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THURSDAY
Parent Academy
6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 22,
Mokena Elementary School,
11244 Willow Crest Lane,
Mokena. Join Mokena District
159 student services
for a parent academy focusing
on practical solutions to
tough childhood problems.
The session will be held in
the district board room adjoining
the cafeteria. For
more information, call (708)
342-4911.
College Planning Workshop
7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Mokena
Community Public Library,
11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. This workshop will
cover the complex world of
admissions and financial aid
as well as how admissions
decisions are made. The
workshop will also unveil
important strategies you can
use to get into — and afford
— the college of your choice.
Both parents are encouraged
to attend this free 90-minute
seminar presented by My
College Planning Team at the
Mokena Community Public
Library. To register, call
(708) 479-9663 or online at
www.mokenalibrary.org.
MONDAY
Frankfort Township
Board Meeting
7 p.m. Feb. 26, Frankfort
Township Office, 11000 W.
Lincoln Highway, Frankfort.
The Frankfort Township
Board meets the second
and fourth Monday of each
month. For more information,
agendas and meeting
minutes visit www.frank
forttownship.com.
UPCOMING
Garden Plot Reservations
9-11 a.m. Saturday, March
3, Mokena Park District Administration
Center, 10925
La Porte Road, Mokena. The
park district will begin accepting
2018 Garden Plot reservations
for the Yunker Farm
Community Gardens. Garden
plots cost $25 for residents per
14’x12’ plot. Proof of residency
will be required. Individuals
may reserve one plot until
March 12, at which time additional
plots may be rented if
available. For more information,
call (708) 390-2401 or
visit www.mokenapark.com.
Kindergarten Registration
5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday,
March 6, Mokena Elementary
School, 11244 Willow
Crest Lane, Mokena. Mokena
School District 159 will
hold Kindergarten Registration
for the 2018-2019 school
year. Mokena residents with
students (age 5 years old by
September 1, 2018) should
plan to attend registration
night to provide proof of residency
and an original state
issued birth certificate. Registration
packets are available
at the MES office. FOr
a list of documents needed
for Proof of Residency, visit
www.mokena159.org under
the “District News” section
on the right hand side of the
home page. For more information,
call (708) 342-4850.
Community Health Fair
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,
March 10, Health Nutz,
19844 S. LaGrange Road,
Mokena. Twelve local,
health-oriented vendors and
representative will discuss
health and wellness with
visitors. There will be lots of
fun, raffles, sales and freebies.
At 1 p.m., The Greenhouse
will present a free lecture
about medical cannabis.
Gong Sound Meditation
Noon-1 p.m. Sunday,
March 11, The Oaks Recreation
& Fitness Center, 10847
W. La Porte Road, Mokena.
Enjoy the healing effects of
gong sound meditation while
you are guided on a powerful
sonic meditative journey.
Relax and take in the sound
vibrations as the gongs resonate
with all the cells of the
body. Come and experience
this unique healing practice.
Participants may bring pillows/blankets.
This program
is for ages 12 and older. Early
bird registration fees are $23.
After March 9, additional fees
apply. For more information,
call (708) 390-2401 or visit
www.mokenapark.com.
Quad Cities Tour
Deadline to register is
Thursday, March 15. Trip
dates are Tuesday, May
1-Thursday, May 3. Join the
Frankfort Township for a
bus trip to Mississippi River
as well as Rock Island,
Moline and East Moline in
Illinois and Davenport and
Bettendorf in Iowa. Visit the
childhood home of President
Ronald Reagan, stop at the
John Deere Museum, Rock
Island Arsenal, Blackhawk
State Historic site, Mississippi
dinner cruise, Starved
Rock State Park and more.
Cost for single occupancy
is $550 and $470 for double
occupancy. Two night accomodations
are provided and
include two breakfasts, three
lunches and two dinners. For
more information and registration,
call (815) 806-2766.
Tennis Play Day
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 17, The Oaks
Recreation & Fitness Center,
10847 W. La Porte Road,
Mokena. Mokena. Join
coach Cincy and the LWAC-
TA coaches for an indoor
tennis day. There will be
courts set up, racquets and
balls available to use and fun
games at each court. All participants
will receive a prize
for attending and a USTA 10
& under membership. Ages
5 and older can play during
this family friendly tennis
event. Early bird registration
is $3. After March
3, additional fees apply.
For more information and
registration, call (708) 390-
2401 or visit www.moke
napark.com.
Gentle Yoga Demo Class
Deadline to register is
Sunday, March 18. Class
will be held from 10-11 a.m.
Tuesday, March 20 at The
Oaks Recreation & Fitness
Center, 10847 W. La Porte
Road, Mokena. AOA (Active
Older Adult) Gentle
Yoga incorporates flexibility
and basic yoga components
to improve range of motion,
decrease stress and tension,
and teach relaxation techniques.
Space is limited. For
more information, call (708)
390-2343 or visit www.mo
kenapark.com.
Ageless Grace Demo Class
Deadline to register is
Sunday, March 18. Class
will be held from 11:15-noon
Tuesday, March 20 at The
Oaks Recreation & Fitness
Center, 10847 W. La Porte
Road, Mokena. Ageless
Grace is an anti-aging fitness
program for body and brain,
for all ages and most fitness
levels. Activities are performed
in a chair with music
and movements that incorporate
stretching, flexibility,
coordination, strength, and
thinking skills. Registration
deadline: March 18. Space is
limited. For more information,
call (708) 390-2343 or
visit www.mokenapark.com.
ONGOING
Mokena Woman’s Club
Scholarships.
Applications must be
postmarked by March 15.
Graduating Mokena high
school students pursuing
higher education are eligible
to apply for the GFWC Mokena
Woman’s Club Scholarships.
The funds for the
scholarships were raised
at the Club’s 44th Annual
Holli-Daze Arts and Crafts
Show which is the Club’s
major fund raiser and a
year-round project. Over the
past 55 years, the Club has
awarded 210 scholarships
totaling more than $143,000.
The application is available
at Lincoln-Way East High
School, Lincoln-Way Central
High School and Providence
Catholic High School
as well as at the Mokena and
Frankfort Public Libraries
for other students. Submit
the completed application,
an official transcript, a letter
of career goals, and a
letter of recommendation to
GFWC Mokena Woman’s
Club, Scholarship Committee,
P.O. Box 1008, Mokena.
Chorale Scholarships
Applications must be submitted
to the school counselor
by March 8. To meet
its mission of enriching and
enhancing musical opportunities
in the community, Lincoln-Way
Area Chorale will
be awarding a scholarship to
one senior student from each
of the Lincoln-Way High
Schools. The student must
be planning on majoring in
vocal performance, vocal
education, or musical theater
in the fall semester of 2018.
Qualifying students should
see their school counselor
or music teacher for the application.
Lincoln-Way Half Marathon
Registration is open for
the 2nd Annual Lincoln-
Way Half Marathon. Race
will be at 7 a.m. Sunday,
April 22 and will begin at
Breidert Green, 123 Kansas
St., Frankfort. Current registration
cost is $70. Volunteers
are being sought for the
race as well. For volunteer
sign-up and race registration,
visit lincolnwayhalf
marathon.com.
To submit an item to the
printed calendar, contact
Amanda Stoll at (708)
326-9170 ext. 34, or email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com. Deadline is noon
Thursdays one week prior to
publication.

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Provi ex-president not charged
after phone in question vanishes
Amanda Stoll Assistant Editor
New Lenox
police declined
to file charges
Thursday, Feb.
15, after a nearly
two-month investigation
into
alleged inappropriate
content on
McGrath
a cellphone used by the Rev.
Richard J. McGrath, former
president of Providence Catholic
High School.
McGrath resigned on Dec. 22
amid the investigation, which
was opened Dec. 8 and led by
Sgt. Micah Nuesse of the New
Lenox Police Department.
After McGrath refused multiple
times to surrender the
phone — which was the property
of the high school — to
Providence officials and police,
McGrath’s lawyer, Patrick
Reardon, told police Dec. 27
the phone “no longer exists”
and it would be a “huge waste
of time” to look for it, according
to the police reports.
Without the phone, police say
in the report they could not file
charges.
According to the report, the
Rev. John Merkelis, now acting
president at Providence Catholic,
met with police on behalf
of a female student who allegedly
saw “what she believed to
be a photo of a nude 13-yearold
male” on McGrath’s phone
Dec. 8 during a wrestling meet
at the school.
The student reportedly told
a trusted employee, who informed
Providence Principal
John Harper, who then relayed
the information to Merkelis.
The trusted employee was
interviewed by police at the
police department on Dec. 11,
and she told police the female
student witness confided in her
shortly after seeing the image
on McGrath’s phone. Accord-
From feb. 16
ing to the report, the individual
said the witness was “visibly
shaking” and pale in the face
upon telling her what she had
seen.
On Dec. 12, Nuesse and
Merkelis met with McGrath in
McGrath’s office at the school,
according to the report. He was
asked by police and Merkelis
to hand over his cellphone, and
he reportedly refused to do so
despite Merkelis’ assertion that
the device was the property of
Providence Catholic.
At that time, New Lenox
Police Chief Brian Sterba said
police did not have enough
evidence to obtain a warrant
for the phone and therefore did
not have the authority to take it
without permission.
According to the report, Mc-
Grath “stood up and walked out
of the office, advising that he
needed to get to the theatre.”
“Unless Father Merkelis was
prepared to wrestle him for it,
we weren’t getting the phone,”
Sterba said.
After McGrath left, police
seized the computer on his desk,
which Merkelis confirmed was
McGrath’s exclusive computer.
The computer subsequently
was searched by the Computer
Crimes Unit of the Will County
State’s Attorney’s Office. No
relevant information was obtained,
according to the report.
Police reportedly contacted
Providence’s attorneys at Kopon
Airdo law firm on Dec. 27,
who indicated that Reardon had
told them “no evidence exists.”
According to the report, the
initial witness’s testimony was
then subpoenaed, and she was
interviewed on Jan. 11 at the
police station in lieu of an appearance
in front of a grand
jury.
The witness then told police
that she had approached Mc-
Grath at the wrestling meet to
greet him because he was sitting
alone on the bleachers.
According to the report, as she
approached from behind, Mc-
Grath “‘freaked out like when
someone saw something that
you don’t want them to see’ and
pulled his phone close to his
body.”
During her interview with
police, the witness described
the photo as that of a male
between the ages of 12 and
15 who was naked and standing
with his arms down at his
sides.
The report states that the boy
was pictured from the shoulders
to the knees, but that the
witness was unsure whether she
saw male genitalia or not.
Further contact was made
with both McGrath and his attorney
between Jan. 16 and 17,
in which Reardon reportedly
told police he did not “believe
that the cellular phone exists,”
according to the report.
The case officially was
closed by the New Lenox Police
Department Feb. 15 “due to
the absence of cooperation and
lack of further leads.”
Police asked that anyone with
any information related to this
case contact Nuesse at (815)
462-6100.
