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Thursday 

Homeowner Happy Hour 

6-8 p.m., Thursday, April 

25, Hickory Creek Brewing 

Co., 1005 W Laraway 

Road, New Lenox. The 

event topic is Home Buying 

101. Bring your questions 

and come spend time 

and learn from one of Illinois’ 

top teams in home 

lending. The event is sponsored 

by Joyce Zelazik, realtor 

Coldwell Banker The 

Real Estate Group, Joycezelazik@gmail.com 

and Janine 

Iuliano, senior loan officer, 

jiuliano@bayeq.com. 

Estate Planning 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Thurday, 

April 25, New Lenox Public 

Library meeting room 

A, 120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Join us for 

an informative program 

at the New Lenox library. 

We’ll discuss techniques 

and proper planning strategies 

for you and your 

loved ones. This event will 

include 3 experts in their 

fields. 

D210 Board of Education 

Meeting 

7 p.m. Thursday, April 

25, 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. 

Saturday 

Lady - A Women’s Expo 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

April 27, Tinley Park 

Convention Center, 18451 

Convention Center Drive. 

This one-day event from 

22nd Century Media, publisher 

of The New Lenox 

Patriot, is to feature more 

than 120 vendor booths, 

offering health tips and 

screenings for women, 

fashion and beauty, food, 

home decor, shopping, and 

more. Attendees can donate 

to a drive for formal dresses 

— First Communion, prom 

or wedding — and a blood 

drive through Vitalant. Free 

admission and parking. For 

more information, visit 

22ndCenturyMedia.com/ 

lady. 

UPCOMING 

Touch a Truck 

10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, 

May 4, Come see your favorite 

vehicles including 

fire engines, police cars and 

construction trucks while 

you rub elbows with your 

hometown heroes. Parental 

supervision is required. 

This event includes many 

loud noises, horns and sirens. 

If you have a truck 

or piece of equipment and 

would like to be included 

in this event, email Tracy 

at twrase@newlenoxparks. 

org for more information. 

No registration required. 

Ages three and older. 

Rock n’ Recovery Concert 

1-5 p.m. May 4, Lincolnway 

Christian Church in 

New Lenox. Mokena Fellowship 

Center is hosting 

a a fundraising concert, including 

local bands, raffles, 

food truck from Smokin’ 

Z BBQ and more. Tickets 

are $10 for children up to 

age 12 and $20 for adults. 

For more information, call 

(815) 302-9219 or visit 

aamokenafellowship.org. 

Father/Son LWC football 

camp 

10 a.m.-noon, Sunday, 

May 5, Lincoln-Way 

Central football stadium, 

1801 E Lincoln Highway, 

New Lenox. This one-day 

camp led by Knights head 

football coach Jeremy 

Cordell and members of 

the Knights football staff 

along with current players 

will introduce families to 

the Knights football program 

as well as give fundamental 

speed/agility and 

football instruction that can 

be practiced together in the 

backyard or on the practice 

field. Parents are encouraged 

to physically participate 

in the camp with their 

son. Camp fee is $40 and 

includes a T-shirt for both 

father/son. 

Mom/Son Superhero Night 

5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday 

May 5, Lions Community 

Center rooms 1 and 2, 1 

Manor Drive, New Lenox. 

Calling all moms and sons. 

Join us for a night full of 

superhero action. We will 

have a variety of superherothemed 

games, activities, 

food and perhaps even have 

a special superhero making 

an appearance. Join us 

to celebrate with your best 

superhero…mom. Registration 

deadline is Monday, 

April 29. 

50th Anniversary 

Extravaganza 

5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, 

May 9, Firefighters 

Park/LCC, 1 Manor Dr, 

New Lenox, The Park 

District is celebrating its’ 

50th Anniversary on May 

9. Join us for music, hot 

dogs, chips, lemonade and 

games. We will have giant 

Jenga and jumbo Connect 

Four available to play. 

Registration is now being 

taken. Registration Deadline 

is Friday, May 3. The 

registration fee is $.50 per 

person through May 3 and 

$1 per person walk-up. 

ONGOING 

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. 

LWABWO Meetings 

6-8 p.m. on the third 

Tuesday of each month 

Sept. through June, Gatto’s 

Restaurant, Route 30 & 

Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox. The Lincoln-Way 

Area Business Women’s 

Organization is a non-profit 

club formed in 1971 to 

provide scholarship funds 

to graduating female high 

school seniors and adult 

women for the purpose of 

continuing education. We 

are always looking for new 

members. For more information, 

visit LWABWO. 

org. 

American Legion Riders 

Meetings 

11 a.m. Sundays. American 

Legion Thomas Hartung 

Post 1977, 14414 

Ford Drive, New Lenox. 

American Riders supports 

veterans, children 

and communities across 

the world. Members of 

the American Legion, 

American Legion Auxiliary 

or Sons of the American 

Legion are eligible. 

For mmore information 

visit www.americanle 

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Vet Breakfast 

6:30- 8 a.m. Mondays. 

