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Festa Italiana set to return to Mokena in July, 

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Thursday 

Minecraft Survival Games 

2-3 p.m. July 7, Mokena 

Community Public Library, 

11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. 

Children in grades 9-12 

are welcome to come to the 

library to play Minecraft 

with others. For more information, 

call (708) 479-9663. 

Friday 

Knitting Club 

3-4:30 p.m. July 8, Mokena 


11327 W. 195th St., 

Mokena. Both beginning 

and advanced knitters are 

welcome to join this group, 

which meets in the Adult 

Reading Room. For more 

information, call (708) 479- 

9663. 

Sunday 

Free Concert in the Park 

7-9 p.m. July 10, Main 

Park, 10925 W. La Porte 

Road, Mokena. Bring your 

lawn chairs or blankets out 

to Main Park and enjoy a 

free concert. Concessions 

will be open. Rick Lindy 

& The Wild Ones perform 

rock and roll hits from the 

50s, 60s and 70s. This highenergy 

line-up will captivate 

audiences of all ages. For 

more information, call (708) 

390-2401. 

Monday 

CPR Class with Mokena Fire 

Protection District. 

6-9:30 p.m. July 11, Mokena 

Fire Station #1, 19853 

S. Wolf Road. The Mokena 

Fire Protection District offers 

its monthly CPR classes 

for the public. The course 

fee is $30 or $40 for healthcare 

providers. To register, 

go to www.mokenafire.org. 

Tuesday 

Magic and Juggling 

10-10:45 a.m. July 12, 

Mokena Community Public 

Library, 11327 W. 195th St., 

Mokena. Jason Kollum will 

entertain us with his talents 

of magic and juggling. This 

event is for all ages. For 


479-9663. 

3D Printer Class Evening 

Session 

7-8 p.m. July 12, Mokena 


11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. 

Join us in the YA Computer 

Lab as we create 3-D 

nameplates with our Makerbot 

2x 3-D Printer. For more 


9663. 

Wednesday 

Walking Book Club 

9-10 a.m. July 13, The 

Oaks Fitness & Recreation 

Center, 10847 La Porte 

Road, Mokena. Organized 

by the Mokena Community 

Public Library, this group 

walks for 30 minutes and 

then talks about a book for 

30 minutes. Copies of the 

reading schedule are doled 

out at weekly meetings. For 


479-9663. 

UPCOMING 

Author Visit: Steve Trout 

and Marlene Matthias 

10-10:45 a.m. Friday, July 

15, Mokena Community 

Public Library, 11327 W. 

195th St., Mokena. Author 

Steve Trout and Marlene 

Matthias will at the library 

to read and sign their book, 

“Loosey-Goosey Baseball.” 

A free book will be given 

to the first 50 families. For 


479-9663. 

All About Music & Children’s 

Theatre 

6 p.m. Friday, July 15, 

Front Street Metra Lot on 

Mokena and Front Street in 

Mokena. AAMCT will kick 

off the Mokena Lions Club 

Firecracker Weekend with 

performances. Here you will 

get a sneak peek of the musical 

mystery, “Flash Back to 

Murder.” There will be solo 

artist performances, hula 

hoop, limbo contest, a fairytale 

princess appearance, 

and fun fair style games for 

everyone. Admission is $5 

or a non-perishable food or 

toiletry item for the Manteno 

Veteran’s Home and 

the Frankfort Food Pantry. 

For more information, visit 

www.allaboutmusicmokena. 

com. 

Craft Fair 

1 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 


Mokena and Front Street in 

Mokena. As part of Mokena 

Lions Firecracker Weekend, 

there will be a craft show 

for all to enjoy. Various craft 

dealers will have their finest 

products available. For more 


3900. 

Mokena Lions 29th Annual 

Firecracker Dance 

6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 


Mokena and Front Street 

in Mokena. Join headliners 

Johnny Russler with the 

Beach Bum Band, rocking 

with a Buffet meets the Caribbean 

sound, and Stereo 

Types playing 80s music 

to current hits, and dance 

the night away! Cash prize 

raffles throughout the night. 

The cost is $10 for tickets in 

advance, or $15 at the door. 

For more information, call 

www.mokenalions.org. 

Festa Italiana 

11 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 

Front Street Metra Lot, 

11111 Front St., Mokena. 

Come out to enjoy Mokena’s 

third annual event. There 

will be a fun zone for children 

to enjoy, and of course 

entertainment for adults. 

At 11 a.m., there will be a 

traditional religious procession 

from St. Mary’s Catholic 

Church, followed by an 

ecumenical religious service 

explanation of the “Feast of 

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel at 

noon. And until 9:30 p.m. 

there will be Italian food, 

drinks, dancing and fun. For 

more information, www.mokenafestaitaliana.com. 

3D Printer Class 

10-11 a.m. Saturday, July 

16, Mokena Community 

Public Library, 11327 W. 

195th St., Mokena. Join us 

in the YA Computer Lab as 

we create 3-D nameplates 

with our Makerbot 2x 3-D 

Printer. For more information, 

call (708) 479-9663. 

Mokena Park District 

Outdoor Flea Market 

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, July 

17, Main Park, 10925 W. La 

Porte Road, Mokena. Sell 

your old and new wares at 

the flea market. We welcome 

fresh produce, new and used 

crafts, clothing, tools and 

more. Spend a day selling 

and swapping. Buyers are 

admitted free. For more information, 

call (708) 390- 

2401. 

Movie Day 

10-11 a.m. Wednesday, 

July 20, Mokena Community 

Public Library, 11327 

W. 195th St., Mokena. Come 

out and meet others while 

watching a movie. Children 

from grades 1-3 are welcome 

to attend. For more information, 

call (708) 479-9663. 

Slammers Mokena 

Community Night 

6 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 

Silver Cross Field, 1 Mayor 

Art Schultz Drive, Joliet. 

Mokena Community Night 

presented by the Mokena 

Chamber of Commerce will 

be during a Joliet Slammers 

game. Come out and 

meet local businessmen and 

women from the area. The 

networking event starts at 6 

p.m. The game starts at 7:05 

p.m. Tickets are $10 and can 

be purchased at the Mokena 

Chamber of Commerce. 

Children two and under are 

free. For more information, 

call (708) 479-2468. 

ONGOING 

Free Kettlebell Classes 

10 a.m. every Saturday, 

Rockfit, 8910 W 192nd St, 

Suite L, Mokena. Want to 

learn about what a kettlebell 

is, and how to properly 

use it? Rockfit is offering 

a series of free kettlebell 

classes. Here is your chance 

to learn first hand how the 

kettlebell can dramatically 

transform your body in just 

a short amount of time. This 

one simple tool can do it all! 

For more information and to 

register for the classes, visit 

www.rockfit.co. 

Summer Art Classes 

10 a.m.-noon through 

summer, Little Pastiche Studio, 

19820 Wolf Road (Unit 

B), Mokena. Little Pastiche 

Studio will host a variety 

of classes for children ages 

6-16 focusing on cubism, 

collage, ceramic monsters, 

watercolor owls, pirate ships 

and more. Fees, dates and 

times vary. To register, visit 

www.littlepastichestudio. 

com. 

Summer Reading Program 

The Mokena Community 

Public Library, 11327 

W. 195th St., Mokena, will 

host its summer reading program. 

Infants through adults 

can register at the library to 

read books and win prizes 

all summer long. For more 

information, visit www.mokenapark.com. 

To submit an item to the 

printed calendar, contact 

James Sanchez at (708) 

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Thursdays one week prior to 

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Patriotic procession 

YOUR SEARCH BEGINS AT 

Mokena’s 2016 

Fourth of July 

parade features 

American landmarks 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

After the sun set on Sunday, 

July 3, P.J. Bickett set 

out to claim a spot for the 

Mokena Chamber of Commerce’s 

annual Fourth of 

July parade. 

“We always set up right 

here; it’s the perfect spot,” 

said P.J.’s wife, Reneé Bickett, 

while waiting for the parade 

to step off on Monday, 

July 4. 

Themed America’s Great 

Landmarks, the parade drew 

hundreds of attendees from 

communities near and far. 

With their three sons, P.J. 

and Reneé have been attending 

the parade along 

with their friends and their 

families for the past several 

years, they said. Preparing 

for anything the weather 

might have in store, the family 

set up a portable awning/ 

tent and set out a blanket for 

the children to sit and play 

before the parade began. 

“Although [the parade] is 

sponsored by the chamber, it 

has grown into an event that 

reaches all the surrounding 

communities, and it’s their 

tradition, too,” said Cindy 

Gamboa, the chamber’s 

chairperson for the event. 

“It’s the largest parade in the 

south suburbs. It’s a full community 

tradition. Just like all 

of us go to Fall Fest in Frankfort, 

all of the communities 

come here to celebrate [the 

Fourth of July] with us.” 

According to Gamboa, no 

one is certain how long the 

parade has been a part of the 

community’s history. 

“We’ve always tried to 

Bagpipers from The Band of Brothers Pipes and Drums 

lead the way Monday, July 4, at the Fourth of July parade in 

Mokena. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

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Fourth of July parade. 

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“We have records dating 

back to the 1950s.” 

Regardless, the parade has 

become a tradition for many. 

Crystal Collins and her husband, 

Peter Collins, said this 

was their 19th year attending 

the parade. 

“Our son is 19; he was 

born in May, and we started 

coming that year,” Crystal 

said. “It’s a great sense of 

community, and a great parade. 

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At 7:30 a.m., Peter was 

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on Wolf Road setting up a 

mock theater for the parade 

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Not alone, Tim Stoub, a 

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Collins family for the past 10 

years, also included a Pack 

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items for his five children. 

“It all started with Peter 

and Crystal Collins; they are 

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Serving up family fun, Italian food 

Annual Festa 

Italiana returning for 

third year in Mokena 

Amanda Jarzynski, Editor 

The Festa Italiana event in 

Mokena caused a sensation 

three years ago when it was 

first introduced as a celebration 

of the feast of Our Lady 

of Mount Carmel. 

Nearly 1,000 people attended 

the fun-filled day of 

prayer, entertainment and 

authentic Italian food. The 

event grew even more in 

popularity last year when 

1,400 people attended. 

This year, the event is to 

be held on Sunday, July 17, 

on Front Street and Vince 

DiFiore, president of Festa 

Italia, is hoping to have 

somewhere around 2,000 attendees. 

“We welcome people 

from all nationalities and denominations 

to come to the 

event,” DiFiore said. “It’s a 

good time, there’s excellent 

food and it’s just a very nice 

family event. There will be 

beer and wine sales along 

with all kinds of stuff for the 

kids.” 

The event is to kick off at 

11 a.m. at Mokena Middle 

School where a procession 

to honor Our Lady of 

Mount Carmel will start. 

Attendees are encouraged 

to park their car in the 

school lot while they participate 

in the event. 

DiFiore said that the procession 

will include prayers 

and hymns while participants 

make their way to 

Front Street and the waiting 

food and entertainment. 

While there will be lots of 

freshly-made Italian dishes, 

there will also be American 

food such as hot dogs and 

burgers for the children 

who may not like the other 

meals. 

