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Genesis VR owner and 

New Lenox resident 

Josh Schoeling 

demonstrates how to 

maneuver inside of a 

virtual reality game. 

The arcade is located 

at 416 Nelson Road in 

New Lenox. Jonathan 

Samples/22nd Century 

Media 

Inset: Owner Josh 

Schoeling is a Lincoln- 

Way West alum from 

the Class of 2013. 

New Lenox’s Genesis VR shows what the future 

holds for arcade gaming, Page 3 

Making ends meet 

D122 officials seek ways to 

restructure debt, Page 6 

Fighting back 

State Rep. Margo McDermed’s wildly 

popular, free self-defense class 

moves to bigger NL site, Page 8 

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THURSDAY 

ShareFest Meeting 

Noon-1:30 p.m. April 26, 

Community Room at the 

New Lenox Village Hall, 

1 Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Join ShareFest as 

a representative from your 

church, organization, business, 

or community for another 

year of sharing and caring 

for neighbors in need. For 

more information, call (815) 

342-2199 or email gary@ 

sharefestnewklenox.com. 

Beginner Self Defense Class 

6 p.m. April 26, Lincolnway 

Christian Church, 690 

E. Illinois Highway, New 

Lenox. State Rep. Margo Mc- 

Dermed, together with One 

Light Self Defense, is hosting 

a free workshop for women 

and girls. The event will help 

them learn avoidance tactics, 

self-defense misconceptions, 

offensive techniques and defensive 

escapes. The class 

will take place in the community 

room at the Mokena 

Public Library. A follow-up 

advanced class is scheduled 

for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8. 

Space is limited and registration 

is encouraged. While the 

class is free, donations to One 

Light are appreciated. 100% 

of donations go to victims 

of domestic violence, human 

trafficking, or sexual assault. 

To learn more about the 

classes or to register, email 

mcdermed@ilhousegop.org 

or call (815)277-2079. 

Firearm Safety Presentation 

7 p.m. April 26, New Lenox 

Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Every year 

in the United States, at least 

100 children aged 17 and under 

die in unintentional shootings, 

and over 500 die by 

suicide with a firearm. Many 

of these deaths are entirely 

preventable with responsible 

gun safety and storage. The 

“Be SMART” program is a 

nonpartisan public education 

campaign designed to reduce 

child deaths by educating 

adults in how to help prevent 

these deaths by using 5 simple 

strategies. To reserve a seat 

for this presentation, contact 

Daniel Martin, Village of New 

Lenox Safe Community Coordinator, 

at (815) 462-6493 

or dmartin@newlenox.net. 

FRIDAY 

PTO Spring Vendor Fair 

5-8 p.m. April 27, Martino 

Junior High School, 731 E. 

Joliet Highway, New Lenox. 

Join the New Lenox PTO for 

their spring vendor and craft 

fair. This is a good time to 

look for Mother’s Day and 

graduation gifts. For more 

information, visit www.new 

lenoxpto.org. 

UPCOMING 

Dentistry from the Heart 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 

May 5, Atrium Family Dental, 

1938 E. Lincoln Highway, 

Suite 104, New Lenox. 

Atrium Family Dental will 

host a Dentistry From The 

Heart event providing adults 

with free dental care. Free 

extractions, fillings and 

cleanings will be offered on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

Each patient may receive one 

service at a time. If additional 

services are needed, patients 

will be directed to wait in line 

again. For more information, 

call (815) 462-9990. 

Forest Preserve Work Day 

8 a.m.-noon Sunday, May 6, 

Hickory Creek Barrens Nature 

Preserve, 20733 S. Schoolhouse 

Road, New Lenox. 

Consider volunteering for the 

Forest Preserve District of 

Will County’s natural resource 

management workday. This 

is a great opportunity to pitch 

in if you love nature and want 

to help the environment. Volunteers 

will be assisting with 

garlic mustard removal during 

this work day. A district 

representative will be at each 

workday to coordinate the 

day’s activities. Registration 

is required; contact volunteer 

supervisor Renee Gauchat at 

(815) 722-7364 or email rgau 

chat@fpdwc.org. 

Business After Hours 

5 p.m. Wednesday, May 

9, Zembar Jewelers, 2457 E. 

Joliet Highway, New Lenox. 

Join Zembar Jewelers for a 

multi-chamber business after 

hours and ribbon cutting 

in their new location. 

Schmuhl School Open House 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 

May 12, Schmuhl School, 

Hickory Creek Preserve, 

20733 S. Schoolhouse 

Road, New Lenox. Experience 

what school was like 

in a one-room school in the 

1930s. Fun for all ages. At 

New Lenox Area Historical 

Society, history is fun. For 

more information, contact 

the office at (815) 485-5576. 

Shred Event 

10 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

May 19, Old Plank Trail 

Community Bank, 280 

Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Do you have personal, 

sensitive information 

that you would like shredded? 

Join Old Plank Trail 

Community Bank for a free 

shred event. Limit twosmall 

boxes/2 paper bags 

per car load. For more information, 

visit www.old 

planktrailbank.com. 

ONGOING 

Preschool Registration 

Registration is open for 

Providence Catholic Children’s 

Academy, 1800 W. 

Lincoln Highway, New 

Lenox. Preschool runs from 

September 2018 to May 

2019. Walk-in registration 

takes place Monday-Friday 

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Additional 

times and days available by 

appointment. For more information 

or to schedule a 

tour, call (815) 485-7129. 

Summer Theatre Program 

Registration is now open for 

Curtain Call Theatre’s Summer 

Theatre Program. The 

four week camps will begin 

in July. The Emily McCabe 

Musical Theatre Program is 

now in its 16th year. Grades 

K-3 will perform “Bugs!” 

and grades 4-8 will perform 

“Singin’ in the Rain Jr.” Both 

camps will begin June 11 

and will be held at St. Mary 

School, 11409 195th St., Mokena. 

Grades K-3 will meet 

Monday-Thursday for four 

weeks. Their performance will 

be on July 5 at Lincoln-Way 

Central. Grades 4-8 will meet 

Monday-Thursday (Monday- 

Friday the first week) for five 

weeks. Each camp has both 

a morning and afternoon session. 

Cost is $295 for grades 

K-3 and $395 for grades 4-8. 

To register, visit ccctheatre. 

com and click on the “Children’s 

Program” tab. 

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Silver Cross Scholarships 

Deadline to apply is Monday, 

April 30. The Silver 

Cross Healthy Community 

Commission is pleased to 

offer healthcare scholarships 

for individuals who reside 

in zip codes 60432, 60433, 

60436, and the Lockport 

Grade School District #89. 

Application requirements are 

a completed application, a 

personal statement explaining 

why the candidate has 

chosen the particular course 

of study and what the candidate 

hopes to achieve as well 

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from people not related to 

the candidate. The amount of 

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based on the program 

selected. Scholarships may 

be used for tuition, books, 

and school fees. Candidates 

will be notified if they are 

selected for an interview by 

May 30. Applications are 

available at www.silvercross. 

org or by contacting Leslie 

Newbon at (815) 300-1096 

or lnewbon@silvercross.org. 

Advanced Dog Training 

10 a.m. Tuesdays, Francis 

Field Youth Foundation 

Building, 801 E. Francis 

Road, New Lenox. Advanced 

level drop-in training every 

Tuesday for the advanced 

level competitor. The public 

is welcome to visit and watch 

some of the top performing 

obedience dogs in the 

country training for competitions. 

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New Lenox arcade brings virtual reality to life 

Jonathan Samples 

Freelance Reporter 

The arcade offers more than 40 virtual reality games that 

guests can choose from. Retro gaming can be played at the 

arcade, as well. 

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 – Nintendo 

64, Nintendo NES, 

Sega Genesis and Playstation 

1 – line the sleek main 

room of Genesis VR, located 

at 416 Nelson Road. There, 

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zone, no worries. Genesis 

VR offers a slew of 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.” 

One experience Schoeling 

recommends to everyone 

who comes in to Genesis 

VR is Richie’s Plank Experience, 

developed by Toast 

VR. The game invites users 

to board an elevator, which 

takes them to the 80th floor 

of a simulated skyscraper. 

When the door opens and 

nothing but a thin wooden 

board awaits, the user is encouraged 

to test their fear of 

heights by walking out on 

the plank. 

“The second they put 

on that headset, they lose 

all sense of being on flat 

ground,” Schoeling explained. 

“All of a sudden, 

they’re like squatting down 

to the floor and losing their 

balance, trying to stay 

steady as they walk across 

this imaginary plank. It just 

shows you how much it can 

actually throw off your brain 

when you’re inside the headset.” 

Schoeling describes the 

virtual reality experience as 

“full extent.” 

“Because, it’s such a different 

world when you finally 

put that headset on,” 

he added. 

Genesis VR opened late 

winter in New Lenox’s Nelson 

Plaza shopping center, 

and so far, Schoeling said 

it’s been game-on with the 

community. 

“Business has been going 

pretty good,” he says. “Being 

a new business, I can’t 

complain.” 

Joe Sietz (left) and Max Velarde, both of New Lenox, 

play Genesis VR’s two coin-operated arcade machines. 

Jonathan Samples/22nd Century Media 

Before deciding to open 

Genesis VR, Schoeling first 

tried his hand at college. He 

attended Joliet Junior College 

for two years before 

transferring to Olivet Nazarene 

University, where he 

planned to major in chemical 

engineering and physics. 

But it was during a recent 

vacation to Kalamazoo, 

Michigan, that Schoeling got 

his first taste of virtual reality 

– a chance encounter that 

prompted the college student 

to put school on pause and 

focus exclusively on video 

games. 

“While I was up there, 

there was a new virtual reality 

arcade that opened up, 

and I went there a few times 

before I’d got the idea,” he 

says. “It finally hit me about 

a month or so after the vacation 

that I’ve been searching 

all over, when this great idea 

is right here in front of me.” 

With help from his mom, 

Julie Schoeling, he was able 

to turn that idea into a business 

plan. 

“I told him, if he had a 

good plan, I’d help him get 

started,” she said. “He’s really 

passionate about this 

stuff.” 

The family loan gave 

Schoeling the capital he 

needed to start Genesis VR, 

including the space, a staff 

and four virtual reality systems 

– each of which can run 

upwards of $2,000, according 

to Schoeling. 

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. 

That doesn’t mean the other 

people in the room are left 

out, Schoeling said. 

“You have to take turns, 

but everyone gets involved 

with the person playing and 

vice versa,” he said. “They 

can see what’s on the screen 

when the person’s playing, 

so it’s still super interactive, 

whether you’re playing or 

waiting your turn. Everybody 

still has a really good time.” 

And speaking of a good 

time, Schoeling is right 

alongside his customers 

when it comes to game appreciation. 

His favorite, 

Raw Data, is a wave-survival 

game that pits a player 

against continuous waves of 

evil robots. But, Schoeling 

admits that he goes through 

phases. 

His mom, on the other 

hand, only has one game on 

her mind. 

“My favorite game is To 

The Top, hands down,” she 

says, enthusiastically. “I’m 

only four seconds away from 

beating his high score. I’m 

on a mission to beat his high 

score.” 

Genesis VR is open Sunday 

through Thursday from 

2-10 p.m., and Friday and 

Saturday from 2 p.m.-midnight. 

Walk-ins are welcome, 

but gamers are encouraged 

to call ahead to book a room. 

For more information, visit 

www.gvr-nl.com or the 

store’s Facebook page.

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Don’t think about it, just send your best vacation photo 

Deadline for 

Vacation Photo 

Contest noon on 

Friday, 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 

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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 New 

Lenox Patriot. 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 

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 

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whether you have a special 

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but we will be giving bonus 

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D122 Board of Education 

Board discusses options to restructure debt payment 

Tia Carol Jones 


New Lenox School District 

122 voted to present a 

resolution on a plan to restructure 

debt. The first phase 

of the plan would include the 

refund of three bonds to pay 

off debt. 

The plan was presented at 

the board meeting on April 

18 by Raymond James, a 

wealth management company, 

with the goal to level 

interest payments. 

Robert Groos, D122’s 

business manager, worked 

with Raymond James to 

come up with options to present 

to the board. 

“What Raymond James 

did was truly identifying each 

taxable status of each bond to 

make sure they have the exact 

call dates,” he said. 

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Because the debt is being 

paid off faster, the payments 

would be lower and more 

stable, Groos added. 

Superintendent Peggy Manville 

said the board reviews 

the debt structure every six 

months. That way, it is aware 

of current callable bonds that 

might be paid early. 

“It is important to review 

the schedule of debt payments 

to monitor how it affects the 

homeowner each year,” she 

said. “We are always looking 

for ways to minimize impact 

on the homeowner. 

According to Manville, the 

current debt structure is designed 

to have all of the district’s 

debt paid off in 2031. 

She said the first phase of the 

plan will provide a savings of 

$1.7 million to the taxpayers. 

“This to us seems like a 

really good compromise,” 

Manville said. “It will still hit 

a little but not as high. It will 

help the homeowner.” 

The district’s goal is to pay 

the debt off as soon as possible 

without the homeowner’s 

being impacted by large 

spike in payments, Manville 

added. 

“This is really good. I like 

that it only extends for five 

years,” said Board Member 

Al Haring. “I like what 

it would do to taxes for the 

homeowner.” 

Manville said the plan is 

one the district can revisit 

throughout the next four 

years. 

“After this first phase, the 

board will continue to review 

future phases in an effort 

to minimize any large 

increases to the homeowners’ 

annual payment,” she said. 

“Our hope is that with the 

future growth in the community 

that the tax rates will decrease 

and no extension will 

be necessary. Therefore, the 

long-range plan will continue 

to be reviewed to assess our 

needs.” 

The resolution will be presented 

at the board meeting 

on Wednesday, May 23. 

