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THURSDAY
LTHS Band Holiday Concert
7 p.m. Dec. 6, Lockport
Township High School, East
Auditorium, 1323 E. 7th St.
in Lockport.
SATURDAY
Breakfast with Santa and
The Grinch
8:30-10 a.m. Dec. 8, Prairie
Bluff Public Golf Club
Banquet Room, 19433 Renwick
Road in Lockport. Residents
ages 2-11 are $13 and
ages 12 and older are $18.
For more information, call
(815) 836-4653.
Escape Room: Harry Potter
11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Dec. 8,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
This 30-minute escape room
will test one’s puzzle-solving
prowess. This event is
for ages 16 and older or 12
and older if accompanied by
an adult. Those interested
can sign up at the Lockport
Adult Services Desk.
SUNDAY
HGJWC Spaghetti with
Santa
2-5 p.m. Dec. 9, American
Legion, 15052 Archer Ave.
in Lockport. The Homer
Glen Junior Woman’s Club
is hosting their very first
Spaghetti Dinner with Santa.
Admission is $8 for adults
and $7 for children ages
3-10. Children 2 and under
are free. There is to also be
holiday activities including
children’s crafts, letters to
Santa, cookie decorating,
visits with Santa and festive
photo opportunities. A cash
bar will also be available. A
portion of the proceeds will
benefit AAIM and HEREO.
Tickets are available at the
door or purchased online at
www.homerglenjuniors.org/
spaghetti-with-santa.
MONDAY
Movie Matinees
12:30-3 p.m. Dec. 10
and 17, White Oak Library
District Lockport Branch
Library, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. Attendees are to
be served snacks and refreshments
while watching
“A Christmas Story” (PG),
based on a novel by Jean
Shepherd during the Dec. 10
Movie Matinee event at the
library. On Dec. 17, the library
is to show “It’s a Wonderful
Life” (PG), based on
the novel by Jeanine Basinger.
For more information,
call (815) 552-4260.
TUESDAY
Art Smart
4-5 p.m. Dec. 11, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch Library, 121 E.
8th St., Lockport. This program
is for children ages
5-9 who love art and games.
Participants will learn about
art, create a masterpiece and
then play games based off
what was learned. Registration
is required. For more
information, call (815) 552-
4265.
Creative Holiday Gift
Wrapping
6-8 p.m. Dec. 11, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch Library, 121 E.
8th St., Lockport. Anyone
struggling to put the perfect
finishing touches on their
gifts with Christmas wrap
can attend the Creative Holiday
Gift Wrapping event at
the library. Attendees are to
get tips for wrapping, ribbon
tying and bow making
while listening to holiday
music and sipping on cocoa.
Wrapping supplies are
to be provided for two gifts
per attendee. Registration is
required. For more information,
call (815) 552-4260.
WEDNESDAY
Advanced Presentations
with Microsoft Powerpoint
3-4:30 p.m. Dec. 12,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
Registration is required. For
more information, call (815)
552-4260.
UPCOMING
LTHS Choir Holiday Concert
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13,
Lockport Township High
School, East Auditorium,
1323 E. 7th St. in Lockport.
Dance Party
10:30-11:15 a.m. Friday,
Dec. 14, White Oak Library
District Lockport Branch
Library, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. This program is
for children ages 6 and under
with a caregiver. Come
groove and move at the library
while singing, dancing,
playing and having fun.
Registration is required. For
more information, call (815)
552-4265.
Midwest SOARRING
Foundation’s Holiday Open
House
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15, Native American
Cultural Center, 1333 W.
13th St. in Lockport. Attendees
can shop speciality vendors
displaying unique handmade
Native themed arts and
crafts. People can also visit
the Native American Cultural
Center Gift Shop that
includes a photo gallery exhibition
on The Repatriation
of Iron Tail’s Possessions:
The Face on the Indian
Nickel and the collection donated
by Dr. Clifford Knapp.
Enjoy a cup of coffee or hot
chocolate with the members
of Midwest SOARRING
Foundation.
Movie Matinee: ‘It’s a
Wonderful Life’
12:30-3 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 17, White Oak Library
District Lockport
Branch Library, 121 E. 8th
St., Lockport. Enjoy snacks
and refreshments while
watching “It’s a Wonderful
Life,” based on the novel by
Jeanine Basinger. For more
information, call (815) 552-
4260.
Citizens Against Ruining the
Environment Pizza Holiday
Celebration
6 p.m. Monady, Dec. 17.
Family and friends are invited
to enjoy a relaxing
night. Feel free to bring an
appetizer, desert or favorite
beverage to share, as well
as your musical instruments
for a sing-along. This will be
held at Ellen’s house. For directions,
call (815) 834-1611
or Mary at (708) 204-6924.
Foodie Crafts
4-4:45 p.m. Wednesday,
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Dec. 19, White Oak Library
District Lockport Branch
Library, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. This program is
for children ages 8-12. Participants
will create a piece
of art this is good enough to
eat. For more information,
call (815) 552-4265.
ONGOING
Gallery Seven 2018 Holiday
Gift Show
Friday, Nov. 23 through
Sunday, Dec. 30. There is to
be unique gift items by local
artisans.
Citizens Against Ruining the
Environment
6-7:30 p.m. every third
Monday of the month, White
Oak Library, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. CARE, a nonprofit
all-volunteer organization,
is to discuss environmental
and health-related issues in
Will County and the surrounding
areas. Community
service hours also available.
Senior Cards
1-3 p.m. Mondays and Fridays,
Gladys Fox Museum,
231 E. 9th St., Lockport. The
senior Pinochle Club meets
twice per week and does not
require registration or fees.
Bingo
9-11 a.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays,
Gladys Fox Museum, 231
E. 9th St., Lockport. There
is to be refreshments served.
There is no registration or
fee required.

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Lockport Woman’s Club ramping up local work
Jesse Wright
Freelance Reporter
Jane Passaglia, the president
of the Lockport Woman’s
Club, knows what most
people think of when they
hear the name woman’s club.
She thought the same
thing when she was asked to
join years ago.
“I had the same stereotype
that anyone who would have
about woman’s club, that it’s
a ladies who lunch club, and
that it’s not that well adapted
to the modem woman with
her schedule and life,” Passaglia
said. “But I have to
say, I owe a lot to the Woman’s
Club of Lockport.”
Now, as president of the
club, Passaglia hopes other
area women come to discover
the same things she’s
learned from it.
Passaglia moved to Lockport
nine years ago to be
closer to her daughter, and
when she moved, she wanted
to get involved in her new
community.
“I have always been engaged
in my community,”
Passaglia said. “I’ve been
an activist wherever I’ve
lived.”
The then-president of the
Lockport Woman’s Club
reached out to her, and asked
her to get involved but, of
course, Passaglia assumed
the woman’s club would be
less active and more social.
Then, Passaglia looked into
the club and she discovered
she was wrong.
Organized in 1902, the
club is responsible for building
the community’s library
and has organized a longtime
scholarship for local
students, including Robert
Carr, who is now a wealthy
philanthropist who runs his
own nonprofit, the Give
Something Back Foundation.
“They have had a big, big
“I really want to praise the achievements of the
Lockport Woman’s Club through the decades and to
use my time as president as an opportunity to give
back what the Woman’s Club has given me.”
Jane Passaglia — Lockport Woman’s Club President
impact in their past,” Passaglia
said.
Impressed, Passaglia
signed up and began working
with the club. She said she’s
enjoyed working within the
club, and now that she’s the
president of the group, she
hopes to continue that good
work, in part in honor of the
women who have come before
her.
“I really want to praise the
achievements of the Lockport
Woman’s Club through
the decades and to use my
time as president as an opportunity
to give back what
the Woman’s club has given
me,” she said.
To be sure, Passaglia is
still new in the position. She
started her term in June, and
since then she said her main
goal has been increasing the
number of women in the
club. Without women, there
is no club.
“Volunteerism is down everywhere,”
she said. “People
are not volunteering. I am
going to focus on growth.”
Passaglia pointed out that,
decades ago, women were
extremely active in championing
social issues such as
voting rights for their members
and workplace equality.
But there is still work yet to
be done, which ties into another
one of her goals: finding
a purpose to motivate
women.
“What do women need
now?” she asked. “How can
we grow the woman’s club
when what they need is the
opportunity to serve in their
community within their limited
time?”
In the six months since
she’s been at the helm, Passaglia
said she’s turned the
club’s focus inward, toward
the community.
“I think we can do more
in the community together,”
she said.
This means working with
the mayor and local businesses
to promote the town
and to promote tourism and
travel, but also the club is
helping veterans in the area.
“We want to improve our
main street, and we want to
do things here that are very
accessible and that women
can point to with pride and
say, ‘I did that,’” Passaglia
said.
Anyone interested in the
Lockport Woman’s Club can
visit its website, lockport
womansclub.org or contact
the organization through its
Facebook page.
Park district organizes
personal visits from Santa
STAFF REPORT
As soon as December rolls
around, families start decorating
their homes inside and
out in spirit of the holidays
and in preparation for a visit
from one jolly fellow on
Christmas Eve. Regardless
if one is on the naughty or
nice list, Lockport families
will have the opportunity to
receive a personal visit from
St. Nicholas himself before
he makes his evening deliveries
to homes around the
world.
Every year, the Lockport
Township Park District
works with the North
Pole native to bring families
the opportunity to enjoy
a 20-minute visit from
Santa Claus at their home
or holiday party. There are
four slots still available for
families to register and share
with him what they want for
Christmas.
Sarah Aspel, recreation
supervisor at the Lockport
Township Park District, said
that only families who are
residents of the Lockport
Township Park District can
register for this event. Santa
Claus is Coming to Town,
which the event is called,
has been held for years, she
added.
Families are required to
register by Monday, Dec.
10 for each time slot that
costs $90. As of press time,
there is one time slot left
on Dec. 15 and three slots
left on Dec. 21. For more
information or to signup,
visit www.lockport
park.org or call (815) 838-
1183.
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New escape room provides ‘scare-factor’
Max Lapthorne, Editor
There is a serial killer on
the loose and you are her
next target.
That is the situation into
which visitors of the new
Mayhem Manor escape
room in Lockport are thrust.
The attraction, located at
199 Woods Drive in the Volz
Fieldhouse in Dellwood
Park, is set to open Friday,
Dec. 7, and is designed to
provide a spooky twist on
the escape room experience.
“Mayhem Manor is the
home of a serial killer who
was locked away for years
but recently escaped,” cocreator
Andrea Vaughn said.
“You’re her next victim. You
have to remove traces of
your name and get out before
she gets home. It’s her home,
which is an older home, and
we want that sense of, ‘you
have to do this or else.’”
Those brave enough to
enter the manor will snake
their way through several
rooms and learn all about
Mercy Madmartigan, the notorious
serial killer who has
them in her sights. Groups
of four to eight are permitted
to sign up, and each group is
given an hour to complete
the journey.
“We know that this is going
to be a popular event,”
Vaughn said. “There’s not
many escape rooms in this
area, and we’re the first that I
know of in Lockport. I think
it’s something that people
are getting really interested
in, and I wanted to bring it to
[Lockport].”
Vaughn and fellow cocreator
Ava Johnson are
largely responsible for putting
on the Lockport Park
District’s annual Hayride
of Horror, and the idea for
Mayhem Manor was born
this past summer when the
park district tasked Vaughn
and Johnson with creating
a kid-friendly escape room
A variety of locks and puzzles are to be found throughout
Mayhem Manor, which opens Friday, Dec. 7, in Lockport.
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at the Heritage Falls Water
Park. It was a popular attraction,
so Vaughn and Johnson
took their show on the
road, bringing it to WWII
Days, Hayride of Horror and
Christmas in the Square. At
each stop, people kept asking
the same question.
“Everywhere we went,
people were asking, ‘do
you have a full escape room
somewhere?’ We were like
‘why not? Let’s do that,’”
Vaughn said.
Transitioning from Hayride
of Horror to Mayhem
Manor was a natural progression,
according to Vaughn,
saying her and Johnson are
always looking for avenues
to put their theater backgrounds
to good use.
“We wanted to keep challenging
ourselves after that
[Hayride of Horror] season’s
over, and we want to keep
bringing things to the town
and the surrounding neighborhoods
that people will
enjoy, and just keep doing
what we love doing: bringing
entertainment,” Vaughn
said.
The kid-friendly, 10-minute
escape room is to be
available alongside Mayhem
Manor for a $5 charge,
while the full escape room
is $25 per person. Those interested
in solving the mystery
of Mayhem Manor must
register in advance using
hauntpay.com, which is accessible
through Lockport
escaperoom.com.
Solving the mysteries of
Mercy Madmartigan and
escaping Mayhem Manor is
to be no small feat, as Johnson
said they are looking to
make the escape room a four
out of five when it comes
to difficulty, adding that
they are hoping for about a
30-percent success rate.
“We want the majority of
people to fail,” Johnson said
with a laugh. “I don’t want
anyone to fail, but I want the
difficulty level to be there.”
