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In the interim 

Will County School District 92 names interim 

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face painting and a chance 

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Family Royal High Tea at the 

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White Oak Library Meeting 

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the royal wedding. Dressing 

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American Legion Post 18 

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Archer Ave., Lockport. 

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Lockport Resource Center’s 

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Citizens Against Ruining the 

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6-7:30 p.m. every third 

Monday of the month, White 

Oak Library, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. CARE, a nonprofit 

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Will County and the surrounding 

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Cubs’ anthem singer speaks to 33C students about bullying 


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 

Student Tyler Jacques (right) stands at the front of the 

crowd with John Vincent as they address concerns about 

bullying at an assembly May 9 at Homer Jr. High. max 

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each other is the best thing 

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 

it is, you treat people 

the same way because we’re 

human. Nobody deserves to 

be treated badly,” Vincent 

said. 

Homer Jr. High principal 

Troy Mitchell said bullying 

is an ongoing issue in all 

schools these days, and said 

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. 

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Will County School District 92 Board of Education 

Fleming receives appointment to 

become interim superintendent 

Permanent 

successor for 

Sullivan to be 

decided this fall 

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 Lockport 

Legend that he applied 

to be the permanent superintendent 

and would be interested 

in the position, but 

that it ultimately is a board 

decision. 

“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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Police Reports 

Homeowner scares 

off would-be intruder 

Around 10:30 p.m. April 

25, the owner of a home on 

the 2100 block of Englewood 

Avenue heard the 

doorbell ring and did not 

see anyone at the door, but 

heard a tapping on a window 

on the side of the house, 

police said. At the window, 

the homeowner saw a teenage 

male wearing a red 

hooded sweatshirt pulling 

on the window screen in an 

attempt to enter the house. 

The homeowner yelled and 

the subject fled, according to 

police. 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

Abraham Delgado Martinez, 

19, of 3727 Sunnyside 

Ave. in Brookfield, was 

charged with driving without 

a valid driver’s license 

and driving with a suspended 

registration in the area of 

N. Broadway Street and Caton 

Farm Road. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport 

Legend’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

Will County Sheriff’s Office or 

Lockport Police Department’s 

website or releases issued 

by the department and other 

agencies. Individuals named 

in these reports are considered 

innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law. 

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 Soderborg 

of nonconsensual 

dissemination of 

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 taught at LTHS 

from 2012-2017.

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Disney-inspired 

St. Dennis School 

performs Disney 

Spectacular in honor 

of choir trip 

Submitted by St. Dennis 

School 

St. Dennis School children 

performed their spring 

concert, Disney Spectacular, 

on May 4 and hosted a tea 

and matinee performance 

the next day. 

This year’s concert theme 

was in honor of the more 

than 30-member St. Dennis 

Jubilation children’s 

choir performing at Disney 

Springs in Orlando, Florida 

on June 6. Proceeds from the 

May 4 and 5 concerts are to 

support the Jubilation choir. 

The talented children performers 

were noteworthy, in 

addition to the hard work, 

motivation and dedication 

of the St. Dennis music director, 

Patti Johnson. Her 20 

years of inspiring the arts at 

St. Dennis makes dreams a 

reality. 

RIGHT: St. Dennis School 

Music Director, Patti 

Johnson, receives a gift 

of appreciation following 

the spring concert, Disney 

Spectacular, from her 

spring concert performers. 

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Participants perform a scene during the concert. 

The St. Dennis School Disney Spectacular performers including students from the Jubilation 

Choir, Chimes, Angel Choir and Gospel Choir. 

LTHS moves 

up list of top 

high schools 

in nation 

Submitted by Lockport 

Township High School 

Lockport Township High 

School District 205 has 

moved up the list after once 

again being ranked as one 

of the best high schools in 

the nation by U.S. News 

and World Report. 

In its second top national 

high schools list released 

on May 9, U.S. News and 

World Report ranked LTHS 

at 64th in the state of Illinois, 

which is up from its 

ranking at 71 in 2017. 

The ranking is based on 

students’ performance on 

state assessments and how 

well the high school prepares 

students for college. 


School District 205 has continually 

been included in top 

national high school lists, 

including the annual top 9 

percent of all high schools 

in the state by Newsweek. 

vincent 

From Page 3 

“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 sixth period 

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. 

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 does it keep the discussion 

going, it encourages 

students to feel as though 

they can voice their opinions 

and ask questions. 

“It’s always important 

[to talk about bullying],” 

Mitchell said. 

Vincent told the crowd 

of students that they should 

seek help from a teacher, 

principal, counselor, social 

worker or any other trusted 

adult if they are being bullied 

or see someone being 

bullied. He encouraged 

them to protect themselves 

and look out for each other. 

“Treat people how you 

want to be treated, that’s 

simple,” Vincent said. 

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Voodoo Lilly comes to LTHS greenhouse 

Submitted by Lockport Township High 

School 

An exotic species of plant, the Voodoo 

Lilly, is about to bloom in the greenhouse at 

Lockport Township High School. 

Bailey Powell, a LTHS grad and current 

Joliet Junior College horticulture student, 

lent LTHS part of his exotic plant collection. 

The plant is an Amorphopallus konjac, 

better known as the Voodoo Lilly, which is 

part of the Corpse Plant Family. 

There is a corpse plant at the Chicago 

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Fairmont School hosts ‘Minute 

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Mokena resident wins the 2018 

Vacation Photo Contest by reflecting 

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Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Road trips are about the 

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But those moments 

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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 Legend. 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. 

Local students perform anthem at police dedication 

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Four students from Homer 

Jr. High and one student 

from Lockport Township 

High School performed the 

national anthem Thursday, 

May 10, at the Will County 

Police Dedication at the Will 

County Courthouse. 

The four HJH students 

— Matt Gardner, Jonathan 

Such, Dennis Papafotopoulos 

and Jason Jeske — are 

in a clarinet quartet, while 

Anne Such, a sophomore at 

LTHS, is in the wind symphony 

at the high school. 

The students played the 

anthem while Valerie Giuliani, 

an opera and classical 

singer who studied at Julliard 

in New York City, sang. 

Homer Jr. High students (left to right) Matt Gardner, Jonathan 

Such, Dennis Papafotopoulos and Jason Jeske, as 

well as LTHS sophomore Anne Such (right) performed the 

national anthem Thursday, May 10, at the Will County Courthouse. 

Photo submitted



Wel-Coom home 

LTHS grad Ron Coomer celebrates Coom’s Corner 

restaurant grand opening 

Grand opening event attendees Cy Simmons (right) and Suede Mondrella (middle) have a 

discussion. 

