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FRIDAY
Annie’s Red Hat Garage Sale
for TLC Animal Shelter
9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 18 and
May 19, 422 Hillview Court,
Lemont. Annie’s garage will
have many items to purchase
with reasonable prices.
Some things are brand new
with their tags still attached.
All proceeds go toward TLC
Animal Shelter in Home
Glen.
SATURDAY
Shady Oak’s Annual Camp
Clean-Up Day
9 a.m.-3 p.m. 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@sbcglob
al.net to sign up.
Center of the Plate
Featuring: Chicken
10:30-11:30 a.m. May 19,
Homer Township Public Library,
Community Meeting
Room, 14320 W. 151st St.,
Homer Glen. Chef Susan
Maddox will share information
about proper care when
purchasing poultry, “breaking”
down or fabrication of
a whole chicken, and preparing
chicken dishes. Registration
is required.
MONDAY
Introduction to PowerPoint
6-7 p.m. May 21, Homer
Township Public Library,
Community Meeting Room,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. This class will cover
topics such as slides, clipart,
themes and transitions. Registration
is required.
UPCOMING
Red Nose Day Photo Booth
8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Thursday,
May 24, Functional Therapy
and Rehabilitation, 14301
Golden Oak Drive, Homer
Glen. Join FTR/GoodLife in
helping to raise money and
awareness to combat childhood
poverty. In the first
three years, Red Nose Day
has raised over $100 million,
impacting more than 8.3
million children in America
and around the World. Red
noses will be available in the
clinics, and a minimum donation
of $1 will provide the
opportunity to take pictures
in the photo booth with team
members.
Solo Backpacking for Women
7-8 p.m. Thursday, May
24, Homer Township Public
Library, Community Meeting
Room, 14320 W. 151st
St., Homer Glen. Attendees
will learn tips and tricks on
how to prepare physically
and mentally, and ease the
fears of family and friends
when planning time in the
wilderness alone. Cathy
Rehr has backpacked solo
at Rocky Mountain National
Park, and other places, and
will be sharing her experiences.
Registration required.
Celebrate Life Event
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday,
June 3, Jean Marie Salon,
14907 Founders Crossing,
Homer Glen. On Cancer
Survivor Day, the salon will
offer free service for cancer
survivors, families and
friends. Free gifts will be
given out to attendees. This
day is all about giving back
and celebrating life.
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 event, visit
www.omgcknights.com.
Illinois Secretary of State
Mobile Unit
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday,
June 19, Village of Homer
Glen Community Room,
14240 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. Services will be provides
such as; renewal/correction
of driver’s license,
license plate stickers, new/
renewal correction of state
ID, organ donation registration
with renewal of driver’s
license or ID and others.
Homer Community Fest
Thursday, June 21-Sunday,
June 24, Festival
Grounds, 14500 W. 151st St.
in Homer Glen. The annual
summer festival will feature
live music performances,
a carnival, fireworks and
more. It will be held at the
A fireworks show is to be on
Thursday, June 21 at 9:30
p.m. An Independence Day
Parade is planned 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 23 at 151st
Street and Parker Road that
will head north on Parker
and end at Briarwood Drive.
For more information, visit
www.homerfest.com.
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 on the Village website at
www.homerglenil.org and at
Village Hall, 14240 W. 151st
St. The deadline for submissions
is Thursday, May 31.
Cards for Children and
Seniors
6-8 p.m. second Thursday
of every month, Homer
Township Public Library,
Teen Room, 14320 W. 151st
St., Homer Glen. For students
in sixth to 12th grade.
Create handmade cards or
letters that will be sent to
Cards for Hospitalized Kids
and Love for the Elderly
charities. For more information,
call (708) 301-7908.
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Heritage Village
Noon-4 p.m. Heritage
Village, 249 W. 2nd St.,
Lockport. Costumed interpreters
on Saturdays; open
to the public daily. Heritage
Village includes historical
buildings: Wells Corner
Schoolhouse, the Symerton
Depot, the Greenho Farmhouse,
the Mokena Jail and
other small buildings. For
more information or tours,
call (815) 838-5080 or visit
www.willhistory.org.
Fish Fry
5-8 p.m. Fridays. John
Olson American Legion
Post 18, 15052 Archer Ave.,
Lockport. Dine in or carry
out. For more information,
call (815) 838-4515.
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 and opens on the
first day of each month for
that month’s session. For
more information, contact
Heather Colby at heather@
homerlibrary.org or call
(708) 301-7908.
Citizens Against Ruining the
Environment
6-7:30 p.m. every third
Monday of the month, White
Oak Library, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. CARE, a nonprofit
and all-volunteer organization,
will discuss environmental
and health-related
issues in Will County. Community
service hours also
available.

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Cubs national anthem singer visits 33C, speaks on bullying
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
“If you can’t be kind,
don’t be anything,” John
Vincent told a crowd of seventh-
and eighth-graders at
Homer Jr. High.
The national anthem
singer for the Chicago Cubs
visited Homer Jr. High and
Goodings Grove School students
May 9 to speak with
them and share his personal
experiences with bullying
growing up.
Last year, Vincent made
a commitment to visit any
school for free to discuss the
issue of bullying and how
students can overcome it and
prevent it. So far, he’s gone
to six schools in the Chicago
area.
“I hope they don’t have
to go through what I went
through, and that lingering
effect that just hurts you and
stays with you,” he said. “I
hope they overcome it, I
hope they find compassion
in their hearts that the only
way through life is helping
people and being kind to
people.”
Vincent started being bullied
when he was in second
grade until he was a junior in
high school. He tried playing
football to help cope with it,
but he said although he was
good at the sport, it never
really helped subside the effects
of bullying.
“I had anger inside of me;
I wasn’t happy, and I don’t
want these kids to do this,”
he said. “I want them to not
have a place where they’re
worried about themselves or
worried about if they’re OK
to go to school. I want them
to go to a place where they’re
comfortable and happy.”
Vincent said it took him
awhile to come to terms with
the fact that he was bullied,
and once he did, he sought
counseling and has become
a more compassionate person
as he’s gotten older.
“It took me a long time
to recognize that,” Vincent
said. “I knew about [the
bullying], obviously, but
to come to terms and know
that it can affect you in
life. It affects all of us, we
are a product of our childhood,
so however you were
brought up is going to affect
you when you get older as
adults.”
He wants students to understand
that being kind to
each other is the best thing
Student Tyler Jacques (right) stands with John Vincent as they address concerns about
bullying at an assembly May 9 at Homer Jr. High. max lapthorne/22nd century media
they can do. They’re all in
it together, and they need to
look out for each other because
it’s the right thing to
do.
“If you’re good to somebody,
that’s all that matters,”
Vincent said. “I don’t care
where you’re from, who
you are, if you’re good to
people, treat the janitor the
same way to treat the CEO,
treat everybody — race, religion,
creed, color, whatever
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Police arrest man allegedly behind New Lenox Metra station graffiti
Historic depot set to
move to Konow’s Corn
Maze in June
James Sanchez, Contributing Editor
A 38-year-old
New Lenox man
was arrested Monday,
May 14, for
vandalizing the New
Lenox Metra station,
near the intersection
Carter
of Lincoln Highway
and Church Street.
Kevin B. Carter was arrested
and charged with one felony
count of criminal defacement of
property for the damage to the
116-year-old railroad station, as
From May 14
well as vandalism to equipment at
a nearby construction site.
The walls, windows, doors,
walkways and railings were found
to be spray-painted on Saturday,
May 12.
The profanities were removed
by Public Works Sunday, May
13, and the rest was expected to
be cleaned up Monday, May 14,
according to New Lenox Deputy
Chief Lou Alessandrini.
The New Lenox Area Historical
Society plans to move the
historic railroad depot more than
five miles north on Cedar Road to
Konow’s Corn Maze at 16849 S.
Cedar Road in Homer Glen next
month, according to the deputy
chief.
The structure is being preserved
there because the Village of New
Lenox announced it would raze
the depot as part of a 3.1-acre
commercial development on property
adjacent to the station, which
led to residents wanting it to be
saved.
The Konows, after reading
about the railroad depot, decided
to pay to have the building moved
to the farm for its preservation.
For more on this and other Breaking
News, visit HomerHorizon.com.
RIGHT: The New Lenox railroad
station at 300 N. Church St. and
a construction site nearby were
vandalized overnight Saturday,
May 12. The railroad depot
is scheduled to be moved to
Konow’s Corn Maze in Homer
Glen next month. Photo submitted
Former LTHS teacher pleads
guilty in ‘revenge porn’ case
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
A former science
teacher at
Lockport Township
High School
pleaded guilty May
7 to an attempt
of nonconsensual
dissemination of Soderborg
private sexual images,
according to Chuck Pelkie, a
spokesperson for the Will County
State’s Attorney’s Office.
Stephen Soderborg, 30, of
19508 Parker Road in Mokena, reversed
his earlier plea of not guilty
after an unsuccessful attempt by
his lawyer, Jeff Tomczak, to argue
that the law under which Soderborg
was charged was unconstitutional,
court records show. Tomczak
has not returned a request for
comment on the matter.
The conviction, which is a Class
A misdemeanor, carries two years
of court supervision; a $750 fine;
and requirements to attend anger
management classes, complete
50 hours of community service
at a facility that benefits women
or victims of domestic violence,
and refrain from contact with the
victim.
Soderborg was charged in January
2017 for posting a private
photo of his ex-girlfriend online,
Will County Sheriff’s Office
spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer
said at the time. She said then that
the charge was the result of an investigation
which started in November
2015, when Soderborg’s
ex-girlfriend alleged he had private
photos of her in his possession
and had posted them online
without her permission.
Hoffmeyer added at that time
that Soderborg made statements
to detectives that he had taken
the pictures offline and realized
he shouldn’t have posted them,
though results of a search warrant
still found one image online, which
led to his arrest.
Soderborg taught at LTHS from
2012-2017.
Police Reports
Homer resident charged with aggravated assault at home
Steven T. Marshall, of 15064
W. 143rd St. in Homer Glen, was
charged for aggravated assault
April 26 at his home. Police were
reportedly dispatched at 11 p.m. to
his home for a disturbance. When
they arrived, Marshall allegedly exited
the front door with a small cut
on top of his head and some blood
on his hand. Deputies spoke with
Marshall and three other residents
of the home, police said. They determined
that Marshall allegedly
had entered one of the female resident’s
bedrooms — a young teen
— and began an argument related
to her wearing different color nail
polish on each of her fingers.
When the argument began to
escalate, the brother of the girl interceded
and told Marshall to stop,
according to police. Marshall then
exited the bedroom and reportedly
quickly returned with a hatchet,
raising it and beginning to walk
toward the brother. The brother
and an adult female resident reportedly
wrestled Marshall to the
ground and fought with him until
he stopped fighting them.
Marshall then went into the
kitchen and waited for deputies to
arrive, police said.
April 29
• Caryn Arbuthnot, 51, of 1375
Regan Road in New Lenox, was
charged with improper lighting,
improper lane usage, no registration
plates on rear or front, operating
an uninsured motor vehicle,
leaving the scene of a property
damage accident and driving under
the influence at S. Parker Road and
W. 159th Street.
• At about 1 a.m., while on stationary
patrol, deputies reportedly
observed a Jeep Wrangler with no
front or rear license plate, no rear
bumper, a broken driver side taillight,
broken rear windshield, a rear
flat tire and tree branches hanging
from the driver side of the rear of
the vehicle. Deputies also observed
the vehicle crossing the center line
several times and made a traffic
stop, police said.
• When deputies questioned Arbuthnot
about the trees hanging
from her car, she reportedly denied
being in any type of accident
and agreed to take a field sobriety
test, which she failed. While on
scene, deputies were told that other
deputies in the area located a broken
mailbox along a driveway on
Parker Road, according to police.
Arbuthnot reportedly then said she
was the cause of the broken mailbox
and was charged.
April 27
• Kamal B. Commodore, 25, of
5758 Kathryn Lane in Matteson,
was cited for reportedly speeding,
no valid driver’s license/never having
been issued one and operating
an uninsured motor vehicle at S.
Gougar Road and W. 151st Street.
April 25
• Monica Chavez, 38, of 3906 Mohican
Court in Joliet, was cited for
driving while having her license
suspended and speeding at W. 167th
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the Homer Horizon | May 17, 2018 | 5
Homer Glen Village Board
Longtime resident Bob Schmidt honored with award at meeting
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Homer Glen Village
Board recognized the service
of longtime volunteer
Bob Schmidt before beginning
official business at its
May 9 meeting.
Schmidt is a regular fixture
at board meetings and
has been volunteering in the
community since before the
village was incorporated.
A resident of the township
for 40 years, and the owner
of the former Wheel-Go
Camping in town where
Big Text Trailer World now
is, Schmidt was one of the
founders of the Homer Glen
Area Chamber of Commerce
and served as the organization’s
government liaison for
seven years.
Starting in 2003, he has
served intermittently on the
Public Services & Safety
Committee, the Sign Committee,
the Community &
Economic Development
Committee and the Village’s
Police Task Force.
Schmidt announced he
would be stepping down
from his committee roles
this past December.
Mayor George Yukich
and the board presented
Schmidt with the village’s
Making a Difference
Award, a plaque engraved
with the dedication, “Thank
you for everything you have
done. You truly make a difference.”
“For your years of outstanding
service and commitment,
we want to extend
a big thank you,” Yukich
said as he presented the
plaque to Schmidt. “Personally,
I’d also like to add that
you’ve been a good friend of
mine over the years, and I
love you very much.”
Trustee Brian Burian added
his thanks to Schmidt, as
well, stating, “I don’t know
anyone who loves this town
as much as Bob does.”
After embracing members
of the board, Schmidt
thanked the mayor and
turned to address the attending
crowd, which included
his wife, Connie.
“I want you all to remember,
Homer Glen is a special
place because of you all,” he
said to applause.
Advising caution with social
media posts
Will County Sheriff’s Office
Lt. Jim Holuj reported
on behalf of the police and
local fire districts at the
meeting requesting that residents
be cautious about what
they post and believe on social
media.
Holuj reported that early
morning May 9 during an
active shooter drill at Silver
Cross Hospital’s Homer
Glen Emergency Care Center
at 12701 W. 143rd St., a
concerned resident posted
online that there was an active
shooter at 143rd Street
and Pebble Creek Drive
which had resulted in at least
one injury. This was false, as
there had been no incident.
The post resulted in many
concerned phone calls and
fear among nearby residents
and parents of schoolchildren.
Holuj asked residents
to use caution when posting
on social media and to
always substantiate claims
before passing them around
as facts.
“Public safety is always
Round it up
A recap of May 9 Village Board action and discussion
• The board recognized the Homer Jr. High girls
bowling team for their recent state championship
victory. The four-girl team took home the state trophy
for the first time in school history, and each member
was presented with a certificate by the Village Board.
• Trustee Sharon Sweas announced that the
Environment Committee still has some Red Oak
seedlings available for planting. Any interested resident
should contact the Village Hall.
• Sweas also noted that ComEd will begin installing
smart meters throughout the village this month.
Residents can postpone their installation for a monthly
fee of $21.53 through 2022, if they would like to
gather more information first.
• Phase I of the Heritage Park development is
almost complete. Final work is being done on paving,
landscaping and light installation currently, and the
first portion of the park should be open to the public by
June 15.
• The board officially accepted a $24,000 grant
from the Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club for the
construction of a gazebo as part of Phase II of the
Heritage Park development. The construction of the
gazebo, as well as the active core sports and play
areas of the park, will begin later this summer.
our top priority,” Holuj
said. “We don’t publicize
active shooter drills when
we run them at the schools
or public buildings, because
we don’t want people
who might seek to do harm
showing up to watch or
record our tactics. If they
knew how we handled a situation,
bad guys could learn
how to cause more harm to
residents and emergency
personnel.”
Despite this lack of publicity,
he stated that anyone
with concerns was welcome
to ask questions.
“If you see something and
think there might be a situation,
don’t hesitate to call
911 and ask a dispatcher,”
he said. “They will gladly
tell you what’s going on, and
that way we don’t have a
bunch of false alarms going
off on social media and possibly
putting people risk.”
He also urged residents to
approach posts online with
a healthy amount of skepticism.
“Don’t believe everything
you read on Facebook and
Twitter,” he said. “Once
again, if you have a question,
you can always call 911
or our non-emergency line
and ask if there really is an
emergency.”
Moratorium on wireless
communication facilities
The board also voted
unanimously to approve a
180-day moratorium on the
issuing of special use permits
for wireless communication
facilities.
This measure was taken
in response to the incredibly
negative feedback given by
residents at the last board
meeting for the Village’s approval
of a new Verizon cell
tower. Given existing zoning,
the Village had no legal
way of denying the Verizon
request, which came with a
compelling public safety argument.
However, the moratorium
was offered to appease unhappy
residents. The board
members said they would
use the time to look into
possible options for limiting
or regulating future cell
tower construction in the
village.
Payment for 2017 drainage
improvement project
During the action portion
of the meeting, the board voted
to approve a $45,415.96
payment for extra work done
by Patnick Construction during
the course of its work on
the 2017 drainage improvement
project.
While installing the new
larger diameter storm sewer
along Eagle Ridge Drive in
the Woodbine subdivision,
several residential water service
lines and one sanitary
sewer service were found to
be in direct conflict with the
new storm sewer. Instead of
halting construction when
the conflicts were found and
contacting Illinois American
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Water to make the adjustments
to the lines, which
Village officials noted would
have been more costly and
time consuming, the Village
approved Patnick to make
the adjustments, which in
several cases included rerouting
and extending the
lines, as they were encountered.
The work involved lines
at eight addresses along
Eagle Ridge drive and cost
$30,650.
Patnick also encountered
conflicts with several utility
lines along Eagle Ridge
Drive, as well as similar
conflicts under Woodland
Drive in the Meadowview
subdivision adjacent to the
ComEd right-of-way. In
order to circumvent these
utility lines, extra excavation
was needed along Eagle
Ridge, and a major plan
revision was necessary for
Woodland Drive.
The total cost of the additional
work and delays was
$14,765.96.
Fonfara appointed to
committee
The board voted unanimously
to approve the appointment
of Todd Fonfara
to the Parade & Festival
Committee. Fonfara will
take the place of departing
committee member Mike
McGowan at the request of
Trustee Carlo Caprio. Fonfara
is the deputy chief at the
Northwest Homer Fire Protection
District.
“Todd has been instrumental
to the committee
since I joined in 2010, and
I think he’s the perfect appointee
to fill this vacancy,”
Caprio said.

