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Provi plans 

Providence Catholic announces largest capital 

campaign, Page 4 

Range report 

Village revises gun store, range ordinance 

before vote, Page 5 

Park district 

possibilities 

Endless amount of fun 

featured in the park district’s 

summer catalog, Inside 

2017Summer 

BEYOND THE swing set 

Local businesses, 

Lions Club team 

up for fashion show 

benefit Page 3 

Kristen Strilko models for Flirty on 30 

Boutique March 26 during the New Lenox 

Lions Club’s Garden Party Fashion Show 

at VFW Post 9545 in New Lenox. Adam 

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THURSDAY 

Adult Egg Hunt 

Deadline to register is 

Thursday, April 6. Event 

will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, 

April 7, Haines Wayside 

Park, Haines Avenue, New 

Lenox. Join the New Lenox 

Community Park District 

for an egg hunt for ages 21 

and older. Bring a photo ID 

and a flashlight, dress for the 

weather and leave the children 

at home. There are no 

restroom facilities available 

at the event. Pre-registration 

for this free event is strongly 

recommended. For more information 

and registration, 

visit www.newlenoxparks. 

org or call (815) 485-3584. 

Senior Coffee and Treats 

10:30-11:30 a.m. April 6, 

New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Seniors 55 and older 

are invited for coffee and 

treats in the Senior Center, 

located upstairs in Adult 

Services. Talk with other 

older adults, and hear about 

other upcoming events at 

the library especially for seniors. 

For more information, 

visit www.newlenoxlibrary. 

org or call (815) 485-2605. 

Historical Society 

7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 

New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. The New Lenox Area 

Historical Society will have 

their regular monthly meeting. 

There will be a presentation 

on the history of Lincoln 

Highway given by Darrell 

Holmquist. Public invited. 

Refreshments will be served. 

SATURDAY 

Hazardous Waste Drop-Off 

8 a.m.-3 p.m. April 8, Troy 

Middle School, 5800 W. Theodore, 

Plainfield. This free 

event is open to residents of 

Will County and residents of 

communities partially within 

Will County. Electronics, 

household chemicals, hazardous 

materials and liquids 

will be collected. There is a 

limit of 2 TVs per vehicle. 

ID required. For a complete 

list of items accepted, visit 

www.willcountygreen.com/ 

events. For more information, 

call (815) 727-8834. 

Easter Bunny Visit 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 8, 

Old Plank Trail Community 

Bank, 20012 Wolf Road, Mokena. 

Come in for to have a 

picture taken with the Easter 

Bunny, enjoy some treats and 

create a fun holiday themed 

craft to take home. For more 

information, visit www.old 

planktrailbank.com. 

Easter Egg Hunt 

10:30 a.m. April 8, Haines 

Wayside Park, Haines Avenue, 

New Lenox. Join the 

Easter Bunny and the New 

Lenox Community Park District 

for the annual easter egg 

hunt with candy, prizes and 

a visit from the Easter Bunny. 

Hunts begin promptly at 

scheduled times for each age 

group. Start times: 10:30 a.m. 

for ages 2-3; 10:40 a.m. for 

ages 4-6; 10:50 a.m. for ages 

7-10; and 11 a.m. for ages 

11-14. Dress for the weather. 

For more information, visit 

www.newlenoxparks.org or 

call (815) 485-3584. 

Love Thy Neighbor 

11 a.m.-1 p.m. April 8, 

Providence Catholic Soccer 

Field parking lot, Gougar 

Road and Route 30, New 

Lenox. Join ShareFest for 

the first of many “Love Thy 

Neighbor” sharing and caring 

give-a-way events. There 

will be free food, including 

meat and produce from 

Northern Illinois Food Bank, 

books, clothes health screenings, 

and Accurate Personnel 

Services on-site with 200 job 

openings. For more information, 

call (815) 342-2199, 

email Gary@sharefestnewlenox.com 

or visit www. 

sharefestnewlenox.com. 

Easter Bunny Visit 

12:30-2 p.m. April 8, First 

Bank of New Lenox, 836 W. 

Laraway Road, New Lenox. 

The Easter Bunny will be 

at the First Bank of New 

Lenox. Parents, bring a camera 

and kids, bring a super 

saver passbook to receive 

a bunny stamp. For more 

information about this free 

event, call (815) 478-4611. 

Spring Gala and Fundraiser 

7-11 p.m. April 8, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Enjoy this fun, 

21-and-older evening filled 

with silent auctions, raffles, 

wine raffle, 50/50, DJ, caricature 

artist, Liberty Junior 

High orchestra, character actors 

from JJC, a photo booth 

provided by the Digital Media 

Lab inside the library, 

cash bar, food donated from 

local restaurants and more. 

This year’s theme is the 20th 

Anniversary of Harry Potter 

and the Sorcerer’s Stone. 

Dress up to represent the 

theme and make the night 

even more fun. Tickets are 

$30 in advance, $40 at the 

door and $25 for senior citizens 

and can be purchased 

at the library. For more information, 

visit www.new 

lenoxlibrary.org. 

MONDAY 

Breastfeeding Support Group 

6-7:30 p.m. Monday, April 

10 and 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Friday, April 28, Silver Cross 

Hospital, Conference Center, 

Pavilion A, 1890 Silver Cross 

Blvd., New Lenox. The Silver 

Cross Birthing Center’s 

certified lactation consultants 

will host a free support 

group for new mothers with 

questions and concerns about 

breastfeeding in the weeks 

leading up to and after birth. 

First time participants should 

register in advance at www. 

silvercross.org. 

Survivors of Suicide Support 

7 p.m. April 10, New 

Lenox Village Hall, 1 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox. 

“Healing Hearts” provides a 

safe place where family and 

friends who have lost loved 

ones can share their stories, 

experiences, and work 

through their grief. Note the 

new meeting location. For 

more information, contact 

Dan Martin, Safe Community 

Coordinator, Village of 

New Lenox, at (815) 462- 

6493 or dmartin@newlenox. 

net. 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m. April 10, Village 

Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. The New 

Lenox Village Board meets 

the second and fourth Monday 

of each month. Meetings 

are open to the public and all 

citizens are invited to attend. 

For more information and 

meeting agendas, visit www. 

newlenox.net. 

TUESDAY 

100+ Women Who Care 

6-7 p.m. April 11, P.B. Mulligan’s 

Restaurant & Bar, 

19433 Renwick Road, Lockport. 

Join the 100+ Women 

who Care of Will County for 

their spring meeting. Be part 

of a $10,000 donation to a local 

charity by joining everyone 

in the group in writing a 

$100 check for the chosen 

charity. For more information, 

visit www.100wwc-will.org. 

WEdnesday 

Girls Lacrosse Spring League 

April 12-June 27, Lincoln 

Way Central High School, 

1801 E. Lincoln Hwy., New 

Lenox. The Lockport Township 

Park District is offering 

IGLA Girls Lacrosse Spring 

League for grades 2-9. Girls 

will learn the skills of the 

game in a fun, fast-paced 

environment with drills and 

games. The cost is $200 for 

residents; $205 for non-residents. 


call (815) 838-3621, ext. 0. or 

visit www.lockportpark.org. 

UPCOMING 

Afternoon Movie 

1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, 

April 13, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Stop by 

for a showing of the famous 

1955 film, Mister Roberts, 

with an all star-cast of Henry 

Fonda, James Cagney, Jack 

Lemmon, and William Powell. 


visit www.newlenoxlibrary. 

org or call (815) 485-2605. 

ONGOING 

Lincoln-Way Half Marathon 

7 a.m. Saturday, April 29. 

Breidert Green Park, corner 

of Kansas St. and White St. 

in Frankfort. Registration is 

open for the Lincoln-Way 

Half Marathon, formerly the 

Frankfort Half Marathon. Participants 

will run along Old 

Plank Road Trail. Proceeds 

from the race will go directly 

toward enhancing educational 

experiences of District 210 

students. For more information 

about sponsorships, volunteering 

and registration, 

visit www.lincolnwayhalfma 

rathon.com. 

KidsWork Children’s Museum 

KidsWork Children’s Museum, 

11 S. White Street, 

Frankfort. Fall/Winter 

hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday 

through Friday, 9 a.m.- 

4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 

p.m. Sunday, and closed on 

Mondays. Check the online 

event calendar for programs 

and special events. For more 

information, visit www.kid 

sworkchildrensmuseum.org 

or call (815) 469-1199. 

To submit an item to the printed 

calendar, contact Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at (708) 

326-9170 ext. 34, or email 

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Thursdays one week prior to 

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YOUR SEARCH BEGINS AT 

Locals come in fashion for fundraiser 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

From flowing summer 

dresses to casual tops and 

jeans to formal wear, the 

New Lenox Lions Club’s 

ninth annual Garden Party 

Fashion Show showcased 

the latest trends available 

from small businesses in the 

community. 

“I like seeing what’s available 

in my town; keep it local,” 

said Denise Autero, a 

New Lenox resident who 

has attended the event every 

year since its inception. 

The New Lenox Lions 

Club held its annual fashion 

show March 26. The event, 

which attracted about 150 

people, took place at VFW 

Post 9545, located at 323 Old 

Hickory Road in New Lenox. 

An organization dedicated 

to its community, the Lions 

Club’s fashion show highlighted 

about 35 local models 

— men and women — 

wearing clothing, shoes and 

accessories from four local 

boutiques: Flirty on 30 Boutique 

(306 W. Maple Street in 

New Lenox), Moody Blues 

Boutique (1844 E. Lincoln 

Highway in New Lenox), 

Simple Rose Boutique 

(19070 Everett Blvd. in Mokena) 

and Black Tie Formalwear 

(16100 S. La Grange 

Road in Orland Park). 

The event is one of four annual 

fundraisers for the New 

Lenox Lions Club, and all 

proceeds will go toward providing 

eye exams and glasses, 

access to vision and hearing 

testing, Christmas baskets to 

families in need, scholarships 

to area students and more, it 

said in a statement. 

The event is estimated to 

net approximately $3,000 

to $4,000 for the organization, 

said Dave Wheeler, 

president of the New Lenox 

Lions Club. More than a 

Adam (left) and Andrew Short sell raffle tickets March 26 

before the New Lenox Lions Club’s Garden Party Fashion 

Show at VFW Post 9545 in New Lenox. 

Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

dozen Lions volunteer their 

time to put on the event. 

“What we enjoy is coming 

together to put it up and enjoy 

one another’s coming helping 

when we can to make it 

successful,” Wheeler said. 

While the event contributes 

to the organization’s 

fundraising efforts, it also 

acts as an effort to embrace 

women in the organization, 

said Lisa Kline, fashion 

show chairperson and former 

president of the New 

Lenox Lions Club. 

“What we want to do is 

promote women in Lionism,” 

she said. “Women are 

the fastest-growing segment 

in Lions Club International.” 

In addition to the fashion 

show, the event included a 

lunch with wine, a 50/50 

raffle, door prizes and a silent 

auction. The silent auction 

featured a dozen items, all donated 

by local businesses and 

community organizations. 

“[Local businesses] help 

support us,” Kline said. 

“They help us in fundraising 

efforts, whether it’s setting 

up a booth at the fashion 

show or donating a silent 

auction item.” 

Among the five vendor 

booths at the event, Kim 

Judge, a Lockport resident, 

who sells Seacret Complete 

Skincare, has presented her 

product at the event for a 

few years. 

“I come just to pamper 

women and celebrate the Lions 

Club and share the wellness 

opportunities I have 

with the women that are 

here,” Judge said. “It’s been 

a nice atmosphere, and I’ve 

enjoyed myself.” 

However, local businesses 

weren’t the only ones showing 

their support. 

Cheryl Baggs, owner of 

Toplist Karaoke with Cheryl, 

was the DJ for the event and 

has contributed to the event 

for the past several years. 

“It’s a good cause, and a 

nice Sunday afternoon,” she 

said. 

Carol McGowan, of 

WCCQ, has emceed for several 

years, as well. 

“It’s just a good cause to 

come to and raise money for, 

and I get to see people that I 

only get to see once a year, 

here,” McGowan said. 

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Providence unveils $6 million capital improvements project 

Megann Horstead 


Providence Catholic High 

School revealed details during 

a March 27 press conference 

for a new construction 

project as part of its 

capital campaign to expand 

the school’s facilities. 

“I’m pleased to announce 

Providence Catholic High 

School has embarked on 

a capital campaign called 

‘Building our legacy… every 

student every day,’” said the 

Rev. Richard McGrath, president 

of Providence Catholic 

High School. “The new student 

commons facility will 

provide a safe and welcoming 

central space for all students 

to gather before, during 

and after school hours.” 

In 2011, the school’s administration, 

faculty, staff, 

students and parents began 

engaging in discussions and 

meetings for long-range 

planning for facilities maintenance. 

Officials now intend to 

build a 21,800-square-foot 

student commons and cafeteria 

space. The new building 

will serve as the athletic 

competition entry and include 

a spirit wear shop and 

concession space. 

Providence’s 36 original 

classrooms, which make 

up 70 percent of the school, 

will also be equipped with 

air conditioning using a portion 

of the monies raised. 

“An added benefit is that 

the increased space will 

make it possible to consolidate 

our present four lunch 

periods into two lunch periods 

thereby creating time 

during the day for new academic 

opportunities and the 

introduction of a [Science 

Technology Engineering 

Math] Academy, with more 

formalized science, technology, 

engineering and math 

components,” McGrath said. 

McGrath said it’s important 

that Providence open 

Pictured is a rendering of the concessions area inside the 

cafeteria/student commons. 

Providence president the Rev. Richard McGrath announces 

the largest capital campaign in the school’s 99-year history 

during a March 27 press conference. Megann Horstead/22nd 

Century Media 

up time for learning to allow 

for the introduction of 

more electives to enhance 

the curriculum. 

“Part of being competitive 

is offering solid college-oriented 

programs and 

classes that remain… in the 

progressive area,” McGrath 

said. “Since we are a totally 

college preparatory school, 

all our effort is to get them 

ready and into college. 

That’s our goal.” 

Director of Advancement 

Ed Barrett agreed. 

“Currently, the graduation 

rates [show that] 99 

percent of our kids are going 

off to college,” he said. 

“That will probably maintain 

and be the same. We 

feel that through STEM, we 

can get them better prepared 

for individual areas of science 

and technology.” 

Pictured is a rendering of the exterior entry that leads into the cafeteria/student 

commons. Images submitted 

Pictured is the concept plan that includes all the changes and additions that will be made. 

Barrett recognizes that 

jobs in STEM are on the rise 

and said the school is looking 

to reach students more 

at their level. 

“Although we’re a liberal 

arts high school — and we 

do that very well and we’re 

going to maintain that — we 

want to give our kids the opportunity 

if they wish to be 

in a STEM program to give 

them that additional science, 

math, technology,” he said. 

“There’s little room in 

there for technology, let’s 

say, for graphic design, 

those type of things” Barrett 

said. “There’s a lot of 

room for growth in there, 

and this will allow us a little 

bit more flexibility to get 

creative with it.” 

Officials are also working 

to ensure that construction 

of a new building will blend 

in seamlessly with older 

parts of the building. 

“[We’re] conscious of our 

past, and we look forward 

to what we’re doing for the 

future,” McGrath said. “We 

have to keep renewing things 

to remain competitive in the 

private school market.” 

