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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
Volume 89, Number 32
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Time, hope
running out
for St. Rene
Even the suggestion of legal action
does not persuade the archdiocese
By Joe Boyle
Snow globe visions
St Daniel the Prophet student Rylee Brasher (right), of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood, shows her
brother Nathan her art project, which centered around what living in a snow globe would be like, during an open
house on Sunday at the school, 5337 S. Natoma Ave., Chicago. The event kicked off Catholic Schools Week.
— News-Herald photos by Steve Neuhaus
See ST. RENE, Page 18
Police, FBI investigate threats
against Bridgeview mosque
Fioretti reaches out to
Southwest Side for votes
By Dermot Connolly
Two candidates for alderman in the 23rd
Ward, and Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd), a candidate
for mayor, participated in a candidates forum
hosted by the Garfield Ridge Civic League on
Jan. 21.
Participants in the forum, held in St. Jane de
Chantal Parish’s Ward Hall, 5159 S. McVicker Ave., included Martin Arteaga, of Chicago
Lawn, and Anna Goral, of Garfield Ridge, who
are both challenging incumbent Ald. Michael
Zalewski (23rd) in the Feb. 24 election.
Ed Kozak, a civic association member, served
as moderator of the program attended by about
200 people. He asked questions of the candidates that had been submitted by residents.
Zalewski, who has been in office since 1995,
was unable to attend because he was dealing
with kidney stones.
Jerry Hurckes, chief of staff for Cong. Dan
Lipinski (D-3rd), gave a brief statement about
Zalewski, outlining his record and apologizing
for his absence.
“He started out on the back of a garbage
With their backs up
against the wall, members
of the steering committee to
keep St. Rene School open
are making one more plea
to the Chicago Archdiocese
to reverse its decision.
St. Rene School, 6340
S. New England Ave., is
one of nine Chicago-area Catholic schools set to
close in June. The other
local school scheduled
to close is St. Turibius,
4120 W. 57th St.
The steering committee
was formed following the
announcement on Oct. 29
that St. Rene would close.
Several meetings in November and December
have been held to discuss
how to convince the archdiocese that it made a mistake about St. Rene.
Tensions have risen
since then because the
archdiocese has refused
to change that decision.
The committee has even
By Bob Bong
Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd), who is running for mayor,
speaks to residents following a candidates forum held by the Garfield Ridge Civic League. —
News-Herald photo by Dermot Connolly
truck,” said Hurckes, referring to Zalewski’s rise
through the ranks of the Department of Streets
and Sanitation before becoming alderman. “He
knows the importance of city services.
Hurckes noted that Zalewski also has been
endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police and
the Chicago Federation of Labor. Chicago Fire
Fighters Union Local 2 also endorsed Zalewski
this week.
“This aldermanic election is more important for you than the presidential election,” said
See CANDIDATES, Page 19
Bridgeview police have questioned two men but are continuing to investigate threats made
this month on Facebook against
the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview.
The two men were interviewed
last Friday at the Bridgeview police station regarding an exchange
of comments on Facebook that
involved possible threats made
against the Bridgeview mosque.
The exchange included calls
for possible attacks on the Bridgeview mosque in retaliation
for recent events by Muslim ex-
Threats posted on Facebook
against a mosque in Bridgeview
have been taken seriously by authorities. —News-Herald photo by
Joe Boyle
tremists in France that included the murder of journalists at
Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
See MOSQUE, Page 19
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
Mary Kay Barton
Oak Lawn
correspondent
9412 S. 55th Ave.
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
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Judge swears in officers
Judge Raymond Jagielski (third from left) joins the newly elected Archer Heights Civic Association officers for a
photo after conducting the installation at the Jan. 14 meeting at UNO Veterans Memorial Campus, 4248 W. 47th
St. With him are (from left) 1st and 2nd vice presidents Michael Kovac and Andrew Esposito; executive director
Stan Lihosit; recording secretary Frances Prince; treasurer William Tomatis; sergeant-at-arms Steve Martinez;
and president Thomas S. Baliga. – News-Herald photo by Dermot Connolly
Do research for aldermanic, mayoral election
Political signs are up or going up around our
community. They definitely serve as a reminder (if
the television ads, news reports and robo calls haven’t
worked) that the Chicago Municipal General Election
is on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Not only will we all be casting our ballots for mayor
but also other city-wide municipal offices, and locally
in each ward for the aldermanic office.
For example, in the 18th Ward, there are six candidates running for office: incumbent Ald. Lona Lane,
Derrick Curtis, Michael Davis, Chuks Onyezia, Consandra Harris and Brandon Loggins. Do your research. Attend candidate meetings. Come prepared to your polling
place and exercise you right as a citizen of our city and
cast your ballot in the upcoming election on Feb. 24.
Early voting starts on Monday, Feb. 9 and runs
through Saturday, Feb. 21. Here in the Greater Ashburn
community for the 18th Ward, the closest early voting
polling location is the Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch
Library, 8530 S. Kedzie Ave.
Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. For additional information, contact the Board
of Election Commissioners at (312) 269-7900 or log on
the website of www.chicagoelections.com.
Wrightwood Highlights
Happy birthday, Carol! Carol Rossi is celebrating her
birthday, today, Friday, Jan. 30. And, many, many more!
The Wrightwood-Ashburn Overcomers Toastmasters
club meets twice a month on the second and fourth
Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library, 8530 S. Kedzie Ave.
In February, they will be meeting on Saturday, Feb.
14 and Saturday, Feb. 28. It’s an opportunity to hone
your speaking and leadership skills which are applicable to all phases of your lives. Contact Cassandra
R. Lee at (773) 592-2930 or via email at crlee2003@
hotmail.com for more information.
Trudy Maskin
Greater Ashburn
correspondent
2755 W. 85th Pl.
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 925-7291
Ashburn Highlights
The CAPS Beat 834 meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 5 in Bogan High School’s Social Room, 3939
W. 79th St. Enter from the east side doors off the parking lot. For more information, contact the 8th District
Community Policing Office at (312) 747-8724.
Scottsdale Highlights
Interested in supporting St. Bede the Venerable parish
and school, 88200 S. Kostner Ave.? Tickets may still be
available for the the third annual gala, “We Are St. Bede.”
The gala will be held tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 31 at 6
p.m. at the Beverly Country Club, 2345 W. 87th St. Tickets are $75 per person and includes dinner and open bar.
A silent auction and grand raffle will be held. Contact the rectory office at (773) 884-2000, school office
at (773) 884-2020, or Nancy Goc at [email protected] for additional information..
It’s last minute but there’s still time to participate in St.
Bede’s Holy Name Society’s “Super Bowl Raffle.” The Super Bowl square raffle for the Seahawks vs. Patriots game,
Super Bowl XLIX this Sunday, Feb. 1, is hosted ‘online.”
The cost is $25 per square. The payouts per square
for the first three quarters is $500 each quarter and
$750 for the fourth quarter. Take a chance and go to
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questions or concerns, email [email protected].
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Aircraft decibel levels at center of meeting
Ray Hanania
Southwest
News-Herald
Columnist
Hits and misses
at Cubs Convention
Most people who read my columns regularly know
I am not much on sports. The only real sport for me is
politics, but lately politics has become mean and it’s
just not fun to cover any more.
I always thought I’d make a better sports writer.
Writing about athletes would definitely attract less
anger.
Two weeks ago I took my son Aaron to the 30th
annual Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Hotel downtown. At first, I was disappointed.
The Cubs bring in old and new players who sit on
stages and sign autographs for fans who wait in long
lines. My first autograph line ended just as I was about
to get an autograph from some Cubs player I didn’t
really know. He decided he had enough and left the
stage.
I was left wondering if I just wasted a whole lotta
money.
But the next day, it rained autographs. My son collected more than 60 on baseballs from current players
such as Starlin Castro to former players such as Fergie
Jenkins and Lee Smith.
The lines were horrific. Standing there for up to an
hour to get a quick autograph and a photo with the
player was difficult and boring. It was a mess. The
conventions had been held in the past at the Hilton,
where I was told the lines were better organized, and
more fun.
Have you ever seen the autograph of a player, or
anyone, who has been writing his name over and
over again 200 times in one hour? Sometimes, the
signatures just don’t make sense. To ensure we didn’t
forget who signed what, I created an iPhone App
to take pictures of each autograph and then enter
the name. It also let me add a photo of my son (and
myself a few times) with the players. (You can see a
lot of the pictures on my Facebook page at facebook.
com/rghanania.)
Despite all the convention rah-rah about the Cubs
going to the World Series, there was a touch of reality.
Most players were courteous. Some were just downright mean.
And the fans? Well, the Sheraton was filled with
drunks. “Drunks” and “Cubs Fans” are synonyms.
Fans literally brought cases of warm beer to the hotel,
opening them as they dropped off their cars, packing
the bottles into backpacks. The f-word flew everywhere. Loud, and annoying.
Foul balls I can handle. Foul language, though, is
one of the reasons I hate going to Cubs games, although White Sox games are not much better.
I got to see friends, including Wayne Messmer,
who sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the convention opening. He posed with my son and gave him an
autograph, too.
The only thing that made three days of standing in
line less gruesome was Shula’s Steak House, which
has the best steak and lobster in Chicagoland.
But Aaron got most of his autographs outside the
lines, waiting for the Cubs players as I sat in the lobby
nearby. Some of the players only signed in clout lines
where you had to know someone or have a lottery
ticket. That sucked. Most of his signers were in the
lobby. It was good to see him having fun.
Next time, though, I’ll buy all the baseballs and
plastic cube cases from Oak Lawn’s Baseball Card
King, where I know I would have saved a lot of money. The convention was way too expensive.
Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago
City Hall reporter. Reach him with your stories at
[email protected].
By Dermot Connolly
Increased aircraft activity and noise over Burbank was discussed at the
Jan. 22 Midway Noise
Compatibility Commission meeting at Mayfield
Banquets, 6072 S. Archer
Ave., Chicago.
After the FAA instituted new air traffic patterns
around Midway last February following public hearings, residents of Burbank
and Chicago neighborhoods such as Bridgeport
and McKinley Park have
experienced more aircraft
noise than ever before.
And they’ve been voicing
concerns at the quarterly
commission meetings.
Airport officials reviewed the 2014 fourthquarter report with the
commissioners, detailing
aircraft noise and activity
at Midway for that period.
It was noted that since
AirTran Airlines has
merged with Southwest
Airlines, it will be combined with Southwest’s
numbers on future fleet
mix reports on airline use.
Southwest is by far the
largest airline at Midway,
accounting for an average of 433 daily flights
at Midway (66 percent of
Glenn Kadas, of Burbank, speaks about problems with increased aircraft noise at his
home during the quarterly Midway Noise Compatibility Commission meeting held Jan.
22 at Mayfield Banquets. – News-Herald photo by Dermot Connolly
the average total of 654),
and 37 during nighttime
hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
AirTran averaged 12 daily flights, and one at night
during the quarter.
The
second-largest
grouping after Southwest
is general aviation, which
includes private planes
and helicopters, with 152
operations per day, and
13 at night.
Delta is the second-largest airline at
Midway, with 33 average daily flights and two
at night from October to
December 2014.
Complaints about noise
and frequency of flights
skyrocketed during the
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complaints made to the
hotline, as opposed to
420 the previous quarter.