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Abigail Hart
Freelance Reporter
The Will
C o u n t y
School District
92 Board
of Education
officially appointed
Mark
Fleming, currently
the
Fleming
district’s assistant superintendent
for curriculum and
instruction, to be the interim
superintendent at a special
Thursday, May 10, meeting.
The interim appointment,
confirmed in a 5-2 vote,
comes after board officials
decided to not renew Superintendent
Peter Sullivan’s
contract in late January. The
board is currently working
with the Illinois Association
of School Boards to find a
permanent replacement for
Sullivan.
“We were limited to the
number of candidates provided
by IASB, and, after
interviewing them, we did
not feel that any provided fit
what the board was looking
for in a full-time superintendent,”
said Mike Messina,
president of the School
Board.
Following the board’s
decision to discontinue Sullivan’s
$163,777 contract,
some teachers and parents
from the district at the time
initially voiced concerns
over a lack of communication,
as Sullivan and the
board both did not provide
detailed reasoning as to his
departure.
“We decided to move on
after discussions with the
board and Dr. Sullivan,”
Messina said. “It was nothing
personal.”
Sullivan sent out a statement
to district staff following
the original decision,
saying, “Mike Messina and
I wanted to share with the
District 92 community, faculty
and staff that I will not
be returning as superintendent
at the end of the school
year. After lengthy discussions,
the decision has been
made to not extend my contract
beyond June 30, 2018.”
Fleming, who is currently
in his fourth year with the
district, previously served
as principal at both Haines
School and Oster-Oakview
School, which are each in
New Lenox School District
122, for nine years. Fleming
is also camp director of
Joliet Royal Family KIDS
Camp, a free, weeklong
summer camp for abused
and abandoned children.
“My objective is to continue
carrying forward excellence
within the district,”
Fleming said of what he
hopes to bring to the role.
Fleming told The Homer
Horizon that he applied to be
the permanent superintendent
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“The Will County School
District 92 Board has the utmost
confidence in Dr. Fleming
and his ability to lead the
school district as acting interim
superintendent, which
will allow the board to focus
on the search process to secure
a permanent superintendent,”
Messina said in a
press release issued Friday,
May 11.
At its special meeting, the
board also approved a new
2018-2019 timeline provided
by IASB for the continued
superintendent search.
According to this timeline,
the position will be listed on
IASB and Illinois Association
of School Administrators
websites on Aug. 15,
with Oct. 2 being the final
date for superintendent candidates
to apply. The board
then hopes to conduct initial
interviews that same month,
with site visits to occur in
November and December.
If all goes according to
plan with the new timeline,
the board would appoint a
new, permanent superintendent
by the end of November
or in December. Their employment
would then commence
on July 1, 2019.
IASB’s original timeline
was set to have a permanent
appointment by this July.
Instead, Fleming’s interim
appointment will become effective
July 1, as the search
for a permanent replacement
to Sullivan continues.

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Station 2 reopens with help of Village of New Lenox loan
NLFPD covers some
parts of Homer Glen
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
There are once again firefighters
and fire engines on
duty at Station 2 on Cedar
Road in New Lenox after
the New Lenox Fire Protection
District received a
$450,000 loan from the Village
of New Lenox.
The funds will allow the
station at 1205 N. Cedar
Road to remain operational
until the end of the year, but
without a successful referendum,
New Lenox Fire
Chief Adam Riegel said it
will likely be closed again.
Between when the station
was closed on March 30
and reopened on April 25,
many of the staff members
who had been let go had already
found other employment
or been reassigned
through Kurtz Paramedic
Services, through whom the
NLFPD contracts full-time
firefighter/paramedics. As
such, the department is currently
slightly understaffed
and district firefighter/paramedics
have been working
overtime to adequately staff
Station 2.
Riegel said the closure
resulted in a “ripple effect”
across the district, with fewer
personnel to cover calls
for aid.
“There were multiple
times we had to call mutual
aid to help handle calls in
town while the station was
closed down,” Riegel said.
“Not necessarily just does
it affect people in Station 2
still district and nearby.
“It’s a ripple effect
throughout town. As we get
busier, it takes longer and
longer to get to people, and
once you use up those companies,
they’re gone. Then
you have to rely on neighbors
to help.”
Calls for mutual aid are
not uncommon between
towns, but having fewer
people increases the need
for help from neighboring
towns when multiple calls
come in at the same time.
In response to the failed
vote in March, which was
supported by nearly half of
voters, Riegel said the district
is looking at how they
can better inform the community
of their needs and
convince them to support
the referendum.
He said they have reached
out for advice from other
districts that have successfully
passed referendums in
the past and are putting together
a group to get input
from members of the community.
“We think we have a
pretty good case for why
we need the money,” he
said, “but ultimately it is up
to the people to decide the
level of service they want.”
In addition, he said it is
hard to see what the firefighters
went through with
the layoffs, knowing they
might be faced with the
same situation come the end
of the year.
“These guys are good at
what they do and love what
they do, and you hate to see
them going through it,” Riegel
said.
He said the district is always
looking at ways to
save money, including a
recent grant application to
help cover the cost of converting
to LED lighting.
That would save the district
an estimated $20,000 a year
in electricity costs.
While Riegel said that
would be a small amount
when compared to the overall
budget, it is still something
they can do to help
reduce costs.
The New Lenox Fire
Protection District also recently
signed an intergovernmental
agreement with
the Frankfort Fire Protection
District to share vehicles
back in forth if either
of them is down an
ambulance or fire engine at
any point.
With an extra ambulance
in New Lenox and an engine
on reserve in Frankfort,
Riegel said both towns
can benefit and save money
in case of a breakdown.
“We figure the bigger
pool you can get of it, the
better off you are because
it’s more availability of resources
to look at if something
happens,” said Riegel,
who said the NLFPD is
also in the considering an
agreement with the Homer
Township Fire Protection
District, as well.
“We’re trying to live
within our means,” Riegel
said. “We need to either get
more money or [go] back to
what we can spend.”
For those residents who
may have questions or
concerns about the department’s
budget or spending,
Public Information Officer
Marisa Schrieber said the
district would be willing to
sit down with them and go
over the numbers.
“We have our budget and
audit information up on our
website,” Schrieber said.
“... If anybody really wanted
to look through, we’d be
happy to have them come in
and talk to us about it and
would explain everything to
them.”
If a referendum is successfully
passed in November,
the New Lenox
Fire Protection District will
begin to pay back the loan
from the Village at a rate of
$50,000 per year over the
next nine years. Riegel said
repayment does not have to
begin until the fire district
passes a referendum, which
could be this year or sometime
in the future.
The New Lenox Fire Protection
District covers New
Lenox Township, as well as
Firefighter/paramedics (left to right) Tim Mayotte, Lucas Rettke, Brandon Toth and Mitch
Serrato pose for a photo on May 1 while on a shift at Station 2, which was recently
reopened. Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
Recently re-opened New Lenox Fire Protection District Station No. 2 is located at 1205 N.
Cedar Road.
some parts of Homer Glen,
and the district does not just
respond to calls from New
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to a large number of
calls on Interstate 80 and
transport both residents and
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the Homer Horizon | May 17, 2018 | 9
Residents clean garbage from the community on Earth Day
Village officials join in on
what is set to become an
annual event in Homer
Jessie Molloy, Freelance Reporter
A group of volunteers, including
multiple Village officials, took
part in Homer Glen’s first Earth
Day Clean-Up Day on April 22, an
event organizers hope will become
an annual tradition.
The initiative was spearheaded
by Homer residents Nicole Priest
and Rachel Sweet, who were inspired
by a conversation on one of
the Village’s community Facebook
groups.
“Someone had posted pictures in
the ‘Homer Rants and Raves’ forum
of some of the garbage lying
around, and people were complaining
about the mess, asking, ‘Who’s
responsible for cleaning this up?,’”
Priest explained. “And we said,
‘We are.’”
The event was organized almost
completely on Facebook in a little
over three weeks. About 40 people
took part, officially and unofficially,
and organizers are hopeful that
with more planning time and Village
assistance, it will grow significantly
next year.
“I just wanted to come out and
do my part,” said Priest, who was
cleaning the grassy fence line at the
corner of the Meijer parking lot.
“This year was about planting the
seed of something bigger.”
Volunteers worked for five hours
to clean up the grassy areas along
Bell Road from 143rd Street to Menards;
the lots around Harris Bank
over to the Shell stations on Bell
Road; the parking lot complexes of
Jewel-Osco, Meijer and Home Depot;
Parker Road from 143rd Street
to 151st Street; the bike trail from
Old Oak Country Club to Pelican
Harry’s Bar & Grill; and portions
of Hadley Road.
“We think there were more people
just out in the community or
cleaning up in their subdivisions,
because some of them came and
got bags at the Village Hall,” Sweet
explained. “But we had about 40
people out by 143rd [Street] and
along Bell [Road], and then there
was a group of families that told us
they were going to clean the bike
trail and along Parker [Road]. The
group that cleaned up Parker Road
found 10 full bags worth of garbage.”
The garbage bags, along with
bottles of water for the volunteers,
were all donated by Meijer,
and gloves were provided to
the group by a helpful resident.
Meijer, Jewel-Osco, Home Depot
and the businesses in the Jewel
plaza all cooperated with the effort
and offered to let volunteers
use their dumpsters to dispose of
the litter.
“It was a lot of work, but we’re
very proud of what we got done in
just one day, especially with such a
small group,” Sweet said in a postclean-up
interview. “It was beautiful
driving through town today
with all that garbage gone.”
Sweet, Priest and members of
the Village administration already
have big plans for next year’s
event, which the Village has promised
to support.
“Next year, we’ll have more
time to plan and get the word out,”
Priest said. “It would be great if we
could get some sponsorships or incentives
from the local businesses,
too, which is something I think
we’re going to work on.
“We’ve got a lot of ideas, and
Meijer has been great about helping
us. Maybe next year, we can
set up more in their parking lot and
make it into more of an ‘event,’
with recycling services and refreshments.”
Although the event was not officially
Village-sponsored this year,
Village officials were quick to get
involved and do their part. Mayor
George Yukich, Trustees Sharon
Sweas, Keith Gray and Beth Rodgers,
as well as Clerk Ann Holtz,
were all present on Earth Day to
take part in the clean-up, with Holtz
agreeing to sign off on community
service hours for any students who
took part.
“I’m really glad they’re doing
this, and a lot of the businesses
have been great,” Holtz said.
“Once the Village can get involved
Homer Glen residents Nicole Priest (left) and her daughter, Olivia, 7, clean up the grass along the Meijer
parking lot April 22 as part of the Earth Day Clean-Up Day Priest helped organize on Facebook along with
fellow resident Rachel Sweet. Photos by Jessie Molloy/22nd Century Media
next year, and we have more time
to organize, it will be even bigger
and better.”
Gray also gave his thoughts on
the event.
“Once the snow melts, you can
really see how bad everything actually
is,” Gray noted. “I’m really
happy to see everybody come out
to help, even if it’s not that big a
group this year. We’d really like
to see this become an annual thing
and keep getting bigger.”
The organizer’s plans don’t stop
at Earth Day, though. Sweet said
she plans on keeping the Homer
Community Clean-Up Facebook
page going and encouraging residents
and local businesses to clean
up messy areas and maintain their
property throughout summer and
fall. The group’s next initiative is
going to focus on the Homer Community
Fest Independence Day Parade.
“We’re going to try to get some
rolling garbage bins to follow the
parade and encourage people to
pick up trash that’s left behind,”
Clean-Up Day volunteers (left to right) Chris and Nicole Trzeciak, along
with their daughter, Hannah, 2, sign in and gather their clean-up gear.
she explained. “There’s always a
lot of candy wrappers and stuff left
after that, and I think it could be a
good teaching moment.
“We were just tired of hearing
people complain about the mess
and not doing anything about it. I
was blown away, though, by how
many people got really passionate
about the issue. I’m really impressed
with the outcome and with
all the people who helped us.”

