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PAWS of Tinley Park 

volunteer Danielle Radtke 

poses for a photo Sept. 6 

with Kiwi, a dog rescued 

from Tall Tails Animal 

Rescue in Texas and 

displaced by Hurricane 

Harvey. Geoff Stellfox/22nd 

Century Media 

Run against 

bullying 

ForeverU brings 

community together for 

5K fundraiser, Page 4 

For the dogs 

Mokena Community 

Park District officially 

opens Park n’ Bark dog 

park, Page 6 

PAWS of Tinley Park volunteers, including Mokena resident, rally in a time of crisis, Page 3 

Healthy living 

Health Nutz holds second 

health fair in Mokena, 

Page 9 

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THURSDAY 

Young Adult Craft 

3-4 p.m. Sept. 14, Mokena 

Community Public Library 

District, 11327 W. 195th St., 

Mokena. Join the library for 

a YA Back to School Coffee 

House with decorate-yourown 

canvas backpacks. Registration 

required. This program 

is for students in grades 4-8. 

For more information and registration, 

call (708) 479-9663. 

Ribbon Cutting 

5-7 p.m. Sept. 14, Wynndalco 

Enterprises Inc., 

19081 Old LaGrange Road, 

Mokena. Join the Mokena 

Chamber of Commerce for 

a joint-chambr event. There 

will be a ribbon cutting and 

reception with refreshments 

to celebrate the opening of 

Wynndalco Enterprises LLC. 

SATURDAY 

Park Clean Up 

8 a.m.-noon Sept. 17, Hickory 

Creek Preserve, Hickory 

Creek Junction, 21063 Prestancia 

Drive, Mokena. Clear 

brush, remove invasive species 

or harvest seeds for woodland 

and prairie restoration during 

an upcoming volunteer workday 

hosted by the Forest Preserve 

District of Will County 

and Sharefest. Registration 

is required. For more information 

and registration, visit 

(815) 722-7364 or email rgauchat@fpdwc.org. 

Dress for the 

weather and outdoor work. 

Survivor Camp 

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 16, Prairie 

State College Conference 

Center, 202 S. Halsted St., 

Chicago Heights. The Cancer 

Support Center, with locations 

in Homewood and Mokena, 

will host their first Survivor 

Camp — “Embracing the 

New Normal.” Check-in begins 

at 8 a.m. This free event 

will feature guest speakers and 

sessions on nutrition, intimacy, 

stress management, post-traumatic 

growth, exercise, and 

body image. The resource fair 

will help participants gather information 

regarding potential 

beneficial services. This event 

is open to anyone who has battled 

or is currently battling cancer 

as well as caregivers. For 

more information and registration, 

visit www.cancersupport 

center.org/programs-activities/ 

conference-registration. 

Family Kite Day 

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 16, 

Round Barn Farm Park, 

24115 US-52, Manhattan. 

Come fly away with Chicago 

Kite who will perform amazing 

kite stunts, tricks and flips 

at this event hosted by Lincolnway 

Special Recreation Association 

and Manhattan Park 

District. There will be a $5 per 

child for unlimited bounce 

house use. There will also be a 

DJ, 50/50 raffle, and other fun 

activities. Bring a kite from 

home or purchase one during 

the event. Concessions will 

also be available for purchase. 

Urban Blues 




Mokena. Jim “Ang” Anderson, 

a no-nonsense Urban 

Blues guitarist, will bring the 

history of Chicago Blues to 

life as he takes his audiences 

on a fascinating magical 

journey from the Mississippi 

Delta to Chicago. For more 

information and registration, 

call (708) 479-9663 or email 

tdomzalski@mokena.lib.il.us. 

SUNDAY 

Park Clean Up 

8 a.m.-noon Sept. 17, 

Hickory Creek Preserve, La- 

Porte Road Access, 10537 

W. La Porte Road, Mokena. 

Clear brush, remove invasive 

species or harvest seeds 

for woodland and prairie restoration 

during an upcoming 

volunteer workday hosted 

by the Forest Preserve District 

of Will County. Registration 

is required. For more 

information and registration, 

visit (815) 722-7364 or 

email rgauchat@fpdwc.org. 

Dress for the weather and 

outdoor work. 

1pet1vet Charity Event 

8:30 a.m.-noon Sept. 17, 

CrossFit Mokena, 8421 W. 

191st St., Mokena. Support 

1pet1vet, a not-for-profit organization 

that provides trained 

service dogs to be companions 

to veterans, and help CrossFit 

Mokena celebrate their anniversary. 

There will be a workout 

for children ages 6-11 at 

8:30 a.m., followed by adult 

workouts every half hour from 

9:30 a.m.-noon. There will 

also be a silent auction where 

every dollar donated will equal 

burpees for the coaches. Cost 

is $25 per person. To register 

online, visit www.eventbrite. 

com and search for CrossFit 

Mokena. 

MONDAY 

Yoga for Kids 

11 a.m.-noon Sept. 18, Mokena 


District, 11327 W. 195th 

St., Mokena. Toddler yoga 

combines unique, kid-friendly 

yoga poses with songs, stories 

and games to create an enriching 

activity for children and 

parents. Younger siblings are 

welcome. Class size is limited, 

and registration is required. 

For more information and registration, 

call (708) 479-9663. 

Village Board Work Session 

6 p.m. Sept. 18 Mokena 

Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter 

St., Mokena. For more 

information, meeting agendas 

and minutes visit www. 

mokena.org. 

TUESDAY 

Who Let the Dogs Out? 




Mokena. Linda Fox, Executive 

Director of Heartland 

Service Dogs, and Rosemary 

Nelson will lead a discussion 

of the benefits of service 

dogs. For more information 

and registration, call (708) 

479-9663 or email tdomzal 

ski@mokena.lib.il.us. 

WEDNESDAY 

Music in the Box 

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

Wednesdays, Sept. 20 and 27, 

Mokena Community Public 

Library District, 11327 W. 

195th St., Mokena. There 

will be three sessions of The 

Music Conenction’s Musicin-the-Box 

at the library, 

with a limit of 20 children in 

each group. This program is 

for newborns to children five 

years old. Music-in-the-Box 

uses music and literature to 

encourage concentration and 

early literacy. Attendance is 

first-come, first-served. 

Cub Scout Pack 39 

6:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Mokena 

Elementary School, 

11244 Willow Crest Lane, 

Mokena. Join Pack 39 for 

their Fall Recruitment Pack 

Night. Meet Pack members 

and learn what Scouting is all 

about. Cub Scouts is for boys 

in grades 1-3. Each boy must 

be accompanied by an adult 

caregiver, and siblings are 

welcome. For more information, 

email dcj44@aol.com. 

Board of Education Meeting 

7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 20, 

Board Room, Mokena Elementary 

School, 11244 Willow 

Crest Lane, Mokena. 

For more information and 

meeting agendas, visit www. 

mokena159.org. 

UPCOMING 

Free Dentistry Day 

8 a.m.-noon Friday, Sept. 

22, Mokena Crossings Family 

Dental, 9990 W. 190th St., 

Suite D, Mokena. Dr. Stephen 

Jarvie and the team at Mokena 

Crossings Family Dental will 

be improving the oral health 

of the community as part of 

Free Dentistry Day, a day dedicated 

to providing free dental 

care to the growing number of 

Americans without dental insurance. 

A choice of one free 

cleaning, filling or extraction 

will be provided per patient. 

Patients will be accepted on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

For more information, call 

(708) 479-9797 or visit www. 

FreeDentistryDay.org. 

BBQ Bonanza 

4 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 

Sept. 23, Mokena VFW 

Post 725, 19852 Wolf Road, 

Mokena. Join the Auxiliary 

for the 8th annual BBQ Bonanza 

event. Profits go to 

support U.S. soldiers both at 

home and away. Dinner will 

be from 5-7 p.m. Cost for 

adults is $15, which includes 

a strip steak or chicken entree 

with a variety of side 

options. There will be raffles 

and music by DJ Dan. 

ONGOING 

Simply Give 

Ongoing through Sept. 16. 

The Frankfort Township Food 

Pantry will again be the recipient 

of the Meijer “Simply 

GIve” Fall 2017 campaign. For 

every $10 donated, Meijer will 

match. During double-match 

days on Sept. 1 and 2, Meijer 

will double match the amount 

donated. For more information, 

call (815) 806-2761. 

My Joyful Heart 

Ministry Center, 9981 W. 

190th St., Suite I-J, Mokena. 

My Joyful Heart is collecting 

coats, gloves and hats for 

the upcoming winter season. 

For more information, visit 

www.myjoyfulheart.org or 

call (815) 806-1700. 

To submit an item to the 

printed calendar, contact 

Amanda Stoll at (708) 

326-9170 ext. 34, or email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. Deadline is noon 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication.

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the Mokena Messenger | September 14, 2017 | 3 

‘It really does take a village to get it all done’ 

Mokena resident aids 

animals affected by 

hurricane Harvey 

F. Amanda Tugade, Contributing Editor 

Meme will not come out of her 

cage. 

Labeled a “hoarder dog,” PAWS 

of Tinley Park volunteer Shelly 

Garlic shared that the nearly 4-yearold 

border collie mix is fearful and 

anxious, and even though a few 

days have passed since she arrived 

to the south suburban animal shelter 

on 191st Street, Meme needs time 

to readjust. 

Garlic knelt at the foot her cage, 

gently opened the door and called 

her name, but she did not move. 

“She’s very cautious,” she said, 

as she began peeling back the layers 

of Meme’s story. 

Meme was one of 18 dogs rescued 

by PAWS volunteers Beth Berenson 

and Will Hastert from Tall 

Tails Animal Rescue in Hankamer, 

Texas, which lies roughly 50 miles 

east of Houston. 

Tall Tails was home to about 130 

dogs, but the shelter could not withstand 

the wrath of Hurricane Harvey, 

which made landfall Aug. 25. The 

Category 3 hurricane destroyed parts 

of the Lone Star state and Louisiana. 

Garlic, who spoke to talk with 

Tall Tails volunteer Kat K. Tschirgi, 

said Tschirgi “completely lost her 

home and everything, so she had to 

relinquish all of the dogs from her 

rescue.” 

Rachel Ralston-Miller, a self-motivated 

volunteer from Dallas, had 

stepped in and transported some of 

Tall Tails’ animals to her ranch. 

Berenson, of Homer Glen, and 

Hastert, of Mokena, embarked 

on a 16-hour trip Aug. 30 to meet 

Ralston-Miller, so they could provide 

her relief, bring the animals out 

of the devastation and offer them 

another place of safety. 

“She was kind enough to open 

her home to our volunteers to go 

stay down and rescue the animals to 

transport,” Garlic said of Ralston- 

Miller. “Without Rachel, we probably 

wouldn’t have been able to 

coordinate much because it’s chaos 

down there.” 

For Meme, Garlic said, “going 

through all of this was extra traumatic 

for her.” 

Garlic pointed out a couple carabiner 

clips that now hung on the 

side of her cage door. 

“Since she is a hoarder dog, she is 

a flight risk,” she said of the clips as 

“extra security features.” “When the 

dogs are so scared, they’re considered 

flight risks. They can get loose 

on walks, on anything, so we use 

extra precaution.” 

Meme’s cage – which is covered 

by a big, soft blanket – sits behind a 

front desk. 

How to help 

Learn of volunteering 

opportunities at www. 

pawstinleypark.org. 

“She’s doing better,” PAWS Vice 

President Terri Buckley said. 

“She’s sweet,” Garlic said. “She’s 

just terrified.” 

Building a support system 

The truth of the matter is Garlic, 

Berenson, Hastert and Ralston- 

Miller are animal lovers, and that, 

alone, has become their driving 

force to help and serve others. 

For years, Ralston-Miller has 

worked as a volunteer for other 

animal shelters, and in 2013, she 

learned of PAWS of Tinley Park and 

its mission to also offer support for 

out-of-state animals. 

“I wouldn’t be able to do what 

Please see PETS, 8 

Shelly Garlic, volunteer and 

transport coordinator at PAWS 

of Tinley Park, pets Pup Pup and 

poses for a photo Sept. 6 in the 

playpen. Pup Pup was one of 

the dogs rescued from Tall Tails 

Animals Rescue in Texas and 

displaced by Hurricane Harvey. 

Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unexplained Muscle & Joint 

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Inability to sleep 

Brain “fog” 

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome 

Constipation/ Diarrhea 

Chronic Headaches 

Anxiety/Depression 

Unexplained weight gain 

Flu-like symptoms 

 

 

 

 

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Sensitivity to light & sound 

Frequent urination 

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4 | September 14, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger news 


‘It’s OK to not be OK’ 

ForeverU builds 

support systems to 

fight bullying 

Jason Maholy, 

Freelance Reporter 

Early during his years as a 

student at Lincoln-Way East 

High School, Ryan Hesslau 

fell in with what he referred 

to as “the wrong crowds” 

and caved to the peer pressures 

many youths face during 

a period of life often 

filled with uncertainty, anxiety 

and insecurity. 

Fortunately for Hesslau, 

he was self-aware enough 

to soon realize that his behavior 

was driven by a fear 

of rejection and the need to 

be accepted. He broke away 

from the path he had taken, 

and instead of trying to fill 

his personal voids with superficial 

remedies, substituted 

for those by volunteering, 

mentoring and otherwise focusing 

on “the goodness of 

helping people.” 

“I was going through a 

transitional phase,” Hesslau, 

of Mokena, said about his 

life before his awakening. 

“And I became someone I 

wasn’t intended to be.” 

When he was 16, he created 

a Facebook page he 

dubbed ForeverU, which he 

hoped would bring together 

teens going through tough 

times and being victimized 

by bullies. The grassroots 

club had difficulty gaining 

traction at first – “We had 

meeting after meeting and 

people weren’t showing up,” 

Hesslau said – but people 

eventually took notice and 

started paying attention to 

the work Hesslau was doing. 

Five years after Hesslau 

founded that Facebook page, 

ForeverU on Saturday, Sept. 

9 held its fourth 5k fundraiser. 

More than 50 people 

walked or ran the trail at 

A group of people set out to walk the 3.1 miles of the fourth 

ForeverU 5k. This was the fourth ForverU 5K. 

