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Geography
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High, Page 4
Art forms collide
as Lockport
Swing Thing
hosts event at
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Gallery, Page 5
Making a
connection Crayons
meet paper and veterans get
some love with Valentine’s
Day Coloring Contest, Page 7
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during the Lockport Swing Thing’s after hours event.
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THURSDAY
Tabletop Board Game Night
4-8 p.m. Jan. 24, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch Library Meeting
Room A, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. Attendees will be
able learn how to play new
board games or continue
to play old favorites. This
event is for teens. Registration
is required. For more
information, contact Maisie
Iven at (815) 552-4260 or
miven@whiteoaklibrary.
org.
SATURDAY
LAGHS Meeting: Show & Tell
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Jan.
26, White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library
Meeting Room A/B,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
This is a meeting for the
Lockport Area Genealogical
and Historical Society,
but all are welcome to attend
and learn about the history
of Lockport. For more information,
contact Ron Lif at
(815) 557-4588 or ronlif@
hotmail.com.
Family Fun With Legos
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 26,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library
Children’s Program Room,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
This program is open to
entire families and each attendee
will make a creation
and it will be put on display.
This is a drop-in program.
For more information, contact
Cathy Weltsch at (815)
552-4265 or cweltsch@
whiteoaklibrary.org.
Victoria Tea & Chat
2-3:30 p.m. Jan. 26,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library
Meeting Room A/B,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
The Season Two Finale of
Victoria will be shown and
after attendees will discuss
the new season that began
on Jan. 13. A light afternoon
tea service will be
provided. This program is
for adults and seniors. Registration
is required. For
more information, contact
Evangeline Stephenson at
(815) 552-4260 or estephen
son@whiteoaklibrary.org.
MONDAY
Movie Matinee: ‘Victoria &
Abdul’
12:30-3 p.m. Jan. 28,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library
Meeting Room A, 121 E. 8th
St., Lockport. Enjoy snacks
and refreshments while
watching “Victoria & Abdul”
(PG-13), starring Judi
Dench, where Queen Victoria
strikes up an unlikely
friendship with a young
Indian clerk named Abdul
Karim. This is a drop-in
event for adults and seniors.
For more information, contact
Deborah Lullo at (815)
552-4260 or dlullo@whiteo
aklibrary.org.
The Story of Four Young
Men Who Survived
Auschwitz III
6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 28, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch Library Meeting
Room A/B, 121 E. 8th
St., Lockport. This event is
the final part of a three-part
talk series focused on Dr.
Bacon’s book Saving Lives
in Auschwitz. This program
is for adults. Registration is
required. For more information,
contact Evangeline Stephenson
at (815) 552-4260
or estephenson@whiteoakli
brary.org.
TUESDAY
ESL Conversation Group
1-2 p.m. Jan. 29, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch Library Meeting
Room B, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport.
Attendees can drop in and
practice speaking and listening
to English if it is not their
first language. The program
is led by a trained English as
a Second Language instructor
and tutors. This program
is for adults and seniors. For
more information, contact
Patricia Jarog at (815) 552-
4185 or pjarog@whiteoakli
brary.org.
C.A.R.E: Reducing Consumer
Plastic
6-8 p.m. Jan. 29, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch Library Meeting
Room A/B, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. This event will include
a special presentations
on reducing plastic consumption.
This is a drop-in
program for adults.
WEDNESDAY
Adulting 101: Study Skills
6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 30, White
Oak Library District Lockport
Branch Library Meeting
Room A, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. Learn tips and
tricks on for the new semester
on how to stay on top of
homework and ace exams
and essays. This program is
for teens and adults. Registration
is required. For more
information, contact Evangeline
Stephenson at (815)
552-4260 or estephenson@
whiteoaklibrary.org.
UPCOMING
C.A.R.E. Seed Exchange
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 2, White Oak Library
District Lockport Branch,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport. Attendees
are to learn about
seed saving, worm composting,
GMOs, butterflies and
bees. Attendees should bring
clearly labeled seeds to exchange.
For more information,
contact Mary at (708)
204-6924 or Ellen at (815)
834-1611.
Big Run Wolf Ranch Family
Day
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 2, Big Run Wolf Ranch,
14857 Farrell Road, Lockport.
For $6 per person, attendees
can watch and see if
Hal the groundhog will see
his shadow. There will also
be wolves, a Siberian tiger,
a black bear and more. From
11 a.m.-3 p.m. there will be
dog sledding demonstrations.
For more information,
call (815) 588-0044 or email
bigrunwolf@aol.com.
Lockport American Legion
Pancake Breakfast
8-11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3,
John Olson American Legion
Post 18, 15052 Archer
Ave., Lockport. There is to
be a breakfast of all-youcan-eat
pancakes, bacon,
sausage, potatoes, scrambled
eggs and homemade biscuits
and gravy. Tickets are $8 for
adults, and children ages 5
and under are free. The profits
from the event are to be
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Student Vaping
Informational Meeting
7 p.m. Wednesday Feb.
6, Lockport Township High
School East Campus Auditorium.
Parents can learn
about the products and devices
used for vaping and
their associated health risks.
Parents are to also learn how
students are obtaining these
products.
February Meeting of 100+
Women Who Care of Will
County
6-7 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 12.
P.B. Mulligan’s Restaurant
& Bar 19433 Renwick Road,
Lockport. A group of charity-minded
women working
together to give back to the
community. There is no event
planning, no committees, no
raffle prize solicitation, no
telemarketing and no volunteering.
In one hour, attendees
will nominate, present, vote
and donate. For more information,
visit www.100wwcwill.org.
ONGOING
Lockport Senior Men’s Club
Meeting
8:30 a.m. first Tuesday of
the month, Gladys Fox Museum,
231 E. 9th St., Lockport.
The club meets from
September to June beginning
with a buffet breakfast
at 8:30 a.m. followed by a
speaker. For more information,
visit www.lockport
park.org or call (815) 838-
3621 ext. 0.

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Lockport teen dies after
being shot in head
Max Lapthorne, Editor
An 18-year-old Lockport
resident died Friday, Jan. 18,
after sustaining a gunshot
wound the previous day.
Carlos F. Gasca was pronounced
dead at 2:49 p.m.
on Friday, Jan. 18, at Amita
Health Adventist Medical
Center Bolingbrook after
reportedly suffering a gunshot
wound to the head a day
earlier, according to a press
release issued by the Will
County Coroner’s Office.
The incident reportedly occurred
on the 400 block of
Weber Road in Romeoville.
Two people have been arrested
in connection with
the incident, according to a
representative from the Romeoville
Police Department
who declined to identify
himself by name.
A GoFundMe page was
set up to help pay for Gasca’s
funeral expenses. As
LTHS to host Vaping
Information Night for parents
Submitted by Lockport
Township High School D205
In response to an increase
in vaping among students,
the Lockport Area Superintendent
Consortium is to
host an information night
at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 in the
LTHS East Campus Auditorium.
The evening is to feature
a presentation by Jennifer
Hahs, coordinator of the
Rosecrance Health Network,
on the associated health risks
of vaping. Attendees are to
also learn about the products
and devices used for vaping
Monday, Jan. 21
of press time, it had raised
$4,030 of its $20,000 goal.
The description on the page
says the incident was an accident,
not a “violent act.”
“We want the world to
know that we are not losing
his precious life because of
a violent act caused by hatred
or anyone wanting to
do harm to him,” the page
reads. “This was an accident
that could have been avoided,
and we want to urge the
world to remember guns are
dangerous and can change
lives in the blink of an eye.”
The Will County Coroner’s
Office had an autopsy
scheduled for Monday, Jan.
21.
The Will-Grundy Major
Crimes Task Force is investigating
the incident.
For more on this and other
Breaking News, visit Lock
portLegend.com.
and how students are obtaining
vaping products and concealing
them.
LTHS student discipline
data follows this national
surge. Data from the 2017-
2018 and 2018-2019 school
years indicate the same
trend. Student incidents of
vaping are up substantially.
The Lockport Area Superintendent
Consortium includes
LTHS D205, Homer D33C,
Chaney Monge D88, Richland
D88A, Fairmont D89,
Taft D90, Milne-Kelvin
Grove D91, Will County
D92 and LASEC.
Lockport City Council
Big Run Golf Club owners plan to sell land to developer
Car dealership in
line to replace Target
in Lockport Square
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Lockport Committee
of the Whole heard plans for
two large developments and
the Lockport City Council
approved an updated timeline
for the construction of
the planned Ganesha Gayathri
temple at its Jan. 16
meeting.
The owners of Big Run
Golf Club, which occupies
220 acres of currently
unincorporated land, are
planning to sell the property
for development and
annex the property to Lockport.
The parcel in question
is located south of 135th
Street, West of Smith Road,
North of 143rd Street, and
East of New Avenue, and
is currently not claimed by
either Lockport or Romeoville.
While no developers are
attached to the project yet,
the property owners have
worked with a land planning
firm to create a potential
plan for the site which
would include conservation
areas as well as 515 homes
including senior housing,
single family homes and
townhomes.
As part of the annexation
to Lockport, the development
would be supplied with
water and sewer utilities
from the City, which are to
be installed once a developer
buys the property.
Until the property is sold
and all the construction permits
and paperwork are sorted
out with the City, Benson
said residents can expect the
golf course to continue operations
as normal.
“It’s going to be a while
before you see any changes,”
Benson said. “Big Run
will continue to function as
a golf course through at least
the rest of 2019 and likely
through most of 2020.”
Mayor Steve Streit also
noted as the committee discussed
the item that the impacted
school districts have
been consulted about taking
on the development and
have not objected.
Students living in the new
subdivision would be sent to
Will County School District
92 and Lockport Township
High School.
The second plan discussed
by the committee was a
change to the businesses
which are to occupy the
Lockport Square development.
As originally envisioned,
Marcus Theaters and Holiday
Inn express on the east
side of the development
would be joined on the west
side by a large anchor store
such as Target. However,
plans for Target to come to
the space fell through. Now
a car dealership is being considered
for the anchor spot at
the far end of the development.
A Jeep-Chrysler dealership
has been in talks with
Benson and the City for several
months about amending
the original layout plan for
the development to accommodate
its space needs.
The main dealership
would go in the space originally
envisioned for Target.
Additionally, one of the
small outer lots, originally
intended for another small
business would be occupied
as a sales office for the dealership.
The space intended
to be Target’s parking lot
would become the dealership’s
sales lot.
Benson said that while
this would be a somewhat
“unique” set up for a commercial
development, it is
not unheard of, as a development
is West Chicago has a
similar layout.
He also noted that Marcus
Theaters and Holiday Inn
were consulted before moving
forward with the plan,
and both business “actually
prefer this set up.”
“They said it would be a
good draw for traffic,” Benson
said.
Streit said he supports the
development and said the
change is “very interesting.”
“It’s like if you planned a
vacation to Italy but when
you got off the plane you
discovered you’d landed in
Amsterdam,” he said with a
laugh. “It’s not the trip you
envisioned, but it would be
really cool too.”
Both development projects
are slated for final discussion
and votes at the Feb.
6 City Council meeting.
If the car dealership is
approved, Benson said construction
will likely begin
in 2019 and the dealership
would be operational sometime
in 2020.
The Council held a new
public hearing for the temple
development located at
16059 W. 151st St., which
was approved last year. The
hearing did not change any
of the specifications of the
project, but set deadlines for
completion of the project’s
phases and extended the final
completion deadline for
the site.
Currently, the congregation
meets in a single-family
house on the subject property.
Originally, the City had
anticipated a completion
date of the project by 2024
or 2025 according to City
Administrator Ben Benson,
however the plan approved
Wednesday extends the final
completion date until June
30, 2029, with completion
of Phase I of construction set
for June 2020.
During the hearing, no
members of the public came
forward to speak, and the
board voted unanimously to
accept the amendments to
the annexation agreement.
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The National Geographic Geography Bee
has been occurring for more than 30 years
around the United States and, for the past
10 years, Homer Jr. High School has been a
participant.
This year’s bee was held on Jan. 16 at the
school’s library where parents and teachers
were able to watch. The champion this year
was seventh-grader Jameson Clark, who
also won the bee when he was in fifth grade.
Clark said he felt “pretty good” about winning.
To qualify for the geography bee, 914 seventh-
and eighth-grade students at Homer Jr.
High answered a preliminary round of seven
questions. During the preliminary round, 85
students answered six to seven questions correctly
and moved onto a tie-breaker round to
qualify for the top 10 spots.
One of the Top 10 students at this year’s
bee was runner-up Declan Kelly. Kelly was
last year’s champion at Homer. Kelly said
Clark was good competition to have, and he
performed well.
Eighth grade social studies teacher Timothy
Oess is the coordinator of the school’s
geography bee and he was also the teacher
who decided to register the school into the
competition for the first time 10 years ago.
“I just heard about it and I thought it’d be
fun — a fun competition and to learn more
about the world,” Oess said.