A 140 foot tents is to be set 

up for people not only to eat 

Ray Loffredi, of Mokena, grills homemade Italian sausage 

July 2015 during the second annual Festa Italiana in 

downtown Mokena. 22nd Century Media file photos 

Larry Rea (left), of Orland Park, helps his daughter Jillian 

get some pasta July 2015 during the festival. 

under, but to possibly take 

shelter from any inclement 

weather. DiFiore is confident, 

though, that the weather 

should not be an issue on 

the day of the event. 

As in previous years, there 

are to be many different activities 

and entertainment for 

attendees of all ages to enjoy 

while they eat. DiFiore said 

that from 12:30-9 p.m. there 

will be many groups of musicians 

and even opera singers 

giving performances. 

There will be activities for 

teens and pre-teens including 

music to dance to and a 

“teen night” event. 

For the smaller children, 

there are many activities 

scheduled for the event including 

a bounce house and 

a visit from Jim Nesci and 

his Cold-Blooded Creatures. 

Overall, the day is meant 

to be a celebration of the 

Italian-American heritage, 

though all are welcome to 

enjoy the festivities. 

“Being Italian-American 

it’s just nice to throw a party 

every once in a while,” Di- 

Fiore said.

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Mokena Village Board 

Trustees unanimously vote to approve fiscal year 2017 budget 

Jon DePaolis 


Village of Mokena officials 

were able to do the very 

thing state officials have 

been gridlocked over the last 

year — pass a budget. 

Mokena trustees voted 

5-0 on June 27, to pass the 

Village’s fiscal year 2017 

budget, with Mayor Frank 

Fleischer voting yes and 

trustees Debbie Engler and 

Joseph Siwinski absent. 

The fiscal year 2017 budget 

calls for revenues of approximately 

$23.77 million 

and expenditures of approximately 

$24.47 million. With 

an opening fund balance of 

$40.62 million, Village staff 

projects it will close fiscal 

year 2017 with an ending 

fund balance of approximately 

$39.93 million. 

“With respect to revenues 

from fiscal year 2016 

to fiscal year 2017, there is 

an anticipated increase of 

$834,960, or 3.64 percent,” 

Village Administrator John 

Tomasoski said. “With respect 

to expenses, from fiscal 

year 2016 to fiscal year 

2017, you’ll see a decrease 

of $404,022, or 1.62 percent. 

“The expenses are higher 

than the revenues, but … the 

difference really is the continuation 

of an aggressive 

infrastructure program.” 

Tomasoski also said that 

the Village wound up with a 

positive net operating result 

of $1.88 million in the general 

fund to close fiscal year 

2016. 

“The Village took what I 

think was the right conservative 

stance with all the 

uncertainties at the state 

level to budget for 50 percent 

of the Local Governmental 

Distributive Fund 

payment,” he said. “As it 

played out with the budget 

impasse, and I’d say the 

non-decisions being made 

Round It Up 

Recaping the events of the June 27 Mokena Village 

Board Meeting. 

• Trustees voted 5-0 to approve a contract with H 

and H Electric in the amount of $19,231.20 for traffic 

signal maintenance. 

• Trustees also voted 5-0 to award a contract to 

Denler, Inc. of Mokena in the amount of $42,670 to 

route and seal 69,000 feet of pavement cracks as part 

of the pavement routing and sealing program for fiscal 

year 2017. 

• The Village Board members also awarded a contract 

to Oak Lawn Blacktop of Mokena in an amount not 

to exceed $80,000 for approximately 40,000 square 

yards of patching. 

• Trustees also voted 5-0 to approve contracts with 

Davis Concrete Construction Co. of Alsip for concrete 

pavement patching, and Whiteline Construction of 

Chicago for the sidewalk, curbing and gutter repair 

programs. 

• After executive session, trustees also voted to 

reclassify the position of building and planning 

specialist to building, planning and economic 

development specialist, and approve compensation 

for it as a Grade 14 level. Matthew Ziska was then 

approved for the position at a salary of $66,762. 

at the state level, we received 

100 percent of that 

[budgeted] number. The 

second big component is 

that the sales tax came in 

higher than anticipated.” 

He also credited the Village’s 

conservative budgeting 

practices. 

The 2017 fiscal year budget 

General Fund calls for 

revenues of approximately 

$9.464 million and expenditures 

of $9.459 million. The 

opening fiscal year balance 

of $3.65 million will increase 

to $3.66 million. 

The Water Operating Fund 

calls for a fiscal year 2017 

budget of $4.64 million in 

revenues and $4.97 million 

in expenses. The fund balance 

is anticipated to open 

the fiscal year at $1.05 million 

and end at $720,000, a 

decrease of about $333,000. 

The Sewer Operating 

Fund for fiscal year 2017 

calls for approximately 

$1.94 million in revenue and 

$1.98 million in expenses, 

with the fund decreasing its 

end-of-fiscal-year balance 

by about $38,000 for a total 

of $516,000. 

Tomasoski listed five key 

components to a solid budgeting 

process — which began 

in early January — with 

the last one listed as “always 

be prepared.” 

“We’re kind of stealing 

the Boy Scout motto here, 

but it’s very applicable,” he 

said. “We utilize a conservative 

thought process and 

approach, and I decided 

to highlight [this one] because 

it’s getting a lot of 

talk these days, especially 

with the uncertainties of 

the state.” 

He said the budget impasse 

at the state level has led to 

a lot of uncertainty for local 

governments. But he also 

said that Mokena is doing 

well, in large part thanks to 

the past practices of the former 

Village Administrator 

and the actions of the board. 

The Village also is seeing 

higher sales tax revenue. 

“The local sales tax is at 

an all-time high, the general 

fund operating position is in 

its best shape ever and our 

pensions are funded well,” 

he said. “The Village is continuing 

to do more with less, 

and our cash reserves minimize 

uncontrollable risk.” 

Fleischer thanked Tomasoski 

for the presentation, 

as well as for bringing up 

the work that was previously 

done to set up Mokena’s 

positive financial position. 

“This doesn’t happen by 

accident, and it doesn’t happen 

overnight,” Fleischer 

said. “A lot of people have 

gotten us here.” 

Trustee John Mazzorana 

said a big part of the budgeting 

process is understanding 

and controlling costs, and 

not living outside of the Village’s 

means. 

“Fortunately, we don’t do 

that here at the Village — 

we know what our revenues 

are, and by keeping our costs 

down, we’re able to have 

these kinds of budgets and 

these kinds of carryovers 

[from previous budgets],” he 

said. 

Also during the meeting, 

trustees voted 5-0 to award 

a contract with P.T. Ferro in 

the amount of $992,700 to 

patch and resurface approximately 

5 miles of streets for 

the annual maintenance program. 

This year’s program 

will include roads in Marley 

Creek, Creekview West 

and McCarthy Landings, as 

well as Revere Road, Union 

Street, Greenview Avenue, 

Roberts Road and 197th 

St. Spyridon’s 

Greek Festival 

12307 S. Ridgeland, Palos Heights 

Saturday, July 9 Sunday, July 10 

3 p.m. – 11 p.m. Noon – 11 p.m. 

Street, according to Village 

Engineer Paul Pearson. 

He said the bid from 

P.T. Ferro — originally 

$730,072.38 for about 4 

miles — came in 33 percent 

less than what was budgeted 

for the project. Therefore, he 

recommended extending the 

project to include nearly another 

mile of roadways. 

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Park District board of commissioners 

Members approve changes to expansion plan 

Commisioners still 

looking for new 

executive director 


The Mokena Community 

Park District’s Board 

of Commissioners held their 

regularly scheduled meeting 

June 28 at The Oaks Fitness 

Center to discuss proposed 

changes to The Oaks Expansion 

order. 

Commissioner Patrick 

Markham was the only one 

absent. The board also has 

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yet to appoint a new Executive 

Director. 

“We have 11 candidates 

who’ve applied for the position,” 

said Vice President 

George McJimpsey. “At 

least 4 or 5 of them are very 

well qualified, the rest are 

partially qualified.” 

The board discussed the 

matter further when they adjourned 

to executive session. 

McJimpsey said the board’s 

next step is to check the references 

of their top choices. 

They are hoping to fill this 

position as soon as possible. 

In the meantime, the board 

heard and unanimously approved 

of two changes to The 

Oaks expansion project by 

Henry Brothers. The first was 

to add an additional amount 

of $12,554.08 to the project 

budget for the use of architectural 

concrete painting. 

This decision was approved 

by a 5-0 vote; Commissioner 

Dennis Bagdon chose to abstain 

from the vote. 

The second change was 

for an additional amount 

of $6,960.80 to go towards 

the construction of grating 

around existing trees within 

the project. This was approved 

by a vote of 6-0 by 

the board. 

The board also discussed 

the replacement of one of 

their tractors as the annual 

lease was up for renewal, 

said President Mike Bartos. 

It was recommended to the 

board that their 2015 equipment 

be purchased by an 

$4,934 amount and a newer, 

2017 tractor be leased by an 

amount of $3,840. The board 

approved these recommendations 

by a unanimous vote 

of 6-0. 

The board was also reminded 

of several summer 

events coming up in the 

month of July. This included 

another free concert in the 

park on July 10, this time by 

the band “Rick Lindy and the 

Wild Ones.” The annual Flea 

Market is to be held 8 a.m.-2 

p.m. July 17, at Main Park. 

Lastly, another free movie 

night is to be held July 29 at 

Main Park. The movie is to 

be “Aladdin” and will begin 

at dusk. 

Retired Village administrator honored 

with lifetime achievement award 

SATURDAY, AUG 13 • 9AM-2PM 

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vendors, children's entertainment including visits from 

favorite princesses and mascots, authors, cooking demos, 

a back-to-school fashion show and more! 

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Mokena 

Retired Mokena Village 

Administrator John Downs 

was honored recently by the 

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with its Robert B. Morris 

Lifetime Achievement 

Award. The award is presented 

annually to a retiree 

who has served no less than 

15 years in local government, 

with at least eight of those 

years in Illinois. Downs was 

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the Mokena community, but 

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Pat Downs; Russ Loebe, Retired New Lenox Village 

Administrator; and Kirk Zoellner, Mokena Assistant Village 

Administrator. Photo submitted

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Eagle Scout Jared Candelaria (second from right) poses with his family members (left to right) Paige, his sister, Lisa, 

his mother and John, his father, on June 18 following Candelaria’s Court of Honor ceremony. Candelaria installed two 

benches and refurbished and sold a bike rack for his Eagle Scout project. Photo submitted 

LW East student earns prestigious Eagle Scout honor 

Michael Ivey, Editorial Intern 

In Frankfort, on the corner 

of Route 30 and Wolf Road, 

two new park benches have 

been placed. Residents can 

use these benches to cool 

off during a hot summer day, 

and they have one person to 

thank for that. 

Jared Candelaria, a member 

of the Boy Scouts of 

America, installed the two 

park benches as part of his 

Eagle Scout project. Candelaria 

is a native of Tinley 

Park and an upcoming senior 

student at Lincoln Way-East 

High School. 

He also refurbished and 

sold a bike rack for his project. 

By completing both 

tasks, Candelaria earned the 

highest rank attainable for 

members of the Boy Scouts. 

“It’s been a really long 

journey for me,” Candelaria 

said. “Once I was finally 

able to finish this, it was 

a great thing for me to do. 