To date, the capital campaign 

has raised $3.5 million. 

Another $1.4 million 

is earmarked in the school’s 

reserve funds. 

Providence officials want 

to reach the capital campaign 

goal, just in time for 

the school’s 100th anniversary 

celebration in 2018. 

The project could get underway 

as early as this summer.



New Lenox Village Board 

“Footprints in the Sand” 

Officials revise zoning in gun 

shop and range ordinance 

Megann Horstead 


The New Lenox Village 

Board of Trustees agreed to 

revise an ordinance regulating 

zoning for gun shops and 

indoor gun ranges at their 

March 27 meeting. 

The rule written, as is, did 

not pass with a second read. 

The village’s existing ordinance 

does not designate 

any guidelines for zoning. 

When officials were approached 

recently by a party 

looking to build a gun shop 

and indoor gun range, the 

village looked into reviewing 

a draft ordinance that 

addressed zoning for uses of 

this type during a work session 

in January. 

“In that initial ordinance 

at our work session in January, 

we talked about adding 

the 500-feet [separation rule] 

from any residentially zoned 

property, schools, parks, 

churches, pre-schools and 

daycare centers,” Baldermann 

recalled. “Subsequent to that, 

there was a case that came out 

of the City of Chicago where 

the city was sued for being too 

restrictive in where they were 

allowing gun shops. This 500- 

foot part of the ordinance was 

kind of the key point of the 

suit in saying that it was too 

restrictive, and the court tended 

to agree.” 

When the ordinance returned 

to the board for first 

read earlier this month, that 

stipulation was pulled. 

Legal counsel had notified 

the board of the lawsuit 

the City of Chicago faced 

and advised them on how 

to proceed. 

Baldermann said he’s received 

between 15 and 20 

emails from concerned residents 

and decided to look 

more closely at the case law 

that came out. 

“My impression is that 

they were being overly restrictive 

making it nearly 

impossible for somebody 

to open a gun shop or a gun 

range in the City [of Chicago], 

and so therefore they 

really didn’t have a basis for 

their restrictions in their city 

ordinances,” he said. 

Baldermann said it’s not 

all that clear if the same effect 

is true of New Lenox’s 

proposed ordinance amending 

zoning for gun shops and 

indoor gun ranges. 

Village officials said 59 

percent of the village’s 

zoned area would still be 

able to accommodate such 

uses. 

“You may have a parcel 

that is under the zoning 

we’re considering tonight 

where a portion of it if it’s 

within 500 feet of those restricted 

areas would not be 

able to have a gun shop or a 

gun range, but the remainder 

of the parcel might,” Baldermann 

said. 

“Digging a little deeper 

into why perhaps that happened, 

I believe that we can 

keep the 500-foot restriction 

from schools and parks the 

way that it was originally 

written for us in January that 

we had all agreed on and 

still be safe, because there 

is ample area for the zoning 

that we’re considering for 

anyone that’s interested in 

opening a gun shop or gun 

range,” he added. 

Baldermann noted that 

he supports such businesses 

and their pursuits as well as 

the people’s rights to the second 

amendment and said it 

remains local government’s 

responsibility to apply some 

common sense balance. 

“In fact, what we were doing 

was trying to be responsible 

because the ordinance 

that was on the books pretty 

much said you could go anywhere,” 

he said. 

Baldermann wants to see 

the ordinance’s 500-foot rule 

put back into writing under 

special use. 

Trustee David Smith 

agreed. 

“We’re not against any 

business, but you have to be 

in the appropriate place,” he 

said. 

Attendee Jennifer Kmitch, 

of New Lenox, noted the 

restrictions the village is 

subject to in response to a 

previous case law and said 

she agrees with the board’s 

decision. 

I am thankful for you 

opening up the position of 

looking at restricting businesses 

to have 500 feet between 

the restrictive type of 

businesses and the gun shops 

and gun ranges,” she said. 

Kmitch recognizes that 

gun violence affects everybody 

in every single community 

and said any steps 

that can be taken to prevent 

guns from getting into the 

wrong hands is a positive for 

the village. 

“To the extent that we 

can do stuff that prohibits 

people from obtaining weapons 

they don’t need to have, 

we want to make sure to do 

what we can,” she said. 

Baldermann noted that a 

concern was raised for the 

party interested in building 

a gun shop and indoor gun 

range within village limits 

and said that owner is not 

within 500 feet of uses that 

would prohibit the development. 

The owner will need 

to follow municipal rules 

and work with village staff 

in order to establish the new 

business, he said. 

The board will consider an 

ordinance amending zoning 

of gun shops and indoor gun 

ranges in April. 

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A wedding for the best man 

In final days, NL man 

acts as best man in 

oldest son’s wedding 

Joe Coughlin, Publisher 

Rarely do elation and grief 

unite as they did for Chris 

Coughlin in March. 

Coughlin planned and executed 

a wedding proposal. He 

bought a house, his first, in his 

hometown of New Lenox. He 

got married. 

At the same time, Coughlin 

was watching his father die. 

After his dad, Paul, was 

hospitalized in late March, 

Chris knew what he had to 

do: marry his fiancee, Sarah 

Wilson, with his father as his 

best man. 

“I was a little apprehensive 

about doing it,” Chris said 

about the wedding. “I didn’t 

know how I would feel. Now, 

I’m so glad we did it. ... It’s a 

special memory we all have 

now. 

“I’m just really, really happy 

he could be part of it. He 

was the most important man 

in my life and that was the 

most important event in my 

life.” 

A wedding on five days’ 

notice in the sub-basement of 

a New Lenox split-level isn’t 

exactly the stuff of little girls’ 

dreams. But Sarah wouldn’t 

have it any other way. 

“When he brought it up to 

me, immediately I thought it 

was an amazing opportunity 

to share this with Paul,” she 

said. “I was 100 percent on 

board right away.” 

As bad turned worse for 

Paul, the wedding was moved 

up to March 24. 

The night before, Chris 

needed to ask his father to be 

his best man. 

Paul, who was transported 

to his home on March 22 and 

was on hospice care, could 

not respond much any more; 

he would squeeze your hand 

Author’s Note 

Dedicated to my Uncle 

Paul, who always 

supported me, as he 

did all of his family, and 

who told me two things 

in his final days: “Keep 

writing,” in regard to my 

career, and “Don’t screw 

it up,” in regard to my 

beautiful wife, Lauren 

— I’ll spend my time 

here doing all I can to 

make you proud in both 

respects. I write this 

with love and with care 

for you, friend: 

There are lots of good 

men, fewer great ones 

and far fewer your 

equal, but a better man 

I’ve never known. 

and at rare times, utter a word. 

Armed with a heart-melting 

question, Chris, not knowing 

if his father would or could 

react, knelt at the bedside, 

grabbed Paul’s hand, and told 

him that he and Sarah wanted 

to get married the next day 

and that he wanted his father 

to be his best man. 

Paul wept. 

The youngest of five brothers, 

Paul Gerard Coughlin 

was born to Paul and Mary 

Coughlin on July 31, 1956, at 

Little Company of Mary Hospital 

in the southwest suburb 

of Evergreen Park. 

The Irish Catholic family 

of seven — which included 

brothers Larry, Jack, David 

and Steven — lived in Mt. 

Greenwood on Chicago’s far 

South Side, where, as a young 

boy, Paul attended St. Christina 

Catholic School. 

After-school time was 

spent walking to the local 

Woolworth, hanging out on a 

wall attached to a nearby firehouse 

or, most likely for Paul 

and other neighborhood kids, 

Just married, Sarah and Chris Coughlin (left) thank Chris’ parents, Peg and Paul Coughlin, who 

was Chris’ best man during the ceremony March 24 in New Lenox. Photo by Kelly Coughlin 

playing baseball in the street. 

It was then that Paul, along 

with his brother Steve, broke 

from family allegiances and 

began watching and rooting 

for the Chicago Cubs, starting 

a lifelong fandom that culminated 

with a Champagne celebration 

after the team’s historic 

2016 World Series win. 

The Coughlins moved to 

the suburb of South Holland 

in 1967, when Paul was 11 

years old. There, Paul graduated 

from St. Jude the Apostle 

grammar school and Thornwood 

High School. 

During those formative 

years, Paul and Steve grew 

inseparable, building a friendship 

that would last a lifetime. 

“It just so happened that 

our first friends when we were 

kids were the same ages as 

us and brothers,” Steve said. 

“We’d be hanging with them 

so we’d always be together. 

“Paul and I just hung out 

all the time. We very seldom 

had friends that weren’t each 

other’s.” 

The two eventually worked 

together at Walt’s Food Center 

in South Holland. One holiday 

season, Paul was working delivery 

for the store’s alwayspopular 

fruit baskets. Making 

those baskets was a beautiful, 

warm young woman named 

Peggy Dwyer. 

“I thought he was cute, 

adorable,” Peg said of Paul. 

“He was kind and funny. We 

just enjoyed talking.” 

On New Year’s Eve that 

year, 1976, Paul and Peg attended 

the same party. Then 

and there, a 40-year love story 

began. About seven months 

after that party, on Aug. 13, 

1977, Paul and Peg were married 

at Holy Ghost Church in 

South Holland. 

The two first lived in apartments 

in Calumet City. They 

moved to Frankfort in 1980 

and to their final stop, New 

Lenox, in 1981. 

Paul began his 37-year career 

with the Exelon Corporation 

in 1980, right after his father 

retired from the company. 

Paul and Peg’s first child, 

Christopher, was born on 

Aug. 13, 1980. He was followed 

by Benjamin (Ben) in 

1985, Rebecca (now Becky 

Dominy) in 1988 and Emily 

(Emmy) in 1990. Including 

Peg, they were the loves of 

Paul’s life. 

Ask anyone: Paul’s greatest 

pride and love was produced 

while being a father. Coloring 

eggs around the kitchen table 

evolved to group games of 

Jeopardy! and then to simplebut-treasured 

“porch coffee.” 

The times in between — 

whether with one, some or 

all the children — were what 

Paul and Peg lived for. 

“Those were just literally 

our happiest times together,” 

Peg said. “It was chaotic the 

more the family grew, with 

spouses and significant others 

and then the babies (twin 

boys to Ben and his wife, 

Tara, in 2016). We were all 

each other’s best friends and 

are still. Those were just the 

most happy times.” 

Second to his family values 

was Paul’s sense of humor, 

personified in one special holiday 

in the Coughlin household: 

April Fool’s Day. 

The pranks, like Paul’s humor, 

ranged from simple and 

witty to extravagant and silly 

— shoes tied together, Vaseline 

on door knobs, boobytrapped 

sinks and door knobs, 

and so much more. 

“One time I came downstairs 

and there was a bike on 

the kitchen table,” youngest 

daughter Emmy reminisced. 

“I called Dad and said, ‘Dad, 

there’s a bike on the table!’ 

He said, ‘Really? Well, get it 

down.’” 

Most of his life, Paul discretely 

and properly managed 

diabetes. Outside of that, he 

was rarely sick — the epitome 

of a strong, vibrant man. 

That changed in 2015, 

when he was hospitalized 

with weakness in his muscles. 

Tests revealed a mass in his 

lung. It was cancer. 

Through 33 rounds of radiation 

and seven weeks of 

chemotherapy, he fought off 

the ferocious disease. His 

devastated immune system 

welcomed in other ailments 

along the way. Paul fought 

them off, too. 

The agony appeared worth 

it in early 2016. Paul was feeling 

better, and doctor’s visits 

ended with good news. Cunning 

and tenacious, cancer 

had other ideas, aggressively 

returning in August 2016. 

This time, it had spread. 

More rounds of treatment 

came and went. Paul persevered. 

He celebrated with 

family and friends at a wedding 

in October, vacationed to 

Las Vegas with all four brothers 

in late November, and 

joined extended family for a 

Christmas party in December, 

as well as enjoyed more intimate 

affairs with close family 

and friends. 

As the calendar turned over, 

so did Paul’s health. Medicines 

and trials were failing. 

In March, a blood clot caused 

a stroke, and he was hospitalized 

and became extremely 

weak. 

His humor, however, remained 

as strong as ever. 

At Paul’s bedside, his 

brother Jack, full of emotion,



Paul (bottom left) with his brothers and father — 

(clockwise from Paul) Larry, Jack, elder Paul, Steve and 

David. Photo Submitted 

leaned in and whispered, “You 

are the best of us” — a phrase 

echoed by the brothers over 

the final two weeks. Paul, who 

strained to speak and move, 

mustered the strength to whisper 

back: 

“The bar was low.” 

The wedding day was 

greeted with an unfettered 

sun, accompanied by a constant 

and fresh breeze, helping 

temperatures ideally hang in 

the mid-70s. 

The event was a united effort 

of unconditional love. 

Family friend Jean Mueller 

completed a ceremony backdrop 

in less than two days. 

Wilson’s parents, Brian and 

Cathy, drove in from Bloomington, 

Ind. Kelly Coughlin, 

Paul’s niece-in-law, was the 

day’s photographer. Patrick 

The Coughlins — (left to right) Chris, Emmy, Becky, Paul, 

Peg, Tara and Ben — at Becky’s wedding in 2014. Photo by 

Green Street Photo 

Coughlin, Paul’s nephew, officiated 

the ceremony. Sisters 

Emmy and Becky performed 

the readings. Paul, as most 

best men do, held the rings. 

The ceremony was short 

and sweet. After the pronouncement 

of the couple, 

Chris took the time to thank 

all involved parties for the 

time, effort and care that went 

into the special day, praising 

his wife for “the most selfless 

act I’ve ever known” and 

calling his siblings his “pillars 

of strength,” before, with 

his new wife, stepping to his 

mother and father. 

“Without you guys,” Chris 

told them through tears, “I 

would never be in the position 

I am here today, and Dad, I 

know you can hear me, we did 

it. Sarah and I are married, and 

we both love you so much. 

“These tears you are hearing, 

they are not tears of sadness; 

they are tears for all the 

memories we have together, 

all the laughs. I just want to 

thank you for fighting this 

last week and being here and 

being with us. It means absolutely 

everything.” 

As “The Wedding Song,” 

by Paul Stookey, a song featured 

at Paul and Peg’s wedding 

nearly 40 years ago, 

played, the family gathered 

at Paul’s bedside to celebrate 

once more with their courageous 

patriarch. 

To end the event, Peg rose 

and presented a traditional 

Irish blessing: 

“May the road rise up to 

meet you/May the wind always 

be at your back/May 

the sun shine warm upon your 

face,/and rains fall soft upon 

your fields./And until we meet 

again,/May God hold you in 

the palm of His hand.” 

Paul Gerard Coughlin, 60, 

died on March 25, 2017, one 

day after fulfilling the duties 

of best man at his oldest son’s 

wedding. 

Visitation services were 

presented on March 29 by 

Kurtz Memorial Chapel in 

New Lenox, and a funeral 

Mass was held March 30 at 

St. Jude Parish, also in New 

Lenox. In lieu of flowers, the 

family would appreciate donations 

to Misericordia Heart 

of Mercy, 6300 N. Ridge 

Ave., Chicago, IL 60660. 

During the services, friends 

and family grieved together, 

while sharing stories of how 

Paul always inspired and impressed 

them, but most of all, 

how he made them smile. 

And even in death, Paul 

wasn’t through doing just that. 