Mayhem Manor is chalkfull
of puzzles that require
padlocks, RFID locks and
even an enigma machine. It
is qualified as a generation
two escape room, meaning
it has more technology than
the original generation one
rooms, but lacks the “Big
Brother” feel of generation
three attractions. But more
important than the types of
locks used is the narrative
storyline that attendees explore
throughout the experience
as they learn of the
dark secrets kept by the serial
killer.
The journey through
Mayhem Manor starts with
Vaughn and Johnson, who
act as private investigators
assisting the participants,
dropping the group off on
the front porch of the manor.
They’re willing to help the
group using walkie-talkies
and video cameras inside the
house, but entering the house
isn’t in the job description of
the private investigators.
While the theme of the
escape room is certainly
spooky, there won’t be anyone
jumping out to scare
attendees or anything gory
inside the manor, Johnson
said. Mayhem Manor, which
is to be open through May 5,
combines a creepy tale with
the pressure of a timed escape
room, creating a unique
experience.
Mayhem Manor is to be
open from 4-10 p.m. on
Thursdays-Saturdays and
from noon-10 p.m. on Sundays.
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Handmade items on display at Gallery Seven Holiday Gift Show
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Handmade works by 10
local artists are currently
on display and available for
purchase at Gallery Seven
in Lockport as part of their
annual Holiday Gift Show
that runs through the end of
December.
This is the first year hosting
the show in the Gaylord
Building, after Gallery Seven
moved from their Joliet
location this past January.
Gallery Seven member and
show organizer Marianne
Folise said the reception
from the community has
been great over the last year
and she was excited to bring
this show to Lockport.
Four members from Gallery
Seven as well as six
local artists produced creations
for this show. Each
artist made between 12-15
creations, with Folise designing
homemade wreaths.
Other artists created homemade
cards, glass-blown ornaments,
pin cushions, jewelry,
window hangings, lace
angels and more.
“I like the fact that people
are excited about the work
they do and we’re able to exhibit
that and sell it,” Folise
said.
The items range in price
from about $2-$40. Seventy
percent of the money that is
made through the sales goes
back to the artist, with the
remaining 30 percent helping
fund the gallery.
“One of the things we
hope is [the items are] going
to resonate with [community
members] enough to where
they want to buy it and keep
Gallery Seven member Marianne Folise created homemade
wreaths that are available for purchase at the Holiday Gift
Show held on the second floor of the Gaylord Building.
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it in their home or give it as a
gift, sort of make their home
a work of art,” Folise said.
She said the pieces hanging
in the window would be
wonderful for someone who
might be in a nursing home
or assisted living because it
is something they can have
to decorate their rooms and
make them feel a part of the
holiday spirit.
“I just think that it’s great
that we can offer people
something unique and different
than they would get
at Wal-Mart,” said Jay Anderson,
chairman of Gallery
Seven. “[It’s] for those
that want their house to be
unique at Christmas, and traditional,
too. There’s nothing
here that plugs in.”
An opening reception was
held Nov. 24 at the gallery,
where community members
were invited to explore all
the show had to offer. The
Holiday Gift Show ends
Dec. 30. People can visit
Gallery Seven located on the
second floor of the Gaylord
Building, 200 W. 8th Street
in Lockport. The gallery is
open noon-5 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday, and
noon-3 p.m. on Sunday.
Cash or credit cards are accepted
to purchase the holiday
items.
“It’s the holidays, [the
show] helps build traffic for
the gallery and awareness
of the gallery,” Anderson
said. “People may not think
in terms of photography
or some of the paintings
and things for their home
or know we’re here, but
they’re looking for Christmas
decorations. Handmade
Christmas decorations are
always more appealing I
think than big box [store
items].”
Gallery Seven hosts three
big shows throughout the
year in March, June and October.
The Chicago Society
of Artists rents the gallery
for a month, which is to be
the next show. For more information
on Gallery Seven,
visit www.galleryseven.net.
Contests
Prizes announced for 22nd Century Media’s Holiday Card Contest
Entrants have two
opportunities to
win: Best in Show,
Funniest
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Oh, so you’re those kind
of gift-givers, huh? Don’t
want to send us a card until
you know what you might
get in return?
That’s not exactly in the
Christmas spirit, but we get
it.
The 2018 Holiday Card
Contest is already underway,
but this week we promised
the announcement of prizes.
And, as promised, you will
find the full prize list for
each category in the accompanying
sidebar.
As a recap, the contest
asks you to send us your best
The Prizes
A look at what readers can win in this
year’s Holiday Card Contest
Best in Show
• A $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave,
12622 W. 159th St., Homer Glen
• Four play passes, each good for free
admission to the KidsWork Children’s
Museum, 11 S. White Street, Frankfort
• Three $5 gift certificates for Sizzles,
110 MacGregor Road in Lockport
• Two gift certificates, each good
for a free two-week individual trial
membership for one adult, 18 and older,
at The Oaks Recreation & Fitness Center,
10847 W. La Porte Road in Mokena
homemade Christmas cards,
the most boastful of yearend
letters (snark the halls, if
that’s your thing), children’s
drawings to be left with
cookies for Santa, photos of
your co-workers in reindeer
antlers and noses, crafty
Kwanzaa greetings or Hanukkah
Hallmarks — basically,
whatever it is you send
to your loved ones to make
Funniest
• 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 W. Laraway Road
in New Lenox
• A $25 gift card to Gizmos Fun Factory,
66 Orland Square Drive, Suite D, in
Orland Park
• Four passes, each good for a free
value basket at Culver’s, 18248 Sayre
Ave. in Tinley Park
• Four passes, each good for 1 free
open gym entry at The Oaks Recreation
& Fitness Center, 10847 W. La Porte
Road in Mokena
sure they get something in
the mail around the holidays
other than stale fruitcakes
from distant relatives, magazine
subscription renewal
notices and Columbia House
compact discs.
Whatever it is you do for
the people you love during
the holidays (just the PG-
13 stuff, please), simply address
these things to Managing
Editor Bill Jones, and
mail them to 11516 W. 183rd
St. Unit SW Office Condo
3, Orland Park, IL, 60467.
Make sure the items somewhere
include a name and a
phone number at which we
can reach you, should you
happen to win the contest, as
well as your hometown.
We will accept submissions
through 5 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 20. They must be
received (not postmarked)
by that day, so make sure to
give yourself enough time
for holiday mail service.
The entries will be evaluated
by our editorial staff
and judged in two categories:
Best in Show and Funniest,
so tell us in which
category you’d like to be
considered. We will pick one
winner in each of the categories
from across all seven of
the towns covered by 22nd
Century Media’s Southwest
office: Orland Park, Tinley
Park, Frankfort, Mokena,
New Lenox, Lockport and
Homer Glen.
In addition to awarding
prizes, we plan to publish
images or transcripts of our
winners in print, along with
a few of our other favorites.
We do have three rules:
• We are allowing only
one entry per household for
this contest.
• The entry must be from
this holiday season.
• Electronic entries are accepted.
They can be sent to
bill@opprairie.com.

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Swedish Christmas breakfast, Lucia pageant
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Park has been carrying on
this tradition for over 20
years with its 23rd Annual
Swedish Christmas Breakfast,
which is slated to be
held this year at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8.
Traditional Swedish foods
will be served, such as cardamom
coffee cake, sweet rye,
hard-tak, bond-ost cheese,
pickled herring, rice pudding
and lingonberry, and
potato sausage. The pageant
will include the Lucia Queen
wearing the traditional
crown of candles, along with
her attendants, who will also
serve breakfast.
Rachel Hampton has been
chosen Lucia Queen for this
year’s pageant. Hampton is
the daughter of Charlotte and
Boyd and the granddaughter
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A program is also planned
featuring a musical guest,
as well as Christmas carols
with pianist Beverly Bovard.
Tickets are $15 for adults
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Homer library’s Food for Fines Month to benefit Lockport food pantry
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Library patrons are all too
familiar with the fines that
can accumulate from lost
books or late returns.
For the last 20 years, the
Homer Township Public
Library has hosted an initiative
during the month of
November to not only help
customers reduce their fines,
but support local community
members in the process.
The library’s Food for
Fines Month, which took
place from Nov. 2 through
Nov. 30, encouraged patrons
to bring in items to the library
for the Lockport FISH
Food Pantry that would in
turn reduce fines by $1 for
every individual item donated.
“It’s like a fine forgiveness
program, but it’s more considered
a positive outreach
for the library patrons,” said
Sheree Kozel-La-Ha, the
executive director at the library.
The goal this year was
to collect 500 items for the
Lockport pantry, and they
received 511.
Kozel-La-Ha said that
each year they typically donate
between 500-700 items,
with some years reaching
up to 1,000. In the last year,
foot traffic has gone up 12
percent at the library, which
has helped make the initiative
successful, Kozel-La-
Ha said.
“We’re a really busy place,
so it’s a really good opportunity
with that type of foot
traffic to get a lot of items for
the food pantry,” she said.
Kozel-La-Ha estimates
that the average fines per
patron is less than $5, and
although this initiative targets
those with fines to assist
them in reducing or even
eliminating them, people
who don’t have them have
contributed to the cause by
donating food or personal
care items.
“We’ve done [Food for
Fines] in other months, but
November seems to be the
best month, and I think that’s
because people do think
about, ‘What am I thankful
for?,’ And they do think
about other people, and so
for the food drive, we’ve
always done that in November,”
Kozel-La Ha said.
The Lockport pantry
doesn’t require a set goal for
the initiative, but Kozel-La
Ha said it was a “substantial,
achievable goal for the
library.” Jim Brauch, vice
president of the Board of
Directors at the pantry, said
they are very “donation dependent”
in order to help the
more than 1,000 community
members who receive support
annually.
“We’re very donation dependent,
and usually around
the holidays we get quite a
few donations, and some of
them quite large,” Brauch
said. “Boy Scout Troop
50 brought in about 2,600
pounds of food [recently].
And other times when giving
is a little less and we
get pretty slim, we do have
enough money, we do buy
food from the Northern Illinois
Food Bank, but right
now we’re pretty [full] and
hope to stay that way.”
Food for Fines Month not
only helps patrons and community
members, but Kozel-
La Ha said it also teaches the
younger generation about
generosity.
“It’s fun to see the kids
come in with their cans or
they’ll bring it up and they’ll
say, ‘I have something for
the basket,’ and then they’ll
run back out and put it in the
entryway,” she said. “So we
know that we’re making a
difference and know that it’s
a real positive message that
the young people have that
are coming into the library.”
On Monday, Dec. 3, 27
containers full of items were
delivered to the food pantry.
Given that all 511 items
were donated by those trying
to reduce their fines, it would
represent $511 in fines that
were eliminated from patrons
accounts. Kozel-La Ha
was excited about reaching
their goal and looks forward
to its continued success.
“We try to make it super
positive,” she said. “We want
everyone to have a great experience
when they come in
to the library, and fines can
be very annoying, and we
understand that, so we try
to make these opportunities
where it’s a win-win.”
Homer Township Public Library Executive Director Sheree-Kozel La Ha delivers more than
500 items Monday, Dec. 3, to the Lockport FISH Food Pantry. The items were collected
throughout November at the library as part of Food for Fines Month.Photo submitted
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Announcements
Photo Op
Buffy
Christine Lange and
Charmaine Komperda,
of Lockport
This is Buffy, our
15-year-old Maltese.
I had to put my Buffy
down on Oct. 31 due
to her kidneys and
liver failing, and she
could no longer walk.
She had the best 15
years with us! We miss
her terribly! In loving
memory or our Buffy
AKA Buffkooshka
To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send a photo and
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Turning 12
Happy 12th birthday Gianna Stack.
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the Lockport Legend’s
Standout Student
Sponsored by Marquette Bank
Addison C. Ruether, Hadley
Middle School sixth-grader
Addison Ruether was chosen as Standout Student
for her academic excellence.
What is one essential you must have when
studying?
One essential that I need in order to study
is a snack. While I study for a test I like to eat
something, then that makes me focus.
What do you like to do when not in school or
studying?
I like to swim for the Lockport Homer
Swim Club team, play volleyball with my
friends, and do art.
What is your dream job?
My dream job is to be a veterinarian because
I love all types of animals, especially
cats and dogs.
What are some of the most played songs on
your iPod?
Some of my most played songs on my
phone are “These Days” by Jess Glynne,
Macklemore and Dan Caplen, “No Such
Thing as a Broken Heart” by Old Dominion,
and “Born to Be Yours” by Kygo and Imagine
Dragons.
What is one thing people don’t know about
you?
One thing people don’t know about me is
that I like to shoot pool and that I even have
my own pink cue.
Whom do you look up to and why?
I look up to my mom because she has
taught me how to be strong and that I can
achieve anything with hard work, which is
what she does everyday.
What do you keep under your bed and why?
I keep projects that I did when I was little
and birthday cards under my bed so they can
remind me of previous memories.
Who is your favorite teacher and why?
Photo Submitted
My favorite teacher is Mrs. Farthing because
she does fun, interactive lessons and
projects, and she is really nice.
What is your favorite class and why?
Math is my favorite class because I’m
good at it and I have done a lot of really cool
projects in math class in the past.
What is one thing that stands out about
your school?
After we say the pledge in the morning, we
say our “Hadley” pledge. It overall is about
diversity and being unique.
What extracurricular(s) do you wish your
school had?
