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Hall, Heritage 

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Providence Catholic High School Singing Celtics choir members (left to right) Allie Boyer, 

Abby Schaefer and Katie Saunders sing Christmas carols Friday, Dec. 2, during the Homer 

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Thursday 

Holiday Business After 

Hours 

5-8 p.m. Dec. 8, State 

Farm Insurance, Michelle 

Kerfin, 14051 S. Bell 

Road, Homer Glen. Michelle 

Kerfin will host 

her annual Business After 

Hours holiday party for local 

business owners. The 

event will feature festive 

drinks and food and offers 

attendees the opportunity 

to network with other area 

businesses. Mr. and Mrs. 

Claus will also be in attendance. 

Registration is not 

required. For more information, 

contact the chamber at 

office@homerchamber.com 

or call (708) 301-8111. 

Friday 

Vinyasa Yoga 

9 a.m. Dec. 9, Homer 

Township Public Library, 

14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Marti Anne’s Vinyasa 

Flow class begins with a 

series of Sun Saluatations 

to bring in movement and 

breath. Practitioners may 

choose the level with which 

they engage; some yoga experience 

needed. Attendees 

are encouraged to bring a 

yoga mat. Registration is 

required. Contact Adult 

Services at (708) 301- 

7908 or at askalibrarian@ 

homerlibrary.org for more 

information. 

Saturday 

Holiday Puppet Show 

11 a.m. Dec. 10, Homer 


14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. A family puppet show 

featuring two stories: “The 

Shoemaker & the Elves” 

and “The Night Before 

Christmas,” both presented 

by Melikin Puppet Co. 

No registration required. 

Contact Youth Services at 

children@homerlibrary.org 

or call (708) 301-7908 for 

more information. 

Sunday 

Breakfast with Santa 

8-11 a.m. Dec. 11, American 

Legion Post 18, 15052 

Archer Ave, Lockport. The 

Cub Scouts Pack 61 is hosting 

its annual Breakfast 

with Santa. Advance tickets 

at $6 each, $7 at the door. 

There will be free crafts and 

activities for children. Contact 

Chris at girlchris_1@ 

yahoo.com for more information. 

Sunday Music Series 

6 p.m. Dec. 11, Homer 


14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Presented by the 

House of Music Performers, 

this is a free, all ages family 

event. This week’s program 

is called “Holiday Music 

for all ages.” Contact aska 

librarian@homerlibrary.org 

or call (708) 301-7908 for 


Crafty PopUP: Essential Oils 



14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Learn about essential 

oils and make a clay diffuser 

pendant. Event is free, 

but registration is required. 

Notice of cancellations are 

requested. For more information, 

visit homerlibrary. 

org. 

Monday 

Homer Jr. High Chorus/ 

Show Choir Holiday Concert 

6:30 p.m. prelude music; 

7 p.m. concert Dec. 

12, Hadley Middle School 

gymnasium, 15731 Bell 

Road, Homer Glen. 

Mother-Daughter Book Club 



14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Girls in grades 

3-5 and their mothers or 

other significant women in 

their lives share their love 

of reading. This month, 

the group discusses “A 

Tangle of Knots” by Lisa 

Graff and will create a 

simple craft. Registration 

required. Contact 


or call (708) 301-7908 for 


Tuesday 

Christmas Party 

Dec. 13, DiNolfo’s Banquets, 

14447 W. 159th St., 

Homer Glen. Homer Township 

will once again host its 

Christmas party for seniors 

at DiNolfo’s. The cost is 

$25 for those who have paid 

their senior fees, and it is 

$35 for those who have not. 

For more information, call 

(708) 301-0522. 

Band Winter Concert 


Jr. High gymnasium, 15711 

Bell Road, Homer Glen. 

‘Star Wars’ Party for Teens 

7-8:30 p.m., Dec. 13, 

Homer Township Public 

Library, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. Teens in 

grades 6-12 can celebrate 

the release of the upcoming 

“Rogue One: A Star Wars 

Story” movie with “Star 

Wars” trivia, games, prizes 

and snacks. “Star Wars” 

clothing and costumes encouraged 

but not required. 

Registration is required. 

Contact Heather Colby at 

heather@homerlibrary.org 

or call (708) 301-7908 for 


Wednesday 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m., Dec. 14, Village 

Board Room, 14240 W. 

151st St., Homer Glen. 

Upcoming 

Homer Parent Academy 

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 

15, Hadley Middle School 

Multipurpose Room, 15731 

S. Bell Road, Homer Glen. 

Join Dr. Gwen Grant, 

Homer 33C behavioral support 

specialist, and related 

special services staff for a 

presentation on “Strengthening 

Executive Functioning 

Skills.” Tips and strategies 

will be offered to help 

develop and support the 

development of executive 

functioning skills. 

Plan Commission Meeting 

7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 

Village Board Room, 14240 

W. 151st St., Homer Glen. 

Monthly meeting. 

Holiday Movie and a Craft 

11 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

Dec. 17, Homer Township 

Public Library, 14320 W. 

151st St., Homer Glen. Enjoy 

cookies, hot cocoa and 

make a funny elf craft while 

watching “How the Grinch 

Stole Christmas.” No registration 

required. Contact 


or call (708) 301-7908 for 


Chamber of Commerce 

Board Meeting 

7-9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 

20, Homer Township Public 

Library, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. Monthly 

board meeting. . 

Autism Awareness 

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 

26, Young School library, 

16240 S. Cedar Road, 

Homer Glen. Join Homer 

Community Consolidated 

School District 33C psychologists 

and social workers 

for a discussion about 

autism, including the signs 

of autism and its varying 

degrees. 

Ongoing 

Elf on the Shelf 

8:30 a.m., Nov. 28-Dec. 

23, Homer Township Public 

Library, 14320 W. 151st St., 

Homer Glen. The library’s 

elf, Noel, is back from 

the North Pole. Stop by to 

see what he is up to. For 

more information contact 

children@homerlibrary.org. 

Eyeglasses and Hearing Aid 

Donations 

8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday- 

Friday, Homer Township 

Administration Office, 

14350 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. The Lyons Club is 

sponsoring the donation of 

gently used eyeglasses and 

hearing aids that will be distributed 

to residents in need. 

Homer Township Open 

Space Committee Fundraiser 

8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday- 

Friday, Homer Township 

Administration Office, 

14350 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Filbert’s Original Old 

Time Root Beer is being 

sold to raise money for the 

restoration of Homer Township’s 

Trantina Farm. Visit 

homertownship.com for 


 

Teen Volunteer Night 

6-8 p.m. First Thursday of 

each month, Homer Township 

Public Library, 14320 

W. 151st St., Homer Glen. 

Teens in grades 6-12 can 

participate in the volunteer 

night which includes tasks 

such as cutting items for 

story time prep and straightening 

shelves. Registration 

is required and opens on the 

first day of each month for 

that month’s session. For 

more information, contact 

Heather Colby at heather@ 

homerlibrary.org 

(708) 301-7908. 

or call 

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one week prior to publication. 

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contact Assistant Editor 

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the Homer Horizon | December 8, 2016 | 3 

Tree lighting ceremony brings hundreds to Village Hall 

Santa Claus, chorus 

assist in celebration of 

holiday season 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

For many years, Homer Glen has 

celebrated the start of the holiday 

season with a tree lighting ceremony, 

but this year’s ceremony set 

the stage for a new tradition for the 

community. 

Presented by the Village of Homer 

Glen, this year’s tree lighting 

ceremony was hosted at the new 

Village Hall Friday, Dec. 2. With 

the new location, more residents 

were drawn to the event, including 

many longtime residents who have 

never before attended the annual 

tree lighting ceremony. 

According to Mayor George 

Yukich, Homer Glen’s annual tree 

lighting ceremony has been hosted 

Tommy Link, 4, visits with Santa Claus at the tree lighting ceremony. 

at various locations throughout the 

years, including Stonebridge Park 

and at the corner of 151st Street 

and Bell Road. With the new, 

permanent location, the Village 

marked another new tradition for 

Homer Glen residents by planting 

a tree outside of Village Hall that 

will be used in all of the future tree 

lighting ceremonies. 

“We had the tree planted here, 

so it’s here every year, and it will 

grow with the village,” he said. 

Honoring previous tradition, 

Residents admire the Christmas tree during the Homer Glen tree 

lighting ceremony Friday, Dec. 2, at Village Hall. 

Photos by Paul Bergstrom/22nd Century Media 

Santa Claus arrived on a fire truck 

to flip the switch to turn on the 

lights. Additionally, students from 

Providence Catholic High School’s 

Singing Celtics were present to 

sing Christmas carols before and 

after the tree lighting. 

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HGJWC helps pack food for starving children 

Submitted by Homer Glen 

Junior Woman’s Club 

First Church of the Nazarene 

in Lemont recently 

hosted A Feed My Starving 

Children food packing event 

last month. 

The Homer Glen Junior 

Woman’s Club Community 

Service Committee organized 

members to participate 

in the food packing the first 

day of the event. A total of 12 

HGJWC volunteers and several 

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throughout the world. Members 

were there from 5:15- 

7:30 p.m. 

The session that the group 

participated in packed 26,789 

meals, which was enough 

food to feed 73 children for 

a year. 

Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club members organized by the group’s Community Service 

Committee help pack food last month at First Church of the Nazarene in Lemont. The food 

would help feed starving children throughout the world. Photo submitted 

Weitzel named DUI prevention chairperson 

Homer Glen resident to head 

newly created state board 

Submitted by Riverside Police Department 

Riverside Police Chief and Homer Glen 

resident Thomas Weitzel has been named 

the first-ever chairperson of a newly created 

state committee to eliminate impaired driving. 

The Illinois Impaired Driving Task Force 

was created to reduce vehicle crashes, injuries 

and deaths caused by impaired drivers. 

Its members currently include the Illinois 

Department of Transportaton, Governor’s 

office, General Assembly, Illinois Judicial 

System, Illinois State Police and other 

agencies and advocacy groups. 

As chairperson, Weitzel will be tasked 

with reviewing current Illinois laws, ways 

to enhance prosecution of offenders, law 

enforcement methodologies and the treatment 

and monitoring of offenders. He will 

also oversee prevention, intervention and 

education of the public on the issue of impaired 

driving. 

In a statement, Weitzel, a 24-year resident 

of Homer Glen, said he is honored to 

serve as chairperson and sees collaboration 

between public and private organizations to 

be the goal of the committee. 

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Katie Saunders and Abby 

Schaefer among those who 

volunteered to perform. 

“It brought a lot of the joy 

to the kids,” Schaefer said. 

Utilizing the new Village 

Hall, the event was able to 

bring the community together 

in a warm space for 

hot chocolate, visits with 

Santa Claus and crafts. The 

first 100 children who arrived 

also received a goody 

bag from Fannie May Fine 

Chocolates. 

“We have inside [Village 

Hall] open so people can 

stay warm,” Yukich said. 

“… It brings the community 

together, and that’s what 

we’ve been trying to do for a 

long time. 

“Bringing the community 

together is important to us.” 

While the Village began 

new traditions, many families 

did, as well. Kari Kreiter 

moved to Homer Glen this 

year and enjoyed the festive 

surroundings. 

“We came to get in the 

holiday spirit,” Kreiter said. 

Accompanied by her children, 

nephews, sister and 

aunt, she said it is likely they 

will keep attending the tree 

lighting ceremony going forward. 

Having lived in Homer 

Glen for 31 years, Kreiter’s 

aunt, Sandy Kulik, said that 

she had never attended a tree 

lighting ceremony. 

“It’s really nice; my kids 

are all grown, but I would 

have come anyway,” Kulik 

said. 

Alan Doubek and his 

wife, Marialuisa, have lived 

in Homer Glen for about 18 

years. The two brought their 

Riverside Police Chief and Homer Glen 

Resident Thomas Weitzel has been named 

chairperson of the newly-created Illinois 

Impaired Driving Task Force. 

Photo submitted 

6-month-old English bulldog, 

Frankie, to the ceremony in 

honor of his first Christmas. 

“We wanted to see the 

lighting,” Alan said. “We 

also wanted to see the new 

facility.” 

Having never attended a 

lighting ceremony before, he 

said that the couple would 

like to continue to attend in 

the future. 

Homer Glen Village 

Board Trustee Christina 

Neitzke-Troike also had 

never attended a tree lighting 

ceremony, but having 

her new daughter, Teddi, 1, 

she said that she decided to 

attend this year. 

“I came this year because 

it’s the first year in Village 

Hall, and I’ve never been to 

a tree lighting before,” she 

said. “It was a great turnout, 

and now we have our own 

tree.”



