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Fines for fireworks
Village Board votes to impose tough fines
for firework scofflaws, Page 4
New sales tax being
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THURSDAY
Economic Development
Update
7:15 a.m. Thursday, June
7, Tuscany Falls Banquets,
9425 W. 191st St., Mokena.
Join John Greuling, President
and CEO of the Will County
Center for Economic Development,
for an update on Will
County’s economic development.
Registration, continental
breakfast and networking
will begin at 7:15 a.m. followed
by his presentation at
8 a.m. Cost is $25. For more
information and registration,
call (815) 774-6068 or visit
www.willcountyCED.com.
FRIDAY
MOMS Club
10 a.m. Friday, June 8,
Firefighters Park, 1 Manor
Drive, New Lenox. Join the
MOMS Club of New Lenox
(including Mokena) for their
free monthly social. All ages
and visitors are welcome.
For more information and
meeting locations, email
momsclubnewlenox@ya
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SATURDAY
Lock-In Fundraiser
6 p.m.- midnight June 9,
Nova Quarter Horses, 10129
187th St., Mokena. Spend
the evening “locked in” the
barn while helping to raise
money for the lesson horses’
veterinary bills. There will
be horseback riding, barn
games, music food and tons
of fun. Cost is $75 per person,
and payment can be made via
cash or check to Equine Veterinary
Practice. All proceeds
will go toward vet bills. This
program is for children ages
7 and older. For more information
and registration, call
(708) 479-3696.
SUNDAY
SWSA Pride Fest
11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 10,
Yunker Farm Bandshell,
10824 W. La Porte Road,
Mokena. Join the Southwest
Suburban Activists for the
first Pride Fest in the area.
This fun and educational
event will feature live bands,
speakers, readings of children’s
books, yard games,
informational booths, food
trucks, vendors and a other
performances. For more information,
search for “Pride
Fest - Mokena” on Facebook.
MONDAY
You Are My Sunshine
Cooking Class
Register by June 11. Class
will be held from 4-5:15 p.m.
Monday, June 25, Program
Center, 10925 La Porte Road,
Mokena. This specialized
class will feature a summertime
treat. Follow a recipe,
mix, measure and clean-up
as part of this chef’s training.
This program is for ages 4-9.
Note: ingredients may include
peanut products. Cost
is $20. For more information,
call (708) 390-2401 or visit
www.mokenapark.com.
WEDNESDAY
Glam Camps
5:30-9:30 p.m. June 13
and 14; and Wednesday,
June 27 and Thursday June
28, Ginamarie Skin Therapy
Center, 9850 W. 190th St.,
Unit B1, Mokena. These twoday
camps will help teens in
grades 8-10 to discover what
true beauty means, properly
care for their skin, learn to
apply makeup, dress for success
and learn the “do’s and
don’ts” of social media. Cost
is $100 and includes a mini
skincare kit, mini foundation,
lip gloss and tshirt. For more
information and registration,
visit www.ginamarieproducts.
com or call (800) 452-2116.
UPCOMING
Ribbon Cutting
5-7 p.m. Thursday, June
14, Dream a Little Dream
Nursery Furniture, 9981 W.
190th St., Suite F, Mokena.
Join the Mokena Chamber
of Commerce for a Business
After Hours and ribbon
cutting with Dream a Little
Dream Nursery Furniture.
Concerts in the Park
7 p.m. Thursday, June
14, Yunker Farm Bandshell,
10824 W. LaPorte Road in
Mokena. 3AM will perform
rock hits from the 90s to today
covering artists such as
Matchbox 20, Rob Thomas,
Goo Goo Dolls, Train and 3
Doors Down on June 14. Terraced
lawn seating is available,
or bring lawn chairs or
blankets to enjoy these great
summer events. In the event
of inclement weather, visit
www.mokenapark.com or
check their Facebook page
for event status.
Girl Power Yoga
10-11:15 a.m. Friday, June
15, The Oaks Recreation &
Fitness Center, 10901 W. La-
Porte Road, Mokena. Join the
Mokena Park District for a
free demo class. This program
will focus on developing selfconfidence
and self-esteem in
pre-teen girls through yoga,
meditation, breathing techniques,
journaling and creating
a vision board. This class
is for girls ages 9-12. Register
for the demo class at www.
mokenapark.com or call (708)
390-2343.
Daddy & Me Ride
6-8 p.m. Friday, June 15
and 4-6 p.m. Saturday, June
16, Nova Quarter Horses,
10129 W. 187th St., Mokena.
Enjoy time together celebrating
Father’s Day at Nova
Quarter Horses. Minimum
age is 6 years old. Cost is
$70 per pair and $25 per additional
rider. For more information
and registration, visit
www.novaquarterhorses.com
or call (708) 479-3696.
Rose Gala
6-10 p.m. Friday, June
15, Olympia Fields Country
Club, 2800 Country Club
Drive, Olympia Fields. Support
the Lincoln-Way Marching
Band, listen to the 2019
Rose Bowl President Gerald
Freeny speak about his musical
journey and the 2019
Tournament of Roses Parade,
followed by live music
performed by L-W Jazz instructor
Mr. Ben Clark. For
information, visit www.lin
colnwaymusic.org/rose gala.
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Mom Sweet Mom
10 a.m.-noon Saturday,
June 16, Farmhouse Academy,
8940 W. 192nd St., Unit
L, Mokena. Join Farmhouse
Academy and Jean Lachat
Photography for a memory-
and cupcake-making
session. Proceeds will benefit
the Frankfort Township
Food Pantry. Decorate extra
large cupcakes together and
a one-of-a-kind frostingfilled
portrait. Register at
www.farmhouseacademy.
com. For more information,
call (708) 263-7269 or email
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ONGOING
Mobile Workforce Center
1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays,
Mokena Community Public
Library, 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. Services include
access to eleven computers
with Internet for online
job searches, assistance to
create or revise a resume, a
job board with listings from
Will County businesses and
a trained staff to assist job
seekers.
LWABWO Meetings
6-8 p.m. on the third Tuesday
of each month Sept.
through June, Gatto’s Restaurant,
Route 30 & Schoolhouse
Road, New Lenox.
The Lincoln-Way Area Business
Women’s Organization
is a non-profit club formed
in to provide scholarship
funds to women for the purpose
of continuing education.
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the Mokena Messenger | June 7, 2018 | 3
Central grads receive diplomas, look to future
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
For the 538 students graduating
from Lincoln-Way
Central on May 30, it was no
easy task.
There were tests, projects
and mountains of homework
to get through, not to mention
navigating the waters
of high school itself. Many
of the graduates started their
Lincoln-Way experience at
one school and finished it at
another.
Dominic Terrones, of Mokena,
was one of those students
who transferred from
East to Central when Lincoln-Way
North was closed.
Terrones, who will attend
Stanford University in the
fall to study computer science
engineering, gave a
speech at the graduation ceremony
as the class-elected
president.
“My speech wasn’t for the
board of education or the administration
or the parents
there... It was really directed
and meant for my peers,”
Terrones said. “I, myself,
was inspired by what we’ve
accomplished in these last
two years because, obviously,
there was a lot of change
in the district recently and a
lot of reform and things that
happened and what were
seen as obstacles.
“But what we accomplished
was so extraordinary
that I felt that there needed
to be an homage paid to all
those efforts and sacrifices
we did.”
It was about more than
just the passing grades and
long nights spent studying
for exams. Those accomplishments
were of building
up their school community
in the midst of turmoil in a
way that would last for years
to come.
“What we’ve accomplished
in these past two
years is going to have a profound
effect on not only the
district, but, more specifically,
our school and its success,”
Terrones said.
While reminiscing about
his beginnings in the marching
band, which led him to
be selected as one of the district’s
five drum majors for
his junior and senior years,
Terrones recounted a memory
of his from a football
game this past season as a
defining moment in his high
school career.
As the band played the
fight song and the student
section sang along, he said
the feeling was overwhelming.
“I just remember that
feeling of Knight pride and
of being at home, of we as
a school had successfully
come together and had produced
something that was
so great and something that
made me love Lincoln-Way
Central so much,” Terrones
said.
Just as the students in the
schools banded together
after the closure of North,
Terrones talked about how
the students in the marching
bands did the same with the
formation of the Lincoln-
Way Marching Band.
“I remember the first time
we played ‘Battle Hymn of
the Republic,’” he said. “I
Lincoln-Way Central students lead the singing of, “The Star
Spangled Banner,” to begin graduation ceremonies May 30.
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felt this power and a connection
to the past that made me
know that what we were doing
was right and that what
we were doing had a very
profound effect on the community
as a healing force in
the community and also as
an organization with a very
bright future.
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Village of Mokena Board of Trustees
Fines for fireworks could skyrocket to $750
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
Mokena residents considering
playing fast and loose
with the state and local fireworks
laws may want to
think twice this year.
Village officials discussed
increasing the fines associated
with fireworks offenses
May 29, during the work
session following the regular
meeting of the Mokena
Village Board.
Mokena Police Chief
Steve Vaccaro said staff has
been reviewing the ordinance
that pertains to fireworks
violations.
“Currently, our code of
ordinances doesn’t give a
specific fine for a fireworks
violation,” Vaccaro said.
“Being that there is no specific
fine indicated, the fine
would be covered by Village
ordinance … which
says that fines will not be
less than $10 and not more
than $750.”
Vaccaro said the police
department has discretionarily
written the fines up as
a $25 ticket. After researching
the issue, he found that
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had higher fine amounts associated
with these offenses.
Village Attorney Carl
Buck said the Village could
move to a fine schedule that
increased with each time the
person was ticketed for the
offense or keep it as a fixed
amount for each offense.
Trustee Joseph Siwinski
suggested moving to a
progressively higher fine
schedule, with the first ticket
starting at $25. But the
second ticket would go up
to $250, and a third would
be $750.
Vaccaro said police officers
do try to offer warnings
first to offenders instead of
tickets in order to curb the
behavior.
“If we end up going back
a second time, that’s when
we move to the citation,”
Vaccaro said.
The board members directed
staff to bring a finalized
ordinance amendment
to a June meeting, with the
fine schedule going from
$25 (first citation) to $250
(second) to $750 (third) in a
calendar year.
Board members honor late
trustee
The meeting began on
a somber note, as Mayor
Frank Fleischer informed
those in attendance that
former Trustee John Mazzorana
passed away over
the Memorial Day weekend.
Fleischer asked for a moment
of silence in honor of
the trustee, who was first
elected to the Village Board
in 1993.
Mazzorana was elected to
seven consecutive terms, but
resigned in April because of
an undisclosed health issue.
At the end of the regular
meeting, the Village staff
and board members expressed
their condolences
to the Mazzorana family
Round it up
A brief recap of other items discussed at the May 29
Board of Trustees meeting
• In a 4-0 vote, trustees approved the appointment of
Sue Novak to the position of customer service clerk
in the Village’s Community Development department.
Trustee Joseph Siwinski wasn’t present for the vote,
and Trustee Joseph Budzyn was absent.
• Also in a 4-0 vote — with Siwinski not present for the
discussion or vote — trustees approved an amendment
to a special use permit allowing Tribes Brewing
Company to sell wine produced off-site for on-site
consumption at its 11120 Front St. location.
• A proclamation also was read in recognition of Gun
Violence Awareness Day, to be held June 1 in Mokena
— as well as around the country.
and spoke to how much the
trustee meant to them and
the Village.
“I would like to extend
our deepest sympathy to the
Mazzorana family for not
only our loss of a great municipal
leader for 25 years
but also a great dad, husband,
friend and person,”
Village Administrator John
Tomasoski said.
Trustee George Metanias
said he had a lot he wanted
to say about Mazzorana, but
wasn’t sure he’d be able to
make it through saying it.
“John is going to be
missed by all,” he said.
Trustee Debbie Engler
echoed that sentiment.
“He was a great mentor,
and he was always there for
me when I needed him —
whether it was in good times
or bad times,” Engler said of
Mazzorana. “I’m really going
to miss him.”
Trustee Jim Richmond
mentioned how crucial the
former trustee was to his
public service aspirations,
too.
“John was very influential
in helping me decide
what I wanted to do as far as
running [for office],” Richmond
said. “He was always
there to answer questions
and be the historian. He was
kind of like a second dad.
John was one of those guys
that would just take you under
his wing and be more
than happy to help you out
however he possibly could,
personally as well as professionally.”
Fleischer also reflected on
his time working alongside
Mazzorana.
“I’ve been involved in
Village government for a
long time, and I’ve worked
with John for a long time,”
Fleischer said. “John and I
went back and forth over the
years, and that’s just part of
politics. A lot of it was fun.
But through that, I never
lost any respect for Trustee
Mazzorana. He was a good
trustee, and he was a good
person — and he gave a
darn about this village.
“He will be missed. Mokena’s
going to miss him,
because he meant a lot to
this community. As you can
see, he meant a lot to the
people [on the board].
“He left a legacy.”