During the competition of the top 10 students,
participants go through rounds of oral
and written questions, fighting through double
elimination. After seven rounds, Clark
and Kelly were the only students left who
hadn’t missed two questions.
For the championship round, both boys
answered a series of three questions and
Clark answered one question correctly, while
Kelly was not able to get any.
“Some of [the questions] were pretty
hard, but I knew most of them,” Clark said.
Oess said the questions get progressively
more difficult, starting with U.S. capitals and
moving on to questions about countries in
Africa and Europe.
“It seems like generally U.S. geography is
strong with a lot of them,” he said. “African
geography seems to trip kids up the most,
I’ve seen.”
Oess said students probably struggle with
questions pertaining to Africa the most because
it is such a large continent and it is not
covered very much in the school’s curriculum.
Seventh-grader Jameson Clark won this
year’s GeoBee after eight rounds of questions
Jan. 16 at Homer Jr. High School.
Photos by Bella Zarlengo/22nd Century Media
Homer Jr. High students (left to right) Jack
Moran, Mattheus Folty and Jameson Clark
focus on a written question.
Before the bee, students are offered resources
including books and websites from
teachers, and there is also a GeoBee Challenge
app that students can use to answer example
questions.
“I didn’t really prepare,” Clark said. “I
just looked at a few questions on the GeoBee
app, but that was about it.”
Kelly also said he did not prepare much
for the bee because geography comes easy
to him.
“I just think it’s really interesting to learn
about other cultures and other places [and]
see all of the natural beauty of it,” Kelly said.
Because Clark won, he will prepare to take
an online qualifying test to compete in the
state geography bee where the top 100 scorers
from across Illinois are eligible to participate.

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Lockport dance club
swings into state museum
Show Your Heart
Some Love Feb. 9!
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
Their first date was at
Willowbrook ballroom. A
number of dances later, they
fell in love. And on Jan. 15,
Rick and Debbie Hansen of
Lockport came out again to
take part in Lockport Swing
Thing at the group’s after
hours event at the Illinois
State Museum Lockport
Gallery.
“We love dancing,” Debbie
said. “We also love this
style of dancing. Lockport
has such an ambiance that
leads into the style of dancing
we do.”
Lockport Swing Thing has
been providing free dance
lessons in Lockport for
more than three years. Most
nights, including the event at
the ISM Lockport Gallery,
there are dancers ranging
from 11 years old all the way
up to residents in their 80s.
“It’s never too late to
start,” Debbie said with a
laugh. “I was 60 years old
when I started dancing.”
When Rick asked Debbie
to be her dance partner
for the rest of her life, she
embraced the dance culture
with open arms. Every time
Lockport Swing Thing holds
a class, Rick and Debbie can
be found on the dance floor.
“We’re trying to get the
20- and 30-year-old residents
in here dancing,” Debbie
said.
Lockport residents Jessica
Endres and R.J. Woodworth
have been the dance instructors
who have brought the
love of dance to Lockport.
Both taught swing dance at
World War II days in 2015
and never left.
“We want people to
dance,” Woodworth said.
Noah Canchola and Ygnacia Berma show off their swing
dance moves Jan. 15 during the Lockport Swing Thing’s
after hours event at the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery.
Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
“People ask us to teach them
how to dance, and that’s how
this got started. We wound
up doing this on a weekly
basis.”
Right now, Lockport
Swing Thing is looking for
a home to host their Tuesday
night classes. Most nights
are free, but when they host
bands, they ask for a donation.
“We want to keep the
dance classes going,” Woodworth
said.
The Illinois State Museum
Lockport Gallery opened
their doors twice for Lockport
Swing Thing to hold
their dance lessons.
“We hope to keep the
dancing once a month to
continue here,” Endres said.
Looking out on the museum
dance floor, residents of
all ages were having fun and
learning at different levels.
“Personalities of the
younger crowd are great,”
Woodworth said. “We had a
home school group come out
last year. When they began
learning how to dance they
were a little socially awkward
and connecting with
people. Today, they have
learned how dance etiquette
works and the how to ask
people to dance. It’s been
cool to see that.”
John Lustig, the Illinois
State Museum Lockport
Gallery director, was honored
to host Swing Thing for
the second time.
“For me, this is a very important
component in what
we do,” Lustig said. “Having
this local dance group come
in and using the space, it’s
a wonderful opportunity to
show off our artwork and for
them to express themselves
in dance.”
As the night wound down,
couples kept moving to the
final dance steps of the night.
For the newlywed couple,
their dance continues.
“He’ll always be my lead,
I’ll always follow him,”
Debbie Hansen said.
For information on Lockport
Swing Thing, email
TheLockport.SwingThing@
gmail.com.
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Contests
Blank heart, big potential, lonely — looking for a match
Wanted: Valentine’s
Day Coloring Contest
entries by Feb. 7
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Big, paper heart on Lock
portLegend.com, ready
for download. Looking for
someone who can fill it with
color and love before Feb. 7.
Nothing long-term. Planning
to meet up with a veteran
soon.
Interested parties should
read the rules below.
Yes, this is just another
goofy way to remind you
that 22nd Century Media’s
Valentine’s Day Coloring
Contest is back. Every year,
we provide a blank heart and
children get creative. A few
lucky entrants win prizes,
and even more get to see
their work in print.
The Legend is asking children
ages 3-12 to download
the form (maybe with some
help) from the home page of
LockportLegend.com to create
just one outstanding valentine
per entrant and send it
our way.
Entries must be mailed to
or dropped off at 22nd Century
Media Southwest Chicago
c/o Editor Max Lapthorne,
11516 W. 183rd St.,
Unit SW Office Condo #3,
Orland Park, IL, 60467.
The deadline to submit entries
is 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
7. Publisher 22nd Century
Media’s Southwest Chicago
staff will review all entries
and select winners in each
of three age groups — ages
3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. The winning
entries are to be published
in The Legend’s Feb.
14 edition, along with other
favorites, at the editor’s discretion.
For this year’s contest, we
will be picking one winner in
each age group from Lockport.
The winner in the ages
3-5 category is to receive a
$5 gift certificate to Whizzy
Puffs Sweet Spot, and the
winners in the 6-8 and 9-12
categories are to receive $5
gift cards to Diamond’s Restaurant.
Winners will be chosen
based on creativity and
neatness. Entries must use
and fit on the form provided.
As in past years, 22nd
Century Media Southwest
Chicago is to team up with
an area organization to help
distribute the finished valentines
— minus the entry
form information — to nearby
veterans.
For more information,
call (708) 326-9170 ext.
20 or email bill@opprairie.
com.
Overall wellness highlighted by 22nd Century Media’s Healthy Living Expo
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
A new year often produces
a renewed dedication to
health and wellness, but it
can be hard to know whereto
start.
What type of exercise is
best for reaching individual
goals? What are the pros
and cons to different diets?
How does one incorporate
preventative medicine into a
wellness regimen?
Answers to these questions
and more were found at
22nd Century Media’s annual
Healthy Living Expo, held
Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Tinley
Park Convention Center.
Along with having the
opportunity to chat with 68
health and wellness vendors
— up almost 20 from 2018
— expo-goers also enjoyed
speaker sessions, cooking
demos and workout sessions.
Heather Warthen, chief
events officer for 22nd Century
Media explained that
the expo offered wellness
tips and techniques for anyone
and everyone.
“We bring in a variety of
vendors, from travel and insurance
to mental wellness,”
she said. “We’ve got yoga
places. We’ve got fitness
places. There’s definitely
something here for everybody.
It’s painting a different
picture for people on what
health and wellness looks
like for all aspects of life.”
VitaLife, of New Lenox,
was on hand highlighting
how a healthy body and
mind go hand in hand.
“Our push is to be healthy
weight-wise, but we focus
on the person as a whole,”
explained health coach Esther
Estela. “Weight is just
one aspect. In turn, we also
help people change their
mindsets to have a healthy
lifestyle in every aspect of
their life.”
Fit4Mom franchise owners
Mandy Dunne, Michelle
Marinello and Camilla Emmerick
empowered expo-goers
to make fitness a family
affair.
“We start with stroller
strides,so mom brings the
kids, and they sit in the stroller
for a 60-minute class,”
Emmerick said. “The instructors
blow bubbles,sing
songs and read books, and
the kids get to see their
moms working out, which I
think is the best part.”
Another fun fitness opportunity
found at the 2019
Greenridge Farm Sales Director Bobby Ruhaak offers
samples to John Trickle, of Tinley Park, on Saturday, Jan.
19, during 22nd Century Media’s Healthy Living Expo. Laurie
Fanelli/22nd CenturyMedia
Healthy Living Expo was
with Tinley Park’s Heart
&Sole Dance. Monica
Smaniotto, operations manager,
explained how dance
benefits the body, mind and
spirit.
“Dance is great not only
physically, but mentally, as
well,” she said. “A lot of
our older clients will come
in and tell us it helps their
memory. From there, physically,
you don’t really realized
that you’re exercising.
So we have people who
come in for lessons, and
they’ll be dripping sweat
when they’re leaving.”
Those looking for an athletic
approach gravitated
toward fitness studio ChuloFit,
which offers personal
and group training, as well
as classes.
Owner Lamont Doyle
said, “ChuloFit is a fitness
studio where we make
people feel comfortable. We
come up with innovative
workouts while providing a
great community.”
Winter weather may have
deterred some people from
venturing out, but those who
attended were able to sample
from the fitness buffet at the
convention center. Kathy
Lawlor, of Oak Forest, and
her husband, Mike, were
especially interested in the
cooking demonstrations.
“It’s a new year — new
healthy living — so I’m getting
some ideas on how to
eat better and stay healthy,”
Kathy Lawlor said.
Along with the cooking
demos, healthy eating tips
could be found from expo
vendors, including Hacked
Snacks, Smoothie King and
Greenridge Farm, the last
of which is a small, familyowned
company based out
of Elk Grove.
Greenridge Farm Sales
Director Bobby Ruhaak explained
how the company
went back to basics to offer
its customers a natural line
of deli goods.
“We take pride in our products,”
Ruhaak said. “We do
everything all naturally, so
we use whole muscle meat,
tumble it in natural spices,
and roast it or smoke it. Everything
is done the way it
used to be done before all the
chemicals were introduced,
and we don’t add any nitrates,
nitrites or binders.”
As many people look to
the new year as a time to
strive for new goals, so does
the fitness industry. Danni
Allen — Planet Fitness director
of health, wellness
and member engagement in
Cook County — said there
is a lot more in store in the
coming months.
“There’s a lot of things to
be excited about in 2019, especially
with Planet Fitness,”
Allen said. “We’ve brought
out a lot of new equipment,
like the PF360, which has
kettlebells, battle ropes and
more fun, functional fitness
types of things. At the same
time, we’re doing everything
we can to go beyond the four
doors of Planet Fitness, giving
back,donating and working
with the Boys & Girls
Clubs of America, so it’s a
really fun year ahead of us.”
UChicago Medicine,
Trouvaille Med Spa,Chiro
One Wellness Centers and
many more vendors also offered
attendees a wide variety
of healthy living advice
to carry into the new year
and beyond.
“This expo is going to help
me jumpstart my health routine
for the year,” said Christy
Avery, of Oak Forest.
More information about
upcoming 22nd Century
Media Events can be found
atwww.22ndcenturymedia.
com/our-company/events.

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Announcements
DeAnna hits double digits
Happy birthday to my dearest daughter
DeAnna! I can’t believe that you hit double
digits already! Happy 10th birthday
love! Hope you enjoy all your birthday
celebrations! You make me so very proud,
and I love you more than you know... To
the moon baby!
Love, Mommy, Big Jimmy, James and Tyler
Make a FREE announcement in The Lockport
Legend. We will publish birth, birthday,
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announcements free of charge. Announcements
are due the Thursday before publication. To
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Photo Op
Lockport resident Stan Stepien
submitted this photo he took
recently in Sainte-Catherine,
Quebec while whale watching
aboard a cruise vessel.
Have you captured something unique,
interesting, beautiful or just plain
fun on camera? Submit a photo for
“Photo Op” by emailing it to max@
lockportlegend.com, or mailing it to
11516 W. 183rd St., Office Condo 3
Unit SW, Orland Park, IL, 60467.
Nova
The Frieri family, of Lockport
Nova is a “double doodle”
who is 10 months old and
has been part of the Frieri
family of Lockport for 8
months and loves to dress
in costumes.
To see your pet featured as
Pet of the Week, send a photo
and information to Editor Max
Lapthorne at max@lockportlegend.com.

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the Lockport Legend’s
Standout Student
Sponsored by Marquette Bank
Katie McNulty,
Butler School thirdgrader
Katie McNulty was chosen
as Standout Student for her
academic excellence.
What is one essential you
must have when studying?
One essential I must have
when studying is a sharp
Photo Submitted
pencil for written homework.
Another essential I
must have is my mom or dad
to quiz me.
What do you like to do when
not in school or studying?
