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THURSDAY<br />
Tinkergarten<br />
10 a.m. Aug. 24, 26 and 31;<br />
9:30 a.m. Aug. 30, Mokena<br />
area parks. Tinkergarten is<br />
a play-based, outdoor learning<br />
experience designed for<br />
children ages 18 months to 8<br />
years, and their parents. Tinkergarten<br />
brings back rich,<br />
child-directed play outdoors<br />
as a way for this new generation<br />
to learn. This program<br />
aims to help families build a<br />
foundation for their children<br />
that is rooted in play, nature<br />
and community. For more<br />
information and registration<br />
for these free trial classes at<br />
www.tinkergarten.com/lead<br />
ers/amanda.knittelherman.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
foreverU 5k<br />
Preregistration deadline is<br />
Aug. 25. Race will be at 9:30<br />
a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at Hickory<br />
Creek Barrens Nature<br />
Preserve, 20733 S. Schoolhouse<br />
Road, New Lenox, IL.<br />
Join foreverU, an organization<br />
founded by Mokena native<br />
Ryan Hesslau, for a 5k<br />
run and walk. Support their<br />
mission to reduce bullying,<br />
division, and student suffering<br />
in our culture and provide<br />
support to struggling youth.<br />
Individual registration cost is<br />
$25. Register by Aug. 25 to<br />
receive a shirt. Walk-up registration<br />
cost is $30 (shirt not<br />
guaranteed). Children 10 and<br />
under run for free (shirt not included).<br />
For more information<br />
and registration, visit www.<br />
foreverumovement.com/5k.<br />
Cruise Night<br />
6-9 p.m. Aug. 25, William<br />
Martin VFW Post 725,<br />
19852 Wolf Road, Mokena.<br />
Join VFW Post 725 and<br />
Showcase Classics for classic<br />
cars, trophies, food and<br />
drink.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Bike the Trail<br />
9-11 a.m. August 26,<br />
Breidert Green, downtown<br />
Frankfort. Bike the Old<br />
Plank Road Trail. Choose<br />
from three different routes<br />
during this afternoon of family<br />
fun sponsored by the Lincoln<br />
Way Special Recreation<br />
Association. All proceeds<br />
benefit the LWSRA participant<br />
scholarship program.<br />
For more information and<br />
registration, call (815) 320-<br />
3507 or visit lwsra.org/bike.<br />
Pop-up Craft Fair<br />
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 26-<br />
27, The Multicultural Education<br />
Foundation, 19081<br />
Old Lagrange Road, Mokena.<br />
The Multicultural<br />
Educational Foundation is<br />
hosting a Pop Up Craft Fair<br />
to raise money for the foundation’s<br />
programs, which include<br />
literacy, scholarships<br />
and grants as well as to give<br />
local artists and vendors a<br />
way to showcase their arts<br />
and crafts. As part of the<br />
fundraiser, the foundation<br />
is asking each exhibitor to<br />
donate an item to be used in<br />
our silent auction at the fair.<br />
The event is free to attend.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.mefempowers.org/up<br />
coming-events or call (815)<br />
570-994.<br />
Lady Diana: Princess of<br />
Wales<br />
1-2 p.m. Aug. 26, Mokena<br />
Community Public Library<br />
District, 11327 W. 195th St.,<br />
Mokena. Historian, Jim Gibbons,<br />
will join the library for<br />
an engaging lecture about<br />
one of the world’s most beloved<br />
princesses to this day<br />
— Lady Diana Spencer,<br />
Princess of Wales. Gibbons<br />
will discuss Diana’s life as<br />
a princess, her marriage,<br />
motherhood, royal presence<br />
and controversial death. For<br />
more information and registration,<br />
call (708) 479-9663<br />
or email tdomzalski@mo<br />
kena.lib.il.us.<br />
Community Night with Elvis<br />
6-9 p.m. Aug. 26, Lincoln-<br />
Way West, 21701 Gouger<br />
Road, New Lenox. Join<br />
the Lincoln-Way Marching<br />
band and special guest Nick<br />
Miller — as Elvis Presley<br />
— for free entertainment<br />
and the debut of the LWMB<br />
show. Miller will provide entertainment<br />
during the silent<br />
auction, raffles and dinner.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.lincolnwaymusic.org<br />
MONDAY<br />
Village Board Meeting<br />
7 p.m. Aug. 28 Mokena<br />
Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter<br />
St., Mokena. The<br />
Mokena Village Board is<br />
scheduled to meet. For more<br />
information, meeting agendas<br />
and minutes visit www.<br />
mokena.org.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Village Hall Closure<br />
Monday, Sept. 4. The<br />
Mokena Village hall will be<br />
closed for the Labor Day<br />
holiday.<br />
Woofstock and Pet Parade<br />
1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.<br />
9, Main Park, 10925 W. La-<br />
Porte Road, Mokena. Join<br />
the Mokena Park District for<br />
a .25 mile pet parade along<br />
the wooded trail at 1:30<br />
p.m. Registration begins at<br />
1 p.m., and there is no cost<br />
to participate. All animals<br />
are welcome for the parade.<br />
Prizes will be awarded in<br />
the following categories:<br />
Best Dressed, Most Exotic,<br />
Smallest Pet, and Largest<br />
Pet. Costumes are optional.<br />
Following the parade, there<br />
will be demonstrations by<br />
the Stone City Kennel Club.<br />
Canine contests will begin at<br />
2:30 p.m. For the safety of<br />
all dogs, current vaccines are<br />
required. All dogs must be<br />
on a leash. For more information,<br />
call (708) 390-2401<br />
or visit www.mokenapark.<br />
com.<br />
Senior Luncheon<br />
10:30 a.m. Monday Sept.<br />
11, Mokena Fire Station #1,<br />
19853 S. Wolf Road, Mokena.<br />
Join the fire department<br />
for a seniors luncheon.<br />
Learn helpful safety tips and<br />
information on planning a<br />
home fire escape. For more<br />
information and registration,<br />
email mfpd@mokenafire.<br />
org or call (708) 479-5371.<br />
Seating is limited.<br />
CPR Classes<br />
6-9 p.m. Mondays, Sept.11<br />
and Sept. 25, Mokena Fire<br />
Station #1, 19853 S. Wolf<br />
Road, Mokena. The Mokena<br />
Fire Protection District offers<br />
monthly CPR classes<br />
for the public. The cost covers<br />
books, materials and instructor<br />
fees. Students are<br />
instructed in adult, child and<br />
infant CPR and AED. Cost<br />
is $35 for community members<br />
and $40 for healthcare<br />
providers. Register online at<br />
www.mokenafire.org or in<br />
person at Fire Station #1.<br />
ONGOING<br />
Stroller Strides<br />
9:30 a.m. Mondays,<br />
Wednesdays and Fridays,<br />
and 9 a.m. Saturdays, Green<br />
Meadows Park, 10520 Williams<br />
Way, Mokena. Stroller<br />
Strides is a total fitness<br />
program that moms can do<br />
with their babies. It includes<br />
power walking/jogging and<br />
intervals of strength and<br />
body toning exercises using<br />
exercise tubing, your stroller,<br />
and the environment. The<br />
first class is free. For more<br />
information, email sarah<br />
tiffy@fit4mom.com or visit<br />
www.frankfort.fit4mom.<br />
com.<br />
Mokena 159 Registration<br />
Registration fees are now<br />
available via Skyward Family<br />
Access for current returning<br />
students for the 2017-18<br />
school year. Payment of registration<br />
and transportation<br />
fees are due, if applicable,<br />
by Aug. 1. For new students,<br />
visit www.mokena159.org<br />
under the Parent cube. On<br />
the right hand sidebar, select<br />
“Registration” and “All<br />
Documents” to find the New<br />
Student Registration Form.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(708) 342-4900.<br />
Mobile Workforce Center<br />
1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays in<br />
July and August, Mokena<br />
Community Public Library<br />
District, 11327 W. 195th<br />
St., Mokena. The Mobile<br />
Workforce Center travels<br />
to communities throughout<br />
Will County assisting residents<br />
who are looking for a<br />
job. Services include access<br />
to computers for online job<br />
search, assistance to create<br />
or revise a resume, a<br />
job board with listings from<br />
Will County businesses and<br />
trained staff to assist.<br />
Get Moving Get Fit<br />
5:30-6:15 Mondays, Comprehensive<br />
Cancer Center at<br />
Silver Cross Hospital, 1850<br />
Silver Cross Blvd., New<br />
Lenox. This new wellness<br />
program is for cancer survivors<br />
and their families. Registration<br />
required. To register,<br />
call (708) 478-3529.<br />
Ageless Grace<br />
9:30-11 a.m. Thursdays,<br />
Frankfort Township Community<br />
Room, 11000 W.<br />
Lincoln Highway, Frankfort.<br />
This free 8 week enrichment<br />
series on Anti-Aging and<br />
Mind Exercises is being offered<br />
by Frankfort Township<br />
Senior Activities and will<br />
meet every other Thursday<br />
through May 11. For more<br />
information and registration,<br />
call (815) 806-2776.<br />
To submit an item to the<br />
printed calendar, contact<br />
Amanda Stoll at (708)<br />
326-9170 ext. 34, or email<br />
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.<br />
com. Deadline is noon<br />
Thursdays one week prior to<br />
publication.
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Members of the Twisted Aces Motorcycle Club posing for a photo after the motorcycle run<br />
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Gone, not forgotten<br />
708.205.COBB(2622)<br />
Third annual PFC<br />
Aaron Toppen<br />
Motorcycle Run<br />
honors local hero<br />
Laurie Fanelli<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Army Private First Class<br />
Aaron Toppen continues<br />
to have a positive effect on<br />
his hometown of Mokena<br />
and the surrounding cities.<br />
Though he was killed while<br />
serving in Afghanistan in<br />
2014, his memory and spirit<br />
are ever-present forces in the<br />
community still inspiring<br />
the best in the people who<br />
proudly honor his service<br />
and sacrifice.<br />
On Sunday, Aug. 20, hundreds<br />
of motorcyclists came<br />
together to pay tribute to<br />
Toppen’s bravery while raising<br />
money for a pair of good<br />
causes at the third annual<br />
PFC Aaron Toppen Motorcycle<br />
Run. Troy Walker, of<br />
Sandwich — who is a Ride<br />
Captain with the Patriot<br />
Guard — has helped to organize<br />
the event since the inaugural<br />
run in 2015.<br />
“The No. 1 priority of today<br />
— first and foremost,<br />
above any dollar amount that<br />
we can raise — is remembering<br />
Aaron and keeping<br />
his spirit alive,” Walker said.<br />
Toppen’s photo was<br />
proudly displayed throughout<br />
the Pipefitter Training<br />
Facility where the run began.<br />
From there, riders traveled<br />
to Saint John’s Cemetery,<br />
where Toppen was<br />
laid to rest. “We always have<br />
a Color Guard posted at the<br />
cemetery and this year the<br />
Lincoln-Way Junior ROTC<br />
cadets were out there with<br />
the Color Guard as the procession<br />
went by,” Walker<br />
said.<br />
Riders then made their<br />
way down to the Abraham<br />
Lincoln National Cemetery<br />
in Elwood before heading<br />
back up to the Pipefitter<br />
Training Facility for lunch,<br />
entertainment and a special<br />
ceremony honoring Toppen,<br />
as well as all local fallen soldiers<br />
and Gold Star families.<br />
Funds generated from registration<br />
fees, donations and<br />
raffles benefited two charities<br />
that support causes close<br />
to Toppen’s heart, the Lincolnway<br />
Special Recreation<br />
Association and Operation<br />
Warrior Wishes.<br />
“Aaron’s fiance, Jackie<br />
[Rozek] volunteered with<br />
LWSRA, so helping kids<br />
with special needs is a cause<br />
that is very important to<br />
her,” Walker said. “Because<br />
it was so special for Jackie,<br />
it became something special<br />
for Aaron, as well.”<br />
Walker explained that organizers<br />
chose Operation<br />
Warrior Wishes as the other<br />
beneficiary because of the<br />
group’s efforts in helping<br />
soldiers from all eras — especially<br />
today’s veterans —<br />
enjoy a day of fun, friendship<br />
and support at sports<br />
games all over the country.<br />
Co-founder Craig Steichen,<br />
of St. Charles, started Operation<br />
Warrior Wishes with his<br />
son as a way to say “thank<br />
you” to veterans for their<br />
service.<br />
“The first 10 or 12 times<br />
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Health Nutz to host second Health Fair in September<br />
Amanda Del Buono<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
For many, living a healthier lifestyle<br />
is becoming more important.<br />
As part of their mission, Tammy<br />
Spatola and Kris Geigner, coowners<br />
of Health Nutz, are driven<br />
by a passion for educating and<br />
helping people pursue healthier<br />
lives.<br />
Bringing their mission to fruition,<br />
Health Nutz will be hosting<br />
its second Health Fair as a means<br />
to educate and introduce people<br />
to the variety of health and wellness<br />
goods available. Taking place<br />
Sept. 9, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the<br />
health fair will feature about 50<br />
vendors offering demonstrations,<br />
samples and more.<br />
Expanding on the event this<br />
year, five speakers will talk about<br />
health and environmental issues<br />
and their natural solutions, Geigner<br />
said.<br />
“We’re just celebrating the<br />
community and everybody getting<br />
healthier,” Geigner said. “Our<br />
mission is getting people healthy<br />
in a natural way.”<br />
Last year, the company hosted<br />
its first Health Fair as a way to celebrate<br />
its grand re-opening after<br />
the business partners purchased<br />
the company.<br />
“Last year, we wanted to do a<br />
grand re-opening, but we wanted<br />
to give people the opportunity not<br />
only to learn about living healthy<br />
lifestyles, but also to meet people<br />
in the community doing healthoriented<br />
things,” Geigner said.<br />
“We had an amazing response. …<br />
We had close to 1,500 people attend.”<br />
Since the success of last year’s<br />
event, Health Nutz has received<br />
inquiries about when it will host<br />
its next health fair, Spatola said.<br />
“It has become, and will be remembered<br />
in years to come, as<br />
an actual community event,” she<br />
said.<br />
“It’s an annual, ongoing event<br />
that the community looks forward<br />
Mike Nastepniak, owner of Bee Humble Bee Farm in Frankfort, gives visitors to his booth at the Health Nutz<br />
grand re-opening’s health fair in Oct. 2016 samples of organic honey made by the bees he began raising<br />
on his property six years ago. Nastepniak will be back for next month’s fair. 22nd Century Media File photo<br />
to every year.”<br />
Among the vendors that will<br />
be present at this year’s health<br />
fair, Michael Nastepniak, owner<br />
of Bee Humble Bee Farm and<br />
Bee & You in Frankfort and New<br />
Lenox, will show off his live bees<br />
and will offer insights to attendees<br />
about the insects. The company<br />
also will showcase its line of cosmetics<br />
made with bee products.<br />
“I’m excited just to talk to<br />
people, educate people, as much<br />
as I can. That’s exciting for me,”<br />
Nastepniak said. “Bees are a hot<br />
topic right now, and I want to give<br />
people more information if I can.”<br />
Nastepniak said that he enjoys<br />
the opportunity to work with Spatola<br />
and Geigner.<br />
“We have the same passion,”<br />
he said. “They just want to bring<br />
good products to people and educate<br />
them as much as they can.<br />
When you have a passion for<br />
something, it just comes out of<br />
you, and you can see that in Kris<br />
and Tammy.”<br />
The passion in the Health Nutz<br />
co-owners is clear to many. Deana<br />
Hryn, a New Lenox resident and<br />
independent distributor for Norwex<br />
and Nucerity, products that<br />
offer a natural and healthier way of<br />
cleaning, also shares a passion for<br />
helping others lead healthful lives.<br />
Hryn will have products on<br />
display at the fair. She also looks<br />
forward to speaking with people<br />
one-on-one and sharing information<br />
with others about innovations<br />
in the health space, she said.<br />
“You get to share your love of<br />
health and wellness and living<br />
better lives for ourselves and our<br />
children,” she said.<br />
“There is so much information,<br />
people are so confused about all<br />
of the big, bulk mass marketing<br />
on products that they truly don’t<br />
know the long-term effects of<br />
what we consume. I want to help<br />
them not just live healthier lives<br />
but long lives with better quality<br />
of life.”<br />
Understanding the difficulties<br />
that come with celiac disease,<br />
Nancy O’Connor, owner of Tinley<br />
Park’s Sweet Pea Gluten Free,<br />
is looking forward to sharing her<br />
solution for those looking for gluten-free<br />
options.<br />
“For me, the most important<br />
thing is being able to provide<br />
not just something healthier, but<br />
to provide to people … a glutenfree<br />
product that tastes good,”<br />
O’Connor said.<br />
O’Connor said she appreciates<br />
the variety of health-and-wellness<br />
products available at the fair.<br />
“It’s a unique opportunity to find<br />
a number of new products, and it’s<br />
kind of like a one-stop-shop, from<br />
chiropractors to gluten-free food<br />
to wonderful honey,” she said.<br />
“It’s a great way to talk to vendors<br />
about what they offer directly. It’s<br />
a nicer, personal, one-on-one way<br />
to meet … folks who have small<br />
businesses.”<br />
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Don’t be a victim<br />
Mokena police offer tips to<br />
help prevent vehicle thefts<br />
Submitted by the Mokena Police<br />
Department<br />
Mokena police are asking Mokena<br />
residents to team up with them to<br />
help proactively deter burglaries from<br />
parked vehicles throughout the community.<br />
The Lincoln-Way area has experienced<br />
an increase in the number of<br />
these types of crimes recently, most<br />
frequently by out-of-area suspects<br />
during overnight hours. The common<br />
denominator in most of these vehicle<br />
burglaries is an unlocked vehicle<br />
parked in a driveway or on the street<br />
with valuables left out in clear view<br />
for would-be thieves. In some cases,<br />
the vehicle keys or a proximity fob has<br />
been left inside the unlocked vehicle,<br />
resulting in the vehicle being stolen.<br />
Open, unsecured garage doors additionally<br />
invite criminal activity.<br />
Police are encouraging residents to<br />
help prevent these types of crimes by<br />
being “eyes and ears” for their neighbors<br />
and the community at large. If you<br />
see suspicious activity in your neighborhood,<br />
call 911. Descriptions of suspicious<br />
people and their clothing, along<br />
with vehicle descriptions and license<br />
plates, are extremely helpful.<br />
Proactive overnight patrols are conducted<br />
by Mokena police personnel on<br />
a regular basis, using both marked and<br />
unmarked vehicles. You can help them<br />
deter potential crimes by taking the<br />
following simple steps:<br />
• Lock your vehicle.<br />
• Remove valuables such as wallets,<br />
purses, laptop computers, and phones<br />
from your vehicle while it is unattended.<br />
• If removing valuables from the vehicle<br />
is not practical, place them out of<br />
view. Make sure you lock the vehicle.<br />
• Every night before going to bed,<br />
conduct a security check at your home.<br />
Ensure your vehicles are locked, your<br />
garage door is closed and your residence<br />
is secured.<br />
The above steps take only a few<br />
minutes and can help prevent you from<br />
becoming a victim of crime.<br />
Those with additional questions<br />
regarding how they can partner with<br />
Mokena police to make the community<br />
safer are encouraged to contact Crime<br />
Prevention Officer Dennis Boardman<br />
at (708) 479-3912.