Ron Coomer addresses attendees Thursday, May 10, at the Coom’s Corner grand opening 

event. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Ron Coomer lets Jake Moerman wear his Chicago Cubs World Series Championship ring 

and poses for a photo with him. 

Chicago Cubs national anthem singer John Vincent sings for the crowd during the event. 

Event attendees (left to right) Anthony Calzaretta, Colton Carli, Vinny Calzaretta Jake Moerman 

and Nicky Moernan pose for a photo with Ron Coomer.



Photo finish 

A number of quality submissions from Lockport residents come up 

just short in Vacation Photo Contest 

Lockport resident Ann Marie Sadler sent in 

this photo of her family on a tropical vacation. 

Valerie Miller, of Lockport, submitted this 

photo of her sons Brayden, Drew and Jaxson 

during a trip to Niagara Falls. 

Lockport resident Stephanie Adams submitted this photo of her and a new friend she met 

while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Photos submitted 

Lockport resident Lisa Carollo took this photo of her and a friend’s family on a trip in Missouri. 

Scott 

Flamm, of 

Lockport, 

took this 

photo at 

Wrigley 

Field during 

a staycation 

in Chicago.



Ludwig students explore variety of jobs during Career Day 


Assistant Editor 

“What do you want to be 

when you grow up?” is a 

common question children 

are asked. 

Children have such a big 

imagination that for them, 

there’s no limit as to what 

they can be. On Friday, May 

11, fourth- and fifth-graders 

at Ludwig Elementary 

School got to learn about 14 

different careers that they 

could one day pursue. 

Parents of students, 

friends of teachers, and 

those just passionate about 

sharing what they do for a 

living, filled the classrooms 

at Ludwig as students traveled 

from room to room to 

hear the presenters. 

“I like how everybody 

explains their jobs and how 

diverse everybody’s job is 

so we can learn more about 

them,” fifth-grader Logan 

Kairis said. 

Kairis’ class had just 

finished listening to Pam 

Santucci, a volunteer at 

Brookfield Zoo and retired 

fifth-grade teacher at Ludwig. 

“I hope they want to come 

to the zoo to see the animals, 

learn about the animals, and 

hopefully do something to 

help the animals or their environment,” 

Santucci said. 

She brought camel fur, a 

turtle shell, a white tailed 

deer antler and other artifacts 

to share with the students, 

and shared the interesting 

things her job allows 

her to see and do. 

Across the hallway, Phil 

Blazewski spoke to students 

about his love for being a 

commercial pilot. He flies 

for SkyWest, and has been a 

pilot for about 16 years. 

“I just would like to spread 

the word about aviation and 

what a great field it is, what a 

great career it is,” Blazewski 

said. “I really love my job, 

so I want everybody to know 

how much I love it so that 

way if they express interest 

in it, they would pursue it as 

well.” 

It was his first time presenting 

for Career Day, and 

he discussed the training he 

has to go through, where he 

flies, and how often, as well 

as the average salary of a pilot. 

“I hope it incites their 

imagination,” he said. “I 

hope they like to look at the 

sky and think ‘hey that could 

be me someday.’ Because 

that’s what I did when I was 

a kid, and know that actually 

they can do that.” 

Fifth-grader Mia Di- 

Giovanni said she enjoys 

learning about all the different 

kinds of jobs that she 

might not have even thought 

of. 

“I like how we can see different 

jobs and not just common 

jobs, like out of the box 

jobs, what normal people 

wouldn’t do,” DiGiovanni 

said. 

Ludwig has organized 

Career Day for the last 18 

years, and principal Lisa 

Lyke said that with common 

core implemented in 

schools, the curriculum is 

career and college readiness 

focused, which helps students 

be exposed to various 

subjects that can lead to a 

career choice. 

“I hope [the students] 

have an opportunity to learn 

about careers they didn’t 

even know existed, or just 

careers they never really 

thought about, and hopefully 

learn a little bit more about 

it,” Lyke said. 

Other presenters included 

an actor, banker, engineer, 

police officer, firefighter, 

meterologist, FBI agent and 

more. 

“I think it’s cool how firefighters 

save lives,” fourthgrader 

Eden Leise said. 

Leise and her fourth-grade 

Students (left to right) Alex Brown, Jack Swedo, Paul Kotsonis and Broofield Zoo volunteer Pam Santucci look at the different 

animal artifacts she brought in to show the students for Career Day. Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

Meterologist Richard Castro shares with fifth-graders how 

clouds and rain form. 

peers had the opportunity to 

see a firetruck in the school 

parking lot as Lockport firefighter 

Rob Cronholm taught 

them about each aspect of 

the truck. 

“I love educating young 

children about various 

jobs that are out there, and 

they’re very inquisitive and 

just giving them the opportunity 

to ask questions and 

answer them and just letting 

them know what jobs are really 

like,” FBI agent Andrea 

Kropf said. 

The favorite part of her 

job, just like Lockport police 

Lockport firefighter Rob Cronholm shares with Eboni 

Haywood’s fourth grade class about every aspect of the 

firetruck and what it is used for. 

officer Jeren Szmergalski, is 

that every day is different. 

“There’s always kind of a 

revolving door where there’s 

always different jobs or responsibilities 

that you can 

take on as a police officer, 

and it’s not the same thing 

every day,” Szmergalski 

said. 

Her goal for speaking to 

the fourth-graders is to instill 

in them that police are nothing 

to fear, and they are there 

to help protect the children 

and everyone around them.

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LTHS mathlete places in 

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Submitted by Lockport 

Township High School 

Victoria Josifovski Taft School 

fourth-grader 

Victoria Josifovski was chosen as Standout 

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What is one essential you must have when 

studying? 

One essential I must have when studying 

is music. I study the best when I listen to music 

in the background. 

What do you like to do when not in school or 

studying? 

I like to spend time with my friends and 

family in my free time when I am not in 

school. 

What is your dream job? 

When I am older I want to become an interior 

designer. 

What are some of the most played songs on 

your iPod? 

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“Havana” by Camila Cabello ft. Young 

Thug and “Dusk Till Dawn” by ZAYN ft. 

Sia. 

What is one thing people do not know about 

you? 

One thing that people don’t know about 

me is that my favorite sports are gymnastics 

and swimming. 

Whom do you look up to and why? 

I look up to my older sister because she 

gives me so many fashion tips and that’s why 

I have some really cute outfits. 

Who is your favorite teacher and why? 