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the Mokena Messenger | June 7, 2018 | 5
School boards weigh putting new sales tax on ballot
1 percent increase
would fund facilities,
maintenance in Will
County
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
A measure to place a
question on the November
ballot would ask residents
of Will County for a 1 percent
increase in sales tax to
help fund capital projects
and maintenance at public
schools across the county.
In order for the measure to
appear before voters, proponents
for the increase need
to gain support from school
boards representing more
than half of the county’s students.
Districts in the area seem
split on the issue, with
Frankfort School District
157C voting to not support
the measure, while Summit
Hill School District 161 and
New Lenox School District
122 approved the measure.
Both Lincoln-Way School
District 210 and Mokena
School District 159 are in
the process of considering
the proposal and are expected
to vote on it in the coming
months.
According to information
provided to the districts by
Stifel Financial Corp., an
investment firm based out
of St. Louis, districts in the
area are estimated to receive
between $700,000 and $3.26
million each year if the sales
tax increase passes.
The amount each district
would receive is based on
the number of its students,
as a percentage of students
in the county as a whole.
Mokena D159 has an enrollment
of 1,542 students,
which is about 1.2 percent of
the pubic school students in
Will County, and is estimated
to receive $720,254 each
year if the measure were to
Estimated income from County Schools Facility Sales Tax*
School District Enrollment % of students in Will Co. Estimated annual
income from CSFT
Frankfort Community Consolidated
School District 157C 2,474 1.9% $1,155,583
Homer Community Consolidated
School District 33C 3,721 2.9% $1,738,046
Lincoln-Way High School District 210 6,971 5.4% $3,256,062
Lockport School District 91 629 0.5% $293,800
Lockport Township High School
District 205 3,709 2.9% $1,732,440
Mokena School District 159 1,542 1.2% $720,254
New Lenox School District 122 5,211 4% $2,434,011
Summit Hill School District 161 3,059 2.4% $1,428,831
*Info from Stifel Financial Corp.
gain enough support to be
placed on the ballot and be
approved by voters in the
next election.
Summit Hill D161 has
an enrollment of 3,059 students,
which is about 2.4
percent of the pubic school
students in Will County,
and is estimated to receive
$1,428,831 each year if
the measure were to gain
enough support to be placed
on the ballot and be approved
by voters in the next
election.
Lincoln-Way D210 has
an enrollment of 6,971 students,
which is about 5.4
percent of the pubic school
students in Will County,
and is estimated to receive
$3,256,062 each year if
the measure were to gain
enough support to be placed
on the ballot and be approved
by voters in the next
election.
In other areas of the state,
49 counties have passed a
County School Facilities
Sales Tax, including Champaign,
Peoria and Livingston
Counties. Nearby counties
— such as La Salle,
Kankakee, and Iroquois
— have all tried to pass the
CSFT and each failed twice
to gain voter approval.
The tax would apply to
sales within the county excluding
cars, trucks, ATVs,
boats and RVs, mobile
homes, unprepared food,
over-the-counter drugs, and
vitamins, as well as farm
equipment, parts and inputs.
The tax would also not apply
to services.
Funds from sales tax revenue
could be used by schools
to pay for facilities and
maintenance, including new
facilities or renovations, security
upgrades, technology
infrastructure, architectural
planning, durable equipment,
fire prevention, land
acquisition, parking lots and
roof repairs.
CSFT monies can also be
used to pay off debt from
previous capital projects and
abate property taxes.
The projected time line
for the tax, if approved
during the Nov. 6 election,
would put the sales tax increase
into effect July 1,
2019, and school districts
in the county would receive
their first payment in October
of next year. After that,
districts would receive income
monthly.
District decisions
Teri Shaw, chief school
business official for Mokena
D159, said the sales tax increase
would allow Mokena
District 159, as well as others
in the county, the opportunity
to decrease the district’s
reliance on property
taxes from residents by providing
it with another source
of income.
“It would take care of all
of the facility needs of this
district in perpetuity,” Shaw
said of Mokena D159 “It
would take care of all the
facility, buildings, grounds,
infrastructure, technology,
capital improvements — it
would take care of all of that
as long as this is in effect.”
As someone who advocated
for a similar measure in
Grundy county, Shaw has an
enhanced perspective of the
challenges facing districts
that support the measure in
getting it passed by voters.
“The biggest challenge is
that we are not really existing
in a tax-friendly environment,”
Shaw said. “You’re
asking the residents of the
county to increase your sales
tax by 1 percent. People
don’t want to increase taxes
in any way, shape or form.
“...By increasing sales tax
for everybody in the county,
and everybody from other
counties who come to our
county to shop, what that
has the possibility and the
potential to do is lower our
property taxes.”
In Mokena, she said passing
the CSFT would provide
a source of income the district
does not currently have
to alleviate some of the tax
burden the residents already
agreed to for a 20-year referendum
passed to build the
junior high school.
The debt from that capital
project is expected to
be paid off in the next year,
and instead of asking voters
to agree to keep the rate the
same, the district could pass
on the property tax revenue
in lieu of the sales tax revenue.
The Mokena School
Board is expected to vote on
the measure following a presentation
by Stifel at its June
finance committee meeting.
Lincoln-Way D210 had
the item on its May agenda,
but tabled the vote to its
June meeting.
Brad Cauffman, assistant
superintendent of business
for Lincoln-Way D210,
said he expects the board to
make a vote at the June 21
meeting but cannot say for
sure if it will or not.
“What we’ve told the
board is, we would use this
money to do those projects
on that 10-year facility plan,
and then if — you never
know how financials are going
to go — but if we were
able to get that plan well underway
and keep up with it
and we had any additional
funds, then we would use
it to pay down outstanding
debt that the district has.”
In the next few years, the
district is expected to see increased
debt payments, and
the CSFT would help alleviate
some of that burden on
the district.
“I think the biggest challenge
is getting the taxpayers
to understand, even the
board, to understand what
are all the options,” Cauffman
said.
He said if the CSFT passes,
and the board chooses,
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graduation
From Page 3
Michelle Burke, student
council president, had a very
different experience transitioning
to a new school after
attending East for two years.
After being cut from the
volleyball team her freshman
year at East, Burke
worked hard to make the
team her sophomore year
and was successful in beating
out the girl who took her
spot as a freshman, but then
everything changed when
she had to switch schools.
“I quit all the clubs and
sports that I was in when I
came over,” she said. “I just
didn’t do anything junior
year.”
It was not until her Spanish
teacher, Katie O’Connell,
turned everything around.
Burke got involved in volleyball
again, joined student
council and continued managing
the basketball team.
“I’ve opened doors that I
never knew were possible
or that I never knew I could
open,” Burke said. “It’s
pretty rewarding to know
that when I came to Central
I knew nobody, I was involved
in nothing.”
She credits the staff at
Central with providing her
the resources to turn her experience
around for the better.
“I just had to take those
resources and use them,”
Burke said. “Everything was
there, I just had to take them
and turn them into something,
and I think that I did
that.”
Although Burke did not
give a speech at graduation,
she said if she could say one
thing to her classmates it
would be to live in the moment,
put the phone down,
and focus on what is in front
of them.
“I feel like a lot of time we
do take for granted what’s
around us and the people
that we’ve met and the people
that are around us right
now, [including] the staff in
the building.” Burke said.
“We’re never going to get
that back and the memories
that we made, we’re never
going to get them back.”
Lincoln-Way Central Class President Dominic Terrones
makes his speech during graduation ceremonies.
Bob Klein/22nd Century Media
More than 700 seniors graduate from Lincoln-Way East
Nuria Mathog,
Contributing Editor
It was a year of achievement
for the Griffins.
The 730 members of the
Class of 2018 included two
National Merit Finalists, 15
National Merit Commended
Scholars and 154 Illinois
State Scholars — and by
Saturday, June 2, the graduating
class also included
state champions in three
distinct categories: varsity
football, varsity boys volleyball
and marching band.
During the school’s May
29 graduation ceremony,
Lincoln-Way East principal
Sharon Michalak thanked
the departing seniors for the
hard work they had demonstrated
throughout the years
— an effort she sad was instrumental
in continuing to
“put [East] on the map academically,
through activities
and athletics.”
“Seniors, I ask everyone
to think back to August of
2014,” she said. “Seniors,
that is when you entered the
halls of Lincoln-Way East
and Lincoln-Way North as
freshmen. You have met
many challenges and changes
along the way, and because of
your courage and the choices
you made and how to handle
these challenges, your leadership
flourished.”
She noted the senior class
officers had presented a
class gift to the Lincoln-
Way Community High
School District 210 Board
of Education: landscaping
and a boulder inscribed with
the words “Lincoln-Way
East: Dreams and dedication
are a powerful combination”
located at the front
entrance of the school.
The student address was
delivered by senior class
president Grace Casey, who
has represented her class as
president for the past four
Dominic Tagler (left), Grace Casey (center) and Amber Lemmons lead the processional to
the graduation ceremonies at Lincoln-Way East May 29. Bob Klein/22nd Century Media
years and has participated
in student organizations and
activities such as National
Honor Society, Pi Sigma Pi,
International Club and the
soccer team. She will attend
the University of Missouri
in the fall.
In her speech, Casey
touched upon the closure
of Lincoln-Way North High
School in 2016 and the way
she and her classmates had
overcome the challenges of
that transition.
“We went through a
change without a bruise or
a scratch,” she said. “Actually,
we went through
a change while creating
friendships that mean more
than a building ever could.”
She also discussed the
many ways the students had
espoused the fundamental
tenets of Lincoln-Way East:
effort, attitude, spirit and
teamwork.
“Teamwork is synonymous
with the word kindness,”
she said. “Kindness
to me, is the most important
because I see it happening
constantly from this student
body. In and out of the classroom
we are constantly doing
little acts of kindness. And
although most of the time
you think no one can see the
kind things you do, it makes
a whole lot of a difference in
the long run, and that truly is
what teamwork means.”
D210 Board of Education
Vice President Joseph
Kosteck described the ceremony
as the “highlight”
of the year for the board
and noted the graduating
Griffins — in conjunction
with the graduating students
from Lincoln-Way Central
and Lincoln-Way West —
had the highest graduation
rate, highest composite
ACT score, most Advanced
Placement test takers and
most college credits earned
of any class in the district’s
history.
“You are ready to begin
the next part of the journey,”
he said.
After the ceremony, hundreds
of graduates and their
families spilled into the
nearby parking lot to continue
celebrating the occasion.
Graduate Abby McMann,
who plans to attend the University
of Alabama, said the
most exciting memory from
her time at the school was
seeing the Griffins clinch
the state championship in
November 2017.
For Trinity Montgomery,
the most memorable aspect
of East was getting to know
students from all walks of
life.
“(I would say) just the
amount of diverse people
and unique traits,” she said.