Hickory Creek Barrens, at 

the northeast corner of Route 

30 and Schoolhouse Road, 

in support of the nonprofit 

organization’s cause. 

Hesslau acknowledged the 

growth and success of ForeverU 

is more than he ever 

anticipated it would become. 

The group – the mission 

for which Hesslau stated is 

“to ensure no student walks 

through life alone” – was recently 

rebranded as a youth 

empowerment organization 

and offers youth development 

programs, cultivates 

peer-to-peer communities 

and encourages students to 

embrace their lives, regardless 

of how imperfect they 

may seem. 

“I just wanted to use social 

media as a tool to deliver 

hope to the hurting, and 

from that point forward I began 

to recognize how much 

of an issue bullying was, 

and also how many students 

were struggling with various 

aspects of mental health,” he 

said. “I really wanted to do 

what I could to be a vessel of 

creating change and delivering 

hope to these students.” 

Hesslau’s message to 

youths facing challenges in 

their lives is to rise up and 

understand they are not defined 

by those battles, but 

can use those personal trials 

to help refine their perspectives 

on life. 

“We want to empower 

them to be courageous with 

that story they’re living, 

and how to show this world 

what they’re made of; even 

though there are times we 

feel we’re going through 

pain, hurt and hang-ups,” he 

said. “We’re teaching students 

it’s OK to not be OK. 

We all have our problems, 

but we’re living one heck 

of a story, a wild adventure 

and wild journey.” 

Hesslau is a senior majoring 

in entrepreneurial management 

at Trinity Christian 

College in Palos Heights. He 

plans to make ForeverU his 

full-time gig after graduation. 

Alyssa Whyard was one of 

several Trinity students who 

attended the 5k to support 

their friend and his organization. 

“I think it’s just a good 

way to promote that you’re 

more than what the world 

may say you are, and that 

you have value in your life,” 

Whyard said of ForeverU. 

“There’s trials that you’re 

going to go through, but 

you can always pull through 

them.” 

Mokena resident Kathy 

Wilson walked the 3.1 miles 

with three friends, and was 

Ryan Hesslau, a Mokena resident and Lincoln-Way East alumnus, speaks to participants 

of the ForeverU 5k on Saturday, Sept. 9. Hesslau founded ForeverU as a Facebook page in 

2012 as a means to provide support for teens facing bullying and other challenges in their 

lives.. Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

Debbie Ribbons leads a pack of runners at the start of the ForeverU 5k, held Saturday, 

Sept. 8 at Hickory Creek Barrens in New Lenox. 

particularly drawn to ForeverU’s 

cause because of 

its anti-bullying efforts. She 

said she appreciates the organization’s 

messages of 

strength in numbers and 

people empathizing with one 

another to let them know 

they’re not alone. 

“It’s a fabulous organization 

and it’s a great message 

that needs to be heard,” Wilson 

said. “Kids get bullied 

every day – in high school, 

in life, in grammar school. It 

starts young, and now with 

social media and all of the 

different avenues that can 

be taken to bully, it happens 

even worse now. I was bullied 

in high school, and I feel 

for these kids that have to 

deal with it on social media.” 

Jennie Sweeney is a 

fourth-grade teacher in 

Dolton, and sees first-hand 

the effects of bullying on 

children. 

“I see the tears, and I just 

try to explain to the kids 

it’s not acceptable, and 

it is hurtful,” said Sweeney, 

of Mokena. “When 

we grew up we had ‘sticks 

and stones may break my 

bones, but words will never 

hurt me,’ but it does hurt 

and it’s something that’s 

permanent. Even as an 

adult I can remember the 

kids that picked on me. We 

need to build each other up 

and make each other better 

people, and encourage each 

other to be stronger.”



Mokena Messenger’s 10th Anniversary 

Dear Mokena… 

Editor’s Note 

In honor of The Messenger’s 

10th anniversary, we’d like 

to take you back with the 

one of very first articles to 

ever run. This thoughtful 

piece serves as a reminder 

to us about what our 

commitment to Mokena is 

and our responsibility to 

you, the reader. We hope to 

continue to live up to these 

expectations, and we hope 

to keep providing you with 

the news that matters most 

to our village. Thank you 

for making The Messenger 

what it is today, and enjoy 

the trip down memory lane. 

Welcome to the The Mokena 

Messenger newspaper. 

The home for everything 

you want to know or see in 

the town you live in. The 

Mokena Messenger is dedicated 

to serving the residents 

of Mokena also as its 

eyes, ears and voice. 

The Mokena Messenger 

is a product of 22nd Century 

Media, a publication 

company that has different 

newspapers in the surrounding 

suburbs. Some of 

the sister papers may sound 

familiar, like The Homer 

Horizon, The Orland Park 

Prairie, The Frankfort Station 

and The New Lenox Patriot. 

All of these papers are 

dedicated to covering news 

specifically to their villages. 

If you want to find news 

on the war in Iraq or national 

politics you have hundreds 

of places to go, but if 

you want to know what happened 

at the Mokena village 

board meeting or Lincoln- 

Way East’s sports scores, 

then The Mokena Messenger 

is the paper to read. 

Everyone can look forward 

to a clean and dry The 

Mokena Messenger because 

it will be put in your mailbox 

by the U.S. Post Office 

every Thursday. Some 

newspapers are known to 

deliver their papers for free 

but after a month ask customers 

to subscribe, but not 

The Mokena Messenger; it 

is absolutely free. 

We pride ourselves on 

having the most energetic 

and effective staff. It will be 

common to see The Mokena 

Messenger staff at different 

events in the area. Residents 

will most likely start to recognize 

the staff soon. 

22nd Century Media is 

excited to launch the The 

Mokena Messenger and 

we are enthused about the 

warm welcome we have received. 

Residents and leaders 

of the community have 

said that Mokena is lacking 

media coverage. Nothing is 

too small or too big to put 

in this paper and we will 

be more than welcoming 

to people who would like 

to send suggestions, comments 

or questions to The 

Mokena Messenger. 

This is an exciting time 

for Mokena with the growth 

of the community (read 

more on growth on A3) and 

we plan to be there for each 

step of your growth. 

Our three section inaugural 

format is a bit different 

than what you will see in the 

future, but here is a guided 

tour through the new publication 

and what to look for. 

Our first section is filled 

with news from our town 

from the previous week. You 

will get an inside look into 

Mokena village meetings 

as well as the most detailed 

information about current 

events in Mokena. Our editors 

and reporters know that 

our goal is to supply a view 

of Mokena that no one else 

can because we are committed 

to the advancement of 

our community. 

Also in the first section 

you will find a lot 

Our very first issue of The Messenger among stacks of more recent issues from our growing network of local newspapers. 

In honor of our 1oth anniversary, we’re running this article form our first issue. T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

of weekly staples for our 

newspaper. The most important 

item is our Community 

Calendar. You can 

check events online or submit 

events in the calendar 

yourself at mokenamessen 

ger.com. If you want to 

know what is happening 

or will happen throughout 

the town it will be here, 

organized by date. Meeting 

schedules, pancake 

breakfasts, registration information, 

anything and 

everything that can help our 

residents will be on that calendar. 

There are two features 

that will help you get to 

know other residents of 

the town. A section called 

Someone You Should Know 

where an important individual 

from our community 

will be introduced to you 

and will answer some questions. 

Also, our On the Spot 

package will be here. We 

will be hitting the streets 

of Mokena and asking residents 

a particular question 

each week and you can see 

what your neighbors are 

saying. In addition, police 

reports will also be available. 

In the future there will be 

a page or two of local school 

news. You can see what the 

children of the community 

are up to inside the doors of 

our local schools. 

There will be a page 

dedicated to opinions and 

editorials. This is where 

I will share my view on 

certain matters and you 

can chime in as well with 

our Letters to the Editor 

section. 

Our second section is 

entitled Sports & Leisure. 

Inside there are basically 

six sections, Sports, Life 

& Arts, Classifieds, Matters 

of Faith, Dining Out 

and our housing guide. The 

sports will concentrate on 

Lincoln-Way East athletics 

while having strong ties 

to our youth sports groups. 

Mokena’s K-8 will also be 

featured. 

Life & Arts will have stories 

about the quality of life 

in Mokena, how it is, how 

it is improving and so on. It 

will also show the artsy side 

of Mokena, featuring local 

plays, comedy acts and 

much more. Dining Out will 

also be in the section, which 

is a look at local restaurants 

the 22nd Century Media 

staff visits. In our inaugural 

issue it is on C3. 

We will also have a Matters 

of Faith page that will 

be comprised of a calendar 

for church events called 

Church Briefs as well as 

columns from local leaders 

or the church. 

Our housing guide will 

feature a House of the Week 

as well as a list of recently 

sold houses called the Going 

Rate so you can get an 

idea of the market. 

A lot of this depends on 

you. We accept and publish 

submissions from anywhere 

about anything at any time. 

You can call, email or submit 

stories or picture on our 

website mokenamessenger. 

com. If you want to nominate 

a person for Someone 

You Should Know or Athlete 

of the Week, just email 

or call. If you have a story 

idea or pictures you would 

like to send, do so. 

We look forward to 

working and hearing from 

all of you. Don’t feel shy 

about commenting on anything 

in our paper. We are 

here for you. We are interested 

in anything to make 

this paper and this community 

better. 

Originally published on Aug. 

16, 2007 by Colleen Sheehan



park n’ bark now open 

Make your recovery 

the comeback story of 

the year. 

Mokena Community Park District’s dog park 

a hit for residents, both two- and four-legged 

(Left to right) Penny, Holly and Milo take a quick break from 

playing at Mokena Community Park District’s Bark n’ Park, 

which officially opened on Sept. 5. The park offers a wide, 

fenced-in area for dogs to run around and get to know each 

other. Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

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Penny and Holly are fast becoming good friends. Penny’s 

owner Riley Underwood says it’s good Mokena has 

provided a space for dogs to play and socialize. 

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Brett (left) and Peach burn off some little dog energy 

chasing each other around. Brett’s owner Diego Ortegon is 

from New Lenox and came to Mokena so Brett could meet 

some new friends.

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I do without them, and we 

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able to help either one of us, 

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me,” Ralston-Miller said. 

“We would have been at a 

standstill had we not been 

able to help each other because 

I need a place to get 

animals to safety [and] they 

provide that. 

“And they needed a connection 

into Texas and some 

of the rescues and the network 

that I have. It was a really, 

really kind of amazing 

partnership that the effort 

took on.” 

As for Berenson, her first 

move when she heard of Hurricane 

Harvey was to reach out 

to others on social media and 

see if there was any interest in 

the group to travel to Texas, 

and “PAWS ran with it.” 

“I’ve driven down there 

to Dallas anyways for horse 

shows, so I was familiar with 

it,” said Berenson, of J.B.’s 

Ranch in Homer Glen. 

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He recalled the first leg of 

the trip to be “uneventful,” 

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But that ease turned into 

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“It was a little scary coming 

back carrying 18 dogs 

knowing that they’re in your 

care if you break down or 

something,” Berenson added. 

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down there, the hurricane followed 

us for four hours along 

Arkansas. 

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through a little flooded water 

because they closed down the 

highway, so we had to find 

our way through that. It all 

worked out. I’m so grateful. 

It’s so amazing that it turned 

out.” 

Taking one step forward 

Relocating the animals 

from Texas to Tinley Park 

was only one part of the rescue 

mission. 

Now, Garlic and her team 

are focused on the animals’ 

recovery and healing. 

“One of the dogs has completely 

shut down,” Garlic 

said, adding that dog was viciously 

attacked by another. 

“He won’t eat. We have him 

on fluids.” 

The dogs are in need of 

medical assistance, as some 

from the batch are blind or 

deaf; others are positive for 

heartworm and must undergo 

treatment. 

One thing that remains at 

the top of the priority list is 

finding a home for them. 

“We’re always looking 

for fosters, especially for 

big dogs,” she said. “It’s really 

hard for us to place the 

big dogs, and we’re looking 

for adoptions because a lot of 

our dogs are in boarding right 

now, just waiting to come 

in until we can clear some 

space.” 

Garlic explained that some 

of the dogs are being boarded 

at the Midwest Animal Hospital, 

and she expects more 

rescues to be brought to 

PAWS. 

Garlic, Berenson, Hastert 

and Ralston-Miller know 

there is more work to be 

done, and they plan to step 

in to contribute more to help 

create a life of stability the 

animals affected and displaced. 

“Everyone thinks it has to 

be something big,” Berenson 

said of the misconception 

surrounding volunteer 

work. “If you take one step 

forward, one little thing – 

just say, ‘Hey, maybe I can 

only come once a month to 

the shelter or maybe I can 

only donate food’ – any little 

PAWS volunteer Beth Berenson drives the van Aug. 31 

en route to Tinley Park, which carried 18 dogs of Tall Tail 

Animals Rescue. PhotoS Submitted 

Volunteer Rachel Ralson-Miller provided a place of refuge 

for the dogs left stranded and affected by Hurricane Harvey. 

thing, if you take one step, it 

makes a difference. If everyone 

takes a step, that changes 

everything.” 

Ralston-Miller shared Berenson’s 

sentiments. 

“There’s so many aspects 

of transporting, fostering, 

volunteering at the shelter,” 

Ralston-Miller said. “There’s 

so many valuable traits to 

people that I think sometimes 

it prohibits people from helping 

because they might not 

know what they’re good at, 

but my advice would be to 

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on any level because it really 

does take a village to get it all 

done.”



Health Nutz wows Mokena 

Second annual 

Health Fair offers 

vendors, speakers 

from across area 

Amanda Del Buono 


Tammy Spatola and Kris 

Geigner, co-owners of 

Health Nutz, are dedicated 

to helping others fulfill their 

personal health-and-wellness 

goals. After purchasing 

Health Nutz health food 

store in Mokena just a few 

years ago, the two are committed 

to embracing the local 

community. 

As part of their efforts to 

bring health-and-wellness 

products to the community, 

Spatola and Geigner began 

the store’s health fair last 

year, which they hope to 

make an annual community 

event, Geigner said. 

On Saturday, Sept. 9, 

they hosted the second annual 

health fair. A large 

white tent filled the parking 

lot outside of the store, 

which is located at 19844 

LaGrange Road. Under the 

tent, more than 50 vendors 

were on location displaying 

their products and services 

with community members 

from Mokena and nearby 

communities. 