Loss of title funding 

Manville also discussed 

the loss of money in Title II 

and IV funding and its impact 

on the district. According to 

Manville, the Trump Administration 

budget cut the funds 

for the schools. 

In fiscal year 2018 the 

district received more than 

$94,000 for Title II, supporting 

effective instruction. It 

used the money for professional 

development. 

The district also received 

$10,000 for Title IV, students 

success and academic enrichment. 

It used the money for 

Google Bootcamp Training. 

“We have relied on this 

federal money for more than 

30 years,” Manville said. 

The loss of the money 

might reduce the amount of 

training the district is able 

to provide for the teachers, 

Manville added. She said the 

district will have to use local 

funds to support teacher 

training. 

“It has definitely been an 

asset to the district and has 

provided a wealth of opportunities 

for our teachers,” 

Manville said. “At this 

point, the administration and 

teachers will work to create a 

plan representative of the decreased 

funding.” 

The Title I, $213,000 received 

this year, will remain. 

New principal 

It also was announced that 

Deidre Scott would be the 

principal of Spencer Trail 

School. Scott will replace 

Lori Motsch who has been 

promoted to director of personnel. 

Scott has been part of 

the district for 20 years and 

served as assistant principal 

and a kindergarten teacher. 

“She understands the role 

of teachers,” Manville said. 

“She is a nurturing and kind 

person.” 

Scott is an exceptional educator 

who is dedicated to the 

community, Manville said. 

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Woggly Square, Crafted 1979 team up for LWSRA 

Duo raises about 

$1K for special 

needs programs 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contritbuting Editor 

vacation 

From Page 6 

(Left to right) Crafted 1979 Bottle Shop and Tap Room co-founder Dan Rusnak, Woggley 

Square Brewing Company co-founders Mark and John Newton, and Crafted co-founder 

Denver Worker raise a pint to toast to the collaborative fundraiser to benefit LWSRA 

programs on April 14. PHOTOS BY T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

Spending a drizzly, mid- 

April afternoon indoors sipping 

on Woggley Square 

Brewing Company’s Flaming 

Golden Hawk might sound to 

some to be a good way to enjoy 

the day. Throw in that the 

brew was featured at Mokenabased 

Crafted Bottle Shop and 

Tap Room, and that all of the 

proceeds went to benefit Lincolnway 

Special Recreation 

Association programs, and 

you’ve got yourself something 

to toast to. 

That was the case April 14, 

as the brewing company and 

tap room combined to raise 

about $1,000 for LWSRA. 

Woggly Square was founded 

by brothers John and Mark 

Newton. John’s son Matthew 

is autistic, and he was the inspiration 

for not only the company’s 

name, but also for its 

mission to donate 10 percent 

of net profits to autism related 

charities and research, and 

provide workforce training to 

people with autism once they 

age out of other programs 

when they turn 21 years old. 

John admits that he didn’t 

know much about autism before 

Matthew came along, 

but has gotten a “crash 

course” in the disorder that 

affects more than 2 million 

people in the U.S. alone. 

John said LWSRA was 

chosen specifically to be the 

beneficiary of the April 14 

event because of the close 

relationship he and his family 

have developed with the organization 

through Matthew. 

“It’s not just the cause, it’s 

not just how they do it, but 

it’s the people there who we 

really connected with,” John 

said. “I consider them very 

good friends. I really love 

what they’re doing. I love 

what they’ve done for my 

son. So, when we decided 

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 Patriot. 

Photos must be submitted 

no later than the aforementioned 

deadline. To submit 

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or mail/drop 

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Media, 11516 W. 183rd 

St., 3SW, Orland Park, IL, 

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and last name, address and 

a phone number at which 

we can reach you. Physical 

photographs will not be 

returned. All photos may be 

that we’re going to get this 

thing going, [LWSRA] was 

the obvious choice for us.” 

The inherent level of cooperation 

among those in 

the crafted beer community 

means that collaboration 

between brewers such as 

Woggley Square and venues 

such as Crafted is frequent 

and common. 

“To me, the people who 

are willing to grow craft 

beer would be willing to 

spend their time doing charity, 

especially with a great 

beer like [Flaming Golden 

Hawk,” said Crafted cofounder 

Dan Rusnak. 

“Dan and I have talked 

about having a chance to 

posted on the websites of 

all seven newspapers. 

Entries will be judged 

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Residents of Orland Park, 

Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, 

New Lenox, Homer 

Glen and Lockport are eligible 

to enter. 

give back,” added Crafted 

co-founder Denver Worker.” 

...With [the help of others], 

we wouldn’t have gotten to 

where we are right now, and 

we want to continue to give 

back to the community, we 

want to be a part of the community, 

we want this to be a 

community-based building 

where people come in and 

enjoy and share and have a 

good time and talk.” 

To learn more about 

Woggley Square, or to donate 

to its Kickstarter project, 

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Lenox. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

Free self-defense class to teach 

how to avoid bad situations 

Basic course to take 

place Thursday, April 

26 at Lincolnway 

Christian Church 

James Sanchez, Editor 

With the success of State 

Rep. Margo McDermed’s 

self-defense classes, the 

congresswoman began to 

think bigger: starting with 

the room size. 

The class for girls and 

women, which is to take 

place from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, 

April 26, will run 

at Lincolnway Christian 

Church, located at 690 East 

Illinois Highway in New 

Lenox. It’s a bigger space 

compared to last year’s host 

site at the New Lenox Community 

Park District to better 

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number of participants 

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“We’ve had an incredible 

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more than we ever thought 

we would get. Now, we’re at 

the point where we expect a 

really big turnout and need 

to try to find a really big 

room,” McDermed said with 

a laugh. 

Furthermore, McDermed 

added a new wrinkle to the 

self-defense program. She 

will host a new advanced 

class that will take place 

from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 

8 at the same location. One 

Light Self-Defense – an Orland 

Park-based non-profit 

organization – will lead 

both classes and insists participants 

to take the beginner 

course first before signing up 

for the advanced class. 

In the three-hour session, 

participants will learn avoidance 

tactics, self-defense 

misconceptions, offensive 

techniques and defensive escapes. 

“The thing that we stress 

over and over is we’re not 

trying to fight,” McDermed 

said. “We’re trying to learn 

a few tools to break a hold 

and run. The most important 

thing we want people to do 

is run away from a bad situation.” 

However, the class is more 

than physical exercises. The 

class will also emphasize 

the awareness of one’s surroundings 

when walking 

around. McDermed said that 

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and women because most of 

the time, they’re caught up 

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“People need to be aware 

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here where we are, people 

in my district, where people 

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in the trunk, and you’re out 

of that parking lot. You have 

to pay attention. You can’t 

be all in your head thinking 

about your shopping list or 

the next conversation you’re 

going to have. You have to 

look around.” 

Both classes are free, but 

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Bella Fiori moves shop to larger space 

Amanda Stoll 

Assistant Editor 

It wasn’t a far move, but 

for Bella Fiori it was a big 

one. 

Now situated just down the 

parking lot from their previous 

location, the shop has noticeably 

more space both up 

front in the show room and in 

back for the staff to work. 

“DeLynn did an amazing 

job transforming this building 

into the shop that she has 

right now,” Cathy Bianchi, a 

designer at Bella Fiori Flower 

Shop, said about owner 

DeLynn Zambon. “It’s just 

incredible, and it’s so much 

easier to work in.” 

Zambon decided to open 

the shop more than a decade 

ago after working in a flower 

shop during high school and 

college. She majored in business 

administration and said 

she always wanted to own 

her own business. 

“I realized a love for the 

job, for the flower shop, so 

then I started designing,” 

Zambon said. “I had always 

wanted to own some sort of 

a business but I just kind of 

fell into working at the flower 

shop and deciding to go out 

on my own.” 

Although the shop moved 

to a larger space just this 

year, Zambon said Bella Fiori 

started to outgrow its original 

location just a few years after 

opening. 

She said the new space has 

made the shopping experience 

better for customers, 

and they are able to carry a 

larger selection of home accessories, 

decor, artwork and 

other products. 

Even with their stock of 

modern and trendy home decor, 

the flowers remain at the 

center of Bella Fiori’s business. 

Fresh flowers specifically 

make up most of their 

sales, but Zambon said they 

do artificial flowers on occasion 

for some types of 

home decor such as wreaths 

The New Lenox Chamber of Commerce members and Bella Fiori staff gathered for a 

picture in mid-April during the flower shop’s ribbon cutting. BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY 

or table centerpieces. 

Prom season at the high 

schools is fast approaching, 

and Zambon said that will 

bring with it hundreds of 

orders for corsages and boutonnieres. 

All of those orders 

will be completed in addition 

to their daily orders for 

birthdays, anniversaries and 

events like weddings and funerals. 

Lucky for the staff at Bella 

Fiori, the four area proms 

are split up on three different 

weekends and no two are on 

the same date which is not always 

the case. 

Zambon said she thinks 

their design style at Bella Fiori 

sets them apart from other 

floral businesses. Described 

as naturalistic, organic, free 

and less structured, Zambon 

said she and the other designers’ 

creations tend to reflect 

more of a European style. 

That is not to say that their 

designs have not changed 

throughout the years because 

Zambon said they are 

constantly keeping up with 

trends, especially for weddings. 

For example, she said 

that structured bridal bouquets 

were popular when she 

started her shop, but now less 

structured bouquets are coming 

back into popular style. 

Along with that, she said cascading 

bouquets are making 

a comeback, but not in the 

same way as they were decades 

ago when floor-length 

cascades of blooms were 

popular. 

By attending trades shows 

and participating in continuing 

education, she said she 

and the other designers can 

keep up on color and style 

trends much like a fashion 

designer or beautician might 

in their respective industries. 

Each piece that goes out 

of the shop is inherently 

unique with the variation 

among flowers and greenery, 

but Zambon said she tries to 

make each individual order 

its own. 

“I think my customers are 

my inspiration because a lot 

of times you can learn something 

new from anyone that 

walks in at any given time,” 

she said. 

Oftentimes, she said a 

customer will come in with 

a bit of an idea of what they 

want and she will take that 

and combine it with her experience 

and vision to create 

something suited for them. 

“I think I have a passion 

for my job. I just love what I 

do, so my inspiration I think 

is just that I’m interested 

in this,” Zambon said. “If 

you’re interested in something 

I think you just kind of 

go on it.” 

While the job has unique 

challenges, such as having 

to work with close deadlines 

to preserve flower freshness, 

Bella Fiori Flower Shop 

1888 E. Lincoln Highway 

in New Lenox 

Phone: (815) 463-8330 

Online: www. 

bellafioriflower.com 

Hours: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. 

Monday-Friday 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday 

Closed on Sundays 

Zambon said she enjoys the 

challenges that designing 

unique pieces brings. 

“I think that what we do 

here is we really try to customize 

everything that goes 

out of here, so there’s no 

cookie cutter design or idea,” 

she said. “So, I think that is 

the most challenging thing: 

to create things that are different 

all the time and unique 

to that particular person or 

order.” 

The location of Bella Fiori, 

located at 1888 E. Lincoln 

Highway, was formerly a 

bank, and as such there is a 

drive through window on the 

side of the building. Zambon 

said the staff hopes to put 

that window to good use for 

customers to pick up prepaid 

orders. 

She said a drive-up option 

will be especially helpful for 

prom orders. In the past, they 

have set up a tent in the parking 

lot to accommodate the 

influx of people. 

Flowers are delivered fresh daily to Bella Fiori. Owner 

DeLynn Zambon said some of the flowers come from 

the continental US, but many of them are imported from 

Hawaii, Mexico, Ecuador and even Africa. 

Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media 

DeLynn Zambon, owner of Bella Fiori Flower Shop in New 

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Amber Evans was picked as 

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because of her academic 

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What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

For me, it’s not really a tangible 

thing, but I have to have 

quietness or silence. When 

people are talking, or there’s 

a lot of noise, it takes away 

from my concentration. 

What do you like to do when 

not in school or studying? 

I play softball both for 

West and my regular team. 

I also coach a softball team 

my younger sister plays for 

NLGSA. I’m also involved 

in many clubs and activities 

that I enjoy being a part of, 

such as, Warrior Way, West 

Side, FEA, Interact Club, 

Principal’s Cabinet and several 

committees at the school. 

And of course, I love hanging 

out with my friends, and I’m 

very close with my family, 

and we are together a lot. 

What is your dream job? 

My realistic dream job is 

becoming a special education 

teacher or high school teacher. 

But, my fantasy dream job 

is becoming famous and being 

able to give back and help 

all those in need. 

Who do you look up to? 

I don’t really look up to 

only one person, but I see 

the key traits in those who 

I am close with and look up 

to, and find balance between 

them. From my mom, I look 

up to her work ethic and 

how hardworking she is, going 

through and obtaining a 

degree with three small children 

at home. From my dad, 

I’d take his honest and bluntness 

because being truthful 

is the way to live life. From 

my grandma, I take her kindness 

and strong-willed personality 

because she is an 

all-around good person. And 

from my grandpa (Papa), I’d 

take his humor and not caring 

what others think of him 

because that’s how you can 

truly be yourself and happy. 

What’s something most 

people don’t know about 

you? 

I have a mark on my stomach 

that looks like Africa. 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

This question is really 

tough for me because I have 

grown close with and appreciate 

so many teachers. 

But, Dr. Matty is one of my 

favorite teachers because 

she truly cared for me and 

wanted me to have success 

in her class. In the math center, 

during free time in class, 

and after school she would 

work one-on-one with me to 

help me better understand. 

Mrs. Fortkamp will always 

be one of my favorites, as 

well, because she is so intelligent, 

and teaching comes 

so natural to her. She made 

class fun and interesting by 

always truly being herself. 

What’s your favorite class 

and why? 

