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THURSDAY 

Senior Crafts 

9:30 a.m. April 20 and 

27, Frankfort Township 

Community Room, 11000 

W. Lincoln Highway, 

Frankfort. Lunch will be at 

11 a.m. For more information 

and registration, call 

(815) 806-2776. 

Magic Class 

5-5:55 p.m. April 20, Community 

Center, 7540 W. Braemar 

Lane, Frankfort. Join 

the Frankfort Square Park 

District for a magic class for 

ages 5-12. Cost is $22. Registration 

required. For more 

information and registration, 

call (815) 469-3524. 

Poetry & Wine 

7-8 p.m. April 20, Frankfort 

Public Library, 21119 

S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. 

Prepare a poem or two to 

read out loud, or just come 

to listen. It can be the work 

of another poet or an original 

piece. For more information 

and registration, visit www. 

frankfortlibrary.org or call 

(815) 534-6173. 

Frankfort Square Park 

District Board Meeting 

7:30 p.m. April 20, 7540 

W. Braemar Lane, Frankfort. 

For more information visit 

www.fspd.org. 

FRIDAY 

Coffee with a Cop 

9-10:30 a.m. April 21. 

Starbucks, 20891 S. La- 

Grange Road. Join the 

Frankfort Police Department 

for coffee and conversation. 

There is no agenda — just an 

opportunity to ask questions, 

voice concerns and to get to 

know the officers who serve 

the community. 

Engineering for Kids (4-6) 

4:30-5:30 Fridays from 

April 21-May 26, KidsWork 

Children’s Museum, 11 S. 

White St., Frankfort. Explore 

and construct six different 

toys, and learn fundamental 

concepts of energy, 

materials, and movement. 

For more information and 

registration, call (708) 250- 

5858 or visit engineeringforkids.com/chicagoland. 

Engineering for Kids (7-12) 

6-7:30 Fridays from April 

21-May 26, KidsWork Children’s 

Museum, 11 S. White 

St., Frankfort. Design, create, 

test, and improve a variety of 

machines and mechanical systems. 

For more information 

and registration, call (708) 

250-5858 or visit engineeringforkids.com/chicagoland. 

SATURDAY 

Earth Day Celebration 

8:30-11:30 a.m. April 22, 

Utilities/Public Works Facility, 

524 Center Road, Frankfort. 

Help clean up, plan and 

invest in keeping Frankfort 

beautiful. Meet at the facility 

and bring your own 

transportation. Large groups 

should email mcanino@vofil.com 

to arrange a location 

in advance. 

Preschool Open House 

Noon-2 p.m. , April 22, 

Susan Puent Building, 400 

Nebraska St., Frankfort. 

Meet some of the preschool 

staff and see the facility. All 

preschool programs run from 

September 2017 to May 

2018. For more information, 

call (815) 464- 5579. 

Celebrating Earth Day 

12:30-2:30 p.m. April 22, 

Main Park, 400 W. Nebraska 

St., Frankfort. There will be 

green education workshops, 

kid-friendly games, a paper 

shredding drop off, tree dedication 

and more. Each family 

will receive a tree sapling to 

plant. For more information, 

visit www.frankfortparks.org. 

Electronic Recycling 

12:30-2:30 p.m. April 22, 

Main Park, 400 W. Nebraska 

St., Frankfort. Electronic recycling 

will be available at the 

Celebrating Earth Day event. 

Visit www.frankfortparks.org 

for a list of accepted items. 

Veggie Bowl 

1 p.m. April 22, Laraway 

Lanes, 1009 Laraway Road, 

New Lenox. This event will 

raise funds to support the 

Manhattan Friendship Garden 

for the 2017 growing 

season. The Garden provides 

free vegetables to area pantries 

including the Frankfort 

Food Pantry. Cost is $20 for 

ages 16 and older, $10 for 

ages 7-15 and free for children 

6 and younger. For more 

information and tickets, call 

(815) 478-5165 or (815) 712- 

8091 or email manfriendshipgarden@gmail.com. 

MONDAY 

Spring Wine Tasting 

Deadline to register is 

Monday, April 24. Event will 

be held from 7-9 p.m. Friday, 

April 28, Founders Community 

Center, 140 Oak St., 

Frankfort. Wines featured at 

the tasting will be available 

for purchase that evening. 

Registration is required. No 

registration will be taken at 

the door. Cost is $15 and includes 

eight wine tasting tickets, 

light hors d’oeuvres and 

a souvenir wine glass. This 

event is for adults 21 years 

and older. For more information 

and registration, visit 

www.frankfortparks.org. 

Township Board Meeting 

7 p.m. April 24, Frankfort 

Township Office, 11000 W. 

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort. 

For more information, agendas 

and minutes visit www. 

frankforttownship.com. 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m. April 24, 7 p.m., 

Village Administration 

Building, 432 W. Nebraska 

St., Frankfort. For more information 

and agendas, visit 

www.villageoffrankfort.com. 

College Costs Presentation 


Public Library, 21119 S. 

Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. Joe 

Orsolini, a Certified Financial 

Planner, will be presenting 

strategies that enable your 

family to reduce the overall 

cost of a college education. 

For more information, call 

(815) 534-6173 or email reference@frankfortlibrary.org. 

TUESDAY 

Ribbon Cutting 

4:30-6:30 p.m. April 25, 

Illinois Foot & Ankle Center, 

9645 Lincolnway Lane, 

Suite 104, Frankfort. Join the 

Frankfort Chamber of Commerce 

for a ribbon cutting 

and reception at Illinois Foot 

and Ankle Center. For more 

information, visit www. 

frankfortchamber.com. 

Breast Cancer Awareness 

Game 

6:25 p.m. April 25, Lincoln-Way 

West High School, 

21701 S. Gougar Road, New 

Lenox. The Lincoln-Way 

East and Lincoln-Way West 

girls soccer teams will play 

each other in 8th Annual 

Girls Soccer Night to Support 

Breast Cancer Awareness. 

Donated gift baskets will 

be raffled during the game. 

Come as early as 4:25 p.m. 

to watch the JV game and 

take part in the raffle. Local 

area youth soccer teams will 

play during halftime of the 

varsity game. For more information, 

email hospodar2 

@comcast.net. 

Strange & Wonderful Illinois 




This presentation will reveal 

quirky roadside attractions, 

unusual festivals and surprisingly 

beautiful scenery 

in Illinois for those looking 

for inspiration for a summer 

road trip. For more information 

and registration, visit 

www.frankfortlibrary.org or 

call (815) 534-6173. 

WEDNESDAY 

Youth Art Contest 

Deadline to submit entries 

is April 26. Open to students 

in sixth grade and older. 

Draw or paint a picture that 

resembles your community. 

One middle school and one 

high school winner will be 

selected to have their art 

displayed in State Representative 

Margo McDermed’s 

Springfield Office. Drop 

off entries at 11032 W. Lincoln 

Highway, Frankfort. 


(815) 277-2079 or email mcdermed@ilhousegop.org. 

Plan for Your Retirement 




John McNamara of McNamara 

Capital Investment 

Group in Palos Heights will 

discuss retirement planning. 

Discover the “what,” 

“where,” “when,” and “how 

much” of retirement planning 

so that you can enjoy 

happiness as well as savings. 


and registration, visit www. 

frankfortlibrary.org or call 

(815) 534-6173. 

UPCOMING 

CUB Utility Bill Clinic 

10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30 

a.m. Thursday, April 27, 

Frankfort Public Library, 

21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, 

Frankfort. Citizens Utility 

Board is coming to Frankfort. 

Bring copies of your gas, 

electric, and phone bills for 

a free analysis from one of 

our experts. Registration required. 

To register for a time 

slot, call (815) 534-6173. 

To submit an item to the 

printed calendar, contact 

Amanda Stoll at (708) 

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Solar panels show students 

science in the ‘real world’ 

Kirsten Onsgard, Editor 

Summit Hill Junior High 

seventh-grader Amanda Butryn 

dipped a thermometer 

into three beakers: one ice 

cold, one warm, one hot. She 

and her classmates watched 

the tiny UV beads inside, illuminated 

by an overhead 

projector. 

Like the real solar panels 

that now help power their 

school, the beads brightened 

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The experiment in Roxanne 

Rodgers’ seventh-grade classroom 

last week was among 

the first of several ways Summit 

Hill students are learning 

about energy through the solar 

panels that were installed on 

the roof before the beginning 

of the school year. 

“Kids come into the classroom 

— especially math or 

science — and they’re always 

like, ‘well, when are 

we going to use this? Why 

do I have to learn this?’” 

Rodgers said. “This a really 

interesting way to show 

them the real world.” 

The four, 16-foot-by-16- 

foot panels are thanks to a 

$7,000 grant from the Illinois 

Clean Energy Community 

Foundation awarded to 

the school about a year ago. 

New to teaching science 

last year, Rodgers was inspired 

after attending a 

teaching workshop through 

the National Energy Education 

Development Project 

and hearing about the possibilities 

of solar panels from 

fellow teachers. Rodgers 

wrote the application, and 

Summit Hill Junior High 

was one of 23 accepted to 

the grant program out of 50 

applicant schools. 

The panels were installed 

on the south, first-floor roof 

in July along with help 

from Earth, Wind and Solar 

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With several sunny or 

dreary months of data to dig 

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powering 1,315 light bulbs 

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“It’s not going to produce 

enough energy to make our 

electricity bill go down — 

it’s only going to produce 

enough energy for a few 

lightbulbs,” Rodgers said. 

The lessons are a precursor 

to the eighth-grade curriculum, 

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Summit Hill School D161 Board of Education 

Officials review school lunch program’s future 

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The prospect of losing the 

opportunity for federal reimbursement 

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ficials weighed in on low 

student participation in the 

lunch program and actions 

the district should take moving 

forward. 

“The bottom line is the 

vision of our current lunch 

program [and] the vision of 

the National School Lunch 

Program [are] very different,” 

Superintendent Barb 

Rains said. 

The lunches provided at 

Summit Hill schools are prepared 

by Quest Food Management 

through an agreement 

formed with Union 

School District 81 in Joliet. 

In November, the program 

was reviewed for compliance 

to National School Lunch 

Program requirements. That 

audit is performed once every 

three years. 

“The result of that 

was findings that were 

mostly easily correctable,” 

Director of Business and 

Transportation Doug Wiley 

said, noting that the reviewer 

raised some concerns that 

could not be addressed 

through corrective action 

through the administrative 

review. “We chose to run 

those through their complaint 

process. Really, the focus of 

those issues were why the 

participation in our program 

was low, even among the 

free and reduced.” 

Rains said the district had 

tried to cater the program 

to the entire population, but 

it didn’t work. Wiley said 

the district has many students 

who are eligible for 

free or reduced lunch but 

choose not to participate. 

To date, there are 210 students 

participating in the 

program. 

“The crux of this is the 

fact that we’re trying to 

provide lunch to the folks 

who need it, whereas the 

National School Lunch 

Program is more interested 

in providing school lunch 

to the entire population, 

which is not something we 

can accommodate,” Wiley 

said. 

Wiley said if the board 

does nothing to align the 

program to fit the spirit of the 

National School Lunch Program, 

the district could lose 

more than $20,000 in funding. 

The Illinois State Board 

of Education offered a 

number of suggestions to 

Summit Hill to gauge why 

participation is limited. This 

included efforts to offer 

families the added option to 

purchase lunch daily rather 

than one month at a time, 

open up test tastings, and 

conduct parent surveys both 

from the free and general 

lunch populations. 

Wiley said officials 

will need to determine if 

they wish to stay in the program. 

“The only part that would 

be changed if we left the program 

was we wouldn’t get 

the federal reimbursement 

for those lunches,” Wiley 

said. “We’d still get the direct 

certification list. People 

would still apply at the beginning 

of the year for free 

lunch if they’re interested.” 

The healthy food requirements 

would need to remain 

in place. 

Wiley said the district 

could choose to run a more 

robust lunch service, but that 

would require additional 

staffing they don’t currently 

have. 

Board President Rich Marron 

negated the idea, saying 

there are a number of variables 

at play. 

“We’re not going to 

stop going through Union, 

[with whom] we have 

the intergovernmental 

agreement,” Marron 

said. “We can’t manage 

this on our own, because 

the guidelines are too 

restrictive. You have to 

[have] a specialized kitchen 

to work within them. We 

can’t do this daily, because 

we’d have to hire a fulltime 

person, and we’d end 

up losing money. 

“The question is, really, 

if we do some taste testing 

and a survey, is that enough 

to make this go away?” 

Marron asked, noting that 

the reviewer could continue 

to have concerns. “Then, I 

think the answer is there for 

us.” 

Summit Hill officials 

came to a consensus that 

nothing is changing on the 

front end with the lunch 

program. The difference 

is that the district may not 

seek reimbursement. 

Budgets items discussed 

Summit Hill officials also 

took a look at the district’s 

proposed budgets for technology 

and operations and 

maintenance. 

Wiley presented to the 

board a proposed technology 

budget, excluding salaries 

and benefits, accounting for 

nearly $700,000 in expenditures. 

Spending includes 

plans to employ 234 student 

tablets, along with contractual 

services for access points. 

“That’s half of what was 

proposed,” Wiley said. “Once 

we have the budget fully compiled, 

we can determine if 

there’s room to include more 

tablets.” 

This year, Summit Hill 

purchased 729 tablets. 

“That leaves us roughly 

650 tablets short for the district,” 

Wiley said. 

Other items highlighted 

in the technology budget include 

three copy machines 

and two intercom system replacements. 

To get the tablets and access 

points ready for the 

2017-2018 academic year, 

district officials intend to 

take board action at the next 

regular meeting to ensure that 

work is performed during the 

summer. 

Summit Hill officials said 

they still have five years before 

they’ll start needing to 

budget for replacement tablets. 

As for the district’s operations 

and maintenance 

budget, school officials 

identified two main projects 

they’ve wrapped up, 

including roof improvements 

at Dr. Julian Rogus 

School and installation of a 

condenser unit at Hilda 

Walker. 

“They’re done, they’re on 

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Business owners, Village compromise on fest street closures 

Jon DePaolis 


Dozens of people turned 

out for the Community Services 

Committee meeting to 

register concerns over action 

items involving potential 

street closures in the downtown 

district for events. 

One such event is the 

Bluegrass Fest, which is 

scheduled for July 8-9 at 

Breidert Green. 

Trustee Keith Ogle said 

the original plan for the festival 

was to close Kansas 

Street, from White to Oak 

streets; as well as Ash Street, 

from Kansas to Nebraska 

streets. The closures would 

be from 9 a.m. Saturday, 

July 8, to the end of the festival 

at 9 p.m. Sunday, July 9. 

Downtown business owners 

attended the meeting to 

voice their displeasure over 

the Village considering closing 

down streets for such a 

length of time, with several 

stating that it would negatively 

affect their businesses. 

A big reason is parking is not 

sufficient in the area, once 

the streets are closed. 

Trustees said it was a 

safety issue that led the committee 

to consider closing 

the streets for the festival. 

Last year, during the festival, 

while Trustee Mike 

Stevens was sitting outside 

at Smokey Barque — which 

is directly across the street 

from Breidert Green — and 

said he saw someone “nearly 

get run over.” 

“People are walking up 

and down the sidewalks and 

crossing at different parts of 

the street,” Ogle said. “And 

it’s not just the street corners 

— they are crossing in the 

middle of the street. During 

the Concerts on the Green, 

people are dancing in the 

middle of Kansas Street.” 