I wish they had a swim team because I really
enjoy swimming.
What is your morning routine?
First I get dressed and ready, next I go
downstairs and get my shoes on, third I eat
breakfast, fourth I go back upstairs to brush
my teeth, fifth I let my dogs out, and then I
go out to the bus stop.
If you could change one thing about school,
what would it be?
I wish we didn’t have to take MAP tests at
school, because they always stress me out.
What is your favorite thing to eat in the
cafeteria?
My favorite thing to eat in the cafeteria is
chicken tenders and fries.
What’s your best memory from school?
My best memory from school is when I
was the third-grade spelling bee winner.
Standout Student is a feature for The Lockport
Legend. Nominations come from Lockport area
schools.
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Police Reports
Lockport man
charged with
aggravated
battery
Kahlil G. Blakney, 18, of
220 Dellwood Ave. in Lockport,
was charged by the Will
County Sheriff’s Office with
two counts of aggravated
battery Nov. 23 following an
altercation that occurred at
1:12 p.m. in the 400 block of
Dellwood Avenue. Blakney
and three juveniles reportedly
jumped onto the alleged victim
and beat him in the front
yard area. The alleged victim
was taken to Silver Cross
Hospital for a head wound
and the three juveniles were
taken into custody along with
Blakney, police said.
Will County Sheriff’s Office
Nov. 23
• Person(s) unknown stole
three UPS packages from the
front step of a residence on
the 800 block of Maryknoll
Drive.
Nov. 22
• Malcolm X. Jones, 25, of
4016 Deal St. in East Chicago,
Indiana, was charged
with driving with a suspended
license and improper display
of registration after being
stopped in the area of S. Weber
and W. Renwick roads.
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.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
NL native plans second
cross country ride to benefit
veterans
New Lenox native Tracy
Sefcik completed her crosscountry
bike trip from California
to Florida earlier this
year and is already planning
her next one.
“Well, you know, I can’t
just do this once; I’ve got to
do it again, don’t I?” Sefcik
said. “I guess it’s my calling.”
During her first ride for
charity, Sefcik raised more
than $30,000 for the Gary
Sinise Foundation in support
of veterans. Her next endeavour
is to raise $50,000
for a charity closer to home
called the Oscar Mike Foundation.
While the ride itself is
still roughly two-and-a-half
years down the road, Sefcik
said it is important that she
starts fundraising now, so
she can meet her goal.
The fundraiser officially
started Nov. 7 on her website,
www.crosscountrycycle4vets.com.
The day holds
special meaning for Sefcik,
a Navy veteran, because it
is the anniversary of the day
her uncle’s plane went down
in Korea many years ago
and he was determined to be
Missing In Action.
The Oscar Mike Foundation
is located in Rockford
but serves veterans around
the country through its programs,
which are aimed
at getting wounded and
disabled veterans active
again through a variety of
activities, including exercise,
flight lessons, shooting
practice, kayaking, paddleboarding,
fishing, horseback
riding and skydiving.
Participants are flown out
to spend a week at the foundation’s
compound, where
Sefcik said the goal is to
give them a new lease on
life and a positive outlook
for the future despite their
limitations and injuries.
Reporting by Amanda Villiger,
Assistant Editor. For more,
visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Andrew senior wrestler
fueled by tough loss
Andrew senior wrestler
Luc Valdez suffered last
year, losing a 1-point sectional
decision in a match
that would have sent him
downstate to compete in the
Class 3A individual state finals.
Worse yet, it was a 1-point
decision loss to Marmion’s
Michael Jaffe, who went on
to place fourth in Illinois at
113 pounds.
Valdez could have put the
pain of that loss behind him
and moved on, but the best
wrestlers don not move on
easily. What they do is use
that pain as motivation, like
a shovelful of coal thrown
into a blast furnace.
Three additional Andrew
wrestlers came within one
win of advancing downstate
last year, including varsity
returnees J.P. Migawa and
Ameer Aqel. Thunderbolts
coach Mike Pila knows that
none of them are about to let
those losses go.
In his fourth season as a
varsity wrestler, Valdez entered
his senior year with
more than 100 wins to his
name. He won 29 matches
as a freshman, 35 as a sophomore
and 37 matches last
year.
Reporting by Gary Larsen,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frankfort Falcons win Super
Bowl championships
The Frankfort Falcons varsity
and junior varsity teams
capped successful 2018 seasons
by clinching River Valley
Super Bowl championship
Nov. 11 at the ATI Field
at Joliet Memorial Stadium.
The No. 2-seeded varsity
team defeated the No. 1
Morris Warriors 20-6 in the
championship game, while
the No. 1- ranked junior
varsity team secured a 25-6
title victory over the No. 3
Frankfort Square Wildcats.
Falcons varsity head
coach Matthew Straight attributed
the team’s success
this season to his players’
sense of brotherhood and
their ability to focus on “the
momentum of the season itself.”
After finishing the regular
season with a 7-1 record, the
varsity team entered the first
round of the playoffs with a
bye and went on to shut out
the Tinley Park Bulldogs
28-0 on Oct. 28. In the Nov.
4 semifinal game, the team
clinched a second postseason
shutout, defeating the
Homer Stallions 31-0.
“We expect great things
from them at the freshmen
level next year,” he said.
“[Lincoln-Way East football
Coach Rob Zvonar] has
been a big part of the organization,
and his kids are coming
up through the Falcons,
as well.”
Reporting by Nuria Mathog,
Editor. For more, visit
FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Homer woman works with
nonprofit to provide solar
lights for poverty-stricken
areas
Beth Sadler, 25, of Homer
Glen, is currently enrolled at
Adler University in Chicago,
working on her master’s
degree in counseling with
art therapy. And as part of
her global outreach practicum,
she needed to find an
organization working to
help people in need.
Given that broad guideline,
she went on Google
and swiftly found a path illuminated
for her.
Sadler came upon the
website for Watts of Love,
a nonprofit organization that
provides clean and renewable
light sources to families
living in cases of extreme
poverty without access to
electricity in more than 30
countries, she said.
“[The Watts of Love]
website seemed so welcoming
and friendly, the layout
modern, not sugarcoating
anything,” Sadler recalled.
“People really benefit [from
the lights]. The photos it
has are incredible — of the
smiles on these kids’ faces,
the mothers in tears [because]
kids can now go to
school, study at night and
have a light source.”
The Go Dark, Give Light
campaign started by Watts
of Love invites organizations
across the country to
voluntarily “go dark” and
give up their cellphones and
social media for an agreed
upon period of time while
raising funds from friends
and family for the solar
lights, according to Sadler.
The nonprofit then provides
funds globally to “give
light” to those who need it
most.
Materials needed to
launch and run a Go Dark,
Give Light campaign are
at www.wattsoflove.org/go
darkgivelight.
Reporting by Thomas Czaja,
Editor. For more, visit
HomerHorizon.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
My Joyful Heart brings
Christmas cheer to children
When providing food and
shelter are the biggest financial
concerns a family faces,
the extra things such as new
clothing or Christmas presents
often can fall by the
wayside.
Each year around Christmastime,
My Joyful Heart
provides Christmas gift bags
to children in the south suburbs.
This year, they are to
reach almost 1,000 children.
Founder and Executive
Director Diane Carroll said
many of those children are
part of families with a single
mom, who is just trying to
make ends meet and provide
for their children.
“I was a single mom. I
raised my three kids. Believe
me, I know the challenges,”
Carroll said, “So,
I have great compassion for
these single moms, which
make up most of the program
kids.”
Children in the program
are enrolled mainly by a
social worker from their
school, who then fills out a
profile on each child, including
their ages, favorite colors,
interests, reading levels
and school grade levels.
In addition to toys and
clothing, Carroll said books
always are included in the
gifts, which she said has
helped many of them with
their reading skills.
After receiving a gift from
My Joyful Heart, children
are asked to write a “thank
you” letter as part of the process,
and Carroll said many
of them do.
“It’s part of the education
process, is the way I look at
it,” she said. “We get such
heartwarming thank you
notes.”
Reporting by Amanda Villiger,
Assistant Editor. For more,
visit MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Santa, shopping and
sparkling lights shine bright
at Holiday Fest & Tree
Lighting
Sleigh bells were jingling,
voices were singing and
twinkling lights adorned the
tree outside of Village Hall.
The Village of Orland
Park welcomed in the season
Nov. 25 with its annual Holiday
Festival & Tree Lighting
Ceremony, held from
4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Civic
Center. Along with witnessing
Village Center transform
into a winter wonderland,
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Being Michael Scofield
Max Lapthorne
max@lockportlegend.com
One of my favorite
television characters
of all time is
Michael Scofield, the main
protagonist in the show
“Prison Break.”
As one could surmise,
the show centers around
Scofield’s efforts to break
himself and his brother out
of an Illinois prison. I could
spend this entire column
space and more telling you
about “Prison Break” and
nfyn
From Page 12
attendees were able to enjoy
entertainment, crafts, visits
with Santa Claus and much
more.
The winter weather caused
event organizers to move
select outdoor elements indoors,
including the Holiday
Market, which opened
at 3:30 p.m., while the food
trucks, Jingle Johns (lighted,
singing portable toilets), live
reindeer visits and the icesculpture
demonstration —
the last of which was new
this year — offered exterior
fun for families.
“Tonight, we have a great
cross section of families
here, because we have things
outdoors and our vendors
inside,” explained Nancy
Flores, Orland Park’s director
of recreation. “The tree
lighting puts everyone in the
how enthralling I find all of
its twists and turns, but suffice
to say the show gets my
highest recommendation.
Scofield is an accomplished
engineer, a profession
that makes him uniquely
equipped to pull off the
escape act depicted in the
show. A full upper-body tattoo
of the prison’s blueprint
helps him out, but the plan
and its execution are mainly
the product of Scofield’s
innovative way of thinking.
There are roadblocks that
come up along the way, and
numerous puzzles Scofield
must solve in order to make
the plan work, and spoiler
alert: He conquers them all
and manages to escape.
I had Scofield’s prisonbreaking
abilities on my
mind last week as I worked
on our news cover story,
which you can find on Page
5 of this issue. It details the
Christmas spirit. We have
food trucks outside, and it’s
a cool event that brings families
together. There’s something
for everybody.”
Mayor Keith Pekau welcomed
Santa Claus back to
CONTACT
new escape room, Mayhem
Manor, which is to open
in the Volz Fieldhouse at
Dellwood Park Friday, Dec.
7. Those who journey inside
the manor are tasked with
finding evidence against the
serial killer who lives there
and eliminating any trace of
themselves before finding
their way out.
I’ve only done one escape
room, and I held my own.
Our team had the maximum
amount of members and
managed to escape with a
couple minutes to spare, and
I solved or contributed to
the solving of a number of
the puzzles. If we had Scofield
on our team, we probably
would have been out of
there in a cool 10 minutes,
but unfortunately he is a
fictional character and was
therefore unavailable.
But much like my recommendation
of the show
“Prison Break,” I would
tell anyone looking to put
the inner-Scofield to work
to take a trip to Mayhem
Manor and see if they have
what it takes to break out.
It’s a fun test of wits, and it
puts you out of your comfort
zone. Plus, it’s a great
way to spend an evening
with family or friends, and
there is a fantastic feeling of
satisfaction that comes with
successfully escaping.
Countless hours of work
went into the construction
of Mayhem Manor and the
puzzles within it, and it’s
sure to provide a night of
entertainment, even if your
escape attempt is unsuccessful.
And if you do find yourself
still stuck in Mayhem
Manor when time runs out,
don’t fret; we can’t all be
Michael Scofield.
Orland Park at the start of
the festivities. The pair then
invited all of the children
in attendance to join them
in leading the countdown
to the tree lighting, which
culminated with the illumination
of all of the holiday
features displayed on the
Village Center lawn.
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.
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Madrigal magic
Lockport madrigals entrance audiences
with musical performances, Page 18
Another one joins the club
Cooper’s Hawk brings Wine Club, extensive menu to
recently opened New Lenox location, Page 21
Lockport
resident Wesley
Busi (left) points
out his work to
The Artist Guild
of Lockport
president
Ed Smith,
Saturday, Dec.
1, at the opening
reception for the
second annual
Kids Holiday
Art Show at the
Flower of Life
Gallery. Laurie
Fanelli/22nd
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Children display
artwork at Kids Holiday
Art Show for TAGOL,
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(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)
Gingerbread Housemaking
6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7.
A donation of $3 per house
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and pizza. Please bring one
box of frosted Pop Tarts for
each house you build. To
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In Memoriam
Bruce A. Cala
Bruce A Cala,
92, of Lockport,
passed away
peacefully, Nov. 15, at his
son Adrian’s home.
He was born in 1926 in
Gary, Indiana, to Richard
and Betty Cala. He served
in the Navy from 1944 to
1946, graduated from Roosevelt
University of Chicago
in 1965 with Bachelor of
Arts, and then received his
master’s degree in history/
foreign affairs and U.S diplomacy.
In 1966, he married
Pamela Richardson in
Chicago. Bruce was employed
by the Chicago Public
School System, teaching
from 1968 to 1987 at Morgan
Park High School, then from
1987 to 1992 at Corliss and
Harlan. He enjoyed teaching
history. Bruce enjoyed 26
years of retirement. He was
an avid reader and story teller.