But aviation consultant
Jeffrey Jackson, who
compiles the quarterly
reports, noted that of the
826 complaints from Burbank, 823 came from one
address. The number of
complaints coming from
Chicago also rose to
579, coming from 67 individuals. According to
the newly enlarged map,
many of those did come
from Bridgeport and
McKinley Park.
Glenn Kadas, who acknowledged making most
of the calls in Burbank,
told the commissioners
that after living on what
was a quiet street for 40
years, his house is in the
new flight path and his
wife gets migraine headaches from the noise. He
said he invested money
and time in his yard, where
he used to enjoy hosting
parties. But family and
friends no longer want to
come because of the noise.
“At the last party, the
entertainment was counting the number of planes
that flew overhead,” he
said.
“I’m afraid we are just
venting here, and nothing
is going to change.”
Burbank Mayor Harry Klein, the vice chairman of the commission,
backed up what Kadas
said, noting that in addition to the calls to the airport hotline, he gets many
calls at his office about
increased noise affecting
schools and homes in the
city, which has three high
schools and numerous elementary schools.
Another commissioner
noted that even if slightly altering the flight paths
to go over Bedford Park
or somewhere other than
Burbank could be accomplished, it would mean
See NOISE, Page 19
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Zalewski to push criminal justice reform in Springfield
Comprehensive criminal justice reform, appropriate state funding for our
local schools and continued progress
toward a stronger economy and safer
neighborhoods are at the top of the list
in 2015 for state Rep. Michael Zalewski
(D-23rd).
“I look forward to working with the
new governor and my colleagues in the
House on balancing our state budget and
on the issues that matter most to the residents of my district,” Zalewski said.
Zalewski and members of the
“We need to have a serious
Joint Criminal Justice Reform
debate about who are we putting behind bars and why,”
Committee plan to keep working on how Illinois can start
Zalewski said. “We want to
reducing penalties for low-levcreate a system that redirects
el drug offenses and thefts,
low-level offenders who do not
while also looking at how senneed to be imprisoned and who
tences requiring offenders to
should not return once they are
Zalewski
serve minimum periods behind
released, and that locks away
bars affect the population and offend- violent, dangerous criminals to preers’ chances of committing additional vent them from wreaking havoc on
crimes.
our streets.”
Zalewski also will work on legislation to promote locking devices
on prescription pill bottles to deter
abuse.
Zalewski represents the 23rd District,
which encompasses all or portions of
Bedford Park, Berwyn, Bridgeview,
Brookfield, Burbank, Cicero, Countryside, Hickory Hills, Hodgkins, Justice,
La Grange, La Grange Park and Riverside in suburban Cook County.
P O L I C E R E P O R TS
8th District
Robber steals security cord at eatery
A knife-wielding robber entered the Subway sandwich shop at 3205 W. 63rd St. at 12:39 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 24, and without a word cut a security cord on a
cash register and fled with it.
A clerk on duty told police that the register contained about $100, and that the silent robber fled on
foot south on Kedzie.
The description of the offender was vague because
his face was covered with a white Halloween mask, the
clerk said.
Burglars take welding set and socket set
Burglars forced open the service door of a garage
near 54th and Lotus and stole a welding set and a
256-piece socket set.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 31-yearold man, at 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.
Space heaters, diapers and food taken
A 26-year-old Chicago Lawn woman reported that
burglars broke into her basement apartment near 63rd
and Francisco and stole two space heaters, diapers and
food.
She discovered the crime at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.
Rear window pryed open, jewelry stole
Burglars pried open the rear window of a home near
60th and Tripp and stole about $850 worth of jewelry.
police said.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 57-yearold man, at 2:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23.
Burglars kick in door and take computers
A 43-year-old West Elsdon man told police that
burglars kicked in the back door of his home near 52nd
and Hamlin and stole two desktop computers, two
laptop computers, and a tablet computer.
He discovered the crime at 3 p.m. Jan. 21.
Burglars take power tools from garage
Burglars forced open the service door of a garage
near 83rd and Kostner and stole about $5,000 worth of
power tools.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 36-yearold man, at 8:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23.
Burglars take valuables from Clearing home
A 45-year-old Clearing man told police that burglars
forced open the kitchen window of his home near 61st
and Mason and stole three TVs, a blu-ray disc player
and sound system, four watches and assorted gold
chains.
The burglar also took a garage key, opened the
garage and stole assorted power tools, a lawnmower,
Thieves steal cash, video
serveillance unit
Two men robbed a store at 6237 S. Kedzie at
5:45 p.m. Jan. 22, making off with $200 cash and a
video surveillance unit.
The victims, a 36-year-old woman and a 45-yearold woman, said one robber brandished a handgun,
and the other punched the victims in the head. The
women were taken by ambulance to Holy Cross
Hospital and Advocate Christ Medical Center.
One offender was described as a black man age
22 to 25, 6’1 and 200 pounds, light complexion.
The other offender was described as a Hispanic
man age 30 to 34, 5’6 and 170 pounds, light complexion. Both were wearing black and gray clothes,
according to the victims and a witness.
a weed trimmer, and a leaf blower. The crime was
discovered at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20.
Snow blower stolen from storage unit
Burglars broke into a locked storage unit at the
headquarters of ENR General Machining Co., 3725 W.
49th St., and stole five drill press heads, a pallet with
aluminum plates, and a snow blower.
The crime was discovered by an employee at 5 a.m.
Jan. 19.
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Oak Lawn
Local man found driving stolen rental car
Foad A. Yusef, 24, of the 4000 block of West 99th
Street, was charged with criminal trespassing to a vehicle,
possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest,
when he was found behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle at
2:48 a.m. Jan. 16, at 103rd Street and Central Avenue.
Police said the 2014 Nissan Altima had been reported
stolen from a Hertz rental company after it was not returned on Nov. 12. Yusef denied any knowledge of the car
being stolen. Police said a marijuana pipe was found in
one of his pockets, and that he resisted being handcuffed.
Yusef is due in court on March 10.
Fight at bowling alley leads to charges
Willie Hendrix III, 27, of the 7700 block of South
Aberdeen Avenue, Chicago, faces charges of disorderly
conduct, criminal trespassing and resisting a peace
officer following a disturbance at Arena Bowl, 4700 W.
103rd St., at 10:40 p.m. Jan 16.
Police said he was among a group that became rowdy, and was abusive and threatening to staff when he
was told to leave the bowling alley.
Hendrix is due in court on March 3.
Man faces DUI and other charges
Gerardo Rangel-Ayala, 21, of the 2900 block of West
McLean Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving
under the influence of alcohol and drugs and several
other offenses when he was stopped at 2:32 a.m. Jan.
17 at 103rd and Cicero Avenue.
Police said he was driving 47 mph in a 30 mph zone,
and registered .163 blood-alcohol count, more than
twice the legal limit, on a breath test. A half-empty
bottle of whiskey and a marijuana grinder were found
in the center console of his car.
In addition to DUI and speeding, he was cited
for driving in the wrong lane, improper lane usage,
improper transportation of alcohol, and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
Rangel-Ayala is due in court on Feb. 20.
Domestic assault and drug charges filed
Dawid Zalewski, 21, of the 10000 block of South
Cicero Avenue, was charged with assault and felony
possession of a controlled substance when police investigating a domestic incident stopped the car he was in
at 5900 West 98th Street at 8:23 pm. Jan. 17.
Zalewski had allegedly come to a house where his
ex-girlfriend was staying, and argued with her and
displayed a butterfly knife.
The drug charge resulted from a bottle of prescription Xanax pills that he admitted buying on the street
being found under his seat in the car. He was held for a
bond hearing.
Speeding driver’s license was revoked
Michael Ashford, 28, of the 1400 block of North
Kolin Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving on a
revoked license and speeding when he was pulled over
at 10 p.m. Jan. 17 at 95th Street and Pulaski Road.
Police said he was driving 58 mph in a 35 mph zone.
He is due in court on Feb. 20.
Man faces trespassing and drug charges
Mark A. Dzendrowski, 32, of the 5800 block of West
104th Street, was charged with criminal trespassing,
possession of marijuana, and possession of drug equipment when refused to leave his mother’s home in the
9700 block of South Cicero Avenue at 7 p.m. Jan. 18.
Police said he claimed to be homeless and was
allowed to stay at the house provided he did not use
drugs. But he was found smoking marijuana and police
were called when he refused to leave. A small amount
of marijuana and a pipe used to smoke it were found in
his pockets, police said.
Dzendrowski is due in court on Feb. 24.
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 in court.
Police seek suspect for attempted child luring in Archer Heights
Chicago Lawn (8th) District Police
are seeking an offender who attempted
to lure a child to his vehicle in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood..
According to police, a man in a parked
red minivan at 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 21 along
47th Street and Komensky Avenue attempted to lure a female youth into his
vehicle by telling her that her mother
told him to pick her up from school.
The female youth refused and walked
away. The offender at this time fled in
the vehicle, police said.
Police said the male offender is described as wearing a black hooded
sweatshirt. The vehicle is described
as a dirty red minivan with dents and
scratches. The make and model of the
vehicle is unknown.
Residents are asked to call 911 if they
see any suspicious persons, vehicles or
activity in the neighborhood.
Do not let children walk or play
alone. Identify safe havens along a
child’s route to school and home, such
as businesses or trusted neighbors, police suggest.
Anyone with information can call
the Area Central Bureau of Detectives,
(312) 747-8380.
8th District CAPS meetings
Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy, or
CAPS, is holding meetings this week in the
Chicago Lawn (8th) District.
Beats 822 and 824 will meet at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3 at the Solorio High School,
5400 S. St. Louis Ave.
Beats 815 and 821 will meet at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 4 at St. Bruno Parish hall,
4839 S. Harding Ave.
Beat 834 will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
5 at Bogan High School, 3939 W. 79th St.
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Off to the wild
blue yonder
Joe Boyle
Ryan Kairis a senior at Marist High
School and resident of Chicago’s
Garfield Ridge community, has
chosen to enter the Air Force
Academy after graduation. He was
nominated to attend the academy
by Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd, pictured far left). Also on hand were
Melinda Pryor, Kairis’ mother, and
his stepfather, Ted Pryor. Lipinski
nominated Kairis and a group of
seniors from the Third District on
Saturday at the Johnson-Phelps
VFW Post in Oak Lawn. Kairis
was presented with a Certificate of
Merit from Lipinski. A story and another photo appears on page 12.
–News-Herald photo by
Steve Neuhaus
Southwest
News-Herald
Columnist
St. Rene School should
be given a chance
Catholic Schools Week is being celebrated this week
in the city and southwest suburbs.
However, I doubt there’s much celebrating at St.
Rene School, 6340 S. New England Ave., Chicago.
St. Rene is among the nine Chicago-area schools set
to close in June. The other local school set to close its
doors is St. Turibius, 4120 W. 57th St.
But members of the parish are not going quietly into
the night. A lawsuit is being considered against the
archdiocese by St. Rene supporters for reportedly trying
to close the school without warning.
Parishioners said they were in shock when they
learned on Oct. 29 the school was going to close.
I dropped by the school the following morning to talk to
some of those parents.
The majority of those I met said they had no idea the
archdiocese was considering such a move. They were
under the impression that the archdiocese was conducting a five-year plan to improve programs at the school.
