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Post office plans
Plans for new post office in Lockport approved at
City Council meeting, Page 5
A lasting impact
Holocaust survivor, author who preached message of
kindness at D92 dies, Page 7
Parade Change
New route for Old Canal Days parade outlined,
Page 10
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THURSDAY
Pizza Wars
5:30-7:30 p.m. April 26.
Goodings Grove School,
12914 W. 143rd St., Homer
Glen. Local pizzerias of
Homer Glen will be competing
for “Best Sauce, Best
Crust, and Best Overall
Slice.” Attendees will be voting
for their favorites. The
book fair will be running for
families to shop together in
the library. Tickets are $5 a
person and include chips, water/pop
and dessert. Children
age 3 and younger are free.
FRIDAY
Bunco Night
6 p.m. April 27, American
Legion Post 18, 15052 Archer
Ave, Lockport. Enjoy
an evening of playing bunco
with pizza, desserts, door
prizes, raffles and a cash bar.
Tickets are $15 and proceeds
benefit the children in My
Joyful Heart. There are only
100 tickets available for this
event. For more information,
call (815) 806-1700.
Mini Nick-a-Palooza
8 p.m. April 27, Stike n
Spare Lanes, 811 Northern
Dr., Lockport. The Fort
Awesome Band is sponsoring
this fundraising event
for the Nick Kot Charity for
TBI (traumatic brain injury).
Nuthin’ Fancy, a southern
rock band will perform at
7:30 p.m., following by Fort
Awesome Band at 9:30 p.m.
until midnight. To donate
raffle items, baskets or cash
donations, contact Trisha
Kot at (708) 301-1726.
SATURDAY
Taft Foundation Craft Fair
9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 28, Taft
School, 1605 W. Washington
St., Lockport. Attendees can
enjoy a day purusing a variety
of quality handmade and
home-based business products
from over 50 vendors.
There is a $1 admission that
will be collected for Taft
kids’ service project. Children
unver 12 are free. For
more information, contact
director Christine Jelinek at
(815) 212-1168.
MONDAY
DIY Glass Marble Magnets
6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday,
April 30, White Oak Library
Meeting Room A/B,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
Participants will use decorative
paper and Mod Podge to
create unique glass marble
magnets to put on display.
Registration is required. For
more information, call (815)
552-4260.
UPCOMING
Goodings Grove Spring Craft
and Vendor Fair
5-9 p.m. Thursday, May
3, Goodings Grove School,
12914 W. 143rd St., Homer
Glen. Admission is $3.
Lockport Love Candlelight
Bowl
6 p.m. Friday, May, 4,
Strike-N-Spare II, 811
Northern Drive Lockport.
Tickets are $25 per person
and include a full Mexican
meal and three games of
bowling. They can be purchased
at the Lockport Police
Department or online at
www.lockportlove.com.
Timely and Meaningful
Consultations D205
1-1:30 p.m. Wednesday,
May 9, Lockport Township
High School East Campus,
1333 E. 7th St., Lockport.
The director of special education
will be available in
her office for timely and
meaningful consultations
with parents of secondary
students with disabilities
who are currently being
homeschooled and reside
within D205 boundaries.
Lockport Township High
School’s Spring Plant Sale
8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 10-12,
LTHS Greenhouse, Room
32, 1333 E. 7th St., Lockport.
A wide variety of annuals,
native plants, and vegetables
will be available for
purchase.
ONGOING
Bike Drive
Donations of gently used
bicycles can be made at the
Lockport Police Department,
1212 S. Farrel Road
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
until May 19. The bikes will
be distributed through the
Lockport Resource Center’s
Pass It On Thrift Shop.
Many bikes will be given to
needy children as well as
some adults who use them
for daily transportation. The
rest will be sold at a low
cost, with proceeds funding
the LRC Transformation
Scholarship Program.
Citizens Against Ruining the
Environment
6-7:30 p.m. every third
Monday of the month,
White Oak Library, 121 E.
8th St., Lockport. CARE,
a nonprofit all-volunteer
organization, to discuss environmental
and health related
issues in Will County
and the surrounding areas.
Community service hours
also available.
Challenge Fitness Court
Rentals
Challenge Fitness, 2021
S. Lawrence Ave., Lockport,
offers court rentals for tennis
and racquetball/wallyball
courts when Lockport Township
Park District programs
are not running. Tennis courts
are rented on a per hour basis,
with rates beginning at $14
an hour during the summer.
Racquetball/wallyball courts
begin at $3 an hour and have
a two-hour limit. Individuals
who are not members of
Challenge Fitness are subject
to guest fees. For more information,
please call (815)
838-3621, ext. 0 or visit
www.lockportpark.org.
Golf Lessons
Tuesdays and Thursdays
or Saturdays and Sundays,
Prairie Bluff Golf Course,
19433 Renwick Road,
Crest Hill. The Lockport
Township Park is offering
junior and adult beginner
golf lessons for ages 7 to
16 years and 18 years and
older, respectively. Students
learn the basics of putting,
chipping, pitching and full
swing. Fee is $70/resident;
$80/non-resident. Junior
classes are offered from
4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays and 9-10 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays.
Adult lessons run from
5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays or 10:30-
11:30 a.m. Saturdays and
Sundays. For more information,
call (815) 838-3621,
ext. 0.
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Fish Fry
5-8 p.m. Fridays. American
Legion Post #18, 15052 Archer
Ave., Lockport. Dine in
or carry out. For more information,
call (815) 838-4515.
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.
Bingo
9-11 a.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays,
Gladys Fox Museum, 231
E. 9th St., Lockport. There
is to be refreshments served.
There is no registration or
fee required.
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.lockportpark.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.lockportmoose.
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Girl Scout event focuses on literacy, animals
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
When the Girl Scouts of
Troop 70645 do something,
they do it right.
The local troop of 11- and
12-year-olds came together
to work toward earning
their Bronze Service Award
Saturday, April 21, during
a special Free Family Literacy
Event at the Lockport
American Legion Pavilion.
Rather than choosing one
important cause to dedicate
their time and resources
to, Girl Scout Troop 70645
organized a joint donation
drive and fundraiser
with their partners NAWS
Humane Society, Merciful
Minis Therapy Ponies and
White Oak Library District.
On top of all that, the
Scout-led event was fun for
the whole family as games,
crafts, activities and visits
from animals entertained
children of all ages.
“This is the girls’ first
time putting together an
event like this,” said Bonnie
Covelli, Lockport resident
and the troop’s co-leader.
“The girls brainstormed the
idea and started putting together
all the pieces of the
event. Each of the girls designed
their own station and
the games have to do with
literacy and the crafts are
all animal-themed. The kids
will be making scarfs for
NAWS kittens by putting
stamps on them, and they
can also make a bookmark
designed by the Scouts.”
Along with planning all
the fun and games, Girl
Scout Troop 70645 conducted
research in advance
to determine the literacy
rates of area schools. They
will once again put on their
statistics hats following the
event to budget the best way
Lockport Girl Scout Faith Osborne pets NAWS dog Susie Q.
to spend the money raised
from the raffles.
“After the raffle is done,
the girls will contact the
different schools’ librarians
and get a wishlist
of the books they want,”
Troop 70645 co-leader Kate
Krumdick said. “Our hope
is to have the Scouts sit
down and budget to divide
the money to support the
school districts.”
As soon as the doors to
the Free Family Literacy
Event opened at 1 p.m.,
local families arrived to
partake in all the fun. Kindergarten
through secondgrade
students enjoyed the
literacy games and animal
crafts, while moms and dads
took time out to participate
in the raffles. Everyone appreciated
spending quality
time with adoptable pets
from NAWS and a pair of
ponies from Merciful Minis,
while Jane Gardner from
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch delighted
attendees by reading aloud
a selection of popular children’s
books.
One of the many highlights
of the event combined
animals and literacy
in a creative way as Troop
70645 members and Homer
Glen residents Emilie
Knaack and Natalie Krumdick
brought the “Elephant
and Piggie” books to life
with interactive plays.
“We thought that the kids
might want a break from all
the activities so we thought
it would be a good idea to
Girl Scout members (left to right) Julie Perretta, Payton Clark and Addison Galloy set up a
word game Saturday, April 21, during the Free Family Event hosted at the American Legion
in Lockport. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
have them watch a play,”
Knaack said. “And we
thought it would be kind of
cool to wear the costumes
and act so the kids can see
the ‘Elephant and Piggie’
books in person.”
Literacy and animals
may have been the official
themes of the event, but
friendship also took center
stage as the Scouts worked
together to create a fun afternoon
for the community.
“I would recommend Girl
Scouts to anyone because
it’s about meeting new
friends,” Natalie Krumdick
said. “It’s a really fun experience,
with camping and
hiking, but the best part is
meeting new friends.”
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Will County School District 92 Board of Education
Preparation begins for summer program, budgeting process
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Will County School
District 92 Board of Education
is beginning to prepare
for the end of the school
year and summer break.
During its April 17 meeting,
plans were discussed
for the Extended School
Year summer program, as
well as the start of next
school year’s budgeting
process.
Assistant Superintendent
for Special Education Services
Kimberly West informed
the board that the
district’s summer school
program, Extended School
Year, will be partnering
with Northwest Special
Recreation for the second
year in a row to provide a
summer camp for participating
students.
“Our classroom hours
for the students are from 9
[a.m.] to noon, and we will
have the summer camp activities
run from noon until 3
[p.m.],” West said. “Parents
who work can’t necessarily
pick their kids up at noon.
This way, they’re more likely
to enroll their students in
the program, and they don’t
have to worry about getting
someone to pick them up
and watch them for part of
the day.”
Extended School Year
will be taking place at
Walsh School for all grade
levels this year. West noted
that keeping all the students
in one building gives
students a unique opportunity
to interact and work
with students in other
grades.
District 92 students
in ESY, as well as students
who will be at home
throughout the summer,
will have another learning
tool at their disposal this
year — DreamBox, the online
math practice program
which the district has been
piloting. As a bonus to the
district for purchasing the
full program next year, the
software will be available to
all district students online
this summer.
Assistant Superintendent
for Curriculum and Instruction
Mark Fleming explained
that the program is
highly customized and tests
students based on their performance
results.
Fleming also reported
that starting in the fall, the
district will be switching its
student assessments testing
system from MAP to
the FastBridge assessment
program. Fleming said the
tests provide results similar
to MAP, but they take
most students significantly
less time to complete. Fast-
Bridge was tested in the
district this year during all
three assessment periods
(fall, winter and spring),
and students are to continue
to take both assessments
in spring, but they will
only be using FastBridge
next year.
Budget and construction
Assistant Superintendent
for Business Services Teresa
Bishop announced that
the board will vote in May
to approve the amended
budget from school year
2017-2018, which was discussed
at last month’s meeting.
She also noted that
once that is approved, she
will be going over the proposed
budget for the 2018-
2019 school year in June, a
measure which will likely
be voted on at the end of the
summer.
It was also announced
at the meeting that all the
building permits have been
properly issued and everything
is clear for construction
at Reed School to
begin on time this spring.
The process is also underway
at Reed to install new
road signs in an effort to
reduce speeding and traffic
problems created along
143rd Street, a concern
which had been expressed
by community members,
as well as the Village of
Homer Glen.
Other summer improvements
include the installation
of new interior signage
at Oak Prairie Junior
High. The district is also
awaiting the results of lead
testing in water from several
previously problematic
school fixtures, which
was conducted on April
12. Depending on the test
results, further action to
address the issue may be
recommended.
Remembering a Holocaust
survivor and friend
Before beginning official
business, the board took a
moment to recognize the
passing of a friend of District
92. Holocaust survivor
Aaron Elster had visited
Oak Prairie Junior High to
speak to students each of
the last 15 years. He died
April 11 at the age of 86.
Sullivan gave a brief
statement of remembrance.
“I think he had a real impact
on hundreds of our students,”
he said. “He will be
missed, but I think his message
will stick with us for
years to come.”
Sullivan said the district
is looking into ways to officially
pay tribute to Elster,
and he noted that the survivor
was one of a group
recorded by the Illinois Holocaust
Museum and Education
Center in Skokie last
year to tell their stories via
hologram for generations to
come.
Superintendent search
update
Board President Michael
Messina told The Legend
that they are hoping to finalize
a superintendent candidate
prior to the board’s
June meeting. The board
voted 5-2 at a special meeting
in January not to renew
the contract of Sullivan. His
contract expires June 30.
The hiring process for
Sullivan’s successor is moving
as planned, and the first
interview process for several
candidates was scheduled
to begin this week, according
to Messina.
Upcoming events
The District 92 Foundation’s
annual “Par for Educational
Excellence” golf
outing fundraiser will be
held at 1 p.m. Friday, May
11, at Gleneagles Country
Club, 13070 McCarthy
Road in Lemont.
Also, the Board of Education
Awards are to be held at
6 p.m. May 15, in the Oak
Prairie gym. They are to
be followed by a reception
honoring district retirees,
and the regular board meeting
is at 7 p.m.
Merkelis named president of Providence Catholic
Submitted by Providence
Catholic High School
The Very Rev. Bernard C.
Scianna, prior
provincial of
the Province
of Our Mother
of Good
Counsel of
the Order of
St. Augustine,
and
Merkelis
the
Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon,
bishop of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Joliet,
recently announced the appointment
of the Rev. John
Merkelis as president of
Providence Catholic High
School in New Lenox, effective
April 20.
Merkelis has been a presence
in the Providence
community for many years.
His first assignment at the
school came in 1988 as the
director of pastoral ministry.
He was named principal
in 1994 and served for
five years. In 1999, he began
serving as director of
vocations for the Midwest
Augustinians. In 2004, he
became pastoral director
at Providence Catholic and
has served in that position
since then.
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Lockport among 50 safest cities in America
Submitted by the City of
Lockport
NeighborhoodScout has
ranked Lockport 46th on its
2018 list of 100 safest cities
in America.
According to NeighborhoodScout’s
website, its
research reveals the 100
safest cities in America
with 25,000 or more people,
based on the total number of
property and violent crimes
per 1,000 residents. Crimes
include burglary, larcenytheft,
motor vehicle theft,
murder, rape, armed robbery
and aggravated assault.
Data used for this research
are: the number of total
crimes reported to the FBI
to have occurred in each
city, and the population of
each city.
The crime data used are
the most recent data the
FBI classifies as ‘final, nonpreliminary,’
according to
the website. It is the most
up-to-date and fully vetted
data with complete national
coverage that is available.
NeighborhoodScout uses
the final, non-preliminary
data rather than preliminary
data because preliminary
data, “may need to be updated
or have errors in it,”
the site says.
The FBI releases these
data approximately 10
months after the close of a
calendar year. So, the 2018
list is based on the 2016
year total data which was
released in final, non-preliminary
form in September,
2017, according to the
website.

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City Council
Plans for new post office approved at meeting
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Lockport City Council
approved a measure to
create a new post office facility
during its April 18
meeting, despite objections
from some neighboring residents.
The new facility is an expansion
and relocation of the
post office currently located
at 1059 E. 9th St. The new
facility is to occupy the vacant
space in the Lockport
Plaza development, located
at 954 E. 9th St., and serve
all of Lockport and Homer
Glen. The space, which
shares a parking lot with
Diamond Billiards Bar and
Grill and sits just behind the
Dairy Queen, has been vacant
for 10 years and backs
up to a residential area.
