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Road block City 

Council delays LTHS project 

amid dispute with school 

district, Page 4 

The search 

continues LPD 

asks for public’s help 

in November murder 

investigation, Page 5 

New Year, New 

You Get fit in 2017 with 

help from 22nd Century 

Media’s Healthy Living 

Guide, Inside 

Residents flock to local gyms for New Year’s fitness resolutions, Page 3 

Lockport resident 

Courtney Brownly 

works out during a 

CXWORX by Les Mills 

fitness class Jan. 5 at 

Challenge Fitness in 

Lockport. 

Erin Redmond/22nd 

Century Media 

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THURSDAY 

January Coffee 

Jan. 12, Montessori School 

of Lemont 16427 W 135th 

St., Lemont. An informational 

coffee session will be held 

for prospective parents. To 

attend, RSVP to info@lemontmontessori.com 

to ensure 

the school has materials for 

them. For more information 

visit the school’s website, 

www.lemontmontessori. 

com. 

SATURDAY 

Healthy Living Expo 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 14, 

Tinley Park Convention 

Center, 18451 Convention 

Center Drive. This freeadmission 

event offers 

dozens of vendors, free 

30-minute workout classes, 

breakout sessions and 

more. Brought to you by 

22nd Century Media. For 

more information, call 

(708) 326-9170 or visit 

www.22ndcenturymedia. 

com/healthy. 

Moments in Time – A TAGOL 

Photography Show 

6-9 p.m. Jan. 14, The 

Flower of Life Art Gallery, 

1601 S. State St., Lockport. 

The Artist Guild of Lockport 

presents “Moments in 

Time” — a photography 

show by its guild members. 

Guild members will be 

present during opening 

reception. Show runs 

through March 4th. For 

more information contact 

theartistguildoflockport@ 

gmail.com or visit the 

organization’s website at 

www.tagolshow.com. 

MONDAY 

C.A.R.E. Monthly Meeting 

6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 16, 

White Oak Library District 

Lockport Branch, 121 E 

8th St, Lockport. Citizens 

Against Ruining the Environment 

monthly meeting. 

Contact Mary Burnitz at 

bmerrigold@yahoo.com for 

more information. 

TUESDAY 

A Spelling Bee for the 

Mature Speller 

6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 17, White 

Oak Library District Lockport 

Branch, 121 E 8th St, 

Lockport. A spelling bee for 

adults! Prove that you are 

the best speller in the Library 

District! Prizes for the 

top three winners. For adults 

only; registration required. 

For more information, 

contact Deborah Lullo at 

dlullo@whiteoaklibrary.org 

or call (815) 552-4260. 

UPCOMING 

DIY Flower Pens 

6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, 

Jan. 19, White Oak Library 

District Lockport Branch, 

121 E 8th St, Lockport. 

Make bright flower pens to 

help cure the winter blues. 

Each patron will make 

two pens; materials provided. 

Registration is required. 

Contact Jaci Kohn at 

jkohn@whiteoaklibrary.org 

or call (815) 552-4260 for 


Harry Potter Trivia 

6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 

White Oak Library District 

Lockport Branch, 121 E 8th 

St, Lockport. Play Harry Potter 

trivia. Ages 8 and older. 

Contact Flannery Crump at 

fcrump@whiteoaklibrary. 

org at (815) 552-4255. 

Autism Awareness 

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 

26, Young School Library, 

16240 S Cedar Rd, Homer 

Glen. Join the Homer School 

District 33C psychologists 

and social workers for a discussion 

about Autism, including 

the signs of Autism 

and its varying degrees. 

Lockport Woman’s Club Book 

Club 

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 

26, White Oak Library District 

Lockport Branch, 121 

E 8th St, Lockport. Joan 

Lesnik will lead a discussion 

on “Martha Washington: 

An American Life” by 

Patricia Brady. Visit www. 

lockportwomansclub.org for 


Medicare Made ABCD-easy 

Workshop 

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



121 E 8th St, Lockport. Confused 

with all the options 

Medicare has to offer? Juliann 

and Erik Dybvik from 

the Medicare Made easy 

workshop and radio show 

will answer your questions 

to ensure you make the right 

choices, now and in the future. 

Registration required. 

Contact Deborah Lullo at 

dlullo@whiteoaklibrary. 

org or at (815) 552-4260 for 


Winter Family Day Open 

House 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 

Jan. 28, Big Run Wolf 

Ranch, 14857 Farrell Road, 

Lockport. It’s Groundhog 

Day — will Hal see his 

shadow? Join the ranch as it 

hosts its open house featuring 

nine wolves, a Siberian 

tiger, Black Bear, cougar and 

more. Admission is $6. There 

will be hot food, hot chocolate, 

a bonfire, food, raffles, 

guided tours and more. 

Call (815) 588-0044, email 

bigrunwolf@aol.com or visit 

www.bigrunwolfranch.org 

for more information. 

LAGHS Meeting: Lockport & 

Asiago, a Tale of Two Cities 

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



121 E 8th St, Lockport. 

The monthly meeting of 

LAGHS, Lockport Area 

Genealogical and Historical 

Society. The topic this month 

is “Lockport and Asiago: 

A Tale of Two Cities,” and 

explores Lockport’s Italian 

sister city. Event is free and 

no registration is required. 

For more information, visit 

www.whiteoaklibrary.org. 

Prom Dress Resale 

10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, 

Lockport Township High 

School, 1323 E. 7th St., 

Lockport. 

Book Page Fairy House 

6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 

31, White Oak Library District 

Lockport Branch, 121 

E 8th St., Lockport. Fold the 

pages of hardcover books 

to create a fairy house. Ribbons, 

stickers and scrapbook 

paper provided for 

decoration. Registration is 

required. Contact Jaci Kohn 

at jkohn@whiteoaklibrary. 

org or call (815) 552-4260 

for details. 

Ageless Grace Chair Exercise 

10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, 

Feb. 2, White Oak 

Library District Lockport 

Branch, 121 E 8th St., 

Lockport. Instructor Colette 

Gallian presents the first 

“Ageless Grace” anti-aging 

exercise class in a 3-part 

series. All of the exercises 

are practiced in a chair, so 

even those with limited ability 

can participate. Adults 

only; registration required. 

Contact Deborah Lullo at 

dlullo@whiteoaklibrary.org 

or call (815) 552-4260. 

ONGOING 

Free Jazzercise Classes 

The Lockport Jazzercise 

Fitness Center, 102/104 

MacGregor Road, Lockport. 

Through a program dubbed 

GirlForce, free classes are 

being offered to girls ages 

16-21 in an effort to empower 

young women, give them a 

place to get fit, learn healthy 

habits and find a place they 

belong in their communities. 

Call (815) 370-3751 for 


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. 

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@yahoo.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. 

There is no registration or fee 

required. 

Moose Lodge Bingo 

10 a.m. Mondays, 7 

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. 

Have an item for calendar? 

Deadline is noon Thursdays 

one week prior to publication. 

To submit an item to the 

calendar, contact Assistant 

Editor Erin Redmond at (708) 

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the Lockport Legend | January 12, 2017 | 3 

Anita Kube 

(right) leads 

a CXWORX 

by Les Mills 

fitness class 

Jan. 5 at 

Challenge 

Fitness, 2021 

S. Lawrence 

Ave. in Lockport. 

Erin 

Redmond/22nd 

Century 

Media 

Local gyms helping area 

residents achieve 2017 goals 

Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor 

“Oh my gosh, it’s burning,” 

Courtney Brownly 

said, lifting a weighted plate 

above her head while doing 

a pulse-up during an early 

morning fitness class Jan. 5 

at Challenge Fitness. 

While temperatures were 

in the single digits, Brownly 

and countless other Lockport 

and Homer Glen residents 

were cranking up the 

heat inside local gyms. For 

fitness lovers and newcomers 

alike, a new year brings 

new opportunities to achieve 

their fitness goals. 

Brownly was one of only 

a handful in the intimate 

CXWORX by Les Mills 

class, which sets choreographed 

routines to upbeat 

music. But the rest of the 

Challenge Fitness gym, located 

at 2021 S. Lawrence 

Ave., Lockport, was abuzz. 

Some members were lifting 

weights, while others 

hit the treadmill. Others still 

were hitting balls on the tennis 

court or getting in their 

laps in the five-lane pool. 

But all were there with the 

goal of getting or staying in 

shape. 

“It’s like a family. You have 

support from people and people 

actually miss you when you don’t 

come.” 

Anita Kube — Challenge Fitness Les Mills instructor, 

on the sense of camaraderie at the gym 

“I could talk forever about 

what we have; we try to have 

something for everyone,” 

Challenge Fitness Facility 

Manager Ben Ragle said of 

the 70,000-square foot complex, 

noting they offer programs 

for children as young 

as 4 years old through seniors 

ages 80 and older. 

There is a feeling of community 

at Challenge Fitness, 

which is run by the Lockport 

Park District. Anita Kube, a 

certified Les Mills instructor 

at the gym, said she has 

worked at larger facilities in 

the past and the difference 

between the two is like night 

and day. 

“It’s like a family. You 

have support from people 

and people actually miss you 

when you don’t come,” she 

said. “I’ve worked at other 

gyms before and you cannot 

find this [feeling] anywhere.” 