He also enjoyed playing
tennis, traveling with family
and spending time with his
children and grandchildren.
Bruce had 35 years of marriage
to his beloved Pamela.
He is survived by his two
sons, Adrian J. (Lisa) Cala,
Jeremy L. (Mary) Cala;
five grandchildren, Brittany,
Rick, Jake, Ethan and Adriana;
and several nieces and
nephews. He was preceded
in death by wife, Pamela in
2001. A celebration of life
service was held Dec. 1 at
Cross of Glory Lutheran
Church, 14719 W. 163rd St.
in Homer Glen.
Abygayle N. Adelmann
Abygayle N. Adelmann,
24, formerly of Lockport,
died unexpectedly, Nov. 20,
in Marysville, California,
surrounded by her loving
family. Abygayle was born
in Joliet and was a Lockport
resident most of her life, and
resided in Roselle before
moving to Yuba City, California.
She graduated from
Lockport Township High
School in 2012, and went
on to receive a bachelor’s
degree in social work from
Northeastern Illinois University
in Chicago. Abygayle
had a passion in life to be
surrounded by children and
thoroughly enjoyed working
with them. She was a
child care worker at Jami’s
Playschool, a teacher’s aid
at Charis Youth Center, and
a former mentor at Warren
Township Teen Center. She
was also a nanny. Abygayle
loved the outdoors, espeically
in California. She enjoyed
painting, and absolutely
adored her dog, Cali. She
is survived by her devoted
father, Bruce (Aline) Adelmann;
mother, LaDonna
(Teron Phillips) Adelmann;
faithful boyfriend, Daniel
Hardin; cherished siblings,
Bronsyn and Bruce
Adelmann, Destin Phillips,
Christian Adelmann, Gesus
Phillips, Ryan Tintera and
Kyle Tintera; paternal grandparents,
Leonard and Donna
(Kuna) Adelmann; aunts
and uncles, Mark (Caroline)
Adelmann, Kevin (Kathy)
Adelmann, Dawn (Jim)
Wrobel, Curt (Sharon) Adelmann
and Shane Elrod; and
numerous adored cousins
and friends survive. In lieu
of flowers, memorials to the
Adlemann family would be
greatly appreciated. Funeral
services were held Friday,
Nov. 30 at the Parker Road
Bible Church, 18512 Parker
Road in Mokena.
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TAGOL hosts Kids Holiday Art Show at Flower of Life Gallery
Laurie Fanelli, Freelance Reporter
A piece of artwork is a gift that
keeps on giving, as new inspirations
can be found with each closer
look.
On Saturday, Dec. 1, The Artist
Guild of Lockport invited the community
to come out to the Flower
of Life Art Gallery to see, and shop
for items, at the opening reception
for the second annual Kids Holiday
Art Show. Running from 6 to
9 p.m., the event was a festive celebration
of the winter season, holiday
traditions and talented young
artists.
The show was comprised of
over 35 works from 21 different
artists ages 17 and under, and featured
a wide variety of mediums
and themes. TAGOL president Ed
Smith was impressed by the diversity
of the pieces, which included
everything from traditional drawings
and paintings, to three-dimensional
winterscapes.
“This has really become a big
deal and the kids are so excited
about it, which makes us really excited,”
said Smith. “They’re building
memories. That’s the big thing
I think. Who knows if they’ll follow
art when they’re older, but this
is something they’ll always have as
a memory.”
Mokena resident Raegan Fuller,
12, was inspired by the sounds of
the season when creating her multidimensional,
mixed media piece.
“I had ‘Sleigh Bells Ring’ because
I like Christmas music, so
I named it after the song and everybody
likes 3D lately,” she said.
“Then the bells kind of look cool
because they jingle around.”
Raegan’s 10-year-old brother
Rhett Fuller also had a piece in the
exhibit, a monochromatic drawing
– which he said he chose “because
of God,” inspired by the nativity
story.
“I sketched it with pencil and
then I went over it with markers,”
Rhett said, noting that drawing was
his favorite part of the creative process.
When TAGOL member Rich
Green invited his 6-year-old nephew
Decklyn Mitchell and 10-yearold
niece Mackenzie Mitchell to
submit something for the show,
he stopped by their Tinley Park
home with a collection of art supplies
ready to inspire creativity.
The result was a series of detailed
shadow boxes – complete with
lighted elements – that capture
the magic of the holidays through
unique takes on classic scenes of
the season.
“I had different supplies available
for them, but in my head, I
thought they could have a lot of
fun with shadow boxes,” said
Green. “My niece was dead-set
on drawing, so I started working
with my little nephew. Once she
saw that happening, she had an
idea. She made her own Santa.
She wanted no help from anyone
on anything. When the call came
for more pieces, they were at my
house in a heartbeat – because
I had all the supplies still – and
they made two more. It was a lot
of fun.”
Six-year-old Shorewood resident
Saphira Tennant also had a lot of
fun creating her painting which
was inspired by Jolly Old Saint
Nicholas himself.
“I made a Santa belt because I
saw it on Mommy’s computer,”
said Tennant.
Along with being featured in the
show, each young artist received a
catalog of the Holiday Show collection
to take home. There was
also a balloon artist, Sean Rudd of
Zebra Zordan Entertainment, on
hand at the reception to add to the
fun.
In two short years, TAGOL’s
Kids Holiday Art Show has become
extremely popular among
artists and art fans alike. The organization
plans on building upon
that excitement next year by making
the 2019 exhibit a family affair.
“We’re already planning next
year’s show which will be different,”
said Smith. “Next year we’re
going to have a family show because
we had so many grown-ups
say, ‘Well, we like Christmas.
We like the holidays. Can we do
something, too?’ So, we’re going
Mokena resident Raegan Fuller stands next to her piece, “Sleigh Bells Ring,” that she made for the Kids Holiday
Art Show for The Artist Guild of Lockport. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
This artwork titled “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was made by Lockport resident Maya Busi.
to change it. It won’t be just a kids
show in 2019. It will be a family
show.”
TAGOL will be presenting its
20x20: The Canvas Project show
with an opening reception to be
held on Jan. 12, 2019. The Flower
of Life Gallery is located at 1601 S.
State St. in Lockport. More information
on current and upcoming
TAGOL exhibits can be found at
www.theartistguildoflockport.com.

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Festive feaste
Lockport Township High School performed its holiday and
renaissance themed banquet for the annual Madrigal Feaste
Trevor Singler (left), who played “Sir Mertonsire” and Megan Staley, who played “Jester
Jinkin,” explain reports of dragons in the neighboring kingdoms.
Rachel Hampton protrays “Lady Chastity,” as the town wench selling flowers to the audience
at the Madrigal Feaste. Photos by Bob Klein/22nd Century Media
Members of the Madrigal Court perform a
song for the guests at the sold-out performances
held at LTHS Friday, Nov. 30,
through Sunday, Dec. 2.
The men of the Royal Court and the Troubadours
sing the “Pirate Song” to distract the
king and court from rumors of dragons.
Stephen Kowalewski acts as the “Town Crier.”

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Chicago a winter wonderland with the right perspective
Or, how I learned to
stop worrying and
love the snow
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
get out of town!
One of the most surreal
days I spent in Chicago was
a Christmas Eve two years
back. I was off work, and I,
on a whim, drove alone to
the Fulton-Randolph Market
neighborhood early that
morning.
I figured I might stop by
Publican Quality Meats to
get a few extra things for our
Christmas dinner (and a couple
of Slagel Family Farms
dry-aged rib-eyes). I thought
maybe I would swing by Perman
Wine Selections to see
what was among their wine
club offerings for the month.
As I wandered the desolate
streets, devoid of both
people and somehow less
vehicles than usual, it could
have had the eerie feeling
of a ghost town, with little
sound but the winds. But
somehow the remainder
of some melting snow and
the brick of the old meatpacking-district-turned-restaurant
hot spot made it feel
more like a living postcard.
And so, I just walked. I
walked in the middle of side
streets with no traffic to impede
me. I crossed Randolph
without hassle. I peeked
into numerous storefronts
I’d passed countless times
before. And it solidified just
how much I love visiting
Chicago in the winter.
It seems counterintuitive
to enjoy a city more when its
winters make travel a nightmare,
when its windchills
provide an extreme endurance
challenge as good as
any and when, at its worst,
most of its outdoor attractions
are off limits. But those
are the types of things that
discourage normal folks, and
for me that means an opportunity
to explore a usually
bustling cityscape without
as much of the bustle.
Sure, Michigan Avenue
draws a crowd for the holidays.
Yes, the shirtless maniacs
will still load up on brews
and pack Soldier Field (maybe
this year into the playoffs).
And rush hour traffic does not
stop because of the change in
the seasons. But I generally
find it easier to get around.
And Chicago, already a
beautiful city, takes on an extra-special
vibe around this
time of year. From the way
snow changes the landscape
to the skyscrapers lighting
it up for the season to the
winter coats and scarves,
Chicago simply looks right
in winter.
And the cold has a way of
making you appreciate the
warmth of the destinations
even more. It encourages you
to duck into new spots (stop
in for a blast of heat, stay for
the things). It makes that hot
Another Perspective
Christmas Eve in 2016: The streets of the West Loop/
Fulton Market are largely empty. The only thing that could
make it more enjoyable are some snowflakes.
Bill Jones/22nd Century Media
chocolate (or hot toddy) that
much more special.
Plus, from afternoon tea
at The Drake’s Palm Court
to that classic buffet around
the Walnut Room tree to
the displays at Macy’s or
ice skating in Millennium
Park, there is no shortage of
seasonal activities designed
to warm the heart.
But we’ll get to some
more of what I like to do in
Chicago in the next column.
We asked readers on social media about their favorite
things to do in the city during the winter. They said…
“Museum of Science and Industry,
Christmas Around the World!”
—Jason Matthew
“MSI to visit the trees! My maiden
name is on the Austria tree. Walnut
Room, my Granny worked for
Macy’s. Memories of the holiday
party back then I share with my
daughter.”
—Michele Overstreet
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relatively local destinations
and activities, with helpful tips,
readers’ stories and more. This
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Ride or drive
Assistant Editor
Amanda Villiger
makes a case for
taking the train
Amanda Villiger
Assistant Editor
Going downtown
Chicago can be tricky
between traffic, parking
and the fear of being
involved in a collision.
Luckily, for people in the
suburbs there is another
option: train.
A one-way ticket from
Orland Park to Union
Station will cost $6.75
or $7.25, depending on
the station. A round-trip
makes it roughly $15
to take the Metra. Add
in a couple of dollars
for parking, and the trip
downtown likely will
still cost you less than
$20.
Planning to go downtown
Saturday and/or
Sunday? Metra’s weekend
pass is $10, and you
can ride as much as you
want all weekend. Some
stations even have free
parking on the weekends,
taking that cost out of the
equation altogether.
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The Dish
Cooper’s Hawk brings upscale cooking, abundance of wine to New Lenox
James Sanchez
Contributing Editor
Cooper’s Hawk recently
opened its 11th Chicagoarea
location in New Lenox,
only 14 miles apart from its
first location in Orland Park.
Ed Hammer, general manager
of the New Lenox location,
said people thought it
was crazy to open another
location so close, but when
considering Orland Park
Cooper’s Hawk has more
than 30,000 Wine Club
members — the most of all
33 locations across the country
— opening another location
in the south suburbs was
a no-brainer.
The move is already paying
dividends, as it has created
a buzz within the community.
In just a few weeks
after its grand opening, it
has eclipsed 1,000 Wine
Club members. To put that
in perspective, Hammer said
it took a new location in
Michigan more than a month
to hit that milestone.
“Everybody’s been ecstatic
so far,” Hammer said. “It’s
been very welcoming to the
community. So far, everyone
has embraced what we bring
to the table.”
But guests don’t have
to be Wine Club members
to enjoy the offerings the
winery and restaurant has.
Cooper’s Hawk features a
110-item menu, featuring
scratch-made, contemporary
American dishes, with
flavors from around the
world.
There is the Italian flair
with the shrimp and scallop
risotto ($26.99), in which
the seafood and rich, creamy
Carnaroli rice is mixed with
sweet corn, asparagus, peas,
spinach, Parmesan and
white truffle oil. Or customers
can have a taste of
France, with the red wine
braised short ribs ($26.99),
which is Hammer’s favorite.
That has been on the
menu since the franchise
first opened in 2005. The
braising technique adds a
depth of flavor to the beef,
and it is served with Mary’s
potatoes (whipped potatoes),
mustard sauce, oven-roasted
vegetables and
crispy onion strings.
Flavors from Asia can
be found in the ginger soy
glazed NY strip ($33.99),
accompanied by wasabi-buttered
mashed potatoes and
oven-roasted vegetables.
The Cooper’s Hawk calamari
($13.99) is glazed with
a sweet chili-ponzu sauce
mixture and served with
sesame-sriracha sauce. And
the pan-roasted barramundi
($25.99) is served with ginger
rice, a Thai lemongrass
sauce and vegetables.