growth spurt. He remembers
his early encounters with
Mazzorana well.
“He was always well informed,
and he was always
direct and honest about his
feelings on things,” Downs
said of Mazzorana. “I found
him to be excellent to work
with while he was with the
park district. He was there
for the right reasons — al-
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‘Mr. Mokena’ leaves behind lasting legacy
Longtime trustee
John Mazzora
passes away May 27
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
If one way to measure a
man’s life is by considering
how many people his life influenced,
then John J. Mazzorana
has left an indelible
mark on Mokena.
Mazzorana, 75, whose
public service to his community
as a Village of Mokena
Board of Trustees member
lasted more than 25 years,
died May 27 in New Lenox.
A real estate lawyer who
practiced in both Will and
Cook counties for 50 years,
Mazzorana is best known for
his time on the Mokena Village
Board — shepherding
the community from small
town to a vibrant suburb.
Mazzorana was preceded
in death by his parents, Anthony
and Elsie; and his
wife, Claudia. He is survived
by his children, Vicki
sales tax
From Page 5
then the sales tax revenue
could replace property tax
revenue.
“I do think people would
appreciate having lower
property taxes,” he said. “...I
think that — by using this
tax correctly — I think that
we could really reduce future
tax levies by keeping up
and doing the kind of work
we need on our facilities on
an ongoing basis versus taking
out referendums to pay
— taking out debt — to pay
for facility updates.”
In the long run, paying
off its debt faster would be
a “double win” for taxpayers
because the district would
pay less in interest expenses.
“I think if the taxpayers
Mazzorana, Michelle Stokes
(Roy), Katherine Wilson, Jason
Mazzorana (Angie) and
Anthony Mazzorana; his beloved
grandchildren, Jacob
Wilson, Madeline Wilson
and Gianna Mazzorana; his
brother, Dennis Mazzorana
(Therese); companion of
many years, Sandy Meinke,
as well as her daughter,
Amanda Wrobel; and many
nephews and nieces.
Getting involved
Mazzorana was born
May 14, 1943 in Chicago.
He grew up in the Pullman
neighborhood. But after attending
DePaul University
for both his undergraduate
and law degrees — and after
marrying his wife, Claudia
— Mazzorana moved to Mokena
in 1976.
It didn’t take long for Mazzorana
to become involved
in his new hometown, getting
elected to the Mokena
Park District Board of Commissioners
in 1987.
Michelle Stokes, one of
Former Village Trustee John Mazzorana (center) gets a standing ovation from his peers
on Mokena’s board. Mazzorana served more than 25 years on the board and helped user
Mokena into a new era. 22nd Century Media file photo
could see the potential savings
down the road that I
think they would support it
because of the better fiscal
management of the whole
process,” Cauffman said.
Voting it down
Other districts, such as
Frankfort 157C, declined to
support the measure, citing
its lack of need for additional
funding.
Gina Briese, president of
Frankfort School District
157C school board, said the
district is in a good place financially
and the board felt
it would be unnecessary to
place a further financial burden
on residents.
“I know some of that money
is going to come from
people passing through, and
we felt that we didn’t need
additional tax dollars to support
our district,” Briese
said.
She said the district has
managed its money well and
has been able to abate money
each year, leaving it in
a stable financial state with
regards to income, expenses
and debt payments.
“I can certainly see why
other districts [that] are in
financial straights want this
tax increase, but I, personally,
and our board doesn’t
see where it’s going to benefit
the residents of Frankfort,”
Briese said, citing a
1 percent sales tax increase
the Village of Frankfort is
expected to ask for in the
November election.
Kate Ambrosini, director
of business and operational
services at Frankfort 157C,
said although the district is
currently able to pay for its
building and maintenance
needs, it would be able to invest
more into its buildings
if the sales tax increase were
to pass.
“There’s always things
you can do on your facilities,”
Ambrosini said. “Our
board, just for the summer,
approved about $1.1
million worth of capital
projects throughout the
district, so there’s always
things that can be done with
that funding. It’s not like it
would just be taken for no
reason.
“All we can do is take the
best steps we can for our
taxpayers here,” Ambrosini
said, “and I think that’s what
our board is doing.”
Mazzorana’s daughters, said
a parks concern had caught
her father’s interest.
“And once he grabbed on,
he didn’t let go,” Stokes said.
“He was with the park district
for about six years.”
John Downs, the former
Village administrator for
Mokena, was just starting
out with the Village in 1988.
At the time, Mokena — still
a small community — was
on the verge of a major
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Mr. Mokena
From Page 9
ways trying to make our
community more livable for
the people who were already
here and the people who
would be coming.”
They were about to start
working a lot more closely,
because in 1993, Mazzorana
was elected to the Village
Board.
Taking public service
seriously
Upon his election to the
board, Mazzorana began a
run as trustee that spanned
five re-election campaigns
— lasting from 1993 to
2018, when he was forced to
step down because of illness.
And from the very start,
he was all-in on his commitment
level to the Village.
“Trustees get packages
[of information] delivered
to their houses a few times
a week, and my dad was always
very thorough,” Stokes
said. “He always said, ‘Mokena
is my hobby.’ He took
things very seriously, and he
did a lot of research.
“When things were up for
zoning or special things were
happening, he was always
driving around and looking
at the sites or looking at the
things being done. He’d be
talking to people when there
were possible problems that
needed to be addressed. He
really invested in being prepared
for the meetings.”
From a staff perspective,
Downs also saw firsthand
how much time and effort
Mazzorana put into being
an informed member of the
board.
“He could clearly identify
why he was making a decision,
and why he felt it was
in the best interest of the
community as a whole —
knowing there could be others
who disagreed,” Downs
said. “I admired that, because
he often brought back
insights for not just me but
also for other board members
that they may not have
had because they didn’t take
that time and effort to seek it
out.”
Trustee Joseph Siwinski
started on the Village Board
in 1995. He said Mazzorana
was a shoulder to lean on
right away.
“He was very thorough,
and he was someone to look
up to,” Siwinski said. “He
was approachable, but he was
tough. He was no nonsense.
“John was a true public
servant, who cared about the
good of everyone. What was
good about John was that he
would spend the time that
was really needed to find out
the different background [on
an issue].
“He would truly investigate
and try to hear all sides
of a story. He would listen
to all sides, come to his conclusion,
and he was tough.
When he made up his mind,
he made up his mind. He’d
give everyone a fair shake,
but in the end, he wouldn’t
be afraid to stand up for what
he believed.”
Siwinski said he didn’t always
agree with Mazzorana,
but he recalled the elder trustee’s
famous saying: “Reasonable
people can differ.”
“That’s one thing that I
really learned from him,”
Siwinski said. “You don’t always
have to be on the same
side, but you want to try and
reach a resolution that works
for everyone. I think he truly
did that.”
That statesman trait came
in handy in 2005, at a time
when the community was
on the precipice of change.
Mazzorana was part of a
group of people who formed
Citizens United — a political
group aimed at garnering
commercial development for
the Village.
“There was a lot of commercial
growth that was happening
around us,” Downs
said. “Some people thought
it was good, and some didn’t.
As this all evolved, I think
the identity of the community
was teetering on ‘Do we
want to be more residentialonly,’
which sounds good but
means there will be a longterm
price for everybody; or,
do we want to attempt to get
a more diversified economy
that would provide revenue
so services could be provided
and make the community
more livable with less demand
from the Village.”
Downs said Mazzorana
thought that being neighbors
to communities seeing gains
from commercial growth but
not reaping any of the benefit
didn’t make sense.
“He campaigned very hard
on that, because he felt it
was the right thing long-term
thing to do,” Downs said.
Siwinski said Mazzorana
was “a true leader” during
that period, and that his vision
helped guide the group.
“There were different fractions
of the community that
wanted different things, and
it was going to go one way
or the other,” Siwinski said.
“Citizens United, at the time,
we were of the opinion that
you needed meaningful businesses
in order to have the
revenue in order to support
the Village in the future. You
had to do it right, but they
had to be meaningful businesses.
“I think that we’ve given a
good tax base for our town to
move forward with, and John
was a huge part of that.”
Proud of his community
Mazzorana also was a big
supporter of the community
organizations and businesses.
Skye Bergeson, president
of the Mokena Chamber
of Commerce, said one of
the things Mazzorana was
known for was being “the
voice” of the Fourth of July
Parade.
“We definitely always appreciated
his willingness to
show support for the community,”
Bergeson said.
Bergeson first met Mazzorana
about six years ago
when Bergeson joined the
chamber.
“I knew I could always
rely on him to be a friendly
face and somebody who
would welcome new people
to the chamber and to the
community,” Bergeson said.
Mazzorana also was active
in the Mokena Area Historical
Society — something his
daughter said was a passion
of his. He loved history —
particularly, the Civil War —
and would take his family on
vacations to see the famous
battlefields.
Siwinski had a direct view
of just how proud Mazzorana
was of his community,
as the elder trustee rented
space from Siwinski for his
law practice. Siwinski said
Mazzorana would constantly
come and tell him about the
goings-on of the community.
“He just exuded pride
in what people were doing
throughout the community,”
Siwinski said.
But it wasn’t just Siwinski
who noticed how Mazzorana
had his finger on the pulse
of the community. In the
days after her father’s death,
Stokes said she received numerous
calls and emails from
people offering condolences.
But they also brought up
how Mazzorana was viewed
as “Mr. Mokena.”
She said her father would
likely get a kick out of that
description.
Leaving a lasting legacy
Stokes said she believes
part of the reason Mazzorana
was so passionate about improving
Mokena is because
he was raising a family of
five there — but also because
he had a genuine desire to
help the residents.
“I think he had an interest
in making sure the place he
chose to live and plant his
roots was well established
and governed fairly,” she
said. “And because he had a
unique sense of fairness, he
believed in governing for the
people, and that people had
the right to talk about and
have a voice for how they
lived. He cared about Mokena
and the people in it.”
Siwinski said Mazzorana’s
passing is a “big loss” for the
community. But he left behind
a great legacy, as Mazzorana
was instrumental in
the Village providing quality
core services to the residents,
including good roads, police
and garbage collection.
“And I think he was instrumental
in making sure we
have the resources to fund
that into the future by having
a diverse economy,” Siwinski
said.
Meanwhile, Downs said
Mazzorana left a positive impact
on his peers on the Village
Board, as well as setting
a high bar in how the position
is viewed and should be
treated by the public.
“I think he has a tremendous
impact on the quality
of how our elected officials
act as a whole,” Downs said.
“That trickles down to things
like a good, strong financial
base as a community, because
he understood that if
you don’t have enough money
to do the basics, you are
going to have to get it from
somewhere. That means asking
residents for more of it,
and he was not in favor of
that.
“We also have a very low
tax rate but sound infrastructure.
We have good long-term
planning and good employees,
who like to work for our
elected officials and respect
our citizens. They respect
them, because [Mazzorana]
demanded they respect the
citizens. It was his view that
it was an honor to work for
them, either an elected official
or an employee, and they
deserved your very best effort
all the time.”
In a lot of ways, Mazzorana
left his community in a
much better place than when
he arrived in 1976.
“I do think that some of the
decisions my dad made did
impact generations,” Stokes
said. “I think his love of history
and his love of military
strategy [helped]. Certain
people have that unique vision,
and they can kind of
see the moves ahead more
than other people. They just
think that way. I think Mokena
benefited from that type
of vision.”
Now, having lost both parents,
Stokes said it means a
lot to her and her siblings
that her father’s efforts were
appreciated by the community.
“It’s nice to know that the
town that my dad dedicated
so much time to — and,
frankly, love for — valued
him and valued what he contributed,”
Stokes said. “Two
of my siblings still live in
Mokena, and my nephew
and niece live there. I think
they will benefit from what
their grandfather has done
for them.”
Downs went one step further.
“He’s going to have an impact
on our community forever,
in my opinion,” Downs
said.
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What is one essential you
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played songs on your iPod?
I do not have an iPod, but
I do listen to music on my
phone. I listen to a variety of
songs and genres, and right
now I don’t have a favorite
song. The only type of music
I never listen to is country,
since it is usually very slow
paced.
What is one thing people
don’t know about you?
One thing that people
don’t know about me is that
I love to ride roller coasters.
My favorite roller coaster is
the Millennium Force in Cedar
Point, Ohio.
Whom do you look up to and
why?
I look up to my parents
because they are very hardworking
and persevere
through the many problems
that they face everyday
at work. Those two traits,
along with many others, are
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what make my parents great
people and great role models
to me and many others.
What’s your favorite class
and why?
My favorite class is math
because it’s my favorite subject
and just something that I
truly enjoy.
If you could change one thing
about school what would it
be?
The only change that I
would make to my school is
I would make advisory longer
so that I could get more
homework done.
What’s your favorite thing
to eat in the cafeteria?
My favorite thing to eat in
the cafeteria would have to
be the Tony stuffed cheesesticks.
What’s your best memory
from school?
My best memory from
school was being part of the
school baseball team that
placed third at state when I
was in seventh grade.
School News
Mokena
students
get honors
Joshua Hilt has made the
University of Wisconsin-
Whitewater dean’s list for
the 2018 spring semester.
Thomas Hoblin made the
president’s honor roll for
the 2018 spring semester at
Oklahoma City University.
Charlotte Imlach graduated
from Cornell College
(Iowa).
Kendall Carstens, Carson
Lau, Abigail Pattara,
Robin Testa, Blake Van
Bruggen and Austin Wegforth
all made the dean’s
list at Olivet Nazarene University
for the 2018 spring
semester.
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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Summer events heat up in
Lockport
Summer is finally here,
and the City of Lockport is
kicking off a series of seasonal
events to celebrate.
Starting this past Monday,
June 4, the City was slated
to host the annual Cruisin’
into Lockport classic car
event from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
every Monday at the Central
Square and First Midwest
Bank parking lots. Each
week, the event features a
showing of classic vehicles,
along with a live musical
performance and activities.
Special T-shirts commemorating
the 15th year of the
event also are to be sold each
week.
Each week, a different
type of car is featured,
and a best-in-show type contest
is held for models of that
car.
The featured band for
the first night was Cadillac
Groove, which played
Southern rock, blues, funk,
R&B and soul music.
“We have a wide range of
bands throughout the summer,”
event organizer Jodi
Herman said. “Some of the
bands are returning fan favorites,
and others are new.
We also have a good mix
of music with rock, country,
oldies, and Motown and
soul.”
One large difference in this
year’s event is the changing
of the farmer’s market to a
food court.
“The fresh produce vendor
we’ve partnered with in
the past had a scheduling
conflict, so this year we just
have the food vendors for
people to eat while they’re
at the show,” Herman said.
“We have seven vendors,
including three local businesses.”
Reporting by Jessie Molloy,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit LockportLegend.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Tinley Park among
communities suing for opioid
epidemic
A group of 11 Illinois
municipalities are seeking
to hold opioid manufacturers,
distributors and former
doctors financially liable for
their alleged roles in the nationwide
epidemic.
The Village of Tinley Park
is named as a plaintiff in a
class-action lawsuit filed
May 23 in Cook County Circuit
Court by Edelson PC, a
law firm that represents the
Village of Melrose Park.
Seven manufacturers, three
distributors and three opioid
prescribers, who reportedly
operated and worked at
now defunct Riverside and
Melrose Park medical clinics
described by attorneys as
“pill mills,” were identified
as defendants.
The complaint includes
a demand for a jury trial on
eight totals counts of alleged
illegal activity ranging from
public nuisance to insurance
fraud to civil conspiracy and
requests injunctive relief
and monetary restitution.
Additional counts include
unjust enrichment, fraudulent
misrepresentation and
negligence. The 165-page
filing claims the defendants
are responsible for “tremendous
social and economic
costs” that have required
the plaintiffs’ communities
to spend “excess expenditures
on law enforcement,
criminal justice services and
emergency medical services,
as well as significant costs
to its employee health insurance
program due to paying
for opioids that should have
never been prescribed.”
Illinois saw an increase of
66 percent of opioid overdose
cases from July 2016
through September 2017,
according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention’s
“Vital Signs” report
released in March that cited
data from the Enhanced
State Opioid Overdose Surveillance
Program, which
provides federal funding for
more timely and comprehensive
monitoring to states that
qualify.
Reporting by Cody Mroczka,
Editor. For more, visit Tin
leyJunction.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Village adds new childfriendly
event to summer
program in the Commons
Summer entertainment in
the Commons is continuing
to improve each year.
After adding Food Truck
Fridays and Live on the
Lawn to its summer programming
last year, the Village
catered to the children
with its recent addition of
Play Day in the Commons at
1 p.m. Sunday, July 15.
“We’re focusing on making
sure there’s something
for every member of the
family to do in the Commons
this year,” Village
Special Events Coordinator
Beth Alderson said. “[Play
Day in the Commons] is going
to be a day filled with
all sorts of stuff for the little
guys and girls in the family.”
Alderson said the event
will feature stage entertainment
throughout the afternoon,
and there will be attractions
stationed all over
the area, including face
painting, balloon artists,
bounce houses, costumed
cartoon characters and more.
Another major wrinkle
this summer is the addition
of food trucks for Fridays
After Five at 5:30 p.m. June
22, July 20 and Aug. 31.
Seven to eight food trucks
are expected be at each event
this year. The list of food
trucks are still to be determined.
“The community really
surprised us with their interest
in this one,” Alderson
said of Fridays After Five.
“We expected a few hundred
people, and they blew us
away with their excitement.
This year, we’re ready for
them.”
The Village’s summer
events were to kick off
Wednesday, June 6, with
Movie Night, which occurs
every Wednesday through
Aug. 15. For the entire list of
summer events, visit www.
newlenox.net.
Reporting by James Sanchez,
Editor. For more, visit New
LenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Homer Glen native ordained
a priest for Diocese of Joliet
When the Rev. Michael
McMahon — known as Father
Mike — was a secondgrade
student at SS. Cyril
& Methodius School in
Lemont, he first realized he
wanted to one day become a
priest.
During a coloring activity
in class for which students
had to color a priest’s vestments
based on what part
of the liturgical year it was,
McMahon correctly colored
them green for ordinary
time, whereas other classmates
colored them for Advent
and Lent.
His teacher at the time,
Connie Ptacek, told him
maybe someday he would be
a priest.
“Yeah, I think I’ll be a
priest,” he recalls declaring
on that day roughly two decades
ago.
He eventually became an
altar server, stayed involved
with the Mass, graduated
from Lockport Township
High School in 2010 and
entered into the St. John Vianney
Seminary at the University
of St. Thomas in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
After graduating from
there in 2014, he spent four
years at Mundelein Seminary,
graduating this May.
Following eight years of
preparation, McMahon, a
Homer Glen native, was ordained
a priest along with
six other men May 26 at the
Cathedral of St. Raymond
Nonnatus in Joliet.
The next day, he said his
first Mass at his home parish
at St. Bernard Catholic
Church in Homer Glen. His
first assignment is to begin
June 20 at St. Mary Immaculate
Parish in Plainfield.
“I have amazing gratitude
and joy,” McMahon said.
“I’m just another guy trying
to do God’s will for my life.”
Reporting by Thomas Czaja,
Editor. For more, visit Homer
Horizon.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Orland Park Lions Club
ushers in summer with
annual Orland Days
While summer does not
begin until June 21, Orland
Park residents know that the
community-driven carnival
that is Orland Days unofficially
kicks off the sunny
season.
Over the weekend of May
31 through June 3, the Orland
Park Lions Club once
again hosted the highly-anticipated
festival at the 153rd
Street Metra Station, inviting
attendees to enjoy rides,
live entertainment, food and
more while raising money
to benefit all of the great
programs and organizations
supported by the Lions Club.
A few changes were made
to the 2018 event — new
carnival vendor (Windy City
Amusements), no parade,
shorter schedule — but tradition,
philanthropy and family-friendly
fun remained at
the heart of the fair.
The festivities began at 11
a.m. Thursday, May 31 with,
approximately 1,900 special
needs children, adults and
caregivers participating in
the invite-only Special People
Day.
“[Special People Day] is
the most important thing we
do,” explained Steve Anton,
an Orland Park Lions
Club past president and Orland
Days chairman. “They
were all treated to the carnival,
midway, face painting,
petting zoo and lunch,
which was all paid for from
our sponsors and from the
money we’ve raised in past
Orland Days, as well as with
the help of the Andrew Family
Foundation and Papa
Joe’s restaurant, which provided
the food.”
Orland Days officially
opened to the general public
at 5 p.m. that evening,
and visitors were able to
purchase an unlimited ride
special, giving them access
to the coasters, carousel and
more until 10 p.m. when the
fest closed.
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.

