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Trying to avoid waste 

City officials discuss financial impact of 

Waste Management contract, Page 3 

Plentiful harvest 

Seniors pick out fruits, vegetables, more at Lockport 

American Legion harvest event, Page 8 

Budget approval 

D205 Board of Education passes budget for 2017- 

2018 school year at meeting, Page 7 

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THURSDAY 

CN Railroad Grant 

Celebration 

3 p.m. Sept. 28, South 

Public Landing, 10th Street 

and Canal. America in 

Bloom gave a $15,000 grant 

to plant the CN Railroad 

garden. Main Street Lockport 

is inviting residents to 

celebrate the opening of the 

garden. All are welcome. 

FRIDAY 

St. Joseph Oktoberfest 

5 p.m.- midnight, Sept. 29, 

St. Joseph School and Parish, 

529 Madison Street. Oktoberfest 

will run from Sept. 

29 until Sunday, Oct. 1. Saturday 

the fest will begin at 11 

a.m. and run until midnight; 

Sunday, the fest will begin at 

11 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. 

Activities for all ages will be 

available including, but not 

limited to, carnival rides and 

musical acts. There will be a 

heated beer garden, casino 

gambling and craft show. A 

variety of food with be available 

too. For more information, 

visit stjoeschool.com. 

SATURDAY 

D91 5K Fun Run/Walk 

8 a.m. Sept. 30, Kelvin 

Grove School, 808 Adams 

St. This annual fundraising 

event was created by two 

teachers, Lia Ditter and Heidi 

Waxweiler. The 5K run 

aims to promote a healthy 

lifestyle, to bring families 

together, and raise funds to 

support education needs in 

the classroom. Awards will 

be given to the top male/ 

female finishers and the top 

three finishers in each age 

group. To register, visit sign 

meup.com. For more information, 

visit d91.net. 

UPCOMING 

All Things Quilt Sale 

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

Oct. 7, Lockport VFW Hall, 

1026 E. 9th Street. This 

event is presented by Heritage 

Quilters Guild. Plenty 

of quilts will be on sale as 

well as gently used books, 

magazines and patters. A 

scrap table will be available 

as well. 

2nd Annual Tailgate for Kidz 

Play Fundraiser 

3-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 

7, East 13th Street between 

Jefferson and Madison St., 

Lockport. Admission is 

free for this event that will 

include live music, Kidz 

Zone activities and prizes. 

Food and concessions will 

be available for purchase. 

For more information, email 

helpkidzplay@gmail.com. 

Lobster Fest 

5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, 

ISM Lockport Gallery, 2010 

W. 10th Street #1 West. Seatings 

will begin at 5 p.m. and 

go every hour until 8 p.m. 

Each seating is limited to 25 

seats. Ticket prices are $60 

and include a Lobster meal, 

one drink and a donation to 

the museum. Live music will 

be provided by Mixed Company. 

Wine and beer will be 

available. For more information, 

visit www.mainstreet 

lockport.org/events.html. 

Oktoberfest 

12:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday, 

Oct. 8, Prairie Bluff Public 

Golf Club, 19433 Renwick 

Road. This event will feature 

Gilhooly Entertainment 

and celebrate German fashion. 

A German style lunch 

and pitchers of beer will be 

at every table. Register by 

Oct. 1, ages 50 and older. 

Residents $25 and nonresidents 

$30. Door prizes 

included. 

Magic Class 

6:45-7:40 p.m. Wednesday, 

Oct. 11, Plainfield Park 

District, 24319 Cedar Creek 

Lane, Plainfield. Learn tricks 

that involved cards, ropes, 

coins and mind reading. All 

materials will be provided 

and each child will receive a 

magic kit to take home. For 

more information, visit lock 

portpark.org. 

Chili Dinner 

Noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 

15, VFW post 5788, 1026 E. 

9th Street, Lockport. Venture 

Crew 63 will be hosting 

a dinner, bake sale, raffle and 

more. Adults are $8 and seniors 

and children 5-12 years 

old can purchase tickets for 

$6. Children under 4 eat 

free. All proceeds benefit the 

Girls and Boys of the Venture 

Crew 63. 

Spanish for Seniors 

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

beginning Oct. 16, Central 

Square, 222 E. Ninth Street. 

The Lockport Township 

Park District is offering a 

class to learn Spanish for senior 

ages 55 years and older. 

The class will have a relaxed 

environment to teach Spanish 

conversation, grammar 

and phonetics. Fee is $72 per 

resident and $82 per nonresident. 

For more information, 

call (815) 838-3621, 

ext. 0 or visit lockportpark. 

org. 

Pre-school Screenings 

8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, 

Oct. 19, Lockport Area Special 

Education Cooperative, 

1343 E. 7th Street, Lockport. 

Screening for children 3-5 

years old will be held by appointment 

only. Please enter 

through door 6 of the bulding. 


or to make an appointment, 

contact Debbie at (815) 838- 

8080 ex.t 100. 

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Ages 50+ 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 21, Tinley Park Convention 

Center, 18451 Convention 

Center Drive. Join 

22nd Century Media, publisher 

of YOUR PAPER 

HERE, for its third annual 

expo, complete with vendor 

booths, entertainment, 

bingo and more. Free admission 

and free parking. For 

more information, call (708) 

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AARP Fall Meeting 

9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 

24, Prairie Bluff New Room 

Restaurant, 19433 Renwick 

Rd., Crest Hill. Medicare 

and social security changes 

for 2016/2017 will be presented 

along with various 

health insurance plans. A 

buffet breakfast will begin 

the meeting. Reservations 

are a must by Oct. 17. Fee 

is $10 per person. For more 

information, visit lockport 

park.org. 

Senior Halloween Picnic and 

Hayride 

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

Tuesday, Oct. 31, Dellwood 

Park, 171st Street and 

Woods Drive. Anyone aged 

50 years and old is invited 

to enjoy apple cider, a boxed 

lunch and s’mores made 

over a campfire. Fee is $12/ 

person. Register by Oct. 24. 

For more information, call 

(815) 838-3621 ext. 0. 

ONGOING 

Lockport Women’s club Sally 

Korst Memorial Scholarship 

Those interested in this 

$1,000 second semester 

(Winter/Spring 2018) tuition 

reimbursement scholarship 

can review and apply for 

the scholarship at lockport 

womansclub.org/sallykorst-memorial-scholarship. 

Two letters of 

reference from a pastor, 

employer, teacher or other 

non-family member are 

required. All applications 

must be returned by Oct. 

15. The recipient will be 

notified by Nov. 3 and will 

be invited to attend the November 

Lockport Woman’s 

Club meeting to receive the 

award. 

Citizens Against Ruining the 

Environment 

6-7:30 p.m. every third 

Monday of the month, White 

Oak Library, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. CARE, a nonprofit 

all-volunteer organization, 

to discuss environmental 

and health related issues in 

Will County and the surrounding 

areas. Community 

service hours also available. 

Challenge Fitness Court 

Rentals 

Challenge Fitness, 2021 

S. Lawrence Ave., Lockport. 

Challenge Fitness offers court 

rentals for tennis and racquetball/wallyball 

courts when 

Lockport Township Park 

District programs are not running. 

Tennis courts are rented 

on a per hour basis, with rates 

beginning at $14 an hour during 

the summer. Racquetball/ 

wallyball courts begin at $3 

an hour and have a two-hour 

limit. For more information 

on rates and court availability, 

please call (815) 838-3621, 

ext. 0 or visit www.lockport 

park.org. 

Golf Lessons 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

or Saturdays and Sundays, 

Prairie Bluff Golf Course, 

19433 Renwick Road, Crest 

Hill. The Lockport Township 

Park is offering junior and 

adult beginner golf lessons 

for ages 7 to 16 years and 18 

years and older, respectively. 

Students learn the basics of 

putting, chipping, pitching 

and full swing. Fee is $70/ 

resident; $80/non-resident. 

For more information, call 

(815) 838-3621, ext. 0. 

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Lockport City Council 

Officials discuss Waste Management contract extension 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

The most well-discussed 

agenda item at Lockport’s 

Committee of the Whole 

meeting Sept. 20 was the 

Waste Management Contract 

Extension. 

Ahead of a scheduled October 

2018 increase, the city 

council has the opportunity 

to renegotiate the current 

contract with Waste Management 

prior to Nov. 1. Officials 

discussed, in length, 

what this would mean for 

Lockport residents. 

“[Waste Management] is 

willing to forgo that 3.5 percent 

increase that is scheduled 

for a contact renewal,” 

City Administrator Ben 

Benson said. “The new offer 

instead of a 3.5 percent escalator 

offer is at 2.95 [percent] 

for a 5-year contract extension 

and a 2.75 [percent] for 

a 7-year contract. 

“We’re certainly recommending 

renegotiation to 

lock in these rates and not 

have an increase for 14 

months.” 

Optional additional services 

such as can size, extra bin 

costs and adding yard waste 

disposal were discussed as 

well. 

During the discussion, 

Jason VanderMeer, Third 

Ward Alderman, expressed 

concern about the rate 

Waste Management was offering 

as compared to other 

competitors. He suggested 

taking some time to consider 

other companies, and 

to find out if the proposed 

rate increase per the Waste 

Management contract was 

comparable to theirs. 

“When you get into the 

cost structure there are just 

a lot of things that are out of 

our control such as disposal, 

recycling, processing, is another 

factor, yard waste disposal,” 

said Michael Smith, 

director of operations at 

Waste Management. “We 

try where we can – we have 

made tremendous strides to 

lower our costs – we’re using 

compressed natural gas 

trucks instead of diesel fuel 

trucks which is why we have 

agreed to eliminate the fuel 

surcharge that was also in the 

contract.” 

After much discussion on 

the matter, the council decided 

to table the discussion to 

allow for extra research into 

the rates before deciding on 

whether or not to extend the 

contract and add the item to 

Round it up 

A recap of action from the Sept. 20 meeting of the Lockport City Council 

• The City Council voted unanimously to approve the purchase of a Kubota Zero Turn 

Mower from Martin Implement for $13,293.54. 

• Council members voted to approve the Phase I Engineering Services proposal 

for materials and time with a not-to-exceed contract limit of $252,361.62 for the IL 

Route 7 roadway improvements project from Lincoln to Summit. 

• The council voted unanimously to approved the Façade & Site Improvements Grant 

Request by Susan Fiedler, owner of 600 E. 9th Street, in the amount of $10,000. 

• The City Council unanimously approved a Letter of Credit Reduction Request from 

Julian Electrical Service and Engineering, Inc. to a one year maintenance bond. 

• The council unanimously approved a resolution reducing the Letter of Credit for 

Building 6 in the Heritage Crossing Corporate Center to a one year maintenance bond. 

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Opioid overdose updates 

Lockport Police Chief 

Terry Lemming addressed 

the Committee of the Whole 

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about an ongoing issue 

affecting the community. 

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of this year to allow 

individuals who are seeking 

treatment for heroin addition 

to come into the police station 

a receive help. 

“We have an epidemic of 

heroin overdoses not just 

in Lockport but throughout 

our nation,” Lemming said. 

“It’s caused by the influx of 

fentanyl laced heroin.” 

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Ballyhoo embraces industrial past with steampunk 

Tim Hadac, Freelance Reporter 

At least a few casual visitors 

to Lockport’s downtown 

on were a bit puzzled 

Saturday, Sept. 23 by the 

men and women in overthe-top 

attire on State Street. 

“It looks like they’re 

shooting a movie or a commercial 

or some kind of college 

art project,” said Homer 

Township resident Bob 

Sanders, as he and his family 

walked down a sidewalk 

near 9th Street. “Whatever 

it is, it kind of looks like a 

comic book convention or 

an early Halloween party, 

maybe.” 

In a way, he was close on 

all counts. 

Hundreds of people – 

mostly twenty-something 

adults – strutted their best 

steampunk attire as they 

attended Lockport’s Great 

Midwestern Ballyhoo, the 

final installment of this 

year’s Summer Art Series. 

Steampunk is “a subgenre 

of science fiction and 

sometimes fantasy that incorporates 

technology and 

aesthetic designs inspired 

by 19th-century industrial 

steam-powered machinery,” 

according to a Wikipedia 

entry. 

The performers of the “Fire & Fury” show pose for a photo. 

Its influences appear 

throughout popular literature, 

film and television, 

including H.G. Wells’ “The 

Time Machine” and television’s 

“Wild, Wild West” 

show from the 1960s, 

among many others – although 

the term “steampunk” 

was not coined until 

the 1980s. 

