to live, work and improve 

the nation. 

What are the Top 3 issues you 

see facing the district, and 

what would you do to solve 

them? 

1. Affordable health insurance 

Charles M. Hughes will expand 

health insurance options to allow 

Americans to enjoy the gold 

standard of plans. Similar to the 

elite in Washington, D.C., Hughes 

will ensure that Americans have 

choices of health insurance plans 

that meet their family’s needs. 

2. The burden of student loans 

As Congressman, Charles M. 

Hughes will work to pass bill to 

end all interest rates on student 

loans incurred through two- and 

four-year universities, technical 

and vocations schools. 

3. Inadequate retirement savings 

Charles M. Hughes will mandate 

that all American companies 

will be required to increase 

their retirement savings 

contributions by 5 percent. Additionally, 

Hughes will allow 

for increased IRA contribution 

maximums. 

Some candidates uncontested in March Primary 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Orland Park voters will be 

asked to weigh in on several 

high-profile races in the March 

primary, but several candidates 

will appear uncontested in districts 

with ties to the town. 

While Congressional District 

1 sees a four-way battle for the 

Democratic nomination — for 

which candidate questionnaires 

have already appeared 

in print and can be found at 

OPPrairieDaily.com — Philanise 

White is running unopposed 

as a Republican to move 

on to the November General 

Election. 

Incumbent Democratic State 

Sen. Michael E. Hastings is running 

unopposed in State Senate 

District 19. 


Rep. Justin Q. Slaughter is unopposed 

in the 27th District. 

And incumbent Democratic 

State Rep. Robert “Bob” Rita is 

unopposed in District 28. 


Rep. Frances Ann Hurley is 

unopposed this March in District 

35, but unopposed Republican 

candidate Herbert 

Hebein is set to face her in 

November. 

And while Michelle Fadeley 

is unopposed for the Democratic 

nomination on March 17, she 

will have to get through Republican 

Tim Ozinga for a shot 

at the to-be-vacated State Representative 

District 37 role in 

November. Ozinga also is unopposed 

in March. 

visit us online at OPPrairiedaily.com 

Marie 

Newman 

Age: 55 

Residence: 

La Grange 

Occupation: 

Former consulting 

firm Newman 

owner, senior 

marketing leader, nationalnonprofit 

leader, author and 

spokesperson for Moms Demand 

Action Illinois. 


Previous candidate for Congress 

in Illinois’ 3rd District; 

former spokeswoman for 

Moms Demand Action Illinois. 

Why are you running for 

U.S. Congress in the 3rd 

District of Illinois? 

Since January, our campaign 

has hosted over 280 

public meet and greets with 

voters across the district. In 

all of these conversations, 

Daniel Lipinski 

Age: 53 

Residence: 

Western Springs 

Occupation: 

U.S. Congressman, 

3rd District 

Prior political 

experience: 

Lipinski 

8-term U.S. Congressman 

Why are you seeking reelection 

as a U.S. Congressman 

in the 3rd District of 

Illinois? 

Throughout my service in 

Congress, I have established 

a strong record of policy accomplishments 

that have 

helped create jobs, expand 

access to affordable healthcare, 

address climate change, 

improve roads and public 

transit and bolster education. 

I am seeking reelection 

as Congressman for the 3rd 

District because I remain 

passionately committed to 

achieving commonsense solutions 

to problems faced by 

my constituents and our nation, 

and I have a track record 

what becomes clear is that our 

community does not feel represented 

in Washington. I am 

running for Congress because 

I believe that we need to deliver 

new representation to the 

voices in our community that 

have long been ignored. I am 

running for Congress to help 

build an economy that works 

for everyone and to build 

bridges in all communities in 

Illinois’ 3rd District. 

What makes you the best 

candidate for this position? 

I believe that my experience, 

both personal and professional, 

make me the best 

candidate for this position. 

My background is a robust 

intersection of business leadership, 

nonprofit leadership, 

community and legislative 

advocacy, and a whole lot 

of luck. I scrubbed floors to 

pay my way through college 

of being able to get things 

done. 

What makes you the best 

candidate for this position? 

I am a problem solver who 

brings people together to develop 

commonsense solutions 

to the problems facing my 

constituents, enabling me to 

deliver results. I’m not afraid 

to roll up my sleeves and work 

with others, regardless of party 

or ideology, and get things 

done. 

Much of the disastrous 

gridlock in our country can 

be attributed to a hyper-partisan 

system that punishes 

bipartisan cooperation and 

a national political system 

that rewards extremism over 

workable compromise solutions. 

My opponents make 

grand promises about fixing 

our healthcare system or addressing 

climate change without 

being honest about the 

costs, the risks or the actual 

details. I work collaboratively 

with elected officials at all 

levels, as well as local orga-

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and have lived through the experience 

of going without health insurance, and 

picking and choosing which bills to 

pay and which to kick down the road. 

I have been fortunate enough to work 

my way out of this struggle, but not 

everybody has the same luck that I 

did. It shouldn’t come down to luck. 

Everyone should have access to the 

support systems that I did. And that’s 

why I am running for Congress, to help 

build an economy that works for all 

of us. 

What are the Top 3 issues you see facing 

the district, and what would you 

do to solve them? 

1. The greatest issue we face is the 

cost, lack of choice, onerous restrictions 

and never-ending struggle for 

Americans to access healthcare. I believe 

healthcare is a right, not a privilege, 

and I believe that a tried and true 

healthcare model like Medicare for 

All will be the most practical solution. 

We can take a working program 

and improve it with hearing, dental, 

nizations and community members to 

best serve my constituents. 

vision and long-term care, and then 

methodically roll out to everyone over 

time. 

2. Right now, far too many Americans 

are working two and three jobs to cover 

all of their expenses. There is a growing 

income divide in our country that needs 

to be addressed. We need practical solutions 

that will make life easier for all of 

us, such as a livable wage, paid family 

leave, more affordable pharmaceutical 

drugs, universal childcare, more affordable 

pathways to college, the list goes 

on. 

3. Finally, across this country, all of 

our communities are affected by the 

crisis of gun violence. As the former 

spokesperson for Moms Demand Action 

Illinois, I believe we can effectively 

support the Second Amendment 

and dramatically reduce gun violence 

by fighting for commonsense solutions 

like universal background checks, red 

flag laws, an assault weapon ban, and 

requiring purchasers to be trained, certified, 

and licensed with insurance. 




Healthcare costs are soaring, and 

reform is desperately needed to make 

care more affordable and accessible 

for individuals and working families. 

Too often, families are burdened with 

skyrocketing healthcare bills, which 

can make it difficult for them to buy a 

house, provide their kids with a good 

education or simply meet everyday 

expenses. 

I remain committed to working with 

all of my colleagues to ensure that 

Americans can get the care they need, 

without risking severe financial hardship 

or bankruptcy. My colleagues 

and I in the bipartisan House Problem 

Solvers Caucus spent several months 

deliberating proposals to improve 

the Affordable Care Act and settled 

on a compromise that would significantly 

reduce premiums for health 

insurance. 

I have worked extensively since the 

passage of the Affordable Care Act 

to improve it and to make insurance 

through the exchanges truly affordable. 

This past year, I helped pass the 

Strengthening Health Care and Lowering 

Prescription Drug Costs Act, which 

helps states set up their own insurance 

marketplaces, expands funding for marketing 

and awareness for the ACA. I also 

helped pass the Lower Drug Costs Now 

Act to make prescription drugs more 

affordable for working families and 

seniors. 

Improving local transportation is also 

a major focus as our region is a transportation 

hub of the nation, and we 

have some of the country’s worst congestion 

on our roads, rails and airports, 

which means lost time with our families 

and a less competitive economy. 

Over the years, I have brought back 

over $600 million in funds for local 

transportation projects for roads, bridges, 

public transit, rail and bikes/pedestrians. 

Another issue we face is job creation 

and growing good-paying jobs in our 

district. I have focused on the revitalization 

of American manufacturing in 

the district and investing in research 

that will help produce technological 

advancement, and prepare and train our 

workforce so that we have the skilled 

employees to keep America at the forefront 

of innovation. 

Rush Darwish 

Age: 42 

Residence: Palos Hills 

Occupation: Small business 

owner 


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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 

Transition Committee for Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

Why are you running for U.S. Congress 

in the 3rd District of Illinois? 

I am running because I believe that 

it is time for a middle-class person 

to represent the middle class. I’m a 

small business owner and community 

activist who has lived in Chicagoland 

for almost my whole life and 

in the 3rd District for more than 15 

years. I’m also a humanitarian and 

not a politician, and I believe that it 

is time for our elected officials to take 

a more humanitarian approach to our 

politics. 

What makes you the best candidate 

for this position? 

I believe that my experience understanding 

the struggles that everyday 

Americans go through puts me in a 

position to best represent the people of 

the 3rd District. I grew up in a working-class 

immigrant family, so I understand 

what it is like to struggle to 

make ends meet. As a small businessowner 

and community activist, I know 

that too many of my neighbors and 

friends are having a hard time keeping 

up with the cost of healthcare or finding 

a job that pays them a real living 

wage. 

This is the understanding I will bring 

to Congress. I’m a humanitarian, not a 

politician. I understand these issues because 

I’m a middle-class American. We 

need one of us in Congress. 




The first is healthcare. I believe that 

we need to treat healthcare as a human 

right so that all people, no matter their 

income, can get the care they need. At 

the same time, I do not believe that the 

government should be in the business of 

telling families that they cannot have a 

choice when it comes to their healthcare. 

I believe in Medicare for all who want 

it, so that all Americans have access to 

healthcare and have a choice when it 

comes to which plan they choose. 

We also need better access to jobs 

here in the 3rd District. Too many district 

residents — and too many Americans 

across the country — are stuck in 

a cycle of low-wage work that does not 

provide a pathway to the middle class 

and to financial security. If elected, I 

will work to start an Economic Development 

Center of the 3rd District, 

which I’m calling EDC3 for short, to 

bring together unions, small business 

and other stakeholders together to get 

3rd District residents into jobs that 

pay $20 per hour and up. This would 

help spur wage growth in the district 

and make families more financially 

secure. 

Finally, I believe that we need to 

provide a pathway to citizenship for 

all immigrants. My parents, like many 

families across the 3rd District, came 

to this country looking for better opportunities. 

While we struggled when I 

was growing up, my parents managed 

to become citizens and build a successful 

small business. I understand that the 

American Dream cuts across countries 

and continents, and I want to be able to 

provide the opportunity for every family 

that has come here to pursue it like 

my family did. We need to ensure that 

all immigrants that are already here can 

be put on a path to citizenship. 

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Men wearing masks, wielding handguns take 

vehicle by force in grocery store parking lot 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Two masked men wielding 

handguns took a vehicle, 

wallet and purse from 

two people who were sitting 

in the parking lot of 

an Orland Park Jewel-Osco 

shortly after midnight 

Feb. 18. 

Police responded at 

12:14 a.m. to what they 

classified as a vehicular 

hijacking in the parking lot 

of the store at 17930 Wolf 

Road. Two people were 

sitting inside of a vehicle 

in a “desolated area” of the 

lot when another vehicle 

pulled up behind them, according 

to a press release 

issued the same day by the 

Orland Park Police Department. 

The men opened the 

doors of the victims’ vehicle 

and ordered them to get 

out, police said. The men 

allegedly removed a wallet 

and purse from the victims 

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O’Grady should spend 

less time on Facebook and 

“stirring the pot and falsely 

reporting on it.” 

Making exceptions for 

cannabis 

Earlier in the evening, 

during the Committee of 

the Whole meeting, the 

Village Board voted 6-1 to 

recommend to the Village 

Board modifications to 

the Village Code regarding 

drug paraphernalia. 

McCarthy said the 

changes were to allow 

exceptions related to cannabis 

paraphernalia as a 

result of the new state law 

before driving away with 

the vehicle. 

No one was injured in 

the vehicular hijacking, 

according to Lt. Ken Rosinski. 

Rosinski said the vehicle 

in which the men arrived 

left the scene when 

they stole the victim’s vehicle. 

Initial information 

suggested the vehicle in 

which they arrived was a 

pickup truck, but Rosinski 

said police have not been 

able to verify that. 

The victims’ vehicle was 

located the same day in 

Hazel Crest, but as of the 

morning of Feb. 19 no one 

was in custody, according 

to Rosinski. 

One of the men was described 

by police as black, 

5-foot-8, with a thin build, 

in his late teens to early 20s, 

wearing all black, including 

a hooded sweatshirt 

and a mask that covered 

the lower half of his face, 

legalizing recreational use 

of marijuana, as well as 

to allow an exception for 

the Department of Mental 

Health and Developmental 

Disabilities to deliver 

substances containing 

cannabis. 

During discussion, 

Trustee James Dodge 

asked if there have been 

any improvements or 

updates regarding being 

able to detect if someone 

is driving under the influence 

of marijuana. Mc- 

Carthy said it is still an 

“open issue that Springfield 

has not addressed.” 

Milani cast the lone dissenting 

vote. 

“Unfortunately, the 

State — in its infinite wisdom 

once again — has 

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as well as possibly wearing 

red Nike Air Jordan sneakers. 

The other man was described 

as black, 6 feet tall, 

in his late teens to early 

20s, wearing skinny jeans 

and a gray hooded sweatshirt, 

with a black mask 

covering his face, and possibly 

wearing white/cream 

Nike Huarache shoes. 