Business owners asked for 

the roads to be allowed to 

stay open until 3 or 4 p.m. 

on both days. One potential 

issue with closing the roads 

at 3 or 4 p.m., however, was 

discussed by Heath. She 

said if vehicles are parked 

in those spots on Kansas 

and Ash after that time, 

they would either need to 

be towed or police or volunteers 

would have to stop 

what they were currently doing 

to try and find the owners 

of the automobiles to get 

them to move. 

Ultimately, a compromise 

was discussed with the 

members of the community 

and the committee. It would 

close the stretch between 

Ash and White streets at 9 

a.m. July 8 through the end 

of the festival on July 9; 

prohibit two-way traffic at 

Oak and Kansas streets; and 

close Ash Street (from Nebraska 

to Kansas streets) and 

Kansas Street (from White 

to Oak streets) at 3 p.m. on 

both days of the festival. 

Similar to the Bluegrass 

Fest discussion, several 

business owners in attendance 

were against the idea 

of closing down the same 

streets for Cruisin’ Frankfort 

— a classic car show that 

takes place Thursdays, from 

May 11-Sept. 14. 

The shows begin at 5 

p.m., but the roads would 

potentially be closed by 5 

p.m. so that car club members 

could park their classic 

automobiles onto Kansas 

Street and other spots with 

no other traffic along Kansas 

and Ash. 

For this weekly event, the 

motion was to close Kansas 

Street (from White to Oak 

streets) and Ash Street (from 

Nebraska to Kansas streets) 

from 5-8 p.m.; to add no 

parking signage around the 

downtown; and to not allow 

show cars to park until 

around 4 p.m. 

The motions for both of 

those items were not yet finalized 

as of Friday, April 

14. 

Committee members 

voice opposition to Village 

ownership of private streets 

[hed] 

Those who are living on 

private streets in Frankfort 

and wanting the Village to 

take ownership of those 

roads in order to gain services 

such as snow removal 

shouldn’t hold their breath. 

The Land Use and Policy 

Committee discussed the issue 

Wednesday, April 12, at 

a combined meeting with 

the Community Services 

Committee at Village Hall. 

The committee members appeared 

to be unanimously 

against the idea of the Village 

taking ownership of the 

private streets. The Village 

does not provide services, 

such as maintenance or snow 

removal, to these private 

roads. Frankfort Police still 

patrols the areas, but officers 

cannot write traffic tickets 

there. 

For the purposes of the 

discussion, Director of Development 

Services Jeffrey 

Cook listed three options for 

the committee in a memo 

to the members. One option 

was to continue as is, with 

private roads remaining private. 

The second option was 

to accept ownership of certain 

private roads, as long 

as certain criteria were met. 

The third would be a hybrid 

of the two, in which the Village 

would agree to offer 

services and maintenance of 

the private roads while not 

owning them. 

Frankfort resident Tom 

Barz, who was representing 

a couple of homeowners 

associations, spoke at the 

meeting. 

“Mostly what they are 

looking at, as it was brought 

up at a homeowners meeting, 

is that they are paying 

taxes and they want the 

services,” he said. “I understand 

both sides of the fence, 

but I think the associations 

that I represent are basically 

looking for snow plowing 

and they are willing to turn 

around and participate with 

the Village on some kind of 

plowing situation.” 

The committee members, 

however, seemed wholly 

against the idea of taking on 

the private roads. 

Frankfort Village Clerk 

Adam Borrelli said while he 

understands the point of residents 

on the private roads 

wanting the services, he believes 

the Village currently 

already has a lot of roads to 

maintain. 

“That’s already been a 

struggle,” he said. “To take 

on more roads, and substandard 

ones, doesn’t make any 

sense to me.” 

Trustee Cindy Heath 

equated this issue to that of 

funding sidewalks for those 

areas. 

“I have continued to have 

issues with us putting in 

[sidewalks] and using Village 

funds from other taxpayers 

to pay for amenities 

that weren’t originally part 

of purchase price,” Heath 

said. 

She also said she owns a 

commercial property and 

pays a lot of Village taxes 

there, but it doesn’t maintain 

the lot or plow it. 

“There’s an understanding 

that sometimes you have to 

pay taxes for the common 

good, and it is not necessarily 

going to cover your own 

personal situation,” she said. 

Village Administrator 

Jerry Ducay said the Village 

has had this discussion 

a number of times. 

“Our response has been 

that we were not in favor of 

taking [ownership of private 

roads] for a litany of reasons,” 

Ducay said. “There 

are a diverse quality in the 

various private roads in the 

community, as some in fact 

are actually gated. Others 

are built to a lesser width, 

and some are built to a different 

standard as far as curb 

and gutter. Therefore, rather 

than trying to distinguish between 

all the different standards, 

we just changed our 

rules to say we don’t allow 

private roads anymore.” 

The item was listed for 

discussion, meaning no action 

was taken. 

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everyone talks about solar, 

but I don’t think that they’ve 

ever really seen data from a 

solar panel,” eighth-grade 

science teacher Lori Szymanski 

said. “It gives them 

meaning, and it’s not just 

this far away kind of energy 

in sunny places only.” 

Working with real equipment 

and hard numbers isn’t 

beyond her students, Szymanski 

said. 

“It’s not overwhelming 

and too difficult for kids,” she 

said. “Most of the students 

understood the solar energy 

and the energy concepts because 

it is everywhere.” 

For Rodgers, the solar panels 

are a way to bring classroom 

experiences into the 

real world. She said students 

have pointed out neighbors’ 

homes with solar panels, and 

have become more aware of 

how they reduce the need for 

other sources of electricity. 

“It’s fun, it’s interesting, 

it’s new,” said Butryn, who 

has solar panels on her own 

home. 

Along with classmate 

Geena DiBenedetto, Butryn 

tinkered with a tiny solar 

panel last week, powering a 

miniature fan under a lamp. 

A note card acted as a cloud, 

shading the light and causing 

the fan to sputter to a 

stop. Afterward, the class 

debriefed: More light means 

more energy. 

As the weather becomes 

warmer, Rodgers’ students 

will head outside to launch 

solar balloons, filled with 

air but powered by the sun’s 

rays. It’s a unique, hands-on 

activity. But Rodgers hopes 

it will have a brighter impact. 

“It really just intrigues me 

that I could create some future 

engineers here, just because 

of putting something 

on our school,” she said. 


and real-time data from 

Summit Hill’s solar panels, 

visit www.summithill.org/ 

shjh_home.htm and scroll to 

the bottom of the page. 

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discusses how temperature and sunlight affect solar 

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Less than one-fourth of registered voters turn out to polls 

Kirsten Onsgard, Editor 

Despite a contested mayoral 

and trustee race, Frankfort 

voter turnout dipped 

slightly during the April 4 

Consolidated Election compared 

to the last mayoral 

election, an uncontested 

race. 

Though Frankfort Township 

turnout this year was 

more than double that of 

2015 — when only about 

one out of every 10 registered 

voted submitted a 

ballot — it slipped nearly 

one percent compared to 

the 2013 race, when Mayor 

Jim Holland was re-elected 

without a challenger. 

During this year’s April 

4 Consolidated Election, 

23.73 percent of registered 

voters in Frankfort 

precincts turned out, compared 

to 24.41 percent in 

2013 and just 10.60 percent 

in 2015. 

In 2013, Holland won 

a third term with just 

2,473 votes — compared 

to 3,550 this year — and 

trustees Dick Trevarthan, 

Todd Morgan and 

R. Douglas Walker all ran 

uncontested. 

However, that year saw a 

contested Frankfort Township 

race when a slate of 

Democratic candidates 

challenged the Republican 

slate, who ultimately swept 

the race. 

This year, most of the 

now-incumbent Township 

candidates were re-elected 

without contest, including 

trustees Nick George, 

David Smith, Gregory 

Griffin and Bruce Ebert; 

Highway Commissioner 

Bill Carlson; Assessor Joe 

Kral; Clerk Nella Piccolin; 

and Supervisor Jim 

Moustis. 

Frankfort turnout was 

highest in downtown areas, 

including precinct 23 (40.32 

percent turnout), which 

stretches from Wolf Road to 

South LaGrange Road, and 

precinct 25 (47.68 percent 

turnout), which includes 

much of the historic downtown 

district. 

All precincts had decisive 

wins for Holland — who 

received 79 percent of the 

vote by Village of Frankfort 

residents — over challenger 

and former trustee Todd 

Morgan. But Morgan saw 

the most support in precinct 

11 — which is bounded by 

Laraway Road, South La- 

Grange Road, West Steger 

Road and Scheer Road — 

where he received about 

one quarter of the vote. 

In the highly contested 

election for Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 Board of Education, 

21.2 percent of 

registered voters cast ballots 

in the 13-candidate 

race, compared to 14.7 

percent in 2015, when six 

candidates vied for four 

spots. 

Overall, turnout in Will 

County was 17.87 percent, 

down from 18.35 percent in 

2015 and 18.13 percent in 

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Other projects the district 

is considering include 

replacement of windows 

at Arbury Hills School 

and tiles at Indian Trail 

School. 

The board will consider 

the adoption of budgets for 

technology and operations 

and maintenance at its April 

26 meeting. 

Summit Hill officials approve 

supplemental busing program 

The Summit Hill School 

Board authorized a supplemental 

busing plan for students 

who live within 1.5 

miles of their school and do 

not cross a hazardous road 

as defined and certified by 

the State. 

Those interested will be 

subject to a set of guidelines 

requiring registration and a 

fee of $250 per student per 

school year. The fee can be 

waived or altered for individuals 

who demonstrate 

hardship. 

“[We’re] not adding bus 

routes, because increased 

bus routes will lead to direct 

cost to the district that we 

then can’t recover,” Marron 

said. “This way, at least 

we’ll have the same cost; we 

just won’t be able to recover 

some of which we otherwise 

would be able to.” 

Bus stops will be established 

prior to the consideration 

of supplemental bus 

riders, at which point only 

the superintendent or a designee 

will have authority 

to add stops. Supplemental 

bus riders will be taken on 

a first come, first served 

basis. 

“There’s room to add a 

number of riders without 

having problems,” Marron 

said, noting that it will be 

possible for the district to absorb 

the costs. 

The program, as approved, 

goes into effect at the start 

of the 2017-2018 academic 

year, and the measure will require 

reauthorization moving 

forward. 

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Homeowners Association 

held board elections at its 

April meeting on April 11. 

Board members are Mark 

Adams (president), Danette 

Muscarella (vice president), 

Pam Griffin (treasurer) 

and Marcia Steward 

(secretary). 


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of every even-numbered 

month (February, April, 

June, August, October and 

December) at 7 p.m. at the 

Founders Community Center 

on Oak Street. All Old Town 

subdivision residents are encouraged 

to attend to meet 

their neighbors, become 

more involved in the civic 

organization and to become 

more informed about what is 

happening in their neighborhood. 

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Association will be organizing 

a team for the annual 

Frankfort homeowners association 

softball tournament 

to take place in August, 

hosting their annual block 

party in the historic downtown 

area in August, and 

participating in the Frankfort 

Fall Fest by running the 

bike corral and volunteering 

their time at the beer tent. 

Additionally, they maintain 

the medicine wheel planting 

at the Founders Community 

Center and host an annual 

holiday party. 


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(left to right) Mark 

Adams (president), 

Marcia Steward 

(secretary), Danette 

Muscarella (vice 

president) and Pam 

Griffin (treasurer) 

were elected at the 

association’s April 11 

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Foundation funds therapy, support items for children with special needs 

Westside selects 

seven recipients for 

quarterly award 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

All of the pieces have finally 

fallen into place for 

Westside Children’s Therapy 

staff who worked to create 

the Westside Foundation. 

They created the foundation 

with the goal of raising 

enough money to provide 

much-needed therapy and 

support items to families that 

didn’t have the funding or 

resources to get those things 

for their children with special 

needs. 

Though they were able to 

recently give that funding 

to seven area families, their 

work is not done. The foundation 

will continue to raise 

funds in hopes of funding 

many more families’ needs 

in the months and years to 

come. 

“It’s been a long time 

coming, and it feels very rewarding,” 

said Amy Erb, an 

applied behavior analysis 

specialist at Westside Children’s 

Therapy’s Joliet clinic. 

“To finally be able to feel like 

we’re able to make that difference 

for them is pretty great.” 

Erb, who originally had the 

idea to create the foundation 

during one of many sleepless 

nights thinking about the 

families she works with, said 

there were a lot of pieces that 

had to fall into place before 

the group was able to provide 

the financial support for those 

families. 

While the foundation was 

launched by people affiliated 

with Westside Children’s 

Therapy — which provides 

physical therapy to children 

with special needs — it took 

applications from more than 

just its own patients. Erb said 

they had hoped to get the 

word out to the community 

and get applications from 

many non-Westside families. 

She said almost half of the 

applications they received 

were from people in the community 

who don’t currently 

attend therapy at Westside. 

Because some of the requests 

were for less expensive 

items, Erb, who is a member 

of the board of directors for 

the foundation, said they were 

able to reach more families 

than they’d hoped. 

Requests ranged from a 

weighted blanket — a small 

item with a big impact, she 

said — and other sensory 

items to more expensive requests 

involving therapy or 

specialized equipment. 

“It was nice to be able to 

reach a bigger number of 

families than we anticipated 

because some were just looking 

for those little things,” 

Erb said. 

One of those requests came 

from Akilah Huisar, who requested 

funding for her son 

Jaleel to attend feeding therapy. 

Jaleel, who has autism, 

has been attending therapy 

at Westside for almost a year, 

and has already shown immense 

improvement in his 

behavior and communication. 

Huisar said she struggles 

daily with feeding her son, 

who will only eat a few, very 

specific foods. 

Though his therapists 

don’t think he’s ready for the 

requested feeding therapy 

yet, the money will be put 

to good use in hopes he’ll 

eventually be able to receive 

therapy to increase the number 

of foods he will eat, as 

well as the time he spends at 

the table. 

Instead, the foundation’s 

award will be used to purchase 

an augmentative and 

alternative communication 

(AAC) device. The AAC 

device will be used to help 

Jaleel communicate with the 

people around him. 

Huisar said she was very 

happy when she found out 

Westside Children’s Therapy employee Devin Cassidy 

works with Jaleel Huisar, who has autism. The Huisars 

were recently given an award to expand their therapy 

through the Westside Foundation. Photos submitted 

that Jaleel was selected 

for one of the foundation’s 

awards. They have insurance, 

but it doesn’t pay for everything. 

With the help of an AAC 

device, she said she hopes 

that Jaleel will be able to 

better communicate some 

of his basic needs — things 

like when he’s sick, when 

he’s hungry, when he’s cold 

or when he needs to use the 

bathroom. 

Huisar said he’s recently 

been working with a picture 

exchange system (PES) with 

his therapists and is even beginning 

to initiate communication 

on his own. 

The PES is a step in his 

communication journey, 

as she calls it, and is one of 

many systems they’ve tried 

with Jaleel. The lack of communication 

makes school and 

home life difficult, but Huisar 

said Jaleel is very interested 

with technology and is hopeful 

that an AAC device will 

be just what he needs. 

“I’m looking forward to 

being able to understand him 

as a parent,” she said. 

Nicole Roberson, an ABA 

specialist at Westside Children’s 

Therapy, said she’s 

seen a lot of improvement in 

Jaleel since she started working 

with him last year. 

When he began going 

there, she said he wasn’t able 

to communicate basic things 

and didn’t want to comply 

with anything the therapists 

would ask of him, like sharing 

a toy. 