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Mokena resident wins 2018 Vacation Photo Contest by reflecting
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Road trips are about the
moments while they are happening.
But those moments
often lead to fond reflection
years later.
And this year’s Vacation
Photo Contest had Amy
Knoop reflecting about,
well, a reflection.
Last summer, she took a
road trip with her daughters
Riley and Jaiden along the
Florida Gulf Coast. They set
out, Knoop said, to experience
“sunsets, seashells and
swimming.”
While they were taking a
swimming break to catch the
“amazing sunset” in Sanibel
Island, Florida, Knoop captured
the photo that would
end up winning in 22nd Century
Media Southwest Chicago’s
2018 Vacation Photo
Contest.
“The sunset was reflecting
off the water, creating a mirror
image of the gorgeous
sky,” she wrote. “When
imagining what a summer
family vacation should be,
I will forever think of this
image, because it sums it all
up so beautifully. No filters
needed.”
Knoop’s winning photo is
published on the cover of the
2018 Summer Fun Guide,
included with this week’s issue
of The Homer Horizon.
She also won the following
Grand Prize Package:
gift cards valued at $200
for Gizmos Fun Factory,
66 Orland Square Drive,
Suite D, in Orland Park; a
gift certificate for two hours
of bowling and shoe rentals
for up to six people on a
lane at Laraway Lanes, 1009
W. Laraway Road in New
Lenox (the certificate also
includes one 12-inch pizza
and one pitcher of pop); four
passes, each good for 13 entries
for one session for one
child at Mokena Community
Park District’s Yunker Farm
Splash Park, 10824 LaPorte
Road in Mokena; a gift certificate
for a 45-minute salt
cave session at Royal Salt
Cave & Spa, 20881 S. La-
Grange Road in Frankfort;
a gift certificate valued at
$25 for Rubi Agave, 12622
W. 159th St. in Homer Glen;
a gift certificate valued at
$25 for Odyssey Fun World,
19111 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley
Park; and six $5 gift certificates
from Dairy Queen,
950 E. 9th St. in Lockport.
Publisher 22nd Century
Media asked area readers
for their best vacation photos,
this year focusing on
a theme of “road trips and
winging it.” Entries were
judged based on photo quality,
originality, capturing the
essence of vacation, emphasis
on summer and ability to
fit the theme.
The staff at 22nd Century
Media would like to thank
everyone who took the time to
share their photos and stories
with us for this year’s iteration
of the contest, as well as the
local businesses that donated
prizes for our winner.
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From Page 3
it is, you treat people the same way,
because we’re human. Nobody deserves
to be treated badly.”
Homer Jr. High principal Troy
Mitchell said bullying is an ongoing
issue in all schools these days,
and he added the best way to help
combat it is to have a partnership
with the students to understand
what it is, and how to deal with it,
should they encounter bullying.
“The biggest thing is having a
safe environment where students
feel they’re safe to come report it,”
Mitchell said.
Following Vincent’s presentation,
students went to their sixthperiod
classes to have a more indepth
conversation about bullying
before school ended.
“Every student, wherever they
were in the school, talked about the
same kind of concepts: What is bullying?
What do you do if you encounter
bullying? Just kind of reinforcing
what they should be doing or what
they can do and what kind of support
they can receive,” Mitchell said.
police
Street
From Page 4
and S.
Kensington
Drive, according to police.
Chicago Cubs national anthem singer John Vincent visited classrooms
at Homer Jr. High after the assembly to answer questions students might
have on bullying. max lapthorne/22nd century media
The goal moving forward at
Homer Jr. High is to have an informational
closure to assemblies
instead of ending the conversation
once the speaker finishes. Not only
April 24
• Someone driving a semi reportedly
stole an orange box trailer,
a 53-foot 1991 Wabash National,
from the back of the Big R at
15830 S. Bell Road. Several pallets
were inside the trailer, police
said.
• Amanda E. Rosado, 26, of 12332
W. Tim Tam Court in Orland Park,
was cited for allegedly speeding
and driving while her license was
suspended at S. Lady Bar Ave. and
does it keep the discussion going,
it encourages students to feel as
though they can voice their opinions
and ask questions, the principal
said.
S. Secretariat Lane.
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.
Making a donation
Homer dentist gives $1,000 to
TLC Animal Shelter
Dr. Mary Ellen Hoye, DDS, presents a check for $1,000 to TLC Animal
Shelter Coordinator Janine Carter May 8 at the shelter in Homer
Glen. The dentist office collected the donations in April during Oral
Cancer Awareness month, giving a part of proceeds from oral cancer
screenings to the shelter. Photos submitted
Dr. Mary
Ellen Hoye
(left), DDS,
holds a
puppy at
the shelter
alongside
hygienist
Amanda
Graham
after
presenting
a check to
help out
TLC.

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Weathering the Storm
Nice end to otherwise
cold month of April
Mark T. Carroll
Contributing Columnist
April weather in
review for the area
Cold.
That one word
summarizes our
weather in April 2018. The
average temperature for the
month was 41.2 degrees,
which was 7.7 degrees
below normal.
It was the coldest April
ever recorded at O’Hare
International Airport, where
April average temperatures
were first recorded in 1959.
Weather records date back
to 1928 for the Midway
International Airport site
(it was known as Chicago
Municipal Airport prior
to being named Midway).
April of 2018 was the
second-coldest April for the
Midway Airport site, with
the coldest April being in
1950.
Other than a brief
warmup on April 11-13,
temperatures were well below
normal during the first
three weeks of the month.
Through the first 18 days
of April, the temperature
did not get warmer than 39
degrees for 10 of those 18
days.
On Friday, April 13, a
warm front settled across
the Chicago area. In the
south and southwest suburbs,
temperatures were in
the 60s, while north of Interstate
88, temperatures were
only in the 40s. The last day
of April was the warmest
day of the month, when we
reached 80 degrees for the
first time in 2018.
In addition to being the
warmest day of the month,
April 30 also was the driest.
It is rare for the relative
humidity in our region to
be below 20 percent. The
record low relative humidity
for Chicago is 13 percent.
On April 30, the relative
humidity got as low as 14
percent. Low humidity
combined with high winds
that day raised concerns for
brush fires.
Liquid precipitation was
more than 1/2 inch below
normal for the month of
April.
Snow for the month of
April was 2 inches above
normal. The greatest snow
amounts during April 2018
occurred from the evening
of April 8 into the early
morning hours of April 9.
Snow totals reported for that
event included the following.
• Homer Glen: 2.8 inches
• New Lenox 2.5 inches
• Lockport 2.3 inches
Our final snow event of
the month concluded the
morning of April 19 with
the following snowfall totals
being recorded.
• New Lenox 1.6 inches
• Homer Glen 1.3 inches
• Mokena 1.3 inches
• Lockport 1 inch
The normal last date for
measurable snowfall is
March 31. The last measurable
snowfall for this season
occurred nearly three weeks
after the normal date.
Total snowfall for the
2017-2018 snow season
was very close to normal.
O’Hare Airport recorded
36.3 inches of snow, compared
to the normal of 36.5
inches. Midway recorded
a total of 39.1 inches for
the snow season, which
was two inches above the
normal of 37.1 inches.
Temperature during the
2017-2018 snow season was
very close to normal for the
months November through
March, with April temperatures
being very much
below normal.
The weather for May and
beyond
The forecast from the
National Centers for Environmental
Prediction was
not very good for the month
of April, as it had called for
near normal temperatures.
The centers’ forecast for
May is for above-normal
temperatures and abovenormal
precipitation. For
the summer months of June,
July and August, the centers’
long range forecast is
for normal temperature and
precipitation.
Mark T. Carroll is the president
of CALM Weather LLC, a meteorological
consulting service
based in Oak Forest. For more
information, visit calmwx.com.
Woman’s Club names its Scholarship Award winner
Submitted by Homer Glen Junior Woman’s
Club
The Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club gave
its 2018 Scholarship Award to Lockport
Township High School student Gabriela
Perillo. Photo submitted
The Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club
Scholarship Award winner has been announced.
The award is given to the student
who shows exceptional volunteerism and
whose principles align with the HGJWC’s
core values.
Gabriela Perillo, from Lockport Township
High School, is the club’s 2018 Scholarship
Award winner. Gabby’s volunteer experience
with the Miracle League of Joliet has led to
a leadership position within her high school
tennis team. Through this position, she has
encouraged teammates to volunteer to teach
tennis to special needs kids and to help at the
Special Olympics State Tennis Tournament.
Gabby has been inspired to continue to help
others by seeking out a career in the medical
field.
Gabby and her family were invited to the
Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club’s recent
meeting, where she was awarded the $1,000
scholarship. The HGJWC would like to wish
Perillo all the best in the future and looks forward
to all that she will achieve.
The HGJWC would also like to thank all
of the students who submitted an application.
Each applicant showed remarkable capacity
for helping others.
Questions about HGJWC projects can be
directed to hgjwc@yahoo.com, and more details
on past and future charity contributions
can be found at www.homerglenjuniors.org.
LTHS Group Interpretation of Literature entry
adapts ‘The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate’
Submitted by Lockport
Township High School
A total of 21 LTHS students participated in the adaptation of
“The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” by Jacqueline Kelly for the
school’s 2018 Group Interpretation of Literature entry for the
2018 competition season. Photo submitted
Lockport Township High
School’s 2018 IHSA Group
Interpretation of Literature
entry for the 2018 competition
season was “The Evolution
of Calpurnia Tate” by
Jacqueline Kelly.
The Group Interp’s performance
was adapted and
directed by LTHS teachers
Laura Gilbert and Kennedy
Musich. Music was done by
Anthony Benda, and the set
by Matthew Carlson. It was
student directed by Isabelle
Fears and Megan Staley, and
student produced by Olivia
Adams and Maisie Steele.
Teacher Chad Goetz was
also involved with group.
The LTHS Group Interp
team for 2018 includes Liam
Horan, Connor Herrington,
Aidan Callahan, Trevor Shingler,
Morgan Dapkus, Maisie
Steele, Madelyn Alvarado,
Staley, Fears, Olivia Kuncis,
Amelia Kuncis, Joey Cryer,
Annaleise Tardecilla, Klaudia
Bogacz, Rachel Hampton,
Tyler Dooley, Patrick Dilger,
Oliver Ciciora, Michael
O’Callaghan, Reilly Bresnahan
and Olivia Adams.

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Officials raise, table video
gaming question in split vote
The battle over whether or
not to allow video gaming in
Orland Park continues, after
the Village Board voted 4-3
May 7 to table a decision on
the ordinance.
Mayor Keith Pekau and
trustees Michael Carroll and
Dan Calandriello cast the
dissenting ballots.
The ordinance on the floor
was to allow video gaming
within Village limits, albeit
with many restrictions, and
came after three town hall
meetings on the topic and
two non-binding/advisory
referendum questions on
the March primary ballot.
The results of the election
showed a slight edge for
those against video gaming
in Orland Park.
The ordinance would have
called for the board members
to review the ordinance,
and its successes or failures,
yearly for the first three
years post-implementation.
It also set forth several expectations
and restrictions
on businesses that would
receive gaming licenses,
such as: only allowing it for
Class A liquor license holders
that have been conducting
business on the property
for at least 18 months prior
to applying for the gaming
license; limiting each license
holder to five gaming terminals;
capping the number of
available licenses to 20 for
first year; prohibiting offpremises
signs advertising
that the establishment has
video gaming; having the
business place a decal or
sign on each public entrance
to the establishment letting
customers know the business
is licensed for video
gaming; and requiring the
business install a video camera
surveillance system that
monitors the video gaming
area, and allowing the police
chief or a designee to review
the footage.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Beloved Andrew teacher
Lloyd Eichwald dies
unexpectedly
The tributes began pouring
in on social media as
soon as the unexpected news
made its way around the
Andrew High School community.
Science instructor Lloyd
H. Eichwald, of New Lenox,
died over the weekend of
May 6. Adored by students
and respected by colleagues,
Eichwald taught the subject
of biology, but it was his
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approach, often starting
class with an introductory
“good morning, inspiring
scholars” and finishing with a
joyful “biology is life” farewell
that made the longtime
educator stand out, according
to past and current students.
“Mr. Eichwald was not
ill nor had any health conditions,
making his passing
all the more surprising and
challenging,” Andrew Principal
Bob Nolting said in a
message to families. “For
those who knew Mr. Eichwald
knew a teacher who
was passionate about his
subject but more passionate
about the connections he
made with his students.”
Counselors and social
workers were available for
students and staff throughout
the week to help those in
need to cope.
“Yesterday was a challenge
for many students,
staff, alumni and parents,”
Nolting said in a followup
message posted May 8.
“Many shared their thoughts
on Mr. Eichwald through
letter-writing, story-sharing,
twitter posts and art. Mr.
Eichwald was a beloved
teacher and it was a painful,
but healthy, day to grieve as
a school. We know that students
and staff will continue
to struggle, as we attempt to
return to some level of normalcy.”
Eichwald is survived by
his wife, Nancy, and children,
Shannon, Lindsey and
Erich.
Reporting by Cody Mroczka,
Editor. For more, visit
TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Event by Accelerate, police
encourages safety for young
drivers
With prom just around the
corner for many high school
students, the Mokena Police
Department teamed up with
Accelerate Indoor Speedway
to show students firsthand
the dangers of distracted and
impaired driving.
“Hopefully, kids will have
a better appreciation of what
impaired driving can cause,
what distracted driving can
cause and, of course, the
inherent dangers,” Mokena
Police Chief Steven Vaccaro
said.
Although he said the department
does not respond to
many calls of young drivers
driving under the influence,
Vaccaro noted distracted
driving is a problem for
many people in the community.
“Distracted driving and
impaired driving are not
only dangerous for [the driver],
but they’re dangerous to
the entire community and
any community [they] drive
through,” Vaccaro said.
High school students
were challenged to drive the
course in a kart while wearing
goggles that simulated
drowsy driving or intoxicated
driving — at a blood
alcohol level twice the legal
limit.
Even Accelerate employees
who know the course
better than anyone had difficulty
navigating the orange
cones lining the center of
the curves and creating obstacles
on the straightaways.
Officers from the Illinois
State Police, as well as the
Carol Stream Police Department,
teamed up to bring a
rollover simulator and lowspeed
crash simulator to the
event.
While the rollover simulator
was not interactive in the
sense of actually being able
to experience a crash, the
low-speed impact simulator
was.
“Many don’t believe you
can cause any damage in a
7 mph crash, but you can,”
Vaccaro said.
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frozen custard restaurant,
hockey training center to
come to Frankfort
A new Freddy’s Frozen
Custard & Steakburgers and
an indoor hockey training
facility are one step closer
to becoming a reality, after
the Frankfort Village Board
on May 7 granted special use
permits for both projects.
Freddy’s intends to construct
a 3,476-square foot
restaurant at the Frankfort
Crossing Shopping Center,
9701 W. Lincoln Highway.
The special use permits approved
by the Village allow
a drive-up service window,
a carryout restaurant and
outdoor seating for the project.
The board also approved
a major planned unit development
change to allow the
construction of the restaurant,
conditional upon staff
approval of a revised landscape
plan and verification
that the garden well height
will be sufficient to provide
screening from headlights
from Route 30.
Another special use permit
approved by the Village
trustees will allow The Cube
Training Center, a proposed
indoor hockey facility, to use
the space at 9216 Gulfstream
Road, Unit A, in the Airport
Industrial Park, for indoor
recreation and entertainment
purposes.
Trustee Bob Kennedy said
he wanted to thank the planning
commissioners for their
work on the projects.
“I want to thank them for
their diligence, their vision,
their agreements and their
disagreements, to get the
best overall product together
for us as trustees to review
that, I think, has an overall
net benefit to the Village of
Frankfort and its residents,”
he said.
Reporting by Nuria Mathog,
Editor. For more, visit
FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Park district celebrates
everyday heroes
With “Avengers: Infinity
War” topping the box office
records, it seems that superheroes
remain a favorite in
today’s culture. Although
superheroes like Batman
and Wonder Woman come
to mind when one thinks of
a superhero, the New Lenox
Community Park District
highlighted the superheroes
in our everyday lives: moms.
On May 6, the park district
hosted its third annual Mom/
Son Superhero Night. With
plenty of activities, food and
fun, mothers and their sons
were invited to spend an
evening together the weekend
before Mother’s Day.
Looking for a new type
of mother-son event, Recreation
Supervisor Tracy
Wrase came up with the
superhero night, which has
proven successful since its
inception, she said. This
year, the event reached capacity,
with more than 100
people at the event.
“I like that we can have
fun celebrating moms and
all the hard work they do,”
Wrase said. “And we want
to show them that the park
district is with them, because
they do so much work, and
we want to do something
special for them.
“It’s a really great event
that grows every year. I’m
very happy moms enjoy the
event.”
Attendees were not only
invited to dress up as their
favorite superheroes but also
got involved in a variety of
craft activities, including
making their own masks,
capes and superhero tools to
fend off villains. Additionally,
young heroes had the opportunity
to test their skills
in an agility course.
Reporting by Amanda
Del Buono, Freelance
Reporter. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.