For those looking to kick 

start their fitness, Kube also 

leads classes such as yoga and 

GRIT, which is high-intensity 

interval training. But not all 

the classes are as intense. The 

gym’s menu also includes a 

low-impact class and even a 

“fun-loving” dance workout 

called SH’BAM. Members 

can also get one-on-one personal 

training sessions for an 

additional fee. 

As an added incentive, 

Challenge is running a special 

to help make Lockport 

residents healthier at the 

start of the new year. The 

enrollment fee — normally 

$39 — is waived through 

January. 

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Sean Chen, Winner of 

the 2013 American 

Pianists Awards 

JANUARY 21, 7:30PM 

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City Council 

Discussion of LTHS construction plans tabled 

Council members 

want explanation 

from D205 about 

previous project 

Megann Horstead 

Freelance Reporter 

Recent Lockport City 

Council action delayed plans 

for construction and expansion 

at Lockport Township 

High School East Campus. 

City officials voted 3-2 to 

table the discussion of a special 

use permit for the proposed 

LTHS building expansion 

at the Jan. 4 Committee 

of the Whole Meeting. Second 

Ward Alderman JR Gillogly 

and Fourth Ward Alderman 

Jim Petrakos were the 

dissenting votes. First Ward 

Alderman Kris Capadona, 

Third Ward Alderman Jason 

VanderMeer, and Fourth 

Ward Alderman Robert Perretta 

were absent. 

Third Ward Alderman Darren 

Deskin said he couldn’t 

support the city in granting 

the special use considering 

the lack of cooperation they 

had with the high school in 

regard to a sidewalk project a 

few months ago. Deskin made 

the motion to table the discussion 

until the next City Council 

meeting Jan. 18, because 

he would like a representative 

from the school district to be 

in attendance to speak about 

the sidewalk issue. 

New developments in 

school zoning law signed 

by Governor Bruce Rauner 

in August of 2016 gives the 

City of Lockport ability to 

apply and enforce its zoning 

regulations on schools. Officials 

will also be required 

to file a final development 

plan. 

“I just think it’s disingenuous 

that we would go ahead 

and they would even expect 

us to go ahead and waive 

any fees or reduce any fees,” 

he said. “I’d like to have the 

superintendent and/or the 

school board president here, 

at the next Committee of the 

Whole meeting, to discuss 

why it’s in the city’s best interest 

to go ahead and waive 

any fees, reduce any fees 

with the lack of cooperation 

we had with the superintendent 

and the school board 

just a few months ago.” 

The City of Lockport recently 

went to the Lockport 

Township High School D205 

Board of Education to offer 

a solution to address resident 

complaints regarding 

the safety of children crossing 

streets at the south end of 

13th Street closer to Garfield 

Avenue and Lincoln Street. 

When Lockport officials 

extended an offer to the high 

school to pay for the sidewalks 

through their 50/50 

program, they were met with 

a roadblock, City Administrator 

Ben Benson said. 

“We thought it would be 

appropriate to offer that to 

the high school,” he said. 

“They deliberated it, but 

they decided that ultimately, 

it wasn’t… in their best 

interest—I’m paraphrasing 

here—to put school funding 

towards safety measures that 

they felt should be [paid for 

by the] municipality.” 

Peter Pontarelli, LEED 

Green Associate for DLA 

Architects, spoke on behalf 

of the special use. He said 

he wants it to be clear that 

tabling the $9 million project 

isn’t ideal. 

“This project is kind of a 

separate issue from the sidewalk, 

and it is time-sensitive 

in terms of the school year, 

getting construction started,” 

Pontarelli said. 

Construction and expansion 

plans at Lockport Township 

High School East Campus 

would add 7,500 square feet 

for a multipurpose room and 

another 19,700 square feet for 

an 11 classroom addition. 

The campus is currently 

zoned as R-1 single family 

residential, which makes it 

a special use in accordance 

with the city’s zoning ordinance. 

Council action to approve 

a special use permit will give 

the State 90 days to consider 

the measure, at which time 

the timeline for the Lockport 

high school project would be 

further cemented. 

Pontarelli said for the record, 

parties involved in the 

project have been working to 

be good neighbors. 

“We have had a precedence 

of waiving building 

permits for other governing 

bodies in the community,” he 

said. “We did it for the Lockport 

Township Park District, 

we’ve done it for the Lockport 

Township facility on 

Farrell Road.” 


School Director of Facilities 

Bill Thompson said, while he 

won’t speak for others and 

doesn’t know all the details 

regarding the sidewalk issue, 

the high school has been 

a cooperative neighbor with 

the city. 

“I am aware of a few of 

the projects that we just did 

with the city over the last five 

years,” he said. “We have cooperated, 

we have donated 

money, or split the costs for 

the parking on Garfield Avenue, 

for the bike path that’s 

going to be on Farrell Road, 

for the flooding that’s in the 

subdivision by the golf course. 

All three of those times we 

split costs with the city.” 

But that’s not the whole 

story, Deskin said. 

“However, the precedence 

has always been with the 

other governing bodies that 

they will cooperate with us,” 

he said. “In this instance a 

few months ago, it was and I 

quote from the highest level, 

‘it wasn’t in their best interest 

to go ahead and contribute 

anything financial to a sidewalk.’ 

So the question is, is it 

in the city’s best interest to go 

ahead and grant the waiver of 

any fees to the high school 

when we can go ahead and 

use those exact same fees to 

go into our Capital Improvement 

Fund to go ahead and 

maybe fix a few sidewalks 

around town?” 

Second Ward Alderman 

Brian Smith said he would 

support the council in tabling 

the matter to allow time for 

further discussion with Lockport 

Township High School 

officials. 

“I wouldn’t mind if there 

are some questions here in 

regards to what’s going on, 

nothing better than to come 

forward and explain,” he 

said. “That’s all I’m saying, 

just to clear things up.” 


School is required to pay the 

municipality for the costs of 

review fees. No other fees are 

conveyed to them by the city. 

Petrakos said he understands 

Deskin’s concern to 

a point, but he would beg to 

differ. 

“We do not have any jurisdiction 

over building permits, 

materials or anything inside 

the actual building, but we 

are responsible for reviewing 

zoning,” he said. 

The Lockport City Council 

will place the matter up for 

vote at its Jan. 18 meeting. 

Military family reunites at local American Legion 

Ryan Esguerra 


For many military families, 

it is rare to have the opportunity 

to all be together at 

the same time. 

Julie Hoffman knows 

that due to the nature of the 

armed forces, she is usually 

lucky to have even one of her 

three children with her for 

the holidays. This year, however, 

she had all three, all of 

whom are Lockport Township 

High School graduates 

who took part in Air Force 

Junior ROTC while there. 

“It means so much to me 

to be able to have them together 

around the holiday 

season,” Hoffman said. “I 

am so proud of them for all 

for what they have accomplished 

so far. 

“I am honored to say that I 

am their mother.” 

Hoffman and her three 

children; 25-year-old Kenneth 

Macejak, 22-year-old 

Olivia Macejak and 18-yearold 

Hannah Macejak celebrated 

the graduation of 

Hannah from United States 

Marine Corps basic training 

with family and friends last 

month at American Legion 

John Olson Post 18 in Lockport. 

The celebration came days 

before Olivia, an airman in 

the Navy, was sent on deployment 

for an undisclosed 

amount of time. Kenneth 

serves as a sergeant in the 

Marine Corps, who went on 

a deployment of his own to 

Afghanistan. 

“My oldest and my youngest 

have always wanted to 

serve in the military,with 

my middle child deciding to 

join after two years in college,” 

Hoffman said. “My 

kids were always raised with 

respect for the military, and 

once they got to the age to 

decide, they made the decision 

to serve our country. 

“Events like [the American 

Legion recognition] 

show me that people care.” 

Lockport Mayor Steve Streit, 

himself a Navy veteran, 

made an appearance to congratulate 

the family. 

Olivia said she is grateful 

for the chance to see her 

brother and sister before she 

begins her deployment. 

“You don’t know where 

you are going to be in the future, 

so being with them now 

is great,” she said. 

The sometimes difficult 

reality for families of armed 

service members cannot be 

escaped, said Hoffman, who 

suffered many sleepless 

nights while her son served a 

seven-month deployment in 

Afghanistan. 

“In the military, you have 

the highs and lows,” Hoffman 

said. “As a mom, you 

are full of pride and worry; 

I had many sleepless nights 

when my son was gone. 

“It definitely taught me 

great patience and strength.

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LPD asks for public’s help in murder investigation 

Max Lapthorne, Editor 

The Lockport Police Department 

is working a variety 

of angles in an attempt to find 

the person responsible for 

the November murder of two 

brothers at a construction site 

in Lockport. 

Marco Antonio Ceja-Sanchez, 

37, and David Ceja- 

Sanchez, 36, both of Aurora, 

were found shot dead inside 

a townhome in Lockport’s 

Sagebrook subdivision early 

in the morning on Nov. 29. 

There are currently no suspects 

and “no clear motive” 

for the murder, according to 

Lockport Police Department 

Detective Sergeant John 

Arizzi. 

