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Village Board approves
new cell tower to be added
in community to provide
better reception, safety,
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Complex
subject Possibility of
sports complex coming
to Homer Glen draws
mixed reactions at
meeting, Page 7
Former Marine
brings craft
beer pub with
military theme
to town, Page 3
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Bar Manager Annalise Harvey pours a drink for a customer April 25 at the official ribbon cutting ceremony for At Ease Craft Beer Pub in Homer Glen.
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THURSDAY
Goodings Grove Spring Craft
and Vendor Fair
5-9 p.m. May 3, Goodings
Grove School, 12914
W. 143rd St., Homer Glen.
Admission is $3.
LTHS Band Spring Concert
7 p.m. May 3, Lockport
Township High School East
Auditorium, 1323 E. 7th St.,
Lockport.
Save Your Photos: Let’s Get
Started
7-8 p.m. May 3, Homer
Township Public Library,
Community Room, 14320
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Attendees will learn how
to save and preserve treasured
photos, documents
and memories for generations
to come. Information
will be provided on converting
older media format,
such as slides and reel-toreel
films, as well as newer
digital media photos. Registration
is required. For more
information, call (708) 301-
7908.
FRIDAY
Cinco de Mayo Family Fiesta
6-7:30 p.m. May 4, Cross
of Glory Church, 14719 W.
163rd Street, Homer Glen.
Enjoy dinner, dancing, piñatas,
music, raffle baskets,
split the pot and more. Everyone
is welcome. Donations
are accepted, and 100
percent of it will go directly
to support children at Centro
Infantil de los Angeles, a
free day care and preschool
for low income families in
Mexico. Call (708) 301-
6998 with questions.
SATURDAY
Rock Painting Fundraiser
11 a.m.-noon May 5, Homer
Township Public Library,
Family Activity Zone, 14320
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Purchase a rock for $2 and
design and paint the rock at
home or at this class, or the
class on May 24 from 6-7
p.m. Paint and supplies will
be provided. This is part of
a special art garden at the library.
Registration is required.
MONDAY
Excel: Beyond the Basics
6-7 p.m. May 7, Homer
Township Public Library,
Community Meeting Room,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. Learn the basics of
Excel and troubleshooting.
Registration is required. For
more information, call (708)
301-7908.
WEDNESDAY
Timely and Meaningful
Consultations D205
1-1:30 p.m. May 9, Lockport
Township High School
East Campus, 1333 E. 7th
St., Lockport. The director
of special education will be
available in her office for
timely and meaningful consultations
with parents of
secondary students with disabilities
who are currently
being homeschooled and reside
within D205 boundaries.
Introduction to Word 2013
6-7 p.m. May 9, Homer
Township Public Library,
Community Meeting Room,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. Attendees will learn
about covers text formatting,
borders, columns, clipart, saving
and printing. Registration
is required. For more information,
call (708) 301-7908.
UPCOMING
Lockport Township High
School’s Spring Plant Sale
8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 10-12,
LTHS Greenhouse, Room
32, 1333 E. 7th St., Lockport.
A wide variety of annuals,
native plants, and vegetables
will be available for
purchase.
Stargazing
9-11 p.m. Friday, May
11, Trantina Farm, 15744
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Large telescopes will be
available for free viewing of
the stars.
Spring Nature Photography
Hike
8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday,
May 12, Forest Preserve
District of Will County’s
Messenger Woods Nature
Preserve, Bruce Road, east
of Cedar Road in Homer
Glen. Enjoy a one-mile hike
with a naturalist and take
photos of spring wildflowers.
This free program is for
ages 16 and older. Register
by Thursday, May 10, at
www.reconnectwithnature.
org or call (708) 946-2216.
Dancing for Bollywood:
Mom and Daughter Dance/
Exercise Class
10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday,
May 12, Homer Township
Public Library, Community
Meeting Room,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. Dance experts will
demonstrate how easy and
fun it is to dance on Bollywood
beats. Participants will
learn how to strut some of
their own Bollywood dance
moves. This class is open to
all and not limited to mothers
and daughters. Registration
is required.
Wonders of Wildflowers
1-3 p.m. Saturday, May
12, Forest Preserve District
of Will County’s Messenger
Woods Nature Preserve,
Bruce Road, east of Cedar
Road in Homer Glen. This
will be a guided one-mile
hike that explores the beautiful
preserve, which is famous
for its flower diversity.
This free program is for
ages 8 and older. Register by
Thursday, May 10, at www.
reconnectwithnature.org or
call (708) 946-2216.
Shady Oak’s Annual Camp
Clean-Up Day
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,
May 19, Shady Oaks Camp,
16300 Parker Road, Homer
Glen. Volunteers are needed
to help with cleaning, yardwork
and general maintenance.
Lunch and drinks
will be provided. This can
be used as community service
hours for those who
need them. Contact Scott at
soc16300@sbcglobal.net to
sign up.
Knights of Columbus 5th
Annual Charity 5K
8:30 a.m. Saturday, June
9, Messenger Marsh Forest
Preserve, South Bell Road,
south of Route 7/159th
Street in Homer Glen. Proceeds
from the event will go
toward Shady Oak Summer
Camp for People with Disabilities.
For more information
and to register for the
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ONGOING
Big Tree Champion Contest
In honor of Arbor Day, the
Homer Glen Environment
Committee is looking for the
biggest trees in the Village
of Homer Glen. Nominations
for every type/species
of living tree that exists are
encouraged to be submitted.
Verification of measurement
will be made by the Environment
Committee. The largest
tree of each species (such as
maple, oak, pine, etc.) will
receive recognition. Residents
and stakeholders are
encouraged to search in forests,
parks and their private
property (or other with permission
of the property owner)
in the Village of Homer
Glen. Applications are available
on the Village website
at www.homerglenil.org and
at Village Hall, 14240 W.
151st St. The deadline for
submissions is Thursday,
May 31.
Teen Volunteer Night
6-8 p.m. first Thursday of
each month, Homer Township
Public Library, 14320
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Teens in grades 6-12 can
participate in the volunteer
night, which includes tasks
such as cutting items for story
time prep and straightening
shelves. Registration is
required. For more information,
contact Heather Colby
at heather@homerlibrary.
org or call (708) 301-7908.

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Veteran opens military-inspired pub in Homer Glen
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
An American flag waves
proudly outside At Ease
Craft Beer Pub in Homer
Glen, signifying a Lockport
man’s love for and service to
his country.
Inside, the pub’s military-green
theme is spread
throughout, with a wooden
American flag hanging on
the wall, and tap handles in
the shape of a 20 mm caliber
round. As a Marine having
served for seven years, the
owner is now turning his attention
to serve his community
members in a new way
by bringing craft beer and
gourmet food to the area.
“Craft beer right now is
really popular; I enjoy craft
beer myself, so I kind of
wanted to go that route with
it, and, you know, I feel like
beer and kind of the military
mix together with the theme
I went with,” owner Nick
Roppo said.
The Lockport native —
who currently lives in New
Lenox — decided to open
the craft beer pub in the
same location his parents
had owned Steamer’s Grill
& Pub before it closed this
past December. At Ease
opened April 14 and had its
official ribbon cutting with
members of the Homer Glen
Area Chamber of Commerce
April 25.
“It’s a brand new, fresh
concept, and I think people
are going to find the environment
very comfortable
and perfectly appropriate for
enjoying craft brew,” said
Janie Patch, the Village’s
economic development director.
“People are raving
about the menu. They’re doing
fresh, ready and made to
order items. They are looking
to pair food with craft
beers and actually offer an
experience.”
There are 54 craft beers
available at the pub, including
seven ciders. The
menu includes burgers,
sandwiches, salads and
sides, such as cheese curds
and fries.
“I really just kind of kept
it simple to start off with
like burgers, but at the same
time, they’re very gourmet,”
Nick said. “Then,
with some of the sandwiches,
I went with like gourmet
fries, gourmet cheese curds,
stuff like that. Everything
that we do here, like all our
burgers and stuff, are all
fresh. Nothing’s ever frozen.”
Bar Manager Annalise
Harvey helped with selecting
the craft beers that made
it on the menu because of
her prior experience working
in a brewery. She is familiar
with a lot of popular
breweries in the area, as well
as the styles and tastes that
people tend to prefer.
“The whole craft beer industry
is just great for people
— there’s always someone
to talk to, there’s always
something new and beer is
just great, and everybody
loves it,” Harvey said. “So
there’s always something
you have in common with
everybody that walks in, so
that’s always a great way to
start a conversation.”
Nick’s parents, Sherri and
Michael, are partners in the
business, and they have supported
him in making this
dream a reality.
“[It’s] emotionally overwhelming,
is what it is because
I am so proud of him,”
Sherri said. “To have had
Steamer’s here for almost
three years, and then I did
somewhat abruptly close it,
and then he brainstormed.
He sat down with us, and he
said, ‘What do you think?,’
and we said, ‘Go for it.’”
Nick created the items on
Mayor George Yukich talks with Bar Manager Annalise
Harvey about the craft beer selection.
the menu himself and had a
chef come to the pub to help
him with each idea he had.
He hopes in the future to add
more food to the menu, as
well as offer a wider selection
of craft beers.
“We’ve been supporting
every idea he’s had, and I’m
just overwhelmed with joy,”
Sherri said. “He continues
to make me so proud. He’s
been making me proud ever
since he was born.”
She wishes nothing but
success for her son and
hopes in the future he can
expand the family-owned
business and open other locations.
“It’s overwhelming at the
same time, seeing people enjoy
something I had actually
built,” Nick said. “It’s exciting
and new to me. ... It’s
totally different than what I
used to do.”
Since opening, Nick said
the reception from the community
has been great, and
that he’s received a lot of
good feedback.
“The amount of input and
feedback I’ve gotten from
customers has been great,”
he said. “Just The Village
doing this whole process
was unbelievable; it really
was. They were a huge help.
They didn’t want to slow me
down from opening. They
were there the entire time.”
Patch said she welcomes
A wooden American flag is hung on the wall inside the
military-inspired At Ease Craft Beer Pub.
At Ease Craft Beer Pub owner Nick Roppo (with scissors) gathers with Mayor George
Yukich and members of the Homer Glen Area Chamber of Commerce April 25 for an official
ribbon cutting ceremony. Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media
everyone to check out the
new pub because they are
excited to have it a part of
the Homer Glen community.
“This is an independent
operation, so it’s got it’s
own personality,” she said.
“That’s what helps make
Homer Glen unique is our
unique independent businesses.”
At Ease Craft Beer Pub
is located at 15761 S. Bell
Road in Homer Glen. For
more information, call (708)
981-3186.

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Senior citizens learn balance exercises at Marian Village
Nearly 50 area
residents attend
assessment clinic
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Tinley Park resident Ken
Shorter walks about three
miles four to five times a
week. He also volunteers
twice a week at a hospital,
which keeps the 77-year-old
active.
Shorter was one of approximately
48 seniors from
around the area who attended
a free balance clinic
and assessment called “Find
Your Balance” at Marian
Village April 19 in Homer
Glen. The clinic was held in
an effort to give seniors an
idea of how good their balance
is, as well as to learn
at-home exercises they can
do to strengthen and maintain
good balance.
“I was just interested in
the topic, the balancing,”
Shorter said. “I think my
balance is pretty good, but,
you know, just to get some
pointers on maybe different
ways to carry myself or I
think getting up and down.”
Those who attended the
clinic did two tests to identify
what areas they needed
improvement in. Remee
Ramos, who is the therapy
program manager at Franciscan
Village in Lemont, and
Reneta Ziliene, who is the
physical therapy assistant at
Franciscan, came to the sister
village at Marian to host
the program and work with
the seniors.
“I think that a lot of people
take balance for granted,
No. 1,” Ramos said. “As
they get older, having a
walker or a cane is something
of stigma, so they
don’t want to utilize an assisted
device due to pride,
so a lot of them won’t, but
when we put them through
a pace of these assessments
Therapy program manager Renee Ramos at Franciscan Village in Lemont welcomes seniors to the “Find Your Balance”
clinic held April 19 at Marian Village in Homer Glen. Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media
that are very functional, and
we can tell them look this
is what we see, it kind of
opens their eyes to yeah I’ve
been having these problems
before.”
Each attendee was instructed
to do a 30-second
chair-stand test, where they
sit and then stand repeatedly
in the chair with their
arms crossed over their chest
as many times as they can.
They also did a TUG test
(timed up and go), where
they stood up and walked to
a white marker on the floor
and turned back as fast as
they could. These assessments
were able to show the
seniors how at-risk they are
for falling based on a chart
that showed the ideal range
to be in for each age group.
Ramos said she hosts these
events twice a year with the
independent living residents
at Franciscan and also hosts
a wellness chat that covers
a different subject each
month. Residents at Marian
Village will soon have this
opportunity, as well.
“I don’t think people really
realize how much their
balance plays in their life,”
Ramos said.
Shorter received a score
that represented a low risk
for falling. However, he was
instructed to lean forward
more when he gets out of a
chair to help with his balance.
Vivian Peltonen, of Orland
Park, came to the clinic
because she was having
problems with her knees and
wanted to learn some exercises
she could do that would
help prevent her from falling.
Peltonen used to walk
every day but developed arthritis
in her knee. She has
attended balance classes in
the past, but she wanted to
compare and see what ideas
she could get from the clinic
at Marian Village.
“I thought it gave us a
good idea of if we had problems
how we could rectify
those problems,” she said.
The 79-year-old got a
perfect score on her assessment,
but she was suggested
to make bigger strides as she
walked.
“I got a perfect, and I
haven’t been told I’m perfect
in a long time,” Peltonen
said.
Ramos said that it’s important
to educate seniors
for future reference so that
down the line, in six months
to a year or longer, they can
remember what they learned
at the clinic and do the exercises
suggested for them.
Some recommended exercises
for the seniors were
to do three sets of 10 chair
stands throughout the day,
and doing standing heel lifts.
Richard and Beverly Carriel
found the balance clinic
helpful, and the couple plans
to do some at-home exercises.
“We’re both interested
in keeping healthy and fit,”
Beverly said.
Joseph Kanter, of Orland Park, does the 30-second chair-stand test to see how good his
balance his.