Ballyhoo marked the 

fourth year that a steampunk 

event was held in the 

city. 

This year’s event began 

with a whimsical Lockport 

Oolong Protectorate Society 

high tea at Embers 

Tap House, followed by a 

day of food, drink, music 

and performance art. Highlights 

included a gypsy jazz 

band, a neo-swing jazz disc 

jockey, goth Americana 

string band Eli August & 

The Abandoned Buildings, 

and a “fire and fury” cabaret 

featuring acrobats, contortionists 

and burlesque star 

Shana Vaughan-Gabor. The 

evening was capped with a 

performance of original mu- 

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Angela Eve (middle) performs with members of the Kristina Isabelle Dance Company. 

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Ballyhoo 

From Page 4 

sic and more by Californiabased 

band Steam Powered 

Giraffe. 

Event Director Renee 

Lang agreed with an assessment 

that Ballyhoo is a bit 

crazy, but in a good way. 

“Well, Lockport’s kind 

of crazy,” she said with a 

smile, as a woman wearing 

black wings walked behind 

her, outside the Norton 

Building. “We’re a different 

kind of town. We love the 

arts, we love entertainment, 

we love to be different. This 

is all a part of an ongoing 

effort to revitalize downtown, 

to make it an arts and 

culture destination.” 

Lockport certainly was 

a destination for the many 

steampunk fans who came 

from near and far to immerse 

themselves in Ballyhoo. 

“I’ve been into steampunk 

for about five years,” said 

Romeoville resident Emily 

Oliver, her face painted gold 

with black with bolt-like accents. 

“I started seeing [people 

in steampunk attire] at cosplay 

conventions; and it was 

really cool, so I got into it. 

I’m here to see Steam Powered 

Giraffe, but it’s more 

than that. This is a chance for 

me to connect face-to-face 

with people into steampunk. 

Usually, our interactions are 

limited to whatever we do 

online. So I’m glad Lockport 

is doing this.” 

LCC 

From Page 3 

plain that fentanyl causes a 

more intense high for users 

but also increases the death 

rate among those users. This 

form of heroin is extremely 

addicting, and the increase in 

heroin related deaths in the 

community has reflected that. 

“In 2017 we’ve already 

have four opioid deaths 

and administered Narcan 

(naloxone) nine times,” 

Hot Tawdry (left), a cabaret performer, and Josephine Shaker pose for a photo after their 

performance. Bob Klein/22nd Century Media 

Mari-Ellin Witt traveled 

to Lockport from Stockton, 

Missouri just to see Steam 

Powered Giraffe. 

“A festival like this is a 

celebration of art, of creativity,” 

she said as her friend, 

Katelyn Sumner, nodded in 

agreement. “It’s fun to see the 

different costumes and the artistic 

expression put into it.” 

Lang agreed. 

“Steampunk is all about 

having fun, about being 

unafraid to be who you really 

want to be—as opposed 

to who the world wants 

you to be. I own a vintage 

boutique; I’m into fashion 

– style. So this event, really, 

is a celebration of selfexpression.” 

She credited city officials, 

the local business community 

and a corps of volunteers—including 

more than 

Lemming said. 

Narcan, when administered 

quickly after going into 

overdose, can help to save the 

lives of those in the overdose 

state. The Lockport Police 

Department has deployed 

Narcan a total of nine times 

this year and only one of 

those people have died. 

“These are normal kids 

that made a bad decision,” 

Lemming said. “It’s getting 

to the point where everyone 

of us knows a heroin addict.” 

To date, the Safe Passage 

20 teachers and others from 

Taft School—for making 

the event a success. 

Mayor Steven Streit’s 

support even included— 

as usual—getting into the 

spirit of the event with a 

custom-made costume. This 

year he dressed as a rocketeer, 

complete with a vintage 

fire extinguisher transformed 

to look like a rocket 

strapped to his back. 

“This event is all about 

doing something different, 

something other than a corn 

fest or what have you,” he 

said. “It’s about Lockport 

waving its own flag, of being 

a regional draw for arts 

and entertainment.” 

One result of that flag waving 

is a $50,000 National Endowment 

for the Arts grant 

that the city might not have 

otherwise secured, Streit 

program has helped 11 people 

and Lemming is hoping 

to get the word out to more 

around the community. 

“When they’re ready, 

we’re ready for them,” 

Lemming said. 

City Council consent agenda 

approvals 

The city of Lockport 

is moving ahead with the 

planned Holiday Inn Express 

project after approving the latest 

amendment at the meeting. 

said. Funds will be used in 

2018 to fuel an artists’ competition 

to celebrate Lockport’s 

industrial heritage. 

Another outcome is a renewed 

interest in downtown, 

including among investors 

and developers. The mayor 

noted that three people have 

purchased downtown buildings, 

and they are “cleaning 

them up right now.” 

“One of them specifically 

told me, ‘You guys are embracing 

the arts, and that’s 

hugely important. It’s one 

of the reasons I’m coming 

to Lockport,’” Streit said. 

Lang added that Summer 

Art Series planning is a 

year-round endeavor. Those 

interested in volunteering 

ideas for the 2018 series 

should visit www.summer 

artseries.com and sign up 

for email updates. 

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A resolution to change the 

preliminary development 

plan and subdivision plat to 

approve the addition of an 

81-room Holiday Inn Express 

was unanimously approved. 

The amendment was to 

change the previous approval 

from a Target to the hotel. 

The City Council also 

unanimously approved a 

development agreement, 

special use permit and preliminary 

development plan 

for the Prologis Industrial 

Business Park. 

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Lockport Township High School D205 Board of Education 

FY 2017-18 budget passed 

Jessie Molloy 

Freelance Reporter 


High School District 205 

Board of Education unanimously 

approved its budget 

for the 2017-2018 school 

year at its Sept. 18 meeting. 

The approved budget projects 

the district’s total revenue 

for the year at $75.24 

million with a starting fund 

balance $52.04 million left 

over from the previous year. 

Expenditures are budgeted at 

$83.23 million. 

Director of Business Services 

Stefanie Croix noted 

at the meeting that several 

changes had been made in 

the budget since the tentative 

draft was presented in July. 

While some changes, primarily 

involving payroll, are 

always made as the school 

year starts, Croix noted that 

the changes were more significant 

and came later in 

the process this year because 

of the recent passage of the 

State of Illinois’ school funding 

measure. 

“I made the final changes 

on August 31, which is definitely 

the latest in the game 

we’ve ever had to make 

changes, at least as long as 

I’ve been here,” Croix said. 

The tentative budget had 

originally projected revenues 

for the year at $73.34 million 

and expenditures at $81.23 

million. 

The increase in expenditures 

came primarily from adjustments 

to salaries and benefits 

as the district finished 

hiring for the year. Some of 

the increase was also due to 

certain expenses budgeted 

for last school year from the 

ongoing construction project 

not being approved for payment 

until after the start of 

the new fiscal year on July 1. 

The change in revenues 

was impacted by the new 

school funding formula 

which bundled certain grants, 

including those for special 

education and bilingual education, 

in with general state 

aid. Overall this amount 

came in higher than tentatively 

budgeted for by the 

district. Other significant adjustments 

were also made to 

reflect actual grant figures 

received from private enterprises 

and the government. 

Croix said she had used place 

holder figures in the tentative 

document and some of the 

grants had come in differently 

than she had predicted. 

Construction Update 

Construction at East Campus 

is nearing completion. 

The work should be completed 

by mid-October so the 

new sections of the building 

can be opened to students, 

according to Superintendent 

Todd Wernet. 

The areas still in need of 

completion include: the multipurpose 

rooms, which still 

must have floors poured and 

fire doors installed, a process 

that hit a slight delay when 

the wrong doors were initially 

ordered; the foods lab, 

which Wernet said is “nearing 

completion” and will 

likely be fully operational by 

late October; the science labs 

which now only need to be 

furnished; and the media center 

which is expecting the arrival 

of its unique circulation 

desk next week. 

The construction has taken 

a bit longer than anticipated 

which has resulted in the extended 

rental of the mobile 

classroom units, however, 

Croix noted, the budget had 

accounted for the possible 

need to pay or the rentals 

through November, so it will 

not have a negative impact on 

the district’s finances. 

In anticipation of the 

completion, the board scheduled 

a walk-through of the 

new construction at 6 p.m. 

on October 16 immediately 

proceeding the next regular 

board meeting. 

Testing the water 

One other additional maintenance 

item was discussed 

at the meeting, the need for 

the school to undergo water 

testing for lead. Last year, 

the state and Governor Bruce 

Rauner mandated that all 

schools must subject to the 

testing to prevent a crisis 

like in Flint, Michigan. Last 

year elementary schools had 

to comply, and this year state 

high schools must complete 

testing. 

Director of Facilities Management 

Bill Thompson 

expressed confidence in the 

district’s results. 

“I think we’re going to be 

just fine,” he said, noting that 

the district has been replacing 

water fountains with new 

bottle filling models which 

filter out lead. 

“Some of the surrounding 

schools have gotten a couple 

of hits,” he said. “So it’s possible 

we will too, but they 

should be easily fixed.” 

If a device is hit for having 

too much lead, it must be shut 

off until it can be replaced 

or repaired to eliminate the 

problem. 

“I think it’s a good thing 

we’re getting pushed to do 

this and I think we’re going 

to have safe drinking water 

for all our kids,” Thompson 

said. 

The testing itself will cost 

the district $3,000 that is already 

factored into the budget, 

and Thompson said he 

did not anticipate a high price 

on any necessary repairs. 

Class Rank Revisions 

Finally, the board discussed 

the possibility of the 

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Fresh produce for seniors provided at Lockport American Legion 

Flu shots, blood 

pressure checks 

also given at popular 

harvest event 


Audrey Manley picks out the perfect tomato. 

Established in 1984, the 

Gleaner Life Insurance Society 

has been helping its 

arbor members give back to 

local communities. 

The Homer Township 

Oak Arbor, a member of 

the Gleaner society, holds 

multiple events annually to 

give back to those in the surrounding 

community. The 

group’s most recent event, 

the Senior Harvest, gave 

seniors a chance to pick up 

some fresh fruits and vegetables, 

get their blood pressure 

checked, get a flu shot and 

socialize with other seniors 

from the community. 

The Sept. 20 event was 

held at John Olson American 

Legion Post 18, located at 

15052 Archer Ave. in Lockport. 

The Senior Harvest has 

become an event that is anticipated 

by seniors around 

the community, according to 

its organizers. 

“We’ve been holding 

this event for several years 

now, and people enjoy it so 

much that I start getting calls 

in June for the date,” said 

Ethel Rodriguez, the Homer 

Township Oak Arbor secretary 

and treasurer. “They 

don’t want to miss it.” 

Over 100 seniors, ages 55 

years and older, stopped by 

the event to take advantage 

of the fresh produce. Rodriguez 

said that the grocery 

chain Mariano’s helped the 

Oak Arbor society by letting 

them buy all the produce 

at cost. The variety ranged 

from berries and bananas to 

onions and zucchini. 

“It was very nice,” said 

Nancy Donovan, a Homer 

Glen resident. “It’s a nice 

way to get produce into seniors’ 

diets, and it’s nice to 

have the opportunity for flu 

shots and blood pressure.” 


Fire Protection District 

lent out two of their own, 

Doug Sweeney and Bethany 

Scaletta, to take blood 

pressures for attendees. The 

Walgreens in Woodridge 

volunteered to help, and 

pharmacist Bill Powers administered 

flu shots during 

the event. 

“I know they’ve had it 

other years, and I’ve never 

been able to come,” Lockport 

resident Audrey Manley 

said. “I didn’t think I 

would be here, either, because 

I was supposed to be 

in Virginia Beach coming 

back tonight ... so I just decided 

to go. 

“I already have my menu 

planned; we’re going to have 

stuff peppers coming up, and 

I’m going to cook up the 

zucchini.” 

The event was meant to be 

more of a social opportunity, 

but the unseasonably warm 

weather, a balmy 85 degrees, 

prevented people from staying 

too long. Despite the 

event’s short duration, the 

turnout was encouraging to 

its organizers. 

“It’s been a great turnout, 

and everyone was very 

gung-ho about it,” said Sheree 

Kozel-La Ha, Oak Arbor 

member and the executive 

director of the Homer Township 

Public Library. “We’re 

trying to do a lot more PR. 

