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Homer Glen man checks off 

bucket list item by appearing 

on popular game show, Page 3 

“Jeopardy!” 

host Alex Trebek 

(left) stands with 

contestant and 

Homer Glen resident 

John Fassola 

during Fassola’s 

appearance on 

the game show. 

Fassola’s episode 

aired June 8. Photo 

courtesy of Jeopardy! 

Productions Inc. 

Time for tradition Homer 

Community Fest set to return for 

another year with its carnival, music, 

fireworks, parade, more, Page 6 

Organizing 

officials 

Village Board sets members 

for various committees, 

Page 6 

Name change 

Frontera Sur Mexican 

Restaurant becomes Mucha 

Salsa, Page 7

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THURSDAY 

Homer Community Fest 

June 21-24, Festival 

Grounds, 14500 W. 151st St. 

in Homer Glen. The annual 

summer festival will feature 

live music performances, 

a carnival, fireworks and 

more. It will be held at the 

A fireworks show is to be 

on Thursday, June 21 at 

9:30 p.m. For more information, 

visit www.homer 

fest.com. 

FRIDAY 

Homer Community Fest Pre- 

Carnival Party 

2-4:30 p.m. June 22, Festival 

Grounds, 14500 W. 151st 

St. in Homer Glen. These 

hours are dedicated only to 

Homer Glen residents with 

special needs and their accompanying 

family. Event 

registration is required prior 

to Friday, June 15. For additional 

details, or to reserve a 

spot, call (708) 301-0522. 

Armchair Travelers: Main 

Street Illinois 

2-3 p.m. June 22, Homer 

Township Public Library 

Community Meeting Room, 

14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Enjoy a memorable 

and fun-filled tour of the 

charms, traditions and personalities 

of Illinois towns. 

John Lynn has visited and 

photographed all 2,400 

towns during a 30-year personal 

project. 

SATURDAY 

Homer Community 

Independence Day Parade 

11 a.m. June 23, 151st 

Street and Parker Road. For 

more information, call (708) 

301-0522. Parade line-up 

includes marching bands, 

police and fire, Army trucks, 

costume characters and 

more. 

MONDAY 

Travel Savvy 




14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Attendees will learn 

travel tricks, products, guidelines, 

and resources from 

veteran international traveler, 

author, photographer, Cynthia 

Clampitt. This presentation 

will offer ways to save 

money, cut risks, reduce hassles 

and enjoy the road. 

TUESDAY 

Dave Dinaso’s Traveling 

World of Reptiles 

6:30-7:30 p.m. June 26, 

Homer Township Public 

Library Community Meeting 

Room, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. Enjoy an 

up close, live and extremely 

interactive experience about 

reptiles and amphibians 

from around the world. All 

ages are welcome. 

Image Renewal: Imagine the 

Possibilities 




14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Jill Moss Stetson will 

empower the audience with 

tips on how to enhance their 

appearance. The presentation 

includes style tips, 

wardrobe must-haves, skin 

care and more. Registration 

is required. 

UPCOMING 

Around the World with Food 

6-7 p.m. Thursday, June 

28, Homer Township Public 

Library, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. Try some 

snacks from areas around the 

world, and enjoy a mix of flavors. 

This event is for children 

age 8-12. They will also learn 

the history about these foods. 

Registration is required, as 

well as a $3 fee. Payment is 

due one week in advance. 

Acting and Improv for the 

Spectrum 

7-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 

Homer Township Public Library, 

14320 W. 151st St., 

Homer Glen. This course is 

for those on the autism spectrum, 

or with other disorders 

that cause difficulty in social 

situations. Attendees will be 

taught how to use acting and 

improv skills in their daily 

life while having fun playing 

games and performing short 

scenes. Each participant 

must be verbal and have a 

guardian over 21 present. 

This event is for teenagers in 

grades 6-12. Registration is 

required. 

Chalk-It-Up! 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

July 14, Stonebridge Park, 

16000 S. Stonebridge Drive 

in Homer Glen. Celebrate 

National Park and Recreation 

Month with the firstever 

Chalk Fest on the sidewalks 

surrounding Homer 

Glen’s largest park. Anyone 

is welcome to come draw 

on the sidewalks. The event 

is free of charge. Each participant 

will be given a pack 

of chalk and a chalk-block 

work space. It is recommended 

participants bring a 

towel, hat, sunscreen, bottle 

of water and snack. Participants 

are also welcome 

to bring extra chalk, chalk 

pastels and blending tools, 

if they wish. No paint of 

any variety will be allowed. 

If participants would like 

to have a helper, they may, 

but they are limited to one 

extra person in their same 

age group for a maximum 

total of two people working 

on one block (two-person 

teams will be treated as one 

entry, so any prize awarded 

must be shared). Prizes will 

be awarded in the categories 

of “Best Use Of Color,” 

“Most Interesting Characters” 

and “Most Creative 

Theme.” Pre-registration is 

required at www.homergle 

nil.org/2548/Chalk-It-Up. 

For more information on 

Chalk-It-Up!, call (708) 

301-0632. 

ONGOING 

Lemont Classic Car Club 

Sunday Cruise Nights 

4-7 p.m. Sundays, Big R 

parking lot, 15830 S. Bell 

Road in Homer Glen. Guests 

are asked to not arrive before 

4 p.m. at Big R. 

Cards for Children and 

Seniors 

6-8 p.m. second Thursday 

of every month, Homer 

Township Public Library, 

Teen Room, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. This event 

is for students in sixth to 

12th grade. Create handmade 

cards or letters that 

will be sent to Cards for 

Hospitalized Kids and Love 

for the Elderly charities. For 


301-7908. 

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Heritage Village 

Noon-4 p.m. Heritage 

Village, 249 W. 2nd St., 

Lockport. Costumed interpreters 

on Saturdays; open 

to the public daily. Heritage 

Village includes historical 

buildings: Wells Corner 

Schoolhouse, the Symerton 

Depot, the Greenho Farmhouse, 

the Mokena Jail and 

other small buildings. For 

more information or tours, 

call (815) 838-5080 or visit 

www.willhistory.org. 

Citizens Against Ruining the 

Environment 

6-7:30 p.m. every third 

Monday of the month, 

White Oak Library, 121 E. 

8th St., Lockport. CARE, a 

nonprofit and all-volunteer 

organization, will discuss 

environmental and healthrelated 

issues in Will County 

and the surrounding areas. 

Community service hours 

are also available for those 

interested. 

Vintage Hats, Will County in 

War Exhibits 

Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays 

through Sundays, Will 

County Historical Museum 

and Research Center, 803 

S. State St., Lockport. A 

new exhibit “Vintage Hats” 

is on display, as well as a 

19th century doctor’s office, 

“Will County in War” and 

early textiles. Open to the 

public; group tours available 

by reservation. For more information 

or tours, call (815) 

838-5080 or visit www.will 

history.org.

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the Homer Horizon | June 21, 2018 | 3 

Homer Glen resident featured as contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’ 

Fassola answers 15 

questions correctly 

during appearance 

on game show 

Thomas Czaja, Editor 

It was about a year before 

he received the phone call. 

When Homer Glen resident 

John Fassola eventually 

got the call out of the blue 

that told him he was picked 

and needed to be available on 

a certain date for taping, he 

was ecstatic and pleasantly 

surprised. 

Fassola, 51, an attorney and 

trivia buff, had always wanted 

to appear on “Jeopardy!,” having 

watched it for many years. 

Receiving word he himself 

could compete on television 

on his favorite game show 

was a dream come true. 

“It has been kind of a bucket 

list item to be on it,” Fassola 

said. “I watch it all the 

time, and it was a great opportunity.” 

Fassola’s episode aired 

June 8. He was able to answer 

a total of 15 questions 

correctly, only missing two. 

He got six right in the first 

round, and nine right in the 

second round. 

Though he finished third, 

winning $1,000, it was an 

invaluable experience getting 

to meet host Alex Trebek, 

play through the different 

categories and say he was a 

contestant. 

“It is something I always 

wanted to do,” Fassola said. 

“I would have regretted not 

giving it a try. It was fun and 

worth doing. I like the trivia 

aspect and being able to do 

trivia quickly.” 

Getting on the show 

The process of getting onto 

“Jeopardy!” for Fassola was 

a long one. 

The game show offers an 

online test once per year. 

If an individual does well 

enough on that — which 

many do — they are invited 

to a local audition site. Fassola 

was invited to a Chicago 

site, which had a number of 

sessions over several days. 

There, he played a mock 

game with contestants where 

they determined who was 

best at standing up and playing 

the game, as well as handling 

the buzzer. He said he 

did a quick interview there 

as they tested to make sure 

he would not be nervous 

conversing with Trebek and 

would be good on the show. 

After that, it was a waiting 

game. But he must have 

showed them enough, as he 

later ultimately got the call. 

“They say they will call 

you, or they won’t,” Fassola 

said. “It turns out, they ended 

up calling me.” 

Family support and behind 

the scenes 

John’s wife of 28 years, 

Arlene, said it was a really 

good experience for her husband, 

and that he looked relaxed 

on the show and smiled. 

She added that John was one 

of those students in school 

who read something in class 

one time and got it, not needing 

to study extensively, and 

that he reads “a lot” and is an 

intellectual person. 

“He’s very intelligent,” 

she said. “I always kid, of 

course, ‘He’s smart. He married 

me.’” 

Arlene offered to accompany 

John to Burbank, California 

where the show films to 

watch him from the audience 

and be there for moral support, 

but he decided he would 

be better off and less nervous 

if he went on his own and 

didn’t have a loved one there 

watching. 

Since they tape multiple 

shows a day, he first sat in the 

audience for several tapings 

— which he said made him a 

Homer Glen resident John Fassola (right) buzzes in to answer 

a question alongside fellow “Jeopardy!” contestants Mirza 

Gluhic (left), a transcriber from Toronto, and David Kleinman, 

a student from Massachusetts, during the episode that aired 

June 8. Photo courtesy of Jeopardy! Productions Inc. 

little more nervous — before 

it was his time to go on. 

Beforehand and afterward, 

Fassola said Trebek chats 

briefly with the contestants, 

and though he didn’t get to 

spend much time conversing 

with him, said he “seemed 

like a real nice guy.” Trebek 

would also chat with the studio 

audience during breaks. 

