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AARP Safe Drivers Course
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct.
6, Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327
W. 195th St. Mokena. Two
four-hour classes will be
available for AARP members
and nonmembers who
are interested in learning
how the effects of aging can
affect driving and remaining
a safe driver. Participants
must attend both classes.
The fee to attend is $15 for
AARP members and $20 for
nonmembers. The library
will pay for the first 10 Mokena
Public Library District
residents to register. A break
and snack will be provided.
To register, call (708) 479-
9663. For more information,
visit mokenalibrary.org.
FRIDAY
Knitters
3-4 p.m. Oct. 7, Mokena
Community Public Library
District, 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. Join this group in
the Adult Reading Room.
Widow/Widowers Social
Club
7-9 p.m. Oct. 7, Zion Lutheran
Church, 17100 South
69th Ave., Tinley Park. The
club is reaching out to members
of the Mokena community
who are in need of support.
The club, which meets
once a month, includes outings,
games, discussions
and interaction. For more
information, contact Danell
Chmura at (630) 728-9368.
SATURDAY
31st Annual Scarecrow Fest
– St. Charles
10:30 a.m. Oct. 8, Founders
Community Center, 140
Oak St., Frankfort. Join in
on this award-winning festival
that brings children and
adults together and become a
tradition for families across
the Midwest. The Scarecrow
Contest boasts 100+
hand-crafted scarecrows.
Visitors view and vote for
their favorite in each of five
categories. Enjoy live entertainment,
food, a huge arts
and crafts show and a trolley
ride. Attendees can even
make your own scarecrow to
take home. The fee – which
includes mini-motorcoach
transportation – is $29 for
residents and $34 for nonresidents.
Attendees will depart
from the Founders Community
Center in Frankfort at
10:30 a.m. and return at 6:15
p.m. To register, visit mokenapark.com.
Trash or Treasure
1-2 p.m. Oct. 8, Mokena
Community Public Library
District, 11327 W. 195th
St., Mokena. Professional
appraiser Rex Newell of
Rex’s Antiques discusses the
trends in the antique markets.
The first 40 registrants
will get one handheld item
appraised per household.
While Mokena residents
have priority registration,
nonresidents are welcome,
as well. To register for this
program please contact the
library at (708) 479-9663.
Cash Bash
6 p.m. Oct. 8, Mokena
V.F.W. Post 725, 19852
Wolf Road, Mokena. The
Cash Bash includes a chance
to win the grand prize of
$1,000, $5,500 in cash and
many other prizes. Tickets
to participate is $25, and a
choice of rib or chicken dinner
will be made available
for $15. Get the winning
ticket at the Post or from any
Men’s Auxiliary member.
For more information, contact
Ron at (708) 743-9522.
All net proceeds will be used
to benefit local veterans and
veteran organizations.
TUESDAY
3D Printer Class Evening
Session
7-8 p.m. Oct. 11, Mokena
Community Public Library
District, 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. Join in on the fun
at the computer lab and create
3D nameplates with the
Makerbot 2x 3D printer.
WEDNESDAY
Walking Book Club
9-10 a.m. Oct. 12, Mokena
Community Public
Library District, 11327 W.
195th St., Mokena. Join the
walking book club, a group
the blends reading, discussing
and exercising together.
For more information, visit
mokenalibrary.org.
Memory Social Lane
10:30 a.m.-Noon Oct. 12,
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327 W.
195th St., Mokena. This session
is a gathering place for
friends with Alzheimer’s (or
other Dementias) along with
their caregivers and families
to relax and enjoy socialization,
refreshments, discussion,
and entertainment. It is
a place of love, acceptance
and friendship and a time
you can leave behind worries
and focus on having fun
knowing that you are not
alone. For more information
or to register, call (708) 479-
9663 or email tdomzalski@
mokena.lib.il.us.
UPCOMING
Mobile Workforce Center
1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 14, Mokena Community
Public Library District,
11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.
The Mobile Workforce
Center travels to communities
throughout Will County
assisting residents who are
looking for a job. Services
include access to 11 computers
with Internet for online
job search, assistance to
create or revise a resume, a
job board with listings from
Will County businesses and
a trained staff to assist. For
more information, visit mokenalibrary.org.
Halloween Hollow
5-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14;
1-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15;
and 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
16. Main Park, 10925 W.
La Porte Road, Mokena.
The 35th annual Halloween
Hollow is to take place. The
three-day event includes carnival
rides, Monster Market,
games, food, entertainment,
scarecrow laboratory, contests
and more.
“Come Fly with Me”
1-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15,
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327 W.
195th St., Mokena. Chicagoland
singer Chris Colletti
is to perform and pay tribute
to the music of Frank Sinatra.
For more information,
contact Tracy Domzalski at
(708) 479-9663.
Estate Planning 101
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18,
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327 W.
195th St., Mokena. Tom Van
Dellen of Waddell & Reed
and Laura Sluis of Wilson
& Wilson are to lead a free
estate planning seminar at
the library. Registration is
required to attend the event.
For more information or to
register, call (708) 479-9663.
MOMS Club of New Lenox
Monthly Business Meeting
9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct.
19, Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327 W.
195th St., Mokena. Attendees
of all ages are welcome to
attend the Halloween open
house. Children may come in
costume, and crafts will also
be provided as an activity.
For more information, visit
momsclubnewlenox.com
or momsclub.org or email
momsclubnewlenox@yahoo.
com.
ONGOING
Free Kettlebell Classes
10 a.m. every Saturday,
Rockfit, 8910 W. 192nd St.,
Suite L, Mokena. Want to
learn about what a kettlebell
is, and how to properly use
it? Rockfit is offering a series
of free kettlebell classes
in April. Here is your chance
to learn first hand how the
kettlebell can dramatically
transform your body in just
a short amount of time. This
one simple tool can do it all!
For more information and to
register for the classes, visit
www.rockfit.co.
Genealogy Club
7 p.m. Wednesdays, Mokena
Community Public Library,
11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. All those interested
in finding out more about
their family history or compiling
a family tree are welcome.
For more information,
call (708) 479-9663.
Children’s Open Art Studio
Noon-2:30 p.m. Thursdays
and Fridays during the
summer, Little Pastiche Studio,
19820 Wolf Road (Unit
B), Mokena. Children are
invited to come work independently
and hang out at an
authentic art studio. The fee
of $22 covers a canvas, paint
and artist supervision. To
register, visit www.littlepastichestudio.com.
3-D Printer Class
10-11 a.m. every third Saturday
of the month, Mokena
Community Public Library,
11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.
Participants will create name
plates using the library’s 3-D
printer. For more information,
call (708) 479-9663.
To submit an item to the
printed calendar, contact
F. Amanda Tugade at (708)
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Mokena Village Board
Mokena to be new home to gokart
track, Holiday Inn Express
Updated Aurelio’s
Pizza façade also
approved Sept. 26
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
Two major infrastructure
projects were formally approved
Sept. 26 at the Village
of Mokena Board of
Trustees meeting.
As part of its consent agenda,
trustees voted 6-0 to approve
site and development
plans for Accelerate Indoor
Speedway and Holiday Inn
Express.
Accelerate Indoor Speedway
is to be located at 8580
Spring Lake Drive, Lot 19 in
Corporate Corridors North,
while Holiday Inn Express
is to be located at 19220
Greenwich Drive.
For Accelerate Indoor
Speedway, trustees formally
approved site, landscape and
photometric plans for the
project, as well as light fixtures
and building elevations
with “a stipulation that additional
concrete pavers be installed
around the perimeter
of the southern landscape
paver area,” per the motion
by Village Administrator
John Tomasoski.
Trustees approved the site
and landscape plans for Holiday
Inn Express, as well as
the light fixture cut sheet and
building elevations.
Tomasoski said these were
the last steps in the development
process for the “two
substantial developments.”
“This is going to be approximately
6,400 square
feet,” he said of Accelerate
Indoor Speedway. “It is going
to be an indoor, electric
go-kart [facility] with a restaurant
and bar. It will be located
on Spring Lake Drive
next to Rasmussen College.
ROUND It UP
A brief recap of action from the Sept. 26 meeting of the
Mokena Village Board
• Trustees voted 6-0 to award a contract to D
Construction Inc. of Coal City for the parking lot
pavement projects at the Public Works garage and
the ESDA building. The contract was in the amount
of $73,568.65 – approximately 33 percent less than
what the Village Board budgeted for the project.
• Trustees also voted 6-0 to approve single-lot
annexations at 19934 Hillgate Road and 19944
Hillgate Road into the Village. The property owners
requested the emergency tap-on to the Village’s
sanitary system after a private septic system failure.
I think it’s an excellent location
along the I-80 corridor
to attract customers near and
far, and to become a destination
point.”
Tomasoski said Holiday
Inn Express will have 96
rooms and four floors.
“All said, it is going to
be a catalyst for development
on both corridors of
LaGrange [Road] and 191st
[Street], and the anchor of
our Meridian Centre going
forward, which is on the
southwest corner of [those
streets],” he said.
Tomasoski said both projects
are expected to break
ground this fall and be completed
sometime in 2017.
“I would like to briefly
mention the unsung heroes
… our plan commission
and [other] committees,”
Tomasoski said. “A lot of
hard work and effort goes to
this point. It will be the final
votes tonight, and I think
these are both substantial development
projects.”
Trustee John Mazzorana
said he agreed with Tomasoski
that these developments
would further develop
those corridors.
“We talk about the generation
of sales tax and so forth,
but these developments are
even better, because there is
a 5 percent amusement tax
on the raceway development
and then there is a 5 percent
hotel tax,” Mazzorana said.
“These generate a great deal
more revenue to the Village
than other types of development
that generate the 1
percent sales tax. When you
see a lot of hotels and a lot
of these types of businesses,
you’re looking at an area
that is doing very well. It’s
very encouraging to see these
types of developments.”
Mayor Frank Fleischer
also agreed.
“Not everybody is going
to have this type of raceway
facility, so this is going to
make Mokena a destination
for this type of activity,”
Fleischer said. “We’re
definitely looking forward to
you folks breaking ground.”
Fleischer also mentioned
that he heard from staff and
the business owner that projections
are that more than
100,000 first-year users would
be coming to the facility.
Aurelio’s gets approval
for façade improvements,
outdoor dining area
Trustees also voted 6-0 to
approve a rezoning and special
use ordinance for Aure-
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Lincoln-Way D210 Board of Education
Old Second Bank lends district money for tax anticipation warrants
Board members also
pass 2016 tax levy
Meredith Dobes
Freelance Reporter
The Lincoln-Way Community
High School District
210 Board of Education
agreed to pass the 2016
tax levy in order to borrow
a needed $7 million to avoid
having a negative fund balance
in the district’s Education
Fund Thursday, Sept.
29, at a special meeting.
The district first needed
to pay back $20 million in
tax anticipation warrants
from the last fiscal year by
Sunday, Oct. 30, and the
district paid that off using
tax distributions in its Education
Fund. The board then
immediately had to borrow
money to keep a positive
balance in the Education
Fund.
The School Board members
unanimously approved
— with Board Vice President
Christine Glatz absent
— for the district to borrow
an initial $7 million from
Old Second Bank to keep the
Education Fund positive. The
$7 million marked the first of
a few increments of borrowing
the district will need to do
throughout the year, Superintendent
R. Scott Tingley said.
At the meeting, Tingley
explained to the board that
it was difficult for the district
to find a lender, as it
was the first year the district
carried tax anticipation warrant
money from one fiscal
year to the next. Old Second
Bank agreed to lend the
money, and Tingley said the
district has had a long relationship
with the bank.
The board plans to borrow
a total of $20 million
from Old Second Bank for
the 2017 fiscal year with a
maturity date of Oct. 30,
2017, for this year’s tax anticipation
warrants. Tingley
said the district will likely
need to borrow a total of
$25-28 million and will
need to figure out a solution
to obtain the extra money
when the time comes.
“It’s a limited risk in that
[the lender] know[s] we collect
taxes, but it’s vulnerable
because we were borrowing
into the next fiscal year,”
Tingley said. “We don’t
want to be in a situation
where we’re into next year’s
tax anticipation warrants.”
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Board member Christopher
Lucchetti asked
what the district’s plan was
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amount of money needed
past the approved $20 million,
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The district approached
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The levy is typically approved
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The levy, which totals
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be interested in operating at
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schools, and if so, the board
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district did not provide the
service, he said.
Board Secretary Christopher
Kosel said that if the
district does pursue a new
childcare agreement, he
wants to see it come at no
cost to taxpayers.
Tingley said he could
contact local childcare centers
to see if there is an interest
and report back to the
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Our Fallen Hero 5K draws more than 500
Event supports Pat
Tillman Foundation,
honors Pfc. Aaron
Toppen
Chris Walker
Freelance Reporter
Colin Vetor, 11, crosses the finish line and takes second place Sept. 24 during the Our
Fallen Hero 5K Run/Walk. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
A knee injury kept Megan
Horsch from running in the
Our Fallen Hero 5K Run/
Walk last year. It would not
stop her this year.
The third annual event
honored the sacrifice made
by Pfc. Aaron Toppen, who
grew up in Mokena and graduated
from Lincoln-Way East
in 2013. Toppen lost his life
during a joint operation of
Afghan and NATO forces in
the summer of 2014, according
to the Our Fallen Hero
5K Run/Walk website.
Horsch was Toppen’s
fourth-grade teacher at Mokena
Intermediate School.
She had only been in her second
or third year of teaching
when she had Toppen as her
student, she said.
“It’s crazy to think about,”
Horsch said. “I’ll always participate
in this. Last year with
my knee injury, I couldn’t
do it, but I brought about 20
kids, and we volunteered at
water stations. This year, I
was happy to be back to running.”