LTHS grad donates $1 million to UIUC 

Carr uses foundation 

to help low-income 

students thrive at 

downstate college 

Max Lapthorne 

Contributing Editor 

What started 

with a $250 

scholarship 

from the Lockport 

Woman’s 

Club in 1963 

has now resulted 

in a $1 million 

donation 

Carr 

to the University of Illinois at 

Urbana-Champaign. 

With the help of that $250 

scholarship, Robert Carr — 

a Lockport Township High 

School graduate — earned a 

bachelor’s degree in mathematics 

and a master’s degree 

in computer science from 

UIUC. He went on to found 

Heartland Payment Systems, 

a payments processing company 

that recently sold for 

$4.3 billion. 

But back in 2003, Carr was 

looking for a meaningful way 

to put his money to good use, 

and he thought back to the 

$250 he received from the 

Lockport Woman’s Club that 

put him on the path to success. 

“I just always thought it 

would be good to give back,” 

Carr said. 

Carr first donated $5,000 

to the Lockport Woman’s 

Club, which prompted the 

group to invite him to one of 

their meetings. It turned out 

the meeting he attended was 

the club’s 100th anniversary 

celebration, so Carr decided 

to honor the century celebration 

by writing another check 

for $100,000. 

While Carr was thrilled 

to give back to the woman’s 

club, he wanted to expand his 

reach. So he founded the Give 

Something Back Foundation, 

Lockport Township graduate Robert Carr presents a $1 million check Nov. 29 to the University of Illinois on behalf of the 

Give Something Back Foundation. Photos submitted 

which provides mentors and 

scholarships to children in 

low-income households. The 

organization identifies students 

in ninth grade who are 

Pell Grant-eligible and helps 

make sure they are taking the 

correct college preparatory 

classes and provides them 

with mentors. When the students 

reach college, if they 

choose to attend one of the 17 

Give Something Back university 

partners, their tuition, 

fees and room and board are 

paid in full for four years. 

“We’re going after the 

neediest kids, trying to get 

them early,” Carr said. “We 

want our kids to graduate in 

four years with no debt.” 

There are currently 510 

students in the Give Something 

Back program, and the 

organization plans to give out 

$15 million in scholarships 

this year, Carr said. On Nov. 

29, Carr’s $1 million donation 

to UIUC marked the 

official start to a partnership 

between the university and 

Give Something Back. The 

donation will pay for mentors 

and scholarships for 50 future 

UIUC students, according to 

Charles Tucker, vice provost 

for undergraduate education 

and innovation at UIUC. 

“The university has a big 

commitment to access and 

affordability,” Tucker said. 

“This kind of gift is right in 

our sweet spot; it helps us 

support more kids, it helps us 

do more for them.” 

Since the students who 

are accepted into the Give 

Something Back program are 

involved for eight years, Carr 

gets to see firsthand the profound 

effect the program has 

on the children’s lives. 

“Watching the kids’ lives 

transform, because now they 

have motivation to work 

hard and study,” Carr said of 

his favorite part of the Give 

Something Back Foundation. 

“They have something to inspire 

them onto better things 

than they ever thought they 

could have.” 

Although the beneficiaries 

of this gift will not arrive on 

campus at UIUC until at least 

2020, Tucker is excited about 

the effect Carr’s donation 

will have. 

“We’re delighted with the 

gift, and we’re even more delighted 

that it’s one of our alums 

that’s been very successful 

who’s helping out more 

Illinois students this way,” 

Tucker said. 

While Carr always knew 

he wanted to give back, he 

did not immediately find the 

right opportunity to do so, 

but now he is excited to have 

found just that. 

“I wasn’t sure what I wanted 

to do with my money,” 

Carr said. “I tried a number 

of different things, and this 

is the one I liked the most, 

and here we are.” 

Robert Carr speaks at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Runaway Homer Glen teen found safe in Colorado 

Thomas Czaja, Editor 

From NOV 30 

A 16-year-old teenage boy 

from Homer Glen was found 

safe in Garfield County, Colorado, 

after running away 

from home and stealing a 

vehicle, according to a press 

release issued Friday, Dec. 2, 

by the Will County Sheriff’s 

Office. 

The Sheriff’s Office reportedly 

was notified around 

2 a.m. Dec. 2 that the boy 

was taken into custody by 

the Garfield County Sheriff’s 

Office after a traffic stop was 

made on a red, 2005 Jaguar 

with only one headlight operational. 

The Homer Glen teen originally 

fled from home during 

a welfare check Nov. 29, according 

to a Nov. 30 press 

release from the Will County 

Sheriff’s Office. 

As authorities searched for 

the teen, deputies were notified 

1 p.m. Nov. 30 that a 

Jaguar had been stolen from 

the driveway of a home on 

the 13000 block of W. 167th 

Street in Homer Glen, according 

to the Dec. 2 release. 

The teen allegedly stole the 

vehicle and drove to Colorado. 

After being taken into 

custody in Garfield County, 

the boy’s parents were immediately 

notified by Will 

County Sheriff’s deputies 

and planned to travel to Colorado 

for potential court proceedings 

and bring their son 

home, according to police. 

Charges remain pending in 

Garfield County, according 

to the Will County Sheriff’s 

Office. 

A call was originally received 

at 9:45 p.m. Nov. 29 

asking the Sheriff’s Office to 

conduct a welfare check for 

the teen, who lives on Beaver 

Den Trail in the Hidden 

Valley subdivision in Homer 

Glen, police said. 

Authorities were told the 

teen had been at church 

classes in Naperville with 

his mother when he left in 

the family’s car and did not 

return. 

A deputy reportedly arrived 

at the home to locate 

the teen. The 16-year-old 

appeared calm, was at the 

kitchen table doing homework 

and spoke with the 

deputy, police said. After the 

deputy stepped outside to 

report the teen was fine, the 

boy left the home out of a 

side door and took off in the 

family’s vehicle, according 

to the press release. 

The teen then crashed the 

vehicle approximately two 

blocks away at Beaver Den 

Trial and Oak Valley Trail 

and ran from there, according 

to the press release. 

The Jaguar reportedly was 

last seen by its owner in the 

driveway the evening of Nov. 

29, and detectives had been 

actively investigating the location 

of the vehicle, not initially 

realizing the link to the 

missing teen. 

Several deputies conducted 

a search of the neighborhood 

and nearby forest preserve for 

the teen after he ran, police 

said. Homer Township Fire 

Protection District personnel 

searched the area with infrared 

equipment, and K-9 units 

were brought in from the Orland 

Park Police Department, 

according to police. 

The search for him continued 

through most of the 

night and into the morning, 

with the Will County Emergency 

Management Agency 

also arriving on the scene, 

according to the release. The 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

added that volunteers had 

been called in to help with 

locating the teen, and that an 

automated Citizens Alert was 

sent out to all homes within a 

3-mile radius. 

On Nov. 30, more agencies 

were contacted to give additional 

aid, Will County Sheriff’s 

Office spokeswoman 

Kathy Hoffmeyer said. 

Hoffmeyer added the teen 

is home-schooled and that 

his parents said it was very 

unusual behavior for him and 

were not sure why he chose 

to run away and steal the 

vehicle. The Jaguar had the 

keys in the ignition when it 

was stolen, Hoffmeyer said. 

“Unfortunately, we get a 

lot of juvenile runaways,” 

Hoffmeyer said. “...This 

[case] was a little different.” 

For more on this and other 

Breaking News, visit Homer 

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County-wide transit plan nears possible 2017 adoption 

Kirsten Onsgard 


Will County is months 

away from approving a plan 

that would serve as a road 

map for transit projects for 

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years of assessments and 

gleaning public concerns, 

the Will County Board will 

determine if it will adopt the 

strategic plan, known as Will 

Connects 2040, in February 

2017 after public comment 

closes Dec. 15. 

The long-range plan accounts 

for $418.6 million 

in updates, expansions and 

preservations to major system 

arteries and public transit. 

Will Connects 2040 is a 

mandated update to the previous 

2030 plan and serves as 

a blueprint for system-wide 

county needs and projects. 

It comes after the county’s 

largest interstate project in 

years — the Illiana, a controversial 

50-mile, Indiana- 

Illinois thoroughfare totalling 

more than $1 billion — was 

left in limbo following an environmental 

lawsuit and lack 

of support from Gov. Bruce 

Rauner during the State’s 

budget crisis. 

“We don’t know if or when 

the Illiana is ever going to get 

built, but because it’s still on 

the shelf, we have to plan for 

it,” said Christina Kupkowski, 

Phase I Project Manager 

at the Will County Department 

of Highways. “There 

is a possibility, someday in 

the future — it could be 10 

years from now, it could be 

15 years from now — somebody 

at the State might decide 

to pull that set of plans 

of the shelf, blow off the dust 

and all the sudden, this is our 

little project and we have to 

deal with it.” 

But with or without the 

Illiana, the plan anticipates 

the transit strain on a county 

expected to add more than 

a half million residents and 

nearly as many workers by 

2040, according to the Chicago 

Metropolitan Agency for 

Planning. Roadways serve 

the bulk of commuters, 83 

percent of whom drive alone 

to work and 4 percent who 

use transit, according to the 

DOT. 

Increased freight was a 

concern to many residents 

who spoke with the DOT 

during its 10 open houses and 

through online surveys, Kupkowski 

said. 

“We’ve got people who are 

afraid to go out on the roadway 

network now because 

there are so many trucks,” 

Kupkowski said. “We need to 

figure out what the next steps 

are in that regard.” 

Those improvements include 

a $254 million expansion 

of Laraway Road to 

four lanes from U.S. 52 near 

Joliet to Harlem Avenue near 

Frankfort, which Kupkowski 

said is already in its preliminary 

phases. 

Other priority projects 

include extending lanes on 

Interstate 55 from County 

Line Road in Burr Ridge to 

Airport Road in Lockport; reconstructing 

Division Street 

from Briggs Street to Cedar 

Road in Lockport; widening 

Interstate 80 to six lanes 

from Ridge Road to U.S. 30 

in New Lenox; and countywide 

transit and freight studies. 

Kupkowski also said alternative 

transit options were a 

primary concern among residents. 

Metra and Pace system 

rehabilitations are also included, 

and last month the 

Will County Forest Preserve 

approved an expansion to 

the county bikeway network. 

Those bike paths are pending 

project approval from individual 

municipalities. 

While the County has 

more than $1.3 billion in unmet 

transit financing needs, 

according to the DOT, the 

plan’s financially constrained 

model assumes there will be 

no growth in revenue over 

the next 20 years. Dozens 

of other projects will be financed 

if additional revenue 

becomes available. 

The Will County Board is 

scheduled to adopt the 2040 

Long Range Transportation 

Plan at its regular meeting 

9:30 a.m. Feb. 12.



Publisher announces return 

of Holiday Card Contest 

The Horizon calls for entries in 

2016 competition 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

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Oh, Holiday Card Contest 

2016, try your luck? 

Winter 

reading 

is here. 

It is that time again. The weather starts 

looking grim, the daylight only peeks for 

long enough to remind us it exists and we 

start writing terrible songs-turned-poetry. 

We even think for a split-second they’re 

not that bad. 

(We’re wrong. They are.) 

But maybe, oh, just maybe, your holiday 

spirit can bail us out of this doom and winter 

gloom once again. 

Oh, you didn’t know? Publisher 22nd 

Century Media officially just announced the 

return of its Holiday Card Contest for 2016. 

When? 

Right now! 

We thought it might just do the trick in 

cheering us up and getting us to knock it off 

with all these other aspirations we start having 

when we’re cooped up inside. 

By now, we hope you’re familiar with the 

rules, but we’re happy to run through them 

one more time, just in case. (We’ve got nothing 

better to do. Can you believe this weather?) 

We want to see your coolest Christmas 

cards. Homemade wonders, unique presentations, 

sassy jokes, beautiful envelopes. We 

also want to read your year-end letters: You 

know the ones your friends really enjoy getting 

that brag about how wonderfully everyone’s 

doing in your family? Yeah, those letters. 

We want holiday photos, be they goofy, 

tropical or traditional. 

Whatever it is you do for the people you 

love during the holidays (PG-13, please), 

simply address these things to Managing 

Editor Bill Jones, and mail them to 11516 W. 

183rd St. Unit SW Office Condo 3, Orland 

Park, IL, 60467. Make sure the items somewhere 

include a name and a phone number at 

which we can reach you, should you happen 

to win the contest, as well as your hometown. 

We will accept submissions through 5 

p.m. on Christmas Eve (this year a Saturday, 

every year Dec. 24). They must be received 

(not postmarked) by that day, so please make 

sure to give yourself enough time for holiday 

mail service. 

The entries will be evaluated by our editorial 

staff and judged in two categories — 

Best in Show and Funniest. We will pick one 

winner in each of the categories from across 

all seven of the towns covered by 22nd 

Century Media’s Southwest office: Orland 

Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, New 

Lenox, Lockport and Homer Glen. 