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D159 Board of Education<br />
D159 superintendent: Budget surplus is sustainable<br />
Board of education<br />
reviews 2017-2018<br />
budget, predicts a<br />
$100,000 surplus<br />
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor<br />
During the regular meeting<br />
of the District 159 Board<br />
of Education on Aug. 16,<br />
Chief School Business Official<br />
Teri Shaw presented the<br />
board with the final budget<br />
for fiscal year 2018, which<br />
runs from July 1, 2017 to<br />
June 30, 2018.<br />
The budget, which coincides<br />
with the 2017-2018<br />
school year, outlines an<br />
overall $19.9M in revenue<br />
and $19.8M in expenditures<br />
leaving a $100,000 surplus.<br />
A large amount of the surplus<br />
comes from the education<br />
fund, one of nine funds<br />
that makes up the overall<br />
budget. Although there is a<br />
projected $378,000 surplus<br />
in the education fund, five of<br />
the other funds are projected<br />
to operate at a deficit.<br />
Board Member Eric Bush<br />
emphasized that although<br />
there is a surplus overall, the<br />
operations and maintenance<br />
fund, and the transportation<br />
fund and are two of the<br />
funds projected to operate<br />
at a deficit. He said parents<br />
often talk to him about the<br />
recent transportation fee increases,<br />
and the board and<br />
administration should go<br />
about explaining the financial<br />
situation fully to prevent<br />
confusion about the projected<br />
budget surplus.<br />
As previously reported,<br />
the District 159 Board of<br />
Education voted to increase<br />
transportation fees during<br />
the March 15 meeting. Fees<br />
increased from $100 per student<br />
to $200 per student for<br />
those who live 1.5 miles or<br />
farther from the school and<br />
$375 per student for those<br />
who live within 1.5 miles of<br />
the school.<br />
Many parents were concerned<br />
about the increase<br />
and the impact it would have<br />
on their own finances as well<br />
as the burden it could place<br />
on families who might not<br />
be able to afford the fee.<br />
District administrators,<br />
foreseeing the potential for<br />
fewer students to sign up for<br />
bussing, initially renewed<br />
two fewer busses for the<br />
upcoming school year; however,<br />
during the meeting administrators<br />
noted additional<br />
busses have now been leased<br />
to accommodate the number<br />
of riders signed up, bringing<br />
the number of routes back to<br />
what it was prior to the fee<br />
increase.<br />
Board Member Jim Andresen<br />
also commented on<br />
the projected surplus, saying<br />
it allows the district to<br />
operate without having to<br />
worry about state aid payments,<br />
which have been<br />
delayed repeatedly because<br />
of Illinois’ budget issues in<br />
Springfield.<br />
“The idea that we have<br />
any kind of surplus — it’s<br />
not reality,” Andresen said.<br />
“There’s too much going on,<br />
there’s been deficit spending<br />
for too long. We need to be<br />
diligent.”<br />
The topic of state aid<br />
came up both during and<br />
after the budget presentation,<br />
in which Shaw noted<br />
that although the Mokena<br />
School District is not largely<br />
dependent on state funding,<br />
it is still uncertain when they<br />
will receive that money.<br />
“I don’t think anybody<br />
knows what’s going to happen<br />
in the end [with] the<br />
state budget,” Shaw said.<br />
“We do know that we don’t<br />
have [a state] education<br />
budget ... Mokena missed a<br />
general state aid payment,<br />
and they’re $30,000 each.<br />
Round it up<br />
A brief recap of action and discussion at the Aug. 16 meeting of the Mokena School<br />
D159 Board of Education<br />
• Two representatives from Lincoln-Way Area Special Education District 843<br />
presented their budget for 2017-2018 school year. Some Mokena School District<br />
159 special education students attend school in D843, so the Mokena Board of<br />
Education reviewed and approved their budget.<br />
• A special meeting for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30 was scheduled and approved for<br />
the purposes of interviewing superintendent search firms. The board is expected to<br />
choose from the firm candidates in a closed session meeting following the interviews.<br />
• The board of education approved a Sept. 20 date for the budget hearing during the<br />
board’s regular 7 p.m. meeting in the district board room at Mokena Elementary<br />
School. The board will also hear final enrollment numbers for the fall and further<br />
discuss standardized testing.<br />
• There will be a change in venue and date for the Mokena Educational Foundation’s<br />
annual Fall Fling event. It will be held on Oct. 20 at Jenny’s Steakhouse, 10160<br />
191st St., Mokena.<br />
So, we’ll also miss the second<br />
August general state aid<br />
payment. So, we’ll miss the<br />
first two minimum.”<br />
Superintendent Omar Castillo<br />
praised the board and<br />
administrators for their work<br />
the last few years to their<br />
commitment to getting out<br />
of debt, and said their whole<br />
approach to deficit spending<br />
changed after he attended a<br />
workshop.<br />
“To me it’s amazing that<br />
just two years ago we were<br />
sitting around this same<br />
table looking at a $2.1 million<br />
deficit, and I think at<br />
that time was the first time<br />
we heard the big bad “r”<br />
word — referendum — and<br />
we kind of all went into a<br />
panic,” Castillo said.<br />
“It wasn’t until after attending<br />
a workshop that it<br />
was brought to my attention<br />
that I was looking at<br />
things wrong.” he added.<br />
“It’s not, ‘how do I prepare<br />
my community for a referendum?’<br />
it’s more ‘how do<br />
you avoid a referendum?’<br />
So, I brought it back to the<br />
district leadership team<br />
and then the administrative<br />
leadership team, and<br />
we started looking at things<br />
differently in order to be<br />
able to avoid a referendum.”<br />
Castillo said he believes<br />
the budget surplus is sustainable<br />
with the proper maintenance,<br />
and said Shaw agreed<br />
with him.<br />
“We will continue to look<br />
at our revenues and expenditures,”<br />
Castillo said.<br />
“I can see a lot of things<br />
changing, including, I know<br />
a big topic this year has<br />
been transportation. We<br />
can levy differently and our<br />
transportation situation can<br />
be different and will be different.”<br />
Summer cleaning<br />
Another item on the agenda<br />
was the disposal of old<br />
or unused equipment, something<br />
Castillo said the district<br />
does regularly to clear<br />
up storage space.<br />
Some items will be disposed<br />
of through P&K Enterprise<br />
— a Chicago-based<br />
junk removal company that<br />
advertises its services on<br />
its website as “The world’s<br />
free-est junk removal services”<br />
— while other items will<br />
be donated to organizations<br />
in the area including other<br />
school districts.<br />
Items the board approved<br />
the disposal or donation of<br />
included 10 computer chairs,<br />
20 computer tables, 23<br />
wooden chairs, three filing<br />
cabinets, three World globes,<br />
five wooden tables, one<br />
wooden teacher desk, 137<br />
student desks, 236 student<br />
chairs, two white boards,<br />
one chalkboard, three shelving<br />
units, two dividers and<br />
30 cases of obsolete cleaner.<br />
Testing and Technology<br />
Assistant Superintendent<br />
of Instruction Kathleen<br />
Wilkey discussed the Partnership<br />
for Assessment of<br />
Readiness for College and<br />
Careers (PARCC) and Fast<br />
Bridge scores with board<br />
members and explained<br />
some of the results from<br />
standardized tests students<br />
took at the end of the 2016-<br />
2017 school year.<br />
Fast Bridge scores for<br />
grades k-8 on English, Language<br />
Arts and Reading<br />
were between 65 and 83<br />
percent — meaning 65 to 83<br />
percent of students met or<br />
exceeded standards — while<br />
math scores ranged from 48<br />
to 80 percent.<br />
PARCC scores were between<br />
30.9 and 54.1 percent<br />
in grades 3-8 in ELA/<br />
reading, while math scores<br />
ranged from 23.5 to 51.5<br />
percent.<br />
Standardized test scores<br />
have been widely criticized in<br />
recent years for their accuracy<br />
and reliability, but Wilkey<br />
said, nonetheless, it helps district<br />
administrators set goals<br />
for student achievement.<br />
She said her team hopes<br />
for students to score 75 percent<br />
in math by spring 2018,<br />
but said they will be focusing<br />
on goals for Fast Bridge<br />
assessments rather than<br />
PARCC.<br />
“Keep in mind PARCC<br />
has changed pretty much<br />
every year,” Wilkey said.<br />
“This is, as of right now,<br />
the last year that the State of<br />
Illinois has a contract with<br />
PARCC. Looking at this<br />
data, it’s hard for us to say,<br />
‘lets set goals for PARCC.’<br />
We need to really focus on<br />
our Fast Bridge and one of<br />
the things we’re going to be<br />
looking at is those national<br />
norms.”<br />
Director of Technology<br />
Jake Smith reported that<br />
wifi updates throughout the<br />
district have enabled the<br />
network to support all the<br />
devices that will be using the<br />
internet.<br />
Board Member Mike Everett<br />
voiced the idea to televise<br />
their board meetings.<br />
Andresen discussed using<br />
Facebook Live rather than a<br />
cable channel.<br />
After further discussion<br />
the board agreed to revisit<br />
the issue after deciding upon<br />
a community relations liaison<br />
position.<br />
Board members have<br />
previously discussed hiring<br />
a part-time community<br />
relations liaison or hiring a<br />
firm to meet their community<br />
relations needs. The<br />
decision was tabled until<br />
a budget was approved to<br />
make sure the salary fit into<br />
the budget.
6 | August 24, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger News<br />
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Area men step up in fight against breast cancer<br />
American Cancer<br />
Society announces<br />
slate for Real Men<br />
Wear Pink<br />
Jason Maholy<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The American Cancer<br />
Society is for the first time<br />
this year holding its nationwide<br />
Real Men Wear Pink<br />
campaign in the southwest<br />
suburbs, and several men<br />
with ties to the area will be<br />
among those vying to be the<br />
top breadwinner of a collective<br />
fundraising effort.<br />
Fifteen men — including<br />
educators, corporate administrators,<br />
elected officials<br />
and public employees — are<br />
among 2,000 from across<br />
the country participating in<br />
the annual initiative, which<br />
is intended to raise breast<br />
cancer awareness and funds<br />
for breast cancer research.<br />
Each will over the next<br />
two-plus months attempt to<br />
raise a minimum of $2,500<br />
and use their status to be<br />
advocates for breast cancer<br />
awareness. They also are<br />
required to wear pink every<br />
day in October during National<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness<br />
Month.<br />
Real Men Wear Pink of<br />
South Suburbs kicked off<br />
their efforts Aug. 8 at Rock<br />
Bottom Restaurant & Brewery<br />
in Orland Park. The evening<br />
included dinner, drinks<br />
and a few photo opportunities<br />
for the guys who will<br />
try to outdo one another in a<br />
friendly competition to raise<br />
the most money. They also<br />
were provided gift bags with<br />
socks and other pink items,<br />
in the likely event they do<br />
not have a month’s worth of<br />
Walt’s Certificate<br />
pink clothing articles stashed<br />
in their closest and dressers.<br />
Among the participants<br />
are men who live or work<br />
in Orland Park, Mokena and<br />
Tinley Park. They include<br />
Bob Fabrizio, of Orland<br />
Park; Randy Couwenhoven,<br />
of Mokena; Rich Piatchek,<br />
a former athletic director at<br />
Andrew High School; and<br />
Mike Wojcik, senior vice<br />
president of The Horton<br />
Group.<br />
Couwenhoven, the associate<br />
principal at Tinley Park<br />
High School, joked that his<br />
friend Debbie Boniface, who<br />
he knows from their days at<br />
Sandburg High School, convinced<br />
him to participate by<br />
taking him out to lunch and<br />
schmoozing him.<br />
“It’s a great cause,” he<br />
said. “It’s an important thing<br />
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honored to help out and be a<br />
part of it.”<br />
Couwenhoven noted his<br />
mother-in-law is a breast<br />
cancer survivor.<br />
“All of us standing here<br />
have a direct connection<br />
to cancer in some way,” he<br />
said. “Most people can relate<br />
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it’s a competition, it’s also a<br />
collective effort to raise as<br />
much money as we can for a<br />
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“We have some pretty<br />
cool people here,” said Jennifer<br />
Brauer, the American<br />
Cancer Society’s managing<br />
director of Real Men Wear<br />
Pink of South Suburbs. “It’s<br />
a great campaign. It’s a lot of<br />
fun.”<br />
The campaign has been<br />
conducted in Chicago and<br />
DuPage County, and the Society<br />
made its foray into the<br />
south and southwest suburbs<br />
this year because of its connections<br />
to people in the area,<br />
Brauer said. The majority of<br />
the nominees are men who<br />
are in some way associated<br />
or acquainted with American<br />
Cancer Society directors and<br />
board members.<br />
“We knew we wanted to<br />
get them involved, so we sat<br />
down and talked with them<br />
about the campaign,” Brauer<br />
explained. “We had all these<br />
people that we hadn’t quite<br />
tapped into to pull into our<br />
mission and be advocates for<br />
us. We just knew we had the<br />
resources to do it down here<br />
and figured, ‘Why not?’”<br />
Real Men Wear Pink of<br />
South Suburbs will moving<br />
forward be held annually.<br />
Participants can raise<br />
funds any way they choose,<br />
from soliciting friends and<br />
family through emails to<br />
organizing bake sales or car<br />
washes.<br />
“That’s kind of the whole<br />
point: To be creative, to raise<br />
money in a way that works<br />
for you, that fits into your social<br />
networks,” Brauer said.<br />
The society is maintaining<br />
on its website a leaderboard<br />
that displays the amount<br />
of funds raised, and at the<br />
head of the pack thus far is<br />
Fabrizio. The retired athletic<br />
director from Stagg High<br />
School in Palos Hills had<br />
— as of Thursday, Aug. 10<br />
— raised $1,775, more than<br />
double that of the next-closest<br />
man, primarily through<br />
email and word-of-mouth,<br />
he said.<br />
Fabrizio, like most of the<br />
men involved in the campaign,<br />
has a personal connection<br />
to cancer. He beat<br />
throat cancer, with which he<br />
was diagnosed in 2005, and<br />
his mother is a cancer survivor.<br />
“I know I’m probably<br />
alive today because of the<br />
efforts of a lot of people who<br />
came before me — volunteering<br />
and raising funds and<br />
awareness — so it seems<br />
like the right thing to do,”<br />
Fabrizio said. “From what I<br />
see, we’ve got a great group<br />
of people involved here, and<br />
it’s going to be a great success.”<br />
(Left to right) Mark Tolliver, Randy Couwenhoven and Richard Heim gather at Rock Bottom<br />
Restaurant & Brewery in Orland Park to kick off a friendly competition to raise funds and<br />
awareness for breast cancer. Julie Mcmann/22nd Century Media
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Mokena Village Board<br />
Wolf Road emergency repairs on the way<br />
Jon DePaolis<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The Village of Mokena<br />
Board of Trustees voted<br />
6-0 Monday, Aug. 14, to<br />
approve emergency repairs<br />
to part of Wolf Road after<br />
an early July incident<br />
in which the road buckled<br />
because of extreme<br />
heat.<br />
“Wolf Road buckled<br />
near the Ken Heim Maintenance<br />
Facility, just north<br />
of Marley Creek [on July<br />
6],” said Mark Detloff, assistant<br />
public works director,<br />
during the meeting. “A<br />
contractor was engaged on<br />
an emergency basis that<br />
day to complete some temporary<br />
repairs and to make<br />
the street safe for motorists.<br />
In order to prevent<br />
any further faults from<br />
occurring, permanent repairs<br />
must be completed<br />
as soon as possible to remove<br />
inconsistencies in the<br />
roadway.”<br />
Detloff said three bids<br />
were secured by staff for the<br />
work, with Davis Concrete<br />
Construction Company submitting<br />
the lowest bid at<br />
$43,500.<br />
“Over the years, Davis<br />
has completed a substantial<br />
amount of work in Mokena<br />
with positive results,<br />
including similar patching<br />
work on Wolf Road,” Detloff<br />
said.<br />
Trustees voted unanimously<br />
to approve the Davis<br />
Concrete Construction<br />
Company bid. According to<br />
the staff report, the money<br />
to pay for the emergency<br />
repairs would be taken<br />
from the Village’s capital<br />
road repair fund. Staff<br />
noted in the report that the<br />
Village’s capital project<br />
bids are currently $115,220<br />
less than the budgeted<br />
amount.<br />
Craft beer store making<br />
headway<br />
During the work session<br />
later in the evening, trustees<br />
heard a request from the<br />
co-owners of Crafted Bottle<br />
Shop, who are seeking a<br />
special use permit to open<br />
a liquor store with a tasting<br />
area at 19200 S. LaGrange<br />
Road in Mokena. The coowners,<br />
Daniel Rusnak<br />
and Denver Worker, plan to<br />
open the 1,500-square-foot<br />
craft beer store inside the<br />
Meridian Centre commercial<br />
development.<br />
“It focuses on local breweries<br />
and suppliers, offering<br />
products that are not<br />
normally available at liquor<br />
stores,” Mokena Director of<br />
Economic and Community<br />
Development Alan Zordan<br />
said during his presentation<br />
to the board. “It has a<br />
tasting area, where you can<br />
sample the product, which<br />
is regularly rotating. They<br />
do not sell hard liquor,<br />
wine or tobacco products,<br />
which sets it apart from<br />
the other liquor stores in<br />
the area.”<br />
Zordan said a similar<br />
concept is The Open<br />
Bottle, located in Tinley<br />
Park. The proposed hours<br />
would be: noon-6 p.m. Sundays;<br />
closed on Mondays;<br />
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays<br />
through Thursdays; and 11<br />
a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays and<br />
Saturdays.<br />
Zordan said the store<br />
would be given, if approved,<br />
a Class H liquor<br />
license, which would be a<br />
newly created class of liquor<br />
license that was developed<br />
by staff on the board’s<br />
direction. The new liquor<br />
license, which would need<br />
to be approved by the board<br />
at a future meeting, would<br />
allow for packaged sale of<br />
liquor and a tasting area, but<br />
Round it up<br />
A brief recap of action from the Aug. 14 meeting of the Mokena Village Board.<br />
•In addition to the request from Seventh Day Adventist, other consent agenda<br />
items that were approved by one, 5-1 vote were: a special event assistance request<br />
from Mokena VFW Post 725 to use Village property for overflow parking during its<br />
Cruise Night Car Show on Friday, Aug. 25; a solicitation request from the Lincoln-<br />
Way Community High School District 210 music boosters for door-to-door sales of its<br />
yearly SIAM Discount Book, from Aug. 20-27; and minutes from meetings on July 17<br />
and 24 meetings.<br />
•During the work session after the board meeting, trustees heard a request for a<br />
special use permit to expand the GymKinetics building, located at 19220 Ridge<br />
Road. The addition would be 6,733 square feet, and it would include construction<br />
of a parking lot. Trustees expressed their support for the project, and no objections<br />
were raised. It will come before the board for approval at a future meeting.<br />
•Also during the work session, trustees heard from staff on the potential creation<br />
of three new liquor license categories: Class G, which is for a craft brewery; Class H,<br />
which is for a craft packaged sales with sampling; and Class I, which is for a one-day<br />
special event retail license. The discussion also included amending certain existing<br />
licenses to allow for things such as hours of operation flexibility on certain dates,<br />
such at St. Patrick’s Day. There were no objections by the trustees, and this will be<br />
brought back before the board for approval at a later date.<br />
would prohibit video gaming<br />
terminals and the sale of<br />
hard alcohol and tobacco.<br />
During the discussion,<br />
Rusnak spoke to the trustees<br />
about Crafted’s business<br />
plan.<br />
“Basically, we are in the<br />
business of promoting craft<br />
beer,” Rusnak said. “We’re<br />
looking to offer customers a<br />
unique experience. We want<br />
them to be able to come in<br />
and try things that are maybe<br />
hard to find or something<br />
that you may not find at a<br />
traditional liquor store or<br />
grocery store.”<br />
Rusnak said Crafted is<br />
not a bar or tavern.<br />
“The [hours] are retail<br />
hours; we’re not going to be<br />
open until 2 a.m.,” he said.<br />
“We’re not going to have<br />
loud music, and we might<br />
not even have TVs. At<br />
most, we might have one.<br />
So, we’re not going to have<br />
gameday specials or anything<br />
like that. That’s not<br />
our niche market.”<br />
He also said Crafted<br />
won’t be carrying beer such<br />
as Budweiser or Miller.<br />
“The typical beer drinker<br />
is probably not coming to<br />
our store,” Rusnak said.<br />
“Our typical customer, we<br />
call them beer enthusiasts,<br />
usually has a higher income<br />
and education level. It<br />
doesn’t mean other customers<br />
don’t, but that is typical.<br />
In this area, they are typically<br />
married and they basically<br />
don’t have time to be<br />
at a bar. They don’t have<br />
time to go search out unique<br />
beer, so we’re there to bring<br />
it to them.”<br />
Rusnak said a typical visit<br />
lasts 20 to 40 minutes, and<br />
most of the time is spent perusing<br />
the shelves and asking<br />
staff which beer matches<br />
flavor profiles they enjoy.<br />
He also said most customers<br />
average one to two tasting<br />
pours.<br />
No objections were raised<br />
by the trustees, and the item<br />
will be brought before the<br />
board for approval at a later<br />
date.<br />
Parking issue raised for<br />
proposed church office<br />
space<br />
Earlier in the evening,<br />
the meeting started off in<br />
an unusual way, with a split<br />
vote on the consent agenda<br />
items. It began when<br />
Trustee Joseph Budzyn expressed<br />
concerns about one<br />
of the items on the consent<br />
agenda, regarding parking<br />
lot, site, landscape and<br />
photometric plans, light fixtures,<br />
and building elevation<br />
review for a proposed<br />
office space for Seventhday<br />
Adventist Church<br />
at 19860 S. LaGrange<br />
Road.<br />
Budzyn’s concerns focused<br />
on parking.<br />
Typically, when a trustee<br />
expresses a concern with an<br />
item on the consent agenda,<br />
it is removed and voted on<br />
separately. However, the<br />
item was kept on the consent<br />
agenda, resulting in<br />
a 5-1 vote, with Budzyn<br />
casting the dissenting<br />
ballot.<br />
During the discussion,<br />
Budzyn asked why the<br />
staff report on the item<br />
listed the building as being<br />
10,704 square feet, which<br />
would determine the parking<br />
as mandated by Village<br />
Code, and why other<br />
documents not included<br />
in the staff report listed<br />
the net square footage of<br />
8,488 feet.<br />
“Since parking requirements<br />
are determined by<br />
square footage, I’d like<br />
some clarification, because<br />
the staff report indicates<br />
that even at that square footage<br />
there is not adequate<br />
parking,” Budzyn said.<br />
Zordan said many communities<br />
utilize a net square<br />
footage for calculating<br />
parking, which explains the<br />
8,488 feet number.<br />
“But Mokena’s code is<br />
based off gross square footage,”<br />
Zordan said. “That is<br />
what the other number in<br />
staff report reflects. That’s<br />
why that document wasn’t<br />
included, because it would<br />
create confusion. Though<br />
the staff report speaks to our<br />
ordinance, these numbers<br />
speak to what other communities<br />
have as a format.<br />
If you follow the net square<br />
footage, they have plenty of<br />
capacity.”<br />
“Well, our ordinance requires<br />
gross square footage,”<br />
Budzyn replied.<br />
“That’s correct,” Zordan<br />
said.<br />
“Well, then don’t talk to<br />
me about net square footage,”<br />
Budzyn said. “As far<br />
as the parking goes, we are<br />
under … by one [space].<br />
Are we looking for a variance<br />
on that?”<br />
Zordan said the plaza the<br />
church would be located in<br />
is set up for shared parking,<br />
so to “overflow” one or two<br />
spaces is not an issue.
