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Federal 

charges Former 

D210 superintendent 

indicted for alleged 

fraud, Page 4 

Finding work 

ShareFest job fair 

connects applicants and 

employers, Page 5 

Frankfort native and business 

owner waits out Hurricane Irma 

with his family, Page 3 

Getting a leg 

up Home Buyers 2017 

Guide provides 22nd 

Century Media’s readers 

plenty of resources, 

Inside 

Hurricane Irma, 

a powerful Cape 

Verde-type 

hurricane, struck 

Florida Sept. 10 

during its journey 

across the Atlantic 

Ocean. Photo by 

NASA

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THURSDAY 

Medicare Part D 

10:30 a.m. Sept. 21, Frankfort 

Public Library, 21119 

S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. 

Diane Adduci will present a 

60-minute educational program 

about Medicare Part D, 

The Medicare Prescription 

Drug Program. For more information 

and registration, 

visit www.frankfortlibrary. 

org or call (815) 534-6173. 

Paint to Rhythm 

7 p.m. Sept. 21, Frankfort 



Join the library for a fun and 

relaxing adult art program. 

Christine Thornton will teach 

techniques for painting to the 

rhythm of music using watercolor 

pencils. All supplies 

provided and no experience 

necessary. A non-refundable 

$5 art supplies fee is required. 

For more information and 

registration, visit www.frankfortlibrary.org 

or call (815) 

534-6173. 

FRIDAY 

Superhero Dance 

Deadline to register is Sept. 

22. Event will be held 6-8 p.m. 

Friday, Sept. 29, Founders 

Community Center, 140 Oak 

St., Frankfort. Dress fancyformal 

or superhero-fabulous 

for this fun night for moms and 

sons. Light refreshments will 

be served and there will be a 

live DJ for entertainment. Preregistration 

is required. Tickets 

will not be sold at the door. 

Cost is $11 per person. For 

more information and registration, 

call (815) 469-9400. 

Old Plank Trail 5K 

Advance registration ends 

Sept. 22. Race will be held at 

8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, Breidert 

Green, Oak and Kansas 

Streets, downtown Frankfort. 

Pre-race registration 

begins at 8 a.m. and continues 

until 9 a.m., and the 

race will begin at 9:30 a.m. 

Pre-registration cost is $15 

per person; day-of-cost is 

$20 per person. Awards will 

be given to top race finishers 

in each age category. To 

register online, visit www. 

villageoffrankfort.com, click 

on “October 7” on the event 

calendar on the home page, 

and click “Register” to complete 

the application. 

Ribbon Cutting 

4:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 

Reign & Roses Boutique, 11 

S. White Street, Frankfort. 

Join the Frankfort Chamber of 

Commerce for a ribbon cutting 

and reception at Reign 

and Roses Boutique in the upstairs 

of the Trolly Barn. 

Bakers Delight 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 

Founders Community Center, 

140 Oak St., Frankfort. 

Have some fun learning a 

new recipe: cookies and 

cream cupcakes. Every baker 

will participate in pouring 

and mixing the ingredients. 

Learn the safety of being 

in the kitchen and how to 

read a recipe. This program 

is for children ages 3 1/2-9 

years. For more information 

and registration, visit www. 

frankfortparks.org or call 

(815) 469-9400. 

SATURDAY 

Rhythm Class with Tom 

2:30 p.m. Sept. 23, Frankfort 



Learn all about rhythm with 

Tom from Down Home Guitars. 

No prior music knowledge 

required. This program 

is for students in grades 

6-12. For more information 

and registration, visit www. 

frankfortlibrary.org or call 

(815) 534-6173. 

SUNDAY 

Chews to Cruise 

1-4 p.m. Sept. 24, Frankfort 

Township Complex, 11000 W. 

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort. 

All classic cars invited. Enjoy 

hot dogs and Polish sausages 

by Lou’s Wiener Wagon as 

well as popcorn and door 

prizes. Instant Pharmacy in 

Frankfort will be sponsoring 

a flu shot clinic, with pneumonia 

and whooping cough shots 

available also. Most insurances 

accepted or the approximate 

cost for flu shots is $20. 

This event benefits the Frankfort 

Township Food Pantry. In 

the case of inclement weather, 

the event will be cancelled. 

For more information and a 

list of suggested donations, 

visit www.frankforttownship. 

com and find the event on the 

September calendar. 

Wine Walk 

4-8 p.m. Sept. 24, Historic 

Downtown Frankfort. 

Stroll through the charming 

downtown during Wined-ing 

Through Historic Downtown 

Frankfort, the 6th annual wine 

and ale walk. Enjoy wine, ale, 

appetizers and dessert tastes, 

along with live music scattered 

throughout the route. 

Check in will begin at 3:30 

p.m. at Breidert Green. Cost is 

$35 per person (must be 21 or 

older) and $10 for the designated 

driver. For more information 

and registration, visit 

www.frankfortchamber.com. 

MONDAY 

Music with Moana 

4-5 p.m. Sept. 25, KidsWork 

Children’s Museum, 

11 S. White St., Frankfort. 

Join KidsWork for a Musical 

Monday with Alexia 

Kubas as Moana. There will 

be singing, book reading, a 

Polynesian craft and time for 

a photo op with Moana. Cost 

is $2 for members and $4 

for non-members. For more 

information, visit www.kids 

workchildrensmuseum.org. 

The Lincoln Highway 


Public Library District, 

21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, 

Frankfort. Join David Clark 

for a presentation followed 

by a question and answer 

session. In 1915, the Lincoln 

Highway became the 

first named auto trail to be 

marked from coast-to-coast. 

For more information and 

registration, call (815) 534- 

6173 or visit. www.frankfortlibrary.org 

Township Board Meeting 


Township Office, 11000 W. 

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort. 

For more information, visit 

www.frankforttownship.com. 

TUESDAY 

Senior Health Expo 

9-11 a.m. Sept. 26, Founders 

Community Center, 140 

Oak St., Frankfort. Frankfort/ 

Mokena TRIAD will host a 

senior health expo. Walgreens 

will offer flu shots, pneumonia, 

and other vaccines. There 

will also be health screenings, 

health and safety presentations, 

refreshments, and 

raffle prizes. The Secretary of 

State’s office will be offering 

driver’s license renewal and 

other services. Participants are 

asked to bring their Medicare 

cards for vaccines. For more 

information, call the Frankfort 

Police Department (815) 469- 

9435. 

Kindness Rock Painting 




Frankfort. Adults age 21 and 

older can join the Kindness 

Rocks Project. Materials 

will be provided. For more 

information and registration, 

call (815) 534-6173 or visit 

www.frankfortlibrary.org. 

WEDNESDAY 

The Squad 

4:30 p.m. Sept. 27, Frankfort 



Frankfort. Join the Squad: 

the only group in the library 

that decides what everyone 

else in your school 

will be dying to read next. 

This group is for students 

in grades 3-5. For more information 

and registration, 

call (815) 534-6173 or visit 

www.frankfortlibrary.org. 

Ribbon Cutting 

4:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 27, 

YUMZ Gourmet Frozen 

Yogurt, 19985 S. LaGrange 

Road, Frankfort. Join the 

Frankfort Chamber of Commerce 

for a ribbon cutting 

and reception. Ribbon cutting 

will be at 5:15 p.m. 

UPCOMING 

Senior Fall Luncheon 

Deadline to register is 

Friday, Sept. 29. Event will 

be held from noon-2 p.m. 

Thursday, Oct. 5, Founders 

Community Center, 140 Oak 

St., Frankfort. Celebrate the 

coming of fall with friends 

and an afternoon of delicious 

food and live entertainment. 

After lunch, enjoy more entertainment, 

socializing and 

dessert. Cost is $12 per person. 

For more information 

and registration, call (815) 

469-9400. 

ONGOING 

PB&J Drive 

Ongoing through Thursday, 

Sept. 28, Associated Orthodontists, 

640 Bankview 

Drive, Frankfort. The employees 

of Associated Orthodontists 

are supporting 

“Hunger Action Month” by 

hosting a peanut butter and 

jelly drive throughout the 

month. In addition to peanut 

butter and jelly, any nonperishable 

food items will be 

accepted. All items collected 

will be donated to the Northern 

Illinois Food Bank and 

We Care of Grundy County. 

For more information, call 

(815) 469-4062. 

To submit an item to the 

printed calendar, contact 

Amanda Stoll at (708) 

326-9170 ext. 34, or email 


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Hurricane bound 

Frankfort native 

and his family move 

to Florida shortly 

before Irma 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

After 17 years of dreaming 

and searching, Erik Michor 

and his family finally made 

the big move to sunny Florida 

— just in time for Hurricane 

Irma. 

The Michor family moved 

from New Lenox to Lithia, 

Florida, Aug. 1, shortly before 

the start of the new 

school year and just 30 days 

before Irma started brewing 

near Cape Verde just off the 

coast of Africa. 

Cape Verde storms historically 

form some of the strongest 

hurricanes because of 

their ability to gain strength 

over open water before making 

landfall in the Caribbean 

and southern states. 

Erik Michor, who grew 

up in Frankfort and owns 

Energy Nutrition in town, 

and his wife, Terri, knew 

they wanted to move to 

Florida eventually and have 

been visiting the area for 

years and scouting locations 

for their new home. 

After much research and 

searching, they finally made 

the decision to move to Lithia 

in the unincorporated area of 

Fish Hawk. They now live 

just 30 minutes from Apollo 

Beach on Tampa Bay. 

Their decision to wait out 

the storm was influenced by 

many factors, including distance 

from the beach, building 

materials used in the 

house and hurricane evacuation 

zones. 

The homes in their neighborhood 

were all built after 

2012 and are aligned with 

Florida’s updated building 

codes, including cinder 

Pictured is a downed tree at a park near the Michors’ home in 

Lithia, Florida, following Hurricane Irma. Photo submitted 

block-reinforced concrete 

walls on the first floor, reinforced 

roof rafters and windows 

and doors rated to withstand 

winds more than 100 

miles per hour. Michor said 

even the shingles are nailed 

in with a different pattern to 

withstand extreme weather. 

“The newer neighborhoods 

are pretty well set up for 

these [storms],” Michor said. 

“... Unless it’s a Category 

4 or higher, you’re actually 

pretty safe because it’s built 

so well.” 

Between their location, 

home structure and the weakening 

of Hurricane Irma by 

the time it got to them, the 

Michors had no damage to 

their home and didn’t lose 

power because of the storm. 

In the week leading up to 

the storm, however, the Michors 

experienced the rush 

for bottled water, batteries, 

flashlights and non-perishable 

foods that are all-toooften 

highlighted in the news 

leading up to major storms. 

“It was a long six days last 

week,” Michor said. 

Starting on Labor Day, 

nearly a week before the 

storm came their way, he 

said people were clearing the 

shelves of essential supplies. 

“It was just jammed, and 

everyone was buying cases 

of water and everything,” 

Michor said. “The lines were 

ridiculous, the shelves were 

already empty and we didn’t 

know what the heck that 

was.” 

At that point, he said, they 

were just enjoying Labor Day 

Weekend with friends, and 

the hurricane wasn’t even on 

their radar yet. 

“It was really far away, but 

apparently people down here 

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Summit Hill District 161 Board of Education 

D161 reviews student assessment data 

Megann Horstead 

Freelance Reporter 

The Summit Hill District 

161 Board of Education examined 

preliminary reports 

on Partnership for Assessment 

of Readiness for College 

and Careers exams made 

available to them in July at its 

Sept. 13 regular meeting. 

The assessment, known 

as PARCC, is administered 

in English language arts and 

mathematics to students in 

grades 3-8. 

Superintendent Barb Rains 

said it is important to compare 

the data based on the 

Common Core State Standards 

“from the 2015-2016 

and 2016-2017 school years, 

which it looks like we’re 

holding steady for [English 

language arts] and for math, 

because we always like to 

take a look at where we are in 

comparison to the State.” 

The preliminary results in 

English language arts show 

that 44 percent of D161 

students meet or exceed 

Common Core State Standards, 

which is 7 percent 

higher than the state average, 

whereas 36 percent meet 

or exceed those standards in 

mathematics, which is five 

percent higher than the state 

Round it up 

A brief recap of action and discussion from the Sept. 13 

regular meeting of the Summit Hill District 161 Board of 

Education: 

District 161 tentatively set the time and date for a special 

meeting for board planning for the 2018-2019 academic year. 

That session will take place at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 27. 

The school board awarded a one-year contract to Eternally 

Green Lawn Care for snow removal services occurring during 

the 2017-2018 winter season. According to the agreement, 

the district is to pay $1,295 per event. Officials will review 

the decision to pay for snow removal services in the event 

the amount exceeds $50,030. At that point, additional board 

approval will be necessary. 

Officials amended a board policy setting a minimum of 

notification of 24 hours for special meetings. The district 

decided to make the amendment after reviewing a 2011 legal 

opinion. The board action corrects a mismatch in board policy. 

Broker - Management Team 

“10” 

average. That data remained 

steady for D161 and the state 

moving from the 2015-2016 

academic year to 2016-2017. 

The district uses composite 

scores generated based on 

each of the levels against the 

State preliminary numbers. 

“We use this data in terms 

of our school improvement 

planning because the PARCC 

is an indicator of student success,” 

Rains said. “We also 

use our STAR Benchmark 

Assessments to address immediate 

academic needs and 

monitor student progress in 

real time.” 

PARCC exams were administered 

to students in 

March. The information 

comparing D161 students 

to others in local area feeder 

schools is not yet publicly 

available. 

“This is our frustration as 

administrators what we’re 

hearing from the board table, 

in terms of how do you utilize 

this test, and [make sure] 

that it holds water, [and] that 

it’s going to be part of your 

data points to do whatever 

you need to do to help support 

a child,” Rains said. 

In mathematics, student 

scores were lower in grades 

5-8 than in grades K-4. 

Board Secretary David Faber 

questioned why the data 

levels in mathematics fell for 

students in their middle and 

junior high school years. 

“[Is there] any preliminary 

indication of why that might 

be, or is that something that 

might need to be looked 

into?” he asked. 

Director of Curriculum 

John Snipes said he is looking 

into curricular consistency to 

ensure that all students have 

access to the same resources. 

The curriculum department 

intends to finish the 

topic checklists it started developing 

recently to help the 

district understand the levels 

at which students start and 

end the year. 

Board Vice President Stacey 

Borgens asked if the 

problem could be intersected 

with the introduction of Go 

Math! as the district’s new 

mathematics program. 

Snipes said that is a theory, 

but it hasn’t been backed up. 

“Other than back up three 

years ago when we started 

Go Math!, it was so challenging 

for all of our students — 

particularly our third-graders 

— but now those students 

are entering Hilda Walker, 

and even that [is] much more 

complicated by those Common 

Core State Standards,” 

he said. 

During the 2013-2014 academic 

year, District 161 adopted 

a new Common Core 

State Standards-aligned math 

resource. Consequently, students 

in grades K-4 only 

know Common Core State 

Standards, while those in 

grades 5-8 have transitioned 

from the previous standards. 

“Students in grades 5-8 

may not have had as much 

exposure to Common Core 

State Standards as students in 

grades K-4,” Rains said. 

Individual student scores 

will go home with students 

on Friday, Sept. 22. 

Moving forward, District 

161 intends to utilize 

STAR assessments instead of 

PARCC. 

Board Member George 

Leonard wanted to know 

if Snipes intends to use the 

district’s PARCC scores to 

determine if the results correlate 

to STAR. 

Snipes refuted the idea. 

“I don’t know if you’ve 

seen our PARCC scores recently, 

but they do not match 

PARCC,” he said. “Our 

STAR scores are very high. 

