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House opens dialogue with residents about
new bicycle path plan for city, Page 3
Helping Main Street Upcoming 1836
Event to serve as Main Street Lockport’s primary
fundraiser for the year, Page 4
Officer hurt Lockport police
officer injured in crash on icy 9th Street
bridge, Page 4
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Saturday
Lockport Lions Club Annual
Spaghetti Dinner
4:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, St.
Dennis Parish Center, 1214
S. Hamilton St., Lockport.
Tickets are $9 for adults and
$6 for children ages 12 and
under. Carry-outs are to be
available and there is to be
a 50/50 raffle. Tickets can
be purchased by contacting
Ron Cornolo, Lions Club
President at (815) 931-1439,
at Cornolo Travel Agency
829 S. State St. from 9 a.m.-
4 p.m., by calling VP of Lions
Nina D’Adamo at (708)
536-0449 or from any Lockport
Lions Club member.
Daddy Daughter Ball
6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 9, Prairie
Bluff Golf Club, 19433 Renwick
Road, Lockport. The
cost is $30 for residents and
$40 for non-residents along
with an $18 fee for each additional
child. The event is
for fathers and children ages
4 and older. For more information,
visit www.lockportpark.org.
Monday
Movie Matinee: ‘The Wizard
of Oz’
12:30-3 p.m. Feb. 11,
White Oak Library Meeting
Room A, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. Enjoy snacks and
refreshments while watching
“The Wizard of Oz” (G),
based on the novel by L.
Frank Baum, starring Judy
Garland and Ray Bolger.
This is a drop-in event for
adults and seniors. For more
information, contact Deborah
Lullo at (815) 552-4260.
Tuesday
AARP Tax Preparation
Appointments Begin
10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Feb. 12,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library,
121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
Free tax preparation provide
by AARP and Will County
Senior Services Center, by
appointment only. Call the
Library at (815) 552-4260
on or after Jan. 21 to make
an appointment.
Bragi’s Players Audition
5:30-6 p.m. Feb. 12, Taft
School, 1605 S. Washington
St., Lockport. Children in the
Lockport area can try out for
the upcoming production of
Seussical Jr. For more information,
email colepay75@
gmail.com.
February Meeting of 100+
Women Who Care of Will
County
6-7 p.m. 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.100wwc-will.org.
Wednesday
Creative Writing Group
6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 13.
White Oak Library Meeting
Room B, 121 E. 8th
St., Lockport. A club where
experienced and inexperienced
writers alike can
share their work, learn some
tips and tricks to keep writing,
and meet other writers.
Both adults and high school
students are welcome. For
more information, contact
Evangeline Stephenson
(815) 552-4260.
UPCOMING
Main Street Lockport’s 1836
Event
6-9 p.m. Feb. 15, Public
Landing, 200 W. 8th St.,
Lockport. This annual fundraiser
event hosted by Main
Street Lockport will feature
an auction, live music, Main
Street Wall of Wine and VIP
access to Gallery Seven.
Proceeds will benefit downtown
Lockport and the Scale
House. For more information
and to purchase tickets,
vist visitlockport.com.
Texas Hold Em’ Tournament
and Bingo Fundraiser
4 p.m. Feb. 23, John Olson
American Legion Post 18,
15052 Archer Ave., Lockport.
There will be a $10 entrance
fee that includes food.
There will also be raffles and
a silent auction. For more information,
contact Frank Di
Giovanni at (815) 955-0547.
ONGOING
Citizens Against Ruining the
Environment
6-7:30 p.m. every third
Monday of the month, White
Oak Library, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. CARE, a nonprofit
all-volunteer organization,
is to discuss environmental
and health-related issues in
Will County and the surrounding
areas. Community
service hours also available.
Homer 33C Kindergarten
Pre-registration
Parents/guardians can fill
out pre-registration forms
for 2019-2020 incoming kindergarten
students online at
www.homerschools.org under
“QuickLinks.” Parents/
guardians should plan to go
to Hadley Middle School
from 4:30-7 p.m. on March
14 to complete the next step
in the process. For more
information, call (708)226-
7626.
Challenge Fitness Court
Rentals
Challenge Fitness, 2021
S. Lawrence Ave., Lockport,
offers court rentals for tennis
and racquetball/wallyball
courts when Lockport Township
Park District programs
are not running. Tennis
courts are rented on a perhour
basis, with rates beginning
at $14 an hour during
the summer. Racquetball/
wallyball courts begin at $3
an hour and have a two-hour
limit. Individuals who are
not members of Challenge
Fitness are subject to guest
fees. For more information
on rates and court availability,
call (815) 838-3621, ext.
0 or visit www.lockportpark.
org.
All By Myself
Wednesday and Thursday
mornings, Dellwood Park
Volz Fieldhouse, 199 E.
Woods Dr., Lockport. The
Lockport Township Park
District is offering “All By
Myself” classes for 2- and
3-year-olds with a parent or
adult. Social and emotional
development is the main focus
of this class. Teachers
are to help children develop
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healthy separation habits,
make new friends, exercise
independence, practice good
manners and develop foundational
literacy and math
skills. Parents are asked to
pack a small snack for their
child. Cost is $52 for residents
and $62 for non-residents.
Classes offered at a
variety of times, visit www.
lockportpark.org or call
(815) 838-3621 ext. 0 for
more information.
SilverSneakers
Challenge Fitness, 2021
S. Lawrence Ave., Lockport.
Classic Fitness is offered on
Mon-Thurs mornings which
will increase muscle strength
and range of movement with
a variety of exercises, handheld
weights, elastic tubing
and a chair. SilverSneakers
classes are free to Silver-
Sneakers members and $4
per class for walk-ins. Visit
www.lockportpark.org or
call (815) 838-3621 ext. 0
for details.
Vintage Hats, Will County in
War exhibits
Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays
through Sundays, Will
County Historical Museum
and Research Center, 803 S.
State St., Lockport. A new
exhibit “Vintage Hats” is on
display as well as a 19th century
Doctor’s Office, “Will
County in War” and early
textiles. It is open to the
public and group tours are
available by reservation. For
more information, call (815)
838-5080 or visit www.willcohistory.org

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Residents meet with city officials to discuss proposed bike paths
Jesse Wright
Freelance Reporter
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Lori Vierow with GreenbergFarrow (right) shows some potential bike routes to Lockport resident Adam Jasinski Thursday,
Jan. 31, during the City’s Bike Master Plan Open House. Photos by Jesse Wright/22nd Century Media
Lockport residents met
with Lockport City Officials
Thursday, Jan. 31, at City
Hall to weigh in on a bike
master plan.
The open house is part
of an ongoing effort by the
City to prioritize trail development.
The process started
in September and this is
the first time the town has
sought public input on bike
paths since 2003.
“We want to listen to the
residents get their feedback
on what they think about
building in Lockport,” said
Lori M. Vierow, a landscape
architect with GreenbergFarrow,
a design and engineering
firm contracted by the City.
Despite sub-zero temperatures
and snow, about 20
people showed up to review
maps of proposed trails. Vierow
said the evening meeting
would be augmented
with public surveys before
she presented a draft document
of preferred pathways.
“This is the very start of
the process,” she said.
The eventual pathways
proposal will reflect public
preference for route as well
as design, though so far there
is no settled route or design.
Vierow presented designs
from various cities, with
some bike pathways painted
along existing streets and
other pathways separated entirely
from streets and automobile
traffic. She said that
while separate bike paths are
generally safer, they’re also
more costly as they require
new infrastructure and land.
City Administrator Ben
Benson said the City and
the Lockport Township Park
District will share in the
eventual cost.
Even after the draft document
is completed with public
input, Vierow said she
doubts the City will tackle
the project all at once, instead
paving sections at a
time as funding becomes
available, as the City started
to do in 2003.
Vierow said that in the
16 years since the City last
began developing the plan,
the housing market collapse
in 2008 and 2009 stymied
development and Benson
added that the town itself has
developed in different ways
than city planners could
have foreseen in 2003 and so
a new plan is necessary.
“This plan has since doubled
in size,” Benson said.
Benson said he expects the
plan to move forward soon,
with work beginning possibly
as early as this year, adding
that residents can expect
a large presentation in April
wherein the City will present
priority areas for bike paths
as well as the preferred design.
The open house Thursday
was informal and did not
include any presentations.
Rather, citizens and city officials
engaged in a dialogue
with one another. Outdoors
enthusiasts on both sides
seemed to prefer separate,
Lori Vierow (left) talks with Lockport Women’s Club President Jane Passaglia about possible
bike routes.
paved bike lanes, which
could be a boon for pedestrians,
too.
“I’ve had three pairs of
my shoes caked in mud,”
said Sonni Williams, the
City’s attorney. “As a runner,
I would love to have the
ability to run in a paved and
safe area.”
Lockport Women’s Club
President Jane Passaglia
agreed, and added a separate
path could be good for families.
“I would love to be able to
say, ‘let’s go riding’ without
thinking I’m responsible for
[putting] kids in a dangerous
situation,” she said.
The city is also conducting
a survey for residents
who would like to give their
input but couldn’t attend the
open house. The survey can
be found on the city’s website
and Facebook page.
by T. Andrew Coyle
Attorney at Law
Can a homeowner kick their
grown child out of the house or
tell an unwanted house guest that
they have to leave even if they
don’t want to? Unfortunately, the
answer is “Yes and No”.
If you are the owner of a house,
you certainly have the right to
tell someone to leave; but, if the
person refuses and they have
been living in the house, there
are certain legal procedures you
have to follow before you can kick
them out and not let them back
in. First, you have to serve them
with a written notice to vacate
(and you may have to give them
30 days’ notice before they are
required to leave). If the unwanted
person doesn’t leave after
receiving notice, you then need
to file a formal eviction action
at your county courthouse, have
the person served with a court
summons, and follow the court’s
procedures from there.
This would apply to anyone living
in your house or property that
doesn’t have a written lease
agreement. So, while we may not
expect our grown children to sign
a lease, it’s definitely a good idea
for any other long-term visitors
or tenants. If you would like help
in writing a lease agreement or
regarding any other property
issue, contact THE COYLE LAW
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Lockport police officer
injured responding to
9th Street bridge crash
Max Lapthorne, Editor
from Thursday, Jan. 31
A Lockport police officer
suffered minor injuries
Thursday, Jan. 31, after
being involved in a crash
while responding to a call
for a separate crash on the
9th Street bridge, according
to LPD Deputy Chief Ron
Huff.
At approximately 7:35
a.m., the officer was responding
to a call to assist
the Illinois State Police
with a crash that had occurred
on the 9th Street
bridge. While responding
to the call, the officer was
struck by a vehicle that
had entered the officer’s
lane, according to Lockport
Police Chief Terry
Lemming.
The officer was transported
to a local hospital
and released later in the day.
No one else involved in the
crashes received medical attention.
The 9th Street bridge was
closed for two hours because
of the icy conditions and was
reopened at approximately
9:25 a.m.
The Illinois State Police
is handling the crash investigation
and could not
be reached immediately for
comment.
For more on this and
other breaking news, visit
LockportLegend.com.
Black History Month
Celebration coming to
Fairmont Community Center
Submitted by the Lockport
Township Park District
Community members
can celebrate Black History
Month at an upcoming event
in Fairmont.
The event, which is to be
held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9, at the Fairmont Community
Center is to be jam
packed with entertainment
and programs coordinated
by local leaders. The Fairmont
Community Center is
located at 525 Barry Ave. in
Lockport.
Free refreshments are to
be served. Registration is requested,
but not required.
For more information,
call (815) 838-3621 or visit
www.lockportpark.org.
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Main Street Lockport’s 1836 Event
seeks to upscale the Scale House
Alex Ivanisevic
Assistant Editor
Six months in the making,
Main Street Lockport’s annual
1836 Event is a week
away, and this year’s iteration
is to feature even more
fundraising attractions and
activities than in years past.
Former Main Street Lockport
President Tina Keller
said the fundraiser, which is
to be held on Feb. 15 at the
Public Landing, 200 W. 8th
St. in Lockport, has been
held on and off for more than
25 years, having recently
been re-started. Planning the
1836 Event each year relies
on the Main Street Lockport
board members, Keller said.
“This year’s theme is
upscale the Scale House,”
Keller said.
She said she hopes the
amount of funds raised will
increase this year, and predicted
there will be 85 or
more attendees.
“In the past, we put money
raised toward planters and
lighting,” Keller said.
The main goal of the annual
fundraiser is to improve
the historic downtown
area, and this year
proceeds are to be used to
light the Scale House.
A digital photo booth, live
music, Main Street Wall of
Wine and VIP access to Gallery
Seven are to be part of
the evening’s festivities.
“The 1836 Event is the
only fundraiser for Main
Street,” Keller said.
Main Street Lockport’s
first online auction, which is
to contribute to the fundraising
efforts, is already open
and can be found at https://
bit.ly/2WAAt39. The auction
site is open through Feb. 12.
For more information
about Main Street Lockport’s
1836 Event or to purchase
tickets, visit www.visit
lockport.com.
Bob Morris (left) chats with Public Landing owner Dan Senese during last year’s 1836
Event at the Public Landing Restaurant in Lockport. 22nd Century Media File Photos
Lockport business owners (left to right) Tammy Newton, Nelson Newton and Jane Hartl
look at mystery gift bags during last year’s event.