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Police Reports<br />
Police: Underage trio charged with stealing booze<br />
Marco J. Walker, 20, of<br />
227 Alleghany St. in Park<br />
Forest was charged with<br />
retail theft, possession of<br />
stolen property and having<br />
an in-state warrant on Aug.<br />
3. Sian D. Clayton, 19, and<br />
Noah B. Clayton, 18, both<br />
of 127 Algonquin St. in Park<br />
Forest were each charged<br />
with possession of stolen<br />
property in the same incident,<br />
which took place in the<br />
11300 block of West Lincoln<br />
Highway.<br />
According to police reports,<br />
an officer was dispatched<br />
to the West Lincoln<br />
Highway location for a possible<br />
robbery in progress.<br />
While en route to the location,<br />
the officer was advised<br />
that the suspects had fled<br />
the parking lot of the store<br />
in a small, green Honda.<br />
Witnesses reportedly told<br />
police that they observed<br />
two suspects enter the store<br />
while a third waited in the<br />
car. Upon attempting to<br />
leave the store, witnesses<br />
said security alarms went<br />
off and the suspects fled in<br />
the Honda.<br />
Frankfort police soon after<br />
spotted the vehicle and detained<br />
the suspects until Mokena<br />
police could arrive. Police<br />
allege that the suspects<br />
were found with 12 bottles<br />
of alcohol in the trunk of the<br />
vehicle, and another eight<br />
bottles were allegedly discovered<br />
under a coat in the<br />
backseat of the car after the<br />
suspects were taken in custody.<br />
Aug. 10<br />
• Dingane M. Nkosi, 64, of<br />
999 Stuyvesant, New Jersey,<br />
was charged with having<br />
an in-state warrant after police<br />
reportedly found Nkosi<br />
asleep in his vehicle shortly<br />
after 10 p.m. in the 10800<br />
block of West 187th Street.<br />
According to police reports,<br />
a patrol officer discovered<br />
the warrant, which was issued<br />
for Bond County, after<br />
he ran Nkosi’s driver’s<br />
license as part of a routine<br />
check.<br />
Aug. 12<br />
• David W. Bachar, 36, of<br />
10924 Front St. in Mokena<br />
was charged with having an<br />
in-state warrant after Bachar<br />
reportedly tried to seek help<br />
for a drug addiction through<br />
Mokena Police Department’s<br />
participation in the<br />
Safe Passage program.<br />
According to police reports,<br />
Bachar entered the Mokena<br />
Police Department in the<br />
10900 block of Front Street<br />
and asked to be taken into<br />
the Safe Passage program,<br />
which is a program that finds<br />
assistance for addicts who<br />
voluntarily come to police<br />
stations seeking help. As part<br />
of the process, police reportedly<br />
discovered the warrant<br />
and informed Bachar that he<br />
would only be eligible for<br />
the program once the warrant<br />
was settled.<br />
Safe Passage is offered in<br />
three Will County police departments<br />
— Lemont, Lockport<br />
and Mokena.<br />
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mokena<br />
Messenger’s police reports<br />
come from the Mokena Police<br />
Department. Anyone listed in<br />
these reports is considered to<br />
be innocent of all charges until<br />
proven guilty in a court of law.<br />
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selves — we didn’t really<br />
understand the full scope<br />
of the deployments,” Steichen<br />
said. “Even if a soldier<br />
doesn’t get wounded,<br />
they’re still away from their<br />
family for nine months. The<br />
stories that these guys would<br />
tell us when we were oneon-one<br />
with them changed<br />
us. It is humbling and so inspiring.<br />
It propels us to keep<br />
doing this.”<br />
Mike Cozzi, of Joliet —<br />
who works with the nonprofit<br />
Caring Patriots — came to<br />
the event with his son, Mike<br />
Cozzi, Jr., to remember Toppen<br />
and all of the brave men<br />
and women who have sacrificed<br />
their lives in service to<br />
this country.<br />
“Aaron was a 19-year-old<br />
from the Mokena area that<br />
put forth his life to defend<br />
the freedoms that my little<br />
one and I — and everybody<br />
else — can enjoy every day,”<br />
Chris Cooper takes a moment to reflect on the lives of fallen soldiers at the Memorial Wall.<br />
The wall has become a staple fixture for the Toppen Run. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />
Cozzi said.<br />
Frankfort resident and<br />
Midwest BBQ for the Brave<br />
co-founder Gayla Smith is<br />
a champion of the idea that<br />
communities can — and<br />
should — come together to<br />
support veterans.<br />
“It’s our responsibility<br />
to take care of the veterans<br />
and any service member in<br />
need after they’ve served<br />
our country,” Smith said.<br />
“It’s up to us as a community<br />
to make sure they don’t<br />
go hungry and that they have<br />
adequate housing. That’s<br />
what we do.”<br />
Music from Mason Rivers,<br />
popcorn from Boy<br />
Scout Troop 49 and a variety<br />
of vender booths added<br />
to the fun of the event, but<br />
it was the memory of Toppen<br />
that truly made it a day<br />
to remember. As Cozzi said:<br />
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coming forth, remembering<br />
and making sure that those<br />
sacrifices are never forgotten.”<br />
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This group of 65 high school<br />
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Lincoln-Way D210 Board of Education<br />
Lacrosse receives board approval as<br />
IHSA sport for 2017-2018 school year<br />
Meredith Dobes<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The boys and girls lacrosse<br />
teams at Lincoln-Way<br />
Community High School<br />
District 210 will be able to<br />
continue to compete this<br />
school year, following a vote<br />
by the School Board Thursday,<br />
Aug. 17, to approve<br />
lacrosse as an Illinois High<br />
School Association sport.<br />
The approval was unanimous,<br />
with Board Member<br />
Christine Glatz absent.<br />
Until this year, lacrosse<br />
has been deemed an “emerging<br />
sport” by IHSA, meaning<br />
that it was recognized as<br />
a club at schools that participated<br />
in the sport. Because<br />
of its growth, IHSA officially<br />
sanctioned the sport this<br />
year, requiring schools to<br />
also officially adopt the sport<br />
and staff it as a regular sport.<br />
Superintendent R. Scott<br />
Tingley said the timing of<br />
the IHSA’s decision is difficult<br />
for D210 financially,<br />
but the athletes’ families<br />
were willing to take on most<br />
of the costs the first year in<br />
order to continue to have the<br />
sport at the district.<br />
He said transportation<br />
costs for lacrosse were approximately<br />
$8,000 last year,<br />
and that amount may rise<br />
between $1,000-$3,000 this<br />
year, depending on state series<br />
travel. The teams would<br />
be responsible for paying for<br />
coaches, uniforms and equipment.<br />
The cost per player<br />
would be between $266-<br />
$400, and the club would<br />
work with players unable to<br />
pay the fee, Tingley said.<br />
“We’ve not budgeted for<br />
these sports, and the [athletic<br />
directors] don’t have them in<br />
their budgets at this time,”<br />
Tingley said.<br />
For the future, Tingley<br />
Round it up<br />
A brief recap of action and discussion at the Aug.<br />
17 meeting of Lincoln-Way Community High School<br />
District 210 Board<br />
• The School Board unanimously approved its portion<br />
of the Lincoln-Way Area Special Education District 843<br />
budget, in the amount of approximately $3.8 million.<br />
• Board members discussed a requested four-year<br />
property tax abatement for Surface Shield, an Orland<br />
Park business considering relocating to Tinley Park,<br />
within the district’s boundaries. Board members<br />
requested more information, including whether the<br />
business would be interested in supplying internships<br />
to Lincoln-Way students.<br />
said the district will need to<br />
analyze all costs associated<br />
with sports and determine<br />
how the district can move<br />
forward.<br />
The boys lacrosse team is<br />
anticipated to have between<br />
80-100 athletes, and the girls<br />
team is expected to have between<br />
45-50 athletes. The<br />
teams include students from<br />
all three schools.<br />
Financial planning for FY<br />
2018<br />
The School Board unanimously<br />
approved scheduling<br />
a public hearing Sept. 21 for<br />
the fiscal year 2018 tentative<br />
budget.<br />
Assistant Superintendent<br />
of Business Brad Cauffman<br />
said the budget will be<br />
available for review by the<br />
public on BoardDocs beginning<br />
Monday, Aug. 21, and<br />
there will be an in-depth<br />
presentation on the budget<br />
at the Thursday, Aug. 31<br />
meeting.<br />
Cauffman also presented<br />
the tax levy determination<br />
for the district for 2017,<br />
showing how much money<br />
the district is estimated to<br />
need from taxation. The total<br />
estimated 2017 levy is approximately<br />
$81.6 million,<br />
or a 2.2 percent increase for<br />
existing taxpayers.<br />
The School Board unanimously<br />
approved the determination,<br />
and Cauffman said the<br />
levy itself will be up for approval<br />
at the Sept. 21 meeting.<br />
Cauffman said the district<br />
needed to approve its levy<br />
early — most school districts<br />
approve levies in December<br />
— to prepare for requesting<br />
tax anticipation warrants.<br />
He added that the levy<br />
determination is balanced<br />
against the proposed budget.<br />
Later in the meeting, the<br />
School Board also reviewed<br />
an action plan for Policy<br />
4:20 regarding fund balance,<br />
with the goal that the district<br />
increase operating funds by<br />
3 percent annually.<br />
Cauffman said if the district<br />
is able to do this each<br />
year, it may be able to eliminate<br />
the need for TAWs by<br />
fiscal year 2028.<br />
“This shows we’re in a<br />
pretty significant hole that<br />
is going to take a number<br />
of years to get back out of<br />
it,” Board Member Christopher<br />
Lucchetti said. “Three<br />
percent seems reasonable.<br />
It doesn’t jeopardize current<br />
students and what we’re<br />
spending. We have to get off<br />
[TAWs]. This is a good plan.”<br />
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE<br />
Police: Armed home invader<br />
sprays man with substance,<br />
takes jewelry<br />
A man invaded an Orland<br />
Park home last week,<br />
sprayed a 68-year-old man<br />
with a substance “similar to<br />
pepper spray” and left with<br />
jewelry, according to police.<br />
The incident occurred just<br />
before 9:52 a.m. Aug. 14 in<br />
the 9400 block of Boardwalk<br />
Lane, according to a press<br />
release issued by the Orland<br />
Park Police Department the<br />
same day.<br />
A lone male reportedly entered<br />
the home via an open<br />
garage door, confronted and<br />
sprayed the man, and then<br />
began to search the home<br />
for valuables. He also had a<br />
handgun on his person that<br />
was observed by the victim,<br />
according to Cmdr. Tony<br />
Farrell.<br />
The offender — described<br />
as being between 5-foot-<br />
9 and 6-foot-0, with a thin<br />
build, wearing a mask “similar<br />
to a ski mask” — was inside<br />
the home for roughly 10<br />
minutes before exiting with<br />
a “limited amount” of jewelry,<br />
according to the press<br />
release.<br />
After the man exited the<br />
residence, the victim was<br />
able to reach a phone and<br />
called 911, police said. Farrell<br />
said the victim was evaluated<br />
at the scene by paramedics<br />
and did not require<br />
transport to the hospital.<br />
Orland Park Police said<br />
they had no reason to believe<br />
the man remained in<br />
the area, but a precautionary<br />
search of the nearby area reportedly<br />
was conducted with<br />
the help of the Cook County<br />
Sheriff’s Police bloodhound,<br />
Orland Hills officers and a<br />
helicopter.<br />
Police ask anyone with information<br />
that could help to<br />
identify the alleged offender<br />
to call (708) 349-4111.<br />
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor.<br />
For more, visit OPPrairie.com.<br />
From THE FRANKFORT STATION<br />
Hickory Creek STEM room<br />
unveiled<br />
Frankfort School District<br />
157-C officials, board members<br />
and parents beamed<br />
Aug. 16 as the ribbon was<br />
cut on a new Hickory Creek<br />
Middle School STEM room<br />
and renovations to the<br />
school’s library.<br />
The project, completed<br />
over the summer, comes as<br />
the district continues to integrate<br />
21st century learning<br />
skills into its curriculum.<br />
“We’re really excited to<br />
offer this to our students,”<br />
Hickory Creek Principal<br />
Will Seidelmann said. “My<br />
biggest pet peeve about<br />
these two spaces will be,<br />
yes, they’re pretty spaces,<br />
but they all make sense. Everything<br />
lends itself to what<br />
we’re doing in the STEM<br />
classroom, as well as what<br />
we want to do with the library<br />
space.”<br />
The renovations to the<br />
library replaced rows of<br />
bookshelves with various<br />
forms of tables and seating<br />
meant to encourage collaboration<br />
and teamwork.<br />
Seidelmann said students<br />
will be able to take advantage<br />
of the space before<br />
and after school hours, and<br />
it will be an ideal meeting<br />
spot for groups such as<br />
the National Junior Honor<br />
Society.<br />
The STEM room, previously<br />
a computer lab attached<br />
to the library, now<br />
features high- and low-top<br />
tables, along with a project<br />
room for students to<br />
brainstorm. According to<br />
Seidelmann, the room will<br />
be utilized by all sixthand<br />
seventh-graders as<br />
part of their STEM encore<br />
course and by eighthgraders<br />
in select elective<br />
courses.<br />
Reporting by Brenden Moore,<br />
Freelance Reporter. For more,<br />
visit FrankfortStation.com.<br />
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT<br />
Community rallies around<br />
local with rare cancer<br />
through fundraiser<br />
Bill Koch has always been<br />
there to help others.<br />
Whether it is donating his<br />
time at the local VFW or<br />
doing his best to help out a<br />
friend or family member,<br />
people who know the New<br />
Lenox resident well say that<br />
Koch goes out of his way for<br />
others.<br />
But now it is Koch who<br />
needs a helping hand after<br />
being diagnosed with<br />
rhabdomyosarcoma — a<br />
rare, soft-tissue cancer.<br />
Most commonly found in<br />
children, only a handful<br />
of medical facilities in the<br />
country have the ability to<br />
treat this disease for adults.<br />
In Koch’s case, he has had<br />
to travel to the University<br />
of Texas MD Anderson<br />
Cancer Center in Houston<br />
for treatment.<br />
Koch, who was self-employed<br />
before the diagnosis,<br />
was on private health care<br />
insurance — meaning medical<br />
costs quickly have piled<br />
up.<br />
To help him as he has<br />
helped others, friends and<br />
family of the Kochs have<br />
planned a fundraiser and set<br />
up a donation website. The<br />
event is scheduled from 2-10<br />
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at<br />
Francis Field Youth Foundation,<br />
801 E. Francis Road in<br />
New Lenox.<br />
It is free admission, but<br />
donations will be accepted to<br />
help fund Bill Koch’s medical<br />
costs.<br />
Connie Cunningham, a<br />
friend of the Koch family,<br />
is leading the charge for the<br />
benefit.<br />
“It’s going to be a fun<br />
day,” Cunningham said.<br />
“We’re coming together in<br />
the spirit of friendship and<br />
support. You don’t have to<br />
know [the Kochs]. They<br />
could be strangers, and you<br />
can still come and be welcomed.”<br />
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,<br />
Freelance Reporter. For more,<br />
visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.<br />
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION<br />
Local actress refuses to<br />
sugarcoat her experiences<br />
“My father called me<br />
‘sugar,’” actress Monique<br />
Cafe said. “All is right with<br />
the world.”<br />
The 57-year-old performer<br />
from Matteson repeated<br />
that phrase during her onewoman<br />
tell-all show, which<br />
starts with her nickname and<br />
unfolds into her life story.<br />
Cafe — who wrote, produced<br />
and starred in “Sugar”—<br />
held back to back performances<br />
Aug. 12 and 13 at<br />
the Tinley Park Performing<br />
Arts Center.<br />
“This is what I’ve been<br />
working for so I’m excited,”<br />
Cafe said, prior to the start<br />
of the Sunday matinee. “I’ve<br />
been performing up in the<br />
city, but I wanted to bring<br />
something new out to the<br />
south suburbs, where I’m<br />
from, so that the people who<br />
know me best can experience<br />
my show.”<br />
Cafe’s family members<br />
were peppered throughout<br />
the packed theater, including<br />
her husband, Charles Gary,<br />
and cousin, Joy Johnson.<br />
“Just because I’m her<br />
cousin doesn’t mean I<br />
know what to expect from<br />
the show,” Johnson said.<br />
“There are some things you<br />
might not talk about with<br />
family. So, I’m going to<br />
be just as amazed, shocked<br />
or entertained as everyone<br />
else.”<br />
Throughout “Sugar,” Cafe<br />
weaved in and out of the pivotal<br />
moments in her life and<br />
revisited parts of her past,<br />
which included an unexpected<br />
childhood loss to a family<br />
mystery.<br />
“I’m really happy to do the<br />
full premiere of the show in<br />
the south suburbs, because<br />
that’s where I’m from,” Cafe<br />
said. “Now, I can expand it<br />
out to other areas. I think<br />
that everybody can relate to<br />
something in this story.”<br />
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli,<br />
Freelance Reporter. For more,<br />
visit TinleyJunction.com.<br />
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND<br />
Man reportedly shot during<br />
drug deal in Lockport<br />
A Romeoville man reportedly<br />
was shot in the arm<br />
Aug. 16 during a drug deal<br />
in Fairmont.<br />
The victim suffered non<br />
life-threatening injuries during<br />
the transaction in Lockport’s<br />
Fairmont subdivision,<br />
and drove to East Romeo<br />
Road in Romeoville, where<br />
Will County Sheriff’s deputies<br />
responded around 1:15<br />
p.m., according to Will<br />
County spokesperson Kathy<br />
Hoffmeyer.<br />
The 22-year-old told deputies<br />
he set up a meeting<br />
with an unknown individual<br />
via Snapchat to purchase<br />
cannabis, and when he drove<br />
to Fairmont Avenue around<br />
12:45 p.m., he was approached<br />
by a man described<br />
as black, 17-18 years old,<br />
5-foot-6 and 120 pounds,<br />
with no facial hair. The man<br />
asked to see the money for<br />
the transaction and said he<br />
would be right back.<br />
After the first man walked<br />
away, a second man — described<br />
as black, with a<br />
medium skin tone, 17-18<br />
years old, 6-foot-2 and 150<br />
pounds, with a light mustache<br />
— entered the passenger<br />
side of the vehicle<br />
and revealed a handgun.<br />
The Romeoville man reportedly<br />
attempted to push the<br />
other man out of the vehicle<br />
and began to drive away, at<br />
which point the man in the<br />
passenger’s seat shot the Romeoville<br />
man as he jumped<br />
out of the moving vehicle.<br />
The alleged victim was<br />
transferred to Adventist<br />
Medical Center in Bolingbrook.<br />
Will County Sheriff’s<br />
detectives are investigating<br />
the incident.<br />
Reporting by Max Lapthorne,<br />
Editor. For more, visit LockportLegend.com.<br />
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON<br />
‘The Wizard of Oz’ collector<br />
follows his yellow, brick<br />
road<br />
Throughout the decades,<br />
the story of Dorothy and her<br />
journey to the land of Oz has<br />
become ingrained in American<br />
culture and continues to<br />
garner attention from new<br />
generations of families.<br />
Known around the world,<br />
“The Wizard of Oz” appeals<br />
to a variety of people.<br />
But, for some, the story has<br />
grown closer to the heart.<br />
“I developed a bond to it<br />
and just immediately liked<br />
it,” Walter Krueger said of<br />
his love of “The Wizard of<br />
Oz. … After seeing the film,<br />
I fell in love with the whole<br />
musical aspect of it, and, I<br />
think, like with anybody, the<br />
colors and whole romanticism<br />
of the story put to that<br />
Hollywood MGM flair.”<br />
A resident of Homer Glen<br />
for more than 15 years,<br />
Krueger, 31, attended Lockport<br />
Township High School<br />
and did a brief stint in college<br />
before realizing his true<br />
calling as an internationally<br />
known expert and fan of “The<br />
Wizard of Oz,” with one of the<br />
largest collections of memorabilia<br />
from the film and book<br />
series in the world — a feat 27<br />
years in the making.<br />
The collection of roughly<br />
9,000 items is proudly on display<br />
throughout Krueger’s<br />
Homer Glen home. Two full<br />
rooms house the majority of<br />
the collection, while tapestries<br />
and other décor are displayed<br />
in other areas of the<br />
home and even decorate the<br />
lawn.<br />
“I don’t ever see myself<br />
not doing this,” Krueger<br />
said.<br />
Reporting by Amanda Del<br />
Buono, Freelance Reporter.<br />
For more, visit HomerHorizon.<br />
com.
