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Four-year-old Ariele Gonzales and 3-year-old Lyla
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Kids offers before- after school programs for children.
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A hoot and a
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comedians laugh it up for
charity, Page 4
Speaking out
against hate Mayor
condemns recent vandalism,
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Four-year-old Ariele
Gonzales and 3-yearold
Lyla Keenan of
the Ivy League Kid’s
Montessori School
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THURSDAY
Story Hour
10-10:45 a.m. Feb. Mokena
Public Library District.
11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.
Pre-registration required.
The program is for 2-yearold
children.
Volley for a Cure
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
21. Mokena Junior High
School, 19815 Kirkstone
Way, Mokena. The 7th annual
Mokena School Staff
vs. Mokena Fire Fighters and
the Police volleyball game
will raise funds for the Mokena
Cancer Support Center.
There will be basket raffles
and Split the Pot. Donations
will be accepted. Concession
Stands will be available.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Game starts at 7 p.m.
D210 Board of Education
Meeting
7 p.m. Feb. 21 Lincoln-
Way Central High School,
1801 E. Lincoln Highway,
New Lenox. Meetings are
held on the third Thursday of
every month at the Knights
of the Roundtable at LWC.
FRIDAY
Mobile Workforce
1:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Mokena
Public Library District.
11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.
The Mobile Workforce Center
travels to communities
throughout Will County assisting
residents with internet
for an online job search, assistance
to create or revise a
resume and a job board with
listings from Will County
businesses.
SATURDAY
LWSRA JUMPFEST Fundraiser
Noon–4 p.m. Feb. 23.
LWSRA Rec Center, 1900
Heather Glen Drive, New
Lenox. Come enjoy a gym
full of inflatables while helping
to raise money for Lincoln-Way
Special Recreation
Association. The cost is $10
per child payable at the door.
This is a family event open to
the community and all children
must be accompanied
by an adult. Noon- 1 p.m. is
reserved for individuals with
special needs. For more information,
visit www.LWS-
RA.org/jumpfest.
Girl’s of the 50’s
1 p.m. Feb. 23rd, Mokena
Public Library District.
11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.
MONDAY
Village Board of Trustees
Meeting
7 p.m. Feb. 25. Village
Hall, 11004 Carpenter Street,
Mokena.
WEDNESDAY
Group of Advising Teens
4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
27. Mokena Public Library
District. 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. Join the Group of
Advising Teens and earn
community service hours
just for attending our meetings.
UPCOMING
Sips and Smocks Painting
Party
6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
28. Mokena Public Library
District. 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. Come and join the
fun of creating your personal
work of art with an instructor
from “Sips & Smocks”
traveling paint parties at the
Mokena Community Public
Library District. Mocktails
will be served. Space is limited
to 15 guests. Call (708)
479-9663 to register or register
on-line at our events
calendar.
After Hours Game Night
6-9 p.m. Friday, March
1. Mokena Public Library
District. 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. Ages 14 and up can
play games after hours in the
library.
Lincoln-Way Symphony
Concert
2 p.m. Sunday, March 3,
Lincoln-Way Central, 1801
E Lincoln Hwy, New Lenox.
Tickets are $5.
Lincoln-Way Choral Concert
7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5.
Lincoln-Way Central, 1801
E Lincoln Hwy, New Lenox.
Concert is free to the public
with a non-perishable food
item donation to donate to th
local food pantry.
Lincoln-Way Band Concert
7 p.m. Thursday, March 7.
Lincoln-Way Central, 1801
E Lincoln Hwy, New Lenox.
Concert is free to the public
with a non-perishable food
item donation to donate to
our local food pantry.
Citizens Police Academy
Thursdays, ongoing from
March 7 through May 23.
Will County Sheriff’s Building,
16911 W. Laraway Road,
Joliet. Some topics covered
in this hands-on academy
include: active shooter response
training, traffic stops,
a k-9 demonstration, a tour of
Will County Jail and more.
All participants must be 18
years of age and completed
an application returned to the
Mokena Police Department.
Contact Officer Dennis
Boardman at (708) 479-3912
for more information.
Happy Back Yoga
10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday,
March 8. Mokena Public
Library District. 11327 W.
195th St., Mokena. Yoga for
a Happy Back Class is designed
to cultivate optimal
spinal health and comfort.
Knitting Group
3-4 p.m. Friday, March
8. Mokena Public Library
District. 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena.
Mokena Area Historical
Society Meeting
8:30 a.m. Saturday, March
9. Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter
Street, Mokena.
Charles Stark Music
Audutorium Dedication
2 p.m. Saturday March 9
Lincolnway Central High
School, 1801 E. Lincoln
Highway, New Lenox.
Watch the dedication the
LWC Performing Arts Theater
to Charles Stark, one of
the founding fathers of our
music and theater programs
in the Lincoln-Way community.
The afternoon will
include performances from
famous alumni, the LWC
Madrigals and Lincolnway
Area Chorale.
ONGOING
Mokena Fire Protection CPR
Class
6—9:30 p.m. Ongoing.
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AED. The cost of the class is
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Lincoln-Way Toastmasters
7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
Frankfort Village Hall, 432
Nebraska Street, Frankfort.
Meets the 1st and 3rd
Thursday of each month.
Toastmasters is a community
based organization whose
primarily goal is to help
people overcome their fear
of public speaking while also
developing leadership skills.
Will County Scholarship
Opportunity
Ongoing. The Illinois
Sheriffs’ Association will
award over $50,000 in college
scholarships to students
wishing to pursue higher
education during the 2019-
2020 academic year. A scholarship
for $1,000.00 will be
awarded by the Will County
Sheriff. Applications are
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From feb 14
Pedestrian struck, killed at Metra Hickory Creek station
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
Metra has confirmed that
a pedestrian at its Hickory
Creek station has died
after being struck by a
train.
Kathryn M. Joost, 23, of
Palos Hills was pronounced
dead at 5:15 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 14, according to a press
release by will County Coroner’s
Office. An autopsy
to determine final cause of
death is scheduled for Friday,
Feb. 15, according to
that same press release.
The incident occurred at
around 4 p.m., according to
Metra spokesperson Meg
Reile
An inbound train to
Chicago, not scheduled
for service and carrying
no passengers, was being
moved between the
regularly scheduled 3:41
p.m. and 4:39 p.m. arrival
times at the time of the
incident.
Metra police are investigating
the incident.
As of press time, Will
County Coroner’s office
had not released a final determination
for manner of
death.
Mokena Police Chief
Steve Vaccaro said that Mokena
police were assisting,
but that they have no further
comment.
Metra CEO admits to communication failures
Safety reports show
communication
errors go back to
2014
Megan Schuller
Assistant Editor
Local residents gathered
for a town hall to discuss
the Metra crossing at 191st
Street in Mokena.
The town hall, held Feb.
11 at Lincoln-Way East in
Frankfort, included a playby-play
presentation of the
Nov. 9 gate activation failure
from Metra CEO James
M. Derwinski and a Q&A
with the general public. The
event was focused on the
malfunction of the equipment;
however, there was a
less-addressed issue at hand:
the internal communication
within Metra that led to
these near-misses not being
properly reported.
A Federal Railroad Authority
Safety Report issued
in 2014 addressed communication
errors in several areas.
Metra spokesperson Michael
Gills claimed that the communication
issues are not the
same; however, these “new”
communication errors raised
questions among residents.
Town hall
Retired Amtrak train dispatcher
Robert Hardwidge,
of Orland Park, spoke during
the public Q&A with Metra
at the town hall, using his
knowledge of the railroad
industry to question Derwinski.
“I think the investigation
of this should be treated as
if there is always a major
fatality event. We lucked
out by seconds,” Hardwidge
said to Derwinski. “That’s a
very serious incident. That
[happened on] a Friday. No
report showed up until Monday,
[and was reported as]
just as a malfunction, not a
serious situation.”
Besides the gate activation
failure that train No.
412 and 506 experienced
on Nov. 9, which was extensively
reported on, one
train experienced the crossing
arm pumping, meaning it
went down and up. That was
reported to a dispatcher, but
the dispatcher did not further
report that to the maintainer.
“There was one train that
the engineer didn’t report,”
Gillis said. “The following
train told the dispatcher. ...
He didn’t realize it was more
serious. ... That was another
issue that we didn’t find out
about until after the dash
cam footage came out [on
Dec. 21], and we looked at
it more closely to realize it
wasn’t just the one train.”
Other residents raised
questions of the crossing’s
safety, of reinstating train
Metra CEO James M. Derwinski address local residents
Feb. 11 at Lincoln-Way East in Frankfort at a town hall
hosted by State Senator Michael Hastings to explain
the events of a Nov. 9 near-miss with a Metra train and a
Mokena police officer. Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media
horns at the crossing and of
educating local school children
on rail safety.
“All crossings in Mokena
have undergone at least three
inspections since Nov. 9. No
problems were found,” Gillis
said. “The 191st Street
crossing has been tested at
least five times in recent
weeks following recent incidents.
No problems were
found.”
FRA safety report
The FRA published a focus
safety assessment in
September 2014, outlining
several recommendations
it made to Metra regarding
communication errors that
caused concerns for safety at
the time.
The report was in response
to three incidents involving
Metra trains over the
week of May 27, 2014-June
3, 2014 on its Rock Island
and Metra Electric lines;
the two Rock Island line incidents
involved trains exceeding
the maximum speed
limit, and the Metra Electric
line involved a train passing
through a stop signal at a station.
The assessment stated
that, ”The FRA also identified
other concerns that
affect safety at Metra, including:
Metra’s safety culture
and communications,
conflicts between safetysensitive
duties and other
responsibilities, reporting
rules infractions. ... FRA recommends
that Metra address
these concerns.”
The assessment found
that: safety-related communication
between engineers
and conductors was
inconsistent, reporting rule
infractions from operating
districts to headquarters was
slow and lacked detail, and
that Metra needed a system
in place to identify the “root
causes and early indicators
of risk to railroads.”
According to the FRA,
the safety evaluation was
an overarching examination
of the culture and practices
regarding safety at Metra.
The FRA enforces only federal
regulations but provides
recommendations to help
organizations like Metra
maintain federal regulations.
Recommendations are not
enforced.
“Since releasing the report,
our team has followed
up through routine inspection
activities and continue
to do so,” FRA spokesperson
LaRaye Brown said.
The FRA made several
specific recommendations
to Metra, including: implementing
what would become
the Confidential Close Call
Reporting System, which
allows employees to anonymously
report misconduct
to NASA; establishing new
procedures to strengthen
the flow of information infractions
between districts
and Metra headquarters to
improve oversight and retraining
of operating districts
employees; improving
communication between
conductors and engineers;
and implementing the positive
train control. The FRA
stated that Metra did comply
and respond to the recommendations.
To improve communications
between conductors
and engineers in the train
cab, a system was implemented
for conductors to
remind engineers of speed
restrictions along the track.
Gillis explained that a chime
sounds and the conductors
must radio to the engineers
as a reminder. This is meant
to solve one of the problems
from back in 2014, after a
derailment occurred because
of train speed.
Metra adopted the Close
Call Reporting System in
April 2015 with their transportation
department unions
and expanded it in March
2016 to other unions at Metra.
It is a partnership between
FRA and NASA that
operates in conjunction with
participating railroads and
labor organizations; however,
according to the FRA
and Metra, this near-miss
occurrence on Nov. 9 would
not be something reported in
the Confidential Close Call
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For residents who attended
the annual Knights of Columbus
comedy show Saturday,
Feb. 9 at St. George
in Tinley Park, the laughs
didn’t stop.
As of 17 years ago, Bill
Brady from Tinley Park has
not only helped organize the
comedy show by booking
the acts, he also has been a
comedian himself for years.
“It’s a great thing” Brady
said. “I do a lot of these
shows. I’m honored to be
helping the Knights of Columbus
with this show. Tonight
was a sold-out show.
To get talent like we had tonight
that they would come
in and perform in a basement
of a church, these guys really
wanted to help out.”
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worked with some of the top
comedians in the business.
Both performers who took
to the stage at St. George,
comedians Brian Hicks from
Mokena and Rocky LaPorte
from Frankfort, performed at
Brady’s club before its closing
in 2010.
Raised on the Southside
of Chicago, LaPorte was always
the class clown.
“The teachers would send
me in the hall and I would
think of more jokes to say
when I came back in the
classroom” LaPorte said. “I
knew when I got the teachers
laughing I wasn’t a nitwit.
I was always getting in
trouble making people laugh
when I was growing up.”
During his career of driving
a truck, a woman asked
if he ever thought of doing
comedy full time.
“It was an epiphany moment”
said LaPorte. “That
week, I went to an open mic,
went up onstage and was
a hit. That was in February
of 1988, by October I quit
my day job. I told myself
I’m going to jump in, I can
always go back to driving a
truck. It was a big leap but
I’m glad I took it.”
Tim Allen saw LaPorte
on the “Tonight Show” and
brought him on to play in his
movie “The Shaggy Dog.”
He also visited Iraq with
Drew Carey and did standup
comedy for the troops.
The trip became a Showtime
movie called “Patriot Act,”
which aired on Showtime.
Getting a standing ovation
on the “Tonight Show” with
Jay Leno has been the highlight
of his career.
“I was one of the few comedians
that got a standing
ovation” said LaPorte. “A
few years ago I was on the
“Last Comic Standing.” I
made it to the Top 5 and we
did a three-month tour all
over the country. I also do a
lot of corporate shows.”