I felt really accomplished 

when everything was done.” 

Candelaria’s Court of 

Honor ceremony was held 

on June 18, and he was also 

recognized at the Frankfort 

Township Board of Trustees 

meeting on June 27. He 

said that for his Eagle Scout 

project, he wanted to create 

something that people would 

use every day. 

“I’ve actually seen people 

using the benches,” Candelaria 

said. “I wanted to install 

something that the community 

would get good use 

out of.” 

The rank of Eagle Scout 

takes years for scouts to 

obtain and is awarded after 

a lengthy review process. 

Scouts also must have at 

least 21 merit badges in order 

to be considered for an 

Eagle Scout badge. 

Notable people who have 

earned the rank of Eagle 

Scout include former U.S. 

President Gerald Ford, astronaut 

Neil Armstrong and 

film director Steven Spielberg, 

according to the US 

Scouting Service Project 

website. Candelaria said one 

of the hardest things he encountered 

during his time as 

a Boy Scout was completing 

his Eagle Scout project. 

“A lot of people think it’s 

just installing something,” 

Candelaria said. “There’s actually 

a lot of paperwork behind 

it and it was hard for me 

to stay motivated throughout 

that. But once I did, it was 

very rewarding.” 

Candelaria said he has enjoyed 

his time being a member 

of the Boy Scouts and 

has many fond memories 

of Boy Scout trips, like going 

kayaking for a week at 

the Apostle Islands National 

Lakeshore in Wisconsin. 

“There was no running 

water, no electricity, and we 

had to bring all of our gear 

with us,” Candelaria said. “It 

was a really fun time to bond 

with my friends and have 

fun.” 

Candelaria said many of 

his friends are fellow Boy 

Scouts. He also said he has 

learned many leadership 

qualities from the organization 

that he believes will be 

beneficial to him in the future. 

“I meet some of my closest 

friends through scouting 

and it helped me grow not 

only as a person, but as a 

leader,” Candelaria said. 

The Cancer Support Center 

hosts its annual Kids Camp 

Submitted by the Cancer 

Support Center 

The Cancer Support 

Center will host its annual, 

week-long Kids Camp at 

The Cancer Support Center, 

19657 LaGrange Road, 

Mokena, from July 11-15, 

from 9 a.m.-noon. The Kids 

Camp is designed for ages 

6-12 who have been impacted 

by cancer. This program 

will include outdoor 

team-building, creative 

expression, therapy dogs 

and much more, offered 

at no charge. Space is limited, 

call (708) 478-3529 to 

register. 

“Kids Camp is a special 

week at The Cancer Support 

Center,” said Kathleen 

Simpson, ATR, LCPC, Director 

of Programs & Art 

Therapist at The Cancer 

Support Center. “This program 

brings children impacted 

by cancer together to 

minimize isolation, discuss 

feelings and learn coping 

techniques in a safe, fun atmosphere.” 


also offers children and 

family counseling, a weekly 

kids club, and teen groups. 

All programs are designed to 

provide children and families 

with educational tools 

to cope with a cancer diagnosis. 


provides comprehensive 

and counseling programs 

that are delivered by professionals 

always offered 

at no charge. In 2015, The 

Center provided more than 

11,000 hours of programming 

and more than 300 

free wigs, scarves, and hats 

to women who were losing 

their hair due to chemotherapy, 

demonstrating the 

need in its communities. 

Offices are located in Mokena, 

19657 S. LaGrange 

Road, and Homewood, 

2028 Elm Road. Programs 

are also facilitated at several 

hospitals and cancer 

centers in the southland 

communities. The Center 

is able to provide these resources 

to anyone living 

with cancer, at no charge, 

because of the generosity of 

individuals, businesses, and 

organizations. 

For more information 

about The Cancer Support 

Center or for Kids Camp, 

call (708) 478-3529. 

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Olivia Nightingale, Hilda Walker 

Intermediate School, fifth-grader 

Olivia Nightingale was chosen as this week’s 

Standout Student for her academic excellence. 

What is one essential you must have when 

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It has to be quiet because if there are distrations 

I might not be able to get answers correct. 

What do you like to do when not in school or 

studying? 

I enjoy rollerblading, art, volleyball and 

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What is your dream job and why? 

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I enjoy playing with LEGOS. 

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I look up to my aunt because she helps men 

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School News 

Olivet Nazarene University 

Mokena natives excel in school, named to 

dean’s list 

Olivet congratulates all students named 

to the dean’s list during the spring 2016 semester. 

Included with those who achieved 

this honor are Mokena natives: Michael 

Brezinski, Marissa DeGroot, Hannah Gorecki, 

David Latko, Austin Wegforth and 

Shelby Wegforth. 

University of Akron 

Hard work rewarded with dean’s list honor 

Luke Schmitt of Mokena has been named 

to The University of Akron’s spring 2016 

dean’s list. To be eligible, Schmitt, majoring 

in Biomedical Engineering maintained a 

Photo submitted 

My third grade teacher Mrs. Cissel because 

she was very nice and had students perform 

plays. 

What is your favorite class and why? 

Social Studies because I love learning about 

the myseteries of the past. 

What is one thing that stands out about your 

school? 

So many great teachers and students. 

If you could change one thing about school, 

what would it be? 

The amount of homework sometimes given. 

What is your favorite thing to eat if the 

cafeteria (or bring for lunch)? 

Ice cream for treat day and Subway for hot 

lunch. 

What is your best memory from school? 

Singing solo in the Christmas concert. 

Standout Students are selected by Mokena area 

schools. 

GPA of 3.500 - 3.999 and was enrolled in 12 

or more credit hours. 

University of Iowa 

Mokena natives earn their degrees 

Graduates from the University of Iowa closed 

the spring 2016 semester. Included in the class 

of 2016 were Mokena natives: Lauren Majewski, 

who received a BSE-Industrial Engineering; 

Abby Rimsnider, who received a BA-Speech 

and Hearing Science, CER-American Sign 

Language, and Deaf Studies; Kyle Ruggio, who 

received a MAC-Accounting; Aubrey Russo, 

who received a BBA-Finance; and Brennen Viramontes, 

who received a BA-Spanish. 

School News is complied by Editor Amanda 

Jarzynski. 

patriotic 

From Page 3 

said. 

Crystal said that they began 

bringing the tents several 

years ago when it was 

very hot out, but now it has 

become their tradition. 

“We have a lot of people 

come out now,” she said. 

“It’s grown every year, and 

more people keep coming.” 

This year, the parade again 

began with a riderless horse 

tribute, which was escorted 

by The Band of Brothers 

Pipes and Drums. The tribute 

has been added to the 

parade in honor of fallen 

Mokena resident Pfc. Aaron 

Toppen. 

“It’s so important to remember 

why we’re here and 

those who are serving and 

have served and paid the ultimate 

price,” Gamboa said. 

Additionally, the parade 

offered the inaugural public 

performance of the unified 

Lincoln-Way Marching 

Band, as well as an encore 

performance from the 

Maertin Heating and Cooling 

Drill Team. 

“I’m very happy the 

Maertin Drill Team is back; 

they’re great,” Crystal said. 

“The first question people 

ask about the parade is: What 

day is it?” Gamboa said. 

“And it’s on the Fourth of 

July, of course. The second 

question is: Will the Maertin 

Heating and Cooling Drill 

Team be there?” 

After a several-year-long 

hiatus, the drill team performed 

in the parade to celebrate 

the life of Jeff Maertin, 

who formed the drill team, 

Gamboa said. The team 

also was this year’s grand 

marshal, and is the mostrequested 

entry in the parade 

each year, according to a 

statement from the chamber. 

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Police Reports 

Man charged with credit card fraud, aggravated assault 

Geoffrey T. Smith, 25, of 

4709 Blarney Drive in Matteson, 

was charged June 16, 

with one count each of aggravated 

battery, aggravated 

assault, credit card fraud, 

criminal damage to property, 

reckless driving and attempt 

to elude peace officers after 

allegedly using fraudulent 

credit cards at the Shell Gas 

station at 19100 La Grange 

Road in Mokena and the Gas 

N’ Wash at 8810 191st Street 

in Mokena. 

Police reportedly responded 

to the Shell Gas after a 

call about a fraudulent transaction. 

Smith allegedly use 

the card to pay for $164.23 

worth of products and gas 

before leaving the station 

in his vehicle. He allegedly 

drove to the Gas N’ Wash 

where he purchased $74.23 

with a fraudulent credit card, 

as well. 

Police made contact with 

Smith in the parking lot of 

the Gas N’ Wash. After reportedly 

taking identification 

from Smith and two 

suspects in the vehicle, 

Smith allegedly lunged and 

grabbed the officer’s wrist 

and yanked his ID card back. 

Smith then allegedly drove 

away, hitting a picnic table 

before reaching 88th Avenue 

and continuing eastbound 

onto 191st Street. 

Smith allegedly parked 

his vehicle behind the Tinley 

Park Fire Station located at 

7801 191st Street in Tinley 

Park, and attempted to flee on 

foot. Tinley Park police reportedly 

caught and arrested 

Smith, who was then reportedly 

transported to Mokena 

police station for booking. 

Smith was reportedly transferred 

to Will County Adult 

Detention Facility. 

June 26 

• Demetrius E. Nelson, 23, 

of 7015 S. Vernon Avenue in 

Chicago, was charged with 

driving with a suspended/ 

revoked driver’s license, 

operating an uninsured motor 

vehicle and having only 

one headlight lit after allegedly 

driving in the 19100 

block of Schoolhouse Road 

in Mokena with one working 

headlight. Police reportedly 

stopped the vehicle and 

made contact with Nelson. 

Police reportedly discovered 

that his driver’s license had 

been suspended and his insurance 

had expired. Nelson 

was reportedly taken into 

custody and released after 

posting a $3,000 bond. A 

court date is scheduled for 

July 16. 

June 25 

• Nicholas E. Punda, 24, of 

1013 Weston Way in Joliet, 

was charged with speeding 

and driving with a suspended/ 

revoked driver’s license after 

allegedly driving 68 mph in 

a 45 mph zone in the 11700 

block of Lincoln Highway in 

Mokena. Police reportedly 

stopped the vehicle and discovered 

that Punda’s driver’s 

license was suspended. Punda 

was reportedly taken into 

custody and released on a 

$1,500 bond. A court date is 

set for July 20. 

June 24 

• Anthony J. McCarthy, 38, 

of 11618 Roberts Street in 

Mokena, was charged with 

failure to signal and driving 

with a suspended/revoked 

driver’s license after allegedly 

changing lanes without 

signaling in the 10700 block 

of 191st Street in Mokena. 

Police reportedly stopped 

the vehicle and discovered 

that McCarthy’s driver’s license 

was suspended. Mc- 

Carthy was reportedly taken 

into custody and released on 

a $1,500 bond. A court date 

is set for July 13. 

June 23 

• John Y. Geibel, 18, of 9404 

W. Ash Avenue in Mokena, 

was charged with speeding, 

possession of drug equipment 

and operation of an uninsured 

motor vehicle after 

allegedly driving 50 mph in 

a 30 mph zone on La Porte 

Road in Mokena. Police reportedly 

stopped the vehicle 

and Geibel produced expired 

insurance. Police said the 

car smelled like cannabis 

and when asked about it, 

Geibel admitted to smoking 

cannabis 10 minutes prior to 

the traffic stop and that there 

was a bong under his seat. 