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Football lessons from<br />
‘Game of Thrones’<br />
Amanda Stoll<br />
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com<br />
The game of football<br />
draws many parallels<br />
to the popular HBO<br />
series “Game of Thrones,”<br />
which is why the “Football<br />
is Coming” title was chosen<br />
for 22nd Century Media’s<br />
annual football preview.<br />
The preview has taken<br />
over the sports section,<br />
much like GoT has taken<br />
over Sunday evenings.<br />
If you haven’t watched the<br />
show, I’d highly recommend<br />
it. It’s now in season 7, but<br />
a look at the Nielsen ratings<br />
will show you that more and<br />
more people have been viewing<br />
the show each season.<br />
It’s never too late to start<br />
watching a show, so go<br />
ahead and start binge watching<br />
seasons 1-6. By the time<br />
you finish season 6, the<br />
current season will likely be<br />
released for home viewing.<br />
The story is based on a series<br />
of books by George R.R.<br />
Martin that can be described<br />
as a medieval fantasy epic,<br />
— which I have not read<br />
yet, but plan to — and it has<br />
translated well to the longerepisode,<br />
series format.<br />
Fun fact: the book series<br />
is actually titled “A Song of<br />
Ice and Fire” with the first<br />
novel being titled “A Game<br />
of Thrones.”<br />
I’ll admit the first season<br />
had a bit more nudity and<br />
graphic violence than I was<br />
prepared for, but don’t let that<br />
scare you off. The subsequent<br />
seasons focus less on the<br />
carnal, and the story lines get<br />
much more interesting.<br />
Don’t let the word “fantasy”<br />
scare you off either.<br />
I know a lot of people who<br />
probably wouldn’t be attracted<br />
to things like “Lord<br />
of the Rings” or the Harry<br />
Potter series but have found<br />
“Game of Thrones” to be<br />
quite enjoyable.<br />
So, let’s compare the<br />
football preview to “Game<br />
of Thrones” once again.<br />
GoT is full of leaders,<br />
each with their own unique<br />
style of conquering. Whether<br />
it be by force, stealth or fear,<br />
or a combination thereof,<br />
making the right moves at<br />
the right times is crucial.<br />
In football, those plays can<br />
make or break a game and<br />
it’s up to the teams’ leaders<br />
to make it happen.<br />
Leadership isn’t all about<br />
having a fancy title; though,<br />
and, as we’ve seen with<br />
Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage)<br />
in GoT, sometimes<br />
even the little guy can make<br />
a big difference.<br />
That could mean one<br />
player, or an entire team.<br />
Either way, anything is<br />
possible when it comes to<br />
a new football season — or<br />
a new season of “Game of<br />
Thrones” for that matter.<br />
Our sports section will<br />
tell you when and where<br />
the fall football games are,<br />
who the players are and will<br />
help you keep tabs on all the<br />
areas teams.<br />
Luckily, with “Game of<br />
Thrones” you can get replays<br />
on every episode and<br />
prepare yourself for the final<br />
season, or championship if<br />
you will, and be part of the<br />
hype that is one of my new<br />
favorite stories.<br />
From the editor<br />
On summer fun<br />
TJ Kremer iii<br />
tj@mokenamessenger.com<br />
Ah, those lazy, hazy<br />
days of summer.<br />
We’re in the thick of<br />
it now — the dreadfully hot<br />
and humid “dog days” —<br />
and, for some, that means<br />
long days of fun in the sun.<br />
For some of us, summer<br />
is a time to slow down, take<br />
in the sights and sounds,<br />
and just generally try to<br />
get away from the regular<br />
hustle and bustle of our nonsummer<br />
lives.<br />
Over the past several<br />
weeks, The Mokena Messenger<br />
has run more than<br />
a few stories highlighting<br />
some of the wonderful summer<br />
events our community<br />
has offered. And, oftentimes,<br />
those events don’t<br />
take place without the hard<br />
work of local volunteers,<br />
selflessly giving up their<br />
own time for the benefit of<br />
others.<br />
Those people could be<br />
spending time on a beach —<br />
or on a glacier if they prefer<br />
the weather a little less<br />
oppressive, like me, but I<br />
digress — getting a tan and<br />
sipping Arnold Palmers, or<br />
whatever their beverages of<br />
choice may be.<br />
But they don’t. Instead,<br />
they help make possible all<br />
the summer memories that<br />
we hope will help carry us<br />
through the colder months<br />
to come until next summer<br />
arrives.<br />
And I’m not sure we always<br />
give those kind souls<br />
enough credit and thanks.<br />
Sure, we’re generally<br />
polite to people who do<br />
things for us. We say,<br />
“thank you,” and exchange<br />
other pleasantries, because<br />
we were raised to do so.<br />
But, after awhile, it sort<br />
of becomes an automatic<br />
response without much<br />
thought put into it, even<br />
though the meaning is still<br />
sincere; we certainly aren’t<br />
saying, “thank you,” and<br />
secretly meaning, “piss<br />
off,” I hope.<br />
So, I’d like to express a<br />
sincere thank you to all of<br />
you volunteers out there<br />
working your butts off to<br />
help make our village a better<br />
place. Maybe we don’t<br />
always show our appreciation<br />
in the best ways, but<br />
you should know that you<br />
are noticed and valued.<br />
Thank you.<br />
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FARM & BARN FEST<br />
Children and adults enjoy<br />
hands-on fun at 13th annual<br />
event in Mokena, Page 22<br />
the mokena messenger | August 24, 2017 | mokenamessenger.com<br />
Moving into Mokena<br />
Balagio brings Italian traditions started<br />
in Homewood to new location, Page 25<br />
One part imagination plus one<br />
part hard work equals tons of<br />
fun for participants at the Mini<br />
Maker Faire at the UA Local<br />
597 Pipefitters Training<br />
Center in Mokena, Page 21<br />
Adriana Watson, 16,<br />
of Lockport, revs up a<br />
robot Saturday, Aug. 19,<br />
during the fourth annual<br />
Chicago Southland Mini<br />
Maker Faire in Mokena.<br />
Megann Horstead/22nd<br />
Century Media
20 | August 24, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger faith<br />
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Robin’s Nest<br />
Be aware of the undertow<br />
Robin Melvin<br />
Contributing Columnist<br />
My husband is a<br />
positive person,<br />
but his mind often<br />
jumps to worst-case scenario.<br />
A few drops of coffee<br />
are “all over the floor,” a<br />
simmering pot is “boiling<br />
away.” That’s how his mind<br />
works. It jumps to action.<br />
Perhaps, it’s his military<br />
training, niggling childhood<br />
fears or simply a flair<br />
for the dramatic. Maybe all<br />
three.<br />
Research shows that<br />
when faced with a threat,<br />
real or perceived, our brains<br />
and nervous systems kick in<br />
with at least one of these responses:<br />
Fight, flight, freeze<br />
Faith Briefs<br />
St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100<br />
Second St., Mokena)<br />
Pancake Breakfast<br />
8:30 a.m.-noon Sunday,<br />
Sept. 10. Join St. John’s<br />
Christian Preschool for allyou-can-eat<br />
pancakes, sausage,<br />
applesauce, juice, milk<br />
and coffee. Cost is $7 for<br />
adults, $5 for children 7-12<br />
years, $3 for children 3-6<br />
years and free for children<br />
under 2 years.<br />
Bunco Night<br />
6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15.<br />
The evening will include appetizers,<br />
beverages, desserts,<br />
prizes, raffles, silent auction<br />
and, of course, bunco.<br />
or fold. Jeff tells me there’s<br />
a fifth: freak-out. It’s that<br />
worst-case panic button.<br />
While he goes into fight<br />
mode when feeling threatened,<br />
my initial response is<br />
to freeze, fold and retreat to<br />
safety. And, yes, I freak-out.<br />
Internally.<br />
This reminds me of the<br />
day I stood on a riverbank<br />
with my tennis shoes<br />
squished into Tennessee<br />
mud. Rain drizzled onto my<br />
ponytail as I glanced from<br />
Jeff, to the raft, to the rapids.<br />
Then to the river guide,<br />
back to the raft. There were<br />
no seats on that red devil,<br />
and it looked really bouncy.<br />
Like bouncy-house bouncy.<br />
White caps reached and<br />
grabbed and swirled and my<br />
mind swam.<br />
Growing up near the<br />
Mississippi, I learned about<br />
a river’s undertow. It hides,<br />
even under peaceful waters.<br />
Stay shallow, stay safe. So, I<br />
understood when our guide,<br />
Birdman, warned me, “If<br />
you fall out, don’t let your<br />
feet touch bottom, it will<br />
grab you and it will hold<br />
Proceeds to benefit Mokena-based<br />
My Joyful Heart.<br />
Cost is $12 per person. Only<br />
100 tickets will be sold. For<br />
more information, call (708)<br />
280-1179.<br />
Traditional Service<br />
8 a.m. traditional mass,<br />
9:45 a.m. contemporary &<br />
traditional music in a service<br />
of praise and reverence. Supervised<br />
childcare available.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(708) 479-5123.<br />
Garden Club<br />
8 a.m. Tuesdays. For more<br />
information, call (708) 479-<br />
5123.<br />
you under.”<br />
I asked for risk and<br />
adventure. I was tired of<br />
small living, and of needing<br />
control and fearing what I<br />
couldn’t see. But my bringit-on<br />
attitude was drowning<br />
in irrational thought.<br />
Oh. Heck. No. I will die.<br />
Stay with sneakers planted<br />
in mud. I like mud. Just wait<br />
here. Make mud pies.<br />
Who likes sitting in<br />
wet denim shorts with<br />
river water soaked through<br />
their panties? Ew. Gross.<br />
Chafing. Yep, safe, comfy,<br />
dry-ish. I’ll stay on the<br />
riverbank, thank you very<br />
much.<br />
Safe sounded good. Chilling<br />
in the rain was cool with<br />
me. Stay shallow. Stay safe.<br />
Fear’s undercurrent grabs<br />
us and drags us in the opposite<br />
direction of the life<br />
Jesus promises. “The thief’s<br />
purpose is to steal and kill<br />
and destroy. My purpose<br />
is to give them a rich and<br />
satisfying life.”<br />
That day I was stuck in<br />
the Tennessee mud, I had<br />
a choice. Live in a box or<br />
Cards for a Cause<br />
7 p.m. the second Monday<br />
of each month. Bring your<br />
tape, scissors and colored<br />
pencils — if you have them<br />
— and plan for a creative<br />
evening with lots of fun.<br />
Bundles of Love<br />
7 p.m. the second and fourth<br />
Monday of each month. Enjoy<br />
fun and fellowship while<br />
making baby quilts for infants<br />
baptized at St. John’s and lap<br />
quilts for shut-ins.<br />
Mokena United Methodist Church (10901<br />
LaPorte Road, Mokena)<br />
Service and Sunday School<br />
10:15 a.m. Sundays.<br />
live in abundance. Fear or<br />
freedom. Let me tell you, I<br />
was shaking like a Chihuahua<br />
surrounded by toddlers<br />
punching Mylar balloons.<br />
And there was Jeff, my<br />
fighter, with his mischievous<br />
grin volunteering to sit<br />
up front. Oh God, no.<br />
Would I stay frozen and<br />
fold? Would I punch fear<br />
and not only get in the raft<br />
but sit up front?<br />
We’ll see next time.<br />
Until then, my friend,<br />
choose abundance. Pay<br />
attention to how you react<br />
to fear. Hold on to God and<br />
to rational thought. Perhaps<br />
it’s time to try something<br />
new.<br />
Joy and courage for your<br />
journey.<br />
For more with Robin,<br />
visit www.robinmelvin.com/<br />
contact or on Facebook,<br />
Robin Melvin, Author.<br />
The thoughts and opinions<br />
expressed in this column are<br />
those of the author. They do<br />
not necessarily represent the<br />
thoughts of 22nd Century Media<br />
or its staff.<br />
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school will be held. For<br />
more information, call (708)<br />
479-1110.<br />
Bible Study<br />
7 p.m. Tuesdays<br />
Breakfast<br />
9 a.m. every third Saturday<br />
of the month<br />
Walking Club<br />
7 p.m. Mondays<br />
Weight Watchers<br />
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Please see faith, 23<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Christine Ann Baranak<br />
Baranak, 57, of Mokena,<br />
died on Aug. 14.<br />
Loving wife of Raymond<br />
Baranak; beloved mother of<br />
Carissa (Jeremy) Catellier,<br />
Brandon (Carly) Baranak,<br />
Selena Baranak and Kailley<br />
Baranak; fond sister of Mark<br />
(fiancée Carolyn Hauser)<br />
Huria and Patrick Gleason;<br />
cherished grandmother of<br />
Caiden, Kinzie and Jaritt<br />
Catellier and Charli, Owen,<br />
Paisley and Payton Baranak.<br />
She was preceded in death<br />
by her mother and step father<br />
Denise and Joseph<br />
Wasilowski.<br />
In lieu of flowers memorial<br />
donations to Feed My<br />
Starving Children would be<br />
appreciated. For information,<br />
www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com<br />
or 815-806-<br />
2225.<br />
Emma Louise Chase<br />
Chase, 82, of Mokena<br />
died Aug. 16.<br />
She is survived by her<br />
loving daughters Tracy<br />
(George) Busch and Melinda<br />
(Sean) Rolando; cherished<br />
grandchildren, Schyler<br />
(Mike) Strowmatt, Shaylee<br />
Busch, Shianne Busch, Parker<br />
Busch, Spencer Busch;<br />
and great grandchildren Dalton<br />
and Shane Strowmatt.<br />
She was proceeded in death<br />
by her loving husband of 55<br />
years Gary L. Chase.<br />
In lieu of flowers donations<br />
to Joliet Community<br />
Hospice 250 Waterstone Circle<br />
Joliet, IL 60431 would be<br />
appreciated.<br />
Andrew “Andy”<br />
Paul Mayer<br />
Mayer, 63, of<br />
Mokena died Aug. 12.<br />
Loving husband of Judy<br />
E. Proehl; beloved father of<br />
Jeremy Paul (Stella) Mayer,<br />
Jeffrey Scott Mayer and Joel<br />
Andrew Mayer; brother of<br />
Kathryn (Robert) Ingels,<br />
Ruth Mayer (James) Herrero,<br />
John Mayer and Mark<br />
Mayer; son-in-law to Irma<br />
Proehl, and brother-in-law<br />
to Gwen (Glen) Ausburn<br />
and Harlan (Rosemary) Proehl;<br />
cherished grandfather<br />
of Hailey Renee, Jackson<br />
Scott, Leopold Jay, Kyla<br />
Kennedy and Lillian Grace;<br />
and uncle of many nieces<br />
and nephews. He was preceded<br />
in death by his brother<br />
Donald (late Denise) Mayer.<br />
Mayer was a US Army vet<br />
who served in Korea from<br />
1973-76 and former tractor<br />
trailer operator for the US<br />
Postal Service.<br />
Patrick G. Petrow<br />
Petrow, 71, of Mokena<br />
died on Aug. 9<br />
Loving father of Eileen<br />
(Steve) Pinkowski, Wendy<br />
(David) Brann, Wesley<br />
Petrow and Melinda<br />
(Kai) Dodson; Kitty Petrow<br />
(mother of his children) and<br />
companion Dorothy Wynne;<br />
dearest brother of the late<br />
Terry (Diane) Petrow and<br />
Judy (Dennis) Hon; cherished<br />
grandfather of Makayla,<br />
Vanessa, Matthew, Alyssa,<br />
Jessica and Zelda and<br />
fond uncle of many nieces<br />
and nephews.<br />
Nancy Ann (Cain) Richardson<br />
Richardson, 84, of Knoxville,<br />
Illinois, formerly of<br />
Mokena died on Aug. 14.<br />
She is survived by her<br />
children Carl (Merilee) Cain,<br />
Fred (Lisa) Cain, Robert<br />
Alan (Lea) Cain and Cheryl<br />
Jo (Rod) Stickle; eleven<br />
grandchildren; and seventeen<br />
great-grandchildren.<br />
Richardson was preceded<br />
in death by her parents and a<br />
sister, Catherine True.<br />
Helen K. Sippel<br />
Sippel, 99, of Red Oak,<br />
Iowa, formerly a Mokena<br />
resident for 97 years, died<br />
June 5.<br />
She is survived by her<br />
children Roger (Martha)<br />
Sippel and Sarah (Ron)<br />
Crisp; grandchildren Rachel<br />
(Rob) Mathis and Rebecca<br />
(Sherman) Easter; great<br />
grandchildren Nicholas and<br />
Lindsey Mathis, and Hendrix<br />
Easter; and many other<br />
relatives and friends.
mokenamessenger.com life & arts<br />
the Mokena Messenger | August 24, 2017 | 21<br />
If you build it ...<br />
Chicago Southland<br />
Mini Maker Faire<br />
a social hub for<br />
creators, innovators<br />
Megann Horstead<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
For one day, the creators<br />
and innovators of the world<br />
descended upon Mokena to<br />
take part in the fourth annual<br />
Chicago Southland Mini<br />
Maker Faire.<br />
The event held Saturday,<br />
Aug. 19, at Pipefitters Local<br />
597 Training Center was<br />
meant to create a social hub<br />
for individuals and families<br />
dedicated to technology<br />
and craftsmanship from all<br />
around the Chicagoland area<br />
to demonstrate their craft.<br />
“It’s just an exciting<br />
time,” said Tim Ozinga, an<br />
event coordinator for Chicago<br />
Southland Mini Maker<br />
Faire. “We like to think of it<br />
as a giant show and tell. It’s<br />
part-science fair, part-arts<br />
and crafts. The whole maker<br />
movement is just all about<br />
people coming together and<br />
really embracing making<br />
things with their hands, and<br />
we’re just kind of celebrating<br />
that here today.”<br />
More than 40 exhibitors<br />
were on hand this time<br />
around to share their love<br />
for creativity and innovation,<br />
bringing together everything<br />
from robotics and<br />
woodworking to hands-on<br />
activities.<br />
“I know it continues to<br />
grow every year,” Ozinga<br />
said.<br />
The mini maker faire<br />
strives to encourage young<br />
people to get interested in<br />
science, technology, engineering<br />
and math — STEM.<br />
“We think events like this<br />
are really important to support<br />
the community,” Ozinga<br />
said.<br />
Many of the booths were<br />
manned by schools, businesses<br />
or other organizations<br />
from around the area, who<br />
demonstrated 3D printing<br />
and drone racing on site.<br />
Of the exhibitors at the<br />
mini maker faire was Brandon<br />
Koller, a member of a<br />
LEGO User Group.<br />
“What we do is we get a<br />
team of people, we build<br />
LEGOs and we go to places<br />
like a convention in Schaumburg,<br />
known as Brick<br />
World, that goes every<br />
year,” Koller said. “They set<br />
a theme … Each year, we<br />
build something new. We<br />
like to keep our displays. We<br />
go and build what we have<br />
in our mind.”<br />
Koller and fellow members<br />
brought in several<br />
LEGO creations, including a<br />
tank, a smart house, planes,<br />
and a group of R2D2 figures<br />
from the Star Wars franchise.<br />
The hope, Koller said,<br />
is people will realize — if<br />
they don’t already believe<br />
— the amount of creativity<br />
and craftsmanship it takes to<br />
build with LEGOs.<br />
“I think that even with<br />
all the technology we have<br />
today, and all the coding,<br />
and the people who are going<br />
into either the game industry<br />
or technology industry<br />
or art industry, I think<br />
LEGOs is popular among<br />
all these,” he said. “I think<br />
it’s a nice tool that people<br />
will use growing up either<br />
[to learn] or [use] their creative<br />
mindsets.”<br />
Ellie Malinowski, 13, of<br />
Downers Grove, was roaming<br />
the faire grounds from<br />
inside a robot brought in by<br />
one of the exhibitors.<br />
“It was really fun because<br />
all the kids were really interested<br />
in what was happening,”<br />
she said. “It was fun<br />
doing the controls and stuff.”<br />
Ellie’s father, Michael<br />
Malinowski, said this was<br />
his family’s third year dropping<br />
in for the mini maker<br />
faire.<br />
“I love the exposure to<br />
all the science [and] art,”<br />
he said. “It’s just all this<br />
creativity. You never know<br />
what’s going to spark with<br />
somebody, including myself.<br />
I think it’s great exposure.”<br />
When Ellie first climbed<br />
inside the robot, she said it<br />
was a tight fit, but she made<br />
an adjustment.<br />
“I love the robots and<br />
stuff,” she said. “It’s really<br />
fun.”<br />
Michael said he is glad he<br />
and his daughters decided to<br />
come out for the mini maker<br />
faire.<br />
“I think we exceeded our<br />
goal,” he said.<br />
The mini maker faire drew<br />
in roughly 750 attendees last<br />
year, Ozinga said. This year,<br />
organizers were hoping to<br />
bring in 1,000 people.<br />
“We’re starting to attract<br />
people from surrounding areas,”<br />
Ozinga said.<br />
Ozinga said it is great to<br />
see the way the community<br />
come together year after<br />
year.<br />
“I think it’s definitely a<br />
very unique event,” he said.<br />
“There’s not much that I<br />
know of that’s like this<br />
around the [Mokena] area.”<br />
Lily Fisher, of Chicago,<br />
said her decision to come out<br />
for the mini maker faire was<br />
easy because she is a big fan<br />
of anything and everything<br />
technology.<br />
“I study computer science<br />
at DePaul [University],”<br />
Fisher said. “I had hopes to<br />
do robotics. I was on the robotics<br />
team.”<br />
Fisher said she is trying<br />
to start a makerspace at De-<br />
Paul.<br />
Aaron Mueller (left), 10, drills together pieces of wood as Jason DeWane guides him<br />
Saturday, Aug. 19 during the fourth annual Chicago Southland Mini Maker Faire in Mokena.<br />
Photos by Megann Horstead/22nd Century Media<br />
Nick Brunner (left), 12, plays a game as his mother, Mickie Brunner, looks on. The fourth<br />
annual faire was expected to draw about 1,000 people this year.<br />
“We have sections with<br />
sewing machines with carbon<br />
fiber 3D printers, laser<br />
cutters, all different machines,”<br />
Fisher said.<br />
“Basically, you can do<br />
craft works with soft materials,<br />
build hard materials,<br />
3D print, all those things.<br />
As well, we have a stopmotion<br />
studio for the animation<br />
students, so literally<br />
anything you would ever<br />
want to create, you could<br />
probably go to that space.”<br />
Fisher said she and her<br />
classmates had found a lot of<br />
inspiration for their makerspace<br />
at the mini maker faire<br />
and added that they might<br />
set up a booth next year.