“We’re doing everything 

we can to find out why someone 

would want to harm these 

individuals,” Arizzi said. 

Neither of the men had 

criminal histories, and the 

crime is not believed to be 

drug-related, Arizzi said. Police 

have conducted hundreds 

of interviews with friends 

and family who all say the 

men were hard-working and 

spent much of their time at 

work or with their families. 

“We can’t find anyone that 

has a negative thing to say 

about them,” Arizzi said. 

The two men, who worked 

together as drywall hangers, 

were working at the time of 

the murder, according to police. 

They worked at job sites 

in various cities, and police 

believe the murder would have 

happened regardless of where 

they were working that day. It 

was only the second time the 

men had been to Lockport. 

“There is no Lockport nexus 

to it,” Arizzi said. 

The Lockport Police Department 

has worked with a 

number of law enforcement 

agencies during the investigation 

including the Will- 

Grundy Major Crimes Task 

Force, Will County Sheriff’s 

Department, Joliet Police 

Department, Illinois State Police, 

FBI, Drug Enforcement 

Agency and Homeland Security. 

The LPD has four officers 

working on the murder case 

every day, but is also asking 

for help from the public. 

“This is our number one 

priority; it has been since it 

happened,” Lockport Police 

Chief Terry Lemming said. 

“We believe that someone 

other than those responsible 

for killing the brothers know 

something about this.” 

Anyone with any information 

about the murders is 

asked to contact the Lockport 

Police Department Investigations 

Division at (815) 

838-2132 or call Will County 

Crime Stoppers at (800) 

323-6734. 

“We’re trying to get their 

families justice,” Lemming 

said. “Those two guys didn’t 

deserve this.” 

RIGHT: David Ceja-Sanchez 

(left) and brother Marco 

Antonio Ceja-Sanchez were 

reportedly murdered while 

hanging drywall at a townhome 

in Lockport. Photo 

submitted 

Police Reports 

Two men allegedly involved with theft 

Denzell McCullum, 19, of 

the 800 block of 2nd Avenue 

in Joliet, was charged with 

retail theft, and Roderick 

Williams, 40, of the 1100 

block of Nowell in Joliet, 

was charged with criminal 

damage to property after officers 

were called to Wal-Mart 

Dec. 30 at approximately 

12:30 a.m. in reference to a 

retail theft complaint. The 

stolen property was recovered 

by police. 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

Dec. 22 

• Person(s) unknown broke 

into a vacant residence on 

the 300 block of MacGregor 

Road in Lockport and stole 

an air conditioning unit, water 

heater, furnace and coil unit. 

Lockport Police Department 

Dec. 24 

• Emma Jonelle-Kucera, 27, 

of the 400 block of Seminole 

Street in Dwight, was 

charged with driving under 

the influence of alcohol and 

issued citations for driving 

without headlights and 

improper lane usage. At 

approximately 12:40 a.m. 

Jonelle-Kucera’s vehicle was 

stopped by police in the area 

of Archer Avenue and 151st 

Street for reportedly driving 

without headlights and improper 

lane usage. 

Dec. 28 

• Courtney Bertucci, 25, of the 

1900 block of Elgin Avenue in 

Joliet, was charged with criminal 

trespass to a vehicle after 

officers responded to a report 

of a stolen vehicle at about 8 

p.m. on the 800 block of Clinton 

Street in Lockport. 

Jan. 1 

• Mario Castro, 35, of the 

1000 block of Hickory 

Street in Joliet, was charged 

with driving under the influence 

of alcohol and issued 

citations for improper lane 

usage, speeding, operating 

an uninsured motor vehicle 

and illegal transportation of 

alcohol. Police stopped Castro’s 

car for speeding in the 

area of State Street and 6th 

Street in Lockport. 

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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Join uS… 

Riverside Healthcare 

Frankfort Campus 

Health Fair 

This event will include a variety 

of activities, free health screenings 

and information, food, and more for the whole family. 

Saturday, January 28 

9 a.m. until noon 

Presentations to include… 

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From the Editor 

Why do we make resolutions? 

Max Lapthorne 

max@lockportlegend.com 

New year, new me. 

That is the mantra 

commonly thrown 

around this time of the year, 

as we all attempt to better 

ourselves by sticking to our 

New Year’s resolutions. 

Some people set specific 

goals for themselves, such 

as losing weight or getting 

a promotion, but my New 

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My goal for this year is 

to get out of my comfort 

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out of my comfort zone isn’t 

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experience things I wouldn’t 

normally in 2017. 

There’s a wide range of 

New Year’s resolutions for 

us to choose from, and I’m 

sure most of you have your 

own —big or small — that 

you plan on sticking to this 

year. In this week’s news 

cover story on Page 3, we 

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Lockport are accomplishing 

the most common resolution 

of all — getting in shape. 

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of the year with everyone 

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and Lockport is no different. 

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A discounted membership 

and the desire to be a better 

person in the new year is 

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to the gym in January, but 

the struggle comes with 

consistency. Year-round 

gym-goers often joke about 

the influx of members in 

the month of January, but 

it inevitably dies down 

because people struggle to 

break their previous routine 

and create a new one. There 

is definitely no shame in 

that, because it is difficult to 

make a change and have it 

stick on the first try. 

If we’re willing to accept 

a change in our lives, be it 

small or large, we will be 

able to facilitate not only 

New Year’s resolutions, but 

all sorts of positive changes. 

Making New Year’s 

resolutions is a way for us 

to prove to ourselves that 

we’re capable of changing 

for the better, and it doesn’t 

really matter what the resolution 

is. So, best of luck to 

all of you with your resolutions, 

I hope you stick with 

them to the end and can turn 

around this time next year 

and make a new one. 

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Local happenings 

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The Lockport Pop’s is 

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and Mark — who own 

and operate several 

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INSET: Mike Motto (right) takes Sara Geving’s order Thursday, Jan. 5, at Pop’s in Lockport.

10 | January 12, 2017 | The Lockport Legend FAITH 


faith briefs 

St. Dennis Church 

(1214 S. Hamilton St., Lockport) 

Weekend Worship 

4:30 p.m. Saturdays 

7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Sundays. All are welcome. 

Healing Prayer 

Following weekend services, 

4:30 p.m. Saturdays, 9:15 a.m. and 

11 a.m. Sundays. All are welcome. 

Contact Parish Secretary at secretary@saint-dennis.org 

or call (815) 

838-2592 for more information. 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 

(15625 S Bell Road, Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. 

Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. Sunday 

School. For more information, call 

(708) 645-0652. 

THRIVE Church 

(1605 Washington St, Lockport) 

Sunday Service 

10:15 a.m. coffee; 10:30 service 

meeting at Taft School. 

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. 

First Baptist Church of Lockport 

(800 Thornton St., Lockport) 

Angel Food House Food Pantry 

12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and 5:30- 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Open to the 

public. 


9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:45 

a.m. Church service. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:25 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle of 

Love provides diapers, feminine 

and incontinence products to clients 

who are qualified to use the local 

FISH Food Pantry. 

First Congregational United Church of Christ 


Greet & Meet over Treats 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Children’s Sunday Mornings 

9:45 a.m. Second through fourth 

Sundays. Stories with Puppets. 

No Experience Necessary Bible Intro 

For times & dates call office 

(815) 838-2091. 

First Sunday Family Worship 

9:30 a.m. February 5th. Communion. 

All welcome. 

First Class Kids Preschool 

Registration 

To register children for openings, 

call (815) 838-8361 

Dartball 

7 p.m., first, third and fourth 

Tuesdays of the month. 

Worship 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Voices 

9:45 a.m. Sundays. Children’s 

program which helps them discover 

the Messiah through stories, drama 

and crafts. 

Grace Baptist Church 

(501 N. State St., Lockport) 

Sunday Schedule 

9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:45 

a.m. Morning service; 6 p.m. Night 

service. 

Cross Point Church of Lockport 

(17530 W. Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. For more information, 

call (815) 838-9105. 

Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church 

(21514 W. Division St., Lockport) 

Saturday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sabbath school; 10:45 

a.m. Worship Hour. 

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church 


Morning Star Mission - Meal 

Service 

10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 

14 

Holy Eucharist 

8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church 

(18101 W. Oak Ave., Lockport) 

All-Hands Leadership Meetings 

10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. All Shiloh 

ministry leaders and members 

are expected to attend. This meeting 

is an opportunity to clarify objectives 

for 2017 and get feedback 

from leaders. 


8:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. 

Morning worship, Nursery ministry 

(ages infant to 4) and Youth church 

(ages 5-12); 12 p.m. Adult Bible 

Study. For more information, contact 

(815) 774-1016. 

New Life Community Church 

(14832 W. 163rd St., Lockport) 

21 Days of Fasting 

Jan. 8-28. Twenty-one days for a 

time of prayer, fasting, and seeking 

God’s heart. 

Have something for Faith Briefs? 

Contact Assistant Editor Erin Redmond 

at e.redmond@22ndcentury 

media.com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

15. Information is due by noon Thursday 

one week prior to publication. 