Meetings were held at St. Rene over a series of
months last year. Employees of our newspaper, including myself, attended a morning gathering at the school
last January. The Rev. Tom Bernas, pastor of the school,
spoke. Other school officials mentioned many of the
programs St. Rene had to offer. I did not leave there
thinking the school was on the chopping block.
Parishioners, parents, students and community and
political leaders gathered for a candlelight vigil on Nov.
2 outside St. Rene School. Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd)
and Ald. Mike Zalewski (23rd) were in attendance and
offered their support.
A steering committee was organized by leaders of the
parish to address what can be done to reverse the decision by the archdiocese. Anita Cummings, a longtime
Clearing resident and executive director of the United
Business Association of Midway, is a member of the
steering committee.
What has angered Cummings and members of the
board is that St. Rene is closing despite the fact the school
has no debt and requires no financial assistance from the
archdiocese. The school reportedly has a surplus of funds.
It appears St. Rene is closing due to low enrollment.
According to the archdiocese, St. Rene has lost over 82
students in the past two years. School enrollment has
dropped from 246 to 164 as of Oct. 1, 2014, according
to Thomas McGrath, chief operating officer of Chicago Catholic Schools.
The suit drawn by attorney Timothy M. Grace on
behalf of a group of St. Rene supporters points to a
document published by the archdiocese for Catholic
schools for the years 2013-16 entitled “Strategic Plan
for Catholic Schools.” The Strategic Plan describes how
certain schools have to close when criteria are not met.
The suit states that that nowhere in the Strategic Plan
does it say “the Archdiocese can and will close schools
at will without warning.” According to the suit, that is
what has happened at St. Rene.
St. Rene submitted its Parish Transformation Program as required by the archdiocese last May. The suit
said the detailed packet was given to Bernas and the
archdiocesan facilitator, William Tinoco-Smyser. In this
report was information provided on what St. Rene needs
to do to remain a viable school.
The suit adds that while the enrollment is just under
170 students, the enrollment would increase in the next
cycle.
I think St. Rene has gotten the shaft in this instance.
Other schools closing had enrollments near 125. St. Rene
had nearly 170 students and no debts. St. Rene — either
due to a lack of communication with the archdiocese by
the school or because the archdiocese has not communicated enough with the school — bears the burden of an
archdiocesan decision to group it with other schools with
low enrollments and other financial concerns.
St. Rene deserves a better fate. At least it deserves
another year to see what can be done to address the
enrollment situation.
Joe Boyle is the managing editor of the Southwest
News-Herald. He can be reached at [email protected]
Firefighters serve up safety tips ... and chili
By Virginia Davis
Thanks to local firefighter and chef extraordinaire
John Bittner, attendees of the recent meeting of the
Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch were treated to
delicious homemade chili on Jan. 19 at the CPD Firehouse 32, 5555 S. Narragansett Ave., Chicago
GRNW president Al Cacciatolo opened the meeting
by presenting St. Laurence high school student Justin
Seahoffer with a plaque of appreciation for his tireless
work distributing blue ribbons to local residents and
businesses.
The Blue Ribbon project was created to honor Chicago Police and all law enforcement officers in the wake
of the Dec. 20 murders of New York City police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.
The ribbons, which encircle poles and trees throughout the city, are available at the 23rd Ward office of
Ald. Michael Zalewski, 6247 S. Archer Ave., Chicago,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by
contacting the GRNW.
Also receiving a plaque was area resident and businessman Al Torres for his updating of the GRNW
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advice to a captive audience. He cited two fatalities
from a recent fire that broke out on South Mulligan Avenue, attributing it to careless cooking or a forgotten
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“Grease fires are especially hazardous,” he warned.
“Everyone wants to put out a grease fire in the oven by
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Never open your oven door. Fires feed on oxygen. Turn
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“Electrical fires are a common occurrence resulting
from overloaded circuits,” he cautioned. “Especially
during the holidays when (homeowners) are putting up
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Threats to Bridgeview
Mosque are an
affront to all of us
W
e stand with members of Bridgeview’s Mosque
Foundation.
Bridgeview Police late last week interviewed
two individuals who apparently exchanged comments on Facebook that may have included threats against the local religious
institution.
The case is an important one. A real test of our communities’
commitment to openness and to religious freedom.
The Southwest Suburban Muslim community is a vibrant
and welcome addition to our family of diverse neighborhoods
and towns. Its members work hard, invest and build businesses, participate in civic institutions, raise and educate tight knit
families, develop and maintain beautiful homes.
In short, the Muslims of our region are living the American
dream and the rest of us are better off for it.
In a time of geo-political terror that has ideological roots in
religion, this newspaper respects the right of anyone to harbor
and articulate different views from ours. That’s free speech
and, in a free society, it is the burden of law abiding Muslims to
peacefully manage any humiliation that comes from the open
expression of hurtful language and views.
But free speech does not include freedom to intimidate, harass, or threaten physical violence. The incitement of violence
is not a right that is protected by the First Amendment.
Random violence or threats of politically-inspired violence
are intolerable and against the law. They have no place among
decent, hard-working people who populate our neighborhoods
and towns.
Our communities on Chicago’s Southwest Side and near
Southwest Suburbs are a patchwork quilt of families and
individuals who claim ancestry from Eastern Europe, Northern
Europe, Ireland, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. We
are mostly Christian, but there are Mulisms, Hindus, Buddhists,
Jews and non-believers among us.
This newspaper views a threat against one as a threat against
all. Federal and local cops must enforce both the letter and the
spirit of our laws.
In Bridgeview last week, both suspects were interviewed at
the police headquarters. The names of the persons of interest
have not been released by the police and will not be released at
this time.
Police Chief Walter Klimek released the following statement:
“At approximately 3 p.m. (Friday, Jan. 23), both persons
of interest turned themselves into our police department. A
separate interview by our detective division and the FBI of both
persons of interest determined that, at this time, no charges will
be filed,” Klimek said.
The individuals were released pending further investigation.
An understandable fear inside of the mosque is that danger
persists until the young men are charged.
Such sentiments are understandable. However, this newspaper does not have the information to pre-judge at what point the
line has been crossed between legal speech and illegal threats.
An investigation into six months worth of Facebook communications between the suspects should provide the basis of an
informed judgment.
Chief Klimek said he spoke with Oussama Jammal, vice
president of the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, and also
advised him of the status of the case.
Police will continue to protect the mosque and the surrounding schools for any additional problems that may arise.
In the meantime, this newspaper stands solidly with our
neighbors who wish to pray freely and safely at the Bridgeview
Mosque.
Letter to the Editor
Keystone Pipeline plus foreign
profits equals risk for Americans
M
edia coverage of the Keystone XL pipeline is coalescing around a single narrative. It goes like this: environmentalists
oppose the pipeline because of climate change
concerns, and U.S. construction companies support
the pipeline because it creates jobs. Environmentalists warn that tar sands crude oil has three times the
global warming potential of conventional crude.
Oil industry interests shrug and say Canadian
companies will continue to extract tar sands, with
or without the pipeline. Pipeline opponents then
counter: fewer than 50 permanent jobs will be
needed to staff the pipeline, a few thousand temporary construction jobs to build it. But this rendering of the debate misses
the larger picture.
Americans have been
told for the past several
years by the petroleum
industry and members of
Congress that Keystone is
“key to America’s energy
independence” and will
help ensure America has
the energy it needs in the
future. This is hogwash.
TransCanada wants to
build a pipeline through
the farmland and ranches of the United States in
order to send its oil to refineries in the Gulf Coast
for the export market. This crude is not meant to
supply the U.S. market. We have a glut of oil and
gas in the U.S. because of largely unregulated
fracking going on in 31 states. Between our growing natural gas supply and OPEC’s effort to quash
the U.S. energy boom, gas prices are so low that
American producers may slow their drilling. The
Keystone pipeline will not reduce the cost of gasoline or home heating oil for American consumers.
What a TransCanada pipeline will do is put a major underground water supply at risk. Keystone XL
would be built directly above the Ogallala Aquifer,
located beneath most of Nebraska and extending to
seven other states. The Ogallala is a shallow aquifer,
meaning a pipeline spill could easily pollute this
drinking water source for two million Americans.
The pipeline would cross thousands of acres of
farmland in the Great Plains; a spill could make
this land unusable for years. In 2013, an oil pipeline spilled 840,000 gallons of crude near Tioga,
North Dakota, and crews are still working to clean
it up. Keystone I, which runs from Canada through
Illinois, had 14 reported leaks during its first year
of operation.
TransCanada has been criticized for failing to
comply with Canadian safety regulations, and the
company does not intend to use the latest safety
technology to detect spills along the Keystone XL
route. With the pipeline travelling through miles of
grassland, leaks could go undetected and unaddressed until water and soil are irreparably damaged. In Texas, where pipeline construction has
already begun, landowners have reported issues to
the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration and been told that there are not
enough inspectors to investigate their claims.
An additional concern
is the impact on the Gulf.
The pipeline would carry
Canadian crude to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast,
to communities like Port
Arthur, Texas where residents are already burdened
with disproportionally
high levels of pollution.
These communities would
bear the brunt of increased
emissions from refining
dirty tar sands crude and
the Gulf Coast — still not recovered from the 2010
BP oil spill — would take on the risk of further
spills from increased export traffic.
The Keystone decision is being reviewed by the
State Department because it is a critical issue for
the nation. This project asks American farmers,
ranchers, and residents in the path of the pipeline
and those in port communities along the Gulf
Coast to put crucial parts of our nation’s water supply, grasslands, and habitats at risk so that Canadian oil producers — and some U.S. oil refineries
— can benefit. This is a bad deal.
We can find alternative energy sources, but
American water supplies are precious and under
pressure. Just ask agriculturalists and consumers
in the West. Instead of responding to the narrow
interests of a few oil companies, we need our
elected officials to steward the natural resources
that have allowed our country to prosper and feed
the world.
– Katherine McFate,
president and CEO,
Center for Effective Government,
Washington, D.C.
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Governor, mayor visit Gage Park High School
Today is Friday, Jan. 30.
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an executive order on Jan.
19 to reduce the disproportionate high unemployment
among Illinois veterans and minorities.
Rauner issued the order after participating in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service project at Gage Park
High School. The new governor, his wife and Mayor
Emanuel helped paint banners and rallied volunteers.
You may remember a few years ago the students from
Gage Park High School’s civics class discovered the
impact Martin Luther King Jr. had on Marquette Park,
Gage Park and surrounding neighborhoods. They had a
dream of building a memorial to Dr. King that turned
into an interactive history kiosk. The kiosk is housed in
the Marquette Park Field House. Check it out sometime.
St. Clare de Montefalco, 55th and Washtenaw, will
have blessing of the throats on Sunday, Feb. 1 after all
Masses: 8 a.m. (Spanish), 9:30 a.m. (English), 11:30
a.m. (Spanish), and 6 p.m. (Spanish). They will also
have the Blessing of the Baby Jesus and candles during
the Masses. For more information, call the office at
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St. Turibius, 57th and Karlov, will hold a Super
Bowl Special Raffle Bingo on Saturday, Jan. 31. You
could win a flat screen TV. Free double cards are in
all computers. Happy Birthday Bingo will be played.
