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FRIDAY
Ho-Ho-Holiday Film Series
1:30-4 p.m. Nov. 25,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch, 121 E. 8th
St., Lockport. The library is
showing movies to get into
the holiday spirit. The series
starts on Nov. 25 with
“White Christmas,” starring
Bing Crosby and Danny
Kaye. Snacks will be provided.
For more information,
contact Jaci Kohn at
jkohn@whiteoaklibrary.org
or call (815) 552-4260.
SATURDAY
Big Run Wolf Ranch Family
Day/Open House
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 26.
Big Run Wolf Ranch, 14857
Farrell Road, Lockport. Big
Run Wolf Ranch is a nonprofit,
federally licensed
wildlife education facility
featuring North American
wildlife. The day includes
wildlife lectures and guided
and unguided tours of the
facility, in addition to music,
raffles and other activities.
Food, including a new “gurge
burger,” will be available
for purchase, as well
as items from the gift shop.
Santa Claus will also make
an appearance. Admission
to the event is $6. For more
information, call (815) 588-
0044 or visit www.bigrun
wolfranch.org.
SUNDAY
Annual Christmas Tea
1-3 p.m. Nov. 27, Gladys
Fox Museum, 231 E. 9th
St., Lockport. The Lockport
Township Park District hosts
its annual event. Cost is $24
for residents, $29 for nonresidents
and is open to anyone
16 and older. Visit www.
lockportpark.org for more
information.
MONDAY
American Association of
University Women
4:30 p.m. Nov. 28, Shepherd
of the Hill Lutheran
Church, 925. E. 9th St.,
Lockport. Featured program
is the South Suburban Dulcimer
and Folk Music Society.
A short business meeting
will follow. The public is invited
to attend.
TUESDAY
A Victorian Christmas
6-8 p.m. Nov. 29, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. Participants are
to create a unique Victorian
Christmas ornament while
sipping holiday tea and eating
cookies. Registration is
required. For more information,
email Sarah Konzen at
skonzen@whiteoaklibrary.
org.
WEDNESDAY
Homer CCSD 33C Finance
and Operations Meeting
4-5 p.m. Nov. 30, Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C, 15733
Bell Road, Homer Glen.
The Essential Christmas
Carol
6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 30,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch, 121 E.
8th St., Lockport. William
Pack will perform a reading
of Charles Dickens’ “A
Christmas Carol” enhanced
by a modern recreation of
a magic lantern slideshow
popular in the early 1800s.
For adults and teens ages
13 and up. Registration
required. Contact dlullo@
whiteoaklibrary.org or call
(815) 552-4260 for more
information.
UPCOMING
Visit with Santa and Mrs.
Claus
6-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
1, White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch, 121
E. 8th St., Lockport. Participants
can join Santa and
Mrs. Claus for the library’s
Holiday Open House Event.
The couple will be on hand
for picturesand will also
sing and dance. For more
information, contact jgard
ner@whiteoaklibrary.org or
(815) 552-4265.
Hot Chocolate Card
6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 1, White Oak Library
District Lockport Branch,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport. Attendees
will use scrapbook
paper to make mug-shaped
holiday cards for the chocolate
lover in their lives. For
more information or to register,
jkohn@whiteoaklibrary.
org or (815) 552-4260.
Ho-Ho-Holiday Film Series
1:30-4 p.m. Friday, Dec.
2, White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch, 121
E. 8th St., Lockport. The library
will show “Elf,” starring
Will Ferrell; snacks are
to be provided. For more information,
contact Jaci Kohn
at jkohn@whiteoaklibrary.
org or (815) 552-4260.
5K Jingle Bell Race
7:30-11 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, Prairie Bluff Public
Golf Club, 19433 Renwick
Road, Crest Hill. This is 5K
is certified and accurately
marked and measured. All
participants are to receive an
official 5k race shirt and are
invited to the post-race party
including chili lunch, cookies
and hot chocolate. Cost is
$25 until Nov. 30, $30 after.
To register, call (815) 838-
2621, ext. 0.
Bi-Chamber Annual Holiday
Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 6, Lockport
Chamber of Commerce, 921
S State St., Lockport. The
chambers of Homer Glen
and Lockport will host their
annual Holiday Luncheon.
For more information or to
register, visit www.lockport
chamber.com.
Miracle on 34th Street
7-10 p.m. Dec. 8, 9, 10
and 11 a.m. Dec. 11, The
Gaylord Building, 200 W.
8th St., Lockport. The Limestone
Stage will present its
8th production: “Miracle on
34th Street.” The Christmas
classic puts Kris Kringle to
the test to prove whether
or not he is really Santa
Claus. Tickets are $15 and
can be purchased by calling
The Gaylord Building at
(815) 838-9400.
Winter Reading Challenge
Dec. 12- Feb. 4, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch, 121 E 8th St,
Lockport. The library kicks
off it’s Winter Reading
Challenge “Fantastic Reads
and Where to Find Them”
for children and teens. Visit
whiteoaklibrary.org for more
information.
Homer CCSD 33C Board
Meeting
7:30-9 p.m., Tuesday,
Dec. 20. Homer Community
Consolidated School
District 33C, 15733 Bell
Road, Homer Glen. Monthly
meeting.
ONGOING
Fish Fry
5-7:30 p.m. Fridays.
American Legion Post #18,
15052 Archer Ave., Lockport.
Dine in or carry out.
For more information, call
(815) 838-4515.
National Novel Writing
Month Come Write in
3-8 p.m. Mondays in November.
White Oak Library
District Lockport Branch,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
National Novel Writing
Month (NaNoWriMo) is a
program in which participants
work towards writing
a 50,000 word novel by the
end of November. Join other
NaNoWriMo partipants as
they work towards their goal.
The library will provide Wi-
Fi, coffee and snacks. For
more information, contact
jschutt@whiteoaklibrary.org
or call (815) 552-4260.
CARE Monthly Meeting
6-7:30 p.m. third Monday
of the month, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch Library, 121
E. 8th St., Lockport. Citizens
Against Ruining the
Environment is a nonprofit
organization and meetings
include discussions of environmental
and health-related
issues in Will County and the
surrounding areas. For more
information, contact Mary
Burnitz at bmerrigold@ya
hoo.com or (708) 204-6924.
Senior Cards
1-3 p.m. Mondays and Fridays,
Gladys Fox Museum,
231 E. 9th St., Lockport. The
senior Pinochle Club meets
twice per week and does not
require registration or fees.
Bingo
9-11 a.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays,
Gladys Fox Museum, 231 E.
9th St., Lockport. There is to
be refreshments served.
Moose Lodge Bingo
10 a.m. Mondays, 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, Lockport
Moose Lodge 118 E. 10th
Street, Lockport. Specials,
raffles, jackpots and video
gaming are scheduled to take
place. For more information,
visit www.lockportmoose.
com.
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one week prior to publication.
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calendar, contact Assistant
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Shopping for a cause
Homer Glen Junior
Woman’s Club event
benefits two local
nonprofits
Ryan Esguerra
Freelance Reporter
The arrival of the holiday
season means it is time to
start the long process of holiday
shopping.
This year, the Homer
Glen Junior Woman’s Club
wanted to give women from
around the area a fun event
to start their holiday shopping
lists, and they did so
by hosting the first Holiday
Sip & Shop fundraiser Friday,
Nov. 18, at John Olson
American Legion Post 18 in
Lockport.
“One of the things that we
were trying to do was give
ladies a night to get their
shopping done in an environment
that they could enjoy
themselves,” said Jodi
Martiniak, co-chair of fundraising
for Homer Glen Junior
Woman’s Club. “Being
that it is so close to the holiday
season, now is a perfect
time for women to come out
and have a ladies’ night.”
Attendees shopped from
27 different vendors sporting
a variety of products that
included clothing, jewelry,
baked goods, skin care products,
kitchen and handmade
items. Also at the event for
shoppers were appetizers, a
cash bar, a raffle featuring
items from local businesses,
a ladies self-defense booth
and a host of door prizes.
Proceeds of the event
went to nonprofits Gigi’s
Playhouse and CASA of
Will County.
“We sought out vendors
from a variety of different
areas,” Martiniak said. “We
selected a lot of them based
Kathy Langford (left) and Beverly Wurst, both of Lockport,
fix cups of cocoa during a quick break from shopping at
the event. Photos by laurie Fanelli/22nd Century media
on category. We wanted to
give people a lot to choose
from.
“We do a lot of fundraising
work for national and local
charities, and we thought
[Gigi’s and CASA] would be
a good fit for us.”
Marie Gesiakowski, of
Frankfort and owner of Notecards
by Marie Grace,
has been selling note cards,
framed professional photos
and hand crafted serving
dishes for two years. Gesiakowski
said that she attends
roughly 10 to 12 events similar
to the Holiday Sip & Shop
each year but was particularly
impressed with this event.
“I can say that this one is
very well-attended,” Gesiakowski
said. “I have been to
events where there are not
many people, so this is nice.”
Gesiakowski added that
the event’s atmosphere was
part of what made it so enjoyable.
“The room is decorated
beautifully,” she said. “I like
it a lot; everyone is nice and
friendly. I am having a great
time just being here.”
Kathy Mustafa, of Homer
Glen, typically attends larger
shopping events in downtown
Chicago when she
starts to shop for the holiday
season. Mustafa said that despite
the event’s smaller size,
the community aspect is what
appeals to her the most.
“Events like these bring
people together,” Mustafa
said. “These are people in
your community. You are going
to see these people in your
town, and it is really nice to
have something that gives us
a chance to connect.”
Despite her group residing
in Homer Glen, Martiniak
said that she enjoys coming
to Lockport and sharing the
holiday spirit with her neighbors.
“We are from Homer
Glen, but Lockport is a
neighboring community that
we appreciate,” Martiniak
said. “We really wanted to
share this atmosphere with
them.”
Martiniak added that it is
the goal of the Homer Glen
Junior Woman’s Club to return
next year for the same
event, one she said that will
hopefully be bigger than the
one this year.
“Any event that you try
to do, you hope that you
can repeat it the following
year,” Martiniak said. “We
are fortunate in that a lot of
the events we have tried to
put on have been successful
enough to do again. We hope
this event is no different.”
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Homer D33C Board of Education
Tax levy for 2016 approved
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Board of Education
of Homer Community Consolidated
School District
33C held its monthly meeting
Nov. 17 and unanimously
approved the levy for 2016
property taxes.
The levy was tentatively
presented at the last board
meeting for consideration by
board members and residents.
A total of $41.79 million is
being requested in the levy,
an increase of about 2.75 percent
over last year, when the
final tax extension ended up
amounting to $40.67 million.
“We had considered a
scenario where we raised
by over 4 percent,” said
Interim Superintendent for
Business Christi Tyler, who
presented the levy. “But
we decided not to ask for
that much. This number
represents a consumer price
index, which is about 0.7
percent, new construction in
and a little extra in case the
new construction valuations
end up being higher than
predicted.”
According to Tyler, the
preliminary new construction
valuations from Will County
have had a major increase
this year.
“It went up significantly,”
Tyler said. “Last year, it was
valued at $9-point-something
million, and this year it’s up
to $13.8 million, which is
about a 51 percent increase.”
Tyler said that following
the initial presentation of the
levy last month, the board did
not receive any comments or
complaints from taxpayers
about the levy, leading to the
short discussion before the
board’s approval.
Strategic Plan aims to ensure
consistency across schools
The board also heard a
presentation by Superintendent
Kara Coglianese and the
District Leadership Team on
the latest developments in the
implementation of the district’s
Strategic Plan.
The DLT is a representative
group of teachers from across
all the district’s schools
which aims to work with the
administration to improve
communications between the
buildings and make sure new
plans are being implemented
evenly throughout the district.
According to the presentation,
the district currently
has 21 initiatives — ranging
from state mandates to
curriculum plans to school
improvements — tentatively
slated for the next three years
based on a survey of priorities
completed by certified
district staff members.
The biggest initiative currently
underway is the alignment
of the district’s science
curriculum. This year, grades
five through eight are piloting
a new program — which
will be assessed during next
school year — while grades
one through four pilot the
corresponding elementary
curriculum.
The elementary grades’ pilot
will be assessed, according
to the plan, during the
2018-2019 school year.
HTFPD tabs Locacius to be fire chief effective Jan. 1
Thomas Czaja
Contributing Editor
The Homer Township Fire
Protection District has its
new leader.
Battalion Chief Christopher
Locacius was selected
Nov. 7 by the
HTFPD Board
of Trustees to
take the reins
of fire chief,
which will be
made effective
Jan. 1, according
to a press
Locacius
release from the district.
Locacius will fill the spot
formerly held by Robert Tutko,
who turned in his letter of
resignation that was made effective
in October. According
to the press release, Locacius
began his fire service career
in 1992 and has been a fulltime
member of the Homer
Township Protection District
for 16 years.
“I was really excited about
the opportunity to be the first
full-time chief that came
from within the organization,”
Locacius said. “In the
past, we’ve gone outside for
the fire chief position. I’ve
been excited to be here the
last 16 years and now given
the opportunity.”
During his time with the
HTFPD, Locacius said he
gradually worked up the
ranks from fireman to lieutenant
to captain to battalion
chief to fire chief. Points of
emphasis going forward will
be providing good service,
being fiscally responsible
and working on educational
efforts with residents.
“We are going to be more
involved in public education,”
Locacius said of his
goals going forward. “...
We’re working with various
organizations to bring public
safety messages. One thing
we are going to start right
away is getting back out in
the community.”
In a corresponding move,
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Lockport City Council
Quiet zones to be funded by pipeline
Meredith Dobes
Freelance Reporter
Much of the discussion in both the
Lockport Committee of the Whole
and City Council meetings Nov. 16
revolved around the development of a
quiet zone project for rail crossings in
Lockport and a pipeline easement for
Ducere LLC.
The City’s current plan is to use
funds received from Ducere’s easement
agreement with the City, which
is to construct a 30-inch oil pipeline
along the west side of the Illinois and
Michigan Canal to carry oil from the
Enbridge Pipeline, for a quiet zone
project for railroad crossings in the
city.
Mayor Steven Streit said he negotiated
with Ducere for a $2.5 million
easement for the project, and City
Administrator Ben Benson said the
money would be used for the application
process and construction of quiet
zones, with any leftover money being
designated for capital projects.
Lockport resident shines in role at senior living facility
Submitted by Smith Crossing
Smith Crossing, a life plan community
at 10501 Emilie Lane in Orland
Park, is home to 300 older adults. As
Life Enrichment Director for approximately
100 Smith Crossing residents
who receive assisted living, memory
support and skilled nursing care services,
Dana Mahler believes participation
in activities brings residents
closer together.
Mahler — a Lockport resident —
conducts state required assessments to
help determine residents’ preferences
for customary daily routines and activities.
She also plans meetings with
staff and family to review and modify
care programs as needed for those receiving
skilled nursing care services.
Beyond that, she oversees four fulltime
and five part-time life enrichment
facilitators who create, develop and
produce seven to eight activities per
day for calendars pertaining specifically
to the community’s three healthcare
settings.
Alderman Jason VanderMeer said he
was against the project because he felt
there needed to be more formal discussion
and approval from the council
regarding the use of the funds and
the overall quiet zone project before
communicating with residents that the
project was planned.
He said the prioritization of capital
improvements projects was on roads
and sewers, and the quiet zones should
not break priority. He added he thought
it was the wrong way to go about the
project and that it was wrong to bind
$2.5 million to the project.
Benson said the City pushed for the
amount it thought it would need for
the quiet zones, and $2.5 million is 10
times the standard easement.
Sreit said the City has worked with
residents for years about the quiet
zones, and downtown Lockport is the
face of the entire city. He said it is important
to be flexible and not miss opportunities,
and this is an opportunity
to further the city’s development.
Mahler is good with her own time
management, yet she displays an
abundance of patience while working
with older adults who grapple with
health and cognitive challenges. She’s
also an effective administrator, yet still
very hands on. Which explains why in
summers past, when residents planted
flowers, peppers, tomatoes and herbs
in special planters constructed for
wheelchair users, Mahler has been
right there, digging in the dirt.
At the same time, she and staff have
welcomed the certified horticulturist
who assisted residents in selecting the
plantings to grow ingredients for salsa
and pizza toppings. To celebrate their
garden, Mahler and her staff also organized
pizza and salsa parties in order
for residents to enjoy the foods they
raised.
Mahler joined Smith Crossing as a
part-time life enrichment facilitator in
2006, having earned a Bachelor’s of
Science degree from Eastern Illinois
University in Family and Consumer
Streit also said every successful city
he has seen that has a railroad going
through its downtown has quiet zones,
and quiet zones will impact the quality
of development the city is able to
receive.
Lockport resident Bob Morris spoke
at the meeting in favor of the quiet
zones. He said for the last 30 years,
he has been asking the City for quiet
zones, as the train traffic disrupts businesses,
homes and events in the city.
“It’s something people believe in,”
Morris said. “It adds value to the pipeline,
and that is huge. If there’s no value
added to it, we wouldn’t want the
pipeline.”
Alderman Kris Capadona said he
saw both sides of the argument, as the
City should stick to its development
plan, but it should not miss the opportunity
to pursue something that would
be beneficial to all residents.
Sandy Burcenski said she was not in
agreement with the exchange, as she
Please see CITY COUNCIL, 10
Dana Mahler, life enrichment director
at Smith Crossing, believes participation
in activities helps older adults
feel connected and build friendships.
Photo submitted
Science with an option in Family
Services.
Mahler also facilitates a monthly
support group for caregivers and family
members of residents with memory
loss. The group is also open to caregivers
of older adults living nearby
who struggle with memory issues.