She goes to an exercise
class three times a week at
her church, where they do
different movements incorporating
upper and lower
body strength, as well as
walking. Her husband has a
weak right knee and is unable
to attend the classes
with Beverly, but he said
this assessment let him know
where he’s at and how he
can improve.
Ramos said everyone who
participated in the assessment
was very receptive to
the exercises and hearing
what they could do to increase
their balance.
“I think we did really good
that day,” Ramos said.

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Homer Glen Village Board
Officials approve 150-foot cell tower in 5-1 vote
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Homer Glen Village
Board faced a crowd of unhappy
residents at its meeting
April 25, as approval of
a new cell tower in the village
came up for a vote.
Construction for the tower
was approved unanimously
by the Plan Commission on
April 6 with the support of
all the local emergency service
agencies.
The tower, which is being
built for Verizon by PI Tower
Development, is set to be
located at 17239 S. Parker
Road on a wooded lot leased
from the private property’s
owner. Verizon said the spot
is the ideal location to fill a
significant gap in cellphone
coverage in the area.
Although the location
meets all the zoning requirements
for such a facility, the
property is in an agricultural
area and there is ample space
surrounding the 150-foot
tower so no damage would
be done to personal property
in the unlikely event it
is damaged or falls, many
nearby residents opposed the
construction.
Citing concerns about
health and environmental
impacts (which are widely
consider negligible) and
studies about cell towers’
negative impacts on property
values, one dating back
as far as 2004, six residents
came forward to oppose the
issue at the meeting. They
were supported by a crowd
of neighbors who chose not
speak and a petition signed
by 30 residents.
“We object to this construction
primarily because
of its detrimental effects on
property values [and] resale
values, as well as the
unsightly effects on the
neighborhood, and questions
about the health effects, and
environmental damage,” the
petition, signed by “caring
neighbors,” read.
Other concerns expressed
by those opposed included
opening the area to construction
of more similar structures,
feelings of their input
being disregarded and loss
of the community’s rural atmosphere.
Several of the speaking
residents suggested they
would not object to the tower
if it was located further away
from a residential area, even
going as far as to suggest alternate
locations, including
the farm corner of Konow’s
Corn Maze and a vacant lot
owned by the Homer Township
Fire Protection District
just west of the intersection
of Chicago Bloomington
Trail and Parker Road.
Mark Lane, who spoke
at the meeting as the representative
for Verizon and the
tower developer, said that
the fire district location had
been considered, but that
it would not be as effective
at completely servicing the
coverage hole.
“The coverage hole is
very specific,” Lane said. “It
won’t help if we don’t put
the tower in the center of the
objective area.”
Lane also noted that
all three areas are heavily
wooded, which means the
signal radius from the tower
will be smaller than it could
be if it was in an open space,
so putting the signal out
from a central location is of
greater importance.
The largest argument for
the tower was its importance
to public safety. Officials
from Homer Township Fire
Protection District, the New
Lenox Fire Protection District,
the Orland Fire Protection
District, the Mokena
Fire Protection District, the
Northwest Homer Fire Protection
District and the Will
County Sheriff’s Office
signed three separate letters
to the board testifying to the
necessity of improved cellular
coverage in the area.
“We have experienced a
loss of stabilized cellular
connectivity in the general
area of Parker Road between
167th Street and Chicago
Bloomington Trail,” the
fire districts wrote in a joint
statement. “Having a reliable
and stable cellular connection
throughout our service
area is necessary for the
health and safety of the citizens
and first responders.”
The Will County Sheriff’s
Office also said its part on
the matter.
“Cellphones have begun
to replace landlines as a primary
means of communication,”
Lt. James Holuj, of
the Will County Sheriff’s
Office who is in charge of
Homer Glen policing, wrote.
“They are an important tool,
not only for communicating
with family and friends, but
especially for contacting fire
and police in emergency situations.
Quick connectivity
and a clear signal are paramount.”
In addition to the number
of individuals living in the
area, emergency officials
said there are many wooded
areas in the dead zone where
hiking and camping are
popular, and that emergency
vehicles’ communications
systems, as well as personal
vehicle security systems like
OnStar, all utilize a cellular
signal to operate.
Two residents also spoke
in favor of the tower.
Kevin Loeffler, a longtime
resident who lives on Chicago
Bloomington Trail near
the Parker Road “S-curve,”
said that he has never had
a reliable cellular signal in
his yard or home, no matter
what carrier he uses, and has
seen countless accidents in
the area.
“We all know how people
speed on Parker,” he said.
“There are accidents there
constantly, and since I’ve
lived here, there have been
five to eight fatal ones near
my house. If somebody has
an accident there, a reliable
cell signal could make all the
difference getting an ambulance
there.”
Emotions were high
among the crowd, even after
public comments concluded
and the board had begun its
discussion of the issue. On
at least three occasions, outbursts
of questions and accusations
broke out among the
board room crowd, directed
at the board and other audience
members. They were
eventually ended by a threat
of expulsion by the attending
deputy.
While the board was sympathetic
to the concerns of
the residents near the site, it
ultimately said it had little
choice on the matter.
“The [Public Services &
Safety Committee] feels
they need cell service in this
area,” Trustee Beth Rodgers
said. “We can’t determine
where people put their things
if they meet zoning, and other
sites wouldn’t serve the
area as well. I understand the
concerns, but it’s a public
safety issue. It’s not a question
for me.”
Since the area is properly
zoned to accommodate
the tower, the Village attorney
also advised that the
board could not reject it to
try to force Verizon to consider
another site. In order
to reject the proposal, there
would need to be hard, legal
evidence that it would be a
detriment, which no one had
been able to provide.
“I can understand what the
Round it up
A recap of April 25 Village Board action and
discussion
• The board voted unanimously to approve a contract
with Lyons & Pinner Electric to do the Village’s annual
street light maintenance work. Lyons & Pinner has
done the work for the Village in the past, but after
going out to bid against two other companies, had
its price come down. The contract with Lyons is for
$33,099, significantly below the $88,000 allocated to
streetlight maintenance in the budget.
• The board also voted unanimously to approve an
intergovernmental agreement with the school board
of Homer Community Consolidated School District
33C for the improvements to Goodings Grove School
Park. The project has been a priority of the school’s
PTO, which has raised $60,000 for it. The Village will
contribute an additional $40,000 to the project, which
it said will benefit both schoolchildren and the general
community.
• The Environment Committee’s first stargazing event
of the year will be held on Friday, May 11, at Trantina
Farm. More information is available at the Village Hall.
• Trustee Beth Rodgers announced that the new
safety signage for the Village’s parks will all be up by
Memorial Day. Until then, extra caution is advised, as
the improved weather means faster drivers and more
pedestrians in the park areas.
• The annual Homer Community Fest is scheduled for
June 21 through June 24 and is in need of teen and
adult volunteers. Interested parties should contact the
Homer Township Highway Department or the Village
Hall.
residents are saying, and ‘no’
would be an easy political
vote to give them what they
want,” Trustee Brian Burian
said. “This is my least favorite
issue I’ve had to vote on
since joining the board. But
if we do the easy political
thing and vote no, we will be
sued, and we’ll have to pay
to go to court, and we’ll lose.
The tower will go up anyway,
and we’ll have wasted
a lot of time and money. So,
I think the best thing to do
here is to just approve it.”
Trustee Keith Gray commended
those residents who
chose to speak out during the
public comment.
“I think it takes bravery
for residents to stand up tonight
and say they want this,
even though it’s going to be
an inconvenience in their
backyard,” Gray said. “All
things considered, though, it
is surrounded by trees, and
there is no denying the very
visible high-tension towers
right there on the ComEd
property. If I’m already
looking at that from my
backyard, I think the difference
will be negligible.”
Gray also noted the security
issue.
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the Homer Horizon | May 3, 2018 | 7
Committee of the Whole
Addition of sports complex unresolved due to questions on funding
Idea proposed by
mayor receives
lengthy discussion,
lack of consensus
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Village of Homer
Glen held a Committee of
the Whole Meeting before
its regular board meeting
April 25 to discuss the possibility
of further pursuing a
large sports complex in the
village.
The complex, an idea
which for over two years has
been spearheaded by Mayor
George Yukich, was suggested
as a way of promoting
growth within Homer
and creating a new source of
revenue.
Since the Village collects
no municipal property tax
from residents, its revenue
is based almost exclusively
on sales tax revenue, a business
model Yukich claims
will not be sustainable long
term.
“I would never vote to
create a municipal property
tax,” Yukich said. “But we
have to admit we are missing
out on revenue by choosing
to do that.”
Yukich also noted that the
Village’s lack of a traditional
downtown area, like nearby
cities Lockport and Frankfort
have, puts Homer at
another disadvantage for attracting
both businesses and
customers.
“We need something that
will draw people into the village,
and this thing could do
it,” he argued.
Details of the complex
The proposed complex
would eventually include 95
acres of land comprising of
eight to 16 baseball fields,
soccer/lacrosse fields, and
a five-acre field house hosting
a hockey/skating rink
and space for athletic training
and “indoor sports.”
However, it would initially
start with just eight fields for
baseball and softball.
The premise behind the
proposal is that the complex
could be rented out to
host large tournaments and
travel or league games. The
resulting out-of-town traffic
into the village could then be
used to draw in businesses,
including restaurants, sporting
stores and possibly a hotel
or two.
The proposal would have
the complex be situated
with entrances off of 159th
Street. Yukich argued that
Homer’s close proximity to
three major expressways —
Interstates 355, 55 and 80
— would make it an ideal
location.
“If you don’t like this idea,
I’m fine with that,” Yukich
said before opening the floor
to the other trustees. “But
then I’d like to hear other
ideas to create new revenue
that aren’t totally dependent
on sales tax.”
Figuring out funding
Discussion among the
board members became
combative at times, as concerns
were raised, and few
alternatives were proposed.
The primary issue of
concern with the plan was
funding. When the idea for
the complex was first conceived,
there were plans to
seek out private investors to
fund at least half of the construction
costs. Those plans
changed, and the discussion
April 25 revolved around
funding the entire project
with tax dollars and hiring a
management firm to run the
complex for the Village like
a business.
Part of Yukich’s plan also
included getting land donated
to the Village or negotiating
a low price to acquire
it, though no significant
headway had been made towards
that arrangement, as
the board was uncertain if it
wanted to continue pursuing
the plan.
Yukich estimated the cost
of building the fields at
about $400,000 a piece, or
$3.2 million total, if artificial
turf was only used for the infields,
and the outfields were
made of grass.
Response from officials
Village officials had various
levels of support for the
plan. Trustee Sharon Sweas
sided with the mayor on the
issue, saying she supported
the idea of further exploring
the possibility, as did Clerk
Ann Holtz.
“I know I don’t really have
a voice on this issue, but
I just want to say I think it
would work,” Holtz said. “I
travelled all over the country
with my family when my
sister played travel softball,
and I know they spent a lot
of money on it.”
Yukich concurred with
that sentiment, stating
that when his sons played
travel hockey, they rarely
had a tournament weekend
that cost less than $1,000
to $1,500 between hotels,
meals, tournament fees and
last-minute equipment purchases.
Trustee Carlo Caprio said
he is supportive of the idea,
though not without a private
backer.
“We absolutely need another
source of revenue,”
Caprio said. “I don’t see
sales tax supporting us long
term, and I totally love this
idea. I just don’t know if we
have what it takes to get it
off the ground.”
Trustee Keith Gray was
skeptical the plan would
work at drawing in businesses,
and that it could possibly
leave the Village in debt with
a large facility to maintain.
“I’d be all for it if we had
a private vendor coming in
with it,” he said. “We’ve got
a great community already,
and businesses are avoiding
us. I’m not convinced it
will draw enough in, and if
it doesn’t give us that economic
boost, there really
isn’t any direct benefit to our
residents by having it.”
Trustees Brian Burian,
Beth Rodgers and Christina
Neitzke-Troike were more
directly opposed.
“I think it’s the right plan,
but this is the wrong time,”
Burian said. “I also think
you’re underestimating the
negative reaction you’ll get
to building this for out-oftown
teams when our own
kids are using our current
fields, which are currently
sub-standard. If you tell
them they can look but they
can only touch if they pay,
you’ll have people really
mad, especially if they see it
as their tax dollars going to
fund this.”
Burian preferred an earlier
version of the plan, which included
a split of private and
public funding and 12 fields,
four of which would be used
by the Homer Stallions, and
eight that would be rented
out for tournaments.
Sweas argued that the
Village’s sales tax revenue
is not exclusively the residents’
money, since the larger
stores and gas stations are
frequented by outside customers.
“It doesn’t matter,” Burian
countered. “They see it that
way. I liked that plan, but
I’m just not sure this is the
right time for us to do this.
Not without at least a split
with a private investor.”
Yukich concurred with
Burian’s point.
“I agree; I thought it
would be easier to get outside
money,” Yukich said in
response, adding that he still
thought it would be possible
to sell naming rights for the
facility and possibly get support
for the field house and
ice arena.
Burian also said he didn’t
think the complex would
be necessary to draw in a
business like a hotel, since
Lockport is currently in the
process of building a Holiday
Inn Express without any
kind of larger draw.
“I just don’t see the numbers
here,” Rodgers argued.
“I’ve been over it with an accountant,
and it could work,
but I don’t see it.
“I just don’t think a Village
should get involved in
business.”
Yukich continually argued
that after a few years, the facility
could be sustainable,
citing several similar complexes
in other states he has
visited.
“The closest thing we have
to this in Chicago is Rockford,”
Yukich said. “I’ve
never heard of something
like this failing. I think the
benefits could be wonderful.
Lemont passed on something
like this in the past,
because they were afraid to
task the risk, but I think you
have to take a chance sometimes.”
Burian mentioned that
the Village has talked about
other projects that should
take priority in the next few
years and claimed part of the
reason he knows why some
people have left town is a
lack of public amenities.
“Where is the money for
all of that going to come
from, though?” Yukich
asked. “If we don’t come up
with another revenue source,
how are we going to pay for
all those other projects and
amenities? We’re building
the park now. That’s $11
million worth of amenities,
and it’s not going to bring in
any revenue.”