Police said the investigation 

is ongoing. 

That Jewel-Osco location 

closes at midnight 

seven days a week. Rosinski 

said they victims were 

not employees of Jewel 

but work in the village, 

had just got done with their 

shifts and were talking at 

the time of the incident. 

Anyone with more information 

is asked to call 

Orland Park Police at 

(708) 349-4111. 

For more on this and other 

Breaking News, visit OPPrai 

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blessed us with this legalization 

of marijuana in the 

first place,” he said. “I was 

against it when that happened. 

Unfortunately, this 

has to come along with it. 

I’m still against it, and I 

think that this was a hurried 

decision by the state. 

I think the implications 

were not thought through 

before the process was 

implemented.” 

After the meeting, Milani 

said his vote against 

was his way of protesting 

the state legalization 

of recreational marijuana 

use in a broad sense — 

not intended to be a disagreement 

with the specific 

ordinance changes 

that were being presented 

at the meeting.

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This is Lilly — a 

gentle, loving and 

caring shih tzu that’s 

5 years old. She 

enjoys car rides, loves 

chasing squirrels and 

birds, going for walks, 

and most of all being 

spoiled by anyone 

who comes in contact 

with her. 

This week’s Photo Op was sent in late September by Oriano Pagnucci, of Orland 

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was inundated with rain in the last few days,” Pagnucci wrote. 

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Business Briefs 

Smith Crossing invites 

caregivers for people with 

dementia to free support 

group 

Smith Crossing in Orland 

Park — a life plan 

community — is inviting 

nearby residents who are 

caregivers for older adults 

with dementia or Alzheimer’s 

disease to attend a 

free memory care support 

group in March. 

Beginning at 6:30 p.m. 

Thursday, March 5, Amie 

Kamba, Smith Crossing’s 

resident service director, 

and Amy Majcina, 

social service director, 

will welcome guest Derrick 

Hassert, a professor 

of psychology at Trinity 

Christian College. Hassert 

also is a counselor for 

several residents and will 

answer questions about 

dementia and Alzheimer’s 

disease, and make suggestions 

for caregivers. 

Smith Crossing is located 

at 10501 Emilie Lane 

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To reserve a place, call 

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D230 Foundation announces Legacy Hall Class of 2020 

Submitted by 

Consolidated High School 

D230 

The District 230 Foundation 

is to host the Legacy 

Dinner on March 6 at 

Silver Lake Country Club. 

At the dinner, outstanding 

alumni will be inducted 

into the District 230 

Foundation Legacy Hall. 

Legacy Hall was established 

to recognize and 

showcase graduates who 

have created a legacy for 

current and future students 

to follow in the halls 

of District 230. District 

230 Foundation Legacy 

Hall has been established 

to recognize and honor 

graduates from Sandburg, 

Stagg and Andrew High 

Schools who exemplify 

the core mission of District 

230: adults prepared 

to realize their lifelong potential 

in an ever-changing 

world. 

Nominations are accepted 

in the following 

categories: Arts and Entertainment, 

Business and 

Commerce, Community 

and Volunteerism, Education 

and Humanities, Government 

and Military, Philanthropy 

and Non-Profit, 

Science and Technology, 

Sports and Recreation. 

Tickets for the event are 

$45 and can be purchased 

at http://d230foundation. 

org/legacy-hall.html 

The Legacy Hall Class of 

2020 includes: Andi Avalos 

and Katie Burke, Founders, 

The Long Lost Band, 

Sandburg High School 

2012; Lee Hochberg, 

Producer/Special Correspondent, 

PBS NewsHour 

with Jim Lehrer, Sandburg 

1975; Scott Hochberg 

,Public Policy Consultant/ 

Software Developer/University 

Lecturer, Former 

Texas State Representative, 

Sandburg 1971; Dr. James 

Leonard, Orthopedic Surgeon, 

Midwest Orthopedic, 

Sandburg 1997; Matthew 

Mantell (Posthumous), 

Violinist and Violist, Sandburg 

1997; Orchid Paulmeier-Rabe, 

Chef-Owner, 

One Hot Mamas Restaurant 

Sandburg 1990; and 

Keith Thraen-Borowski, 

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology 

& Biology, Loras 

College, Sandburg 1995. 

A complete list of Legacy 

Hall inductees can be 

found at www.d230foun 

dation.org. 

School News 

Providence Catholic High 

School 

Orland Parkers among 

those who earned first 

semester honors 

John Harper, principal 

of Providence Catholic 

High School, recently announced 

the school’s first 

semester honor roll. 

The honor roll includes 

two categories; first honors 

recipients must obtain 

a 3.51-4.00 GPA, whereas 

second honors students receive 

a 3.00–3.50 GPA. 

Among those who 

earned first honors are the 

following students from 

Orland Park: freshmen 

Charles Soltys, Elizabeth 

Bradford, Elizabeth 

Dykas, Gabriella Vittori, 

John Bird, Jack Tess, 

Zackary Hesselmann, 

Sophia Moreno, Sophia 

Wilko, Emily Neubauer, 

Teagan Ryan, Joseph 

Grobarek III; sophomores 

Matthew Seguin, Shaun 

Seguin, John Alfarah, 

Ella Coyle, Grace Hamilton, 

Catherine Piko, 

Megan Whitten, Luke 

Paciga, Daniel Donlevy, 

William Meiszner, Colin 

O’Grady, Jack Doogan, 

Michael Hurley, Angela 

Maranto, Matthew Martin; 

juniors Colin Peck, 

Katianne Soltys, Kathryn 

Hamilton, Julianna Johnson, 

Brett Laird, Natalie 

McGrath, Teresa Topolski, 

Nora Whitten, Ethan 

Tess, Sharbel Samawi, 

Nhu Y. Nguyen Ngoc, 

Isabella Markel, Skylar 

Rhode; seniors Michael 

Charnot, Victoria Quinlan, 

Emily Dykas, Kathleen 

Johnson, Kathryn 

Rost, John Pavlis, Nikki 

Zavodny, Jacob Hesselmann, 

Colleen Lappin, 

Natalie Chibe, Haokai 

Liu, Ryan Maloney, 

Burke Dugan, Margaret 

Hurley and Ashley Neubauer. 

Among those who 

earned second honors are 

the following students from 

Orland Park: freshman 

Theodore Chronos; sophomores 

Simona Uktveris, 

Makayla Porter, Aidan 

Rayburn, Sophia Nakos, 

Cloe Pavlis, Evan Mc- 

Gushin, Nicolina Zambrzycki, 

Sarah Moreno, 

Manjia Zhu, Maria Summers, 

Shaw Stukel, Isabella 

Schilling; junior Tyler 

Lagmay; seniors Ryan 

Porter and Brennan Mc- 

Gushin. 

Canisius College 

Student from Orland Park 

makes dean’s list 

Matthew Long, of Orland 

Park, was named to the 

Canisius College dean’s list 

for the fall 2019 semester. 

Long is one of more than 

1,100 Canisius College 

undergraduate students 

named to the fall 2019 

dean’s list. To qualify, students 

must have attained a 

grade point average of at 

least 3.50 for the semester 

and completed at least four 

courses of three credits or 

equivalent. 

Long is from the Canisius 

Class of 2021 and pursuing 

a degree in biology. 

Central College 

Orland Park student to 

work police internship this 

spring 

Carter Smith, of Orland 

Park, is one of 33 Central 

College students participating 

in an internship during 

the spring 2020 semester. 

Smith, who graduates from 

Central in 2020, is interning 

at Pella Police Department 

in Pella, Iowa. 

Geisinger Commonwealth 

School of Medicine 

Orland Parker joins 

PedsEndo Discovery 

Program 

The Pediatric Endocrinology 

Society has selected 

Meredith Hanrahan, 

of Orland Park and a member 

of Geisinger Commonwealth 

School of Medicine’s 

MD Class of 2022, 

as a member of the highly 

exclusive PedsEndo Discovery 

Program. PES pays 

for the travel, lodging and 

conference registration to 

the 2020 PES annual meeting 

in Fort Worth for students 

chosen for the program. 

Students also will be 

introduced to board members 

and committee chairs 

during the meeting. 

Miami University 

Two from Orland Park 

named to president’s list 

Miami University students 

who are ranked in 

the top 3 percent of undergraduate 

students within 

each division for first semester 

2019-2020 have 

been named to the president’s 

list recognizing academic 

excellence. 

Among them are Orland 

Park students Grace Trippiedi 

and Sean Torpy. 

Milikin University 

Orland Park students 

among those on dean’s list 

Millikin University 

recently announced the 

names of the outstanding 

undergraduates who have 

been named to the dean’s 

list for the fall 2019 semester. 

Students who attempt 

12 graded credits during a 

fall or spring semester and 

earn a grade point average 

of 3.5 or higher earn dean’s 

list honors. Students earning 

a perfect 4.00 grade 

point average on 12 graded 

credits attempted earn high 

dean’s list honors. 

Among those named to 

the list were the following 

students from Orland 

Park: Nicholas Orth, 

Kelsey Pierson and Sydney 

Rudny. 

Northern Illinois University 

Orland Park native 

receives Forward, Together 

Forward Scholarship 

Frederick McClure, of 

Orland Park, was one of 

five students chosen this 

year to receive the Forward, 

Together Forward 

Scholarship at Northern Illinois 

University. 

A percussionist with a 

double major in music education 

music performance, 

he created “Music Education 

Agents,” organizing a 

group of 10 of his peers to 

visit a low-income neighborhood 

in DeKalb, where 

they performed and then 

gave children the chance to 

try their instruments. 

The organization is his 

way of paying forward the 

support that he received 

from many NIU alumni 

during the four years that 

he was a percussionist 

with the Chicago Youth 

Symphony Orchestra. 

He has served as the 

percussion section leader 

in the NIU Philharmonic, 

played in the NIU Steelband 

and the NIU Percussion 

Ensemble and serves 

as president of the NIU 

Percussion Club. He also 

is a member of the John 

Henrik Clarke Honor Society 

and serves as a student 

advisor to the dean of the 

College of Visual and Performing 

Arts. 

University of Illinois 

Springfield 

Orland Park student 

among those on dean’s list 

The University of Illinois 

Springfield has released 

the dean’s list for 

fall semester 2019. 

A total of 599 students 

were selected. In order to 

qualify for the dean’s list, 

a student must be an undergraduate 

who took at 

least eight graded semester 

hours and maintained 

a grade point average of at 

least 3.75 for the semester. 

Among those named to 

the dean’s list was Erik 

Jason Andersen, of Orland 

Park. 

University of Findlay 

Student from Orland Park 

makes dean’s list 

Olivia Rydzewski, of 

Orland Park, was named to 

the fall 2019 dean’s list at 

the University of Findlay. 

To earn this achievement, 

a student must attain 

a grade point average of at 

least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. 

Compiled by Editor Bill 

Jones, bill@opprairie.com.

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FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

LTHS recycling efforts 

the highlight of Challenge 

Accepted Summit 

Lockport Township High 

School students and teachers 

participated in the Challenge 

Accepted Summit on 

Jan 30. at Pontiac Township 

High School, where various 

Illinois high schools 

shared ways to reduce environmental 

impact. 

Teachers selected students 

from the Interact 

Club who had shown a 

particular interest in saving 

the environment and 

reducing waste, to put together 

a presentation for 

the summit. With the goal 

of preserving 30 percent 

of the world’s species 

and resources by the year 

2030, students from across 

the state came looking for 

solutions to bring to their 

own schools. 

“We really wanted to 

bring back some new and 

fresh ideas,” said Sophia 

Marcial, a sophomore at 

the LTHS and member of 

Interact Club. “We also 

wanted to bring more 

awareness of our recycling 

program to our students.” 

The recycling program 

was a hit at the summit. 

Students from worked with 

the custodial staff to implement 

the program, which 

recycles paper, cardboard, 

aluminum and plastic bags 

in a specific receptacle. 

“We save the district 

about $20 a month with 

the program,” said Kathy 

Pratt, a Spanish teacher 

at LTHS. “There is a misconception 

that we don’t 

recycle. But it is all student-led, 

and they’re great 

problem solvers.” 

One problem students 

have encountered is a lack 

of community knowledge 

about the program. To 

remedy the issue, students 

proposed adding in an estimated 

10-20 more plastic 

bag receptacles, as well 

as dedicating a week of 

school to raising environmental 

awareness. 

Reporting by Derek Swanson, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit HomerHorizon 

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upset. But then, he got encouraged 

and said, ‘Well, 

how can I help?’” 

Rebecca found a program 

called Visionary Wildlife 

Warriors, which works in 

conjunction with the Australia 

Zoo Wildlife Warriors 

and the family of Steve Irwin 

to help children ages 

4-17 learn more about animals, 

and raise awareness 

and funds to help them. 

Harrison enlisted the 

help of his parents to help 

spread the word about his 

fundraiser via social media. 

The Barkers reached 

out to friends and family 

and even went door-todoor 

to some of Harrison’s 

favorite local businesses. 

To donate to Harrison’s 

fundraiser or to learn more, 

visit vww2020.everyday 

hero.com/au/harrison. 