My favorite class this year 

is Spanish because learning 

another language is so fascinating 

to me. I like being 

able to connect and communicate 

with more people. In 

general, I like history classes 

Photo Submitted 

because I’ve always loved 

just learning the back story 

and past of everything. 

What extracurricular(s) do 

you wish your school had? 

I feel like West covers 

most interests of their students, 

and I’m highly involved 

in many. But, I think 

if something were to be 

added, a photography club 

would be cool and interesting 

because so many people 

are so talented with a camera. 

It’d be cool to see. I enjoy 

photography, too, so it’s 

something I’d want to do. 

If you could change one thing 

about school, what would 

it be? 

If I could change one 

thing, I would make every 

day like delayed start days. I 

feel like there’s enough time 

during those school days for 

work, and that extra sleep really 

helps me personally. 

What’s your favorite 

memory of high school? 

My best memory of school 

would have to be the beginning 

of the year when football 

season began. Making the 

Westside poster every week 

and dressing up, and going 

all out leading the student 

section with some great people 

will always hold a special 

place in my heart. Whenever 

I hear “Power” by Kanye 

West, “Hey Baby,” “Sweet 

Caroline,” or “Apache (Jump 

on it),” it automatically takes 

me back to football season. 

Standout Student is a weekly 

feature for The New Lenox 

Patriot. Nominations come from 

New Lenox area schools. 

Lincoln-Way West students (left to right) Elizabeth Bettenhausen, Mallory Rupslauk and 

Madison Kocolowski participate in a Gel Electrophoresis lab April 12 during a visit from 

West parent and pediatrician Dr. Douglas Bierma. Photo Submitted 

Guest speaker and interactive lab apply 

classroom lessons to the real world 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 

On April 12, Lincoln-Way 

West parent and pediatrician 

Dr. Douglas Bierma visited 

Honors Biology and Anatomy 

and Physiology classes 

for the seventh year in a row. 

“We are very fortunate 

that Dr. Bierma volunteers 

his time to speak in what 

has become an annual tradition,” 

said biology teacher 

Karla Horn. “Many of our 

students are interested in 

medicine and STEM fields, 

so it is great for the students 

to see that genetics is an integral 

part of understanding 

medicine from experts in the 

medical field.” 

Dr. Bierma, a pediatrician 

at DuPage Medical Group, 

works with children who 

have genetic abnormalities; 

Bierma spoke to the Warriors 

about how their current 

genetic studies are applied in 

the medical field. He spoke 

of specific chromosomal and 

gene abnormalities, explaining 

how the conditions medically 

impact a person. 

“Dr. Bierma’s speech was 

one of the most interesting 

and intriguing speeches I 

have ever heard,” said freshman 

Abigail Bencsik. 

Students also partook in 

a Gel Electrophoresis lab 

to “fingerprint” DNA. Gel 

Electrophoresis is a biotechnology 

technique used to 

split the DNA of an organism 

into small fragments. 

Because each person has a 

slightly different DNA sequence, 

each individual’s 

DNA “splits” differently, 

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for every organism. 

The techniques completed 

by the students are the same 

techniques which are used in 

crime scene investigations, 

in identifying cancer genes 

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tests. 

The Warriors practiced 

the laboratory technique after 

analyzing the DNA of 

six male dolphins from the 

Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, 

Florida; the Mote Marine 

Lab works in conjunction 

with the Brookfield Zoo bottlenose 

dolphins. Through 

the lab, students were able to 

identify which male dolphin 

was the father of a new calf. 

“I enjoy seeing students 

make connections between 

the classroom and the ‘real 

world,’” Horn said. “The 

students love learning about 

real-life case studies from 

genetic research done at 

Brookfield Zoo…I am very 

passionate about genetics, as 

it is so applicable to people’s 

lives in ways many do not 

even realize.”

12 | April 26, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot COMMUNITY 


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 the 

Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, 

bishop of the Roman 

Catholic Diocese of Joliet, 

announced 

the Rev. John 

Merkelis as 

president of 

Providence 

Catholic H.S. 

Merkelis 

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 and has served 

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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 dress-up coats, 

helmets and boots from the 

old 911 exhibit hang in lockers 

constructed by Turnbough. 

His wall paintings — from 

the faux, painted bricks under 

the chair rail to the dalmatian 

and the fire tools 

“hanging” on the walls — 

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 (including compensatory 

picks) 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 Tin 

leyJunction.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Bedroom damaged but no 

one injured during 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 LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Students learn about 

rainforest conservation at 

show 

Instead of lions, tigers and 

bears, there was a lemur, a 

toucan and a boa constrictor 

April 17 at Walsh School. 

Mike Kohlrieser, founder 

and director of Understanding 

Wildlife, took Will 

County School District 92 

students and their parents 

into 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 simple 

as recycling aluminum cans, 

which have bauxite, which is 

mined from the tropical rainforest. 

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. 

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.” 

Reporting by Mary Compton, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Local athlete recognized by 

Please see NEIGHBORS, 15 

Police Reports 

Car tires slashed on separate occasions in NL 

Car tires were slashed in 

two separate incidents between 

April 9-11. 

Two cars parked in New 

Lenox reportedly had their 

tires slashed between April 

9-11. 

The most recent incident 

occurred April 11 when a 

vehicle’s tires were slashed 

when it was parked on the 

200 block of Circlegate 

Road. 

The second incident took 

place April 9 when a car was 

parked on the driveway of a 

residence on the 700 block 

of Dartmouth Lane. 

April 15 

• A vehicle reportedly was 

scratched when it was 

parked in a lot on the 2100 

block of Calistoga Drive. 

• Amanda L. Bucey, 30, of 

2832 McKenna Drive in 

New Lenox, was charged 

with driving under the influence 

of alcohol when she 

was stopped on Cedar and 

Francis Roads for allegedly 

committing a traffic violation. 

April 13 

• A New Lenox resident’s 

taxes reportedly were filed 

by an unknown person. 

April 12 

• Cash reportedly was stolen 

from an unlocked vehicle 

parked at a residence on the 

800 block of Cessna Court. 

April 11 

• Packages reportedly were 

stolen from the front porch 

of a home on the 100 block 

of Sunset Trail. 

April 10 

• Nicholas Fazzini, 22, of 

814 Chelsea St. in New 

Lenox, was charged with 

driving under the influence 

of alcohol when he was reportedly 

located at Cedar 

and Francis Roads during a 

traffic accident. 

April 8 

• Courtney L. Navarrete, 

27, of 919 E. Joliet Highway 

in New Lenox, was 

charged with driving under 

the influence of alcohol, 

operating an uninsured motor 

vehicle and failure to 

yield at intersection when 

she reportedly was located 

at the scene of a traffic accident 

on Lincoln Highway 

and Nelson Road. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

New Lenox Patriot’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found online 

on the New Lenox Police Department’s 

website or releases 

issued by the department and 

other agencies. Anyone listed 

in these reports is considered 

to be innocent of all charges 

until proven guilty in a court 

of law.

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from the assistant editor 

Learning to defend yourself is an invaluable skill 

Amanda Stoll 


Thursday, women from 

all over the area will 

attend a class and 

learn to defend themselves 

during situations no person 

hopes to ever find themselves 

in. 

It’s unfortunate that we 

have to worry about being 

attacked, but the skills required 

to defend oneself are 

some of the most valuable 

there are. 

Last year, I not only wrote 

about the One Light Self- 

Defense course hosted by 

Margo McDermed’s office, 

but I took the class, as well. 

For many assignments 

I will stay for part of an 

event, take some photos, 

interview a few people and 

then head home. All in a 

days work, right? 

NEIGHBORS 

From Page 14 

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 

But, I decided to stay and 

participate for that one, and 

I’m sure glad I did. 

The instructors from One 

Lights tackled a not-so-nice 

topic with tact, and even a 

little humor, while staying 

focused and sharing their 

knowledge, safety tips and 

defensive moves with the 

group. 

Throwing kicks and 

punches blindly and without 

technique is not what selfdefense 

courses teach, but 

you do not have to be a 

professional boxer or even 

a muscular woman to do 

them. 

The idea of many of the 

moves was to throw your attacker 

off balance, off guard 

or hit them in a way that 

would give you a window 

to escape. Whether it be 

a wrist grab or someone 

coming up behind you, they 

covered a lot of different 

situations. 

Theirs is the only class 

I have taken, so I cannot 

speak to it in comparison 

to others, but I certainly 

feel adequately equipped 

to defend myself should 

someone sneak up on me in 

a parking lot or grab me on 

the sidewalk. 

tournament at Northern Illinois 

University in DeKalb. 

His state tournament record 

was 4-0, including a victory 

over two-time state wrestling 

champion Maurice Edwards 

during the final match. 

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. … 

During the class, you 

will also learn statistics 

about assault and how to 

avoid risky situations that 

could lead to trouble. If 

you do have to walk to 

your car at night at the 

grocery store with your 

hands full, they will help 

you know how to stay alert 

in case a dangerous situation 

were to arise. 

By now, class sign-ups 

may be maxed out, but if it 

is something you are interested 

in I highly recommend 

calling to find out if you can 

still take the class tonight. 

(More information on Page 

8) 

If that’s the case, or if 

you’re reading this after the 

fact, that’s OK, too. Many 

places in the area such as 

martial arts studios, police 

departments and even libraries 

have started hosting 

self-defense courses. 

The may not be free like 

the one hosted tonight, but 

you can not put a price on 

the knowledge and skills 

you will learn at a class like 

this. 

Yes, the class is free, but 

the people who run the class 

are part of an organization 

that not only teaches women 

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. And 37-0 is just 

incredible.” 

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. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

fortStation.com. 

to defend themselves, but 

works with victims of domestic 

abuse and trafficking 

to help them heal. 

If you attend the class, 

or just feel compelled to 

contribute to the cause, 

please consider donating to 

One Light Self-Defense. 

The individuals who 

volunteer do so on their own 

time and with their own 

funds, so none of the money 

donated goes to pay for 

their personal costs. That’s 

the way they want it, but in 

return a donation to their 

organization is appreciated. 

As much as I would like 

to hope none of us will 

ever need to use the skills 

learned at a class like this, 

that is not reasonable. 

Do yourself and your 

loved ones a solid. Sign 

up for a self-defense class 

— guys, too! — and make 

yourself a little safer and a 

little more prepared. 

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18 | April 26, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot FAITH 


FAITH BRIEFS 

St. John of Chicago Chapel (112 Church 

Street, New Lenox) 

Orthodox Divine Liturgy 

10-11:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Journey to Fullness 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. This 

is a ten-part video introduction 

to the Orthodox Church. 

There will be an open discussion 

with refreshments 

after. Seekers are welcome. 

Missio Dei Church (123 W. Wood St., New 

Lenox) 

Gathered Worship 

9:30-11 a.m. Sundays. 

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New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call (815) 

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The Hub (1303 S. Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox) 

Xtreme Church 

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every 

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Worship Service 

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New Lenox) 

Sunday Services 

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In memoriam 

Marissa L. Alvarado 

Marissa L. Alvarado, 19, 

formerly of New Lenox, 

died April 7. Marissa is 

survived by her parents 

Linda Alvarado (Edwards), 

Abel (Tiwana) Alvarado; 

grandmother Laura Dawn 

Edwards (Marco); siblings 

Nicholas (fiancée Mariah 

Castillo) Alvarado, Christina 

Alvarado, Benjamin Alvarado; 

aunts Cindy (Barry) 

Underwood, Ruth (Dennis) 

Shutty; and several other 

aunts, uncles and cousins. 

Marissa attended St. John’s 

preschool in Mokena and 

kindergarten thru her senior 

year in the New Lenox 

school system; graduating 

from Lincoln-Way Central 

High School in the Class of 

2017. She enjoyed dancing, 

horseback riding and loved 

to take care of animals. Marissa 

helped and mentored 

many people through the 

disease of addiction. 

Family received friends 

at Kurtz Memorial Chapel 

Interment took place at Riverview 

Cemetery. In lieu 

of memorials, donations 

to Narcotics Anonymous 

would be appreciated. 

Virginia M. Weiss 

Virginia M. Weiss, of 

New Lenox, died March 18. 

Virginia is survived by her 

daughters, Marsha (Ross) 

Nelson, of New Lenox, and 

Barbara (Greg) Reynolds; 

grandchildren Nick (Caroline) 

Nelson, Jill Nelson, 

Sean (Dallas) Ryan, Nathan 

(Monica) Reynolds; greatgrandchildren 

Cailtin and 

Ross Nelson, Blake and Peyton 

Ryan, Lucas Ramirez, and 

Noah and Marin Reynolds. 

Memorial services were held 

at Peace Lutheran Church. 

SERVICES 

2015 DIRECTORY 

Dwaine L. Rodgers 

Dwaine L. Rodgers “Doodle”, 

72, of New Lenox, 

died March 11. Dwaine is 

survived by his loving wife 

of 53 years Linda (nee Beallis) 

Rodgers; children Ken 

(Anne Gariboldi) Rodgers 

and Scott (Sara Bullock) 

Rodgers; grandchildren 

Lucas (Nicole Carlson) 

Rodgers, Jacob (Lara Mary 

Kinkin) Rodgers, Jessica 

(Sam Boeckman) Rodgers, 

Natalie Rodgers, Jennie 

Rodgers, Elizabeth Rodgers 

and Matthew Rodgers; siblings 

Edward (Bonnie Lyons) 

Rodgers, Louis (Judy 

Mork) Rodgers, Cathy 

(John) Colonna, Penny (the 

late Ted II) Nardin, Steve 

Rodgers, JoAnne Anderson, 

Jim (Marie Martin) Rodgers, 

Myrtle Boex and Bill 

(Angela O’Brien) Rodgers; 

and numerous nieces, nephews, 

friends and extended 

family. Dwaine was a member 

of the Lockport Moose 

Lodge #1557 and a life 

member of the Ingalls Park 

Athletic Club. He enjoyed 

his grandchildren and was 

very proud of all of their 

accomplishments. Dwaine 

loved spending time with 

his family and friends. He 

will be deeply missed by 

many. Family received 

friends at Fred C. Dames 

Funeral Home. In lieu of 

memorials, donations to 

Mooseheart would be appreciated. 