When I’m not in school
or studying, I like to ride
my bike and play with my
friends. I also like reading
books, doing theater, and
playing volleyball and basketball.
What is your dream job?
My dream job is being a
veterinarian and helping animals.
What are some of your most
played songs on your iPod?
I don’t have an iPod. I
listen to whatever is on the
radio.
Whom do you look up to and
why?
I look up to my mom because
she takes care of me.
What do you keep under
your bed and why?
I keep my old school backpacks
under my bed because
I like saving them.
Who is your favorite teacher
and why?
My favorite teacher is
Mrs. Whitmire. She was my
kindergarten teacher. I liked
her the best because she was
very nice and funny.
What’s your favorite class
and why?
My favorite class is science
because I like doing
science experiments.
What’s one thing that stands
out about your school and
why?
One thing that stands out
about my school is that there
are lots of fun activities for
the students.
What extracurricular(s) do
you wish your school had?
One extracurricular I wish
my school had is a volleyball
team
What’s your morning
routine?
My morning routine is
my dad wakes me up, then I
brush my teeth and wash my
face, next I get dressed and
go downstairs to eat breakfast,
last I go outside to the
bus stop.
If you could change one
thing about school what
would it be?
One thing I wish I could
change about my school
is you would get to have a
class pet.
What’s your favorite thing
to eat in the cafeteria?
My favorite thing to eat in
the cafeteria is the hot lunch
mac ‘n’ cheese.
What’s your best memory
from school?
My best memory from
school was going on a field
trip to the Morton Arboretum
in kindergarten.
Standout Student is a feature
for The Lockport Legend.
Nominations come from
Lockport area schools.
School News
Kelvin Grove School
Kelvin Grove School
announces first trimester
honor rolls
The sixth-grade students
at Kelvin Grove named to
the high honor roll were:
Victor Cieslak-Kaczmarczyk,
Lyla Coleman, Erica
Dahlberg, Keelyn Gallagher,
Claire North-Shea, Allison
Renehan, Roman Rodriguez,
Isabella Schuldt, Ava Sipek
and Skye Vargas.
The sixth-grade students
named to the honor
roll were: Brianna Bales,
Kailyn Castle, Randy
Christian-Hunter, Logan
Gendeman, Joseph Hanes,
Matthew Hansard, Ethan
Kelderhouse, Michael
Mane, Aidan Martisek,
Andrew Meadows, Jonathon
Moore, Logan Nagle,
Bryson Reeves, Alexander
Segura, Daniel Tena, Alexander
Thomas, Bryce Turner,
Lillian Vahl and Brendan
Zurales.
The seventh-grade students
named to the high honor
roll were: Abby Andrews,
Gabrielle Bednar, Krysta
Beske, Delaney Coleman,
Mikayla Dragosh, Jessica
Ing, Brianna Kelderhouse,
Ryan Krestel, Evelyn Moan
and Patrycja Mrowca.
The seventh-grade students
named to the honor
roll were: Kaitlyn Billings,
Dominic Carrozza, Amelia
Christian-Hunter, Chase
Creed, Jonathon Hargis,
Emily Hejl, Delaney Johnson,
Andrew Kartsounis,
Brendan Kaup, Caroline
Kogut, Nicholas Kot, Alexander
Koziol, Dylan Nagle,
Justin Phillips, Colton
Rubar, Finnegan Shereck,
Allison Stephens, Sarah
Westerhausen and Skyler
Wittenkeller.
The eighth-grade students
named to the high honor
roll were: Grace Adelman,
Michael Bain, Kylie Beske,
Nya Ditter, Lauren Donnelly,
Isabelle Dzurney, Miranda
Huerta, Katie Langheld,
Abigail Miller, Selah
Morice, Abigail Schuldt,
Madison Seymour, Lilian
Stob, Jack Thies, Alyssa
Tollard, Anabelle Wasilewski
and Morgan Zack.
The eighth-grade students
named to the honor roll
were: Rachel Aiello, Dylan
Begeske, Briana Bobko,
Christina Brown, Dylan
Curry, Lily Daher, Madilynn
Dahlberg, Gwenyth
Digilio, Kyle Ellison, Michael
Erickson, Sophie Ervin,
Samuel Gerches, Emma
Gilkerson, Richard Hagan,
Grace Holle, Gina Jablonski,
Kenneth Kelty, Ryan Kelty,
Maya Kendzior, Jacon Mc-
Clain, Guadalupe Mejia,
Anthony Morgan, Ava Niesman,
Christian Pakos, Kaydence
Peebles, Bella Perry,
Gabriel Riniker, Madison
Scott, Tryston Straub, Roberto
Tapia, Monica Thompson,
Emerson Tremayne and
Allison Worst.
Carthage College
Two from Lockport among
Carthage College Dean’s List
Eleanor Cichowski and
Michael Regotti were two
of the 1,022 students who
made it onto the Carthage
College Fall Dean’s List, out
of 2,600 full-time students.
The honor is given to Carthage
students who achieve
a minimum 3.5 GPA while
carrying at least 14 credit
hours during a semester.
School News is compiled by
Editor Max Lapthorne, max@
lockportlegend.com.
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Police Reports
Lockport resident arrested after allegedly
using cocaine in library bathroom
Casy Haberkorn, 29, of the
100 block of E. 10th Street
in Lockport, was charged
by Lockport police with
possession of a controlled
substance Jan. 3 after police
received a call regarding
someone “doing drugs” in
the library bathroom. A presumptive
test of a substance
located in Haberkorn’s possession
indicated the presence
of cocaine, police said.
Lockport Police Department
Jan. 8
• Kaitlyn Apgar, 29, of the
300 block of MacGregor
Road in Lockport, was
charged with driving under
the influence and using an
electronic communication
device while driving after
allegedly striking a fire hydrant
and tree in the area of
9th and Hamilton streets.
Jan. 5
• Eugene Molloy, 36, of the
100 block of Jesse Street
in Joliet, was charged with
possession of a controlled
substance after officers
were dispatched to the 500
block of Summit Drive for
a solicitor complaint. A presumptive
test of a substance
located in Molloy’s possession
indicated the presence
of heroin.
Jan. 3
• Mary Schiemann, 60, of the
600 block of E. Cass Street in
Joliet, was charged with driving
with a suspended license,
operating an uninsured motor
vehicle and disobeying a traffic
control device after being
stopped on Division Street
for a moving violation.
Jan. 2
• George Smith, 44, of the
2000 block of Arthur Avenue
in Lockport, was charged
with driving with a suspended
license and driving with
an expired registration after
being stopped on State Street
for a registration violation.
Will County Sheriff’s Office
Jan. 6
• Jeffrey C. Reis, 48, of
13626 Jordan Lane in Plainfield,
was charged with driving
with a suspended license
after being stopped in the
area of W. Bruce and S. Farrell
roads.
Jan. 2
• Jose M. Rivera, 45, of 217
E. 18th St. in Lockport, was
charged with driving with a
suspended license and disobeying
a traffic control device
after being stopped in
the area of S. Archer Avenue
and W. Tameling Drive.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport
Legend’s Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found online on the
Will County Sheriff’s Office or
Lockport Police Department’s
website or releases issued
by the department and other
agencies. Individuals named
in these reports are considered
innocent of all charges
until proven guilty in a court
of law.
LPD changes online overnight
parking approval process
Each vehicle to be
allowed two nights
of overnight parking
per month
Submitted by the Lockport
Police Department
The Lockport Police
Department has partnered
with Frontline Public Safety
Solutions to modernize
its overnight parking approval
process.
Residents will continue
to go to www.lockportpo
lice.info to request parking
approvals electronically,
but they will be redirected
to Frontline’s Lockport
PD Public Portal. Once on
the public portal, residents
should click the “Submit
Now” button under “Over
Night Parking” and complete
the form that pops up.
Overnight parking will no
longer be limited by address.
Each vehicle is allowed two
nights of overnight parking
per month. The system will
not allow residents to receive
approval for more than
the allowed number of days,
which is meant to reduce the
number of incorrect entries.
Anyone with questions
about the new system should
contact the Lockport Police
Department at (815) 838-
2132.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Metra crossing again scene
of incident, gate obliterated
For the second time since
November, a Metra crossing
gate at 191st Street in
Mokena drew a police response.
A semitruck reportedly
went through the Metra
crossing on Jan. 14, which
resulted in damage to the
gate arm and a train, according
to a Metra spokesperson.
The incident occurred at
7:03 a.m., as a truck crossed
the tracks at 191st Street.
The gate arm was knocked
off the pole and was left
hanging over the tracks,
before being hit by a Metra
Rock Island No. 410 train.
This caused delays Metra
line, as the gate arm and
damage to the train was addressed
on the scene.
The incident was reported
to Mokena police, who were
dispatched to the area. The
incident was later handed
over to Metra police.
It was reported that the
semitruck did not stop after
the incident. Metra officials
reviewed footage from the
train, but its spokesperson
said it is still unclear whether
the gate came down as
the truck was crossing, or
if the truck struck the gate
when it was down; however,
Metra spokesperson
Meg Thomas-Reile wrote in
a subsequent email to The
Messenger that “the lights
at the crossing can be seen
[in the video], and then you
see a truck going through
the crossing. The train arrives
at the crossing and the
gate arm is down, clearly
damaged and lying on the
track. It was then struck by
the train.”
Reporting by Megan Schuller,
Assistant Editor. For more,
visit MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Gym teacher’s idea for
game gets published in
international magazine
Richard Schereck has
been a local physical education
teacher for 10 years,
but he has always wanted to
do more than just that.
And, after almost two
years of development, the
Tinley Park native can finally
say he has contributed
to his field in a way he has
always hoped.
As of the last week of
December, a game he created,
called BalanceBuster
has been published for sale
through Gopher, which is a
physical education, athletics,
and fitness equipment
company that develops and
sells games and other tools
for teachers and coaches.
“It was awesome to see
something that went from
my mind onto the page of a
catalog in a magazine that’s
shipped all over the world,”
he said.
Schereck has been a
teacher in Summit Hill
School District 161 for his
entire career.
In early 2017, Schereck
came up with an idea for a
game that involves balancing,
team building and spacial
awareness. While developing,
Schereck said his
main criteria for the game
was safety and being able to
get every student involved.
“Unfortunately, in physical
education, with space
limitations and the class
sizes, a lot of times teachers
settle with just dividing
the group of students in half
and then having them throw
at something,” Schereck
said, “So I wanted to create
something that is different
than just dividing and
throwing.”
Reporting by Bella Zarlengo,
Editorial Intern. For more,
visit TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Community fundraiser helps
Frankfort VFW post pay bills
From Taco Tuesdays to
Friday Fish Fries and every
day in between, Frankfort
VFW Post 1493 is known
as a gathering place for veterans
and the community
to enjoy good food, good
times and great company.
The post, located at 22057
Pfeiffer Road, provides veterans
with a community
bonded through the shared
experience of serving in foreign
wars, as well as countless
resources to assist with
their needs.
On Jan. 16, Frankfort
VFW leaders hosted a fundraiser
at CD&ME to help
the organization work toward
financial security and
continue supporting local
veterans for years to come.
Every dollar raised during
the fundraiser, from
event tickets to pizza sales,
will assist the organization
in paying its mortgage and
other bills. A successful
GoFundMe campaign allowed
the post to pay overdue
bills, which Cmdr. Stan
Tylinski discovered when
he first took over the organization,
and the group
is now seeking support for
ongoing expenses that include
monthly mortgage
bills, taxes, insurance and
licenses.
The fundraiser was met
with an outpouring of community
support, and many
groups and individuals
— among them Frankfort
Mayor Jim Holland and
his wife, Stacy, Budweiser,
CD&ME and Dancing Marlin
— sponsored the festivities.
Community groups
such as the Kiwanis Club,
Frankfort Lions Club and
other VFW chapters; elected
officials; local business
leaders; members of the
public; and veterans themselves
packed the venue,
eager to help in any way
they could.
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit FrankfortStation.com.

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People always say to
dance like no one is
watching.
I appreciate the sentiment
behind that saying,
and I applaud those who
throw caution to the wind
and dance their hearts
out without concerning
themselves with what other
people think of them. I
admire those people so
much because I very much
cannot.
When I am in situations
where dancing is part of
the equation (clubs, weddings,
flash mobs etc.) I
very much know who is
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watching. I’m painfully
aware of my shortcomings
as a dancer, and despite
the fact that most people
around me either don’t care
or are paying no attention
to me, I find it difficult to
eliminate that thought from
my brain and let loose. An
adult beverage or two has
been known to coax me
onto the dance floor if one
of my jams such as Toto’s
1982 hit “Africa” is playing,
but I still rarely submit
to the “dance like no one is
watching” edict.
As I get older, I am
slowly starting to care less
and less about what people
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think of me, so it may only
be a matter of time until
I start surrendering to the
music and bless (or curse)
the world with my arrhythmic
dance moves. But those
who are looking to break
free and learn how to dance
would be wise to check
out our news cover story
on Page 5 this week which
features the Lockport Swing
Thing.
