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budget passed 

D122 passes fiscal year 2017 budget, 

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closing its doors 

Local Kmart expected to close in mid-December after being 

in New Lenox since 1970, Page 8 

beat the Disease 

Local boys with Type 1 diabetes to participate 

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Fundraiser for Frankfort woman with dysautonomia 

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Katy Crossett holds up a FaceTime of her sister-in-law, Ashley Crossett, during a fundraiser for Ashley held Sept. 17 at Gatto’s Italian 

Restaurant and Bar in New Lenox. Inset: Guests fill Gatto’s Italian Restaurant and Bar in support of Ashley Crossett. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

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THURSDAY 

Presentation for Business 

Owners 

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 29, 

New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Pkwy., New 

Lenox. Local business owners 

can come and hear how 

they can use the library’s 

database, Reference USA, to 

expand their business. Listen 

to Nancy Spidle, Reference 

USA rep, speak on the different 

features available to 

business owners. For more 

information, visit newlenoxlibrary.org. 

Art Remix 

4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 



Lenox. Students grades 4-8 

will learn about different 

forms of art, and then create 

your own in this art club 

program just for tweens. 

For more information, visit 

newlenoxlibrary.org. 

FRIDAY 

Gamers Club 

4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 30, 



Lenox. Join others playing 

your favorite board games. 

We’ll have chess, classics, 

and some new games you’ve 

never seen before. Also, feel 

free to bring in your own 

game to challenge others. 



SATURDAY 

Coding Club 

11 a.m.-noon, Oct. 1, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Pkwy., New Lenox. 

Learn more about STEM/ 

STEAM education by testing 

out some Makerspace 

items, like Ozobots, and 

Cubelet robot blocks. Participants 

will get to program 

them to follow their instructions. 

For more information, 

visit newlenoxlibrary.org. 

MONDAY 

Watercolor Trees 

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, New 



Join the library and meet 

others, as participants will 

paint a watercolor picture of 

a tree. For more information, 


Holiday Bingo 

6:30-7 p.m. Oct. 3, New 



Children of all ages are invited 

to play holiday-themed 

bingo. Registration is not required 

to attend. 

TUESDAY 

Maximize Your Membership 

8:30-9:30 a.m. Oct. 4, 

New Lenox Village Hall – 

Community Room, 1 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox. 

Enjoy breakfast at the Meet, 

Greet & Network breakfast 

followed by a presentation 

by Emily Johnson, head of 

the New Lenox Chamber 

of Commerce. Johnson is 

to speak on how a membership 

to the chamber can 

benefit businessowners, 

provide marketing opportunities, 

learn more about the 

ambassador program and 

encourage volunteerism in 

the community. The event 

is open to the public and 

free to attend. Refreshments 

will also be served. 


newlenoxchamber.chambermaster.com. 

New Lenox Photography 

Group 

6-7:45 p.m. Oct. 4, New 



Interested in photography or 

do you simply enjoy? Then 

please check out The New 

Lenox Photography Group, 

where photographers will 

have the opportunity to share 

their work, discuss techniques, 

and of course, meet 

new people that share a love 

of photography. Whether 

you are just starting out or 

are a seasoned professional, 

please feel free to attend 

one of our meetings to see 

what the group is all about. 



Trivia Night 

7:15 p.m. Oct. 4, Beggars 

Pizza, 650 Maple St., New 

Lenox. Test your trivia skills 

with your friends. Register 

as a team (maximum of six 

people per team) at the New 

Lenox Public Library. All 

team members must be 21 

or older. NLPL encourages 

guests to support our Beggar’s, 

the event’s sponsor, by 

placing food and beverage 

orders. For more information, 

visit newlenoxlibrary. 

org. 

WEDNESDAY 

Writers Group 

6:30-7:45 p.m. Oct. 5, 



Lenox. Come discuss your 

writing with others. New 

members are always welcome. 



UPCOMING 

Fiber Arts 

6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, 

Oct. 6, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans Pkwy., 

New Lenox. Join other knitters 

and crocheters in an informal 

setting and exchange 

ideas and information. Beginners 

are welcome. For 

more information, visit 


Widow/Widowers Social 

Club 

7-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 

7, Zion Lutheran Church, 

17100 South 69th Ave., Tinley 

Park. The social club is 

reaching out to members of 

the New Lenox community 

who are in need of support. 

The club, which meets once 

a month, includes outings, 

games, discussions and interaction. 


contact Danell Chmura 

at (630) 728-9368. 

The Big Bad Pumpkin Party 

9:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, 

Oct. 9, Walker Country Estates 

Park, 299 Lenox St., 

New Lenox. The two-hour 

event is for children between 

the ages of 2 and 12. 

The first 50 children to preregister 

will receive a free 

T-shirt. Concessions will be 

made available for purchase. 

Hayrides will also be offered 

on a first-come, first-served 

basis. The last hayride is 

schedule for 11:15 a.m. 

New Life for Old Bags 

5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, 


Library, 120 Veterans 

Pkwy., New Lenox. Participants 

will make mats for 

the homeless from plastic 

grocery bags. Feel free to 

bring your own bags. This 

is a great opportunity for 

teens, grades 7 -12, needing 

community service hours. 

No court-ordered community 

service accepted. For 

more information, visit 


Genealogy Club 

6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 

11, New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Pkwy., 

New Lenox. Learn about 

using different online databases, 

breaking through 

“brick walls,” obtaining vital 

records, and documenting 

and organizing your family 

research. Come share family 

research success stories 

and continue to increase the 

“branches” on your family 

tree. For more information, 


New Lenox Historical 

Oktoberfest 

4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 

12, Harry Andersen V.F.W. 

Hall, 323 Old Hickory Road, 

New Lenox. New Lenox 

Area Historical Society will 

host Oktoberfest “All You 

Can Eat” German dinner. 

There will be a silent auction 

of various items donated 

by local businesses and 

friends of the society. Also, 

there will be face painting 

and balloons for kids. Tickets 

are $10 for adults, $5 

for children 10 and under, 

and free for children under 

3 years old. Tickets may be 

purchased at the door or in 

advance by calling (815) 

485-5576. 

Nachos and Games 

6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 


Library, 120 Veterans Pkwy., 

New Lenox. Come gorge on 

nachos, have fun with friends 

and try out the New Lenox 

Public Library’s new robot 

Ollie. For more information, 


Adult Book Club 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 

Oct. 12, New Lenox 

Public Library, 120 Veterans 

Pkwy., New Lenox. This 

member-run group reads and 

discusses a variety of titles, 

both fiction and non-fiction. 

Come discuss, share and enjoy 

the experience of reading 

with a group. Call to reserve 

a copy of the book, or stop 

by Adult Services. 

ONGOING 

Rotary Club of New Lenox 

7-8 a.m. Thursdays, Country 

Charm Restaurant, 101 

Lincoln-Way Drive, New 

Lenox. Learn more about the 

Rotary Club of New Lenox 

and their mission to impact 

the community and the 

world through service. 

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the New Lenox Patriot | September 29, 2016 | 3 

Hundreds come out to support Frankfort woman at fundraiser 

Event in NL features 

live music, raffle 

prizes donated by 

local businesses 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

On Sept. 17, the Crossett 

family of Frankfort received 

an overwhelming amount of 

support when more than 270 

friends, family members and 

community members came 

together at Gatto’s Italian 

Restaurant and Bar in New 

Lenox for Wheels for Ashley, 

a benefit event for Ashley 

Crossett. 

Crossett, 28, was diagnosed 

with two forms of dysautonomia 

in October 2014. 

The forms include pure autonomic 

failure, a condition 

in which her nervous system 

Event attendees (left to right) Lynn Kot, Rose Medina and 

Margaret Kozlowski meet up and mingle Sept. 17 during the 

fundraiser for Ashley Crossett. 

shuts down bodily functions, 

and neurocardiogenic 

syncope, a condition that 

prevents the heart and brain 

from communicating. 

Nancy Crossett, Ashley’s 

mother, said Ashley will live 

with dysautonomia for the 

rest of her life. Having lost 

the ability to walk, Ashley 

now uses an electric wheelchair, 

which has made it difficult 

for the family to bring 

her to and from medical ap- 

Please see crossett, 5 

Barb Reilly inspects raffle items Sept. 17 during Wheels for Ashley, a fundraiser for a 

Frankfort woman with dysautonomia, at Gatto’s Italian Restaurant and Bar in New Lenox. 

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Lincoln-Way High School D210 Board of Education 

Board discusses financial strategic planning for future 

Members approve 

FY 17 budget, plan 

to meet on levy at 

Sept. 29 meeting 

Meredith Dobes 


Details of Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210’s finances, as 

well as how the district 

will track its progress 

toward reaching a healthy 

financial state were the 

focus of the School Board’s 

Thursday, Sept. 22 regular 

meeting. 

School Board members 

unanimously passed the fiscal 

year 2017 budget, with 

Board President Dee Molinare 

and Board Vice President 

Christine Glatz absent, 

after discussing some of the 

details and deciding to omit 

$5 million from the revenue 

portion of the budget for a 

projected land sale that has 

not yet occurred. 

The FY 2017 budget is 

projected to have an overall 

$2.1 million surplus to 

begin paying back the district’s 

negative fund balance 

of $6.4 million — independent 

of tax anticipation warrants 

owed. 

Board Member Christopher 

Lucchetti requested 

that at the School Board’s 

next regular meeting, it set 

up a policy on how the district 

will build its reserves 

back up, particularly as it 

is projected to still have a 

negative fund balance at the 

end of FY 2017. 

“I’m thinking we use 3 

percent of our revenue on 

an annual basis [to build 

reserves] and have a policy 

put in there,” Lucchetti 

said. “And frankly, now that 

I look at it, I don’t know if 

that’s quick enough.” 

In addition to the policy, 

he requested five years’ 

worth of financial projections 

so that the district can 

have a complete picture of 

what it can do to restore its 

finances. 

Board Secretary Christopher 

Kosel said he agreed 

that the district needed to 

pay off its tax anticipation 

warrants and bring its fund 

balances back up in order to 

return more money to classrooms. 

“We want a fund balance 

to revenue ratio of 25 

percent,” Lucchetti said. 

“We’re not going to get 

there anytime soon.” 

Board Member Joseph 

Kirkeeng also requested 

an agenda item on 

budget activity be included 

at each month’s board 

meeting. 

The district needs to pay 

back $20 million in tax anticipation 

warrants by Friday, 

Sept. 30, according 

to Superintendent R. Scott 

Tingley. He said the district 

will pay these off on Thursday, 

Sept. 29, and will immediately 

need to borrow 

to keep its Education Fund 

whole. 

The district has been 

authorized to borrow $20 

million for fiscal year 

2017 in $4 to $5 million 

increments, but the district 

may need $25 or $27 

million, he said. 

The immediate need to 

borrow requires the district 

to pass its levy for the fiscal 

year prior to receiving 

the loan, so the district has 

scheduled a special meeting 

for 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at Lincoln-Way 

Central to discuss 

and pass the levy. 

Strategic planning services 

offered to district free of 

charge 

Resident and consultant 

Robert Madonia, with RJM 

Consulting Services, attended 

the Sept. 22 meeting 

to offer his strategic planning 

services to the district 

for free. 

Madonia was the superintendent 

of Frankfort School 

District 157-C from 2002- 

2009, and he said he wanted 

to give back to the Lincoln- 

Way community by providing 

this planning service to 

District 210. 

He said a five-year strategic 

plan is important for 

any public school district to 

have and strive to follow. 

The School Board 

unanimously agreed to have 

Madonia begin the strategic 

planning process. Madonia 

said the first step is to hold 

meetings with stakeholders 

in the community to get 

their input. From there, he 

would identify goals for 

the district and work on 

putting the plan together. 

He estimated that preparing 

the plan would take from 

October to January. 

Board discusses how to 

address needed capital 

improvements 

One of the budgets that 

the School Board discussed 

more thoroughly at the 

meeting was the Capital Improvements 

Fund. 

The district requested 

a price for a survey of its 

roofs and parking lots from 

its architecture firm, DLA 

Architects. The price it was 

provided was not to exceed 

$25,000 — $8,500 for asphalt 

work and $16,500 for 

roof work. 

Director of Buildings & 

Grounds Rich Wilkey said 

the district is following a 

deferred maintenance plan 

with its roofs already. He 

said some of the district’s 

older roofs do not leak, and 

some of its newer roofs do; 

so, a survey would help the 

district determine the true 

condition regardless of the 

age. 

Tingley said the district 

has not budgeted roof or 

parking lot improvements 

in the fiscal year 2017 budget, 

so the School Board 

will have to consider how 

to move forward with such 

projects. 

Lucchetti said the district 

will eventually need to include 

capital improvements 

in its budget in order to restore 

financial health, but in 

the meantime, it could use a 

hybrid approach of pulling 

money from different funds 

to pay for needed capital 

improvements. 

The board unanimously 

approved the survey from 

DLA. It also unanimously 

approved the installation 

of flashing lights at 25- 

mph speed limit signs 

on Schoolhouse Road by 

Lincoln-Way Central for 

$8,000. 

Central Principal Steve 

Provis said the lights have 

been “a long time coming,” 

and school personnel 

will still assist students and 

buses in exiting to Schoolhouse 

Road at the end of the 

school day. 

New Lenox D122 Board of Education 

Board members discuss finances, tax levy and pass FY 2017 budget 

Meredith Dobes 


The New Lenox School 

District 122 Board of Education 

paid particular attention 

to financial details 

of bills and capital projects 

costs, and passed the fiscal 

year 2017 budget at its Sept. 

21 regular meeting. 

The budget was passed 

5-2, with Board Members 

Sue Smith and Michele 

DeGroot Rosenfeld voting 

“no.” 

Business Manager Bob 

Groos presented some of 

the details of the budget, 

including that the district 

ended fiscal year 2016 with 

an approximate $3.7 million 

surplus. The FY 2017 

budget is expected to have 

a $3.1 million surplus. Expenditures 

for the FY 2017 

budget stayed relatively flat 

compared to past years — 

$48.9 million compared to 

$47.3 million in FY 2016, 

$48.9 million in FY 2015 

and $48 million in FY 2014. 

Groos said part of the 

reasoning for this is that 

the district received slightly 

more than it would have in 

General State Aid, because 

the state passed a one-time 

stopgap budget for education 

rather than using its 

typical funding formula. 

Smith asked Groos to 

clarify whether the board 

passing the budget would 

mean that it was expected to 

pass the tax levy for the fiscal 

year, as well, and he said 

that is built into the budget 

based on education funding 

in the State of Illinois. 

The built-in surplus in 

the budget is meant to fund 

capital improvements projects, 

Superintendent Peggy 

Manville said. 

Groos added that the only 

income the district’s Capital 

Projects Fund receives 

is from transfers or bonds, 

outside of approximately 

$300,000-$400,000 in impact 

fees each year. 

Smith said that increases 

in property taxes are outpacing 

residents’ abilities to 

pay, and they are “overburdened.” 

She said she has a hard 

time with the budget because 

of the built-in levy 

passage and its impact on 

residents, but the district 

staff does a good job preparing 

it and its allocation 

of funds. 

Directly after the bud- 

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crossett 

From Page 3 

pointments and surgeries, 

and anywhere else she would 

like to go. 

“She’s in a lot of constant 

pain … moving her 

[from the wheelchair to the 

car] can take so much out 

of her,” said Nikki Dangman, 

Ashley’s sister. “The 

medical bills are astounding, 

but that’s in the back of our 

minds right now, because we 

just want her to be with us.” 

All of the proceeds collected 

at the event will go toward 

the purchase of a van that will 

grant Ashley more mobility. 

The event raised $23,000 total, 

and the Crossett family 

said used vans typically run 

at $35,000. 

The fundraiser included 

food; a split-the-pot raffle; a 

dueling pianos session; a silent 

auction including tickets 

for the Chicago Cubs, White 

Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks and 

Bears; raffles for more than 

80 basket items and more. All 

of the prize items were donated 

by local organizations and 

businesses. 