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Chorale prepares for spring show, transition to new director 

Local Greg Day 

directs his final show 

for LW Area Chorale 

Amanda Stoll, Asistant Editor 

The Lincoln-Way Area 

Chorale’s “Back to Broadway” 

show at 3 p.m. on Sunday, 

April 29 will delight the 

audience with a variety of 

favorite show tunes, and will 

mark the finale for director 

Greg Day. 

After six years directing 

the group, Day will take his 

final bow on stage and hand 

the baton to Elisé Greene. 

Day said his first show 

with the chorale was an Andrew 

Lloyd Webber tribute, 

so it is funny that his last will 

be in the same attitude. 

This spring, the chorale 

will showcase a different 

variety of Broadway tunes, 

many of which they have 

not performed before. Theater 

lovers will enjoy the 

medley’s from various composers 

and shows including 

“My Fair Lady,” “Camelot,” 

“Les Miserables,” “The Music 

Man,” “Hello Dolly,” 

“Avida,” “The Phantom of 

the Opera,” and “Cats” — 

just to name a few. 

“It’s going to be a collection 

of everyone’s favorites 

from Broadway musicals, 

both old and new,” Day said. 

He said the group especially 

loves performing songs 

from Broadway musicals 

because many of the chorale 

members are theater lovers 

themselves, but they have 

also performed more serious 

pieces such as Handel’s 

“Messiah” and Schubert’s 

“Mass in G” during Day’s 

time with the group. 

“What I’ve tried to do 

over the past six years is 

present them with the widest 

possible variety of music, 

and they’ve been very, 

Director Greg Day and soon-to-be director Elisé Green pose with the flyer to Lincoln-Way 

Area Chorale’s upcoming spring concert, which is to take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29 

at Lincoln-Way West High School. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

very comfortable with anything 

that I’ve put in front of 

them,” Day said. 

He said the group has become 

family to him during 

his tenure with them. Even 

though he is retiring from 

directing, he said he will 

still see a handful of them as 

they are some of his private 

students who he teaches out 

of his home and at both Lincoln-Way 

Central and East 

High Schools. 

“Every choir I’ve ever directed 

has been a family to 

me, and this choir is no exception,” 

Day said. “I call 

them my latest family, and 

I use that word ‘family’ in a 

very literal sense. We stick 

together, we share good 

times together, we share bad 

times together, but most importantly 

we stick together 

and we back each other.” 

Day led the group to New 

York City for a performance 

at Carnegie Hall last year, 

and said he has greatly enjoyed 

his time directing 

them. But, he said it is time 

for him to retire from directing, 

with 596 career performances 

under his belt. 

As much as he’s been encouraged 

to go for that even 

600, Day said he wants to 

make his family the priority 

at this point in his life. 

It was a hard decision, but 

Day said he is leaving the 

group in more-than-capable 

hands with Greene, who 

has been teaching most recently 

at Liberty Junior High 

School in New Lenox for the 

past 16 years. 

She is retiring at the end of 

the school year, which made 

for good timing with Day’s 

retirement. 

“I think she will relate 

very well to the group,” Day 

said of Greene, who he has 

been working with to make 

a smooth transition. “That’s 

very important because 

you’re dealing with a large 

group of people who have 

quite a wide variety of personalities 

and musical abilities 

and you’re dealing with 

a lot there, and she has the 

type of personality that I 

think will relate very well to 

them.” 

Greene said she is looking 

forward to the opportunity to 

working with such a large, 

talented, adult choir that is 

as dedicated as the group is. 

Not only that, but she said 

the group has whole-heartedly 

welcomed her. 

“They’re only there because 

they love to sing, 

and there’s so many lovely 

people, too,” Greene said of 

the group. “...I’m so honored 

to have been chosen to 

take over. It’s a tremendous 

tradition that’s already been 

established and I feel really 

honored to be able to carry 

on that tradition.” 

The tradition extends to 

that of a smooth transition 

between directors. Day 

said former director Chuck 

Stark was helpful for his 

transition years ago, and he 

has tried to do the same for 

Greene. 

The interview process for 

Greene began in January, 

and she said it was interesting 

and enjoyable, with the 

board of directors really taking 

time to get to know her 

and asking good questions 

during their meetings. 

“They had the best questions 

I’ve ever been asked 

for interviews,” Greene 

Director Greg Day (right) will lead his last performance for 

the chorale. Tickets cost $17 for adults or $15 for students 

and seniors. 

Jake Tolbert (left) sings with another chorale member 

during a rehearsal on April 16. 

said. “The whole process I 

thought was really good, and 

their board of directors, the 

people are all in the group 

too, so that’s really kind of 

cool.” 

Greene has a bachelor’s 

degree in music education 

with an emphasis in choral 

music from Michigan State 

University, as well as minors 

in music theory and music 

literature. She also earned 

a master’s degree from 

VanderCook College of Music 

in Chicago with an emphasis 

in choral music. 

She said she hopes the 

chorale can add some more 

performances to their set of 

two annual concerts, and 

said she can see a lot of opportunities 

for them in both 

the Chicago area and around 

the country. 

“I think it would be really, 

really great to work towards 

different things like that,” 

Greene said. 

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spring show are $17 for 

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Trio of NL residents to perform in ‘Pirates of Penzance’ 

Orland Park Theatre 

Troupe’s play is to 

run April 27-29 at 

Sandburg H.S. 

Submitted by Village of 

Orland Park 

A rowdy cast of pirates, 

Keystone Cops and young 

maidens is about to set sail 

as Village of Orland Park 

Theatre Troupe presents its 

spring production of Gilbert 

and Sullivan’s comic opera, 

“Pirates of Penzance.” 

The 36-member cast 

brings the 19th century maritime 

tale to life Friday, April 

27 and Saturday April 28 at 

7 p.m., and Sunday, April 29 

at 2 p.m. at Carl Sandburg 

High School’s Performing 

Arts Center, 13300 S. La- 

Grange Road in Orland Park. 

“This is one of Gilbert and 

Sullivan’s funniest shows, 

for me. There is humor in 

every line and expression on 

the characters’ faces. It is 

slap-stick humor at its best,” 

said producer-director Frann 

Carnivele. “The cast is having 

a blast creating characters. 

There’s nothing like 

pirates, keystone cops and 

beautiful maidens.” 

Carnivele explained that 

while the story is an old, 

long ago written opera, it 

still appeals to audiences 

of all ages. The opera’s official 

premiere was in New 

York City on Dec. 31, 1879 

and was performed for over 

a century in Britain, and by 

many other opera and repertory 

companies worldwide. 

The show continues to be revived 

and in 1983 was made 

into a major motion picture. 

Orland Park Theatre 

Troupe’s production showcases 

performers from 13 

towns, and includes Justin 

Holloway as Frederick; Gina 

Burnett as Mabel; Andrew 

Dicksen as The Pirate King; 

Suzanne Hamilton as Ruth; 

Len Wcislo as General Stanley; 

and Dan Nevinger, as 

Sergeant; Dean Erickson as 

Pirate Samuel, Sarah Callis 

as Edith, Jessica Winston as 

Kate, and Nicolette Mutnansky 

as Isabel. 

“There is so much one 

can do with this particular 

production,” Carnivele said. 

“So many liberties the actors 

can take without jeopardizing 

the integrity of the 

story line. It is hilarious to 

see the things each of the pirates 

have come up with for 

their individual characters. It 

really is so much fun. And 

the voices – the vocals are 

stellar. It’s so beautiful and 

captivating.” 

“Pirates of Penzance” is 

produced and directed by 

The full cast of “Pirates of Penzance,” which includes three 

New Lenox residents, pose for a picture. The show will 

take place at 7 p.m. April 27-28, and 2 p.m. April 29 at Carl 

Sandburg High School’s Performing Arts Center. Photo 

Submitted 

Carnivele, with the help of 

Assistant Director Bryan 

Riess, Musical Director 

Michael Barr-Schinzel and 

Choreographer Zoe Martinkus. 

The full cast includes 

Orland Park’s Kennedy 

Boshardt, Annabella 

Cannici, Brady Dahl, Paige 

Doman, Patricia Domico, 

Rebecca Erickson, Christina 

Cucci Fischer, David Ford, 

Bill Kubiak, Zoe Martinkus, 

Gianna Nardella, Bryan Reiss, 

Ilana St. Clair and William 

Vajarsky. 

Additional cast members 

include New Lenox 

residents Diana Stephenson, 

Hayden Valecek and 

Ryan Valecek; Orland Hills 

residents Allison, Amanda 

Belair and Michelle Belair; 

Tinley Park resident Amy 

Erxleben; Midlothian resident 

Jessica Hogueisson; 

Palos Hills resident Elizabeth 

Khouri; Mokena resident 

Carli Mendoza; Joliet 

resident Raymond Misischia; 

and Frankfort resident 

Sara Von Borstel. 

The show is two hours 

long with an intermission. 

Reserved seating tickets 

are on sale now in-person 

only at the Village of Orland 

Park’s Recreation Administration 

Office at 14600 Ravinia 

Ave. 

Tickets are $18 for adults, 

$16 for seniors and students, 

and $14 for children under 

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TRIAD TALK FOR SENIORS 

Housing as you age 

Kathie Johnson 

Director of Family Services for 

New Lenox Township 

The United States is 

facing a lack of affordable, 

physicallyaccessible, 

and well-located 

homes for America’s aging 

population — especially 

those with low incomes. 

Being properly housed 

and cared for is vital to 

overall well-being, but can 

be harder to achieve as we 

age. Individuals, local, state 

and federal governments, 

as well as private organizations 

have to come together 

for solutions in the caring 

and housing of our older 

population. 

Local communities can 

help by re-zoning to support 

the construction of 

aging-friendly affordable 

housing options, accessible 

residential design and community 

planning and by advancing 

livability through 

more accessible transportation 

for seniors. Providing 

programs such as health 

and wellness services, meal 

programs, social and volunteer 

opportunities makes a 

crucial difference in quality 

of life. 

Federal and state governments 

will need to expand 

efforts to offer more rental 

housing assistance for 

people over the age of 62. 

The current high cost of 

housing forces millions of 

low-income older adults 

to sacrifice spending on 

other necessities, including 

food and medicine, which 

undermines their health and 

well-being. 

In addition, changes to 

both Medicare and Medicaid 

would enable better 

coordination of affordable, 

accessible housing with 

long-term care. Medicare 

programs can re-orient their 

funding to enable lowincome 

seniors to age comfortably 

in their homes and 

communities rather than in 

institutional facilities. 

For individuals with disabilities 

or chronic conditions, 

the ability to age in 

place depends on having 

access to long-term care in 

their homes or communities. 

While Medicaid and 

Medicare generally do not 

cover such costs, some 

state Medicaid Home and 

Community-Based Services 

waivers do. For those who 

are not Medicaid eligible or 

do not qualify for waivers, 

the costs of in-home care 

can be substantial. 

It is crucial that all levels 

of government, the public 

and private sectors, philanthropy, 

and through the 

advocacy of older adults 

themselves take steps 

needed to ensure that housing 

and health care systems 

be put in place to support 

appropriate and cost-effective 

options for vulnerable 

older adults as well as those 

with means. 

Within the private sector, 

the aging of American 

society provides vast opportunities 

to innovate in 

the areas of housing and 

supportive care. Business 

opportunities exist in helping 

older adults modify 

their homes to suit evolving 

age-friendly needs, delivering 

services at home, and 

developing new models of 

housing with services that 

promote independence and 

integrate residents with the 

larger community. 

Significant challenges 

lie ahead in our effort to 

ensure that America’s older 

adults will be safely, affordably 

and comfortably 

housed. The ultimate goal 

is for older adults to have 

a high quality of life and 

for their communities to 

be increasingly livable and 

vibrant as a result of their 

presence. 

Sasha Grabenstetter, 

Consumer Economics 

Educator from the University 

of Illinois Extension, 

will present “Housing As 

You Age” for the April 26 

Manhattan-New Lenox 

TRIAD meeting. 

Grabenstetter will be 

discussing: 

• Exploring housing options 

for later life 

• Learning ways to 

increase your safety in your 

current home 

• Discovering resources 

to help you plan your future 

housing needs. 

The April 26 TRIAD 

meeting will be held at 

the New Lenox Police 

Department, 200 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox at 

1:30 p.m. There is no cost, 

registration or membership. 

These meetings are for all 

older adults (age 50 and up). 

Please call Kathie at (815) 

717-6221 for any questions. 

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Lady - A Women’s Expo is 22CM’s biggest yet 

Rochelle McAuliffe 


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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The Dish 

College town favorite McAlister’s opens in Orland Park 

Max Lapthorne 

Contributing Editor 

McAlister’s Deli in Orland 

Park does not look like 

a typical college-town eatery, 

but its opening has many 

customers reminiscing about 

their glory days. 

With locations in close 

proximity to the campuses of 

Illinois State University and 

University of Illinois, McAlister’s 

has built a strong base 

of customers who enjoyed 

dining there during their 

college years, including coowner 

Ravi Patel, who first 

discovered McAlister’s at his 

alma mater, Purdue University. 

“It’s been super-cool to see 

people relive their college 

days with McAlister’s,” Patel 

said. 

And it is not just recent 

graduates who have been 

stopping by the Orland Park 

deli, which opened April 9. 

“We’ve seen moms and 

dads come in and other people 

who say, ‘25 years ago, 

I used to eat McAlister’s at 

college, too,’” Patel added. 