In 2016, LaPorte also did
a show in front of the Cleveland
Indians baseball team.
Comedian Rocky LaPorte from Frankfort performs at St.
George Church in Tinley Park for the Knights of Columbus
Comedy Show Saturday, Feb. 9. He who was the headliner
for the comedy show and has appeared on Second City,
Last Comedian Standing and the Tonight Show.
Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Comedian Brian Hicks from Mokena performs at St. George
Church in Tinley Park for the Knights of Columbus Comedy
Show Saturday, Feb. 9.
Helping bring comedy to
raise funds for the Council
4698 Father CC Boyle
Knights of Columbus are
brother-in-laws Ed Utsch
and Don Clark both from
Tinley Park. Besides being
members of the Knights of
Columbus, they are both the
event coordinators for the
comedy show.
“Our first year for the
comedy show fundraiser
was in 2003,” Clark said.
“We wanted to have something
for the community to
have a light spirited night.”
The night included not
only the comedy show but
dinner along with beverages.
“Our Knights of Columbus,
which is Father CC
Boyle Council involves five
parishes; St. Elizabeth Seton,
St. Stephens Deacon
of Martyr, St. Damian, St.
George and St. Julie Billiart,”
said Clark. “We sponsor
their SPRED programs
and we give to charity.”
“Without Bill Brady, this
would not happen” Utsch
added. “Every year he pulls
something better. It has
grown so much over the
years. This is our biggest
night tonight, we’re sold
out.”
While the jokes continued,
Utsch and Clark said they
were happy the comedians
gave their all for the show.
“What a better way for
charity to spend your time
laughing,” said Hicks.
Hicks spends 46 weeks a
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Ivy League Kids more than day care for children
Rochelle McAuliffe
Freelance Reporter
They’ve got vans that drive
around town. They’ve got trailers
at local schools. They even have a
sign glowing in the night on 191st
Avenue. They’re Ivy League Kids,
and they’re here to help the community.
Over 20 years ago, while working
with the Lincoln-Way Area
Youth Commission, Jackie Evans
asked herself why children from
strong backgrounds can still go
down the wrong path. After observation
and research, she realized
that the biggest common denominator
was no positive peer group
after school. After understanding
the problem, she decided to come
up with a solution, and in 2003,
the Ivy League Before and After
School Program was born at 8500
W. 191st St. in Mokena.
Established 16 years ago in the
same location, Ivy League Kids has
provided quality programming that
focuses on fitness recreation and
academic enrichment in a healthy,
safe environment to all students in
kindergarten through eighth grade.
In addition to their Mokena location,
Ivy League operates in nine
local school districts to provide
after-school programming.
Its main mission is simple: to
serve families. Ivy League Kids
doesn’t just serve its students, but
the entire family, as well.
“If they had the choice, everybody
would be home with their
kids, but the truth is that we have
to work. We want to provide programs
that the parents are happy
about and the kids are excited
about, and that the parents know
they can depend on,” said Joe Evans,
CEO of Ivy League Kids.
As Chief Operating Officer Dan
Evans explained, Ivy League Kids
helps parents to balance the challenge
of working and ensuring
their children are safe and cared
for.
“Between getting on a train,
commuting to the city and sometimes
having a 12-hour day, we’re
here to help those parents by making
sure we’re enriching their lives
around school hours,” Dan Evans
said.
Not only does Ivy League provide
after-school programming,
but they also offer recreational
basketball leagues, a Montessori
preschool, day-off programming
and school break camps and summer
camp, making it a home away
from home for many.
With sports, art, homework help
and a positive social environment,
the after-school program is a place
that many Ivy League students
look forward to spending their afternoons.
However, come time for
summer camp, Ivy League is one
of the hottest places in town for
children.
“We’re so excited for summer.
After school, we’re trying to fit so
much in before their parent picks
them up, but during the summer,
the world is our oyster,” Dan Evans
said. “We’re here to help them
create a summer of choices. It’s
their summer, not ours, and we’re
just here to help you have a good
time.”
Summer activities include such
clubs as baking, drama or writing
club, field trips and trips to the
pool that the students can choose
from.
While it’s easy to dream of the
upcoming summer, the memory
of the polar vortex still lingers in
the mind of many. Not even the
brutal cold could stop Ivy League,
as they stayed open and operating
even with a wind chill of 50 below
zero at some points.
“Home Depot was open, Target
was open, the grocery store was
open — that meant people still
had to go to go to work. Those
parents still needed a safe and
positive place for their kids to go,”
Dan Evans said. “We’re here to
serve those families when we can,
and sometimes that means serving
them on the coldest day in 20
years.”
A parent information night for
District 159 parents is scheduled
to be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb.
25, at the Ivy League Rec Center,
Kris O’Connor (middle), senior director of business development at Ivy League Kids in Mokena, checks in
with (left to right) Sophia Medena, 12, Kaitlyn Bonovich, 10, and Olivia Suva, 8, while they complete a craft in
the day-off program Friday, Feb. 15. Photos by Rochelle McAuliffe/22nd Century Media
During the day-off program, Chris Greene, 10, sends a kickball soaring for his team.
located at 8500 W. 191st St. Information
about before and after
school programming for the 2019-
2020 school year and upcoming
summer camps will be discussed.
Families are invited to attend, and
staff will be on-site to host activities
for children. For more information,
call (815) 464-1265.

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Village of Mokena Board of Trustees
Vandalism, other crime hot topics on agenda
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
Mayor Frank Fleischer
took time Monday, Feb. 11,
during the Village of Mokena
Board of Trustees meeting
to address a recent act of
vandalism that occurred in
town.
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reportedly drawn on road
signs in the Village.
“First, this incident was a
crime which we commonly
call ‘vandalism,’ [and] what
the courts will call ‘criminal
damage to property,’”
Fleischer said during his
comments to the board at the
end of the meeting. “Secondly,
the Village immediately
responded by removing
the defaced property.”
Fleischer said the Village
was prepared to take action
right away, and treats these
incidents seriously.
“Each member of this
board condemns such acts
and will prosecute the responsible
[individuals] seriously,”
Fleischer said.
The mayor also referenced
a similar act that took place
in 2017.
“Then, as now, the Village
immediately acted to remove
or repair the vandalized property,
and the police investigated
the crime,” he said.
“Random acts such as this are
difficult to prosecute if the offenders
are not caught in the
act or if there are no witnesses.
The police department has
not discovered any evidence
of who defaced the property.
The Village will continue to
investigate this incident and
will dedicate the necessary
resources to addressing the
matter.”
Fleischer said it is important
to make the residents
aware of these incidents —
even if that attention is what
the offender was seeking.
“But actions are stronger
than words, and this Village
will be vigilant in its efforts
to denounce such actions
and stop them,” Fleischer
said.
He also asked residents to
report any such incidents to
the police department, and
he thanked the Public Works
staff for their quick response
in removing the vandalized
property.
“These people dropped
what they were doing, and
they went out there to take
care of the residents of this
village,” Fleischer said.
Police partnering to prevent
crime
Round it up
A brief recap of other items discussed at the Feb. 11
Board of Trustees meeting.
• During the work session that followed the regular
meeting, the Village Board heard a request from
Crafted Bottle Shop, 19200 S. LaGrange Road, asking
for amendment to its special use permit to allow for
the sale of craft wine and craft spirits for on-site and
off-site consumption. The board members voiced
support for the amendment, and it will be voted on at a
later date.
• Also during the work session, the board members
reviewed a draft special use ordinance for High Speed
Performance, 10201 W. 191st St., allowing for the
operation of a vehicle customization business. The
board members voiced support for the special use.
• Mokena Girl Scout Troop 71527 was on-hand during
the regular meeting as the scouts worked toward
receiving an Inside Government badge.
Earlier during the meeting,
a resident spoke during
the public comment period
to ask what is being done to
prevent crime in the area.
Mokena Police Chief
Steve Vaccaro gave an update
on some of the actions
the department has taken recently.
Among them, he said
the Mokena Police Department
has reached out to local
police jurisdictions.
“We’ve reinitiated our
monthly detective meetings,
so that we can share
with some of our surrounding
agencies and partners,”
Vaccaro said, listing out the
departments from Frankfort,
Tinley Park, New Lenox, Orland
Park and the Will County
Sheriff’s Office. “We are
sharing information.”
Vaccaro also said the department
has increased patrols
on the night shift.
“The emphasis is our
residential areas, but we are
of course paying attention
to our businesses and the
roads,” he said. “But our emphasis
is our neighborhoods
and our subdivisions.”
He also told the resident
who spoke that the Village
has a neighborhood watch
program and a registry for
residential surveillance systems
in Mokena.
Landscaping contract gets
approval
Under the New Business
portion of the agenda,
the Village Board members
voted 6-0 to approve a
lawn maintenance contract
with Beary Landscaping, of
Lockport, for two years —
and a mutual option for a
third year — at $74,910 per
year.
Mokena Public Works
Director Lou Tiberi said the
contract is for some Villageowned
properties not maintained
by the Public Works
department. He added that
it is work that has been done
by a private contractor since
the early 1990s.
For the 2019 and 2020
lawn mowing seasons, the
work includes lawn maintenance
at Village Hall, the
police station, the ESDA facility
on Front Street, the Village’s
water towers and well
sites, pumping stations, the
wastewater treatment facility,
and all commuter parking
facilities. It also is for
approximately 41 easements
and 55 retention ponds.
“Newly added areas to
this contract includes the
Mokena Crossings medians
and the Ginger Creek pond,”
Tiberi said.
To be considered for the
project, Tiberi said each interested
contractor was required
to attend a pre-bid
meeting to tour the facilities
with Village staff to “familiarize
them with the areas
that were included with the
contract.” The contractors
also were required to be in
the lawn maintenance business
for a minimum of five
years, as well as to provide a
list of references.
The 2017 and 2018 contracts
— handled by Beary
Landscaping — were for
a$69,660 each year, covering
169.12 and 164.82 acres
of land respectively.
The bid opening was on
Jan. 16, and three bids were
received, according to Tiberi.
The lowest bidder was
Beary Landscaping in the
amount of $74,910 annually
for the two years. The
acreage in the contract is for
178.32 acres in 2019 and
174.02 in 2020.
“Beary [Landscaping] has
handled this contract in Mokena
for the last six years,
and they’ve done a fine job,”
Tiberi said.
Tiberi said the contract
contains a mutual option for
a third year, as well as a provision
to eliminate mowing
certain weeks in the event
of drought-like conditions
or when it may not be necessary.

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metra
From Page 3
Reporting System, despite
the incident raising safety
concerns because of human
error. According to Gillis,
there have been 1,214 anonymous
cases filed since the
close call reporting system
started in 2015. NASA could
not verify this information,
as all reports are de-identified
to protect reporter confidentiality.
The Positive Train control
is a more recent addition and
is still being added along all
Metra lines. It is a federally
mandated safety system that
will automatically stop a
train if the engineer fails to
obey a signal or exceeds the
speed limit by using GPS,
trackside sensors, communications
units, onboard computers
and the centralized
train dispatching system
within Metra. In reference
to the Nov. 9 incident, Gillis
said that when the positive
train control is fully implemented
“trains will have to
move at restricted speeds in
such situations.”
While some communication
involving human error
have been addressed, there
are some that still remain
after being brought to light
from the Nov. 9 incident —
the most pressing being two
instances in which a malfunction
was not reported to
the proper channels.
Looking ahead
Gillis said that the Nov.
9 incident prompted Metra
to adopt a new rule on Dec.
6 that requires engineers
to move trains at restricted
speeds in such situations, inspect
all the crossings in Mokena,
reach out to railroads
across the country on procedures
and manufacturers of
all grade crossing protection
equipment and all testing
equipment, research grade
crossing protection monitoring
systems, and cooperate in
an FRA investigation.
Gillis said that Metra has
improved internal communications
by producing bulletins
to remind engineers and
dispatchers about reporting
requirements, and by having
more detailed discussions of
any reported gate issues at
daily meetings. These daily
meetings consist of representatives
of Metra’s Transportation,
Engineering and
Mechanical departments
from every Metra, Union
Pacific and BNSF line, plus
representatives of Metra’s
Safety, Rules, Media, Training,
Station Services and
other departments.
During the town hall, Derwinski
discussed the meeting
after the Nov. 9 incident,
and said that Metra had no
knowledge of the events that
transpired on Nov. 9 beyond
the gate failure.
“On the [initial Nov. 9] report,
it said grade crossing
malfunction. It did not say
anything about a near-miss
at that time,” Derwinski said.
“We’ve looked at the communication
piece, because
we dispatch out police from
a separate center. It was very
troubling to me that [Metra]
did not dive deeper, but
because we didn’t have the
knowledge because of the fact
[that] both the dispatcher that
particular day and the engineer
that particular day on the
earlier train didn’t report it.”
Gillis said the rule changes
happened as a reaction to
what happened on Nov. 9,
and it was a reaction to what
happened to train No. 506
specifically because Metra
didn’t know about the earlier
trains that also had experienced
conflicting signals
that morning.
“After 506 happened and
we fixed the problem that day,
our engineering department
looked at what happened to
506 and saw that he had gotten
that red signal on the track
and a green signal in the cab,”
Gillis said. “The green signal
in the cab told him he could
accelerate to track speed. That
rule change was proposed by
the engineering department
and implemented on Dec.
6, way before the dash cam
came out.”