“He has a quick with and 

good sense of humor,” Fassola 

said of Trebek. “And it 

was cool to see how things 

work backstage, how it is 

produced.” 

He added the studio seems 

much bigger on television, 

and that there was a relatively 

small studio audience. However, 

the most important audience 

for Fassola was back 

at home when the episode 

aired, when he got to watch 

it with Arlene, his mother and 

mother-in-law. 

He wanted a relatively 

small watch party and didn’t 

make much of it, partially 

since he got third, he said, but 

also because he was nervous 

how he would look on television. 

“In retrospect, it was not as 

bad as I feared,” Fassola said. 

“I thought I’d look silly, but it 

was OK.” 

The game itself 

The game show consists 

of two rounds — Jeopardy! 

and Double Jeopardy! — that 

each have six categories of 

five clues each. The dollar 

values range from $200 to 

$1,000 by denominations of 

$200 in Jeopardy!, and from 

$400 to $2,000 in Double 

Jeopardy! There is then Final 

Jeopardy!, which features a 

single clue where contestants 

can wager nothing to all of 

their earnings to that point. 

John had $2,200 after the 

first Jeopardy! round, compared 

to $4,000 for student 

David Kleinman from Massachusetts 

and $5,400 for 

Mirza Gluhic, the returning 

champion and a transcriber 

from Toronto. 

At the end of Double Jeopardy!, 

Kleinman had $16,800, 

Gluhic was at $13,000 and 

John $8,600. 

“[Kleinman and Gluhic] 

were just quicker on the buzzer,” 

John said of buzzing in to 

answer questions. “A lot of 

the answers I knew but was 

not quick enough getting to it. 

I didn’t know how tough the 

buzzer would be to deal with.” 

Despite having difficulty 

with the buzzer, John did 

have shining moments. Jeopardy! 

categories consisted 

of Italy before the Romans, 

pop culture squirrels, this 

category will blow you away, 

state of the newspaper, sailing 

lit and tongue-twister 

protagonists. Double Jeopardy! 

categories were O ye of 

little faith, scrambled world 

capitals, golfer in chief, song 

time, psychology and “U” 

know it. 

John had a good run in 

the “U” know it category, 

getting three in a row right. 

All answers in that category 

started with the letter “u.” He 

correctly guessed unction for 

being the “extreme” final sacrament 

for a Catholic, unitard 

for the stretchy uniform for 

dancers that leaves little to 

the imagination and Utrecht 

for the 1713 treaty of this 

Dutch city granted large parts 

of Canada to the Brits from 

the French. 

In accordance with “Jeopardy!” 

style, each answer is 

given as a question, meaning 

he said, “What is unction?,” 

“What is a unitard?” and 

“What is Utrecht?” 

“I did OK with some of 

the categories,” John said. 

“Scrambled world capitals I 

did pretty well at. The Final 

Jeopardy! clue about Winniethe-Pooh, 

I never read the 

books and watched the show. 

I thought I did OK.” 

John was able to buzz in 

first to unscramble mock 

sloth as Stockholm for the 

$400 question and serious 

bean as Buenos Aires for the 

$1,200 question in the scrambled 

world capitals category. 

But the Final Jeopardy! question, 

he wagered $8,300 and 

got it wrong, whereas the other 

two contestants got it right. 

Its category was literary 

settings, and the clue was 

Ashdown Forest in Sussex 

inspired this fictional setting 

for a 1926 collection of stories 

for children. The correct 

answer was Hundred Acre 

Wood, and John put Pooh 

Forest, knowing at least the 

stories it was from. Though 

his earnings dropped to $300, 

each third-place contestant 

gets $1,000, and each secondplace 

contestant gets $2,000. 

Kleinman bet $14,800 on 

the final question to finish 

with $31,000 and the win. 

“It’s the luck of the draw 

for the categories you get,” 

said John, who said the day 

before they had a Civil War 

category that would have 

been perfect for him, and that 

he would have liked to have 

seen a sports category he felt 

he could have done well on, 

too. 

Reaction back home 

“Jeopardy!” will be an experience 

not soon forgotten. 

John is also the financial 

secretary for the Knights of 

Columbus Council 15022 

out of Our Mother of Good 

Counsel Parish in Homer 

Glen. Ed Plebanek, the grand 

knight of Council 15022, saw 

John’s episode and spoke 

with him afterward. 

“I thought he was very 

composed,” Plebanek said, 

who described John as intelligent 

and outgoing. “Me, personally, 

I would have been 

staring into the camera, nervous 

as heck. He’s a lawyer, 

so probably standing in front 

of juries and everything, I 

would think he’s a little more 

at ease.” 

Of course, John couldn’t 

tell anyone how he did or 

what happened in his episode, 

though once it aired, he 

said he was surprised at the 

reaction, since he hadn’t told 

many people. 

“I got calls, texts, emails 

from people I hadn’t expected,” 

John said. “I thought it 

was really cool.” 

He said people made a 

point to say they watched 

the show or stumbled upon it 

and were excited to see him 

on there. His enthusiasm for 

the game show was clearly 

shared by many. 

“I just think people appreciate 

it as a cool, once-in-alifetime 

thing,” he said.

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6 | June 21, 2018 | The Homer Horizon news 


Homer Community Fest to return with new musical acts in 2018 

Four-day event starts 

Thursday, June 21 


Assistant Editor 

There’s nothing better than 

getting the family together on 

a summer day for good food, 

carnival rides and live music. 

Residents can soon enjoy 

just that, as Homer Community 

Fest will return to 

the village for its ninth year 

Thursday, June 21, through 

Sunday, June 24. 

Many of the popular attractions 

and vendors from years 

past will be at the four-day 

festival, with some new additions 

to be seen and heard 

throughout the grounds on 

the northeast corner of 151st 

Street and Creme Road. 

“We’ve seen the fest grow 

throughout the years,” Parade 

& Festival Committee cochairman 

and Village Trustee 

Carlo Caprio said. “I personally 

feel like we have become 

a destination, where a lot 

of festivals host them a few 

years, and they don’t survive, 

but we’ve done a really great 

job working with the Township 

and the Homer Road 

Members of the West Suburban Shrine Club drive their 

miniature cars during last year’s Independence Day Parade 

that is part of Homer Community Fest. 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

District to get everybody involved 

and to make this festival 

a destination for everyone 

to come to.” 

The gates open at 3 p.m. 

Thursday, and the festival closes 

at midnight. All of the entertainment 

is free, including Mr. 

D’s Magic & Illusion Show at 

7 p.m. on Thursday, and access 

to all six food vendors. 

Families can enjoy the 

carnival rides and purchase 

a mega pass for $65 that allows 

unlimited rides all four 

days. Day passes can also be 

purchased for $30. 

Caprio is in charge of finding 

musical acts to perform at 

Homer Fest and said that the 

lineup on Saturday is completely 

new from last year. 

Hair Band Night, who plays 

at 9:30 p.m., and The Millennials, 

who plays at 6:30 p.m., 

are just two of the new bands 

set to perform Saturday. Additional 

first-time performers 

at Homer Fest include 7th 

Heaven on Friday at 9:30 

p.m., and Midwest Dueling 

Pianos on Sunday at 4:30 

p.m. Midwest Dueling Pianos 

is a musical act that entertains 

audiences with their 

comedy piano show. 

“We’ve never had [Midwest 

Dueling Pianos] before, 

and I thought that would be a 

great act to get the people in 

the mood on Sunday,” Caprio 

said. 

He said that other musical 

performers and acts in the 

past have been thoroughly 

enjoyed, but that it’s always 

important to constantly have 

fresh, new talent for audiences 

to hear. 

“Our biggest goal is enjoyment,” 

Caprio said. “We 

want to make sure the community 

and surrounding 

communities have a great, 

safe time with us and enjoy 

every moment with us with 

great music and food, and indulge 

in a cocktail at the beer 

tent, if they’d like.” 

Owner and head chef 

Ruben Pazmino at Homer 

Glen’s Rubi Agave has donated 

80 gallons of margarita 

mix to the festival. This is 

his fourth year donating, but 

he increased the amount this 

time because he said in the 

last few years, it always runs 

out after the second day. 

“Every year, [Homer Fest] 

gets exponentially bigger, so 

we love to see the community 

be there, more and more of 

the community, people from 

all over, seeing what Homer 

is all about,” Pazmino said. 

He has also donated his 

restaurant’s photo booth to 

use for the fest located near 

the beer tent. 

“It’s a great experience,” 

Pazmino said. 

Residents can enjoy a glass 

of margarita while watching 

the fireworks show on 

Thursday, which always 

seems to be a crowd favorite. 

The show, “Magic Skies 

VI — Symphony of Lights,” 

will start at 9:30 p.m. and will 

be simulcast live on 101.3 

FM to classical music. The 

fireworks show is primarily 

viewed at the Township’s 

sports fields, where a live 

soundtrack is also broadcast. 

The show typically lasts 

around 25 minutes each year. 

When the fireworks show 

begins, 151st Street will be 

closed until 10:30 p.m. between 

Eagle Ridge Drive and 

Creme Road. 

“My favorite part is always 

the fireworks,” Parade & Festival 

Committee member Sue 

Steilen said. “We have an 

outstanding fireworks show. 

It’s long, and it’s choreographed 

to music, and I actually 

take a break from the fest 

to watch the fireworks.” 

Other key parts of Homer 

Community Fest include the 

Special Needs Day Pre-Carnival 

Party on June 22, when 

from 2-4:30 p.m., the festival 

grounds at 14500 W. 151st 

Street are dedicated to Homer 

Glen residents with special 

needs and their accompanying 

family. 

There is also the Homer 

Community Independence 

Day Parade at 11 a.m. June 23 

that will start at 151st Street 

and Parker Road and head 

north on Parker, ending at 

Briarwood Drive. The parade 

lineup includes everything 

from the Lockport Township 

High School marching band 

to costumed characters to fire 

and police to Army trucks. 

Steilen said Homer Community 

Fest is a kickoff for 

summer and a great event 

where the family can spend 

time together. 

“It’s just a nice event close 

by,” she said. 

For more information, 

including the full lineup of 

musical acts, hours, rides and 

parking, visit www.homer 

fest.com. 

Homer Glen Village Board 

New member for Plan Commission named, committee lists approved 

Jessie Molloy 

Freelance Reporter 

The Homer Glen Village 

Board appointed a new member 

to the Plan Commission 

and established the members 

of several other committees 

at its June 13 meeting. 

