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THURSDAY
Winter Break Jump Fest
3-8 p.m. Jan. 3, The Oaks
Recreation and Fitness Center,
10901 W. La Porte Road,
Mokena. Jumpfest wristbands
will include unlimited
jump time on tons of inflatables.
Children 11 years and
younger must have a guardian
with them. Register by
Jan. 3 for $10, or register at
the door for $12.
SATURDAY
Memories of the King
1-2 p.m. Jan. 5. Mokena
Public library District, 11327
W. 195th St., Mokena. Celebrate
Elvis’s birthday with
a trip down memory lane.
Dave “Elvis” Thomas has
been performing his “Memories
of the King” show for
almost 17 years. His show
thrills audiences of all ages.
To register, please call 708-
479-9663 or register on our
events calendar at www.mokenalibrary.org.
MONDAY
Blood Drive
3-7 p.m. Jan. 9. Frankfort
Public Library Meeting
Room AB. 1119 S. Pfelffer
Rd., Frankfort. Heartland
Blood Centers and the
Frankfort Public Library
partner to provide a blood
drive. Please sign up for
an appointment online at
https://ht.heartlandbc.org/
donor/schedules/drive_
schedule/2036240. Walk ins
are also welcome, but appointments
have priority.
Mokena Fire Protection CPR
Class
6:00 p.m. —9:30 p.m. Jan.
7. Mokena Fire Station 1,
19853 S. Wolf Rd, Moknea.
The Mokena Fire Protection
District offers monthly CPR
classes for the public. Students
are instructed in adult,
child and infant CPR and
AED. The cost of the class
is $35.00 for Community
CPR and $40.00 Healthcare
CPR. Register at www.mokenafire.org
TUESDAY
Movie Morning
10 a.m.-noon. Jan.8. Mokena
Public library District,
11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.
Screening of “The Greatest
Showman” with Hugh Jackman
will be held. One lucky
patron will win a copy of the
movie at the end of the program
and refreshments will
be served. To register, please
call 708-479-9663 or register
on our events calendar at
www.mokenalibrary.org.
WEDNESDAY
Mokena D159 Community
Forums
9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 9.
Mokena Elementary, 1244
Willow Crest Ln, Mokena.
These informational community
forums are to help
educate residents on the proposed
referendum.
UPCOMING
State of the District D210
7:00 p.m- 8:30 p.m. Jan.
10, Lincoln-Way Central in
the Knight’s Round Table,
1801 E Lincoln Hwy, New
Lenox. The Lincoln-Way
District 210 will hold their
Second Annual “State of the
District.
Get Fit While You Sit
10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday,
Jan. 11. Mokena Public library
District, 11327 W.
195th St., Mokena. Chair
yoga is “Yoga for Every-
Body”. Marti Anne will
guide you through an hourlong
practice where you’ll
learn several ways to practice
yoga while seated at
your desk, standing by your
chair or traveling. You’ll
also learn how to synchronize
your moves with your
breath. To register, please
call 708-479-9663 or register
on our events calendar at
www.mokenalibrary.org.
Meet and Greet Author Matt
Galik
11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Jan. 12. Mokena Public library
District, 11327 W.
195th St., Mokena. Welcome
local historian and author
Matt Galik. He will give
an outline of his latest work
of non-fiction “The 1926
Orland Park Murder Mystery,”
a gripping story with a
cast of well-known Mokena
characters from yesteryear.
The book is the culmination
of six years of research
and dispels the modern day
romantic view of the 1920s.
Mr. Galik will be available
after the discussion for a
book signing.
Indoor Flea Market
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
13. The Oaks Recreation
Center, 10847 W La Porte
Road, Mokena. Don’t let the
unpredictable winter weather
stop you from bargain
shopping or early spring
cleaning. Vendors must preregister
for booth space but
buyers are admitted free.
Mokena D159 Board of
Education Meeting
7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
16. Mokena Elementary
School, 11244 Willow Crest
Ln, Mokena.
Healthy Living Expo
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 19, Tinley Park Convention
Center South Pavilion,
18451 Convention
Center Drive. Join more than
50 vendors in health and
wellness at the third annual
expo, which includes speaker
sessions, cooking demos,
a Vitalant Blood Drive and
more. Free admission and
free parking. For more information,
call (708) 326-9170
ext. 16 or visit 22ndCentury-
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Friends of the Library Winter
Book Sale
Noon-5 p.m. Jan. 25-26.
Mokena Public library District,
11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. The Friends of the
Library are hosting their first
book sale of the year to support
the Mokena Community
Public Library District.
The sale is held downstairs
in the library’s community
room. The members of the
Friends of the Library are allowed
early into the pre-sale
on both Friday and Saturday.
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Volunteer Work Day
8 a.m.-Noon. Tuesday Jan.
29. Hickory Creek Preserve-
Hickory Creek Junction.
21063 Prestancia Dr,, Mokena.
Our “Volunteer Workdays”
provide an opportunity
for you to contribute to your
community, support your local
environment, meet fellow
nature-lovers, and get
some fresh air and exercise.
Please dress for outdoor
work and the weather. Wear
long pants, closed-toe shoes,
and work gloves. Registration
is required by calling
815.722.7364 or emailing
rgauchat@fpdwc.org.
ONGOING
GFWC Mokena Woman’s
Club Scholarships
The General Federation
of Women’s Clubs Illinois
is offering scholarships,
through the GFWC Mokena
Woman’s Club sponsorship,
for students planning on enrolling
in an Illinois college,
university, trade or vocational
school for the Fall Semester
2019. Applicants are
not limited to current high
school seniors. All ages of
potential students are welcome
to apply. Applications
with all supplemental materials
must be postmarked
by February 15, 2019 and
mailed to: Judy Rader, 132
11th Street, Lincoln, IL
62656. Applications may
be obtained on the Lincoln-
Way High Schools website,
Providence Catholic High
School website, at the Mokena
Public Library, and the
Frankfort Public Library.
Mobile Workforce Center
1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays,
Mokena Community Public
Library, 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. The Mobile Workforce
Center assists residents
who are looking for a job.

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from Dec. 26
Metra signal malfunction blamed
for near-miss collision on 191st
Megan Schuller
Assistant Editor
Mokena Police Officer
Peter Stanglewicz was traveling
westbound on 191st
Street at 8:45 a.m. on Nov.
9, when malfunctioning
Metra crossing gates nearly
resulted in a collision between
a train and several
vehicles.
Footage from Stanglewicz’s
police vehicle’s dash
camera recorded the moments
leading up to and
following the incident.
The footage, which originally
was posted on the officer’s
Facebook page on
Friday, Dec. 21, caught the
near miss with Metra train
506.
The footage shows Stanglewicz
approaching the
tracks while the crossing
arms are still up. An eastbound
vehicle and a vehicle
to Stanglewicz’s right can
be seen crossing the tracks
mere feet from the oncoming
train. Stanglewicz makes
a hard left turn over the median
divider to avoid a collision.
After the train passes,
the arms begin to go down,
and a Metra crew can be
seen across the tracks.
The video went viral on
social media, being viewed
more than 500,000 times on
Facebook and shared within
various Facebook groups’
pages.
According to a Metra
spokesperson, the crew seen
in the video was on the scene
at the time attempting to repair
safety equipment that
control the crossing gates.
Metra repaired the electrical
gate crossing malfunction
by the afternoon of
Nov. 9.. Additional crews
were then sent out to repair
and “exhaustively test” the
functionality of the crossing
arms and circuits, according
to Metra.
Mokena Police Chief Steven
Vaccaro advised residents
to be cautious at railroad
crossings in Mokena
and neighboring towns.
“I am thankful there were
no injuries,” Vaccaro said.
“Always look out for trains.
Be aware, be vigilant and
always slow down at the
tracks.”
Metra also urges motorist
to be aware of trains when
approaching crossings.
“It is just like crossing a
road, always look both ways
when approaching a crossing,”
Metra spokesperson
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2018 marks year of milestones, firsts in Mokena
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
Time flies, whether we
want it to or not.
How will we remember
2018 as we look back and
reflect on the passing of another
year?
There were tragedies, to be
sure. But, out of those came
stories of people coming together
in the truest sense of
community to overcome the
hardships and divides those
tragedies forced upon us.
In fact, as is often the case,
there were far more positive
stories than negative ones.
Perhaps that’s how we can
choose to remember 2018:
That even in the face of divisiveness
and negativity,
Mokenians pulled together
to make this year a great one
for so many in our community.
Here are just some of the
stories we thought punctuated
the spirit of 2018. And,
here’s to good health, wealth
and an abundance of happiness
in 2019!
January
• Accelerate Indoor
Speedway had its grand
opening and ribbon cutting
ceremony Jan. 11, marking
the business’ introduction
to the Mokena community.
Though the indoor attraction
has been open for almost
a month, Accelerate owners
and staff opened their
doors to the community for
the grand opening, which included
a promise of donating
50 percent of the day’s proceeds
to Special Olympics
Illinois.
February
• A Mokena resident decided,
almost on a whim, to
put a vibe of kindness out
to the world via a Facebook
group page. The page, started
in September by Tammie
Key-Holley, has the sole
purpose of helping women
who otherwise wouldn’t be
able to find that special dress
connect with other women
who are willing to share
their used dresses and gowns
with each other. The page inspired
an unexpected boom
in benefactors and beneficiaries
— including around 150
gowns and dresses donated
from Bella Sposa in Tinley
Park, and around 500 donated
from members of the
group.
March
• At 10 a.m. on March 14,
students across the nation left
their classrooms in support
of something greater than
themselves. For 17 minutes,
they honored the 17 people
who were gunned down
three weeks ago on Feb. 14
at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
High School in Parkland,
Florida. Lincoln-Way students
at each of the three
schools had discussions with
their principals concerning
the proposed walkouts and
came to an agreement where
students who chose to participate
were not disciplined
for leaving class during the
school day.
• As thousands of high
schools around the country
galvanized to show support
for victims of last month’s
shooting at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School
and to raise awareness of gun
violence by participating in
National Walkout Day, Lincoln-Way
Community High
School District 210 students
were a no show, at least to
anyone outside the buildings.
Students weren’t able
to leave the building. Exits
to the building were blocked
by security and deans. An
estimated 300 students at
Lincoln-Way Central, which
represents approximately 14
Bob Krankvich (middle) speaks at a press conference April 12, about the alleged abuse he
endured in 1995-1996 while a student at Providence Catholic High School. Lawyers Jeff
Anderson (left), holding a photo of a 13-year-old Krankvich, and Marc Pearlman stand with
him. 22nd Century Media file photos
People line Wolf Road in front of Pioneer Cemetery May 28, to wait for the annual Memorial
Day parade.
percent of the student population
there, participated
indoors in one of several
administration-designated
spots, or simply outside their
classrooms in the hallway.
• It was a lesson in democracy
for the dozens of demonstrators
who turned out
March 24, to participate in
the March for Our Lives in
Frankfort. The march, organized
by Southwest Suburban
Activists, was attended
by many local students
and community members,
looking for further legislative
change after the mass
shooting at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School
in Parkland, Florida. On this
day, hundreds of similar type
events were held all across
the nation, according to the
March for Our Lives website.
The main march took
place in Washington, D.C.