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Lockport art shop a dream come true for owner
Joliet woman fulfills
lifelong goal with
opening of Wings Art
Shoppe in Lockport
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
Leanne Wargowsky and
her family went out for dinner
in downtown Lockport
one night in September, and
parked on State Street outside
a vacant storefront with
“for rent” signs in the window.
The Joliet woman had
been looking for a space
where she could fulfill her
life-long ambition of opening
her own art shop, but
little did she know less than
two months later her dream
would become a reality.
Wargowsky’s 13-year-old
daughter, Katie, texted the
phone number on the “for
rent” sign to her mom’s sister,
Laura Trento, and the
wheels were set in motion.
“I called the number,”
said Trento, of New Lenox.
“I said, ‘I’ve got nothing
to lose,’ and that’s where it
started. I called, talked to the
owners, and I called Leanne
back and said, ‘this might
work.’”
Wargowsky and Trento
opened Creative Wings Art
Shoppe earlier this month,
and held a ribbon-cutting
ceremony Nov. 12 to formally
announce their presence
at 1011 S. State St.
Lori Duke (left) helps her granddaughter Lyla Moyer, 4, of
New Lenox, color a picture at Creative Wings Art Shoppe.
About 30 friends and family
members attended the event,
and packed into the quaint
shop where Wargowsky’s art
adorns the walls, shelves and
bookcases.
The whirlwind of activity
over the past six weeks has
included conference calls
at 6 a.m. and late nights at
the store, but those long
hours and hard work are
what one puts in when pursuing
a dream. Wargowsky
has wanted to own an art
shop for as long as she can
remember, and recalled that
as a child she watched oil
painter William Alexander
on PBS.
“I would sit with my crayons
and try to do what he did
with oils on the screen,” she
said. “So my love of art has
been a life-long passion. I’ve
worked in health care to pay
the bills and always had this
dream not quite knowing if
we could make it, but here
we are.”
Wargowsky and Trento
were inspired in-part by comedian
Steve Harvey, who,
in a much-watched YouTube
video, states attaining one’s
dreams involves taking a
risk.
“Just jump,” Wargowsky
said. “If you have a dream
you have to jump. You’re
going to hit a couple rocks
and get some scrapes and cut
Creative Wings Art Shoppe co-owner Leanne Wargowsky (right) talks with Lori Duke
during a Nov. 12 grand opening celebration at the store in Lockport. Photos by Jason
Maholy/22nd Century Media
up, but you’re never going to
fly unless you jump.”
The sisters agree they
have complementary skills:
Wargowsky is the creative
one — the dreamer — while
Trento is the practical realist.
“She dreams real big and
I have to say, ‘hold on, let’s
get back on the ground, this
is still a business,’” Trento
said. “We’re two nuts, we
are. We’ve never done anything
like this before, but
we’ve surrounded ourselves
with great people, smart
people. We’ve asked a lot of
questions and have learned
a lot along the way, and it’s
been a great experience.”
Wargowsky works in
various mediums, as evidenced
by her paintings,
ink drawings and collages
which decorate the
shop. She plans to hold
mixed-media workshops
and classes, and Creative
Wings will host open art
nights as well as private art
parties. The sisters plan to
expand the shop’s offerings
as they get situated.
“We really want it to be a
wonderful space for the community
to come and create art,
all kinds of art,” Wargowsky
said. “We’re going to have
open art nights where people
can bring their bag of art supplies,
and just sit here in this
space and be here and get
away, and escape a little bit
from the reality outside, and
just be free to create.
“It’s a stress-free zone.
That’s what we want it to be
here: a really positive environment,
inspiring, and we
are really just thrilled.
“I create my art because I
want to put positive things
out into the world, and I say
that my art is kind of my
message to my daughters if
I’m not here. Everything is
really full of positive quotes
and inspiring thoughts as
they go onto becoming
adults themselves.”
Will County Board approves 2017 budget at meeting
Submitted by Will County
The Will County Board
approved the annual county
budget of $569 million at its
Nov. 17 meeting.
The board made some slight
amendments to the proposal
that was submitted by County
Executive Larry Walsh at the
September board meeting.
This new budget proposal is
balanced and confirms a reduction
in the levy rate from
the fiscal year 2016 budget.
The amendments the board
made in the budget include
a $277,000 increase in the
corporate fund, which funds
general operations of county
government, to $198 million.
There is also a decrease in the
special funds, which are restricted
for specific purposes,
to $371 million.
The property tax rate was
increased to .6130 percent,
and is lower than the 2015
rate of .6358 percent.
The fiscal year 2017 budget
does not include any use of the
county’s cash reserves to balance
the budget. Will County
continues to fund the Other
Post-Employment Benefits
(OPEB) liability at $1 million.
Overall revenue remains relatively
flat with slight increases
in sales tax collections.
The start of the fiscal year
for Will County government
is Dec. 1, 2016.

8 | November 23, 2016 | The Lockport Legend news
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State, local legislators speak at AARP breakfast
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Illinois chapter of
the AARP held a legislative
breakfast for Lockport Township
residents at Prairie Bluff
Golf Course Nov. 14, to discuss
pending state and local
issues.
Speaking at the event were
State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-
Tarrant, State Rep. Natalie
Manley, State Rep. Emily
McAsey, Trustee of Lockport
Township Dean Morelli,
Mayor of Lockport Steve
Streit, and State Rep. Larry
Walsh’s Chief of Staff Nick
Palmer.
One hundred and twentyfive
residents from Lockport
Township and the surrounding
communities attended the
event, which featured a complimentary
buffet breakfast.
“We had a really great turnout,”
said Courtney Hedderman,
AARP Illinois’ Associate
State Director of Advocacy
and Outreach, who organized
the event. “We really want to
engage elected officials on
the issues that matter to local
residents, especially those of
retirement age who have a lot
of financial concerns.”
One of the biggest issues
the group discussed was the
legislature’s pending action
on House Bill 4351, which
passed earlier this year but
was vetoed by Governor
Bruce Rauner.
In an attempt to save tax
dollars, Rauner has proposed
replacing the current Community
Care Program with a
new Community Reinvestment
Program, which would
cut $200 million in senior
services from the budget by
reducing services and increasing
the standards for
service eligibility.
HB 4351 opposes this
change and ensures that the
Community Care Program
would remain in place as-is
until a new need assessment
system is approved by the
federal government.
“Currently we [are] using
the Determination of
Need, or DON, assessment
to see who qualifies for the
program,” Hedderman said.
“This system is admittedly
pretty subjective so it’s possible
that a new system will
be approved in a year or two,
but until then this would lock
the current qualifying score
in, instead of raising it, and
make sure that everyone who
is currently receiving benefits
could continue to do so.”
The Community Care Program
provides services like
homemakers service, delivered
meals, medication management
assistance, adult day
services and respite services
to seniors who would otherwise
not be able to continue
living at home.
All three of the present legislators
and Palmer, speaking
on Walsh’s behalf, expressed
their disapproval of Rauner’s
veto and said they would be
voting to override it.
“I think the AARP has
done a spectacular job keeping
us informed on the needs
of seniors and I will be voting
to maintain the status quo,”
said Bertino-Tarrant. “We
have a difficult road ahead of
us with the budget, but senior
services and health issues are
not the place to make cuts.”
Both Bertino-Tarrant and
McAsey also stated they believed
Rauner’s plans would
end up being more costly to
the state and residents in the
long-run.
“It makes more sense to
fund this program and let people
live in their homes, where
they’re more comfortable and
it’s less expensive, for as long
as possible,” said McAsey.
Other issues the legislators
discussed their opposition
to which the AARP members
voiced their concern
over were a measure introduced
by ComEd to add an
extra charge to customers’
bills based on their one-time
maximum kilowatt demand
during each billing cycle, and
a proposition from the governor
to tax retirement benefits.
“I do not support taxing
retirement benefits,” Manley
said. “These people have already
done their tours of duty
and this would be morally
wrong because in many cases
those dollars could mean life
or death.”
Palmer, Streit, and Morelli
took the topics of conversation
off state issues and
focused more on the local
bright side, assuring residents
that while the state has
its financially struggles, Will
County is doing well.
“The future is still very
bright in Will County despite
the challenges going on in
Springfield,” said Palmer,
who emphasized the fact
the county is poised to pass
a balanced budget and currently
has an AA credit rating,
thanks largely to a well
executed cash reserve plan.
Streit spoke largely about
the coming redevelopments
in the city of Lockport including
several incoming
businesses and the planned
renovations on State Street.
“When it all gets put back
together it’s going to look really
nice,” Streit said of the
road work and the additions
of “the first new buildings in
the downtown in at least forty
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D92 students put their spelling to the test
Submitted by Will County
School District 92
Ludwig School held its annual
Spelling Bee Nov. 10.
There were 34 fourthgraders
and 33 fifth-graders
who participated. The runner
up for fourth grade was
Ivanna Gonzalez, and the
winner was Mary Sola. The
fifth-grade runner up was
Faustyna Kielar, and the winner
was Griffin Garrett.
All of the participants studied
for over a month in preparation
for the bee.
RIGHT: Ludwig School student
Ivanna Gonzalez (left)
was the fourth-grade runner
up for the school’s Spelling
Bee on Nov. 10, and Mary
Sola was the winner. Photo
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the Lockport Legend | November 23, 2016 | 9
Lockport area schools exceed state testing averages
Kirsten Onsgard
Contributing Editor
Academic progress improved
at a higher rate in
Lockport and Homer Glen
school districts than the state
average in 2016, standardized
test results show.
Statewide results show a 1
percent increase in students
performing at or above grade
level, while elementary and
high school districts in Lockport,
Homer Glen and Will
County all improved scores
by at least 3 percent year-toyear.
The figures stem from the
results of the second year of
the Partnership for Assessment
of Readiness for College
and Careers (PARCC) exam.
The results from the 2016
exam were released Oct. 31
by the Illinois State Board of
Education in the annual Illinois
State Report Card.
2016 was the second year
of the springtime test, which
gauges readiness in English/
language arts and mathematics
and was administered to
students in grades 3-8 and
high schoolers.
State averages show about
one-third of Illinois students
across grade levels and subjects
meeting or exceeding
expectations, the threshold
used to determine whether or
not a student is ready for the
next grade level. That figure
is lowest at the high school
level — with only 28 percent
of students deemed ready —
and buckles further in minority
and low-income students.
The state will drop the high
school PARCC exam and replace
the ACT with the SAT
in 2017.
Composite results from
Lockport Township High
School, Will County District
92, Homer 33C, Taft District
90 and Lockport District 91
all exceeded state averages.
Lockport Township High School
LTHS students showed
a modest uptick in meeting
grade readiness standards
and maintained the number
of students considered ready
for college in 2016.
But, limited PARCC data
and a shift away from the
exam means the standardized
test has done little to shape
curriculum, according to Assistant
Superintendent Brett
Gould.
“Looking at the PARCC,
we’re a little disappointed
we only gave it two years,”
Gould said. “There is not
enough data to give us longitudinal
information to make
changes.”
The lack of long-range
standardized test data means
the district is relying more on
in-house assessments — such
as classroom tests and semester
exams — to tweak teaching,
he said.
Forty-four percent of high
school students were considered
on track for the next
grade level, up 2 percent
from 2015 figures.
Statewide, high school results
slumped compared to
lower grades, with just 28
percent of students meeting
or exceeding subject-level
expectations.
At the high school level,
students are assessed by
course, rather than grade level,
meaning students of different
grades could be given
the same exam. Gould said
this makes it difficult to compare
to other schools, given
discrepancies in curriculum.
The district’s 2015-2016 Illinois
Report Card shows that
59 percent of students who
took the ACT were considered
college ready last year,
with an average composite
score of 21.8 at the school.
The state will switch to the
SAT in the spring, which will
be administered to LTHS juniors
on April 25.
Gould said that students
are preparing for the SAT
switch with personalized
preparation based on PSAT
results from Khan Academy.
The district is also incorporating
SAT-like questions and
thinking into the classroom,
he said.
“We’re not teaching to the
test, but we’re teaching to
the same kind of concepts,”
Gould said.
The district’s report card
also shows that its graduation
rate dipped slightly from
2015 to 2016, as expected
from enrollment numbers released
earlier this fall. Senior
enrollment is up by 60 students
this year, in part due to
students who did not graduate
in the 2015-2016 academic
year and will continue for a
fifth year.
About nine out of 10 LTHS
students graduated within
four years, down 3 percent.
Homer 33C
Homer 33C saw an average
3 percent uptick in students
considered ready for
the next grade level in 2016.
Half of students in the K-8
district met or exceeded expectations,
about 15 percent
higher than the state average.
That figure was highest
at the K-4 Schilling School,
where 56 percent of students
were considered performing
at grade level under PARCC
standards. Only third- and
fourth-graders were tested at
Schilling.
While results were largely
consistent with those in 2015,
Assistant Superintendent for
Instruction Kathleen Robinson
said that with additional
data, the district will be able
to assess where students are
performing well and where
they are underperforming.
The district recently implemented
a new common core
math curriculum, and is in
the midst of phasing in a new
English/language arts curriculum.
“We are still addressing
and adapting our curriculum
maps and our pacing because
the standards are so new to
us,” she said. “As we see areas
we might need to adapt, I
think we will see that in our
assessment.”
Taft D90
Taft Grade School saw a
boost in both math and reading
test scores in 2016. As a
whole, the district upped its
grade readiness by 6 percent
in 2016, pushing that figure
over the one-third mark to
35 percent.
Math scores in 2016 were
up 10 percent over 2015
scores, and about 3 percent
higher in English/language
arts.
“This is one test, this is
over the course of a couple
of weeks, it’s truly a snapshot
of what our children can do,”
Taft D90 Superintendent Pamela
Kibbons said at a regular
school board meeting last
month.
“But at the end of the day,
it is one picture and it is an
assessment our children will
continue to take,” she said.
Lockport D91
Year-to-year average composite
scores remained mostly
stagnant but total math
scores jumped 5 percent in
Lockport D91 in 2016.
Overall, 39 percent of students
were considered ready
for the next grade level, with
the highest performers in the
K-3 Milne Grove Elementary
School. Forty-five percent
of Milne Grove third graders
were considered grade
ready, and 37 percent of Kelvin
Grove students achieved
grade readiness.
As per PARCC requirements,
only third-graders at
Milne Grove were tested,
while the test was administered
to all students at Kelvin
Grove, which serves
grades 4-8.
Will County D92
Will County D92 showed
the highest number of students
considered grade ready
among Homer Glen and
Lockport districts.
Fifty-two percent of students’
composite scores met
or exceeded expectations,
and all three schools required
to administered the test —
Oak Prairie Jr. High, Ludwig
Elementary School and Reed
Elementary School — had
more than half of its students
ready for the next grade level.
Scores among low-income
student dipped significantly
in comparison, consistent
with statewide trends.
Twenty-nine percent of the
district’s approximately 280
low-income students were
considered grade ready, the
district’s lowest performing
demographic. Still, the
achievement gap — the difference
between low-income
and non low-income students
— was 3 percent smaller at
Will County D92 than statewide.

