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Through the 

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Lockport resident details 

25-year career as 

cameraman for ABC 7, 

Page 4 

Wes Jones, a U.S. Army veteran, dines on 

pancakes and eggs at the veteran pancake 

breakfast held Sunday, Oct. 14, at VFW Post 

5788 in Lockport. Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century 

Media 

Will County 

candidates 

Candidates for two Will 

County Board seats state 

their views in election 

questionnaires, Pages 6-7 

Pancake breakfast at Lockport 

VFW displays gratitude to 

veterans, Page 3 

Helping Hope 

GoFundMe page started to 

assist parents of newborn 

with rare birth defect, 

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THURSDAY 

Google Drive and Docs 

Courses 

6-8 p.m. Oct. 18, Administration 

Office Board Room, 

15733 Bell Rd, Homer Glen. 

Those who attend this course 

will learn how to backup 

files on Google Drive. 

Google Docs will also be 

discussed as an alternative 

to using Microsoft Word. 

The Drive features not only 

doc, but sheets and slides. To 

register, visit http://tinyurl. 

com/33c-courses. 

Create by Coloring 

6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 18, White 

Oak Library Meeting Room 

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

Participants can choose from 

a selection of popular coloring 

designs and have fun 

creating artwork with color 

pencils or markers. This is a 

great way to relax and eliminate 

stress. Snacks and lemonade 

are to be served. This 

event is for adults and teens 

age 16 and up. Registration 

is required. For more information, 

call (815) 552-4260. 

LTHS Choir Fall Concert 

7 p.m. Oct. 18, Lockport 

Township High School East 

Auditorium, 1323 E. 7th St. 

in Lockport. 

FRIDAY 

Bunco for a Cause 

6 p.m. Oct. 19, American 

Legion Post, 15052 Archer 

Ave., Lockport. Cost is $20 

per person, which includes 

pizza, dessert, and prizes. 

There will be an open bar, 

raffle baskets and a silent 

auction, too! All proceeds 

will benefit My Joyful Heart, 

a Mokena-based children’s 

charity that provides both 

life’s basic essentials and 

letters of encouragement 

to Chicago area children in 

need. For tickets, visit www. 

myjoyfulheart.org/newsevents/bunco. 

SATURDAY 

Lockport Rotary Club Coffin 

Races 

11 a.m. Oct. 20. Teams 

can sign-up to build “coffins” 

and race them down 

Hamilton Street. Inspections 

and judging of the coffins is 

to take place at 11 a.m. At 

noon, the coffins are to parade 

down Hamilton Street 

to the starting line for the 

start of the race. There is 

to be an after-party in the 

Hamilton Street parking lot 

until 4 p.m. For more information, 

please email lockpo 

rtrotary@gmail.com. 

SUNDAY 

Lockport Woman’s Club and 

Gallery Seven Partner in 

Membership Reception 

Noon-3 p.m. Oct. 21, 

2nd floor of the Gaylord 

Building, 200 W. 8th St. in 

Lockport. This reception is 

intended to showcase the 

Lockport Woman’s Club 

and the gallery. Members 

are to inform Lockport area 

women of the club’s history 

and encourage them to participate 

and become a part 

of the organization. There 

are to be brief presentations. 

Throughout the afternoon, 

photographers from Gallery 

Seven are to be offering 

complimentary headshots to 

all who have pre-registered. 

Refresments are to be served 

and admission is free. To 

register in advance for photos, 

call (815) 483-4310. 

MONDAY 

Movie Matinee: The Birds 

12:30-3 p.m. Oct. 22, 

White Oak Library Meeting 

Room A, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. Enjoy snacks and 

refreshments while watching 

“The Birds” rated PG- 

13. This movie is based on 

the novelette by Daphe du 

Maurier. 

TUESDAY 

Spooky Halloween Party 

6-7 p.m. Oct. 23, White 


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

Children are encouraged 

to wear their costume 

and have fun at the Halloween 

party in the library. Registration 

is requested. 

WEDNESDAY 

Microsoft Word Advanced 

3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 24, White 


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

Participants will learn 

how to add grapics to Word 

documents, create WordArt, 

create columns and more. 

This class will teach many of 

the skills necessary to make 

professional-looking documents. 

Basic computer skills 

are required prior to taking 

this class. Registration is 

required. For more information, 

call (815) 552-4260. 

UPCOMING 

How to Make Hard Cider 

6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, 

Oct. 25, White Oak Library 

Meeting Room A/B, 121 E. 

8th St., Lockport. Awardwinning 

home brewer 

Scott Pinton will discuss 

the equipment, ingredients, 

brewing process and resources 

available to wouldbe 

brew cider makers. This 

event is for adults age 21 and 

over. Cider samples will be 

served at this program. Registration 

is required. 

Scout-O-Ween Fundraiser 

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 27, Lockport VFW 

Post 5788, 1026 E. 9th St. 

in Lockport. Come dressed 

in your Halloween costume 

and trick-or-treat with the 

local vendors and crafters. 

There is also to be raffles. 

Pack 64 is hosting this annual 

fundraiser. To learn how 

to join, visit cubpack64.com. 

Fandom Night: Stranger 

Things 

6-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 

Attendees can enjo a night 

of creepy crafts, waffle creations, 

and jamming out to 

80s music. Registration is 


call (815) 552-4260. 

Microsoft Publisher Basics 

3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, 

Oct. 31, White Oak Library 

Meeting Room A/B, 121 E. 

8th St., Lockport. This class 

is to teach attendees how 

to create signs, fliers, brochures 

and other documents 

with an emphasis on adding 

pictures and other graphical 

elements. Registration is 


call (815) 552-4260. 

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Sundays and 7-11 p.m. Fridays 

and Saturdays in October 

and Halloween Day, 

17250 Weber Road in Lockport. 

General admission is 

$30. Take a journey through 

two haunted houses that feature 

more than 44 rooms and 

200 convicts and creatures. 

The prisoners of Statesville 

have rioted and the gates 

have opened for visitors. 

You’ll be forced to make 

your way through maximum 

security cells and come face 

to face with criminals who 

were too evil to die. This 

prison visit is unlike any 

other. For more information 

and to purchase tickets, visit 

http://www.statesvillehaunt 

edprison.com. 

HellsGate Haunted House 

7-10 p.m. Thursdays and 

Sundays and 7-11 p.m. Fridays 

and Saturdays in October 

and Halloween Day, 

Metra lot, 1300 S State St. in 

Lockport, General admission 

is $28. HellsGate Haunted 

House is an adventure all the 

way through. Walk down a 

dark trail, maneuver through 

the cemetery, and navigate 

through secret passages and 

the dragon cave to find your 

way out of HellsGate. If you 

find the skeleton key, your 

ticket is free. For more information 

and to purchase 

tickets, visit www.hellsgate. 

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the Lockport Legend | October 18, 2018 | 3 

Breakfast at Lockport VFW helps support veterans 

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pancake breakfast 

will become annual 

event at VFW 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

Although Veterans Day 

and Memorial Day are obvious 

times for the community 

to pay their respects to 

our veterans, honoring and 

supporting them is something 

the Homer Glen Junior 

Woman’s Club believes 

should always be done. 

With this attitude in mind, 

HGJWC hosted its first veterans 

pancake breakfast 

on Sunday, Oct. 14, at the 

Lockport Veterans of Foreign 

Wars Post 5788. 

More than 100 veterans 

and community members attended 

the inaugural event, 

which featured a free breakfast, 

raffles, an opportunity 

to write thank you notes to 

deployed military members 

and a coloring table for the 

children. 

“I had this idea and just 

wanted to show our appreciation 

for the people who 

have fought for our country,” 

said Nadya Formella, 

chairwoman of HGJWC’s 

Home Life Committee. “… 

I grew up in a military family, 

not in this country, but 

I understand what military 

members go through. … It’s 

nice to show the appreciation 

from the community.” 

Lorena Castro, a member 

of the committee, added, “I 

thought it was a good way of 

honoring veterans and giving 

them a free meal, and a 

good way for the community 

to get together.” 

Homer Glen resident and 

Army veteran John Nunez 

enjoyed the hot breakfast and 

spending time with community 

members at the event. 

“I’m so impressed with all 

of the people here,” he said. 

“Some of the children gave 

me some coloring pages. 

I’m going to hang them up 

at home. 

“I’m so impressed with 

everybody. It’s so wonderful.” 

Navy veteran and Lockport 

resident George 

Schmoll and his wife, Anita, 

said they are very involved 

in the Navy veteran community, 

and were happy to 

attend last Sunday’s breakfast 

to support veterans with 

their friend Army veteran 

and Homer Glen resident 

Jim Fransen and his wife, 

Jill. 

“We saw the event in 

The Lockport Legend and 

thought it would be good to 

attend something like this to 

support veterans,” George 

Schmoll said. “… Jim and 

I were in the military when 

Vietnam was going on, and 

after that the military was 

frowned upon and spit on. 

So, it’s nice to see the community 

coming together for 

something like this.” 

Jill Fransen added, “It 

supports the veterans, and 

we haven’t seen each other 

in a few weeks, so we went 

to church this morning and 

came over here for a nice 

breakfast and to catch up.” 

Bringing the inaugural 

event to fruition, the Homer 

Glen Junior Woman’s Club 

had help from a plethora of 

community members and local 

businesses and organizations, 

as well as more than 

20 volunteer members of the 

club itself, Formella said. 

“The members of the 

[Junior Woman’s] Club are 

amazing. Some of them 

have full-time jobs and families, 

and they volunteer their 

time,” she said. 

Castro added that all of 

the raffle items were donated 

by local businesses and club 

Ed Casper made a trip from California to visit friends at the veteran pancake breakfast 

on Sunday, Oct. 14, at VFW Post 5788 in Lockport. Photos by Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century 

Media 

Cheryl Neylon works as a volunteer stirring pancake batter at the breakfast for veterans. 

members. One item in particular, 

a wooden American 

flag, was specifically donated 

to be given to a veteran by 

Barnwood Sports Design. 

The Junior Woman’s Club 

hopes to continue the breakfast 

event annually. 

“We hope to try to keep 

this an annual event and 

watch it grow, and we hope 

to get more local businesses 

involved,” Castro said. 

The club is always busy 

and currently is working on 

a variety of initiatives. On 

Saturday, Oct. 20, the Junior 

Woman’s Club is to be 

posted outside of the Homer 

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Lockport resident witnesses 25 years of local history as cameraman 

Mary Compton 


As the famous saying 

goes: “Choose a job that you 

love and you’ll never work a 

day in your life.” 

Lockport resident Paul 

Martinez lives by those 

words every day. 

“I wasn’t cut out for a 

9-to-5 job in an office,” Martinez 

said. “I knew being a 

TV cameraman would offer 

variety.” 

Martinez has worked for 

ABC 7 Chicago news for the 

last 25 years as a cameraman 

and engineer. Besides the 

love for the camera, he met 

the love of his life, Nadine 

working at CNN in 1987. 

“My wife and I worked 

for CLTV for a number of 

years,” he said. “We’ve lived 

all over the country working 

for TV stations and other 

markets. I enjoy the variety 

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everyday. Being in different 

places and meeting 

different people.” 

Martinez, who has lived 

in Lockport for 25 years and 

has four children with his 

wife Nadine, wakes up much 

earlier than he would if he 

worked 9-to-5, getting out of 

bed at 1:55 a.m. each day. 

“I make the commute and 

find out the early morning 

assignment at about 3:15 

a.m.,” Martinez said. “I’ll 

go out with a reporter and 

wind up someplace in the 

metro area. Sometimes we’ll 

stay on the same story after 

7 a.m., if not we’ll go cover 

something else, something 

different for the later news. 

I’ll do all the editing for 

it to run at 11 a.m. A good 

percentage of the editing is 

done by the camera guys in 

the field.” 

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be featured for the ABC7 

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“When I found out Marian 

was going to be included in 

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I told the producer I’d like 

to be at my former high 

school,” he said. “We’ve 

been doing these flyovers for 

a number of years in the fall 

each year. Usually each season 

I will cover half the flyovers, 

we rotate from Friday 

to Friday.” 

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prepared us for life and beyond 

that. Marian gave us 

the right direction that we 

needed.” 

A graduate of Columbia 

College, Martinez has won 

awards for his work including 

local Emmy’s and 

a Golden Mic on the West 

Coast. His work has even 

permitted him to be in the 

presence of royalty. 

“My most memorable 

story is meeting Princess 

Diana,” Martinez said. “She 

came to visit sick children at 

what was Cook County Hospital. 

She was in Chicago 

for a few days and made a 

number of stops. I was impressed. 

She was so gracious 

and humble considering her 

status. She was so genuinely 

concerned for the kids.” 

Martinez sees some concerning 

changes in the field 

he’s been a part of for more 

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Glen Jewel-Osco, located 

at 14200 S. Bell Road, collecting 

donations for the 

Wreathes Across America 

Lockport resident Paul Martinez has been a cameraman 

for ABC 7 Chicago news for the last 25 years and recently 

covered a flyover at his alma mater, Marian Catholic. Mary 

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than two decades. 