“The generosity of people 

is just incredible,” Nancy said. 

“They open up their hearts to 

us. … I’m so happy people are 

paying attention to her.” 

Dangman said the family 

had started a page on go 

fundme.com for the van that 

received good feedback, but 

many people had said they 

wanted to see Ashley in person. 

Although Ashley had 

planned to come to the fundraiser, 

her family said that she 

had been in the intensive care 

unit at the University of Chicago 

for several weeks prior 

and was unable to attend. 

“We were actually preparing 

to lose her almost 2 and 

1/2 weeks ago,” Dangman 

said. 

After undergoing surgery 

due to an infection, Ashley 

was unresponsive for 32 

hours. She pulled through, 

but then had a seizure on 

Sept. 11, Dangman said. 

Ashley recovered and was 

waiting to be moved out of 

the ICU as of press time. 

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Donating to Ashley 

The Crossett family 

still needs to raise 

about $12,000 to help 

purchase Ashley’s van. 

To make a donation, 

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com/24vb4rrk. 

However, Dangman said that 

her sister is scheduled to go 

to rehab and will not be home 

for some time. 

“She so wanted to be 

here,” Nancy said. “The fact 

is, being at home all the time 

and being isolated can be 

hard. This would have really 

brightened her spirits.” 

Ashley did talk to some 

guests via a FaceTime call on 

an iPad that her sister-in-law, 

Katy, showed to those around 

the room. Dangman said that 

despite the challenges she has 

faced, Ashley has always remained 

positive throughout 

her treatments and she feels 

truly driven to help and teach 

others about dysautonomia. 

Ashley’s positive spirit 

was within those who came 

to support her at the fundraiser 

and aid her efforts to 

spread awareness about the 

condition. Her family set up 

an “Ashley’s Corner” table at 

the event displaying images 

of Ashley, information about 

the condition and information 

about one of the ways 

that Ashley keeps herself going 

every day. 

“The Spoon Theory” by 

Christine Miserandino is 

a short story written by a 

woman who lives with lupus. 

Since reading this story, 

Ashley has tattooed a spoon 

on her arm to remind her and 

other people of what she is 

going through, and she now 

shares the story to help her 

explain her situation. 

“This biggest thing is 

for people to try to learn 

about what this illness actually 

entails,” Dangman said. 

“October is Dysautonomia 

Awareness Month. People 

don’t always know, because 

it’s overshadowed by Breast 

Cancer Awareness Month in 

October, too, but you’re supposed 

to wear blue to show 

support. … To [Ashley], it 

means so much.” 

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Assistant Editor 

Stopping by the Kmart on 

1500 W. Lincoln Highway 

in New Lenox isn’t anything 

out of the ordinary for 

Oak Lawn resident Cindy 

Szubrych and Frankfort 

residents Jessica Tucker and 

Kim Stuebing. 

In fact, the retail store’s 

convenient location plays 

a large part as to why the 

three do frequent that spot. 

For Szubrych, that Kmart 

is down the street from her 

workplace, and for Tucker 

and Stuebing, they said “it’s 

just on the way,” especially 

when they’re running errands. 

So, when they recently 

learned that their favorite 

store is to close its doors by 

mid-December, they were 

upset by the news. 

“I was hoping they would 

stay open,” Szubrych said. 

“It’s a shame a lot of people 

are going to lose their jobs.” 

The New Lenox branch 

is just one of six Kmarts 

in Illinois that struggled 

to stay open; sites that are 

to follow the same suit include 

Tinley Park, Joliet, 

Springfield, Macomb and 

Merrillville, Indiana, said 

Sears Holdings spokesman 

Howard Riefs in an email 

to The New Lenox Patriot. 

Sears Holdings owns Sears 

and Kmart. 

Although he did not reveal 

or confirm how many 

Kmarts are closing outside 

of Illinois, Business Insider 

reported 64 Kmarts across 

The Kmart on 1500 W. Lincoln Highway in New Lenox is 

closing by December. F. Amanda Tugade/22nd Century Media 

28 states are affected. Liquidation 

sales began Sept. 

22. 

“We have been strategically 

and aggressively 

evaluation our store space 

and productivity, and have 

accelerated the closing of 

unprofitable stores,” Riefs 

said of the “difficult, but 

necessary” decision. 

While Riefs did not 

disclose the number 

of employees, he said 

most are part-time and 

hourly workers who are 

eligible to receive severance 

and can apply for open 

positions at other Sears or 

Kmart stores. 

Customers can still find 

and follow up on the “bluelight 

specials” by using the 

Shop Your Way membership 

platform, downloading 

apps and shopping online, 

he added. Shoppers can also 

visit other locations listed at 

kmart.com/stores.html. 

“As a result, we hope to 

retain a portion of the sales 

previously associated with 

this store by maintaining 

our relationships with the 

members who shopped this 

location,” he said. 

According to the New 

Lenox Township Assessor’s 

Office, the Kmart on 

Lincoln Highway has been 

open since 1970. 

“Ours was one of the 

more successful ones,” 

Mayor Tim Baldermann 

said. “That’s why it stayed 

for as long as it did.” 

Baldermann and Village 

Community Development 

Director Robin Ellis added 

it is too early to plan for 

what will become of the 

property – which boasts 

18.16 acres – but they do 

recognize that “it is prime 

real estate” and “want to see 

the space be utilized.” 

“I would think some of 

the use that would make a 

lot of sense there would be 

a car dealership or another 

retail establishment,” Baldermann 

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Locals Jack 

Dykas (from 

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all 10, are 

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Tackling Type 1 diabetes 

NL youth football 

players with disease 

find solidarity in 

JDRF One Walk 


Assistant Editor 

Practice for the New 

Lenox Youth Football Association 

Junior Knights 

and Warriors takes place 

twice a week at the Francis 

Field Youth Foundation, 

and that’s where 10-yearolds 

Jack Dykas, Jack Deval 

and Ben Bernier can be 

found after school hours. 

Dressed in their gear, they 

meet up with their teammates 

to prep for upcoming 

games. 

However, their passion 

for playing the fall sport 

isn’t the only thing that links 

the three boys together. 

Dykas, Bernier and Deval 

have Type 1 diabetes, 

and they, along with their 

families, friends and teammates 

are to take part in 

the JDRF One Walk. The 

event – which takes place 

Sunday, Oct. 2 at Morraine 

Valley Community College 

in Palos Hills – aims to raise 

money for JDRF, an organization 

dedicated to funding 

research to find a cure for 

Type 1 diabetes and creating 

support for those who 

are affected. Check-in time 

for the walk is at 8:30 a.m., 

and the walk is to start at 

9:30 a.m. 

The walk is just one of 

seven that take place in Illinois. 

Other locations include 

Chicago, East Peoria, 

Schaumburg, Libertyville, 

Warrenville and Merrillville, 

Indiana. 

Detecting diabetes 

Jack Dykas was 4 years 

old when he was diagnosed 

with Type 1 diabetes, 

according to his parents 

Cindy and Marty. Bart 

Deval, Jack’s father, said 

his son was 6. As for Ben, 

just last July, his mother 

Jackie added. 

According to the Mayo 

Clinic, type 1 diabetes is 

an autoimmune disease in 

which a person’s pancreas 

produces little to no insulin, 

a hormone that is needed 

to let sugar to enter cells, 

so they can produce energy. 

“It has nothing to do 

with nutrition or health,” 

said Mary Anne McKenna 

Bryan, JDRF senior development 

manager. She added 

the disease is managed by 

taking artificial insulin and 

constantly monitoring sugar 

intake. 

Jackie and Marty said 

they were unaware of the 

symptoms for Type 1 diabetes, 

and at first, they both 

thought it might have been 

just the flu. 

“I didn’t know that frequent 

thirst, wanting to 

urinate all the time, losing 

weight [were indicators],” 

Jackie said. “I thought he 

just couldn’t shake off this 

flu. So, by the time I took 

him to the physician, we 

went straight to the emergency 

room; we stayed 

there for a few days.” 

“It was a shock for us because 

no one in our family 

had ever been diagnosed or 

has a history of that,” Marty 

said of the news and shared 

a similar experience in discovering 

his son’s condition. 

Those unexpected trips to 

the hospital became a lifechanging 

event for both the 

parents and their children, 

but it has transformed into a 

learning experience. 

“When kids are active 

and playing sports, you 

want to recognize and you 

want the kids to recognize 

the lows,” Bart said. “It’s 

the very critical part of 

when their blood sugar goes 

low, they become a little 

disoriented and sweaty, 

Not just three 

Ryan Kotara is another 

10-year-old from New 

Lenox who also lives with 

Type 1 diabetes. Ryan 

and his family will also 

participate in the JDRF 

One Walk. To donate to 

his cause, visit jdrf.org/ 

goto/ryankotara. 

JDRF One Walk 

When: 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 

Oct. 2 

Where: Morraine Valley 

Community College, 

9000 College Pkwy., 

Palos Hills 


visit jdrf.org. 

you know things like that. 

That’s the thing you have 

to notice before[hand] [or] 

they could go into a shock.” 

On and off the field, Bart 

added keeping a close eye 

on their children’s glucose 

levels and carb counting are 

critical to their health, and 

those have become a significant 

part of their lifestyles. 

“When I’m at football, 

when I’m at school or at 

night, it’s usually a little 

hard,” Jack Deval said of 

stabilizing his levels. “The 

past couple of weeks, I’ve 

been like going really low; 

I’ve been going down to the 

60s and the 70s. ... In the 

middle of the night, it’ll get 

really high. ... I go up and 

down, up and down.” 

Jack Dykas and Ben 

shared taking trips to the 

school nurses’ offices or sipping 

on juice boxes during 

class have become a regular 

part of their schedule. 

Turning ‘Type 1 into type 

none’ 

With the upcoming JDRF 

One Walk, Cindy, Mar- 

Please see diabetes, 11



Police Reports 

Two cars broken into, among 

other burglaries on same day 

A car was reportedly broken 

into at two different parking 

lots Sept. 12 within 20 

minutes in New Lenox. Two 

other incidents of burglary 

to vehicle reported that same 

morning. 

At 9:35 p.m., an unknown 

person broke a window 

of a vehicle at ReClaim 

Fitness on the 1300 block 

of East Route 30 and took a 

purse. 

At 9:51 p.m., the second 

incident occurred during 

which an unknown person 

reportedly broke a window 

of a vehicle at Buffalo Wild 

Wings on the 400 block of 

Nelson Road and took a 

backpack. 

At 8:05 a.m., police added 

an unknown person entered 

an unlocked vehicle on the 

300 block of Circlegate Road 

and took a set of golf clubs. 

At 8:42 a.m., an unknown 

person reportedly entered an 

unlocked vehicle on the 500 

block of Woodlawn Road and 

took a Bluetooth speaker and 

a charger. 

Sept. 18 

• Nicholas Christensen, 20, 

of 19945 192nd St., Mokena, 

was charged with driving 

under the influence of alcohol 

when he was stopped at 

Route 30 and Oak Street. 

• Police reportedly conducted 

a stop after observing Christensen 

speeding and discovered 

he had a suspended 

license and was under the influence 

of alcohol. 

• An unknown person reportedly 

took a video game at the 

Wal-Mart on the 500 block of 

East Route 30 and left without 

paying for it. 

• Kyle Ballard, 22, of 2121 

Sanford Ave., New Lenox 

was charged with driving 

while license suspended 

when he was stopped on the 

2000 block of Nelson Road. 

• Police reportedly conducted 

a stop after discovering Ballard 

was using a cell phone 

while operating a vehicle and 

discovered he had a suspended 

license. 

Sept. 17 

• Kyle Williams, 24, of 1106 

Parkwood Drive, Joliet, was 

charged with driving while 

license suspended when he 

was stopped at 800 West 

Route 30. Police reportedly 

conducted a stop after 

observing Williams using his 

cell phone while operating a 

vehicle and discovered his 

license was suspended. 


took cash, a credit card 

and a Kindle from a home on 

the 200 block of Woodlawn 

Road. 

• Trevor Freeh, 28, of 190 

Hawthorne Lane, New 

Lenox, was charged with 

driving while license suspended 

when police reported 

to a crash on Route 30 and 

Cedar Road. 

• Police reportedly discovered 

Freeh, who was one of 

the drivers involved in the 

incident, had a suspended license. 

Sept. 16 


“loaded” a shopping cart 

full of alcohol bottles at Jewel 

on the 400 block of Nelson 

Road and left without paying 

for them. 

Sept. 15 


cashed checks at the 

Currency Exchange on the 

300 block of East Route 30 

that were fraudulent. 

An unknown person reportedly 

used another person’s 

identity to open a bank account. 

• Ali Knis, 36, of 13058 Maple 

St., Mokena, was charged 

with driving while license 

suspended when he was 

stopped at Fourth Avenue 

and William Street. Police reportedly 

conducted a stop after 

observing Knis speeding 

and discovered his license 

was suspended. 


took a TV from Wal- 

Mart on the 500 block of East 

Route 30 and left without 

paying for it. 

Sept. 14 


entered an unlocked 

vehicle on the 100 block of 

John Street and took cash. 

Sept. 12 


broke a window at the 

Metra Station on the 1800 

block of Village Station Boulevard. 


posed as an IRS worker 

on the 800 block of Meadow 

Ridge Lane and tried to persuade 

a woman to purchase 

iTunes gift cards to pay for 

back taxes. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The New 

Lenox Patriot’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the New 

Lenox Police Department’s 

website or releases issued by the 

department and other agencies. 

Anyone listed in these reports is 

considered to be innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in a 

court of law. 

Residents exposed to rabid 

bat found in New Lenox 

James Sanchez, Editor 

A rabid bat was reportedly 

found in a New Lenox residence, 

according to a press 

release from the Will County 

Executive’s Office. It’s the 

seventh rabid bat found in 

Will County. 

A dog living in the residence 

killed the bat in the backyard, 

and the residents used their 

hands to pull the bat out of the 

dog’s mouth and contacted 

Will County Animal Control, 

the release stated. 

Following examination, 

the bat tested positive for 

rabies. The two dogs in the 

household are currently on 

rabies vaccinations, and the 

residents of the home have 

been advised to begin PEP 

treatment since both handled 

the bat and had contact with 

the dog’s mouth to free it, 

the release added. 

Officials said residents 

should report any contact 

with a bat to the nearest animal 

control authority as soon 

as possible. The Will County 

Animal Control Department 

is available 24 hours daily 

and can be reached by calling 

(815) 462-5633. 

Two charged with controlled substance 

trafficking after conducted search warrant 


A New Lenox teenager 

and a Palos Heights 

21-year-old were arrested 

Wednesday, Sept. 21, after 

New Lenox police discovered 

more than 100 grams 

of Ecstasy in the teen’s New 

Lenox home. 

Tori A. Smith, 19, of 651 

Columbia Drive in New 

Lenox, and Issac M. Marrin, 

21, of 12512 Harold Drive 

in Palos Heights, were 

charged with calculated 

drug conspiracy, controlled 

substance trafficking and 

diabetes 

From Page 10 

ty, Bart and Jackie have 

worked together to stand 

behind JDRF’s slogan and 

mission “We will turn Type 

1 into Type None.” 

Using the organization’s 

website, they have created 

teams and set a goal for 

their fundraising efforts. 

From sept. 21 

From sept. 22 

possession of a controlled 

substance with intent to deliver 

after a search warrant 

was executed at Smith’s 

residence. 

The search warrant 

stemmed from an investigation 

of an overseas package 

containing illegal controlled 

substances, which was ordered 

and subsequently delivered 

to a resident of the 

home, according to a press 

release from the New Lenox 

Police Department. 

During the search conducted 

by local police, along with 

the assistance of the Depart- 

Jack Dykas and Jack Deval 

are moving forward with 

the team name Jack Attack, 

while Ben’s is called Tackling 

T1D. 