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Lockport Cub Scouts’
derby cars get test run
Amanda Del Buono
Freelance Reporter
Outside of Hanna-Barbera’s
“Wacky Races,” it’s
a rare sight to see the Batmobile,
a tank and a dinosaur
car on the same race
track. But these cars went
toe-to-toe Saturday, Feb. 2,
during Lockport Cub Scout
Pack 61’s annual Pinewood
Derby.
The race was held at the
Lockport American Legion,
and nearly all of the pack’s
Scouts participated along
with their families. In all, 51
handmade cars took on the
track, racing in six gradebased
categories, from kindergarten
to fifth grade, as
well as a family car category.
The Pinewood Derby
is a favorite event for the
Scouts, who spend nearly a
week building their derby
cars with the help of their
parents.
“This, and in Cub Scouting
in general, gives the
boys a project that’s hands
on, that they can do themselves
with limited parent
oversight,” said Mike
Carroll, cub master of Cub
Scout Pack 61. “And it’s a
competition, but the object
isn’t to beat the others, it’s
to have the fastest car.”
Committee chair Greg
Krumdick added that it’s
also a chance for the Scouts
to explore their creativity, as
some focus on the aerodynamic
design of their cars,
while others prefer working
on the aesthetic design.
Trophies are awarded to the
fastest car, as well as several
other design-based categories,
such as committee’s
pick and most patriotic.
As a way to thank the
Members of Boy Scout Troop 61 (left to right) Corey Rak,
10, Ethan Andrews, 10, Dylan Williams, 11, and Dominic
Lencioni, 11, check out the derby cars Saturday, Feb. 2,
during the troop’s Pinewood Derby at the Lockport American
Legion. Bob Klein/22nd Century Media
American Legion for all
of its support as the pack’s
charter, the pack has the
American Legion’s Commander
Mike Meyers to
pick his favorite car.
“To honor the American
Legion, we let Mike Meyers
pick the most patriotic car,"
Carroll said. “Mike Meyers
in particular is super good to
us… Basically, anything we
ask for he helps us do, and
we try to help them.”
As with any Scouting
project, the Pinewood Derby
provides the Scouts with
practical, hands-on skills
such as working with tools,
while also bonding with
their parents.
“It teaches them to work
with their hands, and it’s a
good bonding experience,"
Krumdick said. "When
they’re still young, parents
do a lot more of the work,
and each year the Scout gets
to do a little more of the
work."
The pack also encourages
siblings and parents to get
involved with the family car
category, in which they can
build their own derby car to
enter.
Scout Elijah Detman, 7,
raced for the second time
this year and recruited his
grandfather, Dale Detman
of Romeoville, to help him
build his car. Along with
Elijah’s car, Dale was also
recruited to help build a car
for Elijah’s brother, Judah,
4. Their dad, Lockport resident
Nick Detman, said the
event is always fun and exciting
for the boys.
“Last year we did it, but
this year [Elijah] worked
with grandpa,” Nick said.
“It’s a lot of fun, he gets really
excited to build the car.”
Dale added that Elijah was
most excited to paint the car.
With a golden theme,
Elijah named his car The
Golden Nugget, while Judah
gave his car a longer name,
The Golden Gamulet and
Golden Dragon.
Part of the fun of the Pinewood
Derby is learning how
to improve the design from
the previous year to make
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Police: Dirt bike stolen during test ride
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Person(s) unknown allegedly
stole a 2011 Yamaha
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the 2100 block of Englewood
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• Margilyn T. Diola, 49, of
239 S. Oak Creek Lane in
Romeoville, was charged
with failure to reduce speed
to avoid an accident and improper
lane usage following
a two-vehicle collision in the
area of S. Smith Road and
W. 135th Street. Diola was
reportedly driving a 2005
Acura MDZ northbound
on Smith Road when she
attempted to pass a truck,
and while traveling in the
southbound lane, collided
head-on with a Chrysler 200
driven by Sonja Hill, 50, of
35 Stephen St. in Lemont.
Hill was charged with driving
without a valid driver’s
license and operating an uninsured
motor vehicle. Diola
and Hill were transported to
Silver Cross Hospital with
non life-threatening injuries.
Lockport Police Department
Jan. 24
• Jennifer Morency, 31, of
the 15000 block of S. Desplaines
Road in Plainfield,
was charged with driving
with a suspended license and
driving with an expired registration
after being stopped
in the area of State Street
and 2nd Street for a registration
violation.
• Diana Maxinez, 25, of the
100 block of Belmont Drive
in Romeoville, was charged
with driving without a valid
driver’s license and improper
lighting after being
stopped in the area of State
Street and 11th Street for
having one headlight.
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Sheriff’s Office or Lockport
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a faster car the next. Ajay
Tracy, 9, who has won in the
past, has been able to build
on the experience of his
brothers.
“We’ve been doing this
for 11 years,” said Ajay’s
mother, Tina Tracy.
The Lockport resident is
the mother of three boys,
who have all been involved
in Scouting. Even after more
than a decade, the family
looks forward to the event
every year.
“There’s camaraderie and
a little competition, but it’s
not too much, and they get
to vote on the cars. … It’s always
fun for the boys,” Tina
said.
Lockport Cub Scout Pack
61 is inviting the community
out the American Legion on
at 6:30 p.m. on May 6 for
a presentation about coldblooded
creatures.