In addition to awarding prizes, we plan to 

publish images or transcripts of our winners 

in print, along with a few of our other favorites. 

We do have three important rules to follow. 

• We are only allowing one entry per 

household for this contest. 

• The entry must be from this holiday season. 

• Electronic entries are accepted and can 

be sent to bill@opprairie.com. 

Prizes will be announced first on our Twitter 

platform (@HomerHorizon) over the 

course of the next week, and in full in our 

Thursday, Dec. 15 issue. 

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Homer Glen native set to release second book in paranormal trilogy 

Erin Redmond 


There are 

demons lurking 

in the 

shadows in 

Homer Glen 

— at least in 

D.A. Roach’s 

world. Roach 

The Homer 

Glen native and Lockport 

Township High School graduate 

has made her hometown 

the stage for a paranormal 

battleground in her Demon 

Hunter trilogy. She released 

the first book, “Between 

the Bleeding Willows,” in 

March and is set to release 

the second, “Within the 

Darkest Hollows,” Dec. 13. 

“It’s like, ‘You’re excited, 

you’ve been working hard, 

but you don’t know how it’s 

going to go or how it’s going 

to be received by the public,’” 

Roach said. “You’ve 

put forward your best ... I’m 

excited but anxious, as well.” 

Roach — who has since 

moved to a suburb of Zionsville, 

Indiana — based 

the “Human Realm” of her 

books off Homer Glen. She 

even likened locations in the 

books to local landmarks 

such as Bengtson’s Pumpkin 

Farm and Bachelor’s Grove 

Cemetery in Midlothian, 

which serves as the portal 

between the human and demon 

realms. 

“I remember hearing the 

stories in school about Bachelor’s 

Grove and how people 

go there and do rituals,” 

Roach said. “I don’t know if 

they do or not, but the legend 

is there and so, you’re terrified.” 

The book follows the adventures 

of 18-year-old Cassidy 

and a mystical ring that 

belonged to her boyfriend 

which she discovered after 

he died in a car accident. The 

ring allows her to jump between 

the Human Realm and 

Demon Realm where she 

and a pack of Demon Hunters 

go toe-to-toe with the 

most powerful, magical and 

evil beings the supernatural 

world has to offer. 

In the latest installment, 

Cassidy is caught in the 

middle of a conflict between 

her friend and head Demon 

Hunter, Killian, and the Demon 

Queen, Rya. Cassidy 

finds herself being used as 

collateral. 

Roach said she was inspired 

to write the books 

because of a request from 

her 12-year-old daughter 

to “write something scary.” 

She had self-published four 

books prior, but this was 

her first attempt at writing 

something paranormal. She 

said she drew some inspiration 

from the books that 

sparked her love of reading: 

the “Twilight” trilogy. 

As the daughter of Lithuanian 

immigrants, Roach said 

reading was not a big part of 

her childhood. Instead, her 

parents found spoken English 

easier to understand and 

they watched more television 

instead. It was not until 

she read the “Twilight” series 

that she found a love for 

reading. 

“Twilight” may have 

sparked Roach’s interest in 

reading, but the plot of her 

books sprouted from her 

own imagination. While she 

did some research into her 

character’s traits, she was 

happy to be able to take creative 

license with most of it. 

“It was a lot of creating,” 

Roach said. “I kind of got to 

play God and create this own 

world and all the rules.” 

The third and final installment 

of the series, “Beneath 

a Sinister Moon,” is already 

in the works. Roach said 

she knows what major plot 

points are needed to wrap 

up the story, but everything 

in between is completely organic. 

Will County Board approves 2017 budget 

Submitted by Will County 

The Will County Board 

approved the annual county 

budget of $569 million at its 

Nov. 17 meeting. 

The board made some 

slight amendments to the 

proposal that was submitted 

by County Executive 

Larry Walsh at the September 

board meeting. This new 

budget proposal is balanced 

and confirms a reduction in 

the levy rate from the fiscal 

year 2016 budget. 

The amendments the 

board made in the budget include 

a $277,000 increase in 

the corporate fund — which 

funds general operations of 

county government — to 

$198 million. There is also a 

decrease in the special funds 

— which are restricted for 

specific purposes — to $371 

million. 

The property tax rate was 

increased to .6130 percent 

and is lower than the 2015 

rate of .6358 percent. 

The fiscal year 2017 budget 

does not include any 

use of the County’s cash 

reserves to balance the budget. 

Will County continues 

to fund the Other Post-Employment 

Benefits liability 

at $1 million. Overall revenue 

remains relatively flat 

with slight increases in sales 

tax collections. 

The start of the fiscal year 

for Will County government 

was Dec. 1. 

D.A. Roach, a Homer Glen native, is set to release Book 2 in her Demon Hunter trilogy — 

which is titled “Within the Darkest Hollows” — on Dec. 13. The first book in the series, 

“Between the Bleeding Willows,” came out in March. Photo submitted 

Outside of the paranormal, 

Roach has also been working 

on anthologies, such as “13: 

An Anthology of Horror and 

Dark Fiction,” which has 

been on Amazon’s bestsellers 

list since mid-October. 

Roach said she and the other 

12 authors who worked on 

this piece are donating all 

proceeds to One Mind Institute, 

an international organization 

which does research 

on mental health. 

She is also working on a 

time travel anthology called 

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Since its opening five years ago, we have seen this 

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Sixteen Homer Jr. High choir students were among those 

selected to participate in the highly competitive Illinois Music 

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Students picked for festival 

Submitted by Homer 


School District 33C 

More than two dozen 

band and choir students 

from Homer Jr. High were 

selected to participate in the 

Illinois Music Educators Association 

Elementary and 

Junior High Division I Music 

Festival in November. 

The 27 students auditioned 

for the spot and 

joined more than 500 musicians 

from 60 schools in 

the southwest Chicago area 

for a concert in New Lenox 

in November. 

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Homer Jr. High Choral Director 

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students spent September rehearsing 

for the rigorous audition 

process. 

Students auditioned individually 

Oct. 1 for a group 

of judges, and 150 band and 

150 choir students were chosen 

to participate. Sixteen 

choir students and 11 band 

students from Homer Jr. 

High made the cut. 

The public Festival Finale 

concert took place last 

month at Lincoln-Way Central 

High School in New 

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Dr. Olarov speaks Romanian, French and Spanish 

Midwestern University 

Daughter of Homer residents 

earns Doctor of Osteopathic 

Medicine degree 

Marie Baird, D.O., formerly 

of Orland Park, has 

completed the Doctor of 

Osteopathic Medicine degree 

at the Chicago College 

of Osteopathic Medicine 

of Midwestern University. 

An official graduation ceremony 

and conferring of 

degrees took place on the 

MWU Campus in Downers 

Grove. 

Baird is the daughter 

of Homer Glen residents 

Jeffrey and Marian (Novak) 

Baird. She graduated from 

Sandburg High School in 

2007 and earned Bachelor of 

Science degrees in biology 

and psychology, with minors 

in neuroscience, and women 

and gender studies, from 

Loyola University Chicago 

in 2011. While at MWU, 

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her dream of treating 

patients of all ages and 

walks of life. 

University of Illinois at 

Urbana-Champaign 

Homer Glen student named 

to dean’s list, graduates 

Nicolas Beci, of Homer 

Glen, graduated from the 

university in May 2016 

with a Bachelor of Science 

in Interdisciplinary 

Health Sciences. He also 

was named to the spring 

2016 dean’s list at the 

school. 

Dean’s list eligibility 

is limited to the Top 20 

percent of a student’s 

college class or curriculum. 

To be eligible, students 

must complete at least 14 

academic semester hours 

taken for a letter grade. 

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A quiet room, my mom 

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What do you like to do when 

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Skateboarding. 

What is your dream job? 

Working at Zumiez when 

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What are some of the most 

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Drake and Caskey. Mostly 

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What is one thing people do 

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One thing people don’t 

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Whom do you look up to and 

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My dad because he talks to 

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I keep my room very clean, 

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My favorite teacher is Mrs. 

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My favorite class is gym 

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What is one thing that stands 

out about your school? 

One thing that stands out 

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schoolwork. 

What extracurricular(s) do 

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I wish my school had 

skateboarding. 

What is your morning 

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I wake up at 5:30, make 

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No homework! 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Cache Creek urges families to adopt 

pets for the holidays 

Thinking of bringing home a pet this 

holiday season? 

Cache Creek Animal Rescue in New 

Lenox is encouraging people to consider 

adoption instead of buying a pet 

this year. 

Animals come to the shelter from 

animal control, owner surrenders and 

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because of abuse or neglect, Denise 

Lasater, who has been volunteering at 

the shelter for a year-and-a-half, said 

many times families give up their pets 

because of their behavior. 

When puppies become full-sized and 

have not had proper training, many 

people do not know how to handle 

them and give them away, she said. 

According to the American Society 

for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 

every year roughly 7.6 million 

animals enter shelters and only approximately 

2.7 million are adopted. 

Lasater said adopting a shelter dog 

is a different experience than buying a 

dog from a breeder. 

“There is a bond there that I don’t 

think you have otherwise,” she said. 

“There’s so many dogs out there that 

are excellent dogs that need a home.” 

While adoption numbers ebb and 

flow throughout the year, staff and 

volunteers at Cache Creek are hoping 

to see an increase in adoptions for the 

holidays. 

“Our goal is just to get them out for 

the holidays,” said Mary Nebor, who 

started volunteering at the shelter earlier 

this year. “We just want them to have 

a home for the holidays.” 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor. 

For more, visit NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

TPHS students, seniors get into the 

spirit of Christmas with annual holiday 

party 

Tinley Park High School’s gym 

looked a little different the morning of 

Nov. 30. 

Several rows of chairs and tables 

were placed neatly on the main floor, 

and a few small, white picket fences 

decorated with wreaths marked the 

boundary between the audience and the 

performers. 

Those aspects set the stage for the 

annual Senior Citizen Holiday Party, 

which showcased a handful of talent 

from the school’s choir, jazz band and 

drama club. 

Choir director Victor Pazik led his 

students into a mix of Christmas classics 

like “O Come All Ye Faithful” and 

“Do You Hear What I Hear?” And the 

jazz band turned up the funk, as band 

director Vince Aiello gave them the 

cue to play The Temptations’ “Shakey 

Ground.” The song’s playfulness and 

spunk became the perfect backdrop for 

a dance-off, and staff, students and seniors 

gathered to show off their moves. 

Bernadette Wischhover, of Tinley 

Park, walked away the winner of that 

contest, and she was awarded a T-shirt 

that boasted the band’s attitude: “Admit 

it. We help you get your groove on.” 

Reporting by F. Amanda Tugade, Editor. 

For more, visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Armed man reportedly robs Frankfort 

bank 

An armed man allegedly robbed a 

Frankfort bank Nov. 28, according to 

a press release issued by the Frankfort 

Police Department. 

Old Plank Trail Community Bank, 

20901 S. La Grange Road, was reportedly 

robbed at about 5 p.m. by a 

suspect who displayed a handgun and 

threatened an employee in an effort to 

get cash, according to FBI spokesperson 

Garrett Croon. The suspect then received 

the stolen goods and fled north 

on foot, Croon said. 

The alleged offender is described as 

a thin, white male between the ages of 

40 and 50 years old who stands about 

5 feet and 11 inches tall, according to 

an alert issued by law enforcement. He 

wore blue jeans, sunglasses, and a dark 

gray or black shirt at the time of the 

crime, according to police. 

Croon said anyone with information 

should contact the FBI. A reward up 

to $1,000 is available for information 

leading to an arrest. 

Reporting by Kirsten Onsgard, Editor. For 

more, visit FrankfortStation.com. 

Police Reports 

Concrete brick reportedly thrown through vehicle’s window 

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A concrete brick was allegedly thrown 

through the window of a vehicle Nov. 

19 on the 17000 block of S. Burr Oak 

Drive. A wallet was stolen, police said. 

Nov. 20 

•A house under construction on the 

12000 block of W. Kendon Court was 

reportedly broken into and had copper 

piping stolen. 

Nov. 18 

•Adam D. Saragossa, 28, of 822 Eunice 

Avenue in Joliet, was cited for reportedly 

driving while his license was revoked 

and operating an uninsured motor 

vehicle on the 16000 block of S. Parker 

Road. 

Nov. 16 

•Gary L. Lata, 64, of 13854 S. Janas 

Parkway, was charged with assault and 

resisting a peace officer at his home. 

•Joselyn M. Figueroa, 23, of 3111 N. 

Cicero Avenue in Chicago, was cited 

for reportedly driving while having a 

suspended license and speeding at S. 