As of Sept. 22, the Devals 

have raised $1,290, while 

the Dykas’ have collected 

$1,070 through donations 

and the Berniers have come 

in with $1,023. 

When asked what message 

the boys would like 

ment of Homeland Security 

and the United States Postal 

Inspector, they reportedly recovered 

more than 100 grams 

of Methylenedioxmethamphetamine, 

also known as 

Ecstasy or “Molly.” Cannabis 

and drug paraphernalia 

were also recovered from the 

home, officials added. 

At the conclusion of 

the investigation, Smith 

and Marrin were reportedly 

transported to the Will 

County Adult Detention Facility. 

A bond hearing was 

scheduled for Thursday, 

Sept. 22. 

to share with others about 

having type 1 diabetes, Ben 

answered simply, “If you 

have something like this, it 

doesn’t stop you from being 

a kid.” 

To donate to Jack Deval’s 

cause, visit www.jdrf.org/ 

goto/jackdeval. For Jack 

Dykas, go to www.jdrf.org/ 

goto/jackdykas, and for Ben 

Bernier, visit www.jdrf.org/ 

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Practically a lap dog but is 

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3.5ba, 3 car gar. $344,900 

24949 Clare Cir, Manhattan 

MLS 09247005... Townhouse has had many 

recent updates! 1,565 sq ft, 2 bedrooms, 

1.5ba, 19x18 loft has vaulted ceiling & 

used as fam rm, kit/liv rm combo with fpl. 

$139,999 

22732 S Olympia Dr, Frankfort 

MLS 09261641...Modular home in active adult 

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2ba, all appliances, 1.5 car gar, com- 

munity clubhouse & fishing pond. $65,500 

2930 Kingsway Ave, New Lenox 

MLS 09283594... 4 bedroom 3ba split-level 

with sub-bsmt finished on all 4 levels! $75K 

kitchen remodel/sun rm addition! New hardwood 

flrs thruout, vaulted ceilings. $297,500 

Linda 

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Kim 

Katsenes 

Bridgette 

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7859 W North Ave, Frankfort 

MLS 09218965... Split-level with sub-bsmt 

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attached plus 4 car detached garages. 

$279,000 

15617 W Waterford Ln, Manhattan 

MLS 09332965... Updated 2 bedroom duplex 

in Foxford. Open flr plan with 10’ ceilings 

& hardwood flrs on main level. 10x22 

eat-in kit, main flr laundry. Fin bsmt fam rm 

with Pergo flring. No HOA! $159,999 

393 W Joliet Hwy, New Lenox 

MLS 09345164... Custom home in Wildwood 

Club Estates near town, approx 3,000 

sq ft, 23x15 master suite, open main level 

with vaulted ceiling, archways & hardwood 

flr. $369,900 

1760 Edmonds Ave, New Lenox 

MLS 09331710...On 86x160 lot near I-355, 

approx 3,500 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, loft, 3ba, 9 

in office, liv & din rms, bsmt. $345,000 

25412 Spring St, Manhattan 

MLS 09330478... Overlooks the pond in 

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bedrooms, loft, hardwood in liv/din combo 

& kit with island that opens to fam rm. 

$257,900 

Michele 

Kosel 

Julie 

Kubinski 

Mary Jo 

McFadden 

Lorecia 

McGowan 

Maria 

Pennington 

Pam 

Schlafer 

21974 Heritage Dr, Frankfort 

MLS 09268073...Brick Georgian near town, 

bsmt, paver patio. $369,900 

320 Marion St, Manhattan 

MLS 09302356... Being sold due to relocation, 

3 bedroom 2 bath 2 story condo, 

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3705 Alamosa Ct, New Lenox 

MLS 09307512... All brick, 3 bedrooms, 

2.5ba, hardwood flring in kit with island & 

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$324,900 

105 Front St, Manhattan 

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13404 Florence Rd, Mokena 

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plus lge shed with loft. $268,000 

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Amy 

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310 S Prairie Rd, New Lenox 

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15540 Ridgefield Dr, Manhattan 

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1016 Schoolgate Rd, New Lenox 

MLS 09351167... 2 story 2 bedroom townhouse, 

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wood floor! Fin bsmt with full bath, all appliances, 

1 car garage. $124,900 

2853 Cole Ln, New Lenox 

MLS 09263640...All brick, 2,400+ sq ft, 3 

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15750 W Barr Rd, Manhattan 

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505 S Schroeder Ave, Peotone 

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bedroom apartments, storage units in bsmt, 

tenants pay electric, 2 yr old roof. $279,900 

24930 Cashel Bay Rd, Manhattan 

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16 | September 29, 2016 | The New Lenox Patriot school 


Lincoln-Way West presents ‘Road to Reality’ to students 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 

the new lenox patriot’s 

Standout Student 

Sponsored by Marquette Bank 

On Sept. 14, Lincoln-Way 

West High School sponsored 

the “Road to Reality.” 

The event hosted six, 

45-minute long tours from 

4-6 p.m. 

“Road to Reality” is 

an event designed to 

raise awareness about the 

physical, emotional and 

legal consequences of 

underage alcohol and drug 

use. Scheduled just before 

Homecoming, the activity 

addresses decisions students 

may be confronted with 

while driving. 

The purpose of the activity 

is to impact student 

views on alcohol, drug, and 

driver safety before they find 

themselves in a situation that 

requires them to make lifealtering 

decisions. 

Road to Reality produced 

a five-scene reenactment of 

a drunk driving accident and 

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Local fire department takes part of Lincoln-Way West’s “Road to Reality,” which occurred 

in mid-September. Photo submitted 

the consequences to follow. 

The scenes featured West 

student-actors along with 

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From Page 4 

get was passed, the School 

Board discussed authorization 

for the district to bid 

2017 capital projects — a 

proposed full replacement 

of Arnold J. Tyler Elementary 

School and Caroline 

Bentley Intermediate 

School roofs. 

The cost for these projects 

would be approximately 

$500,000 per roof. 

Manville said she 

would not be comfortable 

having a roofing company 

simply do overlays on 

the roofs in case they are 

underlying problems with 

the roofs. 

“We’re better off to do a 

full rip-off to make it right,” 

she said. 

Smith said she might prefer 

the district to complete 

the work on one roof this 

year and the other roof the 

following year, and Manville 

said the district could 

bid both roofs at the same 

time, allowing the board 

to make the decision afterward. 

The School Board unanimously 

approved the authorization 

for the district to 

bid the projects. 

Discussion of bills 

Bob Nelson, director of 

Facilities and Planning for 

the district, addressed several 

of the bills pulled for 

discussion. 

A bill from a heating and 

sheet metal service was for 

ventilation for a new laundry 

room, he said. The district’s 

contracted custodial 

services company, GCA 

Services, requested the 

district outsource laundry 

services for towels, rags, 

mops, etc. to a third party or 

build its own laundry room. 

Groos said the district 

members of the New Lenox 

Police Department and the 

New Lenox Fire Department, 

doctors and nurses 

from Silver Cross Hospital 

and Will County judges. 

having its own laundry 

room was the cheaper option. 

A bill from Precision 

Control was for repairs to 

air conditioners over the 

summer, Nelson said. 

Adair said the repairs 

to air conditioners seem 

to happen often, and Nelson 

said they are seasonal 

and frequent because of 

the age of the equipment. 

When possible, the district 

purchases the equipment 

needed for repairs and does 

the repair work in-house, 

but sometimes, it needs to 

hire outside professionals, 

he said. 

“The equipment is old,” 

Manville said. “This is 

what we have to do in 

the meantime. We have a 

lot of square feet and 14 

facilities.” 

Teresa Kozak, 

Lincoln-Way West, 

senior 

Teresa Kozak was picked as 

this week’s Standout Student 

because of her academic performance. 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying 

and why? 

I always have flashcards 

with me in order to memorize 

vocabulary and important 

concepts. 

What do you like to do when 

not in school or studying? 

Long distance running, 

participating in the New 

Lenox Police Cadet 

program, and listening to 

music. 

What is your dream job and 

why? 

Professional skydiver 

since I love airplanes 

and getting paid to jump 

out of them would be 

amazing. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

I am applying to the U.S. 

Air Force Academy and 

West Point this fall. 

Whom do you look up to and 

why? 

Sgt. [Dan] Schliffka because 

he such an inspirational 

and positive person. 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

Mr. Hopper because he 

had so many interesting and 

Burns photography 

funny stories to tell about 

all the people in American 

history. 

What is your favorite class 

and why? 

JROTC because the people 

in that class are amazing and 

we get to shoot off rockets 

during class. 

What is one thing that 

stands out about your 

school? 

People are always very 

polite and friendly, especially 

all the teachers. 

If you could change one thing 

about school, what would 

it be? 

I would allow the use of 

phones during advisory. 

What is your best memory 

from school? 

My favorite memory 

is rolling bowling balls 

down the science hallway 

during Dr. Baran’s physics 

class. 

Standout Student is a weekly 

feature for The New Lenox 

Patriot. Nominations come from 

New Lenox area schools.



New Lenox Fire 

Foundation’s 

50/50 Raffle 

raises more 

than $12,500 

RING. RING. 

GO AWAY. 

An estimated 50 

million Americans 

are affected with ringing 

in the ears know as tinnitus. 

Submitted by the New Lenox 

Fire Foundation 

The New Lenox Fire 

Foundation is excited to announce 

the total raised during 

their 50/50 raffles at the New 

Lenox Triple Play concert series 

was more than $12,500. 

“We want to thank the residents 

of New Lenox for their 

incredible support in helping 

us raise these funds to 

purchase life-saving equipment 

for the New Lenox Fire 

District,” said Tim Hartnell, 

President of the New Lenox 

Fire Foundation. “We especially 

want to thank Mayor 

Tim Baldermann who allowed 

us to sell the 50/50 

tickets at the concerts, the 

countless volunteers from 

United Methodist Church of 

New Lenox, and our friends 

and family who helped us sell 

the tickets at each concert.” 

This year the New Lenox 

Fire Foundation was able to 

raise a larger amount of money 

in part to the additional 

concerts. In the past several 

years, the 50/50 raffles 

have brought in an excess of 

$30,000. 

For more information on 

the New Lenox Fire Foundation 

or their programs, 

please contact Sandra De- 

Lair, (815) 462-0023, or visit 

www.nlfdfoundation.org. 

The unique ZEN program –– which 

has been shown in a clinical study to 

demonstrate promise as a sound therapy 

tool in the treatment of tinnitus –– is now 

available in FUSION hearing aids. 

Join us for this free presentation 

on Tinnitus & treatment options. 

Presented by 

Sadie Braun, AuD 

and Jana Wahlen, AuD 

Tuesday, October 18 

5:30 p.m. 

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23130 South LaGrange Road 

Frankfort, IL 60423 

Refreshments will be served. 

RSVP to 815.932.2541 or register online at 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Parent company of Kmart 

announces plans to close store’s 

Tinley location 

Kmart recently announced the 

closing of 64 stores nationwide, 

and one store may fall a bit too 

close for area residents. 

The Kmart located at 16300 

Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park, is 

one of six locations that will close 

throughout the state of Illinois. The 

store began the liquidation sale on 

Sept. 22 as part of the initial closing 

process, and is expected to 

close its doors in mid-December. 

Sears Holdings Company, who 

merged with Kmart on March 24, 

2005, has been evaluating the performance 

of their stores, and made 

the “difficult decision” to close 

those that were deemed “unprofitable” 

according to an email by 

Howard Reifs, director of corporate 

communications. 

Trudy Wrzesinski is one within 

the Tinley Park community less than 

thrilled to hear about the closing. 

“I’ve been going here for several 

decades, and you always feel comfortable 

going to a store that you’re 

familiar with, and the [employees] 

have always been nice,” Wrzesinski 

said. 

While Sears wouldn’t release 

how many store associates will be 

affected by the closing, they did 

say that a majority of the staff are 

part-time or hourly employees. 

“Those associates that are eligible 

will receive severance and have 

the opportunity to apply for open 

positions at area Sears or Kmart 

stores,” Reifs stated. 

Reporting by Brittany Kapa, Assistant 

Editor. For more, visit TinleyJunction. 

com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frankfort police searching for 

suspects in six car burglary 

incidents 

Facebook users have been calling 

the Frankfort Police Department 

with tips after the police posted to the 

social media site on Sept. 21 asking 

for help with identifying two females 

suspected of being involved in six 

vehicle break-ins and burglaries. 

A person or persons unknown 

broke into two vehicles in the 

0-100th block of White Street and 

four vehicles in the 22100th block 

of 80th Avenue on Sept. 11 and 

stole a purse and wallet from each 

vehicle. The offender(s) broke a 

window in each of the vehicles in 

order to gain access to the items. 

Four days later, victims began 

reporting that checks stolen from 

their purses were being cashed at 

Providence Bank locations in South 

Holland, Illinois, Schererville, Indiana, 

and Munster, Indiana, according 

to police. Last week, the 

police posted photos to Facebook 

that had been taken of two female 

suspects — driving a black SUV 

without a front license plate — at 

a drive-thru window at one of the 

Providence bank locations. 

Deputy Police Chief Kevin 

Keegan said Facebook users began 

calling and speaking with the 

department’s investigators not long 

after the posting. He added the police 

“have some leads that we’re 

looking into right now,” and that 

the investigators have been looking 

into the possibility that the suspects 

could be from Indiana. 

“I know some people commented 

there’s no front plate on 

the vehicle, and Indiana’s only a 

one-plate state,” Keegan said. “But 

that doesn’t mean [confirmation] 

... Maybe they had it removed, and 

you also have to remember that one 

of the checks was also cashed here 

in Illinois.” 

Reporting by Rebecca Susmarski, Editor. 

For more, visit 

FrankfortStation.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest continues 

to grow in 36th fall season 

Jeremy Bengtson has more than 

10 months each year between seasons 

at Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest, 

and the hardest part about his job 

is waiting to fulfill all his dreams 

for the 35-year-old Homer Glen attraction. 

“I wish we had 400 acres; I wish 

we had all the money in the universe 

so we could just build our 

dreams today, because it would 

be awesome,” he said. “Waiting to 

do the things we want to do is the 

hardest thing.” 

The Bengtsons continue to look 

to the future for their festival — 

one of the oldest fall festivals in Illinois 

— which began its 36th fall 

season Sept. 17. 

This year, the festival is also open 

later than in previous years: until 9 

p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 

and 8 p.m. on Sundays. A discount 

admission price of $9.99 is also 

now available for most Mondays 

through Thursdays. Bengtson said 

this is to encourage more guests to 

come during the week in the hopes 

of reducing weekend crowds. 

The festival also added a second 

children’s train ride, food vendors 

and a chicken coop, in addition to 

more trees and land improvements, 

said Pam Bengtson, Jeremy’s aunt. 

Last December, the Bengtsons 

purchased the land they had previously 

leased after it went into foreclosure, 

which expanded the farm’s 

property to 80 acres. 

For now, much of that land is being 

used as a hay field, but it has 

meant for “safer and more efficient” 

parking this year, Bengtson said. 


www.pumpkinfarm.com. 

Reporting by Kirsten Onsgard, Assistant 

Editor. For more, visit 

HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Man injured, horse killed in crash 

involving stolen car 

A man who was riding a horse 

was injured in a hit-and-run incident 

Sunday, Sept. 18, in the 1600 

block of West Bruce Road, according 

to a release issued Monday, 

Sept. 19, by Will County Sheriff’s 

Office spokesperson Kathy Hoffmeyer. 

The man was struck by a 2006 

Hummer H3 that was allegedly stolen. 

Sheriff’s deputies responded to 

a call regarding a vehicle accident 

with injuries at approximately 8:25 

p.m. Sept. 18 and found the man, 

a 32-year-old Joliet resident, receiving 

medical attention from the 

Lockport Township Fire Protection 

District. The man was reportedly 

transported to Silver Cross Hospital 

and was listed in stable condition, 

according to the release. 

The man was found about 10 feet 

away from the horse, which was 

dead upon the deputies’ arrival, according 

to the release. 