“If new evidence comes to
light, we will certainly evaluate
it,” Sterba told 22nd Century
Media via text message.
Police did not comment on
if there are any related ongoing
investigations involving Mc-
Grath, who worked at Providence
for more than 30 years.
“It would be inappropriate to
comment on any investigation
that may or may not be happening,”
Sterba said.
Merkelis and Reardon did
not immediately respond to requests
for comment.
Additional reporting by Publisher
Joe Coughlin.
Village of Mokena Board of Trustees
Bid granted for manhole repairs
Jon DePaolis, Freelance Reporter
A low bid on manhole rehabilitation
repairs will lead to the Village of
Mokena potentially saving 32 percent
on what trustees budgeted for the program.
Mokena trustees voted 4-0 Feb. 12
to award a contract to National Power
Rodding Corporation in the amount of
$49,010 for the 2018 fiscal year manhole
rehabilitation program. Trustees John
Mazzorana and George Metanias were
absent.
Staff Engineer Dan Peloquin told the
Village Board members the contract
will include cover replacement, chemical
grouting, curtain grouting, internal
chimney sealing and other repairs for
about 71 sanitary sewer manholes.
“At the end of January, bids were
opened, and we had seven bidders —
of which, the low bidder was National
Power Rodding Corp. of Chicago,”
Peloquin said.
The bid was $13,790 less than the next
closest bidder, RMS Utility Services.
Peloquin also noted that the company’s
bid came in $22,990 (about 32 percent)
less than the amount the Village
budgeted for the project, which was
$72,000.
Trustee Jim Richmond pointed out
the substantial difference between National
Power Rodding’s bid compared
to the others and asked Peloquin to
keep an eye on the project.
Annexation terms outlined
Later on, during the work session
that followed the regular meeting,
Assistant Village Administrator Kirk
Zoellner updated the board members
on the potential annexation of a 0.5
acre parcel of land located at 10724 W.
191st St.
Zoellner said Village staff, at the Village
Board’s direction, has been working
with the property owner to annex
the property, which is between Revere
and Schoolhouse Roads.
According to Zoellner, on Dec. 6,
staff received a letter from the property
owner’s attorney asking for certain
conditions to be met for an annexation
agreement, including: zoning the property
as commercial; exemption from
code violations for six months while
the existing structure is demolished;
Round it up
A brief recap of other issues covered
during the Feb. 12 board meeting:
•During the Discover Mokena
portion of the agenda, Cheryl Collins,
of Curtain Call Theatre, promoted
the upcoming performances of
“Enchanted April.” The romantic
comedy is scheduled to be performed
at the Mokena theater at 7:30 p.m.
March 2-3 and March 9-10, as well as
at 2 p.m. March 4 and March 11.
•As part of the Consent Agenda,
trustees voted 4-0 to grant a special
event request from the Mokena Lions
Club to hold its 31st annual Firecracker
Dance Weekend and Fundraiser
from July 13-14, and to allow the
organization to use the Front Street
commuter lot through the weekend.
•During the work session after the
regular meeting, the Village Board
members heard an update from
Zoellner on potential vendors for a
community survey. Four vendors were
discussed, and the Village Board
members asked staff for additional
information about the proposals made
by two of those vendors.
and waiver of water and sewer connection
fees.
On Jan. 18, staff met with the property
owner at Village Hall to negotiate
terms and set responsibilities and approximate
costs for the two parties,
such as: the property owner paying for
the demolition costs, to be completed
within 180 days of the annexation date;
the Village agreeing to not issue code
violations during that time period; the
Village zoning the land C2, highway
commercial; and the Village providing
a partial waiver of a future water and
sewer connection fee valued at a soft
cost of $2,000.
Trustees Joseph Budzyn and Jim
Richmond both said they were unsure
about granting the waiver on the connection
fees, but both said that if it
was what the rest of the Village Board
was comfortable with, they would be
onboard with it in order to move this
issue along.
Direction from the mayor and the
trustees was for staff to move ahead
with the agreement.
A public hearing is planned for Monday,
Feb. 26 Village Board meeting.

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Isaac Newton’s first law of
motion states that an object
at rest stays at rest, but who
cares about that when you
can study his second law instead?
Force equals mass times
acceleration is Newton’s
second law of motion, and
a racetrack seems like the
perfect place to study such
things — with a helmet, of
course.
On Feb. 13, students from
Chicago Heights School
District 170 got to test out
what they have been learning
about physics, friction,
momentum and speed during
a field trip to Accelerate
Indoor Speedway in Mokena.
“Rather than just coming
in and getting into a gokart
and racing with no base
knowledge, no background
knowledge, we gave them a
presentation to show all of
the science and math that’s
actually involved in the gokarts:
the momentum that
they should be trying to apply
at the turns, even the degrees
of angles in each turn
while looking at the track
map,” said Stephanie Cryer,
a foreign language and writing
teacher at D170’s STEM
Academy.
The STEM Magnet Academy
is a specialized middle
school within District 170
where students who have
placed exceptionally high in
math, science, reading and
writing are accepted into the
program.
Fifty-three seventh- and
eighth-grade students attended
the pilot program
at Accelerate, which was
developed by D170 teachers,
including Cryer, who
incorporated both Common
Students get seated in the go-karts Feb. 13 during the final
safety check before taking to the track at Accelerate Indoor
Speedway in Mokena. The students from Chicago Heights
School District 170 STEM Academy were the first group to
utilize the program. Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
Core and Next Generation
Science standards into the
classroom portion of the day.
Those concepts had been
previously tackled during
the normal school day and
were reinforced at Accelerate
before the students even
set foot — or tire — on the
track.
“The curriculum that any
students get would be beneficial,
whether you’re building
upon what they already
know or creating new knowledge
that they’ll be able to
connect to in the classroom
later on in higher grades,”
Cryer said of the Accelerate
program, which is being
developed for students as
young as third grade through
seniors in high school.
Nick Pezzuto, director of
the STEM Academy, said
the Accelerate program created
a unique opportunity
for hands-on learning more
so than most other field trips.
“I think they’ve learned a
lot about friction and how
things slow them down in
speed and acceleration,”
Pezzuto said. “Usually, everybody’s
like, ‘If I push on
the gas, I go fast. If I hit the
brake, I slow down.’ That’s
true; however, there’s a lot
of other forces of motion
that are going on — angles,
mathematics — so they’re
applying that.
“I’ve seen some of them
how they took the turns differently
the third or fourth
lap. The first lap a lot of
people were crashing, second
lap they let off the gas,
they accelerated through the
turns. They’re starting to
learn because of the classroom.”
Following the classroom
portion of the program, students
walked the track to assess
the turns and learn about
the safety features of the
track, as well as their own
personal safety, and viewed
the parts inside a partially
disassembled kart.
“It’s like taking the hood
off a sports car, taking the
whole body off and getting
to see the inside and how it
runs,” Pezzuto said. “They
get to see all this before they
race. The race is the last
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LW D210 officials share safety ideas in wake of Florida school shooting
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
A Lincoln-Way Community
High School District 210
parent was “shaken to the
core” by the mass shooting
on Valentine’s Day in South
Florida and is calling on the
community to come together
and share ideas as to how to
prevent such a thing from
happening here.
Stacey Ripp, speaking
during the public comments
portion of the District 210
Board of Education meeting
on Thursday, Feb. 15
— one day after accused
mass murderer Nikolas Cruz
allegedly gunned down 17
people, most of them inside
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
High School in Parkland,
Florida — admitted she did
not have an organized speech
or any solutions, but stated
she believes it is her “personal
responsibility” to share her
ideas with the board and try
to help in some way.
“Unfortunately, [mass
school shootings] become an
epidemic now, and we definitely
need some changes,”
Ripp said. “We need some realistic
solutions, and we need
some rational dialogue as to
how we can address some of
these things. We can’t wait
until Washington does something
about gun control or
social media does something
to enact stricter rules. I just
think we need to do something,
even if it’s something
small.
“These are just thoughts
that have just come through
my brain today, which hurts.”
Ripp was brief, speaking
for fewer than three minutes,
but offered a range of
thoughts including wondering
whether her daughter
would know what action to
take if she saw a threatening
social media post or if there
was an active shooter at her
school. She also asked what
the District 210 community
can do in regard to school
security and school violence.
Ripp told the board she
spoke with her daughter
about the “see something,
hear something, say something”
initiative, which
has been implemented at
Lincoln-Way Central High
School by Principal Steve
Provis.
“But, sadly, I didn’t really
know what to tell her as far
as what actions to take if this
were something that actually
happened in one of our
schools,” Ripp said. “What
do we do? What should I tell
her? Should I tell her to run?
Do I tell her to barricade and
hide and be quiet?”
Among Ripp’s suggestions
were to create a task force
or committee composed of
teachers, counselors, administrators,
law enforcement
officials, parents and students
that could brainstorm
ideas and educate parents and
students on warning signs
to look for on social media.
She also proposed an annual
meeting that covers topics
such as how to look for signs
of depression or bullying, or
what to do if there is an active
shooter in school.
School Board President
Joseph Kirkeeng asked Ripp
to submit a list of her ideas
to school administrators for
further consideration. District
210 Superintendent
Scott Tingley said the board
was planning to talk about
school security during executive
session after the regular
meeting.
School board member
Ronald Lullo said he “totally
agrees” with Ripp, and
added the three District 210
schools have police officers
in the buildings at all times,
and that students know who
to go to in an emergency.
Lullo also said items related
to school security are planned
to be on the agenda for the
board’s meeting in March.
The district and law enforcement
conduct an active
shooter drill each year.
Will County Sheriff’s Police
would be in charge of any
such emergency at a Lincoln-
Way school, he added.
Provis, in the wake of the
Las Vegas shooting last Oct.
1, in which Stephen Paddock
is accused of killing 58 people,
established a “see something,
hear something, say
something” student group at
Central. The district is considering
establishing such
groups at East and West.
“We’ve talked about signs
to look for, what to do if
someone you know makes a
comment that they’re going
to hurt themselves or someone
else, or bring harm to a
friend or the building.” Provis
said. “The majority of things
that come to fruition here are
not cracking a big case, it’s
students coming to us and
telling us there is something
that is just not right.”
Tingley said district officials
routinely discuss security
issues, and that with the
Florida incident fresh on people’s
minds would be reviewing
its security procedures.
In other District 210 news,
the board voted to approve
spending for several items,
including a unanimous decision
to spend $1.87 million
to lease 41 buses for the next
five school years. The district
will finance the lease
payment with a loan with an
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Summit Hill School D161
Summit Hill officials approve contracts to promote safety, communication
Megann Horstead
Freelance Reporter
The Summit Hill District
161 Board of Education is
looking to promote safety
and communication at its facilities.
At a Feb. 14 regular meeting,
officials approved the
purchase and installation of
exterior cameras at Arbury
Hills, Frankfort Square, Indian
Trail and Dr. Julian Rogus
schools.