Police reportedly took Geibel 

into custody, found the 

bong and distroyed it. Geibel 

was released on a $3,000 

bond. A court date is set for 

July 2. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Mokena Messenger’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found online 

on the Mokena Police 

Department’s website or 

releases issued by the 

department and other agencies. 

Individuals named in these 

reports are considered innocent 

of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 

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New trees need patience, attention to thrive 

Submitted by the Village of 

Mokena 

Much like a young child, 

that new tree planted in your 

parkway needs a lot of patience 

and attention. 

Phil Graf of Graf Tree 

Care, the Village of Mokena’s 

consulting arborist, says 

patience is key when getting 

newly planted trees established. 

Shortly after planting, 

a tree can become partially-- 

or even fully-- defoliated due 

to transplant shock. Graf advises 

residents to be patient 

and let the tree attempt to leaf 

out again on its own. Residents 

can help during this 

transition period by properly 

watering the tree following 

the instructions provided in 

the Village’s “Tips for New 

Trees” publication, which is 

available online at www.mokena.org 

or in hard copy at 

Village Hall. 

For those residents with 

limited time, Graf suggests 

investing in a slow-release 

drip irrigation watering bag. 

Residents need simply fill 

the bag once a week and let 

it drip irrigate the tree. 

If it ultimately becomes 

apparent that a newly planted 

tree is not going to survive, 

Graf cautions that now is not 

the time to replace it. The 

hot and dry conditions typically 

encountered in July and 

August—and sometimes in 

early September as well—are 

not conducive to a successful 

replacement planting. Moreover, 

good available nursery 

stock for replacements is often 

lacking during this period 

of time. Graf advises that the 

best available window for the 

tree to be replaced is during 

the cooler, more favorable 

months of October and November, 

coinciding with the 

Village’s regular autumn tree 

planting cycle. 

Residents can report any 

dead trees to the Village 

by calling (708) 479-3900. 

Upon documentation by Village 

staff, these trees will 

be replaced later this year 

under a two year warranty 

provided by the Village’s 

tree planting contractor, The 

Fields on Caton Farm.



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Matt’s Old Mokena 

Music to make Mokena a brighter place to be 

Matt Galik 

Contributing Columnist 

With a fun-filled 

calendar, summer 

in Mokena means 

levity. Festivity is in the air, 

and the neighborhood spirit 

truly shines. Turning back 

time to the heady days of 

Teddy Roosevelt and the 

Progressive Era in America, 

an integral part of the village’s 

summertime cheer 

was the Mokena Cornet 

Band. Made up entirely of 

hometown gents, the brass 

band and its steady rhythm 

were very active in and 

around town in the first 

years of the 20th century. 

Carrying their name from 

a small, trumpet-like instrument, 

the beginnings of the 

band are nebulous, although 

the group was in existence 

by 1898, when a succinct 

blurb in the Joliet Weekly 

News announced the hosting 

of a Labor Day picnic in 

town by the musicians. Over 

the next year, the Mokena 

Cornet Band was in high 

demand, playing three dates 

within one week at home, 

in Frankfort, and at the 

county seat. Commenting on 

their hustle, a local reporter 

vouched that the band “gets 

to the front amid the closest 

kind of competition.” The 

Cornet Band drew crowds 

with their performances, 

and although none of their 

playlists are known to still 

exist, a 1901 listener called 

them “dispensers of gladsome 

music”. To hone their 

skills, the men practiced at 

Front Street’s Liess Hall, 

and when not on the road, 

the musicians played local 

barn dances and could even 

be counted on to serenade 

Mokena’s newlyweds. 

The body of the Cornet 

Band numbered around 

14 gents, all representing 

a cross-section of talented 

Mokenians. While members 

such as Frank Knudson and 

Joe Kohl were farmers, other 

musicians such as Erhard 

Oswald and Paul Rinke were 

town butcher and rural mail 

carrier, respectively. While 

their musical notes were 

pleasing to the ears, they also 

cut dashing, regal figures 

in their uniforms, which 

consisted of red jackets and 

white trousers. Years later, 

village historian Florence 

Pitman would fondly call 

the band “a snappy group”. 

Lost to time is whether or 

not the men received any 

regular pay for their work, or 

if their efforts were strictly 

voluntary. However, a 1903 

holiday concert in Joliet 

rewarded them with the tidy 

sum of $4.00 each. 

A date on the band’s 

yearly calendar above all 

others was Independence 

Day. A representative example 

of their brand of fun 

was the 4th of July, 1901, 

when they set up shop at 

Huwiler’s Grove just south 

of town. Having the foresight 

to section off part of 

the grounds under a canvas 

shade, the day was kicked 

off with various games in the 

afternoon, after which patriotic 

tunes and dancing began 

in earnest. The musicians 

earned themselves a sumptuous 

crowd, and in the words 

of a town scribe, “The band 

never did better, and that is 

saying a good deal.” 

They were not without 

competition, however. In 

1903, another bunch of 

Mokena musicians formed 

together, calling themselves 

the Twentieth Century Band. 

Through the assorted bits of 

knowledge that have survived 

over the years, it seems that a 

feud developed between this 

new group and the Cornet 

Band, possibly in relation to 

the Cornet Band’s acquisition 

of a handful of the Twentieth 

Century’s members in 

1903. Barbs between the two 

groups of entertainers were 

Looking northwest towards Front Street, the Mokena 

Coronet Band is seen at here at the depot around 1904. 

Left to right are Elmer Voss, Walter Voss, Paul Rinke, Christ 

Kohl, Frank Hirsch Jr, Ben Mager, Henry Leonhardt, Frank 

Knudson, Christ Hohenstein, Joe Kohl, Erhardt Oswald, 

and Henry Stellwagen. Image courtesy of Richard Quinn 

regularly traded in the pages 

of the Lockport Phoenix- 

Advertiser. 

The Mokena Cornet Band 

dissolved in 1904, but within 

a month was back after a 

“reorganization”, continuing 

to delight the village until 

they faded into history. July 

4th was a moment when the 

band shone for their fellow 

town folk, and the date still 

has huge significance as part 

of our community’s summer 

merriment. I can’t help 

but think that the band boys 

would be proud of us. 

The thoughts and opinions 

expressed in this column are 

those of the author. They do 

not necessarily represent the 

thoughts of 22nd Century Media 

or its staff. 

From THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

American Legion event 

welcomes home all veterans 

After a three-year tour of 

France, Holland and Germany 

as an Army medic in 

World War II, including a 

stint under Gen. George Patton, 

Rich Olund came home 

in 1946, and it was not to a 

hero’s welcome. 

“When I came home, I 

walked from Union Station 

all the way to Michigan Avenue 

with my duffel bag,” 

the 91-year-old Palos Park 

resident said. “My family 

didn’t even know I was coming 

home.” 

That homecoming was like 

a Rockwell painting compared 

to what Tinley Park’s 

Robert Baisa faced more than 

20 years later after serving in 

the Navy in Vietnam. Vietnam 

vets were generally met 

with indifference or hostility. 

Decades later, Olund, Baisa 

and many other area veterans 

were welcomed home properly 

on June 25 at an event 

at American Legion Post 615 

in Tinley Park. There were 

speeches given, certificates 

handed out, free food and music 

from the Antique Cadillacs 

during the Welcome Home to 

All Veteran’s Celebration. 

Tino Lettieri, a Legion 

member, organized the event, 

and he was beaming and 

pointing out several guests 

who served during the event. 

Tinley Park’s John Joyce 

was one of several volunteers 

cooking meat on the 

grill for the event. He has 

been a Legion member for 

10 years. He did not serve, 

but his father, Pete, and other 

members of his family did. 

“It’s awesome,” Joyce 

said. “We love doing this. 

It’s a great opportunity for us 

to give back to the service. 

We’re all happy to help. It’s 

a team effort.” 

Reporting by Jeff Vorva, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

New Frankfort Park District 

executive director plans to 

analyze, bolster amenities 

at parks 

Gina Hassett is in the 

business of making lifelong 

memories. 

Family reunions, youth 

baseball games, Fourth of 

July fireworks shows — she 

gets to be a part of it all as 

Frankfort Park District’s 

newest executive director, a 

role she adopted last month. 

Hassett, who lives in the 

Mount Greenwood neighborhood 

on Chicago’s southwest 

side, has been a part of park 

district communities since 

she was 5 years old and grew 

up attending programs at the 

Homewood Flossmoor Park 

District. For eight years, she 

also served as the director of 

parks and recreation for the 

Village of Hinsdale, where 

she sharpened her skills in 

project management, development 

of intergovernmental 

partnerships and long-range 

planning. 

She said her experience 

in the field, along with her 

passion to provide recreation 

services, helped prepare her 

for the new position. 

“I was seeking to work 

for an agency that is part 

of the community,” Hassett 

said. “Right away, I knew 

Frankfort would provide me 

that opportunity. The charm 

of a historic downtown district 

along [with] ongoing 

development makes for an 

outstanding community environment.” 

Reporting by Jennifer Nunez, 


visit FrankfortStation.com. 

From THE HOMER HORIZON 

Cedar Stables instructors 

lead summer horseback 

riding camps 

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For students of Lincoln-Way 

Community 

High School District 

210, moving to different 

high schools this fall could 

be a tough transition. New 

surroundings, classmates 

and teachers all present opportunities 

for different interactions, 

but for the most 

part the toughest challenge 

may be finding new friends. 

This isn’t anything similar 

to junior high students 

going into high school. 

Some of these students are 

entering their senior year at 

a different school, like Joey 

DiNaso, who is transferring 

from Lincoln-Way East to 

Lincoln-Way Central. 

However, luckily for 

NFYN 

From Page 16 

The beauty of sports 

him, he and other transferring 

athletes will have an 

easier transition than many 

others in the district due to 

sports. With summer sports 

and camps in full swing, 

these activities provide a 

bridge for the schools’ new 

students to make friends. 

Whether it’s a month-long 

camp or one that just lasts 

a couple of days, they will 

be useful down the road, as 

those connections made in 

the summer will be revisited 

when the school year starts. 

Summer leagues make the 

bond even stronger since all 

players in summer leagues 

are working together towards 

achieving a goal. 

With that said, these 

student-athletes will already 

have a core group of friends 

before they even start their 

first day of school. 

That’s the feeling I got 

when I watched DiNaso on 

the basketball court with 

his new Knights teammates 

throughout the summer. 

The team welcomed these 

new players with open arms 

because they are all looking 

to win — putting egos 

to the side — and DiNaso 

expressed the same sentiment 

when I asked him 

about his transition into a 

new program. 

Lincoln-Way West’s Ryan 

McWilliams is in the same 

position. He was one of the 

best players on Central’s 

team last year and now has 

to adjust to new teammates 

and earn his stripes with the 

Warriors. 

I covered West earlier 

this week during a Lockport 

tournament, and McWilliams 

said the same thing in 

that the team is accepting 

of who he is because the 

team’s chemistry is important 

to its success. 