Reports indicate that the man was 

riding the horse on the eastbound 

shoulder of Bruce Road when the 

Hummer crossed over from the 

westbound lane and struck them, 

then came to a stop about 500 feet 

from where the accident occurred, 

according to the release. 

The accident is still under investigation. 

Anyone who has information 

regarding the accident or who 

may be responsible for the vehicle 

theft is asked to call the Will County 

Sheriff’s office at (815) 727-8575. 

Reporting by Max Lapthorne, Editor. 

For more, visit LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Orland Township residents to give 

opinion on whether to leave Cook 

County 

Orland Township officials are set 

to pose an intriguing question on 

the November ballot. 

The Township board voted unanimously 

this summer to place an 

advisory referendum asking residents 

whether the Township should 

leave Cook County and join Will 

County. The question was first 

brought up by a handful of residents 

at the Township’s Town Hall 

meeting in May, Orland Township 

Supervisor Paul O’Grady said. 

Because the question is an advisory 

referendum, it is not legally 

binding even if a majority of the 

votes are in favor during the general 

election on Nov. 8. If the advisory 

referendum passes, O’Grady told 

The Prairie in an interview last 

week he would schedule a meeting 

with Will County Executive Larry 

Walsh to determine if Will County 

would entertain taking in the Township. 

The Orland Township board 

would then have to approve placing 

a binding referendum on an upcoming 

ballot and that would need to be 

approved by voters. 

O’Grady said he has gone “on 

the record” stating the secession is 

“a good idea.” 

“I think there are a lot of good 

reasons for it,” he said. “The 

[higher] property and sales taxes 

in Cook County and the proximity 

to some of the services are the two 

big reasons I’ve heard from those 

in favor of leaving Cook County.” 

O’Grady noted some Orland 

Township residents have been less 

than pleased to receive a jury duty 

summons to the courthouse at 26th 

and California Avenue when the 

Will County Courthouse is only a 

few minutes from their home. 

No matter where the issue ultimately 

ends up, O’Grady said it 

“starts the dialogue about the higher 

taxes” with Cook County officials. 

Orland Township includes all or 

parts of Tinley Park, Orland Park 

and Orland Hills. 

Reporting by Michael Gilbert, Editor. 

For more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Mokena residents get chance to 

meet fire professionals 

Assistant Fire Chief Joe Cirelli, of 

the Mokena Fire Protection District, 

wants Mokena residents to join his 

firefighters at the annual open house 

on Sunday, Oct. 2, at Fire Station, 

#1, 19853 S. Wolf Road. 

From 8 a.m. to noon, attendees 

of all ages will have the opportunity 

to meet Cirelli’s team, ask them 

questions, see their equipment and 

vehicles and learn about fire safety. 

The event centers on showing 

guests what the MFPD does for its 

community. 

The event is also an all-you-caneat 

pancake breakfast. The cost to 

attend is $5 for adults and $3 for 

children between the age of 4 and 

12; children 3 and under are free. 

“We make all the food ourselves,” 

Cirelli said. 

The MFPD has also invited the 

Mokena Lions Club to join in on the 

morning affair. The club – whose 

mission is focused on helping those 

with vision and hearing impairments 

– is to bring a hearing bus, where patrons 

can take a hearing test administered 

by a Lions volunteer. 

The bus, which is provided by the 

Lions of Illinois Foundation, can 

accommodate between six and eight 

people at a time, and the test itself 

should take roughly 10 minutes. 

The MFPD is collecting nonperishable 

items to donate to the 

Frankfort Township Food Pantry. 

“We’re always grateful for any 

donations that we get and that people 

do remember us and think about 

us,” food pantry Director Jeannine 

Hetfleisch said, noting charitable 

acts like these and partnering with 

local groups helps replenish the 

pantry’s stocks year-round. 

Reporting by F. Amanda Tugade, Assistant 

Editor. For more, visit 

MokenaMessenger.com.

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1. Nationally televised parades in store for LW 

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James Sanchez 

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There are community 

organizations 

and agencies out 

there that have big community 

service events 

sprinkled throughout the 

year. Sharefest had three 

big events throughout the 

course of just one week, 

and that’s after spending the 

entire year doing projects all 

over the county. 

The three events I’m referring 

to occurred this month 

are Sharefest’s Recyclepalooza, 

Job & Resource 

Fair and Main Event. And I 

feel the community service 

provided from just those 

three could equate to a whole 

year’s worth of what other 

organizations might provide. 

The special thing is that each 

event helps the community 

in a different way. 

The event I want to talk 

about is an event Sharefest 

hosted that potentially 

could change people’s 

lives. I went to the Job 

and Resource Fair hosted 

at New Life Church last 

month to find hundreds 

of hopefuls looking for 

work. The heartbreaking 

part of it is all was meeting 

hardworking people who 

fell to the misfortune of 

being laid off because of 

a company downsizing or 

relocating. 

I talked to Ed Andrade, 

a gentleman who I referred 

to in the story I wrote 

about the job fair in the 

Sept. 22 edition, whose 

previous job moved off 

shore. A man with decades 

of experience in logistics, 

he’s been looking for a job 

for more than a year but is 

still without luck. On a hot 

day, he came in with suit 

and tie with resume in hand 

looking for opportunities, 

and I was glad when he 

told me he left with plenty 

of positive connections and 

possibilities. 

The goal of Sharefest 

is serving the community, 

and an event like this is 

crucial. People, like Ed and 

Essence Clark, who I also 

referred to in the story about 

how she was laid off, are 

everywhere in the country. 

So for Sharefest to reach 

out to businesses and create 

an event like this is much 

appreciated. 

Gary Cheney, founder 

of Sharefest, and all those 

partnered in its initiative 

are doing great things in the 

community. It’s such a treat 

to have these folks make 

a positive impact in New 

Lenox and now all over 

Will County. I look forward 

to what else is in store and 

can’t wait to cover it. 

New Lenox Community Park District posted 

this on Facebook on Sept. 22 

Nelson ACES – United We Stand 

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“Congrats to the Boys Soccer team 

for defeating HF tonight 3-0!! Goals 

were scored by Zuraitis, Cedillo, and 

Brannigan!!” 

@LWCAthletics, on Sept. 20 

Follow The New Lenox Patriot: @TheNLPatriot 

Letters to the Editor 

Calling for redistricting 

reform 

It’s time we return the 

power of Illinois government 

back to the people. 

Our current political system 

is broken. 

It’s rigged against us. The 

people of Illinois deserve a 

more just and fair system. 

Unfortunately, the 

Illinois Supreme Court 

has now blocked a voter 

referendum that would 

have allowed you to vote 

for an Independent Map 

amendment in November. 

This is an affront to our 

democracy. 

Our current system 

allows career politicians 

to draw districts for their 

own benefit and protect 

incumbents. In the 

upcoming election alone, 

two-thirds of incumbents 

are running unopposed 

because of how their district 

is drawn. 

It is an elaborate and 

rigged system that is failing 

the people of Illinois. The 

odds are stacked in favor of 

those in power and provide 

no incentive for people who 

want to get involved and be 

good public servants. 

Instead of voters having a 

say in who represents them, 

we have career politicians 

who have been controlling 

how votes are counted for 

20, 30 and even 40 years. 

That’s not how democracy 

should work. 

Politicians should not be 

picking their voters. Voters 

should be picking their 

politicians. Redistricting 

reform restores balance in 

our state and brings back 

democracy. 

The proposed amendment 

would take the power away 

from political parties and 

give it back to the people 

through an independent redistricting 

commission. It’s 

overwhelmingly supported 

by both Republicans and 

Democrats, including President 

[Barack] Obama. And 

more than 563,000 voters 

signed the original petition. 

Despite the court’s ruling, 

the Illinois General Assembly 

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to give the power back to 

the people. 

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call [their] state senator and 

representative. Tell them 

you want the General Assembly 

to pass redistricting 

reform in the fall veto session 

so we can fix our broken 

political system and restore 

democracy in Illinois. 

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22 | September 29, 2016 | The New Lenox Patriot faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Peace Lutheran Church (1900 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox) 

Blood Drive 

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

Oct. 8. Sign up at the church 

or call the church office for 

more information. Walkins 

are always welcome. 


(815) 485-5327. 

A Man in Recovery 

7-8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. 

This recovery group is 

for those who are struggling 

with addiction or those who 

love someone struggling. 


Tom at (815) 354-3195. 

St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second 

Ave., New Lenox) 

Called To Holiness 

7-8:30 p.m. every first 

Monday of the month. This 

is a new young adult faithsharing 

group for Catholics 

in their 20s or 30s in the 

Chicago Southland area. 

Its purpose is to grow in 

our faith through scripture, 

discussion and prayer. 


contact Jennifer at 

FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTORY 

Kim O’Neil Golob 

Kelli Hartseil Mores Raymond Barnes 

Kelly Furlong Foresman, Secretary 

calledtoholinessgroup@ 

gmail.com. 

Worship Schedule 

Weekend masses are at 5 

p.m. Saturdays, and 7 a.m., 9 

a.m. and 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. 

Sundays. Weekday masses 

are at 7:30 a.m. daily and 

8:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

Trinity Lutheran Church (508 N. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Backing the Blue, White and 

Red 

7-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 

ADVERTISE 

YOUR 

FUNERAL 

SERVICES. 

29. This interfaith candlelight 

prayer service is for 

the police, emergency medical 

services and fire fighters 

who serve the local communities. 

Sponsored by the Two 

Hearts Catholic Gifts and 

Books store in Mokena, the 

event is to take place at the 

New Lenox Police Department, 

200 Veterans Pwky. 

All are welcome to bring 

their lawn chairs. For more 

information, contact Karla 

at (708) 995-7317 or Deputy 

Chief April DiSandro of the 

NLPD at (815) 462-6100. 

Contact Jessica Nemec 

@708.326.9170 ex.46 

Craft and Vendor Fair 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 15. The church is to host 

their annual craft and vendor 

fair. Admission is free to attend 

the event, and proceeds 

made from the fair will go 

toward the church’s youth. 

The church is currently looking 

for crafters and vendors to 

display and sell their products. 

The fee is The fee is $25 for a 

table this year and $10 for any 

additional space. Those interested 

can fill out a registration 

form at trinitynewlenox.org/ 

craft-fair.html. 

In Memoriam 

Joellen J. (Jeffords) Duehr 

Joellen J. (Jeffords) Duehr, 

80, of New Lenox, died 

Sept. 19. She had worked 

as a teacher in the Orland 

Park School District 135, at 

Christian Hills School. She 

is survived by his husband, 

Milton L. Duehr; children, 

Dawn (Robert) Mollo, Daniel 

(Lynn) Duehr, and Timothy 

Duehr; 3 grandchildren; 

2 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, 

Helen Duehr and 

Sharon Duehr; and many 

nieces and nephews. Visitation 

and funeral services 

were held at Colonial Chapel. 

Interment at Christ Lutheran 

Cemetery. 

Central Presbyterian Church of New Lenox 

(1101 S. Gougar Road, New Lenox) 

Volunteer at Daybreak 

Shelter 

First Friday of every other 

month. The church is looking 

for volunteers to help 

serve meals or make dishes 

to offer patrons at Daybreak 

Shelter in Joliet. Those interested 

in making meals 

can drop off their homemade 

creations that Friday morning. 


contact Corrine Butts or Evelyn 

Dik at (815) 485-5152. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., 

New Lenox) 

Blessing of the Animals 

Noon Sunday, Oct. 2. Patrons 

who would like any of 

their animals blessed should 

attend this service. 

Worship Service 

10:30 a.m. every Sunday. 


(815) 485-5152. 

United Methodist Church (339 W. Haven 

Ave. New Lenox) 

Chapel Bible Study 

7 p.m. every Monday. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor F. Amanda Tugade at 


com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

34. Information is due by noon 

on Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

net Barnett, Joel (Sharon) 

Handorf; grandchildren 

Tracey Bowser Hansen, 

Niki Bowser (Brian) Mestas, 

Shannon McCure (Brian) 

Garnto, Cass McCure, Brittany 

and Nicole Handorf, 

Eric (Robin) Barnett Josh 

Barnett, and Hannah 

Handorf; nine great-grandchildren; 

three sisters-in-law 

Doris Handorf, Ethel Bruns 

and Lois Miller; and many 

nieces and nephews. Per her 

wishes, cremation rites have 

been accorded. Services will 

be held at a later date. In lieu 

of donations, donate to Joliet 

Area Community Hospice 

would be appreciated. 

Colonial Chapel 

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Geraldine F. Handorf 

Geraldine F. Handorf, 85, 

of Tucson, Arizona and formerly 

of New Lenox, died 

Sept. 17. She is survived by 

her children, Kathy (Bob) 

Bowser, Jim Handorf, Ja- 

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Steering in the right direction 

Bicyclists of all levels 

ride local bike trails 

at LWSRA fundraiser 

Jessie Molloy 


The Lincolnway Special 

Recreation Association and 

the Village of Frankfort 

held the fifth annual Bike 

the Trail event Sept. 17 

at Breidert Green Park in 

Frankfort. 

Twenty-six bicyclers of 

all ages, including Mayor 

Jim Holland and Village 

Trustee Keith Ogle, set 

out on three bike courses 

around the county’s trails 

and the historic downtown 

area to raise money for the 

LWSRA to use for its scholarship 

program. 

“This isn’t one of our 

biggest events of the year, 

but the Village likes us 

coming out to do it with 

them, and if we find even 

one person who didn’t know 

about us before and has a 

disability, it’s a win for us,” 

said LWSRA Director Keith 

Wallace. 

Registration for the event 

cost $15 for adults and $5 

for children. Fee included 

a T-shirt and biking around 

any of three courses set up 

around the downtown area: 

a short 0.6-mile trek around 

the pond and the green; a 

medium, 2.4-mile course 

down Old Plank Road Trail 

and through town on Elsner 

Road and Franklin Boulevard; 

and the longest route 

at 11.5 miles through the 

forest preserves along Old 

Plank Road Trail. 

Proceeds from the event 

benefited the LWRSA’s 

scholarship fund, which 

provides financial assistance 

of up to $300 to indi- 

Heather Ruff (left), co-founder of SPENGA in Mokena, 

instructs a yoga class for participants after the Lincolnway 

Special Recreation Association and the Village of 

Frankfort’s Bike the Trail fundraiser. 

viduals who want to participate 

in the organization’s 

programs. 

“We don’t want to turn 

anybody away,” Wallace 

said. “If they ask for the 

funding, we give them 

some. The scholarship pays 

for half the cost of the two 

most expensive programs 

a participant wants to take 

part in up to $300.” 

According to LWSRA 

Marketing Outreach and 

Fundraising Coordinator 

Karyn Reczek, $20,000 in 

scholarships were given 

to adult and student participants 

from the organization’s 

six member park districts 

last year. 

Holland said he biked 

the medium trail, though he 

went around twice with his 

wife, Stacy. 

“I’ve been here every 

year since they started doing 

this,” Holland said. “The 

group puts on a very nice 

event each year, and it goes 

to a very good cause.” 

Children could jump in 

an inflatable bounce house 

during the event, and Wallace 

hosted a park party after 

the biking at Breidert Green. 

The event included DJ music, 

games and snacks. 

Adults participating in 

the ride could also partake 

in a “yoga in the park” class 

sponsored by SPENGA of 

Mokena, which sent several 

employees to ride along. 

“It’s a really nice event, 

and it was a good way to 

get out for a family outing 

today,” said Todd Fitzpatrick, 

who biked the medium 

trail with his two sons, Michael, 

10, and Mason, 6, 

and his parents, Brian and 

Sandy. 

“My dad is an avid bike 

rider, and Michael is a really 

active sports kind of guy, 

so we thought this would 

be good to experience this 

together. We’re also kind of 

celebrating that Mason just 

learned to ride a two-wheeler, 

so this was good first, 

long ride for him.” 