10 | November 23, 2016 | The Lockport Legend news
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Kelvin Grove students perform on big stage
Submitted by Milne-Kelvin
Grove School District 91
Kelvin Grove School
of Lockport District 91
had two students perform
Nov. 5 at the Illinois Music
Education Association District
1 Junior High Music
Festival.
The Kelvin Grove students
selected were Adriana
Sosa in band and Celia
Carey in chorus. The festival
involved over 400 students
selected by audition
from schools throughout the
Southwestern metropolitan
Chicago area.
The festival band,
chorus and orchestra
presented a public concert
at Lincoln-Way Central
High School. Appearing
in the concert was over
150 member festival band,
over 150 member festival
chorus and the festival
Kelvin Grove students Adriana Sosa (left) and Celia Carey
earned the right to perform in the Illinois Music Education
Association District 1 Junior High Music Festival recently.
Photo submitted
orchestra numbering 100
members and other student
workers.
The Kelvin Grove band
director is Nicole Henn
Plagman and the Kelvin
Grove chorus director is
Sarah Bush Randolph.
Police Reports
Man allegedly driving under the influence of
drugs at State and 3rd streets in Lockport
Michael Cooksey, 22, of
Oak Lawn, was charged
with driving under the influence
of drugs and possession
of cannabis, and issued
a citation for speeding
Nov. 11, in the early morning.
Cooksey was stopped
for speeding in the area of
State Street and 3rd Street
at about 1 a.m., and during
the investigation police determined
he was under the
influence of drugs, police
said.
Lockport Police Department
Nov. 12
Omar Alvarez, 22, of the 400
block of Englewood Avenue
in Bellwood, was charged
with driving under the influence
of alcohol and was issued
a citation for having a
headlight out. Alvarez was
stopped for having a headlight
out and improper lane
usage in the area of State
Street and 4th Street, and
was found to be under the
influence of alcohol, police
said.
Will County Sheriff’s Office
Nov. 1
Person(s) unknown entered
several unlocked vehicles on
the 16000 block of W. 144th
and W. 145th Place, and
stole assorted change, cash
and a wallet.
Nov. 4
Brian F. Zielinski, 27, of
16138 Cicero Ave. in Oak
Forest, was charged with
criminal damage to property
and battery on the 1000
block of Thornton Street.
Nov. 10
Jeanine Ibrahim, 20, of
17411 Yakima Drive, was
cited for driving while license
suspended and speeding
near the intersection of
S. Briggs Road and Bruce
Road.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport
Legend’s Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found online on the
Will County Sheriff’s Office or
Lockport Police Department’s
website or releases issued
by the department and other
agencies. Individuals named
in these reports are considered
innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.
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was not in favor of the pipeline
in Lockport in general
and thought it would eventually
leak.
Despite the disagreements,
a motion to pass the
resolution approving the
easement agreement and redevelopment
agreement between
the City and Ducere
passed unanimously. An action
item dedicating funds
from the project to the quiet
zone project is expected to
be brought back to the council’s
next regular meeting.
Central Square Building
changes
Also at the Committee
of the Whole meeting, the
council discussed a lease
agreement with the Lockport
Chamber of Commerce
to occupy space in the
Central Square building in
2017.
Preston Lewis, president
of the chamber, was at the
meeting and explained that
the chamber wanted to
move downtown to be closer
to the heart of the business
community.
Streit said he looks forward
to the chamber occupying
the same building.
The council is expected to
vote on the lease at its next
regular meeting.
Similarly, it is expected to
vote on an item that would
convey the title of the building
to the City, solely, from
the Lockport Township
Park District and Lockport
Township.
Budget, levy pass
The City Council unanimously
passed both the fiscal
year 2017 budget and
the 2016 property tax levy.
VanderMeer expressed
concerns about the amount
of money being devoted to
marketing in the budget, but
Streit contended the marketing
budget is essential to
the development of the city.
For the second year, the
overall tax rate for the city
decreased, Finance Director
Lisa Heglund said.
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doesn’t measure heart.” I’m short for my
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mostly just spare pencils and a few books.
Who is your favorite teacher and why?
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he loves to teach. That’s how I want to feel
about my job when I’m older.
photo submitted
What is your favorite class and why?
My favorite class is PE because it helps
me to wake up in the morning and it helps
keep me in good shape.
What is one thing that stands out about
your school?
One thing that stands out about my school
is that we have had a very good baseball
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What extracurricular(s) do you wish your
school had?
I wish the school had a writing club where
kids could write stories and share them to each
other when they’re finished writing them.
What’s your morning routine?
I wake up, eat breakfast, watch MLB Network,
shower, get dressed, brush my teeth,
and say my farewells before I walk out the
door.
If you could change one thing about school,
what would it be?
I know that this probably gets talked about
a lot, but 7th and 8th graders need recess. We
still need a time to express our energy.
What is your favorite thing to eat in the
cafeteria?
My favorite thing to eat is my own lunch.
I don’t ever get PTO lunch.
What is your best memory from school?
My favorite memory from school is whenever
I meet a new friend. School can get
tough, and the more people there for you, the
better.
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Deputy Fire Marshal Dave
Bricker — who has been
serving as acting chief since
late September — will become
the division chief of
fire prevention at the start of
the new year, the press release
said.
Bricker is confident in the
job Locacius will do.
“I’ve known [Locacius] for
years; I met him years ago. ...
We didn’t reconnect until I
got here a little over a year
ago, and I’m very impressed
with what I’ve seen.”
Bricker echoed Locacius’
sentiments on wanting to
implement a variety of community
programs, adding different
individuals will oversee
certain areas like senior
activities, a car seat program,
school talks and other public
initiatives.
“We’ll sit down and go
through different ideas to
make sure we are out in the
public,” he said.
As for his own new role as
division chief of fire prevention,
Bricker said many of his
responsibilities will stay the
same, and that he is “looking
forward to many more years
in a great organization.”
Locacius and his wife,
Beata, have three daughters
— Lauren, 14, and twins,
Victoria and Elizabeth, 11.
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with an emphasis in public
administration in 2010, and
in 2015 he obtained his Chief
Fire Officer certification, the
highest certification offered
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the release added.
Meanwhile, the release
said Bricker, of Lockport,
earned a bachelors degree in
fire service management. He
has been active in community
organizations for the past
12 years.
In addition to the new roles
for Locacius and Bricker, a
replacement battalion chief,
captain and lieutenant will
also become effective at the
start of the new year.
A formal swearing-in ceremony
is set to take place
Jan. 10. Along with the promotions,
the fire protection
district officials will swear
in five firefighters who have
successfully completed their
one-year probationary period,
the HTFPD said.
“Throughout my career, I
have been mentored by other
firefighters,” Locacius said.
“...A big part of who I am is
giving back, whether training
or doing drills.
“It’s not just about spending
the day in the office doing
paperwork. I like to be
hands-on and go out and do
drills with the [personnel],
pass on my knowledge as it
was passed to me. I’m very
thankful for the opportunity
for me and my family.”
Sherry Ranieri
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Trustees hear audit report
Nov. 14, find village in good
position
The Village of Mokena is
in good financial standing,
according to an audit presented
to the board of trustees
Monday, Nov. 14.
“The Village of Mokena
can be very proud of its financial
strength,” said Bill Hanley,
of Wipfli LLP, the firm
that handed the audit. “There
is a very strong fund balance
reported. There is almost $22
million of unrestricted fund
balance – and $12 million of
[that] is with the water and
sewer fund, and that is earmarked
for future activities
and other projects in those
areas.”
Hanley said the general
fund has about $4.2 million
of unassigned fund balance,
which he called “very good.”
“This fund balance represents
about 42 percent of a
year’s expenditures,” Hanley
said. “To say that another
way…the Village could operate
in the general fund without
revenue for about five
months, and then you could
just draw on your fund balance
to pay your bills. So, it
is a very strong fund balance
being reported.”
Hanley said the Village has
cash in investments totaling
about $23 million.
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“During the fiscal year into
June 30, 2016, compared to
the prior year, the net position
increased by about $1.2
million,” he said.
Hanley also said the Village’s
bond rating through
Standard & Poor’s Financial
Services LLC is AA+.
In addition, both of the Village’s
pension funds – for
the police and for the Illinois
Municipal Retirement Fund –
are stable.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
New Lenox students send
love through letters to the
troops
Every letter was unique —
clad with colorful pictures,
hand-drawn flags and handwritten
notes.
Throughout November,
hundreds of students in New
Lenox School District 122
thanked veterans for their
service and wished those
serving a happy Thanksgiving
and a merry Christmas.
A handful of those students
from kindergarten through
fifth grade had the opportunity
to meet Doug Bobrowski,
also known as “Dougie
Stylz” from US99, and share
the letters they wrote to veterans.
The letters were “colored
with love,“ said Lori Motsch,
principal at Spencer Trail
Kindergarten Center.
“It’s a great way for 5-yearolds
to feel connected,” she
said.
Students from Spencer
Trail, Spencer Pointe and
Spencer Crossing met with
Bobrowski to read their letters
aloud. He recorded their
voices, and they were aired
Nov. 16-18 on radio station
US99.
Bobrowski said the impact
of the event really struck him
when he met a 26-year veteran
who received some of
the letters from schools in the
Chicago area and later had
the opportunity to meet some
of the students who had written
the letters.
“[The students] are really
making a difference, and we
really appreciate it,” he said.
Bobrowski’s goal each
year is to collect 10,000 letters
for the troops.
“Pointe alone has written
over 600 letters,” said Kim
Gray, principal at Spencer
Pointe Primary School. “We
asked our parents to write
letters too, so we had a good
amount of parents write letters
and send them in to
school.”
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Tinley Park Village officials
honor local youth football
team
It’s not a story you hear
often: football players going
12-0 to win the Super Bowl.
What’s more unheard of is
that this might be a pattern
for the Tinley Park Bulldogs
junior varsity white squad,
who secured the 2016 River
Valley Youth Football championship
title for the second
year in a row.
On Nov. 6, the Orland Park
Pioneers lost to the Bulldogs
in the final game of the season.
Tinley Park officials
honored the team for its accomplishments
at the Nov.
15 Village Board meeting at
Village Hall.
Trustee Brian Younker, a
former coach for the Bulldogs,
recognized the team’s
success and ushered all 32
boys and their coaches into
the room. The boys, whose
ages range from 11 to 13
years old, entered the room
with their heads held high
and some – not being able
to contain their excitement –
had smiles on their faces.
Mayor Dave Seaman took
a moment to recognize the
team’s accomplishment.
“It’s great to see you guys
be successful because as I
understand it, this is the second
year for some of you in
an undefeated status,” Seaman
said. “That deserves a
lot of recognition, but what
also deserved recognition is
the effort that you all put into
getting it right and doing a
team job together.”
Reporting by Brittany Kapa,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Two men identified, Orland
man arrested in Nov. 12
firearm discharge
Police have identified two
men involved in a Saturday,
Nov. 12 incident in which
gunshots were fired in the
parking lot of the 17300
block of Oak Park Avenue,
according to a press release
issued Monday, Nov. 14, by
the Tinley Park Police Department.
The release stated Tinley
Park police responded to
a disturbance at 2:37 a.m.
Nov. 12 in the parking lot
of 17300 block of Oak Park
Avenue. The two men reportedly
had fled from the
scene in a vehicle.
No one was injured by the
gunshots, police said.
The police later identified
those men as Ramsey T.
Shelby, 22, of Orland Park,
and Ahmad R. Ismail, 22, of
Tinley Park.
Shelby was charged with
two felonies: unlawful possession
of a weapon by a felon
and aggravated discharge
of a firearm, according to
the release. Shelby was later
transported to Cook County
Jail.
Cook County Judge Peter
Felice has issued a warrant
for Ismail, who is not in
custody and is wanted for a
charge of aggravated fleeing
and eluding.
The bond on the warrant
reportedly is $50,000.
Reporting by F. Amanda
Tugade, Contributing Editor.
For more, visit OPPrairie.com.

