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Get in The Holiday Spirit!<br />

See center spread for a roundup of<br />

southwest suburban events<br />

The FrankForT STaTion<br />

The Mokena MeSSenger<br />

The new Lenox PaTrioT<br />

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Celebrate in Frankfort this holiday season<br />

There’s so much to do and see<br />

in historic downtown Frankfort<br />

this holiday season.<br />

The events and activities kickoff<br />

with the village’s annual tree<br />

lighting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,<br />

Nov. 29, at Breidert Green. Experience<br />

the magical tree lighting<br />

ceremony with village officials,<br />

musical entertainment,<br />

hot chocolate, cookies and, of<br />

course, a visit from Santa and<br />

Mrs. Claus.<br />

The fun continues from noon-<br />

3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, and<br />

Sunday, Dec. 2, with the Frankfort<br />

Historic Business Alliance’s<br />

(FHBA’s) 33rd Annual Christkindl<br />

celebration.<br />

Christkindl weekend activities<br />

include: photo opportunities with<br />

St. Nicholas; horse drawn wagon<br />

rides; Santa’s Secret Workshop<br />

at the Frankfort Chamber (children<br />

can shop for $2 gifts and<br />

elves will wrap them); cookie<br />

decorating at Kernel Sweetooth;<br />

Santa!<br />

a craft station with Home Depot<br />

(Dec. 1) and Park Ace Hardware<br />

(Dec. 2) in the Trolley Barn; and<br />

letter writing to Santa (with special<br />

delivery to the North Pole)<br />

in the Trolley Barn.<br />

And don’t miss the beautiful<br />

Christkindl Lantern Parade<br />

stepping off at dusk on Saturday,<br />

Dec. 1, from the Frankfort Area<br />

Historical Society Museum, 132<br />

Kansas St. Each child will receive<br />

a beautiful hand-cut white<br />

paper lantern and glow stick to<br />

keep, courtesy of FAHS. St.<br />

Nicholas will lead the parade<br />

down Kansas Street to Breidert<br />

Green for a story by the bonfire<br />

with hot cocoa and cookies.<br />

In addition, bring a camera<br />

as live reindeer will once again<br />

visit Frankfort from noon-3 p.m.<br />

on Sunday, Dec. 2, near Breidert<br />

Green at Kansas and Ash streets.<br />

On Friday, Dec. 7, FAHS will<br />

host its annual Holiday House<br />

Walk. Tickets are $30 and<br />

must be purchased in advance by<br />

Dec. 4. To reserve tickets, call<br />

(815) 469-6541. Don’t forget to<br />

stop at the Frankfort Chamber of<br />

Commerce for a light snack before<br />

heading out to the houses.<br />

New this year, the Chamber is<br />

collecting new, unwrapped toys<br />

for the Frankfort Township Food<br />

Pantry, which serves families in<br />

Frankfort, Mokena, parts of Tinley<br />

Park and Orland Park.<br />

Then, on Saturday, Dec. 8,<br />

and Sunday, Dec. 9, the FHBA<br />

will host its 14th Annual Cookie<br />

Walk.<br />

Each $20 ticket allows attendees<br />

to visit up to 25 downtown<br />

merchants and pick up an individually<br />

wrapped holiday cookie<br />

at each stop. Those with tickets<br />

may attend either Saturday or<br />

Sunday. There also will be hot<br />

cocoa stations and visits with<br />

Santa. Limited tickets are available,<br />

so register today at frankfortchamber.com.<br />

If tickets are<br />

still available on Dec. 8 and 9,<br />

they will be sold at the check-in<br />

table in the Trolley Barn, 11 S.<br />

White St.<br />

To help with last-minute shopping,<br />

the Frankfort Chamber of<br />

Commerce will host its 23rd Annual<br />

Midnight Madness from 6<br />

p.m. to midnight, Friday, Dec.<br />

14. More than 30 merchants<br />

downtown and around Frankfort<br />

will be offering progressive<br />

discounts, specials and refreshments.<br />

Mark the calendar and come<br />

on out to downtown Frankfort to<br />

enjoy all the activities this holiday<br />

season.<br />

Submitted by Frankfort Historic<br />

Business Alliance. For more information,<br />

visit finditinfrankfort.com<br />

and frankfortchamber.com and find<br />

them on Facebook at “Shop, Dine,<br />

Play in Frankfort” and Frankfort<br />

Chamber.<br />

with<br />

Christine<br />

Navarre<br />

Photography<br />

DECEMBER 5, 4:30-7:30<br />

Dinner will be a buffet. Pizza, pasta, salad and kid friendly choices<br />

$<br />

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COOKIES & TOYS<br />

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Saturday,<br />

December 1 st<br />

8:00am - 3:00pm<br />

A minimum $ 10 cash donation<br />

is required for pictures.<br />

We will also be collecting new, unopened<br />

items from the TLC Christmas Wish List<br />

the entire month of December!<br />

Holiday Pet andFamily Photos<br />

Join us for all the FUN!<br />

1328 North Cedar Road • New Lenox, IL 60451<br />

815.485.4477 • animalclinicnewlenox.com


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Be part of the family at Dancing Marlin Restaurant<br />

Eat! Drink! Share!<br />

Dancing Marlin in Frankfort<br />

is proud to be the first<br />

South Suburban Chicago<br />

restaurant to offer shared<br />

plates featuring fine American<br />

cuisine in an ultrahip,<br />

yet informal setting. Conveniently<br />

located minutes<br />

from Interstate 80, Dancing<br />

Marlin offers a seasonally<br />

evolving menu that<br />

highlights innovative, responsible<br />

and sustainable<br />

fare with a purpose. Experience<br />

the innovate, chefdriven<br />

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still hungry, they can go<br />

ahead and try a few more.<br />

If someone at the table is<br />

not the sharing type (and<br />

there’s nothing wrong with<br />

that), then they may enjoy<br />

one of the larger entrées.<br />

Start the tasting adventure<br />

with house-made<br />

sliders, tacos or a salad,<br />

and then enjoy a DM signature<br />

dish, such as gnudi,<br />

The Fig and the Pig, or the<br />

locally-famous NY strip<br />

steak served Tuscan style.<br />

And don’t forget to taste<br />

the fresh seafood. Dancing<br />

Marlin features fresh<br />

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DM favorites, such as crab<br />

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spicy garlic shrimp<br />

and the daily “fresh off<br />

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list of gluten-free<br />

items, as well as vegetarian<br />

dishes, are offered.<br />

Dancing Marlin knows<br />

when it comes to quality,<br />

details matter. The DM<br />

full-service bar now includes<br />

our hand-picked<br />

bottled wine program to<br />

complement our 18 carefully<br />

selected wines served<br />

from a custom tap system<br />

with perfect air and temperature<br />

control for every<br />

glass poured. Eight handcrafted<br />

cocktails are also<br />

offered on tap, many of<br />

which are seasonally inspired.<br />

The DM staff has a<br />

passion for food and drink<br />

and customers are encouraged<br />

to ask for pairing<br />

suggestions.<br />

Dancing Marlin recognizes<br />

that dining is as<br />

much about the experience<br />

as it is the cuisine,<br />

and the atmosphere is as<br />

rousing as our food. Interior<br />

design elements are<br />

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and serve as a reflection<br />

of responsible and sustainable<br />

values. Have a seat at<br />

the chef’s communal table,<br />

also known as The Kitchen<br />

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experience an exclusive<br />

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the high-energy DM open<br />

kitchen. The Kitchen Table<br />

atmosphere buzzes with<br />

excitement and creates a<br />

festive sharing environment<br />

for up to 16 people.<br />

Dancing Marlin is the<br />

perfect setting for private<br />

dining and group events,<br />

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cozy family affairs for<br />

birthdays, anniversaries or<br />

showers, to large corporate<br />

dinners and client cocktail<br />

parties. Customers can<br />

create their own custom<br />

menu as unique as the party<br />

being planned. Dancing<br />

Marlin Restaurant staffs<br />

each private party with<br />

dedicated servers to ensure<br />

you have the best dining<br />

experience.<br />

Family and friend dining<br />

with a sharing twist. Visit<br />

Dancing Marlin today.<br />

Submitted by Dancing<br />

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Presented<br />

by:<br />

in the<br />

Sunday, December 2nd<br />

Kick-off Celebration, 2pm - 6pm<br />

1<strong>01</strong> Veterans Parkway, New Lenox<br />

Holiday Market Dates:<br />

Saturday, December 8th<br />

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm<br />

Craft Beer Tasting Horse Drawn Wagon Rides Holiday Character Visits<br />

Food Trucks Shopping and Skate Rentals<br />

Sunday, December 9th<br />

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm<br />

Santa Claus Visit Lamplight Singers Ice Carving Demonstration<br />

Food Trucks Shopping and Skate Rentals<br />

Saturday, December 15th<br />

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm<br />

Craft Beer Tasting Horse Drawn Wagon Rides Holiday Character Visits<br />

Food Trucks Shopping and Skate Rentals<br />

Sunday, December 16th<br />

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm<br />

Santa Claus Visit Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Truck Lamplight Singers<br />

Food Trucks Shopping and Skate Rentals<br />

Saturday, December 22nd<br />

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm<br />

Holiday Sweets and Treats Sale Horse Drawn Wagon Rides<br />

Holiday Character Visits Lamplight Singers Shopping and Skate Rentals<br />

Sunday, December 23rd<br />

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm<br />

Santa Claus Visit Touch a Truck Food Trucks<br />

NLFPD Santa Claus send off! Shopping and Skate Rentals<br />

Visit newlenox.net/events for more<br />

details on these FREE events!<br />

Santa Claus returns to New Lenox<br />

for Christmas in the Commons<br />

Mayor Tim Baldermann<br />

and the Village of<br />

New Lenox are excited<br />

to announce the return of<br />

Christmas in the Commons<br />

for the 2<strong>01</strong>8 holiday<br />

season.<br />

The spectacular display<br />

of lights — highlighted<br />

by the largest illuminated<br />

Santa Claus in the United<br />

States — will return to the<br />

New Lenox Village Commons<br />

for its third year, accompanied<br />

by a full calendar<br />

of holiday activities.<br />

The holiday light display<br />

is scheduled to begin<br />

lighting up the Village<br />

Commons on Dec. 2, with<br />

dazzling drapes of lights<br />

and life-sized displays<br />

that will transform the<br />

Commons into a winter<br />

wonderland. Santa Claus<br />

himself stands nearly 40-<br />

feet tall and is illuminated<br />

by 18,500 LED lights. A<br />

special mailbox sits near<br />

the display where visitors<br />

will have the opportunity<br />

to mail letters to Santa,<br />

all of which will receive a<br />

response directly from the<br />

North Pole if mailed by<br />

Dec. 16.<br />

Also returning to the<br />

Commons this year will be<br />

not one, but two synthetic<br />

skating rinks, presented<br />

in part by the New Lenox<br />

Community Park District.<br />

Standard ice skates can<br />

be used on the rink, and<br />

though guests are encouraged<br />

to bring their own,<br />

a limited supply will be<br />

available for rental during<br />

select hours.<br />

Another featured event,<br />

also making a return for its<br />

second year in a row, is the<br />

Holiday Market, open to<br />

the public each Saturday<br />

and Sunday in December<br />

before Christmas. Guests<br />

will find a variety of vendors<br />

each weekend, offering<br />

homemade and artisanal<br />

wares for sale. This<br />

is the perfect time to find<br />

unique gifts for family and<br />

friends all while supporting<br />

small businesses in a<br />

beautiful, holiday atmosphere.<br />

The ever-expanding<br />

celebration will also include<br />

many new features<br />

this year, including Santa<br />

Claus and other holiday<br />

character visits each weekend,<br />

horse-drawn wagon<br />

rides, musical performances,<br />

two holiday craft beer<br />

tasting nights, crafts and<br />

movies for the children,<br />

and more.<br />

All of the fun begins<br />

Sunday, Dec. 2, with the<br />

Christmas in the Commons<br />

Kick-off Celebration<br />

from 2-6 p.m. in the<br />

Village Commons. The<br />

kick-off will include a<br />

visit from Santa and Mrs.<br />

Claus, an appearance by<br />

Santa’s reindeer, holiday<br />

musical performances and<br />

more. The day will culminate<br />

with the official<br />

throwing of the switch<br />

to light up the Commons<br />

with its breathtaking display<br />

of holiday lights.<br />

Additional details on<br />

all of the special events<br />

and activities that will be<br />

a part of Christmas in the<br />

Commons this year can<br />

be found at newlenox.net/<br />

events, or by calling the<br />

Village of New Lenox at<br />

(815) 462-6400.<br />

All events are free to<br />

attend and no admission<br />

ticket is required. The Village<br />

Commons is located<br />

at 1<strong>01</strong> Veterans Parkway<br />

in New Lenox.<br />

Submitted by Village of New<br />

Lenox, 1 Veterans Parkway,<br />

New Lenox, 60451. For more<br />

information, visit newlenox.<br />

net, or call (815) 462-6400.


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Petals & Twig’s From Our House to Yours<br />

Holiday Open House set for Dec. 1<br />

Petals & Twigs Home Decor and<br />

Gifts gives shoppers more than just<br />

the delight of a new purchase; it gives<br />

them the lasting joy that only giving<br />

back to one’s community can bring.<br />

Every purchase made at this gift<br />

shop, which has been a staple of the<br />

New Lenox community since the<br />

1980s, directly benefits people with<br />

developmental disabilities and serious<br />

mental illness who the nonprofit organization<br />

Trinity Services supports.<br />

Petals & Twigs has gifts for members<br />

of the whole family, including<br />

pets. Staples at the store include: Vera<br />

Bradley bags of all shapes and sizes;<br />

classic and seasonal scents from Yankee<br />

Candle; indoor and outdoor decorations<br />

for every season and style;<br />

snacks, coffees and kitchen accessories;<br />

bath products; and much more.<br />

A popular feature at the store is the<br />

Trinity Barkery II, a separate building<br />

on the Petal’s property that houses<br />

a range of novelty and brand-name<br />

items for pets. Pet food, toys, accessories<br />

and even gifts for pet lovers<br />

line the shelves. One-of-a-kind treats<br />

from the namesake of this building,<br />

the original Trinity Barkery, based in<br />

Wilmington, are also sold here. This<br />

line, called Fritters for Critters, offers<br />

all-natural dog biscuits in small to<br />

large sizes, dog cakes and cupcakes for<br />

birthdays and holidays, cat treats, cat<br />

cookies, and even horse treats.<br />

These delicious treats are all manufactured,<br />

decorated and packaged by<br />

people with disabilities who Trinity<br />

Services supports. Purchasing Fritters<br />

for Critters products ensures opportunities<br />

for people to gain valuable skills<br />

through their work at the Trinity Barkery<br />

will continue for years to come.<br />

In addition to Fritters for Critters<br />

products, Petals & Twigs features an<br />

entire selection of items handmade by<br />

people with disabilities supported by<br />

Trinity Services. Decorations, ornaments,<br />

wall signs and more are crafted<br />

by the artists at Trinity’s Old Plank<br />

Studio, and a variety of game sets,<br />

From<br />

Our House<br />

decorations, and furniture items are<br />

created by the woodworkers at New<br />

Lenox Woodworks, another Trinity<br />

community day service.<br />

For shoppers looking to round out<br />

their holiday decorations, Petals &<br />

Twigs sells a variety of artificial floral<br />

decorations and wreaths created by the<br />

store’s in-house floral designer, ornaments,<br />

tree-toppers, light-up table and<br />

wall decorations, throw pillows, and<br />

more.<br />

For discounts throughout the store,<br />

samples of coffee and dips, and more,<br />

attend Petals’ From Our House to<br />

Yours Holiday Open House between 9<br />

a.m. and 5 p.m. on Dec. 1.<br />

Be sure to follow Petals & Twigs on<br />

Facebook.<br />

Submitted by Petals & Twigs Home Decor<br />

and Gifts, 427 W. Francis Road, New<br />

Lenox, 60451. For more information, visit<br />

trinityservices.org or call (815) 485-5976.<br />

Tech-forward<br />

Artistic Dentistry<br />

keeps growing<br />

This isn’t your grandfather’s — or even your father’s<br />

— dentist’s office.<br />

At Artistic Dentistry, 14811 S. Founder’s Crossing<br />

in Homer Glen, dental work continues to evolve<br />

in stride with the technology age, providing patients<br />

with more efficient and comfortable service.<br />

And now, the newly renovated practice is expanding<br />

its services even further with the addition of Botox<br />

to treat dental issues.<br />

Botox relaxes the muscles and has been proven to<br />

ease or halt grinding and clenching of teeth, which<br />

can lead to everything from jaw fatigue and soreness<br />

to fractured teeth. The treatment also can help<br />

those who suffer from sleep apnea, for which grinding<br />

of the teeth is a common side ailment.<br />

With Botox now on-site, Artistic Dentistry can<br />

also expand its cosmetic offerings, which already<br />

include teeth whitening (Zoom Whitespeed) and<br />

veneers.<br />

Dental and facial imperfections can be a strain<br />

to a person’s self-esteem, and Artistic Dentistry is<br />

proud to work to end that feeling, according to the<br />

Please see DENTISTRY, 17<br />

to<br />

Yours<br />

Storewide<br />

discounts on gifts,<br />

holiday decor<br />

and more!<br />

(815)485-5976<br />

Holiday Open House<br />

Proceeds benefit people with disabilities served by Trinity Services, Inc.<br />

427 W. Francis Road<br />

New Lenox, Illinois<br />

9 a.m.-5 p.m.<br />

Saturday, Dec. 1


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Years of experience show in Ramon’s hand-crafted leather accessories<br />

Ramon’s Shoe Repair<br />

and Motorcycle Leatherworks<br />

has been serving the<br />

Chicagoland area for more<br />

than 20 years, and now<br />

they’ve brought their talents<br />

to their shop in Mokena.<br />

Ramon’s offers premium<br />

hand-crafted, artisanquality<br />

leather motorcycle<br />

saddlebags, pouches, accessories<br />

and much more.<br />

They know a customer’s<br />

motorcycle is more than<br />

just a way to get around<br />

town; it’s an investment,<br />

and it’s a reflection of the<br />

owner’s personality.<br />

Ramon’s understands the<br />

passion that bikers have for<br />

their motorcycles. After<br />

serving thousands of satisfied<br />

customers for three<br />

decades in Worth, they’ve<br />

built the expertise to provide<br />

bikers with those alterations<br />

and customizations<br />

that truly allow the owner<br />

to represent who the person<br />

is on the bike.<br />

Ramon personally<br />

works with each individual<br />

customer to make sure<br />

they’re getting exactly<br />

what they want. He’ll sit<br />

down with the customer,<br />

and together, they come up<br />

with an exact plan for the<br />

design and implementation,<br />

ensuring that customers<br />

won’t be talked into<br />

a product that they don’t<br />

want or need, and will do<br />

the work for a price that<br />

is fair and reasonable.<br />

Customers won’t find any<br />

unwelcome surprises like<br />

hidden costs and fees. Everything<br />

will be planned<br />

out with their specific<br />

wants and needs before<br />

work is started. Customers<br />

won’t pay a dime until the<br />

work is done and they’re<br />

satisfied with the finished<br />

product.<br />

Some of Ramon’s specialties<br />

include custom<br />

motorcycle bags, seat coverings,<br />

fringe, heritage bag<br />

reinforcement, patch applications<br />

for a customer’s<br />

favorite old or new jackets<br />

or bags, and many other<br />

custom jobs. Customers<br />

can also get their favorite<br />

pair of boots and shoes repaired,<br />

getting rid of the<br />

hassle of having to get a<br />

new pair and spend the uncomfortable<br />

time breaking<br />

them in.<br />

Ramon’s attention to<br />

detail means a customer’s<br />

custom motorcycle bag<br />

will be the finest a customer<br />

has ever owned and will<br />

get them noticed on the<br />

road. Seat coverings can<br />

be altered to fit the individual,<br />

so no more struggling<br />

with factory stock seats<br />

that can be uncomfortable<br />

or even dangerous to ride<br />

on. Ramon can add fringe<br />

to any leather motorcycle<br />

accessories, including<br />

custom hand grip fringe,<br />

floor board fringe and bag<br />

fringe. Heritage Softail<br />

bags can sag over time,<br />

but Ramon can keep those<br />

bags looking new with his<br />

custom-made leather supports.<br />

If a customer has<br />

patches but doesn’t trust<br />

themselves to apply them,<br />

Ramon can apply them for<br />

the customer to their cut,<br />

leather or denim jackets or<br />

their bike’s bags.<br />

Ramon has been working<br />

with leather since his<br />

father started teaching him<br />

when he was just 5 years<br />

old. Since then, Ramon<br />

has been honing his craft<br />

so that there isn’t any job<br />

too big or too small for<br />

him to handle with the<br />

expertise and care needed<br />

when making alterations<br />

or repairs to a customer’s<br />

most prized possessions.<br />

When customers work<br />

with Ramon, they’re going<br />

to come away with exactly<br />

the work they want done<br />

at a fair and honest price.<br />

This holiday season, come<br />

see why Ramon is the only<br />

name a customer needs<br />

to know for all their motorcycle<br />

leatherwork and<br />

shoe repair needs.<br />

Submitted by Ramon’s Shoe<br />

Repair and Motorcycle<br />

Leatherworks, 19410 S. La<br />

Grange Road, Mokena. For<br />

more information, call (708)<br />

478-8144.<br />

Ramon’s Leatherworks & Shoe repair<br />

Winter Sale!<br />

20% off<br />

FRI., NOV. 23 RD THROUGH FRI., DEC. 28 TH<br />

gloves | saddlebags | patches | vests | jackets | helmets | pouches<br />

swing arm bags | heat-shields | all retail merchandise<br />

Excludes Ramon’s Custom Work or Shoe Repair Services. Offer cannot be combined with other offers.<br />

Offer expires Friday, December 28th, 2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

WHEN YOU VISIT LET US KNOW HOW YOU HEARD ABOUT US!<br />

RamonsLeatherWorks.com | 19410 S. LaGrange Mokena, IL 60448 | (708) 478-8144<br />

*Custom Leather items, Dealer Merchandise, Easy Brackets, Boss Bags, Already Clearance items, and Service are not included in this sale*