“Our goal is to have available 

all different [types of] 

health products because people 

are at different places in 

their health journey. … We 

want to make sure people 

know that there are people 

and products in our community 

to help them reach 

their goals,” Geigner said. 

“We hope that every year 

[the heath fair] continues to 

grow.” 

Expanding on the event 

this year, five speakers were 

present, offering educational 

lectures about several healthrelated 

topics. The speakers 

included Dr. Ashly Ochsner, 

Philip Bohren (middle) and his sons Owen, 8, and Beckett, 

5, make essential oil diffusing bracelets during the Health 

Nutz Health Fair on Saturday, Sept. 9, in Mokena. 

Photos by Amanda Del Buono/22nd Century Media 

who presented “The Real 

Silent Killer – Stress”; Bev 

Clark, who spoke about inflammation; 

Gina Moss, 

a registered dietitian and 

holistic nutrition expert, 

discussed naturally achieving 

digestive health; Dan 

Chapman, founder and chief 

executive officer of Redd 

Remedies, talked about pain 

relief; and Natural Nurse 

Robyn and Dr. Paul Stoetzel 

offered a lecture about keeping 

children healthy during 

the school year. 

“This year is the first year 

we’re having the lectures,” 

Geigner said. “That was an 

amazing addition.” 

Those in attendance appreciated 

the variety of products 

and services that were 

available. 

“It’s so nice because it’s 

accessible and it’s free,” 

said Corrie Ninkovic, a Justice 

resident who attended 

Health Fair attendees check out products from more than 50 vendors from across the area. 

the health fair on Saturday. 

“It’s nice to explore different 

things, test products and see 

the vendors in person.” 

Shopping through the natural 

skin care products available 

from New Lenox-based 

Bee&You, Ninkovic also 

said she enjoyed the unique 

vendors that were present on 

Saturday. 

Bee&You, which recently 

made its national debut and 

introduced all new packaging, 

offered a display of its 

bees at the health fair, offering 

the opportunity for 

attendees to see and learn 

about the insects, according 

to Mike Nastepniak, president 

of the company. 

Families also embraced 

the opportunity to learn more 

about and find new products 

that support their health and 

wellness. Philip Bohren and 

his wife Jennifer Bohren 

brought along their four children 

— Beckett, 5; Owen, 8; 

Olivia, 10; and Emma, 12 — 

to the health fair. 

“We just want to learn 

more about what’s going 

on in the health industry. 

We’re trying to be more organic 

and not medicinal, and 

there’s a lot going on here,” 

Philip said. “It’s very educational 

and there’s a lot of different 

products.” 

For the vendors, the health 

fair offered the opportunity 

to meet face-to-face with 

consumers, share products 

and help others. 

Among them, Dr. Tony 

D’Angelo, of Tranquil Cloud 

Temple in New Lenox, 

shared the benefits of Medical 

Qigong, a form of traditional 

Chinese medicine — a 

practice which he learned 

while studying in China — 

with those who attended. 

“I want to deliver the message, 

getting out to people 

what Medical Qigong can do 

to help their mental, spiritual 

and physical well-being,” 

D’Angelo said. “We do a lot 

of international work … and 

work with people all over the 

country. … Now, I’m trying 

to build in my backyard.” 

Tina Hogan, of Frankfort’s 

Beads Galore And 

More, said that the event 

helps the company to get 

the word out, especially in a 

time when many bead stores 

are not doing well. 

“It’s really been a big help 

to get the word out there and 

stay up with what people are 

looking for,” Hogan said. 

At the store’s booth, event 

attendees were invited to 

make their own beaded 

bracelets using lava rocks 

that act as diffusers for essential 

oils. 

Geigner and Spatola plan 

to continue the health fair, 

with hopes to continue to 

grow the event each year. 

Next year, they hope to add 

more children’s activities 

and educational opportunities, 

Geigner said. 

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boomers everything they need to know about 

health and wellness, fitness, financial planning, 

shopping and entertainment, assisted living, real 

estate, travel and more for the 3rd annual Active 

Aging—An Expo for Ages 50+. 

DATE: 

Saturday, October 21 

TIME: 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

PLACE: 

Tinley Park 

Convention Center 

Space is limited — DEADLINE: Oct. 4 

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Backup 

on the 

way 

Mokena PD gets OK 

to hire more officers 

T.J. Kremer III, Editor 

Mokena Police Department 

was given the go-ahead 

by the Board of Fire and Police 

Commissioners to hire 

two police officers. 

During its Sept. 5 meeting, 

the board and police 

Chief Steven Vaccaro discussed 

the process of background 

investigations for 

eligible candidates who 

successfully completed the 

Comprehensive Options 

for Police Selection Testing 

Service. 

The background checks 

are expect to take about a 

month to a month and a half, 

according to Vaccaro, because 

MPD wants to be able 

to thoroughly screen the candidates. 

Once the background 

checks are completed, two 

candidates will be chosen to 

begin training in January at 

the Suburban Law Enforcement 

Academy at the College 

of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. 

Candidates will undergo 

540 training hours over 12- 

14 weeks at SLEA, Vaccaro 

said. 

After successful completion 

of SLEA, the two candidates 

will then go through 

MPD’s own field training, 

where the officers will be 

paired with MPD’s certified 

trainers for 14 weeks 

before the new officers will 

be allowed to start patrols on 

their own. 

That final step is expected 

to be completed by June or 

July of 2018, Vaccaro said. 

Harvey relief headed from Mokena 

AGS, partners will 

ship truckload of 

bottled water to 

Houston Food Bank 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

After Hurricane Harvey 

left millions of people 

in Texas without homes, 

Holly Seidel knew she 

wanted to do something to 

help. 

Seidel is the inside sales 

and marketing manager at 

Architectural Grilles and 

Sunshades, Inc. in Mokena 

where she said she brought 

the idea to fill a truck with 

water bottles and have them 

shipped to the Houston 

area. She said AGS Owner 

John Trainor was on board 

right away. 

“I thought it was a great 

idea,” Trainor said, and 

added that most of the company’s 

30 employees were 

happy to pitch in. 

“I didn’t know how the 

participation would be with 

the employees, and I was 

really happy [with] the participation 

we did get.” 

With a matching donation, 

he said it was a way for 

him to motivate his employees 

and “[help] out people 

who need it.” 

Trainor said they have 

people on staff with family 

in the Houston area as well 

as clients who were affected 

by the storm that made landfall 

in Texas as a category 4 

hurricane on Aug. 25. The 

storm displaced millions of 

people and caused damages 

estimated to be as high as 

$180 billion. 

Trainor offered to speak 

with Matt Shapiro from 

Pittco and John Andriotti 

from Trek Freight, two 

companies AGS works 

closely with on a day-to-day 

basis, and they both decided 

to chip in respectively for 

water bottle costs and shipping 

costs. 

One of the biggest challenges 

was not finding the 

money for the water or the 

shipping, which both Pittco 

Trek Freight Services assisted 

with, but Seidel said 

it was rather with finding 

somewhere for the water to 

go. 

In all, the group was 

able to raise $2,500, which 

amounts to 17 pallets of water. 

The shipment will fill an 

entire tractor-trailer. 

“Everybody has been really 

generous and kind,” 

Sweat for vets, service dogs 

CrossFit Mokena 

partners with 

1Pet1Vet for annual 

charity event 


CrossFit Mokena is 

partnering with 1Pet1Vet, 

which trains service dogs 

for soldiers with PTSD 

and/or disabilities, as part 

of CrossFit Mokena’s annual 

anniversary charity 

event. 

The charity event will 

take place on Sunday, Sept. 

17, from 8:30 a.m.-noon at 

8421 W. 191st St., Mokena. 

Christie Neighbors, coowner 

of Crossfit Mokena 

with her husband Jason, said 

preregistration for workouts 

for adults is at about 100 

people. 

In addition to the workouts, 

a silent auction will 

be held to collect additional 

money for the 1Pet1Vet 

charity. Winners do not 

need to be present to win 

items they bid on, Neighbors 

said. 

Anyone interested in attending 

the event is welcome 

and can choose not to 

work out, Neighbors said. 

There will also be a jug for 

donations, and for every 

dollar donated the staff of 

CrossFit will do one burpee, 

an exercise that starts 

from a standing position 

into a squat, then plank, 

then back into a squat and 

then a jump before starting 

over again. 

Healthy Nation Catering 

of Frankfort will be on 

hand as the food vendor for 

the event, Neighbors said. 

Plates will be available for 

$10 each, with $1.50 of 

each sale going to 1Pet1Vet. 

The event will start with a 

children’s workout session 

— which is free for children 

ages 6-11 — for the first 

half hour, followed by a 

brief break to acknowledge 

sponsors, make announcements 

and the playing of the 

national anthem, Neighbors 

said. Veterans and service 

dogs will be on site for the 

event. 

Last year, CrossFit Mokena 

raised more than $1,300 

for Pink Heals, a national 

charity organization that 

provides home visits to 

show individuals that they 

are loved, cherished and important 

to others, according 

to its website. Neighbors 

said the goal this year is to 

raise more than $2,000 for 

1Pet1Vet. 

Seidel said. “Between the 

three [companies], we have 

everything covered.” 

Seidel had originally 

contacted Catholic Charities 

in the Houston Area, 

as suggested by Trainor, 

but their facility didn’t 

have enough room for all 

the water. 

“I was shocked at how 

difficult it is to get water 

down to where people need 

it and people to accept it,” 

Seidel said. “I’m in shock 

over that.” 

To put 17 pallets of water 

into perspective: there are 

60 cases of water bottles per 

pallet and 35 water bottles 

per case. That makes for a 

total of 35,700, 16.9-ounce 

water bottles. 

The water is now on its 

way the Houston Food 

Bank, but the shipment was 

previously delayed as Andriotti 

waited on final shipping 

logistics from the food 

bank before the truck could 

begin the more than 1,050 

mile journey from Mokena 

to Houston. 

Meijer in Mokena gave 

the group a reduced price 

for the water, and Seidel 

said they were flexible with 

storing the water until Monday 

when the water was finally 

packed up and sent on 

its way. 

Seidel said she contacted 

many stores in the area and 

Meijer was the only one 

willing to come down on 

the price for the cause. 

“There’s not a sale going 

on anymore at Meijer, 

but they’re still going to go 

with the price they offered 

us, which I think is super 

nice,” Seidel said. 

Cheer up for fall 

Providence Catholic 

HS announces 

annual Cheer Clinic 

Submitted by Providence 

Catholic High School 

Providence Catholic High 

School’s cheerleading program 

will host its annual 

Cheer Clinic and Breakfast 

Food Drive for students in 

kindergarten through eighth 

grade on Oct. 9 from 9:30 

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Individuals 

and teams are welcome. 

The cost is $40 per participant, 

which includes a PC 

cheerleading T-shirt and a 

pass to regular PCHS home 

athletic events for the 2017- 

18 season. Participants are 

asked to register by Sept. 22, 

but walk-ins are welcome. 

The varsity cheerleading 

Celtics were the 2013 State 

Champions, five-time Sectional 

Champions, and fivetime 

National Champions. 

During the clinic, participants 

will have the opportunity 

to learn chants, cheers, 

motions, jumps and stunts 

with the Celtic cheerleaders 

and coaches. A light snack 

will be provided during the 

clinic, but participants are 

asked to bring their own 

water and a non-perishable 

breakfast item to donate to 

a local food pantry. Parents 

are invited to watch their 

child perform a special routine 

at noon. 

Contact coach Taylor 

Stanish, clinic coordinator, 

at tstanish@provi 

dencecatholic.com with any 

questions. 

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with the annual Back to 

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families of all grades 

— 3-year-old preschool 

through eighth grade — to 

connect after the summer 

and refocus on the school 

year ahead. 

Students, with backpacks 

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blessing from Rev. Dindo 

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Mary’s Church parishioners 

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After choosing a superintendent 

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Current Superintendent 

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school year. During their 

June 21 meeting, the board 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

New Lenox resident steps 

down as Downers Grove fire 

chief 

While firefighters are used 

to putting out fires, not everyone 

blazes trails of their 

own by working their way 

up the ranks to fire chief. 

But for New Lenox resident 

Jim Jackson, that is exactly 

what happened. 

Jackson recently signed 

off from his post as Downers 

Grove fire chief after 30 

years of service, and said if 

he had an opportunity for a 

do-over he would not change 

a thing. 

“It’s the love for the job, 

the love for helping people 

and serving the community,” 

he said. “When you learn 

from firefighters in working 

with them, that helps. It’s 

like a family. You spend all 

your time here helping them 

to serve the community.” 

Jackson started as a firefighter 

and got involved on a 

number of committees. Seven 

years later, he served as 

technical rescue coordinator, 

and subsequently became 

lieutenant in 1994 and deputy 

chief in 2001. By 2009, 

Jackson was appointed to assume 

his duties as fire chief. 

“We have good people in 

Downers Grove,” he said. 

“We work well together. My 

boss and the Village manager 

are outstanding. We learn 

from each other.” 

Jackson credited the success 

the Downers Grove Fire 

Department obtained over 

the years to encouraging 

staff members who “make 

this your home” when 

they’re climbing the ranks. 

“The biggest thing I believe 

in is being a team,” he 

said. “We worked together. 

It wasn’t just the chief. The 

group worked together to allow 

the department to grow.” 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

A 24-year-old man dead 

following vehicular collision 

in Orland 

A 24-year-old man from 

Crestwood reportedly was 

pronounced dead Sept. 3 

following a two-vehicle collision 

at the intersection of 

143rd Street and Harlem Avenue 

in Orland Park. 

Cook County Sheriff’s 

deputies responded around 

6 p.m. to the scene, where 

according to a preliminary 

investigation a Jeep traveling 

westbound on 143rd 

Street through the intersection 

at Harlem Avenue collided 

with a Chrysler Town 

& Country attempting to 

turn left at the intersection, 

according to an email from 

Sophia Ansari, press secretary 

for the Sheriff’s Office. 

“After the collision, it appears 

the driver of the Jeep 

lost control and struck a traffic 

signal pole,” Ansari said. 

