LP_071918

Board REsignation 

President of Lockport Township High School D205 board 

announces resignation, Page 3 

Escape artists 

Residents solve puzzles at library’s 

escape room event, Page 6 

Brandishing a blade 

Lockport man wielding katana sword charged 

with aggravated assault, Page 12 

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THURSDAY 

DIY Harry Potter Wands 

4-5:30 p.m. July 19, White 

Oak Library Children’s Program 

Room, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. Each participant 

will make their own wand. 

This activity is for children 

ages 12 and older. 

SUNDAY 

Lockport Women of the 

Moose Chapter 575 Bingo 

Noon, July 22, 118 10th 

St. in Lockport. Doors open 

at 10 a.m. and bingo will 

start at noon. Cost to attend 

is $25 per person in advance 

or $30 at the door. Food, 

raffle baskets and extra bingo 

cards will be available to 

buy. Proceeds will go toward 

Camp Ross affiliated with 

Moose Heart and Southside 

Fights For Diabetes. 

TUESDAY 

Park Party 

6-8 p.m. July 24, Sunset 

Park, 729 Murphy Dr. Romeoville. 

Come enjoy a fun 

night out in the park with 

family and friends. There 

will be music, inflatables, 

face painting and more. 

This is a co-op event with 

the Lockport Township Park 

District and Romeoville 

Recreation. 

WEDNESDAY 

Create by Coloring 

6:30-8 p.m. July 25, White 

Oak Library, Meeting Room 

A, 121 E. 8th St., Lockport. 

Choose from a selection of 

popular coloring designs, 

and have fun creating original 

artwork with color pencils 

and markers. Snacks and 

lemonade will be served. 

This event is for ages 16 and 

up. Registration is required. 

UPCOMING 

Movies at The Roxy- ‘Wild 

Wild West’ 

6-9 p.m. Thursday, July 

26, 1017 S. State St. Enjoy 

this free, family movie 

night. Attendees are invited 

to dress up in the Steampunk 

theme. 

Lockport Poetry Project 

11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Saturday, 

July 28, White Oak 

Library Large Study Room, 

121 E. 8th St., Lockport. In 

this poetry-writing workshop, 

participants will focus 

on the many ways that 

poetry can be presented as 

a public art, and continue to 

write poems inspired by the 

history and culture of Lockport. 

All ages are welcome. 

Taft Foundation 3rd Annual 

Rummage Sale 

7:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. Friday, 

Aug. 3 and 8 a.m.-2 

p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, Taft 

School, 1605 S. Washington 

Street, Lockport. This annual 

rummage sale will have a 

variety of gently used items 

at reasonable prices. All of 

the proceeds will be used for 

supporting the cheerleading 

team, drama club and the 

STEM program. 

Comicopolis 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 

Aug. 4, White Oak Library 

Meeting Room A/B, 121 E. 

8th St., Lockport. The 4th annual 

pop culture and comic 

festival returns to the library 

where attendees can meet 

artists, buy unique artwork 

and crafts, enter a costume 

contest, and more. There 

will be food and live music. 

For more information, 

visit www.comicoplis.org. 

National Night Out Against 

Crime 

6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 

7, Lockport City Hall, 222 

E. 9th St. in Lockport. Join 

the Lockport Police Department 

and elected officials for 

National Night Out. There 

will be music, face painters, 

raffle prizes, a reptile and 

bug show, Touch a Truck 

and more. Food will also be 

available. 

Movies at The Roxy- 

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ 

6-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, 

1017 S. State St. Enjoy this 

free, family movie night. Attendees 

are invited to dress 

up as their favorite super 

hero. 

Ladies Night Out 

6-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 

9, Georgios Banquets Quality 

Inn & Suites Conference 

Centre, 8800 159th St., Orland 

Park. Join 22nd Century 

Media, publisher of The 

Lockport Legend, for its first 

Ladies Night Out, with more 

than 50 vendors, mini workshops 

and more. Free admission. 

For more information, 

call (708) 326-9170 or visit 

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nightout. 

Exploring the Illinois Wine 

Industry 

7-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, 

White Oak Library Meeting 

Room A/B, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. Depaul University 

professor Clara Orban, 

who is a certified sommelier, 

will explore the history of 

the Illinois wine production, 

wineries, grapes, and the 

optimal food and wine pairings. 

Wine will not be served 

at this event. Registration is 

required. 

Microsoft Word (2010) 

Basics 

3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, 


Computer lab, 121 E. 8th 

St., Lockport. Participants 

will learn how to create a 

document, edit, format text, 

and copy and paste. Basic 

computer skills are required. 

Registration is required. For 

more information, call (815) 

552-4260. 

FIRST LEGO League 

Informational Meeting 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, 


Meeting Roomo A/B, 121 

E. 8th St., Lockport. The library 

will be hosting an official 

LEGO robotics team 

this fall for fourth through 

eighth graders, and will be 

mentored by John Schulz. 

Those interested in joining 

the team, which will meet 

weekly during September, 

October and November, 

should bring their parents 

to this meeting. Cost per 

student to join will be approximately 

$50, and can 

be paid at this meeting. For 

more information, email 

John at porterbots@gmail. 

com. 

ONGOING 

Family Adventure Film Series 

6 p.m. Thursday nights. 

White Oak Library Children’s 

Program Room, 121 

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E. 8th St., Lockport. Bring 

snacks and blankets to enjoy 

adventure movie classics for 

the whole family. For more 

information, call (815) 552- 

4260. 

Golf Lessons 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

or Saturdays and Sundays, 

Prairie Bluff Golf Course, 

19433 Renwick Road, 

Crest Hill. The Lockport 

Township Park is offering 

junior and adult beginner 

golf lessons for ages 7 to 

16 years and 18 years and 

older, respectively. Students 

learn the basics of putting, 

chipping, pitching and full 

swing. Fee is $70/resident; 

$80/non-resident. Junior 

classes are offered from 

4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays and 9-10 a.m. 

Saturdays and Sundays. 

Adult lessons run from 

5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

and Thursdays or 10:30- 

11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 

Sundays. For more information, 

call (815) 838-3621, 

ext. 0. 

Jazzercise Classes 

The Lockport Jazzercise 

Fitness Center, 102/104 

MacGregor Road, Lockport. 

Through a program dubbed 

GirlForce, free classes are 

being offered to girls ages 

16-21 in an effort to empower 

young women, give 

them a place to get fit, learn 

healthy habits and find a 

place they belong in their 

communities. Call (815) 

370-3751 for more information.

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John Lane Days celebrates history, farming innovation 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

Having just celebrated its 

third year, Historic John Lane 

Days is becoming one of the 

most anticipated local events 

of the summer, as it combines 

history and family fun while 

raising money to preserve a 

Lockport landmark. 

Over this past weekend of 

Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, 

July 15, Historic John 

Lane Farm — located at 

16217 S. Gougar Road — 

invited friends, neighbors 

and history buffs to celebrate 

John Lane’s game-changing 

invention of the steel plow 

in 1833, while taking in the 

atmosphere of the working, 

pesticide-free farm during 

Historic John Lane Days 

2018. Shopping was available 

at more than 20 vendor 

booths and tickets were 

sold for special attractions, 

including a children’s train 

ride, pedal cars and other activities, 

many of which were 

new to the event this year. 

Abraham Lincoln — portrayed 

by Kevin Wood — 

shared insight into the history 

of Illinois, Brittany Svee offered 

family photos on the 

picturesque grounds, Big R 

shared advice for the modern 

farmer at its booth and many 

more individuals and businesses 

added to the fun. 

John Lane Days also hosted 

a ticketed concert on the 

evening of July 14 featuring 

up-and-coming Americana 

artist Elliot Sedgwick. Proceeds 

raised from the concert, 

along with all the money 

raised during the daytime 

activities, are to go toward 

repairing and restoring a barn 

that farm owner and John 

Lane Board of Trustees President 

Sylvia Zielke-Kuffel intends 

to convert into an educational 

community center. 

“Our whole goal is to preserve 

the history of this location, 

and John Lane, who 

invented the very first steel 

plow,” she said. “We’re a little 

postage stamp in the middle 

of a crazy world. What 

we want to do is bring reality 

Proceeds collected from the Historic John Lane Days, 

which included a fundraising concert for the first time in 

2018, will support renovating the barn on the property and 

transforming it into an educational center for the community. 

Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

back to ground zero. This is 

how you grow crops. This is 

how you survive, and, if you 

learn it, you’re going to live 

healthy for a long time, and 

you’ll feel good.” 

Lockport resident Michelle 

Svee fell in love with the 

farm when she participated 

in John Lane Days as a vendor 

in 2017. Now, she is the 

secretary on the farm’s board 

and a driving force behind 

making Historic John Lane 

Days bigger and better. 

“At my first John Lane 

Days last year, there was just 

something about Sylvia and 

her passion for this,” Michelle 

said of her motivation 

to get involved. “It’s a piece 

of local history, and it’s going 

to get lost if people don’t 

come out and help us.” 

Michelle also recruited her 

mother, Sharon, to join the 

board and help out with this 

year’s Historic John Lane 

Days. 

“We have more of a variety 

this year, and a lot more for 

people to come out and enjoy,” 

Sharon said. “The concert 

at 5 p.m. tonight is going 

to be fantastic, too.” 

Montessori School of 

Lemont, which teaches students 

about farming at John 

Lane Farm, had a booth in 

the vendor area featuring 

items made by students, with 

a percentage of the proceeds 

benefiting the farm’s barn 

restoration project. 

Teacher Rebecca McClenning 

said her students love 

participating in the entire 

process of farming, from 

planting to food to table. 

“They enjoy learning about 

the land and how to produce 

products for themselves,” she 

said. 

John Lane was at the heart 

of every aspect of the event, 

as was the importance of his 

revolutionary invention: the 

steel plow. One of his descendants, 

Lockport resident 

Floss Smith, was “very happy” 

to see him honored and 

enjoyed the new additions to 

the festival fun. 

“I hope they can get the 

money to restore the barn,” 

Smith said. “... There’s lots 

of stuff for people of all ages, 

and, of course, the organic 

vegetables and everything 

are great.” 

Zielke-Kuffel also enjoyed 

seeing the smiles on the faces 

of attendees as they supported 

her vision to transform the 

historic barn into a community 

center honoring the history 

of local farming and John 

Lane’s important invention. 

“I’m thrilled that we have 

all this going on. It’s amazing,” 

she said. 

The produce and gift shop 

at John Lane Farm is open 10 

a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday to 

Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

on Saturdays through October. 

For more information on 

the farm, visit www.historic 

johnlanefarm.com. 

LTHS D205 board president resigns 

Submitted by Lockport 

Township High School D205 

John Lukasik, LTHS board 

president, submitted 

his letter 

of resignation 

July 10 to 

the Board of 

Education secretary. 

In a letter 

to the Board 

Lukasik 

of Education he stated, “Effective 

immediately, I will 

be stepping down due to the 

demands of my new position 

and preparations associated 

with moving my family out 

of state.” 

Lukasik was elected initially 

to the board in 2009. He 

was subsequently re-elected 

in 2013 and 2017, and has 

served as board president 

since 2011. 

“Words cannot accurately 

capture how much I have 

thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie 

of my fellow board 

members, the spirited debates 

and the wonderful accomplishments 

we have been 

able to deliver in partnership 

with an outstanding administrative 

team and professional 

staff at LTHS,” Lukasik said. 

The board has 45 days 

from the date of resignation 

to fill the vacancy. Interested 

individuals must submit a 

letter expressing interest in 

the position, and their qualifications 

for the position to 

the District Administrative 

Center, Board of Education 

Vacancy, 1323 E. 7th St., 

Lockport, no later than noon 

on July 27. 

Following a review of submitted 

materials, the board is 

to schedule interviews with 

selected candidates. The 

board is to conduct interviews 

on the evening of Aug. 2. The 

new board member is to be 

seated at the Aug. 20 meeting. 

Information regarding 

the legal requirements for a 

school board member, and 

the application process are 

available on the school website 

at www.lths.org. 

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Lockport Citizens Police Academy 

promotes partnership with residents 

Jacquelyn Schlabach 

Assistant Editor 

The Lockport Police Department 

is currently accepting 

applications for its annual 

Citizens Police Academy, 

which starts this September 

and looks to continue building 

partnerships with community 

members. 

The academy is open to 

anyone age 18 and older 

who either lives, works or 

goes to school in Lockport. 

Participants are to meet at 

the Lockport Police Department 

located at 1212 S. Farrell 

Road from 6-9 p.m. every 

Monday starting Sept. 10 

for 12 weeks. 

“Chief Terry Lemming is 

extremely big on community 

policing, and these days obviously, 

with what’s going on 

in the media and how things 

are played out, the police are 

kind of getting a bad rap these 

days, and we really want to 

focus our police department 

more on the community and 

partnering with the community 

in order to decrease 

crime and prevent crime 

and things of that nature,” 

program coordinator officer 

Jeren Szmergalski said. 

There are already nine 

spots filled of the 16 allotted 

for the program. Participants 

are to not only get a chance 

to learn about the various 

aspects of the police department 

through this interactive 

program, but they are to also 

learn a lot about the people 

behind the badges. 

“So this course gives the 

opportunity to the citizens 

of Lockport to kind of come 

into our world, I guess you 

could say, and get to know us 

not as the officers but as the 

people who do the job and 

protect them,” Szmergalski 

said. “And it gives them a 

little sense of what we go 

through as regular people 

in this profession, how it affects 

us, how it affects our 

families, [and] what mindset 

we’re in when we’re out doing 

our various jobs.” 

Szmergalski said having 

a relationship with those 

in Lockport helps the officers 

do their job effectively 

by putting everyone on the 

same team. The citizens of 

Lockport are the eyes and 

ears of the police department, 

preventing crime and 

helping the officers solves 

cases faster, she said. 

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Throughout the 12 weeks, 

a speaker from WesCom 

Emergency Dispatch is to 

come in to talk about what 

they do on a daily basis. Different 

LPD officers are to 

come in as well to share information 

about the Illinois 

criminal code and domestic 

violence laws, which Szmergalski 

is to lead. The LPD 

K-9 officer and officers who 

have been undercover drugbuying 

agents are also to 

come speak about their jobs. 

There is also to be a use of 

force lesson, where participants 

will be put through a 

shoot-don’t-shoot training 

that officers go through using 

devices similar to paintball 

guns. Last year, assistant 

state’s attorney’s presented 

one of the courses about the 

court system and took the 

participants through a trial. 

Szmergalski hopes to have 

them return again this year. 

The Citizens Police Academy 

is offered at no cost to 

the participants, and guest 

speakers come in and volunteer 

their time because they 

and the LPD feel it’s important 

to have a relationship 

with its community members. 

“We want people to come 

here on their own free will,” 

Szmergalski said. “We want 

people who are interested in 

what we do as a police department, 

and we want them 

to be positive people who 

come in that want to help our 

police department.” 

Applications can be found 

online at www.lockportpo 

lice.info/citizen-police.html 

or at the Lockport Police 

Department. The deadline 

to submit applications is 

Sept. 5. For more information, 

contact Szmergalski at 

(815) 838-2132 or by email 

at jszmergalski@lockport 

police.info.

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Library lockup 

Residents solve puzzles during library’s Escape Room event 

Brian Kennedy from Lockport searches for clues in books. 

Crest Hill resident Sean Forbes looks for clues Saturday, July 14, as he joins others at the 

White Oak Library Lockport Branch for the Escape Room event. 

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Joseph Marino was chosen 

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What is one essential you 

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I like music on when I am 

studying like David Bowie, 

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What do you like to do when 

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I like drawing, playing 

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What is your dream job? 

I would like to be a 

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like playing sports and 

working out. 

What are some most played 

songs on your iPod? 

1980s music like “Bad” 

by Michael Jackson. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

I like to draw every day. 

My favorite things to draw 

are super hero characters. 

Whom do you look up to? 

My dad, because he is 

working really hard to build 

us a new house. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

I keep a tackle box filled 

with my drawings, an autographed 

photo of Adam 

Sandler, arrowheads and 

shark teeth. 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

My favorite teacher is 

Mrs. Ellison because she is 

awesome. She let me perform 

a science experiment 

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in front of the whole 

class, and I even got to pick 

my assistant, Mariana. 

What’s your favorite class 

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My favorite class is music 

with Mr. Gort. We get to 

play a lot of different songs 

on our recorders. My favorite 

song to play is “Old Mac- 

Donald Had a Farm.” 

What’s one thing that stands 

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The one thing that stands out 

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What extracurricular do you 

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I wish we had class pets 

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I wake up at 7:15 a.m. 