Reporting by Erin Redmond, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit NewLenoxPatriot 

Daily.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Tinley-Frankfort girls BSA 

troop reflects on first year 

as group 

On Feb. 5, 2019, that 

Boy Scouts Troop 732 had 

its first official meeting. 

The all girls troop — 

which now has seven 

Scouts primarily from 

Tinley Park and Frankfort 

— is making a name for 

themselves as they continue 

to climb the ranks and 

achieve more milestones. 

According to Scoutmaster 

Dave Geekie, the 

Scouts have done greater 

than 70 hours of service 

in the last year, earned 38 

merit badges and 14 rank 

advancements. 

“To be honest, I think 

the troop that we have now 

that’s growing together has 

probably achieved more 

things in the year than I 

thought they would initially,” 

Geekie said. “That’s 

ranks, merit badges and 

some of the outside experiences 

that we’ve done.” 

Lily Bonovich, a sixthgrader 

at Hilda Walker 

School in Tinley, said her 

favorite part of being a 

member of the troop is attending 

the meetings because 

she enjoys all the activities 

they do and seeing 

all of her new friends. 

“I see them normally 

when I go to troop, but 

there’s a few in the troop 

that go to the same school 

as me,” she said. 

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Orland School District 135 posted the 

accompanying photo on Thursday, Feb. 20, 

with the note, “Last week, Jerling Junior High 

students participated in the American Heart 

Association’s Hoops for Heart program, raising 

$7,489.79! Congratulations on a job well done, 

and a special thanks to the PE department for 

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Lily’s mother, Anne, 

said they are a “Scouting 

family,” with her husband, 

Earl, as the Scoutmaster 

for boys Troop 237 and her 

son an Eagle Scout. 

“Seeing what my son 

went through, too, they do 

get a lot of skills,” Anne 

said. “From first aid to — 

you wouldn’t think tying 

knots would be useful, 

but it does become useful. 

They do the camping thing 

a lot, so they learn about 

cooking [and] cleaning up 

after themselves.” 

Reporting by Jacquelyn 

Schlabach, Editor. For more, 

visit TinleyJunctionDaily. 

com.

OPPrairiedaily.com sound off 


From the Editor 

‘Next week on Orland Park...’ 

BILL JONES 


If I were an optimist, 

someone who could 

“always look on the 

bright side of life” as it 

were, I’d say the silver 

lining is that at least 

Orland Parkers don’t need 

to leave home or tune into 

the debates to see a real 

spectacle. 

But I’m not. 

Meet “Paul O’Grady, 

citizen.” He is the Orland 

Township supervisor 

who finds himself in 

recent months tackling 

issues he has with the 

Village of Orland Park. 

While existing around 

the fringes of recent 

campaigns, he has long 

been rumored for a 

mayoral run of his own. 

Repainting the scene, 

if you will, with his 

comments on the Hope 

Covenant homeless 

shelter, his Facebook 

demands for action 

following a burglary at 

Joey’s, and his pitch to 

see the Pioneers moved 

to the vacant Andrew 

Corporation site. 

But any political ambitions 

rest in the middle 

of the road. He said he 

finds himself between 

no intention to run and 

“frustrated” with things 

happening around town. 

For now, there’s a 

signpost up ahead, and 

O’Grady’s next stop is 

the Sound Bite Zone. 

Scene 1 

We open this episode 

on a shot of the Orland 

Park Village Board 

meeting from Feb. 17. 

A police task force has 

been approved with surrounding 

communities 

in the wake of thefts and 

burglaries across the area 

(Page 3). But the discussion 

doesn’t stop there. 

Flashback: O’Grady 

on Feb. 10 posted to 

Facebook following the 

recent burglary at Joey’s 

Red Hots — which he 

has since acknowledged 

he knows is on unincorporated 

land but argues 

is surrounded by Orland 

Park and thus Orland 

Park cops — “this has got 

to stop,” noting “crime in 

Orland Park seems to be 

on the rise” and “residents 

deserve to feel safe 

in their community, their 

homes and demand better 

protection from their 

police department.” 

Dissolve back to boardroom: 

Orland Park Police 

Chief Tim McCarthy defends 

against “misinformation” 

in the post, citing 

recent crime statistics. 

Your narrator: Reasonable 

response. 

McCarthy proceeds to 

mention an old Township 

employee embezzlement 

case handled by OPPD. 

Maybe unnecessary, 

but fair enough considering 

the recent callout of 

the Village. As is Mc- 

Carthy’s conclusion that 

O’Grady’s comment 

might have been “less 

about public safety and 

maybe more about something 

else.” 

I’d argue the Village 

officials had the high 

ground at this point, 

defending against a post 

that played more to a 

perception than facts. 

O’Grady all but admitted 

as much when I asked 

about the phrasing of the 

post. 

“Statistics? Do I have 

any data to back it up?” 

he said. “No, I don’t. But 

I read the news.” 

Had the scene ended 

there, I even would 

have raised the Village’s 

hand in victory, but then 

discussion veered into 

something questionable. 

Trustee Michael Milani 

presumably sought to 

shame O’Grady by asking 

the chief if it was true 

O’Grady’s car had been 

stolen from his driveway, 

unlocked and with the 

keys left in it. Recap: Milani 

just named a victim 

on the board floor (public 

official as he may be), in 

a roundabout way blamed 

said victim for becoming 

a victim (as much as 

yes, again, people need 

to lock their doors) and 

put the Village’s typically 

apolitical chief on the 

spot to answer a question 

like that. 

Mayor Keith Pekau 

piggybacked on those 

comments. And Trustee 

William Healy took the 

scene from bad to worse, 

bringing up a political action 

committee from last 

election and O’Grady’s 

attempts to stop the People 

Over Politics slate. 

Fine dialogue to be had at 

Papa Joe’s during election 

season but inappropriate 

for a boardroom. 

Though, O’Grady 

doesn’t much seem to 

care about it. He acknowledged 

that the 

burglary at his residence 

and the details are more 

or less being true. He also 

recognized that as a public 

official he is subject to 

more scrutiny. 

“I’ve been pretty vocal 

about it, so I’m not bothered 

by it,” he said. 

Scene 2 

On-screen text: One 

day earlier… 

O’Grady pitches a plan 

for the Village to buy the 

vacant Andrew Corporation 

property and turn it 

into a permanent facility 

for the Orland Park Pioneers, 

who have recently 

been sparring with certain 

Village officials over 

where the program will 

go during and after John 

Humphrey Complex 

renovations. 

His plan pulls from 

an old Village study. It 

suggests the Village help 

fund it through grants. 

And it champions the 

Pioneers’ cause. 

Except, it’s light on 

details. 

“What is the value 

of the land?” O’Grady 

paraphrased my question. 

“I don’t know.” 

It also might not be 

something of real interest 

to the Pioneers. 

While Jenny Czerwonka, 

president of the 

Orland Park Pioneers 

Board, said the org is 

“open to any and all proposals 

that provide a safe 

quality facility for the 

boys and girls of Orland 

Park to practice and play 

games,” she understands 

there might be some 

environmental issues with 

that land, but declined to 

comment further because 

she didn’t know much 

about the proposal. 

When asked to clarify, 

Czerwonka early last 

week noted the first she 

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saw of O’Grady’s plan 

was in a news story, and 

“he has never spoken to 

our organization.” 

O’Grady said he came 

up with the idea after 

speaking with some dads. 

He emailed it to one of 

them but acknowledged 

he was not certain it made 

it to the rest of the group. 

“I guess I inferred they 

forwarded this on,” he 

said. 

Cut to Narrator doing 

that Jim Halpert look. 

Fade to black. 

Scene 3 

Open on close-up of 

O’Grady. 

“Part of me — this 

is just Paul O’Grady, 

citizen, trying to find a 

solution.” 

Ignoring, for a moment, 

that the Joey’s post 

came from a “Township 

supervisor” Facebook 

account, O’Grady — 

despite rumors that have 

swirled about a potential 

bid for mayor and his 

recent jabs at three major 

issues hanging over Orland 

Park — said he has 

no intention of running 

for Village office. Then, 

he hedged his bet in the 

same breath. 

“I have no plans to run 

for mayor at this point,” 

he says. “That may 

change.” 

Later: “I just think 

we need to be more 

forward-thinking. I’m 

invested in my community. 

I have spoken out 

on issues I would have 

been quiet about in the 

past [because] I’m getting 

frustrated.” 

O’Grady said crime is 

a big part of that frustration. 

He said he had a stolen 

car found in the city’s 

Englewood neighborhood, 

and he found that 

to be an “alarming” sign 

of people from outside of 

the village coming here to 

commit crimes. 

“This isn’t neighborhood 

kids ransacking cars 

and looking for loose 

change,” he said. 

He brings up what 

became of Orland Park’s 

Triangle project, the 

town’s focus on the mall 

and more, suggesting either 

his frustrations truly 

are boiling over or... 

“I’m talking about this 

as Paul O’Grady, citizen,” 

he insists. 

And maybe it is that 

simple. O’Grady speaks 

like an open book. Under 

his leadership, the Township 

has provided vital 

health resources and a 

wonderful slate of programming, 

especially for 

senior citizens. 

Maybe there are no political 

ambitions. Maybe 

O’Grady is simply a resident 

demanding better. 

Maybe he truly just cares 

about the well-being of 

Orland Park residents. I’d 

like to think so. 

Call that optimism. 

Call it a bit of gallows 

humor. Just don’t miss 

next week’s episode.

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Mokena VFW expands popular Fish Fry 

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16 | February 27, 2020 | the orland Park Prairie faith 


Pastor Column 

Six degrees of separation 

The Rev. Michael Foley 

Our Lady of the Woods 

“I on this planet 

read somewhere 

that everybody 

is separated by only six 

other people. Six degrees 

of separation between 

us and everyone else on 

this planet. The President 

of the United States, a 

gondolier in Venice, just 

fill in the names. I find 

it extremely comforting 

that we’re so close. I also 

find it like Chinese water 

torture, that we’re so close 

because you have to find 

the right six people to 

make the right connection 

... I am bound, you 

are bound, to everyone on 

this planet by a trail of six 

people.” 

This is a quote from 

a play by John Guare. 

Social scientists cannot 

prove or disprove the thesis, 

but the evidence that 

we are more connected 

that we realize certainly 

abounds. 

In my own life, I remember 

taking a taxi from 

Stazione Termini in central 

Rome to my school 

a few miles away. In the 

course of the conversation, 

I discovered that the 

driver had lived in Chicago 

and knew my father! 

What are the odds? 

I have been in many 

places and often find connections 

with those who 

initially seem to be total 

strangers. The odds are 

actually pretty good. Once 

the connections are made, 

a relationship is formed. 

It is my guess that many 

of you have had similar 

experiences. 

Imagine how our lives 

would be different if we 

see what connects us, 

rather than what divides 

us? Science tells us 

that we human beings 

share 99.9 percent of 

the same base pairs of 

DNA strands. According 

to physicist Riccardo 

Sabatini, a printed version 

of our entire DNA code 

would occupy 262,000 

pages, of which only 500 

would be unique to each 

person. 

Of course, we are more 

than our DNA. We all 

have unique familial, 

cultural and personal 

experiences. Each of us is 

unique. 

Nonetheless, imagine 

how our world would be 

different if we saw our 

common humanity. Most 

of the great social evils 

such as racism, xenophobia 

or white nationalism 

begin with what divides 

us. 

Religion also can create 

either a sense of unity of 

division. As a Catholic 

priest who has traveled 

to many different parts of 

the world, I am frequently 

touched by the unity of 

my faith. The Mass is 

celebrated in different languages 

and with different 

styles of music, yet it is 

always the same Scripture 

proclaimed and the same 

Communion shared. There 

is a language of faith that 

can unite us. 

Yet, religion also 

divides. Every religious 

body seems to have its 

own internal struggles, 

and between our religious 

traditions there can exist 

deep divisions. The history 

of most faith traditions 

include violence at certain 

times, even if violence is 

inimical to the spirit of the 

founder. 

Our world struggles in 

so many ways. What is 

fascinating is that over 

time divisions that were 

once so pronounced become 

faded. 

For example, in this 

nation’s history, ethnic 

divisions among those of 

various European ancestries 

were once so pronounced 

but have largely 

faded. Different prejudices 

have now arisen. These 

will also fade but, if history 

is any guide, will be 

replaced by others. 

We can be agents of 

division or of unity. What 

we chose can make all the 

difference. 

In the Gospel, Jesus 

prayed that all be one. 

He was referring to his 

disciples in that prayer, 

but His hope is equally 

true for humanity. I am 

bound, you are bound, to 

everyone of this planet, by 

our common humanity. 

The opinions of this column 

are those of the writer. They 

do not necessarily reflect 

those of The Orland Park 

Prairie. 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

St. Michael Church (14327 Highland 

Ave., Orland Park) 

Luncheon/Fashion Show/ 

Raffle Fundraiser 

Noon-3 p.m. Thursday, 

March 26, Orland Chateau, 

14500 S. LaGrange 

Road. The St. Michael 

Women’s Club event is 

open to all adults. Cash 

bar. Proceeds to be donated 

to non-profit charity 

organizations. Tickets 

are $45 each in the church 

narthex on March 14 and 

15, as well as the church 

office through March 22. 


(708) 968-2561. 

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. 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 

S. 80th Ave., Orland Park) 

Artivities 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, 

March 13 and April 24. 