Our students are very high 

achieving on STAR. This 

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Former D210 superintendent 

indicted on fraud charges 

James Sanchez 

Contributing Editor 

Former Lincoln-Way 

Community 

High School 

District 210 

superintendent 

Lawrence 

Wyllie, 

who served 

from 1989- Wyllie 

2013, has 

been indicted on fraud 

charges, according to a 

press release issued Thursday, 

Sept. 14, by the U.S. 

Attorney’s Office for the 

Northern District of Illinois. 

The federal indictment 

states Wyllie misappropriated 

school funds for his 

own benefit and falsely represented 

the true financial 

deficit the district was facing. 

Wyllie participated in 

multiple schemes to obtain 

money, including using 

$50,000 of school funds to 

create Superdog — a dogtraining 

school — which 

had no benefit to the school, 

according to the press release. 

The indictment also 

stated Wyllie allegedly misappropriated 

a combined 

$30,500 of school funds 

by falsely representing the 

money as compensation 

for unused vacation days 

as well as paying himself a 

retirement stipend that was 

not in his contract. 

The indictment stated 

Wyllie put the district in $7 

million of additional debt 

by alleged fraudulent issuance 

of bond funds used 

toward the district’s operating 

expenses and payroll for 

district employees when it 

was supposed to be used for 

the construction and renovation 

of the Lincoln-Way 

high schools. 

In 2009, when Wyllie 

From sept. 14 

was challenged about the 

district’s financial health, 

he allegedly misled the 

public by falsely stating 

the State of Illinois was 

behind $5 million in payments, 

according to the 

indictment. 

The U.S. Attorney’s Office 

has been investigating 

District 210’s financial status 

since 2016 and turned 

its attention toward Wyllie 

when it issued a subpoena 

seeking all records of salary 

and compensation dating 

back to the time he was 

hired. 

An arraignment in U.S. 

District Court has not yet 

been scheduled. 

An emailed statement 

from D210 sent Thursday 

afternoon said district officials 

have cooperated with 

federal authorities’ requests 

throughout the investigation. 

“Parents and taxpayers 

should be assured that 

the Board of Education 

is committed to protecting 

taxpayer dollars,” the 

statement reads. “In July 

of 2016, the district hired 

a new director of finance. 

The director oversees dayto-day 

accounting operations 

and transactions. In 

June of 2017, the board 

approved the hiring of an 

experienced business manager 

to oversee all financial 

operations and budgeting 

services.” 

In the statement, D210 

Board of Education President 

Joseph Kirkeeng added 

the board is “committed to 

continued oversight and assessment 

of district policies 

and procedures.” 

“The board will continue 

to work with the administration 

to move this district 

forward,” he said.



ShareFest job fair brings job seekers, employers together 


Feeding the hungry and 

filling local food pantries 

aren’t the only things that 

ShareFest stands for. It also 

helps people get jobs. 

Gary Cheney, founder of 

ShareFest, said it’s about 

connecting job seekers with 

people looking to fill jobs. 

The concept seems simple, 

but Cheney said that’s 

not always the case. 

“The problem is, they’re 

not reaching the people who 

need a job,” Cheney said. 

The unemployment rate 

in Will County was 4.4 percent 

in April according to the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

which is down from 6.3 percent 

in January, but there are 

still plenty of people looking 

for employment. 

And, looking for employees, 

according to Cheney. 

“These employers are begging 

for ways to get in touch 

with people,” said Cheney, 

so ShareFest also invites 

employers to its larger Love 

Thy Neighbor events. 

“It makes sense to us to 

invite our employers out to 

these big events, where we 

get [200-500] families coming 

to them, or to come into 

a food pantry where people 

need food,” he said. 

By bringing employers 

to people who are already 

in need of food or clothing, 

Cheney said ShareFest 

might be able to connect 

them with people who are 

also looking for a job, which 

in turn could help them feed 

themselves. 

ShareFest, which was 

started in 2007, serves Will 

County through food donations, 

clothing donations, 

health care services, job and 

career resources and helping 

to protect the environment. 

“ShareFest as a whole, 

we have close to 200 partners," 

Cheney said. "Sixty 

of them are employers. The 

Jolane Gervasi (right) of Orland Park talks with Shirley Draper, HR recruiter with Macy’s 

Logistics, during the ShareFest job fair on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the Frankfort Township 

building. Macy’s is currently hiring seasonal warehouse associates and offering retention 

incentives up to $150. Amanda Stoll/22nd century media 

Christina Bohne (right) of Oak Forest talks with Nicole Donahue (center) and Tyffany 

Baylis, HR assistants with WSI, while looking for a job at the ShareFest job fair. 

rest of them are state, county, 

schools, churches, you 

name it.” 

Cheney said usually more 

than 100 people attend 

ShareFest's smaller job fairs, 

like the recent job fair at the 

Frankfort Township building 

in Frankfort, which had 19 

employers present. 

There were part-time, fulltime 

and seasonal opportunities 

available, and not just 

from the 19 companies in attendance. 

For those employer partners 

who were not in attendance, 

Cheney said he collects 

resumes to connect job 

seekers with as many opportunities 

as possible. 

“We have banks, manufacturing, 

of course staffing 

agencies work with a lot of 

different companies, social 

services like Catholic Charities, 

insurance," he said. "It’s 

a pretty wide range of jobs.” 

Finding a job can be a 

daunting task, but the atmosphere 

at the ShareFest job 

fair was one of positivity 

and hope, with smiles and 

Pam Mlinarcik (right) of New Lenox talks with Cleopatra 

Cook, a business service representative with Employment 

and Employer Services, about job opportunities during the 

Sept. 13 ShareFest job fair. Nineteen employers met with 

job seekers at the Frankfort Township building as part of 

ShareFest’s mission. 

Employers meet with job seekers Sept. 13 during 

ShareFest's job fair at the Frankfort Township Building. 

Nineteen employers attended ShareFest’s job fair on Sept. 

13 at the Frankfort Township Building. 

laughter a common occurrence. 

Cheney himself greeted 

many people at the door, 

took their resumes, offered 

encouragement and talked 

to them again before they 

left. 

“We want to care, and we 

want to share and we want to 

have compassion for people 

in need,” Cheney said. 

“That’s what ShareFest is 

— we’re the good news.” 


about ShareFest, and its upcoming 

events, visit www. 

sharefestnewlenox.com.

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Jim Moustis (R-Frankfort) 

has called for a countywide 

hiring freeze for the 2018 

fiscal year. His announcement 

was made in the wake 

of the recently passed state 

of Illinois budget, which reduced 

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can make our hiring choices 

more efficient without impacting 

any vital services to 

the people of Will County.” 

Local governments across 

Illinois, such as Will County, 

will see less funding from 

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a greater percentage of local 

sales tax receipts and decreases 

replacement tax allocations, 

local distribution 

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dollars. Will County specifically 

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less. Finally, county health 

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are expected to rise 

by an estimated $2.3 million 

next year. In total, Will 

County will have to make up 

for a $4.7 million reduction 

in revenue. The total county 

budget for the current fiscal 

year is $570 million. 

“We will see less money 

next year, but nothing we 

can’t handle,” Moustis said. 

“I’m just asking the county 

executive and all other departments 

to plan ahead so 

they don’t get stuck in a tight 

spot next year.” 

Along with a temporary 

hiring freeze, Moustis asked 

departments not to increase 

their budgets for personnel 

during the next fiscal year. 

Essential services, such as the 

Sunny Hill Nursing Home, 

would be exempt from the 

freeze. Individuals currently 

in the hiring process would 

also not be affected 

d161 

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does not represent our STAR 

scores.” 

District 161 will bring another 

report on PARCC to the 

board in November. 

Also at the meeting, the 

Summit Hill school board 

took a moment to examine 

the potential impact of the 

newly signed into law education 

funding formula, also 

known as the evidence-based 

funding formula. 

“The base minimum funding 

formula is what is being 

disbursed now, and there 

[are] other distributions 

irma 

From Page 3 

know that, to start stocking 

up,” he said. 

“The week leading up to 

it was pretty chaotic. Anywhere 

you can think of that 

sells batteries or flashlights 

or water, whether it’s CVS 

[or] Ace Hardware, any of 

the little places you would 

think about, somebody had 

already been there, and it 

was just wiped out. Even 

when they got them in stock, 

as quick as they could bring 

pallets out, people were just 

grabbing them.” 

Michor mentioned the bizarre 

happenings in Tampa 

Bay, where it and areas along 

the coast ran dry because of 

strong winds pushing the water 

away from the coast. Other 

areas experienced a rare 

phenomenon meteorologists 

call hurricane bulge, where 

the low pressure from the 

storm is so strong it actually 

sucks water vertically, creating 

a bulge in the ocean beneath 

the center of the storm. 

In preparation for the 

storm and the possibility for 

storm surge and flooding, 

areas along the Gulf Coast 

were evacuated inland, and 

schools were canceled and 

used as secondary evacuation 

shelters. 

Michor said people were 

based on the evidence-based 

piece of the formula that are 

going to come later so that 

it’s coming in little by little 

as the formulas are developed 

and allocated to the 

districts,” Rains said. “That 

will be probably a standing 

item as we find out more 

about what the allocations 

are and how we can utilize 

them in our budgets.” 

In August, District 161 

received two categorical 

payments from the State of 

Illinois for the 2016-2017 

academic year. That provided 

$237,837 to account for a 

portion of the funds owed. 

The State is behind in 

for the most part compassionate 

about stocking up, 

and some families even took 

in people and pets after the 

shelters filled up. 

People in their neighborhood 

cleared debris around 

their houses and walked the 

neighborhood to prevent 

any stray items from becoming 

projectiles in the strong 

winds, and everyone stocked 

up on nonperishable food 

items in case they lost power. 

There was a lot of uncertainty 

between meteorologists 

and weather forecasts 

about the path of the storm, 

which made it stressful for 

people all over the state. 

The storm ultimately took 

a turn to the East and curved 

inland, missing Lithia, but 

not before being projected to 

send a direct hit their way. 

“At one point on the news, 

they actually mentioned Fish 

Hawk, that the eye was going 

to go over there at one point,” 

Michor said. 

Michor said his wife, who 

works at an area hospital, was 

required to be in the area to 

relieve the teams who stayed 

during the storm after it was 

over. 

Once the storm arrived 

around midnight on Sunday, 

Sept. 10, Michor's children, 

Haley and Ethan, slept in an 

interior room in their house 

where they had put a mattress 

up against the exterior wall 

payment by approximately 

$730,000, to date. That 

amount is to be accounted for 

in the district’s fourth-quarter 

installment for categoricals. 

“I think we’ll eventually 

get it, it’s just a matter of 

when,” said Doug Wiley, director 

of business and transportation. 

Wiley referenced a recent 

news article he read and 

said as a provision of the 

new budget bill, Gov. Bruce 

Rauner had until Dec. 31 

to issue some debt. The action 

later taken by Rauner is 

mostly believed to help pay 

off the backlog of bills, Wiley 

said. 

and stashed their emergency 

supplies. 

Their dogs — Boomer, 

Baxter, Dakota and Sadie — 

waited out the storm as well 

and were well-equipped with 

a tarp and sod that the Michors 

set up in the garage for 

them to do their business during 

the storm. 

While the Michors had 

no damage to their home or 

yard other than a broken tree 

branch, areas near them experienced 

flooding, power 

outages and downed trees, 

and schools were closed the 

following week because of 

water damage sustained during 

the storm. 

Michor said the news stations 

were all predicting different 

paths for the storm, 

which was extremely stressful, 

but said it was a whole 

different experience leading 

up to the storm as a Florida 

resident. 

“Because this is our first 

[hurricane], I can tell you it’s 

much different being down 

here versus being up there,” 

Michor said. “Like how my 

family saw it versus how we 

actually were in it was a lot 

different. 

“I know that the State of 

Florida was very much ready 

for it, probably because of 

the problems with Houston... 

Down here, they’re working 

pretty quickly to get everything 

restored.” 

Borgens questioned if the 

checks cleared. 

Wiley said payment was 

directly deposited to the district 

without issue. 

In a related development, 

the district’s first September 

payment for general state aid 

came in. 

“They’re actually caught 

up with their general state aid 

the best they can right now,” 

Wiley said. 

Wiley noted that General 

State Aid payments in years 

past are generally paid on 

time and said the issue continues 

with the categoricals. 

“More on the funding formula 

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established families within 

the school. The event was 

hosted by the Holy Family 

Association (Noonan’s version 

of a Parent Teacher Association). 

“The dinner is important 

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“The Mentor dinner serves 

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who believe in what we 

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advances with personal connections. 

“This personal connection 

allows our new families to 

understand what we are about 

while getting firsthand information 

about our school from 

families who believe in what 

we do,” said Maria Karnezis, 

HFA president. 

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Lincoln-Way Marching Band wins Grand Champion award 

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Members of the Lincoln-Way Marching Band perform Sept. 9 at the Amos Alonzo Stagg 

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paid off tonight.” 

At the competition, bands 

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will mark the beginning 

of a new reign in District 

210. 

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LWMB perform locally, on 

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Way East High School, 

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perform at the conclusion 

of the event as an exhibition 

band. 

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purchase instruments, uniforms, 

props, sound equipment, 

transportation as well 

as instructional guidance. 

Marching band members 

from every school log many 

long hours preparing their 

annual show, usually beginning 

in the spring. Field 

shows are the culmination 

of years of practice and 

months of rigorous team 

training. 

The Lincoln-Way Marching 

Band will compete at 

the Illinois State University 

Invitational on October 14, 

and at the Bands of America 

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on Oct. 21. 

Please come out to support 

these kids and their 

dedication to their craft. 

The frankfort station’s 

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What is your dream job and 

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What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

That my mom didn’t make 

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So I was born in the car 

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Whom do you look up to and 

why? 

My mom. She’s amazing. 

I don’t know how she does 

it all, but I really hope one 

day I can manage to do the 

same. 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

Mrs. Lamore has impacted 

me the most while being 

here. She cares about everyone 

and it’s very obvious. 

You just can’t have a bad day 

after talking to her. 

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What is your favorite class 

and why? 

I enjoy English because it 

comes easily to me and it’s 

important in life, but then 

again I enjoy chemistry as 

well because it challenges me. 

What is one thing that 

stands out about your 

school? 

Sports and academics definitely. 

If you could change one thing 

about school, what would 

it be? 

I would love if they let us 

eat outside for lunch in the 

spring and fall. 

What is your favorite thing 

to eat in the cafeteria? 

Mac and cheese bites! 

They don’t come around often, 

but when they do ... I’m 

all over them. 

What is your best memory 

from school? 

The people. All the new 

friends and new faces I come 

across everyday have made 

this year one to remember. 

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feature in The Station. Nominations 

come from Frankfort 

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Boots 

Lulu’s Locker Pet 

Rescue 

Boots is a 5-7 

year old tuxedo 

shorthair. In 

2014, he was 

rescued from 

a local shelter 

and placed in 

foster care with other cats. Although he quickly found 

a home, because of housing issues he was returned 

in December 2015. This sweet, outgoing cat is looking 

for a new home to call his own. For more information, 

visit luluslockerrescue.org/boots/. 

Want to see your pet featured as The Frankfort Station’s Pet of 

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why your pet is outstanding to Editor Nuria Mathog at 

nuria@frankfortstation.com or 11516 W. 183rd St., Office 

Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, IL 60467. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

New executive director 

hopes to lead Tinley Park- 

Park District into ‘21st 

Century’ 

Shawn Roby has one goal 

in mind for the Tinley Park- 

Park District. 