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EVERYDAY • 7 AM – 11 PM<br />
Seven-year-old identical triplets Caitlyn, Chloe, and Cadence Novak with their 2-year-old<br />
sister Cora Novak go panning for gold and gems. The sisters are home schooled by their<br />
mother, Cassidy Novak, and used the fest as a “field trip” to show the girls more about<br />
farm life outside their home. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media<br />
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A ribbon cutting was<br />
held to signify the<br />
ceremonial opening of<br />
Yunker Farm. Among<br />
those in attendance<br />
were State Senator<br />
Michael E. Hastings,<br />
State Rep. Anthony<br />
DeLuca, Mokena Mayor<br />
Frank Fleisher, as well<br />
as members of the<br />
Mokena Community Park<br />
District and the Mokena<br />
Chamber of Commerce.
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Lincoln-Way Marching Band to host Community Night with Elvis<br />
Submitted by<br />
Lincoln-Way<br />
Community High<br />
School District 210<br />
On Saturday, Aug. 26, at<br />
6 p.m., Lincoln-Way Marching<br />
Band will host Community<br />
Night with Elvis at<br />
Lincoln-Way West.<br />
In addition to the debut of<br />
the band’s competitive show,<br />
“Bend, Twist and Turn,”<br />
Nick Miller, an award winning<br />
Elvis impersonator<br />
from Joliet, will perform his,<br />
“Keeping the King Alive,”<br />
set. Miller will be on hand<br />
to pose for photos with the<br />
crowd.<br />
There will be raffles and<br />
a silent auction at the event,<br />
which will include items<br />
such as a one-night deluxe<br />
stay for two at The Peabody<br />
in Memphis, Tennessee. The<br />
Peabody is listed on the National<br />
Register of Historic<br />
places because of its charm,<br />
elegance, gracious hospitality<br />
and world-famous five<br />
resident ducks, who march<br />
daily to and from the lobby<br />
fountain. Also available for<br />
auction will be a signed<br />
photo of Chicago White<br />
Sox shortstop, Tim Anderson,<br />
and a Chicago Bears<br />
autographed photo.<br />
“This is our second annual<br />
Community Night for<br />
the LWMB,” Kim Hansen,<br />
LWMB sponsor, said. ”This<br />
is a great event for all ages.<br />
We are very excited to debut<br />
the new competitive show<br />
for the community, who<br />
have been extremely supportive<br />
of these hard-working<br />
students.”<br />
Admission is free for all<br />
who wish to attend. Meals<br />
will be offered for $5 each<br />
and include a choice of a<br />
slice of Giordano’s pizza<br />
with a drink or Culver’s<br />
Chicken Fingers with a<br />
drink.<br />
“We are looking forward<br />
to this opportunity for the<br />
LWMB students to perform<br />
for our wonderful administration,<br />
music booster<br />
organizations, community<br />
and families,” Chris Mroczek,<br />
director of LWMB,<br />
said. “The students have<br />
been making tremendous<br />
progress this summer, and<br />
we hope to have a large<br />
audience present for our<br />
first community performance<br />
of our 2017 show,<br />
‘Bend, Twist, & Turn.’<br />
Come and join us for what<br />
will surely be a wonderful<br />
evening.”<br />
All proceeds from Community<br />
Night will fund<br />
supplies, equipment,<br />
meals, travel, and repairs<br />
for equipment and instruments.<br />
Those interested in<br />
providing monetary donations<br />
and/or items for the silent<br />
auction should contact<br />
Kim Hansen at lwmsponsor<br />
ship@gmail.com.<br />
faith<br />
From Page 20<br />
6:30 p.m., while the meeting<br />
is at 7 p.m.<br />
Marley Community Church (12625 W.<br />
187th St., Mokena)<br />
Senior High Youth Group<br />
7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.<br />
For more information, email<br />
marleycommunitychurch@<br />
gmail.com.<br />
Junior High Youth Group<br />
6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For<br />
more information, email<br />
marleycommunitychurch@<br />
gmail.com.<br />
Church Service<br />
10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare<br />
is provided<br />
Sunday School<br />
9-10 a.m.<br />
Men’s Group<br />
6 p.m. Sunday nights in<br />
the church basement. All<br />
men are welcome.<br />
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church<br />
(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)<br />
Farmer’s Market for<br />
Missions<br />
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday,<br />
Aug. 27. Market will feature<br />
Grass-fed beef (no GMO,<br />
steriods or antibiotics),<br />
farm-fresh eggs, produce,<br />
coffee and local coffee.<br />
Preschool Registration<br />
Registration is open for<br />
the 2017-18 school year at<br />
Immanuel Lutheran Preschool.<br />
Classes are offered<br />
for children from 2 1/2 to 5<br />
years old and they must be<br />
toilet trained. Only threeday<br />
afternoon classes are<br />
still available. For more information,<br />
call (708) 479-<br />
5600, email ilpmokena@<br />
gmail.com, or visit www.<br />
immanuelmokena.org/pre<br />
school.html<br />
Contemporary Worship<br />
5 p.m. Saturday<br />
Worship<br />
9 a.m. Sunday<br />
God’s Kids Club<br />
10:15 a.m. Sundays. This<br />
club is open to those between<br />
the ages of 4-17.<br />
Adult Bible Study<br />
10:15 a.m. Sunday<br />
Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th<br />
St., Mokena)<br />
Sunday Services<br />
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For<br />
more information, call (312)<br />
350-2279.<br />
Sunday School<br />
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena<br />
Baptist offers Sunday<br />
School classes for all ages.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(312) 350-2279.<br />
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th<br />
Ave., Mokena)<br />
Church Service<br />
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,<br />
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:<br />
p.m. Sundays<br />
Adoration<br />
Wednesdays following<br />
8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel<br />
until 6:45 p.m.<br />
Holy Rosary<br />
7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m.<br />
Tuesday evenings<br />
Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker<br />
Road, Mokena)<br />
Worship Service<br />
10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be<br />
sure to arrive early for our<br />
Sunday Worship Service to<br />
enjoy a hot, complimentary<br />
cup of coffee every<br />
week at the church. Following<br />
the Christian Education<br />
Hour (9:15 - 10:15<br />
a.m.), all beverages can<br />
be found just outside the<br />
sanctuary.<br />
Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte<br />
Road, Mokena)<br />
Narcotics Anonymous<br />
7-9 p.m. Mondays. All<br />
those struggling or who<br />
have struggled with a narcotics<br />
addiction are welcome.<br />
All meetings are<br />
confidential. For more information,<br />
call (708) 479-<br />
0300.<br />
Spanish Church<br />
12:30 p.m. every Sunday<br />
Worship Service<br />
10 a.m. every Sunday. All<br />
are welcome.<br />
Women’s Bible Study<br />
8:45-9:45 a.m. every Sunday<br />
and 2-3 p.m. every Tuesday<br />
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The Dish<br />
Family recipes, atmosphere and ownership drive Mokena’s Balagio<br />
Menu boasts<br />
traditional,<br />
homemade and<br />
fresh Italian fare<br />
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor<br />
With a large selection<br />
of pasta, fish and chicken<br />
items, along with a madeto-order<br />
mentality, there is<br />
something for everyone at<br />
the new Balagio location in<br />
Mokena, which opened in<br />
March.<br />
The single-page menu provides<br />
a variety of traditional<br />
Italian recipes for a range of<br />
taste buds and diets, including<br />
vegetarian and glutenfree<br />
options. Additionally,<br />
the bar selection provides<br />
plenty of cocktails and wines.<br />
“I opened up my first<br />
Balagio [in Homewood] in<br />
1997, and we try to bring<br />
the Chicago atmosphere to<br />
the [southwest suburbs] with<br />
the dining,” Mike Galderio<br />
Sr. said. “Cooking with my<br />
grandmother all the years,<br />
[I] learned a lot of recipes.”<br />
He said many of the menu<br />
items have come from employees,<br />
as well, including<br />
homemade pastas and bread.<br />
“We got pretty lucky when<br />
a couple local restaurants<br />
closed and all the Italian ladies<br />
came on board with us,”<br />
Galderio said. “It’s all fresh<br />
ingredients, and we try to<br />
stay with that, because that’s<br />
probably the key to our success.<br />
We’ve been doing it for<br />
a long time.”<br />
Galderio Sr., who is a<br />
Frankfort resident, runs the<br />
two restaurants with his son<br />
Mike Galderio Jr., and the<br />
two of them split their time<br />
between the Homewood and<br />
Mokena locations.<br />
“It’s definitely a tough industry;<br />
I’m not going to lie,”<br />
said Galderio Jr., who studied<br />
hospitality management<br />
Frutti di mare ($21) — featuring shrimp, calamari, mussels,<br />
chopped clams, linguini and spicy marinara — is one<br />
of Balagio’s many pasta options. Gluten-free and whole<br />
wheat pasta are available upon request. Photos by Amanda<br />
Stoll/22nd Century Media<br />
at Eastern Illinois University<br />
while working summers and<br />
weekends at the Homewood<br />
location, which opened in<br />
1997. “I really don’t know<br />
what I’m going to get day to<br />
day, so it’s always a surprise.<br />
It’s a good surprise, too,”<br />
Previously, the family was<br />
a partner in Ciao Ristorante<br />
& Bar in Matteson.<br />
“I was 8 years old when<br />
we first [opened Ciao], peeling<br />
potatoes and stuff like<br />
that,” Galderio Jr. said. “So,<br />
I just kind of grew up in it<br />
... bartending, bus boy, I’ve<br />
probably done every job in<br />
this except for cook.”<br />
He said he loves the look<br />
of the Mokena location, with<br />
modern touches, natural<br />
lighting and a sophisticated,<br />
sleek bar. The Mokena location<br />
is not as large as the<br />
Homewood location, making<br />
the dining area more<br />
intimate ,while still having<br />
space for group gatherings.<br />
Balagio in Mokena hosts<br />
groups of 40-50 people for<br />
luncheons, parties and showers.<br />
Galderio Sr. said patrons<br />
have been excited about the<br />
recently completed patio at<br />
Balagio, with seating for 60<br />
people around cafe tables<br />
and covered, cabana-style<br />
Balagio<br />
9716 West 191st St. in<br />
Mokena<br />
Hours<br />
• 11 a.m.–9 p.m.<br />
Tuesday–Thursday<br />
• 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday<br />
• 4–10 p.m. Saturday<br />
• 3–8 p.m. Sunday<br />
For more information ...<br />
Phone: (708) 719-3370<br />
Website: www.balagiorestaurant.com<br />
seating, where people can<br />
tune in to a game on a TV.<br />
Large, sliding glass doors<br />
open between the bar area<br />
and the patio for an extended,<br />
outdoor seating space.<br />
“I’ve been doing this for<br />
32 years,” Galderio Sr. said.<br />
“It’s a passion of mine, and<br />
it’s good to see the look on<br />
people’s faces when they’re<br />
happy about something —<br />
especially the food.”<br />
And good food makes<br />
people happy.<br />
The eggplant marinara<br />
($9) appetizer is a customer<br />
favorite, with lightly breaded<br />
and fried eggplant, ricotta<br />
cheese and marinara sauce.<br />
The appetizer menu also<br />
features steamed mussels<br />
($11) with fresh tomato sauce,<br />
The salmon ($21) entrée at Balagio in Mokena is served with garlic lemon aioli, house<br />
potato and vegetables.<br />
basil and crostini; fried calamari<br />
($12) with tangy cocktail<br />
sauce and fresh lemon; and<br />
baked goat cheese ($9) with<br />
black olive, marinara sauce<br />
and toasted crostini.<br />
Pasta dishes are at the core<br />
of the menu, with owner<br />
favorites being the shrimp<br />
francese ($21) with egg-battered<br />
shrimp, angel hair pasta<br />
and lemon butter sauce;<br />
and the country-style rigatoni<br />
($15) featuring Italian<br />
sausage, tomato, mushroom,<br />
red pepper and garlic cream.<br />
Other entrée items include<br />
a veal piccata ($24) with<br />
tender medallions, lemon,<br />
capers, roasted potato and<br />
vegetables; chicken Romano<br />
($18) with artichoke hearts,<br />
Roma tomatoes, white wine,<br />
Romano cheese and roasted<br />
potato.<br />
Although Galderio Sr. said<br />
Balagio is not a steak house,<br />
he knows steak is a go-to for<br />
some people, so the menu<br />
includes a 12-ounce New<br />
York strip ($29), served with<br />
bell pepper, smashed red potato<br />
and vegetables.<br />
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Across<br />
1. Spiced stew of meat<br />
and vegetables<br />
5. Shortening meas.<br />
9. Cleans the deck of a<br />
ship<br />
14. Beatle first name<br />
15. Excuses<br />
16. “As the World<br />
Turns” actress<br />
17. The “A” in A.D.<br />
18. Salon supplies<br />
19. Naive rustics<br />
20. Mokena sports bar<br />
22. Georgia capital<br />
24. A Manning<br />
25. Gave the go-ahead<br />
26. Potter’s creation<br />
32. Phone trio<br />
35. Track of a wild<br />
animal<br />
36. Top of the charts<br />
37. Brim<br />
38. Whale show<br />
39. Bagel topper<br />
40. Bread or cabbage<br />
41. Boosts<br />
42. Prickly seed case<br />
43. Zeal<br />
44. NFL stat, abbr.<br />
45. Lockport Township<br />
girls track athlete___<br />
48. Catch<br />
49. Neurologist’s test,<br />
briefly<br />
50. Tears to shreds<br />
54. Free time<br />
59. More unfriendly<br />
60. Grasp<br />
62. British children’s<br />
author Blyton<br />
63. Olympics legend<br />
Comaneci<br />
64. Leap for Lipinski<br />
65. Quiet<br />
66. Don’t exist<br />
67. Jekyll’s counterpart<br />
68. Don Imus’s nickname,<br />
with “the”<br />
Down<br />
1. Milky white gem<br />
2. Road division<br />
3. Iron or aqua<br />
4. Soothing stuff<br />
5. After the crawl<br />
6. Enters the game<br />
7. ___ Jeanne d’Arc<br />
8. Call to attention<br />
9. Boycott<br />
10. Intend to<br />
11. Prefix for dextrous<br />
12. Flying buzzers<br />
13. Señor’s emphatic yes<br />
21. India’s first P.M.<br />
23. Low quality diamond<br />
26. Put to the test<br />
27. Garden pest<br />
28. Throughways<br />
29. Some cats<br />
30. Central fingerprint<br />
ridge<br />
31. ___-en-Provence<br />
32. Glittery stone<br />
33. Bank offering, abbr.<br />
34. Pottery from Japan<br />
37. Atmospheric pressure<br />
unit<br />
39. Filmmaker Jean-___<br />
Godard<br />
40. Italian scholar and<br />
military engineer, Girolamo<br />
42. Actor Max of “The<br />
Beverly Hillbillies”<br />
45. Ridicule<br />
46. Hollered<br />
47. Thread’s companion<br />
48. Mug<br />
50. “30 Rock” first name<br />
51. Rent-__ (travel-agent<br />
offering)<br />
52. Ocean’s rise and fall<br />
53. Ruler of Iran, once<br />
55. Tractor-trailer<br />
56. Word on all modern<br />
U.S. coins<br />
57. Song, “Lovely ____”<br />
58. Heaven on earth<br />
61. Prefix with acetylene<br />
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Restaurant<br />
(14903 S. Bell Road,<br />
Homer Glen; (708) 645-<br />
7000)<br />
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />
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FRANKFORT<br />
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill<br />
(21000 Frankfort Square<br />
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464-8100)<br />
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.<br />
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MOKENA<br />
The Alley Grill and Tap<br />
House<br />
(18700 S. Old LaGrange<br />
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-<br />
3610)<br />
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke<br />
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub<br />
(11247 W. 187th St.,<br />
Mokena; (708) 478-8888)<br />
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,<br />
Fridays and Saturdays:<br />
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Eadie<br />
Jenny’s Southside Tap<br />
(10160 191st St.,<br />
Mokena; (708) 479-<br />
6873)<br />
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic<br />
Avenue, Psychic<br />
night - second Tuesday<br />
every month.<br />
■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:<br />
Karaoke<br />
■Fridays ■ and Saturdays:<br />
Live bands<br />
NEW LENOX<br />
Little Joe’s Restaurant<br />
(1300 N. Cedar Road,<br />
New Lenox; (815) 463-<br />
1099)<br />
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:<br />
Piano Styles by Joe<br />
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2701 Property for<br />
Sale<br />
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-<br />
TATE of 19450-19464 S. La-<br />
Grange Road, Mokena, IL 60448<br />
(Commercial Retail/Warehouse<br />
space, totaling 71,362 sf). On the<br />
31st day of August, 2017 to be<br />
held at 12:00 noon, at the Will<br />
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.<br />
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,<br />
IL 60432, under Case Title: HAR-<br />
RIS N.A. Plaintiff V.<br />
GERONIMO, LLC; PAUL<br />
KNIERIM; NORTH STAR<br />
TRUST COMPANY, AS SUC-<br />
CESSOR TRUSTEE TO HARRIS<br />
BANK OF JOLIET N.A. AS<br />
TRUSTEE UNDER LAND<br />
TRUST#HTJ 8072; THE GREAT<br />
LAKES TRUST COMPANY,<br />
N.A., AS SUCCESSOR TRUS-<br />
TEE TO FIRST NATIONAL<br />
BANK OF BLUE ISLAND, AS<br />
TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST<br />
AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 28,<br />
1996 AND KNOWN ASTRUST<br />
NUMBER 96037; AMERICAN<br />
TOWER DEPOSITOR SUB LLC;<br />
PRICE WATERHOUSE COO-<br />
PERS LLP; UNKNOWN OWN-<br />
ERS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS;<br />
UNKNOWN TENANTS; AND<br />
NON- RECORD CLAIMANTS<br />
Defendant.<br />
Case No. 10ch 5883 in the Circuit<br />
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,<br />
Will County, Illinois.<br />
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />
at the time of sale and the balance<br />
within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />
the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />
real estate pursuant to its<br />
credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />
other lienor acquiring the residential<br />
real estate whose rights in and<br />
to the residential real estate arose<br />
prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />
be made in cash or certified funds<br />
payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is acon-<br />
dominium, in accordance with 735<br />
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />
hereby notified that the purchaser<br />
of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />
shall pay the assessments and legal<br />
fees required by subdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />
the assessments required bysubsection<br />
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />
Illinois Condominium Property<br />
Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />
(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />
application of the proceeds of sale,<br />
then the plaintiff shall send written<br />
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />
proceeding advising them of the<br />
amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty<br />
obtains acourt order for its distribution<br />
or, in the absence of an order,<br />
until the surplus is forfeited to<br />
the State.<br />
For Information Please Contact:<br />
Chapman and Cutler LLP<br />
111 W. Monroe Street<br />
Chicago, IL 60603<br />
P: 1-312-845-3407<br />
F: 1-312-516-1907<br />
2701 Property for<br />
Sale<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />
WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />
PURPOSE.<br />
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-<br />
TATE of 8400, 8450-8500 W.<br />
191st Street, Mokena, IL 60448 (2<br />
commercial properties totaling<br />
79,605 sf.). On the 31st day of<br />
August, 2017 to be held at 12:00<br />
noon, at the Will County Courthouse<br />
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,<br />
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under<br />
Case Title: HARRIS N .A. Plaintiff<br />
V. GERONIMO, LLC; PAUL<br />
KNIERIM; NORTH STAR<br />
TRUST COMPANY, AS SUC-<br />
CESSOR TRUSTEE TO HARRIS<br />
BANK OF JOLIET N.A. AS<br />
TRUSTEE UNDER LAND<br />
TRUST#HTJ 8072; THE GREAT<br />
LAKES TRUST COMPANY,<br />
N.A., AS SUCCESSOR TRUS-<br />
TEE TO FIRST NATIONAL<br />
BANK OF BLUE ISLAND, AS<br />
TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST<br />
AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 28,<br />
1996 AND KNOWN ASTRUST<br />
NUMBER 96037; AMERICAN<br />
TOWER DEPOSITOR SUB LLC;<br />
PRICE WATERHOUSE COO-<br />
PERS LLP; UNKNOWN OWN-<br />
ERS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS;<br />
UNKNOWN TENANTS; AND<br />
NON- RECORD CLAIMANTS<br />
Defendant.<br />
Case No. 10CH 5883 in the Circuit<br />
Court of the Twelfth Judicial<br />
Circuit, Will County, Illinois.<br />
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />
at the time of sale and the balance<br />
within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />
the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />
real estate pursuant to its<br />
credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />
other lienor acquiring the residential<br />
real estate whose rights in and<br />
to the residential real estate arose<br />
prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />
be made in cash or certified funds<br />
payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is acon-<br />
dominium, in accordance with 735<br />
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />
hereby notified that the purchaser<br />
of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />
shall pay the assessments and legal<br />
fees required by subdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />
the assessments required bysubsection<br />
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />
Illinois Condominium Property<br />
Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />
(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />
application of the proceeds of sale,<br />
then the plaintiff shall send written<br />
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />
proceeding advising them of the<br />
amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty<br />
obtains acourt order for its distri-
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bution or, in the absence of an order,<br />
until the surplus is forfeited to<br />
the State.<br />
For Information Please Contact:<br />
Chapman and Cutler LLP<br />
111 W. Monroe Street<br />
Chicago, IL 60603<br />
P: 1-312-845-3407<br />
F: 1-312-516-1907<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />
WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />
PURPOSE.<br />
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-<br />
TATE of 14008 US Highway 6,<br />
Mokena, IL 60448 (Single Family<br />
Detached). On the 31st day of<br />
August, 2017 to be held at 12:00<br />
noon, at the Will County Courthouse<br />
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,<br />
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under<br />
Case Title: Reverse Mortgage Solutions,<br />
Inc. Plaintiff V. Joseph M.<br />
Cernugel, solely as representative<br />
for Donna J. Kladis a/k/a Donna<br />
Jean Kladis (Deceased); Melissa<br />
Miska; James P.Kladis; William<br />
Liptak II; Unknown Heir and<br />
Legatees of Donna J.Kladis a/k/a<br />
Donna Jean Kladis(Deceased); Defendant.<br />
Case No. 16ch 0039 in the Circuit<br />
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,<br />
Will County, Illinois.<br />
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />
at the time of sale and the balance<br />
within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />
the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />
real estate pursuant to its<br />
credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />
other lienor acquiring the residential<br />
real estate whose rights in and<br />
to the residential real estate arose<br />
prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />
be made in cash or certified funds<br />
payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is acon-<br />
dominium, in accordance with 735<br />
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />
hereby notified that the purchaser<br />
of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />
shall pay the assessments and legal<br />
fees required by subdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />
the assessments required bysubsection<br />
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />
Illinois Condominium Property<br />
Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />
(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />
application of the proceeds of sale,<br />
then the plaintiff shall send written<br />
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />
proceeding advising them of the<br />
amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty<br />
obtains acourt order for its distribution<br />
or, in the absence of an order,<br />
until the surplus is forfeited to<br />
the State.<br />
For Information Please Contact:<br />
Randall S. Miller & Associates<br />
120 N. LaSalle Suite 1140<br />
Chicago, IL 60602<br />
P: 1-312-239-3432<br />
F: 1-312-284-4820<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />
WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />
PURPOSE.<br />
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-<br />
TATE of 18804 Meadowview<br />
Drive, MOKENA, IL 60448 (SIN-<br />
GLE FAMILY). On the 14th day<br />
of September, 2017 to be held at<br />
12:00 noon, at the Will County<br />
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa<br />
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,<br />
under Case Title: Wells Fargo<br />
Bank, N.A. Plaintiff V. JOHN M.<br />
HANANIA; MARGARET T.<br />
HANANIA; FNBC BANK AND<br />
TRUST AS SUCCESSOR IN IN-<br />
TEREST TO MOKENA STATE<br />
BANK; PNC BANK, N.A., SUC-<br />
CESSOR IN INTEREST TONA-<br />
TIONAL CITY BANK; Defendant.<br />
Case No. 17CH 0255 in the Circuit<br />
Court of the Twelfth Judicial<br />
Circuit, Will County, Illinois.<br />
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />
at the time of sale and the balance<br />
within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />
the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />
real estate pursuant to its<br />
credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />
other lienor acquiring the residential<br />
real estate whose rights in and<br />
to the residential real estate arose<br />
prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />
be made in cash or certified funds<br />
payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is acon-<br />
dominium, in accordance with 735<br />
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />
hereby notified that the purchaser<br />
of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />
shall pay the assessments and legal<br />
fees required by subdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />
the assessments required bysubsection<br />
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />
Illinois Condominium Property<br />
Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />
(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />
application of the proceeds of sale,<br />
then the plaintiff shall send written<br />
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />
proceeding advising them of the<br />
amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty<br />
obtains acourt order for its distribution<br />
or, in the absence of an order,<br />
until the surplus is forfeited to<br />
the State.<br />
For Information Please Contact:<br />
SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND AS-<br />
SOCIATES, LLC.<br />
2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301<br />
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015<br />
P: 847-770-4348<br />
F: 847-291-3434<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />
WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />
PURPOSE.<br />
2703 Legal<br />
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COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT<br />
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS<br />
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TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )<br />
) SS.<br />
COUNTY OF WILL )<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE<br />
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT<br />
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
HARRIS N.A.<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
vs.<br />
GERONIMO, LLC; PAUL KNIERIM;<br />
NORTH STAR TRUST COMPANY,<br />
AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO HAR-<br />
RIS BANK OF JOLIET N.A. AS<br />
TRUSTEE UNDER LAND<br />
TRUST#HTJ 8072; THE GREAT<br />
LAKES TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS<br />
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO FIRST<br />
NATIONAL BANK OF BLUE IS-<br />
LAND, AS TRUSTEE UNDER<br />
TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JUNE<br />
28, 1996 AND KNOWN AS TRUST<br />
NUMBER 96037; AMERICAN<br />
TOWER DEPOSITOR SUB LLC;<br />
PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS<br />
LLP; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UN-<br />
KNOWN OCCUPANTS; UNKNOWN<br />
TENANTS; AND NON- RECORD<br />
CLAIMANTS<br />
Defendant.<br />
No. 10 ch 5883<br />
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE<br />
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant<br />
toajudgment entered in the above<br />
cause on the 18th day of June, 2015,<br />
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will<br />
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the<br />
31st day of August, 2017 ,commencing<br />
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will<br />
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa<br />
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,<br />
sell at public auction tothe highest and<br />
best bidder orbidders the following-described<br />
real estate:<br />
PARCEL 1: LOT 1 IN NORMAL<br />
TOWERS INDUSTRIAL PARK UNIT<br />
NUMBER TWO, A SUBDIVISION OF<br />
THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 9,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12<br />
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL<br />
MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE<br />
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANU-<br />
ARYÂ 21, 1977, AS DOCUMENT<br />
NUMBER R77-2328 AND CITY OF<br />
CHICAGO RECORDED JANUARYÂ<br />
11, 1979, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER<br />
R79-2430, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-<br />
NOIS, ALSO DESCRIBED AS THAT<br />
PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFSEC-<br />
TION 9, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH,<br />
RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD<br />
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MORE SPE-<br />
CIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS FOL-<br />
LOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT<br />
OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH<br />
LINE OF WILLOW LANE HERETO-<br />
FORE DEDICATED IN NORMAL<br />
TOWERS INDUSTRIAL PARK UNIT<br />
NO. ONE, A SUBDIVISION OF<br />
PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFSEC-<br />
TIONÂ 9, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH,<br />
RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD<br />
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WITH THE<br />
WESTERLY LINE OF MANNHEIM<br />
ROAD (U.S. ROUTE NO. 45) AS<br />
WIDENED BY DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R68-3158 RECORDED MARCH 5,<br />
1968; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID<br />
NORTH LINE OF WILLOW LANE A<br />
DISTANCE OF 570.50 FEET TO A<br />
POINT, SAID POINT BEING 119.38<br />
FEET WEST OFTHE SOUTHEAST<br />
CORNER OF LOT 5 IN AFORESAID<br />
NORMAL TOWERS UNIT NO. ONE;<br />
THENCE NORTH ADISTANCE OF<br />
307.00 FEET TO A POINT ON A<br />
LINE DRAWN PARALLEL WITH<br />
AND 307.00 FEET NORTH OF<br />
AFORESAID NORTH LINE OF WIL-<br />
LOW LANE, SAID POINT BEING<br />
168.20 FEET NORTH OF AFORE-<br />
SAID LINE OF NORMAL TOWERS<br />
INDUSTRIAL PARK UNIT NO. ONE;<br />
THENCE EAST ALONG SAID PAR-<br />
ALLEL LINE A DISTANCE OF<br />
570.00 FEET TO THE AFORESAID<br />
WEST LINE OF MANNHEIM ROAD<br />
(U.S. ROUTE NO. 45) AS WIDENED;<br />
THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 05<br />
MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST<br />
ALONG THE SAID WEST LINE OF<br />
MANNHEIM ROAD A DISTANCE<br />
OF 307.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF<br />
BEGINNING; INWILL COUNTY, IL-<br />
LINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT<br />
FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCELÂ 1<br />
FOR SEWER LINE PURPOSES TO-<br />
GETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF IN-<br />
GRESS AND EGRESS TO MAIN-<br />
TAIN SAME AS CREATED BY A<br />
GRANT DATED FEBRUARYÂ 15,<br />
1983 AND RECORDED APRIL 6,<br />
1983 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER<br />
R83?08807 BY MARQUETTE NA-<br />
TIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE UN-<br />
DER TRUST NO. 1876 TO AMERI-<br />
CAN NATIONAL BANK AND<br />
TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE<br />
UNDER TRUST NUMBER 38921, IN<br />
OVER AND ACROSS THAT PART<br />
OF LOT 5IN NORMAL TOWERS<br />
INDUSTRIAL PARK UNIT NO.<br />
ONE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF<br />
THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 9,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12<br />
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL<br />
MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, IL-<br />
LINOIS, BOUNDED AND DE-<br />
SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN-<br />
NING ATTHE SOUTHWEST COR-<br />
NER OF LOT 1 IN NORMAL TOW-<br />
ERS INDUSTRIAL PARK UNIT NO.<br />
TWO, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF<br />
SAID EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 9;<br />
THENCE WEST 10.00 FEET ALONG<br />
THE NORTH LINE OF 195TH<br />
STREET; THENCE NORTH 33DE-<br />
GREES 41Â MINUTES 24 SECONDS<br />
EAST 18.03 FEET TO THE WEST<br />
LINE OF SAID LOT ONE; THENCE<br />
SOUTH 15.00 FEET TO THE POINT<br />
OF BEGINNING, IN WILL COUNTY,<br />
ILLINOIS.<br />
Commonly known as:<br />
19450-19464 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena,<br />
IL 60448<br />
Description of Improvements:<br />
Commercial Retail/Warehouse space,<br />
totaling 71,362 sf<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-09-202-003-0000<br />
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the<br />
time of sale and the balance within<br />
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale<br />
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring<br />
the residential real estate pursuant<br />
to its credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other<br />
lienor acquiring the residential real estate<br />
whose rights in and tothe residential<br />
real estate arose prior to the sale. All<br />
payments shall be made in cash or certified<br />
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is acondomin-<br />
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765<br />
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS<br />
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified<br />
that the purchaser of the unit, other than<br />
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments<br />
and legal fees required by subdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments<br />
required by subsection (g-1)<br />
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium<br />
Property Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)<br />
if there is asurplus following application<br />
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the<br />
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant<br />
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties<br />
to the proceeding advising them of<br />
the amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains<br />
acourt order for its distribution or, in<br />
the absence of an order, until the surplus<br />
is forfeited to the State.<br />
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-<br />
TACT:<br />
Chapman and Cutler LLP<br />
111 W. Monroe Street<br />
Chicago, IL 60603<br />
P: 1-312-845-3407<br />
F: 1-312-516-1907<br />
Plaintiff's Attorney<br />
MIKE KELLEY<br />
Sheriff of Will County<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLEC-<br />
TION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS<br />
DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR<br />
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT ADEBT AND<br />
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL<br />
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.<br />
STATE OF ILLINOIS )<br />
) SS.<br />
COUNTY OF WILL )<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE<br />
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT<br />
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
HARRIS N .A.<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
vs.<br />
GERONIMO, LLC; PAUL KNIERIM;<br />
NORTH STAR TRUST COMPANY, AS<br />
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO HARRIS BANK<br />
OF JOLIET N.A. AS TRUSTEE UNDER<br />
LAND TRUST#HTJ 8072; THE GREAT<br />
LAKES TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS SUC-<br />
CESSOR TRUSTEE TO FIRST NATIONAL<br />
BANK OF BLUE ISLAND, AS TRUSTEE<br />
UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED<br />
JUNE 28, 1996 AND KNOWN ASTRUST<br />
NUMBER 96037; AMERICAN TOWER DE-<br />
POSITOR SUB LLC; PRICE WATER-<br />
HOUSE COOPERS LLP; UNKNOWN OWN-<br />
ERS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS; UN-<br />
KNOWN TENANTS; AND NON- RECORD<br />
CLAIMANTS<br />
Defendant.<br />
No. 10 CH 5883<br />
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE<br />
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant to a<br />
judgment entered in the above cause on the<br />
18th day of June, 2015, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff<br />
of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday,<br />
the 31st day of August, 2017 ,commencing at<br />
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse<br />
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201,<br />
Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the<br />
highest and best bidder orbidders the following-described<br />
real estate:<br />
PARCEL 1: THE SOUTH 390 FEET OF<br />
THAT PART OFTHE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OFSECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF CON-<br />
VEYED TOTHE CO<strong>MM</strong>ONWEALTH EDI-<br />
SON COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS CORPORA-<br />
TION, BYWARRANTY DEED RECORDED<br />
MAY 6, 1966 AS DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R66-6872, AND THAT PART THEREOF<br />
CONVEYED TO CHICAGO TITLE AND<br />
TRUST COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS CORPO-<br />
RATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST<br />
AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 26, 1965,<br />
AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 45553,<br />
BY WARRANTY DEED IN TRUST RE-<br />
CORDED MAY 12, 1966, AS DOCUMENT<br />
NO. R66-6871, AND ALSO EXCEPT THAT<br />
PART THEREOF DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT. NO.Â<br />
736566, AND KNOWN AS 191ST STREET),<br />
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING<br />
AT THE INTERSECTION OFTHE WEST<br />
LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE<br />
SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2,<br />
WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 191ST<br />
STREET, THENCE EAST ALONG THE<br />
NORTH LINE OF SAID 191ST STREET, A<br />
DISTANCE OF 337.25 FEET, THENCE<br />
NORTHERLY ALONG ALINE PARALLEL<br />
NORTHERLY ALONG ALINE PARALLEL<br />
WITH THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTH-<br />
WEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
SAID SECTION 2TOAPOINT ON THE<br />
NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4<br />
OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SEC-<br />
TION 2, SAID POINT BEING 337.25 FEET<br />
EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER<br />
THEREOF, THENCE WEST ALONG THE<br />
NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4<br />
OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SEC-<br />
TION 2, ADISTANCE OF 337.25 FEET TO<br />
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE<br />
SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4<br />
OF SAID SECTION 2, THENCE SOUTH<br />
ALONG THE WEST LINE OFTHE SOUTH-<br />
WEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
SAID SECTION 2, TO THE POINT OF BE-<br />
GINNING, AND EXCEPTING FROM THE<br />
TRACT DESCRIBED ABOVE LAND CON-<br />
VEYED TOTHE COUNTY OF WILL BY<br />
DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 28, 1994<br />
AS DOCUMENT R94-114856 IN WILL<br />
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.<br />
Commonly known as:<br />
8400, 8450-8500 W. 191st Street, Mokena, IL<br />
60448<br />
Description of Improvements:<br />
2 commercial properties totaling 79,605 sf.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-02-400-019-0000<br />
PARCEL 2: UNIT 1IN BLACKHAWK IN-<br />
DUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM I, AS DE-<br />
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL-<br />
LOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:<br />
THAT PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566 AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R90-67290), WHICH SURVEY IS AT-<br />
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATO THE DECLA-<br />
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED<br />
AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-115887 AND<br />
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-<br />
CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R98-116887 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI-<br />
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE<br />
CO<strong>MM</strong>ON ELEMENTS, AS AMENDED<br />
FROM TIME TO TIME, IN WILL COUNTY,<br />
ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-02-301-001-1001<br />
PARCEL 3: UNIT 2IN BLACKHAWK IN-<br />
DUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM I, AS DE-<br />
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL-<br />
LOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:<br />
THAT PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566 AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R90-67290), WHICH SURVEY IS AT-<br />
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATO THE DECLA-<br />
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED<br />
AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-115887 AND<br />
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-<br />
CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-116887<br />
TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PER-<br />
CENTAGE INTEREST IN THE CO<strong>MM</strong>ON<br />
ELEMENTS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME<br />
TO TIME, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-02-301-001-1002<br />
PARCEL 4: UNIT 3IN BLACKHAWK IN-<br />
DUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM I, AS DE-<br />
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL-<br />
LOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:<br />
THAT PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566 AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R90-67290), WHICH SURVEY IS AT-<br />
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATO THE DECLA-<br />
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED<br />
AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-115887 AND<br />
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-<br />
CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R98-116887 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI-<br />
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE<br />
CO<strong>MM</strong>ON ELEMENTS, AS AMENDED<br />
FROM TIME TO TIME, IN WILL COUNTY,<br />
ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19 09 02 301 001 1003
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PARCEL 5: UNIT 4IN BLACKHAWK IN-<br />
DUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM I, AS DE-<br />
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL-<br />
LOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:<br />
THAT PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566 AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R90-67290), WHICH SURVEY IS AT-<br />
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATO THE DECLA-<br />
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED<br />
AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-115887 AND<br />
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-<br />
CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R98-116887 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI-<br />
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE<br />
CO<strong>MM</strong>ON ELEMENTS, AS AMENDED<br />
FROM TIME TO TIME, IN WILL COUNTY,<br />
ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-02-301-001-1004<br />
PARCEL 6: UNIT 5IN BLACKHAWK IN-<br />
DUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM I, AS DE-<br />
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL-<br />
LOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:<br />
THAT PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566 AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R90-67290), WHICH SURVEY IS AT-<br />
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATO THE DECLA-<br />
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED<br />
AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-115887 AND<br />
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-<br />
CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R98-116887 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI-<br />
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE<br />
CO<strong>MM</strong>ON ELEMENTS, AS AMENDED<br />
FROM TIME TO TIME, IN WILL COUNTY,<br />
ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-02-301-001-1005<br />
PARCEL 7: UNIT 6IN BLACKHAWK IN-<br />
DUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM I, AS DE-<br />
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL-<br />
LOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:<br />
THAT PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566 AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R90-67290), WHICH SURVEY IS AT-<br />
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATO THE DECLA-<br />
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED<br />
AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-115887 AND<br />
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-<br />
CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R98-116887 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI-<br />
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE<br />
CO<strong>MM</strong>ON ELEMENTS, AS AMENDED<br />
FROM TIME TO TIME, IN WILL COUNTY,<br />
ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-02-301-001-1006<br />
PARCEL 8: UNIT 7IN BLACKHAWK IN-<br />
DUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM I, AS DE-<br />
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL-<br />
LOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:<br />
THAT PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566 AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R90-67290), WHICH SURVEY IS AT-<br />
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATO THE DECLA-<br />
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED<br />
AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-115887 AND<br />
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-<br />
CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.Â<br />
R98-116887 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI-<br />
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE<br />
CO<strong>MM</strong>ON ELEMENTS, AS AMENDED<br />
FROM TIME TO TIME, IN WILL COUNTY,<br />
ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19 09 02 301 001 100<br />
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PARCEL 9: UNIT 8IN BLACKHAWK IN-<br />
DUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM I, AS DE-<br />
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL-<br />
LOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:<br />
THAT PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF<br />
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2,<br />
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566 AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R90-67290), WHICH SURVEY IS AT-<br />
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATO THE DECLA-<br />
RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED<br />
AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-115887 AND<br />
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-<br />
CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R98-116887 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI-<br />
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE<br />
CO<strong>MM</strong>ON ELEMENTS, AS AMENDED<br />
FROM TIME TO TIME, IN WILL COUNTY,<br />
ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-02-301-001-1008<br />
PARCEL 10: THE SOUTH 390 FEET OF<br />
THE EAST 1/2 OFTHE EAST 1/2 OFTHE<br />
SOUTHEAST 1/4 OFTHE SOUTHWEST 1/4<br />
(EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF DEDI-<br />
CATED FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. 736566, AND KNOWN AS<br />
191ST STREET AND FURTHER EXCEPT-<br />
ING THAT PART DEDICATED FOR ROAD<br />
PURPOSES BY DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R90-67290) OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 35<br />
NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD<br />
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL<br />
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-02-301-002-0000<br />
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of<br />
sale and the balance within twenty-four (24)<br />
hours. Nojudicial sale fee shall be paid by the<br />
mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate<br />
pursuant to its credit bid atthe sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor<br />
acquiring the residential real estate whose<br />
rights in and tothe residential real estate arose<br />
prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in<br />
cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of<br />
Will County.<br />
In the event the property isacondominium, in<br />
accordance with 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS<br />
605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you<br />
are hereby notified that the purchaser of the<br />
unit, other than amortgagee, shall pay the assessments<br />
and legal fees required bysubdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments<br />
required bysubsection (g-1) of Section<br />
18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property<br />
Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) ifthere<br />
is asurplus following application ofthe proceeds<br />
of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written<br />
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d)<br />
to all parties to the proceeding advising them<br />
of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus<br />
will be held until aparty obtains acourt<br />
order for its distribution or, in the absence of<br />
an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the<br />
State.<br />
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:<br />
Chapman and Cutler LLP<br />
111 W. Monroe Street<br />
Chicago, IL 60603<br />
P: 1-312-845-3407<br />
F: 1-312-516-1907<br />
Plaintiff's Attorney<br />
MIKE KELLEY<br />
Sheriff of Will County<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />
WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />
PURPOSE.<br />
STATE OF ILLINOIS )<br />
) SS.<br />
COUNTY OF WILL )<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF<br />
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-<br />
CUIT<br />
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
2703 Legal<br />
Notices<br />
vs.<br />
Joseph M. Cernugel, solely as representative<br />
for Donna J. Kladis<br />
a/k/a Donna Jean Kladis (Deceased);<br />
Melissa Miska; James P.<br />
Kladis; William Liptak II; Unknown<br />
Heir and Legatees of Donna<br />
J. Kladis a/k/a Donna Jean<br />
Kladis(Deceased);<br />
Defendant.<br />
No. 16 ch 0039<br />
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE<br />
Public notice ishereby given that<br />
pursuant to ajudgment entered in<br />
the above cause on the 24th day of<br />
