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Police Reports
Police:
Package thief
steals wedding
dress from
front porch
Several UPS packages
containing a wedding dress
and bridesmaid’s dresses
were reportedly stolen off
the front porch of a home
on the 300 block of Bruce
Road.
Will County Sheriff’s
Office
March 20
• Elizabeth Arthur, 22, of
359 Grant Ave. in Joliet,
was charged with failure to
yield at a stop sign and driving
without a valid driver’s
license after being stopped
in the area of W. Bruce
Road and S. Briggs Street.
March 14
• Samantha Rivera, 23, of
325 Willow Ave. in Joliet,
was charged with failure to
reduce speed to avoid an
accident and driving with
a suspended license after
the Chrysler 200 she was
driving allegedly struck
the front passenger side of
a Pontiac Grand Am at approximately
8 p.m. in the
intersection of Bruce Road
and S. Briggs Street.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport
Legend’s Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found online on the
Will County Sheriff’s Office or
Lockport Police Department’s
website or releases issued
by the department and other
agencies. Individuals named
in these reports are considered
innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
One Tinley Park sweeps
race for Village of Tinley
Park Trustees
In an eight-way race
for three four-years terms
for Village of Tinley Park
Trustee, the One Tinley
Park slate swept the race
in the April 2 Consolidated
General Election.
With all 37 precincts reporting
in Cook County,
Brennan led with 3,594
votes, according to unofficial
results from the
Cook County Clerk’s Office.
Galante followed
with 3,578 and Mueller
with 3,420. With all five
precincts reporting in Will
County, Mueller led there
with 610 votes, according
to unofficial results from
the Will County Clerk’s
Office. Diane Galante followed
with 587 and William
Brennan with 573.
“I’ll be honest with you,
we were extremely surprised
[of the results],”
Mueller said. “We thought
it was going to be a very
tightly contested race, and
we were really happy with
the margins that we won
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votes (22.97 percent).
Ives is on the board of the
Lockport Township High
School Foundation, Tylka-
Shaw is a dean of students
at Lincoln-Way Central
and a teacher and Lewandowski
has previously held
local government positions
as a precinct committeeman
and Lockport Township
trustee.
Tylka-Shaw, both a resident
of the area and LTHS
alumna, said she believes
it speaks volumes that a
“majority of our Board of
Education, now, went to
Lockport,” and added that,
“It draws us back to the high
by and those margins really
came as a surprise to
us so that was overall our
first reaction.”
One Tinley said they are
fully committed to the role
of Village trustee, they understand
how important
it is and understand how
residents look up to the
members on the board
and deserve to have their
questions answered, be
respected and deserve the
decision-making process
to follow what is best for
the Village.
“We are fully committed
to making those things
happen.” Mueller said.
Mueller, Galante and
Brennan are to be sworn is
as Village trustees in May.
Reporting by Jacquelyn
Schlabach, Editor. For more,
visit TinleyJunction.com.
school because we had such
great experiences that we
want our own children to
have the same experience.”
She said she is glad to
continue to work with the
D205 board because it
“works wonderfully together.”
Tylka-Shaw was
appointed in August 2018.
She said she is looking
forward to working with
the new superintendent,
Bob McBride.
“I think we are really
moving in a good direction
to where we can move
from a commendable district
to an exemplary district,”
she said.
She said thank you to the
voters who supported her
and “taking the time to go
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Three new trustees elected
to Frankfort Village Board
Frankfort voters chose
three new faces to serve
on the Frankfort Village
Board of Trustees on April
2, electing Frankfort Village
Clerk Adam Borrelli
and Frankfort Plan Commissioners
Margaret Farina
and Jessica Petrow to
the Village’s main governing
board.
With all precincts reporting,
Borrelli took first
place in the four-candidate
race, with 1,353 votes. Farina
came in second with
1,303 votes, while Petrow
rounded out the field of
winning candidates, earning
1,196 votes.
Borrelli described the
outcome of Tuesday’s
elections as “bittersweet,”
noting he had learned a lot
from incumbent Trustee
Bob Kennedy, who finished
last in the race.
“There’s a lot to do, but
at the same time, I know all
of [the other trustees-elect]
well, and I’m looking forward
to working together
with them,” Borrelli said.
Borrelli’s priorities for
his first term on the board
include finalizing the comprehensive
plan and taking
it to fruition, as well as addressing
the issue of parking
downtown.
“I appreciate that I had
go through the campaign
out and vote and support
their community is huge.”
Ives said he is excited to
continue working with the
other Board of Education
members and appreciates
the support from voters.
“I really appreciate the
unconditional support from
friends and colleagues to
continue our mission at
LTHS,” he said. “I’d also
like to say congrats to both
Mike and Veronica, it has
been a pleasure working
with them and I look forward
to working with the
faculty, staff and administration
to support students
in their chosen paths, both
academic and vocational.”
Lewandowski could not
be reached for comment.
to win,” he said. “I learned
a lot talking to people,
knocking on doors, and
it’ll make me a better trustee
for the next four years,
and it’ll make me a better
representative for the Village
of Frankfort, and I’ll
do my best to address their
concerns.”
Reporting by Nuria Mathog,
Editor. For more, visit Frank
fortStation.com.
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looking forward to continuing
to serve following
his unofficial election.
“I’m just really excited
to be able to have been
elected and entrusted with
that spot for the next four
years,” he said. “I’m looking
forward to continuing
the work we’ve been doing
so far with the new superintendent
and continue
to move the district in a
good direction.”
Kenney-Benson, who
holds a tenuous one-vote
lead for the final spot as of
press time, said she looks
forward to representing the
community on the board if
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Voters give thumbs-up to
D159 funding
Mokena School District
159 got enough of votes
April 2 — 1,196 of the
2,115 votes cast, or 56.55
percent — to pass its referendum,
ensuring the district
will have the money it
needs for maintenance and
repairs on its three schools.
The question on the ballot
was whether or not to
maintain an existing tax
levy that was set to expire
in 2020. It allows a .3 percent
tax to remain as part
of the overall tax levy.
The tax generates approximately
$1.8 million in additional
revenue per year.
Superintendent Don
White attributed the successful
passage of the referendum
to the current and
previous school boards’
efforts.
“Now, the hard work
[of beginning repairs
and maintenance on the
schools] can begin,” White
said.
Members of the citizenrun
group Mokena Matters,
which heavily advocated
for the referendum,
were also relieved to see
the referendum pass.
“Mokena Matters just
wants to thank the parents
and citizens of Mokena
that recognize the importance
of this referendum,”
Mokena Matters member
Chris Okoskey said.
“We’re grateful that the
school district is able to
move forward and make
these critical improvements
that will benefit all
of the school children in
the district.”
Reporting by T.J. Kremer
III, Editor. For more, visit
MokenaMessenger.com.
given the opportunity.
“If it turns out that
way, I’m going to be really
proud to serve on
the board and be able to
represent the community
and hopefully be able to
take into consideration
the needs of the teachers
as well as the community,
[and] make sure we’re
giving the kids the best
education that we possibly
can,” Kenney-Benson
said.
Adam Sulich received
391 votes (14.25 percent),
Grant Ferkaluk appeared
on 328 ballots (11.95 percent)
and William Martin
received 276 votes (10.06
percent) to round out the
seven-candidate field.