“I’m going to guide the 

[park district] — with the 

help of staff — to push our 

organization into the 21st 

century,” said Roby, who 

recently was named the park 

district’s new executive director. 

“They’re already 

highly functional. Everyone’s 

eager and willing.” 

Roby officially took on 

the role in early June, bringing 

with him his experiences 

in the restaurant industry, as 

well as a decade-long career 

with the Village of Antioch’s 

Parks Department. 

John Curran recently held 

the Tinley executive director 

position and had dedicated 

nearly 20 years of service to 

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the park district. But by the 

end of June, Curran stepped 

away to start his retirement. 

Roby said that the first 

couple of months on the job 

could not have gone any better. 

“I tell everybody I gained 

the keys to a sports car,” he 

said of joining the park district 

and becoming the executive 

director. “You can 

add new paint, wheels and 

surround-sound speakers; 

you can’t ask for a better position.” 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Village reflects on 9/11 at 

memorial event 

Every year on 9/11, Americans 

gather to remember the 

tragedy that shook the nation. 

Yet, for all the talk about 

9/11, elements of the attacks 

and the actions leading up to 

it have receded, in part, from 

public knowledge 16 years 

later. The part of the tragedy 

that continues to ring true for 

many is the way people responded 

in the aftermath. 

That was the message 

captured during the Patriotic 

Day Remembrance and 

Recognition Day, held Sept. 

11 at New Lenox Village 

Commons. 

The program began with 

a presentation of colors by 

American Legion Post 1977 

and Veterans of Foreign 

Wars Post 9545. 

Sgt. Michael Nuesse, of 

the New Lenox Police Department, 

recounted the time 

he served in the Air Force 

the morning of 9/11. He said 

he was stationed in England 

at the time for routine training, 

preparation and normal 

assignment. 

“Everybody was in disbelief,” 

he said. “The base was 

on lockdown alert. The level 

went to high, and we took 

inventory of loved ones and 

came together.” 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit NewLenoxPatriot. 

com. 

FROM THE Mokena messenger 

Hero 5K benefits education 

for vets, spouses 

The fourth annual Our 

Fallen Hero 5K in memory 

of Pfc. Aaron Toppen is 

scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 23, at Willowview 

Park, 11420 197th St. in Mokena. 

The Hero 5K was started 

just months after the late 

Toppen, a Mokena resident, 

was killed in combat in Afghanistan 

in 2014. 

Registration for the event 

is $30 for adults and $20 

for those 18 and younger. 

People can register prior 

to the event from 4-7 p.m. 

Thursday, Sept. 21, and Friday, 

Sept. 22, at the Mokena 

VFW Post 725, 19852 Wolf 

Road. Registration at this location 

is cash only. 

People also can register 

on the morning of the 

event, but there will be an 

additional charge of $5 on 

that day. 

Proceeds from the event 

go to the Pat Tillman Foundation, 

which will use the 

money to help support the 

Tillman Military Scholars 

Program, a program that 

awards academic scholarships 

to military veterans 

and spouses. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, 

Editor. For more, visit 

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Photo Op 

This week’s Photo Op came 

from Frankfort resident 

Kim Forrester. “The 

neighborhoods were loaded 

with these on this foggy 

foggy morning,” she said. “It 

looked like everyone already 

decorated for Halloween.” 

Have you captured something 

unique, interesting, beautiful 

or just plain fun on camera? 

Submit a photo for “Photo 

Op” by emailing it to nuria@ 

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from the assistant editor 

Hurricanes, hurricanes, hurricanes 

Amanda Stoll 


I 

swear, hurricanes have 

been on my mind for 

almost a month now. 

Between watching coverage 

of the storm bearing 

down on Texas, to getting 

frequent updates from my 

parents on the Gulf Coast of 

Florida, it's been constant. 

I can't even imagine the 

stress involved for people 

who live there though. 

Like the Michor family 

who recently moved to 

Florida from New Lenox, 

my parents had no damage 

to their home, but the week 

leading up to the storm was 

trying. 

While the Michor family 

decided to stick out the 

storm, my parents decided to 

evacuate. In the end, they too 

could have stayed, but not 

knowing what could befall 

Sink’s shots 

“We will #neverforget #Honor911” 

— CD & ME from Sept. 11 Frankfort resident Dale Sink 

took this photo of a goldfinch 

at Prairie Park in Frankfort. 

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@LWEastAthletics bsoc & @WYBoysSoccer 

battling @ historic #Rockne Stadium in 

#MicheleBinghamMemorial bracket of 15th 

Annual #PepsiCoShowdown” 

— @PepsiCoShowdown from Sept. 12 

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“This is one of my favorite 

birds, but they usually flit 

around too much to get a 

decent picture,” he said. 

“But this guy posed very 

nicely for me. 

Dale Sink is a Frankfort resident 

who enjoys photography and 

regularly submits photos to The 

Station. 

them was more than they 

wanted to endure. 

They had some hotel 

points to burn, so why not 

take a few hours trip north 

and enjoy the pool and sunshine 

while they still had it? 

For people living further 

south, like in the Keys, 

however, it was a much 

different story. Mandatory 

evacuations are serious news 

in Florida, where most residents 

have waited out their 

fair share of hurricanes and 

tropical storms. 

People are generally wellprepared 

with water, food 

and evacuation plans. They 

watch the news, listen to the 

radio and keep a close watch 

on changing conditions. 

Of course, natural disasters 

are largely unpredictable, 

like what these past two 

hurricanes demonstrated for 

us. Flooding trapped people 

in their homes in Houston, 

and the devastation caused 

by Harvey only set to make 

the anticipation of Irma that 

much worse. 

Maybe you don't know 

anyone affected by the two 

storms, maybe you do. 

Chances are, you know 

someone who knows someone, 

though. 

Regardless, this is an opportunity 

for you to make 

a difference in the lives of 

people living in our own 

country and to a state that, 

likely, is a favorite vacation 

spot. 

Not only will donations 

be helping families recover, 

they will help parts of the 

state get back on its feet. 

Businesses and vacation 

rentals have been all-but leveled 

in the Keys, boats have 

been destroyed and you better 

bet that all of those things 

make up the experience you 

have when you visit the 

Sunshine State. 

Florida and Texas have 

taken hits before, and they're 

sure to take hits again, but 

that's the cost of living and 

vacationing in the sunny, 

warm places we love. 

I encourage everyone who 

is able to make a donation to 

the Red Cross or one of the 

many GoFundMe pages that 

have been set up. 

You may be asked to donate 

at checkout when shopping 

for groceries or buying 

something on Amazon. Use 

that opportunity to send a 

few dollars to people across 

the country who are in need. 

There are so many ways 

you can help that I can't possibly 

outline all of them here 

for you, but I'm sure you can 

find a way. 

As a reminder, when making 

donations online, always 

check that it's through a 

reputable company and on 

a web page that starts the 

address with https://, which 

means it's a secure website. 

There are multiple local 

efforts underway to assist the 

victims of this month's two 

devastating storms, as well. 

The Lincoln-Way Central 

cheerleading team is collecting 

cash and gift card donations 

for families affected by 

Hurricane Harvey in Texas, 

and the New Lenox Dental 

Group is taking donations of 

food, hygiene products, baby 

supplies and plus-size adult 

clothing to send to Texas. 

Anything you can do to 

help out will be appreciated, 

and, even though you won't 

likely get a thank you card or 

a hug from a victim, it feels 

good helping people. 

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22 | September 21, 2017 | The frankfort station faith 


Faith Briefs 

Living Streams / Calvary Chapel (7837 W. 

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort) 

Midweek Bible Study 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. The 

group study will focus on 

Old Testament-II Kings. For 

more information, call (815) 

464-5230. 

Sunday Morning Service 

10 a.m. The weekly service 

will focus on Book 

of Matthew. For more information, 

call (815) 464- 

5230. 

American Islamic Association (8860 W. St. 

Francis Road, Frankfort) 

Daily Prayer Services 

For service times, visit 

www.AIAmasjid.org. 

Jum’ah Prayer Services 

Fridays. Sermon at 1:10 

p.m. followed by prayers at 

1:30 p.m. 

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (177 

Luther Lane, Frankfort) 

Adult Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Divine Worship Service 

8 a.m. Sundays. 

Contemporary Worship 

Service 

10:46 a.m. Sundays. 

Weight Watchers 

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

Alcoholics Anonymous 

10 a.m.-noon Saturdays. 

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

Sauk Trail, Frankfort) 

150th Anniversary 

Celebration 

6-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 

20., German American 

Center, 25249 S. Center 

Road, Frankfort. Join St. 

Peter’s Deutshe Evangliche 

Gemeinde in celebrating 

their German heritage 

with German food, cash 

bar and lots of stories. Cost 

is $10 per person, $20 per 

couple and $25 per family. 

For more information, call 

(815) 469-2518. 

Celebratory Worship Service 

Sunday, Oct. 22. 9:30 a.m. 

service will be followed by 

an anniversary lunch at the 

church. For more information, 

call (815) 469-2518. 

Sunday Worship with 

Communion 

9:30 a.m. every first Sunday 

of the month. 

Sunday School 

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

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 

a.m. Thursdays. 

Sew What? 

This is an ongoing gathering 

for beginning to advanced 

sewers that alternates 

on Fridays and Saturdays. 

For dates and more information, 

call (815) 469-2220. 

USO Drop-off 

The church serves as a 

drop-off location for donations 

to the USO from 9 

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

The church accepts 

entertainment items such 

as movies and games; food 

including beef jerky, powdered 

drink mix and coffee; 

hygiene items such as baby 

wipes, shampoo and toothpaste; 

and miscellaneous 

items such as bug spray, sunscreen 

and fabric softener. 

For a list of things that can 

and cannot be donated, or for 


469-2220. 

Hickory Creek Community Church (10660 

W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort) 

Worship Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 

a.m., 11 a.m. Sundays. For 


469-9496. 

Powerzone Kids Ministries 

During worship at 5 p.m. 

Saturday and 9 a.m., 11 a.m. 

Sundays. Children newborn 

to fifth grade will enjoy 

age-appropriate Bible lessons 

each week. For more 

information, call (815) 469- 

9496. 

Reach Student Ministries 

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

Students from sixth 

grade through high school 

can worship, connect with 

other students, learn about 

God and his word, and enjoy 

high energy activities. For 


469-9496. 

Mixed Bible Studies 

We have many Bible 

studies that meet throughout 

the week in the evenings. 

Contact the church 

at (815) 469-9496 for a current 

schedule. 

Women’s Bible Study 

Gathering is typically on 

Mondays, Tuesdays and 

Fridays at various times 

throughout the year. Contact 

the church at (815) 469-9496 

for a current schedule. 

Men’s Bible Study 

7:30-9 a.m. Saturdays at 

the church. Session is off 

the last Saturday of every 

month. 

Amazing Love Lutheran Church (21301 S. 

Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort) 

Mornings with Mommy 

10–11 a.m. first and third 

Wednesdays of each month. 

The cost to attend the onehour 

session is $5 per child 

per session, and payments 

can be made by cash or 

check. Registration is required, 

and those interested 

may do so online. For more 

information, contact program 

director Marlena Spurbeck 

at marlenaspurbeck@ 

gmail.com or visit www. 

amazinglove.org/morningswith-mommy. 

Teen Group 

Teens in grades 6-12 are 

welcome to join. There will 

be a meeting with new activities 

every second Saturday 

of the month. For more 

information, visit www. 

amazinglove-ministries.org. 

Women’s Group 

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

and third Saturday of the 

month, at the church. This 

semester we will be studying 

“Uninvited” by Lysa Ter- 

Keurst. More information is 

available at the church. 

Men’s Group 

6:30-8 a.m. every second 

and fourth Saturday of the 

month, at the church. This 

group uses the Men’s Fraternity 

curriculum, which is 

currently focusing on “Winning 

at Work and Home.” 

St. Anthony Catholic Church (7659 Sauk 

Trail, Frankfort) 

Essay Contest 

Essays due by Oct. 15. 

All Catholic students in 

public, private and parochial 

schools grades 8-12 are 

invited to participate in the 

2017 Knights of Columbus 

Catholic Citizenship Essay 

Contest. Students are encouraged 

to write a 500 to 

750 word essay on the “The 

Importance of Religious 

Freedom.” All contestants 

on the local level are recognized 

for the participation 

in the contest. A $50 prize 

will be awarded to the winner 

at each grade level. For 

more information and entry 

forms, call (815) 462- 4894 

or email richard.hoch1@ 

comcast.net. 

Mass Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 7:30 

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

noon Sundays. 

Reconciliation 

4-4:50 p.m. Saturdays. 

Knights of Columbus 

Meetings 

7:30 p.m. every second 

and fourth Tuesday of the 

month in St. Anthony Hall. 

The Knights help at parish 

functions such as the church 

picnic and their annual pancake 

breakfast. 

Pro-Life Rosary Group 

7 p.m. every first Monday 

of the month in the Padua 

Center. This group prays for 

the Rosary of Life for the 

unborn. If interested in joining, 

call (815) 469-3750. 

Bereavement Support 

7 p.m. once a month at 

the Padua Center. For more 

information, call (815) 469- 

3750. 

Tuesday Morning Rosary and 

Scripture Group 

9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the 

Padua Center. To join, call 

the Parish Office at (815) 

469-3750. 

St. Anthony Seniors 

Wednesday afternoons 

monthly. Seniors gather for 

meetings, bingo and more. 

For more information, contact 

Pat Backus at (708) 720-9321. 

Sew ‘n’ Sews 

10 a.m. Tuesdays in 

Memenas Hall. Attendees 

make handmade crafts for 

the church. For more information, 

call (815) 469-3750. 

Holy Spirit Prayer Group 

7 p.m. Tuesdays at the 

Padua Center. Meetings are 

open to anyone who would 

like to join to grow spiritually 

through praise, prayer, 

scripture and music. For 


469-3750. 

St. Anthony Religious 

Education 

Faith formation Classes 

are Wednesdays or Sundays 

weekly beginning first 

through eighth grade. Please 

call (815) 469-3750 for more 

information. 

Lighthouse Fellowship (8128 W. Lincoln 

Highway, Frankfort) 

Group Prayer Meeting 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. All 

are welcome. 

Revolution Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Wednesdays. 

This youth ministry is for 

those in grades 7-12. Meet 

for worship, games, food and 

Bible study. Enter through 

the upper-west doors. For 


469-0611. 

Men’s Prayer Group 

8-9 a.m. Saturdays. 

Bible Study 

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

These small groups meet at 

the church and are open to 

anyone who wants to attend, 

offering a place to ask questions 

and get answers without 

being put on the spot. 

Coed groups for students and 

adults of all ages are offered 

along with men’s and women’s 

groups. For more information, 

call (815) 469-0611. 

Peace Community Church (21300 S. 

LaGrange Road, Frankfort) 

Worship Services 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. The 

church offers a staffed nursery 

during the service, Sunday 

School programs and 

biblically based teaching. 

For more information, visit 

www.peaceinfrankfort.org. 

Food Pantry 

Peace’s food pantry is 

open the first Sunday of 

every month. For more information 

on the pantry’s 

services, email deacons@ 

peaceinfrankfort.org. 

Healing Hope 

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

Sunday. 

Women’s Bible Study 

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

8 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Men’s Meeting 

7-8:30 a.m. Saturdays in 

the Fellowship Room 

To have your church’s 

events included in Faith 

Briefs, email them to Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at 


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

Deadline is noon Thursdays 

one week prior to publication.

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Professor's book examines the empowerment of women 

Jason Maholy 


A Frankfort woman who 

has spent parts of the past 

decade traveling the globe 

in an effort to gauge the extent 

of women's influence in 

society and government has 

penned a book that details 

her findings. 