The Orland Park deli, located 

at 14309 S. LaGrange 

Road, had a line that extended 

out the front door the day 

after it opened. In addition 

to the newly minted Orland 

spot, Patel and his brother, 

Raj, also own a McAlister’s 

in Naperville, which they 

opened in 2015. 

“As we were picking out 

suburbs we wanted to go 

into, Orland Park was always 

on our list,” Patel said. 

“When we knew this [area] 

was being developed, we really 

liked the intersection [at] 

143rd and LaGrange, and we 

thought this would be a great 

spot for a McAlister’s.” 

The restaurant’s namesake 

sandwich, the McAlister’s 

club ($7.49), is among the 

most popular menu items. 

The 13-layer sandwich boasts 

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an impressive array of meats 

(smoked turkey, ham and bacon), 

topped with both sharp 

cheddar and Swiss cheese, 

lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise 

and McAlister’s honey 

mustard on wheat bread. 

It is no surprise that a classic 

deli sandwich is a top seller 

at McAlister’s, but those 

who are not familiar with the 

restaurant may not know that 

it is well-known for its sweet 

tea ($2.09). The tea can also 

be ordered unsweetened, or 

Arnold Palmer-style (mixed 

with McAlister’s pure cane 

sugar lemonade for $2.29). 

Other dishes not to miss 

on the eclectic menu include 

the Savannah chopped 

salad ($8.49), which features 

grilled chicken, dried cranberries, 

Gorgonzola, honeyroasted 

almonds, tomato and 

cucumber, and the Spud Max 

($7.99) — a giant baked potato 

stuffed with ham, turkey, 

bacon, cheddar-jack cheese, 

green onions, black olives 

and sour cream. 

One of the primary focuses 

of Patel and his brother as 

owners is to maintain a welltrained 

staff to ensure highquality 

customer service for 

patrons. One of the ways 

they do that is by preaching 

“LSE” to their employees, 

which stands for “little something 

extra.” 

“We want to make sure our 

guests get exceptional customer 

service every time,” 

Patel said. “We try our best to 

go over and beyond to make 

sure all our guests’ needs plus 

The spud max ($7.99) is a giant baked potato, stuffed with 

ham, turkey, bacon, cheddar-jack cheese, green onions, 

black olives and sour cream. 

more are fulfilled.” 

McAlister’s currently 

has 60-65 employees, all of 

whom Patel hopes to keep 

for the long haul. Some of the 

part-time employees are high 

school students who have 

never had a job before, and 

Patel welcomes the chance to 

provide them their first realworld 

job experience. And it 

is that opportunity to foster a 

new team and get them working 

toward a common goal 

that is the most rewarding 

part of the job for Patel. 

“Within our staff, one of 

the best things I get to do is 

we get to grow our staff,” he 

said. “We get to grow our 

individuals. We get to grow 

our associates into managers, 

managers into general 

managers, and it’s very fun to 

see that whole experience go 

through.” 

Allowing employees to 

grow into leadership roles 

and getting everyone on the 

same page go hand-in-hand 

when it comes to building a 

team atmosphere at McAlister’s. 

“We try to treat our team 

like our family,” Patel said. 

“We try and make McAlister’s, 

every store we have, a 

family oriented store. ... We 

have one common goal, and 

our goal is to see McAlister’s 

do the best it can do and serve 

our guests the best we can 

serve our guests, so getting 

everyone to buy in is fun.” 

The 13-layer McAlister’s club ($7.49) features smoked 

turkey, ham and bacon, topped with both sharp cheddar 

and Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and 

McAlister’s honey mustard on wheat bread. Photos by Max 

Lapthorne/22nd Century Media 

The Orland Park location 

is the eighth McAlister’s in 

the Chicago area, and Patel 

has plans to open another 

near Route 30 and Wolf Road 

in Mokena later this year. But 

for now, the main focus is on 

diving headfirst into the Orland 

Park community. 

“We want to get involved 

in Orland Park and the surrounding 

community as fast 

as possible,” Patel said. “We 

want to be at school events. 

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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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Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

MOKENA 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena; 

(708) 478-8888) 

■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., Mokena; 

(708) 479-6873) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Avenue, Psychic 

night - second Tuesday 

every month. 

■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

Live bands 

TINLEY PARK 

The Whistle Sports Bar & 

Grill 

(7537 W. 159th St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 904-4990) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bar 

Bingo 

■2-5 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Happy Hour 

■3-5 ■ p.m. Fridays: 

Teacher Appreciation 

■3-5 ■ p.m. Saturdays and 

Sundays: Happy Hour 

Bailey’s Bar & Grill 

(17731 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 429- 

7955) 

■9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Karaoke 

■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ 

Dance Party 

■9:30 ■ p.m. Saturdays: 

Live Music 

Durbin’s 

(17265 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 429- 

1000) 

■9-11 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Open Mic 

■9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Karaoke 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Live music by Miguel 

Garza 

■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

DJ Dance Party until 3 

a.m. 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

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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. 

OPPORTUNITY

28 | April 26, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot LOCAL LIVING 


Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Home Series 

At Prairie Trails in Manhattan and WestGate Manor in Peotone! 

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

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within 

the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans forawhile and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details. 

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CLASSIFIEDS 

Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive 

Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise 

Sell It 708.326.9170 | Fax It 708.326.9179 

Charge It | DEADLINE - Friday at 3pm 

Automotive 

$52 4 lines/ 

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1003 Help Wanted 

Help Wanted 

$13 4 lines/ 

per line 7 papers 

Merchandise 


lines/ 

CDL Driver 

CDL “Class B” with airbrakes driver for Chicagoland area 

runs. Must have at least 3 years solid driving experience 

with a clean driving record. Previous boom crane experience 

preferred. Must beable to lift 50to70lbs. onaconsistent 

basis. First shift position- 4:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. 

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 

2nd shift -hours are 12:00 noon -9p.m. Must have 2yrs. 

warehouse distribution experience, RF scan gun experience, 

and the ability tolift 50to70lbs. Must pass adrug 

test, background check and work-related physical exam. 

Company offers great pay, and great benefits including 

medical, dental, 401(K) with match, paid time off, and 

much more! 

Apply in person or email resume! 

Auburn Supply Co. 

3850 W. 167th 

Markham, IL 60428 

Fax: 708-596-0981 

Email: mgabriel@auburnsupply.com 

INDUSTRIAL SALES 

SW Suburban (Tinley Park) 

Manufacturing Company 

seeks a person with 

experience in B2B Sales of 

industrial products 

(non-chemical). 

This is an inside, 

consultative Sales position 

which will focus on new 

product sales development and 

existing product sales. 

This sales/marketing 

function selects and targets 

decision makers to discuss the 

product features relative 

to the prospect’s existing & 

potential needs. 

Successful candidates 

should be proactive and have 

strong sales experience. 

Excellent salary and fringe 

benefits. 

Annual performance bonus 

potential. 

It is NOT an outside sales, 

telemarketing, nor a 

commission paid position. 

Send resume to: 

AERO Rubber Company, Inc. 

bschatte@aerorubber.com 

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 

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. 

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 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

Growing Media Company 

Seeks Sales Directors 

Position Overview: 

22nd Century Media, a media 

publishing company based in 

Orland Park, is seeking Sales 

Directors to join their team. 

Responsibilities Include: 

Proactively prospecting and 

qualifying potential new 

advertising accounts; handling 

incoming leads; guiding ad 

copy for clients; identifying 

business opportunities and 

working with decision makers 

to obtain customer 

commitment; and achieving 

weekly revenue targets. 

Qualifications: 

Ideal candidates will possess 

1–3 years of experience in 

local/retail advertising sales 

and/or media environment. 

Must have a strong work ethic 

and ability to work 

independently as well as with 

a team. Excellent 

communication skills, 

time-management and 

interpersonal skills required. 

Next Steps: 

For more information or to be 

considered for this 

opportunity, email a 

resume to: 

careers@22ndcenturymedia.com 

No phone calls please. EOE 

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 

Local company looking for 

Exp. Dump Truck Driver 

Class A & B. Full & part 

time avail. Dump exp. 

necessary. 815-485-2490 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

The Cottages of New Lenox 

is Hiring Caregivers 

Seeking caregivers for our 

memory care community. 

Responsible for providing 

personal assistance & routine 

daily care & services. Come 

make a difference, as we want 

you to join our team. F/T or 

P/T. Shifts: 6:45a - 3:00p, 

2:45p - 11:00p & NOC 

10:45p - 7:00a. 

Apply to: 

adminassist@ 

cottagesofnewlenox 

seniorliving.com 

1023 S. Cedar Rd. 


Screen Printers & 

Warehouse Needed 

Experience preferred. 

Please apply in person: 

Same Day Tees 

9525 W Laraway 

Frankfort, IL 60423 

or email: 

pete@samedaytees.com 

F/T Cook Wanted 

Retirement setting 

experience preferred but 

willing to train. 

Must be Reliable, 

Professional, Respectful, 

Courteous & Kind 

APPLY IN PERSON 

ONLY - Mon-Fri 1-3pm 

16301 S Brementowne Rd 

Tinley Park, IL 60477 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

homemakers and retirees. 

Must be reliable and have 

morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

If interested, 

Call 708 429 6477 

M-F, 10am - 1pm Only! 

Welder/ Fabricator 

Must have valid Drivers 

License, Bilingual a plus. 

Please call Al @ 

630-327-2435 Lockport area 

Looking to hire for 

Concrete Finishers/ 

Laborers 

Remodeling Exp. a plus! 

Call 815.412.4705 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

Lawn Care Service 

Looking for responsible, 

motivated with driver’s 

license. Pay based on exp. 

Paid training. 708.226.9322 

1004 Employment 

Opportunities 

HELP WANTED! 

Make $1000/week mailing 

brochures from home! 

No exp. req. Helping home 

workers since 2001! 

Genuine opportunity. 

Start immediately! 

www.IncomeCentral.net 

1023 Caregiver 

Caregiver Services 

Provided by 

Margaret’s Agency Inc. 

State Licensed & Bonded 

since 1998. Providing 

quality care for elderly. 

Live-in/ Come & go. 

708.403.8707 

Dependable, experienced 

caregiver available. 

Orland/Palos/Homer/ 

Worth area. CNA trained 

& trained to take vitals. 

Flexible hours. 

References available. 

Nicole: 708.475.7085 or 

708.602.9173 

Heaven Sent Caregivers 

Professional caregiving 

service. 24 hr or hourly 

services; shower or bath 

visits. Licensed & bonded. 

Try the best! 708.638.0641 

Garage 

Sale 

1052 Garage Sale 

Francis Field 

Indoor & Outdoor 

Garage Sale 

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 

4/28-4/29 8-2pm Furn, albums, 

45s, printers, hshld, too much 

to list! No reasonable offer refused! 

1057 Estate Sale 

Frankfort 49 N White St 

5/11-5/12, 5/18-5/19 if needed 

Doors open at9am Estate of 

Mary Rahm Full house and garage. 

Held by Nobil Estate 

Sales 815-806-8900 

1058 Moving Sale 

Frankfort, 953 Troon Cr. 4/27 

&4/28, 9-5p. Couches, dining 

set, bedroom set, clothes, home 

decor & everything in between 

Homer Glen, 16858 Comandra 

Cr. Fri 4/27 &Sat 4/28, 

8:30-4p. High quality items at 

reasonable prices, including 

dining rm set, entertainment 

center, 2wing chairs, bedding, 

clothes, tools, lawn mower & 

wide variety of other items. 

New Lenox 825 Constitution 

Rd 4/26-4/28 9-3pm Riding 

mower, roto-tiller, sofa, 

loveseat, misc furn, table & 

chairs 

Tinley Park, 8406 Hollybrook 

Ln. 4/28 &4/29, 9-5p. Furniture, 

jewelry, books &much 

more! Don’t miss this sale!

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dual exhaust 87,000 miles 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 2698 TANAGA BASIN ,NEW LE- 

NOX, IL, IL 60451 (RED & GREY 

SINGLE FAMILY 2STORY HOME 

WITH ATTACHED 3CAR GARAGE. 

). On the 3rd day ofMay, 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: BANC OF AMERICA MORT- 

GAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION 

Plaintiff V. JAMES T. HOPKINSON 

A/K/A JAMES HOPKINSON; GLO- 

RIA J. HOPKINSON A/K/A GLORIA 

HOPKINSON; WELLS FARGO 

BANK, N.A.; FIRST AMERICAN 

BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendant. 

Case No. 08CH 2515 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the 

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights 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 

$291,671.43 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 bysubdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties 

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

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. 


of 800 Belot Lane, New Lenox, IL 

60451, New Lenox, IL 60451 (Single 

Family). 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, asTrustee for the Structured 

Asset Investment Loan Trust, 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 

Series 2005-10 Plaintiff V. SCOTT E. 

KLEPSER; SHARON M.KLEPSER; 

BLUE STONE BAY COMMUNITY 

ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA; Defendant. 








Sale 










County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 










of 301 Stonegate Road, New Lenox, IL 

60451 (Single Family Home). Onthe 

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: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National 

Association Plaintiff V. Nicole L. 

Fender; et. al. Defendant. 




Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 












County. 



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

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








Property Act. 










the absence of an order, until the surplus




Sale 

2702 Public Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 



Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










of 501 SOUTH MARLEY ROAD , 

NEW LENOX, IL 60451 (Brown brick, 

one story single family home, attached 

two car garage). 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: THE 

HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 

Plaintiff V.MICHAEL JTROY A/K/A 

MICHAEL TROY; BARBARA A 

ZARBOCK A/K/A BARBARA ZAR- 

BOCK; CRYSTAL COVE TOWN- 

HOME ASSOCIATION; TARGET 

NATIONAL BANK; BARCLAYS 

BANK DELAWARE; CAVALRY SPV 

II, LLC; DISCOVER BANK; CAPI- 

TAL ONE BANK (USA) N.A. SUC- 

CESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL 

ONE BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 

Defendant. 






twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 






whose rights in and tothe residential 









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

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




and legal fees required by subdivisions 




Property Act. 
















