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Walking out 

Small portion of students at LTHS East Campus take part in 

national walkout, Page 4 

Climb to the top 

Lockport resident looks to use role as Top Driver regional 

manager to serve community, Page 6 

Anthem honor 

LTHS student chosen to sing national anthem at IHSA state 

basketball championship, Page 10 

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More than $10,000 raised at 

Lockport Township High School’s 

seventh annual St. Baldrick’s 

event, Page 3 

Top fundraiser and 

St. Dennis student 

Max Pericak braces 

himself as the headshaving 

begins 

Thursday, March 15, 

at Lockport Township 

High School’s seventh 

annual St. Baldrick’s 

event at LTHS Central 

Campus. Laurie 

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SATURDAY 

Breakfast & Egg Hunt with 

Peter Rabbit 

8:30-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.- 

12:30 p.m., March 24. Prairie 

Bluff Golf Club, 19433 

Renwick Road , Lockport. 

Tickets are $13 for children 

2-11 and $18 for children 12 

and over. 

Lockport Lions Club Easter 

Egg Hunt 

1 p.m. March 24, Lockport 

Township High 

School(Main on Farrell Rd 

on the Northwest side of the 

field). This is a free event 

open to the public. Lockport 

Lions Club will be celebrating 

79 years of existence, 

chartered on April 27, 1939. 

MONDAY 

The Lockport area American 

Association of University 

Women Meeting 

4:30 p.m., March 26, 

White Oak Library, 121 E. 

8th St., Lockport. The featured 

speaker at the meeting 

will be Nancy Kuhajda, who 

is the director of Master Gardeners 

for the University of 

Illinois Extension Service. 

Her talk will focus on “organic 

vs. traditional gardening.” 

Refreshments and a 

general meeting will follow. 

All are welcome. 

TUESDAY 

Free Preschool Screenings 

March 27 and April 25, 

Fairmont School District 89, 

735 Green Garden Place, 

Lockport. The Lockport area 

Special Education will offer 

free preschool screenings for 

children 3 to 5 years old that 

live in the Fairmont School 

District. They will take place 

by appointment only. For 

more information, call the 

school at (815) 726-6156. 

WEDNESDAY 

Ageless Grace Chair Exercise 

Noon-1 p.m. March 28, 

White Oak Library Meeting 

Room A/B, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. Instructor Colette 

Gallian presents the “Ageless 

Grace” anti-aging chair 

exercise class in a three-part 

series. All of the exercises 

are practiced in a chiar. She 

will focus on the “21 Simple 

Tools for Lifelong Comfort 

and Ease.” Adults only. 

Registration is required. For 

more information, call (815) 

552-4260. 

Microsoft Word 2010 

Advanced 

3-4:30 p.m. March 28, 

White Oak Library Computer 

Lab, 121 E. 8th St., Lockport. 

Attendees will learn 

how to add graphics to Word 

documents, create Word- 

Art, columns and more. The 

class will cover many of 

the skills necessary to make 

professional-looking documents. 

Basic computer skills 

are required prior to taking 

this class. Registration is 

required. For more information, 

call (815) 552-4260. 

Pub-Style Trivia 

6-8 p.m. March 28, White 

Oak Library Meeting Room 

A/B, 121 E. 8th St., Lockport. 

Are you a whiz at random 

facts? Do you enjoy 

free beer? Get a team together 

to participate in a fun 

night of trivia. Registration 

is required. For more information, 

call (815) 552-4260. 

UPCOMING 

Blackout Verse 

6-7 p.m. Monday, April 

2, White Oak Library Meeting 

Room A, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. Join this event for 

an evening of creating blackout 

poetry. Grades 7-12 are 

welcome. 

How to Begin a Healthier 

Lifestyle 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, 

April 9, White Oak Library 

Meeting Room A/B, 121 

E. 8th St., Lockport. Join 

Stefanie Rock, who is a 

certified sports nutritionist, 

to learn six tips to help 

get started on a path that’s 

healthy for you and the environment. 

Healthy snacks 

will be provided. Registration 

is required. For more 

information, call (815) 552- 

4260. 

Microsoft Excel (2010) 

Basics 

6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, 

April 10, White Oak Library 

Computer Lab, 121 E. 8th 

St., Lockport. Attendees will 

learn how to create spreadsheets, 

open, close, save and 

print files and more. Basic 

computer, keyboard and 

mouse skills are necessary. 

Registration is required. 

Trivia Night at the Roxy 

Theater 

6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, 

April 13, Roxy Theater, 1017 

S. State St., Lockport. Seating 

is limited to 21 teams of 

eight people. The event will 

benefit Trinity’s Therapeutic 

Horseback Riding Therapy. 

For more information call 

(815) 717-3750. 

Senior Citizen Triad 

Educational Seminar 

9 a.m. Thursday, April 

19, Lockport Police Department, 

1212 S. Farrell Road, 

Lockport. The subject of the 

seminar is “how seniors can 

avoid scams.” Donuts and 

coffee will be served at this 

free event. 

LTHS Foundation 5K Run- 

Walk 

8 a.m. Sunday, April 22, 

Lockport Township High 

School East Campus, 1333 

E. 7th St. All proceeds from 

the race will benefit the 

LTHS Foundation’s Minigrant 

Program. Registration 

for adults is $25 pre-race, 

and $30 the day of the race. 

Children and teens age 6-18 

are $10, and children under 

five are free. For more information, 

email bherman@ 

lths.org 

ONGOING 

Citizens Against Ruining the 

Environment 

6-7:30 p.m. every third 

Monday of the month, White 

Oak Library, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. CARE, a nonprofit 

all-volunteer organization, 

to discuss environmental 

and health related issues in 

Will County and the surrounding 

areas. Community 

service hours also available. 

SilverSneakers 

Challenge Fitness, 2021 

S. Lawrence Ave., Lockport. 

offers SilverSneakers programs 

for seniors. Classic 

Fitness is offered on Mon- 

Thurs mornings which will 

increase muscle strength and 

range of movement with a 

variety of exercises. Silver- 

Sneakers classes are free to 

SilverSneakers members 

and $4 per class for walkins. 

Call (815) 838-3621, 

ext. 0 for details. 

Vintage Hats, Will County in 

War exhibits 

Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays 

through Sundays, Will 

County Historical Museum 

and Research Center, 803 S. 

State St., Lockport. A new 

exhibit “Vintage Hats” is on 

display as well as a 19th century 

Doctor’s Office, “Will 

County in War” and early 

textiles. For more information 

call (815) 838-5080 or 

visit www.willcohistory.org. 

Fish Fry 

5-8 p.m. Fridays. American 

Legion Post #18, 15052 

Archer Ave., Lockport. Dine 

in or carry out. For more 


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The Thursday, March 

22 edition of The 

Legend was published 

before results were 

available for the March 

20 Gubernatorial 

Primary Election. Stories 

related to the election 

results are to appear in 

print in the Thursday, 

March 29, edition of 

the paper but can be 

viewed online sooner at 

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Senior Cards 

1-3 p.m. Mondays and 

Fridays, Gladys Fox Museum, 

231 E. 9th St., Lockport. 

The senior Pinochle 

Club meets twice per week 

and does not require registration 

or fees. 

Lockport Senior Men’s Club 

Meeting 

8:30 a.m. first Tuesday of 

the month, Gladys Fox Museum, 

231 E. 9th St., Lockport. 

The club meets from 

September to June beginning 

with a buffet breakfast 

at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 

speaker. For more information, 

visit www.lockpor 

tpark.org or call (815) 838- 

3621 ext. 0. 

Moose Lodge Bingo 

10 a.m. Mondays, 7 p.m. 

Wednesdays, Lockport 

Moose Lodge 118 E. 10th 

Street, Lockport. Specials, 

raffles, jackpots and video 

gaming are scheduled to 

take place. For more information, 

visit www.lockpor 

tmoose.com. 

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Lockport’s St. Baldrick’s fundraiser a cut above the rest 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

More than $10,000 was 

raised by those participating 

in Lockport Township High 

School’s seventh annual St. 

Baldrick’s event — sponsored 

by the student government 

and the Special Olympics 

club — which finds 

members of the community 

shaving their heads to raise 

money to fight childhood 

cancer. 

On top of the generous 

monetary donations given at 

the March 15 event, the positive 

effects of people coming 

together permeated throughout 

the central campus gym 

leaving all involved with a 

priceless memory. 

Each dollar donated goes 

toward funding childhood 

cancer research through 

grants made available by the 

St. Baldrick’s Foundation, so 

it’s no surprise that so many 

Lockport residents volunteered 

to have their heads 

shaved. Prior to the buzz 

cut bonanza, participants enjoyed 

cheering on the Special 

Olympics teams from LTHS 

and Lincolnway Special 

Recreation Association as 

they competed in an actionpacked 

basketball game. 

“At a certain point, school 

needs to be fun, so the more 

events like this we can get 

the better,” said Ryan Visser, 

a LTHS teacher who cosponsors 

the student government 

program with fellow 

LTHS teacher Courtney 

Turner. “We have a ton of 

students from other athletics 

and activities that support 

this event. They come as a 

LTHS graduating senior Sean Knobbe gives a final wave to 

the crowd as coach Kelly Urbanski looks on. 

team building exercise. It rallies 

the entire school around 

the Special Olympics and St. 

Baldrick’s as great causes.” 

When the final buzzer rang, 

LWSRA ended up on top with 

a score of 36 to LTHS’ 18, 

but the good sportsmanship 

shown by both teams ensured 

that everyone was a winner. 

The game also featured a fun 

halftime show with members 

of the Best Buddies program 

performing a choreographed 

LTHS senior Jenna Janas (right) sprays senior Zachary 

Fedor’s hair green before the St. Baldrick’s event Thursday, 

March 15, at Lockport Township Central Campus. Photos by 

Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

dance to the infectious hit 

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LTHS coach Kelly Urbanski 

took time out to honor graduating 

senior Sean Knobbe 

during his last game. 

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Out of sight 

Many area high school students participated in a national walkout March 14 but were largely kept indoors or demonstrated away from public view 

Orland Park Police officers turned away cars at both drives 

at Sandburg High School during the walkout, as the school 

announced a closed campus while the students chose 

to hold their walkout on the school’s football field. Julie 

McMann/22nd Century Media 

Students were not visible from the public right-of-way at 10 a.m. March 14, during a planned national walkout. James 

Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

“Do not enter” applied to those on foot, as well as vehicles, 

as Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 closed 

all campuses to the general public, including press, during 

the walkout. T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

While students were not visible outside Lincoln-Way East 

March 14, several adults showed up to nab the attention of 

the school and the media. Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Media 

An increased police presence at Tinley Park High School 

could be seen as students walked out of the building March 

14. Cody Mroczka/22nd Century Media 

A number of Lockport Township High School students 

could be seen from the public right-of-way participating 

in the walkout on the football field, but press was kept 

off the grounds during the demonstration. Jacquelyn 

Schlabach/22nd Century Media

lockportlegend.com NEWS 


Approximately 100 LTHS East Campus students participate in National Walkout Day 

Central Campus 

conducts walk up, 

approaching others 

with kindness 


Assistant Editor 

At 10 a.m. March 14, approximately 

100 Lockport 

Township High School students 

at the East Campus left 

their classrooms and walked 

outside to the football field 

to gather. 

The students were part 

of thousands of others from 

across the country to walk 

out of class to protest for 

stricter gun laws and pay 

tribute to the 17 people who 

died in the Parkland, Florida 

school shooting last month 

as part of National Walkout 

Day. 

District 205 Superintendent 

Todd Wernet sent out 

a letter to LTHS families on 

March 9 to make parents and 

students aware of the nationwide 

walkout that was 

to take place. In the letter 

Wernet wrote, “Our goal in 

responding to walkout plans 

and other forms of peaceful 

assembly is to try and keep 

focus on teaching and learning 

while providing guidance 

and planning to support 

student and staff safety.” 

He said that East Campus 

Principal Dennis Hicks and 

Central Campus Principal 

Kerri Green were meeting 

with students to discuss efforts 

to join the walkouts. 

Freshmen at the Central 

Campus participated in a 

walk up, where they approached 

students who were 

alone, thanked teachers or 

just walked up to someone 

and were nice to them. 

“We will respect students’ 

rights to protest and have 

their voices heard with the 

expectation that it does not 

disrupt the school learning 

environment,” Wernet continued 

in the letter. 

Wernet encouraged parents 

to talk with their children 

regarding the walkout 

“towards a positive 

outcome.” 

LTHS Director of Development 

& Public Relations 

Kim Brehm said the walkout 

went smoothly. However, 

she said it did not seem to 

have much of an impact on 

the students based on the 

turnout. 

Senior Natalie Lif said 

she was told there would 

be about 400 students participating, 

with only about 

100 doing so when the time 

came. Although she wished 

there were more people, she 

said she was proud of the 

turnout. 

“It was the most peaceful 

thing I could really think of 

to get the attention of the 

people who can affect what 

we’re trying to change here, 

and a bunch of people at my 

school I knew were doing 

it, and I was like, ‘OK, well 

then I’ll participate, too,” 

Natalie said. 