April
• A former Providence
Catholic High School student
has come forward to allege
he was sexually abused
by longtime Providence
President Richard J. Mc-
Grath. Bob Krankvich, 36,
represented by Jeff Anderson
& Associates and Frost
Pearlman, is the plaintiff
in a lawsuit filed April 12,
against Providence and the
Order of St. Augustine that
claims both organizations
knew of the alleged abuse
and shielded McGrath. In a
press conference held April
12, Krankvich, a Homer
Glen native, told his story in
front of television cameras
and other media of how Mc-
Grath repeatedly sexually
abused him in 1995-1996
and how the alleged abuse
led to personal troubles,
such as substance abuse and
mental instability, including
multiple suicide attempts.
May
• Community members
and parents of Summit Hill
School District 161 offered
a proposal during the public
comments section of the
May 9 Board of Education
meeting. Tinley Park and
District 161 resident Stephen
Cook was granted the
time to discuss the yearlong
research he and a group of
community members have
done regarding the possibility
of acquiring Lincoln-Way
North for $56 million and
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MILESTONES
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restructuring of D161 into a
K-12 unit district. Not only
would it give D210 a better
Moody’s bond rating, but it
would release their district
and taxpayers of paying for a
school that is not operational.
For D161, it would thin
out the crowded schools, allow
smaller class sizes and
create school facilities that
could be used by the public
when school is not in session.
• The Mokena library developed
programs focused
on senses to help children on
the autism spectrum. Each
of these programs, such as
Sensory Story Time Saturday,
are designed around
current best practices to help
children on the spectrum develop
skills that they may be
deficient in.
• During the annual Memorial
Day parade in Mokena,
the procession started
at St. Mary Cemetery,
headed north on Wolf Road,
led by the boys and girls of
the Mokena Junior High
and Lincoln-Way Marching
Bands. Beyond the St. Mary
Cemetery, up over a rise in
the dip along Wolf Road, sat
or stood a hundred or more
people at Pioneer Cemetery,
with its hundred-year-old
graves and WWII cannon,
waiting to see the sights and
show their respect.
June
• If one way to measure
a man’s life is by considering
how many people his
life influenced, then John J.
Mazzorana has left an indelible
mark on Mokena. Mazzorana,
75, whose public
service to his community as
a Village of Mokena Board
of Trustees member lasted
more than 25 years, died
May 27 in New Lenox. A
real estate lawyer who practiced
in both Will and Cook
counties for 50 years, Mazzorana
is best known for his
time on the Mokena Village
Board — shepherding the
community from small town
to a vibrant suburb.
• Residents from across the
southwest suburbs gathered
in Yunker Farm for the village’s
first pride event. The
all-day family friendly event
on Sunday, June 10, had activities
for kids, live music
and performances, as well
as vendors and non-profit organizations
from across the
area. Organizations — such
as the Gay Straight Alliance
in Lockport, Southwest Suburban
Activists, and Cross
of Glory Church in Homer
Glen — tabled and answered
questions.
July
• Ten young children
standing on yoga mats held
multicolored feathers in the
palm of the hand, competing
on who could blow it
further across the Mokena
Community Public Library
District classroom. They
were participating in a free
yoga class for kindergarten
through third-grade students
on June 28, meant to
have the children focus on
their breath and stretching
their muscles in an entertaining
way.
• On the morning of July
14, the New Lenox Public
Library and State Representative
Margo McDermed
hosted a workshop to help
with the citizenship application
process. The free
workshop was held in conjunction
with the Illinois
Coalition for Immigrant
and Refugee Rights, as well
as the Spanish Community
Center of Joliet. In Illinois,
there are over 500,000 legal
permanent residents; and
over 75 percent are eligible
to become a citizen. Of
the 385,000 eligible legal
permanent residents in the
state, 3,472 reside in the
37th District, which Mc-
Dermed represents.
August
• “What else would be
lost?” a 73-year-old man repeatedly
asked the board as
Charles Stark, the 73-year-old man who founded the Lincoln-
Way madrigal choir nearly 49 years ago, speaks to the
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board
of Education about a recent decision to bar the singing
group from performing in churches. The ban is a result of a
February complaint made by Wisconsin-based The Freedom
from Religion Foundation. 22nd Century Media file photo
he sat in front of them holding
the microphone in one
hand and his walker in the
other.
That man was Charles
Stark, the man who founded
the Lincoln Way madrigals
program nearly 49 years
ago. He came back to the
district he once worked at
for one reason: to speak during
public comment on the
recent decision of the madrigal
singers being banned
from performing in non-secular,
religious spaces.
• Betty Winter was waiting
for her family at the Pipefitters
Training Center in
Mokena. Her family was on
a 50-mile escorted ride to remember
Pfc. Aaron Toppen.
Toppen’s grandmother
joined hundreds of others on
Aug. 19, to remember her
grandson. Toppen was killed
along with four other U.S.
soldiers in June 2014 during
a friendly-fire incident in
Afghanistan. But Winter remembers
her grandson like it
was yesterday.
September
• There’s an old saying in
sports: Act like you’ve been
there before.
Lyla Grace Wroble has
been there before. And when
she went again, the results
were the same: Another
World’s Championship for
the 11-year-old Mokena resident
at the World’s Championship
Horse Show in Louisville,
Kentucky
October
• The fall season kicked
off with the smell of sizzling
bratwurst permeating the air
followed by sounds of mugs
filled with traditional German
beer clinking together
in celebration of the Mokena
Oktoberfest.
Nearly 700 community
members attended the fifth
annual Oktoberfest hosted at
St. Mary Catholic Church on
Sept. 29 and 30. Guests indulged
in the all-you-can-eat
menu, featuring authentic
German dishes, including
schnitzel, bratwurst, apple
strudel and an Oktoberfest
staple: traditional German
beer.
• With fall-like weather
finally settling into Chicagoland,
residents were finally
able to get into the ghostly
spirit of the season. What
better way to summon those
spirits than with a festival to
bring all the village souls together?
During the weekend
of Oct. 12-14, Main Park in
Mokena was transformed
into the Halloween Hallow,
a spooky celebration
with entertainment, carnival
rides, food and a lot of fun
for the whole family. The
Mokena Community Park
District has hosted event for
the past 37 years, with the
event growing and drawing
larger numbers each year.
• Lincoln-Way Marching
Band members, family and
staff packed into the gym
of Lincoln-Way East Oct.
28, to celebrate the achievements
of the band’s seasonlong
and most recent success
in competition. A row of trophies
lined a table beside the
podium where Superintendent
Scott Tingley and the
four band directors spoke.
November
• Weimaraners don’t usually
succeed in the canine
sport of dock jumping. In
general, Weimaraners are
too large (Wrigley was between
75 and 80 pounds)
and casual to soar long distances.
Pete and Meghan
Williams tried the sport as a
weekend activity, something
to offset the school and hospital
visits. “He was always
the underdog,” Meghan said.
“We didn’t think in a million
years he would do as well
as he did. We just did it for
fun.”
• With about half the students
in the elementary
school gymnasium, one
might expect it to get a bit
rowdy in the space that
normally hosts a variety of
sports and extra curricular
activities. But that was not
the case at Mokena Elementary
School the morning
of Nov. 7. Students invited
their own special veterans —
whether that was a grandparent,
aunt, uncle or parent —
to join them as the students
sang songs and read letters
and poems during their assembly.
• Scores of Mokena residents
braved the cold drizzle
on Nov. 17, to participate in
the first Village photo since
2008. The Mokena Messenger
was on hand to lend its
camera for the photo after
the original plan to use a
drone was scrapped due to
the inclement weather.
December
•Forty-nine years of excellence.
Forty-nine years
of tradition. Since 1970, the
Lincoln-Way community
has celebrated the season
with the sound of music –
performed by none other
than their own Lincoln-Way
Central Madrigal Singers.
During the weekend of Dec.
6-8, the group once again enchanted
the community with
their 49th Annual Madrigal
Dinner.
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Frank Fleischer
Mokena Mayor
You’ve heard me say it
many times, but good things
don’t just happen in Mokena.
They’re the result of diligent
planning and attention to detail
by your Village Board of
Trustees.
Over the course of the past
year, your Village Board has
been listening to your concerns
and actively addressing priorities
you have indicated to us
are important to you. Among
other things, these priorities
include: sound management
of your tax dollars and fiscal
responsibility; a sustained focus
on quality economic development;
and quality of life.
First of all, I’m pleased
to report that the Village of
Mokena retained its sterling
financial reputation in 2018.
The board recently approved
a “tax neutral” 2018 property
tax levy providing for Mokena
to retain its long-standing distinction
of having the lowest
current municipal tax rate of
23 Will County communities.
Only 4 cents of every dollar
you pay annually in property
taxes goes to the Village, and
for this nominal investment
you receive a broad array of
quality, core public services,
such as police protection and
street maintenance, to name
a couple. In 2018, the Village
additionally maintained its
AA+ bond rating with Standard
& Poor’s, remaining very
near the top when compared
against other Chicagoland
municipalities in this key financial
metric. I think it’s also
important to note that your
board believes in keeping its
commitments to our valued
employees who serve you on a
daily basis. As a result, both of
our Village pension funds are
stable, with the police pension
fund 82 percent funded and
the Illinois Municipal Retirement
Fund 89 percent funded.
As responsible stewards of
your money, we will not “kick
the can down the road” for
future Mokena residents and
businesses to deal with.
This past November, your
Village Board authorized
moving ahead with the design
of necessary improvements to
Mokena’s wastewater treatment
plant. Because these
improvements (estimated at
approximately $9.6 million)
were planned for and money
was meticulously set aside for
them over time, no increases
in water or sewer rates will be
required to pay for them, nor
will the Village need to incur
any new debt to fund them.
On the economic development
front, Tribes Beer Company
opened its “vintage feel”
craft brewery on Front Street
in May. Meanwhile, Nothing
Bundt Cakes and McAlister’s
Deli both launched this
autumn to rave reviews in
the Mokena Marketplace retail
center at the intersection
of U.S. Route 30 and Wolf
Road, and local entrepreneur
Len McEnery threw open the
doors to his second Mokena
Gas N Wash facility — complete
with Hog Wild and Great
American Bagel restaurants
— on LaGrange Road just a
little over a month ago. Regional
draw Lorenz Appliances
additionally moved to
Mokena from Homewood,
and ABC Supply — taking
advantage of an innovative,
performance-based economic
incentive offered by the Village
that allows them to share
in sales tax revenue generated
by their operations — shifted
across Interstate 80 from Tinley
Park.
At the residential level, the
results received from our special
census early in the year
testified to our community’s
lasting status as a magnet for
quality builders and formally
recognized those of you who
selected them to construct
your dream home here. Mokena
has added 1,565 new
residents over the past sevenplus
years, raising the total
population of our village to
20,305, an increase of almost
8.4 percent.
Last but not least, your Village
Board persisted in addressing
your community’s
quality of life in 2018 through
policies that support our local
economy. These in turn provided
increased levels of sales
tax allowing for the continued
provision of the quality core
services you’ve become accustomed
to receiving from
your local government. Mokena’s
commitment to maintaining
a relatively low sales
tax rate (at 7.5 percent, one
of the lowest in the area) and
its lack of a local utility tax
on electricity and natural gas
are two excellent examples of
these policies.
In closing, I want to recognize
former Trustee John
Mazzorana, who passed away
in late May at the age of 75.
I know I speak for our entire
board and staff family in saying
he is greatly missed.
As always, thank you for
the honor of continuing to
humbly serve on your behalf.

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Year in Review 2018
New superintendent, repairs, technology highlight 2018
Nicole Swanberg
Relations Liaison of D159
The 2018 calendar year
has been very successful for
the Mokena School District
159. In July, we welcomed
our new Superintendent,
Don White, who came to us
from Hinsdale-Clarendon
Hills Elementary District
181, where he served as
the superintendent for four
years. White has worked in
small, mid-sized and large
districts. White has met multiple
times with many community
leaders and members,
and he welcomes all
D159 stakeholders to reach
out with questions regarding
the district.