District 161 has identified
a need for additional security
monitoring, in part, because
these locations are to be used
as voting locations. The project
involves configuration to
the school network and setup
at predefined entrances that
voters and non-personnel
use to enter the buildings.
Costs for each facility is
$4,000, or $16,000 in total,
and it includes the infrastructure
needed to allow
District 161 to add additional
cameras at other areas of
the buildings at a later date.
A motion was also passed
to replace the existing Voice
Over IP phone system at
Summit Hill Junior High
School.
It is the district’s desire to
purchase a replacement that
will be more reliable and
promote a common platform
across school facilities.
The existing VOIP phone
system has reached the end of
its life. Over time, the district
has noted frequent power
outages with the service line
and that multiple systems do
not work together.
In a related development,
Round it up
A brief recap of action and discussion Feb. 14 at a regular
meeting of the Summit Hill District 161 Board of Education:
•The Regional Office of Education recently notified the
superintendent in writing of minor violations at some of the
schools that need to be corrected. As such, the district’s
buildings and grounds manager is developing a plan to get in
compliance.
•Officials reviewed the results of a staff interest survey
for academic summer camps, and the district is currently
working with interested sponsors to collect proposals, which
will require approval based on grade level span and following
this year’s science, technology, reading, engineering, art and
math (STREAM) focus. Programming is designed for incoming
first- through fifth-grade students, and information and
registration forms will be sent to students and their families
at a later date regarding the camps, which will run for two
hours and last for six days in August.
the district’s contract with
First Communication for
technology infrastructure
services is nearing its end.
The board obtained several
quotes from local vendors
and current providers and
went on to award a threeyear
contract to Comcast.
Installation of the new
VOIP phone system is anticipated
to begin during
spring break and allow the
district to review and make
adjustments to the system as
needed.
Bid for pre-purchase of
chiller equipment OK’d
Also at the meeting, D161
officials awarded a $139,300
bid to Temperature Equipment
Corporation for the
pre-purchase of chiller
equipment.
The measure, as approved
in a 5-1 vote, will support a
replacement project at Dr.
Julian Rogus School. Board
Member Joy Murphy was
the lone dissenting vote.
The Board of Education
is required to follow a twopart
process involving prepurchase
and installation of
equipment.
The bid is packaged with
technology to reduce concerns
for noise. Recently,
the district replaced some
chiller equipment at Hilda
Walker School only to be
met with complaints. As
such, Tria Architecture has
been enlisted to provide vibration
isolators underneath
the units and some sound
testing and notification of
the existing unit.
If sound becomes a concern,
additional allowances
are included in the project cost
to abate it post-installation.
The vendor has been notified
that those units are to be
delivered no later than June
15.
District 161 intends to get
the air conditioning up and
running before school starts
in the fall.

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interest rate of 3.68 percent.
The cost of $9,730 per bus
is an increase from the terms
of the current five-year lease,
under which each bus costs
$9,220.
District 210 could have
bought buses for $79,723
each, which had the district
been able to sell the vehicles
after the agreement
ends would have cost $6,700
more over the life of the contract.
Board members also voted
4-2 to spend $1.88 million
for “general maintenance”
that includes life safety items
at Central and East, bleacher
replacement in the East gymnasium,
and “access control
upgrades” that includes twoway
cameras at school entrances
at all three schools.
The money is among $3.6
million being allocated to
capital projects that will be
undertaken this summer.
Board members Chris
Lucchetti and Aaron Janik
voted against the proposal.
Lucchetti cited the need to
be conservative with spending,
particularly with items
such as bleacher repairs,
which he defined as discretionary
rather then essential.
Lucchetti was also referencing
spending $1.08 million
to resurface the parking
lot and tennis courts at East.
The measure was approved
4-1, with Lucchetti voting
“no” and Janik abstaining.
Lucchetti questioned how,
with the capital projects fund
depleted, the district would
address an unforeseen maintenance
issue that could arise.
Money for such an emergency
would come out of the
operations and maintenance
fund, according to district officials.
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Police Reports
Police: Speeding leads
to discovery of warrants
Alexus K.M. Zepeda, 21,
of 562 E. Cass St. in Joliet,
was arrested Jan. 31 on two
outstanding warrants.
According to police reports,
an officer on patrol
traveling westbound in the
10300 block of West 191st
Street observed a vehicle
traveling eastbound at what
appeared to be a high rate
of speed. Prior to pulling
the vehicle over, the officer
ran a check on the vehicle’s
registration, where it was
discovered that the registered
owner, identified as
Zepeda, had two outstanding
in-state warrants and
the vehicle’s registration
was expired.
The officer then initiated
a traffic stop and, reportedly,
found a male subject
in the driver’s seat and
Zepeda in the passenger
seat. The driver was able to
provide his driver’s license
and proof of insurance,
both reportedly valid, and
was released with a verbal
warning for speeding and
driving with an expired
registration. Zepeda was
placed under arrest and
later transferred to Will
County Adult Correctional
Facility.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mokena
Messenger’s police reports
come from the Mokena Police
Department. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Retiring Sandburg principal reflects
on career dedicated to teaching,
learning
“It may take you a while to realize
your dreams, but if it’s your
dream, go for it.”
Sandburg Principal Deb Baker
shares those words of advice with
her students all the time.
At the end of this school year,
Baker will retire from her more
than 23-year teaching career, 17
years of which have been spent
with Consolidated High School
District 230.
Though she always wanted to be
a teacher, Baker did not immediately
go to college for teaching after
she completed high school, but
she did not let that stop her from
later following her dreams.
“I graduated in 1973 and, even at
that time, while feminism certainly
existed, opportunities for girls
were slow in coming,” Baker said.
Baker got married in 1980 and
started a family in 1983. After having
two of her three children, she
made the decision to enroll at the
University of Illinois at Chicago to
become a teacher.
“There was no stopping me
then,” she said. “I wanted to get my
degree work done. After I earned
my undergraduate degree, I went
to get my master’s.”
Baker was driven by a passion
for teaching others. When she was
in sixth through eighth grades, she
was a reading tutor for first-graders.
As a teenager, she coordinated
a summer volleyball program for
children, teens and adults that had
roughly 360 participants and lasted
for nearly 10 years in Canaryville.
“To me, that was a form of teaching,
making sure kids had something
to do and were active in a
positive way,” she said.
Reporting by Meredith Dobes,
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit
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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Recreating a priceless winter
memory, 11 years later
This was not the first igloo built
in the Chicago suburbs by members
of the Steele family.
No, that was 11 years ago, when
their two oldest boys were ages
7 and 9 — the same ages as their
two youngest boys are now — in
a different town, during a different
blizzard.
This time, during the weekend
of Feb. 10 and now residing on Lilac
Lane in Tinley Park, Paul and
Tammy Steele enlisted the help of
Brandon, 9, and Aaron, 7, to recreate
a family tradition that made
headlines nearly a decade ago.
“You need the right kind of snow
and enough,” Tammy said. “You
can’t use the powdery stuff.”
When the recent blizzard
dropped approximately a foot of
snow on the Steele’s front lawn,
Paul took out his snowblower and
began to form a mound toward
the entrance of the house. He even
plowed the lawn to add to the pile.
After three separate ice baths, a
10-foot-high-by-20-foot-wide ice
structure had been formed — stable
and warm enough that four of
the Steeles spent the night inside,
where they slept on two queen-size
air mattresses.
“We made like an avalanche,”
Brandon explains.
Blocking off the entrances from
the wind “made a huge difference,”
Tammy added.
Layered up in clothing and
wrapped inside heavy sleeping
bags — a small amount of heat
generated from a three-wick candle
— both Brandon or Aaron said
they were not cold.
Reporting by Cody Mroczka, Editor.
For more, visit TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Basketball tournament to raise
money for after-school program
When Bill Leach noticed that an
area of Lockport was being underserved,
he took the initiative to do
something about it.
A resident of Plainfield, Leach
is a member and community leader
of Shiloh Missionary Baptist
Church in Lockport. When he became
involved in the community,
he found out about Fairmont and
began researching the area to figure
out what issues needed to be
addressed, and how he could help.
In 2014, Leach founded the organization
Masses of Basketball
and Academics that offers a free
after-school program called Play
for Rings. The Rotary Club of
Lockport has partnered with MBA
to host a basketball tournament
fundraiser March 10 for the 100
students involved.
“I was looking for some project
to help improve the community in
some sort of way, and Bill runs the
Play for Rings program, and he
spoke at one of our meetings, so
I thought this would be a perfect
fit to try to help some kids in the
community by putting on a tournament
and hoping to raise some
money for them,” Lockport Rotary
Club President John McNulty
said.
Play for Rings is held at Shiloh
Missionary Baptist Church Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The inaugural Play for Rings
Charity Basketball Tournament
is to be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
March 10 at Lockport Township
High School’s Central Campus,
1222 Jefferson St. in Lockport.
For more information, email
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Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Valentine’s Day-themed mystery
solved at New Lenox Lions Club
event
Mysteries of the heart can be
complex, but members of the New
Lenox Lions Club cracked the
case of how to have a wonderful
Valentine’s weekend with a firstof-its-kind
event.
On Feb. 10, the organization
hosted a Live Mystery Show &
Dinner at Lions Community Center
and was co-chaired by Lions
Steve Kuyawa and Dan Fremgen
that encouraged attendees to put
their heads and hearts together to
catch a jewel thief. While it can
be difficult to solve a crime, the
event uncovered clear evidence
that community is key to hosting
a successful fundraiser.
Approximately 160 guests came
together for the event — which replaced
the Lions Blizzard Dance
fundraiser — and Lincoln-Way
Central LEO (Leadership, Education
and Opportunity) Club volunteers
donated their time to help
with the set-up, serving, clean-up
and everything in between.
All money raised will go toward
funding the many service projects
of the Lions Club, such as its hearing
and sight initiatives.
Later in the night, House of
Fools led attendees through a
mystery that involved a church
fundraiser, a curious cast of characters
and $1.5 million in missing
jewels. The troop’s director, Frann
Carnivele, said she enjoys the collaboration
fostered through live
mystery shows.
“It’s so fun to get the audience
involved,” she said. “It’s fun to
have them be a part of what’s
happening, and the interaction
is always a great way to involve
the community with this type of
show.”
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, Freelance
Reporter. For more, visit New
LenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Flowers by Steen Productions
delivers more than 100 orders on
Valentine’s Day
Feb. 14 is a day of love.
It is a day for significant others
to celebrate each other. It also is a
day when an abundance of flowers
are seen in every corner of a store,
on desks of co-workers and all
over social media. Last Wednesday,
Flowers by Steen Productions
in Homer Glen delivered
more than 100 flower orders after
months of planning for Valentine’s
Day.
“We generally will, weeks
ahead, we start to gather up inventory;
that’s the start of it,” said
Karen Steen, owner of Flowers
by Steen and a Lockport resident.
“Seeing how much ribbon we
have in stock, how many vases
we have in stock, all the enclosure
cards, we take an inventory of balloons,
and we also have to grab
candy at times, so there’s just a lot
going into it.”