State Sen. Michael Hastings
said at the Town Hall
that he is not pursuing any
legislative action after this
incident, but that he is only
pursuing a capital bill to improve
the capital infrastructure
along the “aging rail
line and road networks.”
“My feeling is that people
have a reasonable expectation
to feel safe when they
cross the track and when
they ride the track,” Hastings
said. “The community
didn’t feel safe. ... We are
trying to make information
more accessible.”
Several Facebook groups,
such as the Mokena Neighborhood
Watch group, have
become places where people
report crossing issues they
witnessed after reporting it
to the police.
Jennifer Kressel, administrator
of the Mokena Neighborhood
Watch group, live
streamed the town hall to
Facebook and said that the
town hall was informative
but that she sees many residents
are still concerned.
“I don’t think it’s been
enough where we’re feeling
safe at this point,” Kressel
said after the town hall.
“This is going to be an ongoing
issue, so I think we’re
still going to stress to be
vigilant at the crossings. ...
Malfunctions can happen
anywhere, they are not predictable.
Continue to put
safety first.”
While it is Metra’s responsibility
to respond to concerns
of citizens and properly
report and investigate issues
along the lines, there also is
an inherent duty on the part
of local citizens to report
possible issues they witness
to the proper channels, as
well. If someone notices an
issue near the gate crossings
call 911, call Metra Police at
(312) 322-2800 or call the
number on the blue Department
of Transportation sign
at the crossing.
The FRA is still investigating
the Nov. 9 occurrence.
There is no anticipated
completion date as of yet.
Police Reports
U-turn leads to arrest
Angela C. Srahin, 38, of
5535 Sohl Ave. in Hammond,
Indiana, was charged
Feb. 8 with driving while on
a suspended/revoked driver’s
license and improper
U-turn.
According to police reports,
an officer on stationary
patrol observed
Srahin’s vehicle make an
improper U-turn in the
9600 block of West 191st
Street. After the U-turn,
Srahin then began driving
southbound in a northbound
lane, at which point
the officer initiated a traffic
stop. Srahin presented
an Indiana state identification
card, and a check on
her driver’s license came
back as suspended. She
was then placed under arrest.
Feb. 6
• Marcellas B. Martin, 29,
of 460 E. 166th Place in
South Holland, was charged
with driving on a suspended/revoked
driver’s license
and expired registration.
According to police reports,
an officer on patrol
in the 195000 block
of South LaGrange Road
observed Martin’s 2006
Chevy Impala with a 2018
registration sticker displayed
on the vehicle’s
license plate. The officer
initiated a traffic stop, and
a check of Martin’s driver’s
license came back as
suspended. He was then
arrested.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mokena
Messenger’s police reports
come from the Mokena Police
Department. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of
law.
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What is one essential that
you must have during
studying?
I like to sit in a comfy
chair and listen to jazz music
while I study.
What do you do when
you are not at school or
studying?
My hobbies are swimming,
biking, painting,
drawing, poetry, meteorology,
astronomy, reading,
singing and writing. I wrote
one novel and co-authored
another one.
What is your dream job?
I would like to become a
meteorologist or an astronomer.
What is one thing that
people do not know about
you?
On clear summer nights, I
love to look at the moon on
my telescope and find the
different craters.
comedians
From Page 4
year traveling for his comedy
acts. Most recently, he
was traveling with Michael
Carbonaro and the show
“The Carbonaro Effect.”
The St. George show was
Photo submitted
Whom do you look up to and
why?
I look up to my parents because
they work hard, strive
for better ways for the family,
encourage me to learn
new things and become a
better person.
What’s your favorite class
and why?
Language arts because of
my amazing teacher and it’s
always fun while you learn.
What’s one thing that stands
out about your school?
The teachers run so many
fun extracurricular clubs.
What extracurricular(s) do
you wish your school had?
Astronomy club, meteorology
club and ukulele club.
What’s your morning
routine?
Cling to the bed as long
as possible, get ready for
school, eat breakfast and
shower my bird with love.
What’s your best memory
from school?
We had a field trip to
Drury Lane to see “The
Christmas Carol.” After the
show, my friend and I nerded
out about the acting and the
architecture of the lobby.
special for Hicks, as well.
“I do a lot of charity including
Together We Cope
in Tinley Park. I do their annual
event every year. Any
time you can make people
laugh and raise funds, I
would do this all the time,”
Hicks said.

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School News
University of Iowa
Mokena student graduates
Joseph Canniff of Mokena
received his BBA-Finance
degree from the University
of Iowa at the close of the
fall 2018 semester.
Columbia College Chicago
Mokena student earns
dean’s list honors
Ian Fugett of Mokena was
named to the dean’s list at
Columbia College Chicago
School of Media Arts department
for fall 2018 semester
with a GPA of 3.87.
University of Kentucky
Mokena student named to
dean’s list
Isabella Rotondi, a freshman
biology major from
Mokena, was named to the
University of Kentucky,
College of Arts and Sciences
fall 2018 dean’s
list. To be included on the
dean’s list, students must
have completed 12 or more
credits during a semester for
letter grades with at least a
3.60 GPA.
Milikin University
Mokena students named to
dean’s list
Blake Breyman, Jessica
Carey and Megan Carey, all
of Mokena, were named to
the University of Milikin’s
dean’s list for the fall 2018
semester. Students who attempt
12 graded credits during
a fall or spring semester
and earn a GPA of 3.5 or
higher earn dean’s list honors.
University of Missouri
Mokena student graduates
with cum laude honors
Allison Dolan of Mokena
graduated from the University
of Missouri this past
December with a bachelor
of science degree in information
technology with minors
in computer science and
business. Dolan graduated in
three-and-a-half years, with
cum laude honors, and made
the dean’s high honor roll for
the College of Engineering,
and the dean’s list for the
university.
Compiled by Editor T.J. Kremer
III, tj@mokenamessenger.
com.
Providence names Students of the Month
Mokena students
among honorees
Submitted by Providence
Catholic High School
John Harper, principal
of Providence Catholic
High School announced
the school’s Students of the
Month for January.
“These are students who
were recognized by our faculty
and staff for achievements
and/or significant
improvements in school
coursework as well as other
school-related activities. We
are very proud of these students,”
Harper said.
Every month, each academic
department chairperson
selects one student as its
Student of the Month from a
number of students nominated
by faculty and staff. Students
of the Month receive
a certificate of recognition,
have their photos displayed
in Providence Catholic High
School’s main hallway for
the following month and are
invited as a group to have
lunch with the Harper and
Assistant Principal Janlyn
Auld.
Providence Students of the Month for January are: (standing, left to right) Natalie McGrath,
‘20 of Orland Park (World Language); Timothy Dennis, ‘19 of Lockport (Social Science
and Business); Kevin Rubio, ‘21 of Joliet (Theology); and Megan Duzansky, ‘22 of Mokena
(Physical Education). (Seated, left to right) Carolina Castillo, ‘19 of Joliet (Mathematics);
Kate Koszulinski, ‘19 of Frankfort (English); Olivia Crickman, ‘20 of Channahon (Fine Arts);
and Mary Block, ‘21 of Mokena (Administration). Not pictured: Isaiah Portillo, ’20 of Mokena
(Science), and Morgan Tomaselli, ‘21 of Shorewood (Technology). Photo submitted
LW 210 students place high at bridge building contest
by Lincoln-Way Community
High School District 210
Students in Lincoln-Way
District 210 competed in the
Regional Bridge Building
contest on Feb. 12 at Illinois
Institute of Technology.
There were about 80
bridges from more than 30
schools entered in the contest,
which was broken into
three regions: South Suburbs,
North Suburbs and the
City of Chicago.
In the South Suburbs Region,
Lincoln-Way 210 had
eight of the Top 10 spots.
Lincoln-Way East students
Julian Bendy, Bryce Wyma,
Melissa Bauer and Mark
Zyskowski finished in first,
second, third and fourth
place, respectfully.
Bendy’s bridge won the
contest with an efficiency
of 2,920. His bridge had
a mass around 14 grams,
or about the mass of three
nickels, and held 42 kilograms,
or about 92 pounds.
The equation for efficiency
is the mass held divided
by the mass of the bridge.
Efficiency states that the
bridge held 2,920 times its
own mass. Bendy also had
the highest efficiency in all
three regions, winning the
Garcher Trophy.
Bendy and Wyma now
are eligible to represent
Lincoln-Way East at the International
Bridge Building
Contest held in Baltimore,
Maryland, on April 6.
Lincoln-Way East student Julian Bendy poes with his
trophy for taking first place at the Regional Bridge Building
contest held at Illinois Institute of Technology Feb. 12.
Bendy and fellow student Bruce Wyma are now eligible to
compete at the International Bridge Building Contest held
in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6. Photo Submitted
“It is great to see the students
work on projects outside
of the classroom and
relate them to topics learned
in the classroom,” said
Lincoln-Way East science
teacher Mike Murphy. “It
was obvious from their designs
and results, that these
students devoted a lot of
hard work and time into this
project.”

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Local Wausau Homes builder earns
award for social media excellence
Submitted by Wausau Homes
Redefining the Building
Experience is exactly what
Wausau Homes Mokena is
doing for their home buyers.
Micah and Cesia Morgan
were presented with the
prestigious Social Media
Marketing award at the annual
Wausau Homes Builder
Conference in Madison,
Wisconsin.
The award was presented
to builders that offer digital
content above and beyond
their peers to drive
activity to their design
studios.
“Our first priority is to
make sure our homebuyers
are enjoying the process of
building their dream home,
so this award is very reassuring
that we are meeting our
goal of satisfied homebuyers,”
Morgan said.
Micah and Cesia’s Design
Studio is located at
19612 LaGrange Road in
Mokena. For more information,
visit wausauhomes.
com.
Sissy
NAWS Illinois Humane Society 9981 W. 190th St. Mokena, 60448
Sissy is a precious, little, 2-year-old beagle who is looking for a forever home. She
loves everyone she meets, both people and other dogs. She has a very gentle an
sweet demeanor, making her a good fit for any family. Please email Stacy at stacy@
nawsus.org or call NAWS at (708) 478-5102 to setup an appointment with one of
our adoption counselors to meet her.
Want to see your pet featured as The Mokena Messenger’s Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s
photo and a few sentences explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor T.J. Kremer III at
tj@mokenamessenger.com or 11516 W. 183rd St., Office Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, IL
60467.
Chamber members get lesson in social media
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
Mokena Chamber of Commerce
members were given a
crash course in social media
marketing during the chamber’s
monthly meeting Feb.
12 at Mokena Community
Public Library District.
Robin Curtner, owner of
Magical Marketing by Robin,
gave a presentation to the assembled
chamber members on
how they could best reach their
audiences across the Facebook
social media platform.
Tips included: Brand everything
and anything, plan
which posts to boost and
figure out a specific target
audience using specific keywords
and/or phrases.
Curtner also shared tips on
how businesses on Facebook
can network to help cross
promote each others’ particular
services and wares.
Curtner encouraged chamber
members to become familiar
with Facebook’s analytics
tools to gain insight on
how a company’s target audience
is using its social media
campaigns and what kind
of reach the business has.
Curtner has been in the
marketing field for both for
profit and nonprofit business
for more than 10 years, and
has been the owner of her
own company for the past
year-and-a-half.
Micah (left) and Cesia Morgan (middle) of Wausau Homes Mokena are recognized by Jay
Schuette, president of Wausau Homes, for builder excellence. Rheanna Lynn Photography
Robin
Curtner,
owner of
Magical
Marketing by
Robin, gives a
presentation
to Mokena
Chamber of
Commerce
members Feb.
12 at Mokena
Community
Public Library
District. T.J.
Kremer III/22nd
Century Media

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Beacon Hill Antique Shop to mark
end of an era on Feb. 27
After nearly four decades, Beacon
Hill Antique Shop is turning
off the lights.
Rising real estate taxes became
too much for owner Kay Shelander.
And after a tenant who rented
the space upstairs retired, Shelander
decided it was time to close Beacon
Hill’s doors at 14314 Beacon
Ave. The last day of business is to
be Wednesday, Feb. 27.
“Everybody hates to see it go —
and me, too, I hate to see it go,”
Shelander said. “It’s definitely an
institution around here,”
Shelander and her husband
bought and opened their first antique
shop at 14316 Beacon Ave. in
1980 — and she still owns it today
and operates it as a consignment
shop, Kay’s Old Orland Marketplace.
They purchased their second
property — 14330 Beacon Ave. —
later that year and purchased Beacon
Hill in 1982.
“I used to own all the buildings
[on Beacon Avenue]; I owned every
single one of them,” she said.
“My late husband and I developed
the entire block.”
The antique shop has been home
to history in Orland Park for 37
years. And while Shelander will
continue operating the consignment
shop, she still feels a pang in
her heart knowing Beacon Hill will
soon be history.
“[I want to say a] profound thank
you for being loyal to us all these
years and for following us all these
years,” Shelander said. “We appreciate
it very much. Good customers
are a great value, and it’s much
easier to keep an old customer than
to develop a new one.”
Reporting by Erin Redmond,
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit
OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
O’Reilly Auto Parts the second
business to open its doors in new
plaza
Customers now can shop for
auto parts in Homer Glen’s newest
plaza.
O’Reilly Auto Parts became the
second business to open in the
Homer Glen Bell Plaza development
on the southwest corner of
143rd Street and Bell Road. The
business opened its doors Feb. 2
and had a ribbon cutting with Village
of Homer Glen officials Feb.
13. Dollar Tree opened in the plaza
last month.