Members of the Plan 

Commission needed to be 

appointed before the commission 

could hold its next 

meeting, which was slated 

for this week. The current 

members’ terms of appointment 

expired on May 31. 

The board voted unanimously 

to approve Don 

Mitchell as the chairman of 

the commission. Mitchell has 

served on the commission 

since 2011. While members 

of the commission are appointed 

to three-year terms, 

the chairperson role is a oneyear 

appointment. This will 

be Mitchell’s second year 

serving in that role; he was 

first appointed chairman in 

2017. 

The board also approved 

the appointment of Jerry 

Young as a member of the 

Plan Commission. Young 

will take the seat of Eileen 

Crement, who stepped aside 

from the commission after 

her term expired in May. 

Young has been a Homer 

Glen resident for 15 years 

and has served on the Parks 

& Recreation Committee 

and Community & Economic 

Development Committee, 

as well as the PTO of Goodings 

Grove School. 

As a business manager and 

former banker, Young said 

he believes his work background 

will “bring some 

insight to the commission,” 

as he has been involved in 

development projects. 

Young said he had spoken 

to Mayor George Yukich 

about joining the Plan Commission 

on several occasions, 

and that he is excited 

about the opportunity. 

“I will be a proud member 

of the commission, and 

I’m looking forward to representing 

the Village in this 

capacity,” he said. 

Young and Mitchell will 

be joined on the Plan Commission 

by returning members 

Kevin O’Donnell and 

Lynn McGary. 

The board also voted to 

approve the member list of 

the Administration & Finance, 

Environment, Parade 

& Festival and Public Services 

& Safety Committees. 

The decision on the 

membership of the Parks & 

Recreation Committee was 

tabled until the next meeting 

due to confusion over if two 

or three of the trustees would 

be members. Trustees Christina 

Neitzke-Troike, Sharon 

Sweas and Beth Rodgers all 

expressed interest. 

No other changes were 

made regarding the chairperson 

appointments for 

each committee. Yukich and 

Trustee Brian Burian will 

lead the Community & Economic 

Development Committee; 

Sweas will chair the 

Environment Committee; 

Trustees Carlo Caprio and 

Keith Gray will represent the 

board on the Parade & Festival 

Committee; and Gray 

will also chair the Public 

Please see village, 10

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Homer Glen Mexican restaurant 

changes name to Mucha Salsa 


Assistant Editor 

The Homer Glen eatery Frontera Sur Mexican Restaurant 

recently changed its name to Mucha Salsa. Photo submitted 

Mucha Salsa first opened in Homer Glen and had its ribbon 

cutting last year and hopes its new name will continue to 

bring in new customers and help it expand further. 22nd 

Century Media File Photo 

A little over a year ago, Luis 

Mendoza Jr. and his father, 

Luis Mendoza Sr., opened 

Frontera Sur Mexican Restaurant 

in Homer Glen. 

Customers came trickling 

in opening day May 9, 2017, 

and as time went on, the owners 

began to build a strong 

following within the community. 

Shortly after opening, 

Mendoza Jr. began to brainstorm 

how he could make his 

restaurant even better. 

“We want to expand, we 

want to make our company 

bigger, and we don’t want to 

interfere with any other company 

out there, so we want to 

open other restaurants in the 

area,” Mendoza Jr. said. 

His goal to open more 

restaurants led to him to recently 

change the name of 

the Homer Glen restaurant 

from Frontera Sur to Mucha 

Salsa. In the future, the chef 

and owner would like to open 

restaurants in nearby Lockport 

and Lemont. 

“We just want to be 

unique,” Mendoza Jr. said. 

“No one has mucha salsa in 

the area. It just sounds more 

fun.” 

This was the perfect timing 

for them to change the name, 

letting people know who they 

are and what they are after 

gaining a big following from 

the Homer Glen community, 

the owners said. 

“I just think Mucha Salsa 

fits us better than Frontera 

Sur,” he said. 

Frontera Sur, which means 

southern border in Spanish, 

raised a lot of questions 

from customers asking what 

it meant and what kind of 

food they served. Mucha 

Salsa was a name Mendoza 

Jr. brainstormed for fun and 

thought it suited what it is 

they are all about. 

Their menu features authentic 

Mexican cuisine 

with fresh ingredients used 

to make dishes from scratch 

every day, according to the 

owners. Every Monday and 

Tuesday, they serve $1 street 

tacos from 3-8 p.m. All tacos 

are made with onion and cilantro 

or lettuce and tomatoes, 

and any other toppings 

can be added for an additional 

charge. 

Their daily menu features 

breakfast options served all 

day, including steak and eggs 

($7.95), which includes skirt 

steak and avocado. They also 

offer four different kinds 

of quesadillas, such as the 

chicken quesadillas ($6.95) 

that include adobo chicken 

breast, lettuce, tomato, sour 

cream, guacamole and pico 

de gallo. Other favorites on 

the menu range from burritos 

to tostadas to tortas to fajitas 

and more. 

Everything on the menu 

may still be the same, but 

with the new name change, it 

brings about new endeavors 

that the owners hope to accomplish. 

Mucha Salsa is located at 

15749 S. Bell Road. 

For more information, visit 

www.muchasalsaglen.com or 

call (708) 949-8498. 

Police Reports 

Homer man 

charged with 

possession of drug 

equipment 

Mark A. Schultz, 56, of 

14927 S. Arboretum Drive 

in Homer Glen, was charged 

with improper lane usage, 

following too closely, illegal 

transportation of alcohol, 

driving under the influence, 

possession of drug equipment 

and possession of cannabis 

under 10 grams June 

4 at S. Parker Road and S. 

Cricketwood Drive. 

Editor’s note: The Homer 

Horizon’s police reports come 

from the Will County Sheriff’s 

Department’s online news bulletin 

service. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law. 

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The board also voted last 

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7 national awards go to 

22nd Century Media 

Staff Report 

For the sixth-straight 

year, 22nd Century Media 

is a national award winner. 

The National Newspaper 

Association recognized 

22nd Century Media, the 

parent company of The 

Homer Horizon, with seven 

awards for editorial excellence 

in its annual Better 

Newspaper Contest. 

The competition, which is 

judged by third-party media 

professionals, welcomed 

1,405 entries from 115 outlets 

across 38 states, and the 

winners will be recognized 

at an awards breakfast Sept. 

29 in Norfolk, Virginia. 

“Our journalists work 

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coverage of their communities, 

and they make us proud 

every day,” Publisher Joe 

Coughlin said. “Receiving 

recognition like this, especially 

from your peers, is an 

added bonus.” 

Two 22nd Century Media 

newspapers — The 

New Lenox Patriot and The 

Tinley Junction — were 

honored twice, while The 

Orland Park Prairie, The 

Highland Park Landmark 

and Malibu Surfside News 

picked up one award each. 

Business Briefs 

ZipRecruiter, 22nd Century 

Media partner to push local 

jobs 

22nd Century Media has 

announced that starting immediately, 

its readers can 

find local job opportunities 

via new job boards hosted 

by ZipRecruiter. 

Through the partnership, 

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and ZipRecruiter’s job 

boards for the southwest 

Two heartwarming 

feature stories 

from The Patriot were 

recognized. 

Publisher Joe Coughlin’s 

personal story, “A wedding 

for the best man,” 

about his cousin asking 

his dying father to be his 

best man in his final days 

took second place for Best 

Feature, while Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll’s 

story, “Central crowns 

special education student 

as homecoming queen,” 

about Lincoln-Way Central’s 

special homecoming 

night took third in the same 

category. 

For The Tinley Junction, 

Managing Editor Bill 

Jones and freelance journalist 

Laurie Fanelli combined 

on a unique, firsthand 

storytelling venture after 

Paul McCartney came to 

town that earned them third 

place for Best Performing 

Arts Story. 

Freelance photographer 

Bob Klein earned honorable 

mention for his Tinley 

Junction photo of Mayor 

Jacob Vandenberg celebrating 

his win on election 

night. 

The Orland Park Prairie 

was awarded a Feature 

Photo award for the second-straight 

year, and for 

the second-straight year, 

the photo came from Adam 

Jomant, who this year was 

recognized for a charming 

photo of two Spider-Mans 

facing off at the local library. 

Out of the North Shore, 

The Highland Park Landmark 

was named a national 

champion in the Best Feature 

Story category for the 

story, “Highland Park woman 

helps create Holocaust 

museum’s Take A Stand 

Center,” by Xavier Ward. 

Also a national champion, 

again, is the Malibu 

Surfside News, which won 

its third top national prize 

in the last two years. This 

time, photographer Suzy 

Demeter’s photo from a 

dance exhibition earned top 

honors in the Best Feature 

photo category. 

Over 11 years of competitions, 

22nd Century 

Media publications have 

earned 175 regional and 

national awards for editorial 

excellence, including 

more than 30 first-place 

honors. 

The Horizon has won 23 

editorial awards in 11 years 

of competitions. 

suburbs can be found on 

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Job postings are fed to 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Mayor plans meeting after 

Cruise Nights complaints 

A different setup this year 

for Tinley Park’s weekly 

Cruise Nights has drawn 

complaints from attendees 

and stakeholders. 

During a Special Board of 

Trustees meeting on June 12, 

approximately a half dozen 

people involved with the 

classic car show spoke in opposition 

to new safety regulations 

implemented in 2018 

that includes the closure of 

north and southbound Oak 

Park Avenue from 171st 

Street to North Street as 

well as a blocked off section 

that only allows entry until 

5 p.m. and exit after 8 p.m. 

In the previous six years, 

attendees and drivers were 

able to come and go as they 

pleased, organizers said. 

“I think it was a big mistake,” 

said Jim Hudik, Commander 

of Bremen VFW 

Post 2791. “This is hurting 

financially.” 

Mayor Jake Vandenberg 

said the changes were implemented 

based on recommendations 

from the Tinley Park 

Police Department, which 

reviewed a variety of plans 

dealing with moving vehicles 

and pedestrian safety. 

Roger Barton, a longtime 

village resident and original 

organizer, said the situation 

was “out of hand.” 

“The barricades up right 

now are unacceptable,” he 

said. “Cruise Nights were 

one of the most popular 

events this town has even 

seen.” 