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From the Editor
On being a lifelong learner
TJ Kremer iii
tj@mokenamessenger.com
First off, congrats to
the class of 2018. This
message is specifically
for you.
You’ve worked hard,
you’ve persevered and
you’ve finally made it out
of high school. Maybe that
seems like a big deal to you
now, and maybe it doesn’t,
but you should all count
yourselves lucky to have
had the chance at a decent
education and to make lasting
friendships along the
way. Not all are so lucky.
So, now the inevitable
question I’m sure many of
you have already gotten
several dozen times: What’s
next?
Some of you may already
have plans for college, or to
take a gap year and see the
world. Some of you may
already have a job lined up
and don’t have immediate
plans for college. And some
of you may have no clue
what you really want to do
over the next five years or
so. All of these directions
are OK.
There is no singular, right
path that will lead to your
ultimate happiness; much
of that will depend on the
choices you make when
confronted with forks in the
road, of which there will be
many.
Regardless of the choices
you make — and remake
and make again — about
your academic and professional
lives ahead of you,
you are now more or less
officially a part of the body
politic, and, in many ways,
it is up to you to save us
from ourselves.
Your class has already
had the opportunity to
become involved in the political
process this year with
the March for Our Lives
movement. Many of you
took part in the demonstrations,
along with your peers
from across the country.
You were shown, firsthand,
how viscously and viscerally
the political process often
works. You cannot allow
that to deter you from staying
involved in the issues
that you believe most in.
Now, it’s not my policy,
nor the policy of my employers,
to tell you which
issues you should care about
and on which side of the political
spectrum you should
fall. Only you can decide
that. The important thing is
that you do something. To
do nothing is to leave your
fate entirely up to those who
may not give a flying hoot
about what’s important to
you, individually or collectively.
You need to learn how
to better become your own
advocates. Unfortunately,
many of us “adults” in
recent years have left you
with poor examples of how
to do this, so it’s going to
be up to you to shape the
political discourse that is
so important to making a
democracy work.
And this is where lifelong
learning comes into play.
You must now take the
education you’ve been
given and expand on it,
whether that be through a
formal continuation in a
higher education setting, or
through picking up invaluable
“street smarts” through
constant and varied discussion
with peers and coworkers
in the “real world.”
It is critical that you
continue to learn through
your experiences, in the
classroom or outside it,
apply that knowledge to the
issues at hand and continue
to develop your own critical
thinking skills.
Paramount to making the
world — or, at least, our
own country — a better
place in which to live is the
ability to consider views
that are different than your
own, to be empathic. You
don’t always have agree
with another’s view points,
but you should at least always
try to understand their
point of view.
Our world is a scary
place. For many years,
there have probably been
many adults who have tried,
with the best of intentions,
to shield you from it.
Congratulations: You are
shielded no longer. Much
like Plato’s, “Allegory of
the Cave,” you are now being
tossed into the sunlight,
and it is up to you to bring
the Truth of that light to others,
through your words and
your deeds.
This may seem as a heavy
burden, especially when, I
suspect, many of you would
rather concentrate on your
first summer out of high
school. But you must make
it your mission to leave the
world a better place than
you found it because we are
all depending on you.
The wait is over. The time
is now yours to shape the
world. I wish you wisdom
and patience on this next
journey you’re about to
take. It will not be easy, but
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March of
blessings Dozens
march in St. Mary Corpus
Christi procession, Page 21
Piece of the pie
Grapevine Foods carves space for
itself in Orland Park over more than
a decade in business, Page 27
Mokena Fire Dept. hosts Family Fun Day, Page 22
Children at Mokena Fire Protection District’s 15th annual Family Fun Day get dressed up as firefighters with assistance
from the real deal Saturday, June 2. Cynthia Freeman/22nd Century Media

20 | June 7, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger faith
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Faith Briefs
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)
Vacation Bible School
9-11:30 a.m. Monday,
June 18-Friday, June 22.
VBS is open to children
age 4 though the fifth grade.
This year’s theme is “Splash
Canyon.” To register, visit
www.immanuelmokena.
org; under the “Ministries”
tab, click “Vacation Bible
School.” Cost is $13 per
child or $45 for 4 children
or more for one family. For
more information, call Laura
at (708) 479-5600.
Worship
9 a.m. Sundays.
God’s Kids Club
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Adult Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route
6, Mokena)
Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Sundays.
Morning Worship
10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Evening Worship
6 p.m. Sundays.
Weekday Worship
7 p.m. Wednesdays.
Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th
St., Mokena)
Sunday Services
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For
more information, call (312)
350-2279.
FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTORY
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena
Baptist offers Sunday
School classes for all ages.
For more information, call
(312) 350-2279.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th
Ave., Mokena)
Church Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:
p.m. Sundays
Adoration
Wednesdays after 8:00
a.m. Mass until 6:45 p.m.
Holy Rosary
7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m.
Tuesday evenings.
Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker
Road, Mokena)
Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be sure
to arrive early for our Sunday
Worship Service to enjoy a hot,
complimentary cup of coffee.
After 10:15 a.m., beverages
can be found just outside the
sanctuary.
Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte
Road, Mokena)
Narcotics Anonymous
7-9 p.m. Mondays. All
meetings are confidential.
For more information, call
(708) 479-0300.
Spanish Church
12:30 p.m. Sundays.
Worship Service
10 a.m. Sundays. All are
welcome.
Women’s Bible Study
8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays
and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
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He was a U.S. Army Veteran:
beloved husband of
Pamela (Dixon); loving
father of Chris (Danielle),
Scott (Mary Beth) and Adam
(Kendra); cherished grandfather
of Madison, Tyler, Kylie,
Sadie, Nolan and Rylan;
devoted son of the late Walter
and Marie; dear brother
of Patricia (Tim) Coffee,
Tony (Ruth), Carmella (the
late Al) Lewkow, Colette
(Tom) Buehler and Marion
(Martha); caring brother-inlaw
of Bob (Karen) Dixon,
Mary Kay (Andy) Velimer
and Don Dixon; and fond
uncle of many nieces and
nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations to Joliet Area
Community Hospice are appreciated.
Edith J. Ivie
Edith J. Ivie, 93, of Mokena,
died May 25.
She was the loving wife
of the late William Ivie. She
is survived by her daughter,
Sharon (Dennis) Varel; and
her two grandsons, Steven
Varel and David Varel.
Janet O’Leary
Janet O’Leary (Dreyer),
80, of Mokena, died May 23.
She was born in Chicago
to the late Robert and
Marie (Leonard) Dreyer.
She was the beloved wife
of John O’Leary; loving
mother of the late Michael
O’Leary, Mary Kay (Lonnie)
Springman and John
O’Leary; cherished grandmother
of Margaret, Emily,
Bryan, Jackson and Daniel;
and dear sister of Kathleen
(Ed) Tobin, Robert “Duke”
Dreyer, the late James (the
late Eilleen) Dreyer, the late
William (Rose) Dreyer, Elizabeth
(John) Dreyer-Bennett
and Virginia (Richard) Navarro.
Those wishing to making
donations to honor her may
contribute to School Sisters
of Notre Dame, 345 Belden
Hill Road, Wilton, Connecticut
06897-3898.
Do you have someone’s life
you’d like to honor? Email
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Marching with faith
St. Mary Catholic
Church parishioners
celebrate Corpus
Christi
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
Anyone near St. Mary
Catholic Church at around
noon on Sunday, June, 3,
might have noticed about
100 parishioners marching
down 195th Street toward
St. Mary Cemetery; they
would’ve been hard to miss.
The procession was meant
to mark the catholic celebration
of Corpus Christi, the
feast of the body and blood
of Christ that traces its roots
back to the 13th century.
Those in the procession
included The Knights of
Columbus, seminarians and
children who had made their
first communion, as well
members of the choir and
scores of parishioners.
Along the processional
route, the group stopped at
three altars — each located
near St. Mary’s current
home on 195th Street — to
pray, light incense, sing and
bless the surrounding area.
“What we do when I bless,
when I incense, I bless Jesus
and also the surrounding area
around our neighborhood,
it’s kind of a way of bringing
the world to Christ, is what I
call it, because we’re consecrating
our neighborhood to
Jesus by bringing him there
and also blessing with the
monstrance, with the blessed
sacrament, the whole area,”
said Rev. Dindo Billote.
According to Billote, the
processional had been a
popular event for catholics
up until the 1970s, when
church modernizations left
the march out of favor with
many churches. But, now,
the trend seems to be making
a comeback.
“We had a renewal in the
church in the 1970s where
they did different things,
not the procession,” Billote
said. “They wanted to
do more of a modern mass.
And a lot of the time adoration
was — and the blessed
sacrament tradition of doing
these processions — was not
as popular at those times, but
now it is.
… It’s just a way to reestablish
what we believe, and
also to, I think, to bless, consecrate
the whole church and
the surroundings with the
blessed sacrament, with Jesus
and the eucharist there,
which is the feast we’re celebrating.”
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Families flocked to Mokena
Fire Protection District’s
15th annual Family
Fun Day on Saturday, June
2, at Fire Station No. 1. The
free event featured various
activities, including: dress
the firefighter; water ball,
in which children used fire
hoses to try and push a
large ball across the other’s
line; stop, drop and roll;
touch a truck; put out the
house fire, in which children
used a hose to knock
down a wooden “fire” cutout
on a playhouse; and lots
more.
Families came to join the
firefighters and learn about
the safety protocols involving
fires and how to prevent
them. It was an opportunity
for families to bond, as well
as get acquainted with the
MFPD.
Assistant Fire Chief Joe
Cirelli recognized how important
it is to teach young
children about fire safety and
prevention.
“We wanted to reach out
to the community and try
to bring the younger kids in
to where the firefighters are
and allow them to interact,
before there is an emergency,
with the firefighters so
they’re comfortable with us
and we can kind of form a
bit of a relationship,” Cirelli
said.
The event has sparked interest
in young adults who
were interested in becoming
firefighters later in life, Cirelli
said. He added that the
firefighters of MFPD are always
willing to answer questions
and help someone find
the resources they need if
they choose to become part
of the fire service.
“We want [the community]
to build that relationship
with us prior to the
emergency, but, as you can
see, we are also delivering
community risk reduction
type of messages and
we want them to take that
away also — learn not to
burn, check the smoke detectors,
reach out to us if
they have any questions,”
Cirelli said. “It’s part having
families come in and
have fun, but a bigger part
is educating families on
what we do and what we
are here for and how to prevent
needing us.”
Mia Paciorek was a firsttime
goer to Family Fun
Day and was brought out by
her brother, who is from the
Mokena area. They wanted
to spend some quality
family time together, as well
as learn some more about
firefighters and what they
do.
“They have never seen a
fire truck and I have never
seen a fire station,” said Paciorek
as she talked about
how her children and her
were seeing behind the
scenes of their local fire station
for the first time.
Although the day was
filled with education opportunities
and exciting activities,
the process of planning
Family Fun Day started a
few months ago. In order to
gather the food vendors and
staff, the planning must start
months in advance. The day
of the event, crew members
start setting stuff up a couple
hours before the event begins.
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Church music directors bring the arts to Frankfort studio
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
Simonetta Pacek has been
teaching dance and theater
for more than two decades,
but the arts have had an impact
on her life since before
she was born.
Her father was a musician,
and her mother was
an opera singer. Now, at
her own studio, Pacek is
teaching alongside her four
daughters — Helen, Mary,
Anna and Simonetta-Marie
— who are all deeply involved
with the arts themselves.
Pacek previously taught
from the family’s home in
Homer Glen, and, after taking
the last couple of years
off from work, she decided
to open her Frankfort studio
in late April.
Simonetta and Anna both
also are music instructors at
St. Mary Catholic Church
in Mokena — Anna as the
director of sacred music
and Simonetta as the associate
director of sacred
music.
“I looked around at different
places, and this just
felt right,” Pacek said. “...
We had been, for 20 years,
just building up this art
center, so it wasn’t like
just coming here and going,
‘Ok. We’re just starting
from scratch.’ It’s something
that had been going
on for many years, just not
in this location and not this
way.”
Although she enjoyed
teaching from her home,
Pacek said it is nice to
have a separate location for
classes now, as her basement,
family room and
front rooms in the house
had become spaces for ballet,
theater and music lessons.
“I used to say, ‘This is
not my home, it is basically
everybody else’s home.’
Which is fine. I was very
good with that,” Pacek
said. “I loved doing what
we were doing and doing it
for the reason we were doing
it.”
Formerly called Little
Flowers Performing Arts
Center, Danse Integro has
taken the school to a new
level. Pacek has incorporated
adult classes into the
schedule, which now encompasses
ballet, modern,
ballroom, aerial and swing
dance as well as theater, improv
and music classes with
independent instructors in
piano, voice and violin.
“Integro means restoring
— restoring arts to the
beauty of each of their essence
of when they began
and how beautiful they
are,” Pacek said.
While before her classes
were mostly taken by children
of people she knew
from the community or
from her church in Mokena,
Pacek said opening
the studio in its location
has opened the doors for so
many more people to attend
and learn.
“[We’re] just getting to
know a lot of different people,
which has really been
wonderful,” Pacek said.
When she began teaching
more than two decades
ago, Pacek said the foundation
of the studio was virtue.
With her background in
ballet and degree in dance
choreography, she said she
had many moms asking her
if she would teach.
“The core was always
trying to keep the beauty of
the arts,” Pacek said. “...We
are constantly going back
to where they’re keeping
them beautiful [and] keeping
them focused.”
Aside from building
skills and perfecting techniques,
she said students
also build character and a
selfless attitude in the process
of learning their ballet
Danse Integro
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Frankfort
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For more information on
classes and upcoming
summer camps, visit
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positions.
“We were about going
out there and not being
about ourselves,” Pacek
said. “When they have rehearsals,
they have to learn
how do you work with that
girl who is maybe getting
on your nerves? Or how do
you work with this frustrating
situation where it’s long
days and days of rehearsals?”
Those types of life lessons
are universal, and
Pacek said they are what
is at the core of Danse Integro.
“We can incorporate virtues
here and become a
better person so that when
you’re done, you on that
stage will be somebody
who is growing as an inner
person because you’re not
out there for you, you’re
out there to teach, to show
the beauty of that art,” she
said, “and you will be able
to get there if you learn
these things along the way,
the virtues and how life
isn’t always about you and
getting your way.”
All of the performances,
whether they are theater or
dance, are designed to be
family friendly, which is
something Pacek values in
the arts.
“When you perform on
stage, nobody should be
uncomfortable to watch
you,” she said. “Nobody
should feel like they have to
look away. Nobody should
feel embarrassed. Nobody
should feel like you said
something and they have to
Danse Integro owner and instructor Simonetta Pacek (left) and her husband Len Pacek
(right) dance during a ballroom class. Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
Mary Pacek dances with a student during the ballroom class on May 24. She teaches ballet
and aerial hammock classes at Danse Integro.
cover their kid’s ears.”
The value placed on that
is part of what makes her
studio what it is, and, while
other studios may push
those boundaries, Pacek
said that is not what they
have set out to do.
“You should be able to
leave there and go, ‘Wow, I
was inspired. I want to do
something good,’” Pacek
said. “That’s why we’re
doing it: to inspire people.
Not just to have a show,
not just to perform to win
something. It’s to inspire
people.”