Her mother, Robin, was 

proud of her daughter for 

walking out. 

“I wanted to know what 

she intended to do, and I 

wanted her to know that I 

would support her if she 

wanted to do it,” Robin said. 

“I encourage her to think 

for herself. I try very hard 

to not shoehorn her into my 

opinions. So, I wouldn’t 

say, ‘I think you should or 

I think you shouldn’t,’ but I 

said, ‘You know, sometimes 

if you believe something 

strongly, you gotta be willing 

to stand up and say so.’” 

Robin believes the walkout 

was a good approach to 

not only address the topic of 

guns, but violence, as well. 

She said young people are 

angry, frustrated and running 

out of patience, and 

they need a place to express 

those emotions. 

“I was pleased with the 

way the school handled it, 

and I thought it allowed the 

kids to have a way to direct 

this into a productive path 

that allows to join into the 

national movement, which 

in turn got a lot of press, got 

a lot of attention, got the attention 

of people who maybe 

need to realize that possibly 

this is a moment where the 

tide is turning for certain 

topics for this country,” she 

said. 

Natalie was the only one 

from her class to walk out to 

join her peers on the football 

field. 

The walkout took place 

during a passing period, 

with second period ending 

at 10:13 a.m., and third period 

starting at 10:19 a.m. 

Students began to walk 

back inside at around 10:20 

a.m. She, along with other 

students who participated, 

were marked as “unknown” 

for leaving second period, 

as well as being late to third 

period. 

Brehm said a letter was 

sent to faculty about what 

to do should their students 

walk out, directing them to 

give students an unexcused 

absence. 

Senior classmate Kira 

Henderson also participated 

in the walkout and was 

joined by one other girl in 

her second-period class. 

“I decided to participate 

because I have very strong 

opinions on gun issues and 

school shootings and everything 

like that,” Henderson 

said. “I felt it was right, 

and it’s time for something 

to change, and so I decided 

that I had to. I didn’t have a 

choice.” 

Henderson said her dad 

supported her in her decision 

and said it was the right 

thing to do. 

“Even when I came home 

today and told him what I 

did, he was really happy, 

and I said that, ‘You know 

I might get in trouble,’ and 

he’s like, ‘It’s worth it because 

it made a difference,’” 

she said. “My dad’s very 

happy about this.” 

Henderson was marked 

“absent” for her third-period 

class for returning late. 

Faculty members, Principal 

Hicks, as well as some 

police officers, joined the 

students on the field to monitor 

the students and make 

sure nothing went wrong. 

As students were walking 

out of the school on to 

the field, a few were chanting 

pro-gun comments, saying 

“don’t take my guns,” 

according to Henderson 

and Natalie. The girls said 

it didn’t last long, and that 

those students quickly 

stopped. 

“I kind of assumed there 

would be people like that because, 

first off all, of course 

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Approximately 100 students participated in National Walkout 

Day March 14 at Lockport Township High School’s East 

Campus, heading to the football field, where the names of 

the 17 students who died in last month’s school shooting 

in Parkland, Florida, were read in remembrance. 

Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media



Lockport resident looks to lead driving school to the top 

Top Driver in Homer 

Glen celebrates 

ribbon cutting March 

13 



Top Driver driving school 

will be celebrating 15 

years of business this year. 

Throughout that time, one 

thing hasn’t changed — the 

proactive approach to teaching 

teens how to drive. 

“My hopes for this location 

is to pretty much be 

you know, when someone 

says I need to go to a driving 

school where do I go, I want 

Top Driver to always be at 

the top of everyone’s list. I 

want people to say, ‘hey my 

daughter went to Top Driver 

in Homer Glen and they’re 

the best driver I know,’” said 

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With 40 locations in both 

Illinois and Michigan, Top 

Driver recently had a ribbon 

cutting for their Homer Glen 

driving school March 13 

with members of the Orland 

Park Area Chamber of Commerce. 

Although it began 

offering classes in March 

2017, just after officially 

opening, about 600 students 

have already gone through 

their programs in Homer. 

“We don’t just teach them 

the basics enough to get their 

driver’s license, we go beyond 

that and we really want 

them to be lifelong intelligent 

drivers,” Top Driver 

owner Paul Zalatoris said. 

Parrino said Top Driver 

isn’t just around as a business, 

but as a service to the 

community. 

Scott Parrino, Lockport resident and regional manager at 

Top Driver (far right) looks on as president of the Orland 

Park Area Chamber of Commerce Renee Crews presents a 

certificate to Top Driver owner Paul Zalatoris March 13 during 

a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Homer Glen location. 

PHOTOS BYJacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

“As a community, a driving 

school is pretty important 

because when you’re 

driving on the roads, you 

want the next person at you 

at the light, or behind you or 

in front of you to have just 

Top Driver’s owner and staff join members of the Orland 

Park Area Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon cutting. 

as good of quality education 

in a driving school as we 

provide,” Parrino said “We 

take a lot of pride and effort 

in that.” 

Driving instructors go 

through eight weeks of training 

before teaching on their 

own with the students. It’s 

similar to a student teaching 

program where training 

instructors work with those 

who are newly hired to have 

them shadow and conduct 

lessons together. 

“We’re always looking at 

our instructors and staff and 

making sure they’re up to 

the latest teaching methods 

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Jeff Koelsch, who is the 

lead instructor at the Homer 

Glen location, said the curriculum 

they use to teach the 

students is up to date. 

“It’s a very up to date curriculum, 

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SAVE THE DATE 

Saturday, April 21 / 9am – 1pm 

Tinley Park Convention Center 

LTHS NHS celebrates 

Dr. Seuss’ birthday 

Submitted by Lockport 

Township High School 

The National Honor Society 

Board from Lockport 

Township High School went 

to Milne Grove Elementary 

School and celebrated Read 

Across America week and 

Dr. Seuss’ birthday earlier 

this month. 

NHS board members 

dressed up as the “Cat in 

the Hat” and other Dr. Seuss 

characters, and brought 

books to read to the younger 

students. The seniors from 

LTHS spent the day reading 

books and interacting with 

students in kindergarten and 

first grade. 

NHS board members include 

Joe Imburgia, Galilea 

Bustamante, Matt Zalesko, 

Nolan O’Neil, Colin Onak 

and Grace Tessitore. 

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School students listen 

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From Page 3 

mediately after the Special 

Olympics game and topearner, 

14-year-old St. Dennis 

student Max Pericak, 

was among the first to get his 

haircut. 

“It’s so much fun,” he 

said of the entire fundraising 

process. “It’s just great 

to help other people. I don’t 

really like my hair as it is so 

it’s kind of a win-win for me. 

Once you shave your head 

— even if you like your hair 

— you feel the joy. I even 

look at my page everyday to 

check on my fundraising and 

WALKOUT 

From Page 5 

there are kids who are going 

to be like, ‘Oh, cool, I get to 

walk out of class early, I’m 

going to take advantage of 

this,’” Natalie said. “But I 

didn’t really know they were 

going to voice their opinion 

very loudly among this crowd 

of people who have the opposite 

thought of theirs.” 

One student was in charge 

of saying the names of the 

17 people who were killed in 

I scroll down to see photos 

of the kids that they say I’m 

helping support. It brings me 

joy to help someone else.” 

LTHS’ St. Baldrick’s fundraisers 

have brought in approximately 

$97,000 over the 

past six years and Visser is 

hoping to bring that grand total 

up to $110,000 following 

the 2018 festivities. 

The main event may be 

over, but local supporter 

Anytime Fitness will continue 

to raise money through the 

end of the month. 

“We’ve been donating 

our enrollment for the entire 

month of March and we’re 

actually at just over $1,300 

so far,” area manager Sarah 

the school shooting in Parkland. 

The group was quiet 

for those 17 minutes and 

went inside once the final 

name was called. 

Henderson and Natalie 

both said from their perspective, 

the school handled the 

walkout well. 

“I think as far as staying 

neutral about it and letting 

us do it, I think they took the 

right measures of knowing 

kids were probably going to 

do this, and they had enough 

staff out there to watch us, and 

Wornhoff said. “We have 

the rest of the month to go 

as we’ll be fundraising all 

month long.” 

Whether you are a fundraiser, 

a supporter, someone 

who got their head shaved or 

a survivor of cancer, St. Baldrick’s 

served as a reminder 

of the importance of community 

and the positive power 

of supporting each other 

through tough times. 

“I think everybody has at 

one point been affected by 

cancer, whether it’s childhood 

cancer or not,” Visser 

said. “This is a good way to 

rally around people and show 

your support for everything 

that they have to go through.” 

they checked our IDs when 

we went back into the school, 

so they did take safety precautions 

going back into it,” Henderson 

said. “I think they were 

very aware of it, and I think 

they did the best that they 

could to allow us to do this.” 

Students are currently 

planning another walkout to 

be held April 20, along with 

other students from across 

the country, according to 

Wernet’s letter.

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LTHS students have right IDEA 

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More than two 

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Twenty-seven LTHS students participated in the Illinois 

Design Educators Association (IDEA) regional competition 

March 3 at Joliet Junior College. Photo submitted 


School drafting and design 

students participated in the 

Illinois Design Educators 

Association (IDEA) regional 

competition March 3 at 

Joliet Junior College. 

The 27 LTHS students 

include: Matthew Stonis, 

Jon Naughton and Daniel 

Arechiga in Introductory 

Computer Aided Drafting; 

Patrick Dilger, Noah Panos 

and Olivia Smolen in 

Architecture 3-D Drafting; 

Giovanni Onesto, Jack Lyons 

and Adriana Watson in 

Machine Computer Aided 

Drafting; Kayla Hill, Joanna 

Findura, Muhammad Zegar, 

Emma Oster, Joe Specht and 

Quinn Robinson in 3-D Solids; 

Nick Lindau, Marshall 

McCann, Nathan Bulthuis, 

Scott Szymkowiak and Jacob 

Miller in Assembly 

Modeling; team of Klaudia 

Klepczarek, Bianca Banich, 

Alexa Kocsis and Cole 

Schlusemann in Architecture 

Design and the team of Kayley 

Uy, Erik Firganek and 

Alek Trafton in Engineering 

Design. 

CAD/Drafting students 

from nine schools in the Three 

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System (TREES) 

attended this year’s competition. 

In the CAD contests, the 

students are given a drawing 

problem to solve and draw in 

a one and half hour time limit. 

In the team divisions, the 

students are presented with a 

design problem in January to 

solve and then present their 

solutions at regionals. The 

designs are graded by architects, 

engineers, college students 

and college instructors. 

The students who place 

in the top two in each CAD 

category advance to the state 

competition and the first 

finishers in the team/design 

competitions advance to 

state competition on April 

14 at Illinois State University. 

The following LTHS students 

placed at regionals and 

qualified for state: Giovanni 

Onesto, second in Machine 

CAD; Matthew Stonis, first 

in Introductory CAD; Kayla 

Hill, first in 3-D Solids CAD; 

team of Klaudia Klepczarek, 

Bianca Banich, Alexa Kocsis 

and Cole Schlusemann, 

first in Architecture Design 

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Madelyn Alvarado, a 

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selected to sing the National 

