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Four more years
Lockport re-elects Steve Streit as mayor in
convincing fashion, Page 4
Spring into
action Project
opportunities
abound, both
indoors and out,
in 2017 Home &
Garden Guide, Inside
Democratic Township slate takes six spots,
Republicans win three, Page 3
Lockport Township Clerk Denise Mushro
Rumchak (left) hugs Assessor Debbi
Mason in celebration after learning both
retained their seats April 4 at 12 Handles Ale
House in Crest Hill.
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THURSDAY
April Coffee
April 13, Montessori
School of Lemont 16427 W.
135th St., Lemont. Any prospective
parents are invited
to attend this information
session. RSVPs are requested
and can be sent to info@
lemontmontessori.com.
For more information visit
www.lemontmontessori.com.
FRIDAY
Take your Child to Workout
Day
April 14, Challenge Fitness,
2021 S. Lawrence Ave.,
Lockport. Take Your Child
to Workout Day for ages 17
years and younger. All members
of Challenge Fitness
are invited to workout with
their children and utilize the
Fitness Center, lap swim,
family open tennis and family
Wallyball/racquetball.
All kids are free and nonmember
guests are subject
to a guest fee. For more information,
call the Lockport
Township Park District at
(815) 838-1183 ext. 0 or visit
www.lockportpark.org.
Egg-Streme H20 Adventure
5-7 p.m. April 14, Challenge
Fitness, 2021 S. Lawrence
Ave., Lockport. Hop
and splash around the green
pool, enjoy music, treats
and games while gathering
a basket of eggs during this
all ages event. Fees are per
child and registration is required
by April 7. Fee: $10/
Resident; $13/Non-Resident;
$9/CF Family Member. To
register or for more info., call
(815) 838- 3621, ext. 0.
SATURDAY
Free CPR Classes
9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 15,
Homer Township Fire Station
No. 2, 16131 S. Bell
Road, Homer Glen. The
Homer Township and
Northwest Homer Township
Fire Protection districts
have partnered to provide
free CPR training to anyone
that wants to learn this
potentially lifesaving skill.
Class size is limited to 20
students. They will also be
held on Sept. 9 at the same
location and on June 17
and Dec. 2 at Northwest
Homer Fire Station No. 1,
16152 W. 143rd St., Homer
Glen. To register, visit
www.homerfire.org or call
(815) 838-5006 for details.
Family Day Open House
10 a.m.-4 p.m., April
15, Big Run Wolf Ranch,
14857 Farrell Road, Lockport.
Big Run Wolf Ranch’s
season opener will feature
nine wolves, a Siberian tiger,
Black Bear, cougar and
more. Special guest Save
Our American Raptors will
give a presentation at noon.
There will be food, a gift
shop, music, raffles and
more. Yearly season passes
and adoptions available. Admission
is $6. Contact (815)
588-0044 or bigrunwolf@
aol.com or visit www.bigrunwolfranch.org
for more
information.
SUNDAY
Easter Day Brunch
10 a.m.-3 p.m., April 16,
at Prairie Bluff Golf Club,
P.B. Mulligan’s Restaurant,
Prairie Bluff Golf Club,
19433 Renwick Road, Crest
Hill. The Lockport Township
Park District will host
a brunch on Easter Day for
all ages. Breakfast buffet
will be served at 10 a.m.,
12:30 p.m. or 3 p.m. Adults
cost $27, children ages 3-10
are $14. Reservations are
required. Call Ryan Cronholm
at (815) 836-4653,
ext. 14.
UPCOMING
The Life of Alexander
Hamilton
6:30-8 p.m. Thursday,
April 20, White Oak Library
District Lockport Branch Library,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
After being out of the
limelight for over 200 years,
Alexander Hamilton has
recently taken center stage
again, starring in a popular
Broadway musical. Historian
Jim Gibbons explores the life
of Hamilton. For ages 13 and
older. For more information,
contact Deborah Lullo at
(815) 552-4260 or at dlullo@
whiteoaklibrary.org.
LAGHS Meeting:Book
Signing with Mary Ellen
Aschenbrenner
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,
April 22, White Oak
Library District Lockport
Branch Library, 121 E. 8th
St., Lockport. The monthly
meeting of the Lockport Area
Genealogical and Historical
Society is open to the public.
A short business meeting will
be followed by a book signing
with Lockport native and
author Mary Ellen Aschenbrenner,
who wrote “Born to
be a a Star.” Contact Patricia
Jarog at (815) 552-4185 or
pjarog@whiteoaklibrary.org
for more information.
Pancake Breakfast
8-11 a.m. Sunday, April
23, American Legion Lockport
Post 18, 15052 S. Archer
Ave., Lockport, American
Legion Lockport Post 18 is
hosting a pancake breakfast.
All are invited stop by and
enjoy a breakfast of all-youcan-eat
pancakes, bacon,
sausage, potatoes, scrambled
eggs and homemade biscuits
and gravy. Tickets are $9 for
adults; children 5 and under
are free. The profits from the
event will be used to help local
area veterans.
Teen After-hours Mini-Golf
Night
5-7 p.m. Friday, April 28,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport. Play
mini-golf at the library. It
will be empty except for the
mini-golf course. Event is for
grades six and up. Registration
requested.
Goodings Grove Craft Fair
5-9 p.m. Thursday, May 4,
Goodings Grove Elementary
School, 12914 W. 143rd St.,
Homer Glen. Vendors are being
sought for the school’s
craft fair. For more information,
contact Jenny Reichardt
at jennyreichardt@yahoo.
com.
ONGOING
Golf Lessons
Tuesdays and Thursdays
or Saturdays and Sundays,
Prairie Bluff Golf Course,
19433 Renwick Road, Crest
Hill. The Lockport Township
Park is offering junior and
adult beginner golf lessons
for ages 7 to 16 years and 18
years and older, respectively.
Students learn the basics of
putting, chipping, pitching
and full swing. Fee is $70/
resident; $80/non-resident.
Junior classes are offered
from 4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays
and Thursdays and 9-10
a.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Adult lessons run from
5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays or 10:30-11:30
a.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information, call
(815) 838-3621, ext. 0.
Friday Fun Day
9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
April 15-May 5, Dellwood
Park Volz Fieldhouse, 199
E. Woods Dr.,Lockport. The
Lockport Township Park District
hosts Friday Fun Day for
ages 2-and-a-half to 5 years
old. Children will play, learn
and socialize in a strategically
planned learning environment.
The letter of the week
and seasonal themes are incorporated
into music, games
and crafts. Please bring a
sack lunch to enjoy. Child
must be potty trained or pullups
with parent accessible.
The cost is $97 for residents,
$107 for non-residents. For
more information, visit www.
lockportpark.org or call (815)
838- 3621, ext. 0.
Kids First Track and Field
Program
10:15-11:15 a.m.; 11:15
a.m.-12:15 p.m. April 22-
May 20, Challenge Fitness,
2021 S. Lawrence Ave.,
Lockport. The Lockport
Township Park District is offering
Kids First Track and
Field Program for children
ages 5-6 years from 10:15-
11:15 a.m. and for ages 7-14
from 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Saturdays. Coaches teach
sprinting, hurdles, jumps,
distance running and throws
in a safe and fun environment.
The cost is $54 per person.
For more information,
call (815) 838-3621, ext. 0 or
visit www.lockportpark.org.
All By Myself
Wednesday and Thursday
mornings, Dellwood Park
Volz Fieldhouse, 199 E.
Woods Dr., Lockport. The
Lockport Township Park District
is offering “All By Myself”
classes for 2 and 3 year
olds with a parent or adult.
Social and emotional development
is the main focus of
this class. Teachers will help
your child to develop healthy
separation habits, make new
friends, exercise independence,
practice good manners
and develop foundational literacy
and math skills. Pack
a small snack for your child.
Cost is $52 for residents, $62
for non-residents. Classes
offered at a variety of times,
visit www.lockportpark.org
or call (815) 838-3621, ext. 0
for more information.
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one week prior to publication.
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lockportlegend.com Election 2017
the Lockport Legend | April 13, 2017 | 3
Incumbents maintain majority
of Lockport Township seats
Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor
Debbi Mason had her
eyes glued to the screens
streaming election results
April 4 at 12 Handles Ale
House in Crest Hill. With
21 of 24 precincts reporting
and a narrow lead, she was
apprehensive to celebrate
anything just yet.
But even after the screen
refreshed and displayed her
name as the winner, she was
still in shock.
“Did I win?” she said as
supporters rushed over to
offer her celebratory hugs.
Mason, who was running
on the Democrat slate, narrowly
defeated Republican
challenger Frank DiGiovanni
by collecting 51.25 percent
of the vote, securing
her position as Lockport
Township assessor for another
four-year term.
“It’s been a long two
months; it really has,” Mason
said. “I’m relieved. It’s
been a long campaign. They
fought hard, we fought hard.
It’s a good thing. It’s a democratic
way to do things.”
Incumbent supervisor
Ron Alberico of the Democratic
slate won re-election
with 52.06 percent of the
vote to Republican challenger
Ronald Cornolo’s
47.94 percent, the difference
being just 281 votes.
Alberico commended his
opponent on a “good, hard
race” and said he was excited
to start implementing
programming for the next
four years.
“I think the Township is
headed in the right direction
with the new building
and everything,” he said. “I
think my first priority is to
get the food pantry into the
building and then the Meals
on Wheels program.”
Lockport Township Assessor Debbi Mason (left) and supporter
Ken Griffin watch the election results come in April 4
during the Consolidated Election.
Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media
Other winners included
incumbent Lockport Township
Clerk Denise Mushro
Rumchak, who won with
51.96 percent of the vote
over James Louch (48.04
percent) of the Republican
slate. Incumbent John Cielenski
(54.93 percent), who
ran on the Republican slate,
retains his seat as the Township’s
highway commissioner
after besting challenger
John Batusich (45.07
percent) by 675 votes.
Democrat Karen Johnson
will also be a fresh face as
the Township’s collector,
taking over for slate-mate
Lance McCalla. Johnson
won 52.47 percent of the
vote over Joe Silich who
had 47.53 percent.
The slates split the four
available trustee spots with
Democratic incumbents
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Streit re-elected as mayor in landslide
Max Lapthorne, Editor
Incumbent Lockport
mayor Steve Streit earned a
decisive victory
over challenger
Joey
Jeraminas,
according to
unofficial results
from the
Will County Streit
Clerk’s website.
“We’re excited about
having another opportunity
to continue to work for the
city of Lockport,” Streit
said during a phone interview
on election night.
Much of Streit’s work will
continue through the State
Street construction project,
Lockport Square retail center
and Capital Improvement
Plan. Those three projects
accounted for much of the
motivation for Streit to run
for a second term, as previously
reported by The Legend.
The State Street project is
set to take place during the
summer of 2018, and Streit
is determined to minimize
the construction’s effect on
local businesses. As for the
Lockport Square retail center,
Holiday Inn and Panera
Bread have both signed contracts
to build there, while
more infrastructure projects
are upcoming as part of the
CIP.
Streit, who will be entering
his second term as
mayor, received 2,369 votes
(73.75 percent), while Jeraminas
totaled 843 votes
(26.25 percent). Streit held
a lead in early voting, voting
by mail and election day
voting.
“We’re very pleased, very
excited to continue on with
the work that we’ve been
working on,” he said.
Streit won 14 of the 15
precincts, losing Homer Precinct
1 by a count of 41-10.
His most decisive victory
came in Lockport Precinct
19 — the largest precinct
in the race — where he carried
321 of the possible 381
votes.
A focus of Streit’s campaign
was the continued
improvement and growth
of the downtown area and
Lockport Square corridor.
During his time as mayor,
he has introduced events
such as the Summer Arts
Series in an attempt to attract
more people to downtown.
“They see some of the
changes that have been happening,”
Streit said. “They
just started to see it come
and start to sprout. ... I think
people feel positive about
the direction we’re going.”
Saban unseats Capadona in First Ward
Max Lapthorne, Editor
Challenger Renee Saban
unseated incumbent Kris
Capadona for
the First Ward
alderperson
position in
Lockport, according
to
unofficial results
on the Saban
Will County
Clerk’s website.
With all seven precincts
reporting, Saban held a 413-
252 (62.11-37.89 percent)
lead over Capadona. Saban
carried six of the seven
precincts, with Capadona
claiming Homer Precinct 13
by a 31-27 tally.
“I’m looking forward
to working with the City
Council of Lockport,” Saban
said.
Capadona had served on
the City Council since being
elected in 2013. Saban
is a realtor, a member of the
Lockport Rotary Club and
Vice President of the Homer
Glen Area Chamber Of
Commerce. She moved to
Lockport 18 years ago and
is in favor of many of the
decisions the council has
made recently, such as the
focus to develop the downtown
area. She does hope to
work to increase Lockport’s
commercial tax base, as
previously reported by The
Legend.
Saban is excited to start
working alongside the existing
members of the council
and continue down the path
the City is currently on.
“I’m looking forward
to getting started keeping
the good things that are
going moving forward,” she
said.
Library referendum fails for third time
Max Lapthorne, Editor
The White Oak Library
District’s request for a
.0305 percent increase to
the limiting tax rate for levy
year 2017 was denied by
voters in the Consolidated
Election, according to unofficial
results from the Will
County Clerk’s website.
White Oak Library Director
Scott Pointon cited low
voter turnout, especially in
Romeoville, where there
wasn’t a contested mayoral
race, as a contributing factor
to the referendum’s failure
to pass.
“I don’t know that there’s
anything we would have
necessarily done differently,”
Pointon said. “[Voter
turnout] was kind of out of
our control.”
With all 35 precincts
reporting, 4,757 voters
(60.54 percent) said “no”
to the proposal, while 3,101
(39.46 percent) voted “yes.”
The White Oak Library
District, which serves Romeoville,
Crest Hill and
Lockport, planned to use the
funds generated by the referendum
to increase library
hours, increase outreach
services and install a digital
media lab, as previously reported
by The Legend.
“This referendum was
about funding expansion of
our services,” Pointon said.
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Barb Boyce and Dean Morelli
retaining their seats
with 13.52 percent and
13.42 percent of the vote,
respectively. Barb Delaney
and Gregg Bickus, of the
Republican slate, won seats
with 13.70 percent and
12.52 percent, respectively.
Delaney said she was
grateful that a few of the
Republican candidates were
elected and was proud of
the “clean campaign” run
by both parties. While she
didn’t have any specific
plans yet for her term, she
did say she wanted to increase
transparency moving
forward.
“I’m very grateful that we
got a few of our individuals
in,” Delaney said. “There
seems to be a lot of disconnect
between voters and
Township government the
way it is now.
“When we were out campaigning
and walking with
people, they didn’t even really
know what the Township
government even does,
and to me, that’s disconnect.
... [I just want to] find
new ways to get out to them
what [the Township] has to
offer and what’s going on in
the community.”
While the Democratic
party was disappointed the
entire slate didn’t win, Alberico
said he is excited to
move forward with those
who won.
“We’re about in the same
position we were four years
ago,” he said. “We lost the
highway [commissioner]
and we one lost one trustee’s
position. Of course I
think the guys that ran with
me are wonderful guys and
I appreciate all the hard
work they put into it. I know
I’ll be willing to work good
with John Cielenski and
Mrs. [Barb] Delaney.”