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From the Assistant Editor
Give more than thanks
Erin Redmond
e.redmond@22ndcenturymedia.com
When I think about
Thanksgiving, I
think about the
delicious spread on the
table and football games on
TV. There is so much planning,
cooking and cleaning
— among other things —
involved that it’s easy to
lose sight of what the day is
really about: giving thanks.
And this year, I have a lot
to be thankful for.
Having recently moved
back to the area, this is the
first time in five years that
I am able to sit down and
enjoy the holiday with my
family. I’ll get to dress the
turkey with my mother,
chase my nieces and nephews
around the house, and
there’s a high probability
Letter to the Editor
Learning about consolidation
The following is information
was shared publicly to
districts 89, 90, 91 & 92 in
their October 2016 school
board meetings:
The Illinois State Board
of Education School Business
Service Division has
funding set aside to pay for
school district reorganization
feasibility studies. It
is available on a first come,
first serve basis. This study
is the only way we can give
that I’ll burn the crescent
rolls. I am extremely talented
in the latter.
I can’t express in words
how thankful I am to be
home to do all this, especially
when there are so
many — for one reason or
another — who don’t have
the opportunity to.
There are many who
struggle to put food on the
table on a daily basis, let
alone during the holidays.
Those in need may be
closer to home than we
think; they could even be
our friends and neighbors.
While many of us feel
helpless, there are several
ways to help lighten the
load.
This holiday season, a
plethora of local organizations
are accepting donations
for the less fortunate.
While I couldn’t possibly
list them all, I have
included a few below that
we should all think about
contributing to.
The holidays can be
especially hard on children
of low-income families.
Every child dreams of getting
presents from Santa
and the Homer Township
Fire Protection District is
making those dreams come
true. They are accepting
new, unwrapped toys for its
annual Toys for Tots donations
at Station 1, 16050 S.
Cedar Road, Homer Glen.
For more information, call
(815) 838-5006.
The Lockport/Homer
FISH Pantry, 604 E. 9th St.,
Lockport, is a completely
volunteer-based organization
that helps feed more
than 300 hungry families
in our area. It is always in
need of both monetary and
non-perishable donations
from canned fruits and
vegetables to dish soap.
FISH also partners with
several churches in Homer
Glen and Lockport through
its Circle of Love program,
which provides diapers and
other products to those in
need. For more information
on the FISH pantry, visit
www.lockportfoodpantry.
org.
St. Dennis Church, 1214
S. Hamilton St., Lockport,
is running two programs
over the holiday to benefit
local families. The first
is its Christmas Adopt-a-
Family Program in which
our town answers on the
subject of consolidation.
Please note that this would
only be the beginning of a
long process towards consolidating.
After the school
boards proceed with these
studies, we would then
have to collaborate between
the districts as to what our
community would want our
town’s consolidation to look
like, if it were to take place.
As a community, what can
you do to help? Please contact
your school board and
let them know you are interested
in having the study
take place. Whether you are
for or against consolidation,
we cannot make an educated
judgement about it, without
a feasibility study. We have
a choice of staying in the
dark about consolidation, or
educating ourselves about it
with actual facts.
Patricia Colella and Karen
Hunsaker, Lockport residents
an individual or a group
can “adopt” a family to
provide with gifts for
Christmas. The church has
also partnered with The
Giving Tree, 3016 S. State
St., Lockport, which provides
low-income clients
with basic necessities. St.
Dennis is helping collect,
sort, clean and pack these
donations and is seeking
volunteers to help. For
more information, call
(815) 383-2592, ext. 113.
This holiday season, take
some time to consider your
neighbors who may need
some help. It doesn’t take
much to brighten someone’s
day — if we each
give a little, it can add up
a lot.
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Muy bueno Buenos
Nachos in Frankfort prides itself
on authenticity, Page 18
out on the town The
Scene lists area bars, restaurants,
entertainment, Page 19
Lockport Chamber
of Commerce unveils
community awards at
Masquerade gala, Page 17
Jennifer Schreiner (left) and Brandon Vlach mingle Friday, Nov. 18, at the Lockport Chamber Autumn Award Dinner and Gala Masquerade held at Public Landing in Lockport.
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16 | November 23, 2016 | The Lockport Legend faith
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faith briefs
St. Dennis Church
(1214 S. Hamilton St., Lockport)
Healing Prayer
Every weekend following
Masses on Saturday, 4:30
p.m., and Sunday 9:15 a.m.
and 11 a.m. All are welcome.
For more information, contact
secretary@saint-dennis.
org or call (815) 838-2592.
St. Dennis Church
Christmas Adopt-a-Family
Program
5-8 p.m. through Nov. 30.
Assist a family in need and
provides gifts for Christmas.Registration
required.
Contact (815) 838-2592
ext. 110 or sjvallero@saintdennis.org
for more information.
Movie Night – Full of Grace
6-9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.
Full of Grace tells the story
of the Blessed Mother’s final
days on earth. Registration
requested. Call (815)
838-2592 ext. 114 or email
cmeyers@saint-dennis.org
for more information.
Come, Lord Jesus: Advent
Scripture Study
Mondays Nov. 28, Dec.
5-19 in the Narthex. Deepen
your journey during Advent
through an Advent Scripture
Study. For more information,
contact at (815)838-
2592 ext. 113 or vwozniak@
saint-dennis.org.
Catholic Charities: The
Giving Tree
5-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5,
The Giving Tree, 3016 S.
State St., Lockport. Twice a
month, we will assist with
sorting donations, cleaning,
packaging, etc. We need 10-
20 people at each visit. All
ages are welcome; children
ages 6-14 require a chaperone.
For more information or
to volunteer, call (815)838-
2592 ext. 113 or vwozniak@
saint-dennis.org or justin@
wozniaks.org.
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
(15625 S Bell Road, Lockport)
Parish Council Elections
Sunday, Dec. 7. The parish
will host its council elections
to fill 15 positions.
Nominations close Nov.
30. Visit www.assumption
greekorthodox.org for more
information.
Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church
(925 E. 9th St., Lockport)
Worship Services
9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. Sundays
5 p.m. Saturdays
Sunday School
10:35 a.m.
Preschool Registration
Parents can call (815)
838-0708 to schedule an appointment
to visit the school
and meet the staff.
AA Meetings
7-9 p.m. Wednesdays in the
church basement.
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Editor Erin Redmond at
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In Memoriam
David Eichhorn
David Lee
Eichhorn, 79, a
Lockport Township High
School alumni, died Nov. 13
at the Joliet Area Community
Hospice Home with his family
by his side. He was born
in 1937 in Joliet and attended
St. Joseph’s Grade School in
Lockport and graduated from
LTHS in 1955. He received
his Bachelor’s degree from
Northern Illinois University.
He served in the United
States Air Force and was
based at Ft. Meade from 1956
to 1960. Eichhorn taught
high school at Wilco Industrial
Arts Center in Romeoville
until he retired in 2000.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Irene (Zetlmeisl); his
sister LuAnne (Mike) Cassem;
sons Steven (Laura) and
Edward Eichhorn; daughter
Mary (Mike) Fox; grandchildren,
Zachary and Rebecca
Weber, Annamarie and Tim
Eichhorn, Calli Eichhorn,
Stephanie, Jonathan, Jillian
and Christopher Fox. In lieu
of flowers, memorials in
David’s name can be sent to
the Joliet Area Community
Hospice Home. A Memorial
Mass celebrating his life will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 1
at St. Dennis Church, 1214
Hamilton St., Lockport. To
sign the guestbook or get directions,
visit www.oneilfu
neralhome.com.
Pelagia Riffner
Pelagia “Peggy” Riffner,
88, of Lockport, died Nov.
11 at Amita Health Adventist
Medical Center. She was
born in Chicago and lived
in North Riverside for most
of her life before moving to
Lockport. She loved quilting,
baking and reading but
her greatest joy was spending
time with her family,
especially her grandchildren
and great-grandson. She is
survived by her daughters,
Nancy (Dave) Wieczorek and
Cindy (Mike) Carrara; grandchildren,
Michelle (Chris)
Bolte, Jessica (Anthony)
Cannella, Tony Carrara and
Jennifer (Orlando) McCorvey;
great-grandson Logan
Bolte; sisters Annie Trojak
and Pat Clark. Several nieces
and nephews also survive. In
lieu of flowers, send memorials
to the American Lung
Association or Alzheimers
Association. Funeral services
were held Nov. 16. Interment
Queen of Heaven Cemetery,
Hillside. To sign the online
guestbook, visit www.oneilfuneralhome.com.
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Lockport Chamber doles out awards at annual gala
Mary Stroka
Freelance Reporter
About 120 business and
community leaders got together
Friday, Nov. 18, to
celebrate this year’s accomplishments
at the Lockport
Chamber of Commerce’s
seventh Autumn Award and
Dinner Gala, held at Public
Landing Restaurant in
Lockport.
Individuals of local and
regional law enforcement
agencies and the Lockport
Township Fire Protection
District, along with a couple
businesses and volunteer
Candy Hrpcha, received
awards and recognition for
their commitment to the
community.
City of Lockport Mayor
Steven Streit presented a
commemorative plaque on
behalf of the Chamber to
nine Chamber of Commerce
charter members and charter
president Reno Cavena,
who has been involved
since 1974.
“We all just want to take
a moment to say ‘thank
you,’” said Preston Lewis,
president of the Chamber
of Commerce. “The City
of Lockport is still one city,
united.”
Lisa Kairis, executive
director of the Lockport
Chamber of Commerce,
said they started planning
the event about two
months ago. They chose a
Mardi Gras theme with a
masquerade mask contest
and a heads or tails beads
game.
“[Public Landing] is
beautifully decorated and
they always do a phenomenal
job,” she said.
“There are so many people
here who are new. It’s
really wonderfully attended
this year,” said Wendy Streit,
the mayor’s wife.
Community Award Winners
Volunteer of the Year: Candy Hrpcha
Adelmann Improvement Award: Embers Taphouse and
Social Club
Business of the Year: Sizzles Restaurant
Lockport Police Department Office of the Year: Adam
Schreiner
Illinois State Police Trooper of the Year: Jeremy Kunken
Will County Sheriff Deputy of the Year: James Reilly
Lockport Township Fire Protection
District Firefighter/Paramedic of the Year Awards:
Captain Jim Grady, Lt. Robert Vargo, Jamie Kozak
James Maurer, president
and CEO of vehicle repair
and towing company
Maurer Services, was one
such new person. He said
he came this year, his first
time, because his friend
Murvet Nolte’s Sizzles Restaurant
won the Business of
the Year award.
“I met a lot of very nice
people. I’m glad I came
now that I see what it was
about,” Maurer said.
He started his business in
Lockport about four years
ago. Maurer said Lockport
has much more of a “smalltown
feel” than just another
suburb of Chicago.
“It’s really nice to see this
community come together,”
he said.
Maurer said he made a
few business contacts at the
gala, and he is starting to
see the value of the Chamber
of Commerce.
“I think you’re going to
see me around a lot more,”
Maurer said.
Maurer also won the
heads or tails beads game,
and gave the winnings back
to the Chamber of Commerce.
Kairis said the event
raised $500 to support a
needy family and the Moving
Forward scholarship,
which is to be awarded to
a Lockport Township High
School graduating senior.
“The Lockport Chamber
of Commerce is grateful
for the support of the Lockport
business community
and strives to be of service
in 2017 and the coming
years,” Kairis said.
Kelly Delafuente looks through her beads at the event.
Jeff Matson (left) and David Mede mingle Friday, Nov. 18, at the Lockport Chamber Autumn
Award Dinner and Gala Masquerade held at Public Landing in Lockport. Photos by Adam
Jomant/22nd Century Media
Kimberly Bell (left) and Jessica Arawczyk check out the silent auction items at the Lockport
Chamber Masquerade.

18 | November 23, 2016 | The Lockport Legend dining out
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The light yellow and green
walls hint of a different past.
Though the inside of Buenas
Nachos now is filled
with the sights and smells of
a variety of authentic Mexican
cuisine, the Frankfort
eatery used to be a flower
shop.
Keeping the bright paint
in the interior is a daily reminder
of how far the business
has blossomed since
first opening in the spot in
1991, according to Buenas
Nachos manager Andres
Torres, son of the restaurant’s
owner, Elvia.
“We literally had patio furniture
in here,” Andres said
of the humble beginnings of
the family-owned business.
“We started without much,
but it began to catch on.”
Elvia, originally from central
Mexico, first had a different
restaurant in Chicago
but decided to move to their
Frankfort spot to put her
family in a better, up-andcoming
neighborhood, according
to her son.
Converting the space to
house tacos and tamales instead
of the likes of roses
and daisies may not have
been an easy task, but neither
was slowly building an
established clientele — a
feat made all the more impressive
when coupled with
the fact Buenas Nachos has
never advertised.
“We are 100 percent wordof-mouth,”
Andres said. “So
we really have to thank all
The tacos al pastor ($1.85 for single, $7.50 for dinner) are
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Buenas Nachos
21016 S. LaGrange Road
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the people that have tried it
and have recommended us,
because that’s actually how
we thrive.”
Instead, the restaurant relies
on namesake items like
the Buenas Nachos tacos
($2.40 each, $9 for a dinner)
to do the talking. The
tacos come with a choice of
steak, pork, ground beef and
chicken and are made with
grilled pepper, onion, tomato,
cheese and avocado, on
either a corn of flour tortilla.
The menu item again
serves as a nod to a harder
past, back when the Torres’
family fridge was sometimes
nearly empty and Elvia made
tacos for the family with a
random mix of ingredients
on hand.
A staple of the family-run
restaurant — which Andres
calls a “dying breed” — is
that at least one member of
his extended family always
is present to ensure the operation
is running smoothly.
Whether guests choose
tostadas, burritos, gorditas
or tortas, the focus is on
providing quick, satisfying
lunches or dinners.
“Anything here is good,”
Andres said. “I mean, you
really could almost blind
shoot the menu. Everything
is so fresh and delicious. It’s
really what you have a taste
for that day.”
With Elvia ready to retire,
according to Andres, the future
growth and course of
Buenas Nachos is not set in
stone, but there is one certainty
— the family tradition
and authentic dishes will
continue.
“We are here to stay,” Andres
said. “We’re not going
anywhere anytime soon.”

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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. Part of a nuclear arsenal,
for short
5. Pondered
10. Get one in a Jiffy?
14. Colorful dress
15. Kind of lyric poem
16. Privy to
17. Mary Robinson, for
example
19. Attractive cave
20. Stiff hairs
21. 1960s hot spot
22. Game table fabric
23. Faux ___ (mistake)
25. Impostor
26. It’s the site of the
Frankfort Trail 5K
run/walk
32. Junk ____
33. Cries from the bush
34. Coin type
37. A deadly sin
38. Partakes of
39. The most prosecuted
40. Christened
41. Posted
44. Itty-bitty bit
45. Stalin’s rule, e.g.
47. Object of a tuneup
50. Elton John, e.g.
51. Copy machine
52. Signifying word
55. Pinched, as a voice
59. Many years old
60. School that won the
IHSA Class 4A basketball
state championship
for the third year
62. Algonquian speaking
Indian
63. Not frivolous
64. Stake
65. Rug rats
66. Pastoral scene
poems
67. Shorebird with a
curved beak
Down
1. Mythical fertility
goddess
2. Attention to detail
3. Sir Lawrence Olivier,
for one
4. Use the wrong way,
as case law
5. Cat cry
6. Versed in
7. Body
8. Red-skinned cheese
9. Secluded room
10. Bonding molecule
11. Disconnect
12. Hard stuff
13. Breeze in
18. Recover
22. Bent
24. USAF unit
25. Wade opponent
26. Prediction
27. Road division
28. Plunge into water
29. Like a perfect game
30. Eater of eucalyptus
leaves
31. Make new
34. Cry of contempt
35. Walking hairball
36. Right now!
39. ____ Gears, Cream
album
41. Hussy
42. Serve perfectly
43. Old computer operating
system
45. Devices that restrict
electrical flow
46. Coating
47. Take forcibly
48. United ___ College
Fund
49. Pay respects
52. Moved forward
53. Religious
54. Demonic
56. High-hat
57. SA palm
58. Contact, e.g.
60. Pressure meas.
61. Checks for under
21s
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
answers
LOCKPORT
The Outpost Pub & Grill
(14929 Archer Ave.,
Lockport; (815) 836-
8893)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays: Live DJ and
Karaoke
Strike N Spare II
(811 Northern Drive,
Lockport; (708) 301-
1477)
■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mondays: Quartermania
■Fridays: ■ Live bands
HOMER GLEN
Mullets Sports Bar and
Restaurant
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
7 p.m. Wednesdays: Trivia
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
Rokwelz Bar Meets Grill
(11265 159th St., Orland
Park; (708) 226-0042)
■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bingo.
Free to play. Progressive
jackpot. Minimum $500
■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo
TINLEY PARK
Bailey’s Bar & Grill
■(17731 ■ Oak Park Ave.,
Tinley Park; (708) 429-
7955)
■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia
■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ
Dance Party
■9:30 ■ p.m. Saturdays:
Live Music
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
To place an event
in The Scene, email
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com.

