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NEWS-HERALD
Southwest
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014
Volume 89, Number 28
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Prostitution
arrests up near
Vittum Park
Residents: Long-term problem
is discussed only before elections
By Dermot Connolly
Kennedy High School junior Stella McMillan sprints to victory at the 2014 IHSA state track and field
championships. She holds records in shot put, discus, 100 meters, 200 meters and 800 meters, and
is an eight-time state champion. — Submitted photo
BREAKING BARRIERS
By Dermot Connolly
G
arfield Ridge resident Stella McMillan, a junior at Kennedy High
School, is a top student and accomplished athlete who seems to relish overcoming any obstacle placed in her path. And that includes
being born without legs.
Stella was born in Vietnam
this past summer.
and spent two years in an orShe started high school
phanage before her parents,
at Curie, and was able to
Brian and Jennifer McMillan,
compete in some sports
adopted her and brought her
there. But she transferred to
back to Garfield Ridge. She
Kennedy when the adaptive
also has an older sister, Misports program opened up.
chelle, 18.
“I never expected to be
Stella got her start in adapable to play sports for my
tive sports while still a stuhigh school,” she said.
dent at Kinzie School.
“She came along at the
“I used to go to summer
right time,” said her father,
camps at the (Rehabilitation
explaining that two years
Stella McMillan sits with her father,
Institute of Chicago),” she ex- Brian McMillan. — News-Herald ago the Illinois State High
plained.
School Association develphoto by Dermot Connolly
Since the age of 8, she has
oped a division for wheelbeen playing wheelchair basketball, playing on chair athletes.
softball teams, and competing in track and field
It seems there is hardly a sport she doesn’t
for RIC and the Chicago Park District.
compete in.
Recently, she got involved in the Dare2Tri
“In track and field, I do the 100m, 200m,
program, an adaptive sports program for triSee McMILLAN Page 27
athletes. She took part in her first triathlon
Prostitution along Cicero Avenue, particularly
between Archer Avenue
and the Stevenson Expressway, has been a concern for
many years, and it’s now
becoming a campaign issue
in the 22nd Ward aldermanic race.
Raul Montes Jr., a community activist running
against Ald. Ricardo Munoz (22nd) in the February election, held a Dec.
10 news conference on the
issue at 48th Street and LaCrosse Avenue, in the Vittum Park neighborhood.
“I’ve been door-knocking as an activist, and I have
heard complaints about a
surge of prostitution problems in the area of Vittum
Park and Sleepy Hollow,”
said Montes.
He said he almost became a victim himself recently, when a prostitute
jumped into his car at 43rd
and LaCrosse.
“I yelled at her and she finally got out. But if she had
a knife or anything, I could
have been in the hospital or
dead right now.”
Montes, who filmed the
See PROSTITUTION, Page 27
Marquette Park panel sticks
with Illinois Homeland Security
By Dermot Connolly
The commission that
oversees Marquette Park
Special Service Area 14
voted at a Dec. 10 meeting
to award the new security
contract to Illinois Homeland Security, the current
provider.
Illinois Homeland Security, along with SINE and
Security Professionals of
Illinois, were the only three
bidders.
Four of the seven com-
missioners attended the
meeting, and agreed unanimously to award the new
contract for a year, with
a second-year extension
possible. They said that in
addition to cost, a deciding
factor was the experience
and knowledge of the area
that Narvell Darling, owner
of Illinois Homeland Security, has. According to the
commissioners, the other
bidders had no residential
See SECURITY, Page 27
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Nance Dulaj
West Lawn
correspondent
7235 S. Avers
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 585-1627
Senior group members
renew memberships
Gingerbread workshop
Hard at work making gingerbread houses during a workshop held Dec. 6 at New Foundation of Hope are (from left)
Latrell Moses, 8; Nija Moses, 7; Janayah Murphy, 8; and Alona Bankston, 8. Dozens of children and their families
participated in the annual event held at the youth center at 8146 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago. Donors supplied gingerbread house kits, and offered help, along with tables full of assorted candies to decorate them with and snack on.
– News-Herald photo by Dermot Connolly
Germany brought us ornaments, Christmas trees
Today is Friday, Dec. 19. Before ornaments, people who had Christmas trees
decorated with apples, strings of popcorn, berries, nuts,
pastries, cookies and candy. On the feast of the Epiphany, children were allowed to eat all the goodies off the
tree. In the 16th century, Hans Greiner, a glass blower
from Germany, decided to make colorful glass balls to
hang on the Christmas tree for his children.
In 1832, Queen Victoria wrote about how beautiful
her tree looked decorated with ornaments from Prince
Albert’s native Germany. A picture was published in a
London paper and everyone wanted ornaments.
Germany started exporting them throughout Europe.
F. W. Woolworth visited Germany in the 1880s and he
was overwhelmed with the glass blowers work decided
to bring them to the U.S. The first year Woolworths
carried them they sold $25 million worth.
Germany is also where the Christmas tree originated
in the 7th or 8th century. They say St. Boniface, a German monk, was the first to bring a Christmas tree to the
German people. He said the triangular shape represented the Holy Trinity. Devout Christian Germans began
decorating trees with white candles. In 1510, a fir tree
was decorated with paper roses in honor of the Blessed
Mother. Tinsel made it’s first appearance in 1610 and
was made of pure silver.
During WWI people in the U.S. were against anything German. Max Eckhart, a businessman who sold
ornaments from Germany, teamed up with Woolworth
and the Corning Company in Corning N.Y. They persuaded Corning to use the machines that were normally
used to make light bulbs to make glass ornaments and
the Shiny Brite Company was born.
At the beginning of WWII, a shortage in materials
caused a change in the silver insides and a switch to a
cardboard cap that held the hook for hanging.
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Chicago, IL 60632
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In November, Gage Park resident Ray Munoz was
given the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal. Through
this award the French government pays tribute to the
soldiers who did so much for France and Western Europe.
The letter goes on: “70 years ago you gave your
youth to France and the French people. Many other
soldiers did not return but they remain in our hearts.
Thanks to your courage and to our American friends
and allies, France has been living in peace for the past
seven decades. You saved us and we will never forget.
For us, the French people, you are heroes. Gratitude
and remembrance are forever in our souls. To show our
eternal gratitude, the government of the French Republic has decided to award you with the Legion of Honor.
Created by Napoleon, it is the highest honor that France
can bestow upon those who have achieved remarkable
deeds for France.”
The letter is signed by Vincent Floreani, Consul General de France a Chicago.
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It will be time to renew memberships for senior citizens
in their various clubs, such as Tarkington Seniors. Membership in that group is $5 per year and is due on Wednesday,
Dec. 31.
The group meets every first and third Wedneday at 10
a.m. in the Marquette Park Field House, 6734 S. Kedzie
Ave.. Each member pays $l to receive coffee and pastry,
and enjoy the friendship of bingo players and neighbors.
They have a lovely Christmas party as well as bake sales
and special events. For more information, call Lorie
Heiden, president, at (773) 735-0449.
The Queen’s Seniors held their Christmas luncheon
party on Sunday in the Queen of the Universe school hall,
7114 S. Avers Ave. Membership is also $5 per person.
They meet at the Queen’s School Hall on the first and third
Monday of each month. Contact Patricia Smith, president,
at (773) 436-3304 for more information.
All birthdays are recognized with a free coffee and
pastry. Plus, some clubs do not meet during the summer
months.
Our friend, Dolores Kilcourse, at Prospect Federal
Savings Bank, happily welcomed her new granddaughter,
Ava Marie, born on Thanksgiving Day, to proud parents,
Tim and Jen. Don’t have all of the details yet but do know
that this baby has been awaited and has a loving family.
Grandmother is also very happy.
Many Christmas events are currently taking place
locally in churches and downtown, so pack up the children
and visit as well as take walks to view the many decorated
homes and properties and enjoy this holy time.
I have received the Oplatek (Christmas wafer) from my
cousin in Poland and we will be sharing it vicariously with
them and our family here. The Advent wreath with three
purple and one pink candle is also a lovely tradition.
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Third-grade girls
from St. Rene
Brownie Troop
20383 write letters
to Santa Claus
in an effort to
keep the school
open. Leah Kane
(left) and Maya
Sanchez go over
their letters before
putting them in envelopes Saturday
at the Clearing
Library.
– News-Herald
photo by Joe
Boyle
Ray Hanania
Southwest
News-Herald
Columnist
Remembering that
Southwest Gal,
Judy Baar Topinka
Judy Baar Topinka was one of the most energetic
public officials I’ve ever met. What a nice person. She
was always smiling, even at moments of controversy.
She was optimistic and always hopeful.
It’s funny to see the mainstream news media pretend
to be her friend. They pretty much ignored her, except
when she forced her way into the news. A few now
fawning over her were at the frontlines attacking her
with vicious accusations about her political friendships.
But that’s the news media and Topinka knew it. She
had been professionally trained in journalism. A graduate of the Medill Journalism school, Topinka worked at
the Life Newspapers and the Forest Park Review before
buying the Riverside Landmark.
In 1981, Topinka ran for the Illinois House and won,
representing the west suburbs, at a time when women
in politics where breaking the glass ceiling. Jane Byrne
was mayor of Chicago and when Topinka came to
meet Byrne one day at City Hall, I was there and had a
chance to meet her.
None of the other reporters bothered to cover the
meeting, reflecting their disdain for anything southwest
or west suburban.
I left journalism in 1992, just as Topinka was planning a run for Illinois Treasurer. In 1993, I helped her
and her close friend Marty Kovarik with media, pro
bono, because I liked their style.
My love for the southwest and west suburbs gave me
many opportunities to see her at events. Most recently,
she led this year’s Houby Day Parade, a celebration the
mainstream news media ignores of Czech and Slovak
heritage and Fall Harvest. (Houby means mushroom).
More than 20,000 people attended the parade on Cermak Road between Berwyn and Cicero, with only two
reporters from small newspapers.
The southwest and west suburbs have never been important to the Chicago news media, except, of course,
when there is a controversy or scandal they could
inflate to nudge their sagging circulations.
Topinka shared this disdain for the news media, but
brushed them off as irrelevant.
“You just have to do the best you can. The people see
it,” the tough lady said after another event the Chicago
media ignored.
Topinka was the keynote speaker at the Muslim religious celebration, the Eid, July 28. She joined state Sen.
Steven Landek (D-12th) as Muslims gathered for their
religious holiday, the Eid, at Toyota Park, where they
spoke about tolerance.
There were more than 15,000 people crowded into
Toyota Park, but only two reporters, of course.
The state’s leading Republican officeholder, Topinka
often referred to herself as a “political mutt,” reflecting
her “Reagan Democrat” political beliefs. She supported gay and reproductive rights. She walked in parades
with Democrats, while championing Republican ideals,
the party coat she wore proudly.
Topinka liked to shake things up, leaving life the
same way. She couldn’t have picked a more controversial moment to leave for that “Polka floor in the sky,”
between winning re-election and waiting to get sworn
in, as the Governor’s Mansion changes hands from
Democrat Pat Quinn to Republican Bruce Rauner.
And, how ironic how we lost both Jane Byrne and
Judy Baar Topinka only weeks apart.
Among names that surface as possible successors are
her chief of staff, Nancy Kimme, and close ally Cook
County Commissioner Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman.
You will be missed, Judy Baar Topinka, sitting in
that little, unimposing Mini Cooper with that big smile
and even bigger heart.
Ray Hanania is a former Chicago City Hall
reporter and political columnist. Reach him at
[email protected].
St. Rene steering committee wants answers
Supporters say that no clear
reason is given to close school
By Joe Boyle
Members of the steering committee to keep St. Rene
School open met with a local bishop Monday evening for
support but came away disappointed.
Longtime Clearing resident Anita Cummings, one
of the members of the steering committee, said she was
angry and frustrated after the group met with Auxiliary
Bishop Andrew P. Wypych, Vicar for Vicariate V, which
oversees schools on the city’s Southwest Side that includes St. Rene.
Cummings, who has also been a St. Rene parishioner
for 47 years and whose three children attended the school,
was disappointed because she said the committee was not
given any specific reason why the school is closing.
St. Rene School, 6340 S. New England Ave., Chicago,
is one of nine Catholic schools set to close in June. The
Chicago Archdiocese informed the Rev. Thomas Bernas, pastor of St. Rene, on Oct. 29 that the school will
close.
The other local school scheduled to shut its doors in
June is St. Turibius, 4120 W. 57th Place, Chicago.
Thomas McGrath, chief operating officer for Catholic
Schools, said that the affected institutions do not make
the grade in terms of the Archdiocese of Chicago Board
of Catholic School 2013-16 Strategic Plan. McGrath said
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McGrath said the affected schools had an average enrollment of about 125 students.
According to St. Rene officials, the school had an enrollment of 168 students dating back to October.
And that’s what has Cummings and other steering
committees angry and confused. Committee members
and Bernas have said the school is currently running at
a surplus in funding.
Cummings and other steering committee representatives said Wypych would not budge on any of these
issues and said the decision on closing St. Rene and other
schools is final.
Wypych was not available for comment on Tuesday.
“We expected more transparency and we get nothing,” said Cummings, who is considering legal action.
“We are treated differently than the other schools that
are closing. We have not been given one reason why St.
Rene is closing.”
Cummings and other St. Rene Parishioners said they
should have been given at least a year to come up with
long-range plans to get enrollment up to 225, which the
archdiocese requires.