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the Lockport Legend’s
Standout Student
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Katie Baker, St.
Dennis School
eighth-grader
Katie Baker was chosen as
Standout Student for her
academic excellence.
What is one essential you
must have when studying?
When studying, one essential
I need is notes that I
either took during class, researched
on my own, or that
were provided by a teacher.
What do you like to do when
not in school or studying?
When I am not in school
or studying, I am playing
sports, practicing in my
choir or having fun with my
family.
What is your dream job?
My dream job is to be a
photographer. I’ve always
enjoyed pictures and photographers
have captured
cities, landscapes and everyday
objects.
What are some of your most
played songs on your iPod?
Some of the most played
songs include “A Thousand
Years” by Christina Perri,
“Back to Beautiful” by Sofia
Carson and “Eyes Wide
Open” by Sabrina Carpenter.
What is one thing people
don’t know about you?
One thing people don’t
know about me is I know
how to make tamales.
Whom do you look up to and
why?
I look up to my mom because
she shows me how to
balance my life and how I
should keep God in daily life.
What do you keep under
your bed?
I keep boxes of toys I used
to play with when I was
younger such as Barbies,
American Girl Dolls and
Legos.
Who is your favorite teacher
and why?
My favorite teacher is my
homeroom teacher, Mrs.
Barry. She is my favorite
teacher because she teaches
my class to be respectful, responsible
and God-centered
in everyday life, no matter
how challenging it may
seem.
What’s your favorite class
and why?
My favorite class is art because
we are allowed to express
ourselves while learning
different techniques and
elements of art.
What’s one thing that
stands out about your
school?
When I came to St. Dennis
in third grade, I immediately
felt as if I was part of the
community. Whether it was
swaying our hands during
the Alleluia of having helpful
and considerate staff, my
school has always been very
welcoming.
What extracurricular(s) do
you wish your school had?
Although St. Dennis has
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many after-school activities,
I do wish that there as an art
club for junior high.
What’s your morning
routine?
My morning routine starts
when I wake up and get
dressed into my school uniform.
Next, I bruch my hair
and teeth and wash my face.
Then, I eat breakfast and
grab my lunch and backpack
and head to school.
If you could change one thing
about school what would it
be?
If I could change one
thing about school, I think
it would be to not have any
tests the day you get back
from the weekend.
What’s your favorite thing
to eat in the cafeteria?
My favorite school-provided
lunch was chili and
corn bread.
What’s your best memory
from school?
My best memory was the
first day of third grade. I was
the new kid and was expecting
to be sort of an outsider,
but I immediately made
some of the closest friends
I have ever made in my life.
Standout Student is a feature
for The Lockport Legend.
Nominations come from
Lockport area schools.
School News
Lockport Township High
School
LTHS announces first
semester high honor roll
Members of the Class of
2020 who were named to the
High Honor Roll included:
Ayah Abdallah, Michael
John Abrogar, Jannah Abu-
Khalil, Leslie Aguilera, Mya
Alvarez-Gerbino, Miranda
Andrews, Anna Arens, Gabriela
Argianas, Stephanie
Behland, Bryce Bejlovec,
Angelle Bills, Madison Bizzieri,
Anna Blaszkiewicz,
Matas Borusevicius, Allison
Brown, Jennifer Burek,
Nicholas Camardo, Sarah
Carusi, Miranda Chaidez,
Savita Chandarana, Michael
Cheehy, Brady Chimino,
Theodore Cigler, Alexandria
Cislo, Payton Collins, Julian
Cruz, Zachary Czaplicki,
Jacob Dagys, Aaron Darling,
Nicole Donnelly, Tyler
Dooley, William Doyle, Brianna
Dudlo, Cole Dumroese,
Dylan Dunne, Nora Dykstra,
Tyler Eaton, Ethan Engberg,
Danika Eustaquio, Sarah Evans,
James Ewers, Brooke
Ferricks, Tomas Ferriter, Lia
Fiffles, Grace Galfano, Lauren
Gallagher, Kayla Garcia,
Johan Gerona, Anthony Gerritsen,
Briana Ginnan, Brian
Gonzalez-Herrera, Michael
Gradle, Anthony Grek, Haley
Hamaker, Casper Harmata,
Tyrese Harris, Eleanor
Henderson, Aleksai Herrera,
Morgan Herrington,
Sawyer Hollatz, Angelica
Iwan, Kendall Jackson, Leah
James, Jillian Jankiewicz,
Kyle Janssen, Joseph Jesse,
Gianna Joaquin, Jacob Kaczmarek,
Samantha Keta,
Katerina Klementzos, Megan
Kohley, Payton Kopfer,
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Kouba, Kailey Kowalski,
Patrick Kozak, Marciana
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Park district’s Daddy
Daughter Ball set to return
Staff Report
One of Lockport’s most
elegant father-daughter
bonding events is set to return.
The Lockport Township
Park District Daddy Daughter
Ball is set for 6:30-9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9, at Prairie
Bluff Golf Club.
The cost is $30 for residents
and $40 for nonresidents
along with an
$18 fee for each additional
child. The event is for fathers
and children ages 4
and older. Prairie Bluff Golf
Club is located at 19433
Renwick Road in Lock
port.
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FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Understanding World
Religions series educates on
various faiths
Since last month, Our
Mother of Good Counsel in
Homer Glen has been hosting
a weekly class on Understanding
World Religions
to help members of the community
learn about different
faiths. Led by the Rev. Joseph
Broudou, pastor of the parish,
the class explores the three
main Abrahamic religions —
Judaism, Christianity and Islam,
as well as Hinduism and
Buddhism.
As part of the parish’s Faith
Formation and Religious
Education program, the Understanding
World Religions
series was created with the
intention of answering questions
about other religions, as
well as finding connections
and similarities within other
faiths.
Remaining classes are
from 1-2:30 p.m. Thursdays
through Feb. 14, as well as
7-8:30 p.m. Mondays through
Feb. 18, respectively. Refreshments
are served, and
walk-ins are invited.
Reporting by Rochelle McAuliffe,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit HomerHorizon.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frankfort restaurant mixes up
special drink to benefit charity
Throughout the month of
February, Frankfort’s Dancing
Marlin Restaurant will
donate all proceeds from sales
of its new Heartini cocktail to
the nonprofit group Suburban
Service League, which provides
financial assistance to
charities in Chicago’s south
suburbs.
“With Frankfort embracing
this restaurant, we want to be
able to pay back for what everyone
has done for us,” said
Jackie Gabriel, the restaurant’s
general manager.
The Heartini was the brainchild
of the restaurant’s mixologist,
Desiree Gleason, who
previously designed a pink
drink called “Stop and Smell
the Roses” to benefit the Cancer
Support Center in Mokena
and Homewood.
Reporting by Mary Compton,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
VVAC’s annual open art
show brings love and talent
together
No matter what one loves,
it will be displayed through
various mediums of art at the
open art show “What Do You
Love?” at the Vogt Visual Arts
Center in Tinley Park, slated
for Feb. 2-24.
An opening reception is
scheduled from 1-4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9, at which time
art fans can enjoy food and
light refreshments, as well
as meet some of the artists
whose work is on display.
The open show in February
is for any artist of any age and
any level of talent. Gallery
Director Julie Dekker estimated
there is to be artwork
ranging from paintings to
sculptures to jewelry to photography
from approximately
40 artists.
Reporting by Jacquelyn
Schlabach, Editor. For more,
visit TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Local receives award rarely
given to private pilots
The title of Federal Aviation
Administration Wright Brothers
Master Pilot is not one
handed out lightly. In fact, it
takes half a century of exemplary
flying just to be eligible.
So when New Lenox resident
Simon “Bud” Vancina
learned he had received the
award late last year, it took a
moment for him to grasp what
was happening.
“To be singled out as a
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aircraft, it’s pretty neat,” Vancina
said.
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and many other outstanding
contributions that further
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U.S. Civil Aviation Authority
or FAA pilot certificate for 50
years.
Reporting by Erin Redmond,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Police respond to week of
vehicle break-ins, thefts
Mokena Police Chief Steve
Vaccaro updated the Village
Board at its Jan. 28 meeting
on a string of car burglaries
that occurred in mid-January.
Vaccaro said between Jan.
14-22, the Mokena Police
Department responded to 10
vehicle burglaries and four
reportedly stolen vehicles.
He said nine of the vehicles
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The University of Alabama
Four Lockport students
honored at Alabama
Lockport residents Emma
Drew, Allison Polinski and
Hannah Rimkus were named
to the president’s list and
McKenzie Ebel was named to
the dean’s list at The University
of Alabama for the fall
2018 semester. The dean’s
list honors students with an
academic record of 3.5 or
above and the president’s
list recognizes those with an
academic record of 4.0. The
UA dean’s and president’s
lists recognize full-time undergraduate
students. The
lists do not apply to graduate
students or to undergraduate
students who take less than a
full course load. Students on
the list include:
University of Notre Dame
Lockport resident named to
dean’s list
Caitlyn A. Krueger, of
Lockport, has been named
to the dean’s list at the University
of Notre Dame’s
First Year of Studies for the
fall 2018 semester. Students
who achieve dean’s honors
at Notre Dame represent the
Top 30 percent of students in
their college.
School News is compiled by
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myself. My name is Alex
Ivanisevic, and I am the
new assistant editor for The
Lockport Legend.
I recently moved back
home to Chicagoland after
living in central Iowa for
the past four years. In May,
I graduated from Iowa State
University with a bachelor’s
of science in journalism
and in religious studies
with a minor in philosophy.
At the start of my college
career I didn’t exactly
know what field I wanted
to enter. I knew I had a
passion for learning about
peoples’ different ways
of life, but I soon learned
I also had a passion for
telling their stories when
I joined a student magazine
on campus. The rest,
as they say, is history. I
declared my double major
during my sophomore year
and completely fell in love
with journalism.
Shortly after graduation
and after ending an internship
as a communications
assistant for a company in
the Iowa State University
Research Park, I spent five
months as The Des Moines
Register’s news intern.
Much to my delight and
surprise, near the end of
that internship I was hired
by 22nd Century Media.
I am beyond excited to
get to know the Lockport
community, take on this
new journey and gain more
experience working in the
field of journalism.
A lesson I learned my
freshman year when I
joined that magazine, and
once again when I attempted
to come to work my first
day but instead ended up on
the side of the road in the
snow, is to take each day as
it comes, surprises and all.
And I am definitely looking
forward to where the future
takes me.
“Something about this doesn’t seem right...”
LTHS boys basketball coach Brett Hespell, @
BrettHespell, from Jan. 30.
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From Page 12
that were broken into were
unlocked at the time and
parked in residential driveways.
All four vehicles that
were stolen had either keys or
a proximity fob inside the vehicle.
One of the stolen vehicles
was unlocked inside of a
closed garage, but the garage
was opened using the garage
door opener found inside of
an unlocked vehicle parked
in the driveway.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Mackeys’ Pub supports
veterans with annual chili
contest
Offering the community a
place to gather the weekend
between the NFL conference
championships and the Super
Bowl, along with some
warm chili and a friendly atmosphere,
Mackeys’ Pub in
Orland Park hosted its annual
chili contest the afternoon
of Sunday, Jan. 27.
Mackeys’ has hosted the
event for the past several
years as a way to bring the
community together to support
local veterans. A veteran
himself, owner John
Mackey said the chili contest
is not the only way the local
pub gives back to veterans.
“Anybody who served,
you get a special camaraderie
with anyone else who
served,” Mackey said.
As in years past, the proceeds
of the event will be
donated to the Disabled Patriot
Fund and the Village
of Orland Park’s Veterans’
Commission. The Disabled
Patriot Fund works to provide
financial support to
military families impacted
by the War on Terror.
Reporting by Amanda Del
Buono, Freelance Reporter.
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Labor of love
Reed School student raises more than $200
for charity with homemade bracelets, Page 18
Sweet deal
Houlihan’s in Orland Park offers couples an
inexpensive way to celebrate their love, Page 19
Annual Seed Exchange
returns to Lockport library,
Page 17
Sandy Ascot (left),
of Muddy Paws
Nursery, chats with
C.A.R.E. co-director
Mary Burnitz about
lasagna gardening
Saturday, Feb. 2,
during C.A.R.E.’s Seed
Exchange at the White
Oak Library District
Lockport Branch.
INSET: Will County
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Environmental
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worms turn food waste
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by Laurie Fanelli/22nd
Century Media
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FAITH BRIEFS
Legacy Vineyard Church (315 E. 11th St.,
Lockport)
Sunday Dinner
Noon Feb. 10. All are welcome.
In Memoriam
Sunday Services
10 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
St. Dennis Church (1214 S. Hamilton St.,
Lockport)
Spanish Mass
1:30 p.m. Second Sunday of
each month. Mass is to be conducted
in Spanish.
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.
Angel Choir
All school and parish students
in grades 3 through 8 can participate.
Rehearsal is every Thursday
from 5-6 p.m. in church.
Angel Choir sings two weekend
mass times per month.
Kids Chime Choir
All school and parish students
in grades 3 though 8 can participate.
Rehearsal is every Thursday
from 3-4 p.m. in church music
room.
Daily Mass Times
8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday
8:15 a.m. Wednesday
8 a.m. Friday with communion
service
Saturday Mass
4:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass
8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:15
a.m. All are welcome.
Healing Prayer
Following the Saturday mass
and 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
Sunday mass. All are welcome.
Contact Parish Secretary at secretary@saint-dennis.org
or call
(815) 838-2592 for more information.
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (15625 S.
Bell Road, Lockport)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m.
Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. Sunday
School. For more information,
call (708) 645-0652.
THRIVE Church (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
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.
Wednesday Service
6:30 p.m.
Bible Study
9:30 a.m. Wednesdays
Weight Watchers
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays weigh-in,
meeting starts at 6 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous
6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for beginners
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for established
members
All meetings are “closed door”
Caregiver Group Meetings:
Fourth Thursday of every
month at noon. The next one is
Nov. 29. Please call the church at
(815) 838-0708 to RSVP. Lunch
is provided.
First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 Thornton
St., Lockport)
Awana Clubs
6:15- 8 p.m. on Wednesdays
during the school year. Children
will have fun learning Awana
games, sports, teamwork and
about God’s love.
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.
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.
St. Joseph Catholic Church (410 S. Jefferson St.
Lockport)
Sunday Services
8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
Have something for Faith Briefs?
Contact Editor Max Lapthorne at
max@lockportlegend.com or call
(708) 326-9170 ext. 19. Information
is due by noon Thursday one week
prior to publication.
April Rodighiero
April L. Rodighiero, formerly of Lockport,
died Jan. 31. She was born in Joliet, raised
in Lockport and a lifelong area resident. She
was Assistant Manager at her family owned
business Mr. Steak in Joliet from 1970-1977,
she also was a banquet manager at Al’s Steak
House in Joliet and Carriage Green Country
Club before becoming a realtor. She is survived
by two children, Debra Rodighiero and
Glen (Corrine) Rodighiero; and two nieces,
Caitlyn and Nicole Rodighiero. The O’Neil
Funeral Home, 1105 E. 9th St., Lockport, is
entrusted with arrangments for a cremation.
In her memory, donations to the Will County
Humane Society and the American Cancer
Society would be appreciated.
Don Carpenter
Don Charles Carpenter, formerly of Lockport,
died Jan. 27. He was born in Cambridge,
OH
Don is survived by his wife, Lauri Loebel
Carpenter; his children, Diane Carpenter
(Michael)
Pullara, Dana Carpenter (Mike Amerine),
Stacy Carpenter (Greg) Bella, D.
Chris Carpenter (Ann); nine
grandchildren, two great grandchildren,
one brother, two sisters, and several nieces
and nephews.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be
held from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday, March
30, 2019 at
Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia
Ave. Batavia, IL. 60510. A Celebration
of Life Service will be
held at 2:00 PM., followed by a memorial
dinner in Lockport, IL. Interment will
be held privately at
Lockport Cemetery in Lockport, IL.
Randall Rodeghero
Randall “Randy” J. Rodeghero, of Lockport,
died on Jan. 26. He retired after 20
years of employment as Outside Sales
Manager for MC Sports and was a teacher
for the Joliet Catholic Diocese.
He is survived by his family, siblings
Janet Anderson, his twin brother Richard
(Maria) Rodeghero, Jr., and Russell (Gladys)
Rodeghero, nieces and nephews, late
Sean McGinn, Kelly Weis, RJ Rodeghero,
Cara Rodeghero, and Nicolle Hicks; greatnieces
and nephews Connor, Alexis, Parker
and Blake; aunt Carol (late Bo) Randich
and uncle William (late Donna) Rodeghero.
Services were held Friday at St. John the
Evangelist Episcopal Church.
Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? Email
a.ivanisevic@22ndcenturymedia.com with
information about a loved one who was a part
of the Lockport community.

