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12 | July 5, 2018 | The tinley junction news
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Police say man shot woman
multiple times before killing
himself outside P.F. Chang’s
A preliminary police
investigation revealed a
59-year-old man likely
shot a 43-year-old woman
“numerous” times June 24
before shooting himself in
the parking lot of an Orland
Park restaurant.
Police responded at 5:19
p.m. June 24 to a report of
gunshots in the parking lot
of P.F. Chang’s, 14135 S. La-
Grange Road, according to a
press release issued the following
morning by the Orland
Park Police Department.
Police reportedly arrived
to find a man, later identified
as Steven Shereyk, of
Willow Springs, lying dead
next to a vehicle from an apparently
self-inflicted gunshot
wound. Inside the vehicle,
police found a woman,
later identified as Renee P.
Isadore, of Chicago, dead
from numerous gunshot
wounds that “appear to have
been fired by the male,” according
to the press release.
Police said the weapon
used was located, and there
was no ongoing threat to
public safety. There was “a
relationship between the
two,” but they were not
married to each other, according
to police.
Orland Park Police Chief
Tim McCarthy, reached by
phone June 25, noted the
weapon was a 9mm handgun
and the vehicle was an
SUV. He said Isadore was at
the restaurant to have dinner
with her parents, and
Shereyk knew she was going
to be there.
“It was domestic-related
as a result of a relationship
they were having that ended
recently,” McCarthy said,
noting Shereyk became
“extremely obsessive” after
she ended the relationship
between them.
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor.
For more, visit OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frankfort Culver’s employee
featured in restaurant
chain’s commercial
Frankfort woman Brianna
Alston, an employee of the
Culver’s location in Frankfort,
serves up custard to the
nation in a recent television
commercial that aims to inform
customers of the product’s
freshness.
Culver’s launched the ad
campaign after conducting
research into how to improve
guest experience.
The commercial was
filmed in Lincolnshire at a
newer restaurant. Culver’s
invited members of their
team to submit a picture of
their best Culver’s custard
look. After moving forward
through both rounds of the
competition, the 23-year-old
Alston was chosen from a
group of employees representing
more than 600 Culver’s
restaurants.
Alston has worked at
Culver’s in Frankfort since
January 2017. She said the
the Culver’s “service with
a smile” hospitality mindset
goes beyond her work day.
“It’s really who I am, not
just who I am at Culver’s,”
Alston said.
Alston was chosen because
of her passion and excitement
for fresh frozen custard,
as well as her knowledge and
commitment to crafting the
best possible product.
“We have regular guests
who come in and say, ‘We
saw your commercial,’ before
I’ve even told them
about it,” Alston said. “New
people come in sometimes
and ask, ‘Are you the girl
from the commercial?’”
Reporting by Megan Schuller,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
FY 2019 budget projects
$1.88 million revenue
increase
After a monthslong process
of discussion and planning,
the Village of Mokena
Board of Trustees voted 5-0
to approve the Village’s fiscal
year 2019 budget.
Trustee Debbie Engler
was absent.
The new budget year begins
July 1 and ends June
30, 2019.
Total revenue projected
for the fiscal year 2019 budget
is $27.35 million, which
is an increase of approximately
$1.88 million (7.39
percent) over last year. Total
expenditures for FY 2019
are projected at $26.37 million,
which is an increase of
roughly $1.62 million (6.54
percent) over last year. The
projected year-end balance
for fiscal year 2019 is
$52.33 million, up a projected
amount of $979,000
from the beginning of the
year balance of $51.35 million.
Some of the notable increases
for expenditures
included personal services
budgeted to increase by
$194,000 for the hiring of
an additional police officer,
as well as pension payments
for retiring officers; an increase
of $128,000 for new
holiday decorations for the
downtown district and additional
salt purchases; and
an increase of $667,000
for road and infrastructure
maintenance programs, as
well as vehicle purchases.