According to Amanda Cardoza,
O’Reilly store manager, business
has been steady especially over
weekends so far, as shoppers this
time of year pick up things like
salt, deicer and other winter items
for their vehicles.
“We are looking to help out the
community, and we’re excited to
be here in Homer Glen,” Cardoza
said. “We have knowledgeable
staff who are confident and professional
and will help the customers
get what they need.”
Cardoza pointed to a rewards
program, as well as weekly and
monthly sales, as perks for customers.
O’Reilly Auto Parts also plans
to host a grand opening sometime
in April that will likely include
food, music and other customer appreciation
initiatives.
“There is a lot of potential for
growth her in Homer Glen, and I
think [O’Reilly Auto Parts] knew
within a couple years Homer
Glen would be a lot bigger than
it is now,” she said. “I think that’s
where they were looking at, the
big picture. So, I think that’s what
they had in mind when putting up a
place here.”
Reporting by Thomas Czaja, Editor.
For more, visit HomerHorizon.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Lockport resident starts nonprofit
to assist single parents
A Lockport resident inspired by
her decades of community service
in Chicago has made it her mission
to give a sense of community to
struggling individuals and singleparent
households in Will County.
Director of the nonprofit organization
Ten Thousand Girlfriends
and the online magazine Rise,
Alexis Leslie has created a platform
that provides information for
single parents in hopes it will help
them move forward, gain stability
and make positive changes in their
lives.
The nonprofit, which Leslie refers
to as the “third act” of her life,
was inspired partly by a childhood
experience she had when her mother
became ill and was hospitalized.
Mothers who lived in the neighborhood
each took part in helping
to take care of Leslie and her two
younger sisters while their father
was at work.
A question that has come to Leslie’s
mind is, “How do you help
somebody who, when she got married,
she didn’t think she was going
to end up being the sole supporter?”
She would like to do her part
in guiding individuals who might
be struggling as a single parent.
Through outreach and making
connections with shelters and organizations,
Leslie hopes to broaden
the resources she has available on
the magazine’s website and to increase
funds donated to Ten Thousand
Girlfriends.
For more information about Rise
and Ten Thousand Girlfriends, visit
www.ttgrise.com.
Reporting by Alex Ivanisevic,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
LockportLegend.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frankfort senior luncheon helps
residents celebrate love
Love was in the air at the Founders
Community Center.
As the snow fell outside the
building, musician Paul Strolia
kept the crowd at the Feb. 12 Senior
Valentine Luncheon entertained
by performing hit songs
from the Eagles, The Beatles and
Elvis Presley.
“Today, I’m here for the seniors,”
Strolia said. “It doesn’t matter the
occasion. I do this to make people
happy with my music. Today is the
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Valentine’s show, so I’m playing
songs about love — love that went
bad, love that is good, love that
survived and love that didn’t.”
Forty participants, dressed mostly
in red, came out to the event to
remember their love or dance with
their partners.
“We’ve had a rough winter so
far,” Strolia said. “Today, it’s snowing.
It’s nice to entertain people on
a day like today.”
Many of the seniors brought
their friends. One attendee, Frankfort
resident Mary Beth Collias,
has been coming to the senior luncheons
for four years.
“I am with my friend Marge today,”
Collias said. “I like to get together
with my friends, and these
luncheons are a way to do that. I
love listening to the music, as well.
It’s something to break the monotonous
winter.”
Reporting by Mary Compton,
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit
FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Tinley Park Historical Society
provides insight into tales of Tinley
A lot has changed since the Tinley
Park Historical Society was
founded in 1974.
Brad Bettenhausen, the historian
president emeritus at the historical
society and treasurer for the Village
of Tinley Park, has done his
fair share of research to learn more
about the place he calls home.
Over the years, he has discovered
quite a few interesting things
about Tinley Park he said no one
else knew.
After looking through articles
from The Tinley Park Times in the
1940s, he learned that the town celebrated
its 100 year anniversary in
1945 with a parade and the creation
of a temporary museum. It was
1845 that became the year known
as the beginning of Tinley’s local
history. Through Bettenhausen’s
own research, he later came to find
that in fact, 1845 had no relevant
significance, and the town was actually
started in 1854
“A few other things happened
in 1854, and it suddenly occurs to
me that that 1845 date was a simple
transposition of numbers that
should have been 1854 not ’45,”
Bettenhausen said.
To this day, in the Village Hall
council chambers, the Village seal
behind the mayor’s chair reflects
the 1845 year that was believed to
be the time the Village was founded
but really has no significant historical
value.
“We’ve got various clippings
from those papers that help us to
fill in some of the blanks of our local
history, and I will say there’s
still lots of area that we haven’t
even begun to dig into of our local
history,” Bettenhausen said.
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
Editor. For more, visit TinleyJunction.
com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
musicians, Grammy winner to
perform at Triple Play
Kenny Loggins is to return to
New Lenox for its annual Triple
Play concert series this summer,
after he could not perform for the
locals back in 2015 because of a
rainout.
Loggins is to cap off the Village’s
final concert of the summer
on Aug. 31. The two other headliners
announced by the Village are
Cheap Trick on June 8 and Joan
Jett & The Blackhearts on July 20.
Tickets are to go on sale Saturday,
March 30, at Village Hall for
$75 per ticket.
“We’re very excited to be able to
offer this caliber of entertainment
for the residents,” Mayor Tim Baldermann
said. “These are Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy-
Award winning performers.”
Cheap Trick was first formed
out of Rockford in the 1970s. Jett
blossomed as a solo artist with
songs “Bad Reputation” and “You
Don’t Own Me,” among others,
and broke through when she joined
The Blackhearts, with the hit “I
Love Rock ’n’ Roll.”
Loggins’ music career spans
more than 50 years, with 21 of his
songs making the Billboard Top
100, including “Footloose” and
“Danger Zone.”
Reporting by James Sanchez, Editor.
For more, visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.

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This year marks the
50th anniversary of
the Apollo 11 moon
landing, the first time
humans broke their earthly
chains and set foot on the
rock orbiting some 240,000
miles above us.
A man named Jim Gibbons,
an amateur historian,
gave an insightful and
delightful presentation at
Mokena Community Public
Library District this past
weekend on the events
leading up to that historic
milestone. (You can check
out that story on Page 19.)
But Gibbons did more
than just retell the same
story we can read for ourselves
in scores of books
and textbooks; he made the
history come alive in a fun
and engaging way, digging
deeper to get at the “why”
instead of the “how.”
And he brought up a point
that I think is worth sharing
here.
Gibbons talked about
how, in 1968, our country
was pretty well divided and
in a serious state of discontent
over issues including
the ongoing Vietnam War,
civil rights for African-
Americans and equal rights
for women.
In Chicago, in particular,
during that fateful summer
of ’68, the Democratic
Convention was held at
what was the International
Amphitheatre. A large group
of protesters gathered just
down the way in Grant
Park, and it wasn’t long before
tensions between those
protesters and police sent by
then-Mayor Richard J. Daley
boiled over and resulted
in the infamous, brutal clash
that was captured live and
viewed by Americans all
across the country.
But, just one year later,
Chicago would once again
be on the national stage
when it hosted a ticker-tape
parade for those astronauts
of Apollo 11 — Neil
Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz”
Aldrin and Michael Collins
— but, this time, there were
no riots, no violent clashes
between police and civilians,
and no upsetting video
being broadcast around the
country.
Chicago had shown the
country a picture of unity.
Where just a year prior there
was hate and division, there
was now joyousness and
camaraderie.
How did we manage such
a remarkable turnaround?
The answer might seem
obvious. Instead of collectively
focusing on
issues that divided us, we
finally had something that
galvanized us as a nation,
something we could all get
behind and support. We had
accomplished something, as
a country, that no other had
done before. And it was a
reason to be proud.
Gibbons talked about
learning from history or being
doomed to repeat it. So,
what can we learn from the
Apollo 11 moon landing?
What nuggets of information
are there, just below the
surface, that might give us
insight to how we can learn
to be united in these United
States?
A popular theory is
that we collectively come
together after some great
tragedy, and, generally
speaking, we do, for a time.
But, inevitably, those feelings
of neighborliness and
those acts of human kindness
get left behind as the
tragedy becomes a launch
point for political squabbles
and soapbox grandstanding
among our nation’s civil and
political leaders.
Tragedy can no longer
be used (if indeed it ever
should have been used) as
an effective means to rally
the troops around a particular
cause and hope that will
bring us closer together.
No, what we really need
is something that will uplift
us via the virtue of the deed,
not something that will
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What could that something
possibly be? I don’t
know. I’m not sure any of
us has a clue right now. But,
whatever that something is
will have to be at least to the
level of putting humans on
a distant space rock because
without that galvanizing
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together, we are certainly
doomed to keep repeating
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We have liftoff!
History of Apollo 11 program
revealed, Page 19
Pouring pastries
Arrowhead Ales teams up with Fleckenstein’s Bakery for
two new stouts with sweet inspirations, Page 21
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Faith Briefs
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th
Ave., Mokena)
Church Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:
p.m. Sundays
Adoration
Wednesdays following
8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
until 6:45 p.m.
Young at Heart Senior Club
1 p.m. the first and third
Wednesday of the month.
Join the senior club for activities
and outings Sept.-
June. For more information,
call (708) 699-5018.
Holy Rosary
7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m.
Tuesday evenings.
St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100
Second St., Mokena)
Traditional Service
8 a.m. traditional service,
9:45 a.m. contemporary &
traditional music in a service
of praise and reverence. Supervised
childcare available.
For more information, call
(708) 479-5123.
Cards for a Cause
7 p.m. the second Monday
of each month. Bring your
tape, scissors and colored
pencils — if you have them
— and plan for a creative
evening with lots of fun.
Bundles of Love
7 p.m. the second and
fourth Tuesday of each
month. Enjoy fun and fellowship
while making baby
quilts for infants baptized at
St. John’s and lap quilts for
shut-ins.
Mokena United Methodist Church (10901
LaPorte Road, Mokena)
Service and Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays.
Church service and children’s
Sunday School will
be held. For more information,
call (708) 479-1110.
Bible Study
7 p.m. Tuesdays at the
church. For more information,
call (708) 479-1110.
Community Prayer Gathering
2:30 p.m. every 4th Sunday.
Breakfast
9 a.m. every third Saturday
of the month.
Choir Practice
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Newcomers welcome.
Weight Watchers
Wednesday
Weigh-ins take place at
6:30 p.m., while the meeting
is at 7 p.m.
Marley Community Church (12625 W.
187th St., Mokena)
Church Service
10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare
is provided.
Sunday School
9-10 a.m. Sundays.
Senior High Youth Group
7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
For more information,
email marley
communitychurch@gmail.
com.
Junior High Youth Group
6-7:30 p.m. Fridays.
For more information,
email marleycommu
nitychurch@gmail.com.
Men’s Group
6 p.m. Sunday nights in
the church basement. All
men are welcome.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)
Worship
9 a.m. Sundays.
Preschool Registration
9:30 a.m. Feb. 11. Registration
for the 2019-20
school year will be open to
the public. Please visit the
Preschool Overview page at
www.immanuelmokena.org
for all of the details on registration,
class offerings and
tuition and fees.
God’s Kids Club
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Adult Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th
St., Mokena)
Sunday Services
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For
more information, call (312)
350-2279.
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena
Baptist offers Sunday
School classes for all ages.
For more information, call
(312) 350-2279.
Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker
Road, Mokena)
Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be
sure to arrive early for our
Sunday Worship Service to
enjoy a hot, complimentary
cup of coffee every week at
the church. Following the
Christian Education Hour
(9:15-10:15 a.m.), all beverages
can be found just outside
the sanctuary.
Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte
Road, Mokena)
Narcotics Anonymous
7-9 p.m. Mondays. All
those struggling or who have
struggled with a narcotics
addiction are welcome. All
meetings are confidential.
For more information, call
(708) 479-0300.
Spanish Church
12:30 p.m. Sundays.
Worship Service
10 a.m. Sundays. All are
welcome.
Women’s Bible Study
8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays
and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route
6, Mokena)
Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Sundays.
Morning Worship
10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Evening Worship
6 p.m. Sundays.
Weekday Worship
7 p.m. Wednesdays.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Megan Schuller at
m.schuller@22ndcm.com or
call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34.
Deadline is noon Thursday one
week prior to publication.
Turn to today’s
Classified Section
and find them in our
Business Directory.
NEED
In Memoriam
Beverly M. Jeveret
Beverly M. Jeveret, 82, died Feb. 10.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Bert Jeveret; loving mother of Linda
(Ed) Podas, Lana Jeveret and Gary
(Season) Jeveret; proud grandmother
to Kevin, Daniel Jr., Austin, Carl, Jason,
Yana, Angelina, Estarry, Victor
and Elise; and cherished sister to Karen
Bonezek.
Raymond E. Ramirez
Raymond E. Ramirez, 34, died Feb. 8.
He was the beloved husband of Jorrie
(Cerullo) Ramirez; loving son of Raymond
and Blanca Ramirez; dear son in-law of the
late Joseph and the late Janet Cerullo; and
cherished nephew to many aunts and uncles.
Do you have someone’s life you’d like to
honor? Email Editor T.J. Kremer III at tj@
mokenamessenger.com with information about
a loved one who was a part of the Mokena
community.

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Picture Perfect: Local photographer raises money for schools
Megan Schuller, Assistant Editor
Sisters Elle (left), 7, Alexandra (middle), 8, and Tessa, 3, Taylor of Mokena pose for photoshoot done by Jean Lachat Photography as part of her
annual fundraiser. Photos submitted
Mokena-based photographer
Jean Lachat is making a difference
in her community, one photo at a
time.
