On Saturday morning, Nov. 15, Tom and Patty Houlihan shared a story Tom has told his family for years. Someone once asked Martin Luther, the 16th-century theologian known for using everyday actions to explain hope, what he would do if he knew the world was ending tomorrow. Luther’s answer was simple: “I would plant a tree.”
A few minutes later, standing by Butterfield Creek off Hanover Lane in Flossmoor, the Houlihans arrived to find 100…