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Beautiful surroundings,<br />

handmade Italian food just<br />

the beginning at Balagio<br />

Homemade manicotti? Yes. Homemade<br />

lasagna? Yes, again. Homemade gnocchi?<br />

Yes, of course. Balagio Ristorante<br />

has been bringing handmade Italian traditions<br />

to life for 20 years. Our homemade<br />

pasta is second to none. Mentioned above<br />

are just a few favorites. Balagio’s menu<br />

consists of a wide variety of appetizers,<br />

entrees and desserts (yes, that includes<br />

homemade Tiramisu), as well as seafood,<br />

chicken, beef, and weekly specials.<br />

Balagio serves lunch Tuesday through<br />

Friday and dinner Tuesday through Sunday.<br />

Closed on Monday (even Italian<br />

grandma’s need a day to rest). The Homewood<br />

location also has a sports bar attached<br />

to it called Rudy’s, the place to be<br />

for all the Cubs, Sox, Bears and Hawks<br />

games. The Mokena location boasts a<br />

beautiful patio for outdoor dining, complete<br />

with four comfy cabanas, each with<br />

its own big screen TV. Be sure to catch a<br />

game, have a cocktail and enjoy the next<br />

best space to your deck.<br />

Visit our Homewood location at 175<strong>01</strong><br />

Dixie Highway, or our Mokena location at<br />

9716 191st St. Both places offer a full bar,<br />

tap room gaming, and banquet facilities<br />

for 30-150. Baby shower, bridal shower,<br />

rehearsal dinner, funeral luncheon, pharmaceutical<br />

meeting, birthday party, holiday<br />

party, or more, we do anything you’d<br />

like, and we love a good party. Our name<br />

says it all: Balagio in Italian means “beautiful<br />

surroundings,” and we’re confident<br />

you’ll agree when you visit us.<br />

Submitted by Balagio Ristorante, 9716 191st<br />

St., Mokena, 60448. For more information,<br />

visit balagio-restaurant.com or call (708)<br />

719-3370.<br />

Come sing along with the Ozinga Merry Mixer<br />

This holiday season,<br />

Ozinga is decking out one<br />

of their signature red and<br />

white mixers with more<br />

than 32,000 programmed<br />

LED lights. This dazzling<br />

display, dubbed the Merry<br />

Mixer, can be spotted at<br />

multiple events throughout<br />

the greater Chicagoland<br />

area, and will feature<br />

animated light sequences<br />

and toe-tapping renditions<br />

of some of your favorite<br />

Christmas tunes.<br />

To kick off the Merry<br />

Mixer, Ozinga is hosting<br />

a truck lighting, Merry<br />

Mixer Merrymaking event<br />

from 4:30-6 p.m. on Nov.<br />

29 at their Mokena office,<br />

located at 190<strong>01</strong> Old<br />

LaGrange Road. Those in<br />

attendance will be party to<br />

hot chocolate, carols, pictures<br />

and giveaways.<br />

The Ozinga Merry Mixer<br />

will make its way to other<br />

local events, including:<br />

• Six Flags Holiday in the<br />

Park - 2 p.m. Sunday,<br />

Nov. 25 in Gurnee;<br />

• Merry Mixer Merrymaking<br />

Event - 4:30 p.m. on<br />

Nov. 29 at Ozinga Office<br />

in Mokena;<br />

• Tinley Park Parade of<br />

Lights - 5 p.m. on Dec.<br />

2 in Tinley Park;<br />

• Peotone Lighted Parade -<br />

5 p.m. on Dec. 8 in Peotone;<br />

• Brookfield Zoo Holiday<br />

magic - 4 p.m. on Dec.<br />

15 in Brookfield;<br />

• Six Flags Holiday in the<br />

Park - 2 p.m. on Dec. 26<br />

in Gurnee.<br />

Events are updated regularly,<br />

so visit ozinga.com/<br />

merrymixer for the most<br />

recent event list.<br />

Ozinga is a fourth-generation,<br />

family owned,<br />

American company providing<br />

concrete, materials,<br />

energy and logistics solutions<br />

to neighborhoods<br />

throughout Illinois, Indiana,<br />

Wisconsin, Michigan,<br />

and South Florida. For 90<br />

years, the company has<br />

offered the highest quality<br />

and best service in the<br />

communities where they<br />

live, work and play.<br />

An important part of the<br />

Ozinga culture is being<br />

a part of and giving back<br />

to the local communities.<br />

Over the years, Ozinga<br />

has participated in numerous<br />

Touch-a-Truck events<br />

and local parades; hosted<br />

Father’s Day events; supported<br />

local nonprofits,<br />

schools, and organizations;<br />

and donated materials<br />

to special projects for<br />

worthy causes.<br />

Submitted by Ozinga, 190<strong>01</strong><br />

Old LaGrange Road, Mokena,<br />

60448. For more information,<br />

visit ozinga.com.<br />

CLASSIC<br />

FAVORITES<br />

Join us for lunch or dinner and enjoy<br />

daily specials featuring fresh seafood,<br />

housemade pastas, bread, soups & stocks.<br />

PRIVATEPARTIES<br />

From corporate events (business receptions &<br />

dinners) to social engagements (showers, weddings,<br />

life celebrations), Balagio Homewood & Mokena<br />

locations offer comfortable accommodations,<br />

affordable selections, and outstanding service.<br />

FOR OUR GUESTS<br />

Purchase a$100 Gift Certificate &recve a<br />

complimentary $25 Gift Certificate.<br />

Offer expires <strong>01</strong>.<strong>01</strong>.1<br />

175<strong>01</strong> Dixie Hwy., Homewood (708) 957-1650<br />

9716 West 191st. St., Mokena (708) 719-3370<br />

balagio-restaurant.com<br />

@balagiorestaurant


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White Horse Inn<br />

Family Friendly<br />

December<br />

15<br />

348 W Maple St, New Lenox<br />

11am -1pm<br />

welcomes Santa to<br />

The White Horse Inn has<br />

seen many fantastic changes<br />

over the last few years.<br />

These include: remodeling<br />

the family friendly dining<br />

room; adding a tropicalthemed<br />

patio; and — most<br />

notably — upgrades to the<br />

creative menu of madefrom-scratch<br />

items such as<br />

the pot roast tacos.<br />

The White Horse Inn is<br />

family owned and operated,<br />

and customers can<br />

feel it in the one-of-a-kind<br />

atmosphere. The White<br />

Horse Inn has always been<br />

a tradition in New Lenox,<br />

and it continues that tradition<br />

by sharing its one-ofa-kind<br />

holiday cheer with<br />

local families. The entire<br />

bar will be decked out in<br />

amazing Christmas decorations<br />

sure to invoke the<br />

holiday spirit.<br />

White Horse Inn is located<br />

within a short walk<br />

of New Lenox’s prized giant<br />

Santa. Join the White<br />

New Lenox<br />

Horse Inn family from 11<br />

a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday,<br />

Dec. 15, for complimentary<br />

cookies, hot cocoa,<br />

pictures with Santa and a<br />

Christmas goody bag for<br />

children.<br />

Submitted by White Horse<br />

Inn, 348 W. Maple St. in New<br />

Lenox. For more information,<br />

call (815) 485-4848.


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22ND CENTURY MEDIA | November 21, 2<strong>01</strong>8 | 13<br />

Izzy’s Gifts old-school retail at its very best<br />

Tired of giving the same<br />

old boring big box store<br />

gifts and fighting all the<br />

crowds? Come enjoy the<br />

warm, inviting atmosphere<br />

of Izzy’s Gifts and get<br />

some inspiration from the<br />

numerous beautiful displays<br />

of quality merchandise<br />

people will not find at<br />

the big box stores.<br />

For those who don’t<br />

know what they are looking<br />

for, one of the experienced<br />

(more than 25 years<br />

of gift-giving) sales staff<br />

can find the perfect gift for<br />

just about anyone.<br />

People might remember<br />

the girls, Izzy and Bella,<br />

from their previous gift<br />

store, Clock Tower Gifts.<br />

With their new location,<br />

11318 W. Lincoln Highway,<br />

and new name, Izzy’s<br />

Gifts, the girls have created<br />

a boutique that has<br />

been missed by many and<br />

enjoyed by both new and<br />

returning customers.<br />

At Izzy’s Gifts, people<br />

can enjoy old-school retail<br />

at its very best. For those<br />

looking to update a room<br />

in their homes, Izzy’s is<br />

the place to find a variety<br />

of home decor in today’s<br />

styles. From wall decor<br />

to tabletop, to small accent<br />

furniture and lighting,<br />

people can simply bring in<br />

photos and measurements<br />

of the project. In-home<br />

consultations are available<br />

for a fee.<br />

Izzy’s has something to<br />

fit every budget and every<br />

need. From beautiful<br />

jewelry under $20 to collectable<br />

art from Houston<br />

Llew. Izzy’s is always introducing<br />

new products<br />

to keep their inventory<br />

fresh and unique. Their<br />

latest additions include<br />

Luca + Danni, beautiful,<br />

handcrafted jewelry born<br />

in the USA; Mariposa, a<br />

polished aluminum table<br />

servingware collection to<br />

dress up any table setting;<br />

Lollia and The Cottage<br />

Greenhouse, personal care<br />

lines that help keep skin<br />

at its softest; Rosy Rings<br />

candles and reed diffusers,<br />

with natural botanicals,<br />

which will keep the home<br />

smelling great all year<br />

round; and Voluspa Candles,<br />

a luxurious smelling<br />

candle that is beautifully<br />

packaged and worthy of<br />

displaying. In addition,<br />

they have beautiful fashion<br />

apparel, purses and accessories<br />

to compliment any<br />

outfit.<br />

It is apparent that holiday<br />

decor is their passion. The<br />

staff at Izzy’s Gifts works<br />

really hard to bring holiday<br />

decor that is beautiful<br />

yet affordable. Customers<br />

will get some really good<br />

tips on how to decorate a<br />

beautiful Christmas tree or<br />

tablescapes that will be the<br />

center of attention at any<br />

holiday party. They will be<br />

sure to find ornaments for<br />

all ornament exchanges,<br />

classy hostess gifts for holiday<br />

parties, and holiday<br />

decor that will be cherished<br />

for years to come.<br />

Izzy’s Gifts offers complimentary<br />

gift wrapping<br />

with any purchase, so customers<br />

will look like a superstar<br />

gift-giver.<br />

Stop in soon.<br />

Submitted by Izzy’s Gifts,<br />

11318 W. Lincoln Highway<br />

in Mokena, two doors down<br />

from Oberweis. For more<br />

information, call (815) 277-<br />

2978. Hours for the month<br />

of November are: 10 a.m.-7<br />

p.m. Monday-Friday; 10<br />

a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; and 11<br />

a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Extended<br />

holiday hours will start early<br />

December.<br />

Faster, easier ways to save.<br />

Welcome to the modern world.<br />

Call 1-800-950-2182 to see how much<br />

you could save on car insurance.<br />

Not available in all states. Savings may vary.


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SkinMD welcomes new doctor to medical,<br />

cosmetic service providers in Orland Park<br />

SkinMD is a full-service<br />

dermatology practice offering<br />

both medical and cosmetic<br />

services to families in the<br />

greater Chicago area. With<br />

a team of highly skilled and<br />

compassionate professionals<br />

at convenient locations in<br />

Chicago, Orland Park, Skokie<br />

and Evergreen Park, you are<br />

never far from the Chicagoarea’s<br />

best dermatology care.<br />

The quest for healthy, beautiful<br />

skin is nothing new, but<br />

the range of medical and cosmetic<br />

skin treatments has never<br />

been more impressive. Thanks<br />

to technological advancements<br />

and innovative approaches,<br />

achieving and maintaining a<br />

healthy complexion has never<br />

been closer at hand.<br />

Medical services span the<br />

full range of dermatology<br />

concerns, from the treatment<br />

of acne, psoriasis and rosacea,<br />

to laser therapy for vitiligo<br />

and other pigmentation<br />

abnormalities. We offer quick<br />

and painless X-trac treatments<br />

to help eliminate vitiligo<br />

and psoriasis patches that<br />

can provide long-lasting relief<br />

and reduce symptoms of<br />

these debilitating skin conditions.<br />

SkinMD even has surgeons<br />

who specialize in Mohs<br />

surgery to remove cancerous<br />

skin cells. The practice also<br />

offers an impressive array of<br />

cosmetic procedures to help<br />

its patients feel great about<br />

their appearance.<br />

SkinMD welcomes its newest<br />

physician, Dr. Christine<br />

Sickles. Sickles joined our<br />

practice in October.<br />

Sickles received her doctor<br />

of osteopathic medicine<br />

from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic<br />

Medicine, class of<br />

2<strong>01</strong>4. Sickles is a proud member<br />

of the American Osteopathic<br />

Association, American<br />

Osteopathic College of Dermatology,<br />

American Academy<br />

of Dermatology and the<br />

American Society for Dermatological<br />

Surgery. Sickles has<br />

experience in treating patients<br />

suffering from a wide variety<br />

of different dermatology associated<br />

skin cancer conditions<br />

and other diseases. SkinMD<br />

feels privileged to give the<br />

patients the opportunity to get<br />

valuable advice and treatment<br />

from Sickles and strongly believes<br />

that the patients of our<br />

practice will be benefited to<br />

get supervision under her care.<br />

Sickles is accepting new patients<br />

and has flexible scheduling<br />

with appointments available<br />

in the afternoon, evenings<br />

and Saturdays.<br />

Submitted by SkinMD, 16105 S.<br />

LaGrange Road, Orland Park,<br />

60467. For more information,<br />

visit skinmdchicago.com or call<br />

(708) 232-7302.<br />

Frankfort Chamber’s annual<br />

Midnight Madness on Dec. 14<br />

Mark your calendars, gather your<br />

friends and family, maybe even throw<br />

on your pajamas, and get ready for a<br />

fun night out at Frankfort Chamber<br />

of Commerce’s 23rd annual Midnight<br />

Madness on Friday, Dec. 14.<br />

From 6 p.m. to midnight, more than<br />

30 Frankfort Chamber member businesses<br />

are to offer discounts and deals.<br />

Some will offer deeper discounts later<br />

in the evening, and many will also<br />

have raffles, giveaways and refreshments.<br />

Some of the restaurants will<br />

also be participating with food and<br />

drink specials. KidsWork Children’s<br />

Museum is to even be offering a place<br />

for you to drop off your children for a<br />

while so they can have fun while you<br />

shop and dine.<br />

This has grown to be an annual<br />

event that everyone in Frankfort —<br />

businesses and shoppers alike — look<br />

forward to.<br />

“Midnight Madness is a shopping<br />

extravaganza in downtown Frankfort<br />

that customers wait for all year,” said<br />

Nancy Cartolano, owner of This &<br />

That Gifts and chair of the Frankfort<br />

Historic Business Alliance. “We kick<br />

off the shopping season with great<br />

deals, wonderful specials, and loads of<br />

fun. Many stores offer their best discounts<br />

from 11 p.m. to midnight, it’s<br />

what everyone waits for.<br />

“[There are] friends, families,<br />

couples, girlfriends — people from<br />

all over enjoying our downtown for<br />

the holiday season. Good food, great<br />

shops, a friendly smile and a festive<br />

atmosphere make downtown Frankfort<br />

the place to visit. It’s a wonderful<br />

time of the year.”<br />

So don’t miss out on Frankfort Chamber’s<br />

23rd annual Midnight Madness<br />

from 6 p.m. to midnight, Friday, Dec.<br />

14! Make sure you visit the Chamber<br />

website, www.frankfortchamber.com,<br />

to see the most current list of businesses<br />

taking part and their specials.<br />

Submitted by the Frankfort Chamber of<br />

Commerce, 123 Kansas St. in Frankfort.<br />

For more information, visit www.frank<br />

fortchamber.com or call (815) 469-3356.<br />

Before XTRAC<br />

Treatment for Vitiligo<br />

Gift Cards available<br />

PURCHASE $125 GIFT CARD,<br />

RECEIVE A $20<br />

VOUCHER ON COSMETIC TREATMENTS<br />

Photo courtesy of<br />

David J Friedman, M.D.<br />

After<br />

6 Months After<br />

48 XTRAC<br />

Help those in need this holiday season and<br />

bring in a non-perishable food item and<br />

receive a cosmetic voucher!<br />

708-636-3767<br />

16105 S. LaGrange Rd. Orland Park, IL 60467


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Upcoming Merry Mixer Appearances<br />

Come Sing Along with the<br />

Ozinga Merry Mixer!<br />

This holiday season, Ozinga is decking out one of their signature red<br />

and white mixers with more than 32,000 programmed LED lights. This<br />

dazzling display, dubbed the “Merry Mixer”, can be spotted at multiple<br />

events throughout the greater Chicagoland area and will feature<br />

animated light sequences and toe-tapping renditions of some of<br />

your favorite Christmas tunes.<br />

Nov. 23: Festival of Lights Parade - Crystal Lake, IL<br />

Nov. 24: Electric Christmas Parade - St. Charles, IL<br />

Nov. 25: Six Flags Holiday in the Park - Gurnee, IL<br />

Nov. 30: Illuminated Christmas Parade - Whiting, IN<br />

LIGHT UP THE TRUCK WITH OZINGA<br />

Bring the family to Ozinga’s Merry Mixer Merrymaking Event and<br />

enjoy the truck lighting, pictures with Santa, carols, hot chocolate,<br />

and giveaways!<br />

Dec. 1: Electric Christmas Parade - Lake Geneva, WI<br />

Dec. 2: Parade of Lights - Tinley Park, IL<br />

Dec. 7: Tree Lighting - Calumet City, IL<br />

Dec. 8: Lighted Parade - Peotone, IL<br />

Dec. 10: Victorian Village - Homer Glen, IL<br />

Dec. 11: Rush Children’s Hospital - Chicago, IL<br />

Dec. 12: Comer Children’s Hospital - Chicago, IL<br />

Dec. 15: Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic - Brookfield, IL<br />

Dec. 22: Parkview Christian Church - New Lenox, IL<br />

Dec. 26: Six Flags Holiday in the Park - Gurnee, IL<br />

Visit ozinga.com/merrymixer for a<br />

regularly updated list of events.<br />

WHEN:<br />

November 29th from 4:30-6 PM<br />

WHERE:<br />

190<strong>01</strong> Old LaGrange Road, Mokena


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23rd ANNUAL<br />

Midnight Madness<br />

Friday, Dec. 14, 2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

6 p.m. to Midnight<br />

Support your Community by SHOPPING Locally!<br />

Downtown<br />

Behnke Photography, 100 Kansas<br />

Bentley’s Pet Stuff, 21 S. Ash<br />

Bridesmaids Social, 11 S. White<br />

Briosa Boutique, 22 S. White<br />

Down Home Guitars, 11 S. White<br />

Fat Rosie's Taco & Tequila Bar, 28 Kansas<br />

Francesca's Fortunato, 40 Kansas<br />

Fuse Salon and Spa, 28 Kansas<br />

Glory Bee Gifts, 122 Kansas<br />

Isabel’s Journey, 28 Kansas<br />

Kernel Sweetooth, 10 Elwood<br />

KidsWorks Children’s Museum, 11 S. White<br />

La Vie Vintage, 21 S. White<br />

Lil Surprises, 22 Ash<br />

Loulou Belle, 21 Ash<br />

MacKenzie Hair Parlor, 104 Kansas<br />

Morgan’s Place, 9 W. Nebraska<br />

My Sister’s and Me Boutique, 1 N. White<br />

Raffy’s Candy Store, 21 White<br />

Silver Strand Boutique, 27 Ash<br />

Simply Rose Boutique, 11 S. White<br />

Smooth Ink Custom Apparel, 26 Ash<br />

Stacey’s Place, 4 W. Nebraska<br />

The Belly Factory, 20 Ash<br />

The Brow Lounge, 111 S. Ash<br />

The Family Hearth General Store, 119 Kansas<br />

The Paper Spot, 11 S. White<br />

The Storehouse, 24 Elwood<br />

The Talking Shirt, 11 S. White<br />

This & That Gifts, 11 S. White<br />

Other locations<br />

Action Sports, 75 Bankview Drive<br />

Amazing Fantasy Comics & Games, 20505 S. LaGrange<br />

Evilena’s Red Dresser, 20887 S. LaGrange<br />

Nearly New Resale, 9995 W. Lincoln Hwy.<br />

Stray Bar, 17 Old Frankfort Way<br />

The Dressing Room, 9645 Lincolnway Lane, Suite 115<br />

Child care option for those shopping downtown<br />

KidsWorks Children’s Museum, 11 S. White St.<br />

5 -9 pm, $20 for Museum members, $25/non-members,<br />

children must be potty-trained. Reservations required.<br />

Call 815-469-1199.<br />

Join the Holiday FUN!<br />

For more information and a list of specials, visit FrankfortChamber.com


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Memory loss: Find peace, joy<br />

Those caring for loved<br />

ones with Alzheimer’s disease,<br />

dementia or other types<br />

of memory loss are no longer<br />

alone.<br />

The Legacy: Memory Support’s<br />

team of trained caregivers<br />

offers personalized care<br />

and a unique approach to caring<br />

for seniors with memory<br />

loss.<br />

Legacy Living means that<br />

caregivers are making sure<br />

their loved ones are cared<br />

for in the best way possible<br />

based on their needs. Choosing<br />

Legacy Living fulfills the<br />

promise caregivers make to<br />

their loved ones.<br />

The Legacy lets each day<br />

gently unfold, taking into<br />

account each senior’s preferences<br />

and comfort levels. The<br />

Legacy’s person-centered<br />

programming promotes socialization<br />

during a time that<br />

can feel incredibly isolating.<br />

The staff, who come in each<br />

day refreshed and revitalized,<br />

take care of the day-to-day<br />

tasks so family members can<br />

go back to being that role in<br />

their loved one’s life.<br />

This unique approach works<br />

in tandem with The Legacy’s<br />

building, which has been created<br />

to strategically cater to its<br />

residents with memory loss.<br />

Every detail at The Legacy:<br />

Memory Support has been designed<br />

with those loved ones<br />

in mind.<br />

The continuous, figureeight<br />

walking paths make it so<br />

one can always find their way<br />

to their destination. Meanwhile,<br />

customized memory<br />

boxes hang outside of rooms<br />

to help residents know they<br />

are home. Bathrooms are set<br />

at an angle in the apartments,<br />

so that residents have a clear<br />

idea of how to enter and exit.<br />

The kitchen/dining areas<br />

are built for smaller groups,<br />

which leads to less noise and<br />

interruptions and more individualized<br />

attention.<br />

For more than 55 years, the<br />

Heritage family of senior living<br />

campuses has been caring<br />

for seniors in various stages of<br />

life and health. In that time,<br />

it has learned the best ways<br />

to care for those with memory<br />

loss. It has combined the<br />

most effective methods for<br />

its unique approach, calling it<br />

Life Unrehearsed. It allows<br />

seniors to live life at their comfort<br />

level, with each day full of<br />

peace and joy.<br />

Evergreen Senior Living in<br />

Orland Park is a community<br />

where independence thrives<br />

and compassionate care is always<br />

present.<br />

Submitted by Evergreen Senior<br />

Living, 10820 183rd St. in<br />

Orland Park. For more information,<br />

call (708) 479-1082 or<br />

visit www.EvergreenSLC.com/<br />

OrlandPark.<br />

ARTISTIC<br />

From Page 8<br />

practice’s manager Jeanette Akroush,<br />

who added she wants patients to,<br />

“Look the age you feel.”<br />

“We can see the joy we are giving<br />

[our patients],” she said. “People [are]<br />

so happy, and hugging you. We are<br />

giving people back that confidence that<br />

they need to get through the day.”<br />

Since opening, the practice has focused<br />

on researching, installing and offering<br />

the latest and greatest options for<br />

dental treatment.<br />

Aside from the newest addition of<br />

Botox, Artistic Dentistry uses state-ofthe-art<br />

technology, such as:<br />

• The Cone Beam CT Scan, which<br />

minimizes radiation exposure by<br />

200 times while producing highquality<br />

360-degree images;<br />

• Intraoral digital cameras that give<br />

high-resolution photos that help both<br />

doctor and patient;<br />

• Digital x-rays that emit less radiation<br />

than conventional x-rays and are<br />

available in seconds;<br />

• Cinemizer video glasses that allow<br />

patients to watch movies or television<br />

while they are reclined in a dental<br />

chair;<br />

• Juvederm injectable dermal fillers, a<br />

nonsurgical option for restoring lost<br />

volume and softening wrinkles and<br />

folds. It can plump thin lips, build<br />

cheeks to help lift jowls, enhance<br />

shallow contours, soften facial creases,<br />

remove wrinkles and improve the<br />

appearance of recessed scars.<br />

Also, unlike many facilities, Dr. Joel<br />

Akroush and company can perform a<br />

full suite of dental procedures, from<br />

cleanings and restorations to root-canal<br />

therapy and implants.<br />

Dr. Akroush graduated from Loyola<br />

University School of Dentistry and has<br />

since achieved multiple post-graduate<br />

certificates. He has received extra<br />

training at The Dawson Academy and<br />

is a member of the Illinois State Dental<br />

Society, American Academy of Impact<br />

Dentistry, American Dental Association,<br />

American Academy for Cosmetic<br />

Dentistry and the American Academy<br />

of Facial Esthetics.<br />

Submitted by Artistic Dentistry. For more<br />

information, visit artisticdentistry-pc.com<br />

or call (708) 3<strong>01</strong>-6060.<br />

Written by 22CM Boost, the contentwriting<br />

division of 22nd Century Media,<br />

publisher of this special section and<br />

newspaper.<br />

Legacy<br />

Living<br />

Fulfills Your Promise<br />

of Lifelong Care for<br />

Your Loved One<br />

The Legacy’s beautiful campus is<br />

strategically designed for those with<br />

memory impairments. Our compassionate<br />

staff brings fresh energy every day. Legacy<br />

Living is how you care for the person who<br />

has always taken such great care ofyou.<br />

Learn more about the Legacy or schedule a<br />

tour to see for yourself. Visit us online at<br />

EvergreenSLC.com/OrlandPark or call us<br />

today at (708) 479-1082.<br />

www.EvergreenSLC.com/OrlandPark<br />

(708) 479-1082 •10820 183rd Street •Orland Park, IL


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Durbin’s in Tinley Park offers holiday<br />

