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Analyzing assessments 

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on property tax for residents, Page 4 

Embracing the environment 

Earth Day-Arbor Day to add to repertoire 

of vendors, activities in 10th year, Page 9 

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Goodings Grove Parent Teacher Organization event raises funds for new playground, Page 3 

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Ball at Zachary’s 

Red Barn in 

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SATURDAY 

Celtic Chip-In 

9 a.m. May 20, Silver 

Lakes Country Club, 14700 

S. 82nd Ave, Orland Park. 

The Providence Catholic 

High School Men’s Club 

will sponsor the “Celtic 

Chip-In” Golf Outing, beginning 

with a shotgun start 

at 9 a.m. The $150 entry fee 

per golfer includes 18 holes 

of golf (scramble rules), 

cart, lunch and dinner. Many 

sponsorship opportunities 

are available, starting at 

$150. All proceeds from this 

event will be used to support 

the capital campaign 

for the new student commons 

building at Providence 

Catholic High School. For 

more information regarding 

golf or sponsorships, visit 

the PCHS website or contact 

Golf Chair Gerry Klotz at 

(708) 710-9900. 

Earth Day-Arbor Day 

11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 

20, Konow’s Corn Maze, 

16849 S. Cedar Road, 

Homer Glen. The Village 

of Homer Glen celebrates 

Earth Day-Arbor Day. 

Events are being planned 

regarding the role that natural 

resources play in sustaining 

a high quality of life 

in the community and to 

encourage participation in 

natural resource protection 

and restoration efforts. A 

wide array of exhibitors and 

demonstrators will be in attendance, 

including Bee 

Keeping by Picket Fence 

Honey and live animal presentations 

by Big Run Wolf 

Ranch — to name a couple. 

For more information, visit 

www.earthdayarborday. 

info. 

Nick-A-Palooza 

Noon-Midnight, May 20, 

Paradise Bay Bar and Grill, 

105 W. 10th St., Lockport. 

The Nick-A-Palooza Family 

Music Festival returns 

for its ninth year. The event 

raises money for the Nick 

Kot Charity for Traumatic 

Brain Injury. The music 

fest will feature six different 

bands throughout the 

day and activities for both 

children and adults, including 

raffles, a bean bag 

tournament, split-the-pot, 

face painting, games and 

prizes. Admission is $5 for 

adults who arrive before 

2 p.m., $8 after; children 

12 and under are free. For 

more information, visit 

www.nkc4tbi.com. 

MONDAY 

Red Nose Day Photo Booth 

8 a.m.-6 p.m. May 22-25, 

Functional Therapy & Rehabilitation, 

14301 Golden 

Oak Drive, Homer Glen. 

Help FTR support Red 

Nose Day, which supports 

children in need around the 

world, by stopping in the 

clinic to snap a silly red nose 

picture for a small donation. 

Electronic versions of the 

pictures will be available 

upon request. Red noses are 

available for purchase for 

$1. For more information 

contact Kate Limberopoulos 

at kate@functionalthe 

rapy.net or Dana Weith at 

dana@functionaltherapy. 

net or call (708)645-7700. 

Coloring for Adults 

7-8:30 p.m. May 22, 

Homer Township Public 

Library, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. A stressfree 

evening of peace, calm 

and coloring. Coloring has 

stress relieving benefits 

for adults, too. Registration 

is required. Contact 

Adult Services at askalibrar 

ian@homerlibrary.org or 

call (708) 301-7908 for 

more information. 

TUESDAY 

Patriotic Keychain Craft 

4:30-5:30 p.m. May 23, 

Homer Township Public Library, 

14320 W. 151st St., 

Homer Glen. Create a red, 

white and blue key chain 

with beads and satin cording. 

Registration and $2 fee 

required; open to ages 6-13. 

Contact Youth Services at 

children@homerlibrary.org 

or call (708) 301-7908 for 

more information. 

Upcoming 

Coffee, Donuts And A Movie 

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Friday, 

May 26, Homer Township 

Public Library, 14320 

W. 151st St., Homer Glen. 

Indulge on some coffee and 

donuts while watching this 

week’s film: “La La Land.” 

Contact Adult Services at 

askalibrarian@homerlibrary. 

org or call (708) 301-7908 

for more information. 

Annual Chamber Golf Outing 

2:30-7 p.m. Thursday, 

June 1, Ruffled Feathers 

Golf Club, 1 Pete Dye Drive, 

Lemont. This year’s event includes 

music from The Flip 

Flop Men, a Jimmy Buffet 

cover band. The cost $275 for 

a foursome, including dinner 

and entertainment or $75 for 

individuals. For more information, 

visit www.homer 

chamber.com. 

Healthy Low-Fat Cooking 

10:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, 

June 3, Homer Township 

Public Library, 14320 

W. 151st St., Homer Glen. A 

culinary program featuring 

some healthy alternatives to 

everyday dining presented 

by Chef Maddox. These recipes 

will add nutrition as well 

as some great flavors and 

textures to these meals. For 

more information, contact 

Adult Services at askalibrar 

ian@homerlibrary.org or call 

(708) 301-7908 for more information. 

Heritage Village 

Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, 

June 3, Heritage Village, 

249 W. 2nd St., Lockport. 

Costumed interpreters on 

Saturdays; open to the public 

daily starting June 3. Heritage 

Village includes historical 

buildings: Wells Corner 

Schoolhouse, the Symerton 

Depot, the Greenho Farmhouse, 

the Mokena Jail and 

other small buildings. For 

more information or tours, 

call (815) 838-5080 or visit 

www.willcohistory.org. 

Camp Invention 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, 

June 12, through Friday, 

June 16, Homer Consolidated 

School District 33C, 

site TBD. Students entering 

grades K-6 will have an opportunity 

to create an ultimate 

spy gadget alarm box, 

explore a distant exoplanet 

and launch water rockets 

during a special summer 

camp for Homer School 

District 33C students. The 

cost is $225; register before 

May 15 and save $15. 

For more information or to 

register, visit www.campinvention.org 

or call (800) 

968-4332. 

Mega Chamber Business 

After Hours 

5-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 

20, Representative Margo 

McDermed’s office, 11032 

W. Lincoln Highway, 

Frankfort. State Representative 

Margo McDermed 

hosts a Mega Chamber 

Business After Hours, open 

to everyone. Registration 

is not required. Visit www. 

homerchamber.com for 

more details. 

John Lane Days 

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 

July 8, and Sunday, July 9, 

Historic John Lane Farm, 

16217 S. Gougar Road, 

Lockport. Share the history 

of John Lane, inventor of 

the first steel plow in 1833 

and learn about the history 

of farming. See his tools 

used to make a replica of his 

plow. Crafters and vendors 

wanted. For more information, 

visit www.historicjohnlanefarm.com. 

James Endebak Memorial 

Carwash for TLC 

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, July 

9, Animal Care Clinic, 13061 

W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. 

James Endebak started the 

car wash benefit for the TLC 

Animal Shelter years ago, 

and now his family is carrying 

the event on in his memory. 

They have also added a 

doggie spa, which includes 

doggie nail clips and ear 

cleaning. Help the animals 

at TLC while getting the car 

washed and your furry friend 

gets pampered. 

Freedom Ride 

1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, July 

9, Jackie’s Pub, 1016 State 

St., Lockport. Tracy Lesmeister 

is holding another 

Freedom Ride bike run to 

help the animals at TLC. The 

event will kick-off at Jackie’s 

Pub in Lockport and end at 

the VFW in New Lenox, 

where food, vendors, music 

and raffles await. Visit tlca 

nimalshelter.org for more information. 

Ongoing 


Volunteers Wanted 

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

May 20, Konow’s Corn 

Maze, 16849 S. Cedar Road, 

Homer Glen. The Environment 

Committee of the Village 

of Homer Glen is seeking, 

volunteers, exhibitors, 

demonstrators and sponsors 

for the 10th annual Earth 

Day-Arbor Day celebration. 

Students seeking community 

service hours are welcome. 

Contact the committee at ear 

tharborday@homerglen.org, 

call the Village of Homer 

Glen at (708) 301-0632 or 

visit www.homerglenil.org. 

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Zachary’s Red Barn the site of Blue Jeans Ball 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

Though blue jeans were 

not a strict requirement, 

many in attendance came 

wearing their finest or favorite 

pair of denim. 

On Saturday, May 13, the 

Goodings Grove School Parent 

Teacher Organization 

hosted its Blue Jeans Ball 

fundraiser at Zachary’s Red 

Barn at Konow’s Corn Maze. 

The event was adults-only, 

but it was all about the children, 

as the proceeds from 

the night went straight towards 

an ongoing mission 

to build a new playground at 

the school. 

Safety and inclusion are 

the primary motivations in 

the PTO’s quest to construct 

updated play equipment by 

June 2018. 

Anna Faron, of Homer Glen, looks at a design of the new 

Goodings Grove playground Saturday, May 13, at the Blue 

Jeans Ball at Zachary’s Red Barn in Homer Glen. 

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“The current equipment 

doesn’t promote a lot of play 

or house a lot of children,” 

explained Kerrie Heeney, 

PTO vice president. 

Currently, only one class 

can play at the playground 

at a time, and teachers have 

to alternate when each grade 

can use the playground at 

recess. The new design is 

set to feature several engaging 

elements, including 

climbing obstacles, slides, 

bridges and much more 

while meeting current ADA 

and safety requirements. 

“We’re excited about the 

whole thing because it can 

house a lot of kids, and the 

kids are going to be excited 

about that,” Heeney said. 

“There are baseball fields 

at the school, so the playground 

is also used all summer 

long, and it’s used by the 

neighboring subdivisions, so 

those kids will get so much 

use out of it.” 

Goodings Grove parents 

and Blue Jeans Ball attendees 

Tracey Moran and Renee 

Shutay are looking forward 

to the new playground because 

it will be able to accommodate 

so many more 

children. 

“I know that the kids 

would really love to have a 

nice, safe, clean, big playground,” 

Shutay said. 

Moran is hoping that the 

new equipment will also engage 

older children. 

“There’s not many parks 

near us, so it would be perfect 

for them to be able to 

ride the bike trail back there 

and meet up with kids and 

hangout at a nice new updated 

park that is in Homer,” 

she said. 

Along with raising money 

to help the PTO reach its ultimate 

goal of $170,000 by 

selling more than 150 admission 

tickets to the Blue 

Jeans Ball, organizers also 

offered a raffle full of prizes 

donated by local businesses 

and one-of-a-kind items 

made by Goodings Grove 

students. Money generated 

from $5 mechanical bull 

rides also went towards the 

playground project. 

While at the Blue Jeans 

Ball, guests enjoyed catered 

food from Papa Joe’s Italian 

Restaurant and live music by 

local rock band 4CAST, as 

well. 

The Goodings Grove PTO 

previously hosted a fundraising 

craft fair, and its 

members plan to organize a 

spell-a-thon later in the fall 

to generate additional money 

for the project. 

“These women are nonstop 

working from the beginning 

of the year through 

now with every event, and 

it’s always been top-notch 

and successful,” said the 

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Residents express concern over property tax assessments at public forum 

Homer Township 

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Area residents listen during the May 10 public forum on property tax assessments hosted by 

Will County Board Members Steve Balich and Mike Fricilone with the help of the Will County 

Supervisor of Assessments Office at Homer Township Public Library. 

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Homer Township Public 

Library was full of residents 

— many concerned about 

property tax assessments — 

at the May 10 forum hosted 

by Will County Board Members 

Steve Balich (R-Homer 

Glen) and Mike Fricilone (R- 

Homer Glen) in conjunction 

with the Will County Supervisor 

of Assessments Office. 

The office hosts a number 

of events throughout the year 

to assist residents in understanding 

how their property 

tax bills are calculated and 

to learn what options exist 

to help constituents save 

money. The work of the Will 

County Supervisor of Assessments 

Office was not totally 

clear to all in attendance for 

the forum. 

“We don’t actually go out 

and assess each individual 

property,” said Cindy Harris, 

a deputy supervisor of assessments 

for the Will County 

Supervisor of Assessments 

Office. “There [are] 24 Townships. 

The Township assessors 

in each Township go out and 

assess the property by doing a 

mass appraisal technique.” 

Typically, the assessors do 

not go out and look at each individual 

property every year 

to assess, according to Harris. 

They value property for tax 

purposes by determining the 

fair market value of the home 

and use that information to 

calculate the assessment. The 

most accurate information on 

file is available for viewing 

by visiting the assessor’s office 

or the Supervisor of Assessments 

website. 

Harris recognizes that 

property taxes can serve 

as a popular — or unpopular 

— topic, and she said 

it is the intent of the Will 

County Supervisor of Assessments 

Office to make 

sure the county, as a whole, 

is assessed according to the 

statutory of limitations for 

assessments. 

Each year, taxing districts 

go to the Will County Clerk’s 

Office with a budget. They 

are entitled to what they received 

the prior year, plus 

the consumer price index, 

or 5 percent — whichever is 

lower. 

“Unfortunately, the levies 

are not something that we 

control in our office,” Harris 

said. “The levies are [controlled 

by] your taxing districts.” 

A number of constituents 

raised concerns for their local 

taxing bodies and questioned 

their ability to make decisions 

without the public’s 

knowledge or input. 

That is not how it works, 

however. Elected officials are 

voted in to serve the taxpayers 

as representatives for the 

district they serve. 

If the local taxing authorities 

look to approve salary 

increases, officials are often 

met by little to no opposition 

at public meetings to help 

curve the spending powers 

they are afforded, Balich 

said. 

“If the people don’t go to 

these meetings when they’re 

looking for the raises and 

complain, they’re going to 

just keep doing it,” he said. 

That is not the case for the 

Will County Board. At that 

level, tax rates went down 

two years in a row. Other factors 

could create spikes in the 

property tax bills constituents 

receive. 

“We’re on the [Will] County 

Board, and on the County 

Board, we have voted no raises 

the six years we’ve been on 

the board,” Fricilone said. 

Balich tried to further the 

point raised by Fricilone. 

“We eliminated pensions 

for all County Board members,” 

he said. 

Fricilone wants it to be 

clear that not all raises are 

unnecessary. 

“Now, I will say this, 

though, when it comes to taxing 

bodies; everybody wants 

nicer parks, [and] everybody 

wants police protection,” 

Fricilone said. “You have to 

understand there is a cost to 

that.” 

Fricilone said no matter 

what happens, there are going 

to be raises, even if they are 

small. The effort to stop the 

rise in property taxes remains 

in the hands of taxpayers to 

stand before their elected officials 

to reduce government 

misuse of taxpayer dollars, 

he said. 

A number of residents 

were concerned about their 

property tax bills rising, including 

Homer Glen’s Jean 

Olszewski. 

“We lived here for 29 

years, and my kids all went to 

school here and everything,” 

she said. “Our district spent 

the least amount of money 

on the schools than like anywhere, 

and our taxes stayed 

pretty low for a long time. All 

of a sudden, it went up and up 

and up.” 

Olszewski said something 

has to give. 

“We need to get to the 

point where we have to stop 

the waste,” she said. “I mean, 

there’s just too much waste 

and everything. Why [did] 

the schools manage to be able 

to teach the children for a lot 

less? I know the cost of living 

has gone up, but I don’t think 

as much as they’re saying.” 

Olszewski added she found 

the forum to be helpful and 

informative. 

“The school boards, see, 

that’s [one thing I need to pay 

closer attention to],” she said. 

“I never go to those meetings, 

and I probably should. I did 

learn a little bit about what 

else to look at. I don’t go to 

enough of the other meetings. 

Like [Balich] was saying, 

you have to go meeting 

[where] they’re going to be 

talking about raises. You do 

need to go to that and keep 

up with that.”

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Homer Township Board of Trustees 

Residents’ out-of-district fees for Lincolnway SRA to be covered 

Tentative budget for 

new fiscal year also 

approved at meeting 

Jessie Molloy 


The Homer Township 

Board of Trustees held its 

monthly meeting May 8 

where it reached an agreement 

with the Lincolnway 

Special Recreation Association 

and began the approval 

process for this year’s budget. 

After the issue was 

broached at the board’s last 

meeting of the Township providing 

funding for residents 

to participate in Lincolnway 

SRA programs by paying 

their out-of-district fees, the 

issue was tabled until more 

information was made available 

by the SRA. At the May 

8 meeting, Lincolnway Special 

Recreation Association 

Director Keith Wallace and 

LWSRA Superintendent of 

Recreation Abby Billips were 

in attendance, along with a 

few of the families, to make 

their case. 

LWRSA offers its services 

to residents of its six partnered 

park districts: Frankfort, 

Manhattan, Mokena, 

New Lenox, Peotone and 

Wilmington Island, and it has 

a partnership with the South 

Suburban Special Recreation 

Association, which allows 

for members of the two associations 

to participate in each 

other’s programs for the residential 

fees. 

Since neither Homer Glen 

nor Homer Township has a 

park district, an official partnership 

cannot be formed to 

include their residents in any 

SRA, a point whose difficulties 

were pointed out by Lori 

McAleavy, a mom looking to 

utilize LWSRA’s programs 

for her 22-year-old son, Scott. 

“We realize we don’t have 

a park district and that you 

do as much as you can, but 

for people with disabilities, 

there isn’t much to do around 

here once you age out of the 

school system,” McAleavy 

said. “They can’t just go join 

a baseball team like anybody 

else, because without someone 

who understands and can 

work with their needs, it just 

doesn’t work. So we would 

appreciate any support you 

could give us.” 

While to date there are 

only five Homer families 

with members participating 

in LWSRA, Wallace argued 

that the number of people 

who need their services is 

much greater. 