I’m the PR person for the 

Oak Arbor, and so I’m working 

on it a little bit. I distributed 

flyers for the event last 

week at the seniors’ meeting. 

We’re trying to get it out 

there.” 

Kozel-La Ha’s efforts 

have worked, and three years 

ago, the event was moved 

from its original location at 

the library to the American 

Legion in Lockport. 

“It used to be held at the 

library in our community 

room, and we just outgrew 

it,” Kozel-La Ha said. “It 

was just too many people, 

and it was just too hard.” 

Outgrowing the space was 

a good problem to have, and 

each year the Oak Arbor 

society has added different 

things to the Senior Harvest. 

This is the second year, for 

example, they have offered 

flu shots. 

“I think it started because 

we wanted to do something 

for area seniors that would 

bring a little bit of a community 

feel together,” Kozel-La 

Ha said. “I think historically, 

going back people have had 

need for [fresh produce]. So, 

that’s what I think started it, 

but we’ve taken it into a different 

direction.” 

Homer Township Oak Arbor president Jackie Connolly (left) serves a piece of cake to 

Karen O’Leary Sept. 20 at the Senior Harvest held at John Olson American Legion Post 18 

in Lockport. Photos by Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

Doug Sweeney (left) and Bethany Scaletta (middle), both of the Lockport Township Fire 

Protection District, help check Nancy Donovan’s blood pressure during the event. 

Community matters 

The Senior Harvest was 

also an opportunity to announce 

donations to multiple 

businesses in the surrounding 

community. 

“At the beginning of the 

year — Sept. 1 is the beginning 

of our year — we 

get 10 activities, which are 

called Samaritan activities, 

that the home office would 

like us to do for our community,” 

said Rodriguez 

said. “They’re very vague 

in scope, and the Arbor has 

the ability to take that suggestion 

and do what they 

see fit for their community.” 

The Homer Township 

Oak Arbor donated $500 to 

the Will County Historical 

Society, TLC Animal Shelter, 

Homer Township Public 

Library, Shady Oaks Camp, 

Big Run Wolf Ranch and the 

Lockport Resource Center. 

Rodriguez explained that 

each year the Gleaner Life 

Insurance Society gives 

each Arbor group $4,500 

for the completion of those 

10 Samaritan activities. The 

activities range from environmental 

to health and 

well-being-based activities. 

Over the years, the event 

has gotten easier and easier 

to plan because of its popularity. 

“We are fortunate enough 

to kind of have a history 

with this [event], so it kind 

of takes care of itself at this 

point,” Rodriguez said.

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Three men charged with 

armed robbery in Lockport 

Max Lapthorne, Editor 

Three men have been 

charged with armed robbery 

following an incident 

Monday, Sept. 18, in Lockport, 

according to a press 

release issued by the Lockport 

Police Department today. 

Vincent A. Kirsch, 19, of 

3806 Brenton Drive in Joliet, 

Julian E. Brandon, 19, 

of 2320 University St. in 

Crest Hill, and a 17-yearold 

male from Lockport 

were all charged with armed 

robbery and aggravated unlawful 

use of a weapon. 

The trio allegedly offered 

a ride to a 17-year-old male, 

threatened him with a knife 

and what he believed to be 

a handgun and demanded 

his cellphone and cash once 

he got into the vehicle in 

the area of Parkview Lane 

and Lawrence Avenue in 

Lockport, according to the 

release. 

The alleged victim — 

From SEPT. 19 

who told police he knew 

one of the three men 

charged — reportedly gave 

the men his money and was 

allowed to exit the vehicle. 

He called the police around 

4:51 p.m., and responding 

officers were able to 

locate and stop the vehicle 

that the alleged victim had 

described to police in the 

area of Bruce Road and 

Briggs Street. The vehicle 

was reportedly occupied 

by three males, and officers 

took the three men into 

custody. Officers searched 

the vehicle and found two 

knives and a replica handgun. 

Kirsch and Brandon 

were transferred to the Will 

County Adult Detention Facility 

and the 17-year-old 

suspect was transferred to 

the River Valley Juvenile 

Detention Center. 

For more on this and other 

breaking news, visit Lock 

portLegend.com. 

‘Doggone Fun’ event comes to library 

Submitted by the White Oak 

Library District 

The White Oak Library 

District is to once again 

host a DIY Doggone Fun! 

program Monday, October 

2, from 6-8 p.m., on the second 

floor, Meeting Rooms 

A&B. 

The program is to be held 

at the district’s Lockport 

Branch Library, at 121 E. 

8th St. in Lockport. 

Dog parents can celebrate 

Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog 

Month by attending this 

program where participants 

are to make healthy dog 

treats, dog photo buttons, 

and a fun sign that shows 

their love for their “fur children” 

at home. 

Attendees are asked to 

bring in a picture of their 

dog or dogs. 

Anyone who had photo 

buttons made at this program 

last year are encouraged 

to bring in a new photo 

of their dog or dogs for another 

button. Registration is 

required. 

To register or for more 

information, visit www. 

whiteoaklibrary.org, or 

contact the Adult Services 

Desk, Lockport Branch Library, 

at (815) 552-4260. 

Will County FY 2018 budget presented at meeting 

Submitted by Will County 

D-205 

From Page 7 

cedures regarding the calculation 

of class rank and the 

use of weighted GPAs. 

Currently, the district 

uses the traditional policy 

of ranking students numerically 

based on GPA, which 

is weighted based on the 

type of classes the student 

takes (standard, honors, or 

Advanced Placement). The 

top two students are named 

valedictorian and salutatorian 

and the entire top ten percent 

of the class is recognized specially. 

However, as the array of 

classes offered by the school 

expands to include more dual 

credit and AP classes as well 

as advanced elective classes 

including art, music, shop, 

and foods, the administration 

is concerned students will 

feel pressured to only pursue 

classes that will increase their 

GPAs rather than classes they 

would enjoy. 

“We don’t want a student 

who’s passionate about photography 

or cooking to think, 

I’d love to take this class but 

I can’t because if I don’t take 

AP my class rank will go 

down,” said Principal Dennis 

Hicks in explanation of the 

proposed change. 

At the Thursday, Sept. 21, 

meeting of the Will County 

Board, County Executive 

Larry Walsh presented his 

2018 budget. This new $551 

million budget is balanced 

with a property tax rate 1.5 

percent lower than 2016. 

The budget proposed by 

Walsh reflects the impact 

from the state budget and a 

projected reduction of $2.4 

million in revenue. The corporate 

fund, which funds 

general operations of county 

government, is $197 million 

and the special fund, 

which is restricted for specific 

purposes, is $354 million. 

Walsh’s proposed levy 

includes $2.1 million in new 

property and $1 million in 

Consumer Price Index. With 

these figures included, Will 

County could still have a 

property tax levy that is 1.5 

percent lower than the 2016 

tax rate. 

Walsh is also proposing 

dissolving the Public Building 

Commission due to previous 

consolidation of maintenance 

staff and the County 

Board assuming more direct 

If the policy is edited, 

it would likely still retain 

some form of weighted 

GPA, though it could possibly 

include an expanded list 

of classes with that benefit. 

The main change would be 

that while students would receive 

their GPA they would 

not be given access to their 

class rank. Instead of having 

a valedictorian at graduation 

the school would likely 

switch to the tiered honors 

system of Summa and Magna 

Cum Laude used at most colleges. 

Details of this proposal 

have yet to be fully developed 

and the possibility was 

left open of still honoring 

the top ten percent of the 

class separately. The school 

would also still retain a list 

of students ranked in order 

of GPA so the information 

could be accessed by scholarship 

programs and colleges if 

needed for eligibility purposes, 

though, proponents of the 

plan argued that is becoming 

a less common standard. 

If the plan were to go 

through, it would not impact 

any current students 

and would be phased in for 

the class of 2022. For that to 

happen, a plan must be finalized 

and a decision must be 

reached before new student 

registration begins in January. 

Police Reports 

oversight of the construction 

of the Public Safety Complex 

and new Courthouse. 

He said this move would improve 

transparency for county 

government and remove 

a line item on residents’ tax 

bill. 

Walsh acknowledged the 

continued demands on county 

resources, departments, 

and services as Will County 

continues to grow. He noted 

challenges remain ahead 

from the impact of the state 

budget revenue reduction. 

Will County is expected to 

lose 10 percent of local government 

funding and a decrease 

in the personal property 

replacement tax. 

The FY2018 budget includes 

a five-year Road and 

Capital plan which recognizes 

both ongoing and future 

capital projects, allows 

for vehicle and equipment 

replacement, and identifies 

dedicated sources to fund 

these projects in 2018. 

The draft budget will 

now be reviewed by the 

County Board which has 

60 days to approve it before 

the start of the new fiscal 

year on Dec. 1. 

Will County deputies dispatched 

for gunshots fired, no injuries 

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched 

to the 2200 block 

of Fairmont Avenue after 

someone in the area reportedly 

heard gunshots being 

fired. Deputies reportedly 

found numerous shell casings 

while canvassing the 

areas. No injuries were reported. 

Will County Sheriff’s 

Office 

Sept. 16 

• Travousia Smith, 25, of 

429 Brassel St. in Lockport, 

was charged with driving 

with a suspended license, 

operating an uninsured motor 

vehicle and driving with 

an expired registration after 

being stopped in the area of 

S. State Street and Harvard 

Street. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport 

Legend’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

Will County Sheriff’s Office or 

Lockport Police Department’s 

website or releases issued 

by the department and other 

agencies. Individuals named 

in these reports are considered 

innocent of all charges 

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the 17200 block of Pointe 

Drive, was pronounced dead 

at 2:05 p.m. Sept. 19 at Advocate 

Christ Medical Center 

in Oak Lawn, according 

to the Cook County Medical 

Examiner’s case ledger from 

Sept. 20. The official cause 

of death was listed as a gunshot 

wound to the chest and 

the manner homicide. 

Salhia was one of two men 

shot around 1:09 p.m. Sept. 

19 inside Ray’s Towing & 

Recovery Service, 4340 W. 

127th St., according to a press 

release issued the same day by 

the Alsip Police Department. 

Salhia and the other shooting 

victim — a 43-year-old 

male — both were transported 

to Advocate Christ, 

police said. The other man 

was listed as being in stable 

condition, as of 4:40 p.m. 

Thursday, Sept. 21. 

Brian Garcia, 33, whose 

last known address was in 

Carpentersville, was subsequently 

charged with one 

count of first-degree murder 

and one count of attempted 

first-degree murder, according 

to an update issued at 4:40 

p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, by 

Alsip police. He reportedly 

appeared in court the same 

day and was being held without 

bond in Cook County Jail. 

Police said the shooting 

took place during an attempted 

robbery. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. 

For more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

D159 receives parental input 

at superintendent search 

forum 

The search for the next 

superintendent of Mokena 

School District 159 is moving 

forward. 

A community forum held 

Sept. 18 allowed parents to 

provide input on the process. 

School officials recently 

awarded a contract to the national 

search and consulting 

firm School Exec Connect to 

advance the district’s plan to 

find its next superintendent. 

Since that time, efforts have 

focused on interviewing 

board members and focus 

groups, providing an online 

survey and holding an open 

forum for staff. 

The meeting, led by Tom 

Madden, a partner for School 

Exec Connect, brought in a 

number of parents. 

The discussion focused on 

questions seeking input on 

the strengths of the district, 

issues and challenges that 

will face the new superintendent, 

and qualities and characteristics 

the public want 

to see in the next individual 

who assumes the role. 

Madden said these questions 

are essential in finding 

the best-fit person for the 

job. 

“There are some superintendents 

of high quality 

[and] great skill sets that 

work well in Rockford [and] 

that work really well in East 

St. Louis but wouldn’t be the 

right fit here,” Madden said. 

“What I’ve been spending 

the time talking to people 

about in these three areas 

helps me understand what a 

good fit means.” 

Several people in attendance 

for the meeting cited 

interest in superintendents 

that possess a solid understanding 

of finances. 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit www. MokenaMes 

senger.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Book Club Booktalks brings 

new novels to community 

Book lovers can look forward 

to an evening of literary 

discussion — followed by 

many more days spent poring 

through recently released 

novels — thanks to a brandnew 

event at the Frankfort 

Public Library. 

The library’s first Book 

Club Booktalks, scheduled 

for 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, 

will include a presentation 

on more than two dozen new 

and upcoming books, along 

with refreshments and free 

“swag”, such as bookmarks, 

tote bags and buttons. Attendees 

will also be able to 

take home free copies of 

some of the books. 