Her part-time photography business,
Jean Lachat Photography,
raised $1,300 though special photo
sessions and donated the money
entirely to the Mokena Educational
Foundation. She held portrait sessions
for 12 families over two days
to raise the funds.
“I feel like photography was the
thing I was meant to do and be in
my life,” Lachat said.
She began the annual donation
more than a decade ago because
her daughters attended Mokena
Elementary School and Mokena
Intermediate School.
“The money goes right back
to MEF which in turn goes to the
students of Mokena 159,” MEF
President Laurie Kornmuller said.
“MEF receives teacher grant requests
of items that the district may
not be able to fund with their budget.”
Lachat said that since her children
attended school in the district
she got to personally see the difference
the donation made for teachers.
“I knew that MEF did good
things for the teachers and they
often buy equipment [that] teachers
need that they don’t necessarily
have the public funds for,” Lachat
said. “I thought that was a good
thing to help out.”
As a Mokena resident for more
than 18 years, Lachat said she enjoys
giving back to the community.
“I love this town and I love the
people of this town,” she said. “I’m
always trying to look for ways to
donate time and money to worthwhile
organizations because there
are so many people doing good
things around here. It goes to the
overall good of the schools and our
community.”
Lachat has a lifetime of experience
working as a photographer,
which began when she was a
young child playing with her father’s
camera.
“When I was 12, I saved up
enough money to get my first Kodak
camera,” she said. “From then
on it was a passion and hobby.”
The annual portrait fundraiser
funds were applied to the Mokena
Elementary School music department
for glockenspiels last year,
according to Kornmuller.
“These instruments will be used
for students K-3 to learn pitches in
music,” Kornmuller said. “They
are color coded to serve as a beginning
instrument to aid in musical
notation to traditional music. The
music department is hoping to use
these instruments in the future for
K-3 performances.”
Kornmuller said MEF is appreciative
of the Lachat’s annual
donation which directly impacts
D159 students.
“The portrait fundraiser is a great
donation for Mokena Educational
Foundation and we always look
forward to working with Jean each
year,” Kornmuller said.
Lachat has done other projects
that have given back to the community.
One such project started
after meeting Kristen Grant, a participant
of a past MEF fundraiser.
Together they created a cookbook
titled “Made in Mokena,” published
by White Elephant Books in
Mokena in 2015, and donated the
proceeds to MEF and the Parent
Teacher Association.
“I love the beauty of everyday
people,” she said of her favorite
thing about her work. “Actually focusing
on their faces and seeing the
beauty of being human.”
RIGHT: Elliot, 5, and Ronan, 4,
Bodine of Mokena pose during
their photoshoot.

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the Mokena Messenger | February 21, 2019 | 19
Apollo history comes
alive at Mokena library
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
“Life is no mystery when
you know your history.”
That’s the mantra of Jim
Gibbons, an ameutuer historian
who gave a presentation
of the Apollo 11 moon landing
at Mokena Community
Public Library District Saturday,
Feb. 16.
The Apollo 11 moon landing
happened 50 years ago
this year, but to hear Gibbons
tell it, one could almost
believe it only happened
yesterday.
Gibbons’ fast-paced and
high-energy retelling of the
events leading up to Apollo
11 had the audience fully engaged
and clinging to every
word in the mostly full community
room in the library’s
lower level.
Although Gibbons’ background
is in sales, he credits
his storytelling success
to being an avid reader and
self-proclaimed history buff,
and from having a teacher
at College of DuPage who
sparked Gibbons’ interest in
history, Terry Allen
“Most of my stuff has been
self-reading, self-taught, all
that kind of stuff,” Gibbons
said. “I’ve been speaking —
I have about 80 to 100 topics
I speak on.”
The prolific speaker has
made presentations across
the state, including at libraries,
historical museums and
other venues.
“What I like is to find out
why things happen,” Gibbons
said. “A lot of people
say, ‘Well why in the world
did we go to the moon?
Why do that? What a waste
of time.’ I have that as one
of the key spots in history is
the Apollo moon landing because,
guess what, that’s part
of our defense.”
Jim Gibbons gets excited during his presentation Saturday,
Feb. 15, at Mokena Community Library District. Gibbons gave
an overview of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which happened
50 years ago this year. T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media
Indeed, Gibbons’ presentation
did dive deep on
the origins of the lunar program
and NASA, starting all
the way back at WWII and
through the Cold War.
Gibbons explained, in his
unique quick-change, backand-forth
role shifting way,
how the process of getting
humans on the moon started
with the blockade of Berlin
post-WWII, when American
spy planes would fly over
the blockade and, well, spy,
on our Communist foes of
the day.
From there, things escalated
and Russia eventually
launched its first space satellite,
Sputnik. Now the race
to space was on in earnest.
“I think it’s pretty exciting.
Very, very exciting,” Gibbons
said. “It’s one of keys
in history that needs to come
out, particularly nowadays to
where we’re having tug-ofwar
all over, which is you versus
them. We need to have a
unified United States, I think.”
To that end, Gibbons said
he believes it’s important
for the younger generations
to get a full understanding
of the events that happened
way before their own time,
but now directly shape how
their world works.
“I think we try to tie them
up with all kinds of stuff.,”
Gibbons said. “[Children are
inundated with] ‘Here, you
buy my product over here.
You watch the internet, you
watch this thing over here.
After all, when you are using
my product, I make money,
don’t I?! And I keep making
money on this stuff.’”
Gibbons prides himself
on putting together presentations
on any particular
topic, including horrific and
gruesome ones such as WWI
and WWI, and making sure
the content is suitable for all
ages. He calls that “making
sure it’s rated G for Gibbons.”
“I never show things very
graphic in here because you
never know what family
members could be out there,
and if I was a member of
the family I’d be floored to
have something [explicit] up
there,” Gibbons said.
Gibbons is scheduled to
return to Mokena library
Aug. 10 for a presentation
on Woodstock. For more information,
visit jimgibbon
shistorian.com.

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The Dish
Arrowhead Ales to release two new pastry-based beers
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Contributing Editor
Something new is brewing
in New Lenox.
Arrowhead Ales Brewing
Company is set to release
two new dark stout beers
that are made with a sweet
twist. The New Lenox-based
brew pub has partnered with
Fleckenstein’s Bakery to
create a chocolate Bavarian
cream and a strawberryglazed
imperial stout made
using paczkis.
“It’s not like I make the
beer out of a whole bunch
of doughnuts; it’s more like
there are doughnuts incorporated
into the brewing
process,” owner and head
brewer Mike Bacon said.
“But to achieve the different
flavor profile of those different
paczkis, I’m mimicking
the flavors they use in those.
But it’s all natural, real fruit,
real chocolate products, real
solid ingredients that make it
pair well with those paczkis.”
Bacon said that he used
roughly 100 paczkis in each
beer to make them.
The brewpub always features
12 beers on tap that are
made by Bacon, including
IPAs, pale ales, stouts and
red ales. Last December,
the business partnered with
Home Cut Donuts in Joliet
to make an imperial stout
out of doughnuts, creating
the beer Home Cut Hero.
“It’s a newer development,
these pastries styles,
for us,” he said. “Just seems
that people are really taking
a liking to them, so we’ll
give the people what they
want.”
The two new imperial
stouts are “packed full of flavor”
and have a little higher
alcohol content compared to
other beers on tap, according
to Bacon.
“It warms you up on the
“I think it just brings back the
nostalgia of a lot of people who
grew up on those doughnuts
and those paczkis from those
respective bakeries. And I think it
just makes people feel like they’re
kids again, but they can wait in
line and get a beer instead.”
Mike Bacon — Arrowhead Ales owner and head
brewer, on creating pastry-inspired stouts at the
brewery.
inside and makes you feel
warm and cozy,” Bacon said.
“And I think it just brings
back the nostalgia of a lot
people who grew up on those
doughnuts and those paczkis
from those respective bakeries.
And I think it just makes
people feel like they’re kids
again, but they can wait in
line and get a beer instead.”
Bacon said he anticipates
the beers will be on tap for
roughly one week before
they are sold out. When they
are released March 2, he anticipates
all of the 22-ounce
bomber bottles ($15) of the
beers to be sold out that day.
There is to be a limit of two
bottles of each kind of beer
per person. On tap, the beers
will be sold in a 9.5-ounce
snifter glass for $6.
Arrowhead Ales also offers
a variety of food that
pairs well with a variety of
beers. Bacon said that Arrowhead
Ales is an American
restaurant that offers a
lot of handhelds, burgers and
sandwiches.
“Our chef does a lot of
fun weekend features,” Bacon
said. “So, every weekend
we have an appetizer
Arrowhead Ales
Brewing Company
2101 Calistoga Drive in
New Lenox
Hours
• 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday-
Saturday (kitchen closes
at 10 p.m.)
For more information...
Phone: (815) 717-6068
Web: arrowheadales.
com
or a couple entrees that you
wouldn’t find on the menu
that gives him a chance to
shine and show off his skills.
He does some fun things on
the weekends.”
One of the most popular
dishes is the fish and chips
($15), featuring beer battered
cod that comes with
seasoned fries, slaw and
house tartar sauce. The Early
Riser ($13) is one of the
top-selling hamburgers. That
comes with a half-pound
Angus burger, over-easy
egg, bacon, sharp cheddar
cheese and remoulade on a
pretzel bun.
Mike Bacon, owner and head brewer at Arrowhead Ales Brewing Company in New Lenox,
brews new dark imperial paczki stout beers. Photos by Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media
The Early Riser ($13) is one of Arrowhead Ales most popular hamburgers. It comes with a
half-pound Angus burger, over-easy egg, bacon, sharp cheddar cheese and remoulade on
a pretzel bun.
“We get a lot of positive
feedback that we’re accommodating
to a lot of families,”
Bacon said. “And we
have a wide selection of
things to offer, and we have
some of the freshest food
you can get. Everything is
made from scratch.”
While breweries seem to
be popping up on every corner,
Bacon said what sets his
apart from others is the fact
he offers a full restaurant.
And in addition to the beer,
he has a full-service bar.
“We don’t specialize in
certain styles; we pretty
much make a really wellrounded
selection,” Bacon
said. “So, you’ll always find
a sour beer, a red ale, a dark
beer, a hoppy beer, wheat
beers. We cover a lot of the
broad spectrum, and so do a
lot of other people, but we
try to do a lot of things with
food and beer combined.”
Having a smaller brew
system allows Bacon to
create “outside of the box
things,” such as the doughnut
and paczki beers.
“It just gives us a little
more freedom to express
ourselves, as opposed to a
very, very large brewery
that’s worried about production
and distribution,” Bacon
said. “We don’t have to worry
about that. We can have a
little more fun with that.”

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Prohibits
7. Second-century date
10. Cry out loud
14. Rink employees
15. ___ Arbor, MI
16. Author Wiesel
17. Pop singer Easton
18. Church spires
20. Lincoln-Way Central
boys basketball star
22. Best guess: Abbr.
23. “Oy ___!”
24. Beehive State player
25. Spanish city with Moorish
architecture
29. Insult, in slang
30. Ed. provider
33. “What ___!”
34. Mauna ___
35. Plain
36. Unite
37. Neither’s partner
38. Guiding principle
39. Foot pads
40. ___ Moines
41. Road twists
42. ___ general rule
43. Society gal
44. Flapjack type
46. Liberia’s cont.
47. Sample
48. Life summary
51. Meet as in expectations
57. Lincoln-Way West
standout senior student
59. Unskilled
60. Author, Gaiman
61. Bout stopper, for short
62. Show clearly
63. Urban health hazard
64. Blue, in a way
65. Alongside
Down
1. Compact ____
2. Audio effect
3. “___ here long?”
4. “So be it!”
5. Overhaul
6. Grabbed
7. ‘’Mi __ es su . . .’’
8. Unwelcome visitor
9. Resistance to change
10. OK at the OK Corral
11. George Sand’s “___
et lui”
12. Falsehoods
13. Perchance
19. Takes a gander at
21. Won __ __ nose
25. Ray type
26. Flightless birds of
South America
27. Heart link
28. X-mas punches
30. It’s hot stuff
31. Natural stream of
water
32. Steppenwolf’s
creator
34. Boxing blow
35. Anjou alternative
37. Omaha locale
38. Major personal annoyance
40. Gets the better of
43. ___ the torpedoes!
44. Major U of M rival
45. Pilots perhaps
48. Uncle ___ Rice
49. Pair
50. Buckeye’s home
52. Furnished with
footwear
53. Multi-tasking computer
system
54. Pub serving
55. Good manners
56. Butter alternative
58. H.S. subject
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-
3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena;
(708) 478-8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays:
Performance by Jerry
Eadie
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
Free to play.
LOCKPORT
Port Noir
(900 S. State St., Lockport;
(815) 834-9463)
■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday:
Happy Hour
■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Comedy Bingo
■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays: Live Band
■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays:
Open Mic Night
Strike N Spare II
(811 Northern Drive, Lockport;
(708) 301-1477)
■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mondays: Quartermania
■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays:
Cosmic Bowl
ORLAND PARK
Traverso’s Restaurant
(15601 S. Harlem Ave.,
Orland Park; (708) 532-
2220)
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays: Karaoke
To place an event
in The Scene, email
m.schuller@22ndcm.com.
answers
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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Impressive Luxury Townhomes are Closing Fast at Brookside Meadows
This is it! One of the best values in a new home
will soon be gone forever. Brookside Meadows,
Crana Homes’ community of award-winning luxury
townhomes in Tinley Park, is nearly complete. These
attractive luxury townhomes range from the lower-
$300s – including site - so demand is high and buyers
are advised to act now while some choice sites are still
available.