March, 2017, MIKE KELLEY,<br />
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,<br />
will on Thursday, the 31st day of<br />
August, 2017 , commencing at<br />
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will<br />
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.<br />
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,<br />
IL 60432, sell at public auction to<br />
the highest and best bidder orbidders<br />
the following-described real<br />
estate:<br />
The South 200 Feet of the East 400<br />
feet, except the West 200.00 feet of<br />
the East 400.00 feet of the South<br />
200.00 feet, ofthe Northwest quarter<br />
of Section 3, Township 35<br />
North, Range 11, East ofthe Third<br />
Principal Meridian, in Will<br />
County, Illinois.<br />
Commonly known as:<br />
14008 US Highway 6, Mokena, IL<br />
60448<br />
Description of Improvements:<br />
Single Family Detached<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
15-08-03-100-046-0000<br />
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />
at the time of sale and the balance<br />
within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />
the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />
real estate pursuant to its<br />
credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />
other lienor acquiring the residential<br />
real estate whose rights in and<br />
to the residential real estate arose<br />
prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />
be made in cash or certified funds<br />
payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is a condominium,<br />
in accordance with 735<br />
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />
hereby notified that the purchaser<br />
of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />
shall pay the assessments and legal<br />
fees required by subdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />
the assessments required by subsection<br />
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />
Illinois Condominium Property<br />
Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />
(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />
application of the proceeds of sale,<br />
then the plaintiff shall send written<br />
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />
proceeding advising them of the<br />
amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty<br />
obtains a court order for its distribution<br />
or, in the absence of an order,<br />
until the surplus is forfeited to<br />
the State.<br />
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE<br />
2703 Legal<br />
Notices<br />
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE<br />
CONTACT:<br />
Randall S. Miller & Associates<br />
120 N. LaSalle Suite 1140<br />
Chicago, IL 60602<br />
P: 1-312-239-3432<br />
F: 1-312-284-4820<br />
Plaintiff's Attorney<br />
MIKE KELLEY<br />
Sheriff of Will County<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />
WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />
PURPOSE.<br />
STATE OF ILLINOIS )<br />
) SS.<br />
COUNTY OF WILL )<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF<br />
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-<br />
CUIT<br />
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
vs.<br />
JOHN M. HANANIA; MARGA-<br />
RET T. HANANIA; FNBC BANK<br />
AND TRUST AS SUCCESSOR<br />
IN INTEREST TO MOKENA<br />
STATE BANK; PNC BANK,<br />
N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTER-<br />
EST TO NATIONAL CITY<br />
BANK;<br />
Defendant.<br />
No. 17 CH 0255<br />
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE<br />
Public notice ishereby given that<br />
pursuant to ajudgment entered in<br />
the above cause onthe 23rd day of<br />
May, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff<br />
of Will County, Illinois, will on<br />
Thursday, the 14th day of September,<br />
2017 ,commencing at 12:00<br />
o'clock noon, at the Will County<br />
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa<br />
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,<br />
sell at public auction to the highest<br />
and best bidder orbidders the following-described<br />
real estate:<br />
LOT 88 IN CREEKVIEW UNIT<br />
TWO, BEING A SUBDIVISION<br />
IN THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SEC-<br />
TION 6, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH,<br />
RANGE 12, EAST OF THE<br />
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT<br />
THEREOF RECORDED SEP-<br />
TEMBER 8, 1988 AS DOCU-<br />
MENT NO. R88-42503, IN WILL<br />
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.<br />
Commonly known as:<br />
18804 Meadowview Drive, MOK-<br />
ENA, IL 60448<br />
Description of Improvements:<br />
SINGLE FAMILY<br />
P.I.N.:<br />
19-09-06-407-002-0000<br />
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />
at the time of sale and the balance<br />
within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />
judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />
the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />
real estate pursuant to its<br />
credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />
other lienor acquiring the residential<br />
real estate whose rights in and<br />
to the residential real estate arose<br />
prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />
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be made in cash or certified funds<br />
payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is a condominium,<br />
in accordance with 735<br />
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />
hereby notified that the purchaser<br />
of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />
shall pay the assessments and legal<br />
fees required by subdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />
the assessments required bysubsection<br />
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />
Illinois Condominium Property<br />
Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />
(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />
application of the proceeds of sale,<br />
then the plaintiff shall send written<br />
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />
proceeding advising them of the<br />
amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty<br />
obtains a court order for its distribution<br />
or, in the absence of an order,<br />
until the surplus is forfeited to<br />
the State.<br />
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE<br />
CONTACT:<br />
SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND AS-<br />
SOCIATES, LLC.<br />
2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301<br />
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015<br />
P: 847-770-4348<br />
F: 847-291-3434<br />
Plaintiff's Attorney<br />
MIKE KELLEY<br />
Sheriff of Will County<br />
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815.529.5804<br />
2 drawer oak file cabinet w/<br />
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708.769.9758 or L/M<br />
708.479.7020. Mokena.<br />
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ladder $40. 815.838.0239<br />
5 drawer oak laminate tall<br />
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708.479.7020. Mokena.<br />
8” sril drill press $60. Bench<br />
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Beer sign collectors, Lowenbrau<br />
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Black & Decker Workmate<br />
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708.494.1913<br />
Jogger stroller (3 wheels,<br />
in-step) 2 spare tires, good condition<br />
$55. (708)421-8505<br />
Local honey $15 per quart, no<br />
sugar added. 708.466.9809<br />
Makita grinder $20.<br />
708.873.1245<br />
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good condition, clean. Tinley<br />
Park. $100. 708.532.7041<br />
Murray lawn mower, Briggs &<br />
station engine, gas, used little<br />
$100. 708.645.4245<br />
New Abu Garcia graphite<br />
spinning rod. 6.5 ft. two piece<br />
medium heavy action 1/4-3/4<br />
oz. lures, 8-14 lb. line. Excellent<br />
travel rod. Cost $109. Sell<br />
$60. 708.301.0356<br />
One 100 used golf balls, all<br />
brands $29. 708.301.7645<br />
Rubbermaid (yellow) commercial<br />
mop bucket, like new $50.<br />
Rare CJ vintage gasoline five<br />
gallon can &spout by Jayes<br />
Can Co. $30. 708.466.9907<br />
Stroller Evenflo. navy blue<br />
$40. Call 708.769.9758 or L/M<br />
708.479.7020. Mokena.<br />
Tappan range stove, barely<br />
used, perfect for rental apartment.<br />
$100. 708.602.8461<br />
Toro lawn mower 21” gas.<br />
Great shape $75.<br />
260.585.4393. Lockport.<br />
Vintage Sioux heavy duty electric<br />
all in one polisher, sander,<br />
grindeer, made in the USA<br />
$75. Vintage stainless steel<br />
meat cleaver &sharpener $25.<br />
708.466.9907
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mokenamessenger.com<br />
central<br />
From Page 46<br />
mediocrity; it was to bring<br />
home a state title.<br />
Now, with the taste of success<br />
still fresh on their lips<br />
from a year ago, and several<br />
core players returning, thirdyear<br />
coach Jeremy Cordell’s<br />
squad has boldly declared<br />
2017 “Mission NIU.”<br />
The Knights are poised<br />
and ready, champing at the<br />
bit to build on what they accomplished<br />
last season. That<br />
has been the collective state<br />
of mind since their secondround<br />
playoff loss to Rolling<br />
Meadows last October.<br />
“From the moment we lost,<br />
they’ve wanted to get back to<br />
work,” Cordell said. “They<br />
wanted to get back at it, and<br />
I mean right away.”<br />
Gone from last year’s offense<br />
are fullback Nico<br />
Muto, quarterback Hunter<br />
Campbell, and standout offensive<br />
linemen Eric Hypke<br />
and Joe Dunlap.<br />
The Knights return seven<br />
starters: fullback Mike Morgan;<br />
dynamic playmaker<br />
Matt Pollack; wide receiver<br />
Devin Smith; tight end Jake<br />
Pott; and linemen Nolan Nelson,<br />
Dan Jones and Joe Fulkerson.<br />
Pollack, who lines up at<br />
running back, gained more<br />
than 1,500 yards from scrimmage<br />
last season during his<br />
breakout junior year.<br />
“He’s a special athlete,”<br />
Cordell said of Pollack.<br />
“He’s a hard worker, loves<br />
the game. And whatever you<br />
need him to do, he’ll do it.”<br />
Pollack said last year’s<br />
team did not expect to lose in<br />
the second round of the playoffs,<br />
and the disappointment<br />
has motivated them even<br />
more heading into the 2017<br />
season.<br />
“I think it made us very<br />
hungry, knowing that last<br />
year we [were eliminated]<br />
when we should have kept<br />
going,” Pollack said. “We’ve<br />
got a lot of returning guys, so<br />
we have a lot of confidence<br />
and a lot of experience that I<br />
think will help us a lot.<br />
“We’re going to score a lot<br />
of points with a lot of different<br />
players.”<br />
Several players who saw<br />
significant time on the field<br />
and filled key roles in 2016<br />
— including running backs<br />
Mike Gossage and Zach<br />
Stoklosa — are expected to<br />
contribute to the cause. Senior<br />
center Rian Nealon, and<br />
junior guards Drew Parrish<br />
and Lucas Korte will see time<br />
in the trenches.<br />
Sam Pipiras will take over<br />
under center. The key for the<br />
Knights will be his leadership<br />
and making good decisions.<br />
“He’s tall, he’s long, has<br />
a strong arm and throws<br />
the ball well,” Cordell said.<br />
“With him it’s just, ‘Now,<br />
you’re the guy,’ which happens<br />
at every school. Maybe<br />
as a junior you didn’t get the<br />
reps and now you’re the guy,<br />
and he’s worked very hard in<br />
the offseason to put himself<br />
in position to succeed.”<br />
Pipiras said he is excited<br />
about taking the reins of a<br />
potentially high-powered offense.<br />
“The talent on our team,<br />
the weapons we have, we<br />
have so many options that it<br />
takes the pressure off me,”<br />
he said. “The talents all compliment<br />
each other, it’s not a<br />
one-man show.”<br />
Central also will field an<br />
experienced and talented prevention<br />
corps, led by senior<br />
linebackers Nick DeGregorio<br />
and Mike Granberry, and<br />
junior safety Gabe Meyers.<br />
Three other starting linebackers<br />
from last year’s team will<br />
return. The front three will<br />
be new, but senior defensive<br />
ends Andrew Folgers and<br />
Mark O’Reilly saw significant<br />
playing time last season.<br />
Cordell said he believes<br />
the team’s experience will be<br />
a major factor in the Knights’<br />
favor.<br />
“We’re a year older, a year<br />
smarter, and we’re better now<br />
because we have these guys<br />
who have gone through that,<br />
and we can really fine tune<br />
the smaller things instead of<br />
trying to learn on the fly,” he<br />
said. “We’ve been able to focus<br />
on the details, rather than<br />
the big picture.”<br />
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Athlete of the Week<br />
10 Questions<br />
with Mike Morgan<br />
Mike Morgan is a senior at<br />
Lincoln-Way Central and<br />
a fullback for the Knights<br />
football team.<br />
How did you get started in<br />
football?<br />
I got started in second<br />
grade. My parents put me<br />
into youth football, and my<br />
dad always played in high<br />
school and semi-pro. So, they<br />
put me into football, and I’ve<br />
been loving it ever since.<br />
What kind of advantage<br />
does your size give you?<br />
It’s a great advantage to<br />
have, to just get into the<br />
secondary and manhandle a<br />
couple kids is a big tool. And<br />
it just works good in our offense<br />
when I have a chance<br />
to lead block.<br />
Does it bother you when<br />
opposing players have to go<br />
low to take you down?<br />
I don’t have a problem<br />
with it. I’ve been playing<br />
runningback since second<br />
grade, so I’m pretty used to<br />
it now.<br />
What’s the biggest lesson<br />
you’ve learned from coach<br />
Cordell?<br />
Putting your teammates<br />
first and sacrificing anything<br />
for them. Say, I’ve got<br />
a teammate and he makes a<br />
great block for me, then I’ve<br />
got to go out there next time<br />
and make a great block for<br />
him, pay it forward.<br />
If you won the lottery, what<br />
is the first thing you would<br />
buy?<br />
Probably a new car, because<br />
I’m sick of sharing cars<br />
with my brothers. They’re<br />
older than me, so they always<br />
get the car over me. I’d probably<br />
get an Audi R8.<br />
Do you have any pre-game<br />
routines?<br />
It’s not much of a routine,<br />
it’s just that I have this lucky<br />
shirt that I’ve worn since my<br />
first football game ever. It’s<br />
this camo, Nike cut-off shirt<br />
that I’ve worn since second<br />
grade under my pads.<br />
If you had one last meal,<br />
what would it be?<br />
Pasta with vodka sauce. A<br />
nice pasta dinner.<br />
Who would be on your<br />
dream team?<br />
At quarterback Tom Brady;<br />
at running back would be<br />
Walter Payton; for receivers<br />
I’d have Odell Beckham, Jr.<br />
and Jerry Rice; on defense<br />
I’d have Ray Lewis, Ed Reed<br />
and Dion Sanders.<br />
Who would you choose as a<br />
celebrity referee?<br />
Will Ferrell because he’s<br />
hilarious and he’s my favorite<br />
actor.<br />
Any predictions for the<br />
upcoming season?<br />
Based off the offseason and<br />
last year, I think we’re going<br />
to have a lot of talent this year,<br />
and I think we’re going to go<br />
really far into the state playoffs.<br />
We’ve got a lot of talent,<br />
a lot of returning starters from<br />
Photo submitted<br />
last year who were juniors<br />
who are now seniors. This<br />
offseason was great. We did<br />
a really good job with leadership<br />
and coming together and<br />
working hard together. It’s going<br />
to be a good year.<br />
Interview by Editor TJ Kremer<br />
III<br />
This Week In...<br />
Knights Varsity<br />
Athletics<br />
Boys cross country<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 - at Whitney Young<br />
Relay, 9 a.m.<br />
Girls cross country<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 - at Whitney Young<br />
Relay, 9 a.m.<br />
Boys golf<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 - at Homewood-<br />
Flossmor Invitational,<br />
12:30 p.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 29 - host Lockport,<br />
4 p.m.<br />
Girls golf<br />
■Aug. ■ 30 - at Lockport,<br />
4:30 p.m.<br />
Football<br />
■Aug. ■ 25 - host Lake Central,<br />
7 p.m.<br />
Boys soccer<br />
■Aug. ■ 25 - at Bradley-<br />
Bourbonnais Tournament,<br />
6 p.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 - at Bradley-<br />
Bourbonnais Tournament,<br />
9 a.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 - at Bradley-<br />
Bourbonnais Tournament,<br />
TBD<br />
■Aug. ■ 29 - host Aurora<br />
Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Girls swimming<br />
■Aug. ■ 24 - host Joliet West,<br />
5 p.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 29 - at Lockport, 5 p.m.<br />
Girls tennis<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 - at Naperville<br />
Central Quad, 8:30 a.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 28 - host Aurora<br />
Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Girls volleyball<br />
■Aug. ■ 25 - at Plainfield North<br />
Tournament, 5:30 p.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 - at Plainfield North<br />
Tournament, 9 a.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 28 - at Glenbard North,<br />
6 p.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 29 - host Stagg,<br />
5:30 p.m.<br />
Griffins Varsity Athletics<br />
Football<br />
■Aug. ■ 25 – hosts Crete-<br />
Monee, 7 p.m.<br />
Boys golf<br />
■Aug. ■ 24 – at Peotone,<br />
4:30 p.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 – at Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor Invite, 12:30 p.m.<br />
Boys soccer<br />
■Aug. ■ 24 – hosts Windy City<br />
Classic, 5 p.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 – at Windy City<br />
Classic, TBA<br />
■Aug. ■ 29 – at Windy City<br />
Classic, TBA<br />
Girls tennis<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 – at Bradley-<br />
Bourbonnais Quad, 9 a.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 28 – at JCA, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Girls volleyball<br />
■Aug. ■ 25 - at Plainfield North<br />
Tournament, 5:30 p.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 26 - at Plainfield North<br />
Tournament, 9 a.m.<br />
■Aug. ■ 29 - at Downers Grove<br />
South 5:30 p.m.<br />
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Lincoln-Way East hosts Crete-Monee<br />
Lincoln-Way Central hosts Lake Central<br />
Providence Catholic at East St. Louis<br />
Lockport hosts Downers Grove North<br />
Tinley Park at Chicago Hope Academy<br />
Tim Carroll | Sports Editor<br />
• LW East 37, Crete-Monee 32. When<br />
Rob Zvonar has nearly 10 months to<br />
game plan for a team, give me the<br />
Zvonar team.<br />
• LW Central<br />
• East St. Louis<br />
• Lockport<br />
• Tinley Park<br />
Tom Czaja | Contributing<br />
Editor<br />
• LW East 28, Crete-Monee 24. The<br />
Griffins face a tough test right<br />
out of the gate, but they secure<br />
the win late.<br />
• LW Central<br />
• East St. Louis<br />
• Lockport<br />
• Tinley Park<br />
Max Lapthorne |<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
• Crete-Monee 22, LW East 16.<br />
Griffins fans create a rowdy<br />
atmosphere, but a late touchdown<br />
by the visitors ruins the mood.<br />
• LW Central<br />
• East St. Louis<br />
• Lockport<br />
• Tinley Park<br />
Joe Coughlin | Publisher<br />
• LW East 24, Crete-Monee 10.<br />
Grffins’ defense gives them edge<br />
in early-season power battle.<br />
• LW Central<br />
• East St. Louis<br />
• Lockport<br />
• Tinley Park<br />
Heather Warthen | Chief<br />
Operating Officer<br />
• LW East 27, Crete-Monee 23.<br />
Griffins start the season with a<br />
statement.<br />
• LW Central<br />
• East St. Louis<br />
• Lockport<br />
• Tinley Park
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Providence eager to take on tough schedule<br />
Celtics hope for<br />
return to playoffs<br />
with talented roster<br />
Chris Walker<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The road ahead<br />
• Week 1 — at East St.<br />
Louis, 5 p.m. Aug. 26<br />
• Week 2 — hosts St.<br />
John Vianney, 7 p.m.<br />
Sept. 1<br />
• Week 3 — hosts St.<br />
Rita, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8<br />
• Week 4 — hosts St.<br />
Ignatius, 7:30 p.m. Sept.<br />
15<br />
• Week 5 — at Brother<br />
Rice, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22<br />
• Week 6 — at Hope<br />
Academy, 7 p.m. Sept. 29<br />
• Week 7 — hosts<br />
Fenwick, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6<br />
• Week 8 — hosts Loyola<br />
Academy, 7:30 p.m. Oct.<br />
13<br />
• Week 9 — at Mt.<br />
Carmel, 7:30 p.m. Oct.<br />
20<br />
Providence Catholic is to<br />
open the season by making<br />
the long drive down Interstate<br />
55 to face defending<br />
Class 7A champion East St.<br />
Louis.<br />
The following week, the<br />
Celtics are to host St. John<br />
Vianney from Missouri,<br />
which also won a state title<br />
a season ago.<br />
Then, they jump right<br />
into the Chicago Catholic<br />
Conference Blue Division,<br />
including a game against<br />
Class 8A runner-up Loyola<br />
Academy in Week 8.<br />
It is never easy for the<br />
Celtics, but as 10-time state<br />
champions themselves, they<br />
would have it no other way<br />
— although they are as antsy<br />
as ever to get back to the<br />
playoffs after falling short<br />
the past two seasons.<br />
“Those first two teams being<br />
state champs are only<br />
going to make us better, but<br />
they put us in almost a situation<br />
that they’re must-win<br />
games,” Celtics coach Mark<br />
Coglianese said. “Heading to<br />
St. Louis will be a tough challenge,<br />
but if we can get a big<br />
win, that could catapult us to<br />
big things down the road.”<br />
Tough losses to St. Rita<br />
and Fenwick ended up<br />
crushing Providence’s<br />
hopes of making the playoffs<br />
in 2016, but one of its<br />
biggest positives was how<br />
it finished. The Celtics beat<br />
Mt. Carmel in Week 9 to<br />
keep the Caravan out of the<br />
playoffs for the first time<br />
since 1985.<br />
“That was a huge momentum<br />
swing, and we want to<br />
keep the intensity from that<br />
game all season,” senior<br />
De’Shon Gavin said. “We’re<br />
not taking anything for granted,<br />
especially us seniors. The<br />
seniors are looking really<br />
good and poised after a great<br />
summer and we’re ready to<br />
finish it, and our juniors and<br />
some sophomores have been<br />
impressive.”<br />
Providence’s roster is<br />
smaller than it has been the<br />
past, which is one of the<br />
team’s biggest concerns.<br />
“They key is staying<br />
healthy, because we’re not<br />
real deep,” Coglianese said.<br />
“We have a lot of quality<br />
players, but the numbers<br />
are low so we can’t afford<br />
to lose many guys. Lots of<br />
guys are going to see both<br />
sides of the ball. ... It’s<br />
something we have to do.”<br />
An experienced offensive<br />
line will look to provide<br />
sufficient time and blocking<br />
for an offense that likely<br />
will rotate three or four<br />
guys in the backfield. Incoming<br />
quarterback Caden<br />
Kalinowski only saw a little<br />
bit of time last season playing<br />
wide receiver.<br />
“He’ll be out there, and<br />
we’re going to need him to<br />
stay healthy — and, if he<br />
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does, he should be able to<br />
do some big things,” Coglianese<br />
said. “Losing Richie<br />
Warfield is a big loss, but we<br />
think we have a few guys in<br />
the back that can carry the<br />
ball and bring something<br />
else to the table.”<br />
Gavin added, “Expectations<br />
are through the roof<br />
right now. Our coaches believe<br />
in us, and we believe<br />
in each other and have great<br />
leadership. I don’t expect<br />
anything but the best.”<br />
When Providence opened<br />
its season a year ago, the<br />
Celtics offensive line featured<br />
only one player who<br />
played a single down of varsity<br />
football. Their inexperience<br />
was apparent, but even<br />
an experienced veteran line<br />
likely would have struggled<br />
against a big, athletic, highflying<br />
East St. Louis team.<br />
Now, with a full season of<br />
play behind them, the offensive<br />
line — which includes<br />
the return of Jack McFarland,<br />
Thomas Farley, Hunter<br />
Dauparas and Cody Nawrot<br />
— is one of the team’s<br />
strengths.<br />
“Playing East St. Louis<br />
was an eye-opening experience,<br />
but I think that was<br />
the best way possible to<br />
start, to play the best,” Mc-<br />
Farland said. “We didn’t<br />
want a score like that, but<br />
we learned the most in that<br />
first game and continued to<br />
learn during the season.”<br />
Weakness quickly turned<br />
to strength.<br />
“I don’t really think it<br />
matters who is behind us,”<br />
Mark Coglianese<br />
Team: Providence Catholic High School<br />
Years coaching the team: 29 total, 10 as head<br />
coach<br />
2016 regular season record: 4-5<br />
Who is your coaching hero?<br />
I would say Tom Landry. He was always in<br />
control, but also in charge.<br />
What is your favorite play to run?<br />
I guess being a defensive coach — I was a<br />
defensive coordinator for many years — so I<br />
would say multiple blitzes. Trying to catch the<br />
offense in something that maybe they haven’t<br />
seen or prepared for.<br />
What is a favorite moment during your coaching<br />
career?<br />
I guess there are a couple. When I first<br />
took over as coordinator, we had a 50-<br />
game winning streak. That included four<br />
state championships. That was kind of big.<br />
The second one would be winning a state<br />
championship as a head coach back in 2014.<br />
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Providence Catholic’s Brenden Martus runs with the ball<br />
Aug. 16 during a practice. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media<br />
McFarland said. “We have<br />
a strong, tight-knit group<br />
unit, and we trust everyone<br />
on the line to do their job.<br />
We’ll get the job done, and<br />
we know we can’t run it<br />
for them. We can just help<br />
them find where to run, and<br />
we think we’ll do the right<br />
thing and get the job done.”