P: 312-346-9088 

F: 









Certificate No. 32200 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will County on April 13, 2018 

wherein the business firm of D. 

McCarron Hardwood Flooring located 

at 2750 Daniel Lewis Dr, 

New Lenox, IL 60451 is registered 

and acertificate notice setting forth 

the following: 

Damien McCarron, 2750 Daniel 

Lewis Dr, New Lenox, IL 60451 

815-405-9570 

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 

Certificate No. 32211 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will County on April 18, 2018 

wherein the business firm of Insight 

Fertility Services located at 

315 S Pine St, New Lenox, IL 

60451 is registered and a certificate 

notice setting forth the following: 

Kathleen Decker, 315 SPine St, 


815-212-1907 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 18th day of April, 2018 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

2703 Legal 

Notices 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE 

CAPITAL CORPORATION 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JAMES T. HOPKINSON A/K/A 

JAMES HOPKINSON; GLORIA J. 

HOPKINSON A/K/A GLORIA HOP- 

KINSON; WELLS FARGO BANK, 

N.A.; FIRST AMERICAN BANK; UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NON RE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS; 

Defendant. No. 08 CH 2515 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 7th day of September, 

2010, 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 


Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public 

auction tothe highest and best bidder 

or bidders the following-described real 

estate: 

LOT 106 IN PALMER RANCH UNIT 

4, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF 

THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OFSECTION 

32, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 

11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO 

THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

MARCH 14, 2000 AS DOCUMENT 

R2000-026561 IN WILL COUNTY, IL- 

LINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 2698 TAN- 

AGA BASIN ,NEW LENOX, IL, IL 

60451 

Description of Improvements: 

RED & GREY SINGLE FAMILY 2 

STORY HOME WITH ATTACHED 3 

CAR GARAGE. 

P.I.N.: 15-08-32-406-025-0000 


















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

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








Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










) SS. 





U.S. Bank National Association, as 

Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment 

Loan Trust, Mortgage 

Pass-Through Certificates, Series 

2005-10 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SCOTT E. KLEPSER; SHARON M. 

KLEPSER; BLUE STONE BAY COM- 

MUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 





cause on the 13th day of February, 

2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 


17th day of May, 2018 ,commencing at 




auction to the highest and best bidder 


estate: 

LOT 220 IN BLUESTONE BAY UNIT 

FOUR, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR- 

TER OF SECTION 24 AND PART OF 

THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF 

SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC- 

CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED AUGUST 27, 1998 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R98-100554 AND 

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION 

RECORDED MAY 25, 1999 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R99-65452, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 800 Belot 

Lane, New Lenox, IL 60451, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 


Single Family 

P.I.N.: 15-08-24-413-008-0000 













County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 


MIKE KELLEY 











) SS. 





JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Nicole L. Fender; et. al. 





cause on the 4th day of October, 2017, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 








estate: 

LOT 87 IN WINDERMERE WEST, 

UNIT TWO, A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OFTHE SOUTHWEST QUAR- 

TER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 35 




RECORDED MAY 2, 1978, AS 

DOCUMENT NUMBER R78-15635, 

IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 301 Stonegate 

Road, New Lenox, IL 60451 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 15-08-22-314-001-0000 













County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 


MIKE KELLEY 











) SS. 





THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL 

BANK 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MICHAEL JTROY A/K/A MICHAEL 

TROY; BARBARA A ZARBOCK 

A/K/A BARBARA ZARBOCK; 

CRYSTAL COVE TOWNHOME AS- 

SOCIATION; TARGET NATIONAL 

BANK; BARCLAYS BANK DELA- 

WARE; CAVALRY SPV II, LLC; DIS- 

COVER BANK; CAPITAL ONE 

BANK (USA) N.A. SUCCESSOR IN 

INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE 

BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 





cause onthe 13th day of March, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 








estate: 

PARCEL 1:LOT 180 IN CRYSTAL 

COVE UNIT FOUR, BEING ASUB- 

DIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 

1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF 





RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R2003202723, AS CORRECTED 

FROM TIME TO TIME, WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: 

EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND 

EGRESS APPURTENANT TO AND 

FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 

AS SET FORTH IN THE PLAT OF 

SUBDIVISION RECORDED 

AUGUST 20, 2003 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R2003202723 AND THE DECLA- 

RATION OF COVENANTS AND RE- 

STRICTIONS FOR CRYSTAL COVE 

TOWNHOMES RECORDED OCTO- 

BER 12, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R2001137015, AS AMENDED FROM 

TIME TO TIME. 

Commonly known as: 501 SOUTH 

MARLEY ROAD , NEW LENOX, IL 

60451 


Brown brick, one story single family 

home, attached two car garage 

P.I.N.: 15-08-23-108-015-0000 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 

















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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County

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via www.storagetreasures.com on 

05/14/2018 at 10:00AM. Unless 

stated otherwise the description of 

the contents are household goods 

and furnishings. Karen Dodoer 

Unit #009. All property is being 

stored atthe above self-storage facility. 

This sale may be withdrawn 

at any time without notice. Certain 

terms and conditions apply. See 

manager for details. 

NOTICE OF HEARING 

BEFORE THE PLAN 

COMMISSION OF THE 

VILLAGE OF NEW LENOX, 

ILLINOIS 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that 

a public hearing will beheld bythe 

Plan Commission of the Village of 

New Lenox, Illinois, at the New 

Lenox Village Hall, 1 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox, Illinois, at 

7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 

2018, at which time and place the 

Planning Commission of said Village 

will consider petitions submitted 

by Brian Wille of Brian Wille 

Construction for arezoning from 

AG (Agricultural) to R-1 

Single-Family Residence District 

and aSpecial Use for aPlanned 

Unit Development for an approximate 

22.67 acre parcel generally 

located at the northeast corner of 

Gougar Road and Parkside Lane, 

P.I.N. 16-05-32-100-007-0000, 

P.I.N. 16-05-32-100-014-0000, 

P.I.N. 16-05-32-100-017-0000, , 

P.I.N. 16-05-32-100-018-0000, 

P.I.N. 16-05-32-300-008-0000. 

The proposed requests concern the 

following property: 

THAT PART OFTHE NORTH- 

WEST QUARTER AND THE 

SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 


NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOL- 

LOWS: BEGINNING AT THE 

WEST QUARTER CORNER OF 

SAID SECTION 32; THENCE 

NORTH 1 DEGREE 25 MIN- 

UTES 45 SECONDS WEST, 

ALONG THE WEST LINE OF 

SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, 

347.82 FEET TO THE SOUTH 

LINE OF THE NORTH 684.00 

FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF OF 

SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; 

THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 

51 MINUTES 12 SECONDS 

EAST, ALONG SAID SOUTH 

LINE, 1516.36 FEET TO THE 

EAST LINE OF THE WEST 

1516.24 FEET OF SAID NORTH- 

WEST QUARTER; THENCE 

SOUTH 1DEGREE 25 MINUTES 

45 SECONDS EAST, ALONG 

SAID EAST LINE, 348.29 FEET 

TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE 

SOUTH 284.00 FEET OF SAID 

NORTHWEST QUARTER; 

THENCE SOUTH 87DEGREES 

52 MINUTES 15 SECONDS 

WEST, ALONG SAID NORTH 

LINE, 790.30 FEET TO THE 

EAST LINE OF THE WEST 

726.00 FEET OF SAID NORTH- 

WEST QUARTER; THENCE 

SOUTH 1DEGREE 25 MINUTES 

45 SECONDS EAST, ALONG 

SAID EAST LINE, 284.02 FEET 

TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE 

SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 

SAID SECTION 32; THENCE 

SOUTH 87 DEGREES 52 MIN- 

UTES 15 SECONDS WEST, 

ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 

0.05 FEET TO THE EAST LINE 

OF THE WEST 726.00 FEET OF 

SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; 

THENCE SOUTH 1DEGREE 51 

MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST, 

ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 

316.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH 

LINE OF THE NORTH 316.00 

FEET OF SAID SOUTHWEST 

QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 87 

DEGREES 52 MINUTES 15 SEC- 

ONDS WEST, ALONG SAID 

SOUTH LINE, 726.01 FEET TO 

THE WEST LINE OF SAID 

SOUTHWEST QUARTER; 

THENCE NORTH 1DEGREE 51 

MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST, 

ALONG SAID WEST LINE, 

316.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF 

BEGINNING; IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

A copy of said petitions may be examined 

atthe office of the Community 

Development Director, 1 

Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, Illinois. 

All persons desiring to appear 

and be heard for or against 

this subject may appear and be 

heard thereon. 



Robin L. Ellis, AICP 

Community Development Director 

Dated this 26th day of April, 2018 

NOTICE OF HEARING 

BEFORE THE PLAN 

COMMISSION OF THE 


ILLINOIS 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that 

a public hearing will beheld bythe 

Plan Commission of the Village of 

New Lenox, Illinois, at the New 

Lenox Village Hall, 1 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox, Illinois, at 

7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 

2018, at which time and place the 

Planning Commission of said Village 

will consider apetition submitted 

by Gloria Garza for an 

amendment toaSpecial Use for a 

final P.U.D. plat for an approximate 

1.5 acre parcel generally located 

south of the intersection of 

Route 6and Cedar Crossings Drive 

and west ofCedar Road, part of 

P.I.N. 15-08-04-303-008-0000. 

The proposed request concerns the 

following property: 

THAT PART OFLOT 4INCEN- 

TURY OAKS SUBDIVISION, A 

RESUBDIVISION OFLOT 10 IN 

CEDAR CROSSING PHASE I, A 

P.U.D. OF PART OF THE 

SOUTH HALF OFSECTION 4, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 

11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD- 

ING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED NOVEMBER 4, 

2011 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

2011-104123, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING 

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 

BEGINNING AT THE NORTH- 

WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID 

LOT 4;THENCE SOUTHEAST- 

ERLY 234.78 FEET ALONG THE 

NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID 

LOT 4, BEING A 500.00 FOOT 

RADIUS CIRCULAR CURVE 

TO THE LEFT AND HAVING A 

CHORD OF SOUTH 67°25'06" 

EAST, 232.63 FEET; THENCE 

SOUTH 30°40'58" WEST, 298.82 

FEET; THENCE NORTH 

81°40'54" WEST, 205.51 FEET 

TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF 

SAID LOT 4; THENCE NORTH 

1°49'55" WEST ALONG SAID 

WESTERLY LINE, 5.22 FEET 

TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY 

CORNER OF LOT 2 IN SAID 

CENTURY OAKS SUBDIVI- 

SION; THENCE NORTH 

31°18'39" EAST ALONG SAID 

WESTERLY LINE, 138.41 FEET; 

THENCE NORTHERLY 82.56 

FEET ALONG SAID WEST- 

ERLY LINE, BEING A 150.00 

FOOT RADIUS CIRCULAR 

CURVE TO THE LEFT AND 

HAVING ACHORD OF NORTH 

15°32'37" EAST, 81.52 FEET; 

THENCE NORTHERLY 94.93 

FEET ALONG SAID WEST- 

ERLY LINE, BEING A 150.00 

FOOT RADIUS CIRCULAR 

CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND 

HAVING ACHORD OF NORTH 

17°54'20" EAST, 93.35 FEET; 

THENCE NORTH 36°02'05" 

EAST ALONG SAID WEST- 

ERLY LINE, 31.84 FEET TO 

THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 

CONTAINING 65,340 SQUARE 

FEET (OR 1.500 ACRES), MORE 

OR LESS. 

Acopy ofsaid petition may be examined 

atthe office of the Community 

Development Director, 1 

Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, Illinois. 

All persons desiring to appear 

and be heard for or against 

this subject may appear and be 

heard thereon. 



Robin L. Ellis, AICP 

Community Development Director 

Dated this 26th day of April, 2018 




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10 Questions 

with Rick Smith 

Rick Smith is a senior on the 

Lincoln-Way boys lacrosse 

team. 

How’d you get started 

in lacrosse? 

My brother [Tim] played. 

He started when he was in 

sixth grade, so I think I was 

about in second grade… I 

was used to playing with 

people older than me my 

whole life, so when I started 

playing with people my own 

age, it just got easier for me, 

I guess. 

What’s your favorite 

memory playing the 

sport? 

Sophomore year in the 

playoffs we beat St. Rita in 

overtime, and we had never 

beat them before. [That] sent 

us to the Final Four, where 

we had never been before. 

What’s your spirit 

animal? 

A falcon. There’s a level 

of dominance [associated 

with the animal]. 

What would be the first 

thing you buy if you 

won the lottery? 

College tuition. 

What’s one thing you 

own that you couldn’t 

live without? 

My dog, Roscoe. He’s, 

like, a poodle/mutt. He’s 

from the pound, so they 

don’t know exactly. 

If you could own an 

exotic pet, what would 

it be? 

A monkey. A little baby 

monkey. Back when [TV sitcom 

characters] Drake and 

Josh got one on TV, I’ve always 

wanted one since then. 

Who’s your role model? 

Probably my older brother 

[Tim]. He’s always done 

things, it seems, the right 

way. I try to follow the way 

he does things. 

What are your plans for 

college? 

I’m going to be playing 

lacrosse at Illinois Wesleyan 

next year. I’m going to major 

in design technology and 

entrepreneurship; it’s like a 

mixture of business/arts major. 

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What’s a life lesson 

you’ve learned playing 

lacrosse? 

You can’t take shortcuts 

anywhere because, if you do, 

there’s somebody else who 

didn’t, and they’re going to 

beat you. 