The menu also features
South American cuisine
with the churrasco grilled
steak ($27.99), which is a
chimichurri-rubbed skirt
steak, alongside a cilantrolime
aioli, Parmesan fries
and vegetables.
But Hammer said the most
popular dish is an appetizer
inspired by south of the
border: Mexican drunken
shrimp ($13.99). The dish
features numerous shrimp
wrapped in bacon, doused
in a tequila lime butter sauce
and served with fresh guacamole.
“It’s been the No. 1-selling
item forever, and it will continue
to be No. 1,” Hammer
said. “We’re going through
an extraordinary amount of
this dish.”
Each dish on the menu has
a wine pairing, suggested
by the winemaker. Cooper’s
Hawk has wines to please
those new to wine or seasoned
drinkers, with more
than 50 wine selections that
are all produced with grapes
imported from all over the
Cooper’s Hawk
2307 E. Lincoln Highway
in New Lenox
Restaurant and Tasting
Room Hours
• 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday
• 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
Bar Hours
• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday
• 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday
For more information ...
Web: chwinery.com
Phone: (815) 320-7500
world by its winery in Woodridge.
For the wines alone,
Cooper’s Hawk has received
more than 500 awards, most
recently winning Best of
Class at the International
Eastern Wine Competition
and Best of Show at the San
Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition in 2017.
The Napa-style tasting
room is what guests first experience
when entering the
restaurant. There, they can
explore and learn about different
wines through a wine
tasting and expand their
palates. For $7, guests can
do a variety tasting (eight
samples) of white and red
wines, from fruity to dark
and bold flavors, or a tasting
of all sweet wines. For $10,
the tasting includes a souvenir
wine glass. A Lux Tasting
($12) provides samples
of Cooper’s Hawk’s valued
wines. The selections in all
of the tastings rotate every
month and always includes
a sample of the Wine of the
Month.
December’s Wine of the
Month is Barbera Barbera.
The blend brings together
The pan-roasted barramundi ($25.99) is one of the top dishes at Cooper’s Hawk. The fish
sits atop a bed of ginger rice and is surrounded by blistered green beans, grape tomatoes
and a Thai lemongrass sauce. James Sanchez/22nd Century Media
Cooper’s Hawk’s traditional
Barbera — a red wine grape
— it has used out of California
with another Barbera
produced in Northern Italy.
For January, it is slated to
be the Artist’s Red Blend,
which is the official wine
for the 2019 Screen Actors
Guild award ceremony.
Cooper’s Hawk’s Master
Sommelier Emily Wines
tweaked the tastings to
make wine more approachable.
Years back, there used
to be only tasting notes on
the wine sheet, but Wines
incorporated a graph that
shows how much sweetness,
tannin, acidity, body and alcohol
is prevalent in each
drink. It also lists the flavors,
scents, origin and the type of
food with which it pairs.
“When I go into another
restaurant and look at a wine
list, you kind of go with
just what you know,” Hammer
said. “With what Emily
implemented, it makes you
Wine Club Memberships
Guests have four different Wine Club options: Variety,
Red Club, White Club and Sweet Club
Pricing
• Red, White or Variety: $19.99 monthly for one bottle
a month, or $37.99 monthly for two bottles
• Sweet: $17.99 monthly for one bottle, or $33.99 for
two bottles
Other benefits
• Discounts on retail wines sold at Cooper’s Hawk: 10
percent off purchasing 1-5 bottles, 15 percent off for
6-11 bottles, 20 percent off for 12 bottles
• 10 percent off on all carryout orders and featured
retail products
• Exclusive promotions for members
• Complimentary entrée during birthday month
• Access to member-only events
experiment with your palate
a little bit more.”
While having a drink or
waiting for a reservation,
guests can check out the artisanal
market that features
decanters, wine accessories,
gourmet chocolates among
other gift items. Combine all
those elements, and the restaurant
becomes more than
just a place to have a nice
dinner.
“With Cooper’s Hawk, we
want to offer customers an
experience,” Hammer said.

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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. End of the week,
briefly
4. Maui neighbor
9. More reserved
14. Jogged
15. Corrective eye
surgery
16. Person with a mike
17. Banners, text
links, e.g.
18. Use the remote
20. Nations’ org.
22. Heavy reading
23. Wrinkled
27. Tinley Park’s
____ by Wyndham
32. Plugs
34. Latin dances
35. Island nation near
Tonga
36. Relative
37. Bangladesh city
41. Authorized
43. Harris ____
44. Great report card
entries
45. “Very funny!”
47. High School District
covering Tinley
Park
50. Acted in place
53. 2018 World Cup
team
55. Bedchamber
58. Bakery selections
60. Bond opponent
61. Memorial or
Millennium in Tinley
Park
68. “___ Woman”
(Reddy tune)
69. GPA part
70. Cement
71. Leave dumbstruck
72. Map collection
73. Destines to a tragic
fate
74. Character in “The
Matrix”
Down
1. Swiss capital
2. Object location system
3. Arched foot part
4. Corporation type
5. Word to a doctor
6. Government security
agency, abbr.
7. “If it ___ broke ...”
8. “No kidding”
9. 1997 Jennifer Lopez biopic
10. Pinafore letters
11. Hosp. area
12. Ballad’s end?
13. Arbiter, for short
19. Release
21. Row boat propeller
24. Divan
25. Longtime record label
26. Karate school
28. Use the teeth on
29. A fit of fever
30. Sound quality
31. Cornerstone abbr.
33. Many Punjab natives
37. Small amounts
38. Bern’s river
39. French city near the English
Channel
40. Arrived
42. Slap on
43. Popular cologne
46. TV network
48. Marsh birds
49. Those opposed
51. Dean’s deg.
52. “The Picture of ___ Gray”
54. Massenet opera
56. Wide-eyed
57. Famed lover
59. Not a nice guy
61. Student score (abbr.)
62. “Hogwash!”
63. Be indisposed
64. CSI evidence
65. Sale clause, abbr.
66. Original manufacturer’s
item
67. Mormons: Abbr.
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
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
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
ORLAND PARK
Traverso’s Restaurant
(15601 S. Harlem Ave.,
Orland Park; (708) 532-
2220)
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays: Karaoke
TINLEY PARK
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
Intimo Lounge
(7068 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 444-4470)
■Wednesdays: ■
Live music
featuring Justin Griffen
Rich’s Pizza Joint
(7020 W. 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 532-8486)
■Tuesdays: ■ Get a large
(14”) thin crust pizza
for the price of a small
(10”). Dine-in, carry-out
or delivery.
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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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes
In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s
New designs are a result of buyer feedback
Two refreshing designs mark
the beginning of a new series
of Craftsman-style homes
available from Distinctive Home
Builders at its latest new home
communities: Prairie Trails;
located in Manhattan within the
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way
School District and at WestGate
Manor in Peotone within
the desirable Peotone School
District.
“Craftsman homes were
introduced in the early 1900s
in California with designs
based on a simpler, functional
aesthetic using a higher level
of craftsmanship and natural
materials. These homes were a
departure from homes that were
mass produced from that era,
“according to Bryan Nooner,
president of Distinctive Home
Builders.
“The Craftsman design has
made a comeback today for
many of the same reasons it
started over a century ago. Our
customers want to live in a home
that gets away from the “mass
produced” look and live in a
home that has more character. As
a result of our daily interaction
with our homeowners and their
input, we are excited to introduce
these two homes, with additional
designs in the works.”
Nooner, who meets with
each homeowner prior to
construction, has been working
on these plans for a while and felt
that the timing was ideal for the
debut. “Customers were asking
for something different and
simple with less monotony and
higher architectural standards.”
The result was the Craftsman
ranch and the Prairie twostory,
now available at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
The Craftsman ranch features
an open floor plan with Great
Room, three bedrooms, two
baths and a two-car (optional
three-car) garage. The Prairie
features a two-story foyer and
Great Room, three bedrooms
and one and one-half baths, a
convenient Flex Room space
on the main level and a two-car
(optional three-car) garage. The
Craftsman architectural elements
on both homes include brick and
stone exteriors with cedar shake
accent siding, low-pitched gabled
bracket roofs, front porches with
tapered columns and stone piers,
partially paned windows, and a
standard panel front entry door.
Distinctive Home Builders
offers a Craftsman-style trim
package offering trim without
ornate profiles and routers. The
trim features simplicity in design
with rectangles, straight lines and
layered look trims over doors for
example. The front entry door
will have the standard Craftsman
panel style door. Distinctive has
also created a Craftsman color
palate to assist buyers in making
coordinated choices for the
interior of their new Craftsman
home. Colors, cabinet styles and
flooring choices blend seamlessly
with the Craftsman trim package
and are available in gray tones
package and earth tones.
Distinctive offers custom maple
kitchen cabinets featuring solid
wood construction (no particle
board), have solid wood drawers
with dove tail joints, which is
very rare in the marketplace.
“When you buy a new home
from Distinctive, you truly are
receiving custom made cabinets
in every home we sell no matter
what the price range,” noted
Nooner.
Distinctive Home Builders
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,
Distinctive Home Builders
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,
Distinctive Home Builders
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.
Distinctive Home Builders
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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Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive
Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise
Help
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1003 Help
Wanted
Tinley Park Park District seeks
Part-Time Laborer
demonstrating general park
maintenance skills.
Responsibilities include:
Park, Field & Custodial
Maintenance, Site Clean Up,
Snow Removal,
Routine Tasks & Projects
Required Hours:
7:00am-12:00pm Sat-Sun
Weekday Winter Hours:
10-25/week (not incl. 10
weekend hours)
Weekday Summer Hours:
average 35/week (not incl. 5
weekend hours)
Application can be found
online at tinleyparkdistrict.org
Please submit completed
application in person or via
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tinleyparkdistrict.org
CONSULTATIVE SALES
ENGINEER
SW Suburb of Chicago
manufacturing company seeks
sales professional with min. 5
years B2B Sales experience.
This is an inside sales,
non-commissioned position,
with salary and potential
bonuses. No telemarketing!
This position will focus on
new & existing customers to
understand their needs &
quote to their requirements.
ISO & QS quality system
experience a plus! Medical,
Dental/Vision and 401k
included. Send cover letter
and resume to:
jkasman@aerorubber.com
AERO Rubber Company, Inc
Part-time Telephone Work
calling from home for
AMVETS. Ideal for
homemakers and retirees.
Must be reliable and have
morning &evening hours
available for calling.
If interested,
Call 708 429 6477
M-F, 10am - 1pm Only!
1003 Help
Wanted
Hiring Desk Clerk
(must be flexible w/ shifts)
& Housekeeping (Morning)
Needed at
Super 8 Motel
Apply within:
9485 W. 191st St, Mokena
No Phone Calls
Holiday Help
Mon-Fri 8:30-5pm. Job can
turn into permanent
full-time position, apply in
person: Same Day Tees
9525 W Laraway Rd
Frankfort, IL 60423
Lighthouse Fellowship
Church in Frankfort is
seeking a P/T Worship
Leader. Must be able to
lead and direct worship
service. Send resume to
pastorsearchLHF@gmail.com
Looking to hire
Construction Laborer with
Remodeling Experience
Call 815.412.4705
Medical Transportation
Drivers Wanted. Call or
email: 815.464.9600
transportationresume4@
gmail.com
1004 Employment
Opportunities
1023 Caregiver
Caregiver Services
Provided by
Margaret’s Agency Inc.
State Licensed & Bonded
since 1998. Providing quality
care for elderly.
Live-in/ Come & go.
708.403.8707
1024 Senior
Companion
Senior Companion
Do your loved ones need
holiday shopping done,
grocery shopping, to be
taken to a doctor appt,
errands run or just
socialization? If so
Call Betty (815)545-4935
Automotive
1061 Autos
Wanted
Don’t Junk
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$52
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815-469-1999
19121 85th Ct
Mokena , IL 60448
We Buy Cars
ChicagoAutoNetwork.com
2004 Nissan Xterra 4wd 110k
$4900
2006 Toyota Highlander 4wd
208k $4500
2010 Honda Element 130k
$9900
2008 Honda Element 57k
$14,900
2005 Lincoln Town Car 1
owner 51,000 Mi $11900
2007 Lincoln Town Car 80k
$9900
1998 Lincoln Continental 1
owner 42k $7900
2010 Subaru Legacy awd 111k
$6900
2004 Mercury grand marquis
$3500
1999 Chevy corvette 15k
Miles black 1 owner $15,900
2013 Tesla S60 ELECTRIC
CAR 59k $37,900
2006 Infiniti g35 coupe 28k
Low Mi $12,900
2016 Lexus GS350 Fsport awd
$38,900
2014 Lexus LS460 awd
$29,900
2014 Mercedes c350 coupe
awd white/red 54k $21,900
2015 Mercedes GLA45amg
$29,900
2007 GMC 2500 Diesel
Pickup 118k $12,900
1997 Chevy astro
cargo/camper van only 17k
mi $6975
2008 Chevy 9 conversion van
hi roof 43k $31,900
2014 Dodge Charger police
pack 53k $11,900
2010 Chevy express 12 psngr
55k $14,900
2014 Chevy express 15 psngr
$14,900
2003 Chevy 1500 cargo $5000
2010 Chevy 2500 cargo
$9,900
2016 Ford Transit t350 ext 12
psngr van 32k $22,900
2000 ford e350 12 psngr 103k
$5000
2018 Ford t350 hi roof 15
psngr van $31,900
30+ Passenger & Cargo vans
to choose from
815-469-1999
19121 85th Ct
Mokena , IL 60448
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Oak Forest Terrace
15815 Terrace, Oak Forest
Spacious 1 & 2 Bdrms.