In Memoriam 

Williametta Irene Guenard 

Williametta Irene Guenard (nee 

Neehouse), 76, of Lockport, died 

Jan. 2 at Silver Cross Hospital. She 

was born in Chicago and lived in 

Lockport since 1978. Guenard retired 

from the Lockport Township 

High School Bus Service after 22 

years of service. She was a member 

of the Grace Baptist Church, Lockport 

and the Butterfly Club. She 

enjoyed crocheting and rug hooking; 

working on puzzles of various 

kinds, but mostly enjoyed spending 

time with her family. She is survived 

by her hubsband John; her children, 

Jenny (Ed) Lietke Lovett, William 

Guenard and Michael (Chrissy Schram) 

Guenard; seven grandchildren; 

16 great-grandchildren; a brother, 

William (Bonnie) Neehouse; sisters 

Violet (John) Canaday and Roberta 

Guenard. Several nieces and nephews 

also survive. Services were 

held Jan. 6. 

Teddy W. Wright 

Teddy W. Wright, 80, of Lockport, 

IL formerly of Ohio, died Jan. 

1, 2017. He is survived by wife 

Martha (nee Buxton); children 

Carol (Richard) Grizzle, Teddy Jr. 

(Penny Kay) Wright, and Frank 

(Penny Ann) Wright; 10 grandchildren 

and 22 great-grandchildren; 

sister (Irene) Wright, and halfsiblings 

Elizabeth Bragg, James P. 

Burns, Charles Hildreth and Donald 

Hildreth. He enjoyed fishing, 

camping, and hunting. Services 

were held Jan. 4. In lieu of flowers, 

donations to Joliet Area Community 

Hospice would be appreciated. 

Allen C. McCowan 

Allen C. McCowan, 

81, of Lockport, died 

Dec. 30 at the Joliet Area Community 

Hospice Home surrounded 

by family. He was born in Joliet. 

Starting at Brown’s one-room 

school in Elwood, McCowan continued 

his education attending 

Joliet Central High School, Joliet 

Junior College, Northern Illinois 

University and earned his Doctorate 

of Administration Degree from 

University of Illinois. He was a 

former Administrator in Waterman, 

Lockport, Edwardsville and 

Woodridge; currently supervising 

student teachers through Eastern 

Illinois University. He was a 

United States Army Veteran; an 

avid golfer and tennis player; gardener 

and dancer; a huge University 

of Illinois sports fan, but his 

greatest joy was spending time 

with his family and friends, of 

whom he cherished. McCowan 

is survived by his lwife, Nancy 

(Boza); his children, Richard (Roberta) 

McCowan, Cathy (Oliver) 

Brandt, Don (Kathy) McCowan, 

Amy (Mike) Steffgen and Andrew 

(Andrea) Fry; nine grandchildren, 

Melissa (Kyle) Fraiser, Kevin and 

Keith McCowan, Jessica, Jordan 

and Tyler Shogren and Carter, 

Isabella and Camryn Steffgen; 

son-in-law, Steve Shogren and a 

brother Charles (Diane) McCowan. 

Several nieces and nephews 

also survive. In lieu of flowers, 

donations to the family would be 

appreciated so that they may contribute 

them to charity. Services 

were held Jan. 4. 

Mary Lorraine Pesavento 

Mary Lorraine Pesavento (nee 

Corbley), 83 of Lockport, died 

Dec. 26 at her home. She is survived 

by her children, Steve 

Pesavento, Mike Pesavento, 

Richie Pesavento, Jim (Mary) 

Pesavento, Lorray “Cookie” (Ellis) 

Whitten and Dave (Tonette) 

Pesavento; grandchildren, Krissy 

Pesavento, Justin Pesavento, 

Samantha (Shaun) Elder, Sarah 

Pesavento, Heather (Josh) Boatman, 

Amy (Justin) Marion, Adam 

(Kate) Wood, Kimberly Wood, 

Damon Pesavento, Lauren (Mark) 

Hinkle, Courtney (John) Best and 

12 great grandchildren. Mary was 

a lifelong member of St. Dennis 

Church in Lockport and a member 

of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary in 

Lockport. Services were held Dec. 

30. In lieu of flowers, donations to 

St. Dennis Church would be appreciated. 

Edward E. Hardey 

Edward E. “Ed” Hardey, 

88 and a member of 

St. Dennis Church, Lockport, died 

Dec. 22. He retired from Montgomery 

Wards after 35 years of service 

and was a World War II Navy veteran. 

He loved to play bridge, fish, 

listen to music and drink wine. He 

is survived by his children, John, 

Sharon, Hardey, Kevin (Vicki), 

Shawna (Dennis) Sullivan, Susan 

(Mark) Egofske and Michele (Raj) 

Das; 13 grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; 

several nephews 

and nieces also survive. In lieu of 

flowers, memorials to the Abraham 

Lincoln National Cemetery Beautification 

fund are appreciated. Services 

were held Dec. 28. 

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Pop’s franchisees honor family 

tradition, just in different industry 

“THE 

8TH WONDER 

OF THE WORLD. ...” 

—Joe Heard, former White House photographer 

Tim Carroll 

Contributing Editor 

Twenty-two years ago, 

Mike Motto and his two 

brothers, Matt and Mark — 

all educated at Providence 

Catholic — had the chance 

to keep up the family tradition. 

Their version of the family 

tradition was not exactly the 

same — the Mottos’ parents 

and grandfather had been in 

the grocery store business — 

but it was close enough. 

They bought a Pop’s Italian 

Beef & Sausage restaurant. 

“We thought we were going 

into the grocery store 

business, [but my parents 

sold] right before I’m getting 

ready to be college age, so I 

went off to Illinois State, followed 

by my two brothers,” 

Mike Motto said. 

After his parents sold independently-owned 

Motto’s 

Foods and it became clear 

that a grocery career was not 

in store for him, Mike Motto 

took a position out of college 

at Frank’s Nursery & Crafts. 

But he immediately began 

researching different franchising 

opportunities, including 

McDonald’s, Hardee’s 

and Blockbuster video 

stores. None of them was 

the perfect fit, though. One 

brother was finished with 

school, and the other was 

getting ready to graduate, 

but they did not yet know 

which chain to join until the 

chance to get in on the Pop’s 

expansion arose. 

“Pop’s was just starting 

to expand a little bit,” Mike 

Motto said. “... We got to 

know the product a little bit, 

and we knew the owner, so I 

talked to him and explained 

to him how I was looking to 

go into business.” 

After Matt, the youngest 

Brothers (left to right) Matt, Mike and Mark Motto combine 

to own five Pop’s Italian Beef & Sausage locations in the 

south suburbs, including Lockport, Mokena and Orland 

Park. Photo Submitted 

of the Motto boys, graduated, 

the Motto family was 

in the market for a new car. 

That was when they heard 

Pop’s owner Frank Radochonski 

had opened a Bourbonnais 

location and was 

having some trouble running 

between the original Palos 

Heights Pop’s and the Bourbonnais 

store. 

When they went down to 

Bourbonnais, the Mottos decided 

to get involved with 

the business. The brothers 

came up with half of the 

money necessary to buy the 

Bourbonnais spot and borrowed 

the other half from 

their father in 1994, keeping 

the Motto business owner 

tradition alive. 

In 1998, something eerily 

similar happened. Motto 

himself was in the market 

for a new car this time, and 

he heard that the Orland 

Park location was for sale. 

The brothers jumped at 

the chance. At that time, the 

three were living together in 

Bourbonnais in a two-bedroom 

condo. 

Mark and Matt Motto 

moved back to the Tinley 

Park area and began working 

at the Orland Park location. 

Shortly thereafter, the 

Mottos sold the Bourbonnais 

location back to Radochonski 

to focus on the growing 

Orland Park store, and Mike 

Motto moved back to the 

Tinley Park area, as well. 

In 2004, the Mottos licensed 

another location in 

Mokena. In 2006, the brothers 

opened a Lockport location. 

In 2007, they opened 

up in Tinley park. In 2009, 

they opened up in Romeoville. 

And finally, in 2013, 

they opened another location 

in Orland Park. 

It was not always easy 

for the brothers, especially 

when they were cramped together 

in Bourbonnais, but 

they always made it work. 

“There were three of us, 

but it was a two-bedroom 

condo,” Mark Motto said. 

“But we always got along.” 

Despite the fact that they 

spend the majority of their 

time at different Pop’s locations, 

Mike Motto said he is 

most proud of his family’s 

cohesion. 

“The proudest thing is that 

me and my brothers have 

stuck together through it 

all,” he said. “We’re part of 

a successful chain now that 

we helped develop, and it’s 

a lot, it’s a big thing. A lot of 

people would not have done 

it. But it’s paid off in the 

long run.” 

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Side Street American 

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Accurately named, Side 

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meal options on its menu 

but also seemingly can adjust 

to anyone’s entertainment 

needs. 

Side Street has a private 

dining room for all occasions. 

The restaurant also 

can shift into a sports bar 

when needed, with 25 televisions 

throughout. It truly 

is a chameleon of a restaurant, 

featuring seasonal 

menu items to boot. 

Owner Jimmy Kollintzas 

has been working in the 

industry his entire life. He 

wanted Side Street to be a 

middle ground for residents. 