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the Lockport Legend | April 13, 2017 | 5
Lockport City Council
Officials vote against proposed bike path, sidewalk project
Aldermen object to
use of City funds
in unincorporated
areas for project
Meredith Dobes
Freelance Reporter
A proposed bike path and
sidewalk project for Briggs
and Division streets and Farrell
Road will not be constructed
at this time, following
a lengthy Lockport City
Council discussion about the
project and a subsequent 4-3
vote against it at the council’s
April 5 meeting.
Aldermen Darren Deskin,
Brian Smith, Kris Capadona
and Jim Petrakos voted “no.”
Alderwoman Joanne Bartelsen,
and Aldermen Robert
Peretta and JR Gillogly
voted “yes.” Alderman Jason
VanderMeer was absent.
Though Mayor Steve Streit’s
vote did not count, he added
that he would like the fact
that he would vote “yes” to
be on the record.
The bike path and sidewalk
project has been discussed at
the past few City Council
meetings, as council members
have requested more
clarification on the project
and debated the principle of
paying for parts of the path
that would run through unincorporated
areas as well as
the principle of turning down
grant money tied to the project.
Prior to discussion at the
April 5 meeting, Director of
Engineering Amy Wagner
provided the council with
some history of the project,
explaining that the scope
of the project was first conceived
in 2010, and that is
when the City received an
Illinois Transportation Enhancement
Program grant of
$412,000. At the time, that
money would have covered
80 percent of the project, but
over the years, because of
the number of times the City
had to submit its project for
approval to the Illinois Department
of Transportation,
as well as contend with staffing
changes that required the
City to hire out the engineering
for the project, the cost of
the project grew.
As of this year, the City
would have needed to pay
approximately $330,000 for
the project, or 44.5 percent.
Streit said he thought the
project was a good idea and
worthwhile for the city. He
said there were misconceptions
that the City was dragging
its feet on the project,
but the extended timeframe
came from working with
other levels of government.
He added that some have
thought the council was debating
the pros and cons of
having a bike path and sidewalks,
but the discussion was
actually about the scope of
the project and the increase
in the amount the City would
pay for the project.
Though not guaranteed to
receive another grant for a
bike path or sidewalk project,
the City can rework the
scope of such a project and
reapply for an ITEP grant in
the future, Streit said.
Three Lockport residents
addressed the council about
the sidewalk and bike path
project, asking the council to
approve it, as it would be an
asset to the community and
something that people of all
ages could use.
Deskin said the issue for
him is not whether or not
sidewalks are a good idea but
that the City has no business
spending its money in an unincorporated
area, as parts
of the paths would cross unincorporated
properties. He
said he also had an issue with
how the numbers changed
repeatedly over the years so
Round it up
A brief recap of action from the April 5 City Council
meeting
• The City Council recognized outgoing Plan and
Zoning Commission Member Lance Thies and the
Lockport Township High School girls bowling team.
• The City Council discussed amending the special use
ordinance for the 355 Corporate Center, as language in
the ordinance prevents a parcel delivery establishment
from renting space there, although UPS has a facility
in one of the buildings. The item is expected to be
brought back to the next City Council meeting.
• The council unanimously approved, with Alderman
Jason VanderMeer absent, a $29,500 contract with
Strand Associates for design services on a water main
extension for Princess and Charles courts to connect
and loop to Lawrence Avenue.
• The council unanimously approved an
intergovernmental agreement between the Illinois
Department of Transportation and Lockport for the
Illinois Route 171 ad Illinois Route 7 road project.
• The council approved $55,000 in additional
expenditures for engineering design services on the
State Street and Illinois Routes 7 and 171 water main
replacement project, after amending the scope of the
project.
the City would be spending
much more than originally
planned in 2010.
Peretta sai residents are
asking for a bike path and
sidewalks, and ITEP has held
the grant money for the City
for years. He said if the City
did turn the project down, he
thought that would be a negative
mark against Lockport
when it seeks future grants.
Smith said he also did not
think the City should spend
money in an unincorporated
area.
Gillogly said that though
he abstained from discussing
or voting on this issue in
the past, his company has removed
its bid from the project,
and after discussion with
his company and the city attorney,
he felt he could vote
on it now. He said people
will use the paths, and he has
not heard any residents question
the need for the paths
or the idea of money being
spent on them.
Petrakos said he thought
the project was a good idea,
but the City should try to be
reimbursed for work it does
in unincorporated areas. He
questioned whether it would
be the best use of City funds.
He said money given to
Lockport should be used in
Lockport.
South State Street water main
improvements
The City Council voted
unanimously to approve
a $139,900 contract with
Strand Associates for construction
and service fees for
the South State Street water
main improvement project
to abandon the water main
on Commerce Street and replumb
buildings affected.
The Council voted 5-3 to
approve the replacement of
14 lead service laterals for
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Uncontested race roundup
Max Lapthorne, Editor
This week’s issue of The
Legend includes coverage of
all contested races from last
week’s Consolidate Election.
Additionally, many candidates
were elected to positions
without any opposition
in the election. The following
is a rundown of candidates
who ran unopposed in
the election. All data is based
on unofficial results from the
Will County Clerk’s website.
Lockport City Clerk
Independent candidate
Kathleen Gentile earned all
2,621 votes cast in the Consolidated
Election.
Lockport City Treasurer
Incumbent independent
candidate David H. Palya
earned all 2,624 votes cast
in the Consolidated Election.
Lockport Second Ward
Council Member
Independent candidate
Christina Bergbower earned
all 775 votes cast in the Consolidated
Election.
Lockport Third Ward Council
Member
Incumbent candidate Darren
A. Deskin earned all 509
of the votes cast in the Consolidated
Election.
Lockport Fourth Ward
Council Member
Independent candidate
Catherine Perretta earned all
712 of the votes cast in the
Consolidated Election.
White Oak Library District
Trustee
Incumbent candidate Nancy
J. Hackett earned 5,805
(52.97 percent) of the votes,
and former trustee Ann M.
Lopez-Caneva tallied 5,155
(47.03 percent) en route to
capturing the two open spots
on the board.
Milne-Kelvin Grove D91
Board of Education
Incumbent candidate Estella
Rodriguez totalled 802
(24.78 percent) of the votes,
while fellow incumbent Jennifer
Fracaro tallied 847
(26.17 percent) of the votes,
earning spots on the board
along with Laura Garrett
(24.96 percent) and David Y.
Lee (24.10 percent).
Lockport Township High
School D205 Board of
Education
Incumbent candidates
John Lukasik (25.63 percent),
Lisa M. Bickus (25.13
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Incumbent candidates
Louis Spoonhour and Jeremy
Burns, as well as challenger
Karen L. Hunsaker
have won the three open
seats on the Fairmont D89
Board of Education, according
to unofficial results
from the Will County
Clerk’s website.
“I’m happy because we
still have a lot of ground to
cover with the students, and
having a solid board is a
good start,” Burns said.
Burns led the way earning
436 (26.22 percent) of the
total vote, while Hunsaker
totaled 435 (26.16 percent)
and Spoonhour tallied the
third most with 380 (22.85
percent) of the 1,663 total
votes cast across the three
precincts.
The school board is in
the process of searching for
a new superintendent, and
will be looking for a new
principal as well following
ZaRita Beal’s recent submission
of her letter of resignation
that goes into effect
June 30. Spoonhour has
been heavily involved in the
superintendent search and
Uncontested
From Page 5
percent), Ann M. Lopez-
Caneva (24.89 percent) and
Lou Ann Johnson (24.35
percent) were elected to the
four seats open on the board.
Lockport Township
Park District Board of
Commissioners
Incumbent candidates Colette
Jodi Rigoni (53.19 percent)
and Don Bauer (46.81
percent) ran unopposed for
Burns
Hunsaker
looks forward to continuing
those efforts.
“We’re in the process of
selecting a new superintendent
for the school district,
and I was co-chairing the
search committee so we’ll
be starting our interviews
in the next two weeks,” he
said.
Burns, Hunsaker and
Spoonhour outpaced incumbent
Richard Myers
and challenger Carla Pope-
Blakney who each totaled
less than 13 percent of the
total votes.
Spoonhour appreciates
the support he received
from voters and plans to do
everything in his power to
help the students of district
89 succeed.
“I would like to say thank
you for the support, and we
are going to continue our
efforts to make sure we are
doing everything possible
the two open spots on the
board.
Taft School District 90 Board
of Education
Incumbent candidate Anthony
“Tony” Peloso was
the only candidate running
for the four open seats on
the board, earning all 342
votes cast in the election.
Immediately following the
election, the district will inform
the Regional Office of
Education of the open seats
on the board and the members
of the board will have
to improve
student performance,”
he
said.
W h i l e
votes were
spread more
Spoonhour evenly in the
smaller 18th and 24th Precincts,
Burns, Hunsaker
and Spoonhour each earned
more than 330 of the 1,216
in the decisive 19th Precinct.
Burns has his eyes set on
sorting out the staffing of
the superintendent and principal
positions so the board
can then focus on helping
the students.
“Our goal right now is to
normalize everything above
the children so we can spend
all of our effort on the children,”
he said. “That’s kind
of what I ran on and [are]
my goals for the next four
years.”
Hunsaker is gracious for
the support she received,
and hopes she can do a good
job for those who voted for
her.
“I’m looking forward to
helping the students and
community members of
District 89,” she said.
30 days to fill the seats. If
the seats aren’t filled within
30 days, the Superintendent
of the Will County Regional
Office of Education will fill
the seats.
Will County D92 Board of
Education
Incumbent candidates
Tom Adamczyk (24.93 percent),
Tim Houlihan (24.81
percent), James A. Gorecki
(25.29 percent) and Doreen
Sweis (24.96 percent) were
elected to the four open seats
on the board.

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Incumbent Siegel, challenger Randich named to LTFP board
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
The Lockport Township
Fire Protection District
Board of Fire Commissioners
will have some new
blood this year.
Todd Randich, a lieutenant
with the LTFPD, was
elected Tuesday, April 4, to
one of the two open seats
on the fire board with 4,259
votes (34.88 percent), according
to unofficial results
from the Will County
Clerk’s website.
With 40 of 40 precincts
reporting, incumbent Paul
F. Siegel was re-elected
to the board, as well, with
4,121 votes (33.75 percent).
Fellow incumbent Gordon
Randich
Siegel
McCluskey failed to win
re-election with 3,830 votes
(31.37 percent).
This was the first time
Randich said he ever ran for
public office. He said the
main thing he wants to accomplish
in his term in office
is to increase the manpower
of the district.
“We’re at the same manpower
we were at 10 years
ago, but we’ve run twice the
amount of calls that we did
10 years ago,” Randich said
by phone after the election.
“I also want to increase our
ambulance service.”
Randich said he appreciated
the voters’ support in
the election.
“I appreciate the citizens
coming out and having faith
in me,” he said. “We fought
hard, because we are in a
life and death business. I
think people rely on us, so
that will be my main thing
— to make things better for
them.”
McCluskey, who was appointed
to the fire board in
2013 and won a two-year
term in 2015, said in the last
election, he was supported
by the district’s firefighters.
But in 2017, they chose to
support the other candidates.
“I’m well pleased with
the votes, even though it’s
a little short,” he said by
phone.
In terms of accomplishments
during his term, Mc-
Cluskey pointed toward
the grand opening of the
remodeled Fire Station No.
1, the approval of specifications
for two new ambulances,
and various vehicles
and equipment purchased
for the district as part of the
capital improvement plan.
McCluskey said the election
was well run by all
of the campaigns, and he
thanked his supporters for
going to the polls.
“I appreciate all of those
who did vote for me,” he said.
Siegel has been on the
board for six years, and
has always made it his goal
to make sure the district
doesn’t put unnecessary tax
burden on residents while
still maintaining its level of
service.
“I never wanted to raise
the levy to the point where
anybody’s taxes would go
up because of a levy,” he
said. “...I just wanted us to
tighten our belt.”
Monitoring the district’s
spending was central to Siegel’s
campaign, and something
he did during his six
years on the board.
“I worked towards that,
I promised I would do that
and I did that,” he said. “I
was gratified that people
recognized that and voted
for me.”
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The district requested the
same increase during both
the March 15, 2016 Primary
and Nov. 8, 2016 General
Elections with 65.45 and
59.12 percent of voters saying
“no” respectively.
While Pointon couldn’t
guarantee the referendum
would appear on the ballot
during the next election, the
library will continue to push
for it.
“I’m sure it will be on a
future ballot,” he said.
While the referendum is
currently designed to increase
services, the uncertainty
of the state budget
could lead to the library losing
funding in the next several
years, making the funds
from the referendum necessary
to maintain services.
“We don’t have any plans
right now to cut anything,
but give us another couple
years with funding losses
with what’s going on with
the State and I can’t make
the same promise,” Pointon
said.
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Four new members elected to Homer 33C School Board
Max Lapthorne, Editor
New faces Karen A. De-
Filippis, Christine Marcinkewicz,
Kevin DeSchaaf
and James Ketelaar were
elected to the Homer Community
Consolidated School
District 33 Board of Education,
according to unofficial
results from the Will County
Clerk’s Office.
DeFilippis grossed the
highest vote total, taking
home 1,791 votes (19.5 percent).
Marcinkewicz was
DeFilippis Marcinkewicz Ketelaar DeSchaaf
close behind with 1,678
(18.27 percent), while De-
Schaaf had 1,348 (14.68
percent). Ketelaar received
1,124 (12.24 percent) of
the vote, narrowly beating
out Adam Briner (12.15
percent) and John Reiniche
(12.10 percent) for the
fourth and final spot on the
board.
The only incumbent candidate
running was Eduardo
Campins, who netted 1,016
votes (11.06 percent).
Marcinkewicz looks forward
to tackling the challenges
the district is facing
financially as a member of
the board.
“I’m honored to be chosen
to serve our school district
and do what’s right for
our children,” she said. “I’m
most excited to take a look
and see what we can do to be
fiscally responsible and still
provide our kids with all the
best possibilities.”
Ketelaar has lived in the
area since 1968, and is ready
to utilize his free time to
jump right in with the school
board.
“I look forward to serving
the community,” Ketelaar
said.
DeSchaaf, who has two
daughters in the district, is excited
to work to maintain the
district’s finances and make
sure the school’s populations
remain at appropriate levels.
“I’m glad to be joining the
existing members and this
new group on the board,” he
said. “It looks like there’s a
lot of challenges ahead of us
for the next four years, and
I’m happy to be a part of it.”
DeFilippis has taught for
20 years in the district, and is
looking forward to this new
opportunity.
“I’m quite honored and excited
to serve Homer 33C in
this new capacity,” she said.
Two of three incumbents ousted
in first HTFPD board election
Troike, Doyle,
Anderson claim
spots on board
Thomas Czaja
Contributing Editor
The effects of a referendum
passed last November
showed in the April 4 Consolidated
Election for the
Homer Township Fire Protection
District.
The Board of Trustees
for the HTFPD used to be
appointed by the Homer
Township Board; however,
in last year’s referendum,
voters overwhelmingly
passed a measure (87.1 percent
“yes”) to elect members
of the Fire Board to six-year
terms, instead of the previous
three-year terms.
As a result, this election
saw the Fire Board voted
in for the first time. With
all 12 precincts reporting,
newcomer Daniel Troike
secured 924 votes for 25.97
percent to top the voting,
according to unofficial results
from the Will County
Clerk’s Office website. Incumbent
Paul
Anderson registered
756
votes for 21.25
percent to finish
second
Kevin Doyle
was also elected
to the board
for the first
time with 696
votes, or 19.56
percent. Narrowly
missing
the cut was incumbent
Kenneth
Fijan with
643 votes or
18.07 percent.
Incumbent
Mark Lobes,
at 539 votes
or 15.15 percent,
rounded
out the group
Anderson
Doyle
Troike
of five men vying for three
seats.
A total of 3,558 votes
were cast in the HTFPD
election.
Doyle said he was grateful
to voters and excited
to tackle his new role. He
felt his 32 years as a public
servant, including retiring
as a fire chief in 2014 and
spending 19 years as a chief
officer for a fire district developing
budget and finance
workshops for trustees,
helped win him a seat,
“I don’t have a specific
idea of what I want to implement,”
he said. “I want
to get in the office first and
take a closer look at operations
and the budget to see
where we can improve on
some efficiencies and take a
look at the budget and see if
there is any way to cut some
expenses.”
That said, he also noted
he was happy with some of
the moves the current Fire
Board has made lately, including
an agreement to
share resources with other
fire districts and making fiscally
responsible decisions.
Troike and Anderson
could not be reached for
comment.
All election results are
considered unofficial until a
canvassing of votes is completed,
and absentee, provisional
and grace period ballots
are counted.
CITY council
From Page 5
businesses during the project,
in the amount of $79,000. Streit
voted “yes” on the project,
as Thanas said the council
needs five yes votes on
matters of City expenditures
in order to approve projects.
Aldermen Petrakos, Capadona
and Peretta voted “no.”
The Council also voted 5-3
to approve upgrading service
connections for businesses
in the area, in the amount
of $171,600. The council
members and Streit voted the
same way on this matter.
Those who voted “no”
questioned whether the City
should pay for this work for
business owners just because
the streetscape will be
torn up at the time.
Lockport Police Station
construction project
During the Committee
of the Whole meeting, Police
Chief Terry Lemming
requested an additional approximately
$60,000 for a
construction project at the
Lockport Police Station from
its federal asset forfeiture account.
Lemming explained that
two years ago, when the LPD
initially planned this project,
it sought to construct a public
washroom at the front of
the station and a community
room that would be an addition
to the current building.
The cost would have been
approximately $800,000, so
the LPD did not pursue the
addition at that time.
Since that time, the LPD
worked out a way to move its
workout room to its garage
and create a community room
within the station as it stands
by moving some offices.
The total cost of the project,
with the additional cost,
would be approximately
$280,000.
Lemming said the money
the LPD has in its federal
asset forfeiture account is
from seizures related to Drug
Enforcement Agency Taskforce
action, as the LPD has
an officer assigned to this
taskforce. The LPD receives
around 7 to 9 percent of
money from seizures.
The item is expected to be
put to a vote at the next regular
City Council meeting.
Annexation of parcels on 159th
Street
Also at the Committee
of the Whole meeting, the
council discussed the annexation
and zoning of 16360
and 16716 W. 159th St.
City Attorney Tom Thanas
said these properties — Body
Magic Auto Body and Rocco’s
Pub, respectively — are
across from Lockport Square,
and both property owners are
receptive to their property being
annexed into the city.
Both properties would be
zoned C3 Highway Commercial
District.
Deskin said annexation
will help the properties become
more marketable,
should the owners choose to
sell their lots.
The item is also expected
to be put to a vote at the next
regular City Council meeting.
Business border window
lighting
Pam Hirth, director of
community and economic
development for Lockport,
presented the council with
an estimate that there are
approximately 18 stores in
downtown Lockport using
some form of lighting around
their windows.
Hirth proposed an amendment
to the City Municipal
Code that would prevent
businesses from using this
type of lighting to draw attention
to their shops.
Some council members
said they thought some
types of perimeter lighting
were acceptable, as long as
the lighting was tasteful and
added to the overall theme of
the business.
Streit said the main issue
was bright LED lighting.
This item will be brought
back for a vote likely at the
next City Council meeting.