An art program for children 

ages 3 and older. The 

theme is “Reduce, Reuse, 

Recycle,” and the group 

is to use “garbage” to create 

works of art. The program 

is free and open to 

all in the community. An 

art show is to be held at 10 

a.m. Sunday, April 26. The 

art pieces will be sold on 

a free will offering basis. 


(708) 444-8560 with any 

questions. 

Power Fitness 

7-8 p.m. Mondays and 

Thursdays. This free event 

is a 60-minute class that 

will strengthen and tone 

your muscles from head 

to toe for adult men and 

women. Class will include 

a warm-up segment, muscle-specific 

exercises, abdominal 

work, balancing 

and stretching. All exercises 

will have modifications 

for different fitness levels. 

Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal 

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

Sunday Services 

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 

Childcare provided. 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church 

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

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. 


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

a.m. 

Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th 


NAMI Support Groups 

2-4 p.m. fourth Thursday 

of the month. Family 

support group meetings 

provide an opportunity 

to meet with others who 

have relatives and friends 

of individuals living with 

a mental illness. Feelings 

can be shared and issues 

discussed under the guidance 

of a trained facilitator. 

These meetings are 

free. 

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. 

MOPS (Mothers of Pre- 

Schoolers) 

9-11 a.m. second and 

fourth Tuesdays of the 

month. Fellowship, friendship 

and renewal. Childcare 

provided for children 

ages 0-5 years, while 

moms enjoy sharing refreshments, 

engaging in 

discussions and creating 

craft projects to take home. 


contact Cindy at cindyp 

cop@comcast.net, (708) 

448-8142 or visit www. 

mops.org/groups/pcop. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Overeaters Anonymous 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

Enter through main church 

doors, follow signs to 

meeting room. Overeaters 

Anonymous meetings 

are for anyone who has a 

problem with food addiction/compulsion. 

There are 

no dues, fees or weigh-ins. 

All meetings are confidential. 

Southwest Seventh Day Adventist 

Church (15760 Wolf Road, Orland 

Park) 

“The Blueprint” Bible 

Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays 

“Desire of Ages” Bible 

Study 

10 a.m. Wednesdays 

Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street 

and Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Bible Study 

9:45 a.m. 

Teen Programs 

7 p.m. Wednesdays; 

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

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West 


Services 

10 a.m. Sundays 

Standing Stone Church (Robert 

Davidson Center, 14700 Park Lane, 

Orland Park) 


9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

20. Information is due by 

noon on Thursdays one week 

prior to publication.

OPPrairiedaily.com life & arts 


Three generations of parade queens celebrated in OP 

Amanda Del Buono 


As a child, Kari Mc- 

Clowry dreamed to one 

day be crowned the queen 

of Chicago’s St. Patrick’s 

Day Parade like her aunt 

and her grandmother before 

her. 

Her father, Brian, often 

encouraged Kari and her 

five sisters to follow in his 

mother’s footsteps, as his 

sister had done. 

Throughout the years, 

Kari put her hat in the ring 

but did not quite make the 

cut. 

This year was the Lincoln 

Park resident’s last 

chance at the throne, and 

when her father died from 

cancer in August 2019, she 

knew she had to give it one 

last try. 

As fate would have it, 

she finally was crowned 

Queen of Chicago’s 2020 

St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 

“My dad always begged 

me to do this,” Kari said. 

“It was his mom who was 

the queen, and then his 

little sister was the queen 

— so my grandmother 

[Kathleen O’Malley- 

McClowry] and my aunt 

[Sheila McClowry]. 

“This was my last year 

to do it, because you have 

to be 18-28 years old, and 

I’m 28. My dad passed 

away on Aug. 20, 2019, 

... and so I just felt like I 

should do it in honor of 

him. I thought I would do 

it one more time to make 

dad proud.” 

To celebrate this momentous 

occasion for the 

family, a cousin of Kari’s 

and Palos Park resident 

Patrick O’Malley arranged 

for the family, friends and 

the parade court to celebrate 

the accomplishment 

at the Palos Country Club, 

“It was really 

special Sunday 

celebrating. ... 

We have a big 

family, and it’s 

not always easy 

to get everyone 

together. It was 

really nice to 

just be there 

and celebrate 

the tradition 

in our family 

and just being 

Irish. ” 

Kari McClowry — 

on her family’s recent 

celebration at Palos 

Country Club 

a central location for much 

of the family. 

On Feb. 9, more than 

150 people gathered to celebrate 

with Kari in Orland 

Park. 

“It turned out great,” 

Patrick said. “It was a 

wonderful get-together.” 

Kari is now the third 

generation of McClowry 

women to be crowned 

queen of the parade. Kathleen 

O’Malley-McClowry 

was crowned queen of the 

parade in 1947. Then, in 

1978, her daughter Sheila 

won the title. 

“So, you have three in 

one family, which is, to say 

the least, unusual,” Patrick 

said. “There are plenty of 

Patrick O’Malley and Kari McClowry (in green) are pictured with members of the court who attended an event 

Feb. 9 at Palos Country Club in Orland Park to honor McClowry being the third in her family crowned queen of 

Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Photo submitted 

Irish-American families in 

the Chicagoland area, and 

lots of young ladies who 

have pursued it, and probably 

families who have 

pursued members being in 

the parade.” 

Kari was happy to have 

had the opportunity to celebrate 

with her family, she 

said. The event included 

Irish traditions, including 

Irish favorites performed 

by singer and instrumentalist 

Colin Coyne. 

“It was really special 

Sunday celebrating,” Kari 

said. “Most of my siblings 

were there. I have seven 

brothers and sisters, and 

my dad is one of nine, so 

we have a big family, and 

it’s not always easy to get 

everyone together. It was 

really nice to just be there 

and celebrate the tradition 

in our family and just being 

Irish. It was just really 

special.” 

But Kari said she was 

glad to have the opportunity 

to bring her family 

together to celebrate not 

only her accomplishment 

but also her dad’s dream. 

“It makes me feel so 

close to my dad, and I’m 

just smiling through all 

of this, because I know he 

would be so happy and so 

proud. It’s too bad he’s not 

here physically, but I feel 

his presence everywhere. 

When they crowned 

me, they started playing 

his favorite song, which 

is ‘When Irish Eyes Are 

Smiling,’ and I just started 

crying because I was so 

happy. It was the coolest 

feeling. I felt like he was 

there in the room. And I 

love it, because I get another 

opportunity to talk 

about my dad, to keep him 

alive in a sense.”

18 | February 27, 2020 | the orland Park Prairie life & arts 


Barking up the right tree 

Orland Parkers take chance to meet bulldogs at Lockport adoption event 

Lincoln’s Generals to 

take the stage at Orland 

Park History Museum 

Orland Park residents Rachel (left) and Lennyn Brown pet Tilly during AdoptaBull’s Luv-A-Bull Valentine Dance 

Feb. 15 at VCA All Pets Animal Hospital in Lockport. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

Four Civil War generals 

are to discuss the last year 

of the American Civil War 

at the Orland Park History 

Museum on Saturday, 

March 7. 

The live presentation 

with Lincoln’s generals — 

Grant, Sherman, Meade 

and Ord — is a community 

favorite that blends a history 

lesson with a bit of fun 

for attendees. 

The March 7 performance 

is slated to be held 

from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Admission is $10 for museum 

members and $15 for 

non-members. 

The generals will present 

a historically correct impression 

to the public based 

on their own research. 

Registration for the program 

is available online 

at bit.ly/2HzGMh4 and 

in person at Village Hall, 

14700 S. Ravinia Ave., and 

at the Village’s Sportsplex, 

11351 W. 159th St. 

Registration also is available 

at the museum, 14415 

S. Beacon Ave., from noon- 

4 p.m. on Tuesdays and 

from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays 

and Saturdays, as well 

as by appointment by calling 

the museum. 


call (708) 873-1622. 

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ORLAND PARK 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■5-7 ■ p.m. Mondays: 

Free bar bingo 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 


0042) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesday- 

Saturday: Live music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Trivia. Prizes awarded 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live music 

Dan ‘D’ Jac’s 

(9358 171st St., Orland 

Hills; (708) 460-8773) 

■9 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. 

Wednesdays: acoustic 

open mic night 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-1:30 a.m. 

Thursdays: karaoke 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-2:30 a.m. 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 


2111) 

■6-9 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

Friday, and Saturday: 

Eman 

■6-9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Gene Infelise and 

Francesca 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; 

(708) 403-9099) 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

Square Celt Ale House & 

Grill 

(39 Orland Square 

Drive, Orland Park; 

(708) 226-9600) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Free 

Bar Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free Trivia 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays or Saturdays: 

Live Music 

■10 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Karaoke 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

b.conboy@22ndcentury 

media.com.

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The Dish 

‘Best job ever: serving those who serve us’ 

Mokena VFW Fish 

Fry Fridays return 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

Fish frys on Friday 

nights are quintessential 

Americana, especially 

during Lent, which began 

with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 

26. 

Both those who observe 

the holiday and those who 

do not but simply enjoy 

going out for a meal with 

family and friends come 

together during this time 

all across the nation. 

Fish frys are popular in 

both bars and restaurants, 

but arguably most popular 

at local VFW posts. 

The William Martin 

VFW Post 725 in Mokena 

is such a place. But there 

are certain qualities that 

separate this spot from the 

rest of the shoals. 

First, the Mokena VFW 

is open to the public at all 

times. One does not need 

to be a veteran or have 

immediate family who 

served. All that is required 

to be there is a love for 

our country, and a respect 

for the ideals that the men 

and women in uniform 

represent. 

Second, the food is 

cooked by someone who 

is something of a local 

legend. Anthony Meza is 

known around Mokena 

for his previous restaurant, 

Anthony’s on Front 

Street. Those who experienced 

his culinary 

skills there will be happy 

to know he is back in a 

kitchen again. 

Those who have yet to 

sample Meza’s cooking 

are in for a treat. 

Diners have five options 

for Fish Fry Fridays at the 

Mokena VFW, which runs 

from 4-8 p.m.: the seafood 

combo ($13), which 

comes with baked fish, 

fried cod, fried shrimp, 

garlic bread, rice and 

french fries; the baked cod 

dinner ($12), served with 

mixed vegetables, cilantro 

lime jasmine rice and 

garlic bread; the jumbo 

fried shrimp dinner ($12), 

with sides of french fries, 

coleslaw and garlic bread; 

fried Alaskan cod ($11), 

with french fries, coleslaw 

and garlic bread; and, for 

those who just aren’t in 

a fishy kind of mood, a 

chicken tender basket option 

($10), served with 

french fries, coleslaw and 

garlic bread. 

Proceeds from Fish Fry 

Fridays — along with the 

other events put on by the 

VFW throughout the year 

— support our veterans 

in a multitude of ways, 

from donations to The 

VFW National Home for 

Children in Eaton Rapids, 

Michigan, to the Manteno 

Veterans’ Home to Operation 

Uplink, which sends 

prepaid phone cards to 

military personnel stationed 

overseas. 

For his part, Meza, who 

came on board at the VFW 

in mid January, said he is 

excited to be a part of the 

expanded kitchen at the 

Post. 

“I have the best job in 

the world,” Meza said. 

“I get to serve those who 

serve us.” 

The respect is mutual 

for Post Cmdr. Jim Hogan, 

in no small part because it 

was Hogan who broke the 

Post’s last meat slicer. 

“We needed to get the 

kitchen open again, and 

we were looking to reopen 

“Food is 

the excuse. 

But we’re 

all coming 

together to 

break bread 

and share 

stories.” 

Jim Hogan — VFW 

Post 725 commander, 

on the post’s dining 

options 

William Martin VFW 

Post 725 

19852 Wolf Road in 

Mokena 

Hours 

Bar: 11:30 a.m-2 a.m. 

daily 

Kitchen: Noon-8 p.m. 

Tuesday-Saturday 

For more information ... 

Phone: (708) 479- 

5022 

Web: vfwpost725.org 

the kitchen with more 

bar-friendly food, and Anthony’s 

skill set was available,” 

Hogan said. “So, 

just through a handful of 

conversations we had, we 

decided this was something 

we need to pursue. 

This was a win-win. 

“And now we have the 

best damn fish fry in northern 

Illinois.” 

Having acquired a new 

meat slicer, Meza is gearing 

up to unveil in the very 

near future his famous 

beef sandwiches and combos. 

And Hogan said the 

The seafood combo ($13) sold during William Martin VFW Post 725’s Fish Fry Fridays 

comes with baked fish, fried cod, fried shrimp, garlic bread, rice and french fries. 

Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

Mokena’s William Martin VFW Post 725 Cmdr. Jim Hogan (left) and chef Anthony 

Meza present two of their non-fish options: the giardiniera cheese fries ($7) and the 

BBQ bacon cheeseburger. 

family-style dining of the 

VFW fits perfectly with 

the camaraderie inherent 

between the Post and its 

patrons. 

“Food is the excuse,” 

Hogan said. “But we’re all 

coming together to break 

bread and share stories.”

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Luxury Townhomes in New Lenox Pre-Construction Sales 

Distinctive Homebuilders debuts SkyHarbor Townhomes from the $300s 

Sales have commenced on 

luxury townhomes in a prime 

location in New Lenox at 

Laraway and Schoolhouse/ 

Lincolnway Roads. Known 

as SkyHarbor Townhomes, 

Distinctive Home Builders 

is meeting the need for 

townhomes in an area where 

they have not been built in a 

long time. 