Crystal Lake Drive and W. Chicago- 

Bloomington Trail. 

•Mardell Sklenar, 86, of 55 Ruggles 

Court in Orland Park, was cited on the 

14000 block of S. Bell Road for reportedly 

never having a driver’s license issued. 

•A vehicle was reportedly broken into 

and had a wallet and cash stolen on the 

13000 block of W. Thistle Court. 

Editor’s note: The Homer Horizon’s police 

reports come from the Will County Sheriff’s 

Department’s online news bulletin service. 

Anyone listed in these reports is considered 

to be innocent of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law.

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From the Assistant Editor 

Paws and think about Christmas 

Erin Redmond 


One of the greatest 

joys in my life is 

my baby — fur 

baby, that is. No, I am not 

a mother to a human child, 

but I am a proud dog-mom 

to my 6-year-old miniature 

labradoodle named Coach. 

He was named after this 

guy, Mike Ditka; you might 

have heard of him. 

I met the furry love of 

my life by chance. I was a 

fresh-faced sports reporter 

who had just moved 2,000 

miles from home to Yuma, 

Arizona. I had always 

grown up with dogs and 

felt that a canine companion 

could ease my separation 

anxiety. So one day, I 

decided to browse the kennels 

at the local shelter and 

was met by a heartbreaking 

number of animals of 

all ages, sizes and breeds. 

It wasn’t until I reached 

the last row, however, that 

I locked eyes with the 

cream-colored furball the 

shelter had named Monkey. 

He looked at me, and 

there wasn’t a doubt in my 

mind. This was the ’doodle 

for me. 

So why am I telling 

you this? Well, one thing 

that always makes it onto 

Christmas lists is a pet. My 

niece is currently pleading 

with my brother and 

sister-in-law for a fourlegged 

friend this year. You 

or someone you know will 

undoubtedly be faced with 

the same big-eyed, poutinglipped 

pleas this year, and, 

if so, I urge you to adopt, 

not shop. 

According to the Will 

County Humane Society, a 

no-kill animal shelter, 6-8 

million animals enter shelters 

each year, but of those, 

only around half make it to 

a fur-ever home. The other 

half are euthanized. And 

while the thought of a tiny 

puppy or kitten under the 

tree may be the ideal image 

of Christmas morning, an 

older dog or cat can bring 

just as much joy. 

When I found Coach, 

he was about a year old, 

and there are several dogs, 

cats and other furry — or 

feathery — friends in the 

shelters who are just like 

him. There are also plenty 

of puppies and kittens, as 

well as animals who are 

looking for a place to live 

out their golden years. 

I can stand here on my 

soapbox all day and talk 

about why it’s often better 

to adopt an animal, but I’ve 

got limited space. Instead, 

Sherry Ranieri 

I’ll give you my Top 3 reasons 

to consider a shelter 

pet this Christmas — or 

any time of year. 

1. You can literally save 

a life. Adopting a pet will 

prevent it from becoming 

part of the around 3 million 

living in shelters that are 

put down each year. 

2. Some pet stores get 

their animals, especially 

dogs, from mills. The conditions 

these animals are 

put through are devastating. 

Their lives are a small price 

to pay for the potential 

profit that can be made. 

3. Speaking of price, you 

will pay far less in adoption 

fees than you would 

from a pet store. There are 

two local shelters which 

offer affordable adoptions. 

Homer Glen’s Tender Loving 

Care Animal Shelter’s 

dog adoptions are generally 

$150; cat and kitten 

adoptions are $50. The 

Will County Humane Society 

charges $150 for both 

cat and dog adoptions. 

Keep your eyes peeled, because 

shelters traditionally 

cut or waive fees around 

the holidays. 

So if you’re contemplating 

gifting a canine 

or feline companion for 

Christmas, take a look at 

your local shelters first. 

Not only will you be lighting 

up a loved one’s life, 

but you’ll saving a furry 

one’s, too. 

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Pastor column 

Becoming a part of the Advent Conspiracy 

Pastor Dana O’Brien 

Cross of Glory Lutheran Church 

It’s the beginning of 

December. Thanksgiving 

may seem like a really 

long time ago. And Christmas 

is looming — less that 

25 days to get done all that 

decorating and shopping and 

cooking and ... whatever. 

And all that needs to happen 

in between the special Christmas 

events — the concerts 

and plays and social obligations. 

It is a busy, and often 

very stressful, time of year. 

So if you are already feeling 

a bit frayed at the edges, 

I have a suggestion for you. 

What if you were to live 

these next weeks before 

Christmas a bit more 

counter-culturally than in 

past years? Many of us are 

familiar with Advent — that 

time right before Christmas 

where we try to slow down 

and anticipate the coming of 

Jesus on Christmas morning 

(and, of course, we continue 

to look for Jesus coming 

here and now as God’s 

Kingdom continually breaks 

in all around us). But here’s 

something a bit different — 

have you ever heard of the 

Advent Conspiracy? 

It’s a movement that 

started small in 2006. Each 

year, it gets bigger as more 

people spend this time 

before Christmas focused 

less on consumption and 

more on four principles I’m 

guessing are pretty consistent 

with how Jesus might 

celebrate the holiday if he 

were physically here today. 

First, it means worshipping 

God fully — remembering 

that this is the time when we 

celebrate God’s gift to our 

world. Instead of searching 

for fulfillment in the latest 

gadget or newest product, we 

look to the God who created 

us. Second, we spend less. 

We cut down on spending 

lots of money on gifts many 

people won’t even remember 

a year from now. 

Third, we give more. I 

know it sounds inconsistent 

with spending less, but we 

give differently. We make it 

personal by focusing on relationships. 

Like God giving 

God’s self to us at Christmas, 

we give ourselves to others. 

So instead of giving stuff, 

we spend more time with the 

people we love. 

Finally, we love all. And 

by spending less money, 

we’ve freed up some extra 

to spend on things people 

around the world really need 

— clean water, adequate 

housing, healthy food. 

Christmas is a great time to 

remember that Jesus came 

among the poor. Doing 

something to alleviate poverty 

would make Jesus smile. 

You can find more info 

about Advent Conspiracy at 

www.adventconspiracy.org. 

Wouldn’t it be cool if we 

could all change our Christmas 

focus just a bit? How 

different our world would 

look a year from now. 

The opinions of this column are 

that of the writer. They do not 

necessarily reflect those of The 

Homer Horizon. 

Faith Briefs 

St. Bernard Parish 

(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen) 

Car Caravan to St. Benedict’s 

in Chicago 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 17. Help deliver the 

Sharing Tree gifts to St. 

Benedict’s Parish in Chicago. 

Drivers and helpers 

are needed. Contact Mrs. 

Mary Ponschke at (708) 

301-6952. 

In Memoriam 

Celeste Domiana “Wessy” Roppo 

Celeste Domiana Roppo, 

24, of Lockport, died suddenly 

Nov. 29. She is survived by 

her son, Sean Michael Roppo; 

her parents, Michelangelo 

and Sherri (Dawson) Roppo; 

her brothers, Jason (Mandee), 

Sean (Sheila), Joe and Sgt. 

Roppo Nicholas (Courtney); 

her sister, Staci (Walter); her 

nieces and nephews, Kylie, 

Ella, Kash and Chance Roppo 

and Madelyn Callahan; 

and her several aunts, uncles 

and cousins. She was employed 

by her family’s business, 

Steamer’s Hot Dogs, in 

Homer Glen. She was a cheerleader 

and a 2010 Lockport 

Township High School graduate. 

She participated in drag 

racing at the Route 66 Speedway 

in her 1971 Pontiac Trans 

Am and loved snowboarding, 

but she was happiest when 

spending time with her son, 

family and boyfriend, Matt. 

Services were held Dec. 4. In 

lieu of flowers, donations to 

the Roppo family, which will 

be given to the Anti-Drug Organization, 

appreciated. 

Weekday Worship 

9:30 a.m. weekdays. Communion 

Service on Thursdays. 

Weekend Worship 

4:30 p.m. Saturdays. 8:30 

a.m., 10 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. 

every Sunday. 

Confession 

3:30-4:15 p.m. First and 

third Saturday of the month. 

Confessions are also available 

upon request at any 

time. 

Christian Life Church 

(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen) 

Christmas Service 

10-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 

11. 

Food/Gift Boxes 

10-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 

18. 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 

(15625 S. Bell Road, Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 

a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. 

Sunday School. For more 

information, call (708) 645- 

0652. 

Cross of Glory Lutheran Church 

(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen) 

Advent Wednesday Nights: 

Dinner 

6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 

14. A Mexican food-themed 

dinner will be served. At 

6:30 p.m., the children attend 

practice for the Children’s 

Christmas Program, while 

the rest stay for a devotion 

with Pastor Dana. Bring a 

dish to share. 

TELL Event 

6:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 

19, at Pastor Dana’s house. 

This TELL Event for the 

teens includes a viewing 

of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” 

Meet at Cross of Glory at 

6:45 p.m. — will return at 

10 p.m. 

Teen Education for Lifelong 

Leadership (T.E.L.L) 

6:30-8 p.m. Mondays. 

T.E.L.L. is an educational 

program for 6th through 12th 

graders. The teens spend time 

interacting with each other 

to experience God through 

games, food and conversation. 

Christ Community Church 

(13400 Bell Road, Lemont) 

Sunday Worship 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. Worship 

is casual. 

Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish 

(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen) 

Guadalupe: The Miracle and 

the Message 

4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. 

This new documentary, narrated 

by actor Jim Caviezel, 

offers original insights into 

the details, story and impact 

of the 16th century apparition 

of Our Lady of Guadalupe. 

Knights of Columbus Final 

Blood Drive 

8 a.m.-noon Sunday, Dec. 

18. The final Knights of Columbus 

host their final blood 

drive for 2016. A valid photo 

ID must be provided. Each 

donor receives a free sports 

water bottle. 

Christmas Choir 

If you would like to sing 

at Christmas Eve Mass, contact 

Don Luksetich as soon 

as possible. The church is in 

need of all voice ranges for 

both men and women in high 

school or older. 

Sacrament of Penance 

8:30 a.m. first Friday of 

every month, 4-4:15 p.m. 

Saturdays, 9:30-10:15 p.m. 

Sundays, beginning in December. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Cookies By The Pound 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 10. Purchase homemade 

cookies from local bakers, $6 

per pound. For more information, 

call (815) 838-1017. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Erin Redmond at 

e.redmond@22ndcenturymedia. 

com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

15. Information is due by noon 

Thursday one week prior to 

publication. 

Lucille A. Senko 

Lucille “Lucy” A. Senko, 

94, member of the Annunciation 

Byzantine Catholic 

Church in Homer Glen, 

died Nov. 28 at the Sunny 

Hill Nursing Home of Will 

County. She is survived by 

her children, Dennis (Mary 

Ann) Senko, David (Yvonne) 

Senko and Diane (Richard) 

Thomas; her grandchildren, 

David Jr. (Sheryl) Senko, Natalie 

Senko, Erik (Mosi) Senko, 

Chad and Stefan Boden, 

Angela (Billy) White and 

Aarika (Stephen) Mrozynski; 

her great-grandchildren, Samantha 

and Sydney Senko, 

Randy Senko, Kent Senko, 

Penelope White and AJ 

Mrozynski; and her numerous 

nieces and nephews. She was 

born in Fairbury and lived 

in Joliet for most of her life. 

Services were held Dec. 2. In 

lieu of flowers, memorials to 

the Annunciation Byzantine 

Catholic Church, Sunny Hill 

Nursing Home of Will County 

or Joliet Area Community 

Hospice appreciated. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email e.redmond@ 

22ndcenturymedia.com with 

information about a loved one 

who was a part of the Homer 

Glen community.

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Fifth-grade chorus concert brims with energy 

Students perform 

holiday music for 

family, friends 

Ryan Esguerra 


Attendees of the Hadley 

Middle School fifth-grade 

chorus concert Thursday, 

Dec. 1, in Homer Glen were 

in for a treat to start their 

holiday season. 

What started as a traditional 

chorus concert quickly 

turned into an energetic 

showing of holiday spirit. 

Diane Pullara, director of 

choirs at Homer 33C, has 

been with the district for 23 

years. During that time, she 

has directed dozens of performances. 

Pullara said that while all 

of the concerts the chorus 

puts on each year are good, 

this year’s holiday concert 

was special. 

“Tonight was excellent,” 

Pullara said. “That was one 

of the best fifth-grade shows 

we have had in a long time 

here. 

“This group of kids are 

very musical, and it shows.” 

The beginning of the concert 

started traditionally, 

with the chorus lining up 

and singing holiday songs 

such as “Christmas Bells” 

and “It’s Christmas and All 

of That Jazz” to family and 

friends. 