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C.A.R.E partners with library for Seed Exchange
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
With the Polar Vortex in
the rearview mirror, it's time
to start thinking about spring
gardens.
On Saturday, Feb. 2, Citizens
Against Ruining the
Environment partnered with
the White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch for its
ninth annual Seed Exchange,
the seventh hosted at the library.
The free event – held
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – allowed
gardeners to trade
heirloom seeds and seeds
free from genetically modified
organisms while learning
about everything from
worm composting to the garden's
relationship with butterflies
and bees.
“It's just so nice to be able
to educate people on how
important it is to grow your
own food, to know where it
comes from and to be aware
of all of the vitamin content
that's in it versus buying
produce at the store,” said
C.A.R.E. co-director Mary
Burnitz.
Heirloom seeds are open
pollinated and were often
developed more than 50
years ago. These seeds produce
flowers and vegetables
in a traditional manner free
from GMOs and other additives
which can change the
seed in any number of ways.
“If you save hybridized
seeds, next year you're
not going to get that true
plant," Burnitz said. "With
heirlooms and open pollinated
seeds, when you
save your seeds from peppers,
tomatoes, zinnias,
cosmos, whatever, that is
what you're going to get the
next year. You're going to
get that same plant. A lot
of stores are even selling
plants that have neonicotinoids
in them which is killing
the bees.”
C.A.R.E. co-director Ellen Rendulich prepares the “A Life
with Less Plastic” station.
Co-director Jenifer Garlitz
added: “Another real
problem with GMO crops is
in most of the GMO crops
more pesticides are used
on them than conventional
produce. There's one kind
of GMO corn that used less
chemicals, but everything
else takes more chemicals.
It's very bad and it affects
our health because it gets in
our ground water. That's a
big deal.”
Environmental and health
factors aside, heirloom seeds
produce vegetables that simply
taste better.
“I do find with heirloom
tomato plants that the flavor
is definitely better than the
regular tomatoes, that's why
I like to grow them,” said
Garlitz, noting that while
heirlooms may not produce
as many fruits, it is a quality
over quantity situation.
Anna Stange, volunteer
seed library curator at the
Blue Island Library, was also
on hand at the seed exchange
teaching attendees the inexpensive
and easy process of
seed saving from threshing
to creating their own seed
library.
Environmental Educator
Joan O'Keefe with the
Will County Land Use Department
further educated
gardening enthusiasts about
worm compost and how the
technique can prevent food
waste from entering landfills
by transforming it into a rich
compost for the garden.
White Oak Library District
Lockport Adult and
Teen Services Supervisor
Evangeline Stephenson, explained
that the Seed Saving
program builds on the
library's desire to partner
with local organizations to
offer unique programs for
the community.
“We provide a lot of different
programs for the public
and this is right along
the lines of what we do,"
Stephenson said. "We have
a nice selection of books on
gardening and seed saving
and we've had other programs
on seed saving as
well. It all fits together.”
A cornerstone of
C.A.R.E.'s current initiative
is educating communities on
reducing overall waste one
step at a time. With this in
mind, the group's next target
is plastic pollution. It's
previously scheduled A Life
with Less Plastic, a Lockport
library presentation, was
Anna Stange, volunteer seed library curator at the Blue Island Library, demonstrates seed
threshing Saturday, Feb. 2, during the C.A.R.E. Seed Exchange at the White Oak Library
Lockport Branch. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
Sandy Ascot, of Muddy Paws Nursery, displays lasagna
gardening techniques.
cancelled due to the recent
weather and is to be rescheduled
in the not-too-distant
future.
C.A.R.E. began in 1995
when Burnitz, co-director
Ellen Rendulich and other
Lockport Township residents
joined forces to successfully
prevent a waste-toenergy
incinerator — which
Rendulich noted would
introduce the carcinogens
in treated wood to go into
the air — from being built
in Lockport. The group has
since worked to clean up air
and ground water and they
helped to bring Earth Day to
Will County.
Like with any C.A.R.E.
program — which can be
found at www.willcountycare.org
— its members
have taken a communitycentric
approach to seed saving
by encouraging neighbors
to communicate, share
and grow together.
“Our goal is to get people
going with healthy seeds, in
hopes that they'll exchange
with us next year," Rendulich
said. "Even if they're not
sharing with us, maybe they
will share with their neighbors
and friends."

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for local FREELANCE REPORTERS
and PHOTOGRAPHERS to cover events,
meetings and sports in the area.
Reed School second-grader Madison Martin has raised more than $200 for the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society by selling homemade bracelets. Photo submitted
Reed second-grader
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When students at Reed
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One student decided to
take her creative passion
for jewelry making to another
level in an effort to
donate to the cause. Madison
Martin, a second grade
student at Reed School,
spent hours in her room at
home creating bracelets.
What started as a hobby
quickly turned into a labor
of love.
Madison has currently
raised more than $200 selling
400 bracelets, and she is
busy filling her next order
for 200 more bracelets. She
even donated $6.23 of her
own money to her collection.

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The Dish
Love is in the air at Houlihan’s with an affordable four-course meal
Specialty Valentine’s
Day-themed
cocktails also
featured
James Sanchez
Contributing Editor
It is getting close to that
pressure-filled time of year
when people start figuring
out Valentine’s Day plans.
It is a daunting task for
some, a time at which overthinking
is at a premium.
But rightfully so.
It is a night to convey to
a loved one how much he or
she means to the other.
But Houlihan’s in Orland
Park is helping Valentine’s
Day planners ease their
stress with a prix fixe menu
featuring variety and the
franchise’s fine-dining favorites.
From Feb. 14-17, the
restaurant is to offer a
four-course meal for $50.
And all of the dishes — as
with everything at Houlihan’s
— are made from
scratch, according to Lisa
Johannsen, marketing manager
for the restaurant’s five
Illinois locations: Wheaton,
Naperville, Algonquin,
Geneva and Orland
Park.
“This has been kind of
a staple during Valentine’s
Day at Houlihan’s, because
this makes us unique,”
Johannsen said. “This is
somewhere couples can go
if they’re looking to have a
meal on a budget but still enjoy
a great dinner.”
The meal starts with the
couple’s choice of one appetizer
between the charcrusted
ahi tuna, spinach dip
and one of the restaurant’s
hottest sellers: Houlihan’s
Famous “Shrooms.” The last
one on that list features giant
mushroom caps stuffed
Valentine’s Day Four-Course Menu for Two
When: All day Feb. 14-17
Cost: $50 for two
First course - Choose one
• Houlihan’s Famous “Shrooms”
• Char-crusted ahi tuna
• Small spinach dip
Second Course - Choose Two
• Chicken tortilla soup
• Baked potato soup
• House salad
• Caesar salad
Third Course - Choose Two
• Stuffed chicken breast
• Meatloaf No. 9
• Grilled Atlantic salmon
• Seared Georges Bank scallops (add four more
scallops for $5)
• Petite center-cut filet mignon (4 ounces)
• Huge panko-fried shrimp
All entrees have two sides, except seared Georges
Bank scallops, which are served with risotto.
Fourth course - Choose One
• Brownie batter cake
• Salted caramel gooey butter cake
with a herb and garlic cream
cheese, then battered and
deep fried. Parmesan cheese
and parsley are sprinkled
on top of the fried treat for
color, and they are accompanied
by a horseradish cream
sauce.
“Absolutely guaranteed,
on any fixed menu we have,
you’ll find our ‘Shrooms,’”
Johannsen said. “That’s one
of our recipes in our menu
that hasn’t changed since we
opened in 1972.”
The next offering is one’s
choice of soup or salad.
For soup, customers can
either go the cream-based
route with the baked potato
soup, or tomato broth-based
chicken tortilla soup, which
Johannsen noted has a little
kick to it. Houlihan’s house
salad is more of a chopped
salad, for which the lettuce
is chopped finely. It has bacon,
corn and croutons, or
customers can ask for a traditional
Caesar salad.
The first two courses
lead to the entree portion.
Guests get to choose from
six options. Five of them
are served with the customer’s
choice of potato (baked,
fries or mashed), and either
green beans or asparagus.
The other one is the seared
Georges Bank scallops,
served with an asparagus
risotto. The handful of scallops
are placed on top of the
bed of risotto, and garnished
with baby arugula, a drizzle
of basil-infused olive oil
and a balsamic glaze. It’s
one of Johannsen’s favorite
dishes.
“It’s very savory, but then
you get a hint of sweetness
with the balsamic glaze,”
she said. “It’s a nice, refreshing
dish.”
The other dinner options
are panko-crusted fried
shrimp; 4-ounce center-cut
filet mignon; grilled Atlantic
salmon brushed with a
dill-butter compound and
The stuffed chicken breast, which is stuffed with a herb and garlic cream cheese, breaded,
sauteed and finished in the oven, is one of the options for Houlihan’s Valentine’s Day Four-
Course Menu for Two. Photos by Tom Czaja/22nd Century Media
Houlihan’s
16153 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park
Hours
• 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Sunday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-midnight
Friday-Saturday
For more information…
Phone: (708) 364-7650
Web: www.houlihans.
com/my-houlihans/
orland-park
accompanied with a dill-caper
sauce; breaded chicken
breast that’s stuffed with
a herb and garlic cream
cheese, sauteed in a pan and
finished in the oven; and the
Meatloaf No. 9 is drizzled
with a red wine mushroom
gravy and topped with fried
onion strings.
Lastly, the couple gets to
share one of two dessert options:
a brownie batter cake
or the salted caramel gooey
butter cake that is topped
with vanilla bean ice cream.
Throughout the meal,
Houlihan’s features two specialty cocktails for $5 during
the four-day Valentine’s Day promotion: Adam and Eve
Appletini (left) and Cupid’s Concoction.
guests can enjoy Houlihan’s
two featured cocktails for
the three-day special at only
$5 each. The Adam and Eve
Appletini consists of an
apple-flavored schnapps,
homemade lemonade and
a cinnamon-sugar rim. The
Cupid’s Concoction has La
Marca Prosecco and French
vodka infused with organic
blood orange juice, mango
and passion fruit.
Along with Mother’s
Day and New Year’s Eve,
Johannsen said Valentine’s
Day is among the busiest
times of the year for Houlihan’s,
and its special menus
have a lot to do with it.
The dinner portion alone is
enough to satisfy one’s appetite.
“You’ll never leave here
hungry,” she said. “The
sooner you get your reservations
in, the better. We do fill
up pretty quickly.”