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Weathering the Storm
Wet month ends with early season heat
May weather in
review
Mark T. Carroll
Contributing Columnist
The very cold weather
we experienced in
April gave way to
well-above normal temperatures
in May.
We had-days with temperatures
below-normal
in May, including a high
temperature of 52 degrees
May 11 and a high of 55
degrees as late as May 20.
But the average temperature
for the month of May ended
up being 7 degrees above
normal and ranked is the
warmest May in more than
30 years. Nearly half of the
days in May (14) recorded a
high temperature of at least
80 degrees.
On May 27, the high
temperature of 97 tied the
daily high temperature record
previously set in 2012.
The 97-degree temperature
also tied the second-hottest
temperature ever recorded
in May, with 98 degrees
on May 31, 1934, being
the highest temperature
recorded for the month.
The 97-degree temperature
was the hottest temperature
recorded in any month
since July 25, 2012, when
the temperature rose to 99
degrees.
The 95-degree temperature
recorded on May 28
tied the daily record (set in
2012) and also tied the highest
temperature ever recorded
on Memorial Day (also
set in 2012). The three-day
stretch of 90 degree temperatures
(May 26, 27 and
28) was the earliest stretch
of 90-degree temperatures
since a nine-day stretch in
1977 (May 16-24). This
was only the second time on
record with two days of 95
degrees or higher in May,
with the other occurrence
being in 2012. The normal
number of 90-degree days
in May is 0.5 days (one day
every two years in May).
While the heaviest rainfall
for the month of May occurred
to the north and west
of our area, our area still
experienced above-normal
precipitation for the month.
O’Hare International Airport
recorded 8.21 inches of rain
in May, exceeding the old
record of 7.59 inches set in
May of 1945. The total precipitation
at O’Hare in May
2018 was more than double
the normal May precipitation
of 3.68 inches. Midway
International Airport had
5.24 inches in May.
Subtropical Storm Alberto
Areas west of Interstate
294 to the north and west
of I-55 to the south experienced
the heaviest precipitation
amounts produced by
remnants of Subtropical
Storm Alberto on May 30.
Below are a couple of the
rainfall amounts in our area
reported on May 30.
• Homer Glen 0.18 inches
• New Lenox 0.18 inches
It is not common for
Northeast Illinois to experience
precipitation from
tropical storms, but we had
more than 8 inches of rain
recorded in September,
2008, from the remnants of
Hurricane Ike.
Other than the rain from
Alberto on May 30, the
majority of the precipitation
for the month occurred
from May 1-21. Little or no
precipitation was recorded
from May 22-29, which
included the hot Memorial
Day weekend.
Heat safety tips [hed]
The hot weather at the
end of May brought to mind
some safety tips from the
National Weather Service
and the Centers for Disease
Control.
• Stay hydrated: Drink
plenty of liquids that are not
sugary or alcoholic. Replace
salt and minerals with sport
drinks, unless your physician
does not recommend
them for you.
• Outdoors: Limit strenuous
activities, if possible.
Take breaks in the shade
as often as possible. Wear
appropriate clothing and
schedule your outdoor activities
carefully. Pace yourself
and cut down on exercise.
Avoid hot metals. Wear
sunscreen.
• Indoors: If possible,
stay cool indoors in an
air-conditioned structure.
Check up on the elderly, the
sick and those without airconditioning.
If you are in
a building or room without
air-conditioning, and the
temperature in the room is
higher than 90 degrees, do
not have a fan blowing directly
on you. Blowing dry,
hot air will dehydrate you
faster than without the fan.
Keep pets hydrated.
•Vehicles: Never leave
children or pets unattended
in vehicles. Look before you
lock. Child vehicular deaths
from heatstroke totaled 42
in 2017.
The weather for June and
beyond
The forecast from the
National Centers for Environmental
Prediction for
May worked out well with
above-normal temperature
and above-normal precipitation,
as predicted. The
Centers’ forecast for June is
for above-normal temperatures
and normal precipitation.
The prediction for July
and August includes normal
temperature and abovenormal
precipitation.
Mark T. Carroll is the president
of CALM Weather LLC, a meteorological
consulting service
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The Dish
Middle Eastern catering takes center stage at Grapevine
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
It is a Saturday afternoon
in the middle of Ramadan,
and despite already being
two weeks into a schedule
that has seen her starting at 7
a.m. and working till roughly
8 p.m. every day, which she
will continue to do through
June 16, Grapevine Foods
owner Laila Maali seems
relaxed. She has a smile on
her face.
A family enters the business
June 2, and they exchange
a familiar greeting
in Arabic. Another couple
walks through the doors, and
they exchange pleasantries
in English.
Maali seems almost too
at ease for someone who
has nine full, stuffed lambs
roasting in her ovens in the
back, along with a jampacked
grill constantly turning
out steak, chicken and
kifta kabobs; trays upon
trays of salads lining the
cooler to complement the
meats; and still some customers
just coming in for
fatayer (pies) filled with the
likes of chicken, vegetables
and cheese.
But she has done this before.
She has been doing it
for 14 years, to be exact. And
her family and staff provide
an incredible support system
behind the counter, in the
kitchen and at the front of
the grocery store.
“I’m blessed with hardworking
people,” she said.
Maali, who made a home
with her family just down
143rd Street in large part
to raise her five children in
a town with good schools,
opened Grapevine at 14402
John Humphrey Drive in Orland
Park in 2004 with just
one oven and no clear idea
of what it might become.
“Everyone said, ‘Your
Owner Laila Maali sits inside Grapevine Foods in Orland Park during the middle of
Ramadan, which has seen the kitchen operating at capacity for catering.
Photos by Bill Jones/22nd Century Media
Pictured is a 16-inch tabouleh salad tray ($29.99) that is among the catering offerings at
Grapevine.
food is so good; you should
open a place,’” Maali recalled.
“I didn’t know what
to expect. … We started with
a few coolers, and people
loved the food.”
The space offers items
like hummus ($3.99), tabouleh
salad ($3.99) and warak
dawali (stuffed grape leaves,
$5.99) in smaller portions,
along with a “small” shish
Grapevine Foods
14402 John Humphrey Drive in Orland Park
Regular Hours
• 9 a.m.-7 p.m.. Monday-Saturday
• 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
For more information …
Web: grapevineorlandpark.com
Phone: (708) 403-7100
kabob plate ($12.99) that
easily serves two with a
combination of grilled steak,
kifta (seasoned ground beef)
and chicken, with grilled tomato,
onion and green pepper,
served on a bed of rice.
And the pies ($1.85 each)
remain a favorite of those
looking to grab something
quickly and hit the road.
But Grapevine has since
expanded its kitchen twice
and outgrown classifications
like Middle Eastern bakery
or grocery store. Catering
has become the biggest part
of the business, as evidenced
by how much of the store
space has been overtaken by
aluminum pans, trays and
lids. Customers are more
likely to order a tabouleh
salad on the 16-inch tray
($29.99), and even at $299
or $349 a pop with rice or
grape leaves, respectively,
the whole stuffed lamb —
with bread, Jerusalem salad,
cucumber yogurt salad,
hummus and a large tray of
rice mixed with ground beef
and almonds — sales are
limited only by oven capacity
at Grapevine.
Still, Maali said little has
truly changed.
“It just got busier,” she
said. “It took a few years
… but now, thank God, it’s
great.”
In fact, Maali said this
year has been the busiest
Ramadan she ever has experienced.
She and her staff
start preparing the food
while many Muslims fast
from sunrise to sundown, so
that it is ready for area families
when they are ready to
feast at night. She estimates
Grapevine has been feeding
500-600 people daily
with the amount of food it is
selling. And the only reason
that number is not higher is
the kitchen is operating at
capacity, and she has had to
turn away orders.
Maali said she enjoys the
rush for Ramadan. While the
fasting associated with the
holy month gets the most
attention, Ramadan also is
about feeding others. So,
Maali feels like her business
plays an important role in the
holy month. And despite being
in the business for more
than a decade, she does not
seem to be tiring of the food
service industry.
“It’s something to get you
out of the house,” she said.
Grapevine is getting customers
out of their houses,
too. The popularity of Mediterranean
diets have helped,
without a doubt, and Maali
said vegans have found
something to like in the
grilled vegetable kabobs and
hummus. But many customers
are likely returning for
simpler reasons.
“We make them fresh daily,”
Maali said of the items
on her menu. “We use the
best ingredients. That’s what
keeps people coming: the
quality.”
Maali said she plans to
close for a week following
Ramadan to give her employees
a paid break for their
hard work, but she looks forward
to serving Orland Park
again when the spot reopens.