As it came time to carry 

Paul’s casket, the pallbearers 

(Paul’s eight nephews) picked 

up their white gloves to find a 

note inside from their beloved 

uncle. It read, “Thank you for 

being my ‘Paul’-bearer. 

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Special needs squad makes cheerleading dreams come true 

GTIL Hearts headed 

to Orlando for 

Worlds competition 

Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor 

Growing up, Ashlee East 

repeatedly watched her sister, 

Kaylee, jump, stunt and 

tumble on one of cheerleading’s 

biggest stages: The 

Cheerleading Worlds Championship. 

Kaylee, a lifelong and talented 

cheerleader, competed 

at Worlds 10 times over the 

course of her career and 

during each routine Ashlee 

would watch, dreaming one 

day she’d be there, too. But 

having been born with cerebral 

palsy, performing at 

Worlds seemed to be just 

that: a dream. 

But not anymore. 

Ashlee and her special 

abilities squad, the Lockport-based 

GymTyme Illinois 

Hearts, have earned a 

coveted bid to Worlds, held 

April 29-May 1 at the Walt 

Disney World Resort in Orlando. 

Kaylee will be there, 

too, but this time she’ll be 

the one watching in her role 

as the team’s coach. 

“[Ashlee] would always 

say ‘one day I’m going to get 

on that stage; one day I’m 

going to get on that stage,’” 

her mother Tracy said. “It’s 

kind of cool that this is the 

first time Ashlee gets to do it 

and Kaylee’s not doing it.” 

The trip is made possible 

thanks to a slew of donations 

the team has received, 

most recently a $2,500 

check from the 100+ Women 

Who Care of Will County 

given on March 16. So far, 

the Hearts have received 

around $10,000, which covers 

almost all their competition 

fees, travel to Florida 

and their tickets to Disney 

World. 

“It’s basically being able 

to send the whole team 

without anybody having to 

pay for anything, which is 

really cool,” Kaylee said. 

“We didn’t expect to get that 

amount of donations, but as 

of right now we’re able to 

send everybody.” 

As one of only three 

special abilities squads 

competing, the Hearts are 

among an exclusive class 

of cheerleaders. And Tracy 

said Kaylee deserves all the 

credit for that. 

The New Lenox native 

has been cheering since 

second grade. She began 

with the New Lenox Mustangs, 

which Tracy is a coordinator 

of, did All-Star 

cheer, and proudly sported 

red and white as a Knights 

cheerleader at Lincoln- 

Way Central. She went on 

to cheer for Purdue University 

and even went pro, 

spending three years in the 

NFL as an Indianapolis 

Colts cheerleader. 

Kaylee’s wealth of experience 

and her role as a special 

education teacher at Arcadia 

Elementary School in 

Olympia Fields has helped 

her take the Hearts to new 

heights. The team’s eight 

athletes have a range of special 

needs including cerebral 

palsy, deafness and autism, 

but their coach hasn’t let 

their disabilities turn into 

limitations. 

“[I like] seeing how much 

they’re capable of learning 

over time and the friendships 

that you build with 

them,” Kaylee said. “For 

instance children with autism 

aren’t normally social, 

but getting them to overcome 

those certain aspects 

of their disabilities and then 

having people step on them 

and lifting other people up, 

those aren’t normal interactions 

for these kids.” 

And not only does it help 

the athletes transcend their 

comfort zones, cheerleading 

has done wonders for their 

New Lenox natives (left to right) Ashlee and Kaylee East cheer and coach, respectively, for the GymTyme Hearts special 

abilities squad in Lockport. Photos Submitted 

physical health, too. 

Ashlee attended physical 

therapy since she was a newborn 

until her senior year of 

high school. But cheering, 

her mother said, has done 

more for her than all that 

time in therapy ever did. 

“I think this is 100 percent 

better,” Tracy said. 

“They have to condition, 

they do stunts, tumbling all 

this stuff. ... This has really 

helped her a lot.” 

Kaylee said she coaches 

the Hearts the same way she 

would any other squad. That 

can be tough at times for her 

28-year-old sister, who fills 

her parents in on the difficult 

stunts and routines her 

sister makes her and her 

squad perform. 

But she wouldn’t have it 

any other way. 

The Lockport-based GymTyme Hearts special abilities cheerleading squad will compete 

in The Cheerleading Worlds Championship April 29-May 1 at the Walt Disney World 

Resort in Orlando. 

“[Ashlee] loves it,” Tracy 

said. “She loves the challenges 

of mastering stuff that 

people say she can’t do.” 

Donations to help the fund 

the Hearts’ trip to the Worlds 

meet can be sent to the 

GymTyme Illinois Boosters, 

1445 Canton Farm Road, 

Lockport, IL, 60441. Donors 

should write “Hearts” in the 

memo line.



Spring Gala to celebrate Harry 

Potter book’s 20th anniversary 

James Sanchez, Editor 

The Friends of the Library’s 

annual Spring Gala 

and Fundraiser hit a stroke 

of bad luck last year. 

It was the first year running 

under a new name after 

it was named the Spring Arts 

Festival the first seven years. 

Everything looked to be order 

and ready to go until a 

month before the event when 

plans had to change fast. 

Complications with a liquor 

license forced the adultonly 

event from the New 

Lenox Public Library to a 

smaller space at Village Hall. 

“The problem with the 

transitioning wasn’t so much 

of moving everything we 

needed to Village Hall, it 

was actually mapping out 

how we would set it up,” 

said Susan O’Donnell, president 

of the Friends of the 

New Lenox Library. 

O’Donnell said she was 

“pleasantly surprised” on the 

turnout of the event, despite 

the misfortunes. But now 

this year’s event – which is 

scheduled to take place 7-11 

p.m. Saturday, April 8 – is 

back at the library. 

“I am just so thrilled that 

we are at the library because 

this is where it really belongs,” 

O’Donnell said. 

The second floor of the library 

will be draped in Harry 

Potter-themed decorations to 

play along with the theme, 

celebrating the 20th year of 

the book release of “Harry 

Potter and the Philosopher’s 

Stone.” 

The theme changes every 

year – from the entertainment 

to the customized martini. 

Last year was dedicated to 

Shakespeare. In the past, they 

celebrated the roaring 20s. 

The theme varies, but the goal 

remains the same – to benefit 

the local library. Last year’s 

event raised approximately 

$4,500. O’Donnell aims to 

improve on that mark. 

“Any money that we make 

off this fundraiser on [April 

8], every bit of it goes to the 

library,” O’Donnell said. 

“We write a big check. We 

wanted to have a fundraiser 

to help the library with items 

or bills, perhaps, that they 

couldn’t fit into their budget. 

“[This year] the money 

will go toward programming 

towards children, teens and 

adults. It’s also used to fill 

their print, audio and digital 

collection, and lastly add 

new equipment for the digital 

media lab.” 

The digital media lab 

will be incorporated in the 

event as a photo booth for 

the night. Also included will 

be about 60-70 silent auction 

items and an additional 

25 raffle items. Featured 

items are autographed sports 

memorabilia from the Chicago 

Cubs, Chicago White 

Sox and Chicago Bulls. Also 

included will be the annual 

cork pull – which is a wine 

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a numbered cork and take 

home the matching numbered 

wine bottle. 

“It’s kind of fun because it 

gives them a chance to maybe 

try a brand that they never 

would have in the first place,” 

O’Donnell said. “All of that 

wine is also donated by The 

Wine Cellar in Joliet.” 

The Wine Cellar is just one 

of more than 75 donors for 

the event. The hope is for residents 

to continue to be part of 

the cause and help the Spring 

Gala continue to flourish year 

in, year out, to the library’s 

benefit, O’Donnell said. 

“They do everything they 

can to make this a welcoming 

place,” she said. “They provide 

the books that people are 

wanting to read, the movies, 

Help your customers 

as well. For those patrons that 

really enjoy the library, this is 

just a small way to give back 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Young Orland Park resident 

plays three roles in Visión 

Latino’s ‘Just Like Us’ 

Orland Park resident Dylan 

Cruz has spent 17 of his 22 

years involved with acting. 

His latest project involved 

playing three characters in 

Visión Latino Theatre Company’s 

production of “Just 

Like Us” at Chicago Dramatists. 

The play follows the story 

of four Mexican girls — two 

documented, two undocumented 

— who are growing 

up in America. Overall, it 

explores the theme of what it 

means to be American, and 

shows what happens to the 

girls’ friendship when two of 

the four are granted different 

opportunities because of 

their status. 

Cruz said after reading the 

story, he knew he had to be 

part of the play. 

A graduate of Sandburg 

High School, Cruz took a 

brief break from studying 

communications and theater 

at Moraine Valley Community 

College to be part of the 

play. 

He knew one of the cofounders 

of Visión Latino — 

which aims to bring awareness 

to stories and issues 

of past, present and future 

Latinos through storytelling, 

Cruz explained — and after 

auditioning, he was told he 

got the role the next day. 

In the play, Cruz portrayed 

the roles of Julio, Ramiro 

and Mike McGarry. Cruz’s 

involvement in “Just Like 

Us” is the first time he has 

ever had to play multiple 

roles in one production. 

“I find it so intriguing and 

so surreal to be playing three 

very different individuals 

going through three different 

lives,” he said. “That’s 

a challenge in itself. I find 

it such a lively, amazing experience 

to go from documented 

to undocumented to 

someone who doesn’t even 

like immigrants.” 

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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frankfort IHSA referee 

called up to Hall of Fame 

No one will second guess 

this call: longtime referee Bill 

Laude, of Frankfort, has been 

named to the National Federation 

of State High School 

Associations’ Hall of Fame. 

Laude will join 10 others 

who have been named to the 

Hall of Fame this year, making 

him the 27th member of 

the Illinois High School Association 

to be inducted. 

After graduating college, 

the Frankfort resident attended 

umpire school and 

got a job in the Appalachian 

League in the Virginia area 

in 1972. He later taught in 

Bremen High School District 

228 for 30 years. 

And while his career in 

education blossomed, so 

did his second career in officiating. 

Laude soon started 

working three sports for the 

IHSA: baseball, basketball 

and football. He worked 

three state finals in baseball 

and basketball, as well as 

five IHSA State Championship 

games in football. 

He joked that he made officiating 

look easy. 

“But it’s not,” he said, 

laughing. “It’s funny, but because 

baseball is an American 

sport, all dads think 

they can umpire. They know 

where to stand when there 

is nobody on base. But once 

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

LTHS grad’s legacy kept 

alive through her children 

On July 4, 2016, Laura 

Manikas and her eldest 

daughter, Stephanie, went 

on a 3-mile trail run together. 

By the end of the month, 

Laura could barely walk. 

A lifelong resident of the 

Lockport and Homer Glen 

area found a small lump on 

her upper hip, which grew 

rapidly. A biopsy revealed 

Laura had a rare bone cancer 

called sarcoma. 

She died March 11. 

Stephanie, an oncology 

nurse at Elmhurst Hospital, 

said the cancer her mother 

had is so rare it is underresearched 

and virtually unknown, 

she said. But Stephanie 

and her sister Emily said 

they hope to change that. 

“She was a healthy, active 

person, and her whole 

life was flipped upside down 

within seven months of this 

stupid cancer,” Stephanie 

said. 

“I want to share my mom’s 

story, her fearlessness, her 

bravery throughout it.” 

Through their promise to 

live with truth and with joy 

and to spread awareness 

about their mother’s disease, 

Laura’s legacy will live on 

through her children. 

“Obviously, none of us 

wanted this to happen, but I 

think she was just so happy 

with the way she lived her 

life,” Emily said. “At the 

end, for her, it was really fulfilling, 

and I think she wanted 

us to just continue to live 

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Reporting by Erin Redmond, 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Two schools from Kirby 

School D140 participate in 

St. Baldrick’s 

Six years ago, Jen Bittner, a 

fifth-grade teacher at Millennium 

Elementary School, had 

a student ask her to help honor 

his grandfather’s memory. 

That student wanted to 

shave his head, which he 

had planned to do before his 

grandfather had died, to show 

his support for the nonprofit 

foundation St. Baldrick’s. 

Millennium Elementary 

School has participated in the 

St. Baldrick’s head-shaving 

event since 2011 and had its 

most recent event March 24. 

The school has raised almost 

$104,000 for the nonprofit, 

with approximately 185 people 

having participated. 

On March 31, Prairie View 

Middle School — who is in 

the same district as Millennium, 

Kirby School District 

140 — followed suit and held 

its own afternoon event. 

“It’s a lot of work and it’s 

time consuming, but it’s so 

rewarding,” Bittner said. 

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation 

asks participants to set 

a goal, and for that first year 

Bittner set a modest goal of 

$3,000. The school raised 

roughly $15,000 that year, 

and this year nearly $22,000. 

Millennium Principal 

Mary Jo Werbiansky said her 

students think of this particular 

event as a tradition. 

“You see kids around 

Christmastime, especially the 

boys — we’ve had four girls 

do it over the years, but mostly 

it’s boys — you see their 

hair get longer, and if you ask 

them they’ll say, ‘Well, I’m 

not getting it cut because I’m 

saving it for St. Baldrick’s,’” 

Werbiansky said. 

Reporting by Brittany Kapa, 


TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Noonan students create ‘A 

Whole New World’ with 

Disney’s ‘Aladdin Jr.’ 

March 31-April 2, students 

from the Noonan Elementary 

Academy Drama 

Club sang, danced and acted 

their way through a production 

of Disney’s “Aladdin 

Jr.” 

The show, which is an 

adaptation of the Disney 

film, featured many wellknown 

songs, like “Arabian 

Nights,” “Friend Like Me” 

and “A Whole New World.” 

Director Marta Koonce 

said the performances were 

an opportunity for students 

to get on stage and build 

confidence. 

“With acting, you really 

have to be vulnerable 

and put yourself out there,” 

Koonce said. 

Confidence, working as 

a team, working on something 

bigger than themselves 

and finding out more about 

themselves were areas in 

which she said the students 

gained experience, along 

with building their stage talent. 

The 2016-2017 school year 

is Koonce’s seventh directing 

at Noonan, but she has been 

directing at various theaters 

for more than 13 years. She 

is currently part of the board 

of Curtain Call Theatre in 

Mokena and recently started 

directing for productions at 

Lincoln-Way West. 

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Frankfort man dead after vehicular crash in New Lenox Township 

James Sanchez, Editor 

The Will County Coroner’s 

Office revealed Mark 

A. Nelson, 40, of Frankfort, 

was the victim in a fatal vehicular 

crash that occurred 

From MARCH 31 

Friday, March 31 in New 

Lenox Township. 

Police responded to the 

crash on Schoolhouse Road, 

about one-third of a mile 

north of U.S. Route 30 at 

about 8:45 a.m. to discover 

a Chevy Silverado with a 

trailer attached in a ditch 

and Nelson’s Subaru facing 

southbound on Schoolhouse 

Road against a guardrail on 

the east side of the road, according 

to a press release 

from the Will County Sheriff’s 

Office. The coroner’s 

office stated Nelson’s vehicle 

struck the attached trailer 

of the truck. The New Lenox 

Fire Protection District removed 

Nelson, who was 

pinned in the driver’s seat 

and was pronounced dead at 

10 a.m., the coroner’s office 

added. 

