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Frankfort Village Board of Trustees pays off more bills from 

ongoing wastewater treatment plant project, Page 4 

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D210’s tentative 2017 budget includes $2.2 million 

surplus, Page 5 

Community support 

New Lenox neighborhood starts GoFundMe page for 

Frankfort teacher after her home catches fire, Page 8 

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THURSDAY 

Matter of Balance Class 

1-3 p.m. Thursdays beginning 

Sept. 15, Frankfort 

Police Department, 20602 

Lincoln-Way Lane, Frankfort. 

This eight-week program 

will teach participants 

how to prevent falling, as 

well as increase balance, 

flexibility and strength. This 

class is free and space is limited. 

To register, call (815) 

469-9435. 

Frankfort Cub Scout Pack 

270 Registration 

6-8 p.m. Sept. 15, Grand 

Prairie Elementary School 

(Cafeteria), 10480 Nebraska 

Street, Frankfort. Families of 

boys in grades 1-5 are invited 

to come and learn about 

the pack and to register for 

the 2016-2017 scouting year. 

For more information, email 

joinfrankfortpack270@ 

gmail.com. 

Hometown Hoedown Cancer 

Fundraiser 

6 p.m. Sept. 15, CD & 

Me, 23320 S. LaGrange 

Road, Frankfort. This event 

includes Bernie Glim & 

The Country Roads Band. 

Tickets are $25 in advance 

and $30 at the door, which 

includes a dinner buffet. 

For more information, visit 

www.cdandme.com. 

Writers’ Group 

7-8 p.m. Sept. 15, Frankfort 

Public Library District, 

21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, 

Frankfort. Join the Writer’s 

Group. Writers of all different 

levels, backgrounds 

and experiences are invited. 

This is the place to meet local 

writers, share and receive 

constructive feedback. For 

more information, contact 

Gregory Hunt, Adult Services 

Librarian, ghunt@frankfortlibrary.org. 

SATURDAY 

Bike the Trail 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 17, 

Kansas and White streets in 

Downtown Frankfort. The 

Lincolnway Special Recreation 

Association is to 

host Bike the Trail, where 

patrons can bike short, medium 

or long routes on the 

Old Plank Trail. Registration 

for the event begins 

at 9 a.m. and patrons can 

register on the day of the 

event. The event is open 

to the public. The cost to 

participate is $15 for adults 

and $5 for children. All 

proceeds will benefit LWS- 

RA’s scholarship program. 

For more information or to 

register, visit www.lwsra. 

org/bike or call (815) 464- 

2811. 

Pet Adoption 

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 17, 

U.S. Post Office, 21201 

S. Elsner Road, Frankfort. 

The post office is to host a 

pet adoption event in collaboration 

with N.A.W.S. 

of Mokena. The partnership 

between the two entities 

came to be as the post office 

is issuing a new stamp that 

features family pets. All are 

welcome to attend. 

Discovery Lab: Water Works 

10 a.m.-Noon Sept. 17, 

Frankfort Public Library 

District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer 

Road, Frankfort. Families 

and children are welcome 

to explore a world through 

science experiments and 

fun challenges at the library. 

This month’s theme is all 

about water. See what it 

takes to sink a ship, keep a 

family of castaways afloat 

and discover other wild and 

weird properties of water. 

SUNDAY 

Frankfort Country Market 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 18, 

Kansas & Oak Streets in 

Downtown Frankfort. Enjoy 

a variety of fresh produce, 

prepared foods, plants 

and specialty products that 

are locally grown. Special 

events and demos are to take 

place throughout the season. 

MONDAY 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m. Sept. 19, Frankfort 

Administration Building, 

432 W. Nebraska St., Frankfort. 

The Village Board is to 

host its meeting. 

TUESDAY 

Toddler Time 

10:30-11:15 a.m. Sept. 

20, Frankfort Public Library 

District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer 

Road, Frankfort. Children 

ages 2 years old and their 

caregivers are invited to 

share stories, songs, rhymes 

and a simple craft. 

WEDNESDAY 

Healthy Parents! Healthy 

Kids! 

1-2 p.m. Sept. 21, Frankfort 

Public Library District, 

21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, 

Frankfort. Families are invited 

to join Dr. Hamden 

and Family Nurse Practitioner 

Kelli Wallfrom Riverside 

Healthcare in Frankfort 

to discuss child-centered 

topics, as well as well as 

age-appropriate screenings 

including, hypertension, diabetes 

and cholesterol. Discussions 

on the importance 

of a healthy diet, exercise 

and proper sleep habits are 

also to take place. 

Essential Elements of 

Interior Design 

7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 

21, Evilena’s Red Dresser, 

20887 S. LaGrange Road, 

Frankfort. Join interior stylist 

Denise Lough from The 

Room Designer. She will 

teach skills and concepts for 

DIY projects. Attendees will 

receive packets of information, 

ideas and skills to recreate 

and reimagine a new 

living space. The cost of the 

course is $20. For more information 

or to register, call 

the store at (815) 464-2668. 

UPCOMING 

Civil War Round Table 

7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 

Smokey Barque, 20 Kansas 

St., Frankfort. The South 

Suburban Civil War Round 

Table is to host speaker Jim 

Heinz and his presentation, 

"The Life of Alonzo Hersford 

Cushing." The round 

table meets every fourth 

Thursday of the month 

through May at Smokey 

Barque and the public is always 

welcome to attend. For 

more information, call (815) 

469-7015, or email sscwrt@ 

gmail.com. 

Personality Insights for 

Professional Women 

11:30 a.m. Thursday, 

Sept. 22, Prestwick Country 

Club, 601 Prestwick Dr., 

Frankfort. The Professional 

Women’s Network is to host 

this event. Attendees are to 

participate in a mini DiSC 

assessment (dominance, 

influence, steadiness and 

compliance), which helps 

to improve work productivity, 

teamwork, and communication. 

A discussion on 

research and strategic planning 

is to be held. The cost 

to attend is $25 for PWN, 

FAWN, and CWW members. 

Non-members may attend 

for $40. To register for 

the event, visit www.pwncentral.com. 

Pre-registration 

for the event is required. 

Big Smo Concert 


CD & Me, 23320 S. La- 

Grange Road, Frankfort. Big 

Smo and Carlton Anderson 

are to perform. Ticket prices 

are as follows: $15 for general 

admission; $39 for dinner 

(from Scrementis) and 

reserved seating at the show; 

and $75 for VIP, which includes 

the dinner from Scrementis 

and 1 and 1/2 hours 

of premium bar/seating and 

a meet-and-greet with Big 

Smo. The show starts at 8 

p.m. 

Travel Talk Night 


Frankfort Park District, 140 

Oak St., Frankfort. A Collette 

representative is to present 

a free informational night. 

Several departure dates are 

available, and attendees are 

to learn helpful hints on 

four fantastic destinations: 

Spain’s Classics, Shades of 

Ireland, Pacific Northwest & 

California and the Wonders 

of South America. Reservations 

required. For more information 

or to reserve, call 

(815) 212-4291. 

Driver Awareness Program 

10 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

Sept. 24, Frankfort Police Department, 

20602 Lincoln-Way 

Lane, Frankfort. This class is 

for persons with disabilities 

who would like to learn how 

to interact with the police in 

various situations, including 

traffic stops. Attendees will 

practice traffic stops and receive 

an identification card 

that will give police more information 

on how to communicate 

with each individual. 


register, call (815) 469-9435 

or email Lbender@frankfortpolice.net. 

ONGOING 

Cruisin’ Frankfort 

5-8 p.m. Thursdays. 

Downtown Frankfort, between 

Kansas and Oak St. 

Enjoy classic cars as they 

line the streets of downtown 

Frankfort. The last cruise 

night of 2016 is Thursday, 

Sept. 15. 

To submit an item to the 

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F. Amanda Tugade at (708) 

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Showing support for 

YOUR SEARCH BEGINS AT 

America's heroes 

Event raises funds 

to build custom 

homes for severely 

wounded veterans 

Rebecca Susmarski, Editor 

When Frankfort resident 

Gayla Smith started the Midwest 

BBQ for the Brave five 

years ago, she had no idea 

it would grow as much as it 

did, but she quickly realized 

how many of her Lincoln- 

Way area neighbors wanted 

to take the opportunity to 

help veterans of the United 

States Armed Forces. 

That happened again 

this year when about 800 

people attended the fifth annual 

barbecue, which took 

place Thursday, Sept. 8 at 

CD&ME in Frankfort. The 

event raised approximately 

$55,000 for Building for 

America’s Bravest — an 

initiative that builds custom 

Smart Homes for veterans 

who have been catastrophically 

disabled, burned or 

injured in the service — as 

well as $1,100 for the Disabled 

Patriot Fund and $500 

to the Opportunity House 

transitional program in Aurora, 

Illinois. 

The evening included 

musical entertainment by 

the Frankfort Brass Band 

and R-Gang, a raffle for 21 

donated gift baskets and a 

live auction for two trips 

to Florida and an original 

piece of patriotic-themed 

art. Some of the evening’s 

special guests included Cpl. 

Larry Bailey II, a U.S. Marines 

veteran and the beneficiary 

of the 2015 barbecue; 

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, 

who also attended last year; 

Tracy Freeman (left) serves up barbecue food with the help 

of Rebecca Dodgen Thursday, Sept. 8, during the Midwest 

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Lesa Bachmann (left) and Nancy Baker dole out raffle 

tickets to attendees of the Midwest BBQ for the Brave 

fundraiser for catastrophically wounded veterans. 

former Chicago White Sox 

player Ron Kittle; and Frank 

Pellico, organist for the Chicago 

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“This is one of the biggest 

and best-run events to support 

veterans anywhere in 

the state of Illinois,” Rauner 

said. “A great tradition, and 

it’s thanks to [Jim] and Gayla 

Smith and all the community 

here in Will County 

for their generous support of 

America and America’s veterans. 

It’s what makes us a 

wonderful state and a wonderful 

nation.” 

Though last year’s event 

benefitted Bailey’s Smart 

Home specifically, this year 

Smith aimed to raise money 

for Building for America’s 

Bravest in general but requested 

that the funds go to 

veterans from the Midwest. 

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Frankfort Village Board 

Trustees pay off more bills for wastewater treatment project 

Holland, resident 

also discuss land 

near former Fox 

Lumber property 


The Frankfort Village 

Board of Trustees paid off 

bills at its Sept. 6 meeting 

that totaled a higher amount 

than in recent weeks. 

The five trustees present 

at the meeting that 

Tuesday — trustee Robert 

Kennedy was absent 

— unanimously approved 

the payment of the bills 

processed during the second 

half of August, which 

totaled $1,408,751.14. 

About $561,000 had been 

spent by the Village’s Utility 

Department to work on 

the ongoing consolidation 

of Frankfort's wastewater 

treatment plants, including 

about $300,000 paid to the 

contractor of the west plant 

pumping station. 

The overall project is 

expected to cost approximately 

$60 million over 

the next 19 years. Village 

Administrator Jerry Ducay 

said that phase II of the 

project is expected to begin 

in the spring of next year, 

and about 12 percent of the 

project is currently completed. 

“It’s a very small percentage, 

but as far as logistical 

work, the first phase of the 

project [is] the first $11 

million, so basically 1/6th 

of the project is underway,” 

Ducay said. “That involved 

the west plant pumping station, 

the north plant pumping 

station and the buildings 

of the regional plant. 

So it’s scattered, so nobody 

really sees it in one spot.” 

The bills also included 

about $25,000 for repair and 

maintenance work related 

to water main repairs; about 

$76,000 for street resurfacing; 

about $11,000 for weed 

removal; about $113,000 to 

NuWay Disposal for trash 

pickup and recycling; and 

about $110,000 for payment 

to the regional Lincoln-Way 

Dispatch Center, 

one of three equal payments 

that the Village makes per 

year for dispatch services 

for the Frankfort Police Department. 

Holland also reported 

that the Village’s sales 

tax revenue collected for 

the month of June totaled 

$586,986.73, while the income 

tax payment the Village 

received for the first 

month of fiscal year 2017 

totaled $115,937.45. The 

sales tax amount totaled 

$3,987 over budget while 

the income tax payment 

turned out to be $14,063 

under budget. 

Holland said the income 

tax payment that the Village 

receives “is a share 

of the State’s income tax 

revenue,” and it does “go 

up and down significantly” 

each month. He called the 

June sales tax increase a 

“minor increase,” and that 

sales tax is “by far” the 

primary source of revenue 

for the Village, followed by 

property taxes. 

“We’re generating over 

$6 million a year in sales 

tax revenue,” Holland said. 

“We’re just pleased as anything 

that people are buying 

in Frankfort, that their businesses 

are expanding and 

that they’re able to generate 

more sales.” 

Green space discussion 

Also at the meeting, 

Frankfort resident Peg 

Donnellan asked Holland a 

question regarding the land 

adjacent to the former Fox 

Lumber property in downtown 

Frankfort. The Village 

owns the land but it currently 

remains undeveloped. 

Donnellan asked Holland 

if he had discussed the possibility 

of officially converting 

the land into public 

green space at a previous 

board meeting. Holland 

replied that he had said it 

would be “something for 

the Village Board to consider,” 

but since the Village 

bought and zoned the 

property for the purpose of 

commercial development, 

changes would need to be 

made to ensure only that 

portion of the Village’s land 

could not be marked for development. 

Village Administrator 

Jerry Ducay said as long as 

the property rights for the 

land belong to the Village, 

future Village Boards could 

make the decision to create 

development on the land 

even if the current board 

did decide to set aside the 

land for green space. 

“You’re very limited 

in your ability to encumber 

future boards, so this 

board could take an action 

that could be overturned or 

changed by a future board,” 

Ducay said. “The only way 

to maintain any type of continuation 

of use is to sell it. 

If you sold it, then whoever 

owned it has the property 

rights.” 

Donnellan suggested 

building “recreational facilities” 

on the property 

Round it Up 

A round-up of action and discussion from the Sept. 6 

meeting of the Frankfort Village Board of Trustees. 

• Ducay gave an update on the construction currently 

taking place on Steger Road, saying construction 

should be completed within the next 30 to 45 days. 

He added that in November the Village is to begin 

finalizing the bidding process for construction on Saint 

Francis Road, a project slated for next year. 