Steen orders the flowers that she
and her staff will use to make arrangements
at Christmastime.
“It’s kind of hard to think about
Valentine’s Day when you’re still
in the midst of the holiday,” she
said.
On any given day, there are four
full-time employees at the shop.
On Feb. 14, there were 12 people
working to prepare flower arrangements
and deliver the flowers.
“It’s very busy, but I love it,”
said Lori Franze, a friend of Steen
who helped out at the flower shop.
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
HomerHorizon.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Seniors share special moments at
Valentine Luncheon
For area seniors, the Senior Valentine
Luncheon is an opportunity
to celebrate Valentine’s Day with
style.
The annual Frankfort Park District
event, which has been held
each year since 2001, brought
roughly 60 residents of Frankfort
and surrounding areas to the
Founders Community Center on
Feb. 14 for an afternoon filled with
friends, food and live music.
The lunch — catered by Little
Joe’s Famous Pizza and Restaurante
in New Lenox — included foods
such as chicken, pasta, mashed potatoes
and salad.
“This year, we did end up falling
on Fat Tuesday; we do have paczki
as our dessert,” said Cali DeBella,
Frankfort Park District’s special
events coordinator. “So that was
just kind of a little special.”
Seniors chatted at tables decorated
with red and pink balloons,
while singer Mike Valentine made
the rounds, performing classic oldies
tunes.
“They’re just out to enjoy time
with their friends, some music
from the past and just enjoy getting
ready for Valentine’s Day,”
DeBella said.
Her favorite part of the event is
seeing how excited the seniors get,
she said.
“Depending on the time restrictions
and when we have room, I
like when they get up and start
dancing,” she said.
Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor.
For more, visit FrankfortStation.com.

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Party like a rock star
School of Rock celebrates 20 years
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Mixing things up
Bonefish Grill’s seasonal menu focuses
on brand-new combinations, Page 21
Mokena resident cast as
iconic monster, Page 17
Mokena resident Sean Gallagher, who is cast
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a rehearsal for Lewis University’s Philip
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Robin’s Nest
The one thing
most needed
Robin Melvin
Contributing Columnist
You may be familiar
with Luke’s story of
two sisters. Can you
imagine Martha and Mary’s
excitement as they prepared
their home for Jesus’ visit?
I see Martha bustling in the
kitchen, frustrated that her
sister won’t help. I get it. I’d
want things perfect, too.
Martha complains to
Jesus and we hear his
gentle correction: “Martha,
Martha, you are worried
and upset about many
things, but only one thing
is needed. Mary has chosen
what is better, and it will not
be taken away from her.”
Mary sets aside busy-ness
and cultural norms and sits
with Jesus. She’s ready to
learn and grow her faith.
More than ever, this has
become my focus, too: sitting
with Jesus. Sometimes
talking, sometimes quiet.
Sometimes alone with a
cup of coffee watching the
sunrise, sometimes with my
grandbabies watching them
play and chatter and giggle.
Not because I’m super
spiritual. It’s the only way
to hang on to my sanity. My
doing, doing, doing has to
be balanced with just being.
Being still with Jesus. It
also makes me easier to live
with. Just ask my husband.
Practicing the presence
of Jesus is vital. Not as part
of a religious checklist but
because our lives demand it,
don’t they? Staying connected
reminds us He’s always
with us. He sits beside
us in the not-so-beautiful,
not-so-happy moments, too.
We all have our inner
human struggles. Pride,
fear, cynicism, anger.
You name it. Then there’s
the outward stuff of life
experience that can throw
us off-kilter. It’s easy to
detach or get distracted. We
lose our bearings and run
on spiritual fumes. Peace
and joy, even our hope, can
trickle through the cracks of
a broken spirit.
My friend, God calls us to
spiritual rest. Let’s choose
“what is better.” Sitting with
Jesus, we find our bearings,
our center. If we let Him,
He’ll bring light and life
to any situation. He’s here.
He’s got our todays and our
tomorrows.
In these weeks leading to
Easter and beyond, may we
choose well. May we create
new habits and deeper connections.
I pray the busyness
in us and around us,
our worries and our upsets,
will not keep us from The
One most needed.
Peace and quiet for your
journey.
For more with Robin,
visit robinmelvin.com/con
tact or on Facebook, Robin
Melvin, Author.
The thoughts and opinions
expressed in this column are
those of the author. They do
not necessarily represent the
thoughts of 22nd Century Media
or its staff.
Faith Briefs
Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route
6, Mokena)
Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Sundays.
Morning Worship
10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Evening Worship
6 p.m. Sundays.
Weekday Worship
7 p.m. Wednesdays.
St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100
Second St., Mokena)
Traditional Service
8 a.m. traditional mass,
9:45 a.m. contemporary &
traditional music in a service
of praise and reverence. Supervised
childcare available.
For more information, call
(708) 479-5123.
Garden Club
8 a.m. Tuesdays. For more
information, call (708) 479-
5123.
Cards for a Cause
7 p.m. the second Monday
of each month. Bring your
tape, scissors and colored
pencils — if you have them
— and plan for a creative
evening with lots of fun.
Bundles of Love
7 p.m. the second and
fourth Monday of each
month. Enjoy fun and fellowship
while making baby
quilts for infants baptized at
St. John’s and lap quilts for
shut-ins.
Mokena United Methodist Church (10901
LaPorte Road, Mokena)
In Memoriam
Loretta LaVerne Barcella (Bednarczyk)
Loretta LaVerne Barcella
(Bednarczyk), 87, of Mokena,
died Feb. 11.
She was the beloved mother
of Debby, Randy and Lisa
(Bob) Lau; devoted grandmother
of Carson; loving
sister of Helen (the late Chester)
Aklinski, Dolly (the late
Service and Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays.
Church service and children’s
Sunday School will
be held. For more information,
call (708) 479-1110.
Bible Study
7 p.m. Thursdays. For
more information, call (708)
479-1110.
Community Prayer Gathering
2:30 p.m. every 4th Sunday.
Breakfast
9 a.m. every third Saturday
of the month.
Choir Practice
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Newcomers welcome.
Weight Watchers
Wednesday
Weigh-ins take place at
6:30 p.m., while the meeting
is at 7 p.m.
Marley Community Church (12625 W.
187th St., Mokena)
Senior High Youth Group
7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
For more information, email
marleycommunitychurch@
gmail.com.
Junior High Youth Group
6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For
more information, email
marleycommunitychurch@
gmail.com.
Church Service
10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare
is provided.
Skip) Krzeczowski and the
late Ted and Ron Bednarczyk;
dearest sister-in-law of
Helen and the late Florence
Bednarczyk; and dear aunt of
many nieces and nephews.
Lucille Satterlee (Johnson), 101,
late of Mokena, died Feb. 9.
She was the beloved wife
of the late Robert; devoted
Sunday School
9-10 a.m. Sundays.
Men’s Group
6 p.m. Sunday nights in
the church basement. All
men are welcome.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)
Contemporary Worship
5 p.m. Saturdays.
Worship
9 a.m. Sundays.
God’s Kids Club
10:15 a.m. Sundays. This
club is open to those between
the ages of 4-17.
Adult Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Sundays.
Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th
St., Mokena)
Sunday Services
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For
more information, call (312)
350-2279.
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena
Baptist offers Sunday
School classes for all ages.
For more information, call
(312) 350-2279.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th
Ave., Mokena)
Church Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:
p.m. Sundays
Adoration
Wednesdays following
8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
until 6:45 p.m.
mother of Lonnie and Richard
Satterlee; proud grandmother
of Tammy (Ken)
Slawkowski, Tracy (Tim)
Boyda, Tricia (Randy) Hernandez
and Rebecca Satterlee;
loving great-grandmother
of Lyndsey (Kevin),
Kevin, Kyle, Jason and
Kara; and dear sister-in-law
of Marion Satterlee.
Holy Rosary
7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m.
Tuesday evenings.
Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker
Road, Mokena)
Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be
sure to arrive early for our
Sunday Worship Service to
enjoy a hot, complimentary
cup of coffee every week at
the church. Following the
Christian Education Hour
(9:15 - 10:15 a.m.), all beverages
can be found just outside
the sanctuary.
Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte
Road, Mokena)
Narcotics Anonymous
7-9 p.m. Mondays. All
those struggling or who have
struggled with a narcotics
addiction are welcome. All
meetings are confidential.
For more information, call
(708) 479-0300.
Spanish Church
12:30 p.m. Sundays.
Worship Service
10 a.m. Sundays. All are
welcome.
Women’s Bible Study
8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays
and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Amanda Stoll at
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com
or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34.
Deadline is noon Thursday one
week prior to publication.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
directed to Heartland
Hospice.
Do you have someone’s life
you’d like to honor? Email
Editor T.J. Kremer III at tj@
mokenamessenger.com with
information about a loved one
who was a part of the Mokena
community.

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Mokena residents perform in ‘Frankenstein’
Megann Horstead
Freelance Reporter
It was a rainy November
night when a monster came
roaring to life. Its creator
was so horrified by his creation,
he ran away.
For those who have read
author Mary Shelley’s
“Frankenstein,” this is a
moment at which point the
novel’s central message
conjures questions for many
to ponder.
“What drew me most to
it was doing a scary play
because I’ve never done
anything like that,” said
Sean Gallagher, a Mokena
resident and a fourth-year
Lewis University student,
who plays the role of Frankenstein’s
monster.
Gallagher said it brings
great meaning to know
“Frankenstein” will be his
final performance to cap off
his senior year.
“There is a little bit of an
added pressure, I guess,” he
said. “No, I wouldn’t say
it’s nerves, but it’s definitely
this is the [production] to go
out on.”
And for one Mokena Intermediate
School student,
the impression left from
reading that novel-turnedplay
is hoped to resonate
with audiences when Philip
Lynch Theatre puts on its
adaptation.
“I think that they will
have second-thoughts about
creating things,” said Elliot
Bilus, a fifth-grader,
who plays the role of Dr.
Frankenstein’s younger
brother.
“I like that since I’m
so tall, my character is
supposed to be tiny,” Bilus
said. “I like how
it’s a challenge to be an
11-year-old trying to play a
9-year-old.”
“Frankenstein” will take
people back in time to the
If you go...
What: “Frankenstein”
Where: Philip Lynch
Theatre, 1 University
Parkway, Romeoville
When: 8 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 22, through
Saturday, Feb. 24; 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24; and 2
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25
For more information:
visit lewisu.edu/plt or
call the box office at
(815) 836-5500. Tickets
are $10 for adults,
and $9 for seniors and
students.
regency era between 1811
and 1820 to indulge in the
story of a scientist who
brings a monster to life,
all while touching on the
themes of knowledge, love
and free will.
“Honestly, I love the
book,” said Christy Carlson,
a Lockport resident
and a third-year Lewis University
student. “I read it
a couple times. … When I
heard we were doing ‘Frankenstein’
for the show, I was
just intrigued with what the
script was going to be like
and see how the playwright
adapted it from the classic.