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Homer Junior High recognizes student accomplishments at assembly
Submitted by Homer 33C
Homer Jr. High recognized
students for their achievements
in the classrooms, on
the athletic fields and in the
field of art and music during
a school assembly March 31.
Among those recognized
were:
• The school’s Jazz Band
• The school’s Illinois
Music Education Association
qualifiers
• Eighteen choir students
who were selected to perform
at Carnegie Hall this
summer
• The school’s Spelling
Bee winner and runner-up
• Geography Bee winner
and runner-up
• History Club members
who competed in the Northern
Illinois Regional History
Fair and earned Superior or
Excellent ratings
• Students who participated
in the state Special Olympics
Basketball Tournament
and placed third
• Recipient of the 2017
Outstanding Student Technology
Award through Infinitec
• Eighth-grade girls basketball
team, which took
third in state at the IESA
State Tournament
• Wrestling team, which
took second in state at the
IESA State Tournament out
of 136 teams
• Seventh-grade volleyball
team, which finished
second in state at the IESA
State Series out of 288 competing
schools and student
athletes who qualified for
state.
Homer Junior High School Principal Troy Mitchell (left) recognizes a group of student musicians March 31 at an all-school
assembly. Photo submitted
On the road to reading
Schilling principal encourages students to find unique place to
read over spring break
Schilling School grades 1-4 Principal Candis Gasa reads in a toy car. She encouraged
students to find an odd place to read over spring break. Photo submitted
Business Briefs
Local sales associate earns top honor
Century 21 Affiliated recently announced
that Century 21 Real Estate
LLC honored Kim Wirtz, Sales Associate
of Lockport, by being inducted
into the Dick Loughlin Hall of
Fame during a special presentation at
the One21 Experience.
The award recognizes sales associates
for their excellent track
record of quality service, sales production,
and performance within
their local community. Wirtz has
shown dedication and commitment
to both the Century 21 System and
her customers.
The Century 21 Dick Loughlin
International Hall of Fame is presented
to the most elite independent
sales professionals in the Century
21 System. To be considered, independent
sales associates must be in
the Century 21 System a minimum
of 10 years with eight of those years
being at Centurion-level production,
including the current year.
Wirtz was also recently named Century
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the annual State of Affiliated awards
banquet.
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Taft Foundation craft fair raises money for school’s activities
Amanda Del Buono
Freelance Reporter
The Taft Foundation hosted
its largest-ever craft fair
on Saturday, April 8.
The eighth annual fair included
57 booths, according
to co-director Becky Szymkowiak,
who organizes and
runs the craft fair for the
foundation. The fair took
place at Taft School District
90 and featured booths
scattered throughout several
parts of the school.
“This is the biggest one
we’ve ever had,” Szymkowiak
said. “...I feel like we
gain more vendors that hear
about us every year.”
The event put a spotlight
on a variety of products,
from wood working to jewelry
and essential oils, and
with its growth has drawn
several new vendors.
Tanesha Woods and her
husband Job are the owners
of Made with Love
Creations, which offers
gift baskets for all occasions,
and the Taft Foundation’s
craft fair was only
their second show for their
business.
“I have wanted to get myself
out there,” Tanesha said.
“I just started the business
in February… I’m hoping to
gain regular clients, and I’m
hoping to sell every basket I
have here.”
The event usually attracts
about 300 attendees, but
continues to gain more shoppers
every year, said Christine
Jelinek, director of the
Taft Foundation.
The growth is an encouraging
sign for the foundation,
as Jelinek said she anticipates
it will have enough
money to fund the school’s
extracurricular activities
again next year.
“Because of the funding
deficit, over the years we
have been able to fund all
of the extracurricular activities,”
she said. “… Every
single extracurricular was
cut, and we were able to
raise over $50,000 to fund
them. We need to expect
to do it again. … Anything
that is raised from today’s
event will go to extracurricular
activities again for
next year.”
Although the craft fair is
not the Taft Foundation’s
largest fundraiser of the
nearly dozen it hosts every
year, it is a reliable one,
Jelinek said.
“It’s a solid fundraiser that
will guarantee one extracurricular,”
she said.
However, the craft fair
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Library program to discuss
life of Alexander Hamilton
Submitted by the White Oak
Library District
The White Oak Library
District is to present the “The
Life of Alexander Hamilton”
program Thursday, April 20
from 6:30-8 p.m. at its Lockport
Branch Library, 121 E.
8th St.
After being out of the
limelight for over 200 years,
Alexander Hamilton has
recently taken center stage
again, as the subject of a
popular Broadway musical.
At this event, historian Jim
Gibbons explores the life
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to his tragic downfall
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Park district launches several youth programs
Staff Report
The Lockport Township
Park District is launching
a plethora of programs and
events to help encourage
health and fitness for local
youths.
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their children to workout
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gym’s array of fitness facilities,
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racquetball courts. All children
are free. Non-member
guests are subject to a
guest fee.
Starting Friday, April 15,
through May 5 the Park
District will host Friday
Fun Day at Dellwood Park
Volz Fieldhouse, 199 E.
Woods Dr., Lockport. The
program is open to children
ages 2-and-a-half to 5
years old and teaches them
to play, learn and socialize
in a planned environment.
Letter of the week and seasonal
themes are incorporated
into music, games and
crafts. Children who wish to
attend must be potty trained
or wear pull-ups with parents
accessible. The cost is
$97 for residents, $107 for
non-residents.
Challenge Fitness will
also host its Kids First
Track and Field program
running April 22 to May 20.
The program is divided into
two ages groups, with 5-6
year olds’ classes running
from 10:15-11:15 a.m. and
the 7-14 classes from 11:15
a.m.-12:15 p.m. Saturdays.
The program teaches sprinting,
hurdling, jumping,
throwing and distance running
skills and is $54 per
person.
TAFT
From Page 11
also is a way for the foundation
to reach out and
open up the school to the
community.
“It’s become a community
event. … This is our eighth
year, and I feel like if we
stopped people would ask
what happened to it,” said
Szymkowiak.
Colin Kammer attended
kindergarten through eighth
grade at Taft School and
enjoyed the opportunity to
come back inside the school
and see how it’s changed
throughout the years.
Challenge Fitness is also
hosting TRX Kids Group
Conditioning classes for
ages 8 to 14. Specialized
TRX trainers will help participants
learn about and
develop strength through
a “functional total body
weight resistance program.”
The 30-minute classes are
held from 4:15-4:45 p.m.
Wednesdays and 9:15-9:45
a.m. Saturdays through May
20. The cost is $15 per class
for members, $18 for nonmembers.
The Park District will
also offer multiple levels
of swim classes for ages 6
months to 15 years at Challenge
Fitness. The Water
Babies class begins Saturday,
April 29, through June
17 for ages 6 months to 3
years and runs from 9-9:30
a.m. A Monday/Wednesday
class is also offered from
6-6:30 p.m. from May 1-24.
Both classes cost $40 for
residents and $50 for nonresidents.
Three to 5-year-old swimmers
can enroll in the Intro
to Water Tikes class, also
offered in Monday/Wednesday
and Saturday sessions.
The Saturday classes run
from 9-9:30 a.m. starting
Saturday, April 19, through
“They’ve made a lot of
upgrades,” he said.
In attendance with his
wife, Sandra Kammer, and
their 18-month-old son
Drew, the family enjoyed
the opportunity to see all
the crafts and spend time together.
“I just like seeing what
people have created on their
own,” said Sandra.
While this was the first
year the Kammers attended
the event, for many community
members and vendors
it’s an annual tradition, Jalinek
said.
“It’s a tradition,” Jelinek
said. “The community likes
June 17. The Monday/
Wednesday classes are held
from 6-6:30 p.m. beginning
May 1. The cost is $40 for
residents, $50 for non-residents.
The next level offered
is Water Tikes for 4 and
5-year-old swimmers.
These classes begin at 9:35
a.m.-10:15 a.m. Saturday,
April 29, and run through
June 17. Tuesday/Thursday
sessions are also offered
from 6-6:40 p.m. beginning
May 2. The cost is $42 for
residents and $52 for nonresidents.
Finally, the Advanced
Swimming Class for ages
8 to 15 will be held from
11:15 a.m. to noon beginning
Saturday, April 29.
This class is meant for
swimmers who have completed
Level 6 in swimming
lessons and wishes to continue
learning stroke refinement
and endurance development.
The cost is $60
for residents; $70 for nonresidents
and runs through
June 17.
For more information on
these and other Park District
programs, visit www.lock
portpark.org or call (815)
838- 3621, ext. 0.
it and it helps draw people
in to this school to see what
we don’t have. It’s also how
we touch base back with the
community. They kind of
expect it, and the vendors
want to come back each
year.”
John Riss, who works
with wood, said he attends
nearly a dozen fairs each
year, and the Taft Foundation’s
Art Fair is his kick-off
to the season.
“It’s the first one of the
year,” he said. “I take most
of the winter off, so this is a
relaxing start and kind of a
trial run.”

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What is one essential you must have when
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and I also like to make my own study guide
to help me remember the information.
What do you like to do when not in school or
studying?
I enjoy spending time with my family and
friends. I like to play soccer, go on runs and
ride my bike.
What is your dream job?
My dream job is to become a computer
scientist. I love to work with computers and
learn new programs.
What are some of the most played songs on
your iPod?
I like inspiring music that makes me feel
like I can do anything. A couple of my favorites
are “Firework” and “Rise” by Katy Perry.
What is one thing people do not know about
you?
I enjoy woodworking and making projects
with my grandpa. He is really talented at
hand making things and has taught me a lot.
Whom do you look up to and why?
I really admire my grandma. She makes me
feel so special all the time and always is so kind
and loving to everyone, including animals.
What do you keep under your bed?
I keep drawings that I have made and special
cards from my family and friends.
Who is your favorite teacher and why?
I’ve been thinking about this question, and
I honestly can’t choose. All of the teachers I
have had area really awesome. They all encourage
me to do my best.
What is your favorite class and why?
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My favorite class is computer media productions
taught by Mrs. Kunselman. In this
class, we set up scenes and program animation.
I’ve learned so much.
What is one thing that stands out about
your school?
One thing that stands out about our school
is all the different activities that you can be
a part of. I am in National Junior Honors Society,
yearbook club, the cross country team
and First Tech Challenge.
What extracurricular(s) do you wish your
school had?
It would be great if our school had a soccer
team and maybe a photography class.
What is your morning routine?
I’m in charge of taking my puppy out. I get
myself ready, and I help get my two brothers
awake and moving.
If you could change one thing about school,
what would it be?
I would change my lunch hour to a little
earlier. My lunch begins about 1:20 p.m. I’m
starving at that time!
What is your favorite thing to eat in the
cafeteria?
My favorite thing to eat every day is my own
lunch. I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
What is your best memory from school?
In First Tech Challenge (robotics club) I
was able to program and help drive our robot
in several FTC events. Also, our cross country
team did amazing and we qualified for
the IESA state meet.
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Photo Op
Lockport resident Ally Raymond
shared this photo she took at
Victoria Lake Pond in the Victoria
Crossing East Neighborhood.
Announcements
Virginia’s
80th
Happy
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Henry
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on camera? Submit a photo for “Photo
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Chow
Sophia Pocius,
Lockport resident
Chow, a shelter
guinea pig,
was a great
addition to the
family. Cooper,
a Labrador
retriever, enjoys
his company.
They are best
friends.
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From APRIL 4
No injuries in structure fire
Max Lapthorne, Editor
There were no injuries reported
following a structure
fire the afternoon of Monday,
April 3, in the 1000 block of
North Street, according to a
press release issued the next
day by the Lockport Township
Fire Protection District.
The fire appears to be accidental
in nature, according
to the release.
The Lockport Township
Fire Protection District was
dispatched at 2:37 p.m. to
a pole building on fire, and
crews arrived to find smoke
coming from the front of a
metal storage building in the
rear of the residence. The fire
was brought under control
within roughly 20 minutes,
according to the release.
Crews reportedly spent
about an hour-and-a-half
overhauling the contents of
the building to ensure the
fire was completely extinguished.
Lemont, Northwest Homer
and Homer Fire Protection
Districts also responded
to the scene.
For more on this and other
Breaking News, visit Lock
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Keith Pekau to be Orland Park’s next
mayor; McLaughlin out after 24 years
Keith I. Pekau is to be the Village of
Orland Park’s next mayor.
After campaigns that got heated in
the closing weeks, it all came down to
Election Day.
When the numbers were tallied
April 4, Pekau, the Republican challenger,
earned 6,958 votes (54.37 percent),
while incumbent Mayor Daniel
J. McLaughlin counted 5,840 (45.63
percent), with 51 of 51 precincts reporting
across Cook and Will Counties according
to unofficial results from both
county clerks’ offices.
“It felt great,” Pekau said of seeing
the results tallied. “I’m relieved. I’ve
been on the go since 4 in the morning.
It really hasn’t set in yet.”
The decision by Orland Park taxpayers
ended McLaughlin’s 24-year reign
as mayor, after the Village Board recently
voted to make the position fulltime
with a $150,000 salary for the next
four years.
“They clearly didn’t like what the
mayor did,” Pekau said of residents’ response
to the increase.
McLaughlin said he did not see it as
something that impacted the decision.
“I think most people thought the
mayor was already full-time, so I don’t
think that was it,” he said.
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
The 4 Homer Township slate sweeps on
election night
In the aftermath of a heated election
season, 4 Homer Township reigned supreme.
The 4 Homer Township slate swept
the Feb. 28 Consolidated Republican
Primary, and it repeated its dominance
in the April 4 Consolidated Election,
again seeing all of its candidates win.
The group defeated the Homer Township
Independent Party, led by supervisor
candidate James Orban.
In the April 4 election, with all 18
precincts reporting, incumbent Homer
Township Supervisor Pam Meyers tallied
2,219 votes, good for 58.97 percent.
Orban, meanwhile, had 1,544
votes for 41.03 percent, according to
unofficial results from the Will County
Clerk’s Office.
The leader of 4 Homer Township
said she and her slate were thankful and
grateful to supporters.
“It’s always been about our residents
and our community. It’s time to put this
all aside and bring everyone together
again and move forward,” Meyers said.
Orban’s party ran on a platform of
finding ways to streamline and consolidate
the Township government to become
more efficient to lessen costs for
residents’ benefit.
Reporting by Thomas Czaja, Editor. For
more, visit HomerHorizon.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Vandenberg named mayor of Tinley
Park; Concerned Citizens for Tinley
Park sweeps election
On the evening of Tuesday, April 4,
the Village of Tinley Park voted in a
new mayor for the first time in 36 years.
Jacob Vandenberg, a two-year village
trustee, has been elected mayor after
claiming 53.43 percent (677) of the
votes in Will County and 62.32 percent
(4,686) in Cook County, according to
the unofficial results from each of the
county clerks.
Incumbent Tinley Park Mayor Dave
Seaman, who was appointed to the
position, followed closely behind Vandenberg,
as he captured 46.57 percent
(590) of the votes in Will but trailed
by more in Cook, earning only 2,833
votes, or 37.68 percent.
“I feel extremely humbled and excited
for the future of what Tinley Park
has in store,” Vandenberg said of his
win.
Reporting by F. Amanda Tugade, Editor.
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Police Reports
Man charged with possession of a controlled substance
Jeremy Crockett, 26, of the 21000
block of Mattox Court in Shorewood,
was charged with possession of a controlled
substance by Lockport police
March 24 after officers responded to a
suspicious vehicle complaint in the area
of Strawberry Drive and Peachtree Lane.
The driver of the vehicle was discovered
to be Crockett, and during the officers’
investigation, it was determined Crockett
was in possession of a controlled substance,
police said.
Lockport Police Department
March 29
• James Dunworth, 19, of the 100 block
of State Street, was charged with burglary
to a motor vehicle after officers located
Dunworth allegedly going through vehicles
on the 1100 block of Ashley Court in
Lockport at approximately 2 a.m.
April 1
• Nicholas Nixon, 27, of the 1100 block
of Lockwood Avenue in Chicago, was
charged with driving with a suspended
license and disobeying a traffic control
device after his vehicle was stopped for
allegedly disobeying a stop sign in the
area of Division Street and Briggs Street
at approximately 1 a.m.
Will County Sheriff’s Office
March 16
• Person(s) unknown stole a tan 2014
Toyota Corolla from the driveway
of a residence on the 1300 block of
Highland Avenue.
March 18
• Edward D. Dus, 22, of 2104 Mobile
Ave. in Chicago, was charged with
driving under the influence, speeding
and operating an uninsured motor
vehicle near the intersection of W.
Renwick Road and S. Independence
Boulevard.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport Legend’s
Police Reports are compiled from official
reports found online on the Will County
Sheriff’s Office or Lockport Police Department’s
website or releases issued by the
department and other agencies. Individuals
named in these reports are considered
innocent of all charges until proven guilty
in a court of law.