Back in spring, after the 

North girls soccer team was 

defeated soundly by East in 

the last matchup between 

the two teams, the Griffins 

underclassmen gave North 

coach Mike Murphy, who 

will be East’s coach next 

year, flowers and spirit 

wear, and they greeted their 

future teammates. When I 

asked East’s Caroline Kilrea 

about the gesture, she said 

it was a way to reassure 

their new head coach that 

he’s welcomed, and that she 

Peyton Nobis and Madeline 

Reno always have 

wanted to make working 

with horses a professional 

endeavor. 

They have achieved that 

dream after decades of experience, 

as they are now training 

horses and teaching horseback 

riding students at Cedar 

Stables in Homer Glen. 

Reno and her boyfriend, 

Jeremy Canker, live on the 

10-acre property at 14856 

W. Reiter Drive that includes 

seven dry lot pastures, a 

5-acre field and a grass pasture 

for 26 horses they board 

at the stables. They also are 

adding an outdoor arena and 

heating for the stalls that to 

be completed by this fall, 

she said. 

“It’s cool to take care of 

others’ animals and be here 

every day, all day,” Reno 

said. “I like seeing horses 

right outside my window 

when I wake up … and coming 

home to them.” 

Cedar Stables has leased 

the property since August 

2015 and hired Nobis in 

May as a horse trainer and 

horseback riding instructor. 

Nobis is training approximately 

nine horses, including 

four that have never been 

ridden, she said. 

Though the stable is full 

for boarding, Nobis can 

travel to train other horses. 

Cedar Stables offers horseback 

riding lessons for ages 

2 and older, and also is holding 

horseback riding camps 

this summer for ages 6-13. 

For more information, or 

to sign up for the July 11- 

14 session or the July 18-21 

session, call Cedar Stables at 

(815) 258-7701 or visit www. 

cedarstables.webs.com. 

Reporting by Mary Stroka, 


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wants the Phoenix players 

moving over to know that 

they want to be best friends. 

This is credit to the character 

of the East, Central 

and West players. Some 

people may think negatively 

and selfishly about this situation, 

believing that the new 

players will threaten his or 

her future role on the team. 

Instead, it seems like the 

teams are embracing this 

transition, knowing that 

these extra players will only 

make their program stronger. 

The added depth should 

only push these players even 

harder to strive for a starting 

role during position battles. 

Besides winning and 

competing, the best part of 

playing sports is the bonds 

formed along with it. I’m 

happy that the Lincoln- 

Way student athletes have 

grasped that in the summer, 

so far. 

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Lincoln-Way Marching Band brings students from all four schools into 300-plus member group, Page 21 

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Lincoln-Way D210 debuts all-district marching band 

Meredith Dobes 

Contributing Editor 

Cary Ruklic was accustomed 

to the sound of Lincoln-Way 

West’s 50-somemember 

marching band, so 

when the West band instructor 

first heard the sound of 

the 320-member combined 

Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 210 

ensemble, he was impressed. 

The district made the decision 

to combine its students 

into one district-wide 

marching band this year 

after the closure of Lincoln- 

Way North High School. 

The decision was in part to 

keep friends together and in 

part to open the district to 

new possibilities. 

“Obviously, we’re in a 

pretty unique situation as a 

district, and creating this one 

band allowed us to provide 

a consistent experience for 

all the band students in the 

district,” Ruklic said. “It really 

opens the door for us to 

provide different kinds of 

experiences for the students 

that we couldn’t necessarily 

do as three groups — things 

like the Macy’s or Rose parades 

are now possibilities.” 

As four individual bands 

last year, the groups ranged 

in size from approximately 

50 members to approximately 

120, with varying 

numbers of drum majors and 

section leaders. 

In the district band, there 

are five drum majors and 

roughly three or four section 

leaders per section. 

Marching band directors are 

Ruklic, Bert Johnson, Justin 

Barnish and Christopher 

Mroczek. 

Madeline Wilson, one 

of the drum majors and a 

Lincoln-Way Central senior, 

said seeing all of the 

students come together has 

been exciting. 

“As individual bands, we 

have been able to do really, 

really cool things, but coming 

together, we will be able 

to make something so much 

bigger than anything we’ve 

ever been able to do before,” 

she said. “I think the potential 

we have is most exciting.” 

Fellow drum major and 

West senior Mitchell Alcoser 

agreed. 

“We’ve been talking about 

this group for months,” he 

said. “We’ve been talking 

about what it’s going to be 

like, what rehearsals are going 

to be like, how things are 

going to go, and we finally 

reached the point where 

we’re doing it.” 

The application process 

was different this year for 

drum majors and section 

leaders. The district had students 

submit applications 

online, and it had approximately 

90 students apply, 

Ruklic said. The band directors 

then invited finalists to 

interview and selected the 

leaders afterward. 

“We didn’t want to exclude 

kids who would’ve 

had a leadership role at a different 

school,” Ruklic said. 

“We were trying to be as inclusive 

as we could through 

that process.” 

Other big differences with 

this year’s band are that 

rehearsals and equipment 

move from school to school, 

and the band’s uniforms had 

to be unified. 

“The uniforms are going 

to be awesome,” Ruklic 

said. “We’ll use the black 

pants we already have, and 

we bought white coats and 

are making a printed overlay 

with the band logo in a cool 

abstract Renaissance design 

for over the jacket. We’re using 

hats we already have and 

printing a cover that will go 

around those so they all look 

the same.” 

The band made its debut 

Members of the 300-plus-member Lincoln-Way Marching Band rehearse their parade formation June 24 at Lincoln-Way 

Central High School. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

in Mokena’s Fourth of July 

parade, playing “The Battle 

Hymn of the Republic” and 

“Born in the USA.” 

It is working on its competitive 

show for the season, 

as well, titled “Renew.” 

The concept of the show is 

representative of the unifying 

band — a rebirth, or four 

coming into one. 

“Before it starts, each 

school is represented in different 

corners of the field,” 

Ruklic said. “Through the 

beginning, they’ll all come 

together as one. The beginning 

of the show is titled 

‘The Dark Ages.’ It’s a very 

dark, tense kind of Medieval 

battle imagery. The music 

is aggressive. Coming out 

of that, it’s representing the 

Enlightenment. There’s a 

section representing art and 

architecture and mathematics, 

so the music is based on 

the music from the movie ‘A 

Beautiful Mind.’ It’s very 

cool, kind of minimalistic 

music that shows the birth of 

How to follow the 

Lincoln-Way Marching 

Band 

Online: www. 

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Instagram: www. 

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all these things. 

“Then, there’s a coronation 

scene, so that will come 

together is un coronating a 

new queen. That represents 

all four Lincoln-Ways coming 

together as one band, 

and the Renaissance section 

after that is the rebirth — a 

joyful, triumphant ending to 

the show.” 

Alan Spaeth designed the 

show for the band, and the 

band is also working with an 

Mitchell Alcoser, a drum major and Lincoln-Way West 

senior, observes the band from the sideline. 

arranger and drill writer for 

the music and placement of 

students on the field, respectively. 

The band plans to compete 

in a number of shows toward 

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Keeping the closet 

stocked with toys 

Block party collects 

many toy donations 

for sick children 

Michael Ivey 


Back in 2008, Mokena 

resident Michael Weeks was 

diagnosed with leukemia. 

His mother, Chris, would 

regularly take him for treatment 

at Advocate Children’s 

Hospital in Oak Lawn. The 

memorable moments of 

those trips would happen after 

the treatments were completed. 

“Whenever someone has 

to go in for something like 

a spinal treatment, or if they 

had to go in for a transfusion 

or bone marrow procedure, 

Ryan Vukelic (left) and Aaron Janik play bags during the 

block party. 

afterwards they would reward 

patients by taking them 

to a closet and letting them 

pick out a toy,” Chris said. 

One day on the way to 

the hospital for treatments, 

Michael said there’s nothing 

in there he likes anymore because 

he had outgrown a lot 

of the toys that were available. 

“He was already like 8 

years old and a lot of that 

stuff was for infants,” Chris 

said. “So we decided to 

stock the closet.” 

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to stock the closet with toys 

older children can play with. 

Every year since 2011, the 

Weeks family has hosted the 

Michael Weeks’ Stock the 

Closet Fundraiser, a block 

party style event where everybody 

who comes is told 

to bring a toy or gift card to 

“stock the closet” back at 

Advocate Children’s Hospital. 

The goal was to get toys 

for children around the ages 

of 10-15. 

Chris believes it is important 

for leukemia and other 

medical patients in their early 

teens to have something 

to look forward to after their 

treatments. 

“People believe that the 

chest is only for toddlers 

when it’s not,” Chris said. 

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by leukemia and other 

diseases. We are gearing to 

bring toys for older children 

Krysta Kowal (left), 8, dunks Katelyn Rea, 11, Saturday, July 

2, during the annual Michael Weeks’ Block Party Fundraiser 

in Mokena. Photos by Paul Bergstrom/22nd Century Media 

so they can be excited about 

getting something out of the 

closet.” 

This year’s fundraiser was 

held at the Week’s residence 

on Saturday, July 2. The 

event included a dunk tank, 

a DJ, obstacle courses and 

a bounce house. The event 

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of police and multiple police 

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on display. 

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26 | July 7, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger dining out 


The Dish 

Antonis stands as bastion of variety, family values in Lockport 

Restaurant delivers 

Mediterranean 

cuisine with heavy 

Greek influence 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Anyone who grabs a table 

during the lunch hour at Antonis 

Grill & Catering will 

likely witness a common 

sight. 

Customers stroll in, and 

customers stroll out, often 

grabbing only soups or salads, 

maybe sandwiches. 

Though some order the more 

hearty dinner offerings that 

typically do better during the 

restaurant’s early evening 

hours. Most know general 

manager Mo Elyan simply 

as “Mo,” and call to him 

by name as they enter. He, 

in turn, knows many on the 

same first-name basis. 

And that is not something 

that came about by accident. 

While Antonis focuses on 

Mediterranean cuisine with 

some major Greek influences, 

a family atmosphere 

might as well be the second 

bullet point on the Lockport 

spot’s business plan. 

“We just thrive off people 

being happy,” Elyan said. 

Antonis Grill & 

Catering 

1151 E. 9th St. in 

Lockport 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Monday-Wednesday 

• 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Thursday and Friday 

• Noon-8 p.m. Saturday 

• Closed Sunday 

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Phone: (815) 836-8141 

“What I love about food is 

it brings laughter, it brings 

joy, it brings happiness. If 

everyone talked about food, 

the world would be a better 

place.” 

Elyan’s love for food 

translates to his approach to 

cooking — a job he shares 

with business partner George 

Rodriguez — in a kitchen 

that, while small, tries to do 

as much from scratch as possible, 

delivering fresh soups 

daily, time-consuming traditional 

preparations of family 

recipes and new twists that 

keep customers excited. 

“We’re the opposite of a 

franchise,” Elyan said. “Our 

hands are making everything.” 

As a result, the soups and 

salads alone have proven a 

major draw, with many stopping 

in the restaurant just for 

those. Elyan said Antonis 

may craft up to 50 different 

varieties weekly, with two 

on each day. 

“We make soup every 

day,” Elyan said. “The soup 

never gets old.” 