packages, turkey giveaway to customers<br />

With the holidays right around<br />

the corner, Durbin’s offers a variety<br />

of ways to celebrate this<br />

season.<br />

Durbin’s on Oak Park Avenue<br />

in Tinley Park, is open on<br />

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas<br />

Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s<br />

Eve and New Year’s Day.<br />

Customers can join Durbin’s<br />

on Black Wednesday for its annual<br />

turkey giveaway. Dating<br />

back 25 years to the original<br />

location in Burbank, every hour<br />

from noon to 8 p.m., at all locations<br />

(excluding Frankfort), a<br />

frozen turkey is raffled to one of<br />

Durbin’s customers in this fun<br />

annual tradition.<br />

Durbin’s is proud to be open<br />

on Thanksgiving Day, offering<br />

a full sit-down dinner in the restaurants.<br />

Or, for those hosting<br />

Thanksgiving at home, Durbin’s<br />

can do all the work. Roasted turkey<br />

or glazed ham catering packages<br />

are available.<br />

Customers and ring in the New<br />

Year in downtown Tinley Park.<br />

The event features two rooms<br />

of DJs playing dance music, an<br />

appetizer buffet, party favors,<br />

a champagne toast at midnight<br />

and a continental breakfast. The<br />

event is $20 per person, or $50<br />

for the premium open bar package.<br />

The fun is slated to go on<br />

until 4 a.m.<br />

Customers also can celebrate<br />

New Year’s Eve in the dining<br />

room with a special New<br />

Year’s Eve menu! Offerings include<br />

surf and turf, filet mignon,<br />

Branding Iron ribs, steak, lobster<br />

and much more. Reservations<br />

are recommended.<br />

And those still looking for a<br />

place to have their holiday parties<br />

can find great packages from<br />

which to choose at Durbin’s.<br />

Rooms in Tinley Park can accommodate<br />

up to parties of 120<br />

people.<br />

Looking for gift ideas? Customers<br />

can buy a gift certificate<br />

for $50 and receive a $10 gift<br />

certificate free.<br />

Submitted by Durbin’s, 17265 Oak<br />

Park Ave. in Tinley Park. For more<br />

information, visit durbinspizza.com.<br />

LET US CATER YOUR NEXT PARTY!<br />

Home Style<br />

Catering<br />

Open Thanksgiving (Tinley) & Christmas Eve 11am-2am<br />

Open Christmas Day 5pm-2am (Tinley)<br />

Open New Year’s Eve 11am-4am<br />

Open New Year’s Day 11am-2am<br />

www.durbinspizza.com<br />

ORDER ONLINE!<br />

Frankfort • 14 Elwood St. • 815-464-1007<br />

Tinley Park • 17265 S. Oak Park Ave • 708-429-1000<br />

BURBANK<br />

5406 W. 79th St<br />

EVERGREEN PARK<br />

10240 S. Kedzie<br />

MIDLOTHIAN<br />

14753 S. Cicero Ave.<br />

PALOS HILLS<br />

1<strong>01</strong>54 S. Roberts Rd.<br />

NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION<br />

PARTY IN THE PUB<br />

(NOT AVAILABLE IN FRANKFORT)<br />

D.J. Dance Music • Appetizer Buffet • Party Favors<br />

Champagne Toast & Continental Breakfast<br />

$20 Per Person<br />

with premium open bar:<br />

$55 Per Person<br />

Open bar 9pm to 1am. Event open till 4am.<br />

Celebrate New Year's Eve in our Dining Room<br />

at the Historical Downtown Tinley location<br />

Special New Year's Eve Menu<br />

Surf & Turf • Filet Mignon<br />

Branding Iron Ribs<br />

Steak • Lobster<br />

and much more to choose from<br />

Reservations Recommended<br />

708-429-1000<br />

Gift certificate<br />

special<br />

Buy a $50 Card<br />

Receive a $10<br />

Certificate FREE<br />

No limit. All locations. On sale through 1/31/19<br />

FREE Medium Pizza<br />

(toppings at regular price) $12.45 value<br />

with the purchase of a Jumbo Pizza<br />

$3 OFF<br />

Limit 1 per customer. Must mention coupon when<br />

ordering. Not valid with any other offers.<br />

No limit. All locations. On sale through 1/31/19<br />

Family, Jumbo, or Large Stuffed<br />

Pizza + a free Pepsi*<br />

With Family or Jumbo<br />

*Free Pepsi with Pick Up or Delivery only<br />

Dine in, Carry out, or Delivery. Limit 1 per customer.<br />

Must mention coupon when ordering. Not valid with<br />

any other offers. Expires 1/31/19


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Runa Izakaya in Tinley Park<br />

specializes in Asian cuisine<br />

Runa Izakaya specializes<br />

in ramen and a menu of<br />

Asian favorites with a twist<br />

that you can enjoy by dining<br />

in, ordering takeout —<br />

they deliver in Tinley Park<br />

— or by having them cater<br />

for your next party. Catering<br />

specials are available.<br />

Our Chinese restaurant is<br />

known for its modern interpretation<br />

of classic dishes<br />

and its insistence on only<br />

using high quality fresh ingredients.<br />

Runa Izakaya is a cornerstone<br />

in the Tinley Park<br />

community and has been<br />

recognized for its outstanding<br />

Chinese cuisine, excellent<br />

service and friendly<br />

staff.<br />

Stop in for 50 percent off<br />

daily specials.<br />

Submitted by Runa Izakaya,<br />

7138 W. 183rd St., Tinley<br />

Park, 60477. For more information,<br />

visit runaizakaya.com<br />

or call (708) 342-1652.<br />

STORE HOURS<br />

• Monday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.<br />

• Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />

• Sunday: Noon-9 p.m.<br />

Estimated delivery time is 30-45 minutes.<br />

DELIVERY FEES<br />

• $2.50 in 2 miles range<br />

• $3 in 3 miles range<br />

• $4 in 4 miles range<br />

• $5 in 5 miles range<br />

• $6 in 6 miles range<br />

• $10 in 7.5 miles range<br />

• We do not deliver beyond 7.5 miles.<br />

SUNDAY<br />

Sushi Roll<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

Lo Mein or Pad Thai<br />

Sushi<br />

50% OFF DAILY SPECIALS<br />

MONDAY<br />

Sake/Wine<br />

TUESDAY<br />

Kung Pao Chicken, Chicken Chop Suey<br />

Served with fried rice & egg roll<br />

THURSDAY FRIDAY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY<br />

Buy a $50 Gift Certificate<br />

Receive $10 OFF next purchase.<br />

Offer Expires 12/31/18<br />

SATURDAY<br />

Martini/Wine<br />

All Ramen Noodles<br />

25% OFF<br />

DINE IN • CARRY-OUT • DELIVERY • FULL BAR • CATERING<br />

7138 W. 183rd St. Tinley Park, IL 60477 • Mon.-Thurs. 11am-9pm • Fri. & Sat. 11am-10pm • Sun. 12pm-9pm<br />

708.342.1652 • www.runaizakaya.com<br />

FREE<br />

California Roll or 2 Egg Rolls<br />

with purchase of $20 or more<br />

Runa Izakaya Sushi • 708.342.1652<br />

With this coupon. Tax not included. Can not be combined with<br />

any other offers, coupons, or online deals.<br />

FREE<br />

4pc. Crab Rangoon<br />

with purchase of $15 or more<br />

Runa Izakaya Sushi • 708.342.1652<br />

With this coupon. Tax not included. Can not be combined with<br />

any other offers, coupons, or online deals.<br />

FREE<br />

Large Orange Chicken<br />

with purchase of $35 or more<br />

Runa Izakaya Sushi • 708.342.1652<br />

With this coupon. Tax not included. Can not be combined with<br />

any other offers, coupons, or online deals.<br />

DINE IN ONLY<br />

$10 off<br />

Any Purchase of $50 or more<br />

Runa Izakaya Sushi • 708.342.1652<br />

With this coupon. Tax not included. Can not be combined with<br />

any other offers, coupons, or online deals.


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Smoothie King celebrates one year in Mokena<br />

There’s a new king in town –<br />

Smoothie King, that is.<br />

The healthy alternative drink<br />

craze that’s been sweeping<br />

across the country has a new<br />

home in Mokena, offering the<br />

finest, most delicious blends of<br />

flavors and health supplements<br />

available.<br />

Everyone knows they could be<br />

making healthier choices in their<br />

diets, but many don’t have the<br />

time or the energy during a busy<br />

day to stick to that commitment<br />

of getting healthier. Instead,<br />

Smoothie King can do the work<br />

for them and help make choosing<br />

a healthier lifestyle easier.<br />

Smoothie King offers a variety<br />

of blends for fitness, weight<br />

loss, wellness and smoothies for<br />

just taking a break and enjoying<br />

their day. Customers can get all<br />

their favorite flavors — such as<br />

banana, mango, orange, papaya<br />

and strawberry — or try something<br />

more exotic — like kiwi,<br />

mangosteen, passionfruit or organic<br />

pumpkin.<br />

They can even add healthy<br />

veggies like kale and carrots,<br />

and energy boosting nuts like<br />

almonds and peanut butter. And<br />

for extra protein, try a vanillaflavored<br />

boost of whey, or add<br />

a supplement from Sunwarrior,<br />

Galdiator or Lean1.<br />

Smoothie King in Mokena<br />

is locally owned and hires its<br />

staff from people in the Lincoln-<br />

Way area. They’re committed to<br />

bringing a new healthy alternative<br />

to the area. They also work<br />

to make sure that the people who<br />

serve their clients are people<br />

who also live in the same area,<br />

so they know the hectic schedules<br />

and lives the customers live<br />

and can provide the customer<br />

with the best smoothie options<br />

for their lifestyle.<br />

Every Smoothie is expertly<br />

blended with real fruit and fruit<br />

juice, nuts or veggies, plus the<br />

high-quality proteins, vitamins,<br />

minerals, antioxidants and<br />

more to help customers reach<br />

their goals, so they won’t find<br />

any high fructose corn syrup or<br />

trans fat. Now, every Slim, Fitness<br />

and Wellness Smoothie (50<br />

smoothies) is blended with 0<br />

grams of sugar added. Plus, there<br />

aren’t any ingredients prohibited<br />

by any regulatory lists monitored<br />

by NSF, so the smoothies are<br />

athlete-friendly.<br />

When customers are enrolled<br />

in the Smoothie King Healthy<br />

Rewards program, they earn<br />

points on every purchase toward<br />

free and discounted smoothies.<br />

Customers also get exclusive access<br />

to new products and bonus<br />

points for friend referrals.<br />

For those who haven’t already<br />

discovered why thousands of<br />

people have made the switch<br />

to Smoothie King for a healthy,<br />

delicious lifestyle change, then<br />

come check them out in their<br />

new Mokena location, and be on<br />

the lookout for further Smoothie<br />

King expansions happening next<br />

year, too.<br />

Submitted by Smoothie King, 19200<br />

S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For<br />

more information, call (708) 478-<br />

6724.<br />

Come Celebrate<br />

our 1st Year<br />

Anniversary in<br />

Mokena!<br />

Valid only at participating locations. Must surrender original coupon to receive offer.<br />

Limit one per person. Not valid with any other offers. No cash value. Sales tax extra<br />

©2<strong>01</strong>7 Smoothie King Franchises, Inc. Offer expires: 1/31/19.<br />

Valid only at participating locations. Must surrender original coupon to receive offer.<br />

Limit one per person. Not valid with any other offers. No cash value. Sales tax extra<br />

©2<strong>01</strong>7 Smoothie King Franchises, Inc. Offer expires: 1/31/19.


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22ND CENTURY MEDIA | November 21, 2<strong>01</strong>8 | 21<br />

Fox’s Restaurant still about<br />

family after 55 years<br />

Three generations from<br />

its inception, Fox’s Restaurant<br />

& Pub is still providing<br />

quality food and<br />

service to residents all<br />

over Chicago’s South Side<br />

and the surrounding suburbs.<br />

Thomas and Therese<br />

Fox started their restaurant<br />

with a simple desire<br />

to serve great food to other<br />

families. The rich history<br />

of the restaurant is kept<br />

alive today by Thomas<br />

Fox’s descendents, and<br />

Fox’s is now a beloved<br />

spot by residents not only<br />

at its original location in<br />

Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood,<br />

9956 Western<br />

Ave., but also in Mokena,<br />

11247 W. 187th St.<br />

The restaurant also has a<br />

strong tie to a key part of<br />

Chicago’s rich history.<br />

“In 1963, my grandpa<br />

had his first carry-out<br />

storefront on Walden<br />

Parkway in Beverly,” said<br />

Ryan Fox, general manager<br />

of the Mokena location.<br />

“From there, he expanded<br />

from two storefronts to<br />

three, and then in 1967,<br />

Mae Capone, Al Capone’s<br />

sister, had a delicatessen<br />

on Western.<br />

“She and my grandpa<br />

used to trade meats and<br />

pizzas. Eventually, she<br />

said that she wanted to get<br />

out of the business, and<br />

my grandpa took over the<br />

building, which is now<br />

Fox’s Beverly.”<br />

Fifty-five years later,<br />

Fox’s Restaurant & Pub<br />

still serves up everything<br />

from tasty pizza to classic<br />

Italian fare and more at a<br />

fair price.<br />

The Foxes expanded<br />

their family of restaurants<br />

to open locations in Oak<br />

Lawn in 1971, Orland<br />

Park in 1973 and Mokena<br />

in 2006.<br />

Fox’s prides itself on offering<br />

customers a familylike<br />

atmosphere that serves<br />

fresh, in-house-made<br />

meals daily.<br />

That quality is endorsed<br />

by the regulars who return<br />

year after year.<br />

“I think one of the biggest<br />

things that makes us<br />

unique is we’re really big<br />

on family,” said Ryan Fox,<br />

who added, “Everything is<br />

made fresh in house. We<br />

make our own pizza sausage,<br />

our own dough, and<br />

we grind our own cheese.”<br />

Live entertainment for<br />

families on the weekends<br />

also makes Fox’s Restaurant<br />

& Pub a go-to spot to<br />

bring the family.<br />

For those who want to<br />

bring a quality meal home,<br />

Fox’s also has an extensive<br />

catering menu to help take<br />

the work out of special occasions.<br />

Its catering menu offers<br />

Italian food with an American<br />

influence and includes<br />

everything from salads and<br />

pasta to hamburgers.<br />

“I’m proud of what my<br />

family has accomplished,”<br />

Ryan Fox said of the family<br />

business. “I enjoy my<br />

customers happy when<br />

they come in.”<br />

Submitted by Fox’s Restaurant<br />

and Pub, which has four<br />

locations: 9956 Western Ave.<br />

in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood;<br />

9240 S. Cicero Ave.<br />

in Oak Lawn; 9655 W. 143rd<br />

St. in Orland Park; and<br />

11247 W. 187th St. in Mokena.<br />

For more information,<br />

including hours and menus,<br />

visit www.foxspubs.com.<br />

Written by 22CM Boost, the<br />

content-writing division of<br />

22nd Century Media, publisher<br />

of this special section<br />

and newspaper.<br />

Those who don’t have a primary<br />

care physician need one<br />

“Not me…I’m healthy.”<br />

At least you think you are. When you’re<br />

examined by a primary care physician, you<br />

can know for sure. A PCP is your medical<br />

point person with whom you can have a<br />

trusted, ongoing relationship. Health can be<br />

fragile and uncertain, so get a doctor who<br />

can reduce your uncertainty and even improve<br />

your health. Better health, reduced<br />

illness and a longer life are just a few of<br />

the well-documented benefits of finding the<br />

right PCP.<br />

PCPs understand your unique health<br />

conditions, risk factors and history. Having<br />

an established relationship with your own<br />

physician provides preventative care, health<br />

counseling and continuity to ensure your<br />

good health continues.<br />

Please see PHYSICIAN, 29<br />

Steak, Seafood & Sandwiches<br />

Have your<br />

holiday party<br />

at Fox’s in<br />

one of our 3<br />

banquet rooms<br />

Dinner with Santa<br />

Sat., Dec. 15th @ 6:30<br />

Open Christmas Eve<br />

11am - 8:30pm<br />

Buy $50 gift certificates<br />

and get $10 gift<br />

certificate free<br />

Fox’s on Wolf<br />

11247 187th Street<br />

708-478-8888<br />

foxspubs.com


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Bella Fiori Flower Shop branches out at new location<br />

During an interview by<br />

22nd Century Media in<br />

2<strong>01</strong>1, Bella Fiori Flower<br />

Shop owner DeLynn<br />

Zambon indicated that a<br />

larger space was needed<br />

to accommodate the business’s<br />

growth after only 10<br />

years of service in the New<br />

Lenox area. After seven<br />

years, that vision has now<br />

been realized, with the<br />

shop almost tripling its retail<br />

space.<br />

The new space at 1888<br />

E. Lincoln Highway has<br />

expanded, but customers<br />

can still find the same exquisite<br />

gift lines and home<br />

décor, such as Lampe<br />

Berger Paris Lamps and<br />

Fragrances, Rothschild<br />

Gourmet, Caspari Paper<br />

Goods, Old World Christmas<br />

Ornaments, Noodle &<br />

Boo, Aquiesse Aesthetic<br />

Scents, Star Home Table<br />

Top, April Cornell Linens,<br />

Ashton Fine Arts, Corkcicle<br />

and Michel Design<br />

Works that the shop has<br />

always carried.<br />

“We are now a shopping<br />

destination offering our<br />

customers ample space to<br />

truly experience our home<br />

décor, flowers, permanent<br />

botanicals and accessories<br />

in a home setting,” Zambon<br />

said.<br />

Bella Fiori Flower Shop<br />

is a family-owned and operated<br />

business that employees<br />

three full-time<br />

designers, two drivers<br />

and additional help during<br />

the holidays. The shop’s<br />

European-designed flower<br />

arrangements are made<br />

fresh daily with flowers<br />

from around the world and<br />

are available not only at<br />

1888 E. Lincoln Highway<br />

but also at the Silver Cross<br />

Hospital Childerguild Gift<br />

Shop.<br />

Teleflora has recognized<br />

Bella Fiori Flower Shop<br />

Inc. for the business’s outstanding<br />

contributions and<br />

for being one of the top<br />

1000 floral operations in<br />

the Teleflora network for<br />

the past several years. This<br />

achievement, as well as the<br />

2<strong>01</strong>8 Southwest Choice<br />

Awards by 22nd Century<br />

Media and multiple other<br />

local recognitions, is evident<br />

of the quality customer<br />

service the business<br />

strives to provide to its patrons.<br />

“Our customers and<br />

their needs are what we<br />

are here for,” Zambon explained.<br />

“If we don’t have<br />

what you are looking for,<br />

we will make every attempt<br />

to get it. We are happy<br />

to help.”<br />

Bella Fiori Flower<br />

Shop will participate in<br />

Shift Your Shopping New<br />

Lenox, presented by the<br />

New Lenox Chamber of<br />

Commerce, from Friday,<br />

Nov. 23 through Sunday,<br />

Dec. 2. The shop will<br />

also have a booth at the<br />

New Lenox Christmas in<br />

the Commons on Sunday,<br />

Dec. 2; Saturday, Dec. 8<br />

and Sunday, Dec. 9.<br />

Be sure to stop by on<br />

Shop Small Business Saturday<br />

from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.<br />

Nov. 24.<br />

Submitted by Bella Fiori<br />

Flower Shop Inc., 1888 E.<br />

Lincoln Highway in New<br />

Lenox. For more information,<br />

call Bella Fiori at (815)<br />

436-8330 or visit www.bel<br />

lafioriflower.com.<br />

SHIFT YOUR SHOPPING TO<br />

Bella Fiori<br />

Flower Shop<br />

November<br />

23<br />

- December<br />

2<br />

Come in to find great deals on<br />

holiday decorations, and gifts<br />

for those on your list!<br />

Open<br />

Mon-Fri<br />

9-5pm<br />

Sat<br />

9-3pm<br />

1888 EAST LINCOLN HWY., NEW LENOX<br />

In the Hickory Creek Shopping Center across the street from Lincoln-Way H.S.<br />

815-463-8330 | www.BellaFioriFlower.com


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Massage Envy can help with holiday season stress<br />

At Massage Envy, they<br />

understand the stresses<br />

of the holiday season and<br />

they have the perfect gifts<br />

for everyone on any customer’s<br />

holiday list. From<br />

customized massages and<br />

facials, to their advanced<br />

skin care treatments – Microderm<br />

Infusion and<br />

chemical exfoliation, and<br />

their PGA-partnered Total<br />

Body Stretch services,<br />

a Massage Envy gift card<br />

allows the gift recipient to<br />

choose the exact services<br />

that they want and need.<br />

And they have the perfect<br />

stocking stuffers to pair<br />

with gift cards so it’s truly<br />

a one-stop shopping experience.<br />

From Nov. 26-Dec.<br />

31, when a customer purchases<br />

$100 in gift cards,<br />

they will receive two free<br />

enhancement vouchers and<br />

when they purchase $175<br />

in gift cards, they will receive<br />

one free upgrade<br />

voucher to an advanced<br />

skin care treatment. This<br />

offer is available in clinic<br />

only and not online. It does<br />

expire 18 weeks after date<br />

of purchase.<br />

For those who may not<br />

know, Massage Envy of<br />

Frankfort/New Lenox, Orland<br />

Park and Tinley Park<br />

were selected as the Best<br />

Massage in the Southwest<br />

suburbs three years in a<br />

row. At Massage Envy,<br />

they do more than just massage,<br />

stretch and skin care.<br />

They help customers take<br />

care of themselves through<br />

the power of total body<br />

care, so they can be ready<br />

for more of this wonderful<br />

thing called living.<br />

Live Better – Benefits of<br />

Massage Therapy<br />

• Let’s talk about stress<br />

relief<br />

Who doesn’t want to reduce<br />

the stress in their life?<br />

Stress relief is key to finding<br />

the balance of a healthy<br />

lifestyle. Even a single<br />

massage session has been<br />

shown to significantly lower<br />

heart rate, cortisol and<br />

insulin levels - all of which<br />

help reduce daily stress.<br />

• Let’s force the issue ...<br />

of relaxation<br />

How often and how long<br />

are you actually able to disconnect<br />

from life? Massage<br />

has been shown to help the<br />

body enter a relaxing restand-recovery<br />

mode - an effect<br />

that lingers long after<br />

the massage is over.<br />

• Sit up and take notice ...<br />

of posture<br />

Unlike other bad habits,<br />

poor posture can help be<br />

corrected by relaxation.<br />

Massage helps reinforce<br />

healthy and natural movements,<br />

which can get posture<br />

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• Breathe in. Breathe<br />

deeply.<br />

One of the telltale signs<br />

of anxiety and stress is constricted<br />

breathing. Massage<br />

can play an important role<br />

in relieving respiratory issues<br />

and training the body<br />

how to relax.<br />

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Benefits of Skin Care<br />

• Even skin tone<br />

Facials protect a customer’s<br />

skin while brightening<br />

their complexion, revealing<br />

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• Fight environmental<br />

pollutants<br />

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and signs of aging<br />

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• Maintain hydration<br />

Hydration increases the<br />

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customer’s skin, minimizes<br />

wrinkles, and promotes a<br />

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Elevate Results -<br />

Advanced Skin Care<br />

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• Massage Envy’s exclusive<br />

Microderm Infusion<br />

adds revolutionary,<br />

precision-timed hydration<br />

technology to go above and<br />

beyond traditional microdermabrasion<br />

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• Chemical exfoliation<br />

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Start The Wellness Journey<br />

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and anxiety. In addition to<br />

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Their experienced,<br />

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estheticians at Massage<br />

Envy locations nationwide<br />

customize every massage<br />

and facial session to address<br />

a customer’s individual<br />

needs. Benefits of<br />

membership include:<br />

• One 60-minute wellness<br />

massage session, total<br />

body stretch or healthy<br />

skin facial session per<br />

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Georgios Banquets, Quality<br />

Inn & Suites Conference Centre<br />

completes $1M renovation<br />

22-HO-LISATHOMAS-112217<br />

Georgios has been again voted the best<br />

of The Chicago Southland Banquet Hall<br />

2<strong>01</strong>8 for a 16th consecutive year, and<br />

won a Best of Weddings Award from The<br />

Knot for the fifth year.<br />

Georgios features four banquet rooms,<br />

each with a private staircase, customized<br />

elevated head table and hospitality<br />

room especially made for wedding parties,<br />

and the ability to combine three of<br />

the banquet halls into a grand ball room<br />

to accommodate up to 1,000 people. We<br />

have modernized our look to a luxurious<br />

silver, black, marble and white palette,<br />

creating a more intimate and elegant<br />

feel, featuring rich mirrored décor. Our<br />

wedding package includes a lot in the<br />

price: the wedding cake, open premium<br />

bar, a honeymoon suite with whirlpool<br />

for the bride and groom, along with a<br />

discounted hotel room block. Ordering<br />

more in one place, like a one stop shop,<br />

makes it easier for couples to plan and<br />

avoid stress.<br />

Event coordinators are in the office at<br />

Georgios seven days a week and make<br />

planning a breeze for clients. We work<br />

as a team letting the client know we are<br />

only a call or an email away. Not only do<br />

we take care of the day of pre-wedding<br />

details, we also take the ease off our couples<br />

by providing an experienced event<br />

manager to execute your special day of<br />

requests, putting out favors, champagne<br />

flutes, cake topper, being there before<br />

your wedding begins until after it ends,<br />

making sure your items to make your<br />

special day vision become a reality.<br />

With Black Sheep Lounge & Eatery’s<br />

new look and the Quality Inn & Suites<br />

all on the same property and open late<br />

night, Georgios makes it very convenient<br />

for couples to plan their big day.<br />

Another feature added with all the<br />

renovations is a new outdoor ceremony<br />

space with a trellis and high topiary<br />

trees, which is also a beautiful space to<br />

take wedding pictures or have a cocktail<br />

reception.<br />

Started by George Georgiou — Doulas’<br />

father — and her uncles, the Georgiou<br />

family has been in the hospitality<br />

industry for more than 47 years. George<br />

Georgiou continues to work on the property<br />

to make sure things are running<br />

smoothly. Doulas’ cousin, Alex Georgiou,<br />

is the general manager of the hotel.<br />

We’re family owned and we love catering<br />

to families.<br />

In addition to our weddings, anniversaries<br />

and other social events, we also<br />

host a variety of corporate events accommodating<br />

up to 2,500 guests. Our<br />

facility encompasses approximately<br />

22,000-square-feet of flexible conference,<br />

meeting and banquet facilities.<br />

We have 12 furnished, multi-functional<br />

rooms, and our 14,000-square-foot ballroom<br />

is perfectly suited for any business<br />

or social occasion.<br />

Submitted by Georgios Banquets, 8800 W.<br />

159th St., Orland Park, 60462. For more<br />

information, visit georgios.com or call (708)<br />

403-1100.