Lockport Swing Thing
is a dance group that has
recently been swinging
through various locations
in town, with their latest
stop at the Illinois State
Museum Lockport Gallery.
The group is open to
dancers of all talent levels,
and they are currently
making an effort to recruit
members in the 20-39 age
range.
The world isn’t missing
much with my dance moves
bottled up for now, but I’m
sure there are some talented
dancers in Lockport looking
for an outlet to showcase
their skills, and Lockport
Swing Thing can be that
outlet.
But if you’re like me and
content to dance like everyone
is watching, there is
nothing wrong with that and
you are certainly not alone.
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FAITH BRIEFS
Mt. Ebal Missionary Baptist Church (221
Cameron Ave. Lockport)
Early Sunday Morning
Worship
8 a.m. There is communion
every first Sunday. For
more information, call (815)
838-6727.
Sunday School
9:15 a.m.
Worship Service
11 a.m. There is communion
every first Sunday.
Mission Ministry
6 p.m. Mondays
Bible Study
7 p.m. Tuesdays
Narcotics Anonymous
6 p.m. Wednesdays
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (1500 S. Briggs
St., Lockport)
Divine Worship
9 a.m. Sundays with Fellowship
to follow at 10 a.m.
For more information, call
(815) 838-1832.
First Congregational United Church of Christ
(700 E. 9th St., Lockport)
Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m.
Children & Nursery
9:30 a.m. Sundays. There
are programs for toddlers
through 8th grade.
Ladies Craft & Chat
4:30 p.m. every third Friday.
Please bring craft projects,
sewing, etc. or just
come to chat. Dinner is at
6:30 p.m.
Confirmation
Open to high school age.
Please contact Rev. Eric
Quinney-Burnard to participate.
Communion
First Sunday of the month.
Alcoholics-Anonymous
6 p.m. Saturdays. Enter
through the door closest to
the side parking lot. There
will be a sign in front for the
meeting.
First United Methodist Church of Lockport
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)
Sunday Worship
10:30 a.m.
Circle of Love
9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle
of Love provides diapers,
feminine and incontinence
products to clients who are
qualified to use the local
FISH Food Pantry. For more
information, call (815) 838-
1017.
Communion
First Sunday of the month.
Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church (21514
W. Division St., Lockport)
Saturday Services
9:30 a.m. Sabbath school;
10:45 a.m. Worship Hour.
Prayer Meeting
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Attendees can share their
praise reports and prayer requests.
The call-in number
is (530) 881-1200. When
prompted enter the access
code: 761835 then the #
key. The prayer line is free,
and there is no additional
cost beyond regular phone
charges.
St. Dennis Church (1214 S. Hamilton St.,
Lockport)
Care Pantry/Outreach/
Bread of Life
The first Sunday of each
month bring one food item
to support the FISH Pantry,
Fairmont Food Pantry and
many local families through
our Bread of Life program.
Gift cards to Walmart or gas
station gift cards are always
needed. Put in an envelope
in collections labeled Bread
of Life.
Kids Chime Choir
All school and parish students
in grades 3 though 8
can participate. Rehearsal
is every Thursday from 3-4
p.m. in church music room.
Daily Mass Times
8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday
8:15 a.m. Wednesday
8 a.m. Friday with communion
service
Saturday Mass
4:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass
8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and
11:15 a.m. All are welcome.
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (15625 S.
Bell Road, Lockport)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m.
Sunday School. For more
information, call (708) 645-
0652.
THRIVE Church (Kelvin Grove School, 808
Adams St., Lockport)
Sunday Worship
10:30 a.m. Adult Service
10:30 a.m. Kid’s Church
Thrive Youth
7 p.m. Wednesdays night
youth gatherings
Thrive Circles
7 p.m. for adults. Days
vary. Email pastorbrian@
gmail.com for more info.
Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 E.
9th St., Lockport)
Saturday Service
5 p.m.
Sundays Service
9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous
6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for
beginners
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for
established members
All meetings are “closed
door”
First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 Thornton
St., Lockport)
Awana Clubs
6:15- 8 p.m. on Wednesdays
during the school year.
Children will have fun learning
Awana games, sports,
teamwork and about God’s
love. For questions, please
call the church office at
(815) 838-4004.
Sunday Services
9:30 a.m. Morning Bible
study classes for all ages;
10:45 a.m.-noon Morning
Worship Service.
Angel Food House Food
Pantry
12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and
6-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Open
to the public. First time users
please bring two forms
of identification. For more
information, call Kathy at
(872) 216-9212.
Wednesday Night Bible
Study
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Grace Baptist Church (501 N. State St.,
Lockport)
Sunday Schedule
9:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10:45 a.m. Morning service;
6 p.m. Night service.
Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W. Fox
Hollow Drive, Lockport)
Sunday Service
10 a.m. For more information,
call (815) 838-9105.
St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (312
E. 11th St., Lockport)
Worship Services
8:30 a.m. Sundays, Holy
Eucharist; 9:15 a.m., Adult
and Children’s Formation
(every second and fourth
Sunday of the month); 10:30
a.m., Holy Eucharist.
Holy Eucharist
8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Sundays. For more information,
call (815) 834-1168 or
email office@stjohns-lock
port-il.org.
12 Step Meetings
8 p.m. Mondays, 7 p.m.
and 11:59 p.m. Fridays.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (18101 W.
Oak Ave., Lockport)
Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10 a.m. Morning worship,
Nursery ministry (ages infant
to 4) and Youth church
(ages 5-12); 12 p.m. Adult
Bible Study. For more information,
contact (815) 774-
1016.
St. Joseph Catholic Church (410 S. Jefferson
St. Lockport)
Sunday Services
8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:45
a.m.
Confessions
4 p.m. every Saturday in
the church
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Briefs? Contact Editor
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Step-Up Days offer glimpse of LTHS music programs
Area eighth-graders
experience high
school band, choir
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
Eighth-graders Michael Erickson (left), from Kelvin Grove, and Dylan Bozen, from Oak
Prairie, warm up during the choir’s Step-Up Day.
A combination of eighth-graders from Kelvin Grove, Richland and Oak Prairie schools sing
together.
Music is a powerful form
of expression.
Not only does it allow artists
to share thoughts, emotions
and melodies, it also
has the power to create a
whole greater than the sum
of its parts.
On Jan. 16, the Lockport
Township High School choir
program welcomed eighthgrade
singers from Kelvin
Grove, Richland and Oak
Prairie Junior High schools
to the East Campus auditorium
to get to know current
students and staff at its annual
Step-Up Days event.
The program — which also
provided an event for band
students on Jan. 10 — is designed
to alleviate any stress
associated with starting the
high school music program
through helpful tips and a
whole lot of fun.
Chad Goetz, director of
choirs at LTHS, and Nathaniel
Hendrix, assistant choir
director, began the day by introducing
themselves to visiting
eighth-graders before
welcoming them on stage for
an ice-breaking game to set
the tone for a day of harmony.
The exercise also forced
students to switch seats with
choir members from other
schools so everyone had the
opportunity to mix it up and
make new friends.
“This day is a chance for
us to get the eighth-grade students
involved with our choir
program,” Hendrix said.
“They get to know me and
Mr. Goetz, get familiar with
the way we work and the way
we interact with our students.
They also get a chance to interact
with some of our high
school students and become
familiar with the way the program
will work.”
The LTHS choir program’s
warmup techniques,
rote songs, harmonies and
teaching methods were
shared during the choir’s
Step-Up Days program. Visiting
eighth-graders even
had the chance to learn one
of the most popular songs in
the LTHS choir’s repertoire,
“Noel,” the closing piece to
every holiday concert.
Goetz noted that his favorite
part of Step-Up Days
is watching the confidence
of all of the eighth-grade
students grow as they come
together as a group to sing
songs that are part of the
high school curriculum.
Mixed Choir member and
LTHS junior Emily Baio explained
that getting to know
high school choir members
when she attended Step-Up
Days as an Oak Prairie student
was inspiring and motivating.
“I liked interacting with
and learning from all the experiences
of the older choir
kids, because when we’re
younger, we look up to good
role models,” Baio said.
“And seeing how expressive
they were and how passionate
they were with the music
really triggered me. Being in
Oak Prairie Junior High eighth-grader Mallory Bianchi
shares a fun fact about herself with fellow singers at the
Step-Up Days event held Jan. 16 at LTHS’s East Campus
auditorium. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
choir since third grade, I’ve
always had a love for it.”
Senior LTHS choir student
Grace Miller added that the
music program is comprised
of an encouraging community
built on camaraderie
and friendship, while junior
Tyler Dooley, a member of
the Men’s Ensemble and
Mixed Choir, explained that
participating in a variety of
curricular choir groups only
adds to the experience.
“It helps you explore different
aspects of music,
helps you make friends,”
Dooley said. “It’s a family
that you get to be a part of,
and it’s just great.”
Oak Prairie Choir Director
Nicole Tolentino enjoys
watching her students have
fun and make friends through
a shared love of music during
Step-Up Days each year.
“They have a lot of fun,
and I feel like they can really
be themselves in this class,”
Tolentino said. “I hope that
they find their passion, and
they experience music as an
outlet and as a way to make
friends.”
Kelvin Grove Music,
Technology and Choir Director
Sarah Randolph added
that she enjoys helping
her students build their skills
to continue their passion and
love of music throughout
high school and beyond.
“Music does last a lifetime,”
Randolph said. “And
it’s not just about an organization
that they’re with now
— and making friends here
— but music can connect
people all around the world.
Music is the universal language.
This is such a wonderful
opportunity for the
students to be able to realize
that their voices will be with
them all of their life.”
For more information
about the LTHS music programs,
visit www.lockpor
tchoirs.org and www.lock
portbands.org.

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brother Richard first opened
Rustic Knead on July 1,
2015, they came into the
community of Lemont with
their business to test their
product and concept there.
They rebuilt and refurbished
the existing space,
which previously housed
The Great American Bagel,
into what is now both a café
and bakery that has its bakers
in plain sight behind a
glass window at the back of
the business.
Nearly four-and-a-half
years into operation, they
have long since carved their
niche in town, with regulars
enjoying the quality of the
food and atmosphere, which
has a rustic, wooded look
with the interior.
“The rustic angle I think is
back to the basics – back to
the way it used to be,” Richard
said. “The décor and
environment is warm and
homely, comfortable.”
For Richard and Robert,
the chance to do breakfast
and lunch seven days a week
and also extend catering
to families and companies
in the community and surrounding
area has been rewarding.
The name Rustic
Knead features both of their
initials, with the RK logo incorporated
on the wall by a
cushioned seating area near
the front entrance.
The next business development
for the brothers is
to partner with Lia P Gluten
Bakery. The new glutenfree
bakery is to open several
doors down from Rustic
Knead within approximately
the next month or so, Richard
said.
“The selection [at Lia P]
will be a lot deeper and go
The interior of Rustic Knead is intentionally designed to be
a warm and homely concept inviting to customers, according
to owners Robert, of Lockport, and Richard Kruczak.
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into details of things we
don’t here like cupcakes,
coffee cakes,” Richard said.
Meanwhile, the Kruczak
brothers will maintain
Rustic Knead, which serves
the breakfast portion of its
menu until 10:30 a.m. on
weekdays and 11:30 a.m. on
weekends.
The Kruczaks, who each
of years of experience in the
restaurant and hospitality
industries, wanted to have
healthy and creative menu
options, ones they refined by
working with different ingredients
on the sandwiches.
As for the baked goods
Rustic Knead offers, Robert
said preferences range
across the board, and the
dark chocolate Nutella, blueberry
Danish and almond
paste are some of the top flavors
of choice for the individual
croissants they bake.
As owners, Robert and
Richard are hands-on with
their business, crediting
their wives for helping with
their children and supporting
Rustic Knead, as well as the
help from other family and
friends.
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or retail aspect of the business,
while also doing some
wholesale baking to supply
other nearby restaurants
and working on seasonal
pastries, Rustic Knead and
its sibling owners stay busy
wearing different hats.
They hire staff with a baking
background to keep the
multi-step fermentation process
for the bread perfected,
leaving them to maintain
the equation of ingredients,
procedure and temperature
to continue churning out the
product Rustic Knead has
come to be known for by its
patrons.
“It’s a great community
that supports the business
very well,” Richard said in
summary.

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The Dish
Ever-evolving menu keeps EggCetera Cafe fresh
Mokena breakfast, lunch
spot thrives on customer
service
Thomas Czaja, Contributing Editor
EggCetera Cafe opened its doors
to the Mokena community at its first
location downtown in 2003 before
adding its second spot in 2010.
Since then, the business has become
known for its breakfast and
lunch selections, offering fresh
ingredients in comforting meals
at two cozy spots where friends
and family can gather. To reward
its loyal nucleus of patrons, Egg-
Cetera introduced a rewards program
early last summer.