What advice do you 

have for younger 

players? 

Probably just enjoy it because 

it’s not going to go super 

quick, like a lot of people 

say it does, but it does end. 

And when it ends, it’s going 

to be disappointing. 

Interview conducted by Contributing 

Editor T.J. Kremer III.

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This week in… 

Lincoln-Way co-op 

athletics 

Boys lacrosse 

■April ■ 26 - at Downers Grove 

South, 7:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 28 - at Wheaton 

Warrenville South, Noon 

Girls lacrosse 

■April ■ 26 - at Marist, 6:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - host District 230, 

7:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - at Lake Forest 

Academy, 5:15 p.m. 

Knights varsity 

athletics 

Baseball 

■April ■ 26 - hosts Joliet 

Catholic Academy, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 - at Thornton, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - host Thornton, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - host Providence, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - host Thornwood, 

4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■April ■ 27 - at Joliet Catholic, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - host TF South, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - host Lincoln-Way 

West (Epilepsy Awareness 

Game), 4:30 p.m. 

Girls soccer 

■April ■ 26 - hosts Andrew, 

6:15 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 - at Naperville 

North Tournament, TBA 





■May ■ 1 - at Lincoln-Way 

West, 6:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - host Stagg, 6:15 

p.m. 

Boys water polo 

■April ■ 27 - at Conant 

Invitational, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - host Sandburg 

(Senior Night), 5 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - at Stagg, 5 p.m. 

Girls water polo 

■May ■ 1 - at Sandburg, 5 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - host Stagg (Senior 

Night), 5 p.m. 

Boys track and field 

■April ■ 27 - at Lincoln-Way 

West Invitational, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls track and field 

■April ■ 26 - at Oak Forest 


May 3 - at SWSC Conference 

Meet, 4:30 p.m. 

Badminton 

■April ■ 26 - at SWSC Meet, 

TBA 

■April ■ 30 - at IHSA Sectionals 

Week, TBA 

Boys volleyball 

■April ■ 26 - hosts Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m. 


East Invitational, 5 p.m. 


East Invitational, 8 a.m. 

■May ■ 3 - host Bolingbrook, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys tennis 


West, 4:30 p.m 


East Invitational, 8 a.m. 

■April ■ 30 - at Sandburg, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - host Andrew, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - host Bolingbrook, 

4:30 p.m. 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■April ■ 27 - hosts Thornridge, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 28 - at Lemont, 10 

a.m. 

■May ■ 1 - at Thornridge, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - at Stagg, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - hosts Thornton, 

4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■April ■ 27 - at Thornridge, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - hosts York, 5 p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - at Sandburg, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - at Lincoln-Way 

Central, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls soccer 

■April ■ 26 - hosts Stagg, 6:15 

p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

Central, 6:15 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - hosts Thornwood, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys water polo 

■April ■ 26 - at Hinsdale South, 

6 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - at Lincoln-Way East, 

5 p.m. 

Girls water polo 

■May ■ 1 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

East, 5 p.m. 

Badminton 

■April ■ 26 - at SWSC Meet, 

TBA 

■April ■ 30 - at IHSA Sectionals 

Week, TBA 


■April ■ 27 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

West Invitational, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls track and field 

■April ■ 26 - at Oak Forest 


■May ■ 3 - at SWSC Conference 

Meet, 4:30 p.m. 


■April ■ 26 - hosts Andrew, 

5:30 p.m. 


East Invite, 5 p.m. 


East Invite, 8 a.m. 

■May ■ 1 - at Lockport, 5:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - hosts Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m. 

Boys tennis 

■April ■ 26 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

Central, 4:30 p.m 

■April ■ 28 - at Oak Lawn 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

■May ■ 1 - at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - at Crete-Monee, 

4:30 p.m. 

Celtics Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■April ■ 26 - at Brother Rice, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 28 - hosts Brother 

Rice, 11 a.m. 

■April ■ 30 - at St. Laurence, 

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high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Baseball 

Lincoln-Way Central 12, 

Lincoln-Way West 5 

Martin Bender went 2-for- 

4 with two RBI in the rematch 

from two days prior. 

Aidan Tyk added a double. 

Starter Nate Deloian threw 

four innings, gave up two 

runs and struck out two in 

the April 19 loss. 

Lincoln-Way West 3, Lincoln- 

Way Central 1 

Marcus Seguin went the 

distance with a complete 

game, allowing only one 

run while striking out five. 

West’s Martin Bender ignited 

the offense with a two- 

RBI double, and Mike Kennedy, 

Robert Jackman and 

Joe Gonzalez each had hits 

in the April 17 win. 

Badminton 

Lincoln-Way West 9, 

Bradley-Bourbonais 6 

Haley Burns, Rocky 

Chavez, Ann Coddington, 

Alanna Ledvina, Adrianna 

Strozak and Sara Swanberg 

were all honored 

during senior night, and the 

Warriors got the win April 

17 to put the cherry on top 

of the night. 

Girls Water Polo 


Northside College Prep 

5 (Deerfield Tournament 

championship game) 

Delaney Janosek scored 

four goals in the championship 

game. Emily Brown 

added three, Cailey Janosek 

scored twice, and Emma 

Fleisleber, Elaina Hogeveen 

and Alex Carter each scored 

in the winning effort on 

April 14. 


Barrington 2 

Alex Carter accounted for 

half of the Warriors’ goals, 

and Riley Kettelson and 

Josie Torres each had a goal 

apiece in the April 14 win 

that featured a lot of highlights 

on the defensive end. 

Lincoln-Way West 14, Maine 

West 2 

Josie Torres led the way 

with four goals, and Cailey 

Janosek added two. Emma 

Fleisleber, Riley Kettelson, 

Emily Brown, Eileen Quinn, 

Maeve Bauer, Katelyn Piwowar 

and even goalie Julia 

Mindy got in on the action 

with goals for the Warriors. 

Lincoln-Way Central wins 

Mundelein Tournament 

The Knights battled and 

won all three games to earn 

the title on April 14. They 

won 7-5 over Oak Park-River 

Forest; 10-7 over Fremd; 

and 8-5 over Mundelein. 

Boys Water Polo 

Lincoln-Way Central takes 

second in Naperville Central 

tournament 

The Knights lost to tournament 

favorites Naperville 

Central, but defeated Schaumburg 

8-4, Glenbrook 

South 8-7 and Naperville 

North 9-7 to take the runnerup 

finish. 

Boys Volleyball 

Lincoln-Way Central 18, 25, 

32, Andrew 25, 23, 30 

Jack Yurkanin put the 

team on his back with 20 

kills, two blocks and an ace 

in the narrow April 19 win. 

Garrett McCrea added nine 

kills and five digs; George 

Hinchliffe had five kills and 

three blocks; Jimmy Kapsalis 

had 21 assists; and Sebastian 

Olmos had four assists 

and 15 digs. 

Lincoln-Way West 25, 25, 

Sandburg, 12, 11 

David Flores ignited the 

offense with 19 assists, and 

Ben Pluskota paid off those 

passes with five kills, and 

added four aces. Louden 

Moran was another beneficiary 

with eight kills, and 

Chris Dargan had four kills 


Lincoln-Way West 18, 13, 

Marist 25, 25 

Ben Pluskota had six 

kills, David Flores registered 

17 assists and nine 

digs, and Chris Dargan 

added four kills in the April 

17 loss. 

Boys Tennis 


Stagg 6 

Matt Soldan and Kyle Verheyen 

got the lone win for 

the Knights at third doubles 

at 6-3, 6-1. First doubles Michael 

Bloodgood and TJ Edmier 

showed grit in a 1-6, 5-7 

loss against Stagg’s best doubles 

team in the April 17 loss. 

Girls Soccer 


Normal West 0 

Nicolette Gossage scored 

the game-winning goal in the 

April 14 win, which was assisted 

by Madi Jenig. However 

the hero of the game 

was goalie Peyton Vecchiet 

who recorded her seventh 

shutout of the season. 

Lincoln-Way West 2, West 

Aurora 1 

Sara Loichinger led the 

way with a goal and an assist, 

and Sarah Wintercorn 

buried the game winner with 

two minutes left on the clock 


Softball 


Thornwood 0 

Danielle Abell (3 IP, 0 R, 

5 K) and Sarah Wilson (2 

IP, 0 R, 4 K) combined for 

the complete-game shutout. 

Gianna Niemeier hit a 3-run 

home run and finished with 4 

RBI total to help the Knights 

enforce the mercy rule in the 

April 19 win. 


Andrew 2 

Amanda Weyh held the 

Thunderbolts at bay going 

six innings, allowing zero 

earned runs, while striking 

out nine. Kamryn Murphy 

made an impact at the plate, 

going 2-for-3 with two RBI 

and two runs in the April 17 

win to stay undefeated at 

conference at 3-0. 


Lincoln-Way West 3 

Ashley Platek did it all 

in the April 13 win over the 

Warriors, pitching five innings, 

allowing one earned 

run, and also going 3-for-4 

with a three-run home run 

and four RBIs. Molly Ryan, 

Dani Callahan and Sarah Taheny 

each had two hits for 

West. 

Lincoln-Way West 1, Lincoln- 

Way East 3 

Abby Baez had two hits, 

and Dani Callahan had a hit 

in the close loss to the Griffins 

on April 12. 

High School Highlights are 

compiled by editor James Sanchez, 

james@newlenoxpa 

triot.com. 

This Week In 

From Page 42 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - hosts St. Laurence, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - at Lincoln-Way Central, 4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■April ■ 26 - hosts Loyola Academy, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 28 - at Trinity, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. 

(doubleheader) 

■April ■ 30 - hosts Montini Catholic, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - hosts Montini Catholic, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - at Lincoln-Way East, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - hosts Illinois Lutheran, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■April ■ 30 - hosts Tinley Park, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - hosts Mother McAuley, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - hosts Loyola Academy, 4:30 p.m. 


■April ■ 27 - at Lincoln-Way West Invitational, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys lacrosse 

■April ■ 26 - hosts Marmion Academy, 7 p.m. 

■April ■ 30 - hosts Downers Grove South, 7 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - hosts St. Laurence, 7 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - at Marist 6 p.m. 

Boys tennis 

■April ■ 28 - at Lincoln-Way East Invitational, 8 

a.m. 

■May ■ 1 - at Brother Rice, 4 p.m. 

■May ■ 2 - at Lemont, 4 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - hosts Mt. Carmel, 4 p.m. 


■April ■ 26 - hosts Brother Rice, 6 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 - at St. Francis-Wheaton, 6 p.m. 

■May ■ 3 - hosts Lincoln-Way East, 6 p.m. 

Volleyball 

From Page 47 

come into their gym and get 

a win was huge for us.” 

McGinty said the Celtics 

came together after a two-set 

loss to Brother Rice on April 

10. 

“I think we had to really 

focus,” he said. “We had a 

team meeting after that loss. 

We spent an hour and a half 

in a classroom talking about 

the values of our team: passion, 

work ethic, and one 

of them was focus. We all 

stepped up and came together 

as a group.” 

The Knights, meanwhile, 

will look to recover after letting 

one slip away. 

“I don’t think they outmuscled 

us, but they outsmarted 

us,” Brown said. “They hit a 

lot of offspeed stuff to spots 

on the court that you don’t 

normally cover. That shook 

us up a bit, and their serving 

really hurt us. 

“The boys were really 

upset. They felt like we 

should’ve had this one and I 

agree, but I told them hopefully 

we can learn from this 

and move on.” 

With her team playing its 

final match before conference 

play, Brown gave extended 

playing time to several 

players off the bench and 

tried a variety of lineups. 

“I have a strong bench 

this year and when I put 

guys in, they’re usually effective,” 

she said. “We tried 

some different things in this 

match, put some guys in different 

spots, and hopefully 

that’ll help us later in the 

season.” 

Going forward, Brown 

hopes to see more passion 

from the Knights. 

“Our guys have a lot of 

personality off the court, but 

they’re quiet on the court,” 

she said. “We’re looking 

for that intensity. You can’t 

coach that. You need someone 

to step up and take that 

leadership to get everyone 

fired up.”

44 | April 26, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot Sports 


Girls Soccer 

Despite losses, Warriors happy to come together for fundraiser 

RANDY WHALEN 


It was a good cause, but not a 

good result for the Lincoln-Way 

West girls soccer team. 

Despite a 2-1 loss to Homewood 

Flossmoor, the Warriors were 

very happy to be involved in the 

opening game of a special Kick 

for the Cure game that benefited 

cancer and juvenile diabetes research 

on April 17 at Lincoln-Way 

East. 

“It really is our favorite game 

of the season,” West coach Jeff 

Theiss said of the benefit game. 

“When Murph (Lincoln-Way East 

coach Mike Murphy) and myself 

started this it was a from the 

ground-up approach. The parents 

do a phenomenal job with everything. 

“There are more important 

things than the game of soccer. 

Sometimes it’s easy to forget the 

gravity of things. But that’s why 

we like to raise awareness and do 

our part to come together for a 

bigger cause. Plus, it was great to 

have some local soccer clubs involved 

and able to get on the field 

at halftime [of both games].” 

Kate Honan, who plays center 

back and is the senior captain for 

West, agreed. 

“I didn’t go to West my freshman 

and sophomore years,” said 

Honan, who transferred from Lincoln-Way 

Central when District 

210 realigned. “But this is an awesome 

thing, and it shows what the 

district can do when we all come 

together.” 

In the game H-F (4-5) tallied 

twice in the first half. Junior Sara 

Loichinger scored for the Warriors 

in the second half, but they 

couldn’t find the equalizer and fell 

to 5-4-1 overall. 

“We talk about beating adversity, 

and that’s what we need to 

do,” Theiss said. “Our record is 

not where we want it to be. But 

these girls, with their work ethic, 

there’s no doubt that they can 

make a run.” 