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Top Web Stories
From LockportLegend.com from
Friday, April 7.
1. Election 2017: Incumbents maintain majority
of Lockport Township seats
2. Election 2017: Streit re-elected as mayor in
landslide
3. No injuries reported following Lockport
Township structure fire
4. Lockport Township Fire Protection District
Station 1 is now ‘back in service’
5. Election 2017: Four new members elected to
Homer 33C School Board
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From the editor
Max Lapthorne
max@lockportlegend.com
It’s finally over.
The votes have been
cast, and the 2017
Consolidated Election is
officially behind us. And
while I enjoyed putting together
our coverage of the
election, I would be lying if
I said I wasn’t a bit relieved
it’s over.
Elections are a necessary
and meaningful aspect of
our society, and should not
be taken for granted. But
they also tend to bring out
the negative sides of people
we would otherwise never
see. Some people thrive on
conflict and don’t mind it
when two people go at it,
but I’m not one of those
people. I much prefer when
people can set their differences
aside and get along.
But in elections, that is
nearly impossible, because
it is people’s differences
that make them stand out
as candidates. If everyone
set their differences aside,
there would be no purpose
for an election, because all
the candidates would be
the same. So, I understand
why elections can become
confrontational, but by no
means do I enjoy it. Things
remained civil in Lockport,
which I’m grateful for, but
I will not miss the constant
disagreement.
What I do enjoy though,
is having the opportunity
to familiarize myself with
A pleasant goodbye
the new political landscape
of Lockport. While Mayor
Steve Streit won re-election
(Page 4), there will be
new faces on the township
board, the Lockport Township
Fire Protection District
Board, several local school
boards and a few others.
The candidate questionnaires
we distributed and
published leading up to the
election gave a snapshot of
what each candidate hoped
to accomplish if elected, but
now we all get the opportunity
to see them attempt to
turn those goals into reality
as they take office.
Two Township slates
ran against each other, and
both got members elected
(Page 3). The Democratic
slate, made up of mostly
incumbents, took six of
the nine races while the
Republicans won three.
There were mixed emotions
from both, since
they each hoped to get all
their members elected, but
both expressed a willingness
to work with members
of the other slate,
now that they’re all on the
same board.
Unfortunately, local
elections don’t always
draw enough candidates to
have contested races, and
many races were won by
candidates who didn’t run
against an opponent. As
someone who never has,
and doesn’t plan to, run for
elected office on any level,
it would be disingenuous
for me to disparage anyone
for not running for these
positions, but I hope our
coverage of the election
helped encourage someone
to get involved. We always
try to keep you informed,
and during election season
we did our best to provide
readers with the most accurate
information possible
in regard to the candidates,
but I hope the coverage
also served as a reminder
as to how impactful these
elections are.
I may not particularly
enjoy election season, and
I am glad to see it go, but
I hope our coverage of it
at The Legend did enough
to keep you informed, and
maybe even inspired a few
of you to get involved.
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with New Lenox-based food trailer, Page 24
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In Memoriam
Timothy J. Twohill
Timothy J.
Twohill, 79, of
Lockport, died
April 2 at Silver Cross Hospital.
He was born in Chicago
and resided there until
moving to Lockport in 2008.
He retired from the Chicago
Police Department after 33
years of service and was a
member of the FOP Lodge
#7. His passion was drawing
cartoons of his family and
friends; was a crossword enthusiast;
enjoyed fishing and
the outdoors, but his greatest
joy in life was spending time
with his family, especially
is grandchildren. His is survived
by his wife Patricia
(Noel) Twohill; his children
Jean Sanders, Tim (LaVina)
Twohill, Robin (John Catemis)
Stott, Kelly (Yvonne)
Sott; grandchildren Zachary
and Tyler Robins, Alyssa Catemis,
Zoey and Riley Scott;
great-grandson Bentley Robins;
brother Michael (Carol)
Twohill. In lieu of flowers,
memorials to the family
would be appreciated. Services
were held April 7.
Brandon M. Schulte
Brandon M. Schulte, 34,
of Lockport, died March 31.
He was a lifelong Lockport
resident and graduated from
Lockport Township High
School, Class of 2000. He
is survived by his daughter,
Bella Rose; his parents
Robine (Dave) Wittenkeller
and Neil (Jeanne) Schulte;
his brother, Justin Schulte;
grandmothers Arlene Walsch
and Janet Jones; aunts and
uncles Kelly Walsch, Todd
and Laura Walsch, Tim and
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Wittenkeller, Sherry and
Rick Armgardt, Clay and
Mary Schulte and Darvin
Schulte; dear cousins Ashley,
Alyssa, Summit, Melody,
Nicole, Brian, Melanie,
John, Josh and Alexis.
Music was his passion and
favorite pasttime, writing
songs and singing in karaoke
competitions. He loved
watching movies and talking
with friends. He will be remembered
for his fun-loving
smile and making people
laugh.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
to the family would be
appreciated. Services were
held April 8.
faith briefs
St. Dennis Church (1214 S. Hamilton St.,
Lockport)
Triduum - Holy Week Services
7 p.m. April 13, Holy
Thursday Mass followed by
Adoration of the Eucharist
until Midnight.
7 p.m. April 14, Good Friday,
Celebration of the Lord’s
Passion.
7:30 p.m. April 15, Holy
Saturday Easter Vigil Mass.
7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11
a.m. April 16 Easter Sunday
masses. All are welcome.
Contact Parish Secretary,
(815) 838-2592 or
secretary@saint-dennis.org
for more information.
First United Methodist Church of Lockport (1000
S. Washington St., Lockport)
Easter Services
Sunday, April 16: 7 a.m.
Easter Sonrise Service; 8
a.m. Easter breakfast; 8:45
a.m. Easter Egg Hunt; 10:30
a.m. Easter Worship
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (1500 S. Briggs St.,
Lockport)
Easter Vigil Service
9-9:15 a.m. Saturday,
April 15
Andrew R. Cronholm
Andrew R.
Cronholm, 94, of
Shorewood, formerly
of Lockport, died
March 28. He is survived by
his children Karen (late Joseph)
Voudrie, Kathy (late
John Paul) Jones, Thomas
(Janice) Cronholm, Kim
Wrona and Beth (Steven)
Trubich; grandchildren Ann
(Mitch) Foultz, Scott (Kim)
Voudrie, Steve (Heather)
Voudrie, Sara Jones, Becky
(Kyle) Williams, Josh
(Dena) Cronholm, late Jeffrey
Cronholm, Julie (Nate)
Wangerin, Katie Wrona,
Molly Wrona, Megan Trubich
and Taryn Trubich and
great-grandchildren Jessica,
Matthew, Timothy, Zachary,
Zoe, Zane, Hannah, Aria,
Zac, C.J., Mason, Reed and
Kendall; also survived by
numerous nieces and nephews.
He was a World War
II Navy Veteran and retired
Bricklayer from Local # 74,
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers.
He enjoyed spending
time with his family and
friends at gatherings and
parties. Services were held
March 30.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
e.redmond@22ndcentury
media.com with information
about a loved one who was a
part of the Lockport community.
Easter Servives
Sunday, April 16, 6:30-
7:30 a.m., Sonrise Service;
7:30-9 a.m. Easter Breakfast;
9-10 a.m. Easter Divine Worship
Divine Worship
5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 9
a.m. Sundays with Fellowship
to follow at 10 a.m. For
more information, call (815)
838-1832.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (18101 W.
Oak Ave., Lockport)
Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10 a.m. Morning worship,
Nursery ministry (ages infant
to 4) and Youth church (ages
5-12); 12 p.m. Adult Bible
Study. For more information,
contact (815) 774-1016.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Erin Redmond at
e.redmond@22ndcenturymedia.
com or call (708) 326-9170 ext.
15. Information is due by noon
Thursday one week prior to
publication.

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the Lockport Legend | April 13, 2017 | 21
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ rocks Lockport church
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
Andrew Lloyd Webber
and Tim Rice’s “Jesus
Christ Superstar” first
made its Broadway debut
back in 1971. Since then,
the iconic rock opera has
been produced all over the
world including a pair of
recent performances at the
First Congregational United
Church of Christ in Lockport
on April 7 and 8.
The timeless message
of hope and faith, which is
at the heart of the show, is
one of the primary reasons
members of the church
chose to put on the musical
leading into their Palm Sunday
services.
“Going into Holy Week
this production is a great
way to reflect,” said The
Rev. Eric Quinney-Burnard,
who played the role
of King Herod in the show.
Along with Quinney-
Burnard, several members
of the congregation were
also in the cast including
John Dunkovich as Simon
Zealotes, Lee Rajala
as Caiaphas and Superstar
Chorus member Elaine Rutter,
who has been attending
services at the First Congregational
United Church
of Christ since 1941. Additional
church members
volunteered as ushers and
hosts, as well as various
backstage production crew
positions.
“This is a great group of
people,” Quinney-Burnard
said.
The production was extra
special for one family in
particular as Jim Stephenson
(piano), his daughter,
Patricia Stephenson-Chan
(Superstar Chorus), and his
grandson, Emmett Chan
(Jesus) represented three
generations of musical talent.
Stephenson explained
Performers (left to right) Tamara Mooshey (Mary Magdalene), Emmett Chan (Jesus), Dino T. Manzella (Judas Iscariot) and the Superstar Chorus perform
“Everything’s Alright” Friday, April 7, during the “Jesus Christ Superstar” show at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Lockport.
Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
that performing the accompaniment
for “Jesus
Christ Superstar” was one
of the most difficult things
he’s ever done musically,
as the show consists of
26 intricately-composed
songs many of which segue
into the next with tough
tempo and tone changes.
But there was nothing
challenging about working
with his daughter and
grandson.
“He’s absolutely awesome,”
Stephenson said of
Emmett’s portrayal of the
title character.
Another awesome performance
came compliments of
Dino T. Manzella who blew
audience members away
with his expressive, pitchperfect
voice from the very
moment he took the stage
as Judas Iscariot to sing
“Heaven on their Minds” at
the top of the show.
“It’s a fun role to play,
but it’s kind of disturbing
because I have to turn the
good guy in every night,” he
said, joking that he’s always
tempted to change things in
order to sing Jesus’ praises
for a change.
The director of the show,
John Devona, who has been
the church’s organist since
2007, hopes the performances
will help members
of the community – regardless
of faith – feel welcome
and at home within First
Congregational United
Church of Christ.
“We really wanted to invite
people who had not been
within our doors before to
come to a good production
that has a good message,”
he said. “As the director, I
believe the real message of
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ is
Jim Stephenson plays the piano during the production.
about how Jesus came down story ever told.”
and suffered like any one of First Congregational
us and how we can find incredible
hope in the greatest
United Church of Christ
(700 E. 9th St.) holds worship
services every Sunday
at 9:30 a.m. and more information
can be found at
www.lockportucc.org.