Doors open at 3 p.m. Games start at 6 p.m. No bingo
will be played on Sunday, Feb. 1.
On Sunday, Feb. 8, St. Turibius will host Snuggle
Up Weekend so wear your PJ’s. There will be a special
prize for the cutest jammies. You could win a Snuggie.
Play a special PJ game. Doors open at 4 p.m. Games
start at 6 p.m.
On Sunday, Feb. 15, celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend at St. Turibius with free sweets for all, special Valentine door prizes and a special Sweetheart Valentine’s
Day giveaway. Doors open at 4 p.m. and games start at
6 p.m.
Happy Birthday Bingo for the month of February
will be held on Feb. 22, free double cards in computers.
Doors open at 4 p.m. and games begin at 6 p.m. Note
that prizes are subject to change if there is bad weather
or low attendance.
Catholic Charities offers pregnancy and parenting
support to pregnant women and mothers with babies 0
to 12 months. Visit or call Laura in the St. Gall convent
from 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays. No appointment is needed.
Residents can call (312) 655-7089.
Check out my Gage Park Chicago Illinois page on
Facebook for a blast from the past. I have posted some
pictures I found of the Jewel Grand Bazaar at 54th and
Pulaski from the 1970s. They are very interesting, especially if you still visit that location.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
SOUTHWEST SLATE
of EVENTS
“Remembering Megan” Candlelight Bowl to
mark what would have been Megan Hurckes’ 16th
birthday will be held Saturday, Feb. 7 at Arena Bowl,
4700 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn.
Bowling begins at 7 p.m. The $10 ticket includes
bowling and bowling shoes. Bowling is optional.
A cash bar is available. Raffles and chances will be
offered.
The Megan Hurckes Scholarship Fund is a not-forprofit organization. Make checks payable to: Megan
Hurckes Scholarship Fund, 7036 W. 96th St., Oak
Lawn, IL 60453.
More information can be obtained by calling (708)
599-7302.
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Clearing American Legion Post 600 will hold its
ways and means committee meeting today (Friday,
Jan. 30) at the post headquarters, 4352 W. 63rd St.,
Chicago.
The meeting begins at 11 a.m. More information can
be obtained by calling the post, (773) 767-0230.
****
The “Let’s Recycle” Athletic Booster’s Annual Garage Sale and Antique Market will be held from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 at Evergreen Park High
School, 9901 S. Kedzie Ave.
The suggested donation for admission is $1 and that
includes a raffle ticket. Children can attend free. Vendors are needed. Tables are $25 for one $40 for two.
Contact Chris at (708) 407-3189 or Pete at eppacker@
comcast.net.
****
Members of the P.F.C. Ted Stempien Post 8821 will
hold their annual Super Bowl Party on Sunday, Feb. 1
at the post, 5104 S. Archer Ave., Chicago.
Guest will begin to gather at about 4:30 p.m. Kickoff
for the Super Bowl is scheduled to be at 5:30 p.m.
More information can be obtained by calling the
post, (773) 581-2296.
****
A presentation will be given on the popular series
“Downton Abbey” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the
Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave.
This is the four season of the series. Steven Frenzel,
of Marquee Presentations, provides an interactive film
seminar that will feature behind-the-scenes anecdotes
and hidden details of the show.
More information can be obtained by calling (708)
422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
****
The real history of Laura Ingalls Wilder will be
explored in a live performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
7 at the Bridgeview Library, 7840 W. 79th St.
Providing the presentation will be Laura F. Keyes,
of Teaching History with Live Performances. Visitors
will discover the times, places and people who inspired
her books.
More information can be obtained by calling (708)
458-2880.
****
Registration for Trinity Lutheran Preschool,
9701 S. Brandt Ave., Oak Lawn, will take place from 7
to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at the school.
Trinity Lutheran Preschool, which began in 1984,
is a state licensed preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds.
Registration for the 2015-16 year is on a first come,
first serve basis.
The preschool provides opportunities and activities that help children develop their social, emotional,
physical and cognitive growth. All readiness skills for
kindergarten are experienced.
For more information, or to set up an appointment to
view the school, call Cathy Cepican, director at (708)
422-0193.
****
The Italian Night Dinner and Dance will be held
beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 at Our Lady of
Loretto Parish Hall, 8925 S. Kostner Ave., Hometown.
Dinner features authentic Italian Cuisine prepared
from Chef John Circelli’s family recipes. A cash bar
and raffles will be held all evening.
Admission is $25 per adult and $20 for seniors and
youths under age 16. Music will be provided by Peter
Oprisko, who sings traditional pop, jazz, Sinatra and other
oldies. Oprisko has made over 3,000 performances.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. To reserve
a table or purchase individual tickets, contact Rick at
(708) 422-0217 or Don at (708) 424-4596.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
LOCAL BUSINESS
Little Company CEO is selected ‘Biz Person of Year’
Dennis Reilly, president and CEO
of Little Company of Mary Hospital, was honored recently as the
2014 “Business Person of the Year”
by the Evergreen Park Chamber of
Commerce.
Reilly received the honor during
a Christmas luncheon at the Ridge
Country Club last month.
Before becoming president and
CEO, Reilly held several positions
with the hospital over the course of
over 40 years of service. After seven years as the Director of Information, Reilly was appointed at vice
president for Physician Services in
1994. In that position, Reilly oversaw the Care Stations, Home Based
Services Division and Physician
Practice Development, which included the corporation’s Management Services Organization.
In 1996, Reilly was appointed the
hospital’s CEO, a role in which he
served until his promotion to president and CEO of Little Company
of Mary Hospital and Health Care
Centers in September of 2001. Reilly remains in this role today. During
his time at Little Company of Mary,
Reilly also has served on the Board
of the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council for 12 years, including
two years as the board’s Chairperson.
On Dec. 4, 2007, Little Company
of Mary Hospital Board of Directors voted unanimously to begin
the Campus Transformation Project. Reilly guided the seven-year
Campus Transformation Project to
its completion in September of 2014.
The Campus Transformation
Project modernized the Little Company of Mary Hospital campus,
providing new locations for many
services that were available in the
1929 Tower Building. The new
West Pavilion patient tower houses a new Women’s Center for Life
and Health, the Family Birth Center
and a total of 123 private and patient
rooms with bath.
The completion of the largest expansion project in LCMH history
was celebrated on Sept. 13, 2014
with a Eucharist Liturgy presided by
Archbishop emeritus Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., followed by
a grand finale reception in the east
entry courtyard of the West Pavilion.
“We remain inspired by the exceptional women and men who led
before us,” said Reilly. “We are as
committed to the hospital’s mission
today as we were in 1929.”
Dennis Reilly, president and CEO of Little Company of Mary Hospital, received the 2104 “Busines
Person of the Year” from the Evergreen Park Chamber of Commerce. On hand after the award
presention were (from left) Brian Lepacek, MDiv, executive director of the LCMH Foundation; Mary
Jo Quick, RN, BS, MHA, vice president of Mission and Sprituality at LCMH; Sr. Margaret Christina
Hoban, LCM; Reilly; and Mary Freyer, chief operating officer of LCMH. – Submitted photo
BUSINESS NOTEPAD
The Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce will host its fourth annual “State of the Village” address on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Hilton Oak Lawn, 9333 S. Cicero Ave.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Sandra Bury, mayor of Oak Lawn, who will address
issues such as the village infrastructure, and taxes and short- and long-term plans.
Registration and networking begin at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon, followed by the State of the Village presentation. The registration fee is $20 per person and
is payable at the door with cash, check, Visa, MasterCard or Discover.
Reservations can be arranged by calling the chamber, (708) 424-8300 or email office@
oaklawnchamber.com.
****
Standard Bank will host a workshop for first-time homebuyers at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 3 at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave.
The topics will include credit score information, new programs with low down payments, and how to access up to $18,000 in free down-payment assistance.
More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
****
The “Steppin’ Out” tour group, sponsored by Foran Funeral Home, 7300 W. Archer
Ave., Summit, is planning a cultural extravaganza with a trip to the Spertus Institute for
Jewish Learning and Leadership on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at the center, 610 S. Michigan
Ave., Chicago.
Spertus, which has been existence for 90 years, offers a range of education programs
and cultural offerings to learn about Jewish culture. Visitors will tour the institute with
a docent and will view the current exhibit on display, “Reinvented Judaica,” by architect
and designer Amy Reichert.
After lunch, the tour group will go on a behind the scenes tour of the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. The museum and library is dedicated to the study of military
history. It is a non-partisan institution for the study of the citizen soldier as an essential
element for the preservation of democracy.
Residents who are interested in attending this tour can call (7708) 458-0208. Registration will continue up until Sunday, Feb. 1.
Merry Ploughboys kick off concert season at Gaelic Park
The concert season kicks off at Gaelic
Park, 6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest, with
an appearance by the Merry Ploughboys
on Saturday, Jan. 31.
The Merry Ploughboys, from Dublin,
play classical as well as contemporary
music. The group features the sounds of
the fiddle, bluegrass banjo, bodhran, bass
guitar, piano accordion, and the mandolin.
Doors open at 7.30 p.m. and the concert/party begins at 8.30 p.m. Admission
is $20 and reservations can be made by
calling the front office at (708) 687-9323.
On Saturday, Feb. 28, the Wolfe Tones
will perform, one of Ireland’s biggest attractions. The balladeers have been performing for 51 years.
Tickets are $25 and are on sale now and
can be reserved by calling Gaelic Park at
the above number. Doors open at 7 p.m.
and concert starts at 8 p.m.
Comedian and entertainer George Casey will take to the stage for the annual
St. Patrick’s concert on Saturday, March
14. Tickets are $25 with doors opening at
7 p.m. and concert at 8 p.m.
To make reservations for any of these
shows, call Gaelic Park. All major credit
cards accepted.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
DIVISION
Pulling for
Catholic schools
TCF NATIONAL BANK
Plaintiff,
-v.ANTONIETA VARGAS, HECTOR VARGAS,
UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS
Defendants
Kaden McHugh, a third-grade student from Chicago’s Garfield Ridge
neighborhood, points to his science
project as he shows his family the
window mini-blind he used to illustrate a simple machine showing the
string acting as a pulley that raises
and lowers the blinds during an open
house event Sunday at St. Symphorosa School, 6125 S. Austin Ave.,
Chicago. The open house began a
week of activities for Catholic
School Week.
– News-Herald photo
by Steve Neuhaus
14 CH 01689
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The Chicago Fire Fighters Union, Local 2,
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“It is an honor to have the endorsement
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Zalewski. “The Chicago firefighters are the
backbone of our communities not only because they put their lives on line everyday,
but they also serve as the volunteer coach,
Cub Scout leader, elementary school chaperone. The 23rd Ward is a better place to live
because of the Chicago firefighters that live
in our neighborhood.”
For more information, contact Zalewski’s
campaign office at (773) 575-3545 or [email protected]
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
DIVISION
CITIMORTGAGE, INC.;
Plaintiff,
vs.
TAWANDA L PERKINS AKA TAWANDA
PERKINS; UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND AMERICAN
GENERAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS,
INC.;
Defendants,
11 CH 4323
Calendar 56
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
entered in the above entitled cause on
August 12, 2014, Intercounty Judicial
Sales Corporation will on Friday, March
6, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their
office at 120 West Madison Street,
Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described mortgaged real estate:
LOT 15 IN BLOCK 1 IN F.E.