The steering committee had held several meetings
since the announcement that the school will close.
Apparently, other local leaders agree that the school
remain open. Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) has said he
will do everything in his power to keep the school open.
Lipinski, state Rep. Michael Madigan (D-22nd), state
Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-11th), and two Chicago aldermen, Marty Quinn (13th) and Mike Zalewski (23rd) also
signed a letter that was sent to archdiocese in an effort to
keep St. Rene from closing.
In a letter sent to Wypych dated Nov. 25, the steering committee mentioned that over 2,500 petitions have
been made and signed to keep the school open. Committee members also mentioned in the letter that St.
Rene is the only Catholic school south of 63rd Street,
east of Harlem and west of Cicero.
Students at St. Rene School have been writing letters
to new Archbishop Blase Cupich and Santa Claus pleading to keep the facility open.
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Police charge suspect after DEA agent is hit by car in drug bust
Myron Russell, 30, is charged with
attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of aggravated battery, and remains hospitalized
following an incident that occurred in
Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood, authorities said.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and task force officers were
working a narcotics investigation in the
8200 block of South Kedzie on Dec. 7
when Chicago police responded to a call
of shots fired about 12:50 p.m., officials
said.
One of the DEA agents was seriously injured when, according to police, he
was intentionally struck by a driver of a
vehicle that was initially stopped at the
gas station.
The agent who was struck by the car
was taken to Advocate Christ Medical
Center in Oak Lawn. He had surgery for a
broken leg and his condition has since been
described as stable, according to a DEA
spokesperson.
DEA officials said they stopped a vehicle thought to be transporting cocaine.
The agents attempted to arrest the driver
when the car entered the gas station at
82nd and Kedzie.
Shots were fired at the scene and the
driver then pulled away, striking the
DEA officer. Two other people were hospitalized after being shot. One of the injured was Russell.
The vehicle was abandoned by the
suspects but later recovered in the 7300
block of South Oakley Avenue. DEA officials said drugs were found in the vehicle.
P O L I C E R E P O R TS
8th District
Offender with shotgun robs pizzeria
A man armed with a shotgun, aided by a female
accomplice, robbed the Little Caesar’s pizzeria at 2906
W. 63rd St., shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.
The bandit ordered a manager to open a safe and
escaped with about $650 cash. Witnesses described the
gunman as a black man age 35 to 40, about 6-feet tall
and 200 pounds. His accomplice was described as a
black woman age 40 to 50, about 5-foot-8, 120 pounds.
Auto parts store is robbed in Marquette
Manor
A bandit armed with a pistol robbed the O’Reilly
Auto Parts store at 6331 S. Western Ave. shortly after
4:30 p.m. Dec. 12, making off with a gas-powered
generator, according to police.
Witnesses described the robber as a black man age
40 to 50, 5-foot-6 and 160 pounds.
Woman is robbed in store parking lot
Scottsdale man assaulted
by gang member
A 22-year-old Scottsdale man, said by police to
be a gang member, was reportedly assaulted by
rival gang members at 12:37 a.m. Sunday.
The victim told police he was sitting in his car
near 80th and Kostner when he saw two men approaching. He bolted from the car and fled on foot,
with the two offenders in pursuit. He added that he
heard a gunshot and several trigger pulls, indicating the weapon had jammed.
The offenders then fled on foot in the direction
of Stevenson Elementary School. Police searching
the area found a loaded pistol and are investigating,
according to the incident report.
Laptop and video game console are stolen
A transom above an apartment door was the point
of entry for a burglar who stole a laptop computer and
a video game console from a residence near 50th and
Keeler.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 25-yearold man, when he came home from work at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13.
A 29-year-old Brighton Park woman was robbed at
gunpoint as she stood in the parking lot of the Aldi at
4934 S. Kedzie Ave. at 9:45 p.m. Dec. 12.
The victim told police that the gunman demanded her purse and that when she initially refused, he
showed her a handgun. She surrendered her purse
which contained $80 cash, a LINK card, and personal
identification cards.
The offender was described as a Hispanic man age
20 to 25, 5-foot-7 and 160 pounds, with brown eyes
and medium complexion.
Sunglasses stolen from Scottsdale garage
Elderly West Lawn woman robbed in yard
8th District reports courtesey of swchicagopost.com
An 82-year-old West Lawn woman was pushed to
the ground and robbed as she walked in the backyard
of her home near 60th and Komensky at 5:30 p.m. Dec.
12.
Stolen was her purse, which contained $100 cash,
credit cards, a cellphone and other items. The victim
was not able to provide a description of the offender,
because she was pushed from behind and the crime
happened so quickly, she told police.
Valuables stolen from Garfield Ridge home
Burglars forced open the rear door of a home near
57th and Meade and stole a TV, a PlayStation video
game console and games, 20 pairs of Nike Air Jordans,
and $200 in 2-dollar bills.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 41-yearold man, when he came home from work at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13.
Burglars steal power tools from garage
Burglars broke into a garage near 59th Place and
Hamlin and stole assorted power tools.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 38-yearold man, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.
Burglars entered the unlocked service door of a garage near 86th and Keating and stole a pair of designer
sunglasses.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 25-yearold woman, at 7:20 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.
Oak Lawn
Bus driver is attacked by irate passengers
Jacqueline D. Howard, 19, of the 200 block of East
132nd Street, Chicago, and Clinton D Strickland, 22, of
the 9900 block of South Hoxie Avenue, Chicago, were
charged with battery following an altercation with a
Pace bus driver at 111th Street and Kilpatrick Avenue
at 1:55 p.m. Dec. 5.
Howard acknowledged getting angry and spitting on
the driver when her Ventra card did not work when she
tried to use it to pay Strickland’s fare. When the driver
stood up, Strickland pulled him the bus and assaulted
him.
They are both due in court on Jan. 13.
Driving with one headlight ends with DUI
Daniel J. Brueck, 37, of the 9800 block of South
Rutherford Avenue, was charged with driving under
the influence of alcohol and other offenses when he
was stopped at 1:49 a.m. Dec. 6 at 95th Street and
Austin Avenue.
Police said he was driving erratically with one headlight out. They said field sobriety tests indicated that
he was intoxicated, and he refused to submit a breath
sample. In addition to DUI, he was cited for driving
with one headlight, improper lane usage and failure to
signal.
Brueck is due in court on Jan. 13.
Irate bar customer charged with battery
Timothy C. Kleist, 26, of the 3600 block of West
96th Street, Evergreen Park, was charged with battery
for striking a 55-year-old bar owner who tried to calm
him down as he berated customers outside the TC Too
and Corral, 9906 Southwest Highway, at 1 a.m. Dec. 7.
The altercation occurred after Kleist went outside
after being asked to leave the pub after causing trouble
inside, when the altercation occurred.
He is due in court on Jan. 27.
Man gets caught fleeing from drug dealer
Niko L. Fuentes, 21, of the 8800 block of South
Francisco Avenue, Evergreen Park, was charged with
disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled
substance when he climbed over a backyard fence in
the 9100 block of South Sproat Avenue at 12:47 a.m.
Dec. 8.
Police said he admitted fleeing a drug dealer from
whom he had stolen cocaine. He said a friend called
someone to buy cocaine, but since Fuentes only has
$2, the plan was to rob him. A small bag of cocaine
was found where he dropped it as he climbed the fence,
police said.
Fuentes was held for a bond hearing.
Woman faces multiple driving charges
April R. Gantt, 32, of the 1600 block of West 82nd
Street, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license, with suspended and expired registration, when she was pulled over at 9:57 a.m. Dec. 7 at
99th Street and Harding Avenue in Evergreen Park.
She posted bond and is due in court on Jan. 5.
Panhandler is caught with marijuana
Brian D. Hallman, 26, of the 10700 block of South
Yates Avenue, Chicago, was charged with possession
of marijuana for allegedly carrying a marijuana “blunt”
cigar when police questioned him outside a store at
8716 S. Cicero Ave., where he was collecting money.
Initially, he said he was raising money for the Carver
High School basketball program, and claimed to be a
student on the team. But when questioned about his
age, he admitted “hustling money for Christmas,” police said.
He is due in court on Jan. 5.
Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt.
They are a record of police actions taken, and persons
charged with a crime are presumed innocent until
proved guilty ivn court.
Police charge Chicago Lawn woman in series of retail thefts Upcoming 8th District
Chicago Police arrested nine offenders on Dec. 10 in con- the items.
CAPS meetings
nection to thefts from several retail stores, inluding one susThese offenders may be responsible for other similar
pect from the city’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
The Area Central Bureau of Detectives charged the
offenders last Friday evening after they said their investigation revealed this group of offenders had over $21,000
worth of merchandise from various retail stores in their
possession.
The offenders would arrive in vans, walk into a retail
store, produce bags and then fill the bags with merchandise.
The offenders would then exit the store without paying for
thefts around the city and the investigation remains ongoing. This is not related to Neiman Marcus theft.
Nicole Lucas, 33, of the 6500 block of South Mozart
Street, was charged with one felony count of theft and
Unauthorized control of $500 to $10,000 and one felony count of conspiracy of a financial crime of $500 to
$10,000.
She appeared in Central Bond Court at 26th and California Avenue on Saturday.
Lucas
Chicago Alternative Policing
Strategy, or CAPS, is holding meetings this week in the Chicago Lawn
(8th) District.
Beats 813 and 833 will meet at 7
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23 at the West
Lawn Park Field House, 4233 W.
65th St.
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Making the
holiday
season
sweeter
Joe Boyle
Southwest
News-Herald
Columnist
Bridgeview residents
Dolly Dzieciatkowski and
her son, Tim, learn how
to make holiday candy
on Dec. 10 at the Oak
Lawn Library. Participants
made chocolate turtles
and holiday-themed pretzel sticks. – News-Herald
photo by Steve Neuhaus
A Christmas story and
a mother’s deep love
(This column originally appeared on Dec. 23, 2011)
I would like to share with you a Christmas story that
underlines the strength and resolve that comes only from the
love of a mother.
The Great Depression hit Chicago like it hit most cities
and towns across America. Fathers were suddenly out of
work. Soup lines were seen in every neighborhood. The
lines were as long as the sad faces that accompanied them.
The holidays were especially hard. The early 1930s was
a dismal period, with prospects far and few between. At
Christmas, stockings were not filled. Presents were missing
from underneath Christmas trees. In fact, many Chicago
residents had no tree at all.
This was not lost on Ann, whose family had moved
several times during these turbulent years before settling
near Ogden Park on Chicago’s South Side. Her husband,
Terence, a World War I Army veteran, was in and out of
work. Terence, who was gassed during the war and would
later suffer from emphysema, was previously married. He
had a son that he and his wife named Frank.
Tragically, his wife, the former Mary McLaughlin, died
giving life to Frank. That meant Frank’s birthdays on cold
January days were often sad affairs. Terence would visit the
cemetery to mourn his late wife on Frank’s birthdays.
Ann met the grieving Terence sometime later. Legend has
it that while they may have fallen in love, it was Frank who
actually stole her heart.
Frank met everything to her. He filled the void that was
often missing from an emotionally distant Terence.
So, when Christmas Eve arrived in Chicago in the early
1930s, Ann was despondent. Terence was not working and
this holiday season was going to be less than jolly.
When Ann tried to delicately explain this predicament to
an excited Frank, he told her not to worry. “Santa Claus will
bring the presents and the tree,” gushed Frank.
For an instant, tears began to well up in Ann’s eyes. But
sadness quickly turned to determination. It was then she
looked at Frank and said “that’s right.” But after putting
Frank to bed, she wondered aloud what she was going to do.
They had no presents and no tree.
Desperate, she called up a friend who came over in case
the excited Frank woke up. She grabbed her coat and raced
outside in the cold bitter wind. After walking a couple of
blocks, she reached a cab stand. It was there her emotions
just came out. She cried as she told the cabbie that her son
was not going to enjoy Christmas the next day because they
had nothing to give.
Ann apparently stole this cabbie’s heart. He rounded
up cab drivers from the area and beyond. They somehow
managed to purchase several gifts for a young boy. And they
also accompanied Ann home with a Christmas tree.
The cab drivers were more than happy to give what
they could. They even helped decorate the tree. They also
brought a large meal. They were not going to let the Depression ruin a young boy’s Christmas.
Frank awakened to see a Christmas tree with lights and
ornaments surrounded with presents. And what was Ann’s
gift? Seeing a young boy with a beaming smile was enough
for her. Frank said Santa Claus came. Well, he did.
But this is not just a story. Frank was my dad, the late
Frank T. Boyle, who would later join the Marines, seeing
duty at Okinawa during World War II. He married a neighborhood girl, Charlotte Rose Lynn, and had six children.
My father never related this story. It was always my
mother who would bring it up. She was aware of the power
of the human spirit. It was a worthwhile lesson to pass along
to her children.
Never give up, despite the odds. Santa Claus is just
around the corner.
And a Merry Christmas to all.
Joe Boyle is the managing editor of the Southwest
News-Herald. He can be reached at [email protected]
Oak Lawn Board approves 2015 budget
By Joe Boyle
The Oak Lawn Village Board on Dec. 9 approved
the 2015 budget, but it was far from unanimous.
Mayor Sandra Bury had to deliver the final vote to
approve the budget by a 4-3 margin.
Along with Bury, trustees Terry Vorderer (4th), Carol Quinlan (5th) and Mike Carberry (6th) voted for the
budget.