“We are excited to bring 

these fresh, new architecturally 

refined townhome designs to 

New Lenox. Now residents 

can stay put in town when they 

downsize from a large home to 

a maintenance free lifestyle,” 

said Bryan Nooner, president 

of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“We discovered that many 

area single-family residents 

have parents seeking an 

independent, carefree lifestyle, 

who want to live in close 

proximity to their children 

and grandchildren. These 

buyers tend to spend a couple 

months of the year in warmer 

climates and don’t want to 

be concerned with home 

upkeep while they are away. 

At SkyHarbor Townhomes a 

homeowner’s association takes 

care of lawn maintenance and 

snow removal for residents. 

Additionally, SkyHarbor is 

a good fit for many young 

families as well. Just a few 

minutes from several commuter 

train stations and major 

highways, the location of 

this property makes it easy to 

commute to work. The idea of 

living in a community with a 

maintenance free lifestyle gives 

today’s buyer the freedom to 

travel and recreate without the 

time burden of home upkeep. 

SkyHarbor Townhomes is 

a small enclave community 

with an on-site lake and is 

adjacent to single family 

homes. Townhomes range in 

size from two to four bedrooms 

with 1,800 to 2,600 square feet 

of living space in three and 

four-unit buildings. All homes 

include a full basement and 

luxury appointments such 

as granite counter tops and 

custom maple cabinets. 

SkyHarbor Townhome 

exteriors are architecturally 

refined and feature Craftsman 

style designs in brick and 

stone construction on the 

first floor. Tapered columns, 

stone accents, bracketing 

on gables and bracket detail 

on garage doors are some 

of the thoughtful features 

Distinctive Home Builders has 

incorporated into the design. 


has built thousands of singlefamily 

homes throughout 

the South and Southwest 

suburbs over the past 30 years, 

and is dedicated to giving 

its customers the best home 

buying experience. 

Top-notch home creation 

with zero punch list items is an 

expectation Distinctive delivers 

to its homeowners. The builder 

performs numerous quality 

control checks throughout the 

building process and adheres 

to a nearly 1,500-point formal 

checklist that project managers 

certify. Before closing, each 

home undergoes an industryleading 

checklist that ensures 

each home measures up to the 

firm’s high quality standards. 

“Having measurable, identifiable 

standards that our 

craftsmen are expected to 

maintainiscriticaltoupholding 

high quality standards and 

ensuresdeliveringaZeroDefect 

Home to our homeowners,” 

Nooner said. 

Communication is key to 

maintaining an overall positive 

experience during the construction 

process. Therefore, 

all Distinctive customers have 

the Project Manager’s e-mail 

address and cell phone 

number, as well as access to 

the secure online portal where 

pictures and logs chronicle the 

continued progress on their 

home. Customers have access 

to the online portal through the 

Distinctive Homebuilders App 

that can be easily downloaded 

to any smartphone or tablet. 

“Our customers simply download 

our app and they are in 

touch with their new home 

24/7 from anywhere in the 

world. The app allows our 

customers to see the progress 

of their home and access 

their documents at any time” 

Nooner explained. “Our customers 

really appreciate the 

integration of social media 

sites within the app allowing 

them to easily share photos 

and updates of their new 

home with family and friends,” 

he concluded. 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient with 

upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation, energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 

Distinctive conducts a Blower 

Door Test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that each 

home passes stringent Energy 

Efficiency Guidelines. 

SkyHarbor Townhomes is 

within New Lenox School 

District 122 serving students 

K-8 and Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 

210, which is ranked in the 

top 10 high school districts in 

Illinois. Providence Catholic 

High School is also located 

in New Lenox. 

SkyHarbor Townhomes are 

served by major thoroughfares 

such as IL Rtes. 30, 45 and 

52 and I-80, I-355 and I-57. 

Residents are serviced by 

the New Lenox Metra 

Station on the corner of 

Cedar and Laraway Roads. 

Two large hospital complexes 

are in the vicinity: Silver Cross 

Hospital and Presence Saint 

JosephMedicalCenter;College 

education nearby includes 

Lewis University, the University 

of St. Francis and 

Joliet Junior College. Many 

restaurants and pubs are in 

the area: Starbucks, Cooper’s 

Hawk, Teardrop Café, Arrowhead 

Ales Brewing Company, 

Chicago Dough Company, 

Bulldog Ale House, Portillo’s, 

and Country Charm Restaurant. 

Jewel/Osco is within 

walking distance from the 

Skyharbor Townhomes. Other 

notable retailers nearby are 

Kohls, JC Penny and Petsmart. 

and the 14-screen AMC 

Showplace is on Maple Street. 

Our model home visitor 

center is open for viewing. 

Contact Lynne at 708-737- 

9142 or 708-479-7700 to 

schedule a private viewing 

of our luxury townhomes 

or visit our on-site Sales 

Information Center located 

at 23936 William Drive, 

Manhattan, IL., 60442. Hours 

are daily 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

open seven days a week. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and 

lot availability are subject 

to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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Why Pay Rent? 

Immediate Occupancy Homes available now from the mid $200’s 

Distinctive Home Builders Presents Quality Built Affordable Homes at Cedar Creek in Joliet 


recently began preconstruction 

sales at 

Cedar Creek in Joliet. 

Homeowners there will 

enjoy competitively priced 

quality built homes and 

low Joliet taxes from 

one of the area’s leading 

home builders. Cedar 

Creek is located on Millsdale 

Road, one half mile 

west of Rt. 53 and south 

of Laraway Road. Our 

model home visitor center 

is open for viewing. 

“Handcrafted semi-custom 

homes are unheard 

of in the area in this price 

range,” said Bryan Nooner, 

president of Frankfortbased 

Distinctive Home 

Builders. “These homes 

provide a great value and 

in many cases will be less 

than paying rent. This 

opens up home ownership 

opportunities to those 

who were locked out of 

the market previously. Although 

construction is underway, 

pre-construction 

savings are still available.” 

Affordable, conveniently 

located ranch and twostory 

homes feature floor 

plans ranging from 1,500 

to 3,000 square feet in 

size with two to four bedrooms 

and front elevation 

brick exteriors with the 

option to add stone accents. 

Prices start from 

the mid $200’s and some 

home sites back up to Cedar 

Creek Park. We have 

four immediate occupancy 

homes available at our 

Cedar Creek community - 

3 ranch homes and a twostory 

home. 

“These homes appeal 

to two markets: Empty 

nesters that are downsizing 

with our ranches and 

an outstanding value for 

first time homebuyers and 

families wanting the most 

space for their money,” 

added Nooner. 

Cedar Creek school 

children attend Elwood 

School District 203 for K – 

8 and high school age children 

attend Joliet Township 

Central High School 

within District 204, which 

was recently named the 

College Board’s Advanced 

Placement District of the 

Year. Saint Joseph Academy 

is also nearby. 

“We have closed the gap 

of getting what you want 

and getting what you 

need in a new home significantly 

by including additional 

features that our 

buyers told us were most 

important to them,” said 

Nooner. “Now is the best 

time to buy, because you 

can still take advantage 

of preconstruction prices 

that range from the mid 

$200s which makes this a 

terrific new home value.” 

Bryan Nooner, president 

of Distinctive Home 

Builders, has built thousands 

of single-family 

homes throughout the 

south and southwest suburbs 

over the past 30 

years. Distinctive Home 

Builders is dedicated to 

giving their customers the 

best home buying experience. 

A home delivery with 

zero punch list items is an 

expectation Distinctive 

has for its homeowners. 

Before closing, each home 

undergoes an industryleading 

checklist that ensures 

each home measures 

up to the firm’s high quality 

standards. Distinctive 

performs numerous quality 

control checks throughout 

the building process 

and adheres to a nearly 

1,500 point formal checklist 

that project managers 

certify. 

“Having a set of measurable, 

identifiable standards 

that our craftsmen 

are expected to maintain 

is critical to upholding 

high quality standards 

and ensures delivering a 

Zero Defect Home to our 

homeowners,” according 

to Distinctive president, 

Bryan Nooner. 

During the construction 

process, there are prescheduled 

times set for 

site visitations at various 

landmark stages of construction. 

Communication 

is an important aspect 

to maintaining an overall 

positive experience during 

the construction process. 

Therefore, all Distinctive 

customers have the Project 

Manager’s e-mail address 

and cell phone number, 

as well as, access to the 

secure online customer 

portal where pictures and 

logs show the continued 

progress on their home. 

Customers have access to 

the online portal through 

the Distinctive Homebuilders 

App that can be 

easily downloaded to any 

smartphone or tablet. 

“Our customers simply 

download our Distinctive 

Home Builders app and 

they are in touch with their 

new home 24/7 from anywhere 

in the world. The 

app allows our customers 

to see the progress of their 

home and access all their 

documents at any time” 

Nooner explained. “Our 

customers really appreciate 

the integration of social 

media sites within the 

app allowing them to easily 

share photos and updates 

of their new home 

with family and friends,” 

he concluded. 

Nooner added that all 

homes are highly energy 

efficient. Every home built 

will have upgraded wall 

and ceiling insulation values 

with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into 

their new home, Distinctive 

Home Builders conducts 

a blower door test 

that pressurizes the home 

to ensure that each home 

passes a set of very stringent 

Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

Cedar Creek is served by 

major thoroughfares such 

as IL Rte. 53, I-55 and 

I-80. Locational amenities 

for Cedar Creek homeowners 

are two large hospital 

complexes nearby: 

Silver Cross Hospital and 

Presence Saint Joseph 

Medical Center; College 

education nearby including 

Lewis University, the 

University of St. Francis 

and Joliet Junior College. 

Numerous restaurants 

and attractions such as the 

Chicagoland Speedway, 

the Joliet Splash Station 

and the Haunted Trails 

Family Entertainment 

Center, to name a few. 

Visit the Memorial Walkway 

at the Abraham Lincoln 

National Cemetery 

in Elwood comprised of 

982 acres honoring our 

veterans. 


center is open for 

viewing. Contact Lynne 

at 708-737-9142 or 708- 

479-7700 to schedule a 

private viewing of our Cedar 

Creek model and immediate 

occupancy homes 

available: three ranch 

homes and one two-story 

home. Or visit our on-site 

Sales Information Center 

located at 23936 William 

Drive, Manhattan, IL., 

60442. Hours are daily 

10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. open 

seven days a week. Specials, 

prices, specifications, 




to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete 

details.

24 | February 27, 2020 | the orland Park Prairie local living 


Distinctive Home Builders Debuts Luxury Furnished Model 

At Hanover Estates in Manhattan within the Lincoln-Way School District 


continues to add high 

quality homes to the 

Manhattan landscape at 

Hanover Estates; its latest 

new home community 

located within the highlyregarded 

Lincoln-Way 

School District. Distinctive 

is selling Craftsman 

Series and Legacy Series 

single family homes with 

base prices from the upper 

$290s - $400s. Square 

footage of the ranch 

homes begins at 2,400 

square feet and the twostory 

homes start from 

2,700 square feet. Many 

of the sites in both neighborhoods 

offer lake views 

and all homes will have 

brick around the first 

floor as a premium standard 

feature. 

“Sales and construction 

are underway and a 

brand new Stonebridge 

II model is open for touring,” 

said Bryan Nooner, 

President of Distinctive 

Home Builders, “These 

new home designs are a 

result of an extraordinary 

amount of time and effort 

spent on refining the 

architectural standards.” 

“There is indeed a difference 

– there is nothing 

else like it on the market 

– the elevations are outstanding 

and our homeowners 

also have the ability 

to customize so they 

can truly have the home 

of their dreams,” he said. 

Nooner speaks of the 

Craftsman designs the 

company has introduced 

at Hanover Estates. These 

new designs feature low 

pitched rooflines, large 

front porches with tapered 

columns and stone 

piers, partially-paned 

windows, gable brackets, 

and an exterior color 

palate with a variety of 

earth tones or gray tones. 

Popular exterior options 

are stone and cedar shake 

accents. 

Besides the new model, 

there are several homes 

at various stages of construction 

are available to 

tour and as a semi-custom 

builder, Distinctive can 

modify any of its standard 

designs to cater to a 

customer’s tastes, which 

means that moving walls, 

adding extra windows or 

even extending the garage 

are all possible. 

Numerous home styles 

are available, each with 

multiple exterior elevations. 

Hanover Estates 

homes have three to five 

bedrooms and two full to 

three and one-half baths 

and two to three-car garages. 

All of the Legacy 

Series homes will have 

three-car garages. 

Homes include custom 

maple kitchen cabinets 

featuring solid wood 

construction (no particle 

board) with solid 

wood drawers and dove 

tail joints; ceramic tile 

or hardwood floors in 

the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite 

countertops and 

concrete driveways. 

Building a new home is 

certainly not what it used 

to be. Thankfully, the latest 

technology coupled 

with fine-tuned people 

skills, has made the experience 

an exciting one for 

Distinctive buyers at Hanover 

Estates. 

“We are on the leading 

edge when it comes to the 

home buying customer 

sales experience,” said 

Nooner. “Our sales professionals 

are among the 

best. We provide them 

with high-level training 

and the latest tech tools to 

enhance our homebuyer’s 

experience. We also provide 

technology to our 

homeowners throughout 

the home building 

process with a private 

homeowner portal app. 