In addition to relocating
the post office to the space,
the development plan allows
for a small gravel and grass
section of the building’s back
lot to be paved over to create
five or six additional parking
spaces and for part of the
building to be knocked down
and rebuilt as a loading dock
capable of accommodating
a semi-truck. Additional
landscaping work is also to
be done around the building
to compensate for the additional
paving.
Two residents who live in
the subdivision behind the
new facility were present at
the meeting to voice their
objections, and City Administrator
Ben Benson noted
that several others had called
the City to question the plan.
Benson acknowledged
that the 45 mail trucks which
would be stationed at the facility
could create some additional
noise, and told the
residents that there would
not be constant disturbances.
“This is not a 24-hour
facility,” he said. “I don’t
know where that rumor came
from. They will have operations
between 4:30 a.m. and
6 p.m. with about 50 employees,
who will park out
front. The trucks will leave
the back lot in two shifts at
about 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and
return between 4 p.m. and 6
p.m. No trucks in the post
office’s fleet are equipped
with backup alarms, so there
is no need to be concerned
about that noise, either.”
Benson also said that
while the facility will include
a large loading dock,
only three trucks will come
in on a daily basis, and only
one of them will be a semi.
“UPS and FedEx will each
have one of their standard
delivery trucks coming in
each day and the Post Office
will send one of its semis
which will use the truck
bay,” he said. “It will not be
a constant in and out.”
Other concerns expressed
by the residents included increased
fumes and the lack
of a sound barrier.
The City said that this usage
should not create any
more fumes than any other
parking lot, and reminded
residents that the space has
always been a parking lot.
While no official noise barrier
will be constructed, a
large fence is to be erected
along the property line between
the lot and the adjacent
properties.
Alderwoman Catherine
Perretta questioned if the
employee parking in front
of the building would create
issues for customers of
the post office or other businesses
in the development,
including Napa Auto Parts,
which will be occupying the
front corner of the post office
building.
Benson and Mayor Steve
Streit noted that while customers
may have to park farther
down the lot, the development
does include about
350 parking spaces, and is
rarely near capacity.
Streit also shared that
Diamond Billiards Bar and
Grill will be moving out of
the space in the near future,
however, he said, “it has
nothing to do with this development.
They may not
even stay in the city.”
The board voted six to one
to approve the development
plan, with Perretta casting
the dissenting vote. Alderman
Jim Petrakos was absent.
The U.S.P.S. will now
move forward with the
building permit process and
will begin construction as
soon as possible. Benson
said no hard date has been
set for the relocation into the
space, but noted that they
want to be settled in before
the Christmas rush begins.
Road construction
The City Council also
voted to approve a contract
for road work on the 7th and
Washington project.
The winning bid on the
project went to PT Ferro for
a total of $735,510.61. This
comes in significantly under
the estimated project cost
and the amount budgeted
for the work. Originally, the
project was estimated to cost
$967,384 and $1 million was
allocated for it in the budget.
“We came in considerably
under budget on this project,
and I think it proves going
out to bid earlier in the year
is always a positive,” Director
of Public Works Brent
Cann said.
The project consists of
complete road reconstruction
including new storm
sewers and water mains, new
curbs and gutters, and complete
resurfacing of Washington
between 8th and 7th
Streets, and 7th Street east
from Washington to Madison.
The project is slated to
begin in four or five weeks
and be finished by mid-October.
Cann also issued a reminder
that 9th Street will
be closed from State Street
Please see council, 10
Homer Twp. Public Library
presents…
Arts & Crafts Vendor Fair
Saturday, April 28
10 am — 2 pm
Crafters, Vendors, Raffles, Make ‘n Take, & Bake Sale!
@ Homer Township Public Library
14320 W. 151stSt. ~Homer~ Glen ~ 708.301.7908
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Project created by Homer 33C students launched into space
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
After three years of preparation,
Dr. Sandra Rogers and
four Homer 33C students got
to see all of their hard work
pay off April 2 when their
project was launched into
space and headed for the International
Space Station.
Rogers, a Homer Glen
resident, and her two children
Matthew Peszek and
Christian Rogers — both
students at Young School —
and Homer Jr. High students
Quintin Hamann and Cooper
Hamann, as well as high
school and college students,
have been working together
in hopes of finding a preventative
for Alzheimer’s disease.
Rogers, a biophysical
chemistry and math department
head and director of the
biophysical chemistry program
and associate professor
of biophysical chemistry
at Calumet College of St.
Joseph in Whiting, Indiana,
submitted a proposal to the
National Design Challenge,
which is “a research competition
that facilitates authentic
student research and experimental
design with selected
projects being sent to the
ISS,” according to its website.
The proposal discussed
combining grade school,
high school and college students
to find a preventative
for Alzheimer’s in space, as
well as designing their own
instrument to be sent into
space that would do just that.
The group of students
worked with the Alzheimer’s
beta-amyloid peptide, which
is the initial enzyme that has
been found to clump together
and result in the death of brain
cells, leading to Alzheimer’s.
The instrument they created,
called a fluorescence
spectrometer, uses light
waves to determine what
happens to the peptide in an
anti-gravity setting. The instrument
will be in space for
28 days, giving off a reading
every 15 minutes to gather
data on how the peptide is
changing in space. The average
cost for the fluorescence
spectrometer is about
$160,000 to $180,000. However,
Rogers and her team of
students made a smaller version
that cost just $800.
So how could this data in
space help here on earth? According
to Rogers, if the antigravity
setting proves to be a
preventative, for example in
the future, anti-gravity chambers
could potentially be used
to combat Alzheimer’s. According
to NASA’s website,
results from the study would
“provide new details about
the pathology of the misfolding
of the peptide and help
identify novel targets for
drug design therapies.”
Rogers, her two sons, as
well as Quintin and Cooper
and their parents, took the
journey down to Florida to
witness the project launch
into space on the Space X
Dragon 9 Falcon 14 rocket.
Within minutes, the rocket
had reached the ISS at a rate
of 27,000 kilometers per hour.
“I liked the part when it
went to obit and was at maximum
speed,” Matthew said.
The students helped to solder
some of the components
together for the instrument
and the Nanorack box it’s in,
and also worked on creating
the website that shared information
on the project.
“It’s a great way to get students
involved in any kind of
STEM field,” Sandra said.
“If you develop their passion
early on it stays with them.”
She also said this project
was a good way for students
to learn how to collaborate
with each other, develop social
skills, and spark interest
in not only science but other
areas, such as media.
The students even made a
presentation about their research
and project prior to
the launch at the Kennedy
The Space X Dragon 9 Falcon 14 rocket, which carried the fluorescence spectrometer created by Homer 33C students and
Homer resident Dr. Sandra Rogers, launches into space April 2 at the Kennedy Space Center. Photos submitted
Space Center to people who
had come to watch. Sandra
said there were about 150
people in the park area surrounding
the space center to
witness the launch.
“It was very interesting
and it was like nothing
I had ever seen before,”
Quintin said. “It was pretty
insane how the sounds traveled
from very far away and
across the lake, and you
could see the lake moving.”
Quintin and Cooper’s
mom, Jennifer, said it’s beneficial
to generate interest in
STEM programs for kids because
it’s a way for them to
connect science and math to
work in real-life situations.
“With the way technology
is, there’s so many things
kids get focused on as they
get older and I think it brings
it back to there are so many
incredible things that can be
done through science and
math,” Jennifer said.
Her husband, Carl, agrees,
and said it can be very interesting
for children once they
Valparaiso High School student Connor Gregg (front) and classmate Merrick Jakelski
(right) prepare the Alzheimer’s peptide and place it into the fluorescence spectrometer
instrument before giving it to Kevin Tyre, who works for The Center for the Advancement
of Science in Space to hand over to NASA to be placed inside the rocket.
see all they can do with the
subjects.
“I think it’s important to
get the science and all of the
different aspects into kids because
a lot of it is very interesting,”
Carl said.
The family, along with
Sandra and her two children,
watched in awe as the rocket
took off.
“When you’re there in person
and you get to see that,
it’s so incredible,” Jennifer
said.

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Holocaust survivor, D92 speaker remembered by students, staff
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Students at Oak Prairie have always
been taught to be “upstanders,”
and stand up for what they
believe in.
For 15 years, Aaron Elster visited
Oak Prairie and shared with the
eighth-grade students how important
it is to be the change and make
a difference in the world around
them. As a Holocaust survivor, Elster
continued to share his experience
all those years in hopes that
children would learn to fill their
hearts with acceptance rather than
hate.
His message resonated with the
thousands of students and the many
teachers and staff who listened to
his words every year he came to
the school. On April 11, Elster died
at the age of 86, and while he can
no longer tell his stories, they will
live on through those who knew
him and had the privilege to hear
him speak.
“I want him to be remembered
for his insistence that this is the
generation that will make the difference,”
said Carl Munson, a retired
D92 social studies teacher.
“He put a lot of faith in them not to
be bystanders. He put a lot of faith
in them to stop bullying.”
Munson initiated the relationship
with Elster and Oak Prairie around
2003. He was an eighth-grade social
studies teacher at Ludwig before
teaching at Oak Prairie when it
became the new junior high school.
He would take his students to the
Illinois Holocaust Museum and
Education Center, where he met
Elster. As one who heavily studied
the Holocaust, Munson began to go
with Elster to schools in the Chicago
area in 2002 to speak about
the historical event.
“I’m pleased that as long as I’m
around, for example, I spoke at a
school yesterday, and as long as
I’m here I’m going to continue
to go to schools and talk without
him,” Munson said. “I sort of
promised him that I would continue
the message.”
Elster came to Oak Prairie every
year around the time that the
eighth-graders finished reading
“We’re definitely
going to miss him,
but we will make
sure that his legacy
and story is always
heard at Oak
Prairie.”
Amy Cusack — Oak Prairie
social studies teacher, on the
late Aaron Elster
his book “I Still See Her Haunting
Eyes: The Holocaust and a Hidden
Child Named Aaron” in language
arts class. He last came to the
school on Nov. 9, 2017.
“When he came to talk, what
stood out to me was he said to
treat everybody with kindness and
respect,” eighth-grader Andrew
Crosby said.
Classmate Dylan Vilcek said
that after hearing Elster speak, he
learned there’s always light in the
darkest of moments and there’s always
something to fight for.
When Elster was 9 years old in
Sokolow-Podlaski, Poland, the Gestapo
moved Jewish residents to
the Sokolow ghetto, and when the
ghetto’s occupants were being relocated
to Treblinka concentration
camp, he was forced to escape.
For two years, Elster hid in an attic
of a Polish family before World
War II ended. He lived in multiple
displacement camps and orphanages
before immigrating to the
United States in 1947.
“It’s important for him to come
talk to us because it’s like a lot of
kids don’t understand, they think
it’s just like events that happened,
they don’t understand how big it
really was to the world and how
it was to the Jewish religion and
population of how many people
got wiped out,” eighth-grader Kelley
Rourke said. “They just think
it’s numbers and figures, but really
it’s like a human race.”
The late Aaron Elster, a Holocaust survivor and author, spoke at Oak Prairie for 15 years. Photo submitted
Amy Cusack is a social studies
teacher at Oak Prairie and teaches
the eighth-grade students about
World War II the same time they’re
reading Elster’s book in language
arts class.
“If we don’t teach our kids to
have empathetic hearts and minds,
and they don’t ever put themselves
in someone else’s shoes, and it’s
always kind of me before everyone
else attitude, we are not going very
far as a society,” Cusack said.
Language arts teacher Amanda
Rainaldi said it’s important to keep
the Holocaust relevant, and echoed
Cusack’s comment on teaching the
idea of empathy.
“So my big push is teaching empathy
and making sure that they
keep caring; I think [that] is my
bottom line,” Rainaldi said. “I always
just tell my students to care
about what’s going on in the world
and just care about how other people
are feeling, really.”
According to Cusack, Elster
would always talk to the students
about understanding the consequences
of hate and prejudice,
and to see how things can quickly
spiral out of control as a result. If
they stand up for what’s right and
look out for one another, the world
won’t be in a dark place, he said.
“Another message that always
resonates with me and from what
I’ve learned from Mr. Elster is that
there is more good in the world
than bad, and for him to have said
that, every time he came to speak
to us he would say look for the
good, there is more good in the
world than bad, and today that’s
something that stuck with me,”
Rainaldi said.
Eighth-grader Alia Abuzir found
it inspiring that when Elster came
to speak he was very positive even
though he lost his parents and
younger sister during the Holocaust.
“I feel like even if you don’t
have anything, you can always find
something to have hope in and stay
positive,” classmate Jessie Knippenberg
said.
Munson said that by meeting a
survivor of the Holocaust like Elster,
who went through an extremely
difficult time in his life at such
a young age, the children can see
there are always things to be thankful
for.
“They could actually say ‘I can’t
go home and complain today about
dinner, or what I had for lunch, and
then actually meet a man that lived
in an attic for two years.’” Munson
said.
For Munson, it was a privilege to
know Elster.
“I want him to be remembered
for having gone through all of
that, but yet being forgiving of
things,” Munson said. “He gave
the challenge to the kids to make
a difference and his biggest fear
was that when he and the other
survivors are all gone, they’ll be
no one left to continue the stories.”
In remembrance of Elster and
the impact he had on the students
and staff, teachers will be making
a collective donation to the Illinois
Holocaust Museum, where
he was also the first vice president
of the board, in his honor.
Rainaldi also created posters for
the language arts and social studies
classes that are hanging in the
classrooms with Elster’s picture
and some of his common phrases
written that he would say to the
students.
“We’re definitely going to miss
him, but we will make sure that his
legacy and story is always heard at
Oak Prairie,” Cusak said.

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Registration underway for
2018-2019 at Homer 33C
Submitted by Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C
Registration is now underway
in Homer School District
33C for the 2018-2019
school year.
Instructions on how to
complete the online process
were mailed and emailed to
parents of returning students
(students currently enrolled
in grades K-7) in early April.
Parents of incoming kindergartners
are asked to
begin the registration process
at one of the district’s
elementary schools between
9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the
following days: May 9, May
16, June 26, June 27 or June
28.
Students who are new
to the district and entering
grades 1-8 are invited to begin
the process at their new
school this summer. The
schools will be open 7:30
a.m. until 2 p.m. on the following
days: June 26-28;
July 17-19; July 24-26; July
31; Aug. 1-2; or Aug. 7-9.
Parents with multiple children
may register at a single
school. If there is a need to
confirm which school a child
will attend, call the district
office at (708) 226-7600.
Parents of incoming kindergartners
and students who
are new to the district should
be prepared to present the
following documents:
• Illinois driver’s license
or state ID with in-district
address
• Child’s certified Countyissued
birth certificate
• Child’s valid Illinois
State physical
• A student transfer form
from the child’s previous
school, if applicable
• Any court documents related
to guardianship, if applicable
• Proof of residency, including
one of the following:
• Most recent real estate
tax bill
• Mortgage document or
statement (dated within the
last 60 days)
• Signed current lease
• Military housing letter
• Section 8 housing letter
And two of the following:
• Utility bill(s) -- cable,
phone, gas, electric, water,
etc.
• Vehicle registration
• Insurance statement:
auto, homeowner, rental
• Medicaid card
All documents must be
current (within the last 60
days) and include the parent/
guardian’s name and Homer
33C address. One must be a
resident of Homer 33C at the
time of registration.