Voting against the budget were trustees Tim Desmond (1st), Alex Olejniczak (2nd) and Bob Streit (3rd).
Desmond and Olejniczak specifically voted against
the $57 million budget because they wanted to continue to review the current plan and come up with further
reductions.
Olejniczak made his plea earlier in the meeting, stating that difficult decisions will have to be made.
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“I will be supporting this bill. To say we haven’t
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Vorderer also approved the measure, although he
admitted he was not happy with every aspect of the
budget.
But Vorderer added that he could not in good conscience support cutting programs.
“I don’t want to cut these services and changed the
community that I now live in,” said Vorderer. “To cut
these services would be tearing apart what we have
here.”
Olejniczak asked that the budget vote be tabled until
further notice. His request failed because no one seconded his motion.
“We’ve been kicking the pension can down the road,
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Lisa Madigan gets it right
Kudos to Lisa Madigan.
The Illinois Attorney General got it exactly right this week
when she urged lawmakers to let voters in 2016 choose a
replacement for the late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka.
In the meantime, Madigan properly provided guidance that
outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn had the authority to name a replacement until his term ended Jan. 12, 2015. And then, Gov.elect Bruce Rauner had the authority to name a replacement
between 2015-2019.
Madigan’s guidance was precise, non-partisan and pragmatic. It will hopefully deter outgoing Gov. Quinn from an
abusive power grab with his waning powers of appointment
and dissuade incoming Gov.-elect Rauner from an overreach
with his extended powers.
Topinka, a Republican who had won a second four-year
term in November, died last week from complications following a stroke. Her death created a rare situation for an outgoing Democratic governor and incoming Republican governor. Interpretations of the Illinois Constitution and statutes
covering succession rules have not been decisive.
The lack of clarity set off a round of partisan bickering
over who would control the power to appoint. Quinn clearly
provoked the firestorm, leaving former supporters dumbfounded and ashamed of Quinn’s shameless politicking at a
time both political insiders and Illinois voters were celebrating the life of Topinka, a genuine happy warrior in the best
spirit of local politics.
The attorney general, a Democrat and daughter of Illinois
House Speaker Michael Madigan, clearly defined the legal
rights of both Quinn and Rauner. Quinn has until Jan. 12 to
make his appointment stick; and Rauner has until January
2019 to make his stick.
However, Madigan went a step further. She appropriately
reminded both parties that public officials do, in fact, work
for taxpayers and voters.
“The State is now facing the undemocratic circumstance
in which an appointee could serve the Comptroller’s full
four-year term, notwithstanding there is a statewide election
in 2016 that could provide the voters with the opportunity to
elect a successor to serve half of the term,” Madigan wrote.
Based on the language of Attorney General Madigan’s ruling, this newspaper suspects Rauner would win a court fight
to name a successor to Topinka for a full four-year term. We hope it doesn’t come to that. Yes, the playing field of
politics in Illinois is tilted Democratic. So, who could blame
Republicans for giving in to the “it’s our turn impulse?”
But Gov.-elect Rauner doesn’t have to play by the rules of
conventional party politics. Having invested $60 million of
his own money to become governor, Rauner, a semi-billionaire, venture capitalist has “screw you” money to any party
or special interest.
With the independence of wealth, Gov. Rauner can quickly
learn that one test of governing character will be determined
by how he behaves when short-term partisan interests are
in conflict with the broader public interest. And the public
interest, in this specific case, clearly calls for a 2016 election
after Gov.-elect Rauner chooses a two-year appointee.
We urge Gov.-elect Rauner and legislative leaders to follow
the attorney general’s guidance and negotiate their ways
through to the right outcome. Rauner should appoint the
next comptroller to a two year term and let the voters choose
again in 2016.
Genuine approach is what made
Judy Baar Topinka shine brightly
By Rich Miller
As you already know, Comptroller Judy Baar
Topinka passed away last week.
Topinka had a stroke the morning of Dec. 9, but
that’s not what killed her. In fact, by the afternoon, she announced she was going to walk to the
restroom. Her chief of staff Nancy Kimme told her
not to try because she was paralyzed on her left
side. In mocking defiance, Topinka started kicking
her no longer paralyzed leg.
By early evening, medical staff told Topinka
that she’d be out of the hospital in a few days and
would then need three weeks of rehabilitation.
The indestructible Topinka appeared to have won
again, just like she did after she fell and broke
her hip and badly injured her back after giving a
speech in 2012. The accident slowed her down,
but it never stopped her, never silenced her, never
broke her spirit, never stopped her from running
for reelection.
What finally felled Topinka was completely
unexpected. Hours after her speedy recovery,
Topinka fell asleep. A massive blog clot somehow
withstood her blood-thinning medication and got
around a clot trap installed beneath her rib cage
and entered her lung.
The end came quickly.
In a matter of seconds, we lost not only one of
our state’s strongest voices for financial prudence,
its most consistently successful female statewide
elected official, its most pro-union, pro-gay rights
Republican, but also its most human politician.
My brother Doug met Topinka when he was
with me at an event. Doug posted this on his
Facebook page the day she died: “She was the first
statewide elected official I ever met that I thought
‘Hey, she’s just a regular person like the rest of
us.’”
Judy only talked down to dunderheads. Everyone else was treated like an old friend, and she just
had that way about her that you knew she meant it.
I once had lunch with Judy in her state Senate
district. She took me to a local Bohemian place
and I barely got to talk to her. She knew, by name,
just about everyone at that restaurant. People
literally lined up to shake her hand and chat with
her the entire time we were there. She’d hug them,
ask about their children, their aunts, their cousins,
mostly by name. And she never lost that smile,
even while she was eating.
She often told stories about when she served in
the Illinois House during the height of the Equal
Rights Amendment debate. Ultraconservative
women, she’d humorously recall, would often grab
her arm, fall to their knees and pray for her.
What did you do? I asked. “I let them pray!” the
ERA supporter hooted. She then thanked them for
their prayers and continued on her merry way.
Topinka was elected to the Illinois Senate in
1984, after first building a House constituent services program unlike almost anywhere else. Her
phone number was always public, and she would
get calls at her home at all hours, once from a constituent with a cat up her tree during the middle
of the night. She served not only her own constituents, but also those who lived in the neighboring
district represented by former Democratic Senate
President Phil Rock, who was often too busy with
the affairs of state to handle mundane constituent
requests.
Born to immigrant parents, Topinka graduated
from Northwestern University’s Medill School of
Journalism. She went on to write a column for the
Berwyn Cicero Life newspaper called “Let’s Talk.”
Former Rep. Jack Kubik, who once represented
half of Judy’s district, said it was the most-read
column in his family’s newspaper. It was all about
political stuff that nobody else was writing about.
The two of us were a natural fit.
I first encountered Judy not long after I was
hired as Hannah Information’s Statehouse columnist in 1990. She was fascinated by the company’s
“new wave” technology and my “alternative” form
of journalism and her Senate office quickly became
my second home.
We were both “nobody what nobody sent” and
we reveled in it. Topinka was elected to her first
House term over the opposition of the local party
bosses. I started writing about Statehouse politics
for a little technology startup.
Few would talk to me back then because I wasn’t
anybody. But Judy helped teach me how to be
successful in this crazy business. She also taught
me to treat strangers and acquaintances like old
friends, because one day they could be.
I loved that woman.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily
political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
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Last-minute shopping for the holidays
It's mid-December and you've just barely made it through
half of your holiday shopping list. The panic may have set in
that you just don't have enough time to get everything done.
This is a common scenario around the holidays. Shoppers
have the best intentions to get their gifts early, but whether
because of work obligations or social events, the task seems
to get pushed further and further into December. Soon many
are staring down the calendar experiencing sweaty palms.
Many others may be putting off holiday shopping simply because of the current state of the economy and affordability.
For the scores of shoppers who consciously or subconsciously wait until the last possible minute to shop, there are
ways to survive and surprise friends and family with great
gifts.
• Gift cards: They may not have sentimental meaning behind them, but gift cards are fast and easy. Chances are you
can run into a store and be out with a handful of gift cards in
less than 15 minutes, depending on lines at the checkout
counter. Also, many supermarkets, bookstores and other retailers offer gift card kiosks enabling you to shop for different gift cards all in one place.
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• Food and beverages: While everyone is heading to the
mall in droves, you can be stepping inside of a gourmet food
or spirits store. Splurge on fine cheeses or that trendy bottle
of liquor that a gift recipient has mentioned but not yet purchased for him- or herself.
• Magazine subscription: A magazine subscription is an
easy fix as a last-minute gift. Purchase one copy of the magazine at the newsstand and wrap it up nicely. Put a note that
a year’s worth of this periodical is on the way. No one will
suspect that the gift was a last-minute thought.
• E-certificates: Retailers like music or book sellers will
e-mail a gift certificate code to the person of your choice on
a selected date. For those who are never without an e-reader
or mp3 player, digital gifts could fit the bill.
• Gas card: It may sound funny and tacky, but a gas card
from a brand-name station is a universally acceptable gift for
anyone who drives regularly. With fluctuating gas prices,
filling up the tank can be an expensive venture. Having a
pre-paid gift card can help.
Online retailers are also there to help last-minute shoppers.
Many online retailers guarantee in-time-for-Christmas ship-
ping even on gifts ordered as late as December 23. However,
overnight shipping charges will cost more. But it’s all worth
it to get the item in time.
Waiting until the last minute for shopping can induce
some anxiety. But knowing about easy gifts for procrastinators can take the stress out of this type of shopping.
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Look back at local business district in 1964
Last week several businesses came
up in our trip back to 1964. Did you
remember where they all were? National Food Store was at 58th and Kedzie,
Burke Motor Sales at 65th and Western,
Steinberg and Baum Company at 3843
W. 63rd, and Penner Rexall at 63rd and
Kedzie?
What might Santa have left under the
tree for us in 1964? Brand new that year
were Rat Fink Hot Rod Figures, PLASTIC Mr. Potato Head, the Password
game, and Hands Down with slam-o-matic
action. The Barbie Dream House was on sale
that week — regularly $8, it was now $3.99,
with smart up-to-date styling.
Also featured in local ads 50 years ago
was a new Mattel Talking Hand Puppet,
regularly at $7 and on sale for $3.99. This
famous TV “star” was now a hand puppet.
One of the sentences it could say was “My
girlfriend has a pony tail.” And that is your
clue to the question: What was the name of
the hand puppet?
As is a Catholic tradition, the first Mass
said on Christmas morning in many parishes
begins at midnight. In 1964 this solemn high
Mass at Queen of the Universe was Pietro
Yan’s Mass of the Shepherds, advertised as
featuring 12 tongues and with songs I did not
recognize, like Midnight Calm Silence, for
Kathy Headley
lost two locally well-known and certainly well-loved sons. First came the news
that Algimantas Bartkus died in a traffic
accident at 79th and Southwest Highway.
Al, aka the “Mayor of 69th Street,” was
for many years the proprietor of The
Plaza Pub.
Born in Lithuania, Al’s family came
to Chicago in 1949 moving into a twoflat just a couple of blocks from the tap.
After attending Nativity BVM Grammar
School and St. Rita High School, he
joined the Army, serving during the Vietnam
years. He was past-commander of the Darius-Girenas Post 271. Al had owned the pub
since 1984. It was a neighborhood meeting
place and Al was the perfect host.
Deacon Vitas Paskauskas was born and
raised in Marquette Manor. His parents had
a tailor shop on 69th Street and the family
lived upstairs. A retired U. S. Army Major,
Vitas returned to his home parish of Nativity
BVM as a deacon where he has served for
the past 15 years.
He also has served as a chaplain for many
groups. Vitas planned to officiate at Al’s
funeral on Dec. 3, but he died unexpectedly
on Dec. 1.
Both will be sorely missed in the community.
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instance.
I learned they were traditional carols, and
the adult choir at Queen’s sang these carols of 12 different nations in their original
language (Bohemian, Croatian, German,
French, Lithuanian, Irish, Italian, Polish,
Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian and Russian).
Imagine all of the dedication and practicing
that went into that presentation.
And, over at 60th and California, as
Marquette Manor Baptist Church held their
Christmas morning service, a radio broadcast of the celebration was heard on WTAQ
1300.
Next week we’ll return to 1964 and see
what sort of gifts mom and dad might have
exchanged.
Today we end on a sad note, for in the
past couple of weeks Marquette Manor has
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
DIVISION
BANK OF AMERICA N.A.
Plaintiff,
-v.LIUCIJA KAZLAUSKIENE, THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF
NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR INDENTURE
TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CWHEQ
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST,
SERIES 2007-B C/O SPECIALIZED LOAN
SERVICING, LLC, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND
LEGATEES OF LIUCIJA KAZLAUSKIENE, IF
ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants
14 CH 02914
8515 NORMANDY AVENUE
Burbank, IL 60459
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and
Sale entered in the above cause on August
6, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales
Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 9,
2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One
South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO,
IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, as set forth below, the following
described real estate:
THE WEST HALF OF THAT PART OF LOT 82
LYING WEST OF THE EAST 33 FEET THEREOF (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 70 FEET THEREOF) IN FREDERICK H. BARTLETT’S FIRST
ADDITION TO FREDERICK H. BARTLETT’S
79TH STREET ACRES BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31 AND THE
WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 31, AND THE WEST
HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 31, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH,
RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, ALSO THE EAST HALF OF THE
SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36,
TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 8515 NORMANDY
AVENUE, Burbank, IL 60459
Property Index No. 19-31-407-067-0000.