“The event is for anybody,” 

Adult Services librarian 

Lisa Moe Meierkort 

said. “Our target audience 

is people who are members 

of book clubs. We have four 

different book clubs that operate 

through the library. We 

have a bunch of community 

book clubs that order their 

books through us … really, 

it’s open for anybody who 

just wants to know what’s 

going to be new and big 

coming out.” 

Several different genres 

of books will be represented 

at the event, including nonfiction, 

historical fiction, 

contemporary fiction and 

speculative fiction, which 

encompasses science fiction 

and fantasy, Moe Meierkort 

said. 

One book Moe Meierkort 

said she especially is excited 

to discuss is “An American 

Family” by Khizr Khan. 

“He was one of the speakers 

at the Democratic National 

Convention in 2016,” Moe 

Meierkort said. “He’s the 

one who held up his pocket 

Constitution. I don’t have 

any copies of that book to 

hand out, but it’s one I’m really 

excited about, for myself 

at least. It should be a really 

good memoir.” 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

fortStation.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Practical Magic opts for 

alternative healing 

There is something intriguing 

about the way that 

Tara Lewis talks about the 

act of healing. 

She gravitates toward 

words like “purpose” and 

“intention,” as she walks 

around her newly opened 

shop in downtown Tinley 

Park and picks apart a few of 

her favorite things. 

Handmade candy-colored 

soaps — which are divvied 

up into bars, bath bombs and 

salts — candles and jewelry 

are displayed on small tables 

and short shelves outlining 

the perimeter of her store. 

A collection of crystals and 

sage complete the mix. 

These items, Lewis said, 

are packed with herbs and 

oils, and they are built with 

sincerity, an aim to help people 

find comfort or clarity. 

“Everything is 100 percent 

natural,” she said of 

the products inside Practical 

Magic All Natural Bath 

& Body Essentials, which 

was birthed out of a simple 

anecdote. “We call it ‘Practical 

Magic’ because it’s 

practical, and it works like 

magic. It’s not cooked with 

anything; you know what I 

mean?” 

For the past five years, 

Lewis and her daughter, 

Taniyah Meyers, have spent 

time perfecting the recipes 

of their soap creations. 

“Everything here we formulated 

ourselves,” Lewis 

noted, and said no more of 

the recipes, except they are 

held “under lock and key.” 

But one thing is for certain. 

The scents from the mother-daughter 

duo’s bath supplies 

reveal a blend of fruits, 

vegetables, mints, milk, honey 

and more. 

“This is the place where 

you find what it is that you 

need to rejuvenate your 

life and situation,” Lewis 

said. 

Reporting by F. Amanda 

Tugade, Editor. For more, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Man suffers ‘life-threatening 

injuries’ in crash 

A 70-year-old man from 

New Lenox is in serious 

condition following a vehicular 

crash involving three 

cars in New Lenox Township 

Tuesday, Sept. 19. 

The incident reportedly 

occurred around 9 p.m. at 

the intersection of Laraway 

Road and Spencer Road, 

according to a press release 

issued Sept. 20 by the Will 

County Sheriff’s Office. 

Police reported that the 

New Lenox man, who was 

driving a Hyundai Sonata 

heading southbound on 

Spencer, ran a stop sign and 

struck the driver’s side of a 

Volvo semi-tractor trailer 

traveling eastbound on Laraway, 

police reported. 

The driver of the semi 

— a 40-year-old man from 

Richton Park — lost control 

of his vehicle and went off 

the roadway and rolled into 

a ditch, according to the release. 

Following the crash, 

a third car — a Toyota Sienna 

driven by a 56-year-old 

woman — traveling westbound 

on Laraway was unable 

to stop and struck the 

Hyundai Sonata. 

The 70-year-old man reportedly 

was extricated from 

his car and is currently listed 

in serious condition. Silver 

Cross Hospital staff thinks 

he may have experienced a 

medical condition prior to 

the crash, according to the 

press release. 

The two other drivers involved 

in the incident also 

were transported to Silver 

Cross, but both were treated 

and discharged, according to 

police. 

No citations had been issued 

as of press time. 

Reporting by James Sanchez, 

Editor. For more, visit New 

LenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Homer Glen craftsman 

continues to make handmade 

pens 

When many people think 

of a pen, they likely think of 

a simple, nondescript writing 

utensil. 

When Homer Glen resident 

Gene Benes thinks of 

a pen, he thinks of it as a 

piece of art. The craftsman 

has been making pens in the 

basement workshop of his 

home for years, turning his 

passion into a business called 

Pens by Gene, and attends 

12-13 craft shows a year to 

sell his products. 

“All I’m doing is pens,” 

Benes said. “I’ve sold 5,300 

and given a number away to 

different people.” 

What makes that number 

more impressive is the 

amount of time Benes puts 

in each pen. Depending on 

the materials and intricacy 

involved, a pen can take anywhere 

from 45-50 minutes to 

five hours, spread over three 

days to complete properly, he 

said. 

He crafts everything from 

ballpoint to rollerball to fountain 

pens, with prices ranging 

from $30-$150 — again dependent 

upon materials. He 

uses wood, resin, metal and 

other materials to craft distinct 

pens. 

The most recent event for 

him was the 13th Annual 

Lakeview East Festival of the 

Arts, held earlier this month. 

“Attendance was very 

good,” he said of the Lakeview 

show. “Sales were good.” 

About to turn 74 next 

month, the pen-maker said he 

maintains a passion for making 

each individual product, 

giving customers something 

they will not see somewhere 

else. 

“My intention is to keep 

doing it as long as I can physically 

do it,” he said. “It’s a 

lot of fun.” 

Reporting by Thomas Czaja, 

Editor. For more, visit Homer 

Horizon.com.

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Ballyhoos and Asian foods 

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Dental groundbreaking 

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in Lockport 

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Like most people, I’m 

usually both intrigued 

by and afraid 

of trying new things. 

When it comes to food, 

I’m a relatively picky eater. 

I’m not too ridiculous, but 

I like what I like. But if 

I have an opportunity to 

try a new food, or maybe 

something I had once years 

ago and got it stuck in my 

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even close. If I don’t like it, 

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but if it turns out I like it, 

it can open up a whole new 

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me. 

This happened somewhat 

recently as I slowly grew to 

enjoy Asian cuisine thanks 

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street from my sister’s 

apartment aptly named 

Tasty Asian Restaurant. Its 

convenient location and 

late-night hours drew me in, 

and after eating there a few 

times I have done a complete 

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feelings toward Asian food. 

Being open to trying 

something new extends 

far beyond food, and can 

be especially prevalent 

in terms of the type of 

entertainment we seek. And 

this past weekend, residents 

of Lockport got a prime 

opportunity to experience 

some new types of entertainment 

at the annual 

Summer Art Series Great 

Midwestern Ballyhoo. 

Complete coverage of 

the event can be found on 

Pages 4-5 of this week’s issue, 

and you’ll find the eccentric 

entertainment at the 

event prominently featured. 

Event organizers were able 

to secure a number of acts 

far beyond the usual live 

music found at community 

festivals. And while some 

people may have stayed 

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or weren’t familiar with 

steampunk — the theme of 

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The Summer Art Series 

and its steampunk theme 

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a hallmark for Lockport, as 

the City attempts to bolster 

its profile in the area. And 

although it’s probably not 

something many people 

in Lockport are familiar 

with, it does fit in well with 

the historical identity of 

Lockport and has been the 

catalyst for some of the 

city’s biggest events. And 

the only way those events 

were able to become such a 

significant part of the city’s 

identity is by residents 

putting their preconceived 

notions aside and trying 

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And even though most 

of the attendees at this past 

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large part of their lives like 

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event. 

Trying new things can often 

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or simply not seem to be 

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myself glad I took the risk 

after I try something new. It 

doesn’t matter if it’s Asian 

cuisine, the Summer Art 

Series Great Midwestern 

Ballyhoo or something 

else; you never really know 

if you like something until 

you give it a try. 

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burger, s’mores shake next month, Page 25 

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Self Expression 

Local artists share personal traits through art 

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Richard J. Mosior, 75, of 

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children, Richard Jr. 

(Carol Ann) and Cindy (Bill) 

Quick; grandchildren, Aubrey, 

Kailey and Bobby; and 

many friends, cousins and 

friends. Visitation was held 

at Richard J. Modell Funeral 

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held at St. Dennis Church. 

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Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church (21514 

W. Division St., Lockport) 

Saturday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sabbath school; 

10:45 a.m. Worship Hour. 

Prayer Meeting 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Attendees 

can share their praise 

reports and prayer requests. 

The call-in number is (530) 

881-1200. When prompted 

enter the access code: 761835 

then the # key. The prayer 

line is free, and there is no 

additional cost beyond regular 

phone charges. 

Back to Basics for Health 

4-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 

23. This is the first session 

in a series of monthly health 

classes. Topics will vary by 

month. 

St. Dennis Church (1214 S. Hamilton St., 

Lockport) 

Beer and Chili Cook-Off & 

Trivia Night 

5:30-11 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 21. Admission includes 

10 tasting tickets for beer 

and/or chili, answer sheets 

for the trivia contest. Concessions 

will be available 

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food and beer. Trivia 

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awarded to the first place 

chili. Tickets are $20 during 

pre-registration or $25 at 

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Daily Mass Times 

8 a.m. Monday through 

Friday 

Sunday Mass 

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

11:15 a.m. All are welcome. 

Healing Prayer 

Following all weekend 

masses. All are welcome. 

Contact Parish Secretary at 

secretary@saint-dennis.org 

or call (815) 838-2592 for 

more information. 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (15625 S. 

Bell Road, Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 

a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. 

Sunday School. For more 

information, call (708) 645- 

0652. 

THRIVE Church (1605 Washington St., 

Lockport) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. service; Meet and 

greet with coffee at 9:30 a.m. 

and Children’s Church — infant 

to fifth grade — also at 

10 a.m. New summer hours; 

all are welcome to join for 

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Thrive Youth 

7 p.m. Wednesdays night 

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Thrive Small Groups 

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays night 

gatherings 

Women’s Bible Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Every other 

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Upper Room 

7:30 p.m. Saturday nights. 

Upper Room is for 18-35 

year olds to gather for a time 

of worship, teaching and fellowship 

at the Buck’s home 

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information, contact Phil and 

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Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 E. 

9th St., Lockport) 

Sundays Service 

9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. 

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays 

Weight Watchers 

5:30 p.m. Tuesdays weighin, 

meeting starts at 6 p.m. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 

beginners 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 

established members 

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First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 Thornton 

St., Lockport) 


9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 

10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 

Wednesday Night AWANA 

Clubs 

6:15-8 p.m. for children 3 

years old through sixth grade 

Angel Food House Food 

Pantry 

12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and 

5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Open to the public. 

Open Gym 

7:00 p.m. Every Tuesday 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:30 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle 

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Food Pantry. For more information, 

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First Sunday of the month. 

First Congregational United Church of Christ 

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Children’s Sunday Mornings 

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9:45 a.m. Sundays. Children’s 

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Grace Baptist Church (501 N. State St., 

Lockport) 

Sunday Schedule 

9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 

10:45 a.m. Morning service; 

6 p.m. Night service. 

Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W. Fox 

Hollow Drive, Lockport) 

Sunday Service 

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St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (312 

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Lockport’s The Artist Guild celebrates local artists’ originality 

Jason Maholy 


When The Artist Guild of 

Lockport decided to hold its 

inaugural group showcase, 

“Origins” seemed like an apt 

title. 

The event was, after all, 

a celebration of the Guild’s 

founding. Four years later, 

the collection of more than 

50 artists has an established 

presence in the local arts 

community, but the name of 

that first show lives on. 

“Origins IV” kicked off 

with an opening reception 

held Saturday, Sept. 23 at the 

Flower of Life Art Gallery, 

1601 S. State St. in Lockport. 

The show runs through Dec. 

1. 

As an open show, “Origins 

IV” features works in an array 

of mediums and is unbound 

by theme. From the detailed 

acrylic face and piercing eyes 

of the owl in “Give a Hoot;” 

to the bed springs, selfies and 

sleep apnea breathing masks 

used to create “This Is Who 

I Am & You Still Love Me;” 

even the pencil, photography, 

watercolors and crayons 

melted to plywood with a 

hair dryer – for the next twoplus 

months the gallery is 

showcasing some of the best 

work the guild’s members 

have to offer. 