The driver of the Jeep — 

later identified by the Cook 

County Coroner’s Office as 

Ronald Bobowski, of the 

14100 block of Kilpatrick 

Avenue — was extricated by 

members of the Orland Fire 

Protection District and taken 

to Advocate Christ Medical 

Center in Oak Lawn, according 

to Ansari. Bobowski 

died at the hospital, Ansari 

added. 

The official cause of death 

was listed as multiple injuries 

due to motor vehicle 

crash, and the manner was 

accidental, according to 

Becky Schlikerman, public 

information officer for the 

Cook County Bureau of Administration. 

“The driver of the Town 

& Country, a 51-year-old 

woman from Alsip; and her 

two passengers, a 19-yearold 

woman and a 15-yearold 

girl; were taken to an 

area hospital, where they 

were treated for minor injuries 

and released,” Ansari 

added. 

The Town & Country 

driver reportedly was cited 

for failure to yield while 

turning left and no proof of 

valid insurance. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. 

For more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

From THE FRANKFORT STATION 

D.C. trip honors veterans, 

reunites old friends 

Frankfort resident Raymond 

Wirth, known by many 

as “Bud,” proudly served his 

country in the United States 

Navy during the Korean War 

Nearly 67 years later, as a 

show of appreciation for that 

service, Wirth was among 

the more than 100 veterans 

who recently took part in an 

Honor Flight to the Korean 

War Veterans Memorial in 

Washington, D.C. 

“Outside of my family and 

my marriage, that was the 

second-best day of my life,” 

Wirth said of the July 12 trip. 

“I know that, in my lifetime, 

I will never get to see [the 

memorial] again.” 

Wirth, who will turn 86 

this year, enlisted in October 

1950. He served for 39 

months. 

After basic training, he 

was assigned to the USS 

Valley Forge. Home base 

was in Yokosuka, Japan. 

“I was aboard a carrier, 

and we patrolled Wonsan 

Harbor,” he said. “Our duty 

was picking up downed pilots.” 

Nearly 70 years from 

when he first enlisted, Wirth 

was contacted by the Honor 

Flight Network a few weeks 

before the July 12 trip. 

He said there were 104 

veterans on the Honor 

Flight, with four from World 

War II. The rest were Korean 

War veterans. There 

also were volunteers who 

escorted each of the veterans 

individually. 

“It was very nice, especially 

with the escorts,” 

Wirth said. “You didn’t have 

to do anything yourself. 

They would push you in a 

wheelchair.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit FrankfortStation.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

‘The Story of German Beer’ 

comes to life at Tinley Park 

Public Library 

The journey of a can (or 

bottle) of beer may appear 

simple. From juggernaut 

breweries like Budweiser 

and Miller plastering ads on 

every NFL game and bus 

stop to new craft beers popping 

up like weeds in liquor 

stores, beer has simply become 

nearly unignorable. 

But its journey through 

time to get into homes in 

around the world is not as 

simple. 

On Sept. 6, the Tinley 

Park Public Library hosted 

“The Story of German 

Beer,” as the Art Institute of 

Chicago’s Lucas Livingston 

relayed the titular libation’s 

history from the antiquities 

era to its proud place as one 

of the most popular beverages 

in the United States and 

all over the world. 

Livingston’s academic 

background in art history 

has helped not only fuel his 

passion as an orator on the 

subject of beer but also inspires 

him as a brewmaster 

and to think of beer as an 

artform. 

“As a brewer myself and 

a historian of art, I feel there 

is a spectrum, with science 

on one end and art on the 

other,” he said. “And I think 

each brewer lives somewhere 

along that spectrum, 

borrowing from both sides.” 

Considered by many to be 

a more approachable spirit 

than wine, according to Livingston, 

beer has historically 

always been a drink for the 

common man, by the common 

man. 

“We see throughout civilization 

— going back to 

Egypt and Mesopotamia — 

beer was the everyday beverage 

for the hard laborer,” 

he said. “It was a homemade 

product, so there was selfinvestment 

in it.” 

Reporting by Brian Laughran, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit TinleyJunction.com. 

From THE HOMER HORIZON 

Construction on 159th Street 

continues to impact Homer 

Glen businesses 

While the effort to widen 

159th Street has raised concern 

among previous and 

existing business owners in 

the Village of Homer Glen, 

such woes could be extended 

until mid-2019, as weather 

permits, officials said. 

The construction project, 

which started in 2015, had a 

completion date targeted for 

fall 2018, with plans to widen 

the roadway from two to 

four lanes, relocate utilities, 

introduce turn lanes, and install 

a median. 

A number of delays have 

occurred, to date. The relocation 

of utilities serves as 

the most significant reason to 

slow the project, according 

to the Illinois Department 

of Transportation. Other delays 

include the discovery 

of unsuitable material during 

excavation for the new 

roadway, improvements to 

the soil and the addition of a 

wall to stabilize the widened 

embankment. 

According to IDOT, traffic 

counts in 2010 were between 

17,500 and 22,100 vehicles 

per day. The expected 

volume for 2030 is between 

20,000 and 33,000 vehicles 

per day. 

But the Village’s outlook 

remains positive. 

“We’re thrilled that the 

State is moving forward 

with the expansion,” Village 

Manager Michael Mertens 

said. “It’s always a discomfort 

as we go through it. The 

widening will be benefitting 

residents and businesses. 

Obviously, no one is happy 

with delays with utilities, 

soil quality and the State 

shutdown.” 

The Village has tried to 

increase visibility by putting 

up signage along 159th 

Street to help motorists in 

identifying businesses and 

retailers beyond the driveway 

signs. 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Police: One dead following 

interstate crash near 

Lockport 

An Indiana man is dead 

following a two-vehicle 

crash Sept. 6 on westbound 

Interstate 80 just east of Interstate 

355, near Lockport, 

according to a press release 

issued the same day by Illinois 

State Police. 

Illinois State Police troopers 

responded to the crash 

shortly after 8 a.m., according 

to the press release. 

Joseph Tomsic, 76, of 

Munster, Indiana, reportedly 

sustained life-threatening 

injuries after his Nissan Murano 

crossed over the center 

lane into the right lane, striking 

the rear of a Freightliner 

truck. 

Tomsic was transported to 

nearby Silver Cross Hospital, 

where he was later pronounced 

dead, according to 

the press release. The driver 

of the truck refused treatment 

at the crash site, police 

said. 

Both vehicles had been 

traveling on westbound Interstate 

80, approaching Interstate 

355, per the release. 

Traffic reportedly was at 

a stop and go because of a 

prior crash being handled on 

the shoulder by police, with 

Tomsic traveling in the left 

lane, and the truck traveling 

in the right lane. 

It is unknown why Tomsic 

crossed lanes, according to 

the press release. 

Reporting by Thomas Czaja, 

Contributing Editor. For more, 

visit LockportLegend.com.

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From the Editor 

On measuring effects over time 

TJ Kremer iii 

tj@mokenamessenger.com 

Our nation is seeing 

a lot of death and 

destruction over the 

past week, and will likely 

see plenty more before this 

week is over, too. 

In this issue, we’ve 

highlighted what some local 

people and organizations are 

doing to help bring relief to 

those affected by Hurricane 

Harvey in Texas, and I’m 

sure there will be more to 

report on in the aftermath of 

Hurricane Irma in Florida 

and up the East Coast. 

Time and again, when 

disaster strikes, we show — 

through our own individual 

contributions or by working 

directly with larger, more 

resourceful community and 

national organizations — 

that we are willing and able 

to help others in their greatest 

hour of need, whether 

it be by donating material 

goods, such as money and 

supplies, or by volunteering 

our time and labor. 

That kindness says a lot 

about who we are, both as 

individuals and as communities; 

that we can be willing 

to do for others whom 

we’ve never met is a credit 

to our fundamental nature. 

In time — maybe 10, 20 

or 50 years from now — we 

will inevitably look back 

and remember the death, 

destruction and despair 

those terrible acts of nature 

wrought upon neighbors, 

and, perhaps, we will use 

that specific point in time 

to measure how well or far 

we’ve come since then. 

Those benchmarks in 

time, against the backdrop 

of crises, can be a useful 

indicator for us in the present. 

We ask one another, 

“Where were you when … 

happened?” Many of us will 

remember and then take 

time to reflect on how we’ve 

progressed since then. 

We’ll remember the ones 

who were close to us when 

something terrible happened, 

the emotions we 

felt when we first heard 

of or saw the tragedy and 

the bonds we formed with 

others — whether they be 

with others right in our own 

community or strangers in 

a far away place — as we 

collectively combined our 

efforts in an attempt at aid. 

We’ll ask ourselves if 

we did enough, what we 

could’ve done better and if 

it was all worth it. 

It’s easy to become 

complacent — and, perhaps, 

even numb — in the 

time immediately following 

some tragedy; we recognize 

help is needed, we help and 

then we move on to the next 

moment in our lives that requires 

our immediate attention. 

It seems natural to do 

that, if for no other reason 

than to cope and adjust to a 

new normal without getting 

too bogged down by the 

finer details of what effect 

our actions really had. 

And so it makes sense 

that we set aside time 

every 10, 20 or 50 years to 

collectively reminisce and 

reevaluate. Sure, we don’t 

do this only on designated 

times of remembrance, but 

marking an anniversary 

seems to allow for more 

thoughtful reflection. 

For many of us, I think, 

we find that we are not the 

same person we were however 

many years ago; our 

family and social networks 

have changed, our communities 

have grown and 

our perspective has probably 

shifted to reflect those 

changes. 

And it’s not only on days 

marking tragedy that we do 

this. We do the same when 

we celebrate a birthday, or 

an anniversary with a loved 

one or some other day with 

some special meaning. 

The Mokena Messenger is 

going through one of those 

anniversaries now, looking 

back at 10 years of being a 

part of the Mokena community. 

Through the magic of 

computers, we can gander 

through the pages and 

remember what things were 

like in our village not so 

long ago. We can revisit 

old stories of triumph and 

sorrow, of ideas that were 

forming while others came 

to an end, and use those 

examples as benchmarks 

for where we want to be the 

next time we find ourselves 

in the midst of some time of 

significance. 

It’s my hope that, at our 

core, we’re still striving 

for the same goals. It’s also 

my hope that we’ve grown 

along with our village and 

continue to ask ourselves 

and each other if what we’re 

doing, as a community, is 

enough. 

There’s always more we 

can do, always more ways 

we, as a community, can affect 

change. It’s not always 

easy to see how in the here 

and now, but thankfully we 

have these anniversaries to 

remind us about the importance 

of coming together 

as one community, as one 

force for good, and standing 

by each other to do better 

the next time an opportunity 

to do so arises. 

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German band performs at St. John’s for hosts, community 


A group of choir and band 

students from Germany 

played in front of a packed 

crowd at St. John’s United 

Christian Church on Thursday, 

Sept. 7. The students 

were part of an exchange from 

the Markgrafler Gymnasium’s 

Oberstufenchor and Big Band 

from Mullheim, Germany. 

And while the music was 

certainly good — a mixture 

of traditional German choir 

songs and some American 

Big Band-era music — the 

real theme of the night was 

one of coming together. 

The group’s tours lead 

them to Mokena every three 

years, where they come and 

stay with host families organized 

by Dee Block. 

“We all know music is the 

language of the world,” Block 

said. “It goes back to ancient 

history where the heartbeat 

and drums match each other, 

so the rhythm is the beat.” 

Finding that commonality 

and expressing it through 

music is the foundation of the 

exchange program, but the 

lasting impressions are made 

when the two cultures get to 

spend time experiencing one 

another. 

“It’s really about giving 

folks the opportunity to see 

what we’re like here in the 

states,” Block said. 

One family, the Reczek’s, 

this year hosted students for 

the fourth time. 

“It’s a great cultural exchange,” 

Bob Reczek said. 

“We ask them everything, 

like what’s the political climate 

like over there and how 

do they see ours, and you get 

a different perspective on it. 

“It’s also a chance to give 

back, too. We’ve been pretty 

blessed as a family and this is 

our chance to give back.” 

The generosity was not 

lost on the German students, 

who consistently praised the 

Americans’ willingness to 

take them in and let them 

learn from the experiences 

Members of the Markgrafler Gymnasium’s Oberstufenchor and Big Band from Mullheim, Germany, perform at St. John’s United Christian Church on 

Thursday, Sept. 7. The group travels through Mokena every three years. Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

the Americans had to offer. 

Julian Wuest, who sings in 

the German choir, said music 

is a way to get together with 

friends and meet new people, 

and that he was excited about 

all the opportunities to travel 

and learn during his trip here. 

“Everytime you go into a 

new city, you get to experience 

something you’ve never 

seen before, and it’s just 

nice,” Wuest said. 

Rolf Mandel, who has been 

leading the German group 

since 1999, said the exchange 

is important for both cultures 

to know and learn from each 

other. 

“It’s a great experience for 

the Germans to see this large 

land, to go to Chicago and 

look up [at the buildings],” 

Mandel said. “It’s necessary 

that the Germans, the youth 

and the youth of America, 

come together and play together 

with the big band, and 

there are friendships between 

these countries. 

“They see that Americans 

are not what [the Germans] 

see on TV — the Superman 

or something like this — and 

the Americans learn about 

the Germans and see they are 

people they can visit [and develop] 

friendships.” 

RIGHT: The German band 

gets the crowd going with 

some Big Band music. 

The band and choir played 

a mixture of traditional 

German music and 

American Big Band.

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Submitted by Summit Hill 

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Join 22nd Century Media at 

The Summit Hill Band and 

Colorguard recently made 

their annual performance 

in Frankfort’s Fall Festival 

Parade. Under bright skies 

and a gentle breeze, the band 

performed their 2017 parade 

song, “Hot! Hot! Hot!” to 

the pleasure of the onlookers 

lined up on the streets of 

downtown Frankfort. 

Approximately 85 of the 

band’s 100 members were 

able to participate in the 

parade, which was held on 

Sept. 3. Assisted by a dozen 

parent chaperones, director 

Kim Coughlin led the seventh 

and eighth grade band 

members through the mile 

long parade route. This year, 

the Summit Hill Band was 

the first band in the parade 

order, as the order of bands 

rotates annually. 

Seventh-grader Olivia 

Burghard, who had just 

marched her first parade, 

said the parade was great, 

and added that, “It went a 

lot faster than I thought it 

would.” 