The race was held Sept. 24
on a USA Track & Field certified
course that started in the
parking lot of Willowview
Park in Mokena. The route
took runners and walkers
alike through the streets of
Mokena and offered the challenge
of some hilly terrain.
During the walk, Horsch
found herself reminiscing
about Toppen when he was a
bright, happy youngster.
“He was one of those kids
that always stood out. Just
such a bright kid, and fun,”
she said. “I have a photo album
of a lot of my [teaching]
years, and that year he was
in so many pictures because
he was like the center of attention
in a positive way. He
was dancing or entertaining.
He was a bright light in my
class.”
The event also raised
money for the Pat Tillman
Foundation, which has invested
nearly $14 million in
academic support and scholarships
for U.S. veterans and
their spouses, according to
the foundation’s website.
Among those who came to
support the cause was Frankfort
resident Amanda Taylor,
an avid runner and member
of the Frankfort/New Lenox
Running Club. Taylor said
this year was her first participating
in the event.
“One of my friends helps
organize it, so she told me
about it,” she said. “It’s for a
good cause. A nice local race,
and I’m runner. ... It was a
little hilly, but other than that,
it was really well.”
Mokena’s Emily Koss ran
Members of the Mokena Junior High School cross country
team stretch before the start of the Our Fallen Hero 5K
Run/Walk.
with her boyfriend, Ben Reiff,
of Wheeling. The couple
has been pursuing running
more, and the event gave
them an opportunity to compete.
Koss is a Lincoln-Way
East graduate, so the cause
hit close to home.
“I didn’t know [Toppen]
well, but I know some people
who did,” she said. “I ran into
a lot of people I knew from
school, which was nice.”
The fact that both Koss and
Reiff met their running goal
was an added bonus.
“We set a goal to do a sub-
28 for the 5K, and we got
it,” Reiff said. “So this was a
nice step in the process, and
we did it while supporting a
good cause, which was nice.”
The Griffins football team
also ran in the race, which
was no small feat given that
they played a football game
the previous night. Tinley
Park’s Mary Frances Tesher
Betty Winter, Pfc. Aaron Toppen’s grandmother, watches
the race Sept. 24 in Mokena.
Karen (left) and Katie Wallace, of Mokena, look at raffle
prizes during the Our Fallen Hero 5K Run/Walk.
had fun running with them.
“The football team was
hilarious,” she said. “They
would sprint and then they
would walk, and then we
heard them say, ‘We’ve got
to beat those moms,’ so it was
a lot of fun... All around, this
was a great race.”
Food from Chick-fil-A, raffles
and complimentary massages
were just a couple of the
added bonuses that participants
enjoyed after the event.
Orland Park’s Kevin Leary
was on hand along with about
35 employees from Tinley
Park company W.H. Leary.
He ran alongside his wife,
Cindy, who was pushing their
granddaughter, Aubrey, in a
stroller.
“I’m not really a runner,
but I like to support all the
different causes in the area,”
Leary said. “It was well put
together, and this is good for
morale for our company. It’s
nice to do stuff outside of
work together.”
More than 500 people finished
the race total.
Mokena’s Tim Scanlin was
the top finisher (17:10.2).
Runner-up Colin Vetor,
an 11-year-old from New
Lenox, crossed the finish line
in 19:26.7, and Mokena’s
Jack Morinec took third with
a time of 19:47.4. Mokena’s
Sarah Scanlin, a Lincoln-
Way East alum, was the top
women’s finisher with a time
of 20:34.4.

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Celebrating 40 years of hard work, dedication
LWSRA throws party
in honor of its 40th
anniversary
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
In 1976, an ambitious
20-year-old college student
home on summer break decided
she wanted to hold a
summer camp for youths
with special needs.
Sandy Robertson, who
was studying to be a special
education teacher,
scrounged up about $3,000
in donations from Lincoln-
Way entities from the area,
cobbled together a staff
consisting of fellow college
kids and held an eight-week,
half-day summer camp for
22 special-needs children.
There was music, sports,
arts and crafts, field trips
and walks down to the creek
toward the rear of the property,
which today is known
Lincoln-Way Central High
School.
Forty years later, the
Lincolnway Special Recreation
Association serves
some 350 youths and adults
ages 3 and older with special
needs and is among the
largest organizations of its
kind in Illinois. It boasts a
$4.5 million state-of-the-art
facility near Laraway and
Schoolhouse road in Frankfort,
which opened in June
2014, and stands as a beacon
representing what can be accomplished
by people who
love what they do, work for
the benefit of others and get
support from the community.
The LWSRA celebrated
its first 40 years with a
gala Sept. 25 at CD&ME
in Frankfort. The celebration
featured music, food –
and a lot of hugs – and the
Lincolnway Area Special
Recreation Foundation presented
the association with
Paul Manz (left) buys raffle tickets from Lincolnway Special Recreation Association Vice
President Nancy Osborne Sept. 25 during the organization’s 40th Anniversary Fundraiser
event. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
$35,000 that will go toward
the future expansion of the
building. A few of the 22
youths who participated in
that summer camp 40 years
ago were among the more
than 250 people in attendance,
as was Lana Graser,
who served as director for
16 years and oversaw the effort
to construct the association’s
facility.
And it all started with
the dream of a college kid
from Frankfort. Robertson,
who went on to a nearly 40-
year career in education as a
teacher and administrator, is
humbled by what the association
has grown into over
four decades.
“It makes me feel incredibly,
incredibly proud,” Robertson
said in a phone interview.
“I’m honored to have
played a part in this program.
When I am at a parade
– at the Frankfort Fall Fest
parade or Fourth of July parade
in Mokena – and I see
the [LWSRA] truck go by,
I cry, and my whole family
cries, because they know the
blood, sweat and tears that
we put into this program.
The vehicles they have now,
the teams playing in Special
Olympics, the day-to-day
operations and that beautiful
building... it’s amazing
to see the difference from
that little camp that we started
with music and arts and
crafts.”
Robertson’s goal that
summer 40 years ago was
to provide something for
special needs children, who
she believed lacked the appropriate
representation and
programs within the community.
“At the time, it was still
very divisive how special-ed
kids were treated at school,
and I just felt like there’s
nothing for these kids, nothing
they can participate in,
and they’re really not welcomed
into the regular programs,”
Robertson said.
Robertson, who was
working for the Frankfort
Park District while on break
from school, called the park
district’s director and the
Marie Miller looks at one of
many gift baskets raffled off
during the event.
director of the special education
program at Lincoln-
Way High School and told
them about her idea for an
eight-week camp. She submitted
a formal proposal to
Marty McKay, then-director
of special education at Lincoln-Way,
and he told her if
she found the funding he’d
provide the space.
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LWSRA Secretary Scott Lorenz picks out raffle tickets.
Elvis tribute artist Michael St. Angel performs during the event
at CD&ME in Frankfort.

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The Summit Hill School
District 161 Board of Education
met on the evening
of Sept. 28 to discuss and
approve the fiscal year
2017 budget, as well as run
through plans for projects
and changes to the district’s
grading system.
Doug Wiley, the district’s
director of business and
transportation, wrote in a
Sept. 29 email that the total
operating budget for the district
is $34,726,605. He followed
up on Sept. 30 saying
the district will operate at a
surplus of $41,378.
At the beginning of the
regular meeting, board members
held a public hearing
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comments on the budget
before approval. No patrons
or board members gave comments,
and board members
unanimously voted to move
forward with the budget.
Also at the meeting, Wiley
presented an update to the
board members on the cost
to upgrade its HVAC system
controls, which is primarily
used to control the temperature
for the buildings.
“Johnson Controls provided
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the total cost as $97,100,” he
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able to provide a server for
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is now $87,090, which accounts
for the server being
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He explained that six of
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(BAS) software to run
the HVAC systems, and
the district’s version of the
software is at least 15 years
old.
“The new control system
would be web-based,” he said.
“This will greatly improve our
response time for room heating
and cooling issues.”
Wiley added that he hopes
to start the project as soon
as possible and have it completed
by winter break. Other
maintenance improvements
made to some of the district’s
schools have already been
completed, he noted.
Those changes include replacing
the boilers at Dr. Julian
Rogus School; concrete
for the sidewalk and curbing
at the entrance of Arbury
Hills School; and carpets in
the media center and computer
lab at Hilda Walker
Intermediate School.
Recognition, evaluation
changes
Superintendent Barb
Rains also discussed some
changes to the district’s
grading and student ranking
systems at the meeting. One
change that is to come next
year is that the district will
no longer recognize a valedictorian
and salutatorian at
the eighth grade graduation.
Instead, Rains said all students
with high honors will
be recognized.
She noted this practice
aligns with Lincoln-Way
Community High School
District 210, Frankfort
School District 157-C and
other schools in Mokena and
Manhattan. Schools in New
Lenox are soon to follow the
same suit, Rains said.
“To be honest with you,
this alignment, it’s coinciding
with the trend to seek
out other ways to signal that
students are top performers
without resorting to an arbitrary
ranking system,” Rains
said of eliminating the two
recognitions. “Sometimes,
kids are separated by .001
percent GPA, and the trend
is moving away from that.”
Rains also informed board
members that the district’s
assessment and grading
team, comprised of administrators
and teachers representing
first- through eighthgrade,
met Sept. 21 to talk
further on the policy when it
comes to retaking tests.
In a previous meeting, the
board addressed its new assessment
and grading policy,
which splits assignments
into two categories: formative
assessments and summative
assessments. In-class
work and homework assignments
make up formative assessments,
while summative
assessments involve projects
and tests.
“Interestingly, the discussions
on retakes morphed
into a discussion on corrections,”
Rains said. “Many
comments were shared on
correcting areas that were
not mastered versus retaking
an entire summative.
“Important to share is that
we are continuing – during
this school year – with our
current practice of doing
what’s in the best interest of
our students. So, however a
teacher handled retakes or
corrections last year, they got
that ability to do so this year.”
She added the team is
working to improve the
guidelines and practices
for the 2017-2018 school
year, and information is to
be shared with parents at
the Superintendent Board
Goal 1 meeting on Tuesday,
Oct. 11. The assessment and
grading team is to reconvene
Monday, Oct. 24 and Tuesday,
Oct. 25.
The next regularly scheduled
board meeting is slated
for Wednesday, Oct. 12, at
the Summit Hill Administrative
Center in Frankfort.
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lio’s Pizza, located at 19836
S. Wolf Road. In addition,
the Village Board approved
the business for a $10,000
Downtown Façade Improvement
Program grant in order
for the business to update the
front and partial side façade
of the building.
The rezoning to C-4 Traditional
Downtown Commercial
allows the business
to be in compliance with
the Village’s Comprehensive
Plan, while the special
use ordinance will allow
the business to construct an
outdoor dining area.
“Internal circulation and
parking was looked at,”
Director of Economic and
Community Development
Alan Zordan said. “The
parking areas really will not
change much. The rear of the
lot is gravel, and the property
owner has agreed to pave the
gravel areas within a period
of two years.
“Access … is a little different.
When Wolf Road was
widened in 1995, there was
no curbing placed in front
of this business as it was for
other businesses in this area. It
kind of created an unusual and
sometimes unsafe condition
of a 175-foot wide sort of unrestricted
access point. What
the board has authorized is
for the curbing to be installed
now that would define the access
points to the property.”
Zordan said the property
owner also has agreed to restripe
the front parking lot
with diagonal lanes to further
define the access points.
As part of the special use
permit, Zordan said the business
agreed that alcohol will
only be consumed outside in
the outdoor dining area. The
business also agreed to dining
hours outside being limited to
an end time of 11 p.m., and
that no music or amplified
sound would be broadcast in
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Getting into school spirit
All classes at Lincoln-Way Central compete
in Homecoming Olympics as part of Spirit Week
The junior and senior class plays a human version of Hungry Hungry Hippos in the
fieldhouse.
Maura Harvey attempts to make a basket after jumping off a diving board Sept. 26, during
Lincoln-Way Central’s Homecoming Olympics hosted at the school.
Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Lauren Kraft (from left), Michelle Burk, Delaney LoConte and Julia Street paddle their boat
made of cardboard and duct tape across the pool.
Jason Stokes tries to help his team in a game of tug-of-war.
Jake Blount throws a ball during the
dodgeball tournament.
Zack Kogut tries to make a basket before
entering the pool.

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“And I just begged,” Robertson recalled
about securing the funding. “I
went to every organization I could
think of – every homeowners association,
every club, every VFW, everything
that had to do with anything
in the surrounding Lincoln-Way area
towns – and I just stated our case and
asked for donations.”
Robertson garnered enough money
to pay a handful of college students
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“I think at the time it was about $4
an hour,” Robertson laughed. “But
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arts and crafts and tried to do the best
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Robertson would go on to be the association’s
first director, and was in
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funding via area park district’s tax
levies. The LWSRA today receives
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“It took a while,” Robertson said
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base for the program.”
Robertson’s remembers that first
summer camp fondly, of course, but
one memory in particular is forever
ingrained into her memory. The camp
concluded with the youths in the program
presenting their mothers with a
rose, as Bette Midler’s “The Rose”
played.
“That’s how we ended that first summer,”
she said. “I can’t hear that song
without remembering that event. It
was such an emotional thing for those
parents to see their kids involved in
something positive.
“It’s been a journey. You kind of sit
back at my age and think ‘I hope, I
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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Mayor Jim Holland
announces re-election bid at
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Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland
announced his intention
to run for re-election Sept.
27 during his Taste of Frankfort
campaign fundraiser.
The event, held at
CD&ME in Frankfort, featured
dozens of restaurants
and had hundreds of attendees.
Holland outlined some
ongoing projects, as well as
his continued vision for the
Village during the event.
“Our community is going
in a great direction, and
we have new road projects
coming up on Steger Road
and Saint Francis Road,”
Holland said. “We have new
buildings going in along
Route 45, and some new
commercial development.