Although the temperature was 

chilly, Honan didn’t mind it after 

Abby Eilers uses her raffle tickets on one of many prizes provided for 

the Kick for a Cure Fundraiser. 

playing in colder conditions earlier 

in the season. 

“We played a game at Joliet 

Central earlier in the season where 

the field was covered in snow and 

ice,” she said of a 2-0 West win on 

March 17 that was part of the Reavis 

Invite. “We ran up and down 

the field to melt the snow.” 

She believes the Warriors will 

bounce back from the recent loss 

to make another run toward a sectional 

title. 

“The [H-F] loss is unfortunate, 

but we will learn from it,” Honan 

said. “Last season we had our 

ups and downs, and our sectional 

games were all close. Sometimes 

it’s fun to be the underdog. We 

want to come out and play well in 

the postseason.” 

Two days later, on Thursday, 

April 19, the Warriors hosted Andrew 

in the opening game of the 

Red Division in the SouthWest 

Suburban Conference. There they 

lost a hard-fought game by the 

score of 3-2. 

Junior Sarah Wintercorn and 

freshman Amanda Yaeger scored 

for West (5-5-1, 0-1). Junior midfielder 

Megan Nemec had a pair of 

goals and an assist for the victorious 

Thunderbolts (11-3, 1-0). 

“Yes, it was a good battle,” 

Theiss said of the Andrew game. 

“We were actually down 3-0 with 

20 minutes left and cut it to 3-2 

with eight minutes to play, but just 

couldn’t find the equalizer. Still it 

Forward Sarah Wintercorn boxes out her opponent so she could get to 

the ball first. 

Lincoln-Way West defender Sam Sarna (right) clears the ball before a Homewood-Flossmoor player gets to it 

April 17 during the first half of the doubleheader for the Kick for a Cure Fundraiser in Frankfort. 

Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

was only the fifth game back for 

Sarah Wintercorn, who was out 

with sprained knee ligaments. She 

was a JV player last year and has 

already scored two game-winners 

in her time back [including with 2 

minutes left in a 2-1 home win on 

April 12 over West Aurora].”’



Girls Soccer 

Griffins halt Knights’ surging momentum on special night 

RANDY WHALEN 


There were smiles all 

around for the Lincoln-Way 

East girls soccer team. 

Not only did the Griffins 

get a big victory on the 

field, it’s hoped the team 

helped people get victories 

off the field, too. 

Kayleigh Hanlon scored 

the games only goal and 

Maria Fields registered the 

shutout in goal as East toppled 

Lincoln-Way Central 

1-0 in the second game of 

a special Kick for the Cure 

game that benefited cancer 

and juvenile diabetes research 

on April 17 in Frankfort. 

It was the ninth year of the 

event, which added juvenile 

diabetes research as one of 

the causes this season. Both 

teams wore specially made 

jersey shirts for the occasion 

with East in blue and 

the Knights in pink. While 

the frigid temperatures kept 

the crowd down somewhat, 

the pair of games still raised 

more than $2,500 this year. 

“Yes, the event started 

nine years ago,” East coach 

Mike Murphy said. “I was 

at Lincoln-Way North and 

reached out to [then boys 

soccer coach] Ryan McAllister 

at West. We started 

this for both boys and girls 

and we agreed we would 

each host it every other year. 

When Ryan Stepped down 

[after the 2011 season], Jeff 

Theiss agreed to continue 

this tradition. When North 

closed, I convinced [East 

coach] Ryan Decker to do it 

with boys and I would do it 

for girls. 

“We are well over 

$30,000 donated to different 

organizations in the past 

nine years. This year we 

will raise over $2,500 from 

the event. This year we also 

added juvenile diabetes as 

a cause. My 10-year-old 

daughter Teagan has been 

diagnosed with juvenile 

diabetes, so we decided to 

add that and half the proceeds 

went toward that 

cause. The majority of this 

[money raised] came from 

raffle baskets and the sale 

of baked goods. We also 

sold some T-shirts. [West 

coach] Jeff Theiss also had 

a class over at West design, 

print and sell shirts to raise 

money for the event.” 

When there were four 

Lincoln-Way schools, 

they were all involved and 

played each other. The three 

still are and H-F joined in 

this season. 

“It’s super,” Central 

coach Dan Radz said of participating 

in the event. “It’s 

good to raise money for a 

cure and to be involved in 

this.” 

The Knights (9-3) had 

been playing well this season 

but saw their six-game 

win streak snapped. They 

couldn’t get anything going 

offensively against East (6- 

6). 

“They deserved it, they 

played better than us,” Radz 

said of East. We didn’t do 

the technical things well. 

We had been doing well, but 

[the Griffins] beat us.” 

East certainly had the better 

of the play in winning 

its second straight. Still 

the game was scoreless in 

the 58th minute when Hanlon 

sent a corner kick in 

from the left side. It was 

initially headed out by the 

Knights, but they couldn’t 

clear it. 

After a few exchanges, 

the ball ended back on the 

foot of Hanlon. The freshman 

midfielder let it rip 

from just to the right of the 

top of the box. It was perfectly 

placed as it flew past 

junior goalkeeper Peyton 

Vecchiet and into the upper 

(Left to right) Lincoln-Way East’s Bridget Grady and Taylor Kerrigan, and Lincoln-Way Central’s Katie Farr engage on a 

loose ball April 17 during a match between the two teams as part of the Kick for a Cure fundraiser in Frankfort. Photos by 

Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

90 on the left side. 

“I really wanted to score, 

I didn’t want our team to 

lose,” Hanlon said of the 

goal. “The ball was there 

and it was like no one 

was going to shoot, so I 

thought, ‘I might as well hit 

it hard.’ It felt really good 

because [Central] is a good 

team. 

“Plus we played for a 

really good cause. It was 

good to see people turn out 

for the game. We’re getting 

better and it was nice to get 

a win like this to boost our 

moral.” 

Griffin junior midfielder 

Bridget Grady had the best 

opportunity in the first half. 

But her shot smacked off 

the right post about midway 

through. She also added another 

crossing shot from the 

left side, but it was flagged 

down by Vecchiet, who has 

seven shutouts on the season, 

with just over three 

minutes to play in the half. 

Senior striker Maddie 

Melde had a crossing attempt 

from the left side 

with just over 27 minutes 

left to play in the game for 

the Knights. But Central’s 

best scoring opportunities 

came in the final five minutes. 

First junior striker 

Nicolette Gossage couldn’t 

quite catch up to a send in 

ahead of a coral by Fields 

with 5:08 remaining. Just 

30 seconds later sophomore 

midfielder Abbey Ward had 

her shot from the right side 

go on goal, but saved. 

RIGHT: Megan Andjelic 

clears the ball.

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Warriors’ go-ahead goal with a minute left highlights exciting finish 

RANDY WHALEN 


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 at 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 

as come in the past month in 

a half. 

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, they set a school record 

for victories in a season 

with 14. That happened with 

more than two weeks left in 

the regular season and broke 

the previous record for victories 

of 13, which happened 

in the 2012 and 2014 seasons. 

West has never had a winning 

season. In both 2012 

and 2014 it finished 13-14. 

That’s the closest the Warriors 

have come. This season 

they look like they may win 

20 games. 

“We are still undefeated 

at home [7-0 with 2 home 

games left], and we are now 

on a 7-game [overall] win 

streak (as of April 18),” West 

coach Eric Pavlacka said. 

“The team’s confidence is 

at an all-time high. We just 

want to just keep going and 

exceed our goals for the season.” 

Setting the record for most 

wins in a season, however, 

wasn’t one of them. 

“The win record hasn’t 

been on our radar at all this 

season, as we have been 

focusing on other specific 

goals,” Pavlacka said. “But 

hopefully we can continue to 

add to it.” 

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. 

“The close games show 

the character of this team,” 

Pavlacka said. “When we 

were down (5-1) after one 

quarter, I said ‘we just have 

to win each quarter.’ When 

we played them [on March 

6] it was a sloppy game. 

[Last week] we expected a 

smooth flow and it was a fast 

paced game. We were ready 

to swim and worked hard.” 

Junior Renee Solis scored 

the Porters final goal at the 

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, 

Janosek fired in a goal from 

near mid pool on the left side 

to tie it at 10-10. 

“I got two half-court 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 a 1-0 

lead at the start of the game. 

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, 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 his 

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 

Lincoln-Way West’s Elaina Hogeveen (right) races a Lockport player to a loose ball April 17 

during a Southwest Suburban Conference matchup between the two teams in New Lenox. 

Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

Emily Brown locks down one of the Porters’ wingers. 

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 the 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 Warriors extended 

their winning streak to eight 

games and registered their 

15th victory of the season 

with a SWSC win on 

Thursday, April 19 over host 

Homewood-Flossmoor.



fastbreak 

Boys Volleyball 

Celtics rally back after dropping first set to Knights 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st-and-3 

water polo season 

going swimmingly 

1. LWW girls water polo 

(above) 

What might have 

topped the Deerfield 

Invitational title on 

April 14 is a huge 

come-from-behind 

win over Lockport 

on April 17. More 

importantly, the girls 

smashed the program’s 

wins record. 

2. LWW boys water polo 

The Warriors’ boys 

side has never had a 

winning record. As of 

April 17, they have a 

9-7-2 record. If leader 

Josh Carlson continues 

to score at a high 

clip, both sides of the 

program will break 

school win records. 

3. LWC girls water polo 

Central is keeping 

its consistency. A 

win over Bradley- 

Bourbonnais on April 

19 continues the 

Knights’ undefeated 

conference record 

and an impressive 

16-5 season record. 

Steve Millar 


On a night filled with huge 

momentum swings, it was a 

set Providence lost that actually 

turned the tide in the 

Celtics’ favor for good on 

April 16. 

Down 17-7 in the opening 

set, the Celtics seemed to be 

in danger of being run off 

the court by crosstown rival 

Lincoln-Way Central. 

Visiting Providence, 

though, was able to rally for 

a 21-25, 25-21, 25-20 win. 

“We went on a huge run 

to get back in that first set,” 

senior middle blocker Aidan 

McGinty said. “We ended up 

losing the set, but we were 

able to carry over that play 

into the last two games.” 

Ike Papes had 12 kills and 

five blocks, while Homer 

Glen resident Steven Wedemeier 

finished with 20 assists, 

five kills and four blocks for 

Providence (9-7-1). 

Jack Yurkanin and George 

Hinchcliffe led the Knights 

(10-6) with eight kills each, 

while Sebastian Olmos finished 

with 21 digs. 

It was the serving of Mc- 

Ginty (4 aces, 13 service 

points) and Mokena resident 

Jack Patterson (3 aces) that 

got the Celtics moving in the 

right direction. 

Central was cruising in 

the first set until Providence 

reeled off nine straight 

points, with Patterson serving 

for the final eight. 

“Jack Patterson is a big 

server,” Central coach Mary 

Brown said. “He started getting 

them a lot of points that 

way, and that rattled us.” 

The Knights put it back together 

to pull out the first set, 

getting a big ace from Jack 

Yurkanin and key kills from 

Luke Handley and Garrett 

McCrea. 

Providence, though, was 

feeling good about its chances 

the rest of the way. 

“We felt like Central got 

too comfortable,” McGinty 

said. “We got that momentum, 

and they couldn’t come 

back.” 

The second set was nipand-tuck 

throughout until 

the Celtics scored three 

straight points to turn a 19- 

18 lead into a 22-18 edge. 

Papes had a kill and Mc- 

Ginty delivered a block during 

the surge. An ace from 

Alexander Zawacki sealed 

the set for Providence. 

“We started communicating 

more as the match 

went on and we didn’t hang 

our heads when we made a 

mistake,” Providence coach 

Kyle Klaver said. “Early in 

the match, when we made a 

mistake we got a little tight 

and a little scared, but once 

we got over that, we were in 

good shape. 

“We preached just sticking 

with the game plan, keeping 

it simple and executing what 

we do in practice.” 

Patterson said Providence’s 

intensity and passion 

helped carry it to the 

victory. 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Jimmy Kapsalis (5) tries to set the ball for his offense April 16 during a 

crosstown matchup against Providence. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

“Everyone gets energy going,” 

he said. “Even when I 

got taken out the first game, 

I still had to have that energy 

and tried to bring the team 

up from the bench.” 

Central’s final lead of the 

night came at 1-0 in the third 

set. Providence went on a 

6-1 run from there to take 

control, sparked by three 

aces from Patterson. 

Yurkanin did his best to 

keep the Knights in it, producing 

six kills in the set. 

Central closed within one 

point six times but could 

never get over the hump. 

Central’s last surge came 

when a Hinchcliffe kill and 

a Providence error cut the 

Celtics’ lead to 21-20, but 

Providence scored the final 

four points of the match. 

Wedemeier had a kill and a 

Knights’ Brendan McCarthy (right) reaches to tip the ball 

over the net. 

block on consecutive points 

to close out the victory. 

Providence avenged an 

earlier loss to the Knights in 

the Marist Invitational. 

“Lincoln-Way Central is 

a tough team with a lot of 

offensive options,” Klaver 

said. “We definitely had this 

match circled on our calendar 

after our loss to them 

earlier in the season. To 

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“We felt like Central got too comfortable. We got 

that momentum, and they couldn’t come back.” 

Aidan McGinty – Providence volleyball player, on coming back to beat 

Lincoln-Way Central on April 16 after dropping the first set 

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• Both Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West are 

having solid seasons, thus far, which makes this 

crosstown matchup extra special. 

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boys volleyball displays 

perseverance against 

Central, Page 47 

More than 

a game All three 

Lincoln-Way girls soccer 

teams compete as 

part of Kick for a Cure 

fundraiser, Pages 45-44 

West girls polo breaks program record for wins in dramatic 

fashion against Lockport, Page 46 

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