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Being chosen to sing at a 

state championship game is 

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There were more than 

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only 200 were selected to 

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Of those 200 choral students, 

the Top 16 were invited 

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School 

Class of 2020 students 

named to honor rolls 


who were named to the high 

honor roll for the first semester 

of the 2017-2018 school 

year were: Jineen Abdallah, 

Michael John Abrogar, Jannah 

Abu-Khalil, Andres Alvarez, 

Kaelum Alvarez, Mya 

Alvarez-Gerbino, George 

Andretich, Gerda Andriuskevicius, 

Gabriela Argianas, 

Olivia Arias, Stephanie 

Arteaga, Sufia Atiq, Emily 

Baio, Rachel Barrett, Stephanie 

Behland, Bryce Bejlovec, 

Mackenzie Bell, Candace 

Bibeau, Angelle Bills, 

Anna Blaszkiewicz, Alexa 

Bobko, Emily Bogdanic, Angelina 

Bohde, Kyle Boone, 

Matas Borusevicius, Carli 

Borzym, Allison Brown, 

William Bulthuis, Jennifer 

Burek, Sydney Bush, Sarah 

Calvert, Kristina Capdeville, 

Brian Carter, Sarah Carusi, 

Miguel Ceballos, Miranda 

Chaidez, Savita Chandarana, 

Michael Cheehy, Brady 

Chimino, Ethan Chiu, Clarissa 

Churchill, Theodore 

Cigler, Tori Cluff, Payton 

Collins, Devin Cronin, Daniel 

Cruz, Julian Cruz, Zachary 

Czaplicki, Jacob Dagys, 

Aaron Darling, Tyler Derickson, 

Brendan Diamond, 

Nicholas Dolci, Nicole Donnelly, 

Tyler Dooley, William 

Doyle, Devin Drake, 

Alyssa Drogemuller, Brianna 

Dudlo, Megan Durbin, 

Nora Dykstra, Maxwell Eallonardo, 

Alette Eide, April 

Erickson, Emma Estes, 

Danika Eustaquio, Sarah 

Evans, James Ewers, Yazeed 

Farhud, Connor Feldman, 

Alexandria Ferrara, Brooke 

Ferricks, Tomas Ferriter, Lia 

Fiffles, Alexandra Finlon, 

Rebecca Frischkorn, Jackson 

Furr, Grace Galfano, 

Lauren Gallagher, Kaylee 

Gannon, Kayla Garcia, 

Makayla Garrabrant, Johan 

Gerona, Anthony Gerritsen, 

Briana Ginnan, Antonio 

Godinez, Brian Gonzalez- 

Herrera, Lauren Gradle, Michael 

Gradle, Justin Grilli, 

Haley Hamaker, Payton 

Hamilton, Casper Harmata, 

Tyrese Harris, Mia Haugh, 

Madelyn Healy, Tyler Hedrich, 

Eleanor Henderson, 

Logan Henrie, Hannah Henson, 

Aleksai Herrera, Matthew 

Hodgson, Sawyer Hollatz, 

Samuel Hook, Ethan 

Hunt, Angelica Iwan, Kendall 

Jackson, Leah James, 

Jillian Jankiewicz, Justin 

Jensen, Joseph Jesse, Emma 

Jilek, Alexander Jimenez, 

Gianna Joaquin, Aanchal 

Joshi, Tabitha Judd, Jacob 

Kaczmarek, Gerard Keane, 

Samantha Keta, Austin 

Kind, Katerina Klementzos, 

Brendan Klepitsch, Hannah 

Knippenberg, Corey Knobbe, 

Megan Kohley, Payton 

Kopfer, Amy Korzynski, 

Amanda Kouba, Kailey 

Kowalski, Patrick Kozak, 

Marciana Kozuch, Kenneth 

Kriha, Michael Kristoff, 

Thomas Krozel, Alec Kula, 

Madeline Kundrat, Rachel 

Kuzel, Kassandra Langheld, 

Olivia Lattuca, Elizabeth 

Lawlor, Brooke Ligacki, 

Natasha Lipsa, Alexi Littmann, 

Emily London, 

Michael LoPresti, Jenna 

Louch, Patrick Lynn, Hailey 

Maezes, Jacob Maly, Lola 

Mancera, Leonimar Mapa, 

Colton Markech, Alexie 

Martin, Francesca Martino, 

Cassandra Mata, Lauren 

Mateja, Allyson Mathis, 

Natalie Mattson, Bailey 

McCarthy, Sarah McElwee, 

Olivia Mellies, Lindsey 

Merk, Gisselle Meza, 

Casey Miller, Olivia Miller, 

Maci Minarcik, German 

Moreno, Matthew Morgan, 

Camryn Morrow, Joseph 

Mulconrey, Alyssa Munis, 

Skyler Murphy, Andrew 

Musial, Matthew Namikas, 

Kaitlyn Nguyen, Alexis 

Nichols, Megan Niesman, 

Eric Novak, Emilia Nykaza, 

Michael O’Callaghan, 

Alyssa O’Connor, Madeline 

Odeen, Riley Odehnal, Rebecca 

Oldendorf, Rodney 

Olivero, John Ostrander, 

Aidan Pajeau, Julia Pakos, 

Mon Andrew Palangan, 

Sophia Palumbo, Abigail 

Pappageorge, Maria Jelian 

Paradela, Matthew Paulin, 

Paulina Pawlikowski, 

Morgan Pawyza, Lauren 

Phillips, Emily Plaszewski, 

Madison Polinski, Priscilla 

Preciado, Madison Preiser, 

Jacob Prince, Reexee 

Punzalan, Nicholas Quigley, 

Alexandra Ramirez, 

Jessica Ramirez, Cassandra 

Rasp, Kelsey Ray, Audrey 

Reed, Ashley Reilley, Brianna 

Reilley, Carley Reilley, 

Maya Renfro, Edward Riley, 

Kara Riordan, Isabella 

Rodrigues, Jacquelin Rodriguez, 

Madeleine Rodriguez, 

Jenna Roe, Olivia Ronczkowski, 

Quinlan Roth, Kaitlyn 

Sadler, Amanda Sands, 

Vincent Sartori, Nicholas 

Schindler, Morgan Schmutzler, 

Julian Schott, Kailey 

Shea, Alyssa Sheehan, Matthew 

Shields, Trevor Shingler, 

Joanna Sieczka, Skylar 

Sinram, Alexandra Skibicki, 

Matthew Slattery, Regan 

Smith, Colin Stapleton, 

Alyssa Stevenson, Madison 

Stewart, Nicholas Stogsdill, 

Olivia Stojak, Matthew 

Stonis, Joanna Strama, Gia 

Stramaglia, Anna Stronski, 

Jonathon Studniarz, Sara 

Styrczula, Anne Such, Monika 

Sugrue, Jonathan Sulich, 

James Szymanek, Andrew 

Tague, Sevin Tehako, Reagan 

Tompkins, Samantha 

Traina, Micah Travis, Payton 

Tripam, Dean Tubongbanua, 

Angelina Ungaro, 

Otajia Unger, Myrian Urbano, 

Cameron Viar, Juliana 

Vlasak, Nolan Vlcek, Marcos 

Voulgaris, Allison Wagner, 

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Paris Ward, Ryan Way, Alexander 

Williams, Addison 

Winter, Alyssa Woodworth, 

Haley Wyatt, Taylor Young, 

Bryce Zabat, Humberto Zamudio, 

Sireen Zayad, Jennah 

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Please see SCHOOL, 15 

LTHS students excel on 

National German Exam 



Nine Lockport Township 

High School students 

recently competed in the 

2017-2018 National German 

Exam, sponsored by 

the American Association of 

Teachers of German. 

The online exam integrates 

video, audio and reading 

excerpts from authentic 

German sources and allows 

students to evaluate their 

progress in the language and 

compare results against other 

students from the Northern 

Illinois Chapter of AATG, the 

largest chapter in the nation. 

Receiving a Gold Award 

for Distinguished Achievement 

on the Level 3 exam 

this year was junior Daniel 

Blaszkiewicz for scoring in 

the 96th percentile among 

more than 500 students taking 

the exam. He will be presented 

with a Gold Medal on 

Thursday, March 29, at the 

62nd Annual AATG Annual 

Awards Ceremony, and is 

eligible to apply for a Study 

Trip Award, typically a fourweek 

tour and home-stay to 

Germany or a scholarship 

to Concordia College’s fullimmersion 

language camp in 

Minnesota. 

Winning a Silver Award 

for Distinguished Achievement 

with scores above the 

80th percentile were Caitlyn 

Krueger at Level 4 and Toni 

Godinez and Paris Ward at 

Level 2. Earning Bronze 

medals were Grace Watson 

at Level 3 and Francesca 

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One essential I must have when studying 

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When I’m not in school or studying I like 

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My top songs played on my phone are 

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One thing that people don’t really know 

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I look up to my mom because she owns 

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What do you keep under your bed? 

I don’t keep anything under my bed because 

I have drawers instead of open space. 

Who is your favorite teacher and why? 

My favorite teacher is Mrs. Albright because 

she is really funny and really nice. 

What is your favorite class and why? 

My favorite class is math class because I 

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One thing that stands out about our school 

is how many extracurricular activities we 

have. 

What extracurricular(s) do you wish your 

school had? 

Some extracurricular school activities I 

wish we had are a cooking class and a soccer 

team. 

What is your morning routine? 

My morning routine is waking up at 6:30, 

I eat breakfast, put in my contacts, brush my 

teeth, get dressed and get my things ready 

for school. 

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The one thing I would change is a later 

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My favorite thing to eat in the cafeteria is 

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What’s your best memory from school? 

One of my best memories from school was 

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named to the honor roll included: 

Destiny Abbitt, Ayah 

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Leena Ajibola, Alex Alcala- 

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Fundraising the star of the runway at local 

Lions Club fashion show 

Looking good while doing good never 

goes out of style. 

South suburban fashionistas got a sneak 

preview of the spring season’s trendiest 

looks at the New Lenox Lions Club’s Garden 

Party Fashion Show March 11. The annual 

event — hosted at VFW Post 9545 — featured 

local ladies modeling outfits from local 

businesses, catching the eye of a wide variety 

of ages and tastes. 

“We’re excited,” said Lisa Kline, the fashion 

show chairperson. “This is a great time 

to promote women and Lionism. It’s a fun, 

ladies day event, and it helps us give back to 

the community in a variety of ways, including 

Lincoln-way scholarships, sight-andhearing 

programs, and many, many more 

things. ...This is a fantastic fundraiser and a 

day of good fellowship.” 

After attendees enjoyed their meals, the 

lights dimmed, music played, and the fashion 

show began. New Lenox Lions Club 

President Marie Wheeler took the mic, as the 

event’s emcee, describing spring looks as the 

models walked down the runway. 

Moody Blues Boutique owner Kathy Wilda 

sent a variety of cool, casual looks down 

the runway. 

“Spring is all about denim,” she said. 

“Denim jackets and denim dresses are very 

popular this season, and the cold shoulder 

look is still a trending fashion. Stripes are really 

coming in this season, too.” 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, Freelance Reporter. 

For more, visit NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Man arrested after allegedly selling quarterpound 

of cannabis to cop 

A Palos Hills man was arrested after he allegedly 

tried to sell a quarter-pound of cannabis 

to an undercover Orland Park police 

officer. 

Mohammed Khattab, 24, of 9199 Windsor 

Drive, was charged with one count each 

of unlawful delivery of cannabis, a Class 3 

felony; unlawful possession of a controlled 

substance (psilocybin) with intent to deliver, 

a Class 3 felony; and unlawful possession of 

a controlled substance (amphetamine) with 

intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony; according 

to a press release issued March 13 by the Orland 

Park Police Department. 

Police recently began an investigation into 

a man unlawfully selling cannabis to people 

in the southwest suburbs, according to the 

press release. 

At 4:30 p.m. March 9, Khattab drove a 

vehicle to an area near College Drive and 

Ridgeland Avenue in Palos Heights, where 

he met an undercover officer and tried to sell 

him the cannabis, police said. 

Following his arrest, a search of Khattab’s 

vehicle reportedly led to the recovery of additional 

cannabis, psilocybin (a type of mushroom 

containing a psychedelic substance) 

weighing 8 grams, 70 assorted amphetamine 

pills (Adderall), along with a scale and packaging 

materials. Police also seized cash and 

the vehicle, according to the release. 

Orland Park Police Cmdr. Tony Farrell 

said “just under” 30 grams of additional 

cannabis was recovered from a 2012 Hyundai 

Santa Fe. The cash seized was $159, he 

added. 

Judge Michael R. Clancy issued a $10,000 

recognizance bond to Khattab March 10 at 

the Leighton Criminal Court Building in 

Chicago. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. For more, visit 

OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Proposed development met with skepticism 

Approximately 40 people attended the 

meeting of the Mokena Village Board March 

12 to voice concerns over a concept review 

for a proposed development on Townline 

Road. 

Alan Zordan, Mokena’s director of Economic 

and Community Development, said 

Roxbury Partners is looking to develop the 

56-acre property at 19924 S. Townline Road 

with 64 townhomes, 75 single-family lots 

and two detention ponds. Zordan said the 

project would require annexation, rezoning 

of the property and approval of a planned 

unit development. 

At the outset of the work session discussion, 

Mayor Frank Fleischer told residents 

it was just a concept review and to listen to 

what the board members thought of the item 

before commenting. 

“You can’t get any earlier in the process 

than this tonight,” Fleischer said. “Nothing 

has been decided, and nothing has even been 

looked at by the board yet.” 

Fleischer promised the residents in attendance 

that if they did not agree with what the 

board members said regarding the concept 

review of the proposed development, “I will 

let every one of you speak tonight.” 

“If we have to stay here all night to listen 

to you, we will,” he said. “But I don’t think 

we will.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, Freelance Reporter. 

For more, visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

Police Reports 

Lockport driver ticketed for 

cannabis possession 

Jasirian Thomas, 18, of the 700 block of 

Madison Street in Lockport, was issued a 

civil violation ticket for cannabis possession 

by Lockport police March 1 after his vehicle 

was stopped for disobeying a stop sign 

and the officer detected an odor of cannabis 

coming from the vehicle, police said. The 

officer’s K-9 partner located more than two 

grams of a substance that field tested positive 

for marijuana, police said. 

Lockport Police Department 

March 8 

• Joanna Corbett, 33, of the 100 block of 8th 

Street in Lockport, was given a civil violation 

ticket for marijuana possession and 

Robert Deyoung, 29, of the 1300 block of 

Chicago Street in Joliet, was charged with 

DRIVING 

From Page 6 

them to be proactive,” he said. 

Koelsch explains that the lessons are very 

interactive with the students, which differs 

from other driving schools where students 

just read from a textbook. 

“It’s a very interactive curriculum,” Zalatoris 

said. “Most small driving schools use 

kind of the standard book and you read a 

chapter and then they discuss, and so forth. 