The driver of the Silverado, 

a 42-year-old male, and 

a 30-year-old male passenger 

were treated at the scene 

but signed refusals to seek 

further medical treatment. 

Initial reports indicate the 

driver of the Silverado lost 

control of the vehicle before 

the crash, the release added.

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FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Chocolate galore at library’s 

candy-making class 

The Homer Township Public 

Library has plenty of cookbooks 

under its roof, but on 

March 29 residents were able 

to get a hands-on, candy-creating 

experience with a chocolate 

candy-making class presented 

by Sue Peltzer, owner 

of the Hickory Hills bakery 

Delicious Creations. 

Attendees made a variety 

of chocolate treats, including 

chocolate turtles, chocolatecovered 

pretzels, chocolate 

nut clusters, chocolate raisin 

clusters, and other specialty 

chocolate items — and got 

to leave with the candies 

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Homer Glen resident Lynn 

Ybarra signed up for the class 

with her parents, Bob and 

Kay Gavrick, to learn how to 

make new treats for special 

occasions. 

“I do birthday parties, and 

we make things at Christmastime 

and Easter ... and I make 

homemade caramel,” Ybarra 

said. 

Lisa Burian, of Homer 

Glen, signed up for the course 

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Leah, 12, and her niece, Tegan 

Plouzek, 10 — after she spotted 

a flyer for the program on 

the library’s bulletin board. 

“I know the girls love baking 

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From the assistant editor 

Think about volunteering your talents 

Amanda Stoll 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com 

Volunteering is a 

great opportunity to 

not only help someone 

else, but it often times 

results in bettering yourself 

as well. 

For Shane and Sara Sudman 

— who I interviewed 

a couple weeks ago about 

their volunteer trip to Honduras 

— volunteering was a 

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They not only got to 

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The two worked as a 

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a very positive effect on the 

patients’ experiences. 

Using their talents and 

abilities was something 

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requires you to be fluent in 

another language. 

It may not always be that 

obvious though about how 

to use your talents to help 

other people. 

Whether it’s something 

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you do for your job or even 

just something you enjoy 

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Start by thinking about 

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If you enjoy walking at 

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you to get involved with 

cleanup or building projects. 

If you enjoy being around 

pets, try getting involved at 

a local animal shelter and 

giving some love and care 

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If you’re passionate 

about fundraising for a 

cause, find an event and 

see how to get involved, or 

even start your own fundraising 

event. 

Volunteering comes in 

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as long as you’re making a 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

Walk of the Cross 

10 a.m. Friday, April 14. 

Walk is sponsored by the 

New Lenox Ministerial Association 

and will begin at 

St. Jude Catholic Church, 

241 W. Second Avenue. All 

denominations are invited to 

participate in this symbolic 

walk of Jesus to Calvary, following 

a wooden cross being 

carried by youth from various 

churches. Walkers will follow 

the cross and offer a hymn, 

brief homily and prayer at 

each location. After beginning 

at St. Jude Church, walkers 

will continue to United 

Methodist Church and Maplewood 

Cemetery and end with 

meditation at Trinity Lutheran 

Church around noon. 

St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second 

Ave., New Lenox) 

Breakfast with the Easter 

Bunny 


Franciscan Hall - Gym. 

Easter Cantata 

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11. 

Attend an Easter Cantata 

titled Sacred Places: A Pilgrimage 

of Promise. 

Mass Schedule 

7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 

7 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 a.m. 

Monday-Saturday; 5 p.m. 

Saturdays and 8:30 a.m. 

Wednesdays. 

Peace Lutheran Church (1900 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox) 

Church Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays. 

Easter Breakfast 

9:45-10:30 a.m. Sunday, 

April 16. Eggs, three kinds 

of meat, pancakes, French 

toast, fruit, juice and coffee 

will be served. Cost is a free 

will offering. Call the church 

office at (815) 485-5327. 

Meal in the Upper Room 

The deadline to sign up is 

April 9. Event begins at 6:30 

p.m. Thursday, April 13. This 

holiday is a celebration of the 

Jewish people’s emancipation 

from slavery during the 

pharaoh’s rule in Egypt. For 

more information, call (815) 

485- 3273 or (815) 838-8478. 

Volunteers are needed for this 

event. If you are willing to 

help or would like to attend, 

call the church at (815) 485- 

5327. Childcare is available. 

Good Friday 

7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14. 

Worship service followed by 

a Good Friday Vigil until 9 

p.m. Quietly reflect and pray 

in the darkened sanctuary. 

Easter Breakfast 

9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Sunday, 

April 16. Breakfast will 

begin after the 8:30 a.m. service 

and will feature eggs 

and three kinds of meat, 

pancakes, French toast, fruit, 

juice, coffee, and more. The 

cost is a free will offering. 

Please call the church office 

at (815) 485-5327 or use the 

sign-up slip in the bulletin. 

Worship Schedule 

Weekend masses are at 5 

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

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

Sundays. Weekday masses 

are at 7:30 a.m. daily and 

8:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 

Preschool Registration 

Registration is now open 

for New Life Christian Preschool, 

a ministry of New 

Life Church. Morning classes 

are open for children ages 

3-5. For more information, 

call (815) 462-1247. 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call (815) 

462-0202. 

Intro to New Life 

Church staff offers a oneday 

Intro to New Life workshop, 

which will provide the 

opportunity for attendees 

to engage in an in-depth 

dialogue about the church’s 

mission, beliefs and approach 

to ministry. To register, 

sign up at newlifenew 

lenox.org or call the church 

office at (815) 462-0202. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., 

New Lenox) 

Easter Brunch 

11 a.m. Sunday, April 16. 

Sunday Services 

8 a.m. Rite II. 9 a.m. 

Christian Formation for all 

ages. 10 a.m. Rite II with 

music. For more information, 

call (815) 485-6596. 

United Methodist Church of New Lenox 

(339 W. Haven Ave, New Lenox) 

Youth Lock-In 

7 p.m.-8 a.m. Friday, April 

7. The United Methodist 

Church in New Lenox and 

ForeverU will be partnering 

to talk about bullying, selfesteem 

and how to make 

a difference at this lock-in 

event is for youth in grades 

7-12. Activities will also include 

a Nerf war, quiet time 

for board games or sleep and 

breakfast in the morning. 

For more information, call 

(815) 485-8271. 

Palm Sunday Cantata 

9 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday, 

April 9. “Footprints in the 

Sand” cantata will be performed 

at both services with 

a 24-piece live orchestra. 

For more information call 

(815) 485-8271. 

Easter Egg Hunt 


Toddlers through fifth graders 

are invited to take part, 

and all are welcome. Meet in 

the chapel. For more information, 

call (815) 485-8271. 

Easter Sunday Services 

7 a.m. Sunday, April 16. 

Sunrise service followed 

by fellowship time and a 

continental breakfast in the 

sanctuary. 9 a.m. and 10:45 

a.m. Traditional services in 

the sanctuary. 10:20 a.m. 

Contemporary service in the 

chapel. 

Sunday of Service 

Sunday, April 23. Share 

20 minutes of your time to 

make a difference for someone 

else. Hands-on projects 

will be available in the chapel 

and will be offered at 

both service. All children 

and youth are invited to participate. 


call (815) 485-8271. 

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34. Information is due by noon 

on Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

In Memoriam 

Judy K. Wilmsen 

Judy K. Wilmsen (Kastman), 

80, of New Lenox, died 

March 28. Judy is survived 

by her children, Holly (Joe) 

Kalina, Susan Peters, Joel 

(James Pitcher) Wilmsen; 

sister-in-law Barbara Kastman; 

grandchildren Christopher 

(Laura) Kalina, Joelle 

(Joe) Lucas, Jason Kalina; 

and seven great-grandchildren. 

Judy was a longtime 

member of Trinity Lutheran 

Church in New Lenox and 

also volunteered at Morning 

Star Mission in Joliet. Family 

received friends at Kurtz 

Memorial Chapel. Interment 

at Elmhurst Cemetery.In 

lieu of flowers, donations to 

Hope Hospice, 27200 Imperial 

Parkway, Bonita Springs, 

FL 34135 or Trinity Lutheran 

Church would be greatly appreciated. 

Dennis L. Hocker 

Dennis L. Hocker, 66, of 

New Lenox, died March 26. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Hope Hocker (Frana); children, 

Andrea (Bill) Spray, 

Christopher (Ruth) Hocker; 

and grandchildren, Lexi 

Spray, Olivia Spray, Elaina 

Spray, Mitchell Hocker, 

Owen Hocker and Adam 

Hocker. Family received 

friends at Kurtz Memorial 

Chapel. Interment at Brown 

Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, 

donations to the Histiocytosis 

Association, 322 

North Broadway, Pitman, NJ 

08071 or www.histio.org, 

would be greatly appreciated. 

Paul G. Coughlin 

Paul G. Coughlin, 60, of 

New Lenox, died March 25. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Peg (Dwyer); children Christopher 

(Sarah) Coughlin, 

Benjamin (Tara) Coughlin, 

Rebecca (Nick) Dominy 

and Emily (fiancé Nick Mc- 

Combs) Coughlin; grandchildren 

Finnegan Duane and 

Bastian Paul Coughlin; and 

siblingsLarry (Nancy) Coughlin, 

Jack (Kathy) Coughlin, 

David (Pam) Coughlin, Steven 

Coughlin, and Tom and 

Patty Dwyer. Paul was a 37- 

year employee of Exelon Corporation 

and an avid Chicago 

Cubs and Chicago BearsfFan. 

He and Peg loved traveling 

together, but Paul’s most cherished 

times were spent hanging 

out at home with his family. 

Family received friends at 

the Kurtz Memorial Chapel. 

Funeral service was held at St. 

Jude Catholic Church. Interment 

was private. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

to Misericordia Heart 

of Mercy, 6300 N. Ridge 

Ave., Chicago, IL 60660, 

would be appreciated. For 

more info, call (815) 485- 

3700 or visit www.kurtzme 

morialchapel.com. 

Jack Fisher 

Jack Fisher, 88, 

of New Lenox, died March 

24. He is survived by his 

wife Lana (Warszona); children 

Cheryl “Cheri” Carter, 

Jackie (Jeff) Gulledge, and 

John Fisher; grandchildren 

Austin, Skye, Ryan, Kaylie, 

and Becky; two great-grandchildren; 

siblings Janet and 

Lloyd; and several brothersin-law, 

sisters-in-law, nieces, 

nephews and cousins. Jack 

was a United States Navy Veteran 

and retired professional 

boxer where he was a Golden 

Gloves Champion. Family 

received friends at Kurtz 

Memorial Chapel Interment 

with full military honors was 

private. 

Danny J. Kladis 

Danny J. Kladis, 60, of 

New Lenox, died March 

22. He is survived by his 

wife Susan (nee Starr); children 

Holly Ann Kladis and 

Nicolle (Justin) Marchio; siblings 

Joanne (late James) Davis, 

Cecelia (Jerry) English, 

Carole (late Danny) Lockard, 

Christopher (Judy) Kladis, 

and Michael Kladis; sisterin-law 

Barbara J. Kladis; 

numerous nieces, nephews 

and cousins; and his beloved 

pets Gizmo and Roscoe; and 

grand pets Faith, Rajah, Miss 

Meow, and Max. Family received 

friends at the Kurtz 

Memorial Chapel. Interment 

at Woodlawn Memorial Park. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

to Esophageal Cancer Awareness 

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Former Cubs chaplain reflects on Provi, pro career, priesthood 

Jon DePaolis 


God’s call could have 

come at any time for Rev. 

Burke Masters. 

The 1985 Providence 

Catholic graduate, who 

loves baseball and had his 

sights set on a Major League 

Baseball career as a youngster, 

had plenty of life-defining 

moments growing up. 

Could it have happened 

when he converted to Catholicism 

his senior year of high 

school? Sure. How about 

when after having the tournament 

of his life, he went undrafted 

by MLB teams? That 

could have been the moment, 

too. It even could have been 

after a chance in the minors 

fizzled, and he was working 

as an actuary. 

But God’s will doesn’t 

have a home and away schedule, 

and some things you just 

have to take on faith and faith 

alone. There were simply too 

many things that needed to 

happen — too many pitches 

that needed to be thrown before 

Masters was ready to 

hear what was blaring from 

the public address announcer. 

Burke Masters wasn’t 

meant to be a ballplayer; he 

was meant to be a priest. 

Intertwining faith and 

baseball 

Even from a young age, 

Masters remembers he wanted 

to be a Major Leaguer — 

and it all started at Wrigley 

Field. 

“I went to a Cubs game 

when I was a little boy, and 

there was something about the 

sounds, the smells and the atmosphere 

— it was just kind 

of electric,” Masters said. “I 

thought to myself, ‘This is 

what I’m going to do when 

I grow up.’ Of course, not 

knowing how difficult it was.” 

Masters started playing 

when he was 7. When it came 

time to attend a high school, 

Masters — who was not 

raised in the Catholic faith as 

a child — had a choice between 

going to Joliet Catholic 

Academy or Providence 

Catholic in New Lenox. 

“It was because of the 

schooling and the baseball 

programs,” said Masters, 

who chose Providence. 

There, he attended Catholic 

mass for the first time and 

took theology classes. 

“As I started taking those 

classes, I was intrigued, because 

it was all new to me,” 

he said. “Sister Margaret 

Ann taught me freshman 

theology, and she gave me 

my first bible and encouraged 

me to start reading one 

of the gospels. I did, and as I 

started to read the scriptures, 

something just came alive in 

me. I couldn’t get enough.” 

During his junior year, 

Masters went on a retreat with 

some of the other students. It 

was there that he received his 

“first” communion. 

“The priest had us gathered 

around the altar, and 

instead of us forming a line 

for communion, he just 

started going to each one 

of us,”Masters recalled. “I 

didn’t know what to do. 

Now, we teach people that 

if they just want to receive 

a blessing to fold their arms 

across their chest. But he 

stood before me, and he said, 

‘the body of Christ,’ and I 

froze. I opened my mouth 

to tell him I wasn’t Catholic, 

but the words didn’t come 

out, and so I received my 

first communion.” 

Comical moment aside, 

Masters said it was a powerful 

experience. 

“I felt the power of God 

go through me,” he said. “I 

thought, ‘Wow, this is more 

than just a piece of bread.’” 

That moment — and a 

whole host of others — led 

Masters to decide to become 

Pictured is Providence alum the Rev. Burke Masters and Chicago Cubs manager Joe 

Maddon during the Cubs’ spring training. Photo Submitted 

Catholic. With his parents’ 

blessing, when he turned 

18 — and a week before he 

graduated from Providence 

— he was baptized, received 

his “second communion” 

and had the rites of confirmation 

administered. 

The power of baseball 

compels you 

After graduating from 

Providence, Masters was able 

to play collegiate baseball at 

Mississippi State University 

— the same school at which 

his father played basketball. 

At Providence, Masters 

played second base and shortstop. 

But at Mississippi State, 

he played second and third. 

“During my visit there, 

they were playing Auburn 

University, and Bo Jackson 

was playing for Auburn,” 

Masters said. “For Mississippi 

State, they were playing 

Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, 

Bobby Thigpen and 

Jeff Brantley — all future 

big leaguers. It was 80 degrees 

in February. I signed 

on the dotted line.” 

Over the course of his career, 

he earned All-SEC honors, 

as well as Academic All- 

American Player of the Year 

during his junior season. 