The district completed
a facility analysis in June.
We learned that many of our
facilities are in need of repair.
To this end, the Board
of Education is considering
the placement of a referendum
question on the April 2,
2019, ballot. The final decision
to move forward with
the referendum has not been
made. This referendum is
being considered so that the
district can maintain, repair
and update current facilities.
The district wishes to continue
providing quality educational
services and safe
learning environments in a
fiscally responsible manner.
The district has done its
best to provide quality educational
services for one of
the lowest costs in the area
by demonstrating fiscal responsibility.
District 159
has the lowest tax rate in
the area, and our operating
expense per student in 2017
($11,163) was well below
the average other area school
districts. The district’s operating
spending in 2017 was
also much less than the state
average of $13,336.
If the board decides to
place a question on the ballot
and voters were to approve
this referendum, then the
current tax rate being used
to pay for bonds needed to
build Mokena Junior High
School will be applied to
maintain, repair and update
all current facilities. This is
due to the fact that the Mokena
Junior High School
bonds are scheduled to be
paid off in 2020. If voters
approve a referendum to
maintain current taxes collected
by the district, and
your home stays at its current
value, then your taxes
will not increase as a result
of this referendum.
We have also made technology
accessible to more
students. We now have
Chromebooks for each student
at Mokena Junior High,
and a Chromebook ratio
of 2:1 at Mokena Intermediate
School and Mokena
Elementary School. Many
of our teachers have also
become Google Certified
Educators. From trying out
green screens for our Student
Council videos, to Google
virtual reality, Mokena 159
is always trying to embrace
new and exciting technology
that is focused on improved
learning opportunities for
our students.
The students at all three
of our schools have been
involved in service projects,
raising over $600 for Mokena-Marley
FISH Organization,
volunteering at school
events, helping pack food
at the Frankfort Township
Food Pantry, having “Penny
Wars” to support Mokena
Miracles and the list goes on.
We have many fun events
throughout the year, and we
welcome the community to
attend one of our concerts,
Board of Education meetings,
and other public events.
Year in Review 2018
LWC celebrates student success and perseverance
Steven Provis
Lincoln-Way Central Principal
We anticipate a rewarding
2019 as our students and
staff strive to excel academically
and athletically in the
second semester.
I am honored to announce
that Lincoln-Way
Central High School has
been awarded an exemplary
designation from the Illinois
State Board of Education.
Only 10 percent of the
schools in the state attained
this designation. The exemplary
designation highlights
the outstanding performance
of LWC in measures of student
achievement and other
indicators of school success.
We are extremely proud of
the Class of 2019 for earning
the highest overall SAT
score in District 210, as well
as, all the high schools in
Will County! The extra effort
provided by our students and
staff has paid off. We continue
to strive for academic
excellence that will provide
our students with opportunities
after their Lincoln-Way
Central experience.
This spring, we had 604
students take more than 1,188
advanced placement exams.
We honored 71 total AP
scholars, 55 AP scholars with
honor, 83 AP scholars with
distinction and 11 national
AP scholars. Additionally,
423 students earned college
credit through AP testing.
We are extremely proud of
our 114 Illinois state scholars,
10 national merit commended
scholars and two national
Hispanic recognition
program scholars. Additionally,
seven of our Knights
earned a score of 35 on their
ACT and one student earned
a perfect score of 36.
Our graduation rate
reached a high of 98 percent.
This number is a testament
to the dedication of both
students and staff. Teachers
continually volunteered their
time to orchestrate exam review
sessions, helped students
prepare for state testing
and made themselves available
to many individuals who
requested additional help.
Athletically, the 2018 fall
season was very successful.
We earned 10 conference
titles and our girls golf team
placed third at the IHSA
State Final. All 10 of our varsity
level teams earned All-
Academic Team recognition
from the IHSA. Eighteen of
our student athletes earned
individual recognition for
excelling in their sport at the
state level. All-State medalists
were Bri Bolden, Grace
Curran and Sean Curran.
We are proud of our elite
marching band. They are one
of nine high school bands in
the nation chosen to participate
in the Tournament of
Roses Parade on New Year’s
Day 2019. [The Lincoln-
Way Marching Band competed
in] the Rose Parade
[and] the Rose Bowl on Jan.
1 in Pasadena, California.
The first semester has
brought more energy than
can be captured in words.
We could not be prouder of
the students we have and
the energy they bring to this
building. They continue to
build to the traditions and
values that make Lincoln-
Way Central one of the top
schools in the state. We are
incredibly appreciative of
our success this year, and we
will continue to work toward
a rewarding 2019 .

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Year in Review 2018
New community programs on horizon in 2019
Steve Vaccaro
Mokena Police Chief
2018 was a productive and
successful year for your Mokena
Police Department.
Keeping your family and
home safe remains our top
priority, with a focus on
neighborhood patrols and
being visible around the
community. See something
suspicious or have questions
or concerns? Call us. If you
see something, say something.
The MPD is in the early
stages of the following two
programs:
• A redeveloped Neighborhood
Watch program will
offer our residents the opportunity
to be the conduit
between MPD and neighbors.
Information exchange
will take place via email
between each Neighborhood
Watch Liaison and our
Crime Prevention Officer.
• Currently in its infancy
stage, the MPD Video Surveillance
Registry will allow
our residents the opportunity
to become a part of this important
program. Voluntary
in nature, this program will
provide MPD with added
resources should a crime occur
in the area of a registered
resident.
With the Southland experiencing
a rash of car burglaries
earlier this year, MPD
implemented the “Lock-it or
Lose-it” campaign. The goal
of this program is to remind
our residents to lock their
vehicles, hide valuables in
their vehicles from plain
view and to never leave keys
or proximity fobs in an unattended
vehicle.
Sponsored by the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Agency,
our Prescription Drug Drop-
Off Program and Drug Take-
Back Day have provided a
much-needed service not
only for Mokena residents,
but for those in surrounding
communities. Over the
past 12 months, almost
300 pounds of prescription
medications have been
turned over to the DEA for
destruction. Remember, you
can always drop off unused,
unwanted, or expired medications
at any time to us at
our station at 10907 Front
St. This service is available
to you at no cost, and you
may remain anonymous. No
registration is required, and
no questions will be asked of
you. Please note that liquids
will not be accepted.
Following more than 13
years of dedicated service to
Mokena residents, the Village
offered its best farewell
wishes to retiring customer
service clerk Mary Barnes.
She started work at the Village
Hall in 2005 and transferred
to MPD in 2006,
where she finished her career.
Barnes served the community
with pride and dignity.
Finally, the MPD recently
welcomed the addition of a
new commander, sergeant
and police recruit to our patrol
ranks.
Sergeant Christopher
Carlson was appointed to the
rank of police commander in
July. Carlson brings 25 years
of experience with MPD to
his new position. He is currently
responsible for patrol
operations within the department.
Police Officer Joseph Ballantine
was promoted to the
position of police sergeant
in July, concurrent with the
commander appointment.
Ballantine brings 11 years of
experience with MPD to his
new position, including five
years in our investigations
division.
Officer Caitlyn Wynn of
Bourbonnais came to us
with previous police academy
training and immediately
entered the Field Training
Program. Released for solo
patrol in late November,
Wynn brings a new perspective
to our patrol division as
she works with current staff
to further our customer-first
philosophy while promoting
safety and security for all of
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Year in Review 2018
Fighting fires only one part of MFPD’s 2018 highlights
Howard Stephens
District Chief
In FY 2018, the Mokena
Fire Protection District responded
to 2,692 alarms,
with over half (1,503) being
requests for emergency medical
services. The MFPD experienced
42 total fires with
an estimated property value
saved of $6,118,679.
In-house training supplements
the training requirements
placed upon our
paramedics by the Silver
Cross EMS System continuing
education program.
The annual requirements
for EMS continuing education
per Illinois Department
of Public Health and the Silver
Cross EMS System are
being met and exceeded by
as much as two-and-a-half
times the required training
hours. This is an example of
our commitment to provide
superior EMS service by
both the Fire District and its
personnel. These hours are
achieved by on-shift training,
as well as members
participating in off-shift
trainings. During the 2018
fiscal year, our firefighter/
paramedics logged in over
17,248 hours of training in
fire suppression, emergency
medical and apparatus operations.
The Fire Prevention Division
conducted over
1,270 total fire inspections
and 128 commercial plan
reviews. The Public Education
Division provided
safety education at monthly
CPR/AED classes, senior
luncheons, first aid classes,
babysitting clinics, safety
presentations, station tours,
block parties and health
fairs throughout the year.
This safety related instruction
reached approximately
9,000 residents throughout
the year.
Much of FY 2018 was
once again focused on dispatch
services and the consolidation
of Public Safety
Answering Points. Senate
Bill 96, signed into law by
Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2015,
mandated the reduction of
PSAPs within each county
by half. This mandate has
resulted in the consolidation
of four PSAPs into one: Will
County Sheriff, Lincoln-
Way, Eastcom and Romeoville
did consolidate and
now operate as the Laraway
Public Safety Communications
Center. The LPSCC
went live in December of
2017; since then, there have
been many opportunities for
improvement at the LPSCC.
The MFPD remains engaged
in the overall improvement
process at the LPSCC.
FY 2018 has proven to
have been a busy year for the
maintenance division, with
repairs to MFPD’s apparatus
and equipment. All of the
brake/steering inspections,
pump tests, aerial maintenance,
aerial inspections,
aerial testing, ground ladder
testing, ground ladder maintenance
program, small tool
repairs, station mowers, station
generators, station compressors,
station plows, and
station salt spreaders have
been completed this FY. We
have a consistent priority repair
schedule to get all of the
vehicles in for repairs and/or
maintenance. The members
of the maintenance division
have attended Illinois Fire
Apparatus Association meetings
and Will County Fire
Apparatus Mechanics meetings
throughout the year.
I would like to thank the
community for their continued
support of the MFPD’s
services and programs; and
I would like to thank the
members, employees and the
families of the Fire District
for their dedication and hard
work throughout the entire
year.

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Social snapshot
Top 10 Web Stories of 2018
From MokenaMessenger.com
From the Assistant Editor
Looking back and looking forward
1. Summit Hill D161 Board of Education:
Community proposal suggests buying
Lincoln-Way North, becoming K-12 district
2. Breaking News: 16-year-old who
threatened school faces felony charge
3. Breaking News: Man, 45, dead after police
chase ending in Mokena
4. Armed robbers allegedly hit three towns in
24 hours
5. Mokena Wendy’s supervisor charged with
sexual abuse
6. LW students earn perfect ACT scores
7. Home burglaries prompt Village warning
8. Mokena resident struck by vehicle, killed
following crash in Indiana
9. Lincoln-Way District 210 Board of
Education: LW madrigal founder speaks
up for program
10. Lincoln-Way Community High
School District 210: Board approves
superintendent contract extension Summit
Hill D161 Board of Education: Community
proposal suggests buying Lincoln-Way
North, becoming K-12 district
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I
began this year as a regular
freelance reporter for
The Mokena Messenger,
The Frankfort Station and
The New Lenox Patriot covering
meetings and events.
In late November I became
the assistant editor for these
papers, deepening my connection
to the communities
I have been covering since
earlier this year.
Out of the more than 190
stories I have written for
these publications since
April, a few remain prominent
in my memory as stories
that not only impacted
the community but, also, me
as a writer.