First, I eat breakfast. Then, 

I get dressed. Last, I brush 

my teeth. I also have to take 

my dog Klare out to use the 

bathroom. 

If you could change one thing 

about school, what would 

it be? 

I would like more free 

time, so I can draw and play 

with my friends. 

What’s your favorite thing 

to eat in the cafeteria? 

I always bring my lunch to 

school, but my favorite food 

for lunch is a homemade 

ham sandwich. I make my 

own sandwich for lunch every 

night before I go to bed. 

I also like to make my Dad’s 

sandwich and write him 

notes to put in his lunch box. 

What’s your best memory 

from school? 

My friends and I playing 

four square. 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Resale shop opens in 

Mokena to benefit local 

animal shelter 

In addition to adopting, 

volunteering or donating, locals 

can add shopping to the 

list of things they can do to 

help out NAWS animal rescue 

in Mokena. 

Resale for Rescues opened 

July 2 on Front Street, and 

the shelves are brimming 

with secondhand items 

awaiting a second chance. 

The idea of saving things 

that someone else did not 

want and finding them a new 

home parallels the mission 

of NAWS to find homes for 

abandoned or stray animals. 

Proceeds from the shop, 

after paying for rent and utilities, 

go directly to NAWS 

to support its financial needs 

and those of the animals it 

brings in. 

Many times, the animals 

NAWS brings in are in need 

of medical attention, in addition 

to the food, supplies and 

regular veterinary care the 

animals also will need. 

The store takes donations 

and sells items such as furniture, 

clothing, home goods, 

shoes, purses and jewelry. 

Owner Connie George 

said the resale shop has been 

a dream of hers for years, but 

after her 50th birthday she 

decided to drop everything 

and do it for the animals. 

“When we started this, I 

was volunteering at NAWS,” 

George said. “And this was 

like my dream ... to have a 

resale shop that the profits 

would go to for the animals 

because they are so unheard. 

They have no voice.” 

For more information 

about Resale for Rescues, 

visit nawsus.org/new-resaleand-gift-shop. 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Historical society replaces 

stained glass windows in 

119-year-old church 

It has been an expensive 

year for the New Lenox Area 

Historical Society. 

It started with purchasing 

the 116-year-old railroad 

depot last winter, and 

the resources spent to save 

the structure from being demolished. 

Then, there was 

also the acquisition of the 

119-year-old former Methodist 

church after that. 

“We depleted our budget 

this year, but this is all important 

to us,” said Dianne 

Ross, a member of the historical 

society. 

In addition to purchasing 

the church, located at 112 

Church St., the restoration 

efforts are another expense. 

Last month, the historical 

society repurposed three 

large stained-glass windows 

that were long overdue for 

being re-leaded. The windows 

have not been re-leaded 

since the church was built 

in 1899. Ross said leading 

lasts 70-80 years. 

“The gentlemen who owns 

the stained glass studio took 

one of the really bad ones 

out said, ‘I’ve never seen 

one this bad,’” Ross said. 

Restoring the three windows 

cost $43,000, Ross 

said. The problem is there 

are still roughly a dozen 

windows that need to be addressed. 

“It’s a very expensive 

project, so we have to do it 

as we have the money,” Ross 

said. “We did the first three 

that were critical. They had 

to be done because, otherwise, 

we would have lost 

them, for sure.” 

Reporting by James Sanchez, 

Editor. For more, visit 

NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

LW East, West end summer 

baseball season amid umpire 

situation 

Things do not always go 

according to plan. 

They did not for the Lincoln-Way 

East baseball team 

in the summer state tournament 

this week. 

East coach Eric Brauer 

planned to coach in the second 

game of the opening 

day of the regional portion 

of the Illinois High School 

Baseball Coaches Association 

Summer Baseball Tournament 

on July 9. Instead, 

Brauer was pressed into duty 

as an umpire for an inning in 

a game between Lemont and 

Lincoln-Way West. 

“That wasn’t in the game 

plan,” Brauer said. 

But it is what he did as 

the coach of the host school. 

Brauer was pressed into duty 

because the home plate umpire 

collapsed with one out in 

the top of the second inning. 

While the ump reportedly 

never lost consciousness, he 

was taken by ambulance to a 

local hospital. 

After at least a 30-minute 

delay, Brauer had to fill 

in for the umpire but called 

balls and strikes from behind 

the pitcher. That lasted for 

an inning, while a base umpire 

changed into his gear to 

umpire behind the plate. An 

accredited umpire was at the 

game to watch his brother 

play for LW West but instead 

served as an umpire for the 

rest of the game on the bases. 

The good news was that 

the original home plate umpire 

was released later that 

evening and was back out as 

an umpire the next morning; 

however, neither Lincoln- 

Way team made it to the next 

day. 

Reporting by Randy Whalen, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit FrankfortStation.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Tinley Park veteran relishes 

Honor Flight trip 

Tinley Park’s Jack “Whitey” 

Hoffmeister was among 

roughly 100 veterans greeted 

with a hero’s welcome 

at Chicago’s International 

Midway Airport. 

Hoffmeister returned from 

Washington, D.C., July 11 to 

a group of family members 

and well-wishers, including 

Gov. Bruce Rauner, who 

thanked the Honor Flight 

Chicago veterans returning 

from their day trip. Founded 

in 2008, the nonprofit 

provides veterans and one 

family member with an allexpenses-paid 

day of tribute 

that features stops at war 

memorials and ceremonies 

of appreciation. 

Growing up in a Rogers 

Park orphanage, Hoffmeister 

started his career in the United 

States Navy back in the 

early 1950s, serving in Korea 

from 1952-1953 before 

ending his military service 

in the U.S. Marine Corps as 

a combat corpsman. 

“It’s an honor, quite an 

honor,” the 86-year-old 

Korean War veteran said. 

“But it’s really for all the 

guys who didn’t come back 

home.” 

Those in Tinley Park probably 

know Whitey from The 

Dairy Palace, a homemade 

retro ice cream shop he operates 

with the help of some 

of his 10 grandchildren. He 

also used to own and operate 

Whitey’s Italian Beef and 

Sausage, and later hot dog 

stands under the same brand 

throughout the Chicago area 

before purchasing the current 

building on 167th Street 

and Oak Park Avenue. 

“We’ve been in business 

for 40 years,” Hoffmeister 

said. 

Reporting by Editor, Cody 

Mroczka. For more, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

Police Reports 

Katana-wielding Lockport man charged with aggravated assault 

Christopher M. Myrick, 

40, of 322 Connor Ave. in 

Lockport, was charged with 

aggravated assault June 27 

by the Will County Sheriff’s 

Office after an altercation 

that took place on the 300 

block of Connor Avenue, 

according to police. Around 

6 p.m., Myrick was reportedly 

driving east on Connor 

Avenue when a neighbor 

yelled at him to “slow 

down,” prompting Myrick 

to abruptly stop his vehicle 

and get out. Myrick then 

asked the neighbor, “what 

the [expletive] did you say 

to me?” and approached him 

holding a katana sword and 

removing it from its sheath, 

police said. The neighbor reportedly 

told police Myrick 

“looked very angry” as he 

approached and “was holding 

the sword as if he was 

getting ready to swing it.” 

As Myrick approached, the 

neighbor went inside their 

home. 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

July 5 

• Yashira M. Montanez, 27, 

of 2650 W. Wilcox St. in 

Chicago, was charged with 

driving with a suspended 

license and given three citations 

for failure to properly 

secure a child in a restraint 

after being stopped in the 

area of S. Archer Avenue 

and W. 151st Street. 

July 3 

• Briano U. Osvaldo, 29, of 

219 Morris St. in Joliet, was 

charged with improper lane 

usage, impeding traffic, driving 

without a valid driver’s 

license and driving without 

headlights when necessary 

after being stopped in the 

area of S. State Street and 

Parkview Lane. 

June 28 

• Shantel Wade, 39, of 821 

Robin Lane in Joliet, was 

charged with improper lane 

usage and driving without a 

valid driver’s license on the 

2100 block of S. State Street. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Lockport Legend’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found online 

on the Will County Sheriff’s 

Office or Lockport Police 

Department’s website or 

releases issued by the 

department and other agencies. 

Individuals named in these 

reports are considered innocent 

of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law.