Kollintzas is a Tinley 

Park resident but grew up in 

Indiana. He has worked as a 

bus boy, on the line and now 

has opened yet another restaurant. 

He also owns a fast 

food concept restaurant in 

Joliet, World Famous Jimmy 

K’s Gyros. 

“In high school, I started 

off working in a family diner 

and worked my way up 

into owning my own restaurant,” 

Kollintzas said. 

He opened Side Street 

with his business partners 

and cousins on March 17 of 

this past year. 

“Being on the south side, 

you have sports bars and 

you have very fine dining 

restaurants,” Kollintzas 

said. “We wanted to be a 

unique experience where 

you could have a little bit of 

both.” 

Since the Tinley Park 

Convention Center is close, 

and the restaurant itself is 

This BBQ Burger ($12) at Side Street American Tavern in 

Tinley Park features an antibiotic-free patty with cherrywood 

bacon, onion strings, cheddar cheese, lettuce and 

BBQ sauce, garnished with a pickle and seasoned fries. 

Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

surrounded by hotels, it provided 

a good opportunity to 

play around with the menu 

and add some more highend 

dishes. Kollintzas said 

they wanted to be able to offer 

everyone a good variety 

of options for dinner. 

“What I’ve learned: Our 

biggest asset as an independent 

is that we’re hands 

on,” Kollintzas said. “I’m 

here every day. We’re really 

getting to know what our 

customers want and getting 

customer feedback.” 

Customer feedback has 

played a major role in what 

is offered on the extensive 

menu. 

Patrons can come in 

with friends and share the 

generous portion of Side 

Street Nachos ($10). Options 

with the dish include 

adding chicken ($2) or steak 

($4). 

“We wanted unique items 

on the menu — wow items,” 

Kollintzas said. “I think it’s 

very important, because people 

eat with their eyes.” 

Kollintzas always is willing 

to hear what customers 

have to say about his restaurant. 

And recently, Side 

Street opened for lunch, per 

customer request. 

“Our menu added a couple 

more items that people 

wanted,” Kollintzas said, 

noting with the cold weather 

people were craving heavier 

options. 

Uniquely named, the 

Weezee is a creation from his 

store in Joliet that has been 

brought to Tinley Park. A 

repeat customer visited, and, 

at the time, Kollintzas was 

trying out a new beef sandwich. 

The customer loved it 

so much that he brought his 

friends the next day. Kollintzas 

decided to name the 

sandwich after him. 

“He was a truck driver, 

and his name said ‘Weezee’ 

on [his shirt],” Kollintzas 

said. “He was a bigger guy, 

so we called it the ‘Big 

Weezee.’” 

The ‘big’ has been 

dropped, but the Original 

Weezee ($12) can be found 

on the menu, complete with 

beef, mozzarella and signature 

seasoning, known as 

sottaceti. 

Since the space is so large, 

Kollintzas has capitalized 

on this fact. And there are 

events throughout the week 

— live entertainment during 

the week, as well as live 

bands on the weekend. The 

restaurant also has indoor 

bags and trivia nights for 

those interested. 

“This restaurant is very 

unique, because it’s such 

a beautiful building,” 

Side Street American Tavern 

18401 North Creek 

Drive in Tinley Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-midnight 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday- 

Saturday 

• 11 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: www. 

sidestreettavern.com 

Phone: (708) 928-8080 

Kollintzas said. “We 

wanted to incorporate 

everything here. There are 

so many restaurants and 

so much competition that 

you have to make yourself 

stand out a little bit.” 

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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 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., Orland 

Park; (708) 349-2111) 

■7 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live entertainment 

and face painter 

TINLEY PARK 

Old Tinley Pub & Eatery 

(17020 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 532- 

4409) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia 

Night 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Movie Night 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

(21000 Frankfort Square 

Road, Frankfort; (815) 

464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

Free to play. 

MOKENA 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., Mokena; 

(708) 479-6873) 

■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

Live bands 

NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, New 

Lenox; (815) 463-1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

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The Lockport Legend’s 

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State of the art kitchen 

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• 16525 W. Courtside 

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$293,000 

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• 1117 E. Division St. 1a, 

Lockport, 60441-4577 - 

Harvey J. Bolton to Brian 

Schmidt, Diane Schmidt 

$99,000 

• 131 Bruce Road, 

Lockport, 60441-4904 - 

Sandra Koski to Timothy 

Michael Fein, $138,500 

• 16034 Golfview Drive, 

Lockport, 60441-4660 - 

Linda L. Mueller to Ronald 

D. Anderwell, Debora A. 

Vanderwell, $169,000 

• 16143 Golfview Drive, 

Lockport, 60441-4657 

- Matthew Brannan to 

Joshua E. Dibenedetto, 

$161,500 

• 703 Daviess Ave,. 

Lockport, 60441-2832 

- Georgantas Trust to 

Michael J. Mccann, 

$150,000 

Nov. 3 

• 1338 Foxford Lane, 

Lockport, 60441-6231 

- David N Bemis to Kyle 

Mueller, Kathryn Mueller, 

$279,000 

• 1524 Lawrence Ave., 

Lockport, 60441-4203 - 

Matejcak Trust to Robert 

R. Cronholm, Sally A. 

Cronholm, $110,000 

• 16628 W. Arbor 

Terrace, Lockport, 60441- 

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to Jaime H. Sanford, 

Victoria Sanford, 

$315,000 

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1003 Help Wanted 

Relationship Banker 

Location: Homer Glen 

Responsible for sales, service and operations. Works as primary 

point of contact for clients and prospects and handles all cash and 

personal banking responsibilities. A successful candidate will 

have ties within their community, should be comfortable asking 

for business from prospects, current customers, and community 

partners. Must be able to communicate effectively, integrity, 

client experince, sales aptitude and technology proficiency. 

H.S.diploma or GED and 2 years equivalent work experiencecash 

handling. Submit resume to bankcountryside.com referring 

to Relationship Banker Homer Glen Ref # RB121216 or apply at 

any Countryside Bank Location. Countryside Bank is an Equal 

Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans 

and individuals with disabilities. 

Are you made for ALDI? 

Hiring Event 

We are looking to hire 

Casual/Store Associates 

and Shift Managers for the 

following locations: 

Matteson, Frankfort, 

Homer Glen, Orland Park, 

Orland Hills & New 

Lenox. 

Casual Store & Store 

Associate-$13.00/hr 

Shift Manager-$17.50/hr 

when acting as a Shift 

Manager. 

Please visit the following 

location on January 18, 

2017 between the hours of 

7 A.M. –5 P.M. to 

complete an application: 

ALDI 

16150 S. Harlem Ave. 

Tinley Park, IL 60477 

Office Assistant 

Tinley Park transportation 

company looking to 

expand Safety Dept. 

personnel. Mon-Fri. Entry 

level positions. Please 

forward resume to 

recruiting@shipgt.com. 

Help 

Wanted 

up to 35 hours / week 

2016 Southwest Choice 

Award winner Pet Patrol 

is looking for dog walkers 

& pet sitters in Orland & 

Homer Glen. For more 

info & to apply: 

www.pet-patrol.net 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

homemakers and retirees. 

Must be reliable and have 

morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

If interested, 

Call 708 429 6477 

M-F, 10am - 1pm Only! 

Apartment complex 

maintenance in Lockport 

FT/PT. Exp required. Must 

have own tools. Send 

resume: 

dawne@keenrealty 

management.com 

NEW YEAR! 

NEW CAREER! 

BECOME A BUS DRIVER 

WITH AMERICAN 

SCHOOL BUS. 

708.349.1866 

PART-TIME TELLER 

Midland Federal (EOE) 

15732 Bell Rd, Homer Glen 

20-25 hrs/wk; cred/bkgrd 

check req’d. Cash exp pref. 

Call Deanna (708) 645-2400 

Looking for energetic, 

reliable customer service 

rep for finance company. 

Email resume: 

cashcityloans@yahoo.com 

1005 Employment 

Opportunities 

Need help with your TV, 

computer or mobile device? 

Call J-Tech for local support 

that comes to you. 

Competitive pricing. 

Available evenings & 

weekends. (708) 770-3475 

JTechlocal@gmail.com 

1021 Lost & 

Found 

Found 

Set of keys at School 

House Manor park in 

New Lenox 

Call 815-717-8911 

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Wanted 

Looking to hire a Junior or 

Senior highschool girl (highly 

prefered) to mom-sit after 

school to 6:30 pm. Must have 

own transportation, $10/hr. 

Call Robin 708-305-2482 for 

more details. 

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 

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& go with a car. Insured 

with excellent references. 

Low prices. 

708.692.2580 

Caring, companion caregiver. 

Over 25 yrs exp. Great 

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& social engagement 

provided. Please call Ewa: 

708.926.4034 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 14305 S. Birchdale 

Drive, Lockport, IL 60491 (Residential). 

Onthe 26th day of January, 

2017 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. successor 

by merger to Wells Fargo 

Home Mortgage, Inc. f/k/a Norwest 

Mortgage, Inc. Plaintiff V. 

Nicholas Serevino Jr.; et. al. Defendant. 