I can still clearly remember
the first D161 Board of
Education meeting I ever
covered on May 9 that I
wrote for The Messenger
and The Station. This one
Letter to the Editor
Support Mokena D159
referendum
I attended a recent forum
at Mokena School District
159 concerning a proposed
tax referendum in April
2019. This referendum, if
passed, would fund much
needed building maintenance
and structural repairs
of our three schools. Slides
were shown and Superintendent
[Don] White discussed
story developed into my beat
and became a regular subject
in my coverage. I noticed
an unusual presentation
being given during public
comment on the agenda.
Intrigued, but still new to
covering meetings I listened
intently as the lights dimmed
and a group of concerned
citizens gave a presentation
about the possibility of
D161 becoming a Unit District
and acquiring Lincoln-
Way North. As I continually
followed up with this story,
the D161 Unit District Committee
was established, and
despite Lincoln-Way D210’s
unwillingness to participate
the committee has moved
forward with pursuing a feasibility
study. The long-term
outcome of this is unknown
at this point, but I will have
followed it from its inception,
to where it is now, to
where it could be.
Sometimes stories you
cover come full circle. In
December I covered the
Silver Oaks Behavioral
Hospital grand opening for
The Patriot. Two years ago,
as an intern for another
newspaper, I did a four-page
spread on the mental health
crisis in Will and Grundy
Counties. Silver Oaks
was just breaking ground
when that published, but
and answered questions concerning
the building needs
and the possible wording of
the referendum. It is refreshing
to have White openly
and honestly discuss this
matter with the voters of
Mokena 159, especially in
light of the not too long ago
debacle perpetrated on the
Lincoln Way High School
Community [D210] taxpayers.
That matter still haunts
the promise of a 100-bed
facility seemed like a light
at the end of a dark tunnel,
when most hospitals
have fewer than 20 beds
dedicated to mental health
patients. Coming back to
see Silver Oaks finished and
covering how it will help the
local community and mental
health across the county was
a gratifying closure.
I covered the annual
veterans and memorial day
events within New Lenox,
the “Home of proud
Americans.” I have come to
know the “proud American”
culture cultivated in New
Lenox well. In every speech,
Mayor Tim Baldermann
always thanks the veterans,
current service members and
their families for the sacrifices
they have made. I have
watched families clearing
grass off headstones, veterans
saluting the fallen after a
21-gun salute, and families
holding their hands proudly
over their hearts as Taps is
played. Covering these little
but profound moments has
in turn made me proud to
cover stories through The
Patriot.
Other stories are notable
just for the way they spark
a change and break through
barriers. I covered the
first Pride Festival held in
us and hurts us. Some have
even vowed never to support
another referendum of
any kind. I was one of those
people, but after listening to
White’s presentation I am
confident that he has the best
interest of our school district
at heart. Please back the
school board and the superintendent
come April.
Michael Sheridan, Mokena
resident
Mokena at Yunker Farms
back in June. Despite the
weather, people of all ages
from across the Southwest
Suburbs came out to celebrate
Mokena’s first annual
Pride Fest.
The thing I have enjoyed
the most this past year is the
diversity in the things I have
had the privilege to cover.
I learn something new with
nearly every story I write
and that, for me, is what
makes my job so interesting
every single day. I walk into
a story, and quite often the
story takes form into its own
entity with its own identity.
The stories become much
bigger than the writer behind
them, and while some are
similar no two are exactly
the same.
I look forward to covering
whatever news the year
ahead will bring, and the
future stories that will take
on a life of its own. Here’s
to 2019.
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Mokena Park District, Chamber highlight 2018, Pages 13-14
Painting the town
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th
Ave., Mokena)
Church Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:
p.m. Sundays
Adoration
Wednesdays following
8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
until 6:45 p.m.
Young at Heart Senior Club
1 p.m. the first and third
Wednesday of the month.
Join the senior club for activities
and outings Sept.-
June. For more information,
call (708) 699-5018.
Holy Rosary
7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m.
Tuesday evenings.
St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100
Second St., Mokena)
Traditional Service
8 a.m. traditional mass,
9:45 a.m. contemporary &
traditional music in a service
of praise and reverence. Supervised
childcare available.
For more information, call
(708) 479-5123.
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Garden Club
8 a.m. Tuesdays. For more
information, call (708) 479-
5123.
Cards for a Cause
7 p.m. the second Monday
of each month. Bring your
tape, scissors and colored
pencils — if you have them
— and plan for a creative
evening with lots of fun.
Bundles of Love
7 p.m. the second and
fourth Monday of each
month. Enjoy fun and fellowship
while making baby
quilts for infants baptized at
St. John’s and lap quilts for
shut-ins.
Mokena United Methodist Church (10901
LaPorte Road, Mokena)
Service and Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays.
Church service and children’s
Sunday School will
be held. For more information,
call (708) 479-1110.
Bible Study
7 p.m. Tuesdays at the
church. For more information,
call (708) 479-1110.
Community Prayer Gathering
2:30 p.m. every 4th Sunday.
Breakfast
In Memoriam
Joan A. Fischmann
Joan A. Fischmann, 59, of
Mokena, died Dec. 23.
She was the loving sister
of Kent (Bobbi) and Gary
(Mariah); and caring aunt of
Caleb, Cami, Jack, Alex and
Cassie.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Robert
and Helen Fischmann, and
brother Bryan Fischmann.
Pamela J. Newton
Pamela J. Newton, 61, of
Mokena, died Dec. 24.
She was the daughter of
the late Phyllis and Frank
9 a.m. every third Saturday
of the month.
Choir Practice
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Newcomers welcome.
Weight Watchers
Wednesday
Weigh-ins take place at
6:30 p.m., while the meeting
is at 7 p.m.
Marley Community Church (12625 W.
187th St., Mokena)
Church Service
10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare
is provided.
Sunday School
9-10 a.m. Sundays.
Senior High Youth Group
7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
For more information, email
marleycommunitychurch@
gmail.com.
Junior High Youth Group
6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For
more information, email
marleycommunitychurch@
gmail.com.
Men’s Group
6 p.m. Sunday nights in
the church basement. All
men are welcome.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)
Please see faith, 14
A. “Bud” Newton; sister of
Cindy (Kevin) King, Denise
(Paul) Baenen and David
(Jo-Anne) Newton; aunt of
Monica, Spencer, Erica, Desiree,
Paige Ann, Alexandra,
Grant, Peter and Bryce; and
niece, cousin, dear friend,
and “Aunt Pam” of many.
Do you have someone’s life
you’d like to honor? Email
Editor T.J. Kremer III at tj@
mokenamessenger.com with
information about a loved one
who was a part of the Mokena
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Year in Review 2018
Setting a course for the future makes 2018 year to remember
Mike Selep
Park District Executive Director
As we take a look back at
2018, we can honestly say it
has been a year to remember. It
was the first year of having the
new Yunker Park amenities
operational for the full year,
which includes the splash pad,
band shell, dog park and newly
opened garden plots.
It was also the first full year
of being able to offer additional
space at The Oaks new field
house, which allowed the park
district to expand opportunities
for open and league play
for badminton, pickleball,
volleyball and tennis. Additional
fitness classes were also
offered using the new multipurpose
room.
While we were getting our
new facilities up and running,
we were also making numerous
improvements and additions
to several parks. Outdoor
spaces were enhanced with
a new playground installed
at Heritage Park, the tennis
courts were resurfaced and
new light poles were installed
at Main Park, and the basketball
court at Green Meadows
Park was resurfaced. The main
driveway and circle entrance
at the Oaks Recreation and
Fitness Center was redone,
as well as cement and shade
structures were added to the
dog park.
We also worked closely
with our community partners,
MBSA and Mokena Burros
regarding field maintenance
and improvements for our
ballfields throughout the district.
We hope that everyone
can visit these parks and enjoy
the new or improved amenities.
We also worked closely
with other community organizations
and local companies
to develop new components
to our annual 5K run, Fourth
of July celebration, as well as
our Farm and Barn, and Halloween
Hollow festivals. We
received a large number of
compliments from the community
for our work with the
Village of Mokena to provide
Peppermint
NAWS Illinois Humane Society 9981 W. 190th St. Mokena,
60448
fireworks during the Saturday
evening of Halloween Hollow
this year due to the inclement
weather for the Fourth of July
fireworks.
Perhaps the most important
thing that we did in 2018 was
to go through a new master
planning process. Throughout
this process the park district
solicited feedback from
residents through a community-wide
survey, community
meetings and focus groups,
as well as planning sessions
with staff and Commissioners.
The master plan, which will be
adopted at the end of the year,
will provide a path for the next
six years. Your input was key
to helping us determine how
we can better serve the community.
This plan will guide
us through the process of improving
existing programs and
facilities, as well as developing
new programs and facilities
to meet the growing needs
of the community.
In addition, utilizing the
plan will guide us through
increasing organizational efficiencies
and effectiveness to
help us provide greater opportunities
for the community to
recreate while making better
use of our resources.
We invite you to visit our
Peppermint is a young, 1- to 2-year-old, female mix looking
for a forever home. She is playful, friendly and affectionate. She knows sit and takes
treats very gently. Contact Stacy at stacy@nawsus.org or call NAWS at (708) 478-
5102 to setup an appointment with an adoption counselor to meet her.
Want to see your pet featured as The Mokena Messenger’s Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s photo
and a few sentences explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor T.J. Kremer III at tj@mokenamessenger.com
or 11516 W. 183rd St., Office Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, IL 60467.
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The Board of Commissioners
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Park District wishes
everyone a happy and healthy
New Year. Create lasting
memories by participating in
recreation programs; attending
a movie, concert or festival
in our parks; work out at The
Oaks Recreation and Fitness
Center. We look forward to
seeing you there.
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Year in Review 2018
Mokena Chamber continues work to promote local businesses
Skye Bergeson
Chamber of Commerce President
This past year marked
57 years that the Mokena
Chamber of Commerce has
been in existence to promote
both business and community
relationships. As 2018
Board President, I would
like to start by thanking everyone
in the community for
their continued support of
the chamber. The Board of
Directors, chamber member
volunteers and staff work
hard each day to keep our
local businesses moving forward,
and we could not run
this organization without the
group effort of everyone.
We would like to thank the
39 businesses that decided to
join the chamber in 2018,
and applaud the nearly 350
members that renewed their
annual dues. The Mokena
Chamber of Commerce held
24 ribbon cutting ceremonies
this year to welcome
new businesses to Mokena.
A significant goal of the
Mokena Chamber in 2018
was to connect Chamber to
community. This year was
another great year of giving
back to the community
by means of donations and
volunteer efforts through
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fundraisers, scholarships,
sponsorships, and hosting
community special events.
And as our chamber motto
states, our goal is to, “Create
community connections.”
We also once again presented
scholarships to deserving
students at Lincoln-
Way Central High School
who live in Mokena. We are
pleased to also have been
able to sponsor various nonprofit
community organizations
in their fundraising
goals, as well.
We make every effort for
residents to recognize our
chamber member businesses.
One way in which we do
this is with the production
of the blue banners that you
have seen displayed along
light poles on both Wolf
Road and West 191st Street.
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We are able to bring attention
to not only our members’
businesses, but also our
community through hosting
annual community events.
New this year was the inaugural
Mokena Mud Turtle
Race held on May 5 outdoors
in front of The Oaks
Recreation and Fitness Center.
These numbered, rubber
turtles were purchased
by businesses and the community,
and “raced” down
a giant rubber track, pushed
along by a fire hose. We also
had vendor booths, games
and music to round out the
morning.
