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14 | July 20, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger news mokenamessenger.com Old Plank Road Trail gets 20th anniversary present Submitted by the Forest Preserve District of Will County The new Old Plank Road Trail (OPRT) Bridge over Interstate 80 in New Lenox is up and running, and the old bridge has been removed just in time for the path’s 20th anniversary. The modern, more aesthetically pleasing bow truss bridge was installed in two phases this spring. The Illinois Department of Transportation replaced the old bridge, which dated back to 1964, as part of its plan to improve and widen the I-80/Route 30 interchange sometime in the future. The bridge will make trips on the OPRT even more appealing to runners, hikers and bicyclists, said Ralph Schultz, chief operating officer for the Forest Preserve District of Will County, which owns and manages portions of the trail along with six other governmental agencies. The OPRT has been a popular path ever since the first 12-mile section opened two decades ago on July 19, 1997. That first trail section stretched from Western Avenue in Park Forest to the Forest Preserve District’s FIBROMYALGIA• CHRONIC PAIN CHRONIC FATIGUE• BRAIN FOG Discover the 10 underlying causes of and what can be done to alleviate or even eliminate the debilitating symptoms! Go to the website below to view a FREE informative video- take the first step to getting your life back! TinleyParkBBT.com/Chronic-Pain-Fatigue-Recovery-22/ Real estate on your mind? Call Sharon Ahrweiler at CRIS REALTY to put your mind at rest I can • Help you find the best market price for your home • Help find the home of your dreams • Answer any real estate questions you have 815.263.2844 ahrshar@aol.com Serving the Lincolnway Area for the past 38 years SharonAhrweiler.com 1200 E. Lincoln Hwy New Lenox 815.485.5050 These two photos show the previous Old Plank Road Trail Bridge, which dated back to 1964, and the new one, which was installed by the Illinois Department of Transportation over Interstate 80 in New Lenox this spring. Photos Submitted Hickory Creek Preserve – Hickory Creek Junction in Mokena. Subsequent trail additions pushed the path west into New Lenox and Joliet. The most recent extension brought the trail a mile farther east to Chicago Heights for a total trail length of 22 miles. Plans for creating the path date back to the 1970s when the Forest Preserve worked with 14 municipalities to try to gain ownership of the defunct Penn Central railroad line. It took around 20 years for the group to get the funding necessary to buy the rail route and there was opposition by some along the way. But trail proponents persevered and the OPRT became a reality. Success with the OPRT paved the way for other regional trails and trail conversion projects, Schultz said. “The OPRT was our first regional trail, our first rail-totrail conversion and our first project funded with federal transportation funding,” he said in a statement. The Forest Preserve went on to convert two other former rail lines into the Wauponsee Glacial Trail and the Joliet Junction Trail. But the OPRT project was the first in Will County to capitalize on a defunct rail line that dated back more than a century. “From 1855 until 1975 the Michigan Central Railroad ran freight and passenger trains along this route,” according to the trail’s website, oprt.org. “Before that it was a plank road and part of the Great Sauk trail that ran from Rock Island to Detroit.” Will County continues to battle opioid epidemic Federal grant extends to Year 2 Submitted by the Office of the Will County Executive For the second year, Will County was awarded the Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose Related Deaths grant by the Illinois Department of Human Services and funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to further its efforts in combating the opioid overdose epidemic. Will County is part of the Statewide Illinois Opioid Crisis Advisory Council. Kathleen Burke, the County’s director of substance use initiatives, said Will County has made significant progress. The grant-funded Narcan Distribution Program has trained 168 people between February and June. Each person trained received two free doses of Narcan. In 2016, all police departments in Will County were trained to deliver naloxone, the life-saving antidote that can reverse an opiate overdose. To date in 2017, naloxone has been deployed 16 times compared to 16 times total in 2016. Burke said the Will County strategy against the opiate epidemic includes prevention, harm reduction, treatment and long-term recovery services. She is conducting an inventory of school programs offered in Will County and treatment services, including access to Medical Assisted Treatment. “To facilitate access to treatment, we have worked with five police departments across the county to establish a Safe Passage program, in which someone who struggles with an opiate addiction can come into the police department and ask for help without fear of prosecution,” she said. Despite all of these efforts, overdose deaths are increasing because of fentanyl — a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. “Drug dealers are mixing heroin with fentanyl, and people have no idea what they are getting,” Burke said. “It is so powerful, it often takes more than one or two doses of Narcan to revive someone who has overdosed from fentanyl or a fentanyl-laced substance. We have a lot of work to do to continue to educate about the dangers of opiates, train the public on the use of naloxone and expand access to treatment.” Will County Executive Larry Walsh praised Burke and the County’s efforts to address the epidemic. He said additional funding will be critical. “We are thankful to the federal government for recognizing the success of our efforts and the fact there is much more work to be done,” Walsh said. “This battle is on a grass roots level, and Dr. Burke has been very effective in building partnerships to help expand our efforts and save as many lives as we can. Will County remains fully committed to stopping overdose deaths and educating the public about the dangers of these terrible substances.”