The real estate is improved with a single
family residence.
The judgment amount was $131,558.23.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest
bid by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will be accepted.
The balance, including the Judicial sale
fee for Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated
on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for
each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount
paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in
certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within
twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid
by the mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the
sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor,
or other lienor acquiring the residential real
estate whose rights in and to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. The
subject property is subject to general real
estate taxes, special assessments, or special
taxes levied against said real estate and is
offered for sale without any representation
as to quality or quantity of title and without
recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation
by the court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid,
the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale
that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the
real estate after confirmation of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as
to the condition of the property. Prospective
bidders are admonished to check the court
file to verify all information.
If this property is a condominium unit, the
purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure
sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the
assessments and the legal fees required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS
605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a
condominium unit which is part of a common
interest community, the purchaser of the unit
at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by
605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS
AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver’s license,
passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into
our building and the foreclosure sale room
in Cook County and the same identification
for sales held at other county venues where
The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts
foreclosure sales.
For information, contact Sales Department, THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP, 33 WEST
MONROE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago,
IL 60603, (312) 360-9455 Please refer to file
number W13-1235.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report
of pending sales.
THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP
33 WEST MONROE STREET, SUITE 1140
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 360-9455
Attorney File No. W13-1235
Attorney Code. 42463
Case Number: 14 CH 02914
TJSC#: 34-20873
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff
s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector
attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
LOCAL BUSINESS
MVCC’s Leadership program enrolls female execs
Moraine Valley’s Leadership Challenge is now enrolling female executives
Businesswomen in management and
leadership positions wanting to further
their professional skills can take part
in “The Leadership Challenge: Women Making the Extraordinary Happen”
at Moraine Valley Community College,
9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.
The program takes place over 51/2
days from January through April.
The Leadership Challenge will begin
with a half-day orientation session on Friday, Jan. 30. Participants will learn more
about the program, discuss expectations
and the curriculum, and get acquainted
with each other. Each of the subsequent
five sessions will be led by an expert
trainer and will feature a female leader,
who will relate her personal experiences
during the luncheon keynote.
Leadership Challenge participants will
explore common workplace challenges
and potential barriers women face while
climbing the career ladder. They will
learn strategies to enhance employee
engagement, increase productivity and
stimulate a culture of innovation to drive
business results.
The program benefits businesses by
helping participants become more productive, increase communication skills
and improve conflict resolution skills.
Other benefits for the participants include
sharing insights with fellow leaders, comparing experiences and exploring how to
maximize abilities and opportunities.
Leadership Practice Inventory will be
held Friday, Feb. 13. Facilitator Lisa Bly,
assistant dean of Corporate, Community
and Continuing Education at Moraine
Valley, will lead participants in identifying leadership behaviors, relating personal best stories and learning the five
best practices.
Model the Way wil be held Friday,
Feb. 27. Facilitator Patsy Svare, founder of The Chatfield Group, will help
participants clarify their values, set the
leadership example, and discover the importance of credibility and what people
admire most in leaders.
Inspire a Shared Vision will be held
Friday, March 27. Facilitator Dr. Tanesha
D.H. Pittman will guide participants in
learning to envision an ideal and unique
future and how to make that vision come
alive, as well as how to learn about team
members’ hopes, dreams and aspirations.
Enable Others to Act and Encourage
the Heart will be held Friday, April 10.
Facilitator Renee Tabor will lead participants in examining the impact others’
behavior has on self-esteem and desire to
participate. They will learn how to build
trust, facilitate relationships and help
team members feel confident.
Leadership Learning Reflection and
Graduation will be held Friday, April
24. Facilitator Karin Norington-Reaves,
CEO of Chicago Workforce Partnership,
will conclude the Leadership Challenge.
The program fee is $995 and includes
access to keynote speakers, trainers, networking, educational materials, breakfast, lunch, and snacks for all five days.
Scholarships are available.
To register or get more information,
call Suzanne Ryerson, senior program
manager, at (708) 974-5433, visit morainevalley.edu/ccce or email ryerson@
morainevalley.edu.
Zarzycki Manor Chapels
annual holiday memorial service
Soprano Miroslawa Topor performs at the
annual holiday memorial service at Zarzycki Manor Chapels.
Claudette Zarzycki (from left), Charmaine Zarzycki and Andrea Zarzycki hold the
memorial service in December for family members to remember their loved ones
during the holidays.
A family member lights a candle in memory of a loved one who passed away this
year.
Photos by Connie Templin
Moraine president lauds White House support for community colleges
Moraine Valley Community College
President Sylvia Jenkins joined President
Barack Obama, the first lady, and Vice
President Joe Biden along with hundreds
of college presidents and other higher education and K-12 leaders on Dec. 4 at the
White House College Opportunity Summit.
She came away with a feeling of appreciation that the administration has
reaffirmed its commitment to supporting
efforts to provide students with pathways
to a college education.
The White House College Opportunity
Day of Action was established to support
the President’s commitment to partner
with colleges and universities, business
leaders, and nonprofits to support students across the country to help the U.S.
reach its goal of leading the world in college attainment.
“To involve community colleges in
this discussion speaks volumes of President Obama’s understanding that we
need many higher education options for
people to choose from. Giving commu-
nity colleges that level of support and
recognition is very meaningful,” Jenkins
said.
Participants were asked to commit to
new action in one of four areas: building
networks of colleges around promoting
completion, creating K-16 partnerships
around college readiness, investing in
high school counselors as part of the
First Lady’s Reach Higher initiative, and
increasing the number of college graduates in the fields of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics.
Jenkins said the role of Moraine Valley
in this initiative is what the college’s mission has always been: “We are a campus
that has open-door access to the 400,000
people in our communities, to the state of
Illinois and to the U.S. to provide these
opportunities to anybody who comes to
our door. Everybody’s responsibility is to
help student’s complete their goal here.
As the President noted, ‘Access to college is important, but completion is critical. The economy of America depends
upon it.
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De La Salle students are chosen to NHS
De La Salle Institute and the De La Salle-Lourdes Hall Campus have been inducted into the Brother J. Richard Rush Chapter of the National Honor Society. The students are (front
row, from left) Yulin Deng, Sabrina Bynum, Kylie Bossard, Esmeralda Melero, Delia Gallegos, Guadalupe Godinez, Olivia Garcia, Nia Thompson, Sydney Reid, Kiersten Hill, Angy
Wu Feng, Maribel Munoz, Brenda Gutierrez, (middle row, from left) Matthew Lech, Xinran Luo, Dominique Arcieri, Brandon Serrano, Sarai Jeffreys, Erin Hughes, Mia Hayford, Kaitlin
Biondo, Mayra Torres, Aaron Funes, Eder Rebollar, Elin Feng Cen, Shavell Rodgers (back row, from left) Shomari Crockett, Robert Flores, Rogelio Becerra, Alexander Cruz, Mark
Strainis, Adam Arthurs, Antonio Scalise, Morgan Hill, Thurman Conner, Tomas Cortez, Bradford Bingham and Daniel Freeman. – Submitted photo
SCHOOL BELLS
St. Laurence
students
volunteer at
Garden Center
St. Laurence High School
students recently volunteered at
the Garden Center in Burbank,
making crafts and playing
games with clients there. This
was an opportunity for students
to give back and get involved
in the community. Burbank
residents and St. Laurence students Keon Garcia (center) and
Jonathan Augle meet one of the
clients. – Submitted photo
District 123 schools distribute
food to needy for holiday season
During these challenging
economic times, there are
many families within the community who find themselves in
the position of not being able
to provide for their families as
they have in the past.
This holiday season, District
123 schools have hosted food
drives to help pantries and families within our community.
Collections started at the end
of October in conjunction with
many Fall Fest activities and
continued through November
with Student Council efforts
and PBIS events.
Oak Lawn Hometown
Middle School staff and students brought in over 2,600
non-perishable food items and
over $600 to be donated to
the Pilgrim Faith Food Pantry
in Oak Lawn. Kolmar Avenue Elementary helped seven district families with their
Thanksgiving meal drive held
recently.
Students from Oak Lawn Hometown MiIddle School and Kolmar
Avenue School sort and package food for local food pantries and
district families. – Submitted photo
Local students will graduate with master’s
degrees from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
through Project Dragonfly’s Advanced Inquiry Program.
The AIP, a graduate degree focused on inquiry-driven learning and social change, combines
coursework at U.S. partner institutions with collaborative work in Dragonfly’s web-based learning communities. This month’s graduates have studied at the
Chicago Zoological Society-Brookfield Zoo.
Connie Homerding, a resident of Burbank, an AIP
student at the Chicago Zoological Society at Brookfield Zoo, will graduate with a Master of Arts in
Teaching in the Biological Sciences.
Since joining the master’s program in 2012,
Homerding has conducted projects that have made a
difference in the Burbank area. Homerding works as a
science teacher at Columbus East School.
Carolina Velasquez, of Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood, is an AIP student at the Chicago Zoological
Society at Brookfield Zoo, will graduate with a Master
of Arts in Biology.
Since joining the master’s program in 2012, Velasquez has explored conservation and education in Guyana, while also conducting projects that have made a
difference in the Chicago area. Velasquez works as an
ESL and science teacher at Peck Elementary School.
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Several local students have been accepted for
admissions for the 2015-16 academic year at Luther
College at Decorah, Iowa.
Jesenia Flores, of Chicago’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood, has been accepted for admission for the
2015-16 academic year. She has been awarded the
Dean’s Scholarship and the Diversity Enrichment
Scholarship.
Andy Li, of Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood, has been accepted for admission for the 2015-16
academic year. He has been awarded the Founders
Scholarship and the Diversity Enrichment Scholarship.
Cindy Lopez, of Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood, has been accepted for admission for the 201516 academic year. She has been awarded the Dean’s
Scholarship and the Diversity Enrichment Scholarship.
Carmen Mandujano, of West Lawn, has been
accepted for admission for the 2015-16 academic
year. She has been awarded the Diversity Enrichment
Scholarship.
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Oak Lawn Police are questioning one
suspect and have six others in custody
and are reviewing leads to see if the offenders are somehow linked to a robbery
that took place in the village on Dec. 11.
The robbery took place at about 11:45
p.m. near 108th Street and Georgia Lane.
The victim of the robbery suffered a nonlife threatening gunshot wound, police said.
Characters from the movie “Frozen,” along with
Santa and Mrs. Claus,
met children at the Frozen
Express that left the Oak
Lawn Metra Patriot Station for a trip downtown
Saturday. Taking part in
the festivities were (from
left) Rylie Overland (Olaf
Frozen), Molly Ghesna
(Elsa Frozen) and Genie
Gillespie (Mrs. Claus).
The event was sponsored
by the Oak Lawn Park
District. — News-Herald
photo by Mary Kay Barton
Shortly after the victim arrived at Advocate Christ Medical Center there was
a disturbance involving friends of the
victim and another group, according to
police.
Police are currently investigating the
possibility of a connection between the
two events. Police do not believe the robbery was a random event.
Winter art classes will be held at Log Cabin
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Winter Art classes at the Log Cabin
Center for The Arts, located at The
Center, 12700 Southwest Highway,
Palos Park.
Winter classes are offered for adults
in Drawing, Watercolor Painting, Pastel
Painting, Basketry, Weaving, Knitting,
Stoneware Pottery, Woodcarving, Quilting, Collage, Lapidary, Poetry, Stained
Glass, Calligraphy, Silver Jewelry, and
Papermaking. Family Pottery, Teen Pottery, and Children’s Art are also on the
winter schedule.
The Log Cabin Art Center offers sixweek courses plus occasional one-day
workshops. Classes are held in three log
cabins in the woods.
Pre-registration is required for classes, most of which begin in early January.
For more information, call The Center at
(708) 361-3650.
Rylee Allison and Vincent
Cucci check their Christmas wish lists as they
go to meet Santa Claus
on the Frozen Express
that took off from the
Oak Lawn Metra Patriot
Station to Union Station
in downtown Chicago
on Saturday which was
sponsored by the Oak
Lawn Park District. —
News-Herald photo by
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Cook’s Corner
Roasted broccoli with
tomatoes is classic Italian
Message of Peace
With Santa Claus and an elf beside him, Chicago Lawn (8th) District Cmdr. James
O’Donnell addresses the International Human Relations Council. He spoke at the
organization’s holiday celebration held Dec. 9 in the Chicago Lawn (8th) District police station, 3420 W. 63rd St. The multicultural event also was a celebration honoring
Pablo Medina, who is retiring from a 30-year career with the Chicago Commission
on Human Relations. He worked closely with the IHRC, a local non-profit founded by
Fatima Abu Eid after 9/11 to bring cultural harmony to the ethnically diverse Southwest Side. — News-Herald Photo by Dermot Connolly
Roasted broccoli with tomatoes and olives is a a classic Italian dish that’s a healthy alternative during the holiday season.
A classic Italian vegetable side dish — contorno — of roasted broccoli, tomatoes and olives makes a beautiful, colorful holiday or any
day dish.
Given broccoli’s wonderful flavor, it’s no
wonder it has been eaten since the time of the
ancient Romans. A member of the cabbage
family, broccoli’s name is derived from the
Italian word broccolo, meaning little sprout or
the flowering top of a cabbage.