Mrs. Newman is my favorite teacher because 

she is so nice. 

What is your favorite class and why? 

My favorite class is math class because it 

is really fun. 

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What is one thing that stands out about 

your school? 

My school is really small so most of the 

kids know each other and we are like a little 

family. 

What extracurricular(s) do you wish your 

school had? 

I wish my school had gymnastics and 

swimming. 

What is your morning routine? 

First, my alarm wakes me up. I then get 

dressed and do my hair. I then go downstairs 

and eat whatever my mom made for breakfast. 

Then I go back upstairs and brush my 

teeth. Finally, I watch TV until it’s time to 

leave for school. 

If you could change one thing about school, 

what would it be? 

If I could change one thing about school I 

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What’s your best memory from school? 

My best memory from school is meeting 

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Nick Layman, a senior at 


School, competed at the 

ICTM state competition on 

May 6. He was the only 

LTHS mathlete to qualify for 

state competition at the University 

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Layman competed in the 

pre-calculus individual competition 

and took 92nd in a 

field of 192 competitors. 

This finish followed on 

the heels of a four-year career 

of garnering many accomplishments. 

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scores and finished in 

first place in the conference 

finals twice. In his four years 

of regional appearances, he 

won first place in six events, 

qualifying him for state every 

year of his high school 

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As a result of his successes 

and team commitment, 

Layman also received the 

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Award and an All-Conference 

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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 

compassionate and connective 

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 

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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. 

Last but certainly not least, 

mothers and sons had the 

opportunity to meet Captain 

America, who was present 

at the event for a meet-andgreet 

and photos. 

Reporting by Amanda 

Del Buono, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit 

NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

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@Lockport91, Milne/Kelvin Grove, from Thursday, 

May 10. 

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From the Editor 

Practicing crosstown kindness 

Max Lapthorne 

max@lockportlegend.com 

When it comes to 

baseball in Chicago, 

most people 

choose a side. It’s either 

north side or south side — 

Cubs or White Sox. 

I grew up in the southwest 

suburbs surrounded by 

mostly White Sox fans, but 

my dad spent his childhood 

in Lakeview on the north 

side of the city and grew up 

a die-hard Cubs fan, so my 

sister and I followed suit. 

My obsession with the 

Cubs, and baseball in 

general, could possibly be 

classified as unhealthy, but 

it’s a passion of mine and 

the Cubs are the team I 

grew up loving. And while 

I can appreciate those who 

root for both the Cubs and 

White Sox in the name of 

supporting the city, I can’t 

imagine pledging allegiance 

to multiple baseball teams, 

let alone two in the same 

city. I pour so much emotion 

into my fanhood that 

I don’t think I would have 

the energy to keep up with 

multiple teams, but for casual 

(or not insane) fans it’s 

a supportive way to show 

pride in the city and stay out 

of the Cubs vs. Sox fracas. 

If I am being honest, the 

days when the Cubs and 

Sox face off as they did this 

past weekend are some of 

my least favorite of every 

baseball season. There are a 

number of reasons for this, 

including that it tends to 

bring out the vocal minorities 

of both fan bases. We 

all know those people who 

couldn’t tell you what team 

Javy Baez plays for, but 

make it their mission to 

trash talk relentlessly during 

the Crosstown Showdown. 

I love engaging in spirited 

debates when it comes to 

baseball. I will debate passionately 

about why Baez 

(who is on the Cubs for those 

wondering) is better than 

Yoan Moncada or why it’s 

nonsensical that a 108-year 

World Series drought is such 

a focal point for ridicule by 

fans of a team that recently 

endured an 88-year drought 

of its own. But even when 

engaging in spirited debates 

with Sox fans, I always keep 

in mind that we’re talking 

about a game. There’s no 

reason for anyone to hate 

each other because of the 

baseball team they root for. 

Our assistant editor 

Jacquelyn Schlabach and I 

had the chance to attend an 

assembly at Homer Jr. High 

School last week, during 

which John Vincent, a national 

anthem singer for the 

Cubs, spoke about bullying. 

You can read the full story 

about his visit starting on 

Page 3. He spoke a lot about 

his own experiences being 

CONTACT 

bullied and how he overcame 

it to become the person 

he is today. His words were 

powerful. They even inspired 

several brave students to go 

down in front of the entire 

school and share their stories 

of being bullied or, in one 

case, of bullying someone 

and realizing it was wrong. 

I was impressed by Vincent 

and the students for being so 

open about a topic that is not 

easy to discuss, especially in 

a gymnasium packed with 

several hundred people. And 

while Vincent asked some 

of the students if they were 

Cubs or White Sox fans as 

he showed off his massive 

108-diamond Cubs World 

Series championship ring, 

his response to those who 

HELP YOUR CUSTOMERS 

INTO ACTION THIS SEASON. 

The Lockport Legend 

JULIE MCDERMED 

708.326.9170 ext. 21 j.mcdermed@22ndcenturymedia.com 

said they were Sox fans was, 

“That’s OK; go White Sox.” 

Vincent is a great example 

of how people should 

treat each other when it 

comes to the crosstown rivalry, 

but more importantly, 

in all other aspects of life. 

We might not agree with 

what someone else thinks 

or what team they cheer for, 

but that doesn’t mean they 

don’t deserve our respect. 

I hope eventually Vincent’s 

message of kindness 

will permeate deeper everywhere, 

because the world is 

a better place when we have 

respect for one another, 

and the Cubs vs. White Sox 

rivalry is better off when 

the two fanbases share that 

mutual respect. 

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Bold and bright 

This week’s Creative Chat 

artist favors bright colors 

in her work, Page 22 

Edge of their barstools 

Frankfort restaurant-turned-brewing 

company excited to unveil changes during 

grand opening celebration, Page 25 

Artists of unLock summer art series introduced 

at opening reception, Page 21 

Geri and Ed Sibilik look at their son John Sibilik’s design for an upcoming sculpture 

installation Friday, May 11, during the rePort: Introducing the Artists of unLock opening 

reception at the Gaylord Building. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media

20 | May 17, 2018 | The Lockport Legend faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

In Memoriam 

Anna Ter Horst (nee Tybauer) 

Anna Ter Horst (nee Tybauer), 

79, of Lockport, died May 6 at the 

Joliet Area Community Home. 

She was born in Lithuania and 

lived in Des Plaines before moving 

to Lockport in 2005. Anna 

was an active member of Shepherd 

of the Hill Lutheran Church, 

was in the Altar Guild and in various 

other aspects of the church. 