Case No. 13CH 2526 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours; 

plus, for residential real estate, a 

statutory judicial sale fee calculated 

at the rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the 

amount paid bythe purchaser to 

the person conducting the sale, not 

to exceed $300, for deposit into the 

Abandoned Residential Property 

Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial 

sale fee shall be paid by the 

mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its credit bid 

at the sale or by any mortgagee, 

judgment creditor, or other lienor 

acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the 

sale. All payments shall be made in 

cash or certified funds payable to 

the Sheriff of Will County. 

In the event the property is a condominium, 

in accordance with 735 

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

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

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

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and 

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains a court order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

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. 


TATE of 1253 TRALEE LANE, 

LOCKPORT, IL, IL 60441 (SIN- 

GLE FAMILY HOME WITH AT- 

TACHED 2CAR GARAGE). On 

the 2nd day ofFebruary, 2017 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: HSBC 

BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSO- 

CIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR 

NORMURA ASSET ACCEP- 

TANCECORPORATION, AL- 

TERNATIVE LOAN TRUST, SE- 

RIES 2006-WF1 MORTGAGE 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI- 

CATES Plaintiff V. ROSEMARIE 

CORTEZ; FRANK CORTEZ 

A/K/A FRANK ACORTEZ; MB 

FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.; Defendant. 


























the Sheriff of Will County. Judgment 

amount is $367,360.97 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 









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obtains acourt order for its distribution 



the State. 


PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 










PURPOSE. 


TATE at 16619 West Aspen Court, 

Lockport, IL 60441 (Single Family 

Home). On the 19th day of January, 

2017 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: HSBC Bank USA, National 

Association, asTrustee for Option 

One Mortgage Loan Trust 

2007-HL1, Asset-Backed Certificates, 

Series 2007-HL1; Plaintiff 

V. Filipina E. Mangonon; Ronald 

A. Navarra; Maple Hill Homeowners 

Association; Unknown Heirs 

and Legatees of Filipina E. Mangonon, 

if any; Unknown Heirs and 

Legatees of Ronald A.Navarra, if 

any; Unknown Owners and Non 

Record Claimants Defendant. 





























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

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

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









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the State. 


THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 

33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140 


P: 312-360-9455 

F: 312-572-7823 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 918 EAST 8TH 

STREET, LOCKPORT, IL, IL 

60441 (YELLOW, BRICK, SIN- 

GLE FAMILY, ONE CAR AT- 

TACHED GARAGE ). On the 

26th day of January, 2017 to be 

held at 12:00 noon, at the Will 



IL 60432, under Case Title: 

CHRISTIANA TRUST, ADIVI- 

SION OF WIMINGTON SAV- 

INGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR NORMANDY 

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SE- 

RIES 2013-13, Plaintiff V.RON- 

ALD KAY A/K/A RONALD 

JAMES KAY, A/K/A RONALD J. 

KAY, Defendant. 





























if any. 



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

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

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









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the State. 





P: 312-346-9088 

F: 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 530 E. 17th St, Lockport,, 

IL 60441 (Single Family 

Residence). On the 2nd day of February, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 

noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under 

Case Title: JPMORGAN CHASE 

BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, Plaintiff V. JIMMY V. 

MCCARTNEY and BONNIE L. 

MCCARTNEY, Defendant. 





























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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 










PURPOSE. 




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TATE of 13838 W. Dublin Drive, 

Lockport, IL 60491 (Residential). 

On the 2nd day ofFebruary, 2017 

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. Jacquelin K.Sternquist; et. al. 

Defendant. 





























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

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

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









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the State. 




100 


P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










PURPOSE. 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Certificate No. 31233 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will on December 30, 2016 

wherein the business firm of Red 

Letter Days VA located at 515 

Eagle Brook Lane, Naperville, IL 

60565 is registered and a certificate 

notice setting forth the following: 

Jennifer Wesolowski, 515 Eagle 

Brook Lane, Naperville, IL 

60565 630-303-1831 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 30th day of December 2016. 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

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PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor 

by merger to Wells Fargo Home 

Mortgage, Inc. f/k/a Norwest Mortgage, 

Inc. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Nicholas Serevino Jr.; et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 13 CH 2526 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 5th day of 

November, 2014, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 26th day of 

January, 2017 , commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 



IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

LOT 31, IN BLOCK 2,INPEB- 

BLE CREEK, UNIT 2IN PHASE 

I, BEING ASUBDIVISION OF 

PART OFTHE NORTHEAST 1/4 

OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

JANUARY 12, 1977, AS DOCU- 

MENT NUMBER R77-1234, IN 

HOMER TOWNSHIP, WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

14305 S. Birchdale Drive, Lockport, 

IL 60491 

Description of Improvements: 

Residential 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-10-206-004-0000 


























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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 



100 


P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE 

FOR NORMURA ASSET AC- 

CEPTANCECORPORATION, 

ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST, 

SERIES 2006-WF1 MORTGAGE 

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI- 

CATES 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ROSEMARIE CORTEZ; FRANK 

CORTEZ A/K/A FRANK A 

CORTEZ; MB FINANCIAL 

BANK, N.A.; 

Defendant. 

No. 13 CH 3269 





June, 2015, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

of Will County, Illinois, will on 

Thursday, the 2nd day ofFebruary, 

2017 , 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 217 IN ABBEY GLEN ES- 

TATES UNIT FOUR, BEING A 

SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTH- 

EAST QUARTER OFSECTION 

13, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, 

RANGE 10 EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 

6, 1997 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R97-18884, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 


1253 TRALEE LANE, LOCK- 

PORT, IL, IL 60441 


SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH 

ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE 

P.I.N.: 

11-04-13-201-050-0000 


























if any. 



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

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

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









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the State. 


CONTACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


HSBC Bank USA, National Association, 

as Trustee for Option One 

Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-HL1, 

Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 

2007-HL1; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Filipina E. Mangonon; Ronald A. 

Navarra; Maple Hill Homeowners 

Association; Unknown Heirs and 

Legatees ofFilipina E.Mangonon, 

if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees 

of Ronald A. Navarra, if any; 

Unknown Owners and Non Record 

Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 14 CH 2389 




the above cause onthe 13th day of 

October, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 










estate: 

LOT 27 IN THE "FINAL PLAT" 

OF MAPLE HILL SUBDIVI- 

SION, BEING A SUBDIVISION 

OF PART OFTHE SOUTHWEST 

1/4 OFSECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 

36 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF 


RIDIAN, RECORDED NOVEM- 

BER 2, 2005 AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R2005-191866 IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


16619 West Aspen Court, Lockport, 

IL 60441 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-18-303-037-0000 


















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PURPOSE. 


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CUIT 


CHRISTIANA TRUST, ADIVI- 

SION OF WIMINGTON SAV- 

INGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR NORMANDY 

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SE- 

RIES 2013-13, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RONALD KAY A/K/A RONALD 

JAMES KAY, A/K/A RONALD J. 

KAY, 

Defendant. 

No. 14 CH 2565 





September, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 










estate: 

LOT 188, IN UNIT NO. 4-A, 

KELVIN GROVE, ASUBDIVI- 

SION OF PARTOF THE EAST 

1/2 OFTHE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF 

SECTION 23, AND PART OF 

THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OFSEC- 

TION 24, IN TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF 


RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

AUGUST 12, 1953, AS DOCU- 

MENT NUMBER 733627, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


918 EAST 8TH STREET, LOCK- 

PORT, IL, IL 60441 


YELLOW, BRICK, SINGLE 

FAMILY, ONE CAR AT- 

TACHED GARAGE 

P.I.N.: 

11-04-24-300-019-0000 


























if any. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JIMMY V. MCCARTNEY and 

BONNIE L. MCCARTNEY, 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 0386 







will on Thursday, the 2nd day of 

February, 2017 ,commencing at 







estate: 

THE WEST 60 FEET OF LOT 9 

IN YOUNG'S SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF 

THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTH- 

EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 

10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


530 E. 17th St, Lockport,, IL 

60441 


Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 

11-04-26-207-022-0000 


























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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


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CUIT 


Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Jacquelin K. Sternquist; et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0751 







will on Thursday, the 2nd day of 

February, 2017 ,commencing at 







estate: 

LOT 134 IN ERIN HILLS, UNIT 

NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OFTHE NORTH 1/2 OF 

THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSEC- 

TION 3, IN TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, AND IN RANGE 11, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING 

TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE- 

CORDED OCTOBER 18, 1977, 

AS DOCUMENT NO. R77-40421, 

IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


13838 W. Dublin Drive, Lockport, 

IL 60491 


Residential 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-03-205-013-0000 


























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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


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What has your first season with the 

Porters been like? 

There’s a lot of practices, but in the end 

it’s worth it. It’s just been a good experience 

to have. 

Do you have any pre-competition 

rituals? 

We have a little pump-up circle, and we 

just give each other confidence and then we 

end up going out there. 

What is your favorite TV show? 

Currently, I’m watching “The Fosters.” 

If you had a free ticket to go anywhere 

in the world, where would you 

go and why? 

I would probably go to California because 

it always interested me and it just seems really 

fun. I just like warmer places. 

Do you have a role model? 

Not really. I have expectations for myself 

and goals that I like to reach. 

What do you want to do when you 

get older? 