“Jobs like mine are slowly 

disappearing,” he said. 

“In the mid-1990s all these 

broadcast companies were 

bought up by mega corporations. 

Very bottom line and 

trying to lower costs which 

includes personnel and eliminating 

positions.” 

One thing Martinez 

wouldn’t change about his 

program and giving thank 

you cards to veterans. 

“Last year was the first 

year we did that in front of 

Jewel, and we had such a 

great response,” Castro said. 

Next month, the club is 

to present its annual Sip & 

career is the commitment to 

telling and documenting the 

truth. 

“Journalism can’t be suppressed,” 

he said. “Then 

when I hear it called fake 

news, I resent that. I think 

the first amendment is still 

critical and important as it 

ever has been. To try and 

disguise the truth is a mistake.” 

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6 | October 18, 2018 | The Lockport Legend Election 2018 


Will County District 7 Board Member (3 for 2 seats) 

Name: Steve Balich 

Age: 68 

Town of Residence: 

Homer 

Glen 

Occupation: Will 

County Board 

Member 

Elected Political Experience: 

Homer Township Trustee for 

eight years, Homer Township 

Clerk for four years and Will 

County Board Member for five 

years. 

Why are you running for reelection 

in District 7? 

I want to serve the people of 

Will County to the best of my 

ability always remembering to 

stand for only what is in the best 

interest of people. I believe in 

less taxes, regulation and a smaller 

government. I have been very 

vocal about not raising the property 

tax rate, since I understand 

that property values decrease as 

taxes increase. I also understand 

seniors and others on a fixed income 

can be forced out of their 

home when taxes increase. [response 

truncated for exceeding 

word count] 

What makes you the best candidate 

for this position? 

The thing that separates me 

from other candidates is experience 

and understanding 

how to get issues addressed in 

government. I am not afraid to 

speak out, even if no person in 

the room agrees with me. It is 

my job to convince others to 

join me in doing what is best 

for the people. Beside being 

against increased taxes, a good 

example is getting the County 

policy changed to: when your 

car is towed and you are found 

innocent in court, your attorney 

can ask for your money back for 

towing, storage and administration 

expenses. The belief that 

what is good for the people is not 

always what is good for the government 

is very important. Participation 

in government, private 

groups, organizations and clubs 

help me want to listen to people 

and understand their needs. [response 


word count] 

What are the Top 3 issues you 

see facing the district, and what 

would you do to solve them? 

I recognize excessive taxes is 

the single most important issue 

facing our county. As taxes increase, 

property value and family 

disposable income decrease. The 

State of Illinois continually passes 

on unfunded mandates, and, at 

the same time, takes away more 

and more money from what is 

supposed to come in the form of 

grants for needed projects. This 

puts the County in a bad position. 

The problem of necessary 

programs being stopped is not 

what anyone wants, but taxes 

can’t be raised enough to pay 

what is needed to keep these programs 

funded. Simply put, programs 

funded by the State will 

end when the State stops funding 

them. These programs only 

existed because of State funding. 

Getting people to understand the 

State is responsible for funding, 

not the County, which is only administering 

the program, is very 

important. 

The courthouse, sheriff facility 

and health department are being 

built while lowering the tax 

rate. Republicans took control of 

the Board three years ago, saying 

no to the Public Safety Tax 

proposed by the Democrats as a 

method of funding. These buildings 

should have been replaced 

long ago. 

Public safety and jobs will 

continue to be a huge issue. We 

need to support our police, who 

must deal with media-driven 

disdain for police. Heroin is a 

problem we are addressing with 

education. However, creating a 

positive environment where addicts 

can get a good job and even 

raise a family should be a goal. 

Putting people in jail is very 

costly. The County is currently 

trying to find innovative ways 

to reduce the jail population. We 

need to continue to bring good 

paying jobs to our county. 

Name: Mike Fricilone 

Age: 63 


Homer Glen 

Occupation: Sales 

Elected Political 

Experience: 

Will County Board 

Member, Chairman of the Finance 

Committee, Vice Chair of the 

Capital Improvement Committee, 

Forest Preserve of Will County 

Commissioner, Chairman of the 

Operations Committee FPD, 

President of the LTHS Foundation 

and Children’s Advocacy Center 

Board Member 



I want to continue the work of 

making sure our residents receive 

the best services at the lowest cost. 

I want to serve the individual, as 

well as the community as a whole, 

and public service is the best way 

to do that. My cell number is (708) 

Name: Kyle P. 

Killacky 

Age: 23 


Homer Glen 

Occupation: Student 


Experience: Been 

involved in local politics since 

2015 

Why are you running for election 


I am running because I believe I 

can make a difference. Right now, 

our politics is so divisive and 

ugly. It is turning off the voters. 

Both sides demonize the other, 

and that is not how any government 

should work. Yes, we have 

many different views, but I am 

sure we can find common ground. 

In the words of Maya Angelou, 

“We are more alike, my friends, 

than we are unalike.” [Response 

truncated for exceeding word 

count.] 



I think I would bring a more 

310-9831, and my email is mikefricilone@gmail.com. 

I want to be 

accessible to all our county residents. 



I am a businessman. I look at 

things different than the typical 

politician. I want to reduce the 

tax burden while increasing the 

County services. It can be done! 

Efficient government and wise 

spending can make that happen. 

On my website, mikefricilone. 

com, you can see a list of my accomplishments, 

which should 

give you a sense of my experience. 

Over the last three years as 

chairman of the Finance Committee, 

I have eliminated pensions 

for all County Board Members, 

reduced the County Tax rate three 

times and yet we have increased 

the budget at the health department, 

provided more drug awareness 

programs, built a new public 

safety complex, started the build 

youthful, more modern take on 

how the county works. I think I 

can bring fresh, new and exciting 

ideas to the county. Having people 

that bring fresh ideas to the table 

is very vital in leading the County 

into the future. If we keep electing 

the same people, with the same 

ideas, then the county isn’t moving 

forward. 




1. Jobs. Will County is growing, 

and with that growth, we 

need jobs. People think that putting 

up warehouses is the solution; 

it is not. Warehouses are, 

in my view, a band-aid and are 

not a long-term solution. They 

are fine now, but they will not 

last. Automation is sadly the future, 

and we need to prepare for 

that future. Plus, for what I heard 

from people who have worked 

in those warehouses, they do not 

have great working conditions. 

We need jobs that treat workers 

like human beings, and that pay 

their workers a living wage. On 

the board, I will work to get those 

on our new county courthouse 

and will soon start the build on 

our new health department. [response 


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1. Continue to work on reducing 

our taxes. 

2. Continue oversight on our 

spending and operations, making 

sure the taxpayer is getting the 

best services for what they pay. 

3. Continue the fight against 

drug use, especially with our children. 

The earlier our children are 

educated on the dangers of drugs, 

the better prepared they will be 

to fight this battle. I will continue 

to ask both the State and Federal 

government for grant dollars to 

fight this epidemic. We are getting 

results, as this past week the 

Feds approved legislation providing 

funding to local governments 

to help in the fight. 

jobs into the county. 

2. To get well-paying jobs in 

Will County, we must continue to 

invest in our infrastructure. The 

county is doing a good job, but we 

need and I will do more to fix our 

crumbling roads. 

3. The biggest priority that I 

have on my list is battling the 

heroin epidemic. It seems that it 

is getting worse, and our county 

needs to do more. They must invest 

more in our county health 

department. Right now, our health 

department is underfunded, and 

at a time when we have a health 

epidemic raging in the county, 

our health department should not 

be underfunded. It was insane 

to think that in 2016 there were 

people on the board that wanted 

to defund the health department. 

We also need to make sure the 

Sheriff’s Department has enough 

resources to continue their hardfought 

battle in lowering the death 

toll. The Sheriff’s Department has 

been successful, but they need 

more help from the board. These 

things are vital in combating this 

disease. This is the most important 

issue facing the county.

lockportlegend.com Election 2018 


Will County District 9 Board Member (3 for 2 seats) 

Name: Jim Murphy 

Age: 61 


Joliet 

Occupation: Creative 

Director, J.V. 

Murphy & Associates 

Marketing, Advertising 

& Public 

Relations 

Elected Political Experience: I am 

a first-time candidate for a major 

elected office. 



I believe my strong business experience 

and years of local community 

involvement will be of value to 

the residents and businesses in District 

9, and to the entire Will County 

Board. Having lived in Will County 

for more than 30 years, I have a 

deep understanding of District 9’s 

past, a positive vision for its future 

and will be a strong voice for this 

extremely diverse district. 



My business experience includes 

managing multi-million dollar budgets, 

as well as directing employee 

staffs of up to 350 people. I have 

Name: Rachel Ventura 

Age: 37 


Joliet 

Occupation: Business 

Director, Legendary 

Games 


Experience: Did not 

provide answer 



I’m running for Will County 

Board District 9 because I believe 

we need a government that works 

for everyone! I plan to focus on the 

issues and find bold solutions to the 

everyday kitchen table problems. 

I’m committed to listening to the issues, 

researching the problem, asking 

the tough questions and working 

to create solutions that best represent 

the needs of the people and area. 



I am a native of Joliet. I spent 10 

been actively involved in the local 

community for several decades 

working with, and volunteering 

for, many nonprofit organizations. I 

support fiscally responsible leadership, 

road improvements and capital 

projects, creating job growth in Will 

County, expanding Will County 

green spaces and providing County 

government employees with technology 

and training so they remain 

efficient and effective. I am strongly 

endorsed by the Will County Deputy 

Sheriff’s Union, Joliet Firefighters 

Local 44, American Federation of 

Teachers Local 604, the Will-Grundy 

Central Trades & Labor Council, 

the Will-Grundy Building Trades, 

Operating Engineers Local 150, the 

National Association of Letter Carriers 

and many more. 

years as a military spouse, which 

allows me to bring both local experiences 

and new ideas to the table. I 

have worked as an actuary, a substitute 

teacher, a state park naturalist, 

a pet nurse, a marketing manager, 

and, currently, I am a business director. 

I volunteer for Joliet School 

District 86, Girl Scouts, Educurious, 

Bicentennial Park and the 

American Legion Auxiliary. 

As a single mother of twins, I understand 

today’s kitchen table problems 

like high property taxes, safe 

roads, keeping our loved one’s safe 

and good jobs. With years of experience 

serving others through my 

work and volunteerism, I am ready 

to serve my community as a member 

of the Will County Board District 9. 




My first priority would be to invest 

in our infrastructure. The expanse of 

warehouses in the area has increased 

truck traffic and deteriorated our 




I have walked all of District 9’s six 

Townships and 25 precincts twice 

in order to listen to the concerns of 

residents. They clearly believe that 

our inferior roads and infrastructure 

are Will County’s biggest issue, and 

I completely agree. The Joliet-area 

portion of Interstate 80 was completed 

over 50 years ago and was not 

designed to serve today’s high traffic 

counts. I-55 must be improved 

and widened, as well. Many of our 

local bridges have been declared 

“structurally deficient” by [the Illinois 

Department of Transportation]. 

I will work together with all County 

Board members to show a united 

front to Springfield and Washington, 

D.C. in order to fast track and secure 

funding of major construction projects 

that will dramatically improve 

the level of safety on our highways 

today and for the future. I will also 

work to maintain or improve Will 

County’s AA+ bond rating. An excellent 

bond rating lowers the cost 

of doing government business. I do 

not believe in spending money we 

don’t have, and the taxpayer’s back 

is only so big. Finally, I will work 

with all parties to find a bipartisan 

solution to the region’s dwindling 

water supply. We must look at all 

possible water sources and make 

long-term decisions that will secure 

an adequate supply for generations 

to come at the lowest possible cost. 

This is not a Republican or Democrat 

issue. It’s a quality of life issue 

for all Will County residents and 

businesses. 

roads and bridges. I plan to work with 

all levels of government to create an 

intergovernmental solution since 

more than 60 percent of the truck 

traffic in Will County is from outside 

the county. By focusing on projects 

like the I-80 expansion and bridge, 

we can create a safer interstate but 

also provide better economic development 

that residents can support, 

and thus better jobs in the county. 

Secondly, investing in other infrastructure, 

like renewal energy 

such as wind and solar, also provides 

jobs but helps offset the warehouse 

and truck emissions. Couple 

this with responsible land preservation, 

and we can make Will County 

a greener place to live. 

Lastly, opioid deaths and addiction 

continue to affect residents in 

my district. I would like to create 

an opioid treatment center at the 

new health department and expand 

mental health services, as well. I 

support the Safe Passage programs 

Please see election, 9 

Name: Annette 

Parker 

Age: 48 


Crest Hill 

Occupation: Executive 

Director, 

Lockport Chamber 

of Commerce 

Elected Political Experience: 

Will County Board (2014-18); 

Vice President Forest Preserve 

District of Will County (2016- 

2018); Lockport Township Park 

Board (2012-2014) 



I want to continue to improve 

the quality of life for all 

residents and keep the positive 

progress moving forward. In the 

last four years since being elected, 

I have voted to reduce the 

county property tax rate while 

still providing residents topquality 

service, maintained and 

preserved green space, supported 

opioid prevention, treatment 

and recovery, and promoted job 

growth. I want to keep Chicago 

politics out of Will County and 

retain our own identity. 