“But, as important as anything,
what we are striving
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is quality. We have to keep
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Holland said there were
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than ever before. Attendees
Tom and Judy Filippo said
they enjoy coming to the
event to see all their neighbors
and friends, as well as
to support the mayor.
“There’s just a feeling
you get when you come
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you’re on the green and everybody
you know is there,”
Judy said.
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Tinley officer honored for
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Dina Navas is the Tinley
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sure the elderly of Tinley
Park are well informed.
Navas accepted the 2016
Illinois Elderly Service Officer
of the Year award presented
to her Sept. 21 at
the TRIAD Conference in
Champaign.
Tinley Park Police Chief
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during the 40-minute
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Tinley Park back in 1991,
before getting her current
title in 2005. Navas’ work
allows her to help those who
would not know who to turn
to in difficult situations.
She works with five sworn
officers to provide services
to the elderly of Tinley.
“She’s filling in the gaps,”
Neubauer said. “Dina helps
people find ways to resolve
their problems and issues
within the community.”
Reporting by Brittany Kapa,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Illinois State Museum
Lockport Gallery reopens
One of the most culturally
significant locations in
Lockport’s historic downtown
area has reopened its
doors to the public.
The Illinois State Museum
Lockport Gallery was
closed roughly one year ago
because of State budget concerns,
but it reopened Sept.
24 as part of the Summer Art
Series festivities happening
downtown that weekend.
“Understanding that this
regional location is available
again was meaningful,”
Lockport Mayor Steve Streit
said.
The ISM Lockport Gallery
closed its doors at the end of
September of this past year,
when the State took over
payments of the rent from
the City of Lockport, after
the City started paying them
the month before, as previously
reported by The Lockport
Legend. Since then, the
State has been in discussions
with Streit and the City of
Lockport, trying to come up
Please see NFYN, 19
Police Reports
Police: Mokena woman involved in
vehicular crash drove after drinking
Amanda Conley, 23, of
9512 Birch Ave. in Mokena,
was charged with DUIalcohol,
DUI-BAC over
.08, driving with expired
registration, failure to yield
before turning left and accident:
property damage.
Police reportedly received
a call and responded to Birch
Avenue and LaGrange Road
for a two-car collision. Upon
arrival, police found a 2003
Ford Taurus allegedly driven
by Conley facing west on
Birch Avenue. Police reportedly
observed “severe rear
passenger side crush damage,
with the rear passenger
wheel and axle broken.”
Police also reportedly observed
a second vehicle with
heavy front-end damage.
The driver of the second vehicle
reportedly told police
that he was traveling north
on LaGrange Road when the
“Taurus turned left in front
of him, failing to yield to his
right of way,” causing the
collision.
When speaking with Conley,
police said they noted
that she was holding a cold
bottle of water and was
chewing gum, and that they
could “immediately smell
a very strong odor of an alcoholic
beverage emitting
from her breath.” Police
reportedly also “observed
here eyes were bloodshot
and glassy.” When Conley
asked for proof of insurance,
police said the driver of the
Taurus was “unsteady and
she exhibited poor balance.”
When Mokena Fire Protection
District paramedics
arrived on the scene, Conley
allegedly refused transport
to a hospital. Conley
reportedly refused to take
any sobriety tests, including
a breath alcohol test, after
which she was placed under
arrest. Later, Conley’s blood
alcohol sample produced a
.274 blood alcohol content.
Sept. 25
• Joseph Serczyk, 20, of
17933 School St. in Lansing,
was charged Sept. 25 with
driving on a revoked license
and a traffic sign violation.
Police reportedly observed
a 2002 GMC Jimmy allegedly
driven by Serczyk fail
to stop at a stop sign 195th
Street and Breckinridge
Drive in Mokena. Police
conducted a stop to later find
that Serczyk reportedly had
a revoked license.
Sept. 22
• Melissa Moore, 50, of
10618 St. John Drive in Mo-
Please see Police, 18
Mokena resident arrested following alleged
theft of firearms from New Lenox home
James Sanchez
Contributing Editor
Three people
were arrested
Friday, Sept.
30, after one
allegedly took
four guns from
a New Lenox
residence and Rudnicki
sold them.
Police arrested Brian Rudnicki,
Trenton Felkamp and
Gianna Davenport after an
investigation that stemmed
from a Sept. 24 report of firearms
theft from a residence
in the 2400 block of Jackson
Branch Drive in New Lenox,
according to a press release
issued Sept. 30 by the New
Lenox Police Department.
Rudnicki, 20, of 19429
Foxford Lane in Mokena,
was charged with aggravated
possession of stolen
firearm, unlawful use of a
From Sept. 30
weapon by felon, possession
of a stolen firearm and possession
of firearm without a
FOID. Felkamp, 18, of 7717
Jefferson Court in Frankfort,
was charged with aggravated
possession of stolen firearm,
aggravated unlawful use of
weapon and possession of a
controlled substance. Davenport,
19, of 7717 Jefferson
Court in Frankfort, was
charged with aggravated
possession of stolen firearm.
The report stated Rudnicki
was inside the residence,
visiting with a friend who
resided there, when he took
two semi-automatic handguns
and two revolvers from
a safe. Rudnicki denied any
involvement in the theft until
detectives discovered evidence
that revealed he had
possession of the firearms at
one time, police said.
Rudnicki sold the guns to
Felkamp, and Davenport assisted
in the sale by driving
Felkamp to make the purchase,
according to police.
Detectives were able to locate
Felkamp and Davenport
outside of their residence in
Frankfort and take them into
custody, police added.
When Felkamp was taken
into custody, detectives reportedly
recovered one of
the stolen firearms and found
he was also in possession of
a substance suspected to be
ecstasy.
Rudnicki reportedly
was arrested Sept. 27. His
bond was set at $250,000.
Felkamp and Davenport
were both arrested Sept.
30 and transported to Will
County Adult Detention
Facility pending bond hearings,
according to police.
For more on this and
other Breaking News, visit
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Police
From Page 16
kena, was charged with two
counts of DUI-Drugs, one
count of driving on a suspended
or revoked license,
one count of failure to signal
and one count of improper
lane usage Sept. 22
when she was stopped in the
20000 block of Wolf Road in
Mokena.
Police reportedly received
a call from an employee of
a gas station in the 19800
block of La Grange Road
who encountered a woman
attempting to purchase alcohol.
The witness said that the
woman trying to purchase
the alcohol acted “drunk”
but did not have an odor of
alcohol, according to police.
The woman was refused
service and left in a white
Cadillac and struck the curb
of one of the gas station’s
pumps when trying to exit
the gas station parking lot,
the employee told police, according
to the report.
When police arrived at
the Speedway, the witness
was able to provide the Cadillac’s
license plate, and
police were able to find the
vehicle. After confirming
the license plate, police said
they observed the vehicle
cross over the yellow lane
boundary on two occasions
and observed other indicators
of impairment.
After pulling the vehicle
over, police reportedly
found that as the driver
spoke, “her speech was
thick and slurred and she
had droopy eyes.” The driver
told police that her license
was in her purse, which was
in the vehicle’s trunk. When
the driver tried to find her
purse in the trunk, police
observed that “she had difficult
maintaining her balance
and used the side of
the vehicle for support.” After
being unable to find her
license, the driver returned
to the vehicle, and police
administered three pre-exit
tests, and the driver was unable
to follow instructions,
police said. Police asked her
to exit the vehicle, and field
sobriety tests indicated that
the driver was impaired, according
to the report.
The driver was arrested
and initially refused chemical
testing, police said.
When police sought a search
warrant for blood and urine
testing, Moore reportedly
continually “asked if anyone
had gone to her house with
the warrant,” and whether
or not she would be present
when the search warrant
was executed. After multiple
calls to her husband, police
said Moore consented to
blood testing. She reportedly
was transported to Silver
Cross Hospital so that tests
could be performed. Test
results were not included in
the police report.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mokena
Messenger’s police reports
come from the Mokena Police
Department. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.
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Eve, Tim and Luke Lovell
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Vendors are needed to offer seniors and baby boomers
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Paris is a super friendly
10-year-old English
Bulldog. She loves
laying around the
house with her long
tongue spilling out of
her mouth and she
snores as loud as a
freight train and keeps
us up at night, but we
love her nonetheless.
She has been a loyal, loving pet and our son’s best
buddy since he was born two years ago. Luke, our son,
will wake up in the middle of the night asking to see
Paris because he misses her. She is currently battling
leukemia, but she has been responding very well to
treatments, thankfully. We love her so much and just
wanted to give her a shoutout.
P.S. Yes, we occasionally dress her up for fun.
Want to see your pet featured as The Mokena Messenger’s
Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s photo and a few sentences
Deadline: March 4, 2015 explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor Tim Carroll
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From the Editor
Oh, the woes of being a golfer
Tim Carroll
tim@mokenamessenger.com
I
have a coffee mug at
home — my favorite
mug, in fact — that
reads, “If golf doesn’t make
you mad, you’re not doing
it right.”
That mug is how I know I
am playing the game right.
I do not even have to be
playing golf for the sport to
make me crazy. All I have to
do is go to cover the South-
West Suburban Conference
boys golf tournament in
Kankakee (Page 55) and see
15-, 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds
being nigh disappointed by
beating my best score ever.
They are so good that they
are not even happy posting
scores in the low 80s, even in
windy, chilly conditions.
All I have to do for golf
to make me angry is read
about the SWSC girls golf
tournament (Page 52) and
Grace Curran’s 4-under 68.
Yeah, you read that right. A
4-under 68. Under real tournament
pressure, no less.
This is not the first time I
wrote about hating the game
that I love. Not more than a
month ago, I wrote in The
Orland Park Prairie and
The Tinley Junction about
how I wished golf were
more inclusive. I still wish
that for golf.
This editorial, though, is
about how good the golfers
in the Lincoln-Way area are.
And it’s about how angry
it makes me that I cannot
seem to be as good.
E.J. Charles, who is
featured as the Athlete of
the Week in this issue (Page
49), is really good. He hits
the ball a long way. He shot
an 81 in the conference
tournament. My best round
ever is an 83, under no pressure
whatsoever, and I’m
sure I fluffed a lie or two,
as well.
Gosh, it makes me so angry
that this game is so darn
difficult. But some of these
talented young golfers in the
area make it look easy, and
that makes me even angrier.
I have played golf since
I was 7 years old, roughly.
Well, at least that is when
my dad first let me start to
drive the golf cart, when
there were no rangers
around. I started to want to
be good at golf when I was
around 12 years old.
Since then, it’s been a
struggle just to be around average,
maybe slightly better
than your weekend duffer.
Now, I play semi-regularly
with a couple of friends
who have not been playing
the game nearly as long as I
have, and they look to me for
advice. Heaven help them.
There’s a line in “Tin
Cup” that is a little vulgar,
so I’m going to paraphrase:
“Golf is one of the only
things in life you can be bad
at and still enjoy.”
Golf is truly the one thing
that I love to hate. I don’t
hate-watch television shows,
I don’t intentionally read bad
books or watch bad movies.
It is just golf for me.
As much as I hate the
sport, I’m going to miss it to
death over the winter.
And it’s going to be really
enjoyable/painful watching
the very talented young
golfers in the area ply their
craft until the end of the
season, which is not far off.
If you have the chance, I
recommend that you enjoy
their performances in these
most important tournaments,
too.
Fred Astaire Dance Studio Mokena shared
this photo on its Facebook page Sept. 23.
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From Page 16
with a way of sharing the
costs.
Streit and the Illinois
Department of Natural Resources,
which is the controlling
body of the Illinois
State Museum, were close
to working out a deal, and in
an effort to get the museum
open in time for the Summer
Art Series Steampunk Weekend,
Streit asked if they
could finally make it happen.
“It gives people in our
area access to our state’s
culture,” Streit said. “Having
those things sit in a vault
in Springfield was a disservice.”
Reporting by Max Lapthorne,
Editor. For more, visit
LockportLegend.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Pant for the Pantry 5K looks
to continue success in sixth
year
Paul Slade, chairman and
CEO of Old Plank Trail
Community Bank, wanted to
address feeding the hungry
— “the most basic need” —
when starting a community
fundraising event five years
ago.
“It started off something
personal with me, in that I
think if you’re a senior or
perhaps part of a young family,
and you’re not real sure
how you’re going to feed
yourself or your family, I
can’t think of a more stressful
or terrifying moment,”
Slade said.
Since the inception of the
Pant for the Pantry 5K in
2011, Old Plank Trail Community
Bank has donated
more than $50,000 and thousands
of pounds in canned
goods to New Lenox Township’s
food pantry.
On Oct. 16, Slade expects
another showing of more
than 300 runners at this
year’s race, which starts at 8
a.m. at the bank, 280 Veterans
Parkway in New Lenox.
For adults 18 and older,
early fees are $30, $35 on
race day.
For more information, visit
www.pantforpantry.com.
Reporting by James Sanchez,
Editor. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
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You are what you
eat HealthNutz reopens
with health fair for the whole
community, Page 24
Local flavor MOD
Pizza chain puts a local spin
on the atmosphere in its Orland
Park location, Page 32
LW Central community learns about the dangers of drinking and
driving at ‘Road to Reality’ program, Page 25
Lincoln-Way Central teacher Lori
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Sarah’s mom in “Road to Reality”
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In Memoriam
Dennis L. Thuftedal
Dennis L.