When I read it, it was,
like, super eerie and really
fun. It just sounded like a
lot of fun because a lot of
times you see a lot of horror
shows in TV or movie form,
[but] you don’t see them a
lot in play form in the theatre.
So, I just think that it
[would be] a lot of fun to be
involved in.”
Carlson plays a countess
and serves as part of
the ensemble in the Philip
Lynch Theatre production.
She said it is challenging to
bring her roles to the stage,
especially considering the
dichotomy of playing one
Sean Gallagher (left), a Mokena resident who plays Frankenstein’s monster, advances toward fellow Mokena native Elliot
Bilus, who plays Dr. Frankenstein’s brother, during rehearsal for Lewis University’s Philip Lynch Theatre’s “Frankenstein.”
Photos by Megann Horstead/22nd Century Media
of the tavern wenches and
the countess.
“It’s like you’re upperclass
then lower-class, and
it’s just so different,” Carlson
said. “It’s fun because
you change the way you
walk, the way you [assume]
how would your character
think, how would she
move, how does she respect
herself, all these different
mentalities going.
These are two very different
characters.”
Auditions were held
in December for “Frankenstein”
and rehearsals
for the cast followed in
January.
Philip Lynch Theatre
Manager Jo Slowik said she
thinks the cast is ready to
take to the stage.
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Sean Gallagher hovers over Zackary Abu-Shanab, who plays Dr. Frankenstein.

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School of Rock Mokena continues to strike a chord with young rockers
Megann Horstead
Freelance Reporter
Carli Rickson warms up her vocal cords during a February evening session at School of
Rock Mokena. The franchise is celebrating its 20th year in business. Photos by Megann
Horstead/22nd Century Media
Matt Gaudiano (left) coaches Tegan Petrik on how to play the keyboard.
Since opening in 2011,
School of Rock Mokena has
shown that it is in it for the
right rhyme and reason.
“I think it’s just proof
positive that we’re here to
support the arts,” School
of Rock Mokena General
Manager Kathy Gentile
said, noting that the school’s
tagline is “Saving rock ‘n’
roll, one kid at a time.”
“[We’re] introducing music
to the area, making sure
we keep it alive and going,”
Gentile said.
In 2018, the educational
company that operates and
franchises the Mokena location
is celebrating its 20th
anniversary.
School of Rock currently
has 200 educational programs
located around the
globe.
“I think that it’s fantastic
that [the Mokena location
has] been going for 10
years, and it’s still growing,”
School of Rock Mokena
Owner Mark Doyle said.
“It’s obviously a concept
that works, and it’s great for
the kids everywhere.”
Compared with similar
operations, School of Rock
separates itself with its performance
program.
“Unlike just regular lessons,
which I certainly grew
up with, this gives kids the
experience and opportunity
to be on a stage and be part
of a band as part of their
learning process,” Gentile
said. “[It’s] like the team
sport of music.”
School of Rock Mokena
Studio Coordinator Zack
Marshall agreed.
“I think that keeping that
craft of music playing, but
then also adding the ability
to share that with other
students and helping them
form their own bands, seeing
that go on for 20 years
is, I think, is pretty impactful,
plain to see,” Marshall
said.
School of Rock Mokena
is all about curating a new
generation of music-minded
students who get to balance
education with all the fun
and awesomeness of a great
jam session, according to its
website.
Gentile has worked at the
Mokena location the last six
years.
“I’ve had several students
for several years, and that’s
the rewarding part of it,”
Gentile said. “It’s to see
how [the school] changes
over time and the confidence
[students’ begin to
exude] and just the experience.”
Consider Marshall, a
past student of School of
Rock Mokena. He currently
works as the program’s studio
coordinator after being
enrolled as a student in it for
several years.
“From being a student
and working here, I’ve gotten
to see people not even
know what instrument they
want to play, and now we
have them playing the main
stages at Summerfest in
Milwaukee,” Marshall said.
“They came in here not even
knowing what they wanted
to play, much less how to
play it. I got to grow up with
a lot of those people.”
About five years ago, he
decided to check out the
Mokena program after hearing
about it.
“It sounded just different
from your normal, like,
playing sports or going
home and playing for mom
and dad,” Marshall said. “I
think the whole band aspect
of it really made it something
that peaked my interest
a lot more.”
Prior to enrolling in
School of Rock Mokena,
Marshall had completed
some drum lessons at home.
“This was the first time
I started to take music seriously
is when I started
taking lessons here,”
he said.
Since then, Marshall said
he has drawn inspiration
from School of Rock Mokena
staff. He said having instructors
that teach, as well
as play in local bands, has
been a transformative part
of his music education.
“Getting to see that they’re
literally practicing what
they preach and it’s working
out successfully for them,
I think, is a huge inspiration,”
Marshall said. “Instead
of just having someone
come to your house [and
say,] ‘This is what someone
taught me, so now I’m going
to teach it to you.’ It’s actually
being put into use for
themselves.”
Marshall is currently enrolled
in community college
and completing his general
education coursework. He
has some plans in mind to
put his passion for music
to use as a possible stage or
tour manager.
“Hopefully, [I’ll] get
some degree in some type
of music [program,]” Marshall
said.
Marshall gave credit to
School of Rock Mokena’s
Music Director Joe Gentile
for mentoring him over the
years.
“I think that he does a
great job of keeping everybody’s
individual interests
and everybody’s
strengths and weaknesses
in mind when he’s casting
for songs,” Marshall
said.
Kathy acknowledged that
Joe does a great job and
said the group experience
is a big part of what makes
School of Rock work the
way it does.
“We want to give the
band experience, which is
one thing, but then to appropriately
challenge all of
the students, so that they’re
learning techniques,” she
said. “We’re pushing them
just a little bit to expose
[them] to different experiences
on stage.”
Doyle recently took over
ownership of the Mokena
location and is excited to
carry out the traditions set
forth by School of Rock.
“[I] just love watching
the kids, and I’m excited to
see new kids come in and
grow through the system,”
he said.
Doyle’s vision for the
Mokena location’s future is
simple.
“We’re just looking to
keep growing,” he said.
“They’ve been doing a
great job here, getting more
and more kids in here. I
look forward to that continuing.”

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“It’s one of those things
that once they’re in front of
an audience, it’s really going
to grow,” Slowik said. “I
think their performances are
really going to grow, change
and continually improve with
an audience. An actor with an
audience is just that energy,
that adrenaline push that you
get with an audience that you
don’t always have in a rehearsal.
You always act like
it, but it’s different.”
“Frankenstein” runs for
its second round Thursday,
Feb. 22, through Sunday,
Feb. 25, at Philip Lynch
Theatre, with shows at 8
p.m. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, 4 p.m. Saturday,
and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Gallagher’s other acting
credits include: Gibson/
Sideshow Bob/Itchy in “Mr.
Burns, a Post-Electric Play”;
Robin Goodfellow and Puck
in “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream;” Luther Beatty in
“Inspecting Carol”; the title
role in “The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn”; Howie
in “Rabbit Hole”; Dr. Bennett/ensemble
in “Big Fish”;
Robby the Stockfish/UGC
Executive No. 2 in “Urinetown,
the Musical;” Boy
and others in ‘The Arabian
Nights”; and an ensemble
member in “Another Day.”
Bilus’ has previously been
seen on the stage as: Young
Will in “Big Fish”; an Oompa
Loompa in “Willy Wonka,
the Musical”; guard in
“Sleeping Beauty”; trumpeter
in “Cinderella”; Young Shrek
in “Shrek, the Musical”;
younger brother in “Breakfast
Club”; and Young Kristoff in
“Frozen, the Musical.”
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LW students selected to showcase artwork
Submitted by Lincoln-Way
Community High School
District 210
This year, more than 500 of
the best student artists from
approximately 125 Illinois
high schools will converge to
showcase their art and vie for
more than $20 million in college
scholarships at the fifth
annual Illinois High School
Art Exhibition.
Fifteen students from the
Lincoln-Way School District
have been selected to showcase
artwork at the exhibit
and qualified to earn one of
the available scholarships.
The show runs through
March 9 at the Zhou B Art
Center in Chicago’s Bridgeport
neighborhood.
The exhibition’s main
general exhibition event on
Sunday, Feb. 25, will feature
ceremonies, early college
scholarship announcements,
awards presentations and
college recruitments at the
Zhou B Art Center.
Participating high schools
can submit up to 25 pieces of
student artwork to the competition.
A judging panel
selects up to five pieces of
artwork per school for inclusion
in the exhibition.
Lincoln-Way District 210
participating students are:
• Melanie Piunti – Central
• Sarah Ralph – Central
• Russell Klopp – Central
• Jaclyn Duske – Central
• Morgan Zavoral – Central
• Ariel Sargent – East
• Audrey Vanderpool –
East
• Emily Hasson – East
• Alissa Barr – East
• Jacob Arends – East
• Alexi Bersamin – West
• Alanna Ledvina – West
• Morgan Burke – West
• Danielle Koska – West
• Alina Park – West
This painting by Lincoln-Way Central student Russel
Klopp is on display at the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago’s
Bridgeport neighborhood, where students from across
the state are competing for more than $20 million in
scholarships. Photo submitted
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The Dish
Bold flavors, cocktails drive seasonal menu at Bonefish
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Bonefish Grill’s menu has
boldly gone where the Orland
Park seafood spot has
never gone before.
While the restaurant’s latest
specials menu features its
perennial favorite wild orchid
Hawaiian martini ($9.40), and
a new sea scallop preparation
includes some noodles that
have been popular elsewhere
on the menu, Bonefish, in
general, is trying new things.
And it all starts with the
Woodford Reserve old fashioned
($10.90). A new take
on an old favorite, the seasonal
cocktail focuses on the
bourbon, with a muddled orange
wedge and the requisite
Angostura bitters, garnished
with a Bordeaux cherry and
orange peel. But it also plays
to Bonefish’s love of inhouse
infusions with a custom
vanilla bean syrup.
“It’s a good, warm-flavored
drink,” according to
manager Kyle Margentina.
“[The infusions] are one of
the things that sets us apart.”
The same approach can be
seen in the infused Manhattan
($9.90), a blend of Maker’s
46 Kentucky bourbon, featuring
a house-made infusion
of Cinzano Rosso vermouth
with fresh rosemary and orange
peel. Served on the rocks
and, again, with a Bordeaux
cherry, it was so popular it
got fast-tracked to the main
menu, according to longtime
server Emily Sheehan.
“Huge hit,” Sheehan said.
“Old, classic drinks are huge
again.”
Another classic featuring
a new spin can be found in
the seasonal menu’s Thaiinspired
Georges Bank sea
scallops ($27.90). The dish
features wood-grilled scallops,
served atop rice noodles
that regulars might recognize
from the restaurant’s shrimp
pad thai dish. The shellfish
Bonefish Grill
15537 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park
Hours
• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday
• 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
For more information ...