For more information,
visit the district’s website
at www.homerschools.org
or call the district office at
(708) 226-7600.
Registration fees are as
follows:
• $155 for grades K-4
• $185 for grades 5-7
• $215 for grade 8 (including
a $25 graduation fee)
Getting senior citizens involved
Reed Students of the Month celebrated
Submitted by Reed School
Reed School students who demonstrated
responsible citizenship
throughout March were selected
from each classroom and recognized
for their outstanding efforts.
Students nominated for this prestigious
honor demonstrated the
three “B’s” (Be Respectful, Be Responsible
and Be Peaceful) consistently
throughout the month.
All students nominated for the
monthly award were celebrated at
the school. The District 92 Foundation
for Educational Excellence
generously funded the lawn signs
for this schoolwide project. Look
for Student of the Month signs in
the neighborhood.
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Between Pagoda House and Anthony’s Pancake House
Park district plans
several events for
residents over age 50
Submitted by the Lockport
Township Park District
The Lockport Township
Park District has several
upcoming events for people
ages 50 and older.
The Golden Age Club is
to be held from noon-2 p.m.
Attendees can socialize, play
bingo and enjoy a buffet.
Bingo is to be played with
each attendees’ own money.
Prices are 5 cents per card
per game and 10 cents per
card for coverall. The fee
for the Golden Age Club is
$8 if pre-registered and $12
at the door. Those interested
in attending must register by
Monday, April 30.
Local seniors can also join
the Senior Men’s Club from
8:30-11 a.m. May 1 for a
buffet breakfast catered by
local restaurants and an educational
presentation right
after. The fee to attend the
Senior Men’s Club is $6 if
pre-registered or $8 at the
door. Registration must be
completed by April 27.
Another option for residents
ages 50 and older is the
A-La-Carte Bus Trip from
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,
April 30. The trip is to be to
the Chicago Botanic Garden
in Glencoe. The trip allows
attendees to choose the
amount of money they would
like to spend. The fee includes
parking and transportation.
The bus leaves at 8:45
a.m. from Prairie Bluff Golf
Club, 19433 Renwick Road.
The fee is $10 per person.
For more information on
any of the events, visit www.
lockportpark.org or call
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Old Canal Days Parade moved to Canal Road to avoid
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5/26/18
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Street because of the planned construction on State Street this summer. Image submitted
council
From Page 5
to the train tracks this weekend
from 10 p.m. on Friday,
April 27, until 5 a.m. on
Monday, April 30. The remainder
of 9th Street will
be open to local traffic only
with no trucks. Eastbound
vehicles will be able to take
the 9th Street bridge to Canal
Street and detour around
the closed portion of the
road. Westbound vehicles
will need to take Division or
2nd Street to Canal to access
the bridge.
The closure is being enacted
to install new water
mains under the segment of
the road. This will be the
only multi-night closure of
the entire project.

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Publisher’s Lady - A Women’s Expo is biggest yet
Rochelle McAuliffe
Freelance Reporter
It was all about girl power
at the Tinley Park Convention
Center the morning of
Saturday, April 21.
Lady - A Women’s Expo,
presented by 22nd Century
Media and Planet Fitness,
returned to the Tinley Park
Convention Center for its
fifth year, with more than
110 vendors and 1,000 attendees.
It marked the biggest
incarnation of the event
yet.
From cooking demonstrations
to fashion boutiques
to insurance agents, this
expo had something for every
woman. Whether you
were looking to kick back
and relax for the day, or to
get more active, there was
something for everyone.
Heather Warthen, chief
events officer at 22nd Century
Media, said her favorite
part about the expo is
seeing the generations of
women come together at the
expo.
“I love seeing that we
get grandmas, moms and
granddaughters coming out
and enjoying the day together,”
Warthen said. “We
want them to spend time
together and bond over being
a woman over the fashion,
the beauty, the health
screenings ... everything we
have to offer here today.”
The event was free, and
Warthen explained that was
to help the vendors to succeed
by having attendees
spend their money with
them instead. And the fact
that 22nd Century Media
publishes seven newspapers
in the area helps everyone
involved.
“Not only are the newspapers
well-read, but it’s a
great advertising vehicle for
the expo, as well,” she said.
“People will come up, and
when we asked them how
Tom Grotovsky, of Unforgettable Chef, does a cooking
demonstration.
they heard about the expo,
I would say anywhere between
60-70 percent of them
heard about it from the paper.
It makes sense, because
we’re the community newspaper,
and we’re a staple in
the community to bring the
community together for an
event like this.”
Donna Miller, of Fred
Astaire Dance, wanted to
reach people who were interested
in taking dance lessons.
“A lot of them don’t even
know we’re over there, so
this is a good for them to
get to know us,” Miller said.
With her studio’s location
in Mokena, she found out
about the expo through The
Mokena Messenger. She
said she was impressed by
the line of people waiting.
“First hour-and-a-half
was just a rush of people;
it’s really good, well-attended,”
Miller commented.
For attendee Jennifer
Wruk, her visit to the expo
was not planned, but she
made it work to her advantage.
“I usually work Saturdays,
but I had the day off,”
Wruk said. “So, I was looking
for something fun and
interesting to do, and they
have lots of nice booths that
I was interested in. So, I had
lots of interest in coming.”
While this was not Three
B’s Boutique owner Pamela
Hudson’s first Lady expo,
it was her first in their new
mobile boutique, which is
a converted truck. Hudson
was a vendor at last year’s
expo, selling American
or woman-made jewelry,
leather and textiles.
As a female entrepreneur,
Hudson said she understands
what hardship is
after being forced out of the
corporate world 17 years
ago, but her story and the
story of Three B’s is one of
rebirth.
“I think it’s important to
show people you can start
over,” said Hudson. “You
can start over, and it doesn’t
Danni Allen (left) speaks with Adriel Neakarse about Planet Fitness Saturday, April 21,
during Lady - A Women’s Expo at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Photos by Adam
Jomant/22nd Century Media
Michelle Schaper leads a yoga demonstration at publisher 22nd Century Media’s Lady - A
Women’s Expo.
matter when, how. It doesn’t
matter how old you are. It
doesn’t matter. If you have an
interest and a dream, I think
you can make it come true.”
Warthen added, “It’s pretty
amazing to put 110 vendors
in a room – some of them
women-owned businesses,
some of them locally-owned
businesses, and some of
them are businesses you’ve
probably never even heard
of, but you’d love to know
about. It’s great for us.”

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What is one essential you must have when
studying?
One thing that I must have when I study is
silence. I study better when things are quiet
around me.
What do you like to do when not in school or
studying?
I like to go on the computer to play games.
I also like to listen to music and ride my bike
and play outside.
What is your dream job?
My dream job is to become a vet. I want to
be able to take care of animals.
What are some of your most played songs
on your iPod?
Songs from Jake Paul and Erika Costell.
What is one thing people do not know about
you?
One thing people don’t know about me is
that I like doing multiplication and division
problems.
Whom do you look up to and why?
I look up to my mom because she works
hard and takes care of me.
What do you keep under your bed?
I keep my colored pencils, pens and drawing
book under my bed.
Who is your favorite teacher and why?
Mrs. Newman is my favorite teacher because
she is nice and takes her time to explain
our lessons.
What is your favorite class and why?
My favorite class is gym because I like to
run and play sports like soccer, basketball
and football.
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What is one thing that stands out about
your school?
It has two playgrounds and an elevator.
What extracurricular(s) do you wish your
school had?
I wish they had art club and dancing class.
What is your morning routine?
I wake up and then I get dressed. After
that I eat breakfast. Once I am done, I put
my shoes on, brush my hair and teeth. After
all of that is finished, I pack my lunch and go
to school.
If you could change one thing about school,
what would it be?
If I could change one thing about school it
would be longer recess time.
What is your favorite thing to eat in the
cafeteria?
I have eaten the pizza and it is really good.
I bring a packed lunch so I have not tried
other food from there.
What’s your best memory from school?
My best memory from school was meeting
my friend Brooke.
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Photo Op
Lockport
resident
Katy Weisner
submitted this
photo of a gecko
who joined her
while she was
eating shaved
ice during a
recent trip to
Hawaii.
Have you captured
something unique,
interesting, beautiful
or just plain
fun on camera?
Submit a photo
for “Photo Op”
by emailing it to
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Daisy Mae
Steve Rea,
Lockport resident
Owner Steve Rea wrote, “After Daisy lost her first
human mom to cancer, we took Daisy in to join our
family. Daisy has transitioned from being a farm dog
in the pastures of Lemont to living in the downtown
Lockport area. As a city dog, she has adapted well to
the hustle and bustle of downtown living. Daisy will
be your friend unless you are a United States Postal
Service letter carrier. Fortunately, she has only met
letter carriers through a window. Our 4-year-old son Oliver dressed Daisy up on his
own and called for me to come downstairs, and I promptly handed him the phone
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Police Reports
Traffic violations
dominate reports
Lockport Police Department
April 13
• Mark Drodwell, 61, of the 10000
block of Keating Avenue in Oak
Lawn, was charged with improper
cellphone usage in a construction
zone, operating an uninsured motor
vehicle and driving with a suspended
driver’s license after being
stopped for using a cellphone in a
construction zone.
April 12
• Donnie Jones, 18, of the 400 block
of Siegmund Street in Joliet, was
charged with disobeying a stop sign
and driving without a valid driver’s
license after being stopped for disobeying
a stop sign.
• Michaelene Patitucci, 35, of the
24000 block of Leski Drive in Plainfield,
was charged with driving with
a suspended license after being
stopped for going 55 mph in a 40
mph zone.
Will County Sheriff’s Office
April 13
• Robert M. Tortorello Sr., 44, of 530
E. 5th St. in Lockport, was charged
with driving with a suspended license
after being stopped in the area
of S. State and W. 10th streets.
April 10
• Ariana M. Munguia, 23, of 501
Harvard St. in Lockport, was
charged with driving without registration
lights, driving with an obstructed
driver’s view, driving with a
suspended license and operating an
uninsured motor vehicle after being
stopped in the area of S. State and
Harvard streets.
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.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Mokena resident paints
firefighting, 911 children’s exhibit
“Think left and think right and
think low and think high. Oh, the
thinks you can think up if only you
try!”
And perhaps now, with KidsWork
Children’s Museum’s updated
911 exhibit, children will
be doing more of what Dr. Seuss
thought up in “Oh, the Things you
can Think!” so many years ago.
Nicole Underwood, executive
director at the Frankfort museum,
said the new exhibit was made
possible through donations from
the museum’s annual dinner. For
the grand opening of the exhibit
April 12, may of those donors
were there to celebrate and investigate
the new features on their
own.
The walls were a creation of
mural artist Brian Turnbough, of
Mokena.
In one corner is a fire truck mural
that looks as if it is parked in
a three-dimensional garage just
off the exhibit. Nearby, the dressup
coats, helmets and boots from
the old 911 exhibit hang in lockers
constructed by Turnbough.
His wall paintings transform the
exhibit into one cohesive section
of the museum.
Turnbough said he was familiar
with the space before he was
commissioned to work on the new
exhibit and combined some of the
ideas the staff had for the exhibit
with his own to create something
he said he hopes will inspire imagination
and play for the children
there.
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Former Andrew running back
hopes to have name called for NFL
draft
Tinley Park native Jarvion
Franklin plans to don his cap and
gown, and head to Miller Auditorium
on the campus of Western
Michigan University on April 28.
In the near future, he hopes to don
a helmet and pads at an NFL camp.
The former Andrew running
back could find out about his football
future while he is in Kalamazoo
graduating with a university
studies degree.
The NFL Draft opens for business
on April 26 with the first
round. The next day is the second
and third round. It is to wrap up
April 28 with the final four rounds.
It appears Franklin will not go
in the first three rounds. And if that
is the case, he could find out if he
is one of 256 drafted athletes before,
during or after his “Pomp and
Circumstance” ceremony.
“That could be great news,”
Franklin said. “I could get a double-dose
of great news.”
One projection is that he will be
drafted 197th by Carolina. Another
thinks he will be undrafted and
latch onto a team via free agency.
Franklin, who plans on coming
back to Tinley Park on April 27 for
a graduation/NFL party, is grateful
to be in this position.
“My thinking is just that I am
blessed to be in this situation,”
Franklin said. “You can work as
hard as you can to get to this point,
but there are a lot of factors that
our out of our control.”
Reporting by Jeff Vorva, Sports
Editor. For more, visit TinleyJunction.
com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Bedroom damaged but no one
injured during apartment fire
A fire reportedly damaged a
bedroom the morning of April 17
in an apartment building in the
15700 block of 86th Avenue, but
no one was injured.
The fire was reported around
8:19 a.m., according to a press release
issued the same day by the
Orland Fire Protection District.
A resident was in the apartment
at the time but closed the door to
the bedroom and evacuated the
building safely, according to the
press release.
Orland Fire Protection District
firefighters reportedly arrived to
find smoke in the apartment. The
fire was contained to the back bedroom
of the apartment, according
to the release.
The fire was extinguished
“quickly,” and one resident was
checked for smoke inhalation but
declined transportation to a hospital,
according to fire officials.
Fire damage was limited to the
one unit, but some smoke and water
damage was sustained in the
surrounding units, according to
the release.
No cause was determined as of
the afternoon of April 17, and it
remained under investigation, according
to district spokesperson
Ray Hanania.
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. For
more, visit OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
New Lenox arcade brings virtual
reality to life
Josh Schoeling is living the
dream. After an unfruitful stint in
college, the New Lenox resident
set his sights on a new reality — a
virtual reality.
Schoeling, 22, is the owner of
Genesis VR, a new arcade in town
with a 21st century twist.
“We are a virtual reality arcade,”
said Schoeling, who graduated
from Lincoln-Way West High
School in 2013. “We have four
rooms dedicated to virtual reality,
and we have two coin-operated arcade
machines and four retro consoles.”
The retro consoles line the sleek
main room of Genesis VR, located
at 416 Nelson Road. There, gamers
can play childhood favorites
before stepping it up to virtual reality
games, like “Metal Assault”
and “Battle of Kings.”
Genesis VR offers more than
40 games or, as Schoeling calls
them, “experiences” to players of
all ages.
“There are so many different
things we can offer,” he said. “Not
all of them are games. Some of
them are experiences, so to speak.
We have things like height experiences,
downhill skiing, haunted
houses, escape rooms. There are
tons of different things you can do
inside these games.”
It costs $25 per hour to rent one
of the four VR rooms, which can
accommodate groups of up to four
people. Each room has one gaming
headset and a monitor showing
others in the group what’s going
on inside the headset.
Reporting by Jonathan Samples,
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Local athlete recognized by
Frankfort Village Board
During its April 16 meeting, the
Frankfort Village Board presented
a proclamation honoring Hickory
Creek Middle School eighth-grader
Dominic Adamo, who made
school history this year by winning
Hickory Creek’s first state
wrestling title.
In March, Adamo wrapped up
an undefeated 37-0 season by winning
the 155-pound title at the
2018 Illinois Elementary School
Association state wrestling tournament
at Northern Illinois University
in DeKalb. His state tournament
record was 4-0.
“You’ve brought great credit to
the Village of Frankfort,” Mayor
Jim Holland said.