Thuftedal, 82, of Mokena,
died Sept. 24. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Army
Reserves, a member of the
Chicago Bar Association, a
former minister for United
Christian Church in Country
Club Hills and a member
of the Disciples of Christ
Minister Group. He is survived
by his wife, Virginia
Thuftedal; children, David
(Dawn) Thuftedal and Karen
(Ed) Moran; siblings, Dale
(Linda) Thuftedal, Chris
Thuftedal and Nancy Kangas;
grandchildren, Ryan
Thuftedal, Kirstin (Gary)
Perkins, Tyler Thuftedal,
Matthew Moran, Zachary
Moran, Seth Perkins and Logan
Perkins; great grandchild,
Olyvia Thuftedal; and
many nieces and nephews.
Visitation and a funeral service
were held at Kurtz Memorial
Chapel. Interment
Good Shepherd Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations
to the American Heart Association
or Diabetes Association
would be appreciated.
Have someone’s life you’d like
to honor? Email Editor Tim
Carroll at tim@mokenamessenger.com
with information about
a loved one who was a part of
the Mokena community.
Faith Briefs
Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte Road,
Mokena)
Men’s Breakfast
9-10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8
Family Costume Party
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29
at the church parking lot. Families
are invited to the costume party.
Food, fun and activities are to take
place to complete the evening.
Narcotics Anonymous
7-9 p.m. Mondays. All those
struggling or who have struggled
with a narcotics addiction are welcome.
All meetings are confidential.
For more information, call
(708) 479-0300.
Spanish Church
12:30 p.m. every Sunday
Worship Service
10 a.m. every Sunday. All are
welcome.
Women’s Bible Study
8:45-9:45 a.m. every Sunday and
2-3 p.m. every Tuesday
St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100 Second
St., Mokena)
Traditional Service
8 a.m. traditional mass, 9:45 a.m.
contemporary & traditional music
in a service of praise and reverence.
Supervised childcare available.
For more information, call
(708) 479-5123.
Garden Club
8 a.m. Tuesdays. For more information,
call (708) 479-5123.
Marley Community Church (12625 W. 187th St.,
Mokena)
Senior High Youth Group
7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For
more information, email marleycommunitychurch@gmail.com.
Junior High Youth Group
6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For more
information, email marleycommunitychurch@gmail.com.
Church Service
10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare is
provided
Sunday School
9-10 a.m.
Men’s Group
6 p.m. Sunday nights in the church
basement. All men are welcome.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (10731 W.
La Porte Road, Mokena)
LWML Zone 25 Fall Workshop
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
22 at the Trinity Lutheran Church
in Tinley Park. The workshop includes
attending Bible study, packing
meals for Feed My Starving
Children, making cards for veterans
and gathering gifts for St.
Matthew Church, as well as the
Chicago and Crisis Center For
South Suburbia. Patrons may donate
the following winter clothing
items for children and adults: hats,
scarves, mittens and gloves and
socks. Baby items will also be collected,
which consist of diapers in
all sizes, baby wipes, baby wash
(no shampoo), baby lotion (no
oil), powder and diaper rash ointment,
pacifiers, bottles and bottle
cleaners, baby food (cereal, juice,
vegetables), socks, sippy cups and
toddler utensils. Registration to attend
this workshop is required. For
more information, contact Barb
Belanski at (708) 995-5375.
9th Annual Trunk-or-Treat
4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31.
The Trunk-or-Treat is to take place.
The church is looking for participants
to help tend to the parking lot,
serve food and more. Those who
cannot volunteer on the day of can
still help by donating candy. Peanut
or peanut butter-based treats are not
allowed. Those interested can sign
up on the poster in the narthex. A
box will be placed at the narthex, as
well for candy donations.
Fall Fest & Roast Beef Dinner
Saturday, Nov. 12. Patrons are
invited to donate to the “Country
Kitchen,” which include baked
goods, homemade canned products
and preserves and more. Those
working on craft items are asked to
make a few extra. The Fall Fest is
sponsored by the Ruth Society. For
more information, contact Carole
Sluis at (708) 479-2833.
Contemporary Worship
5 p.m., Saturday
Worship
9 a.m., Sunday
God’s Kids Club
10:15 a.m., Sundays. This club
is open to those between the ages
of 4-17.
Adult Bible Study
10:15 a.m., Sunday
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th Ave.,
Mokena)
Church Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m, 9:30
a.m., 11 a.m. and 6: p.m. Sundays
Adoration and Holy Rosary
6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays
Mokena United Methodist Church (10901 LaPorte
Road, Mokena)
Service and Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Church
service and Sunday school will be
held. For more information, call
(708) 479-1110.
Bible Study
7 p.m. Tuesdays
Breakfast
9 a.m. every third Saturday of
the month
Walking Club
7 p.m. Mondays
Weight Watchers Wednesday
Weigh-ins take place at 6:30
p.m., while the meeting is at 7 p.m.
Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th St.,
Mokena)
Faith That Stands
5 p.m. every Sunday. Join the service
which takes a closer look at the
book of First Corinthians. For more
information, call (312) 350-2279.
Ladies Bible Study
7 p.m. every Thursday. Meetings
take place at The Talking Shirt
Boutique, 19805 S. LaGrange
Road in Mokena. For more information,
call (312) 350-2279.
Men’s Bible Study
The men’s bible study is held
quarterly at Cracker Barrel, 18531
N. Creek Drive in Tinley Park. The
meetings are held at 9 a.m., and
men will enjoy studying the Bible
over breakfast.
Discipleship
10:15-10:45 a.m. Sundays. The
pastor or church leaders are available
to meet with patrons to talk
about discipleship. This meeting is
for those interested in getting questions
answered and starting a journey
of faith.
Sunday Services
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more information,
call (312) 350-2279.
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena
Baptist offers Sunday School
classes for all ages. For more information,
call (312) 350-2279.
Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker Road,
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Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Sundays
Women’s Connection Breakfast
8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. Women
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and share in a special devotional,
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First annual Kids Music
Day comes to Mokena
Staff Report
The inaugural “Kids Music
Day” will be celebrated Friday,
Oct. 7. That day, the organization
Keep Music Alive is
partnering with music schools
across the nation to help promote
the importance of including
music in children’s
education.
Activities being planned
by the music schools include
open houses, student performances/recitals
and musical
instrument donation drives in
their respective communities.
To date, nearly 65 schools
in 19 states have signed up
to participate in Kids Music
Day, in states across the
country.
One place where the first
Kids Music Day will be celebrated
is School of Rock
Mokena, with its Rock ‘n
Lock-In Movie Music Night.
“We recognize that so many
public schools across the
country are cutting or reducing
their music and arts programs,”
said Vincent James,
co-founder of Keep Music
Alive and Kids Music Day.
“Research has shown how
critical music and art education
are to developing our
children’s minds and character.
Our mission is to spotlight
musical programs, wherever
possible, to help raise awareness
of how valuable music
really is to our children and
our collective future”.
Keep Music Alive is an organization
dedicated to promoting
the value of music,
educationally and therapeutically.
Keep Music Alive
published the book “88+
Ways Music Can Change
Your Life,” from which half
of all proceeds are donated
to organizations that provide
musical instruments and
instruction to schools and
communities in need.
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Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
Health Nutz co-owner Kris Geigner talks with customers during the health food store’s grand re-opening held Sept. 24.
Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media
Tammy Spatola and Kris
Geigner did not know what
to expect when they decided
to hold a vendor fair in conjunction
with the grand reopening
of their health food
and products store.
So, to see a dozen or so
vendors’ canopies occupying
a good portion of the parking
lot outside the establishment
on Sept. 24 was a bit of a
surprise even to them.
The unexpected has, however,
been the norm for the
co-owners of Health Nutz
since they purchased the
place at 19844 S. La Grange
Road last December. The acquisition
of the store itself
was a departure from the
women’s plan to venture into
the retail health and wellness
industry.
“We thought we had to get
a place on [Route] 30, near
the [New Lenox] Walmart,
where all that traffic is,”
Spatola said. “Kris called
me one day and said Health
Nutz is for sale, and four
weeks later we were here.”
The networking between
the local businesses from
which the women benefited
was also unexpected – “fascinating,”
according to Spatola
– and inspired them to
invite area businesses to be
part of what is typically a
personal occasion; not many
establishments hold the symbolic
opening of their doors
with competitors camped
just outside, promoting their
own products.
The grand reopening – the
concept for which Spatola
said came about from “just
sort of a brainstorm” – was
nearly 10 months in the
making. Spatola and Geigner
opened the store in January
but had to spend much
of the time since then simply
getting the place functional
enough for such an event.
“It took us a while,” Spatola
said, noting the previous
owner hadn’t exactly kept
the shelves stocked as she
approached retirement. “It
was hard to have a fair when
you have nothing to work
with.”
They were working Sept.
24 with more than 15 other
businesses while tending to
a continuous stream of shoppers
who came to see what
all the fuss was about.
The journey to this point
has been every bit as exciting
as it was for the women
to get their own store.
“It’s just been a ball,” Spatola
said. “Kris and I are so
excited because every day is
a new adventure here. You
never know what to expect
every day, but it’s always
good. We couldn’t have
asked for something better...
It’s not work when you love
what you’re doing.”
What they’re doing is selling
natural and largely organic
health foods, supplements
and other products.
Among their goals, Spatola
said, is to educate consumers
on the benefits of naturopathic
medicine and preventative
maintenance.
“We want people to be
convinced this is where it all
started, it starts with plants
and food, and our nutrition
is what makes our health,”
she explained. “Our lifestyles,
how we eat, how we
live – there’s only so much
we can control. I’m offering
a product that I hope will
bring wellness to somebody
and prevent somebody from,
further down the road, having
a terminal condition or a
condition that changes their
lifestyle or decreases their
value of life.”
Proactively taking control
of one’s health and wellness
was the theme of the day
among vendors and the visitors
who browsed the store
and made their rounds amid
the booths outside.
Vendors included Tinley
Park resident Nancy
O’Connor, who has developed
her own collection of
nine gluten-free cake mixes;
and Frankfort resident Mike
Nastepniak, who took up
beekeeping practically by
accident five years ago, discovered
a passion he had
no idea existed within him,
and now produces his own
honey, lip balm and cream
honey spread.
Mokena resident Tracy
Sendra and her daughter Sarah
Raycroft have both taken
steps to adjust their diets by
eliminating what does them
no good. Sendra was diagnosed
seven years ago with
celiac disease, and changing
her lifestyle when it comes
to what she puts into her
body has been a slow process.
The greater availability
of gluten-free products over
the past few years has helped
her, she said.
“Now it’s so much easier,
Mike Nastepniak,
owner of Bee
Humble Bee Farm
in Frankfort,
gives visitor
to his booth
at the Health
Nutz grand reopening’s
health
fair samples of
organic honey
made by the bees
he began raising
on his property
five years ago.
restaurants are really starting
to be more conscious of gluten-free
people because so
many people have problems,
and everybody is becoming
more aware of health than
ever before,” Sendra said,
adding that she feels “100
percent better” compared to
several years ago. “Because
now that I know I have to
stay away from it. It’s different
if you ‘should,’ than
if you ‘have to.’ Everything
that you put in your body is
going to affect you.”
Raycroft has made changes
for the benefit of not only
herself, but her 8-year-old
daughter. She has eliminated
alcohol from her diet, has
significantly reduced her
sugar intake, eats more organic
foods and cooks dinner
as often as possible.
“I want to show her, too,
what is the healthy way, and
not eating junk and get her
back on track,” she said. “I
want to feel good about myself
mentally and physically.
It’s evolving, going from not
really caring what you’re
eating to completely changing
over. It’s a different lifestyle,
but I feel better.”

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LW Central gets a dose of reality
Students learn
about dangers of
drinking and driving
F. Amanda Tugade
Assistant Editor
“She’s a freshman. She
doesn’t even drive yet.”
That is what Lisa Cursio
said of her 14-year-old
daughter Nina, a freshman at
Lincoln-Way Central.
The two were among a
group of Central students
and families who were about
to enter the Lee F. Rosenquist
Memorial Auditorium
the afternoon of Sept. 27 and
watch the very first scene of
“Road to Reality,” a 45-minute
presentation that takes a
closer look at the effects of
driving under the influence
of alcohol.
“I haven’t even had the
conversation yet,” Cursio said
just minutes before “Road to
Reality” began. “I haven’t
even experienced it yet.”
Behind those doors, what
awaited the Cursios was a
live reenactment that centered
on the story of Sarah,
a teen who faces serious
consequences after drinking
at a party and later deciding
to get behind the wheel. The
situation is further complicated
when Pete, Sarah’s
best friend, tags along for
the ride.
“Road to Reality” is not a
lecture; it is a performance
separated into six scenes: the
party, the accident, the emergency
room, regret (which
focuses on Sarah’s reactions
after the fact) the courthouse
and coroner. A group of tour
guides comprised of staff
and students brought audience
members to different
rooms around the campus to
see each scene. The tour ultimately
allowed for the students
and other guests to live
through Sarah’s experiences.
The journey to reality
Senior Riley McLaughlin
is one of six girls who plays
the role of Sarah. When
viewers meet McLaughlin,
she is distraught and inconsolable
as Sarah.
The cafeteria, for the time
being, has transformed into
the emergency room. Just
a few feet away from her,
a group of nurses huddle
around Pete’s lifeless body
lying upon a stretcher. At
this point, Sarah, who only
suffers from a few bruises,
waits for someone to give
her an update on Pete.
“This is the scene where
Pete passes away,” the
17-year-old said. “So, I’m
very emotional. It’s just me
seeing my best friend dying
because I chose to drink and
drive. It’s a powerful scene.”
The intensity of that scene
is not only inescapable but
also unbearable, especially
since it shows how a fun
night followed by a careless
decision can suddenly take a
turn for the worse, McLaughlin
and senior Zach Claffy,
18, said. Claffy, who played
a version of “Party Pete,”
noted that his character, too,
is at fault.
“He’s just going along for
the ride and everything,” he
said. “So, he doesn’t understand
what the consequences
are with going with someone
who has been drinking. Most
of my scenes aren’t sad or as
emotional as Riley’s here,
but it’s more about not being
aware of what’s happening
in the future, not looking
forward.”