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the Lockport Legend | April 13, 2017 | 23
crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Across
1. Bank that is the
official partner of the
Tinley Park District,
goes with 9 down
6. Verbal assault
10. Stored-heat oven
13. Draw out
14. Giraffe like animal
15. Energy
16. Alternative to a
convertible
17. Intended
18. Detergent brand
19. Old Chinese money
20. Later
22. Tidal motion
24. Project go-aheads
25. Coach on the court
31. Passed rapidly
32. Bronco
33. Pays
35. Touch
36. Freshwater mussel
37. Expression of
surprise
40. Stain
42. Hot spot
44. Legal request
46. Smooth suit fabric
48. Solution of dissolved
matter
50. Roman 3
51. Tinley Park Trustee
who won the title
of village president in
2017, Jacob ____
55. Shortest iron, in
golf
59. Goes with head
60. Race
61. Hurt one’s rep
62. Have second
thoughts
63. Interest
64. Minor cut
65. Rick Wakeman’s
former band
66. Instrument that’s
plucked
67. Daily stations
Down
1. Big celebration
2. Notion
3. Uncouth
4. Like some triangles
5. Large shoe size
6. Theatrical sketch
7. Feeble
8. A silly trick
9. See 1 across
10. Indisposed
11. Prepared (oneself) for
action
12. Pile up
14. Klutzy type
20. Bodybuilder’s pride
21. Dangerous biters
23. Open, say
25. Sugar amt.
26. Cabin announcement
27. Cirque de Soleil
equipment
28. Bottoms
29. German empire
30. D-Day invasion code
word
34. Its theft is a privacy
concern
36. Negative vote
37. Diving bird
38. Grammy winner
DiFranco
39. Yangtze connector
40. Purse bauble
41. NFL pass
42. Jet ___
43. Laughable
44. Medieval disaster
45. Fencing actions
47. Semi
48. “___ Heartbeat”
(Amy Grant hit)
49. Opposition
52. Obfuscate
53. Freedom from stress
54. Deli bread
56. Wading bird sacred to
Egyptians
57. A winning margin
58. Moose
61. Dangerous drug from
the 1960s
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
answers
LOCKPORT
The Outpost Pub & Grill
(14929 Archer Ave.,
Lockport; (815) 836-
8893)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays: Live DJ and
Karaoke
Strike N Spare II
(811 Northern Drive,
Lockport; (708) 301-
1477)
■■9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mondays: Quartermania
■Fridays: ■ Live bands
HOMER GLEN
Mullets Sports Bar and
Restaurant
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
7 p.m. Wednesdays: Trivia
ORLAND PARK
Traverso’s Restaurant
(15601 S. Harlem Ave.,
Orland Park; (708) 532-
2220)
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays: Karaoke
TINLEY PARK
Intimo Lounge
(7068 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 444-4470)
■Wednesdays: ■
Live music
featuring Justin Griffen
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
MOKENA
Jenny’s Southside Tap
(10160 191st St.,
Mokena; (708) 479-
6873)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic
Avenue, Psychic
night - second Tuesday
every month.
■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Karaoke
■Fridays ■ and Saturdays:
Live bands
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
■(1300 ■ N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
To place an event
in The Scene, email
b.kapa@22ndcentury
media.com.

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Small space, big taste
The Soup Guy offers homemade
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Seeing few places to get a good, homemade,
belly-warming soup without breaking
the bank, chef Mike Weckler decided to start
serving his own recipes.
He started a small catering business a few
years back, offering various small dinners,
pasta, homemade lasagna and soup, with
quite a bit of success. He quickly found out,
however, that people were gravitating toward
his soup offerings.
Following a nasty bout of tendonitis that
left him with shooting, fire-like pains in his
right arm and forced him to put his catering
business on hold, Weckler decided to start
again — this time with soup.
He began doing research on food trucks,
realizing the hefty $50,000 price tag attached
to that dream.
Even after an unsuccessful Kickstarter
campaign, he continued looking for options
and started looking into mobile kitchens.
Before long, he found a man in Palatine
selling a trailer. Weckler’s wife, Erika, suggested
The Soup Guy name and the “souper
good” tagline, and he was off and running.
Weckler started selling soup from his mobile
kitchen roughly six weeks ago, and business
been trending in a positive direction.
The first week brought with it approximately
a dozen soup orders, then 20 and 25,
until he got 45 orders in one week and had to
stop taking orders.
Although small, he said the mobile kitchen
works much the same as any other kitchen,
with a sink, 100,000 British thermal unit
stove burners and LED work lights controlled
with a remote.
The trailer also came installed with outdoor
LED lights and a sound system Weckler
said will be especially good during summer.
He said he would like to some day grow
into a food truck with more workspace or a
second mobile kitchen, where he can hire a
fellow chef to help him out.
For his day job, Weckler works at Quest
Food Management Services, as the executive
chef and assistant food service director
for the Orland Park School District 135. But
that job is only during the school year and on
school days.
Weckler plans to bring his mobile kitchen
to festivals and fairs in the area, and serve
Chef Mike Weckler — also known as The
Soup Guy — serves tomato basil soup out
of his mobile kitchen in New Lenox. Photos
by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
The Soup Guy
Owner: Mike Weckler
Based In: New Lenox
Active: By appointment, seven days a week
For more information ...
Web: www.thesoupguymike.com
Phone: (815) 715-9163
hot and cold sandwiches and wraps, in addition
to soups and homemade cheesecake.
Until then, Weckler is taking soup and
cheesecake orders through Facebook and by
phone, with different offerings each week,
based on popular vote from customers via
The Soup Guy Facebook group.
His current soup offerings change weekly,
but they come in both pint ($5) and quart
($10) sizes. He offers a variety of cheesecake
by the slice ($5), as well.
Some of his recent soup offerings have included
cream of chicken, cream of broccoli
lemon orzo, tomato basil and loaded baked
potato with thick-cut applewood smoked
bacon. But Weckler said he has many more
recipes planned for the future.
For graham cracker crust lovers, his new,
double-crust cheesecake — with smooth vanilla
bean and Madagascar vanilla cheesecake
layers between crunchy, sweet graham
cracker crust — provides a sweet, flavorpacked
treat.
He also makes a cookies and cream
cheesecake, with Oreo crust, topped with vanilla
cream and a dusting of crushed cookies.
The Soup Guy also offers a gluten-free
crust ($5) for all of his cheesecakes, with
homemade almond flour and crushed almonds.
And customers can add a foot-long,
freshly baked baguette ($4) or three freshly
baked rolls ($6) for a tasty tag-along to any
soup order.

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the Lockport Legend | April 13, 2017 | 25
New Single Family Homes from the Mid-$400’s
Orland Park welcomes two new home communities in one year
Renowned home builder, Beechen & Dill Homes
is at it again. On March 23rd they kicked off the opening
of their second new home community in Orland
Park within the last year.
Parkside Square, a 25-home community located
on West Avenue immediately south of 151st Street,
encompasses the convenience of urban life, with the
rustic charm of the country. This community started
development right on the heels of their Greystone
Ridge neighborhood, also located in Orland Park,
which opened in May of last year.
“We believe both of these communities will greater
serve the Village of Orland Park, and provide families
with not just a new, well-built home, but an area
where their children can attend great schools and enjoy
the close proximity to parks and entertainment,”
says Matt Dill, President of Beechen & Dill Homes.
“Every one of our homes, regardless of location,
comes with your personal touch and selections, it’s
not ‘cookie cutter’. That’s something we take great
pride in, and have for over four decades.”
Altogether buyers can choose from eight favorable
floor plans in Greystone Ridge and five distinctive
floor plans in Parkside Square. Both communities
bring equally unique elements to the area. Greystone
Ridge, located on 139th Street, one quarter-mile west
of Wolf Road, features 39 diverse homes sites nestled
in a country-type setting, but not too far from Orland
Park’s vibrant shopping and dining district. Close by,
Parkside Square encompasses homes with a more
coastal flair, and is walking distance to the Metra station
and Orland Park’s Historic District.
“When building Parkside Square, we wanted it to
be different from Greystone Ridge. It was important
we still kept the grand outdoor living spaces, but we
were looking to open a new look for Beechen & Dill
Homes. That’s when we created our newest coastal
inspired plan, The Northport,” said Ed Kubiak, Vice
President of Construction.
The Northport is one of two new floor plans to come
to Parkside Square. The first being The Hampton,
which is featured as their model home/sales office.
“Both homes exude a fresh, seaside charm you just
don’t get anywhere else in our area,” added Kubiak. The
Northport is a 3,177 square foot, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath
home that includes Beechen & Dill Homes’ 3-car garage
option, large flex room, deluxe master bathroom,
and standard vaulted ceilings in the master bedroom.
The Hampton, which is now open to the public, ranges
from 3,100-3,300 square feet, and has 4 bedrooms, 2.5
baths, and a 3-car garage. Standard features include 9
foot first floor ceilings, an island kitchen with a large
walk-in pantry and chef’s office, a luxury master suite
with dual walk-in closets and private bath, a second
floor laundry, and a large mudroom.
Definitive of a Beechen & Dill Home, before a home
is deemed finished, it must obtain the stamp of approval
from its third-party energy efficient testing partner,
Environments for Living. Each home is assessed using
a blower door test to ensure a tight building envelope,
and a duct blaster test, to ensure all ductwork has been
sealed properly. Due to the successful passing rate of
this test, Beechen & Dill Homes is one of two homebuilders
in the Southwest suburbs to earn Environments
for Living’s Diamond level status for energy efficiency.
It’s an accomplishment Dill takes very seriously,
“We’re at the top of our game with sustainable, energy
saving homes, and we’re not too shy to say that. It’s
something that’s really going to blossom, especially as
it’s in the forefront of the minds of millennials. They’re
the next generation home buyer.”
Lennan II large kitchen with oak cabinets and granite countertops.
Recently completed Hampton model home in Parkside Square (above)
As the next generation of families file into new, energy
efficient, ‘smart homes’, Beechen & Dill Homes
is mindful of the market, and how trends are everchanging.
“We’re always attending seminars and webinars
that display the latest technology and building standards;
it’s how we stay current, and leading-edge,”says
Dill. There’s no doubt, from Greystone Ridge to Parkside
Square, both communities include an advancement
in design trends, efficiency, and smart home
technology. The duality of these Orland Park commu-
nities are sure to meet the needs of a variety of families
from all different generations and backgrounds.
For more information on both communities and
home pricing, please call (708) 770-9099 or visit their
website, www.beechendill.com. The Parkside Square
sales office is located on West Avenue immediately
south of 151st Street and is open daily from 10:00 a.m.
– 5:00 p.m. The Greystone Ridge sales office is located
at the address, 13889 Creek Crossing Drive, Orland
Park, IL 60467, and is also open daily from 10:00 a.m.
– 5:00 p.m.
The Beechen & Dill Homes staff gather at the grand opening of Greystone Ridge back in May of last
year
An artist’s rendering of Beechen & Dill Homes’ newest floor plan, The Northport

26 | April 13, 2017 | The Lockport Legend local living
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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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What: Custom ranch
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quiet lot in an upscale golf
course community.
Where: 16243 Blackhawk
Drive, Lockport
Amenities: Stunning
custom, brick and stone
ranch nestled on a halfacre
park like, professional
landscaped lot in quiet
section of a prestigious
golf course community.
This amazing home boasts
a light, bright and open
floor plan with 10-foot
ceilings throughout and
features: dramatic grand
entry foyer with pillars;
a formal dining room
with built-in cabinet and
tray ceiling; a spacious
great room with a wall of
windows and a two-sided
fireplace adding warmth to
both the great room and
breakfast area that offers
french door access to
the paver patio and large
yard; gourmet kitchen with
42-inch maple cabinets,
breakfast bar peninsula,
walk-in pantry and granite
counters; master suite with
walk-in closet and private,
luxury bath with whirlpool
tub, double vanity and
separate oversized shower.
Both additional bedrooms
are located on the
opposite side of the home
from the master for added
privacy; open concept,
wrought iron staircase
leads to full basement
with nine-foot ceilings
and roughed in plumbing.
White, six-panel doors and
trim. New carpet, paint and
window glass.
Listing Price: $389,900
Listing Agent: Kim Wirtz,
Century 21 Affiliated (708)
516-3050, www.kimwirtz.
com
March 8
• 16566 Eastlake
Parkway, Lockport,
60441-5058 - Chester J.
Danko to Dean Marinucci,
Christina Marinucci
$270,000
•16900 Balaton Court,
Lockport, 60441-4887
- Standard Bank & Trust
Trustee to Thomas P.
Billish, Mary A. Billish
$302,500
•831 E. 1st St., Lockport,
60441-3212 - Thomas M.
Kennedy to Brian M. Gall,
$145,000
•900 E. 1st St., Lockport,
60441-3215 - Roseen
Trust to Kevin Robert
Hodges, Holly Sue Finney
$160,000
March 10
• 1105 Shoals Drive,
Lockport, 60441-2222
- Carrington Mortgage
Services to Robert Miller,
$123,000
• 1519 Peachtree Lane,
Lockport, 60441-4797 -
Marquette Bank Trustee
to Deborah M. O’Connell,
$175,000
• 16661 W. Seneca
Drive, Lockport, 60441-
4270 - Theresa M.
Condra to Billy J. Barnes,
Barbara L. Barnes
$205,000
March 13
• 1073 Ashley Court S.
3c, Lockport, 60441-
4010 - Miroslaw Holender
to Chelsey K. Wajchert,
$117,000
• 16525 Willow Walk
Drive, Lockport, 60441-
1106 - William M.
Milosovic to Wendy
Novak, $210,000
• 926 Mckinley Court,
Lockport, 60441-3659
- Scott Green to Eric A.
Strasser, Rosy V. Strasser
$212,900
March 14
• 16348 Lanfear Drive,
Lockport, 60441-4747 -
Patricia Stilwell to Hojoon
J. Park, Amanda L. Park
$305,000
• 16414 Teton Drive,
Lockport, 60441-7693
- Juliana M. Dapkus to
Alexander S. Ruffetti,
$157,500
• 16743 W. 147th Place,
Lockport, 60441-2357 -
Beth Mattera to Judith L.
Harvey, $156,500
The Going Rate is provided by
Record Information Services,
Inc. For more information,
visit www.public-record.com
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Are you made for ALDI?
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We are looking for
Casual/Store Associates ,
Shift Managers, and
Manager Trainees at our
following stores:
Frankfort; Homer Glen;
Orland Hills; Orland Park;
Matteson; Tinley Park; and
New Lenox.
Casual Store & Store
Associate-$13.00/hr
Shift Manager-$17.50/hr
when acting as a Shift
Manager.
Manager Trainee-
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opportunity to earn
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Store Manager. *$24.25/hr
(average 40 hrs/week).
Please visit the following
location on April 18, 2017
between the hours of
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complete an application:
ALDI
16150 S. Harlem Ave.
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Tinley Park Full-Time Office
Staff. Functions include
phone reception, customer
service and computer usage.
For more information or to be
considered for the position,
email your resume to
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1003 Help Wanted
INDUSTRIAL SALES
SW Suburban
Manufacturing Company
seeks a person with heavy
experience in B to B Sales
of industrial products
(non-chemical). This is
not an outside sales nor a
telemarketing position.
This is a consultative sales
position which will focus
on new product sales
development and existing
product sales. This is an
inside position with
outside customer contact
“as needed”. Successful
candidate will have
minimum of 10 years
experience. This is NOT
an entry-level position.
Excellent salary and fringe
benefits. This is NOT a
commission-paid position.
Annual performance bonus
potential. Send resume to:
AERO Rubber
Company, Inc.
8100 W. 185th St.
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Or
Fax: 708-430-4909
Lockport, IL. Several
openings for an AC/DC
Electric Motor Mechanic.
The ideal candidate will have
experience breaking down,
troubleshooting, repairing &
building electric motors.
Mon-Fri, 7 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. w/
occasional OT. Pay starts at
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Automotive
Real Estate
Looking to hire entry level
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Lazy people need not
inquire.
Call 815.412. 4705.
Dairy Queen looking for
crew members & potential
mgmt. FT/Seasonal. Apply
in-store. 14460 S.
LaGrange Rd, Orland Park
F/T Lawn Maintenance
Foreman & Laborers
Lawn Technician
Spray License Helpful
Driver’s License Req.
Frankfort (815)277-2092
Para Espanol (708)941-9254
1003 Help Wanted
Hiring Desk Clerk (2nd
& 3rd shift) &
Housekeeping (Morning)
Needed at Super 8 Motel
Apply within:
9485 W. 191st St, Mokena
No Phone Calls
P/T Dog Bather needed for
very busy, Lockport
grooming salon. Must be
avail days & Sat. Please
call 630.290.5949.
Life Insurance Case Mgr.
FT/PT-Oak Forest
Office & computer exp req
Call M-F: 708.687.0142
1005 Employment Wanted
Need help with your TV,
computer or mobile device?
Call J-Tech for local support
that comes to you.
Competitive pricing.
Available evenings &
weekends. (708) 770-3475
JTechlocal@gmail.com
Caregiver Services
Provided by
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State Licensed & Bonded
since 1998. Providing
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Live-in/ Come & go.
708.403.8707
Affordable Caregiver
Professional, private duty
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with excellent references.
Low prices.
708.692.2580
IamaReliable, Independent
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&Experience Available
for Elderly Care 630-673-3666
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Frankfort 8304 Parkview Ln.
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2003 Appliance Repair
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2010 Brick Pavers
1225 Apartments for Rent
Oak Forest Terrace
15815 Terrace, Oak Forest
Spacious 1 & 2 Bdrms.
Serene setting & Beautiful
Grounds. Tennis, Pool,
Walking Trails. Near metra.
708-687-1818
oakterrapts@att.net
Senior Apartment
Rental
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housekeeping/activities.
$2,257/mo. w/$2,000 deposit.
Call Cara 708-335-1600
708-479-2448
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43 years Experience
Family Owned
Residential Commercial
Resurfacing Concrete &
Old Asphalt
Driveways
Repairs Sealcoating
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Free Estimates
708 691 8640
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2140 Landscaping
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Shrubs, Pavers, Retaining
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708 235 8917
815 210 2882
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2701 Property for
Sale
2701 Property for
Sale
2701 Property for
Sale
2701 Property for
Sale
2701 Property for
Sale
2703 Legal
Notices
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE of 16935 LILAC LANE,
LOCKPORT, IL, IL 60441 (SIN-
GLE FAMILY HOME WITH AT-
TACHED 3CAR GARAGE.). 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: PEN-
NYMAC LOAN SERVICES
Plaintiff V. GRACE HINES;
PARKSIDE ESTATS HOME-
OWNERS ASSOCIATION; Defendant.
Case No. 14CH 1842 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. Judgment amount is
$373,495.17 plus interest, cost and
post judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is acon-
dominium, in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
For Information Please Contact:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE of 3356 Legacy Dr., Lockport,
IL 60441 (Residential). On
the 4th day ofMay, 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: FED-
ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION (â! œFANNIE
MAEâ! ›), A CORPORATION
ORGANIZED AND EXISTING
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMER-
ICA, Plaintiff V. VALENTINE C.
OGUIKE; FESTINA OGUIKE;
HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES
TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION;
HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA-
TION; HERITAGE LAKE ES-
TATES MASTER ASSOCIA-
TION; UNKNOWN OWNERS
AND NON-RECORD CLAIM-
ANTS, Defendant.
Case No. 14CH 2448 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:
JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND
ASSOCIATES
230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
P: 312 541-9710
F: 312 541-9711
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE of 13838 W. Dublin Drive,
Lockport, IL 60491 (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: Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff V.Jacquelin
K. Sternquist; et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 0751 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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite
100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE of 301 Macgregor Road,
Lockport, IL 60441 (Single Family
). On the 4th day ofMay, 2017 to
be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, under Case Title: Wells
Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff V. Ryan
D. Blazek; Nicole Banfi; Unknown
Owners and Non-Record Claimants
Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 1256 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:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE of 16837 Ivy Lane, LOCK-
PORT, IL 60441 (CONDOMIN-
IUM). On the 4th day of May,
2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, at
the Will County Courthouse Annex,
57 N. Ottawa Street, Room
201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff V. DANE LUDVIGSEN;
TOWNES OF CEDAR RIDGE
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIA-
TION; Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 1694 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:
SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND AS-
SOCIATES, LLC.
2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
P: 847-770-4348
F: 847-291-3434
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
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Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES
Plaintiff,
vs.
GRACE HINES; PARKSIDE ES-
TATS HOMEOWNERS ASSO-
CIATION;
Defendant.
No. 14 CH 1842
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause onthe 4th day of
October, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 20th day of
April, 2017 ,commencing at 12:00
o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest
and best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 25IN PARKSIDE ESTATES
SUBDIVISION-PHASE 1, BEING
A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF
THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFSEC-
TION 29, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME-
RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
NOVEMBER 4, 2004 AS DOCU-
MENT NO. R2004-202534, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Commonly known as:
16935 LILAC LANE, LOCK-
PORT, IL, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH
ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE.
P.I.N.:
16-05-29-105-002-0000
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. Judgment amount is
$373,495.17 plus interest, cost and
post judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the