Building a new home is 

an exciting yet long process 

that can have many 

ups and downs that can 

be neutralized by simply 

having great communication. 

We want our buyers 

to be informed and empowered 

every step of the 

way.” 

Daily pictures of customer 

homes in progress 

are taken and uploaded 

for easy access from 

anywhere in the world. 

Homeowners can view 

their selections from their 

phone, tablet or desktop; 

review detailed information 

about the quality 

components used in their 

new home, and easily access 

their documents using 

a username and password 

that is issued once 

construction of their new 

home begins. 

“Communication exists 

on an entirely new level 

making building with us a 

very personal experience. 

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The owners of this well-cared-for home 

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Dec. 18 

• 15722 Brassie 

Court 2N, Orland Park, 

60462-4966 - Dorothy 

Krzeczowski to Arturo 

Alcantar, Silvia Alcantar, 

$135,000 

• 8817 Biloba St., 

Orland Park, 60462- 

3414 - Martin Fahy to 

Bashaer Morrar, Raouf 

Morrar, $240,000 

• 16728 Sheridans 

Trail, Orland Park, 

60467-5494 - Mary 

Haddadin to Walid 

Matariyeh, $250,000 

Dec. 19 

• 15528 Catalina 

Court, Orland Park, 

60462-5137 - Kladis 

Trust to Salem 

Majdobeh, $275,000 

• 11006 Ashton Lane, 


8617 - Mahmoud 

Abusaad to Emad 

Suleiman, $450,000 

Dec. 20 

• 14040 Green Valley 

Drive, Orland Park, 

60467-7489 - Sharon 

Dempsey to Rishank 

Baweja, $360,000 

• 17616 Mayher Drive, 


8524 - Peter S. Nicolais 

Trust to Robert J. 

Lavigne, Catherine S. 

Lee, $360,000 

Dec. 23 

• 7232 W. 153rd 

St., Orland Park, 

60462-6673 - 

McNicholas Trust to 

Ona Barkauskaite, 

$160,000 

• 8831 Golfview 


60462-2725 - Thomas 

Ragan to Nicole Sayer, 

$203,000 

• 8935 Silverdale 


60462-3381 - John 

M. Kennedy Trustee 

to Mousa Mustafa, 

$207,500 

• 10651 W. 153rd St., 


2660 - Samir Elkoussa 

to Raed Elkoussa, 

$240,000 

• 7624 W. 157th Place, 


5063 - Dolan Trust to 

Najib Sabbagh, Maram 

Sweis, $278,000 

• 10628 W. 154th St., 


6037 - James T. Watson 

to Samir Elkoussa, 

$345,000 

• 117 Windmill Road, 


7344 - Mohamed Land 

Trust to Mohammed 

Alahmed, Sahar 

Alahmed, $1,200,000 

Dec. 24 

• 14922 Hopkins 

Court, Orland Park, 

60462-3131 - Zachary 

Pryor to Ambrosio 

Bartolo Librado, Letica 

Gonzalez, $229,000 

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

MICHAEL F. CARROLL, JENNIFER 

L. CARROLL 

Defendants 

19 CH 03185 

14242 MEADOWVIEW CT. 

ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on January 7, 2020, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on April 8, 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 14242 MEAD- 

OWVIEW CT., ORLAND PARK, IL 

60462 

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

The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $226,911.89. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will beaccepted. 

The balance, including the Judicial 

Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential 

Property Municipality Relief 

Fund, which is calculated on residential 

real estate atthe rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 

paid by the purchaser not to exceed 

$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, 

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

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. 

The subject property is subject to general 

real estate taxes, special assessments, 

orspecial taxes levied against 

said real estate and is offered for sale 

without any representation as to quality 

or quantity of title and without recourse 

to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. 

The sale is further subject to confirmation 

by the court. 

Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, shall 

pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property 

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

this property is a condominium unit 

which ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

shall pay the assessments required by 

The Condominium Property Act, 765 

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION 

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF 

AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- 

CORDANCE WITH SECTION 

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued 

by a government agency (driver's 

license, passport, etc.) in order togain 

entry into our building and the foreclosure 

sale room in Cook County and the 

same identification for sales held at 

other county venues where The Judicial 


Sale 

Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure 

sales. 

For information, HEAVNER, BEYERS 

&MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 

111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 

62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to 

file number 367359. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, 

LLC 

111 East Main Street 

DECATUR IL, 62523 

217-422-1719 

Fax #: 217-422-1754 

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys.com 

Attorney File No. 367359 

Attorney Code. 40387 

Case Number: 19 CH 03185 

TJSC#: 40-246 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 

Case # 19 CH 03185 

I3144604 




CERY DIVISION 

MTGLQ Investors, LP 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

GREGORY BARON A/K/A GREG- 

ORY G.BARON, ROBERTA BARON, 

ROBERTA BARON, AS TRUSTEE 

UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT 

DATED DECEMBER 22, 2014 AND 

DESIGNATED AS THE 11767 JUA- 

NITA DRIVE TRUST, UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA 

Defendants 

18 CH 12564 

11767 JUANITA DRIVE 






on September 6, 2019, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on March 9, 2020, at The Judicial 





real estate: 

Commonly known as 11767 JUANITA 

DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 


The real estate is improved with asingle 

family residence. 










real estate atthe rate of $1 for each 










whose rights in and tothe residential 








to Plaintiff and in"AS IS" condition. 


by the court. 


Sale 





of the sale. 

Where asale of real estate is made to 

satisfy alien prior to that of the United 

States, the United States shall have one 

year from the date of sale within which 

to redeem, except that with respect to a 

lien arising under the internal revenue 

laws the period shall be 120 days or the 

period allowable for redemption under 

State law, whichever is longer, and in 

any case inwhich, under the provisions 

of section 505 of the Housing Act of 

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

and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 

38 of the United States Code, the 

right to redeem does not arise, there 

shall be no right of redemption. 






information. 





required byThe Condominium Property 



which is part of acommon interest community, 





ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 
















Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure 

sales. 

For information, The sales clerk, 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 2121 

WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, 

IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 

For information call between the hours 

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

18-087747. 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 


SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI- 

ATES, LLC 

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 

Bannockburn IL, 60015 

847-291-1717 

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com 

Attorney File No. 18-087747 



TJSC#: 40-747 




adebt collector attempting tocollect a 



Case # 18 CH 12564 

I3144792 


RENTAL 



people turn 

to first 

CALL US TODAY: 708.326.9170 



Sale 




CERY DIVISION 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JOZEF CZAJA, IRENE B. IDZIK, EV- 

ERGREEN VIEW TOWNHOME AS- 

SOCIATION, EVERGREEN VIEW 

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

10 CH 028823 

8750 BERKELEY COURT 






on May 30, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on April 8, 2020, at The Judicial 





real estate: 

Commonly known as 8750 BERKELEY 

COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 

Property Index No. 27-02-319-024 

The real estate is improved with a residence. 









real estate at the rate of$1 for each 










whose rights inand to the residential 








to Plaintiff and in"AS IS" condition. 


by the court. 





of the sale. 






information. 













ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 
















Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure

OPPrairiedaily.com sports 



Sale 

sales. 

For information, examine the court file, 

CODILIS &ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff's 

Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH 

FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, 

BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 

794-9876 


TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 


CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, 

SUITE 100 

BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 

630-794-5300 

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com 

Attorney File No. 14-10-16760 

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 



TJSC#: 40-875 




adebt collector attempting to collect a 



Case # 10 CH 028823 

I3145476 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 


COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY 

DIVISION 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET 

MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS IIINC, BEAR 

STEARNS ARM TRUST, MORTGAGE 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 

2004-5 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JAMES BURKE, JEANNE BURKE, THE 

HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK AS 

SUCCESSOR FOR FIRSTMERIT BANK, 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE 

HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK AS 

SUCCESSOR FOR MIDWEST BANK AND 

TRUST COMPANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

19 CH 06656 

10925 JILLIAN COURT 



PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 

pursuant to aJudgment of Foreclosure and 

Sale entered in the above cause on January 6, 

2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, 

will at 10:30 AM on April 7, 2020, at The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at apublic 

sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, 

the following described real estate: 

Commonly known as 10925 JILLIAN 

COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 


The real estate is improved with asingle family 

residence. 


Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by 

certified funds atthe close of the sale payable 

to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third 

party checks will be accepted. The balance, including 

the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned 

Residential Property Municipality Relief 

Fund, which is calculated on residential real 

estate at the rate of$1 for each $1,000 or fraction 

thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser 

not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or 

wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) 

hours. Nofee shall bepaid bythe mortgagee 

acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to 

its credit bid atthe sale or by any mortgagee, 

judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the 

residential real estate whose rights in and to the 

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 isoffered 

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 toadeed to the real 

estate after confirmation of the sale. 


and plaintiff makes no representation as to the 

condition ofthe property. Prospective bidders 

are admonished to check the court file to verify 

all information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, the purchaser 

of the unit atthe foreclosure sale, other 

than amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and the legal fees required byThe Condomini 

A 6 CS60 /9( )(1) d 


Sale 

ium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and 

(g)(4). If this property isacondominium unit 


the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure sale 

other than amortgagee shall pay the assessments 

required byThe Condominium Property 

Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOME- 

OWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO RE- 

MAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AF- 

TER ENTRY OFANORDER OF POSSES- 

SION, IN ACCORDANCE 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, Alexander Potestivo, POTES- 

TIVO &ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff's Attorneys, 

223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, 

Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer 

to file number 107514. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION 

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 a7day status report 

of pending sales. 

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 

Chicago IL, 60606 

312-263-0003 

E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com 




TJSC#: 40-62 


Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's 

attorney is deemed to be adebt collector attempting 

tocollect adebt and any information 

obtained will be used for that purpose. 

Case # 19 CH 06656 

I3146194 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 


COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY 

DIVISION 

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

GERALD D PYKE, MARY M PYKE, 

BRECKENRIDGE AT THE PRESERVES 

TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION 

Defendants 

19 CH 10040 

11735 MGM DRIVE 



PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 

pursuant to aJudgment of Foreclosure and 

Sale entered in the above cause on December 

5, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, 

will at 10:30 AM on April 7, 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 11735 MGM DRIVE, 



The real estate is improved with asingle family 

residence. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by 

certified funds atthe close of the sale payable 

to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third 

party checks will be accepted. 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. Nofee shall bepaid bythe mortgagee 

acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to 

its credit bid atthe sale or by any mortgagee, 

judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the 

residential real estate whose rights in and to the 

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 isoffered 

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 ofSale that 

will entitle the purchaser toadeed to the real 

estate after confirmation of the sale. 


and plaintiff makes no representation as to the 

condition ofthe property. Prospective bidders 

are admonished to check the court file to verify 

all information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, the purchaser 

of the unit atthe foreclosure sale, other 

than amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and the legal fees required byThe Condominium 

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

(g)(4). If this property isacondominium unit 

hi hi f i i 


Sale 

(g)( ) p p y 


the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure sale 

other than amortgagee shall pay the assessments 


Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOME- 

OWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO RE- 

MAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AF- 

TER ENTRY OFANORDER OF POSSES- 

SION, IN ACCORDANCE 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. 

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, 

LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn 

Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. 

(312) 346-9088. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION 

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 a7day status report 

of pending sales. 

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, 

LLC 

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago IL, 60602 

312-346-9088 

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com 


Attorney ARDC No. 61256 



TJSC#: 39-7820 


Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's 

attorney is deemed to be adebt collector attempting 

tocollect adebt and any information 

obtained will be used for that purpose. 

Case # 19 CH 10040 

I3146242 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

10 8x10 oil paintings, all seasons, 

$10 each. Call 

708-720-3577 

10 metal cars in boxes, new, 

$10 each. Call 708-479-0193 

2womans furs, mink &sheep 

$100. Call 708-349-0859 

4colored magic markers or 4 

colored lined post-its $3; 2020 

muscle car calendar $5; 10pc 

fruit/veggie containers misc. 

sizes, boxed, new $5. Call 

708-460-8308 

Aerobic rider exercise machine 

$50. Call 708-403-5186 

Gal car soap $5; Foam set 

cushion 14” $4; Hardware 

cloth wire 24”x5’ $7; Ice Blast 

w/s de-icer 32oz $4; Emergency 

12ft tow strap w/hooks 

$12. Call 708-460-8308 

H/D steel scoop shovel $15; 

New alum scoop large shovel 

$24; Snow plastic 18” blade 

shovel $12; Black gorilla H/D 

tape $10; Gray duct tape $3. 

Call 708-460-8308 

King soft plastic mattress cover 

$4; New 8” dust pan &brush 

$6; 24pc foam brush set $5; 15 

young ladies sweaters $3ea; 

Ladies hoded maroon gooded 

jacket, XL $15. Call 

708-460-8308 





ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Stephanie Gaspardo 

Stephie Gaspardo is a 

senior at Sandburg who 

is on the competitive 

cheerleading team and 

plays violin in the school’s 

orchestra. 

Do you find that 

cheerleading and 

orchestra have two 

different types of 

mindsets? 

Yes. Music is what relaxes 

me but during cheer, 

I’m so competitive and focused 

in. 