Ours is very much discussion-based. We use 

the flat-screen TVs with PowerPoint presentations, 

videos, and so forth. We have the students 

in groups. So I think we make a better 

learning environment, we take pride in that.” 

Jim Mihalovich, a New Lenox resident 

and director of curriculum and training, adjusts 

the curriculum one or two times per 

year to keep up with local law changes, advancements 

in vehicle technology and safety 

principles. 

“The curriculum itself was meant to be 

interactive,” Mihalovich said. “Our goal is 

to create an environment where the students 

are thinking critically about driving. We go 

above and beyond just the basic rules of the 

road. One of our main points of emphasis is 

teaching students to be proactive drivers. A 

lot of driving schools focus on a defensive 

driving approach, so we try to get them to 

identify, predict, potential hazards before 

they occur.” 

driving with one headlight, driving with a 

loud muffler, driving without insurance and 

driving with a suspended driver’s license after 

Deyoung’s vehicle was pulled over for 

having only one headlight and a loud muffler. 

Corbett, a passenger in Deyoung’s car, 

had her items searched prior to the car being 

towed, and officers discovered more than a 

gram of cannabis in her purse, police said. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport Legend’s 

Police Reports are compiled from official reports 

found online on the Will County Sheriff’s Office 

or Lockport Police Department’s website or 

releases issued by the department and other 

agencies. Individuals named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 

In the fall of 2016, Mihalovich developed 

the Specialized Driver Education Program 

for Students with ADHD and Other Executive 

Functioning Disorders. More than 50 

students have already gone through the program 

since it began. 

“As the public schools do, our best bet for 

students to be successful is identify the potential 

limitations that they may have, and 

provide instruction that’s built and catered to 

them, so it’s very customized,” he said. 

As required by the state, every student 

must take 30 hours of classroom instruction. 

The difference between the specialized 

program and the other programs Top Driver 

offers is that the behind-the-wheel time is 

designed specifically for the student and entails 

longer driving time for the specialized 

program. 

“It’s obviously a very fulfilling program,” 

Mihalovich said. “It’s great to see these students 

who otherwise may not have an opportunity 

to learn driving and may just get 

pushed to the side but now they’re given an 

opportunity,” 

The two most popular courses are the Silver 

Program and the Gold Program. The Silver 

Program offers six hours of driving and 

six hours of observation, while the Gold Program 

offers eight hours total of driving time. 

For more information about the services at 

Top Driver, call (800) 374-8373 or visit the 

Homer Glen office at 14317 S. Golden Oak 

Drive.

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Top Web Stories 

From LockportLegend.com from 

Monday, March 19 

1. Adventure seekers to have new conquest 

in Lockport 

2. LTHS grad leads planning for Cruise for 

a Cause 

3. Softball: Eight returners from 31-5 squad 

lead Porters into season 

4. 10 Questions with Gracie Voulgaris, 

Lockport softball 

5. Junior high, high school bands 

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Floor Galley of The Gaylord Building for 

the unLock program this Summer. Funding 

provided by The National Endowment 

for the Arts “Our Town”. Grant and 

The National Trust for Historic Preservation. 

Exhibition and programming events 

to be announced soon.” 

John Norton, from March 14 

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76ers forward and LTHS graduate 

Richaun Holmes, from March 14. 

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From the Managing Editor 

Inside voices, demonstrations at a distance 

Bill Jones 

Managing Editor 

Around our office, it 

started with Lincoln- 

Way Community 

High School District 210. 

Days before a national 

walkout from schools 

planned by students across 

the country, to take place on 

the one-month anniversary 

(March 14) of a shooting at 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas 

High School in Parkland, 

Florida, that claimed 17 lives, 

we learned administrators 

were communicating with 

students in at least one of the 

district’s three high schools 

regarding their plans. Those 

choosing to participate would 

leave their classrooms but 

stay inside the building — as 

all three schools ended up 

doing. Safety was cited as the 

primary concern. 

We then learned that all 

campuses would be closed 

during the walkout. No one, 

including members of the 

press, would be able to see 

what transpired. We asked 

then if students might be 

made available for interviews 

but were denied by district 

administration. This time, 

some students being minors 

and the divisive nature of 

debate surrounding gun 

control issues were offered as 

explanation. Again, it was to 

protect students. 

Both concerns are fair. 

School administrators are 

responsible for students when 

they step on campus. They 

should care about student 

safety. And students opining 

on the issues at hand 

undoubtedly are subjected 

to what passes for discourse 

online nowadays. 

But we would have worked 

with the district. We planned 

to stay true to our values as a 

company in how we portray 

minors. We offered to meet 

with 18-year-olds or work directly 

with parents to include 

their children in our coverage. 

The district wanted nothing 

to do with it. That’s no longer 

a safety concern; that’s something 

else. 

Next up was Lockport 

Township. Mere hours after 

receiving word from the 

district that students were 

going to walk to the East 

Campus football field, and 

we were welcome to cover it, 

we got another call. The story 

changed. We were no longer 

welcome. 

So while LTHS students 

ultimately walked out, the 

football field demonstration 

was not seen easily from any 

public right-of-way. 

Consolidated High School 

District 230 posted a public 

letter noting that while 

administrators would not be 

involved directly in planning 

any walkout, students would 

not be penalized for preannounced 

and orderly participation. 

The letter also showed 

support for the students’ right 

to have a voice. 

It was a nice sentiment, 

a public self high-five. But, 

behind the scenes, some 

administrators were only OK 

with students having a voice 

so long as it was not loud 

enough for anyone to actually 

hear (or see). A call to 

Sandburg’s principal made it 

clear press would not be welcome, 

and she did not return 

requests to help to facilitate 

interviews regarding March 

14. Students themselves 

opted to demonstrate on the 

football field, where many 

school functions take place, 

and were once again not easily 

visible to the public eye. 

For a minute, it looked like 

Tinley Park High might be the 

most accessible of the bunch. 

Our editor was welcomed into 

the building the day before the 

event to speak with student 

organizers. He left with the 

impression he was welcome 

back the next morning. He 

returned to find out otherwise. 

So, we started using social 

media in an attempt to reach 

students. What we got was 

a conversation dominated 

by adults. People shared 

links to articles with which 

they agreed. They supported 

student demonstrations. They 

protested protests. They 

offered alternatives to the 

walkout. They delved into 

the topics of gun control and 

school shootings and what it 

means to be American. They 

talked liberals and conservatives. 

They argued over tax 

dollars and how schools use 

them. They knew what would 

and would not solve our 

country’s social issues. 

They missed the point. 

Often left the predominant 

victims of school shootings 

and at the mercy of decisions 

made by adults for whom 

many cannot vote, students 

organized an event to make 

their voices heard. While 

adults argue the issues 365 

days a year, students asked to 

be part of the conversation for 

17 minutes. 

That made a lot of adults 

really nervous. And, almost 

universally, we failed these 

children. 

Our schools — undoubtedly 

facing pressure from angry 

parents/voters, and legal 

issues tied to public schools 

and political agendas — suppressed 

the impact students 

could make. Online commenters, 

ever-convinced of 

their self-importance, would 

not cede the conversation for 

any length of time. 

To paraphrase one Facebook 

comment that truly got 

it: This was a teachable moment 

for these students. All 

we ended up teaching them 

was that a lot of us weren’t 

very interested in listening to 

what they had to say. Many 

apparently still live by the old 

adage that children are better 

seen (albeit from a distance) 

and not heard. 

No matter our political 

stances, no matter our opinions 

regarding walkouts, we 

should have let them lead the 

conversation — if only for 

17 minutes. It wasn’t a lot 

to ask. And while our staff 

worked tirelessly to make 

sure the discussion did not 

end where some might have 

preferred, we, like everyone 

else, can do better. 

While these students probably 

don’t even need us — in 

an age that sees them mobilizing 

on their own, with the 

social media tools to reach the 

world, in their own words — 

these papers still can be powerful 

in reaching the teachers, 

administrators, politicians and 

voters. To that end, I personally 

welcome student voices 

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Lost in art ‘Time stands 

still’ while this week’s Creative Chat 

artist is painting, Page 23 

Social sensation 

Gaston’s Bistro uses hashtags, Snapchat in effort 

to reach out to younger customers, Page 25 

Monique Puckett and daughter Gioia 

Puckett paint on a canvas together 

Friday, March 16, at Butler School in 

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Moms and students learn to 

paint at annual Monet with Mom 

event, Page 21

20 | March 22, 2018 | The Lockport Legend FAITH 


FAITH BRIEFS 

First Congregational United Church of 

Christ (700 E. 9th St., Lockport) 

First Class Kids Preschool 

Registration 

To register children for 

openings contact Sue, call 

(815) 838-8133. 

Greet & Meet over Treats 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Children’s Sunday Mornings 

9:45 a.m. Second through 

fourth Sundays. Stories with 

Puppets. 

Contemplative Evening 

Worship 

6:30 p.m. second and 

fourth Wednesdays. Casual 

blend of music & meditation 

over scripture. 

No Experience Necessary 

Bible Intro 

For times & dates call office 

(815) 838-2091. 

Dartball 

7 p.m., first, third and 

fourth Tuesdays of the 

month. 

Worship 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Voices 

9:45 a.m. Sundays. Children’s 

program which helps 

them discover the Messiah 

through stories, drama and 

crafts. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:25 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle 

of Love provides diapers, 

feminine and incontinence 

products to clients who are 

qualified to use the local 

FISH Food Pantry. For more 


1017. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Palm Sunday Worship 

Service 

10:30 a.m. March 25 

Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church 

(21514 W. Division St., Lockport) 

Saturday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sabbath school; 

10:45 a.m. Worship Hour. 

Prayer Meeting 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Attendees can share their 

praise reports and prayer requests. 

The call-in number 

is (530) 881-1200. When 

prompted enter the access 

code: 761835 then the # 

key. The prayer line is free, 

and there is no additional 

cost beyond regular phone 

charges. 

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

Lockport) 

Daily Mass Times 

8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, 

Thursday 

8:15 a.m. Wednesday 

8 a.m. Friday with communion 

service 

Saturday Mass 

4:30 p.m. 

Sunday Mass 

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

11:15 a.m. All are welcome. 

Teen Mass 

4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 

13 and 27. 

Healing Prayer 

Following the Saturday 

mass and 9:30 a.m. and 

11:15 a.m. Sunday mass. All 

are welcome. Contact Parish 

Secretary at secretary@ 

saint-dennis.org or call (815) 

838-2592 for more information. 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 

(15625 S. Bell Road, Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

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

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

Sunday School. For more 


0652. 

THRIVE Church (1605 Washington St., 

Lockport) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. service; Meet and 

greet with coffee at 9:30 a.m. 

and Children’s Church — infant 

to fifth grade — also at 

10 a.m. New summer hours; 

all are welcome to join for 

coffee, fellowship, worship 

and the word. 

Thrive Youth 

7 p.m. Wednesdays night 

youth gatherings 

Thrive Small Groups 

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays night 

gatherings 

Women’s Bible Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Every other 

Monday. The group meets 

at Charity McCarthy’s home 

in Lockport. For more information 

you can reach her at 

charitymccarthy1@gmail. 

com. 

Upper Room 

7:30 p.m. Saturday nights. 

Upper Room is for 18-35 

year olds to gather for a time 

of worship, teaching and fellowship 

at the Buck’s home 

in Homer Glen. For more information, 

contact Phil and 

Nicole Buck at pnbuck@att. 

net. 

Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 

E. 9th St., Lockport) 

Thursday Lenten Supper/ 

Services 

Starting Feb. 22. Supper at 

6:15 p.m. with service to follow 

at 7 p.m. 

Easter egg hunt and pictures 

with the Easter Bunny 

10 a.m.- noon March 31. 

Enjoy an Easter egg hunt, 

crafts, pictures and a puppet 

show. 

Easter Vigil Service 

7 p.m. March 31 

Easter morning services and 

brunch 

9 a.m. and 11 a.m. April 1 

with brunch in between services. 

Sundays Service 

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

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays 

Weight Watchers 

5:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

weigh-in, meeting starts at 

6 p.m. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 

beginners 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 

established members 

All meetings are “closed 

door” 

First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 

Thornton St., Lockport) 


9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 

10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 

Wednesday Night AWANA 

Clubs 

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

years old through sixth grade 

Angel Food House Food 

Pantry 

12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and 

5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Open to the public. 

Grace Baptist Church (501 N. State St., 

Lockport) 

Sunday Schedule 

9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 

10:45 a.m. Morning service; 

6 p.m. Night service. 

Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W. 

Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. For more information, 

call (815) 838-9105. 

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church 

(312 E. 11th St., Lockport) 

Worship Services 

8:30 a.m. Sundays, Holy 

Eucharist; 9:15 a.m., Adult 

and Children’s Formation 

(every second and fourth 

Sunday of the month); 10:30 

a.m., Holy Eucharist. 

Holy Eucharist 

8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 

Sundays. For more information, 

call (815) 834-1168 or 

email office@stjohns-lockport-il.org. 

12 Step Meetings 

8 p.m. Mondays, 7 p.m. 

and 11:59 p.m. Fridays. 