• The trustees unanimously approved the annexation 

of a 4.68 acre property located at 21655 S. 108th 

Ave. into the Village of Frankfort. The trustees also 

approved the rezoning of the property from the E-R 

(Estate Residential) district to the R-2 (Single Family 

Residential) district, which will allow the property’s 

owners — Dan and Kristin Elliot and Megan McCullough 

— to construct two single family homes on the property. 

• The trustees unanimously approved the rezoning 

of two parcels of land at 20400 S. LaGrange Road 

into the B-2 (Community Business) district. The 

trustees also unanimously approved the reversion of 

Planned Unit Development (PUD) requirements for the 

parcels, as the removal “creates the opportunity for 

development to work within the Village’s 2001 Zoning 

Ordinance,” according to a board packet. 

• Holland and the trustees thanked all the volunteers 

of the Frankfort Fall Festival and congratulated them 

on another successful year. 

so that the property would 

lend itself more to green 

space over time. Holland 

said the board would consider 

her “viewpoint” on 

the matter. 

“It’s certainly something 

I think this board has 

been thinking about, and 

that’s one of the reasons 

we brought it up — that we 

should review that,” he said. 

Frankfort Police Department begins drug take-back program 

Residents can 

drop off unused, 

expired medications 

Monday-Friday 


The Frankfort Police Department 

has teamed up with 

the Cook County Sheriff’s 

Department to host an ongoing 

Medication/Prescription 

Drug Take Back program. 

Frankfort Police Chief 

John Burica said the police 

received their receptacle in 

which to collect expired and/ 

or unused medications about 

three weeks ago. Residents 

can drop their medications in 

the receptacle from 8 a.m.-5 

p.m. Monday-Friday at the 

Frankfort Police Department, 

20602 Lincoln-Way 

Lane, Frankfort. 

Officers from the Cook 

County Sheriff’s Department 

are to come by to empty 

the receptacle once per 

month at minimum, and they 

will stop by as many more 

times as needed. 

“The nice part was they 

actually wanted to come and 

do the pick-ups for us, so 

it’s really not much work for 

us,” Burica said. “It’s really 

nice that they’re willing to 

do that for us, but they have 

several other agencies that 

they’re working with, so it 

works out very nicely for all 

of us.” 

Burica said the program 

offers an alternative to stacking 

up expired medications 

in medicine cabinets, where 

they are more liable to “get 

into the hands of somebody 

they shouldn’t.” Clearing 

out unneeded medications 

also helps prevent individuals 

from accidentally taking 

the incorrect prescriptions 

or taking more than they 

should. 

“Prescribed pills are for the 

person they were prescribed 

to for the time they’re supposed 

to use them,” Burica 

said. “After that, they should 

be disposed of.” 

The police will not accept 

liquid pharmaceutical drugs, 

loose pharmaceuticals (or 

drugs not in packaging), 

food, creams, liquids or needles. 

For more information, 

call (815) 469-9435.

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Lincoln-Way D210 Board of Education 

District 210 expected to operate 

at a surplus in fiscal year 2017 

School Board unveils 

tentative fiscal year 

2017 budget 

Meredith Dobes 

Freelance Reporter 

The public hearing for 

Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 210’s 

fiscal year 2017 budget was 

brief on Sept. 6, as just two 

residents presented the board 

with questions regarding the 

district’s tentative budget. 

The tentative budget includes 

a surplus of $2.2 

million, with approximately 

$86.6 million in revenue and 

approximately $84.3 million 

in expenditures. The numbers 

reflect a decrease in expenditures 

and revenue from 

the FY 2016 budget, which 

included a $5.2 million deficit, 

$101.4 million in revenue 

and $106.6 million in 

expenditures. 

In a Sept. 9 phone interview, 

District 210 Superintendent 

R. Scott Tingley 

attributed the savings to the 

district’s operation of three 

schools instead of four. 

“After years and years of 

deficits, we’re operating at 

a surplus this year,” he said. 

“... We’re still reviewing this 

document and we’ll continue 

to develop the budget until 

it’s presented to the board 

on [Sept.] 22.” 

Tingley provided a brief 

presentation at the start of 

the hearing about notable 

changes to the budget, and 

a summary of these changes 

from a previous version of 

the tentative budget is now 

available on the district’s 

website, along with the tentative 

budget. 

The district’s Education 

District 210 FY 2017 Budget 

To see the tentative Lincoln-Way Community High 

School District 210 budget for fiscal year 2017, visit 

www.lw210.org, click the “Financial Update” box, scroll 

down to the “Budget” heading and click “DRAFT Fiscal 

Year 2017 Budget(PDF).” 

Fund and Operations and 

Maintenance Fund are set 

to start off the fiscal year at 

negative fund balances of 

approximately $3.7 million 

and $4.8 million, respectively, 

to reflect the district’s 

outstanding $20 million in 

tax anticipation warrants and 

$6 million in loans payable/ 

receivable. 

Also in the budget, the 

district moved $870,000 in 

services provided to other 

districts from the O&M 

Fund to the Transportation 

Fund, and the Transportation 

Fund includes a $1.8 million 

interfund loan from the 

Working Cash Fund to the 

Transportation Fund, as well 

as repayment of the loan. 

New Lenox resident Steve 

Wahlert asked the board a 

few questions about the process 

by which the budget 

was prepared, referencing 

the Illinois State Board of 

Education’s “Mechanics of 

a School District Budget” 

guide. 

He said that while the district’s 

process this year is a 

“better effort than what got 

us into trouble,” he wanted 

to be sure the district would 

follow State law regarding 

amendments and revisions 

to the budget. 

According to the ISBE 

document, a school district 

can amend its budget by 

following the same process 

for the budget’s original 

approval: post notice of a 

budget hearing and where 

the budget can be viewed 

for public inspection; hold 

a public hearing on the 

amended budget; adopt the 

amended budget at a public 

meeting following the public 

hearing; and submit the 

amended budget electronically 

to ISBE within 30 days 

of adoption. 

Wahlert said he asked 

an ISBE representative 

whether State law would 

allow spending 10 percent 

over budget. According to 

the “Mechanics of a School 

District Budget” guide, if a 

change in the budget in the 

amount of less than 10 percent 

could be made by transferring 

funds between line 

items, this is allowed. However, 

if a change results in 

increased estimated total expenditures, 

a formal amendment 

is needed. 

Wahlert said he was also 

told the district could submit 

an amended budget until 

May, if needed. Tingley said 

he expects that at some point 

in the 2017 fiscal year, the 

district will need to submit 

an amended budget. 

“When you’re looking at 

a budget this large with as 

many changing factors as we 

have, there is a possibility 

that adjustments will need to 

be made based on the timing 

of state funding and tax distributions,” 

Tingley said. “In 

terms of expenditures, these 

are certainly estimates based 

on estimates of the past, but 

at the same time we’re operating 

three high schools 

which we haven’t for several 

years.” 

He added that this year, 

with a new business team 

in place, the district has put 

more time and effort into 

this budget. 

Board Member Christopher 

Lucchetti added that 

this year, the board set up 

contingency accounts for its 

“10” 

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education and transportation 

funds, and Wahlert said he 

MONDAY 

• Denver Omelette 

• Liver Onions 

• Breaded Pork 

Tenderloin 

THURSDAY 

• Chopped Steak 

& Eggs 

• Corn Beef 

& Cabbage 

• Roast Pork 

TUESDAY 

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Omlette 

• Charboiled Pork 

Chops 

• Meat Loaf 

FRIDAY 

• Potato Pancake 

Combo 

• Roast Chicken 

• Sausage/Sauerkraut 

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Assistant Editor 

“Live. Love.” 

Those pair of words – 

which were hung as decor 

on Paul and Joy Reno’s bedroom 

wall – is one of the 

very few belongings that 

remains unharmed in what is 

left of their two-story home 

on Turtledove Lane in New 

Lenox. 

Nearly three weeks have 

passed since the structural 

fire occurred and destroyed 

their home, leaving Paul and 

Joy and their two sons Zachary 

and Ayden helpless, uncertain. 

“Basically, 20 years of 

our life went up in flames,” 

Paul said, “and it’s been an 

emotional roller coaster, but 

... we have some really great 

neighbors, great friends – 

things like that – to support 

us.” 

That support comes in the 

form of a GoFundMe page 

where community members 

can make donations to help 

the Reno family rebuild. 

While the targeted goal is 

set at $25,000, more than 

$4,000, as of Sept. 9, has already 

been raised. 

Daniel Peterson, who 

lives just a few houses away 

from the Renos, said despite 

not knowing them very well 

– only that Joy brings everyone 

together for the annual 

block party – he started the 

website just to “make it easy 

for people to contribute.” 

The Renos’ experience, 

too, is something that Peterson 

has seen first-hand. 

“I had an uncle who had 

a house fire when I was 

young, and he stayed with us 

for a long time,” he recalled, 

noting to come back from 

a tragedy like that is tough. 

“Insurance covers a lot of 

things, but it doesn’t cover 

everything.” 

Paul said the morning of 

Sunday, Aug. 28 started off 

like most of their Sundays, 

Zachary (left to right), Joy, Paul and Ayden Reno pose for a 

picture during a vacation. Photo submitted 

with chores, errands and 

plans to spend time together 

as a family. This day, in 

particular, they were to attend 

a birthday party and a 

fundraiser for one of Joy’s 

friends. While the boys were 

getting ready, Paul and Joy 

decided to go to the grocery 

store to finish off their to-do 

list. 

“So, we went to Berkot’s – 

literally less than half a mile 

from my house – [and] did 

the grocery shopping,” Paul 

said. “We’re checking out, 

and my son called my wife’s 

phone, screaming that ‘the 

garage [is] on fire, the garage 

[is] on fire.’ We ran out 

as fast as we could.” 

As the couple made their 

way back home, he said “all 

we see is smoke coming up, 

probably 350 feet in the air,” 

and the two “knew things 

were real bad.” 

“The garage was completely 

engulfed in flames, 

shooting through the roof,” 

Paul continued. “I got there 

about the same time the fire 

truck pulled up. By the time 

[the New Lenox Fire Protection 

District were] trying to 

put any water on it, [the fire] 

was already racing up the 

stairs through the house and 

out through the roof.” 

Zachary, 14, and Ayden, 

10, and their pets – three 

dogs Sammy, Buddy and 

Jack and cat Thunder – did 

make it out safely and without 

any injury. 

“Thank God nobody got 

hurt; that was the biggest 

thing,” Paul said. 

Picking up the pieces 

Immediately following 

that morning incident, the 

Renos found refuge at a 

nearby hotel with the help 

of their insurance company 

Allstate. From there, Paul 

spent a week returning to 

the house to salvage the rest 

of their things, meeting up 

with a team from Allstate to 

find out what happened and 

learning what steps to take 

next. 

Paul said he was instructed 

to pick up clothes – at 

least 10 outfits – for himself, 

his wife and his sons, and 

while he was able to for his 

children, he and Joy weren’t 

so lucky as their “main 

closet was closest to the fire, 

so there was nothing.” He 

The Renos' home on Turtledove Lane remains boarded up before restoration efforts begin 

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The side of the Renos' home where the garage is located. The inside of it was where was 

the fire first took place. 

did find a few irreplaceable 

photographs and some small 

items. A safe box and a container 

filled with the boys’ 

past projects that Joy had 

stored were later recovered, 

Paul said. 

During that week, Paul 

also had been informed that 

the cause of the fire came 

from an old, unused Ford 

Expedition car that sat in 

their garage. 

“All the electrical was 

fine, and there was no rags 

filled with oil or anything 

that could easily combust,” 

Paul said of the information 

reported by Allstate’s investigator. 

“So, from what I 

understand, they were looking 

at a computer that was 

mounted on the fire wall of 

the car. Something in there 

probably sparked and started 

the fire. The explosion everyone 

heard was probably 

the battery, and by that time, 

it was too late. Everything 

was fully engulfed.” 

Paul shared the first week 

after the fire, he tried to stay 

strong for his family, but 

eventually, he became overwhelmed 

with emotion. 

“By the end of the week, 

I just couldn’t anymore,” he 

noted. “I just lost my house. 

I have to go do something. 

I have to get my mind off of 

this – even if it’s just for four 

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hours. You have to get away 

from it. You can’t do anything 

about it. If you let it dwell, it’s 

going to eat you inside.” 

Looking ahead 

He returned back to work. 

Joy, too, is gearing up and preparing 

to return to Dr. Julian 

Rogus School in Frankfort. 

Zachary just started his 

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Way West High School, and 

Ayden, fifth grade at Nelson 

Ridge School. 

“[Joy’s] had a little tougher 

time than probably any of 

us,” Paul said. 

What has helped them all 

get through it so far is seeing 

the sight of the New Lenox 

community come together. 

In fact, even Joy’s students 

visited her “that evening because 

they were so upset” 

and they wanted “to make 

sure that Mrs. Reno was 

OK,” Paul said. 

“The outpouring from the 

community has been phenomenal,” 

Paul said, noting 

that what he and his family 

have taken away from this 

trial is “that there’s good 

people out there, and they’re 

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Elizabeth Berg 

has written more 

than 20 books, but 

the one she brought 

to read to the Frankfort 

Public Library 

on Aug. 31 proved 

to be unique from all Berg 

the others. 

Berg, an Oak Park resident, 

read parts from her new book, 

“Make Someone Happy: Favorite 

Postings,” to 75 attendees that 

Wednesday at the library during 

a meet-and-greet event. Berg’s 

new book includes a compilation 

of selected Facebook posts covering 

a diversity of topics from her 

friends, pets, family members and 

more. 

Although Berg hesitated to join 

Facebook at first, she said that 

once she did, readers began requesting 

that she make a book of 

her posts, which almost resemble 

short stories. So far the book has 

sold more copies and resulted in 

more positive feedback than Berg 

anticipated, she said. 

“I thought that people might be 

happy to have them collected together, 

but I think we’re living in 

such hard and anxious times that 

this book is being seen as a place 

of comfort,” Berg said. “And honestly, 

I use it myself for comfort. 

I read little bits to remind myself 

that the good outweighs the bad.” 