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22ND CENTURY MEDIA is looking
for local FREELANCE REPORTERS
and PHOTOGRAPHERS to cover events,
meetings and sports in the area.
The Lockport Legend’s
The current owners decided it’s time to
downsize, so their custom sprawling ranch
in now available
Where: 16243 Blackhawk Drive, Lockport
of the
WEEK
What: True brick ranch nestled on 1/2
acre lot in golf course community.
Amenities: Custom, brick and stone
ranch nestled on a 1/2-acre park-like,
professional landscaped lot in prestigious
golf course community. This home boasts
a light, bright and open floor plan with
10’ ceilings throughout and features:
grand entry foyer with pillars; formal
dining room with built-in cabinet and tray
ceiling; spacious great room with a wall of
windows and a two-sided fireplace adding
warmth to both the great room and
breakfast area that offers French door
access to the paver patio and large yard;
gourmet kitchen with 42” maple cabinets,
breakfast bar peninsula, walk-in pantry
and granite counters; master suite with
walk-in closet and private, luxury bath with
Whirlpool tub, double vanity and separate
oversized shower; both additional
bedrooms are located on the opposite
side of the home from the master for
added privacy; open concept, wrought iron
staircase leads to full basement with 9’
ceilings and roughed in plumbing. White
six-panel doors and trim throughout.
Listing Price: $389,900
Listing Agent: Kim Wirtz, Century 21
Affiliated, (708) 516-3050 or www.
kimwirtz.com
Interested individuals should send
an email with a resume and any clips to
jobs@22ndcenturymedia.com
www.22ndcenturymedia.com
CHICAGO SOUTHWEST
CHICAGO NORTHSHORE
MALIBU
September 27
• 13405 Old Orchard
Lane W, Lockport, 60441-
9415 - Cartus Financial
Corp To Clayton R.
Glomb, Angeline Kostelec
$258,500
October 20
• 1114 E. 7th St.,
Lockport, 60441-3821 -
Frank D. Jones To Daniel
Fisher, Nedra Fisher
$201,500
• 16209 W. Blackhawk
Drive, Lockport,
60441-4686 - Norbert
Dobrzanski To Albert M.
Stogsdill, $400,000
October 21
• 17424 Fox Bend Lane,
Lockport, 60441-4653 -
Kevin F. Casey To Michelle
L. Brouillet, $128,000
October 24
• 16524 Teton Drive,
Lockport, 60441-7694 -
Zabierek Trust To Mark L.
Zabierek, $145,000
October 25
• 17112 Manitoba,
Lockport, 60441-4824
- Michael R. Kruse To
Robert Piazza, Betty
Piazza $270,000
• 17688 Gilbert Drive,
Lockport, 60441-1100 -
Frank Izzo Jr. To Tina York,
$152,500
October 26
• 1145 Grandview Ave.,
Lockport, 60441-3648
- Steffes Trust To Daniel
R. Mcdonald, Anne Marie
Bouril $142,000
The Going Rate is provided by
Record Information Services,
Inc. For more information,
visit www.public-record.com
or call (630) 557-1000.

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Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive
Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise
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Real Estate
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lines/
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per line 7 papers
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$30 7 4 papers
lines/
Bookkeeper, P/T, flex. days/hours
This part-time bookkeeping position requires advanced
knowledge of Quick Books, MS Excel and MS
Office. Qualified candidates will pay parish/school bills,
administrate payroll, assist in the completion of school/
parish financial reports and coordinate the functions also
of the parish office, including recording of weekly
contributions, prepare bank deposits and reconcile all bank
accounts monthly. Must possess a knowledge of
bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting
principles both standard and nonprofit. Must possess a
keen attention to details and a commitment to high quality
work. Ability to prioritize, multi-task and problem solve.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and communicate
in a professional manner. Knowledge of Google forms
integration. Familiarity with Catholic teachings. Excellent
written communication, including spelling and grammar.
Comfortable with importing, exporting, and manipulating
data. Elevates potential issues and offers solutions to
problems. There are school and parish duties combined
into this part-time opportunity to work with a flexible,
dedicated staff in a caring Catholic environment. St.
Michael Orland Park-email resume to
resume@saintmike.com. No phone calls please.
Immediate, Full/part-time
openings in Data Entry.
Typing 40 wpm. Paid
holidays & other benefits
avail. No exp. necessary.
Will train. 708.460.9677
FT/PT Cashier. Flex hrs.
Will-Cook Ace Hardware
12121 W. 159th St.
Homer Glen, IL 60491
708.301.7130
Help
Wanted
Frankfort, IL CPA Firm is
looking for a F/T Office
Administrator.
40 hrs/week with OT
available during tax
season. Competitive pay
with benefits. (Located just
off of I-80 and Harlem
Ave) Fax Resume To:
708.534.1017
2016 Southwest Choice
Award winner Pet Patrol
is looking for dog walkers
& pet sitters in Orland &
Tinley Park. For more info
& to apply:
www.pet-patrol.net
Start a new career in
time for the holidays!
AMERICAN SCHOOL
BUS NOW HIRING.
CALL NOW:
708.349.1866
Mokena School District 159
P/T Bus Driver. 4.25 hrs/day.
$14.34/hour. Please contact
Joe Sierra for details.
708.342.4900
1023 Caregiver
Caregiver Services
Provided by
Margaret’s Agency Inc.
State Licensed & Bonded
since 1998. Providing
quality care for elderly.
Live-in/ Come & go.
708.403.8707
Affordable Caregiver
Professional, private duty
caregiver: live-in or come
& go with a car. Insured
with excellent references.
Low prices.
708.692.2580
IamaReliable, Independent
Caregiver w/Medical Education
&Experience Available
for Elderly Care 630-673-3666
1037 Prayer /
Novena
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 of my heart 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 to thee
(3x). Holy Mary I place this
cause in your hands (3x). Say
this prayer for three
consecutive days, you must
publish it and it will be granted
to you. Thank you For
Granting my request.
-MMT-
Oh, Holy StJude, Apostle &
Martyr, great in virtue and rich
in miracle, near kinsman of Jesus
Christ, faithful intercessor
of all who invoke your special
patronage in time ofneed. To
you Ihave recourse from the
depth of my heart and humbly
beg to whom God has given
such great power to come to
my assistance. Help me in my
present and urgent petition, In
return, I promise tomake your
name known and cause you to
be invoked. Say three Our Fathers,
three Hail Marys and
glories for nine consecutive
days. Publications must be
promised. St. Jude pray for us
all who invoke your aid.
Amen. This Novena has never
been known tofail, Ihave had
requests granted. D.B.
Automotive
1061 Autos Wanted
1061 Autos
Wanted
WANTED!
WE NEED
CARS, TRUCKS
& VANS
Running Or Not
Top Dollar Paid !!!
Free Pick-Up
Locally Located
708 205 8241
1074 Auto for
Sale
2003 Ford Mustang
125k mi. Good Condition
Runs well. $2,500
708-557-2598
2005 Nissan Ultima 2.5SL,
200k mi, very clean, runs great.
$3,000/or best offer. Call
847.366.1077
Rental
1225 Apartments
for Rent
Oak Forest Terrace
15815 Terrace, Oak Forest
Spacious 1 & 2 Bdrms.
Serene setting & Beautiful
Grounds. Tennis, Pool,
Walking Trails. Near metra.
708-687-1818
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DUFFIN &DORE
Consistent Listing and Sales Leader
YEAR AFTER YEAR
30+ Years of Experience
Internet Marketing Expert • Fulltime Professional
14851 Founders Crossing
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Pete Ciaccio
Specializing in Homer Glen, Lockport,
Orland Park and Lemont
Residential & Commercial Real Estate
708.710.0936
www.PeteCiaccio.com
parkview2000@comcast.net
Commission Rates
3 % !
as
Low
as
Ask me How
Kim Wirtz, Associate
Broker
(708) 516-3050
www.KimWirtz.com
Residential, Commercial and Short Sales Specialist
AWARD WINNING
AGENT
Guaranteed The LOWEST Selling Fees!
2 %
3.5 % Total
To
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708 •460 • 8101
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Charge It | DEADLINE - Friday at 3pm
1225 Apartments
for Rent
FRANKFORT
Maple Apartments
1BR-$830/month
2BR deluxe- $960/month
Plus security deposit
NO PETS, 815-469-1899
Automotive
$52 4 lines/
7 papers
Real Estate
$50 7 7 papers
lines/
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$13 4 lines/
per line 7 papers
Merchandise
$30 7 4 papers
lines/
1325 Duplex For
Rent
Frankfort Duplex
2BR, 1 bath duplex with
parking space in Frankfort.
Includes washer, dryer, stove,
and fridge. Rent $1,100
month. Security deposit
$1,500/ month.
National Advantage Real
Estate 815-485-0304
2007 Black Dirt/Top Soil
Sawyer
Dirt
Pulverized Black Dirt
Rough Black Dirt
Driveway Gravel Available
Bobcat Services Available
For Delivery Pricing Call:
815-485-2490
www.sawyerdirt.com
...to place your
Classified Ad!
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2011 Brick/Chimney Experts
2025 Concrete Work
2032 Decking
2060 Drywall
2003 Appliance Repair
QUALITY
APPLIANCE
REPAIR, Inc.
• Air Conditioning • Furnaces
Refrigeration • Dishwashers
Stoves & Ovens • Microwaves
Garbage Disposals
Washers&Dryers
Family Owned &Operatedsince 1986
Someone you can TRUST
All work GUARANTEED
BEST price in town!
708-712-1392
Business Directory
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in the newspaper
people turn to first
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2006 Basement Waterproofing
Sturdy
Deck & Fence
Repair, Rebuild or
Replace
Make It Safe - Make it Sturdy
708 479 9035
2070 Electrical
EXPERIENCED
ELECTRICIAN
R E A S O N A B L E
D E P E N D A B L E
SMALL JOBS
CALL ANYTIME
(708) 478-8269
Drywall
*Hanging *Taping
*New Homes
*Additions
*Remodeling
Call Greg At:
(815)485-3782
2075 Fencing
2080 Firewood
2017 Cleaning Services
FANTASTIK POLISH
CLEANING SERVICE
If you’re tired of housework
Please call us!
(708)599-5016
5th Cleaning is
FREE! Valid only one time
Free Estimates
& Bonded
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2080 Firewood
2100 Garage Doors/Openers
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2130 Heating/Cooling
2120 Handyman
GroundsKeeper
Landscape Services!
Get Your Firewood
Early This Year
FREE Local Delivery
Contact us at
708.301.7441
or
Visit our website
www.groundskpr.com
HANDYMAN SERVICE —WHATEVER YOU NEED
"OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE"
Windows, Doors, Decks Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling, Plumbing Interior and
Exterior Painting Wall Paper Removal Professional Work At Competitive Prices
CALL MIKE AT 708-790-3416
CARRARAREPAIRSERVICE
2090 Flooring
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BEECHY’S
Handyman Service
Custom Painting
Drywall & Plaster Repair
Carpentry Work
Trim & General
Tile & Laminated Flooring
Light Plumbing & Electrical
Remodeling, Kitchen & Bath
Install StormWindows/Doors
Clean Gutters
Wash Siding & Windows
Call Vern for Free Estimate!
708 714 7549
815 838 4347
Kitchen, Baths, Basements
Quartz Countertops
Electrical & Plumbing
Carpentry, Trim & Finish
Tile/Wood & Laminate Floors
Handyman Services
www.custombuilthomeimp.com
JEROME
DRIVE CAR BUYERS
TO YOUR DOOR WITH
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2132 Home Improvement
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2132 Home Improvement
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property...
Sell It!
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2135 Insulation
2150 Paint & Decorating
MARTY’S
PAINTING
Interior / Exterior
Fast, Neat Painting
Drywall
Wallpaper Removal
Staining
Free Estimates
20% Off with this ad
708-606-3926
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2150 Paint & Decorating
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2170 Plumbing
2200 Roofing
2170 Plumbing
Save 10% with this ad
10% of All Rodding Will Go To The American Cancer Society
for Breast Cancer Research
2180 Remodeling
Family Owned & Operated • Over 40 Years
Licensed - Bonded - Insured
Call 24 hr. Service | Free Estimates
We will rod any main line
with clean out in lawn area
for
Lic# SL2599
(708)-846-2252 | (815) 329-4019
(708) 942-1943
$
75 .00
• Rodding
• Water Jetting
• Kitchen Sink
royalflushplumbingandsewerinc.com
inside slightly higher
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with this ad
• Bathroom Sink
• Laundry Tubs
• Shower Drains
You need your pipes repaired or
installed, we have all the newest
equipment,Underground TV
Cameras, Radio, Hydro Jetting.
• Floor Drains
• Repair Work
• New Line Installs
Written guarantee on all work | Written estimate for insurance work
KASCH PLUMBING Inc.
• Waterheaters
•SumpPumps
• Faucets
Lisense #055-043148
Complete Plumbing Service
• WaterLeaks
• RPZ Testing
• Ejector Pumps
•Disposals
• Toilets
815.603.6085
2200 Roofing
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list your
real estate
property...
Sell It!
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Merchandise
$30
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2200 Roofing
2255 Tree Service
2276 Tuckpointing/Masonry
2294 Window Cleaning
P.K.WINDOW
CLEANING CO.
Window Cleaning
Gutter Cleaning
Power Washing
Office Cleaning
call and get $40.00 off
708 974-8044
w w w . p k w i n d o w c l e a n i n g . c
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Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise
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2390 Computer Services/Repair
2489 Merchandise
Wanted
Metal Wanted
Scrap Metal, Garden
Tractors,
Snowmobiles,
Appliances, Etc.
ANYTHING METAL!
Call 815-210-8819
Free pickup!
Help Wanted
$13 4 lines/
per line 7 papers
Merchandise
$30 7 4 papers
lines/
Professional
Directory
2416 Pet Services
Calling all
Merchandise
Directory
2490
Misc.
Merchandise
Canon Toners
Color Image MF8350C/
8380C, Cartridge 118
Magenta, Black, Cyan,
Yellow, 2 Each.
Best Offer 708.326.9170
2701 Property for
Sale
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 16472 TETON DRIVE,
LOCKPORT, IL, IL 60441 (TWO
STORY TOWNHOUSE WITH A
TWO CAR ATTACHED GA-
RAGE.). Onthe 15th day of December,
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: METLIFE HOME
LOANS, ADIVISION OFMET-
LIFE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff V.
EVERETT MCKENZIE AKA EV-
ERETT RMCKENZIE; NAVAJO
COACH HOME ASSOCIATION;
UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendant.
Case No. 12CH 0657 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. Judgment
amount is $200,892.86 plus
interest, cost and post judgment advances,
if any.
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 by subsection
(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:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
2701 Property for
Sale
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 14600 Aston Way, Lockport,
IL 60441 (Single family). On
the 15th day ofDecember, 2016 to
be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, under Case Title: US
Bank National Association, as
Trustee for Structured Asset Investment
Loan Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-3 Plaintiff V. Brian M. Holland;
Leslie A. Holland aka Leslie
Holland; Unknown Owners and
Non-Record Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 12CH 3996 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial
Circuit, Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is acon-
dominium, in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
For Information Please Contact:
ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER
LLC.
1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
P: 630-453-6960
2701 Property for
Sale
F: 630-428-4620
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 19350 W. Jacquie, Lockport,
IL 60441 (Single Family
Residence). On the 15th day of December,
2016 to be held at 12:00
noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under
Case Title: WILMINGTON
TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION AS SUCCESSOR TRUS-
TEE TO CITIBANK, N.A. AS
TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS
ALT-A-TRUST 2006-6, Plaintiff
V. TIMOTHY J. MOLANDER
AKA TIMOTHY A. MOLANDER
AKA TIM J. MOLANDER, LISA
A. VENTURA AKA LISA A.
MOLANDER, PNC BANK, NA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION and
ADVANCED CRITICAL
TRANSPORT, INC., Defendant.
Case No. 13CH 1429 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 or-
2701 Property for
Sale
der, until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 205 Reverend Walton,,
Lockport, IL 60441 (Single Family
Residence). Onthe 8th day of December,
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: THE BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, AS
TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFI-
CATEHOLDERS OF THE
CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED
CERTIFICATES SERIES
2004-12, Plaintiff V. ANDREW L.
MAYES AKA ANDREW
MAYES, WHENSDAY MAYES
and NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE,
LLC, Defendant.
Case No. 14CH 2750 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