I have consistently demonstrated 

an ability to interact 

with constituents, listen to varied 

views, attend neighborhood 

meetings, participate in discussions 

and delve into and broaden 

my understanding of county 

issues. I am a lifelong resident 

and am highly engaged with the 

community. I am a proven leader 

and dedicated to every cause 

I become involved with. District 

9 is diverse and composed 

of different religions, ethnicities 

and socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Due to this makeup, it 

is important to have a member 

from each political party to be 

the voice of the people. I am the 

only Republican asking to represent 

District 9. I am the only 

candidate that has been previously 

elected, and my record of 

bipartisanship shows I look for 

the right decisions. [Response 

truncated for exceeding word 

count] 


see facing the district, and 

what would you do to solve 

them? 

1. Property taxes are the No. 

1 complaint. Some residents are 

being forced to sell their homes 

and move because their tax bill 

has gone beyond what they can 

afford. As the County Board 

representative in District 9 and 

vice president of the Forest Preserve, 

I have voted against tax 

increases and have voted to reduce 

the tax rate for the last four 

years while still providing residents 

with quality services. If 

elected, I will continue to fight 

against tax increases. 

2. Infrastructure needs and 

safety of our roads. With Will 

County located in the Midwest, 

near the third-largest city in the 

country and having three interstates 

surround us, truck traffic 

will no doubt be traveling 

through our county. I have been 

working diligently with state and 

federal officials to tell our story 

of infrastructure needs. This past 

September, Will County was 

awarded State and Federal funding 

in the amount of $47 million 

for interchange and infrastructure 

improvements on I-80 at 

Route 30. I will continue to beat 

that drum and fight for funding 

from state and federal agencies 

to improve the safety and efficiency 

of our roads. 

3. Opioids are becoming more 

dangerous, easier to obtain and 

are affecting people of all ages. 

An increase in use, addiction and 

deaths are on the rise. Opioid addiction 

is a physical and mental 

illness and needs to be treated 

as such. I have supported the 

education and awareness about 

the dangers of this drug. I have 

been in favor of Will County 

taking actions to deal with this 

issue head on, such as working 

with the Sheriff’s Office, State’s 

Attorney and specialty courts, 

supplying Narcan to all Sheriff 

deputies, supporting the Safe 

Passage programs and working 

with hospitals for recovery. I 

will continue to vote to support 

opioid prevention, treatment and 

recovery.

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Lockport family stays hopeful during daughter’s hospitalization 

GoFundMe set up 

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daughter 

Jacquelyn Schlabach 

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At just 38-days-old, Eva 

Hope has been fighting for 

her life since she was born 

on Sept. 4. 

It hasn’t been easy for 

the Luduigsen’s, but they 

haven’t given up hope on 

their daughter. 

Eva Hope was born four 

weeks pre-mature with a 

birth defect known as omphalocele, 

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to the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention 

(CDC), is when the infant’s 

intestines, liver or other organs 

stick outside of the belly 

through the belly button. 

The organs are covered in a 

thin transparent sac. 

The newborn has been at 

Lurie Children’s Hospital 

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she was born. Doctors are 

constantly monitoring her 

and making sure she stays 

healthy. 

“She’s not given up, and 

that’s why we gave her the 

middle name Hope is because 

when we found this 

out, we decided that we were 

going to do everything we 

could to give her hope,” her 

father, Carl, said. 

Last week, with the advice 

from family in Mississippi 

who wanted to help Eva, 

Carl setup a GoFundMe donation 

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daughter’s side. 

As of press time, and only 

nine days after launching 

the fundraiser, friends, family 

and community members 

have donated $1,925 of the 

$2,000 goal. 

“Her insurance will cover 

all her medical for the most 

part; most of it, Carl said. 

“But I’m sure there’s still going 

to be out-of-pocket we’ll 

have to pay for that, but for 

the most part the GoFundMe 

was just to help with our 

rent and our car payments 

and our everyday expenses, 

because we had some savings, 

but that dwindled very 

quickly.” 

For the first month of 

Eva’s life, Elaine and Carl 

were traveling back and 

forth from Lockport to 

Lurie Children’s Hospital 

every day to be with their 

daughter. Expenses started 

to increase, with no income 

coming in because neither 

of them were able to go to 

work. 

“It’s meant the world to 

us that with that now we 

can both stay here and be 

by her side even longer because 

she’s going through 

a couple real rough patches 

right now,” Carl said. “It’s 

unbelievable the generosity 

people have.” 

On Oct. 5, the family was 

approved to stay at the Ronald 

McDonald house, just a 

couple blocks down the road 

from Lurie Children’s. They 

now can be with Eva 24/7 

and not have to worry about 

traveling expenses. 

at local police departments, 

where people with substance 

abuse disorders can turn 

themselves in for treatment 

without being arrested, and 

believe this should be expanded 

to all police departments 

in Will County. I also 

support our county efforts, 

and [Will County State’s 

Attorney James] Glasgow’s 

office for filing lawsuits 

against pharmaceutical companies 

who target our residents, 

especially our youth. 

When her mother, Elaine, 

was 12 weeks pregnant with 

Eva, doctors gave them the 

news that her daughter was 

going to be born with an 

omphalocele. Neither Elaine 

nor Carl had ever heard of 

the condition and didn’t 

know what to expect. 

“The first doctor that told 

us, he actually recommended 

that we terminate the 

pregnancy but we refused to 

do that,” Carl said. “That’s 

when we found a team of 

surgeons and went to Lurie 

Children’s [Hospital] and 

got a second opinion from 

them and they seemed like 

they could help.” 

The CDC reports that each 

year about 775 babies in the 

United States are born with 

omphalocele, which is 1 out 

of every 5,386 babies born. 

“It’s just something 

that happens,” Carl said. 

“They’re not sure why it 

happens, sometimes it just 

happens. They said usually 

it comes along with other 

chromosome abnormalities, 

but with her case that 

doesn’t appear to be that 

way, so other than that she’s 

a normal baby.” 

At 2-weeks-old, the sac 

that housed Eva’s organs 

ruptured. Surgeons were 

able to close it up for a few 

days, but she then developed 

two holes in her bowel and 

the sac had to be removed. In 

the sac’s place, surgeons put 

a plastic silo to cover Eva’s 

organs. Now, twice a week, 

doctors open it up and wash 

it out. 

“It was just a thin spot, 

they guess, and I mean nobody 

was even touching it 

and it just kind of popped, 

and fluid went spraying everywhere,” 

Carl said. 

Unfortunately, that was 

only the beginning of a tough 

road ahead for Eva. Eva has 

overcome an unidentified infection, 

and two weeks ago, 

she got a fungal infection, 

but fortunately, she is in the 

process of getting rid of it 

and tests are starting to come 

back negative, Carl said. 

Shortly after, doctors found 

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also developed another hole 

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“This last fungal infection, 

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was going to live through 

the weekend, and then the 

first infection she had, they 

didn’t think she was going to 

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Police Reports 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Activist group speaks out 

against Respect Life Week 

proclamation 

Approximately 20 people 

were in attendance Oct. 8 

for a Mokena Village Board 

meeting to demand a recent 

proclamation made by the 

board for Respect Life Week 

be rescinded. 

Several people spoke out 

against the proclamation, including 

Emily Biegel, of the 

Southwest Suburban Activists. 

Biegel said the mayor’s 

office told some of those 

who called that the proclamation 

had been done in the 

Village for 25 years. 

“[The staff member’s] intent 

may have been to justify 

a wrong practice by highlighting 

its longevity, but 

that just makes it worse,” 

Biegel said. “This just means 

that for 25 years, the Village 

of Mokena has affirmatively 

stated its support for organizations 

seeking to deny its 

citizens their constitutional 

right of bodily autonomy. 

This means that for 25 years, 

the Village has put religious 

agendas ahead of the constitution.” 

At the end of the regular 

meeting, during his comments 

to the board, Mayor 

Frank Fleischer responded 

to those in attendance and 

those who had voiced displeasure 

over the proclamation. 

“The proclamation stated 

that respect for life was the 

foundation of a modern society; 

that the focus of the 

week was that all people 

have a right to life, liberty 

and the pursuit of happiness; 

that both secular and 

nonsecular groups supported 

that right,” Fleischer 

said. “The Village has recognized 

that right by such 

a proclamation since 1994. 

The federal government, 

through the president, has 

issued a proclamation recognizing 

the national sanctity 

of human life, which 

was started by Ronald Reagan 

in 1984.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Tinley Park considering more 

than $7 million in incentives 

for development 

The developers proposing 

to build a $36-million, 

four-story mixed-use development 

in downtown Tinley 

Park have requested more 

than $7 million in economic 

incentives from the Village 

after back-and-forth negotiations. 

The Village’s Committee 

of the Whole met Oct. 

9 to discuss an agreement 

for the Boulevard at Central 

Station that includes 

a $4.8-million contingent 

upon the project’s completion, 

$2.2 million in upfront 

TIF funds to assist 

with public infrastructure 

improvements, and a 

$130,000 cap of permit and 

review fees. Both parties 

would agree to land swaps 

upon completion of the first 

and final phase of the project. 

The total public and 

private incentive request is 

$7.52 million, according to 

Village documents. 

“The risk is on the developer,” 

Village Attorney Patrick 

Connelly said. 

South Street — Robert 

Hansen of Hansen Development 

and Joseph Rizza 

of Joe Rizza Auto Group 

— has been working on the 

project for approximately 

12 years with the goal of 

building a transit-oriented 

development on roughly 3 

acres of land, approximately 

1 acre of which is owned 

by the Village, adjacent to 

the Oak Park Avenue train 

station. 

Recommended for approval 

by the Plan Commission 

on Sept. 6, plans 

include 165 one- and twobedroom 

apartments, and 

29,853 leasable square feet 

of commercial space, with 

at least one restaurant built 

over the course of two construction 

phases. 

The Village Board was 

scheduled to consider the 

first reading of two ordinances 

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 

that would approve the economic 

incentive agreement 

and grant a special use permit 

with variance. 

Reporting by Cody Mroczka, 

Editor. For more, visit Tin 

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Durbins reopens with new 

look following arson in July 

Durbins in downtown 

Frankfort is open again after 

a July 15 fire that Frankfort 

Fire Protection District officials 

determined was an 

act of arson, which led to a 

complete remodeling of the 

inside of the restaurant. 

The fire caused enough 

damage to ruin most of 

Durbins interior, but coowner 

John McAuliffe said 

the incident gave the business 

a chance to give the 

place a new look. The majority 

of the interior of the 

reopened restaurant is new. 

“At first, when the fire department 

called, we were all 

under the assumption that 

we did something, like, ‘Oh, 

what did we do?’” McAuliffe 

said. “We thought maybe 

we brushed something 

hot into the garbage can, and 

it smoldered.” 

After reviewing the restaurant’s 

video footage, 

McAuliffe said it was obvious 

someone had entered 

the building, stolen cash and 

equipment, and lit the fire on 

the way out. 

A setback along the way 

resulted in Durbin’s remaining 

closed during the Frankfort 

Fall Festival, which 

McAuliffe said is the last big 

event before the slower winter 

season starts. 

“I am a little nervous 

about the winter; it really 

does scare me around here 

... but I think our customers 

are loyal,” McAuliffe said. 

“And I think they’ll come 

back, and hopefully they’re 

going to come back and 

support us to keep us going 

through the rough times.” 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Police: Driver was under 

the influence when semi 

jackknifed on I-80 

An Orland Park truck 

driver allegedly was under 

the influence of alcohol 

when his truck tractor and 

semitrailer jackknifed on Interstate 

80. 

John Mulica, 48, was 

charged with driving under 

the influence of alcohol, illegal 

transportation of alcohol, 

failure to reduce speed 

to avoid an accident and improper 

lane usage, according 

to a press release issued 

Oct. 10 by Illinois State Police. 

He reportedly was involved 

in a one-vehicle 

crash involving a commercial 

vehicle at 4:29 p.m. Oct. 

9 on I-80, just east of I-55 in 

Will County. 

He was driving a 2015 

Kenworth truck tractor pulling 

a semitrailer westbound 

when he lost control of it and 

the vehicle jackknifed in the 

center median ditch, according 

to the release. 

Mulica was taken to an 

area hospital with injuries 

described as not life threatening 

and then taken into 

custody, police said. 

Trooper DeAnn Falat, 

with ISP District 5, said a 

hospital blood draw is what 

determined Mulica was under 

the influence of alcohol. 