“It’s fantastic,” owner Dino Bastas,
a Mokena resident for nearly
22 years, said of the program,
which allows diners to rack up
points for every dollar spent to get
various discounts, deals and freebies.
“We have some customers
coming in here every day. Why not
reward them?”
Those interested can search Egg-
Cetera Cafe in the Apple App Store
or Google Play Store to download
an app to sign-up for the program,
or do so at the restaurant and receive
a rewards card.
But a bigger part of what makes
EggCetera a continued success
may be the customer service. Customers
who frequent the business
might find that their usual server or
servers come to know their order,
and a sense of familiarity established,
Bastas explained.
“These regular folks come in;
their order is already in there,”
Bastas said. “Sometimes, the cooks
will peek through and start something
[for regulars].”
Those who have been to Egg-
Cetera on numerous occasions
know it has a diverse menu that is
occasionally tweaked. A rotating
specials menu also is available.
For breakfast, one of the more
recent menu entries is the triple
berry stuffed French toast ($9.49),
which Bastas said has strawberry
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blueberries, raspberries and strawberries
piled on top.
Regardless of the breakfast or
lunch selection, the owner looks to
make sure to use fresh ingredients,
while still making a quick product.
“It’s real vegetables, nothing out
of a can,” Bastas said. “That’s the
biggest thing. As much fresh vegetables
and fresh ingredients as
possible that have been processed
the least.
“That’s the key: trying to get
people a healthier option.”
For those looking for something
filling, the biscuits and sausage
gravy ($8.69) are a big hit for the
breakfast folks, with buttermilk
biscuits cut in half and smothered
in a thick, homemade pork sausage
gravy, topped with two eggs.
In addition to the triple egg skillets,
egg-ceptional omelettes, pancakes,
crepes, French toast, waffles
and scramblers, the business offers
a variety of melts, wraps, a homemade
soup of the day, 100 percent
certified Angus beef burgers, salads
and a sandwich grill for the
lunch crowd.
Under lunch, the chicken Philly
($9.49) — containing a grilled
chicken breast, topped with sauteed
onion, pepper and mushroom,
smothered with mozzarella cheese,
on French bread — is a big draw.
“A couple of my cooks play
around, and we talk,” Bastas said
The red velvet pancakes ($8.99 on their own) are a seasonal special available through Valentine’s Day that
are topped with a homemade cream cheese icing and can have raspberries and chocolate chips added for $2.
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“You can get food anywhere. There’s more eateries now than ever
before. What differentiates us from all other eateries is the staff,
the customer service. Good food tastes great with good service.”
Dino Bastas — EggCetera Cafe owner
of how they tweak the menu. “I’ll
look to put something new on, and
we’ll work together.”
Of course, the specials always
include some seasonal tweaks. The
current specials are slated to run
through Valentine’s Day, according
to Bastas. Those include the hearty
and heartfelt red velvet pancake
breakfast — $10.99 as part of a
meal that has two eggs, two strips
of bacon or sausage links, hash
browns and a short stack of Egg-
Cetera’s red velvet pancakes.
In the fall, pumpkin pancakes
continue as a special through the
holiday season. After Thanksgiving
and through the holidays, gingerbread
pancakes also find a place
among the special. After the red
velvets complete their run, carrot
cake pancakes grace the specials
through Easter.
“People just want something different,”
Bastas said.
Corporate catering also helps
the business, especially during the
winter months. And Bastas said approximately
95 percent of their catering
is to businesses in town and
other surrounding communities.
And with a resurgent economy and
businesses steadily popping up in
the area, Bastas expects that catering
part of EggCetera to grow.
“We are here to stay,” Bastas
said. “I tell people all the time: You
can get food anywhere. There’s
more eateries now than ever before.
What differentiates us from
all other eateries is the staff, the
customer service.
“Good food tastes great with
good service. That’s what we are
working on.”

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22 | January 24, 2019 | The Lockport Legend Puzzles
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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. Opinion piece
5. Cookbook abbr.
9. Theatrical whisper
14. Friend in war
15. Song for Carmen
16. Spacecraft on Mars
17. Massive
18. Fixes, in a way
19. Goes with Rolls
20. “Kill Bill” star, Thurman
21. Lockport volleyball
star, Hannah
23. French cheese
25. Keith of country
26. Morgue report on CSI
29. Seagoing, abbr.
32. Chicken
34. Delineates
38. Amino and nitric
39. Antelope with corkscrew
horns
40. Architectural style
42. Greek letters
43. “That’s the way __”
44. Basketball star at
Tinley Park, Emily
46. Little giggle
49. Word processor command
50. Dean’s e-mail address
ender
51. Straddling
54. Buckeye’s home
57. Chrysler model
60. “On the Media”
network
62. Alan Ladd classic
66. Rock’s Bon ___
67. ___ fixe
68. Goodfella actor
69. Ben Gurion airline
70. Aloe ___
71. Torcher’s misdeed
72. Double-digit bills
73. Midterm, e.g.
Down
1. Diamond Head locale
2. Perpendicular
3. “Pomp and Circumstance”
composer
4. Salon application
5. “Gone With the Wind”
plantation
6. ___-a-brac
7. Vision
8. A leisurely walk
9. Dry gulch
10. ___ Canals
11. Brown’s league
12. End of the year month,
for short
13. Poet’s “before”
21. Apex
22. Toronto media inits.
24. Pouring in
26. Russian house
27. Constellation with a
belt
28. Interjects
30. Currency exchange
board abbr.
31. Captured
33. Kindness
34. Quiet
35. Good-bye
36. Web address
37. Couples
39. Spring day toy
41. Corp. bigwig
45. Kermit’s species
47. Enter cautiously
48. Parisian summer
52. ___ d’art
53. “1984” laborer
55. The Dow, e.g.
56. Wagner work
58. “Terrible” czar
59. Musician Lofgren
61. Printer’s amount
62. Massage locale
63. Part of H.M.S.
64. Mule
65. One below a second
lieutenant
67. “___ been working on
the railroad ...”
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
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.
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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the Lockport Legend | January 24, 2019 | 23
Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes
In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s
New designs are a result of buyer feedback
Two refreshing designs mark
the beginning of a new series
of Craftsman-style homes
available from Distinctive Home
Builders at its latest new home
communities: Prairie Trails;
located in Manhattan within the
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way
School District and at WestGate
Manor in Peotone within
the desirable Peotone School
District.
“Craftsman homes were
introduced in the early 1900s
in California with designs
based on a simpler, functional
aesthetic using a higher level
of craftsmanship and natural
materials. These homes were a
departure from homes that were
mass produced from that era,
“according to Bryan Nooner,
president of Distinctive Home
Builders.
“The Craftsman design has
made a comeback today for
many of the same reasons it
started over a century ago. Our
customers want to live in a home
that gets away from the “mass
produced” look and live in a
home that has more character. As
a result of our daily interaction
with our homeowners and their
input, we are excited to introduce
these two homes, with additional
designs in the works.”
Nooner, who meets with
each homeowner prior to
construction, has been working
on these plans for a while and felt
that the timing was ideal for the
debut. “Customers were asking
for something different and
simple with less monotony and
higher architectural standards.”
The result was the Craftsman
ranch and the Prairie twostory,
now available at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
The Craftsman ranch features
an open floor plan with Great
Room, three bedrooms, two
baths and a two-car (optional
three-car) garage. The Prairie
features a two-story foyer and
Great Room, three bedrooms
and one and one-half baths, a
convenient Flex Room space
on the main level and a two-car
(optional three-car) garage. The
Craftsman architectural elements
on both homes include brick and
stone exteriors with cedar shake
accent siding, low-pitched gabled
bracket roofs, front porches with
tapered columns and stone piers,
partially paned windows, and a
standard panel front entry door.
Distinctive Home Builders
offers a Craftsman-style trim
package offering trim without
ornate profiles and routers. The
trim features simplicity in design
with rectangles, straight lines and
layered look trims over doors for
example. The front entry door
will have the standard Craftsman
panel style door. Distinctive has
also created a Craftsman color
palate to assist buyers in making
coordinated choices for the
interior of their new Craftsman
home. Colors, cabinet styles and
flooring choices blend seamlessly
with the Craftsman trim package
and are available in gray tones
package and earth tones.
Distinctive offers custom maple
kitchen cabinets featuring solid
wood construction (no particle
board), have solid wood drawers
with dove tail joints, which is
very rare in the marketplace.
“When you buy a new home
from Distinctive, you truly are
receiving custom made cabinets
in every home we sell no matter
what the price range,” noted
Nooner.
Distinctive Home Builders
works to achieve a delivery goal
of 90 days with zero punch list
items for its homeowners. “Our
three decades building homes
provides an efficient construction
system,” said Nooner. “Many of
our skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company
for over 20 years. We also
take pride on having excellent
communicators throughout our
organization. This translates into
a positive buying and building
experience for our homeowners
and one of the highest referral
rates in the industry.”
Nooner added that all homes
are highly energy efficient. Every
home built will have upgraded
wall and ceiling insulation
values with energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before homeowners
move into their new home,
Distinctive Home Builders
conducts a blower door test that
pressurizes the home to ensure
that each home passes a set of
very stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
With the addition of these two
new designs, there are now 15
ranch, split-level and six twostory
single-family home styles to
choose from each offering from
three to eight different exterior
elevations at both communities.
The three- to four-bedroom
homes feature one and one-half
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto
three-car garages and a family
room, all in approximately 1,600
to over 3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included in
most models as well. Distinctive
also encourages customization
to make your new home truly
personalized to suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of the
first floor; custom maple cabinets;
ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen, baths and
foyer; genuine wood trim and
doors and concrete driveways
can all be yours at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
Most all home sites at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor
can accommodate a three-car
garage; a very important amenity
to the Manhattan homebuyer,
said Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor we
wanted to provide the best new
home value for the dollar and
we feel with offering Premium
Standard Features that we do
just that. So why wait? This is
truly the best time to build your
dream home!”
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live and raise a family
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,
as well as direct access to the 22-
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through many
neighboring communities and
links to many other popular
trails. The Manhattan Metra
station is less than a mile away.
Besides Prairie Trails,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built homes throughout
Manhattan in the Butternut
Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well as in the
Will and south Cook county
areas over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
chose the Will County village
of Peotone for its newest
community of 38 single-family
homes at WestGate Manor
within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School.
Its convenient location between
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 provide easy access to I-80
and commuters enjoy several
nearby train stations and a
35-minute drive to Chicago.
Visit the on-site sales
information center for
unadvertised specials and view
the numerous styles of homes
being offered and the available
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for
more information or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails and WestGate
Manor new home information
center is located three miles
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.
52. The address is 24458 S.
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. Closed Wednesday and
Thursday and always available
by appointment.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and lot
availability are subject to change
without notice. Please contact
a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete
details.

24 | January 24, 2019 | The Lockport Legend classifieds
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1003 Help Wanted
Legal Notice Representative
22nd Century Media LLC - Orland Park, IL
22nd Century Media has a Legal and Public Notice
Representative position open for it’s Southwest Suburban Team. The
position would be responsible for the placement, coordination, and
publishing of legal and public notices in 22nd Century Media's 15
publications. Notices will come from civic bodies, businesses, and
private parties. Candidates should be comfortable and familiar with being
on the phone and computer while also working with various clients as
well as being able to process the appropriate paperwork. This position
offers a base salary along with a comprehensive benefits package.
What you are responsible for:
• Entering all legal and public notices in the appropriate
newspaper for the correct run dates
• Processing affidavits that the notices were published
and sending them to the client.
• Developing and maintaining client relationships
• Working closely with clients to meet their public and legal notice needs
• Working with the inside sales team in the Classified Department
• Copywriting content for ads with clients to develop the right message
• Keeping track of legal notices and their weekly revenue targets
Qualifications: Must have a strong work ethic and ability to work
independently as well as with a team. A desire to learn not only the legal
notice process but also gain experience in media and working with an
inside sales team. 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
ATTORNEY
Divorce litigation firm seeking
associate attorney (full-time
and/or part-time) to develop
trial skills. Must be
motivated, organized, detail
oriented and reliable.
Candidate should have
1-2 years of domestic relations
experience and excellent
computer skills (namely
proficiency in Microsoft
Word, Excel, and Timeslips).
Excellent communication and
organizational skills, as well
as ability to multitask are also
essential. This position would
be for our downtown Joliet or
our Orland Park office. Send
resume and salary requirement
to kmarks@grottadivorcelaw.com
Outdoor work: F/T
year-round & seasonal
Employment
Potential for paid winters
off. Benefits incl. health,
dental, IRA. Clean driving
record a MUST. Time and
1/2 over 40 hrs. Apply
in-person 7320 Duvan Dr,
Tinley Park M-F 8a-4p.
Security Officers
FT/PT. All Shifts Available
Southwest & Western suburbs.