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surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORT-
GAGE ASSOCIATION
(â! œFANNIE MAEâ! ›), ACOR-
PORATION ORGANIZED AND
EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS
OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
VALENTINE C. OGUIKE; FES-
TINA OGUIKE; HERITAGE
LAKE ESTATES TOWNHOUSE
ASSOCIATION; HERITAGE
LAKE ESTATES HOMEOWN-
ERS ASSOCIATION; HERI-
TAGE LAKE ESTATES MAS-
TER ASSOCIATION; UN-
KNOWN OWNERS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,
Defendant.
No. 14 CH 2448
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 23rd day of
November, 2015, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 4th day of
May, 2017 ,commencing at 12:00
o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction to the highest
and best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 83 IN HERITAGE LAKE
ESTATES UNIT TWO, A SUBDI-
VISION OF THE SOUTH HALF
OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR-
TER OF SECTION 24, TOWN-
SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-
PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED JANUARY 22, 1996,
AS DOCUMENT NO. R96-6462,
IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
3356 Legacy Dr., Lockport, IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.:
06-03-24-404-003-0000
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:
JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND
ASSOCIATES
230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
P: 312 541-9710
F: 312 541-9711
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff,
vs.
Jacquelin K. Sternquist; et. al.
Defendant.
No. 16 CH 0751
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 26th day of
October, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 20th day of
April, 2017 ,commencing at 12:00
o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest
and best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 134 IN ERIN HILLS, UNIT
NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF
PART OFTHE NORTH 1/2 OF
THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSEC-
TION 3, IN TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, AND IN RANGE 11,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-
PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED OCTOBER 18, 1977,
AS DOCUMENT NO. R77-40421,
IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
13838 W. Dublin Drive, Lockport,
IL 60491
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.:
16-05-03-205-013-0000
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 a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains a court order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite
100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Plaintiff,
vs.
Ryan D.Blazek; Nicole Banfi; Unknown
Owners and Non-Record
Claimants
Defendant.
No. 16 CH 1256
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 5th day of
December, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 4th day of
May, 2017 ,commencing at 12:00
o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction to the highest
and best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
Lot 34, in Block 5,inUnit No. 1of
Bonnie Brae, aSubdivision of part
of the South 1/2 ofSection 13, in
Township 36 North and inRange
10, East of the Third Principal Meridian,
according tothe Plat thereof
recorded January 22, 1957, as
Document No. 814728, in Will
County, Illinois.
Commonly known as:
301 Macgregor Road, Lockport, IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family
P.I.N.:
11-04-13-311-040-0000
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:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff,
vs.
DANE LUDVIGSEN; TOWNES
OF CEDAR RIDGE CONDO-
MINIUM ASSOCIATION;
Defendant.
No. 16 CH 1694
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 3rd day of
January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 4th day of
May, 2017 ,commencing at 12:00
o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest
and best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 121-3 IN THE TOWNES OF
CEDAR RIDGE CONDOMIN-
IUM, AS DELINEATED ON A
PLAT OF SURVEY OF THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
TRACT OF LAND: VARIOUS
LOTS IN CEDAR RIDGE UNIT 1
FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION
AND CEDAR RIDGE UNIT 2FI-
NAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION,
BEING PART OFSECTION 28
AND 29, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME-
RIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, IL-
LINOIS; WHICH PLAT OF SUR-
VEY IS ATTACHED AS EX-
HIBIT "A-2" TO THE DECLA-
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM
RECORDED AUGUST 18, 2005
AS DOCUMENT NUMBER
R2005141561, AS AMENDED
FROM TIME TO TIME; TO-
GETHER WITH ITS UNDI-
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTER-
EST IN THE COMMON ELE-
MENTS.
Commonly known as:
16837 Ivy Lane, LOCKPORT, IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
CONDOMINIUM
P.I.N.:
16-05-29-206-032-1003
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 a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains a court order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
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CONTACT:
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SOCIATES, LLC.
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P: 847-770-4348
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Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
Secure Storage of Lockport Inc.
THE PERSONAL PROPERTY
TO BE SOLD, is contained in the
units listed below at: Secure Storage;
978 East Ninth Street, Lockport,
IL 60441
The sale will take place on May 2,
2017 at 10:30 a.m. by auction.
The property may be redeemed
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
MUTUAL FEDERAL BANK, formerly
known as MUTUAL FEDERAL SAVINGS
AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO,
Plaintiff,
v.
INNAGADADAVIDA, LLC, adissolved Illinois
Limited Liability Company;
STANLEY-WHITING LANDSCAPING,
INC. D/B/A G & G LANDSCAPING, a
dissolved Illinois corporation; GREGORY J.
WHITING; UNITED STATES
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION;
UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS,
Defendants.
17CH 666
Commercial Foreclosure
Property Address: 14645 Archer Avenue
Lockport, IL 60441
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO UN-
KNOWN OWNERS
AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS
The requisite affidavit for publication having
been filed, notice ishereby given to you, Unknown
Owners and Non Record Claimants,
Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the
said suit has been commenced in the Circuit
Court of Will County, Illinois, by MUTUAL
FEDERAL BANK, formerly known as MU-
TUAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO against you
and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure
of certain Mortgage. The Mortgage conveying
the premises described as follows, to
wit:
Parcel 1:
THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUAR-
TER OF SECTION 12, IN TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON
THE SOUTH LINE OFTHE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 12, ADIS-
TANCE OF 562.04 FEET WESTERLY OF
THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 12;
THENCE RUNNING WESTERLY ON THE
SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 12, ADIS-
TANCE OF 302.80 FEET, MORE OR LESS
TO THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OFTHE
PREMISES CONVEYED BY JOHN E.
KRIEGER AND HIS WIFE, TO PATRICK
MCDONALD BY WARRANTY DEED
DATED JULY 1, 1922 AND RECORDED
JULY 6, 1922 AS DOCUMENT NO. 345999;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE
OF SAID PREMISES CONVEYED TO PAT-
RICK MCDONALD, 292.88 FEET TO THE
CENTER LINE OF ROUTE 4-A; THENCE
NORTHEASTERLY ON THE CENTER
LINE OF ROUTE 4-A, A DISTANCE 42.40
FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ON A
STRAIGHT LINE, ADISTANCE OF 415.26
FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SEC-
TION 12, WHICH ISTHE POINT OF BE-
GINNING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Parcel 2:
THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OFSECTION 12,
TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENC-
ING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
PROPERTY CONVEYED TO PATRICK
MCDONALD INDEED RECORDED JULY
6, 1922 AS DOCUMENT NO. 345999;
THENCE NORTH ALONG ALINE PARAL-
LEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID
NORTHEAST QUARTER, ADISTANCE OF
134.58 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH
ALONG THE PROLONGATION OF THE
LAST DESCRIBED LINE, 85.90 FEET,
MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTHEAST-
ERLY RIGHT OFWAY LINE OF ROUTE
4-A (KNOWN AS ARCHER AVENUE);
THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG
SAID SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OFWAY
LINE, A DISTANCE OF 60.80 FEET;
THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Parcel 3:
THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR-
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TER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTH-
EAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 86DE-
GREES 54 MINUTES 37 SECONDS WEST
ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH-
EAST QUARTER, 558.50 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH
86 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 37 SECONDS
WEST ON SAID NORTH LINE, 306.34
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01DEGREES 27
MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST, PARALLEL
WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTH-
EAST QUARTER, 6.00 FEET; THENCE
NORTH 86 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 37
SECONDS EAST, 306.34 FEET; THENCE
NORTH 01 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 24
SECONDS WEST, 6.00 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PIN: 04-12-204-040-0000
Commonly known as: 14645 Archer Avenue,
Lockport, IL 60441
The Mortgage was made onJanuary 18, 2012;
Assignment of Rents was made on January 26,
2012 by Mutual Federal Bank, Innagadadavida,
LLC, as mortgagor, and recorded on
January 26, 2012 in the Office of the Recorder
of Deeds in Will County, Illinois asDocument
No. R2012010246; Assignment of Rents:
R2012033327;.
Summons was duly issued out of the Circuit
Court of Will County against you as provided
by law, and that suit is now pending.
Now, therefore, unless you, the above Defendants,
file your answer to the complaint inthis
case orotherwise file your appearance in the
office of the Circuit Court Clerk, on or before
May 15, 2017, a default may be entered against
you at any time after that day and adecree entered
in accordance with the prayer ofsaid
complaint.
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TIME IN WHICH THE SUBJECT REAL ES-
TATE MAY BE REDEEMED FROM FORE-
CLOSURE, PURSUANT TO LAW, COM-
MENCES TO RUN WITH THE FIRST DATE
OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Nolan Gilbertsen
Nolan Gilbertsen is a senior
at Lockport Township High
School.
How did you start playing
tennis?
My mom kind of forced
me into it, but I’m glad
she did. I was thinking of
just doing basketball or
I don’t know what, but
she was like “try out for
the tennis team” because
she played tennis in high
school. She’s like “do
that” and I kind of stuck
with it.
This Week In…
Lockport Township
High School Varsity
Athletics
Baseball
■April ■ 13 at Andrew, 4:30
p.m.
■April ■ 15 host Minooka
(Strike out Cancer), 6 p.m.
■April ■ 18 at Bolingbrook,
4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 19 at Bradley-Bourbonnais,
4:30 p.m.
Softball
■April ■ 15 host Downers Grove
South (Strike out Cancer), 11
a.m.
■April ■ 15 host Minooka
(Strike out Cancer), 3 p.m.
■April ■ 18 at Bolingbrook,
4:30 p.m.
Boys Track and
Field
■April ■ 15 at Homewood-
Flossmoor Invite, 10 a.m.
■April ■ 18 host Lockport Triangular,
4:30 p.m.
Girls Track and Field
■April ■ 15 at Argo Invite, 10
a.m.
■April ■ 18 at Thornridge, 4:30
p.m.
Girls Soccer
■April ■ 13 at Pepsico Showdown,
TBD
■April ■ 15 at Pepsico Showdown,
TBD
■April ■ 17 host Joliet West,
4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 18 at Lincoln-Way
Central, 6:15 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
■April ■ 13 host Richards, 5:30
p.m.
■April ■ 15 at Streamwood
Invite, 9 a.m.
Boys Tennis
■April ■ 13 host Lincoln-Way
West, 4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 15 at Lincoln-Way
Central Invite,
9 a.m.
■April ■ 18 at Bolingbrook,
4:30 p.m.
Girls Water Polo
■April ■ 13 at Lincoln-Way
Central, 5 p.m.
■April ■ 18 host Lincoln-Way
East, 5 p.m.
■April ■ 19 host Andrew, 5 p.m.
Boys Water Polo
■April ■ 13 host Lincoln-Way
Central, 5 p.m.
■April ■ 18 at Lincoln-Way East,
5 p.m.
■April ■ 19 at Andrew, 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
■April ■ 13 host Lemont, 7
p.m.
■April ■ 15 at Dunlap, 12:30
p.m.
■April ■ 18 at Lincoln-Way East,
8 p.m.
Badminton
■April ■ 13 host Sandburg,
4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 15 at New Trier Featherfest,
8:30 a.m.
■April ■ 18 at Stagg, 4:30 p.m.
What do you like about
it?
It’s not a track sort of thing
where I get super worn out
and sweaty, which is really
nice. It still keeps your heart
pumping — especially in
the good matches and stuff
where it’s really close. It
keeps you on the edge of
your seat and those are really
fun to play.
Do you have any pregame
rituals?
I just try to stay hydrated.
What’s your training
ritual like?
I play tennis almost every
day.
What’s your favorite
memory from playing
with the Porters so far?
I think the sectional
championship. That feeling
when you win the sectional
championship, you’re like
“yeah, I just did that.” It
feels good.
If you could go anywhere
in the world,
where you go?
Italy because I’m kind of
Italian — heritage-wise —
so I think it’d be a fun place
to check out. But really
anywhere out of the country
would be nice.
What’s your favorite
subject in school?
Math. I don’t know, it just
comes easily to me. I’m
going into a math field
for college.
What are your plans for
after graduation?
I don’t think I’ll be playing
college tennis; I’ll be playing
intramural or club tennis
Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media
for sure depending on where
I go. I’m not 100 percent set
on where I’m going, but I’m
down to [University of Illinois]
or Lewis [University].
If you could have any
superpower what would
it be?
To fly. You get places
quicker.
Who would you like to
give a shoutout to?
There’s so many people. I’ll
give a shoutout to my mom
[Ingrid], my dad [Kurt],
you know, the people who
raised me.
Interview conducted by Assistant
Editor Erin Redmond
Boys Volleyball
Marian Catholic Invitational
Anthony Pfeiffer led the
Porters 11 kills and 10 assists
as they beat Morton 25-
23, 25-19 to win the Marian
Catholic Invitational title Saturday,
April 8.
Dan Provenzano was also
crucial in the title match,
adding 16 assists, five digs
and an ace.
The Porters topped Homewood-Flossmoor
25-18, 25-
23 in the semifinal Saturday.
Lockport swept pool play
Friday, April 7, to open the
tournament. The team defeated
Morton, Marian Catholic
and De LaSalle.
Baseball
Lockport 10, Hickory 2
DJ Studniarz knocked in
three RBIs for the Porters,
lifting them to a 10-2 over
Hickory High Friday, April 7,
in Louisville, Kentucky.
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
A walk, a sac bunt and a
single put Kevin Davis in
scoring position when CJ
Weins stepped up to the
plate. Weins hit a ground ball
single to score both Davis
and Conor Fitzgerald. Nick
Strysik doubled on the next
play and Ryne Travis hit a sac
fly on the next at-bat to put
Lockport up 6-2.
Lockport tacked on another
run in the top of the sixth.
Studniarz hit a three-run double
to centerfield in the seventh
for the final.
Track and Field
Norm Armstrong Invitational
John Meyer took home
two second place finishes for
the Porters at the Norm Armstrong
Invite Saturday, April
8, in Belleville.
Meyer set new school records
in both the shot put
and discus. In the shot put, he
threw for a distance of 61-8
and tossed a distance of 173-
4 in the discus.
Metea Invitational
Jaclyn Greci, Drew Litynski
and Morgan Bollinger all
notched first place finishes
and set new school records
for the Porters at the Metea
Invitational Saturday, April
8, in Aurora.
Greci set a new school record
in the 200-meter dash
en route to her first place finish.
She ran a 26.09 for first
and sophomore teammate
Jacqueline Mathius finished
third (27.11). Greci also finished
fourth in the 100m
(13.80).
Litynski was first in the
triple jump and also set a
school record with a distance
of 36-3.
Bollinger took the top
spot in the 3,200m run, completing
the race in a time of
11:40.93. The senior was also
third in the 1,600m (5:25.46).