Whether any other factors 

caused him to lose control of 

Please see nfyn, 13 

Man cited for loud exhaust, 

revoked license on State Street 

Steven Vieyra, 39, of the 

100 block of West Circle 

Drive in Joliet, was charged 

by Lockport Police with loud 

exhaust, driving with a revoked 

license and operating 

an uninsured motor vehicle 

Oct. 4 after being stopped on 

State Street for an equipment 

violation. 

Lockport Police Department 

Oct. 9 

• Rosalind Martinez, 46, 

of the 2000 block of Glenwood 

Avenue in Joliet, was 

charged with driving with 

an expired registration, driving 

with a suspended license 

and operating an uninsured 

motor vehicle after being 

stopped on State Street for 

an expired registration. 

Oct. 7 

• Julio Juarez, 20, of the 

800 block of Ewing Avenue 

in Joliet, was charged with 

speeding and driving without 

a valid driver’s license 

after being stopped for going 

57 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. 

Oct. 5 

• Jamar Cook, 34, of the 300 

block of Woodcreek Drive 

in Bolingbrook, was charged 

with driving with a suspended 

license and disobeying a 

traffic control device after 

being stopped for a traffic 

violation on 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. 

Woman found dead in vehicle in 

Lockport Walmart parking lot 

Max Lapthorne, Editor 

There is no foul play suspected 

after a 24-year-old 

woman was found dead in 

the parking lot of Walmart in 

Lockport Oct. 9, according 

to a release issued the next 

day by the Lockport Police 

Department. 

Officers responded to 

Walmart, 16241 S. Farrell 

Road, at approximately 

4:28 p.m. after someone 

reportedly found a body, according 

to the release. The 

officers located the body of 

from Oct. 10 

a 24-year-old female in the 

back seat of her vehicle in 

the parking lot, the release 

stated. 

There were no obvious 

signs of trauma to the 

woman’s body, and the 

cause of death has not been 

determined, according to 

the release. An autopsy 

with the Will County Coroner’s 

Office is currently 

pending. 

For more on this and other 

breaking news, visit Lock 

portLegend.com.

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The importance of hope 

Max Lapthorne 

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NFYN 

From Page 12 

the vehicle is “still under investigation,” 

Falat wrote in 

an email to The Orland Park 

Prairie. 

Falat declined to release 

information on what type of 

alcohol reportedly was being 

transported in the vehicle. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. 

For more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

I 

do my best to avoid 

getting too soap-boxy in 

this editorial space. 

I try offer up my thoughts 

and opinions on topics 

relevant to the community 

without getting too preachy. 

But when you are given several 

hundred words worth 

of space each week to tell 

people what you think, it can 

be tough to not let that go to 

your head. I — despite what 

my friends, family, coworkers 

and acquaintances might 

say — would never let 

something like that inflate 

my ego, so I try to simply 

offer my view on things. 

Each week I offer some 

additional details about a 

story in our paper and let 

you know where to find it so 

you can check it out if you 

so choose. I understand that 

some people won’t have any 

interest in reading the story 

I choose to highlight in this 

space, and I completely 

understand that. My references 

to these stories are 

meant as a gentle nudge to 

the reader to point them in 

the direction of something 

that I found to be especially 

compelling. 

But this week, it feels 

appropriate that I turn that 

gentle nudge into an emphatic 

— but friendly — shove 

toward the story on Page 9. 

The story on that page tells 

the inspiring and heartbreaking 

tale of Eva Hope, an 

infant who has been in a 

battle for her life since she 

was born early last month. 

A GoFundMe page has 

been started to support 

Eva’s parents as they take 

time away from work to be 

by their daughter’s side. My 

heart goes out to Eva Hope 

and her family as they go 

through this unimaginable 

battle. Eva’s parents gave 

her the middle name Hope 

because they have dedicated 

themselves to giving their 

daughter hope, no matter the 

situation. 

Eva Hope has a long road 

ahead, but she has already 

overcome a number of obstacles 

to still be here today. 

Her parents are focusing their 

effort on giving their daughter 

hope, so any assistance 

they can get is much-needed. 

To donate to the GoFund- 

Me, visit www.gofundme. 

com/help-eva-hope-andher-family. 

Even if you are 

unable to donate, I would 

still implore you to read the 

inspiring story of Eva Hope’s 

life and allow yourself a moment 

or two to reflect on the 

importance of hope. 

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Halloween costume, pumpkin carving 

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Dancing Marlin tweaks old recipes, mixes in 

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LTHS bands stage fall concert with diverse song choices, Page 17 

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16 | October 18, 2018 | The Lockport Legend faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

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

St., Lockport) 

Divine Worship 

9 a.m. Sundays with Fellowship 

to follow at 10 a.m. 

For more information, call 

(815) 838-1832. 

First Congregational United Church of 

Christ (700 E. 9th St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9:30 a.m. 

Children & Nursery 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. There 

are programs for toddlers 

through 8th grade. 

Ladies Craft & Chat 

4:30 p.m. every third Friday. 

Please bring craft projects, 

sewing, etc. or just 

come to chat. Dinner is at 

6:30 p.m. 

Confirmation 

Open to high school age. 

Please contact Rev. Eric 

Quinney-Burnard to participate. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Alcoholics-Anonymous 

6 p.m. Saturdays. Enter 

through the door closest to 

the side parking lot. There 

will be a sign in front for the 

meeting. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

10:30 a.m. 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle 

of Love provides diapers, 

feminine and incontinence 

products to clients who are 

qualified to use the local 

FISH Food Pantry. For more 

information, call (815) 838- 

1017. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church 

(21514 W. Division St., Lockport) 

Saturday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sabbath school; 

10:45 a.m. Worship Hour. 

Prayer Meeting 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Attendees can share their 

praise reports and prayer requests. 

The call-in number 

is (530) 881-1200. When 

prompted enter the access 

code: 761835 then the # 

key. The prayer line is free, 

and there is no additional 

cost beyond regular phone 

charges. 

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

Lockport) 

St. Dennis Beer & Chili 

Cook-Off 

6-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 

20. This fifth-annual cookoff 

features music, trivia, 

margaritas and more. Tickets 

are $25 to register in advance 

or $30 at the door. To 

purchase tickets or for more 

information, email fundrais 

ing@saint-dennis.org. 

Welcome Gathering 

Sunday, Oct. 21 following 

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

masses. New parishoners or 

those considering joining are 

welcome to attend and meet 

The Rev. Jim and St. Dennis 

staff members in the Rectory. 

All Souls Memorial Mass and 

Reception 

7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. This 

mass is open to all who are 

grieving the loss of a loved 

one, especially during this 

past year. If you wish to 

have the name of a deceased 

relative who passed between 

October 2017 to October 

2018, who was not a St. 

Dennis parishoner, listed in 

the mass booklet, please call 

Colleen at (815) 838-2592 

Ext. 123 by Oct. 19. 

Care Pantry/Outreach/ 

Bread of Life 

The first Sunday of each 

month bring one food item 

to support the FISH Pantry, 

Fairmmont Food Pantry and 

many local families through 

our Bread of Life program. 

Gift cards to WalMart or gas 

station gift cards are always 

needed. Put in an envelope 

in collections labeled Bread 

of Life. 

Angel Choir 

All school and parishs students 

in grades 3 through 8 

can participate. Rehearsal 

is every Thursday from 5-6 

p.m. in church. Angel Choir 

sings two weekend mass 

times per month. 

Kids Chime Choir 

All school and parish students 

in grades 3 though 8 

can participate. Rehearsal 

is every Thursday from 3-4 

p.m. in church music room. 

Daily Mass Times 

8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, 

Thursday 

8:15 a.m. Wednesday 

8 a.m. Friday with communion 

service 

Saturday Mass 

4:30 p.m. 

Sunday Mass 

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

11:15 a.m. All are welcome. 

Healing Prayer 

Following the Saturday 

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

a.m. Sunday mass. All are 

welcome. Contact Parish 

Secretary at secretary@saintdennis.org 

or call (815) 838- 

2592 for more information. 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 

(15625 S. Bell Road, Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

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

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

Sunday School. For more 

information, call (708) 645- 

0652. 

THRIVE Church (1605 Washington St., 

Lockport) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. service; Meet and 

greet with coffee at 9:30 a.m. 

and Children’s Church — infant 

to fifth grade — also at 

10 a.m. New summer hours; 

all are welcome to join for 

coffee, fellowship, worship 

and the word. 

Thrive Youth 

7 p.m. Wednesdays night 

youth gatherings 

Thrive Small Groups 

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays night 

gatherings 

Women’s Bible Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Every other 

Monday. The group meets 

at Charity McCarthy’s home 

in Lockport. For more information 

you can reach her at 

charitymccarthy1@gmail. 

com. 

Upper Room 

7:30 p.m. Saturday nights. 

Upper Room is for 18-35 

year olds to gather for a time 

of worship, teaching and fellowship 

at the Buck’s home 

in Homer Glen. For more information, 

contact Phil and 

Nicole Buck at pnbuck@att. 

net. 

Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 

E. 9th St., Lockport) 

Sundays Service 

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

Wednesday Service 

6:30 p.m. 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays 

Weight Watchers 

5:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

weigh-in, meeting starts at 

6 p.m. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 

beginners 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 

established members 

All meetings are “closed 

door” 

Caregiver Group Meetings: 

Fourth Thursday of every 

month at noon. Please call 

the church at (815) 838-0708 

to RSVP. Lunch is provided. 

First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 

Thornton St., Lockport) 

Awana Clubs 

6:15- 8 p.m. on Wednesdays 

during the school year. 

Children will have fun learning 

Awana games, sports, 

teammwork and about God’s 

love. For questions, please 

call the church office at 

(815) 838-4004. 


9:30 a.m. Morning Bible 

study classes for all ages; 

10:45 a.m.-noon Morning 

Worship Service 

Angel Food House Food 

Pantry 

12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and 

6-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Open 

to the public. First time users 

please bring two forms 

of identification. For more 

information, call Kathy at 

(872) 216-9212. 

Wednesday Night Bible 

Study 

6:30-7:30 p.m. 

Grace Baptist Church (501 N. State St., 

Lockport) 

Sunday Schedule 

9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 

10:45 a.m. Morning service; 

6 p.m. Night service. 

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Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W. 

Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. For more information, 

call (815) 838-9105. 

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church 

(312 E. 11th St., Lockport) 

Worship Services 

8:30 a.m. Sundays, Holy 

Eucharist; 9:15 a.m., Adult 

and Children’s Formation 

(every second and fourth 

Sunday of the month); 10:30 

a.m., Holy Eucharist. 

Holy Eucharist 

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

Sundays. For more information, 

call (815) 834-1168 or 

email office@stjohns-lock 

port-il.org. 

12 Step Meetings 

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

and 11:59 p.m. Fridays. 

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (18101 

W. Oak Ave., Lockport) 


8:30 a.m. Sunday school; 

10 a.m. Morning worship, 

Nursery ministry (ages infant 

to 4) and Youth church 

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

Bible Study. For more information, 

contact (815) 774- 

1016. 

St. Joseph Catholic Church (410 S. 

Jefferson St. Lockport) 


8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:45 

a.m. 

Confessions 

4 p.m. every Saturday in 

the church 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at 

j.schlabach@ 

22ndcenturymedia.com or 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 15. 

Information is due by noon 

Thursday one week prior to 

publication.

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LTHS bands perform fall concert at East Campus 

Three more shows 

still to come during 

school year 

Megan Schuller 


The LTHS concert and 

wind symphony bands recently 

took to the auditorium 

stage at East Campus to perform 

various selections for 

their fall concert, which has 

become the traditional first 

of four concerts performed 

during the school year. 

LTHS senior and wind 

ensemble member Tricia 

Lee said each year, the first 

concert is always a test of 

nerves. 

“The first concert is nervewracking 

as a new group 

of people come together to 

perform music for the first 

time in front of family and 

friends,” Lee said. “But in 

the end, it always turns out 

good, though.” 

The two-day concert on 

Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 

11, allowed the six curricular 

bands to each perform several 

pieces they have been 

working on thus far in the 

school year. 

“This is the first concert 

where the freshmen are 

combined into two different 

bands from all of the 

middle schools and where 

the new ensembles at East 

campus perform, as well,” 

Associate Director of Bands 

Andrew Beckwith said. “We 

select appropriate music to 

allow the ensembles to grow 

and continue to improve 

throughout the year.” 

One notable song performed 

by the Concert Band 

during Thursday’s performance 

was called “A Prairie 

Portrait.” It was inspired by 

the poem called “Prairie” 

written by Illinois native 

Carl Sandburg. The lyrical 

nature and flow of the piece 

is meant to capture the pioneer 

spirit and the feeling of 

home. 

For the band students at 

LTHS, band is more than 

just a class, it is a closeknit 

community. Lee said 

her favorite experience in 

band throughout high school 

has been being a part of the 

LTHS band community and 

the relationships she has 

formed through it. 

“I love that I had a close 

group of people to rely on 

the past four years,” Lee 

said. “Band is my most 

special memory from high 

school. I’ve had so many 

opportunities because of 

concert and marching band 

that I wouldn’t have had otherwise.” 