DOWNEY’S SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 3,
4, 5, AND 6 IN THE PARTITION OF THE
WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4
OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH,
RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 8743 SOUTH
RIDGELAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60617.
P.I.N. 25-01-105-004.
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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property
will NOT be open for inspection.
For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel
at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of
Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.
Ref. No. 11-01998
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause on
November 25, 2014, an agent for The
Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on February 26, 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:
LOT 10 IN FINITZO’S 85TH STREET AND
CENTRAL AVENUE SUBDIVISION OF THE
NORTH 1/4 OF THE EAST 1/4 OF THE
SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST
1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 38
NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 8524 CENTRAL
AVENUE, Burbank, IL 60459
Property Index No. 19-32-412-0200000.
The real estate is improved with a single
family residence.
The judgment amount was $294,057.61.
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
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, contact DAVID T.
COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES,
10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND
PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711
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.
DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES
10729 WEST 159TH STREET
ORLAND PARK, IL 60467
(708) 460-7711
Attorney Code. 25602
Case Number: 14 CH 01689
TJSC#: 34-20707
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.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
DIVISION
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF
CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-8,
Plaintiff,
-v.JOHN MURABITO, CHASTY MURABITO
Defendants
14 CH 3169
5551 WEST 85TH PLACE
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 November 14, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales
Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 17,
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:
LOT 1 IN J. HERBERT CLINE’S CENTRAL
RIDGE, A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST
THREE FIFTHS OF THE WEST HALF
OF THE SOUTH ONE ELEVENTH OF
THE NORTH ELEVEN SIXTEENTHS OF
THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 38
NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 5551 WEST 85TH
PLACE, Burbank, IL 60459
Property Index No. 19-33-322-001-0000.
The real estate is improved with a single
family residence.
The judgment amount was $213,600.56.
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
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, contact Plaintiff s attorney:
KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105
WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to
file number 11-2228.
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.
KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC
105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 605-3500
Attorney File No. 11-2228
Attorney Code. 56284
Case Number: 14 CH 3169
TJSC#: 34-20257
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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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
This couple should have stayed in Battle Creek
Today, let’s take a break from local politics and go
back to 1925 for a story of a young couple from Battle
Creek, Mich., and their visit to Chicago Lawn, and then
we will learn how they spent their ‘honeymoon.’
Leona Beard was 22 years old in 1925. She was married
and had four small children. However, this did not stop her
from eloping with 25-year-old Harry Wilburn. The couple
purchased train tickets and headed for Chicago.
They stopped in Michigan City, where it occurred to
the couple that their trip might be nicer if they had a car.
So, up the main street they walked, sizing up cars until
they finally selected a Ford sedan. Of course, the owner
of the Ford had no idea his car would accompany Leona
and Harry to Chicago.
Things went along very well for a while — that is
until they reached the 63rd Street railroad tracks. All of
a sudden the car was inches deep in mud and would not
budge. It was at this point that Mr. Wallace, a railroad
crossing guard, happened to come by. In him, the couple
saw a likely customer for the car. After a little dickering
about the price, the car was sold to this fellow for $15 —
Kathy Headley
Chicago Lawn &
Marquette Manor
6610 S. Francisco
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 776-7778
$10 down and $5 to be paid the following day.
Little is known about the adventures of Leona and Harry between the time they collected the first installment on
the transaction and their next appearance. But when they
returned for the balance they thought was due them, they
found the car had changed hands yet again.
The crossing guard had invested $5 to get his newly
acquired vehicle out of the mud. Then he spent some time
looking for a buyer. Mr. Clint, who lived on the 4000
block of West 69th Street, expressed an interest and purchased the car for an undisclosed, yet reasonable price.
Mr. Clint saw an opportunity here and decided to look
for a buyer himself. He approached Mr. Ruardi, part owner of the firm of Fisher and Ruardi. Terms were discussed
and Mr. Clint offered the car to Mr. Ruardi for $100.
Mr. Ruardi was skeptical. How could a new car be had for
the low price of $100? He pressed Mr. Clint for details, who
passed the buck back to Mr. Wallace, the crossing guard.
Seeing the trend of events, Mr. Wallace quite willingly told the story of his remarkably cheap bargain.
He even disclosed the information that the next day
would bring back the original vendors — those good
Samaritans who made it possible for him to reap a little
harvest, which he was to lose very shortly.
The next day when Harry and Leona arrived to collect their $5, instead of Mr. Wallace, they found three
Chicago Lawn Policemen waiting. At the sight of the
officers, chivalry fled and so did Harry.
Leona was arrested after a short chase and eventually
so was Harry. The pair were turned over to Sheriff Wesley Kibby, and Leona and Harry spent their would-be
honeymoon in the comfort of a Michigan City jail cell.
Remember to register for muncipal election
Well, the first month of the New Year 2015 is coming to an end and we look forward to a wonderful St.
Valentine’s Day.
Remember that on Tuesday, Feb. 24, we have a municipal election and one of the voting places is at Queen of the
Universe School, 7130 S. Hamlin Ave. Make sure to check
for your correct polling place. You may check by calling
(312) 269-7976. Residents can also visit chicagoelections.
com, or call for the hearing impaired, (312) 269-0027.
Don’t forget to make reservations for the lovely Valentine’s Dinner at the Mayfield, sponsored by the Clearing
Post 600 of the American Legion at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 12 at The Mayfield Banquets, 6072 S. Archer Ave. The
fee is $20 per person. More information can be obtained by
calling (773) 767-0230. Deadline for reservations is Feb. 9.
Happy Birthday wishes are sent to the post members celebrating in February. They are August Olivo,
Dominick Ciampaglia, Daniel Costa, Bill Soragham,
Emil Grocholl, Bob Evans, Norman J. Bastien, Jr., Jose
Ramirez, Ray Munoz, Casimir Rawiec, John Duffey,
David Allen Molina and Marvin Gadbaw.
I saw the new flag pole that was installed in front of
Post 600 on Jan. 12. It really lifts one’s patriotic spirit.
Nance Dulaj
West Lawn
correspondent
7235 S. Avers
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 585-1627
The American Legion has been chartered since 1919
and consists of the Departments of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of the American
Legion and the American Legion Riders, called the
“American Legion Family.”
Out of 800 Illinois posts, only 19 get selected for the
honor of a visit. Post 600 was host for the Family Caravan to increase legion membership. The main goal is a
large turnout, which they had.
Make sure you peruse the “Southwest Slate of
Events” in our Southwest News-Herald as the various
library programs and movies to be shown are listed with
addresses and dates and times.
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and others to enjoy on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb.
14 at Mabenka’s, 7844 S. Cicero Ave., Burbank. The
doors open at 11 a.m. with the luncheon at noon. The
show starts at 1 p.m. The fee is only $25 per person.
Ann Hardy keeps us in touch as this is a very nice event
for neighbors and friends.
The 76th Annual White and Red Ball (Bal Amarantowy) with Introduction of Debutantes for 2015,
sponsored by the Legion of Young Polish Women, will
take place on Saturday, March 7 in the Grand Ballroom
of the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. Dinner
is at 8 p.m. This is a lovely event with beautiful Polish
dances and an evening of enjoyment. Formal attire is
required. The reservation deadline is Feb. 23. Call Mira
Link, (800) 209-4720, to make reservations.
I was lucky enough to once meet “Mr. Cub” at one
of the games and am saddened by the death of Ernie
Banks. My sincere condolences to his family for he was
one of our family, too.
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ACCENT ON YOUTH
SCHOOL BELLS
Students who play instruments, ages 12 to 18, are
invited to participate in the Southwest Symphony”s
Youth Concerto Competition.
The winner receives $500 and the opportunity to perform in the orchestra’s concert on Sunday, May 9. The
competition will be held on Saturday, March 14 at the
Music Connection, 10751 W. 165th St., Orland Park.
Students are asked to play a competition piece of their
choosing. Entry forms can be provided by sending an
email to [email protected].
The entry form and fee are due no later than Feb. 16.
The nominees from the Third Congressional District to the U.S. Service Academies for the entering classes of 2015
appear with Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd, back row at far left) and Dan Johnson (back row, far right), commander of the
Johnson-Phelps VFW Post. – News-Herald photo by Steve Neuhaus
Lipinski backs service academy nominees
Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) is
nominating 22 students from the
Third Congressional District to the
U.S. Service Academies for the entering classes of 2015.
Lipinski made his announcement
at the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post
5220 Saturday in Oak Lawn.
“One of the duties of this office
that I cherish the most is the honor
to nominate young men and women for our nation’s prestigious
service academies,” said Lipinski. “Every year, applications pour
into my offices from the district’s
best and brightest students. The
selection of nominees is based
upon a strict ‘whole person’ evaluation, so just to be nominated to
one of our nation’s service academies is an incredible honor. I
have no doubt that each of these
nominees will make significant
contributions wherever life takes
them. Above all, I am impressed
by their unwavering commitment
to serving their community and
country.”
One of the nominees is Ryan
Kairis a senior at Marist High
School. Kairis is a resident of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood. He would like to attend U.S.
Air Force Academy.
Other nominees for the U.S. Air
Force Academy are include Andrew Lezon, Lyons Township High
School; Robert Schaefer, Fenwick
High School; and Charles Schramka, Lyons Township.
Nominees for the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point are Ethan
Cook, Sandburg High School;
Thomas Egan, Whitney Young
High School; Ian Murdoch, Culver Military Academy; and Zachary Sowatzke, Shepherd High
School.
The nominees for the Merchant
Marine Academy are Jonathan
Cline, De La Salle Institute; and
Ryan Stowell, St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy.
Nominees for the U.S. Naval
Academy are Alexander Benoit,
Marist; Mitchell Cizewski, Lyons
Township High; Abigail Evans, Andrew High School; Thomas Hampston, Marist; Connor Koehler,
Lemont High School; Peter Parrilli, Brother Rice High School; Jacob Rost, Providence High School;
Matthew Sebok, Brother Rice; Jacob Swenson, Providence; Amanda
Walsh, Mathematics and Science
Academy; Carl Weydeman, St. Rita
High School; and Kristen Young,
Lyons Township.
The admissions departments of
the service academies make the final decision on acceptance. Each of
the nominees will be notified by the
service academies if they have been
accepted.
Spelling out
victories
Eighth-grade student Ines
Garcia (center) holds her
first-place trophy after winning the Byrne Elementary School Spelling Bee for
the middle grades bracket
on Jan. 15 at the school,
5329 S. Oak Park Ave.,
Chicago. She is accompanied by seventh-grader
Astrid Bravo (right), the
runner-up, and Kayla
Gehrling, who placed third
in the competition.
– Submitted photo
Oak Lawn Park District receives
grant for Centennial Park upgrade
The Oak Lawn Park District was
recently awarded a $400,000 open
space land acquisition and development grant for the redevelopment
of Centennial Park, 93rd Street and
Nashville Avenue.
Improvements will include new
softball fields, soccer field renovations, lighting upgrades, disc golf
practice area, washroom and con-
cession stand, walking paths with
fitness stations, sand volleyball improvements, and native landscaping.
Renovations are tentatively
scheduled to begin on Aug. 5.