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After spending 

a month of my 

summer studying 

in Europe traveling to 

Paris, London, and Rome 

and exploring new things 

while living off pizza and 

pasta, I now find myself 

at The Lockport Legend as 

the new editorial intern to 

keep my adventurous summer 

alive. 

My name is Kara 

Keating and I am 

heading into my junior 

year at Michigan State 

University where I major 

in journalism with a focus 

in sports. When I’m away 

at school, I write for the 

campus newspaper The 

State News as one of five 

sports reporters covering 

various sports including 

football, hockey and 

volleyball while even 

diving into a few news 

stories covering ex-MSU 

and USA Gymnastics 

doctor Larry Nassar. 

I grew up on the south 

side of Chicago in the little 

neighborhood known as 

Mount Greenwood all of 

my life, where I attended 

Marist High School and 

competed in the IHSA 

Journalism State Final. 

Yes, there is such a thing 

and I never knew what it 

was until my junior year. 

Did I grow up knowing I 

would be a journalist? No. 

But I also never thought 

I would bleed green and 

white either, and now both 

are what I love most. 

I have been obsessed 

with sports since I was 5 

years old, watching my 

two favorite sports teams: 

the Chicago White Sox 

and the Detroit Red Wings. 

I don’t have any family 

members from Michigan, 

but I can thank my dad 

for starting my passion 

for the Red Wings and the 

sport of hockey itself. I 

love hockey so much that 

I hope after my college 

career is over that I will 

continue to cover hockey 

on the professional level, 

whether it be for the Red 

Wings or any of the other 

30 NHL teams. 

Journalism consumes my 

life, which there is nothing 

wrong with, but when I am 

not out and about reporting 

I tend to spend my hard 

earned money and time 

on concerts. Some think 

I’m insane for driving or 

even sometimes flying to 

go see some of my favorite 

bands or artist perform, but 

I get the same adrenaline 

rush from concerts as I do 

while writing on deadline, 

so they balance each other 

out. 

Before I head back 

to East Lansing for the 

fall, I hope to explore 

the community and find 

creative people and 

businesses who make 

this town unique and 

even venture out of my 

comfort zone of sports 

reporting. This job allows 

me to meet new people, 

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First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

A Blessing of Musical 

Instruments 

10:25 a.m. Sunday, July 

22. People are invited to 

bring their instrument(s) 

to worship service that includes 

a blessing for all 

instruments present. Everyone 

is welcome. Those 

who wish to also play their 

instruments on the hymns 

in the service, please email 

Bonnie one week in advance 

for music and more 

information at johansenwernermusic@me.com 

Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church 

(21514 W. Division St., Lockport) 

Saturday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sabbath school; 

10:45 a.m. Worship Hour. 

Prayer Meeting 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Attendees can share their 

praise reports and prayer requests. 

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

Lockport) 

Theology on Tap 

7 p.m. Mondays in July, 

Ember’s Tap House, 933 S. 

State St. in Lockport. Join 

speakers The Rev. Thomas 

Loya, The Rev. Michael 

Magiera and The Rev. 

Fawaz Kako in conversations 

on sacred music, the 

divine liturgy and salvation, 

persecuted Christians in the 

East and Humane Vitae’s 

50th anniversary. 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 

(15625 S. Bell Road, Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

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Worship Services 

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and Children’s Church — infant 

to fifth grade — also at 

10 a.m. New summer hours; 

all are welcome to join for 

coffee, fellowship, worship 

and the word. 

Thrive Youth 

7 p.m. Wednesdays night 

youth gatherings 

Thrive Small Groups 

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays night 

gatherings 

Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 

E. 9th St., Lockport) 

Sundays Service 

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

Wednesday Service 

6:30 p.m. 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays 

First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 

Thornton St., Lockport) 

Angel Food House Food 

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12:15-1:15 p.m. Sundays 

and 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays. 

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Wednesday Night Bible 

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In Memoriam 

Carlos J. Ponce 

Carlos J. Ponce, 41, of 

Lockport, died unexpectedly 

July 9. He was born in 

Evergreen Park and raised in 

Burbank, residing in Lockport 

for the last 17 years. He 

was a very loving man, and 

devoted family man. He is 

survived by his wife of 20 

years, Susan; children, Elizabeth 

and Daniel; sisters, 

Kimberly (Greg) Bell and 

Kelly Ponce; mother-inlaw 

Cheryl Vandermolen; 

nieces and nephews, Luis, 

Alexis, Nicolas, Jocelyn, 

Sara, Sarah, Zoe and Alessandra; 

two great nieces, 

Summer Break Fun Nights 

6-7 p.m. Wednesday 

nights during months of 

June-August. This is an opportunity 

for children to 

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Lockport) 

Sunday Schedule 

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10:45 a.m. Morning service; 

6 p.m. Night service. 

Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W. 

Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport) 

Sunday Service 

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St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church 

(312 E. 11th St., Lockport) 

Worship Services 

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Lea and Jasmine; and one 

great nephew, Noah. In lieu 

of flowers, memorials to 

the Ponce family would be 

greatly appreciated. A memorial 

gathering is to be 

held Thursday, July 19 from 

1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 

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Schenk raises money for Special Olympics ahead of race 

Mary Compton 


Legend has it, the best 

stock cars are made in the 

junkyard. 

Lockport police officer 

Debbie Schenk took the advice 

of Ron Johnston from 

Camp Depression to help 

her create her vehicle for 

the Saturday, July 21, Five- 

0 at the Dirty O at Route 66 

Raceway. 

The police car race benefits 

the athletes of Special 

Olympics. Each race 

team was required to raise 

a minimum $500 donation 

to compete, but Schenk 

has already blown past 

that total. 

“I’m at $2,000 for Special 

Olympics, [and] my 

goal is $5,000,” Schenk 

said. “[Anyone] can make 

a donation at www.soill.org 

and search the Five-0 at the 

Dirty O and then search Officer 

Debbie Schenk. 

“I love the paint job. It 

went from being a red car to 

black and white. Last year, 

my car was purple; it was 

thrown together. It’s nice 

to have a black and white 

[car] this year. My number 

will be on the car — number 

45 in purple — which is my 

badge number.” 

Last year, the event was 

sold out, and those interested 

in attending this year 

can purchase tickets online 

at www.dirtoval66.com. 

Twenty-five-year Lockport 

resident Bert Thompson 

works at O’Hare Towing, 

and he donated a 

vehicle for Schenk. 

“I’ve been involved in 

Special Olympics for a 

few years now with Torch 

Run and the Five-0 at the 

Dirty O; it’s a good cause,” 

Thompson said. “This year, 

we gave her a better car, we 

want her to finish in the Top 

five. I helped Debbie strip 

the car and interior. State 

Street [Auto Body] stepped 

up and volunteered to paint 

the car, which is a huge undertaking. 

This car will also 

bring awareness to what the 

Lockport Police Department 

does as well as Debbie 

herself.” 

Jim Pelc, owner of State 

Street Auto Body for 31 

years, did some body work 

and painted the Grand Marquis 

for Schenk. 

“They brought the car in, 

it was a piece of junk,” Pelc 

said. “We donated our time 

and materials to paint the 

car black and white like the 

Lockport squad car because 

the driver is a police officer. 

I sanded it down and we 

did some body work. The 

prep time for the car before 

painting was two weeks. 

The paint always covers 

the sins of the car. The 

more you put on the better it 

looks. We’re happy to do it 

for them and Special Olympics 

of Illinois.” 

Ron Johnston, a Lockport 

resident since 2009, owns 

the race team Full Throttle. 

He is a union carpenter full 

time and does racing as a 

hobby. 

“I’ve been around this 

sport my whole life,” Johnston 

said. “We raced 12 cars 

last year; the first night we 

wrecked 12. We bought 40 

cars this year. Last year was 

Debbie’s first year. There 

was supposed to be another 

officer racing and he chickened 

out and officer Debbie 

stepped up. She didn’t want 

to race at first, but she did 

it. She had some guts to go 

out there and race with a 

bunch of guys. This year, 

we made sure everything 

was good mechanically for 

her car. 

“If you want to win, you 

have to win in the garage 

first.” 

Lockport officer Debbie Schenk checks over her stock car at Camp Depression, which she will be driving Saturday, July 

21, Five-0 at the Dirty O Tournament of Destruction at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway. 

Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

Anthony Schenk, 14, helps his mom wipe down her stock car.