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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:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 16139 Bent Grass Drive,
Lockport, IL 60441 (Residential).
On the 1st day of December, 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:
Pennymac Loan Services, LLC
Plaintiff V. Sara J. McClenning
a/k/a Sara J. Wilson; et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 0006 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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite
100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 2711 LAWRENCE AVE-
NUE, LOCKPORT, IL 60441
(NA). Onthe 15th day of December,
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: BAYVIEW LOAN SERV-
ICING, LLC Plaintiff V.TODD S.
HOFFMAN, DEBORAH HOFF-
MAN, UNKNOWN
OWNERS-TENANTS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,
Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 0407 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:
Weiss McClelland LLC
105 W. Adams Suite 1850
Chicago, Illinois 60603
P: 1-312-605-3500
F: 1-312-605-3501
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 14457 Mallard Drive,
Lockport, IL 60491 (Single family).
On the 1st day ofDecember,
2016 to be held at 12:00 noon, at
the Will County Courthouse Annex,
57 N. Ottawa Street, Room
201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff V. Shaun C. Gallimore
aka Shaun Gallimore; Karen E.
Gallimore aka Karen Gallimore;
Umberto S. Davi; Midland Funding
LLC; Unknown Owners and
Non-Record Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 2330 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial
Circuit, Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is acon-
dominium, in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
For Information Please Contact:
ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER
LLC.
1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
P: 630-453-6960
F: 630-428-4620
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 1619 EAST STREET,
LOCKPORT, IL, IL 60441
(WHITE ALUMINUM, SINGLE
FAMILY HOME, DETACHED
TWO CAR GARAGE). On the
15th day of December, 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: FED-
ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION Plaintiff V.
MARIBETH BEZAK; DANIEL
BROWN A/K/A DANIEL J
BROWN Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 2541 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. Judgment
amount is $318,233.05 plus
interest, cost and post judgment advances,
if any.
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:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
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
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE at 300 Princeton Avenue,
Lockport, IL 60441 (Residential).
On the 15th day of December,
2016 to be held at 12:00 noon, at
the Will County Courthouse Annex,
57 N. Ottawa Street, Room
201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: U.S.Bank National Association,
as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust 2007-WFHE2,
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-WFHE2
Plaintiff V. Tracy Jones a/k/a
Tracy L. Jones; et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 0183 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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite
100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
METLIFE HOME LOANS, ADI-
VISION OF METLIFE BANK,
N.A.
Plaintiff,
vs.
EVERETT MCKENZIE AKA EV-
ERETT RMCKENZIE; NAVAJO
COACH HOME ASSOCIATION;
UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendant.
No. 12 CH 0657
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause onthe 14th day of
January, 2013, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 15th day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
PARCEL 1:LOT 9-4 IN NAVAJO
COACH HOMES PHASE 1, BE-
ING A RESUBDIVISION OF
LOT 6 IN BROKEN ARROW,
BEING A SUBDIVISION OF
PART OFSECTION 30, TOWN-
SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11

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EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-
PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT OF SAID RESUB-
DIVISION RECORDED SEP-
TEMBER 12, 1995 AS DOCU-
MENT R95-67518 IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2:
EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT
OF PARCEL 1 AS CREATED BY
DECLARATION OF NAVAJO
COACH HOMES ASSOCIA-
TION, RECORDED NOVEMBER
22, 1995 AS DOCUMENT
R95-91128 AS AMENDED
FROM TIME TO TIME, FOR IN-
GRESS AND EGRESS OVER
COMMON AREA LOTS CA-1
AND CA-2 AS DEPICTED ON
THE NAVAJO COACH HOMES
PHASE 1 SUBDIVISION RE-
CORDED SEPTEMBER 12,
1995AS DOCUMENT R95-67518,
AFORESAID.
Commonly known as:
16472 TETON DRIVE, LOCK-
PORT, IL, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
TWO STORY TOWNHOUSE
WITH ATWO CAR ATTACHED
GARAGE.
P.I.N.:
16-05-30-315-018-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County. Judgment
amount is $200,892.86 plus
interest, cost and post judgment advances,
if any.
In the event the property is a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains a court order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
US Bank National Association, as
Trustee for Structured Asset Investment
Loan Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-3
Plaintiff,
vs.
Brian M.Holland; Leslie A.Holland
aka Leslie Holland; Unknown
Owners and Non-Record Claimants
Defendant.
No. 12 CH 3996
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 17th day of
September, 2013, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 15th day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
LOT 332 IN VICTORIA CROSS-
INGS EAST UNIT 6, A SUBDI-
VISION OF PART OF THE
SOUTHEAST 1/4 OFSECTION
21, AND PART OFTHE SOUTH-
WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 22,
TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE
11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN-
CIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD-
ING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED AS DOCUMENT
R2001058918 IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
14600 Aston Way, Lockport, IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
Single family
P.I.N.:
16-05-21-408-011-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is acon-
dominium, in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER
LLC.
1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
P: 630-453-6960
F: 630-428-4620
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
WILMINGTON TRUST, NA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION AS
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TOCI-
TIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE
FOR BEAR STEARNS
ALT-A-TRUST 2006-6,
Plaintiff,
vs.
TIMOTHY J. MOLANDER AKA
TIMOTHY A. MOLANDER AKA
TIM J. MOLANDER, LISA A.
VENTURA AKA LISA A.
MOLANDER, PNC BANK, NA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION and
ADVANCED CRITICAL
TRANSPORT, INC.,
Defendant.
No. 13 CH 1429
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 2nd day of
October, 2013, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 15th day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
Lot 52, in Unit No. 2,in College
View, aSubdivision ofpart ofthe
Southeast Quarter of Section 9and
part of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 10, Township 36 North,
Range 10, East of the Third Principal
Meridian, according tothe Plat
thereof recorded December 30,
1958 as Document No. 865613, in
Will County, Illinois
Commonly known as:
19350 W. Jacquie, Lockport, IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Residence
P.I.N.:
11-04-09-404-014-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is 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 or-
der, until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF
NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR
THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
OF THE CWABS, INC.,
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFI-
CATES SERIES 2004-12,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ANDREW L. MAYES AKA AN-
DREW MAYES, WHENSDAY
MAYES and NATIONSTAR
MORTGAGE, LLC,
Defendant.
No. 14 CH 2750
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 1st day of
September, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 8th day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
LOT 1,INBLOCK 2, IN STER-
LING PARK, A SUBDIVISION
OF PART OFTHE SOUTHEAST
1/4 OF SECTION 34, IN TOWN-
SHIP 36 NORTH, AND IN
RANGE 10 EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
205 Reverend Walton,, Lockport,
IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Residence
P.I.N.:
11-04-34-418-051-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is 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:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Pennymac Loan Services, LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Sara J. McClenning a/k/a Sara J.
Wilson; et. al.
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 0006
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause onthe 17th day of
August, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 1st day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.

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Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
PARCEL 1: THE WEST 24.90
FEET OF THE EAST 105.11
FEET OF THAT PART OFLOT
34 BOUNDED AND DE-
SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COM-
MENCING AT THE SOUTH-
WEST CORNER OF SAID LOT
34; THENCE NORTH 00 DE-
GREES 02 MINUTES 14 SEC-
ONDS EAST ALONG THE
WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 34 A
DISTANCE OF 40.49 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 89DEGREES
57 MINUTES 46 SECONDS
EAST 12.91 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES
02 MINUTES 14 SECONDS
EAST 75.00 FEET; THENCE
SOOTH 89 DEGREES 57 MIN-
UTES 46 SECONDS EAST
135.11 FEET; THENCE SOUTH
00 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 14
SECONDS WEST 75.00 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES
57 MINUTES 46 SECONDS
WEST 135.11 FEET TO THE
HEREIN DESIGNATED POINT
OF BEGINNING, IN ARROW-
HEAD SOUTH TOWNHOMES
UNIT 3,BEING ARESUBDIVI-
SION OF PART OFLOTS 4&5
IN BROKEN ARROW, BEING A
SUBDIVISION OF PART OF
SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OP
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME-
RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
OCTOBER 5, 2000, AS DOCU-
MENT NO. R2000-108755 IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR
THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1.
FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS
AS SET FORTH AS SET FORTH
IN THE AMENDED AND RE-
STATED DECLARATION RE-
CORDED AS DOCUMENT
NUMBER R98-140179, AS
AMENDED, OVER THE COM-
MUNITY AREA.
Commonly known as:
16139 Bent Grass Drive, Lockport,
IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.:
16-05-30-414-012-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is 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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite
100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING,
LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
TODD S. HOFFMAN, DEBO-
RAH HOFFMAN, UNKNOWN
OWNERS-TENANTS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 0407
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 12th day of
September, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 15th day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
LOT 11 IN UNIT NUMBER 1OF
PURCELLS' SUBDIVISION OF
PART OFTHE SOUTHWEST 1/4
OF SECTION 26, IN TOWNSHIP
36 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-
PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED APRIL 29, 1950 AS
DOCUMENT NUMBER 672518
IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
2711 LAWRENCE AVENUE,
LOCKPORT, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
NA
P.I.N.:
11-04-26-307-022-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains a court order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
Weiss McClelland LLC
105 W. Adams Suite 1850
Chicago, Illinois 60603
P: 1-312-605-3500
F: 1-312-605-3501
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff,
vs.
Shaun C. Gallimore aka Shaun
Gallimore; Karen E. Gallimore aka
Karen Gallimore; Umberto S.
Davi; Midland Funding LLC; Unknown
Owners and Non-Record
Claimants
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 2330
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 19th day of
August, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 1st day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
LOT 109 IN PHEASANT HOL-
LOW SOUTH UNIT 2-B, BEING
A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST
HALF OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTION 12,
TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE
11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN-
CIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD-
ING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED FEBRUARY 3, 1978
AS DOCUMENT NUMBER
R78-4052, IN WILL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
14457 Mallard Drive, Lockport, IL
60491
Description of Improvements:
Single family
P.I.N.:
16-05-12-202-034-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is 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 by subsection
(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 ofsale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER
LLC.
1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
P: 630-453-6960
F: 630-428-4620
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORT-
GAGE ASSOCIATION
Plaintiff,
vs.
MARIBETH BEZAK; DANIEL
BROWN A/K/A DANIEL J
BROWN
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 2541
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause onthe 23rd day of
August, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 15th day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
LOT 1 IN MEADOW RIDGE
SUBDIVISION, UNIT 1,BEING
A SUBDIVISION OF APART OF
THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSEC-
TION 26, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME-
RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
FEBRUARY 23, 1990 AS DOCU-
MENT NO. R90-10090, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
1619 EAST STREET, LOCK-
PORT, IL, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
WHITE ALUMINUM, SINGLE
FAMILY HOME, DETACHED
TWO CAR GARAGE
P.I.N.:
11-04-26-209-080-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County. Judgment
amount is $318,233.05 plus
interest, cost and post judgment advances,
if any.
In the event the property is a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains a court order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County