Vandenberg said he understood 

the new setup was 

not perfect and requested to 

meet with Cruise Night organizers 

to try to find solutions 

to the current issues. 

“It’s not the best-case 

scenario,” Vandenberg said. 

“That can change in a second.” 

Cruise Nights began on 

May 29 and runs from 5-9 

p.m. every Tuesday night 

throughout August. 

Reporting by Cody Mroczka, 

Editor. For more, visit Tin 

leyJunction.com. 

From THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frankfort woman receives 

award for monarch 

conservation efforts 

The Illinois state butterfly 

has seen a steady decrease in 

population over the past 20 

years, according to the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 

and local woman Kay Mac- 

Neil is leading an effort to 

protect them. 

MacNeil recently won a 

national Award of Honor in 

Philadelphia for her work 

with Milkweeds for Monarchs, 

a national and now 

global movement to plant 

milkweeds and increase 

the number of safe habitats 

for monarchs. She has sent 

more than 8,000 seed packets 

of milkweed this year locally 

and as far as Nevada, 

California, Canada and 

Puerto Rico. 

“Receiving the award was 

very exciting,” MacNeil 

said. “If every gardener had 

a milkweed plant our problems 

would be solved.” 

As the bee, bird and butterfly 

chairman for the Garden 

Club of Illinois District 

8, MacNeil started the project 

three years ago, seeing 

the need to aid the declining 

population of monarchs. 

“The numbers are down 

by 90 percent of what they 

used to be years ago,” Mac- 

Neil said. “Monarchs face a 

lot of challenges like deforestation 

and global warming. 

The drop in milkweed is the 

culprit for their low numbers.” 

Monarchs lay their eggs 

on the milkweed and the caterpillar 

then eats the milkweed, 

which are commonly 

sprayed with dangerous pesticides 

that endanger the butterfly. 

MacNeil also raises monarchs 

on her kitchen table 

when she finds one in an 

unsafe habitat. She provides 

the insects with a safe place 

to grow and plenty of milkweed 

to eat. After the caterpillars 

undergo metamorphosis 

and transform into 

butterflies, she releases them 

into her garden, which is full 

of milkweed and perennials. 

The butterflies then join the 

33 million other monarchs 

as they migrate to Mexico 

for the winter. 

Reporting by Megan Schuller, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit FrankfortStation.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Local singers, musicians kick 

off 2018 Live on the Lawn 

There’s no shortage of 

free, family fun in New 

Lenox, but one concert series 

brings the entire community 

together in song. 

On June 10, the Village 

of New Lenox presented its 

first Live on the Lawn performance 

of 2018 by hosting 

the New Lenox Community 

Band and Midwest Crossroads 

Chorus for a night of 

fun and music. The green 

space in the Commons was 

peppered with lawn chairs, 

blankets and smiling faces as 

music filled the air on what 

turned out to be a beautiful 

spring evening. 

Rainy weather defined the 

early afternoon, but by the 

7 p.m. start time, the clouds 

began to clear and a hint of 

sun emerged for the first 

time all day. The New Lenox 

Community Concert Band 

did its best to conjure even 

more sunshine as its theme 

for the Sunday night concert 

was “Bringing Light.” 

“Break Forth O Beauteous 

Heavenly Light” by Johann 

Schop and “With Each 

Sunset” by Richard Saucedo 

were among the captivating 

themed pieces performed. 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.

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In a previous column, I 

spoke about wanting to 

get more involved in my 

community. 

I was looking for ways 

to continue volunteering 

after moving to Downers 

Grove following my college 

graduation last year. I tried 

to search different organizations, 

but unfortunately, for 

a lot of them, they needed 

volunteers during the day. 

With working at the paper, 

that of course wasn’t an 

option for me, so I kept 

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After going through my 

list, I remembered that I had 

volunteered at the nursing 

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and received an email back 

just hours later. I called 

the volunteer coordinator, 

and we set up a time for 

me to come in and have an 

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the policies and activities. 

As soon as the coordinator 

gave me a tour of the 

home and introduced me to 

a couple of the residents, 

I knew I was in the right 

place. 

I’ve always had a passion 

for helping senior citizens. 

I think it’s important that 

they interact with as many 

people as possible and 

engage in the activities 

they enjoy, whether that 

be bingo, bunco, listening 

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classical movies. When I 

volunteered there many 

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with happy hour, where the 

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an hour. I also would visit 

with the residents and talk 

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with each other and just enjoy 

each other’s company. 

It was a very rewarding 

experience, and I’m happy 

to be doing it again. 

Every other Saturday 

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month, I have volunteered 

during bingo games and 

helped residents with their 

playing cards, or passing 

out money when they win. 

I’ve helped out three lovely 

women each time, and it’s 

always so wonderful to see 

how excited they are when 

they win, even if it’s just 25 

cents. 

One lady won $1 and 

said, “I can’t remember the 

last time I got a dollar!” It 

just warms your heart to see 

them really enjoying themselves. 

Often times, they 

can’t hear the numbers being 

called out, or need help 

covering the numbers, and 

they’re always so appreciative 

when you help them. 

The seniors I volunteer 

with are always so full of 

life and just want someone 

to talk to. I remember when 

my great-grandmother was 

in the nursing home, and 

she loved whenever we 

would come visit her. We 

played bunco during happy 

hour and would always take 

her outside so she could see 

the people walking around. 

She loved to people 

watch. It brings back 

memories being there again, 

but I’m happy to continue 

working with the seniors 

and helping make their days 

a bit brighter. 

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Seizing the scene 

Area nightlife and entertainment 

highlighted, Page 22 

Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club shows variety of ways to 

cultivate creative, picturesque gardens during walk, Page 17 

Homer Glen resident Danelle Sowatzke admires a plant Saturday, June 16, during the Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club’s 

garden walk that featured six distinct gardens in the community. Mary Compton/22nd Century Media

16 | June 21, 2018 | The Homer Horizon faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Cross of Glory Lutheran Church 

(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen) 

The Welcome Place Preschool 

Open House 

4-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 26. 

Registration is open for the 

fall. Bring your child to play 

in the classroom while parents 

speak with the teachers 

to learn about the program. 

For more information, call 

(708) 301-3883. 

Adoption Support Group 

6:30 p.m. second Monday 

of each month. This group 

is for those who have been 

adopted or are adopting a 

child. This group will help 

answer questions, give advice, 

share stories and learn 

about resources. 

2018 Vacation Bible School 

9 a.m.-noon July 9-12. 

Children ages 4 through fifth 

grade will experience four 

days filled with games, Bible 

stories, snacks, crafts, science 

and music. The theme for 

2018 is superheroes. Spaces 

are limited. Cost is $10 per 

child. Registration forms are 

available at the church and at 

www.crossofglory.com. The 

Vacation Bible School is also 

in need of volunteers. For 


301-6998. 

Christian Life Church 

(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen) 

Vacation Bible School 

6-8 p.m. Friday, July 27 

and Saturday, July 28 and 10 

a.m.-noon Sunday, July 29. 

Enjoy this three-day adventure 

by learning how we can 

all be transformed by our Big 

God. Ages 5-11 are welcome 

to attend this free event. For 

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St. Bernard Parish 


The National Rosary for 

Marriage 

Noon, Saturday, June 23, 

under the cross on the hill. 

This is sponsored by America 

Needs Fatima and will 

take place at thousands of 

locations across the country. 

‘Seussical Jr.’ the Musical 

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7 p.m. Saturday, June 23 

and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 

24. Brooke’s Backyard Productions 

and St. Bernard’s 

Theater Ministry present the 

musical, which will accept 

at-will donations for SOS 

Children’s Village in Lockport. 

Blood Drive 

3-7 p.m. Monday, June 25. 

Sign up after Mass or walkins 

are welcome. Contact 

Barbara at (708) 227-4383 

for questions. 

Patriotic Rosary for 

Religious Freedom 

7 p.m. Friday, June 29, 

under the cross on the hill. 

This rosary campaign is part 

of the Fortnight for Freedom 

Campaign asked for by the 

United States Conference of 

Catholic Bishops. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:25 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle 

of Love provides diapers, 

feminine and incontinence 

products to clients who are 

qualified to use the local 

FISH Food Pantry. For more 

information, call (815) 838- 

1017. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church 

(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen) 

Sunday Services 

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

a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. 

Sunday School. For more 


0652. 

Adult Bible Study 

9-9:45 a.m., first and third 

Sundays of the month 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 

(15625 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen) 

Assumption Night with the 

Chicago Fire Soccer Club 

7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 

30. Watch the Chicago Fire 

take on New York City FC. 

Corner kick tickets are $25. 

Tailgating begins at 4:30 

p.m. For more information, 

contact the church at (708) 

645-0652. 

Be Greek for a Day 

July 20-22. Enjoy a funfilled 

weekend for the whole 

family with delicious Greek 

cuisine, pastries, authentic 

Greek yogurt, games for 

all ages, a gift shop, Greek 

dance performances and 

more. There will be a $10 

cover charge on Friday, July 

20, and a $2 admission Saturday, 

July 21 and Sunday, 

July 22. 

Sunday Services 

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

a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. 

Sunday School. For more 


0652. 

New Life Community Church - Homer Glen 


Weekly Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays; for more 


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Kids Zone Ministry 

10 a.m. Sundays. 

Children up to fifth grade 

can participate in games, 

singing, take part in interactive 

Bible teaching and participate 

in hands-on crafts. 

Participants should arrive 

5-10 minutes prior to the service 

to sign children up for 

the group. For more information, 

call (815) 838-1416. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at 

j.schlabach@22 

ndcenturymedia.com or 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 15. 

Information is due by noon 

Thursday one week prior to 

publication.

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Woman’s Club’s first garden walk stops at six different yards 

Prairie, pollinator, 

vegetable, rock, 

shade and fairy 

spaces highlighted 

Mary Compton 


Homer Glen Junior Woman’s Club members (left to right) Kathy Young, Lauren Tetrick, 

Ann Morrow and Danielle Montour, all of Homer Glen, stand in the prairie garden Saturday, 

June, 16, outside of Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church in Homer Glen. The location 

was one of six visited by the group’s first garden walk in the community. Photos by Mary 

Compton/22nd Century Media 

From saving the bees 

to walking through a fairy 

wonderland, the Homer 

Glen Junior Woman’s Club 

first garden walk was a success. 