****
A local student is studying in the off-campus program
at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
Esther Pacheco, a resident of Chicago’s Archer
Heights neighborhood, is studying with the Brethren
Colleges Abroad Program in Ecuador for the 2015
spring semester.
Pacheco, a member of the Denison class of 2016, will
continue to receive full credit toward a Denison degree
while pursuing diverse research or academic opportunities.
****
Students from Bridgeview and Burbank have been
selected to the dean’s list for the fall 2014 semester at
Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 S. College
Parkway, Palos Hills.
Bridgeview students earning dean’s list honors were
Ghadeer Ahmad, Andy Castillo-Luna, Bozena Chraca,
Ehmudh Firdausi, Amanda Fraime, Sylvia Gewont,
Danielle Hamzik, Batoul Khalil, Hanan Malas, Aleksandra Nowacka, Konrad Nykiel, Katsiaryna Samra,
Monika Surzyn, Anna Vela and Michael Villalobos.
Burbank students earning dean’s list honors were
Barra Abousalem, Christian Arroyo, Yasmine Ballout,
Ewelina Barton, David Bogdzia, Sarah Brandt, Beatriz
Cahue, Alexis Chavez, Aneta Chramiec, Shirley Contreras, Joel Diaz, Marco Dominguez, Ava Flores, Marek
Fudala, Tory Gabala, Aneta Gagat, Gabriela Galica,
Edith Garcia, Nelson Guerrero, Jamie Harcar, Jason
Harvey, Anas Hasan, Alexandra Hatfield, Michael Izydorski, Itzcoatl Jimenez-Silva, Kara Kampenga, Nicole
Kanka, David Kopec, Rafal Kopec, Szymon Kwiatek,
Justyna Leja and Catherine Macias.
The list of Burbank students include Jakub Marmul, Maria Martinez, Megan Mateja, Javier Monrarrez, Courtney Motola, Jill Mulligan, Janki Naik, Tina
Ozmina, Carlos Palomo, Mikolaj Perhon, David Pineda,
Courtney Pukala, Magdalena Remiasz, Julian Rivera,
Caroline Sadelski, Ahmed Said, Christian Silva, Jakub
Szuba, Khadijh Tawil, Daniel Vallejo, Donaciano Villalobos, Ewa Wierzba, Kai Wong, Sara Zaghmoury and
Ana Zapata.
****
A group of local students were selected to the dean’s
list for the fall 2104 semester at Western Illinois University in Macomb.
Earning dean’s list honors were Oak Lawn residents
Shannon Collins, Robert Green and Sarah Molloy.
Also selected to the dean’s list were junior Joseph
Dorken, a resident of Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood;
freshman Kayla Metcalf, of Ashburn; senior William
Russ, a resident of Chicago’s Scottsdale neighborhood;
and senior Zackory Taylor, a resident of Chicago’s
Wrightwood neighborhood.
The list of dean’s list students include freshman
Robert Centeno, a resident of Chicago’s Archer Heights
neighborhood; sophomore Stephanie Cerveny, of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood; senior senior Kendra
Moore, Archer Heights; and junior Andrew Ramirez,
Garfield Ridge.
Rounding out the list were senior Maria Dillon, of
Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood; junior Shamarie
Allen, Gage Park; senior Jonathan Heredia, of Chicago’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood; and senior Margaret
Ryan, of Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood.
****
A local student has been selected to the dean’s list
for 2014 fall semester at Western New England in
Springfield, Mass.
Jacqueline Davila, a resident of Chicago’s West Lawn
neighborhood, is working towards a degree in Forensic
Chemistry. Students are named to the dean’s list for
achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or
higher.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
SOUTHWEST SPORTS
OLCHS cross country teams end strong
Oak Lawn Community High School
cross country runner Luis Garcia
finished in fifth place and was an
All-Regional nominee. The Spartans
as a team captured the conference
championship and placed second at
regionals. – Submitted photo
did really well,” said head coach Susan Szala.
As for the girls, the team featured
a total of 70 percent first-time runners and continued to show its development. Riding the wave of a Frosh/
Soph South Suburban Conference
Red championship behind the performance champion Tasneem Jaber,
Jessica Sciaky (third), and Jenny
Miranda (eighth), the team planned
to challenge at the regional. In the
end, the Spartans missed advancing
to the sectional by one place. Both
Jaber and Sciaky ended up qualifying for the sectional as individuals
though. It served as an indicator of
things to come.
“This was a team that worked incredibly hard each and every week,”
head coach Jeremey Cryan said.
“Personal Records were dropping
every meet. What we were able to
accomplish this year with the size
and experience level of the team
was incredible. With the young talent we have moving forward, I see
the Spartans being a very competitive team next season on the varsity
level.”
When the Oak Lawn Community High School girls and boys cross
country teams headed into the Illinois High School Association Regional meets, both teams knew it
would serve as a great measuring
stick for progress.
After the athletes left it all out
on the course and the times were
recorded, the boys measured up in
second place behind eventual IHSA
State Champion Sandburg, and the
girls showed a glimpse of improvement with strong performances
from a group constructed mainly
of freshmen and sophomores.
On the boys’ side, the Spartans battled Sandburg, Eisenhower, Shepard, Marist, Brother Rice,
Stagg, Mount Carmel and Reavis.
Luis Garcia finished in fifth place
and was an All-Regional nominee,
while Diego Arana and Nick Minnella both ran well placing 11th
and 12th, respectively. Junior Steve
Raybould and Omar Abdelrahman
each ran his fastest time of the season. Raybould placed 19th.
“We knew it would be really
tough to beat Sandburg, but we still
Mac attack
Mother McAuley’s Molly O’Malley (13) dribbles past Resurrection’s Taylor Farrell (12) during a Girls Catholic Athletic
Conference Red game on Jan. 20 at the McAuley gym.
The Mighty Macs defeated the Bandits 59-40. O’Malley
had seven points. – News-Herald photo by Steve Neuhaus
LAWN LANES BOWL
Jets, Lobos are tied
in Breakers league
The Jets and the Lobos are in a first-place tie in the
Midweek Breakers standings this month at Lawn Lanes
Bowl, 6750 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago.
Ray Czochara, of the Jets, had the high scratch game
(231) and scratch series (649).
Vito Ventrella, of Lobo’s, had the high handicap game
(257). Frank Markiewicz, of Pin Tap, had the high handicap series (708).
Madonna Lefty Joe Memorial Men’s
Richards High School senior Emily Wetzel (seated, middle) signed a national letter of intent to play softball at
Park University. Wetzel appears with her parents and
(standing) Richards coaches Julie Folliard (left) and Lindsey Gierman. – Submitted photo
Richards High School senior Abby Gentile (seated, middle) signed a national letter of intent with North Park University. Genitle appears with Richards coaches Julie Folliard (left, seated) and Lindsey Gierman and several of her
teammates. – Submitted photo
Richards seniors will continue
to play softball in college
Richards High School seniors
Abby Gentile and Emily Wetzel re1815_1proad_0125_04brain4c3rd
cently signed national letters of intent to receive athletic scholarships
and to continue to play softball in
college.
Gentile signed with North Park
University. Wetzel signed with the
University of Illinois at Chicago.
Both earned All-South Suburban Conference honors last season.
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FTP! still holds the lead in the second portion of the
league standings.
Matthew Brendemuehl, of Almost Mexican, had the
high scratch game (253), handicap game (289) and handicap series (737).
Mike Moncynski, of FTP!, had the high scratch series
(659) for the week.
All in the Family
Some high scores were recorded in recent league
participation.
Gene Kick, of Team 2, had the high scratch game
(255), scratch series (641), handicap game (255) and
handicap series.
Joyce Surina, of Team 1, led the female bowlers with
high scores the scratch game (210), scratch series (506),
handicap game (243) and handicap series (605).
Lil’ Strikers
Team 4 holds a narrow lead over the Extreme Avengers in recent competition.
In the boys bracket, Ricky Garcia, of Team 4, had the
high scratch game (97), scratch series (191) and handicap
series (305).
Brenda Sibri, of Team 4, had the high handicap game
(159) for the week.
In the girls bracket, Anna Reynolds, of Extreme
Avengers, had the high scratch game (86) and scratch
series (162).
Tiffany Garcia, of Team 1, had the high handicap game
(156) and handicap series (303).
Justice League
Team 2, Team 1 and CHI-GUYS were tied for first in
the most recent standings.
In the boys bracket, Zachary Reynolds, of CHI-GUYS,
had the high scratch game (170), scratch series (416) and
handicap game (191).
Ramiro Garcia, of Team 1, had the high handicap
series (482).
In the girls bracket, Bianca Yepez, of Team 2, had the
high scratch game (100) and scratch series (295).
Paige Surina, of Team 1, had the high handicap game
(162) and handicap series (458).
SOUTHWEST NEWS-HERALD
Page 14 FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
BOGAN HIGH SCHOOL
“BENGALS”
REUNION COMMITTEE
Rich Brenza
[email protected]
Jim Gallagher
[email protected]
Jim Gill
[email protected]
Becky Maniates Chirillo
[email protected]
Jim Nordberg
708-424-0954
Burt Odelson
[email protected]
Joan Parsons Hoffmann
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
We look forward to seeing you on Friday, May 29, 2015.
– BOGAN CLASS OF JUNE, 1965 REUNION
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
OBITUARIES
Florence Bonk
Florence S. Bonk, age 90, of Chicago’s Clearing
neighborhood, died Jan. 20 at Edward Hospital.
Ms. Bonk was a personal banker. She was a member
of St. Symphorosa Parish and Super Club member for
more than 35 years.
Survivors include six sisters; and many nephews,
nieces, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph
and Mary Bonk.
Visitation and services were Jan. 23 at Central Chapel. Interment followed in Resurrection Cemetery.
Robert Janik
Robert A. Janik, age 27, of Chicago’s West Elsdon
neighborhood, died Jan. 22.
Mr. Janik was a security officer at Westfield Mall.
Survivors include his parents, Mary (nee Bafia)
and Andrzej Janik; his grandmother, Aniela (the late
Wladyslaw) Bafia; four uncles, Marian (Bernice) Bafia,
Stanislaw Janik, Jozef (Maria) Janik and Tadeusz (Barbara) Janik; two aunts, Stefania (the late Jozef) Gal and
Janina (Jan) Kulak; his best friend, Kasia Mroszczak;
and many cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Aniela
and Aloojzy) Janik; and three aunts, Marianna (Eugeniusz) Wiat, Aniela (Stanislaw) Tylka and Ludwika Bafia.
Visitation was Jan. 23 at Zarzycki Manor Chapels,
Ltd. Funeral mass was Jan. 24 at St. Richard Church.
Interment followed in Resurrection Cemetery.
Paul Juodvalkis
Paul Juodvalkis, age 91, of Chicago’s Brighton Park
neighborhood, died Jan. 23.
Mr. Juodvalkis was a retired residential contractor
and was a veteran of the Lithuanian National Guard.
Survivors include his daughter, Helen (Ronald)
Majeski; one granddaughter, Samantha Majeski (Dennis Woskowski); his wife, Birute (nee Neveckaipe); and
many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by four siblings, Tamile
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Visitation was Tuesday at Zarzycki Manor Chapels
Ltd. Funeral mass was Wednesday at Immaculate
Conception Church. Interment followed in St. Casimir
Cemetery.