“We love these trails and 

ride the trails here all the 

time,” Sandy added. “We 

kind of came across this 

last year by accident, so we 

joined in and decided to 

come back this year.” 

Bike the Trail was one 

of many events planned 

through September and October 

to celebrate the 40th 

Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland rides his bike Sept. 17 during the Lincolnway Special 

Recreation Association and the Village of Frankfort’s Bike the Trail event at Breidert Green 

in downtown Frankfort. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Jake Bachelder (middle) does a flip in an inflatable bounce house Sept. 17 prior to the Bike 

the Trail fundraiser. 

Anniversary of the LWSRA, 

including an anniversary 

party at CD&ME that occurred 

Sunday, Sept. 25. 

The LWSRA provides 

athletic and creative activity 

opportunities for those with 

cognitive and physical disabilities 

throughout Frankfort, 

Manhattan, Mokena, 

New Lenox, Peotone and 

Wilmington Island.

24 | September 29, 2016 | The New Lenox Patriot life & arts 


Friday night lights carry over at 5th Quarter 

Cornerstone Church 

hosts gathering after 

every LW West home 

football game 


Cornerstone Church of 

Lincoln-Way Youth Pastor 

Caleb Goosen wanted to 

spread the message of Jesus 

Christ to children and teens 

in the community but could 

not find an effective way to 

do so. 

When Cornerstone merged 

with Crossroads Community 

Church into one building – 

located across from Lincoln- 

Way West – it sparked an 

idea. About 10 years ago, 

before West was built, Lincolnway 

Christian Church, 

hosted a gathering called 5th 

Quarter after every Lincoln- 

Way Central home football 

game to deliver the same 

message before the church 

relocated. Since last year, 

Goosen implemented that 

same vision after every West 

home football game but added 

his own wrinkle to it. 

To stick with the gridiron 

theme, Goosen invites former 

professional football 

players as guest speakers to 

talk about their life experiences, 

teach lessons and 

most importantly spread the 

Christian faith. Guests get 

to enjoy a pizza party and 

a variety of games on the 

church parking lot before 

the speeches. The gathering 

ends at about 11:30 p.m. 

“It’s just an outreach for 

the students, something 

positive and in a place where 

they’ll be in a safe environment,” 

Goosen said. “We 

kind of took [5th Quarter] to 

another level and said ‘you 

know what? Why don’t we 

have some speakers come 

in and talk to the students 

instead of just making it a 

safe place for kids? Let’s 

make it a place for children 

Levar Fisher speaks about the Christian faith and 

overcoming bullying during his speech. 

5th Quarter 

Where: Cornerstone Church of Lincoln-Way (1501 

Gougar Road in New Lenox) 

When: Friday, Sept. 30 and Friday, Oct. 14 after the 

Lincoln-Way West football game until approximately 

11:30 p.m. 

Guest Speakers: Lincoln-Way West alums Mike 

Svendsen and Natalie Stefka on Sept. 30, and former 

Chicago Bears tight end Michael Cobb on Oct. 14. 

For more information … 

Phone: (815) 462-7700 

Web: www.cornerstonelw.org 

to get encouraged to live up 

to their potential or do the 

right kind of things.’ 

“The professional players 

are giving their life story on 

how they overcome certain 

circumstances and exposing 

students to certain truths 

[about Jesus Christ] that they 

may or may not know.” 

The two remaining events 

are on Sept. 30 and Oct. 

14. Cornerstone hosted 5th 

Quarter three times, so far, 

and about 50 people join in 

every week. Goosen said the 

event has been well received 

by the community. 

“I had one mom that came 

a couple weeks ago, and she 

was back again last week and 

she brought nine other kids 

with her, so I think that’s a 

good indication of everyone 

liking it,” he said. I’ve gotten 

a lot of good feedback so far.” 

Ray McElroy, former 

Levar Fisher poses with Caleb Goosen and his daughter Lydia Friday, Sept. 16, during 5th 

Quarter after Lincoln-Way West’s home game. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Christian Gomez plays frisbee at the 5th Quarter event, which was hosted at Cornerstone 

Church of Lincoln-Way. 

Chicago Bears player who 

became the Bears’ chaplain 

after his six-year pro career 

ended, spoke on Sept. 9, and 

most recently, former Arizona 

Cardinals linebacker 

Levar Fisher visited the following 

week on Sept. 16. 

Goosen said Fisher talked 

about overcoming bullying, 

among other topics, but 

spreading the Christian faith 

is the goal all the speakers 

want to deliver. 

“It’s kind of a driving issue 

in the church,” he said. 

“We have a need to fulfill 

this vision. The church that 

believes the Bible, they have 

this vision that was given by 

Christ to bring the message 

about him, and the good 

news about Christ to anyone 

who doesn’t know that.” 

Lincoln-Way West alumni 

Mike Svendsen and Natalie 

Stefka will be the guest speakers 

for Sept. 30’s 5th Quarter 

festivities. Both are members 

of Cornerstone and former 

standout athletes who went on 

to compete collegiately. After 

the Warriors’ last home game 

of the regular season on Oct. 

14, former Bears’ tight end 

from the 1970s Michael Cobb 

will cap off the last event of 

the football season. 

However, it might not be 

the last one of the school 

year. Goosen is looking into 

former professional basketball 

players with the same 

beliefs for guest speakers, as 

he’s aiming to add 5th Quarter 

events during the Warriors’ 

basketball season. 

“In light of the merger, 

and us being right across 

from Lincoln-Way West, 

we want to be involved in 

the community as much as 

we can and doing things, 

so it made sense to do this,” 

Goosen said. “This became 

our heartbeat to serve the 

community in this way.”

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The Dish 

Enrico’s Italian Dining redefines tradition at new Frankfort location 

Rotating specials, 

signature entrees 

attract patrons 

Thomas Czaja 

Contributing Editor 

Before Harry D’Ercole 

reopened Enrico’s Italian 

Dining in Frankfort at its 

new location this May, the 

man who spent decades 

working at his family’s 

restaurant business found 

himself in unfamiliar 

territory — on an extended 

vacation. 

After working at the 

original Enrico’s from its 

inception in 1974 until its 

closing in 2012, when the 

D’Ercole family agreed to 

sell the restaurant and the 

land it sat on to make way 

for a Mariano’s grocery 

store, D’Ercole had a respite 

that ended up lasting several 

years. 

While he admits the time 

off was relaxing, he said 

he spent much of it consistently 

searching for the right 

spot to reopen Enrico’s. 

“I thought it would be an 

easy task,” D’Ercole said 

of finding where to go in 

Frankfort. “It turned into a 

terrible task.” 

D’Ercole said a number 

of deals fell through “for 

one reason or another” until 

the right one came about, 

with the carryout at the current 

spot opening shortly 

before the dining room did 

in late April. 

In the months since, 

D’Ercole said the response 

has been “very, very positive,” 

and while they are 

still adjusting to the new 

surroundings, the management 

and staff have been 

“honored” by the good 

feedback. 

“Getting a restaurant up 

and running and trying to 

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meet that expectation is a 

challenge,” D’Ercole said. 

“Fortunately, we had 38 

years’ experience behind 

us.” 

Utilizing that knowhow, 

D’Ercole and his staff 

quickly began serving up 

dishes the restaurant had 

become known for among 

locals, including Enrico’s 

Famous Minestrone Soup 

($4.50 by the bowl, $9.95 

for one quart plus garlic 

bread), which is made with 

17 vegetable ingredients, 

according to the owner. 

“It’s all-natural ingredients, 

so you know there’s 

no preservatives in it,” 

D’Ercole said. “The soup 

is made fresh here daily, 

and we sell a lot of soup 

because it’s so good. That 

was one of the things I think 

people were really waiting 

for when we reopened was 

to get some soup. It has 

kale, three different kinds 

of beans, corn, zucchini, 

yellow squash, onions and 

more.” 

For those looking for 

more than soup, D’Ercole 

pointed to The Railroad Tie 

($7.95), another inspiration 

from the original restaurant 

— which had a boxcar 

and caboose — and is made 

with a half pound of ground 

round on toasted garlic 

bread and topped with lettuce, 

tomato, grilled onions, 

The Pork Tenderloin Madeira ($18.95) is a fixture on the 

specials menu, with pork tenderloin medallions sautéed 

with fresh mushrooms and Madeira wine served over 

sautéed spinach. 

ketchup and mustard. 

“It’s kind of a long steak 

burger,” D’Ercole said. 

Of course, no Italian restaurant 

would be complete 

without a variety of specialty 

pasta dishes and cheeses, 

and Enrico’s features a 

Baked Macaroni & Cheese 

($11.95), another popular 

item made with cavatappi 

pasta that is tossed in a 

cheddar cheese cream with 

sun-dried tomatoes and Canadian 

bacon before being 

topped with more cheese 

and baked. 

Dinners on the Enrico’s 

menu come with warm garlic 

bread and soup or salad. 

One of D’Ercole’s favorites 

there is the Chicken Florence 

($16.95), a boneless 

chicken breast grilled and 

topped with fresh mushrooms 

and mozzarella over 

a bed of spinach. 

The key, however, to Enrico’s 

and its push to keep 

offering new things is its 

specials menu, according 

to D’Ercole. The specials 

menu will feature items — 

like the Pork Tenderloin Madeira 

($18.95) — for several 

weeks, then will switch out 

and reintroduce those items 

about six weeks later. 

“We have a lot of repeat 

customers, some folks that 

dine with us even two or 

three times a week, so we 

like to create new things 

to keep the people who 

come often interested,” 

D’Ercole said. “Plus, it’s 

fun to create new food and 

new dishes.” 

Prior to the innovation of 

new plates and the new restaurant 

opening, D’Ercole 

had the opportunity to travel 

to Lucca, located in the Tuscany 

region of Italy, where 

his father, Harry D’Ercole, 

Sr., was born. Joined by 13 

cousins, he spent two weeks 

abroad. 

During that time, 

D’Ercole took a variety of 

photographs which now 

adorn the walls of Enrico’s, 

further adding to the 

atmosphere. Near the bar 

rests an old photograph of 

D’Ercole’s late father and 

his late mother, Shirley. 

When asked what his father 

would have thought 

of the revamped Enrico’s, 

D’Ercole smiled. 

“I think my dad would 

have loved it because 

there’s a bar,” he said with 

The Baked Mostaccioli ($11.95) is an Enrico’s tradition that 

consists of mostaccioli tossed with Parmesan cheese and 

covered with a meat sauce before being smothered with 

mozzarella and baked to a hot and gooey finish. Photos by 

Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media 

a laugh. “If you look at that 

picture, he’s smiling there 

with his scotch and cigarette 

in his hand. 

“My dad was the best ambassador 

we ever had.” 

D’Ercole shares the 

love of talking to people 

at the restaurant his father 

had and said he is still 

flooded with memories and 

nostalgia while making the 

daily rounds. He also is 

passionate about cooking — 

he has a particular interest 

in baking and dessert, 

making all the restaurant’s 

tiramisu — and ensures the 

family component remains 

in place. 

Family means his brother, 

Bob, works as the butcher 

and cuts all the steaks, and 

makes the sausage and other 

meat items for the sauces, 

soup and more in an effort 

to control the quality of the 

product. His niece works up 

front, his sister-in-law helps 

when needed and his staff 

who worked many years 

at the original Enrico’s has 

largely returned. 

Even the story on the restaurant’s 

name has a family 

tie that patrons might not 

realize. D’Ercole’s father 

came to the U.S. at age 5. 

Enrico, which means Henry 

in Italian, was his father’s 

first name. But D’Ercole’s 

grandmother did not like the 

name Henry, so she officially 

renamed her son Harry, 

which was then inevitably 

passed on to her grandson, 

too. 

“My birth certificate actually 

says Enrico, which 

is technically Henry,” 

D’Ercole said. “But my 

grandmother decided we 

would be Harry.” 

Regardless of what he 

goes by, the owner is simply 

happy to keep growing 

in his new space, that, while 

smaller than the original, offers 

a patio its predecessor 

did not, along with the opportunity 

to write the next 

chapter. Things like lunch 

hours and happy hours specials 

are in the works, but 

there is one main goal. 

“I just say it’s not perfect,” 

D’Ercole said. “But 

we work on it everyday, and 

we’ll try to get it as good as 

we can, or just like the other 

restaurant as soon as we can 

for people.”



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Walking in support of self-love 

ForeverU remembers 

suicide victims, 

encourages selfreflection 

at event 

Rebecca Susmarski, 


Once a week is weak. 

You don’t have to wait until the paper 

arrives for your news. 

Though local nonprofit 

foreverU promotes self-acceptance 

among youths and 

teenagers, its third annual 

Walk of Revival had a message 

that touched individuals 

of all ages. 

The walk, which took 

place on Sept. 17 at the 

New Lenox Commons, allowed 

participants to walk 

in memory of those who 

had taken their own lives 

or to publically take a stand 

against self-harm and suicide, 

particularly among 

youths. The nonprofit hosted 

the event to correspond with 

National Suicide Prevention 

Awareness Month, but also 

to encourage participants 

to reflect on their own selfworth 

and gain confidence 

in their ability to overcome 

their personal struggles. 

For the first time, the event 

featured two guest speakers 

and the opportunity for participants 

to stop at stations 

and journal about three topics: 

“where have you been,” 

“where are you now” and 

“where you hope to be.” 

Many students from middle 

schools, high schools and 

colleges attended, but foreverU 

founder Ryan Hesslau 

noticed parents and adults 

came out as well — and also 

felt impacted by the event’s 

message. 

“I had one mom come up 

to me and just say, ‘the story 

that [a speaker] shared, that 

was me and I still struggle 

with it to this day,’ and she’s 

in her 40s,” Hesslau said. 

“It’s cool to see that even 

she was affected by our mission 

... and to see how things 

from early on in her life still 

Ryan Hesslau, founder of foreverU, speaks to participants 

prior to the Walk of Revival’s walk Sept. 17, in the New 

Lenox Commons. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

affect her and still cause her 

to struggle in certain areas, 

[the event’s] a reminder to 

let her know that it’s going 

to be ok.” 

Hesslau said the walk reflected 

foreverU’s mission 

to provide “a foundation of 

support” for young people 

and advance a nationwide 

and worldwide “pro-love 

movement.” Though foreverU 

advocates an end to bullying 

— the Walk of Revival 

formerly took place in October 

to recognize National 

Bullying Prevention Awareness 

Month — Hesslau said 

the organization returned 

to its roots this year to help 

young people battling selfharm 

and/or a lack of selfconfidence, 

whether driven 

by bullying or other causes. 

During the event, participants 

walked around 

the perimeter of the New 

Lenox Commons twice to 

recognize the fact that, according 

to the Population 

joining foreveru 

To find out more about 

foreverU’s mission or 

the Walk of Revival, visit 

www.foreverumovement. 

com 

Reference Bureau, suicide 

is the second leading cause 

of death among teenagers 

in the United States. The 

walkers then returned to 

listen to speakers Shaina 

Frawley, a foreverU ambassador 

in Pennsylvania, and 

Rob Haberman, who volunteered 

to tell his story in 

public for the first time at 

the walk. 

Hesslau sat down with the 

speakers and interviewed 

them before the audience, 

which he said was his favorite 

part of the event. Though 

Hesslau has spoken at the 

walks himself in the past, 

the guest speakers provided 

an opportunity for attendees 

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to connect with new, “honest” 

and “incredible stories,” 

he said. 

“I really wanted to bring 

in just normal, real people,” 

he added. “We thought 

about bringing in high-end 

speakers and trying to build 

up all this excitement, but I 

had this idea of just hearing 

the stories of normal people 

from our own communities, 

and really understand that 

this is an issue anywhere 

and everywhere — and to 

come together as one body 

and really rise up to it.” 

Following the speakers’ 

presentations, the attendees 

had the opportunity to 

walk around the commons 

once more to apply what 

they had heard to their own 

lives. Hesslau noticed many 

attendees became emotional 

after the presentations, and 

they gave him positive feedback 

about the speakers and 

what they said. 