Ideal location. Beautiful designs. Quality
construction. Great value. When shoppers review their
new home ‘wish list’ it’s clear that Brookside Meadows
is perfect for first time buyers, last time buyers or those
who want a great place to raise a family. These energyefficient
luxury townhomes are impressively designed
and set apart in a quiet section of Tinley Park. But
Brookside Meadows is over 75% sold out so now
is the time to select a site and create a home from
the award-winning floorplans of the Fahan II, the
Lennan II and the latest design, the Dunree II.
Need to stretch out? The Fahan II is a beautiful
3,303 total square foot luxury townhome (including
a 1,216 sq.’ basement) with an attached two-car,
dry-walled garage and cement driveway. The twostory
stately entrance foyer opens up to a split level
floor plan that has three bedrooms (fourth bedroom
optional) and two and a half baths. A large open
kitchen design with stunning granite countertops is
surrounded by generous custom maple cabinets and a
ceramic tile floor. The 1st floor master bedroom offers
an optional coffered ceiling and the optional master
bath plan includes a soothing soaker tub.
An elegant loft overlooks a great room adjacent to
the kitchen. Beautiful oak is selected for doors, railings
and trim. Ceramic tile covers the floors in the foyer
as well as the bathrooms - which also feature granite
vanity tops. A full lookout basement and a patio are
included in the Fahan II.
The Lennan II is a comfortable two/three bedroom
split level home with two and a half baths, and includes
most of the outstanding features and options of the
Fahan II with the spacious master suite relocated to
the upper level and the addition of an impressive
dining/family room. With 3,167 square feet of total
space (including a 1,049 sq.’ basement), there is plenty
of room to entertain family and friends in comfort and
style.
The Dunree II is a sharp three bedroom, two and a
half bath home with 3,194 total square feet (including
a large 1,226 sq.’ basement) with a master suite on the
first floor. The foyer, powder room, kitchen and living
room all have stunning hardwood oak floors. Attached
is a two-car, drywalled garage with a cement driveway.
The home also includes a 12’ x 12’ deck.
All homes have deluxe landscaping, underground
utilities and a first floor laundry room. Where available,
buyers can select options like an impressive fireplace,
walkout basement, coffered ceilings, skylights and a
soaker tub in the master bath.
Brookside Meadows includes sprinkler systems,
smoke detectors and Lake Michigan water in all
homes. Energy-saving features like a high-efficiency
furnace and Lo-E glass, Energy Miser hot water
heater, vented soffits, 1.75” insulated entrance doors,
energy efficient appliances and Tuff-R insulated wall
sheathing are all standard.
Brookside Meadows is close to everything: retail,
dining, transportation routes, Metra rail station and
airports. The school system is among the best in the
state and Tinley Park, named “The Best Place In
America to Raise a Family” by Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek
maintains 40 parks and the huge Bettenhausen indoor
recreational center.
It’s easy to see why this community is
nearly sold out. The sales center, with fully
furnished and beautifully decorated models, is open
Monday through Thursday 10:00am to 4:00pm;
Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4:00pm; and
open Friday by appointment. Options, dimensions
and specs can change so contact a Sales Associate
at 708-479-5111 for updates and go online at
www.cranahomes.com. To visit Brookside Meadows
take I-80, exit La Grange Road south for just under
two miles to La Porte Road and turn east for one-half
mile. If mapping by way of a GPS, enter the address:
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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.
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1003 Help Wanted
Legal Notice Representative
22nd Century Media LLC - Orland Park, IL
22nd Century Media has a Legal and Public Notice
Representative position open for it’s Southwest Suburban Team. The
position would be responsible for the placement, coordination, and
publishing of legal and public notices in 22nd Century Media's 15
publications. Notices will come from civic bodies, businesses, and
private parties. Candidates should be comfortable and familiar with being
on the phone and computer while also working with various clients as
well as being able to process the appropriate paperwork. This position
offers a base salary along with a comprehensive benefits package.
What you are responsible for:
• Entering all legal and public notices in the appropriate
newspaper for the correct run dates
• Processing affidavits that the notices were published
and sending them to the client.
• Developing and maintaining client relationships
• Working closely with clients to meet their public and legal notice needs
• Working with the inside sales team in the Classified Department
• Copywriting content for ads with clients to develop the right message
• Keeping track of legal notices and their weekly revenue targets
Qualifications: Must have a strong work ethic and ability to work
independently as well as with a team. A desire to learn not only the legal
notice process but also gain experience in media and working with an
inside sales team. Excellent communication skills, time-management,
comfort with selling over the phone, face to face as well as e-mail, and
interpersonal skills required.
Email Resume to: careers@22ndcenturymedia.com
No phone calls, please. EOE
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
3-5 years minimum successful B2B industrial sales experience
Consultative sales experience is a requirement (not catalog sales)
Rubber sales experience is a plus
(custom molded, extruded & fabricated parts)
ISO and/or QS quality system experience a plus
Ability to work closely with production & quality control staff
Benefits
Medical, Dental/Vision, 401K, Top Salary
Performance Bonus, Relocation Package
About Aero
Located in SW Suburb of Chicago, 46+ Years Strong
ISO 9001:2015
To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to:
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Part-time Telephone Work
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homemakers and retirees.
Must be reliable and have
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SALES ASSISTANT
NEEDED
Due to our rapid growth and
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ideal candidate must be
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communication skills.
Excellent computer literacy
needed, including MS Word &
Excel. Industrial customer
service experience a plus.
Repeat customer & supplier
contact. No telemarketing or
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Competitive salary & benefit
pkg incl. 401K.
Send letter & resume to:
cstratton@aerorubber.com
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Possibility Place Nursery!
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Looking for P/T help for
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Flexible hours. Experience is
not required, but love for
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If interested, email or call
Stephanie to
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Professional company
located in Frankfort
looking for reliable
individual to apply dry
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For interview call:
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Seeking energetic person to
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WE NEED CARS, TRUCKS & VANS
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kept nightly. 2014 XLT Super
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Full ext. chrome inlc.
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over bed. Interior 3/4 inch
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1074 Auto for Sale
1224 Rooms for Rent
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 18162 Spring Meadow Drive, Mokena,
IL 60448 (Single Family). On the
7th day of March, 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.Antonio Anaya,
Reina Anaya aka Rina Anaya and City
of Chicago Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 1504 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:
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.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 19670 Townline Road, Mokena, IL
60448 (Residential). On the 14th day of
March, 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: First Savings
Bank of Hegewisch Plaintiff V. Robert
A. Bonzani a/k/a Robert A. Bonzani,
M.D.; et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 18CH 0478 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
2701 Property for
Sale
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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
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 19514 South 115th Avenue, Unit# B,
Mokena, IL 60448 (Condo/Townhouse).
On the 28th 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: U.S. Bank National Association,
as Trustee, for the C-BASS Mortgage
Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2007-CB3 Plaintiff V.Paul Mantonakis;
et.al. Defendant.
Case No. 18CH 0926 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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
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)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Plaintiff,
vs.
Antonio Anaya, Reina Anaya aka Rina
Anaya and City of Chicago
Defendant.
No. 16 CH 1504
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 15th day of June, 2017,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
7th day of March, 2019 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 16 IN SPRING MEADOWS
UNIT 1,BEING A SUBDIVISION OF
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF
SECTION 36 NORTH, RANGE 11,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTO-
BER 8, 1993 AS DOCUMENT
R93-87991, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS
Commonly known as:
18162 Spring Meadow Drive, Mokena,
IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
Single Family
P.I.N.:
16-05-36-401-002-0000
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
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FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC
111 E. Main Street,
Decatur, Illinois 62523
P: 217-422-1719
F: 217-422-1754
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
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)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
First Savings Bank of Hegewisch
Plaintiff,
vs.
Robert A. Bonzani a/k/a Robert A. Bonzani,
M.D.; et. al.
Defendant.
No. 18 CH 0478
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 12th day of December,
2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
14th day of March, 2019 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 73 IN SARKIS ESTATES UNIT
1A RE-SUBDIVISION, BEING A
RE-SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 66, 67,
68, 73, 74 AND OUTLOT A IN
SARKIS ESTATES UNIT 1, BEING A
SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE
EAST 1/2 OFTHE SOUTHEAST 1/4
OF SECTION 12, LYING NORTH-
ERLY OF FRANCIS ROAD, IN
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 11,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, IL-
LINOIS.
Commonly known as:
19670 Townline Road, Mokena, IL
60448
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.:
15-08-12-402-022-0000
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 pursu-

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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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
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)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
U.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee, for the C-BASS Mortgage
Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2007-CB3
Plaintiff,
vs.
Paul Mantonakis; et.al.
Defendant.
No. 18 CH 0926
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 19th day of September,
2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
28th 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:
UNIT 26, AS DELINEATED ONTHE
PHEASANT RIDGE CONDOMINIUM
SURVEY OF CERTAIN LOTS OR
PARTS THEREOF IN PHEASANT
RIDGE, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN
THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 7,
IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN
RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL, ACCORDING TOTHE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY
17, 1972, AS DOCUMENT NO.
R72-19885, WHICH SURVEY IS AT-
TACHED AS EXHIBIT ATODEC-
LARATION OF CONDOMINIUM
MADE BY BANK OF LYONS, AN IL-
LINOIS CORPORATION, AS TRUS-
TEE, UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT
DATED MARCH 16, 1972, AND
KNOWN ASTRUST NO. 1251, RE-
CORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
RECORDER OF DEEDS OF WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS DOCU-
MENT NO. R72-30844, AS
AMENDED FROM TIME TOTIME;
TOGETHER WITH APERCENTAGE
OF THE COMMON ELEMENTS AP-
PURTENANT TO SAID UNIT AS
SET FORTH IN SAID DECLARA-
TION, ALSO, TOGETHER WITH AN
EASEMENT FOR PARKING PUR-
POSES IN AND TO PARKING AR-
EAS NO. P-26 AS DEFINED AND
SET FORTH IN SAID DECLARA-
TION AND SURVEY, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
19514 South 115th Avenue, Unit# B,
Mokena, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
Condo/Townhouse
P.I.N.:
19-09-07-412-026-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
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generator $45.
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each. 708.403.2473
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50 lbs. calcium chloride ice
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men, flack jacket style, white
frame w/ grey lenses $100.
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Kaley Sheehan
Kaley Sheehan is a senior guard on the
Griffins girls basketball team and its
second-leading scorer.
How’d you get started in basketball?
I’ve been playing basketball ever since the
third grade. I wasn’t really good at the other
sports, but then I tried basketball and ended
up picking it up fast, and i just kind of came
to me, I guess.
Do you prefer to play offense or
defense?
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was on us about defense and our defense creates
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What’s your favorite memory playing
basketball?
Creating the friendships and bonds I have
with all the people I’ve been playing with
over the years because since I’ve been playing
with since third grade I feel really close
with, and that’s the best part about it.
What are you currently bingewatching?
“The Office.” I just finished it, I loved it.
Very funny.
Who would you choose, including
yourself, for a dream 3-on-3 team?
Me and [Griffins teammate] Libby
Villa and [Lincoln-Way Central’s] Abby
Baumgartner. I’ve been playing with them
since fifth grade and I wouldn’t want any
other teammates on my team.
What’s the first thing you’d buy if
you won the lottery?
I’d buy my mom a house in Florida. Florida
is here favorite place and I’d be able to
visit her whenever I wanted.
What are your plans for college?
I plan on playing basketball in college. I’m
currently undecided. I want to major in pharmacy
or pre-med.
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What’s your favorite movie?
“Step Brothers.” Every time I watch it I
laugh hysterically.
If you could have dinner with anyone
living or dead, then who would it be?
Probably Will Ferrell because he’s funny
and I feel like I would just laugh the whole
time.
What advice do you have for
upcoming players?
Just have fun in high school. It flies by. I
wish I had learned that when I was younger.
Just stress less about school and focus more
on having fun.
Interview conducted by T.J. Kremer III, Editor

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Lincoln-Way holds Signing Day ceremonies
Submitted by Lincoln-Way
Community High School District 210
On Feb. 6, 2019, thousands of student
athletes participated in National
Signing Day, committing to pursue
an athletic and academic career at
the collegiate level. At Lincoln-Way
210, 40 seniors participated in Signing
Day by signing their letter of intent.
Lincoln-Way Central
• Cetta Senese - Swimming, Lewis
University
• Drew Parrish - Football, Valparaiso
University
• Connor McWilliams - Football,
St. Ambrose
• Dylan Post - Baseball, University
of Houston
• Hannah Bolden - Dance, University
of St. Francis
• T.J. Pope - Golf, Lawrence Technological
University
• Noah Cantleberry - Baseball, Olney
Central College
“As we are sad to see our seniors
go, we are excited about your future
in college athletics,” said Lincoln-
Way Central Athletic Director Matt
Lyke. “We know you will dedicate
yourselves as you prepare for the
next phase of your life. You will carry
your Knight memories with you
forever.”