In his senior year, Masters 

played in the College World 

Series in 1990. 

During that regional to 

qualify, Masters said he got 

in the zone. In the first game 

of the tournament, he went 

4-for-5 against the University 

of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign. Then, against 

Brigham Young University, 

he went 2-for-3. Against 

Florida State University, 

Masters went 6-for-6, and he 

hit a grand slam in the last inning 

to win the game. All of 

those games resulted in victories 

for Mississippi State, 

and Masters was named the 

Player of the Tournament. 

On the way to Omaha, Nebraska 

for the College World 

Series, Masters recalls thinking 

he would be drafted by 

an MLB team. But he wasn’t. 

“Pretty much all the other 

starters on my team got 

drafted except me,” Masters 

recalled. “I was thinking, 

‘What do I have to do?’” 

Mississippi State finished 

fifth in the country that season. 

After finishing his time 

at the school, Masters came 

home to a call from a former 

Providence coach who was 

working for the White Sox 

minor league system. There 

was a need for an infielder, 

and the tryout was in South 

Bend, Indiana. Masters went, 

had a great tryout and the next 

day was given a contract. 

But it was short-lived, as 

the White Sox didn’t renew 

his contract at the end of the 

season. 

“They told me I did everything 

well, but nothing 

great,” he said. “They were 

looking for greatness.” 

It was then that Masters 

realized the dream was over. 

Rounding first and heading 

toward God 

Masters eventually tried 

his hand at being an actuary, 

a career in which he made 

good money but didn’t have 

an attachment. He worked 

as an actuary for 10 months, 

before going back to school 

to try and get into a baseball 

front office. 

He worked with the Kane 

County Cougars in their 

ticket office. After working 

his way up to a ticket manager 

and having conversations 

with Florida Marlins 

staff that had plans to hire 

him for a job in Miami — as 

well as a friend who worked 

as a sports agent for MLB 

players offering Masters a 

job as a “numbers guy” — 

something else happened. 

“I had been dating someone, 

and I had always wanted 

to get married,” Masters recalled. 

“She had invited me 

to Eucharistic adoration at 

the church. It was during that 

quiet prayer that I started to 

feel a call to the priesthood.” 

Masters had two dream 

jobs to pick from that involved 

baseball … but God 

was calling him. 

“It truly is a calling, because 

it wasn’t something I went 

looking for and not something 

I wanted at the time,” Masters 

said. “But something in me 

said, ‘This is what you were 

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created to do.’” 

At seminary school, he felt 

at peace. Masters realized it 

was what he was meant to do 

— and he never looked back. 

Call from the ’pen: God’s on 

the line 

Masters remembers that 

prior to being ordained, he 

prayed about something specific. 

He told God that he had 

given up his girlfriend, given 

up baseball and given up everything 

he loved to follow 

God. 

“It was almost as if to 

say, ‘What’s in it for me?’” 

Masters recalled. “And all I 

heard God say in prayer was 

to trust him.” 

About four years ago, 

right before the 2013 season, 

Masters received a call 

from the Catholic Athletes 

for Christ — an organization 

formed to bring the sacraments 

and priestly support 

for Catholic athletes. 

The organization had 

heard that Masters played 

college baseball. It was in 

need of a Catholic chaplain 

for the Chicago Cubs. 

Masters was unsure at first, 

because he was more of a 

White Sox fan at the time. 

“But God’s sense of humor 

… I never liked the 

Cubs at the time, and now 

I’ve become a diehard Cubs 

fan,” he said. 

His job was to go to Wrigley 

Field on Sundays during 

the season when the Cubs 

were playing at home and 

have Catholic mass for the 

Cubs, the visiting team and 

any employees who wanted 

to attend. 

“The first time I had mass 

there, it was me and one player,” 

Masters said. “That happened 

for two weeks. But little 

by little, word got out that 

there was mass. The last mass 

I had this year, before Game 

5 of the World Series, we had 

about 75 people there.” 

He said one of the regulars 

is Cubs catcher Miguel 

Montero. 

“It’s really cool because 

next to Miguel may be a 

beer vendor,” Masters said. 

“It’s very clear to me that in 

God’s eyes, it doesn’t matter 

if you’re a professional ballplayer 

or not; or how much 

money you make. What is 

most important is what is in 

our hearts. It levels the playing 

field. We’re all God’s 

children.” 

No more waiting until next 

year 

Masters remembers telling 

friends that 2016 was going 

to be the year for the Cubs. 

“People kind of rolled 

their eyes,” he said. “It was 

really fun to kind of be a part 

of it and see it happen. But 

for me, personally, a highlight 

was last March.” 

Masters went to Spring 

Training for a weekend, and 

Cubs manager Joe Maddon 

walked toward him. 

“He says, ‘Father Burke, 

do you want to practice 

with the team tomorrow?’” 

Masters recalled. “Here I 

thought my baseball career 

was over.” 

The next day, Masters was 

on the field with the players. 

Maddon had told him to 

“just be one of the guys.” 

Masters stuck close to 

Montero. Eventually, however, 

Masters was fielding 

balls in the outfield during 

batting practice. 

“I had tears in my eyes, 

because it was like God saying, 

‘This was your dream 

to be a Major League ballplayer, 

but now you’re living 

my dream as a priest … and 

you get to do it in the major 

leagues,’” Masters recalled. 

“It was the start of an incredible 

season.” 

During the World Series, 

ESPN invited Masters to deliver 

an on-air prayer before 

Game 6. He did the same before 

Game 7. 

“It was a fun thing to be a 

part of, and these are really 

good guys,” Masters said of 

the Cubs players. “They are 

easy to root for. I’ve gone 

from really not liking the 

Cubs at all to being a diehard 

because of the people.” 

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The Dish 

Submarine City not just another sandwich shop 

Late-night hours, 

diverse menu set 

restaurant apart 

from competition 

Max Lapthorne 

Contributing Editor 

Back in 1978 late-night 

snackers had a tough time 

finding places open past 10 

p.m. not named White Castle. 

Then came Submarine 

City. 

Ted and Tom Gatses 

opened the first Submarine 

City location at 1130 S. State 

St. in Lockport in 1978 and 

expanded to a second restaurant 

at 9573 W. 144th Place 

in Orland Park just two years 

later. From the start, the restaurant 

was open late — 2 

a.m. on weekdays and 4 a.m. 

on weekends — and the reasoning 

behind it was simple. 

“We said we could make 

more money if we stay open 

more hours with the same 

rent,” Ted Gatses said. “So 

we stayed open late, and 

then we ended up becoming 

an after-the-bar place. 

It stayed with us from the 

first store, and we’ve never 

closed early in 39 years.” 

Ted was 28 years old and 

working at a Holiday Inn 

when he and his brother decided 

to open Submarine City. 

The idea for a sandwich shop 

came from Ted’s cousin, who 

helped bring the Mr. Submarine 

chain to the United States. 

“I wanted to do something 

on my own,” Ted said. “I 

looked at [the Mr. Submarine] 

operation, and I decided 

it wasn’t that difficult at 

that time.” 

Submarine City started by 

selling only sandwiches and 

chips, but it did not take long 

for Ted to decide they needed 

to separate themselves 

from the increasing amount 

of competition in the sub 

sandwich market. The latenight 

hours helped them stay 

competitive, but in the late 

1980s, Submarine City added 

fryers and grills to gain 

even more of an advantage 

over the competition. 

“I don’t think any of the 

other places have fryers, as 

far as the sub franchise chains 

[go],” Ted said. “We wanted 

to give the customers an option 

if they wanted something 

else like French fries or onion 

rings or cheese sticks.” 

The gyros ($5.89) — 

served on pita bread with 

gyro sauce, tomato and onion 

— recently were added 

to the menu and have been 

popular with customers, as 

have as several other grilled 

items. The rib-eye steak 

($6.99) is served on French 

bread with grilled onion, 

while the Philly cheesesteak 

($6.59) consists of green 

pepper, mushroom, grilled 

onion and mozzarella cheese 

piled onto French bread. 

“We can get the same customer 

in the store more times 

now,” Ted said. “They might 

come in one day for a sub, 

and the next day they might 

want a meatball sandwich 

or a Philly steak. Instead of 

getting him once or twice a 

week, now maybe we’re getting 

him three times a week.” 

During the road construction 

project on LaGrange 

Road in Orland Park, many 

businesses struggled, but 

Submarine City has been 

able to survive, thanks in 

large part to its non-sandwich 

menu items, Ted said. 

“I think the grill saved us 

during those times, because 

we were getting new customers 

and old customers that really 

liked the variety,” he said. 

While the grill and fryer 

offers customers variety, the 

sub sandwiches are what put 

Submarine City on the map. 

The Torpedo (prices vary by 

Submarine City 

Orland Park: 9573 W. 

144th Place 

Lockport: 1130 S. State 

St. 

Hours 

• 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday- 

Thursday 

• 9 a.m.-4 a.m. Friday- 

Saturday 

• 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday 

For more information … 

Phone: Orland Park: 

(708) 349-4909, 

Lockport: (815) 838- 

2080 

Web: www. 

submarinecity.com 

size) and the Depth Charge 

are the most famous of the 

sandwiches. Ted even trademarked 

the names of the two 

soon after introducing them. 

A Torpedo is a ham lovers 

dream as it comes topped 

with ham, spiced ham and 

hard salami, as well as the 

lettuce, onion and tomato 

included on every sub. The 

Depth Charge gives a bit 

more variety, featuring a 

combination of beef, ham, 

turkey and cheese. 

The meat on every sandwich 

is sliced fresh. And all 

the bread is delivered daily, 

rather than being parbaked 

in store. 

“My main focus is quality 

on the food, [which] consists 

of the bread, the produce and 

the meats,” Ted said. “They 

have to be super-fresh.” 

Making sure every item on 

the menu is as fresh as possible 

is a main priority for 

Ted, but he also is conscious 

of the customer’s experience 

while visiting the restaurant. 

“The service you give the 

customer and the friendliness 

of the place … those are 

the things that [have] kept 

me in business for almost 40 

years,” he said. 

The Depth Charge (prices vary by size) is one of Submarine City’s most popular menu 

items. Photos by Max Lapthorne/22nd Century Media 

The gyros ($5.89) were introduced recently at Submarine City and have become a hit with 

customers. 

Whether it is staying open 

late for the post-bar rush or 

bucking convention by offering 

gyros and hamburgers, 

Submarine City is all 

about being outside of the 

box. Even the restaurant’s 

slogan “under 100 billion 

served” is a show of Submarine 

City’s departure from 

the beaten path as it plays 

off the popular McDonald’s 

slogan of “over 99 billion 

served.” But when it comes 

to maintaining a successful 

business over the course of 

nearly four decades, it is all 

about the basics for Ted. 

“If you don’t have the basics, 

you won’t stay in business,” 

he said.

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Build and Move into Your New Home from the low $200s 

With Lincoln-Way Schools at Prairie Trails in Manhattan 

Distinctive Home Builders provides homeowners the 

highest quality home on the market 

Distinctive Home Builders 

continues to add high quality 

homes to the Manhattan 

landscape at Prairie Trails; its 

latest new home community, 

located within the highly-regarded 

Lincoln-Way School 

District. Many families are 

happy to call Prairie Trails 

home and are pleased that 

Distinctive is able to deliver a 

new home with zero punch list 

items in 90 days. Before closing, 

each home undergoes an 

industry-leading checklist that 

ensures each home measures 

up to the firm’s high quality 

standards. 

“Actually our last average 

was 81 working days from excavation 

to receiving a home 

occupancy permit - without 

sacrificing quality,” said Bryan 

Nooner, president of Distinctive 

Home Builders. “Everyone 

at the company works 

extremely hard to continually 

achieve this delivery goal for 

our homeowners. Our three 

decades building homes provides 

this efficient construction 

system. Many of our 

skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company for 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

over 20 years. We also take 

pride on having excellent communicators 

throughout our 

organization. This translates 

into a positive buying and 

building experience for our 

homeowners and one of the 

highest referral rates in the industry 

for Distinctive.” 

In all, buyers can select 

from 13 ranch, split-level and 

six two-story single-family 

home styles; each offering 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations. The three- to 

four-bedroom homes feature 

two to two-and-one-half 

baths, two- to three-car garages 

and a family room, all in 

approximately 1,600 to over 

3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included 

in most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new 

home truly personalized to 

suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of 

the first floor; custom maple 

cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite countertops 

and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails. All home sites at Prairie 

Trails can accommodate a 

three-car garage; a very important 

amenity to the Manhattan 

homebuyer, according 

to Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails we wanted to provide 

the best new home value for 

the dollar and we feel with 

offering Premium Standard 

Features that we do just that. 

So why wait? This is truly the 

best time to build your dream 

home!” 

Distinctive offers custom 

maple kitchen cabinets featuring 

solid wood construction 

(no particle board), have solid 

wood drawers with dove tail 

joints, which is very rare in the 

marketplace. “When you buy 

a new home from Distinctive, 

you truly are receiving custom 

made cabinets in every home 

we sell no matter what the 

price range,” noted Nooner. 

Nooner added that all 

homes are highly energy efficient. 

Every home built will 

have upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation values with 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into 

their new home, Distinctive 

Home Builders conducts a 

blower door test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that 

each home passes a set of very 

stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

Typically a wide variety of 

homes are available to tour 

that include ranch and twostory 

homes. 

Distinctive is also offering 

a brand new home, the 

Stonegrove, a 3,000 square 

foot open concept home with a 

split foyer entry, formal living 

and dining rooms, a two-story 

great room, four bedrooms 

and an upstairs laundry room. 

Distinctive also offers Appbased 

technology allowing its 

homeowners to be updated 

on the progress of their new 

home 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week at the touch of a 

button. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live featuring a 

20-acre lake on site, as well 

as direct access to the 22-mile 

Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through 

many neighboring communities 

and links to many other 

popular trails. The Manhattan 

Metra station is also nearby. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has 

built hundreds of homes 

throughout Manhattan in the 

Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well 

as thousands in the Will and 

south Cook county areas over 

the past 30 years. 

Visit the on-site sales information 

center for unadvertised 

specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being 

offered and the available lots. 

Call (708) 737-9142 for more 

information or visit us online 

at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails 

new home information center 

is located three miles south 

of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The 

address is 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open 

Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Closed Wednesday and Thursday 

and always available by 

appointment. Specials, prices, 

specifications, standard features, 

model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are 

subject to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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The New Lenox Patriot’s 

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Beautiful, immaculate three-bedroom, twoand-a-half 

bath, all brick ranch in wonderful 

Blue Stone Bay! 

Where: 811 Laurel Bay in New Lenox 

Amenities: Enter into the inviting foyer with 

neutral tiled flooring! French doors lead 

into the much desired main level study! 

Open formal dining room with elegant 

chandelier! Huge family room features an 

oversized ceiling fan! Large eat-in kitchen 

includes an abundance of oak cabinets and 

counterspace, tiled backsplash, dual fans and bayed eating area with access to the 

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with unique flooring system, large vanity with quartz counter, soaking tub & beautifully 

done separate shower! Main level laundry room has gorgeous cork backed vinyl floor! 