Sarah’s story continues as
visitors exit the emergency
room and fall in line to see her
in the “Regret Room,” where
she attempts to explain her actions
to a judge. What is later
addressed is that the party
took place at Sarah’s house,
and her mother allowed underage
drinking to take place;
Lincoln-Way Central student Isabel Braico plays Sarah, a
teen who faces serious consequences after drinking and
driving, at the “Road to Reality” on Sept. 27 at Central.
Photos by F. Amanda Tugade/22nd Century Media
in fact, her mother even offered
the alcohol.
“I want to point out that
Sarah’s mom was the ‘cool’
mom,” Will County Judge
Brian Barrett said to the audience
members. “She’s the
one who gave the alcohol
– ‘it’s all going to be under
control.’ She was going to
take the car keys and nothing
bad was going to happen.”
Barrett shared that a person
charged with driving
under the influence can be
sentenced to between seven
and 14 years in prison “if one
person dies or is seriously
injured,” and in the event
that two or more people die
or are harmed, then the responsible
party could serve
up to 28 years in prison. In
Sarah’s case, her own mother
could face a felony charge for
knowingly providing alcohol
to minors, Barrett added.
“You can help yourself,”
Barrett advised the students.
“You have to take a stand.
You have to say to yourself,
‘I’m not getting into that
car. I’m not putting myself
in that situation.’ I’m asking
you to do one more for
your friends; don’t let them
do it, either. It is much easier
and safer to be the person
the next day that didn’t let
Sarah drive than it is to be
person the next day that let
Pete die.”
Deputy Coroner Michael
VanOver is the last person
that visitors encounter before
being greeted by a variety of
representatives from local
health services organizations
and police departments.
The lesson learned
Principal Steven Provis
and Associate Principal Beth
McNamara said that “Road
to Reality” is a communitywide
effort to help open the
conversation between teens
and parents about alcohol
consumption and driving, as
well as to continue involving
resource outlets and law
enforcement officials to help
teens make smart choices.
McLaughlin and Claffy
shared Provis’ and McNamara’s
sentiments and added
they hope teens see that “Road
to Reality” is a reality check.
“I just hope that they realize
that as teenagers we’re
not immortal, and I feel
Lincoln-Way Central student Shannon Farrell (right), who
plays Sarah in “Road to Reality” Sept. 27, talks with School
Resource Officer Jeff High during the “accident” scene.
Will County Judge Brian Barrett acts in the “courthouse”
scene of “Road to Reality” Sept. 27 at Lincoln-Way Central.
Community members gather for the “emergency room”
scene in “Road to Reality,” a presentation on drunk driving.
The “Road to Reality” took place Sept. 27 at Lincoln-Way
Central High School.
like you often feel like that
nothing can touch you,”
McLaughlin said.
“You’re young and careless
and ignorant to the
things that can happen due
to drinking and driving. ...
When you see people in the
ER scene or the accident
scene … no one’s laughing,
no one’s smiling. No one
thinks it’s a joke anymore.”

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Care with the Cubbies scores big
Submitted by Community
Services Foundation
On Sept. 16, Community
Services Foundation
hosted Care with the Cubbies,
a fundraising event to
raise money for children and
adults with diverse disabilities.
The fundraiser started off
at Stoney Point Grill in Mokena,
where attendees received
their tickets, T-shirts,
Cubs bucks and a bag full of
goodies. Stoney Point Grill
also prepared a complimentary
hot breakfast for all attendees.
Once everyone arrived,
a charter bus was provided--complete
with snacks
and drinks--which took the
group up north to Chicago’s
Wrigley Field for a 1:05 p.m.
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At Wrigley, Care with the
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had technically secured a
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Luckily, attendees at Care
with the Cubbies were able
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watched the Cubs beat the
Milwaukee Brewers in extra
innings, followed by a celebration
on the field, where
players flew the “W” flag
as a mark of their official,
clinched playoff spot.
The excitement continued
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an open bar and desserts
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Frankfort Post Office supports NAWS Humane Society of Illinois
NAWS brings four
dogs to adoption
event in Frankfort
Amanda Del Buono
Freelance Reporter
Visitors to the Frankfort
Post Office on the afternoon
of Sept. 17 received a surprise
greeting from Pippi, a
pit bull mix with a gimp in
her left front paw. Before
coming to the NAWS Humane
Society of Illinois, a
police officer found tan-andwhite
Pippi malnourished
and wandering the streets of
Chicago.
“[The officer] knew that
she would get euthanized
if he brought her to another
shelter, so he brought her to
the Mokena NAWS,” said
Maria Weber, bulk mail
clerk at the Frankfort Post
Office. “They think she has
a ligament issue, and they’re
hoping they can just splint
it.”
Pippi was one of four pups
that greeted post office patrons
at an adoption event
that afternoon hosted by the
post office and NAWS, located
in Mokena. Inspired
by similar events hosted by
other community post offices,
Weber reached out to
NAWS to collaborate on a
pet adoption event following
the release of a new stamp
series that features pets, she
said.
“The Aurora Post Office
did an adoption event
with The Humane Society
[of the United States],” she
said. “I wanted to do something
similar so I asked our
postmaster, and he was all
for doing something for the
community.”
The United States Postal
Service released the line of
Pets Forever stamps, featuring
20 photographs of various
pets from a hamster to a
betta fish, this past August.
While giving back to the
Zachary Bastek asks his mom to bring home Angus, a
shepherd-terrier mix, during the adoption event held
Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Frankfort Post Office.
community, the event also
helped promote the new
stamps, Weber said.
She added that this was
the first time the Frankfort
Post Office had participated
in an event of this nature.
“This was a very unusual
thing for the post office,” she
said. “We don’t normally do
anything like this.”
With more than 50 community
members stopping
by to interact with the pups,
the event also drew attention
to the cause of NAWS.
Angus, a 5-month-old shepherd-terrier
mix, got a lead
on an owner that afternoon,
but NAWS manager Wendy
Paul said that wasn’t the
main goal.
“We do a lot of outside
events to give the animals
exposure,” she said. “… The
most important thing is that
they get to interact at the
events.”
The Mokena NAWS offers
a range of services including
medical care, pet
adoption, pet boarding, doggy
day camp and pet grooming
and spa services. The
Evelyn Evenhouse (left) plays with a beagle and
coonhound mix, Roselyn, during the adoption event held
Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Frankfort Post Office.
nonprofit organization also
has a resale shop that accepts
donations of any kind. All of
the proceeds from the resale
shop go toward supporting
the animal rescue program,
Paul said.
In addition to the adoption
event, the Frankfort Post Office
has been collecting donations
of pet care supplies
for NAWS for the past few
weeks and will continue to
Maria Weber (right) of the Frankfort Post Office shows a dog named Pippi to prospective
families Saturday, Sept. 17, during a pet adoption event at the post office. Photos by Mary
Compton/22nd Century Media
do so. Items can be dropped
off at the post office at any
time, Weber said.
“We will take them for as
long as they come in,” she
said. “We can always have
the carrier drop it off.”
As of Sept. 18, all of the
dogs who appeared at the
event had been adopted except
for Pippi, according to
Stacy Gaskins, chairman of
the board for NAWS.
Rich Minetti, a volunteer for NAWS Humane Society of
Illinois, shows a puppy named Ivy to prospective families
during an adoption event held at the Frankfort Post Office
in support of NAWS, located in Mokena.

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$10 for entire weekend! Passes must be purchased by 4pm on Oct 13th
Friday: 5-9pm
(Fri. carnival & food only)
Saturday: 1-8pm
Sunday: 1-6pm
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For more info. call 708.390.2401 or visit www.mokenapark.com
Some activities require a fee and are subject to change without notice. Activities vary by day.
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Parking: $5 Per vehicle.
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32 | October 6, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger Dining Out
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The Dish
MOD Pizza finds way to make chain feel local in Orland Park
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
When MOD Pizza first
opened its doors in 2008 in
downtown Seattle, its fresh
concept was then a novel
idea: Take the already infinitely
modifiable delicacy
that is pizza, apply Chipotle-esque
fast casual counter
service and toss in an 800-degree
oven for rapidly-served,
ever-creative tastes in a family-friendly
environment.
And it worked. The chain
has continued to grow — it is
on track to hit 200 stores by
the end of the year — since
first permeating the Chicago
market with North Shore and
Western suburban locations.
But by the time MOD
Pizza arrived in Orland Park
with No. 156 this past month,
it found a market already introduced
to similar — if not
quite exact — concepts in the
likes of Wooden Paddle Pizza
and Pronto Pizza Kitchen,
one of which literally resides
just across the street. And
both boast the hometown
advantage of being Orland
Park-first restaurants.
So how does a chain like
MOD Pizza compete?
To start, it makes sure it
looks a lot more local than
the usual franchise.
“It’s very localized,” said
Peter Nielsen, MOD’s Chicago
district manager. “The
community knows we’re
here, and we know they’re
here.”
That recognition hits customers
the second they walk
through MOD’s doors, where
they are greeted by large,
three-dimensional block letters
spelling “Orland Park”
across the wall, leading up to
the counter. Across the way
is an entire wall featuring images
of area school logos and
local sites, as well as Illinois
customers and MOD Squad
(staff) members.
“It’s near and dear to my
The Wall of Fame inside MOD Pizza in Orland Park features
images of everything from school logos to area customers
to the company’s staff.
heart,” Nielsen said of what
is dubbed the Wall of Fame.
“We don’t have any pictures
of food up on the walls. We
celebrate our people.”
That is the other key ingredient
to MOD’s success.
It touts itself as a people-first
company. It sells some beer
and wine (two drafts, four
bottles, two wines in Orland
Park) along with its pizzas,
but it is first and foremost a
family spot. It plays trendy
music, but keeps it low to remain
“inviting.”
“We want people to have
conversations,” Nielsen explained.
“We want people to
talk. We want to be a family
atmosphere.”
But rather than seeking
conformity from its staff to
achieve that goal — Nielsen
said he asks that employees
try to treat every customer as
they would their grandparents
— it welcomes individuality.
“They’re all MOD in the
sense that they have personalities,”
Nielsen said. “And
they’re not afraid to show
them.”
The restaurant took another
step toward endearing
itself to the community
upon its opening Sept. 23.
The chain partners with local
causes for its grand openings,
and in Orland Park The
Bridge Teen Center was the
beneficiary of nearly $1,600
in pizza sales during MOD’s
grand opening event.
At its core, however, MOD
is a pizza place, and to succeed
it must deliver on that
front. MOD’s proven approach
is that of a menu that
is deceptively simple while
offering a wealth of options.
At the core of that menu
are pizzas and salads, both
of which pull from the same
collection of roughly 50 ingredients,
from typical items
like red sauce, pepperoni and
green peppers to more diverse
options that include a
garlic rub, dairy-free cheese,
garbanzo beans and a balsamic
fig glaze, with plenty
in between. Diners can
choose from the nine classic
pizzas — most with names
somehow tied to members
of the company — and three
salads, or start completely
from scratch.
Beyond that, customers
are simply tasked with picking
a size for the pizza. Minis
run $4.87, MODs $7.87 and
megas $10.87. Salads cost
$9.87. Beyond that, the toppings
are “unlimited.” So
while a classic like the Dillon
James — featuring red sauce,
The Dillon James — also known as the No. 7 — features red sauce, garlic, fresh chopped
basil, mozzarella, tomatoes and Asiago. It is one of the classic pies at the MOD Pizza chain,
which recently opened its first southwest suburban Chicago location in Orland Park.
Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media
MOD Pizza
15139 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park
Hours
• 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
• 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
• 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday
For more information ...
Web: modpizza.com
Phone: (708) 737-7359
garlic, fresh chopped basil,
mozzarella, tomatoes and
Asiago — might hit the spot
on its own for some, customers
with diverging tastes are
welcome to tweak the formula
at no extra charge.
The restaurant says it is nut
free. It also offers a glutenfree
crust. And for vegan
guests, both the dough and
red sauce already are vegan,
and MOD offers vegan mozzarella
to boot. Its open view
of the ingredients and oven
also make it easy to see how
everything is put together.
“No secrets here,” Nielsen
MOD Pizza Orland Park General Manager Hakeem Bello
pieces together a pie.
said. “We’re just trying to
make good food.”
Beyond those core offerings,
the menu features garlic
and cinnamon strips (with
dip options) for $2.97 apiece,
MODshakes, fountain drinks
and floats. But the menu essentially
stops there, and that
is by design.
“We just want to keep it
simple,” Nielsen said. “We
like the idea that people can
just come in and make a pizza.”
As simple and yet openended
as that concept is the
restaurant’s name. Does
it stand for “Made on Demand”?
Modifications? A
nod to the 1960s British subculture
fashion? All of the
above?
When asked, Nielsen plays
coy regarding the answer.
“People can make MOD
whatever they want,” he said.
“That’s really what it’s about
... allow [customers] to be
themselves, show their personalities.
That’s what we’re
about.
“It’s just pizza. It’s fun. It’s
fast. It’s a good time.”

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A PAWSitively good time
Jenny’s Southside Tap hosts PAWS of Tinley Park fundraiser to
benefit the no-kill shelter
Once a week is weak.
You don’t have to wait until the paper
arrives for your news.
Orland Park resident Frank Zomparelli dances Sept. 23 to the RockStar Rodeo
performance at Jenny’s Southside Tap. The band’s performance helped raise funds for
PAWS, a no-kill animal shelter in Tinley Park. Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media
Homer Glen residents Megan Johnson (left) and
Ashley York sing along at the show.
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RockStar Rodeo guitar player Eric
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Mokena residents John and Becky Pytlik dance
to one of RockStar Rodeos slower songs.