Bits such as a short post about 

her cat Gracie, or a post chronicling 

the time when she went out 

for a walk feeling upset and heard 

an exchange between a grandmother 

and grandson that changed 

her perspective. Berg also made 

the book small enough to fit in a 

purse so people can read a post 

quickly when stopped at a red 

light or only have time for a quick 

story. 

Although the book marked the 

first time Berg published her Facebook 

posts, the “life affirming” 

messages in her posts are characteristic 

of her previous works. 

Berg has written about everything 

from a high school reunion to a 

World War II period piece, and 

while her works do not stray from 

difficult topics, they trend towards 

optimistic themes. 

“I guess I’ve been categorized 

as a writer who concentrates on 

the extraordinary-ness of the ordinary,” 

Berg said. “More and more 

as I get older and older, that’s what 

I want to do is to create joy — to 

really make people happy.” 

Melissa Rice, head of adult 

services at the Frankfort Public 

Library, liked that about Berg’s 

books as well as her characters. 

Rice read “Make Someone Happy” 

and enjoyed the posts about 

Berg’s dogs, as well as one where 

Berg had been planning a dinner 

party and nothing seemed to be 

going right (but everything ultimately 

worked out well). 

“A lot of her posts are talking 

about being in the moment, and 

even when you’re having a bad 

day, recognizing life goes on and 

there are things to be happy about 

around your neighborhood and in 

your home,” Rice said. “And a lot 

of her posts talk about being kind 

to other people because everyone 

has a bad day and your actions 

could make someone else’s life a 

little happier. 

“It’s really sweet and it’s a lot 

of little stories that really, they’re 

just so personal and I think that’s 

why people like her. She puts herself 

out there and people can relate.” 

Berg’s visit marked the third 

time she had come to read a work 

of hers at the Frankfort library, 

and she said she always loves to 

return. She likes to bring flowers 

to the events to create a celebratory 

atmosphere, and sometimes 

her readings include different activities. 

(During a visit to promote 

her novel “The Last Time I Saw 

You,” the group had a short essay 

contest.) 

She enjoys getting feedback 

from her readers directly at the 

events and gives credit to those 

who come up and talk to her, since 

she likes going to meet her favorite 

authors herself and knows it 

can be daunting. 

“Sometimes they’ll give me a 

note because they know they’re 

going to be too shy to say anything, 

and I really treasure those 

notes that they give to me,” Berg 

said. “When I go back to the hotel 

and I’m sitting around in my pajamas 

eating room service and then 

I pull out those letters, it’s really 

special. 

“Most writers need a lot of time 

alone ... but it can be a lot of alone 

time,” Berg said. “So the value in 

going out and doing signings is 

you get to meet the people face- 

Pictured is the cover of Elizabeth 

Berg's new book, "Make Someone 

Happy: Favorite Postings." 

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to-face who read your books. 

It’s an opportunity to say ‘thank 

you’ to them because they’re the 

ones keeping you in business, 

and also they tell you lovely 

things or they tell you funny 

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receive a Smart Home since 

2012, one year after his unit 

struck an improvised explosive 

device and he lost his 

left arm and both of his legs. 

Building for America’s 

Bravest just broke ground 

on Bailey’s home this past 

summer in Sumerduck, Virginia. 

Once construction 

is complete, the home will 

feature doors that open with 

the press of a button, cabinets 

that mechanically move 

lower so Bailey can reach 

them and a large laundry 

room so Bailey can do his 

laundry without assistance. 

The barbecue raised 

$50,000 total for Bailey’s 

home over the past five 

years. Smith, who has a son 

and son-in-law in the Navy, 

felt inspired to start the barbecue 

when she first learned 

about Building for America’s 

Bravest, and she ran the 

event out of her home for 

the first three years before 

changing to a larger venue. 

“I know how difficult it 

is for these military families 

when their loved ones 

come home healthy; I can’t 

imagine the challenges for 

the families when their soldier 

comes home missing a 

limb,” Smith said. “It’s just 

a huge sacrifice for the nation 

and I’m just so grateful 

that there are young men and 

women willing to take on the 

challenge of protecting this 

country and taking the fight 

to the enemy, and I feel it’s 

our responsibility as a community 

to make sure these 

young men and women are 

taken care of when they return 

home if they have any 

special needs.” 

Bailey’s wife Desiree, who 

attended the event with him, 

could attest to the sacrifices 

veterans and military families 

make. Her father served 

in the Navy for 22 years, and 

she remembered her mother 

taking care of her and her siblings 

single-handedly while 

he was gone from home. 

Maggie Elles, Smith’s 

daughter, was pregnant 

when her husband Zane was 

deployed in the Navy and 

she frequently moved to different 

homes to accommodate 

the military lifestyle. 

The couple now lives in 

Rhode Island with their two 

children, and Maggie flies in 

to help her mother at the barbecue 

event each year. 

“The military community 

has such a strong bond no 

matter what branch you’re 

in,” Elles said. “I think it’s 

so important that everybody 

supports one another, and 

I think that’s why people 

come to these events. They 

just feel a sense of understanding 

and pride for these 

people, and they want to do 

their best to support them.” 

Smith witnessed that 

during last year’s barbecue 

when one man came to 

CD&ME and, upon finding 

out about the barbecue and 

its cause, gave Smith all of 

the money in his pockets to 

donate to Bailey. Others who 

came to the event for one of 

CD&ME’s regular Thursday 

night concerts donated and 

expressed their gratitude to 

Smith for hosting the event. 

Many more businesses 

called Smith to donate raffle 

baskets or join on as sponsors 

this year, and she said 

the event’s VIP tent sold out 

early in the planning process. 

She believed the barbecue 

offers the community 

a unique opportunity to give 

back to America’s heroes. 

“There are golf outings 

which most people can’t attend 

because they’re working, 

and there are bike runs 

which most people can’t attend 

because they don’t have 

motorcycles, but there aren’t 

a whole lot of events where 

the average community 

member can go and donate, 

and they want to,” Smith 

said. “We give them the 

barbecue to come and say 

‘thank you’ and help a great 

cause, and we’re happy to do 

it. ... I’m always amazed at 

how eager they are.” 

Bailey, who also brought 

his parents and infant daughter 

Aiyla to the event, felt 

grateful for all the support 

the barbecue has given him 

and his family. 

“If we were to do this on 

our own, it still would’ve 

been 15 years before we 

probably would have had a 

complete home that was truly 

accessible,” Bailey said. “I 

think this is a great program, 

and I feel like a lot more veterans 

should know about it 

and support it, because this 

is something that actually 

helps. ... They helped us out, 

they’re continuing [to do so], 

and they’d like to help other 

people who are veterans.”



Lending a helping hand 

Frankfort library 

serves as stop for 

Will County Mobile 

Workforce Center 

Amanda Jarzynski 

Contributing Editor 

Nowadays there is only 

one way to find a job, 

through the internet. Unfortunately, 

not everyone has 

access to a computer or the 

internet in order to find a job. 

Other people are not experienced 

with putting together 

a resume or they just need 

someone to take a look and 

edit it before sending it off to 

potential employers. 

This is where the Will 

County Mobile Workforce 

Center comes in to help 

people with whatever they 

need in order to find employment. 

Every Friday afternoon, 

the center comes 

to the Mokena Community 

Public Library District. 

“Our office is located in 

Joliet,” said Susan Flessner, 

manager of Workforce Services 

Division of Will County. 

“But since Will County 

Mobile Workforce Center 

The schedule of stops that the Will County Mobile Workforce Center makes every week: 

Mondays: 

9:30 a.m. to noon and 1- 3:30 p.m. 

Fountaindale Public Library District, 300 Thursdays: 

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Wilmington Public Library District, 201 S. 

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Tuesdays: 

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University Park Village Hall, 698 Fridays: 

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9:30 a.m. to noon 

Wednesdays: 

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Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois District, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena 

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is a rather large county we 

have the to travel to different 

places so people don’t have 

to come into Joliet to get 

help finding a job.” 

For the convenience of 

Will County residents, the 

Mobile Workforce Center 

was created over 15 years 

ago. It once traveled to over 

20 different locations; one 

place per day a month. However, 

now it goes to only six 

places in the county, including 

the Mokena library. 

“About four or five years 

ago we thought it would be 

helpful if people knew every 

Monday it would be in the 

same place,” Flessner said. 

“So we picked the six sites 

that were dispersed around 

the county to spread that service 

around. To have that regularity 

built into the schedule 

has helped considerable.” 

This station is a Winnebago 

motor home which was 

custom-made for the center, 

Flessner said. 

“Inside it has computer 

desks with 12 computers,” 

Flessner said. “There’s internet 

access, a copier and fax 

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used for job searching.” 

Additionally, the Mobile 

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people to meet with businesses 

who are hiring and maybe 

even give an interview onthe-spot, 

Flessner said. 

Of course, access to the 

station is free and it comes 

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guests need. 

Though the Will County department 

has no way of keeping 

an exact record of how 

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many people get a job through 

the center, Flessner said that 

they have received a lot of 

thank you notes from people 

who found employment after 

utilizing their program. 

“We hope that if people stop 

showing up [to the station] 

that means they found a job,” 

Flessner said. “But we don’t 

have any way of knowing exactly 

how many we help. 

“Our numbers are good 

even though the unemployment 

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There are always businesses 

who are looking to hire 

people.” 

In this way, the center is 

a win-win situation for potential 

hirees and businesses 

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The main purpose of the 

center is to help people looking 

for a job and as long as 

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“This is one of the ways 

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people need help with work 

or building their resume, we 

encourage them to stop by.” 

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From Sept. 8 

UPDATED: Police looking for armed male 

who allegedly robbed a Frankfort Speedway 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Frankfort police are seeking 

the public’s help in locating 

a man responsible for an 

armed robbery the evening 

of Sept. 7 at Speedway gas 

station at 22305 S. Center 

Road in Frankfort, according 

to a press release issued 

the next day by the Frankfort 

Police Department. 

A lone man reportedly 

entered the business around 

9:54 p.m., displayed a silver 

handgun and demanded 

money, police said. He took 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Neighbors start GoFundMe in support 

of house fire in subdivision 

“Live. Love.” 

That pair of words — which were 

hung as decor on Paul and Joy Reno’s 

bedroom wall — is among the very few 

belongings that remain unharmed in 

what is left of their two-story home on 

Turtledove Lane in New Lenox. 

Nearly three weeks have passed 

since the structural fire occurred and 

destroyed their home, leaving Paul and 

Joy and their two sons, Zachary and 

Ayden, helpless, uncertain. 

“Basically, 20 years of our life went up 

in flames,” Paul said. “And it’s been an 

emotional roller coaster, but ... we have 

some really great neighbors, great friends 

— things like that — to support us.” 

That support comes in the form of a 

GoFundMe page through which community 

members can make donations 

to help the Reno family rebuild. While 

the targeted goal is set at $25,000, more 

than $4,000, as of Sept. 9, has already 

been raised. 

Daniel Peterson, who lives just a few 

houses away from the Renos, said despite 

not knowing them very well — 

only that Joy brings everyone together 

for the annual block party — he started 

the website just to “make it easy for 

people to contribute.” 

a “small amount” of cash 

and fled the scene eastbound 

on foot, according to the 

press release. 

No one was harmed in the 

incident, police added. 

The man suspected of 

the armed robbery was described 

as a white male, 

20-25 years old, of slender 

build, with a thin goatee or 

mustache, wearing a maroon 

hooded sweatshirt, black 

jacket and sunglasses. 

A Speedway employee 

observed a silver Jeep exit 

the south entrance of the 

property, according to the 

press release. Though the 

man initially fled in a different 

direction than the vehicle, 

police are still looking 

into the possibility that the 

vehicle was connected rather 

than a “coincidence” that it 

left the lot around the same 

time, because only the man 

and a clerk were inside the 

store at the time of the incident, 

Deputy Chief Kevin 

Keegan said. 

Keegan said the incident 

was not connected to any 

other robberies in the area, 

The Renos’ experience, too, is something 

that Peterson has seen firsthand. 

“I had an uncle who had a house fire 

when I was young, and he stayed with 

us for a long time,” he recalled, noting 

to come back from a tragedy like 

that is tough. “Insurance covers a lot of 

things, but it doesn’t cover everything.” 

To help the Reno family, visit www. 

gofundme.com/2m36zu4. 

Reporting by F. Amanda Tugade, Assistant 

Editor. For more visit, NewLenoxPatriot. 

com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Four men in custody following alleged 

jewelry store robbery attempt 

Four men reportedly are in custody 

after what police are describing as a 

“smash and grab type of theft” attempt 

the morning of Thursday, Sept. 8, at an 

Orland Park jewelry store in the 15100 

block of LaGrange Road. 

The theft was thwarted by an offduty 

Orland Park police officer who 

was working security at the store at the 

time, according to an alert issued the 

afternoon of Sept. 8. 

Around 10:57 a.m. Sept. 8, one of the 

stores in the area of 15100 LaGrange 

Road reported a suspicious circumstance 

at a jewelry store, according to 

an earlier alert issued by the Orland 

as far as police were aware 

as of Sept. 8. 

Police reportedly observed 

the incident via video 

surveillance, but those images 

were not available immediately. 

The armed robbery is still 

under investigation, and 

anyone with further information 

is asked to contact 

the Frankfort Police Department 

at (815) 469-9435. 

For more on this and 

other Breaking News, visit 

FrankfortStation.com. 

Park Police Department. An off-duty 

officer working security reportedly was 

approached by a male that attempted to 

lure him out of the store. That man was 

thought to be concealing a miniature 

sledgehammer with a wooden handle, 

according to Orland Park Police Cmdr. 

John Keating. 

The suspect left and met with three 

other men in the parking lot, Keating 

said. It reportedly was at that point the 

off-duty officer called the department 

for assistance. 

The male who approached the officer 

and three other subjects waiting outside 

the store ran from the area when approached 

by uniformed officers, according 

to the first alert. They reportedly ran 

eastbound across LaGrange Road. 