“Empowered by Design” 

was published in May and is 

the first book written by Meg 

Rincker, a political science 

professor at Purdue University-Northwest 

in Hammond, 

Indiana. The work is based 

on research Rincker conducted 

in the United Kingdom, 

Poland and Pakistan – three 

nations that are socio-politically 

markedly different from 

each other – over a period of 

10 years to determine where 

women are empowered. 

“I was looking at countries 

all over the world and 

trying to understand where 

women are politically and 

socially empowered, and 

where they have a voice and 

an impact in their system,” 

she explained. 

The book's title is inspired 

by the concept of quotas, 

such as those in Pakistan 

and many other nations, that 

reserve seats for women in 

government at the federal 

level. Rincker believes her 

research supports the idea 

that such quotas are essential 

to empowering women in 

government – an institution 

historically dominated by 

men, and which is still imbalanced 

in many countries 

including the United States. 

“If women are empowered 

it's because the society has 

made a commitment to it,” 

Rincker said. “It's by design 

that women have equal voice 

and representation in politics, 

because it's been a place 

where they've been traditionally 

not as present (as men).” 

Rincker's journey – both 

physically and educationally 

– was inspired by Kathleen 

Montgomery, one of her professors 

at Illinois Wesleyan 

University. Montgomery had 

been researching gender and 

politics in Eastern Europe after 

the fall of the Berlin Wall. 

Among Montgomery's conclusions 

was that sometimes 

when countries become more 

democratic, women actually 

lose representation and become 

less present in politics. 

Rincker's project spanned 

approximately 10 years, 

beginning when she was 

working toward her PhD 

at Washington University 

in St Louis. She started her 

field work in Poland, where 

she interviewed members of 

women's groups and the Polish 

equivalent of what in the 

U.S. are state representatives 

and state senators. Her efforts 

at that stage focused on finding 

what was most important 

for women in a particular political 

subdivision or region, 

and what were their policy 

priorities. 

She then asked the same 

question to government officials, 

and was pleasantly surprised 

– if not a bit amused 

– by the honesty of male 

politicians. Some she spoke 

to bluntly told her women 

“aren't very good at this 

job” and “aren't suited for 

politics.” Female elected officials, 

on the other hand, frequently 

acknowledged they 

faced an uphill battle, but expressed 

their resolve to dig in 

their heels and not be pushed 

out of politics. 

“I guess I was kind of surprised 

how honest and candid 

people were about the issue,” 

Rincker said. “I was afraid 

they might just tell me what 

I might want to hear ... that's 

not really what I got.” 

The experiences in Poland 

opened her eyes, and motivated 

her to delve further into 

the matter. 

“Once I started talking to 

women and legislators in 

Poland, I thought, 'This is 

so cool,' but I wanted to go 

see what the situation was in 

countries around the world, 

to see if Poland is unique or 

where things might be better,” 

she said. 

Among her initial findings 

was the concept of the “trifecta” 

– three aspects of a political 

system that reflect the 

degree to which women are 

empowered. What Rincker 

refers to as the three “nodes” 

of the trifecta are: the percentage 

of women in Parliament; 

equality between men and 

women in the budget-making 

process; and women's 

involvement in bureaucratic 

agencies and policy-making. 

Some of the results surprised 

her, at first. It was no 

shock the UK meets all three 

nodes, but she did not expect 

Poland – an ancient state and 

former Eastern Bloc country 

that was liberated after the 

fall of the Berlin Wall – to 

be behind Pakistan – an Islamic 

republic with a history 

of human rights abuses and 

military rule – when it comes 

to women's empowerment in 

politics. Pakistan meets two 

nodes – the federal government 

reserves seats for women 

in Parliament, and women 

are involved in executive 

policy-making; while Poland 

only meets one – women's involvement 

in budget-making. 

As she continued to research, 

she learned Pakistan 

has essentially since its 

founding in 1947 set aside 18 

percent of its Parliamentary 

seats for women and has a 

history of women serving in 

executive positions. Comparatively, 

the United States 

has no established quotas 

for women in government, 

and women fill 19 percent of 

seats in Congress. The global 

average is 28 percent, and in 

the Scandinavian countries 

it is close to 50 percent, she 

added. 

“Here in the U.S. we are 

still resistant to that idea (of 

quotas),” she said. “There 

are still a lot of people that 

have trouble with a quota for 

women in politics.” 

Homesick 

Traveling to various countries 

was an awesome experience 

for Rincker, and the 

project was educationally 

and professionally satisfying. 

But going abroad for lengthy 

periods of time – sometimes 

for a couple weeks, other 

times for a couple months – 

can be emotionally difficult. 

Rincker is married and today 

has three children; but was at 

various times during her travels 

pregnant, and was away 

from her young children and 

husband, Brian. 

“There can be guilt associated 

with that... and just missing 

them,” she said. “It's just 

tough.” 

She is grateful for Brian's 

support, and noted how it 

relates to the concept of her 

work. 

“It underlines the message 

of the book: That equality 

comes about when both people 

have give and take,” she 

said. 

Library concert brings the blues to Frankfort 

Jason Maholy 


Samuel Lozada was 17 

years old when he fell in 

love with the harmonica. 

It was the sound of the 

instrument that initially 

sparked his interest many 

years ago, when he heard an 

unfamiliar but captivating 

sound coming out of a bar 

as he strolled down Lake 

Street in the Miller Beach 

neighborhood of Gary, Indiana. 

Lozada came from a 

family of musicians — his 

father would take him and 

his brothers to gigs — and 

had always appreciated 

music, but the harmonica 

just moved him in a way he 

hadn't been moved before. 

“That's what I want to 

do,” Lozada remembers 

thinking after he snuck into 

that bar and saw a man in a 

wheelchair playing a harmonica. 

And that's what he did. 

Lozada, who suffers from 

severe dyslexia and didn't 

learn how to read until he 

was an adult, dedicated 

himself to teaching himself 

how to play the free-reed 

instrument. He never took 

a lesson, but has parleyed 

his drive and passion for 

the harmonica into a career 

making music and playing 

as many as 360 shows a 

year. 

Lozada and his wife, Janice, 

were at the Frankfort 

Public Library on Sunday, 

Sept. 17, to perform their 

“Mo' Beat Blues” show. The 

couple – Janice on tambou- 

Please see library, 25 

Janice 

Lozada 

(left) and 

Samuel 

Lozada 

perform 

their "Mo' 

Beat Blues" 

show 

Sunday, 

Sept. 17, 

at the 

Frankfort 

Public 

Library. 

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Maholy/22nd 

Century 

Media

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Family, friends team up to run across Illinois for Alzheimer’s research 

Jon DePaolis 


What started as a conversation 

between brothers on 

the way back from a marathon 

has turned into a charitable 

effort that has spurred 

tens of thousands of dollars 

in donations toward finding 

a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. 

And for area residents Jeff 

and Brian Dryfhout, the effort 

is personal. Their family 

has been inextricably affected 

by Alzheimer’s. 

But together, along with 

friends, family and supporters, 

the brothers started the 

Run Across Illinois event 

to raise money for the Alzheimer’s 

Association in 

2015. The third annual Run 

Across Illinois, a relay race 

which is to span 158 miles, 

is scheduled to take place 

Sept. 23-24. 

Affected by Alzheimer’s 

The Dryfhouts have a long 

history with Alzheimer’s 

disease. 

“My mother, Jan, was diagnosed 

with it at 62,” said 

Brian, a Frankfort resident. 

“She had to retire early. 

She was an elementary 

school teacher. Her mother 

was diagnosed with it at the 

same age.” 

Brian remembers his 

grandmother moving in with 

the family when he was in 

kindergarten. 

“I saw her live with it 

all the way through eighth 

grade, when she passed,” he 

said. “But my grandmother 

had nine siblings. Seven 

of those siblings either had 

some form of dementia or 

Alzheimer’s. It’s something 

that was always in our family.” 

That family history led 

Jeff, an Orland Park resident, 

to run and raise money 

for the Alzheimer’s Association 

during the Chicago 

Marathon. On the way home 

from the 2014 marathon, Jeff 

remembers thinking about 

how many people donated to 

the cause. 

“And people wanted to do 

more than just give money,” 

Jeff said. “I kind of had the 

idea, literally, on the drive 

home. I wondered if there 

was a different way we could 

do something bigger. I came 

up with the idea of running 

across the whole state and 

did it as a relay. Not everyone 

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— or even want to — but 

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Jill Dryfhout (left) and Joyce Przybylski, of Frankfort, take part in Run Across Illinois in 

2015. The pair will participate again in this year’s event from Sept. 23-24 starting from 

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a great way to get a lot more 

people involved.” 

Thus, planning for the first 

event began. Goals were 

small at the beginning, but 

the reach kept getting bigger 

and bigger. 

“That first year, we just set 

a goal of $5,000, but it took 

off,” Brian said. “I think 

when we crossed the finish 

line ... that first year, we 

were at like $17,800. And 

right as we hit the finish line, 

we were at $18,000. We got 

some donations afterward, 

too.” 

Last year, they raised 

close to $21,000. 

“This year, we’re at 

$6,000 or $7,000 right now 

[in early September], but it 

normally kicks up that weekend 

of the run,” Brian said. 

“We get most of our donations 

[then].” 

Jeff said the response they 

have received for the race 

has been touching. 

“The story we have with 

how our family has been 

touched by Alzheimer’s is 

a story other people have, 

as well,” he said. “Almost 

everyone that is part of Run 

Across Illinois who runs or 

donates or helps in any way 

has a connection, a loved 

one, who has been touched 

by Alzheimer’s. It’s just really 

cool to see how everyone 

continues to rally around 

this [event].” 

Meeting new people 

Jeff and Brian both said 

they are always surprised by 

how many people support 

the race — even people they 

have never met. 

“Last year, we had a girl 

who ran 30 miles, and that 

was somebody we had never 

met before in our lives,” 

Brian said. “It was someone 

who heard about [the event] 

through the Alzheimer’s 

group, and she signed up and 

ran the 30 miles.” 

But the race also includes 

a lot of family and friends of 

the Dryfhouts, like Frankfort 

resident Joyce Przybylski, 

who worked with and became 

friends with Jill Dryfhout, 

of New Lenox. 

When the first Run Across 

Illinois took place, the two 

made a deal. Jill would run 

the Frankfort Half-Marathon 

Jeff Dryfhout (left), of 

Orland Park, and Brian 

Dryfhout, of Frankfort, 

represented the Alzheimer’s 

Association during the 2016 

Chicago Marathon. 

with Joyce if she did the Run 

Across Illinois event with 

Jill and her family. 

“I was going to do 10 

miles, and she was going 

to do 3,” Joyce said of that 

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Audience members smile as they listen to songs at the musical performance. 

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library 

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rine and Sam on any of his 

more than 20 harmonicas — 

plays and sings blues-based 

songs to beats laid down by 

Lozada in his home studio. 

The result is a fusion of 

classic blues with rock and 

jazz elements. 

Some 20 people attended 

the performance, 

during which the Lozadas 

shared stories, told jokes 

and provided the audience 

some background on their 

musical exploits. Their casual 

banter kept attendees 

laughing and engaged before 

they would launch into 

another song, when those 

gathered would clap and 

sing along. 

Bernie Nyder was there 

with his 16-year-old daughter 

Lauren, who brought her 

dad to the free show for his 

birthday. 

“It was definitely 

unique,” said Nyder, a blues 

fan who has been to many 

blues clubs over the years. 

“It was a lot of fun because 

he's got a totally different 

take on a lot of stuff. 

Some of the stuff he did 

had a lot of roots in rock 

and toll, like the blues did. 

It just shows how it all ties 

in together. 

“Plus it was cool hearing 

Sammy lay down some fat 

beats.” 

As an extra treat, the Nyders 

had the opportunity to 

talk with Lozada before the 

performance. 

“We got to know him a 

little bit,” Nyder said. “He's 

a cool cat. He loves what he 

does and it shows, and you 

can feel it in his music.” 

Nyder appreciates the 

blues because of its often 

lighthearted take on genuine 

human issues. 

“It's all about life, it's 

about human nature, all the 

frailties that go along with 

every breath you take,” he 

said. “Everybody does it 

different, we all make mistakes; 

but the blues kind of 

gives you a chance, depending 

on which way to want to 

look at, to laugh about life, 

to not take it so seriously. 

The blues helps you let 

some of that stuff go.” 

Lauren, who plays the 

cello, is primarily a fan of 

pop music and classical music, 

but appreciates music of 

many genres. 

“I'm not that familiar with 

the blues, but I see where 

he's coming from,” she said 

of her dad's take. “There's 

just so much to gain 

from all types of music, 

I think.” 

Charlotte Borsellino was 

at the show with her daughter, 

Rose, and told Lozada 

afterward that his music is 

good for the soul. 

“They were very good, 

very entertaining,” Borsellino 

said of the Lozadas. 

“Very professional people, 

for sure.” 

Rose and her mom 

spent most of the show 

with smiles on their faces 

and clapping along to 

the beats. 

“Watching people who 

actually love what they do 

is so fun, you can't help but 

want to be up there with 

them,” she said. “Then they 

get the audience involved 

and you feel like you're part 

of the show.”

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James Edward 

Klaisner 

James Edward 

Klaisner, 76, of Frankfort, 

died Sept. 11. James was an 

Army veteran of the Vietnam 

War, 174th AHC and 

a member of the American 

Legion Post 474. He was a 

lifetime classic car enthusiast 

and an amazing bowler. 

He enjoyed frequent road 

trips, took delight in telling 

stories everywhere he went, 

and fueled himself on-thego 

daily with Starbucks. 

James is survived by his 

wife Janice (nee Stoeven), 

daughter Jessica (Neko) 

Zairis; grandchildren Leah, 

Leo and Lexi Zairis, as well 

as numerous nieces and 

nephews. He was preceded 

in death by his parents, his 

sister Virginia Parkes and 

brother Mel Klaisner. 

Visitation was held Sept. 

14 at Immanuel Evangelical 

Lutheran Church in Mokena, 

followed by interment 

at Skyline Memorial Park in 

Monee. In lieu of flowers, 

the family requests memorials 

to Immanuel Evangelical 

Lutheran Church or Vitas 

Hospice of Tinley Park. 

Daniel P. McCullough 

Daniel P. McCullough, 66, 

of Frankfort, died Sept. 12. 

Dan was born in Hammond, 

Ind., to the late Joseph and 

Jane (nee Dobrowolski) 

McCullough. Beloved husband 

of Carol (nee Lenert); 

loving father of Kathleen 

(Jeffery) Yakey; cherished 

grandfather of Alyssa, 

Emma, and Tyler Yakey; 

dear brother of Jane (David) 

Hensley, the late James Mc- 

Cullough, and Joseph (Connie) 

McCullough. Dan was 

a retired Financial Manager 

for Halstar Chemical Co, 

and a member of Sigma Pi 

at Northern Illinois University. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

in Dan’s name to St. 

Jude Children’s Research 

Hospital would be appreciated. 

Family received 

friends at Kurtz Memorial 

Chapel, and interment was 

held at Resurrection Cemetery 

in Justice. 

Roy M. Hensley, Jr. 

Roy M. Hensley, 

Jr., 87, of 

Frankfort, died Sept. 13. 