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2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
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, as
Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust 2007-WFHE2,
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-WFHE2
Plaintiff,
vs.
Tracy Jones a/k/a Tracy L. Jones;
et. al.
Defendant.
No. 16 CH 0183
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 7th day of
September, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 15th day of
December, 2016 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
LOTS TWENTY (20),
TWENTY-ONE (21) AND
TWENTY-TWO (22), IN BLOCK
EIGHT (8), IN STIRLING PARK,
A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF
SECTION THIRTY-FOUR (34),
IN TOWNSHIP THIRTY-SIX (36)
NORTH, RANGE TEN (10) EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED SEPTEMBER 04, 1907,
AS DOCUMENT NO. 246400, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
300 Princeton Avenue, Lockport,
IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.:
11-04-34-431-001-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid
at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
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sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains a court order for its distribution
or, in the absence ofanorder,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
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CONTACT:
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15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite
100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
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MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
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will be sold at Public Sale to satisfy
a lien per the Self Storage Act,
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Jesus/Marissa Vilchis, If past due
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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016
Copies of the detailed Annual Statement ofAffairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016 will be available for public inspection inthe school
district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2016. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact:
Taft School District 90 1605 S Washington, Lockport, IL 60441 815-838-0408 7:45am-3:45pm
School District/Joint Agreement Name Address Telephone Office Hours
Also by January 15, 2017 the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016, will be posted onthe Illinois State
Board of Education's website@ www.isbe.net.
SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement ofAffairs Summary that isrequired tobe published bythe school district/joint agreement for the
past fiscal year.
Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2016
Educational Operations & Debt Transportation Municipal Capital Working Tort Fire
Maintenance Services Retirement/ Projects Cash Prevention
Social Security
& Safety
Local Sources 1000 1,479,874 244,934 356,087 49,998 62,590 4,708 10,000 19,918 12,683
Flow-Through Receipts
/Revenues from One
District to Another
District 2000 0 0 0 0
State Sources 3000 759,370 29,528 0 85,816 0 0 0 0 0
Federal Sources 4000 280,108 0 0 5,522 0 0 0 0 0
Total Direct Receipts
/Revenues 2,519,352 274,462 356,087 141,336 62,590 4,708 10,000 19,918 12,683
Total Direct
Disbursements/
Expenditures 2,866,645 215,023 355,325 170,371 50,597 4,375,642 14,851 168,000
Other Sources/
Uses of Funds 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 (10,000) 0 0
Beginning Fund
Balances - July 1, 2015 1,005,570 68,325 32,637 174,303 868 4,390,860 27,300 4,804 155,375
Other Changes in
Fund Balances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ending Fund Balances
June 30, 2016 668,277 127,764 33,399 145,268 12,861 19,926 27,300 9,871 58
GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
Salary Range: Less Than $25,000: Anderson, Artemis; Beushausen, Ashley; Brenne, Sarah; Carey, Margaretel; Cronholm, Robert;
Dyer-Eaton, Hilarie; Farasso, Robert; Fuerst, Eric; Han, Samuel; Johnson, Tina; Kaminski, Julie; Kornacki, Jennifer; Kurth,
Patricia; Littig, Kristen; Martini, Kimberly; Mason, Andrea; Moody, Patrick; Mrjenovich, Katelin; Ray, Diandra; Ries, Kathryn;
Sartori, Zachary; Tassigne, Romauld; Williamson, Leslie; Zigrossi, Michael Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999: Baron, Jeremiah;
Campbell, Kathleen; Gonzalez, Faith; Gort, Colin; Johnson, Jennifer Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999: Bormet, Sheila; Brandt,
Catherine; Braun, Deborah; Frank, Samantha; Fredin, Lindsay; Newman, Angela; Robertson, Lisa; Stockley, Mary; Targosz,
Scott; Thetard, Katherine; Thompson, Kimberly; Yocum, Teresa Salary Range: $60,000 - $89,999: Berry, Naomi Joan; Cronholm,
Susan; Haas, Stephanie; Hanlon, Emily; Howard, Peter; Mathias, Susan Salary Range: $90,000 and over: Skogsberg, Dirk
Erik
GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
Salary Range: Less Than $25,000: Anderson-Melnick, Patricia; Becker, Ron; Beushausen, Ashley; Brown, Robyn; Calvillo, Patricia;
Campbell, Elizabeth; Dunphy, Jerry; Hall, Gregory; Mildice, Christine; Miotti, Wendy; Murphy, Tammy; Richards, Tiffany;
Riordan William; Rogan, Pricie; Smith, Kyle; Smith, Richard; Tetlow, Richard; Zimmerman, Jerri Salary Range: $25,000 -
$39,999: Carter, Jeanne; Doran, Sandra
PAYMENTS OVER $2,500, EXCLUDING WAGES AND SALARIES
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago $355,325.00; Associate Technology Partners $39,881.98; Berglund Construction Company
$4,009,516.21; BMO Harris Bank $79,751.15; Carefree Lawn Maintenance Inc $4,675.00; Centers for Diasability Services
$30,682.60; Champion Energy, LLC $26,082.62; Elite Door Systems, Inc. $4,315.50; Follett School Solutions, Inc. $4,230.46;
Gassensmith & Associates Ltd $8,500.00; Giant Steps $72.721.26; Grand Prairie Transit Lockport, Inc $127,042.66; Grant Staff
$3,900.00; Hinshaw &Culbertson $13,312.18; HR Imaging Partners, Inc $4,224.00; Illinois Central School Bus $29,303.27; Illinois
Paper & Copier Company $4,932.00; Illinois School District Agency $12,255.00; Irwin Seating Company $29,818.80; Joliet
Public Schools $53,774.86; Lincoln-Way Area Special Education $63,151.00; Lockport Area Benefit Plan $307,448.47; Lockport
Special Ed Co-Op $351,196.79; Lockport Township High School $4,184.04; Lowery McDonnell Company $24,200.00; Martin
Whalen Office Solution $6,277.96; McGraw-Hill School Ed Holdings $2,664.95; Meurer & Sons Plumbing & Heati $10,684.45;
Minnesota Memory $7,213.98; Minooka School Dist 201 $4,413.36; MNJ Technologies Direct $11,441.18; M&L Environmental
$24,200.00; NCS Pearson Inc $4,337.56; Newegg Business, Inc $26,120.59; Opt2mized Networks, Inc $6,454.80; PC Rebuilders
and Recyclers $9,790.00; Pearson Education $36,093.21; Pediatric Services ofAmerica $26,762.00; Quaver’s Marvelous World of
Music $6,500.00; School Exec Connect $10,887.39; SHI International Corporation $44,264.00; Software Unlimited Inc $2,900.00;
SPM Architects $337,100.88; Taft School Board Imprest Fund $12,928.86; Thorpe, Susan $29,350.00; Union School District 81
$57,197.25; US Bancorp Equipment Finance, Inc $8,702.04; Valor Technologies Inc $88,081.00; Vortex Commercial Flooring
$7,647.00; Wholesale Brothers Inc $9,567.11; Workers Compensation Self Ins $13,570.00; Worthington Direct $3,735.88
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708.705.7111
Futon: wooden arms, built-in
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708.479.7020, leave message.
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girl with 2.6” lighted lamp post
$45. 708.532.1699
Old antique desk, excellent
condition $80. 708.921.8505
Old antique desk, excellent
condition $80. 708.921.8505
Pair of stiffel antique brass table
lamps. Excellent condition
$95 for both. New Lenox
815.462.3561
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can &spout by Jayes Can
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Oliwia Wolek is a sophomore
at Lockport Township and a
member of the Porters’ girls
swimming team.
How did you start
swimming?
I started because of my
brother [eight years ago]. I
was always jealous that my
brother swam, so I followed
in his footsteps.
How does it feel making
it to the state meet
your first season at
LTHS and in America
since moving from
Poland?
I am very happy that it
happened. I wasn’t that confident
coming into the season,
but I am very excited.
What has been the
highlight of your season
so far?
My first meet here at
Lockport, because it was the
first time I swam the 200IM
[individual medley] here in
America. In Poland, they
have a long-course pool instead
of yards; it was very
different.
Was it a big adjustment
moving to America? Do
you miss anything about
Poland?
Yeah, it was a little bit of
an adjustment. No, I don’t
miss anything really.
Do you have any premeet
rituals?
I loosen up my muscles
and listen to music.
Have you learned
anything new from your
teammates?
[I have learned] English,
for sure. I learned to improved
my relay starts from
coach, [Grant] Ferkaluk.
What are some goals
you hope to achieve as
a swimmer?
I hope to get a scholarship
from swimming.
Do you play any other
sports?
I ride horses as a hobby.
Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media
I did it as a sport in Poland,
but now it’s more of a hobby,
as I don’t have the resources
to do it.
If you could meet any
celebrity who would it
be and why?
Michael Phelps because
he’s a swimmer, and he’s really
good.
What is your favorite
“American” food that
you have eaten so far?
[I like] Chinese food; orange
chicken.
This interview was conducted
through a Polish interpreter,
Matt Zalesko. Interview by Assistant
Editor Erin Redmond

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Girls Basketball
LW West cruises past Lockport on opening night
Porters struggle
without top
freshman
Frank Gogola
Freelance Reporter
Taylor Gugliuzza helped
Lincoln-Way West blow out
Lockport before blowing
out the candles.
The freshman guard celebrated
her 15th birthday
with an all-around performance
in the Warriors’
season-opening 65-46 win
over the Porters Nov. 15 in
New Lenox. She was one of
three Warriors who scored
in double figures as West
overcame the loss of fouryear
starter Emily Atsinger
to an injury.
Gugliuzza set the bar high
with 12 points, eight steals,
six assists and two blocks in
her first high school game.
She said she was nervous in
the opening minutes playing
against upperclassmen. Add
to that, Atsinger left with
an injury with 26.4 seconds
left in the first quarter and
West up 22-17.
“That was devastating because
she’s big part of this
team,” Gugliuzza said. “I
feel like in the beginning
we were shocked and scared
because she’s our leader,
and she was down. Eventually,
we adjusted to it and
picked ourselves up.”
Gugliuzza was part of a
10-0 run in the second quarter
without Atsinger. In one
series, she stole the ball, ran
the court and assisted on a
basket. Later in the quarter,
she stole the ball, led a
fast break and faked a pass,
which turned around the defender,
before laying in the
ball.
Lockport played without
touted freshman Treasure
Thompson, who is listed at
Laurel Kucharski (32) focuses on defending during the game.
6-foot-3. Kelly said she sat
out because of “a program
reason” but expects her to
play “hopefully very soon.”
After the game, Kucharski
went over to the West
bench and consoled Atsinger,
who didn’t return to the
game after her injury. White
wasn’t sure yet of the severity
of her ankle injury.
West coach Ryan White
said the coaching staff knew
what it was getting in the
girl who played in a recreational
league from kindergarten
to second grade and
with the Lincoln-Way Explosion,
a travel team, from
third-through-eighth grade.
Gugliuzza is the lone new
starter for West, which went
20-7 and lost in a 3A regional
final last season. The
Warriors return Atsinger
(15.6 points per game), senior
Courtney O’Donnell
(15.6 ppg, 7.4 rebounds per
game), senior guard Stephanie
Athanasoulis (8.5 ppg,
team-high 55 3-pointers)
and sophomore Tara Hastings
(7.4 ppg).
“We told the girls this is
a smart, skilled, quality basketball
team,” said Lockport
coach Dan Kelly.
O’Donnell dominated
down low, as she scored
21 points and 12 rebounds,
scoring six as part of a 12-0
fourth-quarter run to go up
60-41. Hastings totaled 14
points, and Athanasoulis
added six points and five
rebounds.
Atsinger scored eight before
injuring her right ankle
when she landed from a
pull-up shot in the lane after
stealing the ball.
Junior Taylor Hopkins
paced Lockport with 12
points. Senior Elena Woulfe
and junior Destiny Davis
added 11 and nine points.
Senior Laurel Kucharski,
who led last year’s team
with 11.1 points and 6.4 rebounds
per game, was limited
to two points and seven
rebounds.
In a postgame huddle,
the team sang “Happy
Birthday” to Gugliuzza.
She brought cupcakes for
the team and got a present
of candy, Nike clothes and
socks from fellow freshman
Sydney Swanberg, who
played travel ball with Gugliuzza.
In addition to Gugliuzza
and Swanberg, West’s roster
features eight others who
didn’t start last year, are
new to varsity or transferred
from Lincoln-Way Central:
senior Elayna Cheney and
juniors Katie Honan, Sara
Swanberg, Raquel Chavez,
Hannah Barry, Abby Steele,
Lockport’s Hailey Ledbetter (left) fights for a loose ball with Lincoln-Way West’s Taylor
Gugliuzza Nov. 15, during the Porters loss to the Warriors in New Lenox. Photos by Julie
McMann/22nd Century Media
Alanna Ledvina, and Shannon
Bencsik.
Sydney Swanberg and
Honan were the first two off
the bench after the injury.
White learned about his
team as the bench got more
minutes than expected, but
he sees need for improvement
with four starters at
5-foot-7 or shorter.
“With as small as we are,
we have to figure out ways
to generate more shots because
we’re probably going
to get outrebounded,”
White said. “If we can turn
that over through turnovers
and 3-point shooting, hopefully
that’s an equalizer.
“...If nothing else, they
should be fun to watch going
up and down [the court
on the fast break.]”
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22nd Century Media chose the best football student-athletes based on coach
recommendations and player statistics in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage
area to place them on one super team — Team 22. The team is made up of studentathletes
from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew,
Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high schools. This is its offensive squad.
Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff
quarterback
running back
running back
wide receiver
Jake Arthur, senior, LW East
126-of-189 for 1,719 yards,
74 long, 18 touchdowns,
5 interceptions. A big-time
passer, Arthur also had 26
carries for 76 yards this
season, leading the Griffins
deep into the playoffs.
Tavares Moore, junior,
Lockport
1,284 rushing on 220
carries, 13 catches for 174
yards, 11 touchdowns total.
All-SWSC. A good blocker as
well as a runner, his best
game came against Lincoln-
Way Central when he rushed
for 175 yards on 33 carries.
Nigel Muhammad, senior,
LW East
878 yards on 147 carries,
65 long, 20 touchdowns.
All-SWSC. Muhammad
played a big part in the
passing/rushing combo
that made the Griffins’
offense difficult to slow all
season.
Matt Pollack, junior, LW
Central
968 yards on 52 catches,
10 touchdowns. All-SWSC.
With 56 rushes for 512
yards and 4 touchdowns
added to his receiving,
Pollack had more than
1,500 all-purpose yards as
the team MVP.
wide receiver
wide receiver
Offensive line
Offensive line
Jeremy Nelson, senior, LW
East
879 yards on 55 catches, 74
long, 10 touchdowns. Nelson
was one of two standout
targets for quarterback Jake
Arthur, racking up yards and
finding his way into the end
zone for the Griffins.
Nick Zelenika, senior, LW
East
685 yards on 64 catches,
42 long, 6 touchdowns.
All-SWSC. Zelenika was
the other big-time receiver
for the Griffins, helping
to keep the attention of
defenders split all season.
Nate Henry, senior, LW
West
All-SWSC. Henry proved
to be a big part of a line
that allowed the Warriors’
offense to work this
season.
Sam Diehl, senior, LW
East
All-SWSC. Diehl’s play was
key to the Griffins having a
big offensive attack, and
he played at an All-State
level all season.
Offensive line
BurNs PhoTograPhy
Offensive line
Offensive line
kicker
First team
Eric Hypke, senior, LW
Central
All-SWSC. An anchor for
the line at right tackle,
Hypke made way for
the team’s 2,500 yards
rushing.
George Kringas, senior,
Lockport
A two-year starter, he
was tenacious and
hard-working, despite
being undersized. He
contributed to the Porters’
ability to run the ball well.
All-SWSC.
Chris Toth, senior,
Sandburg
All-SWSC. The Eagles’
tackle only allowed 1 sack
and had 12 pancakes.
At 6-foot-7, 305 pounds,
he was a nightmare for
defensive linemen.
Ben Davis, senior, Lockport
17-of-19 extra points, 6-of-7
field goals. 1,138 yards
passing for 12 touchdowns.
All-SWSC. Hell of an arm;
hell of a leg. The Porters’
quarterback also punted
and kicked, excelling all
around.
second team
QB: Ryan Zientara, junior, Tinley
1,546 passing yards, 876 rushing yards,
15 touchdowns.
RB: Mitch Hosman, senior, LW Central
600 yards rushing, 8 touchdowns. All-
SWSC.
RB: Nico Muto, senior, LW Central
Missed half the games this season and still
made an impact.
WR: Jamare Parker, senior, Sandburg
867 yards on 55 catches, 7 touchdowns.
All-SWSC.
WR: Patrick Cooper, senior, Lockport
483 yards on 36 catches, 4 touchdowns.
All-SWSC.
WR: Nico Planeta, junior, Providence
340 yards on 21 catches for, 3
touchdowns.
OL: Mario Rodrigues, senior, LW Central
A major part of the Knights’ offense.
OL: Dan Heilbron, senior, Andrew
All-SWSC. One of the T-Bolts’ biggest
standouts.
OL: Jake Taylor, senior, LW East
As if the Griffins needed more great
linemen.
OL: Jake Buhe, junior, LW East
Another solid blocker on an impressive
line.
K: Eduardo Favela, junior, Providence
20-of-22 extra points, 3-of-5 field goals.
Honorable mentions
QB: Hunter Campbell, senior, LW Central;
Collin Friedsam, senior, Sandburg; Jared
Drake, senior, Providence; Max Shafer,
senior, LW East.
RB: Brendan Morrissey, junior, LW East;
Richie Warfield, senior, Providence; Austin
Hoffman, junior, Lockport.
WR: Dakota Kotowski, junior, Providence.
K: Karl Kosary Jr., senior, Andrew.