Debate on the issue continued
for an hour and culminated
in an unofficial vote
on if the issue should be
pursued further or even on
whether to put the issue before
residents for feedback.
Yukich said he wanted
residents to give their opinions
on the issue, but he and
Sweas were the only solid
supporters of the plan.
With a lack of consensus,
the next step in the matter, or
whether it was a closed issue,
remained undetermined.
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Homer 33C makes its pick for new superintendent
Schoppe returns
home in accepting
role with district
Thomas Czaja, Editor
The Homer
Community
Consolidated
School Dis-
Schoppe
trict 33C
Board of Education
has selected
its next
superintendent,
one who already has
considerable knowledge and
background with his new
employer.
Craig Schoppe, 43, will
succeed Kara Coglianese in
the role of superintendent for
Homer 33C. Schoppe, who
is currently the director of
human resources at Frankfort
Community Consolidated
School District 157C,
will take over the role July 1
after the board voted to hire
him at its April 24 meeting.
It will be a homecoming
for the future superintendent,
who grew up in the
Homer area, attended the
school district and eventually
became principal at Butler
School for five years and
served as director of support
personnel services before
spending this current school
year at District 157C.
In the role, Schoppe will
be paid an annual salary of
$150,000 as part of a contract
that will run through
June 30, 2021, according
to Charla Brautigam, communications/public
relations
manager for the district.
“[Homer 33C] is such a
wonderful district, and it
means so much to me to be
able to return,” Schoppe
said.
He added that besides attending
and being employed
by the district as principal
and director of support
personnel services, he has
coached in the district for
several years and also spent
time as a custodian there in
high school and college to
help pay for his tuition.
Schoppe received his
bachelor’s degree in liberal
arts from the University of
Iowa, a master’s degree in
school psychology from
Governors State University
and a master’s degree in
educational leadership from
Aurora University.
Being a native and having
that intricate knowledge
of Homer 33C will be an
advantage jumping into the
position, he said.
“Where I’ll benefit the
most is I had an opportunity
to work with a lot of different
staff members in the
district,” Schoppe said. “Already
having formed those
collaborative relationships
I think will help me a great
deal.
“Having worked in almost
every department or job in
the district helps me understand
those daily duties for
our teachers, administrators,
support staff.”
Upon getting acclimated
and speaking further with
the board, he added a big
focus going forward will be
setting new goals with the
district’s strategic plan.
“Five years ago, the district
formed a district-wide
committee to create a strategic
plan, which is up this
year,” Schoppe said. “I’m
looking forward to reconnecting
with staff administrators
and getting input
from them on the needs of
the district and providing
students with a top-notch education,
which I think they
already have.
“I want to continue to improve
on that.”
Schoppe takes over for
Coglianese, who has served
in the role since 2014 and
had her resignation accepted
by the board in February.
She will remain in the position
until June 30.
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“I realize emotions are
high right now, but if there’s
a fatality out there we could
have prevented by having
better cell service, people
are going to be here even
more upset,” he added.
Eventually, the board voted
to approve the measure
with the stipulation that in
the future, should it be needed,
Verizon must negotiate
a low rate for space on the
tower for emergency service
communications. The tower
must be regulated for radiation
per Federal Communications
Commission guidelines
and will only be able to
have small, limited signage
on it giving operator name
and contact information.
A stipulation from the
Plan Commission that the
tower must be painted a neutral
color was scrapped after
Lane testified that next to the
power lines and the usual
gray or light blue color of
the sky, the natural steel color
would stand out less than
one meant to camouflage the
tower among the trees.
The measure passed 5-1,
with Trustee Sharon Sweas
casting the opposing vote.
She objected to the amount
of space being leased for the
development in the agreement
and disapproved of the
amount of trees which would
be cleared from the area.
In addition to approving
the plan, the board decided
to introduce an ordinance
at its next meeting placing
a six-month moratorium on
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Holocaust survivor, D92 speaker remembered by students, staff
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Students at Oak Prairie
have always been taught to
be “upstanders,” standing up
for what they believe in.
For 15 years, Aaron Elster
visited Oak Prairie and
shared with eighth-grade students
how important it is to
be the change and make a difference
in the world around
them. As a Holocaust survivor,
Elster continued to share
his experience all those years
in hopes that children would
learn to fill their hearts with
acceptance rather than hate.
His message resonated
with the thousands of students
and the many teachers
and staff who listened to his
words each year he came to
the school. On April 11, Elster
died at the age of 86,
and while he can no longer
tell his stories, they will live
on through those who knew
him and had the privilege to
hear him speak.
“I want him to be remembered
for his insistence that
this is the generation that
will make the difference,”
said Carl Munson, a retired
D92 social studies teacher.
“He put a lot of faith in them
not to be bystanders. He put
a lot of faith in them to stop
bullying.”
Munson initiated the relationship
with Elster and Oak
Prairie around 2003. He was
an eighth-grade social studies
teacher at Ludwig before
teaching at Oak Prairie when
it became the new junior high
school. He would take his students
to the Illinois Holocaust
Museum and Education Center,
where he met Elster. As
one who heavily studied the
Holocaust, Munson began to
go with Elster to schools in the
Chicago area in 2002 to speak
about the historical event.
“I’m pleased that as long
as I’m around, for example,
I spoke at a school yesterday,
and as long as I’m here,
“We’re definitely going to miss
him, but we will make sure that
his legacy and story is always
heard at Oak Prairie.”
Amy Cusack — Oak Prairie social studies teacher,
on the late Aaron Elster
I’m going to continue to go
to schools and talk without
him,” Munson said. “I sort
of promised him that I would
continue the message.”
Elster came to Oak Prairie
every year around the
time that the eighth-graders
finished reading his book “I
Still See Her Haunting Eyes:
The Holocaust and a Hidden
Child Named Aaron” in language
arts class. He last came
to the school on Nov. 9, 2017.
“When he came to talk,
what stood out to me was
he said to treat everybody
with kindness and respect,”
eighth-grader Andrew Crosby
said.
Classmate Dylan Vilcek
said that after hearing Elster
speak, he learned there’s always
light in the darkest of
moments, and there’s always
something to fight for.
When Elster was 9 years
old in Sokolow Podlaski,
Poland, the Gestapo moved
Jewish residents to the Sokolow
ghetto, and when the
ghetto’s occupants were being
relocated to Treblinka
concentration camp, he was
forced to escape.
For two years, Elster hid
in an attic of a Polish family
before World War II ended.
He lived in multiple displacement
camps and orphanages
before immigrating to the
United States in 1947.
“It’s important for him to
come talk to us, because it’s
like a lot of kids don’t understand,
they think it’s just like
events that happened, they
don’t understand how big it
really was to the world and
how it was to the Jewish religion
and population of how
many people got wiped out,”
eighth-grader Kelley Rourke
said. “They just think it’s
numbers and figures, but really
it’s like a human race.”
Amy Cusack is a social
studies teacher at Oak Prairie
and teaches the eighthgrade
students about World
War II the same time they’re
reading Elster’s book in language
arts class.
“If we don’t teach our
kids to have empathetic
hearts and minds, and they
don’t ever put themselves in
someone else’s shoes, and
it’s always kind of me before
everyone else attitude, we
are not going very far as a
society,” Cusack said.
Language arts teacher
Amanda Rainaldi said it’s important
to keep the Holocaust
relevant, and she echoed Cusack’s
comment on teaching
the idea of empathy.
“So my big push is teaching
empathy and making sure
that they keep caring; I think
[that] is my bottom line,”
Rainaldi said. “I always just
tell my students to care about
what’s going on in the world
and just care about how other
people are feeling, really.”
According to Cusack, Elster
would always talk to the
students about understanding
the consequences of hate
and prejudice, and to see
how things can quickly spiral
out of control as a result.
If they stand up for what’s
right and look out for one
The late Aaron Elster, a Holocaust survivor and author, spoke at Oak Prairie for 15 years.
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another, the world won’t be
in a dark place, he said.
“Another message that always
resonates with me and
from what I’ve learned from
Mr. Elster is that there is
more good in the world than
bad, and for him to have said
that, every time he came to
speak to us he would say
look for the good, there is
more good in the world than
bad, and today that’s something
that stuck with me,”
Rainaldi said.
Eighth-grader Alia Abuzir
found it inspiring that
when Elster came to speak
he was very positive, even
though he lost his parents
and younger sister during
the Holocaust.
“I feel like even if you
don’t have anything, you
can always find something to
have hope in and stay positive,”
classmate Jessie Knippenberg
said.
Munson said that by meeting
a survivor of the Holocaust
like Elster, who went
through an extremely difficult
time in his life at such a
young age, the children can
see there are always things
to be thankful for.
“They could actually say,
‘I can’t go home and com-
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plain today about dinner, or
what I had for lunch, and
then actually meet a man
that lived in an attic for two
years.’” Munson said.
For Munson, it was a privilege
to know Elster.
“I want him to be remembered
for having gone
through all of that, but yet
Police Reports
Two women reportedly
steal jewelry from the
home of elderly resident
An elderly woman reported
on April 18 that at around noon
on April 8, an unknown woman
— who police described as
being white, in her 60s, having
brown hair and speaking
fluent Polish — knocked on
her door inquiring about the
brickwork on her house on
the 12000 block of W. Forest
View Drive. The homeowner
invited the woman inside and
proceeded to show her more
work in her backyard, according
to police. After about 10
minutes, the elderly woman
and other woman sat down in
the living room to chat; after
a short while, another younger
woman allegedly opened the
front door and yelled in that
they needed to go. The elderly
woman’s sister then reportedly
entered the residence as
both of the unknown women
quickly left. It was discovered
later that jewelry was missing
from the house, police said.
April 22
• Cody G. Prince, 23, of
14617 S. Archer Ave. in
Lockport, was charged with
possession of a controlled
substance after a traffic stop
at W. 143rd Street and S.
Golden Oak Drive.
being forgiving of things,”
Munson said. “He gave the
challenge to the kids to make
a difference, and his biggest
fear was that when he and
the other survivors are all
gone, there will be no one
left to continue the stories.”
In remembrance of Elster
and the impact he had on the
students and staff, teachers
will be making a collective
donation to the Illinois Holocaust
Museum, where he was
April 15
• Zoe Von Rox, 21, of 400
McCarthy Road in Lemont,
was charged with driving under
the influence, improper
lane usage and illegal transportation
of alcohol on the
15000 block of S. Bell Road.
• A white box trailer, 2014
Continental and Cargo Auto
Master Superstock with a
1968 Plymouth Barracuda
racecar inside the trailer
were reportedly stolen from a
property that was entered on
the 15000 block of W. 151st
Street.
April 14
• Eliseo Solano, Jr., 21, of
1935 S. Racine Ave. in Chicago,
was charged with possession
of a controlled substance
and cannabis under
10 grams at S. Parker Road
and W. Iroquois Trail.
Editor’s note: The Homer
Horizon’s police reports come
from the Will County Sheriff’s
Department’s online news bulletin
service. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.
also the first vice president of
the board, in his honor. Rainaldi
also created posters for
the language arts and social
studies classes that are hanging
in the classrooms with
Elster’s picture and some of
his common phrases that he
would say to the students.
“We’re definitely going to
miss him, but we will make
sure that his legacy and story
is always heard at Oak Prairie,”
Cusack said.

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Hollywood Casino
Amphitheatre seeks change
to liquor license
An amendment to Tinley
Park’s Class J liquor license
could allow for additional
liquor sales at one of the Village’s
biggest attractions.
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
and Mayor Jake
Vandenberg’s Office have
been in discussions for a
possible amendment to add
“vendor stands in the lawn
area” to section 9a of the
license, which currently allows
for alcoholic beverage
sales in tents, skyboxes, club
rooms and golden boxes at
music theater facilities.
Representatives from
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
briefed the Village’s
Administration and Legal
Committee on April 24
about the possibility of constructing
semi-permanent
vendor stands at the top of
the lawn area for the 2018
concert season.
The proposal would not
allow for roaming vendors
or hawkers, as prohibited
by section 17 of the Class J
license, and the amendment
could be reverted back by a
review of the Board of Trustees
after the 2018 season.
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Trustee Michael Pannitto
said he was opposed to the
change, stating he thought
it was “more headaches than
it’s worth,” while Trustee
Cynthia Berg expressed support,
stating the Village was
losing out to other concert
venues like Wrigley Field
and Northerly Island, both in
Chicago.
The Administrative and
Legal Committee asked Hollywood
Casino Amphitheatre
to submit sketch designs
for the proposed construction,
which would involve
the pouring of concrete pads
and usage of tents, before it
offers a recommendation to
the Board of Trustees. Representatives
said the change
would offer a better customer
experience and cut down
on line times at current concession
stands.
Reporting by Cody Mroczka,
Editor. For more, visit Tin
leyJunction.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Orland Park woman donates
gift of a lifetime to uncle
Sonya Ceballos Berg was
not worried about going under
the knife.
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leading up to a donation that
would impact the Orland
Park resident’s life forever,
she was more concerned that
the transplant would somehow
fall through.
“There were ups and
downs,” she said. “I was
worried I wasn’t going to
pass certain tests that they
were requesting me to do.
When I did, I knew it was
going to happen. It was
God’s will.”
At the end of March, Berg
donated one of her kidneys
to her uncle, Roger Canchola,
of Skokie.
Canchola said that prior to
the transplant, he would ask
family members at gatherings
if they would be willing
to donate.
“Usually, no one speaks
up,” he said. “Sonya stepped
up this time. ... I’ve been on
dialysis for more than five
years, and kept asking, asking
and asking. I had a couple
people step up, but they
weren’t a good match. Her
being a good match was like
my prayers were answered,
and I felt great about it.”
It was during a Thanksgiving
dinner discussion
that Berg made the decision
to get tested for the transplant.
After having a blood
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test, she found out she was
a match. Several tests and
doctor’s appointments later,
at the beginning of March,
she and her uncle were approved
for the transplant.
“My uncle was grateful,”
she said. “It’s not easy for a
lot of people to do this.”.
Reporting by Meredith Dobes,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Friends of the New Lenox
Library hosts Capoteinspired
Spring Gala
Fundraiser
At the beginning of his
masterpiece “Breakfast at
Tiffany’s”, Truman Capote
writes, “I am always drawn
back to places where I have
lived, the houses and their
neighborhoods.”