Without a way to communicate, 

she said those 

exchanges often resulted in 

aggression and whining and 

crying. 

“Now, he’s completely 

turned around and is able to 

hand over an item if we ask 

him for it,” Roberson said. 

She said she’s also seen 

improvements with his verbal 

communication skills and his 

ability to attend to an activity 

for longer periods of time. 

“He went from being able 

to attend to an activity for 

only a few seconds to a minute 

or longer depending on 

the activity,” Roberson said. 

“He can attend to a puzzle or 

some type of sorting activity 

or the shape sorter for a 

lot longer now and actually 

complete more things.” 

Those things are all part of 

Jaleel’s journey to attend the 

feeding therapy that would 

benefit him and his family on 

a daily basis. 

“Hopefully he can go 

forward with some type of 

feeding therapy once we increase 

his compliance,” Roberson 

said. “That would help 

[Akilah Huisar] out because 

Westside ABA Therapist Nicole Roberson works with 

Daevion Hall. Roberson often sees Jaleel Huisar, as well, 

as said he’s improved his communication skills since 

beginning therapy. 

How to help 

The Westside Foundation is continuing to raise money 

for the next set of awards, which will be given on June 1. 

They are also gearing up for the Illinois Alumni Hockey 

Tournament Friday, June 23 through Sunday, June 25 

when hundreds of hockey players who have signed 

up will help raise money for the foundation. Erb said 

with the number of people who have signed up for the 

tournament, the foundation raised their fundraising 

goal to $50,000. 

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www.westsidegivesback.org. 

I know she goes through a 

lot because he will only eat a 

few things. 

“Hopefully we can expand 

his repertoire with food and 

just general compliance, and 

we would like to work on 

him being able to eventually, 

long-term engage with kids 

and play alongside of other 

kids without taking toys or 

engaging in behaviors.” 

Although she’s been working 

in the ABA field for more 

than six years, Roberson 

said the last year she’s spent 

working at Westside has been 

a wonderful experience because 

of the people she works 

with and their dedication to 

the children they work with. 

“I love [working at Westside]. 

It’s amazing,” Roberson 

said. “They’re really 

invested in the kids, and it 

really is all about the kids 

and making a difference with 

them and what’s best for 

them. That’s my favorite part 

of working here.” 

She said the collaboration 

between teams at Westside 

contributes to the consistent 

treatment that children like 

Jaleel receive when they attend 

multiple types of therapy. 

For Roberson, that hard 

work is accompanied by a 

heartfelt love for her work. 

“I really fell in love with 

the way ABA works and how 

we can change behaviors for 

the better and increase more 

positive behaviors, [while] 

decreasing those inappropriate 

behaviors,” she said. “I 

just really saw the difference 

that it made with a lot of kids. 

“I think to be really successful 

in ABA and to really 

change things and make a 

difference, your heart does 

have to be all in.”



Southwest Suburban Activists highlight empathy, equality at vigil 

F. Amanda Tugade 

Contributing Editor 

The evening of April 13 

was rather chilly, but for the 

small group who gathered at 

Breidert Green in Frankfort 

and expected rainfall, the 

weather was more than favorable. 

The crowd was composed 

of couples, friends and families. 

Some came equipped with 

handmade signs that read 

“Hate has no home here” or 

“Together with Syria,” while 

others held tightly onto their 

American flags, which billowed 

in the breeze. 

Silence washed over them 

as Emily Biegel stepped on 

stage, grabbed hold of the 

mic and began to read a few 

poems aloud. 

“Aleppo strikes the child 

of concrete dust and blood,” 

Biegel read from “Assad’s 

Legacy” by Danae Wilkin. 

“He raises his hand, feels 

the warmth on his forehead. 

Shock, not yet knowing his 

orphaned life, siblings gone.” 

That Thursday night, she 

explained, was marked as 

#WomenforSyria: Day of 

Action for Syria. In conjunction 

with the Women’s March 

on Washington, the vigil was 

part of a nationwide effort to 

put a spotlight on the country, 

which has seen much political 

warfare, ultimately displacing, 

dividing – even killing 

– its people. 

“I would like to invite you 

to light your candles,” Biegel 

said, as she encouraged others 

to remain compassionate 

and extend kindness. 

Uniting for a cause 

Biegel, 36, of Frankfort, 

is the founder of Southwest 

Suburban Activists, a recently 

formed 350-member 

group that promotes equality, 

justice and progress. 

After participating in a local 

Women’s March, Biegel 

felt inspired to do more for 

Participants (left to right) Jennifer Larkin, Tina Zagone 

and Chris Greiner listen to speakers from the Southwest 

Suburban Activists. 

her community, understand 

the changes around her postpresidential 

election and engage 

in discussion with others. 

She wanted to create a 

safe space for people to talk, 

to share their ideas and to 

learn of ways to help others. 

“Being in the march felt 

so good – like finally having 

your voice heard, beyond 

posting things on Facebook,” 

Biegel said. 

A Day of Action for Syria 

called attention to its refugees, 

who are seeking “freedom, 

safety and security,” 

according to Women’s March 

on Washington website. 

“For me and a lot of our 

members, it is really important 

to get involved,” Biegel 

said of establishing SSA and 

hosting the vigil. “There is 

this idea – this false idea – 

that refugees are going to 

ruin our country and that they 

don’t assimilate well. There’s 

this false fear of anyone who 

happens to be Muslim, and 

that is stupid. It’s just important 

that we do these things.” 

Peggy Killacky, 66, and 

Susann Spring, 62, both of 

Tinley Park, shared Biegel’s 

sentiments. 

The two, who attended the 

vigil, talked of spending time 

in their youth to promote 

women’s rights, and they 

noted SSA picks up where 

they left off. 

“I just found this event this 

week, and it was like, ‘Yes. 

We need something like this 

in the southwest suburbs,'” 

Spring said. “So, this fits the 

bill. Just talking to people 

here tonight, there’s a lot 

of passion. That’s what we 

need.” 

What is at the core of SSA 

is educating each other on 

current events and ongoing 

societal issues, as well as 

keeping an open mind and 

listening, Biegel said. 

Forty-seven-year-old John 

Ganeff, of Chicago, and 

50-year-old Pam Moris, of 

New Lenox, said SSA gives 

them the chance to find and 

express their voice. 

“Sometimes, when you listen 

to the news, a lot of times 

it’s just powerful people making 

pronouncements,” Ganeff 

said. “You don’t feel like you 

have a voice, and [by taking 

action] hopefully you feel like 

you have an influence over 

how things are done.” 

As SSA continues to grow, 

their mission to help and 

serve others expands, as well. 

Biegel said the purpose of the 

group is to bring people from 

all of walks of life together 

and work toward a common 

goal. 

“Empathy matters, and 

equality is something we 

should strive for,” Biegel 

said. 

Supporters (left to right) Susann Paus-Gortowski, Susann Spring and Marilyn Malik stand 

in solidarity with Syria Thursday, April 13, during a vigil on Breidert Green. 

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Donna Vegter, president 

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Paul Kinsella, John Murdie, 

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rescue teams. 

Brian Adcock was promoted 

from engineer to 

lieutenant. Adcock began 

his career with Frankfort in 

2007. Lieutenant Adcock 

has a bachelor’s degree and 

is a member of the fire investigations 

and fire arson 

taskforce teams. 

Bill Kramer was promoted 

from firefighter to 

engineer. Kramer began 


in 2010. Engineer Kramer 

has an associate’s degree 

and is a member of the water 

rescue team as a rescue 

diver. 

Tom Warszalek was promoted 

from firefighter to 

engineer. Tom Warszalek 

began his career with 

Frankfort in 2010. Engineer 

Warszalek has a 

bachelor’s degree and is a 

member of the fire investigation 

team. 

Gerald Cahill, MD, is a Midwest Bariatrics surgeon contracted with Specialty Physicians of Illinois, LLC, 

who chooses to practice at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields. 

Visit us online at 

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Chicagoly named among Chicago’s best publications 

Staff Report 

The first year for Chicagoly 

magazine was an awardwinning 

one. 

Chicagoly, a sister publication 

of The Frankfort Station, 

both published by 22nd 

Century Media, was named a 

finalist in four categories of 

the 40th annual Peter Lisagor 

Awards from the Chicago 

Headline Club. 

Chicagoly, a quarterly magazine, 

competes in the Non- 

Daily Newspaper, Magazine 

or Newspaper Magazine division. 

Winners are to be announced 

during a honorary 

banquet May 12 at the Union 

League Club of Chicago. 

Highlighting the nominations 

was a spot in the General 

Excellence in Print Journalism 

field, where Chicagoly 

will compete with Chicago 

magazine and Crain’s Chicago 

Business for best nondaily 

publication of 2016. 

Chicago magazine won the 

award in 2016 and Crain’s in 

2015. 

Also earning nominations 

for Chicagoly were feature 

stories from three of the magazine’s 

four 2016 issues. 

Jamie Lynn Ferguson’s 

homage to artist and author 

Shel Silverstein (Summer 

2016) earned a nomination 

in the Best Feature category, 

while Zach Brooke’s breakdown 

of the mattress-store 

boom in Chicagoland (Spring 

2016) is a finalist for Best 

Business Reporting. 

Also a finalist is “Plugged 

In: The Story of Internet Addiction,” 

by Lorraine Boissoneault 

(Fall 2016), which 

is up for Best Non-Deadline 

Reporting against a story 

from Sports Illustrated and 

another from Rolling Stone. 

“For such a fairly new publication 

like ours, just being 

nominated feels like we’ve 

already won,” said Vasilis 

Papadrosos, Chicagoly’s 

creative director. “I’m very 

honored we’re recognized 

among so many well-established 

publications. And it’s 

Just the beginning 

In just six issues, Chicagoly magazine has earned numerous recognitions 

From What Story/Issue 

American Society of 

Magazine Editors 

Chicago Headline Club: 

Peter Lisagor Awards 

finalist 

also great recognition for the 

hard work all of us put into 

this magazine every issue 

and motivation to keep producing 

quality work. 

“But — let’s be honest — 

we want to win.” 

Chicagoly burst on the 

scene in late 2015, debuting 

with a winter issue. That one 

Readers’ Choice: Best Business and 

Technology Cover 

Non-Daily: General Excellence in Print 

Journalism 

Non-Daily: Best Feature Story 

Non-Daily: Best Business Reporting 

Non-Daily: Best Non-Deadline Reporting 

Non-Daily: Best Sports Story 

issue earned a Lisagor Award 

nomination for a Best Sports 

Story. The magazine, also 

known for its vibrant and creative 

covers, earned a Readers’ 

Choice Award for Best 

Business and Technology 

Cover (Fall 2016) from the 

American Society of Magazine 

Editors. 

Fall 2016 

Spring, Fall and Winter 2016 

“Portrait of an Artist,” by Jamie Lynn 

Ferguson (Summer 2016) 

“Soft Landing,” by Zach Brooke (Spring 

2016) 

“Plugged In: The Story of Internet 

Addiction,” By Lorraine Boissoneault (Fall 

2016) 

“Back in the Bigs,” by Joe Coughlin (Winter 

2015) 

Chicagoly has continued its 

dedication to well-researched, 

in-depth and colorful storytelling 

on subjects and people 

important to Chicagoans. 

Calling itself “The most compelling 

read in Chicagoland,” 

the magazine recently moved 

to a subscription model. 

Annual subscriptions are 

just $16, while two-year 

buys, which have been the 

most popular choice so far, 

can be made for only $24. To 

get a subscription or for more 

information, visit Chicagoly 

mag.com/subscribe or contact 

Publisher Joe Coughlin 

at (847) 272-4565 or joe@ 

chicagolymag.com. 

Lady — A Women’s Expo to return for fourth year to Tinley 

Publisher’s event 

to take place April 

29 at Tinley Park 

Convention Center 

Jon DePaolis 


A local favorite for the 

ladies is about to return to a 

nearby convention center. 

The fourth Lady – A 

Women’s Expo, presented 

by 22nd Century Media and 

Diamond Sponsor Planet 

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

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• Vitality Health Systems 

• Weight Watchers 

• Window & Siding 

Planet Inc. 

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• Wyndham Vacation 

Ownership 

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Chelsea raises $50,000 

to help heart health 

Submitted by Frankfort 

School District 157-C 

This was the 21st year 

of Chelsea Intermediate 

School’s participation in 

Jump Rope for Heart. This 

is a national educational and 

fundraising program to benefit 

the American Heart Association. 

Jump Rope for Heart 

teaches students about the 

importance of a healthy 

lifestyle and also demonstrates 

that they can be 

empowered to provide vital 

community service and 

make a difference. At the 

same time, the children enjoy 

getting into the spirit of 

this fun-filled event. Students 

jump for their own 

healthy hearts and to help 

save the lives of others because 

the donations collected 

fund research and training 

to fight heart disease. 

Chelsea’s physical education 

instructors are Kay 

Elam, Randy Klosowski 

and Matt Dykema. The 

Chelsea third- through 

fifth-graders jumped rope 

during their physical education 

classes. All students 

jumped in honor of someone 

by making a heart with 

their name to post on the 

wall. 

Students earned “zoo 

crew” key chains and lanyards 

for their donations 

as they collected. The top 

five Chelsea collectors were 

Dylan Lemmons, Leah Signore, 

Sophie Banninga, 

Owen Britt and Cooper Dust. 

In 2016, Chelsea had the 

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distinction of being No. 2 

in the nation and No. 1 in 

the 11-state Midwest Affiliate 

for the most donations 

raised. 

For 2017, Chelsea’s contributions 

totaled $50,112. 

Because it takes $50 to train 

one person in Cardiopulmonary 

Resuscitation (CPR) it 

means that Chelsea could 

save 1,002 lives through its 

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Chelsea Intermediate School’s Jump Rope for Heart topfive 

student donation collectors (front left to right) Owen 

Britt, Leah Signore; (middle left to right) Sophie Banninga, 

Dylan Lemmons and Cooper Dust pose with (back left to 

right) physical education instructors Randy Klosowski, Kay 

Elam and Matt Dykema. Photo submitted 

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708.326.9170 ext. 17 

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Summit Hill Junior High seventh- and eighth-graders who qualified for the Illinois Junior 

Academy of Science State Science Fair pose for a photo: (top row left to right) Olivia 

Ernst, Elaine Foster, Luke Meacham and Madeline Dickenscheidt; (middle row left to right) 

Sydney Smithgall, Charlie Squires, Ryan Lenart, Grace White and Morgan Frech; (bottom 

row left to right) Josie LaPapa, Allison O’Connor, George Flaris, Jillian Mills and Jenna 

Wols. photo submitted 

Summit Hill science students 

put their skills to the test 

Submitted by Summit Hill 

School District 161 

Congratulations to the 

accomplished Summit Hill 

Junior High seventh- and 

eighth-grade students who 

qualified for the Illinois Junior 

Academy of Science 

State Science Fair. The following 

students excelled 

and received state qualifying 

outstanding awards for 

the IJAS Regional Paper 

Science Fair on March 11 at 

Still Middle School in Aurora 

and/or IJAS Regional 

Project Science Fair on 

March 18 at Metea Valley 

School in Aurora. 

Over the past one to two 

years, these students have 

researched and developed 

their projects and the SHJH 

staff are very proud of their 

accomplishments. Good 

luck to everyone going to the 

state competition at Northern 

Illinois University in 

DeKalb, Illinois on May 5-6. 