Gina’s Teardrop Cafe, 

826 W. Laraway Road, 

New Lenox. Kevin Molloy 

State Farm and Gina’s 

Teardrop Cafe are offering 

a free veteran’s breakfast 

on the last Monday of 

every month to salute the 

service of local veterans. 

Writers Club 

6-7:45 p.m. First and 

third Wednesday of every 

month, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox. All 

are welcome to discuss his 

or her writing with others. 

For more information, visit 

www.newlenoxlibrary.org. 

VFW events 

The New Lenox VFW 

Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory 

Road, New Lenox, 

hosts Bingo every Tuesday 

night at 5 p.m., horseshoes 

every night at 6:30 

p.m. (sign-up starts at 6 

p.m.) and a fish fry every 

Friday from 5-8 p.m. 

Video slots and poker are 

offered each night and a 

DJ provides entertainment 

on Fridays. The post also 

offers football-watching 

parties on Thursdays and 

various drink specials 

throughout the week. For 

weekly drink specials or 

more information, visit 

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LW Marching Band picked to play 

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 

SEAN HASTINGS, Editor 

Most of the Lincoln- 

Way Marching Band 

members believed playing 

the Rose Parade was going 

to be the peak of their 

career. 

And it easily could have 

been, but Monday night, 

April 15, it was announced 

that the band would be 

playing in New York City 

for the Macy’s Thanksgiving 

Day Parade in 2020. 

When Wesley Whatley, 

creative producer for Macy’s, 

told the packed Lincoln-Way 

East auditorium 

the news, the place erupted. 

Students shared hugs and 

some tears, seeing that in 

just 18 months, their band 

will be playing on one of 

the biggest stages in the 

country. 

“I was incredibly surprised, 

but I think that all of 

our hard work is paying off 

and I think it’ll be amazing 

to show our passion for 

marching band coming to 

life in front of a bunch of 

people,” East sophomore 

Josie LaPapa said. “It’s going 

to be on television. It’s 

wild. I’m just excited.” 

Only the band’s directors 

knew of the special news 

prior to the announcement. 

The band held its usual 

end-of-the-year meeting to 

look back on what it did 

and look forward to what’s 

to come and that is when 

Whatley surprised everyone 

with the announcement. 

Lincoln-Way East Band 

Director Bert Johnson said 

he and the other directors 

just laughed when they got 

the call to tell them they 

were one of nine bands 

and one of six high school 

bands selected to play in 

Lincoln-Way West Band Director Justin Barnish (left 

to right), East Band Director Bert Johnson, Creative 

Producer for Macy’s Wesley Whatley, West Band 

Director Cary Ruklic and Central Band Director Chris 

Mroczek pose together after announcing April 15 that 

the Lincoln-Way Marching Band had been invited to 

perform in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. 

Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media 

the parade. 

“[Whatley] called me, 

and I saw the New York 

number, and thought I better 

answer it, and he did the 

same thing he did here. He 

said, ‘This is Wesley Whatley 

and I’m calling to tell 

you that you are...’ and I 

jumped,” Johnson said. 

Lincoln-Way West Band 

Director Justin Barnish 

said it is testament to how 

hard the students work. 

“I could not be more 

proud,” he said. 

There are over 100 applicants 

to play in the parade 

that come from high 

schools, colleges, military 

and other organizations. 

Whatley said Lincoln- 

Way’s participation in the 

Rose Parade helped keep 

the them on the radar for 

the lengthy selection process. 

All judges look at each 

band’s field performance 

and grade it based on tenation, 

marching and maneuvering, 

and overall storytelling. 

Then they all get 

into one room, compare 

their scores and fight for 

the bands they think are 

most deserving. 

“We want programs who 

know how to travel and 

have already represented 

their local community in 

big events,” Whatley said. 

“In particular with the Rose 

Parade, we watched that 

footage and this band in 

particular. Their uniform 

is redesigned and that is 

unique to this program and 

not all [bands] can figure 

this out.” 

Whatley said the process 

takes about four-tosix 

weeks to judge and 

decide on the parade’s 

participants. Lincoln-Way 

submitted their application 

Feb. 1. 

Unfortunately because 

of the timing of the parade, 

this year’s juniors and seniors 

will have graduated 

by Thanksgiving 2020 and 

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LWW students enjoying personal finance class 


Seniors and some underclassmen 

have utilized 

Lincoln-Way West’s personal 

finance class to give 

them a head start when 

they leave high school. 

Taught by Brian Glynn 

at West, with accompanying 

videos from financial 

guru, Dave Ramsey, students 

have been learning 

about saving and spending 

money, managing loans, insurance 

plans, investment 

and more. 

Ramsey is a personal 

money-management expert 

and a national radio host. 

He has seven best selling 

books that have sold more 

than 11 million copies. 

Though Ramsey is a 

trusted voice, what he says 

is not always a hard and 

fast rule and Glynn makes 

sure his students understand 

both points of views 

of personal finance. 

Ramsey is a proponent 

of no credit cards, no loans, 

no debts or anything. But 

sometimes that is not realistic. 