“We estimate that one in 10 

households either has a member 

with special needs or is 

very close to one,” he said. 

“People come from all over 

to be a part of what we do, 

so we’re asking that you not 

let money get in the way of 

us making a deal, because we 

can always make something 

work. The important thing is 

that we are getting our services 

to people.” 

Currently, Homer Township 

has an agreement with 

the Northern Will County 

Special Recreation Association, 

which includes residents 

of Lockport Township, 

Romeoville, Justice, and 

Brookeridge Park Districts. 

With that organization, the 

Township is sent a quarterly 

bill for the accumulated outof-district 

fees of the participating 

Homer residents. The 

Township pays two-thirds of 

the fee costs to reduce the financial 

burden on residents. 

After hearing the presentation 

by Wallace and Billips, 

the board voted unanimously 

to approve the same agreement 

with Lincolnway SRA. 

“We support the work 

you’re doing, and we understand 

that some of our 

residents have challenges, so 

we want to offer what assistance 

we can,” Homer Township 

Supervisor Pam Meyers 

said. “Right now, we have 

adequate funds in the tentative 

budget to meet the same 

agreement we have with 

Northern Will County for 

Lincolnway. At some point, 

if attendance in the programs 

shoots up or funds are unavailable, 

we may have to 

consider a per person cap on 

reimbursements, but for now, 

there should be no problem. 

Thank you for everything 

you do. We look forward to 

this new relationship.” 

Following the vote to approve 

the agreement, a tentative 

plan was made for one of 

the Township parks to host 

an SRA park party to draw 

attention to both the SRA and 

the Township park system. 

The party will likely be 

held this summer following 

further decisions by the Parks 

and Recreation Committee. 

Tentative budget for new 

fiscal year discussed 

Another large item of business 

completed by the Township 

Board was the posting of 

the tentative budget for the 

2017-2018 fiscal year. While 

the fiscal year technically 

started April 1, the budgeting 

process was delayed because 

of the election. 

“We didn’t want to go 

through the whole process 

without knowing if we were 

actually going to be the ones 

voting on it or if it would all 

have to be redone by someone 

else,” Meyers explained. 

The budget, which is broken 

down into seven funds, 

includes total revenues of 

$5,474,243.05 and expenditures 

of $5,459.616.01. Each 

fund’s budget is balanced and 

includes some surplus money. 

Each fund has its taxes 

levied separately and at different 

rates, so there can be 

no transferring of resources 

between fund budgets, a 

State mandate which makes 

the budget-setting process 

particularly difficult at the 

Township level. 

Meyers noted that while 

some new growth in the 

Township enabled the board 

to make a slightly larger levy 

this year over last, the increase 

was not very significant. 

The largest of Homer 

Township funds is the Town 

Fund, which Meyers says is 

the “closest thing the township 

has to a General Fund.” 

Although the budget on the 

whole did not include many 

large increases in spending, 

one of the more substantial 

shifts in spending was in 

the Town Fund. The board 

is looking to add a $20,000 

increase to Public Transportation 

Services for a possible 

expansion of the dial-a-ride 

service for seniors and residents 

with disabilities. 

The budgeted income for 

the Town Fund makes up 

$2,622,253.85 of the Township’s 

levied cash, and its expenditures 

total $2,146,300. 

The Town Fund’s income 

also covers the expenses of 

the assessor’s office, which 

accounts for a separate 

$472,974 in spending. It is 

projected that at the end of 

March 2018, the Town Fund 

will have an ending balance 

of $2,979.85. The other 

six funds — The Founders 

Crossing Bond and General 

Funds, the General Assistance 

Fund, the Open Space 

Fund, Park Developer Contributions 

and the Park Fund 

— will have a combined surplus 

of $11,647.19 going into 

fiscal year 2018-2019. 

In addition to the Township 

funds, the budget — 

which was posted — also 

includes the annual budget 

of the Homer Township Road 

District. The Road District’s 

funds are divided into two 

funds, the Road and Bridge 

Fund and the Equipment and 

Building Fund. Both are budgeted 

separately by Highway 

Commissioner Mike DeVivo 

like the Township funds. 

The two funds started this 

fiscal year with a combined 

balance of $1,602,168 and 

are budgeted to receive a 

revenue of $4,250,347. Expenditures 

for the year total 

$5,843,202, going mostly to 

the Road and Bridge Fund. 

An amount of $5,281,475 

has been appropriated to the 

Road and Bridge Fund, with 

the largest segment of that 

money, approximately $1.5 

million, going to road, sidewalk 

and curb maintenance. 

The Road District is budgeted 

to have a surplus of $9,313 

split between its two funds at 

the end of March 2018. 

Although there was little 

discussion of the budget, 

Meyers and the trustees said 

they were pleased with the 

tentative plan, which will be 

voted on by the board at its 

June 12 meeting following a 

public hearing. All the board 

members who helped prepare 

the budget will be voting to 

approve it, except for Vicki 

Bozen, who was attending 

her final meeting. She will 

be replaced by Trustee-elect 

George Offord, who will be 

sworn in at the June meeting. 

“It’s been an honor working 

with you all for the residents 

of Homer Township, 

and I’m looking forward to 

seeing what you all do in 

the next four years,” Bozen 

said when her departure and 

contributions were acknowledged. 

Illinois Environmental 

Protection Agency grant to be 

used for pond restoration 

Finally, as the meeting 

came to an end, Meyers said 

that she received word that 

the Township had received 

an IEPA grant for the pond 

restoration project in Culver 

Park. 

The 60/40 matching grant 

will pay for $59,401 of the 

$98,804 project, which includes 

filtering of 1.73 acres 

of wetland to reduce pollutants 

and sediment in the pond, 

as well as the installation of 

two signs and four piers. 

Exact plans must now be 

made for the completion of 

the project. 

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school’s principal, Ann 

Christie, about the PTO. “I 

don’t know what Goodings 

would do without them.” 

Homer Glen Mayor 

George Yukich also applauded 

the efforts of the PTO. 

“It’s all volunteer; you 

don’t find that in a lot of 

places,” he said. “I’m proud 

of them. I hope we find a lot 

more like them.” 

The Goodings Grove 

PTO emphasized their 

gratitude for the involvement 

of the community in 

supporting the playground 

project and the Blue Jeans 

Ball itself. 

“The community has really 

come together to make 

this possible,” Jenny Reichardt, 

PTO treasurer, said. 

“We got so many donations 

from local businesses, and 

we appreciate the families 

that helped acquire all those 

donations – it’s been great.” 

To become a sponsor 

or make a donation to the 

Goodings Grove playground 

project, visit www.goodings 

groveplayground.com. 

For more information 

about getting involved with 

the Goodings Grove PTO, 

contact ptogoodingsgrove@ 

gmail.com.

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Three trustees elected April 4 sworn in to posts 

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The Homer Glen Village 

Board held a special reception 

preceding its meeting 

May 10 to swear in the trustees 

voted in during the April 

4 Consolidated Election. 

Trustees Sharon Sweas and 

Brian Burian retook the oath 

of office before new Trustee 

Keith Gray was sworn in to 

take the seat of retired trustee 

Mike Costa. 

This is the first time Gray 

has run for or held elected 

office, though he says he has 

always been interested in 

government and serves as a 

member of the Economic and 

Community Development 

Committee. 

“I’m nervously excited 

about being here,” he said. 

“When I heard Mike was 

stepping down, I decided to 

give it a whirl and run because 

I think I have a lot to offer. I’m 

looking forward to working 

with all these guys and getting 

involved in a lot of the projects, 

like Heritage Park and 

the 159th Street development 

that I think are going to make 

our village viable long term.” 

Gray and his wife, Karen, 

have lived in Homer Glen for 

the past 16 years. The couple 

raised two children in the village 

who are now out of college. 

In addition to swearing in 

the recently elected trustees, 

the board also voted unanimously 

to install Trustee 

Beth Rodgers as Mayor Pro- 

Tem. The annually appointed 

position grants Rodgers the 

powers of mayor in the event 

that Mayor George Yukich is 

unable to fulfill his duties. 

Discount on Evlyn’s Gate 

building permits 

During the action considerations 

of the meeting, the 

board voted unanimously 

to approve a development 

agreement with Riordan & 

Murphy contractors to spur 

new construction in the Evlyn’s 

Gate subdivision. 

While many areas of the 

village have resumed growth 

since the 2008 recession, 

work in Evlyn’s Gate has not. 

Riordan & Murphy owns 12 

parcels in the subdivision, 

11 of which are completely 

empty. In order to inspire 

development of the land, the 

Village is offering a discount 

on building permits for the 

developer’s parcels for the 

next three years. For the first 

year, builders will receive a 

60 percent credit; in the second 

year, they will receive a 

50 percent credit; and, in the 

third year, permits will have a 

40 percent credit. 

In presenting the proposal, 

Yukich commented that 

while the Village will lose 

out a little on the price of the 

building permits, they will 

make up for it in the added 

property value and taxes 

from new residents. 

“That subdivision is beautiful, 

but it’s stagnant, and we 

need to boost it,” Yukich said. 

Gray also used the action 

to comment for the first time 

on the board. 

“I think this is a really good 

idea,” he said. “It’s very proactive 

on the Village’s part.” 

Intergovernmental agreement 

with Lemont, proposed gas 

station development 

During the course of the 

meeting, two items which 

were not open for action were 

discussed by the board and 

members of the public. A public 

hearing was officially held 

for a proposed Intergovernmental 

Cooperative Planning 

and Boundary Agreement 

with the Village of Lemont. 

If the plan is approved, 

Lemont would annex a triangular 

area south of 135th 

Street between Archer Avenue 

and Interstate 355 currently 

under the jurisdiction 

of Homer Glen but which 

Homer Glen is unable to 

provide proper sewer and 

utility service to. The property, 

which Lemont can easily 

provide services to, has 

been designated for commercial 

development, and 

while Lemont would gain the 

property taxes from the area, 

the two Villages would split 

any sales taxes generated by 

future development 50/50. 

In the agreement, Homer 

Glen would also have the 

ability to work with Lemont 

to access utility services for 

the property southeast of the 

triangle, should redevelopment 

ever occur in that area. 

The agreement would also 

officially establish 135th 

Street to Will-Cook Road 

as the permanent border between 

the two Villages. 

No members of the public 

came forward for discussion 

of the plan, and the board did 

not take action to confirm the 

agreement. 

Several members of the 

public did come forward, 

though, to discuss an item 

which was not officially on 

the agenda. A proposed gas 

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turns a decade old in 2017 

Annual event 

promotes animals, 

nature to community 

Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor 

For the past decade, 

Homer Glen has made its 

slogan “Community and 

Nature in Harmony” come 

alive through its Earth Day- 

Arbor Day event. 

The event returns for its 

10th year, running from 11 

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

20, at Konow’s Corn Maze, 

16849 S. Cedar Road, 

Homer Glen. It is a day that 

brings the preservation and 

restoration of nature to the 

forefront through a plethora 

of different vendors, exhibitors 

and activities. 

The event offers educational 

activities for attendees 

of all ages and interests. 

From gardening to animal 

interactions, energy efficiency 

tips and more, providing 

something for everyone. 

“I think [Earth Day-Arbor 

Day] is extremely important,” 

said Sharon Sweas, 

Village of Homer Glen 

trustee and chairwoman of 

the event. “It’s an educational 

event where people 

can talk about the environment 

and they learn things. 

It’s a good way to get residents 

together to know each 

other and really put forth 

what’s important ... You 

cannot overlook environment 

and your quality of 

life.” 

Young environmentalists 

can come face-to-face with 

furry — and not-so-furry 

— creatures at the petting 

zoo. Live bats, skunks, ferrets, 

owls, hawks, falcons, 

ponies and more will be 

in attendance from various 

exhibitors to teach attendees 

about the creatures 

they share the environment 

with. 

New to Earth Day-Arbor 

Day this year is the Exotic 

Wildlife Sanctuary. Attendees 

can get up close and 

personal with the group’s 

animals, including Cheech, 

a pot-bellied pig, Aaliyah, 

who is a ring-tailed lemur, 

and Einstein, the Cotton-top 

tamarin — among others. 

“We’re going to have lots 

of animals,” Sue Steilen, 

staff liaison for Earth Day- 

Arbor Day, said. “Every 

year, we always seem to add 

a few more animals.” 

New this year for the 

younger crowd is two educational 

presentations. 

From noon-1 p.m., Steve 

Belliveau will lead an Earth 

Day-themed show entitled 

“Getting Excited About Science.” 

Then, from 2-3 p.m., 

children will get a blast 

from the past with the “Dinosaur 

Discovery” presentation 

from T-Rexplorers, 

which features dinosaur 

fossils and teeth. 

“We wanted to get something 

new and different. 

We have tried to go out and 

get some new features like 

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Science’] and T-Rexplorers, 

where kids can have a 

hands-on program there,” 

Sweas said. “Where else 

can you go to spend the 

day, whether you’re with 

your parents or your grandparents, 

where can you really 

go and have a fun time 

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free]?” 

And there is plenty for the 

grown-ups, too. 

Demonstrations on everything 

from beekeeping to 

pottery making will be going 

on throughout the day. 

Handmade and eco-friendly 

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wooden baskets and more 

will also be on sale inside 

the vendor tent. 

Those with a green thumb 

can learn about and how to 

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formed Homer Glen Gardening 

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there looking for new members. 

Even those with a need 

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to entertain them. Both 

classic cars and modern, 

fuel-efficient vehicles will 

be on display, as well an 

Icebox Derby car. The car, 

featured in the ComEd exhibit, 

was made by teenage 

girls out of old refrigerators 

as a way to support girls in 

STEM — science, technology, 

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— programs. 

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about cost-saving measures 

by visiting exhibits on solar 

panels by companies such 

as Solar Shift. Local groups 

— the likes of Citizens 

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Uprising — will also have 

booths at the event and will 

be present to discuss home 

improvements and water 

rates, respectively. 

“It’s an educational event, 

as well, and it’s focused 

on taking care of nature,” 

Steilen said. “It’s kind of an 

easy thing to forget sometimes, 

especially as more 

areas become developed. 

We see those areas disappearing, 

and it just shows 

you that you have to protect 

what you have.” 

Admission and parking 

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Homer’s newest 

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greeted with patrons 

Thomas Czaja, Editor 

DONT LET GOVERNMENT 

TRANSPARENCY 

FADE AWAY 

When Luis Mendoza Jr. 

was driving past the Valley 

Grove Center plaza in Homer 

Glen and saw the vacant 

storefront there, he realized 

he and his family’s search for 

a location for their business 

might be over. 

He placed a call to his father, 

Luis Mendoza Sr., and 

told him he thought he found 

the right place to open the 

restaurant they dreamed of. 

“We were looking for 

the perfect location, but we 

couldn’t find it,” the elder 

Mendoza recalled. “… And 

then my son was driving and 

saw this plaza and called me 

and told me. … There’s not 

many authentic Mexican restaurants 

around here, and I 

said this could be the place.” 

On the day of its opening 

May 9 in Homer Glen, Frontera 

Sur Mexican Restaurant 

gradually saw customers 

continue to trickle in, showing 

an early return on the investment 

and decision of the 

father and son. 

What began as several customers 

grew into more and 

more entering the door, curious 

to try out the tacos, burritos, 

quesadillas, tortas and 

much more. 

Village officials gathered to 

hold a ribbon cutting with the 

Mendozas, and the chance at 

a photo op with the ribbon in 

front of the counter had to be 

done quickly, given the consistent 

stream of patrons. 

“First, we have to become 

the best and be consistent and 

loyal to our community in order 

for us to continue to grow 

along with the community,” 

Village of Homer Glen officials gather with Frontera Sur 

Mexican Restaurant owner Luis Mendoza Sr. (middle, with 

scissors) for a ribbon cutting at the business May 9 in 

Homer Glen. Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media 

Mendoza Jr. said. 

To do so, Frontera Sur will 

use fresh ingredients to make 

dishes from scratch on a daily 

basis, according to the owners, 

with Mendoza Sr. serving 

as executive chef and Mendoza 

Jr. as chef. Both use their 

years of experience in the restaurant 

industry — along with 

family recipes handed down 

for generations — to make the 

most of the menu. 

“We have something authentic,” 

Mendoza Sr. said. 

“Hopefully, people will like 

it.” 

An example of an authentic 

dish not seen at every 

Mexican restaurant in the 

area is the Guachinango a 

la Veracruzana ($14.95), a 

red snapper a la Veracruzana 

served with tomato sauce, capers, 

olives and peppers. 

The fish, caught in the wild 

in Mexico, is the centerpiece 

of a dish that shows influences 

from of those who settled 

in Veracruz from Spain, 

Mendoza Sr. said. 

“Every single place in 

Mexico is different,” Mendoza 

Sr. said, noting the restaurant 

tries to show those 

differences over the course of 

its selections. 

Whether getting enchiladas, 

fajitas or something off the 

dessert menu, which includes 

items like the 3 Leches Cake 

Frontera Sur Mexican 

Restaurant 

15749 S. Bell Road in 

Homer Glen 

Hours 

• 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday 

• 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday- 

Thursday 

• 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday 

• Closed Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: www. 

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Phone: (708) 949-8498 

($4.50) and churros ($4.50), 

which are three churros with 

chocolate sauce, each item is 

made with tradition. 

Frontera Sur also has 

breakfast menu items served 

all day that each come with 

three scrambled eggs, rice, 

beans and four tortillas. 

If the foot traffic the business 

saw on its first day is any 

indication, it could quickly 

become a local staple for 

Mexican fare, something its 

owners hope is the case. 