What type of music do 

you like to play? 

Have you ever 

had some conflict 

with concerts and 

cheerleading duties? 

All the time. Sometimes 

I show up so sweaty to 

concerts. I have my uniform 

on underneath. But 

my teacher is understanding. 

Definitely classical. 

We’re doing a lot 

of Beethoven because it 

would be his 250th birthday 

this year. 

What are your college 

plans, and do they 

involve cheerleading? 

I definitely want to cheer 

at the University of Illinois 

or Villanova. Tryouts come 

after you get accepted to a 

school. So, I am waiting to 

hear from Villanova. 

Do you have any 

embarrassing moment 

in sports? 

When we’re on the sidelines 

of a football game 

and I can’t see, I’ll call a 

defense cheer when we are 

on offense. I’ve done that a 

couple of times. 

Is there a TV show 

you could binge watch 

forever? 

“Cheer” on Netflix. It’s 

about how hard it is to be 

on a really good college 

team. You learn about their 

back stories and how they 

got to where they are. 

Is there a movie you 

could watch over and 

over and never get 

bored with it? 

I would say most Disney 

movies, but I really like 

“The Lion King.” 

Is there something 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I really like writing poetry. 

And I was a finalist in 

JEFF VORVA, 22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

a poetry contest. 

If you had a chance 

to have dinner with 

anyone – dead or alive 

— who would it be 

with? 

I would have dinner 

with the seniors who were 

on the team when I was a 

freshman. They took me 

in my freshman year and 

I use that as a model for 

what I can do to I just want 

to thank them for everything 

I did for me. 

If they made a movie 

about your life, who 

should play you and 

what would the title 

be? 

The girl who played 

Lyla Garrity in “Friday 

Night Lights” [Minka 

Kelly]. Some people say I 

remind them of her. 

“Variety.” I do all of this 

stuff so that would be a 

good title. 

Interview conducted by 

Sports Editor Jeff Vorva

36 | February 27, 2020 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


AREA SPORTS ROUNDUP 

3 

Sandburg divers notch 500s during wild sectional meet 

JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor 

Two state divers, one state 

swimmer, two state relay teams 

and two disqualifications were 

a part of an emotional rollercoaster 

ride for Sandburg during 

its boys sectional swimming and 

diving event Saturday, Feb. 22. 

Senior Cody Thill set a school 

11-dive record with a 538.65 and 

junior Corey Verzak set a personal-best 

509.25. Thill broke 

Lee Carter’s 1976 record of 510. 

“When I was in school here, 

Lee Carter was the man,” said 

diving coach Leslie Fasel, who 

was named the sectional’s Diving 

Coach of the Year. “I told 

Cody he can beat that record. I 

am going to have to contact Lee 

and see if he wants his nameplate 

[on the record board] sent 

to him.” 

Thill, who finished eighth in 

the state last year, was happy 

with his performance and Verzak’s 

as well. 

“It was a lot higher than I expected,” 

Thill said. “We both 

broke our personal best by a lot. 

It was a very good day.” 

Verzak was shooting for a 500. 

“I wanted to go for it and I 

worked hard the last two week 

to try to get it,” he said. “I saw 

I was at my personal best by my 

10th dive, so I really wanted to 

hammer my last dive. I had a 

hard time breathing after that 

dive.” 

In the pool, Sean Harlin finished 

second in the 200-yard 

The Sandburg 400-yard freestyle team of (from left) Sean Harlin, 

Jimmy Jenkot, Eddie Howaniec and Ayoub Yassin are heading to 

state after a dramatic sectional win on Saturday, Feb. 22. 

individual medley and his time 

of 1 minute, 54.85, which was 

a state qualifying time. The 

200 medley relay team of Eddie 

Howaniec, Jimmy Jenkot, 

Harlin and Ayoub Yassin won 

with a 1:37.06. The 400 free relay 

team of Howaniec, Yassin, 

Harlin and Jenkot was seeded 

second and won the event with 

a 3:15.14 to close the meet on a 

high note for the Eagles. 

Stagg won the meet with 

233.5 points while Sandburg 

was second at 214 and had a 

string of four straight sectional 

titles snapped. A pair of DQs 

hurt their chances on winning 

the fifth straight title. 

“It could have been a different 

meet,” Sandburg swimming 

coach Matt Niemeier said. “It 

was an emotional roller-coaster. 

It was good to see the 400 team 

step up. They are great competitors. 

They want to be on the 

blocks and they want to be those 

last guys swimming. That’s really 

fun to coach.” 

Gymnasts close careers at state 

Andrew’s senior co-op girls 

gymnasts Taylor Talley and 

Bella Lapera closed out their 

great careers at the state meet 

at Palatine High School in the 

two-day event, which started 

Friday, Feb. 21. 

This was Talley’s third year at 

state and first year competing in 

Sandburg junior Corey Verzak 

hit a 500 diving score for the 

first time in his career. 

the all-round and finished 32nd 

with a 34.300. She finished 21st 

in the vault with s 9.400, 25th on 

the bars with an 8.900, and 40th 

in the floor exercise with a 7.750. 

Talley is a Sandburg student. 

Lapera, making her second 

trip to the state meet, finished 

tied for 17th in the vault with a 

9.425. 

Senior softball players wanted 

The Orland Park Senior Softball 

League is looking for players, 

ages 65 and over, to play 

Sandburg’s Cody Thill broke 

a school record on this dive 

during sectional action on 

Saturday, Feb. 22. PHOTOS BY JEFF 

VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

12-inch, slow-pitch softball this 

spring and summer. 

Games are scheduled for 

Mondays and Thursdays and 

all games are played in Orland 

Park. 

The league is an Orland Park 

recreation program, but players 

need not be Orland Park residents. 

If interested, please call 

Denny Gorecki at (708) 403- 

5547 or Bob Daviduke at (708) 

257-9502 for more information. 

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From Page 38 

of shots as the pressure mounted 

and the buzzer sounded. 

If he goes 0-for-8 instead of 

1-for-8, his story would not have 

the same impact. 

“Yes, I thought of that,” he 

said with a smile. 

Gardner had to get it on video 

Gardner stayed for the whole 

game even though it was a blowout 

and had the savvy to film the 

dramatic final minute. 

If he does not capture it, 

chances are good the story does 

not make it on Chicago TV 

airwaves. And there is a good 

chance that 20 hours later there 

were not 600 likes and 112 retweets 

of the original post plus 

countless other mentions on 

other tweets plus Facebook and 

other platforms. 

“It was such an amazing moment,” 

Gardner said. “Everyone 

was cheering him on, and it 

was a pretty spectacular display 

of sportsmanship [by Bolingbrook].” 

It was the perfect moment 

even though there was not a single 

second of preparation for it. 

“Honest-to-God, this was not 

anything planned on our part,” 

Allen said. “There wasn’t even 

a plan to get him in the game. 

Obviously, the game did not go 

how we wanted it. But it was an 

opportunity to get him in, and it 

went from there. The celebration 

and all of that other stuff was 

something that just happened. It 

was a great way to end his senior 

year.” 

Zayed said he wants to go 

to either Lewis, DePaul or the 

University of Illinois-Chicago 

and major in business, minor 

in sports management and be a 

manager on a men’s basketball 

team. 

For now, he is going to enjoy 

the last few weeks of the season 

with the Eagles. 

“I thank coach Allen for the 

opportunity, he has been so great 

to me,” he said. “This was one 

of the best moments of my life 

— Top 3, for sure. These players 

have been friends and like a family 

to me.”



GIRLS BASKETBALL 

Eagles coach lauds seniors 

and looks to the future 


It is not hard for Sandburg 

fans to be excited for 

the future of the girls basketball 

program. 

But before anyone gets 

too giddy about what could 

happen the next couple of 

seasons, Eagles coach Nick 

Fotopoulos made sure that 

he gave a proper homage 

to seniors Mallery Bellik, 

Steffi Manthey, Maggie 

Manthey, Grace Corluka 

and Grace Badon after the 

team was knocked out of 

the postseason by Mother 

McAuley, 51-32 in the 

Class 3A McAuley Regional 

championship game 

on Thursday, Feb. 20, in 

Chicago. 

It was the third straight 

year the Eagles were eliminated 

by the Mighty Macs. 

Many players came out 

of the lockeroom after the 

game in tears, but a few of 

the emotional players still 

had time to have fun taking 

selfies in the hallway. 

“There were a lot of 

tears and lots of love but 

they had a great time all 

season.” Fotopoulos said. 

The team finished 19- 

12, which is continued 

THIS WEEK IN 

SANDBURG VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■ ■March 2-5 – IHSA 

Regionals, TBA 

WRESTLING 

■ ■Feb. 29 - IHSA state duals 

championships, 9 a.m. 

BOYS SWIMMING 

■ ■Feb. 28-29 - IHSA State 

Meet, TBA 

Grace Badon, of Sandburg, drives by Mother McAuley’s 

Isabella Finnegan in regional championship action on 

Thursday, Feb. 20, in Chicago. 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

progress after Fotopoulos’s 

first three seasons of 

11-20, 11-19 and 15-14. 

“The one thing that I 

was super proud of is that 

this is our fourth year together 

and the seniors 

were with us from the beginning,” 

he said. “Early 

on, we stunk and we continued 

to build and grind 

and I feel that they were 

culture changers. They 

did a really good job of 

competing and working 

their butts off. We love 

those guys for that and always 

will because of all of 

the hard work they put in 

to make this program back 

to where we are trying to 

get it.” 

The team had no juniors 

this year and the rest of the 

roster was filled with talented 

freshmen and sophomores. 

Getting varsity experience 

this year were sophomores 

Maddie Coghlan, 

Charlotte Trunk, Lauren 

Coghlan, Erin O’Connor, 

6 

Danielle Antoine, Sydney 

Vrdolyak and Payton Prodehl. 

Freshmen Claire Callaghan 

and Josie Canellis 

also contributed and both 

saw big-time minutes in 

the regional final. 

“We won 19 games this 

season with several underclassmen,” 

the coach said. 

“We’re going to be back 

here and we’re going to 

win it.” 

The Eagles stormed off 

to an 8-3 lead against the 

Mighty Macs thanks to a 

pair of Canellis 3-pointers 

and a Trunk layup. But the 

Macs scored the next 12 

points and never trailed. 

Maggie Manthey led the 

Eagles with 14 points. 

Earlier in the week, the 

Eagles opened the postseason 

with a 53-42 victory 

over Oak Lawn as 

O’Connor had 19 points. 

Canellis was one of four 

players to advance to sectional 

play in the state’s 

3-point shooting contest as 

she hit 10 of her 15 shots. 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

Eagles reach (Chicago) 

Heights in postseason 

MATT CIZEK 


The time of the boys 

basketball season has 

come in which the stakes 

start to get a little higher. 

While the Eagles lost big 

matchups Feb. 18 against 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

and three days later against 

Bolingbrook, they also 

found out their postseason 

fate in between. Their 

playoff season will begin 

at 7 p.m. against Brother 

Rice Wednesday, March 

4th at the Class 4A Marian 

Catholic High School Regional 

in Chicago Heights. 

The Eagles drew the 

10th seed in the Bloom 

Sectional (also in Chicago 

Heights) and will play No. 

5 Brother Rice , and the 

winner faces either 13thseeded 

Thornton Fractional 

South or fourth-seeded 

Marian. 

Sandburg coach Todd 

Allen previously predicted, 

ultimately correctly, 

that the top four seeds 

could be Bloom, Thornton, 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

and Marian Catholic 

and that rang true. But the 

teams below those four 

present challenges. 

“You’ve got a lot of 

other teams after [those 

first four] that can go anywhere,” 

he said. 

After a narrow victory 

against De La Salle on 

Feb. 18 and a loss to St. 

Laurence on Friday, the 

Crusaders’ record stood at 

19-10 with impressive wins 

against Glenbard East, St. 

Patrick, Riverside-Brookfield, 

Richards, DePaul 

Prep, and Loyola Academy. 

Atharva Atreya hit seven 3-pointers in a loss to 

Homewood-Flossmoor on Feb. 18. 


The Eagles have played 

several highly regarded 

teams touch, including 

Oak Forest, Homewood- 

Flossmoor and Bolingbrook 

and defeated the 

Bloom Sectional seventhseed, 

Lincoln-Way East. 

Déjà vu 

In the second meeting 

against H-F, the Eagles 

came up short and fell 54- 

49. That was the same 

score of the first meeting 

in Flossmoor on Jan. 31. 

“The kids really, really 

played their hardest and 

really fought,” Allen said. 

Atharva Atreya led 

Sandburg Friday with 25 

points, including seven 

3-point baskets. He was 

one of five Eagle players to 

hit from behind the threepoint 

line, along with Zach 

Kusper, Leo Serdar, Hani 

Ali, and Terrence Fields. 

College of Charleston 

commit R.J. Ogom — unable 

to play in their previous 

meeting — led the 

4 

Vikings with 24 points, 

including a thunderous 14 

in the third-quarter. 

While Sandburg was 

able to build a three-point 

lead late in the third quarter, 

the Vikings stormed 

back for the win. 

“We’ve got to get over 

the hump,” Allen added. 

“Our last four games 

against them [have] all 

been decided by four or 

five points or less.” 