Lincoln-Way phishing scam resurfaces 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 

District officials have 

been made aware of an 

email phishing scam that has 

resurfaced in the Lincoln- 

Way area. Individuals claiming 

to work for a custom 

T-shirt and spirit wear company 

(TD Sports) have sent 

emails to local Lincoln-Way 

area businesses claiming to 

have sponsorship opportunities 

available through T-shirt 

and product sales. The individuals 

sending these emails 

have no association with 

Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 210, 

or with TD Sports, a North 

Carolina-based business. 

Residents and/or business 

owners who receive solicitation 

asking for a financial 

donation in exchange for 

sponsorship of Lincoln-Way 

spirit wear and/or accessories 

should not offer financial 

information or payment 

of any form. Any donations 

made to this individual will 

not benefit the students or 

operations of District 210. 

Additionally, any donation 

made will not result in a 

Lincoln-Way sponsorship of 

companies or individuals. 

Anyone in the Lincoln- 

Way area who has donated 

money to individuals claiming 

to be associated with 

TD Sports should file a report 

with their local police 

station.

frankfortstation.com school 


The frankfort station’s 

Standout Student 

Sponsored by Marquette Bank 

Alexander Lizak, 

Chelsea fourthgrader 

Alexander Lizak was chosen as 

this week’s Standout Student for 

his academic excellence. 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying 

and why? 

I need peace and quiet when 

I am studying or I can’t think. 

What do you like to do when 

not in school or studying? 

I like to go to Celtic Elite 

where I practice wrestling 

or I go and play with my 

friends. 

What is your dream job and 

why? 

My dream job is to become 

a pro football player 

for the Chicago Bears. 

What are some of your mostplayed 

songs on your iPod? 

I don’t have any played 

songs, I just listen to the radio 

in my room. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

I used to play baseball, but 

I was very bad at it so I quit. 

Whom do you look up to and 

why? 

I look up to my coach. He 

is one of the best coaches. 

What do you have under 

your bed? 

Baby stuff from when I 

was little. 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

Mrs. Dell because she was 

very nice and gave me candy 

for when I read very nice. 

What is your favorite class 

and why? 

Math because I know all 

the answers to all the questions 

when the teacher asks 

for the answer. 

What is one thing that stands 

out about your school? 

The rock climbing wall. 

What extracurricular(s) do 

you wish your school had? 

I wish we had a taller rock 

climbing wall so we could 

climb to the top. 

Photo submitted 

What is your morning 

routine? 

I put my backpack in my 

locker, then I take the homework 

to my desk and I wait 

until my teacher gives us an 

assignment. 

If you could change one thing 

about school, what would 

it be? 

I would change the zipline 

on the playground because it 

breaks. When it was there, it 

was fun. 

What is your favorite thing 

to eat in the cafeteria? 

I like the cheese pizza that 

the hot lunch gives us. 

What is your best memory 

from school? 

When I became friends 

with most of my classmates 

it was all in one day. 

Standout Student is weekly 

feature in The Station. Nominations 

come from Frankfort 

schools. 

lady 

From Page 13 

Cooking demo schedule 

• 9:15-9:45 a.m. Chef Lesley, personal chef 

• 9:45-10:15 a.m. Chef Tim Bucci, Joliet Junior College 

Culinary Arts 

• 10:15-10:45 a.m. Chef Tom Grotovsky, The 

Unforgettable Chef 

• 11:15-11:45 a.m. Chef Jose Torres, Italian Village 

• 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Chef Jen Gavin, Edible 

Passport and former “Hell’s Kitchen” competitor 

ture live cooking and fitness 

demonstrations, approximately 

60 vendors, and gift 

bags to the first 500 attendees. 

“It’s a fun day out,” said 

Heather Warthen, chief 

events officer at 22nd Century 

Media. “We shifted 

the date this year, and it’s 

a little [earlier] with a couple 

of weeks before Mother’s 

Day. It’s an opportunity 

to kick off the spring 

season. 

“The best part about 

the whole thing is that it is 

free admission. We want 

people to come ready to 

shop and to learn some new 

things.” 

New to the event this year 

will be special guest Danni 

Allen, the Season 14 winner 

of “The Biggest Loser,” at 

10 a.m. 

“She is coming to speak, 

and she will be around all day 

to do some meet and greets,” 

Warthen said. “We’re very 

excited to have her to give us 

the ins and outs of what it is 

really like to be on that show 

and to have Jillian Michaels 

as your trainer.” 

This year’s expo also features 

an expanded — and 

separate — cooking demo 

stage. 

“We have a whole stage 

dedicated to cooking demos,” 

Warthen said. “It’s 

something we’ve typically 

done with one or two chefs, 

but this year we’re bringing 

in five. One of the chefs is 

planning to do a breakfast 

item, and we’ll have some 

quick and easy appetizers 

and salads.” 

The event also is to feature 

free fitness classes, with 

Planet Fitness leading the 

way with a cardio session 

from 9:30-10 a.m. Then, 

from 10-10:30 a.m. — and 

again at 11:30 a.m.-noon 

— Natural Healing Center 

are scheduled to lead yoga 

classes. 

“People are welcome to 

come out and try something 

new — start their Saturday 

out being healthy,” Warthen 

said. 

For the third year, the 

expo will feature a fashion 

show styled by Jenny Applegate, 

of The Leading Image, 

with makeup by Diva Me 

Bella and sponsored by Orland 

Park Crossing shopping 

center. 

“It will be our third year 

for the spring fashion show,” 

Warthen said. “It’s an allages 

show, so we try to do 

some [fashion choices] for 

young and mature women. 

We try to get a smattering of 

all ages.” 

There also will be a blood 

drive with LifeSource. 

Then, there are the vendors. 

Among the unique returning 

businesses, Warthen 

pointed to Silk Avenue, 

which will have a station 

set up at which people can 

pay to create their own silk 

scarves. 

“They use an ancient 

Turkish art form, ebru (or 

water marbling), and you 

can create a one-of-a-kind 

silk scarf,” Warthen said. 

“I don’t know of any other 

event where you can make 

your own silk scarf. That 

makes a great gift.” 

Additional sponsors for 

the expo are Celebrity Cruises, 

Chicago Sky, Chicago 

Red Stars, Ingalls Health 

System, LifeSource and 

SlimSmart Balloon. 

To register for the expo, visit 

www.22ndcenturymedia. 

com/lady. 

Come in for a tour to meet our staff, visit 

our classes, and learn about all we have to 

offer. Schedule your tour Monday through 

Thursday between 9:30am and 11:30am. 

Programs 

& Curriculum 

3 Year Old Preschool Classes 

4 Year Old Pre-Kindergarten Classes 

• 13 Student Maximum Per Class 

• Frankfort’s Only Catholic Preschool 

• Certified and Experienced Teachers 

• Monthly Prayer Services 

• Nut-Free Allergy Friendly 

Atmosphere 

• Extended Day Programs 

St. Anthony Catholic Preschool 

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Subjects 

Include 

Religion, Math, Language Arts, 

Writing, Spanish, Computers... 

and many more that promote 

kindergarten readiness skills!

18 | April 20, 2017 | The frankfort station News 


FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Weather spotter training, 

health and safety expo set 

for April 26 

Again this year, area residents 

will have the opportunity 

to learn about emergency 

preparedness, safety, health 

and nutrition, as well as become 

a certified severe weather 

spotter for the National 

Weather Service. 

The eighth annual Health 

and Safety Expo — sponsored 

by the New Lenox 

Safe Communities America 

Coalition and Citizen Corps 

Council, National Weather 

Service, Will County Emergency 

Management Agency, 

and Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 

210 — will be held from 5-7 

p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at 

the Performing Arts Center 

at Lincoln-Way West High 

School, followed by the NWS 

training at 7 p.m. 

Dan Martin, Safe Community 

Coordinator for the Village 

of New Lenox, said the 

expo and weather training are 

great opportunities for people 

to stay informed and learn 

about severe weather. 

“It’s not a question of if; it’s 

when we will be struck by severe 

weather,” Martin said. 

For that reason, he said it is 

important for people to know 

what to do in emergency situations 

and how to prepare for 

them. 

Becoming a weather spotter 

for the NWS is an extra 

step he said people can do to 

help keep themselves, their 

families and their communities 

safe when severe weather 

happens, because spotters 

are able to provide real-time 

information for the weather 

service. 

Martin said even with the 

advanced technology used by 

the NWS to track storms, they 

also rely on spotters on the 

ground to provide up-to-date 

information. 

“The more people we have 

trained … the greater service 

is going to be to our community 

and the National Weather 

Service,” he said. 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Motorists urged to avoid 

driving distracted 

An upcoming event was top 

of mind April 10 at the Village 

of Mokena Board of Trustees 

meeting. 

Motorists were urged to 

keep their eyes on the road, 

as April 24-28 is Distracted 

Driving Awareness Week. 

Mokena Police Chief Steven 

Vaccaro said distracted driving 

includes texting, applying 

makeup or any activity 

that take the driver’s attention 

away from the road. 

He said police will use 

traffic stops to educate drivers 

thought to be driving distracted. 

“What the Mokena Police 

Department will do is target 

high-traffic areas and highcrash 

areas and, most importantly, 

our school zones,” he 

said. “We’ll ensure that our 

motoring public isn’t driving 

distracted, for the safety of our 

kids and our community.” 

Vaccaro said the week is 

meant to be educational. 

“Rather than being punitive, 

citations will be discretionary 

by my officers,” Vaccaro said. 

“As long as we’re getting the 

word out that distracted driving 

can cause a serious injury 

or death.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Man allegedly slams, spits at 

and grapples with off-duty 

officers outside Gizmos 

A Chicago man who allegedly 

got into altercations with 

a manager and then police at 

an Orland Park family entertainment 

spot this past week 

was charged with two felonies 

and two misdemeanors. 

Carlos D. Kehl, 33, of 1038 

W. 104th St., was charged 

with two counts aggravated 

battery to police officer, a 

Class 2 felony; one count 

disorderly conduct, a Class A 

misdemeanor; and one count 

of assault, a Class A misdemeanor; 

according to a press 

release issued the morning of 

April 11 by the Orland Park 

Police Department. 

Orland Park police responded 

at 2:15 p.m. April 8 

to Gizmos Fun Factory, 66 

Orland Square Drive, for a 

reported disturbance between 

Kehl and security. 

Kehl allegedly began yelling 

and swearing in a crowded 

area near other adults and children 

in the lobby. A manager 

asked him to stop, and Kehl 

“aggressively” confronted the 

manager and began to swear 

at him, police said. 

Two off-duty officers hired 

as site security reportedly 

were summoned to the scene. 

They asked Kehl to leave Gizmo’s, 

and he refused — berating, 

swearing, threatening and 

spitting at the officers, police 

said. 

Kehl eventually walked out 

of the business and into the 

parking lot, followed by the 

officers, who remained on the 

sidewalk, waiting for the arrival 

of on-duty Orland Park 

officers, police said. Kehl allegedly 

walked back toward 

the officers, spit in an officer’s 

face and used a body slam to 

take him to the ground. 

The other officer intervened 

and was subsequently put in 

a headlock by Kehl, with the 

first officer still on the ground, 

police said. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. 

For more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Siblings launch new fitness 

app 

Matt and Julie Knippen 

never thought their professional 

worlds would combine, 

but the tech-minded brother 

and kinesiology-major sister 

have teamed up to launch a 

new fitness app for iPhone users. 

“Running alone sucks,” 

Julie said. “That’s our basic 

idea.” 

That idea also happens to be 

the motto behind the sibling’s 

new app, CHARGE Running, 

which launched April 3 via 

the Apple store. 

Matt and Julie are Tinley 

Park natives and graduates of 

Andrew High School. 

Matt, 27, is the CEO and 

founder of CHARGE. He 

works behind the scenes 

to make sure the app runs 

smoothly for its users. Twenty-five-year-old 

Julie, on the 

other hand, is in charge of 

the company’s marketing and 

public relations needs. She, 

along with longtime friend 

Rory Garman, also from Tinley 

Park, act as CHARGE’s 

trainers. 

In a competitive market of 

fitness apps, Matt and Julie 

knew they had to set their app 

apart from others. CHARGE 

allows users to join in on live 

runs with live feedback from 

a trainer, solving the problem 

of not having a running 

partner. Users can sign up for 

various class times throughout 

the day, and during the 

run the app sends data back to 

the trainer in real time. Runs 

range in length from 25-50 

minutes. Another feature is a 

live leaderboard, which lets 

users see where they rank 

against other runners. 

“This can change the way 

you run,” Julie said. “It’s not 

just putting in your headphones 

and picking a video. 

You can get the competitive 

aspect with our leaderboards. 

We’re all a little competitive.” 

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Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

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Police reports 

Three burglaries to motor vehicles reported 

Items were reported stolen 

from three unlocked vehicles 

April 9 and 10. 

According to Frankfort 

Police, a vehicle in the 700 

block of Oakwood Drive was 

reported burglarized around 

10 p.m. April 9. The following 

day, items were reported 

stolen around 6 a.m. from a 

vehicle in the 10400 block 

of Yankee Ridge Drive, and 

around 6:30 p.m. from a 

vehicle in the 800 block of 

Stratford Court. 

All were unlocked, according 

to police. 

Earlier this week, 

Frankfort Police issued a 

warning that they were once 

again getting reports of car 

break-ins in the Chicago 

area. The Village recorded 

its first reported breakin 

of the year earlier this 

month. 

April 6 

• Michael Maebane, 23, of 

17141 California Ave. in Hazel 

Crest was cited at the intersection 

of Lincoln Highway and 

Locus Street after he allegedly 

was speeding and driving with 

a license suspended. He was 

released on bond. 

April 8 

• John Hendrickson, 43, of 

4201 W. 115th Street in Alsip 

was cited at the intersection 

of Laraway Road and 

Majestic Lane after he was 

allegedly speeding, improperly 

using lanes, driving 

without insurance and driving 

under the influence. He 

was released on bond. 

April 9 

• Damage was reported to a 

mailbox in the 10900 block 

of Pioneer Trail 

• Jennifer Cook, 35, of 244 

Sangamon Street in Park Forest 

was cited at the intersection 

of Lincoln Highway and 

Windy Hill Drive after she was 

allegedly speeding, driving 

without insurance and driving 

with a license suspended. She 

was released on bond. 

April 10 

• A wallet was reported stolen 

from a retail food establishment 

in the 21000 block 

of South LaGrange Road. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Frankfort 

Station’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

Frankfort 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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Creating passion with practical learning 

Kirsten Onsgard 

kirsten@frankfortstation.com 

Growing up, I loved 

math. I was good at 

math. Math made 

sense. 

Then, I hated math. 

This shift happened 

right around the seventh 

grade, the same age as 

the students I spoke with 

last week at Summit Hill 

Junior High. Algebra I was 

tough, abstract. X’s and Y’s 

didn’t come with the same 

luster of fifth grade handson 

activities. By the looks 

of every word problem, I 

would only to determine the 

hypotenuse of a triangle to 

calculate the length of an 

electrical wire, or the shortest 

distance from Point A to 

B (the first of which I never 

planned on doing, and the 

second was a problem for a 

GPS). 

My Type A personality 

— and quarterly quest 

for an A — kept me in the 

class, not a passion for the 

subject. And I certainly 

didn’t think it would be 

something I would use 

regularly. 

Of course, I was wrong. 