“Most of our family members 

have a culinary background,” 

Mendoza Jr. said. 

The restaurant also has his 

mother, wife, sister and 

brother-in-law working there, 

making for a true family venture. 

“We just try to keep it 

traditional, authentic.” 

Public notices—important information about what is happening in 

our government— would become a thing of the past in Illinois under 

Senate Bill 2032. 

So would important transparency about the decisions being made 

that impact us and how our money is being spent. 

Instead of requiring governmental entities large and small to print 

these notices in newspapers, they could post them solely online on 

their own website— and there are more than 750 statewide. Such a 

move would affect many people, including the elderly, minorities 

and those in rural areas. In fact, AARP has opposed similar legislation 

nationwide. 

Only one state has tried this approach and it repealed the decision 

after two years because it was a failure. 

Illinois should be pushing more transparency, not giving the 

government another way to hide our business. 

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12 | May 18, 2017 | The Homer Horizon school 


Two Oak Prairie choirs perform at state festival 

Submitted by Will County 

School District 92 

The Oak Prairie Eighth- 

Grade and Hi-C Choirs 

participated April 29 at the 

Illinois Grade School Music 

Association State Level 

Festival. 

In March, both ensembles 

participated at the District 

Level and earned Division 

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them to advance to the State 

Level. At state, choirs are 

rated in seven categories 

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a 1 being the best. A total 

of 7-10 points is a Superior, 

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There are three adjudicators 

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with the group. 

Oak Prairie’s Eighth- 

Grade Choir received one 7 

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one of only two awarded 

this year in the entire state 

of Illinois. The Oak Prairie 

Choirs are directed by 

Carolyn Dobrinich and 

accompanied by Kiyona 

Ohshika. 

Eighth-Grade Choir 

members are: Margaret 

Albrecht, Michael Albrecht, 

Angela Alcantar, 

Delani Bianchi, Vincent 

Brannigan,Stephanie Connelly, 

Aleksa Culafic, Adam 

Dalton, Zachary Dalton, 

Allison Dick, Gabrielle Ellstrom, 

Marisa Garza, Julia 

Handzel, Katherine Hernandez, 

Pamela Hernandez, 

Mikeal Johnson, Aries 

Kemp, Veronica Kobylak, 

Reece Langheld, Alliyah 

Lee, James Machota, Shea 

Maley, Taylor Marasovich, 

Marissa McNeal, Abigail 

Miller, Olivia Minogue, 

Zakari Navarra, Dylan 

Nommensen, Logan Nommensen, 

Kathleen Nunez, 

Aneesa Ortega, Madalyn 

Pencak, Monica Petek, 

Courtney Richmond, Jacob 

Rotto, Gabriella Sanford, 

April Smith, Samantha 

Stack, Gabriella Tanguay, 

Amber Tramutolo, Aaron 

Vestal, Katarzyna Waliczek 

and Alexis Wiesner. 

Hi-C Choir members are: 

Margaret Albrecht, Courtney 

Baker, Carmen Chavez, 

Stephanie Connelly, Willow 

Garrett, Pamela Hernandez, 

Skylar Kirchman, Shea 

Maley, Arianna Mata, Marissa 

McNeal, Abigail Miller, 

Olivia Minogue, Emma 

Olsick, Aneesa Ortega, 

Ema Pilelis, Amber Ranney, 

April Smith, Samantha 

Stack, Emily Tabor, Amber 

Tramutolo and Katarzyna 

Waliczek. 

Eighth-Grade and Hi-C 

Choirs are two of the five 

choirs offered at Oak Prairie 

Junior High School. There 

are two additional curricular 

choirs, one for Sixth 

Grade and one for Seventh 

Grade, and one more extracurricular 

choir, The Bulldog 

Boys Choir. 

The Oak Prairie Choir 

Program will present its last 

concert of the school year 

Tuesday, May 23, at LTHS’s 

East Campus in the auditorium 

at 7 p.m. This is a 

completely student-choreographed, 

themed show featuring 

the music of Broadway 

favorites and is titled 

“Bulldogs On Broadway.” 

All are welcome to attend, 

and no admission is 

charged. 

School News 

Providence Catholic High School 

Homer senior named among 

April Students of the Month 

The Providence Catholic 

Students of the Month for 

April includes Samantha 

Gillooley, of Homer Glen, 

who is in the Class of 2017. 

Every month, each academic 

department chairperson 

selects one student as its 

Student of the Month from a 

number of students nominated 

by faculty and staff. Gillooley 

was nominated by the 

World Language Department. 

Students of the Month receive 

a certificate of recognition, 

have their photos displayed 

in Providence Catholic 

High School’s main hallway 

for the following month and 

are invited as a group to have 

lunch with Principal Dr. John 

Harper and Assistant Principal 

Janlyn Auld. 

Carthage College 

Homer Glen student wins 

Carthage College’s Gold 

Leadership Award 

Danielle Targosz, of 

Homer Glen, won Carthage 

College’s Gold Leadership 

Award. This award recognizes 

current junior, senior 

and second-year transfer students 

who demonstrate exemplary 

leadership through 

depth in their co-curricular 

involvement. 

Targosz won this award at 

Carthage’s annual Celebration 

of Scholars event April 

28. 

Purdue University Northwest 

Homer Glen resident 

graduates from university 

Michael J. Lahey, of Homer 

Glen, graduated from Purdue 

University Northwest 

on May 6, 2017, earning his 

degree in mechanical engineering. 

School News is compiled by 

Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@ 

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I still keep close tabs 

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throughout the day and 

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Frankfort woman’s monkey reaction shot wins Vacation Photo Contest 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Wherever Frankfort resident 

Karla Ermel goes, 

strange things seem to happen 

to her. 

“I go, ‘Why me? Why not 

my husband?’” she said. 

But someone has to take 

the photos, and odds are 

her husband’s reaction to a 

monkey climbing over him 

in a desperate attempt to 

get to a tour guide’s banana 

would not have been quite 

so priceless. Nor would it 

have won 22nd Century 

Media Southwest Chicago’s 

2017 Vacation Photo Contest. 

This time around, we 

asked readers to submit 

photos from their “secondfavorite” 

vacations — moments 

that maybe did not 

rank at the top for various 

reasons but were still incredibly 

memorable. 

Ermel’s submission came 

from a visit to Grenada. 

“It was a cruise,” she said. 

“This was one stop.” 

They were going on a 

spice tour with a guide 

when the fateful encounter 

occurred. 

“He took us to this park 

where he knows monkeys 

like bananas, and so he was 

feeding them,” Ermel said. 

“The monkey was trying to 

get to the banana in the tour 

guide’s hand by climbing on 

my head.” 

Ermel was horrified. 

“I was appalled,” she 

said. “I was scared. As 

much as I love wildlife and 

think they’re cool, I was 

freaking out.” 

She said her husband 

captured the moment, as 

the rest of the tour group 

watched in amusement. 

“It was an unpleasant experience, 

but a memorable 

one,” she said. 

The scene struck a chord 

with the editorial staff, who 

felt it was a fantastic match 

for the theme. In addition 

to Ermel’s wonderful reaction, 

many also were taken 

by the second monkey, just 

chilling the foreground as 

the banana heist happens 

behind him (or her). 

Entries were judged 

based on photo quality, 

originality, capturing the essence 

of vacation, emphasis 

on summer and ability to fit 

the theme. The contest drew 

numerous entries from 

all seven towns in 22nd 

Century Media Southwest 

Chicago’s coverage area: 

Orland Park, Tinley Park, 

Frankfort, Mokena, New 

Lenox, Homer Glen and 

Lockport. 

Ermel’s winning entry 

also is published on the 

cover of the Summer Fun 

Guide, inserted with this 

week’s issue of The Homer 

Horizon. 

She also received the 

following prize package 

from our generous contest 

sponsors: 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; a $20 

gift card for Sizzles, 571 E. 

Division St. in Lockport; 

and a $25 gift certificate 

for Chesdan’s Pizzeria & 

Grille, 15764 S. Bell Road 

in Homer Glen. 

Karla Ermel, of Frankfort, reacts to a monkey climbing on her head in an attempt to get a banana from the tour guide. She 

called it “an unpleasant experience, but a memorable one.” Photo submitted 

Homer Glen Runners-Up 

A look at entries from Homer Glen residents into the 2017 Vacation Photo Contest. 

Kirstin Munis, of Homer Glen, submitted this photo of when she collected sea 

shells at Table Rock Lake in Hollister, Missouri. 

Regina Pfeiffer, of Homer Glen, shared 

this photo of one of her children, 

Logan, in Sister Lakes, Michigan.

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Atrium Family Dental serves 

area one smile at a time 

One day only. That is all 

it takes for Atrium Family 

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what happens when the community 

comes together in an 

effort to offer free dentistry. 

More than 50 people 

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Dental’s sixth annual day 

of free cleanings, fillings 

and extractions, as part of 

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a nonprofit organization 

whose goal is to provide free 

dentistry for those without 

insurance. 

Patients received a cleaning 

and an X-ray of the 

mouth, and after they could 

get one filling or extraction. 

Those seeking additional 

fillings or extractions also 

were accommodated. 

Atrium Family Dental’s 

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time to be in the office 

for her husband, Shane. 

“It’s Dr. Shane’s favorite 

day, because he is able to do 

something that he absolutely 

loves and help people that 

maybe can’t afford to make 

this a priority for them, because 

we all need it,” she said. 

While healthcare is a commodity 

not everyone has, access 

to dentistry remains a 

concern for a host of people 

across the nation. Sudman 

said she is not optimistic that 

change will come some day. 

“The way that our government 

is headed with healthcare 

in general, probably 

not,” she said. “Usually, 

we’re the type of industry 

that people don’t understand 

how your mouth is tied to 

every other aspect of your 

body. So, everything enters 

through your mouth — diet, 

you speak, you smile. Everything 

starts with your mouth, 

but we don’t give it that 

much importance.” 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Police say two cars 

burglarized at day care 

In separate incidents at the 

same child care location, police 

say two cars were burglarized 

May 3. 

In the first incident, four 

items reportedly were stolen 

from a black Dodge Grand 

Caravan parked outside Triple 

R Child Care, 9500 W. 

La Porte Road in Mokena. 

The alleged offender reportedly 

stole a large, black and 

white plaid, monogrammed 

bag valued at $40 and three 

sets of keys, each with a lanyard, 

valued at $30. 

The alleged victim reportedly 

told police she parked 

briefly at Triple R to drop off 

her child and later noticed the 

bag was missing. The key sets 

were located in the handbag, 

according to the report. 

In the second incident, a 

brown leather purse containing 

various items was reportedly 

stolen from a Toyota 

SUV in the same parking 

lot. A witness reportedly 

told police she observed a 

suspect identified as an African-American 

male smash 

the passenger window of the 

Toyota and remove what appeared 

to be a brown purse. 

The witness reportedly 

told officers the suspect entered 

a gray vehicle with 

out-of-state plates after taking 

the purse. Police said 

they ran the license plate the 

witness observed and discovered 

the license plate belonged 

to a gray Nissan Altima 

registered to Enterprise 

Rent-A-Car. The plate had 

reportedly been run “several 

times” during the previous 

two days, most recently for a 

large retail theft in Deerfield. 

Reporting by Tim Carroll, Editor. 

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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Animal rescue group opens 

new cat adoption center 

Many animal rescue organizations 

have a location at 

which potential adopters can 

visit with the animals before 

adopting them, but Lulu’s 

Locker Rescue was not one 

of them — until now. 

The organization — which 

was founded in 2011 — recently 

opened a cat adoption 

center in Frankfort, where 

anywhere from seven to nine 

cats will be living until they 

are adopted. 

Until the adoption center 

opened at the beginning of 

April, all of the rescue organization’s 

available pets 

were housed in foster homes 

while awaiting their forever 

homes, and many of them 

will remain in foster care. 

Some of the cats, however, 

have been relocated to the 

new adoption center. All of 

the dogs will remain in foster 

care. 

Instead of a traditional 

shelter, with cages set up for 

the animals, Lulu’s Locker 

Rescue is in an actual house, 

complete with a kitchen, living 

room, bathroom and a 

room that in a normal living 

situation might be a bedroom. 

“We wanted a different 

concept,” Isenhart said. “We 

want to be able to have people 

visualize having a cup 

of coffee and sitting there 

with a cat — how that would 

work out. So, I’ve been really 

happy with that.” 

For more information, visit 

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Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Providence’s Danny Irvin 

carves out a path to honor 

the late Charlie Dunne 

Charlie Dunne was known 

among the Providence Catholic 

High School community 

as a happy teen with a passion 

for sports. 

And Danny Irvin, a senior 

at Providence, felt compelled 

to help keep his classmate’s 

memory alive. 

On May 3, 2016, Charlie, 

a Tinley Park resident and a 

sophomore, died after suffering 

from a fatal asthma attack. 

Exactly one year to the 

date, Irvin unveiled a project 

on Providence’s campus that 

honors Charlie. 

Irvin built a brick path 

leading to the school’s grotto 

area. The grotto serves as a 

meeting place for groups, 

sports teams and students. It 

is a special place that has held 

great meaning for Providence 

students. It also was a place 

Charlie frequented during his 

time at the school and as a 

member of the football team. 

“The grotto is really a focal 

point of the school,” said 

Mike Dunne, Charlie’s father. 

“A lot of sports teams 

and clubs will meet before 

games or events and just 

gather together. I saw that a 

lot over the last year since 

Charlie has passed.” 

Mike added whether in 

good times or in bad the 

grotto always has served as 

a sacred space for the school 

and its students. Three stone 

pillars hold up a thick, guitar-shaped 

stone that protects 

a statue of the Mother 

Mary from the elements. 

“We were very touched 

that a young man would have 

the vision and the thoughtfulness 

to think about us and 

other Providence families 

that have lost people,” Mike 

said. 

Reporting by Brittany Kapa, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Mona Aburmishan creates 

community, laughter at The 

South Side Comedy Show 

On May 6, comedy fans 

packed D’wan Hookah 

Lounge in Orland Park to 

enjoy a night full of laughter, 

during the South Side Comedy 

Show’s monthly event. 

This show was extra special, 

as all tickets sales went 

to benefit the Syrian American 

Medical Society. 

Mona Aburmishan, who 

hosts and co-produces the 

show along with Firas Naji, 

said she was excited to bring 

the Chicago-area community 

together through laughter, 

while raising money for Syrian 

refugees and patients on 

the front lines. 

“As a Palestinian, I’ve 

been to so many fundraisers 

that are drab and sad,” she 

said. “They don’t leave you 

feeling joyous. Maintaining 

joy is still an important variable, 

even when you’re at 

war, and we are trying to help 

out as much as possible.” 

D’wan Hookah employee 

Bilal Shouly said he enjoys 

that his place of work encourages 

people from all 

over the south suburbs to 

experience a hilarious night 

of comedy while shedding 

a light on the crisis in Syria 

and exposing people to Middle 

Eastern culture. 

“We have so many Syrian 

Americans and Syrian community 

members that come 

out to our shows,” Aburmishan 

explained. “I love 

Orland Park. It’s so rich in 

different ethnicities, as well 

as feeling so down-home 

Chicago. I love being here.” 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit OPPrairie.com. 

Police Reports 

Assortment of items reportedly stolen from Menards 

Adam Staszel, 33, of 7700 

Wolf Road in Burr Ridge, 

was charged with retail theft 

at Menards, 13956 S. Bell 

Road. Laundry products, vitamins, 

dog food, trash bags, 

saw blades, torch bits, trowels, 

a wrecking bar, levels, a 

hammer, keyless entry lock, 

deadbolts and other miscellaneous 

items were reportedly 

found inside Staszel’s van. 

April 13 

•Samantha Dorsey, 37, of 

393 Madison in Calumet 

City, was charged with failure 

to reduce speed, improper 

lane usage, failure to 

report accident, leaving the 

scene of an accident, driving 

while her license was 

suspended, operating an uninsured 

motor vehicle and 

abandoning a vehicle at S. 

Cedar Road and W. Bruce 

Road. 

Editor’s note: The Homer 

Horizon’s police reports come 

from the Will County Sheriff’s 

Department’s online news bulletin 

service. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law.

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From the Assistant Editor 

Sportsmanship: it’s not just for kids 

Erin Redmond 


“We want a 

pitcher, not a 

belly itcher.” 

“We want a catcher, not a 

belly scratcher.” 

If you have ever been to 

a youth baseball game — 

well, any baseball game 

— or even watched “The 

Simpsons,” you have undoubtedly 

heard those taunts 

or the countless others that 

exist. 

It’s baseball. And it’s 

not unusual for the teams 

playing to have a little 

fun with each other as 

long as at the end of the 

day they still show good 

sportsmanship. 

I watched Lockport beat 

not one but two teams 

Thursday, May 11 as they 

shutout Stagg 2-0 before 

snapping Chicago Christian’s 

32-game winning 

streak in the nightcap of the 

doubleheader. The players 

on all of the teams — 

whether they were winners 

or losers that night — shook 

hands, gave each other pats 

on the back and truly upheld 

the meaning of good sportsmanship. 

Some of the spectators, 

however, not so much. 

While 99.9 percent 

of the crowd was acting 

appropriately, there’s 

always, always one or two 

people aren’t. I feel I can 

confidently say this having 

covered youth and prep 

games not only in Illinois, 

but in California and 

Arizona, too. 

Not matter where you go, 

you’ll find adults who are 

bad sports. 