The Summit Hill Band and Guard are ready to step off in 

Frankfort’s Fall Fest Parade. Photos submitted 

Ryan Pregmon and Nicu Petricas warm-up with the Summit 

Hill Band for the Fall Fest Parade. 

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It was best paws forward 

Saturday, Sept. 10, at Yunker 

Park as dozens of dogs and 

dog lovers took part in the 

Mokena Community Park 

District’s annual Woofstock 

and Pet Parade. 

The event made its return 

after being postponed in May 

due to the weather. 

As in years past, Woofstock 

offered a plethora of caninerelated 

activities and information 

from dog professionals 

and pet supply vendors. 

To kick-start the festivities, 

spectators enjoyed taking a 

look at the dogs marching 

in the Pet Parade. A number 

of attendees were part of the 

procession, which circled the 

grassy areas of Yunker Park. 

Also included in the parade 

was a snake. 

Dog lovers went on to 

watch as their pooches competed 

in a variety of activities, 

including a costume 

contest, hotdog relay and ultimate 

Frisbee catch. 

New to Woofstock this 

year, the Park District added 

a new competition dubbed as 

Musical Sit. 

“It went pretty well,” said 

Rebecca Phetteplace, recreation 

supervisor of special 

events for Mokena Community 

Park District. “There 

[were] two full heats of it, 

which is two separate games, 

and then a final game.” 

Mokena’s Chelsea Monfries 

and her dog, Bernadette, 

walked away the top winners 

of Musical Sit and said it felt 

good to win. 

“I’m very proud of her,” 

Monfries said. 

Monfries said she and Bernadette 

worked hard to get to 

this point. 

Alyssa Hoffmann and her dog, Gunner, compete in a 

contest during the Mokena Community Park District’s 

annual Woofstock, held Sept. 9 a Yunker Park. Megann 

Horstead/22nd Century Media 

“She’s in training to be a 

therapy dog,” she said, noting 

they train with Woodlawn 

Canine Academy. 

Monfries added, “The 

competition’s always fun.” 

This year’s event featured 

booths manned by 12 vendors 

and four sponsors. They, 

too, aimed to engage attendees 

by organizing games 

and informing them of the 

various products and services 

available to dogs. 

Kathy Hummitsch, also of 

Mokena, said she is glad she 

and her family’s dog, Daisy, 

dropped in for Woofstock. 

“[Daisy] likes being around 

dogs,” Hummitsch said. 

Hummitsch approached 

some of the vendors on site 

seeking information and 

wanted to learn more about 

the various services they offer 

for dogs. 

“[Daisy’s,] I mean, only a 

year-and-a-half old, so we’re 

kind of still trying to train 

[her,] and, we’re looking 

for a vet and all that kind of 

stuff,” Hummitsch said. 

Hummitsch said she found 

the information provided by 

the vendors to be useful. 

“I think we’re going to 

probably hit one of them because 

the vet that [Daisy] has 

now is not local, so we’re 

looking for a more local vet,” 

Hummitsch said. “Like I said, 

[it’s] the first [dog] I’ve ever 

had, so I’m not sure what’s in 

the area for the dogs.” 

Phetteplace credits this 

year’s excitement for Woofstock 

to having “beautiful 

weather” for people to enjoy. 

Woofstock brought in 

roughly 170 dogs last year. 

This time around, the event 

lured in more than 200 dogs. 

“You don’t see as many 

animal or dog/canine events 

in the area,” Phetteplace said. 

“Every Park District usually 

has one, but it’s only one 

[event] really a year. 

The event’s popularity rings 

for many, Phetteplace said. 

“I’d say it’s definitely 

something unique that brings 

in a lot more people,” she 

said. “A lot of people are 

probably wanting to check 

out the new expansion.” 

The Mokena Community 

Park District recently finished 

the expansion on site to 

include a new amphitheater, 

splash pad and dog park. 

“I think [Woofstock] was 

a huge way to promote that, 

as well,” Phetteplace said. 

“We have a ton of dogs registered 

[to the dog park,] 

and I would say we’ve had 

a lot of happy people over 

there. There’s almost always 

dogs in there.”

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Faith Briefs 

St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100 

Second St., Mokena) 

Blood Drive 

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Sunday, Oct. 8. Heartland 

Blood Centers will hold a 

blood drive at the church. 

Photo ID required. Walk-ins 

are welcome, but appointments 

are preferred. For 

more information or to make 

an appointment, call the 

church at (708) 479-5123, 

or Heartland Blood Centers 

at 1 (800) 786-4483 or visit 

www.heartlandbc.org. 

Traditional Service 

8 a.m. traditional mass, 

9:45 a.m. contemporary & 

traditional music in a service 

of praise and reverence. Supervised 

childcare available. 


(708) 479-5123. 

Mokena United Methodist Church (10901 

LaPorte Road, Mokena) 

Choir Members Sought 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Mokena United Methodist 

Church is seeking additional 

choir members. Pracices 

begin at 7:30 p.m. Requirements: 

willing to make a 

joyful noise to the Lord, attend 

weekly practice and 

sing weekly at Sunday worship 

at 10:15 a.m. For more 

information, call the church 

office at (708) 479-1110. 

Service and Sunday School 

10:15 a.m. Sundays. 

Church service and Sunday 

school will be held. For 

more information, call (708) 

479-1110. 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Mondays. Call [708] 

479-1110 for more info. 

Breakfast 

9 a.m. every third Saturday 

of the month 

Choir Practice 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Weight Watchers 

Wednesday 

Weigh-ins take place at 

6:30 p.m., while the meeting 

is at 7 p.m. 

Marley Community Church (12625 W. 

187th St., Mokena) 

Senior High Youth Group 

7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

For more information, email 

marleycommunitychurch@ 

gmail.com. 

Junior High Youth Group 

6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For 

more information, email 

marleycommunitychurch@ 

gmail.com. 

Church Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare 

is provided 

Sunday School 

9-10 a.m. 

Men’s Group 

6 p.m. Sunday nights in 

the church basement. All 

men are welcome. 

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church 

(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena) 

Contemporary Worship 

5 p.m. Saturday 

Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday 

God’s Kids Club 

10:15 a.m. Sundays. This 

club is open to those between 

the ages of 4-17. 

Adult Bible Study 

10:15 a.m. Sunday 

Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th 

St., Mokena) 

Sunday Services 

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For 

more information, call (312) 

350-2279. 

Sunday School 

10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena 

Baptist offers Sunday 

School classes for all ages. 


(312) 350-2279. 

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th 

Ave., Mokena) 

Church Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m, 

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Adoration 

Wednesdays following 

8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel 

until 6:45 p.m. 

Holy Rosary 

7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m. 

Tuesday evenings 

Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker 

Road, Mokena) 

Worship Service 

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Deadline is noon Thursday one 

week prior to publication. 

In Memoriam 

Ervin W. Hentsch 

Hentsch, 91, late of Mokena, 

died on Aug. 31. 

Hentsch was the beloved 

husband of Jean M. nee Genens; 

loving father of Cedric 

A. (Sharon) Hentsch and 

Luann M. (Vernon) Seiler; 

proud grandfather of Steven, 

Jennifer, Meghan, Kaitlin, 

Brittany and Kali; caring 

brother of the late George 

A. Hentsch and Walter E. 

“Sparky” Hentsch; and fond 

uncle of many nieces and 

nephews. 

Charles J. Nork 

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on Aug. 30. 

Dorothy I. Lester 

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died Sept. 5. 

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The Dish 

Childhood memories, sweet tooth 

found at Raffy’s Candy Store 

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708.945.2121 

Claudia Harmata 

Editorial Intern 

For those with a major 

sweet tooth, Raffy’s Candy 

Store has a fix for them all. 

“There is just such a variety,” 

said Dave Rafalski, 

owner of Raffy’s Candy 

Store. “I would suggest that 

[people] go outside their 

norms. So, if there’s a person 

that always comes in ... 

try something new, because 

there’s so many different 

types of chocolates and gummies 

and candies that a lot of 

people haven’t tried.” 

The chocolates, gummies 

and candies line the entire 

shop in clear displays. The 

store first started bringing 

sweets to New Lenox when it 

opened in October 2015. 

“The motivation [to open 

Raffy’s Candy Store] came 

from a lifelong dream,” Rafalski 

said. “It’s something 

I’ve always wanted to do, going 

back to the days when I 

was a kid and I used to go to 

a candy store or an ice cream 

shop. 

“So, it’s just one of those 

dreams, and it came to fruition 

when we moved out to 

the New Lenox area a couple 

years ago.” 

When this dream turned 

into a reality, Rafalski turned 

to vendors such as the Albanese 

Confectionery Group in 

Merrillville, Indiana, to bring 

in premium chocolates and 

candies to his customers. 

“We carry a premium line 

of chocolates and candies, 

and we are able to do that 

without charging premium 

prices,” Rafalski said. “The 

relationship we have with 

Albanese and other vendors, 

that’s why we’re able to do 

that.” 

On the chocolate side, 

The Raffy Turtle is one of several customized flavors 

created by The Plush Horse for Raffy’s Candy Store in New 

Lenox. Claudia Harmata/22nd Century Media 

customers can find anything 

from tortoise pecan patties 

($11.99 per pound) and vanilla 

cream truffles ($11.99 

per pound) to chocolate potato 

chips ($14.99 per pound). 

But Rafalski said nothing 

sells faster than the Albanese 

gummy bears ($3.49 per 

pound). 

“One of our biggest sellers 

on our non-chocolate side 

are the Albanese gummy bear 

line. Gummy bears, gummy 

worms — those are so popular 

that it’s hard to keep them 

in stock at times.” 

But when chocolate or 

candy doesn’t hit the spot, 

Raffy’s Candy Store also 

sells ice cream — partnering 

with The Plush Horse in 

Palos Park. 

“I’ve been going [to The 

Plush Horse] since as long 

as I can remember,” Rafalski 

said. “And I would take my 

kids there once a month as a 

special treat. 

“When I decided to open a 

candy store, ice cream wasn’t 

even in my business plan until 

probably the last month.” 

“The response from just 

carrying [The Plush Horse] 

product has been outstanding,” 

Rafalski said. “We 

have a great relationship with 

Raffy’s Candy Store 

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in New Lenox 

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Plush Horse, where they let 

me create my own ice cream 

flavors. ... So, we have the 

Raffy Turtle, Raffy Monster; 

there’s several I have.” 

Rafalski sells both his flavors 

and the original Plush 

Horse flavors — ranging 

from $1.99 to $5.99 for 

cones, sundaes and shakes. 

Rafalski said because of 

popularity and demand he is 

looking into potentially expanding 

the store and having 

a dedicated ice cream parlor. 

“The biggest part that I really 

enjoy is we’re blessed, 

my family and I,” Rafalski 

said. “We are blessed to have 

the ability to give back to 

the community, as well as 

receive. I enjoy helping the 

customers and seeing the 

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Small salmon 

5. Gofer, abbr. 

9. Got bee bit 

14. Oscar winner Burl 

15. Humane Soc. ally 

16. Menace 

17. “Aqualung” band 

Jethro __ 

18. Kind 

19. “___ to bed” 

20. Make poor 

23. Arles assent 

24. Any thing 

25. ___ Arbor 

27. Mokena craft 

beer bar 

31. “Lion” or “baron” 

ending 

32. Compass point 

35. Jewish circle 

dances 

36. Island and drink 

39. Biblical second 

son 

40. Chilling 

41. Full house, e.g. 

42. Mediterranean 

section 

45. Portuguese wine 

capital 

46. Canonized mlle. 

47. Established 

48. Farm-tilling 

implement 

49. Australian state, 

abbr. 

50. H.S. exam 

52. Perplexed, at ___ 

54. New Lenox music 

events 

60. Photo tint 

62. Table spread 

63. Hitchcock title 

64. Oranges’ grouping 

65. Store sign 

66. “Why should ___ 

you?” 

67. Electric dart 

shooter 

68. “__ lang syne” 

69. It’s long in fashion 

Down 

1. One of U.S. banking’s Big 

Four 

2. Egg cell 

3. 1965 Beatles movie 

4. Norway’s capital 

5. Desirable qualities 

6. Germ 

7. Curtain fabric 

8. Makes lacework 

9. Hot springs 

10. Part of some joints 

11. An official language of 

Pakistan 

12. Decree ____ 

13. Day-___ (florescent paint) 

21. Struggles 

22. Talk (over) 

26. Government security 

agency, abbr. 

27. Massenet opera 

28. Modern factory worker 

29. Galsworthy’s Mrs. Forsyte 

30. Island on the Java Sea 

31. “Book of Days” singer 

32. Hall-of-Famer Bart 

33. ____ Domingo 

34. Provide with a permanent 

fund 

36. Use an atomizer 

37. Number one flyer 

38. Superhero based on a god 

43. Pack animal 

44. Eye of ___ (part of a 

“Macbeth” recipe) 

45. Goose liver delicacy 

48. Circled 

49. Gullible 

50. Rice 

51. Hex 

52. Inoculation liquids 

53. Long narrative poem 

55. Civil rights heroine Parks 

56. Strait-laced 

57. Name spelled out in a 

Kinks’ song 

58. Pinnacle 

59. Abominable snowman 

60. Military rank, abbr. 

61. ___ Lingus (Irish airline) 

LOCKPORT 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., 

Lockport; (815) 836- 

8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Quartermania 

■7-10 ■ p.m. Fridays 

and Saturdays: Cosmic 

Bowl 

FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

(21000 Frankfort Square 

Road, Frankfort; (815) 

464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

Free to play. 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 478- 

3610) 

■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., 

Mokena; (708) 

478-8888) 

■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., 

Mokena; (708) 479-6873) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Acoustic Avenue, 

Psychic night - second 

Tuesday every month. 

■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

Live bands 

NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

To place an event 

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com. 

answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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Details Unveiled For Southwest Suburban Home 

Builders Association 2017 Tour Of Homes. 

The Southwest Suburban 

Home Builders Association 

(SSHBA) has announced 

details for its 2017 Tour Of 

Homes, which is being held 

this September. 

The event will take place on 

two consecutive weekends— 

September 22nd through 

24th and September 29th 

through October 1st. Builders’ 

model homes will be 

open from noon until 5 p.m. 

Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

Admission is free. 

A total of 20 homes in the 

south and southwest suburbs 

will be available to 

walk through during the 

Tour Of Homes. They range 

in size from 1,692 to more 

than 8,000 square feet— 

with the majority of the 

homes falling within the 

3,000- to 4,000-squarefoot 

range. All boast the 

numerous advantages of 

new construction such as 

floor plans designed around 

today’s lifestyles, the ability 

to personalize interior finishes 

and features, energy 

efficiency, and lower maintenance 

since everything is 

brand-new. 

The scattered site tour will 

showcase homes that either 

are for sale or represent designs 

available to be built 

from each builder. Prices 

range from the $300,000s 

to more than $1 million, 

with the average price in 

the $500,000s. 

Towns and communities on 

the Tour Of Homes circuit 

include: 

• Frankfort—Frankfort 

Meadows from Flaherty 

Builders, Inc. 

• Homer Glen—Stonebridge 

Woods from PDH 


• Lemont—Estates of 

Montefiori from Ascend 

Real Estate Group and 

Kettering Estates from 

M/I Homes of Chicago, 

LLC 

• Lockport—Creekside 

Estates South from A & J 

Construction, Oak Creek 

from M.C. Custom Homes 

Inc., Parkside Estates 

from Riverview Builders, 

Inc. and Sagebrook 

from M/I Homes of Chicago, 

LLC 

• Manhattan—Leighlinbridge 

from T.J. Cachey 


• New Lenox—Prairie 

Ridge from Brian Wille 

Construction 

• Orland Park—Charleton 

Highlands from 

Charleton Highlands Development, 

LLC, Deer Haven 

from Flaherty Builders, 

Inc. and Greystone 

Ridge and Parkside 

Square from Beechen & 

Dill Homes, Inc. 

• Palos Park—custom 

home on S. Hobart Street 

from D.B. DePaulo Construction 

• Plainfield—The Preserve 

from J. Michael 

Builders 

• Tinley Park—Brookside 

Meadows from Crana 

Homes, Inc. and Radcliffe 

Place from Gallagher & 

Henry 

• Woodridge— Farmingdale 

Village from Gallagher 

& Henry 

To map a route to all 20 

homes on the Tour Of 

Homes, visit www.SSH- 

BATourOfHomes.com. 

More information on each 

home and builder also can 

be found online. 

The 2017 Tour Of Homes is 

presented by the SSHBA, a 

professional organization 

that supports the American 

dream of home ownership 

and promotes high standards, 

professionalism and 

service within the building 

industry. SSHBA builders 

also are members of the 

Home Builders Association 

of Illinois (HBAI) and 

the National Association 

of Home Builders (NAHB).

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Build and Move into Your New Home from the low $200s 

With Lincoln-Way Schools at Prairie Trails in Manhattan 

Distinctive Home Builders provides homeowners the 

highest quality home on the market 

Distinctive Home Builders 

continues to add high quality 

homes to the Manhattan 

landscape at Prairie Trails; its 

latest new home community, 

located within the highly-regarded 

Lincoln-Way School 

District. Many families are 

happy to call Prairie Trails 

home and are pleased that 

Distinctive is able to deliver a 

new home with zero punch list 

items in 90 days. Before closing, 

each home undergoes an 

industry-leading checklist that 

ensures each home measures 

up to the firm’s high quality 

standards. 

“Actually our last average 

was 81 working days from excavation 

to receiving a home 

occupancy permit - without 

sacrificing quality,” said Bryan 

Nooner, president of Distinctive 

Home Builders. “Everyone 

at the company works 

extremely hard to continually 

achieve this delivery goal for 

our homeowners. Our three 

decades building homes provides 

this efficient construction 

system. Many of our 

skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company for 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

over 20 years. We also take 

pride on having excellent communicators 

throughout our 

organization. This translates 

into a positive buying and 

building experience for our 

homeowners and one of the 

highest referral rates in the industry 

for Distinctive.” 

In all, buyers can select 

from 13 ranch, split-level and 

six two-story single-family 

home styles; each offering 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations. The three- to 

four-bedroom homes feature 

two to two-and-one-half 

baths, two- to three-car garages 

and a family room, all in 

approximately 1,600 to over 

3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included 

in most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new 

home truly personalized to 

suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of 

the first floor; custom maple 

cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite countertops 

and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails. All home sites at Prairie 

Trails can accommodate a 

three-car garage; a very important 

amenity to the Manhattan 

homebuyer, according 

to Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails we wanted to provide 

the best new home value for 

the dollar and we feel with 

offering Premium Standard 

Features that we do just that. 

So why wait? This is truly the 

best time to build your dream 

home!” 

Distinctive offers custom 

maple kitchen cabinets featuring 

solid wood construction 

(no particle board), have solid 

wood drawers with dove tail 

joints, which is very rare in the 

marketplace. “When you buy 

a new home from Distinctive, 

you truly are receiving custom 

made cabinets in every home 

we sell no matter what the 

price range,” noted Nooner. 

Nooner added that all 

homes are highly energy efficient. 

Every home built will 

have upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation values with 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into 

their new home, Distinctive 

Home Builders conducts a 

blower door test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that 

each home passes a set of very 

stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

Typically a wide variety of 

homes are available to tour 

that include ranch and twostory 

homes. 

Distinctive is also offering 

a brand new home, the 

Stonegrove, a 3,000 square 

foot open concept home with a 

split foyer entry, formal living 

and dining rooms, a two-story 

great room, four bedrooms 

and an upstairs laundry room. 

Distinctive also offers Appbased 

technology allowing its 

homeowners to be updated 

on the progress of their new 

home 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week at the touch of a 

button. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live featuring a 

20-acre lake on site, as well 

as direct access to the 22-mile 

Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through 

many neighboring communities 

and links to many other 

popular trails. The Manhattan 

Metra station is also nearby. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has 

built hundreds of homes 

throughout Manhattan in the 

Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well 

as thousands in the Will and 

south Cook county areas over 

the past 30 years. 

Visit the on-site sales information 

center for unadvertised 

specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being 

offered and the available lots. 

Call (708) 737-9142 for more 

information or visit us online 

at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails 

new home information center 

is located three miles south 

of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The 

address is 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open 

Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Closed Wednesday and Thursday 

and always available by 

appointment. Specials, prices, 

specifications, standard features, 

model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are 

subject to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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Everything must go. Furn, 

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Lockport 16644 S. Windsor 

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men &women clothes, home 

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Mokena 19532 Kevin Ln. 

9/15-17, 9-3. Moving sale. 

Furn, collectibles, PCgames, 

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Mokena , 11003 Hiawatha 

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ribbon, tools, outdoor items & 

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Tinley Park 17170 Oleander 

9/16 10-3pm Jewelry, clothes, 

toys, collectibles, camera 

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New Lenox 825 Constitution 

Rd. 9/14-16, 9-3. Retirement 

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furn, and misc. 

1053 Multi Family Sale 

Orland Park, 14018 Newgate 

Ct. 9/15 8:30-3PM & 9/16 

8:30-NOON. Mother-Daughter 

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Fenton. Victorian 

moss rose 17 pc. tea set. Pottery 

Barn kitchen dining chairs, 

&TVstand. Furniture: round 

table &4upholstered chairs. 

Golf clubs. Schwinn exercise 

bike. Christmas, bed, bath & 

kitchen items. Plasma 42” TV 

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Cash and carry only! 

1057 Estate Sale 

Orland Park 16751 S. 88th 

Ave Saturday 9/16 9-2pm 

LOTS OF MUSIC GEAR: 

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Tinley Park, 9016 Timberwood 

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Tinley Park Brementowne 

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163rd Place, 7935, 7953, 7966 

164th Place, 7700 159th Place 

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Lockport 555 E 10th St Sat 

9/16 9-3pm Antiques, 100s of 

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708.217.8309 or 708.217.8335. 

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9/15-9/16 8-3pm Furn, elec, 

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men/womens plus size clothes 

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Mokena, IL 60448 (Single Family). 

On the 28th day of September, INFORMATION OBTAINED notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY then the plaintiff shall send written 

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, at WILL BE USED FOR THAT 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

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Will County 

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201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

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Title: BMO Harris Bank, N.A. 

obtains a court order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an or- 

f/k/a Harris N.A. Plaintiff V. William 

M. Keefe; Unknown Owners 

der, until the surplus is forfeited to 

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Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Franks Gerkin McKenna 

CONTACT: 

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Marengo, IL 60152 

at the time of sale and the balance 

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judicial sale fee shall be paid by 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

Directory 

the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its 

Sheriff of Will County 

MIKE KELLEY 

credit bid at the sale or by any 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

Calling all 

other lienor acquiring the residential 

real estate whose rights in and 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

 

to the residential real estate arose 

 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

prior to the sale. All payments shall 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

 

be made in cash or certified funds 

COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY 

 

payable to the Sheriff of Will 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

 

County. 

In the event the property is a condominium, 

in accordance with 735 

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

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

 

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

 

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than a mortgagee, 

 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

 

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

 

the assessments required by subsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

 

 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) if there is a surplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

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

proceeding advising them of the 

amount of the surplus and that the 

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the State. 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 20954 Tall Grass Drive, 

Mokena, IL 60448 (Single Family 

Residence). On the 28th day of 

September, 2017 to be held at 

12:00 noon, at the Will County 

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

under Case Title: Home State 

Bank, N.A. Plaintiff V. Adel A. 

Zaki; Jill E. Zaki; Tall Grass Preserve 

of Deer Run Homeowners 

Association; CitiMortgage, Inc. 

Defendant. 

Case No. 16 CH 2220 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Franks Gerkin McKenna 

19333 E Grant Highway 

Marengo, IL 60152 

P: 815-923-2107 

F: 815-923-2114 









WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 12739 Lauffer Road, 

Mokena, IL 60448 (Single Family). 

On the 28th day of September, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, at 

the Will County Courthouse Annex, 

57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 

201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: BMO Harris Bank, N.A. 

f/k/a Harris N.A. Plaintiff V. William 

M. Keefe; Unknown Owners 

and Non-Record Claimants Defen- 



PURPOSE. 

2703 Legal 

Notices 










PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 




) SS. 




CUIT 


Home State Bank, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Adel A. Zaki; Jill E. Zaki; Tall 

Grass Preserve of Deer Run Homeowners 

Association; CitiMortgage, 

Inc. 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 2220 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice is hereby given that 

pursuant to a judgment entered in 

the above cause on the 22nd day of 

June, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

of Will County, Illinois, will on 

Thursday, the 28th day of September, 

2017 , commencing at 12:00 

o'clock noon, at the Will County 



sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder or bidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 27 IN TALL GRASS PRE- 

SERVE IN DEER RUN, A SUB- 

DIVISION IN THE WEST 1/2 OF 

SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

OCTOBER 28, 1996 AS DOCU- 

MENT NO. R96-096952, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

20954 Tall Grass Drive, Mokena, 

IL 60448 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-19-103-014-0000 















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


section (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 


Act. 


PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 




CUIT 


BMO Harris Bank, N.A. f/k/a Harris 

N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

William M. Keefe; Unknown 

Owners and Non-Record Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 17 CH 0303 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice is hereby given that 

pursuant to a judgment entered in 

the above cause on the 26th day of 

June, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

of Will County, Illinois, will on 

Thursday, the 28th day of September, 

2017 , commencing at 12:00 

o'clock noon, at the Will County 



sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder or bidders the following-described 

real estate: 

A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE 

NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTH- 

WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 36, IN 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, AND IN 

RANGE 11 EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED 

AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT 

THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 

SAID NORTHWEST 1/4; 

THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 

00 MINUTES 41 SECONDS 

WEST A DISTANCE OF 661.27 

FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE 

OF NORTHWEST 1/4; THENCE 

NORTH 89 DEGREES 56 MIN- 

UTES 43 SECONDS EAST A 

DISTANCE OF 320.24 FEET; 

THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 



FEET ALONG A LINE 329.24 

FEET EAST OF AND PARAL- 

LEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF 

SAID NORTHWEST 1/4; 

THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 



FEET ALONG THE NORTH 

LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST 

1/4 TO THE POINT OF BEGIN- 

NING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI- 

NOIS. 

Commonly known as:



This Week In… 

Knights varsity 

athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 15 - hosts Lockport, 

7 p.m. 

Girls volleyball 

■Sept. ■ 15 - at Oak Lawn 

Invitational, 5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Oak Lawn 

Invitational, 9 a.m. 

Boys golf 

Lincoln-Way East 150, 

Homewood-Flossmor 157 

Kevin Bullington shot 

even par 36 to lead the Griffins 

to victory at Green Garden. 


158, Lincoln-Way West and 

Lockport 169, 155 

Kevin Bullington and 

Scotty Schipiour led East 

both shooting a two over 

par 38. The Griffins beat 

LW West 155-158 but lost a 

close match to Lockport at 

their home course. 

griffins 

From Page 45 

of the second half, a deep 

pass from Baltz to receiver 

Shane Pedersen down the 

left sideline resulted in a 63- 

yard touchdown. 

The Thunderbolts offense 

began to move the ball late 

in the game. Junior quarterback 

Tom Schiller came on 

to replace starter Jack Condon. 

Lewandowski said that 

he wanted to give Schiller, 

who had played most of the 

game at receiver, a chance 

to get some in-game reps. 

East’s final score came on 

a fumble that was recovered 

■Sept. ■ 21 - at Bollingbrook, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Sept. ■ 16 - hosts Green- 

Wedge Conference Challenge 

■Sept. ■ 19 - at Stagg, 4:30 

p.m. 

Girls golf 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at LaSalle Peru 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 


Sandburg 158 

Kevin Bullington led the 

way with a two over par 37 

to lead the Griffins to victory. 

Max Farley was the medalist 

for Sandburg shooting 

one under par 35 at Green 

Garden. 

Girls golf 


Sandburg, 140 

Hannah Kilbane (SB) 

was the medalist for the 

match with a 30 on Rolling 

Hills. Scorers for the Griffins 

were Hannah Hill (31), 

by defensive back Brendan 

Gallagher in the end zone. 

It was one of three fumble 

recoveries for the Griffins 

on the game. 