Three of the four males were apprehended 

immediately, while one remained 

at large for a short time but was 

apprehended by 1:05 p.m., according to 

a second alert. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. For more, 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Tinley girls raise funds for My Joyful 

Heart through garage sale 

A pair of Tinley Park sisters, Han- 

Please see NFYN, 19 

Police Reports 

Tinley Park man charged with 

aggravated battery at gas station 

Jake W. Murdock, 18, 

of 8401 Hollybrook Lane, 

Tinley Park, was charged 

with aggravated battery and 

criminal damage to property 

Aug. 31 at a gas station located 

at 7600 W. Lincoln 

Highway in Frankfort. 

Murdock allegedly hit 

a 19-year-old male with a 

baseball bat on the side of 

the gas station building. 

The 19-year-old male’s cell 

phone was also damaged 

when he was hit with the 

baseball bat, police said. 

Deputies from the Will 

County Sheriff's Office were 

dispatched at approximately 

11:35 p.m., and Murdock 

reportedly remained on the 

scene when they arrived. 

Murdock reportedly told 

police that his friend, an 

18-year-old Frankfort resident, 

had called him earlier 

that day and said three individuals 

had attempted to 

break into his home. 

The friend picked up Murdock 

later and drove him to 

the gas station where they 

found the 19-year-old and 

two 18-year-olds with him. 

Murdock and his friend 

knew the three individuals 

as acquaintances, according 

to the Will County Sheriff’s 

Office. 

The 19-year-old male suffered 

bruising on his back, 

ribs and hip but refused 

medical treatment at the 

scene. The two 18-year-olds 

were unharmed. No charges 

were filed against any of the 

three. 

Murdock was arrested at 

the scene and transported to 

the Will County Adult Detention 

Facility. 

Sept. 5 

• Delacey Orr, 37, of 502 W. 

Oak St., Chicago, was cited 

for driving on a suspended 

license, operating an uninsured 

motor vehicle and obstructing 

windows at the intersection 

of Laraway Road 

and Wolf Road. 

Sept. 4 

• A person or persons unknown 

used black spray 

paint to draw graffiti on two 

vehicles and a garage door in 

the 20000th block of Rosewood 

Court. 

Sept. 3 


broke into a house 

under construction and stole 

a flooring gun in the 11000th 

block of Front Street. 

Sept. 2 

• Peter Zdunczyk, 58, of 

4205 S. Anna Ave., Lyons, 

was arrested for DUI and 

improper lane usage at the 

intersection of LaGrange 

Road and Laraway Road. 


broke into a residence 

and stole jewelry in 

the 8000th block of Laurel 

Drive. The stolen jewelry totaled 

$15,000. 

Aug. 31 

• Eric R. Adams, 22, of 7615 

161st St., Tinley Park, was 

cited for driving on a suspended 

license, failure to 

reduce speed to avoid an accident 

and operating an uninsured 

motor vehicle at the 

intersection of Rosewood 

Drive and Rose Drive. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Frankfort 

Station’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

Frankfort 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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Lincoln-Way Community High School District 

210 posted this photo on Sept. 8. 

“Environmental Action Club (EAC) & Science 

Club are off to a great start! Mrs. Sieber & 

Mr. McCreary have teamed up with a goal 

of making the pond, prairie, and pavilion 

into a wonderful outdoor learning space. On 

Tuesday [Sept. 6], members from both clubs 

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From the Editor 

Shout out to some staff sports enthusiasts 

Rebecca Susmarski 

rebecca@frankfortstation.com 

One reason many 

people in Frankfort 

and the entire 

country look forward to the 

fall is the start of football 

season. 

I’m sorry, Chicago Bears 

fans and all other football 

fans, but I confess I’ve 

never been one to join the 

ranks. At least, not as far as 

journalism is concerned. 

It’s not that I dislike 

sports altogether — there 

are few things I love more 

than a baseball game on 

a summer day — and I’m 

very proud of our local 

high school athletes, many 

of whom I’ve met recently 

for our Athlete of the Week 

feature. When it comes to 

covering events, though, I’ll 

NFYN 

From Page 18 

nah and Allie Johnston, and 

Sarah and Elaine Andrews, 

recently completed a twoday 

fundraiser for Mokenabased 

charity, My Joyful 

Heart. 

Inspired by Disney’s 

Friends for Change project, 

the four girls — ranging 

from 10-13 years old — 

decided they wanted to do 

something generous for a 

local charity. Their idea was 

to organize a garage sale at 

one of their homes. As a result, 

they raised more than 

usually always take a board 

meeting or a feature ahead 

of a sports game. 

From July of last year 

until this past summer, I 

was very lucky to have 

James Sanchez as my 

assistant editor. He was a 

sports enthusiast who balanced 

out my lack of sports 

knowledge, and he covered 

games in unique ways that 

never failed to capture my 

interest — and I hope the 

interest of our readers as 

well. 

Recently, James was 

promoted to editor of our 

sister paper, The New Lenox 

Patriot, and my new assistant 


came on board. Amanda 

has been doing an awesome 

job as both a writer and an 

assistant, and I’ve really 

enjoyed reading all of her 

detailed feature stories. 

There was only one small 

concern I had when Amanda 

joined The Station — that 

she and I would be too 

much alike in many ways. 

That works for 99 percent 

of the time, when we talk 

about Investigative Discovery 

documentaries over 

lunch or burst out laughing 

$2,000, all of which directly 

benefitted My Joyful Heart. 

Along with donated items, 

Allie Johnston said that 

Elaine Andrews and a few 

other people baked pastries 

to sell at the garage sale. 

Finally, the girls had a 

raffle prize. They sold the 

tickets for $1 each, with the 

prize being a $50 gift card to 

a local restaurant and tickets 

to see a movie. The girls said 

that more than 100 tickets 

were sold during their garage 

sale. A family member heard 

about the fundraiser and also 

donated $500 to help them 

reach their final total. 

in the office (to the annoyance 

of everyone around us, 

I’m sure). 

The 1 percent of the time 

when it’s unfortunate is 

when neither one of us can 

cover a sports game. Luckily, 

two people have saved 

me from leaving our readers 

football-less for the season. 

Jon DePaolis, whose 

name you may recognize, 

has done an awesome job 

covering the Lincoln-Way 

East football beat this season. 

A former editor of The 

Station and a Lincoln-Way 

East alum, Jon combines his 

passion for football and his 

alma mater in every story he 

writes. 

The second is Julie 

McMann, who just signed 

up to join our freelance 

photographer list this fall. 

Julie has been taking some 

of the best football photos 

I’ve ever seen in my time at 

22nd Century Media, and I 

couldn’t be happier that we 

have the chance to share her 

work with you. 

The coverage and photos 

combined have really made 

this year’s football coverage 

and sports section in general 

outstanding, and I want to 

After school Sept. 7, the 

girls delivered their earnings 

to My Joyful Heart. Executive 

Director Diane Carroll 

said she was more than 

thrilled to learn how well the 

girls had done in their fundraiser. 

“I love kids helping kids,” 

Carroll said. “The money 

raised will finish our budget 

to be able to purchase 

enough socks, underwear 

and uniform clothes for our 

new students this year.” 

Reporting by Amanda 

Jarzynski, Editor. For more, 

visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

thank Jon and Julie for all 

the hard work they put in 

to make that happen. Not to 

mention, for saving Amanda 

and I from having to take a 

crash course in the game of 

football for hours before the 

season started. 

I’m also proud that both 

Jon and Julie represent 

Frankfort as a native and 

current resident, respectively. 

If you would like to 

contribute a column, photos 

or something else to The 

Station, feel free to email 

me at rebecca@frankfortsta 

tion.com. 

I hope all our area football 

fans continue to enjoy 

East’s run this season. I will 

too — from the stands with 

a cup of hot apple cider. 

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Frankfort Brass Band plays patriotic concert on 9/11 

on Breidert Green, Page 25 

Roger Malik (left) of 

Frankfort and Sean 

Palmer put up an 

American flag by their 

viewing spot Sunday, 

Sept. 11, during the 

Frankfort Brass Band 

and Route 66 Concert 

Band’s 9/11 remembrance 

concert. Laurie 

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Pastor Column 

Remembering first responders, 

praying for peace worldwide 

The Rev. Mark Milligan 

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ 

On Sept. 11, 2016, 

we remembered the 

day that occurred 15 

years ago when 2,996 souls 

lost their lives during the 

horrific cataclysm that will 

forever be known as “9/11.” 

This was a day like no 

other in the history of our 

nation or the world. Pain 

and suffering was experienced 

across the entire 

globe as people of all nations, 

races and ethnicities 

lifted prayers to God for 

the individuals and families 

whose lives were lost 

or forever altered by the 

evil actions of 19 twisted 

individuals. 

Our church, as well as 

the overwhelming number 

of churches in our country, 

took time in our worship 

service to offer prayers to 

God; prayers of consolation 

and condolence for 

the many innocent victims; 

prayers of gratitude and 

thanks for the selfless sacrifices 

of brave first responders; 

and, for those of us that 

are Christian, if we are to 

be truly faithful, prayers for 

the perpetrators and their 

families. 

Later this month, on 

Sept. 27, we will have the 

opportunity to honor our 

brave first responders as 

we celebrate National First 

Responders Appreciation 

Day. In the last decade, a 

grassroots movement was 

started to have Congress set 

aside a national day of recognition 

each year on Sept. 

27 for our first responders in 

the fire, police and medical 

professions. 

This movement has gone 

from city to city as proclamations 

were made and 

days set aside to honor those 

who have committed their 

lives to making our villages, 

towns, cities, states 

and country safe places to 

live and raise families. Last 

year, our Frankfort Village 

Board of Trustees presented 

a proclamation recognizing 

First Responder Appreciation 

Day and saluting those 

who faithfully serve and 

protect the people of Frankfort. 

It is my hope that this 

will be an annual event here 

in our beloved community. 

Now, if we really want 

to honor all those included 

in these two special days, I 

would suggest that we also 

include in our annual special 

days of remembrances Sept. 

21, the International Day of 

Peace. In 1981, the United 

Nations General Assembly 

established the International 

Day of Peace — also known 

as World Peace Day — and 

celebrated the first International 

Day of Peace one 

year later. 

This day is dedicated to 

the ideal of world peace. I 

pray that we all work toward 

the goal of world peace, but 

not peace as society defines 

it; rather, that we work for 

peace as taught in our holy 

texts — peace understood as 

the Kingdom of God. 

Society equates peace 

with an absence of armed 

conflict. God’s teaching of 

peace goes much farther and 

calls for all of creation to 

live in harmony. 

In the Christian tradition 

Paul writes to the church in 

Philippi: “And the peace of 

God, which surpasses all 

understanding, will guard 

your hearts and your minds 

in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 

4:7) 

Paul is saying that God’s 

peace is not understood 

by the world, but it is how 

those who profess Jesus 

Christ as their Lord and 

Savior are called to live. 

This is the same Jesus that 

Christians read about during 

the season of Advent. During 

the season, Christians 

interpret the words of the 

prophet Isaiah as referring 

to Jesus: “For a child 

has been born for us, a son 

given to us; authority rests 

upon his shoulders; and he 

is named Wonderful Counselor, 

Mighty God, Everlasting 

Father, Prince of Peace.” 

(Isaiah 9:6) 

Those who follow the 

faiths of Judaism, Christianity 

and Islam understand 

themselves as the children 

of Abraham, and they find 

the stories of their faith 

reflected in the words of 

the prophets. Isaiah shares 

the words and visions he 

received from God: “God 

shall judge between the 

nations, and shall arbitrate 

for many peoples; they shall 

beat their swords into plowshares, 

and their spears into 

pruning hooks; nation shall 

not lift up sword against nation, 

neither shall they learn 

war any more.” (Isaiah 2: 4) 

If we truly desire to honor 

the victims and heroes of 

9/11, then we must work to 

bring God’s peace to the entire 

world by becoming living 

embodiments of peace. We 

can make a witness for peace 

by treating all people with 

respect, compassion and love. 

If we can all live by the 

Golden Rule: “Treat all 

others as you wish to be 

treated, then we can truly 

bring peace to the world.” 

I leave you with the lyrics 

of a song that I have shared 

with you before, but they 

bear repeating: 

“Let there be peace on 

earth 

and let it begin with me; 

Let there be peace on 

earth, 

the peace that was meant 

to be. 

“With God our Creator 

family all are we. 

Let us walk with each 

other 

in perfect harmony. 

“Let peace begin with me. 

Let this be the moment 

now; 

with every step I take, 

let this be my solemn 

vow. 

“To take each moment 

and live each moment 

In peace eternally; 

Let there be peace on 

earth 

and let it begin with me.” 

Let us envision a world 

of true peace and compassion 

— a world where the 

needs of all are met, and a 

world where all are valued, 

respected and loved. Let this 

vision begin with me, and 

with you. 

The opinions expressed in this 

column are those of the author. 

They do not necessarily represent 

those of 22nd Century 

Media and its staff. 

In memoriam 

Dorothy L. Budde 

Dorothy L. Budde, 89, of 

Frankfort, died June 17. She 

is survived by her two children. 

A private ceremony 

was held in honor of her life. 

Interment private. 

Florence J. Provencher 

Florence J. Provencher 

(nee DiVirgilio), 83, of 

Frankfort, died Sept. 6. She 

is survived by her children, 

Joseph Provencher, Cathy 

(David) Vergara and Susan 

(Scott) Semetulskis; grandchildren, 

Lauren Provencher, 

Alexander Vergara, and 

Kate Semetulskis; siblings, 

Faith Briefs 

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (177 

Luther Lane, Frankfort) 

Bible Study 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday, 

Sept. 18. This five-week 

video-based Bible study 

is to focus on the theme of 

“Israel’s Mission: Becoming 

a Kingdom of Priests in 

a Prodigal World.” Sit down 

with a cup of coffee and a 

Bible spending time together 

in God’s Word. 

 

Weight Watchers 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays 

Divine Service 

8-9 a.m. Sundays. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

10 a.m.-Noon Saturdays 

Contemporary Service 

10:46 a.m. Sundays. The 

service blends the best of 

both ancient tradition and 

modern music and instruments 

Answers Class 

7 p.m. Tuesdays. Everyone 

is invited for an in-depth 

study of what we believe. 

For more information, call 

(815) 469-2549. 