The sharing session also 

helped the speakers understand 

“why they went 

through what they went 

through,” Hesslau said, and 

gave them a chance to see 

how far they have come in 

their own lives. 

“By speaking publically, 

it’s given [the speakers] 

this purpose of helping 

other people to know 

that they’re going to get 

through it — that they are 

never, ever alone,” Hesslau 

said. “That they have what 

it takes to flip to the next 

page of their story, and most 

importantly, understand that 

there’s hope to cling onto 

and that they are an overcomer.” 

Hesslau plans to host the 

fourth Walk of Revival in 

September again next year. 

He and the foreverU team 

have also begun creating a 

model for students to follow 

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their high schools or on their 

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That effort marks only 

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others. 

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Hesslau said. “Once they 

hear what we have to say, 

it’s ‘you’re onto something; 

keep going after it.’ 

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to help fill 

people’s pantries, goes 

with 5 across 

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within walking 

distance of Downtown 

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Marketing Coordinator 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE at 701 North Marley Road, 

New Lenox, IL 60451 (Single 

Family ). On the 13th day of October, 

2016 to be held at 12:00 noon, 

at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 

57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 

201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as 

Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation 

Trust Plaintiff V.Thomas Ruane; 

Unknown Owners and 

Non-Record Claimants Defendant. 

Case No. 10CH 1361 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 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 

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 acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

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 

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. 


Sale 


TATE at 310 Sunset Trail, New 

Lenox, IL 60451 (Single Family 

Home). On the 20th day of October, 

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: Federal National Mortgage 

Association Plaintiff V. Janice 

Spann; et. al. Defendant. 





























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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










PURPOSE. 


Sale 


TATE at 16624 CAGWIN DRIVE 

, LOCKPORT, IL, IL 60441 

(TAN, VINYL SIDING, SINGLE 

FAMILY, TWO CAR AT- 

TACHED GARAGE). On the 13th 

day ofOctober, 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: GREEN TREE 

SERVICING LLC Plaintiff V. 

DEBORAH SABATINO A/K/A 

DEBORAH J. SABATINO; JOHN 

SABATINO AK/A JOHN M. SA- 

BATINO; WILLOW WALK 

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA- 

TION; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON RECORD CLAIM- 

ANTS; Defendant. 


























the Sheriff of Will County. Judgment 

amount is $277,007.83 plus 

interest, cost and post judgment advances, 

if any. 



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. 


PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR




Sale 


Sale 

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PURPOSE. 


TATE at 145 Sunset Trail, New 

Lenox, IL 60451 (Single Family ). 

On the 20th day of October, 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: 

Freedom Mortgage Corporation 

Plaintiff V. Sunset Trail Townhome 

Association; Matthew Martin 

Szafranowski aka Matthew Szafranowski 

aka Matthew Martin Szafrano; 

Unknown Owners and 

Non-Record Claimants Defendant. 





























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

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

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









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the State. 



LLC. 



P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 










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 

U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., asTrustee 

for LSF9 Master Participation 

Trust 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Thomas Ruane; Unknown Owners 

and Non-Record Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 10 CH 1361 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 29th day of 

January, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 13th day of 

October, 2016 , commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, 

IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

THAT PART OFTHE NORTH- 

WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 

11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED 

AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING 

AT A POINT ON THE NORTH 

LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST 

1/4 THAT IS 1025.13 FEET 

WEST OF THE NORTHEAST 

CORNER OF SAID NORTH- 

WEST 1/4 WHERETOFORE 

SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON 

THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE 

OF THE WABASH RAILROAD 

COMPANY RIGHT OF WAY 

EAST 365.09 FEET ALONG 

SAID NORTH LINE; THENCE 

TO THE CENTER LINE OF A 

PUBLIC ROAD LOCALLY 

KNOWN AS MARLEY ROAD; 

THENCE SOUTH 42DEGREES, 

45 MINUTES, 40 SECONDS 

WEST, 215.56 FEET ALONG 

SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE 

SOUTH 39 DEGREES, 06 MIN- 

UTES WEST, 564.12 FEET 

ALONG SAID CENTERLINE; 

THENCE NORTH 50 DEGREES, 

54 MINUTES WEST, 202.05 

FEET TO A POINT IN SAID 

RIGHT OF WAY LINE; THENCE 

NORTH 32 DEGREES, 00MIN- 

UTES, 58 SECONDS EAST, 

556.47 FEET ALONG SAID 

RIGHT OFWAY LINE OF SAID 

RAILROAD TO THE POINT OF 

BEGINNING, EXCEPTING 

THEREFROM THE SOUTH- 

WESTERLY 435 F EET 

THEREOF, ALL IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

701 North Marley Road, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-14-101-014-0000 


























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: 


LLC. 



P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Federal National Mortgage Association 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Janice Spann; et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 14 CH 1934 




the above cause on the 21st day of 











estate: 

A PART OF LOT 7 LYING 

WEST OFALINE BEGINNING 

AT A POINT ON THE NORTH 

LINE OF SAID LOT BEING 

76.76 FEET WEST OF THE 

NORTHEAST CORNER OF 

SAID LOT; THENCE SOUTH TO 

A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE 

SAID LOT BEING 75.92 FEET 

WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST 

CORNER OF SAID LOT, ALL IN 

FLANNIGAN'S SUNSET TRAIL 

ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OF THE 

NORTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 

22, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, 

AND IN RANGE 11, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

SEPTEMBER 29, 1966, AS 

DOCUMENT NUMBE R 

R66-14642, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. 


310 Sunset Trail, New Lenox, IL 

60451 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-22-103-040-0000 


























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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DEBORAH SABATINO A/K/A 

DEBORAH J. SABATINO; JOHN 

SABATINO AK/A JOHN M. SA- 

BATINO; WILLOW WALK 

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA- 

TION; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON RECORD CLAIM- 

ANTS; 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 0958 















estate: 

LOT 280 IN WILLOW 

WALK-UNIT 2,BEING A SUB- 

DIVISION OF PART OF SEC- 

TION 31, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

JUNE 20, 2002, AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R2002-101599 IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


16624 CAGWIN DRIVE ,LOCK- 

PORT, IL, IL 60441 


TAN, VINYL SIDING, SINGLE 

FAMILY, TWO CAR AT- 

TACHED GARAGE 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-31-103-019-0000 























the Sheriff of Will County. Judgment 

amount is $277,007.83 plus 

interest, cost and post judgment advances, 

if any. 

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 









Act. 










obtains a court order for its distribution 



the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE



2703 Legal 

Notices 

CONTACT: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Freedom Mortgage Corporation 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Sunset Trail Townhome Association; 

Matthew Martin Szafranowski 

aka Matthew Szafranowski 

aka Matthew Martin Szafrano; Unknown 

Owners and Non-Record 

Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0136 





June, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

of Will County, Illinois, will on 

Thursday, the 20th day of October, 

2016 , commencing at 12:00 

o'clock noon, at the Will County 

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

THAT PART OF LOT 4 (EX- 

CEPTING THEREFROM THOSE 

PARTS CONVEYED BY DOCU- 

MENT NOS. R75-26783 AND 

R75-26785) IN FLANA- 

GANâ! S SUNSET TRAIL AD- 

DITION, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OF THE 

NORTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 

22, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, 

RANGE 11, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED SEP- 

TEMBER 29, 1966 AS DOCU- 

MENT NO. R66-14642 AND THE 

CERTIFICATE OF CORREC- 

TION RECORDED JUNE 18, 

1980 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R80-15620, BEING DESCRIBED 

AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING 

AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY 

CORNER OF SAID LOT 4; 

THENCE SOUTH 90DEGREES 

00 SECONDS WEST 125.53 

FEET, ALONG THE SOUTH- 

ERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 4TO 

A POINT OF BEGINNING; 

THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 

90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 

SECONDS WEST 18.12 FEET, 

ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY 

LINE OF LOT 4; THENCE 

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NORTH 16 DEGREES 44 MIN- 

UTES 40 SECONDS EAST 

213.35 FEET TO A POINT OF 

BEING 10.00 FEET SOUTH OF 

THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF 

LOT 3 IN SAID FLANNI- 

GANâ! S SUNSET TRAIL AD- 

DITION; THENCE SOUTH 77 

DEGREES 27 MINUTES 36 SEC- 

ONDS EAST 87.53 FEET, 

ALONG A LINE BEING 10.00 

FEET SOUTH OF AND PARAL- 

LEL WITH SAID SOUTHERLY 

LINE OF LOT 3,TOAPOINT 

ON ACURVE ON THE EAST- 

ERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 4; 

THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY 

10.01 FEET, ALONG SAID 

EASTERLY LINE OF LOT 4; BE- 

ING ACURVE TOTHE LEFT 

WITH ARADIUS OF 66.00 FEET 

HAVING ACHORD BEARING 

AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 12 


ONDS EAST 10.00 FEET, TOA 

POINT BEING 20.00 FEET 

SOUTH OF SAID SOUTHERLY 

LINE OF LOT 3 IN FLANNI- 

GANâ! S SUNSET RAIL AD- 

DITION; THENCE NORTH 77 


ONDS WEST 70.98 FEET, 

ALONG ALINE GOING 20.00 

FEET SOUTH OF AND PARAL- 

LEL WITH SAID SOUTHERLY 

LINE OF LOT 3; THENCE 

SOUTH 16 DEGREES 41 MIN- 

UTES 32 SECONDS WEST 

199.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF 

BEGINNING, ALL IN NEW LE- 

NOX TOWNSHIP, WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


145 Sunset Trail, New Lenox, IL 

60451 


Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-22-103-103-0000 


























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 








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the State. 


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LLC. 



P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 


MIKE KELLEY 


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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Kylie Kulinski 

Lincoln-Way Central junior 

Kylie Kulinski is a setter 

and outside hitter for the 

Knights’ girls volleyball 

team. 

Who got you into 

volleyball? 

My mom. My mom was 

a big volleyball player. She 

played at Florida State [University]. 

She kind of hinted 

towards it, but she never 

made me play [volleyball]. 

She’s always been very into 

it, and she’s very helpful in 

giving me advice and coaching, 

too. 

What’s the best part 

about the sport? 

I really like the closeness 

of the girls. You become 

such great friends with anyone 

you play with on the 

court. You make really good 

friendships that last a while. 

What’s the best part 

about Lincoln-Way 

Central? 

I love the staff here, and 

our principal is amazing. 

Everyone here just loves the 

school. You could just tell. 

They’re so passionate about 

being a Knight. The atmosphere 

is really great. 

Is it still an adjustment 

to get used to the 

Lincoln-Way East 

students and teammates 

who transferred over? 

It has been pretty smooth. 

We’ve all been jelling pretty 

well, and everyone’s been 

so nice to each other. We’ve 

been welcoming to the East 

girls, and they’ve been open 

to the change. 

Who do you look up to? 

I definitely look up to my 

mom because she’s one of 

the hardest workers I know, 

and she’s very passionate in 

everything she does. I just 

hope to be that passionate 

just like her. 

What’s the biggest 

lesson you’ve learned 

from head coach Mary 

Brown? 

She emphasizes working 

and taking one point at 

a time. Also, thinking about 

the process of it and not the 

outcome has really helped 

me because I always like to 

think about the future. Focusing 

on one point at a time 

has really helped me. 

Who is a professional 

athlete you’d like to 

meet? 

[University of Wisconsin 

setter] Lauren Carlini. She’s 

James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

amazing. If I could be like 

her, oh my gosh … she’s so 

good. 

Do you have any 

pregame superstitions? 

I wear sweatshirts and 

sweatpants before every 

game. I like to stay warm. 

People make fun of me all 

the time because it’s so hot 

in here. 

What’s something most 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I love to sing and I love to 

dance, but I can’t do either 

of those. 

What are your plans 

after high school? 

I definitely would like to 

play volleyball in college, 

and while I’m in college I 

want to study pre-med. I 

want to do something in the 

medical field but not sure 

what yet. 

Interview by Editor James 

Sanchez 

This Week In... 

Knights Varsity 

Athletics 

■Sept. ■ 30 - host Bradley- 

Bourbonnais 

Girls Golf 

■Oct. ■ 5 - at IHSA Regional, 

TBA 

Boys Golf 


TBA 

Girls Tennis 

■Sept. ■ 29 - host Lockport, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 30 - at Lockport Invite, 

3:30 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 1 - at Lockport Invite, 

8 a.m. 

Girls Cross Country 

■Oct. ■ 1 - at Lisle HS “Mane” 

Event, 9 a.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - at Joliet West Invite, 

4 p.m. 

Boys Cross Country 


9 a.m. 

Girls Volleyball 

■Sept. ■ 29 - at Lincoln-Way 

West, 5:30 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - host Thornwood, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Sept. ■ 29 - at Thornton, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - host Andrew, 6:15 

p.m. 

Girls Swimming and 

Diving 

■Sept. ■ 29 - host Thornwood, 

5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 30 - at Sandburg 

Invite (Diving), 5 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 1 - at Sandburg Invite 

(Swimming), 11 a.m. 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 30 - host Normal 

Community High School, 7 

p.m. 

Girls Golf 


TBA 

Boys Golf 


TBA 

Girls Tennis 

■Sept. ■ 29 - at host 

Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m. 

Sept. 30 - at Lockport 

Invite, 3:30 p.m. 

Oct. 1 - at Lockport Invite, 

8 a.m. 


■Oct. ■ 1 - at Wheaton North 

Invite, 8:30 a.m. 



9 a.m. 


■Sept. ■ 29 - host Lincoln-Way 

Central, 5:30 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - at Thornton, 5:30 

p.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Sept. ■ 29 - host Lincoln-Way 

East, 6:30 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 6:30 p.m. 

Girls Swimming and 

Diving 

■Sept. ■ 29 - at Andrew, 5 p.m. 

Celtics Varsity 

Athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 30 - host Lake Forest 

Academy, 7:30 p.m. 

Girls Golf 

■Sept. ■ 29 - at GCAC 

Championships, 9 a.m. 

■Oct. ■ 5 - IHSA Regionals, TBA 

Boys Golf 

■Sept. ■ 29 - at GCLC, 7 a.m. 

■Oct. ■ 1 - at Lemont Shootout, 

9 a.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - at IHSA Regionals, 

TBA 

Girls Tennis 

■Sept. ■ 29 - at Regina, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 30 - at Lockport 

Invitational, 3:30 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 1 - at Lockport 

Invitational, 8:30 a.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - at Plainfield North, 

4 p.m. 



Event, 9 a.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - at Will County Girls 

Championships, 5 p.m. 



Event, 9 a.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - at Marian Catholic, 

4:30 p.m. 


■Sept. ■ 29 - at Fenwick, 6 

p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - at De La Salle, 6 

p.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Sept. ■ 29 - host De La Salle, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 1 - at Illiana Christian , 

10 a.m. 

■Oct. ■ 3 - host Minooka, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 4 - host St. Francis - 

Wheaton, 4:30 p.m.

48 | September 29, 2016 | The New Lenox Patriot sports 


Girls Tennis 

West can’t overcome East’s depth, swept at home 

Warriors maintain 

8-5 record as SWSC 

tourney approaches 

Frank Gogola 


Lincoln-Way East senior 

Caroline Kilrea knew the 

voice but looked confused 

when she lifted her head up 

and saw who was congratulating 

her: Lincoln-Way 

West coach John Cupp. 

Cupp, who had previously 

been Kilrea’s coach 

at East, walked over and the 

two bumped fists. 

“Orange is your color,” 

Kilrea said to Cupp, who 

was wearing an orange 

West polo. 

Kilrea and No. 1 doubles 

partner Jade Christensen 

had won the final match of 

the day moments earlier on 

Sept. 20, as East completed 

a 7-0 sweep of West. Both 

the East and West teams are 

hoping to make a secondhalf 

run after adapting to 

new coaches during their 

first month. 

Kilrea played for Cupp 

during her freshman and junior 

years at East. He was 

around the team her sophomore 

year as well, although 

he wasn’t the head coach. 