“With an option offense, 

sometimes there’s a 

chance of the ball being on 

the ground,” Zvonar said. 

“... When they’re on the 

ground, we want to go get 

them.” 

Lewandowski said he 

wanted to see his team do 

a better job of “taking your 

responsibility seriously” 

with regard to protecting the 

football moving forward. 

Zvonar said it was good to 

see his team remain focused 

for the game at Andrew after 

Scramble, 9 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 19 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

West/Andrew, 4 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 20 - hosts Stagg 

Girls tennis 

■Sept. ■ 16 - at Sandburg 

Invitational 

■Sept. ■ 19 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

West 

■Sept. ■ 20 - at Stagg 

Sam Bollman (41), Jessica 

Loera (42) and Maddy Herbert 

(42). 

Boys soccer 

Lincoln-Way East 2, Hinsdale 

Central 4 

Frank Dicosola and Ryan 

Corydon scored for the Griffins. 

Girls tennis 

Lincoln-Way Central 6, Joliet 

West 1 

Kiana Sikich took second 

in singles 6-0, 6-0. Katie 

Blake/Natalie Spudic took 

first in doubles 6-0,6-3 

its significant win at Maine 

South, as he had slight concerns 

of a letdown. But 

the Griffins did not carry 

the previous week’s win to 

Andrew, and Lewandowski 

said he expects his team not 

to carry its loss to the game 

Friday, Sept. 15, at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais. 

“We’re really good at 

compartmentalizing week 

to week,” Lewandowski 

said. “So, I’m not concerned 

with that. I give these guys 

until 8 a.m. to feel however 

it is they want to feel about 

it. And then, at 8 a.m., they 

have to flush it, and we 

move on and start working 

again.” 

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2703 Legal 

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NING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI- 

NOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

12739 Lauffer Road, Mokena, IL 

60448 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-36-100-017-0000 















County. 



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

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

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


of the unit, other than amortgagee, 



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

the assessments required bysubsection 



Act. 


(J) ifthere is asurplus following 






amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 




the State. 


CONTACT: 

Egan & Alaily LLC 

321 N. Clark Street Suite 1430 

Chicago, IL 

P: 1-312-253-8640 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

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Athlete of the week 

Athlete of the Month 

10 Questions 

with E.J. Charles 

E.J. Charles is a senior at 

Lincoln-Way Central on the 

boys golf team 

How did you get started 

in golf? 

Right before freshman 

year, a couple of my friends 

were bored, and their dads 

had golfed, so they used their 

dads’ clubs. But, no one in 

my family ever really golfed 

except for my grandparents. 

So, the first time I went out, 

I played with my grandmother’s 

clubs. Ever since, I just 

fell in love with [golf]. 

What are your plans for 

college? 

I’ve been in talks with 

Bradley University in Peoria 

and the University of 

Evansville. Both of those 

coaches I’ve been talking 

to a little bit, so we’ll see 

where it goes. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

You can never actually 

win. You just have to keep 

working hard. You can keep 

getting better and better. And 

once you get better, you can 

strive for perfection, but 

you’ll never reach it. [That] 

is, I guess, what keeps me 

coming back. 

What’s the hardest part 

of golf? 

It’s a frustrating game. 

I’ve never been the guy to 

throw my clubs or freak out, 

but I’ll get frustrated sometimes 

just like anybody else 

on the team, or any other 

team … The thing I get frustrated 

the most with is when 

I make a stupid mistake, like 

if I get too aggressive. Every 

once in awhile you hit a 

bad shot, and it’s like, “What 

was I thinking?” 

If you won the lottery, 

what would you buy? 

Probably a new car; my 

“check engine” light has 

been for a little bit … I think 

BMWs look pretty cool. 

What’s the ideal postround 

meal for you? 

Anything in large quantities, 

really. Sometimes we’re 

on the course for six, seven 

hours and I’ll get pretty hungry. 

So, whatever mom has, 

I’ll scarf down. 

What one item could 

you not live without? 

Probably my clubs. I feel 

like without them, I don’t 

know what I’d do with my 

time. 

Photos submitted 

What’s your dream 

foursome for a 

scramble? 

Me, Tiger Woods, Matt 

Kuchar and my buddy, Cam 

Pyle. 

What is your dream 

job? 

Something where I could 

have a lot of money doing 

not a lot of work. That’s ideal, 

so then I could just play 

golf all the time. 

If you could own an 

exotic pet, what would 

it be? 

Probably a lemur. I 

watched “Madagascar” recently, 

and Julian, the lemur, 

seemed like a pretty 

funny dude. So, I’d own a 

lemur. 

Interview conducted by T.J. 

Kremer III, Editor 

Dan Slater, a lacrosse player from Orland Park, won the August Athlete of the Month 

competition for publisher 22nd Century Media’s Southwest Chicago branch. 22nd Century 

Media File Photo 

Eagles lacrosse player 

claims August crown 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Recognition for lacrosse 

player Dan Slater just keeps 

coming. 

Slater, a sophomore at 

Sandburg High School, already 

earned accolades for 

his defensive play in July, 

when he was invited to the 

River City Sportsplex in 

Richmond, Virginia, as a 

2017 Brine National High 

School Lacrosse All-American. 

Now, he is 22nd Century 

Media’s Southwest Chicago 

Athlete of the Month 

after winning the August 

competition. He earned 204 

votes to claim the title. 

Slater has been playing 

lacrosse since the third 

grade, according to the information 

provided with 

his National Lacrosse Classic 

selection. He was a part 

of the Orland Park Chiefs 

Youth Lacrosse program 

for six years and has played 

for the past three years in 

the New Wave Lacrosse 

Club system. He was one 

of two freshman on the junior 

varsity team with the 

Chiefs Lacrosse team and 

also made the varsity roster 

for playoffs. 

The Athlete of the Month 

competition pits featured 

Athlete of the Week selections 

from our south suburban 

newspapers against one 

another in an online voting 

contest. 

The next contest was to 

begin Sunday, Sept. 10. 

To vote, visit Moke 

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over the “Sports” menu tab 

and click “Athlete of the 

Month.” Readers can vote 

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at 5 p.m. Sept. 25. 

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44 | September 14, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger SPORTS 


East spikes Central; Knights fall to 8-2 

Griffins edge Knights 

in all-Lincoln-Way 

volleyball matchup 

Randy Whalen, 


The Lincoln-Way East 

girls volleyball team is expecting 

big things. The 

Lincoln-Way Central girls 

volleyball team has already 

experienced a big turnaround. 

So when the two District 

210 schools met up with 

each other last week both 

of those positives were on 

display. In the end East prevailed 

16-25, 25-18, 25-20 in 

a SouthWest Suburban Conference 

crossover on Thursday, 

Sept. 7 in New Lenox. 

But the victorious Griffins 

(6-3) definitely knew they 

had their hands full against 

an upstart Central (8-2) club, 

which already has more than 

half the wins (15) it did all of 

last season. 

“Central played great defense 

and hit smart,” East 

coach Kris Fiore said. “I told 

the girls that it was a playoff 

atmosphere. We had to earn 

it and we did. We have a lot 

of great senior leadership.” 

That leadership showed 

down the stretch of the third 

set. The Knights had closed 

to within 21-20 when East, 

which had just made three 

straight hitting errors, called 

a time out. Central then 

served long to put the Griffins 

back on serve. They 

never relinquished that as 

Hanna Lesiak (5 kills, 2 

aces) served an ace, fellow 

senior outside hitter Molly 

Hackett had a block and Lesiak 

laced a final ace to end 

it. 

“Central is a really good 

team and we knew we had 

to fight,” Lesiak said. “But, 

in the end, we had heart and 

drive. As a team we all have 

that drive to finish what we 

started. We have heart and we 

were a little better.” 

It also helped that the Griffins 

have Haley Hart. The 

senior middle hitter put down 

eight kills, including backto-back 

key ones in a 6-0 run 

that put East ahead for good 

at 18-15 in set three. Hackett 

(match high 11 kills, 11 digs, 

4 aces) had a pair of aces in 

the burst, which came on the 

heels of a 6-0 run from the 

Knights, during which East 

made five errors. 

“We were all nervous and 

we could tell,” Hart said of the 

third set stretch. “We all had 

to calm each other down and 

not make mistakes. [On her 

back-to-back kills] we were 

just trying to switch up and 

set the middle because [Central] 

was looking for us to go 

outside. Madi [Corey] knew 

where to go with her sets.” 

Corey distributed 24 assists 

from her setter position. 

Fellow senior Emily Ripp 

had 11 digs at libero. 

As sophomores two years 

ago, Corey, Lesiak, and Ripp 

were all at Lincoln-Way 

North. In their final season, 

the Phoenix won a sectional 

championship. The trio transferred 

to East as juniors, but 

their coach at North two 

years ago was current Central 

coach Mary Brown. 

“I’m happy for them and 

how far they’ve come,” 

Brown said of her former 

players. 

She said she’s also happy 

with how her team has performed 

this season. 

“I have a good bunch of 

girls that like to win,” Brown 

said. “We don’t like to lose, 

but the thing is we don’t have 

any big hitters. That’s been 

our weakness.” 

But that didn’t stop Central 

from taking control early in 

the opener. East had leads of 

2-0, 3-1 and 4-3 before the 

Knights used a 7-1 burst to 

go up 10-5 and take the lead 

for good. Senior libero Lucy 

Chesla (3 aces, 9 digs) had 

back-to-back aces and senior 

setter/right side hitter Kylie 

Kulinski (6 kills, 4 assists) 

had an ace and a kill in the 

stretch. 

The closest East got after 

that was three points, the last 

time at 14-11. Another ace by 

Kulinski made it 20-13 and 

consecutive aces from senior 

outside hitter Hannah Stacy 

helped pushed the lead to 23- 

14 as the Knights coasted to 

the opening set victory. 

Set two started out close 

with four ties and three lead 

changes early on. It was still 

close midway through as East 

clung to a 14-13 lead before 

Hackett highlighted a 7-1 

spurt with a trio of kills. The 

Knights closed within 22- 

18 on an ace by senior right 

side hitter Michelle Burk, but 

East closed it out as Hackett 

and Hart had kills down the 

stretch. 

Corey had an ace in the 

third set to cap off a 5-0 run 

and give the Griffins a 9-3 

lead. But, trailing 10-4, Central 

came back to take the 

15-12 lead before East regrouped 

to pull it out. 

Senior setter/right side hitter 

Cassidy Wyman (3 kills, 

10 assists) and sophomore 

middle hitter Layne Stevens 

(3 blocks) also contributed 

for the Knights, whose 

only other loss this season 

was 25-19, 25-13 in pool 

play to tournament champion 

Marist in the Plainfield 

North Invite. 

“I’m really proud of my 

girls,” Brown said. “They 

are really coachable, we 

get the most out of them, 

and they have a great work 

ethic,” Brown said. “East 

served us really tough. We 

hope to get another chance 

to face them at the end of 

the season.” 

Two days before, on Sept. 

5, the Knights won a local 

matchup as they defeated visiting 

Providence 25-18, 25-23 

in an all New Lenox battle. 

Kulinski (11 kills, 8 assists, 

3 blocks), Wyman (5 kills, 

10 assists, 9 digs), Chesla (11 

digs) and Layne (3 blocks) led 

the way for Central. 

FOOTBALL 

From Page 46 

than 38 points per game. 

Pollack opened the scoring 

against Thornwood with a 

41-yard catch-and-run on a 

wide receiver screen, then 

ran for touchdowns of 16 

and 2 yards, respectively. He 

finished with seven carries 

for 51 yards and two receptions 

for 57 yards. 

Senior quarterback Sam 

Pipiras played another efficient 

game, completing 

6-of-9 passes for 138 yards 

and two touchdowns, including 

a 4-yarder to Zach Stoklosa. 

Pipiras, in his first year 

starting under center, has yet 

to turn the ball over. 

Stoklosa, meanwhile, also 

caught a 45-yard pass from 

Pipiras and totaled 49 yards 

on two receptions. Running 

backs Mike Gossage and 

Conner McWilliams contributed 

to the scoring, each 

with touchdown runs of 5 

yards. 

The Knights will attempt 

to avenge one of their four 

defeats from 2016 when they 

face Lockport on Homecoming 

at 7:30 Friday, Sept. 15. 

The Knights played arguably 

their worst game last 

season against the Porters, 

and lost 16-14. Beyond that, 

in Week 5, looms a date with 

Lincoln-Way East. The Griffins 

(3-0) entered Week 3 

as the No. 1-ranked team in 

the state by the Associated 

Press. 

RIGHT: Quarterback Sam 

Pipiras, who finished 

6-for-9, 138 yards and two 

touchdowns, passes the 

ball. Jason Maholy/22nd 

Century Media

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Griffins too much to handle for Thunderbolts 

Tim Carroll, Sports Editor 

After the opening kick 

of the game, Lincoln-Way 

East was in control against 

Andrew. 

In the end, the Griffins, 

coming off a signature 

win at Maine South, 

showed their strength up 

front — both on offense 

and defense — and finished 

with a 42-2 victory in 

Tinley Park. 

The Thunderbolts recovered 

an onside kick to start 

the game, but the Griffins 

defense kept Andrew in 

check on its opening possession, 

as Lincoln-Way 

East would do all night. 

“They went to more of a 

run option offense this year, 

so you’ve got to be able to 

control things up front,” 

Lincoln-Way East coach 

Rob Zvonar said. “Our D- 

line’s done a great job now 

three weeks in a row.” 

Following the Andrew 

three-and-out and a short 

punt, Lincoln-Way East 

took over at its own 31- 

yard line and took just three 

plays to find the end zone. 

A 55-yard, multiple-tackle-breaking 

run by Griffins 

quarterback Brendan 

Morrissey set up a 12-yard 

touchdown pass to receiver 

Marc Kirby. 

“Of course, when Brendan 

Morrissey is running 

your [offense], you always 

Griffins defensive back Brendan Gallagher gets the fumble 

recovery and takes it in for a touchdown. East forced three 

fumbles on the night. 

have a chance to score,” 

Zvonar said. 

With the Griffins defense 

working, especially 

up front, Andrew continued 

to struggle to get anything 

going offensively. Thunderbolts 

coach Adam Lewandowski 

said the game 

plan was in place to take on 

what Andrew knew would 

be a stout Lincoln-Way East 

team, but the execution was 

not where he wanted it to 

be. 