I want to be a cosmetologist. I want to lean 

more into doing hair and makeup. 

Photo submitted 

What is your favorite subject in 

school? 

This is crazy, but math [is], even though 

I’m super bad at it. Once I get the hang 

of the subject I’m on, it’s actually kind of fun 

to do. 

What is your goal for the season? 

My goal is for us to win state, not only because 

it’s state and you want to win it, but 

the team we’re going against [Sandburg] 

beat us in both competitions, but not by a lot. 

It would just be a good feeling to know that 

we beat them, and even better because it’s 

at state. 

Interview by Assistant Editor Erin Redmond

lockportlegend.com SPORTS 


This Week In... 

Lockport Township 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Boys Basketball 

■Jan. ■ 13 host Sandburg, 7 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 17 host Bloom, 7 p.m. 

Girls Basketball 

■Jan. ■ 13 at Stagg, 6 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 17 at Lincoln-Way East, 

6:30 p.m. 

Girls Bowling 

■Jan. ■ 12 host Lincoln-Way 

East, Strike & Spare, 4:30 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 14 at Fred Green Classic, 

Wood Dale Bowl- Fenton, 

9 a.m. 

WRESTLING 

From Page 31 

he got five-point moved to 

lose 5-4. And he hit a rough 

one in his semi-wrestleback.” 

The Porters also got Top 

6 finishes from Matt Ramos 

(4th place at 106 pounds), 

Anthony Molton (6th, 113), 

James Pierandozzi (6th, 

120) and Baylor Fernandes 

(6th, 145). 

Day 1 

On Day 1, Lockport 

found itself in the middle of 

what has been described as 

a “meat grinder” of a tournament. 

The Cheesehead Invitational 

— which brings 

together some of the top 

prep wrestling teams in the 

Midwest and the country 

to Kaukauna, Wisconsin — 

began Friday, Jan. 6, and 

the Porters were right in the 

thick of the battle from the 

start. 

Lockport sat in fifth place 

in the 31-team tourney after 

Day 1. Kasson-Mantorville 

(Minnesota) led at that time 

with 163 points. Defending 

champion Mt. Carmel, 

Southeast Polk (Iowa) and 

Apple Valley (Minnesota) 

rounded out the Top 5 on 

Day 1. 

“We wrestle a good 

schedule, and this 

Wrestling 

■Jan. ■ 12 at Lincoln-Way East, 

5:30 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 14 at Nequa Valley 

Mega Dual, 9 a.m. 

Boys Swimming 

■Jan. ■ 12 host Sandburg, 

5 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 14 at Riverside-Brookfield 

Invite, noon 

Boys Diving 

■Jan. ■ 14 at Riverside-Brookfield 

Invite, 8:30 a.m. 

Cheerleading 

■Jan. ■ 15 at Oak Forest Invite, 

9 a.m. 

tournament is definitely a 

step up in competition,” 

Porters coach Josh Oster 

said. “We were out in 

[Pennsylvania] at the 

Powerade last weekend, so 

we have seen this high level 

of competition.” 

The Porters got off to a 

strong start on Day 1, with 

only the 220-pounder and 

the 285-pounder losing 

their first-round matches. 

Lockport said it hoped 

to be in the mix for the 

team title. 

“It is really hard to track 

what you are doing in a 

tournament like this,” Oster 

said. “You have 11 mats going, 

and you are constantly 

on the move. You don’t have 

time to process, because 

you are match on match on 

match. We went 12-2 in that 

all-important first round, so 

that was good. We wanted 

to get all 14, obviously but 

we didn’t get there.” 

The Porters did very well 

in the first two pool rounds, 

and they had a fair amount 

of student-athletes who 

moved into the 1-8 pool. 

“We know the kind of 

wrestlers we have, and everyone 

is going to go out 

there and wrestle hard, so I 

am not surprised by our success 

so far,” Oster said. “We 

wrestle hard, wrestle smart, 

and they prepared for this 

type of tournament.” 

Girls Basketball 

Porters fall to Celtics in local matchup 

Randy Whalen 


Just the mention of it made 

Claire Paciga squirm. 

“Oh yeah, it was awful,” 

the Providence senior said. 

The “it” was the matchup 

between the Celtics girls basketball 

team and Lockport 

Township from the season 

before. It was safe to say that 

Paciga and her teammates 

liked this season’s result a lot 

better. 

Paciga poured in a gamehigh 

18 points as Providence 

took charge early and went 

on to defeat Lockport 50- 

41 in a clash of local opponents 

Saturday, Jan. 7 in New 

Lenox. 

Sophomore forward Ryann 

O’Garek (16 points, 9 rebounds) 

also came up big for 

the Celtics (12-6), who were 

celebrating alumni day and 

got their second win of the 

week. Lockport (11-8) lost its 

third straight game. The Porters 

were led by junior guard 

Taylor Hopkins, who scored 

all 10 of her team-high points 

in the fourth quarter. 

The season before, the 

Celtics traveled to Lockport 

and lost 55-40. They used 

that as motivation in last 

week’s rematch. 

“That was the worst game 

I ever played,” Paciga said of 

the previous season’s tussle. 

“I feel that last year made me 

want to redeem myself.” 

That she did, scoring 14 

points in the second half to 

help keep the Porters at bay. 

“Last season was the worst 

game against them,” Providence 

coach Eileen Copenhaver 

echoed of the previous 

Lockport matchup. “There 

was no energy in that game, 

but [last week] we had it. 

They are talented. We had to 

have everyone step up and 

we did.” 

Lockport coach Dan Kelly 

noted that the Celtics are talented 

as well. 

“A lot of credit goes to 

them,” he said of Providence. 

“They executed offensively. 

They moved the ball and 

found the shot.” 

Things started out fairly 

well for the Porters. Senior 

guard Elena Woulfe (5 

points) hit a 3-pointer with 

5:24 to play in the opening 

quarter to give them a 5-2 

lead. But with just over four 

minutes left in the first quarter, 

Paciga fittingly put Providence 

ahead for good by converting 

an offensive rebound 

into a basket for a 6-5 lead. 

That bucket came during 

a 10-0 run that would give 

the Celtics the lead for good. 

Lockport sophomore guard 

Payton Grcevic finally ended 

that by hitting a 3-pointer with 

55 seconds left in the quarter 

to make it 12-8. But the Porters 

trailed 13-9 after the first 

quarter and never got closer. 

Much of that was due to 

O’Garek, who had 12 points 

in the first half. With Providence 

leading 19-12 midway 

through the second quarter, 

O’Garek scored the final 

eight points of the half for 

the Celtics. They led 27-18 at 

halftime. 

“We had more energy this 

year and were ready for the 

game,” said O’Garek, who 

was on varsity as a freshman. 

“We were just more 

prepared. I think it’s just having 

more experience that has 

helped us. 

“We’ve come ready for 

every game and have played 

with a different attitude.” 

The Porters tried to clamp 

down on defense to open 

the second half. Baskets 

by junior forwards Megan 

James and Taylor Shingler 

(9 points) drew them within 

27-22 with 5:01 to play in the 

third quarter. But they missed 

some other open looks that 

could have narrowed it to a 

one possession game. 

“To start the second half 

we scored and then had some 

nice looks,” Kelly said. “We 

forced some turnovers [five 

in the third quarter, 18 in the 

game] and then couldn’t convert. 

That would have been 

a huge momentum swing to 

score some more points and 

get that.” 

Instead it was Paciga with 

a pair of free throws and a 

3-pointer to restore the Celtics 

led to 32-22 with 3:43 left 

in the third quarter. The guard 

had seven points in both the 

third and fourth quarters and 

Lockport never got closer 

than nine points the rest of 

the way. 

Ahead 34-25, a layup by 

junior guard Courtney Mahalik 

(4 points) and a 3-pointer 

by senior guard Meghan 

Morrissette (6 points) put 

Providence ahead 39-25. It 

was 39-27 after three quarters 

and a quick 7-2 spurt gave 

the Celtics a 46-29 lead with 

6:36 to play in the game. 

Fueled by Hopkins, the 

Porters had a 7-0 run to close 

within 46-36 exactly midway 

through the fourth quarter. 

But the next two minutes 

brought a series of missed 

shots and turnovers by both 

teams and the Providence 

lead was never under 10 until 

the final seconds. 

Senior center Kaleigh Schmutzler 

(4 points) came off 

the bench as starting center 

freshman Treasure Thompson 

(4 points) was hampered 

by foul trouble most of the 

game for Lockport. 

While Kelly hoped to get 

his teams offensive woes 

patched up for the Porters’ 

third meeting of the season 

with Sandburg, which took 

place on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 

Copenhaver was happy where 

her team was. Providence had 

seven wins total last year and 

has already nearly doubled 

that this season. 

“It was a good week for 

us,” Copenhaver said. “The 

kids have had a good attitude. 

As long as they keep bringing 

this attitude, we’ll be in good 

shape and play well.” 

Earlier in the week, on Jan. 

5, Lockport lost 72-40 to first 

place Homewood-Flossmoor 

at home in a SouthWest 

Suburban Blue matchup. 

Hopkins (16 points) paced 

the Porters while Thompson 

added nine points and five 

rebounds. 