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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. Academy being introduced
at Providence
in 2019
5. Sashimi-like
8. Love, Latin style
12. Of resistance
14. Rest stop sight
15. Angry display
16. Place to sweat it out
17. Romantic interlude
18. Christmas decoration
19. Kind of personality
21. Twaddle
23. Cultural, in combinations
24. Pint-sized
25. Hurry-up letters
28. Argued back
30. 1970s rock group,
abbr.
33. Bacon bit
35. Right on the map
36. Assault
37. Zipped away
40. Bric-a-brac stand
42. Pizarro’s prize
43. “No ___!”
45. Spirit in a bottle
46. Moon phase
47. Lose everything
50. Likelihood
51. Thumb a ride, e.g.
52. Quake
54. Montana capital
57. Homer Glen’s
Cross of Glory ____
Church
61. Biol. branch
62. Afternoon socials
64. Rachmaninoff piece
65. Solo
66. Holds
67. Van Gogh painted
here
68. Pint-sized
69. Alphabet ending
70. Hungers
Down
1. Ho-hum
2. Part of a comparison
3. Flightless birds
4. Christmas dessert
5. Rudolph feature
6. Actress Adams of “Enchanted”
7. Setting for saloons and
shootouts
8. Jazz great Shaw
9. Basketball Hall-of-Famer
Harshman
10. Kind of arch
11. Walk like a sot
13. Links rental
14. Italian province
20. Expressions of confusion
22. Marker for some sale
items
25. __ Martin (007 auto)
26. Retail outlet
27. Traffic director
29. Self-addressed envelope
30. Edit
31. Gruesome
32. Curved arches
34. Noisy toy
38. Completely
39. Pocket for a watch
41. Certain math class
44. Shuttle path
48. “Dr.” of children’s
books
49. Bird
51. Secure on a rope
53. Home of a 1969
“miracle”
54. Great deal
55. Stocking color
56. Butcher’s cut
58. Make a call
59. Arabian Gulf port
60. Scotland’s Loch ___
63. Mrs. sheep
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(900 S. State St., Lockport;
(815) 834-9463)
■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday:
Happy Hour
■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Comedy Bingo
■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays: Live Band
■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays:
Open Mic Night
Strike N Spare II
(811 Northern Drive,
Lockport; (708) 301-
1477)
■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mondays: Quartermania
■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays:
Cosmic Bowl
TINLEY PARK
350 Brewing
(7144 W. 183rd St., Tinley
Park (708) 825-7339)
■6:30 ■ p.m. First Thursday
of each month:
Laugh Riot. Cost is
$25 and includes
dinner, two beers
and a comedy show.
For tickets, email
todd@350brewing.com.
Tinley Park Bowl
(7601 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 532-2955)
■10 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesdays:
Cosmic Bowl
Tribes Beer Company
(9501 W. 171st St., Tinley
Park (708) 966-2051)
■Noon-2 ■ p.m. Sundays:
Sunday Bloody Funday
■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Open
Bluegrass Jam Session
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia
night
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
Free to play.
To place an event
in The Scene, email
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answers
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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Distinctive Home Builders Presents Quality Built Affordable Homes
At Cedar Creek in Joliet
Why Pay Rent? New homes with the shortest build times on the market from the low $200’s
Distinctive Home Builders
recently began preconstruction
sales at Cedar
Creek in Joliet. Homeowners
there will enjoy a low-priced
quality built home and low
Joliet taxes from one of the
area’s leading home builders.
Cedar Creek is located on
Millsdale Road, one half mile
west of Rt. 53 and south of
Laraway Road. Until on-site
models are completed this
summer, interested persons
are invited to visit Distinctive
Homes Sales and Information
Center in Manhattan on Rt.
52 for details and to tour
homes.
“Handcrafted semi-custom
homes are unheard of in the
area in this price range,” said
Bryan Nooner, president of
Frankfort-based Distinctive
Home Builders. “These
homes provide a great value
and in many cases will be
less than paying rent. This
opens up home ownership
opportunities to those who
were locked out of the
market previously. Although
construction is underway,
pre-construction savings are
still available.”
Affordable, conveniently
located ranch and two-story
homes feature floor plans
ranging from 1,500 to 3,000
square feet in size with two
to four bedrooms and brick,
frame and stone exteriors.
Prices start from the low
$200’s and some home sites
back up to Cedar Creek Park.
“These homes appeal to
two markets: Empty nesters
that are downsizing with our
ranches and an outstanding
value for first time
homebuyers and families
wanting the most space for
their money,” added Nooner.
Cedar Creek school children
attend Elwood School District
203 for K – 8 and high school
age children attend Joliet
Township Central High
School within District 204,
which was recently named the
College Board’s Advanced
Placement District of the
Year. Saint Joseph Academy
is also nearby.
“We have closed the gap of
getting what you want and
getting what you need in a
new home significantly by
including additional features
that our buyers told us were
most important to them,”
said Nooner. “Now is the
best time to buy, because you
can still take advantage of
preconstruction prices that
range from the low $200s
which makes this a terrific
new home value.”
Bryan Nooner, president of
Distinctive Home Builders,
has built thousands of singlefamily
homes throughout the
south and southwest suburbs
over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
is dedicated to giving their
customers the best home
buying experience.
Distinctive works to achieve
a home delivery goal of 90
days with zero punch list items
for its homeowners. Before
closing, each home undergoes
an industry-leading checklist
that ensures each home
measures up to the firm’s high
quality standards. Distinctive
performs numerous quality
control checks throughout
the building process and
adheres to a nearly 1,500
point formal checklist that
project managers certify.
“Having a set of
measurable, identifiable
standards that our craftsmen
are expected to maintain is
critical to upholding high
quality standards and ensures
delivering a Zero Defect
Home to our homeowners,”
according to Distinctive
president, Bryan Nooner.
During the construction
process, there are prescheduled
times set for site
visitationsatvariouslandmark
stages of construction.
Communication is an
important aspect to
maintaining an overall
positive experience during
the construction process.
Therefore, all Distinctive
customers have the Project
Manager’s e-mail address
and cell phone number, as
well as, access to the secure
online customer portal where
pictures and logs show the
continued progress on their
home. Customers have
access to the online portal
through the Distinctive
Homebuilders App that can
be easily downloaded to any
smartphone or tablet.
“Our customers simply
download our Distinctive
Home Builders app and they
are in touch with their new
home 24/7 from anywhere
in the world. The app allows
our customers to see the
progress of their home and
access all their documents at
any time” Nooner explained.
“Our customers really
appreciate the integration of
social media sites within the
app allowing them to easily
share photos and updates of
their new home with family
and friends,” he concluded.
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.
Cedar Creek is served by
major thoroughfares such
as IL Rte. 53, I-55 and I-80.
Locational amenities for
Cedar Creek homeowners
are two large hospital
complexes nearby: Silver
Cross Hospital and Presence
Saint Joseph Medical Center;
College education nearby
including Lewis University,
the University of St. Francis
and Joliet Junior College.
Numerous restaurants
and attractions such as the
Chicagoland Speedway, the
Joliet Splash Station and
the Haunted Trails Family
Entertainment Center,
to name a few. Visit the
Memorial Walkway at the
Abraham Lincoln National
Cemetery in Elwood
comprised of 982 acres
honoring our veterans.
Visit the on-site sales
information center for
unadvertised specials and
the available lots. Call
Lynne at (708) 737-9142
or 708 479-7700 for more
information or visit http://
distinctivehomebuilders.
com/. Until on-site models
are built, the 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. Prices and features
subject to change at any time.

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes
In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s
New designs are a result of buyer feedback
Two refreshing designs mark
the beginning of a new series
of Craftsman-style homes
available from Distinctive Home
Builders at its latest new home
communities: Prairie Trails;
located in Manhattan within the
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way
School District and at WestGate
Manor in Peotone within
the desirable Peotone School
District.
“Craftsman homes were
introduced in the early 1900s
in California with designs
based on a simpler, functional
aesthetic using a higher level
of craftsmanship and natural
materials. These homes were a
departure from homes that were
mass produced from that era,
“according to Bryan Nooner,
president of Distinctive Home
Builders.
“The Craftsman design has
made a comeback today for
many of the same reasons it
started over a century ago. Our
customers want to live in a home
that gets away from the “mass
produced” look and live in a
home that has more character. As
a result of our daily interaction
with our homeowners and their
input, we are excited to introduce
these two homes, with additional
designs in the works.”
Nooner, who meets with
each homeowner prior to
construction, has been working
on these plans forawhile and felt
that the timing was ideal for the
debut. “Customers were asking
for something different and
simple with less monotony and
higher architectural standards.”
The result was the Craftsman
ranch and the Prairie twostory,
now available at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
The Craftsman ranch features
an open floor plan with Great
Room, three bedrooms, two
baths and a two-car (optional
three-car) garage. The Prairie
features a two-story foyer and
Great Room, three bedrooms
and one and one-half baths, a
convenient Flex Room space
on the main level and a two-car
(optional three-car) garage. The
Craftsman architectural elements
on both homes include brick and
stone exteriors with cedar shake
accent siding, low-pitched gabled
bracket roofs, front porches with
tapered columns and stone piers,
partially paned windows, and a
standard panel front entry door.
Distinctive Home Builders
offers a Craftsman-style trim
package offering trim without
ornate profiles and routers. The
trim features simplicity in design
with rectangles, straight lines and
layered look trims over doors for
example. The front entry door
will have the standard Craftsman
panel style door. Distinctive has
also created a Craftsman color
palate to assist buyers in making
coordinated choices for the
interior of their new Craftsman
home. Colors, cabinet styles and
flooring choices blend seamlessly
with the Craftsman trim package
and are available in gray tones
package and earth tones.
Distinctive offers custom maple
kitchen cabinets featuring solid
wood construction (no particle
board), have solid wood drawers
with dove tail joints, which is
very rare in the marketplace.
“When you buy a new home
from Distinctive, you truly are
receiving custom made cabinets
in every home we sell no matter
what the price range,” noted
Nooner.
Distinctive Home Builders
works to achieve a delivery goal
of 90 days with zero punch list
items for its homeowners. “Our
three decades building homes
provides an efficient construction
system,” said Nooner. “Many of
our skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company
for over 20 years. We also
take pride on having excellent
communicators throughout our
organization. This translates into
a positive buying and building
experience for our homeowners
and one of the highest referral
rates in the industry.”
Nooner added that all homes
are highly energy efficient. Every
home built will have upgraded
wall and ceiling insulation
values with energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before homeowners
move into their new home,
Distinctive Home Builders
conducts a blower door test that
pressurizes the home to ensure
that each home passes a set of
very stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
With the addition of these two
new designs, there are now 15
ranch, split-level and six twostory
single-family home styles to
choose from each offering from
three to eight different exterior
elevations at both communities.
The three- to four-bedroom
homes feature one and one-half
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto
three-car garages and a family
room, all in approximately 1,600
to over 3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included in
most models as well. Distinctive
also encourages customization
to make your new home truly
personalized to suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of the
first floor; custom maple cabinets;
ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen, baths and
foyer; genuine wood trim and
doors and concrete driveways
can all be yours at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
Most all home sites at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor
can accommodate a three-car
garage; a very important amenity
to the Manhattan homebuyer,
said Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor we
wanted to provide the best new
home value for the dollar and
we feel with offering Premium
Standard Features that we do
just that. So why wait? This is
truly the best time to build your
dream home!”
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live and raise a family
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,
as well as direct access to the 22-
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through many
neighboring communities and
links to many other popular
trails. The Manhattan Metra
station is less than a mile away.
Besides Prairie Trails,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built homes throughout
Manhattan in the Butternut
Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well as in the
Will and south Cook county
areas over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
chose the Will County village
of Peotone for its newest
community of 38 single-family
homes at WestGate Manor
within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School.
Its convenient location between
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 provide easy access to I-80
and commuters enjoy several
nearby train stations and a
35-minute drive to Chicago.
Visit the on-site sales
information center for
unadvertised specials and view
the numerous styles of homes
being offered and the available
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for
more information or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails and WestGate
Manor new home information
center is located three miles
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.
52. The address is 24458 S.
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. Closed Wednesday and
Thursday and always available
by appointment.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and lot
availability are subject to change
without notice. Please contact
a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete
details.

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1003 Help Wanted
CONSULTATIVE SALES ENGINEER
for Custom Rubber Products Company
Aero Rubber Company, Inc. is expanding our current sales staff
and looking for two consultative sales engineers to assist in
growing our custom rubber part business. The first position is for
our Specialty Custom Parts Division and the second for our
Industrial Rubber Band Division. Each is a 95% inside non-commission
position, salaried with potential performance bonus. Aero
sales engineers focus on new and existing customers to clearly
understand their needs and quote to the customer’s requirements.
Qualifications
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(custom molded, extruded & fabricated parts)
ISO and/or QS quality system experience a plus
Ability to work closely with production & quality control staff
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About Aero
Located in SW Suburb of Chicago, 46+ Years Strong
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Legal Notice Representative
22nd Century Media LLC - Orland Park, IL
22nd Century Media has a Legal and Public Notice
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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
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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.
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$15/hr starting pay.
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708-514-0324
for info and appointment
7320 Duvan Dr
Tinley Park, IL
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Clean/Comfortable indoor
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Busy L-W Real Estate Office
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Coordinator. Must be Organized,
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etc.). Please e-mail resume to:
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Mokena moving company
looking to hire Move
Coordinator, Dispatcher,
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Experience preferred but
willing to train right
candidates. Please email
resume to operations@
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1003 Help
Wanted
SALES ASSISTANT
NEEDED
Due to our rapid growth and
expansion, Tinley Park
Industrial Manufacturing Sales
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Sales Assistant for full-time
position. A Sales Assistant at
ARC does both sale’s
administrative and customer
service functions. This is a
very diversified position in our
FAST-PACED office. The
ideal candidate must be
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needs to possess strong
organizational &
communication skills.
Excellent computer literacy
needed, including MS Word &
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service experience a plus.
Repeat customer & supplier
contact. No telemarketing or
cold calling required.
Competitive salary & benefit
pkg incl. 401K.
Send letter & resume to:
cstratton@aerorubber.com
SCHOOL BUS
DRIVERS WANTED
Safe, caring drivers needed in
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Starting at $17.42/hr
FULL BENEFITS
Regular, favorable hours
Opportunity for overtime
Call (708) 226-7625 or
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LAWN TECHNICIAN
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looking for reliable
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For interview call:
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landscapeassociatesinc.com
As we continually grow,
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Ad Salesperson for weekly
local pubs. In & outside
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1023 Caregiver
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State Licensed & Bonded
since 1998. Providing quality
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Live-in/ Come & go.
708.403.8707
Heaven Sent Caregivers
Professional caregiving
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visits. Licensed & bonded.
Try the best! 708.638.0641
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Senior Companion
Do your loved ones need
grocery shopping, to be
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Call Betty (815)545-4935
1037 Prayer /
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May the Sacred Heart ofJesus
be adored, glorified,
loved, and preserved
throughout the world
now and forever. Sacred
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Helper of the Helpless, pray
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WE NEED CARS, TRUCKS & VANS
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2001 Cadillac Deville, low
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kept. White diamond, sunroof,
$5100 OBO 708-804-8474
1092 Townhouse
for Sale
Orland Park
8264 W. 140th St.
3BR, 2.5Ba, full finished
basement, 1,846 sq. feet,
close to walking path,
$194,500 708-707-4735
1095 Properties
for Sale
Properties For Sale
4BR house $143,900
2BR, townhome $139,900
Stan Wertelka
815-955-8893 or
stanc21pride@yahoo.com
Century 21 Pride Realty
208 N.Cedar Rd. New Lenox
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Beautiful remodeled townhouse,
new cabinets, appliances
& flooring. Move in
ready, quiet residential
area. NO REALTORS
FSBO $160,000
815-600-4079