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Social snapshot
Top stories
From HomerHorizon.com from Monday,
May 14
1. Homer Glen family reflects on death of
daughter, driving safely
2. Former LTHS teacher pleads guilty in ‘revenge
porn’ case
3. Spring concert features tuba solo written by
LTHS senior
4. LTHS triathlon encourages fitness for students
5. Money raised to correct military plaque at
LTHS, in Lockport’s Central Square
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From the Editor
Standing united against bullying
Thomas Czaja
tom@homerhorizon.com
We know it isn’t
always easy being
a child and teen,
regardless of what era you
grow up in.
From starting out in preschool,
all the way through
high school and college, there
are many ups and downs, life
lessons, achievements and
memories along the way.
It isn’t always an easy path
to navigate, and we rely on
our family, friends and teachers,
in part, to do so.
But we know one of the
big challenges during these
formative years comes
through our peers. While we
make great lifelong friendships
and have many fun and
positive moments with classmates,
something to always
watch out for is bullying.
Now, bullying can happen
at any age, including for
adults and even seniors, but
children have tender psyches
as they grow. Bullying can
take different forms these
days, of course, whether
online, in the classroom, at
school, on the playground,
through group texts or what
have you.
We’ve heard about bullying,
and we know we need
to be as diligent as ever in
watching out for it wherever
it comes about. School districts
remain proactive on this
topic, and we saw the latest
example of that when Homer
Jr. High and Goodings Grove
School were visited by Chicago
Cubs national anthem
singer Johnny Vincent.
Yes, even as a diehard
White Sox fan, I admit this
was cool for the children
to see (and hear), since he
did indeed sing the national
anthem for them. Fandom
of the Cubs and baseball,
in general, was definitely
celebrated; the more important
reason for his visit was to
speak out against bullying.
You can read the full story
about his visit on Page 3.
Being bullied can be a
depressing, tough thing, and
the last thing we want to do
sometimes is talk about it.
We know the effects it can
have on a vulnerable child
or teen, which is why it is so
important for it to keep being
brought up, to be put out in
the open, to show it for how
unnecessary and hurtful it
can be.
Speaking with people of all
ages in my position as editor,
including students at the various
schools we cover, I talk
with and see a fair amount
of young people. I have to
say that, by and large, I have
found the children and teens
of this community to be kind,
thoughtful and intelligent
young people that I think will
go on to do great things.
Instead of going with
the stale stigma that future
generations aren’t as good
as ours or those of the past,
it is nice to continue to see
positive signs and encourage
youth to take time to be kind
to one another, like the recent
17 Days of Kindness done
at LTHS Central Campus
and elsewhere across the
nation, just to name another
example.
If these anti-bullying initiatives
continue to be stressed
at all schools, with the
help of notable figures like
Vincent, and with examples
of kindness from everyday
figures and elders like us in
the community, imagine the
positivity and inclusiveness
future generations can continue
to strive for and ultimately
have.
Let’s all do our part to
show bullying has no place in
our schools — or anywhere
in society — with children,
teens and adults alike all supporting
one another to be the
best versions of ourselves.
By doing so, the world will
be a kinder, better place.
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Darwin tulips and a river of muscari along
the sidewalk. Enjoy!
Open House Sunday May 20th 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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“This past weekend a group of PCHS Art
students visited New York City. They went
to the Museum of Modern Art, The Cloisters
Museum of Medieval & Liturgical Art & the
Met just to name a few. The art work &
architecture was incredible. An experience
I’m sure they will not forget.”
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School, from May 8.
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Enchanting woods
LTHS’s spring musical graces the stage this
past weekend at East Campus, Page 23
Edge of their barstools Frankfort
restaurant-turned-brewing company excited to unveil
changes during grand opening celebration, Page 25
John Tomasula
was one of
more than 135
associates from
the Dan Kenney
Group Keller
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Realty office who
volunteered for
the company’s
10th annual day
of giving back
Thursday, May
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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.
2018 Vacation Bible School
9 a.m.-noon daily July
9-12. Children ages 4
through fifth grade will participate
in memorable Bible-learning
activities, sing
songs, play teamwork-building
games, experience Bible
adventures and more. Spaces
are limited. Cost is $10 per
child. For more information,
call (708) 301-6998.
Cereal Food Drive
The church is collecting
boxes of cereal for the local
food pantry. Drop off
donations at the church. The
church is also accepting nonperishable
food items.
Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sundays, 6:30
p.m. Wednesday.
Parishioners may use the
nursery for their children
up to age 3 during services.
There is a Kids Klub for
children in grades 4-5 during
the service.
Bible Study
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Open to anyone ready to
discuss the Bible.
Teen Education for Lifelong
Leadership (T.E.L.L)
6:30-8 p.m. Mondays.
T.E.L.L. is an educational
program for sixth- through
12th-graders. The teens
spend time interacting with
each other to experience
God through games, food
and conversation. There is
no fee, but the church will
accept a free will donation
towards its Children’s Ministry.
Christian Life Church (15609 W. 159th St.,
Homer Glen)
Sunday Service
10 a.m.
Thursday Service
7:30 p.m.
EDGE Youth Service
7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Pope Francis’ Exhortation
‘Rejoice and Be Glad’
Wednesday afternoons
from 1-2:30 p.m. and again
Wednesday evenings from
7-8:30 p.m. May 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.
‘That Man is You’
7 p.m. Mondays. This talk
is for men 21 years old and
older. The talk will address
the pressure and temptations
that men face in a modern
culture, especially those relating
to husbands and fathers.
The program harmonizes
current social and medical
science with the teaching of
the Church and the wisdom
of the saints to develop the
vision of man fully alive. For
more information, visit www.
omgccc.org.
Daily Mass
8 a.m. Monday-Saturday
Weekend Mass
5 p.m. Saturday
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Bible Study
7 p.m. Mondays. Books of
the Bible are read and discussed
to develop a deeper
understanding of Scripture.
For more information, contact
Mati Principe at (708)
301-6246.
Confessions
4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays;
9:30-10:15 a.m. Sundays;
8:30 a.m. every first Friday
Council of Catholic Women
7 p.m. Second Tuesday of
the month.
Women of the parish meet
to discuss its needs. The
group also hosts a monthly
charity bake sale.
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 Churchn
(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)
Be Greek for a Day
July 20-22. Enjoy a funfilled
weekend for the whole
family with delicious Greek
cuisine, pastries, authentic
Greek yogurt, games for
all ages, a gift shop, Greek
dance performances and
more. There will be a $10
cover charge on Friday, July
20, and a $2 admission Saturday,
July 21 and Sunday,
July 22.
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)
Weekly Worship Services
10 a.m. Sundays; for more
information, call (815) 838-
1416.
Women’s Ministry
9:30 a.m. Fridays. Bible
study for women of all ages.
Prayer Meeting
10 a.m. Tuesdays.
Parkview Christian Church - Homer Glen
(14367 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)
Diaper Drive
Saturday, May 19-Sunday,
May 20. This diaper drive
will help mothers in need at
Pregnancy Aid South Suburbs.
Items needed include:
diapers (newborn, size 5
and 6), wipes, baby lotion,
baby wash, crib sheets, baby
bibs, pacifiers and more.
For a complete list of items
needed, visit www.parkview
church.com.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at
j.schlabach@
22ndcenturymedia.com or
call (708) 326-9170 ext. 15.
Information is due by noon
Thursday one week prior to
publication.
Pastor Column
Church leaving the
building for summer
Pastor Dana O’Brien
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
I
love warm weather!!!
It makes it so much
easier to get out into
the community — walking
the neighborhoods
with a wagon full of kids’
books, taking the Vacation
Bible School kids outside
for games, participating in
parades and other community
events, inviting
our neighbors for food and
music on the lawn, worshipping
outside on a Sunday
morning. It’s just so much
fun to be church when it’s
warm out.
I must admit, I didn’t
always think of church this
way — this idea of being
out in the community. For
a long time, I thought of
church as that hour or so
on Sunday morning when I
was worshipping ... inside.
But the more I thought
about what Jesus said and
did, the more I realized that
being sent out is part and
parcel of what it means to
be church.
One of my favorite
stories is one of Jesus’
first post-resurrection appearances
in John 20. His
disciples are hiding behind
locked doors, afraid possibly
that what happened
to their leader would also
happen to them. And then,
despite the locked doors,
Jesus appears, giving them
his peace and then saying
this pretty extraordinary
thing, “As the Father has
sent me, so I send you.”
And then Jesus breathed
on them and gave them the
Holy Spirit.
Now, given the danger
out there, Jesus could easily
have said something like,
“Don’t go anywhere; just
stay here and wait for me
to come back.” It probably
would have been a lot safer
for his followers if he had.
But, he didn’t. Instead, he
said the exact opposite:
“Go! As the Father has sent
me, so I send you.”
He was very clear about
that — sending us out into
the world, to be his hands
and feet, to do what he did
— blessing, healing freeing
people, telling them about
a God who loves them just
as they are, showing them
what that love feels like in
all we say and do. It has
been God’s mission from
the beginning of time, and
we — the church — were
created by God’s very
breath for just this purpose.
It is in our DNA; it is who
we are.
So, how about if we
consider these warmer days
as God’s invitation to come
on outside. How about if
we look at summer as an
opportunity to live as God’s
sent church 24/7 by leaving
the buildings, getting to
know our neighbors and
making a difference in our
communities, all in the
name of a God of love who
loves us all.
The opinions of this column
are that of the writer. They do
not necessarily reflect those of
The Homer Horizon.

homerhorizon.com Life & arts
the Homer Horizon | May 17, 2018 | 21
Local Keller Williams employees volunteer at Shady Oaks
Associates worldwide
participate in RED
Day to help others
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
For over 135 associates at
Keller Williams Preferred
Realty, Thursday, May 10,
was all about getting into
the community and making
a difference.
Every year for the past decade,
associates worldwide
participate in RED Day,
which stands for renew, energize
and donate, and close
the offices for one day to
help a local organization.
This year, the realtors out
of the Dan Kenney Group
Keller Williams office in
Orland Park came together
to help beautify and cleanup
Shady Oaks Camp for
people with disabilities in
Homer Glen.
“Having Keller Williams
come out and do what
they’re doing, takes a big
load off, naturally provides
for the campers, but also
takes a big load off what the
parents would have to fund,
and it’s already very expensive
to raise a kid with disabilities,
so this is just an
amazing gesture of kindness
and generosity from Keller
Williams for helping us out,”
said Bill Martin, who is an
agent at Keller Williams and
has a daughter who attends
Shady Oaks.
His 23-year-old daughter,
Erin, has attended the camp
for four years.
“It’s like, if you’ve ever
had a child and you had a
newborn, families with disabilities
have a newborn for
their entire life of the disabled
person,” Martin said. “For
example, with a newborn,
you have to bathe, feed, cut
their food, cook their food,
get them dressed, get them
showered, get them everything,
well that’s what families
with kids with disabilities
have to go through every day
for the rest of their life.”
Shady Oaks Camp has
provided people with disabilities
a place to come for
the summer for 70 years. The
camp is run by volunteers,
and parents and family members
of the campers help raise
money throughout the year to
help fund Shady Oaks, which
costs $400,000 a year.
The leadership team at
Keller Williams began planning
for RED Day in the fall.
According to Dan Kenney,
who is a realtor at the Dan
Kenney Group in Orland
Park, there are about 10 or
12 options of organizations
to help that the company
considers every year.
After selecting the organization
to help, it was then
that the associates found out
that Martin’s daughter attends
the camp.
“Shady Oaks Camp is a
completely volunteer-run
organization, and they solely
subsist on donations from the
parents mostly of the campers,
so we knew that they
needed a lot of help out here
and a lot of maintenance to
get done, because they can’t
really afford to do it on their
own,” Kenney said.
Throughout the hard day’s
work, a sponsor donated bagels
for breakfast, a Joey’s
Red Hots food truck supplied
lunch for the volunteers,
a mortgage company
donated a pig they were
roasting for a picnic after a
long day, Rubi Agave donated
margaritas and a DJ who
is the husband of one of the
associate’s played music.
From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., associates,
spouses, lawyers,
insurance agents and other
community members planted
flowers, power washed the
decks and sidewalks, painted
the inside of the swimming
pool, built picnic tables,
Tom Falloon (left) and Kelsey Peters shovel new dirt into a
memorial garden dedicated to Brian Campbell.
mowed the lawn, washed
linens and blankets, and also
cleaned out the dorm buildings
where campers stay.
“Anything extra, so what
these guys are doing with the
new flower beds, and cutting
grass, and power washing and
cleaning buildings, there’s no
money to hire people to do
that, so either we get volunteers
to do that, or it doesn’t
get done,” Shady Oaks Camp
Executive Director Scott
Steele said. “For them to be
out today, it’s amazing because
they’re saving me a
lot of time, and they’re also
helping beautify the grounds,
which again, we can’t spend
money on flowers when we
gotta worry about feeding the
campers.”
Kenney lives right across
the street from Shady Oaks
Camp, and he said helping
the Homer Glen-based organization
meant a lot.
“It has an enormous impact,”
he said. “I love the
community that I live in. I’m
very involved with the community.
Anytime that I can
give back to this community,
it’s very rewarding. I
sell a lot of my real estate in
Homer Glen, but I also live
here, so I’m a homeowner
here. So, this community is
incredibly important to me.”
Steele said that many companies
have come to volunteer
at the camp, but usually
it’s around 10 to 15 that help.
Unfortunately, there are also
times where people have said
they will give their time, but
never end up doing so.
“At first, there’s also skepticism,
because I’ve been
here so long; I’ve been here
27 years, and there’s always
a little skepticism, because
there’s always somebody
that tells me they’re going
to come out and volunteer,
they’re going to raise money,
they’re going do this, and
over the years, I’ve developed
a little bit of skepticism
of people doing stuff for us,
because there’s so many that
said they would, and they
haven’t,” Steele said.
It wasn’t until a couple of
weeks ago that Steele realized
this was all a reality.
“We’re very grateful and
very appreciative for everything
that they’re doing,”
Steele said. “I was telling [the
volunteers] that next week
we do an annual cleanup day
every year just to get ready
for camp. That usually takes
about eight or nine hours, I
may have two hours worth
of work for everybody now
because these guys are doing
everything. It’s amazing. I
can’t believe how much work
is actually getting done.”
Associates of Keller Williams Preferred Realty re-edge the
grounds of Shady Oaks Camp Thursday, May 10, in Homer
Glen. Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media
Volunteers help re-paint the inside of the swimming pool at
Shady Oaks Camp.
Colleen Basinski has been
with Keller Williams for
eight years and said RED
Day is all about honoring the
culture of what the company
is, which is giving back to
the community.
“[Shady Oaks] is such a
great organization,” Basinski
said. “I can’t imagine
picking a better project for
this year.”
She said that by choosing
to help Shady Oaks, they
hope to also raise awareness
of its existence to community
members. As a result of
their efforts, she said some
associates learned about the
camp and plan to volunteer
in the future.
“It’s one thing to be able to
give a little money, it’s another
thing for people to come
and roll their sleeves up and
put in the work and do the
labor, and to raise the awareness
about it,” Basinski said.
Local landscaping companies
sponsored the event
and donated mulch, dirt
and plants. Another sponsor
fixed the cracks in the pool
before volunteers painted
it. Over the course of the
past few months, associates
at Keller Williams raised
money, as well, to help make
RED Day a success.
“Individually, we can only
accomplish so much, but together,
we can accomplish
so much more,” Basinski
said.