This practical, realworld 

application is, in 

part, what spurred Summit 

Hill seventh-grade science 

teacher Roxanne Rodgers 

to pursue a grant to install 

solar panels on the school’s 

roof. The solar panels have 

been soaking up the sun — 

and creating lots of data — 

since late July. This week, 

the students began working 

with them firsthand. You 

can read more in our cover 

story on Page 3. 

In the classroom, that 

meant manipulating the 

temperature of tiny UV 

beads to determine what 

conditions resulted in the 

most efficiency. What they 

discovered reflected their 

results from the large-scale 

panels right outside their 

window. 

My best memories from 

the classroom are similar 

to that: acting out historical 

debates, designing our 

own biology experiments, 

learning about controversial 

scientific issues. Some 

of my classmates went on 

to become chemists and 

lawyers. 

For me, those seventhgrade 

algebra skills are 

essential to understanding 

election data. A scientific 

skepticism is at the core of 

journalism — or for consumers, 

separating the 

truth from so-called "fake 

news." 

Rodgers, too, hopes this 

isn’t a one-off assignment 

for her students. Sure, it’s 

fun and incredibly valuable 

to manipulate and work 

with practical examples of 

science, but she hopes this 

is more. 

Instead, she wants to 

inspire a lifelong love for a 

subject. 

“Lunch with the Bunny!” 

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'Oklahoma!' 

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Faith Briefs 

American Islamic Association (8860 W. St. Francis 

Road, Frankfort) 

Daily Prayer Services 

For service times, visit www. 

AIAmasjid.org. 

Jum'ah Prayer Services 

Fridays. Sermon at 1:10 p.m. followed 

by prayers at 1:30 p.m. 

Lighthouse Fellowship (8128 W. Lincoln Highway, 

Frankfort) 

Group Prayer Meeting 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. All are welcome. 

Revolution Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Wednesdays. This youth 

ministry is for those in grades 7-12. 

Meet for worship, games, food and 

Bible study. Enter through the upper-west 

doors. For more information, 

call (815) 469-0611. 

Men’s Prayer Group 

8-9 a.m. Saturdays. 

Bible Study 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Sundays. These 

small groups meet at the church 

and are open to anyone who wants 

to attend, offering a place to ask 

questions and get answers without 

being put on the spot. Coed 

groups for students and adults of 

all ages are offered along with 

men’s and women’s groups. For 

more information, call (815) 469- 

0611. 

International Community Church (200 S. Elsner 


Sunday Service 

10 a.m. Nursery available 

Highpoint! 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. The children’s 

church teaches characterbuilding 

virtues in a fun and interactive 

way. 

Impact Student Ministries 

7-8:30 p.m. Mondays for high 

school and junior high students. 

Divorce Care support group 

7 p.m. Mondays. For more information 

about this divorce support 

group, contact the church at (815) 

469-1966 or email iccis4me@sbc 

global.net. 

Grief Matters 

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. This small 

group is for people coming to 

terms with grief. For more information 

and meeting location, call 

(815) 469-1966. 

Frankfort United Methodist Church (215 Linden 

Drive, Frankfort) 

Worship Service 

9-10 a.m. Sundays. For more information, 

call (815) 469-5249. 

Living Streams / Calvary Chapel (7837 W. Lincoln 

Highway, Frankfort) 

Midweek Bible Study 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. The group 

study will focus on Old Testament- 

II Kings. For more information, 

call (815) 464-5230. 

Sunday Morning Service 

10 a.m. The weekly service will 

focus on Book of Matthew. For 


5230. 

Peace Community Church (21300 S. LaGrange 


Food Pantry 

Peace’s food pantry is open the 

first Sunday of every month. For 

more information on the pantry’s 

services, email deacons@peacein 

frankfort.org. 

Worship Services 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. The church 

offers a staffed nursery during the 

service, Sunday School programs 

and biblically based teaching. For 

more information, visit www.pea 

ceinfrankfort.org. 

Healing Hope 

7:30-8:30 p.m. every other Sunday 

Women’s Bible Study 

9:15-11:15 a.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. 

Wednesday 

Men’s Meeting 

7-8:30 a.m. Saturdays in the Fellowship 

Room 

The Family Hearth (119 Kansas St., Frankfort) 

Spiritual Direction 

By appointment. Personal spiritual 

direction session for men or 

women with a male/female spiritual 

director who is fully trained 

and experienced with 15 years of 

experience. Free will donation. 

To register, call (708) 334-1988 

or email familyhearthfrankfort@ 

gmail.com. 

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (177 Luther Lane, 

Frankfort) 

Divine Worship Service 

8 a.m. Sundays 

Adult Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Sundays 

Children’s Sunday School 


Contemporary Worship Service 


Weight Watchers 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

10 a.m.-noon Saturdays 

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ (12 W. Sauk Trail, 

Frankfort) 

USO Drop-off 

The church serves as a drop-off 

location for donations to the USO 

from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every weekday. 

The church accepts entertainment 

items such as movies and 

games; food including beef jerky, 

powdered drink mix and coffee; 

hygiene items such as baby wipes, 

shampoo and toothpaste; and miscellaneous 

items such as bug spray, 

sunscreen and fabric softener. For a 

list of things that can and cannot be 

donated, or for more information, 

call (815) 469-2220. 

Sew What? 

This is an ongoing gathering for 

beginning to advanced sewers that 

alternates on Fridays and Saturdays. 

For dates and more information, 

call (815) 469-2220. 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. 

Thursdays 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

7 p.m. Tuesdays. All those currently 

struggling or who have 

struggled with an alcohol addiction 

are welcome. Meetings are confidential. 


(815) 469-2220. 

Sunday School 

9:30-10:45 a.m. Sundays 

Sunday Worship with Communion 

9:30 a.m. every first Sunday of 

the month. 

Hickory Creek Community Church (10660 W. Lincoln 

Highway, Frankfort) 

Ecumenical National Day of Prayer 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 

4 The evening will follow the National 

Day of Prayer Task Force 

guidelines by praying over the following: 

military, media, government, 

education, family, churches 

and business. There will be special 

guest speakers, worship, and 

refreshments afterward. For more 

information, call (708) 691-5091 

or (815) 409-0031. 

Study in Thessalonians 

7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Philbin 

Remodeling Company, 9960 191st 

Street, Mokena and 10-11:30 a.m. 

Thursdays, Together We Cope, 

17010 Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park. 

Every week through April 24, 

learn what truths the Apostle Paul 

deemed important for all Christians 

to be taught. After completing 

Thessalonians the Book of 

Ephesians will be taught. The same 

weekly class is taught on Tuesdays 

in Mokena and Thursdays in Tinley 

Park. All are invited regardless 

of religious affiliations and previous 

biblical knowledge. For more 

information, email rumps50@sbcglobal.net 

or daver@hickorycreek 

church.org. 

Worship Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m., 11 

a.m. Sundays. For more information, 

call (815) 469-9496. 

Powerzone Kids Ministries 

During worship at 5 p.m. Saturday 

and 9 a.m., 11 a.m. Sundays. 

Children newborn to fifth 

grade will enjoy age-appropriate 

Bible lessons each week. For 


9496. 

Reach Student Ministries 

6:45-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Students from sixth grade through 

high school can worship, connect 

with other students, learn about 

God and his word, and enjoy high 

energy activities. For more information, 

call (815) 469-9496. 

Mixed Bible Studies 

We have many Bible studies 

that meet throughout the week in 

the evenings. Contact the church 

at (815) 469-9496 for a current 

schedule. 

Please see faith, 24 

In memoriam 

Frank Novello 

Frank “Frankie” Rocco Novello, 

61, of Frankfort died April 3. Novello 

was the owner of TURC, Inc., 

property tax specialists in New 

Lenox. He is survived by his parents, 

Rocco and Bernice; siblings Anthony 

and Theresa (Paul); his niece 

Christina; his nephews Nick, Joe and 

Anthony; his best friend Frank Earullo 

Jr.; as well as many colleagues 

and friends. Visitation and services 

were held April 18 at the Gerardi 

Funeral Home in Frankfort. In lieu 

of flowers, donations to True Hearts 

of Rottweiler Rescue, P. O. Box 424, 

Round Lake Beach, IL 60073, www. 

horr.org, would be appreciated. 

Josephine Czernik 

Josephine Czernik (nee Paleczny), 

93, of Frankfort, died April 11. She 

was born in Chicago on March 6, 

1924, and resided in Frankfort for the 

last 40 years. She is survived by her 

children Christine, Patsy and Peter; 

her grandchildren Joseph, Michael 

and Lisa; her great-grandchildren 

Kayla, Landon, River, Taccoa and 

Evangeline; her nephew Joe Paleczny 

Jr.; her cousin Walter Plac; and 

many friends. A private memorial 

service will be held for the immediate 

family. 

Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? 

Email kirsten@frankfortstation. 

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one who was a part of the Frankfort 

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Readers’ second-favorite 22nd Century Media competition returns 

Vacation Photo 

Contest open now 

through May 3 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

When it comes to publisher 

22nd Century Media’s 

annual contests, nothing 

can stop the powerhouse 

that is the Valentine’s Day 

Coloring Contest. It simply 

is too hard to compete with 

children coloring hearts for 

soldiers and veterans. 

But running a close (and 

respectable) second is the 

Vacation Photo Contest — 

the submission period for 

which is now open. 

As always, it all leads up 

to 22nd Century Media’s 

annual Summer Fun Guide, 

which is set to be published 

with The Frankfort Station 

May 18 — all packed full 

of fun things to do this summer 

in Frankfort and the 

surrounding communities. 

That is because tradition 

dictates we locate and publish 

the area’s best vacation 

photo on its cover. 

In recognition of this, our 

second-favorite contest, we 

want to see photos from your 

second-favorite vacation. 

(Yes, we realize this is ridiculous. 

Yes, we realize this is 

hard to quantify. Yes, we realize 

we have no real way of 

knowing. But ... ) We want 

photos of those vacations 

that maybe were not the best 

you ever took but they were 

still a respectable amount 

of fun, time not completely 

Grand Prize Package 

• A gift certificate valued at $25 to Odyssey Fun World 

19111 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. 

• A gift certificate for two hours of bowling and shoe 

rentals for up to six people on a lane at Laraway Lanes 

Entertainment Center, 1009 W. Laraway Road in New 

Lenox. The certificate also includes one 12-inch pizza and 

one pitcher of pop. 

• A family four-pack valued at $200 in gaming to Dave and 

Busters, 49 Orland Square Drive in Orland Park. 

• Two passes for Emagine Entertainment’s Frankfort 

Theatre, 19965 S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort. 

• A gift certificate good for one session for up to four 

people (valued at $70) at BowDoc Archery, 18801 Wolf 

Road, Unit 4, in Mokena. 

• Gift card for Sizzles, 571 E. Division St. in Lockport 

(amount TBD). 

• A gift certificate for Chesdan’s Pizzeria & Grille, 15764 S. 

Bell Road in Homer Glen (amount TBD). 

wasted, things that made you 

grin, if not exactly ear to ear. 

Don’t get us wrong. We 

still want you to send to us 

your absolute best summer 

vacation photos, but we 

will be giving bonus points 

in judging for funny photos 

that depict so-so vacations, 

and so-so reactions to those 

vacations. 

Our deadline is noon 

Wednesday, May 3. 

As always, the grand prizewinning 

photo from our seven 

southwest suburban towns 

will appear on the cover of 

our Summer Fun Guide. The 

grand prize winner also is 

to receive a prize package, 

which you can read all about 

in the accompanying sidebar. 

Other entries also may appear 

in the May 18 edition of 

The Frankfort Station. 

Photos must be submitted 

no later than the aforementioned 

deadline. To submit a 

photo, email bill@opprairie. 

com or mail/drop off to Bill 

Jones, 22nd Century Media, 

11516 W. 183rd St., 3SW, 

Orland Park, IL, 60467. 

Include your first and last 

name, address and a phone 

number at which we can 

reach you. Physical photographs 

will not be returned. 

All photos may be posted 

on the websites of all seven 

newspapers. 

Entries will be judged 

based on photo quality, originality, 

capturing the essence 

of vacation, emphasis on 

summer and ability to fit the 

theme. 

Residents of Orland Park, 

Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, 

New Lenox, Homer 

Glen and Lockport are eligible 

to enter. 

For more details, visit 

FrankfortStation.com, @ 

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faith 

From Page 22 

Women’s Bible Study 

Gathering is typically on 

Mondays, Tuesdays and 

Fridays at various times 

throughout the year. Contact 

the church at (815) 469-9496 

for a current schedule. 

Men’s Bible Study 

7:30-9 a.m. Saturdays at 

the church. Session is off 

the last Saturday of every 

month. 

Amazing Love Lutheran Church (21301 S. 

Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort) 

Mornings with Mommy 

10–11 a.m. first and third 

Wednesdays of each month. 

The cost to attend the onehour 

session is $5 per child 

per session, and payments 

can be made by cash or 

check. Registration is required, 

and those interested 

may do so online. For more 

information, contact program 

director Marlena Spurbeck 

at marlenaspurbeck@ 

gmail.com or visit www. 

amazinglove.org/morningswith-mommy. 

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Teen Group 

Teens in grades 6-12 are 

welcome to join. There will 

be a meeting with new activities 

every second Saturday 

of the month. For more 


amazinglove-ministries.org. 

Women’s Group 

9:30-11:30 a.m. every first 

and third Saturday of the 

month, at the church. This 

semester we will be studying 

“Uninvited” by Lysa Ter- 

Keurst. More information is 

available at the church. 

Men’s Group 

6:30-8 a.m. every second 

and fourth Saturday of the 

month, at the church. This 

group uses the Men’s Fraternity 

curriculum, which is 

currently focusing on “Winning 

at Work and Home.” 

St. Anthony Catholic Church (7659 Sauk 

Trail, Frankfort) 

Mass Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays, 7:30 

a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m., 

6:30 p.m. Sundays. 

Reconciliation 

4-4:50 p.m. Saturdays 

Pro-Life Rosary Group 

7 p.m. every first Monday 

of the month in the Padua 

Center. This group prays for 

the Rosary of Life for the 

unborn. If interested in joining, 

call (815) 469-3750. 

Knights of Columbus 

Meetings 

7:30 p.m. every second 

and fourth Tuesday of the 

month in St. Anthony Hall. 

The Knights help at parish 

functions such as the church 

picnic and their annual pancake 

breakfast. 

Bereavement Support 

7 p.m. once a month at 

the Padua Center. For more 

information, call (815) 469- 

3750. 

Tuesday Morning Rosary and 

Scripture Group 

9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the 

Padua Center. To join, call 

the Parish Office at (815) 

469-3750. 

St. Anthony Seniors 

Wednesday afternoons 

monthly. Seniors gather for 

meetings, bingo and more. 

For more information, contact 

Pat Backus at (708) 720- 

9321. 

Holy Spirit Prayer Group 

7 p.m. Tuesdays at the 

Padua Center. Meetings are 

open to anyone who would 

like to join to grow spiritually 

through praise, prayer, 

scripture and music. For 

more information, call (815) 

469-3750. 

St. Anthony Preschool 

Education for 3-year-olds 

and 4-year-olds. Monday 

through Thursdays 9 a.mnoon. 

Call (815) 469-5417 

or visit www.stanthonypre 

school.com for more information. 

Registration is now 

open. 

To have your church’s 

events included in Faith 

Briefs, email them to Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at 


or call (708) 326-9179 ext. 34. 

Deadline is noon Thursdays 

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Lincoln-Way East breathes new life into classic musical 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

Fresh, young and energetic 

are not words director Gina 

Vitucci said most people usually 

use to describe "Oklahoma!" 