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• 16132 Weber Road,
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- Leona E. Kezele to
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Nov. 30
• 1003 Highland Ave.,
Lockport, 60441-2701
- Big Star Properties
Inc to Michael J. Lewis,
$190,000
Dec. 19
• 16422 S. Lakeview
Drive, Lockport, 60441-
7018 - Aaron Boatright to
Jose A. Medina, Alysa J.
Medina $360,000
• 16739 S. Sunset
Ridge Court, Lockport,
60441-7677 - Charles M.
Massaro to Lori M. Sterka,
Kayla A. Sterka $210,000
• 515 Whelan St.,
Lockport, 60441-4434
- Fannie Mae to Joan M.
McGrath, $198,000
• 610 Parkview Lane,
Lockport, 60441-6306
- Richard W. Hamilton
to Danielle Krupinski,
$175,000
Dec. 20
• 201 Industrial Drive,
Lockport, 60441 - T&M
Home Builders Inc to
Michael Laniosz, Timothy
Laniosz $92,500
• 625 E. 17th St.,
Lockport, 60441-4403
- Mark S. Wiltgen to Joel
Barraza, $200,000
Dec. 21
• 1244 Lacoma Drive,
Lockport, 60441-3200 -
Donna Bustami to Tariq
Masoud, Amanda Monem
$225,000
• 15911 Crimson Drive,
Lockport, 60441-4682
- A&J Construction Inc
to Daniel Hilbert, Nicole
Herrington $397,500
• 16020 Weber Road,
Lockport, 60441-6541 -
Lsf9 Master Participation
Trust to Serghei
Tarasenco, Natalia
Tarasenco $167,000
• 16159 W. Red Cloud
Drive, Lockport, 60441-
4598 - Ross Trust to Paul
Desalvo, Kathy Desalvo
$641,500
• 17809 S. Coriander
Court, Lockport, 60441-
4760 - Michael J. Kraus
to Edward W. McKinney,
Melissa McKinney
$295,000
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visit www.public-record.com
or call (630) 557-1000.

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1225 Apartments for Rent
Oak Forest Terrace
15815 Terrace, Oak Forest
Business Directory
2006 Basement Waterproofing
2011 Brick/Chimney Experts
Spacious 1 & 2 Bdrms.
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Village Realty Inc.
1315 Commercial
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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. 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 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 16846 MOHICAN DRIVE, LOCK-
PORT, IL 60441 (TWO STORY SIN-
GLE FAMILY HOME WITH AT-
TACHED GARAGE). On the 21st 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. LUIS MONTOYA; MARIA MON-
TOYA A/K/A MARIA EMONTOYA;
LONG BOW CREEK OF BROKEN
ARROW HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIA-
TION; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA),
N.A.; TARGET NATIONAL BANK
F/K/A RETAILERS NATIONAL
BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1765 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
2701 Property for
Sale
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County. Judgment amount is
$509,508.79 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required 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:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 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 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
2701 Property for
Sale
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
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.
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Notices
STATE OF ILLINOIS
CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL
COUNTY
Request of JOHN MICHAEL
O’ROURKE
There will beacourt date onmy
Request to change my name from:
John Michael O’Rourke to the new
new name of:
Athena Danu
The court date will be held on
March 29, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at 14
W Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL
60432, Will County in Courtroom
#A236
/s/:John Michael O’Rourke
John Michael O’Rourke
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 Es-
2703 Legal
Notices
tates 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 to the 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 of the 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 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 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

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2900 Merchandise
Under $100
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
LUIS MONTOYA; MARIA MON-
TOYA A/K/A MARIA E MONTOYA;
LONG BOW CREEK OF BROKEN
ARROW HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIA-
TION; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA),
N.A.; TARGET NATIONAL BANK
F/K/A RETAILERS NATIONAL
BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendant.
No. 17 CH 1765
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 21st day of August, 2018,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
21st 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 to the highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 84INLONG BOW CREEK OF
BROKEN ARROW, BEING A RE-
SUBDIVISION OF LOT 12IN BRO-
KEN ARROW OF PART OF SEC-
TION 30, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH,
RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD-
ING TO SAID PLAT OFLONG BOW
CREEK OF BROKEN ARROW RE-
CORDED AUGUST 22, 1994, AS
DOCUMENT NO. R94-80781, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
16846 MOHICAN DRIVE, LOCK-
PORT, IL 60441
Description of Improvements:
TWO STORY SINGLE FAMILY
HOME WITH ATTACHED GARAGE
P.I.N.:
16-05-30-102-025-0000
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. Judgment amount is
$509,508.79 plus interest, cost and post
judgment advances, if any.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES
1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
P: 312-346-9088
F:
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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 on the 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 36 NORTH,
RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WEST OF
THE WESTERLY LINE OF CANAL
STREET AND EAST OF THE 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 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 pursu-
ant 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
Secure Storage of Lockport Inc.
THE PERSONAL PROPERTY
TO BE SOLD, is contained in the
units listed below at: Secure Storage;
978 East Ninth Street, Lockport,
IL 60441
The auction will be finalized on
February 22, 2019 at 11am by online
auction.
The property may be redeemed
from the units by Cash or Certified
Money Order. Sale will take place
on Storagetreasures.com via online
auction.
1016 Dyrella Lathan of Matteson,
IL
1507 Kenneth Onyschuk of Lockport,
IL
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IL
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Under $100
2000+ blank pages, continuous
printer feed paper - 1 part -
9.5” x 11” -white - clean perforation
$10 cash. Lockport, IL
815.588.1214
26 in. Huffy trail-runner 18
speed bike $35. Wicker rocking
chair $15. Floor lamp $15.
708.444.4380
4antique dining room chairs
$100. 815.485.6008
4bar/island stools, swivel seats
w/ backrest and footrest. Excellent
condition $80.
708.715.0887
5piece entertainment center,
solid oak, smoked glass doors,
fully lighted, lots ofstorage for
CDs, tapes, etc. Excellent condition
$100. 708.532.4044
Assorted pink depression
glassware $100. Excellent condition.
815.995.3097
Bassett solid oak wood
3-drawer and 2 bookcase shelf
dresser, painted light mint
green. Excellent condition
$100. Pics on Letgo. Lockport
708.829.5483
Beanie babies 4 for $5. Baseball
promo cards $1. Call Chris
708.465.4014
Beautiful, like new Jessica
Simpson quilt, king size, reversible,
multi-colored pattern.
Paid $135, asking for $35
OBO. Call Diane 708.403.2525
Beige swivel/rocker chair. Excellent
condition $70.
815.922.3690
Exercise bike $35. Boy’s bike
$30. Girl’s bike $30.
708.614.8404
Free, 3 sets 37x60 2in.
neutral/blonde wood blinds w/
valance. All hardware included.
815.609.0060
Frigidaire over-the-stove microwave,
white, manufactured
July 2015. Everything works
$90. Tinley Park, call
708.574.4553
Girls Andrew jacket, wool w/
split-zippered hood, size medium.
Never worn $100.
708.288.3874
King size Victorian bedspread
w/ attached lace skirt -print
$25. Carpet shampooer -Hoover
$25. King size Ecru bedspread
$10. 815.534.0987
New 5ft. white vanity top, single
bowl, can be cut down to
6:10 smaller vanity $75.
815.485.6008
Quaker Oats ceramic cookie
jar. Looks like regular round
container, only bigger. 9.75”
high, 5.5” diameter. Like new -
only used asdecoration $25.
815.462.4942
Rare vintage metal galvanized
watering can w/ long flange
spout & 2 handles $40. Vintage
UMCO 1703 tackle box w/
fishing lines, hooks, sinkers,
floats $40. PLOMB vintage
Pebble 1” x 15/16” double
open end wrench, made in
USA MFD 3045 $20.
708.466.9907
Rosie O’Donnell 1997 talking
doll in box $15. Toddler’s riding-train
w/ interactive games,
blocks, and batteries $7.
Child’s vintage wooden rocking
chair $12. 36” vintage doll
$12. Glenview 224.392.2765
Spider-Man poster on vinyl
50” x 96” $25. Brass Schlage
doorknob and deadbolt, new
$30. Call Mike 708.341.2904
Toy collectors 15pc. toy trucks
$25. Golf club collectors 15pc.
old MacGregor clubs, custom
grip $25. 815.838.7898
Ty 17” plush Yesterbear, 3
available. New! $12 each.
815.320.6142
Whiskey decanters, eagle, wild
turkey, Jamaican rum $20
each. Johnson/Evinrude gas
can, metal, 6 gallons $30.
Craftsman palm sander $10.
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Carleigh Pych
Carleigh Pych is a junior
at Lockport Township. She
was a member of the co-ed
cheerleading team that participated
in the IHSA State
Finals this past weekend.
Heading into the State
Finals, how would you
say the season has
gone?
Our last few competitions
were our best ones. We’ve
all come together and put on
a really good show. We won
the [Mahomet-Seymour]
Sectional, the Conference
[SouthWest Suburban co-ed]
and we were grand champions
at another event earlier
in the season.
You were at Providence
and on the varsity
cheer team there
the last two seasons
and now you’re at
Lockport. How has
that change been?
As a school, Lockport is
a lot bigger. It’s huge compared
to Providence. After
my freshman season,
Providence switched cheer
coaches and my sophomore
season didn’t go as planned,
so I transferred to Lockport.
How did you get involved
in cheerleading?
I was a gymnast for 14
years and I realized that floor
was my best event. So that’s
basically the same as cheer.
My first year of cheer was in
the sixth grade at Oak Prairie.
It’s the only sport I do now.
Photo by Nadine Martinez
What do you say to
people who tell you that
cheer is not a sport?
I say it is, because you
have to work as a team to
succeed. There’s a family aspect
of it and it’s a lot harder
than people think it is.
Since the 2005-2006
season between Lockport,
Lemont, Sandburg,
and Lincoln-Way
East, there’s 12 state
championships and 29
trophies before last
weekend. Why do you
think the southland is
the best in the state in
cheer?
I know a lot of people that
have quit gymnastics to go
to cheer. That could be part
of it. I also think we have
the best coaches around. We
have so many good coaches.
Speaking of good
coaches, what have you
learned from Lockport
cheer coach Jenny Krumlinde?
I feel I’ve learned a lot.
She’s really helped me
with my stunt and tumbling
techniques. She’s helped
me to become a better person
too.
What do you like better,
cheering at football
games or basketball
games?
I like football better because
I like being under the
lights and all the fans.
Do you do anything to
pump yourself up before
the competitions?
Personally, before a competition,
I can’t talk to anyone
and I like to be by myself.
I do like to listen to
music. I like country music,
so I mostly listen to that.
What is your spirit
animal?
Maybe a monkey, because
of all the flips and all the
tricks a monkey would do.
What is the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
I think it has to do with
meeting a lot of great people
through cheer. I just like the
family aspect that is here.
Interview By Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen
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Girls Bowling
Porters win sixth-straight
regional by 330 pins
Team hopes to
make 24th state
appearance
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
Chloe Siezega knows
Lockport Township girls
bowling. She grew up with it.
She also knows this is the
time of the season the Porter
girls bowling team thrives.
So, Siezega, a sophomore,
has put it upon herself to improve
her game at this time of
the year. That’s exactly what
she has done, as she was the
Porters’ top performer as they
cruised to the championship
of the Oswego Regional by
330 pins on Saturday, Feb. 2
at Parkside Lanes in Aurora.
It was the sixth-straight
regional title for Lockport,
which is made even better
by the fact that the regionals
have only been around for
six seasons. Before that, there
were only sectionals. The Top
4 teams from the regional
advanced to the Romeoville
Sectional, which will be held
this Saturday, Feb. 9, at Town
& Country Lanes in Joliet.
Siezega led the way in the
regional by bowling a 1,210
series for an average of nearly
202. She had a high of 245 in
Game 5. That placed her third
overall, just 37 pins behind regional
champ, senior Kendra
Anifer (1,247) from Lemont.
Plainfield East senior Kayla
Dench (1,219) was second.
“My form is better than
ever,” Siezega said. “I trust
myself more, have more confidence
and believe in myself.”
To say bowling is in Siezega’s
genes is an understatement.
Her mom, Lynda [Larson]
Siezega is the JV girls
bowling coach at Lockport
and was a member of the Porters
first bowling team in the
1985-1986 school year. Her
sister, 2013 Lockport graduate
Megan Szczepanski, is currently
an assistant boys bowling
coach at Lewis University.
Chole first bowled when she
was 3 at Strike and Spare II.
“Not really,” Chloe Siezega
said when asked if she felt
pressure because of her family’s
history with Lockport
bowling. “I look at it more
of a chance to follow in their
footsteps, not to step in their
shoes. I just look forward to
having more fun and more
success.”
While that has shown to be
true, especially this season,
Siezega has really stepped it
up as of late. She was Lockport’s
top bowler in the South-
West Suburban Conference
meet on Jan. 19 at Strike and
Spare II. Her six-game total
there of 1,294 was a career
high, and so was her opening
three-game series of 674.
“Chloe has really followed
in mom and Megan’s footsteps,”
Lockport coach Art
Cwudzinski said. “She’s peaking
at the end of the year.”
Cwudzinski hopes the rest
of the team is, too. While
Siezega had the best score
on the team, the Porters had
a trio of bowlers in the Top 8
in the regional. The other two
were junior Samantha Traina
(1,168, 7th, high of 268 in
Game 2) and junior Jessica
Ramirez (1,164, 8th, high of
234 in Game 2). Erin Kleffman
(654 in 4 games, high of
188 in Game 3) was the only
senior on the regional roster.
Junior Emilie Pleshar (563
in 3 games, high of 217 in
Game 2), freshman Isabella
Colon (337 in 2 games, high
of 172 in Game 4), freshman
Emma Punter (326, high of
169 in Game 5) and sophomore
Payton Vandenburg
(159 in Game 6) rounded out
the Porter lineup. They had an
excellent second game as a
team, bowling a 1,089. That
was their only game over
1,000, but that’s all they needed
on this day.
“The shot was pretty
tough,” Cwudzinski said
of the lane conditions. “We
bowled pretty well, and all
of the girls got a chance to
bowl.”
The Top 4 teams advance
to the sectional. Lockport
(5,581) easily finished first,
with Plainfield East (5,251),
Oswego East (5,190) and
Neuqua Valley (5,143) all
advancing. Sandburg (4,972)
placed fifth, followed by
Oswego (4,900), Lemont
(4,829), Romeoville (4,607),
Plainfield North (4,514),
Bolingbrook (4,306), East
Aurora (3,924), Waubonsie
Valley (3,855) and West Aurora
(3,774), which rounded
out the 13-team field.
“We did well on one-pin
spares,” Cwudzinski said.
“We say spares win championships,
and they did [at the
regional].”
If Lockport finishes in the
Top 4 in the sectional, it will
be making its 24th trip to the
State Finals in the 34th season
as a program.
The State Finals are held on
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15
and 16, at The Cherry Bowl in
Rockford.
Former Porter named to
collegiate All-Conference team
Staff Report
Lockport resident Billy
Krawczyk was recently
named to the Collegiate
Conference of Illinois and
Wisconsin All-Conference
football team for his efforts
this past season.
Krawczyk, who was a senior
defensive back for Carroll
University, was named
to the Second-Team defensive
squad after completing
an impressive season. He
piled up 62 tackles, four interceptions,
three tackles for
loss and two sacks to earn
the honor. His four interceptions
accounted for half
of the team’s total for the
season, and his 62 tackles
were the second most on the
squad.
Lockport Township High School graduate Billy Krawczyk was named to the CCIW All-Conference
football team for his performance during his senior season at Carroll University.
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This Week In...
Lockport Township
High School Varsity
Athletics
Boys Basketball
■Feb. ■ 8 at Homewood-Flossmoor,
7 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 12 host Minooka, 7
p.m.
■Feb. ■ 13 host Bolingbrook,
6:30 p.m.
Wrestling
■Feb. ■ 8 at IHSA Individual
Sectional, TBA
■Feb. ■ 9 at IHSA Individual
Sectional, TBA
Girls Bowling
■Feb. ■ 9 at IHSA Sectional, TBD
Girls Track and Field
■Feb. ■ 7 host Lincoln-Way
Central, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Track and Field
■Feb. ■ 9 host Lockport Quad,
10 a.m.