She enjoyed bowling, sewing, 

quilting, crocheting, knitting and 

traveling, but her greatest joy 

was spending time with her family. 

She is survived by her loving 

husband of 57 years, John; sons, 

Marc (Allison), Ken (Joyce) and 

Glen (Sarah); grandchildren, 

Tessa, Annaelise, Jason, Bridget, 

Joshua, Lauren and Lucy; sisters, 

Irma (Hans) Ziemann and Ella 

(Dennis) Norwood. In lieu of 

flowers, memorials to Shepherd 

of the Hill Luthern Church or 

Joliet Area Community Hospice 

would be appreciated. Funeral 

services were held May at Shepherd 

of the Hill Lutheran Church. 

Family and friends can sign the 

online guestbook or attain directrions 

at www.oneilfuneralhome. 

com. 

First vCongregational United Church of Christ (700 

E. 9th St., Lockport) 

First Class Kids Preschool 

Registration 

To register children for openings 

contact Sue, call (815) 838-8133. 

Greet & Meet over Treats 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Children’s Sunday Mornings 

9:45 a.m. Second through fourth 

Sundays. Stories with Puppets. 

Contemplative Evening Worship 

6:30 p.m. second and fourth 

Wednesdays. Casual blend of music 

& meditation over scripture. 

No Experience Necessary Bible 

Intro 

For times & dates call office 

(815) 838-2091. 

Dartball 

7 p.m., first, third and fourth 

Tuesdays of the month. 

Worship 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Voices 

9:45 a.m. Sundays. Children’s 

program which helps them discover 

the Messiah through stories, 

drama and crafts. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport (1000 S. 

Washington St., Lockport) 

Pet Blessing 

3 p.m. Saturday, May 19. 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:25 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle of 

Love provides diapers, feminine 

and incontinence products to clients 

who are qualified to use the 

local FISH Food Pantry. For more 

information, call (815) 838-1017. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church (21514 W. 

Division St., Lockport) 

Saturday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sabbath school; 10:45 

a.m. Worship Hour. 

Prayer Meeting 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Attendees 

can share their praise reports and 

prayer requests. The call-in number 

is (530) 881-1200. When prompted 

enter the access code: 761835 then 

the # key. The prayer line is free, 

and there is no additional cost beyond 

regular phone charges. 

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

Daily Mass Times 

8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 

8:15 a.m. Wednesday 

8 a.m. Friday with communion 

service 

Saturday Mass 

4:30 p.m. 

Sunday Mass 

8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. 

All are welcome. 

Healing Prayer 

Following the Saturday mass 

and 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Sunday 

mass. All are welcome. Contact 

Parish Secretary at secretary@ 

saint-dennis.org or call (815) 838- 

2592 for more information. 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (15625 S. Bell 

Road, Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

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

Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. Sunday 

School. For more information, call 

(708) 645-0652. 

THRIVE Church (1605 Washington St., Lockport) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. service; Meet and greet 

with coffee at 9:30 a.m. and Children’s 

Church — infant to fifth 

grade — also at 10 a.m. New summer 

hours; all are welcome to join 

for coffee, fellowship, worship and 

the word. 

Thrive Youth 

7 p.m. Wednesdays night youth 

gatherings 

Thrive Small Groups 

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays night gatherings 

Women’s Bible Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Every other Monday. 

The group meets at Charity McCarthy’s 

home in Lockport. For more 

information you can reach her at 

charitymccarthy1@gmail.com. 

Upper Room 

7:30 p.m. Saturday nights. Upper 

Room is for 18-35 year olds to 

gather for a time of worship, teaching 

and fellowship at the Buck’s 

home in Homer Glen. For more information, 

contact Phil and Nicole 

Buck at pnbuck@att.net. 

Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 E. 9th 

St., Lockport) 

Vacation Bible School: Splash 

Canyon God’s Promise on Life’s 

Wild Ride 

9 a.m.- noon, July 16-20. Registration 

is now open for children age 

4 through fifth grade. Cost is $15 

per child, or $35 per family. 

Sundays Service 

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

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays 

Weight Watchers 

5:30 p.m. Tuesdays weigh-in, 

meeting starts at 6 p.m. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for beginners 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for established 

members 

All meetings are “closed door” 

Caregiver Group Meetings: 

Fourth Thursday of every month 

at noon. Please call the church at 

(815) 838-0708 to RSVP. Lunch is 

always served. 

First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 Thornton St., 

Lockport) 


9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:45 

a.m. Morning Worship 

Wednesday Night AWANA Clubs 

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

old through sixth grade 

Angel Food House Food Pantry 

12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and 5:30- 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Open to the 

public. 

Grace Baptist Church (501 N. State St., Lockport) 

Sunday Schedule 

9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:45 

a.m. Morning service; 6 p.m. Night 

service. 

Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W. 

Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. For more information, 

call (815) 838-9105. 

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (312 E. 

11th St., Lockport) 

Rummage Sale 

8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 18 & 19. 

Worship Services 

8:30 a.m. Sundays, Holy Eucharist; 

9:15 a.m., Adult and Children’s 

Formation (every second 

and fourth Sunday of the month); 

10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist. 

Holy Eucharist 

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


(815) 834-1168 or email office@ 

stjohns-lockport-il.org. 

12 Step Meetings 

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

11:59 p.m. Fridays. 

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

Lockport) 

Divine Worship 

5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. 

Sundays with Fellowship to follow 

at 10 a.m. For more information, 

call (815) 838-1832. 

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (18101 W. Oak 

Ave., Lockport) 


8:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. 

Morning worship, Nursery ministry 

(ages infant to 4) and Youth 

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

Bible Study. For more information, 

contact (815) 774-1016. 

Have something for Faith Briefs? 

Contact Assistant Editor Jacquelyn 

Schlabach at j.schlabach@ 

22ndcenturymedia.com or call (708) 

326-9170 ext. 15. Information is due 

by noon Thursday one week prior to 

publication. 

Santi William Maraldo 

Santi William Maraldo, 69, of 

Lockport, died May 8. He was 

born in Abbadia San Salvatore, 

Italy, and lived in Lockport for 

10 years. He graduated from 

Marshall Law School in 1988, 

and practiced law in Orland Park 

until he retired a few years ago. 

Santi loved all things Italian. He 

loved motorcycles, long crosscountry 

bike trips, fast cars and 

his dog, Pinky. He is survived 

by his wife of 45 years, Linda; a 

sister, Elizabeth (Robert) Sheppe; 

brother-in-law, Marty (Susan) 

Ducsik, and an extended family 

in Italy. In lieu of flowers, memorials 

to PAWS or the National 

Kidney Foundation would be appreciated. 