The 1943 Broadway musical 

has been done time and 

time again by adults, but 

Vitucci said she thinks it’s a 

perfect show for high school 

students. 

“I love 'Oklahoma!' with 

young people because it really 

is about teenagers,” she 

said. 

Although the show will be 

just the second one Vitucci 

has directed, she has a lifelong 

passion for theater and 

the experience to back it up. 

"I love it. It’s my social life. 

It’s also my passion. It’s also 

my craft that I’m always trying 

to perfect,” Vitucci said. 

"Oklahoma!" is often considered 

one of the classic 

musicals. Written by Rodgers 

and Hammerstein, the plot 

features a love story between 

characters Curly McLain and 

Laurey Williams. 

The part of Curly in East’s 

production is played by senior 

Collin Kavanaugh, who 

has been involved with the 

musical productions at East 

since his freshman year. 

“Musical theater just combines 

two of my passions, 

singing and acting,” Kavanaugh 

said. “Being able to 

be up there onstage for two 

and a half hours and put on a 

show for an audience is really 

a cool experience.” 

Kavanaugh has also been 

involved in many other musical 

productions with Curtain 

Call Theatre in Mokena 

including "Oliver," "The 

Sound of Music" and "Joseph 

and the Amazing Technicolor 

Dreamcoat." 

Senior Lindsey Doody, 

who transferred to East from 

North this year, is playing the 

Seniors Collin Kavanaugh (Curly) and Lindsey Doody (Laurey) rehearse "Oklahoma!" April 

11 at Lincoln-Way East High School. photos by Amanda stoll/22nd century media 

"It’s made this experience 

meaningful to them. And, I think 

they’re taking a lot of pride in it.” 

Gina Vitucci - Director of "Oklahoma!" on the 

ensemble cast digging into each character's history 

part of Laurey Williams, and 

was involved in other high 

school shows at North before 

coming to East. 

“It’s really fun to play really 

different people and try 

to tap into a different part of 

yourself,” Doody said. 

She said it’s also fun to see 

other students acting onstage 

as something completely different 

from their normal personalities 

and watching some 

students come out of their 

shell. 

In addition to "Oklahoma!" 

being a great way for students 

to learn about the origins of 

musical theater, Vitucci said 

it was a great show that gets a 

lot of students involved. 

The show incorporates students 

from both North and 

East, so she said they wanted 

to pick a show where a lot of 

students could be onstage. 

"Oklahoma!" 

Lincoln-Way East Fine 

Arts Center 

201 Colorado Ave, 

Frankfort 

Show times: 

7 p.m. Thursday, April 20 

7 p.m. Friday, April 21 

7 p.m. Saturday, April 22 

3 p.m. Sunday, April 23 

Cost: $10 

Tickets: www.lwemusic. 

org 

“I think the amount of people 

up onstage kind of gives it 

more of a real life [feel]” Kavanaugh 

said. “For example, 

we’re at a party scene and 

you don’t usually have like 

four people — the main characters 

— at a party. There’s, 

obviously, going to be tons of 

people.” 

While all of the students 

onstage may not have character 

names in the script or 

speaking roles, Vitucci said it 

was important to her that the 

students dig into the meaning 

of the show. 

“I think they’ve enjoyed 

learning about these people,” 

Vitucci said. "You have to 

learn a little bit about history 

and learning what kind 

of people these are, what 

they’ve been through, really 

digging into the meaning of 

the show and not just treating 

like a beautiful concert 

with some lovely singing and 

dancing. But, who are these 

characters?” 

To help the students in the 

ensemble cast get into the 

show, she said she had each 

of them create a character 

with a name and backstory. 

“I think they liked that, and 

I think it’s made this experience 

meaningful to them,” 

Vitucci said. “And, I think 

they’re taking a lot of pride 

in it.” 

Freshman Anmarie 

D’Ortenzio, who is playing the 

part of Aunt Eller in the show, 

said she thinks the ensemble 

cast is a great way for students 

who don’t have as much free 

time to still be onstage. 

The cast sings during a rehearsal for Lincoln-Way East's 

spring musical, "Oklahoma!" The group will perform at 7 

p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday. 

Seniors Lindsey Doody (Laurey) and Kelli Arseneau (Ado 

Annie) rehearse the song "I Can't Say No." 

“I think that gives an opportunity 

for kids to explore 

theater, which is great,” 

D’Ortenzio said. 

D’Ortenzio said she enjoys 

theater because it gives her a 

way to express herself while 

hanging out with her friends. 

“All my best friends are 

in theater and it’s so fun,” 

D’Ortenzio said. 

Sam Ruby, who is playing 

the part of peddler Ali Hakim, 

said he enjoys the characters 

in the musical, as well 

as the music itself. 

"There are just little fun 

things to work with in the 

musical like different kinds 

of props and the different sets 

and the different things you 

can do behind the scenes of 

the actual plot that’s taking 

place,” said the Lincoln-Way 

East sophomore. 

Senior Kelli Arseneau, 

who is playing the role of 

Ado Annie, said the show 

doesn’t have any flashy sets 

so it’s all about the acting and 

performance onstage. 

“It’s always fun to see the 

show from where it starts to 

where it grows to and just to 

be able to share that production 

with everyone,” Arseneau 

said. 

The students will perform 

"Oklahoma!" at 7 p.m. on 

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 

as well as a matinee 

show at 3 p.m. on Sunday. 

"I am so excited for people 

to see it,” D'Ortenzio 

said. "I think everyone is 

going to feel that energy 

and just energetic vibe out 

in the audience they’re going 

to realize ‘wow, this is 

great.’”

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the dish 

Smallcakes offers quality, community atmosphere in Orland Park 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

The sweet smell of freshly 

baked cake and sugary icing 

wafts over customers, 

as they wait in line for cupcakes. 

Becky Gross, 57, of 

Midlothian, and her friend 

Charlene Andrew, 58, enjoyed 

Choco-Holic cupcakes 

March 29 at the newly 

opened Smallcakes in Orland 

Park. 

The newest location of the 

franchise store is thanks to 

Matt Hackney. The former 

commercial banker knew if 

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for his newest business venture 

it would do well. He 

found that home in Orland 

Park. 

Hackney opened Smallcakes 

to the public March 

25 at 14225 95th Ave., Suite 

414. Hackney said what set 

Smallcakes apart from other 

franchise ventures was the 

amount of freedom with the 

business. 

“If you go to different 

Smallcakes throughout the 

country, they all look and 

feel a bit different, because 

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store,” Hackney said. “You 

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Smallcakes is a franchise 

from the original concept 

by Jeff Martin. Martin competed 

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show’s first, second and seventh 

seasons, according to 

the official Smallcakes website. 

The original location 

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Hackney found Smallcakes 

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“We really brand ourselves 

Smallcakes offers these Hot Fudge Sundae cupcakes 

($3.75), which feature chocolate topped with buttercream 

frost, drizzled in hot fudge, sprinkled with roasted pecans 

and topped with a cherry. 

to be premium quality,” 

Hackney said. “So, when you 

get in there, you’re guaranteed 

a freshly baked cupcake 

every day — that day.” 

The only requirement is 

that franchise owners use 

Martin’s recipes. Those recipes 

are battle tested, which 

made Smallcakes a safe bet 

for Hackney. He also will be 

serving one of Smallcakes 

newest ventures: ice cream. 

The ultra-creamy ice cream 

is mixed with cupcakes to 

give it a thick enough consistency 

that it will not slide 

off a customer’s spoon, 

Hackney said. 

“When people come in, 

I want them to know that 

they’re getting top-quality 

products,” he added. 

In Hackney’s search for 

the perfect location for his 

new store he wanted a community 

that would be receptive 

to this type of establishment. 

“I also wanted a community 

that was engaging, that 

had a good chamber of commerce, 

had a good location 

with a lot of foot traffic,” 

Hackney said. “I wanted 

a community that needed 

something like this, too, that 

wasn’t oversaturated with 

cupcakes.” 

Smallcakes 

14225 95th Ave., Suite 

414, in Orland Park 

Temporary Hours 

• 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Wednesday- Saturday 

• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 

• Closed Monday and 

Tuesday 

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Hackney looked at multiple 

towns, but Orland Park 

— and that particular location 

— had the most potential 

for Hackney, in terms of 

ease of access and foot traffic. 

During the shop’s first 

three days of business, it 

sold out each night. Hackney 

was forced to shorten 

hours temporarily in order to 

deal with the high demand. 

Hackney added that once he 

gets everything leveled, he is 

planning to partner with local 

businesses in the area to 

donate any unused cupcakes 

at the end of the day. 

Hackney’s short list includes 

nonprofit organizations 

like The Bridge Teen 

Center and potentially the 

Matt Hackney (middle), owner of Smallcakes in Orland Park, helps customers March 29 at 

the recently opened location. Photos by Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

Sam Rodriguez, 23, adds icing to the store’s Birthday cupcakes ($3.75) — one of 12 

signature flavors Smallcakes offers. 

University of Chicago Medicine 

building. While there 

are no agreements in place 

yet, Hackney said he is confident 

that when everything 

settles down, he should be 

able to come to agreements 

with local nonprofits. 

Hackney is focused on 

getting everything running 

smoothly before the planned 

grand opening Saturday, 

April 29. 

Andrew said she came 

with her daughter on the first 

day the store was open and 

brought Gross along with 

her for a second tasting. 

“We’re connoisseurs of 

cupcakes,” Andrew said, 

adding she and Gross try 

cupcakes across the state. 

Andrew and Gross both 

gave their seals of approval. 

“I was just telling [Gross] 

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The Dish 

Primal Cut Steakhouse realizes the vision of its co-owners 

Mix of classics, 

diversification key 

for new upscale 

Tinley eatery 

Thomas Czaja 

Contributing Editor 

Approximately six years 

ago, a chef entered a steakhouse 

in Chicago, where he 

met another chef working as 

a dining room captain. 

Little did Paul Spass know 

when he sat down and became 

a regular customer of 

Mark Dewar’s that evening 

that the two would become 

friends and ultimately business 

partners, one day opening 

their own restaurant together. 

The dream of restaurant 

ownership for Spass became 

a reality when he and Dewar 

held the soft opening for The 

Primal Cut Steakhouse in 

Tinley Park in late March. 

“I saw the ‘for rent’ sign 

in the window and decided 

to give it a shot and roll the 

dice,” said Spass, who has a 

background as a pastry chef. 

Since then, the steakhouse 

has gradually come together 

and opened for its full range 

of hours, offering locals a 

chance to come in and try 

the menu designed by Dewar, 

the executive chef there 

with 32 years of experience. 

For Dewar — who along 

with Spass is a graduate of 

Johnson & Wales University 

with a culinary degree — a 

call from his one-time customer 

this past September 

was the initial tipping point 

toward agreeing to the venture. 

“Believe it or not, I was 

raised two blocks away 

[from the restaurant],” 

Dewar said. “So, it’s kind 

of like a coming home-type 

thing. ... We sat down and 

talked, and the numbers we 

The jumbo Alaskan red king crab legs (market price) is 

served with drawn butter. 

crunched seemed correct. 

So, we figured, let’s give it 

a whirl.” 

A point of emphasis for 

Spass was bringing an upscale 

establishment to Tinley 

and the surrounding southwest 

suburban communities. 

“I think the neighborhood 

and area really deserved it,” 

Spass said. “There’s just no 

place like this unless you 

go downtown or to Oak 

Brook.” 

To that end, Spass had a 

vision of how he wanted the 

interior of the restaurant to 

look. He did not hire a designer 

to lay everything out; 

rather, he figured it out himself 

using a blend of ideas 

from what he had seen over 

the years at different restaurants. 

“We tried to create a 

downtown feel here in Tinley 

Park, with the rose brick, 

the stone, the barn wood,” he 

said. 

When it comes to the 

menus, Dewar said he kept 

things straightforward, with 

nothing flashy, since “meat 

is the primary focus” of a 

steakhouse. 

A lunch highlight is The 

Primal Cut Burger ($14), 

which features stacked 

burger patties weighing in 

at three-quarters of a pound, 

each topped with American, 

Gruyère and blue chees, 

finished with a mound of 

coleslaw on top, served with 

French fries. 

“The end result is a leaning 

tower of goodness,” 

Dewar said. 

The executive chef added 

another focus with his 

food program was to add 

the highest quality products 

available. He did not want 

The Primal Cut’s meats sitting 

on a semi-truck from 

California to the Midwest. 

So, he sources “pretty much 

everything” on the menu 

from within 30 miles of the 

restaurant. 

The results show, with 

“the proof in the pudding,” 

he said. 

“We’re not here to, per se, 

reinvent the wheel, because 

the wheel is not broken,” 

Dewar said. 

While the lunch menu was 

designed with both accessibility 

and efficiency in mind, 

at the same time adhering 

to the principle of a kitchen 

where everything is prepared 

fresh in the moment, the dinner 

menu maintains classic 

offerings, including filet mignon 

($29 for petite, $39 for 

king), New York strip ($25 

The petite filet mignon ($29) — accompanied by choice of baked potato or hand-cut 

fries, along with a house salad or cup of Primal Cut beef vegetable soup — is one of the 

signature dinner entrees at The Primal Cut Steakhouse in Tinley Park. 

Photos by Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media 

for petite, $38 for king) and 

rib-eye ($28 for petite, $50 

for king). 

In addition, The Primal 

Cut Steakhouse prides itself 

on diversifying these dishes 

through its dry-aged offerings, 

which concentrates and 

saturates the natural flavor 

while tenderizing the texture 

of each meat. 

The signature dry-aged 

prime bone-in rib-eye ($54 

for 28 ounces) and signature 

dry-aged prime bone-in 

New York strip ($48 for 16 

ounces) are the end results 

of that effort. And they 

stand out, according to the 

proprietors. 

“No one in the area really 

has a dry-aged program like 

this,” Dewar said. 

Those preferring not to 

go the steak route can find 

alternatives like the chicken 

Marsala ($22), matched 

with smashed red bliss potato, 

or the shellfish cioppino 

($29) — a dish with 

mussels, shrimp, tuna salmon 

and cod, combined and 

simmered in a fennel-laced 

plum tomato broth. 

Of course, no menu is 

complete without dessert. 

Spass has expertise in that 

realm, and the pickings at 

The Primal Cut in that regard 

are numerous. 

Currently, crème brulee 

($6), New York cheesecake 

($7) and Key lime pie ($7) 

are some of the listed items, 

with a chocolate mousse cake 

— which will be made with a 

very fine Swiss chocolate, according 

to Spass — planned 

for the menu, as well. 

“All our desserts are made 

in house, fresh,” Spass said. 

“The dessert menu will 

change depending on the 

day.” 

So far, feedback has been 

positive, with diners happy 

the building was revamped 

with a formal atmosphere, 

Spass said. 

“I think the response has 

been very good, and we’re 

very excited about it,” he 

said. 

As the business continues 

The Primal Cut Steakhouse 

17344 Oak Park Ave. in 

Tinley Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Sunday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday 

and Saturday 

For more information ... 

Web: www. 

primalcutsteakhouse. 

com 

Phone: (708) 407-8150 

to grow, one main component 

the owners look to add 

“hopefully in the short future” 

is a rooftop patio to the 

corner of the building. 

Ultimately, it all goes back 

to Spass’ message of providing 

a downtown experience 

out in the suburbs at an affordable 

rate. 

“We just really want to target 

the market we went after 

and provide quality service, 

quality food and a beautiful 

environment for the patrons,” 

Spass said.