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22nd Century Media chose the best football student-athletes based on coach
recommendations and player statistics in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage
area to place them on one super team — Team 22. The team features student-athletes
from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport
Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high schools. This is the defensive squad.
Defensive Linemen
Devin O’Rourke, junior,
LW East
95 tackles (52 solo, 43
assists), 19 tackles for a
loss, 9 sacks, 1 safety, 1
fumble recovery. All-SWSC.
The defensive end played
at an All-State level all
season long.
Kyle Julius, senior, LW East
43 tackles (27 solo, 16
assists), 9 tackles for a
loss, 5 sacks, 1 forced
fumble. All-SWSC. Always a
presence on a Friday night,
Julius was the type to rally
the troops.
Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff
Linebackers
BurNs PhoTograPhy
Peyton Nigro, junior, LW
Central
56 tackles, 7 interceptions,
1 return touchdown.
All-SWSC. A leader and
playmaker, also a defensive
back, he impressed all
season enough to make
every writer’s list.
Colin Dominski, junior,
Sandburg
74 tackles, 6 tackles for a
loss, 3 sacks, 1 defensive
touchdown. All-SWSC. The
powerhouse tackler also
made his presence known in
the backfield when blitzing
offenses.
Defensive backs
First team
Sean Reyna, senior, LW
Central
300-plus return yards, 200
yards offense rushing/
receiving, 25 tackles, 1
interception at corner. All-
SWSC. Also a running back
and returner, he excelled on
both sides of the ball, despite
limited touches on offense.
Sean Maloney, senior, LW
East
65 tackles (42 solo, 23
assists), 2 interceptions, 1
tackle for a loss, 1 forced
fumble, 1 fumble recovery.
All-SWSC. Maloney was key
to taking the ball away from
opponents this season.
second team
DL: Mike Murphy, senior, Sandburg
31 tackles, 7 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 2
caused fumbles, 2 recovered fumbles.
All-SWSC.
DL: Kevin Marmo, senior, Providence
18 tackles, 5 sacks, 5 hurries, 2 passes
deflected, 1 forced fumble.
DL: Alex Bowler, senior, Providence
19 tackles, 1 interception.
DL: Trevor Schmidt, senior, LW West
All-SWSC.
LB: Nick Degregorio, junior, LW Central
94 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, 5 sacks.
All-SWSC.
LB: Billy Bailey, senior, Tinley
87 tackles, 7 tackles for a loss, 2 blocked
kicks, 1 interception. All-SWSC.
LB: Kevin O’Boyle, senior, Providence
79 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 fumble recovery.
All-CCL.
LB: Chris Kaminski, senior, Providence
43 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 hurries.
Josh Baker, senior,
Lockport
10 tackles for loss, 7
QB hurries, 5.5 sacks, 3
caused fumbles, 2 fumble
recoveries. A two-year
starter for the Porters,
this defensive end gave
quarterbacks headaches.
Blake Evans, senior, LW
West
60 total (15 solo, 45
assists), 7 sacks. All-SWSC.
The inside linebacker was
a crucial member of the
Warriors’ defensive unit this
season, making big tackles
on both sides of the line.
Jamie Marines, junior,
Sandburg
64 tackles, 1 forced fumble,
1 recovered fumble, 1
interception, 1 blocked
punt. All-SWSC. Safety
Jamie Marines put up big
tackle numbers alongside
takeaways at important
times for the Eagles.
DB: Gaosh Williams, senior, Providence
23 tackles, 6 passes knocked down, 1
forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery. 1 kickoff
return for TD. All-CCL.
DB: Colton Pedersen, senior, LW East
2 interceptions, 1 returned for a
touchdown.
DB: Ricky Kwak, junior, Sandburg
38 tackles, 4 interceptions, 1 returned for
a touchdown.
BurNs PhoTograPhy
Mike Cepolski, senior, LW
Central
55 tackles, 10 tackles
for a loss, 7 sacks,
3 interceptions, 1
touchdown. All-SWSC.
The Knights’ captain
specializes in pushing
offenses back but also had
several picks.
Trey Telez, senior, LW West
54 total (25 solo, 29
assists), 7 sacks, 2
touchdowns. All-SWSC.
Also a defensive end, this
outside linebacker found his
way into the end zone twice
this season. He kept many
others out of it.
Honorable mentions
DL: Ameer Aqel, sophomore, Andrew.
LB: Danny Allen, senior, LW West; Brett
Stegmueller, senior, LW East; Michael
Mata, senior, Lockport; Jake Price, junior,
LW West; Patrick Brucki, senior, Sandburg.
DB: Brian Gebert, senior, Andrew; Eric
Jungheim, senior, Lockport.

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Merk medals as Porters show mettle at state meet
Max Lapthorne, Editor
Lockport freshman phenom
Lindsey Merk added
the first of what figures to be
many medals to her trophy
case this past weekend.
Merk finished third overall
in the 100-meter butterfly
Saturday, Nov. 19, at the
IHSA State Swimming and
Diving Finals in Evanston.
Her time of 55.56 in the finals
bested her preliminary
time, but it fell just short of
her seed time of 55.52.
Ending up on the podium
in her first high school season
was definitely a success
for Merk.
“I just wanted to make
Top 6,” she said. “I just
wanted to come into this and
do what I do — come out
and do my best and do what
I had to do.”
Merk finished with the
best qualifying time in the
state in the 100 fly, so there
were high expectations for
her coming into the state finals,
despite her age.
“There was a lot of pressure
coming it and doing
what I had to do,” Merk said.
“The atmosphere was crazy
and [was] not something I
had experienced before.”
Even before she stepped
foot on campus at LTHS,
people around the program
knew she would accomplish
great things; it was just a
matter of her putting in the
work and executing when
the time came.
“I know last year a lot of
people were telling me I was
going to do well in state, but
my goal was to make Top 6,
and I ended up Top 3, so I’m
Oliwia Wolek, a sophomore, is one of the top swimmers at
Lockport in her first year attending the school.
happy with how everything
went,” Merk said.
Merk also competed in the
100-yard backstroke where
she narrowly missed out on
qualifying for the finals by
finishing in 15th place with
a time of 1:38.17. But the
100 fly is the event Merk has
been focused on for a long
time.
“I’ve been pretty much a
flyer my entire life, and it’s
something I want to do, so
I went for it and wanted to
make it happen,” she said.
In the 200 freestyle relay,
seniors Brittney O’Neill,
Makayla Kraus, Lauren Estes
and sophomore Emily
Johnson finished 21 out of a
possible 36 with an overall
time of 1:38.17, three-tenths
of a second faster than their
seed time.
“That was three of our seniors,
this was that their last
meet, so getting them to go
faster was fantastic,” Lockport
coach Grant Ferkaluk
said.
The Porters’ 200 medley
relay team of O’Neill,
Oliwia Wolek, Merk and
Lauren Estes teamed up to
finish in 25th place with a
time of 1:49.67, which was
just off their seed time of
1:48.75. While the 400 free
relay team of Merk, Wolek,
Johnson and Estes finished
in 3:35.99, almost the same
as their seed time, which
earned them 22nd place.
Johnson and Wolek also
competed in individual
events, with Johnson taking
31st in the 200-yard freestyle
with a time of 1:56.97,
and Wolek finishing 36th
overall in the 200 individual
medley with a time of
2:11.37. Wolek also competed
alongside Merk in the
100 fly, putting up a time of
58.16 in the prelims, good
for 29th place.
Additional reporting by
Contributing Editor Micheal
Wojtychiw and Assistant Editor
Brittany Kapa.
Lockport’s Lindsey Merk competes in the 100-yard backstroke Friday, Nov. 18, at the IHSA
State Swimming and Diving Finals in Evanston. Photos by Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century
Media
Oliwia Wolek takes part in the 200 individual medley, in which she finished 36th overall for
the Porters.
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Lockport Township
High School Varsity
Athletics
Boys basketball
■Nov. ■ 23 at WJOL Tournament
at University of St.
Francis, 8:15 p.m.
■Nov. ■ 25 at WJOL Tournament,
University of St. Francis,
7:45 p.m.
■Nov. ■ 26 at WJOL Tournament,
University of St. Francis,
TBD
Boys bowling
■Nov. ■ 25 at Cougar Invite,
Town and Country Lanes,
9 a.m.
■Nov. ■ 29 host Stagg at Strike
& Spare, 4:30 p.m.
Girls bowling
■Nov. ■ 26 at Rock Island Quad
■Nov. ■ 29 host Joliet West at
Strike & Spare, 4:30 p.m.
Boys wrestling
■Nov. ■ 23 at West Aurora,
5:30 p.m.
■Nov. ■ 26 at Minooka Quad,
9 a.m.

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fastbreak
Wrestling
Talented LTHS squad eyes state title
1st and 3
Julie McMann/
22nd Century Media
Lockport girls
basketball
succumbs to defeat
in difficult first
game
1. Hitting the hardwood
The LTHS girls
basketball team
started its campaign
with a 65-46 loss to
Lincoln-Way West
Nov. 15 in New Lenox.
The Warriors had a
12-0 fourth-quarter
run to put the contest
out of reach.
2. Missing a key youth
The Porters played
their first game
without heralded
freshman Treasure
Thompson. Lockport
coach Dan Kelly said
he expects her to play
soon.
3. Leading ladies
Junior Taylor Hopkins
took charge for
Lockport with 12 points,
while senior Elena Wolfe
scored 11 points. Junior
Destiny Davis tallied 9
points in the opener.
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
When Lockport Township
senior Abdullah
Assaf wakes up in the morning,
he is greeted by a message.
“I wake up everyday to a
poster that says ‘state champion,’”
Assaf said. “We’re
going for it all this year.
We’re working for the state
title.”
The Porters squad that
is working toward a state
title is the wrestling team
With nearly everyone back
from last season’s Class 3A
third-place team which went
24-5, it is an achievable
goal.
“Every year, we are trying
to win a state title,”
Lockport coach Josh Oster
said. “But knowing what
we have coming back, this
is the year that we’ve been
looking forward to for
quite awhile. We only lost
one person from last year
[Oster’s younger brother,
Shayne, who placed second
at 145 pounds and is now
wrestling at Northwestern
University], so we have 20-
plus guys that have varsity
wins back.
“The work ethic is there,
the talent is there. We’re
just looking for everything
to fall into place. We’re in
that position. We have to do
everything we can to prepare
for it.”
A key component to
“The work ethic is there, the talent is there. We’re
just looking for everything to fall into place. We’re
in that position. We have to do everything we can to
prepare for it.”
Josh Oster — Lockport wrestling coach, on his team’s chances of winning state
this season
the season will be to
stay healthy. There were
situations with that last
season, but the Porters
regrouped the take third
in the state. That was their
second straight team trophy,
as they placed fourth in
Class 3A in the 2014-2015
season.
There is already a health
setback, however. That is
Assaf, who suffered a partial
tare in the ligament of
his right thumb on the opening
day of practice Nov. 7.
But Assaf, who placed third
at 113 pounds in 2015 and
fifth at 120 last season, does
not expect to miss much
time in his quest to also win
an individual title this season.
“I’ll only miss a few
meets,” said Assaf, who
will wrestle at 126 or 132
this season. “I should be
back by Dec. 1. I’d rather
get healthy for the rest of
the season. We’re ready to
make a deep run this season.”
Trevell Timmons was one
of the Porters who battled
injuries last season. He
fractured his left elbow and
missed about half the season.
He came back to make
it to state in the individual
tournament. But there he
suffered a dislocated left
shoulder in the semifinals
at 152 pounds and placed
sixth. The year before, he
finished fifth at the same
weight.
“It’s the same thing as last
year; we just have to make
sure we’re not injured,” said
Timmons, who is expected
to wrestle at 160 pounds as
a senior this season. “But I
don’t get nervous anymore.
I just wrestle.
“This should be the best
team we’ve had, and we
want to go for the title. We
just have to keep our minds
focused, and we could have
it.”
In all, the Porters return
20 of 21 from their dual
team state roster. Assaf
and Timmons were the two
individual state placers,
but the group had five state
Class 3A state qualifiers and
also five individuals that
placed in Akron or Fargo
National Tournaments this
past summer.
The other top individuals
that will be looked to this
season are sophomore Matt
Ramos (106), sophomore
Anthony Molton (113/120),
senior Brandon Ramos
(126), who is a three-time
state qualifier, sophomore
Baylor Fernandes (145), a
state qualifier last season,
and sophomore heavyweight
Ronald Tucker, who
had a 47-7 record and was
a also a state qualifier last
season.
A senior who did not
qualify for state last season
is Brendan Ramsey,
who will be at 132 pounds
this season. He hopes
to be one of the senior leaders
on the team this campaign.
“I’ve got lofty goals
for myself and the team,”
Ramsey said. “We want to
win it all as a team, and I
want to make it to state as
an individual. We just have
to keep going, work hard
and give it our all. We’re
just looking to do damage
and show that our team is
good.”
Brandon transferred to
Lockport from St. Laurence
before last season. He qualified
for state his first two
years at St. Laurence and
also last season for the Porters,
and he came to Lockport
for the opportunity to
win a title.
“I’m here to win a state
championship,” he said.
“I’m hungry for more this
year. We need to be more of
a unit, one brotherhood for
each other. We just want to
work everyday to get better.
We want to go out with a
bang.”
The Porters held their
annual Maroon and White
Night Nov. 16. They
hoped to open with a
bang when the dual meet
schedule opened on Tuesday,
Nov. 22, with a home
meet against Yorkville. The
next day was scheduled to
bring a trip to West Aurora
for another 5:30 p.m. dual
meet.
This Saturday, Nov. 26
is slated to bring an early
season test starting at 9
a.m. at the Minooka Quad.
The SouthWest Suburban
Conference schedule is
set to open Thursday, Dec.
1, starting at 5:30 p.m. at
Bolingbrook.
LISTEN UP
“I wake up everyday to a poster that says ‘state
champion.’ We’re going for it all this year. We’re
working for the state title.”
Abdullah Assaf — Lockport Township senior wrestler, on the lofty expectations
his team has for the season
Tune In
Wrestling
Meeting the mats — 5:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 23, at West Aurora
• The Porters hit the road for their second
dual meet of the season, looking to get off
to a fast start.
Index
38 - This Week In
34 - Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor Thomas
Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

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