Those include Antonis’ 

take on Avgolemeno — a 

traditional Greek chicken 

soup with egg-lemon sauce 

— that drops the egg from 

the recipe to help accommodate 

allergies. It bills itself 

simply as a “chicken with 

lemon rice” soup but maintains 

many of the traditional 

flavors. 

Elyan said customers also 

regularly make requests 

for things they have never 

tried, or things they simply 

had yesterday and returned 

to find were no longer on 

the menu. Antonis is happy 

to accommodate whenever 

possible, and that goes for 

customers requesting other 

off-menu items, if the ingredients 

are on hand. 

“We’re always open to 

suggestions,” Elyan said. 

“If they want a certain soup 

made, we’ll make it. 

“They’re helping us out 

by giving us ideas. ... We 

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like to be in touch with our 

customers. It keeps them 

hungry, talking and coming 

back to us.” 

The heart of the Greek 

dinners menu begins with 

gyros ($9.99) which feature 

two pitas and two sauces for 

diners to try. Like all dinners, 

it comes with rice pilaf, 

oven-brown potatoes, soup 

and Greek salad. 

From there, it moves to 

one of the most popular 

items: souvlakia. Available 

in chicken ($9.99), steak 

($11.99) and sometimes 

other varieties, like pork or 

lamb, souvlakia is simply 

the Greek word for shish kebab, 

but comes served without 

the vegetables. 

That portion of the menu 

also offers the half Greek 

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so successful is because of 

the involvement of people 

within the community. 

“There are a lot of neighbors, 

a lot of family, people 

from church, and Michael 

knows a lot of people from 

baseball and other sports,” 

Chris said. “When someone 

gets sick like that, it affects 

chicken ($9.99), spanakopita 

(spinach pie, $9.99) 

and much more, focusing 

on Mediterranean-focused 

ingredients like oil, oregano, 

feta, olives, pepper, lemons 

and garlic. 

“Most of it is the norm, but 

it’s how you use it,” Elyan 

said of the spices that define 

Mediterranean cuisine. “We 

take a bit from everybody, 

and we put our own spin on 

it.” 

Across the board, Elyan 

said it also is important to 

focus on quality ingredients. 

“If I wouldn’t feed it to 

my kid, I wouldn’t feed 

it to someone else’s kid,” 

he said of his philosophy. 

“It’s home away from home 

food.” 

The restaurant also serves 

everyone around you and 

they’ve all been a big part of 

his life and they keep coming 

every year.” 

The fundraiser this year 

in particular will hold a very 

special meaning. 

“This is Michael’s cure 

year,” Chris said. 

Chris has said that despite 

the event’s past success, next 

year will be the last time the 

family holds the fundraiser due 

the gyros, souvlakia, chicken 

and more as sandwiches, 

offering diners lighter and 

cheaper options that tend to 

sell more during the lunch 

hours. 

And while the restaurant’s 

recipes stem from those 

honed over many years of being 

cooked by Elyan’s family, 

he is not afraid to tweak 

them or to try new things 

entirely. A shining example 

of that are the Greek chicken 

wings Antonis recently started 

offering — featured fried, 

bone-in chicken wings in a 

Greek marinade, topped with 

crumbled feta cheese and 

olives for a fusion of flavors 

quite unlike anything else on 

the menu, or in the area. 

“People are blown away 

[by those],” Elyan said. “It’s 

something different.” 

Antonis opened in Lockport 

roughly seven years 

ago, but Elyan and Rodriguez 

took over the spot in 

2012 and have only watched 

it grow in popularity as the 

retail strip around it has 

filled out over the past few 

years. 

Elyan said, at this point, 

he feels like the restaurant 

has become an important 

part of the community. He 

also feels the community has 

become an important part of 

his life. 

“It’s a pleasure to be 

here,” he said. “It’s really 

motivating.” 

to their children getting older. 

“We’re going to go until 

2017 and we’re not going to 

do it after that just because 

once the kids get to high 

school it’s kind of hard to do 

that stuff,” Chris said. “My 

son is 13 and my daughter 

is 15 right now. We’re celebrating 

his cure year this 

year and then we’re going to 

do one more next year. Then 

we’re going to be done.”



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MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 478- 

3610) 

■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., 

Mokena; (708) 478- 

8888) 

■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, 

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Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., 

Mokena; (708) 479-6873) 

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Avenue, Psychic 

night - second Tuesday 

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■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

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Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

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Road, Frankfort; (815) 

464-8100) 

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NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

ORLAND PARK 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

TINLEY PARK 

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(7020 W. 183rd St., 

Tinley Park; (708) 532- 

8486) 

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Tinley Park Bowl 

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Park; (708) 532-2955) 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE at 11443 West 193rd Street, 

Mokena, IL 60448 (Single Family 

Residence ).Onthe 14th day of 

July, 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: PNC Bank, N.A., successor 

by merger toNational City 

Bank Plaintiff V.Louis JM Bernicky 

A/K/A Louis Bernicky, Jr. 

A/K/A Louis R. Bernicky, Joan 

Marie Bernicky A/K/A Joan Bernicky, 

Chase Bank USA, N.A. Unknown 

Owners and Non-Record 

Claimants Defendant. 

Case No. 11CH 0001 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. 

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: 

WELTMAN WEINBERG &REIS 

CO., L.P.A. 

180 North LaSalle St. Suite 2400 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-708-253-9620 

F: 1-312-782-4201 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 


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. 


TATE at 10413 Dickens Drive, 

Mokena, IL 60448 (residential single 

family). On the 21st day of 

July, 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: U.S. BANK N.A., IN 

ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE 

FOR THE REGISTERED HOLD- 

ERS OF HOME EQUITY ASSET 

TRUST 2004-7 HOME EQUITY 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI- 

CATES, SERIES 2004-7, Plaintiff 

V. RONALD F. SCHLEICHER, 

JR. (DECEASED); RONALD F. 

SCHLEICHER; SOLELY AS 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 

FOR ROBERT F. SCHLEICHER; 

BARBARA L. SCHLEICHER; 

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LE- 

GAGTEES RONALD F. SCHLEI- 

CHER, JR; S.S. BY MOTHER 

AND NEXT FRIEND RONALD 

F. SCHLEICHER, JR; S.S. BY 

MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND 

BARBARA SCHLEICHER; J.S. 

BY MOTHER AND NEXT 

FRIEND BARBARA SCHLEI- 

CHER; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON-RECORD CLAIM- 

ANTS BARBARA SCHLEI- 



ANTS, Defendant. 



























In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

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

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

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obtains acourt order for its distribution 



the State. 


POTESTIVO AND ASSOCIATES 

811 E. South Blvd. 

Rochester Hill, Michigan 48307 

P: 248-853-4400 

F: 248-853-0404 










PURPOSE. 


TATE at 19544 SKirkstone, Mokena, 

IL 60448 (Single Family Residence). 

On the 14th day of July, 

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: U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., 

AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MAS- 

TER PARTICIPATION TRUST, 

Plaintiff V. TED M. OBIS AKA 

THEODORE M.OBIS, CARYN 

OBIS AKA CARYN A. OBIS, 

CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), 

N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO HSBC 

NEVADA, NA FKA HOUSE- 

HOLD BANK, and BENEFICIAL 

FINANCIAL I, INC., SUCCES- 

SOR BY MERGER TO BENEFI- 

CIAL ILLINOIS INC., Defendant. 





























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 









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the State. 


Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 










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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 

PNC Bank, N.A., successor by 

merger to National City Bank 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Louis JMBernicky A/K/A Louis 

Bernicky, Jr. A/K/A Louis R.Bernicky, 

Joan Marie Bernicky A/K/A 

Joan Bernicky, Chase Bank USA, 

N.A. Unknown Owners and 

Non-Record Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 11 CH 0001 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 9th day of 

November, 2015, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 14th day of 

July, 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 fol- 

lowing-described real estate: 

A PARCEL OF LAND SITU- 

ATED IN THE STATE OF ILLI- 

NOIS, COUNTY OF WILL, 

WITH A STREET LOCATION 

ADDRESS OF 11443 W 193RD 

ST; MIKENA, IL 60448-9014 

CURRENTLY OWNED BY 

LOUIS JM BERNICKY HAVING 

A TAX INDENITIFICATION 

N UMBER 

OF 

09-07-202-009-0000 AND FUR- 

THER DESCRIBED AS EAST 2 

SE4 SEC06 EXC N14ACNE4 

SEC 07 SE4NW4 S07 + T35N 

R12E 3P. 

Commonly known as: 

11443 West 193rd Street, Mokena, 

IL 60448 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-07-202-009-0000 


























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 









Act. 













the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

WELTMAN WEINBERG &REIS 

CO., L.P.A. 

180 North LaSalle St. Suite 2400 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-708-253-9620 

F: 1-312-782-4201 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


U.S. BANK N.A., IN ITS CA- 

PACITY ASTRUSTEE FOR THE 

REGISTERED HOLDERS OF 

HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 

2004-7 HOME EQUITY 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI- 

CATES, SERIES 2004-7, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RONALD F. SCHLEICHER, JR. 

(DECEASED); RONALD F. 

SCHLEICHER; SOLELY AS 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 

FOR ROBERT F. SCHLEICHER; 

BARBARA L. SCHLEICHER; 

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LE- 

GAGTEES RONALD F. SCHLEI- 

CHER, JR; S.S. BY MOTHER 

AND NEXT FRIEND RONALD 

F. SCHLEICHER, JR; S.S. BY 

MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND 

BARBARA SCHLEICHER; J.S. 

BY MOTHER AND NEXT 

FRIEND BARBARA SCHLEI- 



ANTS BARBARA SCHLEI- 



ANTS, 

Defendant. 

No. 12 CH 4132 

Consolidates with case(s): 

C14-97689 





April, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 


will on Thursday, the 21st day of 





sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 24 IN MARLEY CREEK 

PHASE III, BEING ASUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OFTHE EAST 

1/2 OFTHE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF 

SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

JUNE 12, 1989 AS DOCUMENT 

R89-27949, AND CERTIFICATE 

OF CORRECTION RECORDED 

JULY 5, 1989 AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R89-032285 AND 

CERTIFICATE OF CORREC- 

TIONS RECORDED JULY 13, 

1989 AS DOCUMENT 

R89-033997, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 


10413 Dickens Drive, Mokena, IL 

60448 


residential single family 

P.I.N.: 

00-09-05-428-004-0000 


























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 









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

POTESTIVO AND ASSOCIATES 

811 E. South Blvd. 

Rochester Hill, Michigan 48307 

P: 248-853-4400 

F: 248-853-0404 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS 

TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER 

PARTICIPATION TRUST, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

TED M. OBIS AKA THEODORE 

M. OBIS, CARYN OBIS AKA 

CARYN A. OBIS, CAPITAL 

ONE BANK (USA), N.A. AS 

SUCCESSOR TO HSBC NE- 

VADA, NA FKA HOUSEHOLD 

BANK, and BENEFICIAL FI- 

NANCIAL I, INC., SUCCESSOR 

BY MERGER TO BENEFICIAL 

ILLINOIS INC., 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 2527 





March, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 


will on Thursday, the 14th day of 





sell at public auction tothe highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 1 IN EMERALD-GRAS- 

MERE OUTLOT RESUBDIVI- 

SION, A RESUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 

OF SECTION 8 AND THE 

SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 

9, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, 

RANGE 12, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 

23, 1993 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R93-51277, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. 