Sophomores shine 

For the first time in two 

years, the Sandburg sophomore 

beat H-F. 

Taking a 10-point lead 

into halftime, the Eagles 

overcame a late Vikings 

rally and came out on top 

with a 40-39 victory, denying 

a would-be game winning 

shot by the Vikings at 

the buzzer. 

Matt Morsovillo led 

the Eagles with 14 points, 

while Chris Nkwo and 

Ryan McPolin each 

chipped in 11.

38 | February 27, 2020 | the orland Park Prairie sports 


Bosco wins state title 

while Sandburg’s super 

sophs finish in second 

STEVE MILLAR 

Contributing Editor 


For just the fourth time 

in the rich history of Sandburg 

wrestling, the Eagles 

sent three or more wrestlers 

to the Illinois High 

School Association state 

championship match in the 

same season. 

Mike Bosco, a senior 

who weighs in the 

213-pound range, won 

the state championship in 

the Class 3A 285-pound 

division by beating four 

opponents during a threeday 

stretch that ended 

on Saturday, Feb. 22, 

at State Farm Arena in 

Champaign. Sophomores 

Sammie Hayes (106) 

and Kevin Zimmer (220) 

placed second. 

Bosco, wrestling at state 

for the first time in his career, 

kept his record perfect 

at 44-0 with a 3-2 decision 

over Edwardsville’s 

Lloyd Reynolds in the title 

match. With 1 minute, 5 

seconds left in a match that 

was tied 1-1, Bosco came 

up with a takedown and 

went on to win. 

“I didn’t want to lose in 

the state finals, and I wanted 

to just keep moving forward,” 

Bosco said. “I did 

some stuff to try to keep 

him guessing. It’s pretty 

cool. I put a lot of work in 

for this.” 

He said at the beginning 

of the season, he did 

not think a state championship 

was going to be in 

Sandburg sophomore Kevin Zimmer battles in the state 

championship match in the 220-pound weight class on 

Saturday, Feb. 22. GARY MIDDENDORF/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

the cards and was not even 

sure how long he was going 

to mix it up with the 

big boys. 

“I started doing well, 

and I stayed in the division,” 

Bosco said. “I never 

thought about being undefeated. 

Every match was 

the same for me whether it 

was the state finals or the 

first match at regionals.” 

His practice partner, 

Zimmer, was up 1-0 heading 

into the final period 

against Montini’s Josh La- 

Barbera, but dropped a 3-2 

decision to drop his record 

to 45-4. 

“I’m proud of this, but 

this is not where me and 

[Hayes] wanted to be,” 

Zimmer said. “We’re excited 

for the next two 

years. We have a lot of 

work ahead of us.” 

Zimmer recorded pins in 

his first two state matches 

to break Colin Holler’s 

school record for most 

4 

pins in a season at 33, set 

in 2012-2013. Zimmer has 

35 pins and could get more 

as the Eagles could have 

1-4 matches left in team 

competition. 

Hayes dropped to 41-2 

with a 2-1 loss to Montini’s 

Joe Fernau. 

Three other Eagles 

picked up bids for state. 

At 126, Tyler Milani lost 

his two matches. At 160, 

Zach Bateman went 1-2 

over the weekend. At 182, 

James Hart finished eighth 

and dropped a 3-0 decision 

to Grant’s Ethan Geist to 

miss out on getting to the 

medal round. 

The Eagles were to face 

Oak Park in team sectional 

action on Tuesday, Feb. 

25. If they won that, they 

will be heading to the state 

quarterfinals for a potential 

battle with DeKalb 

at 11 a.m. Saturday at the 

Grossinger Motors Arena 

in Bloomington. 

A lot of fate went into 

this magic moment 


It was a magic moment. 

But a lot of things had to 

align and go right for that 

moment to occur. 

Sandburg four-year senior 

team manager Asa 

Zayed drained a 3-pointer 

with 5 seconds left to go 

in a 66-38 loss to Bolingbrook 

on Friday, Feb. 21 in 

Orland Park. It may have 

not been the shot heard 

’round the world, but it 

was a shot that had the social 

media world buzzing 

and a couple of Chicago 

TV stations replaying a 

video supplied by Sandburg 

Assistant Principal 

Greg Gardner. 

In the last 30 seconds of 

the game, Zayed missed 

a 3-pointer. Bolingbrook 

players then rebounded 

the ball and passed it back 

to him. He took six more 

shots, and they were off the 

mark. Time was running 

down and, instead of taking 

an easy layup, Zayed 

wanted that 3-pointer. 

“It’s the most points you 

can make for a basket,” he 

said. 

When the ball went 

through the hoop, fans, 

cheerleaders and players 

from both schools mobbed 

him on the court as if a state 

championship was won. 

It’s a feel-good story, to 

be sure, but the odds were 

stacked high against it 

happening. Here are a few 

things that went right to 

make it happen: 

Jack Walsh was injured 

Elmhurst College-bound 

big man Jack Walsh was 

hurt all season, and Eagles 

coach Todd Allen thought 

Asa Zayad sits at the spot where he launched a 3-point 

basket that caused buzz on the internet and made a 

couple of Chicago television stations’ newscasts. 


it would be nice to let the 

manager sit on the bench in 

uniform No. 33. 

“He’s been an unbelievable 

manager for us for four 

years,” Allen said. “He’s 

just an amazing kid. He is at 

every game and every practice. 

Absolutely fantastic. 

We had a uniform. We gave 

him a chance to suit up for 

Senior Night. He was really 

excited about it.” 

Bolingbrook dominated 

Since the game was a 

blowout, Zayed, sitting 

four chairs away from Allen, 

got the call to come 

into the game with 2 minutes 

left. 

“I kind of didn’t want to 

get in the game, because 

when we are losing, I feel 

bad, too,” he said. “But it’s 

my senior year, and when I 

got into the game, I wanted 

to make it a special moment.” 

Bolingbrook relented 

The Raiders players figured 

out what was happening 

and contributed to the 

cause. 

“I never said anything to 

5 

Bolingbrook about it,” Allen 

said. “It just happened. 

Coach [Rob] Brost knows 

us pretty well, and he 

knew Asa was our manager. 

Hats off to them. That 

was a class act.” 

“One of, if not the coolest 

thing I have ever been 

a part of!” Brost tweeted 

shortly after the game. 

“Both teams storm the 

court after the shot went 

in.” 

This is a coach, by the 

way, whose teams finished 

third in the state in Class 

4A in 2015 and 2017, so 

he has witnessed plenty of 

cool things with his program. 

Zayed had to make the 

shot 

Zayed has never played 

competitive basketball. He 

has shot around in empty 

gyms and once hit a shot 

from half court. So, with 

people yelling and the 

clock winding down and 

him missing shots left and 

right, it would be easy for 

him to miss another couple 

Please see asa, 36



fastbreak 

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK 

Off the court, legendary coach makes local players laugh 

1ST AND 3 

BOSTON RED SOX 

THREE ORLAND PARK 

NATIVES IN MAJOR 

LEAGUE SPRING 

TRAINING CAMPS 

1. Sam Travis 

After being traded 

in January from 

Boston to Texas, 

the first baseman/ 

outfielder (above) is 

trying to make the 

40-man Rangers 

roster. 

2. T.J. McFarland 

The left-handed 

relief pitcher is in 

Oakland A’s camp 

after spending the 

last three seasons 

with the Arizona 

Diamondbacks. 

3. Mark Payton 

After hitting 30 minor 

league homers 

in the A’s organization, 

the outfielder 

was selected by 

Cincinnati in the 

Rule 5 draft and he 

hopes to make his 

major league debut 

in 2020. 

Jeff Vorva 

Sports Editor 

St. Xavier men’s basketball 

coach Tom 

O’Malley seems 

to have two looks during 

games. 

The first look is that he 

is ticked off. 

The second look is that 

he is really ticked off. 

If you see him on the 

bench, you cannot tell if 

his team is up 20 points or 

down 20. 

If I had a dollar for 

every photo I have taken of 

him scowling, I could donate 

enough money to the 

university that they would 

name a building after me. 

It turns out, that is just 

his game face. 

On Feb. 19, he still had 

his game face on. You 

could not tell by his face 

that his team beat rival 

University of St. Francis 

90-69. 

You could not tell by 

his face that he was retiring 

and this was his last 

regular-season game on the 

Shannon Center court. 

And you could not tell 

by his face that he just won 

his 1,000th career victory. 

He looked a little 

uncomfortable when 

USF coach Ryan Marks 

graciously called a timeout 

to call O’Malley over to 

the scorer’s table to let 

the longtime Cougars 

coach bask in a little glory. 

O’Malley did wave to the 

crowd and went back to 

the bench to do some more 

coaching. 

Once the game was over, 

O’Malley loosened up. 

Rumor has it he danced a 

little jig in the locker after 

the game and he was a 

little more loose during a 

postgame reception in his 

honor. 

None of this was a surprise 

to former player and 

current assistant Roosevelt 

Green, a former Tinley 

Park High School star. 

“Off the court, he is 

the most lovable guy you 

would ever want to meet,” 

Green said. “He will do 

anything he can for you. 

And he’s a funny guy. A 

lot of people don’t know 

that about him. He likes 

to crack jokes. But on the 

court, he is all business. 

Off the court, he likes to 

loosen up a bit.” 

Wait. What? Likes to 

crack jokes? Really? 

A couple of Orland Park 

natives confirmed that. 

Sophomore Jason 

Pygon, a former Sandburg 

player said, “He’ll make 

some jokes at practice. 

I can step back and hit a 

shot and he will say, ‘Yeah, 

I could do that back in my 

day.’ He always makes 

Orland Park native Joseph Ruzevich competes in a Feb. 

19 game for St. Xavier University in which his coach, 

Tom O’Malley, recorded his 1,000th career victory. 

PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

some good jokes off of it.” 

Senior Joseph Ruzevich, 

who played at Sandburg 

and Brother Rice during 

his high school career, 

said that it is not so much 

the jokes that could allow 

O’Malley to give comedians 

a run for their money. 

“His love is definitely 

shown with his humor in 

practice,” Ruzevich said. 

“He’ll point something out 

and make a joke — even 

if it’s something bad, he 

will spin it into a little joke 

about it rather than get 

upset. 

“He has great timing. 

He’s very quick-witted.” 

Senior Jack Brody, a 

Providence High School 

grad who played for the 

Orland Park-based Windy 

City Magic, also enjoys the 

coach’s wit. 

“Honestly, there is a 

story every day, where he 

says something funny,” 

Brody said. 

Former Sandburg 

standout Jason Pygon 

said his coach at SXU, 

Tom O’Malley, cracks 

jokes during practice. 

All four have different 

relationships with 

O’Malley. Green and 

Pygon were recruited by 

O’Malley, and they went 

to the Chicago school 

right off the bat. Ruzevich 

attended Moraine Valley, 

was injured for a year and 

after his sophomore season 

turned downed overtures 

from SXU and other 

schools to play for Loyola- 

New Orleans. After graduating 

from Loyola and 

having a year of eligibility 

left, he was welcomed to 

SXU with open arms. 

Brody turned O’Malley 

and others down to play out 

of state and played a year at 

the University of Indianapolis 

before returning home 

and being welcomed to the 

Cougars’ squad, where he 

climbed the ladder to 15th 

on the all-time Cougar 

scoring list with more than 

1,450 points. 

O’Malley thanked family, 

friends, former players 

(from Reavis, Evergreen 

Park and Leo high schools 

and SXU) and God. 

“In 57 years, I never 

missed a practice or a 

game,” he said. “I thank 

God I was able to have 

good health. 

“When you have 1,000 

wins, it’s about a of people 

and a lot of preparation. 

Something that I learned 

from my family is hard 

work. The work ethic is 

something that is very, 

very important. I’ve practiced 

that all my life and 

tried to teach it to all of my 

players.” 

Pygon, Ruzevich and 

Brody said they were 

happy to play on such a 

special night. 

“Huge crowd. His final 

regular-season home game. 

His 1,000th win. You can’t 

write it up better than 

that.” Brody said. 

LISTEN UP 

“We love those guys ... and always will because of all of the hard 

work they put in to make this program back to where we are trying 

to get it.” 

Nick Fotopoulos - Sandburg girls basketball coach, on his five seniors 

WHAT2WATCH 

WRESTLING AND SWIMMING 

TBA, Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, Feb. 29 

• The IHSA state meets take place in team 

wrestling and boys swimming and diving. 

Index 

37 - Boys and girls basketball 

36 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, 

J.vorva@22ndcm.com

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | February 27, 2020 

A FUNNY GUY Vorva writes 

that, behind the scenes, legendary 

coach Tom O’Malley takes off the 

game face and has fun, Page 39 

ROLLER-COASTER RIDE 

Sandburg’s boys swimming and 

diving team rode a wave of 

emotions in its sectional, Page 36 

LEFT: Sandburg’s Mike Bosco celebrates winning the 285-pound Class 3A state wrestling 

championship on Saturday, Feb. 22. GARY MIDDENDHORF/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

ABOVE: Senior boys basketball manager Asa Zayed looks at a video of the mob scene on 

the court that he caused when he hit a 3-pointer in a game against Bolingrook on Friday, 

Feb. 21. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Wrestling champion and boys basketball team manager’s 3-pointer 

make for special weekend in Sandburg sports, Page 38

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