18 | July 19, 2018 | The Lockport Legend life & arts 


Artistic Bonding 

Parents and children get opportunity to bond at park district 

paint event 

Amanda Dignam and her 5-year-old daughter Frankie enjoy creating their masterpiece. 

Artist Rebecca Krusinski with Art a la Carte in Orland Park, leads the class and demonstrates 

how to paint the first step of the parent and tot painting. 

Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

Devin Price, 5, has fun with his father Doug as they work together to paint the shape of a 

heart. Kara Keating/22nd Century Media 

Four children and their parents attended the Parent and Tot Paint Together painting event, 

where they each had a canvas to make their art. 

Sara Studdard and her son Gavin, 5, paint the outside of the heart blue. Kara Keating/22nd 

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The Dish 

‘Pizza philanthropist’ makes food for good 

Chicago Dough Co. 

famous for pizza, 

being part of the 

community 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

Chicago is famous — 

or infamous — for many 

things. 

It is known as a sports 

town. There is the Sears 

Tower (sorry, Willis). And, 

of course, the food. 

And if one were to list the 

foods for which the city and 

surrounding suburbs were 

most famous, pizza would 

surely have to be at the top 

of that list. 

In the south and southwest 

suburbs, one small chain has 

been building its reputation 

for gourmet pizza and distinctive 

dining atmosphere 

over more than 40 years: 


The original Chicago 

Dough opened in Richton 

Park in 1975 under the chain 

Pizza Inn. But, after some 

disagreements among the 

original pair of owners, they 

decided to split. And Chicago 

Dough was born in 1976, 

according to New Lenox location 

owner Tim Waters. 

The move to focus on 

a better quality pizza has 

paid off, as Chicago Dough 

has become a staple in the 

Chicago area, perhaps best 

known for its daily lunch 

buffets from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 

Monday-Friday, and 11:30 

a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays 

and Sundays (adults $8.99, 

children 12 and younger 

$4.49). The buffet features 

unlimited trips to the salad 

bar, which includes 27 items; 

chicken wings; homemade 

soup; 6-9 samples of pizza 

from the menu at any given 

time; as well as seasonal or 

Pictured is the inside of Chicago Dough Co. in New Lenox. 

trial pizzas not on the menu, 

such as the pulled pork pizza 

with a glazed cabbage topping, 

or chili chicken and 

cilantro. Of course, there is 

also dessert pizza, topped 

with fruit, cinnamon or peanut 

butter. 

And that is just for lunch. 

There is also the twice-aweek 

dinner buffet from 

4:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays (adults $10.99, 

children 12 and younger 

$4.99). Evening buffets still 

feature the salad bar and pizzas, 

but also include Italian 

beef on Mondays and chicken 

wings on Wednesdays. 

Waters said he prides himself 

on bringing the best ingredients 

to the table. The 

bread and dough are made 

without any bromated or 

bleached flour. The restaurant 

buys locally and organically 

whenever possible, and 

most everything edible is 

prepped daily to ensure the 

highest level of freshness 

possible. 

“I wouldn’t serve anything 

I wouldn’t eat myself,” 

Waters said. 

But, as good as the food is 

at Chicago Dough, it might 

be overshadowed by the 

good Waters does for New 


1080 E. Lincoln Highway 

in New Lenox 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday 

• 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Saturday 

• 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: chicagodough.com 

Phone: (815) 462-3900 

Lenox on behalf of the restaurant. 

Chicago Dough, since its 

opening in New Lenox in 

2007, has donated free food 

to countless number of fundraisers, 

events, and even 

people and families who 

have experienced some sort 

of unexpected hardship or 

tragedy. Some of the recipients 

of Waters’ philanthropy 

include St. Jude Catholic 

Church, New Lenox 

baseball and football, area 

schools, and the New Lenox 

Fire Protection District. 

“If there’s somebody in 

this town who has a real 

need, we’ll step up and try 

to do something for them,” 

Waters said. “If you have a 

Chicago Dough New Lenox owner Tim Waters (left) and chef Ernesto Lopez prepare a pizza 

for the daily lunch buffet. Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

Chicago Dough’s salad bar features 27 items and is included in both lunch and dinner buffets, 

or can be added to any meal for $4.99. 

real need, and you’re getting 

the short end of the stick, so 

to speak, and if a pizza will 

help you out, then I’m more 

than happy to give you a 

pizza. 

“I’m just interested in 

helping people.” 

And at the end of the day, 

that sense of civic responsibility 

— and the pizza — 

is what separates Chicago 

Dough from the rest. And 

Waters said he is currently 

looking for someone to help 

him carry that mantle, as 

he has been managing and 

owning Chicago Dough locations 

for 40 years. He said 

he is looking for the right 

person who wants to carry 

on the legacy of a smalltown 

pizza place known for 

not only serving the best to 

its customers but also serves 

as a business role-model for 

the community.

22 | July 19, 2018 | The Lockport Legend puzzles 


crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Lockport annual 

carnival, goes with 15 

across and 58 across 

4. Shopping ___ 

8. Wear a long face 

12. Golfers goal 

13. River to the Missouri 

15. See 1 across 

16. Record company 

17. Where you can sit 

and relax 

19. Reno state 

21. Greek salad ingredient 

22. Customer 

23. Cameo stone 

26. Section of Medicare 

28. Long bench with a 

back 

31. Idyllic places 

34. Collided 

37. Piqued state 

38. Funk band 

41. Porters soccer player 

who recorded eight 

goals and eight assists 

last season, Stephanie 

____ 

43. Bullfight cheer 

44. Missing in action 

46. Act foolishly 

47. Andrea Doria’s 

domain 

49. “ER” extras 

50. Zonked 

55. Woodworking 

groove 

57. Skillet lubricant 

58. Goes with 1 across 

and 15 across 

61. Obi-Wan ___ 

63. UN has this role 

68. Ad ___ 

69. Croc kin 

70. Pitcher, Martinez 

71. Excellent 

72. Speedy steed 

73. Balance parts 

74. Ave. intersectors 

Down 

1. Talk frankly 

2. San Diego suburb 

3. Golf club 

4. Winter woe 

5. Largest continent 

6. ____ 4 (SUV) 

7. End-of-the-week cry 

8. ___ jacket 

9. Lennon’s love 

10. Tommy Lee’s ex 

11. 2002 winner at Muirfield 

14. Helm heading 

15. Construction site sight 

18. Ford muscle car 

20. Knack 

24. NFL stat: Abbr. 

25. Foreign in combos 

27. Kind of ribs 

28. Former 

29. Prod 

30. Bumps from a blow 

32. Squat 

33. Fr. canonized one 

35. “__ Wiedersehen” 

36. Blue Hen State: Abbr. 

38. Joke 

39. Leave wide-mouthed 

40. Koi habitat 

42. Bow wood 

45. Mauna ___ (“long 

volcano”) 

48. Venomous snake 

51. Geological time division 

52. Island greetings 

53. Start up the computer 

again 

54. Fox hunters cry 

56. Common deciduous tree 

59. OK (sl) 

60. Gradually diffuse 

61. “Ol’ Man River” composer 

62. Mythical archer 

63. Golf tour 

64. Place for a plug 

65. ___ crossroads 

66. Part of the ear 

67. Handheld device 

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(900 S. State St., Lockport; 

(815) 834-9463) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday: 

Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., Lockport; 

(815) 836-8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

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Mondays: Quartermania 

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For tickets, email 

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The Whistle Sports Bar & 

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(7537 W. 159th St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 904-4990) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bar 

Bingo 

■2-5 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Happy Hour 

■3-5 ■ p.m. Fridays: 

Teacher Appreciation 

■3-5 ■ p.m. Saturdays and 

Sundays: Happy Hour 

Durbin’s 

(17265 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 429- 

1000) 

■9-11 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Open Mic 

■9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Karaoke 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Live music by Miguel 

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■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

DJ Dance Party until 3 

a.m. 

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com. 

answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes 

In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s 

New designs are a result of buyer feedback 

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within 

the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans for a while and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details.