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Balagio in Mokena turns 1
Mokena Chamber of Commerce helps celebrate 1-year anniversary
of Balagio’s Mokena location
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Commerce at Balagio.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Douglas, for one
4. Drum
9. Newspaper section
14. “Here’s what I
think,” in e-mail
15. Hate
16. Knots
17. Decide
18. Home to the British
Grand Prix
20. Sign on for another
tour, say
22. Guff
23. Big name in banquets,
at Homer Glen
28. Hollywood stars
33. Least interesting
34. Leopard-like cat
35. Use your password
37. Film feline
38. Expels
42. Period
43. Bounce
44. Expression of disdain
45. Dominant
47. Overly conceited
50. Probable
53. Jumper’s delight
54. El Capitan site
57. Cries of regret
59. Orderly
60. Homer Glen hiking
area
68. Writer, Deighton
69. Make reparations
70. Like some risers
71. Business abbreviation
72. Pre-___ care
73. Blackbird
74. Mayday!
Down
1. Thin arm of the sea
2. Louvre pyramid architect
3. Plump
4. Undergrad degrees
5. Star Wars Jedi, first name
6. Ice hockey org.
7. Government dot
8. Russian city on the Oka
9. With no guarantee of
profit
10. Sci-fi sidekick, maybe
11. Part of a Vegas exchange
12. Not up to beating a jack
13. Google Maps dir.
19. Man in Manilow’s “Copacabana”
21. “___ favor” (“Please”)
24. Tells whoppers
25. Swamp
26. Medical prefix
27. Strictly
29. Cobb of Hollywood
30. Ladies fashion magazine
31. Winter pear
32. Record keeper’s concern
36. Mathematical comparison
38. Check
39. Kind of platter
40. Little League World Series
airer
41. American Revolution
supporter
43. Bladed weapon
46. Authorizes
48. Conger, e.g.
49. Attention-getters
51. Letter run
52. Rates of return
55. Popular exercise system
56. Bunsen burners’ kin
58. Hold back
60. Harrison Ford’s Solo
61. Airport abbr.
62. Poppycock
63. ___ roll
64. Actress ___ Dawn
Chong of “The Color Purple”
65. Abbr. on a train schedule
66. Chi.’s locale
67. Strong cleaner
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
answers
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-
3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St.,
Mokena; (708) 478-
8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays:
Performance by Jerry
Eadie
Jenny’s Southside Tap
(10160 191st St., Mokena;
(708) 479-6873)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic
Avenue, Psychic
night - second Tuesday
every month.
■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Karaoke
■Fridays ■ and Saturdays:
Live bands
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road, New
Lenox; (815) 463-1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road, Homer
Glen; (708) 645-7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
Free to play.
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
To place an event
in The Scene, email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com.

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No Money Down at Westgate Manor in Peotone
New Construction Homes from $239,900
Thinking hard about renting
instead of owning? Think again,
say the experts—who recommend
crunching the numbers carefully
to see which side of the fence the
grass is greener on. More often
than not, the greener side—as in
grass and money—is the one you
end up owning.
While it’s true that home
mortgage interest rates are slowly
on the rise, the same can be said
of monthly rents for residential
units, especially considering that
the greater Chicagoland rental
market has become more active
in recent months.
“Shoppers who don’t have
much of a down payment saved
up or who are worried about
qualifying for a loan due to a
moderate income can still share
in the great American dream of
homeownership,” said Bryan
Nooner, President of Distinctive
Home Builders. “Through our
preferred lender a new home can
be had with no money down so
they don’t have to worry about
raising money for closing costs
or a down payment. While some
conditions apply, for first-time
buyers and shoppers on a tight
budget, it’s the perfect scenario.”
“Over the long term, however,
the advantages of purchasing
and owning your own residence
significantly outnumber the
plusses of renting,” added
Nooner. “The most important
distinction between renting and
owning is the ability to build
equity in your property, which is
only possible with the latter. When
you purchase a home and pay a
monthly mortgage, the portion
applied toward principal every
month is your money coming
back to you—a reflection of the
value of your equity. One of the
other major boons to buying
a home is the ability to deduct
(within certain limits), your
property taxes and mortgage loan
interest on your yearly federal and
state income tax returns.”
The financing offer applies to
Westgate Manor buyers who opt
for a home mortgage loan through
Distinctive Home Builders’
preferred lender, who is available
to meet with home shoppers on
the weekends or by appointment
at Distinctive Home Builders
Single Family Home Center in
Manhattan at 24458 S. Rt. 52,
Manhattan, IL. 60422. Some
conditions apply, see a Distinctive
Home Builders representative for
complete details.
Peotone is a family-friendly
village and is one of the best kept
secrets among new home seekers,
according to Nooner. Several
factors attracted Distinctive
Home Builders to build 38 homes
at Westgate Manor, not the least
of which was its convenient
location between Interstate 57
and Illinois Route 50 and easy
access to I-80. Commuters enjoy
several nearby train stations and a
35-minute drive to Chicago.
Distinctive offers a wide variety
of home styles and selections
— buyers can choose among 12
different brick and frame construction
designs, each available in
three to eight different elevations.
Square footages span 1,600 to
2,500 for ranches and 1,800 to
3,000 for two-story homes. Prices
start at $239,900.
Westgate Manor offers three
to four bedrooms, two to threeand-a-half
baths, full basement,
formal dining room, vaulted, tray
or nine-foot first-floor ceilings, a
large kitchen with custom maple
cabinets, family room or great
room, and concrete driveways.
Depending on the home selected,
other standard amenities can
include a living room, den,
dinette, a tray or vaulted ceiling
in the master bedroom, as well
as dual-zoned heating and air
conditioning.
Premium standard features
included at Westgate Manor are
brick front exteriors on the first
floor, free basements in most
models, ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the
kitchen, baths
and foyer; and
custom maple
cabinets. Kitchen
cabinets feature
solid wood
construction (no
particle board),
have solid wood
drawers with dove tail joints,
which is rare in the marketplace.
“When you build a new home
with Distinctive, you are receiving
a hand-crafted home with
custom made cabinets,” noted
Nooner. This year, Distinctive is
celebrating 32 years of building
thousands of homes throughout
the Will and south Cook County
areas.
Distinctive Home Builders, an
industry leading innovator, offers
the fastest build times (90 working
days) with a “Zero Punch List”
closing policy. Prior to closing,
each home undergoes a 100-point
checklist to insure the home
measures up to our high quality
standards.
Customers stay connected to the
progress of their home from start
to finish through Distinctive’s
unique construction portal.
Customers download the app to
stay in touch with their new home
24/7 from anywhere in the world.
The app allows customers to see
the progress of their home, access
their documents and easily share
photos and updates with family
and friends on social media.
As a semi-custom builder,
Distinctive Home Builders
can modify any of its standard
designs to cater to a customer’s
tastes, which means that moving
walls, adding extra windows or
even extending the garage are all
possible.
All homes are highly energy
efficient and are built to National
Energy Code guidelines. Every
home built has upgraded wall
and ceiling insulation values with
energy efficient windows and
high efficiency furnaces. Before
homeowners take possession of
their new home, a blower door test
is performed to verify that each
home passes a set of stringent
guidelines to insure homes are
tight and energy efficient.
“Ultimately, when you add up
all the pros of purchasing, most
owners inevitably gain more
tangible and intangible benefits
your own.”
than renters do,”
Nooner. said. “It
simply makes better
financial sense to
build equity, reduce
your taxes, and
make your money
grow
through
appreciation — all
while living in a
brand new home
that you can call
Westgate Manor is conveniently
located within walking distance
of the esteemed Peotone High
School. The Westgate Manor
new home offsite Sales and
Information Center is located in
Manhattan at 24458 S. Rt. 52,
Manhattan, IL. 60422. Hours
are daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., closed Wednesday and
Thursday and always available
by appointment. Please contact
a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete
details at (708) 479-7700 or
(708) 737-9142 or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders.com.

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The Mokena Messenger’s
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CLASSIFIEDS
Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive
Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise
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Village of Homer Glen,
P/T Development Services Inspector
The Village of Homer Glen is seeking a part-time
Development Services Inspector to perform site
development and municipal construction field inspections,
plan reviews and drainage, traffic and safety complaint
reviews and follow-up, utility permits and other tasks as
required. The position will work approximately 18 hours
per week. Minimum Qualifications: Requires HS diploma
or GED, excellent communication skills, ability to read and
comprehend plans, perform general math calculations,
calculate basic algebra and geometry formulas and possess
a valid driver's license. At least 5 yrs. experience in
construction or engineering services related to municipal
construction inspection and moderate level of drainage
concepts and design. Pay Rate: $26.00/hr, with no fringe
benefits. Application Process: Interested candidates must
email a cover letter, resume and completed job application
to hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or mail to
Village of Homer Glen, Attn: Heather Kokodynsky, 14240
W. 151st St., Homer Glen, IL 60491.
Further details and job application are available at
www.homerglenil.org
Position open until filled.
Welder/ Fabricator
Must have valid Drivers
License, Bilingual a plus.
Please call Al @
630-327-2435 Lockport area
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Are you made for ALDI?
HIRING EVENT
We are looking for Store
Associates and Casual
Store Associates for the
following locations:
Joliet (both locations),
Lockport, Homer Glen
and New Lenox
Casual and
Store Associates:
$13.10/hr (mos 0 -12),
$13.50/hr (mos 13-24),
$13.90/hr (mos 25-36)
Please visit the following
location on
Monday, June 18th
between the hours of
6am - 9am or 5pm - 7pm
to complete an application:
ALDI
351 E. Lincoln Hwy
New Lenox, IL 60451
The Cottages of New Lenox
is Hiring Caregivers
Seeking caregivers for our
memory care community.
Responsible for providing
personal assistance & routine
daily care & services. Come
make a difference, as we want
you to join our team. F/T or
P/T. Shifts: 6:45a - 3:00p,
2:45p - 11:00p & NOC
10:45p - 7:00a.
Apply to:
adminassist@
cottagesofnewlenox
seniorliving.com
1023 S. Cedar Rd.
New Lenox, IL 60451
Part-time Telephone Work
calling from home for
AMVETS. Ideal for
homemakers and retirees.
Must be reliable and have
morning &evening hours
available for calling.
If interested,
Call 708 429 6477
M-F, 10am - 1pm Only!
Experienced line cook,
dishwashers and
grounds crew wanted.
Full and part time
positions available.
Start immediately.
Send resume to:
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1003 Help
Wanted
Are you made for ALDI?
HIRING EVENT
We are looking for Store
Associates,
and Casual Store
Associates
for the following locations:
Joliet (Jefferson St.),
Lockport, Romeoville,
Homer Glen and
New Lenox
Casual and Store
Associates:
$13.10/hr (mos 0 -12),
$13.50/hr (mos 13-24),
$13.90/hr (mos 25-36)
Please visit the following
location on
Monday, June 11th
between the hours of
6am - 9am or 5pm - 7pm
to complete an application:
ALDI
16060 South Farrell Rd
Lockport IL 60441
Machine Operator
Brake & Punch Press Exp.
Please contact Penny at:
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Opportunities
HELP WANTED!
Make $1000/week mailing
brochures from home!
No exp. req. Helping home
workers since 2001!
Genuine opportunity.
Start immediately!
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1023 Caregiver
Retired RN care for
elderly and disabled in your
home. Possible live-in.
Excellent references
815-614-8140
1023 Caregiver
Caregiver Services
Provided by
Margaret’s Agency Inc.
State Licensed & Bonded
since 1998. Providing
quality care for elderly.
Live-in/ Come & go.
708.403.8707
Heaven Sent Caregivers
Professional caregiving
service. 24 hr or hourly
services; shower or bath
visits. Licensed & bonded.
Try the best! 708.638.0641
1027 Arts and
Craft Fairs
VENDOR SPACES
AVAILABLE! Marley
Community Church 54th
Annual Flea Market &
Antique Show. June 16,
2018. Booths starting at
$50.Call 815.485.8587
to reserve your space or
register online at
marleychurch.org
1050 Community Events
Frankfort 22155 S 104th Ave
6/8-6/10 8-2pm Tools, antiques,
hshld, mail buggy &
more! MASSIVE BARN
SALE!
Frankfort, 672 Franklin Ave.
6/8, 9-3p &6/9, 9-1p. Variety
of new and used small appliances,
clothes & more!
Lockport 700 E9th St 6/7-6/8
8-4pm 6/9 9-12pm Basement
Sale at First Congregational
Church in Lockport, 50 cent
admission. Proceeds to benefit
our church’s wider mission
Lockport , 17750 W. Quail
Ridge Dr. 6/7-6/9, 8-4p. Kids
clothes, household items &
more!
Don’t just list
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property...
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Village of Manhattan
Community Wide Garage Sale
Sun June 8th & Sat June 9th,
8:00am-3:00pm
All participant’s addresses
will be listed in a map of the
community. Maps will be
available for distribution on
June 4th at Village Hall,
located at 260 Market Pl.
Manhattan, IL and online at
www.villageofmanhattan.org
New Lenox, 3301 Nevajo Dr.
6/7 &6/8, 8:30-2p. Downsizing!
Vintage furn, depression
glassware, tools, & other
hshold items. Too much to list!