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the Homer Horizon | May 17, 2018 | 23
Porter Players go ‘Into the Woods’ for spring musical
Submitted by Lockport Township
High School District 205
The Lockport Township High
School Porter Players Drama Club
presented the spring musical “Into
the Woods” Thursday, May 10
through Sunday, May 13, at the
East Campus auditorium.
The musical intertwines the
plots of several well-known fairy
tales and was directed and produced
by Laura Gilbert and her
assistant faculty members Kennedy
Musich, Ken Frykholm, Chad
Goetz, Matthew Carlson and Patrick
Deane.
The cast, crew, and production
staff members included the following
students: Olivia Adams,
Ryan Adolf, Maddie Aguilar,
Mickey Albrecht, Sam Alontaga,
Madelyn Alvarado, Abigail Arient,
Gabby Bach, Klaudia Bogacz,
Reilly Bresnahan, Aidan
Callahan, Alex Carberry, Julissa
Connelly, Joey Cryer, Morgan
Dapkus, Jenna DeYoung, Jimmy
DiCaro, Patrick Dilger, Desolina
Dominguez, Tyler Dooley,
Max Eallonardo, Sophia Errico,
Grace Evans, Isabelle Fears, Micaela
Felix, Brooke Ferricks, Zach
Glowczynski, Payton Godinez,
Lilli Gonzalez, Caitlyn Grabenhofer,
Rachel Hampton, Connor
Herrington, Angeleen Hill, Liam
Horan, Abbey Jadron, Michaila
James, Leah James, Michael Jostes,
Megan Klein, Kylie Knippenberg,
Stephen Kowalewski, Amelia
Kuncis, Olivia Kuncis, David
Lange, Kyle Langellier, Patricia
Lee, Sebastian Lowisz, Stephanie
Marr, Natalie Mattson, Jeffrey
Mendrala, Joseph Micheletto,
Grace Miller, Olivia Minogue,
Billie Mutzbauer, Logan Nommensen,
Michael O’Callaghan,
Eve Obradovic, Ichika Okashiwa,
Aneesa Ortega, Emily Padilla,
Brooke Paulson, Morgan Pawyza,
Keith Pintoy, Amanda Pollock,
Jake Ruff, Trevor Shingler, Ken
Simmons, Andy Smigielski, Megan
Staley, Maisie Steele, Kira
Stone, Paige Svoboda, Annalise
Tardecilla, Aria Taylor, Antonio
Torres, Amber Tramutolo, Kaley
Tramutolo, Madeline Wagner and
Trey York.
LTHS student Grace Evans (right) portrays Rapunzel, with the character’s
well-known long blonde hair being lowered down from her tower to
the witch, played by Madelyn Alvarado.
Porter Players Drama Club member Olivia Kuncis portrays Cinderella
during a Friday, May 11, performance of the spring musical “Into the
Woods” at Lockport Township High School’s East Campus. Photos by
Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Porter Players member Jenna DeYoung served as the narrator for the
show.
Klaudia Bogacz (right) acts out a scene as Little Red Riding Hood in the
production, while Kyle Langellier, playing the wolf, performs with her.
A number of the Porter Players Drama Club cast takes the stage during
part of “Into the Woods.”

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the Homer Horizon | May 17, 2018 | 25
The Dish
Trail’s Edge Brewing Co. a trailblazer for beer in Frankfort
Business to have
its grand opening
weekend of May 18
Thomas Czaja
Editor
There is a stretch of the 22-
mile Old Plank Road Trail
that runs through downtown
Frankfort.
A short distance off the
trail downtown rests Trail’s
Edge Brewing Co., the reincarnation
of Smokey
Barque.
Tommy Ridings, and his
wife, Mary Ann, were the
owners of the former Smokey
Barque and decided it was
time for something new. The
couple — formerly of Frankfort,
now of New Lenox —
partnered with the Cosgrove
family, of Frankfort, to convert
the former barbecue restaurant
into a brewery with an
apt namesake paying homage
to the trail.
“The Cosgroves and I
started talking about opening
up a brewery here,”
Tommy recalled. “I’ve been
talking about it for a long
time, and downtown Frankfort
definitely needed one.”
Trail’s Edge is an approximately
11,000-square-foot,
three-floor establishment
across the street from downtown
Frankfort’s Breidert
Green Park, and it required
a seven-week construction
period beginning the second
week of January and concluding
the end of February
to morph into the brewery.
Its updated look features a
pergola outside, with the interior
being “nothing it was before,”
according to the owner,
who said it was reconstructed
on the main level partially
with hand-hewn, 100-year-old
beams made from reclaimed
and re-purposed wood. It
makes for an atmosphere that
ties into its theme of the outdoors
and trail.
After adding a
3,000-pound beam for support
and making other structural
upgrades to retrofit the
building into a brewery, the
beer began to pour.
The Trail’s Edge American
Pale Ale (6.5 percent alcohol
by volume), the Banana Seat
Hefeweizen (5.7 percent
ABV) and Derailer Double
IPA (8.2 percent ABV) were
the original three brews and
are all $6, though a stout and
hoppy wheat also have recently
been barreled.
Being a modest-sized
brewery, Tommy wants to
set a maximum output.
“We’ll probably have it
maxed out at six beers, because
the building is not
that big, and we can only
produce so much liquid at
a time,” Tommy said. “Our
brewer, Mike [Byrnes], and
I chat about [what beers to
brew], and the seasons have
a lot do with it. When you
are fermenting and brewing,
it is about a four- to six-week
process. We’ve only been
open for eight weeks, so this
is basically our second batch
of beer.
“We have been selling
[beer] so well we have had a
hard time keeping up.”
While the plan does not
call for a summer seasonal
brew quite yet, patrons can
expect to see a variety of
drinks in the future.
“Right now, we’re just doing
craft beer,” Tommy said.
“We probably will do a cider,
maybe at the end of summer.”
As for the food, while
Ridings said he still loves
barbecue and cooks it frequently
at home, it was time
to go in a fresh direction,
while keeping a few of the
favorites on the menu.
“I wanted to be able to create
some different dishes and
Trail’s Edge Brewing Co.
20 Kansas St. in
Frankfort
Hours
• 5-9 p.m. Monday
• 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Tuesday-Sunday
• Bar open to 11:30
p.m.
For more information ...
Web: www.
trailsedgebrewing.com
Phone: (815) 277-2502
items to expand outside barbecue,
so that was one of the
biggest reasons we changed
the menu,” Tommy said.
“The name change — I think
it’s a cool name. We are going
to do a lot of events with
the trail — bike to the brewery,
just fun things like that.”
One area of expansion on
the menu is the availability
of various pizzas. The owners
purchased an infrared,
high-temperature oven to
cook the pizzas in a matter
of minutes.
Tommy’s favorites for
pizza include the No. 2
($13), which comes with
fresh mozzarella, tomato,
spinach, roasted garlic olive
oil and a basil pesto. Another
unique pie he said he likes is
the No. 5 ($13), which features
ground lamb, olive
oil, blue cheese, fig jam and
rosemary.
All pizzas are 10 inches,
and a gluten-free, low-carb
cauliflower crust is available
upon request for an additional
$2.
Remnants of the old
Smokey fare can be found in
the likes of the slow-smoked
pulled pork ($12), a sandwich
with tangy barbecue
sauce and crispy onions, with
a choice of side; the smoked
wings ($11), 1 pound of
wings with mango Scotch
bonnet sauce and blue cheese
dressing; and baby back ribs
Trail’s Edge Brewing’s brisket grilled cheese ($13) has brisket, Swiss cheese, kale
Brussels slaw and Thousand Island dressing, and it is served on marble rye. Photos by
Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media
($17 for half slab, $23 for
full slab), which comes with
sweet potato fries and kale
Brussels slaw.
Several new burgers tie
into the outdoor trail theme,
too. The Peak Burger ($15) is
Tommy’s favorite and is made
as a double-patty burger with
bacon, barbecue sauce, grilled
onion, pepper, mushroom and
hot giardiniera.
“The inspiration for it I
would say is, well, you’ve
hit the peak,” Tommy said.
“So we did a double patty
and just threw as much as we
possibly could on it.”
Whether it is one of the
burgers or sandwiches; a
seafood, pasta or steak entrée;
a soup or salad; one
of the 10 appetizers on the
menu; a weekly special; or
any of the current or future
beers; Tommy said Trail’s
Edge is committed to serving
only top-quality food
and beverages.
“We try to scratch make
as much as we possibly can
with organic and natural
ingredients,” Tommy said.
“That’s very important to us.
“We’re not going to put
anything out there that is not
Brewmaster Mike Byrnes is hard at work at the new
Frankfort brewery, Trail’s Edge.
100 percent quality. We will
not serve anything that’s not
above-par.”
Getting ready for a party
The business is to celebrate
its grand opening
Friday, May 18, with two
bands playing in the upstairs
banquet room. There will be
raffles and giveaways beginning
May 18 and carrying on
through the weekend.
Also, beer and food samples
will be distributed for
the weekend grand opening,
and all three floors, including
the upstairs and basement
banquet rooms, will be
open for people to dine.
“[The grand opening] is
going to be a lot of fun,”
Tommy said. “We have been
getting a lot of response on
Facebook with it.”
Tommy said the menu
will continue to evolve and
update. And rebranding and
opening Trail’s Edge has
made for a path he has enjoyed
immensely.
“It’s amazing coming to
work every day,” the owner
said. “People are liking the
beer and menu, and really
appreciating what we’ve
done to the outside and inside.
It’s great coming here.”