“It was them playing their 

tail off, and us not rising 

to the challenge,” Lewandowski 

said. 

Morrissey (5-for-6, 57 

yards, 2 TDs passing; 75 

rushing yards) earned his 

second passing touchdown 

of the evening on a 31-yard 

throw to tight end Turner 

Pallissard, who caught the 

ball around the 15-yard 

line and immediately made 

a would-be Thunderbolts 

tackler miss before finding 

the end zone. 

Pallissard contributed 

again in the first quarter, 

this time lined up as a 

fullback. He converted on 

fourth-and-2 from the Andrew 

3-yard line, before 

taking another handoff from 

the fullback position and 

diving into the end zone 

from a yard out to make the 

score 21-0. 

Lincoln-Way East would 

get another touchdown 

from running back Jordan 

Corbett (46 yards, TD) with 

Lincoln-Way East quarterback Matt Judd hands the ball off to running back Jordan Corbett 

during the game against Andrew High School on Sept. 8. Corbett ended the game with 46 

yards rushing and one TD. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

6:06 left in the half to make 

the score 28-0. 

East’s depth was on display 

early in the game. Ryan 

Scianna (68 yards), Corbett, 

Pallissard and Chris Wilder 

all took handoffs out of the 

backfield for the Griffins. 

Morrissey, Jack Baltz and 

Matt Judd all took snaps 

from the quarterback position. 

“You want to get some 

guys opportunities, [because] 

you never know with 

injuries down the road,” 

Zvonar said. “... We’ve 

got some great depth, and a 

Jack Baltz and a Matt Judd 

and a Jordan Corbett go in 

there, and you stay at a high 

level of play at the quarterback 

and running back skill 

positions, that’s good. And 

it was the same on defense. 

Our seconds went in and 

played very well. It’s fun 

to have that depth. We’re 

blessed to have it.” 

Andrew got its only 

points of the night on a 

safety set up by a deep sack 

from Joe DeHaan. After a 

loss of 12 yards, East was 

forced to punt, but the long 

snap went over the punter’s 

head and rolled out of the 

end zone for the safety with 

1:08 left in the half. 

28-2 would be the score 

at the half, but the Griffins 

were not done. On the 

East’s opening possession 

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PRESSBOX PICKS 

Our staff’s predictions for 

the top games in Week 4 

10-5 

9-6 

9-6 

9-6 

Lockport (1-2) at Lincoln-Way Central (3-0) 

Sandburg (1-2) at Lincoln-Way East (3-0) 

Tinley Park (1-2) hosts T.F. North (1-2) 

Providence Catholic (1-2) hosts St. Ignatius (3-0) 

Lincoln-Way West (2-1) at Thornridge (3-0) 

11-4 

Tom Czaja | Contributing 

Editor 

• LW Central 21, Lockport 14. The 

Knights stay unblemished, avenging 

a close loss to the Porters 

from a year ago. 

• LW East 

• Tinley Park 

• Providence 

• LW West 

Joe Coughlin | Publisher 

• LW Central 38, Lockport 21. 

Well-rounded Knights too much 

on both sides of the ball. 

• LW East 



• LW West 

Tim Carroll | Sports Editor 


Lockport’s loss to South Elgin put me 

behind Tom, so I’m picking Central 

on a grudge. 

• LW East 


• St. Ignatius 

• LW West 

Heather Warthen | Chief 

Operating Officer 

• LW Central 24, Lockport 21. The 

Knights continue to roll early in 

the season against the Porters. 

• LW East 


• St. Ignatius 

• LW West 

Max Lapthorne | 

Contributing Editor 


Tavares Moore finds the end zone 

a few times for the Porters, but 

Central pulls away late. 

• LW East 



• LW West

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Central defense shines again against Thornwood 

Jason Maholy 


If fantasy football players 

could choose Lincoln-Way 

Central as their defense/ 

special teams, they would at 

this point expect to get big 

contributions on a weekly 

basis from one of the most 

inconsistent positions in the 

pretend game. 

The Knights’ defense 

gave a third consecutive 

strong performance to begin 

the season as Central (3-0) 

trounced Thornwood, 48-6, 

Friday, Sept. 8, in South Holland. 

Defensive back Peyton 

Nigro returned an interception 

for a touchdown, and 

the defense sacked Thunderbird 

quarterbacks three times 

while limiting the hosts to 

70 yards from scrimmage – 

and only four yards rushing. 

Thornwood did not record a 

first down until four minutes 

into the second quarter, by 

which time the Knights led 

21-0 via three touchdowns 

by senior running back Matt 

Pollack. 

A 94-yard kickoff return 

for a touchdown by Thornwood’s 

Daveonte Gilliam 

was all that prevented Central 

from a second shutout in 

three games. 

The Knights are unbeaten 

through three weeks for the 

first time since 2008, when 

they started 4-0. 

“I think we’re playing really 

good defense, and that’s 

what our program is built 

upon,” Central head coach 

Jeremy Cordell said. “We 

did a real nice job against 

the run, just playing physical 

and being dialed in.” 

The Knights have allowed 

21 points and 420 yards 

from scrimmage through 

three contests, while recovering 

two fumbles and intercepting 

four passes. Cordell 

credited Central’s five senior 

linebackers with setting the 

tone for the defense. Nick 

DeGregorio, Matt Granberry 

and Liam Markham patrol 

the middle of the field, while 

Mark O’Reilly and Brett 

Widule man the wings. 

“They’re focused, and that 

begins at practice,” he said. 

“They play the way that they 

practice, and you’re going 

to do that: If you practice 

haphazardly your going to 

play haphazardly – and they 

don’t, they bring it every 

day. They challenge each 

other and they challenge the 

defense, and they do a great 

job.” 

Nigro’s pick-six, a 54-yard 

sprint down the right sideline, 

put the Knights up 35-0 

with 5:11 remaining the first 

half. The Knights scored on 

punt returns in each of their 

first two games this season, 

but Nigro’s second career interception 

return for a touchdown 

marked the first time 

the defense has found the 

end zone. 

“It’s the greatest feeling 

in the world, scoring on 

defense,” said Nigro, who 

scored last season during 

a three-pick performance 

against Andrew. “Our coaches 

set us up in the right spot. 

We saw the play multiple 

times in practice this week, 

so as soon as we saw the formation 

we knew it was coming. 

I read the quarterback’s 

eyes and hit it right away.” 

The Knights’ offense has 

yet to click on all cylinders, 

but is still averaging better 

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ABOVE: Lincoln-Way 

Central linebacker 

Jackson Hosman 

(left) goes for a strip, 

while Jack Roberts 

also engages with a 

Thornwood ballcarrier 

Friday, Sept. 8, during 

a game in South 

Holland. Photos by 

Jason Maholy/22nd 

Century Media 

LEFT: Conner 

McWilliams looks to 

evade a tackler. 

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fastbreak 

Girls volleyball 

Battle of SWSC heavyweights goes Griffins’ way 

Julie McMann/22nd Century 

Media 

1st-and-3 

Central, East 

football putting up 

impressive numbers 

1. The Griffins’ AP 

ranking in Week 3 

The East football 

team is ranked No 

1 in the state by the 

Associated Press, in 

part due to handling 

Maine South last 

week. 

2. Peyton Nigro 

The Knights’ defensive 

back scored his 

second career pick-six 

this week against 

Thornwood. The 

Knights also have two 

punts returned for 

TDs so far this year. 

3. 3-0 

Both teams’ records. 

If the Griffins and 

Knights can each 

avoid a potential trap 

game next week, 

then the two are 

headed on a collision 

course to meet 

undefeated in Week 

5 at Lincoln-Way 

Central. 

Sandburg falls 

in close straight 

sets to conference 

opponent 

RANDY WHALEN 


Sure, it was only the opening 

set, but it was certainly 

a pivotal moment in last 

week’s huge girls volleyball 

match between Lincoln-Way 

East and host Sandburg. 

The Eagles had just tied 

the score at 23-23, when senior 

outside hitter Abbie Stefanon 

saw her hit roll off the 

top of the tape and fall over 

for a huge kill. 

But Molly Hackett had other 

plans. Hackett hammered a 

back-row kill down the right 

side to put East a point from 

victory. Fellow senior outside 

hitter Hanna Lesiak then 

pushed the ball to a vacated 

area to end the opener. The 

Griffins went on to a 25-23, 

25-20 victory over Sandburg 

on Sept. 5 in an early-season 

SouthWest Suburban Conference 

Blue Division matchup 


The match was originally 

scheduled for Oct. 10, but it 

was moved up to this early in 

the season because Sandburg 

had parent-teacher conferences 

slated for that night. 

No one could remember 

the last time East (5-3, 1-0) 

defeated the Eagles (7-4, 

0-1) in an SWSC match. The 

last time Sandburg didn’t 

win the Blue Division was 

2008, when Lockport Township 

captured the title. The 

Griffins, however, were in 

the SWSC Red Division at 

that time. The Eagles have 

won the last eight and 10 

of the past 11 Blue division 

titles. 

East, which did defeat the 

Eagles 15-13, 10-15, 15-9 in 

the sectional final in 2002, 

has one conference title since 

the SWSC formed in 2005. 

That was in the Red Division 

in 2006. While there are still 

many obstacles to go for the 

the Griffins, they hope this 

victory helps springboard 

them to their first conference 

title since then. 

“We finally beat Sandburg,” 

Hackett (match-high 

11 kills, 12 digs, 2 aces) said. 

“We finally got over that 

hump. It’s always one of our 

biggest humps of the year, so 

this year it’s nice to finally 

beat them and have that lead 

[in the conference].” 

“We called a time out,” 

Hackett said of when the 

score got tied at 23-23. “I 

told everyone that I wanted 

the set from the [back row] 

on the right side. [Senior setter] 

Madi [Corey] made a 

great set. I was working on 

that line shot, and when there 

was no block, I just went up 

and swung. It was awesome.” 

When Lesiak (9 kills) polished 

off the opener, following 

a serve from Hackett, 

there was a sense that the 

Griffins had made a leap. 

“We haven’t won a conference 

title in 11 years,” East 

coach Kris Fiore said. “We 

Griffins Hanna Lesiak (left) and Haley Hart (right) block 

Sandburg’s Lauren Mizera’s hit during the Sept. 5 game 

against Sandburg. Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

brought that up and how important 

a good start to the 

conference was. We had to be 

ready to play, and this is one 

hurdle that we’re over. 

“We had senior leadership, 

and something we preach 

is the 3-second rule,” Fiore 

said. “You have 3 seconds to 

be happy or sad after a point, 

and then you have to move 

on. That’s the rule.” 

Sandburg only had one 

lead the entire match. That 

was on the initial point of 

the night, which came on a 

block by junior middle hitter 

Lauren Mizera, The Griffins 

scored the next three points 

and never trailed again. 

There were first-set ties at 

7-7 and 9-9 before East embarked 

on a 4-0 run, during 

which senior middle hitter 

Haley Hart (3 kills) had a kill 

and a block. 

Ahead 13-12, senior outside 

hitter Kaelyn Daniel 

deposited a pair of kills, and 

senior libero Emily Ripp (15 

digs) ripped an ace, as East 

extended to an 18-12 lead. 

With the help of a kill by 

senior right side hitter Teresa 

Egan (4 kills), the Eagles 

clawed back to 20-19. but 

they still trailed 23-20 before 

a co-block by Mizera and 

senior setter Maureen Imrie 

(6 assists), a long hit and the 

kill off the tape by Stefanon 

(team-high 7 kills) tied it at 

23-23. 

“We’re working on personal 

responsibility,” Sandburg 

coach David Vales said. 

“We had some people who 

had trouble with personal responsibility 

at the beginning 

of the first set. But we never 

gave up, and we’re confident 

on our home floor. 

“We thought for sure that 

we’d be able to roll after a 

while. They gave us some 

free balls, and we didn’t 

put those down. That’s what 

you have to do versus teams 

of this caliber, and we didn’t 

do that.” 

Junior setter Rachel De- 

Fries (6 assists) and sophomore 

libero Rachel Krasowski 

(12 digs) also contributed 

for Sandburg, which won last 

season’s matchup 25-17, 23- 

25, 25-22 over East on Oct. 6 


The Griffins jumped out to 

a 2-0 lead in the second set, 

and it was never tied. Leading 

8-5 Hackett had a pair of 

kills, freshman setter Kaleigh 

Ritter served an ace, and Hart 

capped off a 6-0 spurt with a 

tip kill as the lead grew to 14- 

5. It was 17-6 after a Hackett 

ace. 

But true to their nevergive-up 

attitude, the Eagles 

went on an 11-4 stretch. 

With her team ahead 24- 

19, Hackett hoped to serve 

it out with another ace. But 

her attempt went just long. 

No matter, as she stepped up 

on the next rotation and put 

away a final kill to end the 

match. 

“I though it was in and 

on the line,” Hackett said of 

her serve. “But then Madi 

had another great set [on the 

match-ending kill].” 

Both teams will win many 

more matches, and the rest 

of the SWSC Blue battles 

will be from mid October on. 

But this was a big win for the 

Griffins. 

“It’s been a long time,” 

Vales said of the Eagles’ last 

loss to East. “I still felt pretty 

confident after the first set. I 

felt like we’d get back in rotation, 

but we shot ourselves 

in the foot and never really 

got in rhythm.” 

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TUNE IN 

Index 

“I think we’re playing really good defense, and 

that’s what our program is built upon.” 

Jeremy Cordell – Lincoln-Way Central football coach, on the Knights’ 

strong start to the season. 

Girls golf 

4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 

• Lincoln-Way Central hosts Lincoln-Way West 

and Andrew on Senior Night. 

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41 – Athlete of the Week 

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Unstoppable? 

Lincoln-Way East cruises 

past Andrew 42-2 in 

another blowout win, 

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Griffins 

best upstart 

Knights LW East 

girls volleyball handles its 

business against rival LW 

Central, Page 44 

Lincoln-Way Central manhandles 

Thornwood on the road to stay 

unbeaten, Page 46 

Knights senior running back Matt Pollack gets blockers out in 

front during the game against Andrew on Friday, Sept. 8. 

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