The heat did not keep 

away visitors to six different 

gardens throughout Homer 

Glen. The garden walk, titled 

Every Garden has a Story to 

Tell, featured prairie, pollinator, 

vegetable, rock, shade 

and fairy gardens. 

Danielle Montour, of 

Homer Glen, spoke about 

hosting the unique event, 

which was meant to show 

attendees how fellow every 

day gardeners tend to their 

yards. 

“[The Woman’s Club] 

never hosted a garden walk 

before” Montour said. “The 

Conservation Committee 

planned and organized this 

event. Most of the members 

worked together for this.” 

One of the gardens on the 

tour was the pollinator garden 

owned by Jim and Fran 

Perveiler. 

“What we try and do in 

our backyard is to attract a 

variety of birds, bees, butterflies 

and other critters,” 

Fran said. “The plants I have 

picked serve that purpose. 

Last year, we started a milkweed 

garden. The milkweed 

is the only plant that the 

monarch butterfly will lay its 

eggs on.” 

Besides attracting monarchs, 

which are close to being 

endangered, according to 

Fran, she and Jim also love 

the variety of birds they see. 

They have several birdfeeders 

and said the birds always 

come the first week of May, 

including Baltimore orioles, 

and that they eat grape jelly. 

There are also the hummingbirds 

and other Midwest 

birds. They keep bee 

balm and cornflowers to attract 

the bees, while the birds 

love purple coneflowers and 

sunflowers, they said. 

“I’m passionate about 

gardening,” Fran said. “It’s 

been a hobby since I was a 

teenager. It’s something that 

gives me great pleasure, as 

well as being a creative outlet.” 

Touring the gardens on the 

walk was the Quintana family, 

of Homer Glen. Lorenzo 

Quintana talked about his 

passion for gardening. 

“You don’t get too many 

gardeners who do detail gardening,” 

Lorenzo said. “We 

do. This garden walk gave us 

ideas on what to do. 

“We’ve walked all six 

gardens. Our favorite so far 

was the fairy garden. It was 

breathtaking.” 

Lorenzo’s wife, Lisa, explained 

the love for gardening 

in the family. 

“Anything that has to do 

with plants, we get involved 

as a family in gardening,” 

she said. “In the fairy garden, 

they took advantage 

where the sump pump ran 

through, and it was like a 

wetlands. Instead of fighting 

against it, they built a garden 

around it to make it beautiful.” 

Lisa is also a horticulturist 

at Brookfield Zoo. She mentioned 

how important plants 

are to the animals. 

Lorenzo and Lisa’s opinion 

was shared by the majority, 

as the most popular spot 

of the day was the fairy garden 

owned by Michael and 

Nancy Eleder. It was the talk 

of the garden walk. 

“When we moved here, it 

was all clay,” Nancy said. 

“My mom was always interested 

in fairies and had 

them in the house; I kind of 

moved the fairies from inside 

to outside. I increased 

the numbers throughout 

the years. To me, each part 

of the garden has its own 

unique feature.” 

Nancy doesn’t garden 

alone, as her husband joins 

in doing the work. 

“The soil is the key,” Michael 

said. “We took one 

bed at a time. We got the soil 

properly prepared before we 

did anything. We wanted to 

have the house and the yard 

be on the edge of a woodland. 

We planted almost 

every tree on our property. 

The front of our yard looks 

like a subdivision with a few 

flowers, and then you hit the 

back. 

“… It’s so peaceful back 

here.” 

For the public, there is one 

garden open to all every day 

of the year. It’s the prairie 

garden located at Annunciation 

Byzantine Catholic 

Church on 14610 S. Will 

Cook Road in Homer Glen. 

The artist for both inside and 

outside of the church is the 

Rev. Thomas Loya. 

Michael and Nancy Eleder, of Homer Glen, have a garden 

filled with fairies both big and small, along with miniature 

furniture and structures for them that they shared for the 

garden walk. 

“This is the first time 

we’ve had a garden walk 

here,” Loya said. “The 

grounds are reflective of the 

same spirituality that you 

see inside the church. Basically, 

it’s making God’s 

glory manifested in nature. 

God put these plants and 

ecosystem in this part of 

the world. We designed our 

property to be in that same 

order. It serves the community 

because it helped solve 

a water problem that they 

had. It connected the community, 

because people can 

come through our church 

grounds, walk the paths and 

meditate.” 

Loya said his vision for 

Annunciation is that of a 

church in a natural environment. 

“I was inspired by Homer 

Glen’s green visioning,” 

Loya explained further. 

“Conservation Design designed 

it, I help maintain 

and develop it. My favorite 

part was turning an abandoned 

detention area into a 

community nature park. Sitting 

in these gardens put me 

in touch with God. It gives 

you peace. There is nothing 

like it. 

“I highly recommend 

people to come out here and 

walk the gardens, walk the 

paths. You’ll see all kinds of 

wildlife, the ecosystems, the 

monarch butterflies being 

preserved. There is always 

some activity. It’s beautiful 

year-round, even with 

the snow and the frost. It’s 

inspiring. This prairie garden 

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beauty.”



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The Dish 

Featured burger, shake add flavor to Burger 21 menu 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

Most of Burger 21’s menu 

stays the same from month 

to month, but diners looking 

for a little variety can turn to 

a rotation of featured burgers 

and shakes. 

The featured selections 

used to change once a month, 

but they will now be sticking 

around a little longer. 

Each quarter, the menu 

is to get a new look, displaying 

the featured burger 

and shake front and center, 

which works out for the establishment, 

because General 

Manager Art Chmiel said 

guests are consistently looking 

to try something new. 

The current featured items 

are the Bayou Burger and 

the pistachio-mint shake. 

Burger 21’s Bayou Burger 

features a turkey and andouille 

sausage patty, served on 

a brioche bun and paired 

with blackened shrimp, remoulade, 

Sriracha and a bed 

of coleslaw. 

“I think it’s the best of all 

worlds because you’ve got 

turkey, sausage and then you 

also have shrimp,” Chmiel 

said. “ ... A lot of people are 

looking for flavor and a little 

bit of kick and it kind of appeals 

to everybody in that 

sense.” 

The pistachio-mint shake 

creates a surprising and delicious 

flavor combination, 

said Chmiel. 

“I think a lot of people are 

surprised when they taste it 

[at] how good it is, including 

myself,” he said. “The 

first time I heard about it I 

was like ‘mint pistachio?’ ... 

but after I tried it I was like, 

‘Wow.’” 

Luckily, for those who are 

creatures of habit, the menu 

staples remain intact, but the 

Bayou Burger and the pistachio-mint 

shake will only be 

available until July 20. 

Burger 21 

14650 South La Grange 

Road in Orland Park 

Hours 

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday- 

Thursday 

11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday 

and Saturday 

Phone: (708) 737-7952 

Web: www.burger21.com 

Chmiel said the new featured 

selections remain a 

secret, even to him, until the 

week prior. 

During the warmer 

months, Chmiel said the outdoor 

patio becomes popular 

with guests looking for some 

fresh air and sunshine, but 

there is plenty of seating 

inside for those rainy days, 

too. 

Further, now that construction 

projects on La 

Grange Road are completed, 

Chmiel said he hopes 

business will pick back up 

for both Burger 21 and surrounding 

restaurants. 

“This is the year that 

it’s really done,” he said. 

“There’s not a single landscaping 

[truck] or barrier 

or construction thing going 

on.” 

With the closest Burger 

21 location being in Michigan, 

Chmiel said the Orland 

Park location has become a 

destination in the south suburbs, 

with people driving 

in from the city and places 

such as Indiana and Kankakee 

to enjoy their menu offerings. 

“There’s certain services 

and restaurants and things 

available here in Orland that 

aren’t available in any of 

those other communities,” 

he said. 

The Burger 21 menu includes 

sliders, chicken tenders, 

salads and a children’s 

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Burger 21’s current featured items are its Bayou Burger and the pistachio mint shake, both of which will remain available 

until July 20, as the restaurant chain rotates its featured items quarterly. Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media 

the show are their burgers 

and shakes. 

Recently, the establishment 

began offering two different 

sized beef patties, with a lighter 

4.5-ounce option available 

in addition to the 6.4-ounce 

burger. Prices listed below are 

for the 6.4-ounce portion. The 

4.5-ounce patty costs $1.50 

less. For a 4.5-ounce doublestack, 

add $1.99, and for a 

6.4-ounce double-stack, add 

$2.99. 

Chmiel said staples like 

the Cheesy Burger ($6.49), 

with American cheese, tomato 

and lettuce on a brioche 

bun, and the Bacon 

Cheesy ($7.19), with bacon 

and onion, are popular with 

restaurant-goers, but they 

are not the only ones that get 

attention. 

The BBQ Burger ($7.69), 

with bacon, barbecue sauce, 

tomato, cheddar cheese, lettuce 

and onion strings on a 

brioche bun, is another popular 

selection on the everyday 

menu. 

Some non-traditional recipes 

also top the best-seller 

list such as the Tex Mex 

burger ($8.19), with bacon, 

tomato, chipotle jalapenos, 

guacamole, lettuce, onion 

strings and smoked Gouda 

cheese. 

Chmiel said the Cinco 

Burger ($7.69), with cilantro, 

sour cream, guacamole, 

salsa, jalapenos, lettuce, 

tomato and Monterey Jack 

cheese on a brioche bun, is 

frequently ordered with a 

black bean patty instead of 

beef. 

Other non-beef options 

include the Ahi Tuna burger 

($10.49), with avocado and 

Sriracha aoli atop a tuna 

patty, as well as the Buffalo 

Chicken burger ($6.99), 

made with Frank’s buffalo 

sauce, Gorgonzola crumbles, 

ranch and lettuce. 

Side options include a regular 

order of crispy french 

fries for $2.59, or a 1-pound 

basket for $5.49. 

The shakes cannot be overlooked 

in spite of the large 

food selection, as Burger 21 

has an almost equally large 

selection of milkshakes. 

Burger 21’s vanilla bean 

milkshake ($3.49) is served 

with cinnamon sugar and 

whipped cream, and its 

chocolate peanut butter 

shake ($4.49) is served with 

chocolate sauce and peanut 

butter cups on top. 

Another classic flavor includes 

the bananas foster 

shake ($4.49), with caramelized 

banana, caramel sauce 

drizzle and cinnamon sugar 

on top. 