LTHS sophomore Julia 

Smolinski said being in wind 

symphony as an underclassmen 

has meant a lot to her 

and has helped her grow as 

a musician. 

“I’m thankful to be in such 

a strong ensemble,” Smolinski 

said. “I really like Lockport’s 

program. It has been 

an influential part of my 

life.” 

The LTHS band program 

now totals six curricular 

bands after recently adding 

another band at East Campus. 

Six LTHS bands each performed a handful of pieces they 

have worked on so far this school year. 

“We are fortunate to have 

great students, parents, administration 

and community 

support, all of which make 

our successes possible,” 

Beckwith said. 

The wind ensemble ended 

the concert with the song 

“La Procession du Rocio,” 

a piece that captures the Triana 

festival called the Procession 

of the Dew, which 

takes place every June in 

Spain. The flutes and drums 

can be heard with pomp to 

announce the procession 

before church bells and the 

brass section belt out a religious 

tone to resemble a 

royal march. 

Lee said her last first 

LTHS band concert leaves 

her thinking about graduation 

and eventually passing 

the baton to the underclassmen 

at the last concert of the 

year. 

“This performance makes 

me look forward to my last 

band concert, seeing how far 

we’ve gone and how much 

we’ve grown as a band,” 

Lee said. “The last concert 

is when we say to the underclassmen, 

‘This band is 

yours now; take care of it.’” 

The remaining concerts 

are to be performed in December, 

February and May. 

Associate Director of Bands Andrew Beckwith (right) leads one the LTHS bands at the fall 

concert Thursday, Oct. 11, at the school’s East Campus. 

Photos by Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media 

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Looks like we’re gonna need a bigger inbox 

Roughly two 

weeks left to enter 

costume, pumpkin 

carving contests 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Came here to carve pumpkins 

and dress up, but you’re 

all out of pumpkins? 

Well then, show us your 

Halloween best. 

Just cut up a pumpkin with 

a chainsaw? 

That sounds “fine” (but 

seriously, maybe use smaller, 

safer tools). 

Publisher 22nd Century 

Media’s Halloween contests 

are going for just a couple 

more weeks. Details for each 

are below, but questions can 

be directed to Managing 

Editor Bill Jones at bill@ 

opprairie.com or (708) 326- 

9170 ext. 20. 

The Costumes 

The Halloween Costume 

Contest for 2018 features 

a total of three categories. 

Adults 16 and older have two 

ways to win, with awards for 

scariest costume and most 

creative up for grabs. Children 

15 and younger, meanwhile, 

will compete in one 

category in which creativity 

is key. 

We’re going to pick just 

one winner across each category 

from all seven of our 

southwest suburban towns: 

Orland Park, Tinley Park, 

Frankfort, Mokena, New 

Lenox, Homer Glen and 

Lockport. So, your entries 

need to be good. 

We have just a few rules: 

1) You have to be the person 

in the costume. You cannot 

submit for anyone else, 

with the exception of parents 

who submit for their children. 

2) Each person can only 

submit one costume for an 

entry (basically, you cannot 

send yourself in multiple 

costumes — pick one), 

though families can send one 

entry per person from different 

members of the family 

(and they can be submitted 

together). A group also may 

enter one group costume, 

eligible for one prize, as a 

group. 

3) We understand there 

may be a bit in the way of 

scary imagery (such is the 

nature of the holiday), but 

the costumes have to be relatively 

family friendly to be 

considered and published. 

Nothing beyond PG-13. 

4) Entries must be submitted 

no later than 2 p.m. 

Thursday, Nov. 1, to bill@ 

opprairie.com or 22nd Century 

Media, c/o Managing 

Editor Bill Jones, at 11516 

W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office 

Condo 3, Orland Park, 

IL, 60467 (physical entries 

cannot be returned), along 

with names, ages, email addresses 

and/or phone numbers, 

and towns for each of 

the entrants. 

5) The entries will be 

judged by 22nd Century 

Media’s editorial staff, with 

winners being chosen based 

on creativity, successful execution 

of an idea, quality of 

craftsmanship and consideration 

of the holiday/season. 

6) All entries are subject to 

being published. 

The prizes are detailed in 

the accompanying sidebar. 

The Pumpkins 

Our pumpkin carving contest 

returns in 2018 with a 

category for adults 16 and 

older, as well as one for children 

15 and younger. In both 

categories, it is all about creativity 

and skill. 

We will pick just one winner 

across each category 

from all seven of our southwest 

suburban towns: Orland 

Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort, 

Mokena, New Lenox, Homer 

Glen and Lockport. 

We have just a few rules: 

1) You have to be the person 

who carved the pumpkin. 

You cannot submit for 

anyone else, with the exception 

of parents who submit 

for their children. 

Please see contest, 20 

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The Prizes 

A breakdown of the prizes available in 

22nd Century Media’s 2018 Halloween 

contests, by category. 

Best Adult Costume-Scary (16 and older) 

• A $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave 

Latin Kitchen, Tequila & Whiskey Bar, 

12622 W. 159th St. in Homer Glen 

• A $5 gift certificate for Whizzy Puffs, 

106 MacGregor Road in Lockport 

Best Adult Costume-Creative (16 and older) 

• A $25 gift certificate for White Street 

Cafe, located inside the Trolley Barn in 

Frankfort 



Best Children’s Costume (15 and younger) 

• Two hours of free bowling for up to six 

people, including shoe rentals, along 

with a pizza and pitcher full of pop, at 

Laraway Lanes, 1009 West Laraway 

Road in New Lenox 

• A $25 gift card for Gizmos Fun Factory, 

66 Orland Square Drive in Orland Park 

Best Adult-Crafted Pumpkin (16 and older) 

• A $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave 

Latin Kitchen, Tequila & Whiskey Bar, 

12622 W. 159th St. in Homer Glen 



Best Pumpkin Created by a Child (15 and 

younger) 

• Gift certificate valued at $25 from 

Odyssey Fun World, 19111 Oak Park Ave. 

in Tinley Park 

• A $25 gift card for Gizmos Fun Factory, 

66 Orland Square Drive in Orland Park

20 | October 18, 2018 | The Lockport Legend Life & arts 


5K worth of fun 

Families take to the course for D91 Foundation Family 5K Fun Run & Walk 

David (left) and Laura Lee keep pace with each other during 

the race. 

Runners take off from the starting line. Photos by Bob Klein/22nd Century Media 

Phil Rekart of Lockport pins a number on his 5-year-old 

son Logan Saturday, Oct. 13, before the D91 Foundation 

Family 5K Fun Run & Walk. 

Sarah Wilson of Lockport races with her 5-year-old son 

Cooper. 

Logan Rekart, 5, pushes toward the finish line. 

contest 

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The Dish 

Fall menu full of surprises at Dancing Marlin 

Max Lapthorne, Editor 

This year’s fall menu at 

Dancing Marlin was created 

with the goal of putting 

unique twists on classic 

dishes. 

The new menu, which features 

changes or improvements 

to 18 dishes, debuted 

on Oct. 9, attracting a large 

crowd to the restaurant at 

20590 S. La Grange Road 

in Frankfort. Co-owner Tom 

Kara has seen the restaurant 

cycle through many seasonal 

menus, but this was the first 

one created by new chef and 

executive director Corey 

Hageman. 

“The Dancing Marlin 

menu is seasonally inspired,” 

Kara said. “ I think 

we knocked this one out of 

the park.” 

The foundation of the fall 

menu is the idea of moving 

away from summer vegetables 

in favor of heartier 

offerings, but there is much 

more to it than that, according 

to Kara. 

“We want to make sure 

that we bring [diners] something 

they haven’t had before, 

but we also brought 

back a couple of the classics 

that they’ve tried in the past 

that we will put another twist 

on,” Kara said. “It’s really to 

stretch out their imagination, 

yet keep it approachable.” 

An example of that effort 

is the gnudi ($14), which is a 

ball of ricotta cheese encased 

in a paper-thin layer of pasta. 

In the summer months, the 

gnudi would be served with 

smoked watermelon and 

other fruits and vegetables, 

but this fall’s iteration of the 

dish comes with butternut 

squash, herb butter sauce, 

kale pesto, red pepper and 

shaved Parmesan. 

“[It’s] an item that we’ve 

had on the menu for a long 

time, but we’ve given it a 

Dancing Marlin 

20590 S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort 

Hours 

• 4:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays 

• 4:30-11 p.m. Fridays 

• 3-11 p.m. Saturdays 

• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays for brunch 

• 3-9 p.m. Sundays for dinner 

• Closed Mondays 

For more information ... 

Phone: (815) 464-6646 

Web: www.dancingmarlinrestaurant.com 

twist,” Kara said. 

Another unexpected twist 

can be found with the short 

ribs ($21). Hageman wanted 

to stray away from the typical 

red wine braised short 

rib. What he came up with 

is a thick-cut Korean-style 

short rib braised in gingersoy. 

“We did our own spin on 

that to create a Korean sticky 

rib that isn’t actually a Korean 

sticky rib,” Hageman 

said. “It’s a blend between 

the two schools of thought.” 

Kara pointed to the spaghetti 

squash ($9) as a 

“sleeper” item on the menu, 

saying it greatly exceeded 

his expectations when he 

first tried it. Another popular 

item deemed to be “untouchable” 

on the menu is 

the roasted bone marrow 

($15), which comes with 

sea salt, crostini and bacon 

marmalade jam. For an extra 

$3, patrons can take a shot 

“luge” using the bone. 

Other beverage options 

include the 16 wines Dancing 

Marlin has on tap. The 

restaurant borrowed the idea 

to put wine on tap from an 

old restaurant in Chicago, 

and there are a number of 

benefits to it, including less 

sulfites — which contribute 

to headaches — and a minimized 

ecological impact, 

with each reusable barrel 

holding more than 20 bottles 

worth of wine, Kara said. 

Starting Nov. 1, Dancing 

Marlin will also be offering 

22 bottled wines that are to 

be hand-picked by season. 

A special beverage called 

stop and smell the rosés 

($10) also is available for the 

remainder of October. The 

drink is made with Chambord, 

rosé, Verdict vodka 

and elderflower. And 100 

percent of the drink sales 

during October are to go to 

the Cancer Support Center 

in Mokena in honor of breast 

cancer awareness month. 

“We have always been 

very conscious and very 

active in our community,” 

Kara said. 

The restaurant’s motto is 

“eat. drink. share.” which is 

exemplified by the shareable 

portions. The small plate 

aspect of the dining experience 

at Dancing Marlin sets 

it apart, especially when it 

comes to other seafood restaurants. 

“It’s a well-rounded menu, 

but it does feature seafood, 

because you don’t find seafood 

in a tapas style or small 

plates,” Kara said. “Nobody 

does that. Our view is: 

Why not? People like to go 

out and try new things and 

share.” 

Focusing the restaurant on 

small plates was the logical 

way to go for Kara, who always 

coordinates orders and 

The short ribs ($21) at Dancing Marlin in Frankfort are thick-cut and Korean-style with a 

soy-ginger glaze, wasabi mashed potatoes, green onion and sesame seeds. 

Photos by Max Lapthorne/22nd Century Media 

Gnudi ($14) is one of the most popular items on the menu. It is made with ricotta cheese 

and topped with roasted butternut squash, herb butter sauce, kale pesto, red pepper and 

shaved Parmesan cheese. 

shares food when he goes 

out to eat with family and 

friends. So, making it easier 

for people to try as many 

items as possible was a nobrainer. 

“When you go out, do you 

really want to get stuck with 

one item the entire night?” 

Kara said. “If you’re going 

out to a new place and trying 

new things, you want to 

be able to try a lot of new 

things. American tapas style 

just lets you do that.”

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Collection of misc. info 

4. Request to a vendor 

7. Flunking letters 

10. Civil War soldiers 

12. Emissary of Moses 

14. “Sitting on the ___ of 

the bay” Otis Redding 

15. Variable star in Cetus 

16. Capri, e.g. 

17. Suffix with consist 

18. Independent ruler 

19. Frankfort elementary 

school 

21. Gymnast Comaneci 

23. Judd of “Taxi” 

27. Gerund’s end 

28. Color the walls 

33. Constituent of dynamite 

34. Campaigned for votes 

37. Subgenre of punk 

38. Hair dye 

39. Animal throat 

40. Much loved Frankfort 

Park area 

43. Headed for in a hurry 

44. Shanty 

45. Fill ’er up stuff 

48. Boat back 

50. Straight standing 

52. Harsh and loud sounding 

57. Formerly 

58. Feed the kitty 

61. Buzzed 

62. Look closely 

63. Junior or senior? 

64. “Mean Girls” star, 

Lindsay ____ 

65. Armchair quarterback’s 

channel, perhaps 

66. Hosp. readout 

67. Wash. setting 

68. A Cadillac 

Down 

1. Cardin rival 

2. American painter of 

sports scenes 

3. Shortening 

4. Precipitate 

5. Ice sheet 

6. ___-mell 

7. One billion years 

8. Broadcasting regulation 

board (acronym) 

9. Blue shade 

11. Delhi dress 

12. Pres. title 

13. Blowout 

14. “Heavens to Betsy!” 