As the concert progressed, 

however, the energy level 

started to pick up. The chorus 

went from standing still to 

dancing choreographed numbers 

while singing. A highlight 

of the show was during 

the song “S.A.N.T.A,” when 

a fifth-grade student dressed 

as a fashionable Santa strutted 

front and center followed 

by two of his elves to dance 

for the audience. 

“That is how I design the 

Diane Pullara, director of choirs for Homer 33C, leads the fifth-grade chorus holiday 

concert Thursday, Dec. 1, at Hadley Middle School. 

Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

program,” Pullara said of 

the students’ energetic approach 

to the concert. “The 

first part of the show is more 

lyrical, while the second 

part is more fun, happy-golucky 

and free.” 

The concert closed with 

the singing of the holiday 

classic “Silent Night” or 

“Stille Nacht.” The chorus 

would sing the song in 

three languages: English, 

American Sign Language 

and German. The final song 

of the night was the chorus 

rendition of “Christmas 

Crossword,” a piece that 

was sung while students 

held up signs that mimicked 

the words that they were 

singing. 

“I love singing, and I 

try to project that love to 

my students,” Pullara said. 

“Chorus isn’t a paper and 

pencil class; the kids can 

come in here for 40 minutes 

and be safe and free. 

“They can let themselves 

explore parts of their personalities 

that maybe they never 

have explored before.” 

Laura Neff came to the 

concert to watch her daughter, 

Leah, perform. Laura 

said that she loved the 

show and was impressed 

with the effort put forth by 

both the students and their 

teacher. 

“It was amazing; the kids 

looked really excited out 

there,” Laura said. “You 

could tell that the teacher 

put a lot of time and effort 

into making it such a great 

program for parents, families 

and the kids.” 

Laura added that her 

daughter had been anticipating 

the day of the concert 

leading up to it. 

“She was so excited for 

this; she wanted to get here 

super early to start,” she 

said. 

Pullara said that it is the 

energy and excitement of 

her group that makes this 

year’s fifth-grade chorus so 

special. 

“I honestly think the kids 

enjoy every minute of it,” 

Pullara said. “They learned 

how to paint pictures in 

people’s minds with their 

voices. Of course, they love 

the dancing; that is a given. 

But I notice that these kids 

have a passion for the lyrical 

music, as well, and I am 

loving that.” 

Throughout Pullara’s tenure, 

the Hadley program has 

been consistently strong. 

Pullara said that the continuing 

success of the program 

is largely attributed to community 

participation and 

student excitement. 

“We are really lucky to 

always have had a great 

following,” Pullara said. 

“There are so many children 

in the program, and in a lot 

of ways, their reputation 

precedes them. 

“The program has established 

itself over the years 

and is growing into something 

that lots of kids want 

to be a part of.” 

Hadley student and chorus member Francesca Lewis 

waves to her family at the performance. 

Accompanist Emily Langworthy plays piano for the show.

22 | December 8, 2016 | The Homer Horizon LIFE & ARTS 


Reading Gazebo takes shape at Hadley 

Student Council 

celebrates with 

ribbon cutting 

ceremony 




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The Hadley Middle School Student Council officially opens 

the school’s Reading Gazebo Nov. 28 with a ribbon cutting 

ceremony. Photo submitted 

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Principal Kathleen Robinson 

with a plan to improve Hadley’s 

recess area by improving 

the surface area, adding 

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While the district was able 

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Determined to see their 

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an annual “Pennies from 

Hadley” competition, along 

with other fundraising efforts 

to support their goal.

homerhorizon.com LIFE & ARTS 


Creative chat 

Getting to know Kim Mlyniec 

Kim Mlyniec 

is a member of 

The Artist Guild 

of Lockport and 

a resident of 

Homer Glen. 

Mlyniec 

What media do 

you work with the most? 

I work with acrylic. 

How did you get into 

acrylics? 

I started off with acrylics 

because my daughter paints 

with acrylics. 

What do you like about 

acrylics? 

I like that it dries fast. I 

can see the finished product 

a lot faster. I lack patience, 

so [I like that] it dries a lot 

quicker for me. I have no 

problem with blending of 

the acrylics. 

How did you first get into 

art? 

I left my job as an X-ray 

technician of 25 years, and 

my husband told me that I 

should get a hobby. So my 

daughter offered a piece of 

canvas ... We actually needed 

some paintings for a spare 

bedroom that we have at 

home, so I painted a couple 

pictures just out of the blue, 

just for a spare bedroom, and 

absolutely loved doing it. 

And it took off from there. 

Do you do art full time? 

I do my art full time. I’m 

not working anywhere else. I 

just volunteer at church. 

Are there any local artists 

who you admire? 

They’re all great [at The 

Artist Guild of Lockport]. I 

love all the guild members; 

each one has unique talents. 

I couldn’t even pick one in 

particular. 

Kim Mylniec’s favorite works are ones where she uses 

bright, vibrant colors. 

What is the hardest part of 

art for you? 

Probably just learning and 

teaching myself, because I do 

not go to school for it. I have 

not taken any classes. I’m all 

self-taught. 

How do you go about the 

process of teaching yourself? 

I do trial and error, I watch 

a lot of videos. The internet 

is probably my best friend. 

I make a painting and see if 

it sells, if it’s something that 

people are looking for or they 

want, because I have my own 

business with it. 

Do you dabble in any other 

media besides acrylic? 

No, I don’t. 

What are your future goals 

for your art? 

To double the amount of 

paintings I’ve sold over the 

past year. [I have sold] probably 

about 50 this year. It 

would be nice to do about 

100 next year. 

Is there anything in particular 

you will be doing to reach 

that goal? 

I’m just doing a lot of the 

art shows, I’m in the gallery 

in Lockport, just advertisement 

of my website. 

What kind of subjects do you 

usually paint? 

I paint mostly flowers — 

a lot of textured paintings, 

landscapes. 

What aspect of painting do 

you enjoy tinkering with? 

Texture, I love texture. 

I add gel mediums to my 

paintings to give texture. 

You can actually touch my 

paintings. They have feel to 

them. There’s a lot of texture 

in them. If I made grass, the 

grass would be able to be 

touched, and you would feel 

the grass actually comes off 

the canvas. It’s something 

different. 

Where do you generally 

get your inspiration for 

paintings? 

From nature, things I see 

usually. 

What is your favorite piece 

you have made? 

Kim Mlyniec enjoys adding texture to her paintings with gel mediums. Photos submitted 

I have an abstract in my 

family room that’s my favorite 

piece. I have a poppy one 

that’s pretty much a favorite 

one which I have not sold yet. 

What is it about those two 

pieces that stand out from 

the rest of your work? 

The colors. The colors are 

bright and vibrant. The one 

in my family room goes with 

my decor, so that’s probably 

why I like that one so much, 

and the poppy’s is a textured 

painting. It’s just very different 

because of the texturing. 

What part of art comes most 

naturally to you? 

Matching colors comes 

pretty easy. Being able to 

blend and match the colors. 

I do a lot of skies, I’ve done 

a Northern Lights collection 

and things like that. 

Interview by Contributing Editor 

Max Lapthorne 

Kim Mlyniec paints exclusively with acrylics.

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Area residents will have 

another unique health club 

where they can pursue their 

fitness goals this winter. 

Patriot Pilates, located at 

932 S. State St. in downtown 

Lockport, is set to open its 


doors in December. Owner 

Mariel Rimkus, of Homer 

Glen, who is familiar with 

downtown Lockport, said 

that she picked the perfect 

place to open up a business. 

“I have known this area 

for about two decades now,” 

Rimkus said. “I have always 

been a fan and admired the 

infrastructure of downtown 

with all of its old buildings, 

so it’s kind of cool that I can 

open a business here.” 

Rimkus, a former cyclist, 

triathlete and cross country 

runner, is pursuing her passion 

of Pilates. She hopes 

that her new business can 

shed some light on the benefits 

of Pilates to those who 

may not know what it is. 

“Being a former athlete, I 

can honestly say that Pilates 

is one of the most interesting 

forms of physical activity 

that I have completed,” 

Rimkus said. “I want to raise 

awareness for Pilates and 

show people how incredible 

this workout can be for you.” 

Patriot Pilates will be open 

to teens and adults who wish 

to come in and take classes. 

Rimkus said that she plans 

to be available at the times 

that people are getting out of 

work or school. 

“I want to be busy for the 

after work crowd, as well as 

be open for teens looking to 

lose weight,” Rimkus said. 

“I also want to be there for 

those people who perform in 

serious sports competition, 

as well.” 

In addition to the public 

classes, Patriot Pilates will 

also play host to a coffee 

bar — operated by a local 

business specializing in coffees 

and organic teas — and 

a massage therapist. Rimkus 

said that her space will also 

be for rent to businesses and 

groups for meetings. 

The work for Patriot will 

not end with public classes. 

Rimkus said that another part 

of her business is the work 

that it does with the veteran 

community. Each day from 

roughly noon-4 p.m., which 

are typically down times in 

public health clubs, Rimkus 

plans to hold free Pilates 

classes intended for disabled 

veterans who are attempting 

to live a healthier lifestyle. 

She hopes that these classes 

will give veterans therapy 

for their wounds, as well as 

self-esteem in their lives. 

“I have had two trial runs, 

and they both went well,” 

Rimkus said. “I worked with 

a vet who had bad knees, a 

bad back and bad shoulders. 

And he was able to make it 

through the workout.” 

Mick Grady, the contractor 

for Patriot Pilates and 

representative of the American 

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works with veterans 

suffering from a variety of 

ailments. Grady said that 

he loved the free classes for 

veterans idea from the start 

and that it was an easy decision 

to lend a hand. 

“A lot of disabled veterans 

need to get into shape,” 

Grady said. “Overall, health 

is directly related to selfesteem 

and self-worth. If 

they are doing activity to be 

healthy, they are less likely 

to resort to medications to 

feel better.” 

Rimkus said her goal is 

to do more for veterans than 

just offer free classes. She 

said that she wishes to give 

them the tools to get themselves 

help of any kind. 

“My goal is to have veterans 

start three months with 

me in Pilates and then eventually 

show them that there 

are other outreach groups 

around the area that they 

can go for therapy,” Rimkus 

said. “I also want this business 

to become a hub for 

all of these outreach groups 

to come and have a place to 

discuss new ways to help the 

veteran community.” 

For more information, 

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The Dish 

Adventure inspires Dancing Marlin’s menu 

Owner, chefs draw 

from experiences, 

creativity to craft 

changing cuisine 

Kirsten Onsgard 


From Hawaiian shrimp 

trucks to Japanese street 

food, Dancing Marlin’s 

menu is a curated conglomeration 

of owner Ed Nemec’s 

culinary experiences. 

It is enough to warrant 

a running list of his ideas, 

culled from memorable 

meals and food trends. 

“I love bringing those flavors 

and those experiences 

from all over the country 

— or the world — to the 

Dancing Marlin,” If I have 

something amazing in Japan 

on the street, and I come 

back, I’m like, ‘All right, 

you guys, this is what I had. 

I don’t know how we’re going 

to do this.’” 

Thanks to Dancing Marlin’s 

seasonal evolutions and 

the occasional entrée tweak, 

Nemec incorporates these 

culture-fusing flavors into 

his American small plates 

restaurant beyond its namesake 

fish dishes. Dancing 

Marlin made its latest menu 

switch just this past Friday. 

Dancing Marlin has a few 

mainstay, “home run” dishes 

Nemec will not shelve, 

such as The Fig & The Pig 

($11) — bacon stuffed with 

sausage, fig and goat cheese 

— and crab-stuffed peppers 

($15). But even with these 

menu changes and no definitive 

style on which to fall 

back, Nemec said there are 

two things at the 3-year-old 

restaurant’s core: shareable 

dishes and unique takes on 

trendy global cuisine. 

“What can we bring to 

our guests that they just 

Dancing Marlin 

20590 S. La Grange Road in Frankfort 

Hours 

• 4:30-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 

• 4:30-11 p.m. Friday 

• 3-11 p.m. Saturday 

• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (brunch), 3-8 p.m. (dinner) Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: www.dancingmarlinrestaurant.com 

Phone: (815) 464-6646 

can’t find anywhere else,” 

he asked. “And then make 

it shareable at the table, so 

that whatever comes out, 

it’s, ‘Hey, give me one of 

those,’ and, ‘Give me one of 

those.’” 

Seafood might be Dancing 

Marlin’s bread and butter, 

but this season includes 

heartier meat dishes, too 

— a counterbalance to the 

lighter summer fare. 