For those looking for a 

more solid dessert, there 

also is a selection of cookies 

($1.29 each) including 

chocolate chunk, double 

chocolate chip, peanut butter, 

oatmeal raisin and snickerdoodle.

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HOMER GLEN 

Front Row 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

LOCKPORT 

Port Noir 

(900 S. State St., 

Lockport; (815) 834- 

9463) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday: 

Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., 

Lockport; (815) 836- 

8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

226-0042) 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. 

Prizes awarded 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live music 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

TINLEY PARK 

Cuzins Bar 

(177th and Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 633- 

1144) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

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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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Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive 

Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise 

Automotive 

$52 4 lines/ 

7 papers 

Help Wanted 

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Wanted 

1023 Caregiver 

1052 Garage Sale 

1057 Estate Sale 

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1003 Help Wanted 

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. 

22nd Century Media seeks Inside Sales Director 

Position Overview: 

22nd Century Media, a media publishing company based in 

Orland Park, is seeking an Inside Sales Director 

to join their team. 

Responsibilities Include: 

Proactively prospecting and qualifying potential new advertising 

accounts; handling incoming leads; identifying business 

opportunities and working with decision makers to obtain 

customer commitment; and achieving weekly revenue targets. 

Qualifications: 

Ideal candidates will possess 1–3 years of experience in 

sales environment. Must have a strong work ethic and ability to 

work independently as well as with a team. Excellent 

communication skills, time-management and 

interpersonal skills required. 

Next Steps: 

For more information or to be considered for this 

opportunity, email a resume to: 

careers@22ndcenturymedia.com 

Growing Residential 

Cleaning Co. has openings 

for Cleaning Pros 

Exp. Preferred but Will 

Train. P/T Weekdays. 

No Evenings/Weekends 

815-464-1988 

No phone calls please. EOE 

Real Estate 

$50 7 7 papers 

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Wanted 

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SALES ENGINEER 

SW Suburb of Chicago 

manufacturing company seeks 

a proactive, hard-working 

individual with at least 3-5 

years of experience in B2B 

Sales of industrial products 

(non-chemical). 

This inside, consultative sales 

position will focus on new and 

existing product sales development. 

This sales role targets 

users to discover if their 

current and future product 

needs match those of Aero's 

product features. Successful 

candidates should also have 

experience working with 

vendors to produce 

competitive quotes. 

Excellent salary and benefits 

package with annual 

performance bonus potential. 

Send resume to: 

bschatte@aerorubber.com 

AERO Rubber Company, Inc. 

P/T Medical Receptionist 

in Orland Park doctor’s 

office. 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 

2-4 days/wk. Must have 

ICD 10 knowledge. Min. 2 

yrs exp in medical business 

office. Fax resume 

708.460.9254 or call 

708.460.4422 

Advertising Sales for 

weekly news publications. 

Base pay, good commissions, 

active accounts. 

P/T flexible. Exp. a plus! 

Send resume to: 

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1004 Employment 

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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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 

Garage 

Sale 

1052 Garage Sale 

Frankfort 157 Evergreen Dr 

6/22 &6/23, 8-4p. Huge garage 

sale. Someting for everyone. 

Furn: modern &antique, 

hshld appliances, tools & collectibles. 

New Lenox 801 EJoliet Hwy 

6/21-6/23 9-4pm Misc hshld, 

canning jars, lgtall mens jackets, 

womens sm-m petite 

clothes, 71/2 mshoes, some 

exc equip & much more! 

Northbrook 1451 Hemlock 

Knoll 6/21-6/24 8:30-5pm 

Couch, drafting table, elec, 

adult/kids/baby clothes, lugg 

carrier, Xmas tree, cabin tent 

Oak Forest St. Damian 

Rummage Sale. 5300 W. 

155th St. 6/22, 12-8; 6/23 

8-2. GYM IS PACKED! 

Orland Park, 7618 Wheeler 

Dr. June 22, 23 & 24, 8-3p. 

Brand new furniture! Lady & 

men’s clothing, shoes, hshld 

items, new printer, stero eqpt, 

speakers, tools, toys! Something 

for everyone! 

Tinley Park 18402 Millennium 

Dr 6/22-6/23 9-3pm Furniture, 

clothes, tools, toys & 

much more! Too much to list! 

Tinley Park, 16457 Surrey Dr. 

6/22-6/23, 9-3p. Very old 

dishes, brass items, stroller, oil 

paintings, serving items in 

boxes, nic-nacs, crystal lamp. 

Cleaning out 20+ years! Lots 

of kitchen stuff. 

Tinley Park, 8159 169th, Saturday 

6/23, 9-3p. Household 

items, cornhole boards, trading 

cards, oak dining room table & 

chairs, & much more! 

1053 Multi Family 

Sale 

New Lenox 221 W 2nd Ave 

6/22-6/23 8-4pm Tools, horse 

tack &misc household items. 

Something for everyone! 

1054 Subdivision 

Sale 

New Lenox 8Homes 1 Blk S 

of Rt. 6 & Gouger Rd. 

6/21-6/23 8-3pm Clothes newborn- 

adult, exc equip & more! 

1061 Autos 

Wanted 

WANTED! 

WE NEED 

CARS, TRUCKS 

& VANS 

Running Or Not 

from Old to New! 

Top Dollar Paid !!! 

Free Pick-Up 

Locally Located 

708 205 8241 

Homer Glen 14529 WAbbot 

6/22-6/23 8-4pm Furn, ent. 

cent, bedroom, washer/dryer, 

patio, daybed, curios, med 

equip, lawn/outdoor, bedding, 

decorations, clothing, tools 

Palos Park 9941 Mission 

Drive 6/22-6/24 8:30-3:30pm 

Huge contractor estate sale! 

Tons of electrical, plumbing, 

carpentry tools and supplies, 

snowblowers, lawn equip, 

scooter, fabric, crafts, floral, 

furniture, handicapped equip, 

hospital bed, household, 

clothes and much more! 

1058 Moving Sale 

Frankfort, 202 Mulberry 6/22 

&6/23, 8:30-2p. Household, 

furniture, home decor, clothes 

& toys. Too much to list! 

Automotive 

Buy 

It! SELL It! FIND It! 

1064 Boats 

Fishin Boat, Lund, 1775 ProV 

125 merc, Hummin Bird, 8HP 

Yamaha Kicker, $19,500 

(708)532-8837 

1074 Auto for 

Sale 

1973 white Cadillac 

El Dorado convertible, 

139k miles, $7,000 OBO 

708-361-0555 9-5pm or 

708-369-0474 

in the 

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• 17041 Deer Path Drive, 

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Patti E. Powers to Robert 

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• 14149 Dublin Court, 


Danuta Helegda to Ieva 

Tamulevicius, $384,000 

• 13925 S. Parker Road, 


Dale A. Ruschill to Danail 

T. Petkov, $300,000 

• 13327 W. Doede Lane, 


Srutowski Trust to Brian 

Lipski, Jacklyn M. Lipski, 

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• 13710 W. Ironwood 

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604917700 U.S. Bank 

Na to Saulius Urbstonaitis, 

$210,500 

• 13843 W. Stoneoak 

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604919366 Jason T. 

Brick to Bradley Welter, 

Amy Welter, $261,000 

April 27 

• 15958 S. Oak Valley 

Trail, Homer Glen, 

604919070 Laura 

A. Scariano to Andy J. 

Kasperski, $326,000 

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• 14730 Clover Lane, 


Tomasz Rozdzynski to 

James F. Scalise, Mary A. 

Scalise, $320,000 

• 14603 S. Appaloosa 

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604918304 Mark A. 

Blend to Alberto Colon, 

Dijana Colon, $295,000 

May 1 

• 14615 S. East Abbott 

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604919230 Kristina 

Nausediene to John 

Stankevic, $325,000 

• 12236 W. Carroll Drive, 


Orco Investments, Inc. 

to Christopher Krozel, 

Dominika Krozel, $73,000 

May 2 

• 12228 Black Forest 

Trail, Homer Glen, 

604918347 Bogdan 

P. Pawlak to Lukasz 

Zajkowski, Magdalena A. 

Zajkowski, $326,000 

• 12558 W. Cedar Ridge 

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1099 Lake Front Property For Sale 

PLEASANT LAKE HOMES • 2.5 HRS FROM CHICAGO AREA! 

12719 Sleepy Hollow Road, Three Rivers,MI 49093 

Pleasant Lake 

Charming 3,300 sq. ft. home inavery private 

setting. 4-5 Bedrooms,3Bathrooms. 120 ft of 

sandy beach front and an additional back lot 

with an insulated21/2 car garage! 

12850 Spence Road, Three Rivers, MI 49093 

Pleasant Lake 

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Oak Forest Terrace 

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708-687-1818 

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1225 Apartments 

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1326 Storage for 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

2703 Legal 

Notices 


Under $100 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 13328 Atlantic Drive, Homer Glen, 

Illinois, IL 60491 (Single Family). 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: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as trustee 

for WaMu Mortgage pass-through Certificates 

Series 2004-PR2 Trust Plaintiff 

V. Gonzalo Sandoval; Maria E.Sandoval 

Defendant. 

Case No. 13CH 2952 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: 

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. 

2703 Legal 

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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. astrustee for 

WaMu Mortgage pass-through Certificates 

Series 2004-PR2 Trust 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Gonzalo Sandoval; Maria E. Sandoval 

Defendant. No. 13 CH 2952 

Consolidates with case(s): 

13-021590 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 16th day of October, 2017, 

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 178, in Old Oak Unit 4E, Phase 

Two, being aSubdivision in Section 11, 

Township 36 North, Range 11, East of 

the Third Principal Meridian, according 

to the plat thereof recorded March 5, 

1993, as Document Number 

R93-0017356, in Will County, Illinois. 

Commonly known as: 13328 Atlantic 

Drive, Homer Glen, Illinois, IL 60491 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family 

P.I.N.: 16-05-11-177-006-0000 

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

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by subdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

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 


Under $100 

$18 each: Child’s wooden 

rocking chair from 1950’s. 36” 

vintage doll, in box. 1992 Barbie. 

15” certified Brinn’s collectible 

porcelain doll. 1997 

Rosie O’Donnel talking doll. 

M & M card deck $10. 

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Bushnell Voyager telescope 

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Cherry tomato plants 4/$1. 