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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

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Down 

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sound 

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With Lincoln-Way Schools at Prairie Trails in Manhattan 

Distinctive Home Builders provides homeowners the 

highest quality home on the market 

Distinctive Home Builders 

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“Actually our last average 

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over 20 years. We also take 

pride on having excellent communicators 

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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 

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Oversize home sites; brick 

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baths and foyer; genuine wood 

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amenity to the Manhattan 

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“When we opened Prairie 

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So why wait? This is truly the 

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Distinctive offers custom 

maple kitchen cabinets featuring 

solid wood construction 

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wood drawers with dove tail 

joints, which is very rare in the 

marketplace. “When you buy 

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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 

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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 

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specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being 

offered and the available lots. 

Call (708) 737-9142 for more 

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The Prairie Trails 

new home information center 

is located three miles south 

of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The 

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nearly every room, deck, 

patio and balcony. The 

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Asking Price: $980,000 

Listing agent: James 

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• 1022 Hornbeam Court, 

Frankfort, 60423-2127 

— Donald J. Seefeldt to 

Larry O. Overbey, Mary O. 

Overbey $705,000 

• 21362 Georgetown 

Road, Frankfort, 60423- 

3004 — Charles E. 

Cronwall to James Byrne, 

Lisa Byrne $334,000 

• 7202 Southwick Drive, 

Frankfort, 60423-8716 — 

Sean Mcclowry to Daniel 

Munoz Jr., Asima S. Munoz 

$348,000 

• 8233 W. Norwood Drive, 


— Mcgee Trust to Mary V 

Jenkins, $188,000 

March 17 

• 132 Center Road, 


— Patrick Daly to Peter 

G. Mcmahon, Tracy M. 

Mcmahon $270,000 

• 21263 Old North 

Church Road, Frankfort, 

60423-3014 — Deutsche 

Bank Natl. Trt. Co. Ttee. to 

Mary Olson, Ty J. Witvoet 

$234,000 

• 21975 Heritage Drive, 


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Tinley Park 7000 W. 167th St 

4/22-4/23 &4/29-4/30 9-3pm 

Tools, antiques, furniture, 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 880 Saint Andrews Way, 

Frankfort, IL 60423 (Residential). 

On the 27th 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: FED- 

ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 

ASSOCIATION (â! œFANNIE 

MAEâ! ›), A CORPORATION 

ORGANIZED AND EXISTING 

UNDER THE LAWS OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Plaintiff V.EDWARD I.RAPPA- 

PORT; EVELYN H. RAPPA- 

PORT, INDIVIDUALLY AND 

AS TRUSTEE OF THE EVELYN 

H. RAPPAPORT DECLARA- 

TION OF TRUST DATED MAY 

13, 1998, EVELYN H.RAPPA- 

PORT, TRUSTEE; TOWN CEN- 

TER BANK; PRESTWICK 

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA- 

TION; Defendant. 

Case No. 15CH 1411 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 


Sale 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 21278 Brittany Drive, 

Frankfort, IL 60423 (Single Family). 

On the 11th 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: 

PNC Bank, National Association 

Plaintiff V.Ayoola O.Alabi aka 

Ayoola Tony Alabi aka Ayoola A. 

Alabi aka Ayoola Alabi; Onome O. 

Alabi aka Onome Alabi; Plank 

Trail Estates Homeowners Association; 

PNC Bank, National Association, 

successor by merger toNational 

City Bank, successor by 

merger to MidAmerica Bank, FSB; 

Unknown Owners and Non-Record 

Claimants Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 0306 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 















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

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

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









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the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 



Sale 









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PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORT- 

GAGE ASSOCIATION 

(â! œFANNIE MAEâ! ›), ACOR- 

PORATION ORGANIZED AND 

EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS 

OF THE UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

EDWARD I. RAPPAPORT; EVE- 

LYN H. RAPPAPORT, INDI- 

VIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE 

OF THE EVELYN H. RAPPA- 

PORT DECLARATION OF 

TRUST DATED MAY 13, 1998, 

EVELYN H. RAPPAPORT, 

TRUSTEE; TOWN CENTER 

BANK; PRESTWICK HOME- 

OWNERS ASSOCIATION; 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 1411 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 23rd day of 

January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 27th day of 

April, 2017 ,commencing at 12:00 

o'clock noon, at the Will County 

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 59, IN ARTHUR T. MCIN- 

TOSH AND COMPANYâ! S 

PRESTWICK UNIT NO. 5, BE- 

ING ASUBDIVISION OF PART 

OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SEC- 

TION 25, IN TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, AND IN RANGE 12, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING 

TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE- 

CORDED AUGUST 20, 1969, AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R69-15466, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

880 Saint Andrews Way, Frankfort, 

IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

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P.I.N.: 

19-09-25-402-010-0000 















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

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 










PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

PNC Bank, National Association 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Ayoola O. Alabi aka Ayoola Tony 

Alabi aka Ayoola A. Alabi aka 

Ayoola Alabi; Onome O. Alabi aka 

Onome Alabi; Plank Trail Estates 

Homeowners Association; PNC 

Bank, National Association, successor 

by merger toNational City 

Bank, successor by merger toMi-



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dAmerica Bank, FSB; Unknown 

Owners and Non-Record Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0306 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 10th day of 

February, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 11th 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 89INPLANK TRAIL ES- 

TATES PHASE 1, BEING A 

SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTH- 

EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 

12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD- 

ING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED APRIL 13, 2000 AS 

DOCUMENT NUMBE R 

R2000-37923, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

21278 Brittany Drive, Frankfort, 

IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

00-09-24-404-006-0000 















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 









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the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

NOTICE OF DISPOSAL OF 

PROPERTY 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

toSection 4of the Self-Storage 

Facility Act, State ofIllinois, Becubed 

Frankfort, LLC will dispose 

of entire contents of the leased unit 

specified below by on-line auction 

on 9-May 2017 At 9:00 am CST at 

www.storagetreasures.com. The 

leased unit tobeauctioned inaccordance 

herein and tenant of record 

is: Unit 439, Ricardo Mendez 

2900 

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high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Lincoln-Way East 

Varsity Athletics 

Boys baseball 

Lincoln-Way East 7, Minooka 

3 

Mike Wallance had a 

game-winning RBI when he 

was hit by a pitch with the 

bases loaded during the Griffins’ 

April 13 win. Jake Pomykalski 

had 2 doubles. 

Boys tennis 

Lincoln-Way East 7, Sandburg 

0 

Singles players Ryan 

Mitchell and doubles Matt 

Zuccato and Weston Dell led 

Boys volleyball 

Brother Rice 23-25, 25-12, 

25-14 over Lincoln-Way East 

Jake Snyder had 30 assists 

in the April 11 loss. 

Boys water polo 

Lincoln-Way East 20, Stagg 5 

Jonathan Limp had 9 steals 

and Jason Parkinson added 5 

assists April 10. Andrew Brozovic 

scored 5 goals. 

Lincoln-Way East 13, Central 

1 

Andrew Brozovic scored 

4 goals and Jason Parkinson 

and Tom Trojniar both added 

one in the April 11 win. 

Girls badminton 

Lincoln-Way East 7, Lincoln- 

Way West 8 

Doubles Savanna Watson 

and Veda Prestamer won in 

three games, and Prestamer 

also won in three games in 

singles during the tight April 

11 matchup. 

Girls softball 

Lincoln-Way East 3, Marist 7 

Christine Malito went 2 

for 3 with 3 RBIs and Alex 

Storako (2 for 4) had six 

strikeouts during the April 11 

nonconference loss. 

Lincoln-Way East 3, Plainfield 

Central 4 

Allison Jaquith went 2 for 

3 in the April 12 loss. 

Lincoln-Way East 1, Wheaton 

Warrenville South 0 

Bianca Galassini, Caroline 

Kilrea, Emily Scianna, and 

Anna Power scored in a 4-2 

penalty kick shootout April 

13 in the win. Goalie Maria 

Fields recorded a shutout. 

Girls water polo 

Lincoln-Way East 16, Stagg 7 

Reis Parkinson added 3 

and Paige Ruffner, Jess Wolf, 

Sarah Jackson and Claire 

Fries all scored 2 goals in the 

April 10 win. Paige Spacek 

had 5 saves in the goal. 

Providence Catholic 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Boys baseball 

Providence 9, Bishop 

McNamara 2 

Frankfort resident Logan 

Anderson of Frankfort hit a 

3-run home run to break open 

the game and lead the April 

10 win in New Lenox. Dylan 

Gorski and Josh Mrozek added 

two hits in the win. 

Providence 14, St. Joe’s 3 

Gaosh Williams contributed 

to the April 12 blowout by 

registering two hits, including 

a 3-run home run. Logan 

Anderson added a double, 

and Bryce Barnett drove in 

three on his own double. 

Boys Track and Field 

Providence finishes first at 

Lemont Invitational 

Frankfort resident Lucas 

Weaver was a first-place 

medalist in the pole vault and 

discus during the Thursday, 

April 13 Lemont Invitational. 

The Celtics scored 192 points 

total, which was 34 points 

better than runner-up St. 

Laurence. 

This week in 

Griffins Varsity 

Athletics 

Badminton 

■April ■ 20 - host Andrew, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 21 - host Joliet Central, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 - at SouthWest 

Suburban Conference 

Tournament, 4:30 p.m. 

Baseball 

■April ■ 20 - host Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 21 - at Lincoln-Way 

Central, 7 p.m. 

■April ■ 22 - at Lemont, 

10 a.m. 

■April ■ 25 - host Sandburg, 

4:30 p.m. 

volleyball 

From Page 54 

we continually take a step 

forward.” 

After dropping the opener, 

Providence had five leads in 

Set 2. But they were all by a 

point, and the score was tied 

at every point through 7-7. 

Then, junior middle hitter 

Mike Herlihy (8 kills) had 

two kills, as East jumped out 

to an 11-8 advantage. 

Ahead 12-11, Piet had a 

kill, and junior middle hitter 

Caden Wise put down a block 

to help the Griffins to a 15-11 

lead. Trailing 19-15, senior 

outside hitter Nick Noonan 

knocked a kill in a 3-0 run 

that closed Providence within 

19-18. 

There would be no tie 

for the Celtics, however, as 

senior outside hitter Jason 

Szara smacked a kill and Piet 

pounded another for a 21-18 

lead. A long serve closed the 

Celtics back within 2 points, 

but a return into the net gave 

the serve back to East. Piet 

produced another kill and 

then was able to redirect a 

ball at the net for another one 

and a 24-19 lead. 

A net violation let Providence 

hang round for another 

point, but Piet pinged the 

match-winning kill to give 

the Griffins their first victory 

Girls soccer 


West, 6:15 p.m. 

Girls softball 

■April ■ 20 - host Sandburg, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 24 - host Plainfield 

South, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 25 - host Stagg, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 - at Minooka, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys tennis 

■April ■ 20 - at Thornwood, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 22 - at Oswego Quad, 

8:30 a.m. 


since the second day of the 

Wheaton-Warrenville South 

Tiger Classic on April 1. 

“We came out of a timeout 

[at 19-18], and coach [Fiore] 

said to be aggressive,” Piet 

said of his play down the 

stretch. “I just took advantage 

of the opportunity. 

“It’s a fun little rivalry 

playing Providence. In my 

second year of playing club 

ball, when I was 13, I was 

coached by coach Klaver, so 

that was neat to play them. 

We just have to keep working 

hard to get better.” 

Patterson had two kills and 

a block in the early going of 

the opener to help Providence 

to a 3-2 lead. But Piet produced 

a pair of kills, and senior 

setter Jake Snyder (17 assists, 

2 kills, 3 blocks) served 

an ace, as the Griffins gathered 

four straight points to 

take the lead for good at 6-3. 

During that stretch, however, 

East junior middle hitter 

Luis Zavala twisted his left 

ankle. He was taken out and 

didn’t return. He likely was 

going to sit out East’s match 

the next night against Wheaton-Warrensville 

South at 

Lewis University, but hoped 

to be back this week. 

Leading 8-7, the Griffins 

went on a 9-2 blitz for a 

17-9 lead. Sophomore defensive 

specialist Danny Pacini 

(9 digs) had an ace in that 

West, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 25 - at Downers Grove 

South, 6 p.m. 

Boys track and field 

■April ■ 21 - at Tinley Park 

Invite, 4:45 p.m. 

■April ■ 25 - at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais/Thornwood 

SWSC Tri, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls track and field 

■April ■ 22 - at Glenbard West, 

9:30 a.m. 

Boys volleyball 

■April ■ 20 - host Andrew, 5:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 21 - at Brother Rice 

Smack Attack Invite, 5 p.m. 

Lincoln-Way East’s Danny 

Pacini serves. Julie 

McMann/22nd Century Media 

stretch. The Celtics chipped 

away and closed back within 

20-17, as sophomore middle 

hitter Ike Papes (4 kills) 

pounded a kill and Noonan 

negotiated a block. But Herlihy 

and Snyder each had a 

pair of kills, and Providence 

committed a net violation on 

set point to end the opener. 

East coach Kris Fiore, 

who coached the Griffins to 

the state title in 2014, was 

glad to get Providence on 

the schedule. 

■April ■ 22 - at Brother Rice 

Smack Attack Invite, 9 a.m. 

■April ■ 25 - host Lockport, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys water polo 


West, 5 p.m. 

Girls water polo 

■April ■ 20 - at Andrew, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 21 - at Naperville 

Central Quad, 7:30 p.m. 


Central Quad, 10:30 a.m. 


Central Quad, 12:10 p.m. 

■April ■ 25 - host Lincoln-Way 

West, 5 p.m. 

“They’re a competitive 

program that is just down the 

street,” he said of the Celtics. 

“They were playing some 

great defense. But for us, 

we’re still a work in progress. 

We had a new lineup [against 

Providence], and we’re still 

tweaking to get the right 

group. 

“We graduated four starters 

from last year, and have had 

a brutal stretch of matches. 

It doesn’t get any easier. We 

just have to focus on playing 

better defense and putting 

down our shots on offense.” 

The day before, April 

12, the Celtics traveled to 

Loyola and lost 25-19, 25-22. 

On Tuesday, April 11, East 

hosted only its second home 

match of the season. Despite 

30 assists from Snyder, the 

Griffins fell to Brother Rice 

by scores of 25-23, 12-25, 

14-25. 

Providence stayed local 

to start this week by hosting 

Lincoln-Way Central 

on Monday, April 17, and 

Andrew on Tuesday, April 

18. The Griffins hosted Andrew 

in a key SouthWest 

Suburban Conference match 

on Thursday, April 20. Both 

East and the Celtics are at 

the always-tough Brother 

Rice Smack Attack this Friday, 

April 21, and Saturday, 

April 22.

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with Ololade Ayoola 

Ololade Ayoola is a Frankfort 

resident and senior on 

the Lincoln-Way East girls 

track and field team. 

You’ve been on varsity 

since freshman year. 

What is it like as a 

senior now? 

I feel like senior year 

should feel natural for me. 

But a lot of things are different 

this year; I kind of 

feel like a freshman, almost. 

The way practice is 

run now is different, and 

I’m doing a lot of different 

events — and also the same 

events. It’s interesting, it’s 

different. 

But the year flew by; it’s 

crazy. 

How have things 

changed? 

The workouts are a little 

different. We do a lot of 

strength training and longer 

workouts. It’s definitely preparing 

us for outdoor. 

You’ve been to state all 

three years. What have 

you learned from those 

experiences? 