Cremation rites were 

respectfully addressed, 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

j.schlabach@22ndcenturymedia. 

com with information about a loved 

one who was a part of the Lockport 

community.

lockportlegend.com life & arts 


Reception introduces Lockport’s Summer Art Series artists 

Laurie Fanelli 


Lockport is always beautiful 

in the summertime as 

blue skies and blooming 

flowers accent every block. 

This season’s views promise 

to be especially stunning as a 

new artistic venture is set to 

hit the streets. 

Following its selection as 

an Our Town grant recipient 

by the National Endowment 

for the Arts, The Gaylord 

Building is spearheading the 

creation of unLock: Merging 

Art and Industry in Downtown 

Lockport, a citywide 

multimedia program that is 

to celebrate the city’s rich 

history through a variety of 

art forms. 

Members of the community 

had the opportunity to 

meet the artists of unLock 

during a special opening reception 

– rePort: Introducing 

the Artists of unLock – at 

the Gaylord Building on the 

evening of Friday, May 11. 

“What we’re showing 

tonight is examples of existing 

artwork from the 10 

artists that were selected to 

participate in the program,” 

Gaylord Building Executive 

Director Pam Owens said. 

“People have the chance to 

talk to the artists and get an 

idea of what type of art they 

will be installing in downtown 

Lockport.” 

The rePort reception also 

served as the official kickoff 

to the unLock program 

as the first installation was 

unveiled. Residents can now 

find Downers Grove artist 

Maggie Capettini’s “I&M 

Canal: Industry, Memory, 

Community” project in the 

lobby of the Gaylord Building. 

“Maggie’s doing a scavenger 

hunt so if you look at 

those nine paintings downstairs 

you’ll see that they 

all feature architectural details 

of buildings in downtown 

Lockport,” Owens 

said. “Once you identify all 

of them you can turn in our 

completed scavenger hunt 

form at Illinois State Museum 

and then you have a 

chance to win one of Maggie’s 

original paintings.” 

Gary, Indiana artist, Sam 

Love, has also begun to 

share his “place-based poetry” 

installation through 

ongoing workshops and 

drop-boxes – at the library 

and Illinois State Museum 

– where residents can contribute 

a line to a city-wide 

poem in the making. 

“Poetry to me is when our 

words matter, and we’re conscious 

and intentional with 

them, so poetry can manifest 

in all kinds of ways,” Love 

said. “I think we naturally 

speak poetically when we’re 

comfortable and being honest.” 

May Babcock’s papermaking 

installation, Steve 

Carrelli’s sculptural tribute 

to the grain trade of the 19th 

century, Jaclyn Mednicov’s 

fabric collage and John Mc- 

Davitt’s interactive “paintby-number” 

mural are other 

works residents can look 

forward to seeing later this 

summer. Colin Lyons’ canalbased, 

printmaking-powered 

laboratory, Dylan Fish’s history-inspired 

cryptocurrency 

project and John Siblik’s 

“Garden in the Sky” installation 

– which will feature 30 

spheres tethered in the trees 

along the I&M Canal – are 

more examples of the art 

projects included in unLock. 

After Memorial Day, 

Lockport resident Robert 

Ryan will begin creating a 

public mural on the Dellwood 

Tire building for his 

unLock installation, “The 

City of Lockport…Constantly 

Moving Toward a 

Brighter Tomorrow.” 

“The theme of my mural 

is inspired by the different 

modes of transportation that 

have made Lockport what it 

is today, growing into the industrial 

and business mecca 

that I think it is,” he said. 

Ryan has a background 

in large form art – he previously 

worked as a billboard 

artist – and recently he has 

been creating smaller canvas 

works as a member of 

The Artist Guild of Lockport 

(TAGOL). 

“This unLock opportunity 

presented itself – and I 

always wanted to get back 

to creating something on a 

larger scale – so this is perfect,” 

he said. 

Along with public art 

installations, unLock also 

features programs and 

workshops on a variety of 

topics – including poetry, 

speed painting, Plein Air, 

paper making, etc – in May 

through September. 

Owens is “super excited” 

for the community to see 

how the talented artists of 

unLock weaved the history 

of Lockport into their oneof-a-kind 

creations and she 

is already looking forward 

to presenting more unique 

exhibits about the city’s past 

in the coming seasons. 

“Believe it or not, even as 

we’re launching this, we’re 

already trying to figure out 

our next steps after the summer 

art program is done,” 

Owens said. “We’ve got 

some great ideas coming up 

for the future, too.” 

More information about 

unLock: Merging Art and 

Industry in Downtown 

Lockport can be found at 

www.gaylordbuilding.org 

and the Third Floor Gallery 

– currently featuring rePort: 

Introducing the Artists of 

unLock – is open from 9 

a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through 

Friday. 

Unlock artist Maggie Capettini poses near her art installation, which is also a scavenger 

hunt, Friday, May 11, during the report: Introducing the Artists of unlock opening reception 

at the Gaylord Building. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Gaylord Building Executive Director Pam Owens greets unLock artist John McDavitt as 

attendees browse during the reception.

creative chat 

22 | May 17, 2018 | The Lockport Legend life & arts 


Question and answer with Lockport ??? 

creative chat 


Getting 

creative chat 

to know Diane Clavio 


creative chat 

Diane Clavio has been a 


member of The Artist Guild 

of Lockport for approximately 

seven months 

What media do you work 

with the most? 

Acrylic 

paints. I used 

to, when I first 

started, do 

oils mostly, 

but then I met 

this painting 

teacher and we Clavio 

became friends 

and she just did acrylics. So I 

tried her methods and I like 

it a lot, so since then [I use 

acrylics]. 

What do you like about using 

acrylics? 

It’s just different. It dries 

right away; oils, they stay 

wet. So you can finish something 

rather quickly, and you 

can still get the same kind of 

mood from it, I think. I just 

find it easier to work with and 

you don’t have all the chemicals, 

so I like acrylics better. 

How did you get into art? 

A school teacher. In eighth 

grade we had a class and they 

would take us outside and do 

different things, and he was 

very creative and everything 

he did I just thought was 

beautiful. He did all kinds of 

mediums, so it just kind of 

sparked an interest. So then 

when I went to high school I 

took art, and after high school 

I took art, and I just enjoy it. 

Have you been painting ever 

since high school? 