The New Lenox Public
Library has served as a second
home for so many, as
it is a place where families
come together in a shared
love of literature and learning.
On April 21, Friends of
the New Lenox Library held
its 10th annual Spring Gala
Fundraiser to support the library
that means so much to
the community.
The gala and fundraiser,
held at the library, also
served as a celebration of the
50th anniversary of “Breakfast
at Tiffany’s,” as it was
first published in 1958.
“This event grows every
year,” said Sue O’Donnell,
Friends of the Library president.
“This is the 10th anniversary
of the gala, so as the
popularity grows, the themes
get better and better, the donations
we receive get better
and better and the food —
which was all donated this
year — continues to be a
highlight.”
Images of Hepburn and
Tiffany gift boxes were
placed throughout the library
and twinkling lights
added to the ambience of
the gala. Approximately 70
silent auctions, music from
Liberty Junior High’s Allegro
Ensemble, food and
raffles were on tap for the
roughly 200 people in attendance.
All proceeds from the
gala go toward library programs
and materials.
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.
From THE FRANKFORT STATION
Catering for a healthier
community
Food is the body’s fuel,
but it does not have to be
boring to be healthy.
With three years of catering
experience under their
belt, Joe and Cristina Lenard
of Healthy Nation Catering
are expanding their business
to include a small cafe.
In addition to the premade,
pre-portioned and diet-conscious
meals they already
create for families and individuals
in the area, they are
serving up tasty and healthy
coffees, teas, smoothies, and
acai bowls in their store.
The cozy seating area was
dreamed up and designed by
Cristina, while Joe is always
keeping his own creativity
busy with new, tasty menu
items for both the cafe and
the catering business.
“Our response from our
clients has been overwhelmingly
positive,” said Joe Lenard.
He said clients have credited
his food with turning
their lives around and assisting
them with medical
crises, weight issues, dietary
restrictions or simply a want
for healthier meals.
Ultimately, people are
happy with the outcome, he
said.
More information on
Healthy Nation Catering can
be found at www.healthynationcatering.com.
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Mokena schools teach
internet safety
Keeping children safe
used to just mean protecting
them from the imminent
dangers of the world
around them, so they can
be prepared for a happy and
healthy future; however, the
devices that are constantly
in all our hands, including
the hands of children,
are now among the biggest
threats.
And the digital frontier is
only expanding.
So, for Megan Brooks,
chief investigator at the Will
County State Attorney’s Office
High-Tech Crimes Unit,
she thinks that rather than
scaring parents away from
an inevitable future, it is better
to aptly prepare them.
Brooks travels across
the country to educate parents,
and on the evening of
Tuesday, April 24, parents at
Mokena Elementary School
were able to get a few tips
about how to protect their
children online.
The presentation was
part of an ongoing “digital
citizenship” initiative being
implemented throughout
Mokena schools, where students
are given the analogy
that, “You wouldn’t walk up
to a stranger at Starbucks
and tell them your life story,
so why would you tell
someone on the Internet?”
The curriculum is based on
Common Sense Media’s
platform, a nonprofit organization
“dedicated to helping
kids thrive in a world
of media and technology,”
on which parents can give
reviews and opinions about
movies, TV shows, games
and applications in an easyto-understand
way, according
to its website.
Reporting by Rochelle McAuliffe,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit MokenaMessenger.
com.

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Social snapshot
Top stories
From HomerHorizon.com from Monday,
April 30
1. Homer 33C makes its pick for new
superintendent
2. National college spring signings at LTHS
3. Homer 33C bowling caps year of firsts with girls
state title
4. Village Board: Officials approve 150-foot cell
tower in 5-1 vote
5. The Dish: City Barbeque pairs good eats, good
causes
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“STEAM AHEAD WITH EXPLORERS:
Led by engineer Mrs. Land, kindergarten
students are learning about the basics of
structural engineering as they experiment
with different ways to build their bridges.
Students are challenged to build a bridge
high enough for a cone to fit under, and
strong enough to hold three chips.”
Homer Community Consolidated School
District 33C, from April 26.
From The Editor
Food for thought and supporting art
Thomas Czaja
tom@homerhorizon.com
Most everyone I
know loves pizza.
Probably the
same goes for you, too.
Unless there is a dietary
restriction involved, meeting
someone who doesn’t
like pizza is about as common
as meeting someone
who doesn’t like movies or
a warm spring day after a
long Chicago winter.
Just recently, Goodings
Grove School had its PTO
come up with a new idea
for a fundraising event for
its art program and school
resources, in general. They
had heard about the success
a Pizza Wars competition
had at another district
and gave it a try. You can
read the full story, including
which businesses won
in three different judging
categories, on Page 17.
A total of six of the eight
pizzerias who took part
are from Homer Glen, so
it really was a local-heavy
event. We all know each
pizza is a bit different, from
sauce to crust to cheese to
thickness to all the different
toppings and how they are
uniquely made.
Everyone always tends
to have their favorite, and
maybe this story will inspire
others to get out and sample
these different pizzerias in
town on their own time. I
think any time we can get
businesses together for a
sort of “Taste of Homer
Glen” like this is a good
idea, and one that can be
implemented again.
Pizza lovers getting an
easy way to try the majority
of pizza places in the community
in one sitting are
likely satisfied pizza lovers.
And if it is for a good cause
that helps a local school
and schoolchildren, all the
better.
Of course, one of the
underlying messages from
the article is also that the art
program is basically being
kept alive by the parents at
Goodings Grove. It is mentioned
they help volunteer
NEED
to do art once a month in the
classrooms there, and that
the school doesn’t actually
have an art teacher.
This is something not just
going on there, but all over.
With a greater focus being
placed on things like STEM,
which is a wonderful thing
that needs to be highlighted
and brought to schools as
much as possible for young
boys and girls alike, art or
the arts may sometime inadvertently
get pushed aside.
Now, as a writer and
someone more adept with
the creative arts than numbers
and math, seeing that
others still see the value
in art is encouraging. And
I hope we can continue to
both see and promote it in
the community.
Like the PTO president
mentions in the article, arts
are another avenue to keep
the district and students at
the highest level possible.
Of course, we know a comprehensive
education covering
a variety of subjects,
including art and the arts, is
important for children.
It isn’t easy always getting
a budget to cover every
worthwhile cause, and those
making those decisions I’m
sure do their best to spread
everything out.
In the meantime, it really
does take a village, a strong
community of parents dedicated
to making sure that
art and the arts still flourish.
And with the help of some
donated pizzas and a fun
evening of sampling them,
that continued to happen
with this event.
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Finding calm Yoga a
means of relaxation, focus for
residents at Homer Township
Public Library, Page 18
Sweat tea-ser New
Orland Park location of McAlister’s
Deli a siren song to college grads
in southwest suburbs, Page 20
Pizza Wars
attendees
vote for their
favorite local
pies in three
categories
while raising
funds for
Goodings
Grove, Page 17
Trent Boylan (left), of Kenootz Pizza in Homer Glen, serves a slice to Jeff Bobek, of Homer Glen, during the Pizza Wars event Thursday, April 26, at Goodings Grove School.
Kenootz won for Best Sauce and tied with Lou Malnati’s in Homer Glen for Best Overall Slice. Mary Compton/22nd Century Media

16 | May 3, 2018 | The Homer Horizon Faith
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Pastor Column
Examining the community’s
motto, the lessons it can teach
THE REV. THOMAS J. LOYA
Annunciation Byzantine
Catholic Church
Homer Glen’s motto,
“Community and
Nature in Harmony,”
is brilliant. Not only
does it articulate a wise
vision for the village itself,
but it articulates something
that our culture urgently
needs to learn — how to
think and live in the “both/
and” rather than the “either/
or.”
Our culture lives in
bipolar dualism. We swing
like a pendulum from one
pole to the other: Democrat
versus Republican,
liberal versus conservative,
man versus woman, pointcounterpoint,
entitlement
versus earning, DACA
versus the “Wall,” winners
and losers.
And then, there is the
most frightful, unrelenting
bipolar-ism of all: Are you a
White Sox baseball fan or a
Cubs baseball fan?! The last
time I looked, bipolar was a
mental disorder, yet we have
raised a mental disorder to
a level of virtue and made
it normative for our entire
culture!
The bipolar demon is
seeking to emerge through
the otherwise brilliant
“both/and” of the Homer
Glen motto. There is a
quiet, and at times not so
quiet, tension between
those who want to see
more development in
Homer Glen, and hence
more tax revenue from
businesses, versus those
who want to preserve the
open space and semi-rural
character that inspired
Homer Glen’s original vision
and motto.
This does not have to
be an “us versus them” dichotomy.
The winner is not
on either end of the pendulum.
The real victory lies in
a both/and resolution.
Creative endeavors tend
to survive and even thrive
to the degree that they
remain true to their original
vision and charism. When
they deviate from that
original vision, it usually
culminates in their demise.
The vision and charism that
established Homer Glen
was creative and daring.
The vision and motto has
an inherent genius to it,
a fundamental principle
of life. The key to Homer
Glen’s continued thriving
will be the continual
unpacking of that original
motto, “Community and
Nature in Harmony.”
It is possible to have
admittedly much-needed
development AND natural
open space, indigenous
vegetation and that semirural
character that is part of
Homer Glen’s charm. All it
takes is moving out of the
“either/or” mentality and
using some creativity. Even
in areas that might seem
concrete locked, prairie vegetation
can be incorporated.
With a little creativity, man
and nature can actually both
get what they need and live
in a mutually supportive
harmony.
The best thing about
Homer Glen’s motto is that
it retrieves an echo of how
things were in the beginning
— with Adam and Eve
in the Garden of Eden, the
way God intended things to
be from the beginning and
forever. Where “community
and nature” did in fact live
in harmony.
The opinions of this column are
that of the writer. They do not
necessarily reflect those of The
Homer Horizon.
In Memoriam
Richard E. Putnam
Richard E. Putnam, 78, of Homer Glen,
died April 22. He was a retired laborer at a
paper mill. He is survived by his wife, Shirley
A. Putnam; his children, Kim (Tim) Fields,
Kari (Tony) Landis, Richard J. Putnam and
Rick Ellitch; his nine grandchildren; his
15 great-grandchildren; his brothers, Lynn
“Hank” Putnam and Glenn Putnam; his sister,
Sharon Taubers; and his numerous nieces
and nephews. The funeral service was held
April 27 at Colonial Chapel in Orland Park.
Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? Email
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about a loved one who was a part of the
Homer Glen community.
FAITH BRIEFS
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Community Bloody Drive
3-7 p.m. Thursday, May
17. Call to set up an appointment.
Walk-ins are also welcome.
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Knights of Columbus Spring
Blood Drive
8 a.m.-noon Sunday, May
6. The goal is to get at least
20 participants. A photo ID
is required.
Pope Francis’ Exhortation
“Rejoice and Be Glad”
Wednesday afternoons
from 1-2:30 p.m. May 16, 23
and 30. Fr. Joseph will lead
prayer, fellowship and discussion.
Please call the Faith
Formation Office at (708)
301-0214 to enroll in these
discussion sessions.
St. Bernard Parish (13030 W. 143rd St.,
Homer Glen)
Weekday Worship
9:30 a.m. weekdays. Communion
Service on Thursdays.
Weekend Worship
4:30 p.m. Saturdays. 8:30
a.m., 10 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.
every Sunday.
Confession
3:30-4:15 p.m. First and
third Saturday of the month.
Confessions are also available
upon request at any
time.
Community Choir Practice
7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays.
Parish members ages 16 and
older may join the choir. The
choir needs vocalists and
instrumentalists. For more
information, join the weekly
rehearsal or contact the music
director, Julie Kane, after
Mass on Sundays.
First United Methodist Church of Lockport
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)
Sunday Worship
9 a.m. Sunday School
10:25 a.m. Worship
Circle of Love
9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle
of Love provides diapers,
feminine and incontinence
products to clients who are
qualified to use the local
FISH Food Pantry. For more
information, call (815) 838-
1017.
Communion
First Sunday of the month.
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m.
Sunday School. For more
information, call (708) 645-
0652.
Adult Bible Study
9-9:45 a.m., first and third
Sundays of the month
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
(15625 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Greek American Motorcycle
Association Bike Blessing
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday,
May 6. Registration for the
sixth annual motorcycle bike
blessing will start at 11 a.m.,
with the blessing following
at noon.
Decor Pallet Painting and
Wine Event
7 p.m. Thursday, May 10.
The $50 ticket to attend includes
white or red wine,
a 24”x14” painted decor
pallet board, supplies and
a-step-by-step instruction.
Advanced tickets can be
purchased at www.glitteryourpallet.com.
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m.
Sunday School. For more
information, call (708) 645-
0652.
New Life Community Church - Homer Glen
(14832 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Kids Zone Ministry
10 a.m. Sundays.
Children up to fifth grade
can participate in games,
singing, take part in interactive
Bible teaching and participate
in hands-on crafts.
Participants should arrive
5-10 minutes prior to the service
to sign children up for
the group. For more information,
call (815) 838-1416.
Women’s Ministry
9:30 a.m. Fridays. Bible
study for women of all ages.
Parkview Christian Church - Homer Glen
(14367 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)
Taco Sunday
After the 10 a.m. and
11:30 a.m. services Sunday,
May 6. Taco trucks will be
open for business in the
north parking lot. There will
also be $1 hot dogs available.
Senior Connections
10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.. Orland
Park Campus, 11110 Orland
Parkway, Orland Park. Second
Friday of the month,
chili lunch and program. The
cost is $10, and Pastor Chaz
will speak. To RSVP, call
(708) 478-7477 ext. 272 or
email merry-o@att.net.
Lemont United Methodist Church (25 W.
Custer St., Lemont)
Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. Communion
Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
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Sunday Worship
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Pizza Wars a delicious competition of eight pizzerias
Event raises funds
for Art Appreciation
program, school
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
The Goodings Grove
School gymnasium became a
paradise for pizza lovers.
It was time Thursday, April
26, to judge the best pizza in
Homer Glen, with the decision
being made by school
members and the community.