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East plans to continue winning tradition in 2017<br />
Griffins to be led by<br />
senior quarterback<br />
Brendan Morrissey<br />
Jon DePaolis<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
In an ever-changing world,<br />
there are only a few things<br />
on which anyone can count:<br />
death, taxes and Lincoln-Way<br />
East making the playoffs.<br />
In the 16 years of the<br />
school’s existence, East has<br />
amassed a 151-38 record and<br />
qualified for the postseason<br />
every single year. Along the<br />
way, the Griffins have won a<br />
state title and finished second.<br />
Last year, they were ousted<br />
in the Class 8A quarterfinals<br />
by the eventual state champion,<br />
Maine South, thanks to<br />
a last-second field goal.<br />
But heading into 2017,<br />
East is back with depth and<br />
some new, game-changing<br />
talents.<br />
On offense, the Griffins<br />
will be led by senior quarterback<br />
Brendan Morrissey. If<br />
the name looks familiar, that<br />
is because Morrissey was a<br />
fixture on last year’s team<br />
as one of the three running<br />
backs the Griffins unleashed<br />
on opponents.<br />
“He was a quarterback<br />
his whole life except for last<br />
year,” coach Rob Zvonar<br />
said. “He’s moved back [to<br />
quarterback] this year and<br />
been the leader of our offense.<br />
In some respects, he’s<br />
arguably the fastest — pound<br />
for pound — and strongest,<br />
smartest kid on the team.<br />
That’s a nice kid to have taking<br />
the ball every time.”<br />
While the Griffins had<br />
to say goodbye to longtime<br />
varsity running back Nigel<br />
Muhammad in 2016, they<br />
will have some incredible options<br />
at the position this year.<br />
Among the crowded backfield<br />
are senior Ryan Scianna,<br />
who got lots of playing time<br />
on last year’s team; senior<br />
Chris Wilder; junior Jordan<br />
Photo submitted<br />
The road ahead<br />
• Week 1 — hosts Crete-Monee, 7 p.m. Aug. 25<br />
• Week 2 — at Maine South, 7:15 p.m. Sept. 1<br />
• Week 3 — at Andrew, 7:15 p.m. Sept. 8<br />
• Week 4 — hosts Sandburg, 7 p.m. Sept. 15<br />
• Week 5 — at Lincoln-Way Central, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22<br />
• Week 6 — at Homewood-Flossmoor, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29<br />
• Week 7 — hosts Lockport, 7 p.m. Oct . 6<br />
• Week 8 — hosts Thornwood, 7 p.m. Oct. 13<br />
• Week 9 — at Bolingbrook, 7 p.m. Oct. 20<br />
Corbett; and sophomore A.J.<br />
Henning, a dynamic talent<br />
who was already offered a<br />
scholarship by the University<br />
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<br />
earlier this summer.<br />
“We’re going to put [Henning]<br />
all over the place —<br />
slot, tailback, wherever we<br />
can get some touches for<br />
him,” Zvonar said. “We knew<br />
what we had with him. He<br />
went through the freshman<br />
and sophomore levels like no<br />
one we’ve ever seen before.”<br />
At tight end, senior Turner<br />
Pallissard is back for another<br />
year on varsity. He is joined<br />
by fellow tight end and senior<br />
Jack Cohrs.<br />
“It allows us to play a two<br />
tight end set sometimes,”<br />
Zvonar said. “Turner is going<br />
to be a mismatch for a lot of<br />
teams.”<br />
At wide receiver, East will<br />
rely on seniors Mason Keenan,<br />
Shane Pedersen and Evan<br />
McDermed, and juniors Josh<br />
Ohiku and Jackson Ritter.<br />
Jake Buhe, a senior and<br />
three-year starter, is slated<br />
to anchor the offensive line.<br />
He will be joined by juniors<br />
Dane Eggert and Anthony<br />
Sottosanto, who both got time<br />
on the line last season. Also<br />
joining the ranks are senior<br />
guard Troy White and senior<br />
center Lucas Michaels.<br />
Dominic Dzioban, a sophomore,<br />
also returns as the<br />
starting varsity kicker.<br />
On defense, East is returning<br />
defensive end Devin<br />
O’Rourke, a senior who committed<br />
in March to play at<br />
Northwestern University.<br />
“When you have not just an<br />
All-Stater but an All-American<br />
there, he’s a special kid to<br />
have,” Zvonar said.<br />
And in case teams try to<br />
run away from O’Rourke,<br />
Zvonar said returning seniors<br />
Ben Ravetto, Sam Broda and<br />
Jaden Hacha will be there to<br />
clamp down the attack. He<br />
also pointed to juniors Dylan<br />
Shelton, Mick Stewart and<br />
Jeremiah Dawson as providing<br />
great depth on the line.<br />
At linebacker, Zvonar said<br />
senior John Christensen will<br />
move from the outside to the<br />
inside position. Declan Carr,<br />
a senior, emerged this summer<br />
at the strong side, linebacker<br />
position.<br />
At defensive back, Zvonar<br />
said seniors Kwaku Appiah<br />
(corner), Dugan Bolsoni<br />
(corner), Max Cesario (safety),<br />
Brendan Gallagher and<br />
Shea McGivern, and junior<br />
Mike Manning are expected<br />
to lead the way.<br />
Heading into the season,<br />
the Griffins are scheduled to<br />
play six teams who had five<br />
or more wins last year. In<br />
Week 1, they will play Crete-<br />
Monee (8-3 last season).<br />
“They do a tremendous<br />
job, and they are extremely<br />
dangerous,” Zvonar said of<br />
Crete-Monee. “We’re going<br />
Rob Zvonar<br />
Team: Lincoln-Way East<br />
Years coached for the team: 16<br />
Last regular season record: 7-2<br />
What is your favorite play to run?<br />
I coach defense, so my favorite play is a sack.<br />
Offensively, I think we like to be a physical<br />
team, so [we like to run] off-tackle power.<br />
What phase of football is your speciality?<br />
Whether it’s my specialty or not, I’ve pretty<br />
much always been and have coached<br />
linebacker. It’s a position I enjoy the most and<br />
know the best. I’ve been fortunate enough to<br />
have some great [linebackers] at Lincoln-Way<br />
East.<br />
What is a team motto?<br />
I think a slogan or a motto that we’ve always<br />
had in our program was, we talk about “one<br />
heartbeat” and then “winning with character.”<br />
“One heartbeat” just symbolizes doing things<br />
with unity, doing things as a football family,<br />
doing them together and have each other’s<br />
back. “Winning with integrity” and “winning<br />
with character” has always been a motto of<br />
ours. We want to try our very best to do things<br />
the right way and not take shortcuts.<br />
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Lincoln-Way East running back Chris Wilder (right)<br />
receives the option-read handoff from starting quarterback<br />
Brendan Morrissey Friday, Aug. 18, during a scrimmage.<br />
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to have to be ready off the bat,<br />
or they are going to come over<br />
here and knock us off. We’re<br />
excited about the challenge.”<br />
Zvonar said the team has<br />
put in the work this offseason,<br />
and he is excited to see<br />
the Griffins play. His players<br />
feel the same way.<br />
“We put in a lot of work<br />
for this year,” Pallissard said.<br />
“We’ve been waiting for a<br />
while now, and we’re excited<br />
for Week 1. We’re ready.”
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By most standards, the<br />
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The Knights finished 7-4,<br />
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victory over perennial Class<br />
8A powerhouse Bolingbrook<br />
and advanced to the second<br />
round of the playoffs for the<br />
first time in 12 years.<br />
But to the guys in the<br />
locker room, the campaign<br />
ended not only prematurely<br />
but also unexpectedly. No<br />
one would call the season<br />
disappointing, but in the<br />
end the youths who shed<br />
their blood, sweat and tears<br />
to bring Central back to relevance<br />
failed to live up to<br />
their own expectations.<br />
They knew the program’s<br />
recent history had been average,<br />
at best, and their goal<br />
was not merely to rise above<br />
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Lincoln-Way Central quarterback Sam Pipiras rears back to<br />
launch a pass during a practice. Jason Maholy/22nd Century<br />
Media<br />
The road ahead<br />
• Week 1 — hosts Lake Central, 7 p.m. Aug. 25<br />
• Week 2 — at Lincoln-Way West, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1<br />
• Week 3 — at Thornwood, 7:15 p.m. Sept. 8<br />
• Week 4 — hosts Lockport, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15<br />
• Week 5 — hosts Lincoln-Way East, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22<br />
• Week 6 — at Stagg, 7:15 p.m. Sept. 29<br />
• Week 7 — at Waubonsie Valley, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6<br />
• Week 8 — hosts Sandburg, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13<br />
• Week 9 — at Thornton, 7 p.m. Oct. 20<br />
Jeremy Cordell<br />
Team: Lincoln-Way Central High School<br />
Years coaching the team: 2<br />
2016 regular season record: 6-3<br />
What is your favorite play to run?<br />
Just to run the ball. We like running the<br />
ball. Just run the ball.<br />
Which phase of football is your<br />
specialty?<br />
I was a varsity defensive coordinator<br />
for 11 years. I love the game planning<br />
behind it. I love just the nature of it, the<br />
attack style of it.<br />
What is one team you are you looking<br />
forward to playing?<br />
I know this is going to sound very cliché,<br />
but we’re going to take one game at<br />
a time. Our whole program motto is being<br />
1-0, so we’re just going to approach<br />
Week 1, and we’re looking at Week 1.<br />
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fastbreak<br />
Experienced defense pairs with dynamic offense for Warriors<br />
James Sanchez, Contributing Editor<br />
Jason Maholy/22nd Century<br />
Media<br />
1st-and-3<br />
On the road with LW<br />
Central football<br />
1. 4-0<br />
The Knights will play<br />
five away games this<br />
season, compared<br />
with the four they<br />
played last season,<br />
where they were a<br />
perfect 4-0 on the<br />
road.<br />
2. Racking up the miles<br />
The Knights will<br />
travel a total of<br />
113.1 miles to reach<br />
away games destinations<br />
(226.2 if they<br />
want to get home).<br />
Lincoln-Way West is<br />
the shortest trip at<br />
only 5.1 miles, while<br />
Waubonsie Valley<br />
clocks in at 40.8<br />
miles.<br />
3. Not so sweet home<br />
The Knights averaged<br />
a whopping<br />
+22.25 points on<br />
the road last season.<br />
At home, that margin<br />
shrunk to a meager<br />
+3.4.<br />
Coaching words of wisdom like<br />
“finish strong” or “play all 48 minutes”<br />
go without saying for Lincoln-<br />
Way West’s returning varsity members.<br />
Having lived through the tribulations<br />
of last season’s disappointing<br />
second half is enough of a reminder.<br />
In its first season in Class 7A,<br />
West started the year by winning<br />
four straight before finishing the<br />
regular season 1-4 — two of those<br />
losses given up late in games. From<br />
what was a possibility of a high seed<br />
and hosting its own playoff game at<br />
midseason turned into the Warriors<br />
being on the bubble with a 5-4 record<br />
entering the playoffs.<br />
They barely made the round of 32.<br />
Their reward? A date with eventual<br />
state champion East St. Louis.<br />
Last fall was a learning experience,<br />
to say the least, and now the<br />
Warriors want to make sure it does<br />
not happen again.<br />
“[Last year] definitely gave us a<br />
lot of motivation coming into the<br />
offseason,” senior linebacker Ryan<br />
Robbins said. “We started off this<br />
summer knowing what we wanted<br />
to do. Starting 4-0 was good, but we<br />
want that good season overall.”<br />
Last year was West’s first time as a<br />
bubble team, after comfortably making<br />
the playoffs six straight years<br />
prior with at least seven wins or<br />
more. It will have to bounce back in<br />
2017 without any returning full-time<br />
starters on offense, as well as losing<br />
the school’s all-time sacks leader,<br />
Trey Telez, to graduation.<br />
Several returners made spot starts,<br />
including new quarterback Anthony<br />
Senerchia. He filled in Week 4 against<br />
Stagg and threw a game-winning<br />
touchdown with less than 2 minutes<br />
and 30 seconds left, when it was<br />
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deadlocked at 0-0 up to that point.<br />
“It definitely gave me a feel of<br />
what the varsity level was about,”<br />
Senerchia said. “It helped me progress,<br />
because it kind of gave me a<br />
jump-start.”<br />
The senior quarterback will lead<br />
an offense unlike it has had in the<br />
past. No more is a team tailored by<br />
a stout ground attack that bludgeons<br />
defenses behind 270-plus pound,<br />
All-State linemen Justin Witt and<br />
Bryan Brokop, and All-State Special<br />
Mention Nate Henry, which led the<br />
team to the Class 5A championship<br />
game two years ago.<br />
Dave Ernst<br />
Team: Lincoln-Way West High School<br />
Years coaching the team: 4<br />
2016 regular season record: 5-4<br />
What is your favorite play to run?<br />
My favorite play is power. I just think that it’s everything<br />
football is supposed to be. It’s a physically<br />
tough play. It’s violent and it’s physical. It’s a tough<br />
play; it’s a man’s play. It’s an old-school play, and I<br />
think it’s everything football should be.<br />
What is one team you are looking forward to<br />
playing?<br />
I just want to get the season started, really. I know<br />
we open up at Proviso West, and that’s really the one<br />
I’m looking forward to and to just get the season<br />
started and get the games going.<br />
What is a team motto?<br />
The road ahead<br />
• Week 1 — hosts Proviso West,<br />
7:30 p.m. Aug. 25<br />
• Week 2 — hosts Lincoln-Way<br />
Central, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1<br />
• Week 3 — at Bradley-Bourbonnais,<br />
7:30 p.m. Sept. 8<br />
• Week 4 — at Thornridge, 7 p.m.<br />
Sept. 15<br />
• Week 5 — hosts Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22<br />
• Week 6 — hosts Sandburg, 7:30<br />
p.m. Sept. 29<br />
• Week 7 — at Thornton, 7 p.m. Oct. 6<br />
• Week 8 — hosts Stagg, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Oct. 13<br />
• Week 9 — hosts Andrew, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Oct. 20<br />
Our goal every season — I think we’re a little different<br />
than a lot of people — is to play 14 and win<br />
the last [game]. Which puts you in the state championship<br />
game. Two years ago, we were fortunate<br />
enough to get to the state championship game. We<br />
lost, so we haven’t achieved that goal yet, but it’s<br />
something we strive to do every year.<br />
For more, visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.<br />
Lincoln-Way West running back<br />
Donte Barber (right) receives a<br />
hand off from starting quarterback<br />
Anthony Senerchia Aug. 16 during<br />
a practice. James Sanchez/22nd<br />
Century Media<br />
Listen Up<br />
“We like running the ball. Just run the ball.”<br />
Jeremy Cordell — Lincoln-Way Central Head Coach, football.<br />
TUNE IN<br />
football<br />
7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1<br />
• Lincoln-Way West and Lincoln-Way Central will<br />
meet for a crosstown matchup.<br />
Index<br />
41 – Athlete of the Week<br />
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor TJ Kremer III, tj@moke<br />
namessenger.com.
mokena’s Hometown Newspaper | www.mokenamessenger.com | August 24, 2017<br />
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