Several Village trustees offered
their congratulations to Adamo,
as well, and Trustee Cindy Heath
called Adamo’s championship an
“outstanding achievement.”
“My husband wrestled all
through high school and college,
and so I know how hard it is always
trying to make weight,” she
said. “You’re out there by yourself.
… When I heard that you’re
never nervous, that’s really statement
of your character, that you
can just go out there and do that.”
Adamo said he was honored,
and thanked his family, Hickory
Creek coach Josh Napier, Hickory
Creek Principal Will Seidelmann
and Frankfort School District 157-
C Superintendent Maura Zinni for
their support throughout the year.
“I was in fifth grade when they
started a wrestling program at
Hickory Creek Middle School,
and since that day I imagined myself
on the top of the podium,”
he said. “On March 10, I wasn’t
imagining; I was on the podium
receiving my medal.”
Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor.
For more, visit FrankfortStation.com.

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night. This event portrays a fatal traffic crash
involving teenagers after a night of partying
and underage drinking. The following photos
are from one of the scenes in this tragic incident.
District 5 Trooper’s are honored each
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From the Editor
The boys of … winter?
Max Lapthorne
max@lockportlegend.com
How about this spring
weather?
Usually, a question
like that would be a
forced conversation starter
when trying to have awkward
small talk, but this
year, it’s a more substantive
topic of conversation.
Winter just hasn’t gotten the
hint and continues to hang
around, bothering all of us
as we attempt to go about
our usual late-April business.
In these parts, we’re used
to seemingly endless winters,
but this year has taken
it to the extreme. And no
one has felt the wrath more
than baseball players. More
than 25 Major League Baseball
games have been postponed
already, including a
number of Cubs and White
Sox games. But unlike the
professionals, the local high
school teams don’t share the
luxury of simply rescheduling
the game for a mutual
off day in mid-July.
The high school baseball
regular season only lasts
a couple of months, so
the weather being mostly
unplayable for about a
month of it poses some
serious problems. Coaches
have to weigh the desire to
get the games in with field
conditions and player safety,
while players are forced to
play in football weather,
making it nearly impossible
to grip the ball and often extremely
unpleasant to hit it.
I played in my fair share
of cold weather games in
high school, but one game
stands above the rest as
being the coldest in which
I ever participated. It was
during my sophomore year,
the temperature couldn’t
have been much above 30
degrees and the wind was
whipping relentlessly. I
usually only wore batting
gloves as a hitter in the most
extreme conditions to avoid
my sweat from causing the
bat to come out of my hands
on hot days and to soften
the inevitable sting of the
ball making contact on cold
ones. But this day, not only
did I wear my batting gloves
NEED
at the plate, I (shamelessly)
kept them both on throughout
the game, playing
second base with a glove on
my throwing hand.
Like almost every baseball
player I know, I was
more of a warm weather
kind of guy. But, unlike
myself, who waited until the
weather heated up to reach
my potential, the Lockport
Township baseball team
seems to already be in midsummer
form.
The Porters are off to
a strong start, including
a thrilling walk-off win
against conference rival and
one of the top teams in the
area, Lincoln-Way East,
which you can read about
on Page 46. A balanced
roster, some strong pitching,
and a ton of experience have
made the Porters a force to
be reckoned with early on
this season. And they have
done it all playing almost
exclusively in less-thanideal
conditions.
When playing in suboptimal
conditions, it can
feel like you not only have
to overcome your opponent,
but also Mother Nature. It
is as much a mental task
as a physical one. And it
doesn’t surprise me to see
that Lockport coach Andy
Satunas has kept his team
sharp mentally and playing
so well.
When/if the weather ever
breaks, baseball fans and
players around the country
will finally rejoice. But
while most teams will be
looking to finally get their
footing, the Porters will
already be in mid-season
form.
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Rainforest show teaches
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First Congregational United Church of
Christ (700 E. 9th St., Lockport)
First Class Kids Preschool
Registration
To register children for
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(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.
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 information,
call (815) 838-1017.
Communion
First Sunday of the month.
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
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8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday,
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THRIVE Church (1605 Washington St.,
Lockport) Worship Services
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and Children’s Church — infant
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Sunday Services
9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship
Wednesday Night AWANA
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Angel Food House Food
Pantry
12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and
5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
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Grace Baptist Church (501 N. State St.,
Lockport)
Sunday Schedule
9:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10:45 a.m. Morning service;
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Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W.
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Sunday Service
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St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church
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Worship Services
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Students learn about rainforest conservation at show
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
Instead of lions, tigers and
bears, there was a lemur, a
toucan and a boa constrictor
the night of April 17 at
Walsh School.
Mike Kohlrieser, founder
and director of Understanding
Wildlife, guided D92
students and their parents
through a rainforest experience.
“The kids are at the perfect
age to teach them
about saving the rainforest,”
Kohlrieser said. “They
are impressionable, they
will go home and lean on
mom and dad to recycle.
Something [as] simple as
recycling aluminum cans,
which have bauxite, which
is mined from the tropical
rainforest [can have an impact].
As I’m holding this
beautiful bird in my hand, I
can tell the kids when you
recycle aluminum cans, you
are helping animals just like
this.
“Now, they have a reason
to recycle.”
Kohlrieser has been putting
shows on like this for
26 years.
“We learned about the
problems in the 1980s that
the animals in the rainforest
were having,” he said. “We
acquired a few animals and
started going to schools.
Within three years, we were
going coast to coast. We
have a waiting list in every
state that we go to.”
During the show, Kohlrieser
told a blue and
gold macaw to take a $1 bill
from a woman in the audience.
“This is not the first time
I’ve had a bird land on me,”
Lockport resident Jayme
Sala said. “Growing up in
Lockport, we had a bunch
of birds in the house. The
maximum was 25 birds at a
time, from Senegals to the
blue and golds. I’ve had a
lot of experience with blue
and gold macaws. We had
one that would go out and
mow the lawn with my
dad.”
As the show continued,
Kohlrieser made sure to put
an emphasis on saving the
Earth.
“I don’t think we know
how bad it’s going to be,”
Kohlrieser said. “The rainforest
has been described as
the lungs of the Earth. The
whole breathing, the whole
oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange,
that’s important
stuff. It’s not like you can
replant the rainforest in 10
or 20 years. We are going to
suffer if we lose our rainforest.”
According to Rainforest
Relief, tropical forest areas
are among the most threatened
areas.
“It was an important message
that talks about the effects
on the animals if we
don’t recycle,” Reed School
Principal Cathy Slee said.
“It’s important to teach the
students little things like recycling
that paper or lunch
bag and reusing plastic
containers. Our oceans are
becoming polluted with
so much plastic. We try
and do teachable moments
throughout the year for the
kids.”
Walsh School Principal
Teresa Martin echoed Slee’s
statements.
“I really believe that we
start that process,” Martin
said. “It begins at home,
and we also teach them
here. The focus of today’s
assembly was the education
part; tonight was the
entertainment. This is lifelong
for them. The Earth is
changing, and if they’re not
being part of the solution, it
will be trouble for all of us.”
ABOVE: An exotic
bird flies to Jayme
Sala April 17
during the “The
Rainforest, Live on
Stage” show held
at Walsh School in
Lockport. Photos by
Mary Compton/22nd
Century Media
LEFT: Sisters Sophia
(left) and Giana
Turek pet a caiman
as Mike Kohlrieser,
founder and director
of “The Rainforest,
Live on Stage” show,
holds it. The show
featured a number of
creatures.

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Getting to know Sean McCallum
Sean McCallum has been a
member of The Artist Guild
of Lockport for almost two
years
What media do you work
with the most?
When I’m painting traditionally,
I use acrylic, but I
love painting
and drawing,
so I’m always
using pencil
and charcoal
as part of my
process. I also
do a lot of my
work digitally,
McCallum
so there’s a lot going on in any
given piece that I’m creating.
Do you ever combine
multiple mediums into one
piece?
I often combine them.
When I work digitally,
what I like to do is create
textures and sort of hand
paint textures that I scan
in and use in the digital
work. And often I’m drawing
things first and then I’ll
scan that into the computer
and I might rework it in
Photoshop or build up color
and texture in layers and
then sometimes I’ll print
that back out and work by
hand on top of it.
What media do you enjoy
working with the most?
That’s so hard to say. I
really like traditional mediums.
I like the feel of drawing
by hand, and just using
the basics — pencil, pen and
ink — those kinds of things
are really the most fun to do
for me.
Do you do art full-time or is
it more of a hobby?
I teach high school, and I
teach art [at Wheaton Academy].
It’s one of those things
where you really have to
carve out the time, not just to
teach, but to do.
Does your role as an art
teacher help you in your
own art?
They say the best way to
learn something is to teach it,
and I feel like that gives me
an opportunity to dive deep
into the how’s and why’s of
what I like to do and bring
that back into the classroom,
share it with students and use
that as sort of a laboratory for
them and for myself to experiment
with techniques and
with process in art making.
I think being a teacher has
helped to clarify my artistic
identity in that you start to
learn about yourself, because
there’s things that I teach,
things that I keep bringing up
with students, and as I recognize
those things, I can identify,
“This is important to me
because this reason or that
reason.” And I think in the
classroom it’s pretty easy to
pinpoint what the value is of
the teacher, what the teacher
wants the student to know,
and I’ve been able to get to
know myself a little bit better
just by paying attention
to what values I bring up for
them in the classroom.
How did you get involved in
The Artist Guild of Lockport?
It all comes back to
[TAGOL President] Ed
Smith. He is kind of the catalyst.
My wife’s cousin is married
to Ed. Ed’s an artist and
we hit it off when he joined
the family. He invited me into
the whole process, and I just
needed some kind of outlet. I
needed a place where I could
start showing work, getting
feedback, and also have a
place that felt unique to what
was available anywhere else.
I haven’t found anything
quite like The Artist Guild of
Lockport around anywhere
else, just in terms of the kind
of folks that you’re going to
bump into, the kind of art
you can engage with, it really
meets me where I’m at.
What is the toughest part of
art for you?
I would say I wrestle a lot
with fear. Some might call
it perfectionism. I think it’s
fundamentally fear. I think
it’s fear of failing a piece or
fear that it’s not going to be
the thing that you imagine it
to be in your mind, [or] that
it won’t turn out right. And so
the hardest part is to get the
courage to put the medium
on the surface and just get a
piece going and bring it to
life without just giving up
and saying, “Oh this isn’t going
to be the best it can be.”
So, I do, I struggle with that,
and it’s something I have to
encourage my own students
in, because I know what it’s
like to have a fear of starting
a piece or finishing a piece.
What are your future goals
for your art?
I have a couple of goals. I
really would like to get published.
I’d like to have artwork
that’s out there at a professional
level either in the
forms of illustrative books, or
maybe a graphic novel, even
children’s books or young
adults books. I’d love to have
my work in The Spectrum
annual, and I have been putting
off submitting my work
to that because like I said, I
do wrestle a little with that
perfectionism. But it is a goal
of mine to submit work to
that to at least be evaluated.
Another goal of mine is to
submit my work to Wizards
of the Coast, which is the
company that does the card
game Magic the Gathering,
because I’d like to do card art
for them. So those are three
really specific goals that I’m
intending to carry out.
How would you describe
your own style?
I would say I’m very influenced
by a couple of areas. I
love comic books and graphic
novels. I definitely appreciate
good draftsmanship, line
quality [and] line art. But I
also like artists like Greg and
Tim Hildebrandt who are illustrators
in kind of the fantasy
art genre. They’ve done
a lot of work for Marvel and
for Lucas Film. The work
that I like to produce would
be more fantastic, so I love
fantasy work, I love the fantastic,
because I love to create
things that are really imaginative.
I want to tell some kind
of interesting, fun, exciting,
dynamic story through the
work that I create. So in that
sense, I think it fits well within
storytelling genres like comic
book art, graphic novels and
illustration work.
Where do you get your
inspiration from?
Lately it’s been mythology.
I’ve been trying to get
off the beaten path a little
bit. I did a series of pieces
exploring the mythologies
of Navajo culture, so like
origin stories about “how
did the people come to exist?”
So I looked at Navajo
culture, I looked at Celtic
culture and I looked at Judeo-Christian
culture, which
is my background. And I
explored some illustrations
from a biblical narrative.
What are some of your
favorite pieces you’ve
created?
In terms of things I’ve
done recently, it’s a piece that
I had worked on, and it came
about just because of life circumstances
and just an expression
of some of the anxiety
I was feeling under those
circumstances. The piece
was rather organic. I called
the piece “Consumed,” and it
was basically just a reflection
of how I felt — anxious and
“Consumed” is one of Sean McCallum’s favorite works, as
it is an expression of his feeling of being consumed by his
own fear. Photos submitted
“Cernunnos the Giant” is one of McCallum’s works inspired
by his love of comic books and all things fantastical.
fearful in a situation — surrounded
by what seemed like
some difficulty. But knowing
that in actuality if I was
consumed by anything, I was
very much protected; I was
consumed in my own fear.
For me, it was a spiritual
exercise of coming to grips
with not being fearful in life
circumstance, but really trying
to not even overcome,
but weather and persevere.
Because in my background,
my Christian faith is a very
strong influence in the work
that I create. There was a
time that I felt unsettled, but
I was trying to trust God with
what he was doing in my life.
And that piece is a piece that
I just have out and look at as
a reminder to myself about
when things get difficult.
Interview by Editor Max Lapthorne

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LTHS Group Interpretation of Literature entry
adapts ‘The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate’
Submitted by Lockport
Township High School
Lockport Township High
School’s 2018 IHSA Group
Interpretation of Literature
entry for the 2018 competition
season was “The Evolution
of Calpurnia Tate” by
Jacqueline Kelly.
The Group Interp’s performance
was adapted and
directed by LTHS teachers
Laura Gilbert and Kennedy
Musich. Music was done by
Anthony Benda, and the set
by Matthew Carlson. It was
student directed by Isabelle
Fears and Megan Staley,
and student produced by
Olivia Adams and Maisie
Steele. Teacher Chad Goetz
was also involved with
group.
The LTHS Group Interp
team for 2018 includes
Liam Horan, Connor Herrington,
Aidan Callahan,
Trevor Shingler, Morgan
Dapkus, Maisie Steele,
Madelyn Alvarado, Staley,
Fears, Olivia Kuncis, Amelia
Kuncis, Joey Cryer, Annaleise
Tardecilla, Klaudia
Bogacz, Rachel Hampton,
Tyler Dooley, Patrick Dilger,
Oliver Ciciora, Michael
O’Callaghan, Reilly Bresnahan
and Olivia Adams.
A total of 21 LTHS students participated in the adaptation of “The Evolution of Calpurnia
Tate” by Jacqueline Kelly for the school’s 2018 Group Interpretation of Literature entry for
the 2018 competition season. Photo submitted
Don’t think about it, just send
your best vacation photo
Deadline for
Vacation Photo
Contest noon on
May 4
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Ever just jump in a car
and hit the open road? Without
meticulously planning
every last detail of the trip
with a strict itinerary? Sans
direct course from Point A
to Point B? Without figuring
out where you’re going
to stay on a night-to-night
basis? Without the comforts
of home? A true getaway?
Some trips require planning
to get the most out of
your time and money. But
there is something exhilarating
about just winging it.
Nothing can get in the way
of following whims. There
is no need to be somewhere
else in a few hours. It is exploration
and discovery and
freedom and folly at its best.