Web: www.bonefishgrill.
com/locations/il/orlandpark
Phone: (708) 873-5170
come with fresh tomato and
red onion, but Sheehan said
the sauce — a sweet and
spicy coconut sauce infused
with ginger, inspired by a curry
— is what brings it home.
“There’s the pasta, yes, but
the scallops in that sauce do
it,” she said.
The crispy shallots in there
don’t hurt, either.
“We have used crispy shallots
1,000 times,” Sheehan
said with a laugh. “Everybody
loves them.”
The infusions pop up again
in the new Italian seafood risotto
($18.90). The featured
shellfish in this one are shrimp
and bay scallops, served
alongside asparagus, tomato
and red onion, all atop a pesto
Parmesan risotto, finished
with fresh basil. Sheehan said
the secret to what makes it
great is the infused herb pesto,
which can be seen as a green
edge around the risotto.
“It’s been really popular so
far,” she said.
The new fish specials are
highlighted by a fresh cobia
($27.90), prepared Caribbean-style.
The fish itself
is mild, with a firm texture
similar to mahi-mahi, and because
it feeds on crustaceans
it has a sweeter taste than
many fish.
As Bonefish is wont to do,
it wood-grills the Atlantic fish
fillet and then serves it atop
The Italian seafood risotto ($18.90) at Bonefish Grill
features shrimp and bay scallops, along with asparagus,
tomato and red onion, all in a pesto Parmesan risotto,
finished with fresh basil.
a piece of grilled pineapple,
alongside three jumbo shrimp
— like the fish, lightly blackened.
It all gets topped with
a vanilla rum butter sauce
and toasted coconut, with a
choice of two fresh sides. But
Bonefish, while mostly riffing
on a prior presentation
of the aforementioned mahimahi,
also mixes things up by
adding a pineapple salsa.
“We serve mango salsa
year-round,” Sheehan said.
“Pineapple is a nice treat.”
And diners craving for
something sweet to finish
the meal can look to the addition
of a chocolate lava
cake ($8.50). It is, of course,
served warm, with the essential
molten center, and
comes topped with fresh
strawberries and house-made
whipped cream, accented by
shredded mint.
Pro tip: Bring a loved one
or a friend, and ask for extra
spoons; the cake is easily big
enough to serve two.
Note: Bonefish Grill’s seasonal
specials typically run
for 5-6 weeks.
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Single Family
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The Woodford Reserve old fashioned ($10.90) at Orland
Park’s Bonefish Grill mixes bourbon with a muddled
orange wedge, Angostura bitters and a house-made vanilla
bean syrup, and garnishes it with a Bordeaux cherry and
orange peel. Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media
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The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Acceptances
5. Scottish slope
9. Frankfort’s ___ Reservoir
Visitor Center
14. “Mi chiamano
Mimi,” e.g.
15. Not imaginary
16. Asian film genre
17. Spotted
18. Disgusted comments
19. Baseball’s Bud
20. Magic man
22. Basketball stat
24. Classical start
25. Lubrication
26. Dozing
31. Inc. tax rate, e.g.
34. Seasoned rice
35. Coastline protector
36. It has banks in Switzerland
37. Byzantine images
38. Schtick
39. They have caps
40. Fraternity party
attire
41. It’s kept in a pen
42. Dawning
43. “___ luck?”
44. Park in Tinley Park
with baseball fields and
large walking and play
areas
47. CEO’s deg., perhaps
48. Emirates, for short
49. Scram
53. “The Silence of the
Lambs” role
58. Clumsy owl in the
Harry Potter books
59. Drummer’s feat
61. 1995 hurricane
62. Red carpet goers
63. __ bit (slightly)
64. Certain reptiles
65. Gets licked
66. Tried to get home,
maybe
67. Stood, as in court
Down
1. Crosby, Stills, ___ and
Young
2. Snack
3. “Mon ___!”
4. Cape Cod sight
5. Borneo sultanate
6. Area
7. Back rub response
8. “Indiana Jones and the
Last Crusade” role
9. Group of mountains
10. Baseball great Buck
11. Guitarist Lofgren
12. Give off, as light
13. Brain activity monitors
21. Pakistan’s river
23. Chesterfield, e.g.
26. Olympus competitor
27. Branch of knowledge
28. Comic Carvey
29. Insurance promoter
30. Make a selection
31. Bel ___
32. Rural swimming spot
33. Dry run
34. Type of bread
36. Numerous Queens
38. First thing an Indiana
cheerleader calls for
39. A country divided
41. Actresses Balin and
Claire
44. Heavy steel holders
45. Cores
46. “A Man ___ Horse”
47. Lodge member
49. Meat department
purchase
50. “City of New Orleans”
singer Guthrie
51. CT scan alternatives
52. Memorable times
54. Laugh heartily
55. ___ facto
56. Tooth tops
57. “Who ___?”
60. Hooter
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-
3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St.,
Mokena; (708)
478-8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays:
Performance by Jerry
Eadie
Jenny’s Southside Tap
(10160 191st St.,
Mokena; (708)
479-6873)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic
Avenue, Psychic
night - second Tuesday
every month.
■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Karaoke
■Fridays ■ and Saturdays:
Live bands
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
Free to play.
LOCKPORT
Port Noir
(900 S. State St.,
Lockport; (815) 834-
9463)
■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday:
Happy Hour
■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Comedy Bingo
■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays: Live Band
■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays:
Open Mic Night
To place an event
in The Scene, email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com.
answers
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
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Award-Winning Tinley Park: The Perfect Home for Brookside Meadows
Ready to make a move?
Great, your first decision is
done! Now focus on location.
There are hundreds of choices
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Check for conveniences like
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might seem impossible to find
the perfect location but rest easy.
All the ingredient of a
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together in one spot: awardwinning
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more than just about every
other community including a
history of appreciating home
values like the homes found in
Brookside Meadows, the
awardwinning Tinley Park
neighborhood developed
by Crana Homes. Crana
homes are beautifully designed,
quality built and hold their
resale value.
So, what makes Tinley Park a
special location for new home
buyers? More than half of all
buyers are looking to raise a
family. After extensive research,
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
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Best Place in America
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But that’s not all. Movoto
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Tinley Park in a list of Top Ten
Small Cities in America To
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Another important factor is
the local business climate and
Tinley Park once again stands
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Commerce gave a national
award to Tinley for its
Excellence in Economic
Development. An impressive
recognition that acknowledges
the economic health of the
community. So Tinley Park is
established as a great location.
Now, the next step is to zero
in on a home. In Tinley Park,
the ‘gem inside the gem’ is
Brookside Meadows. These
impressive luxury townhomes
have award-winning designs,
energy-efficient features and
prices holding in the upper
$200s - including site. Brookside
Meadows currently features two
very popular luxury townhome
designs. The Fahan II is a
beautiful 3,303 total square foot
home (2,087’ living space and a
1,216’ basement) with a twocar
garage and cement driveway.
The split level layout has three
(optional four) bedrooms
and twoand- half baths. The
Lennan II is a comfortable
two (or optional three) bedroom
split level home with a spacious
upper level master suite and an
optional cathedral ceiling. The
Lennan II has 3,167 square
feet of total space (2,118’ living
space and 1,049’ basement) and
a two-car garage.
Both designs have large open
space kitchens, custom maple
cabinets and sleek granite
countertops. A stately loft
overlooks an impressive and
relaxing great room. Gorgeous
oak is used on floors, doors,
railings and trim. Ceramic tile
covers the floors of the foyer as
well as the bathrooms - which
also feature cultured marble
vanity tops. A full lookout
basement and a patio are
included.
Options include a fireplace,
coffered ceilings, skylights and
a soaker tub in the master bath.
A walkout basement is available
in some layouts. Energy-saving
features like a high-efficiency
furnace and Lo-E glass are
standard. Other ‘green’ features
include an Energy Miser hot
water heater, vented soffits,
1.75” insulated entrance doors
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Smoke detectors, Lake
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are also standard. Specs and
options can change so contact a
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Help
Wanted
1003 Help
Wanted
Growing Media Company
Seeks Sales Directors
Position Overview:
22nd Century Media, a media
publishing company based in
Orland Park, is seeking Sales
Directors to join their team.
Responsibilities Include:
Proactively prospecting and
qualifying potential new
advertising accounts; handling
incoming leads; guiding ad
copy for clients; identifying
business opportunities and
working with decision makers
to obtain customer
commitment; and achieving
weekly revenue targets.
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates will possess
1–3 years of experience in
local/retail advertising sales
and/or media environment.
Must have a strong work ethic
and ability to work
independently as well as with
a team. Excellent
communication skills,
time-management and
interpersonal skills required.
Next Steps:
For more information or to be
considered for this
opportunity, email a
resume to:
careers@22ndcenturymedia.com
No phone calls please. EOE
Safety Assistant
Tinley Park Safety Dept.
looking for individuals for
full-time office positions at
transportation company.
Multiple positions available.
Candidates must be proficient
with Microsoft Office and
possess good commuication
skills. Will train the right
candidates. Please forward
resume to
recruiting@shipgt. com
Mokena School District
Bus Driver
$14.50/hr; 4.25 hrs/day
Submit completed
application to Rachael
Aguirre, Lead Bus
Driver. Mokena School
District 159, 11244
Willowcrest Ln, Mokena,
IL 60448 or email
employment@mokena159.org
1003 Help
Wanted
INDUSTRIAL SALES
SW Suburban (Tinley Park)
Manufacturing Company
seeks a person with
experience in B2B Sales of
industrial products
(non-chemical).
This is an inside,
consultative Sales position
which will focus on new
product sales development and
existing product sales.
This sales/marketing
function selects and targets
decision makers to discuss the
product features relative
to the prospect’s existing &
potential needs.
Successful candidates
should be proactive and have
strong sales experience.
Excellent salary and fringe
benefits.
Annual performance bonus
potential.
It is NOT an outside sales,
telemarketing, nor a
commission paid position.
Send resume to:
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Plant Lovers Wanted for
Propagation Help!
April-June
We are looking for P/T
help for spring propagation
in our greenhouses. The
work will include
transplanting of seedlings
and general care of plant
stock. Applicants should
be able to lift 25 pounds, to
stand for several hours
while transplanting, and be
willing to work in a hot,
humid greenhouse
environment. Flexible
hours and casual
environment. Experience
is not required, but love for
plants is a must! If
interested, call Stephanie
to set up an interview.
Possibility Place Nursery
7548 W. Monee-
Manhattan Rd
Monee, IL 60449
(708)534-3988
Security Officers
FT/PT. Great for Retirees!
Southwest suburbs. call
708-385-3300 or apply at
www.guardiansecurityinc.com
P/T Assistant for Mokena
Dental office. Will train.
Call 708.479.5526
and ask for Jean.
1003 Help
Wanted
SALES ASSISTANT
Due to our rapid growth and
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ARC does both sales,
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communication skills.
Excellent computer literacy
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Tinley Park Manufacturing
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Competitive wage. Email
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AERO Rubber Co., Inc.