Finished basement with open recreation area, family room plus tons of storage and 

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floor, cold running water and storm door! Beautifully landscaped lot with oversized 30 

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Asking Price: $329,900 

Contact: James Murphy with the Murphy Real Estate Group in Frankfort. For a private 

tour or more information on this property, please call (815) 464-1110 or visit our 

website www.murphyrealestategroup.com 

Feb. 9 

• 1787 Muirfield Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451-3784 

- Drh Cambridge Homes 

to David Milazzo, Kristy 

Milazzo $317,500 

• 22410 Country Court, 

New Lenox, 60451-8508 - 

Rickie E. Vinson to Trevor 

Davies, Elizabeth Davies 

$405,000 

• 613 Ogden Road, New 

Lenox, 60451-2132 - First 

Bank Of Manhattan to 

Ellen Wegrzyn, $180,000 

Feb. 8 

• 290 Sonoma Road, 

New Lenox, 60451-3289 

- James J. Richards to 

John M. Rago, Maryann 

Mendez Rago $390,000 

• 3005 Chestnut Pointe 

Drive, New Lenox, 60451- 

8617 - Kathryn Bielik 

to Michael L. Veerman, 

$223,000 

• 320 Hillside Road, 

New Lenox, 60451- 

1620 - Jason A. Aldridge 

to Timothy J. Toovey, 

$135,000 

Feb. 7 

• 13546 W Delaney 

Road, New Lenox, 60451- 

3770 - Randall T. Czop 

Ii to Timothy J. Pester, 

Teresa Pester $419,000 

• 1978 Water Chase 

Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-4818 - Marquette 

Bank Trustee to Anne M. 

Figus, Edward J. Figus 

$475,000 

Feb. 6 

• 1101 Donald Court, 

New Lenox, 60451-3057 

- Robert W Brisky Jr. to 

Luke Krooswyk, Michelle 

Krooswyk $380,000 

• 115 Indian Mound Dr, 

New Lenox, 60451-9754 

- Amy M Tisdale To Kristy 

Striiko, $167,000 

• 1771 Muirfield Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451-3784 


to Casey Tietz, Alexa Tietz 

$305,000 

Feb. 3 

• 779 O Connell St., 

New Lenox, 60451-2934 

- Chicago Title Land to 

Amy L. Bermingham, Nick 

Cosich $316,000 

• 1753 Glenbrooke Lane, 

New Lenox, 60451-3779 


to Randall R. Olson Jr., 

Corinne R Hoekstra 

$290,000 

• 217 Manor Drive, New 

Lenox, 60451-1684 

- Michelle Johnsen to 

Raymond Parello, Gloria 

Parello $162,500 

• 604 Bryan Trail, New 

Lenox, 60451-3011 - 

Nebe Trust to Patricia 

Cunningham, Brian F. 

Cunningham $675,000 

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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TATE of 501 Old Hickory Rd, 

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Family Residence). On the 27th 

day ofApril, 2017 to be held at 

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UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVI- 

SEES OF JAMES P. HAW, DE- 

CEASED, JAMES R. HAW, JUS- 

TINE HAW, COUNTY OFWILL, 

WILL COUNTY HEALTH DE- 

PARTMENT and JOSEPH CER- 

NUGEL, AS SPECIAL REPRE- 

SENTATIVE OF JAMES HAW, 

DECEASED, Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 0729 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. No 

judicial 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 in and 

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 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 


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. 


TATE of 670 E. Haven Avenue, 

New Lenox, IL 60451 (Residential). 

On the 20th day of April, 

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: Bank of America, NA Plaintiff 

V. Michael D. Codini; et. al. 

Defendant. 


















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










PURPOSE.




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

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TATE of 920 E. Joliet Highway, 

New Lenox,, IL 60451 (Single 

Family Residence). On the 13th 

day ofApril, 2017 to be held at 

12:00 noon, at the Will County 



under Case Title: BANK OF 

AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSO- 

CIATION, Plaintiff V. GAYLE L. 

HAINES AKA GAYLE HAINES 

and UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA ACTING BY AND 

THROUGH THE SECRETARY 

OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE- 

VELOPMENT, Defendant. 






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 









Act. 










obtains a court order for its distribution 



the State. 





P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 


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PURPOSE. 


TATE of 923 Foxwood Court, 

New Lenox, IL 60451 (Condo). On 

the 13th day of April, 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: Nationstar 

Mortgage LLC Plaintiff V. 

Julie A. Witkowski; Nantucket 

Lakes Condominium 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. 


Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 










PURPOSE. 

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Notices 

Certificate No. 31416 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will on March 8, 2017 wherein 

the business firm of S.P. Landscaping 

and Snowplowing located 

at 607 WMarion Street, Joliet, 

IL 60436 is registered and a certificate 

notice setting forth the following: 

Salvador Perez, 607 WMarion 

Street, Joliet, IL 60436 

815-603-9827 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 8th day of March, 2017 

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 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSO- 

CIATION, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 



CEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIM- 

ANTS AND LIENHOLDERS 

AGAINST THE ESTATE OF 

JAMES P. HAW, DECEASED, 

UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND 

LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE 



CEASED, JAMES R. HAW, JUS- 

TINE HAW, COUNTY OFWILL, 

WILL COUNTY HEALTH DE- 

PARTMENT and JOSEPH CER- 

NUGEL, AS SPECIAL REPRE- 

SENTATIVE OF JAMES HAW, 

DECEASED, 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0729 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 26th day of 

January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 27th day of 

April, 2017 ,commencing at 12:00 

o'clock noon, at the Will County 



sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

Lot 1 in Old Hickory, a subdivision 

of part of Lot 9,ofthe Subdivision 

of the West Half ofthe Northwest 

Quarter ofSection 16, in Township 

35 North, and in Range 11, East of 

the Third Principle Meridian, according 

to the Plat thereof Recorded 

August 3, 1960, as Document 

No. 909243, Will County, Illinois. 

Commonly known as: 

501 Old Hickory Rd, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-16-103-019-0000 

That part of Lot 9in the Subdivision 


Quarter of Section 16, in 

Township 35 North, and in Range 

11, East of the Third Principle Meridian, 

according tothe Plat thereof 

Recorded April 8, 1848, as Document 

No. 7601, described as Follows: 

Beginning at a point which is 

the Northeast Corner of Lot 1in 

Old Hickory, being aSubdivision 

of part of Lot 9in the subdivision 


Quarter ofSection 16, Township 

35 North Range 11 East of the 

Third Principle Meridian, according 

to the Plat thereof recorded 

August 3, 1960 and No. 909243; 

Thence Northeasterly along a line 

that is aProjection of the Easterly 

line ofsaid Lot 1,aDistance of 67 

feet to aPoint, Thence Southwesterly 

along aStraight Line to the 

Northwesterly corner of said Lot 1; 

Thence Southeasterly along the 

Northerly Line ofsaid Lot 1tothe 

Point of Beginning, in Will 

County, Illinois. 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-16-103-019-0000 

The East 35.5 Feet of Lot 1,in 

Elmdale Subdivision, aSubdivision 

of part of the East Half ofthe 

Northeast Quarter of Section 17 

and part of the West Half of Section 

16, Township 35 North, Range 

11 East ofthe Third Principle Meridian, 


Recorded August 21, 1957 as 

Document No. 830549, in Will 


P.I.N.: 

15-08-16-103-019-0000 















County. 



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: 




P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Bank of America, NA 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Michael D. Codini; et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0815 





November, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 









real estate: 

THE WEST 100.00 FEET OF 

THE EAST 663.00 FEET OF THE 

NORTH 225.00 FEET OF THE 

WEST 3/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 

QUARTER OF SECTION 22, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 

11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPTING 

THAT PART DESCRIBED AS 

FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT 

THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 

THE EAST 663.00 FEET OF THE 

WEST THREE QUARTERS OF 

SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; 

THENCE ON AN ASSUMED 

BEARING OF NORTH 88 DE- 

GREE 02 MINUTES 20 SEC- 

ONDS EAST, ONTHE NORTH 

LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST 

QUARTER, 100.00 FEET TO 

THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION 

OF THE WEST LINE OF LOT 4 

IN NEW LENOX HEIGHTS 

UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OF SAID 

NORTHEAST QUARTER, AC- 

CORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED SEP- 

TEMBER 24, 1958, AS DOCU- 

MENT NO. 857615 THENCE 

SOUTH 1DEGREE 44 MINUTES 

06 SECONDS EAST, ON SAID 

NORTHERLY EXTENSION, 

42.48 FEET TO A5/8 "REBAR 

WITH AN ALLIED CAP 

STAMPED STATE OF ILLINOIS 

DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS ROW 

CORNER IPLSC 89"; THENCE 

SOUTH 88 DEGREES 48 MIN- 

UTES 14 SECONDS WEST, 

100.00 FEET TO A POINT ON 

THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 

663.00 FEET OF THE WEST 

THREE QUARTERS OF SAID 

NORTHEAST QUARTER THAT 

IS 41.14 FEET SOUTH OFTHE 

POINT OF BEGINNING, AS 

MEASURED ON SAID WEST 

LINE; THENCE NORTH 1DE- 

GREE 44 MINUTES 06 SEC- 

ONDS WEST, ON SAID WEST 

LINE, 41.14 FEET TO THE 

POINT OF BEGINNING. 


670 E. Haven Avenue, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 


Residential 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-22-203-001-0000 















County. 



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. 





notice pursuant to 735 ILCS



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the State. 


CONTACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


BANK OF AMERICA, NA- 

TIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

GAYLE L. HAINES AKA 

GAYLE HAINES and UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA ACTING 

BY AND THROUGH THE SEC- 

RETARY OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0905 





January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, 









real estate: 

LOT 252 IN WINDERMERE 

SUBDIVISION UNIT NO. 6, BE- 

ING ASUBDIVISION OF PART 

OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

MARCH 15, 1972 AS DOCU- 

MENT R72-6782, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


920 E. Joliet Highway, New Lenox,, 

IL 60451 


Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-23-401-005-0000 





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Notices 






















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: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Nationstar Mortgage LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Julie A. Witkowski; Nantucket 

Lakes Condominium 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 1571 





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Notices 

December, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 







sell at public auction tothe highest 


real estate: 

Unit 923 in Nantucket Lakes Condominium, 

as Delineated and Defined 

inSurvey attached as Exhibit 

"A" to the Declaration of Condominium 

recorded May 9, 2003 as 

Document R2003-108051, being a 

Survey of Lots 71, 72 and outlots 

Aand BinWindemere Lakes Subdivision 

Unit 1, being aSubdivision 

of part of the West 1/2 of the 

Southwest 1/4 of Section 33, 

Township 35 North, Range 11, 

East ofthe third Principal Meridian, 


recorded as Document 

R2001-31557 together with its undivided 

percentage interest in the 

common elements, all in Will 



923 Foxwood Court, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 


Condo 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-33-301-040-1004 
























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 






the assessments required by subsection 



Act. 










obtains a court order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an or- 

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Notices 

der, until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 


CONTACT: 

Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 


THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A 

DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION 

OBTAINED FROM YOU MAY BE USED 

FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 


BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JEFFREY A. BRIJA; DAWN MARIE HAN- 

SON a/k/a DAWN HANSON; 

UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NONRECORD 

CLAIMANTS, 

Defendants. 

17 CH 490 

2825 S. Centurion Lane 


NOTICE BY PUBLICATION 

The requisite affidavit for publication having 

been filed, notice ishereby given to the following: 

UNKNOWN OWNERS, NONRECORD 

CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS 

AND OCCUPANTS, Generally. Notice is 

hereby given toDefendants in the above-entitled 

suit that the above-named Plaintiff has 

filed its Complaint insaid Court for Foreclosure 

pursuant to the mortgage foreclosure laws 

of the State of Illinois, of the lands and premises 

in the Complaint situated in Will County, 

State of Illinois: 

LOT 91, IN ROYAL MEADOWS UNIT 

TWO, A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTH- 

WEST QUARTER OFSECTION 32, TOWN- 

SHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD- 

ING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

APRIL 17, 1995 AS DOCUMENTS NO. 

R95-24295, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

PIN: 15-08-32-309-002 

Common address: 2825 S. Centurion Lane, 


that summons was duly issued out of the said 

Court against you as provided by law, and that 

said suit is now pending. The said Complaint 

is for the foreclosure of the mortgage. 

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said 

above-named Defendants, file your appearance 

in the said suit in the office of the Clerk of the 

Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois, on or 

before the April 24, 2017, default may be entered 

against you at any time after that day and 

Judgment entered in accordance with the 

prayer of said Complaint. 

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE 

YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS 

DOCUMENT. 

By order ofthe Chief Judge of the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, 

this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on 

April 27, 2017, at, 1:00 p.m. at the Will 

County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration 

Center) 57N.Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A 

lender representative will be present along with 

acourt appointed mediator to discuss options 

that you may have and to pre-screen you for a 

potential mortgage modification. 

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIA- 

TION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIA- 

TION WILL BE TERMINATED. 

Clerk 

Andrea Chasteen 

14 West Jefferson Street 

Joliet, Illinois 60432-4399 

Stephen G. Daday 

Klein, Daday, Aretos & O‚ÄôDonoghue, LLC 

2550 West Golf Road, Suite 250 

Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 

847-590-8700 

Attorney No. 3127015 

I717309 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH 

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS 

Wells Fargo Bank, NA 

PLAINTIFF 

Vs. 

James William Daugherty; Linnea E. 

Daugherty; United States of America; Reich, 

Jumbeck &Stole L.L.P.; Unknown Owners 

and Nonrecord Claimants 

DEFENDANTS 

16CH 02164 

O C CA O 

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NOTICE BY PUBLICATION 

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: 

James William Daugherty 

Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants 

That this case has been commenced in this 

Court against you and other defendants, praying 

for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage 

conveying the premises described as follows, 

to-wit: 

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 826 Chelsea 

Street 


and which said Mortgage was made by: 

James William Daugherty 

Linnea E. Daugherty 

the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration 

Systems, Inc. asNominee for Lincoln 

Way Mortgage LLC, asMortgagee, and recorded 

in the Office of the Recorder ofDeeds 

of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. 

R2009140609 modified with R2016009129; 

and for other relief; that summons was duly issued 

out of said Court against you as provided 

by law and that the said suit is now pending. 

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE 

YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS 

DOCUMENT. 

By order ofthe Chief Judge of the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case 

is set for Mandatory Mediation on 05/16/2017 

at 2:15 pm at the Will County Court 

Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative 

will be present along with acourt appointed 

mediator todiscuss options that you 

may have and to pre-screen you for a potential 

mortgage modification. For further information 

on the mediation process, please see the attached 

N OTICE OF MANDATORY 

MEDIATION.YOU MUST APPEAR ON 

THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR 

RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMI- 

NATE. 

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file 

your answer or otherwise file your appearance 

in this case inthe Office of the Clerk of this 

Court, 

Andrea Lynn Chasteen 

Clerk of the Court 

57 N. Ottawa Street 

Joliet, IL 60432 

on or before May 1, 2017, ADEFAULT MAY 

BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY 

TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDG- 

MENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCOR- 

DANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID 

COMPLAINT. 

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, IL 60527 

(630) 794-5300 

DuPage # 15170 

Winnebago # 531 

Our File No. 14-16-14289 

NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector. 