That means bratwurst and 

kielbasa seasoned, ground 

and cased in house by head 

chef. It’s a marriage of skill 

and flavor — “Jon loves to 

make sausage, and I love to 

eat it,” Nemec said — and, 

served sliced, is inherently 

shareable. The restaurant 

plans to eventually expand 

to apple and boar sausages. 

“We’re inspired by what 

our butchers say, ‘Hey, I’ve 

got this cut of meat that 

would be great in a sausage,’” 

Nemec said. 

Local restaurants and customers 

serve as inspiration 

for dishes, such as a roasted 

chicken, which is cooked 

sous vide and topped with a 

demi-glace and wild mushrooms. 

Nemec was wowed 

by a whole chicken at a 

Michelin-starred restaurant, 

which in part kick-started his 

drive to satisfy guests’ desire 

for a chicken dish. 

The challenge, he said, is 

to do things people have not 

had a chance to try yet. 

“We don’t want to do 

something somebody’s already 

done, or is kind of 

passé,” Nemec said. 

Dancing Marlin’s new, 

shell-on garlic shrimp is 

one of those. An homage 

to Hawaiian food trucks, it 

is a food throwing back to 

Nemec’s trips to Oahu, enjoying 

peel-and-eat shrimp 

on the beach. Dancing Marlin’s 

limited-time sea bass 

— as sweet and flaky as lobster, 

Nemec said — also is 

sourced from Hawaiian fisheries 

and shipped express to 

the restaurant. 

Other dishes making their 

debut include a New Havenstyle 

clam pizza, pear bruschetta 

and eight on-tap cocktails. 

Dancing Marlin also 

has 18 wines on tap, and is 

growing its budding Sunday 

brunch with breakfast standards, 

seafood and a bloody 

mary bar. 

But among these shifts is 

something even bigger: an 

expansion. Nemec said he is 

looking into opening a second 

restaurant in the suburbs 

— one that will be different 

while maintaining the ethos 

of Dancing Marlin. 

“For us to go to store No. 

2, the key is, ‘Does all of 

this work? Does everybody 

get it?’” he said. “After three 

and a half years, we finally 

feel that we understand this.” 

For now, Nemec and his 

chefs are looking forward 

The Dancing Marlin’s chicken dinner is brined, cooked sous vide and pan-seared for a 

juicy center and crisp skin. It is topped with a cabernet reduction and mushrooms. 

Photos by Kirsten Onsgard/22nd Century Media 

The Japanese scallops at Dancing Marlin, 20590 S. La Grange Road in Frankfort, are 

seared, topped with yuzu pearls and served with potato cakes. 

to the next challenges, such 

as fish sticks and tater tots 

— without the jarred tartar 

sauce and ketchup — for the 

Lenten season this spring. It 

does not always work right 

away, he said, but he and his 

staff will be constantly tasting 

and tweaking. 

“That’s the beauty of what 

we do here,” he said. “It just 

really challenges us. We love 

doing that, that’s all part of 

the inspiration and what we 

do here.”

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answers 

HOMER GLEN 

Mullets Sports Bar and 

Restaurant 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

LOCKPORT 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., 

Lockport; (815) 836- 

8893) 

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The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 478- 

3610) 

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NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE at 15409 W. 139th St., 

Homer Glen, IL 60491 (Single 

Family Residence). On the 29th 

day ofDecember, 2016 to be held 

at 12:00 noon, at the Will County 

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

under Case Title: LAKEVIEW 

LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff 

V. RICHARD BENNECKE 

AKA RICHARD J. BENNECKE 

and ANITA BENNECKE, Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 0933 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours; 

plus, for residential real estate, a 

statutory judicial sale fee calculated 

at the rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the 

amount paid bythe purchaser to 

the person conducting the sale, not 

to exceed $300, for deposit into the 

Abandoned Residential Property 

Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial 

sale 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 inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the 

sale. All payments shall be made in 

cash or certified funds payable to 

the Sheriff of Will County. 

In the event the property is a condominium, 

in accordance with 735 

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and 

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

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(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains a court order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

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Sale 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

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INFORMATION OBTAINED 

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PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, 

LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RICHARD BENNECKE AKA 

RICHARD J. BENNECKE and 

ANITA BENNECKE, 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0933 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 15th day of 

September, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 29th day of 

December, 2016 ,commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, 

IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

THE EAST 150 FEET OF LOT 

50, AS MEASURED ALONG 

THE NORTH LINE THEREOF, 

IN ARTHUR T. MCINTOSH & 

COMPANY'S LEMONT FARMS, 

A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 

1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 

OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND 

THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE 

SOUTHEAST 1/4 AND SOUTH- 

EAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 

1/4, ALL INSECTION 5, TOWN- 

SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING 

TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE- 

CORDED APRIL 6, 1946, IN 

BOOK 26, PAGE 52, AS DOCU- 

MENT 604785, IN WILL 

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Notices 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

15409 W. 139th St., Homer Glen, 

IL 60491 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-05-400-022-0000 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours; 

plus, for residential real estate, a 

statutory judicial sale fee calculated 

at the rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the 

amount paid bythe purchaser to 

the person conducting the sale, not 

to exceed $300, for deposit into the 

Abandoned Residential Property 

Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial 

sale 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 inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the 

sale. All payments shall be made in 

cash or certified funds payable to 

the Sheriff of Will County. 

In the event the property is a condominium, 

in accordance with 735 

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and 

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains a court order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

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Beanie Babies $2.50. Mike Jordan, 

Obama &Hillary Clinton 

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router plus case $60. 

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Black &Decker electric lawn 

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Black &silver console w/ glass 

door &side shelves 40x22H 

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brass w/ log holder $30 for all. 

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Brand new craftsman hanheld 

blower $60. 708.645.0349 

Brand new, never used deluxe 

poker game table top. Great 

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$60. 815.469.5920 

Cast iron bacon pig press $8. 

Rug floor mats for Chevy 

Malibu $25. Barbie doll 

dressed in Nascar gear, new, 

curca 1998 $25. Dimmer 

switch for floor lamp $12. 

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Children’s wooden table - 2 

chairs $30. Christmas train set 

$40. Easy share camera printer 

$25. 815.463.0282 

Clay crock pots $90: 1large, 1 

small. Excellent for pickles, 

sauer kraut or use as planter. 

815.348.2884 

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College furniture: Kitchen table 

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rocker $10. Cushion chair $10. 

End table $20. Microwave 

stand $25. 2 Coleman coolers 

$5/each. Orland Park. 

708.448.8920 

Complete weight set come with 

bar, weights & bench $100. 

708.466.9907 

Craftsman table saw 10”. 

mounted onwooden table with 

drawers for storage. $75. 

630.207.2889 

Disney princess mirror $15. 

Barbie computor $10. Princess 

disc player radio $10. Princess 

bedspread twin $15. Blanket 

$10. Rug $30. 708.479.6482 

Five 6ftnew steel posts $5 ea. 

19 -8”steel shelf brackets $19. 

Sears USA 12 pc wrench set, 

new $30. 19” new black tool 

box $12. 708.460.8308 

Five large pink non-break tree 

ornaments, made USA $5. 

Windshield de-icer 32 oz $4 

mini snow shovel, steel 

blade/handle $8. 708.760.8308 

For Sale: Big 9ft. Christmas 

tree $10. 708.478.3454 

For sale: wrought iron decorative 

wall sconce, 3 lites, 30” L 

x 20” W $75. Smoked globe 

swag lite $25. 708.633.7780 

FREE Sony 36” FS Trinitron 

Vega TV w/ remote 

708.460.1885. Ask for Jim. 

Gold club collector 4 pc 

Macgregor custom VIP, 70 

vintage clubs $50. Toy collector 

5pc Hess original trucks all 

for $50. 815.838.7898 

Golf cart charger, works great, 

lestermatic 36V, 30 amps, 60 

cycle single phase $50 obo. 

Fishing rods and reels $10, 

lures $1. 708.214.4022 

Handle for kitchen drawers & 

doors, brass w/ backing plate 

55 for $2 each or $90 for all. 

708.460.5001 

IVC compact component system, 

breand new in box, 400 

watts, compact disc MP3 playbook 

w/ equalizer & cassette 

deck. Great Christmas gift 

$100. Call 708.301.2850 

Ladies stuff: black shoes, sz 8 

$6. Petite wedding dress $39. 

New leather change purse $12. 

Snuggly sox $4 each. 

Woman’s magazines .50 cents 

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Long winter coat, navy. 100% 

wool. Kristin Blake, size 14. 

Worn once. Excellent condition! 

$30. Call 708.444.8535 

Loveseat, floral pattern by 

Flexsteel $35. 708.448.9237 

Men’s stuff: New ski gloves, 

XL $5. New rubber totes, 

XXL, MSRP $25, $20, New U 

of Iblue sweatshirt XL $15. 

708.460.8308 

Microwave, Kenmore countertop, 

1200 watt, 21x12x17. 

Used very little. Like New. $50 

or best offer. 708.349.8569 OK 

to leave message. 

Mr. Santa Claus in rocking 

chair. Excellent condition $10. 

708.873.1245 

New Go Pro 9000, auto focus, 

HD video, microphone, 30 

frames/sec video, quick cam 

software, works with windows 

live, yahoo, aol. $35 obo. 

708.214.4022 

Oak head board 61” x 42” $10. 

Green Bay Packers jacket $50. 

Coleman tailgate cooler $5. 

Kitchen table & chairs $10. 

708.448.8920 

Pair of white textured table 

lamps 30” Hwith etched leaf 

scrolls $100 pair. Call 

708-403-2473 Geri 

Pin ball machine, Bally Nitro 

ground shaker $100. Paul 

708.344.6433 

Radio flyer grow n’ go bike 

$30. New, assembled with box. 

708.478.7110 

Redwing 2pairs ofthe Heritage 

Collection. 8.5D $55 each. 

Wood 6 foot ladder $10. 

708.798.9755 

Simmons pillowtop full size 

mattress. Nearly brand new. 

Used only 2months for stay 

over guests. Stored in plastic 

overwrap $100. 708.301.9187 

Skiing animated Mickey 

Mouse. Excellent condition 

$10. 708.873.1245 

Sorel men’s Winter boots sz10 

New $50. Consolde humidifier 

13 gal. $50. 708.478.8976 

Toshiba new DVD recorder 

with 1080p upconversion 

model DR430 $100 new, $75 

cash. Lockport. 815.588.1214 

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p attern 5-127 $100. 

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The Homer Horizon’s 

of the 

WEEK 

The sellers love the location 

of this home. 

What: A four-bedroom 

home backing to 

Community Park 

Where: 14458 Gadwall 

Court, Homer Glen 

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Amenities: The home is 

located in a cul-de-sac 

and backs to Goreham 

Community Park. The 

two-story home has a 

professionally landscaped 

exterior and has a newer 

30-year roof (2006), 

windows (2011) and an 

attached two-car garage 

with epoxy floor. The 

backyard has a covered 

patio, mature trees and 

a barn with garage door 

and space equivalent 

to a 1.5 car garage. The 

2,800 square-foot interior 

offers volume ceilings, 

neutral decor, solid oak 

six-panel doors, a new air 

conditioner (July 2016) 

and an updated kitchen. 

The main floor has a living 

room with beamed/vaulted 

ceiling, picture window 

and an open floor plan into 

the formal dining room. An 

updated kitchen comes 

with granite countertops, 

custom cabinets, stainless 

steel appliances and a 

dinette with patio access. 

The family room contains 

a stone, wood-burning 

fireplace and wet bar. The 

second floor includes a 

loft, two full bathrooms and 

four bedrooms. The first 

bedroom is a master suite 

with updated bathroom 

and a walk-in closet with 

organizers. The basement 

has been finished with a 

recreation room, game 

room, work room, and it has 

a crawl space for storage. 

The home also offers a new 

industrial sump pump and 

industrial backup (August 

2016). The home has easy 

access to shopping, dining 

and more. 

Listing Price: $355,000 

Listing Agent: For more 

information, contact Joseph 

Siwinski, managing broker 

and owner at Lincoln- 

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•14938 S. Suffolk Court, 

Homer Glen, 604911900 

Thomas McElroy to Mary 

L. Nance, $289,808 

•15241 S. Nutmeg Ave., 


Beechen & Dill Homes, 

Inc. to Gelacio Ortiz Nava, 

Josie Ortiz, $627,500 

•16810 Pineview Drive, 


Brian A. Mutch to Sam 

A. Sweis, Reem Swei, 

$345,000 

Oct. 13 

•14160 Sheffield Drive 

302, Homer Glen, 

604918050 Standard 

Bank & Trust Trustee to 

Regina Grudka, $212,900 

Oct. 17 

•14433 S. Creme Road, 


Christine A. Krowzack 

to Michael D. Farias, 

$225,000 

The Going Rate is provided by 

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Lincoln-Way West Performing Arts Center 

21701 Gougar Rd., New Lenox 

Featuring the music and narration from 

The Polar Express, plus selections from 

The Nutcracker Suite and other 

holiday classics. 