That is our focus for 22nd
Century Media Southwest
Chicago’s 2018 Vacation
Photo Contest. And we’re
not giving you much time to
think about it. We just want
you to grab a photo, short
notice, and send it our way
by noon Friday, May 4.
And while the details in
between are up for grabs,
the destination in this case
is clear: 22nd Century Media’s
annual Summer Fun
Guide, which is set to be
published in the May 17
issue of The Lockport Legend.
As always, we will
publish the area’s best vacation
photo — as determined
by the publisher’s staff —
on its cover.
This year’s theme is “road
Grand Prize Package
• Gift cards valued at $200 for Gizmos Fun Factory, 66
Orland Square Drive, Suite D, in Orland Park
• A gift certificate for two hours of bowling and shoe
rentals for up to six people on a lane at Laraway Lanes,
1009 W. Laraway Road in New Lenox. The certificate
also includes one 12-inch pizza and one pitcher of pop.
• Four passes, each good for 13 entries for one
session for one child at Mokena Community Park
District’s Yunker Farm Splash Park, 10824 LaPorte
Road in Mokena
• A gift certificate for a 45-minute salt cave session
at Royal Salt Cave & Spa, 20881 S. LaGrange Road in
Frankfort
• A gift certificate valued at $25 for Rubi Agave,
12622 W. 159th St. in Homer Glen
• A gift certificate valued at $25 for Odyssey Fun
World, 19111 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park
• Six $5 gift certificates from Dairy Queen, 950 E. 9th
St. in Lockport
trips and winging it,” and
we want to see photos from
your favorite road trips and
spur-of-the-moment, (almost)
planless travels. We
want to hear about what
made them special, too.
We still want you to send
to us your absolute best
summer vacation photos —
whether you have a special
road trip memory or not —
but we will be giving bonus
points in judging to photos
that depict travels on the
open roads and fun discoveries
along the way. Please
include just a few sentences
to give us some context for
the photo, if needed.
Again, our deadline is
noon Friday, May 4.
As always, the grand
prize-winning photo from
our seven southwest suburban
towns will appear on
the cover of our Summer
Fun Guide. The grand prize
winner also is to receive a
prize package, which you
can read all about in the accompanying
sidebar.
Other entries also may
appear in the May 17 edition
of The Legend.
Photos must be submitted
no later than the aforementioned
deadline. To submit
a photo, email bill@op
prairie.com or mail/drop
off to Bill Jones, 22nd Century
Media, 11516 W. 183rd
St., 3SW, Orland Park, IL,
60467. Include your first
and last name, address and
a phone number at which
we can reach you. Physical
photographs will not be returned.
All photos may be
posted on the websites of all
seven newspapers.
Entries will be judged
based on photo quality,
originality, capturing the essence
of vacation, emphasis
on summer and ability to fit
the theme.
Residents of Orland Park,
Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena,
New Lenox, Homer
Glen and Lockport are eligible
to enter.
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Art in bloom at LTHS
Submitted by Lockport Township High
School
Horticulture students at Lockport Township
High School recently made floral arrangements
that were inspired by wellknown
paintings.
Donna Theimer, a former Lockport horticulture
teacher, was invited to speak and
hosted a workshop on floral jewelry. Students
were taught how to make rings and
necklaces out of metallic wire with fresh
flowers.
Colleen Martin, LTHS horticulture teacher,
organized the workshop.
Horticulture students at Lockport Township High School recently made floral arrangements
inspired by well-known paintings. Photos submitted
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The Dish
City Barbeque pairs good eats, good causes
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Humphrey the pig, named
after Orland Park’s very first
mayor, sits on the ledge near
the checkout line of City
Barbeque as customers make
their selection of authentic,
smoked in-house meats.
Throughout the recently
opened joint, as employees
prefer to call it, local residents
will notice items and
memorabilia that pay homage
to Orland Park. A staple
of City Barbeque is showcasing
hometown pride,
as well as supporting local
charities and schools.
“One of the things we try
to do when we come in to a
new market, we don’t want
to be just another City Barbeque,
another of the same,
this is Orland Park’s City
Barbeque, and they’ll get
very involved in the community,
and we get involved in
lots of charities and do lots of
things like that,” said Frank
Pizzo, director of training
and one of the founders of
City Barbeque.
City Barbeque was to
celebrate its grand opening
April 23 and planned to
make its mark on the community.
Each day during the
first week of business, it was
to partner with a local charity
to donate 25 percent of all
sales from that day back to
the organization. On Thursday,
April 26, proceeds were
to go to the Sertoma Centre.
On Friday, April 27, Veteran
Voices was to be the
selected charity, and on Saturday,
April 28, Baseball 4
All will be given 10 percent
of proceeds. City Barbeque
has committed to donating
a minimum of $500 to each
charity, in addition to the 25
percent proceeds they will
receive.
“It’s the right thing to
do,” Pizzo said. “It’s been
that way from Day 1.”
All 36 City Barbeque locations
around the country
aim to donate a portion of
their proceeds to one local
charity a week, explained
Regional Marketing Manager
Carolyn Diana.
“We want to be a part
of the community,” Diana
said.
In addition to donating to
local charities, every City
Barbeque partners with a
food rescue program to donate
the leftovers instead of
throwing them away. City
Barbeque in Orland Park
will be giving its food to All
City Barbeque
14301 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park
Hours
10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Monday through
Saturday
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
For more information ...
Web: www.citybbq.com
Phone: 708) 433-4448
God’s People, which will
come pick up the food twice
a week.
“Our whole goal, our purpose
for being, everyone in
the company is to serve and
create happiness,” Pizzo said.
Photographs of Orland
Park throughout the years
are hung on the wall, Sandburg
and St. Michael School
jerseys hang proudly in the
City Barbeque’s More Cowbell sandwich ($8.29) is a
customer favorite featuring smoked brisket topped
with peppers, onions, smoked provolone and creamy
horseradish sauce. Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media
back of the joint, and Sandburg
art students even handpainted
the paper towel
holders that sit on every
table — all in an effort to
make this City Barbeque
unique to Orland Park.
Not only will the community
atmosphere bring
customers to the joint; the
selection of smoked inhouse
meats certainly will,
too. Everything on the menu
is made from scratch in the
kitchen.
“[Orland Park] is an exciting
area,” Pizzo said. “It
looked like an area that we
would fit in.”
The Orland Park location
is the second to open in the
Chicago market, with six
total joints to be opened by
the end of the year.
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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Failing grades
4. Get ready
9. Looking-glass
girl
14. Pal
15. Pleasant way to
walk
16. Subatomic
particle
17. “Apprentice”
winner who grew
up in Orland Park
20. Christen
21. Thought, prefix
22. ___ synthesizer
24. Indian greeting
29. “Psst!” follower,
maybe
33. Dr. for women
34. One of the
Simpsons
35. Consider
36. Cause
38. MLB team
39. Not yet cut
gems
43. Experienced
44. Records
45. Hound
48. Itty bit
49. Law group, for
short
52. Balkan War
participant
53. One who examines
55. Masculine side
57. Have a go __
(try)
58. Pasta type
61. Western or
eastern
66. Skirt style
68. Words after
“whether”
69. Dirty dog
70. Very beginning
71. Cores
72. Hog hangout
Down
1. A gradual decline
2. End of a work week, for
many
3. Funeral emotion
4. “___ favor”
5. Genetic letters
6. Bond creator, Fleming
7. Sound magnifier
8. Stiffly neat
9. Sailor
10. University of Texas team
name
11. ‘This ___ surprise!’
12. Dot follower
13. Helm heading, perhaps
18. Mauna ___
19. Wind
23. Noted 1960s flower child
Yoko
25. Work long hours on something
26. Your friends
27. Digression
28. Orland Park avenue
where the Civic Center is
30. Barely existed
31. Physics units
32. Space invaders, for short
36. Rebelling at sea
37. Big name in stationery
39. Paint the walls, again
40. Cutlass, e.g.
41. “Physics” preceder
42. Thermometer type
43. Beatles’ adjective
46. The Company
47. Trigonometric function
49. Some pyramid builders
50. Mediterranean capital
51. Blood vessel
54. Cry of disgust
56. An earth sci.
58. Veer suddenly
59. Martinique, par exemple
60. Chickadee cousin
62. Medical procedure, in brief
63. __ and outs
64. Drunk
65. Sports stat.
67. ___ Lawrence, nuclear
physicist
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■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday:
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■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
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(811 Northern Drive,
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HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
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■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
ORLAND PARK
The Brass Tap
(14225 95th Ave. Suite
400, Orland Park; (708)
226-1827)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia.
Prizes awarded
■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live music
TINLEY PARK
Hailstorm Brewing
(8060 186th St., Tinley
Park); (708) 480-2268)
■Thursdays: ■ Open mic
night
Intimo Lounge
(7068 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 444-4470)
■Wednesdays: ■
Live music
featuring Justin Griffen
Tribes Beer Company
(9501 W. 171st St., Tinley
Park (708) 966-2051)
■Noon-2 ■ p.m. Sundays:
Sunday Bloody Funday
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia
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answers
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
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Location and quality are two
big steps leading to a home
buying decision and shoppers
are advised to step carefully.
A poor quality home in a
good location remains a poor
quality home. Likewise, a wellbuilt
home in a poor location
cannot be moved. Savvy buyers
looking for the best of both
and are finding it at Brookside
Meadows in Tinley Park -
along with many more reasons
to own a new home.
Brookside Meadows is a
rare find for those who are
upsizing, downsizing or who
may be first time owners. Now
entering its final phase in a
peaceful Tinley Park setting,
the neighborhood is developed
by Crana Homes, legendary
builder of Brookside Glen and
other thriving communities.
These luxury townhomes, with
award-winning designs and
energy-efficient features, are
setting standards for maximum
comfort and minimum care.
Thousands of buyers who
trusted Crana’s reputation
for an excellent quality home
that will hold its appreciation
value know their investment
was a smart choice. The
same holds true at Brookside
Meadows where all the same
craftsmanship, attention to
detail and customer care
still distinguish the Crana
difference. With standout
design features – and with
prices holding in the upper
$200s (including site) - these
homes continue to impress
buyers who are looking for
reliable value in a perfectly
placed home.
Brookside Meadows’
location is an absolute
winner! Tucked away in a
quiet area, the community is
close to everything. Shopping,
restaurants and recreation
are minutes away and Tinley
Brookside Meadows: Impressive Quality, Great Location
Park’s proximity to a major
world class city offers a long
list of activities and fun
things to do. Traveling is
easy, too. Major expressways,
highways and major streets
are all nearby. Hundreds of
local retail choices, including
numerous Orland Park malls,
can be found in every direction.
The Metra rail station is a
short drive away, perfect for
commuters traveling to and
from the city.
Tinley Park is well-known
for its excellent grade schools
and high school - getting high
marks from state and local
educators. The energetic city
also maintains 40 parks, over
30 ball fields and other facilities
including the Bettenhausen
center with an indoor
playground, and much more.
Brookside Meadows currently
features two very popular
luxury townhome designs.
The Fahan II is a beautiful
3,303 total square foot home
(2,087’ living space and a
1,216’ basement) with a drywalled,
two-car garage and
cement driveway. The split
level layout has three (optional
four) bedrooms and twoand-half
baths. The Lennan
II is a comfortable two (or
optional three) bedroom split
level home and includes most
of the features of the Fahan
II except the spacious master
suite has an optional cathedral
ceiling and is located on the
upper level. The Lennan II
has 3,167 square feet of total
space (2,118’ living space and
1,049’ basement) and a two-car
garage.
Both designs have large
open space kitchens with
generous cabinet space and
sleek granite countertops.
A stately loft overlooks an
impressive and relaxing great
room which is adjacent to the
kitchen. Gorgeous oak is used
throughout – including doors,
kitchen cabinets, railings and
trim. Ceramic tile floors are
finished in the foyer as well
as the bathrooms - which also
feature cultured marble vanity
tops. A full lookout basement
and a patio are also included.
Popular options can make
a great home even better! A
fireplace is a very impressive
touch as well as coffered
ceilings. Skylights provide
natural light and a soaker tub
in the master bath provides
natural comfort. A walkout
basement is available in some
layouts. Specs and options
can change so contact a sales
associate for details.
Buyers are also looking for
ways to lower their utility
expenses. The attached homes
at Brookside Meadows include
energy-saving features like
a high-efficiency furnace
and Lo-E glass installed
throughout the home. Other
‘green’ features include an
Energy Miser hot water heater,
vented soffits, 1.75” insulated
entrance doors, energy
efficient appliances and Tuff-R
insulated wall sheathing.
Smoke detectors, Lake
Michigan water and sprinklers
are also included.
Furnished and decorated
models are open 10:00am
to 4:00pm Monday through
Thursday, from noon to
4:00pm Saturday and Sunday
and on Friday by appointment.
From I-80, exit La Grange
Road south for just under two
miles to La Porte Road and
turn east for one-half mile.
If using a GPS enter: 19839
Mulroy Circle, Tinley Park, IL.
Contact the Sales Center for
details at 708-479-5111 or visit
online at www.cranahomes.
com any time.
Since 1970
Contact the Sales Center for details at 708.479.5111
and visit online any time at www.cranahomes.com
Dunree II
3 Bedrooms Plus Loft, 2½ Baths
Large Open Kitchen with Granite Countertops
Full Walkout Basement & Deck | Chicago Water | Spacious Floorplans
School System is Among the Best in the State
Situated on Unique Home Sites that back up to a Natural Setting
Decorated Models are Open
Mon-Thu 10am-4pm | Sat/Sun Noon-4pm | Friday by Appt.
Exit I-80 at La Grange Road south for just under two miles to
La Porte Road and turn east for one-half mile to Brookside Meadows.
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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.
Distinctive Home Builders
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,
Distinctive Home Builders
conducts a blower door test that
pressurizes the home to ensure
that each home passes a set of
very stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
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,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built homes throughout
Manhattan in the Butternut
Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well as in the
Will and south Cook county
areas over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
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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The Lockport Legend’s
of the
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The current owners have
expanded their family
and decided it’s time for
a larger house, so their
beautiful townhouse is
now available.
Where: 17435 Teton
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What: A two-bedroom
plus-loft, updated
townhouse with two-car
garage.
March 8
• 1113 E. Division St.
1A, Lockport, 60441-
4574 - Bayview Loan
Servicing LLC to Jeffery P.
Duschene, $110,000
• 14901 S. Preserve
Drive, Lockport, 60441-
8103 - Hawthorne Rfs IV
LLC to Robert Nielsen,
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• 15513 S. Muir Drive,
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• 16037 Aberdeen Drive,
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• 16658 W. Adobe Drive,
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- Milas Trust to Tadeusz
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$146,000
• 17550 Gilbert Drive,
Lockport, 60441-1114 -
Brian R. Hurley to Andrew
Brown, Rebecca Brown
$190,000
• 908 Maryville Drive,
Lockport, 60441-
3224 - David Faxel to
Joshua Jeffrey, Jennifer
Wennerberg $243,000
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• 16426 Newcastle Way,
Lockport, 60441-6023
- Judith A. Gadomski
to Kevin Mysliwiec,
$175,000
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• 1419 S. Farrell Road,
Lockport, 60441-9758 -
Homeland Group Inc to
Elisa J. Garcia, $208,000
• 14461 W. Melbourne
Place, Lockport, 60441-
6016 - Elaine M. Tussell
Trustee to Bradley Winnie,
Jayne Winnie $318,000
• 14945 S. Preserve
Drive, Lockport, 60441-
8103 - Matthew D.