Eight local pizza places came
out and donated their pizzas
for the Pizza Wars school
fundraiser.
Colleen Nowak, of Homer
Glen and president of PTO at
Goodings Grove School, explained
how it all started.
“It was an idea given to us
by a fellow parent who is a
teacher in another district,”
Nowak said. “They did Pizza
Wars at their school and said
it was very successful. We
decided to do this as one last
event before we leave, because
our term is up at the end
of June. We not only invited
the families of Homer Glen,
we reached out to the community.
I’ve already seen a
Village Board member here.”
There were various shapes,
sizes and different toppings
and crusts from eight different
pizza places. Lou Malnati’s,
Rosati’s Pizza, Kenootz
Pizza, Enzo’s Pizzeria, Pizza
Mia! and Papa John’s Pizza,
all from Homer Glen, participated,
as did Port Noir, of
Lockport, and Fox’s Pizza, of
Orland Park.
Each business took part in
donating pizzas for the event.
Tom Boylan, co-owner of
Kenootz with his wife, Kris,
along with Ken and Dee Keeler,
brought his son, Trent, to
help serve.
“This is fantastic; we’ve
had a great turnout” Boylan
said. “We’re getting to meet
people in the community. People
have stopped by the booth
and took our menus and tell us
they love our pizza. [Our pizzas
are] a good price. You get
a big pizza and a great sauce.
We’re known for our sauce.”
Those in attendance
agreed, as Kenootz won for
Best Sauce in the Pizza Wars
competition. Kenootz also
tied with Lou Malnati’s for
Best Overall Slice.
Trent couldn’t be happier.
“I came out tonight to give
back to the community,”
Trent said. “I know a lot of
these teachers. We went to
school here, and we still like
to get involved.”
Winning for Best Crust
was Lou Malnati’s. Brian
Wunschel, one of the managers
at the Lou Malnati’s in
Homer Glen, has worked for
the company for seven years
and enjoyed the time spent
meeting pizza lovers.
“This is a good opportunity
to get involved in the community,”
Wunschel said. “It feels
good that people recognize
us. My favorite pizza is the
pepperoni deep dish with thin
crust sauce and butter crust.”
David Rickerd, owner of
Port Noir and a Southern
California native, brought a
different type of pizza.
“I brought a West Coast
pizza, which is one of our top
sellers,” Rickerd said. “It features
spinach artichoke dip
[as the sauce] with chicken.
We have different types of
pizzas. We even have a roasted
veggie great for vegetarians.
I personally put meat on
mine. It’s the heartiest pizza,
like eating stew on a pizza.
“My pizza is known for
the dough and ingredients.
One of my customers told me
they’ve been to Italy, and the
Port Noir pizza is very close.
I’ll take the compliment.”
The Pizza Wars benefitted
the Art Appreciation program
at the school, according
to Nowak. She said there
is no art teacher at Goodings
Grove, and that parents step
up and volunteer to do art
once a month in the classroom.
The art program will
be getting half the funds from
the evening — tickets for the
event were $5 and included
the pizza from the local vendors,
along with chips, water/
pop and dessert — to help
with purchasing needed materials
and supplies for next
year. The PTO will use the
remaining funds to purchase
resources as needed for the
school.
“Keeping the art program
running and thriving is very
important,” Nowak said.
“We’re able to keep our
school and education system
at the highest level possible.
It’s not only a benefit for families,
but for the students, as
well. When you have a good
school district, it can only do
better things for the community.”
Several mothers volunteered
for the evening. Some
helped cut pizza, while others
helped serve. Parent Tonya
Baut, of Homer Glen, helped
cut pizzas brought by Port
Noir.
“I’m an art mom,” Baut
explained. “I wanted to volunteer
to help out the kids
for art next year. We can restock
the art room and start a
whole new art program with
the funds we’ll be getting this
evening. We’re trying to revamp
the art program here at
Goodings.”
Baut was happy to be helping
with her preferred pizza.
“My favorite pizza so far
has been the Port Noir,” she
said. “I’ve had every pizza
here. This was my first time
trying this pizza from Port
Noir.”
Anna Faron, secretary
for the PTO event, has
two daughters who attend
Volunteer mom Tonya Baut (left), of Homer Glen, helps David Rickerd, owner of Port Noir
in Lockport, cut pizzas for the Pizza Wars competition held Thursday, April 26, at Goodings
Grove School in Homer Glen. Rickerd served a West Coast-style pizza at the fundraiser.
Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Daxton Radja, 3, of Homer Glen, enjoys a slice of Kenootz
Pizza at Pizza Wars.
Goodings Grove.
“It is the first time we’ve
done Pizza Wars,” Faron
said. “I think everyone’s enjoying
tonight. I love [Lou
Malnati’s] deep dish.”
As the night was winding
down, parents were also
packing up books they purchased
for their students in
the library during Pizza Wars.
Nowak was happy for funds
being raised at the book sale,
as well.
“The money from the book
fair is going to the library,
where they can pick out new
books, and for the teachers
where they can choose new
books for their classrooms,”
Nowak said. “Not only will
students have the opportunity
to choose new books from
the library, they will also be
able to read new books in
their classroom.”
Whether with the Pizza
Wars, book fair or elsewhere,
Nowak credited the community
for always showing
strong support.
“The community here really
gets involved and excited
about these things because
they’ve been at the schools,
they have kids in the school,”
Nowak said. “By them supporting
us, we’re keeping our
school at optimum level.”

18 | May 3, 2018 | The Homer Horizon life & arts
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Yoga instructor Marti Anne LaHood (left) goes over yoga poses with her class last month
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the Homer Horizon | May 3, 2018 | 19
crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Chinese ideal
4. Prefix for a wine
specialist
8. Park for pets within
Centennial Park
14. Much worn
15. Starting from
16. Kindle
17. Drop in the bucket
18. Notch from cutting
19. Positively charged
particle
20. Disney’s “___ and
the Detectives”
22. Snowman prop
24. Flowers
26. Mark for misconduct
29. Big Apple park
30. “Fever Pitch” star
33. Male duck
35. Doctor’s abbreviation
36. Dress styles
40. High points
42. Minute opening
43. West Indies native
46. Buffalo
49. Composer Janácek
53. Good choice for
creative kids, offered
by the Orland Park
Recreation Parks
Dept.
54. Cries
56. Bread type
57. Condo, perhaps
58. Dig
62. Throat
66. High dudgeon
67. Ernest Hemingway
aspiration
68. Doctor’s order
69. A Bobbsey twin
70. Most desperate
71. Nylon boo-boo
72. Shine, in product
names
Down
1. Bag carrier
2. Los ___, New Mexico
3. Strange
4. Poison ___
5. Vane direction
6. Easter’s beginning
7. Out of season
8. Smart
9. Solar-system model
10. Moo ___ gai pan
11. __ like a light
12. GI R&R provider
13. Perfect rating
21. ___ Van Cleef
23. Nagy of Hungary
25. “Soldier of Love”
singer
26. Business abbreviation
27. Kind of theater
28. Much-heralded Morrison
31. Sheep-like memory?
32. Posting at JFK
34. Q followers
36. Police call for short
37. Mauna ___
38. Cookbook author
Rombauer
39. Wyo. neighbor
40. Detroit’s state
41. Well
43. Winter Palace resident
44. Marzipan ingredient
45. Proxy (abbr.)
47. Leftovers
48. Feral feline
50. French for water
51. In control of
52. Corkscrew
55. Skilled transcriber
58. Regular, abbr.
59. ___ polloi
60. Three-time Hart
Trophy winner
61. Certain intersection
63. Time on end
64. Letters on some Civil
War buckles
65. Beer barrel
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Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
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squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-
3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
answers
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
Free to play.
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
Hailstorm Brewing
(8060 186th St., Tinley
Park); (708) 480-2268)
■Thursdays: ■ Open mic
night
Tinley Park Bowl
(7601 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 532-2955)
■■10 p.m.-1 a.m.
Wednesdays: Cosmic
Bowl
To place an event
in The Scene, email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com.

20 | May 3, 2018 | The Homer Horizon dining out
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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.
Cash Bar
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]
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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 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,
honey-roasted 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 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
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.
Max Lapthorne/22nd Century Media
high school students who
have never had a job before,
and Patel welcomes the
chance to provide them their
first real-world 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 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.
We want to be at park district
events. We want to be at different
types of events and be
able to be a part of Orland
Park.”

homerhorizon.com local living
the Homer Horizon | May 3, 2018 | 21
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 for a while and felt
that the timing was ideal for the
debut. “Customers were asking
for something different and
simple with less monotony and
higher architectural standards.”
The result was the Craftsman
ranch and the Prairie twostory,
now available at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
The Craftsman ranch features
an open floor plan with Great
Room, three bedrooms, two
baths and a two-car (optional
three-car) garage. The Prairie
features a two-story foyer and
Great Room, three bedrooms
and one and one-half baths, a
convenient Flex Room space
on the main level and a two-car
(optional three-car) garage. The
Craftsman architectural elements
on both homes include brick and
stone exteriors with cedar shake
accent siding, low-pitched gabled
bracket roofs, front porches with
tapered columns and stone piers,
partially paned windows, and a
standard panel front entry door.
Distinctive Home Builders
offers a Craftsman-style trim
package offering trim without
ornate profiles and routers. The
trim features simplicity in design
with rectangles, straight lines and
layered look trims over doors for
example. The front entry door
will have the standard Craftsman
panel style door. Distinctive has
also created a Craftsman color
palate to assist buyers in making
coordinated choices for the
interior of their new Craftsman
home. Colors, cabinet styles and
flooring choices blend seamlessly
with the Craftsman trim package
and are available in gray tones
package and earth tones.
Distinctive offers custom maple
kitchen cabinets featuring solid
wood construction (no particle
board), have solid wood drawers
with dove tail joints, which is
very rare in the marketplace.
“When you buy a new home
from Distinctive, you truly are
receiving custom made cabinets
in every home we sell no matter
what the price range,” noted
Nooner.
Distinctive Home Builders
works to achieve a delivery goal
of 90 days with zero punch list
items for its homeowners. “Our
three decades building homes
provides an efficient construction
system,” said Nooner. “Many of
our skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company
for over 20 years. We also
take pride on having excellent
communicators throughout our
organization. This translates into
a positive buying and building
experience for our homeowners
and one of the highest referral
rates in the industry.”
Nooner added that all homes
are highly energy efficient. Every
home built will have upgraded
wall and ceiling insulation
values with energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before homeowners
move into their new home,
Distinctive Home Builders
conducts a blower door test that
pressurizes the home to ensure
that each home passes a set of
very stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
With the addition of these two
new designs, there are now 15
ranch, split-level and six twostory
single-family home styles to
choose from each offering from
three to eight different exterior
elevations at both communities.
The three- to four-bedroom
homes feature one and one-half
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto
three-car garages and a family
room, all in approximately 1,600
to over 3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included in
most models as well. Distinctive
also encourages customization
to make your new home truly
personalized to suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of the
first floor; custom maple cabinets;
ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen, baths and
foyer; genuine wood trim and
doors and concrete driveways
can all be yours at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
Most all home sites at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor
can accommodate a three-car
garage; a very important amenity
to the Manhattan homebuyer,
said Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor we
wanted to provide the best new
home value for the dollar and
we feel with offering Premium
Standard Features that we do
just that. So why wait? This is
truly the best time to build your
dream home!”
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live and raise a family
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,
as well as direct access to the 22-
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through many
neighboring communities and
links to many other popular
trails. The Manhattan Metra
station is less than a mile away.
Besides Prairie Trails,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built homes throughout
Manhattan in the Butternut
Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well as in the
Will and south Cook county
areas over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
chose the Will County village
of Peotone for its newest
community of 38 single-family
homes at WestGate Manor
within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School.
Its convenient location between
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 provide easy access to I-80
and commuters enjoy several
nearby train stations and a
35-minute drive to Chicago.
Visit the on-site sales
information center for
unadvertised specials and view
the numerous styles of homes
being offered and the available
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for
more information or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails and WestGate
Manor new home information
center is located three miles
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.
52. The address is 24458 S.
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. Closed Wednesday and
Thursday and always available
by appointment.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and lot
availability are subject to change
without notice. Please contact
a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete
details.
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Solid Computer Skills
P/T Monday-Friday
lucykate5@aol.com
Help
Wanted
INDUSTRIAL SALES
SW Suburban (Tinley Park)
Manufacturing Company
seeks a person with
experience in B2B Sales of
industrial products
(non-chemical).
This is an inside,
consultative Sales position
which will focus on new
product sales development and
existing product sales.
This sales/marketing
function selects and targets
decision makers to discuss the
product features relative
to the prospect’s existing &
potential needs.
Successful candidates
should be proactive and have
strong sales experience.
Excellent salary and fringe
benefits.
Annual performance bonus
potential.
It is NOT an outside sales,
telemarketing, nor a
commission paid position.
Send resume to:
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.
bschatte@aerorubber.com
Screen Printers &
Warehouse Needed
Experience preferred.
Please apply in person:
Same Day Tees
9525 W Laraway
Frankfort, IL 60423
or email:
pete@samedaytees.com
Local company looking for
Exp. Dump Truck Driver
Class A & B. Full & part
time avail. Dump exp.
necessary. 815-485-2490
Lawn Care Service
Looking for responsible,
motivated with driver’s
license. Pay based on exp.
Paid training. 708.226.9322
1003 Help
Wanted
SALES ASSISTANT
Due to our rapid growth and
expansion, Tinley Park
industrial mfg. Sales office
seeks exp’d, detail-oriented
Sales Assistant for full-time
position. A Sales Assistant at
ARC does both sales,
secretarial & customer service
functions. This is a very
diversified position in our
FAST-PACED office. The
ideal candidate must be
HIGHLY MOTIVATED and
needs to possess strong
organizational &
communication skills.
Excellent computer literacy
needed, including MS Word &
Excel. Industrial cust. service
exp. req’d. Repeat customer
& supplier contact. No
telemarketing, no cold calling
req’d. Competitive salary &
benefit pkg incl. 401K. Send
letter & resume to:
cstratton@aerorubber.com
Hiring Desk Clerk
(must be flexible w/ shifts)
& Housekeeping (Morning)
Needed at
Super 8 Motel
Apply within:
9485 W. 191st St, Mokena
No Phone Calls
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.