Special pre-concert activities 

in the lobby from 2:15-2:45PM. 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Payton Fernandes 

Payton Fernandes is a 

senior at Lockport Township 

and a member of the Porters 

wrestling team. 

How did you start 

wrestling? 

I started in first grade. My 

dad introduced it to me, and 

I haven’t stopped since. 

What do you love about 

it? 

That it’s an individual 

sport, and there’s no one else 

to blame but myself. 

Do you play any other 

sports? 

Football — I play wide 

receiver. 

With special guests: Conductor 

Francesco Milioto, narrator 

Mark Meier, SYSO violinist 

Joshua Litao, Ballet 5:8, and 

the Grande Prairie Singers 

and Children’s Choir 

Family friendly! 

Student tickets just $5 with ID. 

Adult tickets from $25 in advance. 

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708.481.7774 

How do you prepare for 

a dual meet? 

About five minutes before 

my match, I get up and 

bounce a little bit and listen 

to some music. 

What are your goals for 

the season? 

I want to get to state and 

place at state. I want to get 

on the board for a record for 

pins. 

If you could go 

anywhere in the world, 

where would it be? 

Canada, above Washington 

[state] because there’s a 

lot of good mountain biking 

over there. I love mountain 

biking. 

What is the No. 1 thing 

you want for Christmas 

this year? 

A bunch of shoes and 

clothes. 

What do you do for fun 

outside of school? 

Biking. I am always biking. 

What is your favorite 

sports team? 

Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media 

The New England Patriots. 

What are your plans for 

after graduation? 

I’m hoping to go to a 

university. I’m not too sure 

about that ... but if not, I’m 

probably going to go to [Joliet 

Junior College] and continue 

wrestling there. 

Interview by Assistant Editor 

Erin Redmond

homerhorizon.com SPORTS 


Athlete of the Month 

Lockport swimmer earns state 

medal, November competition win 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Lockport swimmer Lindsey Merk earned the most votes 

to be named 22nd Century Media Southwest Chicago’s 

November Athlete of the Month. 22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

Lindsey Merk already 

has a great way to show 

just how talented a swimmer 

she is, after taking 

home the bronze medal 

in the 100-yard butterfly 

from this year’s Illinois 

High School Association 

State Swimming & Diving 

Finals. 

But in the event that she 

needs an insurance policy, 

she also now can call herself 

22nd Century Media Southwest 

Chicago’s Athlete of 

the Month for November, 

after earning the most votes 

to take home the honor. 

The Athlete of the Month 

competition pits featured 

Athlete of the Week selections 

from our south suburban 

newspapers against one 

another in an online voting 

contest. 

The next contest is to begin 

Saturday, Dec. 10. 

To vote, visit HomerHo 

rizon.com, hover over the 

“Sports” menu tab and click 

“Athlete of the Month.” 

Readers can vote once per 

session per valid email address. 

Voting ends at 5 p.m. 

Dec. 25. 

All athletes featured in 

the November Athlete of the 

Week sports interviews are 

automatically entered into 

the contest. 

Twirling to a strong finish 

LTHS JV Dance Team captures second in division at invitational 

The Lockport Township High School JV Dance Team completes last month at the 2016 

Andrew Dance Invitational in Tinley Park. The squad took second place in its division. 

Photo submitted 

Homer Jr. High classmates 

celebrate Cubs with a workout 

This Week In... 

Lockport Township 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Boys Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 8 at Bolingbrook, 

7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 13 at Joliet West, 

6:30 p.m. 

Girls Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 8 at Morton, 7:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 at Oak Lawn 

Tournament, TBD 



■Dec. ■ 13 at Bolingbrook, 

6:30 p.m. 



Boys Bowling 

■Dec. ■ 8 host Yorkville, Strike 

& Spare, 4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 at Lincoln-Way East 

Invite, 8 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 12 at Romeoville, 

Brunswick Zone, 4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 13 host Bolingbrook, 

Strike & Spare, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Bowling 

■Dec. ■ 8 host Lincoln-Way 

East at Strike & Spare, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 at Plainfield North 

Invite, Town & Country Lanes, 

9 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 at Streamwood 

Invite, Streamwood Lanes, 9 

a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 13 host Andrew, Strike 

& Spare, 4:30 p.m. 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 9 host Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 host Lockport 

Quad, 9 a.m. 

Boys Swimming 

■Dec. ■ 8 host Lockport 

Triangular, 5 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 at Wildcat Relays, 

West Chicago, 11 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 14 host Joliet Central, 

5 p.m. 

Boys Diving 

■Dec. ■ 10 at West Chicago, 

9:30 a.m. 

Cheerleading 

■Dec. ■ 11 at Lincoln-Way East 

North Pole Invite, 9 a.m. 

Competitive Dance 

■Dec. ■ 10 at Waubonsie Valley 

Invite, 9 a.m. 




During the Chicago Cubs 

championship parade and 

rally last month, students 

at Homer Jr. High had the 

chance to celebrate the Cubs 

and get a workout in at the 

same time. 

During their physical 

education class, students 

took part in a “World Series 

workout” where they 

did various exercises while 

watching a live stream of 

the Cubs’ victory parade 

and rally and listening to 

“Go Cubs Go.” 

RIGHT: Homer Jr. High 

students celebrated the 

Cubs’ victory last month 

by participating in a “World 

Series workout” in P.E. 

class. Photo submitted

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LTHS cross country standout Stortz signs with UAB 

Erin Redmond 


Karlee Stortz has taken 

her role as a cross country 

athlete to heart. 

The Lockport Township 

High School senior signed 

her letter of intent to run for 

the University of Alabama 

at Birmingham on Nov. 19. 

Her new stomping grounds 

will take her 670 miles 

across the country from 

home. 

Despite the distance, 

Stortz knew instantly that 

she was destined to be a 

Blazer. 

“UAB, when I got on 

campus, I absolutely loved 

it,” she said. “It’s a family 

I definitely think I could 

fit into, and they just made 

me feel so welcome ... It 

was definitely my campus, 

I knew right away when I 

stepped on it.” 

Stortz qualified for state 

all four years with the Porters. 

She finished 56th in the 

Class 3A State Finals this 

season in a blazing time of 

17:52. While she is proud of 

her personal achievements, 

Stortz said all that matters 

to her is her time benefitting 

her team. 

“My team is one of my 

biggest motivators; I run for 

the girls,” she said. “They 

deserve the best that they 

can get.” 

It is that team-first mentality 

that sparked an interest 

with UAB coach Matt 

Karlee Stortz races toward the finish during a meet her junior year. 

Esche and his team. It is 

that attitude, he said, that he 

can build a culture and team 

around. And even though 

her visit was short, Stortz’s 

impact on the Blazers was 

long lasting. 

“There haven’t been too 

many kids over the last few 

years that I’ve been doing 

this that my team has come 

back and said, ‘you better 

get her,’ but [Stortz] was 

one of those girls,” Esche 

said. “It didn’t matter what 

she’d already done or not 

done, it was that personality 

and that determination that 

just fit like a glove.” 

Esche said he has big 

expectations for Stortz 

and wants her to come in 

fighting for a Top 7 spot. 

He also has plans for her 

to run on the Blazers’ track 

and field team, which is 

something she has never 

done before. 

“I’m really excited to see 

what I can do,” said Stortz, 

who also plays soccer for 

the Porters. “I have no idea 

what my abilities are at 

track, but I think I’m going 

to love it. I love running, 

so I’m sure that’s going to 

translate over.” 

Stortz fondly remembers 

watching her older sister, 

Taylor, running cross country 

and wanting to do it, too. 

When she was finally able 

to lace up her own running 

shoes, she competed without 

thinking it would take 

her anywhere other than the 

Karlee Stortz, a cross country runner at LTHS, competes at 

the Class 3A State Finals this past season. 

22nd Century Media File Photos 

finish line, so the whole idea 

of competing at the college 

level is still surreal to her. 

“I really didn’t think 

too much about college,” 

Karlee said. “I always 

wanted to run, but I didn’t 

think I’d be running in 

college until more recently. 

I’m a little bit nervous 

because it is so far away, 

but I know that it’s where 

I’m supposed to be.” 

Karlee still has half a year 

before graduation and for 

her, June cannot come soon 

enough. Esche and his team 

feels the same way, saying 

the Blazers are eagerly 

awaiting her arrival. 

No matter how far away 

from home she will be or 

where she is running, Karlee 

said she will always 

have her biggest inspiration 

on her mind: her sister, Taylor. 

“My sister really does inspire 

me,” she said. “She’s 

always just such a great 

supporter for me that I just 

want to keep running for her 

and make her proud.” 

wrestling 

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level of competition because 

they shave a target on their 

backs this year. 

“The thing a lot of our guys 

have to realize is that we’re 

now the team that we’re like 

the big team that people are 

wrestling because we’re 

good this year; everyone is 

going to give you their best,” 

Oster said. “Anyone who 

wants to be a good competitor 

wants to wrestle the best, 

and they’re going to give you 

100 percent.” 

Lockport saw losses from 

Garrett Golob (126), who 

was pinned, and John Pacetti 

(152), who lost 3-2 in his first 

varsity match. Brandon Baker 

(285) was also pinned, while 

Yousif Salah (195) fell 10-2 

in a hard-fought ground battle. 

Oster said these wrestlers 

still showed resiliency despite 

the outcome, and that is what 

his team will need to learn. 

“The key is going out there 

and competing and keeping 

calm in situations where you 

might be in trouble,” Oster 

said. “You can kind of see 

that with [Salah’s] match. He 

was down big, and he never 

really panicked... If that was 

him last year, he would’ve 

thrown himself to his back 

and been pinned. He wrestled 

solidly, he just didn’t score 

enough points.” 

The Porters remain 

undefeated after winning 

the 42nd Annual Ron Sauer 

Duals Sunday, Dec. 4, in 

Arnold, Missouri. They 

outscored their opponents 

422-70 over the three-day 

meet to take the top spot for 

the first time. 

“I don’t want to downplay 

it and say that we’re not trying 

[to take first], but at the 

same time, we’re looking 

to just go out, compete and 

improve,” Oster said ahead 

of the Ron Sauer Duals. “... 

All these things are learning 

experiences. We’re putting 

them in adverse situations 

and seeing how they react.” 

The Ramos brothers — 

Matt (106) and Brandon 

(138) — posted perfect 

7-0 records, as did Ronald 

Tucker (285), who made his 

season debut at the tournament. 

Molten, Payton Fernandes 

(195/220) and Salah 

(195/220) all finished 6-0. 

The Porters boast a 7-0 

record this season and are 

back on the mat at 5:30 p.m. 

Friday, Dec. 9, to host Home 

wood-Flossmoor.



Girls Basketball 

Porters stifle Tigers in nonconference clash 

Randy Whalen 


After opening the season 

with five games in a week 

span — the last four of them 

victories in winning the 

Romeoville Thanksgiving 

Tournament — the Lockport 

Township girls basketball 

had a 10-day gap before playing 

again. 

But the Porters hardly 

showed any rust as they faced 

off in an early season showdown 

with a former conference 

foe. 

Taylor Hopkins led the 

way with a game-high 12 

points as eight Porters scored 

in a 41-26 victory against Joliet 

West in a nonconference 

matchup Thursday, Dec. 1, at 

Lockport’s Central Campus. 

It was an early season 

showdown between two 

teams that were longtime 

opponents in the SouthWest 

Suburban Conference. The 

Tigers, however, moved to 

the Southwest Prairie Conference 

this season. 

Lockport (5-1) won its 

fifth straight. The Tigers’ 

(4-2) only other loss was a 

64-61 setback to undefeated 

Lincoln-Way West Nov. 22 in 

the title game of the Lincoln- 

Way Central Thanksgiving 

Tournament. 

“We could not be more 

proud of the way we moved 

the ball,” Lockport coach 

Dan Kelly said. “Joliet West 

is a good team, and I know 

[Tigers coach] John [Placher] 

would probably have his 

team play a zone. We really 

worked on the ball movement, 

spacing and timing 

against the zone in practice. 

“This is a rivalry game, 

and it’s good for the area.” 

There were two big bursts 

that enabled the Porters to 

pull away. The largest one 

was a key second-half spurt. 

Joliet West had scored the 

Treasure Thompson (right) shoots over Gloria Choate 

during the game. 

first four points of the third 

quarter and closed within 

22-18 on a driving layup by 

freshman guard Jazzpher Evans 

(team-high 8 points, 4 rebounds) 

with 6:10 to play in 

the third quarter. 