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34 | October 6, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger Real Estate
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39th Season
Opening Night
The Search Is On!
The Mokena Messenger’s
What: Well-maintained
complex with ponds,
manicured green space, a
distinctive land plan and
access to Chicago water
of the
WEEK
Where: 12445 Steamboat
Springs Drive, Mokena
BEETHOVEN 3 AND THE SEARCH FOR GREATNESS
Saturday, October 15, 2016, 7:30PM
Governors State University Center for Performing Arts, University Park, IL
Welcome to Music Director Search Season’s Opening Night with
Conductor Candidate Maestra Holly Mathieson and
Serbian-Italian violin virtuoso Stefan Milenkovich.
This is the first of 6 concerts this season!
Asst. Conductor of the Royal
Scottish National Orchestra
(Maestro Danzmayr’s former post)
“Violinist Stefan Milenkovich
has remarkable control over his
instrument and is blessed with
superb intonation...”
~The Los Angeles Times
Amenities: Many upgrades
have been made to this
2-3 bedroom, 3 and
1/2 bath two-story town
home in Boulder Ridge.
A two-story great room
features a newly installed
limestone fireplace &
Palladium windows. The
newly renovated kitchen
includes 42-inch cabinets,
hardwood flooring, granite
counters, stainless steel
appliances and an inviting
eating area with access
to the deck. It contains
a main-level laundry
room/powder room. A
loft overlooking the great
room includes a closet
and windows, making it
a versatile potential third
bedroom. A spacious
master bedroom with
high ceiling, upgraded
carpeting, a walk-in closet
and bath suite with a large
walk-in shower, whirlpool,
tile and dual sink-vanity.
The second level also
includes a large second
bedroom and a guest bath.
The fully finished walkout
basement features a
spacious recreation room,
bath and access to the
patio. A maintenance-free
deck has an view of plenty
of green space, plus stairs
down to the private patio.
Attached two-car garage
with white trim and doors,
custom window treatments
and more. A strong
location, just minutes to
I-355, Metra and shopping.
Listing Price: $334,900
Listed Agents: James
Murphy of Murphy Real
Estate Group in Frankfort.
For a private tour or
more information on the
property, please call (815)
464-1110 or visit www.
murphyrealestategroup.
com
Want to know how to become
Home of the Week? Contact
Tricia at (708) 326-9170 ext.
47.
Holly Mathieson
Stefan Milenkovich
Program:
Opening Night sponsored by
IVES The Unanswered Question
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto with Stefan Milenkovich
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 (Eroica/"The Heroic")
Free pre-concert talk by Maestra Mathieson at 6:30PM.
Guest artist sponsored by
Tickets from $25 in advance. Students, $5 with ID.
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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Liveliness
4. Basket material
10. Atty. grp.
13. Like some pizza
orders
14. Country’s interior
15. Partisan
16. They’re sometimes
put on
17. Items for knitters
18. Overabundance
19. Mokena’s President/Mayor,
Frank
21. Girdle
23. First half of an ice
cream flavor
24. Weekday for the
Orland Park farmers
market
27. Whale group
30. Internet user’s destination
31. Red to orange color
34. Neck and neck
35. Close to closed
37. Mix-up
38. Speak to rudely
39. “Ghost” star
40. Handout in a restaurant
42. Scrolls site
44. River to the Mississippi
45. Comparatively quick
46. Santa’s original
reindeer, e.g.
51. Chill
52. 2008 film
56. Conger, for one
58. Heavy heart
60. ___ snuff
61. Unit of power ratio
62. African nation
63. Mind your ___ and
Q’s....
64. Victoria’s Secret
specialty
65. Like pine scent, say
66. Stumble
Down
1. French soldier
2. Cliff dweller
3. Put forward
4. Computer architecture
acronym
5. Pharaoh’s symbol
6. Skedaddle
7. Not bad
8. Tourists’ haven
9. Gather on the surface,
chemically
10. Sworn statement
11. Sheep’s cry
12. Aardvark’s meal
13. Sherman served with
him
20. A language
22. Humans, e.g.
24. Old schoolmaster’s
stick
25. Gets on
26. Longs
28. Response
29. Excessive excitement
30. Cracker
31. Secret advisers
32. Of part of the eye
33. Embargo
35. Combines together
36. ___ Grand Cherokee
41. Worship object
43. Plaything for two
47. Detroit body style
48. Boozehound
49. Acid/alcohol reaction
50. New Mexico native
American
52. Constellation divided
into four
53. Egg on
54. D.C. bigwigs
55. “Shoo!”
56. Fade
57. Ballad’s end?
59. Yoko ____
How to play Sudoku
Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Hard
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
answers
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-
3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena;
(708) 478-8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays:
Performance by Jerry
Eadie
Jenny’s Southside Tap
(10160 191st St., Mokena;
(708) 479-6873)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic
Avenue, Psychic
night - second Tuesday
every month.
■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Karaoke
■Fridays ■ and Saturdays:
Live bands
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
ORLAND PARK
The Brass Tap
(14225 95th Ave. Suite
400, Orland Park; (708)
226-1827)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia.
Prizes awarded
■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live music
Dan ‘D’ Jac’s
(9358 171st St., Orland
Hills; (708) 460-8773)
■Thursdays: ■ Friday and
Saturday: Whirlwind
karaoke
■Wednesdays: ■
Open mic
comedy night with host
Ray Fischer
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(9655 W. 143rd St.,
Orland Park; (708) 349-
2111)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays:
Live entertainment
■7 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live entertainment
and face painter
To place an event
in The Scene, email
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com

36 | October 6, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger Local Living
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ANNOUNCING 2 NEW FLOOR PLANS IN OUR LEIGHLINBRIDGE
TOWNHOME COMMUNITY, THE CORK AND THE DUBLIN.
The community will
accommodate 60 maintenance-free
ranch and
two-story duplex-type townhomes.
The base price of
these 1,692 to 2,095 squarefoot,
stair-free ranch or twostory
homes starts in the
low 200’s.
The Cork is a 2 bedroom,
2.5 bath two-story with a
loft. The main floor features
a two story great room,
kitchen and dinette with
first floor laundry, garage
access and a powder room.
The second floor features
2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms,
the Master Suite has
a large walk-in closet and
large bathroom.
The Dublin is a 2 or 3
bedroom split level home,
1.5 or 2.5 bath. You choose
from a loft or 3rd full bathroom
depending on your
needs. The lower level offers
separate living and bedroom
space or a large family
room and laundry. The main
level has an open concept
living; living room, kitchen
and dinette with optional
fireplace. The upper level
features 2 ample bedrooms
and 2 bathrooms, the Master
Suite has a large walk-in
closet and master bathroom.
“We have a lot of flexibility
in both floor plans,” said
Tom Cachey of TJ Cachey
Builders.
The duplex homes at
Leighlinbridge Townhomes
in Manhattan offers a maintenance-free
environment
to homeowners. The association
is responsible for
common-area landscaping,
snow removal from driveways/sidewalks,
grass cutting
of yards and all exterior
maintenance or repairs to
the homes.
These brick homes have
color coordinated lap siding
and a steeply pitched roof
covered with architecturalgrade
shingles. Combined
with attached two-car garages
and private entrances
these duplex homes feature
the curb appeal that
homebuyers cannot find
anywhere else.
For the customers who
want the same type of upgrades
they would expect
in a single family home,
Cachey Builders will customize
these homes with full
basements, hardwood flooring,
granite or solid surface
countertops, architecturally
attractive volume ceilings,
skylights, fireplaces,
upgraded appliances and
much more.
Families who purchase
a home from T. J. Cachey
Builders can take comfort
in the fact that the company
has 85+ years of experience
and has constructed thousands
of homes in the southwest
suburbs. Tom Cachey
is a third generation president
of T. J. Cachey Builders
and former president of the
Southwest Suburban Home
Builders Association.

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Looking to Build and Move into Your New Home This Year?
It’s Possible at Prairie Trails in Manhattan!
Distinctive Home Builders provides homeowners the
highest quality home on the Market from the low $200s
with zero punch list items in 90 days
Distinctive Home Builders
continues to add high quality
homes to the Manhattan
landscape at Prairie Trails; its
latest new home community,
located within the highlyregarded
Lincoln-Way School
District. Many families are
happy to call Prairie Trails
home and are pleased that
Distinctive is able to deliver
a new home with zero punch
list items in 90 days. Before
closing, each home undergoes
an industry-leading checklist
that ensures each home measures
up to the firm’s high
quality standards.
“Actually our last average
was 81 working days from excavation
to receiving a home
occupancy permit - without
sacrificing quality,” said
Bryan Nooner, president of
Distinctive Home Builders.
Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model
Recently closed Prairie Trails Ashley Model
cording to Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails we wanted to provide
the best new home value for
the dollar and we feel with
offering Premium Standard
Features that we do just that.
So why wait? This is truly the
best time to build your dream
home!”
Distinctive offers custom
maple kitchen cabinets featuring
solid wood construction
(no particle board), have solid
wood drawers with dove tail
joints, which is very rare in the
marketplace. “When you buy
a new home from Distinctive,
you truly are receiving custom
made cabinets in every home
we sell no matter what the
price range,” noted Nooner.
Nooner added that all
homes are highly energy efficient.
Every home built will
have upgraded wall and ceiling
insulation values with
energy efficient windows and
high efficiency furnaces. Before
homeowners move into
their new home, Distinctive
Home Builders conducts a
blower door test that pressurizes
the home to ensure that
each home passes a set of very
“Everyone at the company
works extremely hard to continually
achieve this delivery
goal for our homeowners. Our
three decades building homes
provides this efficient construction
system. Many of our
skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company
for over 20 years. We also
take pride on having excellent
communicators throughout
our organization. This translates
into a positive buying
and building experience for
our homeowners and one of
the highest referral rates in
the industry for Distinctive.”
In all, buyers can select
from 13 ranch, split-level and
six two-story single-family
home styles; each offering
three to eight different exterior
elevations. The three- to
four-bedroom homes feature
two to two-and-one-half
baths, two- to three-car garages
and a family room, all
in approximately 1,600 to
over 3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included
in most models as well.
Distinctive also encourages
customization to make your
new home truly personalized
to suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of
the first floor; custom maple
cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen,
baths and foyer; genuine
wood trim and doors; granite
countertops and concrete
driveways can all be yours at
Prairie Trails. All home sites
at Prairie Trails can accommodate
a three-car garage; a
very important amenity to the
Manhattan homebuyer, acstringent
Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
The available models that
home shoppers can walk
through can vary. Typically
a wide variety of homes are
available to tour that include
ranch and two-story homes.
As of this writing, an Arbor
and Ashley; both ranches, and
a FoxGrove, Prairie and PrairieView
models are available
to tour.
Distinctive is also offering
a brand new home, the Stonegrove,
a 3,000 square foot
open concept home with a
split foyer entry, formal living
and dining rooms, a two-story
great room, four bedrooms
and an upstairs laundry room.
The Stonegrove will be available
for walk through in late
September.
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live featuring a
20-acre lake on site, as well
as direct access to the 22-mile
Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through
many neighboring communities
and links to many other
popular trails. The Manhattan
Metra station is also nearby.
Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive
Home Builders has
built hundreds of homes
throughout Manhattan in the
Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well
as thousands in the Will and
south Cook county areas over
the past 30 years.
Visit the on-site sales information
center for unadvertised
specials and view the numerous
styles of homes being
offered and the available lots.
Call (708) 737-9142 for more
information or visit us online
at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails
new home information center
is located three miles south of
Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The
address is 16233 Pinto Lane,
Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open
Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Wednesday and Thursday
and always available by
appointment. Specials, prices,
specifications, standard features,
model offerings, build
times and lot availability are
subject to change without notice.
Please contact a Distinctive
representative for current
pricing and complete details.

38 | October 6, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger classifieds
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Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive
Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise
Sell It 708.326.9170 | Fax It 708.326.9179
Charge It | DEADLINE - Friday at 3pm
up to 35 hours / week
Snow Plow Operators
The Village of Orland Park
seeks independent contractors
with 4x4 snow removal
vehicles to join our snow
removal team. Competitive
pay rates and performance
incentives. Contact Tom
Morgan @ Public Works for
details. 708-403-6350
www.orlandpark.org
EOE/Drug Free Workplace
P/T Laborer
Entry level construction
work. $9/ hr. Energetic &
dependable w/ reliable
transportation. Must be
able to lift 50 lbs. Please
respond by email to
newlenoxconstruction@gmail.com
w/ your experience.
Safety Assistant
South Suburban Safety
Office needs help in
Qualifications Dept.
Mon-Fri. Entry level
positions. Will train the
right candidate. Please
forward resume to
recruiting@shipgt.com.
P/T Antique/Collectibles
Cashier
Must have knowledge of
antiques. Fax resume w/
experience to: 815.722.5780
Automotive
$52 4 lines/
7 papers
Real Estate
$50 7 7 papers
lines/
Help
Wanted
1003 Help Wanted
Help Wanted
$13 4 lines/
per line 7 papers
Merchandise
$30 7 4 papers
lines/
Part-time Telephone Work
calling from home for
AMVETS. Ideal for
homemakers and retirees.
Must be reliable and have
morning &evening hours
available for calling.
If interested,
Call 708 429 6477
M-F, 10am - 1pm Only!
If you like to work outside,
F/T Year Round
Employement. Time & 1/2
over 40 hrs. Potential for
paid winters off. Starting
annual income approx.
$30k. Benefits incl. health,
dental, IRA.
Lawn-Tech Ltd.
708.532.7411
Busy Auto Shop seeking
ASE Cert Auto Tech &
Alignment Tech/ General
Service. F/T, benefits,
excellent pay, Must have
own tools & valid DL. Call
Bill Carden 815.462.8473.