He is survived by his loving 

family; children Anna 

Marie (Ron Miller) Hensley, 

Christian Hensley, Terri 

Hensley and Lawrence 

(Christine) Hensley, Sr.; 

grandchildren Amber, Taylor, 

Afton, Nicole, Kellyn, 

Lawrence, Jr. and Leah; two 

great grandchildrena and 

many nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death 

by his first wife Elaine 

Hensley and second wife 

Bonnie Hensley; parents 

Roy and Clara Hensley, 

Sr.; sisters Betty Berchem, 

Mardell Salmen, Evelyn 

Worth, Adeline Spelbring 

and brothers Medford 

Hensley, Harold Hensley, 

Eugene Hensley and Robert 

Hensley. He was a veteran 

of the U.S. Navy, owner 

of Hensley Electric and a 

member of IBEW Local # 

134 for over 50 years. Family 

received friends at Kurtz 

Memorial Chapel, and interment 

was held at Pleasant 

Hill Cemetery. In lieu of 

flowers memorial donations 

to the American Cancer Society 

would be appreciated. 

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Foundation toy drive has record year 

Jon DePaolis 


In its ninth year, the Sean 

Duggan Foundation’s Never 

Back Down Toy Drive 

continues to grow. 

So much so, in fact, that 

this past August’s toy drive 

raised the most donations 

in the drive’s history — 

with more than 1,700 toys 

collected to be donated to 

children undergoing cancer 

treatment. 

“We had our biggest year 

yet, which was totally unexpected,” 

said John Duggan, 

whose son, Sean, died in 

2009 after battling rhabdoid 

cancer. “We had 1,700 toys 

donated. I think our previous 

highest number was 

around 1,200 for a single 

year. To have the highest 

year ever be nine years in is 

pretty amazing.” 

Duggan said he believes 

this year’s success 

can be attributed to the 

word being out on the toy 

drive. 

“Every year now, people 

know the toy drive is coming 

around [this time of 

year],” he said. “So, between 

people that donate to 

it every year and the new 

people hearing about it and 

getting involved, it seems to 

be growing.” 

He said the experience is 

humbling. 

“Each one toy is going to 

make a child’s day better, 

with everything they are going 

through,” Duggan said. 

“To know that you can multiply 

that experience 1,700 

times over from one event 

that was held in the community 

is amazing.” 

His wife, Jill, and his 

brother, Brian, delivered 

the toys to Ann & Robert H. 

Lurie Children’s Hospital of 

Chicago on Aug. 7 — the 

date on which Sean would 

have turned 19 years old. 

“The truck was filled, 

front to back and top to bottom,” 

Duggan said. “There 

was just enough space to fit 

all the toys in there.” 

When they arrived, Duggan 

said the hospital staff 

was amazed. 

“Some of the people 

[waiting] at the hospital 

were new, and they weren’t 

as familiar with the event 

until they met my wife 

and brother,” Duggan said. 

“When they pulled up with 

the truck and told them 

they had 1,700 toys — and 

opened the van doors and 

there was literally bags and 

bags of toys busting out of 

the van — they couldn’t believe 

it. 

“Everybody was just really 

thrilled to be able to 

provide enough toys to get 

the hospital through until 

the Christmas season, when 

other organizations typically 

do things around the 

holidays.” 

Duggan was grateful for 

the support of several organizations 

and people for 

helping yet again with the 

toy drive. 

“Triple R Child Care 

— Tina and Kevin Goodwin 

— is the largest supporter 

and gatherer and 

collector of toys,” Duggan 

said. “Without them, this 

would be on a much smaller 

scale.” 

Duggan also pointed to 

Peace Community Church 

and preschool director Judy 

Placzkowski. 

“She promotes it to all 

the children and families 

involved in their summer 

programs, and all of those 

families have continued to 

be big supporters,” Duggan 

said. 

He also thanked Mervet 

Nolte of Sizzles, as well as 

Darrin Bauer of Arnie Bauer 

Buick GMC — who provided 

a service truck to help 

load and deliver the toys to 

the hospital. 

Donations to the ninth annual Sean Duggan Foundation’s Never Back Down Toy Drive were delivered to the receiving 

dock at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. Photos submitted 

But he also took time 

to thank the members 

of the community who 

donated. 

“We appreciate every 

single item that was donated, 

and it will make 

a really big difference in 

someone’s life,” Duggan 

said. “We couldn’t do this 

without the help, love and 

support of every person 

that chose to go out and 

participate. 

“The patients of the hospital 

will never get to meet 

them or get to say, ‘Thank 

you,’ in person, but the people 

who go out and donate 

do this out of the goodness 

of their hearts.” 

And that means a great 

deal to the Duggans. 

“It just gives us a really 

great sense of inspiration 

that Sean’s spirit is living 

on through all this generosity 

and care and concern 

from the community,” Duggan 

said. 


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local entrepreneurs 

to popular eatery 


Shopping is associated 

with malls, craft fairs, department 

stores and trendy 

boutiques. It’s also now 

come to Jenny’s Southside 

Tap in Mokena. 

A bar and grill isn’t the 

usual place to find entrepreneurs 

selling their wares, but 

Megan Riofski decided to 

give it a try. It was so successful 

when she organized 

an event back in June that 

she decided to give it another 

go. 

“Most of these girls are 

local, and it gives them a 

chance to meet other people 

in the community,” Riofski 

said, “because nine times out 

of ten you can never know 

your neighbor.” 

She started organizing the 

events partly out of frustration 

with other similar events 

where she couldn’t get a 

booth as a newcomer. Riofski 

said many other locations 

that host vendor events give 

priority to sellers who have 

been there before, leaving 

very few spaces available 

for people looking for a new 

venue. 

Riofski started her own 

business last year, Meg’s 

Creations, designing and 

making her own jewelry. 

She said getting started can 

be a drain on both time and 

money but events like hers 

help get the word out and 

help with networking. 

“It’s rough,” she said. “It’s 

hard to start but you have to 

go out there, and get it done. 

After having a fundraiser 

for her daughter’s softball 

team at Jenny’s Southside 

Tap, Riofski said the location 

came to mind right 

away when she was thinking 

Ladies Night Out at Jenny’s Southside Tap in Mokena 

featured 18 vendors selling clothing, jewelry, home goods 

and services. The event was organized by Frankfort 

resident Megan Riofski, who designs her own jewelry and 

is the owner of Meg’s Jewelry. 

Eighteen different vendors and entrepreneurs set up 

shop at Jenny’s Southside Tap for Ladies Night Out on 

Wednesday, Sept. 13. 

about hosting her own event. 

“I knew that they had the 

space for the amount of people 

to make it worthwhile,” 

Riofski said. 

There were 19 vendors 

signed up for the event on 

Sept. 13 — including Tresses 

Salon, LuLaRoe, Lip 

Sense, Scentsy and Pampered 

Chef — which Riofski 

said is about as many as 

she had last time. She said 

it was encouraging because 

“everybody seemed to have 

a good time and come back.” 

“It’s very interesting. “I 

love meeting any ladies 

who come up to the table,” 

said Pat Bauman, a sales 

representative for Pampered 

Chef. “The last two ladies 

who came up to the table, 

they’ve been using Pampered 

Chef for many years 

so that’s kind of fun.” 

Bauman said the event 

was also an opportunity for 

her to give back, as Pampered 

Chef was donating 30 

percent of sales to Hurricane 

Harvey and Irma relief efforts 

and Bauman herself 

donated 10 percent of her 

own commissions from the 

evening as well. 

Lori Cagney, a sales representative 

for Scentsy, said 

the event provided an interesting 

change of environment 

for the businesses and 

a relaxed, “no pressure” atmosphere 

for shoppers who 

attended. 

Sue Wilkins (right) and her mother, Ann Brink, browse the clothing selection at the 

LuLaRoe booth during Ladies Night Out on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Jenny’s Southside Tap 

in Mokena. Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media 

Pat Bauman (left) talks with Betsy Travaglini (right) of Manteno about Pampered Chef 

products while Betty Jaeger (center), a Tinley Park resident, browses the items available. 

“This is wonderful,” Cagney 

said. “I love it. [It is 

my] first time being here, 

and I wasn’t expecting such 

a big place. And, I love 

how everyone is friendly to 

each other and we all network 

with each other, and 

that’s what it’s all about. It’s 

spreading our word. Getting 

to know everyone. It’s a 

chance for people that have 

never been in here before or 

if they’re just stopping in [to 

see what’s happening].” 

Cagney, who works fulltime 

as a pharmacy technician, 

said she’s able to sell 

Scentsy as a side-job while 

still spending time with her 

children and husband. 

This event won’t be the 

last of it’s kind if Riofski 

has her way. She said in 

the future she wants to continue 

hosting similar events 

at Jenny’s, including a pre- 

Christmas shopping event 

and an event to support St. 

Baldrick’s in the spring.

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The Dish 

Outpost unveils new, diverse burger menu 

Max Lapthorne 


Outpost Bar and Grill 

owner Patty Gerny planned 

on taking a backseat to her 

granddaughter when it came 

to the food at her bar/restaurant. 

But that is not quite how 

things worked out. 

Patty’s granddaughter 

Morgan studied culinary arts 

in college, and the 28-yearold 

had big plans for the 

menu at Outpost. 

“She was revamping everything, 

restarting everything; 

she said, ‘Grandma 

you don’t have to worry 

about a thing; I’m going to 

handle this,’” Patty said. 

But Morgan never got the 

chance to take the reins at Outpost, 

as she died unexpectedly 

during a trip to Colorado with 

friends last August. 

Outpost Bar and Grill 

14929 Archer Ave. in 

Lockport 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.–1 a.m. 

Sunday–Thursday 

• 11 a.m.–2 a.m. 

Friday–Saturday 

• Kitchen open 2-8 p.m. 

everyday 

For more information ... 

Phone: (815) 836-8893 

“You don’t ever expect to 

get a phone call like that,” 

Patty said. “It was just terrible. 

After that happened, we 

almost shut down. We closed 

for a long time.” 

Outpost reopened its doors 

near the start of 2017 and 

decided to revamp the menu 

approximately two months 

The Buffalo burger ($9) combines a Buffalo breaded 

chicken breast with a half-pound burger and comes 

complete with blue cheese crumbles on top. 

ago — just how Morgan 

had planned. And Morgan’s 

brother Brandon, who Morgan 

trained in the kitchen, 

will be the one executing the 

new menu, as he is the chef at 

Outpost. 

“She always said, ‘You’ve 

got to make it smaller [and], 

whatever you do, you’ve 

got to do it good,’” Patty 

said. “Everybody has always 

loved our burgers, so that’s 

what we started with.” 

The BBQ cheddar burger ($9) comes topped with an onion 

ring, cheddar cheese and barbecue sauce. photos by max 

Lapthorne/22nd Century Media 

The new burger menu is 

not set in stone, but as of now 

it contains 11 different offerings, 

all of which start with 

Outpost’s signature halfpound 

burger patty and are 

served with french fries or 

coleslaw and a dill pickle. 

From there, the burger 

can go a number of different 

ways. Those looking for 

a burger with a kick can opt 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Quench one’s thirst 

6. Mil. defense grp. 

9. Seed again 

14. Cashew family 

tree 

15. “Kill Bill” star, 

Thurman 

16. Host 

17. Explosive liquid 

18. H+, e.g. 

19. “On Golden Pond” 

birds 

20. New Lenox golf 

course 

23. Crawler 

24. They’re quite 

lenient 

26. Foreboding atmosphere 

29. State bird of 

Hawaii 

30. Quirky 

31. Chicago’s University 

Apartments 

designer 

34. A breeze 

38. Michigan city, 

with Grand 

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46. Software delivery 

model 

49. Music downloader 

51. Book starters 

54. __ de-toilette 

56. Chinese restaurant 

in Mokena 

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60. Get wet 

61. Put to the test 

64. Whale show 

65. Compass point 

66. Conger catcher 

67. Indian state 

68. Rapid connector to 

an ISP 

69. Bottom of the 

barrel 

Down 

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2. George Sand’s “Elle et 

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3. Recipe info, abbr. 

4. Goldsmith’s units 

5. Concerning finance 

6. Hotel offering 

7. French love 

8. Member of a Biblical 

people 

9. Use for support 

10. Whiny music genre 

11. Sean Connery and 

others 

12. Wine: Prefix 

13. Miss Mae 

21. Go silent (up) 

22. Rd. or hwy. 

25. Fishing rod attachment 

26. Uncontrollable 

masses 

27. Eric who wrote the 

book for “Spamalot” 

28. Husband of the first 

lady 

32. Spellbound 

33. Bother, with “at” 

35. Most quoted author 

36. Healthy mind 

37. Affirmative votes 

39. “Not yet final,” 

legally 

41. Brand-new 

44. Actress Diana 

47. Church courtyard 

48. The “greatest” boxer 

50. Loan shark? 

51. Aquatic cracker toppings 

52. Certain subatomic 

particles 

53. Sweetheart 

54. Literary lioness 

55. Sounds of relief 

57. “Death on the ___” 

mystery thriller 

59. U.S. med. group 

62. Neurology abbreviation 

63. E.R. figures 

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. 

ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

226-0042) 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

TINLEY PARK 

Bailey’s Bar & Grill 

(17731 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 429- 

7955) 

■9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Karaoke 

■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ 

Dance Party 

■9:30 ■ p.m. Saturdays: 

Live Music 

LOCKPORT 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., 

Lockport; (815) 836- 

8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

HOMER GLEN 

Mullets Sports Bar and 

Restaurant 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

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 

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in The Scene, email 

b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

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run 

From Page 24 

first race. “When I started to 

do fundraising, I then found 

out that my mother-in-law 

had Alzheimer’s.” 

Joyce’s mother-in-law is 

in an advanced stage of the 

disease now. With the news 

of the diagnosis, that first 

race became a much bigger 

deal to Joyce. 

“As I started to fundraise 

for the race, I found so many 

people, even at work, who 

are impacted [by the disease], 

who have parents or 

grandparents or aunts [who 

have been touched by it],” 

she said. 

Now, she has approximately 

25 names of people 

for whom she runs who 

have donated to the cause. 

The company for which she 

works also matches her donations 

raised. 

“I’m thankful that they 

started this [event],” Joyce 

said. “I’m very thankful to 

be part of this team and part 

of the fundraising. To see 

how much we’ve been able 

to accomplish, even as a 

small group. It gives a nice 

sense of pride and ownership 

to be part of what they 

created.” 

Still running 

This year, there are 20 

people who signed up to run, 

which has booked all 158 

miles, Brian said. 

“The age range throughout 

the years has been from 

7 years old up to someone 

59 years old running this 

year,” he said. “We run the 

same route every year. We 

drive out two weeks before 

and test it to make sure 

nothing is under construction.” 

One thing Jeff said he is 

looking forward to this year 

is the group’s run through 

Prophetstown. 

“Last year ... the mayor 

was out there, and he came 

and greeted us,” Jeff said. 

“He said the next time we 

were out there to let him 

know. So, we’re actually going 

to run through one of the 

local bars there, because they 

said they love what we’re all 

about. It’s neat little things 

like that.” 

And while running for the 

cause is one way of being 

on the Run Across Illinois 

team, for people whose purview 

does not involve racing 

around the state donating is 

just fine, too. 

“We’re not raising the 

money to cure my mom,” 

Brian said. “We’re raising 

the money because we want 

to find a cure for this disease. 

Everybody knows somebody 

who has been affected 

by this. 

“Watching my father now 

be a caregiver — I don’t 

want my wife to have to do 

this for me, or my sister-inlaw 

to have to do this for 

Jeff,” Brian said. “Let’s get 

the research and the funding. 

I don’t want to see my 

kids have to go through what 

I had to go through with my 

mom and grandma. 

“It’s a slow, ugly ... death 

that is just sad. And there’s 

no cure. 

“We’re trying to do our 

part. I’m not a celebrity. I 

can’t be like J.J. Watt, who 

can raise [millions of dollars], 

but I can drive an RV 

and run a couple of miles 

and try to get some funds 

raised.” 