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Chicago Gaelic Park welcomes<br />

Paddy Homan and the Noble<br />

Call Christmas Show<br />

Celebrate the holiday<br />

season at Gaelic Park<br />

with Paddy Homan and<br />

the Noble Call Christmas<br />

Show on Dec. 7. Doors<br />

open at 6:30 p.m. and the<br />

show starts at 7 p.m.<br />

The opening act is<br />

scheduled to be local accomplished<br />

performer and<br />

singing sensation Liam<br />

Durkin.<br />

Homan and friends will<br />

take the audience on a trip<br />

back to the “hearth” of<br />

an Irish Christmas, filled<br />

with songs, stories, rousing<br />

music, and traditional<br />

Irish dancing. Joining<br />

Homan for the evening<br />

will be The Noble Call,<br />

Freddie Bear Sports<br />

NEEDS YOUR GUNS!<br />

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Top Dollar Paid for Rifles, Shotguns,<br />

Pistols, Antique Guns, Etc.<br />

Save $$$ On All Your Guns,<br />

Ammo and Knives<br />

which consists of: Mick<br />

Broderick on bozouki;<br />

Dave Curley on guitar,<br />

banjo and vocals; Larry<br />

Nugent on the flute; and<br />

Brendan Bulger on fiddle.<br />

To see any of these entertainers<br />

individually is<br />

a treat, but to see them<br />

perform together in Paddy<br />

Homan’s Christmas show<br />

is magic.<br />

There will be a guest<br />

appearance by Seannós<br />

dancer Brian Cunningham.<br />

Hailing from<br />

County Galway in Ireland,<br />

Cunningham is the<br />

most exciting Sean-nós,<br />

or “old-style,” dancer to<br />

have emerged from Ireland.<br />

Sean-nós dancing is<br />

a highly improvisational,<br />

low to the ground, rhythmic<br />

dancing, in which the<br />

performer is free to interpret<br />

the music.<br />

Tickets are available<br />

for $25 and may be purchased<br />

online at chicagogaelicpark.com<br />

or by calling<br />

Chicago Gaelic Park<br />

Office at (708) 687-9323.<br />

Submitted by Gaelic Park,<br />

6119 W. 147th St., Oak<br />

Forest, 60452. For more<br />

information visit chicago<br />

gaelicpark.org or call (708)<br />

687-9323.<br />

Paddy Homan<br />

and The Noble Call<br />

takes audiences back to the<br />

‘hearth’ of an Irish Christmas,<br />

filled with songs and stories.<br />

Guest appearance by<br />

Brian Cunningham, Sean Nos dancer.<br />

Appearing at<br />

Chicago Gaelic Park<br />

with opening act - local singing sensation<br />

Liam Durkin<br />

Friday December 7, 2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

7:00pm - Tickets $25<br />

Tickets can be purchased online at www.chicagogaelicpark.com<br />

or by calling the front office 708-687-9323<br />

Mick Broderick on Bozouki • Dave Curley on Banjo • Larry Nugent on Fiddle • Brendan Bulger on Fiddle<br />

Sponsored by:<br />

17250 S.Oak SOkParkAve.|Tinley Park<br />

708.532.4133<br />

freddiebearsports.com<br />

Chicago Gaelic Park - 6119 W 147th Street - Oak Forest, Il<br />

(708) 687-9323 - www.chicagogaelicpark.org


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Same Day Tees President<br />

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In April 2<strong>01</strong>8, Same Day<br />

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at 9525 Laraway Road.<br />

The new location has a<br />

showroom, three presses<br />

that run 600-1,000 T-shirts<br />

an hour, an embroidery section<br />

with a dozen machines,<br />

as well as a massive screenprinting<br />

department, all of<br />

which are state-of-the-artequipment.<br />

The company will not<br />

rely solely on machines to<br />

create embroidered projects.<br />

At Same Day Tees,<br />

they fully believe the artist’s<br />

vision is still valuable,<br />

and they use it to make<br />

sure customers get the best<br />

finished products possible.<br />

Same Day Tees offers<br />

a variety of promotional<br />

products for businesses,<br />

clubs, organizations, sports<br />

teams and individuals. The<br />

company knows customers<br />

are always on the go,<br />

so Same Day Tees makes<br />

it a mission to supply quality<br />

products at fair prices<br />

quickly and efficiently.<br />

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technology the company<br />

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era of garment printing, allowing<br />

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The company loves being<br />

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information, contact pete@<br />

SameDayTees.com, (877)<br />

944-0032 or (708) 258-6666.<br />

Stop in to the showroom<br />

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facials.<br />

• Member discounts on<br />

their Microderm Infusion<br />

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• Unlimited additional massage,<br />

stretch or skin care<br />

sessions at member rate.<br />

• Discounts on membership<br />

for family members.<br />

• 10% discount on Murad<br />

Home Regimen Kits.<br />

• Unused sessions roll over<br />

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• Other benefits of membership<br />

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To purchase gift cards,<br />

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or to make an appointment,<br />

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Submitted by Massage Envy,<br />

11061 W. Lincoln Hwy. in<br />

Frankfort; 15159 S. LaGrange<br />

Road, Orland Park; and 7270<br />

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more information, call (815)<br />

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PHYSICIAN<br />

From Page 21<br />

Routine screenings, like<br />

prostate and breast exams,<br />

can be scheduled at the right<br />

ages and provide early detection<br />

and treatment of lifethreatening<br />

illnesses. If you<br />

need to see a specialist, your<br />

PCP can refer you to doctors<br />

they know and trust, so<br />

they stay connected to you.<br />

People who feel well can<br />

still have potential problems.<br />

It is still important<br />

to see your PCP annually<br />

to monitor changes to your<br />

health status from year to<br />

year. Chronic ailments, like<br />

heart disease, diabetes and<br />

cancer, can run in families,<br />

but early detection and prevention<br />

may help a person<br />

break the grip of these diseases.<br />

Perhaps you want to lose<br />

weight, get to the bottom of<br />

a sleep disorder or manage<br />

migraine headaches. A PCP<br />

can diagnose your specific<br />

problem and keep you on<br />

the road to wellness.<br />

So what type of PCP is right<br />

for you?<br />

• Family Practice: This type<br />

of doctor is trained to care<br />

for your whole family,<br />

from infants to seniors.<br />

• Internal Medicine: An internist<br />

provides primary<br />

care for adults and often<br />

has additional training<br />

in specific medical conditions.<br />

• Obstetrics/Gynecology:<br />

This type of doctor is<br />

trained to care for the<br />

unique health needs of<br />

women, including women<br />

experiencing or planning<br />

for pregnancy.<br />

• Pediatrics: A pediatrician<br />

cares for your children<br />

until they are well into<br />

their teens.<br />

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A town-by-town look at the southwest suburbs’ biggest holiday events<br />

HOMER GLEN<br />

Homer for the Holidays<br />

4:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 1, Homer Glen<br />

Village Hall, 14240 W.<br />

151st St. The Village<br />

of Homer Glen hosts<br />

its annual tree lighting<br />

ceremony. Guests can<br />

meet Santa, enjoy a cold<br />

weather refreshment and<br />

go on a hayride, and<br />

children will be able to<br />

make a craft they can<br />

take home. For more<br />

information, visit www.<br />

homerglenil.org, or call<br />

(708) 3<strong>01</strong>-0632.<br />

Healthy Eating<br />

for the Holidays<br />

7-8 p.m. Monday,<br />

Dec. 3, Homer Township<br />

Public Library,<br />

Community Meeting<br />

Room, 14320 W. 151st<br />

St. Attendees will learn<br />

10 secrets to preventing<br />

holiday weight gain<br />

with wellness coach<br />

Tom Kens. Registration<br />

is required. For more information<br />

or to register,<br />

visit www.homerlibrary.<br />

org or call (708) 3<strong>01</strong>-<br />

7908.<br />

Fifth-Grade Chorus<br />

Holiday Concert<br />

7 p.m. Monday,<br />

Dec. 3, Hadley Middle<br />

School gymnasium,<br />

15731 S. Bell Road.<br />

Sixth-Grade Chorus<br />

Holiday Concert<br />

7 p.m. Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 4, Hadley Middle<br />

School gymnasium,<br />

15731 S. Bell Road.<br />

Polish Christmas Traditions<br />

6-8 p.m. Wednesday,<br />

Dec. 5, Homer Township<br />

Public Library,<br />

Family Activity Zone,<br />

During last year’s Christmas in the Square event in Lockport, (left to right) Santa Claus asks Jessica Eaton and her<br />

cousin Cameron Haas what they want for Christmas. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO<br />

14320 W. 151st St. Participants<br />

can learn Polish<br />

traditions, make Christmas<br />

tree decorations,<br />

try a Christmas delicacy<br />

and sing Polish carols.<br />

Children suggested ages<br />

6 and older; ages 12 and<br />

younger must be with an<br />

adult. The program will<br />

be in Polish and English.<br />

Registration and a $2<br />

fee are required for all<br />

attendees. Please register<br />

each child and adult.<br />

For more information or<br />

to register, visit www.<br />

homerlibrary.org or call<br />

(708) 3<strong>01</strong>-7908.<br />

Seasonal Celebration<br />

3:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday,<br />

Dec. 9, Homer<br />

Township Public Library,<br />

14320 W. 151st<br />

St. Refreshments, crafts,<br />

games, prize wheel and<br />

more. Guests can dress<br />

in their holiday finery<br />

to visit Santa at the library.<br />

Those who attend<br />

are asked to bring their<br />

camera for photos. An<br />

all-ages event, with children<br />

ages 6 and younger<br />

to be accompanied by<br />

adults. For more information,<br />

visit www.<br />

homerlibrary.org or call<br />

(708) 3<strong>01</strong>-7908.<br />

Homer Jr. High Chorus<br />

Holiday Concert<br />

6:30-9 p.m. Monday,<br />

Dec. 17, Hadley Middle<br />

School gymnasium,<br />

15731 S. Bell Road.<br />

LOCKPORT<br />

Christmas in the Square<br />

1-4:30 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Nov. 24, Central Square,<br />

222 E. Ninth St. The<br />

Christmas season officially<br />

gets underway<br />

in Lockport with the<br />

Christmas in the Square<br />

event. Admission is free,<br />

so anyone can join and<br />

celebrate the beginning<br />

of the Christmas season<br />

with live reindeer, pictures<br />

with Santa, festive<br />

entertainment, train<br />

rides, holiday games and<br />

much more. For more<br />

information, visit www.<br />

cityoflockport.net.<br />

TAGOL Kids Holiday Art<br />

Show Opening<br />

6-9 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 1, The Flower of<br />

Life Art Gallery, 16<strong>01</strong><br />

S. State St. The Artist<br />

Guild of Lockport is<br />

kicking off its annual<br />

Kids Holiday Art Show<br />

with an opening reception<br />

for all. Most of the<br />

artwork on display will<br />

be for sale, and the exhibit<br />

is to be on display<br />

until Dec. 23. Attendees<br />

are asked to park in the<br />

lot behind the art gallery<br />

on at the Metra Station<br />

just north of the gallery<br />

on State Street. For<br />

more information, email<br />

theartistguildoflock<br />

port@gmail.com or visit<br />

www.tagolshow.com.<br />

Holiday Open House<br />

5-8 p.m. Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 4, White Oak Library<br />

District Lockport<br />

Branch Library, 121 E.<br />

Eighth St. Holiday enthusiasts<br />

of all ages can<br />

enjoy holiday crafts, refreshments<br />

and surprises<br />

during the library’s Holiday<br />

Open House. From<br />

6-7 p.m., there is to be a<br />

special visit from Santa<br />

and Mrs. Claus, with<br />

photo opportunities. The<br />

Taft Concert Band and<br />

Choir are to perform at<br />

5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. For<br />

more information, call<br />

(815) 552-4257.<br />

LTHS Band Holiday Concert<br />

7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.<br />

6, Lockport Township<br />

High School, East Auditorium,<br />

1323 E. 7th St.<br />

Holiday Gift Wrapping<br />

6-8 p.m. Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 11, White Oak Library<br />

District Lockport<br />

Branch Library, 121 E.<br />

8th St. Anyone struggling<br />

to put the perfect<br />

finishing touches on<br />

their gifts with Christmas<br />

wrap can attend the<br />

Creative Holiday Gift<br />

Wrapping event at the<br />

library. Attendees are to<br />

get tips for wrapping,<br />

ribbon tying and bow<br />

making, while listening<br />

to holiday music and sipping<br />

on cocoa. Wrapping<br />

supplies are to be provided<br />

for two gifts per<br />

attendee. Registration is<br />

required. For more information,<br />

contact Deborah<br />

Lullo at (815) 552-4260<br />

or dlullo@whiteoakli<br />

brary.org.<br />

LTHS Choir Holiday Concert<br />

7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.<br />

13, Lockport Township<br />

High School, East Auditorium,<br />

1323 E. 7th St.<br />

ORLAND PARK<br />

Tree Sale<br />

Orland Park Lions<br />

Club Christmas Tree &<br />

Wreath Sale. Times vary,<br />

now through Sunday,<br />

Dec. 16, or until trees are<br />

sold out, Village Hall,<br />

14700 S. Ravinia Ave.<br />

For more information,<br />

visit www.orlandpar<br />

klionsclub.com.<br />

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Turkey Trot<br />

8 a.m. Thursday, Nov.<br />

22, Franklin Loebe Center,<br />

14650 Ravinia Ave.<br />

This 2.5-mile chip-timed<br />

cross country race is run<br />

through the streets, paths<br />

and woods of Orland<br />

Park, near the Village<br />

Hall. For more information,<br />

visit orlandpark.org.<br />

Mayor’s Holiday Festival &<br />

Tree Lighting Ceremony<br />

4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday,<br />

Nov. 25, Orland<br />

Park Civic Center, 14750<br />

Ravinia Ave. Participants<br />

can enjoy holiday craft<br />

and food vendors, barrel<br />

train car rides for $1<br />

per child/per ride, sleigh<br />

rides, live community<br />

entertainment, activities<br />

and more. Santa will be<br />

visiting, so attendees<br />

should bring their cameras.<br />

Holiday crafts, food,<br />

beer, wine and beverages<br />

available for purchase.<br />

Attendees should be outside<br />

at 4:40 p.m. by the<br />

holiday tree at Village<br />

Hall for the lighting ceremony.<br />

Santa’s Pit Stop at<br />

Sportsplex<br />

9 a.m.-noon Saturday,<br />

Dec. 1. Sportsplex,<br />

11351 W. 159th St. Free<br />

to all ages. Bringing a<br />

camera is encouraged.<br />

Melikin Puppets Perform<br />

‘The Night Before<br />

Christmas’<br />

11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.<br />

1, Orland Park Public Library,<br />

14921 S. Ravinia<br />

Ave., Room 104.<br />

It’s Christmastime<br />

in Chicago<br />

7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.<br />

4, Orland Park Public Library,<br />

14921 S. Ravinia<br />

Ave., Room 104. Since<br />

its inception, Chicago<br />

has had a finger in every<br />

bit of plum pudding,<br />

from being one of the nation’s<br />

first mass marketers<br />

of holiday trees and<br />

wreaths to revolutionizing<br />

the toy and game<br />

industry many times<br />

over. “It’s Christmastime<br />

in Chicago” will refresh<br />

old memories and help to<br />

create new ones.<br />

Victorian Holiday Customs<br />

7 p.m. Wednesday,<br />

Dec. 5, Orland Park Public<br />

Library, 14921 S. Ravinia<br />

Ave., Room 104.<br />

Many of the holiday customs<br />

we hold most dear<br />

today came into being<br />

and gained popularity<br />

during the Victorian Era.<br />

President and Mrs. Abraham<br />

Lincoln actors are<br />

to tell attendees a little<br />

about what the holidays<br />

were like in America<br />

during this time, and how<br />

some of the customs we<br />

observe today first came<br />

to be.<br />

Orland Park Theatre Troupe<br />

presents ‘The Christmas<br />

Express’<br />

7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.<br />

7, and Saturday, Dec.<br />

8; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />

9; Orland Park Civic<br />

Center, 14750 Ravinia<br />

Ave. Reserved seating is<br />

available at Recreation<br />

Administration, 14600<br />

S. Ravinia Ave. For more<br />

information, visit orland<br />

park.org, or call (708)<br />

403-7275 and (708) 645-<br />

7529.<br />

Home Alone Building<br />

Challenge<br />

7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.<br />

7, The Bridge Teen Center,<br />

15555 S. 71st Court.<br />

Attendees will create a<br />

wild contraption, just like<br />

in the movie. It will be<br />

playing in the Art Studio<br />

the whole night. Then,<br />

attendees can match the<br />

movie quotes to the right<br />

movies. Those sitting later<br />

in the night at booths<br />

in the Big Room are<br />

eligible for prizes. One<br />

Shot Finch is performing<br />

live. Culver’s is to serve<br />

frozen custard in the<br />

kitchen. Open to grades<br />

7-12, free with student<br />

membership application<br />

on file. No outside food<br />

or beverages permitted.<br />

Gingerbread House<br />

Decorating Party<br />

4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.<br />

11, Orland Park Public<br />

Library, 14921 S. Ravinia<br />

Ave. Family event. All<br />

ages can come and decorate<br />

a paper gingerbread<br />

house. Limited to 15<br />

families. Register with<br />

a Youth Services staff<br />

member in person.<br />

White Elephant<br />

& Holiday Market<br />

7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.<br />

Friday, Dec. 14, The<br />

Bridge Teen Center,<br />

15555 S. 71st Court.<br />

Participants can stroll<br />

through a White Elephant<br />

Holiday Market, make a<br />

special Christmas card or<br />

gift tag in the Art Studio<br />

and taste the flavors of<br />

PDQ while taking in the<br />

sound of Christal Luster.<br />

All white elephant<br />

items and ugly Christmas<br />

sweaters in the Holiday<br />

Market will be priced<br />

$.50-$10. All items have<br />

been donated by the<br />

community through The<br />

Bridge Thrift Store, and<br />

proceeds made will benefit<br />

the free programs<br />

and events at The Bridge<br />

Teen Center. Cash only.<br />

Open to students in<br />

grades 7-12. Free with<br />

student membership application<br />

on file. No outside<br />

food or beverages<br />

permitted.<br />

American Girl Holiday<br />

High Tea<br />

2 p.m. Saturday, Dec.<br />

15, Orland Park Public<br />

Library, 14921 S. Ravinia<br />

Ave. Children grades<br />

K-4 can bring a doll and<br />

holiday good cheer to<br />

enjoy a spot of tea. Registration<br />

Required. Limit<br />

20.<br />

Teen Gingerbread<br />

Smack Down<br />

5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21,<br />

Yarah (left) and Lana Kadoura, of Orland Park, look at handcrafted ornaments from<br />

Baum Designs during the 2<strong>01</strong>7 Mayor’s Holiday Festival & Tree Lighting Ceremony in<br />

Orland Park. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTOS<br />

Orland Park Public Library,<br />

14921 S. Ravinia<br />

Ave. The library will<br />

provide all the supplies;<br />

attendees just bring the<br />

creativity. Waiting list.<br />

Showcase - Southwest<br />

Community Band Brass<br />

Ensemble<br />

7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21,<br />

Orland Park Public Library,<br />

14921 S. Ravinia<br />

Ave. The Southwest<br />

Community Concert<br />

Band will be performing<br />

a mixture of classic yuletide<br />

tunes.<br />

TINLEY PARK<br />

Holiday Market<br />

6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov.<br />

30; 12-5 p.m., Dec. 1-2,<br />

Oak Park Avenue Metra<br />

station, 6700 S. St.,<br />

south parking lot. Stroll<br />

through a heated tent<br />

and shop for unique,<br />

handmade crafts. Food<br />

and live music by local<br />

groups will entertain all<br />

weekend. There also will<br />

be activities for children,<br />

including making holiday<br />

crafts, writing letters<br />

for soldiers and decorating<br />

cookies. For more<br />

information, visit down<br />

towntinley.com/events.<br />

Community Tree Lighting<br />

Ceremony<br />

6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30,<br />

Zabrocki Plaza, 17375<br />

S. Oak Park Ave. Village<br />

officials will light the 35-<br />

feet community holiday<br />

tree. Holiday music and<br />

a sing-along will precede<br />

the lighting and start at<br />

5:30 p.m. For more information,<br />

visit down<br />

towntinley.com/events.<br />

Holiday Art Workshop<br />

6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov.<br />

30, Vogt Visual Arts Center,<br />

17420 S. 67th Court.<br />

Instructor Marlo Steinke<br />

will lead a holiday art<br />

workshop. Tickets are<br />

$25 for residents and<br />

$33 for nonresidents. For<br />

more information, visit<br />

www.tinleyparkdistrict.<br />

org/calendar-of-events.<br />

Tinley’s Toyland Parade<br />

11:45 a.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 1, 175th St. to<br />

Zabrocki Plaza. Tinley’s<br />

Toyland Parade celebrates<br />

the official arrival<br />

of Santa and Mrs. Claus.<br />

The guests of honor will<br />

arrive at the Oak Park<br />

Avery McCurdy and her sister Chloe check out the cookies during the Frankfort<br />

Historic Business Alliance’s 2<strong>01</strong>7 Cookie Walk in downtown Frankfort.<br />

Avenue Metra station<br />

immediately after the<br />

parade. Children are encouraged<br />

to bring an unwrapped<br />

toy to donate to<br />

a local charity. For more<br />

information, visit down<br />

towntinley.com/events.<br />

Parade of Lights<br />

5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />

2, viewing at 177th St.<br />

along Oak Park Avenue.<br />

Watch as festive floats<br />

and decorated vehicles<br />

parade down the street<br />

with community members<br />

and a few special<br />

guests. For more information,<br />

visit down<br />

towntinley.com/events.<br />

Trip: Holiday Lights Tour<br />

3-9 p.m. Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 4, meet at Bettenhausen<br />