No matter what’s behind its name, there is
universal agreement that broccoli is a nutritional powerhouse. Even one of our founding
fathers, Thomas Jefferson, was such a fan of
broccoli that he reportedly imported seeds
from Italy to plant at Monticello, his home in
Virginia.
When buying broccoli look for bright green
heads. The clusters should be tight. If they are
too open or yellowed, it’s older and the florets
are close to flowering. Plus, the main stalk and
the stems should not seem woody. If you have
broccoli at home that has started to flower, you
can still use it to make soups or broths.
Be sure to cut the broccoli into bite size
florets, which allows each piece to be coated
with the extra virgin olive oil, seasonings and
the lemon juice. Using the oven to prepare the
vegetables softens them and brings out wonderful roasted, rich flavors of the broccoli, tomatoes and olives. The cherry tomatoes offer
sweetness while the black olives add that briny
flavor that makes the dish very tasty.
This cortono is great for any holiday meal
or everyday meal, especially when paired with
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grain bread brushed with extra virgin olive
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• 4 cups bite size broccoli florets
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup pitted black olives, halved
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, or to taste
• 1 tsp. oregano leaves, crushed
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In large bowl, add broccoli, tomatoes, olives, garlic, oil and salt to taste. Gently toss
until well coated. Spread on baking sheet in
single layer. Bake 15 minutes.
In same bowl, combine zest, juice and
oregano. Add roasted vegetables and gently
toss. Serve warm.
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SOUTHWEST SPORTS
LAWN BOWL
Can U Dig It leads
Sunday Mixed pack
Can U Dig It holds a three-point lead over No Excuses in the latest standings of the Sunday Afternoon
Mixed League at Lawn Lanes Bowl, 6750 S. Pulaski
Road, Chicago.
John Seyller, of No Excuses, had the high scratch
game (279), scratch series (716), handicap game (276)
and handicap series (707) to lead all bowlers.
Dalila Garcia, of Boom Boom, had the high
scratch game (243) and handicap game (268) to lead
the women bowlers.
Nina Ayala, of Showtime, had the high scratch
series (539) and handicap series (668) to lead the
women rollers.
A rendering of the MVCC Health, Fitness and Recreation Center. – Rendering provided by www.kjww.com
MVCC ready to show off its new gym
St. Rita will meet Simeon in contest to be televised on ESPN2
By Jeff Vorva
Bill Finn loves basketball.
The Moraine Valley Community
College athletic director played at
Richards High School and coached
the sport at Moraine for 22 years and
racked up 506 wins. He has a laundry list of great contacts in the inner
circles of Illinois college and high
school basketball and loves watching a matchup of power teams facing
each other.
But don’t expect Finn to be glued
to his easy chair tonight (Friday,
Dec. 19) when Simeon plays St. Rita
on a game that will be broadcast live
across the world on ESPN2.
That’s because he’ll be busy. He
and his facility will be hosting the
event.
The Moraine Valley Community
College Health, Fitness and Recreation Center officially opened in
March. Nine months later, it will be
featured for the world to see.
The new gym inside the facility,
which seats 3,200 people, will be the
host site of the game, which tips off at
5:30 p.m. But Finn figures to be working all day with preparation. The crew
will be stopping by early in the morn-
ing to set up. Finn can’t wait.
“I am beyond excited,” he said.
“I’ve been here 33 years and we’ve
never had anything happen like this
before. After my meetings, I would
tell people ‘yeah, I just met with
ESPN’ like it was a common occurrence.
“This fit the bill for them. They
want to fill the place. They didn’t
want UIC or Chicago State or Rosemont. This ended up being the
perfect venue for size. We’ve had
full-day showcases here before but
nothing like this. This is requiring
tons of more work but it’s worth it.
The attention and exposure for our
college and athletic program will be
tremendous.’’
Finn said former players of his
have connections with the Paragon
Marketing group, which has ties
with ESPN and the two sides came
together in recent months to make
this event work.
The talent on the floor will be special.
Simeon coach Robert Smith has
coached stars Derrick Rose and Jabari Parker in his tenure. He may not
have players of that caliber this year,
but he has three Big 10 Conference
signees in Edward Morrow (Nebraska), D.J. Williams (Illinois) and
Isiah Moss (Iowa). The Wolverines
opened the season 3-0 including
Sunday’s 71-66 victory over Morgan
Park at the CPS Rivalry Showcase at
Whitney Young High School.
Simeon has won six Class 4A
state titles in nine seasons including
a historic four-year run that ended
last season.
St. Rita won three of its first four
games, including last Friday’s 80-61
victory of St. Joseph.
Charles Matthews is heading to
college powerhouse Kentucky while
Armani Chaney is heading to Tennessee State while Myles Carter
has Northwestern, Notre Dame, De
Paul, Illinois and others still on his
wish list.
Tickets are on sale now at the
Palos Hills school’s rec center and
will be available at the door. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for high
school students with identification.
Finn hopes the thousands of fans
at the game and many more watching the game on ESPN2 will enjoy
the school’s new venue.
“This is not the Taj Mahal,’’ Finn
said. “But it’s the Taj Mahal for me.’’
OLHMS eighth-grade girls win
Oak Lawn High basketball tourney
The Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School girls
eighth-grade basketball team placed first in the Oak
Lawn Community High School Tournament.
The Mustangs had an 11-2 record in the tournament. The winners clinched the championship and
had a few most valuable players to secure the wins
Three of the Mustangs were named All-Conference. Earning All-Conference honors were Jacqueline Gomez, Nancy Kane and Madelyn McGrath.
The Mustangs finished third in their regular season with a 9-2 record.
The Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School eighthgrade girls basketball team placed first in the
Oak Lawn Community High School Tournament.
Holding the championship plaque and MVP medals are Oak Lawn-Hometown eighth-graders
(from left) Jacqueline Gomez, Nancy Kane and
Madelyn McGrath. – Submitted photo
Midweek Breakers
The Jets hold a three-point lead over Hardly Ables
and the Dreamers in the recent standings.
Ray Czochara, of the Jets, had the high scratch
game (278), scratch series (683) and handicap game
(293) for the week.
Jack Jaeger, of the Wizards, had the high handicap
series (782) for the week.
Val Barnotes, of 7 Pin Tap, had the high scratch
game (244), scratch series (626) and handicap game
(280) to lead the women bowlers.
Chicago Spare Chasers
Rock A By Baby holds a one-point lead over Sharp
Shooters in the most recent league standings.
Kevith Pitts, of Anchor Man, has the high scratch
game (247), scratch series (672), handicap game
(257) and handicap series (702) for the week.
Sharon Williams, of Let’s Go, had the high scratch
game (157), handicap game (234) and handicap series
(652).
Vanessa Pitts, of Rock A By Baby, had the high
scratch series (437) to pace the women rollers.
Beauty and Beast
Do It For Johnny is in a three-way tie with Team
No. 8 and Midway Five in the most recent league
standings.
John Mikols, of Lane Violators, had the high
scratch game (249) and scratch series (658) for the
week.
Hector Avelar Sr., of Wolfpack, had the high handicap game (282).
Virginia Mikols, of Lane Violators, had the high
scratch game (183) among the women. Denise Martin, of Do It For Johnny, had the top scratch series
(518).
Celine Narducy, of Strike Force, had the high
handicap game (251) to lead the women.
Cindy Heinen, of Team No. 8, had the high handicap series (704) to pace the women rollers.
Madonna’s Lefty Joe Memorial Men’s
Bowlers Universe holds a commanding lead over
the Cicero Eagles in recent competition.
Craig Salerno, of Bowlers Universe, had the high
scratch game (289) of the week.
Ryan Lubash, of Team No. 6, had the high scratch
series (726). Tom Kuba Jr., of Bowlers Universe, had
the high handicap game (287).
Jorge Martinez, of Almost Mexican, had the high
handicap series (771) for the week.
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Park district seeks input on future programs
Hello Villagers!
Hungry? Here is your chance to get a sandwich at
Oak Lawn Park District’s Stony Creek free! Oak Lawn
Park District seeks input for future planning on current
and future parks, facilities, and programs through a
community survey.
Approximately every five years the park district conducts a survey to evaluate how satisfied residents are with
the agency’s operation and to learn more about residents’
needs and preferences. Residents are encouraged to participate in the survey that can be gained access online at
this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/olpd2014.
After visiting this link, the survey will ask for a
unique identification code password, which is 2014.
Individuals who complete the survey will receive a coupon for a free sandwich at the Stony Creek Golf Course
Restaurant and Banquet Facility, 5850 W. 103rd St., Oak
Lawn.
In addition to feedback on parks, programs and facilities, they seek input on the availability of sports fields,
the golf course, restaurant, banquet facility and special
events, among other program areas.
For more information about the project or to receive a
printed copy of the survey, contact Jarrod Scheunemann
at [email protected] or (217) 265-5296. The results
from the last survey were instrumental in park renova-
Mary Kay Barton
Oak Lawn
correspondent
9412 S. 55th Ave.
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tions, adding more walking paths, adding special events,
and enhancing the Oak Lawn Community Pavilion.
The agency was able to secure many large grants to
help support these changes and more community input
is critical to make the agency’s planning successful.
In this study, the park district is particularly interested
in understanding peoples’ use of and satisfaction with
parks.
Kudos to the Oak Lawn Hometown Lady Mustangs, who won a basketball tournament with a record
of 11-2. The Lady Mustangs clinched the championship
and several players were named MVPs.
Congratulations to the eighth-grade OLHMS Lady
Mustangs for taking first place at the Oak Lawn High
School Basketball Tournament. Three of the Lady Mus-
tangs were named All-Conference. Congratulations to
Jacqueline Gomez, Nancy Kane and Madelyn McGrath.
The Lady Mustangs finished third in their regular season with a 9-2 record.
Congratulations to Coach Clauss, the MVPs, and the
entire Lady Mustang team.
The Children's Museum, 5100 S. Museum Drove,
Oak Lawn, is also helping to provide a kid’s meal.
Visit the Children’s Museum. Check in on Facebook,
Foursquare, or Yelp Show at the front desk when you
check-in. Get a certificate for a free kid’s meal from
Smashburger.
The Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S Raymond Ave., is
in the process of renovation. Stop by and pick up the
booklet with the plans for the library. One new addition
to the library is already up and running. The cafe has reopened under the name the “Best Oak Lawn Cafe.” The
cafe is under new management right in the library. Now
you can get a snack, coffee, drinks and at the library.
Stop in and see what treats are offered at this new
cafe in the library. Plans are in the works for family
days and coming soon senior discounts, hours are 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m.
Until next time, keep the cards, snail mail and email
coming.
My email address is [email protected].
St. Turibius Parish participates in Novena event
Mary Stanek
West Elsdon & Archer
Heights correspondent
3808 W. 57th Pl.
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 284-7394
I wish a very Merry Christmas to everyone. Our
house tries to celebrate on Christmas Eve the traditional
Polish Wigilia. Foods featured are herring, mushroom
soup, fish, kapusta and pierogi. Our good neighbor,
Henry, always joins us, but the family has gotten so
small it’s sort of melancholy.
The Youth Groups from St. Jude Parish in New Lenox, St. Rita of Cascia in Chicago and from St. Turibius
participated in the Novena in honor of Our Lady of
Guadalupe at St. Rita of Cascia Parish.
Southwest Chicago PADS warming program is under
way. It is in operations six nights a week through April.
Guests are welcomed at 5:30 p.m. to enjoy hot soup and
crackers. Showers are available and clothing and toiletries are passed out as needed.
The shelter address is 3121 W. 71st St. Donations are always needed such as coffee, canned soups and vegetables,
brown lunch bags and cash. The donations can be dropped
off weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For a pickup of
larger items, please call (773) 737-7070 and ask for Tom.
I had the pleasure of attending the St. Bruno Senior
Citizen’s Christmas Party recently. As always it was a
great time. Boy how the years go by. And as usual the
St. Turibius Jolly Seniors were partying in the room
next door to our party. Their party seemed to be just as
enjoyable as ours.
The students of St. Bruno are busy learning about
music. The higher grades are learning about classical,
jazz, classic rock, and electronic music.
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THIS CHRISTMAS!
The St. Symphorosa Family Christmas Concert and Children’s Musical, Miracle at Midnight, will take place at 2:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 in church. Admission is free. A freewill
offering will be taken to support the school’s music program.
Residents from Archer Heights and West Elsdon are welcome.
If you are venturing out of the neighborhood with
the kids this season, this you might want to catch. There
is Santa House in the Daley Plaza. Santa’s Midwest
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they can experience the wonder of the North Pole and
have their picture taken with Santa Claus throughout
the holiday season. Santa will be available for photos so
don’t forget your personal cameras.
This week marks the fourth anniversary of our Uncle
Mike’s passing. Good memories with him, and thoughts
to the family and friends.
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SOUTHWEST SLATE of EVENTS
Free films will be presented at 1 p.m. every Friday at the Bridgeview Library,
7840 W. 79th St.
Library staff will also provide free popcorn. Patrons can bring their own soft
drinks.
For every four movies residents attend, they will qualify for a free rental DVD.
More information about the films or a list of upcoming movies, call the library at
(708) 458-2990, ext. 105.
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CEDA (Community and Economic Development Association) is accepting donated toys for boys and girls ages 2 to 12 for the agency’s Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program families for the holidays.