Our annual Chamber Golf
Outing was held in June at
The Sanctuary Golf Course.
The event attracted 85 golfers
who were able to enjoy
a great day of fun and networking
on the green.
The Fourth of July Parade
once again saw a huge community
turnout, with approximately
5,000 in attendance
faith
From Page 12
Worship
9 a.m. Sundays.
God’s Kids Club
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Adult Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
and 80 entries in the parade.
The Community Business
Expo, held in September at
The Mokena Park District’s
The Oaks Recreation and
Fitness Center, had 50 businesses
participate and drew a
large community turnout.
Christmas Fest, held every
November on the Saturday
before Thanksgiving, once
again didn’t disappoint with
a morning of crafts, cookies
and pictures with Santa
and Mrs. Claus. Following
the morning events was the
Lighted Parade that made
its way down Front Street
through downtown Mokena
and showcased local businesses
and civic groups.
Following the parade was
the annual lighting of the
tree and the Family Dance at
the Mokena VFW complete
with a DJ and pizza party.
Through the generosity of
our chamber members, all
of these events are planned,
sponsored and staffed by
Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker
Road, Mokena)
Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be
sure to arrive early for our
Sunday Worship Service to
enjoy a hot, complimentary
cup of coffee every week at
the church. Following the
Christian Education Hour
(9:15-10:15 a.m.), all beverages
can be found just outside
the sanctuary.
our chamber member volunteers.
If you attended any of our
community events this year,
we would like to extend our
sincere thanks to you. The
Mokena Chamber of Commerce
is a 501 c 6, non-profit
organization that operates
solely on membership dues,
sponsorships, donations and
revenue from our community
events. We receive no
state or federal tax dollars to
operate our organization.
At this time we would like
to reach out to you and ask
you to please invest in our
chamber members first, as
our members do so much to
invest in your community.
And looking forward to
the new year, we are happy
to welcome Michelle De-
Paolis of LincolnWay Bank
as Board President for 2019.
On behalf of the Board of
Directors, we wish everyone
a healthy and prosperous
new year.
For more information, call
(708) 479 -0300.
Spanish Mass
12:30 p.m. Sundays.
Worship Service
10 a.m. Sundays. All are
welcome.
Women’s Bible Study
8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays
and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
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Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th
St., Mokena)
Sunday Services
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For
more information, call (312)
350-2279.
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena
Baptist offers Sunday
School classes for all ages.
For more information, call
(312) 350-2279.
Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte
Road, Mokena)
Seniors Coffee
8:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14.
McDonalds, 21011 South La
Grange Road, Frankfort.
Narcotics Anonymous
7-9 p.m. Mondays. All
those struggling or who have
struggled with a narcotics
addiction are welcome. All
meetings are confidential.
Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route
6, Mokena)
Morning Worship
10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Megan Schuller at
m.schuller@22ndcm.com or
call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34.
Deadline is noon Thursday one
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Local recipes for success in 2018 Dishes
A look at some of the
things that made this
2018’s Dishes special
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Restaurants pride themselves
on secret ingredients. They can’t
tell you the exact mix of spices
that make those baby back ribs
taste so good. They might assure
you a sauce isn’t going to trigger
any allergies, but good luck getting
the recipe. And they sure as
heck won’t explain the techniques
handed down from generation to
generation.
But figuring out what makes a
restaurant tick doesn’t have to be
such a mystery. Sometimes, businesses
wear what makes them special
on their sleeves — figuratively
and literally.
So, in 2018, we took a look back
at some of the not-so-secret ingredients
of area restaurants that
caught our attention for The Dish.
The list that follows is far from
comprehensive, but it highlights
some of the best.
Because if we told you everything,
we’d have to...you know.
All about the “guts”
Bob Peplowski, of New Lenox,
son of Peppo’s founder Jim Peplowski,
has no way to hide what
has made the family’s sandwich
shop a popular stop in Palos Hills.
Their sandwiches overflow with
“guts” — a mixture of diced pickles,
tomato and onion, with herbs
and spices, as well as a homemade
vinegar and oil dressing — that
now come in five variations.
There is a small secret we shared
with readers earlier this year,
though: the off-menu “boss guts”
are a mixture of all of the varieties
put together.
Less (sugar) is more
Many bakeries assume if you’re
game for a sweet treat, you’re all
in. You want the sweetest cupcakes.
You want a sugary frosting
topping them. And maybe some
extra candy sprinkled in the mix.
But Orland Park’s Créme by
Sarah Ashley bucks that trend with
items low in sugar, offering cake
pops and more that aren’t quite as
sweet, but still quite a treat.
Secretly loaded with college
nostalgia, not-so-secretly loaded
baked potatoes
When McAlister’s Deli opened
in Orland Park in 2018, its love for
loading baked potatoes was hard to
miss. A variety of options on the
menu are highlighted by the Spud
Max, a giant baked potato stuffed
with ham, turkey, bacon, cheddarjack
cheese, green onion, black
olive and sour cream that acts as a
meal unto itself.
What helped get people in the
doors, though, was a huge helping
of college-town memories. The
franchise has locations in close
proximity to campuses at Illinois
State and the University of Illinois,
and co-owner Ravi Patel first discovered
the chain at his alma mater,
Purdue University.
Macarons with a home-cooked
touch
Many find happiness in a meal
that reminds them of something
mom cooked at home when they
were children. And some restaurants
even jump through elaborate
hoops in frivolous attempts to replicate
something that comes close.
Mokena resident Kim Friedl did
it by just staying home. She simply
started making macarons with her
children. And once the New Lenox
native mastered it, she turned it
into The Macaron Shoppe, petitioning
the Mokena Village Board
to pass an ordinance that would accommodate
her work and creating
cookies that would be difficult for
anyone else’s mom to replicate.
Hot dogs give birth to pizza
Who would have guessed that inside
of an Orland Park hot dog stand
Please see recipes, 17
The “smoke” created by Tasty Chill’s Dragon Breath is a mixture of either cereal balls or cheese balls and
liquid nitrogen. 22nd Century Media File Photos
Chicago Dough New Lenox owner Tim Waters (left) and chef Ernesto Lopez prepare a pizza for the daily lunch
buffet.

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Créme by Sarah Ashley’s birthday cake cupcakes feature vanilla cake baked with rainbow
sprinkles, topped with vanilla buttercream and sprinkles.
One of the items on the At Ease menu is the Buffalo chicken sandwich, which is made with
fresh chicken, Buffalo sauce, provolone cheese, pickles and lettuce.
recipes
From Page 16
there was a pizza joint waiting
to blossom? But that’s
exactly what happened this
year, as Joey’s Red Hots took
over the space next-door to
open a pizza shop alongside
its already immensely popular
restaurant. Now, we’re
looking at other businesses
and wondering what secret
ambitions they might be hiding,
like they’re all some late
1990s high school drama.
The Macaron Shoppe offers more than 20 flavors.
Not so much what goes into
the food as what comes out
of it
People go to Chicago
Dough Co. in New Lenox
for the pizza. They go for the
buffet. They go for the pictures
on the wall.
But Chicago Dough Co.
does all of that not just for
the business but for the charitable
opportunities, as well.
Since it opened in 2007, the
business has donated free
food to fundraisers, events,
and people and families
experiencing hardships.
Knowing your money helps
support those efforts is just
another reason to feel good
about dining there.
When in doubt, liquid
nitrogen
There are dessert shops
aplenty in the area, but Tasty
Chill’s 19-year-old entrepreneur
Abdullah Mubarik
knew if he wanted to captures
a market of both children
and adults in Orland
Park, he needed to have
some fun with things.
Enter the Dragon Breath,
which comes in two varieties:
with cheese balls or with
chilled, fruit-flavored cereal.
This selection lets customers
exhale “smoke” while the
chilled, fruit-flavored cereal
or cheese balls are in their
mouths. The effect comes
from the liquid nitrogen that
freezes the bite-sized balls to
an extremely low temperature.
Love for country and beer
At Ease Craft Beer Pub
displays its military pride
everywhere — in the name,
on the wood-crafted American
flag hanging on a military-green
painted wall,
and with tap handles made
in the shape of .22-caliber
rounds. Owner Nick Roppo
served seven years in the
Army, and he hopes the pub
— which now serves food,
as well — can be a place
for veterans and anyone
else looking for a stress-free
space.
Bob Peplowski, of New Lenox, is the son of Peppo’s founder Jim Peplowski.

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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. Falcon film
4. Juries
10. ___ maison: Fr.
13. Neighbor of Minn.
14. “A Horse with no
name” singers
16. Business watchdog
for customers (abbr.)
17. Julia’s rags to riches
movie?
19. Big Ten sch.
20. Ages
21. GPS system
23. Orland Park winery
and restaurant chain
that has opened in New
Lenox, goes with 35
across
27. Most healthy
30. Gold units: Abbr.
31. Bamako is its capital
33. Marries in haste
34. Mountain climbing
need
35. See 23 across
36. One of Cream’s great
albums
41. Adorned
42. Litmus reddeners
43. One of the Greek
Furies
46. The Christmas season
47. Where the buoys are
50. Music of Kanye West
51. Sandburg basketball
star, Ian ____
53. Bible book after Song
of Solomon
56. It’s a wrap
57. U.S. Army medal
59. Tanzania seaport
63. Class
64. Begin
65. OJ’s trial judge
66. Lady
67. Of greatest age
68. Toyota ____ 4
Down
1. Russian coin
2. Implant deeply
3. Shorthand experts
4. Way to stand
5. “Chasing ___” (1997
Ben Affleck movie)
6. “What’s ___?”
7. Son of Aphrodite
8. Beans
9. Excoriate
10. Better than expected
11. Dieters’ units: Abbr.
12. “Aladdin” monkey
15. Historical account
18. Baking need
22. Maui “good-byes”
24. Turkish VIP
25. NZ forest tree
26. Black fruit
28. Uses a Singer
29. “Naughty, naughty!”
32. Dental work
34. Fools, with out
36. Limp watch painter
37. Climber’s equipment
38. Critical hosp. areas
39. Venomous lizard
40. Steinbeck’s “East of
___”
41. “Well, ___-di-dah!”
44. Amphibians
45. Narcotic
47. Salty oxygen
48. Corrections
49. Foundation series
writer
52. High-speed Internet
inits.
54. Asia’s shrinking ___
Sea
55. Round up
57. Not very bright
58. Digital camera type
60. ___ Anne de Beaupré
61. “Help!”
62. Picnic crasher
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-
3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St.,
Mokena; (708) 478-
8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays:
Performance by Jerry
Eadie
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
Free to play.
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
ORLAND PARK
Traverso’s Restaurant
(15601 S. Harlem Ave.,
Orland Park; (708) 532-
2220)
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays: Karaoke
To place an event
in The Scene, email
m.schuller@22ndcm.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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Thomaston, $184,000
• 21241 Foxtail Drive,
Mokena, 60448-1960 -
Nebor Construction Inc to
Mark Bryant Cassidy, Jill
S. Fruhwirth, $490,000
• 10628 Revere Circle,
Mokena, 60448-2466 -
Chicago Title Land Trt Co
Ttee to Joel D. Krooswyk,
Amanda R. Turek,
$307,000
Nov. 9
• 11301 Wexford Drive,
Mokena, 60448-1462 -
Titan Ajj Properties Llc to
Eric J. Stanish, Michelle R.
Stanish, $465,000
• 19123 Loveland Court,
Mokena, 60448-8247 -
James Schwichtenberg to
Christopher Mlynarczyk,
Kelly Tavernier, $633,000
• 19214 Crescent Drive,
Mokena, 60448-7508
- Rakesh K. Chugh to
Sandra N. Moser, Mario F.