Ludwig to Thomas J.
Palenik, Tracy L. Palenik
$290,000
• 1523 Sisson St.,
Lockport, 60441-4486
- Randal A. Ellul Jr. to
Patrick K. Coleman,
$204,000
• 16147 W. Sagebrook
Drive, Lockport, 60441-
4142 - MI Homes of
Chicago LLC to Irving M.
Kroll, Shannon M. Kroll
$405,000
The Going Rate is provided
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visit www.public-record.
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Amenities: A nicely
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two-bedroom
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nice view of courtyard.
This stunning home
features: eat-in kitchen
with newer stainless steel
appliances, gleaming
wood laminate floors
and door to outdoor
balcony; huge, sun-filled
living room with new
carpeting; spacious loft
with vaulted ceiling;
vaulted master bedroom
with double closets;
bedroom No. 2 has plant
self; newly updated
shared master bath
that boasts a vaulted
ceiling and granite vanity;
finished lower level that’s
a perfect “man cave,”
family room, office or third bedroom; fresh paint and new carpeting throughout entire
home; water softener and camera security system too.
Listing Price: $182,000
Listing Agent: Kim Wirtz, Century 21 Affiliated, (708) 516-3050, www.kimwirtz.com
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CDL Driver
CDL “Class B” with airbrakes driver for Chicagoland area
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Must be able to pass DOT physical and background check
Warehouse Order Picker
Experienced order pickers to pick/pack orders, and label
containers and skids with pick ticket info for our fast paced
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Apply in person or email resume!
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3850 W. 167th
Markham, IL 60428
Fax: 708-596-0981
Email: mgabriel@auburnsupply.com
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Next Steps:
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No phone calls please. EOE
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1003 Help Wanted
INDUSTRIAL SALES
SW Suburban (Tinley Park)
Manufacturing Company
seeks a person with
experience in B2B Sales of
industrial products
(non-chemical).
This is an inside,
consultative Sales position
which will focus on new
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existing product sales.
This sales/marketing
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decision makers to discuss the
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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.
1003 Help
Wanted
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
9525 W Laraway
Frankfort, IL 60423
or email:
pete@samedaytees.com
Customer Service Dept.
Qualified candidate must
be professional, reliable &
friendly. Must answer
phones, take orders & have
excellent computer skills.
Med. Equip. knowledge a
plus. Hours: 9-5, no weekends.
Please fax your
resume to:708-364-0166
or email to
info@cpapplus.com
F/T Cook Wanted
Retirement setting
experience preferred but
willing to train.
Must be Reliable,
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APPLY IN PERSON
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16301 S Brementowne Rd
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Lawn Care Service
Looking for responsible,
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Paid training. 708.226.9322
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Part-time Telephone Work
calling from home for
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available for calling.
If interested,
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M-F, 10am - 1pm Only!
Hardwood Floor Installers
& Finishers needed. Must be
dependable, experienced and
have transportation. Pay based
on exp. Email resume or
summary of qualifications to
info@hardwoodfloors
bymanny.com
Welder/ Fabricator
Must have valid Drivers
License, Bilingual a plus.
Please call Al @
630-327-2435 Lockport area
Local company looking for
Exp. Dump Truck Driver
Class A & B. Full & part
time avail. Dump exp.
necessary. 815-485-2490
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Remodeling Exp. a plus!
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Francis Field
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801 E. Francis Road
New Lenox. IL. April 28,
2018: 8am-1pm. Call
Becky for more information:
(815) 485-5927
Homer Glen, 12144 Meadowland
Dr. Sat April 28th, 8-3p.
Tons of teaching materials,
toys, home decor, furn &
more!
Orland Park 14700 S. 94th
Ave. Christ Lutheran Church
4/27, 9-3pm; 4/28, 9-1pm
Big rummage/bake sale
Tinley Park 6626 W 165th Pl
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708-687-1818
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Sale
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2703 Legal
Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 14443 WEST ETCHINGHAM
DRIVE, LOCKPORT, IL, IL 60441
(SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH AT-
TACHED 3CAR GARAGE.). On the
3rd day of May, 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: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES,
LLC Plaintiff V.THOMAS ZAHARA
A/K/A THOMAS W ZAHARA;
CHERYL ZAHARA A/K/A CHERYL
L ZAHARA; Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 1821 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. Judgment amount is
$244,751.71 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
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:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
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 16627 W. Montauk Drive, Lockport,
IL 60441 (Residential). On the 10th day
of May, 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: Fifth Third
Mortgage Company Plaintiff V. Michael
J. Dominik; et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 1412 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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 300A Dell Park Ave., Lockport, IL
60441 (Single Family Home). On the
17th day of May, 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
Plaintiff V. Trevor W. Egeland; et. al.
Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1800 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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 1429 PEACHTREE LN, LOCK-
PORT ,IL 60441 (Single Family Residence).
Onthe 10th day of May, 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: CIT BANK, N.A.
F/K/A ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff
V. ERIC M. GARCIA, CYNTHIA
L. GARCIA, COMMUNITYAMER-
ICA CREDIT UNION, Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1827 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:
Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel LLC
175 N Franklin Suite 201
Chicago, Illinois 60606
P: 312-357-1125
F: 312-357-1140
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 504 South State Street, LOCKPORT,
IL 60441 (Residential). On the 17th day
of May, 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: LENDING-
HOME FUNDING CORP., Plaintiff V.
JOSEPH HERNANDEZ; PARADISE
HOMES INC.; CAROL KOBIELA;
Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 2302 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:
JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND ASSO-
CIATES
230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
P: 312 541-9710
F: 312 541-9711
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.
2702 Public
Notices
Certificate No. 32202 was filed in
the office of the County Clerk of
Will onApril 13, 2018 wherein the
business firm of Neewas Consulting
located at 2720 Deering Bay
Drive, Naperville, IL 60564 is registered
and acertificate notice setting
forth the following:
Supriya Sarin, 2720 Deering Bay
Drive, Naperville, IL 60564
860-306-1392
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and Official
Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,
this 13th day of April, 2018
Nancy Schultz Voots
Will County Clerk
2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
THOMAS ZAHARA A/K/A THOMAS
W ZAHARA; CHERYL ZAHARA
A/K/A CHERYL L ZAHARA;
Defendant. No. 15 CH 1821
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 19th day of April, 2016,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
3rd day ofMay, 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 264, IN VICTORIA CROSSINGS
EAST UNIT 6, BEING A SUBDIVI-
SION OF PART OF THE SOUTH-
EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21
AND PART OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OFSECTION 22, TOWN-
SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID-
IAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED AS DOCU-
MENT NO. R2001058918, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Commonly known as: 14443 WEST
ETCHINGHAM DRIVE, LOCKPORT,
IL, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH AT-
TACHED 3 CAR GARAGE.
P.I.N.: 16-05-21-406-007-0000
Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County. Judgment amount is
$244,751.71 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
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 CON-
TACT:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Fifth Third Mortgage Company
Plaintiff,
vs.
Michael J. Dominik; et. al.
Defendant. No. 16 CH 1412
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 8th day ofFebruary, 2017,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
10th day of May, 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
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
LOT 105, IN ARROWHEAD OF BRO-
KEN ARROW, BEING ARESUBDI-
VISION 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-
ROW HEAD OF BROKEN ARROW
RECORDED APRIL 28, 1994 AS
DOCUMENTS R94-44325 AND CER-
TIFICATES OF CORRECTION RE-
CORDED AS DOCUMENT
R94-47389 AND R94-58257, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 16627 W.
Montauk Drive, Lockport, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.: 16-05-30-309-017-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required 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

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2900 Merchandise
Under $100
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
U.S. Bank National Association
Plaintiff,
vs.
Trevor W. Egeland; et. al.
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1800
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 13th day of December,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
17th day of May, 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 17, IN DELLWOOD HIGH-
LANDS, A SUBDIVISION OF PART
OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE
SOUTH HALF OF SECTIONS 26
AND 27, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH
AND IN RANGE 10EAST OFTHE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-
CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED MAY 16, 1923, IN PLAT
BOOK 17, PAGE 38, AS DOCUMENT
354881, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.
Commonly known as: 300A Dell
Park Ave., Lockport, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Home
P.I.N.: 11-04-26-301-003-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required 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 CON-
TACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
CIT BANK, N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST
BANK, FSB,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ERIC M. GARCIA, CYNTHIA L.
GARCIA, COMMUNITYAMERICA
CREDIT UNION,
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1827
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 26th day of December,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
10th day of May, 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
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
a/k/a 04-25-102-036 THE NORTH-
ERLY 1/2 OFLOT 52, IN PLEASANT
GROVE UNIT NO. 3, BEING ASUB-
DIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST
1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF
SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-
CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED MARCH 7, 1972, AS
DOCUMENT NO. R72-5976, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 1429
PEACHTREE LN, LOCKPORT , IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Residence
P.I.N.: 11-04-25-102-036-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required 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 CON-
TACT:
Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel LLC
175 N Franklin Suite 201
Chicago, Illinois 60606
P: 312-357-1125
F: 312-357-1140
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
LENDINGHOME FUNDING CORP.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JOSEPH HERNANDEZ; PARADISE
HOMES INC.; CAROL KOBIELA;
Defendant. No. 17 CH 2302
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 26th day of March, 2018,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
17th day of May, 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 2,INBLOCK 43, IN THE VIL-
LAGE OF LOCKPORT, AS SUBDI-
VIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER
OF ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CA-
NAL, IN SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10 EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID-
IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER
21, 1837, IN BOOK D PAGE 28, AS
DOCUMENT NO. 1475, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 504 South
State Street, LOCKPORT, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.: 11-04-23-149-001-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required 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 CON-
TACT:
JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND ASSO-
CIATES
230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
P: 312 541-9710
F: 312 541-9711
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
Secure Storage of Lockport Inc.
THE PERSONAL PROPERTY
TO BE SOLD, is contained in the
units listed below at: Secure Storage;
978 East Ninth Street, Lockport,
IL 60441
The auction will be finalized on
May 4, 2018 at 1 p.m. by online
auction.
The property may be redeemed
from the units by Cash or Certified
Money Order. Sale will take place
on Storagestuff.bid via online auction.
2116 Mike Madigan ofLockport,
IL
ATTENTION PARENTS WITH
STUDENTS IN PRIVATE
SCHOOLS OR BEING HOME
SCHOOLED
On May 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., a
meeting conducted by Fairmont
School District 89 will be taking
place at Fairmont School located at
735 Green Garden Place in Lockport.
The purpose ofthe meeting
will be to discuss the district’s
plans for providing special education
services tostudents with disabilities
who attend private schools
and home schools within the district
for the 2018-2019 school year.
If you are the parent of a
home-schooled student who has
been or may be identified with a
disability and you reside within the
boundaries of Fairmont School you
are urged to attend. If you have
further questions pertaining tothis
meeting, please contact Susan Jawor
at 815-726-6156 X4143.
Sincerely,
Dr. Diane Cepela
Fairmont School District 89
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
(2) new American camper
kerosene lantern, vintage, 12”
high, sturdy metal construction
$45. 708.466.9907
15 young ladies sweaters,
new/used, $4 ea. New Wilsons
suede girls jacket, size 8 $20.
Ladies short hooded jacket XL
$15. 708.460.8308
24’ aluminum ladder, liek new
$100. 708.301.5849
3&5Callaway Ram $1-15.
Catcher mitt, new $20.
708.614.4678
3 drawer file cabinet 18”W -
28”D - 42”H. Storage, tools
$15. 708.599.6796
3piece brass fireplace set $3. 8
door bell transformers $3.
Light timer $3. 6ridgid pipe
threading dies, new $5. Call
708.614.3148
7 ft. HD steel post $6 ea.
Women’s magazines .50 ea. Japan
Pachinko steel balls 6lbs
$25. Foam paint brushes $5.
708.460.8308
92” queen sleeper sofa, nuetral
colors, smoke/pet free home
$100.. Love seat extra
708.429.7107
Antique vintage GENEVA ILL
#8 star black flat cast iron, nice
condition $30. 708.466.9907
Bed frame, all sizes, new $15.
708.599.6796
Black &Decker circular saw
$20. Craftsman drill $20. Great
condition, pro-volleyball set
with accessories $50.
708.601.1947
Black &Decker circular saw
$20. Craftsman electric drill
$20. Great condition, pro-like
volleyball set w/ accessories
incuded, like new $50.
708.301.1947
Brand new never used queen
bed in bag, complete set. Blue
& yellow $50. Pair of table
lamps $40. 708.403.2473
Craftsman vintage 7 piece metric
nut driver set with case
$94197 USA Made $30.
709.466.9907
Curio Cabinet, great condition,
five glass shelves, lights up
$100. 708.873.0922
Electric blankets, 1king size,
white, dual controls. 1 queen
size, brown, dual controls, 1
full size, blue, dual controls.
$100 or $50 each.
708.479.4790
European tapestry, old world
scene 16” wide, 27” long $100.
815.838.9179
Five drawer dresser $30. 2end
tables $35 and brown leather
recliner $30. 708.567.8999
Glass 10” fish bowl $8. Bunny
water bottle $2. Cat litter box,
deluxe $15. Clear or grey duct
tape $4. 708.460.8308
Golf club hard travel case $30.
Cloth car cover $25. HP
printer/copier/scanner $25.
Dishes service for 8 $20.
815.463.0282
Hoover Agility 2 carpet and
stair cleaner $30. Expo jumbo
aluminum easel $15. Holmes
slim profile tower fan $10.
708.614.8541
Jacuzzi pool pump 1/2 hp motor,
2speeds, high &low $100.
Call Lou 708.448.9597 after
6pm.
MacGregor Lite Golf Clubs,
cast alloy, good condition,
1980’s, lightweight for teens or
woman $75 OBO.
708.204.9326. Orland Park.
Medium oak dresser, 44” wide,
18” deep, 30” tall. Top bookcase
is 45” tall, 10” deep,
great condition $60.
708.710.0170
Mens stuff: muscle car or
Blackhawks XL shirts $15.
Black/gray new ipper jacket
XL $15. 708.460.8308
Never used, 3piece “Skyline”
suitcase set indark green, expandable,
outside zippered
pockets, 2 wheels & handle.
28x8x8, 22x14x7, bag -
16x12x8, new $175, asking
$85. 815.469.4525
New SuperMat treadmat size
36x78, durable super tough
construction & lightweight
$40. 708.466.9907
New title cutting machine
300MM with adjustable angle
square include new blade $25.
708.466.9907
Original enamel ware vintage
large 16x12” oven turkey/
roasting pan $25. 708.466.9907
Pas-Lode staples, assorted
sizes $25, a full case.
708.534.3423
Rain poncho one size fits all $3
ea. 2018 pocket calendars .50
ea. Complete guide to prevent
getting scammed, 53 pgs, $6.
708.460.8308
Receiver Panasonic model
SA-HE70 $25. New Schlage
door knob &dead bolt (brass)
$35. Michael Jordan watch
$25. 708.341.2904
Red Wing mens 8.5 shoes from
Heritage Collection, soft toe
$55. 708.798.9755
Skill 8” drill press in great
shape $40. 708.479.0193
Spinning Real Shimano Symetre,
3000 FL, new in box, cost
$109, selling for only $75.