Growing Residential
Cleaning Co. has openings
for Cleaning Pros
Exp. Preferred but Will
Train. P/T Weekdays.
No Evenings/Weekends
815-464-1988
Experienced Route Driver
to fill vending machines.
P/T; 2 day/week. Contact
Mike at:
708.646.1067 / 708.301.8145
mike@mmarquisvending.com
Welder/ Fabricator
Must have valid Drivers
License, Bilingual a plus.
Please call Al @
630-327-2435 Lockport area
1004 Employment
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Provided by
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State Licensed & Bonded
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Live-in/ Come & go.
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Heaven Sent Caregivers
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service. 24 hr or hourly
services; shower or bath
visits. Licensed & bonded.
Try the best! 708.638.0641
1037 Prayer /
Novena
Oh most Beautiful Flower of
Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine,
splendor of heaven, blessed
mother of the Son of God, Immaculate
Virgin, Assist mein
this my neccessity, oh star of
the sea help me and show me
herein you are mymother. Oh
holy Mary, Mother of God,
Queen of Heaven and Earth, I
humbly beeseach you from the
bottom ofmyheart to succor
me in my necessity (make request)
there are none that can
withstand your power, oh Mary
conceived without sin, pray for
us who have recourse tothee
(3x). Holy Mary, Iplace this
cause in your hands (3x). Say
this prayer for three consecutive
days, you must publish it
and itwill be granted to you.
Tom
Garage
Sale
1052 Garage Sale
Frankfort, 10545 Yankee
Ridge Dr. 5/4 &5/5, 9-2p. Furniture,
glassware, tchotskes,
household, ect.
Homer Glen, 14353 Surrey Ct.
5/6, 8-4p. Variety of items!
Some furniture & much more!
1053 Multi Family
Sale
New Lenox, 385 Hancock Dr.
Liberty Square Subdivision.
5/4 &5/5, 9-2p. 5Family Epic
Garage Sale! Electronics, tools,
video games, toys, legos,
clothes, jewelry, purses, teen &
household decor, linens &
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1054 Subdivision
Sale
Orland Park Deer Point Estates
173rd & 108th 5/4 9-3pm
5/5 9-1pm Furn, pictures, lots
of misc and much, much more!
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
Orland Park, 15050 Holiday
Ct. Sat 5/5 9-4p. Organ, upright
freezer, children’s dressers
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1058 Moving Sale
Homer Glen 12113 Arlene Dr
5/5-5/6 9-3pm Furn, dining set,
table, entertainment center &
more! Everything must go!
Orland Park 10558, 10607 &
10612 Pentagon Dr 5/5 8-1pm
Patio furn, home goods, toys,
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Small Apps, Moving out of
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Wanted
WANTED!
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Motor & More, $1,200.
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1074 Auto for
Sale
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19121 85th Court Mokena
815-469-1999
2015 Nissan Altima $10,975
2002 Cadillac Eldorado Pearl
white 27,000 miles $13,500
2007 Chevrolet Conversion
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2011 Chevrolet Express 3500
9 passenger Luxury High Roof
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$34,975
10 cargo vans to choose from
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4 conversion vans to choose
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2016 Lexus gs350 f sport
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2011 Ram 1500 pickup 4 door
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dual exhaust 87,000 miles
$23,000
2014 Chevrolet Corvette 6,940
miles Red with red leather
3LT $45,000
2011 Lincoln Towncar 72,000
miles $12.975
2015 Ford Explorer 22,000
Miles FWD Black $24,000
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The Homer Horizon’s
of the
WEEK
March 14
• 13240 Hidden Valley Drive, Homer
Glen, 604916939 Gary E. Nesbitt to
Leonard Joseph Klonowski, Deborah
Ann Klonowski, $380,000
• 14505 S. Heatherwood Drive, Homer
Glen, 604917718 Bozinovich Trust to
Cody Yoder, Kaitlyn Yoder, $242,500
March 15
• 14536 S. Heatherwood Drive,
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Distasio, Kathleen Marie Distasio,
$234,500
March 19
• 12910 W. 159th St., Homer Glen,
604916654 Maria Comella to Hrvoje
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Open House: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, May 6
Amenities: A very versatile home that can accommodate a large family or even just a
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perfect for related living. Bradford & Kent-designed kitchen with custom Pennsylvania
wood cabinets. Great room with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace that is the heart of this
home. Three-season room overlooks gorgeous views. All three bedrooms upstairs
have their own en-suite full bath, and two have bonus rooms. There is also a second
laundry room. Finished English basement with potential for a walkout that has multiple
entertaining areas, exercise room, office, theatre and full bath. The over half-acre
breathtaking lot has plenty of room for a pool, outdoor kitchen and more. Oversized
700-square-foot garage for three cars-plus. Homer Glen indicates the possibility of
building an additional building on this property. Three more garage spaces for a total of
a six-car garage/guest house. The seller invested over $800,000, and their loss is the
next owner’s gain.
Listing Price: $594,900
Listing Agent: Laura
Bugos-Komperda at
(708) 334-2054 or laura.
bugos@gmail.com
Agent Brokerage: Keller
Williams Preferred Realty
Want to know how to become Home of the Week? Contact Tricia at (708) 326-9170 ext. 47.

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1225 Apartments for Rent
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Grounds. Tennis, Pool,
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2132 Home Improvement
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2701 Property for
Sale
2702 Public
Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 16094 S. Stonebridge Drive, Homer
Glen, IL 60491 (Single Family Residence).
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: Marquette Bank Plaintiff
V. Anthony Kessel; Sherri Bedster
Kessel; Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 1980 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Capadona Law Firm, Ltd.
360 W. Butterfield Road Suite 300
Elmhurst, IL 60126
P: 1-630-833-1123
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.
2702 Public
Notices
Certificate No. 32181 was filed in
the office of the County Clerk of
Will County on April 6, 2018
wherein the business firm ofBaum
Designs located at 15133 SGougar
Road, Homer Glen, IL 60491 is
registered and a certificate notice
setting forth the following:
Michael Baum, 15133 SGougar
Road, Homer Glen, IL 60491
630-589-4995
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and Official
Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,
this 6th day of April, 2018
Nancy Schultz Voots
Will County Clerk
Certificate No. 32182 was filed in
the office of the County Clerk of
Will County on April 6, 2018
wherein the business firm ofMB
Truck and Fabrication located at
15133 S Gougar Road, Homer
Glen, IL 60491 is registered and a
certificate notice setting forth the
following:
Michael Baum, 15133 SGougar
Road, Homer Glen, IL 60491
630-589-4995
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and Official
Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,
this 6th day of April, 2018
Nancy Schultz Voots
Will County Clerk
2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Marquette Bank
Plaintiff,
vs.
Anthony Kessel; Sherri Bedster Kessel;
Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants
Defendant. No. 16 CH 1980
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 4th day ofJanuary, 2018,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
17th day of May, 2018 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public
auction tothe highest and best bidder
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
LOT 72 IN STONEBRIDGE WOODS,
BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART
OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND
PART OFTHE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF
SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-
CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED OCTOBER 12, 2005 AS
DOCUMENT NO. R2005-l 78307, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 16094 S.
Stonebridge Drive, Homer Glen, IL
60491
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Residence
P.I.N.: 16-05-22-203-004-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Capadona Law Firm, Ltd.
360 W. Butterfield Road Suite 300
Elmhurst, IL 60126
P: 1-630-833-1123
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
Notice is hereby given that on May
26th 2018, asale will beheld at
Sam's Auto Care, 48 w 159th st,
Harvey, IL 60426 to sell the following
articles to enforce alien existing
under the laws ofthe state of
Illinois against such articles of labor,
services, skill or material expended
upon astorage furnished
for such articles at the request of
the following designated persons,
unless such articles are redeemed
within 30days ofthe publication
on this notice.
Name of person: Laith ElHaj
Description ofarticle: 2012 Infinity
G37x
Vin
number:
JN1CV6ELXCM472145
AMOUNT OF LIEN THAT IS
OWED TO SAM'S AUTO CARE
IS $9,360.00
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC MEETING
On Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at
8:30 a.m. a meeting conducted by
Homer School District 33C will
take place at the Administration
Center, 15733 Bell Road, Homer
Glen, IL 60491. The purpose of
the meeting will betodiscuss the
district's plans for providing special
education services tostudents
with disabilities who attend private
schools and home schools within
the district boundaries for the
2018-2019 school year. If you are
the parent ofahome schooled student
who has been identified with a
disability and you reside within the
boundaries of Homer School District
33C, you are welcome to attend.
Any further questions should
be directed to Becky
Cortesi-Caruso, Director of Special
Services at 708-226-7649.
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28x8x8, 22x14x7, bag -
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$85. 815.469.4525
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708.479.9338 (Mokena) If no
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708.466.9907
Queen size, 4pccomforter set,
muted floral spread, 2pillow
shams & dust ruffle $50.
Queen size saten sheet set, gold
$25. Orland Park.
708.429.3291
Rain poncho one size fits all $3
ea. 2018 pocket calendars .50
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708.460.8308
RockFord vintage heavy duty
short barrel pneumatic chisel
air hammer model 705 $35.
708.466.9907
Skill 8” drill press in great
shape $40. 708.479.0193
SKU 7inch electric tile cutter
$35. Skill drill press $40
708.479.0193
Whirlpool Cabric gas dryer,
model W8D5600XW0, 7.5 yrs
old. Working condition. Smoke
free/pet free home. $100.
708.687.6233
Whirlpool over range microwave,
includes backing plate
for install. Has turntable, runs
great! $65. 312.320.4464
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Includes backing plate
for install. Has turntable. Runs
great! $65. 312.320.4464
Window AC, Maytag 6,000
BTU, 110 volt, expandable
side, good condition $50.
708.364.9903
Spinning Real Shimano Symetre,
3000 FL, new in box, cost
$109, selling for only $75.
708.301.0356
The Step XTstepper platform,
3 heights. Like new $15.
815.469.6554
Black &Decker circular saw
$20. Craftsman electric drill
$20. Great condition, pro-like
volleyball set w/ accessories
incuded, like new $50.
708.301.1947
Curio Cabinet, great condition,
five glass shelves, lights up
$100. 708.873.0922
Electric blankets, 1king size,
white, dual controls. 1 queen
size, brown, dual controls, 1
full size, blue, dual controls.
$100 or $50 each.
708.479.4790
Golf club hard travel case $30.
Cloth car cover $25. HP
printer/copier/scanner $25.
Dishes service for 8 $20.
815.463.0282
Hoover Agility 2 carpet and
stair cleaner $30. Expo jumbo
aluminum easel $15. Holmes
slim profile tower fan $10.
708.614.8541
JC Penny’s lavendar drapes,
two 6ft. x5ft. panels, two valances,
58” wide. Two sparkle
flower tie backs, originally
$80, aksing $25. Call
708.420.0740
Ladies dresser $25. Mens
dresser $25. Kitchen table $20.
Night stand $20. 2ft. figure of
clown $10. 708.448.3093
Lemax Xmas Village retired
pieces, all lighted. Flying
Santa, many extras, original
boxes $100. Leave message,
will call back, 708.301.3587
MacGregor Lite Golf Clubs,
cast alloy, good condition,
1980’s, lightweight for teens or
woman $75 OBO.
708.204.9326. Orland Park.
Medium oak dresser, 44” wide,
18” deep, 30” tall. Top bookcase
is 45” tall, 10” deep,
great condition $60.
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36x78, durable super tough
construction & lightweight
$40. 708.466.9907
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large 16x12” oven turkey/
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Pachinko game machine, needs
repair $45 OBO. 708.774.8999
Pas-Lode staples, assorted
sizes $25, a full case.
708.534.3423
Receiver Panasonic model
SA-HE70 $25. New Schlage
door knob &dead bolt (brass)
$35. Michael Jordan watch
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new $20. 708.975.3678
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with Rich Jesse, Jr.
Rich Jesse, Jr. is a senior at
Lockport Township and a
pitcher on the baseball team.
You tried out for the
baseball team as a
junior and were cut.
Why did you try out
again this year?
I really wanted to come
back and make the team.
With the support of my family,
friends and Rhino Baseball,
I did what I had to do to
come back.
What did you do to get
yourself ready to try
out for the team this
spring?
I was at all the offseason
training, and I was part of
the team. I had a lot of guys
backing me up and helping
me.
Can you describe the
feeling when you found
out that you made
the team to start this
spring?
It was a great feeling. I
worked hard in the offseason,
and to see it pay off and
have a good season like we
are now, is a great feeling.
When did you first start
playing baseball?
I first played T-ball when
I was 3 years old at the First
Church of the Nazarene in
Lemont. Then, I played with
the Vipers part of Lockport
Baseball. I’ve pretty much
always pitched, but I’ve also
played the corner positions
of third and first.
Do you play any other
sports?
I played football freshman
through junior year as an offensive
tackle, but I wanted
to keep playing baseball, so
I quit football. This past fall,
I did fall baseball through
Rhino, and it was a blast.
What is it about
baseball that makes it
the sport for you?
Baseball has always been
in my life. My dad and my
grandpa and other family
members have been involved
in it. The game has
taught me so much about
life. Plus, there’s no better
feeling than being on the
mound and throwing.
What have you learned
from Lockport coach
Andy Satunas?
I’ve learned a lot about
teamwork and that your
core pitching is a huge mental
game. He’s taught me to
know that I don’t have to be
afraid, I just have to always
know that the guys in the
field have my back.
The LTHS baseball team
started the season with
a record of 11-2 but
had a few losses this
past week. What are
the team’s goals for the
rest of the season?
We want to just keep on
Photo submitted
playing competitive baseball.
We want to keep on doing
the little things right and
have that propel us into the
postseason.
Are you planning on
pitching in college?
Yes. I’ve already signed
with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
It’s one of
the schools that had my major
— Industrial Technology.
With the help of Rhino Baseball,
they took a look at me.
I went on a visit there and
loved it. I signed last fall.