In this case, there was 

a parent from one of the 

visiting teams who decided 

he needed to personally 

call out the umpire anytime 

there was a call he didn’t 

agree with (regardless of 

whether or not the call was 

correct). This individual 

also felt the need to 

mockingly repeat some of 

the Porters’ dugout chants: 

that really grinds my gears. 

Now if it was a Lockport 

parent doing this, I’d be 

writing the same thing. 

Taunting professional 

athletes, even collegiate 

athletes, is one thing, but 

high school and youth 

players in any sport is a 

whole different can of 

worms. Athletes at those 

levels are looking to 

adults to set examples for 

how they should be when 

they’re older. If you act like 

that, what kind of example 

are you setting? 

This behavior has always 

bothered me, and the older I 

get, the more annoyed I become. 

We put our children 

in sports to learn life lessons 

about teamwork and handling 

adversity, but I guess 

I never imagined the latter 

coming from someone who 

should know better. Those 

athletes can hear you. 

I don’t mean to be 

preachy, but all I ask is 

this: the next time you’re at 

any prep or youth sporting 

event, and you get the urge 

to say something negative 

about the players, coaches 

or officiating crews, just 

take a second and think 

again. 

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Staying up on the 

scene Area nightlife and 

entertainment highlighted, Page 23 

Wine and dine 

Lockport’s Port Noir offers food, drinks 

and a trip back in time, Page 24 

Woman’s Club art fundraiser aims to help local nonprofits, Page 21 

Annette Gorczowski looks at a piece of art that was on display Friday, May 12, 

during the Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club Art With Heart fundraiser at Embers 

Tap House in Lockport. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media

20 | May 18, 2017 | The Homer Horizon faith 


Pastor Column 

Recognizing womanhood in the month of May 

THE REV. THOMAS LOYA 

Annunciation Byzantine 

Catholic Church 

In both the civil sphere 

and in some areas of 

the church during this 

month of May, there is a 

certain homage given to 

womanhood. Mother’s 

Day occurs in May. Some 

churches speak of the month 

of May as the “month of 

Mary,” referring to the 

mother of Jesus Christ. 

Many women receive marriage 

proposals during May, 

and many marriages occur 

in May. 

The greatest homage that 

can be given to womanhood 

— whether it is to mothers 

or single women — is to 

see and respond to womanhood 

in the way that is 

revealed in the Bible and in 

the tradition of the church. 

These two sources give us 

the “mystical” meaning 

of womanhood. Mystical 

means the ultimate “why” 

behind something. The 

mystical refers to what is 

most real, how the very 

nature of something reveals 

and participates in God. 

Regrettably, modern Western 

culture has lost much of 

the mystical “why” behind 

womanhood. 

Fortunately, from time to 

time the secular world realizes 

it is missing something 

or that it has bought into 

a lie about something. In 

this case, the modern world 

has bought into a lie about 

womanhood. Books like 

“The Alpha Female’s Guide 

to Men and Marriage: How 

Love Works” by Suzanne 

Venker or “Save the Males: 

Why Men Matter, Why 

Women Should Care” by 

Kathleen Parker are signs 

that the secular world can 

sometimes gets its fingers 

back onto what the Bible 

and the church has known 

since time immemorial. 

As revealed in the 

Bible, church tradition and 

stamped in the very language 

and theology of the 

female body-person, womanhood 

first and foremost 

images the aspects of God’s 

immanence, His closeness, 

intimacy, relationality 

and tenderness. Men 

make civilization, but men 

and women make culture. 

Men make structures, and 

womanhood gives those 

structures a heart. 

St. John Paul II spoke 

about the particular “genius” 

of womanhood. It was 

her gift of receptivity. But 

he warned against buying 

into the modern-day lie that 

defines womanhood’s significance 

only to the degree 

that women act like men, 

compete with men and best 

men. Absent the mystical 

vision, the world sees no 

intrinsic value in femininity 

itself. 

St. John Paul II said that 

— of course — women can 

make their contribution 

to society, but not at the 

expense of their feminine 

riches, which he said are 

“enormous.” The gifts of 

motherhood and femininity 

are unique to womanhood 

alone. They are vital 

contributions to civilization 

that only womanhood itself 

can make. When women 

give themselves permission 

to reject the lie and 

rediscover and live in a 

way that is honest to their 

authentic femininity, men 

will eagerly live and die for 

them. 

The opinions of this column are 

that of the writer. They do not 

necessarily reflect those of The 

Homer Horizon. 

In Memoriam 

William H. Karn 

William “Bill” H. 

Karn, 92, of Homer 

Glen, died May 10 at the Joliet 

Area Community Hospice Home. 

He was born in Milford and lived 

in Homer Glen for the past 65 

years. He retired in 1990 from 

Verson Allsteel Press Company 

after 44 years of service. Karn was 

a World War II Navy veteran and 

a member of St. Joseph’s Church, 

St. Joseph Church Holy Name Society 

and Boy Scouts of America 

for 25 years. He is survived by his 

wife, Mary (nee Paulsen) Karn; 

his four sons, William, Jr. (Claudia) 

of Braidwood, Gary (Ardith) 

of Homer Glen, John (Tammy) of 

Lockport and Jeffery (Alice) of 

Michigan; his grandchild; as well 

as several nephews, nieces and 

friends. In lieu of flowers, donations 

to B.T. Boats, Inc., PO Box 

38070 Germantown, Tennessee 

38183 appreciated. Services were 

held May 12. 

Rebekah Rimkus 

Rebekah Rimkus, of Homer 

Glen, died April 21 after a nearly 

13-year battle with cancer. Diagnosed 

in September 2004 with 

glioblastoma multiforme, Rimkus 

went through the 

standard protocol for 

dealing with this “always 

fatal” disease. 

Through the Loyola 

Hospital system, she 

underwent surgery 

to remove as much Rimkus 

of the tumor as possible, 

followed by weeks of radiation 

treatment and chemotherapy. 

The chemotherapy, Temodar, was a 

relatively new drug at the time and 

had astonishing results in spite of 

the side effects during that period. 

Even with this treatment, however, 

her prognosis was bleak, according 

to the oncologists: one year, perhaps 

18 months. Yet MRI after MRI 

results showed no recurrence. In 

May 2016, the previous symptoms 

returned, and scans indicated that 

it was back with a vengeance. Her 

body weakened; she could not sustain 

the results of a second surgery 

and further radiation/chemotherapy 

and opted to accept the inevitable 

and entered hospice. She was given 

“weeks...maybe two months” but 

lasted into April 2017 — almost 

another year. She was a member of 

the Episcopal Church in Westchester 

and served her church in several 

capacities over a 20-year period. 

After her three daughters were 

older, she went back to school and 

became a well-known nail technician/esthetician 

in the southwest 

suburbs with a loyal following, 

including some local celebrities, 

such as news anchor Cheryl Burton. 

Born and raised in Kenosha, 

Wisconsin, Rebekah met her future 

husband, Bill, in a chance meeting. 

He just happened to be working in 

Kenosha one weekend in September 

1974, and it was “love at first 

sight.” They were together for almost 

43 years. She is survived by 

her daughters, Rachel Disco (John) 

and Anne Rimkus-Gantwerker 

(Jeffrey); her stepson, William 

Rimkus (Lynn) of Ojai, California; 

her grandchildren, Luke Alexander 

Rimkus, Emily Rose Rimkus 

and Eleanor Elizabeth Anne “Ella” 

Disco; her siblings, Michael Totts, 

Karen Kostuch (George), Daniel 

Totts and Lori Totts; and her many, 

many nieces and nephews. A memorial 

service was held April 29. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 


with information about a loved one 

who was a part of the Homer Glen 

community. 

faith briefs 

St. Bernard Parish 

(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen) 

Bishop Robert Barron’s Pivotal 

Players Series 

7 p.m. Monday, May 22, Session 

4: Blessed John Newman “THE 

CONVERT” 

Christian Life Church 

(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. 

Cross of Glory Lutheran Church 

(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen) 

Community Blood Drive 

2-6 p.m. Thursday, May 18. Call 

to set up an appointment, but walkins 

are welcome. Call (708) 301- 

6998 for details. 

Vacation Bible School - Dr. Seuss 

Registration is now open for 

this summer’s VBS. The theme 

will be Dr. Seuss, featuring activities 

which will focus on a different 

Dr. Seuss book/movie each 

day. Kids will participate in fun 

and memorable Bible-learning activities 

each day. This is for children 

ages 4 and up through fifth 

grade. The cost is $10 per child. 

Dates are July 10-13 9 a.m.-noon, 

including Family Night on the 

Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Forms are 

available at the church and our 

website www.CrossofGlory.com. 

Volunteers are needed. Call (708) 

301-6998 for details. 

Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish 

(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen) 

Fourth Annual 5K Fun Run 

9 a.m. Saturday, June 10, Messenger 

Marsh Forest Preserve, 

S. Bell Road, Homer Glen. Join 

Knights of Columbus Council 

15022 for their fourth annual 5K 

Fun Run. Registration is $25.00 

and all proceeds help support 

Shady Oaks Camp in Homer Glen. 

Register in person at Our Mother 

of Good Counsel Church after 

mass or online at www.omgck 

nights.com. Register before May 

21 to be guaranteed a T-shirt and 

a chance to win additional prizes. 

For information about Shady 

Oaks, visit www.shadyoakscamp. 

org. 

Have something for Faith Briefs? Contact 

Assistant Editor Erin Redmond at 

e.redmond@22ndcenturymedia.com or 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 15. Information 

is due by noon Thursday one week 

prior to publication.

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HGJWC art auction comes to Embers 

Amanda Del Buono 


From an electric guitar 

autographed by Jimmy Buffet 

to signed and dated Marc 

Chagall pieces of artwork, 

more than 130 pieces of artwork 

and music and sports 

memorabilia were on auction 

Friday, May 12, at Embers 

Tap House in Lockport. 

The Homer Glen Junior 

Woman’s Club hosted its 

first art auction, titled Art 

With Heart, with the help 

of Azalea Fundraising Auctions, 

a national auctioning 

company that assists nonprofits 

in their fundraising 

efforts, according to Bob 

Romeo, Azalea Fundraising 

owner and auctioneer. 

Azalea reached out to the 

HGJWC offering its fundraising 

services and supplied 

all of the artwork and memorabilia 

on display, including 

a piece that was donated as a 

raffle item. 

“I just love connecting 

with people,” Romeo said. 

“This gives me the opportunity 

to meet people from 

all walks of life, and I get to 

help various organizations 

… People think of fundraisers, 

and they think of giving 

large amounts of money, and 

some of them are that way. 

… But a lot of times, there’s 

grassroots organizations 

that just need to raise a little 

money to get by.” 

Karen Hill-Davis, president 

of the HGJWC, said 

that the organization has 

been trying to do different 

events in the past year since 

she became president, noting 

that it hosted a ladies’ 

night out sip-and-shop event 

for the first time earlier this 

year, as well. 

“We’re trying to get more 

interest from people, get 

members active and get the 

community interested in 

what we’re doing,” she said. 

Each year, the HGJWC 

selects one local organization 

and one national organization 

from nominations 

for which it fundraises 

throughout the year. The art 

auction was the final fundraiser 

to benefit this year’s 

organizations: Court Appointed 

Special Advocates 

of Will County and GiGi’s 

Playhouse Down Syndrome 

Achievement Center. 

According to its website, 

CASA’s mission is to provide 

trained volunteers to 

advocate for abused and neglected 

children in the court 

system, helping to provide 

information to the court and 

“develop a more effective 

juvenile court process.” 

CASA of Will County 

board members were present 

at the art event. Meg 

Dworsky, a resident of New 

Lenox, and Niveditha Rajagopalan, 

an Orland Park resident, 

said CASA was appreciative 

of the support it has 

received from the HGJWC 

this past year. 

“We’re honored and 

couldn’t think of a better organization 

to have them support,” 

Dworsky said. 

“We’re really appreciative 

and thankful,” Rajagopalan 

added. 

With her eye on a set of 

autographed tennis balls, 

Latonya Williams, a Mokena 

resident, attended the art 

auction in order to support 

CASA. 

“Anything that supports 

the community and children 

in the community, I am all 

for,” Williams said. “How 

can you not get behind 

something like that?” 

GiGi’s Playhouse is a network 

of Down Syndrome 

centers that operate throughout 

the country, according to 

its website. 

“GiGi’s Playhouse Down 

Lauren Tetrick places a piece of art onto an easel for display Friday, May 12, during the Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club 

Art With Heart fundraiser at Embers Tap House in Lockport. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Syndrome Achievement Center’s 

mission is to change the 

way the world views Down 

Syndrome through national 

campaigns, educational programs 

and by empowering 

individuals with Down Syndrome, 

their families and the 

community,” according to the 

website. 

Proceeds from the art auction 

will be split between 

CASA and GiGi’s Playhouse, 

and a small portion 

goes toward the HGJWC to 

help with operating costs, 

Tetrick said. 

“We just want to raise as 

much money as possible,” 

she said. 

The HGJWC plans to continue 

to find new and different 

opportunities to connect 

with the local community. 

“Our mission is to give 

back to the community 

and to help those that are 

in need,” Hill-Davis said. 

Bob Romeo, of Azalea Fundraising Auctions, talks to Niveditha Rajagopalan (left) and Meg 

Dworsky about a piece of art. 

“Also, to form an area for 

women to get together, not 

only to help others, but to 

learn about others and to 

enjoy diversity and to embrace 

what brings us together, 

not what takes us apart, 

and educate others … We’re 

trying to really integrate 

ourselves with Homer Glen 

as it becomes more of an established 

community, where 

we have been part of the 

chamber. Certainly, we’re 

going to play a great role 

with the Chamber of Commerce 

and will do more 

with the Village.”



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HOMER GLEN 

Mullets Sports Bar and 

Restaurant 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

7 p.m. Wednesdays: Trivia 

LOCKPORT 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., 

Lockport; (815) 836-8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m. 

Mondays: Quartermania 

■Fridays: ■ Live bands 

ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 226- 

0042) 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Live 

Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live 

Music 

TINLEY PARK 

Cuzins Bar 

(177th and Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 633- 

1144) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

Live Rock 

Band Karaoke 

■Saturdays: ■ Live 

Music 

FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

(21000 Frankfort Square 

Road, Frankfort; (815) 

464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

Free to play. 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 478- 

3610) 

■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Karaoke 

NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, New 

Lenox; (815) 463-1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Piano 

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24 | May 18, 2017 | The Homer Horizon dining out 


the dish 

Port Noir offers more than just wine and martinis 

New owners look to 

add to, not change, 

Lockport fixture 


Lockport’s Port Noir has 

finally invented time travel. 

OK, not really, but customers 

of the Port Noir wine and 

martini bar might feel that 

way when they step through 

its doors. With soft jazz playing 

over the speakers, and 

silent black-and-white films 

on the televisions, the historic 

feel of the downtown is 

drawn indoors, transporting 

patrons to days gone by. 

And that is exactly what 

owner David Rickerd wants. 

At its core, Port Noir is a 

wine and martini bar, but the 

California native has plans 

for it to be so much more. 

Rickerd is channeling his experiences 

from his hometown 

of Los Angeles, in particular 

the bustling and eclectic entertainment 

scene, to bring 

together drinks, eats, live music 

and a homey atmosphere. 

Not changed, enhanced 

David Rickerd and his 

wife, Yari, took ownership of 

Port Noir — formerly William 

Alexander Wine Studio 

— a little over a month ago. 

The couple said they did not 

want to change anything to 

which customers are accustomed 

but simply add to their 

experiences. 

For instance, Port Noir 

will still continue to offer 

the wines and martinis the 

WAWS faithful have come to 

know and love but has added 

a few more it hopes will be 

Lockport legends, too. 

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The Noirtini ($10), the 

brainchild of manager and 

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the vodka of a classic martini 

with pinot noir. The smooth, 

fruity drink combines the 

wine with banana liquor and 

triple sec, making it the “lightweight” 

version of the classic 

martini by offering all the flavor 

without as much punch. 

“We have a lot of people 

who aren’t big drinkers and 

want something that isn’t going 

to knock them on their 

butts,” Roth said. “So that’s 

how I came up with this.” 

Roth also put a new twist 

on the New York Sour. The 

Port Noir Sour ($10) combines 

bourbon, lemon and 

pineapple juices with pinot 

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bottles of reds and whites 

will remain. Certain wines 

are sold by the bottle, but 

most are by the glass, ranging 

from $8-$14. 

Also staying put is the 

wine club membership ($25 

per person, $35 per couple 

per month), which offers its 

members exclusive access 

to the VIP room, a bottle of 

wine a month, discounts on 

wine orders and complimentary 

monthly wine tastings. 

The tastings are available to 

non-members, too, but they 

will need to pay $20 to sample 

the 10-12 wines offered. 

“We loved the vibe that 

was already here, so we just 

wanted to add onto that,” 

Yari said, noting Port Noir 

will continue to offer live 

music — including the Sunday 

night Kids Jam session 

— while adding comedy and 

open mic nights, too. 

Eat, drink, be merry 

Patrons will have plenty on 

which to snack while they are 

sipping their signature cocktails 

and exclusive wines. 

With help from one of his 

friends, who David Rickerd 

describes as a “culinary guy,” 

Port Noir’s menu received an 

update to include shareable 

items like the Far East Meets 

West Pork Sliders ($11 for 

three). 

The melt-in-your-mouth 

sliders are made with slowcooked 

pulled pork, topped 

with coleslaw and bacon, 

Port Noir stocks more than 150 wines at its downtown 

Lockport location. Photos by Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media 

The Far East Meets West Pork Sliders are sold in sets of 

three and are topped with coleslaw and bacon on a toasted 

bun, topped with jalapeño. 

which is all nestled between 

two toasted buns and adorned 

with a slice of jalapeño. 