Recreation Center,<br />

8125 W. 171st St.<br />

Travel to Chicago for a<br />

holiday lights tour. The<br />

tour includes a stop at<br />

the Adler Planetarium,<br />

Lincoln Park, Michigan<br />

Avenue, Millennium<br />

Park and Christkindlmarket<br />

at Daley Plaza.<br />

The six-hour trip costs<br />

$48. For more information,<br />

visit www.tinleyparkdistrict.org/calendar-<br />

of-events.<br />

Pizza Lunch with Santa<br />

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.<br />

Saturday, Dec. 8, Bettenhausen<br />

Recreation<br />

Center, 8125 W. 171st<br />

St. Attendees can grab a<br />

slice of pizza and a photo<br />

with Santa and play a<br />

few holiday games. Tickets<br />

are $10 for residents<br />

and $13 for nonresidents.<br />

Registration is required<br />

to attend this event. For<br />

more information or to<br />

register, call (708) 342-<br />

4200.<br />

Elf on the Shelf Workshop<br />

4:30-6:30 p.m.<br />

Wednesday, Dec. 12,<br />

Bettenhausen Recreation<br />

Center, 8125 W.<br />

171st St. This two-hour<br />

workshop for ages 4-10<br />

provides an opportunity<br />

for children to make<br />

crafts, play a few games<br />

and enjoy some snacks<br />

while singing along to<br />

holiday music. The cost<br />

to participate is $12 for<br />

residents and $16 for<br />

nonresidents. For more<br />

information, visit www.<br />

tinleyparkdistrict.org/<br />

calendar-of-events.<br />

Rudolph Dash<br />

5:30-6:45 p.m. Friday,<br />

Dec. 14, Bettenhausen<br />

Recreation Center, 8125<br />

W. 171st St. Fitness<br />

activities and a dash<br />

around the indoor track.<br />

A special visitor will<br />

meet children ages 4-9 at<br />

the finish line. After the<br />

activities, Rudolph will<br />

lead everyone to visit<br />

with Santa, where they<br />

will enjoy hot chocolate,<br />

cookies and crafts.<br />

The event costs $15 for<br />

residents and $20 for<br />

nonresidents. For more<br />

information, visit www.<br />

tinleyparkdistrict.org/<br />

calendar-of-events.<br />

The Essential Christmas<br />

Carol<br />

7-8 p.m. Monday, Dec.<br />

17, Tinley Park Public<br />

Library, 7851 Timber<br />

Drive. Get insights<br />

about Charles Dickens<br />

and his famous novel,<br />

as storyteller William<br />

Pack performs a reading<br />

from Dickens’ 1867<br />

script of the classic story,<br />

enhanced with a magic<br />

lantern show. For more<br />

information, visit www.<br />

tplibrary.org/events.<br />

FRANKFORT<br />

Small Business Saturday<br />

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Nov. 24, downtown<br />

Frankfort. People<br />

can start their holiday<br />

shopping early with the<br />

downtown shops, many<br />

of which will be offering<br />

reverse progressive<br />

discounts by the hour,<br />

beginning with 25 percent<br />

off in some shops at<br />

8 a.m. People can get the<br />

word out and celebrate<br />

Small Business Saturday<br />

by using #ShopSmall on<br />

social media.<br />

Lighting of the Green<br />

6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday,<br />

Nov. 29, Breidert<br />

Green, Kansas and<br />

White streets, downtown<br />

Frankfort. Experience<br />

the magical tree lighting<br />

ceremony to kick<br />

off the holiday season in<br />

Frankfort. There will be a<br />

visit from Santa and Mrs.<br />

Claus, hot chocolate and<br />

cookies.<br />

Lunch with Santa<br />

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.<br />

Saturday, Dec. 1, Mary<br />

Drew Elementary<br />

School, 2<strong>01</strong>30 S. Rosewood<br />

Drive. Children<br />

younger than 10 years<br />

old must be accompanied<br />

by an adult. Cost<br />

is $12 for residents and<br />

$15 for nonresidents. Everyone<br />

ages 1 and older<br />

must purchase a ticket.<br />

Children younger than<br />

1 year attend free. Registration<br />

is required, and<br />

no tickets will be sold at<br />

the door. To register, call<br />

(815) 469-3524.<br />

Letters to Santa<br />

Letters due by 5 p.m.<br />

Wednesday, Dec. 5 to<br />

the Founders Community<br />

Center, 140 Oak St.<br />

Santa will personally<br />

write to each family who<br />

writes him a letter, provided<br />

that all information<br />

on the checklist is<br />

complete. Checklists are<br />

available at the main office<br />

or on the park district<br />

website. Please address<br />

letters to: Santa Claus, 25<br />

Candy Cane Lane, North<br />

Pole (c/o Frankfort Park<br />

District, 140 Oak Street,<br />

Frankfort, IL, 60423).<br />

For more information,<br />

call the Frankfort Park<br />

District at (815) 469-<br />

9400.<br />

Cookie Swap<br />

7-8 p.m. Wednesday,<br />

Dec. 5, Frankfort Public<br />

Library, 21119 S. Pfeiffer<br />

Road. This is an event for<br />

those who like to cook<br />

but, more importantly,<br />

for those who like to eat.<br />

Try a recipe from one of<br />

the recommended titles<br />

or make a family favorite.<br />

Please bring two dozen<br />

cookies, a copy of the<br />

recipe and a container to<br />

bring cookies home. For<br />

more information and<br />

registration, visit www.<br />

frankfortlibrary.org call<br />

(815) 534-6173.<br />

Santa’s Mailbox<br />

Letters are due by<br />

Friday, Dec. 7, to the<br />

Frankfort Square Park<br />

District’s Community<br />

Center, 7540 W. Braemar<br />

Lane. For more information,<br />

call (815) 469-3524.<br />

Madrigals Performance<br />

11-11:30 a.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 8, Frankfort<br />

Public Library, 21119 S.<br />

Pfeiffer Road. Join the<br />

Lincoln-Way East Madrigals<br />

for a quick show<br />

of their wonderful talents.<br />

Stay afterward to<br />

chat with the performers<br />

or enjoy refreshments<br />

with the Friends of the<br />

Frankfort Public Library<br />

District. Doors open at<br />

10:30 a.m., and space is<br />

available on a first-come,<br />

first-served basis.<br />

Santa Photos & Workshop<br />

11, 11:30 a.m. and<br />

Noon Saturday, Dec.<br />

8, Founders Community<br />

Center, 140 Oak St.<br />

Santa will be making a<br />

special appearance in<br />

Frankfort, and there will<br />

be cookie decorating and<br />

holiday-themed games,<br />

as well. Cost is $5 per<br />

child. Deadline to register<br />

is Dec. 6.<br />

Paws with Claus<br />

1-2 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 8, Founders Community<br />

Center, 140 Oak<br />

St. Residents can bring<br />

friendly family pets and a<br />

camera for a holiday photo<br />

opportunity with Santa<br />

Claus. All pets must be<br />

on a leash. People should<br />

bring a pet item to be donated<br />

to a local shelter.<br />

No registration required.<br />

Cost is $2 per dog family.<br />

Chorale Christmas Concert<br />

3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />

9, Lincoln-Way East<br />

Performing Arts Center,<br />

2<strong>01</strong> Colorado Ave. “Sing<br />

We Now of Christmas”<br />

will be presented by the<br />

Lincoln-Way Area Chorale.<br />

Tickets may be purchased<br />

online at www.<br />

lwac.com, from any<br />

Chorale member, or by<br />

calling (708) 479-1863<br />

or (815) 469-1<strong>01</strong>0. Cost<br />

is $18 for adults and $16<br />

for seniors and students.<br />

Holiday Karaoke<br />

7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 11, Frankfort<br />

Public Library, 21119 S.<br />

Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort.<br />

People can bring family,<br />

friends, neighbors<br />

or perhaps just go solo<br />

to participate in this fun<br />

holiday group karaoke<br />

for all ages. Song experts<br />

Gina Slager and Muriel<br />

Reymond will guide participants<br />

while they sing<br />

along with others, or just<br />

come to listen. Registration<br />

is encouraged but not<br />

required. For more information<br />

and registration,<br />

visit www.frankfortli<br />

brary.org or call (815)<br />

534-6173.<br />

Holiday Traditions:<br />

Hanukkah<br />

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 15, Frankfort<br />

Public Library, 21119 S.<br />

Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort.<br />

This event is for anyone,<br />

whether they celebrate<br />

Hanukkah or just want<br />

to learn more about the<br />

holiday. There will be<br />

a guest speaker and a<br />

potluck. Celebrants are<br />

asked to share favorite<br />

foods and family stories<br />

to teach others how their<br />

family celebrates. Patrons<br />

should bring a dish<br />

in a container they will<br />

take home with them and<br />

bring serving utensils.<br />

Holiday Traditions:<br />

Christmas<br />

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 29, Frankfort<br />

Public Library, 21119 S.<br />

Pfeiffer Road. This event<br />

is for anyone, whether<br />

they celebrate Christmas<br />

or just want to learn more<br />

about the holiday. There<br />

will be a guest speaker<br />

and a potluck. Celebrants<br />

are asked to share favorite<br />

foods and family stories<br />

to teach others how<br />

their family celebrates.<br />

Patrons should bring<br />

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dishes in containers they<br />

will take home and bring<br />

serving utensils.<br />

New Year’s Countdown<br />

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.<br />

Monday, Dec. 31,<br />

Founders Community<br />

Center, 140 Oak St. Get<br />

ready to countdown to<br />

2<strong>01</strong>9. Celebrate New<br />

Year’s Eve with dancing,<br />

party games, a giant<br />

inflatable, crafts and ice<br />

cream. There will be a<br />

“Countdown to 2<strong>01</strong>9”<br />

balloon drop at noon to<br />

celebrate the New Year.<br />

Deadline to register is<br />

Dec. 28. This program<br />

is for children ages 4-10<br />

years old. Cost is $8 for<br />

residents, and $11 for<br />

nonresidents.<br />

MOKENA<br />

Madrigals Performance<br />

7-8 p.m. Wednesday,<br />

Nov. 28, Mokena Community<br />

Public Library<br />

District, 11327 W. 195th<br />

St. Enjoy a performance<br />

by the Lincoln-Way<br />

Central High School<br />

Madrigal Singers to start<br />

the holiday season. The<br />

Madrigals — which<br />

are costumed singers,<br />

ladies, troubadours, a<br />

jester, wench and Shakespearean<br />

players — will<br />

perform Medieval and<br />

Renaissance Christmas<br />

music. To register, call<br />

(708) 479-9663 or visit<br />

www.mokenalibrary.org<br />

and find the event on the<br />

calendar.<br />

Holiday Lights Contest<br />

Deadline to register is<br />

Monday. Dec. 10. Don’t<br />

miss out. People should<br />

enter their residences<br />

in this annual free contest<br />

to win great prizes.<br />

Judging will take place<br />

between 6:30-9:30 p.m.<br />

on Dec. 12 and 13, and<br />

will be based on creativity,<br />

originality, theme,<br />

musical effects, lighting<br />

and overall layout. To<br />

enter, call the Mokena<br />

Park District office at<br />

(708) 390-24<strong>01</strong>.<br />

Winterbreak Jumpfest<br />

3-8 p.m. Thursday,<br />

Jan. 3, The Oaks Recreation<br />

and Fitness<br />

Center, 109<strong>01</strong> W. La<br />

Porte Road. Jumpfest<br />

wristbands will include<br />

unlimited jump time on<br />

tons of inflatables. Early<br />

bird registrants (by Dec.<br />

3) will receive a VIP<br />

wristband that will include<br />

an additional hour<br />

of jump time from 2-3<br />

p.m. Children 11 years<br />

and younger must have<br />

a guardian with them.<br />

Register by Jan. 3 for<br />

$10, or register at the<br />

door for $12.<br />

NEW LENOX<br />

Christmas Cantata<br />

3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.<br />

25, St. Jude Catholic<br />

Church, 241 W. Second<br />

Ave. Join St. Jude<br />

for “Sing Christmas: A<br />

Christmas Choral Experience,”<br />

under the direction<br />

of Tom Labanauskas<br />

and performed by<br />

the St. Jude Music Ministry<br />

choirs and orchestra.<br />

The show will feature<br />

guest soloists from<br />

Chicago Lyric Opera<br />

and Chicago Symphony<br />

Chorus. All are welcome.<br />

Holiday Cards<br />

5-6:30 p.m. Thursday,<br />

Nov. 29, New Lenox<br />

Public Library, 120 Veterans<br />

Parkway. People<br />

can earn volunteer hours<br />

while spreading holiday<br />

cheer. Teens can create<br />

some crafty holiday<br />

cards for the residents of<br />

local nursing homes and<br />

retirement communities.<br />

To register, visit www.<br />

newlenoxlibrary.org.<br />

Madrigal Performance<br />

6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday,<br />

Nov. 29, New<br />

Lenox Public Library,<br />

120 Veterans Parkway.<br />

Enjoy a performance by<br />

Paul Eckhardt (left), of New Lenox, and his cousin<br />

Alyssa Guglielmo, of Wheaton, pose for a photo with<br />

The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who during last year’s Lunch<br />

with The Grinch, hosted by the Lincolnway Special<br />

Recreation Association. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO<br />

the Lincoln-Way Central<br />

High School Madrigal<br />

Singers to start<br />

the holiday season. The<br />

Madrigals — costumed<br />

singers, ladies, troubadours,<br />

a jester, wench<br />

and Shakespearean<br />

players — will perform<br />

Medieval and Renaissance<br />

Christmas music.<br />

To register, visit www.<br />

newlenoxlibrary.org.<br />

Pictures with Santa<br />

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.<br />

Saturday, Dec. 1, Animal<br />

Clinic at New<br />

Lenox, 1328 N. Cedar<br />

Road. The Animal Clinic<br />

at New Lenox is to<br />

welcome Santa for photos<br />

with two- and fourlegged<br />

family members<br />

to benefit the TLC Animal<br />

Shelter in Homer<br />

Glen. A $10 minimum<br />

cash donation is requested.<br />

Additionally,<br />

Animal Clinic at New<br />

Lenox will be collecting<br />

donations (both monetary<br />

and wish list items)<br />

for TLC throughout the<br />

month of December.<br />

Christmas in the Commons<br />

Saturdays and Sundays<br />

Dec. 2-Jan. 6, Village<br />

Commons, 1 Veterans<br />

Parkway. Enjoy a<br />

full season of entertainment<br />

and activities in<br />

the Commons and come<br />

see the largest illuminated<br />

Santa Claus in<br />

the United States. There<br />

will be a dazzling light<br />

display throughout the<br />

Commons, holiday markets<br />

and ice skating. For<br />

a full list of times, dates,<br />

events and activities,<br />

visit www.newlenox.<br />

net.<br />

Empty Bowls<br />

2-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />

2, Village Commons,<br />

1 Veterans Parkway.<br />

Anyone who purchases<br />

a ticket for the event<br />

will receive a bowl that<br />

was hand-painted by a<br />

New Lenox Community<br />

Park District Program<br />

participant and soup at<br />

the Kick-Off Celebration.<br />

Proceeds from the<br />

event will go to the New<br />

Lenox Township Food<br />

Pantry. Tickets can be<br />

purchased at the Administration<br />

Building, 7<strong>01</strong><br />

W. Haven Ave., or at the<br />

Lions Community Center,<br />

1 W. Manor Drive.<br />

Cost is $15.<br />

Jingle and Mingle<br />

5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday,<br />

Dec. 7, The Atrium<br />

at Gatto’s Restaurant &<br />

Bar, 1938 E. Lincoln<br />

Highway. People can<br />

join the New Lenox<br />

Chamber of Commerce<br />

for a festive night of<br />

networking, food and<br />

beverages, 50/50 Merry<br />

Money Raffle and 2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

award announcements<br />

— all while supporting a<br />

good cause: The Township<br />

Food Pantry. Many<br />

of the families served<br />

by the food pantry have<br />

children who can benefit<br />

from the generosity of<br />

community members.<br />

Donations will be accepted<br />

at the Jingle &<br />

Mingle event and at<br />

Chamber office through<br />

Thursday, Dec. 6. Deadline<br />

to RSVP for the Jingle<br />

and Mingle event is<br />

Friday, Nov. 30. Cost is<br />

$25 per person. To register,<br />

call (815) 485-4241.<br />

Cookie with Mrs. Claus<br />

10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 15, New<br />

Lenox Public Library,<br />

120 Veterans Parkway.<br />

Join Mrs. Claus and<br />

some North Pole elves<br />

for festive stories, a<br />

craft, cookies and elf<br />

games. To register, visit<br />

www.newlenoxlibrary.<br />

org.<br />

Lunch with the Grinch<br />

10 a.m. and noon<br />

Saturday, Dec. 15, Lincolnway<br />

Special Recreation<br />

Association, 1900<br />

Heatherglen Drive. Join<br />

the LWSRA for their<br />

third annual Lunch with<br />

the Grinch. There will be<br />

two, two-hour sessions.<br />

This event is open to<br />

the public, and all children<br />

must be accompanied<br />

by an adult. Space<br />

is limited. Register at<br />

www.eventbrite.com<br />

and search for “Lunch<br />

with the Grinch” in New<br />

Lenox.<br />

Holiday Lights Contest<br />

6:30-10 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 15. Open to<br />

all homes in the New<br />

Lenox Community Park<br />

District boundaries.<br />

Judging will take place<br />

on the weekend of Dec.<br />

15-16 in the categories<br />

of: overall curb appeal,<br />

originality and use of<br />

theme, and creativity and<br />

design. Winners for first<br />

and second place will be<br />

notified on Wednesday,<br />

Dec. 19. To enter, email<br />

Tracy at twrase@new<br />

lenoxparks.org. Because<br />

of the popularity of the<br />

contest last year, there is<br />

a maximum amount of<br />

15 houses that can enter.<br />

Deadline to register is<br />

Monday, Dec. 10.<br />

Family Holiday Party<br />

6-8:30 p.m. Monday,<br />

Dec. 17, Lincolnway<br />

Special Recreation Association,<br />

1900 Heatherglen<br />

Drive. Join the<br />

LWSRA for a family<br />

holiday party. For more<br />

information, call (815)<br />

320-3507 or visit www.<br />

lwsra.org.<br />

Scooby-Doo Christmas<br />

6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday,<br />

Dec. 17, New<br />

Lenox Public Library,<br />

120 Veterans Parkway.<br />

Watch the movie, “Scooby-Doo<br />

Christmas,”<br />

have some Scooby Snax<br />

and take pictures in The<br />

Mystery Machine photo<br />

booth. To register, visit<br />

www.newlenoxlibrary.<br />

org.<br />

Flower Pot Ornaments<br />

6-7:15 p.m. Wednesday,<br />

Dec. 19, New<br />

Lenox Public Library,<br />

120 Veterans Parkway.<br />

Patrons can create<br />

matching Mickey and<br />

Minnie flower pot ornaments<br />

for the tree. To<br />

register, visit www.new<br />

lenoxlibrary.org.


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12.6 JOHN & GRACE<br />

12.7 DJ (FLASHBACK FRIDAYS)<br />

12.8 BERNIE GLIM & CRB<br />

12.12 LIVE BLUES<br />

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12.15 LUPO<br />

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Francesca’s provides the perfect party<br />

atmosphere for the holiday season<br />

The holiday season<br />

is the perfect time for a<br />

celebration and no one<br />

throws a party quite like<br />

Francesca’s. From family<br />

get-togethers to company<br />

dinners and every occasion<br />

in between, an event<br />

at Francesca’s is one to<br />

remember. The excellent<br />

food and superior service<br />

that customers have come<br />

to know and love from the<br />

Frankfort and Palos Park<br />

Francesca’s locations carries<br />

over from their restaurants<br />

into their private<br />

dining rooms with accommodations<br />

for up to 125<br />

guests. For information on<br />

menu packages, visit Francesca’s<br />

online and then<br />

contact an event planner to<br />

reserve the date.<br />

Also, save the date for<br />

Christmas Eve and New<br />

Year’s Eve dinners. These<br />

dates fill up fast and they<br />

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customers are on the guest<br />

list, so call and reserve a<br />

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Gift Card Program returns<br />

With the holidays just<br />

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23) and continuing until<br />

Dec. 31, every $100 Francesca’s<br />

gift card purchased<br />

will earn customers a $25<br />

holiday bonus gift card.<br />

There is no purchase limit<br />

with their holiday gift card<br />

program, so stock up on<br />

gifts for family, friends,<br />

teachers and business associates,<br />

then treat yourself<br />

to dinner during the<br />

early part of 2<strong>01</strong>9 with a<br />

bonus gift card (some restrictions<br />

apply, see store<br />

for details).<br />

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Fortunato, 40 Kansas St.<br />

Frankfort and Francesca’s<br />

Vicinato, 12960 S. LaGrange<br />

Road, Palos Park. For more<br />

information, visit www.miaf<br />

rancesca.com. They also own<br />

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Diamond’s Family Restaurant hopes to unite families for the holidays<br />