42 | April 13, 2017 | The Lockport Legend SPORTS
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Softball
Former LTHS softball player in first year as coach at Downers Grove South
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
Lauren Berg has always
been an ultra-competitive
person.
“I came from a very competitive
family,” Berg said.
“I have two older brothers,
Pat and Ryan Morita, and
we were always competitive
in board games and everything.”
Berg, whose maiden
name was Morita, is a 2005
Lockport Township graduate,
and she played softball
for the Porters. She and her
husband, Michael, still live
in Lockport.
But she is now channeling
that competitiveness as
the new softball coach for
one of the top programs in
the state at Downers Grove
South.
There, she replaced longtime
coach Ron Havelka.
In his 24 years as coach,
Havelka had a career record
of 704-169-4, won at least
22 games in 23 of those seasons,
captured 16 regional
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titles, seven sectional titles
and brought home four state
trophies, including the Class
AA state championship in
his first season in 1993, and
a Class 4A third-place trophy
last spring.
“I’m so excited,” Berg
said. “I still have our amazing
award-winning staff
[National Fastpitch Coaches
Association High School
National Coaching Staff
of the Year in 2016], and I
value their experience. Just
coaching under [Havelka],
and the legacy he’s left us.
He was so invested in his
players; he wanted them to
succeed on and off the field.
“He [good-naturedly]
told me that he won the state
title his first year and told
me there’s a lot of pressure.
But I’m only the third coach
[Gretchen (Doss) Sauer was
the first from 1973-1992] in
Downers Grove South history.”
Havelka is glad to see
Berg take over the reins for
the Mustangs.
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“She’s got a passion for
the game and is very enthusiastic,”
he said. “She’s
very genuine; she’s a very
good person and a good role
model. She’s excited about
it, and she should be. We
had some key people graduate
from last year’s team,
but this is an opportunity
for her to run her own team.
She’ll do a good job.”
Doing a good job was
something that was instilled
in Berg at Lockport. While
she played basketball her
freshman and sophomore
seasons, and tennis her first
three years, it was softball
that she loved, even if she
did not star in it.
“I was a role player,” she
said of her time with the Porters.
“So I had to watch the
other players and learn from
observing. I think that’s
something I can use [as a
coach] because I understand
role players. I was consistently
behind other players,
but I wanted their position
as much or more than them.”
As a junior, Berg was a
member of the 2004 Class
AA state champion Porters
softball team. Her backup
role was personified in her
stats for that season. She
appeared in 35 games but
mostly as a pinch runner
or defensive replacement.
She scored more runs that
season (13) than she had atbats
(12).
As a senior in 2005, she
had a similar role but got
some starts in right field in
helping the Porters to a state
quarterfinal appearance.
“Even though I was not a
regular starter, I was named
one of the team captains
my senior year,” Berg said.
“The coaches at Lockport
were my absolute favorites.
I love how coach [Marissa]
Chovanec runs her practice.
Every player has a purpose.”
Berg’s high school coach
is very happy that a former
player is now taking over as
a coach of another top program.
“I am excited that [Berg]
is taking over the program,”
Chovanec said. “[Havelka]
did a great job establishing
Downers Grove South as a
perennially great softball
program. I believe [Berg]
understands the importance
of the coaches that have
come before her in a program
like Downers, since
she too was a product of
a similar program here at
Lockport.
“Lockport has had only
two head coaches in its history
of softball. I feel like
Downers mirrors Lockport
in so many ways. I believe
[Berg] will build on
[Havelka’s] legacy. [Berg]
has the passion for the
sport, the knowledge of the
game, the understanding of
its players and excitement
needed to carry on the legacy
of Downers Grove softball.
[Berg] will bring her
own experience to create a
culture based on her standards
but will recognize the
past and celebrate its traditions,
too.”
Following high school,
Berg attended Millikin University
in Decatur, where
she started every game of
her career in center field and
served as team captain her
final three seasons. During
her collegiate career, she
earned All-Conference and
Academic All-Conference
recognition in the College
Conference of Illinois and
Wisconsin.
She graduated from Millikin
University in 2009
with a bachelor’s degree
in Secondary Education
in Social Sciences.
During the winter of 2015,
she received her first master’s
degree in Teaching
and Learning with a concentration
in Special Education
from the University
of Saint Francis in Joliet.
She is currently pursuing
her second master’s degree
in Teaching and Learning
with a concentration in Integrated
Curriculum from
the American College of
Education.
Once she graduated from
Millikin, she served as assistant
varsity and head junior
varsity coach in softball,
girls tennis and girls basketball
at downstate Bloomington
High School. Prior to
her career at Bloomington,
Berg coached two years for
the Homer Hawks, an ages
18 and under summer softball
team from Homer Glen.
Additionally, she served as
a softball assistant coach at
Bloomington Junior High
School in Illinois in the fall
of 2010 and helped lead the
team to a second-place finish
in the Illinois Elementary
School Association state
tournament.
Berg came to Downers
Grove South in the fall of
2013 and is a social studies
teacher at the school.
Last season, she served as
assistant varsity coach and
before that was head junior
varsity coach for two years
there.
While Berg looked forward
to the season starting
with the Mustangs, there is
a game that will stand out
this season. That is on April
15, when Downers Grove
South, along with Minooka,
are part of a triangular
Strike Out Cancer event
hosted by Lockport.
“This year, we will face
[Berg] at Downers along
with [head coach] Amanda
Stanton [2010 grad] and
Kayleigh Bertram [2009],
who are coaching at Oswego,”
Chovanec said. “It
is going to be a fun season.
Lauren Berg, who played
softball at Lockport Township
High School, took
over as coach for Downers
Grove South this season.
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I am really looking forward
to coaching against my former
players. I think it will
be fun and challenging all at
the same time.
“I am so excited to see
my former players go into
teaching and coaching. I believe
it is the best job ever,
and to see them living the
dream too is so exciting for
me.”
It is exciting to Berg, as
well. She will be remembering
her late father, Daniel
Pubins, at the Strike Out
Cancer event.
“He passed away in 2015
from cancer,” she said.
“He used to come to all my
games at Lockport and support
me.”
There is no doubt that
he would be proud now as
Berg embarks on her head
coaching journey.