Large tomato plants $6. Potted 

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kitchen chairs $40. Matching 

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Sox picture $40. Beautiful vase 

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complete newspapers $5 ea. 

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sweaters, sweatshirts. Excellent 

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Qt. graphite motor low-40 oil 

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new car cover, blue, $29. 

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air hammer model 705 $35. 

Faberware stainless steel vintage 

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handle chef/bucher knife $18. 

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Troy Bilt gas 4cycle garden 

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pattern etched glass 36”x 80” 

5/8” $50; 52” Hunter ceiling 

fan w/3lights $30; Queen box 

spring, never used $20. 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Sam Spencer 

Sam Spencer will be a 

junior at Providence this 

fall. This past season, she 

finished third in state in pole 

vault at the Class 2A state 

track meet and was also on 

the 800-meter relay team 

that finished eighth in state. 

What was it like to 

medal in two events at 

the state track meet? 

It was a super fun experience. 

I knew I could make 

the finals in pole vault, but in 

the relay, we honestly didn’t 

think we had a shot at the 

finals. So when we made it, 

we were super excited. 

Since you were 

confident in the pole 

vault, what was your 

goal going into the state 

finals? 

My goal was to place pretty 

high. I got seventh in the 

state last year. My PR this 

year was 12-feet-7 inches. 

So I hoped to get at least that 

mark. But I was still really 

happy with what I did (12- 

feet-3 inches) and to place 

third in state. 

Didn’t your 800-meter 

relay team break the 

school record? 

Yes, we did. To break it 

was so much fun. We didn’t 

expect to make the finals, but 

we qualified with a schoolrecord 

time (1:45.15) in the 

preliminaries. We broke the 

previous mark from 1978 by 

about four-hundredths of a 

second. 

How did you first get 

started in track and 

field? 

I knew I wanted to do 

track when I was in seventh 

grade. I knew I was a fast 

runner, but my grade school, 

[SS. Cyril & Methodius 

School] in Lemont, didn’t 

offer it. So I just started running, 

and that helps with the 

pole vault, because of the 

momentum. But I never ran 

on a team until my freshman 

year at Providence. The goal 

is to improve every year. 

When did you first do 

pole vault? 

When I was in eighth 

grade. I did a track camp at 

Providence, and I was pretty 

decent at it. So I wanted 

to do it when I got to high 

school. 

Do you do any other 

track events? 

Yes. At the [Plano] Sectional, 

I also ran the 400-meter 

relay, and we qualified 

for state. But I didn’t do it at 

state. I also ran the 200-meter 

race at state, but got 10th 

(:25.75 seconds), and the 

Top 9 make it to the finals. 

Still, that was a new PR for 

me, so I was happy with that 

time. 

Do you have a favorite 

event? 

I don’t have a favorite. But 

I think I have the most potential 

in the pole vault. But 

it’s good to be balanced and 

do multiple things. 

Do you play any other 

sports? 

Yes, I play volleyball. I 

played on the JV last year 

and look forward to playing 

on the varsity this fall. 

I’m an outside hitter and 

have played anywhere in the 

front row. I’m only 5-foot-5, 

but that’s where I’ve always 

played, in the front row. 

You still have two more 

years of high school, but 

do you plan to try to do 

a track and field event 

in college? 

I think in college I have 

a chance to compete in the 

Photo submitted 

polo vault. That’s my goal. 

I’m hoping this coming 

year to talk to more college 

coaches and stuff. I think I’d 

like to major in engineering. 

What’s the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Providence? 

Everyone is super supportive. 

I’m close with everyone 

on the team, and everyone 

there is happy for you and 

happy for your success. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Randy Whalen 

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The orland park prairie | June homerhorizon.com 

21, 2018 | 43 

22nd Century Media chose the best boys volleyball student-athletes based on coach and writer 

recommendations, as well as player statistics, in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area to 

place them on one super team: Team 22. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, 

LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high 

schools. 

—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff 

First team 

OH: Ian Piet, 

senior, LW East 

210 kills, .305 

hitting percentage, 

104 digs, 35 

blocks, 32 aces. 

Dominated the 

game from the 

back or front row. 

OH: Jack Yurkanin, 

junior, LW Central 

347 kills, 129 

digs, 55 aces, 29 

blocks. One of two 

big-time scorers 

for the Knights 

this season. 

RS: Louden 

Moran, junior, LW 

West 

235 kills, 131 

digs, 50 blocks, 

21 assists, 19 

aces. At 6-foot-3, 

he was a force in 

93 of 94 games 

for the Warriors. 

M: Chris 

Dargan, junior, 

LW West 

206 kills, 61 

blocks, 17 aces. 

As impressive 

as all that is, 

he also earned 

126 service 

points this year. 

M: Mike Herlihy, 

senior, LW East 

187 kills, 

63 blocks, 

.565 hitting 

percentage. One 

of the top players 

at the position 

in the state. 

Dominant. 

S: David Flores, 

junior, LW West 

894 assists, 275 

digs, 52 kills, 38 

aces, 25 blocks. 

Much of the 

Warriors’ offense 

went through him. 

L: Tyler Vedder, 

sophomore, LW 

West 

376 digs, 47 

kills, 29 assists, 

20 aces, 2.18 

serve receive. 

He also was 

big on the 

serve with 159 

points. 

Honorable mentions: 

OH: Ben Pluskota, junior, LW West; Brandyn 

Cullen, senior, LW West; Cort Jensen, junior, 

Sandburg; Mark Wroblewski, senior, LW 

East; Luka Vukanic, junior, Sandburg. 

RS: Will Marks, senior, Sandburg; Joel 

Zackavec, senior, Tinley. 

M: Jaydeep Pillai, junior, Tinley, Michael 

Sherwood, junior, Andrew 

L: Luke Urban, senior, Tinley; Sean 

Streicher, senior, Provi. 

second team 

OH: Kyle Dixon, senior, Lockport 

276 kills, .203 hitting percentage, 151 digs, 30 blocks, 25 aces. 

OH: Garrett McCrea, senior, LW Central 

242 kills, 37 blocks, 87 digs. 

RS: George Kougan, senior, LW East 

138 kills, .333 hitting percentage, 76 blocks. 

M: Wil McPhillips, junior, LW East 

101 kills, .525 hitting percentage, 31 blocks. 

M: Jake Ostema, senior, Sandburg 

89 kills, 44 blocks. 

S: Anthony Pfeiffer, senior, Lockport 

337 assists, 296 kills, .342 hitting percentage, 152 digs, 68 aces, 22 blocks. 

L: Sebi Olmos, junior, LW Central 

345 digs, 20 aces, 2.46 serve receive.



Going Places 

Voulgaris ready to take her game out east 

Four-year varsity 

catcher for Porters 

readies for college 

career at Maryland 

Randy Whalen 


A few years ago, Gracie 

Voulgaris didn’t even know 

where Maryland was. 

Now, Voulgaris — who recently 

graduated from Lockport 

Township High School 

— will continue her softball 

career as a catcher at the University 

of Maryland. 

Sometimes, that’s how 

college decisions work out, 

and thanks to her catching a 

coach’s eye, that’s what happened 

with Voulgaris. 

“It was in late summer 

before my sophomore year 

[2015-2016], and I was playing 

a tournament in Florida 

with my travel team at that 

time [the Beverly Bandits],” 

Voulgaris said. “I had just 

flown out deep to start the 

inning. Someone else came 

up and made an out, but in 

the meantime, my coach told 

me to go back up to hit again. 

You can do that in those 

showcase tournaments. 

“So, I went back up and hit 

a double. I later found out that 

one of the assistant coaches 

[who is no longer there] from 

the University of Maryland 

was looking at me. When 

they told me it was Maryland, 

I was like, ‘Maryland? 

I don’t even know where that 

is on a map.’” 

She does now. 

“They talked to me, and I 

went on an official visit that 

October,” Voulgaris said. 

“I just loved it. Loved the 

campus, everything. I signed 

soon after in my sophomore 

year, and I’m so excited.” 

That was two years ago, 

and she’s still excited as 

she prepares to head off to 

Maryland this fall. But she’s 

Recent Lockport Township High School graduate Gracie 

Voulgaris attempts to tag a runner out at the plate during a 

game this past season. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

always been excited about 

softball, as the sport runs in 

her family. Her parents were 

multi-sport athletes at Lockport, 

both graduating in 1986. 

Her late grandfather, Dick 

Dystrup, was a teacher and 

coach at Lockport and former 

mayor of the city. 

“I started playing when 

I was around 6,” Voulgaris 

said of her softball roots. 

“My parents got me into it, 

and my older sisters did, too. 

I never played T-ball or anything. 

I just played with my 

parents, sisters and cousins. I 

just embraced the game and 

fell in love with it.” 

Lockport coach Marissa 

Chovanec knew Voulgaris 

was a special player, as the 

veteran coach brought her 

up to the varsity team as a 

freshman. But these last two 

years, Chovanec really saw 

the growth of her catcher. 

“Gracie really flourished 

over the last couple of years,” 

Chovanec said. “There were 

no more shoes for her to fill. 

She’s a competitor, but she 

balances it. She knows it’s a 

game, and she has that ability 

to walk away from it. 

“She also has unusual speed 

for a catcher. She can beat out 

a bunt but also hit a home run, 

too, and I love that. She’s going 

to be an awesome addition 

at Maryland.” 

This past season, Voulgaris 

hit .392 (49-for-125) while 

tying for third on the team 

with 37 RBI. She was second 

on the team with 10 doubles 

and had 15 extra base hits in 

total, including four homers. 

“I’m just a pretty competitive 

person,” Voulgaris said. 

“I want that feeling of winning. 

It drives me to play, and 

I love it. 

“I also love catching. I’ve 

been catching since I was 10 

or 11. When I first caught, 

I didn’t want to do it, but I 

stuck with it, and I’m really 

happy I did, because now I 

love it. I just want that leadership 

role of being involved 

in every play. The intensity 

and focus of playing that position, 

that’s what I love.” 

She also loved playing for 

the Porters and helping them 

to a pair of regional titles and 

back-to-back 31 win seasons 

the past two years. It was the 

first time since the 2003 and 

2004 teams had consecutive 

30-win seasons that the Porters 

accomplished that feat. 