mokenamessenger.com news the Mokena Messenger | July 20, 2017 | 15 Business Briefs Olivieri Brothers hired as property manager for Rialto Square The board of Rialto Square had a special board meeting in late May to consider hiring a property management company. Mokena-based Olivieri Real Estate and Olivieri Architects gave the board a 114-page analysis and proposal. Board members voted 5-1 to proceed with agreements for property management, real estate listing and architectural plans. Olivieri representatives are to meet with all the existing tenants, inspect the building and meet with building engineers to agree on a a three-to-five-year plan and a 15-year plan. Compiled by Editor Tim Carroll, tim@mokenamessenger. com. 2017 New Daily Lunch & Breakfast Specials Kids Eat Free! One child per adult. Kids menu only. With this coupon. Dine-in and carry-outs available. Not Valid with any other. Offers or prior purchases. Valid Monday - Saturday only. One Coupon per table..Offer expires 8/3/17 19137 S. Wolf Rd. Mokena | 708.478.8748 19137 S. Wolf Rd Mokena • 708.478.8748 HOURS Mon-Wed 6am-8pm • Thu- Sat 6am-8:30pm • Sun 6am-7pm Publishing August 10th Reserve you ad space by July 26th Buy One Breakfast, Get One 1/2 Off With the purchase of two beverages. With this coupon. Dine-in and carry-outs available. Not Valid with any other. Offers or prior purchases. Valid Monday - Saturday only. One Coupon per table..Offer expires 8/3/17 19137 S. Wolf Rd. Mokena | 708.478.8748 19137 S. Wolf Rd. Mokena | 708.478.8748 [PART 2] Reach more than 88,000 homes & businesses Call your local sales director at 708.326.9170 22ndcenturymedia.com THE GRANITE & MARBLE DEPOT Cabinets • Granite • Marble • Tile • Custom Showers • Fireplaces Stop by and view more than 200 samples! We have more than 350 full slabs of natural stone and quartz and thousands of remnants in our indoor showroom. State of art precision equipment for a custom fit. Starting at: GRANITE $ 35 sqft FREE estimates and design ideas by our experienced on staff interior designers FREE 16 Gauge Undermount Stainless Steel Sinks and 15 Year Sealer * 10 Colors 5 Colors FREE removal of your existing laminate countertops * The Granite & Marble Depot *Min. Purchase of 45 sq.ft. of Countertops. Restrictions Apply- See Store for Details Valid thru 8/31/17. OR QUARTZ $ 39 sqft (while supplies last, see an associate for details. Restrictions apply. Valid thru 8/31/17. 19636 97th Ave. ~ Suite 1 • Mokena Showroom Hours M-F 8am-5pm • Sat. 9am-1pm • Sunday Closed INC. A RATING 708-479-7770 • mygranite.com
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