8100 W. 185th St.
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Outdoor work: F/T
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2703 Legal
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 19834 Center Street, Mokena, IL
60448 (Residential). On the 15th day of
March, 2018 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: Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. Plaintiff V. Raegan M. Bania;
et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 0383 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. Nojudicial 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 tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 18812 Creekview Lane, Mokena, IL
60448 (Single Family Home). Onthe
8th day of March, 2018 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: CitiMortgage, Inc. Plaintiff V.
Martin Quezada; et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1034 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. Nojudicial 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 tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the as-
sessments required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is a surplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
2703 Legal
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PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff,
vs.
Raegan M. Bania; et. al.
Defendant. No. 17 CH 0383
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 10th day of May, 2017,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
15th day of March, 2018 ,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:
LOT 6 IN BONESS'S RESUBDIVI-
SION OF PARTS OF LOTS 2,3 AND 5
AND ALL OFLOT 6INTHE SUBDI-
VISION OF BLOCK 6IN DENNY'S
THIRD ADDITION TO MOKENA, IN
THE VILLAGE OF MOKENA, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID
RE-SUBDIVISION RECORDED MAY
27,1927, IN PLAT BOOK 21, PAGE
25, AS DOCUMENT NO. 407148, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 19834 Center
Street, Mokena, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.: 19-09-08-321-007-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial 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 tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
CitiMortgage, Inc.
Plaintiff,
vs.
Martin Quezada; et. al.
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1034
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 6th day of December,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
8th day of March, 2018 ,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:
LOT 13, IN CREEKVIEW UNIT ONE,
BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE
SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 6, TOWN-
SHIP 35NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID-
IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 2,
1988, AS DOCUMENT NO.
R88-08174 IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS, AND CERTIFICATE OFCOR-
RECTION RECORDED JUNE 22,
1988 AS DOCUMENT NO. R88-27145
Commonly known as: 18812
Creekview Lane, Mokena, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Home
P.I.N.: 19-09-06-312-017-0000
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 inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
TO:
OCCUPANT;
LAPORTE DEVELOPERS, LLC;
DJ FAMILY LLC;
CHESTER PASCUAL;
WILL COUNTY CLERK;
AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS
AND PARTIES INTERESTED.
TAX DEED NO.: 17TX300
FILED: 12/13/2017
TAKE NOTICE
County of Will
Date Premises Sold 12/03/2015
Certificate No. 14-02437
Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014
Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
and special assessment number Not Applicable
Warrant No. Not Applicable
Inst. No. Not Applicable
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD
FOR DELINQUENT TAXES
Property located at 10508 W LA
PORTE RD., MOKENA, IL 60448
Legal Description orProperty Index No.
09-17-201-019-0000
This notice istoadvise you that the
above property has been sold for
delinquent taxes and that the period of
redemption from the sale will
expire on 06/07/2018.
The amount toredeem is subject toincrease
at 6 month intervals from
the date ofsale and may be further increased
if the purchaser at the tax
sale or his orher assignee pays any subsequently
accruing taxes or special
assessments to redeem the property
from subsequent forfeitures or
tax sales. Check with the county clerk as
to the exact amount you owe
before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise you that a
petition has been filed for a
tax deed which will transfer title and the
right to possession of this
property ifredemption is not made onor
before 06/07/2018.
This matter is set for hearing inthe Circuit
Court of this county in the Will
County Court Annex , 57 N.
Ottawa St., Courtroom 236, Joliet, Illinois
on 07/12/2018 at 9:00 a.m.
You may be present at this hearing but
your right to redeem will already
have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IM-
MEDIATELY
TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
Redemption can be made atany time on
or before 06/07/2018 by applying to the
County Clerk of Will
County, Illinois at the Office of the

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This Week In...
Knights varsity
athletics
Boys basketball
■Feb. ■ 26 - host IHSA
Regional, 6 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 26 - host IHSA
Regional, 7:30 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 27 - host IHSA
Regional, 7 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 28 - host IHSA
Regional, 7 p.m.
Boys swimming and diving
■Feb. ■ 23 - IHSA State
Prelims, TBA
■Feb. ■ 24 - IHSA State Final,
TBA
Boys track and field
■Feb. ■ 24 - at Olivet Nazarene
Classic, 10 a.m.
Girls track and field
■Feb. ■ 24 - at Olivet Nazarene
Classic, 10 a.m.
Griffins varsity
athletics
Boys basketball
■Feb. ■ 26 - at IHSA Regional,
TBA
Girls basketball
■Feb. ■ 26 - at IHSA Super-
Sectional, TBA
Boys swimming and
diving
■Feb. ■ 23 - IHSA State
Prelims, TBA
■Feb. ■ 24 - IHSA State Final,
TBA
Boys track and field
■Feb. ■ 24 - at Olivet Nazarene
Classic, 10 a.m.
Girls track and field
■Feb. ■ 24 - at Olivet Nazarene
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Boys Basketball
Lincoln-Way Central 57,
Thornton 44
Chris Robinson (14
points), Sean Curran (11
points) and Andrew Hancock
(10 points) led the way
for the Knights Feb. 12.
Lincoln-Way East 70,
Westinghouse 62
Sam Shafer (23 points),
swimming
From Page 39
phy said. “And it’s even more
exciting because there’s more
people going this year than
last year.”
That number was mostly
enhanced by the Knights’
first-place 200-yard freestyle
relay of Josh Fox, Murphy,
Danny O’Brien and Joe
Bozzi (1:27.98), which was
seeded No. 3 coming in but
chopped almost four seconds
off its previous season best
time.
“Everybody swam out of
their minds,” O’Brien said.
“It’s all a tribute to coach
[Luke] Bell. He’s done a really
good job with us this
year of mentally and physically
preparing us.”
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
Zach Parduhn (18 points)
and Joey Buggemi (15
points) led the way for the
Griffins Feb. 10.
Girls Basketball
Lincoln-Way East 59,
Thornton 34
Carolyn Waleski (14
points) led the way for the
Griffins Feb. 13.
Lincoln-Way Central 28,
Freshman Bozzi was the
ultimate tribute to endurance.
After winning the 500 freestyle
(4:38.85), Bozzi had
about five minutes to catch
his breath before helping the
200 free relay advance.
“I actually surprised myself,”
Bozzi said of his energized
effort. “But without my
teammates Danny, Josh and
Tim I wouldn’t have been
able to do that.”
With a state shot on the
line, first-year coach Bell
rolled the dice that Bozzi
could handle the test.
“I was a little nervous
about that,” Bell said. “It’s
tough. He swam out of his
mind in the 500, and to come
out and swim again is tough.
He’s done it a few times (this
year), but it’s not something
we consistently do. He swam
Homewood-Flossmoor 59
Abi Baumgartner (12
points, 7 rebounds) and Natalie
Spudic (5 points, 7 rebounds)
led the way for the
Knights Feb. 13.
Lincoln-Way East 49, Crete-
Monee 46
Carolyn Waleski (14
points) and Katchie Savic (14
points) led the way for the
Griffins Thursday, Feb. 15.
phenomenally.”
O’Brien won the 200
freestyle (1:44.22) and also
advanced to state in the 100
butterfly (second, 52.07).
“It’s crazy,” O’Brien said.
“I didn’t expect to get three
events at state this year, but
I’m really proud. We killed
the relay that we got to state.
I’m just really happy.”
Murphy advanced to state
by taking second in the 100
backstroke (52.68), with a
nearly three-second drop
from his seed time.
Bozzi missed a state trip in
the 200 freestyle by 1/10th
of a second (second-place
1:44.42).
“The atmosphere on deck
for the team was incredible,”
Bozzi said. “There was a lot
of hype for conference, but
more hype for this.”

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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Abi Baumgartner
Girls Gymnastics
Experienced unit
finishes seventh at state
Junior Abi Baumgartner is
a forward on the Lincoln-
Way Central girls basketball
team. Since Christmas, she
is averaging 16.0 points and
11.8 rebounds per game.
How did you get started
in basketball?
I started at a really young
age because my mom played
in college. So, she started me
and my sisters in the game at
like 3 or 4 years old.
What’s your favorite
aspect of the game?
I like defense more because
it’s more of a team
aspect and communicating.
And when you get stops,
steals or blocks, it just kind
of pumps you up more than
scoring, I think.
What’s your ideal postgame
meal?
I usually like coming
home and eating spaghetti,
just because I like my carbs.
If you won the lottery,
what’s the first thing
you’d buy?
I would probably help my
parents pay for all my college,
and put the rest into
savings and see where I
would need it in life.
Who has been your
inspiration in life?
I’d say my mom has always
been my inspiration
because when I’m down on
myself, she always seems to
keep me up. She always motivates
me and makes me get
out of my head, so I could
continue to push harder to
become better.
What’s one of your
favorite memories
playing basketball?
There’s been so many, but
I think my best memory was
in seventh-grade. I was on
the South Suburban Wildcats,
and we played up in
eighth-grade tournaments.
We went undefeated, except
losing five games the entire
summer. It was a really good
season.
What is the most
challenging part of the
sport?
I think it’s more of the
mental aspect, where if you
make a bad play or get frustrated,
you have to get out
of your own head and not
go down the wrong path
throughout the game. You
just got to keep yourself up
and your team motivated as
a leader.
If you could own any
exotic pet, what would
it be?
Probably a giraffe because
I’ve always found them so
interesting. It’s not something
you’d expect to see in
someone’s backyard every
day.
What life lessons could
you take away from
basketball?
The team aspect of working
together and communicating
with other people,
Photo submitted
I think it got me to come
out of my shell because I
was shy as a kid. Also, being
able to take over and
communicate your thoughts
through words and make
impulse decisions in game
help me think quick off my
feet.
If you could pick anyone
to play with you in
a 3-on-3 game, who
would it be?
I’d probably pick my
mom because she’s just so
quick. She could still almost
jump higher than me.
And then I’d pick my friend
Livvy Villa because we’ve
been playing with each other
since fourth-grade. She’s a
lifelong friend.
Interview by Editor T.J. Kremer,
III.
Chris Walker
Freelance Reporter
Teams usually have to be
at their best during their respective
sectional in order
to advance to the IHSA girls
gymnastics state finals.
That makes it a huge accomplishment
to be even
better at state.
Lincoln-Way co-op was
in that select company Saturday,
Feb. 17, in Palatine,
and other than runner-up
Prairie Ridge co-op, which
had won the previous three
state titles, Lincoln-Way
was the most improved
from sectional to state.
The team finished in seventh
place with 144.025
points after scoring a
143.2 in the Sandburg
Sectional for an increase
of 0.825.
It was fantastic finish for
a senior-laden team that
has been fortunate and talented
enough to compete
in the state finals for two
straight years after the program
hadn’t done so since
2008.
“It’s definitely been nice
and we’ve created a legacy
now,” senior Una Farrell
said. “We’ve been able to
build the team up to a dream
team and had a lot of accomplishments.”