I717784 

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putter &bag $55. Gold balls 

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model 2000 $20. Both VG 

cond. NL. 815.485.3975 

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delta princess woods 3-5-7-9 

putter &bag $55. Gold balls 

like new $4 doz. 708.478.8976 

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to get close to everyone, 

and there are a lot of great 

friendships that get formed. 

What did you learn from 

your freshman year on 

varsity to this year? 

I learned that if you make 

a mistake to just look past it. 

Play how you play and keep 

going, and keep a positive 

attitude. 

What’s the best piece of 

advice you’ve learned 

from Ryan White? 

He always said be quick 

but don’t hurry. That’s all I 

could really remember vividly 

in the past two seasons 

playing for him. 

Are you ready to take 

on the leadership role 

next year with fouryear 

varsity members 

Courtney O’Donnell 

and Emily Atsinger 

graduating? 

Courtney O’Donnell really 

played a great role for 

me. I learned a lot from her, 

and if I could be a role model 

like her to other people, then 

I think I’ll be good the next 

two years with the rest of the 

team. 

What’s your greatest 

memory on the 

basketball court? 

Probably beating Lincoln- 

Way Central in overtime 

this past season. We were 

down by two with three seconds 

left, and Emily passed 

me the ball when I was in 

the short corner, and I just 

turned around and threw it 

up, and it went in and into 

overtime after that. 

Do you have a pregame 

routine? 

For the past two years, 

mostly before every game, 

I would go out to eat with 

some of my teammates – 

commonly Panera Bread. 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

If you won the lottery, 

what’s the first thing 

you’d buy? 

I would probably buy my 

dad a sailboat. We used to 

have a place in Lake Geneva, 

Wisconsin, and he would 

always go to the lake and 

look at the sailboats and say 

how much he loved them. 

What’s something most 

people don’t know 

about you? 

This might sound weird, 

but I really hate ketchup. 

I’ve hated it for so long. Last 

year the basketball team 

would always mess with me 

about it. I don’t like ketchup 

and any other sauce. Everything 

I eat is plain with no 

dressing or anything. 

Who would be alongside 

you in your dream 

starting five? 

Skylar Diggins, Steph 

Curry, Serena Williams and 

Beyoncé. 

Interview by Editor James 

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Lincoln-Way West freshman Taylor Gugliuzza 

earned the most votes to take up the 

mantle of 22nd Century Media Southwest 

Chicago’s Athlete of the Month. 

The varsity girls basketball standout — she 

picked up notable points, steals, assists and 

blocks when starting point guard Emily Atsinger 

got hurt — earned the most votes in a 

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Girls Soccer 

Central stays hot in blistery conditions, defeats TP 2-0 

All six Knights wins 

on season are all 

decided by shutout 

Jeff Vorva, Freelance Reporter 

goal of the season with eight 

minutes to play in the first half 

and senior teammate Alyte 

Katilius came off the bench for 

her first goal of the season in 

the second half. The defense 

and goalie Peyton Vecchiet recorded 

the team’s sixth shutout 

of the season as the Knights 

improved to 6-2. The last time 

the Knights had given up a 

goal was March 20 against Minooka 

– more than 400 game 

minutes of shutout ball. 

Meanwhile, Tinley Park fell 

to 4-3 after opening the season 

with four straight wins. Players 

such as Carolina Carillo, 

Lincoln-Way Central senior 

Lauren Bulow was anxiously 

awaiting word if she qualified 

to get into the United States 

Coast Guard Academy. 

As a pleasant distraction 

on Friday, March 31, Bulow 

scored what turned out to 

be the winning goal in a 2-0 

home non-conference soccer 

victory over Tinley Park on 

a chilly, windy rare weekday Alyssa Kuduk, Gabi Guerra 

morning match, which came Soccer and • Lauren Lacrosse Newton • Baseball were able 

about because both teams Softball to • star Basketball early in the • Volleyball campaign 

were on spring break. Futsal but it’s • been Batting a rough Cages go, since. 

The Knights flexed their Even Titans coach Michelle 

Youngberg can’t catch 

depth muscle as Bulow came 

off the bench to score her first a break. Full Concessions She was out of town 

SPEED, AGILITY, QUICKNESS AND STRENGTH TRAINING 

Tinley Park’s Madison Krisch (left) and Lincoln-Way Central’s 

Sarah Heimberg jostle for position in Central’s 2-0 victory on 

Friday, March 31 in New Lenox. Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media 

earlier in the week and airline 

problems forced her to 

miss this game. 

It appeared the Titans had 

control of most of the match, 

but couldn’t put the ball in 

the net. 

“We just can’t finish,” assistant 

coach Michael Boniface 

said. “We’re connecting 

on our passes well and moving 

the ball well. We’re manipulating 

and taking control 

of the middle of the field. 

But we have to finish.’’ 

For the Knights, finishing 

wasn’t a problem for Bulow, 

but it was a nice surprise. 

“Honestly, I had just 

stepped onto the field and I 

wasn’t expecting anything 

great,” she said. “Kailie Novak 

sent me the greatest ball 

ever and I stepped in front of 

the goalie and faked her out 

and scored. It was my first 

shot of the year.’’ 

Bulow said that if she 

doesn’t make it into the 

Coast Guard Academy, her 

second option is to study and 

play soccer at Joliet Junior 

College. 

Katilius said she has 

started this season and was 

moved to the bench for 

a match against Mother 

McAuley earlier in the week. 

“This was kind of a redemption 

thing for me,” Katilius 

said. “This was showing 

that I deserve playing time 

and I deserve to play. That 

was my mindset. I’m more of 

a playmaker and I don’t get a 

lot of shots so this felt good.’’ 

Central had games scheduled 

against Stagg on Monday, 

April 3, Homewood- 

Flossmoor on Tuesday, April 

4. The Knights host Normal 

West, a Class 2A sectional 

champion in 2016, on Saturday. 

Tinley Park, which plays 

no home games due to construction 

of its field, was 

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Boys Volleyball 

West remains undefeated with win over Provi 

Frank Gogola 


On paper, Lincoln-Way 

West boys volleyball was 

supposed to be in a bit of a 

rebuild this year. 

With a new coach, transfers 

from Lincoln-Way Central, 

sophomores seeing ample 

playing time and the loss 

of the program’s all-time 

kills leader, success would 

come on a learning curve. 

The Warriors, though, 

have raced out to a 7-0 start 

after beating Providence 

Catholic in straight sets 

(25-12, 25-12) on Monday, 

March 27, at West. Depth 

has been the Warriors’ key 

in their hot start, which includes 

winning the Joliet 

West Invitational, while the 

Celtics (3-5) have been experiencing 

the more expected 

growing pains with only 

one returning starter. 

“We have a lot of depth,” 

first-year West coach Jodi Frigo 

said. “We have six seniors, 

five juniors and five sophomores 

on the team. We’ve got 

our starters and then basically 

another group of starters coming 

off the bench.” 

“We’re just working to get 

to a position where we can 

be successful,” Providence 

coach Kyle Klaver said. 

“A lot of these guys never 

played with each other on 

the floor. We have a freshman, 

three sophomores, 

three juniors and five seniors. 

We have some guys 

playing different positions 

than they play for club season. 

It’s just working to get 

everybody comfortable.” 

Against Providence, the 

Warriors raced out to a 5-0 

lead in the first set and led by 

no fewer than four points the 

rest of the set. They broke 

Providence’s serve to open 

the second set and used a 9-0 

run to turn a 3-2 lead into a 

12-2 advantage and an easy 

path to victory. 

West spread the wealth as 

eight Warriors recorded at 

least one kill. Sophomore David 

Flores had 20 assists, and 

sophomore Louden Moran 

led the way with seven kills. 

Sophomore Ben Pluskota 

added five kills, while sophomore 

Chris Dargan chipped 

in four kills. Max Rosenfeld, 

a 6-foot-8 senior, had five 

blocks. Junior Brandyn Cullen 

registered five digs. 

“Our offense is trying to 

spread the ball as much as 

possible,” said senior Nathan 

Bulow, who had two kills. 

“Every one of us is dangerous 

and can put the ball down 

equally at any moment.” 

Providence never led in 

either set. They forced several 

long rallies thanks to 

their digs, which have been 

an early standout in their 

play. Senior setter Tyler Korhorn 

paced the Celtics with 

four assists. 

“We’ve been a little scrappy 

on defense,” Klaver said. 

“That’s one thing that we can 

say is a strong point for us 

right now. We’ve been playing 

some good defense. The 

rest of it, we’re just working 

to get better, trying to get everybody 

acclimated.” 

West improved to 7-0 in its 

first match since winning the 

Joliet West Invitational. It’s 

the fourth year in a row West 

has won that tournament. 

Five of West’s seven 

wins have come in straight 

sets. They’ve won 14 of the 

last 15 sets after dropping 

their first set of the season 

to Plainfield East. In that 

match, West started five 

sophomores and committed 

19 errors but rebounded to 

win sets two and three. 

“The No. 1 thing I ask 

for is effort,” Frigo said. 

“That doesn’t seem to be a 

problem. I coached some of 

these guys last year – I was 

at Central coaching varsity 

girls but coached sophomore 

boys here since I knew I’d 

be here this year – so that’s 

made the transition easier.” 

West’s biggest loss was 

Scott Christensen, the program’s 

all-time leaders in 

kills. Replacing him is no 

easy task. That’s where 

West’s offensive depth is key. 

“Last year, our offense 

mainly centered around 

him,” Bulow said. “He gave 

us a sense of offensive power. 

This year we’re so deep 

and talented in our offense 

we can give the ball to anybody 

and recreate that offensive 

power.” 

Providence fell to 3-5 in 

its first match since finishing 

in the Bronze bracket at the 

Marist Invite. All five of the 

Celtic’s losses this season 

have come in straight sets. 

Two of the three wins have 

come in straight sets. 

“I haven’t seen these 

guys quit in one match yet,” 

Klaver said. “They’re willing 

to fight, so that’s definitely 

going to be one of our 

strengths.” 

The Celtics’ starting lineup 

continues to be an ever-evolving 

work in progress. They’ve 

had seven different lineups in 

their first eight games. 

Sophomore outside hitter 

Matt Russo, a Mokena 

resident, is the lone returning 

starter. Among the four other 

players with varsity experience 

are Mokena residents 

Dominic Russo, a senior 

middle blocker, and Jack Patterson, 

a junior outside hitter. 

“The biggest thing we’re 

stressing to the guys right 

now is if you buy into the 

system that we’re teaching 

them we’re going to have 

a chance to be successful,” 

Klaver said. “We’re still 

working through those early 

season mistakes.” 

This Week In... 

Knights Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■April ■ 7 - host Providence, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 8 - host Richards, 2:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 10 - host H-F, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 12 - at Thornwood, 

4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■April ■ 7 - at Stagg, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 8 - host Plainfield East, 

2:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 3 - host H-F, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 5 - at Thornwood, 4:30 

p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■April ■ 11 - at H-F, 6:15 p.m. 


■April ■ 10 - host Joliet 

Catholic, 5:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - at Richards, 5:30 

p.m. 

Girls Badminton 

■April ■ 6 - at Lincoln-Way East, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - at Addison Trail, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■April ■ 8 - host Crete-Monee 

and T.F. South, 1:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - host Bolingbrook, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls Track and Field 

■April ■ 8 - host Knights 

Invitational, 1:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - at Thornwood, 

Sandburg and Andrew, 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys Track and Field 

■April ■ 11 - at Thornridge and 

Thornwood, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Water Polo 

■April ■ 6 - at Andrew, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - at Lincoln-Way 

East, 5 p.m. 

Girls water polo 

■April ■ 6 - host Andrew, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - host Lincoln-Way 

East, 5 p.m. 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■April ■ 6 - host Naperville 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 7 - at Plainfield East, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 8 - host Bremen, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 10 - host Sandburg, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 12 - host Thornton, 

4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■April ■ 6 - host Plainfield 

Central, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 7 - host Downers Grove 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 10 - host Sandburg, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 12 - host Thornton, 

4:30 p.m. 


■April ■ 11 - host Reavis, 5:30 

p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■April ■ 6 - host Bolingbrook, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 8 - at PepsiCo 

Showdown, TBA 

■April ■ 11 - host Minooka 

Girls Badminton 

■April ■ 6 - at Andrew, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 8 - at T.F. South Rebel 

Invite, 8 a.m. 

■April ■ 11 - host Lincoln-Way 

East, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■April ■ 6 - at H-F, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - host Stagg, 4:30 

p.m. 

Girls Track and Field 

■April ■ 8 - at Knights 

Invitational, 1:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - at Stagg and 

Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Track and Field 

■April ■ 8 - at Blue Smoke 

Invite, 10 a.m. 

■April ■ 12 - at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais and Andrew, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Water Polo 

■April ■ 7 - host Stagg, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 10 - host Bremen, 5 

p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - host Andrew, 5 

p.m. 

Girls Water Polo 

■April ■ 7 - at Stagg, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 8 - at Deerfield 

Invitational, 8 a.m. 

■April ■ 10 - at Bremen, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 11 - at Andrew, 5 p.m. 

POLO 

From Page 46 

smiled and exchanged pats 

on the back some of his former 

teammates. For him and 

Anderson, the game proved 

that West could matchup 

with anyone in the pool. 

“We can go toe-to-toe 

with any team in this conference,” 

Anderson said. 

“Whether we’re going to be 

on the winning side, I don’t 

know. This could have easily 

gone the other way.” 

For Torres, he was happy 

that his former team played 

well together and said he 

enjoys seeing the strides the 

Knights are taking. He senses 

that trend is coming with 

his current team too 

“If we work together as 

a team like we did in that 

game, we’ll be a force to be 

reckoned with,” Torres said.



Softball 

Knights pitchers thwart Celtics potent lineup in win 

Frank Gogola 


Ashley Platek nearly 

knocked the ball out of the 

park through a stiff wind 

before getting the wind 

knocked out of her. 

The Lincoln-Way Central 

sophomore crushed a 

ball off the right-center field 

fence to drive in the game’s 

first run but was smacked in 

the face with an infielder’s 

glove while sliding into second 

base. 

“She hit me in the face 

with the tag, through the 

facemask on my helmet,” 

Platek said. “I didn’t even 

know my nose was bleeding 

at first [while lying on the infield]. 

Then I saw the blood 

and was like, ‘Whoa!’” 

Platek exited to stop a 

bleeding nose but would 

return to complete a perfect 

day at the plate as Central 

beat Providence Catholic, 

4-2, on Tuesday, March 

29, at Providence. Sophomore 

pitcher Amanda Weyh 

picked up her second win 

for Central (2-0), which anticipates 

its biggest strength 

will be pitching – thanks to 

talented transfers from Lincoln-Way 

East. Providence 

senior Jessica Miklos scored 

both runs for the Celtics (1- 

1), who expect to rely on 

their offense. 

“[Weyh] had good movement, 

decent velocity and 

was tough to come back on 

when she got ahead in the 

count,” Providence coach 

Jay Biesterfeld said. “Not 

the run production we would 

have wanted but had a lot of 

good at-bats. 

“We held a really good 

team to four runs. If we’re 

holding teams to four runs, I 

feel like we have an offense 

to beat most teams we’re going 

to play.” 

Platek, an East transfer, 

went 3-for-3 and drove in 

Lincoln-Way Central pitcher Amanda Weyh gets into her windup during the middle innings 

of her complete-game, shutout victory at Providence Catholic March 28. 