“They put whatever they 

were feeling at the time into 

this show,” said Larry Brogan, 

co-founder of The Artist 

Guild of Lockport, of the artists 

showcased in “Origins.” 

“It’s usually one of our favorite 

shows of the year and gets 

the best crowds.” 

Brogan said the Guild’s 

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shows provides its members 

“an excuse to make art.” The 

deadlines imposed by a show 

simply being a reality can be 

a motivating factor for an artists 

to get busy. 

“Without having art shows 

most of us probably wouldn’t 

have made the time to create 

all of this art,” he said. “So, it 

kind of lights a fire under us.” 

Guild co-founder Ed Smith 

noted “Origins IV” features 

the works of professionals 

who have been creating art 

for more than three decades, 

and amateurs who have been 

dabbling for just a couple 

years. Sindee Viano is an art 

teacher and art therapist who 

has been creating art since 

1979, while Joanne Colagrossi 

of Lockport started 

Please see Artist, 22 

Fred Kieltyka (left to right), Roger Barra, Diane Barra and 

Priscilla Kieltyka, all of Lockport, have a conversation during 

the opening reception of “Origins IV,” held Saturday, 

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ago and acknowledged she 

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The diversity of the works 

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Guild itself, Smith said. 

“It’s like family, and that’s 

what ‘Origins’ has always 

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show at the end of the year,” 

he added. “It’s a wide range of 

art, and everybody can appreciate 

something. That’s what 

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[guild members] keep wanting 

to have ‘Origins”’every year.” 

Lockport resident Misty 

Soderholm appreciates the 

welcoming atmosphere that 

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when she joined the guild 

three years ago. Soderholm 

had just started creating art 

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“Everybody here is so accepting 

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a group of artist who are 

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“Everybody’s an artist 

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kind of bring it out.” 

Soderholm created “Give a 

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the painting just a week 

before the piece was hung 

on the clean white wall at 

Flower of Life, which serves 

as the Guild’s home gallery. 

The work is a continuation 

of Soderholm’s recently developed 

fascination with animals, 

specifically their eyes. 

Her previous two pieces featured 

at Guild shows were 

titled “Eye of the Tiger” and 

“Misty-Eyed Hawk.” 

“And since then I’ve had 

a thing for animals and their 

eyes,” Soderholm said. “It’s 

almost like the window to the 

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Viano, of Downers Grove, 

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Viano’s self-image. 

“He still loves me even 

though I look like that,” Viano 

said, and pointed to the 

photos in which she is wearing 

the mask. “I wanted to 

just express myself. My selfesteem 

was pretty low having 

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The Dish 

Burger 21’s third-quarter specials soon to be swapped 

Southern Lucy 

burger, s’mores 

shake available till 

Oct. 21 change 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Burger 21’s longtime hits 

usually stick around on the 

proverbial setlist (in food 

terms: menu), but like any 

rock band touring on a new 

album, the Orland Park spot 

always finds room to swap in 

a few tracks from the latest 

release. 

Lately, those changes take 

place once a quarter, as one 

featured burger and shake 

depart this mortal coil (or 

take an indefinite hiatus until 

their inevitable reunion 

tour) on the 21st of a month, 

as another burger and shake 

take their respective places. 

And Burger 21 also seems to 

have a penchant for bringing 

back an old favorite on 

one side while introducing 

something completely new 

on the other. 

Case in point: July 21, 

the chain welcomed back 

the famed s’mores shake. 

But with that came its first 

go with the Southern Lucy 

burger, featuring Angus 

beef, stuffed with American 

and Swiss cheeses, topped 

with crispy onion strings 

and bacon aioli, along with a 

tomato jam, all on a toasted 

brioche bun. 

“It’s a big hit,” partner Ed 

Karayanes said. “It’s a great 

burger. The flavor’s just totally 

different. The cheese 

and the meat give it — it’s 

two different flavors you 

don’t get anywhere else.” 

Karayanes said the key to 

its success is that both the tomato 

jam and the bacon aioli 

— like many of Burger 21’s 

sauces — are made in house. 

As for the shake, there 

is little explanation needed 

as to why customers love a 

Burger 21 

14650 S. LaGrange 

Road in Orland Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Sunday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday 

For more information ... 

Web: www.burger21.com 

Phone: (708) 737-7952 

On Deck 

A brief look at what’s 

right around the corner 

for Burger 21 

Burger 21 in Orland 

Park tends to swap its 

featured burgers and 

shakes once a quarter. 

And with the Southern 

Lucy burger and s’mores 

shake having debuted 

July 21, they are not long 

for this world. 

That leaves the question: 

What can fans expect Oct. 

21, when the featured 

menu is expected to 

change once again? 

Here’s the scoop. 

The Burger: An old 

favorite is set to return 

with the establishment’s 

pizza burger seeing the 

light of day once again. 

The Shake: Something 

old, something new, 

they say. Burger 21’s 

featured shake is to be 

a new recipe, offering 

the chain’s take on the 

wedding cake, in shake 

form. 

blend of vanilla ice cream, 

Ghirardelli chocolate sauce 

and graham crackers, topped 

with a toasted marshmallow, 

graham crackers and more 

Ghirardelli chocolate sauce. 

Fans were simply ready and 

waiting for an encore. 

Burger 21’s new Southern Lucy burger features Angus beef, stuffed with American and Swiss cheeses, topped with crispy 

onion strings and bacon aioli, along with a tomato jam, all on a toasted brioche bun. Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

ABOVE: The s’mores shake at the Orland Park establishment 

is a returning favorite, featuring vanilla ice cream, 

Ghirardelli chocolate sauce and graham crackers, topped 

with a toasted marshmallow, graham crackers and more 

Ghirardelli chocolate sauce. 

LEFT: The s’mores shake at the Orland Park establishment 

is a returning favorite, featuring vanilla ice cream, 

Ghirardelli chocolate sauce and graham crackers, topped 

with a toasted marshmallow, graham crackers and more 

Ghirardelli chocolate sauce.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Jewish teacher 

6. Close with a bang 

10. Honeycomb chamber 

14. 2000s symbol of 

corporate financial misconduct 

15. Narc’s find, perhaps 

16. More as well 

17. Smart people’s club 

18. “Smart” one 

19. Bergman in “Casablanca” 

20. Mokena pet parade 

22. Top 

23. Flightless bird 

24. Florida or Alicia? 

26. Bien’s opposite 

29. Wise man 

32. Made frost free 

36. Pulitzer winner 

James 

38. Native American tent 

40. Do penance 

41. Goodwill towards 

others 

44. Replayed song 

45. Numbers game 

46. ___ gin fizz 

47. Six instrument group 

49. Armored vehicle 

51. Snapper’s choice, 

briefly 

52. Baltic Sea feeder 

54. Dah’s Morse code 

counterpart 

56. ___ favor (please, in 

Spanish) 

58. Mokena college 

63. Wireless medium 

64. Upstart 

65. Does in, in the Bible 

67. ___ Minor 

68. Krabappel on “The 

Simpsons” 

69. Code word 

70. Abbr. in many org. 

names 

71. Dark loaves 

72. Footnote abbr. 

Down 

1. “Losing My Religion” 

rock group 

2. Over 

3. City SE of Prague 

4. Like a close buddy 

5. Dazed and confused 

6. Singing type 

7. “___ And Stitch” 

8. Smart ___ 

9. Ridiculed 

10. In phone company 

lingo, they are now referred 

to as towers 

11. Decorative case 

12. Get, a part in a movie, 

for example 

13. Legal scholar’s deg. 

21. Fry quickly, little fat 

25. Right on! 

26. Some sharks 

27. Quick-witted 

28. Imparts 

30. Peril 

31. Unexpected sports 

outcome 

33. Barbecue fuel 

34. Volunteer 

35. Check 

37. Paper opinion 

39. Hebrides island 

42. Must have 

43. Ballet leg bend 

48. More concise 

50. Romeo’s request 

53. Brother of Janet 

Jackson 

55. Letter-shaped opening 

56. Leaning tower 

57. “What ___?” 

59. Loudness measure 

60. C.E.O.’s may have 

them 

61. Rabbit ___ 

62. Trading letters 

63. Showing fatigue 

66. The following, for 

short 

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Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer 

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836-8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

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Quartermania 

■7-10 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Cosmic Bowl 

ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

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■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

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Dan “D” Jac’s 

(9358 171st St., Orland 

Hills; (708) 460-8773) 

■Thursdays: ■ Friday and 

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karaoke 

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Open mic 

comedy night with host 

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2111) 


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com. 

answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

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

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

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Top Arthritis Painkiller 

is a Cream Not a Pill 

New cream works faster and is more targeted than oral medications. Key ingredients penetrate the skin 

within seconds to relieve joint arthritis pain. Users report significant immediate relief. 

By Robert Ward 

Associated Health Press 

BOSTON – Innovus Pharmaceuticals has introduced 

a new arthritis pain relief treatment that 

works in seconds. 

Sold under the brand name Apeaz, the new 

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the skin. 

When applied to an arthritic joint, or a 

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relief that lasts for hours and hours. 

The powerful painkilling effect is created by 

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compound. 

Anesthetics are used in hospitals during 

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President of Innovus Pharmaceuticals. 

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how you know that the active ingredients have 

reached the infected joint and tissue.” 

Works In Seconds 

For arthritis suffers, Apeaz offers impressive 

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discomfort. 

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when performing Manager 

duties. 

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ALDI 

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Lockport, IL 60447 

Chef or cook needed to join 

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6 Elwood St, Frankfort 

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Desks $95, Sofa bed $100 like 

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framed paintings $10-45, Tons 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 17544 SGILBERT DR, 

LOCKPORT, IL 60441 (TWO 

STORY TOWNHOUSE WITH 

TWO CAR ATTACHED GA- 

RAGE.). Onthe 5th 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: U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., 

AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MAS- 

TER PARTICIPATION TRUST 

Plaintiff V. VASYL NODZHAK; 

LILIYA CZARNEVICZ; MORT- 

GAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- 

TRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS 

NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC 

BANK, FSB; WILLOW WALK 

OF LOCKPORT CONDOMIN- 

IUM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA- 

TION Defendant. 

Case No. 11ch 4697 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. Judgment amount is 

$243,236.13 plus interest, cost and 

post judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is a condominium, 

in accordance with 735 

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

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

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

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than 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 a court order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

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. 


TATE of 16539 West 145th Place, 

Lockport, IL 60441 (One story, 

green vinyl siding single family 

home with detached two car garage). 

On the 12th day of October, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, at 

the Will County Courthouse Annex, 



Title: U.S. Bank National Association 

Plaintiff V. Julie M. Lindsay 

a/k/a Julie Lindsay, City ofLockport 

Water Department, U.S. Bank 

National Association N.D. Defendant. 

Case No. 15CH 2091 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 


















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. 





P: 312-346-9088 

F: 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 109 E. 15th Street, Lockport, 

IL 60441 (single ). On the 

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: U.S. 

Bank National Association, not in 

its individual Capacity but solely 

as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 

2016-CTT, Plaintiff V. 

Dwayne D.McClain; Shaynon R. 

McClain, Defendant. 


















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


POTESTIVO AND ASSOCIATES 

811 E. South Blvd. 

Rochester Hill, Michigan 48307 

P: 248-853-4400 

F: 248-853-0404 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 16024 Tiger Drive, Lockport, 

IL 60441 (Residential). On 

the 12th day of October, 2017 to be 




IL 60432, under Case Title: 

QUICKEN LOANS INC., Plaintiff 

V. CHRISTOPHER R. COR- 

RELL; ARROWHEAD SOUTH 

TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION; 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 

Defendant. 


















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND 

ASSOCIATES 

230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125, 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 

P: 312 541-9710 

F: 312 541-9711 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 16661 West 146th Place, 

Lockport, IL 60441 (Single Family). 

On the 12th day of October, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, at 

the Will County Courthouse Annex, 



Title: Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff 

V. Unknown Owners and 

Non-Record Claimants; Unknown 

Successor Trustee of the Trust 

Agreement dated November 23, 

2009 and designated asthe Richard 

K. Seplak Living Trust Dated November 

23, 2009 and toany and all 

successors as Trustee appointed 

under said Trust Agreement Defendant. 


















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 601 Clinton Street, Lockport, 

IL 60441 (Residential). On 

the 12th day of October, 2017 to be 




IL 60432, under Case Title: Bank 

of America, N.A. Plaintiff V.Patti 

Oelrich a/k/a Patti Jo Oelrich; et. 

al. Defendant. 


