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (1500 S. Briggs 

St., Lockport) 

Divine Worship 

5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 9 

a.m. Sundays with Fellowship 

to follow at 10 a.m. For 

more information, call (815) 

838-1832. 

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (18101 

W. Oak Ave., Lockport) 


8:30 a.m. Sunday school; 

10 a.m. Morning worship, 

Nursery ministry (ages infant 

to 4) and Youth church 

(ages 5-12); 12 p.m. Adult 

Bible Study. For more information, 

contact (815) 774- 

1016. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at 

j.schlabach@22ndcentury 

media.com or call (708) 326- 

9170 ext. 15. Information is 

due by noon Thursday one 

week prior to publication. 

In Memoriam 

Leonard J. “Ski” Strahanoski, 

Sr. 

Leonard J. Strahanoski, 

Sr., 89, of Lockport, died March 

11. He was a United States World 

War II Navy veteran and a lifelong 

member of the Lockport VFW Post 

#5788. Leonard owned and operated 

Ski and Sons Builders where 

he was a contractor for many years 

before retiring in 2005. He served 

the City of Lockport for 50 years as 

2nd Ward Alderman from 1965 to 

1973, as well as a part-time building 

and plumbing inspector for 

many years. He is survived by his 

wife of 65 years, Dorothy (Eipers); 

children, William (Debra), John 

(Julie), Kimberly (Lou) Ciuffini, 

Leonard Jr. (Renee), Beth (Doug) 

Hohisel and Anthony (Mendi); 13 

grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 

brothers, Donald (Norma) 

and Ronald (Charlene, deceased); 

sisters, Ceil (Les) Moore and Virginia 

(Robert) Smolich. In lieu of 

flowers, his family would appreciate 

donations in his memory be 

given to a charity of your choice, as 

Leonard was a very generous man 

and contributed to many charities 

himself. Funeral services were held 

March 15 at St. Dennis Church. 

Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? 

Email j.schlabach@22ndcentury 

media.com with information about a 

loved one who was a part of the Lockport 

community.

lockportlegend.com LIFE & ARTS 


Butler students bond with mothers at paint night 

Mary Compton, Freelance Reporter 

Swiping her paintbrush on canvas, 

artist Dottie Mueller stood in 

the gym of Butler school in Lockport 

Friday, March 16, to show 

about 170 parents and students 

how to paint. 

Third-grader Brady Roach 

painted a tree that was the color of 

a small plastic army man. 

“I thought this needs some 

touches, so I got this weird green 

when I mixed up all my colors,” 

Brady said. 

“I showed my friend Louie, so 

he did some colors that look like 

this,” Brady added as he proudly 

showed his art piece. 

Danielle Klages from Lockport, 

the PTO Hospitality Coordinator 

for Butler School helped organize 

the second Monet with Mom 

event. 

“It was a fun night to come together 

out with their mom,” Klages 

said. “This is a PTO planned 

event for moms and kids. We 

had a great turnout last year and 

everyone wanted to do it again. 

Thursday night we had 161 participate 

and Friday, 172. The artist 

is fantastic; she is very engaging 

and the kids have fun. I hope the 

PTO will do this again next year 

because I will be moving on to 

Hadley.” 

Besides doing school painting 

parties, the artist, Dottie Mueller, 

is known for her pup portraits and 

angels. Mueller is currently painting 

angels for St. Dennis in Lockport. 

“I’ve been drawing since I was 

3 years old,” Mueller said. “I was 

sick a lot as a child, I actually 

missed 50 days of school in first 

grade. I would spend time drawing, 

my dad helped me a lot. I 

went to Illinois State for art and 

centered on medical illustrations, 

as life happens there really wasn’t 

a need for that type of art later 

on. Later, after having a family, 

I began teaching kids art. I then 

began the Jr. Art League out of 

my home.” 

As Mueller went table to table 

helping parents and their kids 

Artist and instructor Dottie Mueller looks over a painting done by Ava Fotsis and her mom, Tracy, Friday, March 16, during Butler School’s Monet 

with Mom event. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

make masterpieces, she continued 

with her story. 

“I enjoy doing these paint nights. 

Last year was the first year I did 

the paint night at Butler school. I 

was so glad, them inviting me to 

do this, I have done three other 

schools since then. I love to teach 

others to paint because it amazes 

me. Every single paint party that 

I’ve done, I have one person that 

always walks in and tells me, ‘I 

can’t even do a stick figure.’ By 

the end of the party they tell me, ‘I 

didn’t even know I could do this.’ 

I love teaching kids, because I get 

to plant a seed and see how their 

art grows.” 

Ava Amato, a fourth grader 

from Lockport, and her mom 

Alyse sat close as they worked on 

their canvas. 

“I love just bonding with my 

mom and hanging out,” Ava said. 

“I like to paint animals and nature, 

we’re putting this in our living 

room.” 

As the night wound down, art 

pieces were shown to each family 

at the various tables. 

Debbie and Maria Petrakos 

from Lockport were proud of their 

canvas. 

“We are loving this to spending 

time with each other to creating 

this,” Maria said. “Combining our 

paintings to make one big artwork 

that will be in our playroom.” 

RIGHT: Debbie (left) and Maria 

Petrakos from Lockport work on 

a painting together.



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Pat Mulcrone joined The Artist 

Guild of Lockport this past 

year 

What media do you work 

with the 

most? 

I do acrylic 

painting almost 

exclusively 

now. I 

did oils and 

watercolors in Mulcrone 

college, but 

I find that the best of both 

worlds are found in acrylics, 

because you can paint really 

thick or in very thin glazes. 

And I’m also getting into 

thick acrylic gels recently. 

Getting to know Pat Mulcrone 

How did you get into art? 

I’ve been drawing and 

painting since I was a young 

kid. You could always find 

me off in a corner with my 

sketch pad and pencil. I 

spent a lot of time drawing 

my hands, or portraits of my 

friends. I loved it when I got 

my first box of Crayola 64s 

and it’s kind of been an obsession 

ever since. 

Do you do art full-time or is 

it more of a hobby? 

I studied graphic design 

and illustration at St. Xavier 

in Chicago, and I didn’t 

graduate until I was almost 

40, but it was lucky because 

I got to learn all of the computer 

graphics programs 

which were coming into the 

forefront at that time. So, 

I did graphics for several 

years, worked in that field, 

and then I was out of the 

field for several years while 

my kids were growing up. 

Now my kids are grown, and 

I get to really delve back into 

my painting and my design, 

which is my full-time endeavor 

now. I’m in the studio 

every day, and I love it. 

When did you join The Artist 

Guild of Lockport? 

“October Girl” is a digital illustration depicting Pat Mulcrone’s mother in the 1940s. 

I’ve been a member of the 

guild for less than a year, 

and I’m really, really happy 

to have found such a generous 

and welcoming group of 

people who love art as much 

as I do. I felt very at home 

right away, and the opportunity 

to show my art at the 

Flower of Life Gallery is a 

dream come true for me. I’m 

having a show there, which 

is opening on Aug. 18 and 

running through Sept. 16, so 

shout out to Larry Brogan 

and Misty Soderholm. 

Are there any artists in the 

guild who you admire? 

I’m really just getting to 

know a lot of the local artists, 

but I really admire the 

work of Ed Smith, Robert 

Ryan, Larry Brogan, Rich 

Green, Doug Klauba and 

Sindee Viano. 

What is the toughest part of 

art for you? 

The toughest part for me is 

kind of two-fold. Sometimes 

a piece or work doesn’t 

come off as I planned it. I 

can normally see a finished 

piece in my head, and I can 

draw it out and plan for the 

colors and work really hard, 

and then sometimes it still 

comes out mediocre. And 

that can be very frustrating. 

And other times I can pick 

up a brush and the painting 

practically paints itself. But 

I think most artistic endeavors 

are that way, you just 

have to keep working. Secondly, 

promoting myself is 

something I struggled with. 

When you’re doing what 

you really love, it’s hard to 

put a price tag on it. But it’s 

work and you have to sell it 

if you want to be a business. 

I think that real art buyers do 

understand this though, and 

understand the hours that go 

into a piece. 

What part of art comes most 

naturally to you? 

It’s very freeing. Hours 

can go by and you don’t really 

realize it. It’s almost like 

time stands still when I’m 

painting. You can do some 

good work in that mindset. 

I also do digital illustration, 

which is a whole different 

way to work, and I find that 

the digital aspect and the 

painting aspect can work 

off each other. If I’m having 

problems with a painting, 

I can turn to the digital and 

it will actually help me, and 

vice versa. 

What are your future goals 

for your art? 

My show in August. I 

paint in two ways. I tend 

to paint very tight realistically, 

and recently I’ve been 

getting into more abstract 

works right now. For the 

future, I’m kind of trying 

to meld the abstract and the 

real. And I’d like to just get 

my stuff out there more. 

How would you describe 

your own style? 

I think my style is probably 

moody. Sometimes it’s 

One of Pat Mulcrone’s favorite pieces is this portrait of her 

son, titled “Portrait of Sam.” Photos submitted 

very light and playful, and 

sometimes it’s very muted 

and dark. I love the interplay 

of color, light and shadow, 

probably because I have really 

bad eyesight. And I love 

how a piece of art can make 

you feel, which is kind of the 

point of art isn’t it? When 

someone’s art appeals to me, 

it’s usually because it’s very 

strong emotionally. 

Where do you get your 

inspiration from? 

My inspiration comes 

from everything around me. 

I watch the sky a lot, and I 

people-watch a lot, and as 

I’m doing this, I’m usually 

plotting out sketches 

and color schemes. I’m really 

drawn to children — my 

own children, other people’s 

children that I’ve watched 

on playgrounds or what not. 

The innocence is so inspiring. 

And I love children’s illustrations. 

I’ve also written 

and illustrated a children’s 

book, which I’ve been sending 

around to publishers, so 

my fingers are crossed. If 

that doesn’t sell, I’ll probably 

self publish. 

What is your favorite part 

of the artistic process? 

My favorite part of the artistic 

process is just the hours 

lost in the studio, and the 

anticipation of how a piece 

will turn out — sometimes 

it’s a surprise. I actually love 

color-mixing; I love mixing 

paints. 

What are some of your 

favorite pieces you’ve 

created? 

I would say my favorite 

pieces are my portraits, especially 

my one of my son 

Samuel. And a digital portrait 

of my mom from the 

1940s. “Silent Night” and 

my first abstract. But in 

some respects I’m just never 

satisfied. I’m still waiting to 

make that masterpiece. 

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If one were to look up 

Gaston’s Bistro on Snapchat, 

one would find numerous 

videos of chef and 

owner Yaser Elkayyal sizzling 

chicken and adding 

ingredients to dishes being 

#seasonedtoperfection. 

About a year ago, Elkayyal 

created a Snapchat and 

Instagram account for his 

restaurant in Orland Park 

to expand his clientele and 

reach a younger crowd. 

“I have about 2,000 followers 

that I want to build 

up, but our clientele — I’m 

trying to attract a younger 

crowd,” he said. “The 

younger crowd is used to 

these fast food places. Trust 

me, once the younger crowd 

comes here and tries my 

food, they’ll be like, ‘Wow, 

this is all fresh.’” 

Elkayyal said he thinks a 

lot of people have the misconception 

that Gaston’s is 

just a fancy restaurant. He 

wants them to see a different 

picture. 

“I want them to think 

that, you know, it is French- 

American-infused restaurant,” 

he said. “I don’t want 

them to be intimidated by 

the French name, you know. 

I feel that people are intimidated 

by it. But I also want 

them to know that everything 

is fresh, made by the 

order. Everything is. I’ve 

got menu items for kids, to 

seniors.” 

After 17 years of ownership 

by Elkayyal and his 

brother Nader, one of their 

employees finally encouraged 

them to broaden their 

social media presence to not 

only reach new customers 

but also show the community 

what Gaston’s is all about. 

“Everyone’s like, ‘Dude, 

you got to make your own 

hashtags,’” Yaser Elkayyal 

said. “I go. ‘Why?’ because 

my main line is ‘seasoned 

to perfection’ or ‘finished 

product,’ and everyone’s 

like, ‘Man, that’s all we keep 

hearing in our heads.’” 

Since being present on 

social media, Elkayyal has 

noticed that more younger 

couples and individuals are 

coming to Gaston’s, which 

is starting to expand the 

family atmosphere that he 

wants customers to experience 

when coming to the 

restaurant. 

Averaging roughly 200 

views a day on Snapchat, it 

is another step forward in 

revamping the restaurant to 

not only attract the younger 

crowd but also maintain their 

loyal customer base, who 

has enjoyed their food for 

years. Originally, the name 

of the restaurant was Cafe 

Gaston, but as of last year 

Elkayyal dropped the word 

cafe because a lot of customers 

coming in thought it was 

a coffee house. 

“I’ve really been pushing 

with the social media and 

the name branding and the 

logo,” he said. 

As for the menu, he and 

his brother plan to shrink it 

a bit within the next couple 

of months, while also adding 

some trendier food items to 

make it different. 