At that point, a Tigers 

comeback looked like a possibility, 

but then they went 

scoreless for the next 10 minutes. 

That allowed Lockport 

to go on a 17-0 blitz to lead 

39-18 with 6:10 left in the 

game. 

Hopkins, a junior guard 

who added four rebounds in 

the game, had six points in 

the run. The Porters forced 

eight turnovers in the third 

quarter and led 36-18 after 

three. Joliet West had 22 

turnovers in the game. 

“We took a deep breath, 

slowed everything down and 

adjusted,” Hopkins said of 

how the Porters regrouped. 

“We have been practicing really 

well and hard. We were 

unselfish and passed the ball. 

We knew [West] was a good 

team. I thought we rebounded 

well [Lockport had a 29- 

27 rebounding edge], and 

this was a total team victory 

for us.” 

Joliet West finally scored 

again with 3:50 to play in 

the game on a jumper by senior 

forward Gloria Choate 

(4 points, team-high 9 rebounds) 

and ended the game 

on an 8-2 burst to tighten the 

final score. 

Senior forward Laurel 

Kucharski (7 points, 4 rebounds), 

senior guard Destiny 

Davis (5 points) and 

freshman center Treasure 

Thompson (5 points, gamehigh 

10 rebounds) also contributed 

for the Porters. 

The game started out as 

advertised with ties at 2-2 

and 4-4. Then, sophomore 

guard Sarah Gersch (6 

points) gave the Tigers their 

one and only lead at 6-5 on 

a layup with 3:17 left in the 

first quarter. 

Then, Hopkins had four 

points and Kucharki scored 

six, including the final points 

in a 15-0 stretch that gave 

Lockport a 20-6 lead with exactly 

four minutes left in the 

first half. 

But Joliet West scored the 

final six points of the half, 

including four in the final 42 

seconds, to close within 22- 

14 at intermission. 

“I told the girls we really 

had to be physical because 

West is that type of team,” 

Kelly said. “We rebounded 

well and played that physical 

game with them. But West 

Lockport’s Laurel Kucharski grabs a pass in the paint Thursday, Dec. 1, during the 

Porters’ win over Joliet West at Lockport’s Central Campus. 

Photos by Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media 

Taylor Hopkins (left) drives past Gloria Choate on her way to the basket. 

is good, and we knew they 

wouldn’t quit.” 

The Porters will not quit 

either, as they are aiming 

for their first winning season 

since going 16-11 in the 

2010-2011 campaign. 

“The girls really worked 

on playing with an unselfish 

style,” Kelly said. “We 

have enough talent and skill 

on this team that if someone 

takes our high-low game 

away, we can still beat them 

using the other phases, like 

shooting from outside.” 

Hopkins agreed. 

“I feel like we can really go 

far,” she said. “We have really 

good pieces that fit together 

well. Everyone wants the 

same thing, to play hard, play 

smart and most of the time, 

that is going to win games.”



Porters dominate Bolingbrook in 54-19 blowout on road 

Erin Redmond 


Malik Daghash did not 

enter the season expecting 

to start, but the Lockport 

wrestler continues to cement 

his place in the lineup. 

He pinned his opponent 

just 39 seconds into his 

match, helping the Porters 

to a 54-19 win over the 

Raiders Thursday, Dec. 1, at 

Bolingbrook High School. 

“I was feeling good,” the 

160-pound wrestler said. 

“I’ve just got to pin him 

quicker next time; I’ll keep 

working.” 

It was the sixth pin of the 

season for Daghash, who 

improved to 6-2 following 

the Bolingbrook dual. But 

he was not the only Porter 

to notch a pin, as four of 

his teammates also left their 

Bolingbrook counterparts 

on their backs. Matt Ramos 

(106), Anthony Molton 

(113), Nick Dado (170) and 

Dan Stojsavljevic (220) also 

won their matches by fall. 

Molton looked as if he 

would get an early victory, 

but his Raiders opponent 

was able to survive into 

the third period. Molton 

scored multiple takedowns 

and nearfalls to build a 14-2 

lead but ultimately won by 

pin with 1:09 left on the 

clock. 

“I was expecting to end 

it quicker,” said an outof-breath 

Molton, who 

was fresh off the mat. “I 

should’ve got it faster, but 

I still got it, so it was OK.” 

Like Daghash, Ramos 

was able to end things 

quickly, pinning his opponent 

in just 1:06. Stojsavljevic 

needed just slightly 

longer, earning a win by pin 

with 28 seconds left in the 

first period. Dado fought his 

way back from an early 2-1 

deficit to pin his opponent 

with just 31 seconds left to 

wrestle. 

The Porters showed their 

not a one-trick pony, however. 

James Pierandozzi 

(120), Brendan Ramsey 

(132) and Brandon Ramos 

(138) all won by major decision. 

Payton Fernandes 

(182) also won his match 

by a 9-2 decision but had to 

fight to do so. 

Fernandes was taken down 

early and found himself in 

a 2-1 hole. A takedown and 

nearfall gave him a 6-2 lead 

after two periods, and he bolstered 

it with an escape to 

start the third before quickly 

taking down his counterpart. 

Baylor Fernandes (145) 

had an easy night, going uncontested 

for the final Lockport 

win. 

Despite the dominant performance, 

the Porters said 

they were surprised by how 

tough Bolingbrook wrestled. 

But coach Josh Oster said his 

team should get used to this 

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Lockport’s Garrett Golob (left) sizes up his Raiders opponent during their 126-pound match Thursday, Dec. 1, at 

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fastbreak 

Girls Bowling 

LTHS topples defending state champion Joliet West 

1st and 3 

Mark Korosa/ 


Lockport girls 

basketball 

dispatches Tigers in 

comfortable victory 

1. A familiar old foe 

The LTHS girls 

basketball team beat 

Joliet West 41-26 

in a nonconference 

matchup Thursday, 

Dec. 1, at the 

school’s Central 

Campus. The teams 

were longtime 

opponents in the 

SouthWest Suburban 

Conference before 

the Tigers moved to 

the Southwest Prairie 

Conference. 

2. Maintaining a streak 

With the win, 

Lockport won its fifth 

straight to move its 

record to 5-1. 

3. Big bursts seal 

contest 

The Porters went on 

a 15-0 run toward the 

end of the first half 

and a 17-0 surge in 

the second half to 

keep momentum and 

cruise to the win. 

Teams no longer in 

same conference 

meet in early 

heavyweight match 

Randy Whalen 


Although both teams had 

actually opened the season 

the Saturday before, there 

was not a better way to open 

the dual meet season than 

to have the Joliet West and 

Lockport Township girls 

bowling teams meet. 

After all, the two schools 

have won the most recent 

state championship and will 

both be in the mix this season, 

too. But last week, it 

was a senior-filled Lockport 

lineup that toppled defending 

state champion Joliet 

West 3,679-3,271 Nov. 29 at 

Strike ‘N Spare II in Lockport. 

The two teams are no longer 

in the same conference, 

as the Tigers have moved 

from the SouthWest Suburban 

to the Southwest Prairie. 

As a result, the match was 

played with three games and 

six bowlers on each team 

instead of the usual two 

games and five bowlers that 

Lockport plays in the SWSC 

matches. 

That did not matter for the 

Porters (1-0), who placed 

third in the state last season. 

They averaged a score of 

more than 200 per game and 

were paced by junior Bailey 

Delrose, who had a matchhigh 

682 series. 

“I feel like we had an extra 

push to show what we could 

do,” Delrose said of facing 

off against Joliet West. “I 

wanted to do my part to help 

bring everyone together to 

do that.” 

She had games of 226, 

256, and 200 to pace the 

Porters. 

Five senior bowlers rounded 

out the Lockport lineup 

in the dual meet. They were 

Monica Colon (212, 196, 

224 — 632 total), Paige Reiter 

(179, 201, 236 — 616), 

Grace Karraker (192, 204, 

205 — 601), Dana Ackerson 

(182, 203, 208 — 593) and 

Marissa Ramirez (197, 176, 

182 — 555). 

“As a team, we averaged 

200, and our one-pin spare 

shooting was tremendous,” 

Lockport coach Art Cwudzinski 

said of his team converting 

on 49-of-51 one-pin 

spare opportunities against 

the Tigers. “That shows me 

some maturity. We are very 

deep again this season and 

have 10-15 girls that could 

start for most varsity teams.” 

Joliet West (0-1), which 

graduated four of the five 

bowlers from last season’s 

state title team, was led by 

the only returning starter 

from that team — senior 

Karlee Barton (204, 179, 

255 — 638). Junior Emily 

Preece (219, 211, 151 

— 581), sophomore Taylor 

Wagner (213, 211, 154 

— 578), sophomore Alexis 

“As a team, we averaged 200, and 

our one-pin spare shooting was 

tremendous. That shows me some 

maturity. We are very deep again 

this season and have 10-15 girls 

that could start for most varsity 

teams.” 

Art Cwudzinski — Lockport girls bowling coach, 

after his team beat Joliet West 

Rubbins (210, 178, 165 — 

553), junior Alexis Wagner 

(144, 191, 133 — 468) and 

freshman Barbara Lunsford 

(177, 149, 127 — 453) 

rounded out the scoring for 

the Tigers. 

“It shows a lot of potential 

for us again this season,” 

Ramirez said of defeating 

Joliet West by over 400 pins. 

“We had a really good day, 

especially on our one-pin 

spares.” 

When it came to having a 

really good day, Ramirez did 

that the previous weekend. 

Specifically, Nov. 26 when 

she bowled her first career 

300 game at the Rock Island 

Invite. Her 300 actually 

came on the JV team, but 

since that team was entered 

in a division of varsity competition, 

it goes down in the 

annals as the fifth-ever 300 

game in LTHS history. 

Lauren Troha, who is currently 

a senior standout on 

the University of St. Francis 

woman’s bowling team, 

rolled the first one Dec. 14, 

2011 at Strike ‘N Spare II. 

More than three years went 

by until Delrose added one in 

the opening game on the final 

day of the state tournament 

(Feb. 21, 2015) in helping the 

Porters to the state championship. 

Last season, Delrose added 

a second 300 to her resume, 

and Ackerson also rolled a 

perfect game. Ramirez’s perfect 

game was the third in less 

than a year for Lockport. She 

also had a 757 three-game 

series, the second highest in 

Lockport history. 

“It was amazing, and my 

team supported me from the 

first ball to the last,” Ramirez 

said of her 300. “Plus, my 

sister [freshman Jessica 

Ramirez] was bowling on 

the same lanes. So to do it 

in front of her and my teammates 

was awesome. 

“I was actually really nervous 

in the ninth frame. Once 

I got through that, I felt confident. 

When it was done, I just 

felt exhilaration.” 

So did Delrose, who was 

very happy for her teammate. 

“It was really cool,” said 

Delrose of Ramirez’s 300. 

“She’s been working so hard 

to get to that goal, and it was 

great to see that pay off.” 

Lockport finished second 

in the tournament with 

a total of 5,877. Harlem 

(5,951 pins) won the invite, 

and Freeport (5,398) was 

a distant third. But led by 

Ramirez’s perfect game, the 

Porters JV squad (5,945) 

was only six pins short of 

matching the score by Harlem’s 

varsity team, showing 

Lockport’s depth. 

“We have more generations 

to come,” Ramirez said 

of the Porters’ success on all 

levels. “We have people taking 

lessons and going forward. 

Our goals are to win 

regional, sectional and go to 

state. We just have to work 

hard.” 

Delrose agrees, but after 

being part of a pair of teams 

which have brought home 

state trophies in her first two 

varsity seasons, she once 

again has her eyes on the big 

prize. 

“To win state is obviously 

the goal,” Delrose said. 

“But the thing is to not think 

ahead. We just have to be in 

the moment.” 

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“I feel like we can really go far. We have 

really good pieces that fit together well.” 

Taylor Hopkins — Lockport Township junior on the girls basketball 

team, on what her squad is capable of this season after a 5-1 

start 

Tune In 

Wrestling 

Exerting their will — 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, vs. 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

• The Porters look to keep rolling when they square 

off with the Vikings. 

Index 

41 - Athlete of the Month 

40 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@ 

homerhorizon.com.

homer glen’s Hometown Newspaper | www.homerhorizon.com | December 8, 2016 

Taking down the champs 

Porters girls bowling team knocks off 

defending state champion Tigers, Page 47 

Blazing a trail 

LTHS cross country star Stortz 

takes talents to UAB, Page 44 

Porters remain 

undefeated after bout 

with Raiders, Page 46 

Lockport’s 

Anthony 

Molton works 

to pin his 

Bolingbrook 

counterpart 

during a 

Thursday, 

Dec. 1 dual 

meet at 

Bolingbrook. 

Erin 

Redmond/22nd 

Century Media

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