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










PURPOSE.



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STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS 

TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER 

PARTICIPATION TRUST 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

VASYL NODZHAK; LILIYA 

CZARNEVICZ; MORTGAGE 

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 

SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE 

FOR INDYMAC BANK, FSB; 

WILLOW WALK OF LOCK- 

PORT CONDOMINIUM HOME- 

OWNERS ASSOCIATION 

Defendant. 

No. 11 ch 4697 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 31st day of 

January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 5th day of 

October, 2017 , commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 



IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

UNIT 405-D TOGETHER WITH 

ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE 

INTEREST IN THE COMMON 

ELEMENTS IN WILLOW WALK 

CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINE- 

ATED AND DEFINED IN THE 

DECLARATION RECORDED 

AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 

R2002-190029, AS AMENDED 

FROM TIME TO TIME, OF 

PART OFSECTION 31, TOWN- 

SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

17544 SGILBERT DR, LOCK- 

PORT, IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

TWO STORY TOWNHOUSE 

WITH TWO CAR ATTACHED 

GARAGE. 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-31-202-067-1005 




















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 






the assessments required by subsection 



Act. 













the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


U.S. Bank National Association 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Julie M. Lindsay a/k/a Julie Lindsay, 

City of Lockport Water Department, 

U.S. Bank National Association 

N.D. 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 2091 




the above cause on the 28th day of 

April, 2016, 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 



IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

Lot 170 in Unit No. 6,Fouray, a 

subdivision ofpart ofthe South 1/2 

of the Northwest 1/4 ofSection 7, 

Township 36 North, Range 11 East 

of the Third Principal Meridian, 

according tothe plat thereof recorded 

November 25, 1956, as 

document no. 810690, in Will 

County, Illinois. 


16539 West 145th Place, Lockport, 

IL 60441 


One story, green vinyl siding single 

family home with detached two 

car garage 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-07-107-003-0000 




















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 






the assessments required by subsection 



Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


U.S. Bank National Association, 

not in its individual Capacity but 

solely as trustee for the RMAC 

Trust, Series 2016-CTT, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Dwayne D.McClain; Shaynon R. 

McClain, 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0850 

Consolidates with case(s): 

C17-41177 





July, 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 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction tothe highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

THE EASTERLY 80 FEET OF 

LOT 2,INBLOCK 117, IN THE 

VILLAGE (NOW CITY) OF 

LOCKPORT, IN SECTION 23, 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 

10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL 



109 E. 15th Street, Lockport, IL 

60441 


single 

P.I.N.: 

11-04-23-331-002-0000 















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 











or, in the absence of an or- 

der, until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 


CONTACT: 

POTESTIVO AND ASSOCIATES 

811 E. South Blvd. 

Rochester Hill, Michigan 48307 

P: 248-853-4400 

F: 248-853-0404 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


QUICKEN LOANS INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CHRISTOPHER R. CORRELL; 

ARROWHEAD SOUTH TOWN- 

HOME ASSOCIATION; UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 1540 





July, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 







sell at public auction to the highest 


real estate: 

PARCEL 1: THE EAST 26.60 

FEET OF THE WEST 56.60 FEET 

OF THAT PART OF LOT 17 

BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED 

AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING 

AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER 

OF SAID LOT 17; THENCE 

NORTH 00 DEGREES 02MIN- 

UTES 14 SECONDS EAST 

ALONG THE WEST LINE OF 

SAID LOT 17, ADISTANCE OF 

15.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 

DEGREES 57 MINUTES 46 SEC- 

ONDS EAST ADISTANCE OF 

22.69 FEET TO THE POINT OF 

BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 

00 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 14 

SECONDS EAST 75.00 FEET; 

THENCE SOUTH 89DEGREES 

57 MINUTES 46 SECONDS 

EAST 139.52 FEET; THENCE 

SOUTH 00 DEGREES 02 MIN- 

UTES 14 SECONDS WEST 75.00 

FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DE- 

GREES 57 MINUTES 46 SEC- 

ONDS WEST 139.52 FEET TO 

THE HEREIN DESIGNATED 

POINT OF BEGINNING, INAR- 

ROWHEAD SOUTH TOWN- 

HOMES UNIT 2,BEING ARE- 

SUBDIVISION OF PART OF 

LOTS 4 AND 5IN BROKEN AR- 

ROW, BEING A SUBDIVISION 

OF PART OF SECTION 30, 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 

11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD- 

ING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED JUNE 3, 1999 AS 

DOCUMENT NUMBE R 

R99-69602 AND AFFIDAVIT 

AND CERTIFICATE OF COR- 

RECTION RECORDED MAY 23, 

2000, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 

R2000-54311, ALL IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: 

EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT 

OF PARCEL 1 FOR INGRESS 

AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH 

IN THE AMENDED AND RE- 

STATED DECLARATION RE- 

CORDED AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R98-140179 OVER 

COMMUNITY AREA. 


16024 Tiger Drive, Lockport, IL 

60441 


Residential 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-30-412-035-0000 















County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND 

ASSOCIATES 

230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125, 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 

P: 312 541-9710 

F: 312 541-9711 


MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County



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PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Ditech Financial LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Unknown Owners and Non-Record 

Claimants; Unknown Successor 

Trustee of the Trust Agreement 

dated November 23, 2009 and designated 

as the Richard K. Seplak 

Living Trust Dated November 23, 

2009 and to any and all successors 

as Trustee appointed under said 

Trust Agreement 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 2213 





June, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 









real estate: 

Lot 169 in Unit No. 5in Fouray, a 

Subdivision ofPart ofthe South 

One-Half (S1/2) of the Northwest 

One-Quarter ofSection 7,Township 

36 North, Range 11 East of 

the Third Principal Meridian According 

tothe Plat thereof recorded 

April 7, 1956, in Plat Book 29, 

Page 50, as Document No. 796252, 

Homer Township, Will County, Illinois. 


16661 West 146th Place, Lockport, 

IL 60441 


Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-07-107-019-0000 















County. 



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

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

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


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Notices 








Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Bank of America, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Patti Oelrich a/k/a Patti Jo Oelrich; 

et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 17 CH 0248 




the above cause on the 31st day of 

May, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 









real estate: 

LOT ONE (1) IN BLOCK 

FIFTY-FOUR (54) IN THE 

ORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) 

OF LOCKPORT. WILL 



601 Clinton Street, Lockport, IL 

60441 


Residential 

P.I.N.: 

11-04-23-128-001-0000 




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Notices 












County. 



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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 


MIKE KELLEY 


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42 | September 28, 2017 | The Lockport Legend SPORTS 


Girls Tennis 

Lockport 6, Lincoln-Way 

East 1 

Natallie Barth, No. 2 singles 

player, had the best singles 

score during the Sept. 19 

match against the Griffins. 

Barth swept the match 6-0, 

6-0. Bri Hillock and Kate 

Graves, the No. 1 doubles 

pair, won both of their sets 

by scores of 6-4, 6-2. Maddy 

Grcevic and Gabby Perillo, 

No. 2 doubles pair, proved 

too much for Lincoln-Way 

This Week In... 

Lockport Township 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Girls Tennis 

■Sept. ■ 28 host Bradley, 4:30 

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■Sept. ■ 29 host Lockport 

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Lockport 6, Joliet West 1 

Jenna Frankowski, No. 

3 singles player, won in 

straight 6-0, 6-0 sets on 

Thursday, Sept. 21, at Joliet 

West. The Porters’ doubles 

teams all performed well, 

with No. 1 doubles pair Bri 

Hillock and Kate Graves finishing 

6-0, 6-0, as well. The 

same score was recorded for 

No. 2 doubles Natallie Barth 

and Gabby Perillo and No. 4 

■Sept. ■ 30 host Lockport 

Invitational, 8 a.m. 

Girls Swimming 

■Oct. ■ 4 host Sandburg, 5 

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Boys Soccer 

■Sept. ■ 30 host Lincoln-Way 

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doubles Jessica Polino and 

Avi Harris. 

Girls Volleyball 

Lockport 2, Thornton 0 

Hannah Pacheco led the 

Porters to a set sweep at 

home Thursday, Sept. 21. 

Pacheco recorded 10 aces 

and 10 assists during the 

evening. Teammate Morgan 

Schmutzler helped offensively 

and defensively 

with four kills and one solo 

block. 

■Oct. ■ 3 host Sandburg, 4:30 

p.m. 

Girls Cross Country 

■Sept. ■ 30 at Wheaton North 

Falcon Classic, 8:30 a.m. at 

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■Oct. ■ 3 at Joliet West Invite, 5 

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10 Questions 

with Rachel Kuzel 

Rachel Kuzel is a sophomore 

at Lockport Township 

and the top golfer on the 

Porters girls golf team. 

The regular season in 

golf is already over. 

How would you say the 

season has gone for you 

and the team? 

It’s gone alright. For me, 

I shot my best 9-hole score 

against Lincoln-Way West 

at Sanctuary Golf Course 

with a 1-over 37 [in a 187- 

210 win on Sept. 5]. So that 

was good. As a team, we’ve 

grown. So that is good, too. 

How did you start playing 

golf? 

My family moved to 

Lockport from Bridgeview 

in 2009, and, with all the 

golf courses around, I started 

playing then. But I didn’t 

start taking golf seriously 

until before I got into seventh 

grade. 

What got you to take 

golf seriously? 

I realized that I wanted to 

play in college. So if golf 

was going to be my ticket to 

college, I had to get better in 

order to earn a scholarship. 

You are just a sophomore, 

but have you 

started looking at playing 

at any colleges? 

A little bit, but I’m not 

sure where I want to go. I 

might want to go to a smaller 

school and probably want to 

stay closer to home. 

You do not play any 

other sports, so what is 

it about golf that makes 

it the best for you? 

This is kind of nerdy, but it 

helps me with math, which is 

my favorite subject. It helps 

with knowing the angles and 

such in golf. I also enjoy 

playing golf with different 

people and spending time 

with them. You can spend a 

couple hours with someone 

and make a new friend for 

the day. 

What is your favorite 

golf course? 

It was Woodbine [Golf 

Course] [in Homer Glen], 

but that closed. Now, it’s 

probably Old Oak [Country 

Club also in Homer Glen]. 

But it’s not my home course 

at Broken Arrow [Golf Club 

in Lockport]. I have my best 

ever [18-hole] score there 

with an 81, but it’s repetitive, 

since I golf it all the 

time. 

Have you ever had a 

hole-in-one? 

No. I’ve gotten close a 

couple of times, within a few 

feet. I’ve never had an eagle 

in a competition, either. My 

most difficult holes are the 

ones where it’s an island 

green. 

What have you learned 

from coach Kyle Yaeger? 

I’ve learned to not only focus 

on my game, but to focus 

on the team score, too. Because 

my [game] affects the 

team score. 

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What is your goal for 

the postseason? 

To shoot in the 70s and 

make it out of the sectional 

to state. Last year, I came 

close, shooting an 81 at sectionals 

and missing it by two 

strokes. So far, my best [18- 

hole] score this season is an 

84. So I know in the regional 

and sectional tournaments, I 

have to do better than that. 

What is the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Lockport? 

Meeting new friends. My 

golf season is in the fall, and 

the same season as a lot of 

my other friends in different 

sports. So that’s great, as we 

have similar schedules. 

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Homer Soccer Club sees growth, plans for future 

Club continues to 

add players from 

Lockport, Homer 

Township 


Homer Soccer Club has 

become a mainstay for many 

Lockport and Homer Township 

community members 

and has had a residence at 

Morris Park for the last few 

years. 

The club started in 1983 

and has since evolved from 

a travel and recreational 

soccer league to strictly rec 

league soccer. The host for 

the club is Morris Park, located 

at 15365 W. 163rd St., 

Homer Glen. 

Homer Soccer Club offers 

teams for students in grades 

pre-K to eighth grade. And 

the soccer club has seen consistent 

growth over the last 

seven years — all by simple 

word of mouth. 

“We’ve been growing 

every year since I’ve taken 

over a president,” said Paul 

Lencioni, who been president 

for the last three years. 

“We’ve gone from about 250 

to this season we’re at 365.” 

Lencioni added that Homer 

Soccer Club does two seasons 

a year, one in the spring 

and one in the fall. And, for a 

club that does not advertise, 

Lencioni said he was surprised 

with the club’s rate of 

growth. 