But the customer favorites 

will remain on the menu, 

such as the chicken bow 

tie (15.99) that has sautéed 

chicken breast, artichoke 

hearts, fresh spinach and tomato 

in a light cream lemon 

sauce. 

“The way we make our 

pastas is by the order; nothing 

is out of a can,” Elkayyal 

said. “Our cream sauce is 

not out of a can; it’s made as 

we’re cooking. Our ingredients, 

it’s a fresh tomato that 

we chop up, throw it in the 

pan; a chicken breast that 

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we chop up, throw it in the 

pan; fresh spinach; fresh artichoke 

hearts.” 

The pasta dishes at Gaston’s 

are made with a southern 

French influence, much 

like many of the entrées on 

the menu. Customers might 

not notice right away, as 

Elkayyal said Gaston’s does 

not list the French name on 

every item, because customers 

might not know what it is. 

Another popular dish according 

to Elkayyal is the 

beef bourguignon (16.99), 

which is beef tenderloin 

strips stewed in a Burgundy 

wine. The Gaston’s salad 

(9.49) has a bed of romaine 

lettuce, topped with blue 

cheese crumbles, pear, walnuts 

and tomato, served 

with sesame ginger dressing. 

As for appetizers, the 

homemade crab cakes (six 

for $9.99) come with homemade 

Dijonnaise. 

“Our crab cakes are very, 

very popular,” he said. “We 

make them in house.” 

Elkayyal said Gaston’s 

caters to all of its customers, 

no matter their preferences, 

including vegans, vegetarians 

and those who eat gluten-free. 

Chicken bow tie (15.99) is a customer favorite at Gaston’s Bistro in Orland Park. It features 

a sautéed chicken breast, artichoke hearts, fresh spinach and tomato in a light cream 

lemon sauce. Photos by Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media 

Pictured is the Gaston’s salad (9.49) — a bed of romaine lettuce, topped with blue cheese 

crumbles, pear, walnuts and tomato, served with sesame ginger dressing. 

“Because everything is 

made by the order, it’s easy 

for me to modify a customer’s 

needs, and that’s what 

a lot of our regulars love 

about us,” he said. “I have, 

literally, customers that eat 

here almost every day of the 

week, because we’re cooking 

in front of them. They 

see that nothing is processed 

or pre-made.” 

The open kitchen at Gaston’s 

is something Elkayyal 

enjoys because he said it 

shows customers that their 

food is made fresh, by the 

order, and allows him to be 

engaged with his customers, 

creating that family atmosphere. 

A menu revamp and increasing 

social media presence 

will help Gaston’s to 

not only increase its clientele 

but continue to share its delicious 

food with customers.

26 | March 22, 2018 | The Lockport Legend PUZZLES 


crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Homer Glen elementary 

school 

6. In the manner of 

9. True-blue 

14. Hearing related 

15. Pops 

16. Oranjestad’s island 

17. Winnie-the-Pooh 

author 

18. Letter add-ons, for 

short 

19. First name in exploration 

20. Move over 

23. N.F.L. stats 

24. Biologists with a 

view to sustainability 

26. Muss up 

29. Kind of miss 

30. Word after special or 

photo 

31. Advantageous 

34. Brest brainstorm 

38. Grammy category 

40. Florida county 

41. Bee performance 

42. Asian tongue 

43. Hungarian pianist 

Franz __ 

45. Corporation type 

46. Homemade candy 

maker in Mokena 

49. Clumsy 

51. There’s one of these 

schools in Tinley Park 

and another in Frankfort 

54. Australian animal, 

for short 

56. Mutual attraction 

58. Watery drink 

60. One side 

61. Certain Arab 

64. YouTube staple 

65. Dot follower 

66. Outlaw 

67. Enigma 

68. Arthur Godfrey 

played it 

69. Stews 

Down 

1. Orange tuber 

2. Yes, in French 

3. WWW addresses 

4. French city 

5. Organized chorus 

6. More than disappoint 

7. Steer stopper 

8. Ones to whom property 

is legally transferred 

9. San Diego suburb 

10. Man-mouse connector 

11. Circular tents 

12. Alphabet starters 

13. Mekong River land 

21. Whitman, for one 

22. Coin stamp 

25. Misstep 

26. Cause for a lawsuit 

27. Brightly colored fish 

28. School for a future 

ens. 

32. Parting words 

33. Maui garland 

35. Where to find a hero 

36. Wings 

37. Fix firmly 

39. Lover of Aeneas 

41. Begin 

44. Chaotic places 

47. Hold fast 

48. A high degree 

50. Less flexible 

51. States of feeling 

52. Simper 

53. Burn a bit 

54. Invitation answer 

55. Medley 

57. Conn. University 

59. Interview 

62. Let’s ___ dwell on 

it... 

63. Helpful connections 

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(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 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., 

Lockport; (815) 836- 

8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

ORLAND PARK 

Oak Forest Bowl 

(15240 S. Cicero Ave., 

Oak Forest; (708) 687- 

2000) 

■8 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturday, 

April 14: Local 

songwriter Michael Satarino 

on acoustic guitar 

and vocals performing 

favorite covers with a 

flamenco specialty 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

TINLEY PARK 

350 Brewing 

(7144 W. 183rd St., Tinley 

Park (708) 825-7339) 

■6:30 ■ p.m. First Thursday 

of each month: Laugh 

Riot. Cost is $25 and 

includes dinner, two 

beers and a comedy 

show. For tickets, email 

todd@350brewing.com 

Hailstorm Brewing 

(8060 186th St., Tinley 

Park); (708) 480-2268) 

■Thursdays: ■ Open mic 

night 

Tribes Beer Company 

(9501 W. 171st St., Tinley 

Park (708) 966-2051) 

■Noon-2 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Sunday Bloody Funday 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Open 

Bluegrass Jam Session 

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in The Scene, email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

answers 

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has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

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

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

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and Mokena. Tom 

Cachey is a third 

generation president of 

T. J. Cachey Builders 

and former president 

of the Southwest 

Suburban Home 

Builders Association.

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Home Series 

At Prairie Trails in Manhattan and WestGate Manor in Peotone! 

Two new designs (with more to follow) are a direct result of buyer feedback 

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within 

the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans forawhile and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details. 

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Accounting Manager 

SW Suburban Manufacturing Company seeks an Accounting 

Manager with Direct Experience in all areas of Accounting 

and Human Resources. Accounting responsibilities include 

preparation & analysis of monthly and year-end financial 

statements in a timely manner, a working knowledge of 

accounts receivable & payable, prepaid & accrued expenses, 

journal entries, cash reconciliation & management, inventory 

control, and supervision of the daily operations of the 

Accounting Staff. Human Resource responsibilities include 

management of health insurance programs, 401k, workers 

compensation, payroll taxes, and other HR duties. Must have 

minimum 5 years experience in these areas. Successful 

candidate should be detail & accuracy-oriented with 

advanced skills with Microsoft Office & accounting software 

and communication skills to effectively communicate with 

management team members. 

Competitive Salary and fringe benefits including health 

insurance and 401k. Please send resume to: 

Email: cstratton@aerorubber.com 

AERO Rubber Company, Inc. 

8100 West 185th Street 

Tinley Park, IL 60487 

(708) 430-4900 

Village Seeks Seasonal Maintenance Workers 

The Village of Homer Glen is seeking to fill 2 F/T 

seasonal maintenance worker positions. This position 

requires physical labor and will assist in maintaining the 

grounds of public property. 

Applicants must be 18 yrs. of age, have a H.S. diploma or 

GED. Pay rate is $10.50 per hr for approx. 40 hrs. per 

week from May to October. Selected candidates will be 

required to pass a criminal background check, medical 

physical and drug screen. 

Interested candidates must complete the job application 

found on the Village’s website www.homerglenil.org 

Completed applications can be e-mailed to Heather 

Kokodynsky at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or 

mailed to Village of Homer Glen, Attn: Heather 

Kokodynsky, 14240 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen, 

IL 60491. 

Outdoor work: F/T 

year-round & seasonal 

Employment 

Potential for paid winters 

off. Benefits incl. health, 

dental, IRA. Clean driving 

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over 40 hrs. Apply 

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Lawn Care Service 

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Growing Media Company 

Seeks Sales Directors 

Position Overview: 

22nd Century Media, a media 

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Orland Park, is seeking Sales 

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Responsibilities Include: 

Proactively prospecting and 

qualifying potential new 

advertising accounts; handling 

incoming leads; guiding ad 

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business opportunities and 

working with decision makers 

to obtain customer 

commitment; and achieving 

weekly revenue targets. 

Qualifications: 

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Must have a strong work ethic 

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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: 

AERO Rubber Company, Inc. 

bschatte@aerorubber.com 

SALES ASSISTANT 

Due to our rapid growth and 

expansion, Tinley Park 

industrial mfg. Sales office 

seeks exp’d, detail-oriented 

Sales Assistant for full-time 

position. A Sales Assistant at 

ARC does both sales, 

secretarial & customer service 

functions. This is a very 

diversified position in our 

FAST-PACED office. The 

ideal candidate must be 

HIGHLY MOTIVATED and 

needs to possess strong 

organizational & 

communication skills. 

Excellent computer literacy 

needed, including MS Word & 

Excel. Industrial cust. service 

exp. req’d. Repeat customer 

& supplier contact. No 

telemarketing, no cold calling 

req’d. Competitive salary & 

benefit pkg incl. 401K. Send 

letter & resume to: 

cstratton@aerorubber.com 

Screen Printers & 

Warehouse Needed 

Experience preferred. 

Please apply in person: 

Same Day Tees 112 S. 

First St, Peotone 

(relocating to 9525 

Laraway Rd, Frankfort) or 

email 

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LAWN TECHNICIAN 

Professional company 

located in Frankfort 

looking for reliable 

individual to apply dry 

fertilizer. Experience a 

plus, but not necessary. 

For interview call: 

(708)479-4600 

landscapeassociatesinc.com 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

homemakers and retirees. 

Must be reliable and have 

morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

If interested, 

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Landscape Help Wanted: 

Valid CDL driver’s license 

a + & labor exp. Selfstarter 

& quick learner a +. 

Pay based upon exp. 

English speaking a benefit. 

Email resume/info to 

cedarvalley07@att.net 

Hiring Desk Clerk 

(must be flexible w/ 

shifts) & Housekeeping 

(Morning) Needed at 

Super 8 Motel 

Apply within: 

9485 W. 191st St, Mokena 

No Phone Calls 

Nancy’s Pizzeria in Mokena 

hiring exp. pizzeria/ kitchen 

help. Located 1 mi S of I-80 

on LaGrange Rd. 30-40 

hrs/wk with open availability, 

evening hrs. Competitive 

wages starting at $10+/hr w/ 

exp. Contact 708.906.7040. 

Landscaping & Lawn 

Maintenance Personnel 

Experience needed. 

$13-18/hr. F/T, Immediate 

Hire (708) 687-8091 / 

office@threebrothers 

landscaping.net 

The City of Lockport is 

accepting applications for 

a P/T Water Laborer. 

Please visit the City’s 

website for info & 

how to apply: 

www.cityoflockport.net 

P/T Warehouse Labor 

Seasonal thru Oct. $13/hr 

20-25 hrs/wk. Approx. 

3-7pm. Apply in person: 

7320 Duvan Dr, Tinley 

Park, M-F 8a-4p or call 

708.514.0324. 

Fence Installers & Laborers 

wanted for growing fence 

business. Exp preferred but 

will train. Competitive wage 

& benefits incl’d medical 

insurance. Please apply within 

at K Brothers Fence, 19008 

Wolf Rd in Mokena. 

P/T Mechanic & Handyman 

Exp. w/ Lawn Equip & small 

machine repair. Flexible hrs. 

Apply at Melka Landscaping, 

11606 179th St, Mokena 

or email 

gardencenter@jimmelka.com 

P/T Delivery Driver 

CDL req. Exp w/ driving a 

6-wheel dump truck req. 

Flexible hrs. Apply at Melka 

Landscaping,11606 179th St, 

Mokena or email 

gardencenter@jimmelka.com 

P/T Shampoo Assistant 

for Lockport salon & spa. 

Th w/ alternating F-Sa. 

Apply within: Studio 305, 

230 E. 8th St, Lockport 

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Medical Transportation 

Drivers Wanted. Call or 

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Small Engine/Auto Mechanic 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 511 Ames Street, Lockport, IL 60441 

(Single Family Residence ). On the 29th 

day ofMarch, 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: U.S. 

Bank National Association, as Trustee 

for Asset Backed Funding Corporation 

Asset Backed Certificates, Series 

2006-HE1 Plaintiff V.Joseph R.Fracaro, 

AKA Joseph Fracaro; Jennifer K. 

Fracaro, AKA Jennifer Fracaro; First 

Midwest Bank; Lloyd M. Flatt, III; Ford 

Motor Credit Company LLC Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 1198 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 by subdivisions 

(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: 

Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 

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 16637 W. Seneca Dr, Lockport, IL 

60441 (Single Family Home). Onthe 

5th day of April, 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: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, 

FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually 

but as trustee for Hilldale 

Trust Plaintiff V. Ronald C. 