For those looking for 

something a little more substantial, 

the pesto pizza ($28) 

is pure perfection. 

The dish channels the Rickerds’ 

West Coast roots, mixing 

grilled chicken, sausage, fresh 

tomato slices, gooey cheese 

and, of course, pesto atop a 

classic California thin crust. 

The pizza is comparable to a 

large at most establishments, 

leaving plenty to share. 

And for those looking for 

more classic-style eats, Port 

Noir also offers regular pizzas 

($22 for three toppings). 

Rise and shine 

Currently, Port Noir is 

only open Thursday through 

Sunday, catering to nighttime 

crowds — but not for long. 

While Port Noir offers customers 

a 1920s-esque vibe by 

night, David Rickerd intends 

for it to be reminiscent of a 

1990s coffee shop by day. He 

plans to add coffee, espresso, 

loose-leaf tea and specialty 

snacks, infused with tea leaves 

and coffee, to give customers 

“a buzz” — pun intended. 

All those additions, David 

said, are slated to launch within 

a month. And when they do, 

Port Noir will be open bright 

and early seven days a week, 

giving visitors and locals alike 

a spot to grab their caffeine fix 

in the heart of downtown. 

With large, inviting couches 

and shelves stocked with 

books and games, the Rickerds 

are hoping Port Noir becomes 

a place for people to 

disconnect from their devices 

and reconnect with one another, 

a place where they can 

feel at home.

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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 

to make your new 

home truly personalized to 

suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of 

the first floor; custom maple 

cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite countertops 

and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails. All home sites at Prairie 

Trails can accommodate a 

three-car garage; a very important 

amenity to the Manhattan 

homebuyer, according 

to Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails we wanted to provide 

the best new home value for 

the dollar and we feel with 

offering Premium Standard 

Features that we do just that. 

So why wait? This is truly the 

best time to build your dream 

home!” 

Distinctive offers custom 

maple kitchen cabinets featuring 

solid wood construction 

(no particle board), have solid 

wood drawers with dove tail 

joints, which is very rare in the 

marketplace. “When you buy 

a new home from Distinctive, 

you truly are receiving custom 

made cabinets in every home 

we sell no matter what the 

price range,” noted Nooner. 

Nooner added that all 

homes are highly energy efficient. 

Every home built will 

have upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation values with 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into 

their new home, Distinctive 

Home Builders conducts a 

blower door test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that 

each home passes a set of very 

stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

Typically a wide variety of 

homes are available to tour 

that include ranch and twostory 

homes. 

Distinctive is also offering 

a brand new home, the 

Stonegrove, a 3,000 square 

foot open concept home with a 

split foyer entry, formal living 

and dining rooms, a two-story 

great room, four bedrooms 

and an upstairs laundry room. 

Distinctive also offers Appbased 

technology allowing its 

homeowners to be updated 

on the progress of their new 

home 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week at the touch of a 

button. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live featuring a 

20-acre lake on site, as well 

as direct access to the 22-mile 

Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through 

many neighboring communities 

and links to many other 

popular trails. The Manhattan 

Metra station is also nearby. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has 

built hundreds of homes 

throughout Manhattan in the 

Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well 

as thousands in the Will and 

south Cook county areas over 

the past 30 years. 

Visit the on-site sales information 

center for unadvertised 

specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being 

offered and the available lots. 

Call (708) 737-9142 for more 

information or visit us online 

at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails 

new home information center 

is located three miles south 

of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The 

address is 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open 

Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Closed Wednesday and Thursday 

and always available by 

appointment. Specials, prices, 

specifications, standard features, 

model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are 

subject to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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Outstanding new home values in Peotone can be yours At Westgate Manor 

Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the low $200s 

When it comes to a preferred location, 

Peotone is a steadily growing 

suburb with a strong infrastructure 

and an irresistible small-town charm 

with a bright future—which is why Distinctive 

Home Builders chose the Will 

County village for its newest community 

of 38 single-family homes: Westgate 

Manor. 

“Peotone is a family-friendly village 

just south of Chicago and is one 

of the best kept secrets among new 

home seekers,” said Bryan Nooner, 

President of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“We expect to attract home shoppers 

from northwest Indiana and the 

south suburban Chicago marketplace. 

We will likely also see buyers from the 

Kankakee area because the Peotone 

school district is so desirable.” 

Several factors attracted Distinctive 

Home Builders to this hometown atmosphere 

community, not the least of 

which was its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 and easy access to I-80. Commuters 

will enjoy several nearby train stations 

and a mere 35-minute drive to 

Chicago. 

“It’s a vibrant, growing community 

that benefits from ease of access to job 

centers in the west and southwest suburbs 

with impressive commercial and 

industrial growth that has followed the 

residential boom here,” said Nooner. 

“Affordable land prices in Peotone, 

combined with lower construction 

costs add up to savings when compared 

to a similarly-equipped home in 

the area,” added Nooner. 

Westgate Manor brick and frame 

homes offer (features vary per model) 

The Fahan II, a split level 3-4BR luxury townhome at Brookside Meadows. 

2-Story Great Room Prairie Model 

three to four bedrooms, two to threeand- 

a-half baths, full basement, 

formal dining room, vaulted, tray or 

nine-foot first-floor ceilings, a large 

kitchen with custom maple cabinets, 

family room or great room, and concrete 

driveways. Depending on the 

home selected, other standard amenities 

can include a living room, den, 

dinette, a tray or vaulted ceiling in 

the master bedroom, and dual-zoned 

heating and air conditioning. 

Distinctive Home Builders offers a 

wide variety of styles and selections— 

buyers can choose among 12 different 

designs—each available in three to 

eight different elevations at Westgate 

Manor, including two-story and ranch 

homes. Square footages span 1,600 to 

2,500 for ranches and 1,800 to 3,000 

for two-story homes. 

“Most home shoppers feel there 

must be a trade off from getting what 

you need and what you want in a new 

home. With our new premium inclusions 

we have closed that gap significantly 

by including additional features 

that our buyers told us were most important 

to them,” said Nooner, who 

added that “now is the best time to buy, 

because you can still take advantage of 

preconstruction prices that range from 

the low $200s which makes this a terrific 

New home value.” 

Other premium standard features 

included at Westgate Manor are brick 

front exteriors on the first floor, free 

basements in most models, ceramic 

tile or hardwood floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; and custom maple 

cabinets. Distinctive kitchen cabinets 

feature solid wood construction (no 

particle board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is very 

rare in the marketplace. 

“When you build a new home with 

Distinctive, you truly are receiving a 

hand crafted home with custom made 

cabinets no matter what the price 

range,” noted Nooner. This year, Distinctive 

Home Builders is celebrating 

30 years building thousands of homes 

throughout the Will and south Cook 

county areas. 

Distinctive Home Builders, an industry 

leading innovator, offers the 

fastest build times (90 working days) 

with a “Zero Punch list” closing policy. 

Prior to closing, each home undergoes 

an industry leading 100-point checklist 

to insure the home measures up to 

our high quality standards. 

Single-family 2-3BR townhome - The Lennan II, at Brookside Meadows. 

Exterior Prairie Model 

Customers stay connected to the 

progress of their home from start to 

finish through Distinctive’s unique construction 

portal. “Our customers simply 

download our Distinctive HomeBuilders 

app and they are in touch with their 

new home 24/7 from anywhere in the 

world. The app allows our customers 

to see the progress of their home and 

access their documents at any time,” 

Nooner explained. “Our customers really 

appreciate the integration of social 

media sites directly in our app allowing 

them to easily share photos and updates 

of their new home with family and 

friends,” he concluded. 

As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive 

Home Builders can modify any of 

its standard designs to cater to a customer’s 

tastes, which means that moving 

walls, adding extra windows or even 

extending the garage are all possible. 

Nooner added that “All our homes 

are highly energy efficient and will be 

built to the new National Energy Code 

guidelines. Every home we build has 

upgraded wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient windows 

and high efficiency furnaces. Before our 

customers take possession of their new 

home, we perform a blower door test to 

insure that each home passes a set of 

very stringent guidelines which insures 

that our homes are tight and energy efficient. 

Owning a more energy efficient 

means lower gas and electric bills for our 

customers each month.” 

Peotone was established in 1856 and 

offers tree-lined streets and a charming 

downtown area complete with diners, 

pizza parlors, cafes and pubs. In season 

there is a Farmer’s Market in front 

of the American Legion. Also the community 

has a popular Fall Fest in front 

of the famous Peotone Windmill; once 

a thriving flour mill that put Peotone on 

the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas 

in the Village Festival is another annual 

community event that concludes with a 

Lighted Parade at night. Peotone now 

has an estimated population of just over 

4,000. Metra rail service is nearby providing 

commuters easy access to downtown 

Chicago. 

Westgate Manor is conveniently located 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. The 

Westgate Manor new home offsite Sales 

and Information Center is located in 

Manhattan three miles south of Laraway 

Rd. on Rt. 52. at 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Hours are daily 

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 

Wednesday and Thursday and they are 

always available by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, standard 

features, model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are subject to 

change without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for current 

pricing and complete details. For more 

information, call (708) 479-7700 or 

(708) 737-9142 or visit www.distinctivehomebuilders.com.

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The original owners have 

taken exceptional care of 

their home. Enjoy spending 

time on the lovely porch 

overlooking the tree-lined 

street with gazebo. This 

well-cared for home has 

a wonderful extra large 

kitchen and vaulted 

ceilings on the main floor. 

What: A custom tri-level 

model with a sub-basement 

and three bedrooms. 

Where: 14354 Surrey 

Court in Michael’s Place 

subdivision (one block 

south of 143rd Street and 

Pheasant Lane), Homer Glen 

Amenities: Three 

bedrooms, two baths, 

unfinished sub-basement, 

formal Living room or 

formal dining room, large 

family room, extra large 

laundry room/mud room 

with garage access. Great 

curb appeal on this rarely 

available split-level home 

in Michael’s Place. Located 

on a quiet, tree-lined 

cul-de-sac with private 

gazebo and ponds. Huge 

kitchen with large eating 

area, vaulted ceilings and 

view of family room. The 

extended kitchen makes 

this a unique split-level. 

Main bath has separate 

shower and tub area. 

Basement great for storage 

or ready to be finished. 

Listing Price: $329,900 

Listing Agent: For more 

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• 12339 Bentwood Drive, 

Homer Glen, 604916974 

Gerald J. Novak to Craig 

Rader, Nancy C. Rader, 

$432,000 

March 27 

• 14301 W. Oak Ave., 


Bartke Trust to Michael 

Ponschke, Mary 

Ponschke, $455,000 

March 28 

• 14435 Gatses Lane, 


Stanley J. Gronski to 

Donald Kent, Linda Kent, 

$95,000 

• 16115 S. Messenger 

Circle, Homer Glen, 

604917838 Gudgel 

Trust to Yordan Georgiev, 

$235,000 

March 29 

• 13106 W. Pin Oak Drive, 


Ah & Group Inc. to Eric 

Koehler, Whitney Koehler, 

$325,000 

• 13345 W. Choctaw 

Trail, Homer Glen, 

604918664 Roop Rani 

to Morad Jaber, Muntaha 

Jaber, $395,000 

April 12 

• 16714 S. Ashley Court, 


Barbara Jones to Angela 

Ferriter, $393,000 

• 16030 Hidden Valley 

Circle, Homer Glen, 

604916944 Laura 

Luzan to Peter A. Herbig, 

Kathleen Herbig $465,000 

April 13 

• 13745 S. Golden 

Oak Drive, Homer Glen, 

604918677 Stanislawa 

Bryja to Mariusz Jan 

Kasprzyk, Magdalena L. 

Kasprzyk, $310,000 

• 15433 W. Thornwood 

Lane, Homer Glen, 

604919370 James E. 

Viktora to Mark A. Wodka, 

Elizabeth T. Wodka, 

$375,000 

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1003 Help Wanted 

F/T, P/T AND COLLEGE HELP NEEDED 

RESIDENTIAL CLEANING PROS NEEDED! 

START IMMEDIATELY! Up to $13/hr plus tips and 

bonuses. APPLY NOW! 

15868 WOLF RD, ORLAND PARK 

708.873.9044 - MaidPro.com 

customer_service_chisw@maidpro.com 

Are you made for ALDI? 

Hiring Event 

We are looking for 

Casual/Store Associates, 

Shift Managers, and 

Manager Trainees at our 

following stores: 

Lockport; Bolingbrook 

(both locations); Plainfield 

(13550 Rt. 59); Frankfort; 

Joliet (both locations); 

Romeoville; Lemont; 

Orland Hills; Tinley Park; 

and New Lenox. 

Casual Store & Store 

Associate-$13.00/hr 

Shift Manager-$17.50/hr 

when acting as a Shift 

Manager. 

Manager Trainee- 

$50,440/yr with an 

opportunity to earn 

$75,000- $85,000/yr as a 

Store Manager. *$24.25/hr 

(average 40 hrs/week). 

Please visit the following 

location on May 19, 2017 

between the hours of 

6 A.M. –6 P.M. to 

complete an application: 

ALDI 

351 E. Lincoln Hwy. 

New Lenox, IL 60451 

Bus Drivers 

Kirby School District 140 in 

Tinley Park. F/T drivers and 

on-call drivers needed. 

Preferred: IL CDL with 

School Bus & Passenger 

endorsements; or paid 

training. Benefit/Retirement 

package. Apply online: 

ksd140.org/employment 

Additional information, 

email: rballard@ksd140.org. 

Help 

Wanted 

Homer Township is 

accepting applications for: 

P/T/Seasonal 

Maintenance Laborer. 

Includes, but not limited to 

lawn care, weed & trash 

removal, restroom care, 

painting, building 

maintenance. Not to 

exceed 1,000 hours. 

708.301.0522 

www.homertownship.com 

Outdoor work: F/T 

year-round & seasonal 

Employment 

Potential for paid winters 

off. Benefits incl. health, 

dental, IRA. Clean driving 

record a MUST. Starting 

rate: $14/hr. Time and 1/2 

over 40 hrs. Apply 

in-person 7320 Duvan Dr, 

Tinley Park M-F 8a-4p or 

email resume to 

callus@lawntechltd.com 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

homemakers and retirees. 

Must be reliable and have 

morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

If interested, 

Call 708 429 6477 

M-F, 10am - 1pm Only! 

Office Assistant 

Tinley Park transportation 

company looking to 

expand Safety Dept. 

personnel. Mon-Fri. Entry 

level positions. Please 

forward resume to 

recruiting@shipgt.com. 

Hamilton’s Pub Lemont 

Now hiring Cooks. Apply 

at 14196 McCarthy Rd, 

Lemont, IL. 630.754.7718 

hamiltonslemont.com 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

Speech Pathologist needed 

F/T 2017-2018 at 

Lincoln-Way Area Special 

Education. Apply online at 

www.lwase843.org. May be 

beneficial if experienced in 

autism, ABA methodology, 

behavior & assistive 

technology. 

Hiring Desk Clerk (2nd 

& 3rd shift) & 

Housekeeping (Morning) 

Needed at Super 8 Motel 

Apply within: 

9485 W. 191st St, Mokena 

No Phone Calls 

P/T State licensed X-Ray 

Tech in Orland Park 

orthopedic surgeon’s 

office. Mondays, 

7:45a-2:45p. Fax resume 

to 708.460.9254 or call 

708.460.4422. 

Tractor-Trailer Drivers 

Wanted 

P/T, 20-30 hrs/week, days. 

Drop & Hook Only, 

53 ft. Dry Vans. 

(Semi-Retired Preferred) 

Call (708)339-7971 

CDL Driver 

Tractor Trailer/Dry Van 

Dedicated Run. Home Daily. 

with Benefits. 

Call Krueger Trucking 

800-634-3317 

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Caregiver Services 

Provided by 

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State Licensed & Bonded 

since 1998. Providing 

quality care for elderly. 

Live-in/ Come & go. 

708.403.8707 

Affordable Caregiver 

Professional, private duty 

caregiver: live-in or come 

& go with a car. Insured 

with excellent references. 

Low prices. 

708.692.2580 

Heaven Sent Caregivers 

Professional caregiving 

service. 24 hr or hourly 

services; shower or bath 

visits. Licensed & bonded. 

Try the best! 708.638.0641 

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Mokena Indoor Garage Sale 

St. John’s United Church of 

Christ, 11046 2nd Street, 

Thurs 5/18 - Friday 5/19, 9-3. 

Saturday 5/20, 9-12. 

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Homer Glen, 14742 Arboretum 

Dr. 5/18, 5/19, 5/20 8-2p. 

Tools, home decor, Christmas, 

baby clothes, Star Trek memorabilia, 

& curio cabinet. 

Lockport, 115 S. Jefferson St. 

5/19 8-4p, 5/20 8-1p. Furniture, 

kid’s toys &bikes, construction 

fasteners, trampoline 

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Lockport, 17211 S. Huron Ct. 

5/19-5/20, 9am-3pm. Kids 

games & toys, housewares, furniture 

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Mokena , 10504 Williams 

Way, May 18th, 19th, 20th & 

21st, 9-3p. Moving Sale. Lots 

of items! 

New Lenox 1014 S. Cooper 

Rd. 5/18-20, 8-4. Boys, men’s, 

women’s clothes, hshld, toys, 

something for everyone! 

New Lenox 110 Oak Dr. 