WE WANT YOU!!!
AMERICAN SCHOOL
BUS NOW HIRING.
CALL NOW:
708.349.1866
1003
Help Wanted
Residental Cleaning Help
Needed for Cleaning Co.
P/T Weekdays. Please call
815.464.1988
1021 Lost &
Found
Lost Dog-Reward
Name: Joey Age: 12
Short, white fur, male, 7
lbs, wearing bandana &
collar w/ tag. Very
friendly; may be timid.
Last seen Sun, 9/25 @
around midnight in Hunter
Woods Subdivision (near
Rt 30 & Frankfort Sq. Rd).
Please call Denise:
708.846.0428; Paul:
708.846.4236; Steve:
708.473.8966 or bring him
to PAWS.
1023 Caregiver
Female caregiver available
25 yrs exp. Reliable, good
work ethic, has own car for
transporting, shopping &
social engagements, Dr. visits,
excellent cook, housekeeping.
Would like live-in, 24/7.
References available. Jocie
773-559-4603
Dependable, experienced
caregiver available.
Orland/Palos/Homer/
Worth area. Trained to
take medical vitals &
have own car. References
available. Nicole:
708.448.1068
Margaret’s Employment
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Oh most Beautiful Flower of
Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine,
splendor of heaven, blessed
mother of the Son of God, Immaculate
Virgin, Assist mein
this my neccessity, oh star of
the sea help me . Oh holy
Mary, Mother ofGod, Queen
of Heaven and Earth, I humbly
beeseach you from the bottom
of my heart tosuccor me in my
necessity (make request) there
are none that can withstand
your power, oh show me herein
you are my mother, oh Mary
conceived without sin, pray for
us who have recourse tothee
(3x). Holy Mary, Iplace this
cause in your hands (3x). Say
this prayer for three consecutive
days, you must publish it
and it will be granted to
you. MT.
Oh most Beautiful Flower
of Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine,
splendor of heaven, blessed
mother of the Son of God,
Immaculate Virgin, Assist
me in this my neccessity, oh
star of the sea help me and
show me herein you are my
mother. Oh holy Mary,
Mother of God, Queen of
Heaven and Earth, I humbly
beeseach you from the bottom
ofmyheart to succor
me in my necessity (make
request) there are none that
can withstand your power,
oh Mary conceived without
sin, pray for us who have
recourse tothee (3x). Holy
Mary, Iplace this cause in
your hands (3x). Say this
prayer for three consecutive
days, you must publish it
and it will be granted to
you. MT
Oh most Beautiful Flower of
Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine,
splendor of heaven, blessed
mother of the Son of God, Immaculate
Virgin, Assist me in
this my neccessity, oh star of
the sea help me and show me
herein you are mymother. Oh
holy Mary, Mother of God,
Queen of Heaven and Earth, I
humbly beeseach you from the
bottom ofmyheart to succor
me in my necessity (make request)
there are none that can
withstand your power, oh Mary
conceived without sin, pray for
us who have recourse tothee
(3x). Holy Mary, Iplace this
cause in your hands (3x). Say
this prayer for three consecutive
days, you must publish it
and itwill be granted to you.
LC
Oh most Beautiful Flower of
Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine,
splendor of heaven, blessedmother
of the Son of God, Immaculate
Virgin, Assist me in
this my neccessity, oh star of
the sea help me . Oh holy
Mary, Mother ofGod, Queen
of Heaven and Earth, I humbly
beeseach you from the bottom
of my heart to succor me in my
necessity (make request) there
are none that can withstand
your power, oh show me herein
you are my mother, oh Mary
conceived without sin, pray for
us who have recourse tothee
(3x). Holy Mary, Iplace this
cause in your hands (3x). Say
this prayer for three consecutive
days, you must publish it
and itwill be granted to you.
SB
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2701 Property for
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 19210 Brompton Court,
Mokena, IL 60448 (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 National Association
Plaintiff V. Loretta M
Dicke-Surprenant, Norman B.
Newman, Not Individually but
Solely as the Chapter 7Trustee of
Lakeside Manufacturing, Inc., Unknown
Owners and Non-Record
Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 2671 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:
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Chicago, IL 60601
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F:
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
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TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
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IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
U.S. Bank National Association
Plaintiff,
vs.
Loretta MDicke-Surprenant, Norman
B. Newman, Not Individually
but Solely as the Chapter 7Trustee
of Lakeside Manufacturing, Inc.,
Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 2671
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 28th day of
April, 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:
Lot 520 in Grasmere of Mokena
Unit 3B, being a subdivision of
part of the Northwest 1/4 and part
of the Northeast 1/4 ofSection 9,
Township 35 North, Range 12 East
of the Third Principal Meridian,
according tothe plat thereof recorded
April 20, 1994 as Document
No. R94-41591 in Will
County, Illinois
Commonly known as:
19210 Brompton Court, Mokena,
IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
Single Family
P.I.N.:
2703 Legal
Notices
P.I.N.:
19-09-09-102-035-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
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He took second place individually
at the SouthWest
Suburban Conference Tournament
Sept. 27, and his
team took first place overall.
How did you start
playing golf?
It started right before my
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were all going. I never went
before, but my grandparents
always did, so I actually
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we were just bored on
a summer day.
What is your proudest
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Probably getting my holein-one.
This summer, I got
one at University of Notre
Dame’s golf course. That
was really cool.
What are your goals?
This year, me and my two
friends who are seniors, we
have big goals for the team.
We’re trying to make it
down to state and hopefully
play well down there.
What did you work on
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Knights Varsity Athletics
Girls Golf
■Oct. ■ 8 - at IHSA Sectional, TBA
Boys Golf
■Oct. ■ 8 - at IHSA Sectional, TBA
Girls Tennis
■Oct. ■ 6 - at SWSC Conference Tournament,
TBA
■Oct. ■ 8 - at SWSC Conference Tournament,
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coming into the season?
I practiced at Cog Hill
with [Cog’s director of instruction]
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he helped me out with my
short game a lot. I think just
practicing chip shots around
the green has lowered my
scores crazy amounts, and
especially practicing my
putting so much.
What is the most
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Girls Golf
Central wins conference behind Curran’s 4-under
All Lincoln-Way
golfers finish in Top
10 individual scores
James Sanchez
Contributing Editor
Last year’s postseason for
Lincoln-Way Central golfer
Grace Curran was an eyeopener.
She finished second
at the conference tournament,
fourth at regionals, but
while the arrow was pointing
up, a mistake-filled round
the following week at sectionals
led her to miss out at
the state tournament.
That moment stuck with
Curran. And she came into
her sophomore campaign
ready for any scenario that
would impede her path towards
reaching her goal of
making it to state.
“I knew last year I was
very disappointed in myself,”
Curran said. “I knew I never
wanted that feeling again.
I worked my butt off in the
summer, and coming here
in the fall I put everything
in perspective – ‘Grace, you
need to do this, this and this.’
Just put the work in and see
what happens.”
For Curran, who has
played tournaments all
over the Midwest against
top competition during the
offseason, a blistery cold,
windy day wasn’t going to
PRESSBOX PICKS
Our staff’s predictions for
the top games in Week 7
Lockport (4-2) hosts Lincoln-Way West (4-2)
Tinley Park (3-3) hosts Hillcrest (4-2)
Lincoln-Way Central (4-2) at Bolingbrook (3-3)
Providence Catholic (3-3) at Fenwick (5-1)
Sandburg (2-4) hosts Lincoln-Way East (5-1)
phase her. She shot a 4-under
68 en route to earn a firstplace
medal by six strokes at
the SWSC Red Tournament
Sept. 28 at Green Garden
Country Club.
Not only is Curran peaking
at the right time, the
entire team is, as well. The
Knights took home their
second straight title with a
season-best 302, which was
37 strokes better than runnerup
Lincoln-Way East (339).
Lincoln-Way West came in
third at 365.
Last year’s individual conference
titleholder Brianne
Bolden finished second with
a 2-over 74. Taylor Miron
shot a career-best 76 for third
place and freshman Carly
Schiene took home a sixthplace
medal with an 84.
Bolden was under par late
in her round, but a triple bogey
on the 15th hole kept
her out of contention to win
back-to-back years. Despite
the hiccup, Bolden and Curran
still combined to shoot
1-under, and in those harsh
conditions, that performance
still wasn’t a surprise to head
coach Brian Shannon.
“The one thing about Grace
and Bri is they love golf and
they’re still able to have fun,
and they’re always preparing
for moments like this,”
Shannon said. “They leave
nothing to chance. When you
have a player, like Bri, who
Max Lapthorne |
Contributing Editor
• Lockport 27, LW West 21. Ben
Davis shines, as Porters resume
their winning ways.
• Tinley Park
• LW Central
• Providence
• LW East
22-8
starts playing tournaments in
February in Georgia, and you
have Grace, who starts playing
multiple tournaments late
March, early April, you replicate
those conditions, and it
prepares them for moments
like this.”
And practicing with the two
standout golfers all season has
only taken No. 3 golfer Taylor
Miron’s game to the next
level. The junior was averaging
in the mid-80s as the No. 1
player for East last year before
the district shakeup. Now, this
is her second 4-over round in
18-hole competition since the
summer.
“They’re such good players,
so you really pick up
on the techniques and how
they study putts, and how
they play the game, so it always
pushes you to be a better
player,” Miron said. “If
they stick one 10 feet away,
you try and stick it five feet
away, and it really helps you
improve.”
Triumphing over Central
would have been a tough
task, so East coach Mary
McGivern was pleased with
a second-place finish playing
at her team’s home course.
Notably, 339 was a season
best. Griffins No. 1 golfer
Hannah Hill led the way with
a 79 – her first 18-hole round
ever below 80. Following
the junior was No. 2 Claire
Moutvic and No. 4 golfer
21-9
Tom Czaja | Contributing
Editor
• Lockport 24, LW West 23. The Porters
further prove themselves, taking
down a tough opponent in the final
regular season home game.
• Hillcrest
• LW Central
• Fenwick
• LW East
Tim Carroll | Editor
Laura Lewis tying with an
85, and No. 6 golfer Sofia
Anderson’s 90 was the fourth
posted score.
“I knew we had it in us,”
McGivern said about a
breakthrough performance
“It’s about time we finally
showed it.”
Hill said her career-best
score was attributed to her
irons, which led to hitting
many greens in regulation.
She still broke 80, despite a
triple bogey on the back nine.
“I’ve been in the Top 10
every year, so being in the
Top 5 is awesome, especially
knowing junior year is when
[you’ve] got to get everything
together and colleges
are looking at you.”
It was a day of season and
career bests for the Lincoln-
Ways, and West was not left
out of the equation. The Warriors’
365 tops all 18-hole
team scores this season, and
No. 1 golfer Hannah Slater
had a lot to do with it. The senior
leader shot an 80 to finish
fifth overall. Sydney Valiska
(91) Sarah Scheer (93)
and Emily Atsinger (101)
were the other posted scores.
Last year, Slater was motivated
to qualify for state
not just for herself, but so
her dad, who spends months
away from home working
overseas, could watch her
play. The only time he could
see her compete last season
21-9
• Lockport 25, LW West 23. I think
this one goes down to the wire,
but a last-minute Porters drive
ends it.
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Lincoln-Way Central’s Brianne Bolden reads the green
Sept. 28 during the SWSC Red Tournament at Green
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it out.
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was during the state tournament,
but Slater failed to
make the cut at sectionals.
Slater worked hard in the
offseason, which she admitted
is “something I never
really did before.” Her dad
found time to make it out
to two of her tournaments,
and fittingly the first time he
was there several weeks ago,
she shot a personal-best 86,
which included a 38 on the
back nine.
She shattered her personal
best by six strokes at the conference
tournament. Proudly
watching in attendance, holeby-hole
and camera in hand,
was her dad.
“I work towards this all
year, and it was just cool having
him watch all the stuff
I’ve worked hard for,” Slater
said.
“I’m extremely proud of
her,” added West head coach
Tim Daly. “She was asking
me yesterday on setting her
goals [for the postseason],
and we talked about the three
Central girls (Bolden, Curran
and Miron) and how good
they were and to score with
them. She proved that she
could do that and be one of
the top players.”
While West and East players
have individuals who
could reach the final tournament,
it’s a possibility that
Central can be one of 12
schools to make it as a team.
Bolden and Curran continue
to play at a high level, and
the additions of Miron and
Schiene provide a third and
fourth quality score. Their
302 is 43 strokes better than
last year’s conference-winning
round.
“We’ve worked the whole
year through dual matches,
practices, tournaments –
we’ve played practice rounds
for tournaments – and now
it’s crunch time,” Curran said.
“This really, really counts. We
want to make it somewhere
and the goal is state.”

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LW East’s O-line block helps
secures victory against Andrew
Griffins advance to
5-1 in Week 6
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
It was just the second play
of the game, but after Lincoln-Way
East senior running
back Nigel Muhammad
streaked across the field for a
64-yard score, the clock may
as well have read all zeros.
Muhammad rushed for 133
yards on four carries Friday,
Sept. 30, and the Griffins
trounced Andrew 49-7 in
Week 6 action in Tinley Park.
Muhammad later scored
on a 62-yard carry to cement
East’s lead, as the Griffins
cruised to a 42-0 lead at
halftime.
“I can tell you that just
seeing the O-line block is
amazing,” Muhammad said.
“It was all them, and it had
nothing to do with me. I did
the running, but if it weren’t
for the O-line, the tight ends
and the receivers doing their
blocking, it wouldn’t have
been 60-plus [yards] – it
would have been zero.”
East coach Rob Zvonar
credited his running back’s
work ethic after the game.
“He’s been great for us the
last two years,” Zvonar said.
“He’s our leader in the running
back squad, and we’re
very proud of him and his
work ethic and maturation.”