19544 S Kirkstone, Mokena, IL 

60448 


Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-08-430-016-0000 
























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 




fees required by subdivisions



CLASSIFIEDS 



2703 Legal 

Notices 





Act. 










obtains a court order for its distribution 



the State. 


CONTACT: 

Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 


MIKE KELLEY 


Mokena Community Park 

District Public Notice 

The Board of Commissioners of 

the Mokena Community Park District, 

Will County, Illinois has 

passed an Ordinance establishing 

prevailing wage rates for construction 

to be the same as those in Will 

County as determined by the Illinois 

Department of Labor, and 

anyone wishing to inspect the Ordinance 

may do so at the Mokena 

Community Park District Administrative 

Center, 10925 LaPorte 

Road, Mokena, Illinois, on normal 

business days between 9:00 a.m. 

and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

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Antique small trunk, $45. 

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no tank. $35 or best offer. 

708.478.6774 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Andrew Garcia 

Andrew Garcia is a recent 

graduate of Lincoln-Way 

East High School, where 

he was a member of the 

Griffins baseball team. He 

will continue his baseball 

career at Prairie View 

A&M University in Texas in 

the fall. 

Hitting my first home run 

of the season last season, 

against Providence. 

Do you have any 

pregame superstitions? 

I usually don’t step on 

the white line because I feel 

like it’s bad luck if I do. 

Lennan II 

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Who got you into 

baseball? 

My dad when I was 

around three years old. 

What’s the best part 

about the sport? 

The pace of the game. It’s 

not a fast-paced sport. You 

have to stay patient. 

Who do you look up 

to? 

I look up to Ozzie Smith. 

He was one of the best 

shortstops to ever play the 

game. 

What’s your favorite 

memory on the baseball 

diamond? 

Do you have any career 

aspirations? 

I want to try to be an entrepreneur 

but if that doesn’t 

work out, I’ll try to be a mechanical 

engineer. 

What made you choose 

Prairie View A&M? 

I like year-round teams 

and the weather also factored 

into the decision. I 

got offers from schools up 

north, but I felt like I needed 

to play year-round to go further 

in baseball. 

What are you going to 

miss most about Lincoln 

Way-East? 

My teammates and the 

photo submitted 

bond that we formed while 

playing together. 

What’s something most 

people don’t know 

about you? 

Something a lot of people 

don’t know about me is I’m 

half Mexican. 

What’s your favorite 

food? 

Probably french fries. 

Interview by Editorial Intern 

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basketball 

From Page 46 

all 16 guys today. We’re just 

trying to get a feel on who 

could do what with playing 

time. But I do like the camaraderie 

with the team. I like 

that they get along with each 

other. That’s always good. 

First thing we stress is always 

team chemistry.” 

Sam Shafer, East’s leading 

scorer from last season, 

was second behind Buggemi 

with 11 points and added 

three rebounds and two 

blocks. His brother Max had 

a game-high five rebounds. 

Also, last year’s starting 

point guard Zach Parduhn 

added four points and three 

assists. Zivo and Dan Mulholland 

both had five points. 

As for the Knights, Robinson 

led the way with 11 

points. DiNaso tied big man 

Andrew Hancock for second 

on the team with eight points. 

Brian Ponton and Luke Hanley 

each had four points. 

The Knights and Griffins 

will enter next season in different 

phases of their programs. 

East will return plenty 

of members, along with 

North standout Dorian Aluyi 

transferring over, while Central 

will have to redesign an 

entirely new starting lineup. 

Despite the differences, Kolimas 

believes the Knights 

will still be a big test. 

“Lincoln-Way Central 

is going to be a formidable 

team,” Kolimas said. “They 

got some size. [Chris Robinson] 

is really a nice player. 

Joey DiNaso is tenacious, as 

we know, and they also have 

Aaron Michalak, who was 

missing for them [today]. 

They’re going to be tough 

this year.”



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Athlete of the Month 

LW North’s Molly Kapala wins June competition 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Lincoln-Way North softball 

graduate Molly Kapala is 

off to play college ball at St. 

Joseph University on a softball 

scholarship after taking 

part in the last season for the 

Phoenix. 

On her way to college, she 

claimed the title of Athlete of 

the Month by receiving the 

most votes for the June recognition 

from 22nd Century 

Media Southwest. 

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 competition. 

July’s contest is to begin 

Sunday, July 10. 

To vote, visit MokenaMessenger.com, 

hover over the 

Lincoln-Way North’s Molly Kapala, a graduate heading to 

St. Joseph University on a softball scholarship, recently 

earned the title of June Athlete of the Month from 22nd 

Century Media Southwest. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

“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. July 25. 

All athletes featured in 

the June Athlete of the Week 

sports interviews are automatically 

entered into the 

contest. 

soccer 

From Page 47 

“I’m ecstatic,” he said. 

“I’ve been waiting for my 

chance to prove myself and 

now I have it. I’m ready to 

put some work in.” 

Loren Zolk, Andrew’s longtime 

girls coach and boys assistant 

coach, is taking over as 

boys head coach this season. 

He figures to have a good mix 

of key returners — including 

Chase, Kosary and Justin 

Taylor — and newcomers like 

Repa, Aguilar and Connor 

Gountounas. 

Gountounas, who was a 

spark plug in the midfield 

during the June 30 game and 

created several offensive opportunities 

for his teammates, 

said Andrew has benefitted a 

lot from its summer games. 

“Coach likes to give everybody 

a chance to prove 

themselves,” he said. “It’s an 

extra chance to build chemistry 

and it makes it easier 

going into the season to see 

what we need to work on and 

what our focus will be as we 

get ready for that first game.” 

Lincoln-Way East got 

strong efforts from forward 

Jordan Abbasi and midfielder 

Tony Mavrogiannis. 

Abbasi fired just wide on 

a shot nine minutes in and 

Mavrogiannis’ free kick 

was saved by Aguilar in the 

10th minute. 

Abbasi had a few close 

misses in the second half, including 

a shot off the side of 

the net with 15 minutes left 

in the game. Dylan Murphy 

also contributed by making 

two saves for the Griffins. 

East coach Ryan Decker 

is excited about his team’s 

depth. 

“Jordan Abbasi is kind 

of like the tip of the sword 

when you talk about our 

attack,” he said. “Joel Seielstad 

is coming back as a 

senior, Frank Dicosola is a 

junior with two years of experience. 

Andrew Arias is a 

very talented player in the 

center midfield. Isaac Cahue 

and Liam Elsden are a solid 

pairing in the back. 

“We’re going to have 18 

solid guys. So where we 

fell off in the past when we 

subbed, we’re not going to 

have that this year because 

of the strength of the players 

we have.” 

The summer was an important 

chance for East to 

build chemistry with new 

players joining the team 

from Lincoln-Way North. 

“It’s been good,” Decker 

said. “When it comes down 

to it, the kids are here because 

they want to play soccer. 

They play for another 

color now and there’s a different 

crest on their chest, 

but when it comes down to 

it, it’s soccer. You respect 

and you love the game. 

“There’s a great mix of 

guys here,” he added. “There 

are jokers, there are guys 

who are really focused, but 

when it comes down to it 

they’re all coming together 

nicely now, which is a good 

way to go into August.”

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The the orland Mokena park Messenger prairie | July 7, 2016 | 35 45 

Team 22: baseball 

The staff of 22nd Century Media chose the best baseball student-athletes — based on coach 

recommendations and player statistics — in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area 

to place on one super team. This team is made up of players from Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln- 

Way East, Lincoln-Way North, Lincoln-Way West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport 

Township and Sandburg high schools. 

—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff 

FIRST TEAM 

P: Kevin Lane, junior, 

Sandburg 

8-0, 1.5 ERA, 60 K. 

All-SWSC Blue. It is 

hard to argue with 

Lane’s numbers this 

past season, as the 

hurler went undefeated, 

amassing a ridiculous 

number of strikeouts on 

the season. 

P: Tyler Zarembka, 

junior, Providence 

7-2, 1.62 ERA, 36 K. 

The Celtics’ Zarembka 

and Connor Hilty 

were practically 

interchangeable this 

season, but Zarembka 

took a slight advantage 

in ERA and strikeouts. 

C: Cody McArthur, 

junior, Tinley 

.422, 37 RBI, 31 R, 14 

doubles, 3 HR, 17 BB. 

McArthur’s hot bat and 

play behind the plate 

helped the Titans to 

the best regular season 

record in the school’s 

history. 

1B: Jackson Dvorak, 

senior, Providence 

.368, 9 doubles, 34 

RBI, 20 R. All-CCL 

Blue. On a state 

championship team 

stacked with talent, 

Dvorak still found a way 

to stand out with a solid 

bat and defense on the 

diamond. 

2B: Mike Madej, 


.446, 17 doubles, 30 

RBI, 45 R. All-CCL Blue. 

Committed to Purdue, 

Madej only improved 

his already stellar 

junior season numbers 

and played an integral 

infield role in the 

Celtics’ state titles. 

SS: Ben Troike, senior, 

LW North 

.359, 15 RBI, 33 R, 

.565 SLG. All-SWSC 

Red. The Phoenix 

leadoff hitter is 

committed to the 

University of Illinois 

after a stellar final 

high school season. 

3B: Ryan Hastings, 

senior, LW West 

.407, 12 doubles, 24 

RBI, 25 R, 10 BB, .659 

SLG. All-SWSC Red. 

Hastings had a big bat, 

but he was just as big 

on defense. He also 

earned a full academic 

scholarship to the 

University of Alabama. 

OF: Cam Post, junior, 

LW Central 

.421. All-SWSC Red. 

Post led the Knights in 

both RBI and doubles, 

as well as being the 

most versatile player 

on the roster, playing 

catcher, third, outfield 

and designated hitter 

this past season. 

HONORABLE MENTION 

OF: Matt Waznis, 


.316, 8 doubles, 4 

HRs, 42 RBI, 27 R. 

Waznis was another 

key player in the Celtics 

state championship 

squad, with a powerful 

bat and bombastic 

RBI numbers on the 

season. 

OF: Nick Figus, senior, 

LW North 

.398, 12 doubles, 18 

RBI, 29 R, .551 SLG. 

The Phoenix outfielder 

posted big numbers 

in his final high school 

season to help the 

Frankfort program end 

its run on a positive 

note. 

DH: Colin Kelly, junior, 

Tinley 

.500, 20 RBI, 38 R, 

10 doubles, 15 SB. In 

a strong year for the 

Titans, Kelly’s bat rang 

out most often. He 

also proved a danger 

when stealing bases, 

and went 4-1 with a 

1.9 ERA as a pitcher. 

P: Ben Davis, junior, Lockport; Connor Lowman, 

junior, LW West. 

IF: Colin Winston, senior, Andrew; Joey McGuire, 

senior, Lockport; Matt Monahan, senior, LW 

West; Brandon Skopick, senior, LW East; 

Connor Callaghan, senior, Andrew; Mike Carey, 

sophomore, Andrew; Gavin Lovesky, junior, 

Lockport; Eric Papierski, junior, Sandburg, Tom 

Szczasny, senior, LW North. 