(across from cemetary) 

BACKYARD. 5/19-20 7:30- 

3. Antiques, furn, roll top 

desk, new cast iron pans, 

hshld, & much more! 

New Lenox 760 Western Ave. 

Fri, May 19 & Sat, May 20 

9-1. Misc. clothes, hshld items 

and more! Check out this sale. 

New Lenox, 2950 Southwind 

Dr. Sat. May 20th, 9-3p. 

Household items, clothes, 


Orland Park 11125 Saratoga 

Dr 5/19-5/20 8-2pm Precious 

Moments, elec. organ, housewares 

& Much, Much More! 

Tinley Park 7901 Nottingham 

Dr. Sat, 5/20, 8-2. Houswares, 

decorations, sporting goods. 

Don’t miss this sale! 

Tinley Park, 8307 Richards 

Ct. 5/19-5/20, 8:30-3p. Furn, 

Disney, pond & much more! 

1053 Multi Family 

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Orland Park 15721 Deerfield 

Ct. Fri & Sat, 5/19-20, 8-2. 

Toys, tools, home decor, 

quilts,exercise equip, kitch 

items, fishing, collectibles, 

clothes. 

Orland Park, 8557 Hemlock 

St +mult. homes, 5/19-5/20, 

8-3p. Appliances, jewelry, 

home decor, clothes, housewares, 

tools, & more! 

St John’s Christian Comm. 

Center Mokena 11046 2nd St 

5/18-5/19 9-3p 5/20 9-12p Indoor 

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80th Ave & 191st St in Tinley 

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60+ Homes 

Palmer Ranch 

Hidden Valley 

3-Day Event 

May 18-19-20 

Thursday (8am-3pm) 

Friday (8am-6pm) 

Saturday (11am-3pm)* 

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Southwest corner of 

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Horizon Meadows. 8a-2p, 

May 18, 19, &20. Annual 

Subdivsion Sale. Get map at 

2938 or 2978 Horizon Trl. 

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Lockport , 1531 Madison St. 

Friday, May 19th &Saturday, 

May 20th, 9-2pm. Everything 

must go! 

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1090 House for 

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8316 Amberly Court, 

Tinley Park 

4BR, 2story home w/ a full bsmt, 

3 car garage,huge backyard w/fire 

pit. Open flr plan w/high ceilings, 

porcelain tile flooring in kitch, 

custom cabinets, stainless steel 

appls, granite top counter, free 

standing island, carpeted in family 

rm, living rm, &bedrm. Master 

suite custom closet, walk-in 

shower, 2vanities, large bathtub, 

separate toilet. Owned by only 

one owner for only a year 

$485,000 

FSBO: 708-655-6602 

Tinley Park 

2006 all brick custom 

ranch, 3 huge BR’s, 2.5Ba, 

high toilets & vanities, 

beautiful kitchen 42inch 

cabinets with a pantry, 

fully finished sound proof 

basement, huge storage areas, 

super big 2.5 car garage, 

80 x 235 picturesque 

lot, with sprinkler system 

& swimming pool. Don’t 

miss this one. $315,000 

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Orland Park 10415 San Luis 

Ln 5/19-5/20 8-1pm Furniture, 

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Orland Park, 15542 Innsbrook 

Dr. 5/19-5/20, 9-2p. 

Furn, Hunter Douglas blinds, 

Coach/ Michael Kors/ Vera 

Bradley boots & purses, Dell 

lap top, name brand clothes, 

formal dresses & more. 

15 Foot Cobia, 1984 rebuilt 

Evinrude 60hp, includes 

Teenee trailer & brand new 

boat cover. Kept in garage, no 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 14411 Twin Creek Lane, 

Homer Glen, IL 60491 (Single 

Family Home). On the 25th day of 

May, 2017 to be held at 12:00 

noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under 

Case Title: Wells Fargo Bank, NA 

Plaintiff V. Charles M. Kowalewski; 

et. al. Defendant. 

Case No. 14CH 2477 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 inand 

to the residential real estate arose 

prior to the sale. All payments shall 

be made in cash or certified funds 

payable to the Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

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

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

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

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

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

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

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

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

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Certificate No. 31522 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will on April 25, 2017 wherein 

the business firm of Home Infant 

Care Specialist located at 13101 

Crystal Lake Ct, Homer Glen, IL 

60491 is registered and a certificate 

notice setting forth the following: 

Kathleen Mahalick, 13101 Crystal 

Lake Ct, Homer Glen, IL 

60491 630-853-1327 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Ihave 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 25th day of April, 2017 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 



Will on April 28, 2017 wherein 

the business firm of Rite-Way 

Painting &Decorating located at 

15318 Trailside Dr, Homer Glen, 

IL 60491 is registered and a certificate 

notice setting forth the following: 

Edward Novick, 15318 Trailside 

Dr, Homer Glen, IL 60491 

708-846-9019 




this 28th day of April, 2017 





Will on May 3, 2017 wherein the 

business firm ofThe Wright Tile 

located at 12648 Hank Ct. East, 

Homer Glen, IL 60491 is registered 

and acertificate notice setting 

forth the following: 

Brandon Wright, 12648 Hank 

Ct. East, Homer Glen, IL 60491 

708-712-7555 




this 3rd day of May, 2017 





Will on May 8, 2017 wherein the 

business firm of B2K Integrated 

Medical Solutions lcoated at 

17520 S McCarron Rd, Homer 

Glen, IL 60491 is registered and a 

certificate notice setting forth the 

following: 

Timothy MGajdorus, 17520 S 

McCarron Rd, Homer Glen, IL 

60491 815-712-6478 

Christy Gajdorus, 17520 S 

McCarron Rd, Homer Glen, IL 

60491 630-802-4095 




this 8th day of May, 2017 



2703 Legal 

Notices 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Wells Fargo Bank, NA 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Charles M. Kowalewski; et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 14 CH 2477 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 22nd day of 

February, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 25th 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 12IN TWIN CREEK SUB- 

DIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 

OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF 

SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

MAY 8, 1979 AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R79-15440 AND CER- 

TIFICATE OF CORRECTION 

RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R87-53250, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

14411 Twin Creek Lane, Homer 

Glen, IL 60491 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-09-101-015-0000 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours. No 

judicial sale fee shall be paid by 

the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its 

credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or 

other lienor acquiring the residential 

real estate whose rights in and 

to the residential real estate arose 

prior to the sale. All payments shall 

be made in cash or certified funds 

payable to the Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

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

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

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

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

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

2703 Legal 

Notices 

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

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

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

"THIS ISANATTEMPT TO COLLECT A 

DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION 

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE" 

W13-2622 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH 

JUDICIAL DISTRICT 


COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DI- 

VISION 

Caliber Home Loans, Inc.; 

Plaintiff, 

VS. 

State Bank ofCountryside, as Trustee under 

the provisions of a Trust Agreement, 

dated the 9th day of May 2002, and known as 

Trust Number 02-2404; Firstmerit Bank, 

National Association; Anastasios G. Flamburis; 

Unknown Beneficiaries of State 

Bank of Countryside, as Trustee under the provisions 

of a Trust Agreement, dated the 

9th day of May 2002, and known asTrust 

Number 02-2404; Unknown Owners and 

Non Record Claimants; 

Defendants. 

13CH 3094 

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION 

The requisite affidavit for publication having 

been filed, notice is hereby given to you: 

-Unknown Beneficiaries of State Bank of 

Countryside, as Trustee under the provisions of 

aTrust Agreement, dated the 9th day of May 

2002, and known as Trust Number 02-2404 

-Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants 

that Plaintiff has commenced this case inthe 

Circuit Court of Will County against you and 

other defendants, for foreclosure of a certain 

Mortgage lien recorded against the premises 

described as follows: 

LOT 50INDEBOER WOODS UNIT 3,BE- 

ING ASUBDIVISION OF PART OFTHE 

EAST HALF OFTHE SOUTHEAST QUAR- 

TER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD 

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL 


C/K/A: 12148 Ignace, Homer Glen, IL 60441 

PIN: 16-05-24-406-013-0000 

said Mortgage was given by State Bank of 

Countryside, as Trustee under the provisions of 

aTrust Agreement, dated the 9th day of May 

2002, and known asTrust Number 02-2404, 

Mortgagor(s), to America`s Advantage Mortgage, 

Inc., Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office 

of the Recorder ofDeeds of Will County, 

Illinois, as Document No. R2003264831. 

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE 

YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS 

DOCUMENT. 

By order ofthe Chief Judge of the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, 

this case isset for Mandatory Mediation on 

June 8, 2017 at 1:30 PM at the Will County 

Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 

N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative 

will be present along with acourt 

appointed mediator todiscuss options that you 

may have and to pre-screen you for a potential 

mortgage modification. 

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIA- 

TION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIA- 

TION WILL BE TERMINATED. 

UNLESS YOU file your appearance or otheri 

fil i hi i h Offi 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

y pp 

wise file your answer in this case inthe Office 

of the Circuit Clerk of Will County, Will 

County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, 

Joliet IL 60432 on or before June 5, 2017, A 

JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DE- 

CREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED 

AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED 

FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT. 

Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) 

The Wirbicki Law Group LLC 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 

Chicago, IL 60603 

Phone: 312-360-9455 

Fax: 312-572-7823 

W13-2622 

pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com 

I720394 

"THIS ISANATTEMPT TO COLLECT A 

DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION 

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE" 

W17-0118 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH 

JUDICIAL DISTRICT 


COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DI- 

VISION 

The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank 

of New York, as Trustee 

(CWALT 2007-8CB); 

Plaintiff, 

VS. 

Thomas J. Eiler; Robin M. Eiler; First Midwest 

Bank, as Successor Trustee to 

Standard Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee 

under the provisions of a Trust 

Agreement dated May 8, 2006 and known as 

Trust Number 19441; Unknown 

Beneficiaries of First Midwest Bank, as Successor 

Trustee to Standard Bank and 

Trust Company, as Trustee under the provisions 

of a Trust Agreement dated 

May 8, 2006 and known as Trust Number 

19441; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of 

Thomas J. Eiler, ifany; Unknown Heirs and 

Legatees of Robin M. Eiler, if any; Unknown 

Owners and Non Record Claimants; 

Defendants. 

17CH 608 

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION 

The requisite affidavit for publication having 

been filed, notice is hereby given to you: 

-Thomas J. Eiler 

-Unknown Beneficiaries of First Midwest 

Bank, as Successor Trustee to Standard Bank 

and Trust Company, as Trustee under the provisions 

ofaTrust Agreement dated May 8, 

2006 and known as Trust Number 19441 

-Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Thomas J. 

Eiler, if any 

-Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants 

that Plaintiff has commenced this case inthe 

Circuit Court of Will County against you and 

other defendants, for foreclosure of a certain 

Mortgage lien recorded against the premises 

described as follows: 

LOT 5 IN STADTLER RIDGE ESTATES 

SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 

OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OFSECTION 9, 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED SEPTEMBER 10, 1990 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R90-50104, IN WILL 


C/K/A: 14708 Edinburgh Court, Homer Glen, 

IL 60491 

PIN: 16-05-09-401-007-0000 

said Mortgage was given by Thomas J. Eiler 

and Robin M. Eiler and First Midwest Bank, as 

Successor Trustee toStandard Bank and Trust 

Company, as Trustee under the provisions ofa 

Trust Agreement dated May 8, 2006 and 

known asTrust Number 19441, Mortgagor(s), 

to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, 

Inc., acting solely as anominee for Countrywide 

Home Loans, Inc., Mortgagee, and recorded 

in the Office of the Recorder ofDeeds 

of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. 

R2007061921. 

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE 

YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS 

DOCUMENT. 

By order ofthe Chief Judge of the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, 

this case isset for Mandatory Mediation on 

May 11, 2017 at 1:30 PM at the Will County 

Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 

N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative 

will be present along with acourt 

appointed mediator todiscuss options that you 

may have and to pre-screen you for a potential 

mortgage modification. 

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIA- 

TION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIA- 

TION WILL BE TERMINATED. 

UNLESS YOU file your appearance or otherwise 

file your answer in this case inthe Office 

of the Circuit Clerk of Will County, Will 

C C h 14 ff S 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

y 

County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, 

Joliet IL 60432 on or before June 5, 2017, A 

JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DE- 

CREE BYDEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED 

AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED 

FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT. 

Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) 

The Wirbicki Law Group LLC 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 

Chicago, IL 60603 

Phone: 312-360-9455 

Fax: 312-572-7823 

W17-0118 

pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com 

I720597 

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Under $100 

2011 Cadillas CTS floor mats, 

new $60. Fishing equiptment, 

tackle box w/ lures $18, 2 rods 

$8 each.708.214.4022 

9pcpatio set. 48” round table, 

6chairs, 2end tables. Taupe 

color. Good condition. $100. 

773.841.8899 

Adjustable bed backrest, boxed 

$10. New tool box w/ dual 

trays $12. 6ftfloor lamp $10 

or $22 w/ dimmer switch. New 

1976 Bicentennial plate $10. 

708.460.8308 

Beautiful green/white hosta 

perennials $2 ea. Potted birch 

tree $19. Potted yellow flowering 

shrub $15. 20 pc. boxed 

dinnerware set, was $20, now 

$12. 708.460.8308 

Cadaco Pachinko game 1973, 

Ebay $49.99, selling for $25 

like new. Mattel Elvis with 

white eagle jumpsuit, new in 

box, Ebay $40, selling $20. 

708.301.0519 

Lenox China Casablanca pattern, 

service for 12 including 

serving pieces. $100. 

815.463.1448 

Old Style steins w/ lids x3 

$25/ea. Little Wizard old kero 

lanterns $75. New U of Iblue 

XL sweatshirt $15. Mopar XL 

shirt $15. 708460.8308 

Perinneals $2 each. 20Cannas, 

10 Hostas, 8Phlox, 10 Sedum. 

815.955.4882 

Petite size weeding dress w/ 

veil, cleaned $75. Nascar Barbie 

doll, new $25. New rear 

rug mats for car $15. 

708.460.8308 

Sioux rare heavy duty 

polisher/grinder #1200 5 AMP 

115 volts electric polisher, 

USA Made. $100. 

708.466.9907 

Sunbeam mixmaster w/ two 

glass bowls, excellent condition 

$25. Call 708.349.3524 

Tapper upright freezer. 

Excellent condition. $100. 

773.841.8899



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Athlete of the Week 

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10 Questions 

with Ryan Gabriel 

Ryan Gabriel is a senior at 

Lockport Township High 

School and pitcher on the 

Porters baseball team. 

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How did you start 

playing baseball? 

It was in the family. My 

two brothers played baseball 

before me, and when it came 

time for T-ball, I obviously 

wanted to play to be like my 

two older brothers. 

What do you like about 

it? 

I like the competitive nature 

of the game. Sometimes 

I’m too much of a competitor 

on the mound, but I just 

love playing the game, especially 

being a pitcher. It’s 

just you and everyone else 

is watching you. It just feels 

good. 

Do you have a favorite 

moment from the 

season so far? 

Two weeks ago against 

[Homewood-Flossmoor], 

I had a perfect game going 

into the seventh inning, 

and that was the closest 

I’d ever been to throwing 

a perfect game. I mean, I 

blew it, but it was still the 

closest I’d ever been, so it 

was fun. 

What are your goals for 

the season? 

My individual goals are 

mainly for the team. I just 

want us to keep doing what 

we’re doing and keep winning 

all the games we have 

left — especially the conference 

games — and continue 

it into the playoffs. 

Do you have any 

pregame rituals? 

I’m kind of an introvert 

when it comes to the games 

I start. I usually like to be by 

myself and get myself in the 

zone. I keep to myself, so 

when it comes time to start 

warming up and get ready 

for the game, I’m there. 

If you won the lottery 

right now, what would 

be the first thing you 

bought? 

I’d buy my parents a new 

house. I’d ask my parents 

what they want with the 

money for sure first. They 

got me to where I am now, 

so I’d give them something 

first. 

If you had an allexpenses 

paid trip to 

anywhere in the world, 

where would you go? 

Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media 

Hawaii, for sure. It’s just 

the best. 

Are you more of a cat 

person or a dog person? 

Cat person, for sure. I have 

one cat; his name is Blacko, 

he’s a black cat. He [should 

be] Pet of the Week, too. 

If you could hangout 

with any cartoon 

character for a day, who 

would you choose? 

I would definitely hangout 

with Scooby and Shaggy. 

That was my favorite cartoon 

growing up. I would 

love to eat a Scooby Snack 

to see what it tastes like. 

What are your plans for 

after graduation? 

I haven’t selected a college 

yet, but I do plan on 

moving on and playing baseball 

in college somewhere. 

Interview by Assistant Editor 

Erin Redmond

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high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Boys Volleyball 

Lockport 2, Bolingbrook 0 

Justin Elliott led the Porters 

to their third straight 

win, notching eight kills as 

Lockport topped Bolingbrook 

in straight sets Thursday, 

May 11, on the road. 

The Porters won 25-20, 

25-21. 

Dan Provenzano was also 

key in the win with 16 assists. 

Pat Surane added six 

kills. 

Lockport 2, Lincoln-Way 

West 0 

Anthony Pfeiffer was in 

seventh heaven as he helped 

Lockport down Lincoln- 

Way West 25-22, 25-16 

May 9 in the team’s home 

finale. 

Pfeiffer notched seven 

kills, seven assists and seven 

digs in the match. Justin Elliott 

also scored seven kills 

and a block, while Matt 

Dalton added three kills and 

two-and-a-half blocks. 