708.301.0356
Whirlpool over range microwave,
includes backing plate
for install. Has turntable, runs
great! $65. 312.320.4464
Window AC, Maytag 6,000
BTU, 110 volt, expandable
side, good condition $50.
708.364.9903

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42 | April 26, 2018 | The Lockport Legend Sports
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This Week In...
Lockport Township
High School Varsity
Athletics
Baseball
■April ■ 27 at Homewood-
Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 28 at Joliet West, 10
a.m.
■May ■ 1 host Homewood-
Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
■April ■ 26 at Stagg, 4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 27 host Romeoville, 7
p.m.
■April ■ 28 host Plainfield Central
(doubleheader), 9 a.m.
■May ■ 1 at Bolingbrook, 4:30
p.m.
Girls Soccer
■April ■ 26 at Adidas Tournament
of Champions, TBA in
Burlington, Iowa
■April ■ 27 at Adidas Tournament
of Champions, TBA in
Burlington, Iowa
■April ■ 28 at Adidas Tournament
of Champions, TBA in
Burlington, Iowa
■May ■ 1 host Sandburg, 4:30
p.m.
Girls Track and Field
■April ■ 27 at Glenbard North
Weber Invite, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Track and Field
■April ■ 28 at Glenbard West
Duchon Invitational, 10 a.m.
■Boys ■ Volleyball
■April ■ 26 at Lincoln-Way East,
5:30 p.m.
■May ■ 1 host Lincoln-Way
West, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
■April ■ 26 host Lincoln-Way
East, 4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 27 at Hersey Invite, 3
p.m. at Hersey
■April ■ 28 at Hersey Invite, 8
a.m. at Lincoln-Way East
■April ■ 28 at Hersey Invite,
TBD at Hersey
■May ■ 1 at Bolingbrook, 4:30
p.m.
Boys Water Polo
■April ■ 26 host Neuqua Valley,
5 p.m.
■April ■ 28 at Schaumburg
Quad, 8:30 a.m.
■April ■ 30 at Loyola Academy,
6 p.m.
■May ■ 1 at Bradley, 5 p.m.
Girls Water Polo
■April ■ 28 at Hoffman Estates
Triangular, 9 a.m.
■April ■ 30 host Bremen, 5
p.m.
■May ■ 1 host Bradley, 5:30
p.m.
Badminton
■April ■ 26 host SWSC Singles
Tournament, 4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 27 host SWSC Singles
Tournament, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
■April ■ 28 host Latin, 1:30
p.m.
■May ■ 2 host D230 Chiefs,
5:30 p.m.
Competitive Dance
■April ■ 26 host competition,
TBA
LTHS athletes take part in spring signing day
Submitted by Lockport
TOwnship High School
Thirty-five Lockport
Township High School student
athletes made their college
commitments official
April 11 during the spring
signing day at the school.
The students were:
• Bryan Fox, baseball, Roosevelt
University
• Jimmy Heintz, baseball,
Benedictine University
• T.J. Jaros, baseball, College
of DuPage
• Rich Jesse, baseball, University
of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Tommy Louch, baseball,
St. Xavier University
• Brendan O’Connor, baseball,
Waubonsee Community
College
• Gio Pappas, baseball, Robert
Morris University
• Steven Salvino, baseball,
College of DuPage
• CJ Weins, baseball, Wabash
Valley College
• Destiny Davis, basketball,
University of Dubuque
• Taylor Hopkins, basketball,
Benedictine University
• Bailey Delrose, bowling,
Maryville College
• Haleem Ajibola, football,
Concordia University-Chicago
• Gabriel Amegatcher, football,
University of Nebraska-Kearney
• Rhavion Booker, football,
Robert Morris University
• Tim Houlihan, football,
Concordia University-Wisconsin
• Jack Lyons, football, Benedictine
University
• Tavares Moore, football,
College of DuPage
• Tom Mulhall, football, Illinois
Wesleyan University
• Brian Pietryk, football, Augustana
University
• Nick Ward, football, St.
Ambrose University
• Jake Herman, lacrosse,
University of Dubuque
• Jacob Sweis, rowing, University
of Wisconsin-Madison
• Ally Fischer, soccer, University
of Illinois-Springfield
• Stephanie Quigley, soccer,
St. Ambrose University
• Eric Roche, soccer, St. Ambrose
University
• Dominic Wistocki, soccer,
Benedictine University
• Lindsay Bangert, softball,
Wabash Valley College
• Connor Hecker, swimming,
Lincoln College
• Kaitlyn Graves, tennis, Illinois
Institute of Technology
• Chris Greenfield, track,
Lewis University
• Peyton Schulz, track, North
Central College
• Alex Trafton, track, Valparaiso
University
• Kyle Dixon, volleyball,
Trine University
• Yousif Salah, wrestling, Joliet
Junior College
Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Lauren Johnson
Lauren Johnson is a junior
at Lockport Township and a
right fielder on the Porters
softball team.
How did you crack the
starting lineup as a
junior?
I knew it would just be a
lot of hard work and effort.
I just wanted to get that spot
and start.
You went 8-for-10 [between
April 13 and 14],
including going 3-for-3
against Lincoln-Way
East ace Alex Storako.
Can you describe your
feelings on that stretch?
Going against Storako,
I knew I could get around
on her, and I did. Against
Minooka, that was the first
varsity home run of my
career. I was 1-for-3 going
into the at-bat, so I just
wanted to get a hit. It felt
good off the bat, but with
the wind, I didn’t know if
it was going to go out. But
then I heard first base coach
Angie Findlay say, “Touch
every base.” It felt absolutely
great.
How did you start playing
softball?
When I was younger,
my older brother [2010
Lockport graduate] Joshua
Johnson played baseball.
Well, the little girl in me
said, “No dirt.” But the
other part of me said, “I
wanted to play in the dirt.”
My brother really pushed
me, and I was 6 years old
when I first started playing
softball.
Do you play any other
sports? If not, what is
it about the game of
softball that makes it
the sport for you?
I played volleyball as
a defensive specialist
through my sophomore
year. But I don’t play it
anymore — just softball.
The reason I love softball
is because you can get
friendly with the other girls
on other teams. But there’s
still a competitive nature
and the friends that keep
me playing everyday.
What opponent are
you looking forward to
playing the most the
rest of the season?
Marist [which was scheduled
on April 17], and the
next Lincoln-Way East game
[which is scheduled on May
7]. In order to beat East, we
just have to keep playing our
game and focusing on what
we need to do and know how
to do.
Do you have any pregame
rituals or superstitions?
No, not really. I just put a
bow on my hair and go from
there. When I was a little
girl, I liked sparkly bows, so
I started wearing them. So,
now I keep doing that.
When you come into a
program like Lockport,
how aware are you of
the storied history?
The coaches always tell us
of the high standards to keep
Photo submitted
the winning tradition going.
State is our goal, and we
have the talent and motivation
to do it.
What have you learned
from Lockport softball
coach Marissa Chovanec?
I’ve learned to always be
yourself on the field. Don’t
let one thing change what
you’re doing. Just be yourself.
Do you plan to play
softball in college?
Yes, I do. I already committed
to play at DePauw
University in Greencastle,
Indiana. I didn’t want to go
to a big school, and they are
very well-ranked in my major,
which is biochemistry. I
want to do something in the
medical field or with forensic
science.
What is the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
The teachers are understanding,
and they push us
to be better student-athletes.
All the athletes at the school
are united as one. They want
to keep staying strong, keep
a winning program and keep
Lockport on the map.
Interview by Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen

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LTHS grad a part of national championship gymnastics team
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Sixteen women on the University
of Wisconsin-Whitewater
gymnastics team earned the title
of 2018 NCGA National Champions
after competing in the National
Collegiate Gymnastics Association
Team Championship on March 23.
Among those 16 women is Homer
Glen resident and Lockport Township
High School graduate, Vanessa
Olinger.
The Warhawks have claimed
two consecutive championship titles,
and five total in the last seven
years. Olinger, a freshman, is now
a part of school history.
“When we heard we won, my
head was just full of excitement,”
she said. “All the hard work and
all the days at practice, the blood
and the tears and our bodies being
tired, it all paid off at the end. Just
to think we did it, back to back we
did it.”
There were six teams; the Top 3
from the Midwest and Top 3 from
the East, competing at nationals
March 23 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Warhawks have gone
to nationals every year since 2007.
“It’s not about me, it’s about the
girls, because I want them to be
able to get the most out of their
gymnastics career while they’re
here at Whitewater,” said Jennifer
Regan, the gymnastics coach at
UW-Whitewater.
Although Olinger was an alternate
at nationals and didn’t compete,
throughout the season she
has competed for the team on the
balance beam. At practices however,
she has been training for all
four events: floor exercise, vault,
uneven bars and of course, the balance
beam. The season began in
January, but the team started practicing
in September.
“I love having her on our team,”
Regan said. “She’s the type of person
that can just set the team at
ease, she likes to joke, she likes to
joke around. She keeps the atmosphere
very light, which is really
nice. But she is a huge supporter
of her teammates. She’s always
cheering, always motivating them,
constantly pushing them to get better
at every practice.”
Olinger has done gymnastics
since she was 4 years old, and had
a passion for the sport ever since.
As she got older, she competed
with a couple club teams including
BIG Gymnastics in Burr Ridge,
and eventually was a part of the
IGI Gymnastics club team in Westmont
all throughout high school.
“When I was a little kid, my
mom said that I was bouncing off
the walls like crazy so she put me
in gymnastics and ever since she
put me in I had a passion and loved
it,” Olinger said.
She said her favorite events to
compete in are the balance beam
and floor, because the floor event
brings out her bubbly and outgoing
personality, while she excels on the
balance beam.
“I just think that it’s always been
the sport for me,” Olinger said.
It’s been her dream ever since
she was little to be on a college
gymnastics team, and she’s worked
her hardest to get to where she is
now. When Olinger was a junior
at LTHS, Regan watched her compete
at the Chicago Style meet,
hosted by IGI, where more than
1,000 athletes participate every
year. Not only did her skills grab
Regan’s attention, her personality
did, as well.
“I think with Vanessa, it’s her
personality,” Regan said. “She’s a
go-getter, she’s a fighter, and we always
come down to see the Chicago
Style meet and I just remember
seeing an individual working really
hard and giving it 110 percent.”
Olinger and her dad went to
Whitewater for a visit last February,
and it was there that she committed
to attend the university and
compete on the gymnastics team.
“I came to the campus and I took
a tour and I really liked it,” Olinger
said. “I met some of the girls, I
looked at the gymnastics facility
and I heard great, great things from
this school, and I don’t know, I felt
like this was my school to be at.”
Regan said it was during that visit
that she saw how much Olinger
fit in with the team, the staff, and
that it was natural for her to be a
part of the program.
“They’re definitely my sisters,
I’ll tell you that,” Olinger said.
“This season, there were some
struggles at the beginning with
some of the teammates, but we all
came together, we went on team
bonding, and I think being at practice
everyday with each other and
just fighting for one another, always
cheering for each other. It’s
a bond you can never break, ever.”
Regan has seen a lot of improvements
from Olinger since she was
in high school, and said she is expecting
big things from her in the
future.
“I really do feel like she’s going
Vanessa Olinger competes on the balance beam Feb. 9 during the Harley
Davidson Invitational at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Steve
Rhodes
to be able to help fill in some of
those shoes of those seniors that are
going to graduate for us this year,”
Regan said. “I think she’s learned a
lot, but she’s come a long way.”
If Olinger continues to make the
type of progress she’s made in her
first year at Whitewater, Regan
believes she has the capability of
contending for a spot in the lineup
on uneven bars, balance beam and
floor exercise in the future.
“[This team is] a group of individuals
that when they put their
mind to something, they’re unstoppable,
and they really came together
as a group this year, and focused
on just the team, being a team, being
a family, and supporting one
another at every meet,” Regan said.
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team led by 104 pins.
Meanwhile, the Homer
boys team, consisting of
seventh-graders Jason Laba
and Nate Arient, as well as
eighth-graders Gavin Gucwa
and Kyle Beckley, also
bowled extremely well the
first day and were in first
place after Games 2 and 3.
That night, the Mustangs
had an entire evening
to think about what they
needed to do the next day on
April 14 to accomplish their
goals, Dole said.
“The teams were bowling
with different pressure
on them [on Day 2], and it
showed,” he added. “The
teams bowled three games
in the morning session, and
it started off very sluggish.
The teams were not striking
as much as the previous day
and also missing spares that
normally they would convert.
The boys moved down
to fourth place, and the girls
team stayed in first but only
had a 40-pin lead going into
the lunch break.”
After lunch, both teams
bowled much better.
“The boys were able to
close the gap on third but
ended up in fourth place —
the best finish in program
history at the state tournament,”
Dole said.
As for the girls, they finished
strongly to secure the
state title.
“The girls team came together
and rallied to increase
their lead,” Dole said. “By
the end of Game 9, their
lead was 144 pins. With only
one game remaining, they
bowled against the secondplace
team. All four girls had
an amazing 10th frame and
beat the second-place team
671-666. When all 10 games
were added up, they won by
149 pins.”
In addition to the top finish
for the girls and fourthplace
finish for the boys at
state, the teams had four
medalists based on their individual
scores. Jason Laba
finished 10th overall for the
boys, while Paige Matiasek
finished seventh, Emma
Punter placed eighth and
Cassie Kontos got 15th for
the girls.
For more information and
a complete rundown of the
IESA State Bowling Tournament,
visit the IESA website
at www.iesa.org/activities/
bo.

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Girls Water Polo
Porters jump out to 5-1 lead over Warriors before falling 11-10
Brunetti has teamhigh
four goals for
LTHS in loss
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
When the Lincoln-Way
West and Lockport Township
girls water polo teams
met on March 6 in the first
game of the season, both
teams looked to the rematch
six weeks later. That’s because
they wanted to use the
head-to-head matchup as a
measuring stick as to where
they were that much later in
the season.
While both teams have
seen improvement, it was
safe to say that West was
pretty ecstatic at how far it
has come in the time since
that first game.
The Warriors scored the
final four goals and stunned
Lockport 11-10 in a scintillating
SouthWest Suburban
Conference matchup on
April 17 in New Lenox.
Delaney Janosek notched
a game-high six goals, as the
Warriors (14-6, 6-3) not only
won their seventh game in a
row, but set a new school record
for victories in a season
with 14. That happened with
over two weeks left in the
regular season, as the team
broke its previous record
of 13 victories, which happened
in the 2012 and 2014
seasons.
On the flip side, Lockport
(7-6, 2-3) didn’t add to its
win total. Junior Francesca
Brunetti scored a team-high
four goals, but it wasn’t
enough, as the Porters instead
lost their third straight,
all in the SWSC.
“We’re going to see them
again this [past] Saturday,”
Lockport coach Rick De
Leon said of facing the Warriors
for a third time this season
on Saturday, April 21,
at the Hersey Tournament.
“That will be in a neutral
pool, and we will see how
we do there.”
In the opener, back in the
in the first week of March,
West scored 10 goals but
gave up 14. Down the stretch
last week, the Warriors’ defense
was very good, holding
Lockport scoreless for
the final 6:11 of the game.