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The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Health resort
4. Bismarck’s state
8. Data Act, abbr.
11. Georgetown U.
athlete
13. Small battery
14. K or Wal
15. Baldwin, Guinness
and others
17. Do away with
18. “Put ___ on it!”
19. Lincoln-Way West
boys basketball coach
21. Neg. responses
22. One waving a red
flag
23. Won __ __ nose
25. Old White House
nickname
28. “Pulp Fiction” star,
Thurman
30. Shoulder muscle
32. Reversing
35. Start of an apology
36. Campers, for short
37. Ryan of “Top Gun”
38. Awareness
43. Girls’ basketball
star with the Porters,
goes with 60 across
44. Orange tuber
45. Fr. holy woman
46. Chinese truth
47. African river
52. Whopper
54. Fade gradually
56. Native Dakota
people
58. ___ the crack of
dawn
60. See 43 across
61. Check out
62. Breed
63. It’s soothing
64. Med. drama sites
65. Encrusted
66. Learn
Down
1. 2000 Sam L. Jackson
film
2. Ristorante offering
3. Annually
4. Tammany Hall cartoonist
Thomas
5. Former Pistons coach
Chuck
6. Auto insurer with roadside
service
7. Cosmetics company
founder Mary ___ Ash
8. Misrepresentations
9. “...___ quit!”
10. “___ be my pleasure!”
12. Sore feeling
14. Red Book author
16. Emergency supply
20. Vatican site
21. One of the major
leagues, abbr.
23. Harsh and metallic
24. __ oughta know!
26. King ___
27. .0000001 joule
29. Dry gulch
31. They’re often pressed
for cash
32. Foolish
33. Tobacco kiln
34. Law and Order ___
35. Name on a Champagne
bottle
38. They may get burned
39. Refer to
40. ___ manner of speaking
41. Of ships and tars, abbr.
42. Hammer in
48. Swift horse
49. Bright bodies in space
50. Cunning
51. “Who’s there?” response
53. Suffix with final or solo
54. Monopoly avenue
55. “Combat” painter, William
56. Numbered hwy.
57. Ballad’s end?
58. Trojans’ home
59. Bluegrass
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
ORLAND PARK
Girl in the Park
(11265 W. 159th St.,
Orland Park, IL; (708)
226-0042)
■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia
■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Live Music
■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo
■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live Music
The Brass Tap
(14225 95th Ave. Suite
400, Orland Park; (708)
226-1827)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia.
Prizes awarded
■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live music
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.
MOKENA
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena;
(708) 478-8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays:
Performance by Jerry
Eadie
Jenny’s Southside Tap
(10160 191st St., Mokena;
(708) 479-6873)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic
Avenue, Psychic
night - second Tuesday
every month.
■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Karaoke
■Fridays ■ and Saturdays:
Live bands
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
To place an event
in The Scene, email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com.
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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Home Series
At Prairie Trails in Manhattan and WestGate Manor in Peotone!
Two new designs (with more to follow) are a direct result of buyer feedback
Two refreshing designs mark
the beginning of a new series
of Craftsman-style homes
available from Distinctive Home
Builders at its latest new home
communities: Prairie Trails;
located in Manhattan within the
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way
School District and at WestGate
Manor in Peotone within
the desirable Peotone School
District.
“Craftsman homes were
introduced in the early 1900s
in California with designs
based on a simpler, functional
aesthetic using a higher level
of craftsmanship and natural
materials. These homes were a
departure from homes that were
mass produced from that era,
“according to Bryan Nooner,
president of Distinctive Home
Builders.
“The Craftsman design has
made a comeback today for
many of the same reasons it
started over a century ago. Our
customers want to live in a home
that gets away from the “mass
produced” look and live in a
home that has more character. As
a result of our daily interaction
with our homeowners and their
input, we are excited to introduce
these two homes, with additional
designs in the works.”
Nooner, who meets with
each homeowner prior to
construction, has been working
on these plans 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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Help
Wanted
1003 Help Wanted
Village Seeks Seasonal Maintenance Worker
The Village of Homer Glen is seeking to fill a F/T
seasonal maintenance worker position.
This position requires physical labor and will assist in
maintaining the grounds of public property.
Applicants must be 18 yrs. of age, have a H.S. diploma or
GED. Pay rate is $10.50 per hr for approx. 40 hrs. per
week from June to October. Selected candidates will be
required to pass a criminal background check,
medical physical and drug screen.
Interested candidates must complete the job application
found on the Village's website www.homerglenil.org
Completed applications can be e-mailed to
Heather Kokodynsky at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org
or mailed to Village of Homer Glen,
Attn: Heather Kokodynsky, 14240 W. 151st Street,
Homer Glen, IL 60491.
1003 Help
Wanted
INDUSTRIAL
SALES ENGINEER
SW Suburb of Chicago
manufacturing company seeks
a proactive, hard-working
individual with at least 3-5
years of experience in B2B
Sales of industrial products
(non-chemical).
This inside, consultative sales
position will focus on new and
existing product sales development.
This sales role targets
users to discover if their
current and future product
needs match those of Aero's
product features. Successful
candidates should also have
experience working with
vendors to produce
competitive quotes.
Excellent salary and benefits
package with annual
performance bonus potential.
Send resume to:
bschatte@aerorubber.com
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.
1003 Help
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Welder/ Fabricator
Must have valid Drivers
License, Bilingual a plus.
Please call Al @
630-327-2435 Lockport area
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Are you made for ALDI?
HIRING EVENT
We are looking for
Store Associates and
Casual Store Associates for
the following locations:
Frankfort, Matteson,
Orland Park, Orland
Hills and Tinley Park
Casual and Store Associate
- $13.10/HR
(starting wage)
Please visit the following
location on
Monday, May 21st
between the hours of
7AM - 12pm, or
2pm - 7pm
to complete an application:
ALDI
16000 S. Harlem Ave
Tinley Park IL 60477
Growing Residential
Cleaning Co. has openings
for Cleaning Pros
Exp. Preferred but Will
Train. P/T Weekdays.
No Evenings/Weekends
815-464-1988
Security Officers
FT/PT. Great for Retirees!
Southwest suburbs. call
708-385-3300 or apply at
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Growing Media Company
Seeks Sales Directors
Position Overview:
22nd Century Media, a media
publishing company based in
Orland Park, is seeking Sales
Directors to join their team.
Responsibilities Include:
Proactively prospecting and
qualifying potential new
advertising accounts; handling
incoming leads; guiding ad
copy for clients; identifying
business opportunities and
working with decision makers
to obtain customer
commitment; and achieving
weekly revenue targets.
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates will possess
1–3 years of experience in
local/retail advertising sales
and/or media environment.
Must have a strong work ethic
and ability to work
independently as well as with
a team. Excellent
communication skills,
time-management and
interpersonal skills required.
Next Steps:
For more information or to be
considered for this
opportunity, email a
resume to:
careers@22ndcenturymedia.com
No phone calls please. EOE
Tow Truck Driver
Full or Part Time
Must have CDL & Some
Experience
708-403-2277
GENERAL OFFICE /
SALES SUPPORT
Tinley Park industrial
manufacturing sales office
seeks a qualified, energetic
individual for a full-time
position. This diversified
position includes data entry,
sales support, and general
office functions in our
fast-paced office.
Ideal candidate should be
highly motivated, detail-oriented,
and have excellent
organizational and
communication skills.
Computer skills including MS
Word and Excel are required.
Competitive salary & benefit
package including 401K.
Send letter & resume to:
cstratton@aerorubber.com
School Bus Drivers Wanted
Safe, caring drivers needed in
Homer CCSD 33C, Homer
Glen, IL. FULL BENEFITS,
regular & favorable hours,
work days based on student
calendar. Opportunity for
overtime. Call 708.226.7625
or visit homerschools.org &
open “Employment” tab to
complete application.
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
1010 Sitters
Available
Dog Sitting
Loving Home Atmosphere
Large Fenced Yard
60 lbs or Less
Call (815)722-3415
1023 Caregiver
Caregiver Services
Provided by
Margaret’s Agency Inc.
State Licensed & Bonded
since 1998. Providing
quality care for elderly.
Live-in/ Come & go.
708.403.8707
Caring, mature, experienced,
compassionate, home care
companion. Over 10 yrs exp.
Many hours avail. References.
Rate starts at $12/hr.
Call Kathy (708)431-4099
Heaven Sent Caregivers
Professional caregiving
service. 24 hr or hourly
services; shower or bath
visits. Licensed & bonded.
Try the best! 708.638.0641
Orland Park 8608 W 144th St
5/17-5/19 8am-3pm Best garage
sale in Orland, something
for everyone, too much to list!
Orland Park, 11611 Pineview
Dr. 5/17, 5/18 &5/19, 8-2:30p.
Pinewood East: W. of Wolf
Rd. 1block. Stove, tools, hshld
items & more!
Orland Park, 18229 Imperial
Ln. Friday May 18th -Sunday
May 20th: 8-7p, Sun 8-3p.
Tinley Park, 17934 Ridgeland
Ave. 5/18 &5/19, 9-2p. New
tools, maint supply, Nascar,
fishing, Army RR, clothing,
guy’s items, household items.
No toys.
Orland Park 13831 Logan Dr
Pinewood North Sub Sat 5/19
8-3pm Furn, housewares,
kitchenware, home decor, NordicTrack
treadmill, Solaris
C2050
Frankfort , 20527 Abbey Dr.
5/19 9-4p &5/20, 9-2p. Toys,
designers women’s clothes,
tons of tools &1,000 record
vinyl albums. Misc household
items.
Lockport, 17211 S. Huron Ct.
Broken Arrow Subdivision.
May 18-19. New items with
tags still on. Christmas &
crafts!
Frankfort 22155 S 104th Ave
5/17-5/20 8-2pm Tools, antiques,
hshld, mail buggy &
more! MASSIVE BARN
SALE!
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The Homer Horizon’s
The current owners
decided to move to a
warmer climate, so their
amazing, luxury home is
now available.
What: A spacious, sixbedroom
home with
a finished basement
nestled on a hill
overlooking a picturesque
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Where: 15422 Sharon
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office with built-in bookshelves; vaulted family room with cozy fireplace; master suite
with “California” walk-in closet and remodeled, posh master bath boasting whirlpool
tub, separate shower and double vanity; open staircase to finished basement offering
recreation room with second fireplace; bedroom 5/6 and roughed-in bath; white sixpanel
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irrigation system and a wonderful path into the wooded splendor that surrounds this
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Listing Price: $525,000
Listing Agent: Kim Wirtz;
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Agent Brokerage: Century
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Want to know how to become Home of the Week? Contact Tricia at (708) 326-9170 ext. 47.
March 22
• 13117 W. Pin Oak Drive, Homer
Glen, 604918632 Chicago Title Land
Trust Co Tr to Sheila M. Schmidt, Scott
Johnston, $300,000
April 2
• 13549 W. Oakwood Court, Homer
Glen, 604918157 Chinnu G. Nair
to Rizaldy L. Villasenor, Marilou M.
Villasenor, $430,000
• 14752 Augusta Lane, Homer Glen,
604915925 Marquette Bank Trustee to
Daiva A. Barciene, $297,000
April 3
• 14150 Sheffield Drive 204, Homer
Glen, 604917854 First Midwest
Bank Trustee to Lucy M. Poplawsky,
$230,500
• 14518 S. Pheasant Lane, Homer
Glen, 604919290 Gregory A. Weiss to
Carl Donahue, Diane Debros, $303,000
• 14747 Clover Lane, Homer Glen,
604916982 Greystone Homes Llc to
Joseph Longo, Theresa Long, $405,000
• 16833 Deer Path Drive, Homer
Glen, 604916904 Brian P. Ragona to
Mekashia Chenault, $439,000
The Going Rate is provided by Record Information
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1052 Garage Sale 1054 Subdivision
Sale
Mokena Community
Wide Garage Sale
40+ HOMES!
May 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th
Flyers available for pickup at
11020 Front St. Unit A
Mokena, IL 60448
Hours available for pickup
8-4pm Monday-Friday
1053 Multi Family
Sale
Frankfort Cobblestone Walk
& Flagstone Subdivision 5+
Families! 5/18-5/19 9-2pm
Clothes, hshld items, purses,
jewelry, furn, bedding & tools
Frankfort Square, 8214 W.
Orchard Dr. 5/18 &5/19, 8-3p.
Toys, tools, clothing, &much
more! Too much to mention!
Homer Glen Christian Life
Church 15609 W 159th St
5/19 10-4pm 30+ Vendors!
Concessions, raffles & more!
Orland Park 16930 Blue
Heron Dr 5/18-5/19 8:30-4pm
Hshld, comforters, quilts, furn,
jewelry, home decor, clothes,
yard tools, crystals, essential
oil products & more!
Tinley Park, Evergreen Dr.
163rd &164th, 3blocks West
of 80th Ave. 5/17, 5/18, 5/19,
9am-close.
1054 Subdivision
Sale
Orland Park, Breckenridge
Annual Garage Sale, 5/17,
5/18 &5/19, 8-3p. 183rd and
Wolf Road. Behind the Jewel
Store.
1057 Estate Sale
Frankfort 10900 Turnberry
Dr Sat 5/19 8-3pm Dishes, furniture,
tools, electronics &
more! Everything must go!
Tinley Park 16715 Old Barn
Ct 5/19-5/20 6am-5pm Walter
E Smithe & Crate & Barrel
furn, pro gym equip, designer
clothes. Everything gently
used!
1058 Moving Sale
Lockport 1237 E Wellwood
Dr 5/18-5/19 9-2pm Kitchen,
household, tools, patio furniture
& Much More!
Automotive
1061 Autos
Wanted
Real Estate
1090 House for
Sale
Orland Park
Heritage Estates subdivision
Immaculate 3-STEP RANCH
on alg., professionally landscaped
lot. This exceptionally
clean 3BR home (w/ optional
4th bedrm/office inthe finished
bsmnt), has 2.5Ba features
Pella windows &doors,
custom oak trim, oak 6-panel
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 13029 Buttercup Court, Homer Glen,
IL 60491 (Single family). On the 31st
day ofMay, 2018 to be held at 12:00
noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201,
Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: BMO
Harris Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris N.A.
s/b/m Harris Bank Argo Plaintiff V.
Cara King; JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A.; Bank of America N.A.; United
States of America; Unknown Owners
and Non-Record Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 0345 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:
Egan & Alaily LLC
321 N. Clark Street Suite 1430
Chicago, IL
P: 1-312-253-8640
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.
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
BMO Harris Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris
N.A. s/b/m Harris Bank Argo
Plaintiff,
vs.
Cara King; JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A.; Bank of America N.A.; United
States of America; Unknown Owners
and Non-Record Claimants
Defendant. No. 16 CH 0345
2703 Legal
Notices
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 26th day of February,
2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
31st day of May, 2018 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
LOT 191, IN MEADOWVIEW SUB-
DIVISION UNIT 2,BEING A SUBDI-
VISION IN PART OF THE EAST _ OF
SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AC-
CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED NOVEMBER 17, 1978
AS DOCUMENT NUMBER
R78-45966, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.
Commonly known as: 13029 Buttercup
Court, Homer Glen, IL 60491
Description of Improvements:
Single family
P.I.N.: 16-05-14-402-036-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Egan & Alaily LLC
321 N. Clark Street Suite 1430
Chicago, IL
P: 1-312-253-8640
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
F18010096 SELENE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY‚ JOLIET, ILLINOIS
MTGLQ Investors, L.P.
Plaintiff,
vs.
Dorothy Miller aka Dorothy Sophie
Miller aka Dorothy S. Miller; Rodney
Miller aka Rodney Keith Miller aka
Rodney K. Miller; Discover Bank;
Meadowcrest Homeowners Association;
Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants
Defendants.
CASE NO. 18 CH 559
17012 Pineview Drive, Homer Glen, Illinois
60491
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
The requisite affidavit for publication
having been filed, notice is hereby given
2703 Legal
Notices
you, Dorothy Miller aka Dorothy Sophie
Miller aka Dorothy S. Miller, Rodney
Miller aka Rodney Keith Miller aka
Rodney K. Miller, and UNKNOWN
OWNERS and NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above
entitled cause, that suit has been commenced
against you and other defendants
inthe Circuit Court for the Judicial
Circuit bysaid plaintiff praying for
the foreclosure of a certain mortgage
conveying the premises described as
follows, to wit:
LOT 113 IN MEADOWCREST SUB-
DIVISION UNIT THREE, BEING A
SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST
1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-
CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED JULY 18, 1989, AS
DOCUMENT NO. R89-34950, AND
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
RECORDED OCTOBER 10, 1989 AS
DOCUMENT NO. R89-051878, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N.: 05-25-277-009-0000
Said property is commonly known as
17012 Pineview Drive, Homer Glen, Illinois
60491, and which said
mortgage(s) was/were made by Rodney
Miller and Dorothy Miller and recorded
in the Office of the Recorder ofDeeds
as Document Number R2008025232
and for other relief; that Summons was
duly issued out of the above Court
against you as provided by law and that
said suit is now pending.
NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the
said above named defendants, file your
answer tothe complaint inthe said suit
or otherwise make your appearance
therein, inthe Office of the Clerk of the
Court at Will County on or before June
18, 2018, adefault may be taken against
you at any time after that date and a
Judgment entered in accordance with
the prayer of said complaint.
YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO
SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IG-
NORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order
of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court
of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case
is set for Mandatory Mediation onJune
26th, 2018 at 2:15 p.m. at the Will
County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration
Center), 57N.Ottawa Street, Joliet,
Illinois. A lender representative will be
present along with acourt appointed
mediator to discuss options that you
may have and to pre-screen you for a
potential mortgage modification. For
further information on the mediation
process, please see the NOTICE OF
MANDATORY MEDIATION on file
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court or by
contacting the Plaintiff’s attorney at
the address listed below.
YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE ME-
DIATION DATE GIVEN, OR YOUR
RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TER-
MINATE.
This communication is an attempt to
collect adebt and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose.
Steven C. Lindberg
ANSELMO LINDBERG & ASSOCI-
ATES LLC
1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120
Naperville, IL 60563-4947
630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 |
630-428-4620 (fax)
Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage
293191, Kane 031-26104,
Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL
03126232
IllinoisCourts@AnselmoLindberg.com
THIS LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE
A DEBT COLLECTOR.
2703 Legal
Notices
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
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
35 mm Minolta camera, brand
new $50. 35 mm Canon with
200 mm lens $50.
815.354.1199
Beautiful design Zintex glamour
area rug, plush, 5’x8’ dark
blue &white $100. Sells for
$170. New, never used.
773.552.7850. Tinley Park,
Beautiful old fashioned amish
made wood high chair. Excellent
condition. Paid $170, now
$90 obo. 708.620.8220
Chilton’s auto service repair
manual 1993-1997 hardcover
$20. 708.466.9907
Dog booster bath 48L 25W
12D on portable stand $75. X
Large. 708.534.3423
Dresser/changing table, blonde
color wood, 4 drawers, 2
shelves with changing pad in
great condition$75. Text ifinterested
-can send you apicture
708.420.0740
Five patio/deck chairs, steel
construction with full seat and
back cushions, all in excellent
condition $75. 708.846.5411
George Forman electric grill
$45. 815.838.6198
Ikea inreda bookshelf halogen
LTS. New have 10, $5 ea. MP3
pro digital metal detector used
once to find ring. Carl
708.717.5054
Inground pool cover reel (no
cover) $75. 708.403.3720.
Leave message.
Kitchen table and chairs $99.
29”x47” table, 4 chairs with
white seats, 1yrold, perfect!
$99. 708.205.4625
Large variety of Craftmans
tools, take all for $100.
708.349.3238
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
Lawn boy 6.75 HP push
mower, rear discharger, runs
fine, no bag $75. Frankfort
815.469.1638
Like new 7” electric tile cutting
machine $35. Like new
10” milter saw $50. Long extension
chord onwheel $10.
708.479.0193
MacGregor Lite golf clubs,
cast alloy, good condition,
1980s, lightweight for teens or
woman $75 OBO.
708.204.9326. Orland Park
New tile cutting machine
300MM with adjustable angel
square includes new blade $35.
708.466.9907
Outdoor canopy swing, excellent
condition $100.
708.478.5252 Orland Park
Packs of Huggies diapers for
sale! Sizes 3, 4and 5. $5 each.
708.308.1060
PF product classic vintage retro
novelty wall phone with push
button dials $35. 708.466.9907
Set of World Encyclopedia’s
with illustrations, includes
book of the year “1967” great
for collectors $10.
708.403.2473
Small Char-Broil grill white
wheels. Included: grill cover,
extra LPgas tank, tools, wire
brush, timer $50 takes all.
708.403.2504
Soffit vinyl exterior mat’l.
color tumbleweed, 15 pcs box
12’ long $100. 708.301.3598
Solid maple Ethan Allen drop
leaf dining table, 48” round
open, plus two 15” leafs. Good
condition $35. 815.485.6856
Sony stereo, 5 discs, tapes,
AM-FM stereo, 2 speakers
$100. 708.301.5849
Tinley Park, 8159 169th, 5/18
&5/19, 8-2p. Household items,
trading cards, oak table &
chairs, cornhole boards,
clothes.
Tools, all new 12” hacksaw $5.
New cast alum trowel $4. 19”
tool box with trays $12. Craftsman
new USA 12 pc wrench
set, w/ pouch $35.
708.460.8308
Tools: pliers, screwdrivers, staple
guns, ect. Slightly used.
Most 50 cents. 708.609.8625
Variety of new cermaic items.
Very nice! Must see! $3-$10.
708.479.9338. If no answer,
leave message.
White dishes with basket
weave border -10 place settings
$25. Platform rocker with
foot stool $20. Lincoln Logs -
3 boxes $15. 708.614.8921