Girls Soccer 

Lockport 1, Lincoln Way- 

West 1 

Lauren Pikulski scored 

Lockport’s lone goal as it 

tied with Lincoln-Way West 

in the regular season finale 

May 10 at home. 

Ally Fischer assisted on 

the score. 

Baseball 

Lockport 5, Stagg 1 

Ben Davis struck out seven 

and allowed just three hits 

and a run in his six innings 

of work, helping the Porters 

to a 5-1 win May 9 at Stagg. 

Drew Flannagan pitched 

an inning of relief and was 

awarded the save, giving up 

just one hit and striking out 

one. 

Josh Bentley led the Porters 

at the plate, driving in 

two RBI off three hits. He 

broke a 1-1 tie in the top of 

the sixth inning, crushing a 

ground ball to left field to 

score Brent McDowell for 

an RBI single. Lockport 

kept it going, jumping ahead 

3-1 two plays later when 

Steven Salvino was walked 

with the bases loaded. 

Bentley hit a hard ground 

ball single in the top of 

the seventh to drive in his 

team’s final run. McDowell 

singled earlier in the inning 

to put Lockport ahead by 

three. 

A Jimmy Heintz solo shot 

in the top of the first gave 

Lockport an early 1-0 lead. 

The Chargers tied it up in the 

bottom of the fourth. 

Softball 

Lockport 19, Homewood- 

Flossmoor 4 

Tara McElligott accounted 

for six RBI in Lockport’s 

five inning 19-4 win at 

Homewood-Flossmor May 

9. 

McElligott was a perfect 

3-for-3 at the plate, with a 

home run in addition to scoring 

three runs. 

Courtney Schoolcraft 

also had a stellar day at the 

plate, going 2-for-3 with 

three RBI. Lindsey Bangert 

and Gracie Voulgaris had 

two RBI apiece. Voulgaris 

scored four runs and went 

2-for-4, while Bangert was 

1-for-2 with a run. 

Senior Meghan Kelly got 

the win in the circle. She 

gave up six hits and allowed 

two runs while striking out 

one over three innings of 

work. 

The Porters jumped ahead 

10-1 after two innings and 

added another two in the 

top of the third. Homewood- 

Flossmoor answered with a 

run in the bottom of the inning 

to make it 12-2. 

Lockport came right back, 

however, tacking on seven 

more runs in the fourth. The 

hosts scored their final two 

runs in the bottom of the inning. 

This Week In... 

Lockport Township 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■May ■ 18 at Bajenski 

Tournament Pool Play, TBD 


Tournament Semifinals, TBD 


Tournament Championship, 

TBD 

So with a count of 0-2 

in the seventh, she did just 

that again. She waited on a 

changeup, took a nice, easy 

swing and seemed to just 

poke it to almost the same 

spot in straightaway center 

field for a capping three-run 

home run. 

“I wasn’t sure about the 

first one,” McElligott said 

of her homers. “But the second 

one, I barrelled up pretty 

well, so I knew it.” 

Junior catcher Graci 

Voulgaris (3-for-4, BB) and 

senior right fielder Elena 

■May ■ 24 at IHSA Regional, TBA 

Softball 

■May ■ 18 host Lincoln-Way 

East, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 19 at Moline Invite, TBA 

■May ■ 20 at Moline Invite, 

10 a.m. 

■May ■ 23 at IHSA Regional, 

TBA 

■May ■ 24 at IHSA Regional, 

TBA 

Woulfe (2-for-4, HBP) also 

had multi-hit games for the 

Porters, who had 12 hits on 

the day and also stranded 

12 runners, including leaving 

the bases loaded twice. 

Lockport had no errors in 

the game. 

Senior catcher Kaitlin 

Rusin (1-for-3) and junior second 

baseman Heather Vetter 

(2-fpr-3) had seventh inning 

hits for Sandburg. Sophomore 

third baseman Irene Travis, 

who missed a week-and-ahalf 

after suffering a hairline 

fracture to the left side of 

her face April 20 in an extrainning 

loss at Lincoln-Way 

East, also singled in the fourth 

inning for the Eagles. 

Boys Track and Field 

■May ■ 18 host IHSA Sectional- 

Team, 3:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■May ■ 19 host IHSA Regional, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 23 host IHSA Sectional, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 24 host IHSA Sectional, 

4:30 p.m. 

But Sandburg, which 

started freshman Elise Wantiez 

(2 1/3 IP) and then finished 

up with junior Sarah 

Fuller (2 IP) pitching, was 

hurt by a trio of errors 

which led to three unearned 

runs. 

“We’ve got to be able to 

score early,” Wood said of 

what the Eagles could do 

better. “We have to jump on 

them and keep the pressure 

on all game long.” 

Sandburg was coming 

off a 6-4 home loss May 9 

against Lincoln-Way East. 

While coach Jim Fabianski 

believed his team could 

come back from the early 

deficit against the Porters, 

Boys Volleyball 

■May ■ 18 at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■May ■ 19 at IHSA Sectional, TBD 

■May ■ 20 at IHSA Sectional, 

TBD 

Boys Lacrosse 

■May ■ 18 at St. Laurene, 

6:45 p.m. 

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Downers Grove Spring Swing 

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in Minnesota in August. 

The team went 5-2 over the 

weekend, capped by a 13-0 victory 

over the Joliet Express in 

the championship game. Players 

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From Page 44 

the three unearned runs 

hurt. Those turned a 2-0 

game into a 5-0 game, and 

the Eagles did not start hitting 

consistently until the 

last two innings. 

“All credit goes to [Lockport],” 

he said. “Their hitters 

put the bat on the ball. 

McElligott just waited on 

that [0-2 pitch in the seventh] 

and hit it out. All of 

them were on. 

“We did a good job getting 

out of some jams, including 

the bases loaded 

and no outs in the sixth. 

But we have to play with a 

sense of urgency. We can’t 

be making these mistakes 

going into the postseason.”



Girls Soccer 

Homer resident Boyd scores Provi’s lone goal against Andrew 

Celtics end regular 

season with loss to 

Thunderbolts 

Jason Maholy 


Andrew girls soccer coach 

Loren Zolk hails standout 

senior Brooke Zidek as a 

player who helps everyone 

else elevate their level of 

play. 

If the Thunderbolts’ alltime 

scoring leader performs 

like she did Thursday, May 

11, in a win over Providence, 

the team should have an excellent 

opportunity to make a 

deep postseason run. 

Zidek scored two goals 

and assisted on another as 

Andrew defeated the Celtics 

3-1 in the regular-season 

finale for both squads. Zidek 

set up Sam Kopper to open 

the scoring, and Corinne 

Steinke and Brandi Muys 

assisted on Zidek’s tallies 

as the Thunderbolts took a 

commanding 3-0 lead they 

were never in danger of relinquishing. 

Karli Boyd, a Homer Glen 

resident, scored Providence’s 

lone goal. 

Zolk said Zidek simple 

works harder than every other 

player on the field, whether 

during practice or games. 

“She’s a very competitive 

individual; her standards are 

very high, and she demands 

the best out of herself and her 

teammates,” he said. “She 

leads by example on and off 

the field. She comes every 

day and tries to outwork everybody 

else, and everybody 

feeds off that. They see one of 

your leaders, one of your top 

players coming out and setting 

an example like that, and 

everybody else just falls right 

in line. It makes my job really 

easy having her around.” 

LOCKPORT SOCCER CLUB 

TRYOUTS 

As for the team as a whole, 

Zolk believes the Thunderbolts 

are rounding into form 

just in time for the playoffs. 

Andrew (14-6-2) was the No. 

2 seed in the Andrew Regional 

and opened the postseason 

on its home field Tuesday, 

May 16, against Bloom 

Township. 

“People are playing well,” 

Zolk said. “I feel like we’re 

comfortable in our system, 

and we’re finally getting 

used to one another. That’s 

always an issue with high 

school sports is you’re getting 

players from all different 

places and cramming 

them together for threemonth 

period and hoping 

everything meshes.” 

The Thunderbolts have 

won three straight games and 

five of seven, and playing 

cohesively was exemplified 

in the win over Providence 

(9-13). Andrew controlled 

both sides of the field for the 

majority of the game, despite 

Zolk liberally switching 

players to different positions. 

“The idea is to progress 

to playing as a unit, and we 

saw that today, even with the 

changes I was making with 

the lineup and where people 

were going,” he said. “I like 

to see that it didn’t matter 

who I put in a position — 

they knew where to be and 

where the ball needed to be. 

That’s encouraging to me 

moving forward. 

“To be in the spot we are 

right now heading into [regional 

play], everybody’s 

healthy, and we’re fine-tuning 

things. That makes me 

optimistic.” 

Providence coach Dan Potempa 

is optimistic, as well, 

despite his team dropping 

its contest and eight of its 

last nine. Losing to a good 

3A team like Andrew while 

playing shorthanded because 

of injuries is hardly discouraging, 

as far as Potempa is 

concerned. 

“We were trying some 

girls in different spots, and I 

think that defensively is what 

we were worried about,” Potempa 

said. “We were trying 

some things, and they got 

their goals, and we switched 

into something that was 

working, so I think we have 

at least have our defense set 

moving into the playoffs.” 

The key moves by Potempa 

was moving junior Chase 

McCool from sweeper to 

stopper, and Regan Sauer to 

sweeper. That stabilized the 

defense after the Celtics allowed 

three early goals, and 

it to put the offense in better 

position to attack. 

“[McCool] got a lot of 

good touches on the ball and 

really impacted our offense 

and helped create opportunities 

offensively from the defense,” 

Potempa said. “That 

relieves pressure on the defense 

and calms everybody. 

Chase has the ability to just 

give everyone around her 

more confidence; we play 

better when she’s playing 

better.” 

Potempa was also pleased 

to see the Celtics continue to 

battle after falling behind by 

three goals. 

“I was happy our girls 

didn’t give up; we got down 

and kept fighting, kept fighting, 

still trying to possess, 

still trying to create opportunities,” 

he said. “The girls 

didn’t give up, and we’ll 

need that going into the 

playoffs.” 

The Celtics opened the 

Class 2A playoffs as the No. 

5 seed in the Ottawa Regional 

against third-seeded 

Peoria Richwoods Tuesday, 

May 16. Potempa said the 

teams’ unfamiliarity with 

each other could be to Providence’s 

benefit. 

“I know nothing about 

them, they know nothing 

about us,” he said. “They 

have a better record, but who 

knows what’s going to happen? 

I’m hoping they might 

be looking past us. We’ve 

got a lot of talented players 

who can do a lot of good 

things, so maybe they’ll be 

looking past us, and we can 

hopefully surprise them and 

get away with a couple of 

victories.” 

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From Page 44 

placing second after a 6-1, 

6-2 loss to Viking junior Alex 

Rechsteiner and sophomore 

Henry Thiros. 

Junior Seth Yaeger placed 

second at No. 2 singles, losing 

to Stagg sophomore 

Kevin Wacnik 6-4, 6-3 in the 

finals. 

At No. 2 doubles, the 

Lockport duo of senior Luke 

Anderson and sophomore Jacob 

Cala were seeded fourth. 

But they captured a win over 

Stagg junior Jack Bibbiano 

and senior Nicholas Pawlica 

to finish third. 

“I started at fourth doubles 

this season with Evan Carlson,” 

said Anderson, who is 

one of only three seniors on 

the team. “But then we made 

our way to third doubles, and 

then the coaches determined 

that Jake [Cala] and I were 

the best fit at No. 2. Jack and 

I will be playing at the sectional 

together, and we plan 

to win and advance to state. 

“But I’m just glad that we 

won as a team and all get our 

names [on the sign] by our 

tennis courts.” 

If the Porters win the sectional 

for the third straight 

season, they get another sign 

up by the tennis courts. They 

are in the Class 2A Joliet 

West Sectional this weekend.

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Boys Tennis 

LTHS edges out Vikings to capture third conference title in four years 

Team now looks to 

win third straight 

sectional in Joliet 

Randy Whalen 


When Lockport Township 

emerged as this season’s surprise 

champions of the Blue 

Division of the SouthWest 

Suburban Conference, one of 

the most impressed individuals 

was an opposing coach. 

That would be Sandburg’s 

Brian Ostrander. 

“That was a big time showing 

from Lockport,” Ostrander 

said. “Coach [Bob] Champlin 

and [assistant] coach 

Eric Pantow deserve a lot of 

credit for what they’ve done, 

and for them to win the conference 

was awesome. As a 

tennis enthusiast, it was just 

neat to see.” 

Although Lockport had 

tied Homewood-Flossmoor 

in the regular season standings 

of the SWSC Blue, 

H-F won the head-to-head 

matchup 4-3 on April 20 in 

Flossmoor. Thus, the defending 

champion Vikings were 

the top seed in the conference 

tourney. But the Porters 

captured a trio of first-place 

finishes and went on to score 

36 points to win the conference 

meet Saturday, May 13, 

at Lockport. 

It was the third conference 

title in four seasons for 

the Porters. H-F, which also 

had three winners, scored 34 

points to take second. Stagg 

(24) was third, followed by 

Sandburg (21) and Bolingbrook 

(0). 

“Like in any conference 

tournament, it doesn’t matter 

whether it’s Jack Randall 

winning or the fourth doubles 

team,” Champlin said. “Everyone 

doing well has the 

same effect and helps the 

whole team out. Everyone 

contributed.” 

As expected, Porter sensation 

Jack Randall won 6-1, 

6-2 at No. 1 singles over 

fellow junior Michal Wolan 

from Stagg. Randall is now 

28-0 on the season. Also capturing 

a singles title at No. 

3 for the Porters was sophomore 

Daniel Evans with a 

6-3, 1-6, 6-2 win over freshman 

Domas Dargis from 

Stagg. 

But it was the No. 4 doubles 

team of junior Kyle 

Steinhoff and sophomore 

Andrew Whetter that pushed 

the Porters over the top. The 

duo was seeded second but 

knocked off the top-seeded 

H-F pair of senior Joshua 

Chambers and junior James 

Harbin by a score of 6-1, 7-5. 

“H-F was seeded above us 

at fourth doubles,” Champlin 

said. “So that was a fourpoint 

swing. All Jack [Randall] 

can get us is six points, 

and it takes a lot more than 

that. So a great job by Kyle 

[Steinhoff] and Andrew 

[Whetter]. Since the first H-F 

meeting, my second, third 

and fourth doubles teams 

have changed up, and that’s 

paid dividends.” 

For Whetter and Steinhoff, 

there was quite a difference 

from when the two first 

placed together. 

“We had zero chemistry,” 

Whetter said of first teaming 

with Steinhoff. “But coach 

Champlin pushed us, and 

we just clicked. There was a 

match against Brother Rice 

[in April] that went to a third 

set super tiebreaker. We were 

down 9-6, and we came back 

to win 11-9. It all clicked 

there, and we just started flying.” 

They kept flying in the 

conference title match. 

“It was very huge; it was a 

great match,” Whetter said. 

“I was really nervous because 

they were a good team, but 

we were playing really loose. 

We won the first set but hit 

a little lull in the second set. 

We were down 4-2 but came 

all the way back. It was really 

amazing. We didn’t want to 

go out having our last match 

[this season] as a loss.” 

His doubles partner agreed. 

“It was a heck of a match, 

and it was really stressful,” 

Steinhoff said. “We just had 

to keep the gas pedal down. 

They came out tough in [Set 

2], but we were keeping our 

shots low and forced them 

into mistakes. Andrew and 

I knew it would be a tough 

match, and it was. But we 

played at an all-time high, 

and it felt really good.” 

Lockport’s all-senior No. 1 

doubles team of Lucas Pindak 

and Nolan Gilbertsen almost 

had an upset of their own, 

but they were edged 7-5, 7-6 

(7-5) by the top-seeded H-F 

team of senior William Knox 

and sophomore Perry Hoag 

III. At No. 3 doubles, it was 

sophomore Evan Carlson and 

freshman Jared Kocolowski 

Please see tennis, 42 

Softball 

Home runs, pitching fuel Porters to victory over Eagles 

Randy Whalen 


Tara McElligott is having 

a monster season for the 

Lockport Township softball 

team. 

Gianna Bauer was a midseason 

addition for the 

Lockport Township softball 

team. 

Together, they teamed 

up to make sure the Porters 

dominance over Sandburg 

continued in an 8-1 South- 

West Suburban Conference 

Blue Division victory on 

Thursday, May 11, in Orland 

Park. 

It was the 11th time in 

the past 12 meetings, dating 

back to the start of the 2012 

season, that Lockport (26-3, 

6-2) has defeated the Eagles 

(19-9, 4-4). In the past 42 

meetings between the two 

teams since 1999, the series 

is now tied at 21-21. Sandburg, 

however, still holds a 

3-1 advantage in the postseason 

in that 19-year span. The 

teams are not in the same 

sectional and will not meet 

again this season unless its 

in the Class 4A state semifinal 

game. 

McElligott mashed a pair 

of home runs and drove in 

seven runs on the day. The 

junior first baseman is now 

hitting .516 with six home 

runs and 59 RBI. Bauer, a 

freshman, did not come up 

to the varsity until April 26 

against Marist. In facing an 

Eagle lineup that has put up 

many runs on the board, she 

limited them to the single 

run on six hits with one walk 

and three strikeouts. 

“I didn’t know I’d be 

pitching until warmups,” 

Baurer said of being entrusted 

to face Lockport’s 

longtime rival. “But I wasn’t 

really nervous. I just go out 

and pitch and be mentally 

ready.” 

McElligott, a three-year 

varsity veteran, has been 

through these before and 

was not nervous. 