I painted until I was in my 

20s and then life happened— 

I had children, and so I didn’t 

paint for quite a while. And 

then when I retired, I wanted 

to start painting again, so I 

was looking around for different 

places to go and it was 

fun. I wanted to get creative 

again, so that’s why all of a 

sudden I’m back doing the 

things I was doing years ago. 

How did you get involved in 

The Artist Guild of Lockport? 

I was looking for a group, 

because I’m sort of social. I 

don’t like to paint by myself 

all the time and not have 

other creative people around 

me, so I was looking around 

and I tried one group and I 

didn’t like it. So then, I went 

to the art museum in Lockport, 

and the curator there 

told me about Larry Brogan’s 

place [The Flower of Life Art 

Gallery] and so I went there, 

talked to him and he was telling 

me about the guild, so I 

decided to try it. And I really 

like the people there, they’re 

very comfortable to be with 

and they’re very creative, so 

it’s fun. 

Are there any other artists in 

TAGOL who you admire? 

I admire Ed Smith because 

he does beautiful work but 

he’s so enthusiastic about 

everything and he’s a person 

you learn from. He’s into all 

kinds of stuff — the books, 

the movies — and he knows 

a lot about other artists, and 

whenever he talks, you always 

learn something, and I 

think that’s great. I like to be 

around people that are really 

involved in what they want 

to do. 

Is art your main pursuit now 

that you’re retired? 

No, I have a lot of interests. 

I do quite a bit of art now that 

I’ve got the time to do it, it’s 

kind of nice. 

What is the toughest part of 

art for you? 

The toughest part is actually 

getting myself started. 

Once I start, then the time 

goes by fast and I get into 

it more. I procrastinate, I’m 

good at procrastinating, so 

once I get in there and actually 

start working, that’s the 

toughest part. Once I start, 

then I’m OK. 

What do you do to help 

yourself get started? 

For me, it’s being around 

other people. TAGOL has a 

lot of social things they do 

besides the painting, and you 

talk to people and you see all 

their different styles and how 

they create, and it just encourages 

you to do stuff. I like to 

be around creative people. 

What are your future goals 

for your art? 

I’d like to get my own 

website and get a little more 

professional. That’s my goal 

for the next year, to get a 

business card and set up a 

website and at least get out 

there a little bit and see what 

happens, because I used to 

sell quite a bit of art when 

I was younger so I’d like to 

get back into that, I think it 

would be cool. 

How would you describe 

your own style? 

I guess I’m pretty realistic. 

I like realistic art. I’m not 

too into abstract. I like to get 

the feel of something, the essence 

of something if you’re 

doing a portrait or an animal, 

to try to get the essence of 

what it really is. That’s the 

goal anyway. 

What types of subject matter 

do you paint? 

I do flowers, I do anything 

really — anything that 

catches my eye that I want 

to try. I like to do things with 

photographs, and now when 

I travel and stuff, I try to take 

pictures that I think I could 

paint later, anything that sort 

of gets to you. 

Where do you get your 

inspiration from? 

From photographs and different 

things you see, even 

in movies and everything. 

Anywhere you are, you’re 

going to see different things 

that might inspire you to do a 

painting, especially people... 

I wish I was a better photographer, 

because I see a lot of 

things and think, “I should 

[take a photo],” but I’m not 

the best photographer in the 

world. 

What part(s) of art come 

naturally to you? 

Drawing came naturally 

to me, and color. I’m pretty 

good with color. I think that’s 

the main thing, if you have 

some sense of color, you can 

do decent. 

Are there any colors in 

particular that you really like 

to use? 

I love orange. Orange and 

blue, and I like sort of bright 

colors. I’m not a depressed 

person, so I like things a little 

happier, although I like some 

of the works people do that 

are deeper. 

What is your favorite part of 

doing art? 

It’s very calming. When 

you’re a Type-A personality 

like me, and you’re always 

used to being busy, it’s the 

one thing you do that you can 

sort of get into a zone and just 

zone out. It’s nice, and it’s 

very calming for your nerves. 

I think it’s great for me, because 

I’m always hyper, so 

once you get in there and 

you’re working, you don’t 

think about anything else and 

you need that. 

What do you get out of your 

Diane Clavio’s piece titled “Serengeti” uses some of her favorite 

colors including orange and blue. Photos submitted 

“Sunflower” is a reflection of the bright colors Diane Clavio 

enjoys using in her art. 

own art? 

Just feeling like you’re 

creating something. When 

you’re stagnant all the time, 

you just feel like you’re not 

producing, especially when 

you’re not working anymore, 

you sort of lose your identity 

when you retire, so you need 

something to make you feel 

like you’re accomplishing 

a goal of some kind. I think 

that’s good for me. 

What are some of your 

favorite pieces you’ve 

created? 

I did a mural for my grandsons 

wall of the jungle, and I 

really like the way that came 

out; it was the whole wall 

and it was cool. There were 

some along the way that have 

meaning for me — portraits 

of people I know and things 

like that, that has meaning for 

me. 

Interview by Editor Max Lapthorne

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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 Dish 

Trail’s Edge Brewing Co. a trailblazer for beer in Frankfort 

Business to 

celebrate grand 

opening weekend of 

May 18 

Thomas Czaja 

Contributing 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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LOCKPORT 

Port Noir 

(900 S. State St., Lockport; 

(815) 834-9463) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday: 

Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., Lockport; 

(815) 836-8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m. 

Mondays: Quartermania 

■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays: 

Cosmic Bowl 

ORLAND PARK 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. 

Prizes awarded 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live music 

Dan ‘D’ Jac’s 

(9358 171st St., Orland 

Hills; (708) 460-8773 

■9 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesdays: 

acoustic open mic 

night 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-1:30 a.m. 

Thursdays: karaoke 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-2:30 a.m. 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

karaoke 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; (708) 

403-9099) 

■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Gene Infelise and Francesca 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

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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. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details. 

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28 | May 17, 2018 | The Lockport Legend classifieds 


Help 

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

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

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week from June to October. Selected candidates will be 

required to pass a criminal background check, 

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Interested candidates must complete the job application 

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Completed applications can be e-mailed to 

Heather Kokodynsky at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org 

or mailed to Village of Homer Glen, 

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Homer Glen, IL 60491. 

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the following locations: 

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Growing Media Company 

Seeks Sales Directors 

Position Overview: 

22nd Century Media, a media 

publishing company based in 

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Directors to join their team. 