Call 708-385-3300 or apply at
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Help
Wanted
Fast paced Frankfort IL
CPA Firm is looking for a
P/T – F/T experienced
Tax Preparer and a P/T
Office Assistant for tax
season. Flexible hours,
some evenings required.
Pay depends on
level of experience.
(Located just off of I-80
and Harlem Ave)
Fax Resume to:
708-534-1017
SCHOOL BUS
DRIVERS WANTED
Safe, caring drivers needed in
Homer 33C School District
Starting at $17.42/hr
FULL BENEFITS
Regular, favorable hours
Opportunity for overtime
Call (708) 226-7625 or
visit homerschools.org
open "Employment" tab
Safety Assistant
Tinley Park Safety Dept.
looking for individuals for
full-time office positions.
Candidates must be proficient
with Microsoft Office and
possess good commuication
skills. Will train the right
candidates. Please forward
resume to
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Wanted
INDUSTRIAL
SALES ENGINEER
SW Suburb of Chicago
manufacturing company seeks
a proactive, hard-working
individual with at least 3-5
years of experience in B2B
Sales of industrial products
(non-chemical).
This inside, consultative sales
position will focus on new and
existing product sales development.
This sales role targets
users to discover if their
current and future product
needs match those of Aero's
product features. Successful
candidates should also have
experience working with
vendors to produce
competitive quotes.
Excellent salary and benefits
package with annual
performance bonus potential.
Send resume to:
bschatte@aerorubber.com
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.
SALES ASSISTANT
Due to our rapid growth and
expansion, Tinley Park
industrial mfg. Sales office
seeks exp'd, detail-oriented
Sales Assistant for full-time
position. A Sales Assistant at
ARC does both sales
secretarial & customer service
functions. This is a very
diversified position in our
FAST-PACED office. The
ideal candidate must be
HIGHLY MOTIVATED and
needs to possess strong
organizational &
communication skills.
Excellent computer literacy
needed, including MS Word &
Excel. Industrial cust. service
exp. req'd. Repeat customer &
supplier contact. No
telemarketing, no cold calling
req'd. Competitive salary &
benefit pkg incl. 401K.
Send letter & resume to:
cstratton@aerorubber.com
Permitting Coordinator
Tinley Park Transportation
Co. looking for a full-time
experienced permitting agent.
Must have a minimum of 1 yr
permitting experience
& possess good
communication skills.
Please forward resume to
recruiting@shipgt.com
F/T Delivery Driver
Minivan-Van-Box Truck
Chicagoland & NW Ind.
Routes $14.50/hr + Full
benefits package.
Email resume to
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815-469-1999
19121 85th Ct
Mokena , IL 60448
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$4900
1996 Toyota Celica Convertible,
new top $2,975
2008 Ford Econoline 8 psngr
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$7,900
2006 Toyota Highlander 4wd
208k $4500
2008 Honda Element 57k
$14,900
1998 Lincoln Continental 1
owner 42k $7900
2010 Subaru Legacy awd 111k
$6900
2004 Mercury grand marquis
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1999 Chevy corvette 15k
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$29,900
2007 GMC 2500 Diesel
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1997 Chevy astro
cargo/camper van only 17k
mi $6975
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hi roof 43k $31,900
2014 Dodge Charger police
pack 53k $11,900
2014 Chevy express 15 psngr
$14,900
2003 Chevy 1500 cargo $5000
2010 Chevy 2500 cargo
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psngr van 32k $21,900
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 14127 Rado Drive East, Lockport, IL
60491 (Single Family Home). Onthe
14th day of February, 2019 to be held at
12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff V.
Maria Sanchez; Ruben Sanchez; Capital
One Bank (USA), N.A. successor in interest
to Capital One Bank; Silver Cross
Hospital and Medical Centers FKA Silver
Cross Hospital; The Golden Oak Estates
Home-Owners Corporation; First
Bank (Cicero); The United States of
America, Office of the Department of
the Treasury; D.C. Tricore, Inc.; State of
Illinois; Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1303 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 510 East 13th Street, Lockport, IL
60441 (Single Family Residence ). On
the 31st day ofJanuary, 2019 to be held
at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: U.S. Bank ,National Association
as Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2016
SC6 Title Trust Plaintiff V. Terrence T.
Arnold; Renae L. Arnold; Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1478 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
2701 Property for
Sale
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Randall S. Miller & Associates
120 N. LaSalle Suite 1140
Chicago, IL 60602
P: 1-312-239-3432
F: 1-312-284-4820
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 1200 Highland Avenue, Lockport, IL
60441 (Single Family ). On the 31st day
of January, 2019 to be held at 12:00
noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201,
Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: Specialized
Loan Servicing LLC Plaintiff
V. Randy W.Parris aka Randy William
Parris aka Randy Parris; Christine D.
Parris aka Christina D. Parris aka Christine
Dannette Parris aka Chris Parris aka
Christine Parris; Access Credit Union;
City of Lockport Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1904 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER
LLC.

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2701 Property for
Sale
2702 Public
Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
2703 Legal
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2703 Legal
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2703 Legal
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1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
P: 630-453-6960
F: 630-428-4620
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 700 CLINTON ST, LOCKPORT, IL
60441 (SINGLE FAMILY). On the 14th
day of February, 2019 to be held at
12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff
V. LEROY RECTOR Defendant.
Case No. 18 ch 0822 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
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COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
2702 Public
Notices
Certificate No. 32609 was filed in
the office of the County Clerk of
Will on December 31, 2018
wherein the business firm ofVictor
D. Zack located at 605 Gavin Ave,
Romeoville, IL 60446 was registered;
that the true or real name of
the person owning the business,
with their respective post office address
is as follows:
Victor D. Zack
605 Gavin Ave, Romeoville, IL
60446 815-260-9113
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Ihave
hereunto set my hand and Official
Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,
this 31st day of December, 2018
Lauren Staley Ferry
Will County Clerk
STATE OF ILLINOIS
CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL
COUNTY
Request of PAMELA JEAN
WALKER
Case Number: 19MR183
There will beacourt date onmy
Request to change my name from:
Pamela Jean Walker to the new
new name of:
Pamela Jean Nedohin
The court date will be held on
March 13, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at 57
North Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL
60432, Will County in Courtroom
#A236
/s/:Pamela Jean Walker
Pamela Jean Walker
2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Ditech Financial LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Maria Sanchez; Ruben Sanchez; Capital
One Bank (USA), N.A. successor in interest
to Capital One Bank; Silver Cross
Hospital and Medical Centers FKA Silver
Cross Hospital; The Golden Oak Estates
Home-Owners Corporation; First
Bank (Cicero); The United States of
America, Office of the Department of
the Treasury; D.C. Tricore, Inc.; State of
Illinois; Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants
Defendant.
No. 17 CH 1303
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 27th day of November,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
14th day of February, 2019 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
Lot 14inGolden Oak Subdivision, a
subdivision inthat part ofthe Southwest
Quarter ofthe Southeast Quarter of Section
2,Township 36North, Range 11
East ofthe Third Principal Meridian
(except the East 510.0 feet and except
the South 500.0 feet thereof), according
to the plat thereof recorded as Document
No. R-88-36613, in Will County,
Illinois.
Commonly known as:
14127 Rado Drive East, Lockport, IL
60491
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Home
P.I.N.:
16-05-02-401-026-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
One East Wacker Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 1-614-220-5611
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
U.S. Bank , National Association as Legal
Title Trustee for Truman 2016 SC6
Title Trust
Plaintiff,
vs.
Terrence T. Arnold; Renae L. Arnold;
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1478
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 2nd day ofMarch, 2018,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
31st day of January, 2019 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
Lot 15inBlock 155 in W.J. Denton`s
Subdivision of part of Block 154, and
all of Block 155, in the Village ofLockport,
Will County, Illinois.
Commonly known as: 510 East 13th
Street, Lockport, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Residence
P.I.N.: 11-04-23-413-017-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Randall S. Miller & Associates
120 N. LaSalle Suite 1140
Chicago, IL 60602
P: 1-312-239-3432
F: 1-312-284-4820
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Specialized Loan Servicing LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Randy W.Parris aka Randy William
Parris aka Randy Parris; Christine D.
Parris aka Christina D. Parris aka Christine
Dannette Parris aka Chris Parris aka
Christine Parris; Access Credit Union;
City of Lockport
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1904
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 19th day of October, 2019,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
31st day of January, 2019 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 3INBLOCK 10, IN UNIT NO. 2
OF BONNIE BRAE, A SUBDIVISION
OF PART OFTHE SOUTH HALF OF
SECTION 13, IN TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10 EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID-
IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 11,
1959, AS DOCUMENT NO. 871060,
IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 1200 Highland
Avenue, Lockport, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
Single Family
P.I.N.: 11-04-13-404-021-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER
LLC.
1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
P: 630-453-6960
F: 630-428-4620
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION
Plaintiff,
vs.
LEROY RECTOR
Defendant.
No. 18 ch 0822
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause onthe 27th day of September,
2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
14th day of February, 2019 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
FKA 04-23-136-001 THE SOUTH-
ERLY 46 FEET OF THE PORTION
OF VACATED SEVENTH STREET
AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF THE
ORIGINAL TOWNS OFLOCKPORT,
A SUBDIVISION OF PART OFSEC-
TION 23, IN TOWNSHIP 36NORTH,
RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WEST OF
THE WESTERLY LINE OF CANAL
STREET AND EAST OFTHE EAST-
ERLY LINE OF CLINTON STREET,
IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Commonly known as:
700 CLINTON ST, LOCKPORT, IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
SINGLE FAMILY
P.I.N.:
11-04-23-136-001-0000
Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
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ski machine w/ electronic
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paper -1part - 9.5”x 11” -
white - clean edge perforation
$10 cash. Lockport, IL.
815.538.1214
4beanies $5. Baseball promo
cards $1.00. 708.465.4014
5piece entertainment center.
Solid oak, smoked glass doors,
fully lighted, lots ofstorage for
CDs and tapes, etc. Excellent
condition $100. 708.532.4044
ADCO class “A” RV cover
25’-28’ new in box (never
opened) $100. Mokena
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34 | January 24, 2019 | The Lockport Legend sports
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Jackie Maka
Jackie Maka is a senior at
Lockport Township and a
guard on the girls basketball
team.
What are your impressions
of the Porters
basketball season thus
far?
I think we came into this
season knowing we had a
lot of talent and could be
good, but we’ve played a lot
of new people and in some
of the games, the chemistry
was crazy. But in other
games, we’ve come out with
the talent we’ve had since
the start. Now we want to
get where our potential can
take us.
How long have you
been playing basketball?
I started playing in the
third grade. I thought it
would be cool to join the
D92 team, so I did and I just
enjoyed it.
Do you play any other
sports?
I did, but not anymore. I
played volleyball in sixth
grade and that went until
freshman year. I played softball
for a couple of years
when I was young and even
did cheer for a year. But
since my sophomore year, I
only play basketball.
What is it about the
game of basketball that
makes it the sport for
you?
I love being aggressive
on the court. It’s fun to dive
for balls and get in people’s
faces on defense. It just lets
me be aggressive.
What type of car do you
drive?
A 2015 Honda Civic. It’s
the best car ever. She’s made
it through a lot, is reliable
and I named her Isabella.
That’s because the car is cute
and the name is cute.
Do you do anything to
pump yourself up before
a game?
I listen to my pump-up
music. That ranges from
rap, to country, to 80s pop. I
also get a lot of sugar in my
system. I know people say
that’s bad, but it helps me.
What have you learned
from Lockport girls basketball
coach Dan Kelly?
I’ve learned to never quit,
no matter how tired you are.
He tells me that hustle makes
Randy Whalen/22nd Century Media
up for everything.
What is your spirit
animal?
A panda. Because they
love to eat and sleep and, on
the weekends that’s what I
do. I’ve earned it.
Do you plan on playing
basketball in college?
Nope. I’m going for academic
scholarships. I haven’t
made up my mind where I’m
going yet, but my top choice
now is the University of
Texas in Austin. That is the
top accounting school in the
country.
What is the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
The pride that I have to be
on the team here. Everyone
knows Lockport Township
High School. It makes me
excited and happy to be a
part of that.
Interview by Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen
This Week In...
Lockport Township
High School Varsity
Athletics
Girls Basketball
■Jan. ■ 24 host Lincoln-Way
East, 6:30 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 29 at Homewood-Flossmoor,
6:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball
■Jan. ■ 25 host Stagg (Veterans
Night), 6:30 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 29 at Joliet Central,
6:30 p.m.
Girls Bowling
■Jan. ■ 26 at Dixon Invite, 9
a.m. at Plum Hollow
Center
■Jan. ■ 29 at Minooka, 4 p.m.
at Channahon Lanes
Boys Bowling
■Jan. ■ 25 at IHSA State Championship,
TBA
■Jan. ■ 26 at IHSA State Championship,
TBA
Boys Swimming
■Jan. ■ 24 host Homewood-
Flossmoor (Senior Night), 5
p.m.