“We really try to promote 

having fun and running the 

game,” he said. “We like to 

think of ourselves as an educational 

league.” 

Lencioni has volunteered 

since his nine-year-old son 

was four. He said all the 

club’s coaches, in addition to 

the board members, are volunteers, 

and most Saturdays 

during the season they can 

all be found at Morris Park 

cheering on the roughly 40 

teams playing. 

Players on teams Teal and Orange hustle down the field. 

“I think we do try and do 

as much as we can for the 

kids,” Lencioni said. “We 

try and run a program that 

is easy and responsive and 

what the parents are looking 

for.” 

Each season includes a 

practice and a game a week, 

and the season runs between 

eight and nine weeks. At the 

end of each season, the club 

puts on a fun end of season 

celebration that includes a 

picnic, corn maze in the fall 

session, team pictures and 

more, Lencioni said. 

“We want to thank the 

coaches,” Lencioni said. 

“It’s a large time commitment 

and it’s not the easiest 

job in the world. We’re very 

thankful to those guys and 

girls that help us out.” 

The time commitment 

doesn’t go unnoticed by parents 

who are familiar with 

the club. Mary Therese Sola 

has been signing her four 

children up for leagues for 

the last seven years. 

“We’ve been in it since 

2010,” Sola said. “My oldest 

is special needs ... and the 

club is very accommodating 

for her. They tend to find 

coaches who can work with 

the children at that age level, 

because it’s all volunteers; 

it’s just a good club.” 

Sola added that during 

those seven years they have 

not had a bad coach, and 

that speaks volumes about 

the club. Sola and her family 

live in Homer Glen but attend 

Lockport schools. She 

feels the Homer Soccer Club 

gives her children an opportunity 

to meet new friends in 

their community. 

“My children love it,” she 

said. “We go to Lockport 

schools even though we’re 

in Homer Glen, so they get 

to spread out with friends.” 

Another perk of playing 

with Homer Soccer Club is 

that while it may be a rec 

league, it still does have a 

competitive edge, because 

the board does try and keep 

skill levels in mind when 

making teams. Lencioni said 

he doesn’t want to have a situation 

where one team just 

keeps beating another team, 

because that’s not the point 

of this league. 

“That’s the nice thing 

about having this rec 

league,” Sola said. “It is recbased 

but you have those 

children that don’t want to 

play travel but are good in 

soccer. They make sure that 

they spread the talent, so it’s 

not like you’re going to get 

killed every time.” 

Planning for the future 

Homer Soccer club has 

grown every year and for the 

last few years has been holding 

steady in enrollment. 

“As recent as five years 

ago we had 216 kids,” said 

Joel McAllister, Homer Soccer 

Club’s recreational committee 

director. “Now, we’re 

Teams Teal and Orange compete Saturday, Sept. 16, at Morris Park in Homer Glen. 

Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Lily Piskur (left) and Timothy Gedminas go for the ball during a fifth- and sixth-grade game. 

at 360 kids.” 

McAllister said he wants 

to see continued growth for 

Homer Soccer Club. 

“It’s to continue to grow,” 

he said of the club’s goal. 

“I love the sport. I think it’s 

one of the few sports around 

where you can play it at a coed 

level; a child can play it 

whether they’re are the top 

of fitness … even if they’re 

engaged in a lot of other athletic 

activities.” 

McAllister has been working 

on an idea for the last 

few years and is hoping that 

he can get it off the ground 

soon, he said. 

“My absolute dream list 

... is to develop a program 

for special needs children to 

kind of play their own type 

of program that is soccer related 

through Homer Soccer 

Club,” he said. “I have always 

said this is a great idea, 

but you need to find someone 

who has expertise of how to 

organize and to be able to 

present a program that kids 

of special needs would feel 

really good about. 

“I think that takes a level 

of effort and expertise that I 

don’t have. So, I’ll continue to 

talk with other parents about 

probably, hopefully, establishing 

a program with that.” 

For more information on 

Homer Soccer Club, visit 

www.homersoccer.org.

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Football 

Porters unable to complete rally in homecoming loss to Andrew 

Thunderbolts win 

without throwing a 

pass 

Randy Whalen 


The first words from Cole 

Griffin following last week’s 

emotional win told the tale. 

“I’m exhausted,” the Andrew 

senior said. 

With good reason. All 

Griffin did was run the ball 

31 times for 170 yards and a 

touchdown. For good measure, 

he doubled at cornerback 

on defense and punted 

the ball on special teams. In 

other words, he did his part in 

helping the Thunderbolts to 

their biggest victory in years, 

a 17-14 win over Lockport 

Township in a SouthWest 

Suburban Conference battle 

before a homecoming crowd 

on Friday, Sept. 22, at Lockport. 

“I [was] working hard out 

there,” Griffin added after his 

exhausted statement. “This 

was the biggest game of the 

year, and we were ready.” 

It was the second straight 

three-point win for Andrew 

(3-2, 2-2), which defeated 

host Bradley-Bourbonnais 

28-25 the week before. Two 

more victories and the T- 

Bolts, who were 1-8 last season, 

are playoff eligible. 

The Porters (1-4, 0-3), who 

defeated Andrew 42-16 in 

Week 5 last season en route 

to six wins, lost for the fourth 

straight week and will have 

to win out to have any opportunity 

for the playoffs. 

“Last year, we were 1-8, 

and that stuck with us,” Andrew 

senior quarterback Jack 

Condon said. “We put in the 

work, and that’s paid off. It 

was great to come here and 

get this victory. It was their 

homecoming, but we brought 

a large crowd, too.” 

Andrew’s Cole Griffin (left) and Tommy Piekarz tackle 

Lockport’s Austin Hoffman in the homecoming game 

Friday, Sept. 22, at LTHS. Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media 

The T-Bolt backers saw 

something that doesn’t happen 

often. Their team did 

not attempt a pass the entire 

game. 

Instead, their ball-control 

offense dominated. Andrew 

held the ball for 30 minutes 

and 19 seconds and racked 

up all of its 261 yards on the 

ground. 

“I believe that’s the first 

time since I’ve been here that 

we haven’t passed,” Andrew 

second-year coach Adam 

Lewandowski said. “My 

coaches told me early on that 

if your game plan is working 

and the kids are executing, 

then there is no reason to get 

away from it.” 

It worked perfectly on the 

T-Bolts’ first two drives. In 

the opening march of the 

game, they went 61 yards, including 

a 5-yard Porter penalty, 

took nearly eight minutes 

off the clock and scored 

when Condon (14 carries, 

31 yards) barreled in from 

6 yards out with 4 minutes 

and 8 seconds left in the first 

quarter. 

“We’re a run-first offense,” 

Condon said. “I don’t have to 

pass if I don’t need to. Cole 

put us on his back, and the 

offensive line was dominant. 

“We need five wins to possibly 

make the playoffs. We 

know that going forward.” 

The Porters tried to answer, 

but after going 53 yards 

in just five plays to set up a 

second-and-4 situation at 

the Andrew 18, they gained 

1 yard, threw an incomplete 

pass and were sacked on 

fourth down, as the red zone 

woes that have plagued them 

all season continued. 

Andrew came right back 

and marched 77 yards in 10 

plays. Griffin had the big run 

on the drive, a 37-yard gallop, 

that would have been 

even longer if the T-Bolts 

didn’t have an illegal block 

on the play. Griffin ended 

up taking it in from 5 yards 

out with 8:19 left in the second 

quarter, and sophomore 

Peyton Benes added the extra 

point for a 14-0 advantage. 

“We were ready,” Griffin 

said. “The line blocked really 

well, and the wide receiver 

did a great job blocking 

for me in the open field. I 

couldn’t have done it without 

them.” 

The Andrew offensive line 

was junior Kadden Heatherwick 

at left tackle, senior 

Kyle Manzi at left guard, junior 

Adam Jumah at center, 

senior Austin O’Connor at 

right guard and senior Yousef 

Samara at right tackle. 

After an exchange of 

punts, the Porters finally got 

moving on offense. They 

went 61 yards in seven plays 

and scored on a 12-yard TD 

pass from junior quarterback 

Jacob Karli to senior wideout 

Austin Hoffman with 57.4 

seconds left in the first half. 

That cut the lead to 14-7, and 

it remained there at halftime. 

Karli (9-of-18, 104 yards TD 

, INT) was 4-of-4 on that 

drive, all of them to Hoffman 

(6 receptions, 79 yards), for 

58 yards. 

Lockport hoped to carry 

that momentum into the second 

half. But after getting 

one first down on the ensuing 

drive to open the third quarter, 

they had to punt. 

“In the first half, they 

won the battle of the rushing 

game,” Lockport coach Dan 

Starkey said of the T-Bolts. 

“We stayed away from giving 

up the big play, but overall 

their run game did the job. 

We needed to get a few stops 

and first downs of our own in 

the first half, and we really 

didn’t. Then, we got the ball 

to start the second half, and 

we have to be able to drive 

for some points there.” 

To make matters worse for 

the Porters, they turned the 

ball over when senior defensive 

back Sean Callaghan 

intercepted Karli on the next 

possession at his own 42. 

From there, Andrew drove to 

a first-and-goal at the 5. An 

apparent touchdown run by 

Griffin was called back for 

holding, but Benes knocked 

a 21-yard field goal through 

the uprights for what was 

then a 17-7 lead. Those 

proved to be the winning 

points. 

After an exchange of punts 

and a key stop by senior defensive 

end Haleem Ajibola, 

the Porters got the ball back 

midway through the fourth 

quarter. Karli (13 carries, 56 

yards) had a 26-yard run, as 

they drove 56 yards in six 

plays and scored on a 9-yard 

TD burst by senior running 

back Tavares Moore (15 carries, 

70 yards) with 4:23 remaining 

in the game. Junior 

Ryan Barth added the extra 

point, and that cut the lead to 

17-14. 

Andrew gained one first 

down, but senior defensive 

back Jonathan Savage was 

there to make a big tackle for 

loss and help force a punt. 

Out of timeouts, the Porters 

got the ball back on their own 

37 with 1:05 left in the game. 

Karli quickly completed 

three straight passes, including 

two to senior Nick Ward 

(3 catches, 25 yards) and had 

a second-and-3 situation at 

the Andrew 40. 

Another 10 yards and they 

would be in realistic field 

goal range. But with the time 

running down, Karli was 

forced to spike the ball to stop 

the clock on second down. 

On third-and-3, he rolled to 

his right, but everyone was 

covered, and he ran out of 

bounds for a 3-yard loss. 

On fourth down from the 

43, Karli’s pass sailed high 

with 11.6 seconds remaining, 

and Andrew ran out the clock 

to register back-to-back wins 

for the first time since Weeks 

7 and 8 of the 2014 season. 

In the meantime, the four 

losses in a row are the most 

for the Porters since they 

opened the 2014 season 0-4. 

“We battled all the way, 

and I’m proud of the kids for 

that,” Starkey said. “We were 

running against the clock [at 

the end], and we didn’t execute 

there. We just have to 

get better. Defensively, we 

have to be able to force a 

turnover. We had two even 

teams [with Andrew], and 

it’s disappointing to come 

up short. Hopefully, we can 

play well [this Friday, Sept. 

29], at Bolingbrook.” 

Pee-wee 

soccer coming 

to Central 

Square 

Submitted by the Lockport 

Township Park District 


Park District is to offer a 

Kick it Right Indoor Pee- 

Wee Soccer Academy for 

ages 3-6 years in October. 

The academy is to take 

place on Sundays beginning 

Oct. 22 through Dec. 3. 

Children ages 3-4 play from 

3-4 p.m. and children ages 

5-6 play from 4-5 p.m. at 

Central Square Gym, 222 E. 

Ninth St., Lockport. 

Pee-Wee Soccer is a 

child’s first opportunity to 

experience the excitement of 

playing an organized sport. 

The fundamentals of soccer 

are to be taught while dividing 

up the players evenly 

into teams for recreational 

scrimmages. 

Participants are asked to 

bring a soccer ball and shin 

guards. The fee is $99 for 

residents and nonresidents. 

For more information, visit 

www.lockportpark.org or 

call (815) 838-3621 ext. 0.



Porters dig deep, take home title at PepsiCo Showdown 

Steve Millar 


With five minutes left in 

the PepsiCo Showdown Michele 

Bingham Memorial 

Bracket championship game 

against Bulls Prep, things 

didn’t look good for Lockport. 

The Porters were down a 

goal, down a man and exhausted 

from playing in 

90-degree heat Sunday, Sept. 