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Badminton
Porters beat Joliet Central, Joliet West at home quadrangular meet
Team narrowly
edged out 8-7 by
Warriors in other
matchup
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
When it comes to badminton,
Lincoln-Way West and
Lockport Township traditionally
have two of the best
programs in the area, and
they are evenly matched this
season.
That showed as the two
schools met twice in a span
of four days, the second of
which was in a quadrangular
meet — which also included
Joliet Central and Joliet
West — April 4 in Lockport.
There, Lincoln-Way West
swept all the matches, including
emerging with an
8-7 win over Lockport. Being
a SouthWest Suburban
Conference crossover, that
matchup was played out
with the full 15 spots. The
Warriors (12-3-2) also defeated
each Joliet school 7-1.
On April 1, the Warriors
were also at Lockport for a
12-team invite. There, the
host Porters finished fourth
with 20 points, while Lincoln-Way
West was fifth
with 19 points.
“I’m very happy with that,”
Lincoln-Way West coach
Donna Thompson said of the
win over Lockport last week.
“There were a lot of very
close [seven that went three
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do too much too fast. He was
on the field for just a few
minutes before tweaking a
muscle in his foot.
But when the season
kicked off March 22 against
Providence, Jake proved he
sets] good matches and a nice
team win. We’ve had a player
like [senior] Peyton Nielsen
come over from Lincoln-Way
Central [in the redistrict alignment]
and do great. She’s only
lost four matches.
“We’re halfway through
the season and doing well.”
Someone who is doing really
well is Cassie Ruettiger
at No. 1 singles. The senior
breezed to a win over Lockport
and another one over
Joliet Central before sitting
out against Joliet West. She
outscored her two singles opponents
by a combined total
of 84-19 to run her singles
record to 28-2 on the season.
“We’ve got a lot of new
girls that have come over
from [Lincoln-Way] Central,
and they have been really
good additions,” Ruettiger
said. “We’ve had a good season.”
Being a senior, Ruettiger
wants to do more than just
make it to state this season.
She has gone 2-2 at state in
each of her previous three
trips to Eastern Illinois University
in Charleston, This
season, she wants more.
“The past three seasons at
state, I haven’t made it to the
second day,” she said. “So
that’s the goal. When you’re
out there playing singles by
yourself, it can get in your
head. So the key is to just
play the game. I just need to
relax when I play.”
Also winning singles
matches against Lockport
was ready. Though the Porters
eventually lost, his three
goals kept them in the game.
“For him to come back
with a vengeance and watch
him just score was very motivating
me,” Jodi said. “We
always watch those movies
like ‘Rocky’ or ‘Rudy’
where the underdog comes
“We still have a long way to go,
but if we continue to focus on
improvement and accuracy, good
things will happen.”
Stacy Sparlin— Lockport badminton coach, on the
current state and future of her team
was juniors Haley Burns at
No. 3, Sara Swanberg at No.
4, Adrianna Strozak at No.
7 and senior Vanessa Jaramillo
at No. 10. The Warriors,
who had four three-set
victories against the Porters,
won three-of-five doubles
matches to capture the contest.
Swanberg and senior
Annelise Trout won at No. 2,
Ruettiger and Nielsen at No.
3, and Strozak and Jaramillo
at No. 4.
In addition to Ruettiger’s
singles win against Joliet
Central, Nielsen won at No.
2, senior Vanessa Zepeda
won at No. 3 and sophomore
Shaunna O’Malley captured
No. 4. In doubles, it was
Burns and junior Raquel
Chavez winning at No. 1,
Swanberg and Trout won
at No. 2, Strozak and Jaramillo
at No. 3, and juniors
Ann Coddington and Julia
Grygiel at No. 4.
Against Joliet West,
Nielsen moved up and won
at No. 1, Zepeda zapped a
win at No. 2, Strozak won
at No. 3, and senior Sara
Stai did the same at No. 4.
In doubles, the Warriors received
victories from Burns
and Chavez at No. 1, Swanberg
and Trout at No. 2, and
junior Alanna Ledvina and
O’Malley at No. 3.
While Lockport (7-5-1)
lost the matchup to the Warriors,
a highlight for the Porters
was the play of top doubles
team, Alexis Duda and
Mary O’Brien. The seniors
captured all three of their
matches, including a threeset
win over Lincoln-Way
West, to improve to 14-3 on
the season. Not bad for a duo
that did not start the season
playing together.
“I went to state in doubles
last year with McKenzie
Ebel, but she didn’t tryout
this season,” Duda said. “So
I didn’t know who I’d partner
with, but coach [Stacy
Sparlin] put us together, and
it clicked. [O’Brien] can get
nervous out there, but I’m
more calm.
“[Last week’s match
against the Warriors] was
intense [coming back from a
through. He had his moments
where he was an underdog
and he came back
right where he wanted to be.
I’m very proud of him.”
Jake said he knows just
how lucky he is to still be
here, let alone to be playing
lacrosse. And in true Jake
Herman form, the 17-yearold
has taken it in stride and
found the silver lining.
“It gave me a glance of
reality and showed me how
things, your whole life can
change in a matter of seconds,”
he said. “It makes
me appreciate it a whole lot
more than I did before the
accident.”
21-10 loss in the first set]. But
we held it together and won
in three for the second time in
four days against them.”
For their efforts, Sparlin
awarded Duda and O’Brien
the team aces award for top
performer of the day.
“We dug a hole for ourselves
and came out of it,”
O’Brien said of rallying for
the win against Lincoln-
Way West. “I came into the
season without a partner in
doubles, and we worked out.
I can get nervous sometimes,
but [Duda] reminds me to
take a deep breath.”
The Porters other doubles
winner against Lincoln-Way
West was sophomores Abbey
Burke and Felicita Espada
at No. 5. In singles, Lockport’s
five winners were
junior Morghann Furr at No.
2, Duda at No. 5, O’Brien at
No. 6, Burke at No. 8 and
junior Cristina Markham at
No. 9.
Against Joliet Central, the
Porters won 8-1, and they
toppled Joliet West 7-0. In
both of those matchups, it
was Duda and O’Brien winning
at No. 1, Furr and senior
Jessica Sterna capturing
No. 2, and Burke and Espada
winning at No. 3. In a No. 4
doubles match against Joliet
Central, senior Hailey
Ledbetter and junior Kamile
Sulkson won.
In singles, senior Jenna
Franzen won both at No. 1,
and junior Caitlyn Krueger
captured both Joliet matches
at No. 3. Against Joliet West,
senior Ashley Dominici won
at No. 2, and Sulkson was
victorious at No. 4. In the Joliet
Central match, Markham
won at No. 4, while junior
Mia Jones also did the same
at No. 5.
“Lincoln-Way West is a
good team, and I’m happy
with the way we played
against them,” said Sparlin,
who is in her first season as
Lockport’s head coach. “We
still have a long way to go,
but if we continue to focus on
improvement and accuracy,
good things will happen.”
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Porters’ Herman makes stunning comeback
Junior returns to
field after head-on
collision in 2016
Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor
Watching Jake Herman
tear up and down the lacrosse
field, it’s hard to
imagine him as he was this
time last year — around 20
pounds lighter and confined
to a wheelchair. But even
then, he knew his playing
days weren’t over.
Herman was recovering
from numerous injuries —
some life-threatening at the
time — following a head-on
collision with a drunk driver
on Jan. 23, 2016. It wasn’t
clear if the 17-year-old would
ever walk again. Yet through
perseverance and sheer power
of will, he not only recovered,
but did it in record time,
heading home within two
weeks of his accident.
In this year’s seasonopener
against Providence,
Herman’s remarkable recovery
was on display as he
hammered the Celtics with a
hat trick.
“In the hospital after the
accident, they were saying
they didn’t know how long
I’d be in the wheelchair and
not be able to walk,” Herman
said. “They didn’t know
if I’d walk with a limp for
the rest of my life or if I’d
play any sports again. After
I found out I’d be able to recover,
my main goal was to
focus and be out there playing
again this year.”
The accident
The night of Jan. 23, 2016
was like any other for the
Herman family. They had
just finished eating dinner
and were discussing the next
day’s schedule when the
phone rang. It was a neighbor
informing them Jake had
been in an accident.
“I said ‘no, Jake’s due
home, he said he’ll be home
early,’” his mother, Jodi, recalled.
“ ...Then I couldn’t
get in touch with him.”
With no word from Jake,
Jodi and her husband, Dave,
and their daughter rushed to
Silver Cross Hospital, assuming
that’s where he’d been
taken. As soon as they arrived,
they received a call informing
them Jake was being
airlifted to Good Samaritan’s
Hospital in Downer’s Grove.
The family was told nothing
about Jake’s status only that
he was still breathing.
Jake was driving a friend
home on Renwick Road toward
Romeoville when he
saw a car swerving in and out
of his lane. He tried to slow
down and even attempted to
turn out of the way to avoid
the collision, but his car was
hit head-on, and sent rolling
into a ditch.
“It was just eye-opening,”
Jake said. “I remember waking
up and the ambulance,
the sirens were going off
and a lot was going on. I
had glass stuck in my face
and all over my arms there
was cuts; I was bleeding a
lot. The car was rolled over
on its side, so I didn’t really
know what was going on. I
just remember the ambulance
guy saying he had to
get the helicopter to airlift
me, so that kind of freaked
me out a little bit.”
When his family arrived at
the hospital, they were forced
to wait another half-an-hour
before finally seeing him. Jake
was in the emergency room
with doctors pulling glass out
of his face. A moment that
would send most families into
a tailspin was instantly brightened
when Jake locked eyes
with his family.
“As soon as he saw us,
he was talking and cracking
“... After all that, he could’ve been totally bummed and went
into depression, but nope. He was like ‘they didn’t say I
could never walk again, so I know I can walk again, it’s just
a matter of when,” Jodi Herman said of her son.
Jake Herman’s vehicle was reduced to a hunk of twisted
metal after being struck by a drunk driver.
jokes, so we knew at that he
still had his wits, the rest was
just pretty physical,” Jodi
said. “That night it was kind
of touch-and-go because we
were watching his vitals ...
they just didn’t know how his
body was going to react to the
trauma. After that, he looked
bad, but he recovered so
quickly that the doctors said
it was pretty much a miracle.”
One step at a time
The aftermath of the accident
left Jake with two broken
hips, several fractures in
his pelvis, a broken right leg
and left hand as well as injuries
to his tail bone. After
just one week in the hospital,
Jake was sent to Marionjoy
Rehabilitation Hospital in
Wheaton and was told he’d
need to spend three weeks
there.
With the Super Bowl
around the corner and his favorite
team — the Carolina
Panthers — playing in it,
Jake set a lofty goal of being
home to watch it with his
family. The LTHS junior set
achievable milestones and
with each one, he got closer
to achieving his goal.
Jake Herman, a junior Lockport Township High School
lacrosse player, recovers at Good Samaritan’s Hospital in
Downer’s Grove following a head-on collision with a drunk
driver on Jan. 23, 2016. Photos submitted
And eventually, he did.
Jake came home the night
before the Super Bowl and
was able to watch the game
surrounded by family and
friends. Jodi credits her
son’s quick recovery to his
ability to stay positive.
“The good thing about
Jake is he never lets anything
get him down,” she
said. “... After all that,
he could’ve been totally
bummed and went into depression,
but nope. He was
like ‘they didn’t say I could
never walk again, so I know
I can walk again, it’s just a
matter of when.’”
The return
Jake’s accident coincided
with the start of his sophomore
lacrosse season. While
his recovery was miraculous,
he was far from strong
enough to return to the field.
Rather than let that defeat
him, Jake used it as motivation
to fuel his comeback.
His best friend and teammate
Amer Shafiq, along with the
rest of the Porters squad and
coaches, encouraged his recovery
with frequent visits.
The whole team even signed
a jersey for Jake as a display
of support and solidarity.
Once he was strong
enough, he hit the gym
and began a lengthy recovery
process to strengthen
his muscles and regain the
weight he lost. Jake would
shoot at the nets at LTHS
and play catch with his
friends every chance he got
to ensure he was ready for
game time.
In May 2016, Jake picked
up his stick and took the
field for his team, but quickly
learned he was trying to
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SOFTBALL
From Page 46
That was a 6-4 home victory
over Lincoln-Way Central.
Highlighted by a 3-run
third, the Porters jumped
out to a 6-0 lead after four
innings in support of Kleffman.
But the Knights (5-2 at
week’s end) rallied for a
pair of runs in the top of the
sixth and top of the seventh.
They were within 6-4 with
the bases loaded and one
out, but the Porters — who
received three RBIs from
senior Emily Statzer — escaped
the jam to get the win.
As the SWSC Blue games
start next week, Lockport
knows it hasn’t won the
conference since 2013. The
Porters also haven’t captured
a regional title since
2014.
“We can’t look too far
ahead,” Kelly said. “We
want to look at the conference
first and then the regional.
We just have to keep
doing what we’re doing and
not overcomplicate things.”
In its first 11 games,
Lockport scored 10 or more
runs eight times and has
outscored opponents by 100
runs, 147-47.
“In the past couple of
years we’ve had some
young players up on the
varsity,” Chovanec said.
“This is a great class of juniors
and a talented group
of seniors. They’re unselfish,
they work together, and
it’s showing.”
The Porters host Downers
Grove South and Minooka
with a trio of games in a
special “Strike Out Cancer
Game” this Saturday,
April 15, starting at 11 a.m.
Before that, they hoped to
remain undefeated with
games at Thornridge on
Monday and at Joliet West
on Wednesday, April 12.
But they still have a ways to
go to catch the 1997 team,
which started 21-0 en route
to the Porters’ first Class AA
state championship.

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Barrage of hits, perfect game lead Porters to dominant win
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
Lockport Township softball
coach Marissa Chovanec
put it best about her
team’s start to the season.
“The kids are hitting the
snot out of the ball,” she
said of the undefeated Porters.
That showed last week,
as the Porters pounded out
22 hits in a 27-0, five inning
victory over Thornwood in
a SouthWest Suburban Conference
crossover on Friday,
April 7, at Lockport.
For good measure,
Meghan Kelly fired a perfect
game. The senior struck
out nine of the 15 batters
she faced for her first perfect
game in high school.
“It feels good,” Kelly
said. “I threw one in fall
ball last year, but this is the
first one in high school. It’s
an unwritten rule that no
one talks to you about it in
the dugout, and they didn’t.
I just wanted to keep calm
and knew my defense was
playing behind me.”
Kelly obviously had
plenty of offensive support,
as the Porters batted
around twice and scored 13
runs in the first inning. A
couple of highlights of the
inning were Tara McElligott
belting a two-run home
run, her first of the season,
and fellow junior Courtney
Schoolcraft, who has the
team’s other three homers
on the season, just missed a
grand slam as her high drive
to straightaway center hit
the base of the fence for a
two-run double.
“No, I didn’t think we
would be [undefeated],”
said McElligot, who mashed
six homers last season. “But
this is the best lineup we’ve
had and one of the best I’ve
ever seen. I think it’s the
diversity of it that makes it
the best. We have contact
hitters and then the bulk of
big hitters, and then there’s
good hitters at the bottom of
the lineup too. Everything
just clicks.”
The Porters added four
runs in the second and 10
in the fourth against Thornwood.
Senior Elena Woulfe,
along with juniors Lindsey
Bangert and Gracie Voulgaris
had three hits. Schoolcraft
batted in five runs to
extend her RBI total on the
season to 27. McElligott
had four RBIs to extend
her total to 18, and Woulfe
knocked in a trio of runs.
Thornwood (1-3) didn’t
help itself by committing 10
errors. In 1990, the Thunderbirds
defeated Lockport
1-0 in the Class AA state
championship game. That
was the first of back-to-back
state titles for Thornwood,
which also captured a third
championship in 1998. But
the T-Birds haven’t had a
winning season since 2009.
The next day, Saturday,
April 8, the Porters (11-
0) matched their best start
since they were also 11-0 in
2009. They traveled to the
Batavia Triangular to face
Huntley and the host Bulldogs
and came away with a
pair of victories.
In a 10-3 win over Huntley,
the Porters scored a trio
of runs in the top of the first,
second and fourth in jumping
out to a 9-0 lead. Juniors
Taylor Herschbach and Taylor
Shingler each had three
of the Porters’ 13 hits. Senior
Emily Dybas knocked
in three runs, while Woulfe
and two hits and two RBIs.
Sophomore Erin Kleffman
and Kelly combined for a
five-hitter.
In the second game,
Lockport had to rally for
a 7-4 victory. Trailing 4-2
after two innings, the Lockport
pitching of Elly Hagen
Lockport’s Meghan Kelly pitches, Friday, April 7, during the Porters 27-0 win against Thornwood in Lockport.
Photos By Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
(4 2/3 innings) and Kelly
(2 1/3 innings) combined
to blank the Bulldogs the
rest of the way. Lockport
scored two in the top of the
fifth and three in the sixth
to come away with the win.
Woulfe, who is batting over
.600, had three hits, while
McElligott and Voulgaris (2
RBIs) had two each.
“We’ve been working
on having good at-bats
and hitting the ball in key
situations,” Chovanec said.
“Like doing hit-and-run and
moving runners along.”
A scheduled game earlier
in the week, on April
5, at Bradley-Bourbonnais
was rained out. Lockport,
however, did get in another
SWSC crossover against a
good opponent on April 4.
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Lockports Madison Doubek (15), Elena Woulfe (9) and Lindsey Bangert (16) celebrate
together between innings.

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fastbreak
Boys Tennis
Porters sweep Bradley-Bourbonnais 6-0
Adam Jomant/22nd Century
Media
1st and 3
Lockport softball
off to fast start
1. A well-rounded effort
The Porters softball
team thumped
Thornwood 27-0
Friday, April 7, at
home, pounding
out 22 hits in the
SouthWest Suburban
Conference crossover.
2. Spotless on the
mound
Lockport pitcher
Meghan Kelly also
threw a perfect game
against Thornwood,
ending the day with
nine strikeouts of the
15 batters she faced
in the five-inning
victory.
3. Best beginning in
eight years
With the eye-popping
win over Thornwood
and a pair of victories
in a triangular
the next day, the
Porters opened the
campaign at 11-0,
their best mark since
2009.
Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor
“Don’t do that ever again.”
That’s what the Porters’ No. 1
doubles team of Nolan Gilbertsen
and Lucas Pindak said to each other
following their comeback 6-4 Set 1
victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais.
The defending sectional champs
called their first set “one of the
worst” they’ve ever played, but it
was still good enough to help Lockport
sweep the Boilermakers 6-0
Thursday, April 6, at home.
The No. 1 duo found themselves
behind early, trailing 3-2. A string
of errors increased the visitors’ lead
to 4-3, until the Porters found their
groove.
The senior pair used their experience
and their 6-foot-3 frames to
cover the court like a blanket, not
allowing the Boilermakers another
point as they pelted them with shots
en route to a 6-4 win. The second set
went much smoother as Gilbertsen
and Pindak took their own advice
and cruised to a 6-1 victory.
“We just kind of woke up,
snapped out of it,” Gilbertsen said.
“I don’t know what we did different,
but we played like we should
the second set.”
This was the duo’s seventh match
so far this season; they had just one
loss heading into it. They are looking
to defend their sectional championship
and make it further in the
state tournament this season, which
they have a good shot at as long
as they play relaxed, coach Bob
Champlin said.
The seniors credit their success
to years of sharing the court and, of
course, their height.
“Other than being really tall,
we’ve known each other for multiple
years and we hit with each other a
lot,” Pindak said. “So we know each
of our strengths and weaknesses, so
we just make up for that.”
The Porters dominated in the No.
1 singles positions, too, as Jack Randall
cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win. He too
had to claw his way back after falling
into a 1-0 hole early in Set 2.
Randall’s opponent, Nathan Benoit,
hit a few perfectly placed shots
to the far corner which were just
out of the Porters’ reach. The two
exchanged extended volleys before
Randall was able to notch the point
and jump ahead 2-1 — and he never
looked back.
“He did really well, especially
considering he’s not 100 percent,”
Champlin said. “He adjusted and
played what he needed to do to do
well. He had a lot of backhands,
which is pretty hard to do at a
high level.”
No. 2 singles player Seth Yaeger
picked up a pair of 6-2 victories,
but the second proved more difficult
than the first. He was down
2-1 before staging his comeback in
similar fashion to Randall. The No.
3, Dan Evans, easily filed away his
Boilermaker counterpart with a 6-0,
6-1 win.
Jared Kocolowski and Evan Carlson,
the No. 2 team, went back-andforth
in Set 1 before finally picking
up a 6-4 win. The second set came
much easier with a 6-1 decision.
Jacob Cala and Nick Sulich asserted
their dominance as the No. 3
team, easily handling Bradley-Bourbonnais
6-2, 6-1.
The No. 4s, Luke Anderson and
Kyle Steinhoff, were the last ones on
the court. They cruised to a 6-1 win
in Set 1, but had to battle in Set 2.
Their teammates all gathered around
Nolan Gilbertsen (left) watches his No. 1 doubles teammate Lucas Pindak
as he prepares to smash the ball against Bradley-Bourbonnais Thursday,
April 6, at Lockport Township High School. Photos by Erin Redmond/22nd
Century Media
No. 1 singles player Jack Randall chases down a ball during his match
against Bradley-Bourbonnais.
to watch and support the duo as they
grinded out a 6-4 win to complete
the sweep.
“We’ve had some matches up
to now...so it’s definitely helped,”
Champlin said. “I feel pretty good
about it. We’re working on our weaknesses
and knowing our strengths
and getting them even stronger. I
guess that’s kind of cliche, but I
think sometimes you really have to
know what your strength is so you
can apply it in a match.”
The Porters will be back on the
courts at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April
13, to host Lincoln-Way West.
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“This is a great class of juniors and a talented
group of seniors. They’re unselfish, they work
together and it’s showing.”
Marissa Chovanec — Porters softball coach, on her team’s stellar
play in its 11-0 start
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Striking out cancer — 11 a.m. Saturday, April
15, at Lockport
• The Lockport softball team plays host to
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the Strike Out Cancer event.
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A clean sweep
LTHS boys tennis team
dominates Bradley-
Bourbonnais, Page 47
Miraculous
comback Lockport
lacrosse player returns
to team following nearfatal
car crash, Page 44
Dominant win over Thornwood keeps LTHS
softball’s undefeated season alive, Page 46
Lockport’s Taylor Herschbach takes a cut at the ball Friday, April 7, during
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