Dance
■Jan. ■ 25 at IHSA State Championship,
TBD
■Jan. ■ 26 at IHSA State Championship,
TBD
KG cheer team finishes first at state
Submitted by Kelvin Grove
The Kelvin Grove cheerleaders
began practicing
skills back in May to prepare
for the 2019 IESA State
Cheerleading Competition
that was held on Jan. 12 at
the Peoria Civic Center, and
it paid off as the Hornets
took home first place.
The girls worked hard to
gain new skills and improve
their routine performance.
They faced and overcame
many challenges during the
season. They were supposed
to be competing against 37
other teams in the Small
Routine Division at State,
but due to a severe snow
storm on Jan. 12, several
teams dropped out of the
competition. The Hornets
ended up competing against
22 other teams. They gave a
near flawless performance at
State and brought home the
first-place trophy.
The title gives the KG
Cheer program eight IESA
State Cheerleading titles to
date. The Hornets have performed
at all 18 IESA Cheer
Competitions, receiving a
Top 10 finish all 18 years.
The program has three second-place
finishes and two
third-place finishes.
The team’s competitions
this season included: Wilmington
Spiritline Competition,
fourth place; Reed-
Custer Comet Invitational,
second place; Northpole Invitational
at Lincoln-Way
East, first place; Joliet West
Cheerfest, second place.
The Hornets are coached
by Karli Morrone. Volunteer
coaches are Rachel Maida,
Lynn Krumlinde and Adri
Sosa. Jenny Krumlinde is
the team choreographer.
The Kelvin Grove cheerleading team took first place Jan. 12 at the IESA State Cheerleading
Competition at the Peoria Civic Center. Photo submitted

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36 | January 24, 2019 | The Lockport Legend sports
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Boys Basketball
Gardner’s career night leads Porters past Eagles
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
In 1979, “Video Killed the
Radio Star” was released.
In 2019, video helped
make Quinn Gardner the star.
Gardner came off the
bench to score a career-high
19 points and help the Lockport
Township boys basketball
team to a 65-55 victory
over Sandburg in a South-
West Suburban Conference
Blue Division battle on Friday,
Jan. 18, in Orland Park.
It was the fourth win in
five games for the Porters
(11-5, 2-1). On the flip side,
it was only the second time
that Sandburg (10-9, 1-3)
had played since finishing
the York Holiday Tournament
on Dec. 31 by winning
its fourth straight game.
“Sandburg has some pieces
and plays well,” Lockport
coach Brett Hespell said.
“To come here and withstand
them making shots
on their home court is very
good. But this year’s group
of seniors is special.”
One of those eight seniors
is Gardner. A dependable
guard in the rotation, he’s
had nice moments in the
past. In fact, it was a video
of his game against Sandburg
last season that helped
prepare him for this year’s
game.
“Coach Hespell talked
to me before the game and
told me to watch the tape of
the game here at Sandburg
last year when I scored 13
points,” said Gardner of the
Porters 48-45 overtime loss
on Feb. 16 last year at Sandburg.
“That helped me prepare,
and I was ready to play.
“We’ve got a mature
group of guys that know how
to compete and win games.
When we’re prepared the
right way and focused, we
can be a monster.”
Gardner’s previous career
high was 17 points, including
the game-winning
3-pointer, in a 58-53 victory
on Jan. 16 of last year over
visiting Joliet West.
“Quinn is awesome,” Hespell
said. “He’s been in a little
funk, so I challenged him
to watch that tape and he did.
He’s a mature senior making
mature decisions about his
team and knows what we are
capable of.”
A trio of seniors helped
support Gardner. Center
Tommy Halatek had 12
points and seven rebounds
while guards Jake Karli (6
assists) and Matt Hatzopoulos
added 11 points apiece.
Sandburg only has three
seniors. Two of them, forward
Marvin Agwomoh
(11 points, 9 rebounds) and
guard Ian Sanders (8 points)
were among the leading
scorers for the Eagles, who
were paced by 18 points
from junior guard Atharva
Atreya.
The Eagles never led but
tied the game three times.
Two of those were in the
third quarter as they rallied
from a 41-32 deficit to tie the
game at 42-42 on a 3-pointer
by Atreya with two minutes
left in the period. Gardner
scored on a short jumper, but
Agwomoh answered with a
short jumper of his own for
one last tie at 44-44 with
1:24 to play in the quarter.
A 3-pointer by senior
guard Blake Sartin (7 points)
put the Porters ahead for
good and Karli canned a
runner in the lane just before
the buzzer for a 49-44 lead
after three. Atreya hit a free
throw in the opening moments
of the fourth quarter
to draw the Eagles within
four points. Lockport, however,
went on an 11-0 run in
just over three minutes for
a 60-45 lead with 4:23 to
play in the game. Halatek
had six points in the stretch
and Gardner, who was 4-of-
6 from beyond the arc in the
game, nailed a 3-pointer during
the spurt.
Despite the Porters missing
6-of-8 free throws at
one point down the stretch,
Sandburg never got closer
than 61-52. After the poor
stretch, Gardner capped off
the win by making three
Lockport’s Blake Sartin finds himself in hostile territory
among Sandburg fans before inbounding the ball Friday,
Jan. 18, in the first half of Lockport’s win over Sandburg in
Orland Park. Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media
straight free throws.
After an exchange of
3-pointers to open the game,
Lockport went on a 10-0 run
over a 2-minute span. Hatzopoulos
capped that off with
a pair of 3-pointers. Another
12-2 burst helped the Porters
take a 25-12 lead before junior
guard Zach Kusper (6
points) nailed a 3-pointer at
the buzzer to close the Eagles
within 25-15 after the
opening quarter.
Trailing 32-21, a 10-0
Sandburg spurt made it a
one-point game with 1:52
to play in the half. But the
Porters scored the last seven
points of the half, including
Gardner banking in a long
3-pointer at the buzzer for a
39-31 halftime lead.
“That [shot] at the end
of the half hurt,” Sandburg
coach Todd Allen said. “We
obviously weren’t real sharp
to start [8 turnovers in the
first quarter]. We struggled
early, but Lockport helped
take us out of it. Listen, that’s
a good team Brett [Hespell]
has there. Lockport has seniors
and guys that can hit
shots from long distance.
Plus you have to account for
their big guy [Halatek] in the
middle.
“But give our kids a lot of
credit to battle back. We just
came up short. We’ve got a
lot of games coming up [4 in
6 days from Jan. 21-26] and
that’s good. We’ve had some
time off.”
Time off is something the
Porters won’t get down the
stretch. They play 10 games
in the final 27 days of the
regular season as they look to
finish with their first winning
campaign in seven years.
“It’s a huge win,” Halatek
said of beating Sandburg.
“We went on a big run and
sealed it. We’re just playing
winning basketball.”
Earlier in the week, on
Jan. 15, Lockport traveled to
face a long-time rival, Joliet
West and emerged with a 57-
48 victory.
The Porters took an early
lead and held it the whole
way. Karli (15 points, 6 rebounds,
4 assists), Halatek
(13 points, 7 rebounds),
Hatzopoulos (13 points) and
Sartin (11 points) led the
way. Hespell said that senior
guard Aaron Grcevic was
“the defensive player of the
game.”
Lockport is back in action
on Friday, Jan. 25, for a special
Veteran’s Night game as
Stagg comes to town for another
SWSC Blue clash.

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Girls Basketball
Strong week gets Lockport back on track
Dominant win, near
upset mark a turning
point for Porters
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
That winning feeling.
That’s what the Lockport
Township girls basketball
team had been lacking this
season.
But the Porters rediscovered
it last week. In fact,
they nearly pulled a big upset
and experienced it twice.
But first, to open the week
they halted a six-game losing
streak. That came Jan. 14 in
a 71-26 victory over Plainfield
North in a nonconference
matchup at Lockport.
Ten players scored for
Lockport in the blowout victory
and looked to have fun
doing it. A half dozen of those
scored seven points or more.
Junior forward Jenna Cotter
(13 points, 10 rebounds, 5
blocked shots) led the way.
Senior guard Jackie Maka
(11 points, 5 rebounds), junior
guard Sawyer Hollatz (8
points), freshman guard Elizabeth
Sochacki (8 points),
sophomore forward Elena
Knebel (7 points), and junior
guard Abby Pappagoerge (7
points) all joined in the scoring
action.
“It was fun,” Cotter said.
“We’ve been working hard
at practice and it’s showing.
It’s our turnovers that
have hurt us this season. We
haven’t had the consistency
as a team. But we’ve gotten
a lot better and are taking
care of the ball.”
Lockport had 14 turnovers
in the game while forcing
22. The Porters forced 10 of
those turnovers in the first
quarter, which helped them
explode to a huge lead of
26-4 after the first eight minutes.
Included in that was
a 15-0 run for a 20-2 lead,
during which Maka scored
seven points.
“We’ve been working really
hard in practice to find
that chemistry,” Maka said.
“I feel that we’re getting our
grove and getting everyone
the ball.”
Plainfield North (5-18) was
led by sophomore guard Lexie
Hernandez (11 points) and
junior guard Katelyn Sparlin
(7 points). The Tigers best
player and only senior, 5-foot-
11 forward Olivia Cantu who
is averaging a double-double,
missed the game with a high
ankle sprain.
Ahead 29-6, Cotter scored
five straight points in an 11-0
run. The Porters led 43-11 at
halftime, and another 11-0
run in the third quarter made
it 56-13. Lockport led 60-17
after three.
“I thought the girls had
a lot of energy,” Lockport
coach Dan Kelly said.
“We’ve had some good practices
and we needed a win.”
Senior guard Payton
Grcevic, who had six points
in the game, echoed her
coach’s thoughts.
“Obviously after a few
losses, it was good to get
a win,” Grcevic said. “It’s
been frustrating but not
[against Plainfield North].
We had a lot of energy on the
court and on the bench. We
just have to keep going and
keep executing.”
Hollatz said she believed
the win would boost the Porters
the rest of the season.
“I think this will turn our
season around,” Hollatz said.
“We needed a good win, and
I think this will change our
conference play. I feel that
this will have a domino effect
with other games.”
Hollatz might have been
onto something, because
the Porters nearly pulled
an upset two nights later.
That happened when Stagg
came to town on Jan. 16
for a SouthWest Suburban
Conference Blue Division
game. There, the Chargers,
who are battling for first
place in the conference,
barely pulled out a 59-55
victory over the Porters.
Lockport (8-17, 0-5)
trailed by 11 late in the
third quarter, but Maka (12
points) hit a 3-pointer at the
end of the period to draw the
Porters within 46-38. They
chipped away from there
and eventually tied the game
at 55-55 on a layup by Cotter
(12 points) with 20 seconds
to play.
But the Chargers (17-4,
4-1), who moved into a tie
for first in the SWSC Blue
when Lincoln-Way East defeated
Bolingbrook 74-57
the next day, recaptured the
lead when freshman guard
Laila Barakat (8 points)
scored in the lane with 9.8
seconds to play. She missed
the ensuing free throw and
Lockport had an opportunity
to tie or win but turned the
ball over with two seconds
to play and senior forward
Sydney Downs (12 points)
clinched the win with a pair
of free throws with seventenths
of a second to play.
The Porters led 14-6 early
on and 16-12 after the
first quarter. Trailing 22-18,
Stagg went on an 11-0 run
before settling on a 29-24
halftime lead. Forward Nicole
Vacha (17 points) and
fellow senior Kelsey Kelley
(15 points), who plays
guard, were the leading scorers
for the Chargers.
“Our girls played hard,”
Kelly said after the Stagg
game. “Early in the season,
we would have folded, but
we can hold our heads high
that the girls gave great effort.
We’re going to keep
working.”
The schedule doesn’t
get any easier for the Porters
as they have all SWSC
Blue games from here on
out. Included in that was a
home game against defending
conference champion
Bolingbrook on Tuesday,
Jan. 22, and a 6:30 p.m. one
on Thursday, Jan. 24, against
a talented Lincoln-Way East
team.
Boys Swimming and Diving
Porters, Warriors finish deadlocked at SWSC dual meet
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
The SouthWest Suburban
Conference swimming
meets are just over a week
away.
Lincoln-Way West and
Lockport Township are in
different divisions of the
conference, so the two teams
won’t go head-to-head in
the meet. That’s unfortunate
because when they did
last week, something unique
happened: they tied.
On the varsity level, each
team won six events and finished
with 92 points in an
SWSC dual meet on Jan. 15
at Lockport.
“I don’t recall ever having
a tie,” said Lockport coach
Jason Ozbolt, who is in his
sixth season as coach of the
Porters. “It was a fun way to
finish the meet with a tie.”
While the two teams
won’t be in the same division
of the conference meet,
they saw each other again
last weekend at the Lockport
Invite.
In last week’s dual meet,
they both used people in different
events.
“We mixed some things
up and had some people in
off events,” Ozbolt said. “To
get some of these times is a
nice confidence boost.”
In the dual meet, the Porters
won two of the relays.