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1052 Garage Sale
Mokena, 12605 Chiszar Dr.
Foxborough Estates Subdivision
6/8 &6/9, 9-4p. HOME
DECOR GALORE! Furn,
hshld items, sports eqpt &
more!
Tinley Park, 7863 Marquette
Dr. South, 6/7 &6/8, 8-3p. 6/9,
8-12p. Something for everyone!
1053 Multi Family
Sale
10 Home Garage Sale
Starting at 17426 Queen
Mary Ln. Tinley Park &
Subsequent Streets
NE of St. Stephens Church at
175th St. & 84th Ave. 6/9
8-2p. Includes Moving Sale!
Homer Glen 13521 SErin Dr
6/8-6/9 8-3pm 3 Families!
Hshld, many baby items, maternity
clothes, large amount of
baby clothes (NB thru 6mo)
tons of tools (home &industrial),
collectibles, NASCAR &
Indy memoribilia, landscaping
pavers & bricks & more!
Mokena, 19935 Normandy Ln.
Sat. June 9th, 8-3p. Lots of
kids stuff, some furniture &
much more!
New Lenox, 3411 & 3404 Ivywild
Ln. Friday 6/8, 9-3p. One
day only! Don’t miss this sale!
Orland Park 10320 Hilltop
Dr. Thurs 6/7, Fri 6/8, Sat 6/9,
8-5p. Toddler bed, toys, kids,
ladies & mens clothes. Shoes,
toilettries, books, school supplies,
gift wrap/bags. Household
items, bedding, tv/dvd
players & more! Must see!
Tinley Park Block Sale
on Forest View Dr. 171st, 2
blks east of Oak Park Ave to
167th St.
Fri-Sat, June 8 & 9, 9am-3pm
1054 Subdivision
Sale
Lockport Karen Springs Sub.
(behind Lockport police stat.)
6/8-6/9 7:30-2:30pm Furn,
home access, kitchenware,
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 18162 Spring Meadow Drive, Mokena,,
IL 60448 (Single Family Residence).
Onthe 14th day of June, 2018 to
be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
under Case Title: JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff V.ANTONIO ANAYA, RE-
INA ANAYA AKA RINA ANAYA
and CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 1504 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 11331 WEST 194TH STREET,
MOKENA, IL 60448 (Tan vinyl siding,
two story single family home, attached
two car garage). On the 28th day of
June, 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: DITECH FI-
NANCIAL LLC, Plaintiff V.SCOTT M
JELLEMA A/K/A SCOTT JELLEMA;
ANNA M JELEMA A/K/A ANNA
JELLEMA; BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A.; PYOD LLC; UNKNOWN OWN-
ERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIM-
ANTS, Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1219 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
2701 Property for
Sale
County. Judgment amount is
$104,047.10 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 19318 Kevin Avenue, MOKENA, IL
60448 (SINGLE FAMILY). On the 28th
day ofJune, 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:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff V.
EDWARD J. MULVIHILL A/K/A ED-
WARD MULVIHILL; DONNA J.
MULVIHILL; WELLS FARGO
BANK, N.A.; PORTFOLIO RECOV-
ERY ASSOCIATES LLC; HERMIT-
AGE HOLDINGS, INC.; Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1747 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO-
CIATES, LLC.
2701 Property for
Sale
2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
P: 847-770-4348
F: 847-291-3434
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 9759 Cambridge Circle, Mokena, IL
60448 (Single Family Home). Onthe
21st day of June, 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: Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a
Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff
V. The United States of America, Secretary
ofHousing and Urban Development;
Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants; Unknown Heirs and
Legatees ofFrank C. Baker, deceased;
Cambridge Place/Mokena Townhouse
Association; Joseph Cernugal, as Special
Representative ofFrank C. Baker,
deceased Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1887 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
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:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
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.
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COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ANTONIO ANAYA, REINA ANAYA
AKA RINA ANAYA and CITY OF
CHICAGO,
Defendant. No. 16 CH 1504
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 15th day of June, 2017,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
14th day of June, 2018 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
LOT 16 IN SPRING MEADOWS
UNIT 1,BEING A SUBDIVISION OF
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF
SECTION 36 NORTH, RANGE 11,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTO-
BER 8, 1993 AS DOCUMENT
R93-87991, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS
Commonly known as: 18162 Spring
Meadow Drive, Mokena,, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Residence
P.I.N.: 16-05-36-401-002-0000
Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County

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2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SCOTT MJELLEMA A/K/A SCOTT
JELLEMA; ANNA MJELEMA A/K/A
ANNA JELLEMA; BANK OF AMER-
ICA, N.A.; PYOD LLC; UNKNOWN
OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS,
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1219
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 27th day of March, 2018,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
28th day of June, 2018 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
LOT 233 IN ROBERT BARTLETT'S
SUNNY ACRES, A SUBDIVISION
OF THE EAST HALF OF THE
SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SEC-
TION 6, EXCEPT THE NORTH 14
ACRES THEREOF, ALSO THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SEC-
TION 7 AND THE SOUTHEAST
QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 7,
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED
AUGUST 1, 1946 AS DOCUMENT
NO. 610822, IN WILL COUNTY, IL-
LINOIS.
Commonly known as: 11331 WEST
194TH STREET, MOKENA, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
Tan vinyl siding, two story single family
home, attached two car garage
P.I.N.: 19-09-07-208-004-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County. Judgment amount is
$104,047.10 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
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Notices
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff,
vs.
EDWARD J. MULVIHILL A/K/A ED-
WARD MULVIHILL; DONNA J.
MULVIHILL; WELLS FARGO
BANK, N.A.; PORTFOLIO RECOV-
ERY ASSOCIATES LLC; HERMIT-
AGE HOLDINGS, INC.;
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1747
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 27th day of March, 2018,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
28th day of June, 2018 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public
auction tothe highest and best bidder
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
LOT 13, EMERALD SUBDIVISION,
UNIT NUMBER 5, A SUBDIVISION
OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE
NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9,
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY
6, 1993 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER
R93-55020, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.
Commonly known as: 19318 Kevin
Avenue, MOKENA, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
SINGLE FAMILY
P.I.N.: 19-09-09-107-037-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
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Notices
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO-
CIATES, LLC.
2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
P: 847-770-4348
F: 847-291-3434
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion
Mortgage Company
Plaintiff,
vs.
The United States of America, Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development;
Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants; Unknown Heirs and Legatees
of Frank C.Baker, deceased; Cambridge
Place/Mokena Townhouse Association;
Joseph Cernugal, as Special
Representative of Frank C. Baker, deceased
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1887
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 30th day of April, 2018,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
21st day ofJune, 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:
Parcel 1: That part of Lot 17inCambridge
Place -Lakeview Phase 2,being
aresubdivision of part of Lot 552 in
Grasmere of Mokena and part of the
East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4, all in Section
9,Township 35North, Range 12
East of the Third Principal Meridian, recorded
November 16, 1993 as Document
Number R93-102345 in Will
County, Illinois described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of
Lot 17; thence North 07° 44' 12" West,
72.15 feet on the West line ofLot 17;
thence North 87° 53' 47" East, 36.73
feet; thence South 02° 05' 34" East
68.88 feet to the South line ofLot 17;
thence South 82° 15' 48" West 29.77
feet on the South line ofLot 17, to the
point of beginning. Parcel 2: Easement
for ingress and egress for the benefit of
Parcel 1 over driveways and walkways
in the common area asset forth in declaration
for Cambridge Place-Lakeview
made byNorthern Trust Bank/Lake Forest,
as Trustee under Trust Agreement
dated December 18, 1981 and known as
Trust Number 6907 recorded April 28,
1994 as Document Number R94-44666,
and as created by deed from Northern
Trust Bank/Lakeforest, a National
Banking Association, as Trustee under
Trust Agreement dated December 18,
1981 and known asTrust Number 6907
to Frank C.Baker recorded June 21,
1995 as Document Number R95-041724
all in Will County, Illinois.
Commonly known as: 9759 Cambridge
Circle, Mokena, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
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Notices
Single Family Home
P.I.N.: 19-09-09-401-099-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that
a public hearing will beheld onthe
Tentative Budget ofthe MOKENA
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
in the Counties of Will and Cook,
and State of Illinois for the fiscal
year beginning on June 1, 2018 and
ending on May 31, 2019 at the
Mokena Fire Station located at
19853 S. Wolf Road, Mokena, Illinois
on July 10, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
The Tentative Budget for MOK-
ENA FIRE PROTECTION DIS-
TRICT for said fiscal year ending
on May 31, 2019 is now posted on
the bulletin board of the said
MOKENA FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT station in said fire protection
district, and isconveniently
available for public inspection.
Dated June 7, 2018.
MOKENA FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT
By: /s/ Robert Hennessy
Secretary
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the Mokena Messenger | June 7, 2018 | 43
Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Lauren Hunter,
Lincoln-Way East softball
Lauren Hunter is a senior first baseman on
the Lincoln-Way East softball team
How’d you get started in softball?
I played baseball when I was younger for a
really long time. And then, when I was about
8 years old, I joined my first travel [softball]
team. And then, I’ve basically been playing
travel ever since.
Jules Gomez — a sophomore on the Titans’ softball, volleyball and basketball teams
— won the May Athlete of the Month competition for publisher 22nd Century Media’s
Southwest Chicago branch. Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media
Athlete of the Month
Titans softball pitcher
earns May honor
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Tinley Park High School’s
Jules Gomez is a multi-sport
athlete, taking on basketball
in the winter and volleyball
in the fall. But in the spring,
she shines on the diamond as
a pitcher for the Titans’ softball
squad.
She is the type of athlete
who got Division I offers,
even though she is only a
sophomore, and she plans to
play softball for DePaul.
And she recently earned
another accolade, leading
the way in votes to claim
22nd Century Media’s
Southwest Chicago Athlete
of the Month crown for May.
The Athlete of the Month
competition pits featured
Athlete of the Week selections
from our south suburban
newspapers against one
another in an online voting
contest.
The next contest is to begin
Sunday, June 10.
To vote, visit MokenaMessenger.com,
hover
over the “Sports” menu tab
and click “Athlete of the
Month.” Readers can vote
once per session per valid
email address. Voting ends
at 5 p.m. June 25.
All athletes featured in
the May Athlete of the Week
sports interviews are automatically
entered into the contest.
What’s your favorite position to
play?
I like first base the best because it’s more
involved with every play. People are throwing
the ball to you and you have to ready. I’m
a lefty, so it’s just fun to play there because
it’s easier, too.
Who’s the best player of all time?
I’ve always liked [former MLB player]
Jim Thome from the Sox. He’s a really, really
good hitter and has an awesome swing.
So I think he’s pretty great. I like Jackie Robinson,
too. He was a good player.
What’s your spirit animal?
I gotta’ stick with my answer [from
AOTW in basketball]. It’s a person: Carolyn
Waleski, who was my basketball teammate.
What’s the first thing you’d buy if
you won the lottery?
I would buy my dad a car. He’s always
wanted an Audi.
What are your plans for college?
[Hunter was chosen as a scholarship recipient
for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy]
My orders are for me to report next month;
June 27 is when I’m going to leave… [I’ll be
going through] it’s called, “indoctrination.”
It’s about a month long. It’s basically boot
camp.
What kind of exotic pet would you
Photo submitted
own if you could?
A monkey. It could just sit on [my] shoulder
all day.
What life lesson have you learned
playing softball?
I learned that sports can get you really
good relationships with people and bring toward
a lot of people. You meet really great
people through sports, and it helps pave the
way for your life and help you make decisions
in your life.
If you couldn’t play softball or
basketball, then what other sport
might you try?
Rugby. I think that’d be pretty fun.
What’s your advice for the new
Griffin softball players coming up
next year?
Just to live in the moment and not always
be thinking about the future. Just enjoy what
they have while they have it, because once
it’s gone, you’ll finally realize how great you
had it. Don’t blink. Be happy with what you
have. Keep an open mind about things, even
though things might be rough in the moment.
Interview conducted by Editor T.J. Kremer III

44 | June 7, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger sports
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Baseball
All good things must end
Despite 28-6 record, No. 6-ranked team in state, LW East, falls in
playoffs to Sandburg
Meet your favorite
characters andstayfor
post-game fireworks.
Dress up in costumefor a
free soda voucher!
Lincoln-Way East’s Jake Tencza (with bat in hand) is mobbed by his teammates after a
home run against Sandburg, but the top-seeded Griffins lost in the Lockport Sectional
semifinal on Thursday, May 31. Photos by Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media
With post-game fireworks
Kids run thebases,
full team autographs,
andcatchonfield
ABOVE: The Griffins’ Zack Jurgens takes a cut at a pitch
against Sandburg.
LEFT: Lefty pitcher Cole Kirschsieper delivers for Lincoln-
Way East against Sandburg in sectional action.