Navarro Sr., $220,000
• 19536 115th Ave. B,
Mokena, 60448-1297 -
David Dakuras to Patrick
Connors, $118,000
Nov. 16
• 19542 115th Ave. A,
Mokena, 60448-1817 -
Lar Homes Llc to Dale A.
Kurecki, Stefanie Kurecki,
$139,000
Nov. 29
• 19247 Crescent Drive,
Mokena, 60448-7512 -
Christopher L. Harlos to
Danijel Rajak, $345,000
Located only a few minutes from downtown Mokena. Only a few more minutes to Route
30. Walking distance to parks and the Mokena library.
What: A two-story, three bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom condo. Home features a
spacious main level with large eat-in kitchen and adjoining large living room.
Listing Price: $139,900
Where: 19508 116th Ave., Mokena, 60448
Amenities: This remodeled, move-in ready home has an inunit
laundry and an attached one-car garage. There are lots of
updates, including hardwood flooring and completely updated
bathrooms.
Listing Agent: Michael
Glenn III, (708) 263-5869,
michael@vrsrealty.com
Listing Brokerage: Village
Realty, Inc.
The Going Rate is provided by
Record Information Services,
Inc. For more information,
visit www.public-record.com
or call (630) 557-1000 Want to know how to become Home of the Week? Contact Tricia at (708) 326-9170 ext. 47.

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1003 Help
Wanted
Are you made for ALDI?
HIRING EVENT
We are looking for Store
Associates, Casual Store
Associates, Shift Managers
and Manager Trainees
for the following locations:
Lockport, Lemont,
Frankfort, New Lenox,
Joliet (Hennepin St. &
Jefferson St.) Orland Hills,
Tinley Park and
Orland Park
Casual and Store Associate -
$13.50/HR (starting wage)
13-24 months=$13.90/HR
25-36 months = $14.30/HR
Shift Managers -
$18.00/Manager hours worked
($13.50/hour plus $4.50/hour
when performing manager
duties)
Manager Trainee -
$47,320/yr* w/ an opportunity
to earn $75k-$80k/yr as a
Store Manager *22.75/hr
(avg 40 hrs/wk)
Please visit one of the
following locations:
Monday, Jan 7th at
Quality Inn & Suites
8800 W. 159th St.
Orland Park, IL 60462
between the hours of
6am - 2pm or
Monday, Jan 7th at
ALDI
16000 Harlem Ave,
Tinley Park, IL 60477
between the hours of
5pm-8pm
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
1003 Help Wanted
Entry Level Sales Representative
22nd Century Media LLC. - Orland Park, IL
22nd Century Media has an entry level sales positions open for it’s
Southwest Suburban Team. The position would be responsible for the
sales of print and digital classified advertising to local businesses and
individuals.Candidates should be comfortable and familiar with being on
the phone, making cold calls, communicating with clients via e-mail and
occasionally traveling locally to meet with clients to find their most
effective advertising solution.
This position offers a base salary plus commission
along with a comprehensive benefits package.
What you are responsible for:
• Prospecting and qualifying new accounts
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process but also gain experience in advertising and marketing. Excellent
communication skills, time-management, comfort with selling over the
phone, face to face as well as e-mail, and interpersonal skills required.
Email Resume to: careers@22ndcenturymedia.com
No phone calls, please. EOE
Job Types: Full-time, Commission
Village Seeks F/T Maintenance Worker
The Village of Homer Glen is seeking a full-time maintenance
worker to perform skilled and semi-skilled work in the care and
maintenance of the Village's buildings, equipment and park
properties. Applicants must have a H.S. diploma or GED, 2 yrs of
experience performing maintenance work, knowledge of
mechanical equipment used in maintenance of public facilities
and possess a valid driver's license. Pay is $20/hr, with excellent
benefit package. Selected candidates will be required to pass a
criminal background check, medical physical and drug screen.
A position description and application may be found on the
Village's website www.homerglenil.org
Completed applications can be e-mailed to Heather Kokodynsky
at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or mailed to Village of Homer
Glen, Attn: Heather Kokodynsky, 14240 W. 151st Street, Homer
Glen, IL 60491. Applications are due by Friday, January 25.
Tinley Court is seeking a
mature, reliable person to
work as a P/T Front Desk
Receptionist. 2 Days/Week
plus Holidays. Please apply in
person, no phone calls!
16301 S Brementowne Rd
Tinley Park, IL 60467
Route Driver to fill vending
machines. P/T; 2 day/week.
Experience a Plus
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708.646.1067 / 708.301.8145
mike@m-marquisvending.com
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1004 Employment
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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
$13
per line
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$30
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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
1037 Prayer /
Novena
Prayers Answered Lady of
Mt. Caramel. EM
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Sale
2010 Honda Accord EX - 4dr,
81,100 miles. Exc. condition,
6-CD player, sun roof $8300
Negotiable 708-560-6858
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1225 Apartments for Rent
Oak Forest Terrace
15815 Terrace, Oak Forest
Spacious 1 & 2 Bdrms.
Serene setting & Beautiful
Grounds. Tennis, Pool,
Walking Trails. Near metra.
708-687-1818
oakterrapts@att.net
1310 Offices for Rent
The perfect downtown
location!
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 Available NOW.
$299/mo total.
Julie Carnes 708-906-3301
Village Realty Inc.
1074 Auto for Sale
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CLASSIFIEDS
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2900 Merchandise Under $100
(2) new American Camper
kerosene latern vintage 12”
high sturdy metal construction
$45. Rare vintage metal galvanized
watering can with long
flange spout & 2handles $50.
708.466.9907
3 furnace filters for Trion (Air
Bear) 20x25x5 New $60.
708.904.4186
5piece entertainment center,
solid oak, smoked glass doors,
fully lighted, lots ofstorage for
CDs & tapes, ect. Excellent
condition $100. 708.532.4044
9ft. pre lite slim tree 48” diameter
w/ 2058 tips 1200 color
lights $100. 708.479.7537
Artists aluminum easel by
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4.58 lbs $15. Hoover rub and
upholstery cleaner $25. Fran
708.614.8541
Barbie dolls, new in box (2)
50th anniversary Irish doll $10.
2Barbie mermaid dolls, new
$5 each. Hero Barbie $5.
630.390.9071
Beanie Babies 4 for $5. Baseball
hockey promo cards $1.
708.465.4014
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good condition. One Hammer
Legend Hi-Performance $50.
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Spare Ball $20. Both balls for
$60. 7108.226.0881
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antique books “Library of Best
Authors” $100. Good condition.
708.403.2473
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keather suburban coat -4419
$20. Mens suit, cleaned $10.
815.478.3870
Chaise lounge - champagne
colored, used for abedroom,
very good condition $50.
708.349.3524
Chicago Bulls leather jacket
XL $100. Chuck 847.724.8681
Coach purse $40. New, never
used, black courier. Retail
$135. Still in package.
708.349.1636
GE oven range, white $50. GE
Profile over-the-range microwave,
white $20. Both very
good condition. 815.469.4586
GE stainless steel 30” range
$99 or best offer. 708.785.0987
Hoover rug shampooer, used
once $50. 815.534.0987
Hummel annual Christmas ornaments
in original boxes. Dating
from 1981 to 1996 16 total
$50. 815.838.9570
JVC bookshelf stereo system
400 watts, brand new, still in
box. Paid $179, asking $80.
630.329.5846
Lamp timer time clocks $3
each. Brass fireplace set $3.
Brass table lamop and shade
$10. Beet steins $3 each.
708.614.8148
Pillsbury Dough Boy porcelain
collection Baked toPerfection
& clock $50 each.
815.464.6176
Salomon ski boot optima ultra
light size 9, black incolor $35.
Homer Glen. 708.785.3085
Samsonite leather 15.6 laptop
case, new $20. 708.599.6769
Sears fake fur 3/4 length fur
jacket, size 20.5, black/brown,
excellent clean condition $30.
815.545.0383
Showtime rotiseri BBQ $50
bob. 708.478.5338 LM.
Solid wood computer desk 35
1/2 x22x29, two shelves file
folder drawer, Orland Park.
$65. 708.408.0685
Sony with built in amp sub
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Mason Sargent
Mason Sargent is a senior
on the Lincoln-Way Central
wrestling team and played
defensive lineman on the
Knights football team
How’d you get started
in wrestling?
Since I was little I always
had an interest in it. My
dad signed me up with the
Lincoln-Way Falcons club
and it just kind of grew from
there.
Do you have any rituals
or superstitions before
a match?
It’s not really a superstition,
but I try not to get too
freaked out, just try to stay
calm.
What’s your favorite
memory from
wrestling?
I have a lot of memories
from wrestling. But, if I were
to say one, it was probably
Granite City [Tournament
in East St. Louis] two years
ago because of the kids who
were there. It was just a lot
of fun to wrestle and learn.
What would be the first
thing you’d buy if you
won the lottery?
I’d buy my mom’s house
and my dad’s house, too. I’d
try to have a good time, but
try to save it and make it last
a long time, too.
How does wrestling
help you in football?
It helps me with being
able to use my leverage because
football, for my position,
I’m not exactly a very
big kid. I’m kind of undersized
for what I played. So,
it just helps me to be able to
move around better and play
better.
What’s your favorite
movie?
“Step Brothers.” I just
think it’s hilarious.
Who would you choose
as a tag-team partner?
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin
from WWE. He’s a really
cool dude. He’s got a cool
persona. I like his moves.
If you could have dinner
with anyone living or
22nd Century Media file photo
dead, then who would
it be?
John Denver. I’m a big fan
of John Denver’s music, and
I think it’d be really cool because
I think he’s an interesting
guy.
What are your goals for
the rest of the season?
I want to be able to make it
to State, but then I want to be
able to place.
What’s one thing you
own that you couldn’t
live without?
Probably my truck. It’s a
really cool truck. It’s a 1996
Ford F-150. Sexy truck. It’s
grey with a maroon stripe on
the bottom.
Interview conducted by Editor
T.J. Kremer III
Athlete of the Month
Sandburg junior dives to victory
in the December competition
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
When he’s not on the
diamond, Sandburg junior
Cody Thill is either bouncing
around on a trampoline
or diving his way to the state
finals for the Eagles swim
team — or winning local
newspaper contests.
Thill can call himself Athlete
of the Month, after earning
the most votes in 22nd
Century Media’s December
contest to win 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
Thursday, Jan. 10.
To vote, visit Moke
naMessenger.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. Jan. 25.
All athletes featured in
the December Athlete of the
Week sports interviews are
automatically entered into
the contest.
This Week In...
Knights Varsity
Athletics
Boys Basketball
■Jan. ■ 4 - hosts Thornton,
6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
■Jan. ■ 3 - hosts Thornton, 6
p.m.
■Jan. ■ 8 - at Thornwood, 6:30
p.m.
■Jan. ■ 10 - hosts Thornridge,
6 p.m.
Wrestling
■Jan. ■ 3 - hosts Thornwood,
Cody Thill — a Sandburg junior who dives and plays
baseball — won the December Athlete of the Month
competition for publisher 22nd Century Media’s Southwest
Chicago branch. Photo submitted
10 a.m.
■Jan. ■ 5 - hosts Lincoln-Way
Central Mega Duals,
9 a.m.
■Jan. ■ 10 - at Lincoln-Way
West, 5 p.m.