Frankfort United Methodist Church (215 

Linden Drive, Frankfort) 

Worship Service 

Louis DiVirgilio and Mary 

Dorian; and many nieces and 

nephews. Provencher was a 

retired third-grade teacher 

for Frankfort School District 

157-C in Frankfort. Services 

were held at Kurtz Memorial 

Chapel. Interment private. In 

lieu of flowers, donations to 

St. Jude Children’s Research 

Hospital, www.stjude.org, 

would be appreciated. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email rebecca@ 

frankfortstation.com with information 

about a loved one who 

was a part of the Frankfort 

community. 

9-10 a.m. Sundays 

Children’s Church 

9-10 a.m. Children attend 

service for the first half, 

then children ages 4-10 have 

choir practice and a story or 

craft for the second half. For 


469-5249. 

Sunday School 

10:15-11:15 a.m. For 


469-5249. 

Peace Community Church (21300 S. 

LaGrange Road, Frankfort) 

Food Pantry 

Peace’s food pantry is open 

the first Sunday of every 

month. For more information 

on the pantry’s services, 

contact the Deacons at deacons@peaceinfrankfort.org. 

Worship Services 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. We offer 

a staffed nursery during 

the service, Sunday School 

programs and biblically 

based teaching. For more 

information, visit www.peaceinfrankfort.org. 

Healing Hope 

7:30-8:30 p.m. every other 

Sunday 

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Women’s Bible Study 

9:15-11:15 a.m. and 6:30- 

8 p.m. Wednesday 

Amazing Love Lutheran Church (21301 S. 

Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort) 

Mornings with Mommy 

Wednesday, Sept. 21, is 

the next session for Mornings 

with Mommy. This session 

is takes on the theme 

“at the farm.” Mornings 

with Mommy is a program 

that is geared toward parents, 

grandparents and their 

children to spend time together. 

The cost to attend 

the one-hour session, which 

takes place from 10-11 a.m., 

is $5 per child per session, 

and payments can be made 

by cash or check. Registration 

is required, and those 

interested may do so online. 


contact program director 

Marlena Spurbeck at marlenaspurbeck@gmail.com 

or visit www.amazinglove. 

org/mornings-with-mommy. 

Men’s Group 

6:30-8 a.m. every second 

and fourth Saturday of the 

month, at the church. This 

group uses the Men’s Fraternity 

curriculum, which is 

currently focusing on “Winning 

at Work and Home.” 

The Family Hearth (119 Kansas St., 

Frankfort) 

Women and the Abundant 

Life 

Starting Monday, Sept. 

19, women are invited to 

a study of femininity and 

holiness of life, as well as 

a closer look into women’s 

purpose and mission in the 

world today. This course extends 

for 10 weeks, and the 

class is two hours long (at 

9:30 a.m.). The fee to attend 

the course is $35, which 

covers the materials needed 

(DVD and workbook). 

Refreshments will also be 

served during class. Evening 

classes will be available 

upon request. 

Scripture Study of Women 

in the Bible 10 each Old and 

New Testament Women 

Starting Tuesday, Sept. 

20, women are invited to 

learn more about the role of 

women in the Old and New 

Testament. This course extends 

for 10 weeks, and the 

class is two hours long (at 

9:30 a.m.). The fee to attend 

the course is $35, which 

covers the materials needed 

(DVD and workbook). 

Refreshments will also be 

served during class. Evening 

classes will be available 

upon request. 

Scripture Reflection (Bible 

Study) Group 

5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Men 

and women are welcome to 

join the Bible study. They 

are encouraged to bring a 

Bible, and there is no fee to 

attend. 

Christian Cancer Support 

Group 

5:30 p.m. Thursdays. 

These sessions are for patients 

and family members 

affected by cancer. 

Kind Deed for a Family in 

Need Ministry 

Those interested in performing 

kind deeds for families 

in need should contact 

the Family Hearth General 

Store at familyhearthfrankfort@gmail.com 

or (708) 

334-1988. 

Needlecraft Lessons/ 

Stitchers Gathering 

7 p.m. every third Tuesday 

of the month. Dates for 

classes are as follows: Sept. 

20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and 

Dec. 20. 

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ (12 W. 

Sauk Trail, Frankfort) 

USO Drop-off 

The church serves as a 

drop-off location for donations 

to the USO from 9 

a.m.-1 p.m. every weekday. 

The church accepts 

entertainment items such 

as movies and games; food 

including beef jerky, powdered 

drink mix and coffee; 

hygiene items such as baby 

wipes, shampoo and toothpaste; 

and miscellaneous 

items such as bug spray, sunscreen 

and fabric softener. 

For a list of things that can 

and cannot be donated, or for 


469-2220. 

Lighthouse Fellowship (8128 W. Lincoln 

Highway, Frankfort) 

Revolution Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Wednesdays. 

This youth ministry is for 

those in grades 7-12. Meet 

for worship, games, food and 

Bible study. Enter through 

the upper-west doors. For 


469-0611. 

Bible Study 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

These small groups meet at 

the church and are open to 

anyone who wants to attend, 

offering a place to ask questions 

and get answers without 

being put on the spot. 

Coed groups for students 

and adults of all ages are offered 

along with men’s and 

women’s groups. For more 

information, call (815) 469- 

0611. 

Hickory Creek Community Church (10660 

W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort) 

Awana 

Awana starts on Thursday, 

Sept. 15. Meetings take 

place Tuesday evenings 

from 6:30-8 p.m. until April. 

The cost per child to attend 

is $15, and payments may 

be made by credit or debit 

cards. For more information, 

visit www.hickorycreekchurch.org. 

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Bands play 9/11 memorial concert 

Frankfort Brass 

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patriotic songs 

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Mary Erickson and her 

friend Tisha Bound have 

lived in Frankfort for nearly 

40 years and annually attend 

many of the patriotic events 

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“We come to the concerts 

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With her late husband having 

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remembering those 

who served in the various 

events throughout American 

history is important to her. 

She had a chance to reflect 

that on the evening of Sunday, 

Sept. 11 itself. 

The Frankfort Brass Band 

and Route 66 Concert Band 

came together for a special 

performance at Breidert 

Green that evening in remembrance 

of the events of 

Sept. 11, 2001. Hundreds of 

community members filled 

the green with lawn chairs, 

blankets and picnic baskets 

to enjoy an amalgamation 

of patriotic and Americana 

tunes. 

Additionally, the Frankfort 

Fire Protection District 

was present at the opening 

of the event to display the 

American flag and pass out 

mini American flags to attendees. 

John Herder, a Frankfort 

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the Frankfort Brass Band in 

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of Sept. 11. 

“Frankfort does the Con- 

Please see Concert, 30 

Beverly Garbo of Tinley Park takes a photo of the American 

flag at the 9/11 remembrance concert. 

Cheryl Nezzle (left) and Pat Brown listen to the Frankfort 

Brass Band and the Route 66 Concert Band perform during 

the 9/11 remembrance concert. 

Mayor Jim Holland (left) and his wife Stacy sport patriotic garb Sunday, Sept. 11, during 

the Frankfort Brass Band and the Route 66 Concert Band’s 9/11 remembrance concert at 

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Seniors, Frankfort Township staff members attend Casino Night 

Games, Italian 

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Eye Care event 


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Maria Polanco, 81, of 

Frankfort Township, and her 

friend Ann Peterson, 84, of 

New Lenox, topped off their 

Italian-style dinners with 

cannoli, cookies and a few 

other treats from the dessert 

table. 

Then, the pair headed off 

to the poker table to try their 

luck at the card game and, 

hopefully, walk away as 

winners. Playing poker was 

definitely a break from their 

usual routine of playing slot 

machines, Polanco said. 

“You don’t have to concentrate,” 

she said when it 

came to the slots. “You just 

have to pull.” 

Polanco and Peterson 

were just two of many seniors 

who attended Casino 

Night hosted by Multack 

Eye Care in Frankfort, and 

by the sound of the chatter 

and laughter that came from 

Multack’s conference room 

— which was converted into 

a game room for that Sept. 8 

evening — guests as well as 

staff members were in for a 

night of fun. 

Physician Sam Multack 

credited Casino Night to 

practice administrator Liz 

Bowyer for putting the event 

together. Multack said he 

and Bowyer were looking 

for ways to become more 

involved in the Frankfort 

Township community, and 

the two later learned of the 

Township’s efforts to take 

care of its seniors. 

“We were trying to figure 

out something exciting, 

something no one has done 

before, and Casino Night 

came to the top of the mind,” 

Multack said. “Everyone 

wanted it.” 

From there, Multack and 

Bowyer reached out to Jodi 

Gallagher-Dilling, who 

coordinates activities for 

seniors in the Township. 

Gallagher-Dilling said she 

wasted no time in spreading 

the word about the unique 

gathering. 

While Bowyer looked to 

Palatine-based company 

U.S. Casino & Poker Rentals, 

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provide dealers and tables 

for the games — like craps, 

poker, Russian roulette and 

blackjack — she looked to 

her mother-in-law Angela’s 

catering service to supply 

her specialty of Italian- 

American gourmet cuisine 

and sweets. 

“I think it’s a wonderful 

thing,” Gallagher-Dilling 

added. “I think it’s a good 

event. It’s really, really nice. 

I’m amazed how nice it is. 

... It’s like we’re in our own 

Vegas.” 

Guests at the event received 

$1,000 in “funny 

money,” and they could 

use that money to play any 

game. Later on, they could 

cash in their prizes to win 

gift cards to Chipotle, Walgreens, 

Portillo’s, Starbucks 

and Panera Bread. 

Multack and Bowyer said 

this event marks the beginning 

of Multack Eye Care’s 

effort to be a part of Frankfort 

Township, and they hope 

to have many more events so 

that they can get to know the 

community. 

“[Multack Eye Care] is 

a family-owned operation, 

and we work in a family atmosphere, 

so we want the 

community to be involved,” 

Multack said. “So, our main 

goal is to have fun in a safe 

environment.” 

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George Tolsky (left), director of Dial-A-Ride at Frankfort 

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Boldly. 

Genuinely. 

Chicagoly. 

ANYWHERE. 

ANYTIME. 

Concert 

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certs on the Green every 

Sunday, and with Sept. 11 

landing on a Sunday, it just 

worked out,” he said. “I just 

wanted to do a 9/11 tribute 

concert. I think there was 

only one in the area before 

by the Joliet American Legion 

Band.” 

A member of both bands, 

Herder said that he reached 

out to the Village of Frankfort 

to arrange a special performance 

for the evening. 

With only two months to 

prepare, the bands offered 

a range of selections from 

the theme of “The Wizard of 

Oz” to “America the Beautiful.” 

Frankfort residents Maribel 

Hannigan and her husband, 

Patrick, frequent the 

Concerts on the Green series 

as a way to expose their two 

daughters to music, but this 

concert highlighted the importance 

of Sept. 11 as well. 

“We love exposing the 

girls to music, and with it 

being Sept. 11 … we wanted 

to show the girls that it’s a 

big deal,” Maribel said. “… 

With all the school districts 

— luckily not ours — but a 

lot of music education programs 

are getting cut, and 

it’s nice that Frankfort is going 

in the other direction.” 

The Route 66 Concert 

Band is an ensemble of local 

professional and semiprofessional 

musicians that 

perform at schools and local 

events in an effort to encourage 

students and young people 

to pursue music. 

Highlighting its cause, 

Krista Nolan and her family 

traveled from Alsip, Illinois, 

to see her son’s high school 

band director perform with 

the Route 66 Concert Band. 

Making it a family affair, her 

mother, Nancy Swistowicz, 

and sisters came along from 

Alsip, Lockport and Beverly, 

Illinois, to celebrate 

Swistowicz’s upcoming 68th 

birthday. 

Switstowicz said that the 

family has come together in 

Frankfort for years, and the 

concert brought back a sense 

of nostalgia from her childhood 

in the 1950s with the 

band playing in the park and 

a sense of patriotism in the 

air. 

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32 | September 15, 2016 | The frankfort station Dining Out 


The Dish 

Bear Down Barbecue brings smoked meat, labor of love to Frankfort 

James Sanchez 


“Pitmasters cook under the 

sun. Where would you get the 

opportunity to cook under the 

sun if not for outdoor events? I’m 

not a culinary French chef. I’m 

not making French cuisine, Asian 

cuisine, European cuisine. I’m a 

pitmaster. I’m smoking meat.” 

Rashid Riggins — Owner of Frankfort’s Bear 

Down Barbecue & Catering Company on getting 

his start with a trailer smoker 

Rashid Riggins got started 

in the food industry by parking 

his trailer smoker at carnivals 

all throughout Will, 

DuPage, Kane and Cook 

counties for three years before 

he and his fiancé, Marsha, 

recently opened Bear 

Down Barbecue & Catering 

Company in Frankfort. 

As unconventional a path 

as that may seem to some, 

Riggins looks at it as the traditional 

route. 

“Pitmasters cook under 

the sun,” Riggins said. 

“Where would you get the 

opportunity to cook under 

the sun if not for outdoor 

events? I’m not a culinary 

French chef. I’m not making 

French cuisine, Asian 

cuisine, European cuisine. 

I’m a pitmaster. I’m smoking 

meat. That’s generally 

done under the sun. ... It was 

a perfect progression as a 

pitmaster.” 

Riggins went from barbecuing 

on his $40 grill from 

Kmart to having six smokers 

and grills on his backyard 

deck. And inside Bear 

Down lies his most recent 

purchase — a 2-ton smoker 

— which permeates the air 

in the parking lot outside of 

the restaurant, tucked inside 

the Frankfort Town Center 

off LaGrange Road. 

More than 300 pounds of 

meat could be placed in Riggins’ 

rotisserie smoker, and 

cooked with his preference 

of cherry and oak wood. A 

cut that will always hit the 

rack is a St. Louis spare rib 

Riggins prepares with a foiling 

process. 

While most barbecue 

joints expose their ribs on 

the smoker from start to finish, 

Riggins takes them out 

after three-and-a-half hours, 

reapplies a coat of his pork 

rub, and bastes it with a 

spray mixture of apple cider 

vinegar and other ingredients 

he will not divulge. 

Then, he wraps them in foil 

before putting them back on 

the smoker for a few more 

hours. 

“It gives the chance of another 

layer of flavor, while 

making the rib more tender,” 

he said of the foiling process. 