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The team will now look 

ahead to regional play after 

finishing fifth after a hot start 

to the day at the SouthWest 

Suburban Conference championship 

meet Saturday, Jan. 

7, at Laraway Lanes in New 

Lenox. 

The Porters rolled a 3,183 

in the morning session to 

build a 102-pin lead after 

three games but managed a 

2,743 in the afternoon. 

Lockport’s top bowler, 

Andy Sims, was held to a 

201 average after averaging 

around 245 in December. 

“The lanes broke down on 

us,” Lockport coach Ron Davis 

said. “We just had a hard 

time making adjustments. 

You needed a good touch 

today on these lanes, and we 

didn’t have it. Even our top 

bowler, Andy Sims, couldn’t 

find that touch.” 

On the other hand, rival 

Sandburg’s first conference 

title in boys bowling was not 

going to be complete without 

some added drama. 

The Eagles entered the 

day atop the nine-team leaderboard 

but had to wait until 

their final frame to celebrate 

winning the meet. They ultimately 

won the conference 

championship and placed 

three bowlers on the All- 

Conference team. 

In all, area teams finished 

first, second and third, and 

10 of the 12 All-Conference 

honorees were from area 

teams. 

Entering the sixth and final 

game, Sandburg sat in second 

place in total pins. With 

Lockport’s Keith Pintoy takes a shot during the SouthWest 

Suburban Conference meet Saturday, Jan. 7, at Laraway 

Lanes in New Lenox. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

points combined from regular 

season conference meets 

and the conference championship, 

Sandburg could be 

at worst a co-champion by 

finishing second. Instead, the 

Eagles put the math aside by 

erasing an 11-pin deficit to 

take first place by nine pins. 

“They showed some resiliency 

and a never-quit 

attitude,” Sandburg coach 

Jeff Kwilose said. “I tried to 

pump some positive energy 

into them, because we needed 

every pin. That’s what 

I preached, that every pin 

counts.” 

The Eagles were led by 

All-Conference performers 

Cameron Crowe, Brandon 

Goeringer and AJ Svatos. It 

was Goeringer’s 256 in the 

final game that helped Sandburg 

outscore Lincoln-Way 

Central 1,026-1,006 to jump 

back in front while holding 

off a late surge by Lincoln- 

Way West. 

Central, which finished 

second with 120 points, had 

been 137 pins out of first 

place after the three morning 

games. It took the lead after 

the fifth game, which included 

junior Trevor Amir taking 

a perfect game into the ninth 

frame. Amir, Jack Davern 

and Alex Nolan were named 

to the All-Conference team. 

“Our whole goal this season 

has been to win next 

week [at regionals],” Central 

coach Coley O’Connell said. 

“We’re where we want to be. 

Today was a total team effort, 

and you saw that balance to 

be No 2. It was a fun day to 

be a coach.” 

West, which finished third 

with 114 points, rolled the 

highest frame of the day 

(1,125) in the sixth game. 

It was too little too late, as 

Sandburg finished with 6,212 

pins, Central with 6,203 and 

West with 6,171. 

Eric Ullian (269) and Michael 

Nork (249) posted their 

highest scores of the day for 

West in that game. Ullian, 

Nork and Caleb Kirby earned 

All-Conference recognition. 

East finished in sixth and 

was led by junior Colton 

Marks. He finished tied for 

11th in total pins and was one 

of just two All-Conference 

honorees from a team outside 

of the Top 4. 

“He’s been consistent, and 

his performance today is 

what we’ve come to expect 

from him,” East coach Mike 

Foster said. 

Lockport will be in the Oswego 

East Regional at Parkside 

Lanes in Aurora. 

All three regionals feed 

into the Plainfield North Sectional 

Jan. 21 at Joliet’s Town 

and Country Lanes.

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Media 

1st and 3 

LTHS boys bowling 

inconsistent at 

conference meet 

1. Looking good early 

The Porters boys 

bowling team rolled 

a 3,183 in the 

morning session 

of the Southwest 

Suburban Conference 

championship meet 

Saturday, Jan. 7, at 

Laraway Lanes. The 

solid morning score 

helped the team build 

a 102-pin lead. 

2. Tables turn in 

afternoon 

Despite acquiring a 

sizable lead early, 

LTHS managed a 

2,743 score in the 

afternoon session to 

drop to a fifth-place 

finish. 

3. Sims averages 201 

Lockport’s top bowler, 

Andy Sims, was kept 

to a 201 average 

at the conference 

meet, though he did 

average approximately 

a 245 per game 

throughout the month 

of December. 

Wrestling 

Porters finish fifth at Cheesehead, as Abdullah Assaf wins title 

Dennis C. Wilson 


The Lockport Porters wrestling 

team knew the grind the Cheesehead 

Invitational would be Jan. 6-7. 

A frequent visitor to the prestigious 

tournament at Kaukauna High 

School in Wisconsin, the Porters 

have earned Top 15 finishes for the 

past five years. 

This year was no exception. 

Coming in as the highest 

nationally ranked team in the 

tournament, the Porters wrestled 

their way to a fifth-place finish in 

the 31-team tournament. Montini 

Catholic won the team title, with 

Mt. Carmel, Kasson-Mantorville 

and Apple Valley rounding out the 

Top 5. 

“We came in with an expectation 

that we would be in the title 

hunt, and then, obviously, we 

are not there,” Lockport coach 

Homer Jr. High eighth-grade girls basketball achieves third-place state finish 

Submitted by Homer Community 

Consolidated School District 33C 

The Homer Jr. High eighthgrade 

girls basketball team 

recently finished third in state 

competition, capping a season 

in which the team went 25- 

3, including being conference 

champions in the Des Plaines Valley 

Conference. 

The squad, coached by Melody 

Johnson, defeated Romeoville’s 

Lukancic Middle School 35-22 Dec. 

7 to become sectional champions 

and earn the trip to the Illinois 

Elementary School Association 

State Tournament. 

“It felt really good to win a title. My one 

thing I said to myself coming in is that no 

one touches me on neutral. I knew I had 

the best offense, and I wanted to come in 

and show that.” 

Abdullah Assaf — Lockport Township wrestler, on going 7-0 at 

the Cheesehead Invitational 

Josh Oster said. “We had a couple 

rough rounds in the quarters 

and the semi-wrestlebacks. We 

had seven in the Top 8, which is 

good, but we were looking to have 

double digits in that Top 8 area, 

and we fell a little short of that.” 

The Porters got a championship 

from Abdullah Assaf. The senior 

At state, the Lady Mustangs 

beat the New Lenox Liberty 35- 

28 in the first round before falling 

to Bethalto Trimpe 37-27 in the 

semifinals. However, the team 

rebounded with a 47-43 victory 

over Markham Prairie-Hills in the 

third-place game for its ultimate 

finish. 

RIGHT: The Homer Jr. High eighthgrade 

girls basketball team receives 

a plaque for its recent third-place 

finish in the Illinois Elementary 

School Association State Tournament. 

Photo submitted 

earned his first Cheesehead title 

with a decision over Fidel Mayora 

of Montini Catholic. 

“It felt really good to win a title,” 

Assaf said. “My one thing I said 

to myself coming in is that no one 

touches me on neutral. I knew I had 

the best offense, and I wanted to 

come in and show that. I felt like I 

could hang with the best, and I just 

wanted to come out and show it.” 

The senior 132-pounder went 7-0 

on the weekend. 

Trevell Timmons, who came into 

the tournament ranked 10th in the 

nation at 160 pounds, earned fifth 

place with a 6-2 weekend in, by 

far, the toughest weight class at the 

Cheesehead. Including Timmons, 

three wrestlers at 160 pounds are 

ranked in the Top 10 in the country. 

Payton Fernandes also earned 

a fifth-place finish, losing to 

182-pound runner-up Bryce Herlache 

of Wrightstown (Wisconsin) 

in the semifinal. Fernandes also 

posted a 6-2 weekend. 

“I thought Payton wrestled really 

well until the semis,” Oster said. 

“He actually wrestled pretty well, 

except for about 15 seconds where 

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“The lanes broke down on us. We just had a 

hard time making adjustments. You needed 

a good touch today on these lanes, and we 

didn’t have it.” 

Ron Davis — Lockport boys bowling coach, on his team’s afternoon 

struggles at the conference tournament 

Tune In 

Boys Basketball 

Charging up — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at Stagg 

• The Porters hit the road to take on Stagg, hoping to 

nab a win away from home. 

Index 

29 - This Week In 

28 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@ 

homerhorizon.com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | January 12, 2017 

Lockport boys bowling 

finishes middle of the 

pack at conference 

tourney, sets sights on rest 

of postseason, Page 30 

The big 

cheese LTHS 

wrestling among 

upper echelon of 

teams at invitational 

in Wisconsin, Page 31 

Dropping 

the rematch 

Providence holds off 

Lockport girls basketball 

to avenge last season’s 

loss to Porters, Page 29 

Lockport’s 

Alec Buchhaas 

bowls in the 

SouthWest 

Suburban 

Conference 

meet Saturday, 

Jan. 7, at 

Laraway 

Lanes in New 

Lenox. Adam 

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