Residents can drop off items at the CEDA office, 7676 W. 63rd St., Summit. CEDA
is partnering with The Chicago Children’s Hunger Fund.
More information can be obtained by calling Paulette Duke, (708) 458-2736, or
email her at [email protected].
****
Storytime sessions are being offered for parents and their children at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesdays, Dec. 23 and 30, at the West Lawn Library, 4020 W. 63rd St., Chicago.
The programis for children ages 2 to 5 accompanied by an adult. Visitors can hear
stories and make a related craft to take home.
More information can be obtained by calling the West Lawn Library, (312) 747-7381.
Christmas concert at St. Daniel
Ryan Manfre (foreground), a second-grade student at St. Daniel the Prophet
School, 5337 S. Natoma Ave., Chicago, sings along with his classmates during the
school’s Christmas Concert held Dec. 9 in the church. — News-Herald photo by
Steve Neuhaus
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The Clearing American Legion Post 600 will hold its ways and means committee
meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26 at the post headquarters, 4352 W. 63rd St., Chicago.
Members are encouraged to attend. More information can be obtained by calling
the post, (773) 767-0230.
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Skate with Santa Family Fun on Ice will be held from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 21 at the Oak Lawn Park District Ice Arena, 9320 S. Kenton Ave.
Skaters can visit Santa on and off the ice. DJ George Marshall will provide the music.
Admission is $6 and skate rental is $3. Concessions and raffles will be available.
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A Christmas-themed movie will be shown this month at the Garfield Ridge Satellite Senior Center, 5674 S. Archer Ave., Chicago.
“It’s A Wonderful Life” will be shown today (Friday, Dec. 19). The 1946 film stars
Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
The movie begins at 12:45 p.m. More information can be obtained by calling (312)
745-4255.
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Patrons can drop off gifts for children up to age 12 in the lobby of the Oak Lawn
Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave., as part of the Toys for Tots campaign through Tuesday, Dec. 23.
Donations benefit Toys for Tots. Items should be unwrapped so that they may be
sorted according to age and gender. No stuffed animals will be accepted.
For more information about this and other programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit
www.oaklawnlibrary.org.
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The Oak Lawn Park District’s Ninth Annual New Year’s Eve Kids’ Countdown will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 at the Oak Lawn
Ice Arena, 9320 S. Kenton Ave.
DJ Joe LaDuke will provide entertainment. Each child will receive a party hat to
celebrate. The balloon drop over the ice will take place at noon.
Admission is $8 and skate rental is $3. Concessions will be available.
More information can be obtained by calling (708) 857-5173.
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Registration is underway for new holiday workshops for children on Mondays,
Dec. 22 and 29, at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway,
Palos Park.
On Dec 22, from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., preschoolers are invited to make
Christmas cards using a variety of art supplies. From 1 until 2 p.m. preschoolers
are invited to create Christmas tree painting using their green handprints, and then
decorating their trees with glitter and ornaments.
From 2:30 until 3:30 p.m., kindergarteners through eighth-graders will have an
opportunity to create handmade Christmas cards.
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BOGAN HIGH SCHOOL
“BENGALS”
REUNION COMMITTEE
Rich Brenza
[email protected]
Jim Gallagher
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Jim Gill
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Becky Maniates Chirillo
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Jim Nordberg
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Burt Odelson
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Joan Parsons Hoffmann
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To the Class of June 1965:
Can you believe that 50 years ago today we were in our senior year at
Bogan High School? On Friday, May 29, 2015, our 50th High School
Reunion will be held at Gaelic Park, 6119 W. 147th Street, Oak Forest, Illinois from 6:30pm to 11:30pm. Casual attire is encouraged.
Social hour will be at 6:30pm; dinner will be served at 7:30pm. The cost
of the reunion is $65 per person and $130 per couple. This includes
a dinner buffet, music and memories from 1965 and other surprises!
There will also be a cash bar.
On Thursday, May 28, the Bogan High School administration has invited us back to Bogan. Students will give us a tour of the school. The
time for the “Back to Bogan Days” will be 4:00pm to 5:30pm. After the
tour, the “After School Activities” will be held at Vito & Nick’s Pizza,
8433 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago.
On Saturday, May 30, a reunion breakfast will be held at 10:00am at
Southfork Restaurant, 14631 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park.
For those classmates coming from out of town, we have gathered information about hotels in the area. Please contact one of the Reunion
Committee Members for more information.
Judy Vana Weithman
[email protected]
It is our 50th Reunion. Let’s get together to reminisce about Bogan
days, meet old friends, and share stories. Let’s make our 50th Reunion
a big success; plan on attending. By March 1, 2015, please send your
check payable to Bogan ’65 Reunion with the reservation forms and
survey (included in a mailing sent to all classmates) to Jim Gallagher,
14311 Greenland, Orland Park, Illinois 60462.
Barb Lucas Winistorfer
[email protected]
Please contact Jim or any of the Reunion Committee Members for any
forms or additional information.
Jim Spikings
[email protected]
Chuck Wyack
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We look forward to seeing you on Friday, May 29, 2015.
– BOGAN CLASS OF JUNE, 1965 REUNION
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OBITUARIES
Algimantas Bartkus
Algimantas “Al” Bartkus, age
71, of Chicago’s Marquette Park
neighborhood died Nov. 23.
Mr. Bartkus was a longtime proprietor of a tavern on Lithuanian Plaza in
Marquette Park. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army.
Survivors include two sons, Albert and Tony (Kellie)
Bartkus; three grandchildren, Asta, Mariah and Bradley Bartkus; two great grandchildren, Delaney and
Ava Bartkus; one brother, Kestutis Bartkus; and three
nieces, Debbie, Julie, and Salli
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bronius
and Janina Bartkus.
Visitation was Dec. 2, at Petkus & Son Funeral
Home. Funeral mass was Dec. 3, at Nativity B.V.M.
Church. Interment followed in St. Casimir Lithuanian
Cemetery.
Heidi Barker
Heidi Rose Barker (nee Zalkus), age 53, of Chicago’s
Garfield Ridge neighborhood, died Dec. 9, in MacNeal
Hospital.
Mrs. Barker was a police officer.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas M. Barker, CPD; four sons, Erik (Vivian) Zalkus, Thomas D.
Barker, Timothy J. Barker and Tyler J. Barker; two
grandchildren, Erik Zalkus Jr. and Aidan Zalkus; her
father, George Zalkus; one sister, Rebecca Cozzi; and
her mother-in-law, Joan Schmidt.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Edith
Zalkus; and her father-in-law, Thomas Barker.
Visitation was Thursday at Central Chapel. Funeral
services were Friday at the funeral home. Interment
followed in St. Casimir Lithuanian Cemetery.
Mary Lou Caden
Mary Lou Caden (nee Studnicka), 83,
a former resident of Chicago’s Southwest Side and Oak Lawn, died Nov. 21
in Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Mrs. Caden retired, after 28 years
of service for the Chicago Police Department. She
graduated from Lindblom Technical School in Chicago
in 1945.
She also played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for the Grand Rapids Chicks
from 1951 to 1953.
Mrs. Caden served as a Girl Scouts leader for over
12 years and was a member and past president of the
VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 10483. A charter member
of Community of Joy Lutheran Church, she served on
the church council and supported a culture of volunteerism and service.
For over two decades she volunteered at St. Joseph’s
Hospital, and devoted many years of service to Arkansas Hospice, Village SCAT Transportation and the
Boys and Girls Club.
She is survived by daughters, Pauline Pyzia, Laura
Pahr and Elizabeth Terry; sister-in-law, Shirley Studnicka; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Community of
Joy Lutheran Church, Hot Springs Village, at 10:30
a.m. March 21.
Stanislaw Dziurdzik
Stanislaw Dziurdzik, age 53, of Chicago’s Clearing
neighborhood, died Dec. 11.
Mr. Dziurdzik was a carpenter in the residential
construction industry.
Survivors include his wife, Helena (nee Krol); two
sons, Dariusz and Pawel; one sister, Halina (Stanislaw)
Wrobel; two brothers, Edward and Kazimierz Dziurdzik; and many nieces and nephews.
Interment was Poland. Arrangements were handled
by Zarzycki Manor Chapels, Ltd.
Evelyn Gornick
Evelyn Ann Gornick, age 79, died Dec. 14, in her
Garfield Ridge neighborhood home.
Mrs. Gornick was a retired office administrator for
an oil company.
Survivors include her husband, John D. Gornick;
four sons, John F. (Laurie) Gornick, Michael Gornick,
Joe (Diane) Gornick and Nick (Cindy) Gornick; two
daughters, Christine Gornick and Marie Gornick; 12
grandchildren; four sisters, Marie (the late Tom) Fabek,
Norma (Donald) Strahanoski, Carol (Carl) Widlowski
and Doris (Mike) Warren; and many nieces and nephews.
Celebrating Christmas in Greater Ashburn
Merry Christmas,
Greater Ashburn! May the
true meaning of Christmas
light your holidays with
joy. Celebrate Christmas
on Thursday, Dec. 25 with
family and friends, and
with happiness.
Wrightwood Highlights
Tonight (Friday, Dec.
19) at St. Xavier University, St. Thomas More
Parish will host their
fundraiser, a “Christmas
Concert” at 7:30 p.m. the
university’s McGuire Hall,
3737 W. 103rd St. The
Rev. Juan Carlos Gavancho, Associate Pastor at St.
Thomas More, is the evening’s featured performer.
Ticket price is $20 this
evening. For additional
details, contact the rectory
office at (773) 436-4444.
Ashburn Highlights
Seniors can celebrate
the holiday at Oak Street
Health, 3348 W. 87th St.,
at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
23 at their holiday party.
Reservations for the party
can be made by contacting Oak Street Health at
(773) 776-4471.
Christmas services at St.
Denis Church, 8300 S. St.
Louis Ave., will take place
Trudy Maskin
Greater Ashburn
correspondent
2755 W. 85th Pl.
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 925-7291
with the celebration of
Masses at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, and 8 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m. Thursday,
Dec. 25. Contact the rectory office at (773) 434-3313
for more information.
Scottsdale Highlights
Part of St. Bede the
Venerable Church’s
Christmas celebrations
includes the “Las Posadas,” which started
Tuesday, Dec. 16 and
continues through Sunday, Dec. 21. “Posadas”
is a reenactment of the
Holy Family’s search for
lodging in Bethlehem and
is usually celebrated over
nine days to commemorate the nine months of
Mary’s pregnancy.
It is being held in the
church hall, 8200 S.
Kostner Ave., at 7 p.m.
tonight (Friday, Dec. 19),
8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20,
and 8:30 p.m. on Sunday,
Dec. 21. The rosary will
be recited each evening
as well. Christmas carols
will be sung. Contact the
rectory office at (773)
884-2000 for additional
information.
Some Christmas traditions include the blessing
of the Baby Jesus figurine for your Christmas
mangers. St. Bede the
Venerable Church, 8200
S. Kostner Ave., will have
the “Blessing of Baby
Jesus” at all of this weekend’s Masses on Saturday,
Dec. 20 and Sunday, Dec.
21. For more information,
contact the rectory office
at (773) 884-2000.
The new preschool
classroom at St. Bede
the Venerable School,
4440 W. 83rd St., opens
Monday, Jan. 5. If you are
looking for a preschool
facility for your 3- and
4-year-olds, do consider
St. Bede. They have licensed early childhood educators, learning centers,
character education, field
trips and family events. To
register your child or to
set up a tour of the school,
contact the school office at
(773) 884-2020.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George
and Evelyn Delost Glad; and two brothers, George
Glad and Bill Glad.
Visitation was Wednesday at Central Chapel. Funeral services were Thursday at St. Daniel the Prophet
Church. Interment followed in St. Mary Cemetery.
Cristobal Osorio
Cristobal Osorio, age 50, of Chicago’s West Lawn
neighborhood, died Dec. 8, in Christ Hospital.
Mr. Osorio was a supervisor for a cleaning company.
Survivors include his wife, Oralia Osorio (nee Guzman); four children, Sully Osorio, Christine Osorio,
Jessica Osorio and Ashley Osorio; 3 grandchildren; his
parents, Dominga Carrillo and Carlos Santiago; one
sister, Sylvia Taylor; and his mother-in-law, Carmen
Guzman.
He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Jesus
Guzman.
Visitation was Wednesday at Central Chapel. Funeral mass was Thursday at St. Rita Church. Interment
followed in Resurrection Cemetery.
Halina Reczek
Halina Reczek (nee Rychlik), age 79, of Lockport,
formerly of Chicago’s West Elsdon neighborhood, died
Dec. 14.
Mrs. Reczek was a retired cake decorator for Heinemann’s Bakery.
Survivors include one son, Jack Reczek; three
daughters, Helen (Stanley) Matyga, Eve (Eugeniusz)
Topor and Krystyna (Robert) Karbarz; 10 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Zofia (the
late Bronislaw) Reczek, Kazimiera (the late Henryk)
Flunder, Janina (Wladyslaw) Blaszczyk, Jadwiga (Eugeniusz) Moryto and Anna (the late Janusz) Adamski;
one brother, Florian (the late Anna) Rychlik; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Kazimierz (Lucyna) Rychlik and one sister, Maria (Aleksander) Morawiec.
Visitation was Wednesday at Zarzycki Manor Chapels. Funeral mass was Thursday at St. Fabian Church.