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Boys Basketball
Porters show resiliency, but fall to Raiders
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
For the first 15 minutes of
last weekend’s showdown
with state-ranked Bolingbrook,
things were not going
well for the Lockport Township
boys basketball team.
The Porters, who were
coming off a pair of subpar
performances the week before,
were getting shellacked
by nearly 30 points. But senior
Aaron Grcevic kept the
faith and kept the energy
up. While Lockport didn't
complete a huge comeback,
it shaved 19 points off the
deficit in a little more than
10 minutes before eventually
falling to the Raiders by a
score of 77-63 in a SouthWest
Suburban Conference Blue
Division matchup on Friday,
Feb. 1, at Bolingbrook.
With the win, Bolingbrook
(15-6, 4-1) ended a
three-game losing streak.
The Porters (11-8, 2-3) lost
for the third straight game
but looked to be back to being
the team that they had
been the first two months of
the season in the second half.
That was in part thanks
to a spark from a couple of
bench players, especially
Grcevic.
"Aaron always does that,"
Lockport coach Brett Hespell
said of the guard coming
in and giving the team
a boost. "He's a leader out
there."
Lockport trailed 42-13
when senior post player Kameron
Leonard (5 points, 6
rebounds) hit the second of
two free throws with 1:04
to play in the first half. The
wrestling
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Porters were looking miserable
and had only scored one
basket in the previous nine
minutes. But undaunted junior
guard Tim DiCristofano
nailed a 3-pointer with 45
seconds to play in the half.
Just 28 seconds later,
Grcevic did the same thing,
as he swished a trey. Then,
with the 'Brook holding
for the final shot, Grcevic
swooped in and got a steal.
He then sped down and converted
a perfectly timed layup
that went in as the buzzer
sounded and Lockport cut
the nearly 30-point deficit to
42-21. But the 5-foot-5 inch
Grcevic wasn't done. Being
at least five inches shorter
than any of the Raider
guards, he fearlessly pulled
up from 3-feet beyond the
top of the key and drained
another 3-pointer to open the
third quarter.
While those would be
the last points for Grcevic
(season-high 8 points) he
had provided a spark. All
of a sudden the deficit was
under 20, the Porter fans
in the crowd were stirring
and the confidence that had
been missing in the team for
nearly two-and-a-half games
returned.
"I always have to stay
ready and always have to
be ready to step in there,"
Grcevic said. "Mentally and
physically you have to be
ready to step up and stay
confident. We needed something
to get going, to build
off of. We did that in the
third quarter and got some
good things going.
"This is a good step for-
both finished third.
McCormack (24-19) lost
his first match in the quarterfinals
against Palmer but battled
back for three straight wins.
After two pins, he ran into
Palmer again in the third-place
match and got revenge when
it really mattered, recording a
ward and now we've got
to get better every game.
There's no quit in this team."
An 11-5 burst at the end of
the third quarter drew Lockport
within 53-38 after three.
Then, a 7-2 spurt opened
the fourth quarter. That was
capped on a 3-pointer by
Matt Hatzopoulos which
made the score 55-45 with
6:36 to play in the game. It
also capped a 32-13 stretch
for the Porters in just over 10
minutes.
But it wouldn't get any
closer than 10 points as the
Raiders started displaying
the talent that still makes
them the best team in the conference.
Senior guard Tyler
Cochran (12 points) scored
seven points as Bolingbrook
scored as many points as it
had in that 10 minute stretch
(13) in the next 2:30 span to
go ahead 68-50 with 3:45 to
play in the game. Lockport
never got closer than the final
score.
"You've got to give Brett
and his kids credit," Bolingbrook
coach Rob Brost said
of Hespell and the Porters.
"We knew they were a much
better team than the [first
half] score indicated. We
knew the second half would
be different. But if you
would have told me before
the game that we'd win 77-
63, I'd have taken it."
Bolingbrook's scoring
came from everywhere. Junior
guard Darius Burford
(19 points) led the way, Joseph
Yesufu (16 points) and
fellow senior guard Jordan
Myrick (9 points) along with
senior forward Tyrique Mc-
15-9 win.
Pasowisty (28-16), meanwhile,
was pinned by Landando
in the quarterfinals and
also had to win three straight
do-or-die matches.
Murrin (11 points) rounded
out five players with nine or
more points.
Hatzopoulos (15 points)
and fellow senior guard Jacob
Karli (13 points), scored
all of their points in the second
half to pace the Porters.
Senior post player Tommy
Halatek (12 points) and senior
guard Quinn Gardner (7
points) also contributed.
Lockport had early leads
of 2-0 and 4-3. The Raiders
led 12-8 with 1:59 left
in the first quarter and then
embarked on a 25-2 blitz for
37-10 lead with 3:13 left in
the first half. The advantage
eventually grew to 29 at 42-
13.
"Playing one of the best
teams in the state, we can't
come out and question ourselves,"
Hespell said. "Why
we came out [to start] and
played like we had something
to lose is a mystery to
me."
But Hespell was much
happier with his team's performance
in the second half.
"The team that we saw
in the second half was the
team that took Simeon to the
wire, Danville to the wire,"
he said. "The team that
played last week, the team
that played in the first half,
I don't know. Hopefully, in
the second half, we started
to find ourselves a little bit."
Earlier in the week, frigid
temperatures on Jan. 29
postponed the Porters game
at Joliet Central. The hope
to make up the matchup
with former coach Lawrence
Thompson, Jr. but no date
had been set.
He recorded a pair of pins
before edging Sottosanto 5-2
in the third-place match.
“All the work I put in my senior
year was for that match,”
Pasowisty said.
Lockport Boys
Baseball ready for
50th-season milestone
Max Lapthorne, Editor
Baseball was a much different
game in 1969.
Fifty years ago, Ernie
Banks earned $60,000 in the
final All-Star season of his
Hall-of-Fame career with
the Chicago Cubs, while Jon
Lester is set to make $27.5
million to lead the Cubs’
pitching staff in 2019. But
even though the game of
baseball has changed — financially
and otherwise —
one local organization has
been around to see it all happen:
Lockport Boys Baseball.
The recreational baseball
league based in Lockport
is celebrating its 50th year
providing an opportunity
for local children to experience
America’s Pastime. As
of now, there aren’t concrete
plans for an anniversary celebration,
but something is
likely in the offing, according
to CJ Phillips, VP of Operations
for Lockport Boys
Baseball.
“Fifty years ago, a group
of people got together and
said ‘hey, let’s get something
together for the kids,’” Phillips
said.
About 300-400 players
across six levels are expected
to be a part of the organization
this year, according
to Phillips. The levels range
from the 4- and 5-yearold
league called Shetland
all the way up to the Pony
league for 13- and 14-yearold
players. There are no
cuts, so anyone interested in
playing is welcome to join.
“All kids are encouraged,
all kids are welcome,” Phillips
said. “Our name is still
technically Lockport Boys
Baseball, [but] we are not
gender-specific. We do have
women coaches, we have
girls that come out and play.
Everyone is welcome.”
In recent years, Phillips
has seen participation in the
organization decline, due at
least in part to the increase
in the prevalence of travel
baseball teams. But even
with the increasing popularity
of travel baseball,
organizations like Lockport
Boys Baseball are still
valuable because they offer
leagues for players as young
as 4 years old, Phillips said.
While the younger leagues
aren’t overly competitive,
they do provide an initial
exposure to the sport that
cannot be found many other
places.
“It helps develop the kids
for the grade schools, which
then in turn feed into the
high schools at much more
competitive levels,” Phillips
said.
Lockport Boys Baseball
is run entirely by volunteers,
including Phillips. He sees
it as not only an opportunity
to teach local youths about
baseball, but also to foster an
atmosphere that allows them
to grow in all facets of their
lives.
“Seeing them grow and
develop, whether it’s a skill
or just socially, it brightens
my day,” Phillips said. “I
know a lot of other volunteer
coaches want to be around
that happiness and bring joy
to all the kids.”