Serene setting & Beautiful
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708-687-1818
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Roomy New Lenox
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1310 Offices for
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The perfect downtown
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11225 Front St. Mokena, IL
Newly rehabbed office spaces
avail. Office spaces are flexible
for any type of business.
Includes lobby, private bathrooms,
utilities and Comcast
Internet/Wifi. Units ready to
lease Sept 1st. $299/mo total.
Julie Carnes 708-906-3301
Village Realty Inc.
1315 Commercial
Property For Rent
Commercial Property
(South of Rt. 80 at 615 Mills
Road Joliet)
Storage area, 5 acres for
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The Lockport Legend’s
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What: Beautiful fourbedroom,
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Where: 809 Lisdowney
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4121 - M/I Homes of
Chicago LLC to Brandon
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• 17251 Long Bow Drive,
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- Joy S. Hines Trustee
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• 1603 Grove Court,
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$191,000
• 16140 Bent Grass
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4630 - David Mickiewicz
to Matthew Norris, Julie
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• 16411 S. Cypress
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60441-7611 - Ismael
J. Mahmoud to Valerie
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 1333 EAST DIVISION STREET,
LOCKPORT, IL 60441 (SINGLE
FAMILY HOME WITH DETACHED 2
CAR GARAGE. ). On the 13th day of
December, 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: THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, NA, FKA THE
BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COM-
PANY, NA, AS SUCCESSOR TO J.P.
MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., FKA
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS
TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE
HOLDERS OF TRUMAN CAPITAL
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-2
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2004-2 Plaintiff V. RAY-
MOND SRISSKY A/K/A RAYMOND
RISSKY; BARBARA RISSKY Defendant.
Case No. 14CH 2646 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County. Judgment amount is
$256,663.63 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 2653 Lawrence Avenue, Lockport, IL
60441 (Single Family Home.). Onthe
13th day of December, 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: WILMINGTON SAVINGS
FUND SOCIETY, FSB, ASTRUSTEE
FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE
LOAN TRUST A Plaintiff V. DO-
MINIC SENESE, AKA DOMINIC J.
SENESE; DEBORAH SENESE, AKA
DEBORAH A.SENESE; CONTINEN-
TAL PACKAGING, INC. Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 1990 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Aldridge Pite, LLP
Two Northfield Plaza Suite 201
Northfield, IL 60093
P: 1-224-216-2826
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 16537 SOUTH WINDSOR LANE,
LOCKPORT, IL 60441 (4 OR MORE
UNITS WITH 1CAR GARAGE.). On
the 13th day of December, 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: WILMINGTON SAVINGS
FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRIS-
TIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDU-
ALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRE-
TIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION
TRUST, Plaintiff V. UNKNOWN
OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS; VICTORIA CROSS-
ING CONDOMINIUM HOMEOWN-
ERS' ASSOCIATION; HOMEAMERI-
CAN CREDIT, INC. DBA UPLAND
MTG; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND
LEGATEES OF SANDRA JDUNN, IF
ANY; JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED
MORTGAGOR SANDRA J. DUNN;
DEANA MASNIK; LAWRENCE
AUGELLO A/K/A LARRY
AUGELLO; BRIAN AUGELLO Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 1859 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County. Judgment amount is
$113,753.77 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 14629 Archer Avenue, Lockport, IL
60441 (Single Family). On the 13th day
of December, 2018 to be held at 12:00
noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201,
Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: U.S.
Bank National Association, as Trustee
for Structured Asset Investment Loan
Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-BNCl Plaintiff V.Joseph
J. Thoman; Darlene Thoman; Mary
E. Pressley-Thoman Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 0060 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 16427 West Ash Lane, Lockport, IL
60441 (Single Family Home). Onthe
13th day of December, 2018 to be held
at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: Wells Fargo Bank, NAPlaintiff
V. Lisa Mitchell; Michael Lechtenberg;
Citibank, N.A.; Karen Springs Unit III
Homeowners' Association Defendant.
Case No. 18CH 0313 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE BANK OFNEW YORK MEL-
LON TRUST COMPANY, NA, FKA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST
COMPANY, NA, AS SUCCESSOR TO
J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
FKA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS
TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE
HOLDERS OF TRUMAN CAPITAL
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-2
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2004-2
Plaintiff,
vs.
RAYMOND S RISSKY A/K/A RAY-
MOND RISSKY; BARBARA RISSKY
Defendant. No. 14 CH 2646
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause onthe 11th day of September,
2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
13th day of December, 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:
ATRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A
POINT WHICH IS THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF SECTION 25, IN
TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH AND IN
RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND RUN-
NING THENCE WESTERLY ALONG
THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID
SECTION 25, ADISTANCE OF 432.7
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, THENCE WESTERLY ALONG
SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID
SECTION 25, ADISTANCE OF 100
FEET, THENCE SOUTHERLY AT A
90 DEGREES ANGLE TO SAID
NORTHERLY SECTION LINE OF
SAID SECTION 25, ADISTANCE OF
233 FEET, THENCE EASTERLY
PARALLEL TO SAID NORTHERLY
LINE OF SAID SECTION 25, ADIS-
TANCE OF 100 FEET, THENCE
NOORTHERLY ATA90 DEGREES
ANGLE TO SAID LAST MEN-
TIONED LINE ADISTANCE OF 233
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, BEING A PART OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SEC-
TION 25, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH
AND IN RANGE 10EAST OFTHE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 1333 EAST
DIVISION STREET, LOCKPORT, IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH DE-
TACHED 2 CAR GARAGE.
P.I.N.: 11-04-25-200-011-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County. Judgment amount is
$256,663.63 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is a surplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SO-
CIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR
STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN
TRUST A
Plaintiff,
vs.
DOMINIC SENESE, AKA DOMINIC
J. SENESE; DEBORAH SENESE,
AKA DEBORAH A.SENESE; CON-
TINENTAL PACKAGING, INC.
Defendant. No. 15 CH 1990
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause onthe 11th day of September,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
13th day of December, 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:
LOTS 26 AND 27 IN UNIT NO. ONE
OF PURCELL'S SUBDIVISION, OF
PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF
SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, ACCORD-
ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED APRIL 29, 1950 AS DOCU-
MENT NO. 672518, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Commonly known as: 2653 Lawrence
Avenue, Lockport, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Home.
P.I.N.: 11-04-26-306-011-0000
LOTS 26 AND 27 IN UNIT NO. ONE
OF PURCELL'S SUBDIVISION, OF
PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF
SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, ACCORD-
ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED APRIL 29, 1950 AS DOCU-
MENT NO. 672518, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
P.I.N.: 11-04-26-306-010-0000
Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residen-

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Under $100
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
tial real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Aldridge Pite, LLP
Two Northfield Plaza Suite 201
Northfield, IL 60093
P: 1-224-216-2826
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SO-
CIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA
TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT
AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORT-
GAGE ACQUISITION TRUST,
Plaintiff,
vs.
UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; VIC-
TORIA CROSSING CONDOMINIUM
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION;
HOMEAMERICAN CREDIT, INC.
DBA UPLAND MTG; UNKNOWN
HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SAN-
DRA JDUNN, IF ANY; JULIE FOX,
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR
SANDRA J. DUNN; DEANA
MASNIK; LAWRENCE AUGELLO
A/K/A LARRY AUGELLO; BRIAN
AUGELLO
Defendant. No. 16 CH 1859
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 9th day of October, 2018,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
13th day of December, 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:
UNIT NUMBER T 1584 IN VICTO-
RIA CROSSINGS CONDOMINIUM,
AS DELINEATED ON APLAT OF
SURVEY OFTHE FOLLOWING DE-
SCRIBED REAL ESTATE: CERTAIN
LOTS IN VICTORIA CROSSINGS
UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION
OF PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION
21, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE
11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY
14, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER
R1999-87768, IN WILL COUNTY, IL-
LINOIS WHICH PLAT OF SURVEY
IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" TO
THE DECLARATION OF CONDO-
MINIUM RECORDED MAY 31, 2000,
AS DOCUMENT NUMBER
R2000-57272, AS AMENDED BY
AMENDMENT NUMBER 4TOVIC-
TORIA CROSSINGS CONDOMIN-
IUM RECORDED OCTOBER 27, 2000
AS DOCUMENT R2000-117372 AND
AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO
TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI-
VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN
THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 16537
SOUTH WINDSOR LANE, LOCK-
PORT, IL 60441
Description of Improvements: 4
OR MORE UNITS WITH 1CAR GA-
RAGE.
P.I.N.: 16-05-21-306-016-1004
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County. Judgment amount is
$113,753.77 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
U.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee for Structured Asset Investment
Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2006-BNCl
Plaintiff,
vs.
Joseph J. Thoman; Darlene Thoman;
Mary E. Pressley-Thoman
Defendant. No. 17 CH 0060
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 27th day of November,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
13th day of December, 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:
That part of the Northeast quarter of
Section 12, Township 36 North, Range
10 East of the Third Principal Meridian,
defined asbeginning at a point that is
149.87 feet northeasterly of the South
line ofthe Northeast quarter of said Section
12, at an angle of80degrees 48
minutes to the said South line from east
to Northeast atapoint that is 518.40
feet westerly of the Southeast corner of
said Northeast quarter of said Section
12, thence continuing Northeasterly
235.43 feet; thence Southwesterly
175.70 feet at an angle of52degrees 18
minutes from the southeast to the Southwest;
thence Southeasterly atanangle
80 degrees 20 minutes from Northeast
to Southeast, 193.40 feet to the point of
beginning, in Will County, Illinois.
Commonly known as: 14629 Archer
Avenue, Lockport, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family
P.I.N.: 11-04-12-204-050-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Plaintiff,
vs.
Lisa Mitchell; Michael Lechtenberg; Citibank,
N.A.; Karen Springs Unit III
Homeowners' Association
Defendant. No. 18 CH 0313
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 10th day of September,
2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
13th day of December, 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 21, in Karen Springs- Unit 3B, being
asubdivision ofpart ofthe East 1/2
of the Southwest 1/4 and the West 1/2
of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 19,
Township 36 North, Range 11, East of
the Third Principal Meridian, according
to the plat thereof recorded June 16,
2003, as Document Number
R2003-137970, in Will County, Illinois.
Commonly known as: 16427 West
Ash Lane, Lockport, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Home
P.I.N.: 16-05-19-313-032-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
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Under $100
12 piece China set, soft pattern,
extra pieces, padded covers to
avoid breakage, great Holiday
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708.429.5296.
2pcXLPepsi cola world tournament
green lounge set $25.
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8 drawer tool chest, good condition,
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Johnson outboard gastank $25.
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powered car $50. 708.403.2473
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each. 708.403.2473
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tree in box $5. Tinley Park.
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used once tofind ring, like
new. IKEA Inreda bookshelf,
halogen lights, new have 10$5
each. Carl 708.717.5054
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picture 20x39 beautiful for any
room for great atomasphere.
Paid $175. Must sell $30.
708.403.2525
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set with wheels, new. Bought
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708.403.2525
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great $40. 815.469.5295
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pants, belt, pull on boots, cap
beard $75 or best offer.
708.590.6889
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beard, belt, gloves, ect. Over
$400 new, used little. Excellent
condition $100. Comes with a
suitcase. 708.479.8715
Sears fake fur jacket, size 20
1/2 3/4 length. Black/brown,
excellent condition, cleaned,
like new $60. 815.545.0383
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ft. Dimensions: 23.2x13.3x18.9
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Queen size bed frame with
gliders $10. Fran 708.614.8541
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start $95. 708.785.3085
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small ball peen hammer with
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Caesar Plaszewski
Caesar Plaszewski is a sophomore at Lockport
Township and is one of the top returners
on the boys swim team.
How did you get involved in swimming?
I’ve been swimming for the Lockport/
Homer Swim Club since I was 9 or 10. Ever
since I was young we would go swimming,
so I wanted to try competitive swimming and
I grew to really like it.
Do you also play water polo?
I did play last year. It was fun. I went to
a water polo camp in the summer of 2017,
before my freshman year.
So what do you like better, swimming
or water polo?
Swimming. I like the competition, I like
pushing yourself so you can improve.
Your favorite swimming event is the
500-yard freestyle. Why is that?
I swam with one of the seniors, Connor
Hecker, last year on the team and also in the
club season. We did a lot of distance sets and
he said I’d be good. So I really started to like
it.
Even the best swimmers in the 500
take more than four minutes to complete
the race. So what do you think
about during that time?
I think about how I’m pacing. If I need to
slow down or speed up. It’s 20 laps, so that’s
where the counter comes in [holding up the
lap signs]. That helps a lot.
Do you also compete in relays?
I like to do the freestyle ones. Freestyle
races are my main thing. In the relays, you
do push each other and I like that, but I like
doing an individual event better.