Muhammad wasn’t the
only one to excel on offense.
Brendan Morrissey (2
rushes, 49 yards) scored on
a 40-yard carry, and Ryan
Scianna scored on a 2-yard
plunge late in the first half.
Senior quarterback Max
Shafer went 3-of-8 passing
for 76 yards and two touchdowns
– to Nick Zelenika
on a 25-yard strike, and to
Turner Pallissard on an 18-
yard strike.
Leading the receivers was
Jeremy Nelson, who caught
three passes for 78 yards.
Muhammad pointed to the
offensive unit’s communication
as a reason for its continued
success.
“We all play as one, and
we’re all one big family,” he
said. “We don’t play as individuals.
That is one thing
Coach [Zvonar] has always
been about – 11 as one, all
as one.”
In the second half, Peter
Ostrowski also ran in a
score, much to the delight of
the East sideline.
“He’s a tremendous young
man and a hard worker,”
Zvonar said of Ostrowski.
“He’s given this program
everything he could, and it’s
always great to get as many
kids involved that work their
tails off during the week.”
On defense, the Griffins
made life difficult for
Andrew quarterback Ryan
Summers as the T-Bolts senior
went 8-of-16, passing
for 71 yards and two interceptions.
Cole Griffin, the T-
Bolts’ running back, gained
just 21 yards on 11 carries
but he also scored the team’s
only points on a 16-yard
rush in the third quarter.
Leading the way for the
Griffins on defense were
Colton Pedersen (1 interception)
and Brett Stegmueller,
who had a sack, a tackle for
loss and an interception.
“[Stegmueller] gets better
every week,” Zvonar said of
the linebacker. “Nobody puts
more into it than he does. He’s
a cerebral player. Anything
that he lacks physically, he
makes up mentally and with
his emotion and his heart. You
really enjoy being around kids
like that who are all in.”
The win improved East to
5-1, while Andrew dropped
Lincoln-Way East’s Dominic Dzioban kicks the ball Friday,
Sept. 30, during a game against Andrew High School in
Tinley Park. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
East’s Chris Wilder (left) outruns Andrew’s Josh Gentile
during the game against Andrew.
to 0-6. But the standings
don’t tell the whole story,
Andrew coach Adam Lewandowski
said.
“We are not short on heart,
that’s for sure,” Lewandowski
said. “Our guys are fully
bought in, and that’s never
wavered. They are fully invested
and fully committed,
and they want to do better
every play. We are going to
keep coaching, and they are
going to keep trying.
“This is a very hardworking
team. The wins and losses
are not going the way we
wanted them to go, but we
certainly have a lot of pride
in the fact that we do work
hard. We have a lot of pride
in the fact that these are the
guys that stayed when things
got tough the last couple of
years. There were plenty of
guys who [left], but these are
the men who stayed. That’s a
tremendous source of pride.”
Athlete of the Month
LW East defensive end wins
September competition
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
As a defensive end, Lincoln-Way
East’s Zack Tencza
is tasked with making life
hard for running backs and
keeping the quarterback in a
state of unease in the pocket.
Apparently, Griffins fans
think he has been doing a good
job of just that, as they helped
vote him to 22nd Century Media
Southwest’s September
Athlete of the Month title.
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competition pits featured
Athlete of the Week selections
from our south suburban
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Zack Tencza earned the
most votes to be named
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handoff up the middle, broke
one tackle and outraced the defense
to the end zone. The jaunt
made it a seven-point game
and energized the Knights.
It then appeared Central
might get the ball back with
a chance to tie the game.
On fourth-and-5 from the
Knights’ 29-yard line, Burtis
took the ball around the right
side of his line and, after a
modest gain, was stopped
by the defense close to a first
down. An official measurement
gave the Boilers a first
down by the nose of the ball.
Bradley would five plays
later, after a goal-line stand
by the Knights defense, kick
a field goal to put the visitors
up 27-17 with just under
three minutes remaining.
The 10-point cushion
would hold up, but not without
a fight. The Knights managed
to get the ball into enemy
territory, but any thoughts
of a last-minute comeback
were thwarted when Bradley’s
Camron Harrell intercepted
a Zach Stoklosa pass
at the Boilers’ 15 yard line.
Cordell was proud of his
team’s effort, though disappointed
with the result, and
emphasized to his players
after the game that they will
learn and grow from the defeat.
“To have the goal-line
stand and hold them to a field
goal, that’s a credit to our
kids, but just telling you the
truth, they’re not happy with
that,” Cordell said. “We have
an expectation that defense
is king around here, and if
a team is driving the ball on
us, our kids are not satisfied.
We might have had a stop at
the goal line, but [accepting]
that’s not part of our culture.
We have high expectations
and we thought we should
have played better.”

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Boilermakers drop Knights to .500 in SWSC play
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way Central is
typically the team that punishes
opposing defenses with
a relentless ground game, using
a fleet of ball carriers to
grind out yards and move the
chains.
The Knights received a
taste of their own medicine
Friday, Sept. 30 against undefeated
Bradley-Bourbonnais,
as the Boilermakers spoiled
Central’s homecoming by
churning out 325 rushing
yards en route to a 27-17 victory
in New Lenox.
Bradley quarterback Morion
Burtis Jr. carried the ball
23 times for 127 yards and
a TD, and fullback Matthew
Rafe burned the Knights for
125 yards on 12 totes.
The Boilermakers improved
to 6-0 (4-0 in the
SouthWest Suburban Conference)
with the win, while
Central fell to 4-2 (2-2).
The visitors moved the
ball almost at will in the first
quarter, scoring twice in the
opening 12 minutes to take a
14-0 lead.
The Boilers went 70 yards
in 13 plays on their first possession
of the game, and
Burtis (5-for-6, 69 yards
passing) hit Austin Piwoni
with a 24-yard touchdown to
give Bradley a 7-0 lead with
5:05 remaining in the opening
stanza. After forcing the
Knights to punt on the ensuing
possession, Bradley put
together a 93-yard drive that
culminated with a 20-yard
touchdown run by Rafe.
Central head coach Jeremy
Cordell refused to cite
the Boilers’ size up-front
as a reason the Knights had
trouble stopping the Boilers
early on.
“Hats of to Bradley, they’re
a good football team, there’s
a reason they’re 6-0; but,
quite frankly, we don’t look
at things like that,” Cordell
said. “We don’t look at the
size of the offensive line and
say we can or can’t do something.
We scheme for what
we see and put our kids [in]
the best position, whatever
that is, and we’ll continue to
do that.”
The Knights put together a
long drive of their own on the
first possession of the second
quarter. Central signal-caller
Hunter Campbell (13-for-23,
134 yards) closed the gap to
14-7 with a one-yard plunge.
Junior linebacker Liam
Markham recovered a fumble
on the first play of Bradley’s
Lincoln-Way Central running back Mike Morgan breaks free
of the Bradley-Bourbonnais defense Sept. 30 on his way to
a 46-yard touchdown run. Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media
ensuing possession, but the
Knights returned the favor
with a fumble of their own
a few plays later. Cordell acknowledged
his team has to
capitalize on such situations,
especially against a team of
Bradley’s quality.
“You’ve got to be able to
capitalize on opportunities
and you have to be locked on
and execute,” he said.
Then, down 17-7, the
Knights got the ball back
with 1:10 remaining in the
first half and executed a twominute
drill during which
Campbell completed five
passes for 53 yards.
Central missed an opportunity
to score a touchdown,
but Dimitri Sereleas booted
a 29-yard field goal to make
the score 17-10.
After a scoreless third
quarter followed by a Burtis
put the Boilers up 24-10
when he punched it in from
a yard out with 11:54 to go
in the game, but the Knights
again answered in the face
of adversity. On the ensuing
possession, Campbell and
his favorite target, Matt Pollack,
sparked the hosts with a
25-yard hookup that brought
Central near midfield.
Four plays later, facing
fourth-and-1 at Bradley’s
46-yard line, Morgan took a
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fastbreak
Boys Golf
Adjusting to conditions ‘Central’ to Knights’ victory
22nd Century Media File
Photo
1st-and-3
Top Central
standouts
1. Grace Curran
(ABOVE)
The sophomore
went way low at
the SWSC Red
Tournament Sept.
28, shooting a
4-under-par 68 to
win medalist honors
and help her team
to a victory.
2. EJ Charles
Charles earned
second place
individually with an
81 en route to a
team victory at the
boys golf SWSC Red
Tournament Sept. 27.
3. Brianne Bolden
With a 2-over 74,
Bolden secured
second place at
the SWSC Red
Tournament. This
second-place finish
was a strong followup
to her individual
victory at last year’s
tournament.
LWC takes
conference
championship in
Kankakee Sept. 27
Tim Carroll, Editor
They were the favorites
going in, and they were the
winners coming out.
The Lincoln-Way Central
Knights boys golf team once
again found itself victorious
in the Southwest Suburban
Conference Tournament after
18 holes at the Kankakee
Elks Country Club Tuesday,
Sept. 27.
Conditions were less than
ideal. Although the sun
shone, there was a steady
breeze and the occasional
gust to blow golf balls off
course with no warning.
“When I’m sitting there
watching approach shots
come in and they’re going
right at the flag, and they’re
getting blown at least 10
yards either to the left or to
the right, it’s hard to play
that shot,” Andrew head
coach Wally Zukowski said.
“So, the conditions were extremely
tough.”
And the difficulty of the
golf course--especially the
putting surfaces--provided a
harrowing challenge in itself.
“To have the [right] speed
when some of the greens,
it’s like they buried dead elephants
underneath them...
putting is always the one
thing that is crucial,” Central
head coach Ryan Pohlmann
said. “But I thought our guys
managed it well.”
As a team, Central was
best equipped to overcome
the conditions, as its combined
team score of 329 won
the Knights their second consecutive
conference victory.
Second place belonged to
Lincoln-Way East, with its
336. The third-place Andrew
Thunderbolts (350) were not
too far behind. Bringing up
the rear were Lincoln-Way
West (362) and the tournament’s
host, Bradley-Bourbonnais
(372).
Central’s top scorer, EJ
Charles, who took second
place individually with an
81, said he had to adjust his
game because of the wind.
“I tried to keep the ball
low,” Charles said. “I’ve
been working on that during
the school year, hitting the
ball low and not hitting such
a high shot, and I think that
helped a lot.”
Charles was not nearly
alone in his team’s winning
effort. Each of his three
teammates who combined
with Charles to post the winning
team score was also
in the Top 10. Senior Jason
White and junior Ryan Nolan
would have tied for third
place with their matching
82s, but a scorecard playoff
gave White third place and
Nolan fourth place. Dylan
Gordon, a junior who won
the junior varsity conference
championship a year
ago, placed seventh with his
EJ Charles, who finished second individually in the
tournament, lines up a putt during Lincoln-Way Central’s
conference championship victory Tuesday, Sept. 27 at
Kankakee Elks Country Club. Photos by Tim Carroll/22nd
Century Media
84. Senior Trent Sorensen,
whose score the team did not
even need to take home the
championship, took ninth
place with his round of 85.
Individually, the conference
champion was Lincoln-
Way East junior Kevin Bullington,
whose 78 was the
only score in the 70s at the
Elks Country Club.
“I played [Elks] freshman
and sophomore year, and I
didn’t play very good,” Bullington
said. “But I guess
something clicked this year.
I’ve been playing a little better
this year.”
“I’m just really happy
for Kevin to win this,” East
head coach Jim Nair said.
“This is his first overall win.
He’s just a great kid, and he’s
worked really hard for it.”
Bullington was joined in
the Top 10 by East senior TJ
Goetsch, whose 83 earned
him sixth place. Nair said
that he feels confident going
into the Illinois High School
Association regional tournament
because Bullington
and Goetsch have been his
team’s anchors.
For the Andrew team, junior
Mohan Raval and senior
Sean McKernan led the way.
The two shot matching 85s,
but Raval got the edge in the
scorecard playoff to get the
bump to eighth place, while
McKernan finished in 10th
place.
Zukowski said he was
proud of his Andrew team
because of the way they
worked through the lessthan-ideal
conditions.
“I think the boys battled as
best as they possibly could,”
he said. “The number that we
posted isn’t a great indication
of how well we have played
throughout the season. Today’s
conditions were extremely
hard, and so the boys
fought from the beginning
until the end, and I’m happy
with their output.”
Although Lincoln-Way
West would have preferred
an even better finish, its move
to fourth place was still a step
in the right direction compared
to last year, when the
Warriors came in last.
“We got three medals today,
[and] we haven’t had
a medal in three or four
years,” Warriors coach Donna
Thompson said.
Tyler Hubbs was the leader
for West, posting an 85
Senior Central golfer Alex
Schiene sends his putt to
the cup on his penultimate
hole of the round.
that earned him fifth place
individually.
“Today, I played my best
round I ever have, so I was
really proud about that,”
Hubbs said.
Central, East, Andrew and
West will all be competing
in the IHSA regional tournament
at Wedgewood Golf
Course in Plainfield Oct. 4.
Listen Up
“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
TUNE IN
Football
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7
• The Lincoln-Way Central football team will
look to resume its winning ways with a
tough road matchup against Bolingbrook.
Index
49 – Athlete of the Week
49 – This Week In
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Tim Carroll. Send any
questions or comments to tim@mokenamessenger.com, or
call (708) 326-9170 ext. 48.

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Bradley-Bourbonnais hands
LW Central its second loss of
the season Sept. 30, Page 54
Calling Shots
LW East dominates T-Bolts in
49-7 drubbing, Page 53
Conference
coronation
Knights take conference
championship behind Top 2
tournament golfers, Page 52
Lincoln-Way Central’s Mitch Hosman tries to
break away from Bradley-Bourbonnais’ C.J.
Dunn during last Friday’s game in New Lenox.
Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media