Interment followed in Resurrection Cemetery.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN IT IS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS
OWNER TRUSTEE FOR QUEEN’S PARK
OVAL ASSET HOLDING TRUST
Plaintiff,
-v.OCTAVIO PENA, LORENA HERRERA, NATALIE PENA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendants
10 CH 012841
3611 W. 60TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60629
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment
of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above
cause on October 7, 2014, an agent for The
Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM
on January 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales
Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th
Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3611 W. 60TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-14315-018. The real estate is improved with a
single family residence. Sale terms: 25%
down of the highest bid by certified funds at
the close of the sale payable to The Judicial
Sales Corporation. No third party checks will
be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential
Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is
calculated on residential real estate at the
rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof
of the amount paid by the purchaser not to
exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the
residential real estate whose rights in and to
the residential real estate arose prior to the
sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments,
or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and
without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS"
condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of
the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a
Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is
made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one
year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period
shall be 120 days or the period allowable for
redemption under State law, whichever is
longer, and in any case in which, under the
provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act
of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and
subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the
United States Code, the right to redeem does
not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation as to
the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to
verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the
foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property Act,
765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a
common interest community, the purchaser
of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a
mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act,
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE
MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE
THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued by
a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook
County and the same identification for sales
held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
sales. For information, examine the court file
or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL
60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file
number 14-10-06570. THE JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive,
24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial
Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7
day status report of pending sales. CODILIS
& ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH
FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR
RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney
File No. 14-10-06570 Attorney ARDC No.
00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 012841 TJSC#: 34-18131 NOTE:
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is
deemed to be a debt collector attempting to
collect a debt and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose.
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CHANCERY DIVISION CHRISTIANA TRUST,
A DIVISION OF WILMINGTON SAVINGS
FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT AS TRUSTEE OF
ARLP TRUST 3
Plaintiff,
-v.MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR
COUNTRYWIDE BANK, NA, UNKNOWN
HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SORIN BUZEA,
IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON
RECORD CLAIMANTS, CARMEN BUZEA,
WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SORIN
BUZEA, DECEASED, ANTHONY BUZEA,
MARY BUZEA
Defendants
09 CH 032678
3820 WEST MARQUETTE ROAD CHICAGO, IL 60629
cause on September 17, 2014, an agent for
The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on January 14, 2015, at The Judicial
Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth
below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 3820 WEST MARQUETTE ROAD, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-23-127-058-0000. The real
estate is improved with a single family
residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the
sale payable to The Judicial Sales
Corporation. No third party checks will be
accepted. The balance, including the Judicial
sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated
on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for
each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount
paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in
certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within
twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid
by the mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale
or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or
other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real
estate arose prior to the sale. The subject
property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes
levied against said real estate and is offered
for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to
Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is
further subject to confirmation by the court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the
purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale
real estate after confirmation of the sale. The
property will NOT be open for inspection and
plaintiff makes no representation as to the
condition of the property. Prospective bidders
are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE,
INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
Plaintiff,
-v.DEBRA L. FIENE, UNKNOWN TENANTS,
UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS
Defendants
14 CH 8546
6933 OLYMPIC
Bridgeview, IL 60455
NOTICE OF SALE
Sale entered in the above cause on October
1, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 14,
2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One
South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO,
IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 6933 OLYMPIC, Bridgeview, IL 60455
Property Index No. 24-06-119-009-0000.
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by
certified funds at the close of the sale payable
to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third
party checks will be accepted. The balance,
including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned
Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund,
which is calculated on residential real estate
at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction
thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser
not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire
transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.
No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its
credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring
the residential real estate whose rights in and
to the residential real estate arose prior to the
without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS
condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
real estate after confirmation of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation as to
the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to
verify all information.
If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale,
other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The
Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE LAW.
sales.
For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney:
LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175
N. Franklin Street, Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL
60606, (312) 357-1125 Please refer calls to
the sales department Please refer to file number 14-01594.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status
report of pending sales.
LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC
175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201
CHICAGO, IL 60606
(312) 357-1125
Attorney File No. 14-01594
Attorney Code. 18837
Case Number: 14 CH 8546
TJSC#: 34-17352
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s
attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information
obtained will be used for that purpose.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2006A, MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2006-A
Plaintiff,
-v.DENNIS E. VITERI, BETTY R. VITERI,
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants
14 CH 005946
6211 S. WHIPPLE STREET CHICAGO, IL
60629
AM on January 5, 2015, at The Judicial Sales
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6211 S. WHIPPLE STREET,
CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 1913-327-003. The real estate is improved with
a multi-family residence. Sale terms: 25%
Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be
open for inspection and plaintiff makes no
representation as to the condition of the
property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all
information. If this property is a condominium
unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay
the assessments and the legal fees required
by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR
30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF
POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo
identification issued by a government agency
(driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to
gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in
Cook County and the same identification for
sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact
Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE
ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527,
(630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number
14-13-34021. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th
Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL
60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 1413-34021 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH
005946 TJSC#: 34-16904 NOTE: Pursuant to
the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you
are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed
to be a debt collector attempting to collect a
debt and any information obtained will be
used for that purpose.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
Plaintiff,
-v.MANUEL REYES, ANA SOBERANIS,
MADELID REYES A/K/A MADALID REYES,
MARIA SUSANA GALVEZ, MALLANE
REYES, MARIA PALOMA RODRIGUEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD
CLAIMANTS Defendants
12 CH 7065
6124 S. WHIPPLE STREET CHICAGO, IL
60629
cause on June 24, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on
January 13, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 6124 S. WHIPPLE
STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-13-318-027-0000. The real estate
is improved with a single family residence.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by
certified funds at the close of the sale payable
to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third
party checks will be accepted. The balance,
including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned
Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund,
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will
need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport,
etc.) in order to gain entry into our building
and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County
and the same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
I636684
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
Plaintiff,
-v.RACHEL S. MACE
Defendants
11 CH 042704
6629 S. MAPLEWOOD AVENUE CHICAGO,
IL 60629
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6629 S. MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index
No. 19-24-229-010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale
terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to
The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party
checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund,
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET BACKED
PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2007-AMC4, U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE
Plaintiff,
-v.ROLEY JOHNSON JR, SHARON JOHNSON
Defendants
09 CH 02976
7122 SOUTH TROY Chicago, IL 60629
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7122 SOUTH TROY, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-25-100027-0000. The real estate is improved with a
tan, brick, single family 1 story home with a
detached 1 1/2 car garage. Sale terms: 25%
sales. For information: Visit our website at
service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of
3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street
Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No.
(312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number
PA0900612. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite
1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA0900612 Attorney Code.
91220 Case Number: 09 CH 02976 TJSC#:
34-18329
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION QUORUM FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION
Plaintiff,
-v.IRENA LUBERT A/K/A IRENA M LUBERT,
HELMUT LUBERT A/K/A HELMUT M LUBERT A/K/A HAL LUBERT, TCF NATIONAL
BANK
Defendants
14 CH 6971
7231 SOUTH FRANCISCO AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60629
AM on January 8, 2015, at The Judicial Sales
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 7231 SOUTH FRANCISCO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-25-114-011-0000. The real
estate is improved with a single family home
with a detached 2 car garage. Sale terms:
25% down of the highest bid by certified funds
at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks
will be accepted. The balance, including the
Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential
sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.attypierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.
PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300,
CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.
Please refer to file number PA1402457. THE
JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One
South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL
60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also
visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at
www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of
pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One
North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO,
IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.
PA1402457 Attorney Code. 91220 Case
Number: 14 CH 6971 TJSC#: 34-17039
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff,
-v.PAUL ROLLINS, NORMA ROLLINS
Defendants
12 CH 34420
6243 SOUTH WHIPPLE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60629
Commonly known as 6243 SOUTH WHIPPLE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property
Index No. 19-13-327-014-0000. The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, two story
single family home with a two car detached
garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest
bid by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will be accepted. The
balance, including the Judicial sale fee for
Abandoned Residential Property Municipality
Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential
real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or
fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified
funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by
any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes,
special assessments, or special taxes levied
against said real estate and is offered for sale
without any representation as to quality or
quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further
subject to confirmation by the court. Upon
payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that
will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real
estate after confirmation of the sale. The
property will NOT be open for inspection and
plaintiff makes no representation as to the
condition of the property. Prospective bidders
are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the
sales. For information: Visit our website at
service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of
3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street
Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No.
(312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number
PA1216833. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite
1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1216833 Attorney Code.
91220 Case Number: 12 CH 34420 TJSC#:
34-18254
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA,
NA;Plaintiff,
vs.
JOHN W. MCNULTY; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
AS NOMINEE FOR PRIME FINANCIAL
CORPORATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS
LEGATEES OF JOHN W. MCNULTY, IF
ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS;
Defendants,
10 CH 14050
NOTICE OF SALE
Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on
Friday, January 16, 2015 at the hour of 11
a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison
Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash,
as set forth below, the following described
mortgaged real estate:
Commonly known as 3626 West 61st Street,
Chicago, IL 60629.
P.I.N. 19-14-315-034-0000.
The mortgaged real estate is improved with a
single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other
than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments
required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5
of the Condominium Property Act.
Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No
refunds. The property will NOT be open for
inspection
For information call Sales Department at
Plaintiff’s Attorney, Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar,
LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, Illinois
62523. (217) 422-1719.
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
I637403
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN
SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff,
-v.PAULINA JIMENEZ, CARLOS JIMENEZ
AKA CARLOS HUMBERTO JIMENEZ
LOPEZ Defendants
12 CH 18274
3634 WEST 66TH STREET CHICAGO, IL
60629
Commonly known as 3634 WEST 66TH
STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-23-123-032-0000. The real estate
is improved with a one story single family
home with a detached garage. Sale terms:
25% down of the highest bid by certified funds
at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks
will be accepted. The balance, including the
Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential
sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.attypierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.
PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300,
CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.
Please refer to file number PA1206496. THE
JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One
South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL
60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also
visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at
www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of
pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One
North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO,
IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.
PA1206496 Attorney Code. 91220 Case
Number: 12 CH 18274 TJSC#: 34-17754
I635354
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A., AS TRUSTEE
FOR FIRST
FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
2006-FFH1,
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2006-FFH1
Plaintiff,
vs.
NADIA C. MIRANDA; MAURICIO RUIZ; UNKNOWN
HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF NADIA C.
MIRANDA, IF
ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON
RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants,
09 CH 25151
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in
the above entitled cause on 11/20/2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on
Monday, October 11, 2010, at the hour of 11
Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to
the highest bidder for cash, the following described property:
P.I.N. 19-15-415-002.
Commonly known as 6105 SOUTH KOSTNER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60629.
The improvement on the property consists of
a single family residence. Sale terms: 25%
down by certified funds, balance within 24
hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The
property will NOT be open for inspection.
which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to
the premises after confirmation of the sale.
For information: Visit our website at
http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3
p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates,
Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 4765500. Refer to File Number 0920581.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO
BANK, NA;
Plaintiff,
vs.
LATOYA WILLIAMS; UNKNOWN HEIRS
AND LEGATEES OF LATOYA WILLIAMS, IF
ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS;
Defendants,
11 CH 14133
the above entitled cause on October 3, 2012,
Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on
Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at the hour of 11
P.I.N. 19-24-129-014-0000.
Commonly known as 6641 SOUTH RICHMOND STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60629.
multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain
possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the
order of possession. Sale terms: 25% down
by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by
certified funds. No refunds. The property will
NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment
in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle
the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after
confirmation of the sale.
CORPORATION
I635998
DIVISION
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS
INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF
THE HOLDERS
OF THE ACCREDITED MORTGAGE LOAN
TRUST 2006-1
ASSET BACKED NOTES
Plaintiff,
vs.
SERAFIN VILLAGOMEZ; SALVADOR
JUAREZ; HSBC
MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.; ADVANTAGE ASSETS II
INC.; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; UNKNOWN
OWNERS
AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS;
Defendants,
13 CH 17887
the above entitled cause on December 17,
2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation
will on Friday, March 21, 2014, at the hour of
11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison
P.I.N. 19-23-324-037-0000.
PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60629.
Sale
terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance
within 24 hours, by certified funds. No
inspection. Upon payment in full of the
amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser
to a Deed to the premises after confirmation
of the sale.
CORPORATION
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT,
CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK
NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN
TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-9,
Plaintiff
V.
JESUS ZAMORA; ELIZABETH RUIZ; GE
CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.;
MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A. F/K/A OAK
BROOK BANK,
Defendants
08 CH 38475
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3832 WEST 59TH
PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60629
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Shapiro Kreisman & Assoc. file # 08-012409
(It is advised that interested parties consult
with their own attorneys before bidding at
mortgage foreclosure sales.)
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on
October 9, 2014, Kallen Realty Services, Inc.,
as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on January 12, 2015, at 205 W. Randolph Street,
Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set
forth below, the following described real
property:
Commonly known as 3832 West 59th Place,
Chicago, IL 60629
Permanent Index No.: 19-14-301-033
dwelling. The property will NOT be open for
inspection.
Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful
bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day,
both by cashier’s checks; and no refunds.
The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior
liens, if any. The property is offered "as is,"
with no express or implied warranties and
without any representation as to the quality of
title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file
to verify all information and to view auction
rules at www.kallenrs.com.