To learn more about the 

event or to donate, visit 

www.gofundme.com/Run- 

AcrossIllinois2017. 

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18451 Convention Center Drive • Tinley Park 

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THIS EXPO WILL FEATURE: 

• Entertainment 

• Free games of Bingo with prizes! 

• Free gift bag to the first 300 attendees! 

• Health Screenings 

• Speaker Sessions 

• Vendor Booths 

• A performance by Something Special Singers! 

dining out 

From Page 31 

for the aptly named smokin 

burger ($9), which is topped 

with fried jalapeño, pepper 

jack cheese and hot sauce, 

and grilled with cream 

cheese. 

One of the most iconic 

items on the menu is geared 

toward patrons who may 

still be feeling the effects of 

their previous night out — 

the hangover burger ($9). It 

is a more breakfast-oriented 

offering, complete with a 

fried egg, bacon, American 

cheese and shredded hash 

browns. 

“We want to get them 

down,” Patty said of the new 

burgers on the menu. “We 

tried to hit the different areas, 

depending on what you like.” 

For those with larger appetites, 

the Buffalo burger 

($9) is the way to go, as it 

features a Buffalo breaded 

chicken breast on top of the 

half-pound burger patty, and 

is topped with blue cheese 

crumbles. 

The peanut butter pieces 

burger ($9) has surprised 

Patty with its popularity. The 

Reese’s-inspired creation 

is stuffed with peanut butter 

pieces and topped with 

creamy peanut butter and 

bacon. 

“We’re trying to tweak 

it,” Patty said of the menu. 

“We’re trying to really get 

what the people want.” 

While the burgers have 

been the main focus recently, 

patrons will have more options 

in the coming months. 

Patty makes homemade 

soups, which will be served 

in bread bowls and available 

as soup-of-the-day options. 

She also enjoys whipping up 

home-cooked meals, such as 

lasagna and meatloaf, and 

serving them during halftime 

of all Chicago Bears games. 

“It’s something we’ve 

done since Day 1,” Patty 

said. “We always have food 

for the Bears games.” 

Another constant at Outpost 

Bar and Grill since it 

opened in 2005 has been a focus 

on family. Patty owns the 

bar, along with her daughter 

Lisa Gerny. Lori Thompson, 

Morgan and Brandon’s mother 

and the general manager, 

works there as well. And 

their support of each other is 

what has kept Outpost going 

through thick and thin. 

“It’s all been in the family,” 

Patty said. “It’s always 

stayed in the family.” 

Sponsors include 

For more information, 

call 708.326.9170 ext. 16 or visit 

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34 | September 21, 2017 | The frankfort station local living 


Southwest Suburban Home Builders Association 

Launches 2017 Tour Of Homes September 22. 

Friday, September 22 

marks the start of the 

2017 Tour Of Homes presented 

by the Southwest 

Suburban Home Builders 

Association (SSHBA). The 

Tour Of Homes runs for two 

consecutive weekends with 

builder model homes on 

display from noon until 5 

p.m. Friday, Saturday and 

Sunday. Admission is free. 

“The Tour Of Homes gives 

home shoppers an unprecedented 

opportunity to see 

some of the best new housing 

options in the south and 

southwest suburbs,” said 

Shannon Rocha, SSHBA 

executive officer. “The 

models represent designs 

that are available in each 

neighborhood…and some 

are even ready for sale now 

with quick move-in.” 

In all, 20 homes will be 

available for the public to 

tour in communities spanning 

from Palos Park to 

Manhattan and from Plainfield 

to Frankfort. They 

range in size from 1,692 

to more than 8,000 square 

feet and in price from the 

$300,000s to more than 

$1 million. 

The 2017 Tour Of Homes 

showcase builders include: 

• T.J. Cachey Builders, 

Inc.—25532 Riley Erin 

Road in Leighlinbridge 

in Manhattan 

• J. Michael Builders—25913 

West Canyon 

Boulevard in The Preserve 

in Plainfield 

• Gallagher & Henry 

—9041 Gloucester Road 

in Farmingdale Village in 

Woodridge 

• Ascend Real Estate 

Group—12895 Rosa Lane 

in Estates of Montefiori in 

Lemont 

• Ascend Real Estate 

Group—12894 Rosa Lane 

in Estates of Montefiori 

Lemont 

• A & J Construction—15310 

S. Oak Run Court in 

Creekside Estates South 

in Lockport 

• M/I Homes—16015 W. 

Pennyroyal Lane in Sagebrook 

in Lockport 

• Riverview Builders, Inc.— 

16936 Lilac Lane in Parkside 

Estates in Lockport 

• M.C. Custom Homes 

—16735 Deerwood Drive 

in Oak Creek in Lockport 

• Brian Wille Construction—15810 

Mueller Way 

in Prairie Ridge in New 

Lenox 

• PDH Builders, Inc.— 

13905 Breanne Lane in 

Stonebridge Woods in 

Homer Glen 

• M/I Homes—13651 Amelia 

Drive in Kettering Estates 

in Lemont 

• Beechen & Dill Homes, 

Inc.—13889 Creek Crossing 

Drive in Greystone 

Ridge in Orland Park 

• D.B De Paulo Construction—12413 

S. Hobart Ave. 

in Palos Park 

• Flaherty Builders, Inc. 

—14342 Fawn View Circle 

in Deer Haven in Orland 

Park 

• Beechen & Dill Homes, 

Inc.—10022 Franchesca 

Lane in Parkside Square 

in Orland Park 

• Charleton Highlands Development, 

LLC—16331 

Emerson Drive in Charleton 

Highlands in Orland 

Park 

• Gallagher & Henry— 17531 

Humber Lane in Radcliffe 

Place in Tinley Park 

• Crana Homes, Inc.—19839 

Mulroy Circle in Brookside 

Meadows in Tinley Park 

• Flaherty Builders, Inc. 

—8483 Dungarven Road 

in Frankfort Meadows in 

Frankfort 

According to Rocha, models 

in the Tour Of Homes 

run the gamut from elegant 

ranches to classic two-story 

designs to a one-of- a-kind 

custom residence. Those 

who walk through all of the 

homes can experience the 

variety of floor plans and 

housing styles that make 

Chicago’s southwest suburbs 

a popular choice for 

today’s homebuyers. They 

can see what’s in fashion for 

finishes and features, check 

out the latest products and 

trends, and feel the building 

quality. 

They also can learn about 

all the advantages of new 

construction—such as energy 

efficiency, flexible floor 

plans, personalization options, 

fewer repairs and less 

maintenance, advanced 

technology, and overall 

comfort. 

For more information on 

each of the models and 

builders in the 2017 Tour 

Of Homes, visit www.SSH- 

BATourOfHomes.com. 

SSHBA is 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). 

The group is proud to 

sponsor the 2017 Tour Of 

Homes, which is being held 

September 22nd through 

24th and September 29th 

through October 1st. Models 

will be open from noon 

to 5 p.m. each weekend. 

For an interactive map 

that can guide you to all 

communities and home 

locations, log onto www. 

SSHBATourOfHomes.com.

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Customer Satisfaction through the Roof at Prairie Trails in Manhattan 

Excellent Communications translates into positive home buying and building experience 

Distinctive Home Builders continues 

to add high quality homes 

to Manhattan at Prairie Trails; 

its latest new home community, 

located within the highly-regarded 

Lincoln-Way School District. 

Many families are thrilled to call 

Prairie Trails home and couldn’t 

be happier. 

“Homes are one of the last truly 

hand made major purchase there 

is,” said Bryan Nooner, president 

of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“Many of our skilled craftsmen 

have been working with our company 

for 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 

giving us one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

“But don’t take our word for it ask 

our homeowners,” urges Nooner. 

Nancy Schueler and her husband 

Jim purchased an Ashley ranch at 

Prairie Trails last year. “We raised 

four sons in a large five-bedroom 

home in Mokena. We knew and 

liked the area but could not find 

what we were looking for in New 

Lenox or Mokena. We went a little 

further to Manhattan and saw 

this home on an oversize lot with 

pond views, met with Bryan and 

Lynne and liked what we heard. 

Bryan sat down with us and allowed 

us to make changes we 

thought we might like such as 

enlarging the width of the home 

to accommodate a larger kitchen 

and we bumped out a three car 

garage because my husband likes 

to woodwork and needed the extra 

space,” said Nancy Schueler. 

“The building process was 

great,” continued Schueler. “We 

had a picture of a home we wanted 

to buy in Colorado and Bryan 

customized the facade of our new 

home to replicate it. We also liked 

the fact that Bryan lived locally 

and that we worked with a family 

company. He had a good handle 

on what we were looking for even 

making suggestions about things 

that we didn’t even think of. It was 

overwhelming but we would do it 

all over again. Everything Distinctive 

said they would do they did. 

If anything wasn’t kosher with us, 

they changed it. Distinctive was 

so willing to make us happy, was 

always present to walk us through 

our home under construction and 

answer any questions.” 

Karie and Jason Emerson recently 

built a Prairie model at 

Prairie Trails. “Our experience 

with Distinctive Home Builders 

could not have gone more 

smoothly,” said Karie Emerson. 

“Everyone says building a home is 

one of the most stressful experiences 

but ours could not have been 

better. Our initial home search 

was for a resale home with not 

much luck, then we saw an article 

in the newspaper for new homes 

in Manhattan. We went there and 

met Lynne and we were SOLD. 

“We found a great lot, a perfect 

model for us and worked closely 

with Lynne and Bryan on the 

design and without their help we 

would not have been able to build 

such a beautiful home,” continued 

Emerson. “We made a lot of modifications 

to the standard Prairie 

model which was never a problem. 

We loved that we were able to see 

the progress on their client portal 

and Distinctive delivered our 

home in the time frame promised. 

All of the subcontractors treated 

the building of our home as if it 

was their own. Thank you Bryan, 

Josh, Lynne, Jeff and everyone 

that we came into contact with 

at Distinctive Home Builders you 

gave us our Dream Home.” 

Tony and Nikki Uranin lived on 

the other side of Manhattan and 

wanted a new home they could 

grow into with their two young 

children ages 2 and 4 – with more 

space and new trees. Nikki was 

born and raised in Manhattan 

and was previously a teacher in 

the Manhattan school system. 

They also have a lot of family 

living nearby. 

“We checked out many builders 

in the area and Distinctive 

had the floor plan and upgrades 

we were looking for within our 

price range,” said Nikki Uranin. 

“From the moment we met with 

Lynne we were connected - our 

kids loved her and she was not 

pushy. The key decision were the 

layouts compared to what else was 

out there. We even had a home to 

sell and they held our lot for us.” 

“There was also great communication 

throughout the process,” 

she added. We met with Bryan, 

the owner, and reviewed designs 

and wanted to extend our loft 

upstairs. Bryan worked on the 

floor plan with us and we were 

able to do it! 

“There is even an App on your 

phone where they posted building 

progress. Everything went 

smoothly. It was a breeze making 

selections with the vendors - they 

told us that Distinctive was great 

to build with. Distinctive was very 

responsive after we moved in 

when we had a leak from a storm. 

They came out the next day and 

took care of the issue right away.” 

Harold and Molly Hewitt lived in 

New Lenox the last 20 years and 

initially had no interest in building. 

“We then put a deposit down 

with another builder and soon 

after had to cancel,” explained 

Harold Hewitt. “When we came 

back to them we lost all of our 

incentives. We found out that 

Distinctive Home Builders offered 

incentives and after meeting with 

Lynne; who took us through many 

different homes, we put down a 

deposit.” 

The Hewitts built a Foxgrove 

model and took advantage of the 

customization from Distinctive 

Home Builders. “We did three 

custom changes: We moved the 

master suite from the front of 

the house to the back so we could 

enjoy the lake views, made the 

loft bigger and added a bathroom 

downstairs. Our old house lacked 

natural light so we added additional 

larger windows throughout 

our new home,” said Hewitt. 

“The building process went 

fast for us because the weather 

was on our side and we moved 

in last May,” Harold continued. 

“Lynne explained all of our options 

and she and Bryan went 

over everything at a later date 

pretty much seamlessly. We knew 

what we wanted and appreciated 

Lynne’s suggestions and accessed 

the online portal for construction 

updates and pictures. We have one 

child, age 16 still living at home 

currently attending Lincoln Way 

West, a fine school.” 

Frazer and Linda Gulli closed 

eight months ago on an Arbor 

ranch. Two of their grown children 

live across the street in another 

subdivision and a third not 

too far from there. “When Distinctive 

opened up we were curious,” 

said Linda Gulli. “We wanted to 

be close enough to help with the 

kids but not too close. We built 

a ranch, made custom changes 

and have plenty of room for us. 

We modified the master bath and 

replaced the second closet with 

a walk-in shower. We also added 

a lot of canned lighting; so far 

we have been told that we have 

the most canned lighting in the 

subdivision! 

“We previously built a townhome 

so we were familiar with building,” 

Gulli continued. The process 

was fine with Distinctive, they 

were accommodating and willing 

to meet us after work. Distinctive 

also has a web site where we 

logged in to check progress and 

pictures as our home was being 

built. Even though we drove by 

often it was a nice convenience 

and understand how some people 

who live further away can appreciate 

it. Lynne and Josh are so nice 

and helpful! We appreciate all the 

help throughout the whole process 

from both of them! Everyone at 

Distinctive is nice and even now 

that we are moved in they still 

wave to us when they drive by! We 

can see the lake from our home, 

the neighbors are very friendly 

and we absolutely love the fact 

that the Wauponsee Glacial Trail 

is so close for us to just hop on 

with our bikes.” 

There are 13 ranch, split-level 

and six two-story single-family 

home styles to choose from each 

offering three to eight different 

exterior elevations. The three- to 

four-bedroom homes feature two 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

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 

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. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

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 less 

than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has built 

homes throughout Manhattan 

in the Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as 

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 

Lynne Rinck at (708) 737-9142 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails new home information 

center is located three 

miles south of Laraway Rd. on 

Rt. 52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, 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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The Frankfort Station’s 

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living in the lower level by adding a couple of walls. There is also a sprinkler system 

and stone windowsills. There are too many features to mention.; see for yourself. The 

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Asking price: $539,000 

Listing agent: Terry Umecker, RE/MAX 10. For more information, call (708) 205-0804. 

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July 06 

• 21337 Windy Hill Drive, Frankfort, 

60423-8621— Laureen Busby to 

William Froemling, $295,000 

• 22676 Blarney Road, Frankfort, 

60423-7863 — Flaherty Builders Inc 

to Shawn P Malysa, Kelly J Malysa, 

$434,500 

• 22827 Sara Springs Drive, 

Frankfort, 60423-9227 — First Bank 

Of Manhattan Ttee to Edmir Iljazi, 

$485,000 

July 07 

• 320 E Nebraska St, Frankfort, 

60423-1529 — Chad M Rados to 

Michele Hughes, $339,000 

• 533 Birchwood Road, Frankfort, 

60423-1001 — Anthony Minette III to 

Edward J Lefevour, Nora M Lefevour 

,$268,000 

The Going Rate is provided by Record Information 

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1004 Employment 

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Mokena 11360 193rd St. 9/22- 

23, 8-5. Tools, antiques, welders, 

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Sat 9/23, 9-1p. Hshld items, 

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New Lenox 1055 Southgate Rd 

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Dr 9/23 9-3pm Black amethyst 

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Rd. 9/21 -9/23, 8-2p. Bikes, 

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wicker, table cloths, tools, furnace, 

Chevy parts, 80 gal. compressor, 

tons of womens 

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Orland Park 14700 S. 94th 

Ave. Christ Lutheran Church 

9/22, 9-3pm; 9/23, 9-1pm 

Big rummage/bake sale 

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9/22-23, 10-3. Tools, woodworking 

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9/23-9/24 &9/29-9/30, 9-3p. 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 21281 Longview Drive, 

Frankfort, IL 60423 (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: Nationstar Mortgage 

LLC Plaintiff V. ISAIAH WIGGS; 

MONA WIGGS; PLANK TRAIL 

ESTATES HOMEOWNERS AS- 

SOCIATION; Defendant. 