Armon Schmidt
Armon R. Schmidt, 79, a resident of Chicago’s Clearing neighborhood, died Jan. 20 at his home.
Mr. Schmidt, formerly of Thorp, Wis., was the owner
of Industrial Instrument Services in Chicago.
He was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley to the
Southwest Home Equity Commission. Mr. Schmidt and
his wife had an honorary street named after them along
Narragansett Avenue from 63rd to 65th streets.
He is survived by his wife, Marge (nee Broeren);
daughters, Mary Catherine “Babe” Paukstys, Maria
Lihosit and Meryl Petraitis; sons, Mark, Michael and
Martin “Matz;” sisters, Alvira Nemetz and Yvonne
Hedler-Schmidt; brother, Jude; 13 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Services were Monday from Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home to St. Symphorosa Church.
Piotr Staszel
Piotr A. Staszel, age 66, of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge
neighborhood, died suddenly Jan. 20.
Survivors include his wife, Grazyna (nee Baran);
one son, Michael (Katarzyna) Staszel; one daughter,
Katarzyna Staszel; two grandchildren, Chloe and Kyle;
three brothers, Wladyslaw (the late Wiktoria) Staszel,
Jozef (the late Maria) Staszel and Stanislaw (Czeslawa)
Staszel; two sisters, Aniela (the late Jan) Panszczyk
and Louise (the late Stanley) Kos; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanislaw
Staszel and Ludwina Bula Staszel; one sister, Bronislawa (the late Wojciech) Maka; and one brother, Andrzej
(Aniela) Staszel.
Visitation was Sunday at Foran Funeral Home.
Funeral mass was Monday at St. Camillus Church.
Interment was private.
Eddie Zolna, 16-inch
softball standout, dies
Eddie Zolna, known
as the master of 16-inch
softball in Chicago and
the city’s Southwest Side,
died Jan. 20 at his home
in Frankfort. He was 85.
Mr. Zolna grew up
in Chicago’s Gage Park
neighborhood.
Back
then, his family ran Zolna’s Tavern at 51st and
Washtenaw Avenue. He
graduated from St. Simon
the Apostle Elementary
School. He attended St. Rita High School before graduating from Gage Park High School.
His team, the Bobcats, won 12 national championships as he recruited the top players from the area.
He pitched in over 5,000 games over six decades. He
played many games at Marquette Park.
A left-handed hitter who could punch the ball through
the infield from left to right, Mr. Zolna was known for
his pitching. He was a MVP three times and six-time
All-American pitcher in national tournaments.
Mr. Zolna formed the Bobcats in 1951. The team
won a national ASA tournament in 1964 and 11 more
championships over the next 15 years.
Mr. Zolna was a Chicago Police officer for nearly 10
years before opening his own insurance company. In 1989,
he was the first 16-inch softball player inducted into the
Illinois Softball Hall of Fame. He was inducted that same
year into the National Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.
Mr. Zolna also enjoyed bowling.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lorraine;
daughters, Jayne Zolna, Judy Zolna and Jeanne Dresden; son, Eddie Zolna Jr.; sister, Mary Zbella; six
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at Kurtz Memorial Chapel
in Frankfort.
Green space development begins near airport
Drive past 63rd and
Central and you will see
what the green spaces
look like across from the
airport. The developers
did a marvelous job to
remember the Crane &
Moreland building that
was demolished there.
Some of the stone façade
is cemented into the
flower gardens, and the
spiral spires taken from
the building are columns
in the walkways. Kudos to
the developers for doing
this.
Mary Stanek
West Elsdon & Archer
Heights correspondent
3808 W. 57th Pl.
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 284-7394
Tired of football,
hockey and basketball already? Baseball season is
fast approaching, and what
better way to watch a game
than to bring your lawn
chairs to Archer Park and
watch the Little Leaguers.
Another registration for the
2015 season will be from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Archer
Park Field House, 4901 S.
Kilbourn Ave.
The students of Sandoval Grade School, 55th
and St. Louis, got an extra
lesson in physics this past
Jan. 20. Dr. Robert Stanek,
a physicist at Argonne National Laboratory and my
husband, exhibited a Van
de Graaf generator and a
Cathode Ray Tube.
The generator accumulates high amounts
of electrical potential.
When an individual places their hands on a small
scale generator, electrons
run through their body
and their hair stands
straight up.
The children love doing
this, along with adults.
Van de Graaff generators
are used in many schools
and science shows to
explain atoms, electrons
and protons.
Want to get your mouth
washed out with soap or
your hand slapped with a
ruler? If not, don’t wear
your black patent leather
shoes to this event.
The St. Bruno Seniors
Club is sponsoring a program at 3 p.m. Thursday,
March 5 in the cafeteria
featuring the “New Sister
Duo.” It will be a very
entertaining program.
The doors open at 2 p.m.
and admission is free. So
attendance can be estimated, call Ann at (773)
523-9341. I think I may
be going to this one and I
hope to see you there.
The Teens4Unity from
St. Bruno will be holding
a bake sale. The sale will
be held on Feb. 7 and 8
after all Masses. And as a
reminder, Feb. 7 is Casino
Night at St. Bruno, 4839
S. Harding Ave., which
starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are
$35 in advance and $45
at the door. This includes
$500 in playing chips, one
raffle chance, two drinks
and appetizers.
We will soon be welcoming February, also
known as Black History Month. The Archer
Heights Public Library
will be hosting “The Celebration of African American History” with Linda
Braggs, an educator and
storyteller. She will be
sharing stories of history,
folk tales and fables that
will warm the heart and
soul. This event occurs
from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 2 at the library, 5055
S. Archer Ave.
The big game is finally
here this Sunday. I’ll be
having appetizers and
beer while glued to the
television. The starting
lineup looks pretty good,
from Aria, the lab mix to
Zane, the Corgi mix. Yes,
the 2015 PUPPY BOWL
will be shown on Animal
Planet starting at 3 p.m.
It’s going to be a “ruff”
game!
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO
BANK ONE, N.A.
Plaintiff,
-v.GERALDINE B. KEON A/K/A GERALDINE B.
KITZMILLER, GERALDINE B. KEON, AS
TRUSTEE OF THE GERALDINE B. KEON
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, DATED AUGUST 3, 2010, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES
OF THE GERALDINE B. KEON REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, DATED AUGUST 3,
2010, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants
14 CH 012456
6531 S. KEELER AVENUE 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 November 13, 2014, an agent for
The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on March 6, 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 6531 S. KEELER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index
No. 19-22-218-010. The real estate is improved with a 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. 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 14-14-14441. 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. 14-14-14441 Attorney ARDC No.
00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 012456 TJSC#: 34-20722 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 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BNC
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2006-2
Plaintiff,
-v.JOSE J FLORES, LETICIA REYESVAZQUEZ AKA LETICIA REYES VAZQUEZ,
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR
LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB
Defendants
13 CH 12709
6452 SOUTH KILDARE AVENUE 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 1, 2013, an agent for The
Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM
on February 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 6452 SOUTH KILDARE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-22-209-038-0000. The real
estate is improved with a single family home.
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
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: 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
PA1306001. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite
1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1306001 Attorney Code.
91220 Case Number: 13 CH 12709 TJSC#:
35-61
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION KONDAUR CAPITAL
CORPORATION, AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE
OF MATAWIN VENTURES TRUST SERIES
2014-2
Plaintiff,
-v.ALVARO ESPINOZA, ESTER VALERA
A/K/A ESTER B. JONES
Defendants
10 CH 028252
5707 S. KILDARE AVENUE 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 June 26, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on
February 24, 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 5707 S. KILDARE
AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-15-217-003. 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. 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 14-10-18303. 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. 14-10-18303 Attorney ARDC No.
00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 028252 TJSC#: 34-22167 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 BAYVIEW LOAN
SERVICING, LLC
Plaintiff,
-v.YESENIA GOMEZ, MIGUEL LINARES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD
CLAIMANTS
Defendants
11 CH 020170
5731 S. CHRISTIANA AVENUE 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 November 17, 2014, an agent for
The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on February 19, 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 5731 S. CHRISTIANA
AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-14-218-011. 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. 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 14-11-12997. 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. 14-11-12997 Attorney ARDC No.
00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 020170 TJSC#: 34-21023 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.
I641023
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN
SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff,
-v.HUMBERTO C. MARTINEZ, ANGELA ORTIZ DE MARTINEZ, CITY OF CHICAGO
Defendants
11 CH 013010
5914 S. KARLOV AVENUE 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 November 26, 2014, an agent for
The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on March 4, 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 5914 S. KARLOV AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index
No. 19-15-405-026. 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. 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 14-11-10003. 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. 14-11-10003 Attorney ARDC No.
00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 013010 TJSC#: 34-21537 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 PROSPECT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; Plaintiff,
vs.
JUAN RANGEL; PAULINA GUDINO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD
CLAIMANTS; Defendants,
13 CH 9947
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in
the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial
Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, February
24, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office
at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described mortgaged real
estate:
Commonly known as 6035 S. Whipple Street,
Chicago, IL 60629.
P.I.N. 19-13-311-011-0000.
The mortgaged real estate is 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: Bidders must present, at the time
of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10%
of the successful bid amount. The balance of
the successful bid shall be paid within 24
hours, by similar funds. The property will
NOT be open for inspection.
For information call Mr. Michael B. Bregman
at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Ruff, Freud, Breems
and Nelson, Ltd., 200 North LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 602-4834
direct.
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
I642228
• Real Estate
• Real Estate
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff,
-v.PATRICK BRADLEY Defendants
14 CH 012901
7326 S. MOZART STREET 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 November 3, 2014, an agent for
The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on February 11, 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 7326 S. MOZART
STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-25-122-058. 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. 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 14-14-13360. 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. 14-14-13360 Attorney ARDC No.
00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 012901 TJSC#: 34-19812 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.
I640158
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
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
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in
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
Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to
the highest bidder for cash, the following described property:
P.I.N. 19-23-324-037-0000.
Commonly known as 3910 WEST 70TH
PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60629.
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: 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.
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 1311827.
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
DIVISION
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
a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison
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.
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.
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.
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I304025
I589828
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIBANK, N.A., AS
TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2004CB1;
Plaintiff,
vs.
CLAUDIA H. WILSON; CLAUDIA H. WILSON
TRUSTEE OF THE CLAUDIA H. WILSON
TRUST DATED JULY 31, 2009; SUBURBAN
BANK & TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE
UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JULY
17, 2003, AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 74-3346;
Defendants,
13 CH 23622
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and
Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on
Monday, February 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:
Commonly known as 6429 South Richmond,
Chicago, IL 60629.
P.I.N. 19-24-113-009-0000.
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, Manley Deas Kochalski,
LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 13-032236
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
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hired a law firm, Gottreich & Grace, to represent it in
possible legal action against the archdiocese.
Anita Cummings, a longtime parishioner whose
three children attended St. Rene, said the committee
never was given a conclusive answer as to why the
Clearing school is closing.
“We expected more transparency and we get nothing,” Cummings said. “We are treated differently than
the other schools that are closing.”
Cummings and other members of the committee are
angry because they said they were blindsided by the
news that the school was closing. Meetings were held
at the school last year for 14 weeks at the encouragement of the archdiocese to discuss ways to improve
the curriculum and programs at St. Rene over the next
five years.