“I built that bond with 

coach Cupp the past couple 

years,” Kilrea said. “Trying 

to build that with a new 

coach right away is a little 

more difficult, but we’re 

getting used to [Wes] Cooley.” 

Kilrea first met Cooley 

when he was the Lincoln- 

Way North coach at the 

North Invite on Sept. 26, 

2015. She made it to the 

championship match, and 

Cooley gave her a high-five 

and told her how proud he 

was of her making it that far 

One half of the Lincoln-Way West’s No. 1 doubles team, Olivia Judge, sets up for a forearm shot Sept. 20 during a dual 

meet against Lincoln-Way East in New Lenox. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

Warriors’ No. 1 singles player Meghan Maynard sets up for 

a forearm volley. 

as a No. 6 seed. 

“Ever since then I was 

like, ‘Oh, he’s a pretty cool 

guy,’” Kilrea said. “At that 

point we knew that we 

could potentially have him 

as a coach, so I was pretty 

excited after that moment.” 

With Tuesday’s win, East 

improved to 10-2 overall 

and 3-0 in conference. The 

Griffins took 13th out of 

16 teams on Sept. 3 at the 

Downers Grove South Invite, 

a team tournament, 

losing 3-2 to York Community 

and 5-0 to Glenbard 

West before bouncing back 

with a 5-0 win over Rosary 

and a 3-2 win against Wheaton 

Warrenville South. 

They won second place at 

the Sandburg invite, an individual 

tournament. 

The Griffins were also 

scheduled to play Andrew 

on Thursday, Sept. 22, and 

they added a match against 

Homewood-Flossmoor on 

Tuesday, Oct. 4. East expects 

to see both teams in 

sectionals. 

Cooley called Andrew a 

“talented squad” and called 

Homewood-Flossmoor a 

“juggernaut,” so he’s eager 

to see how his team matches 

up with them for the first 

time. 

West dropped to 8-5 

overall and 1-2 in conference 

play. Cupp graded 

the team’s best wins as a 

6-0 victory over Plainfield 

South and a 4-1 win against 

Plainfield East. 

He was also encouraged 

by a tight 4-3 loss to Andrew, 

which came two days 

before West placed sixth at 

the Sandburg Invite. 

Junior Meghan Maynard, 

who has been West’s 

main No. 1 singles player, 

dropped to 9-7 after losing 

6-2, 6-0 to East’s Erin Klein 

(9-3). West’s No. 1 doubles 

team of Olivia Judge, a returning 

state qualifier, and 

Vanessa Zepeda lost 6-1, 

6-4 to Kilrea and Christensen. 

The Griffins got wins in 

No. 2 and No. 3 singles from 

Mackenzie Rhode and Rachel 

Schilke, respectively. 

Rhode beat Cassidy Tiberi 

6-1, 6-0, and Schilke beat 

Peyton Whalen 6-1, 6-3. 

In doubles, East’s Cassie 

Weyker and Makenzie Helsel 

won 6-0, 6-0 in No. 2 

doubles. Beth Collins and 

Anna Power took No. 3 

doubles 6-3, 6-2. 

Ciara Hughes and Logan 

Wallace won 6-0, 6-2 in 

No. 4 doubles. Kimmy Limanowski 

and Nora Fagan 

took No. 5 doubles 6-2, 6-4 

No. 1 doubles player and senior Vanessa Zepeda serves the 

ball. 

in a match that didn’t count 

toward the 7-0 final. 

After Cupp talked with 

Kilrea and Christensen, he 

addressed his team. One girl 

broke in and asked about 

doing more drills on footwork 

and hitting short balls 

in the coming practices. 

“When girls come to me 

and tell me what they feel 

they need to work on, that 

lets me know these girls 

have their head in the game 

— they’re all in,” Cupp 

said. “If they lost, got in 

their car and drove off, then 

you’d start to question their 

commitment. When they 

want that help and advice, 

that means we’re looking at 

the big picture.”

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West can’t overcome East’s balanced attack, loses in straight sets 

Randy Whalen 


Then there were three. 

Lincoln-Way High 

Schools, that is. Of course 

it was always big to have 

a game between any of the 

District 210 schools. But 

with the closing of Lincoln- 

Way North the matchups 

between them now seem to 

take on even a little more 

meaning. 

Last week the Lincoln- 

Way East girls volleyball 

team made it a clean sweep 

over its district rivals with 

a 25-15, 25-17 victory over 

Lincoln-Way West in a 

SouthWest Suburban Conference 

crossover on Thursday, 

Sept. 22 in Frankfort. 

It was the ninth win in a 

row for the Griffins (12-2) 

while West (10-8) lost for 

only the second time in its 

last seven matches. 

“It feels really good to 

beat them,” said East senior 

setter Madeline Morrow, 

who came over when North 

closed, of the win over 

West. “I played for [West] 

coach [Matt] Lawrence 

when I was on the sophomore 

team [at North], so I 

admit it’s really nice to beat 

them or any Lincoln-Way.” 

Two weeks before, on 

Thursday, Sept. 8, East toppled 

Lincoln-Way Central 

25-18, 25-8 in Frankfort. 

“It’s always a little bit 

bigger rivalry in the district,” 

East coach Chris 

Fiore said. “Almost all the 

girls know each other and 

the coaches too.” 

While it was competitive 

against West for a while, the 

Griffins pulled away down 

the stretch in both sets for 

the victory. Junior right side 

hitter/setter Molly Hackett 

(6 kills, 7 assists) and junior 

outside hitter Hanna 

Lesiak (6 kills) paced the 

offensive attack. Morrow (9 

assists) along with middle 

hitters junior Haley Hart 

(2 blocks) and senior Sarah 

Lewis (2 blocks) also contributed 

for East. 

In the opening set, West 

used a 5-0 run to take an 8-5 

lead. Senior outside hitter 

Kerrigan Fritz had a pair of 

aces in that spurt. But trailing 

11-9, the Griffins had a 

5-0 run of their own to take 

the lead for good. Senior 

outside hitter Becca Lilley 

had a kill and junior right 

side hitter Madison Corey 

chromed a block. 

The Warriors still hung 

in, trailing 17-14 and 19- 

15. East, however, ended 

the first set on a 6-0 run. 

That stretch included an ace 

by senior libero Ally Carlson 

and a block and a kill 

from Lesiak. 

“Ally had a nice service 

run there,” Fiore said. “But 

I was a little upset at how 

we started. We strung together 

some errors (8 service 

errors, including 5 in 

the first set), but the defense 

picked it up and we had a 

lot of good blocks.” 

An ace by Morrow put 

East ahead 12-8 in the second 

set. Back came the Warriors, 

however, with a 5-0 

run that included a kill and 

a block by junior opposite 

side hitter Noelle Knezz, 

an ace by freshman outside 

hitter Kirsten Leitshuh (6 

kills), and was capped off 

on a block by senior middle 

hitter Madison Clarida. 

Hart hammered a block 

and junior outside hitter 

Camryn Beltz had two 

straight aces as East came 

back with a trio of points 

and never trailed again. 

With the score tied at 15- 

15, the Griffins ended it on 

a 10-2 blitz. Junior defensive 

specialist Kate Bruder 

and Hackett had aces in the 

final spurt. Senior right side 

hitter Allie DeRubertis contributed 

a kill in the run. 

West’s only points in 

that time came on service 

errors. Senior libero 

Cassie Ruettiger (19 digs) 

and sophomore right side 

hitter Caroline Ahern (2 

blocks) also contributed in 

the match for the Warriors, 

which had seven service errors 

in the match. 

“We had the service errors, 

but we also had five 

aces,” Lawrence said. “We 

want to serve aggressively, 

but the downside is the errors. 

We competed well 

until 15 points in both sets, 

but then they got us out of 

system.” 

Earlier in the week, on 

Sept.20, West defeated 

Bolingbrook 25-17, 25-13 

in another SWSC crossover 

in New Lenox. Leitshuh 

(10 kills) led the way while 

Knezz (5 kills, 5 aces), and 

senior setter Michelle Allen 

(12 assists) also chipped 

in. That came on the heels 

of West finishing second to 

local rival Providence on 

Sept. 17 in the title match 

of the Oak Lawn Invite. 

“We’ve been learning 

how to play better and get 

more used to each other,” 

Lawrence said of his squad. 

“But we still have to play 

more consistent.” 

That’s something East has 

done this season. In another 

SWSC Crossover on Sept. 

20, the Griffins defeated 

Thornwood 25-14, 25-13 

in South Holland. Corey (7 

aces, 24 assists), Beltz (7 

kills) and junior right side 

hitter Alexia Kubas (6 kills) 

came up big in the win. 

“I’ve felt like everyone 

has contributed and we’ve 

had good team efforts,” 

Morrow said. “What really 

helped in the start of 

the season is that we had a 

lot of team bonding. We’re 

here to play volleyball. 

We’ve kicked it in gear and 

played well.” 

Lincoln-Way West libero Cassie Ruettiger receives a serve Thursday, Sept. 22, during a 

inter-district matchup against Lincoln-Way East. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century 

Media 

Warriors’ middle hitter Madison Clarida serves the ball. 

The Griffins will have a 

key stretch of the season 

starting this weekend on 

Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, 

Oct. 1 when they are 

at the ASICS Challenge 

at Mother McAuley. That 

begins a stretch of three 

straight weekends of tournaments 

- including the 

Lincoln-Way Central Autumn 

Knights Tournament 

on Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, 

Oct. 15. 

All three Lincoln-Way 

teams are there and could 

face each other once more. 

The trio of teams is also all 

together in the postseason 

at the Class 4A Romeoville 

Sectional.

50 | September 29, 2016 | The New Lenox Patriot SPORTS 


Pyle’s 3-under 33 leads LW Central win over Bradley-Bourbonnais 

Knights in top form 

at 7-2 before SWSC 

Red Tournament 

Randy Whalen 


It’s been a great season 

for the Lincoln-Way Central 

boys golf team. 

With a majority of seniors 

on the team it was only appropriate 

that the Knights 

celebrated senior Night in 

style last week. That came 

in a 152-175 victory over 

Bradley-Bourbonnais in a 

SouthWest Suburban dual 

meet on Thursday, Sept. 

22 at the Sanctuary Golf 

Course in New Lenox. 

That completed the dual 

meet round of the season for 

Central (7-2 overall, 7-1 in 

SWSC play, 4-0 in the Red 

Division) heading into the 

SWSC Red Tournament, 

which was held on Tuesday, 

Sept. 17 at The Kankakee 

Elks Country Club in Saint 

Anne. 

It was only fitting that a 

senior led the Knights. That 

was medalist Cam Pyle, 

with a 3-under par 33. 

“Cam shot a season best 

33 with six pars and three 

birdies,” said head coach 

Ryan Pohlmann. “It was a 

really good, steady round.” 

Steady has been a good 

word for the Knights this 

season. Their only two dual 

meet losses were to a very 

good Sandburg team by a 

count of 154-159 on Sept. 6 

at Silver Lake Country Club 

in Orland Park, and 147- 

176 to Oswego on Sept. 13 

in a nonconference meet at 

Blackberry Oaks in Bristol. 

The Panthers, who have 

only one dual meet loss on 

the season, are coached by 

Pohlmann’s brother Chad. 

The rest of the Central top 

four posted scores against 

Bradley were junior EJ 

Charles (38), seniors Nate 

Viola (38), Jason White (43) 

Senior Lincoln-Way Central golfer Cam Pyle pitches out of a tough lie to give himself a 

chance at par Sept. 22 in a dual match against Bradley-Bourbonnais at Sanctuary Golf 

Course. Photos by Tim Carroll/22nd Century Media 

Dylan Gordon, a Central junior, tees off on the first hole. 

and Trent Sorensen (43). 

Rounding out the eight golfers 

for the Knights were junior 

Ryan Nolan (45), along 

with seniors Alex Schiene 

(49) and Jared Thomson 

(51). 

“Jason White has been averaging 

around a 38 for us,” 

Pohlmann said. “At the [18 

hole] Providence Invite [on 

Sept. 10 at the Sanctuary] he 

shot a 73.” 

The scores for Bradley- 

Bourbonnais were junior 

Mitchell Hutson (42), senior 

Tyler Guertin (43), senior. 

Jackson Sheputis (43), 

and senior. Jimmy Anders 

(47) and sophomore Raja 

Werner (47) tied for the last 

spot. Senior Wes Gallagher 

(50), senior Max Pinski (52) 

and sophomore Zach La- 

Follet (57) rounded out the 

scores for the Boilermakers. 

The golf season goes fast 

and the postseason opens 

next week. Central, along 

with Lincoln-Way West 

and Providence is at the Joliet 

Central Regional. That 

takes place on Tuesday, 

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Course in Joliet. 

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said. “We’ve put in 

the work and the time. But 

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much pressure on ourselves. 

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moment and try to do well.”



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LWC loses steam in final set, falls to H-F 


Losing a string of games 

could affect a team’s psyche, 

and for a young team like 

Lincoln-Way Central that 

has only two seniors, the 

product of dropping close 

contests in its tough schedule 

may have trickled into 

the team’s performance, as 

well. 

Against Homewood- 

Flossmoor on Sept. 20 was 

nothing different from previous 

competitive matchups. 

Central battled back after 

dropping the first set to reach 

a final, deciding third set, 

during which the Knights 

could not overcome. They 

lost 23-25, 25-23, 21-25 in 

New Lenox, and to head 

coach Mary Brown, being 

on the wrong end of these 

games once again is starting 

to get to her team. 

“Part of the problem is 

that we fight so hard, but we 

end up losing,” Brown said. 

“I think the girls are losing 

heart a little bit. I told them 

that eventually the light is 

going to switch and eventually 

those close ones are going 

to be victories, not losses. 

They just have to keep 

believing, keep fighting.” 

That self belief and fight 

was ignited in Set 2, despite 

the let down of losing the 

opening set on the misfortune 

of a serve that hit the 

net and trickled over for an 

ace for the winning point. 

The Knights (5-12) 

jumped out to a 9-4 lead 

with the help of junior standout 

Kylie Kulinski (10 kills, 

7 assists, 3 aces), who accounted 

for two kills and an 

ace in that span. That lead 

maintained through the middle 

stages at 16-10 before a 

Vikings run during which 

they scored seven of the next 

eight points to take their first 

lead. 

However behind another 

Central go-to player in junior 

Cassidy Wyman (6 kills, 

13 digs, 2 aces), she put the 

team on her back when it 

was down 20-21 by way of 

two straight kills, an ace and 

assisting a Kulinski kill to 

recapture the lead. A block 

from Kulinski two possessions 

later sealed the set. 

“Our two setters both are 

probably our best hitters 

too,” Brown said of Kulinski 

and Wyman. “And not 

only do they set each other, 

but they’re also our leaders 

in kills.” 

Just like how the Knights 

snatched the momentum 

away after the first set, the 

Vikings did it right back with 

a run in the middle stages of 

the final set that the Knights 

could not climb back from. 

Down 10-13, H-F scored 

nine of the next 10 points for 

a five-point lead and never 

looked back en route to win 

the match. 

“We’ve really improved 

individually, and I’m so 

proud of them for that, but 

we still need to learn how to 

play as a team,” Brown said. 

“We don’t gel as well as we 

should. We would get as 

excited as we should, and I 

told them it’s kind of boring 

to watch them play because 

they lack the passion and the 

heart that they need to be 

showing out there.” 

As the Knights hit past the 

midway point of the season, 

this wasn’t the way they envisioned 

the year after starting 

off 2-1 with the one loss 

coming in three sets against 

Morris – a powerhouse that 

knocked off New Lenox 

teams Lincoln-Way West 

and Providence to make it to 

the Sectional Championship 

game a year ago. 

Despite the loss, however, 

Brown did notice some 

growth in that could be a 

Lincoln-Way Central junior Kylie Kulinski sets the ball across the court during warm-ups Sept. 20 before a matchup 

against Homewood-Flossmoor. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

Senior Val Connolly looks at the setup of the Vikings’ attack 

before a serve. 

positive sign moving forward. 