24. Still, Lockport wasn’t 

finished. 

“We were all tired, but we 

kept our heads up and we 

kept fighting until the last 

minute,” junior midfielder 

Jose Mendoza said. “It all 

came down to motivation. 

We lost in the championship 

last year, and we knew this 

year was all or nothing.” 

Mendoza scored the tying 

goal with 4:05 left to force a 

penalty-kick shootout. Lockport 

won that 4-1 to claim a 

4-3 victory at Triton College 

in River Grove. 

“We got the result we 

were looking for,” Mendoza 

said. “It’s a good day.” 

Lockport (6-2-4) played 

a man down for the final 43 

minutes, 15 seconds of regulation 

after a red card was issued 

late in the first half. 

The Porters fought hard to 

keep the game tied 2-2, but 

Bulls Prep (8-1) got the goahead 

goal from Leo Carreon 

with 7:34 to go. 

Improbably, Lockport 

found an answer. 

Junior midfielder Nick 

Kowalczyk made a tremendous 

play, beating three 

defenders with his dribble 

before dishing to Mendoza, 

who was wide open in front 

of the net and finished to 

make it 3-3. 

“It felt like it took an eternity 

for the ball to come 

across to Jose, and was I like, 

‘Please don’t put it over the 

bar,’” Lockport coach Chris 

Dominic Wistocki (middle) and Dominik Matoniak (right) 

hug in celebration after winning the PepsiCo championship 

during a shootout. 

Beal said. “That showed 

composure in a big situation 

to put it in.” 

Mendoza’s heroics sent the 

game into penalty kicks. 

Lockport’s first three 

shooters — Zac Fox, Kowalczyk 

and Carlos Padilla 

— all converted. Meanwhile, 

Porters goalkeeper Dominic 

Wistocki denied two of Bulls 

Prep’s first three attempts. 

Wistocki knocked down a 

shot by Jesus Ochoa in the 

first round of the shootout, 

then dove to his right to deny 

Gerardo Romero in the third 

round. 

“I got that first save, and 

that’s really the key one,” 

Wistocki said. “When you 

can stop the first shooter, 

there’s an intimidation factor 

and you know it’s going to 

put a team down. 

“We lost in the championship 

game of this tournament 

last year, and in the semifinals 

two years ago. The third 

time was the charm.” 

Wistocki’s saves set the 

stage for junior defender Justin 

Biela to clinch the championship 

with the oddest goal 

he’s ever scored. 

Biela, Lockport’s fourth 

shooter in the shootout, fired 

a shot that was deflected by 

Bulls Prep goalkeeper Mauro 

Cazalez, hit the crossbar and 

came down to the turf outside 

of the net. 

However, the ball bounced 

backward off the turf and 

trickled over the goal line, 

setting off a raucous Lockport 

celebration. 

“When I first shot it, I 

thought I had missed,” Biela 

said. “I saw that it had some 

backspin on it, though. I saw 

it hit the turf then bounce 

back toward the net, and the 

ref raised his flag and called 

it a goal, and I just couldn’t 

believe it. 

“It was like a scene out of 

a movie.” 

It’s the first PepsiCo Showdown 

title for Lockport. 

“We’re going to go down 

in history, and it’s awesome,” 

Biela said. 

Wistocki made eight saves 

in regulation, extending the 

game by leaping to knock 

Victor Trujillo’s shot over the 

crossbar with just 25 seconds 

to go. 

“It was all adrenaline,” 

Wistocki said. “That’s what 

we do in goalie training. We 

work our butts off until we 

get tired, and then work our 

butts even more, so that when 

there’s 30 seconds left in the 

game and we’re tired, we can 

make that save.” 

Junior Eric Keta tries to gain control of the ball Sunday, Sept. 24, during the PepsiCo 

Showdown Michele Bingham Memorial Bracket championship game against Bulls Prep at 

Triton College in River Grove. Photos by Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

Nick Kowalczyk moves the ball down the pitch. 

The Porters started fast, 

as Mendoza gave them the 

lead in the 12th minute. Just 

67 seconds later, Kowalczyk 

carried the ball 80 yards 

down the left side of the field 

before beating Cazalez to 

make it 2-0. 

“We knew what was at 

stake, and we came out fast,” 

Mendoza said. “We got one, 

then we got another one 

quickly.” 

Any thoughts that it would 

be an easy win for Lockport 

were quickly dashed, however. 

Four minutes after Kowalczyk’s 

goal, Angelo Oquendo 

got Bulls Prep on the board. 

With 10:31 left in the first 

half, Trujillo tied it. 

Then, Lockport’s Charlie 

Garcia was given a red card 

for a hard foul with 3:15 left 

in the half, putting the Porters 

a man down. 

In the end, all of that just 

made for a better story for 

Lockport to tell. 

“This was incredible,” 

Beal said. “We said before 

the game that games like this 

come down to who has more 

heart, who has the desire and 

the will to get it done. 

“At halftime, I said things 

like this should galvanize 

you. Adversity has hit, and 

the only way to deal with it 

is to stand up to it and fight 

with everything you’ve got. 

That’s exactly what we did. 

Our guys showed incredible 

character.”

lockportlegend.com SPORTS 


fastbreak 

1st and 3 

Mark Korosa/22nd 

Century Media 

Lockport football 

comes up short 

against Andrew 

1. A disappointing loss 

The Porters fell to 

Andrew by a final 

of 17-14 on Friday, 

Sept. 22, at Lockport 

in its homecoming 

game. The loss was 

the fourth in a row 

for the team, which is 

now 1-4 overall. 

2. Do-it-all Thunderbolt 

Cole Griffin was all 

over the field for 

Andrew against the 

Porters, rushing the 

ball 31 times for 

170 yards, playing 

cornerback on 

defense and punting 

on special teams. 

3. Staying competitive 

Porters quarterback 

Jacob Karli found 

wideout Austin 

Hoffman for a 

touchdown shortly 

before halftime to 

cut the lead to 14-7, 

and LTHS running 

back Tavares Moore 

scored on a 9-yard 

run in the fourth 

quarter to trim the 

deficit to 17-14. 

Girls Golf 

Young Porters finish regular season with winning record 

Randy Whalen 



girls golf team knew there 

would be some learning experiences 

this season. But 

there was also a lot of fun. 

That showed last week as 

the Porters posted a pair of 

victories to end their dual 

meet schedule. The most 

recent one of those was a 

190-234 win over Bolingbrook 

on Sept. 20 in a South- 

West Suburban Conference 

matchup at Broken Arrow 

Golf Course in Lockport. 

That left Lockport (8- 

7, 5-4) with a winning record 

both overall and in the 

SWSC. The Porters defeated 

host Oak Forest 192-206 in a 

nonconference meet the day 

before at George Dunn Golf 

Course in Oak Forest. 

“It was a good way to end 

the [dual meet] season,” 

said Kyle Yaeger, first year 

Lockport coach. “We had a 

good week of matches and 

that will give us a little confidence 

boost going into [the 

PRESSBOX PICKS 

Our staff’s predictions for 

the top games in Week 6 

Lincoln-Way East (5-0) at Homewood-Flossmoor (5-0) 

Tinley Park (2-3) at T.F. South (3-2) 

Providence Catholic (3-2) at Chicago Hope Academy (4-1) 

Sandburg (2-3) at Lincoln-Way West (3-2) 

Lockport (1-4) at Bolingbrook (4-1) 

“The girls take it serious, but they’re able to quickly 

shut it off and that’s been good. I’ve had a blast 

coaching. It’s a great group of girls.” 

Kyle Yaeger — first year LTHS girls golf coach, on his team this season 

conference tournament].” 

The Porters closed the 

regular season this week on 

Wednesday, Sept. 27, by participating 

in the SouthWest 

Suburban Conference Blue 

Division meet at Green Garden 

Golf Course in Frankfort. 

As she has many times this 

season, sophomore Rachel 

Kuzel led Lockport with a 45 

and earned medalist honors. 

Freshman Claire Ancevicius 

(46) was right behind while 

sophomore Megan Kohley 

(48) and junior Kearney Pluth 

(51) followed. 

“I’m not really satisfied,” 

Kuzel said of shooting her 

45. “But I’ll be practicing. 

We still have a lot of practice 

before the postseason.” 

18-7 

Tom Czaja | Contributing 

Editor 

• H-F 31, LW East 28. Vikings won’t 

be intimidated by Griffins, beating 

them for a third straight year in 

front of a boisterous home crowd. 

• Tinley Park 

• Providence 

• LW West 

• Bolingbrook 

17-8 

Max Lapthorne | 

Contributing Editor 

• LW East 28, H-F 24. Griffins 

face a tough road test, but have 

enough talent to prevail in the 

battle of unbeatens. 

• T.F. South 


• LW West 


Ancevicius has stepped in 

as a freshman and contributed 

throughout the season. 

“It’s gone good, actually,” 

she said of the season. “My 

scores have gone down and 

I’ve been second on the 

varsity, so that’s very good. 

I’ve shot a 46 three of my 

last four times out [including 

against Bolingbrook] and 

the other time was a 47. I’ve 

learned that if I have a bad 

hole to rebound quickly and 

pick myself up again.” 

Bolingbrook (1-12, 0-9), 

which is coached by Homer 

Glen resident Chris Malinoski, 

got its first victory of 

the season the previous week 

on Sept. 14, with a 205-241 

victory over visiting Romeoville 

at Boughton Ridge 

Golf Course in Bolingbrook. 

Against Lockport, the Raiders 

did have a nice performance 

by junior Jordyn Elliott, 

who shot a 46. The rest 

of their carded scores were 

senior Anaise Laforest (62), 

senior Joyce Tipe (63), and 

sophomore Jolene Schultz 

(63). 

In the meantime, the 

young Porters look to make 

a run in the regional. 

“We have no seniors on the 

team and a lot of times have 

a sophomore and a freshman 

lead us,” Yaeger said. “Claire 

[Ancevicius] has been very 

consistent lately. [Freshman] 

Katie Tomczuk is often one 

of our top scorers too. With 

17-8 

Tim Carroll | Sports Editor 

• LW East 27, H-F 20. I just cannot 

pick against the Griffins. They’re too 

good, and that defensive line limits 

the Vikings. 



• LW West 


16-9 

Joe Coughlin | Publisher 

• LW East 45, H-F 35. Hard to stop 

Vikings, so Griffins just outscore 

them. 

• T.F. South 


• LW West 


these five together and talent 

coming in, the future looks 

bright.” 

Yaeger, a 2013 Lockport 

grad, got the job as head girls 

golf coach right before the 

season started. He graduated 

from St. Xavier University 

in the spring and found out 

in July that he was going to 

be the head girls golf coach 

at the high school he played 

for just five years ago. 

“Me, looking at it as a 

player, a lot always went 

into it,” he said of golf. “I 

took it serious and wasn’t 

always able to shut it off after 

a match or competition. 

The girls take it serious, but 

they’re able to quickly shut it 

off and that’s been good. I’ve 

had a blast coaching. It’s a 

great group of girls.” 

The Porters will be on 

their home course in the 

first round of the postseason. 

That’s the Class 2A 

Providence Regional, which 

will be held on Oct. 4 on the 

South East Course at Broken 

Arrow. 

16-9 

Heather Warthen | Chief 

Operating Officer 

• H-F 21, LW East 14. This is going 

to be a hard-fought battle, but 

the Vikings win at home. 


• Chicago Hope Academy 

• LW West 


LISTEN UP 

“We battled all the way, and I’m proud of the kids for 

that.” 

Dan Starkey — Lockport football coach, on his team after the defeat to 

Andrew 

Tune In 

Football 

Time to regroup — 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at 

Bolingbrook 

• The Porters hit the road, trying to get back 

in the win column after a rough patch. 

Index 

42 - This Week In 

42 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas Czaja, 

tom@homerhorizon.com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | September 28, 2017 

Thunderstruck Lockport 

football zapped by Andrew, dropping 

close game on homecoming, Page 45 

Sustained growth Local 

youth soccer club continues to see 

enrollment increase, Page 44 

Party on the pitch 

Lockport soccer wins PepsiCo Showdown title after championship match goes to penalty kicks, Page 46 

The Porters soccer team celebrates with the trophy and a Pepsi shower after winning the PepsiCo Showdown Michele Bingham Memorial Bracket championship game against Bulls 

Prep Sunday, Sept. 24, at Triton College in River Grove. Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media

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