Girls Bowling
■Jan. ■ 3 - hosts Lincoln-Way
West, 4:30 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 7 - hosts Joliet West,
4:30 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 8 - hosts Lincoln-Way
East, 4:30 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 10 - at Lockport, 4:30
p.m.
Boys Bowling
■Jan. ■ 5 - at SWSC Meet at
Orland Bowl, 8 a.m.
Boys Swimming and
Diving
■Jan. ■ 3 - at Andrew, 5 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 8 - at Homewood-
Flossmoor, 5 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 10 - hosts Thornton
co-op, 5 p.m.
Competitive Dance
■Jan. ■ 6 - at Huntley Invite,
TBA
■Jan. ■ 9 - at SWSC Meet at
Bolingbrook, 5 p.m.

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Triumph over adversity, bright futures dominate sports stories
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
What a year in sports.
Over the last 12 months,
The Messenger has shared
not only the statistics and
box scores from our local
high school teams, but
we’ve gone deeper to bring
readers the stories behind the
linescores, and shared those
athletes’ tales of triumph
over adversity and what it
takes to be a true champion.
These are the Top 10 most
viewed stories on Mokena
Messenger.com, as decided
by you, the readers.
1. Going Places: Hardthrowing
righty brings
star potential to Western
Michigan
Prior to his final two seasons
at Lincoln-Way Central,
Ryan Vice was a first
baseman with a powerful bat
who had never spent much
time pitching.
That all changed in the
summer before his junior
year.
“People always told me
I should pitch, because I’m
tall [6-foot-4] and everything,”
Vice said. “I wanted
to give it a shot and gain experience.
“I went to a tryout for the
Chicago Elite travel team
and pitched. I was throwing
87 or 88 [miles per hour]
right away and they were
like ‘OK, you’re on the
team.’”
A little more than a year
later, in the summer of 2017,
Vice committed to Western
Michigan as a pitcher. He
began his collegiate career
in the fall of 2018.
2. Football: Records are
meant to be broken
The 2018 Lincoln-Way
East football team began
the year carrying the weight
of continuing on from last
Top 10 most viewed Athlete of the Week stories on
MokenaMessenger.com
1. Jackson Hosman, Lincoln-Way Central football
2. Tommy Cheney, Lincoln-Way East baseball
3. Lauren Kraft, Lincoln-Way Central girls basketball
4. Allie Reis, Lincoln-Way co-op gymnastics
5. Devin O’Rourke, Lincoln-Way East wrestling
6. Sean Curran, Lincoln-Way Central boys golf
7. Elizabeth Myotte, Lincoln-Way girls co-op lacrosse
8. Abi Baumgartner, Lincoln-Way Central girls basketball
9. Veda Prestamer, Lincoln-Way East badminton
10. Rick Smith, Lincoln-Way co-op boys lacrosse
year’s undefeated Class 8A
state championship team.
How have the Griffins
responded? Through just
eight games, the 2018 crew
has stamped their place in
school history by surpassing
the East record for offensive
points scored in a regular
season. The Griffins (8-0)
accomplished that Thursday,
Oct. 11, on the way to defeating
Thornwood 56-18 in
South Holland.
The previous East record
for offensive points scored
in the regular season was
359, done both in the 2010
and 2016 seasons. By the
end of the game against
Thornwood — and with a
game still to play in the regular
season this year — the
Griffins had 369.
“I just think it is probably
where we are at with
each position,” East coach
Rob Zvonar said. “A lot of
years, you may have an extremely
strong offensive
skillset [group], but maybe
your O-line is good but not
the best. Maybe other years,
your O-line is unbelievable,
but you don’t have some of
the explosiveness at the skill
spots. This just happens to
be a year where maybe you
can sit back and say, ‘Maybe
they are as good at all 11
spots as they’ve been — just
the ability to be versatile and
not be one-dimensional.’”
3. 8 seconds to glory, a
lifetime of work: Mokena
teen bullrider looks to
buck his way into national
spotlight
On a rather sweltering,
muggy afternoon in late
May, Jake Morinec of Mokena,
a 15-year-old bull rider,
waited on the public address
announcer to broadcast
the results over the sound
system.
Surrounded by fellow
contestants, whom he has
since befriended through
involvement in the Illinois
High School Rodeo Association,
Morinec processed
his tallied score at the state
final, unfazed by what he
had already thought to be a
finalized conclusion. In New
Berlin that day, joined by the
most refined talent in the region,
he secured admittance
to the national stage.
“Thank God grandma and
grandpa said they would
drive him because it’s in
Wyoming,” Mike Morinec,
the rodeo star’s father, said
with a laugh.
Wearing his western attire,
complete with jeans and
a long sleeved collared shirt,
Jake weathered a diverse
supply of movements at the
state final. More specifically,
when the bull thrusted forward
and lifted its hind legs
in the air — a move known
as a sunfish — he remained
Ryan Vice will be only three hours away from home. as he will pitch for Western Michigan
University next year. Pictured is Vice on Senior Night this past spring season with Lincoln-
Way Central. Burns Photography
Mokena bullrider Jake Morinec does his best to hang on during a competition in February.
Next month, he’ll face even tougher competition at nationals. 22nd Century Media file photo
atop the creature’s back.
4. Boys Lacrosse: Coach:
LW’s perfect record a
credit to players, coaching
structure, foundation;
Undefeated unit’s ranked
No. 5 in the state heading
into second half
A four-year college player
with 15 years of coaching
experience, Lincoln-Way
boys lacrosse coach Mike
McCormick knows a good
team when he sees one.
And for a team that’s returning
half of its starters
and best players from last
year’s final four appearance
in Class B play, McCormick
saw this year’s unit as such.
The proof is in the results.
Lincoln-Way was a perfect
9-0 on the season with a 12-8
win coming against Wheaton
North – a Class A team
last year – on April 9. Rick
Smith led the way with four
goals, three assists; George
Burchfield had two goals,
two assists; and Erik Vallow
had three goals and an assist.
More importantly, Vallow
won nine of 12 faceoffs.
Teammate Hunter Lash won
seven of nine.
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5. LW Central grad making
dreams come true at DI
school
Andrew Hancock is getting
an early taste of collegiate
competition.
Hancock, who graduated
from Lincoln-Way Central
and headed to Evansville in
the fall, is pitching for the
Northwest Indiana Oilmen
of the Midwest Collegiate
League.
The summer league features
many players who have
already played a season or
more in college, along with
some incoming freshmen
like Hancock.
“This is giving me an opportunity
to face college
hitters, good competition,”
Hancock said. “I’m getting
in some reps, getting
a chance to try some new
stuff so I can be ready for
next season. So far, it’s been
good. I’ve been pitching
well.”
After the summer, Hancock
will live out a childhood
dream when he joins
the team at Evansville, a
NCAA Division I program
that competes in the Missouri
Valley Conference.
6. Going Places: LW East
grad commits to Univ. of
Michigan for softball
Alex Storako simply
wanted to prove herself.
Since the recent Lincoln-
Way East graduate went on
to play Division I softball at
the University of Michigan,
it’s safe to say that she has.
Storako played third base
when she was younger, but
she wanted to pitch.
“My dad [Rob] coached
high school baseball so I
went to a lot of his team’s
practices and first started
swinging a bat at age 7 or 8,”
Storako said. “I first played
travel on a 10u team that
won a world series. I started
as a third baseman, but then
wanted to pitch.
“But they said I wasn’t going
to be a pitcher and I wanted
to prove them wrong. I
was 12 then and my success
was from my motivation to
prove them wrong.”
Natural talent helped, too.
“I’m tall,” said Storako,
who stands 5-feet 11-inches.
“So throwing a rise ball was
suggested to me. A lot of it is
due to my height and ability
to do upward motion. Plus I
have big hands.”
7. Secret to successful selfdefense:
recycle
Through 14 years of experience,
Britney Johnson, a
martial artist with numerous
accolades, has maintained a
need to recycle, converting
what she has learned into reusable
material.
Johnson has perfected the
art of self-defense, staving
off those in pursuit of her
finest exploits, namely a
silver medal at the 2018 Illinois
State Tae Kwon Do
championship.
Her moves come in many
a variety.
With an open hand, rather
than a closed fist, she will, at
times, strike opponents with
her knuckles, a maneuver
better known as knife hands.
Then comes the sequel, a
roundhouse kick.
“She can do twenty spinning
kicks in the same spot
within like 10 seconds, like
boom, boom, boom, boom,”
said Master Sung Ho Kim,
the founder and owner of
Family Martial Arts in Mokena.
As this bona fide martial
artist ascended the ranks of
her craft, she was justifiably
compensated, receiving
a bonus of recognition
with each promotion. What
Johnson gained in years, she
matched in trophies.
8. Jeff Vorva’s Thursday
Morning Quarterback
column: Stevie’s spirit
lives on with area baseball
tournament
To be honest, I wish I never
heard of Steven M. Bajenski.
I wish I never heard of
Former Lincoln-Way East standout softball player Alex Storako finished her career at East
with a 42-5 record with 544 Ks in just two seasons. 22nd Century Media file photo
Steven Bajenski died nine years ago, but his legacy lives on through a high school baseball
tournament and foundation, both named in his honor. 22nd Century Media file photo
the Do It Stevie’s Way 219
Foundation.
I wish there wasn’t a Do
It Stevie’s Way high school
baseball tournament – one
of the coolest tournaments
in the south suburbs, if not
the state.
As a parent – heck, as a
human – I wish Steven was
a normal, healthy man who
is living his life. Maybe he
would be a young hotshot
on the rise at his chosen profession.
Maybe he would be
like many of us working hard
to pay the bills and worrying
about how much money that
funny sound in his car engine
is going to cost him.
Either way, he would
still be here, and that would
make his family very happy.
But that’s not how the
cards were dealt.
Bajenski would have
turned 26 on Tuesday, May
8. But the Mokena resident
died at age 17 after living
life with a series of serious
health ailments, including
having open-heart surgery
performed on him when he
was just 10 weeks old.
9. Former Knight heads
to land of 10,000 Lakes;
Defensive back Peyton Nigro
commits to DII Concordia-St.
Paul
When Peyton Nigro
earned playing time on Lincoln-Way
East’s varsity team
as a sophomore, he started to
believe that college football
may be in his future.
“Ever since I was in seventh
grade, I knew I wanted
to play in college, but it was
after I got up to varsity as
a sophomore that I started
to take it seriously,” Nigro
said. “That’s when I started
to think that I had a real shot
to do it.”
The shifting of district
boundaries that followed
the closure of Lincoln-Way
North brought Nigro to
Lincoln-Way Central for his
final two seasons, and it was
there that his college dreams
became reality.
“My junior year, I had
a really good season and I
thought I’d have some good
college options,” he said.
“Then senior year, my recruiting
really opened up
and it just came down to me
deciding where I wanted to
go.”
Nigro, a defensive back
who graduated from Central
in May, chose Concordia-St.
Paul, a NCAA Division II
program in Minnesota.
10. Going Places: Trio of LW
volleyball players unite at
Wesleyan
Anyone from the Lincoln-
Way area who ventured 100
miles or so to see an Illinois
Wesleyan women’s volleyball
match this fall saw some
familiar faces.
That’s because the Titans
not only had a trio of players
from Frankfort and Mokena,
all three of them stood out
with fantastic seasons this
fall.
Those players were:
Rachel Burkman, a 2015
Lincoln-Way North graduate;
Madi Corey, a 2018
Lincoln-Way East grad; and
Leah Seielstad, who graduated
in 2015 from Lincoln-
Way East. They all played
key roles in helping to guide
Wesleyan to a 27-6 record
this season, and a College
Conference of Illinois and
Wisconsin championship.