Do you do anything to pump yourself
up before a race?
photo submitted
Not really. I just focus on the race. I just
get on the blocks, get focused and get ready
to go.
What have you learned from swimming
coach Jason Ozbolt?
He’s helped me push myself to go further
than I thought I could. He’s helped me get to
goals I didn’t think I could do.
You’re only a sophomore, but have
you thought about swimming in college?
Yes, I would definitely like to do that. I
will see where the sport takes me, but I think
swimming in college would be a cool experience.
What’s the best thing about being an
athlete at Lockport?
The support from all the teachers and staff.
If a team or individual does well, they always
announce it. So there’s definitely a lot
of support. I think it’s great.
Interview By Freelance Reporter Randy Whalen
Athlete of the Month
Knights volleyball player wins competition
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
This Week In...
Lockport Township
High School Varsity
Athletics
Wrestling
■Dec. ■ 7 at Walsh Ironman,
TBA at Walsh Jesuit
■Dec. ■ 8 at Walsh Ironman,
TBA at Walsh Jesuit
Boys Basketball
■Dec. ■ 6 host Bolingbrook,
6:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 11 at Yorkville, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
■Dec. ■ 8 at Spartan Holiday
Tournament, TBD at Oak Lawn
■Dec. ■ 10 at Spartan Holiday
Tournament, TBD at Oak Lawn
■Dec. ■ 12 at Spartan Holiday
Tournament, TBD at Oak Lawn
Girls Bowling
■Dec. ■ 6 at Stagg, 4:15 p.m.
at Palos Lanes
■Dec. ■ 8 at Plainfield North Invite,
9 a.m. at Town & Country
Lanes
■Dec. ■ 11 host Thornridge,
4:30 p.m. at Strike and Spare
■Dec. ■ 12 at Andrew, 4:30
p.m. at Orland Bowl
Boys Bowling
■Dec. ■ 6 at Lincoln-Way East,
4:30 p.m. at Thunder Bowl
■Dec. ■ 8 at Sandburg Invite, 9
a.m. at Orland Bowl
■Dec. ■ 10 host Lincoln-Way
West, 4:30 p.m. at Strike and
Spare
Dani Lauer — a Lincoln-Way Central volleyball
player — won the November Athlete
of the Month competition for publisher
22nd Century Media’s Southwest Chicago
branch. 22nd Century Media File Photo
After a junior year ACL injury, Lincoln-
Way Central senior Dani Lauer bounced
back to find herself on the Team 22: Girls
Volleyball roster this season.
Now, the Knight is Athlete of the Month.
Lauer garnered the most votes in 22nd
Century Media’s November contest to earn
that title.
The Athlete of the Month competition pits
featured Athlete of the Week selections from
our south suburban newspapers against one
another in an online voting contest.
The next contest is to begin Monday, Dec.
10.
To vote, visit LockportLegend.com, hover
over the “Sports” menu tab and click “Athlete
of the Month.” Readers can vote once
per session per valid email address. Voting
ends at 5 p.m. Dec. 25.
All athletes featured in the November Athlete
of the Week sports interviews are automatically
entered into the contest.
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
■Dec. ■ 12 host Bolingbrook,
4:30 p.m. at Strike and
Spare
Boys Swimming
■Dec. ■ 6 host Triangular Meet,
5 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 8 at Wildcat Relays
(Swim only), 10 a.m. at West
Chicago
■Dec. ■ 8 at Argo Diving Invite,
10 a.m.
Cheerleading
■Dec. ■ 8 at North Pole Invite,
8 a.m. at Lincoln-Way East
Competitive Dance
■Dec. ■ 8 at Waubonsie Valley,
9 a.m.
Wrestling
Lockport 67, Bolingbrook 9
Andrew Blackburn-Forst (195), Keegan
Roberson (120) and Anthony Crapia
(152) took less than two minutes to pin
their opponents Thursday, Nov. 29, during
Lockport’s dominant dual-meet victory
over Bolingbrook. Jake D’Angelo
(138), Matt Mahalik (145) and Brandon
Gamagami (170) also contributed pins for
the Porters.
Compiled by Editor Max Lapthorne, max@
lockportlegend.com.

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FooTball (oFFenSe)
22nd Century Media chose the best football student-athletes based on coach recommendations
and player statistics in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area and placed them on
one super team: Team 22. The team is made up of student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW
East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high
schools. This is its offensive squad.
FirST Team
Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff
Second Team
QB: Greyson Grimm, LW West
1,261 total yards, 13 touchdowns. 264
rushing for 6 touchdowns. All-SWSC.
RB: Ronin Gilbert, senior, Tinley
167 carries for 875 yards, 9 touchdowns, 5
100-plus-yard games. All-SSC Blue.
RB: Caleb Marconi, junior, LW West
839 yards rushing for a 6.2 per carry average
and 9 touchdowns.
WR: Chase Anderson, senior, LW East
18 receptions for 442 yards and 5
touchdowns.
WR: Billy Dozier, junior, LW West
20 catches for 372 yards, 5 touchdowns and
1 kickoff return for a touchdown.
WR: Jerrell Wright, junior, Provi
16 catches for 280 yards, with 3
touchdowns, 5 rushes for 50 yards.
OL: Adam Jumah, senior, Andrew
35 pancakes. Offense had 1,821 rushing
yards and 5 yards per carry.
OL: T.J. Galligani, senior, Provi
All-around athletic and All-CCL Blue.
OL: Marty O’Brien, senior, LW East
Another strength on an incredible Griffins’
O line.
QB: Jack Baltz, senior, LW East
2,283 yards total yards, 133 of
216 passing, with 31 touchdowns.
All-SWSC. Baltz was the engine
behind an incredibly explosive
offense in the 2018 season.
RB: Devon Williams, junior, LW
East
1,094 rushing yards on 146
carries, 19 touchdowns. Williams’
work on the ground not only led
him to plenty of end zones but
kept the Griffins a dual threat.
RB: Justin Ellis, senior, LW Central
950 rushing yards with 10
touchdowns, 330 yards receiving,
155 return yards. All-SWSC. Ellis
was all over the field, with 1,435
all-purpose yards.
WR: Jackson Ritter, senior, LW
East
52 receptions for 977 yards,
60 long, with 16 touchdowns, 4
kickoff returns for 102 yards, 43
long, 3 punt returns with 41 long.
All-SWSC as a tight end.
WR: Matt Judd, senior, LW East
38 receptions for 517 yards,
6 touchdowns. All-SWSC. Judd
worked this season to rack up big
yardage for East and found the
end zone several times himself.
WR: Conner McWilliams, senior,
LW Central
42 receptions for 525 yards, 2
touchdowns. 69 rushes for 400
yards, 5 touchdowns. McWilliams’
resumes as a catcher and rusher
were equally impressive.
OL: Anthony Sottosanto, senior,
LW East
The SouthWest Suburban
Conference Athlete of the Year for
offense. Period.
OL: Dane Eggert, senior, LW East
Eggert has been a consistently
tough presence on the Griffins’ O
line. All-SWSC.
OL: Brian White, senior, LW West
An All-SWSC this season from the Warrior.
OL: Martin Bender, senior, LW West
Another standout on the Warriors’ O line.
K: Dominic Dzioban, junior, LW East
11 of 15 field goals, 37 long, 67 of 69 extra
points.
Burns phoTography
Honorable mentions:
OL: Nate Mahoney, senior, LW
West
All-SWSC is impressive enough.
But Mahoney topped it with an
All-State season.
OL: Jake Renfro, junior, Provi
All-CCL Blue. He also took on both
long and short snapping duties for
the Celtics.
OL: Drew Parrish, senior, LW
Central
He could play center, guard and
tackle as needed for the Knights.
All-SWSC.
K: Ryan Barth, senior, Lockport
33 yards per punt, long of 60,
15 of 16 on extra points, 5 of 6
on field goals, with a long of 43
yards. All-SWSC. He made a mark
despite a struggling squad.
QB: Tommy Schiller, senior, Andrew.
RB: Brenden Martus, senior, Provi;
Donte Barber, senior, LW West;
John Bickel, junior, Andrew; Rocco
Iannantone, junior, Andrew; Dylan
Holstein, senior, LW West; De’Whon
Gavin, senior, Provi.
WR: Nick Gula, senior, LW West; A.J.
Henning, junior, LW East.
OL: Kadden Heatherwick, senior,
Andrew; Raymond Pustelnik, senior,
Lockport; Ryan Swims, senior, Andrew.

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FooTball (deFenSe)
FirST Team
DL: Dylan Shelton, senior, LW East
89 tackles, 54 solo, 35 assists,
7 sacks, 20 tackles for a loss,
1 fumble recovery. All-SWSC.
Helped the Griffins to a plethora of
shutouts this season.
LB: Jake Kramer, junior, LW East
115 tackles, 59 solo, 56 assists,
5 sacks, 14 tackles for a loss,
1 fumble recovery. Those trying
to work beyond the Griffins’ line
often met Kramer.
22nd Century Media chose the best football student-athletes based on coach recommendations
and player statistics in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area to place them on one
super team: Team 22. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW
West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high schools.
This is the defensive squad.
Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff
DL: Jake Janeczko, senior,
Lockport
68 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1
sack, 2 forced fumbles, 2 blocked
kicks. The defensive tackle was a
standout on a Porters squad that
needed more.
LB: Dan Scianna, senior, LW East
109 tackles, 70 solo, 39 assists,
7 sacks, 18 tackles for a loss, 1
fumble recovery. All-SWSC. Those
who didn’t find Kramer likely ran
into Scianna.
Burns phoTography
DL: Elias Valdez, junior, Provi
59 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries,
2 sacks, 2 passes knocked
down. All-CCL Blue. The Celtics’
nose guard was the team’s most
valuable defensive player.
LB: Gus Christensen, senior, LW
East
78 tackles, 39 solo, 39 assists,
2 sacks, 26 tackles for a loss,
1 defensive touchdown. The
defensive SWSC Athlete of the Year
rounds out the East linebackers.
DL: Mick Stewart, senior, LW East
45-plus tackles, 10-plus tackles
for a loss, 8 sacks, 1 interception,
fumble recovery. Stewart helped
to make games miserable for
opponents’ offenses.
LB: Alex Hirschfield, senior,
Sandburg
249 career tackles, 100 tackles
(season), 3 sacks, 4 tackles for a
loss, 1 blocked kick. All-SWSC. The
Eagles’ linebacker was a beast
who earned All-State honors.
Second Team
DL: Sean McLaughlin, junior, LW East
43 tackles, 4 sacks, 9 tackles for a loss,
2 forced fumbles.
DL: Ben Seeber, junior, Provi
41 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 8
QB pressures.
DL: Marco Corsetti, senior, LW West
40 tackles, 7 sacks, 12.5 tackles for a
loss.
DL: Kaidon Lingle, senior, LW West
40 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8 tackles for a
loss, 1 fumble recovery. All-SWSC.
LB: Will Cichowski, senior, Lockport
105 tackles, 2 interceptions. All-SWSC.
LB: Brett Carberry, junior, LW West
65 tackles, .5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for a
loss.
LB: Kevin O’Boyle, senior, Providence
79 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 fumble recovery.
All-CCL.
LB: Anthony Tuminello, senior, Provi
62 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss.
All-CCL.
DB: Aidan Tyk, senior, LW West
43 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble
recoveries, much more. All-SWSC.
DB: Joe Gonzalez, senior, LW West
41 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, 4 pass
breakups.
DB: Ryan Manikowski, junior, Provi
33 tackles, 6 interceptions, 2 pass
knockdowns.
Honorable mentions:
DB: Ken Palmer, senior, LW East
73 tackles, 40 solo, 33 assists, 2
tackles for a loss, 7 interceptions,
1 forced fumble, 1 fumble
recovery, 3 defensive touchdowns
and All-SWSC.
DB: Joe DeHaan, junior, Andrew
55 tackles, 5 pass breakups, 1
sack, 3 interceptions. The strong
safety was one of the T-Bolts’
biggest standouts on the season,
and he’s got one more with them.
DB: Andrew Sherry, senior, LW
West
37 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 5
interceptions, 7 pass breakups.
All-SWSC. The Warriors’ defensive
back was a constant threat to
opposing QBs looking to air it out.
DL: Jeremiah Dawson, senior, LW East; Adrian Wilson, junior, LW East; Matt
Nevin, junior, LW West; Jackson Kameron, senior, LW Central; Dykeil Stingley,
senior, Andrew; Peyton Knepper, junior, LW West.
LB: Ryan Garbrecht, senior, Andrew; Jackson Hosman, senior, LW Central;
Aaron Marcotte, senior, LW Central; Griffin Ketelaar, junior, LW West; Ameer
Aqel, senior, Andrew; Moe Abuzir, senior, Sandburg.
DB: Ian Troester, junior, LW Central; Josh Heavrin, senior, Sandburg; Jake
Tomczak, senior, LW East; Mike Manning, senior, LW East.

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LTHS boys basketball defeats Warriors
Girls Basketball
Porters show fight in loss
Team bumps record
to 4-1 with 56-45
senior night victory
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
The Lockport Township
boys basketball team celebrated
senior night last
weekend.