Responsibilities Include: 

Proactively prospecting and 

qualifying potential new 

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incoming leads; guiding ad 

copy for clients; identifying 

business opportunities and 

working with decision makers 

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• 2008 S. Austrian Pine 

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3876 - Scott Bulow to 

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• 224 Madison St., 

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- Catherine Nelson 

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• 17563 Gilbert Drive 

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- Joanne L. Bernstein 

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• 15313 S. Oak Run 

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• 915 E. 7th St., 

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- Michael T. Ruppert 

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$190,000 

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• 121 E. 7th St., 

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- James K. Moran to 

Mason McCormies, 

$170,000 

• 14905 S. Preserve 

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8103 - Hawthorne Rfs IV 

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Rudolph White $282,000 

• 16654 W. Natoma 

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6238 - Jacquelin M. Falbo 

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1057 Estate Sale 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 1333 EAST DIVISION STREET , 

LOCKPORT , IL 60441 (SINGLE 

FAMILY HOME WITH DETACHED 2 

CAR GARAGE. ). On the 24th day of 

May, 2018 to be held at 12:00 noon, at 

the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 

N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 

60432, under Case Title: THE BANK 

OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST 

COMP ... E BANK, N.A., FKA 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, Plaintiff 

V. UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; BAR- 

BARA RISSKY; RAYMOND S. 

RISSKY Defendant. 

Case No. 14CH 2646 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

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

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. Judgment amount is 

$251,699.23 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified 

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by subdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 


of 1244 Lacoma Drive Unit #3A, Lockport, 

IL 60441 (Single Family Home). 

On the 24th day of May, 2018 to be held 

at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: Mortgage Research Center, LLC 

d/b/a Veterans United Home Loans 

Plaintiff V.Adam W.Howard; et. al. 

Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










of 1309 EAST NORTH STREET, 

LOCKPORT, IL 60441 (single family 

home with attached 2 car garage.). On 

the 31st day of May, 2018 to be held at 

12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse 



Title: DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 

Plaintiff V. RYAN J ANDERSEN 

A/K/A RYAN JANDERSON, A/K/A 

RYAN ANDERSON; ABCD HOLD- 

INGS LLC, Defendant. 





















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

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








Property Act. 
















P: 312-346-9088 

F: 










of 510 East 13th Street, Lockport, IL 

60441 (Single Family Residence ). On 

the 7th day ofJune, 2018 to be held at 




Title: U.S. Bank ,National Association 

as Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2016 

SC6 Title Trust Plaintiff V. Terrence T. 

Arnold; Renae L. Arnold; Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













Randall S. Miller & Associates 

120 N. LaSalle Suite 1140 

Chicago, IL 60602 

P: 1-312-239-3432 

F: 1-312-284-4820 










of 3218 Heritage Lake Drive, Lockport, 

IL 60441 (SINGLE FAMILY). On the 

7th day of June, 2018 to be held at 




Title: Carrington Mortgage Services, 

LLC Plaintiff V. BRIAN BECK; NI- 

COLE BECK A/K/A NICOLE L. 

BECK; FIRST MIDWEST BANK, 

SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO 

STANDARD BANK AND TRUST 

CO.; Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

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Certificate No. 32226 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will County on April 25, 2018 

wherein the business firm of Cozy 

Falls located at 16611 West Natoma 

Drive, Lockport, IL 60441 is 

registered and a certificate notice 

setting forth the following: 

Chelsea Traynor, 16611 West Natoma 

Drive, Lockport, IL 60441 

815-793-7484 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 25th day of April, 2018 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

2703 Legal 

Notices 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

THE BANK OFNEW YORK MEL- 

LON TRUST COMP ... EBANK, N.A., 

FKA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; BAR- 

BARA RISSKY; RAYMOND S. 

RISSKY 

Defendant. No. 14 CH 2646 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 13th day of February, 

2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

24th 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: 

ATRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS 

FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A 

POINT WHICH IS THE NORTHEAST 

CORNER OF SECTION 25, IN 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH AND IN 

RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD 

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND RUN- 

NING THENCE WESTERLY ALONG 

THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID 

SECTION 25, ADISTANCE OF 432.7 

FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN- 

NING, THENCE WESTERLY ALONG 

SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID 

SECTION 25, ADISTANCE OF 100 

FEET, THENCE SOUTHERLY AT A 

90 DEGREES ANGLE TO SAID 

NORTHERLY SECTION LINE OF 

SAID SECTION 25, ADISTANCE OF 

233 FEET, THENCE EASTERLY 

PARALLEL TO SAID NORTHERLY 

LINE OF SAID SECTION 25, ADIS- 

TANCE OF 100 FEET, THENCE 

NOORTHERLY ATA90 DEGREES 

ANGLE TO SAID LAST MEN- 

TIONED LINE ADISTANCE OF 233 

FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN- 

NING, BEING A PART OF THE 

NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE 

NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SEC- 

TION 25, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH 

AND IN RANGE 10EAST OFTHE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 1333 EAST 

DIVISION STREET , LOCKPORT , IL 

60441 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH DE- 

TACHED 2 CAR GARAGE. 

P.I.N.: 11-04-25-200-011-0000 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 


twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 






whose rights inand to the residential 









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








Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










) SS. 





Mortgage Research Center, LLC d/b/a 

Veterans United Home Loans 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Adam W. Howard; et. al. 





cause on the 21st day ofFebruary, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 


24th day of May, 2018 ,commencing at 






estate: 

PARCEL 1:THAT PART OFLOT 57 

IN CLOVER RIDGE ESTATES PUD 

UNIT TWO, APLANNED UNIT DE- 

VELOPMENT OF PART OF THE 

NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE



2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 


Under $100 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

MARCH 27, 2003 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R2003-70989, DESCRIBED AS 

FOLLOWS: COMMENCING FROM 

THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 

SAID LOT 57; THENCE NORTH 0 

DEGREES 04 MINUTES 18 SEC- 

ONDS WEST, ALONG THE WEST 

LINE OF SAID LOT 57, 6.45 FEET; 

THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 52 

MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST, 41.42 

FEET; THENCE NORTH 0DEGREES 

07 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST, 

55.0 FEET, TOAPOINT OF BEGIN- 

NING; THENCE CONTINUING 

NORTH 0DEGREES 07 MINUTES 19 

SECONDS WEST 55.00 FEET; 

THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 52 

MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST 30.00 

FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0DECREES 

07 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST 

55.00 FEET: THENCE SOUTH 89 DE- 

GREES 52MINUTES 41 SECONDS 

WEST 30.0 FEET, TOTHE POINT OF 

BEGINNING, ALL IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: 

EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF 

PARCEL 1, AFORESAID, FOR IN- 

GRESS AND EGRESS OVER THE 

COMMON AREA AS CREATED BY 

THE DECLARATION OF PROTEC- 

TIVE COVENANTS AND CONDI- 

TIONS FOR CLOVER RIDGE TOWN- 

HOMES RECORDED FEBRUARY 10, 

2004 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 

R2004-23345. 