Lincoln-Way came to the
state finals with a mathematical
chance of winning
the state title, but not much
more than that. It’s usually
how it goes for most
of the teams in the field
in gymnastics, especially
when you have a couple
teams consistently scoring
about five points higher
than you.
“Coming in we had the
lowest sectional score so
we had an idea where we
stood so we were hoping to
break that 145 overall,” Farrell
said. “I know especially
for me and the seniors that
our mindset was to have fun
and make some memories.
For most of us it was our
last meet and ends our high
school careers so we spent
a lot of time in the back
[warm-up] room thinking
about that.”
Glenbard West won its
first state title with a 150.05
ending runner-up Prairie
Ridge co-op’s three-year
title run.
Farrell and fellow seniors
Gabby DeVito, Erica Dice,
Madi Flondor, Jesse Smith
and Sabrina Wenk all competed
for the final time for
Lincoln-Way co-op.
Farrell was the team’s
lone all-around representative
who also qualified to
compete in the all-around
competition. She finished
in 21st place with a 36.2.
Just how young and talented
was the all-around
field this year? Farrell was
one of only three senior allarounders
to compete in the
state. Glenbard West junior
Maddie Diab won the allaround
for the second time,
scoring a 38.025.
Flondor competed in
three events, scoring a 9.1
on vault, 9.05 on beam and
8.675 on bars.
The team’s remaining
seniors were single-event
specialists. Dice had the
a 9.375 on vault, Gabby
DeVito earned an 8.85 on
vault, Wenk had an 8.275
on bars and Smith did not
compete.
Freshman Grace Kmak
saw action in all four events
with a 9.175 on floor, 9.075
on vault, 9.1 on beam and
8.25 on bars. Sophomore
Korina Jarosz was most impressive
on vault with a 9.5,
but also had a 9.15 on floor
and 9.05 on bars. Fellow
sophomores Erika Waaso
and Allie Reis also got involved.
Reis had a 9.125 on
floor and Waaso earned an
8.25 on beam.
“We all tried to go in
there and hit our routines
and do the best that we
could,” Jarosz said. “We
knew the judging was going
to be tight so we tried to be
as clean as possible on our
routines and go out there
and have fun.”
The team’s score of
37.225 on vault was one of
the highlights.
“It’s been a favorite event
all year and we had one
of our highest all-around
scores,” Jarosz said. “That
was a lot of fun and we
were able to think about
the seniors. They’ve kind
of carried most of the
team so with them leaving
we wanted to finish
strong.”
The 2018-19 team will
certainly have a different
look with six seniors graduating,
but knows what newcomers
will step and make
an impact, especially with
the sport loaded state-wide
with talented underclassmen.
In related team news, the
Illinois High School Girls
Gymnastics Association
awarded Assistant Coach
of the Year to Lincoln-Way
co-op assistant coach Kory
Thompson for the second
consecutive season.

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LW East’s O’Rourke takes fifth at state
Steve Millar
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way East senior
Devin O’Rourke made the
final match of his wrestling
career a memorable one,
pinning Plainfield East’s
Artese Gregory to finish
fifth at heavyweight.
While most people know
O’Rourke as a football
player – he’ll continue his
football career at Northwestern
– he’s wrestled
since he was 5 years old and
was in tears following the
fifth-place match.
“I’ve been wrestling for a
long time, so this was emotional,”
he said. “It wasn’t
a perfect tournament, but
I’m glad I finished it the
right way. That meant a lot
to me.”
East coach Tyrone
Byrd said O’Rourke’s
passion for wrestling is
apparent.
“He’s sad that he’s going
to be done with the sport,
but he should also be happy
and proud with all he’s been
able to accomplish,” Byrd
said. “He’s a warrior. He
dislocated a finger in two
places at regionals and has
basically been wrestling
with one hand since, and he
was still able to finish fifth
at state.”
After pinning Taft’s Piotr
Krumpa in his opening
match, O’Rourke (30-5)
was hurt by a tough draw,
as he ran into Hononegah’s
Anthony Cassioppi in
the quarterfinals and was
pinned.
Cassioppi, ranked No. 4
in the nation, went on to win
the state title and complete
his undefeated season.
O’Rourke, meanwhile,
rebounded in wrestlebacks
by pinning Aurora East’s
Ulises Apantenco and beating
Montini’s Mike Mc-
Nicholas 7-0.
Lincoln-Way East’s Devin O`Rourke wrestles during
Saturday’s place match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling
State Final. O`Rourke placed fifth overall in the tournament.
photos by Douglas Cottle/PhotoNews Media
After falling 1-0 in overtime
to St. Charles East’s
Justin Hall, O’Rourke
bounced back to win the
fifth-place match.
“I don’t know if I’d be
able to live with myself if
I didn’t finish it the right
away,” O’Rourke said. “At
least getting that pin, I can
be happy with how it ended.”
Junior 182-pounder Nick
Mihajlovic went 1-2 to finish
a 31-5 season.
Mihajlovic beat Glenbard
North’s Anthony Pennington
7-0 in the opening
round, but was pinned in his
next two matches.
Nonetheless, Byrd is excited
about Mihajlovic’s future
chances.
“Nick is a talented kid,”
Byrd said. “He’s disappointed
now, but the good
news is we’re already
talking about next season
and some things to
change.
“He’s a kid who’s looking
at the top of the podium next
year as a goal. Some people
might think that’s crazy, but
Nick and the coaches in our
program think it’s possible
and we’re going to go after
that goal.”
The state meet capped a
successful season for East,
highlighted by a dual win
over Lockport, a tournament
title at the Niles West
Invitational, and runner-up
finishes in the SouthWest
Suburban tournament and
The Griffins’ Devin O`Rourke is shown after the Saturday, Feb. 17 place match at the IHSA
Individual Wrestling State Final.
Bradley-Bourbonnais Regional.
“I’m extremely proud of
this team,” Byrd said. “This
has probably been my most
fun team to coach. Our guys
might not be the most talented
wrestlers, but they’re
great athletes who learned
how to wrestle. Their hearts
are huge. They try and try
again.”

“I honestly couldn’t ask
for anything more for my last
year here,” Smith added. “I
couldn’t be happier.”
East’s 298 points topped
runner-up Lincoln-Way Central
(252) for the sectional
team title, aided by many
other great swims.
The Griffins now must
shift focus to the next test: the
main stage of the state meet.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way
Central’s Tim Murphy and
Danny O’Brien earned return
trips to state at the sectional
meet.
“I’m very excited,” Mur-
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fastbreak
Boys swimming and diving
East wins record-shattering sectional
22nd Century Media File
Photo
1st-and-3
Central basketball
ups and downs
1. Lauren Kraft (above)
The Knights were
among the teams in
contention for the
SWSC Red title, but
star center Lauren
Kraft tore her ACL
during the Medieval
Classic in December,
They beat SWSC Red
champs Lincoln-Way
West earlier in the
year when she was
healthy.
2. A bright future
The Knights are to
return starters Abi
Baumgartner and Regan
LoConte, as well
as reserves Alyssa
Popp, Haley Stoklosa,
Corryn Mejdrich,
Lindsey Harvey, Lily
Zopf, Mallory Robey,
Megan Hutchinson
and Maggie Bechtold.
3. Senior send off
Central will only
graduate four players,
including Kraft,
starting forward Natalie
Spudic, starting
point guard Haley
Ragland and reserve
Sydney Swift.
Central’s Murphy,
O’Brien earn
individual state
qualifying honors
Dave Owen, Freelance Reporter
Under the pressure of sectionals,
Lincoln-Way East
turned in an unforgettable
performance for the record
books Saturday, Feb. 17.
How unforgettable? A vivid
reminder of the effort will
be within daily view at the
Frankfort school for a while.
The host Griffins set new pool
records in the 200-yard medley
relay (1:34.39), the 400
freestyle relay (3:11.70), and
individually by Mason Rhode
in the 200 IM (1:53.50) and
Bryce Wyma in both the 50
freestyle (20.92) and the 100
backstroke (51.41).
In all, five of the 12 varsity
pool records are now held by
2018 swimmers. And with
additional state-qualifying
event wins by senior Dante
Smith (59.26 in the 100
breaststroke), Rhode (50.31
in the 100 butterfly) and Kellen
Bachler (47.59 in the 100
freestyle), it was a sectional
championship effort that
would be tough to top in program
history.
“We all had the goal coming
out of breaking a lot of records,”
said Bachler, a senior
who was on the two record
relays and also advanced to
state with his second-place
Lincoln-Way East senior Kellen Bachler qualifies Saturday, Feb. 17, for an individual spot (47.59 in the 100 freestyle) at the
state championships. The Griffins set five new records during the sectional meet. 22nd century media file photo
21.79 in the 50 freestyle.
“I’m just really proud of everybody.
It’s a great group of
guys.”
The greatest of the elite
group at sectionals was junior
Wyma. Swimming four
events — two individual, two
relays — he was part of pool
records in all four.
“I’ve been smiling all day
since the first relay record,”
Wyma said. “We all went out
there and swam our races.”
That first relay record
Wyma mentioned was the
200 medley that shattered a
pool record set in 2007.
Smith, Rhode and Bachler
joined Wyma on the 200
medley to open the meet,
then Wyma, Rhode, Colin
Brady and Bachler bookended
the record day with a new
pool mark in the 400 free relay
to end the meet.
Sophomore Rhode set the
new 200 IM record by 3.46
seconds, then his 100 butterfly
just missed the nine-yearold
pool record of 50.27 in
that event.
“My 100 fly I missed the
pool record by .04 [seconds],
so that was a little disappointing,
although I was still very
happy,” Rhode said. “Next
week at state I’m going to try
to get that down towards 49
(seconds).”
The dream sectional was
an especially exciting day for
senior Smith, whose season
of incredible improvement
ends with swims in two state
events.
“Last year I wasn’t even
on the sectional team, and it
(state) has happened in my
last chance,” Smith said.
“To go straight from not
even making the sectional
team to now going to state
feels great, and our 200 medley
relay set the tone early in
the meet. The time we went
is competitive throughout the
entire state. I feel we have a
good chance to go to (state)
finals.
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Listen Up
“With Abi [Baumgartner] back along with two freshmen
and a sophomore back next season, we are building for the
future and then some.”
Dave Campanile – Lincoln-Way Central girls basketball coach, on bouncing back in
the 2018-2019 season
TUNE IN
Boys Basketball
6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22
Lincoln-Way Central boys basketball
will host senior night against familiar
foe Lincoln-Way West.
Index
36 – Athlete of the Week
35 – High School Highlights
FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor James
Sanchez, james@newlenoxpatriot.com.

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Records
smashed LW East
boys swimming wins
sectionals, Page 39
Lincoln-Way East’s
Devin O`Rourke
wrestles during the
preliminary round
match at the IHSA
Individual Wrestling
State Final on
Thursday, Feb. 15.
Douglas Cottle/
PhotoNews Media
LW co-op
places 7th Girls
gymnastics season ends
with improved showing
at state, Page 36
LW East’s Devin O’Rourke takes fifth place at state to end high school career, Page 38
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