Herschbach; et. al. Defendant. 

Case No. 17CH 1409 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 














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Certificate No. 32104 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will onFebruary 26, 2018 wherein 

the business firm of Sunbright 

Window Washing located at 814 S 

Washington, Lockport, IL 60441 is 

registered and a certificate notice 

setting forth the following: 

Chuck McWherter, 814 S Washington, 

Lockport, IL 60441 

815-735-4586 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 26th day of February, 2018 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

CIRCUIT COURT 

WILL COUNTY 

PUBLICATION NOTICE OF 

COURT DATE FOR REQUEST 

FOR NAME CHANGE 

CASE NO: 18MR537 

Request of: Ricardo Alberto Gonzalez 

There will beacourt date onmy 

Request tochange myname from: 

Ricardo Alberto Gonzalez to the 

new name of: Rick Allen Gonzalez 

The court date will be held 

4/6/2018 at 9:00 a.m. at 57 N. Ottawa 

St, Joliet, Will Co, IL in 

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STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

U.S. Bank National Association, as 

Trustee for Asset Backed Funding Corporation 

Asset Backed Certificates, Series 

2006-HE1 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Joseph R. Fracaro, AKA Joseph Fracaro; 

Jennifer K.Fracaro, AKA Jennifer 

Fracaro; First Midwest Bank; Lloyd M. 

Flatt, III; Ford Motor Credit Company 

LLC 

Defendant. No. 16 CH 1198 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 14th day of August, 2017, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

29th 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: 

PARCEL 1:That part ofLot 4, in Block 

37, in the Town (Now City) of Lockport, 

lying Easterly of a Line 150 feet 

Easterly of, Normally Distant from and 

Parallel with the Centerline of the Original, 

Now Eastbound Main Tract of the 

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 

in Will County, Illinois. PARCEL 

2: That part of Lot 1, in Block 37, in the 

Town (Now City) ofLockport, Lying 

Easterly of the Easterly Line of Atchison, 

Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, in 


Commonly known as: 511 Ames 

Street, Lockport, IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 11-04-23-111-004-0000 













County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 




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FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, 

FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually 

but as trustee for Hilldale Trust 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Ronald C. Herschbach; et. al. 

Defendant. No. 17 CH 1409 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 3rd day ofJanuary, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

5th day of April, 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 to the highest and best bidder 

or bidders the following-described real 

estate: 

LOT 136 IN ARROWHEAD OF BRO- 

KEN ARROW, BEING ARESUBDI- 

VISTON OF LOTS 9, 11, AND PART 

OF LOT 14IN BROKEN ARROW, IN 

SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC- 

CORDING TO SAID PLAT OFAR- 

ROWHEAD OF BROKEN ARROW 

RECORDED APRIL 28, 1994, AS 

DOCUMENT R94-44325, AND CER- 

TIFICATES OF CORRECTION RE- 

CORDED AS DOCUMENT 

R94-47389 AND R94-58257, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 16637 W. Seneca 

Dr, Lockport, IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 16-05-30-306-025-0000 













County. 



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ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 




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42 | March 22, 2018 | The Lockport Legend SPORTS 


This Week In... 

Lockport Township 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■March ■ 24 host Glenbrook 

South, 11 a.m. 

■March ■ 26 host Lincoln-Way 

West, 4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 28 at Thornton, 4:30 

p.m. 

Softball 

■March ■ 23 host Plainfield 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 26 host Andrew, 

4:30 p.m. 

BADMINTON 

From Page 46 

it was sophomore Sam Keta 

over Abboud, and Burke 

beat Bozue at fifth singles. 

Schmutzler defeated 

Abustan at No. 6 singles, 

Espada won over Baltierres at 

No. 7, followed by Westberg 

winning over junior Natalie 

Lassak in eighth singles. 

Mackin defeated junior Neha 

Kapur in ninth singles, and 

Beland rounded it out with a 

win over Trejo at 10th singles. 

Markham, who first started 

playing badminton in 

high school, also played in 

an exhibition single match. 

She is one of only four seniors 

on the squad. 

“I hope to move up in the 

lineup, but I like to be with 

my friends,” Markham said. 

“We work hard and laugh a 

lot.” 

A change this season for 

the Porters is they have a 

new assistant coach. Standing 

at 6-foot-9, John Ford is 

baseball 

From Page 47 

and 31, Lockport is slated 

to play in the WJOL/Don 

Ladas Memorial Baseball 

Girls Soccer 

■March ■ 23 at Parkway Classic 

in St. Louis, Missouri, 4:30 

p.m. 

■March ■ 24 at Parkway Classic 

in St. Louis, Missouri, 8:30 

a.m. 

■March ■ 27 host Providence, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Track and Field 

■March ■ 24 at Top Times Invite, 

TBD at Illinois Wesleyan 

University 

Boys Volleyball 

■March ■ 23 at Marist Redhawk 

Invitational, 5 p.m. 

■March ■ 24 at Marist Redhawk 

Invitational, 9 a.m. 

■March ■ 28 host Waubonsie 

Valley, 6 p.m. 

hard to miss. But Ford, who 

played basketball for Joliet 

Township in the mid-1990s, 

is no stranger to Lockport 

athletics. He’s been an assistant 

coach on the girls 

basketball team for the past 

three seasons. He, however, 

never coached badminton 

until now. 

“It’s a unique opportunity,” 

said Ford, who replaced 

Haley Egelhof as assistant 

this season. “I like challenges, 

and I’m learning 

something every day. It’s 

not a sport that I’ve known a 

lot about, but the girls have 

been great.” 

The Porters opened the 

season two days earlier, on 

March 13, with a quad meet 

at Hinsdale Central. There, 

Lockport lost 5-3 to Lyons 

Township and 5-3 to the 

host Red Devils but defeated 

Wheaton Warrenville South 

7-1. 

“In the opener, we did really 

well,” Lockport secondyear 

coach Stacy Sparlin 

Tournament. There, the 

Porters will once again face 

Lincoln-Way West in the 

first round. That game will 

be at 4:30 p.m. on March 

29 at Plainfield Central. The 

Girls Water Polo 

■March ■ 22 host Andrew, 

5 p.m. 

Boys Water Polo 

■March ■ 22 at Andrew, 5 p.m. 

Badminton 

■March ■ 22 at Lincoln-Way 

Central, 4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 24 host Lockport 

Quad, 9 a.m. 


West Quad, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Lacrosse 


Co-op, 7:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 24 at Andrew Invitational, 

8 a.m. 

said of the opening quad 

meet at Hinsdale Central. 

“We got off to a rough start 

there last year, and those are 

some tough schools. 

“Our juniors won the conference 

as sophomores last 

year, and we have a lot of 

them up. Plus, two sophomores. 

I’m really looking 

forward to this season. I really 

like the personalities of 

the group. Just the way they 

compete hard and want to 

work. It’s a fun group, and 

I’m excited.” 

Lockport closed last week 

with a trip on Saturday, 

March 17, to the Downers 

Grove North Invite. This 

week brought a nonconference 

meet on Tuesday, 

March 20, at Argo, and then 

a SouthWest Suburban Conference 

on Thursday, March 

22, at Lincoln-Way Central. 

This Saturday, March 24, 

the Porters host a quad starting 

at 9 a.m. with Andrew, 

Naperville Central and St. 

Charles North. 

times and locations for the 

following games will be determined 

by the results, but 

Lockport does host semifinal 

and consolation games on 

March 31. 

Visit us online at Lockportlegend.com 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Bryan Fox 

Bryan Fox is a senior at 

Lockport Township and 

a catcher on the baseball 

team. 

How excited are you for 

the upcoming baseball 

season? 

I’m super excited. It’s going 

to be a real fun year. I expect 

us to win a lot of games 

and get far in the state tournament. 

How did you get involved 

in playing baseball? 

I started plying baseball 

when I was 4 years old. No 

one pushed me to do it. I just 

decided to do it on my own. 

But the first year I tried it, I 

fell in love with it. 

Do you play any other 

sports? 

No, not at Lockport. I 

played basketball this winter 

for the Homer Athletic Club 

rec team, but that was just 

for fun. 

What is it about baseball 

that makes it the 

sport for you? 

I love the complexity of 

it. Not too many people can 

watch a game and see all 

the little things that go into 

it. It’s just amazing that the 

professional athletes that 

play it can do what they do. 

What is something 

about the position of 

catcher that the average 

baseball fan does 

not know? 

That the catcher controls 

every part of the game. It’s 

the only position that can 

see the whole field. So as a 

catcher, we can control the 

fielders, as well as every 

other aspect. I’ve also been 

a catcher as long as I can remember. 

What opponent do you 

look forward to playing 

the most this season? 

Providence. Because they 

have a good program, and 

there’s a lot of history between 

the two programs. I 

have a few friends that are 

on their team, so there’s 

some bragging rights. 

Who is your favorite 

pro baseball player? 

Kris Bryant. I’m a big 

Cubs fan, so watching him 

come up and play has been 

really awesome. When the 

Cubs won it, I was in my 

living room watching the 

game with my family. We’re 

all Cubs fans, and we pretty 

much did go crazy. 

What have you learned 

Photo submitted 

from Lockport baseball 

coach Andy Satunas? 

I’ve learned a lot, especially 

on the mental side. 

Just digging deep into the 

game instead of just going 

out and playing it. That’s 

what he taught me. 

Are you going to play 

baseball in college? 

Yes, I’ve already signed 

to play at Roosevelt University 

in Chicago. I was playing 

with Rhino Baseball in 

an unsigned showcase event 

with Prep Baseball Report. 

Roosevelt saw me, and it 

went from there. I really like 

the school, I’m excited to go 

there and live in the city. 

What is the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Lockport? 

The best thing is playing 

against some big-time competition. 

At Lockport, we 

are always playing the best, 

and it helps us to get better. 

It will help us succeed at the 

next level in college, too. 

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At the end of every boys basketball season, 22nd Century Media scours through stories, stat sheets and 

reporters’ notebooks to compile its Team 22 All-Star lineup. The team features student-athletes from 

Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport Township and 

Sandburg high schools. 

—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff 

First team 

second team 

Forward 

Guard 

F: Andrew Hancock, senior, LW Central 

10.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG. All-SWSC Red. 

G: Sean Curran, freshman, LW Central 

11.4 PPG, 5.3 APG, 2.5 RPG, 1.4 SPG. 

All-SWSC Red. 

G: Jake Pygon, senior, Sandburg 

9.7 PPG, 4.2 APG, 2.6 RPG. All-SWSC 

Blue. 

Sam Shafer, senior, LW East 

18.9 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 3.1 APG. All-SWSC Blue. 

SWSC Blue Player of the Year. Dominating 

all area stats, Shafer played more of a guard 

role but has the height to be a forward. He’s 

a First Teamer any way you slice it. 

Troy Murphy, senior, Andrew 

16.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.4 APG. All-SWSC 

Red. SWSC Red Player of the Year. While 

Shafer dominated the Blue Division of the 

SouthWest Suburban Conference, Murphy 

owned the Red. 

G: Evan Yerkes, senior, Andrew 


Red. 

G: Joey Buggemi, senior, LW East 

12.5 PPG, 2.9 RPG. 

Guard Guard Guard 

Honorable mentions 

Zach Parduhn, senior, LW East 

11.1 PPG, 3.7 APG. All-SWSC Blue. 

Parduhn was a difference-maker, plain and 

simple. He put up big numbers all season 

and enabled others on a strong team. 

Jake Karli, junior, Lockport 

7.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 4 APG. All-SWSC Blue. 

While on paper the numbers aren’t as 

showy as some others, most folks agree 

that, at point guard, Karli was the guy 

making things happen for the Porters. 

Sami Ismail, senior, Sandburg 


Blue. Ismail’s name just kept coming up 

on every list, as his work was a highlight 

reel unto itself for the Eagles’ 2017-2018 

season. 

F: Thomas Halatek, junior, Lockport; 

Marvin Agwomoh, junior, Sandburg. 

G: Dan Gierhahn, senior, Andrew; 

Luke Handley, senior, LW Central; 

Chris Robinson, senior, LW Central; 

Matt Hatzopoulos, junior, Lockport; 

Josiah Bickhem, senior, Tinley; Adam 

Taylor, junior, Provi; Jason Cook, 

senior, Tinley; Brandon Petkoff, senior, 

LW East; Matt DiNardi, junior, Provi; 

Nathan Clendenning, junior, LW West.

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Homer Jr. High wrestling wins state title 

School finishes 

with two individual 

champs, has 18 

qualifiers at DeKalb 

Submitted by Homer 

Mustangs 

Homer Jr. High’s Keegan Roberson won the individual title 

at 112 pounds, setting the record for most points scored in 

his final, winning 17-0. He is now a two-time state champion. 

Drew Blackburn-Forst celebrates at the state competition 

held at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center. 

The Homer Jr. High wrestling 

team won the Illinois 

Elementary School Association 

state competition held 

March 10 at the Northern 

Illinois University Convocation 

Center in DeKalb. 