Case No. 15CH 1796 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours. No 

judicial sale fee shall be paid by 

the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its 

credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or 

other lienor acquiring the residential 

real estate whose rights in and 

to the residential real estate arose 

prior to the sale. All payments shall 

be made in cash or certified funds 

payable to the Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

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

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

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

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

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

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

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

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND AS- 

SOCIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 20704 S. Birchwood 

Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 (Residential). 

Onthe 12th day of October, 

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: Fifth Third Mortgage Com-



2701 Property for 

Sale 

pany Plaintiff V.Michelle Kelly; 

et. al. Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 2304 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 















County. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

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

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

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









Act. 










obtains acourt order for its distribution 



the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










PURPOSE. 

2703 Legal 

Notices 










PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Nationstar Mortgage LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ISAIAH WIGGS; MONA 

WIGGS; PLANK TRAIL ES- 

TATES HOMEOWNERS ASSO- 

CIATION; 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 1796 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 27th 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 

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 73, IN PLANK TRAIL ES- 

TATES PHASE ONE, BEING A 

SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTH- 

EAST QUARTER OFSECTION 

24, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, 

RANGE 12, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 

13, 2000 AS DOCUMENT NUM- 

BER R2000-37923, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

21281 Longview Drive, Frankfort, 

IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE FAMILY 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-24-404-003-0000 















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 









Act. 










obtains a court order for its distri- 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

bution or, in the absence of an order, 


the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND AS- 

SOCIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Fifth Third Mortgage Company 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Michelle Kelly; et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 2304 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 21st day of 

June, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

of Will County, Illinois, will on 

Thursday, the 12th day of October, 

2017 , commencing at 12:00 

o'clock noon, at the Will County 

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

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LOT 1IN BLOCK 36INFRANK- 

FORT SQUARE UNIT NO. 11, 

BEING A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 

OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

MAY 19, 1977 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R77-16503 IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

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IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

Residential 

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









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Frankfort Square 

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nine-strikeout pitching effort. 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Brandon Petkoff 

Brandon Petkoff is a senior 

on the Lincoln-Way East 

baseball and basketball 

teams and has committed to 

playing baseball at Texas 

A&M Corpus Christi in 

2018 

How long have you 

been playing each sport 

and how did you get 

started? 

I've been playing baseball 

since I was 2 years old and 

basketball probably since 

I was 3 or 4. My dad introduced 

me to both sports, 

but I owe a lot to my mom. 

She's done a lot for me...she 

helped me get to where I'm 

at, and she really looked out 

for me. 

How do the two sports 

compare? 

Basketball's more centralized, 

where it's five people 

and five people. You rely on 

each one out there to do their 

job equally — that helps 

you do your job well. And 

with baseball, it's something 

that's more one on one. It's 

all about your skill against 

their skill and who is the best 

or smarter athlete and who 

can contribute better to their 

team and help their team in a 

better fashion. 

What is your position 

on each team? 

I play a power forward in 

basketball and I play outfield 

in baseball. 

What stands out about 

you as an athlete? 

I would say it's probably 

my speed. My speed 

is something that's always 

stood out. I'm always the 

one that gets on base and is 

always stealing or is looking 

to steal. 

You're a member of 

the National Honor 

Society and have a 3.9 

GPA. What's the key 

to balancing sports and 

school? 

It's tough with multiple 

AP classes to get all of that 

workload in, but I've been 

managing it since freshman 

year, and I'm kind of used to 

it by now, where I just push 

myself in position to challenge 

myself, both on the 

field and on the court, and in 

the classroom as well. 

What is it like playing 

with your teammates? 

It's a fun experience, playing 

with my teammates. My 

teammates are really special 

for me, and I consider them 

part of my family. We're 

a very close-knit group, 

whether it comes to baseball 

or basketball, and they just 

make it easier when we're 

all together as one and we're 

doing something together as 

a family. 

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What are you most 

excited about for this 

season for each sport? 

There's a lot I'm looking 

forward to. For basketball, 

we just came off a great season. 

We surprised a lot of 

people and took down the 

No. 1 team in the state last 

year, so we're excited for 

that. And with baseball, we 

just got a new head coach, 

and he's changing things 

very quickly ... we've already 

been preparing, and 

we're getting ready to go to 

battle this spring, and it's going 

to be really fun. 

What are you most 

looking forward to 

about playing at the 

collegiate level? 

Playing at the collegiate 

level is something that I 

have always dreamed about. 

And it's always been my 

goal, for me, to make it to 

play Division I baseball, and 

I just love the competition 

there and being able to play 

against everybody else, as 

good as they are, Division I 

athletes, and playing the best 

that I can play. 

What other activities 

are you involved with 

at school? 

I'm also part of Mu Alpha 

Theta. It's an honors math 

society. 

If you could play for any 

MLB team, which one 

would you pick? 

It'd probably be the Detroit 

Tigers because my family's 

from Detroit, and I've grown 

up watching Tiger games... it 

would just be great to represent 

them as well. 

Interview by Editor Nuria 

Mathog 

This Week In 

Griffins Varsity 

Athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 22 – at Lincoln-Way 

Central, 7:30 p.m. 

Girls volleyball 

■Sept. ■ 21 – hosts Thornridge, 

5:30 p.m. 


West, 5:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 28 – hosts Stagg, 5: 

30 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Sept. ■ 22 – at Joliet Central 

Invite, 1 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 – at SWSC Blue 

Conference Meet, 8 a.m. 


Schuman Cup, 3:45 p.m. 

Girls golf 

■Sept. ■ 21 – hosts Oak 

Forest, 4:15 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 27 – hosts SWSC Blue 

Conference Meet, 8 a.m. 

Girls tennis 

■Sept. ■ 21 – hosts 

Homewood-Flossmoor, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 22 – hosts Downers 

Grove South, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 23 – at Warrior Tennis 

Invite, 8:30 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 – at Sandburg, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 28 – hosts 

Thornwood, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls swimming 


5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 – hosts Benet 

Academy, 5 p.m. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Girls volleyball 

Game 1: LWE 25, Wilmington 14 

Game 2: LWE: 25, Wilmington 6 

Molly Hackett totaled 11 kills, 6 aces and 

11 digs during the Sept. 11 match, while Megan 

Walsh tallied 4 kills and Kaleigh Ritter 

had 13 assists and 5 digs 

Girls golf 

LWE 182, Homewood-Flossmoor 219 

Hannah Hill was the medalist of the Sept. 

football 

From Page 53 

they see one play, they liked 

to keep following it.” 

Much of the fourth quarter 

was devoted to a more 

than 8-minute drive by 

the Eagles that eventually 

made it to the East 2-yard 

line. But a fourth-and-goal 

run play from the 2 was 

snuffed out by the Griffins 

defense to turn the ball 

over on downs with 2:41 

remaining. The Griffins 

offense ran out the clock 

from there to end it. 

For the Eagles, the loss 

wasn’t without its merits, 

and Peters said the goal that 

he tells the team every week 

is to get better every day. 

“I think there are some 

positives that we can take 

from this game,” Peters 

said. “I don’t really believe 

in moral victories, but there 

are definitely some positives 

we can take. Our biggest 

thing moving forward 

is, let’s learn from this and 

focus on our next opponent. 

Try to win one [game] at a 

time and get ourselves into 

the playoffs. We’re going to 

probably end up with about 

65 playoff points. So, if we 

■Sept. ■ 28 – at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5 p.m. 

Boys cross country 

■Sept. ■ 23 – at Tinley Park 

Invite, 8 a.m. 

Girls cross country 

■Sept. ■ 23 – at Tinley Park 

Invite, 8 a.m. 

Boys soccer 


West, 6:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 23 – hosts Thornton, 

10 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 24 – at Bloom 

Township PepsiCo Showdown, 

TBA 


6:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 28 – at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

11 match with a score of 42. Other Griffins 

scoreres were Grace Wilk, Jessica Loera and 

Sam Bollman. 

Boys golf 

LWE 164, Bolingbrook 211 

Kevin Bullington was the Sept. 12 

match medalist, shooting a 39 to lead the 

Griffins. 

High School Highlights is compiled by Editor 

Nuria Mathog, nuria@frankfortstation.com 

get in, we might have a decent 

seed.” 

Meanwhile, the Griffins 

continued their early season 

domination. And for Appiah 

and Corbett, the performance 

once again showed that the 

state ranking the team has 

earned through four weeks of 

play isn’t by accident. 

“It means that No. 1 isn’t 

a joke,” Corbett said of the 

team’s performance so far 

this season. “We’re here to 

play.” 

“It’s not easy being No. 

1, but we’ve just got to live 

up to it and keep going forward,” 

Appiah added.



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East graduate plays for University of Toledo 

Randy Whalen 


Lincoln-Way East alumna Ami Ill, who helped the Griffins finish as a state runner-up, is continuing her softball career at the University of Toledo. 

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Sometimes you just know. 

Ami Ill, a Team 22 All- 

Area softball outfielder this 

year, knew the University 

of Toledo was the place for 

her. 

That’s where Ill, who 

graduated from Lincoln- 

Way East after helping the 

Griffins to a state runner-up 

finish this spring, now continues 

her softball career. 

But the process of deciding 

to play at the Division I 

university took a quick turn 

a few years back, and Ill 

couldn’t be happier. 

“I was going into my 

sophomore year and I was 

playing a tournament in 

Glen Ellyn which coach 

[Kristen] Butler was at it 

looking at players” Ill said 

of the head softball coach 

at the University of Toledo. 

“She wasn’t really looking 

at players from my age [16u 

at that time], but I caught her 

eye. You never know who is 

watching you. 

“I was playing for the 

Southern Force at that time 

and was the only Illinois 

player on the team. But we 

were being coached by [former 

Lincoln-Way East softball 

standout] Alisa Goler 

that tournament. Coach Butler 

contacted her and told 

her that she was interested 

in me.” 

Goler, a 2007 East graduate, 

who went onto to be a 

three-time All-American at 

the University of Georgia, 

played professionally for 

five years, and is currently 

an assistant softball coach at 

Syracuse University, saw the 

talent in Ill. 

“Ami is very hardworking,” 

Goler said. “She comes 

from a great family, and I 

think that has had a lot to do 

with the type of player she’s 

turned into. 

“During the recruiting 

process, I can remember telling 

coaches not to be swayed 

by her [5-foot-2 inch] size. 

Coach Butler at Toledo recognized 

her abilities immediately 

when she came to see 

her play. I can’t wait to see 

how Ami develops under her 

leadership at Toledo.” 

Butler, who had an outstanding 

career at the University 

of Florida and also 

played professionally, immediately 

made an impact 

on Ill. 

“Coach Butler invited 

me to one of their softball 

camps,” said Ill, who plans 

to major in exercise science. 

“During my sophomore 

year I attended two 

of their camps and went on 

an unofficial visit. I knew it 

then and committed during 

my sophomore year. I really 

loved Coach Butler and her 

credentials amazed me. She 

had a lot of influence in my 

decision. 

“Plus I loved the campus. 

It’s not too close to home, 

but being a four hour drive, 

not too far away either. I just 

love the look of the campus, 

how it’s laid out, everything. 

I’m looking forward to this 

opportunity. They have so 

much school spirit and I’m 

just glad to be a it.” 

Ill was also happy to be a 

part of the amazing success 

the Griffin softball program 

had the past four years. The 

coaches were certainly 

happy she was there. 

“As a coaching staff we 

are very excited that Ami 

will be continuing her softball 

career at the University 

of Toledo,” East coach 

Elizabeth [Pawlicki] Hyland 

said. “It has been great to 

watch Ami grow these past 

four years into the player 

she is today and we look forward 

to seeing what she accomplishes 

in the next four 

years of her softball career. 

There is no doubt she will 

continue to play with the 

same motivation, determination 

and heart she had here at 

Lincoln-Way East.” 

Playing at East, which 

won for straight sectional 

titles in her four years on the 

varsity team, helped prepare 

Ill for the next level. 

“Yes, it will definitely help 

me,” she said of her playing 

for the Griffins. “To be part 

of a team that’s a winning 

program like this will help 

me in the future. It helped 

me to be focused, give it my 

all and compete for my team, 

not for myself.” 

This past season was especially 

special for Ill. She was 

named to various All-Area 

teams, including Team 22nd 

Century Media. That was 

thanks to her outstanding play 

in center field, which included 

a .408 batting average with 

six doubles, five triples, three 

homers and 30 RBI. She also 

added 13 stolen bases. 

She helped the Griffins to 

finish as the state runner-up 

in Class 4A for the second 

time in three seasons. They 

also placed fourth her freshman 

year. So she was part of 

a trio of state placing teams 

in her high school career. 

“I was very fortunate 

through the years to be part 

of a team that was so driven 

and wanted to go far,” Ill 

said. “We wanted to be the 

best in the state every year. 

So to be a part of that was a 

dream come true. Most people 

don’t get an opportunity 

to do that.”



Sandburg downed by No. 1 LW East 

Jon DePaolis 


In a Week 4 contest between 

two SouthWest Suburban 

Conference teams 

Friday, Sept. 15, Lincoln- 

Way East showed no signs 

of slowing down anytime 

soon, as the No. 1-ranked 

team in Class 8A steamrolled 

Sandburg 46-7 in 

Frankfort. 

The Griffins (4-0) relied 

on big plays in all three 

phases — including a 66- 

yard punt return touchdown 

by Mason Keenan, a 33- 

yard interception returned 

for a touchdown by Kwaku 

Appiah, and a two-touchdown 

performance by Jordan 

Corbett — to upend the 

Eagles (1-3). 

“It seems like everywhere 

you look we’ve got another 

weapon,” East coach Rob 

Zvonar said. “You watch 

certain teams that are championship-level 

teams, like 

the Cubs, and it is somebody 

every night stepping 

up. If one guy is out or injured 

or not quite making 

plays, somebody else picks 

him up. That’s been fun to 

see in this group, as well.” 

East got started midway 

through the first quarter 

after senior defensive end 

Devin O’Rourke fell on top 

of a fumbled snap by Eagles 

quarterback Christian Shepherd 

to running back Andrew 

Schab. That gave the 

Griffins’ offense the ball at 

the Sandburg 22-yard line. 

After a few run plays got the 

Griffins to the 3-yard line, 

senior Ryan Scianna (13 

total rushes for 42 yards) 

plowed through the middle 

for a touchdown. 

About three minutes 

later, Morrissey (6-of-11, 

110 yards, 11 rushes for 

97 yards) and Appiah connected 

on three passes — 

the last of which resulted in 

a 30-yard bomb to the left 

front corner of the end zone. 

Appiah (3 receptions, 54 

yards) adjusted his route to 

come back to the ball, leaving 

a defensive back at his 

back, made the catch and 

fell backward into the end 

zone for the score. 

“That was my first time 

on offense this season, and 

coach called a play my 

way,” Appiah said. “I saw 

[Morrissey] look at me, 

and he gave me a chance to 

make a play. I went up and 

got it.” 

East converted on a twopoint 

play to make it 15-0. 