Parishioners at St. Rene on that board, along with
those who attended the meetings, put together a packet
with a detailed outline of their ideas for the future.
The packet was given to the Rev. Thomas Bernas,
pastor of St. Rene, and the archdiocesan facilitator,
William Tinoco-Smyser, as part of protocol last
May. The packet was delivered to the Rev. Andrew
P. Wypych, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, vicar for
Vicariate 5.
According to Cummings and other members of that
group, the archdiocese never got back to the board.
If the steering committee does take legal action, it
is because the parents and school officials were not
warned ahead of time that St. Rene was in danger of
closing, according to the law firm.
St. Rene had an enrollment of just under 170 at the
time of the announcement the school would close.
Other schools that were scheduled to close had enrollments at about 125.
According to the 2013-16 Strategic Plan for Catholic
Schools by the archdiocese, schools that have a total
archdiocesan investment of $300,000 or more and total aid per student greater than $1,000 would need to
improve on those figures to remain open. That also includes enrollment of less than 225.
While St. Rene’s enrollment is below 225, the
school has no debt, requires no assistance from the
archdiocese, and has a surplus of funds, according to
attorney Tim Grace.
Local political leaders have gotten involved. A letter
sent and signed by House Speaker Michael Madigan
(D-22nd), Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-11th) and Aldermen Mike Zalewski
(23rd) and Marty Quinn (13th) asked new Archbishop
Blase Cupich to reconsider the decision made by the
retired Cardinal Francis George and keep the school
open.
Cupich responded to Zalewski and essentially said
the decision was final.
Kamaal Khazen, a longtime parishioner of St. Rene
and member of the steering committee, was asked if
there is a chance to persuade the archdiocese.
“There is no chance in hell,” said Khazen, who retired as a longtime teacher at De La Salle Institute. “I
don’t think we know the truth. Father (Bernas) said he
paid the debts. I think we once had two kids whose tuitions were paid by Big Shoulders. But there are other
schools who have over 100.
“You just get bits and pieces and I am just very frustrated and confused,” added Khazen. “My only problem now is the kids. Where do they go to school? They
(the archdiocese) think the kids will be still part of the
parish, but they won’t be.”
Bernas also appears resigned to St. Rene’s fate. In
a letter to parishioners recently in the church bulletin,
Bernas said despite the suggestions made by the board
last year to improve St. Rene and the recent efforts of
the steering committee, it appears the archdiocese will
not change its mind.
Bernas is now focusing on celebrating St. Rene
School “and the impact it will still have in the future.
The school may be closing but the spirit of St. Rene
School will live on.”
Thomas McGrath, chief operating officer for the
Chicago Archdiocese of Catholic Schools, said the
decision to close St. Rene was driven by the enrollment and financial performance of the school. He
added that the enrollment of under 225 is the benchmark for minimum scale enrollment across the archdiocese.
According to McGrath, St. Rene lost 82 students
since 2013, dropping from 246 to 164.
“A severe drop in enrollment is a challenging burden to overcome,” said McGrath. “No doubt they are
going through a lot of pain. I’ve had a lot of dialogue
with (parishioners).”
The next step, said McGrath, is to find nearby
schools for St. Rene students to attend.
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Candidates
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Arteaga, a graduate of DePaul
University with a degree in political science. He moved to the
Southwest Side from Pilsen 23
years ago.
As a community organizer and developer, he worked
on projects including the CTA
Brown Line expansion and the
UIC South Campus Development/University Village Project.
He said he would use that experience, and work with existing
neighborhood groups such as
the Garfield Ridge Retail Entertainment and Amusement Team
to attract new businesses to the
23rd Ward.
Goral, who also ran against
Zalewski four years ago, is a
real estate broker. She originally
is from Poland and has lived in
Chicago for more than 30 years.
She describes herself as an
“independent voice,” and said
the $1.3 million in menu money that the ward gets annually
could be used more effectively
to beautify and improve streets
and sidewalks.
Following Fioretti’s introductory speech, Ald. Ricardo
Munoz (22nd), representing
mayoral candidate and Cook
County Commissioner Jesus
“Chuy” Garcia (D-7th), talked
briefly about Garcia’s credentials. He described Garcia, who
preceded him as 22nd Ward
alderman, as a real Southwest
Side resident.
“Chicago is moving in the
wrong direction,” said Fioretti,
Martin Arteaga, a 23rd Ward aldermanic candidate, speaks at a forum the Garfield Ridge Civic League held
on Jan. 21 at Ward Hall, 5159 S. McVicker Ave. Beside him are candidate Anna Goral, and moderator Ed
Kozak. —News-Herald Photo by Dermot Connolly
noting his own experience as a
civil right lawyer who “fought
corporate giveaways” before becoming alderman.“I am the one
to lead the city in a new direction,” he said.
Fioretti stayed after the meeting to chat and take photos
with residents, many of whom
thanked him profusely for coming.
“We’re a little area, but he felt
we were important enough to attend,” said Linda Dunn.
“I do come here regularly,” Fioretti said with a smile.
“And not just to fly in and out of
Midway.”
Both the aldermanic candidates and Fioretti expressed
their opposition to the use of
Chicago Park District property
for either the proposed Obama
presidential library, or George
Lucas’ so-called “Star Wars
Museum.”
“I am a fan of President
Obama, but I am also a fan of
our parks,” said Fioretti.
Fioretti said there is enough
money in the budget for 500
more police officers, which he
said he would add to the force in
an effort to reduce crime.
“Can we get to 1,000 (more)?
That might be harder with the
difficult budget we will be faced
with.”
He said he currently has six
police districts in his ward, and
works well with the commanders. But when asked if a report
that he would replace Supt. Garry McCarthy was correct, Fioretti said he would.
“I didn’t want to answer that,
because I have to work with
him. But there are enough qualified people (in the CPD) to replace him.”
Fioretti also promised to get
Mosque
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Police continue to investigate online threats made against The Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview. — News-Herald photo by Joe Boyle
Noise
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more noise for that community.
“Well, I would be a poor representative if I did not stand up for the more than
30,000 residents of Burbank,” said Klein.
Several other residents of Chicago
neighborhoods closer to Midway also
complained of noise, and thanked Klein
afterward.
A Garfield Ridge resident, who gave
his name as Mike, brought data compiled
with a hand-held decibel monitor to prove
his point that the official decibel-noise
levels that determine which blocks are
eligible for the soundproofing program
are incorrect.
Blocks registering an average of at
least 65 DNL are deemed eligible. But
Mike said that while his block near Archer and Nashville Avenue doesn’t qualify for soundproofing, according to the
decibel recorder he used outside house
“We took the threat very
seriously,” said Bridgeview
Police Chief Wally Klimek.
“The safety and security of
our residents is very important to us.”
He said a large contingent
of Bridgeview police was assigned to the area around the
mosque last Friday, which
was a busy prayer day at the
Muslim institution.
“We didn’t want anything
to happen,” Klimek said.
The two men came into
the police station mid-afternoon last Friday, he said.
for one day in 2011, 93 percent of the 15
planes that flew overhead that day registered at least 65 decibels. More than 73
percent broke the 70 decibel level.
Jackson agreed that the DNL system
used by the FAA is an average of noise.
He said Mike was “comparing apples and
oranges.”
He suggested that anyone interested
may get detailed information about the
noise monitoring system on the Chicago
Department of Aviation website at www.
flychicago.com.
Aaron Frame, deputy commissioner of
aviation, said letters will be going out to
airlines using Midway to remind them of
the voluntary “fly quiet program” limiting night flights
“We’ve heard you loud and clear,”
chairman Thomas S. Baliga assured the
residents. He suggested having an FAA
representative speak at a future meeting,
but said no promises could be made on
changes because the FAA’s current flight
plan is in force until 2018.
rid of red-light cameras if he is
elected, and he ruled out a property tax hike to balance the budget.
He said he would find a way
to make up the $70 million in
revenue that red-light cameras
are said to bring in.
Both Goral and Arteaga
voiced their opposition to redlight cameras, saying they are
there not for safety but for in
Likewise, Munoz said Garcia
is also against “giving away our
park land.”
“We have to stand up to this
mayor because he has been
picking our pockets,” said Munoz. “We must do something
about the closing of 50 schools
and mental health clinics, too.”
“We cannot sacrifice our
park land,” said Goral. “There
is plenty of other land available
for these buildings. Our parks
are ours. They are paid for with
taxpayer money,” she said, asserting that a referendum should
decide whether land is taken for
the library or museum.
Both Arteaga and Goral said
they support unions, and are
against cutting pension benefits
to balance the budget, especially for retirees and other city employees.
Goral denied various rumors
she said are being spread about
her not living in the ward, and
supporting Section 8 housing
through her real estate business.
“I suggest that you check
the public record,” she told the
crowd in her closing statement,
asserting that she has lived
above her business at Archer
and Natchez for many years.
“At approximately 3 p.m.
(Friday), both persons of
interest turned themselves
into our police department,”
Klimek said in a news release.
“A separate interview by our
detective division and the FBI
of both persons of interest determined that, at this time, no
charges will be filed.”
The names of the two men
have not been released by
the police and will not be released at this time.
“The individuals were released pending further investigation,” Klimek said in the
release.
He said detectives on
Monday were going to seek
access to the last six months
Firefighters
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He warned that smoke detectors do
not last forever (about 10 years), and
should be replaced, as needed. The
same is true for CO detectors (5 to 10
years.) ANSI/ UL specifications have
changed to require all CO alarms and
combination smoke/CO alarms to have
an end of life feature. This is an industry wide change, in effect since 2009.
“Knowledge is power,” he stressed.
“Always read the operating instructions
so that you know the difference between
an actual alarm and a low power indicator.
If you suspect that the alarm is responding to high levels of carbon monoxide,
alert all persons in the house or apartment
and get out immediately. If someone is incapable of leaving, call 911.”
Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning include headache, nausea, fatigue
and listlessness. The filters in CO detec-
of Facebook. “From there, a
determination will be made
if there are any elements of
crime in regards to this incident,” he said.
Klimek said he spoke with
Oussama Jammal, vice president of the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, and also
advised him of the status of
the case.
Klimek said police would
continue to monitor the
mosque and its schools for
any additional problems that
may arise.
An FBI spokeswoman did
not return calls and efforts
to reach a spokesman for the
Mosque Foundation were not
returned.
tors take in CO that, if allowed to build up
over time, may trip the alarm. If this happens, get a new CO detector, said Maes.
Gas is another danger. Natural gas
can escape from furnaces, stoves, and
clothes dryers. If you smell gas in your
home, call 911, then go outside immediately. The gas company will also come
out to check your gas appliances.
Every household should have a fire
extinguisher on hand. “A Class ABC
fire extinguisher is a good choice for
flammable liquids and combustibles,”
Maes said. “Again, read the instructions
before you need to use one. A fire extinguisher is no good when you don’t know
how to use it.”
Cacciatolo closed the meeting reminding everyone to “be a nosy neighbor.” It can save someone’s life.
The next meeting of the Garfield
Ridge Neighborhood Watch is slated for
Monday, March 16 at TCF Bank, 6107
S. Archer Ave., Chicago. No meeting
will be held in February.
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