20. Deutsche article 

22. A mimic 

24. Eccentricity 

25. Brigade 

26. Coal carrier 

29. Teen’s woe, with heart 

30. Letters after arb or orb 

(plural) 

31. Golf hole 

32. Polynesian kingdom 

35. Loafer 

36. D.E.A. agent 

37. Important times 

40. Kind of strap 

41. ___ Maar, Picasso 

subject 

42. Survive, just 

46. Embrace 

47. Rears 

49. Nonexistent 

51. Lanyard 

53. Poultry shelter 

54. Circus cries 

55. ___ the crack of dawn 

56. Dict. offering 

58. Eye rhyme 

59. Known as 

60. Shirt label 

LOCKPORT 

Port Noir 

(900 S. State St., 

Lockport; (815) 834- 

9463) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday: 

Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., 

Lockport; (815) 836- 

8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m. 

Mondays: Quartermania 

■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays: 

Cosmic Bowl 

TINLEY PARK 

350 Brewing 

(7144 W. 183rd St., Tinley 

Park (708) 825-7339) 

■6:30 ■ p.m. First Thursday 

of each month: Laugh 

Riot. Cost is $25 and 

includes dinner, two 

beers and a comedy 

show. For tickets, email 

todd@350brewing.com. 

Bailey’s Bar & Grill 

(17731 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 429- 

7955) 

■9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Karaoke 

■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ 

Dance Party 

■9:30 ■ p.m. Saturdays: 

Live Music 

Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & 

Pizzeria 

(17332 S. Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 532- 

3051) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Team Trivia 

Hailstorm Brewing 

(8060 186th St., Tinley 

Park); (708) 480-2268) 

■Thursdays: ■ Open mic 

night 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

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 

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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Impressive Luxury Townhomes are Closing Fast at Brookside Meadows. 

This is it! One of the best values in a new 

home will soon be gone forever. Brookside 

Meadows, Crana Homes’ community 

of award-winning luxury townhomes in 

Tinley Park, is nearly complete. These 

attractive luxury townhomes range from 

the upper-$200s – including site - so 

demand is high and buyers are advised 

to act now while some choice sites are still 

available. 

Ideal location. Beautiful designs. Quality 

construction. Great value. When shoppers 

review their new home ‘wish list’ it’s clear 

that Brookside Meadows is perfect for first 

time buyers, last time buyers or those who 

want a great place to raise a family. These 

energy-efficient luxury townhomes are 

impressively designed and set apart in a 

quiet section of Tinley Park. But Brookside 

Meadows is over 75% sold out so now is 

the time to select a site and create a home 

from the award-winning floorplans of the 

Fahan II, the Lennan II and the latest 

design, the Dunree II. 

Need to stretch out? The Fahan II 

is a beautiful 3,303 total square foot 

luxury townhome (including a 1,216 sq.’ 

basement) with an attached two-car, drywalled 

garage and cement driveway. The 

two-story stately entrance foyer opens up 

to a split level floor plan that has three 

bedrooms (fourth bedroom optional) and 

two and a half baths. A large open kitchen 

design with stunning granite countertops 

is surrounded by generous custom maple 

cabinets and a ceramic tile floor. The 

master bedroom offers an optional coffered 

ceiling and the optional master bath plan 

includes a soothing soaker tub. 

The Lennan II is a comfortable two/ 

three bedroom split level home with two 

and a half baths, and includes most of 

the outstanding features and options of 

the Fahan II with the spacious master 

suite relocated to the upper level and the 

addition of an impressive dining/family 

room. With 3,167 square feet of total space 

(including a 1,049 sq.’ basement), there 

is plenty of room to entertain family and 

friends in comfort and style. 

The Dunree II is a sharp three bedroom, 

two and a half bath home with 3,194 total 

square feet (including a large 1,226 sq.’ 

basement) with a master suite on the first 

floor. The foyer, powder room, kitchen and 

living room all have stunning hardwood 

oak floors. Attached is a two-car, drywalled 

garage with a cement driveway. The home 

also includes a 12’ x 12’ deck. 

Brookside Meadows includes sprinkler 

systems, smoke detectors and Lake 

Michigan water in all homes. Energysaving 

features like a high-efficiency 

furnace and Lo-E glass, Energy Miser hot 

water heater, vented soffits, 1.75” insulated 

entrance doors, energy efficient appliances 

and Tuff-R insulated wall sheathing are all 

standard. 

Brookside Meadows is close to everything: 

retail, dining, transportation routes, Metra 

rail station and airports. The school system 

is among the best in the state and Tinley 

Park, named “The Best Place In America 

to Raise a Family” by Bloomberg’s 

BusinessWeek maintains 40 parks and the 

huge Bettenhausen indoor recreational 

center. 

It’s easy to see why this community 

is nearly sold out. The sales center, with 

fully furnished and beautifully decorated 

models,is open MondaythroughThursday 

10:00am to 4:00pm; Saturday and Sunday 

from noon to 4:00pm; and open Friday 

by appointment. Options, dimensions 

and specs can change so contact a Sales 

Associate at 708-479-5111 for updates 

and go online at www.cranahomes.com. 

To visit Brookside Meadows take I-80, 

exit La Grange Road south for just under 

two miles to La Porte Road and turn east 

for one-half mile. If mapping by way of 

a GPS, enter the address: 19839 Mulroy 

Circle, Tinley Park, IL. 

Dunree II 

-3 Bedrooms Plus Loft, 

2½ Baths 

-Full Walkout or Lookout 

Basement & Deck 

-Chicago Water 

-Open Concept Floorplans 

- Cost-Efficient, 

Energy-Saving Features 

-School System is Among 

the Best in the State 

Situated on Unique Home Sites that back up to a Natural Setting 

Since 1970 

Contact the Sales Center for details at 708.479.5111 and visit online any time at www.cranahomes.com 

Decorated Models are Open Mon-Thu 10am-4pm Sat/Sun Noon-4pm Friday by Appt. 

Exit I-80 at La Grange Road south for just under two miles to La Porte Road and turn east for one-half mile to Brookside Meadows. 

OPPORTUNITY

24 | October 18, 2018 | The Lockport Legend local living 


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 forawhile and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details.

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What: A four-bedroom, 2 1/2 

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Amenities: This is an executivestyle 

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Features of this lovely home 

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closet; breakfast area with 

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offers his and hers walkin 

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boasting a whirlpool tub, double 

vanity and separate shower; bath number two with double vanity; desirable three-car 

attached garage; full basement with 9-foot ceiling and roughed in plumbing for bath. 

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Aug. 22 

• 116 N. Washington 

St., Lockport, 60441- 

2619 - Kevin E. Arnold to 

Samantha J. Grubisich, 

$196,000 

• 1503 East St., 

Lockport, 60441-4526 

- Bobby E. Dale to Ivica 

Petrovic, $97,000 

• 16801 Ennerdale 

Ave., Lockport, 60441- 

4900 - First Midwest 

Bank Trustee to Donald E. 

Krause, Susan L. Krause 

$308,000 

• 1710 Peachtree Drive, 

Lockport, 60441-4794 

- Michael W. Shrout to 

Danny Berrini, Lisa M. 

Lapsansky $198,000 

Aug. 23 

• 15029 S. Preserve 

Drive, Lockport, 60441- 

8107 - Hawthorne 

Rfs Iv LLC to Patrick 

Donahue, Nancy Donahue 

$314,500 

• 16064 W. Pennyroyal 

Lane, Lockport, 60441- 

4133 - M&I Homes of 

Chicago LLC to Jeff J. 

Cucio, Amy K. Cucio 

$360,000 

• 16152 W. Pennyroyal 


4132 - M&I Homes of 

Chicago LLC to Matthew 

Wilder, Sarah Wilder 

$342,500 

• 16452 W. Turnberry 

Circle, Lockport, 60441- 

6146 - M C Custom 

Homes Inc to Richard 

Tollard, Brenda Lyn Tollard 

$403,000 

• 17412 Fox Bend Lane, 

Lockport, 60441-4653 

- Jean Kindrick to Austin 

D. Curry, Macey J. Berta 

$179,000 

Aug. 24 

• 131 N. Washington St., 

Lockport, 60441-2618 - 

Bernadine M. Shepherd 

Trustee to Dariusz 

Fudala, Joanna B. Fudala 

$210,000 

• 16800 S. Morel St., 

Lockport, 60441-4673 

- Elizabeth Paulsen to 

Daniel Beushausen, 

Bobbie Beushausen 

$184,000 

• 17666 S. Gilbert 


1100 - Jennifer Diamond 

to Jennifer Riordan, 

$178,000 

Aug. 29 

• 1312 Saint Charles 


3398 - Robyn Gislain 

to Dori A. Smith, Randy 

Arthion $360,000 

• 17435 Teton Court 

C, Lockport, 60441- 

7692 - Robert P. Ehrler 

to Michelle S. Byczynski, 

$163,500 

Aug. 30 

• 15336 S. Oak Run 

Court, Lockport, 60441- 

3901 - A&J Construction 

Inc to Gregory P. Ruddy, 

Melinda A. Gunn 

$490,500 

• 16607 W. Adobe 


6239 - Casey C. Lakumb 

to Jacqueline Seidl, 

$180,000 

• 17824 Hedgewood 


3249 - Brian M. Bandes 

Jr. to Kyle Hunter, Krizelle 

Castillo $325,000 

• 314 Dell Park Ave., 

Lockport, 60441-4712 - 

David A. Mashek to Daniel 

Izzo, $130,000 

• 819 Madison St., 

Lockport, 60441- 

3429 - Leroy G. Steffes 

Trustee to Robert G. 

Jordan, Angelina Jordan 

$208,000 

Aug. 31 

• 14904 S. Preserve 


8104 - Andrew M. York to 

John O’Coffey, $305,000 

• 16428 W. 145th 

Place, Lockport, 60441- 

2334 - James J. Svoboda 

to Christine L. Plant, 

$185,000 

• 16713 W. Seneca Drive, 

Lockport, 60441-4269 - 

Robert Barnes to Donald 

W. Emmel Jr., Janette J. 

Lockwood $225,000 

Sept. 4 

• 16314 W. Cagwin Drive, 

Lockport, 60441-4741 

- Yeping Bao to Edward 

J. Ellis, Kara A. Ellis 

$265,000 

• 16526 S. Nottingham 

Court, Lockport, 60441- 

6288 - Laimonas Petryla 

to Khaled Issa, $140,000 

• 17546 Woodbrook 


9403 - Robert M. Masny 

to Alex J. Miles, Ashley N. 

Miles $368,000 

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Sale 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 121 N. HAMILTON ST, LOCK- 

PORT, IL 60441 (SINGLE-FAMILY 

RESIDENCE). On the 25th day of October, 

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: TCF NA- 

TIONAL BANK Plaintiff V. UN- 

KNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR 

DEVISEES OF THOMAS CZERAK 

A/K/A THOMAS A. CZERAK; PAM- 

ELA CZERAK; SOUTH CENTRAL 

BANK, N.A.; CAPITAL ONE BANK 

(USA), N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; 

WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPE- 

CIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THO- 

MAS CZERAK A/K/A THOMAS A. 

CZERAK; CHRISTY CZERAK; NEIL 

SCALA Defendant. 

Case No. 17CH 1468 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: 

DAVID T. COHEN AND ASSOCI- 

ATES, LTD. 

10729 W. 159th St. 

Orland Park, Illinois 60467 

P: 708-460-7711 

F: 708-460-3426 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 1634 Connor St, Lockport, IL 60441 

(Residential). On the 1st day ofNovember, 

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: BMO Harris 

Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris N.A. Plaintiff V. 

Silvia A.Haynes a/k/a Silvia A.Gumino; 

et. al. Defendant. 

Case No. 18CH 0527 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 


twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 





lienor acquiring the residential real es- 

2701 Property for 

Sale 

tate whose rights inand to the 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 bysubdivisions 




Property Act. 












For Information Please Contact: 

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15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

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2702 Public 

Notices 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL 

COUNTY 

Request of Amanda Erica Gagliano 

Case Number: 18MR2576 

There will beacourt date onmy 

Request to change my name from: 

Amanda Erica Gagliano tothe new 

new name of: 

Theo Gagliano 

The court date will be held on November 

28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at 57 

North Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL 

60432, Will County in Courtroom 

#A236 

/s/:Amanda Erica Gagliano 

Amanda Erica Gagliano 

2703 Legal 

Notices 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

TCF NATIONAL BANK 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW 

AND/OR DEVISEES OF THOMAS 

CZERAK A/K/A THOMAS A.CZE- 

RAK; PAMELA CZERAK; SOUTH



2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 


Under $100 


Under $100 

CENTRAL BANK, N.A.; CAPITAL 

ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS; WILLIAM P. 

BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRE- 

SENTATIVE FOR THOMAS CZE- 

RAK A/K/A THOMAS A. CZERAK; 

CHRISTY CZERAK; NEIL SCALA 

Defendant. No. 17 CH 1468 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 20th day of July, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

25th day of October, 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 20IN ANDERSON'S RESUBDI- 

VISION OF BLOCKS 18, 19, 20, 37, 

38 AND 39 IN ARCHERS ADDITION 

TO LOCKPORT, A SUBDIVISION OF 

THE SOUTH 1/2 OFTHE SOUTH- 

EAST 1/4 AND THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 

OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OFSEC- 

TION 14, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, 

RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD 

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALSO VA- 

CATED HENRY STREET, EXTEND- 

ING SOUTHEASTERLY FROM THE 

EASTERLY LINE OF STATE 

STREET TO THE WESTERLY LINE 

OF JEFFERSON STREET, EXCEPT 

FROM THE AFORESAID DE- 

SCRIBED PROPERTY, LOT 2 IN 

SAID BLOCK 20, LOTS 10 AND 11 

IN BLOCK 37, LOTS 6 AND 7 IN 

SAID BLOCK 38, LOTS 1 AND 3 

AND THE SOUTHERLY 1/2 OFVA- 

CATED HENRY STREET LYING 

NORTHEASTERLY OF AND ADJA- 

CENT TO SAID LOT 1 IN SAID 

BLOCK 19, ACCORDING TO THE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 

13, 1946, IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 

61, AS DOCUMENT NO 606889, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 121 N. HAM- 

ILTON ST, LOCKPORT, IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 

P.I.N.: 11-04-14-420-026-0000 

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


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: 

DAVID T. COHEN AND ASSOCI- 

ATES, LTD. 

10729 W. 159th St. 

Orland Park, Illinois 60467 

P: 708-460-7711 

F: 708-460-3426 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

BMO Harris Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris 

N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Silvia A.Haynes a/k/a Silvia A.Gumino; 

et. al. 

Defendant. No. 18 CH 0527 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 20th day of June, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

1st day of November, 2018 ,commencing 

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

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction tothe highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 35, IN MEADOW RIDGE SUB- 

DIVISION UNIT 1, A PART OF 

NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, 

TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEB- 

RUARY 23, 1990 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R90-10090, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 1634 Connor 

St, Lockport, IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

Residential 

P.I.N.: 11-04-26-218-001-0000 

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


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. 












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TACT: 

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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 


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36 | October 18, 2018 | The Lockport Legend sports 


Athlete of the Week 

E L I T E 

S P O R T S 

upcoming PROGRAMS 

10 Questions 

with Will Cichowski 

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Will Cichowski is a senior 

at Lockport Township and is 

a linebacker on the football 

team. 

What are your thoughts 

on the football season 

so far? 

It’s been difficult, but everyone 

has stayed together. 

There’s been a strong bond 

on the team. 

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What’s been the most 

frustrating part of this 

season? 

The most frustrating part 

is that we have not been able 

to finish. We just haven’t 

been able to focus at the end 

and pull out a game. 

How long have you 

been playing football? 

I started playing in the 

fourth grade. I was in school 

at Butler at the time, and I 

joined the Homer Stallions 

because I saw a lot of my 

friends, who played on the 

team, wear jerseys at school, 

so that made me want to play 

football. 

Do you play any other 

sports? 

I played basketball at 

Homer Jr. High and freshman 

year at Lockport. But I 

felt like it wasn’t something 

that I wanted to pursue. I 

wanted to just play football 

and focus on academics. 

What is it about the 

game of football that 

makes it the sport for 

you? 

Just making the reads, 

being able to out-strategize 

and outmaneuver an opponent. 

Plus, the fact that 

football is a physical game 

makes it the best game on 

the planet. 

Who is your favorite 

NFL player? 

Now, it’s Khalil Mack. 

I’m a big Bears fan, and he’s 

really changed the defense 

for them. My goal is to meet 

his aggressiveness. 

What have you learned 

from Lockport football 

coach Dan Starkey? 

I’ve learned a lot about 

the linebacker position. I’ve 

learned how to come up on 

the ball. I’ve also learned 

how to stay with your teammates 

through hard times 

and to fight through adversity. 

Randy Whalen/22nd Century Media 

Do you have any pregame 

rituals or something 

to pump you up? 

I put on the headphones, 

and I listen to some rap music, 

but I don’t have one specific 

song. 

Are you planning to play 

football in college? 

I’m not sure yet. I’m going 

to send my highlight tape 

out, but other than that, I 

haven’t talked to any college 

coaches. I probably plan to 

major in economics or political 

science. 

What’s the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Lockport? 

Definitely the commitment 

you form with your 

team. Just being able to be 

with people you trust and 

form lifelong friendships. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Randy Whalen

lockportlegend.com sports 


Girls Volleyball 

Porters fight hard against rival Eagles on senior night 

Randy Whalen 


Jill Hook looked at the 

Lockport Township girls 

volleyball schedule before 

the season started and right 

away one match caught her 

eye. 

“One of our two goals is 

to always beat Lincoln-Way 

East and Sandburg” Hook 

said. “When I saw the schedule 

I was happy that Senior 

Night was against Sandburg. 

I knew we would get people 

to come out and support us.” 

The Lockport supporters 

were out, but unfortunately 

for Hook and Hannah Pacheco, 

who are the only two 

seniors on the team, the team 

would have to settle for going 

1-1 against its rivals. 

That’s because behind 

12 kills from senior Erica 

Staunton, Sandburg strolled 

into Lockport and spoiled 

the party by defeating the 

Porters 25-20, 25-22 on 

Thursday, Oct. 11, in a 

key SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Blue Division 

matchup. 

The win gives the Eagles 

(25-4, 4-0) at least a share 

of the SWSC Blue for the 

ninth time in the past 10 seasons 

and for the 11th time in 

13 years. Since the league 

formed in the fall of 2005, 

there’s only been three times 

Sandburg didn’t win the conference. 

Those were 2005 

[Stagg], 2008 [Lockport] 

and last year [Lincoln-Way 

East]. In 2011, Lincoln-Way 

Central was co-champions 

with the Eagles. 

There still could be a cochampionship 

this season 

as Sandburg hosted Homewood-Flossmoor 

(20-8 3-1) 

on Tuesday, Oct. 16 in the 

regular season finale for 

both teams. A win for the 

Vikings, who defeated host 

Bolingbrook 26-28, 25-21, 

25-21 last Thursday, would 

tie them for the conference 

title. 

Lockport (21-8, 2-2) 

hasn’t defeated the Eagles 

since a 25-23, 25-22 victory 

on Oct. 16, 2008 in Orland 

Park. 

Hook, a libero, and Pacheco, 

a setter, were honored 

before the match. Then 

when play began, the Porters 

saw the game swing back 

and forth. First, junior outside 

hitter Shelby Stefanon 

smacked a trio of kills and 

senior setter Rachel DeFries 

(14 assists) had an ace as 

Sandburg opened the first set 

with a 9-0 blitz. But trailing 

14-5, Lockport came back to 

close within 17-16 and 18- 

17 on a kill by junior outside 

hitter Morgan Schmutzler 

(2 kills, 2 aces). But a 7-2 

Sandburg spurt, behind a 

kill and a block by Staunton, 

ended the opener. 

The Porters, however, 

came out strong in the second 

set to jump out to leads 

of 3-0, 4-1, 6-2, 9-4, and 

then junior opposite side hitter 

Hannah Knippenberg had 

a kill, Pacheco (12 assists) 

served an ace, and junior opposite 

side hitter Becca Oldendorf 

(4 kills) had a kill to 

cap a 3-0 run for a 12-5 lead. 

But that was as big as Lockport 

could build the lead. 

Trailing 15-10, Staunton had 

a pair of kills in a 4-0 run as 

Sandburg slipped back into 

the set. Then trailing 17-14, 

Staunton had three more 

kills, freshman setter Bianca 

May (12 assists) served an 

ace and senior middle hitter 

Lauren Mizera had a block 

to end a 7-0 run and give the 

Eagles the lead for good at 

21-17. 

The Porters closed within 

23-22 on a nice block by junior 

middle blocker Leena 

Ajibola (4.5 blocks). A kill 

by Stefanon (8 kills) and a 

block by sophomore right 

Senior Hannah Pacheco is honored Thursday, Oct. 11, during 

Senior Night at LTHS. Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media 

side hitter Keegan Carey, 

however, ended it. 

“It was rough how we 

started out,” Lockport coach 

Nick Mraz said. “That 

[Sandburg] is a great team, 

but we stayed strong and got 

within a point. In the second 

set we got a little tense and 

you could see it. But this 

isn’t our last home match 

[the Porters host a Class 4A 

regional] and it’s only going 

to help us come playoff 

time.” 

Defensively, juniors Rachel 

Krasowski (13 digs) at 

libero, and Jaclyn Oblena 

(10 digs) at defensive specialist, 

contributed for the 

Eagles. Junior outside hitter 

Taylor Morgan (6 kills) led 

the Lockport offense, while 

Hook (14 digs) kept rallies 

alive on the Porter defense. 

“Our conference top to 

bottom is going to be a battle,” 

Mraz said. “H-F outblocked 

us and they’re one 

of the few teams to do that.” 

A loss to H-F last week 

snapped the Porters’ 

10-match win streak. Lockport 

played a final regular 

This Week In... 

Lockport Township 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Football 

■Oct. ■ 19 at Bradley, 7:30 

p.m. 

Girls tennis 

■Oct. ■ 18 at IHSA State Championship, 

TBD 


TBD 


TBD 

Boys soccer 

■Oct. ■ 19 at IHSA Regional 

Championship Game, TBD at 

Batavia 

■Oct. ■ 23 at IHSA Sectional, 

TBD 

■Oct. ■ 24 at IHSA Sectional, 

TBD 

Girls Cross Country 


Meet, 10 a.m. at Turtlehead 

Lake 

Boys Cross Country 


Meet, 10:45 a.m. at Turtlehead 

Lake 

Girls Swimming 

■Oct. ■ 18 host Stagg, 5 p.m. 

Girls volleyball 

■Oct. ■ 22 host IHSA Regional, 

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Girls Tennis 

Hillock sisters lead Porters to sectional championship 

Randy Whalen 


Nearly a year ago, Lockport 

Township girls tennis 

coach Bob Champlin made 

a decision to move a pair 

of his state qualifiers to the 

same doubles team. 

Those two are senior 

twin sisters Bri and Cassidy 

Hillock. The move 

paid dividends, as the duo 

easily won the doubles title 

on Saturday, Oct. 13, and 

helped the host Porters (29 

points) capture the Class 

2A Lockport Sectional. 

“The decision was made 

last November to put the 

twins together, and it obviously 

paid off,” Champlin 

said. 

So did the Porters second 

doubles team of senior Maddy 

Grcevic and sophomore 

Kamila Kalinowska, who 

lost to the Hillock twins 6-0, 

6-1 in the title match. 

The Hillocks improved to 

29-4 on the season and made 

their final match on their 

home court a special one. 

“This is an experience, especially 

in my senior year, 

that I’ll never forget,” Cassidy 

said. “And we truly are 

best friends, and she’s the 

No. 1 person that I trust. This 

is just that we can both have 

and hold on to if and when 

we go our separate ways 

next year. This was something 

that was really special, 

and we’ve gotten better in 

every single match.” 

Natalie Barth is also advancing 

to state for Lockport. 

The junior placed third 

in singles. After dropping a 

6-4, 6-4 semifinal match, she 

bounced back with a 6-1, 6-0 

win over Plainfield Central 

senior Katie Kearney. 

Champlin also credited 

freshman singles player 

Emilia Jurzyk with scoring 

key points with a first-round 

victory. 

“This was a very good 

sectional,” Champlin said. 

“We’ve been playing really 

hard teams all along, and it 

really helped us in this kind 

of format. The Hillocks have 

been doing great things for 

us for years. It’s always 

hard to get second doubles 

to state, but to have the one 

and two seeds was very nice. 

The girls pushed each other 

in the offseason, and they 

made each other better. They 

kept each other accountable 

by preparing for the season, 

and that’s really important 

for any team to be successful.”

38 | October 18, 2018 | The Lockport Legend sports 


Lockport’s Sluzas secures state title with torrid finish 

Freshman Anderson 

plays well at state 

for girls team 

Randy Whalen 


Ben Sluzas has heard the 

legendary stories. 

Now the Lockport Township 

sophomore is part of 

one. 

Sluzas put together a fantastic 

finish with a birdie 

and an eagle on his final two 

holes to win the Class 3A 

individual state golf championship. 

That happened on 

Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Den 

at Fox Creek Golf Course in 

Bloomington. 

The opening round of 

the tournament, which took 

place the day before, had to 

be halted about two-thirds of 

the way through because of 

cold and snow. So the IHSA 

decided to start over and 

have a single day state final 

with all 12 teams instead of 

the usual two-day affair. 