Junior Renee Solis scored
the Porters’ final goal at the
Lockport Township’s Francesca Brunetti aims for a shot
while Lincoln-Way West’s Cailey Janosek is in pursuit April
17 during a matchup between the two teams in New Lenox.
James Sanchez/22nd Century Media
6:11 mark. Then, Janosek
went to work, scoring from
the right corner just seven
seconds later to make it 10-
8. Then, she got open for a
breakaway goal with 5:28 to
play. Two minutes later, and
Janosek fired in a goal from
near mid-pool on the left
side to tie it at 10-10.
“I got two halfcourt goals,
and I just had the confidence
to shoot,” Janosek said. “It
was a good game. We kept it
close in the third quarter. We
just kept it close, encouraged
each other, worked hard and
it got us somewhere.”
For the next two minutes,
each team had opportunities.
But then junior Eileen Quinn
got a shot past junior keeper
Kaya Naskinska (11 saves)
with 1:18 left in the game
to give the Warriors the 11-
10 lead, their first since 1-0.
Junior keeper Julia Mindy
(9 saves) made a couple of
saves, and senior Cailey
Janosek, who had a goal earlier
in the game, got a huge
steal for the Warriors with
36 seconds to play to help
clinch the win.
“One of our approaches
is to see the same team and
how we make adjustments,”
De Leon said of facing the
Warriors six weeks later. “In
the first half [last week], our
defense played lights out.
But you could see the intensity
pick up in the third
quarter.
“West played well. Our
defense is strong, and we’re
using more shooters. It was a
tough game, and they just hit
one more shot at the end. For
us, it’s just a matter of hitting
shots.”
In the opening quarter,
the Porters hit their shots.
Delaney Janosek scored 39
seconds into the game, but
Lockport responded with
five-straight goals, three by
Brunetti, to lead 5-1 after
one quarter. The Porters,
however, didn’t score in the
second quarter, and West answered
with a pair of tallies
from senior Maeve Bauer
and junior Emma Fleisleber
to trim the deficit to 5-3 at
halftime.
After the teams combined
for eight goals in the first
half, they combined for eight
in the third quarter, with each
team scoring four. Sophomore
Emily Plaszewski (3
goals) had two, and senior
Kayley Uy (2 goals) had one
for Lockport. Sophomore
Riley Kettelson scored one
for the Warriors.
“We had six wins in a row
earlier in the season, and
now we have seven,” Delaney
Janosek said after last
week’s Lockport win. “[A
key] is we’ve been hanging
out, doing a lot of team
bonding and just practicing
hard. It feels awesome, and
we just want to keep it going.”
The next day, April 18,
Lockport traveled to Aurora
and lost to Waubonsie Valley
13-7 in a possible preview
of a matchup in the Metea
Valley Sectional. Brunetti
and Uy each had two goals
to lead Lockport, while
Naskinska had 11 saves.
Lockport’s losing streak
hit five games on Thursday,
April 19, with a loss to visiting
Sandburg in a SWSC
matchup. Both the Porters
and West traveled to Arlington
Heights on Saturday,
April 21, for the Hersey
Huskie Invite.
Homer 33C bowling caps year of firsts with girls state title
Boys team finishes
fourth at competition
Submitted by Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C
It’s been a year of firsts for
the Homer 33C Bowling program
— the first year tryouts
were open to sixth-graders,
the first year Homer hosted a
bowling tournament and the
first year a Homer team won
the state championship.
“It’s been an incredible
year for the Mustangs,” Hadley
Middle School teacher
and bowling coach Andrew
Dole said. “Our students
worked hard all season long,
and their efforts paid off.”
Momentum started to
build in March, when Homer
hosted its first bowling tournament
at Lockport’s Strike
and Spare II on March 20.
Sixty-one bowlers from
10 different schools participated.
Both the Homer girls
team and the Homer boys
team came out on top, winning
their divisions.
They went on to compete
at the IESA Sectionals (the
first year IESA added sectional
qualifiers), and, finally,
the state tournament on
April 13 and 14 in Joliet.
Twenty-four boys and
girls teams participated at
state, bowling four games
the first day. Only the Top 10
teams advanced to the April
14 matchup, where they
bowled six more games.
The Homer girls team,
comprised of eighth-graders
Emma Punter and Demi
Kontos; seventh-grader
Cassie Kontos; and sixthgrader
Paige Matiasek, was
solid from the start, bowling
an incredible 735 the
first game of the tournament.
Led by Paige Matiasek’s 220
game, the team’s four-person
score of 735 was the highest
game shot by any girls team
the entire weekend.
By the end of Day 1, their
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The Homer girls bowling team (left to right) Cassie Contos,
Paige Matiasek, Emma Punter and Demi Contos smile April
14 at the state tournament in Joliet. The girls won the state
title by 149 pins. Photo submitted

46 | April 26, 2018 | The Lockport Legend Sports
lockportlegend.com
Porters snap Griffins’ 11-game winning streak in Lockport
Team scores
deciding run without
a hit in bottom of the
seventh
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
There was a bigger feel
than an average high school
baseball game when Lincoln-Way
East visited Lockport
Township last week.
After all, even in a spring
filled with bad weather that
has postponed many a game,
the two teams entered with a
combined record of 23-3.
But on a sunny day, with
temperatures actually approaching
the mid 50s after
an inch of snow fell the
night before, it was Lockport
that slipped by for a big win
at the end. Without getting
a hit, the Porters pushed
across a run in the bottom
of the seventh to defeat East
2-1 in a SouthWest Suburban
Conference Blue Division
showdown on Thursday,
April 19, at Ed Flink
Field in Lockport.
The Porters (11-4, 3-0)
bounced back from a 3-2
loss to Andrew in a SWSC
crossover two days before.
East (13-2, 2-1) saw its 11-
game win streak end.
“Not only was it a conference
game, more importantly
it was a sectional
[preview] game,” Lockport
coach Andy Satunas said
of the matchup between the
two teams, which are once
again in the same sectional
this season. “So this is big
for seeding. We needed all
hands on deck to win against
a great team like Lincoln-
Way East.”
Each team made three errors,
but it was a big one at
the end that cost the Griffins.
“I don’t think either team
played particularly well,”
East coach Eric Brauer said.
“It was a tough game, but
every conference game is a
tough game. We made too
many mistakes, and give
credit to Lockport for taking
advantage of them.”
In the bottom of the seventh,
senior pinch hitter Alex
Martinez led off by getting
hit by a pitch from East ace
Cole Kirschsieper on a 2-1
count. Senior right fielder
Jimmy Heintz then put down
a nice sacrifice bunt but was
safe at first when a throwing
error pulled senior first baseman
Jake Tencza off the bag.
Senior designated hitter
Bryan Fox followed with
another well-placed bunt
that was fielded by Kirschsieper.
But his throw to third
for the force was too late, as
senior pinch runner Brendan
O’Connor beat the throw to
load the bases with nobody
out.
Ever the competitor,
Kirschsieper, a junior lefty
who pitched the Griffins to
an appearance in the IHSB-
CA summer state tournament
title game last year, got
junior shortstop Nolan Weis
to hit a ground ball to second
baseman Jacob Slager, who
threw to senior catcher Jared
Mutter for a force out at the
plate.
That left the bases still
loaded with one out and
brought up leadoff hitter
and junior center fielder
Collin Woulfe. Facing who
was going to be his last batter
no matter what, Kirschsieper
(6 2/3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER,
3 H, 7 K, BB, HBP) got
ahead 0-2 in the count. But
Woulfe walloped the next
pitch to medium deep center
field. It was caught by
senior center fielder Julian
Everett, but his throw had
no chance, as Heintz hurried
home to score the winning
run.
Lockport’s Brendan O’Connor attempts to slide past Lincoln-Way East catcher Jared Mutter
during the matchup of the two teams Thursday, April 19, at Ed Flink Field in Lockport.
Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
“I was just trying to put it
in play,” Woulfe said of the
sacrifice fly. “When I hit it,
it felt good. I ran to first, and
then looked back [as Heintz
scored], then I just felt great,
fantastic. [The Griffins] are a
good team, and it felt great
to get that win.”
It felt great to score the
winning run, too.
“I was happy to get the
bunt down, make something
happen for us, and it felt really
good to score the gamewinner,”
Heintz said. “We
fell behind, but we all really
executed when we needed
to. Considering last year we
lost to them twice (10-9 and
5-2), and then lost to them
in the regional title game
in the summer (8-5), it was
a really great come-frombehind
win. This shows that
we can compete with anyone.”
Kirschsieper (6-1) was
reaching his 105-pitch limit,
so he was going to come out
of the game, no matter what,
after Woulfe’s at-bat.
“It was a fantastic outing
by Cole,” Brauer said.
“We just didn’t do enough
behind him. He was going
to come out with his pitch
count at the end. But if we
made some plays, he would
have had 10-15 more pitches
available. It was a good
battle, and [Lockport] got it
[last week].”
The all-important first
game between the conference
rivals went to the Porters.
“We played some small
ball, and we had guys doing
the little things,” Satunas
said. “It was exciting to see
us execute so well against
a great pitcher like Cole
[Kirschsieper] and a great
Lincoln-Way East team. We
kept it close and got it at the
end.”
East scored first in the second.
Tencza (2-for-2, R) led
off with a double to right.
He was sacrificed to third by
junior right fielder Cameron
Lee. He was still on third
with two outs but scored
when junior designated hitter
Matt Watson reached on
an error.
Junior shortstop Ryan
Ritter (2-for-3, BB) had a
single past short in the first
and a double to left center
in the third. Those four
hits were all the Griffins
could muster against a trio
of Lockport pitchers. They
did, however, leave eight on
base. Included in that was
leaving the bases loaded in
the top of the sixth.
The top of the sixth is
when Rich Jesse Jr. entered
the game. The senior righthander
issued a walk to
load the bases, but he came
back with a strikeout to end
the inning. After the Porters
tied it at 1-1, he got threestraight
fly outs to Woulfe
to set down East in order for
the first time all game in the
top of the seventh.
“It was a good win
against great competition,”
Jesse Jr. said. “I was wild
Josh Bentley takes a rip at a pitch for the Porters during his
team’s 2-1 win.
on the first batter I faced,
but then I was able to get
the big strikeout in the
sixth. In the seventh, Collin
was outstanding in center
field for me.”
Lockport knotted the
game by getting two of its
three hits in the sixth. With
one out, senior first baseman
CJ Weins walked. Junior
second baseman Josh
Bentley hit a high chopper
for an infield single, and
junior third baseman Jon
Weis lined a single to left to
load the bases. Sophomore
catcher Nick Schindler then
hit a sacrifice fly to center to
score Weins.
Senior right-hander Tommy
Louch (4 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0
ER, 4 H, 3 K, 1 BB) started
for the Porters. Senior lefty
TJ Jaros (1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1
K, 1 HBP) followed before
Jesse, Jr. (1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H,
1 K, 1 BB), who improved to
3-0 with the win in relief.
“We’re a competitive team,
and not someone to sleep
on,” said Jesse Jr., who was
cut from the team as a junior.
“I’m excited to see this, but I
know we have a lot more in
us. It feels good.”

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fastbreak
Boys Tennis
Young Porters take first in own invite
1st and 3
Geoff Stellfox/
22nd Century Media
Porters win eightteam
Lockport
Invitational
1. Taking the crown
The Porters boys
tennis team came
out on top Saturday,
April 21, at the
Lockport Invitational.
Warren finished
second.
2. Sensational singles
LTHS top singles
player Jack Randall
cruised to his title in
Flight A, winning his
final match 6-0, 6-0
at the invitational.
Meanwhile, Dan
Evans won Flight B.
3. Doubled up
Lockport doubles
teams played each
other in the thirdplace
match in Flight
B, with Jacob Cala
and Kyle Steinhoff
beating Jared Kocolowski
and John
Evans 6-2, 6-3.
Randall, Evans win
singles titles
Erin Redmond
Freelance Reporter
For a young squad like
Lockport, inexperience and
invitational titles typically
don’t go hand-in-hand.
However, these Porters
broke the mold.
The squad won its Lockport
Invitational Saturday,
April 21, with dominant
performances from top to
bottom. The Porters took
no lower than fifth place
in doubles and singles action
in both flights and saw
two tournament singles
champions in Jack Randall,
who finished first in
Flight A, and Dan Evans,
who claimed the top spot in
Flight B.
Randall, who is known for
being one of the top players
in the state, was the last one
on the court for the Porters.
He sealed his title in unquestionable
fashion, winning
6-0, 6-0.
Evans also asserted his
dominance in the Flight B
championship match. He
downed his opponent from
Marmion Academy 6-4, 6-2.
The Porters locked up first
place as a team well before
Randall’s match concluded.
They were followed by
Warren in second place and
Marmion Academy, which
took third in the eight-team
invitational.
“It’s a good feeling; it’s
one of the first times in
recent history [we won
our invitational],” Porters
coach Bob Champlin said.
“The format is similar to
sectionals, so it’s great for
a confidence booster knowing
twos can play against
ones and be competitive.
The singles, in general, are
playing really well. Having
my third singles [Dan
Evans] win the whole thing
I’m sure builds a lot of confidence
in him.”
In other singles action,
Seth Yaeger finished as
consolation champion in
Flight A. Yaeger lost his first
match, but he rebounded to
win his next three straight.
In Flight B, Nick Lindau
took fifth place over Marian
Catholic.
Lockport saw two of its
doubles teams square off
against one another in the
third-place match in Flight
B. The team of Jacob Cala
and Kyle Steinhoff came
away victorious, beating
their Porter counterparts
Jared Kocolowski and John
Evans 6-2, 6-3.
“This happens quite a
bit,” Champlin said. “... It’s
always fun when they play
against each other for something
that counts.”
The doubles team of
sophomore Fernando
Meraz and freshman Doug
Blomquist finished in third
place in Flight A, winning
over Marmion Academy.
Lockport’s Peter Naylor, a
Jack Randall, the Porters’ No. 1 singles player, as well as one of the top players in the
state, won the singles title in Flight A Saturday, April 21, at the Lockport Invitational. Photos
by Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media
freshman, and junior Andrew
Whetter took fifth in
Flight A, falling to Marmion
Academy in a close match,
but they later knocked off
Marian Catholic to claim
fifth.
“My doubles teams are
both young teams,” Champlin
said. “I have a freshman,
sophomore and a freshman
and eleventh-grader;
they did really well. They’re
young with not that much
experience, so they did really
well, considering. … The
younger players, this [invitational]
helps them, because
they get to experience this
level of competition.”
Lockport was to be back
Lockport’s Fernando Meraz (left) and Doug Blomquist
compete at the invitational. The doubles team finished third
in Flight A.
on the court to continue its
quest towards a conference
championship at 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24, when
it took on conference rival
Sandburg in Orland Park.
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“The format is similar to sectionals, so it’s great for a
confidence booster knowing twos can play against ones and be
competitive. The singles, in general, are playing really well.”
Bob Champlin — LTHS boys tennis coach, on the Lockport Invitational and
his singles players
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Boys Tennis
Back at home — 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, vs.
Lincoln-Way East
• The Porters take on the Griffins before
competing in the Hersey Invite, which begins
the next day.
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lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | April 26, 2018
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Lockport keeps its early season hot streak alive with thrilling win over Lincoln-Way East, Page 46
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