For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # 42168,
2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between
1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.
I631579
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK
NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS
TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF GSAMP TRUST 2005HE2, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-HE2;
Plaintiff,
vs.
AUGUSTINE G. QUINTERO AKA AUGUSTIN QUINTERO AKA AUGUSTINE GAMBOE QUINTERO AKA AUGUSTINE
GAMBOE QUINTERO, SR.; MARIA G.
QUINTERO AKA MARIA GUADALUPE
QUINTERO AKA MIRIAM QUINTERO AKA
MIRIAM DUENAS; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
CORPORATION III; RUTH C. DIETZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND
NONRECORD CLAIMANTS;
Defendants,
14 CH 803
NOTICE OF SALE
Sale entered in the above entitled cause on
September 29, 2014 Intercounty Judicial
Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 9,
2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at
120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, as set forth below,
the following described mortgaged real
estate:
P.I.N. 19-14-125-055-0000.
STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60629.
Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No
inspection
For information call Mr. David C. Kluever at
Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65
East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
(312) 236-0077.
CORPORATION
I636121
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT,
CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff
V.
MONICA ZAMUDIO A/K/A MONICA D.
ZAMUDIO A/K/A MONICA D. HUERTA; ADRIAN ZAMUDIO; CAPITAL ONE BANK
(USA) N.A.,
Defendants
13 CH 00293
Property Address: 3739 WEST 59TH PLACE
CHICAGO, IL 60629
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Shapiro Kreisman & Assoc. file # 12-064746
(It is advised that interested parties consult
with their
own attorneys before bidding at mortgage
foreclosure sales.)
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on
January 16, 2014, Kallen Realty Services,
Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on
January 12, 2015, at 205 W. Randolph Street,
Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set
forth below, the following described real
property:
Commonly known as 3739 West 59th Place,
Chicago, IL 60629
Permanent Index No.: 19-14-306-008-0000
dwelling. The property will NOT be open for
inspection.
The judgment amount was $ 144,418.79.
Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful
bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day,
both by cashier’s checks; and no refunds.
The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior
liens, if any. The property is offered "as is,"
with no express or implied warranties and
without any representation as to the quality of
title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file
to verify all information and to view auction
rules at www.kallenrs.com.
For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # 42168,
2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between
1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.
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400m and 800m,” she said. “Also the
discus and shot put.”
She was able to go to sectionals
and state while at Curie, and last
year, at Kennedy, Stella competed in
several track meets and went to state
again. As a junior, she holds records
in five events (shot put, discus, 100m,
200m and 800m) and is an eight-time
state champion.
“My goal is to be 16 times state
champion, and I am halfway there,”
she said.
“She is incredibly strong and incredibly driven,” said her father, admitting that it is sometimes hard to
keep up with her schedule.
She is focusing on the wheelchair
basketball season now, and her team
recently placed third in regionals, in
Rockford.
“There are a couple of different
tournaments coming up,” she said.
“We always tell her, school is her
first priority,” said Brian McMillan,
explaining that as long as she keeps
her grades up, they try to fit in as
much as possible.
Stella agrees, and manages to
Security
security experience.
About 20 residents attended the
meeting, and many asked why the
commissioners did not provide specific details of the bids and qualifications before taking the vote.
The first meeting of the newly
appointed commission was held in
October, and was better attended.
Chaquita Starks, a resident who was
at both meetings, told the board that
many residents at that meeting did not
return because they felt their opinions
weren’t valued.
Illinois Homeland Security got
mixed reviews from those at the
meeting.
Omar Emanuel, who lives in a
building near 71st and California with
a security camera installed on it, said
he was happy with the firm’s service.
“That security camera has helped
solve several crimes, including the
beating of a veteran (last year),” he
said.
Starks said she did not necessarily
have a problem with the choice of security firm, just the lack of community input in the decision.
She and longtime resident Joe
Kulys suggested that the other bidders should have made presentations
at commission meetings so residents
could see them. But commission
chair Patricia Nelson, and Joe Polikaitis, president of Lithuanian Human Services, said the other bidders
had declined invitations to attend.
As sole service provider, the
non-profit Lithuanian Human Services is contracted by the city to
St. Rene
However, Cupich said at a Northwest Side church on Sunday that
the decision to close nine Catholic
schools in June is final.
Cupich made those comments at
St. Hyacinth Church. Residents of
that parish were hoping that the new
archbishop would reverse a decision
about St. Hyacinth School, which is
also set to close in June.
But parishioners, community
leaders, parents and students at St.
Rene School refuse to give up hope.
In the meantime, students in the
seventh and eighth grades and other
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maintain a 4.6 grade-point average,
straight A’s with honors classes, as
well as her participation in sports.
“I train three hours a day, five days
a week for track, January to May,”
she explained.
She gives a lot of credit to her track
coach at Kennedy, Monalisa Georgopoulos, for keeping her motivated.
Because of her situation, she is training by herself a lot, she explained.
She competed in the Nike
Northside/Southside Challenge at the
Chicago Marathon in October, which
began at mile 24 of the course. She is
more accustomed to sprints, but was
the first wheelchair racer across the
finish line in the inaugural 2.62-mile
event. “I averaged a seven-minute
mile,” she said.
But she was even more thrilled to
be able to meet and have dinner with
wheelchair athlete Tatiana McFadden, who has won all four top marathons, in Chicago, New York, Boston
and London twice.
“She is my idol,” Stella said.
Although she often uses her prosthetic legs and crutches, or a wheelchair outside, at home Stella gets
around on her hands, amazing family
and friends with her feats of strength.
“Her gym teachers didn’t realize
she could do pushups,” said Brian
McMillan.
She can hold her body out straight
on her hands, and do handstands.
Her newest interest is weightlifting. “She is able to bench press 120
pounds, which is amazing because
she only weighs about 80 pounds,”
her father noted.
This past summer she attended
wheelchair sports camps at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana,
thanks to a Live to Achieve grant
from Variety of Illinois. Because the
Champaign-Urbana campus is the
official home of the Team USA track
and field training center, U of I has
long been her first choice when it
comes time to pick a college.
But now, Stella said, “I’m keeping
my options open,” noting there are
good programs at University of Tennessee and University of Alabama.
“My goal is to be on Team USA
for the 2020 Paralympics in Japan,”
said Stella.
“I have a lot of goals. I want to do
a marathon,” she said.
She said she might major in sports
and recreation in college.
“My goal is to inspire people.
I want to help other kids to open their
eyes to a whole new world,” she said.
handle the day-to-day business of
SSA 14. The seven commissioners
appointed by Mayor Emanual are volunteer residents.
Polikaitis, Nelson and Stephanie
Sherman-Ratliffe, a returning member of the new commission, said the
bid submitted by Illinois Homeland
Security was the only one the cashstrapped commission could afford.
The SSA is funded by a .041 percent levy on property tax bills in the
district encompassing the area from
Bell to Kedzie Avenue, between
67th and 75th Street. Ald. Lona Lane
(18th), whose ward now includes the
section of the district south of 71st
Street, was at the meeting.
She explained that when the SSA
was being re-established by the city
last year, she rejected a proposal to
raise the levy to .045 percent unless it
was voted on by residents.
But Lane said she was there in part
to support residents who had asked
at the October meeting for the SSA
funding to go toward neighborhood
improvements in addition to security.
“If they want 71st Street cleaned,
they should have it,” she said, dismissing the contention that there was
barely enough money for private security — the only role of the SSA.
Commissioners refuted that, pointing out that everyone paying the levy
would be entitled to have their street
cleaned, and said the city should be
doing that anyway.
Kulys asserted that shootings and
other street violence are still all-toocommon in the district, and the money would be better spent on economic
development.
There was a fatal shooting on the
morning of the meeting, near LHS
headquarters on 71st Street. But Darling and Polikaitis noted that Chicago
Lawn (8th) District police reviewed
surveillance video recorded by
SSA cameras, showing the two cars
involved — and nearly catching the
shooting itself.
“They got at least partial license
plates, so hopefully it will help catch
those who did this,” said Darling.
Polikaitis said the biggest financial
blow to the district was a drastic reduction in the equalized assessed valuation of property within it, caused
mainly by foreclosures.
He said that over the past year, the
equalized assessed valuation dropped
from $151 million to $106 million.
That meant the SSA revenue also
dropped, so hours of operation and
the numbers of vehicles on the street
had to be cut.
“We lost one-third of the income.
No one expected it to drop that low,”
said Polikaitis.
Rather than having 24-hour patrols
last summer, patrols were kept to one
car patrolling 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday to Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Friday through Sunday.
With the estimated revenue expected to be $436,000 for the coming
year, those hours cannot be expanded
for the foreseeable future. As it is, Polikaitis said that LHS again will have
to get a private, interest-free loan to
cover costs until February, when the
tax money starts coming in.
Kulys pointed to the risks of having
one-armed security guard on patrol,
but Darling said many of his security
staff members are off-duty police officers. He said he would like to have
all police officers on staff, but many
want more hours than he can provide.
classes at St. Rene have been writing
letters to the archdiocese to keep the
school open.
Third-grade girls from St. Rene
Brownie Troop 20383 wrote letters
to Santa Claus on Saturday at the
Clearing Library.
Cummings said a transformation
committee was formed this past year.
Parents and school leaders thought
this was to provide long-range plans
for specific goals and future programs at the school.
The announcement that St. Rene
School, which opened in 1960, was
going to close left many of the parents on the transformation committee stunned. Parents who were contacted by the News-Herald said at no
time was there any mention of the
school possibly closing.
Cummings said that what angered
her is that the Chicago Archdiocese
initiated these transformation committee meetings but no representatives from the archdiocese attended
the sessions.
She said two local high schools
have been contacted for St. Rene to
partner with. Conversations have
already taken place at St. Laurence,
and future discussions are being arranged to talk to Queen of Peace,
said Cummings.
“We are not going to give up,”
said Cummings, “I know one thing
is that when they say the decision is
final, I know that it is not.”
Prostitution
woman walking away, said he called police, and
waited an hour until they arrived.
“We need more vigilance,” he said. “I would like
to see more foot patrols, and bicycle patrols by police in the area — maybe some surveillance cameras
too,” he added.
He said he spoke to one man who told him about
being approached by prostitutes as he waited in the
drive-thru at a local McDonald’s.
“I’m out there as an activist, and the safety of residents is being compromised,” he said.
The 22nd Ward was recently redrawn to include
the Vittum Park and Hearst communities west of
Cicero Avenue, and Sleepy Hollow east of Cicero,
which had been in the 23rd Ward. Munoz has attended recent CAPS meetings where the issue has been
discussed, and said he is aware it has been an ongoing problem.
“(Montes) is just trying to drum up campaign issues. The bottom line is, the neighborhood residents
and the police department have been working with
me to solve the problem,” said Munoz this week.
He agreed that more police are needed.
“I’ve been fighting with the mayor so that we can
have more police,” said the alderman. “Mayor Emanuel broke his promise to hire 1,000 new officers, and
hopefully we can do that in the next budget.”
According to published statistics, there have been
about a dozen arrests for prostitution in the area
since October.
Montes suggested that the male customers who
get arrested in prostitution stings should have their
names publicized. “That might make them reconsider whether they really want to do it,” he said.
Several local residents, from both Vittum Park
and Sleepy Hollow, agreed that prostitution is a
chronic problem in the area, but some did not want
to comment publicly because they felt Montes was
just using it to get elected.
“We are a quiet little area, that no one pays attention to until election time,” said one woman from
Sleepy Hollow, which is located on the western edge
of the Archer Heights neighborhood, bounded by
47th Street, Cicero Avenue, the railroad tracks at
Knox Avenue, and the Stevenson Expressway.
Prostitution has been “a rampant problem for 30
years,” she said, adding that her husband sees prostitutes strolling along Cicero when he leaves for work
about 6 a.m. each day.”
Lorraine Murphy, a longtime resident of Vittum
Park, said she recalled seeing groups of prostitutes
meeting pimps in limousines at 50th and Cicero,
when a Walgreens was located there.
“And these were young girls,” she said. But she
said that prostitution is not the only problem in the
area anymore.
“If prostitutes get arrested, the pimps just get them
out the next day. There is a lot of other stuff going
on too,” she said, pointing out that homes and garages are being burglarized. She said youths recently
threw a flagstone through her friend’s front window,
while he was asleep on the couch.
“This used to be a safe neighborhood,” she said.
Oak Lawn
Despite the fact the budget passed, this issued
continue to be debated. Treasurer Pat O’Donnell
said that even with the approved budget, the village
is spending $2.7 million more than it brings in.
O’Donnell said the current budget does not deal
with reducing costs and dealing with pension liabilities.
A PowerPoint presentation reviewed plans for the
next five years. O’Donnell suggested that more cuts
are necessary to keep up with pension liabilities.
Olejniczak suggested eliminating the summer
job program, which he said would save the village
$100,000.
Oak Lawn has been selling land the past few years
to help reduce the debt. The board agreed to examine
bids for Jack’s Towing, which has been located at
4440 Southwest Highway for 15 years.
Larry Deetjen, the village manager, touted future
development plans for Oak Lawn. He would like to
see the Jack’s Towing property used for medical facilities or possibly for retail.
“The strength of this community is in its people.
That’s what Oak Lawn is all about,” said Deetjen.
“You can talk about all the negativity you want. I say
three quarters full instead of three quarters empty.”
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