“Honestly, when we had a 

loss, we knew it was OK,” 

said Voulgaris of what drove 

the team to its success the 

past two seasons. “We didn’t 

look at the numbers. A lot of 

our wins were intense, but 

we’d just go on to the next 

game.” 

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Youth players get a taste of Porter football at camp 

Randy Whalen 


Lockport Township High 

School football coach Dan 

Starkey has had plenty of 

success in his time as head 

coach at three different 

schools. He’s taken them all 

to the IHSA state playoffs 

and has nine postseason appearances 

overall, including 

two years ago at Lockport. 

But Starkey is especially 

proud of what he and the 

football team put on starting 

last week and continuing 

through next week. 

That’s the Porter Football 

Youth Summer Skills Camp. 

It opened on June 11 and is 

to continue on Mondays and 

Wednesdays for six sessions 

through June 27 at LTHS. 

The informational flyer lists 

the camp as specifically designed 

for all youth players 

looking to practice and 

develop skills in a safe setting. 

Instruction at the camp 

includes age-appropriate 

strength and conditioning 

taught by powerlifting instructor 

Cory Dillard, and 

skill development at offensive 

and defensive positions 

led by Lockport coaches and 

varsity football players. 

It is a non-padded, nocontact 

camp. Players bring 

their own football cleats and 

gym shoes, and camp is to 

go on rain or shine. The $60 

cost includes six sessions 

and a Porter Football Skills 

Camp T-shirt. 

“This is the fourth year 

we’ve done the skills camp,” 

Starkey said. “This is one of 

the best things I’ve done as 

a head coach. Not only does 

it give local youth an opportunity 

to learn the skills of 

the game, it gives our high 

school kids an opportunity 

to work community service 

— which is required now, 

anyway — an opportunity to 

do that with something that 

they love.” 

Starkey, who enters his 

fifth season at Lockport this 

fall, started the camp in the 

summer of 2015. It’s open to 

all youth players ages 5-14. 

While there are six sessions, 

the camp is divided into age 

groups. Players ages 5-9 

only attend for an hour, from 

5:30-6:30 p.m., while the 

players ages 10-14 go from 

5:30-7:30 p.m. 

“In the first hour, we work 

with the younger kids, and 

we keep it real simple,” 

Starkey said. “When that’s 

happening, the older kids 

get a lot of work with coach 

Dillard on strength and conditioning, 

as well as powerlifting.” 

Dillard is the offensive 

coordinator on the varsity 

team, a position he was promoted 

to last year. 

“During this camp, we 

have an hour of strength and 

agility for the older kids,” 

said Dillard, who will be in 

his fifth season on the Porter 

staff this fall. “We try to 

make it a competition that 

way the kids are having fun 

with it. [After a few years], 

we are now starting to see 

kids come through the program 

who have been to the 

camp and become young 

men. It’s pretty cool.” 

On the second day of the 

camp June 13, several of the 

participants said they were 

glad to be there. 

“It’s going good; I really 

like it,” said Colin Lyndsey, 

who will be an eighth-grader 

at Homer Jr. High this fall. 

“It’s my first year here, and 

I’m learning some skills. I 

like how they teach you everything. 

They teach you the 

basics, and then it gets harder 

and harder. But, it’s fun.” 

The campers had the opportunity 

to pick what position 

they wanted to play. 

Lyndsey said he didn’t know 

what he wanted to do yet, 

but that he wanted to play 

Lockport Township High School football assistant coach Pete Kishline teaches camp participants an athletic stance 

June 13 during the Porter Football Youth Summer Skills Camp held at LTHS’s East Campus. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd 

Century Media 

Daniel Mancini looks to reel in a catch during a drill. 

defense. But Cole Holloway, 

an 11-year-old who is going 

into seventh grade at Oak 

Prairie this fall, wants to 

play offense. 

“I’ve been coming here all 

four years,” Holloway said. 

“I like how they teach you 

what positions there are, and 

then you get to pick your position. 

I want to be a wide receiver. 

I like running routes 

and scoring touchdowns. I 

have fun coming to camp. 

There’s always improvement, 

and you get better every 

year.” 

That’s the plan, as Starkey 

and the rest of the coaches 

are happy to instill quality 

fundamentals in the local 

youth before they hopefully 

become Porters. 

“We work on the different 

positions on offense in the 

first day, and then defense in 

the second session,” Starkey 

said. “[In the second week], 

they get to pick their position 

and stick with it the rest 

of the time. The kids get a lot 

of work with just good fundamental 

stuff. Hopefully, 

that gives them a good foundation 

of skills. 

“We always have some 

seventh- and eighth-graders 

that have never played before. 

Even as freshmen at 

Lockport, we get a lot of 

kids who have never played. 

But the idea is to get them 

involved with local teams 

like the Junior Porters or the 

Homer Stallions, as well as 

learn the basic skills here at 

camp.”



fastbreak 

Spirit Stampede Day Camp teaches cheer to youth 

Amanda Del Buono 


Adam Jomant/22nd Century 

Media 

1st and 3 

Porter football 

camp teaches local 

youth the game 

1. Camp dates 

The Porter Football 

Youth Summer Skills 

Camp began June 11 

and runs for on Mondays 

and Wednesdays 

through June 

27 at LTHS’s East 

Campus and is open 

for all youth players 

ages 5 to 14. 

2. What is learned 

The non-padded, 

no-contact camp 

includes age-appropriate 

strength and 

conditioning, as well 

as skill development 

at offensive and defensive 

positions. 

3. Next level 

Powerlifting instructor 

Cory Dillard said 

with this being the 

fourth year of the 

skills camp, there are 

now past participants 

of the camp that 

have come through 

their program with 

the skills they have 

learned. 

With the warm summer 

weather comes summertime 

sports. 

Many local children are 

kicking off their sporting 

seasons now that school is 

out, and the Homer Stallions 

cheerleaders are among 

them. 

From 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 

p.m. on June 9, 30 kindergarten- 

through sixth-grade 

athletes gathered at Young 

School in Homer Glen for a 

day of cheer training at the 

fourth annual Spirit Stampede 

Day Camp. 

Throughout the day, the 

aspiring cheerleaders were 

coached on cheer motions, 

tumbling, stunting and 

learned a cheer, which they 

performed for their parents 

at the end of the camp. 

The athletes ranged in 

cheer experience. Nine-yearold 

Carina Diorio cheered 

several years ago but wanted 

to try it again, according to 

her mother, Christine. 

“I was pretty impressed by 

the cartwheels, and she was 

a little apprehensive about 

coming into it; she was 

nervous that the other girls 

would be better than her, 

but everyone did so well,” 

Christine said. 

Seven-year-old Homer 

Glen resident Chloe Kouba 

has been a Stallions cheerleader 

for the past two years 

and loves being a part of the 

team, she said. 

“It’s really fun, and it’s my 

thing that I really like,” she 

said. “I’m going to do it for 

Kali Pfeiffer goes through a performance during the camp. 

my whole life.” 

Her parents, Nicole and 

Bill, enjoy seeing their 

daughter doing something 

she enjoys, they said. 

“She just has so much fun 

doing it, and it boosts her 

confidence,” Nicole said. 

Although there was an opportunity 

for the athletes to 

get to know one another, the 

day was dedicated to making 

cheerleaders, said Laura 

Moss, director for Stallions 

Cheer. 

“There were girls here 

who never cheered ever who 

came today, and everyone 

left as a cheerleader,” Moss 

said. 

Along with Moss, Jenny 

Krumlinde, varsity cheer 

coach for the Lockport Porters, 

and a dozen varsity 

cheerleaders volunteered 

their time to teach and mentor 

the aspiring cheerleaders. 

“We’ve been doing the 

camp with the Homer Stallions 

for four years,” Krumlinde 

said. “... The young 

kids really love it. They look 

up to the [Porters cheerleaders]. 

And I think [the Porters 

cheerleaders] see how hard it 

is on the other side of it, and 

it’s good for them to teach, 

in case they want to coach 

one day.” 

Natalee Styrczula, a 

16-year-old LTHS varsity 

cheerleader, and Alaina Alberico, 

a 15-year-old Porters 

varsity cheerleader, said 

they enjoy volunteering at 

the camp every year. 

“I like how the kids look 

up to us,” Alberico said. 

“They’re all super nice 

and really happy to be here, 

so it’s really fun. … I feel 

like I’m giving back to the 

community, and they’re so 

dedicated to the sport. It’s 

really cute,” Styrczula added. 

Registration for the Homer 

Stallions cheer and football 

programs is available 

at www.homerstallions.com 

and will be open through 

Aug. 1. Homer Stallions 

Lockport Township High School cheerleader Jaida Bender 

lifts Brooklyn Nolan June 9 during the Homer Stallions 

Spirit Stampede Day Camp. 

Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

football and cheer are open 

to students in kindergarten 

through eighth grade. 

“We’ll take whoever 

wants to be a cheerleader,” 

Moss said. 

Practices are to begin at 

the end of July. The Stallions 

cheer season will run 

through the beginning of 

December and includes both 

football and competition 

cheerleading. 

Moss said cheering for 

both football season and 

cheer season is important to 

help the athletes understand 

what it means to be a part of 

a community and supporting 

a team. 

LISTEN UP 

“This is one of the best things I’ve done as a head coach. Not 

only does it give local youth an opportunity to learn the skills of 

the game, it gives our high school kids an opportunity to work 

community service.” 

Dan Starkey — Lockport football coach, on the Porter Football Youth 

Summer Skills Camp 

Tune In 

Boys and Girls Basketball 

Heading home — June 29 and 30, at LTHS’s East Campus 

• Former Porters basketball player Richaun Holmes 

brings his NBA experience back to Lockport 

when he hosts the Richaun Holmes 2nd Annual 

Basketball Camp for boys and girls ages 7 to 18. 

Index 

36 - Team 22 

35 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas 

Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

homer glen’s Hometown Newspaper | www.homerhorizon.com | June 21, 2018 

Showcasing spirit 

Homer Stallions annual cheer day 

camp a place for aspiring youth 

cheerleaders to grow, flourish, Page 39 

On top of their 

game Team 22 announces 

selections for boys volleyball 

squad, Page 36 

Youth players introduced to LTHS football at summer camp, Page 38 

Joey Zubek works on his agility 

June 13 during the Porter Football 

Youth Summer Skills Camp held 

at LTHS’s East Campus. Adam 

Jomant/22nd Century Media

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