Commonly known as: 1244 Lacoma 

Drive Unit #3A, Lockport, IL 60441 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 11-04-24-215-028-0000 













County. 



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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 


MIKE KELLEY 











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DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RYAN J ANDERSEN A/K/A RYAN J 

ANDERSON, A/K/A RYAN ANDER- 

SON; ABCD HOLDINGS LLC, 





cause on the 27th day of February, 

2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 


31st day of May, 2018 ,commencing at 




auction tothe highest and best bidder 


estate: 

LOT 3, IN ABBEY GLEN ESTATES 

UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN 

THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSECTION 

13, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 

10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO 

THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

OCTOBER 28, 1992 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R92-85348, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 1309 EAST 

NORTH STREET, LOCKPORT, IL 

60441 


single family home with attached 2car 

garage. 

P.I.N.: 11-04-13-216-003-0000 


















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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











) SS. 





U.S. Bank , National Association as Legal 

Title Trustee for Truman 2016 SC6 

Title Trust 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Terrence T. Arnold; Renae L. Arnold; 





cause on the 2nd day ofMarch, 2018, 



7th day of June, 2018 ,commencing at 






estate: 

Lot 15inBlock 155 in W.J. Denton`s 

Subdivision of part of Block 154, and 

all of Block 155, in the Village ofLockport, 


Commonly known as: 510 East 13th 

Street, Lockport, IL 60441 


Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 11-04-23-413-017-0000 













County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

Randall S. Miller & Associates 

120 N. LaSalle Suite 1140 

Chicago, IL 60602 

P: 1-312-239-3432 

F: 1-312-284-4820 


MIKE KELLEY 











) SS. 





Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

BRIAN BECK; NICOLE BECK A/K/A 

NICOLE L.BECK; FIRST MIDWEST 

BANK, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST 

TO STANDARD BANK AND TRUST 

CO.; 





cause on the 6th day of March, 2018, 



7th day of June, 2018 ,commencing at 






estate: 

LOT 40, IN HERITAGE LAKE ES- 

TATES UNIT ONE, A SUBDIVISION 

OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OFTHE SOUTH- 

EAST 1/4 OFSECTION 24, TOWN- 

SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID- 

IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 

13, 1994, AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R94-111242, IN WILL COUNTY, IL- 

LINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 3218 Heritage 

Lake Drive, Lockport, IL 60441 


SINGLE FAMILY 

P.I.N.: 06-03-24-403-006-0000 













County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 


MIKE KELLEY 


USADVENTURE RVofNaperville, 

IL is notifying owner or owners 

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that we are applying for a mechanics 

lien tosettle a $6000.00 storage 

debt. The trailer has been on our 

property since September 9th, 

2013. Settlement can be made at 

our store, 9740 South Route 59, 

Naperville, IL 


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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 

Photo submitted 

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... 

Lockport Township 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■May ■ 17 at DISW Tournament, 

TBD at Oak Park-River 

Forest 



Forest 



Forest 

Softball 

■May ■ 17 host Stagg, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 19 at Moline, TBD 

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 

■May ■ 21 host IHSA Regional, 

TBA 


TBA 


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 


TBA at Downers Grove North 

Boys Volleyball 

■May ■ 17 host Homewood- 

than two minutes remaining 

in the game. 

Boys Volleyball 

Andrew def. Lockport 28- 

26, 25-23 

Anthony Pfeiffer led 

Lockport with 10 kills, 11 

assists and two aces, while 

Kyle Dixon also made his 

presence felt with 10 kills 

Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m. 


4:30 p.m. 


4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 23 host IHSA Regional 

Final, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 


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 

and 2.5 blocks Thursday, 

May 10, in the SWSC match. 

Lockport def. Stagg 25-22, 

28-30, 25-21 

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. 

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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 

SouthWest 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 

fourth-straight 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 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 

Lockport’s Erin Kleffman pitched the entire game and picked up a victory against the Knights May 8 in New 

Lenox. She struck out three batters in the win. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

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 in the sixth on 

a solo homer to left by senior first 

baseman Tara McElligott and 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 righthander 

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.” 

Senior shortstop Courtney 

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) 

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.



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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 


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 to 

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 

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. Photos 

by Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media 

state by just making it under 

the 26-second qualifying 

mark. 

“That was the hardest race 

of my life,” said 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 [statequalifying 

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.” 

RIGHT: Lockport freshman 

Josephine Bober reacts 

when finding out her split 

times after finishing second 

in the 3,200-meter run at 

the sectional to qualify for 

state.

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Water Polo 

Boys, girls teams wrap up their historic seasons 

Randy Whalen 


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. 

Matt Zalesko scored three goals for the Porters in the team’s 12-11 comeback win over 

Neuqua Valley Friday, May 11, in a semifinal game of the Metea Valley Sectional. 22nd Century 

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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. 

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.



Porters’ Randall on brink of history in boys tennis 

Top singles player looks 

to be first southwest 

suburbs state champ in 

87 years 

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 “counterpuncher,” 

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. 

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. 

22nd Century Media File Photos 

Even still, the mental aspect of 

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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fastbreak 

1st and 3 

Adam Jomant/ 


A memorable day for 

LTHS girls track and 

field 

1. A successful competition 

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. 

3. Also qualifying 

Kate Wojciewicz 

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. 

Going Places 

Sweis earns unexpected rowing scholarship from UW 

Randy Whalen 


“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 at 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 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, 

Jake Sweis (left) played water polo and swam at LTHS, but earned a rowing scholarship at 

the University of Wisconsin at Madison. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

he was also focused on the 

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 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. It 

[competition] is like a like 

a race, so being in swimming 

I’m familiar with that. 

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.” 

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“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 

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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. 

Index 

41 - Athlete of the Week 

41 - This Week In 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing 

Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon. 

com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | May 17, 2018 

Rowed less 

traveled LTHS 

senior discusses path to 

commitment to row at 

University of Wisconsin, 

Page 47 

Sectional 

success LTHS water 

polo team advances 

through sectional, heads 

to state, Page 45 

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. 


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Lockport’s Jack Randall poised to compete for state singles title, Page 46

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