While they’re all from the
same area and ended up at
the same school for college,
it wasn’t by design.
“It’s kind of crazy how
we all went full circle,”
Seielstad said. “I knew Rachel
back in high school.
We played on the same club
team together for a couple
years at Ultimate and against
each other at East and North.
But then we got to know
each other more in college,
and then Madi joined the
team this year, too. It was
super cool to have three
people who live five minutes
from each other back home
be able to play together two
hours away. I loved playing
with all of them this season.”

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Girls basketball
Griffins take own tourney title for 4th straight year
RANDY WHALEN, Freelance Reporter
Savage.
There are times when Katchie
Savic has her last name accidentally
said that way. Well, the Lincoln-
Way East senior guard doesn’t
mind it at all.
“It can happen a lot I guess,”
Savic said. “But I kind of like it
when they say it.”
Savic liked her performance last
week because it was pretty savage.
Especially the last day as she
scored a career-high 31 points in
helping to spark the host Griffins
to a 65-50 victory over Glenbard
West in the title game of their own
Medieval Classic Holiday Basketball
Tournament on Saturday, Dec.
29, in Frankfort. It was the fourth
straight season that East has won
the title.
With its fifth win in a row, East
(12-4) hopes to propel itself for another
nice run in the second half of
this season.
“Katchie is really just getting
better all the time,” East coach
Jim Nair said. “She’s shooting
about 50 percent on 3-pointers
and over 80 percent from the free
throw line.
“But while Katchie finished with
the most points, there were so many
girls who set a screen for her or hit
big shots when she gave it to them.
They were very concerned with
Kaley [Sheehan] and that gave us
a lot of gaps. I think the biggest
key to the game was our defensive
pressure kind of wore them down
and that all started with Sydney
Nekola, who was really able to
slow down Katelyn Heller, since
their offense goes through her. We
kind of wore them down in the second
half. Andie Perch stepped up
and our rebounding in the second
half was much better than in the
first half.”
The Griffins trailed 35-31 at
halftime and 38-34 just over a minute
into the second half. But at that
point, they embarked on a 21-0
blitz. Savic put them ahead for
good at 39-38 on an old-fashioned
three-point play with 4:30 left in
The Lincoln-Way East girls basketball team pose with the Medieval Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament
plaque on Saturday, Dec. 29. It was the fourth year in a row the host Griffins captured the title. Randy
Whalen/22nd Century Media
the third quarter. From there both
Savic and junior guard Olivia Molnar
(10 points) scored four points
apiece as East opened a 47-38 lead
after three. In the third quarter,
Glenbard West was 1-of-17 from
the floor while committing seven
turnovers.
Savic, who had nine points total
in the 21-0 run, had another driving
layup to open the fourth quarter.
Junior forward Andie Perch
(8 points, 6 rebounds) and junior
guard Lilly Genis (6 points) added
3-pointers as the lead grew to 55-
38 with 6:05 to play in the game.
The Hilltoppers never got closer
than 13 points after that.
“We were all in it together and
played hard as a team and we never
gave up and kept fighting until
the end,” Savic said. “When it was
down low with their two bigs, we
just helped and Andie [Perch] was
on fire getting rebounds for us. I
wanted to win this so I contributed
in any way and I felt good. Our
defense plays really well and we
were able to pressure them, and
I also liked how we ran our fast
breaks.”
Senior guard Kaley Sheehan (7
points) performed well throughout
the four-day tournament and
joined Savic on the all-tournament
team.
“It was fun and we work really
hard in practice and couldn’t do
anything that we’ve been able to
accomplish without our amazing
coaching staff,” Sheehan said. “We
work really hard and we couldn’t
do it without everyone on the team.
We don’t have just five or six strong
players, our whole team is filled
with strong players. We all know
what we’re capable of and have
faith in each other and our coaches
put confidence in everyone. It’s a
positive vibe all the way around.”
Based on the first half it looked
like the game would go down to
the wire as there were two ties
and seven lead changes. East led
19-18 after the first quarter, but
the Hilltoppers rallied for a 27-21
lead midway through the second
quarter, and later scored the final
five points of the first half for the
35-31 lead at intermission. Glenbard
West was led by a pair of
all-tournament selections. They
were sophomore guard Maggie
Stutelberg (20 points, including
six 3-pointers) and senior forward
Katelyn Heller, who was limited to
five points against East. Post players
junior Taylor Huff (12 points)
and senior Nicholette Adamski (11
points) were other scoring leaders
for the Hilltoppers in the title
game.
In other games on the final day
of the tournament, Providence defeated
Hinsdale South 68-44 for
seventh, Lincoln-Way Central defeated
Hinsdale South 47-38 for
fifth, and Minooka toppled Andrew
59-48 for third.
The tourney opened on Wednesday,
Dec. 26, and East defeated
Andrew 53-41 in pool play. Sheehan
led the Griffins with 17 points
while junior forward Isis Finch led
Andrew with 20 points in the loss.
The next day, the Griffins toppled
Hinsdale South 49-38 behind 16
points from Sheehan. Then on Friday,
Dec. 28, East defeated Providence
65-48. Savic led the Griffins,
who raced out to a 15-0 lead to start
the game, with 22 points.
For the 17th straight season, the
tournament named an honorary
chairperson. This year’s recipient
was former East girls basketball
coach Jim Martin, who compiled
a 341-153 record in 17 seasons as
coach at the school. His teams won
four conference and nine regional
titles, and set a school record with
28 wins in advancing to the Sweet
16 in Class 4A last season.
The Griffins are back in action
with a pair of SouthWest Suburban
Conference Blue Division games
to open the new year. First at 12:30
p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, when Lockport
Township comes to Frankfort.
Then at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8,
they travel to Orland Park for game
against Sandburg.

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fastbreak
Girls basketball
Knights place 5th at Medieval Classic tourney
22nd Century Media file
photo
1st-and-3
LW girls basketball
1. Griffins lock it up
Lincoln-Way East’s
girls basketball
team claimed its
fourth consecutive
Medieval Classic
Tournament title,
rolling past Andrew,
Hinsdale South,
Providence and Glenbard
West.
2. Back to even
The Knights girls
basketball team took
care of Hinsdale
South to take fifth at
the tourney and even
their record at 7-7 on
the season.
3. Up next
The Knights host
Thornton on Thursday,
Jan. 3, while the
Griffins host Lockport
Township on
Friday, Jan. 4.
RANDY WHALEN, Freelance Reporter
Mountains and valleys.
That’s a good metaphor for the
Lincoln-Way Central girls’ basketball
highs and lows team so far this
season, including their most recent
game, too. That was a 47-38 victory
over Hinsdale South on Saturday,
Dec. 29, in the fifth-place game on
the final day of the Medieval Classic
at Lincoln-Way East in Frankfort.
The victory left Central (7-7) at
the .500 mark at the midpoint of the
season.
“We have been an ebb and flow
team,” Central coach Dave Campanille
said. “Our highs are so high and
our lows are in the valley. But we
also have great heart and toughness
and that drive has helped us.”
Early on against Hinsdale South
(5-10), which lost for the sixth time
in seven games, it was all Knights
as they raced out to a 23-7 lead after
one quarter. Junior guard Regan
LoConte, who was named to the All-
Tournament team, led the charge in
the first quarter by scoring 13 of her
16 points in the first quarter.
“In the first quarter, I felt I could
do anything,” said LoConte, who
added four rebounds and three assists
in the game. “Then they really
clamped down on defense and were
face-guarding me.”
The Hornet defense, coupled with
some foul trouble from Central, allowed
them to cut the lead to 31-23
at halftime.
“A couple of us got into foul
trouble and then we got mixed up
on some matchups,” Central senior
forward Abi Baumgartner said. “We
had some mental lapses. We kept
our composure, we knew we were
Lincoln-Way Central sophomore guard Megan Hutchinson goes for a
floater in the lane. Hutchinson had eight points Saturday, Dec. 29 in the
fifth-place game against Hinsdale South. 22nd Century Media file photo
the better team, we just had to finish
strong.
“We have a good culture going
here. We just need to play a solid
four quarters.”
Baumgartner (13 points, 5 rebounds,
3 assists), sophomore guard
Megan Hutchinson (8 points), and
senior center Lily Zopf (6 points)
also contributed for the Knights.
Hinsdale South cut the Knight lead
to 35-32 with a minute left in the
third quarter. But the Knights scored
a quick five points to gain a 40-32
lead after three. LoConte scored her
only three second-half points on an
old-fashioned three-point play with
9.7 seconds left in the quarter to cap
it off. The Hornets closed within
42-38 on a three-point play by junior
forward Erin Adams with 5:03
remaining in the game. But they
wouldn’t score again as Hutchinson
and Baumgartner scored key points
down the stretch.
“We just have a good connection
and a strong bond,” LoConte said of
the Knights. “In the second half of
the season, I expect a lot more wins
and us not to let teams back in the
game.”
In other games on the final day of
the tournament, Providence defeated
Hinsdale South 68-44 for seventh,
Minooka toppled Andrew 59-48 for
third, and Lincoln-Way East won its
fourth consecutive tournament title
with a 65-50 victory over Glenbard
West behind 31 points from tournament
MVP Katchie Savic.
The day before, on Friday, Dec.
28, Central fell to eventual tournament
runner-up Glenbard West
65-37 in the final day of pool play.
LoConte (13 points) led the way. On
Thursday, Dec. 27, the Knights were
edged 44-41 by Minooka. LoConte
(12 points, 4 assists) and Baumgartner
(11 points, 8 rebounds) paced
Central.
On the opening day of the tourney,
which was Wednesday, Dec. 26,
the Knights defeated Bloom Township,
53-35. Hutchinson (14 points,
3 rebounds) and Baumgartner (11
points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3
blocks) were the leaders.
The Knights have a pair of South-
West Suburban Conference Red
Division games to kick off the new
year. First is a 6 p.m. home game on
Thursday, Jan. 3, against Thornton.
Then at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.
8, they travel to South Holland for a
game against host Thornwood.
Listen Up
“We were all in it together and played hard as a
team and never gave up and kept fighting until the
end.”
Katchie Savic – Lincoln-Way East girls basketball senior guard, on
winning the school’s Medieval Classic Tournament.
TUNE IN
Wrestling
9 a.m. Jan. 5
• Lincoln-Way Central hosts the Lincoln-Way
Central Mega Duals.
Index
27 – Athlete of the Month
28 – Athletic Year in Review
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@
mokenamessenger.com.

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ebb and flow
Knights girls
basketball back to
.500, Page 31
Going
medieval
Griffins girls
basketball claims 4th
tourney title, Page 30
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A look at this past year’s most popular
sports stories, Pages 28-29
The Messenger looks back at the top sports stories of 2018, as determined by our readers. 1: Lincoln-Way’s Rick Smith leads the team in goals (34) and assists (17). 2: Recent
Lincoln-Way Central grad Andrew Hancock was a two-sport standout in high school and now he’s going to University of Evansville (Indiana), to focus on baseball. 3: Former
Lincoln-Way Central defensive back Peyton Nigro returns an interception 54 yards for a TD against Thornwood. Nigro committed to play at DII school Concordia-St. Paul. 4: Rachel
Burkman (left) class of 2015 at Lincoln-Way North, and Madi Corey, class of 2018 at Lincoln-Way East, both ended up at Wesleyan College along with another former Lincoln-Way
East grad Leah Seielstad, class of 2015. All three women factored prominently in Wesleyan’s deepest NCAA Division III title run this past November. 22nd Century Media file photos
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