Those two days — the 

prelims and finals — are 

your days to shine. You put 

it all out there. You’ve been 

training for months, so you 

know what you’re capable 

of. You just have to execute 

that day. 

It’s kind of calming, 

knowing that I’ve been there 

before, so I know what I 

need to do that day. 

How have you improved 

over the years? 

Running the 400 meter, it’s 

really a mental race as well 

as physical. Over the years, 

I think I’ve gained a lot of 

mental toughness on what 

I’m capable of doing, and just 

pushing myself. Although it 

hurts, I can push through the 

pain and reach my goals. 

How’s the season been 

going so far? 

Indoor season went well. 

A lot of our seniors graduated 

last year. There’s opportunities 

for freshman and 

people who are new to the 

team to contribute. 

Everybody’s just been improving 

each week. It’s really 

just working toward our goals 

for outdoors. Each week has 

been better, and we’ve improved 

our marks. There’s 

been individual growth as 

well as team growth. 

Have you stepped up 

into a leadership role? 

During practice, I know 

a lot of the underclassmen 

are watching me. I try to 

show them the ropes and 

do my best in practice, as 

well in the meets to make 

sure they’re doing what they 

[need to do], and I’m doing 

what I [need to do]. 

What is key to your 

success this year? 

State’s the same every 

year. I just have to focus 

on me, and what I’m trying 

to achieve, personally. If I 

keep a good mindset and 

I’m focused on my goals 

for state, then I’ll be fine. 

As a team unit, there’s a 

lot of different events this 

year we’ll do well at state. 

So it’s just making sure everyone 

is putting in their best 

effort at practice, as well as 

at all the meets, so we can all 

reach our goal for state. 

What’s your personal 

goal? 

I’m planning on doing the 

high jump and the 400 meter 

at state, hopefully. I obviously 

want to PR and shoot 

for the goals. 

What has kept you in 

track and field since 

sixth grade? 

When I started running 

track, I was like, “wow, this 

is such an awesome sport, 

there’s so many events, and 

so many different things you 

can try.” 

When I got to high school, 

it became more serious and 

it was a lot more difficult. I 

realized I really had a love 

for the sport, and there’s 

something about it. I guess 

it’s the idea of always push- 

Photo submitted 

ing yourself each meet to be 

better that stuck to me — 

that constant improvement, 

trying to PR, move forward 

and progress. That pushed 

me to keep doing track, because 

I always like to be better 

and do better. 

What are your plans for 

after high school? 

I committed to the University 

of Illinois Urbana- 

Champaign. I’m going to be 

running track there. 

It was a really good academic 

and athletic balance 

for me. I knew a lot of the 

girls on the track team, and 

the coaches were really 

genuine. I want to go into 

engineering, and they have 

an amazing engineering program. 

So it was the right fit. 

As of right now, I think 

I want to go into chemical 

engineering. I’ve just had an 

increasing love for chemistry. 

My teacher, Mrs. [April] 

Richter, she really encourages 

engineering as a career 

choice. 

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Central edges out East in 9-7 loss against former teammates 

Jeff Vorva, Freelance Reporter 

The closing of Lincoln- 

Way North last June and 

its impact on athletes and 

coaches is old news. 

Most sports have settled 

in and athletes have gotten 

used to the displacements 

and switches. 

But there was one spring 

sport in which athletes and 

coaches felt a little funny 

when they played each 

other. The water polo community 

is still getting used 

to the changes as evidenced 

in Lincoln-Way Central’s 

home 9-7 victory over 

Lincoln-Way East on April 

11 in a battle for the South- 

West Suburban Conference 

lead. 

East now has a bunch 

of former North players 

on the squad. Central now 

has a group of former East 

players on its team. And 

the coaches? Former North 

coach Kendra Will is now 

at East while her former 

assistants, Pam Dettman 

and Pat Shaughnessy are 

head and assistant coaches 

respectively at Central. All 

three led North to a state 

appearance in 2016 and the 

three were back on different 

sides of the pool for this 

battle. 

“It was weird at first,” 

said Nicole McCabe, a former 

East standout who had 

five goals including the goal 

with 3:17 left that broke a 

7-7 tie game. “It was fun. 

We were cracking a lot of 

jokes.’’ 

“Some of the girls on East 

were my best friends,” teammate 

Caroline Heathcock 

added. “It was definitely 

tough to play them, especially 

when you know their 

skill sets. I played with them 

last year, and I played with 

them in the club season. We 

knew it was going to be pretty 

evenly matched.’’ 

“Some of the 

girls on East 

were my best 

friends. It was 

definitely tough 

to play them, 

especially when 

you know their 

skill sets.” 

Caroline Heathcock 

— Lincoln-Way Central 

girls water polo player 

on playing her former 

teammates at East 

After that game, the 

Knights had an 8-0 record 

in the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference, while Sandburg 

was in second with a 

7-1 mark, and East was 7-2. 

The two teams battle again 

May 5 at East. 

The sectional sites were 

recently released by the 

Illinois High School Association 

and both teams, 

along with Lincoln-Way 

West, Sandburg and six 

other teams will battle it 

out in Lincoln-Way Central 

Sectional in mid-May. 

Since 2012, Central, East 

and North have qualified for 

state. 

In the April 11 battle, 

Central led 4-1 midway 

through the second period, 

and East scored five straight 

goals to take a 6-4 lead with 

4:13 left in the third. Central 

scored a pair of goals 

from Megan Cales and Mc- 

Cabe in the final 2:29 to 

knot the game up heading 

into the fourth. 

McCabe scored first in 

Lincoln-Way East’s Sarah Jackson (left) defends Lincoln-Way Central’s Megan McCabe during a match April 11. 

Photos by Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media 

Lincoln-Way East’s Paige Ruffner looks for an open teammate while being defended by Central’s Megan Cales. Central 

won at home 9-7 over East. 

the fourth and East’s Paige 

Ruffner answered. McCabe 

scored what turned out to 

be the winning goal with 

3:17 left, and Nicole Howe 

added an insurance goal 

with 52 seconds left. 

Also scoring the Central 

were Heathcock and Erin 

Muellerschoen 

Meghan Fischer and Ruffner 

each had two goals for 

East. Jordan Bruni, Reis Parkinson 

and Katelyn Meagher 

each scored for the Griffins. 

Central goalies Claire 

Connors and Erin Kay and 

East goalie Kaylie Pollard 

made big stops throughout 

the game. 

“A lot of shots were taken 

from the outside and I focused 

on that and tried to position 

myself,” Connors said.

54 | April 20, 2017 | The frankfort station sports 


Griffins top Celtics in close straight sets 

Providence coach 

Klaver makes return 

to alma mater 

Randy Whalen 


After not winning a match 

in nearly two weeks, both the 

Lincoln-Way East and Providence 

boys volleyball teams 

were looking to get the winning 

feeling back. 

Plus, Providence coach 

Kyle Klaver was making his 

first head coaching appearance 

in the gym he used to 

play in. 

But in the end, it was East 

that broke a two-match losing 

streak and extended the 

Celtics’ setback streak to four 

with a 25-19, 25-20 victory in 

a local team tussle on Thursday, 

April 13, in Frankfort. 

Ian Piet led the Griffins 

(11-4) with 12 kills, a slew of 

which came down the stretch 

to help clinch the match. Junior 

right side hitter Jack Patterson 

(10 kills) paced Providence 

(5-12). 

“We needed a win for a 

moral boost,” said Piet, a 

junior outside hitter. “We always 

look at the other team 

like they’re the state champ, 

and we like to play good 

competition.” 

While the Celtics’ record is 

down this season, they have 

had high-caliber teams in the 

past, finishing fourth in the 

Soccer state • Lacrosse in 2008. If • they Baseball are to 

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“It was my first time back 

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felt great,” Klaver said of his 

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so well in a decade or so ago. 

“There are a lot of special 

memories here. East is a great 

program, and that’s why we 

wanted to play them. We 

wanted to get on their schedule, 

and when an opportunity 

opened, we jumped at it.” 

Klaver is in his third season 

as Celtics head coach. 

His squad only started two 

seniors, and one of them, setter 

Tyler Korhorn, is in his 

Providence Catholic High School volleyball player Domenic 

Kimak goes up to block a hit by Lincoln-Way East’s Mike 

Herlihy April 13 during the Griffins’ win over the Celtics. 

photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

first season as a starter. 

“He never set on the varsity 

level before this season,” 

Klaver said of Korhorn, who 

had 19 assists against East. 

“He ran a really efficient offense. 

Plus, our libero [Alexander 

Zawacki, who had 12 

digs] is a freshman. We’re 

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Boys tennis 

Armed with ‘deepest team,’ East topples JCA 

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Media 

1st-and-3 

East boys volleyball 

players to watch 

this season 

1. Jake Snyder 

The senior setter 

had 17 assists, 2 

kills and 3 blocks 

April 13 during the 

Griffins’ match win 

over the Celtics in 

two sets. Earlier last 

week, Snyder had 

30 assists against 

Brother Rice. 

2. Ian Piet 

Piet led the Griffins 

with 12 kills, 

including a few 

during key moments 

in each game. The 

Griffins’ win was 

their first since April 

1. 

3. Mike Herlihy 

The junior middle 

hitter had 8 kills, 

two of which helped 

the Griffins launch 

out to a lead. 

Griffins extend 

five-year SWSC win 

streak, look ahead 

RANDY WHALEN 


The Lincoln-Way East 

boys tennis team has always 

had success. Capturing 10 

sectional titles in the past 

11 seasons — including the 

past four in a row — tells 

that tale. 

So when East coach 

Christopher Olson starts 

handing out the accolades 

for this season’s team, you 

know he has a special group. 

“This is the deepest team 

I’ve had in my seasons of 

coaching boys or girls,” 

said Olson, who took over 

as head boys coach at East 

in the 2005 season and 

was head girls coach at the 

school from 2006-2014. 

“We had 45 guys come out 

in total this season, and 

have 16 on varsity. We had a 

no-cut policy. The hard part 

is to get some of the lower 

level guys matches, but we 

always try to get them a 

shot. 

“On varsity, we have five 

guys back that went to state 

last season. But we not only 

have the talent, we have the 

depth.” 

That showed last week 

as the Griffins made quick 

work of Joliet Catholic 

Academy with a 7-0 victory 

in a nonconference dual 

meet on Wednesday, April 

“We are winning a lot but also 

enjoying it. We stress family, 

camaraderie and having a 

common goal.” 

Christopher Olson — Lincoln-Way East boys tennis 

coach on this year’s team 

12, in Frankfort. 

East (7-2) was so dominant 

that the Hillmen only 

won two total games in singles 

and six in doubles. 

But it is in doubles that 

the Griffins really have their 

depth. All four players on 

their first and second doubles 

teams went to state last 

season, which leaves Olson 

the tough decision of which 

duo is No. 1. 

“There is such parity at 

the top of the lineup that 

they are interchangeable,” 

he said. “In practice they go 

to tiebreakers all the time 

and are always pushing 

each other. There’s no complacency 

on the team.” 

Against JCA, it was Nikhil 

Piska — who has qualified 

for state three-straight 

seasons, two of those in singles 

— and Spencer Hein — 

who was at state in doubles 

last season at Lincoln-Way 

North High School, with a 

6-0, 6-1 win over fellow seniors 

Alex Demos and Chris 

Sherman at first doubles. 

At No. 2 doubles were 

Weston Dell and Matt Zuccato 

— who were at state 

as a doubles team last year 

with a 6-0, 6-2 over fellow 

seniors Chris Mueller and 

Jeff Hines. 

Dell and Zuccato moved 

their record to 8-0 on the 

season and they have no 

plans to lose anytime soon. 

“We had a really good 

start to the season, Dell 

said. “We won three, threeset 

matches to start the season 

[at the Triad Knights Invite]. 

We’ve continued from 

there and been really solid. 

“I’m more of a baseliner 

and Matt is a volley player. 

That’s our strengths. Our 

postseason goals are team 

orientated. We want to get 

10 [team] points at state. 

The sky is the limit.” 

Zuccato agreed that the 

two play off each other well. 

“I think it’s our cohesiveness 

together,” he said. 

“Just playing together and 

being familiar with each 

other. Getting to Day 2 at 

state is one of our big [individual] 

goals. Our key is 

just never giving up on ourselves. 

Always knowing it’s 

not over.” 

East captured the No. 3 

doubles match as Will Cooley 

and Max Walker won 

6-1, 6-1 over Diego Howell 

and Josh Minnich in an 

all-junior matchup. A No. 

4 doubles juniors Spencer 

Martin and Donny Tetlow 

had a 6-1, 6-0 victory over 

senior Jurgen Huebner and 

junior John Kuphurman. 

In the singles matches, junior 

Ryan Mitchell breezed 

to a 6-0, 6-0 win over senior 

Henry Jones at No. 1. 

Mitchell made it to state last 

year and hopes to be back 

again next month. 

“Overall, our team is a 

lot better than last year,” 

Mitchell said. “We have the 

five returning state qualifiers 

and everyone got a lot 

better. My only loss was to 

Hinsdale South [which was 

one of the Griffins 2 team 

losses] where I had to injury 

default with a strained 

abdominal muscle. But I’m 

100 percent healthy now.” 

Mitchell also believes that 

the season-opening tournament 

in Triad [on March 18] 

set the tone for the season. 

“I won a tiebreaker there 

over Belleville East and everyone 

was able to watch 

and get behind me,” Mitchell 

said. “That united the 

team. Now we’re heading to 

the homestretch with ll the 

big tournaments against the 

better teams on the weekends. 

We host our 24-team 

invite [on Saturday, April 

29] and I’m in a tough 

singles flight, so I’m really 

looking forward to it.” 

At No. 2 singles, it was 

junior Declan Merbeth also 

with a 6-0, 6-0 win over 

Max Kottman, and at No. 

3 singles junior Will Evans 

toppled senior Gibson 

Karner 6-0, 6-2. 

“It’s a great group and 

very talented,” Olson said. 

“But they also enjoy being 

together. We are winning a 

lot but also enjoying it. We 

stress family, camaraderie 

and having a common 

goal.” 

On April 11, East hosted 

Sandburg and also came 

away with a 7-0 victory in 

a SouthWest Suburban Conference 

crossover. That extended 

the Griffins’ (2-0 in 

the conference) SWSC winning 

streak to 39 straight 

matches, dating back to 

2012. Mitchell won at first 

singles while Dell and Zuccato 

played first doubles 

that day and had the victory. 

“That shows the that 

transition of not only this 

year, but for all future Griffins 

too,” Olson said of his 

teams conference winning 

streak. “We want to keep it 

going.” 

East ended last week on 

Saturday, April 15, at the 

Geneva Invite. A big SWSC 

matchup was on tap this 

week as the Griffins hosted 

Homewood-Flossmoor on 

Monday, April 17, in a key 

conference clash. 

Listen Up 

“This is the deepest team I’ve had in my 

seasons of coaching boys or girls.” 

Christopher Olson— Lincoln-Way East boys tennis coach, on 

his team this year 

TUNE IN 

Boys baseball 

7 p.m. Friday, April 21 

• In a game rescheduled due to a rain out, the 

Griffins take on the Knights in a cross-district 

prime time match. 

Index 

50 – Athlete of the Week 

49 - High School Highlights 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Kirsten Onsgard, kirsten@ 

frankfortstation.com.

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Lincoln-Way East’s Jason Szara (left) spikes the ball over Providence Catholic High School players (left to right) Jack Patterson and 

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