What is the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
It’s that Lockport has
some of the most amazing
facilities. Our baseball
field, Flink Field, is one of
my favorite places. Plus, our
weight room is fantastic, and
I love the things that coach
[Joe] Cunnane has done with
the weight room.
Interview by Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen

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THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK
Stevie’s spirit lives on with area baseball tournament
Jeff Vorva
j.vorva@22ndcm.com
To be honest, I wish I
never heard of Steven
M. Bajenski.
I wish I never heard of
the Do I Stevie’s Way 219
Foundation.
I wish there wasn’t a Do
It Stevie’s Way high school
baseball tournament — one
of the coolest tournaments
in the south suburbs, if not
the state.
As a parent — heck, as a
human — I wish Steven was
a normal, healthy man who
is living his life. Maybe he
would be a young hotshot
on the rise at his chosen
profession. Maybe he would
be like many of us working
hard to pay the bills and
worrying about how much
money that funny sound in
his car engine is going to
cost him.
Either way, he would
still be here, and that would
make his family very happy.
But that’s not how the
cards were dealt.
Steven Bajenski would
have turned 26 on Tuesday,
May 8. But the Mokena
resident died at age 17 after
living life with a series of
serious health ailments,
including having open-heart
surgery performed on him
when he was just 10 weeks
old.
He loved sports and
played baseball, basketball
and football, even though
he was usually one of the
smallest players on whatever
team he was on.
He became a legendary
player with the Illinois
Sparks and Mount Carmel.
He wasn’t a star, but he
was an inspiration.
Bajenski died in 2009.
A year later, family and
friends cooked up a baseball
tournament in his honor and
to raise money for scholarships
for student athletes. So
far, the tournament, now in
its seventh year, has raised
six figures for the cause, and
Sandburg’s Branden Comia
and Lemont’s Easton Tally
were scholarship award
winners for 2018.
The tournament has
grown from eight to 14
teams. Providence Catholic,
Sandburg and Lockport are
schools in the 22nd Century
Media coverage area
in the tournament. Schools
with area students attending,
including Brother Rice,
Marist, St. Laurence, Mount
Carmel, Marian Catholic
and St. Rita, are also a part
of the tournament.
Some opening-round
games have already taken
place in March and April
(Providence and Sandburg
were among the openinground
winners), but things
are really going to heat
up May 16-19 at various
ballparks, including Standard
Bank Stadium in Crestwood,
Joliet Route 66 Stadium and
at Wheaton College.
It’s a nice precursor to
the Illinois High School
Association Class 3A and
4A playoffs, which begin
May 21.
I hate to admit it, but the
first time I heard of the tournament
was in 2012, when
two teams had a brawl during
one of the tournament
games, and it made news in
Chicago.
The first thing I thought
was, “I’ll bet that’s not
Stevie’s way.”
Stevie’s father, Mark,
told CBS Chicago that the
family and members of the
foundation were “disheartened”
by the brawl, and, “I
want [Stevie] to be remembered
for a kid who got it,
who did it the right way.”
Aside from that incident,
the tournament has delivered
nothing but top-notch
baseball.
St. Rita won the first
tournament, beating Mount
Carmel 10-4 in the championship
game. After that,
champions were Joliet
Catholic, Andrean (from
Indiana), Mount Carmel and
St. Rita, which won again in
2016 and 2017. Could this
be Sandburg, Providence or
Lockport’s year?
Every year around this
time, Stevie’s parents, Mark
and Karen, must have an
ache in their hearts, because
he is no longer around.
But they must also have
a lot of pride in their hearts
that Stevie’s spirit is still
inspiring and helping high
school athletes.
Athlete of the Month
Lincoln-Way West water polo player wins April honor
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Josh Carlson, a senior on the Lincoln-Way West boys swim
and water polo teams, won the April Athlete of the Month
competition for publisher 22nd Century Media’s Southwest
Chicago branch. 22nd Century Media File Photo
Lincoln-Way West senior
Josh Carlson has been finding
his way around a pool
since the age of 5. And in his
freshman year of high school,
he added water polo to his already
strong swim game.
Now, he is a leader for the
Warriors. He also is a certifiable
leader in area sports, as
well.
Last month, he led the way
in votes to claim 22nd Century
Media’s Southwest Chicago
Athlete of the Month
crown for April.
The Athlete of the Month
competition pits featured
Athlete of the Week selections
from our south suburban
newspapers against one
another in an online voting
contest.
The next contest is to begin
Thursday, May 10.
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Softball
Lockport offense earning high marks this season
Productive lineup
has led Porters to
16-3 mark
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
The midseason report is in
for the Lockport Township
softball team. Once again,
the Porters are scoring runs
in bunches and chugging toward
their 11th straight season
of 20-plus victories.
Through Thursday, April
26, the Porters were 16-3
overall and 4-1 in the Blue
Division of the SouthWest
Suburban Conference. They
were scoring runs like crazy
but giving up more runs than
they would like.
“Grade-wise, when we put
it all together, I’d give us a
B,” Lockport coach Marissa
Chovanec said April 25, following
her team’s 6-5 nonconference
victory over Joliet
West. “As long as we are
doing two of the three things
— hitting, fielding, pitching
— we’re usually fine.
We still have to work on a
couple of things.”
The same day, first baseman
Tara McElligott gave
her team higher marks.
“I’d say we’re between an
A-minus and a B-plus,” said
McElligott, who is a fouryear
varsity player. “There’s
always things to improve on,
like getting the lead early so
we don’t have to score 11
runs in one inning.”
That’s exactly what Lockport
needed to do in its wildest
game of this — and most
any season — last week.
That was a SWSC crossover
game against visiting Bradley-Bourbonnais
on April
24. The game started after 5
p.m. and ended shortly after
sunset. When it was over, the
Porters missed an extra point
but still won the game by a
score of 20-14.
They got out of there with
a win, thanks in large part to
McElligott highlighting an
11-run bottom of the fifth inning
with a grand slam. The
smash to left center on a 1-2
pitch gave the Porters the
lead for good at 12-11.
“That one I knew was a
home run off the bat,” said
McElligott, who gave herself
an 18th birthday present
a day early. “It was my ninth
of the year and third career
varsity grand slam.”
McElligott had two hits
and five RBI. Also coming
up big for Lockport in the
game were seniors Taylor
Shingler (3 hits, 4 RBI) and
Gracie Voulgaris (3 hits, 2
RBI), along with juniors Julia
Foster (3 hits, 2 RBI) and
Payton Grcevic (4 runs, 3
hits, 2 RBI), who had multihit
games for the Porters.
Lockport trailed 6-1 entering
the bottom of the fourth
but tied it at 6-6 that inning.
Bradley scored five runs in
the top of the fifth, but the
Porters put up 11 runs on
seven hits, four walks and
an error in the bottom half
of the inning. Ahead 17-14,
they had to tack on three
more runs to feel comfortable
going into the seventh.
The next day brought a
more conventional game, as
host Lockport held off old
rival Joliet West 6-5. Voulgaris
(2 hits, 2 RBI) and junior
Lauren Johnson (2 hits,
RBI) had multi-hit games.
The Porters pushed across
three runs in the bottom of
the fourth to take a 6-3 lead
and held on after Joliet West
(8-7-1), which defeated
Lockport last year, got two
runs back in the fifth. Senior
Elly Hagen went the first
five innings and got the win.
Sophomore Gianna Bauer
hurled the last two innings
and only needed 10 pitches
to retire the final six batters
after giving up a leadoff single
in the sixth.
After going 1-for-3
against Joliet West on her
actual birthday, McElligott
continued her party on
Thursday, April 26, in a 17-
4, five-inning victory against
SWSC Blue foe Stagg in
Palos Hills. She had a tworun
homer to left in the first
inning, a three-run home
run to center to highlight a
five-run second inning and
a homer to begin the fourth
inning, this one a line shot to
center. That started a sevenrun
uprising. McElligott
would have come up again
Taylor Shingler (left) and Taylor Herschbach celebrate a
Lockport run April 23 during a win over Sandburg.
Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media
later in the inning, but was
pinch-hit for. She finished
the game 3-for-3, all home
runs, with six RBI. She now
has 12 homers on the season.
Seven years earlier, McElligott’s
cousin, Lia Romeo,
also clubbed three long balls
in one game for the Porters,
and she was on-hand with
family, including Romeo’s
brother’s fiancee, Victoria
Dellorto, an assistant coach
at Stagg, to witness McElligott
matching her impressive
feat of slugging.
Shingler (3 hits, 2 runs),
Grcevic (2 hits, 2 RBI),
Johnson (2 hits, run, RBI)
and senior Courtney Schoolcraft
(2 hits, 2 runs) all added
multi-hit games for LTHS.
Lockport opened the week
on April 23 with an 11-5
SWSC Blue victory over
visiting Sandburg.
This Week In...
Porters Varsity
Athletics
Baseball
■May ■ 3 host Bradley, 4:30
p.m.
■May ■ 4 at Edwardsville Tiger
Classic, 7 p.m.
■May ■ 5 at Edwardsville Tiger
Classic, 11 a.m. and 1:30
p.m.
■May ■ 7 host Sandburg, 4:30
p.m.
■May ■ 9 at Sandburg, 4:30
p.m.
Softball
■May ■ 3 host Downers Grove
North, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 5 at Rantoul Triangular,
10 a.m. and noon
■May ■ 7 at Lincoln-Way East,
4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 8 at Lincoln-Way
Central, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 9 at Homewood-
Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
■May ■ 3 at Lincoln-Way East,
6:30 p.m.
■May ■ 4 host Kankakee
(Senior Night), 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 8 at Thornwood, 6:30
p.m.
Girls Track and Field
■May ■ 3 at SWSC
Championships, 4:30 p.m. at
Homewood-Flossmoor
Boys Track and Field
■May ■ 4, host Lockport
Invitational, 5 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
■May ■ 3 at Sandburg, 5:30
p.m.
■May ■ 8 host Stagg, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
■May ■ 3 at Stagg, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 5 host Lockport
Invitational, 8 a.m.
■May ■ 8 host Neuqua Valley,
4:30 p.m.
Boys Water Polo
■May ■ 3 host Homewood-
Flossmoor, 5 p.m.
■May ■ 5 at Conant Quad, 8
a.m.
Girls Water Polo
■May ■ 3 at Homewood-
Flossmoor, 5 p.m.
Badminton
■May ■ 3 host Badminton
Sectional, 3:30 p.m.
Celtics Varsity
Athletics
Baseball
■May ■ 4 at Minooka, 4:30
p.m.
■May ■ 5 host St. Francis-
Wheaton, 11 a.m.
■May ■ 7 at St. Francis-
Wheaton, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 8 at Loyola Academy,
4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 10 host Loyola
Academy, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
■May ■ 3 host Illinois Lutheran,
4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 7 host Plainfield North,
4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 8 host Andrew, 4:30
p.m.
■May ■ 10 host Benet
Academy, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Track and Field
■May ■ 5 at Lisle Nalley
Invitational, 9 a.m.
Girls Track and Field
■May ■ 5 at GCAC
Championships, 9 a.m.
■May ■ 7 at Black Diamond
Classic, 4 p.m.
Boys Tennis
■May ■ 3 hosts Mt. Carmel, 4
p.m.
■May ■ 5 at Lockport
Invitational, 8 a.m.
■May ■ 7 at Lincoln-Way West,
4 p.m.
■May ■ 10 hosts Coal City, 4
p.m.
Girls Soccer
■May ■ 8 hosts Nazareth
Academy, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 10 hosts Andrew, 4:30
p.m.
Boys Volleyball
■May ■ 3 hosts Lincoln-Way
East, 6 p.m.
■May ■ 7 hosts Montini
Catholic, 6 p.m.
■May ■ 10 hosts Loyola
Academy, 6 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
■May ■ 3 at Marist, 6 p.m.
■May ■ 4 at Montini Catholic,
6:30 p.m.
■May ■ 8 hosts St. Rita, 7 p.m.

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Baseball
Provi ace shuts down Porters 1-0 in New Lenox
Former Homer
Jr. High student
fires five scoreless
frames against LTHS
Steve Millar
Freelance Reporter
Bryce Barnett started the
job, and Ryan Manikowski
finished it, as Providence
turned in a dominant pitching
performance April 25.
Barnett, an Arizona State
recruit and Lockport resident,
took a no-hitter into the
fifth inning and allowed just
one hit in five innings before
Manikowski got the final six
outs to secure the host Celtics’
1-0 win over Lockport.
“At the start of the game,
I felt well,” Barnett said. “I
just made my pitches when I
had to. I just kept on throwing
and let my defense do
the job behind me.”
Providence (11-7) got
the only run it would need
against the Porters (11-6)
in the fourth inning, as Logan
Anderson led off with
a single, moved to second
on Alex Helmin’s sacrifice
bunt, took third on a wild
pitch and scored on Brennan
Geers’ RBI groundout.
Lockport senior Tommy
Louch was untouchable otherwise.
He allowed just the
one run on four hits in six
innings, striking out five and
walking four.
“Hats off to their pitcher,”
Providence coach Mark
Smith said. “It would’ve
been nice to get a two or
three-run lead, but we knew
it’d be a tough day with the
wind blowing in. We found
a way to get a run in at the
right time.”
Barnett and Manikowski
made sure the one run would
hold up.
Barnett (3-1), a junior,
struck out nine and walked
just one in his five innings.
The Lockport resident and
Homer Jr. High graduate
said he was especially fired
up to face the Porters.
“I live in Lockport, I went
to school with all those guys
when I was younger and I
would’ve went to Lockport
if I didn’t come here,” Barnett
said. “That was on my
mind all day today at school.
I was definitely fired up to
face them.”
Barnett’s day ended with a
bit of a scare. While warming
up before the sixth inning,
he felt a bit of tightness
in his throwing arm and had
to come out of the game.
“I just got a knot in my
forearm,” he said. “Nothing
major.”
Suddenly needing a relief
pitcher, Smith turned to
Manikowski, but the sophomore
from New Lenox
wasn’t in the dugout.
“I was supposed to pitch
[Thursday], so I wasn’t expecting
to hear my name
called,” Manikowski said. “I
was up on the hill shagging
foul balls, and then I had
to come in and get ready to
pitch.