Photos by Tim Carroll/22nd Century Media 

Gabriella Gedville with her 

lone extra-base hit in the 

third inning. Gabriela Gross 

pinch ran for Platek after 

the double and scored two 

batters later on senior Colleen 

Barrett’s infield single. 

Platek, who homered in the 

season opener, scored the 

Knights’ final run on senior 

Marina Esparza’s fifth-inning 

double. 

Senior catcher Brittany 

Schultz hit her second home 

run in as many games when 

she launched an oppositefield 

solo shot in the fourth 

inning, putting Central up 

3-1. 

“Although this is only our 

second game, I think we’ve 

shown that we do have the 

offense and defense to go 

along with the pitching,” Esparza 

said. 

Weyh scattered six hits 

and five strikeouts over 

seven innings to pick up the 

complete-game victory. She 

and ace pitcher Esparza, both 

East transfers, had combined 

to throw a one-hitter in the 

team’s 11-0 season-opening 

win against Oak Lawn. 

Weyh, who also plays 

shortstop and outfield, went 

10-2 with a 1.48 ERA and 

0.976 WHIP for East last 

season. Esparza, a Lindenwood 

University recruit, 

and Platek, who will see occasional 

time in the circle, 

can play several positions in 

the field when not pitching. 

“You can interchange 

them everywhere,” Central 

coach Jeff Tarala said. “You 

can move these girls around 

and they never miss a beat. 

They’re incredibly versatile.” 

Barrett, a St. Ambrose recruit, 

is thrilled with the influx 

of pitching talent. 

“It’s easy to play behind 

them when they’re pitching 

strong like that,” Barrett 

said. “We relied more on 

tough defense and offense 

last year, so having them 

come in, it really helps our 

offense more because we’re 

confident that they can shut 

down other teams and we 

don’t have to do everything.” 

Miklos, a Lockport resident, 

went 2-for-3 with a 

double and a home run for 

Providence. Her score on a 

sacrifice fly by senior Allyssa 

Demma, an Orland Park 

resident, cut the Providence 

deficit to 2-1 in the fourth. 

She led off the sixth inning 

with a solo shot to pull the 

Celtics within 4-2. 

“My first time up I waited 

to see how many pitches 

I could get,” Miklos said. 

“The next two at-bats I took 

the first good one.” 

The Celtics left five runners 

on base. Baserunning 

mistakes, including being 

thrown out in a rundown 

while trying to turn a double 

into a triple, cost them at 

least one run. 

“You’re going to lose 

some games, and that’s OK 

Knights infielder Colleen Barrett starts her swing during 

her team’s 4-2 win. 

Freshman Providence pitcher Laila Summers releases a 

pitch against the Knights. 

as long as we’re learning and 

doing what we need to do to 

compete and improve,” Biesterfeld 

said. 

The Celtics also posted 11 

runs in their season-opening 

win, an 11-6 comeback victory 

over Minooka. The 

young team – three seniors, 

four juniors, three sophomores 

and two freshmen 

– expects its offense and 

fielding to carry the team, 

especially while the pitching 

comes along. 

Miklos, a Wisconsin- 

Parkside recruit, hit .371 

with four home runs last season. 

Sophomore outfielder 

Lex Leighton, a Frankfort 

resident, batted .398 with 

nine home runs and 32 RBIs. 

Junior first baseman Emily 

Pilon hit .374 with six homers 

and 34 runs driven in. 

Senior Kailey Zych and 

freshman Laila Summers 

are in their first full season 

pitching. Zych played outfield 

and pitched sparingly 

last year. Summers (1-1) 

took the loss against Central 

after picking up the win in 

relief against Minooka in her 

high school debut. 

Other area players for 

Providence include junior 

Courtney Mahalik (New 

Lenox), junior Taylor Young 

(Homer Glen) and freshman 

Teagan Sopczak (Tinley 

Park).

46 | April 6, 2017 | The New Lenox Patriot SPORTS 


Central scores five of last six goals for crosstown win 

Ron Davis, Freelance Reporter 

Cody Torres felt his adrenaline 

pumping more Tuesday 

than usual before his water 

polo matches. 

The Lincoln-Way West 

senior was about to meet 

Lincoln-Way Central – his 

former school and teammates 

– in the Warriors’ 

pool. Torres is the only former 

Knight-turned-Warrior. 

“Each of us want to beat 

each other,” Torres said. 

“At the end of the day we’re 

all friends. There’s no bad 

blood.” 

As Rick Ross and Kanye 

West blared in the West locker 

room, he knew that this game 

meant a little more to him 

than the previous 11 games. 

He and his Warrior teammates 

were in for a fight against a 

tough, deeper Central team. 

The Warriors had three extra 

men on the bench compared 

to the Knights’ five. 

Central took control over 

the fourth period and held 

off West 14-10 March 28 in 

New Lenox. Matt Klock led 

the Knights with six goals. 

“This has been the best 

we’ve played this season,” 

West coach Steve Anderson 

said. “I was very happy 

overall.” 

The referees dropped the 

gold ball and both schools 

attacked. Each possession 

was earned with hands and 

arms blocking eyes with every 

pass. Knights and Warriors 

jousted for every loose 

ball. Most of both teams 

played together in club water 

polo and swimming growing 

up, and a friendly rivalry 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Tim Murphy swims toward the ball 

March 28 during an inter-district matchup against Lincoln- 

Way West in New Lenox. James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

developed beyond the two 

schools. 

Down 6-3 with 3:18 seconds 

to play in the first half, 

Anderson called a timeout 

for West. His team needed 

a breather and a minute to 

strategize. The team responded 

by attacking, scoring 

the last two goals of the 

half and tying the game in 

the first minute of the third 

period by strong toss to the 

back of the net by Torres. 

“We didn’t let a three-goal 

slump take us out,” Torres 

said. “We played the best we 

could all four quarters.” 

Going into the fourth, the 

West found itself in a similar 

hole. But by forcing Central 

into empty possessions and 

turnovers, the Warriors got 

themselves back into the 

game, scoring three straight 

goals. Knights’ coach Jacob 

Bernard became more vocal 

from his side of the pool, 

emphatically pointing out 

who to pass the ball to and 

imploring his team to slow 

down on offense. 

“There’s been so many opportunities 

where we could 

have scored if we just hit our 

open man,” Bernard said. 

“Once we slowed down, 

we were able to catch it, we 

were able to shoot better and 

we were able to just come 

out with a win at that point.” 

The strategy resonated and 

Central seized control of the 

game for good, scoring five 

of the last six goals. Through 

10 games of the season, Bernard 

has noticed that the team 

has meshed together after the 

addition of six players from 

Lincoln-Way East, but said 

he feels confident that his 

team will learn how to properly 

pace itself as sectionals 

approach in May. 

Up until late in the fourth 

period, Central was playing 

West’s game of speed, as 

opposed to its own of strategic 

passing and selective 

shooting. Klock and Bernard 

described the team’s performance 

as “OK” and “not too 

bad,” respectively. 

As the teams got out of the 

pool and shook hands, Torres 

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1st-and-3 

Primetime players 

1. Amanda Weyh 

(ABOVE) 

The Lincoln-Way 

East transfer scattered 

six hits and 

five strikeouts over 

seven innings to pick 

up the completegame 

victory over 

Providence. She 

and other transfer 

Marina Esparza will 

be a solid one-two 

punch. 

2. Danielle Callahan 

The Lincoln-Way 

West starting pitcher 

did herself a favor 

against the Griffins 

by hitting a towering 

solo home run to 

provide the Warriors 

with much-needed 

run support. 

3. Brittany Schulz 

The Knights’ catcher 

hit her second home 

run in as many 

games to provide 

an insurance run for 

Central in the 4-2 

win. 

Softball 

Eight-run fifth inning boosts East’s win over West 

Warriors aim to 

rebuild after losing 

five starters 

James Sanchez 

Contributing Editor 

Alex Storako is new to the 

Lincoln-Way East softball 

team and SouthWest Suburban 

Conference, but she’s all 

too familiar with Lincoln- 

Way West. 

As a member of Bishop 

McNamara last season, the 

junior pitched a shutout with 

13 strikeouts and added a 

two-run home run to prevent 

West from winning its 

first sectional title in school 

history. In that game, Storako 

hit Warriors star player 

Amanda Ruskowsky with a 

pitch in the very first inning 

that forced her to exit. Ruskowsky, 

who now competes 

on Saint Xavier University’s 

softball team, was the Warriors’ 

ace and leading hitter. 

West head coach Heather 

Novak did not want to admit 

it, but this seemingly was a 

revenge game. The Warriors 

knew the significance of this 

early season matchup. They 

looked energetic before the 

game, despite the cold winds 

and the temperature in the 

40s. 

However, West no longer 

has the firepower that led its 

journey to the sectional final. 

It graduated five starters, and 

Storako took advantage. The 

Griffins’ ace struck out 11 

through five innings and only 

gave up one run, while also 

going 3 for 4 at the dish to lead 

an 11-1 win over the Warriors 

on March 29 in Frankfort. 

“Some of our hitters did 

a much better job having atbats, 

working the counts,” 

Novak said, when comparing 

the last time they faced 

Storako. “But when you’re 

facing a good pitcher like 

that, you have to take advantage 

of any mistakes.” 

West (1-6) kept it close 

through four innings, trailing 

only 3-1, but an East (5- 

0) onslaught of eight runs in 

the following inning put the 

mercy rule into effect and 

ended the game early. Backto-back 

two-RBI singles by 

Lindsay LaDere and Alli 

Jaquith, respectively, broke 

open the game. 

After a RBI single from 

Sidney Bloomfield and double 

from Storako, Ami Ill, 

who finished a perfect 4 for 

4, enforced the mercy rule 

with an RBI single. Christine 

Malito, who also went 4 

for 4, and Lexi Krause drove 

in a run apiece in the frame. 

“I think we hit well one 

through nine,” said East head 

coach Elizabeth Pawlicki. 

“We got hitters in every single 

spot. It’s just finding the 

correct spots for them in the 

order to make us as strong as 

we can. The girls work very 

hard on their hitting.” 

While East had success 

with runners on base, it was 

the opposite for West. The 

Warriors had a runner on base 

in every inning but failed to 

drive any in, including the 

first inning during which they 

had the bases loaded and one 

out. In contrast, the following 

half inning, East paid off a 

bases loaded situation with a 

two-run double from Lauren 

Hunter. 

West’s lone run came from 

a towering solo homer from 

pitcher Danielle Callahan, 

who finished 1 for 2 with a 

walk. Other hits came from 

Mac Mahy, Abby Baez and 

Anna Perry. 

“We’re young, we’re going 

to continue to work hard, 

we’re going to continue to 

get better,” Novak said. “3-1 

going into the fifth inning… 

we need to be able to play all 

seven innings.” 

Storako’s ability to keep 

West off balance contributed 

to the Warriors’ hitting 

woes. She said her curveball 

was working and trusted 

her defense to make the 

plays behind her. The Griffins’ 

defense was error-free 

on the day and included a 

highlight-reel diving catch 

in foul territory by LaDere 

to end the fourth inning. 

However, Storako gave 

up six walks that put East 

in tense situations when the 

game was close in the early 

going. But the DePaul commit 

usually followed up the 

free passes with strikeouts to 

halt any momentum. Having 

thrown hundreds of innings 

in her young career, she 

knows how to handle adversity 

on the mound, she said. 

“I just think in a pitcher’s 

mind you can’t let things faze 

you like that,” Storako said. 

“I grew up like that. Don’t let 

things faze you and take it one 

pitch at a time.” 

Pawlicki welcomed those 

tense moments, adding that 

those scenarios are only going 

to benefit the team. 

“Getting put in those 

tough situations, that’s what 

we need,” Pawlicki said. 

“It’s going to make us stronger 

and better. It’s good because 

you get to see how the 

girls react to it; how they’re 

going to end up coming out 

of it. I think it’s good to challenge 

them like that.” 

The addition of Storako, 

who moved from Bourbonnais 

to Frankfort for her junior 

year, has been a nice surprise 

for East, especially after 

losing big-game pitchers Marina 

Esparza and Amanda 

Weyh to Lincoln-Way Central. 

The pair helped lead the 

Griffins to super-sectionals 

last year. Leadoff hitter and 

outfielder Gabby Gedville 

also transferred to Central. 

The team also lost Lauren 

Herlihy, Nicole O’Donnell, 

Brittany Pospishil and Olivia 

Prieto - all of whom went on 

to play softball collegiately. 

However, the influx of talent 

from Lincoln-Way North 

and newcomers allowed the 

Griffins to not skip a beat. 

Hunter, who came from 

North, took over Pospishil’s 

place at first base, and Jacquith, 

also from North, restores 

depth in the infield 

that Prieto left. New member 

Bloomfield fills the void at 

outfield and at the leadoff spot 

with Gedville gone. Bloomfield 

has attended East all four 

years but chose to play travel 

softball over high school until 

this year. The Griffins have 

so much depth that North’s 

star pitchers from last season, 

Sydney Limon and Julianna 

Borgia, are on junior varsity. 

The team has plenty of 

new faces, yet, Pawlicki said 

its cohesiveness has been the 

biggest part to the undefeated 

start. 

“Together as a team we 

are doing well, and that’s our 

strong suit,” she said. Communicating 

is a huge ingredient 

coming into the season.” 

As for West, it lost Jenna 

Czart, Sarah Goff, Tiffany 

Buis, April Lewandowski 

and the aforementioned Ruskowsky 

to graduation and 

only gained Baez and freshman 

third baseman Sydney 

Swanberg from Manhattan. 

It looks to be a rebuilding 

year for the Warriors, as 

returning everyday players 

Mahy, Perry, Callahan and 

Central’s Baez - the top four 

in the batting order, respectively 

- are only juniors. 

The Warriors have mostly 

held practices indoors due to 

the weather. Novak said the 

team will get better through 

time when the weather starts 

to warm up and learn to adjust 

without Ruskowsky carrying 

the load like she did 

the past two seasons. 

“You can’t replace an 

Amanda [Ruskowsky],” 

Novak said. “We’re going 

to look for a few people to 

replace what she did. It’s going 

to take a team effort.” 

LISTEN UP 

“It’s easy to play behind them when they’re pitching 

strong like that,” 

Colleen Barrett – Lincoln-Way Central infielder, on playing defense behind 

pitchers Amanda Weyh and Marina Esparza 

TUNE IN 

Baseball 

4:30 p.m. Friday, April 7 

• Lincoln-Way Central will host three-time 

defending state champions Providence 

Catholic in New Lenox. 

INDEX 

44 – This Week In 

41 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor James Sanchez, 

james@newlenoxpatriot.com.

new lenox’s Hometown Newspaper | www.newlenoxpatriot.com | April 6, 2017 

Battle of New 

Lenox Central and 

Providence softball square 

off in a matchup of top 

area teams, Page 45 

Basketball’s 

best West freshman 

triumphs as 22CM’s 

Athlete of the Month, 

Page 41 

Lincoln-Way Central’s 

Mason Maze fires a shot 

March 28 during a interdistrict 

matchup against 

Lincoln-Way West. 

James Sanchez/22nd 

Century Media 

Central breaks open competitive 

match against West in final 

seven minutes, Page 46

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