They kicked it off with a
win in the 200-yard medley
relay as the foursome
of sophomores Kevin Moe
and Tommy Abramite, along
with junior Augusto Ureta
and senior Simon Harmata
came in with a winning time
of 1 minute: 48.58 seconds.
Lockport later pulled out the
400-yard freestyle relay to
cap the meet and pull into
the tie. That was a time of
3:39.91 behind sophomore
Caesar Plaszewski, Harmata,
senior Michael Bates and
Ureta.
Winning individual
events for the Porters was
Plaszewski (1:06.76) in the
100-yard butterfly, Ureta
(5:27.05) in the 500-yard
freestyle and senior Josh
Martinez (1:08.23) in the
100-yard backstroke.
“We’ve been pushing,”
Simon Harmata said. “There
are moments that we’ve
struggled this season but
also times we’ve shinned.”
Lockport had one other
winner. That was senior sensation
Wrigley Fields. He
won with a six-dive total
score of 322.05. The next
day, on Thursday, Jan. 17,
Fields set a pool record at
Stagg with a six-dive score
of 329.3. He followed that
up the next day by breaking
the school and pool diving
records at the Lockport Invite
with a 12-dive score of
536.25.
Fields will not be diving
at the conference meet, because
he is also a member
of the Porters co-ed cheerleading
team, and that is the
weekend of the State Finals.
Fields also wants to medal
(Top 12) at state in diving.
After starting slowly in last
weeks dual meet, he was satisfied
with how he did.
“As long as I score over
300 I’m happy,” Fields said.
“It will be nice to be in our
home pool for the sectional.”

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Porters dominate, win third straight conference title
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
It was a Porter 3-peat.
Led by an entire team of
All-Conference players, the
Lockport Township girls
bowling team used its home
lanes to its advantage. The
result was another South-
West Suburban Conference
championship at the conference
meet on Saturday, Jan.
19, at Strike N’ Spare II in
Lockport.
It was domination from
start to finish as Lockport
nearly bowled a record game
to open the day and finished
with a 6,112 total to defeat
runner-up Lincoln-Way West
by 605 pins. It’s the third
straight conference championship
for the Porters and
their 10th overall since the
league formed for the 2005-
2006 season. The only school
that comes close to that is
Andrew, which won six
straight SWSC Red Division
titles between the 2009-2010
and 2014-2015 seasons.
From the 2009-2010 season
through the 2015-2016
season, there were two divisions
in the SWSC for girls
bowling, but now with only
nine schools participating
in girls bowling, it’s back to
one big conference meet.
“It never gets old,” Lockport
coach Art Cwudzinski
said. “It’s always a team goal
to win the conference. You
never get tired of winning.”
Lockport didn’t quite capture
first in everything, however.
That’s because West junior
Kenzie Ullian took the
individual champion honor,
winning her fourth tournament
of the year, with a
1,312 six-game series. That
included a high of 247 in the
third game.
“Yes, it definitely was
nice,” said Ullian, who was
second at the conference
meet last season. “Honestly
I’ve just been focusing more,
making spares and working
well. [With the postseason
coming up] we just have to
make sure we stay on our
own game and not worry
about other teams.”
The Top 11 bowlers made
All-Conference. All five
of the Lockport bowlers
achieved that honor. Sophomore
Chloe Siezega (1,294,
2nd, high of 248 in game
No. 2) led the way and was
only 18 pins out of first.
“It was close,” Cwudzinski
said of the individual
battle. “Kenzie just bowled a
little better in the last game
(227-201) and earned it. But
it added a little excitement
to it.”
Siezega’s six-game total
and was a career high, and so
was her opening three-game
series of 674.
“It was just picking up
spares and believing that my
teammates had my back,”
Siezega said. “[In the postseason]
I expect us to work
better as a team like we did
[at the SWSC Tournament].
We had a little talk as a team
[a couple of weeks ago] and
that helped a lot.”
The rest of the Porters All-
Conference bowlers were junior
Samantha Traina (1,285,
3rd, high of 247 in game No.
2), junior Jessica Ramirez
(1,196, 5th, high of 265 in
game 2), senior Erin Kleffman
(1,187, 7th, high of 216
in game No. 3), and junior
Emilie Pleshar (1,150, 8th,
high of 216 in game. No. 2).
They all helped the Porters
to the first-place total of
6,112. West (5,507) was second,
followed by Lincoln-
Way Central (5,404) and
Lincoln-Way East (5,326)
was fourth. Senior fourthplace
finisher Alyssa Novak
(1,220, high of 247 in game
4) led fifth-place Sandburg
(5,243). Senior and 11thplace
finisher Noelle Doody
Lockport’s Emilie Pleshar warms up Saturday, Jan. 19, before the SouthWest Suburban Conference meet at Strike N’
Spare II in Lockport. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
(1,131, high of 211 in game
No. 2) led Andrew (4,878) to
sixth place. Stagg (4,180),
Thornridge (4,129) and
Bolingbrook (4,100) rounded
out the nine teams.
“The girls bowled very
well, the best they had all
year,” Cwudzinski said.
“We bowled a 1,187 in our
first game of the day. That
was the fourth-best total in
school history. Our highest
was a 1,213 in 2016. We actually
had a couple of opens
in the 10th frame, or we
would have broken that.”
On the JV level, Lockport
dominated with a total of
5,695. That was 1,265 pins
ahead of runner-up West
(4,430). Sophomore Payton
Vandenburg (1,231, high of
226 in games 1 and 3) was
the individual champion as
the Porters placed all five
bowlers in the Top 5.
Chloe Siezega tunes up prior to the conference meet.

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fastbreak
22nd Century Media File Photo
1st and 3
LTHS boys bowling
advances to state
1. Top 6 move on
The Lockport boys
bowling team
punched its ticket
to state, rolling a
collective 6,277 to
place fifth at the
Andrew Sectional
Saturday, Jan. 19, at
Orland Bowl in Orland
Park. The Top 6
teams all advanced
to state.
2. Getting encouragement
After a 935 in the
fourth game that
dropped them out
of the Top 6, LTHS
coach Ron Davis
fired up his team
with a pep talk. The
Porters came back
with a 1,061 in
Game 5 and survived
with a 939 in
Game 6.
3. Pleshar production
Porters boys bowler
Evan Pleshar finished
fourth overall
individually at the
sectional, getting a
high of 278 in Game
2 and a total score
of 1,450.
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Boys Bowling
Porters place fifth at tough sectional, advance to state in O’Fallon
Pleshar leads
Porters with fourthplace
individual
finish at sectional
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
They’re back.
After qualifying for
state a year ago, both the
Lincoln-Way Central and
Lincoln-Way West boys
bowling teams are back this
season. In fact, West is there
for the third-straight season.
Plus, after missing out last
year, Lockport Township
will return for the sixth time
in the past seven seasons
and 11th time since the state
tournament started for the
2002-2003 season.
That’s because the trio of
local teams survived the Andrew
Sectional, which was
the toughest sectional in the
state, on Saturday, Jan. 19,
at Orland Bowl, and were
among the Top 6 advancing
teams. The State Finals will
be held this Friday, Jan. 25
and Saturday, Jan. 26, at St.
Clair Bowl in O’Fallon.
Minooka (6,630 pin-fall
total) won its fourth sectional
title in the past six
years and advanced to state
for the seventh-straight
season. Central (6,445)
placed second, just edging
out West (6,439). Behind
individual champion, Matt
LaBonte (1,499), Richards
(6,393) was fourth, while
“We pulled together to get where we are at. It’s the hardest
sectional in the state, and with that, we did very well.”
Jake Grau — LTHS boys bowler, on making it out of the stacked
Andrew Sectional and heading to state as a team
Lockport (6,277) placed
fifth and Joliet West (6,262)
squeezed out the last spot
when Sandburg (7th, 6,244)
faltered with an 871 in the
final game.
Plainfield South (6,232)
was eighth, followed by
Oak Forest (6,189), Brother
Rice (6,095), Plainfield
Central (5,944), Plainfield
North (5,915), T.F. North
(5,895), Thornridge (5,822),
Evergreen Park (5,747) and
Morgan Park (5,640) rounding
out the 16-team field.
To compare how tough this
was, every team in the Andrew
Sectional except for
Morgan Park scored high
enough to advance out of
the Hinsdale South Sectional.
In third place at the break
(3,342) the Porters had a
935 in the fourth game. That
dropped them out of the Top
6 at that time and got coach
Ron Davis fired up to do an
old-fashioned pep talk.
“I went off,” Davis said.
“I told the team, ‘Do you
want to bowl or do you
want to go home?’ Even in
the last game, I asked them,
‘Are you going to bowl or
are you done?’”
The Porters came back
with a 1,061 in the fifth
game and then survived
a 939 in the sixth game
to finish 33 pins ahead of
seventh-place Sandburg.
Part of that was because of
a great day by Evan Pleshar
(1,450, 4th overall, high of
278 in Game 2), who was
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the only Lockport bowler to
be in all six games. Fellow
senior Jake Grau (1,055,
248 in Game 3) bowled the
final five games for the Porters.
“Honestly, it was a rollercoaster,”
Grau said. “But as
a team, we pulled together
to get where we are at. It’s
the hardest sectional in the
state, and with that, we did
very well. Coach Davis just
wanted us to do the best we
could.
“I wasn’t even on the
team last year. So to go to
state my senior year is just
surreal. It’s great.”
Everyone in the Lockport
lineup bowled at least
two games. Sophomore
Jimmy Kontos (838, high
of 258 in Game 1) and junior
Ray Bufka (833, high
of 256 in Game 3) each
bowled the first four games,
while senior Jimmy Rozhon
(727, high of 195 in Game
5) bowled a total of four
games. Caleb Derrig (604,
high of 215 in Game 1) was
in the first three games, fellow
senior Andrew Bean
(408, high of 223 in Game
5) and junior Tim Hoak
(362, high of 197 in Game
5) bowled the last two
games for the Porters.
“In the postseason, you
play to live another day,”
Davis said. “But this sectional
is so tough. Our seventh-place
team could come
in third in most any other
sectional. We hadn’t placed
in an invite all year, so to get
Boys Bowling
Last lanes — Friday, Jan. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 26, at St.
Clair Bowl in O’Fallon
• The Porters return to state for the sixth time in
seven seasons, looking to make the most of the
experience.
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fifth in the sectional is great.
For most of these guys, they
haven’t been to state. So, it
will be a new experience.”
Individually, Providence
senior Adam Kowalik will
also be going to state. The
Homer Glen resident, who
will bowl at St. Ambrose
next season, finished in
ninth place overall with a
total of 1,383. That included
a high of 240 in the second
game.
“I just missed making it
by about 10 pins last year,”
Kowalik said of making it
to state. “I was determined
to make it this year. I was
just going in prepared really
well. My high school
coach, Kevin Kullman, really
helped me prepare.
“I was one of the original
nine guys on the first bowling
team at Providence [in
the 2015-2016 season]. I
came into [the sectional]
with a lot of confidence.
Still, it’s kind of surreal. After
four years, it’s a dream
come true.”
“We took fourth in the
[SouthWest Suburban] conference
meet, third at the
[Minooka] Regional, and
now second at the sectional,”
Central coach Coley
O’Connell said. “Yes, the
kids are saying that means
first [next week at state].
But we just had a good
morning (3,385) series and
kind of rode that wave the
rest of the day.”
No one rode it better than
Alex Nolan. The junior veteran
rolled a 300 in the fifth
game.
“Every ball I had was
right there,” Nolan said of
the 300. “I was very happy
to do it at the sectional. It’s
really rewarding.”
That wasn’t the only 300
of the day. Brother Rice
sophomore Tony Lundy had
one in the third game, and
that helped him to a total of
1,483 and a second-place
finish. As for Nolan, he finished
with a 1,416 series,
which was good for seventh
place overall, including
starting the day with a 249.
“Going into the regional
and beyond, we’ve just
worked as a team,” Nolan
said. “It’s going to get better
and better. I just know
we have to focus at state.
It’s a grind there with six
games on Friday and hopefully
six games on Saturday.
You have to be sharp mentally
and get spares.”
Nolan, who helped the
Knights take third in the
state last season, had to be
mentally tough on his 300.
Before the 10th frame, there
was an equipment malfunction
on the lane, and he had
to wait it out to complete
the perfecto.
“He’s only a junior, but
he’s our veteran,” O’Connell
said of Nolan. “We had only
two seniors today, and they
weren’t in the starting lineup.
But they stayed upbeat.
We used all our guys, and
they all stepped up when we
needed them to.”
FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor
Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | January 24, 2019
State-bound
Lockport boys bowling
team punches ticket to
state finals, Page 39
Hostile
Territory LTHS
boys basketball team
passes tough road test,
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Porters win conference
championship at home bowling
alley, Page 38
Samantha Traina warms up for the Porters Saturday, Jan. 19, at the SouthWest Suburban Conference tournament at Strike and Spare II in Lockport. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media