Lincoln-Way East
• Jack Baltz - Football, Illinois
State University
• Gus Christensen - Football,
Washington University- St Louis
Student athletes at Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way East participate
in National Signing Day Feb. 6. Photos submitted
• Brian Ciciura - Football, St. Ambrose
University
• Jenna Couwenhoven - Cross
Country, Track, Indiana Wesleyan
University
• Jeremiah Dawson - Football,
Truman State University
• Dana Eggert - Football, Truman
State University
• Rob Franklin - Football, Michigan
Tech University
• Blaine Gorman - Football, Hillsdale
College
• Matt Judd - Football, University
of Illinois
• Ryan Kazmierczak - Football,
Concordia University (WI)
• Mike Manning - Football, Butler
University
• Marty O’Brien - Football, St.
Ambrose University
• Josh Ohiku - Football, Saginaw
Valley State University
• Dan Scianna - Football, Furman
University
• Dylan Shelton - Football, University
of Indianapolis
• Trent Siggins - Lacrosse,
Maryville University
• Bailey Simpson - Lacrosse, Aurora
University
• Hannah Smith - Basketball, Illinois
Wesleyan University
• Anthony Sottosanto - Football,
Eastern Illinois University
• Malaika Stokes - Tennis, University
of Arkansas- Pine Bluff
• Vic Teodoro - Football, Concordia
University (MI)
• Taylor Wright - Track and Field,
Eastern Illinois University
“This group of student-athletes have
accomplished a lot of great things in
athletics and in the classroom,” said
Lincoln-Way East Athletic Director
Mark Vander Kooi. “We are extremely
proud of their time at Lincoln-Way
East. However, we are also excited for
their future. They will represent our
school, community, and families very
well in college and in life.”
Lincoln-Way West
Dante Barber- Football, Mckendree
University
Martin Bender- Football, University
of Central Missouri
Quan Brown- Football, University
of Wisconsin- Oshkosh
Dylan Holstein- Football, St. Ambrose
University
Anthony Izzarelli- Football, Concordia
University- Wisconsin
Nolan McGrath- Soccer, Loyola
University- Chicago
Jeremy Roseen- Baseball, Trine
University
Andrew Sherry- Football, McKendree
University
Aidan Tyk- Football, University
of Wisconsin- Platteville
Logan Weber- Soccer, Aurora
University
Brian White- Football, University
of Wisconsin- Platteville
This Week In...
Knights Varsity
Athletics
Boys Basketball
■Feb. ■ 21 - at Lincoln-Way
West, 6:30 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 25 - at IHSA Regionals,
TBD
Boys Swimming and Diving
■Feb. ■ 22 - at IHSA State
Finals Prelims, TBA
■Feb. ■ 23 - at IHSA State
Finals Prelims, TBA
Boys Track and Field
■Feb. ■ 23 - at Olivet Nazarene
Classic, 10 a.m.
Girls Track and Field
■Feb. ■ 23 - at Olivet Nazarene
Classic, 10 a.m.
Wrestling
■Feb. ■ 23 - at IHSA State
Finals (Team), TBA
Griffins Varsity
Athletics
Boys Swimming and
Diving
■Feb. ■ 22 - at IHSA State
Finals Prelims, TBA
■Feb. ■ 23 - at IHSA State
Finals Prelims, TBA
Boys Track and Field
■Feb. ■ 23 - at Joliet Central/
Romeoville, 9 a.m.
Girls Track and Field
■Feb. ■ 23 - at Olivet Nazarene
Classic, 10 a.m.
■Feb. ■ 28 - at NCC Cardinal
Classic Invite, 4:45 p.m.
Boys Basketball
■Feb. ■ 25 - at IHSA Regionals,
TBD
lwc
From Page 36
LoConte hit a trio of free
throws 1:14 into the game
to give the Knights their
only lead at 3-2. A steal
and layup by junior guard
Tia Morgan put the Vikings
ahead 14-5 midway through
the opening quarter.
It was the final high
school game for Baumgartner,
a three-year starter for
the Knights.
“Abi was a three-year
varsity starter,” said Campanile,
who just completed
his third season as head
coach. “She came over with
me from [Lincoln-Way]
East, and she’s a lot of the
glue that held us together.
She was a great leader and
is going to be tough to replace.”
Baumgartner missed
three weeks this season with
a left ankle injury. But she
said she’s glad she got to
bounce back and finish her
senior season.
“They put a lot of ball
pressure on us [forcing 14
turnovers],” Baumgartner
said of the Vikings. “We
shut down their big girl
[Hall] in the first half but
they hit from the outside.
“I’ll definitely remember
my teammates. I was with
these girls for four months
and will miss them. But
I’m excited about what the
returning girls can do next
year.”
lwe
From Page 36
with 51 seconds to play in
the quarter.
“We came out in the second
half and knew it was
time to step up,” Savic said.
“All of us stepped up.”
But the T-Birds scored the
final four points of the third
quarter to close within 36-
33. They added the first four
points of the fourth quarter
to briefly retake the lead before
East answered with an
8-1 spurt.
In the end, many of the
Griffin players had tears
inn their eyes as they were
overcome by the emotion
of spending all their energy
and falling a bit short. It was
the final game for the five
seniors on the roster: Sydney
Nekola, Savic, Sheehan,
Hannah Smith and Villa.
“It’s heartbreaking and
it’s just that I’m going to
miss them,” Savic said of
her fellow seniors. “We all
worked together. I’m going
to remember all our goofy
moments.”
Sheehan will remember
them, too, and then some.
“I’ve been with these
girls and coaches, not only
the last four years, but I’ve
played with many of them
since third grade,” Sheehan
said. “I will never have a
connection like I had with
these girls.”
In the playoff opener, on
Feb. 13, East defeated the
host Wildcats 67-42.

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Girls Basketball
Knights season ends at regional semis
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
Girls Basketball
Griffins end season with 19 wins,
fall short in regional championship
It was not the type of
game the Lincoln-Way Central
girl’s basketball wanted.
Nor the result.
The Knights fell behind
early and just couldn’t
match Homewood-Flossmoor’s
firepower. They saw
their season come to an end
on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in a
56-35 loss to Homewood-
Flossmoor in the second
semifinal of the Class 4A
Marist Regional.
It was the second season
in a row that Central (13-
15) lost to the Vikings in
the regional semifinals. The
year before the Knights fell
59-28 to H-F at the Sandburg
Regional. It was also
the second game this season
between the two teams.
Host H-F won the first one,
47-33 on Dec. 4 in a South-
West Suburban Conference
crossover.
The No. 6 seeded H-F
then defeated Marist 41-30
on Thursday, Feb. 14, in
the regional title game. The
host and No. 3 seeded Red-
Hawks (22-9) had advanced
to that point with a 67-33
win over Crete-Monee on
Feb. 12 in the first semifinal.
The Knights, who were
led by junior guard Regan
LoConte (12 points) were
hoping for another game
that H-F scored fewer than
50 in order to hang in and
have an opportunity, but the
Vikings led 25-15 after the
first quarter.
“It was a complete surprise
to us,” Central coach
Dave Campanile said of
the early pace. “We liked
that we had an earlier game
with them in the 40s, and
we thought it was a good
matchup for us. We were
concentrating on stopping
Grace Hall, but they shot
the ball really well from the
Lincoln-Way Central junior Regan LoConte will look to be
the leader of next year’s Knights squad. She led the team
with 12 points in the Feb. 12 regional semifinal loss against
Homewood-Flossmoor at Marist. 22nd Century Media file
photo
outside.”
The Vikings certainly did,
as Dakota Duplessis poured
in 14 points in the opening
quarter. The senior guard hit
four 3-pointers in the first
quarter and added another in
the second quarter. She finished
with 19 points. Hall, a
sophomore forward, scored
13 points in the second half
to also finish with 19.
Hall showed her potential
two days later with 17
points and 20 rebounds in
the win over Marist.
While the pace slowed
down in the second quarter,
the margin had been
established. Senior forward
Abi Baumgartner (9 points)
hit a 15-footer to open the
second quarter scoring and
draw the Knights within
eight points. But Duplessis
hit another trey, and Central
never got closer than 10
points after that.
H-F led 34-22 at halftime.
Ahead 36-24, the Vikings
closed the third quarter on
an 11-3 spurt over the final
5:30 for a 47-27 lead after
three. The deficit reached
as much as 26 points in the
fourth quarter.
“We weren’t expecting
their [outside] shooter
to do that,” LoConte said
of Duplessis hitting the
3-pointers. “Next year I feel
like I have to step up more
as a senior role model. We
will have to step up our intensity.”
Outside of Baumgartner
and LoConte, the Knights
couldn’t generate much offense.
Post player Lily Zopf
(4 points) was the next highest
scorer and was one of six
seniors on the team. Corryn
Mejdrich, Savannah Mitchell,
Alyssa Popp and Mallory
Robey are the rest of
the seniors.
“We fell behind and had
to go man on defense,”
Campanile said. “But I’m
proud of the girls to stick
with it. We wanted a winning
season and wanted to
get to a regional title game.
We wanted to play when the
[regional championship]
plaque was in the building.”
Central hasn’t advanced
to a regional title game
since the last time it won
one, which was in 2008. The
Knights record was nearly
the same as the 14-15 mark
from last year. Two seasons
ago they were 16-14, which
was only their third winning
season since 2008.
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
The Lincoln-Way East
girls basketball team played
its heart out.
But, in the end, it wasn’t
quite enough.
Fantasia Baines scored
a game-high 22 points and
grabbed 14 rebounds as
Thornwood rallied for a 56-
51 victory over the Griffins
on Friday, Feb. 15, in the
title game of the Class 4A
Thornton Regional in Harvey.
In her final high school
game, senior guard Kaley
Sheehan led the Griffins
with 18 points. East (19-10),
which was seeded No. 7 in
the regional, was playing
in its 13th straight regional
championship game. The
Griffins have won eight of
them, including last year.
They also won at least 17
games for the 13th straight
season, and at least 19 games
for the 11th time in that span.
But, despite an amazing effort,
they came up just short
last week.
“The girls played hard all
year,” East coach Jim Nair
said. “[The T-Birds] size
hurt us, and at the end we
helped a little too much inside.
Credit Thornwood for
knocking the shots down.”
Junior guard Olivia Molnar
(16 points, 13 rebounds)
made her first free throw
with 4:31 to play in the game
to give the Griffins a 44-38
lead.
But junior guard CeNiyah
Hampton (8 points) came
back 16 seconds later with
the first of three straight
3-pointers for the T-Birds.
Then Baines converted a
turnover into a layup about
a minute later and the lead
was down to one. Sheehan
Lincoln-Way East senior
guard Kaley Sheehan led
the Griffins with 18 points,
but it Thornwood topped
East 56-451 in the Class
4A Thornton Regional in
Harvey Friday, Feb. 15. 22nd
Century Media file photo
swished a 3-pointer from
the right corner with 3:02 remaining
and East was back
up 47-43.
“It wasn’t our best game
to start,” Sheenan said. “We
haven’t been in an atmosphere
like this and it was
hard to get started. They hit
a lot of big shots. We were
worried about their post play
but their outside shooters
came out shooting.”
They sure did as senior
guard Lunden Alexander (10
points) sandwiched a pair of
3-pointers around a layup by
Molnar, and the game was
tied at 49-49 with 2:03 to
play. East missed a pair of
free throws with 1:41 left
and freshman guard Nayo
Lear (13 points, 7 rebounds)
converted an old-fashioned
three-point play with 1:29 to
play to give Thornwood the
lead for good at 52-49. The
Griffins were 6-of-14 from
the line in the game, including
2-of-8 in the fourth quarter.
“Free throws had been a
strength for us this season,”
Nair said. “But we missed a
few of those.”
So did the T-Birds, as they
then missed four straight
free throws but got the rebounds
after missing them.
That led to a Lear layup with
57 seconds to play and a
five-point lead. Hampton hit
a pair of free throws with 45
seconds remaining to make
it 56-49. Senior guard Libby
Villa scored on a layup with
36 seconds to play for the
Griffins, but they couldn’t
score again and Thornwood
celebrated its first regional
title since 2007.
“We were with them
and fighting all the way
through,” Molnar said. “We
always fight back. My goal
for next year is to improve
more and lead the seniors.”
There were six lead
changes in the first quarter,
which ended with four
straight points by the T-
Birds to give them a 13-12
lead. They added the first six
points of the third quarter to
extend to a 19-12 lead and
make it a 10-0 overall run.
East never got closer than
three the rest of the opening
half and Thornwood led 26-
21 at halftime.
But the Griffins came out
like gangbusters in the third
quarter, as Sheehan scored
five points and Molnar four
in an 11-0 run. Thornwood
finally scored on a 3-pointer
by Lear with 1:33 left in the
quarter, but East answered
with four more points and
took its largest lead at 36-29
on a layup by senior guard
Katchie Savic (10 points)
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Wrestling
Central, East wrestlers end HS careers on high note
Steve Millar, Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way East senior Nick
Mihajlovich (49-5) earned his first
state medal with a fifth-place finish
at 182 pounds.
Mihajlovich ended his Griffins
career in exciting fashion with an
8-4 win over Oak Park-River Forest’s
Daemyen Middlebrooks.
Mihajlovich trailed 3-1 before
scoring on two takedowns and a
near fall in the final minute of the
match.
“It was honestly amazing,” Mihajlovich
said. “I just didn’t want
to go out with loss. My coaches
told me only three guys get to finish
their season with a win, so I
wanted to do that.”
Mihajlovich fell 5-2 to Maine
South’s Jon Halvorsen in the quarterfinals,
but rebounded with two
straight wins to seal his spot on the
podium.