Then, when things
weren’t going their way in
the second half, the Porters
stepped up and played like
seniors.
Lockport regrouped in the
fourth quarter and pulled
away in a close game to defeat
Lincoln-Way West 56-
45 in a SouthWest Suburban
Conference crossover clash
on Friday, Nov. 30, at Lockport’s
East Campus.
With the victory, the Porters
(4-1) continued their
early season resurgence.
West (1-5) lost to Lockport
by almost the exact same
score (57-46) on Nov. 23
in the final pool play game
at the 23rd annual WJOL
Thanksgiving Classic at the
University of St. Francis in
Joliet.
But last weekend’s game
was a little closer in the second
half than the previous
one. That’s because the Warriors
went on a huge burst
and cut a 17-point deficit to
a single point on four occasions
in the second half. But
they could never tie it or take
the lead.
Although his team was
getting blitzed in that time,
Hespell never called a timeout.
“We’ve got a lot of seniors,
and they’re supposed
to know what to do in difficult
times,” Hespell explained.
“You can’t spoon
feed life to them. They did
what they needed to do.
We’re learning how to win
Jacob Karli drives to the basket for the Porters during his
team’s 56-45 win over Lincoln-Way West on Friday, Nov. 30,
at LTHS’s East Campus. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
and knowing that it’s not just
scoring. It’s defense.”
Matt Hatzopoulos, a guard
and one of the Porters nine
seniors, showed that. He finished
with a game-high 22
points, but 17 of them came
in the first half.
“It’s hard to play the same
team twice in a week, but
even after they got close,
we pushed through,” Hatzopoulos
said. “We are a
different team this season.
We’re playing for each other.”
That showed when the
Warriors cut it to a single
point for the last time. That
was at 42-41 on a pair of free
throws by sophomore guard
Jacob Vassalla with 6:04 to
play in the game. West then
had two possessions to take
the lead but turned it over
each time.
In the meantime, Lockport
scored nine-straight
points in a three-minute span
to go up 51-41 with 1:22 to
play in the game. The Warriors
finally ended a nearly
five-minute scoring drought
when junior guard Jackson
Ferree (5 points) scored on
a driving layup with 1:07 remaining.
But it was too little,
too late at that point.
Senior forward Blake Sartin
(11 points, 4 assists, 3
steals) scored eight points,
including going 6-of-6 from
the line, in the fourth quarter
for the Porters.
“When I step to the line, I
have a feeling I’m going to
make them; I clear my head
and relax,” Sartin said. “I
practice free throws all the
time, and I will stay after
practice just to work on them
more.
“This team has a bunch of
seniors, and we have a different
mindset this year. We
want to prove people wrong
and bring Lockport back to
a winning program. We all
have worked on our game
since the season ended last
year. Coach Hespell always
talks about winning is hard,
and we just need to keep our
composure. We lost a little
of that in the third quarter,
and we would not have won
this game last year. But
this is a different team this
year.”
Seniors Tommy Halatek
(10 points, 9 rebounds) at
center, and guards Ioannis
Vassilakis (6 points) and
Jake Karli (7 assists, 3 steals,
2 points) also contributed for
Lockport. The rest of the
Porter seniors are Emmanuel
Allen, Quinn Gardner, Aaron
Grcevic and Eric Keta.
The Porters led the whole
game, jumping out to a 7-0
advantage and leading 10-5
after one quarter. Hatzopoulos,
who was 6-of-10 on
3-pointers in the game, hit
four of them in the second
quarter as they extended to a
28-14 halftime lead.
“It was just a team effort,”
Hatzopoulos said. “We
moved the ball well, and my
teammates found me when I
was open, and I hit the shots.
I had been struggling a little
with 3-pointers, but when I
hit that first one to open the
game, I felt really good.”
A 3-pointer by Vassilakis
just over a minute into the
third quarter gave Lockport
a 31-14 lead. The Warriors,
however, embarked on a
19-3 blitz over the next 3:34
to close within 34-33 on a
3-pointer by junior guard
Micah Schnyders (team-high
14 points) with 2:49 to play
in the third quarter. Lockport
led 38-35 after three.
Junior forward Andrew
Pyles (12 points) and senior
guard Nate Clendenning (9
points) also contributed for
West.
Eric Lantero, one of the
West varsity assistants, is a
2010 Lockport graduate and
played point guard for the
Porters. A previous assistant
coach at Plainfield South,
it was his first trip back to
Lockport as a coach for a
varsity game.
Lockport was to host
Plainfield North on Tuesday,
Dec. 4, in a nonconference
clash. Then, the Porters are
off for a week before traveling
to Yorkville for a 7 p.m.
game on Tuesday, Dec. 11.
That is followed by a
special Alumni Night game
against Joliet Catholic Academy
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
15, at the old “pit” at Lockport’s
Central Campus.
Knebel leads Porters
with 17 points, 11
rebounds in defeat
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
After having a game with
a bad first quarter earlier
in the week, the Lockport
Township girls basketball
team wanted to make sure it
came out with a better start
in its second game later in
the week.
The Porters did that, but
it was a poor second quarter
that proved to be the difference
as they lost to Minooka
52-41 in a nonconference
matchup on Saturday, Dec.
1, at Lockport’s East Campus.
Elena Knebel scored a
game-high 17 points and had
11 rebounds for the Porters
(4-4), but it wasn’t enough
as they fell back to the .500
mark on the season. Minooka
(6-1) was led by senior
guard Cierra Bachmann (16
points, 10 rebounds).
The 17 points from Knebel,
a sophomore guard/
forward, were the highest
amount by a Lockport player
so far this season.
“For me, it was the best
game of the year, but everyone
can contribute,” Knebel
said. “I feel we play better
when we hype each other up,
encourage each other.”
That showed to start, as
the Porters never trailed in
jumping out to early leads
of 2-0, 5-2 and 10-4 on an
old-fashioned 3-point play
by senior guard Payton
Grcevic (7 points) with 2:25
left in the first quarter. Lockport,
however, had committed
eight fouls at that point,
and it soon caught up, as the
Indians were in the bonus,
and Bachmann scored sixstraight
points to end the
quarter with a 10-10 tie.
Knebel scored on a layup
to start the second quarter.
Then it was all Indians, as
they went on an 18-2 blitz
en route to a 31-17 halftime
lead.
A Bachmann basket made
it 40-20 midway with 5:08
left in the third quarter. But
there was no quit in the Porters,
as they clawed back
within 44-32 after three.
That continued into the
fourth quarter, and Lockport
got as close as 49-41 on a
free throw by junior guard
Sawyer Hollatz with 1:57 to
play in the game. But about
30 seconds later, a 3-pointer
that would have cut it to five
rolled off the rim, and the
Indians hit three of four free
throws in the final 1:11 to
polish it off.
Senior forwards Jackie
Maka (6 points) and Kaeli
Ford (5 points), along with
freshman guard freshman
guard Elizabeth Sochacki
(5 points), also contributed
for the Porters. Minooka,
which has a new head coach
this season in Jeff Easthon,
received nine points apiece
from both junior guard Allison
Bugajski and senior
center Kailey Kinzler. Junior
post player Sophie Darden
(8 points, 9 rebounds) was
also big for the Indians.
On Nov. 28, the Porters
hosted Downers Grove
North in another nonconference
game and were doubled
up by the score of 46-23.
Lockport had trouble scoring
all night as the Trojans
(5-2) jumped out to a 20-5
lead after one quarter and led
25-7 at halftime.
This week, Lockport was
to host Lincoln-Way West on
Tuesday, Dec. 4, in a South-
West Suburban Conference
crossover. On Saturday, Dec.
8, they are scheduled to open
play in the Oak Lawn Spartan
Holiday Tournament that
continues next week.

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fastbreak
Boys Swimming and Diving
LTHS varsity roster filled to the brim with newcomers
Adam Jomant/22nd Century
Media
1st and 3
Porters boys
basketball beats
Warriors to keep up
winning ways
1. Getting the victory
The Lockport boys
basketball team
defeated Lincoln-
Way West by a final
of 56-45 in a game
played Friday, Nov.
30, at LTHS’s East
Campus.
2. Holding on
The Warriors
were able to cut a
17-point deficit to
get within one point
four different times
in the second half,
but the Porters held
them off each time.
3. Clutch finish
LTHS senior forward
Blake Sartin had
eight points, including
making all six
of his free-throw attempts,
in the fourth
quarter.
Fields leads Porters team
for diving this season
Randy Whalen, Freelance Reporter
There are a bunch of fresh faces
on the Lockport Township boys
swimming and diving team this season.
The Porters graduated seven seniors
from last year’s squad. Couple
that with the fact that top returner,
senior Jack O’Connor, decided not
to swim for the school this season.
O’Connor, a sectional champion
last season in the 100-yard backstroke
and the 200-yard individual
medley, will continue his academic
and athletic career next year at Yale
University. So he decided to concentrate
on school this season instead of
swimming.
That leaves Lockport only a few
familiar names as they embark on
another season.
“We have a few people back with
experience, but everyone else is
gone,” Lockport coach Jason Ozbolt.
“My varsity roster this season
is very sophomore heavy (9 sophomores).
So there’s going to be a lot
of growth. We’re going to do some
different training this season. We can
only go up from here.”
Two of the returners are sophomore
Caesar Plaszewski and junior
Augusto Ureta. Both of them will be
in the 500-yard freestyle, as well as
other freestyle events. Also look for
seniors Michael Bates and Simon
Harmata to move up to bigger roles
this season.
“Simon and Michael will both be
in the 50-yard freestyle,” said Ozbolt,
a 2000 Lockport graduate, who
is now in his sixth season as head
boys coach at the school. “Both did
well at the [SouthWest Suburban
Blue Division] Conference meet last
season and hope to keep the momentum
going. We’re high on the promise
of the future.”
Part of that future is Plaszewski,
LTHS student athletes commit to play in college
Staff Report
Ten Lockport Township High
School student athletes made their
college commitments official Nov.
14 during the fall signing day at the
school. The following students represent
five different collegiate sports:
• Matt Ramos, wrestling, University
of Minnesota
• Baylor Fernandes, wrestling, University
of Minnesota
• Anthony Molton, wrestling, Old
Dominion
• Ron Tucker, wrestling, University
of Northern Colorado
• Hannah Pacheco, volleyball, University
of St. Francis
• John Weis, Golf, University of St.
Francis
• Nolan Weis, Golf, University of St.
Francis
• Erin Kleffman, softball, University
of Evansville
• Emily Johnson, swimming, University
of South Dakota
• Jake Whyte, volleyball, Erskine
College
who made a splash as a freshman on
the varsity.
“I definitely think a lot of us have
to work hard,” Plaszewski said of
this season’s team being successful.
“We lost a lot of good swimmers to
graduation. But I’d like to see some
of us still get to state this season.
That would be good.”
Another new face for the Porters
this season is Spencer Krivanek,
who is the freshman coach. Angie
Arnold, a 2001 Lockport graduate,
returns as diving coach. Another
familiar face is back as the assistant
coach. That’s Grant Ferkaluk,
who was previously the head coach
and is currently the girls swimming
coach at Lockport.
Diving is where the Porters could
excel. They bring back one of the
state’s best in senior Wrigley Fields.
A state qualifier the past two seasons,
Fields plans to make the trifecta of
state appearances and has a goal for
this season.
“This year, my goal is to get to the
final day,” Fields said. “My first year
at state, I was 28th overall, and last
season, I was 14th, so I cut that in
half. My goal is to cut that in half
again this season and place seventh.
I’m realistic, but any given day, you
can be the best.
“I’m looking forward to my swimming
teammates doing well, too.
Hopefully, they can come and join
me at state.”
The Porters opened the season this
past Friday, Nov. 30, by participating
in the Lincoln-Way West Warrior
Pentathalon. Their schedule
got going this week as they hosted
Lincoln-Way Central in a SouthWest
Suburban Conference matchup on
Tuesday, Dec. 4, and then host Andrew
and the Plainfield Co-op team
on Thursday, Dec. 6, starting at 5
p.m. in a triangular.
This Saturday, Dec. 8, Lockport is
at two different 10 a.m. invites. The
divers are at the Argo Diving Invite,
while the swimmers are at the West
Chicago Wildcat Relays.
A group of 10 student athletes at LTHS commit to play their respective
sport in college on Nov. 14. Photo submitted
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“This team has a bunch of seniors, and we have a different
mindset this year. We want to prove people wrong and bring
Lockport back to a winning program.”
Blake Sartin — LTHS boys basketball senior forward, after his
team’s win versus Lincoln-Way West
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Boys Basketball
Back in action — 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Yorkville
• The Porters hit the road following having a week off
between games.
Index
35 - Athlete of the Month
35 - Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor
Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

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Diving in
Lockport boys swimming
and diving team
features a number of
new faces, Page 39
Gridiron
greats Team 22
announced for offense
and defense for prep
football, Pages 36-37
Porters boys basketball
fends off comeback
attempts of Warriors in
conference crossover
game, Page 38
Lockport’s Matt Hatzopoulos (left) looks to outmaneuver a Lincoln-Way West defender on Friday, Nov. 30, at LTHS’s East Campus. The senior had a game-high 22 points for
the Porters in the team’s 56-45 win. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media