The labor of love also is 

put into his pork shoulder for 

the Power Sweeping Pulled 

Pork Sandwich ($7.25). The 

meat consists of the secret 

rub and an injection of a savory 

pork marinade, before 

hitting the smoker for 13 

hours. The meat is pulled to 

order, while simmering in a 

vat of its own juices, and can 

be topped with a traditional 

homemade coleslaw for $1 

more. 

It is only fitting that the 

Chicago Bears-themed restaurant 

opened in the midst 

of the NFL’s preseason. The 

first thing one will notice 

after the aroma is that each 

side of the wall is draped 

with Bears’ decor and signed 

memorabilia, from Mike 

Singletary to Dan Hampton, 

Brian Urlacher to Willie 

Gault and Devin Hester. 

Bear Down Barbecue & 

Catering Company 

20857 S. LaGrange 

Road in Frankfort 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Tuesday-Saturday 

• Closed Sunday & 

Monday 

For more information ... 

Web: www.facebook. 

com/beardownbarbecue 

Phone: (779) 324-5256 

“This isn’t just for show,” 

Riggins said, pointing at the 

walls. “You ask me a question 

about the Bears, I’ll 

know it, because I love the 

Bears like I love barbecue.” 

His culinary journey began 

with preparing meals weekly 

for friends and family in his 

neighborhood before Bears 

games, which inspired the 

restaurant’s theme. 

“My two passions were 

tied together immediately,” 

he said. Fridays, I would be 

getting antsy and go to the 

store and pick out the perfect 

things to serve for the Bears 

game. That’s where it all began, 

and it went on to me being 

on my deck cooking six 

The Power Sweeping Pulled Pork Sandwich ($7.25), which is smoked for 13 hours, is one 

of Riggins’ favorites on the menu and can be topped with his homemade cole slaw for a $1 

upcharge. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

Riggins shows a smoke 

ring on one of the ribs 

after nearly six hours of a 

mixture of cherry and oak 

wood smoke permeating 

the meat. 

days a week.” 

Now, it has evolved to 

owning his own restaurant, 

and it hasn’t all soaked in 

just yet, he said. Years of 

trial and error — as well as 

studying pitmasters from 

all regions — have paid off. 

A lot has changed since he 

wore a shirt and tie, working 

human resources for the City 

of Chicago. Now, he puts on 

gloves and an apron to cook 

barbecue for the masses. 

“Oprah calls it an ‘aha moment,’” 

Riggins said. “This 

thing has been in my brain 

and in my dreams, and it’s 

never been in reality. So to 

Bear Down Barbecue & Catering Company owner Rashid 

Riggins sprinkles his secret pork rub onto a slab of St. 

Louis spare ribs ($23.25 for full slab, $12.25 for half) 

midway through its cooking process. 

walk in here and see what I 

envisioned is pretty awesome. 

But then you’re brain instantly 

goes to making it success.” 

Other dishes not to miss … 

• The Blitzing Bear Down 

BBQ Sundae ($10.25) is 

the ideal meal on the go. A 

16-ounce cup is filled with 

two layers of Bear Down’s 

signature cowboy beans 

and coleslaw, pulled pork or 

chicken, and topped with a 

signature barbecue sauce. 

• Riggins said the Grizzly 

Bear Down Beef Burger 

($12.25) “is something you 

have to loosen your belt for.” 

A 6-ounce Angus beef patty 

is seasoned, grilled to order 

and topped with smoked 

pulled pork, thick-cut bacon 

and barbecue sauce. Lettuce, 

tomato, pickles and onions 

are optional.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Type of production 

5. Pink slip 

9. Lickety-split 

14. Low female singing 

voice 

15. “That’s a fact!” 

16. Plagiarizes 

17. Authentic 

18. Coffee drink variety 

19. Actor Buchholz 

of “The Magnificent 

Seven” 

20. South Chicago 

burgers and ice cream 

restaurant 

22. Flippant 

24. Overpriced 

25. Winker 

28. Dangerous 

32. Adjust, in a way 

34. “Gunsmoke” bartender 

37. Brashness 

39. Revue host 

40. Student guider, abbr. 

42. Oxlike antelope 

44. Glut 

45. Parisian love 

47. Corners 

49. Easter preceder 

50. Hollered 

52. Again 

54. Lincoln-Way West 

baseball player, Tyler 

56. Retreat 

60. “___ here long?” 

61. Component 

63. Brown shade 

66. Fuzzy fruit 

68. Constructed 

69. Smells 

70. Paradise 

71. Issue 

72. Conical living 

quarters 

73. In days of ___ (in 

times past) 

74. Deli breads 

Down 

1. Anthony and Chagall 

2. Sealskin wearer, 

maybe 

3. Flat 

4. Explainer 

5. Sensation 

6. Segments of a circle 

7. Start signal 

8. Small anchor 

9. Complete 

10. Things to be solved 

11. Come up for ____ 

12. Good buddies use 

them 

13. Maine time 

21. Noteworthy 

23. Alkaline liquid 

26. Early Peruvian 

27. Because of 

29. Her 

30. Salmon that has 

spawned 

31. Long (for) 

33. Jury member 

34. Fix 

35. Security system 

status 

36. Scratch 

38. Arthroscopy target, 

often 

41. At top speed 

43. Kind of line 

46. Opener 

48. Spiny shrub 

51. Metal-shaping block 

53. Kvetch 

55. Sounding right 

57. Sordid 

58. Low-budget pic, 

maybe 

59. Editor’s notations 

61. Pitcher 

62. Field of work 

63. A place to sleep 

64. Tribute, of sorts 

65. Admit or acknowledge 

a wrongdoing or 

error 

67. Altar vow 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan 

answers 

FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

(21000 Frankfort Square 

Road, Frankfort; (815) 

464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

Free to play. 

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, 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., Mokena; 

(708) 479-6873) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Avenue, Psychic 

night - second Tuesday 

every month. 

■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

Live bands 

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 

Square Celt Ale House & 

Grill 

(39 Orland Square Drive, 

Orland Park; (708) 226- 

9600) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Night/Open Mic 

Night 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free Trivia 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Country 

Night 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: Live DJ 

■10 ■ p.m. Saturdays: Live 

Music/Band 

Zante Lounge 

(8888 W. 159th St., 

Orland Hills; (708) 364- 

0100) 

■Saturdays: ■ Guest DJ 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

t.carroll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com

34 | September 15, 2016 | The frankfort station Local Living 


Huguelet opens two new developments 

The Huguelet Company, announced 

the Grand Opening 

of a new ranch town home 

model at the Bridges of Mokena. 

The Bridges of Mokena 

Townhomes features 58 duplex 

ranch sites while their Ginger 

Creek location features 38 single 

family custom home sites. 

The Bridges of Mokena Townhomes 

are ranch plans priced 

from $337,900. Each unit is 

well appointed with quality 

materials, amenities, and features. 

Each unit is a much 

sought after end unit with a 

private covered entry and 

maintenance free deck. The 

development includes Chicago 

Water, Frankfort 157 C Schools 

and the Lincoln Way High 

School district. 

The overall land-plan and 

streets cape offers a quaint residential 

setting. The duplex 

townhomes are set amid a series 

of tree lined boulevards, 

private cul de sacs, and is adjacent 

to a large nature area with 

a pond. The site is professionally 

landscaped with a generous 

assortment of shrubs, 

plantings, and trees. To provide 

a green lush landscape appearance 

an in-ground lawn 

irrigation system is also included. 

Unlike other developments, 

however, The Bridges of Mokena 

Townhomes offers a noteworthy 

cost savings design feature. 

The sprinkler system 

draws water from the pond in 

order to eliminate watering 

bills for the homeowners association, 

as well as individual 

unit owners. 

The exterior elevations are 

attractive and have incorporated 

a variety of roof lines, 

Single family in Ginger Creek 

transom windows, gables, and 

other accent features. Exteriors 

include brick on all four sides, 

boxed out accent windows, and 

architectural grade shingles. 

With the tough Chicago winter 

climate, Huguelet noted the 

importance of including quality 

energy efficient building materials. 

Each new Huguelet 

townhome includes name 

brand Andersen 400 Series 

windows throughout. High efficiency 

furnaces and a/c units 

are standard. For those who 

like to tinker in their garage 

each unit includes three vented 

windows and metal insulated 

overhead doors. Driveways feature 

a brushed “California” finish. 

Lookout sites include a spacious 

maintenance free deck. 

The interior features and 

amenities are equally impressive 

as the exteriors. The ranch 

model is 2,120 square feet offering 

2 bedrooms and a study. 

There is an optional 3 bedroom 

layout. The floorplan is well 

designed incorporating 9’ and 

10’ ceilings with well-placed 

windows and niches. Included 

in the base price of each unit is 

a full basement, a basement 

bath rough, granite kitchen 

tops, granite bath vanity tops, 

high end stainless steel appliances, 

hardwood flooring in 

the entry, great room, kitchen/ 

dining area and down the halls, 

oversized wide painted trim 

with solid-core Roman Arch 

doors and a fireplace. 

The master suite is well appointed 

with a walk in closet 

and a luxury master bath. The 

master bath includes a separate 

soaker tub and a large, tiled, 

walk in shower with dual 

shower heads and tiled seat. 

Each master bath includes dual 

vanities with granite tops and a 

linen closet. Huguelet noted 

that they have a variety of layouts 

and have fully customized 

the master suites, baths, and 

kitchens for their buyers at the 

Bridges. 

There are 2 ranch townhome 

models available for immediate 

occupancy priced at $347,810. 

The townhome model is located 

at 11849 Tower Bridge Drive 

in Mokena. Models are open 

Saturdays and Sundays noon to 

5pm or shown by appointment. 

To visit The Bridges of Mokena 

development take Rt 30/Lincoln 

Highway 1/4 mile west of 

Wolf Rd to Owens Road then 

head south to Golden Gate 

Drive turn right to London 

Bridge Drive turn left to Humber 

Bridge Drive turn right to 

model home 

The Huguelet Company also 

opened their newest single 

family development, Ginger 

Creek of Mokena. Ginger 

Creek was co-developed by The 

Huguelet Company and Randolph 

Builders. It is the Village 

of Mokena’s newest single family 

development which features 

38 custom home sites in a tree 

lined setting along the perimeter. 

It is adjacent to a large natural 

wooded open space and 

wet bottom pond. The development 

has Chicago water and is 

Townhome in The Bridges of Mokena 

in the Lincoln-Way High 

School District. 

There are several established 

builders in Ginger Creek which 

include The Huguelet Company, 

Gale Builders, and Klimaitis 

Builders. Models are shown 

by appointment with each individual 

builder. Homes have 

an attractive curb appeal with 

a mix of masonry brick, stone, 

and multiple gables. Many with 

a front porch. New homes are 

priced from the $500,000’s. 

Home-sites are also available 

for individuals to purchase and 

start at $115,000. Lookout and 

walkout sites are still available. 

Ginger Creek is nestled next to 

a tranquil nature preserve 

space. For more information 

on Ginger Creek of Mokena 

visit Ginger Creek of Mokena. 

com 

These two locations add to 

the company’s impressive resume 

of communities in the 

Lincoln Way area developed by 

Huguelet. They include Boulder 

Ridge of Mokena; Plank 

Trail Estates and Hunter 

Woods Estates of Frankfort; 

Bluestone Bay and Eagle Estates 

of New Lenox. The Huguelet 

Company is based in 

Frankfort and the president is 

Paul Huguelet. He is a third 

generation builder. The company 

was originally founded in 

Chicago by his grandfather 

Norbert in 1927. Paul’s father, 

Robert, joined the family 

building business in 1953. Paul 

has been in the building business 

for over 30 years and previously 

served as President of 

the local chapter of the National 

Association of Home Builders. 

For sales information, or to 

schedule a showing, for either 

The Bridges of Mokena Townhomes 

or Ginger Creek of Mokena 

contact Jerry Huguelet of 

The Murphy Real Estate Group 

at 815-464- 1110. You may also 

visit GingerCreekofMokena. 

com and Huguelethomes.com.

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and who are in all instances of my 

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Holy Spirit, you who solve all 

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against me and that in all instances 

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me. Iwant in this short prayer 

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of all material illusions. I wish 

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1052 Garage Sale 

Mokena 19402 York Dr. 

9/15-17, 9am-2pm, Tools, 

SS grill, freezer, patio furn, 

hshld & electronics. 

Frankfort , 23115 S. Harlem 

Ave. 9/16-9/17, 9-2p Antique 

trunk, glasstop table-4 chairs, 

old lamps, church pew & more 

Frankfort, Gateway Homes 

Annual Community Garage 

Sale. Individual Homes Just 

East of LaGrange Rd. & 

North of Steger Rd. Sat. Sept 

17th 9am-4pm 

FUNDRAISING 

Frankfort 718 Brookside Ln. 

Sat 9/17, 9-4pm Lots of different 

things, something for everyone! 

Lockport, 130 N. Washington 

St. 9/16-9/17, 9-2p. Variety of 

items, baby items. Something 

for everyone! 

Lockport , 530 Tonelli Trail 

9/16-9/17, 9-4pm. Something 

for everyone. Don’t miss this 

sale! 

New Lenox 2069 Finborough 

Cir. 9/15-9/17, 8-3. Pictures, 

lamps, hshld decor, lrg fish 

tank, desk, 2 electric Razor 

scooters & misc. 

New Lenox, 812 Grumman Ct. 

9/15-9/16, 8-3pm. 9/17, 

8-12pm. Hshld items, furn, pictures, 

ect. Moving. 

Real Estate 

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1052 Garage Sale 

Orland Park, 7849 Sea Pines, 

9/15-9/16, 8-1pm. Hshld 

couches, end tables, desks, 

lamps, ping pong & dog crate. 

Orland Park, 7947 Redondo 

Ln. 9/18, 8-4p. Holiday items, 

linens, home decor & clothing! 

Too much to list! 

Village of Manhattan 

Community Wide Garage Sale 

Sept. 16th & 17th, 8:00a-3:00p 

All participants’ addresses 

will be listed in a map of the 

community. Maps will be 

available for distribution on 

Sept. 12th at Village Hall, 

located at 260 Market Pl. 

Manhattan, IL and online at 

www.villageofmanhattan.org 

For questions, please call 

Village Hall (815) 418-2100 

1053 Multi Family 

Sale 

Frankfort 464 & 541 Meadow 

Ave. 9/16-9/17, 9-4p. 