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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Sarah Gomez
Sarah Gomez is a senior at
Lockport Township. As a
member of the girls track
and field team, she qualified
for state in the high jump
for the first time in her fouryear
varsity career.
How does it feel to
know you’re going to
state?
It feels surreal. It’s like,
“Wow, I’m actually going to
state.” I was determined to
make it.
How long have you
done the high jump?
I started doing it in eighth
grade at Homer Jr. High. I
like everything about it, and
it has a lot to do with technique.
It’s a calm event but
still has a lot of energy to it
with the jumps.
Are you in any other
events?
Yes, I also run in the 4x200
meter relay. It’s my first year
of that. It’s a high-energy
event and very intense. I
get to release all that energy
and get pushed by my teammates.
Do you participate in
any other sports besides
track?
No, just track. My father
[Phil] did track. He kept telling
me about the sport and
wanted me to experience it,
too.
What is it about track
and field that makes it
the sport for you?
Just being around my
friends. It’s like a second
family. It brings out the best
in everyone, and we all push
each other.
Do you have a personal
hero?
Yes, my parents. My mom
[Ana] and my dad have
worked very hard and encouraged
me to do my best.
They’ve also told me not to
let anyone’s bad opinion get
me down and to trust myself.
Before a meet, do you
have any pre-event
rituals?
Yes, for the high jump, I
only tie my shoes once before
the start of the event.
But if I miss, I have to undo
it and retie them. I also have
to make sure the mat is centered
just right before I do
the high jump.
What have you learned
from Lockport girls
track and field coach Joe
Kravitz?
To never doubt myself
and always believe in my
abilities. Just to trust myself.
That really helped me in the
high jump.
Are you going to
participate in track and
field in college?
Hopefully. I’m already going
to Carroll University in
Waukesha, Wisconsin. I’m
going there to study premed.
I want to work in orthopedic
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rheumatology. I plan to go
out for the track and field
team there and hope I make
it.
What’s the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
The coaches are always
there for you. It’s a great
support system. Lockport
has a great track and field
team, and that’s allowed me
to make many good memories.
Interview by Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen
This Week In...
Porters Varsity
Athletics
Baseball
■May ■ 17 at DISW
Tournament, TBD at Oak Park-
River Forest
■May ■ 18 at DISW
Tournament, TBD at Oak Park-
River Forest
■May ■ 19 at DISW
Tournament, TBD at Oak Park-
River Forest
Softball
■May ■ 17 host Stagg, 4:30
p.m.
■May ■ 19 at Moline, TBD
■May ■ 21 host IHSA Regional,
TBA
■May ■ 22 host IHSA Regional,
TBA
■May ■ 23 host IHSA Regional,
4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
■May ■ 18 host IHSA Regional
Final, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Track and Field
■May ■ 17 at IHSA Sectional,
TBA at Downers Grove North
■May ■ 18 at IHSA Sectional,
TBA at Downers Grove North
Boys Volleyball
■May ■ 17 host Homewood-
Girls Lacrosse
Lockport 8, Lincoln-Way Central 6
Elayna Ruggio’s three goals led the Porters
to the first win in program history on
May 9. Cailey Schlink added two goals,
while goalie Addie Fernandez came up with
a crucial save with less than two minutes remaining
in the game.
Boys Volleyball
Andrew 28-25, Lockport 26-23
softball
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Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m.
■May ■ 21 host IHSA Regional,
4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 22 host IHSA Regional,
4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 23 host IHSA Regional
Final, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
■May ■ 19 at IHSA Sectional,
TBD
Boys Lacrosse
■May ■ 17 at D228, 6:30 p.m.
■May ■ 21 host IHSA Sectional,
4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 23 host IHSA Sectional,
4:30 p.m.
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
Schoolcraft (RBI), along
with Grcevic and Johnson,
also added two hits apiece.
Sophomore designated hitter
Gianna Bauer and junior
pinch hitter Julia Foster added
RBI for the Porters.
The Knights did end up
with 11 hits, as eight players
had at least one hit. Sophomore
designated player Gianna
Niemeier (2-for-4) led
off the second with a home
run, and freshman shortstop
Carly Alvers (2-for-4) led
off the seventh with a home
run to account for Central’s
scoring. Junior center fielder
Gabriella Gedville (2-for-4)
Anthony Pfeiffer led Lockport with 10
kills, 11 assists and two aces, while Kyle
Dixon also made his presence felt with 10
kills and 2.5 blocks Thursday, May 10, in the
SWSC match.
Lockport 25-28-25, Stagg 22-30-21
Kyle Dixon tallied 12 kills and two blocks
for the Porters and teammate Anthony Pfeiffer
added 10 kills, two assists and two
blocks during the May 8 match.
also had a pair of hits.
“Erin did a really good job
of keeping their hitters off
balance,” Lockport coach
Marissa Chovanec said of
Kleffman. “We told the kids
that hits are going to happen.
But we made the plays that
we should, and we played
errorless ball. That’s what
we’re striving for. Putting all
three pieces together is what
we’re looking to do at the
end of the season. Getting
back focused and enjoying
this game has got us back on
track.”
The next day, on May
9, Lockport defeated host
Homewood-Flossmoor 12-1
in six innings in another
SWSC Blue game to improve
to 6-2 in the league
and clinch second place
behind East. Gianna Bauer
pitched a complete game for
the win. She surrendered the
one earned run on four hits
with one walk and 13 strikeouts.
Johnson was 3-for-4 with
three RBI and two runs
scored. Voulgaris was also
2-for-2 with three RBI and
three runs scored, and Grcevic
added two hits with two
runs scored and two RBI.
Senior Lindsey Bangert and
junior Natalie Desmond also
added two hits for Lockport,
which scored four runs in the
third and five in the fourth to
lead 10-0 at that point.

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Softball
LTHS clinches second in division, earns third seed in sectional
Team falls to Griffins,
rebounds to beat
Knights, Vikings in
next two games
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
The Porters may not yet
have solved how to beat one
team that remains a thorn in
their side, but they otherwise
are showing that they
continue to be a force to be
reckoned with.
The Lockport Township
softball team had a tough
day against an opponent it
has been unable to beat recently
in Lincoln-Way East,
but it rebounded nicely the
following two games and remains
a top postseason contender.
The Griffins roped 14 hits
and got another great performance
from pitcher Alex
Storako in a 10-2 win over
the Porters in a big South-
West Suburban Conference
Blue Division game on May
7 in Frankfort.
It was the 14th win in a
row this season for East (17-
5, 7-0), which moved a step
closer to winning its fourthstraight
SWSC Blue title. It
was also the Griffins 11th
consecutive victory over
Lockport. The dominant
streak started with an 11-5
win on June 5, 2014 in in the
semifinals of the Class 4A
Andrew Sectional, included
two other postseason games
and hasn’t stopped since.
Lockport entered the
game having won 14 of 15
games since a 13-8 loss to
Marist on April 17. But the
Griffins jumped out early
last week by scoring double
the runs (4) in the second
inning than they had in the
previous matchup between
the two. That was a 2-1 East
win in an intense showdown
on April 13 at Lockport.
But last week was a great
day for the Griffins and especially
Storako. The senior
right-hander was dominant
in the circle, allowing
the two earned runs on six
hits with one walk and 14
strikeouts. She was just as
dominant at the plate with a
3-for-3, four-RBI game that
included a pair of doubles
and a solo home run to right
in the sixth.
Lockport (24-5, 6-2
through May 9) scored a run
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in the sixth on a solo homer
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added one more run in the
seventh on an RBI double
by junior left fielder Payton
Grcevic. That scored junior
right fielder Lauren Johnson,
who was 2-for-3, including a
leadoff double in the inning.
Lockport bounced back
from the loss to the Griffins
to defeat host Lincoln-
Way Central 8-2 in a SWSC
crossover on May 8 in New
Lenox.
The game was originally
scheduled for April 18, but
it was postponed due to the
weather. The loss broke a
10-game winning streak for
Central (23-3 through May
10), which lost to the Porters
for the fourth time in the past
three seasons.
The same day the Knights
lost to Lockport, they did get
good news, however. The
Knights received the top
seed in a sectional for the
first time since 2007. The
Class 4A sectional will be
hosted by Joliet West.
Lockport received the
third seed, behind Lincoln-
Way East. Plainfield South,
Plainfield East, Lincoln-Way
West, Joliet West and Minooka
rounded out the Top
8 seeds.
A day after getting six
hits in a 10-2 loss at Lincoln-Way
East, the Porters
knocked out that many hits
in the first inning in scoring
three runs.
The tone was set in the
bottom half of the first, as
Central loaded the bases
with one out. But Lockport
pitcher Erin Kleffman zoned
in and got a pair of first-pitch
pop flies to end the inning.
That started a stretch where
the Knights left at least two
on base for the first five innings,
stranded 11 total in
that span and 12 total in the
game.
Kleffman fired a complete
game to get the win. The
junior right-hander walked
three and struck out three.
“I’ve never been a strikeout
pitcher, and I rely on
my defense, so this season
I’ve worked on trusting my
defense,” Kleffman said. “I
think this will be a confidence
booster and show that
we can play a clean game,
and also hit the ball like we
know that we can. I like how
much we pick each other
up.”
Lockport was led by senior
center fielder Taylor
Herschbach (3-for-4, HR,
RBI), senior catcher Gracie
Voulgaris (3-for-5, RBI) and
McElligott (2-for-4, 2 RBI).
“I had no clue,” Herschbach
said of her first-pitch
homer, and third of the year,
that led off the fifth and
made it 7-1. “I didn’t know
it was over until [first base]
coach Angie [Cushman] told
me to touch them all. We just
came with a different mindset
[than the day before].
We just have to have each
other’s backs and keep it going.”
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Water Polo
Boys, girls squads wrap up historic seasons
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
For the Lockport Township
boys water polo team,
the old saying of, “It’s not
the destination, it’s the journey”
applies.
The Porters did reach the
destination they wanted, and
although they were soundly
defeated once they got there,
the journey was certainly
worth it.
Lockport had an epic
comeback to topple Neuqua
Valley 12-11 on Friday,
May 11, in a semifinal
game of the Metea Valley
Sectional.
The thrilling game propelled
the Porters, who
were ranked No. 7 by the
Illinois Polo website, to the
title game on Saturday, May
12, against second-ranked
Naperville Central. There,
Lockport lost 13-4, but it
still reached the sectional
title game for the first time
since 2013 and first time in
that sectional, which is considered
the toughest in the
state.
And none of that would
have been possible without
the comeback in the semifinals.
“That was the most epic
comeback in Lockport water
polo history,” Lockport
coach Joe Lewandowski
said. “The guys found a way
to grind it out and get the
win. These guys have been
gamers since they came in
their freshman year.”
Neuqua Valley (23-9)
scored a trio of goals in only
49 seconds early in the second
half to take a 7-4 lead.
Later, the Wildcats got a
goal from Ben Monson with
five seconds left in the third
quarter, and another from
Matt Townsend 25 seconds
into the fourth quarter to
take a 10-6 lead.
But the Porters (27-5),
who established a new
school record for most victories
in a season, clamped
down on defense and turned
up the offense.
“We focused on what
we’ve done in practice, and
after coach [Lewandowski]
drew up our game plan for
the last quarter, we executed
it perfectly,” Lockport
senior Matt Zalesko said.
“We relied on defense, since
that’s what wins games. We
had to keep our composure,
and then outplayed them in
the last four minutes.
“Playing for this program
has definitely been a blessing.
This was one of our
best seasons, and we got put
in the hardest sectional, so
we were going to fight the
whole way.”
Zalesko (3 goals) scored
twice and junior Simon
Harmata also scored in a
short span to make it 10-9.
Senior Connor Hecker (12
saves) stopped a breakaway
a short time later, and senior
Jake Sweis (4 goals) scored
three times within a span of
1:38. Junior Tyler Thompson
assisted on the first and
last goals, as Lockport took
only its second lead of the
game at 12-11 with 52 seconds
remaining.
Hecker blocked a final
shot attempt by the Wildcats
to clinch the comeback
victory.
“Emotions were high at
the end, and the fans were
going crazy,” Lewandowski
said. “We had two full sections
of fans, and just great
support. For us to get to the
title game in the Naperville
area sectional, where the
competition is the toughest
in the state, is a huge win
right there.”
Giovanni Onesto, one of
seven Porter seniors, added
two goals.
“As soon as the fourth
quarter started, we knew
that we had to come out
really strong,” Sweis said.
“Those first couple of goals
started the momentum, and
it kept going. We ended up
the season with the best record
in Lockport history, so
we’re ecstatic. No one gives
up, and we play well together.
We all know exactly
what we’re going to do and
have great team chemistry.”
Lockport, which defeated
Hinsdale Central 16-6
on May 9 in a quarterfinal
game, couldn’t pull the
same sort of magic in the
sectional title game. The
Redhawks led 7-0 at halftime.
Although the Porters
found some offense with a
pair of goals in a 16-second
span to pull within 7-2, they
couldn’t get closer.
Even though they fell
short of going to state for
the first time since placing
fourth in 2012, the Porters
still reached a destination
and had a blast doing it.
The Lockport girls team
also completed one of its
best seasons in school history.
The Porters (15-11 final
record) won eight in a row
until an 18-3 loss to eventual
sectional champion Naperville
North on Thursday,
May 10, in a quarterfinal at
the Metea Valley Sectional.
But just like the boys
team, the Porters will remember
the game before a
lot more. That was a 20-4
victory over Hinsdale South
in the sectional preliminary
game for their eighth win in
a row.
In that game, senior Kennedy
Ruther and sophomore
Emily Plaszewski led Lockport
with six goals each.
Seniors Emily Adelman and
Riley Klimek added three
goals apiece. Francesca
Brunetti, who scored plenty
of goals during the season,
won all four swim-offs
to start the quarters. Fellow
junior Kaya Nasinska
made 12 saves in goal for
the Porters.
The only recent Lockport
girls team with more wins
than this one was the 2013
squad, which finished 17-15
and advanced to the sectional
semifinals.
Homer native wins Newcomer of the Year in MAC
Huskies freshman
tennis player posts
5-3 conference
record for team
Submitted by Northern
Illinois University
Freshman Kristopher
Ortega, of Homer Glen
and the Northern Illinois
University men’s tennis
team, was named the Mid-
American Conference Newcomer
of the Year May 2,
highlighting four honors
earned by the Huskies in
the conference postseason
awards.
Ortega and senior Eric
Marbach, of Naperville,
were also named to the All-
MAC First Team. Starting
the season playing at No.
4 singles, Ortega opened
the dual match season with
six wins in his first seven
matches as he moved up to
No. 1 in the lineup by mid-
February. Ortega played
at No. 1 in all eight MAC
matches, posting a 5-3 record.
The Homer Glen native
won MAC Singles Player
of the Week honors twice
this season and is the first
Huskie to be named the
MAC Newcomer of the
Year since Axel Lagerlof
in 2011.
This season marked the
first time the Huskies have
Kristopher Ortega moved up to No. 1 in the lineup by mid-
February and played there in all eight conference matches,
going 5-3.
won multiple All-Conference
honorees since the
2013-2014 campaign.
NIU finished the 2017-
2018 season with a 15-8
overall record, its sixth 15-
plus win campaign in the
last seven years.
Homer Glen’s Kristopher Ortega, a freshman on the
Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team, was
named Newcomer of the Year May 2 in the Mid-American
Conference postseason awards. Photos by Richard
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Girls Track and Field
Lockport advances five individuals, winning relay to state
Porters finish in third
at home sectional
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
A couple of years ago,
the Lincoln-Way East girls
track and field team was
putting the finishing touches
on a four-peat Class 3A
state championship run.
While that came to an
end last year and probably
won’t restart this season,
the future is still very bright
for the Griffins.
That showed last week,
as East placed second on
Thursday, May 10, at the
Class 3A Lockport Township
Sectional. The Griffins
qualified individuals in six
events, plus got two relays
to state in placing second
behind top finisher Homewood-Flossmoor.
H-F, which beat out
Bolingbrook to win the
SouthWest Suburban Conference
Blue Division meet
the week before, placed
second last season and is
one of the favorites to capture
the Class 3A state title
this year. The state finals
will be held this Thursday,
May 17, through Saturday,
May 19, at O’Brien Field at
Eastern Illinois University
in Charleston.
By qualifying in 11 of the
18 events, including having
a pair of people advance in
five different events H-F
(136 points) easily won its
second-straight sectional.
East (81) edged out the
host Porters (69) for second.
Bloom Township (50)
and Crete-Monee (50) tied
for fourth. Thornwood (46)
placed sixth, followed by
Lincoln-Way Central (38),
Thornton (25), Stagg (13)
and Thornton Fractional
South (12), which tied with
Oak Forest (12) rounded out
the Top 10 teams. Lincoln-
Way West (9), Shepard (9)
and Sandburg (8) rounded
out the scoring.
Lockport advanced five
individuals and the winning
3,200-meter relay
team. The relay foursome
of junior Kate Wojciewicz
and sophomores Madison
Polinski, Abbey Kozak
and Anna Kozak (9:36.78)
defeated East by nearly 10
seconds and set their PR by
about 20 seconds with the
first-place finish.
Wojciewicz (2:21.36)
also won the 800-meter
run. In the process, she got
to “smash her tile.”
“It was a really good
day,” Wojciewicz said of
being in a pair of winning
events and helping set a
PR in both. “Last summer,
I made it my goal to get to
state in the 800. I went to
a Sub 5 running camp in
Southern Illinois. They told
us to write our goals on a
[ceramic] tile, and when
you achieve it, you get to
break it. So, I got to smash
my tile.
“I felt good after the
[3,200]-meter relay and
thought, ‘From here, anything
is a bonus.’ But in
the 800-meter run, I ran
the [final] curve behind
[East freshman Ashley
Mills], and then caught her
and passed her down the
stretch.”
In the field event, Lockport
senior Sarah Gomez
qualified for the first time
in her four varsity seasons
with a height of 5-foot-
2.25 in the high jump. Junior
Andi Hennessey had a
jump of 10-foot-3 for second
place in the pole vault.
Freshman Josephine
Bober finished second
(11:37.58) in the 3,200-meter
run and junior Jacqueline
Mathius (25.97 seconds)
finished fifth in the
200-meter dash but still
qualified for state by just
making it under the 26-second
qualifying mark.
“That was the hardest
race of my life,” said
Anna Kozak wraps up the Porters 3,200-meter relay team’s first-place finish Thursday,
May 10, at the Lockport Sectional. The team also consists of Kate Wojciewicz, Madison
Polinski and Abbey Kozak and finished with a time of 9:36.78 to secure the top finish. Jeff
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Mathius, who also made it
to state in the event a year
ago. “But I really wanted it
and didn’t know if I’d have
the [state-qualifying time].
I was freaking out, but I’m
really thankful it worked
out. It’s really great at state,
and I hope to PR there.”
Porter senior hurdler
Grace Gliwa finished third
(47.02 seconds) in the
300-meter low hurdles, just
missing the 47-second state
cutoff mark.
“I was really happy to
get third place,” Lockport
coach Joe Kravitz said. “We
placed in a lot of events.
I’m happy for the ones that
made it. There were some
bittersweet moments for
some seniors, but also a lot
of good things, too.”
Badminton
Four Lockport players compete at state in Charleston
Staff Report
Lockport badminton players
Kamile Sulkson, a senior,
and Sawyer Hollatz, a
sophomore, each made state
as singles players, while junior
Felice Espada and senior
Caitlyn Krueger qualified for
LTHS as a doubles team.
The state competition was
held Friday, May 11, and
Saturday, May 12, at Eastern
Illinois University in
Charleston.
Hollatz lost her first-round
match 21-15, 21-6 to Addison
Trail’s Mary Grace
Mutia before knocking off
Laura Hyink, of York, 21-
12, 21-17 in the first round
of the singles consolation
bracket. She then fell to Lily
Morris, of Palatine, in the
second-round consolation
bracket by a final of 17-21,
21-11, 21-14.
Sulkson dropped her firstround
match to Linnea Dierksheide,
of York, by a score
of 21-10, 21-14. She won her
first consolation match over
Kasia Czepiel, of Addison
Trail, 21-12, 21-12 before
falling to Lauren Oda, of Elk
Grove Village, 8-21, 21-15,
21-16 in the second round of
the consolation bracket.
On the doubles side, Felice
Espada and Caitlyn Krueger
won their first-round match
over Soha Khan and Jill Klatt,
of Plainfield North, by a final
of 21-13, 21-14. They then lost
to Cassie Cintron and Amanda
Moehlig, of T.F. South, by a
score of 21-6, 21-6.
The LTHS duo then played
Halley Bergen and Maeve
Heflin, of Oak Park and River
Forest High School, in the
second-round consolation,
dropping that match 21-15,
18-21, 21-12.