24 | July 19, 2018 | The Lockport Legend classifieds 


Help 

Wanted 

1003 Help Wanted 

Part-Time Building Inspector 

The Village of Mokena has an opening in the Community 

Development Department for a Part-Time Building 

Inspector. The successful candidate will have a background 

in construction and building code administration, excellent 

interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to 

multi-task in a high activity work environment. Proficiency 

in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, or the ability to 

learn same, is required. Duties include, but are not limited 

to, working with residents and contractors regarding the 

enforcement of building and zoning codes, reviewing 

permit applications and construction documents, and 

performing field inspections as needed. Municipal 

experience and ICC certifications preferred but not 

required. Starting pay $30.00 to $40.00 per hour depending 

on qualifications. Interested candidates can apply by 

submitting a cover letter, resume and references to: 

Mokena Village Hall, Attn: Community Development 

Department, 11004 Carpenter Street, Mokena, IL 60448 

or electronically to mziska@mokena.org. 

Panduit Corp. seeks Staff Product Engineers for 

Lockport, IL to design, & develop new products incl. 

cable management devices & tools. Master's in Mechanical 

or Industrial Eng. +5yrs exp or Bachelor's in Mechanical or 

Industrial Eng. +8yrs exp req'd. Req'd skills:New product 

design incl. single-component products & complex product 

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Responsibilities Include: 

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• 16409 Teton Drive, 

Lockport, 60441-7690 

- Robert M. Brown 

to Richard Korczyk, 

$184,500 

• 16555 W. Delaware 

Drive, Lockport, 60441- 

4259 - Callahan Trust 

to Marta Wojtaszek, 

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May 24 

• 1608 Peachtree Lane, 

Lockport, 60441-4525 

- Daniel L. Sullivan to 

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• 16837 Mohican Drive, 

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- Palenik Trust to Kyle 

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• 16846 S. Morel St., 

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• 606 E. 3rd St., Lockport, 

60441-3146 - Joseph 

L. Mikan Jr. to Michael 

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May 25 

• 16854 Ivy Lane, 

Lockport, 60441-1318 - 

Lindee Joint Tenancy Trust 

to Amy H. Bodemheimer, 

$189,000 

• 17003 Hedgewood 

Court, Lockport, 60441- 

3243 - Jeff Jaegle 

to Dumitru Caliga, 

$307,000 

• 522 Rhonda Drive, 

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- Susan M. Reed to Eric 

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• 738 Parkview Lane, 

Lockport, 60441-6305 - 

Amy K. Mikuta to James 

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• 901 S. Lincoln St. 2N, 

Lockport, 60441-3671 

- Gary Ligmanowski to 

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• 16014 W. Iroquois 


7686 - Megan Kolasa to 

Stephen Klimczak, Kelly 

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• 812 S. Jefferson St., 

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Robert Becker to Brant C. 

Pierce, $240,000 

• 922 Milne Drive, 

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Rorbeck Legacy Trust to 

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May 30 

• 16924 S. Blackfoot 


4360 - Zaid Almasri to 

Michael T. Colvin, Robyn 

Gottlieb $400,000 

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• 1326 S. Jefferson St., 

Lockport, 60441-3543 

- Danielle J. Haseltine 

to Mary Beth Marshall, 

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• 16535 W. McKenzie 

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7300 - Michael Ferencak 

to Michael B. Rafferty, 

Lindsay A. Rafferty 

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• 2122 S. Austrian Pine 

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- Russell A. Johnson to 

Sean Kostka, $188,000 

• 424 E. 3rd St., 

Lockport, 60441-2916 - 

Mary K. Dvorak to Ismael 

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• 427 E. 11th St., 

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- Jonathan M. Doyal 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 1139 Grandview Avenue, Lockport, 

IL 60441 (Residential). On the 2nd day 

of August, 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: U.S. 

Bank National Association, as Trustee, 

successor ininterest to Wachovia Bank, 

N.A., as Trustee for Park Place Securities, 

Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through 

Certificates, Series 2004-WWF1 Plaintiff 

V. Shannon Bills a/k/a Shannon 

Burns; et. al. Defendant. 

Case No. 17CH 0399 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required bysubdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 


of 1020 Cove Avenue, Lockport, IL 

60441 (Single Family Home). On the 

2nd day ofAugust, 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: First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation 

Plaintiff V. Sherri Zielinski; Unknown 

Heirs and Legatees of Sherri 

Zielinski, if any; Unknown Owners and 

Non Record Claimants Defendant. 




Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 












County. 



Sale 


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

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








Property Act. 













THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 

33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

P: 312-360-9455 

F: 312-572-7823 










of 543 East 3rd Street, LOCKPORT, IL 

60441 (MULTI-FAMILY). On the 2nd 

day of August, 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: 

TIAA, FSB D/B/A EVERBANK Plaintiff 

V. MATTHEW G. ESPOSITO 

A/K/A MATTHEW ESPOSITO; LORI 

C. ESPOSITO A/K/A LORI C. TAY- 

LOR; UNITED STATES OF AMER- 

ICA; Defendant. 




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












County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301




Sale 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 


Under $100 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 









2702 Public 

Notices 

Certificate No. 32318 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will onJune 29, 2018 wherein the 

business firm of Ink’d Visions located 

at 2205 Park Ridge Drive, 

Plainfield, IL 60586 is registered 

and acertificate notice setting forth 

the following: 

Jason CSubick, 2205 Park Ridge 

Drive, Plainfield, IL 60586 

815-274-1618 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 29th day of June, 2018 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

2703 Legal 

Notices 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

U.S. Bank National Association, as 

Trustee, successor ininterest to Wachovia 

Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Park 

Place Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed 

Pass-Through Certificates, Series 

2004-WWF1 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Shannon Bills a/k/a Shannon Burns; et. 

al. 

Defendant. No. 17 CH 0399 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 21st day of March, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

2nd day ofAugust, 2018 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction to the highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 142, IN UNIT NUMBER 3A, 

KELVIN GROVE, BEING A SUBDI- 

VISION OF PART OFTHE EAST 1/2 

OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OFSEC- 

TION 23, AND PART OF THE 

SOUTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 24, 

IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 

10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 

9, 1952, IN PLAT BOOK 27, PAGE 69, 

AS DOCUMENT 706255, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 1139 Grand- 

view Avenue, Lockport, IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

Residential 

P.I.N.: 11-04-24-313-024-0000 



twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 






whose rights in and tothe residential 




County. 



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

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




and legal fees required by subdivisions 




Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










) SS. 





First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Sherri Zielinski; Unknown Heirs and 

Legatees of Sherri Zielinski, if any; Unknown 

Owners and Non Record Claimants 





cause on the 26th day of April, 2018, 







sell at public auction tothe highest and 


real estate: 

LOT 9IN BLOCK 9, IN PORTRIDGE 

SUBDIVISION UNIT NO. 1, A SUB- 

DIVISION OF PART OF THE 

NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSECTION 13, IN 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, AND IN 

RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD 

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD- 

ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE- 

CORDED MAY 17, 1960 AS DOCU- 

MENT NO. 903811, IN PLAT BOOK 

32, PAGE 59, IN WILL COUNTY, IL- 

LINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 1020 Cove 

Avenue, Lockport, IL 60441 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 11-04-13-201-003-0000 













County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 

33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

P: 312-360-9455 

F: 312-572-7823 


MIKE KELLEY 











) SS. 





TIAA, FSB D/B/A EVERBANK 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MATTHEW G. ESPOSITO A/K/A 

MATTHEW ESPOSITO; LORI C. 

ESPOSITO A/K/A LORI C. TAYLOR; 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 





cause on the 3rd day ofApril, 2018, 







sell at public auction tothe highest and 


real estate: 

LOT 7, IN BLOCK 146 OF MARY 

ARNOLD'S SUBDIVISION, BEING A 

PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE 

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36 | July 19, 2018 | The Lockport Legend sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Alex Martinez 

Alex Martinez is a rising senior at 

Lockport Township High School 

and a second baseman on the 

baseball team. 

Your summer season came to 

an abrupt end in a 7-2 loss 

to Stagg, but what did the 

team learn from the summer 

experience? 

We get used to learning to 

play with each other. To have the 

younger and older kids to play 

with each other is a good thing. 

How long have you been 

playing baseball? 

I’ve been playing for the past 

12 years. My dad [Omar] got 

me started playing T-ball at First 

Church of the Nazarene in Lemont 

and I stuck with it. 

Do you play any other 

sports? 

I play basketball through 

the Homer Athletic Club, but 

I don’t play basketball for the 

school. 

What is it about the game 

of baseball that makes it the 

sport for you? 

It’s slow paced. You have to stay 

focused all the time. You can’t 

take a bad play with you; you have 

to shake it off and keep going. 

Do you have any pregame 

rituals or something you 

have to do before you play? 