Community involvement<br />

is a core value for<br />

Diamond’s Family Restaurant<br />

and Bar, 16529<br />

W. 159th St., in the Jewel<br />

plaza behind Starbuck’s in<br />

Lockport.<br />

When Lockport resident<br />

Teresa Bahryjczuk<br />

opened the restaurant in<br />

September 2<strong>01</strong>8, she knew<br />

she wanted it to become a<br />

gathering place for families<br />

in the community.<br />

“The biggest thing about<br />

our restaurant is that it<br />

is more of a family-style<br />

restaurant,” Teresa said.<br />

“We provide home-cooked<br />

meals. The food here is<br />

made to order from our<br />

kitchen to your table.”<br />

At Diamond’s Family<br />

Restaurant, the food is<br />

made from scratch, with<br />

the exception of a few appetizers.<br />

“I take pride in serving<br />

fresh, not frozen foods,”<br />

Teresa said.<br />

The menu at Diamond’s<br />

Family Restaurant is large<br />

and can be categorized as<br />

American traditional.<br />

While there are a variety<br />

of offerings on the menu,<br />

Teresa said their most<br />

popular items are the halfpound,<br />

hand-packed burger<br />

($8.95), flat-iron steak<br />

sandwich ($11.49) and the<br />

Diamond chopped salad<br />

($12.49).<br />

The offerings don’t stop<br />

there.<br />

Diamond’s Family Restaurant<br />

sets itself apart<br />

with its daily lunch buffet.<br />

The buffet is from 11<br />

a.m.-2 p.m. and is $6.99<br />

for adults and $4.99 for<br />

children 10 and younger.<br />

On top of that, the restaurant<br />

also offers daily<br />

specials.<br />

On Mondays, stop in<br />

for a po’boy sandwich<br />

($8.95), which is a beef<br />

patty served on garlic<br />

bread with grilled onions,<br />

American cheese and your<br />

choice of side.<br />

Tuesdays are taco night.<br />

Come for a Taco Dinner<br />

($6.95), which includes<br />

three beef or chicken tacos,<br />

topped with cheese<br />

and cilantro, and served<br />

with a bed of lettuce, tomato<br />

rice and beans. Add<br />

steak for an extra $2.<br />

Diamond Family Restaurant’s<br />

famous halfpound,<br />

hand-packed burger<br />

is on special for $5 on<br />

Wednesdays. The burger<br />

comes with a choice of<br />

french fries, tater tots or a<br />

side salad. Add cheese for<br />

$1 or upgrade your side for<br />

an additional charge.<br />

Fresh bone-in or boneless<br />

wings ($5) are on special<br />

every Thursday.<br />

Then, customers can<br />

come right back on Friday<br />

for the Malibu chicken<br />

sandwich ($8.95), which<br />

is a grilled chicken breast<br />

with ham, Swiss cheese,<br />

lettuce and tomato, all<br />

served on a bun with a<br />

choice of side.<br />

Saturday is chicken<br />

Parmesan sandwich night<br />

($8.95). The classic is<br />

made with hand-breaded<br />

chicken breast, marinara<br />

sauce, and mozzarella and<br />

Parmesan cheeses on a bun<br />

with a choice of side.<br />

The week ends on Sunday<br />

with the Italian beef<br />

sandwich ($8.95).<br />

In an effort to give back<br />

to the community that supports<br />

Diamond’s, Teresa<br />

donates 10 percent of the<br />

restaurant’s Tuesday sales<br />

to a local charity or school.<br />

“I am a strong believer<br />

in supporting the local<br />

small businesses,” she<br />

said. “I am really big at<br />

giving back to the community,<br />

because the community<br />

is what keeps us<br />

alive.”<br />

Teresa welcomes families<br />

to her restaurant for<br />

the holiday season and<br />

said there is something for<br />

everyone. While children<br />

are waiting on their food,<br />

they can play a number of<br />

games at the restaurant.<br />

Diamond’s Family Restaurant<br />

and Bar is a full,<br />

sit-down restaurant, with<br />

carryout and delivery options<br />

through DoorDash<br />

and Uber Eats.<br />

Submitted by Diamond’s<br />

Family Restaurant and Bar,<br />

16529 W. 159th St., Lockport.<br />

Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-<br />

Tuesday and 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />

Wednesday-Saturday. For<br />

more information, call (815)<br />

838-6605 or visit www.dia<br />

mondsrestaurantandbar.com.<br />

Written by 22CM Boost, the<br />

content-writing division of<br />

22nd Century Media, publisher<br />

of this special section<br />

and newspaper.<br />

Diamond’s Restaurant & Bar<br />

LUNCH BUFFET<br />

11am-2pm • 7 Days A Week<br />

$6.99 Adults<br />

$4.99 Kids 10 & Under<br />

Full service sit down restaurant & bar<br />

Daily Food & Drink Specials<br />

Dine-In • Carryout<br />

Delivery thru DoorDash & UberEats<br />

Fresh Made Food Daily<br />

Check out our full menu including daily food &<br />

drink specials at www.diamondbilliardsil.com<br />

Dine In - Carry Out<br />

Delivery thru UberEats<br />

& DoorDash<br />

Home of the<br />

Fresh 1/2 lb<br />

Hand Packed<br />

Burger!<br />

$<br />

5 OFF<br />

any purchase<br />

of $25 or more<br />

With this coupon. Not valid with any other offers, alcholic<br />

beverages, on the buffet or delivery. Expires 12/30/18.<br />

$<br />

10 OFF<br />

any purchase<br />

of $50 or more<br />

With this coupon. Not valid with any other offers, alcholic<br />

beverages, on the buffet or delivery. Expires 12/30/18.<br />

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• Ophthalmology<br />

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• Pulmonology<br />

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10379WLincolnHwy<br />

Frankfort,IL60423<br />

(815)469-7240<br />

www.primaryeyedocs.com<br />

Santa can SEE if you’vebeen<br />

naughty ornice…<br />

Join us for an eveningwith<br />

Santaand Mrs. Claus!<br />

Thur.,Dec.20 th ,2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

4:00pm – 6:00pm<br />

Santa is making a stop at<br />

Primary Eyecare Professionals<br />

How else can Santa read<br />

who’s on his Naughty or<br />

Nice List without his iconic<br />

glasses?<br />

For the second year in<br />

a row, Mr. and Mrs. Claus<br />

will be making a stop at<br />

Primary Eyecare Professionals<br />

from 4-6:00 p.m.<br />

on Dec. 20.<br />

Santa and Mrs. Claus<br />

will be listening to Christmas<br />

wishes and handing out<br />

goodie bags for all the children<br />

who have made it on<br />

the Nice List this year. As a<br />

treat to parents, patients can<br />

fill out a raffle ticket to win<br />

a free pair of glasses.<br />

The evening will include<br />

seasonal desserts,<br />

drinks, music and décor.<br />

Santa’s elves will also<br />

be transforming the office<br />

into “Santa’s Eyecare<br />

Workshop” for a day to<br />

help with patient care and<br />

eyewear selection.<br />

With insurance benefits<br />

and health savings plans<br />

expiring at the end of the<br />

year, patients are also invited<br />

to take advantage of<br />

the office’s annual end-ofyear<br />

promotion. With every<br />

purchase of a complete<br />

pair of eyewear, patients<br />

will receive 50 percent off<br />

a second complete pair or<br />

set of lenses*.<br />

Primary Eyecare Professionals<br />

has been serving<br />

the eye care needs of the<br />

Lincoln-Way community<br />

since 2005. Dr. Steven<br />

Guzik and his staff strive<br />

to offer the best care, education<br />

and eyewear for<br />

“kids from 1 to 92.”<br />

“The office was opened<br />

with the mission of doing<br />

more to improve your<br />

vision,” said Guzik, who<br />

is the owner of Primary<br />

Eyecare Professionals and<br />

an optometrist. “We value<br />

building lasting relationships<br />

with our patients<br />

and members of the community.<br />

The holidays are<br />

a time to be shared with<br />

those we care about, and<br />

we truly feel our patients<br />

have become our extended<br />

family over the years. Who<br />

better to share the spirit of<br />

the season with than those<br />

we hold dear?”<br />

So take a sleigh ride on<br />

over to Primary Eyecare<br />

Professionals this December<br />

to join in the holiday<br />

cheer with the Clauses,<br />

Guzik and their elves.<br />

*excludes Maui Jim,<br />

Amphibia, and contact<br />

lenses<br />

Submitted by Primary Eyecare<br />

Professionals, 10379 W.<br />

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort,<br />

60423. For more information,<br />

visit primaryeyedocs.<br />

com or call (815) 469-7240.<br />

Taylor Steam offers quality cleaning services<br />

Stop in duringthe entire monthof<br />

Decembertoreceive<br />

50%OFF<br />

asecondpairofglasses!*<br />

*some exclusionsapply<br />

For more than 30 years, Taylor Steam<br />

has been providing superior service, using<br />

state-of-the-art equipment to achieve<br />

desired goals and meet customers’ expectations.<br />

Although there are many cleaning<br />

methods in the carpet-cleaning industry,<br />

the only one that can meet expectations is<br />

a true steam cleaning method. This is the<br />

recommended cleaning method of major<br />

carpet, upholstery and tapestry manufactures,<br />

who often void warranty if other<br />

methods are used.<br />

The significant advantages include the<br />

following.<br />

• Sanitizing and deodorizing<br />

• Water reaching 200 degrees kills<br />

germs, bacteria, odor, allergens and toxins<br />

• Less chemicals. This means you can<br />

rest assured that children and pets are safe<br />

when detergents and cleaners are added<br />

and not removed properly. The fabric attracts<br />

even more dirt and can make a carpet<br />

dirtier over time and spots reappear<br />

after cleaning. Steam cleaning removes<br />

deep dirt and leaves no residue.<br />

• Quicker drying time<br />

• Non damaging and extended carpet<br />

life<br />

Leave the steaming to Taylor Steam.<br />

The company also offers state-of-theart<br />

duct cleaning. People can clean the air<br />

to improve one’s home and health.<br />

Of American homeowners, 87 percent<br />

do not know that pollution may be worse<br />

inside their homes than outside. In fact,<br />

indoor air quality is one of the EPA’s 5 en-<br />

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Little Joe’s has been feeding families for 60 years<br />

Little Joe’s Restaurant has been feeding<br />

families in the Chicago area for 60 years<br />

— a feat its owners attribute to consistently<br />

good food and a heart for its clientele.<br />

On the menu: A large pizza menu includes<br />

thin crust, deep dish, stuffed and<br />

individual gourmet pizzas with more than<br />

two dozen topping choices. Offerings are<br />

the same at each of the three locations.<br />

Other menu items vary somewhat at each<br />

location. In addition to pizza, the restaurant<br />

has “made-in-house” pastas, including<br />

traditional lasagna. Chicken, fish, sausage<br />

and veal dishes are among the full<br />

meal choices, and a number of Americanstyle<br />

sandwiches and wraps are available<br />

for lunch or dinner.<br />

Specialties: “Little Joe’s Favorites,”<br />

include Giombatta Alla Suzi, a homemade<br />

sausage, onion, green pepper, potato<br />

and garlic dish; Pollo Chantel, a lightly<br />

breaded chicken breast with cream, mushrooms,<br />

white wine and “a touch of red<br />

sauce”; and Steak Italiano with filet medallions,<br />

sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and<br />

olive oil over rigatoni.<br />

About the owners: Sue Vazquez and<br />

her husband Gerardo “Abey” Vazquez<br />

met at the original Little Joe’s on 63rd<br />

Street in Chicago. That pizzeria was<br />

founded by her father, Patrick Albergo,<br />

and his partner, Joe Pierre, who opened<br />

their eatery on Sept. 19, 1958, the day Sue<br />

Vazquez was born.<br />

Decor: Vazquez characterizes the decor<br />

in all three locations as having a “Tuscany<br />

feel” but refers to the recently renovated<br />

Frankfort location as the “most beautiful,”<br />

with the most banquet space.<br />

Specialties: Little Joe’s is known for its<br />

homemade Italian salad dressing, which<br />

complements several of the restaurant’s<br />

nine salad choices, including the Mediterranean<br />

selection.<br />

Vazquez said Little Joe’s steaks are<br />

hand cut and “fresh, never frozen.”<br />

“People are very surprised and very<br />

delighted to have one of our steaks,” she<br />

said.<br />

Prices: Appetizers start at $5.25, and<br />

meat sandwich prices start at $6.25, with<br />

a choice of two sides. Classic pasta dinners<br />

start at $9.95, and pasta specialty<br />

dishes range from $12.50 to $18.75. Meat<br />

and fish entrees start at $14.95.<br />

Logistics: Tinley Park location is at<br />

7976 W. 167th St. Hours are: 11 a.m.-9:30<br />

p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-10:30<br />

p.m. Friday-Saturday; and Noon-9 p.m.<br />

Sunday. Call (708) 532-2240.<br />

New Lenox location is at 1300 North<br />

Cedar Road. Hours are: 6 a.m.-9:30 p.m.<br />

Monday-Thursday; 6 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday;<br />

and 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.<br />

Call (815) 463-1099.<br />

Frankfort location is at 20805 S. La<br />

Grange Road. Hours are: 3:30 p.m.-9:30<br />

p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />

Friday and Saturday; Noon-9 p.m. Sunday.<br />

Call (815) 534-5084.<br />

Submitted by Little Joe’s Restaurant. For<br />

more information on all locations, visit www.<br />

littlejoesfamouspizza.com.<br />

Little Joe’s<br />

FAMOUS CHICAGO<br />

RESTORANTE &PIZZA<br />

Let us cater<br />

your holiday party<br />

or reserve one of our<br />

many banquet rooms!<br />

From our house to yours,<br />

Merry Christmas &Holiday Cheers!<br />

$5 OFF<br />

anypurchaseof$30 or more.<br />

limit one per table<br />

Little Joe’s Famous Pizza<br />

Nottobecombinedwithanyotheroffers.CouponsacceptedatNewLenox,Frankfortand<br />

TinleyPark.Limitonepercustomer.Onecouponperorder.Dine-inonly.Expires12/31/18<br />

$4 OFF<br />

PartyPizza<br />

$3 OFF<br />

$2 OFF<br />

Medium Pizza<br />

$1 OFF<br />

Large Pizza Small Pizza<br />

Little Joe’s Famous Pizza<br />

Nottobecombinedwithanyotheroffers.CouponsacceptedatNewLenox,Frankfortand<br />

TinleyPark.Limitonepercustomer.Onecouponperorder.Dine-inonly.Expires12/31/18<br />

Book your private<br />

partybefore<br />

12/31/18 &get<br />

10%<br />

OFF<br />

Tax, gratuity &alcohol<br />

excluded<br />

$15 OFF<br />

Catering over $100<br />

$20 OFF<br />

Catering over $150<br />

Little Joe’s Famous Pizza<br />

Nottobecombinedwithanyotheroffers.CouponsonlyacceptedatNewLenoxlocation.<br />

Limitonepercustomer.Expires12/31/18<br />

TINLEY PARK<br />

7976 167th St.<br />

708.532.2240<br />

FRANKFORT<br />

20805 S. LaGrange Rd<br />

815.534.5084<br />

NEW LENOX<br />

1300 N. Cedar Rd<br />

815.463.1099<br />

littlejoesfamouspizza.com


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Circle Tractor celebrates<br />

38 years in business<br />

For 38 years, people<br />

from the southwest suburbs<br />

have been coming<br />

to Circle Tractor for the<br />

highest quality tractors,<br />

lawn equipment and attentive<br />

service. That has<br />

been its hallmark. We offer<br />

the widest selection<br />

of cutting-edge products<br />

from the industry-leading<br />

brands: John Deere, Toro,<br />

Honda and the latest edition,<br />

Avant.<br />

The dealership has<br />

grown from a small specialty<br />

shop to one of the<br />

largest multi-line outdoor<br />

power equipment dealers<br />

in the area.<br />

At Circle Tractor, the<br />

company prides itself on<br />

customer service and its<br />

ability to meet each of<br />

its customer’s individual<br />

needs. They know how important<br />

equipment is to its<br />

customers and understands<br />

they want someone they<br />

trust to maintain it.<br />

The parts department<br />

is staffed by experienced<br />

professionals. They want<br />

to make sure customers<br />

get the right parts when<br />

they need them and at a<br />

fair price. The store carries<br />

more than 10,000 original<br />

equipment manufacturer<br />

parts in stock, and if for any<br />

reason it is not carrying the<br />

part someone needs, employees<br />

will gladly have it<br />

shipped to the store within<br />

just a couple of days.<br />

Having trouble finding<br />

a part? Just come in and<br />

talk to one of the store’s<br />

parts employees, who<br />

will gladly help locate the<br />

proper part needed for any<br />

machine.<br />

The service department<br />

is staffed by factory-trained<br />

and -certified<br />

professional mechanics. It<br />

prides itself on thorough<br />

inspections and proper<br />

diagnoses of machines in<br />

a timely manner. The service<br />

department will stand<br />

behind its work to make<br />

sure equipment is working<br />

properly for customers<br />

through the entire lawn<br />

and garden season.<br />

Submitted by Circle Tractor,<br />

12608 W. 159th St., Homer<br />

Glen, 60491. For more information,<br />

visit circletractor.<br />

com or call (708) 3<strong>01</strong>-0222.<br />

STEAKS • CHOPS • PRIME RIB<br />

SEAFOOD • CHICKEN • RIBS<br />

Jack Gibbons Gardens all<br />

about traditions, not trends<br />

Jack Gibbons Gardens does not follow<br />

trends.<br />

Diners are not going to witness Happy<br />

Hours or Margarita Mondays at Jack Gibbons.<br />

That is because Jack Gibbons focuses<br />

on what really matters: great food and<br />

even better company.<br />

The restaurant reportedly has customers<br />

who say they have not been there for<br />

25-30 years but come back and it is just<br />

the way they remember it.<br />

Jack Gibbons Gardens — or Gibbons,<br />

as the regulars call it — opened in 1922<br />

as a speakeasy. Although times have<br />

changed drastically since then, the restaurant<br />

itself has not. From the red leather<br />

booths to the wood-paneled walls, Jack<br />

Gibbons is truly timeless.<br />

In a time where chain restaurants are on<br />

every corner, Gibbons has become even<br />

more special and unique. From the second<br />

a diner sits and is instantly delivered<br />

delicious warm bread, three-bean salad<br />

and coleslaw, before even a glance at the<br />

menu, it is easy to know one is about to<br />

have one of the best meals of his or her<br />

life. From surf and turf to fried chicken,<br />

Gibbons has something to satisfy any<br />

craving.<br />

Gibbons has been described as a “generational<br />

place” that sees everyone from<br />

grandfathers and fathers to their grandchildren<br />

who dine there.<br />

A secret to that success is that the restaurant’s<br />

staff does not experience the<br />

type of turnover seen in some chain restaurants.<br />

Its employees have worked there<br />

for years, striving for a “Cheers” vibe with<br />

which the bartender knows the customers,<br />

what they’re having, and the friends they<br />

bring with them.<br />

Submitted by Jack Gibbons Gardens, 14700<br />

Oak Park Ave. in Oak Forest. For more information,<br />

visit www.jackgibbonsgarden.com or<br />

call (708) 687-2331.<br />

A CLASSIC<br />

apple AMERICAN apple<br />

STEAKHOUSE<br />

ESTABLISHED IN 1922<br />

GIFT<br />

CERTIFICATES<br />

AVAILABLE!<br />

Call Today<br />

to make your<br />

Christmas Eve<br />

& New Year’s Eve<br />

Reservations!<br />

708.687.2331<br />

147th & Oak Park Ave. • Oak Forest, IL 60452<br />

Booking Private Luncheons for 35 or more<br />

Monday - Friday: 5pm - Close • Saturday: 4pm - Close • Sunday: 3pm - Close<br />

Holiday hours may vary • Closed Christmas Day


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Celebrate the holidays with Side Street Tavern<br />

Side Street is not just another<br />

restaurant, nor just another sports<br />

bar but an entire dining and entertainment<br />

emporium like none<br />

other in the Southwest suburbs.<br />

Side Street, as seen on “Chicago’s<br />

Best,” incorporates a<br />

pleasurable dining experience<br />

with broad entertainment and an<br />

inviting social atmosphere. Side<br />

Street is large enough to seat 350<br />

guests, has a large outdoor patio<br />

that comfortably accommodates<br />

50 people and multiple party<br />

rooms.<br />

Side Street offers delicious<br />

food from a wide-ranging menu<br />

served by professional, courteous<br />

and friendly staff. Chef<br />

Victor has created “updated<br />

versions of American classics.”<br />

Side Street’s signature dish is<br />

cola-braised volcano pork shank<br />

served with Carolina mopping<br />

sauce, as well as dishes that<br />

range from sirloin steak and vegetables<br />

finished with chimichurri<br />

sauce to North Creek salmon<br />

prepared with the customer’s<br />

choice of style – Asian sesame<br />

or barbecue.<br />

Comfort foods like turkey pot<br />

pie and pot roast that jive with<br />

the jolt of cold weather winter<br />

brings are also being added to<br />

the menu. For a palate pleasure,<br />

diners must try the roasted red<br />

potato and bacon salad served<br />

delicious and hot. Patrons commonly<br />

remark on the Side Street<br />

chips starter, piled with fresh<br />

house-made chips topped with<br />

grated Parmesan and truffle aioli,<br />

with a side of caramelized<br />

onion dip. The taco lineup is another<br />

popular category, ranging<br />

from the Tinga-filled with flavorful<br />

shredded chicken, red onion,<br />

cilantro and crema to the Baha,<br />

made with battered mahi-mahi.<br />

Flatbreads, fresh salads and<br />

other handhelds round out their<br />

casual offerings, as well as three<br />

varieties of Weezees, a trademarked<br />

sandwich staple. The<br />

Side Street dining experience<br />

wouldn’t be a decadent occasion<br />

without dessert, and Side Street<br />

doesn’t disappoint in this arena.<br />

In addition to desserts that can<br />

be shared or reveled solo, the<br />

menu includes OMG It’s Gluten<br />

Free brownie and Side Street’s<br />

signature bread pudding that incorporates<br />

sweet cognac butter.<br />

They also feature a list of desert<br />

libations from Irish coffee to the<br />

silky sweet chocolate raspberry<br />

kiss, crafted with chocolate and<br />

raspberry liqueurs mixed with<br />

coffee and finished with a dollop<br />

of whipped cream.<br />

To complement the dinner,<br />

Side Street offers a robust drink<br />

list. Side Street features more<br />

than 25 handpicked brews, some<br />

rotating and seasonal, others<br />

domestic and imported. The list<br />

also includes handcrafted cocktails<br />

and rosé, white and red<br />

wines — any of which can make<br />

a perfect pairing with their food<br />

selections. Also, Side Street has<br />

a long list of special drink offering<br />

and libations.<br />

Adding to the dining experience,<br />

Side Street offers live<br />

entertainment, DJ music, summertime<br />

outdoor music festivals,<br />

happy hour specials, pre-concert<br />

parties with ticket giveaways,<br />

post-concert parties with an occasional<br />

entertainer from the<br />

concert and for those who so<br />

wish, video slot machines.<br />

For the sports minded, Side<br />

Street has 25 large screen TVs<br />

with a variety of sports channels<br />

on at all times. For those that<br />

want more active participation<br />

there are other regular events<br />

including Bar Bingo with a progressive<br />

jackpot and bean bags<br />

including bags tournaments both<br />

indoors and outdoors.<br />

What is a time out without<br />

some awesome music? Side<br />

Street offers live music as diverse<br />

as it is foot-tappingly<br />

good, including everything from<br />

Sinatra-style, swing, rock, classic<br />

rock, country, folk, Irish, Motown<br />

and more.<br />

For special events, Side Street<br />

offers catering and private special<br />

event functions to accommodate<br />

anniversary, birthday,<br />

holiday, bridal and baby showers,<br />

office parties in a very contemporaneous<br />

setting. Don’t<br />

wait – book the office or family<br />

and friends holiday party now.<br />

Side Street has a very simple<br />

idea – if a customer is going out<br />

to eat, they can incorporate some<br />

fun as well.<br />

Submitted by Side Street Tavern,<br />

184<strong>01</strong> North Creek Drive, Tinley<br />

Park. For more information, call<br />

(708) 928-8080 or visit www.side<br />

streettavern.com.<br />

The Holidays are Jollier<br />

with JohnDeere.<br />

CircleTractor has ahuge selection of John Deere toys and merchandise, perfect for<br />

everyoneonyour list. Stop in today to get all your holiday shopping done early!<br />

10 % OFF * ALL<br />

John Deere<br />

Toys &Merchandise<br />

*Valid at Circle Tractor only. Coupon applies to new sales of John Deere licensed toys and<br />

merchandise only. Offer ends 12/31/18. See dealer for complete details and offer restrictions.<br />

12608 W. 159th St. •708.3<strong>01</strong>.0222 Visit us online at circletractor.com


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Worry-free living at Alvernia Manor Senior Living<br />

Is mom living alone? Are<br />

you concerned of her safety?<br />

Is she able to reach out<br />

quickly for assistance should<br />

something happen? Do you<br />

worry dad is taking his daily<br />

medications as prescribed or<br />

eating nutritional meals? Is<br />

the hired home care provider<br />

giving that special aunt all<br />

the care, attention and socialization<br />

she needs and deserves?<br />

Alvernia Manor Senior<br />

Living is the “hidden gem”<br />

that can ease your family’s<br />

concerns. The mission of this<br />

unique senior living community<br />

is to provide seniors a<br />

loving, safe and caring home.<br />

Alvernia Manor has a warm,<br />

homey setting, its walls<br />

brimming of compassion,<br />

fulfillment and fun. Amenities<br />

include three daily meals<br />

plus snacks, staffed healthcare<br />

services, 24-hour emergency<br />

call system, housekeeping,<br />

furnished private<br />

rooms, and a calendar full of<br />

activities and socialization.<br />

In addition, there are no annuities<br />

or endowment fees.<br />

For more than 45 years the<br />

School Sisters of St. Francis<br />

of Christ the King and their<br />

dedicated staff have cared<br />

for seniors as their own family:<br />

with respect, love and<br />

concern. Family and friends<br />

refer to Alvernia Manor as<br />

their “hidden gem”.<br />

Alvernia Manor is located<br />

on a hilltop in the southwest<br />

suburb of Lemont. With its<br />

beautiful bluff location, the<br />

vivid colors of the four seasons<br />

are played out annually<br />

in panoramic view. The Little<br />

Bit of Heaven pavilion is a<br />

favorite spot for residents to<br />

take in the scenery and enjoy<br />

the fresh air. Residents also<br />

have the opportunity to enjoy<br />

several other secured patios<br />

or common areas, relax<br />

in the privacy of their rooms<br />

or spend spiritual time in the<br />

chapel. Keeping a resident’s<br />

body and mind healthy and<br />

active is the goal the sisters<br />

and staff strive for. Games,<br />

exercise, movies, bingo, best<br />

buddy visits, shopping trips,<br />

entertainment and other special<br />

outings, like a trip to<br />

Brookfield Zoo, are among<br />

the many activities on Alvernia’s<br />

monthly activity calendar.<br />

There are definitely fun<br />

times enjoyed by all.<br />

Alvernia Manor’s wellness<br />

coordinators and healthcare<br />

staff ensure residents’<br />

medications are dispensed,<br />

vitals taken and daily health<br />

monitored. Fresh meals are<br />

prepared daily and all housekeeping<br />

needs attended to.<br />

All this adds up to no more<br />

worries for you.<br />

In addition, adult day services<br />

or short-term stay are<br />

other available options for<br />

families. Loved ones receive<br />

the care and recreation they<br />

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Dealing with the effects of<br />