SECOND TEAM 

P: Connor Hilty, senior, 

Providence 

7-2, 1.83 ERA, 32 Ks. 

P: Ryan Gabriel, junior, 

Lockport 

6-1, 2.04 ERA, 32 Ks. 

C: Ben Zordani, senior, LW 

West 

.390, 12 doubles, .620 

SLG, 26 RBI. All-SWSC 

Red. 

1B: Hunter Smith, senior, 

LW East 

.386, 3 HR, 27 RBI, 17 BB. 

All-SWSC Blue. 

2B: Anthony Cocco, senior, 

Lockport 

.348, 11 doubles, 32 RBI, 

.600 SLG. All-SWSC Blue. 

SS: Branden Comia, 

sophomore, Sandburg 

.351, 11 doubles, 23 RBI, 

8 SB. All-SWSC Blue. 

3B: Zack Pych, senior, 

Providence 

.378, 9 doubles, 23 RBI, 

37 R. All-CCL Blue. 

OF: Ryan McWilliams, 

sophomore, LW Central 

.372, .468 OBP, 24 R, 11 

SB. All-SWSC Red. 

OF: Joe Paparelli, senior, 

LW West 

.325, 16 RBI, 23 R, 16 BB, 

.416 SLG. All-SWSC Red. 

OF: A.J. Ashley, junior, LW 

West 

.303, 24 RBI, 22 R, .485 

SLG. 

DH: Austin Franczak, 

junior, Tinley 

.453, 35 RBI, 28 R, 14 

doubles, 7 SB.



Boys Basketball 

East’s Buggemi hits six 3-pointers to bury Central, 52-37 

Griffins look to 

maintain success 

through summer 

season 

James Sanchez 

Assistant Editor 

Lincoln-Way Central 

guard Joey DiNaso said it is 

always going to be awkward 

stepping on the court against 

Lincoln-Way East. He was a 

Griffin during his first three 

years of high school. 

The senior has been playing 

with East players Sam 

and Max Shafer, Zach Zivo, 

Zack Tencza and others 

since fourth grade. A summer 

league matchup on 

June 28 marked the second 

time the two teams squared 

off, and DiNaso has already 

Lincoln-Way East’s Sam Shafer tries to make a shot June 

28 during a summer league game against Lincoln-Way 

Central. Paul Bergstrom/22nd Century Media 

embraced being in his new 

surroundings, away from his 

former teammates. 

“Going to Central I kind 

of have a chip on my shoulder,” 

he said. “I want to be at 

my best and beat the school I 

used to go to and make it like 

a friendly rivalry.” 

In order to make it a rivalry, 

the wins cannot be one-sided. 

The first time the two teams 

met, DiNaso led the way to 

victory by a double-digit margin. 

East answered back the 

next time around. 

Behind a barrage of 

threes from guard Joe Buggemi, 

the Griffins avenged 

their previous loss by defeating 

the Knights 52-37 

in New Lenox. The junior 

hit six shots from behind 

the arc and finished with a 

game-high 20 points. Buggemi 

said the addition of the 

North players is motivating 

him to improve his game, so 

he could maintain a key role 

in the rotation, like last year. 

“The North kids coming 

over, it’s definitely tough,” 

he said. “They didn’t know 

a lot of us, so there’s a lot of 

competition for five starting 

spots.” 

Buggemi started off hot 

scoring 11 of the team’s first 

14 points after the tip-off. 

Central point guard Chris 

Robinson put the team on his 

back with six straight points 

shortly after to keep the game 

close. The Griffins doubled 

the Knights in three-pointers 

made, but it was the Knights 

that came away with a 24-22 

first half lead by grinding out 

baskets through offensive rebounds 

and shots in the paint. 

However, Central’s offense 

went cold in the second, 

while East maintained 

efficiency. The difference 

came down to the Griffins’ 

starters, who had significant 

minutes last year, as opposed 

to the Knights that had newcomers 

to the varsity level. 

“At the end of last season, 

we were starting four sophomores, 

and those guys are 

now juniors, so we do have 

more experience,” said East 

coach Rich Kolimas. “But I 

thought we were a little anxious 

in that game. We shot a 

lot of threes in that game, and 

other than Joey, who was on 

fire, we were not hitting from 

the outside. But in the second 

half, we got better shots. We 

were a little bit more patient.” 

The Knights were only able 

to muster two points in the 

last five minutes of play, but 

Central coach Bob Curran’s 

goal for the game was to have 

a chance to evaluate his players 

for the upcoming season. 

All of its starters and most key 

reserves graduated in spring. 

“Obviously we’re not in 

season form,” Curran said. 

“Right now, we’re evaluating 

a lot of guys. We played 

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1st-and-3 

East’s standouts in 

its June 28 win over 

Central 

1. Joe Buggemi 

The versatile junior 

guard was a role 

player last season 

but is making his 

case as a starter, 

as he led all scorers 

with 20 points. 

Eighteen of them 

came from beyond 

the arc. 

2. Sam Shafer 

Last year’s leading 

scorer for East 

continued his 

scoring prowess 

against the Knights 

with 11 points. He 

also added three 

rebounds and two 

blocks. 

3. Zach Zivo 

The senior big man 

is making the most 

of his playing time, 

scoring five points 

and grabbing two 

rebounds to help 

secure the win. 

East’s football head coach honored 

with Power of Influence award 


High school is the time in every young 

adults’ lives when they are shaped by experiences 

and the people around them guiding 

their way. When on an athletic team, there is 

no bigger influential adult than their coaches. 

With a head coach’s guidance, athletes can 

not only become successful in their sport of 

choice, but also become a successful human 

in their everyday lives. 

Each year the American Football Coaches 

Association awards the Power of Influence 

Randy Walker “Doing Great” Award to one 

high school head coach who has spent a career 

impacting his or her athletes, staff and 

other coaches in their program. This year, that 

coach is Rob Zvonar, head coach of the Lincoln-Way 

East Griffins football team. 

“It was certainly overwhelming and extremely 

humbling,” Zvonar said. “I’m not an 

individual award person because you can’t 

run a football program without a lot of people 

helping.” 

Zvonar said that this award was also in 

honor of the football program at East. Since 

he began coaching in 2001, the Griffins have 

earned a laundry list of accolades including 

nine conference championships, many athletes 

continuing on to collegiate play and several 

awards. 

Out of all of the awards, Zvonar said that 

the Randy Walker award was most important 

for him and his team. 

“This accolade was made that much more 

special because of who Randy Walker was 

as a coach and a man,” Zvonar said. “Coach 

Walker’s philosophies, ideals and core values 

helped to shape the Lincoln-Way East Football 

program at our inception in 2001, and his 

impact continues to be evident today.” 

This past season, the Griffins ended with a 

8-3 regular season record. 

“We were a little short of our goal, but there 

was a lot of positive,” Zvonar said. “We have a 

team that has tremendous character. We loved 

each and every day with this group. We had 

Lincoln-Way East football head coach Rob 

Zvonar (left) accepts his award June 20 

from Todd Berry, president of the American 

Football Coaches Association. 

Photo submitted 

a group of seniors who played together for a 

while; they were a pleasure to work with.” 

Zvonar said that being around the young 

athletes is the reason he enjoys coaching at 

East. He said that the program year after year 

is blessed with talented athletes with a lot of 

character. 

“We are fortunate to have the support of 

parents and youth programs,” Zvonar said. 

“But it comes down to the individual student 

athletes in the program that make it worth it 

to me.” 

After 15 years with East, Zvonar said he 

is not looking to leave the school. Luckily, 

he was not among the group of coaches who 

were shifted around due to the closing of Lincoln-Way 

North. Zvonar said he is excited to 

continue his career and ultimately finish his 

career with the Griffins. 

Boys Soccer 

East falls to Andrew in 

final soccer game of the 

team’s summer season 

Former North, East 

students combine 

talents, look to the 

future 

Steve Millar 


Dan Repa was called up 

to Andrew’s varsity soccer 

team for the playoffs last season 

and got to be a part of the 

Thunderbolts’ shocking run 

to a sectional championship. 

Now the sophomore forward 

is ready to take on a 

bigger role and help his team 

experience more success. 

“Last year’s playoffs were 

a lot of fun,” Repa said. “I 

think we have a great chance 

to go far again this year. I’m 

excited to get a chance to 

help out the team.” 

Repa capped an impressive 

summer Thursday, June 30, 

by scoring both goals in Andrew’s 

2-0 win over Lincoln- 

Way East in Frankfort. It 

was the last of eight summer 

games for both teams, and 

the result left Andrew feeling 

good as it waits for the fall. 

“In the few games we’ve 

had, I’ve been very impressed,” 

junior goalkeeper 

Andres Aguilar said. “With 

the work we put in and the 

chemistry we have, it’s going 

to be a fun season.” 

Repa scored four minutes 

into the game, getting behind 

the Griffins’ defense on 

a counterattack after East’s 

corner kick was broken up. 

“It was a good ball ahead,” 

Repa said. “I saw where Karl 

[Kosary] was running and I 

thought I could go behind 

him. He played a nice flick 

to me and I just put it away.” 

Eighteen minutes later, 

Repa scored again after Sergio 

Gonzalez put pressure on 

the East defense. 

“Sergio was going through 

all those people,” Repa said. 

“He stuck his foot out and 

the ball just kind of landed 

at my feet. I struck it and it 

went in.” 

Aguilar made five saves to 

record the shutout. 

“My back four did a great 

job,” Aguilar said. “Nick 

Chase, Nick Garcia and Austin 

Keate, my center backs, 

all did great and of course my 

wing backs Diego Prado and 

Mario Perez. Four of those 

guys play with me in club, so 

it’s easy to play with them. 

The chemistry is there.” 

Like Repa, Aguilar joined 

the varsity team for the playoffs 

last season after spending 

the year on junior varsity. 

Now, he’s got his chance 

to take over as the starting 

goalkeeper for varsity. 

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Listen Up 

“I’ve been working on my three. It’s definitely a strength 

of mine that I’ve had throughout the years, but it can 

never be perfect, so you just got to keep working on it.” 

Joe Buggemi — Lincoln-Way East guard, on hitting six threes in the 

team’s win against Lincoln-Way Central 

TUNE IN 

Semi-professional football 

6 p.m. Saturday, July 9 

• The Lincoln-Way Patriots football team will 

take on the Chicago Thunder at Downers 

Grove High School in Downers Grove. 

Index 

45 – Team 22: Baseball 

42 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Assistant Editor 

James Sanchez. Send any questions or comments to 

j.sanchez@22ndcenturymedia.com, or call (708) 326-9170 

ext. 48.

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Lincoln-Way East guard Zach Parduhn attempts to 

shoot June 28 in a summer league game against 

Lincoln-Way Central at the New Lenox high school. 

Paul Bergstrom/22nd Century Media 

Thunderstruck 

LW East Griffins 

fall to Andrew Thunderbolts 

in summer league 

soccer game, Page 47 

Garnering 

accolades 

LW East football coach 

Rob Zvonar receives 

award from the American 

Football Coaches 

Association, Page 47 

Lincoln-Way East faces Central in a summer league game, Page 46 

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