The budget also factored
in changes — approved later
in the meeting — to the
water rates for residents.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Steel plow inventor to be
honored at John Lane Days
Lockport’s history dates
back centuries, with many
key figures making their
marks on not only the city
but also the world.
John Lane, who settled in
Lockport, invented the steel
plow in 1833. Today, his
contribution to the farming
industry is still recognized
at the annual Historic John
Lane Days.
The Historic John Lane
Farm, where the steel plow
was invented, serves as an
educational resource that
will gather the community
July 14 and 15 to help raise
money for a renovation of
the barn that stands on the
property.
“The reason we started
having [John Lane Days]
was to introduce to the public
the farm, and the reason
behind doing it was to promote
the building that we
have that has repurposed
wood in it from the original
John Lane building, and
we want to save this barn
and turn it into a community
center and a museum
for John Lane’s items and a
meeting area for the public,”
said Sylvia Zielke-Kuffel,
president of the board of
trustees at the farm.
At Historic John Lane
Days, children can hop on a
train ride, experience a pedal
car, play ring toss, participate
in a bean bag competition,
play Bozo buckets and
more. This year, there are to
be 30 vendors that are almost
all brand new, according
to Zielke-Kuffel. There
are to be crafters, wood
carvers, people who make
handmade laptop cases or
design hubcaps, and others.
The farm is located at
16217 S. Gougar Road in
Lockport.
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
Assistant Editor. For
more, visit LockportLegend.
com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
LWSRA receives $1,161
donation following NL
family estate sale
The Goes family hosted
an estate sale at its
New Lenox home June 23-
Please see NFYN, 13
police
From Page 6
June 24
• Keith Andrew Macdonald,
40, of Orland Park, was
arrested for allegedly driving
under the influence of
alcohol and illegally transporting
open alcohol on the
morning of June 24. According
to a Tinley Park Police
Department report, patrolling
officers near 191st
Street and Harlem Avenue
reportedly observed a vehicle
swerving and crossing
the center lines. Macdonald
was pulled over in the 700
block of Prosperi Drive at
approximately 5:59 a.m.
The officers reportedly observed
the odor of alcohol
emitting from his breath and
he allegedly failed or failed
to complete three standard
field sobriety tests. Officers
reportedly uncovered a
half empty bottle of liquor
under one of the vehicle’s
seats. Macdonald was
placed under arrest and
submitted a breath sample
that reportedly resulted in
a blood alcohol content of
.291 at 7:05 a.m. He was
cited for driving under the
influence of alcohol, driving
under the influence of
alcohol - BAC over .08, illegal
transportation of open
alcohol and improper lane
usage.
June 23
• Senad Jahovic, 28, of Orland
Park, was cited for alleged
possession of cannabis
and speeding following
a traffic stop on June 23.
According to a Tinley Park
Police Department report,
officers reportedly clocked
Jahovic traveling 62-miles
per hour in a 40-mph zone
and subsequently pulled
over near 179th Street and
Harlem Avenue. Jahovic reportedly
admitted to officers
that he was in possession of
12 THC oil viles that were
located in the center counsel
and placed into evidence.
June 20
• A Tinley Park man was reportedly
the victim of motor
vehicle damage and property
theft thought to have
occurred sometime on June
19. According to a Tinley
Park Police Department report,
officers oberserved a
passenger rear window had
been smashed and the man
reported approximately
$1,550 worth of various
tools were missing from the
vehicle parked on the 17200
block of 71st Avenue.
June 16
• A Tinley Park was reportedly
the victim of identity
theft believed to have been
committed by a third cousin
who shares the same first
and last name and is currently
incarcerated. According
to a Tinley Park Police
Department report, the victim
told police he filed a
Federal Trade Commission
Identity Theft Statement
reporting two collection attempts
from outstanding
cell phone bills totaling
over $2,500.
Editor’s Note: The Tinley Park
Junction’s police reports come
from the Tinley Park Police
Department. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges
until proven guilty in a court
of law.