age-related hearing loss<br />

South Suburban Hearing<br />

Health Center specializes<br />

in age-related hearing<br />

loss. This is the loss of<br />

hearing that gradually occurs<br />

in most of us as we<br />

grow older. It is one of the<br />

most common conditions<br />

affecting older and elderly<br />

adults.<br />

Approximately one in<br />

three people in the United<br />

States between the ages<br />

of 65 and 74 has hearing<br />

loss, and nearly half of<br />

those older than 75 have<br />

difficulty hearing. Having<br />

trouble hearing can make<br />

it hard to understand and<br />

follow a doctor’s advice,<br />

respond to warnings, and<br />

hear phones, doorbells, and<br />

smoke alarms. Hearing loss<br />

can also make it hard to enjoy<br />

talking with family and<br />

friends, leading to feelings<br />

of isolation.<br />

Jonathan L. Wright,<br />

ACA, BC-HIS, a specialist<br />

at South Suburban Hearing<br />

says that age-related hearing<br />

loss most often occurs<br />

in both ears, affecting them<br />

equally. Because the loss is<br />

gradual, if you have agerelated<br />

hearing loss you<br />

may not realize that you’ve<br />

lost some of your ability to<br />

hear.<br />

“Many people put off<br />

getting help for their hearing<br />

loss because they think<br />

it’s insignificant – something<br />

they can deal with<br />

by simply turning the TV<br />

louder or asking family<br />

and friends to repeat<br />

themselves,” Wright said.<br />

But research has linked<br />

untreated hearing loss to<br />

significant issues that affect<br />

peoples’ lives in many<br />

ways.<br />

Dementia and hearing loss<br />

Seniors with hearing<br />

loss are significantly more<br />

likely to develop dementia<br />

over time than those who<br />

retain their hearing.<br />

• Mild hearing loss: two<br />

times more likely to develop<br />

dementia.<br />

• Moderate hearing loss:<br />

three times more likely<br />

to develop dementia.<br />

• Severe hearing loss: five<br />

times more likely to develop<br />

dementia.<br />

Mental health and hearing<br />

loss<br />

Hearing loss results in<br />

social isolation. Adults<br />

with untreated hearing loss<br />

tend to withdrawal from<br />

engaging with family &<br />

friends.<br />

Adults ages 50 and older<br />

with untreated hearing loss<br />

are more likely to report<br />

depression, anxiety, anger<br />

and frustration, emotional<br />

instability, and paranoia,<br />

and are less likely to participate<br />

in social activities<br />

than those who wear hearing<br />

aids.<br />

Can I prevent age-related<br />

hearing loss?<br />

At this time, scientists<br />

don’t know how to prevent<br />

age-related hearing loss;<br />

however, you can protect<br />

yourself from noise-induced<br />

hearing loss by protecting<br />

your ears, with ear<br />

plugs or ear muffs, from<br />

sounds that are too loud<br />

and last too long.<br />

How can I tell if I have a<br />

hearing problem?<br />

Ask yourself the following<br />

questions. If you answer<br />

“yes” to three or more<br />

of these questions, you<br />

could have a hearing problem<br />

and may need to have<br />

your hearing checked*:<br />

• Do you sometimes feel<br />

embarrassed when you<br />

meet new people because<br />

you struggle to hear?<br />

• Do you feel frustrated<br />

when talking to members<br />

of your family because<br />

you have difficulty hearing<br />

them?<br />

• Do you have difficulty<br />

hearing or understanding<br />

co-workers, clients or<br />

customers?<br />

• Do you have trouble hearing<br />

in the movies or in<br />

the theater?<br />

• Does a hearing problem<br />

cause you to argue with<br />

family members?<br />

• Do you have trouble<br />

hearing the TV or radio<br />

at levels that are loud<br />

enough for others?<br />

*Adapted from: Newman,<br />

C.W., Weinstein,<br />

B.E., Jacobson, G.P., &<br />

Hug, G.A. (1990). The<br />

Hearing Handicap Inventory<br />

for Adults [HHIA]:<br />

Psychometric adequacy<br />

and audiometric correlates.<br />

Ear Hear, 11, 430-433.<br />

What should I do if I have<br />

trouble hearing?<br />

Hearing problems can be<br />

serious. The most important<br />

thing you can do if you<br />

think you have a hearing<br />

problem is to seek advice<br />

from a health care provider.<br />

If you suspect that you<br />

or a loved one is experiencing<br />

a hearing loss, please<br />

don’t hesitate to get a hearing<br />

test. Come visit South<br />

Suburban Hearing Health<br />

Center’s professionals in<br />

Homer Glen, Burr Ridge<br />

and Mokena. Call (708)<br />

966-4724 to make an appointment.<br />

Submitted by South Suburban<br />

Hearing Health Center,<br />

14316 S. Will-Cook Road,<br />

Homer Glen, 60467; and<br />

20006 Wolf Road, Mokena,<br />

60448. For more information,<br />

visit southsuburban<br />

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Find adventure with<br />

St. Christopher Tours<br />

Travelers in pursuit of<br />

adventure should look no<br />

further than Phil & Amy’s<br />

St. Christopher Tours and<br />

their deluxe motorcoach<br />

venues. In addition to being<br />

recording artists and<br />

musical performers, for<br />

more than 25 years Phil<br />

& Amy have hosted oneday<br />

and overnight luxury<br />

motorcoach trips. Their<br />

St. Christopher travelers<br />

have traveled all around<br />

the country to exciting getaway<br />

locations across the<br />

United States and Canada.<br />

This past summer and fall,<br />

St. Christopher Tours visited<br />

Yellowstone National<br />

Park and Jackson Hole,<br />

experiencing the scenic<br />

wonders of Wyoming.<br />

Phil & Amy surprised their<br />

guests as they were invited<br />

to sing the national anthem<br />

for the world-famous<br />

Cody, Wyo. rodeo. Old<br />

Faithful, plunging waterfalls,<br />

multicolored canyons,<br />

rivers and streams,<br />

mountains, forest, countless<br />

plant and animal life<br />

and beautiful accommodations<br />

are sure to be forever<br />

remembered by their travelers.<br />

Phil & Amy’s Tours<br />

also took their guests later<br />

in June to beautiful Mackinac<br />

Island and are just<br />

back from their head start<br />

of Christmas shopping on<br />

a three-day visit to Frankenmuth,<br />

Mich. Plenty of<br />

one-day tours are offered<br />

all the time as well.<br />

Once again, St. Christopher<br />

Tours has great travel<br />

plans and destinations<br />

in store for one-day and<br />

overnight vacations for the<br />

coming year. June 2<strong>01</strong>9<br />

features a nine-day motorcoach<br />

trip to Cape Cod that<br />

includes everything from<br />

visiting the New England<br />

islands and a visit to Boston<br />

to a five-day stay at a<br />

Cape Cod resort and spa<br />

and even a boat cruise for<br />

whale watching. Travelers<br />

will have a delightful<br />

morning experience as the<br />

group crosses Nantucket<br />

Sound by ferry to visit<br />

Martha’s Vineyard. The<br />

little villages and town<br />

each have their own personality<br />

and a tour guide<br />

that will show the sites,<br />

such as the Oak Bluffs and<br />

famous lighthouses. Back<br />

on the mainland, travelers<br />

will experience dinners at<br />

famous fine local restaurants,<br />

as well as meals at<br />

the resort and spa that they<br />

venture out from each day.<br />

Winding roads through<br />

picturesque communities<br />

will take travelers on an<br />

expedition off the coast for<br />

the whale-watching cruise.<br />

This is a great trip for joining<br />

Phil & Amy and St.<br />

Christopher Tours. Just ask<br />

any past travelers about the<br />

2<strong>01</strong>6 Cape Cod trip, which<br />

was fun, relaxing and educational,<br />

too. Check out<br />

their ad and visit the www.<br />

philnamymusic.com website<br />

and gallery to relive<br />

travel moments and anticipate<br />

future destinations.<br />

One-day trips include Phil<br />

& Amy’s Starved Rock<br />

performances and theater<br />

events including “The Producers”<br />

lunch and matinee<br />

at the Paramount Theater<br />

in Aurora, “Mamma Mia”<br />

lunch and matinee at The<br />

Drury Lane Theater in<br />

Oak Brook and “West Side<br />

Story” evening performance<br />

at the Lyric Opera.<br />

Call their offices to find<br />

out more about pick-up<br />

and drop-off locations and<br />

options. Nothing brings a<br />

family together more than<br />

a motorcoach bus tour.<br />

Submitted by Phil & Amy’s<br />

St. Christopher Tours, 5348<br />

Forest Trail in Oak Forest.<br />

For more information, call<br />

(708) 687-3302 or visit www.<br />

philnamymusic.com.


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New Lenox-based<br />

business works to make<br />

clothes dryers safer<br />

Hidden buildup in<br />

clothes dryer vent<br />

is fire hazard<br />

DON’T LET YOUR DRYER<br />

START A<br />

FIRE!<br />

Most people know they<br />

need to clean out their dryer<br />

lint tray between each cycle,<br />

but what lurks behind<br />

the wall is just as important<br />

for safety and avoiding fire<br />

traps, as well as fully efficient<br />

dryer performance.<br />

Joe Enzenberger, owner<br />

of Dryer Vent Wizard,<br />

opened his New Lenoxbased<br />

business in 2009.<br />

Lint is the villain — lint<br />

that has been allowed to<br />

build up and linger too<br />

long in the dryer exhaust<br />

vent.<br />

It is estimated by the<br />

U.S. Consumer Product<br />

Safety Commission and<br />

the U.S. Fire Administration<br />

that 15,500 fires associated<br />

with clothes dryers<br />

occur annually. These fires<br />

account for an average of<br />

20 deaths, 370 injuries and<br />

more than $88 million in<br />

property damage. “Failure<br />

to clean the dryer vent”<br />

was the leading factor cited<br />

in U.S. Fire Administration<br />

reports.<br />

“It is something very few<br />

people know about or think<br />

about,” said Enzenberger,<br />

whose company specializes<br />

in dryer vent cleaning,<br />

repair, alteration and installation.<br />

“It is the leading<br />

cause of dryer fires.”<br />

Lint accumulation also<br />

can cause dryers to stop<br />

working or to work inefficiently.<br />

A dryer vent<br />

clogged with lint can add<br />

as much as $18-$24 per<br />

month to energy costs.<br />

“Improper venting<br />

causes problems, as well,”<br />

Enzenberger said. “The<br />

dryer exhaust duct and<br />

connections should be<br />

made of rigid metal or<br />

semi-rigid metal and secured<br />

with metal, heatresistant<br />

tape rather than<br />

duct tape. I often find<br />

plastic or foil accordiontype<br />

material, which can<br />

easily trap lint and is more<br />

susceptible to kinks and<br />

crushing.”<br />

Warning signs include:<br />

• Clothes are taking more<br />

than one cycle to dry, especially<br />

jeans and towels<br />

• No lint visible on lint<br />

screen<br />

• Dryer repeatedly stops<br />

during a cycle<br />

• Clothes have moldy<br />

smell after dry cycle<br />

• Clothes are very hot after<br />

a dry cycle<br />

• Top of dryer hot to the<br />

touch while running<br />

• Excess lint left on clothing.<br />

“This has been a consumer<br />

education process,<br />

but it’s hard to get the<br />

word out,” Enzenberger<br />

said. “Most don’t call until<br />

they have a serious problem<br />

with their dryer.”<br />

He suggests people<br />

treat clothes dryers as a<br />

household item in need of<br />

regular maintenance. Consumers<br />

can protect dryer<br />

performance and promote<br />

safety by cleaning the lint<br />

screen between each use,<br />

ensuring the connection<br />

between the dryer and<br />

wall is made of compliant<br />

material and remains<br />

un-kinked, and having the<br />

dryer exhaust duct cleaned<br />

regularly. Dryer manufacturers<br />

recommend inspection<br />

and cleaning at least<br />

annually.<br />

Those who are taking<br />

some time off for the holidays<br />

find it is the perfect<br />

time to have an inspection<br />

and cleaning of clothes<br />

dryers and dryer vent systems.<br />

Another important tip:<br />

Never let your clothes dryer<br />

run when you are out of<br />

the house or asleep.<br />

Submitted by Dryer Vent Wizard,<br />

1505 Cherrywood Lane,<br />

in New Lenox. For more<br />

information, visit dryer<br />

ventwizard.com or call (815)<br />

215-2090.<br />

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With the holidays right<br />

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Catering items include,<br />

but are not limited to: fried<br />

shrimp, shrimp cocktail,<br />

smoked salmon, broiled<br />

salmon, lobster roll and<br />

shrimp roll. Items can be<br />

sold by the pound or by<br />

the person, whichever is<br />

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the customer.<br />

Aside from Just Shrimp’s<br />

regular menu items, this<br />

year Just Shrimp has decided<br />

to include some nonseafood<br />

catering options,<br />

as well. For $10.99 per<br />

person, with a minimum<br />

of 20, customers will have<br />

the choice of two meats<br />

and two side dishes.<br />

Meat choices include<br />

CATERING OPTIONS<br />

• Fried Shrimp:<br />

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• Shrimp Cocktail:<br />

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• Lobster Roll Salad:<br />

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• Shrimp Roll Salad:<br />

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• Smoked Beef:<br />

$14.99/LB<br />

• Pulled Pork (Plain or<br />

BBQ): $13.99/LB<br />

Don’t forget to keep<br />

Just Shrimp in mind<br />

this holiday season or<br />

when planning your<br />

next event.<br />

smoked beef, pulled pork,<br />

fried chicken, fried chicken<br />

tenders, and chicken wings<br />

(traditional or smoked).<br />

Side dishes to choose<br />

from are mac and cheese,<br />

coleslaw, mixed green<br />

salad, pasta salad, rice,<br />

oven roasted potatoes, or<br />

sweet mashed.<br />

Other menu items as<br />

well as other meat and side<br />

dishes can be sold in catering<br />

packages by request.<br />

Traditional menu items,<br />

such as the lobster roll and<br />

shrimp roll, can be served<br />

great as appetizers also.<br />

Buying by the pound allows<br />

you to serve each as a<br />

spread for your guests to enjoy<br />

on crackers or focaccia.<br />

Shrimp cocktail trays<br />

include both homemade<br />

cocktail sauce and lemon<br />

wedges. Fried shrimp is<br />

served with your choice of<br />

dipping sauce and lemon<br />

wedges upon request.<br />

Submitted by Just Shrimp,<br />

15940 S. Harlem Ave., Tinley<br />

Park, 60477. For more information,<br />

visit justshrimprestaurant.<br />

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NuMark Credit Union is<br />

veterans serving veterans<br />

Led by its volunteer board of directors,<br />

NuMark is run by dedicated individuals<br />

who have a heart for service, and most<br />

of them are veterans of the United States<br />

Armed Forces. Richard Sheedy served in<br />

the U.S. Army Reserves. Wally Chlipala,<br />

Ray Eich and Dave Cordero served in<br />

the U.S. Army. David Harris served for<br />

the U.S. Navy Submarines. Tim Rathbun<br />

served for the U.S. Navy. Cliff Struthers<br />

served in the Navy, Army and Reserves.<br />

One thing that is for certain, our board<br />

of directors are instrumental in Nu-<br />

Mark’s success.<br />

“I am privileged to work with them,”<br />

said Ann Dubie, president and CEO.<br />

“The passion they have for the board and<br />

for this country is pretty remarkable.”<br />

Military service and community service<br />

all go hand-in-hand. When asked<br />

how their military service experience has<br />

helped them to become successful credit<br />

union leaders, the directors all stated the<br />

skills that they acquired in the military<br />

were irreplaceable. Decision-making,<br />

discipline and dedication are key skills<br />

that every leader should possess.<br />

“I learned to work with groups to accomplish<br />

duties that needed to be done to<br />

complete our mission,” Eich said.<br />

NuMark Credit Union has actively<br />

supported the Wreaths Across America<br />

Project, a national program that lays<br />

donated wreaths at veterans’ graves at<br />

all of the national cemeteries, including<br />

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery<br />

in Elwood. Wreaths Across America is<br />

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Most Americans take water for granted<br />

Investment in infrastructure<br />

critical to daily service<br />

Most Americans take the community<br />

water systems that bring clean water to<br />

and from their homes and businesses for<br />

granted.<br />

They turn on the tap and flush the toilet<br />

without thinking twice about where the<br />

water came from or where it will end up.<br />

Imagine a day without water; a day<br />

without safe, reliable water and wastewater<br />

service. A day without water<br />

would mean no water comes out of the<br />

tap to brush one’s teeth. There would be<br />

no morning coffee. When flushing the<br />

toilet, nothing would happen.<br />

Firefighters would have no water to<br />

put out fires. Farmers couldn’t water<br />

their crops. Restaurants and industries<br />

would close. Doctors couldn’t wash their<br />

hands.<br />

A single, nationwide day without water<br />

service would put an estimated $43.5<br />

billion of economic activity at risk. In<br />

just eight days, a national water service<br />

stoppage would put nearly 2 million jobs<br />

in jeopardy.<br />

A day without water everywhere<br />

would be nothing short of a humanitarian,<br />

political and economic crisis.<br />

That’s unimaginable for most, but<br />

there are communities in the U.S. that<br />

have lived without water. From manmade<br />

tragedies in Flint, Michigan, to<br />

water scarcity issues in central California,<br />

to wastewater runoff in the Great<br />

Lakes — water issues abound. There are<br />

millions of Americans living in communities<br />

that never had the infrastructure<br />

to provide safe water service, relying on<br />

bottled water and septic systems.<br />

The problems that face our drinking<br />

water and wastewater systems are multifaceted.<br />

The nation’s water and wastewater<br />

infrastructure is aging and in need<br />

of investment, having gone underfunded<br />

for decades. Drought, flooding and climate<br />

change stress water and wastewater<br />

systems. Too many communities have<br />

ignored the infrastructure needs of their<br />

water and wastewater systems. They are<br />

reluctant to adjust or raise customer rates<br />

to pay for necessary infrastructure improvements.<br />

Reinvestment in our water and wastewater<br />

infrastructure must be a national<br />

priority, but requires locally driven solutions.<br />

Illinois American Water invests<br />

approximately $70 million to $100 million<br />

annually to replace, upgrade and expand<br />

capacity of its water and wastewater<br />

systems.<br />

Nationally, American Water invests an<br />

estimated $1 billion annually on water<br />

and wastewater infrastructure.<br />

The United States Environmental Protection<br />

Agency estimated that approximately<br />

$384 billion in improvements to<br />

drinking water infrastructure is needed<br />

by 2030 for systems to continue providing<br />

safe drinking water to 297 million<br />

Please see WATER, 61<br />

WARM WISHES<br />

TO YOU THIS<br />

HOLIDAY SEASON<br />

WE KEEP LIFE FLOWING


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Forest View Farms offers horseback riding for the holidays<br />

For more than 50 years, Forest<br />

View Farms has welcomed<br />

horse-lovers of all ages, whether<br />

they have been riding all of their<br />

lives or want to enjoy their first<br />

rides.<br />

Forest View Farms in Tinley<br />

Park abuts the Cook County Forest<br />

Preserves — a beautiful piece<br />

of land that begs to be seen. The<br />

farms invite people to enjoy time<br />

away from life’s stresses and<br />

spend time relaxing by meandering<br />

through the beautiful forest<br />

trails.<br />

Riders are paired with a horse<br />

at the rider’s skill level, so new<br />

riders do not feel overwhelmed<br />

while sleigh rides, hayrides or<br />

other horse-drawn vehicles are<br />

piloted by one of the farms’ accomplished<br />

workers.<br />

Trail rides begin on the Forest<br />

View Farms property and take<br />

adjacent trails through the Cook<br />

County Forest Preserves. Trail<br />

rides are offered year-round, and<br />

offered for both private, reserved<br />

rides and non reserved walk-in<br />

customers. Trail riders need to<br />

be at least 9 years of age, with a<br />

250-pound weight limit.<br />

Children younger than 9 who<br />

want to ride also can enjoy pony<br />

rides, which are offered yearround<br />

and are great for smaller<br />

children. Children learn to be<br />

comfortable around horses during<br />

their controlled trail ride<br />

around the Forest View Farms<br />

property. All ponies are hand-led<br />

by a parent or adult.<br />

Forest View Farms offer riding<br />

lessons for new and advanced<br />

riders, young and old. For those<br />

who have always wanted to try<br />

horseback riding, there are classes<br />

for people of all ages, from 3<br />

years and older. Toddlers can become<br />

comfortable around horses<br />

or ponies with mommy and me<br />

classes, and older children can<br />

start learning riding basics, with<br />

lessons tailored to their ages and<br />

levels of comfort.<br />

For adults who have never<br />

had the chance to try horseback<br />

riding, Forest Views Farms has<br />

both group and private lessons,<br />

so people can try it out with their<br />

friends or on their own. Forest<br />

View Farms also offers driving<br />

lessons for those who do not<br />

drive.<br />

Forest View Farms offers everything<br />

one needs for a successful,<br />

memorable party. Parties can<br />

be built to accommodate everything<br />

from trail rides, pony rentals,<br />

hayrides, ride wagons, covered<br />

wagons, carriages and stage<br />

coach to petting farm animals.<br />

Sheriff badges, hats and bandannas<br />

are available as party favors.<br />

The farms have outdoor party<br />

pavilions available and heated<br />

party barn for fall, winter and<br />

spring comfort.<br />

And whether or not one decides<br />

to have a party at his or<br />

her location, or the farms, Forest<br />

View can supply everything<br />

needed, including western decorations<br />

and props for a great party<br />

all guests will remember.<br />

Forest View also does parades,<br />

weddings, reunions, convention<br />

events, company picnics, cookouts,<br />

special events and parties<br />

for all occasions.<br />

Forest View Farms invites everyone<br />

to join for a week of horsey<br />

fun at the horse camp, which is<br />

a great way to learn about horses<br />

and other farm animals. During<br />

the week at camp, campers will<br />

learn to brush, saddle and ride<br />

horses. Campers also will adopt<br />

one farm animal and take care<br />

of it for the week. Campers also<br />

will have riding lessons and go<br />

on trail rides daily.<br />

The farm also has other<br />

types of horse-related activities<br />

throughout the week.<br />

Fall is upon us, and hayride<br />

season is here, while winter is<br />

fast approaching. And the coming<br />

of snow brings sleigh rides.<br />

Gift certificates are available<br />

for any of the above and<br />

make great Christmas stockingstuffers<br />

for presents.<br />

Yes, Christ is still in Christmas<br />

at Forest View Farms. Call for<br />

additional details.<br />

Submitted by Forest View Farms.<br />

For more information, visit www.<br />

fvfarms.com, or call (708) 560-0306<br />

or (219) 365-1350.<br />

BO<br />

SLEIGH RIDES, CARRIAGE<br />

RIDES AND WAGON RIDES<br />

2 To 4 Passenger<br />

Carriage Or Sleigh - $50<br />

5 Or More Passenger<br />

Sleigh Or Wagon - $10 Per Person<br />

Capacity Is Based On An Average Size Adult<br />

If In Doubt, Book Larger Sleigh Or Wagon<br />

Rides Are Approximately 25 - 30 Minutes<br />

Campfire $25.00 For One Hour<br />

Reservations Are Required<br />

TRAIL RIDES<br />

AVAILABLE<br />

ALL YEAR LONG<br />

GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFTS<br />

$60 minimum<br />

Let’sgohorsebackridingat<br />

at<br />

FOREST VIEW<br />

FARMS<br />

16717SLockwood Ave. •TinleyPark, IL<br />

708-560-0306<br />

$5.00<br />

OFF<br />

www.fvfarms.com<br />

trail ride per<br />

person in a group<br />

Good from December 15 through March 15<br />

BOOK YOUR CUSTOMIZED BIRTHDAY<br />

WITH OUR LARGE SELECTION ECTI<br />

OF<br />

RTY PACKAGES<br />

AGES<br />

BOOK YOUR CUSTOMIZED BIRTHDAY PARTY<br />

WITH OUR LARGE SELECTION OF<br />

PARTY PACKAGES<br />

HEATED BARN<br />

$5.00 LESSONS.<br />

New<br />

OFF Customers Only.<br />

Good from December 15 through March 15<br />

Little Cowboy Package • Cowhand Package<br />

Winter In The Barn Package<br />

City Slicker Package • Ranch Hand Package<br />

Trail Boss Package<br />

RIDING LESSONS<br />

YEAR ROUND<br />

HEATED INDOOR ARENA<br />

FOR WINTER RIDING<br />

GIFT CERTIFICATES<br />

AVAILABLE


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Discover creative muses at Art a la Carte<br />