Pets, Halloween, barbies, 

tools. Antiques, kids & more! 

Lockport 1908 & 2111 Austrian 

Pine St 9/16-9/17 9-3pm 

Household, clothing, baby 

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New Lenox 744 Wisconsin Rd. 

9/16-17, 8-2. Furn (sofa, desk, 

futon bunkbed, TV stand & 

more), clothes, hswrs, antiques 

& tools. 

Orland Park, 13836 Redwood 

Dr. 9/16-9/17, 9-5p. 

HUGE SALE! GREAT 

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1054 Subdivision 

Sale 

New Lenox, Schoolhouse Rd 

&Morecambe Bay. (S of Laraway 

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Tools, golf, baby, & furn. Big 

variety of items! 

Tinley Park Brementowne 

Condominiums East of 80th 

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9/16-9/17, 9-3pm Rain or 

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Top Dollar Paid !!! 

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1074 Auto for 

Sale 

2009 Hyundai Accent 

55k miles 

Runs Great! Well Maintained 

$3,800 630.336.9251 

Call 815-469-1999 

Located at 19121 85th Ct 

Mokena, IL 60448 

2005 Lexus SC430 conv 51k 

$19,975 

2001 Honda Civic 30k low mi 

$6500 

2011 Jeep Liberty 121k $8975 

2010 Ford F-150 4x4 86k 

$11,975 

2002 Chevy Astro 7 psngr van 

90k $6975 

2007 Hummer h3 135k 

$10,975 

2007 Ford Fusion 48k $8975 

1996 Cadillac Fleetwood 57k 

$11,975 

2004 Cadillac Deville 52k 

$7950 

2005 Lincoln town car Pearl / 

tan 50k $9975 

1998 Lexus es300 88k $4975 

2007 Toyota Camry 80k 

$8975 

2004 Mercury Marauder 24k 

$21,975 

2011 Dodge Gr Caravan 

wheelchair van 35k $24,975 

Over 20 Ford/Chevy Cargo & 

12-15 passenger vans from 

$10k-$20k 

We Buy Cars 

815-469-1999 

Navy Blue 2014 Chevy Malibu 

LS, 38k highway miles, garage 

kept, one owner. $13,000 

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Crestwood 

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Amenities: Two-story 

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beautifully wooded lot. 

Formal living features 

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crown molding and French 

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molding, chair rail and 

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fantastic kitchen includes 

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double ovens, tons of 

cabinets, an oversized 

island/breakfast bar, 

great butler’s pantry and 

gorgeous eating area with 

a soaring ceiling, oversized 

Palladium window and 

stunning wooded views! 

The cozy family room 

with a brick fireplace and 

French doors opens to the 

amazing sunroom with 

a cathedral ceiling and 

skylights. Much-desired 

main-level study/fifth 

bedroom; main level 3/4 

bath; and large main-level 

laundry room with tons of 

workspace and cabinets. 

The spacious master 

bedroom features a unique 

elevated ceiling, 12 x 

11 walk-in closet and a 

stunning master bath suite 

with an oversized skylight, 

large walk-in shower/ 

steam room, soaker 

tub, dual sink vanity 

and beautiful tilework. 

The second level offers 

three additional spacious 

bedrooms — one including 

a loft — along with a full 

guest bath with a skylight 

and dual sink vanity. 

Other features include 

a landscaped lot; threecar 

side-load garage; 

nightscape and deck with 

scenic views; security 

system; six-panel solid 

doors; central vacuum 

system; dual furnaces; and 

dual air conditioning units. 

Price: $469,000 

Contact: James Murphy, 

the Murphy Real 

Estate Group. For more 

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464-1110, or visit www. 

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• 714 Colony Lane, 

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Aug. 9 

• 20005 S. Pine 

Hill Road, Frankfort, 

60423-8377 - Linda A. 

Pierzchalski to Scott R. 

Jones, Jennifer L. Jones, 

$232,500 

• 21655 S. 108th Ave, 

Frankfort, 60423-9773 - 

Gregory Harper to Megan 

Mccullough, Daniel Elliot, 

$310,000 

• 8224 W. Lincoln 

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60423-9412 - Paul 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE at 20658 Francisca way , 

Frankfort, IL 60423 (Single Family 

). On the 22nd day ofSeptember, 

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: Wilmington Savings Fund 

Society, FSB, not in its individual 

capacity but solely as Trustee for 

the PrimeStar-H Fund I Trust 

Plaintiff V.Mark Vandenberg aka 

Mark C. Vandenberg; Rhonda 

Rangel Vandenberg; Standard 

Bank and Trust Company, as trustee 

under trust agreement dated 

October 23, 1998 and known as 

trust number 16085; Unknown 

beneficiaries of trust agreement 

dated October 23, 1998 and known 

as trust number 16085; Unknown 

Owners and Non-Record Claimants 

Defendant. 

Case No. 15CH 0781 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 or- 

der, until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

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LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

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 21325 Plank Trl Dr., 

Frankfort, IL 60423 (Residential). 

On the 22nd day of September, 

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 NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, 

IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED 

HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANK- 

LIN MORTGAGE LOAN 

TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN AS- 

SET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, 

SERIES 2007-FF2, Plaintiff V. 

HERBERT PERKINS; ANN- 

DREA M. PERKINS; UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

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 

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






the assessments required by subsection 



Act. 










obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 


JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND 

ASSOCIATES 

230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125, 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 

P: 312 541-9710 

F: 312 541-9711 










PURPOSE. 


TATE at 7736 West Galeview 

Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 

(Condo). On the 22nd day of September, 

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: JPMorgan Chase Bank, 

N.A. Plaintiff V. Stephanie Carroll; 

Villa Park Trust &Savings Bank; 

First Midwest Bank; Court Homes 

of Frankfort Square Condominium 

Association No. 1 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 

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









Act. 













the State. 


Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 










PURPOSE. 

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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 

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, 

FSB, not in its individual capacity 

but solely as Trustee for the 

PrimeStar-H Fund I Trust 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Mark Vandenberg aka Mark C. 

Vandenberg; Rhonda Rangel Vandenberg; 

Standard Bank and Trust 

Company, as trustee under trust 

agreement dated October 23, 1998 

and known astrust number 16085; 

Unknown beneficiaries of trust 

agreement dated October 23, 1998 

and known astrust number 16085; 

Unknown Owners and Non-Record 

Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 0781 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 17th day of 

June, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

of Will County, Illinois, will on 

Thursday, the 22nd day ofSeptember, 

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 tothe highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 33 IN ABBEY WOODS 

SUBDIVISION UNIT 2,BEING 

A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF 

THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER 

OF SECTION 15, AND PART OF 

THE NORTHWEST QUARTER 

OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

OCTOBER 1, 1999 AS DOCU- 

MENT NUMBER R99-121433, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

20658 Francisca way ,Frankfort, 

IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-15-302-009-0000 


























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: 

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSO- 

CIATION, AS TRUSTEE, IN 

TRUST FOR REGISTERED 

HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANK- 

LIN MORTGAGE LOAN 

TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN AS- 

SET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, 

SERIES 2007-FF2, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

HERBERT PERKINS; ANN- 

DREA M. PERKINS; UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 1112 




the above cause onthe 20th day of 

June, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

of Will County, Illinois, will on 





Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,



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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: 

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND 

ASSOCIATES 

230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125, 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 

P: 312 541-9710 

F: 312 541-9711 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Stephanie Carroll; Villa Park Trust 

& Savings Bank; First Midwest 

Bank; Court Homes of Frankfort 

Square Condominium Association 

No. 1 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0735 




the above cause on the 25th day of 

July, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

ofWill County, Illinois, will on 





Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction to the highest 


real estate: 

Unit 160 together with its undivided 

percentage interest in the 

common elements in Court Homes 

of Frankfort Square Condominium, 

as delineated and defined in the 

Declaration recorded as Document 

R72-2236, as amended from time 

to time, in the Northwest 1/4 of 

Section 13, Township 35 North, 

Range 12, East of the Third Principal 

Meridian, in Will County, Illinois. 


7736 West Galeview Lane, Frankfort, 

IL 60423 


Condo 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-13-119-012-0000 





statutory judicial sale fee calcu- 

lated at the rate of $1 for each 




















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. 


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One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 


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Nella Piccolin 

Town Clerk 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The Village of Frankfort will have 

nominating petitions and all necessary 

forms available on Tuesday, 

September 20, 2016, for persons 

who wish to run in the April 4, 

2017 Consolidated General Election. 

The Village municipal office 

of Village President, Village Clerk, 

and three (3) four-year Trustee positions 

will be nominated for election. 

The filing period ofpetitions for 

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arm lamp $12. 

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This Week In ... 

Griffins Varsity 

Athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 16 — at Bolingbrook, 

7 p.m. 

Girls Golf 

■Sept. ■ 17 — at Providence 

Catholic Swing Invite, 11 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 — host Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 4:15 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 20 — at Andrew, 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys Golf 

■Sept. ■ 15 — host Plainfield 

North, 4:15 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 17 — at Green-Wedge 

Conference Challenge Invite, 

7 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 — at T.F. South, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 20 — at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 17 — at Notre Dame 

Richard Spring Invite, 9 a.m. 

Boys Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 17 — at Notre Dame 

Richard Spring Invite, 11 a.m. 

Girls Tennis 

■Sept. ■ 15 — at Thornwood, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 17 — at Sandburg 

Invitational, 9 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 20 — at Lincoln-Way 

West, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Sept. ■ 15 — at the PepsiCo 

Showdown, TBD 

■Sept. ■ 17 — at the PepsiCo 

Showdown, TBD 

■Sept. ■ 20 — at Lockport, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls Volleyball 

■Sept. ■ 15 — host Thornridge, 

5:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 20 — at Thornwood, 

6 p.m. 

Girls Swimming and 

Diving 

■Sept. ■ 15 — host Oswego 

East, 5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 17 — at Normal 

Community Invite, 8:30 a.m. 

Golf 

From Page 52 

given his team won the invitational 

last year. His goal 

was for his team to shoot a 

collective 165-170 on the 

day. 

“If the girls play the best 

they can, play to their capability, 

we’ll go from there,” 

Allen said. 

Allen enjoyed the midweek 

big tournament format 

as a change of pace for his 

team. 

“It’s a nine-hole tournament 

but it’s good to be out 

here with different schools,” 

Allen said. “All of our big 

matches are 18 holes, but 

this is a fun experience. 

We’re usually at competitions 

where you have one 

or two teams, so it’s nice to 

have six teams.” 

A few golfers said they 

enjoyed the challenges the 

course provided and played 

with the anticipation of 

shooting low scores. 

Lincoln-Way East junior 

Hannah Hill said it was fun 

playing against new competition. 

She hoped to score 

under a 45 on the day, after 

acknowledging she hadn’t 

played well on her last few 

holes. She finished the day 

with a score of 45, good 

Sports Briefs 

Bike the Trail event to offer 

three routes 

The Lincolnway Special 

Recreation Association, Village 

of Frankfort and Frankfort 

Park District are to host 

a Bike the Trail event Saturday, 

Sept. 17, at Breidert 

Green in downtown Frankfort. 

The event will include 

three biking routes and other 

family fun, including a DJ 

dance party and inflatable 

bounce house. Registration 

for the event begins at 9 a.m. 

and the biking begins at 10 

a.m. 

The fee is $5 for children 

ages 5 and younger and $15 

East’s Hannah Hill looks for a spot to place her ball Thursday, Sept. 8, at Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox. Julie 

McMann/22nd Century Media 

enough for second from her 

school. 

Lockport senior McKenzie 

Eble said her team’s expectations 

were to place in 

the Top 3, and her personal 

for adults. All proceeds will 

benefit the LWSRA’s special 

events. 


register, call (815) 320-3507 

or visit www.lwsra.org/bike 

Fall basketball league to 

begin at Frankfort Park 

District 

The Frankfort Park District’s 

five-on-five fall basketball 

league for those ages 

18 and older is scheduled to 

begin Thursday, Sept. 22, 

at Lincoln-Way East High 

School, 201 Colorado Ave., 

Frankfort. 

Players must sign up as 

teams. Rosters are limited to 

goal was to shoot a 43. Although 

playing in a group of 

four, she said her focus was 

on the holes, not her competition. 

She finished with a score 

10 players per team. 

Games will consist of two 

20-minute halves with a running 

clock. The league fee 

includes gym usage, referee 

fee and prize money. 

The games take place every 

Thursday until Nov. 17 

at 6:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 

8:45 p.m. The fee is $425 per 

resident, which includes the 

regular season and playoffs. 

For more information or 

to register, visit www.frankfortparks.org 

or call (815) 

469-9400. 

Sports Briefs are compiled by 

Editor Rebecca Susmarski, 

rebecca@frankfortstation.com. 

of 47. 

“I used to think this 

was the hardest course we 

played in our conference,” 

Elbe said. “Now that I’ve 

matured as a player, I can 

work around the obstacles.” 

Sandburg’s Emilyee Mc- 

Giles, Central’s Bri Bolden 

and Central’s Grace Curran 

were atop the leaderboard 

with overall scores of 38. 

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Why did you keep playing football for 

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If you could take a vacation 

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If you could meet any NFL player, 

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I’d say Ray Lewis just because he left such 

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If you could own any exotic pet, 

which one would it be? 

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Do you plan to play football in 

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I’d like to play in college. I haven’t gotten 

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Girls Golf 

Griffins fall to home team Knights at LW Central Invitational 

Hannah Hill take 

second place on 

East’s team 

Lee Edwards 


Lincoln-Way Central won 

the Lincoln-Way Central 

Golf Invitational by nearly 

double digit strokes Thursday, 

Sept. 8, at Sanctuary 

Golf Course in New Lenox. 

The Invitational was a 

nine-hole tournament featuring 

teams from Lincoln- 

Way East, Lincoln-Way 

Central, Lemont High 

School, Sandburg, Lockport 

Township and Mother 

McAuley Liberal Arts High 

School. Schools were allowed 

to have teams of six 

competing, and the round 

was scheduled to begin at 

4 p.m. and conclude at 7:30 

p.m. or before sunset. 