“I could’ve kept thinking about
that loss, but I figured why sit
around and pout about it,” Mihajlovich
said. “I wanted to come
back and finish as high as I could.”
After falling 8-6 to Yorkville’s
Nick Stemmet in the semifinal
wrestlebacks, he bounced back for
the win over Middlebrooks.
Griffins freshman Dominic
Adamo (35-18) went 0-2 and was
pinned in both of his matches, but
his run to get to state was something
to be proud of, according to
East coach Kevin Rockett.
“He had good role models, older
guys around him,” Rockett said.
“He was coachable and he matured
a lot over the last month or so. He
made every kid he faced earn everything
they got against him.
“He was hoping to do better
down here. We weren’t happy just
be down here, so those losses sting,
but it’s motivation going forward. I
think he can have a pretty successful
career.”
Lincoln-Way Central senior Mason
Sargent (36-12) went 0-2 at
195 pounds, but he was thrilled to
end his career with his first state finals
appearance.
“I thought it was really cool just
being able to wrestle here,” Sargent
said. “I think I tensed up under
the lights when it came down to it,
but I had a pretty good season other
than a few lapses, so I’m happy.
“I had a fun year with a great team,
great coaches, great family supporting
me. I can’t ask for much more.”
After falling 5-2 to Maine
South’s Jimmy Bartell in Thursday’s
opening round, Sargent came
back Friday morning to take on
Huntley’s A.J. Henkle.
Henkle took a quick 7-0 lead, but
Sargent battled back to make it 7-4
in the third period before Henkle
pulled away for a 12-5 win.
“I feel like I left it all out there,”
Sargent said. “I got the last takedown.
I was still fighting at the
end.”
Sargent was pinned in both his
matches at the Alton Sectional last
season.
“Last year, I didn’t do good at
all at sectionals,” he said. “So being
able to make it to state this year
was great.
“One of my goals since I started
high school was to place at state
and I fell short, but I still feel like I
did good. I really enjoyed my time
with wrestling, and I feel like it’s
built me up to be a better person.”
Central coach Tyrone Byrd said
Sargent could keep his head held
high.
“He went through a really tough
stretch in January and he was able
to fight through it,” Byrd said. “He
had to get through tough competition
to get here, so there’s a lot to
be proud of.”
RIGHT: Lincoln-Way East ‘s Nick
Mihajlovich (top) ended his high
school wrestling career with a
fifth-place finish at the state final.
Lincoln-Way Central’s Mason Sargent (right) ends his high school wrestling career with his first appearance
at the state final . 22nd Century Media file photos
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Lincoln-Way gymnastics finishes eighth at state
Ten gymnasts see action
on big stage
Chris Walker, Freelance Reporter
There was a time not that long
ago when the Lincoln-Way coop
girls gymnastics team could
only dream of being one of the
teams competing in the state
finals.
These days, the team’s combination
of talent, hard work and drive
has made them one of the elite programs
in the state.
In their third straight appearance
at the finals in Palatine on
Friday, Feb. 15, Lincoln-Way coop
finished in eighth place with
141.25 points. The team scored
slightly lower than it had in the
state series earlier this winter,
with a 141.85 when winning the
Hinsdale South sectional and a
142.025 in the Lincoln-Way East
regional.
“Competing in the state meet
was another great experience and
we had a great day,” Lincoln-
Way co-op coach Kim Lago
said. “We really pulled from everybody
on the team this year
so it was cool that everyone
contributed.”
Before this recent run, Lincoln-Way
co-op hadn’t been to
state since 2008. Now, the co-op
is one of five schools, including
two-time defending state champions
Glenbard West, to make
it to Palatine three consecutive
seasons.
This year, they did so despite losing
standout Una Farrell and five
other gymnasts who graduated.
The experience that juniors Allie
Reis and Korina Jarosz and sophomore
Grace Kmak gained last year
was evident all season long in leading
them to the state’s biggest stage
once again.
Jarosz matched her best postseason
all-around score of the
year with a 36.5 to take 12th in
the all-around. Glenbard West senior
Maddie Diab, an Iowa State
recruit, won the all-around for
the third time in four years with a
38.55.
While none of the Lincoln-Way
co-op gymnasts advanced to the
individual event finals – only the
Top 10 scorers in the preliminaries
on Friday qualify – Jarosz had two
solid bids, taking 13th on beam
with a 9.175 and 14th on bars with
a 9.3.
“It’s really hard to make it to
day two,” Jarosz said. “I just went
in thinking of just hitting my routines.
I think I had one of the best
meets I’ve had this season so I
don’t know if I would’ve changed
anything. Maybe a couple things
on floor, but I hit all my routines so
I was happy.”
Reis was 24th on beam with an
8.825, while Kmak was a state
qualifier in three events and the
all-around as an individual qualifier.
She posted a 34.85 in the allaround
after a huge 37.05 at the
sectional. Her top finish was 23rd
on floor with a 9.025.
“Unfortunately, Grace came
in with the fourth best score
[all-around] of all the sectionals,
but it just wasn’t her day,”
Lago said. “She had some mishaps
but she fought through it
and still posted scores for our
team.”
The team went deep on Friday
with 10 gymnasts seeing action.
The team also showed off its
youth with freshmen Jenna Krystniak
scoring a 7.9 on bars and Olivia
Gonda totaling an 8.225 on
bars and an 8.975 on vault. The
sophomore class was well represented
with Skylar Koczor contributing
a 91 on vault, Jackie Furlong
adding a 7.8 on bars, Lucy
Haas earning an 8.575 on floor,
Sarah Rosinski contributing an
8.375 on beam and an 8.7 on floor,
and Kmak competing in all the
events, which included a 9.175 on
vault.
Reis added a 9.15 on floor and
9.075 on vault as her two highest
scores, while Jarosz had three
scores of 9.175 or higher, including
a 9.425 on vault while the team’s
lone senior participant was Alyssa
Lincoln-Way gymnast Olivia Gonda performs her bar routine Friday, Feb. 15, during the IHSA state
gymnastics meet in Palatine. Photos by Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media
Harbeck who provided an 8.575 on
beam.
“When the new kids got off the
bus and saw the gym and got to
really look around they were like,
‘Wow, this is really cool,’” Lago
said. “It’s unlike any USAG meet
they’ve been to before. It was awesome
for them to be a part of it and
the school did a great job with the
state send off. And we told them
to soak it all in because you don’t
know how lucky you are to be here.
Athletes train forever and don’t get
here and you have this opportunity
right in front of you so I think they
did enjoy it. As a young team they
did their best and there’s no complaints.”
A fourth consecutive state appearance
next winter seems promising
since all but Harbeck is capable
of returning, and who knows
if a prized freshman or two or three
is going to be walking through the
door of Lincoln-Way Central, East
or West next fall. Considering that
a handful of newcomers played big
roles already this year, it wouldn’t
be surprising if some new faces
jump on board and contribute right
away next year, too.
RIGHT: Sarah Rosinski takes her
turn in the floor exercise.
Lincoln-Way’s all-around gymnast Grace Kmak performs her beam
routine.

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fastbreak
Girls bowling
Griffins end season 10th at State Finals
22nd Century Media file
photo
1st-and-3
State Weekend
1. Gymnastics (Above)
The Lincoln-Way
co-op team made its
third-straight appearance
at the state
finals in Palatine
Friday, Feb. 15, and
came away with an
eighth-place finish.
The team is one of
only five to make it
three straight times.
2. Girls bowling
The Lincoln-Way
East girls bowling
team made its first
ever trip to the state
finals in Rockford. To
close its season, the
Griffins took home a
10-place finish in the
tournament.
3. Wrestling
Lincoln-Way East had
two representatives
at the state final in
Champaign, while
Lincoln-Way Central
had one. The Griffins’
Nick Mihajlovich
ended his career
with a fifth-place
finish.
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
For a few hours, the Lincoln-Way
East girls bowling
team could dream.
Making their first ever
State Finals appearance, the
Griffins were among the
leaders after the morning
session on the first day of the
state bowling tournament
Friday, Feb. 15. After two
games they were third, and
through the first three games
they were fourth out of 24
teams.
So not only were they
in uncharted waters as far
as being at state, they were
hanging with the best teams
in the state.
“I was like, ‘Oh my God,
how?’” East coach Carlie
Premo admitted to thinking
afterward. “I was not prepared
for that. We’ve only
shot over 1,000 as a team
about five times all season,
so when we bowled (1,039)
in the second game it was
great.”
Although the Griffins leveled
off they made it to the
second day and ultimately
finished 10th at the IHSA
State Finals, which were
held at The Cherry Bowl in
Rockford.
“We were fourth and then
just had a tough afternoon,”
said Premo, who saw her
team sandwich 969 scores
around the 1,039 game in the
morning session. “So then
we reevaluated and said we
“We were cracking cans of ‘ka-ching.’ I wanted to go out with a bang in
my last game, and I’m really pleased with how far we’ve come since the
beginning of the season. No one thought then that we could be here, so
it was an accomplishment.”
Angie Juskie — Lincoln-Way east girls bowler
wanted to meet our original
goal of making it to the second
day.”
After a 2,977 morning, the
Griffins tossed out a 2,577
in the afternoon and finished
with an opening day total of
5,554, which placed them
ninth. The Top 12 of the 24
teams at state make it to the
second day.
In the final standings teamwise,
O’Fallon (12,122)
won its first-ever state trophy
with a first-place finish.
Two-time defending state
champion Harlem (12,024)
was second and brought
home its 10th state trophy in
the last 20 years. Minooka
(11,856) placed third, Joliet
West (11,429) fourth and
Lockport Township (11,272)
fifth.
The Top 5 individuals
were Machesney Park
Harlem’s Rebecca Hagerman
(2,670) who won by
118 pins over fellow senior,
Lauren Tomaszewski from
O’Fallon. Sophomore Caitlyn
Bannister (2,532), from
Rockford Auburn, was third
and Lockport sophomore
Chloe Siezega was only a
pin behind.
East had a trio of seniors
and they all bowled in every
game over the two days.
They were Angie Juskie
(2,339, 38th overall, high of
236 in game No. 6 on Saturday),
Morgan Tripi (2,314,
42nd overall, high of 234
in game No. 5 on Saturday)
and Sydney Tyler (2,119,
69th overall, high of 233 in
game No. 2 on Saturday).
“It was amazing and I’m
so happy I got to be here with
the team,” said Juskie, who
also opened each day with a
235 game and closed out her
high school career with her
highest game of the tournament.
“It’s not too shabby
and it’s an accomplishment
for us to get here at all.”
Tripi was glad the team
didn’t trip up in the postseason
run of getting a qualifying
spot out of both regionals
and sectionals.
“It was really good,” Tripi
said. “We worked so hard
for it and to get here. It’s the
best outcome I could have
thought of for my senior
year. I’m just happy everyone
got to go with and I hope
the rest of the team is back
next year.”
Sophomore Katelyn
Marks (1,839, high of 199
in games No. 3 and 5 on Friday)
and junior Katelyn Adamitis
(1,711, high of 203 in
game No. 2 on Friday) each
bowled in 10 games. Junior
Meaghan Mirabella (310,
high of 163 in game No. 4
on Saturday) rolled a pair of
games and junior Jordan Tatgenhorst
(135 in game No. 5
on Saturday) and sophomore
Sara Tripi (130 in game No.
4 on Saturday) each bowled
a game.
“I’m happy with how we
finished,” Premo said. “[On
the second day] we just held
steady. I made a decision to
bowl everyone. There’s not a
big difference between ninth
and 10th and I just wanted
everyone to enjoy the experience
as a team.”
They certainly did that, as
Juskie was joking around at
the end.
“We were cracking cans
of ‘ka-ching,’” she smiled.
“I wanted to go out with a
bang in my last game [236],
and I’m really pleased with
how far we’ve come since
the beginning of the season.
No one thought then that we
could be here, so it was an
accomplishment.”
Lincoln-Way West junior
Olivia Daujatas was the last
bowler to make the individual
cut out of Friday and go
into Saturday. She finished
with a 12-game total of
2,224, with a high of 257 in
game No. 3 on Friday.
“I made it by three pins,”
Daujatas said of her 1,107
first day total, which put her
in the final cutoff spot for the
second day. “I bowled well
[Friday] morning with a 617
but I only bowled 490 in the
afternoon and still held onto
30th place.
“It was a good experience
to be here again this year but
I missed the team [the Warriors
placed 11th last season].
Next year [fellow West
junior] Mackenzie Ullian
will have to grind so we can
make it as a ream,”
Listen Up
“I was like, ‘Oh my god, how?’”
Carlie Premo – Lincoln-Way East girls bowling head coach, on the
Griffins’ run at the state finals in Rockford
TUNE IN
Boys Swimming and Diving
TBA, Friday, Feb. 22-Saturday, Feb. 23.
• Lincoln-Way Central and East are set to begin
the IHSA State Final prelims.
Index
35 – This Week In...
34 – Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@
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Lincoln-Way co-op gymnast Korina Jarosz
performs her bars routine Friday, Feb. 15, at
the IHSA girls gymnastics state final meet
at Palatine High School. Jarosz received the
team’s highest score in the all-around. Carlos
Alvarez/22nd Century Media
LWE’s Jarosz finishes 12th at state
all-around, Page 38
Top 10
LW East girls bowling
places 10th in first state
final, Page 39
Swan song
LW Central, senior
wrestlers end careers at
state final, Page 37
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