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Porters’ Randall on brink of history in boys tennis
Top singles player looks
to be first southwest
suburbs state champ in
87 years for Lockport
Erin Redmond
Freelance Reporter
For Jack Randall, it was love at
first swing.
The senior Lockport tennis player
first picked up a racquet at just 3
years old — and now he’s eying a
shot at making history.
Randall, the Porters’ No. 1 singles
player, is currently undefeated and
will likely be the No. 1 seed heading
to his final state tournament.
And if he wins, he’ll be the first
individual champion from the
southwest suburbs since the 1930-
1931 season, when Joliet Township’s
George “Jigger” Jones took
the crown.
Even with history looming overhead,
Randall said he’s putting no
pressure on himself to snap the 87-
year drought.
“My goal is definitely to try and
win state, but it’s my last year,” the
Porter said. “Winning state would
be awesome, but regardless of
whether or not I win state, I’ll be
happy with my high school career.”
The title would be the cherry
on top of a stellar senior season.
Randall has already taken down
the toughest opponents in his area
to bolster an untarnished record
and has committed to Division
I Western Michigan University,
where he will continue his tennis
career.
While he has much to brag about,
Randall remains a humble, quiet
leader for his teammates. He said
he wants to leave an impression on
the younger Porters so they continue
to play at a high level without
him next season, and they’ve had
plenty to learn from.
And Randall knows all about
learning by example.
Practically from the time he
could walk, he watched his two
older brothers, Chad and Lucas,
dominate the court. In fact, it was
Jack Randall has committed to Western Michigan University, where he
hopes to win conference and help get the team to the NCAA Tournament
after he completes his high school playing career with the Porters.
during one of his brothers’ private
lessons that their coach asked a
3-year-old Jack if he would like to
give it a try, too.
“I said, ‘sure,’ and I’ve been
playing ever since,” Randall said.
“I never got tired of it. I love every
second of playing tennis.”
And he’s pretty good at it, too.
Porters’ coach Bob Champlin describes
Jack as a “counter-puncher,”
a type of player who will use
his opponents’ pace against them
and put the pressure on them.
“He can play all court, he can
cover the net,” Champlin said. “His
ground strokes are extremely deep;
if you look at the pros, the pros’
[ground strokes] are within a few
feet of the baseline — and he’s hitting
really deep balls consistently.
That puts a lot of pressure on the
opponent.
“His skills are beyond any player
I’ve had, and any player in this
area, really. ... It’s fun, because you
get to see some really high-level
tennis that you don’t typically see
in high school.”
From the time he stepped on the
court at Lockport, the tennis scene
took notice. Randall has qualified
for state every year, being named
Second Team All-State as a freshman,
finishing 13th as a sophomore
— in spite of an injury — and fifth
last season.
Even still, the mental aspect of
Lockport’s Jack Randall is the team’s No. 1 singles player and is hoping
for a top finish at state after finishing fifth there last season as a junior.
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the game is a hurdle he needs to
overcome.
Confidence, he admits, has been
an issue, but he feels he has grown
both physically and mentally in
these last four seasons — as has his
confidence.
And being undefeated on the
season will do a number for it, too
— he just has to maintain it.
“He’s going to have to stay positive,”
Champlin said. “He has a target
on his back, because he hasn’t
lost, and he’s played the best players.
They’re going to be preparing
for him. He has to maintain his
composure. The momentum will
change in every match, so he has
to realize that’s going to happen,
keep using his strengths and hold
his ground.”
Randall said he knows the stakes
will be high for state but is doing
his best to remain calm. Besides,
he’ll have enough to worry about
in a few short months.
“I’m going to be a freshman
again, so I’m going to have to
prove myself,” he said. “I’m just
going to try and help Western
Michigan succeed and win conference
and get to the NCAA Tournament
— that’s the goal.”
The Illinois High School Association
boys tennis state tournament
will be held Thursday, May 24
through Saturday, May 26, at Hersey
High School in Arlington Heights.

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Going Places
Sweis gets rowing scholarship from Big Ten school
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a good day for LTHS
girls track and field
1. Strong sectional
The Lockport girls
track team captured
third place with
69 points at the
Thursday, May 10,
sectional it hosted.
2. The relay squad
The relay foursome
of junior Kate
Wojciewicz and
sophomores Madison
Polinski, Abbey
Kozak and Anna
Kozak (9:36.78)
outpaced the Griffins
by nearly 10 seconds
and set a PR
by about 20 seconds
with the top finish.
3. Also qualifying
Kate Wojciewicz also
qualified for state in
the 800-meter run.
Sarah Gomez qualified
in high jump,
Andi Hennessey did
so for pole vault, Josephine
Baber in the
3,200-meter run and
Jacqueline Mathis in
the 200-meter dash.
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Freelance Reporter
“Row, row, row, your
boat.”
That’s exactly what Lockport’s
own Jake Sweis will
be doing starting this coming
fall.
But, unlike the song, it
won’t be gently. Sweis will
be attending the University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
There, he will be a member
of the rowing team.
The whole thing came
about because of a casual
mention to Sweis.
“My cousin, Megan Tomaszewski’s
boyfriend,
lives in Madison,” Sweiss
explained. “He mentioned
to me that the University
of Wisconsin has a rowing
team there, and that 60-to-
70 percent of the guys on
the team are walk-ons. I was
going to apply to Wisconsin-
Madison anyway, since it’s
my dream school.
“So, I emailed the coach
[Chris Clark] and then went
to a one-day clinic there last
fall in November. At the end,
everyone did a test on the
ergometer rowing machine.
Well, I got the second-best
score behind a kid who was
very experienced in rowing.”
That alone got the attention
of the rowing coaches at
the university.
“As soon as the test was
over, an assistant coach
[Lowell McNicholas] talked
to me to see if I’d like
to row for the team next
“I was really happy to get third place. We placed in a lot of
events. I’m happy for the ones that made it. There were some
bittersweet moments for some seniors, but also a lot of good
things, too.”
Joe Kravitz — LTHS girls track and field coach, on his team finishing in
third at its sectional
year,” Sweis said. “I talked
to them again the following
Monday, and I committed
right then. It was a dream
come true. I knew I couldn’t
pass up this opportunity. I
had to take it.”
A year ago, Sweis, who
plans to major in computer
science and be a software
engineer, never thought this
would happen.
“No, I probably never
would have believed them,”
he said when asked if he
ever thought he’d get a college
scholarship for rowing.
“It’s not something I ever
did before, but I’m beyond
excited to be going to Wisconsin
for rowing.
“In high school, I swam
for three years and played
water polo the past four
years. I looked into college
water polo, but on the collegiate
level, there’s all sorts
of competition for scholarships
— those mostly go to
people from the California
schools.”
Jason Ozbolt, who has
been the Porter boys swimming
coach for the past five
years, doesn’t know of anyone
else from Lockport who
has been on a rowing team.
But he knows that Sweis is
up to the challenge.
“No, I don’t think I’ve
had anyone in rowing; this
is a first,” Ozbolt said. “It
couldn’t happen to a better
kid. It’s great for him. He’s a
great team player. While he
had his own personal goals,
he was also focused on the
Tune In
Jake Sweis (left) played water polo and swam at LTHS, but he earned a rowing scholarship
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 22nd Century Media File Photo
team goals, too. He’s very
empathetic with others, and
that’s why he’s such a good
team player.”
Lockport boys water polo
coach Joe Lewandowski
also knows that Sweis will
be a success.
“Jake told me that he got
the second-best score on the
ergometer, and he was going
to make a switch,” Lewandowski
said of Sweis
deciding to give up water
polo in college in favor of
rowing. “It’s amazing, but
that’s Jake and the type of
athlete he is. As soon as I
Girls Track and Field
Last laps — Thursday, May 17 to Saturday, May 19,
at Eastern Illinois University
• The qualifying Porters head downstate to
Charleston to compete in the state tournament.
saw him as a freshman, I
knew he’d excel. He is big,
strong, fast, and he makes a
coach’s job easy.”
Wherever he fits into the
team, Sweis plans to keep
doing that at Wisconsin.
“The season is in the
fall, and then mostly in the
spring,” Sweis said of the
rowing schedule. “Since
Wisconsin is a Big Ten team,
we race all over the country.
We race a lot of Ivy League
and California schools.
[Rowing competition] is like
a race, so being in swimming,
I’m familiar with that.
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There’s different rowing
events where you are single
in a boat, double in a boat,
all the way up to nine people
in a boat.
“Our first day of school is
Sept. 5, and the season starts
then. But this summer, I will
go up to a camp to get used
to the sport, the facilities, everything.
[Rowing] allowed
me to get a scholarship to a
Big Ten school. Now, I just
want to enjoy the rest of the
water polo season. Then,
I will be doing a lot of exercises
over the summer to
build my endurance.”
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas
Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

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Rowed less
traveled LTHS
senior discusses path to
commitment to row at
University of Wisconsin,
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On the run
LTHS Porters girls track
has handful of state
qualifiers from home
sectional, Page 45
Lockport’s Jack Randall
poised to compete for state
singles title, Page 46
Lockport’s Jack Randall is currently the No. 1
singles player in the state and will be looking
to take home a state title for the Porters in his
senior season. 22nd Century Media File Photo
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