The school finished first 

out of 116 teams and had 18 

qualifiers, beating DeKalb 

Huntley by a final of 163- 

135 for the top spot. In addition, 

individual state champions 

for Homer Jr. High 

were eighth-graders Drew 

Blackburn-Forst at 167 

pounds and Keegan Roberson 

at 112 pounds. 

Blackburn-Forst finished 

the year 42-4 and broke the 

individual record at 167 

pounds for having the quickest 

pin at 22 seconds in his final 

against Glenside’s Philip 

Dozier; the previous record 

was 34 seconds in 1993. 

Roberson (46-0) also won 

the state title last year and 

is now a two-time individual 

state champion. He also 

broke the individual record 

this year for most points 

scored in the final, winning 

17-0. The previous record 

was 15 back in 1991. He 

won by technical fall over 

Camp Point Central’s Matthew 

Willimason in the title 

match in 3:08 and is the program’s 

only other two-time 

champion besides Abdullah 

Assaf, who won his titles in 

2012 and 2013. 

Also placing were seventh-grader 

Brian Parker, 

who took second at 85 

pounds; eighth-grader Peter 

Kontonis, who took third 

at 275 pounds; and Payton 

Roberson, Keegan’s younger 

brother, a fifth-grader who 

got fifth at 70 pounds. 

The other state qualifiers 

were Matt Giorgetti at 65 

pounds, Ben Markham at 70 

pounds, Max Knezevich at 

75 pounds, Jad Alwawi at 80 

pounds, Logan Kaminski at 

85 pounds, Tommy Drogemuller 

at 95 pounds, Paulie 

Kadlec at 105 pounds, Paul 

Rasp at 119 pounds, Cody 

Silzer at 126 pounds, Alvaro 

Alvarez at 135 pounds, 

Tommy Mula at 135 pounds, 

Moe Khalil at 145 pounds 

and Michael Holland at 155 

pounds. 

The team’s head coach is 

David Rush. Assistants include 

Kenton Brace, Paul 

Oster, Chris Myers and Jimmy 

T. Roberson II. 

The Mustangs also won 

state in wrestling in 2013. 

They are the ninth school 

in the history of the IESA to 

have multiple state titles in 

wrestling. 

Eight qualifiers will return 

next year, looking to build 

on the program’s achievements 

of six state trophies, 

seven sectional titles and 

11-straight regional titles in 

its 13-year history. 

The Homer Jr. High wrestling team won the Illinois Elementary Association state 

competition March 10 in DeKalb. It is the program’s second state tile, having also won it in 

2013. Photos submitted 

Drew Blackburn-Forst won an individual title for the Mustangs at 167 pounds, notching the 

record for quickest pin in 22 seconds in his final match. 

Keegan Roberson (right) locks up his opponent en route to his second-straight state title.

46 | March 22, 2018 | The Lockport Legend SPORTS 


Porters showcase experience against Indians 

Lemont overpowered 

in program’s first 

match 

Randy Whalen 


The Lockport Township 

badminton team first played 

a match in the 1970s. The 

Lemont badminton team 

first played a match last 

week against Lockport. 

The Porters have a rich 

heritage of badminton play, 

so that helped Lemont 

choose to have them in the 

history making match that 

took place on Thursday, 

March 15, in the field house 

at Lockport. 

There, the result was predicable, 

as the Porters won 

all the matches in straight 

sets for a 15-0 victory. But 

the Indians were happy to 

launch their program against 

Lockport. 

“My sister, Lanette Calhoun, 

coaches the freshman 

team at Lockport,” Lemont 

coach Olivia Mattingly said. 

“So she opened the door for 

us to come here and play 

someone outside of our 

[Southwest Prairie] conference. 

I know our kids were 

nervous and didn’t know 

what to expect. But this is 

one down and a lot more to 

go.” 

Mattingly, who is a 2009 

graduate of Hinsdale South 

and went to state twice while 

playing there, is assisted by 

Eve Winiarski. She was excited 

that the Indians got the 

opportunity to open against 

Lockport. 

“I’m pretty happy to open 

here,” Mattingly said. “It’s 

great to play a program like 

Lockport that is this good 

and with this much experience. 

This will show us how 

hard we have to work.” 

Since none of the Lemont 

players had any match experience 

against another team, 

at least not in high school, 

the scores weren’t close. The 

Porters have plenty of young 

talent, and it showed last 

Thursday. 

In doubles, juniors Abbey 

Burke and Dana Westberg 

defeated junior Karla 

Pulido and Yosef Abustan 

21-12, 21-10 in the top doubles 

match. The rest of the 

scores were similar. At No. 2 

doubles, it was juniors Tess 

Peckman and Felicita Espada 

over senior Emma Bozue 

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and junior Marta Mendaluk. 

Third doubles was sophomore 

Sawyer Hollatz and 

senior Caitlyn Krueger over 

senior Ellie Abboud and junior 

Bridget Hodurek. They 

were followed by juniors 

Megan Schmutzler and 

Kiera Mackin over senior 

Amanda Baltierres and junior 

Bianca Pontrelli, and 

in No. 5 doubles, it was senior 

Cristina Markham and 

junior Leigh Beland over 

seniors Sarah Trejo and Andrea 

Papiernik. 

Krueger plays third doubles 

and third singles for the 

Porters. 

“I’ve enjoyed playing with 

Sawyer and getting to know 

her in doubles,” Krueger 

said. “But I’d like to move 

up in singles to the Top 2. 

That would mean that I’d 

have a chance to go to state 

in singles senior year.” 

Hollatz is No. 1 in singles 

and had a 21-4, 21-13 win 

over Pulido at that position. 

At No. 2 singles, it was senior 

Kamile Sulkson over 

Mendaluk, and that was followed 

by Krueger defeating 

Hodurek. At fourth singles, 

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fastbreak 

1st and 3 

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Lockport badminton 

dominant in win 

against lemont 

1. Old vs. new 

The Lockport 

badminton team, 

which first formed 

in the 1970s, beat 

Lemont, playing its 

first match ever, 15-0 

on Thursday, March, 

15, at LTHS’s East 

Campus. 

2. Top singles and 

doubles 

Sawyer Hollatz won 

at No. 1 singles 

21-4, 21-13 for the 

Porters, while Abbey 

Burke and Dana 

Westburg won their 

No. 1 doubles match 

21-12, 21-10 against 

the Indians. 

3. Starting things up 

The Porters 

badminton team 

opened the year two 

days before playing 

Lemont at a quad 

meet at Hinsdale 

Central, losing to 

the host team and 

Lyons Township by 

the same score of 

5-3, but the girls beat 

Wheaton Warrenville 

South 7-1. 

Baseball 

Porters ready to turn the corner for memorable campaign 

Pitching figures to 

be a strength for 

talented, athletic 

roster 

Randy Whalen 


The Lockport Township 

baseball team believes it is 

close to a breakout season. 

There are plenty of reasons 

to be optimistic. A 

half-dozen starters, including 

a trio of pitchers, return 

from last season’s squad. A 

year ago, the Porters were 

just over .500 with a 19-17- 

1 record. They lost a close 

5-3 game to Sandburg in the 

regional championship contest, 

with the Eagles going 

on to win the sectional. 

Lockport last won a regional 

and sectional in 2013. 

But, after being close last 

season, this could be the year 

it gets back to those heights. 

“We’re ready,” Lockport 

coach Andy Satunas said. 

“We will have a blend of 

impact seniors and talented 

underclassman. Our pitching 

staff has three seniors returning 

with big-game experience 

and a talented group 

of underclassman who will 

compete for innings. We are 

a very athletic and physical 

team. Our size and speed 

will allow us to compete 

with any team in the area.” 

Baseball starts with pitching, 

and the Porters have 

plenty of that back this season. 

Senior right-handers 

Alec Gadomski, Tommy 

Louch [committed to Saint 

Xavier University] and CJ 

Weins [committed to Wabash 

Valley College], who 

can also play infield, return 

as starting pitchers. 

TJ Jaros is also back as a 

senior pitcher. But the lefthander 

will be coming out of 

the bullpen and relishes that 

role. 

“I’m usually the first guy 

out of the pen,” he said. “I 

like the pressure and coming 

in in those situations, I throw 

a lot of off-speed stuff. Even 

if they know it’s coming, 

they have to hit it. 

“Our offseason workouts 

have been great. We’re 

working hard as a team, 

getting up early, getting our 

guys ready for the season.” 

Also returning as starters 

are senior outfielder Jimmy 

Heintz [signed with Benedictine 

University], along 

with junior shortstop Josh 

Bentley and junior outfielder 

Collin Woulfe. 

“We don’t have one spectacular 

guy or power hitter,” 

Heintz said. “Everyone can 

contribute and get on base. 

Take a guy like Josh Bentley. 

He’s been on the varsity 

since he was a freshman, so 

he’s ready. We’re all pretty 

equal in ability, and we’ve 

increased our pitching staff, 

too. We have a lot of guys 

that are ready for [the season].” 

Five other seniors have 

already committed to colleges. 

Included in them is 

catcher Bryan Fox, who will 

“We’re ready. We will have a blend of impact seniors 

and talented underclassman... Our size and speed will 

allow us to compete with any team in the area.” 

Andy Satunas — Lockport baseball coach, on the outlook for the season 

attend Roosevelt University 

in Chicago. Fox believes 

the team’s 5:30 a.m. spring 

practices in the nearby Bo 

Jackson Elite Sports Dome 

in Lockport have helped the 

team. 

“We get a lot of work done 

in a great facility,” he said. 

“[A key] is that we need to 

stay focused and strong. 

We have to get better every 

day, and with the high competition 

we play, we can do 

that.” 

Also already committed 

to college are senior 

right-handed pitchers Jake 

Berger [University of St. 

Francis] and Rich Jesse, Jr. 

[University of Wisconsin- 

Plateville]. Outfielder Brendan 

O’Connor [Waubonsee 

Community College] and 

infielder Steve Salvino [College 

of DuPage] have also 

committed to colleges. 

Lockport has a large varsity 

roster this season, and 

some key newcomers are junior 

infielders Adam Hansen 

and John Weis, along with 

junior outfielder Jackson 

Mladic. Sophomore Nick 

Schindler can catch and 

play first base, and freshman 

Ryan Moerman is up on the 

varsity as an infielder. 

Many of the younger players 

got experience last summer, 

when the Porters went 

11-5 in summer league play, 

eventually losing to Lincoln- 

Way East 8-5 in the regional 

title game. East went on 

to place second in the Illinois 

High School Baseball 

Coaches Association Summer 

Baseball Tournament. 

Since it formed for the 

2005-2006 school year, the 

SouthWest Suburban Conference 

has always been synonymous 

with success. The 

Porters have the most SWSC 

Blue [large division] titles 

with seven, including five in 

six seasons between 2010- 

2015. Last season, Lockport 

went 6-4 and finished tied 

for second, while Lincoln- 

Way East and Sandburg 

shared the championship. 

But the tough conference 

competition, plus a slew of 

other good matchups, should 

prepare the Porters once the 

postseason arrives. 

“Our challenges include 

a rugged schedule filled 

with games and tournaments 

against many of the 

best teams in the state of Illinois,” 

Satunas said. “We 

will compete in the WJOL/ 

Don Ladas Tournament with 

the best teams from the Joliet 

area. Then, we travel to 

Louisville [on April 5 and 

6] to play in the Super Prep 

Tournament. 

“At the beginning of 

May [4 and 5], we travel to 

Edwardsville to compete 

against the host school and 

also downstate powers Chatham 

Glenwood and Highland 

High School. Finally, 

we end the season in the 

Steven Bajenski Memorial 

Tournament [May 17-19]. 

Between these tournaments 

and our rugged conference 

schedule, we will be battletested 

by the time the IHSA 

state playoffs start.” 

The Porters were slated 

to open the season on Tuesday, 

March 20, by hosting 

Lemont. This Saturday, 

March 24, brings another 

nonconference home game, 

this one at 11 a.m. against 

Glenbrook South. A SWSC 

crossover take place on 

Monday, March 26, at 4:30 

p.m., as Lincoln-Way West 

comes to town. Another 4:30 

conference crossover is on 

Wednesday. March 28, at 

Thornton. 

Then, between March 29 

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“I’m really looking forward to this season. I 

really like the personalities of the group. Just the 

way they compete hard and want to work. It’s a 

fun group, and I’m excited.” 

Stacy Sparlin — Lockport badminton coach, on the chemistry 

of her team 

Tune In 

Badminton 

Conference clash — Thursday, March 22, at Lincoln-Way 

Central 

• The Lockport girls take on the Knights in a battle of 

SouthWest Suburban Conference foes. 

Index 

42 - This Week In 

42 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by ContributingEditor 

Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | March 22, 2018 

Aces in the hole 

Stellar pitching staff figures to be 

strength of talented LTHS baseball 

team, Page 47 

Mustangs on top Homer 

Jr. High wrestlers capture state title, 

Page 45 

Lockport badminton team shows its depth 

with dominant win over Lemont, Page 46 

Members of the Lockport Township High School badminton team huddle up and put their 

hands in Thursday, March 15, prior to a match against Lemont in Lockport. 

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