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the Mokena Messenger | June 7, 2018 | 45
‘Play for the guy next to you’
Griffins capture
second state title
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
The Lincoln-Way East
boys volleyball team waited
a year for this moment. Going
the distance made it even
sweeter.
The Griffins rallied in a
pair of three-set thrillers and
emerged as the 2018 Illinois
High School Association
boys state volleyball champions.
In the title match,
East pulled away down the
stretch and came away with
a 20-25, 25-21, 25-22 victory
over Neuqua Valley on
Saturday, June 2, at Hoffman
Estates High School.
Senior middle hitter Mike
Herlihy came back after
missing the first four postseason
games to play in the
state finals and led the way
for the Griffins (39-3) in the
title match with 11 kills and
three blocks.
It was the second state
championship in five years
for East, which lost 25-21,
20-25, 25-16 to Glenbard
West in the title match last
season. The Griffins have
made four state finals appearances
in the past five
years and seven overall. This
is their fourth trophy.
Neuqua Valley (33-8) was
making its first state finals
appearance since 2009. it
was the highest finish for the
Wildcats, who placed third
in 2007 and 2008.
“This just feels so good,
this is what we wanted all
season,” said senior outside
hitter Ian Piet, who has been
the Griffins kill leader for
the past three seasons. “The
fact that it was close makes
it feel even better.”
Piet was limited to a pair
The Lincoln-Way East boys volleyball team poses with a trophy Saturday, June 2, after winning the IHSA state
championship Saturday, June 2, by defeating Neuqua Valley. Photo submitted by Nikki Fiore
of kills, three digs and a
block in the title match. But
he made a key play down the
stretch. With the score tied at
17-17, Piet received a serve.
But his dig went right back
over the net and looked close
to going out. Instead a Wildcats
player tried to receive it
and the ball bounced off him
and went out of bounds. That
started a 4-1 spurt that put
East ahead for good.
“That was just a weird
play,” Piet said. “My hands
and arms were all sweaty
and the ball just went [back
over]. I don’t even know
what happened.”
East led 23-20, but the
Wildcats made it interesting
with two straight points on a
kill and then an ace by senior
outside hitter Jeremy Grove.
Grove, who had a matchhigh
19 kills, tried to sneak
in another ace, but his serve
was just too long to give the
Griffins match point. After a
few volleys they delivered
as Wil McPhillips put down
a kill to send East into a joyous
celebration.
McPhillips, a junior middle/opposite
side hitter, really
came on for the Griffins
the past month. He finished
with 10 kills and two blocks
in the title match.
“It’s just crazy,” McPhillips
said of his progress in
contributing throughout the
season. “I was just glad to be
here. Everyone stepped up,
pushed each other in practice,
and knew their role.
It was an honor to get that
[match] point for my team,
but everyone played great.”
Another Griffin that
stepped up was George Kougan
(8 kills). The senior outside
hitter had six kills in the
final game, including two in
a 4-0 run that gave East an
11-7 lead.
“It helps when you have
five guys that can put the
ball away,” Kougan said.
“It was a crazy match, and
we had to come back from
down a set to Neuqua Valley.
They’re a great team and
Grove is a great player. It’s
so hard to block him. When
we were down coach [Kris
Fiore] just told us to play for
the guy next to you. That’s
what we did.”
Senior outside hitter Mark
Wroblewski (5 kills), senior
middle hitter Luis Zavala
(4 kills, 2 blocks), junior
setter Brent O’Donnell (18
assists), senior setter Jeremy
Walsh (16 assists), and
senior defensive specialist
Blake Boykin (9 digs) also
contributed for the Griffins.
“This is how it’s been
the entire playoffs, we just
spread the ball around,”
Fiore said of his team’s balance.
“I think it was midway
through the New Trier
[semifinal] match when I
said, ‘Hey guys, we’re getting
too one dimensional and
that’s not what got us here.
Let’s spread the ball around.’
People needed to step up and
make plays and they did the
rest of the day.”
In the opening set, East led
13-8 only to see the Wildcats
rally to tie the score at 16-16.
A 3-0 run seemed to get the
Griffins back on track, but
Neuqua Valley came back
with six straight points. Wroblewski
walloped a kill to
make it 22-20. Then, Grove
— who had 31 kills in a 26-
24, 23-25, 25-23 quarterfinal
win over Lincoln-Way West
— had a kill and back-toback
aces as the Wildcats
closed out the opener.
The second set had four
lead changes and 10 ties.
The last tie was at 18-18,
then East went on a 5-0 spurt
as Zavala zipped a kill to
start it and zapped an ace
for the next point. Herlihy
hammered a kill during the
stretch, too.
Herlihy, who cut his
left hand May 21 and had
16 stitches, missed all of
the regional and sectional
matches. He was given the
go-ahead to play in the state
finals on Thursday, May 31,
and was sure glad he did.
“It was a bad time,” said
Herlihy, who wore a mitt on
his hand. “But it was unbelievable
to come back for the
state finals, and oh man, to
win this is insane.
“After we lost last year,
we were thinking ‘next
year.’ We remembered what
it felt like and that drove us.
We just had to push through,
and that’s what we did.”
East was expecting a rematch
with three-time defending
state champion
Glenbard West in the finals.
But the Wildcats made sure
that didn’t happen with a 24-
26, 25-22, 25-20 victory in
the first semifinal. Glenbard
West (38-4), which lost more
matches this year than the
last three seasons combined
(3) rebounded to defeat New
Trier 25-15, 25-22 for third
place.
“Absolutely I’m super
proud of the kids and the
staff that we’ve been able
to put together here,” Fiore
said of winning his second
title in three appearances.
“We’ve got a real good system
we’ve implemented and
the kids at our school have
bought into it.”

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Softball
Revenge served cold
Minooka, no-hit by
East May 11, ousts
Griffins in sectional
championship
Tom O’Connor
Freelance Reporter
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Despite 15 Ks from senior Alex Storako, Lincoln-Way
East could not advance past Minooka Saturday, June 2, in
search of a state title. 22nd Century Media file photo
Fifty-four: The mathematical
disparity, as per maxpreps.com,
between the No.
1-seeded Lincoln-Way East
softball team and its counterpart,
Minooka high school,
ranked at 55 in the state.
But, ultimately, the Joliet
sectional championship was
defined by the play on the
field, and not the numbers
on paper, as Lincoln-way
East lost 3-1 to Minooka on
Saturday, June, 2.
“It was a great season,
we had a great group,” said
Lincoln-Way East softball
coach Elizabeth Pawlicki.
On the last pitch of the final
at bat in what turned out
to be the conclusive game
for the Griffins, junior Alexis
Krause could not make
contact, following senior
Lauren Hunter and sophomore
Danielle Drogemuller
who could not do so either.
Lincoln-Way East’s strikeout
total manifested in the
bottom half of the seventh,
when no player could unite
ball with bat.
Senior Alex Storako
struck out 15 Minooka batters,
while the Griffins struck
out only those three times.
The runs, though, came
along sparingly for both
teams.
With the bases loaded and
two outs in the top of the
third, Minooka senior Stacey
Tyrell lifted one above
the infield-outfield divide,
reaching second after senior
Allison Jaquith dropped it
for the Griffins’ lone error.
This misstep drove in juniors
Amber Zillinger and
Nicole Lovato, along with
sophomore Allison Bugajski,
for a 3-0 Minooka lead.
“Early on in the year we
were having trouble getting
big hits,” Minooka high
school softball coach Mark
Brown said.
“We just stressed that it’s
not about getting them on,
it’s about getting them over,
getting them in.”
And, so, despite allowing
just one error, Minooka did
not concede any.
The run discrepancy
would be compressed to two
an inning later, when Hunter
stepped, turned and singled,
as she battered a ground ball
through an open pocket in
center field.
Allison Jaquith, who had
singled to center field earlier
that inning, advanced
to third on the play, giving
Drogemuller an opportunity
to put the Griffins down
one.
But, instead, her ensuing
at bat expired with the ball
firmly in the hands of senior
Faith Chada, Minooka’s left
fielder, signifying the final
out of the inning.
The Griffins raked in four
hits to the Indians’ three.
Three of those hits came
from seniors Jaquith, Storako,
and Hunter.
As part of a non-conference
matchup earlier this
season, Lincoln-way East
ousted Minooka in a 10-0
drubbing, a game in which
Drogemuller pitched a no
hitter.
Minooka’s third inning
scoring surge proved to be
a brief interlude from what
had been an otherwise futile
afternoon at the plate.
Had Lincoln-way East
won the game, the team
would have reserved a spot
at the Super Sectional in
Normal that, from there,
may have ushered in a state
championship berth.
“Just kind of in shock because
we thought that was
our game,” Hunter concluded
“I wouldn’t take back any
of our memories and all of
the good times we had this
season.”

mokenamessenger.com sports
the Mokena Messenger | June 7, 2018 | 47
fastbreak
Secret to successful self-defense: recycle
22nd Century Media File
Photo
1st-and-3
Championship season
1. Lincoln-Way East
boys volleyball
(above)
The Griffins captured
its second
state title in seven
trips to the state
finals, including four
of the last five seasons.
They avenged
last year’s defeat in
the finals to Glenbard
West.
2. Ian Piet
The senior outside
hitter has led the
team in kills for the
past three seasons,
even though he was
limited to just two
kills, three digs and
a block in the title
game.
3. Wil McPhilips
The junior middle/
outside hitter sealed
the match with the
final kill to deliver
the trophy to East.
McPhilips ended the
match with 10 kills
and two blocks.
Tom O’Connor
Freelance Reporter
Brittany Johnson poses at Mokena’s Family Martial Arts,
where she trains in Tae Kwon Do. Johnson recently
took home the silver medal at the 2018 Illinois State
Championship. Tom O’Connor/22nd Century Media
Through 14 years of experience,
Brittany Johnson,
a martial artist with numerous
accolades to her name,
has maintained a need to
recycle, converting what
she has learned into reusable
material.
Johnson has perfected the
art of self-defense, staving
off those in pursuit of her
finest exploits, namely a
silver medal at the 2018 Illinois
State Tae Kwon Do
championship.
Her moves come in many
a variety.
With an open hand, rather
than a closed fist, she will, at
times, strike opponents with
her knuckles, a maneuver
better known as knife hands.
Then comes the sequel, a
roundhouse kick.
“She can do twenty spinning
kicks in the same spot
within like 10 seconds, like
boom, boom, boom, boom,”
said Master Sung Ho Kim,
the founder and owner of
Family Martial Arts in Mokena.
As this bona fide martial
artist ascended the ranks of
her craft, she was justifiably
compensated, receiving
a bonus of recognition
with each promotion. What
Johnson gained in years, she
matched in trophies.
Given the sheer number
of trophies and medals she
has amassed, neither student
nor instructor can calculate
the running total. Even still,
there is little doubt concerning
her performance.
“A lot of gold,” Kim said.
Each triumph along the
way has led way to even
grander accomplishments.
Her medals, not to mention
the 2- to 3-foot trophies
Johnson has attained
throughout her career, have
flooded her household furniture,
submerging what once
appeared to be a dresser.
Johnson has decided
to store these tokens of
achievement in a display
case, but at her success rate,
she may need more than just
one.
“I have a little shelf I have
them on, but I have to like,
make it bigger,” Johnson
said.
A perennial finalist at both
the state and local levels,
Johnson remembers walking
into Family Martial Arts for
her first session as a 4-yearold,
the age at which she
dedicated her efforts to Tae
Kwon Do.
“When I first went there
I started crying and I didn’t
want to go on to the mat, but
everyone was very welcoming,”
Johnson said.
“She drooled for the first
testing and we had to clean
it up,” Kim added with a
laugh.
With regards to age, Kim
has taught a wide demographic,
ranging from toddlers
to those in their 70s,
which means that Johnson,
now 18, is seemingly on the
younger side of the continuum.
This youthful disciple of
Tae Kwon Do has encountered
dynamic opponents
in the field of competition
and, yet, her consistency,
an attribute Kim equates to
persistence, has never wavered.
Kim, who has competed in
the martial arts circuit for the
past three decades, recognizes
the singular, unparalleled
abilities unique to each individual;
although determination,
he says, tends to make
the most pronounced impact.
“Natural skill will help a
lot,” Kim said.
“She is very flexible and
very athletic too, but that
helps a lot. But training is
most important.”
In carrying such a mantle,
the primed veteran has
been adhering to a practice
regimen of five to six days
a week, nevertheless important
for an athlete with five
to six times more experience
than that of most.
Johnson has carried over
this seasoned knowledge in
becoming a teacher at Family
Martial Arts.
Her moves on and off the
mat have established an enduring
influence on those
with untapped potential.
“She is such a great role
model for hundreds of girls,”
Kim said.
“We have so many girls
in our school, so they just
look up to her. She is not
just good at like competition,
also she’s really good
at teaching.”
She has designed a lesson
plan rooted in her mastery
of martial arts principles.
Beyond instructing students
on the techniques, she allays
their concerns, all with a bit
of reflection on her past.
“When new students start
to come in, they usually feel
kind of nervous and I always
just tell them my experience,
and how I was nervous at
first,” Johnson said.
“But then once they get
onto the mat and I start
teaching them, they become
more comfortable with the
environment.”
Therein lies the definition
of what it means to recycle:
the means of repurposing
wisdom for the sake of educating
the latest generation
of martial arts.
Listen Up
“This just feels so good, this is what we wanted
all season. The fact that it was close makes it feel
even better.”
Ian Piet – Lincoln-Way East boys volleyball outside hitter, on winning
the state championship
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Index
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43 – Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@
mokenamessenger.com.

mokena’s Hometown Newspaper | www.mokenamessenger.com | June 7, 2018
Stunned again
LW Central softball season ends
in loss to Minooka, Page 46
Tae Kwon Do
Champ
Mokena dojo student
takes silver medal
at state competition,
Page 47
Members of the Lincoln-Way
East boys volleyball team storm
the court after they captured
the IHSA state championship
Saturday, June 2, with a three-set
win over Neuqua Valley.
Photo submitted by Nikki Fiore
LW East captures second state title with win over Neuqua Valley, Page 45
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