“We just know to step up 

here,” she said. “We just like 

to keep it simple. I was 0-for- 

4 on [Saturday, May 6], so 

I just had to work through 

that. I wanted to barrel up to 

the ball and put it where they 

weren’t.” 

Did she ever. Junior third 

baseman Taylor Herschbach 

(1-for-4, 2 R) walked to lead 

off the game. One out later, 

McElligott manhandled a 

3-1 pitch and hit a sky-high 

fly to straightaway center 

field for a two-run home run. 

Then, in the fourth inning, 

McElligott (3-for-3, 2 R, 2 

BB) hit a two-out, two-run 

single to center to make it 

5-0. That capped a threerun 

inning, where junior 

designated player Lindsey 

Bangert (2-for-4, R) led off 

with a double to right field 

and second baseman Nikki 

Visvardis (1-for-4, R) and 

fellow junior center fielder 

Taylor Shingler reached on 

back-to-back errors. 

In the meantime, Bauer 

(3-0) was bringing it. The 

right-hander retired the first 

eight batters and 16 of the 

first 18 in the game. Seven 

of those were via pop-outs 

or soft loopers. 

“It was a rise ball, and 

they got under it,” Bauer 

said of her pitching success. 

I had been pitching a ton [of 

innings] on JV. When I got 

pulled up, it was very exciting. 

It’s such an honor to be 

on the varsity.” 

Lockport coach Marissa 

Chovanec is happy to have 

her. 

“She has a real good demeanor 

[in the circle],” 

Chovanec said. “She throws 

strikes, does a good job and 

the team has embraced her.” 

Bauer’s only walk came 

with one out in the sixth as 

senior left fielder Ashley 

Horras drew a walk on a fullcount 

pitch. She moved to 

second on a groundout and 

scored when junior shortstop 

Ashley Wood (1-for-3) 

lined a first pitch RBI single 

to right to make it 5-1. Senior 

center fielder Sam Coffel 

(1-for-3) followed with a 

single, but Bauer got another 

pop-up to end the inning. 

With two on and two outs 

in the top of the seventh, 

McElligott strode to the 

plate again. She had walked 

in her previous at-bat in the 

sixth, even though she was 

hit in the left leg on a pitch 

by Sandburg’s second pitcher, 

senior Sam Udarbe. The 

umpire ruled, however, that 

she leaned into the ball and 

simply called it a ball. 

While McElligott walked 

anyway, she would have 

rather hit. 

“No, I didn’t argue,” 

McElligott said of the nonhit 

by pitch. “I [don’t mind] 

getting hit by pitches, but it’s 

a little nicer to put it over the 

fence.” 

Please see softball, 41



Girls Track and Field 

Lockport places third at sectional with 78 team points 

Five individuals, three 

relay teams qualify for 

state for Porters 

Frank Gogola 


Area teams had mixed levels 

success at sectionals as they attempted 

to qualify track and 

field competitors for the state 

finals. 

Four of the six area teams qualified 

at least one individual or relay 

team during the Downers Grove 

South Sectional Thursday, May 

11, in Downers Grove. Lockport 

placed third out of 16 teams to 

earn the highest area finish, while 

Lincoln-Way East was right behind 

in fourth place. 

Eleven individuals — including 

an area-high five from Lockport 

— qualified in one or more events. 

Six relay teams — with an areahigh 

three from Lockport — advanced 

to state. 

The Top 2 finishers in each 

event automatically qualified for 

state. Any other finishers who 

eclipsed the qualifying standard 

in their event also moved on 

to state. 

The Porters scored 78 team 

points to place third and finish 

seven points behind first-place 

Bolingbrook (85 points). Senior 

Jaclyn Greci qualified in a teamhigh 

four events, while senior 

Morgan Bollinger and senior 

Kayla Isom qualified in three individual 

or relay events apiece. 

Greci won the 400-meter dash 

with a time of 57.38 seconds, 

breaking her own program record. 

She took second in the 200-meter 

dash with a time of 25.46 seconds. 

She qualified on time (12.47 seconds) 

in the 100-meter dash as she 

placed fifth. 

Greci, Bollinger, Isom and 

Grace Gliwa broke the program 

record in the 4-by-400-meter relay 

in their first race as a group. They 

qualified by placing second with a 

time of 3:57.57. 

“This day was unreal,” Greci 

Morgan Bollinger competes in the sectional for the Porters. 

said. “It feels unreal to qualify in 

so many events because I worked 

so hard and know it paid off. I 

want to end senior year with a 

bang.” 

Bollinger won the 1,600-meter 

run in a season-best 5:07.37. It 

was one of the few times this season 

she was pushed by the competition 

and did not run away with 

a victory. The second- and thirdplace 

finishers were 0.51 and 0.59 

seconds behind her. 

“It was really nice having girls 

right there with me,” she said. 

“They definitely pushed me to 

run my fastest time this season. 

Everyone in all the events on our 

team was doing so well, and I fed 

off their energy and how good 

they were competing and how 

hard they were working.” 

Bollinger, Isom, Aubrey Friedrich 

and Kate Wojciewicz won the 

4-by-800-meter relay in 9:20.88. 

The time was nearly 11 seconds 

better than their season-best time 

(9:31.05). 

Isom also qualified by placing 

second in the 800-meter run with 

a time of 2:15.62. 

Senior Drew Litynski took third 

Lockport’s Jaclyn Greci (left) runs alongside Lincoln Way East’s Taylor 

Wright at the Downers Grove South Sectional Thursday, May 11, in 

Downers Grove. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

in the triple jump and advanced on 

distance (36 feet, 4.5 inches). 

The 4-by-200-meter relay team 

of Gliwa, Skye Aguilar, Angelica 

Iwan and Jacqueline Mathius 

placed fourth and advanced on 

time (1:44.22). 

Mathius, a sophomore, placed 

sixth in the 200-meter dash and 

qualified on time (25.88 seconds). 

“I’m in shock, and I’m not,” 

Lockport coach Joe Kravitz said. 

“I’m so excited about the times 

that they hit. Some of the relays 

had to earn it. There was no guarantee. 

They had to get out there 

and do it right, and they did. I 

knew we had a lot of potential; I 

just didn’t know how it was all going 

to play out.” 

The state finals will run from 

Thursday, May 18 through Saturday, 

May 20, at Eastern Illinois 

University in downstate Charleston. 

There were 11 Class 3A sectionals, 

meaning a minimum of 22 athletes 

in each event, since at least two 

competitors qualified per event.



Porters snap Knights’ 32-game win streak, sweep doubleheader 

Lockport shuts down 

Stagg in Game 1, 

ends historic streak 

in nightcap 


Nick Strysik had been 

waiting all day for this moment. 

With the game tied at 1-1 

and his teammate Jake Suchor 

with a nice lead off the bag 

at second, Strysik crushed 

a line drive to center field 

for an RBI single in the bottom 

of the sixth. That would 

be all the Porters needed to 

snap Chicago Christian’s 32- 

game winning streak — the 

11th longest in Illinois High 

School Association baseball 

history — Thursday, May 11, 

at home. 

It was the second win of 

the day for Lockport, having 

blanked Stagg 2-0 in Game 1 

of its doubleheader. 

Strysik went 0-for-3 

against the Chargers, so 

driving in the game-winner 

against the Knights was all 

that much sweeter, he said. 

“All day, I haven’t been 

hitting, and then just getting 

that clutch hit, it was amazing,” 

said Strysik, who finished 

the game 2-for-3. “I 

barrelled it up so good, and 

that’s what I’ve been waiting 

for all day.” 

Strysik was crucial in getting 

Lockport’s first run, too. 

The Porters trailed 1-0 

in the bottom of the fourth 

with runners on the corners 

thanks to a double from 

Jimmy Heintz and a single 

from Strysik. With Ryne 

Travis at the plate, Strysik 

took off to steal second, 

and the Knights’ catcher 

overthrew the ball, allowing 

Heintz to race home from 

third to even the score. 

And on the mound, the 

Porters were dominant. 

Matt Medina got the nod 

and kept things close for 

Lockport, but after giving 

up back-to-back walks to 

start the fourth, the Porters 

looked to Tommy Louch 

for relief. The junior flamethrower 

allowed just one hit 

and struck out eight Knights 

over four innings to get the 

win. 

The Knights threatened in 

the top of the seventh, getting 

a runner on via a fielder’s 

choice. But Louch fired 

off strike after strike, getting 

the Knights’ batter to strikeout 

looking, sending the Porters 

into a frenzy. 

“Matt Medina did a great 

job keeping us in the game 

before Tommy [Louch], and 

then Tommy really did well 

against a group of strong 

hitters,” Lockport coach 

Andy Satunas said. “He was 

able to mix his fastball and 

curveball and keep them off 

balance. He attacked them at 

the end and gave us what we 

needed.” 

Stellar pitching was not 

exclusive to the nightcap, 

however. 

Ryan Gabriel tossed a 

three-hit shutout in Game 1 

against Stagg, striking out 

five in his seven innings of 

work. Though the senior 

tossed a solid game, he gave 

all credit to his teammates. 

“I just wanted to throw 

strikes and pound the zone,” 

Gabriel said. “I know my 

defense can make plays, and 

I know I’m not a strikeout 

pitcher. I really relied on 

my defense. I only had five 

strikeouts today, so my defense 

played well, and offense 

put runs on the board.” 

Heintz was the hero at the 

plate in Game 1, driving in 

both runs for the Porters. He 

hit RBI singles in both the 

third and fifth innings, giving 

Lockport all the runs it 

needed to clinch a crucial 

conference victory. 

Lockport catcher Ryne Travis (left) runs to celebrate with pitcher Tommy Louch after he gets the final out to beat Chicago 

Christian Thursday, May 11, at Edward Flink Field in Lockport. Photos by Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media 

Heintz finished 2-for-3 

with two RBI. CJ Weins 

went 2-for-2 with two runs 

scored. 

The Porters after the game 

sat atop the Southwest Suburban 

Conference Blue 

Division. They ended the 

regular season with two key 

matchups against Lincoln 

Way-East on the road Tuesday, 

May 16 and at home 

Wednesday, May 17. Both 

contests were slated for 4:30 

p.m. 

“To win 2-0 [against 

Stagg] and get some timely 

hitting and excellent pitching 

from Ryan Gabriel was 

big,” Satunas said. “It keeps 

us in the conference lead 

and lets us control our own 

destiny going into next week 

against Lincoln-Way East.” 

Lockport’s Jimmy Heintz gets a lead from third base and awaits the pitch in the bottom of 

the fourth inning.



fastbreak 

Badminton 

Porters place 15th at state finals 

1st and 3 

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22nd Century Media 

Lockport baseball 

spoils perfect 

season for Chicago 

Christian 

1. Snapping a streak 

The LTHS baseball 

team beat Chicago 

Christian 2-1 

Thursday, May 11, 

at home in the 

second game of a 

doubleheader. The 

loss was the first for 

the Knights, who 

were 32-0 going 

into the game. The 

Porters also beat 

Stagg 2-0 in Game 1 

of the doubleheader. 

2. The winning hit 

Lockport’s Jake 

Suchor hit an RBI 

single to bring home 

the second and 

winning run versus 

the Knights. 

3. Mound dominance 

LTHS junior Matt 

Medina got the start 

against Chicago 

Christian, earning 

the win after striking 

out eight Knights 

and allowing one hit 

over four innings. 

Randy Whalen 


Playing in the second 

round of the consolation 

bracket at the state tournament 

last week, the two 

Lockport Township badminton 

doubles teams found 

themselves playing a familiar 

opponent. 

Each other. 

In an odd bracket 

matchup, that is exactly 

what happened as the Porters 

two state-qualifying 

teams met each other Friday, 

May 12, at Eastern 

Illinois University in 

Charleston. 

Lockport’s seniors Mary 

O’Brien and Alexis Duda 

lived up to their top doubles 

team billing with a 21- 

11, 21-8 win over junior 

Morghann Furr and senor 

Jessica Sterna. But no one 

was really happy with the 

matchup. 

“I don’t understand how 

that happened,” Lockport 

coach Stacy Sparlin said of 

her doubles teams meeting 

in the third match for each. 

“You would have thought 

that they’d be further away 

from each other [in the 

brackets]. But Alexis and 

Mary played that spot most 

of the year, and they showed 

it.” 

Even though the matchup 

guaranteed the Porters 

would get half a point, they 

wished both teams would 

have had that opportunity 

to pick up a half point for a 

consolation round win. 

“It was rough to do,” 

O’Brien said. “We saw the 

matchup, and we were like, 

‘Oh great.’ Now we have 

a team that will not be getting 

any points. Alexis 

and I wanted it more, but 

still, it was bad luck for 

the team.” 

Although they played 

each other countless times 

in practice, it was still weird 

to play on the big stage of 

state. 

“I wasn’t nervous until 

we played our own team,” 

Duda said of facing Furr 

and Strerna. “That was the 

most nervous I got for all 

the matches. But Mary and 

I play well together.” 

Duda went to state last 

season also as a member of 

the Porters second doubles 

team but lost a pair of threeset 

matches, so winning two 

matches this season was 

nice. 

“We just had to keep positive 

and look what’s in front 

of you,” Duda said of this 

season’s success. “I’ll miss 

all the good times and the 

laughs.” 

The Porters finished in 

a tie for 15th with four total 

points. That was a half 

point behind 14th place 

Lincoln-Way West, which 

Lockport beat out at the 

sectional. Last season, the 

Porters placed ninth (7 

points) and two years ago, 

they were tied for seventh 

(8 points). Stevenson (18.5 

points) was this season’s 

state champion, while twotime 

defending champion 

Neuqua Valley (17 points) 

placed second. 

O’Brien and Duda had 

opened the tourney with a 

21-10, 21-12 win over Katie 

Cooper and Catherine 

Meredith from Prospect. 

But that was followed by 

a 21-11, 21-12 secondround 

loss to eventual 

fourth-place finishers Megan 

Gamber and Katie Jarosz 

from Buffalo Grove. 

After the victory over Furr 

and Sterna, they fell 21-15, 

21-10 to Aishwarya Katiki 

and Avni Limdi from 

Neuqua Valley. 

Furr and Sterna, who 

were making their first 

trip to state, opened with a 

21-10, 21-15 loss to Bhavana 

Bheem and Divya 

Gudur from Conant. But 

they bounced back for a 

21-10, 21-18 consolation 

round win over Tina Guo 

and Helen Hu of Hinsdale 

Central before dropping 

the match to O’Brien 

and Duda. 

The most successful Porter 

player at state was senior 

Jenna Franzen, who went 

3-2 in singles and fell just 

short of making it to Day 2 

on Saturday, May 13. In her 

first state appearance last 

year, she went 1-2 at state. 

She was much more relaxed 

this season. 

“I was not one of the 

first matches out, and that 

definitely helped,” Franzen 

said of this season at 

state. “I was ready this 

season.” 

Franzen had a 21-11, 

21-14 victory over Megan 

Spencer from St. Charles 

East in the opening round. 

That was followed by a 

tough 21-16, 21-11 loss 

to Maggie Tierney from 

Downers Grove North, who 

had knocked Franzen out 

of the tournament the year 

before. But she bounced 

back with a 21-16, 21-13 

win over Allie Schweigert 

from Bradley-Bourbonnais, 

and then reached 

back to rally for a nice 

19-21, 21-15, 21-17 victory 

over Hanna Konrath of 

Willowbrook. 

But in the fourth-round 

consolation match, the final 

one of the opening day, she 

lost to a familiar foe. That 

was Lincoln-Way West senior 

Cassie Ruettiger, who 

won 21-7, 21-6 in a rematch 

of the sectional title paring. 

Still, it was a good tournament 

for Franzen. 

“I’m just glad I improved 

from last year,” she said. “I 

had played [Tierney] twice 

during the season and beat 

her once. But by losing to 

her, I played more matches 

[Tierney lost her next two 

matches in straight sets]. 

Then the match against 

[Konrath] was really good. 

I just dug deep and wanted 

it more. I wanted that win, 

and I also wanted to make 

it to Day 2 but came up one 

win shy. Cassie Ruettiger 

[who finished in the Top 12] 

is very good. Still, it was a 

good way to end.” 

For Sparlin, it is just the 

beginning of her badminton 

coaching career. Her 

first season was successful, 

as the Porters captured 

the Blue Division title in 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference and then won 

their fifth straight sectional 

championship. 

“I came down last year to 

see what it was all about,” 

Sparlin said of the badminton 

state tournament. “They 

have a walk in advance of 

the competition where all 

the players from each team 

go out and walk around together 

while carrying the 

school banner. It’s a really 

neat experience. 

“I was happy for Jenna. 

She had been here last year 

and was really nervous. But 

this year, she was calm and 

played well.” 

One other Porter also 

made a return trip to state. 

That was assistant coach 

Haley Egelhof, who teamed 

with Jessica Miller last May 

to capture fifth in the state 

in doubles and become 

Lockport’s first medalists in 

10 years. 

“It was different,” Egelhof 

said of being there as a 

coach. “But it was also good 

to be on the other side of the 

spectrum.” 

LISTEN UP 

“All day, I haven’t been hitting, and then just getting 

that clutch hit, it was amazing. I barrelled it up so 

good, and that’s what I’ve been waiting for all day.” 

Nick Strysik — Lockport baseball player, on getting the winning hit 

against Chicago Christian following a previously tough evening 

at the plate 

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Baseball 

Tourney time — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18, vs. 

Montini at Wheaton College 

• The Porters travel to Wheaton to take part in 

pool play at the Steven M. Bajenski Memorial 

Baseball Tournament. 

Index 

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40 - Athlete of the Week 

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