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Porters cheer finishes sixth at state, looks back fondly on season
Team competes in
Bloomington after
winning fourth sectional
in five years
Randy Whalen, Freelance Reporter
In the long, storied athletic history
of Lockport Township, one
program has brought home more
state trophies than any other.
That is the competitive cheerleading
team, which has eight
pieces of hardware since the IHSA
made cheer a sport in 2005-2006
season. The Porter girls bowling
team is next with seven state trophies.
Lockport hoped to bring home
its ninth state trophy last weekend,
but it wasn't to be. The Porters
performed well but placed sixth
overall in the Co-Ed Division of
the IHSA Competitive Cheerleading
Finals that were held on Friday,
Feb. 1, and Saturday, Feb.
2, at Grossinger Motors Arena in
Bloomington.
This was the Porters secondstraight
season as a co-ed team.
That's a rapidly growing division,
and they captured third place in it
last year. But a return to the podium
was not in the cards for them
this season.
"We had a rough day and had a
stunt fall," Lockport coach Jenny
Krumlinde said of the finals on
Feb. 2. "You have to be perfect
on Day No. 2 to take home a trophy.
Still, to get in the Top 10 is
awesome. Just the perseverance
the kids showed this season. They
never gave up through a lot of situations.
They all believed in each
other."
Belvidere North (96.63), which
opened as a school in the fall of
2007, won its third-straight co-ed
division championship by over
three points. It was the fourth
consecutive trophy for the Blue
Thunder, who placed second in
the same division in 2016. Plainfield
South (93.43) was second,
Grant (93.24) took third and
South Elgin (91.77) rounded out
The Porters cheerleading team finished sixth overall in the Co-Ed Division on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the IHSA
Competitive Cheerleading finals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.
Photos by Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media
LTHS cheerleaders celebrate after finding out Friday, Feb. 1, that they qualified for the second day of the IHSA
state competition the next day.
the Top 4 teams.
Buffalo Grove (91.24), which
captured six-straight trophies,
including a trio of first-place finishes
(13, 15, and 16) between
2012-2017, placed fifth. The Porters
(89.44) were sixth, followed
by Joliet Central (85.31) Shepard
(84.56), Metea Valley (83.02) and
Lake Park (80.09), which rounded
out the Top 10.
In the preliminary session Feb.
1, Lockport was seventh (85.92).
"We were super excited going
into the first day," said Lockport
senior Aubree Peters, who's been
on varsity all four years. "We
knew our performance on Friday
really wasn't us, and we wanted to
come back stronger [in the finals].
We did, and we made a lot of corrections.
"I'll just remember all my best
friends on the team. It was still an
amazing season, and I'll never forget
the memories we made these
past four years."
Fellow senior Rachael Howard
agreed.
"We had a great season and
made a lot of good memories," she
said. "This team is so well-rounded,
and we all love each other. It
was still a great season, and the
best in my four years here."
Hannah Park is another varsity
veteran. A three-year varsity
member, she will miss it.
"It's crazy, because I've had the
best friends on the team," Park
said. "My teammates have all
been amazing. Even though we
didn't get what we wanted, we
still did very well. We all love
each other and made a lot of good
memories."
The Lockport team members
listed in the IHSA program were
Alaina Alberico, Jaida Bender,
Taylor Costello, Nicole Donnelly,
Mackenzie Everett, Wrigley
Fields, Isabella Giertuga, Howard,
Brooke Johnston, Ashley
Leeney, Jake Martinez, Park, Marissa
Pasco, Peters, Nina Piazza,
Priscilla Preciado, Carleigh Pych,
Cassandra Rasp, Alyssa Stevenson,
Gia Stramaglia, Halle Sweis
and Grady Travis. The assistant
coaches are Casey Kirkland, Lanie
Vasiliades and Dana Ziemba.
The week before, on Jan. 26,
the Porters won the title of one of
two co-ed sectionals which were
held at Mahomet-Seymour High
School with a score of 91.71. It
was the second-straight, fourth
in five years and eighth sectional
title overall for Lockport in the 14
years of the IHSA State Tournament.

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fastbreak
Wrestling
Porters dominate regional, qualify 10 for sectional
Jeff Vorva/22nd Century
Media
1st and 3
LTHS cheer
concludes season
with sixth-place
finish at state
1. In the Top 10
The Porters competitive
cheerleading
team finished
sixth with a score of
89.44 in the Co-Ed
Division of the IHSA
Competitive Cheerleading
Finals that
were held Feb. 1-2
at Grossinger Motors
Arena in Bloomington.
2. Through to Day 2
Lockport finished
with a score of
85.92 in the preliminary
session on Feb.
1, good for seventh
place at that point
and qualification for
the second day.
3. Sectional superiority
LTHS won one of two
co-ed sectionals Jan.
26 at Mahomet-Seymour
High School.
It was their second
sectional crown in a
row and fourth in five
years.
Steve Millar
Freelance Reporter
Lockport wrestling coach
Josh Oster felt Saturday’s
Class 3A Andrew Regional
was the deepest regional in the
state, so he was thrilled to see
the Porters dominate the tough
field.
Lockport rolled to its fifth
straight regional title Saturday,
Feb. 2, behind six individual
champions and 10 sectional
qualifiers. The Porters finished
with 242.5 points to pull away
from Providence (196) atop
the 10-team field.
Joliet West (134) was third,
followed by Lincoln-Way East
(126), Andrew (119.5) and
Lincoln-Way Central (101.5).
“Our guys believe,” Oster
said. “They’re ready to go.
Getting 10 people out of a
tough regional like this, I’m
happy with that.”
The Porters earned a spot
in the dual team sectional and
will take on Plainfield South
on Feb. 19 at a site to be announced.
Lockport senior Anthony
Molton prevailed in Saturday’s
most anticipated match.
Molton (39-3), ranked No. 3
in the state at 126 pounds by
the Illinois Wrestling Coaches
and Officials Association, beat
No. 1 Travis Ford-Melton of
Marian Catholic 3-1 in the finals.
It was a rematch of last season’s
120-pound state championship
match, which Molton
also won 7-4 in overtime.
“I knew I needed to prove
Lockport’s Michael Kaminski lifts Lincoln-Way East’s Jake
Abeja Saturday, Feb. 2, during a match at the Class 3A
Andrew Regional. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
that I’ve still got it,” Molton
said.
Lockport’s Matt Ramos returned
after missing nearly a
month with a separated right
shoulder.
Ramos (28-3), ranked No.
2, pinned all three of his opponents
at 120, including
Providence’s Nick Matthias
in 1 minute, 38 seconds in the
final.
“I got to take a step back
and look things over and see
what I could work on,” Ramos
said.
Kaleb Thompson (106),
Mikey Kaminski (132), Baylor
Fernandes (160) and Brendon
Shin (285) also won titles
for Lockport.
Thompson (16-3) pinned
Andrew’s Joey Roti in 5:39,
Kaminski (25-13) won a 14-5
major decision over Joliet
West’s Nick Gantt, Fernandes
(28-4) won by technical fall
over Providence’s Aidan
O’Connor, 15-0 in 2:07, and
Shin (14-10) pinned Joliet
West’s Daniel Landando in
4:55.
Kyle Boone (2nd, 182), Andrew
Blackburn-Forst (2nd,
195), Keegan Roberson (3rd,
113) and Malik Daghash (3rd,
170) also advanced to the
Joliet Central Sectional for
Lockport.
Providence senior Jake
Lindsey, a 2016-2017 state
champion who’s been slowed
the last two seasons by a lingering
right shoulder injury,
returned after missing the
Catholic League Tournament
and looked sharp.
Lindsey (18-4), ranked No.
8 at 113, beat No. 6 Luc Valdez
of Andrew 7-1 in the finals.
Lindsey is hungry to get
back to state after failing to
qualify last season.
“It’s crazy to be at the top
winning a state title and not
even qualify a year later,” he
said.
Josh Ramos (138), Kevin
Countryman (145) and Ryan
Boersma (220) also won titles
for Providence.
Countryman (35-8) had a
dominant day, recording two
pins and a major decision. He
pinned Joliet West’s Terrance
Snapp in 1:33 in the finals.
“I watched him the matches
before and saw he shoots a lot
but he isn’t really disciplined
with his technique, so I knew
I could get him in a [headlock]
pretty easy,” Countryman said.
Josh Ramos (36-6), ranked
No. 7, pinned all three of his
opponents, including Andrew’s
Luke Gardner in 4:45
in the finals.
Boersma (39-5), ranked No.
3, had two pins before edging
Joliet Central’s Damaris Stanley
2-1.
The Celtics’ Matthias (2nd,
120), O’Connor (2nd, 160)
and Billy Meiszner (3rd, 106)
also qualified for sectionals.
Meiszner was pinned in his
first match, a quarterfinal loss
to Lincoln-Way East’s Jack
Marion, but battled back to
win three straight to advance.
He won a 13-1 major decision
over Joliet Central’s Jesus
Vasquez in the third-place
match.
“We let some matches get
away from us, but overall I
thought we did a good job,”
Providence coach Donny
Reynolds said
Countryman is happy with
how the Celtics have progressed
throughout the season.
“All year, people doubted us
because we lost a lot of seniors
from last year,” Countryman
said. “Coach Reynolds came
in and pushed us hard, taught
us how to drill and train and he
told us we could be great.”
Lincoln-Way East senior
Nick Mihajlovich (42-2),
ranked No. 4 at 182, rolled into
the finals with a pair of pins.
He then earned a 15-2 major
decision over Boone.hajlovich
was the Griffins’ only finalist,
but AJ Lizak (126), Jacob
Abeja (132) and Dominic Adamo
(152) all came through in
do-or-die third-place matches
to keep their seasons alive.
Lizak (25-18) beat Andrew’s
Jake Tanquilut 7-0,
Abeja (26-17) pinned Providence’s
Ross Heimlich in
3:33, and Adamo (32-14)
outlasted Lockport’s Anthony
Crapia 6-3.
Jake LaMonto (195), Gage
Palmer (220) and Anthony
Sottosanto (285) fell just short
of advancing, all finishing
fourth.
Lincoln-Way Central senior
Mason Sargent dug himself
out of a huge hole to win the
championship at 195 pounds.
Sargent (34-9) trailed
Blackburn-Forst 8-0 in the
third period but came up with
a pin with 1:10 left in the
match.
Sargent was the Knights’
only finalist, but he’ll be joined
at the sectional tournament by
a pair of his fellow senior upper
weights.
Mike McCormack (220)
and Chris Pasowisty (285)
Please see wrestling, 37
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“We had a great season and made a lot of good memories. This
team is so well-rounded, and we all love each other.”
Rachael Howard — LTHS senior cheerleader, on the talent and
bond the team had this season
Tune In
Girls Bowling
On to the sectional — 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at
Romeoville Sectional
• The Porters participate in the sectional to be held
at Joliet Town & Country Lanes, poised and ready to
advance to state.
Index
35- Athlete of the Month
34 - Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor
Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | February 7, 2019
Lockport cheer performs at state competition, finishes in Top 10
to complete another successful season, Page 38
On a
mission
LTHS wrestling team
puts on dominant
performance at IHSA
Regional, Page 39
Time to
spare
Poters girls bowling
team advances to
sectionals, Page 36
Lockport cheer performs its routine on the Friday, Feb. 1, the first day of the IHSA Competitive
Cheerleading Finals held at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media