“I didn’t think were was
any way I was going to pitch,
but I just had to come in and
stay calm and collected and
get the job done. I’ve got a
good defense backing me up
all day, so I wasn’t nervous
at all.”
Manikowski got in a bit of
a jam in the seventh, as an
error and an infield hit by the
Porters’ Ryan Moerman put
runners on first and second
with one out.
Manikowski, though, got
the next two hitters to fly out
and then induced a ground
out to end the game and record
his first save.
“He’s a quarterback in
football, so we told him he’s
got to get used to being in
those pressure situations, because
we might see him under
center for the Celtics in
the future,” Smith said. “He
did a great job in a tough
situation.”
Dylan Gorski, Josh
Mrozek and Steven Meyer
each had one hit for Providence,
along with Anderson’s
single.
The Celtics are still looking
for a more consistent offense.
“We’re still getting there,”
Smith said. “The one thing
I thought would be our
strength this year, our hitting,
hasn’t [been]. I think
when the weather gets better,
we’re going to start hitting.
Our pitching has been really
strong, and our defense has
improved, so it’s just the hitting
right now. We’ve got to
keep plugging away.”
After a 5-5 start, Providence
has won six of its last
eight games.
Anderson (.265 average,
17 RBI) and senior catcher
Nick Jones (.327, 17 RBI)
have been the team’s top
hitters. Helmin and Dakota
Katowski have each hit three
home runs.
Barnett leads the pitching
staff with his 3-1 record and
0.90 ERA, while Ben Vitas,
Ethan Petric and Jake Miller
each have two wins.
“Ever since our win
against Marian Catholic [on
April 13], everything’s been
coming together,” Barnett
said. “Once we start getting
some timely hitting, we’re
going to be really good.”
Lockport, meanwhile, will
look to bounce back after
suffering its fourth-straight
loss, having run into a long
line of top pitchers of late.
“This was the third game
in a row we faced a Division
I pitcher,” Lockport coach
Andy Satunas said. “I’m
Lockport resident and Providence pitcher Bryce Barnett delivers a pitch to Lockport’s
Jimmy Heintz April 25 during Providence’s 1-0 win over Lockport in New Lenox.
Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
very proud of the Porters and
how we’ve stood toe-to-toe
with these guys. We battled.
We just need to execute a
little better.”
Satunas said Lockport
looked to manufacture a run
but knew Jones would be
tough to run on.
“I tip my cap to their
catcher,” he said. “We know
how quick he is to second, so
we had to be selective with
our running. We needed to
get a bunt down when we
had a chance, and we didn’t
execute.”
Moerman, Collin Woulfe
and Nolan Weis had the Porters’
only hits, all singles.
Louch, though, was certainly
a bright spot. The senior
dropped to 2-1 with the
tough-luck loss but lowered
his ERA to 1.02.
“Tommy pounded the
zone against a talented offense,”
Satunas said. “He
Providence’s Aaron Krockey, of Homer Glen, slides into
second base in front of Josh Bentley during the game.
pitched the way he needs to
pitch to be successful. He
was able to throw his curveball
for strikes and spot his
fastball, and he gave their
hitters a lot to think about.”
Satunas expects facing the
tough pitching the Porters
have seen lately will make
them better in the long run.
“We love being a part of
this area and playing this
competition,” he said. “It
does nothing but make you
better. By the end of the
season, you’re going to be
battle-tested, and there’s
going to be nothing a team
can throw at you that you
haven’t seen.”

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Lockport volleyball continues in its winning ways
Team takes
consecutive sets
25-19, 25-16 in
Lockport
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
When Lincoln-Way Central
traveled to Lockport
Township for a boys volleyball
matchup last week,
there was a little more
at stake than the previous
matches the teams had
played this season.
First off, it was the South-
West Suburban Conference
opener for the Porters, and
the second one for Central.
Secondly, it was a rematch
of last season’s regional
title match, which was held
at Plainfield Central. Last,
but not least, the two teams
could meet in the postseason
again this season.
But for now, it was Lockport
that continued its hot
streak with a 25-19, 25-16
victory over the Knights
April 24 in the SWSC
matchup in the old gym at
the Lockport Central Campus.
The win was the 12th in
a row for the Porters (17-6,
1-0). Central (13-10. 1-1)
played without two of its
best attackers, senior outside
hitter Garrett McCrea
[injured] and junior outside
hitter Jack Yurkanin [flu].
But the Porters didn’t feel
too bad for Central. They
remembered that 17-25,
25-15, 25-20 loss in the regional
tile match exactly 11
months before.
“We said that the guys
who returned owed it to
other ones,” Lockport coach
Nick Mraz said of this season’s
team defeating Central
in honor of the eight seniors
that graduated from last
Kyle Dixon delivers an overhand serve for the Porters.
season. “We needed it for
conference, but it also gave
us a little bit of revenge for
the way they took us out last
year. So we worked hard in
practice the [previous] three
days, and this is one that everyone
wanted.”
Just like last season, the
Knights will want another
crack at Lockport in the
postseason. Both teams
are in the Brother Rice
Sectional, where the host
school, Lincoln-Way East
and Marist should be the top
seeds in an extremely tough
field. Central plans on being
healthy for that time of
year, but in the meantime,
will take the experience of
last week’s loss and use it if
there is a rematch.
The Knights tried to surprise
Lockport by jumping
out to leads of 4-1 and 5-2
in the first set. But trailing
6-4, senior setter/opposite
side hitter Patrick Surane
(match-high 8 kills) put
down a pair of kills in a 6-1
Porter run, which gave them
the lead for good.
Ahead 13-11, senior outside
hitter Kyle Dixon (7
kills, block), junior middle
hitter Jake Whyte (7 kills)
and senior setter/opposite
side hitter Anthony Pfeiffer
(5 kills, 10 assists) all registered
kills, and junior libero
Alex Matteucci (9 digs)
had an ace in a 5-0 spurt,
as Lockport pulled out to
an 18-11 lead. The Knights
crept within three points on
two occasions, the last at
20-17, but couldn’t get closer.
A kill by Pfeiffer ended
the opener.
“We knew we needed
a lot of energy going into
conference,” Dixon said.
“At the start of [April],
coach [Mraz] told us we
needed to win our next 10 in
a row going into this match,
and that’s what we did. Last
Jacob Prince (left) sets the ball as teammate Jacob Maly prepares to go up for the spike
April 24 during the Porters’ win against the Knights at Lockport’s Central Campus.
Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
year, we had a 20-match
winning streak. It’s just one
big team effort and knowing
we have that leadership on
the court.”
Set 2 was a similar story.
There was a trio of early ties,
the last one at 4-4. Then,
the Porters went on another
6-1 run, as Whyte walloped
four kills in the burst. The
Knights tried to hang in and
were still within 16-13 on
a kill by junior outside hitter
Aidan Heniff (3 kills, 4
digs). Whyte, however, had
an ace, and Dixon demolished
three kills, including
he final one, and the Porters
ended the match on a 9-3
spurt.
“We’ve been working a
lot in practice setting the
middles, because if they set
us, it opens up the pin hitters
and helps the whole team
by opening everything up,”
Whyte said. “This is huge.
It will really help us [with
seeding] in the regional/sectional.
We just have a lot of
team chemistry, and we’re a
family. We just have to keep
playing well on the court.”
Sophomore setter Jacob
Prince (13 assists, 6 digs)
also was big for Lockport.
Senior middle hitter Joe
Claffy (5 kills, block), Mc-
Guire (8 assists) and junior
libero Sebastian Olmos (8
digs, ace) contributed for
the Knights.
The Porters’ win streak
started when they defeated
Andrew 25-19, 25-21 on
March 31 in the final match
of the Marist Tournament.
“We used March to try
to figure some things out
and used about seven different
lineups,” Mraz said.
“Since the calendar turned
[to April], we’ve won 12 in
a row by just figuring things
out. It was a little sloppy,
and we’re seeing miscommunication
out there, but
that’s stuff that we will fix
come playoffs.
“... We really wanted
to focus on running our
middles, since we’re a pinheavy
team. The pieces are
in place, it’s just getting together,
communicating and
working as a unit.”
Lockport continued its
Lincoln-Way circuit by
traveling to Frankfort on
Thursday, April 26, for a
matchup with one of the
top-ranked teams in the
state, Lincoln-Way East. On
Tuesday, May 1, the Porters
were to host Lincoln-Way
West in another big SWSC
matchup, and this Thursday,
May 3, they are to travel to
Sandburg for a good rivalry
match.

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fastbreak
1st and 3
Adam Jomant/
22nd Century Media
Lockport takes
care of Knights in
straight sets
1. Piling up wins
The Lockport boys
volleyball team
emerged triumphant
with a 25-19, 25-16
showing against
Lincoln-Way Central
on April 24 at LTHS’s
Central Campus.
It was the team’s
12th-straight victory.
2. Turning the tide
The Knights jumped
to a 5-2 lead in the
first set before Patrick
Surane (matchhigh
8 kills) had a
pair of kills during
a 6-1 Lockport run,
which put his team
up for good.
3. Securing victory
Lincoln-Way Central
had the score to
within 16-13 in Set
2, but Lockport went
on a 9-3 spurt to
end the match.
Homer resident a part of national championship gymnastics team
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Sixteen women on the
University of Wisconsin-
Whitewater gymnastics
team earned the title of 2018
NCGA National Champions
after competing in the
National Collegiate Gymnastics
Association Team
Championship on March
23. Among those 16 women
is Homer Glen resident and
Lockport Township High
School graduate Vanessa
Olinger.
The Warhawks have
claimed two-consecutive
championship titles, and five
total in the last seven years.
Olinger, a freshman, is now
a part of school history.
“When we heard we won,
my head was just full of excitement,”
she said. “All the
hard work, and all the days
at practice, the blood and
the tears and our bodies being
tired, it all paid off at the
end. Just to think we did it,
back-to-back, we did it.”
There were six teams: The
Top 3 from the Midwest and
Top 3 from the East, competing
at nationals March 23 in
Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Warhawks have gone
to nationals every year since
2007.
“It’s not about me — it’s
about the girls, because I
want them to be able to get
the most out of their gymnastics
career while they’re here
at Whitewater,” said Jennifer
Regan, the gymnastics coach
at UW-Whitewater.
Although Olinger was an
alternate at nationals and
didn’t compete, throughout
the season she has competed
for the team on the balance
beam. At practices, however,
she has been training
for all four events: Floor
exercise, vault, uneven bars
and, of course, the balance
beam. The season began in
January, but the team started
practicing in September.
“I love having her on our
team,” Regan said. “She’s
the type of person that can
just set the team at ease; ...
she likes to joke around. She
keeps the atmosphere very
light, which is really nice.
But she is a huge supporter
of her teammates. She’s always
cheering, always motivating
them, constantly
pushing them to get better at
every practice.”
Olinger has done gymnastics
since she was 4 years
old and had a passion for
the sport ever since. As she
got older, she competed
with a couple club teams,
including BIG Gymnastics
in Burr Ridge, and she was
eventually a part of the Illinois
Gymnastics Institute
club team in Westmont all
throughout high school.
“When I was a little kid,
my mom said that I was
bouncing off the walls like
crazy, so she put me in gymnastics,
and ever since she
put me in, I had a passion
and loved it,” Olinger said.
She said her favorite
events to compete in are the
balance beam and floor, because
the floor event brings
out her bubbly and outgoing
personality, while she excels
on the balance beam.
“I just think that it’s always
been the sport for me,”
Olinger said.
It’s been her dream ever
since she was little to be on
a college gymnastics team,
and she’s worked her hardest
to get to where she is now.
When Olinger was a junior
at LTHS, Regan watched
her compete at the Chicago
Style meet, hosted by IGI,
where more than 1,000 athletes
participate every year.
Not only did her skills grab
Regan’s attention, her personality
did, as well.
“I think with Vanessa, it’s
her personality,” Regan said.
“She’s a go-getter, she’s a
fighter, and we always come
down to see the Chicago
Style meet, and I just remember
seeing an individual
working really hard and giving
it 110 percent.”
Olinger and her dad went
to Whitewater for a visit last
February, and it was there
that she committed to attend
the university and compete
on the gymnastics team.
“I came to the campus,
and I took a tour, and I really
liked it,” Olinger said. “I met
some of the girls, I looked at
the gymnastics facility and
I heard great, great things
from this school, and, I don’t
know, I felt like this was my
school to be at.”
Regan said it was during
that visit that she saw how
much Olinger fit in with the
team, the staff, and that it
was natural for her to be a
part of the program.
“They’re definitely my
Vanessa Olinger competes on the balance beam Feb. 9
during the Harley Davidson Invitational at the Wisconsin
Center in Milwaukee. Steve Rhodes/twistars photography
sisters, I’ll tell you that,”
Olinger said.
Regan has seen a lot of
improvements from Olinger
since she was in high school
and said she is expecting big
things from her in the future.
“I really do feel like she’s
going to be able to help fill
in some of those shoes of
those seniors that are going
to graduate for us this year,”
Regan said. “I think she’s
learned a lot, but she’s come
a long way.”
If Olinger continues to
make the type of progress
she’s made in her first year at
Whitewater, Regan believes
she has the capability of
contending for a spot in the
lineup on uneven bars, balance
beam and floor exercise
in the future.
“[This team is] a group of
individuals that when they
put their mind to something,
they’re unstoppable, and
they really came together
as a group this year, and focused
on just the team, being
a team, being a family and
supporting one another at
every meet,” Regan said.
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“We just have a lot of team chemistry, and we’re a family. We
just have to keep playing well on the court.”
Jake Whyte — Lockport boys volleyball player, on his team’s success
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Boys Volleyball
Taking on a rival — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at
Sandburg
• The Porters make the quick trip to Orland Park
in what is usually a competitive match with the
Eagles.
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Lockport’s Jacob Whyte (9) celebrates with his teammates April 24 during the Porters’ victory over Lincoln-Way Central at Lockport’s Central Campus. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Freshman champion
Olinger a part of gymnastics squad at Wisconsin
college that wins national title, Page 39
Bringing the heat
Lockport native, Celtics pitcher shuts down
hometown team in New Lenox, Page 37
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