Finding a fun venue to book<br />

a holiday get together can be<br />

stressful, especially when parties<br />

start to become the same old<br />

thing. Art a la Carte promises an<br />

unforgettable celebration and<br />

certainly a unique way to have<br />

fun during the holidays. From<br />

painting on a wood sign, canvas<br />

or wine glasses, to planting a terrarium,<br />

the studio has a variety<br />

of art projects taught step-bystep<br />

to ensure each person leaves<br />

with a new creation they’re<br />

proud of. But the studio isn’t<br />

your typical art class; beer, wine<br />

and food are permitted, so adults<br />

can bring in their favorite bottle<br />

of chardonnay and craft their<br />

stress away. During the holidays,<br />

everyone looks forward to getting<br />

together, company parties,<br />

holiday fundraisers and family<br />

gatherings, so why not make<br />

memories with a new homemade<br />

project? ‘Tis the season of giving.<br />

It’s the perfect time to DIY<br />

a masterpiece. Private parties get<br />

their own room and receive personal<br />

instruction on a painting or<br />

project of their choice.<br />

Art a la Carte offers BYOB<br />

canvas classes Tuesdays-Thursdays<br />

at a discounted rate. Classes<br />

are also offered during the weekends<br />

for a simple girl’s night out<br />

or date night. The studio’s Frequent<br />

Painter program awards<br />

a free class to those who attend<br />

nine classes. Patrons are rewarded<br />

for discovering and practicing<br />

a skill they thought they never<br />

had. Art a la Carte’s Frequent<br />

Painter, Lauren Benedict, wrote:<br />

happy holidays<br />

“We went for the kid’s unicorn<br />

painting this morning. I’m literally<br />

the least artistic human and<br />

my 7 year old loves to draw and<br />

color, so we thought it would be<br />

fun to do. They were so helpful,<br />

and the instructor was super supportive<br />

when my little girl was<br />

crying over a mess up on her<br />

canvas. All in all, a wonderful<br />

experience and we can’t wait to<br />

do it again.”<br />

Everyone is an artist and Art a<br />

la Carte inspires the community<br />

to be one.<br />

Art a la Carte not only teaches<br />

classes but supports local artists,<br />

as well. The studio has a<br />

shop full of handmade products<br />

for sale crafted by local Chicagoland<br />

artists, including pieces<br />

made by Art a la Carte instructors.<br />

Personalized and custommade<br />

gifts are available for purchase,<br />

making gift-giving that<br />

much more special. Or, what<br />

better gift to give than one made<br />

by the giver. Gift cards are available<br />

for those who want to share<br />

the experience.<br />

Submitted by Art a la Carte, 11209<br />

W. 159th St., Orland Park, 60467.<br />

For more information, visit artalac<br />

arteinc.com or call (708)403-2233.<br />

from Art alaCarte<br />

Holiday Parties.<br />

Gift Cards.<br />

Custom Made Gifts.<br />

A<br />

G IFT<br />

Receive $5 GiftCard with<br />

$50 Gift Card Purchases!<br />

11209 W159th St Orland Park, IL | (708)403-2233 | www.artalacarteinc.com


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Papa Joe’s the place<br />

for pizza and more<br />

Papa Joe’s serving delicious<br />

appetizers, salads,<br />

sandwiches, pastas, veal,<br />

chicken, seafood, broiled<br />

specialties and, of course,<br />

pizza. Top off your lunch<br />

or dinner with a delectable<br />

dessert.<br />

Papa Joe’s provides catering<br />

services. We also<br />

offer private or semi-private<br />

banquets at our Orland<br />

Park location for up<br />

to 125 guests.<br />

Papa Joe’s Orland Park<br />

Italian Restaurant offers<br />

a banquet menu consisting<br />

of delicious authentic<br />

Italian dishes and offers<br />

a family style package<br />

for your convenience.<br />

With our elegant private<br />

and semi-private rooms<br />

accommodating up to<br />

125 you can be sure that,<br />

whatever the occasion,<br />

your every need will be<br />

catered to.<br />

Our banquet menu contains<br />

our basic family style<br />

menu choices. If there is<br />

anything that you do not<br />

see on the menu that you<br />

would like, please do not<br />

hesitate to mention it to<br />

one of our banquet managers.<br />

Here we strive to please<br />

our customers and to<br />

make your visit an experience<br />

to remember.<br />

Submitted by Papa Joe’s,<br />

14459 S. LaGrange Road,<br />

Orland Park, 60462; and<br />

10<strong>01</strong> S. State St., Lockport,<br />

60441. For more information,<br />

visit papajoesrestau<br />

rant.com.<br />

PAPA JOE’S<br />

ORLAND PARK<br />

14459 South<br />

LaGrange Road, Orland<br />

Park, 60462<br />

HOURS<br />

• Monday–Thursday:<br />

11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. /<br />

Carry out 10 a.m.–<br />

10:30 p.m.<br />

• Friday–Saturday: 11<br />

a.m.–11:30 p.m. /<br />

Carry out 10 a.m.–<br />

11:30 p.m.<br />

• Sunday: Noon–9:30<br />

p.m. / Carry out 10<br />

a.m.–9:30 p.m.<br />

FOR MORE<br />

INFORMATION...<br />

Phone: (708) 403-<br />

9099<br />

Email: orlandpark@<br />

papajoesrestaurant.<br />

com<br />

PAPA JOE’S LOCKPORT<br />

10<strong>01</strong> S. State St.,<br />

Lockport, 60441<br />

HOURS*<br />

• Monday–Thursday:<br />

10 a.m.–9:30 p.m.<br />

• Friday–Saturday: 10<br />

a.m.–10:30 p.m.<br />

• Sunday: 10 a.m.-9<br />

p.m.<br />

*Delivery and carry out<br />

FOR MORE<br />

INFORMATION...<br />

Phone: (815) 838-<br />

9099<br />

Email: lockport@<br />

papajoesrestaurant.<br />

com


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AND HOTEL<br />

Georgios has a Fresh Modern New Look with<br />

$1 Million Renovation completed in 2<strong>01</strong>8!<br />

Wedding packages include: 4-hour open bar,<br />

champagne toast, wedding cake of your choice,<br />

honeymoon whirlpool suite, discounted hotel room<br />

block, 5-course meal, floorlength table cloths and<br />

fresh orchid centerpieces.<br />

Wedding coordinators in the office 7 days a week!<br />

Winter WeddingPromotion<br />

DECEMBER - MARCH<br />

$15-18 Off Per Person<br />

AppliestoSaturdayevening prices &openbar package only.Blackoutdates apply.<br />

8800 W.159th St. •Orland Park, IL<br />

NEW OUTSIDE CEREMONY SPACE!<br />

Georgios has been AGAIN voted the best of<br />

The Chicago Southland Banquet Hall 2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

and for the previous 15 years!<br />

5 Years the KNOT Best of Wedding Winner!<br />

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Pet food fit for furry<br />

family members<br />

Joy’s Best Friends Ltd is a familyowned<br />

business, dedicated to helping pet<br />

owners keep their pets healthy and happy<br />

by providing high-quality pet food for<br />

dogs and cats.<br />

Customers can also enjoy the delicious<br />

aroma of fresh-baked goods in our<br />

store. Joy’s Best Friends Ltd Best Bites<br />

uses only high-quality ingredients in our<br />

cakes, cupcakes, cookies and pizza. We<br />

create healthy and nutritious snacks for<br />

one’s best friend using no preservatives in<br />

our bakery. Our dog bakery is now taking<br />

orders for the holidays.<br />

Please come visit us with special hours<br />

of 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 23,<br />

for huge sales.<br />

Photos with Santa Claus at Joy’s Best<br />

Friends Ltd. Best Bites from 11 a.m.-2<br />

p.m. on Nov. 25 and from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.<br />

on Dec. 15.<br />

Submitted by Joy’s Best Friends Ltd, 11323 W.<br />

143rd St., Orland Park. For more information,<br />

visit joysbestfriendsbestbites.com or call<br />

(708) 403-1510.<br />

VETERANS<br />

From Page 50<br />

dedicated to remember<br />

the fallen and honor those<br />

who serve and teach children<br />

the value of freedom.<br />

This year’s wreath<br />

laying ceremony will be<br />

held at 11 a.m. on Dec.<br />

15.<br />

Recently, NuMark<br />

sponsored a mobile food<br />

truck with Northern Illinois<br />

Food Bank and<br />

handed out food at Hope<br />

Manor, a housing facility<br />

for veterans in Joliet. Several<br />

board members and<br />

NuMark staff were there<br />

and were able to provide<br />

groceries to more than 90<br />

veteran families. NuMark<br />

is scheduled to host another<br />

mobile food truck<br />

event in November.<br />

The spirit of giving<br />

continues. Eich is in the<br />

process of helping to repair<br />

a donated home in<br />

Marseilles so it can be<br />

given to a veteran in need.<br />

Harris has been involved<br />

in the construction of the<br />

new USSVI Memorial<br />

that will be built in downtown<br />

Chicago.<br />

Veterans and active<br />

military members receive<br />

special rewards at Nu-<br />

Mark CU, including free<br />

mortgage appraisals, discounts<br />

on auto and personal<br />

loans, free money<br />

orders, and free cashier’s<br />

checks. For every new<br />

active military or veteran<br />

member who joins Nu-<br />

Mark, a $10 donation is<br />

made to Wreaths Across<br />

America.<br />

NuMark Credit Union’s<br />

volunteer directors pour<br />

their energy into serving<br />

their credit union, their<br />

members and the community.<br />

Harris probably said<br />

it best when asked why he<br />

continues to volunteer for<br />

NuMark.<br />

“It is my personal philosophy<br />

and political<br />

feeling: people helping<br />

people.”<br />

NuMark Credit Union<br />

is open to the community<br />

and has offices in New<br />

Lenox, Joliet, Crest Hill,<br />

Countryside and Tinley<br />

Park. Visit numarkcu.org<br />

to see how NuMark Credit<br />

Union can help you do<br />

more with your money.<br />

Submitted by NuMark Credit<br />

Union, 951 E. Lincoln Highway,<br />

New Lenox, 60451; and<br />

80<strong>01</strong> W. 159th St., Tinley<br />

Park, 60477. For more<br />

information and other locations,<br />

visit numarkcu.org.<br />

Black<br />

Friday<br />

HUGE SALE<br />

NOVEMBER 23 RD 2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

8AM-4PM<br />

20 %<br />

OFF<br />

Any Toys or<br />

Bagged treats.<br />

Some restrictions apply. While supplies last.<br />

11323 W. 143 rd St • Orland Park<br />

708.403.1510<br />

joysbestfriendsbestbites.com<br />

Holiday<br />

Photos<br />

with Santa<br />

NOVEMBER 25 TH &<br />

DECEMBER 15 TH 2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

11AM-2PM<br />

IN STORE DOG BAKERY


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See what’s new<br />

at Hanover Place<br />

Exciting changes have gone on at Hanover<br />

Place this year. In May, Greystar<br />

took over management of the property. It<br />

renovated units with upgraded counters<br />

and stainless steal appliances. But the biggest<br />

changes have come in the new management<br />

team.<br />

Bethany Mazzola started on Nov. 1 as<br />

the new executive director of the property.<br />

She brings with her eight years of<br />

experience in property management and<br />

is excited to join the Hanover Place Community.<br />

She is a great listener who strives<br />

to provide a high, customer-service living<br />

experience, and to ensure our residents<br />

appreciate their decision to make Hanover<br />

Place their home.<br />

Hanover Place offers one- and twobedroom<br />

independent living apartments<br />

with a variety of amenities and services.<br />

Stop in for a tour and meet the new staff<br />

at Hanover Place.<br />

VISIT HANOVER PLACE FOR HOLIDAY<br />

FESTIVITIES<br />

• Dec. 8: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Shop Till<br />

You Drop, featuring 20 different<br />

vendors<br />

• Dec. 11: Holiday party, drinks and<br />

Appetizers with a visit from Santa<br />

• Dec. 28: 2-4 p.m. New Years Eve<br />

Celebration. Entertainment by<br />

Jean and Felice, with drinks and<br />

appetizers<br />

All seating is limited and you must<br />

RSVP to attend. For reservations, call<br />

(708) 633-1700<br />

Happy Holidays from Hanover Place.<br />

Submitted by Hanover Place, 16851 S. Harlem<br />

Ave., in Tinley Park. For more information,<br />

visit hanoverplaceil.com or call (708)<br />

5<strong>01</strong>-6629.<br />

WELCOME WINTER WITH MAINTENANCE FREE LIVING<br />

QUALITY<br />

From Page 40<br />

vironmental risks to public health.<br />

At Taylor Steam air duct cleaning is<br />

completed with the only equipment recommended<br />

by the National Air Duct<br />

Cleaning Association. The process allows<br />

a complete cleaning of the duct work,<br />

rather than a fraction as some competitors.<br />

The negative air pressure and commercial<br />

air compressor, along with proper<br />

vent and return tools that are fed into the<br />

system, complete the process thoroughly.<br />

Cleaning the ducts extends the life of<br />

your HVAC and leads to a reduction in<br />

heating and cooling costs.<br />

Submitted by Taylor Steam. Call (708) 385-<br />

5057 to schedule a quality cleaning in one’s<br />

home.<br />

Advertise your<br />

RENTAL PROPERTY<br />

in the newspaper<br />

people turn to first<br />

CALL US TODAY: 708.326.9170<br />

www.22ndcenturymedia.com<br />

NEW RESIDENT SPECIAL<br />

LEASE AN APARTMENT BY DEC 31 ST & EARN 2 MONTHS FREE!<br />

VALID AT LEASE SIGNING ONLY. NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER OR SPECIAL.WITH COUPON ONLY. OFFER EXPIRES 12/31/18<br />

WHAT MAKES<br />

HANOVER PLACE<br />

DIFFERENT THAN<br />

OTHER COMMUNITIES?<br />

OUR COMMITMENT<br />

TO YOU!<br />

WE TRULY WANT OUR RESIDENTS<br />

TO REDISCOVER INDEPENDENT LIVING!<br />

Spacious One- & Two-Bedroom Floor Plans | Nine Foot Ceilings<br />

Full Kitchen Including Dishwasher & Microwave | Spacious Closets<br />

Individually Controlled Heating & Air Conditioning Units<br />

Cable TV Included - Senior TV with Channels Plus Premium Channels<br />

Wall-to-Wall Carpeting | Close to Transportation<br />

Continental Breakfast | Activity Programs<br />

Please join us at Hanover Place for Holiday Festivities<br />

December 8th Saturday-Shop Till you Drop from 10am-2pm. Featuring 20 different vendors<br />

December 11th Holiday Party Drinks & Appetizers with a visit from Santa<br />

December 28th New Year’s Eve Celebration 2pm-4pm, Entertainment by Jean & Felice with<br />

Drinks & Appetizers. All Seating is Limited and you Must RSVP to attend 708-633-1700<br />

Don’t Miss the Fun, Reserve your spot early!<br />

16851 Harlem Avenue | Tinley Park, IL 60477 | HanoverPlace@Greystar.com<br />

708-688-5439 | www.HanoverPlaceIL.com


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Melka<br />

Garden Center<br />

for all of your<br />

Holiday Decorating<br />

Fresh-cut<br />

Christmas<br />

Trees<br />

Fresh<br />

Wreaths<br />

& Greens<br />

Shop &<br />

Support<br />

Local<br />

November<br />

24th<br />

Melka Garden Center serves<br />

as one-stop holiday shop<br />

For more than 20 years, Melka Garden<br />

Center has been the one-stop shop for all<br />

your gardening and decorating needs, and<br />

this holiday season is no different. Let Melka’s<br />

help you make your home the envy of<br />

the neighborhood, so stop in for our excellent<br />

selection of fresh-cut Christmas trees,<br />

fresh wreaths, roping, greens, poinsettias,<br />

gift shop items, holiday custom planters and<br />

seasoned firewood.<br />

Need that perfect gift for friends and family?<br />

Melka Garden Center is filled with a<br />

large selection of holiday ornaments, gift<br />

shop items, Christmas décor, Weber grills/<br />

accessories and gift certificates for gardening<br />

enthusiasts.<br />

Mark your calendars, Melka is inviting<br />

the public to celebrate the Christmas season<br />

at its 22nd annual Pictures with Santa and<br />

live reindeer event. This year’s event is to<br />

be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday,<br />

Dec. 1. The event includes pictures with<br />

Santa, pictures with live reindeer from 10<br />

a.m.-1 p.m., live holiday music, cookies and<br />

refreshments. Please register your children<br />

to ensure Santa will have a gift for everyone.<br />

Don’t forget to bring your camera for<br />

pictures. This is an event you do not want<br />

to miss!<br />

Visit Melka Garden Center for all your<br />

holiday decorating.<br />

Submitted by Melka Garden Center,<br />

11606 179th St. in Mokena. For more information,<br />

call (708) 349-6989 ext. 3 or visit<br />

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<br />

Providence Catholic invites<br />

eighth-graders to placement exams<br />

High school touts<br />

academic, athletic<br />

accomplishments<br />

Providence Catholic<br />

High School is inviting all<br />

eighth-grade students to<br />

register for the Incoming<br />

Freshman Placement Exam<br />

taking place from 8-11:30<br />

a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.<br />

Pre-registration is required<br />

at Providencecatho<br />

lic.org, and there is a $25<br />

exam fee.<br />

Providence Catholic is<br />

the top college prep high<br />

school in the area, with<br />

students going on to study<br />

at top colleges and universities<br />

across the country.<br />

With 100 of its graduates<br />

going onto college, students<br />

receive personalized<br />

college counseling to make<br />

the right choice, while the<br />

most recent grads received<br />

$40 million in college<br />

scholarship offers, more<br />

than any other high school<br />

in the area. It is quite clear<br />

that there is an advantage to<br />

attending Providence Catholic,<br />

often dubbed “The<br />

Providence Advantage.”<br />

“We just opened the<br />

21,000 square foot Brown<br />

Student Commons in early<br />

October in conjunction<br />

with our school’s 100th<br />

anniversary,” added the<br />

Rev. John Merkelis, OSA,<br />

president of the school.<br />

“The new facility provides<br />

a safe, welcoming central<br />

space for all students to<br />

gather before, during and<br />

after school hours. A larger<br />

modern kitchen, food<br />

court, concession space and<br />

spirit shop allows our staff<br />

to provide a greater diversity<br />

in offerings — hot and<br />

cold, healthy and quick.<br />

The facility also includes<br />

a spiritwear shop and restrooms<br />

for students, faculty<br />

and guests. The new entrance<br />

features a spacious<br />

roundabout pick-up/dropoff<br />

area, and creates an attractive<br />

southwest entry for<br />

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PROVIDENCE<br />

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2<strong>01</strong>8<br />

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM<br />

PRE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED<br />

Please bring a $25 check payable to PCHS (Test Fee)<br />

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Choo Choo Works opened in Frankfort<br />

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was owned by Tony Shockwave’s father.<br />

He decided to open up a similar shop after<br />

his two sons became interested in model<br />

trains.<br />

The store carries both new and old train<br />

sets, most of which remain in mint condition<br />

in the box. The trains are priced<br />

lower than those that could be bought on<br />

many online sites. For the older collectors,<br />

Choo Choo Works has no shortage<br />

of collectible Lionel trains, including rare<br />

sets.<br />

Tony Shockwave, owner of Choo Choo<br />

Works, purchased the archives from the<br />

Lionel Century Club. Many of the historic<br />

engine models will come with copies of<br />

the blueprints from the actual trains, certification<br />

and documentation, as well as a<br />

special display case from Lionel.<br />

We keep our displays in mint condition.<br />

We have a wide array of different sets, including<br />

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our collection, so feel free to contact us if<br />

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the school building.”<br />

New in 2<strong>01</strong>9 will be the creation of the<br />

school’s STEM Program. STEM is an acronym<br />

for Science, Technology, Engineering<br />

and Math. The Providence Catholic STEM<br />

Academy will provide students with selfdirected<br />

and collaborative learning in those<br />

integrated fields of study, and the content<br />

of all four disciplines will be interwoven. It<br />

will provide students with communication<br />

and presentation skills that are necessary<br />

today for both college and careers.<br />

“The success of our most recent graduates<br />

who is very evident,” said Rachel Ellingson,<br />

the school’s enrollment director.<br />

“They earned college scholarships valued<br />

at nearly $40 million and performed in excess<br />

of 25,000 hours of service to this community<br />

during their high school careers.”<br />

PCHS students also succeed outside the<br />

HOURS<br />

• Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.<br />

• Sunday: Noon–4 p.m.<br />

Submitted by Choo Choo Works, 9555 W.<br />

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort, 60423. For more<br />

information, visit choochooworks.wordpress.<br />

com or call (708) 268-5941.<br />

classroom in the athletic and extracurricular<br />

arena. The Celtics lay claim to 30 state<br />

championships, 67 state trophies, hundreds<br />

of regional and sectional titles, and conference<br />

championships. The school is located<br />

on a scenic 75-acre campus in New Lenox<br />

and only minutes from Interstate 80 and<br />

Interstate 355.<br />

Continue the tradition. Become something<br />

greater.<br />

For questions concerning the school’s<br />

placement exam, contact Ellingson at<br />

(815) 717-3160 with any questions concerning<br />

Providence Catholic’s Placement<br />

Exam. The school is located at 1800 W.<br />

Lincoln Highway in New Lenox.<br />

Submitted by Providence Catholic High<br />

School, 1800 W. Lincoln Highway in New<br />

Lenox. For more information, visit www.provi<br />

dencecatholic.org.


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WATER<br />

From Page 51<br />

Americans. More than $300 billion<br />

is needed for upgrades to<br />

wastewater facilities by 2030.<br />

The good news is that the<br />

American people are already<br />

widely supportive of increased<br />

investment in nation’s water<br />

infrastructure. Above any other<br />

pressing political issue, Americans<br />

name rebuilding the nation’s<br />

infrastructure as an issue<br />

they most want elected officials<br />

to address.<br />

Americans view water infrastructure<br />

investment as an even<br />

greater priority than infrastructure<br />

generally, with 82 percent<br />

of voters saying that they view<br />

the issue as either important or<br />

very important. No other issue<br />

facing our public officials enjoys<br />

such a broad consensus.<br />

Americans across the regional<br />

and political spectrum know<br />

that investing in drinking water<br />

and wastewater systems is key.<br />

While neglecting the nation’s<br />

water systems poses grave<br />

health and economic dangers,<br />

the benefits of reinvestment<br />

are great. If America closes the<br />

existing water infrastructure<br />

investment gap, the national<br />

economy would gain $220 billion<br />

in annual economic activity<br />

and 1.3 million jobs.<br />

There is no option. Public<br />

officials at the local, state and<br />

national level must prioritize investment<br />

in water and wastewater.<br />

Public-private partnerships<br />

will play an important role in<br />

building the water and wastewater<br />

systems of tomorrow. Innovation<br />

will allow for building<br />

modern, energy-efficient and<br />

environmentally advanced systems<br />

that will sustain communities<br />

for generations to come.<br />

America needs to prioritize<br />

building stronger water and<br />

wastewater systems now, so that<br />

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to imagine living a day without<br />

water.<br />

Submitted by Illinois American<br />

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Experience the Experimac difference in Orland Park<br />

For those who have always<br />

wanted an Apple<br />

computer but thought the<br />

cost of a new one was too<br />

high, or have an Apple device<br />

that is broken and unsure<br />

about getting it fixed,<br />

the solution is right in the<br />

neighborhood.<br />

Experimac, in Orland<br />

Park, offers gently used<br />

computers and mobile<br />

devices, and also repairs<br />

those devices.<br />

“We help our customers<br />

decide between the cost<br />

of repair and the cost of a<br />

previously owned, ‘broken<br />

in’ device,” said Gary Lundquist,<br />

owner of the new<br />

Experimac store at 9212<br />

W. 159th St. Lundquist<br />

operates the new franchise<br />

location along with his son<br />

Jeff.<br />

Repair shops are inclined<br />

to propose fixing a<br />

well-worn device because<br />

many have no alternatives,<br />

and used computer stores<br />

only want to sell you a<br />

“new” device, according<br />

to Lundquist.<br />

But it rarely makes sense<br />

to repair an iPad 2 because<br />

the cost of the repair will<br />

almost always exceed the<br />

cost of a replacement unit<br />

with the same or even<br />

enhanced features. But a<br />

popular iPhone 5 that only<br />

needs a new battery will<br />

serve its intended purpose<br />

for less than $40 and not<br />

require the user to adapt to<br />

a new piece of equipment,<br />

he explained.<br />

“We help customers<br />

make the choice that best<br />

suits them,” Lundquist<br />

said.<br />

Experimac is part of a<br />

fast-growing franchise<br />

group named by Entrepreneur<br />

Magazine as<br />

one of the Top 10 New<br />

Franchises. Experimac<br />

in Orland Park is part of<br />

a network of experts who<br />

can be contacted for parts<br />

and information on the<br />

more esoteric repair challenges.<br />

“While we’re a relatively<br />

small player in a world<br />

full of giants, we use our<br />

size as an advantage,”<br />

Lundquist said. “Little<br />

guys have to be more<br />

flexible and offer more<br />

options, like financing.<br />

And appointments are not<br />

necessary at Experimac.<br />

You’ll never have to wait<br />

more than 10-15 minutes,<br />

and that is itself a rarity.”<br />

The store offers a sevenday,<br />

“no questions asked”<br />

return policy, an in-house<br />

90-day warranty, and a<br />

full-year limited warranty<br />

underwritten by the nation’s<br />

largest warranty<br />

provider.<br />

“We believe that outstanding<br />

customer service<br />

is what everyone should<br />

provide, and we strive to<br />

do be better than outstanding,”<br />

Lundquist said.<br />

The proof of that is in<br />

the feedback he and his<br />

staff have received from<br />

customers.<br />

“They see that we’re<br />

interested in gaining customers,<br />

not just one-time<br />

sales,” Lundquist said.<br />

“We don’t automatically<br />

recommend the most expensive<br />

device, and if we<br />

can make a balky iPad<br />

or iPhone run simply by<br />

cleaning out the power<br />

ports, we won’t charge<br />

for re-building the phone/<br />

iPad. If the problem can be<br />

fixed in five minutes, we<br />

often don’t charge at all.”<br />

For the holiday season,<br />

Experimac is offering 10<br />

percent off 15-inch retina<br />

laptops through Black Friday,<br />

and at various times<br />

throughout December the<br />

store will have 50 percent<br />

off on Red Tag accessories,<br />

or customers can buy<br />

a mobile phone and get<br />

25 percent off any phone<br />

case.<br />

Submitted by Experimac,<br />

9212 W. 159th St., Orland<br />

Park, 60462. For more information,<br />

visit experimac.com/<br />

orland-park-il or call (708)<br />

949-8562.<br />

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