No, not really. At least nothing 

special. I see some of our pitchers 

do it, but not me. 

Who is your favorite MLB 

player? 

I’m a Cubs fan, so I like all those 

guys — Bryant, Rizzo, Baez. But 

I enjoy watching Javy Baez the 

most. What I like the best is that 

he is super smooth in tagging runners 

out. 

The next regular season 

won’t start until March, but 

have you set any personal or 

team goals? 

Our goal as a group of seniors 

is to win a state championship. 

That’s been our goal since freshman 

year and this will be our last 

opportunity to do it. 

What have you learned from 

Lockport coach Andy Satunas? 

Just to always be a good teammate. 

To always pick up your 

teammates and to just be a good 

person. 

Do you plan on playing baseball 

in college? 

Yes, I’d like to. I haven’t 

committed anywhere yet. I’m 

looking for a school that has a 

good program for my major — 

accounting and finance — and 

one where I can also get playing 

time. 

What’s the best thing about 

being an athlete at Lockport? 

We get to go on a couple of 

trips out of town [to Louisville, 

KY in the spring and to Omaha, 

NE in the summer] and face a lot 

of good competition. That’s really 

fun. 

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Baseball 

Porters summer season 

cut short with regional loss 

Randy Whalen 


For the Lockport Township 

baseball team, the 

summer schedule isn’t just 

about playing offseason 

games - it’s a time to travel, 

bond and sharpen their 

skills for the next season. 

The Porters traveled to 

Omaha, Nebraska in mid- 

June, a time that usually 

corresponds with the NCAA 

College Baseball World Series. 

There, they played in 

the Battle of Omaha, a tournament 

that draws teams 

from throughout the nation. 

Even though the Porters 

only played one game there 

this summer because of rain, 

they won that game and had 

a fulfilling experience. 

In the final week of June, 

they hosted the Lockport 

Porter Wood Bat Summer 

Classic. Six schools participate 

in the tournament, 

which is held over the 

course of three days. The 

Porters won it this season. 

When it comes playoff 

time in the summer, Lockport 

always hosts a regional. 

The only thing was the 

Porters, who lost in the regional 

title game last summer, 

weren’t there playing 

in it last week. 

They were one-and-done 

after an opening round 7-2 

loss to Stagg on July 9 in a 

regional game as part of the 

Illinois High School Baseball 

Coaches Association 

Summer Baseball Tournament 

at Plainfield South. 

Stagg immediately played 

the host Cougars in a quarterfinal 

game directly afterward 

and lost 15-1 in five 

innings. 

“We like to create a map of what 

everyone’s journey in our program 

is going to be. That all starts in the 

summer.” 

Andy Satunas — Lockport baseball coach, on what 

his team takes out of summer competition 

“We have to tip our cap to 

their pitcher — he’s a young 

sophomore that had good 

command of two pitches,” 

Lockport coach Andy Satunas 

said of George Evangelopoulos. 

“We hit some 

balls early, but right at 

them. Our pitcher [senior 

Jack Vrba] did well for the 

first couple of innings, but 

we were chasing them the 

rest of the game.” 

Stagg scored four runs in 

the top of the third to take 

a 4-1 lead. The Chargers 

added two runs in the fourth 

and one in the seventh. Senior 

Danny Russo (3-for-4, 

RBI) and junior Mike Orozco 

(2-for-4, RBI) led the 

Chargers nine-hit attack. 

Lockport (6-4 final summer 

record) could only 

muster four hits. Senior 

Collin Woulfe (2-for-3, R, 

RBI, 2B, HR) had a home 

run in the bottom of the 

sixth. Senior Alex Martinez 

(1-for-2, HBP) knocked in 

the first run on a single to 

left in the second inning. 

Jack Mladic had the Porters 

other hit with a single in the 

second inning. 

“One of the most important 

things about winning 

that first game is that we get 

to see more of our players 

in other games,” Satunas 

said. “That was the thing 

that hurts, you don’t get to 

see them for another two or 

three games.” 

Satunas was happy to 

see some of his returning 

pitchers in action, including 

Vrba, along with fellow 

seniors John Gallet, Joe Tor 

and twins John and Nolan 

Weis. 

“The thing I enjoyed most 

is that we had some juniors 

that were limited to two or 

three games this past spring, 

and they got to show off their 

skills and skillsets,” he said. 

“It was great to see some of 

the sophomores, too. 

“We like to create a map 

of what everyone’s journey 

in our program is going 

to be. That all starts in the 

summer.” 

In the regional semifinals, 

which were held the 

next day, July 10, at Lockport, 

Plainfield South defeated 

Lemont 8-2, and 

Joliet Catholic Academy 

beat Plainfield Central 4-0. 

Later that afternoon, Plainfield 

South, which won the 

IHSBCA Phil Lawler Summer 

Classic State Tournament 

title in 2016, defeated 

JCA 2-1 to win the regional 

championship and advance 

back to the summer state finals 

this week.

38 | July 19, 2018 | The Lockport Legend sports 


Greci gets off to fast start with Redbirds 

Randy Whalen 


Jaclyn Greci’s success as a 

runner can be traced all the 

way back to the playground. 

“When I was 7 or 8 years 

old in elementary school [at 

Butler in Lockport] we’d be 

out at recess,” Greci said. 

“We’d run around and race 

and I’d beat the boys.” 

Greci didn’t know it at the 

time, but that was the foundation 

for many things to 

come for her in the running 

world. While she’s no longer 

racing against the boys, 

the 2017 Lockport Township 

High School graduate could 

no doubt beat many of them. 

She defeated many opponents 

this spring as a freshman 

sprinter on the women’s 

track and field team at Illinois 

State University. 

“It was great,” Greci said 

of being at Illinois State. 

“It was honestly the best 

decision I ever made to go 

there. My work ethic stayed 

the same, but I felt that everything 

came together. 

Everything from nutrition 

to working out and lifting 

weights. 

“You don’t always realize 

how much all of that is 

important. You can’t expect 

the results unless you put in 

the work. I’ve always known 

that, but it really showed this 

year.” 

It started right away during 

the indoor season. 

There, Greci finished fourth 

with a personal-best time 

of 56.63 seconds in the 

400-meter dash to help the 

Redbirds to their second 

Indoor MVC Championship 

in three years. Overall, 

she posted a Top-five finish 

in the 400-meter dash five 

times over the course of the 

season, including a pair of 

second-place finishes at the 

Illinois Orange & Blue Open 

(58.48) and EIU Early Bird 

(58.34). 

Then, in the outdoor season, 

Greci competed in the 

200-meter dash, 400-meter 

run and 1,600-meter relay 

at the MVC Championships. 

In the process, she earned 

the first All-Conference accolade 

of her career, running 

a leg on the Redbirds’ 

1,600-meter relay squad that 

finished third in 3:40.24. 

That time ranks third alltime 

in Illinois State history. 

She also scored points in the 

400-meter run, finishing seventh 

with a time of 55.82. 

Her preliminary-round 

time of 55.07 at the MVC 

Championships was not 

only a personal-record, but 

is also the 10th best time at 

ISU. She finished 13th in 

the 200-meter dash with a 

personal-best time of 24.49, 

and posted her highest finish 

of the season at the Redbird 

Invite — a second place one 

in the 400-meter (56.53). 

“When we went into the 

spring season, my sprint 

coach, Brenton Emanuel, 

had us write down our goals 

for the season,” Greci said. 

“I wrote down four goals 

and made them all.” 

When it comes to running, 

Greci has always been 

a sprinter. That started as a 

youth at recess, but transferred 

over to her time at 

Homer Jr. High, too. There, 

she elected not to do cross 

country, because the races 

were too long. But she had 

to wait until seventh grade to 

run track and field there. 

“When I was in seventh 

grade we had a meet in 

Bolingbrook,” she recalled. 

“There was only one event 

open for me to enter, and that 

was the 100-meter dash. So 

at the last minute my coach 

put me in it and I went out 

and won it.” 

So the sprints were it from 

2017 Lockport Township High School graduate Jaclyn Greci was a standout performer 

for the Porters and excelled during her first year running track at Illinois State University. 

Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics 

there on for Greci. She ran 

a 600-meter event once this 

past season, and that’s the 

longest race she’s been in. 

“I like the adrenaline,” Greci 

said of the sprints. “I like 

that you can travel a far distance 

with the team and then 

in 24-55 seconds, then your 

competition really isn’t that 

long. There’s so much built up 

and then the race is over.” 