On the very next series, 

Sandburg was forced to punt 

at its own 40. But on the return, 

Keenan, a senior wide 

receiver on the Griffins, 

found the edge to his left after 

receiving the ball to his 

right. A few blocks came to 

his aid, and he burned past 

a defender on the sideline, 

cut back inside to the middle 

and took the ball to the 

house for a 66-yard score 

with 36.4 seconds remaining 

in the opening quarter. 

“Punt returns are nerveracking, 

and I’m back there 

by myself,” Keenan said. “I 

saw an opportunity. I had 

good enough space, and I 

just took it left. I saw the 

guy inside, so I had to make 

one cut, and I found the end 

zone. 

“Once I saw one of my 

blockers downfield, trying 

the keep the play alive, 

he gave me just enough to 

make one cut, stick back in 

and find the corner of the 

end zone to celebrate with 

the team.” 

On the first drive of the 

second quarter, Sandburg 

scored what would be its 

only points of the game. 

Shepherd (13-of-26, 118 

yards) found senior wide 

receiver Nicky Shelton for 

two passes early in the drive 

for 11 and 17 yards, respectively. 

Then, on a fourthand-2 

from the East 30, 

Shepherd threw a perfect 

spiral 30-yards in the air 

to the left sideline, where 

Shelton caught it in stride 

as he streaked into the end 

zone for the score. 

Shelton, who finished 

the game with 10 total receptions 

for 105 yards, had 

burned by the defensive 

back on the play. 

East's Gus Christensen tackles Sandburg's Andrew Shaub 

Friday, Sept. 15, during the Griffins game against the 

Eagles. Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

“Nicky Shelton is a special 

receiver,” Sandburg 

coach Scott Peters said. 

“We’ll definitely take shots 

with him throughout the 

season. He is going to help 

any quarterback he’s with. 

“Nicky’s got some good 

speed and great hands. He’s 

6-foot-4. He’s a very good 

receiver.” 

But the good times 

wouldn’t last for the Sandburg 

offense. On the Eagles’ 

next possession in the 

second quarter, on the first 

play of the drive, Shepherd 

was picked off by Appiah 

at the 33-yard line, and Appiah 

sprinted all the way 

to the end zone to make it 

29-7. 

“We’ve been watching 

film all week and dissecting 

it,” Appiah said. 

“Coach [Matt] Mrozek told 

us to play the sticks, and we 

knew they liked to throw 

the hitch a lot, so I saw the 

quarterback flare his eyes 

my way, so I just broke on 

the ball.” 

He also knew that the 

quarterback targeted Shelton 

a lot during the game. 

“That’s their main receiver, 

and so I just broke on the 

ball and made a play,” Appiah 

said. 

Zvonar credited the talented 

two-way player after 

the game. 

“I think you saw the emergence 

of Kwaku Appiah tonight 

on both sides of the 

ball,” Zvonar said. “Great 

plays. Big plays. We knew 

he was a big playmaker. 

We’ve seen it in practice.” 

East had another chance 

to score before halftime, but 

after a 16-yard reception 

by tight end Turner Pallissard 

at the Sandburg 2, the 

Eagles defense forced a 

fumble that was recovered 

by Sandburg’s Anthony 

Hansler. 

Then, to start the third 

quarter, on a second-and-12, 

Morrissey was picked off by 

Sandburg’s Jaimie Marines. 

Also stepping up on defense 

for the Eagles during 

the game was Alex 

Hirschfield, who had two 

sacks. 

“Truthfully, I thought 

we played relatively well 

defensively,” Peters said. 

“I know the score doesn’t 

necessarily reflect that. But 

we gave up a special teams 

touchdown and a touchdown 

on a pick-six on offense. 

Defensively, we were 

working with a short field 

most of the day. 

“Alex is a junior and a 

two-year starter now for us. 

Our expectations for him 

are high. He keeps getting 

better every week, and he’s 

very coachable. He’s a nice 

kid to have on your team.” 

Later in the third quarter, 

East sophomore kicker 

Dominic Dzioban booted 

a 23-yard field goal. Then, 

after a combination sack by 

East’s O’Rourke and Jaden 

Hacha — followed by a 

wayward punt by the Eagles 

— Corbett scored on a 15- 

yard run up the middle to 

make it 39-7. 

Corbett (9 rushes for 84 

total yards) scored again to 

open the fourth quarter, getting 

in on a 14-yard run to 

cap the game’s scoring at 

46-7. 

“I saw exactly what I saw 

on film,” Corbett said. “We 

went over it the entire week 

— a lot of cutbacks, and if 

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Football 

All phases step up as Providence hands St. Ignatius its first loss 

Chris Walker 


There’s an old sports saying, 

“You can throw out 

the records when these two 

teams play.” 

It’s usually uttered when 

two big rivals play, regardless 

if they’re having a good 

or bad season because bragging 

rights are at stake and 

teams have familiarity with 

each other. 

When undefeated St. Ignatius 

stepped onto Bishop 

Kaffer Stadium and Matt 

Senffner Field in New Lenox 

Friday, Sept. 15, they didn’t 

do so as a big rival. A case 

could be made for last week 

though when St. Rita did, but 

at the same time, the Wolfpack’s 

record and start to the 

season had to be duly noted. 

The Wolfpack were 3-0 

and had outscored teams 

132-0 while the Celtics were 

riding the high of last week’s 

win over St. Rita to lift them 

to 1-2, but knowing that every 

remaining game is pretty 

much a must-win right now if 

they hope to make the playoffs. 

But the Wolfpack had 

played nowhere near the 

competition as the Celtics 

have, and they succumbed to 

several big plays and struggled 

in moving the ball as 

Providence cruised to a 35-6 

victory. 

Providence (2-2) jumped 

ahead 7-0 on its second offensive 

play of the game 

when De’Shon Gavin outran 

the Wolfpack defenders for a 

32-yard touchdown. 

“The offensive line gave 

De’Shon a hole and he used 

his speed,” Providence 

coach Mark Coglianese said. 

“When he gets into the open 

field like that, not too many 

guys are going to catch him.” 

Gavin then put the Celtics 

up 14-0 right before halftime 

when he displayed his physical 

versatility, outjumping a 

defender and running into the 

end zone for a 76-yard score 

on a pass from quarterback 

Caden Kalinowski. 

“Kalinowski made that 

(play) on his own,” Coglianese 

said. “He bought himself 

some time and he made 

the throw, and De’Shon, being 

the athlete that he is, got 

position and made the play.” 

Kalinowski’s 5-yard 

touchdown run early in the 

third quarter extended Providence’s 

lead to 21-0 and 

then his 55-yard touchdown 

pass to Nico Planeta with 

3:07 left in the third quarter 

broke the game open at 

28-0. 

“It was where we were 

reading the linebacker,” Kalinowski 

said. “He blitzed 

and I dumped it off and let 

Nico run.” 

The two players read the 

defense well and that was the 

key for technically a simple 

play resulting in six more 

points. 

“Me and Caden have pretty 

good chemistry with connecting 

and know what a defense 

is going to do,” Planeta said. 

“We knew what was going 

to be open, so we got on the 

line and I a saw a perfect little 

hole and was able to book it 

(into the end zone).” 

St. Ignatius finally got 

on the scoreboard when the 

game was all but over with a 

little more than three minutes 

left to play. Providence junior 

Brendan Martus then joined 

in on the fun, scoring on a 13- 

yard run in the final minute. 

While Providence’s offense 

shined and seemingly stole 

the show on Friday, credit also 

should be shed in the direction 

of the defense, which made 

things difficult for a Wolfpack 

team that came in averaging 

44 points a game. 

“Yeah, with the newspapers, 

usually the defense 

doesn’t get as much credit, 

but that’s OK as long as 

we’re shutting teams down,” 

Providence defensive back 

Jack Halper said. “We just 

had to shut them down, and 

that all started with Dylan 

Davalos as nose guard and 

stopping their veer. Then 

they tried to go outside and 

passing, and we were awake 

for all that and kept shutting 

them down.” 

Now the Celtics head on 

the road to face a Brother 

Rice (1-3) team that just lost 

a heartbreaking 29-28 game 

to Montini by allowing a 

2-point conversion with 33.8 

seconds remaining. 

“We know what we need to 

keep on doing,” Halper said. 

“We need to keep pushing, to 

keep marching. It’s not going 

to getting any easier, so we’ll 

keep going the best we can.” 

Planeta agreed with Halper, 

fully realizing that every 

Chicago Catholic League 

Blue game is a battle from 

start to finish. 

“Brother Rice may be 1-3 

but they’ve played three really 

tough teams,” he said. 

“We’re going to be fighting 

for our lives just like they 

are. We’re motivated to go in 

there and hope to go in there 

strong.” 

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fastbreak 

Girls tennis 

East tennis takes second at invite 

22nd Century Media file 

photo 

1st-and-3 

Three key Griffins 

plays in the East- 

Sandburg football 

game 

1. During the 

opening quarter, 

wide receiver 

Mason Keenan 

scored a 66- 

yard punt return 

touchdown with 

just 36.4 seconds 

remaining. 

2. Kwaku Appiah 

returned a 

touchdown 

following a 33-yeard 

interception 

3. In the third 

quarter, Jordan 

Corbett scored on 

a 15-yard run up 

the middle, bringing 

the score to 39-7. 

Corbett went on 

to score another 

touchdown with a 

14-yard run in the 

fourth quarter. 

RANDY WHALEN 


Rachel Schilke wasn't going 

to give in. 

It was nearly 5 p.m. and 

every other match in the 

Sandburg Girls Tennis Invite 

- which started at 9 a.m., had 

ended, some of them as many 

as two hours before. But 

Schilke still was playing as 

the Lincoln-Way East senior 

was involved in an epic third 

place match in the second 

singles category. 

In the end Schilke's perseverance 

paid off as she prevailed 

for a 7-6 (12-10), 7-5 

victory over Lemont senior 

Anna Ford. Not only was 

the marathon win great for 

her personally, it helped East 

place second in the 12-team 

invite, which was held on 

Saturday, Sept. 16 in Orland 

Park and included three other 

teams that will be in the same 

sectional as the Griffins. 

"It was really long, but it 

was worth it," Schilke said. 

"It was long, but it was fun 

playing her [Ford], she's 

tough. I was playing for the 

team and for our team to 

come here and get second 

place in a tournament like the 

one at Sandburg, it's quite an 

honor." 

Indeed Schilke's epic 

match victory helped East 

to a total of 19 points and 

second place by itself. If she 

would have lost the Griffins 

would have tied for second 

with eventual third place finisher 

Lincoln-Way Central 

(18 points). The Sandburg 

Blue team, one of two that 

the Eagles entered, won three 

of the four titles - including 

senior Agnes Florczyk defeating 

Central sophomore 

Kiana Sikich 6-1, 6-2 for the 

second singles title, to finish 

first with 29 total points, 

The Sandburg Gold team (14 

points) placed fourth. 

Lemont (12 points) was 

fifth and Andrew (11 points) 

and Shepard (11 points) tied 

for sixth. Providence (10 

points) was eighth, followed 

by Marist (8 points), Stagg (7 

points), Mother McAuley (4 

points) and Reavis (3 points) 

rounded out the 12 team field. 

"We're 9-2 on the season 

with our only dual meet 

losses to state powers Hinsdale 

Central and Wheaton 

Warrenville South, East 

coach Wes Cooley said of his 

teams record through Sept. 

16. "We return three state 

qualifiers from last season 

and have a lot of interchangeable 

parts and can move people 

to different positions on 

the team." 

That shows in the fact that 

Erin Klein, who was a sectional 

champion as the teams 

No. 1 singles player last season, 

is now paired with fellow 

senior Claire Stec at second 

doubles. 

"I felt like when I went 

to state last year that I was 

good, but there are a lot of 

good singles players at state," 

Klein said. "I didn't match 

Griffins girls tennis player Rachel Schilke serves the 

ball Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Sandburg Girls Tennis 

Invitational. East placed second at the event. 

Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

up with them. So I wanted 

to try something different. 

[In doubles] there's an extra 

person to motivate you. So 

hopefully we can do well and 

go to state." 

Stec did not go to state last 

season. In fact she was not 

even playing varsity tennis 

last season. But she worked 

hard over the summer and 

certainly hopes to be at state 

next month. 

"I was second doubles on 

the JV team," Stec said of 

last year. "But I took a lot of 

lessons, went to some camps, 

and put in a lot of work. Our 

conference is tough. But 

we're hoping to win at sectionals 

and get to state." 

At the Sandburg Invite, 

Klein and Stec lost a tough 

semifinal match, including 

10-8 in the deciding super tiebreaker. 

But they rebounded 

to topple senior Abby Bruno 

and junior Olivia Goodwin 

from Providence by a score 

of 6-1, 6-1 for third. That 

was important as Providence, 

along with Lincoln-Way 

Central and Andrew are with 

East in the same [Andrew] 

Sectional. 

The Sandburg Blue team 

of Mia Strolia and Konstance 

Delis defeated the Sandburg 

Gold team of senior Angie 

Rooks and junior Celanie 

Peng 6-1, 6-1 for the second 

doubles title. 

The East first doubles team 

of seniors Makenzie Helsel 

and Cassandra Weyker 

placed second at the invite. 

The duo, who went to state 

last season, lost to the Shepard 

seniors Rachel Habbal and 

Brooke Zielke 6-3, 6-2 in the 

final. 

In first singles East senior 

Mackenzie Rhode fell to Andrew 

sophomore Lily Darman 

7-6 (7-5), 6-0 in a quarterfinal 

before bouncing back to win 

a consolation match and eventually 

settle for sixth place 

overall. But she hopes to rebound 

come sectional time. 

"I just enjoy working on 

my shot and being with the 

team," said Rhode, who was 

the No. 2 singles player on 

the team last year. I've hit 

more drop shots and served 

better. That's helped make me 

a better player and my goal is 

to get to state." 

Sandburg junior Anna 

Loureiro remained undefeated 

on the season and won the 

No. 1 singles title with a 6-0, 

6-3 win over senior Sophie 

Davis from Providence. 

East, which moved to the 

Blue Division of the South- 

West Suburban Conference 

this season, faced league 

leader Lockport on Tuesday, 

Sept. 19 in Frankfort. On 

Tuesday, Sept. 26 the Griffins 

are back at Sandburg for 

a 4:30 p.m. dual meet match. 

All three Lincoln-Way 

schools, along with Homewood-Flossmoor, 

Providence 

and the host Thunderbolts, 

will be at the Andrew Sectional 

on Saturday, Oct. 14. 

"This next week and a half 

stretch will be big for us," 

Cooley said of facing Lockport 

and Sandburg in dual 

meets. "We might finish third 

in the conference, but still 

win the sectional. We just 

have to keep working at it." 

Listen Up 

"It was really long, but it was worth it." It was long, but it 

was fun playing her [Ford], she's tough. I was playing for the 

team and for our team to come here and get second place in a 

tournament like the one at Sandburg, it's quite an honor." 

Rachel Schilke — East girls tennis player 

TUNE IN 

Boys and Girls Cross Country 

At Tinley Park Invite, Saturday, Sept. 23 

• Athletes on both Griffins cross-country 

teams compete at the annual invitation. 

Index 

49 — This Week In... 

48 — Frankfort Square Baseball 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Nuria Mathog, 

nuria@frankfortstation.com.

Frankfort’s Hometown Newspaper | www.frankfortstation.com | September 21, 2017 

SERVING THE TEAM 

East girls tennis competes at 

Sandburg Invite, Page 55 

stepping up 

LWE grad joins University of 

Toledo softball team, Page 52 

Griffins defeat Eagles 

in fourth consecutive 

victory, Page 53 

Kwaku Appiah catches a pass before 

landing for a touchdown Friday, Sept. 15, 

during East's game against Sandburg. 

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