Knights head coach Brian 

Shannon said his school 

hosts the Invitational to 

simulate the conditions of 

a larger tournament for the 

participating schools in order 

to prepare for the postseason. 

He brought his six 

best from his roster of 20 

golfers. 

Central came into the invitational 

with an unblemished 

record of 7-0, and 

Shannon hoped his team 

would continue to lead the 

pack at the competition. 

“We’re looking to keep 

the mojo working and head 

strong into the playoffs,” 

Shannon said. “We’re just 

trying to get better every 

day. Just 1 percent better 

every day.” 

He noted the Sanctuary 

course challenges players to 

keep the ball on the fairway 

with a focus on strategic 

shot placement. 

“We shot a 153 yesterday 

so I’m hoping for a 152 or 

better,” Shannon said. “The 

East’s Laura Lewis prepares to line up a shot Thursday, 

Sept. 8, at Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox. 

Final Scores 

The final scores for local 

teams in the Lincoln-Way 

Central Golf Invitational 

include: 

Lincoln Way Central – 

163 

Sandburg – 172 

Lincoln Way East – 179 

Lockport – 182 

Lemont – 190 

Mother McAuley – 198 

reason why I like the course 

so much is because it’s not 

just ‘pick out a driver and 

go.’” 

Sandburg Head Coach 

Todd Allen’s expectations 

for his team were fairly high 

going into the competition, 

Please see Golf, 49 

Lincoln-Way East’s Riley Lang follows through on a swing Thursday, Sept. 8, at Sanctuary 

Golf Course in New Lenox. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

East’s Carolyn Waleski takes a shot Thursday, Sept. 8, at Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox.



Volleyball 

From Page 55 

hitter Sarah Lewis (4 kills) 

had a kill to trigger a 7-2 

burst that put the Griffins 

ahead for good. Senior outside/right 

side hitter Becca 

Lilley added a kill and junior 

outside hitter Hannah 

Lesiak (4 kills) and senior 

setter Madeline Morrow(11 

assists, 6 digs) added aces 

in the stretch. 

Back-to-back aces by 

Wyman drew the Knights 

within 16-14, but they 

couldn’t get closer. Another 

7-2 spurt give East a 23-16 

lead. After a couple of Griffins 

errors, Lesiak tipped a 

kill and Lilley laced the 

game winner. 

“We about the fact that 

we needed to match their 

intensity,” East coach Kris 

Fiore said of the opening 

set. “It was close for awhile, 

but our blocking and defense 

took over. 

“Then Madi Corey came 

in [for set 2] and played 

well. I was impressed that 

we were able to play kids 

all over. We had six players 

with more than one kill. We 

have 11 or 12 kids that can 

play and we can use a lot of 

different people.” 

Corey (4 kills, 2 assists, 

3 digs) certainly showed 

she is one of them. Playing 

as a setter/right side hitter 

in the second set, she had a 

pair of kills in an opening 

6-0 run. The Knights never 

got closer than 7-2. Kills 

by junior right side/outside/ 

setter Molly Hackett and Lesiak, 

along with an ace from 

junior defensive specialist 

Kate Bruder extended the 

East advantage to 12-2. 

Central only had back-toback 

points once in set two, 

those were to close within 

16-6. Kills by Corey and junior 

outside hitter Camryn 

Beltz ended the match. 

Junior middle hitter Haley 

Hart (3 kills) and senior libero 

Melanie Weller (6 digs) 

also contributed for East. 

Junior libero Lucy Chesla 

(7 digs) did the same for the 

Knights. 

“We’re working, we’re 

working very hard,” Brown 

said. “But we stopped talking 

to each other in the second 

set. We have to communicate. 

In the first set, we 

took them out of their game 

plan for a while, but they 

have big hitters. 

“[At Central] it’s a new 

team and there’s a lot of inexperience. 

It takes awhile 

to get that going. It’s going 

to take some time, but we 

need to see some wins, see 

some results.” 

East has already seen results, 

but plans to see more 

with the right people in 

place. 

“We’ve been a work in 

progress, but it’s fun,” Fiore 

said. “We’re meshing, but 

we’re so deep that we can 

move people around.” 

Corey agreed and is looking 

forward to big things the 

rest of the season. 

“Going to East we just all 

connected and it’s been all 

positive,” she said of moving 

schools. “The coolest thing 

is we’ve only been together 

2-3 months. I can’t wait to 

see what happens when we 

reach our full potential.” 

Earlier in the week, on 

Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Griffins 

traveled to Lombard and 

defeated Montini — which 

finished fourth in Class 3A 

two years ago, 25-15, 21- 

25, 25-15. Lesiak (12 kills, 

8 blocks) and Hart (6 kills 4 

blocks) led the way. 

Also on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 

Central traveled down Route 

30 to face local rival Providence. 

There the Knights 

lost 25-10, 25-22. Chesla 

had 4 digs in the match. 

Football 

From Page 54 

East got off to a good start 

against H-F, leading 14-0 

early in the first quarter on 

two long touchdown passes 

from Jake Arthur to Jeremy 

Nelson (7 receptions, 107 

yards). The first was a 27- 

yard strike over the middle 

on the game’s opening drive. 

The next came on the following 

series on almost the 

exact same play, this time 

going 41 yards for the score. 

But H-F battled back and 

led East 28-21 at the end 

of the first half. East tied it 

early in the third on a 3-yard 

scamper by Ryan Scianna 

(7 rushes, 19 yards). Then, 

after taking an intentional 

safety in the fourth, East was 

down just five with about 

three minutes to play. But 

the Vikings survived. 

“We certainly needed to 

try to do something, because 

it was a point a minute for 

their offense in the first half,” 

Zvonar said of second-half 

adjustments. “They were 

awfully impressive. They 

out-schemed us there a little 

bit, too. There were some 

things we haven’t seen, and 

they executed very well. 

“We adjusted a couple of 

little things that fortunately 

made a difference, but overall 

we just tried to do things 

better [in the second half].” 

Zvonar, however, was 

pleased with his offense’s 

performance. Arthur finished 

14-of-19 for 195 yards, while 

Shafer wound up 12-of-21 

for 100 yards but with two 

interceptions. Nick Zelenika 

caught nine passes for 64 

yards, while Anderson caught 

eight balls for 75 yards. Nigel 

Muhammad rushed 11 times 

for 41 yards, while Brendan 

Morrissey gained 38 yards 

(including a 2-yard touchdown) 

on seven carries. 

“I thought the offense 

played tremendously all 

night,” Zvonar said. “I know 

they are going to feel like 

they stalled a few times when 

they needed to be productive, 

but I think if you put up that 

many points against that football 

team, you should win the 

football game.” 

Despite the big gains 

by the Vikings on offense, 

Buzea said the Griffins were 

the best defense he’s ever 

coached against. 

“That’s a hell of a program 

and this is a hell of a win for 

us,” he said. 

And ultimately, the Vikings 

just had one more play 

in them than the Griffins in 

Week 3. 

“No one is going to fold up 

tent here after Week 3, and 

we needed to play a game 

like this to find out where 

we’re at,” Zvonar said. “All 

but the scoreboard at the end 

was an even game. So, we 

know we’re this caliber of a 

football team. We can play 

with a team like [H-F], and if 

we had made a couple more 

plays, we had an opportunity 

to win. 

“We’re going to take some 

positives and build from 

them. And we’re going to 

take the negatives and correct 

them.” 

East fell to 2-1 on the 

season, and it will travel to 

Bolingbrook in Week 4. H-F 

improved to 3-0. 

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Griffins fall to indomitable Homewood-Flossmoor team 

LW East looks to 

bounce back against 

Bolingbrook 

Jon DePaolis 


Down five points with 1 

minute, 24 seconds left in 

the fourth quarter Friday, 

Sept. 9, in Frankfort, the 

Lincoln-Way East football 

team faced a fourth-and-7 at 

the Homewood-Flossmoor 

18-yard line. 

Senior quarterback Max 

Shafer trotted out to the field 

after a timeout, and after receiving 

the snap, he dropped 

back a few paces before unleashing 

a pass to his right 

toward the end zone. But the 

Vikings’ Dylan Duplessis 

got a good read on the pass, 

which was just a hair out of 

East wide receiver Ken Anderson’s 

reach, and the Vikings 

defensive back caught 

the ball to ice the game for a 

35-30 Vikings win. 

“He got beat early on, and 

I told him he owed us one,” 

H-F coach Craig Buzea said 

of Duplessis after the game. 

“He stepped up and made 

one.” 

A lot of Vikings stepped 

up to hand the Griffins their 

first loss of the season. Chief 

among them were quarterback 

Bryant Wright and 

Lincoln-Way East quarterback Jake Arthur (left) protects the ball from Homewood- 

Flossmoor’s Mario Wright Friday, Sept. 9, during a game at East. 


wide receiver Tyrice Richie, 

who connected for three 

touchdowns – including the 

game-winning score on a 34- 

yard play midway through 

the fourth quarter. The duo 

connected on touchdown 

plays of 40 and 44 yards earlier 

in the game, and Wright 

also scored on a 15-yard 

keeper in the first half. 

“He’s an outstanding player,” 

Buzea said of Richie. 

“He got overshadowed last 

year … but I’ll put it this 

way – Northern Illinois got 

a steal. 

“This team is unknown; 

there are so many young 

guys. You never know what 

you’re going to get. I knew 

coming into an environment 

like this, it was going to be 

tough for our guys. You just 

had to stay the course. Luckily, 

we struck back a couple 

times and it was a heck of a 

football game.” 

East coach Rob Zvonar 

said the big difference in the 

game was Richie’s play. 

“I think that’s a Division 

I player out there making 

plays,” Zvonar said. “Most 

of the night, they kind of did 

what they wanted on [offense]. 

But I thought to hold 

that offense in the second 

half to 7 points was a credit 

[to us]. To score 30 points, 

credit our offense. But we 

just gave up too many points 

in the first half.” 

Please see Football, 53 

Lincoln-Way East players (left) line up before the snap as 

Homewood-Flossmoor gets ready to hike the ball Friday, 

Sept. 9, during a game at East. 

East’s Evan Teach delivers a kickoff against Homewood- 

Flossmoor. 

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fastbreak 

Girls Volleyball 

LW East downs crosstown rival LW Central in two sets 

Julie Mcmann/22nd century 

media 

1st-and-3 

Humble beginnings 

1. Zack Tencza 

(ABOVE) 

The defensive 

end played on the 

Frankfort Falcons 

starting in sixth 

grade, laying the 

foundations to play 

on the Griffins' 

varsity team. 

2. Jeremy Nelson 

The wide receiver 

also played on the 

Frankfort Falcons 

blue team beginning 

in the fourth grade 

before going on to 

join the Griffins. 

3. Jake Arthur 

The quarterback 

and Tinley Park 

resident played 

on the Frankfort 

Square Wildcats 

football team for 

eight years before 

progressing to the 

high-school level of 

play. 

Griffins combine 

varying skills to 

defeat Knights 

Randy Whalen 


As a sophomore last season, 

Madi Corey got pulled 

up to the varsity for the playoff 

run of the Lincoln-Way 

North girls volleyball team. 

That run for the Phoenix 

took them all the way to the 

Elite 8 in the state in Class 

4A. And, although North 

closed at the end of the past 

school year, it also gave 

Corey an opportunity to get 

varsity experience. 

Corey and the rest of 

the returners from North 

are now at Lincoln-Way 

East. While North’s former 

coach — Mary Brown, is 

now the coach at Lincoln- 

Way Central. 

Last week Corey put the 

teaching she learned from 

Brown to good use as she 

came in for the second set 

and helped lead East to a 25- 

18, 25-8 victory over Central 

in a SouthWest Suburban 

Conference crossover on 

Thursday, Sept. 8 in Frankfort. 

The win continued a nice 

start to the season for the 

Griffins (8-2). Central (3-7) 

fell to a local opponent for 

the second time this week. 

“It’s always fun to play a 

rivalry match,” Corey said 

of playing Central. “During 

the playoffs I got pulled up 

by coach Brown. She’s an 

excellent coach and her team 

played well.” 

The Knights hung right 

in there for much of the first 

set. After East opened with 

four straight points, junior 

outside hitter Dom Dixon (3 

kills) had a kill and junior 

setter Cassidy Wyman (3 

aces, 7 digs) served an ace to 

tie the game at 4-4. 

Soon after junior outside 

hitter Kylie Kulinski had a 

kill and middle hitter Liz 

Neitzel — one of only two 

seniors on the team, had 

a block during a 3-point 

spurt that gave Central its 

only lead of the match at 

8-7. 

With the score knotted at 

9-9, LW East senior middle 

Please see 

Volleyball, 53 

Lincoln-Way North transfer Hanna Lesiak (right) greets 

former Phoenix head coach Mary Brown, who is currently 

Lincoln-Way Central’s head coach, before the start of the 

game. 

Lincoln-Way East setter Madeline Morrow sets the ball during warm-ups Thursday, Sept. 8 

before a rivalry matchup against Lincoln-Way Central in Frankfort. 

Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

Griffins hitter Becca Lilly gets ready to receive a serve. 

Listen Up 

"No one is going to fold up tent here after Week 3, and we 

needed to play a game like this to find out where we’re at. 

All but the scoreboard at the end was an even game." 

Rob Zvonar — coach of the Lincoln-Way East varsity football team, on 

East's Week 3 loss to Homewood-Flossmoor 

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Football 

7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 

• The Lincoln-Way East varsity football team will 

head back on the road and go to Bolingbrook 

to take on Bolingbrook High School. 

Index 

51 — Athlete of the Week 

49 — This Week In 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Rebecca Susmarski. 

Send any questions or comments to rebecca@frankfortstation.com 

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On point LW East girls 

volleyball team defeats LW 

Central in two sets, Page55 

Swing and a miss 

Griffins fall to Knights at the 

New Lenox high school’s golf 

invitational, Page 52 

Lincoln-Way East’s 

Brendan Morrissey (right) 

maneuvers through a 

pack of Homewood- 

Flossmoor defenders 

Friday, Sept. 9, during 

East’s first home game 

of the season. Julie 

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Media 

LW East falls to Homewood-Flossmoor, learns lessons to apply later in the season, Page 54 

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