When she was at Lockport, 

Greci not only established 

seven school records 

in the sprints and relays, she 

was also on the poms/dance 

team. There, she helped the 

Porters make it to state in 

three of her four seasons. 

While they never made the 

cut for the final day, it was 

something that Greci, who 

was at Elite Dance Academy 

in Homer Glen from age 

8-18, enjoyed. 

But she enjoyed track and 

field more, and it showed. 

“I couldn’t be more proud 

of her,” Lockport girls track 

and field coach Joe Kravitz 

said of Greci. “Her desire 

and drive to be the best runner 

possible is paying off 

for her. She continues to get 

better every season, and is 

someone our current team 

still looks up to. When she is 

in town, she visits the girls, 

goes to meets, and always 

asks about how they are doing. 

She represents our program 

in the best way possible. 

I am excited to see what 

new accomplishments she 

will achieve throughout the 

rest of her running career.” 

When she was performing 

for the Porters, Greci 

was a five-time IHSA Class 

3A individual state qualifier 

and a three-time All-Conference 

and two-time All-State 

performer. As a senior, she 

finished fourth at the 2017 

IHSA Class 3A State Championships 

in the 400-meter 

dash with a personal-record 

time of 56.83. 

That same season, Greci 

— who plans to become a 

high school Spanish teacher 

— was on the Lockport 

1,600-meter relay team 

which placed fifth in the 

state. Overall, she helped the 

Porters go undefeated during 

her senior year while being 

a member of the National 

Honor Society and graduating 

in the Top 10 percent of 

her class. She’s currently on 

the dean’s list at ISU. 

“Every time I was home I 

tried to stop in and say hi,” 

Greci said of going back to 

see the current team at Lockport. 

“During spring break, I 

stopped in and told them of 

my experiences and what to 

do for college. It’s all possible 

and there’s scholarships 

out there for anyone. You 

just have to work hard and 

look for it.”

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fastbreak 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

1st and 3 

LTHS grad shows 

speed in first year at 

Illinois State 

1. An early impact 

LTHS alumna Jaclyn 

Greci contributed 

greatly her freshman 

year at Illinois State, 

hitting numerous 

goals and helping 

the Redbirds in the 

indoor and outdoor 

seasons. 

2. Showcasing speed 

indoors 

Greci finished fourth 

with a personal-best 

time of 56.63 seconds 

in the 400-meter 

dash to help the 

Redbirds capture the 

Indoor MVC Championship. 

3. Outdoor quickness 

Greci was All-Conference 

in the outdoor 

season, and her preliminary-round 

time 

of 55.07 at the MVC 

Championships was a 

personal record. 

Dwyer chosen to replace Prunty as Lockport AD 

Lockport grad 

returns to alma 

mater after serving 

as Andrew AD 

Randy Whalen 


Mike Dwyer is coming 

home. 

Pending school board approval 

on Monday, July 16, 

Dwyer will be the next athletic 

director at Lockport 

Township. For the 1993 

Lockport graduate, who has 

spent the past four years as 

the athletic director at Andrew, 

it’s a dream come true 

to be in charge of the athletic 

program at the high school 

he attended. 

“I’m home,” Dwyer said. 

“I’m excited to be home.” 

Dwyer certainly enjoyed 

his time at Andrew, a school 

he worked at for 20 years. He 

was looking toward another 

successful season there, but 

when Jim Prunty announced 

in a letter dated June 8 that 

he was stepping down as 

Lockport AD, things went in 

motion and Dwyer jumped 

at the opportunity. 

“It happened pretty quickly, 

and I respected the process,” 

Dwyer said. “It was 

a fast process and my wife 

[Kim] and I discussed it. An 

opportunity to be part of this 

at Lockport is amazing.” 

It was also a great birthday 

present for Dwyer, who 

turned 43 on July 7, two 

days after he formally accepted 

the job. After growing 

up in Homer and living 

in Lockport for years, Dwyer 

and his family of five moved 

to unincorporated Orland 

Township a year ago. But 

he’s now looking to move 

back to Lockport. His oldest 

daughter, Gianna, graduated 

from Lockport in 2016. 

“I believe in being part of 

the community,” Dwyer said 

of moving back to the Lockport 

district. “I want myself 

and my family to be part of 

that.” 

When he was at Lockport, 

Dwyer played football and 

ran track. He went on to play 

four years of football as a 

safety at North Central College. 

He received a masters 

degree from Governors State 

University and earned another 

masters degree earlier 

this decade in educational 

leadership from Concordia 

University. 

“I always saw myself being 

somehow involved in 

athletics,” Dwyer said. “In 

college, I played football 

and I always knew I wanted 

to be a coach.” 

He started at Andrew in 

the winter of the 1997-1998 

school year. He then started 

coaching football in the fall 

of 1998 under Mike O’Neill, 

and started coaching track 

and field in the spring of 

1999. He became offensive 

coordinator of the football 

team in 2006 when Jim Zimmer 

took over as head coach 

and was also the head coach 

of the boys track and field 

team for nine years starting 

in 2005. 

Dwyer was also assistant 

AD under Rich Piatchek for 

New Lockport Township High School Athletic Director Mike 

Dwyer is a 1993 LTHS graduate and spent the last four 

years as the AD at Andrew High School. Jeff Vorva/22nd 

Century Media 

13 years at Andrew, before 

taking over as athletic director 

there in 2014. 

“The hardest part of leaving 

Andrew was leaving the 

coaches behind after what 

we’ve built there,” Dwyer 

said. “We’ve built a lot of 

programs there the past few 

years, like football [from one 

win in 2016 to six wins and a 

playoff berth in 2017], boys 

basketball [19 wins and a coconference 

championship 

this past season] and girls 

soccer [a final-four Class 

3A finish this spring]. Those 

coaches and programs, as 

well as our wrestling, cheerleading, 

dance teams, and 

others, will continue to do 

great things. So, that’s what 

I’ll miss there.” 

But he knows there’s 

excellent programs and 

coaches at Lockport that will 

continue to be built upon. 

Porters principal Dennis 

Hicks knows first hand what 

Dwyer is capable of and is 

glad to welcome him back 

home to once again be a Porter. 

“Knowing Mike, he’s a 

character guy,” Hicks said. 

“He’s supportive of everyone, 

and we’re happy to 

bring Mike Dwyer in as 

athletic director at Lockport 

Township. He’s a Lockport 

guy, he’s an alum. We’re 

once again looking forward 

to him wearing the maroon 

and white. 

“We are very excited for 

Mike and for Lockport athletics.” 

Hicks was Dwyer’s freshman 

football coach at Lockport 

back in the fall of 1989. 

“Yes, Dennis Hicks was 

my freshman football coach 

at Lockport,” Dwyer said. 

“He taught me hard work 

and accountability. I’ve 

taken those values with me 

throughout my career.” 

Dwyer is the fourth AD 

in just over a decade at 

Lockport. Randy Konstans 

(2007-2010) and Brian 

Goff (2010-2015) preceded 

Prunty (2015-2018). Before 

that, Bob Allen and Kent Irvin 

combined for more than 

three decades as athletic director. 

But Dwyer plans on 

this being his final stop. 

“An opportunity like this 

is not one that comes along 

too often,” Dwyer said. 

“[It’s] just an opportunity 

to work with great coaches 

and programs here, [and] to 

be part of something special. 

Lockport is the peak of the 

mountain for me.” 

LISTEN UP 

“You can’t expect the results unless you put in the 

work. I’ve always known that, but it really showed 

this year.” 

Jaclyn Greci — LTHS alumna, on what led to her running 

success her freshman season at Illinois State 

Tune In 

Youth basketball 

Concluding camp — July 16-20, at LTHS’s East Campus 

• The Junior Porter Intensity Skills Basketball Camp wraps up, 

with youth players in grades 5 through 8 continuing to work 

on different aspects of their game. 

Index 

37 - Baseball 

36 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing 

Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon. 

com.

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Coming home 

Lockport chooses 1993 

LTHS grad as new athletic 

director, Page 39 

Saying goodbye 

to Summer 

Lockport baseball team’s 

summer season comes to 

abrupt end, 

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Former Lockport track star has plenty of potential entering second year at Illinois State, Page 38 

Lockport Township High School graduate Jaclyn Greci has continued her impressive track career at Illinois State University. Illinois State Athletics

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