With 6-foot-4 Imani 

Brooks as the Vikings’ 

middle blocker, the Knights 

seemingly were more methodical 

on their kill attempts. 

“I like to see us raising our 

volleyball IQ,” Brown said. 

“I keep telling them to aim 

for the corners, aim where 

they’re not at, and they 

haven’t. They just go up and 

swing. But today, I saw them 

thinking before they put the 

ball back over the net and 

trying to figure out where the 

good spots may be.” 

That includes Kulinski 

who turned from the team’s 

primary setter last season to 

a setter and outside hitter. 

Megan Barry prepares to dig an attack during warm-ups. 

“I have the best of both 

worlds,” she said. “I get to 

set and hit, and so I get to 

be a part of every different 

part of the play. I get to pass 

sometimes, too. It’s nice that 

I get to do it all.” 

But what’s more important 

to the junior captain is 

getting out of its rut. She 

said it’s frustrating that the 

team’s hard work in practice 

isn’t paying off in the games. 

“We’re trying to stay positive 

and keep working hard 

in practice and try to get our 

energy up in the games,” she 

said. “I think that’s one thing 

that kills us is our energy. We 

just lose it halfway through 

the game if we’re not doing 

too well. … But we’ll be fine 

once we fix that, keep talking 

more and communicate.”



Football 

West leaves on positive note after losing to No. 1-ranked H-F 


Down 21-2 at halftime 

against Homewood-Flossmoor 

— the No. 1-ranked 

team in Illinois that returned 

16 starters from last year’s 

squad that made it to the 8A 

state title game — Lincoln- 

Way West head coach Dave 

Ernst challenged his team 

to win the second half. 

A few plays into the Vikings’ 

first drive in the third 

quarter, Tyrice Richie took 

a wide receiver screen 77 

yards for score to make it 

27-2. However, the Warriors 

kept them scoreless 

for the rest of the game after 

that play. 

A safety, followed by a 

1-yard touchdown plunge 

from Ryan Robbins in the ensuing 

possession led the Warriors 

to outscore their powerhouse 

foes 9-7 in the final 

two quarters. West lost the 

game 27-11 Friday, Sept. 23, 

but Ernst’s team left Homewood 

on a positive note. 

“We challenged our guys 

at half, told them to win the 

second half and they did 

that,” Ernst said. “They’re 

an 8A team; we’re a 7A 

team. Our goals were never 

to go 9-0 or anything like 

that. It was to get better every 

week and make a run 

in the playoffs. This was a 

good learning experience 

for us, no doubt.” 

H-F (5-0) jumped out to a 

quick lead by scoring on its 

first three possessions. With 

how the first two scores 

occurred, it seemingly discouraged 

the stout defense 

of West (4-1). 

In the first play of the 

game, Tyler Nutall was 

stopped in the backfield 

on a run, but shook off defenders 

and ran 48 yards 

to immediately get in Warrior 

territory, which set up 

the first of two scores from 

Herbert Hughes. The misfortunes 

only got worse in 

the following possession 

during which the Vikings 

converted on fourth-and-5 

deep in their own territory 

by a hair, and capping the 

drive off with a touchdown 

pass on fourth-and-goal 

from the 20 yard line. 

“It was just a couple of 

busted up plays,” said linebacker 

Trey Telez about 

the Vikings’ first few possessions. 

We couldn’t let 

big plays happen [or have] 

hiccups happen early in the 

game, and that’s what we 

did. Two big hiccups in the 

game, we get down 14-0 

or 21-2, it gets everybody 

down, and then we got to 

try and pick everybody up 

at halftime. It hurts.” 

“They’re confident,” 

Ernst added about H-F. 

“And I think early on in the 

game, I don’t know how 

confident we were, but I 

think our guys realized after 

a series or two that they 

could play and hang with 

most likely the best team in 

Illinois.” 

The Warriors’ ground attack 

of Justin LaBuhn (12 

carries, 8 yards) and Ryan 

Robbins (5 carries, 17 

yards, 1 TD) was shut down 

all game. Their longest run 

was from quarterback Cal 

Pohrte (11 for 28, 91 yards), 

who scrambled for 13 yards 

after the Vikings’ defensive 

line pushed the pocket. 

West was forced to move 

the ball with the passing 

game, and Noah Hibler 

was the biggest beneficiary 

by catching six passes 

for 45 yards. One crucial 

catch went for 22 yards on 

a fourth-and-12, which extended 

the drive that led to 

Robbins’ aforementioned 

score. 

The Warriors’ first points 

came from a safety when 

a Vikings’ snap on a punt 

Lincoln-Way West linebacker Danny Allen gets in position to tackle a Homewood-Flossmoor ball carrier Friday, Sept. 23, 

during a road game in Homewood. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Warriors standout left tackle Nate Henry engages with a 

Vikings defender. 

went over the punter’s head 

and into the back of the end 

zone. The aforementioned 

other safety came in the 

second half when the defense 

stuffed a Vikings run 

attempt. 

Blake Evans led the way 

with 11 tackles (1 TFL), followed 

by Telez’s eight (2.5 

TFL) and four players — 

Matt Murphy, Jake Price, 

Josh Bohne and Trevor 

Schmidt — tied for third on 

the team with six. The unit 

collectively slowed down 

the Vikings’ team speed in 

the second half. 

“The defense is the best 

part of our team, no question” 

Ernst said. “We feed 

off everything they do. So 

when they come out, flying 

around … [H-F] might have 

punted more times than 

they have all year. I don’t 

Hybrid linebacker Trey Telez tries to push past the 

offensive line to get to the quarterback. 

know if they have even 

punted all year, to be honest 

with you.” 

The game had similarities 

to a contest on Sept. 25, 

2015 against Thornton, during 

which Thornton’s team 

speed led to a 28-7 start, but 

West outscored them 21-7 

in the second half in the losing 

effort. 

Ernst hopes the loss flips 

the switch like it did last 

year against Thornton. West 

went on to win seven of its 

next eight games and made 

it to the 5A state title game. 

“Just like Thornton last 

year when we got behind, 

and then we figured out 

how hard we really have to 

play, I think a lot of guys 

figured that out tonight — 

on how hard you have to 

play to be successful, to be 

a good team.”



LWC starts fast with 40 points at half, coasts past Thornridge 

Jason Maholy 


If Lincoln-Way Central’s 

players weren’t fully engaged 

and ready to play 

when they arrived in Dolton 

Friday, Sept. 23, their hosts 

certainly made sure to help 

get them in the right state of 

mind. 

Thornridge’s pre-game 

“shenanigans,” to quote 

Knights head coach Jeremy 

Cordell, included taunting 

the apparently unwelcome 

visitors from the 50-yard 

line, and the Falcons’ captains 

later refused to participate 

in the customary shaking 

of hands when they met 

their Central counterparts at 

midfield for the coin toss. 

Game on. And too bad for 

Thornridge, which saw its 

undefeated start to the season 

come to an end by way 

of a 54-21 thrashing by the 

Knights. 

Central (4-1, 2-1) scored 

at will and led 40-14 at halftime, 

and a running clock 

was implemented with still 

more than 10 minutes remaining 

in the contest. 

“Our kids just answered 

the challenge from the getgo,” 

Cordell said after the 

game. “They started fast and 

they finished faster.” 

Thornridge entered the 

game at 4-0 and had outscored 

its opponents 142- 

14, but those squads that 

had fallen victim to the Falcons 

came into the weekend 

with a combined record of 

3-13 – and two are still winless. 

Regardless, Central prepared 

for the game as they 

would any other. In fact, the 

intensity during practice was 

actually kicked up a notch 

leading up to the game. The 

Knights weren’t about to 

have a let-down game with 

a battle against unbeaten 

Bradley-Bourbonnais looming 

in Week 6. The Boilermakers 

topped Bolingbrook 

22-21 on the same night to 

improve to 5-0. 

“You can say any game is a 

trap game, but we don’t look 

it that way,” Cordell said of 

playing Thornridge. “We 

look at it, truly, as this needs 

to be a week of growth, and 

it was. We had probably one 

of our best weeks of practice 

altogether this past week, 

and I believe that’s how you 

grow. It doesn’t matter who 

you play, it doesn’t matter 

what the records are – it’s 

what you do and it’s what we 

do, and our kids embraced 

that this week.” 

The Knights have moved 

to within one victory of all 

but locking up a playoff 

berth. It was a well-rounded 

effort that helped them come 

out on top. Six Central players 

scored touchdowns, and 

two threw touchdown passes; 

the defense allowed a 

few big plays, but also made 

a few, including picking off 

two passes. Special teams 

contributed with a blocked 

punt and a kickoff return for 

a touchdown. 

“I think we have, once 

again, on both sides (of the 

ball) multiple guys stepping 

up,” Cordell said. “It’s guys 

being versatile and using 

their talents, and just finding 

a way to get better at 

their craft no matter what it 

is and what they’re called on 

to do.” 

Cordell called defensive 

back/running back Sean 

Reyna’s effort “his best 

game of the year.” Reyna 

caught two passes – a 

24-yarder from Knights 

quarterback Hunter Campbell 

and the other via interception 

– and returned 

the opening kickoff of the 

second half 95 yards for a 

touchdown. 

Matt Pollack was the 

star again for the Knights, 

nabbing three receptions 

for 76 yards, including what 

may be to this point the 

play of the year for Central. 

On the first play following 

Reyna’s aforementioned 

pick, the Knights’ Zach 

Stoklosa took a pitch from 

Campbell, ran toward the 

right sideline, and lofted 

a spiral that appeared as 

if it would be just out of 

Pollack’s reach. 

The dynamic playmaker, 

however, left his feet 

and, fully extended, got 

both hands on the ball. As 

Pollack fell to the ground 

he switched the ball into 

his right hand, which he 

got under the pigskin and 

used to tuck the ball against 

his body, making the catch 

for a 37-yard touchdown. 

Coaches, players, fans, 

referees – all seemed 

stunned Pollack was able to 

make the play. 

“Great catch by Matt,” 

Cordell said. “He’s a special 

kid. And great throw, too, by 

Zach. It was just a great football 

play, great throw, and he 

laid out for it and made the 

grab.” 

Pollack also ran for an 

8-yard touchdown. Other 

key contributors to the win 

were Mitch Hosman, who 

scored on a 41-yard jaunt; 

Mike Morgan, who ran for 

45 yards and two touchdowns; 

and wide receivers 

Devin Smith and John 

Hall, who caught Campbell 

scoring passes of 14 and 46 

yards, respectively. Campbell, 

meanwhile, was an efficient 

8-for-11 for 164 yards 

and two touchdowns. 

Cordell said getting as 

many players as possible involved 

and contributing to 

the team’s success will hopefully 

pay dividends down the 

line. 

“You get guys with real 

game experience, you get 

them the opportunity to 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Sean Reyna leaps for a catch Friday, Sept. 23, during a road 

matchup against Thornridge. Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

The Knights’ defense swarms a Falcons ball carrier. 

do things, you get them 

the opportunity to touch 

the ball, and good things 

happen,” he said. “It builds 

your case to play strong 

football at the end of the 

year, and that’s what you 

want. So if you get those 

guys those touches now and 

continue to build on that, I 

think it makes a you more 

dangerous in the long run.”



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1st-and-3 

LWC volleyball 

standouts from 

Sept. 20 match 

1. Cassidy Wyman 

(ABOVE) 

The well-rounded 

Lincoln-Way East 

transfer contributed 

in many areas for 

the Knights, finishing 

second on the team 

with six kills, 13 digs 

and two aces. 

2. Kylie Kulinski 

The junior standout 

led the way with 10 

kills and 3 aces, 

while providing 

seven assists in the 

close loss. 

3. Lucy Chesla 

The Knights’ libero 

put everything on the 

line and tried her 

best to keep the ball 

from hitting ground, 

as she led the team 

with 14 digs. 

Football 

Brother Rice spoils Providence’s homecoming with 45-21 win 

Crusaders’ strong 

second half too 

much to overcome 

for Celtics defense 

Chris Walker 


There hasn’t been “no 

place like Homecoming” 

lately at Providence. 

For the second consecutive 

season, an undefeated 

Chicago Catholic League 

Blue team came down to 

New Lenox and beat the 

Celtics. 

Last year it was Loyola. 

On Friday, Sept. 23, it was 

Brother Rice, as the Crusaders 

blew open a tied ballgame 

in the third quarter to 

earn a 45-21 victory. 

“When you play in 

the [Chicago] Catholic 

[League] Blue against 

those caliber teams, the littlest 

mistakes can hurt you,” 

said Providence coach Mark 

Coglianese. “Obviously, 

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they’re a very talented team. 

They made some big plays 

on us and it didn’t take too 

much for them to get on us 

that quickly in the second 

half.” 

Brother Rice (5-0, 1-0) 

seized control in that third 

quarter and wasted no time 

in doing so. 

Just 20 seconds into the 

third quarter, Aarian Lacy 

outmaneuvered the Providence 

defense for a 70-yard 

run and then just a couple 

minutes later Dino Borelli 

connected for a 30-yard 

touchdown pass to Ricky 

Smalling to make it 28-14. 

To make matters even 

worse, the Celtics turned 

the ball over and it didn’t 

give the Crusaders great 

field position but another 

score as Lacy, playing both 

ways, took it in for a 35- 

yard interception return to 

make it 35-14 just 3:14 into 

the second half. 

In a matter of barely more 

than three minutes, a tie 

game became a 21-point 

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“When you play in the [Chicago] 

Catholic [League] Blue against 

those caliber teams, the littlest 

mistakes can hurt you.” 

Mark Coglianese — Providence football head 

coach, on losing to CCL Blue foe Brother Rice Friday, 

Sept. 23 

deficit for the Celtics. 

“At halftime we were 

pretty confident coming out 

doing with what we were 

doing in the first half,” Coglianese 

said. “We were 

moving the ball, keeping 

their offense off the field, 

which was big since they’re 

dangerous with so many 

weapons. 

“Richie (Warfield) was 

running the ball so well, and 

Jared (Drake) was making 

nice pass plays and we had 

a play there in the first quarter 

where we could’ve had 

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another touchdown. It’s just 

tough. We did a lot of good 

things though against a great 

team. We just had a couple 

breakdowns there and they 

got the momentum.” 

Providence (2-3, 0-2) 

couldn’t have gotten off to a 

better start. The Celtics took 

the opening kickoff and took 

it to the Crusaders, marching 

downfield for 80 yards 

in seven plays, including the 

final one, a 20-yard touchdown 

run from Warfield 

with 8:52 left in the quarter. 

The Crusaders tied, and 

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then took their first lead 

of the game, on a 56-yard 

touchdown pass from 

Borelli to Branden Houston 

and then a 70-yard touchdown 

run from Xazavian 

Valladay to put the Celtics 

behind, 14-7. 

“We just fell apart in the 

second half. They made 

some big plays and got 

down on ourselves,” Providence 

linebacker Joey Markasovic 

said. “They’re a 

very good team and played 

very well, but I thought we 

showed we could hang with 

the big guys. It was a good 

game in the first half and 

we’ll try to work from that.” 

Providence finally scored 

late in the fourth quarter on 

backup quarterback Caden 

Kalinowski’s 3-yard run, 

but it was far too late to 

make much of a difference. 

The Celtics will look to 

get back to .500 on Friday 

Sept. 30, once again at home 

at Bishop Kaffer Stadium at 

Matt Senffner Field, against 

Lake Forest Academy. 

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“I have the best of both worlds. I get to set 

and hit, and so I get to be a part of every 

different part of the play.” 

Kylie Kulinski — Lincoln-Way Central girls volleyball player, on being 

the team’s primary setter last year to an all-around player 

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Friday, Sept. 30 

• The Lincoln-Way Central football team will look 

to continue its winning ways with a tough road 

matchup against Bolingbrook. 

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