Not only did Sluzas match 

Drew Pierson in 2000, as an 

individual state champion 

golfer for the Porters, but his 

performance nearly helped 

carry Lockport to the team 

state championship as well. 

Hinsdale Central (297) won 

it, while Stevenson (298) 

was second and the Porters 

(299) placed third, bringing 

home their third ever state 

trophy in the sport. 

“When you’re growing up 

and coaches tell you about 

the state champion golfers, 

you think it’s pretty cool,” 

Sluzas said. “You dream of 

being that guy and when you 

are, it’s amazing.” 

What was also amazing 

was Sluzas’ finish. Playing 

the front nine last, he birdied 

the 17th hole and then had 

an eagle on his 18th (really 

the 9th) hole to end it. That 

left him with a 4-under par 

68 on the day. 

“Ben hit a birdie at eight, 

his 17th hole,” Lockport 

coach Matt Eber said. “Then 

he had a beautiful tee shot on 

nine then used a hybrid [club] 

to the green. From there he 

drained his eagle putt [from 

about 10-feet] with ease. He’s 

been playing so steady. Just 

Ben’s ability to make birdies 

and eagles is what sets him 

apart. He had a great round at 

the right time and he’s been 

the ultimate teammate the 

past two years.” 

While Sluzas ended up 

edging friend and local rival, 

Lincoln-Way Central sophomore 

Sean Curran (69) for 

first on the scoreboard, it 

was Waubonsie Valley junior 

Will Troy that he was 

most concerned with. Troy 

double bogied his 15th hole, 

then had bogey on his 16th, 

par on his 17th, and a bogey 

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on his 18th. That dropped 

him to a 1-under 71 on the 

day and he finished tied for 

third with Downers Grove 

North senior Aidan Lafferty. 

“We were playing together 

and he was 5-under at one 

point,” Sluzas said of Troy. 

“On the last hole, I eagled 

it and he bogied. I made the 

eagle putt and knew I was in 

good shape.” 

Curran came in a couple 

of hours later with a bogey 

on his 17th hole and then got 

a birdie on the ninth hole. 

But he needed an eagle to tie 

and Sluzas hung on. 

“I was mad when they 

cancelled the opening day,” 

said Sluzas, who eagled his 

first hole on Friday and was 

at even par through 12 holes 

that day when play was halted. 

“But I knew I could still 

play well. I just stayed calm 

and played my game. I knew 

if I made a couple of birdies, 

I’d have a chance. 

“Finishing third in state as 

a team is great. It’s exactly 

what these [teammates] 

deserve. Especially the seniors.” 

The rest of the carded scorers 

for the Porters were seniors 

Nolan Weis (75), Eric 

Gasienica (77) and John Weis 

(79). Sophomore VJ Greci 

(84) and freshman Brody 

McCarthy (85) rounded out 

the Lockport lineup. 

“I had mixed emotions,” 

 

 

Eber said of the IHSA canceling 

the first day. “It was 

a tough decision, but the 

weather got to us. So I told 

the team before Saturday 

that this was just like any 

other invite. Except we went 

a little farther and we were 

competing for a better trophy. 

“We had a special performance 

and we kept battling 

all day. Everything we 

preached came through. We 

never lost focus and kept 

grinding... All I know is 

there are only nine of these 

[state trophies] and we got 

one.” 

Providence senior Joey 

Utz, who lives in Lockport, 

tied for 44th individually 

with a 78. 

Led by a 79 from Sluzas, 

the Porters hung on to take 

third at the Edwardsville 

Sectional on Oct. 8 with 

windy conditions at Sunset 

Hill Country Club in Edwardsville. 

On the girls side, Lockport 

freshman Lizzie Anderson 

was no stranger to advancing 

to the State Finals. As 

an eighth grader at Homer 

Jr. High last fall, she was the 

IESA individual state champion. 

In her first year of high 

school, she also advanced by 

firing a 78 at the Class 2A 

Hinsdale South Sectional on 

Oct. 8 at Prairie Bluff Public 

Golf Course in Crest Hill. 

Girls Volleyball 

Lockport takes second at 

Maine West Invite 

Taylor Morgan (14 kills, 3 

aces, 2 blocks) led the way 

Lockport sophomore Ben 

Sluzas putts during state 

competition Saturday, Oct. 

13, at the Den at Fox Creek 

Golf Course in Bloomington. 

He took home the 

individual Class 3A championship 

at the event. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

for LTHS and Dovile Gorys 

added 26 assists in pool play 

of the Maine West Invite as 

Lockport defeated Libertyville 

and Wheeling before 

Lockport freshman Lizzie Anderson 

hits a tee shot Friday, 

Oct. 12, during the first round 

of the IHSA 2A state tournament 

in Forsyth. Photos by 

Clark Brooks/Photonews 

Media 

The girls, who have two 

classes, were able to get the 

entire two-day state finals 

finished. Anderson made 

the first day cut and finished 

with a two-day total of 160, 

which tied her for 33rd overall 

at Hickory Point Golf 

Club in Forsyth. 

“It’s just really exciting 

to go down there,” said Anderson, 

after the sectional, 

of going to state now in 

high school. “It’s just cool 

to make it to sectional as a 

team and to make it to state 

as an individual.” 

Lockport (339) finished 

sixth in the sectional. Junior 

Rachel Kuzel (82) also 

missed advancing for the 

Porters by thee strokes. Her 

goal is to make it her senior 

season. Sophomore Claire 

Ancevicius (89), junior Megan 

Kohley (90), and sophomores 

Katherine Tomczuk 

(91), and Fiona Heeney (97) 

rounded out the Lockport 

scores. 

It was a banner year for 

the Porters, as they captured 

their first SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Blue Division 

title in 10 years and 

won a regional title for the 

first time in four seasons and 

for only the fourth time in 

school history. 

falling to Sandburg in the 

title game Saturday, Oct. 13. 

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max@lockportlegend. 

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fastbreak 

1st and 3 

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Sluzas wins 

individual state title 

in boys golf, LTHS 

team takes third 

1. An unforgettable day 

LTHS sophomore 

Ben Sluzas won the 

Class 3A individual 

state golf championship 

held Saturday, 

Oct. 13, at the Den 

at Fox Creek Golf 

Course in Bloomington. 

The Porters 

(299) finished third 

overall there as a 

team. 

2. Clutch ending 

Sluzas finished with 

a 4-under par 68 

on the day, getting 

a birdie on his 17th 

hole and an eagle on 

his 18th hole. 

3. Team effort 

Seniors Nolan Weis 

(75), Eric Gasienica 

(77) and John Weis 

(79), as well as 

sophomore VJ Greci 

(84) and freshman 

Brody McCarthy 

(85), were the rest 

of Lockport’s lineup 

competing at state. 

Football 

Lockport offense explodes, but Porters fall at Peoria Stadium 

Randy Whalen 


The good news for the 

Lockport Township football 

team is that it scored nearly 

as many points in its most 

recent game as it had all season. 

The bad news is the Porters 

still lost. 

Lockport’s offense, which 

had been held to seven or 

fewer points five times this 

season, exploded for 48 

points. It wasn’t enough, 

however, as Peoria Notre 

Dame took the lead for good 

midway through the third 

quarter and went onto defeat 

the Porters 60-48 on Saturday, 

Oct. 13, at Peoria Stadium. 

The 48 points by the Porters, 

who entered the game 

with 66 scored this season, 

were their most since a 49- 

After a perfect week, Joe locked at least a tie for first 

heading into the final week of the regular season. 

Vorva could either be a co-leader or fall into the 

sewer heading into the playoffs. 

Game of the Week 

• Lincoln-Way West (6-2) at Andrew (6-2) 

Other Games to Watch 

• Providence (5-3) at Loyola Academy (5-3) 

• Sandburg (3-5) at Homewood Flossmoor (7-1) 

• Bolingbrook (7-1) at Lincoln-Way East (8-0) 

• Thornton (4-4) at Lincoln-Way Central (6-2) 

• Lockport (0-8) at Bradley Bourbonnais (3-5) 

• T.F. South (6-2) at Tinley Park (3-5) 

LOCKPORT (0-8) AT PEORIA NOTRE DAME (5-3) 

FOOTBALL OCT. 13 

1 2 3 4 F 

Lockport 21 0 7 20 48 

Notre Dame 14 14 12 20 60 

Top Performers 

1. Marcos Voulgaris, Lockport QB. Two passing TD’s and one 

rushing touchdown. 

2. Collin Schmutzler, Lockport RB. Two long touchdown runs in his 

first offensive varsity action. 

3. Austin Hubert, Lockport RB. Two TD runs. 

26 victory over Stagg on 

Oct. 9, 2015. 

A turning point in the 

game came in the third quarter. 

Lockport had tied the 

game at 28-28 on a 17-yard 

TD run by senior running 

back Austin Hubert. But 

the Irish took the lead for 

good on a pair of TD runs. 

Although both extra point 

conversions were missed, 

Notre Dame still led 40-28 

and would not relinquish the 

lead. 

“It was 28-28 and we 

looked like we had stopped 

them,” Lockport coach Dan 

Starkey said of the critical 

third-quarter stretch. “But 

we committed a personal 

foul and they took advantage. 

Then later we got a 

touchdown and cut it to a 

single score, but they return 

the kickoff for a touchdown. 

OUR STAFF’S PREDICTIONS FOR THE AREA GAMES IN WEEK 9 

46-8 

Joe Coughlin | 

Publisher 

• Lincoln-Way West 24, Andrew 

14. Two solid teams but Warriors’ 

defense too strong and halts 

the Bolts. 

• Loyola 

• Homewood-Flossmoor 

• Lincoln-Way East 

• Lincoln-Way Central 

• Bradley-Bourbonnais 

• Tinley Park 

44-10 

Jeff Vorva | 

Sports Editor 

• Lincoln-Way West 14, Andrew 10: 

Andrew has been stomped a lot in 

recent years by the Warriors. That 

shouldn’t happen this year, but still 

give the nod to West. 

• Loyola 




• Lockport 

• T.F. South 

43-11 

James Sanchez | 

Contributing Editor 

• Lincoln-Way West 17, Andrew 13. 

Defense secures a home playoff 

game for West. 

• Loyola 






It was just like that.” 

Down 53-35, Lockport 

quarterback Marcos Voulgaris 

fired an 18-yard TD 

pass to fellow junior Malik 

Makhlouf with 5:19 to play. 

But just over three minutes 

later the Irish were back in 

the end zone on a 35-yard 

run. Exactly a minute later, 

Voulgaris scrambled in from 

16 yards out with 1:17 to 

play in the game. The twopoint 

conversion was no 

good and that held up for the 

final score. 

Junior Collin Schmutzler, 

who is normally a defensive 

back, started at tailback. He 

took advantage by scoring 

on a 75-yard TD run on 

Lockport’s first play from 

scrimmage. After the Porters 

recovered a fumble, Schmutzler 

scored again. 

“We really did a great job 

offensively and ran the ball 

42-12 

Tom Czaja | 

Contributing Editor 


Both teams looking to end on a 

high note for playoff momentum/ 

seeding, but Warriors show they 

are better in all three phases in 

this one. 

• Loyola 






well,” Starkey said. “Collin 

Schmutzler played tailback 

for us for the first time this 

season and had a real good 

game. Plus, our sophomore 

linebacker, Joe Suchorabski 

played some at fullback.” 

Despite the result, Starkey 

said the team enjoyed 

the trip to the old stadium in 

Peoria. 

“We had a good day,” he 

said. “... I had never been 

there [to Peoria Stadium]. 

It’s a very unique place with 

the big covering on one side. 

Our kids are road warriors. 

We’ve been all over the 

state, starting at Northern 

Illinois University, this season.” 

The Porters go to Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, this Friday, 

Oct. 19. Lockport won that 

matchup last season and 

hopes to do so again to avoid 

a winless season. 

42-12 

Heather Warthen | 

Chief Operating Officer 


Warriors have their work cut out for 

them with T-Bolts, but take the W. 

• Loyola 




• Bradlay-Bourbonnais 


LISTEN UP 

“When you’re growing up and coaches tell you about the 

state champion golfers, you think it’s pretty cool. You dream 

of being that guy, and when you are, it’s amazing.” 

Ben Sluzas — LTHS boys golfer, on winning the individual Class 3A 

state title 

Tune In 

Football 

One more time — 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais 

• The Porters play in their final game of the season, a 

road clash with the Boilermakers. 

Index 

37 - This Week In 

36 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor 

Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | October 18, 2018 

Set up for 

Success Lockport 

girls volleyball team in 

strong position despite 

loss to conference rival, 

Page 37 

Postseason 

push Lockport girls 

tennis team takes care 

of business at own 

sectional, Page 37 

Ben Sluzas wins individual state 

championship, team places third, Page 38 

Ben Sluzas took home the 

individual state title for the 

Porters, while the team 

placed third. 22nd Century 

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