Ramsey’s reasoning 

is that if someone does 

not have a credit card, they 

will not have the pressure 

to buy now, pay for it later 

mentality and end up in 

snowballing debt. 

“I will teach them, because 

I know some people 

are going to go away and 

they’ll need a credit card to 

survive and it’s just a convenient 

factor,” Glynn said. 

“I teach them how to properly 

use it and how to make 

sure you pay it off every 

month, how to make sure 

you don’t get any of the late 

fees, how to make sure you 

don’t get a credit card with 

25-30 percent interest rate 

if you do get a credit card.” 

And the class has been 

popular among the kids 

who take the course, Glynn 

said. It is a class they can 

take knowledge from 

through the rest of their life 

and he tells them that at the 

beginning of the year. 

The class is offered with 

no cost for the school as 

the Jackson Charitable 

Foundation sponsors it and 

provides the workbooks, 

“Foundations in Personal 

Finance,” by Dave Ramsey 

and videos for free to the 

high schools. 

Senior Drew Summers 

did not initially expect a lot 

out of the class, but what 

he has learned about saving 

and spending for college, 

has helped him and 

his parents develop a plan 

that will get him through 

debt free. 

“At first I didn’t think 

that I could go to school 

without taking out a loan, 

but after this class I talked 

to my parents and we actually 

have a plan so that I’m 

not taking out any loans 

and paying cash for college,” 

Summers said. “It’s 

going to be a challenge, 

but we have a plan and it 

should be pretty good.” 

He added that he did 

pick the class because he 

thought it was valuable and 

has learned a lot of financial 

planning that he was 

not prepared for. 

“I didn’t have a lot of 

knowledge about personal 

finance or investing and I 

really thought it was going 

to be valuable because I’m 

going to be accountable for 

my own wealth very soon,” 

Summers said. “I thought 

learning about insurance, 

learning to save money and 

how to spend it, and how to 

prepare for retirement is all 

really valuable.” 

And for sophomore Jimmy 

Cler, who still has two 

years before he exits high 

school, is happy he took 

the class when he did at a 

younger age. 

His dad mentioned 

something about stocks and 

Cler wanted to see what he 

could do with money beyond 

just making it working 

for it. 

“I like the compound interest 

on how your money 

can make money and then 

you can eventually hopefully 

live off of it,” Cler 

said. “I put some money 

into stocks and just look 

at it grow and hopefully it 

grows a lot.” 

It is a class that Cler 

would recommend to his 

friends and other students 

at West. 

“Some of my friends 

don’t care about money or 

Students in one of Brian Glynn’s personal finance 

classes pose for a photo with Dave Ramsey’s headshot 

in the background. The students enjoy the class overall, 

Glynn said. Photo Submitted 

how it works and I think 

that it could be something 

you should know how 

it works and how it can 

change your life,” he said. 

Another student who has 

taken the tips from Glynn 

and Ramsey is senior Isabelle 

Money. 

Money plans to attend 

JJC next year and eventually 

the University of Illinois. 

Money has always thought 

about pursuing a career in 

actuarial sciences, which 

heavily deals with insurance 

policies. Insurance 

was the topic for Wednesday, 

April 17 class at West. 

“I feel like this class has 

sort of pushed me to go to 

junior college to save on 

general education and I 

could cut the cost by a lot 

just by doing that,” she 

said. “I knew it (actuarial 

sciences) was something 

that I’ve wanted for a 

while, but being in the class 

it really helps to know what 

I’m getting into in the future.” 

And she is glad that West 

offers a class that teaches 

them what happens outside 

of high school. 

Band 

From Page 3 

will not be there to play. 

But the praise for the juniors 

and seniors was high 

from the directors, to the 

students and even Whatley, 

who said it is all about setting 

the legacy for what that 

band is going to be about. 

For East sophomore 

Jenna Wiltjer, she said she 

is where she is because of 

those upperclassmen. 

“They built the whole 

band and they inspired me 

so much,” she said. “I don’t 

think I’d be where I am today, 

I don’t think I’d be a 

drum major if I didn’t see 

them and wasn’t inspired. 

I don’t think I would have 

even been in band to this 

day. They just built so 

much inspiration for me.” 

Lincoln-Way West Directory 

Cary Ruklic said 

the seniors have been a 

huge part of getting the 

band to where they are at 

and hopes that they are excited 

as well. 

The overall feeling 

for the students who just 

played in the Rose Parade 

and now get a chance to 

play in the Thanksgiving 

Day Parade was “lucky.” 

“There was not a chance 

that I thought this would 

actually happen,” West 

sophomore Nathan Fields 

said. “I thought that maybe 

in the future our band 

would end up there, but I 

didn’t think I’d get both 

of them in my high school 

years. To end off my senior 

year at the Macy’s Thanksgiving 

Day Parade, I never 

thought could happen.” 

Central sophomore Karina 

Rydecki also thought it 

would be “one and done.” 

“We’ve been blessed 

with another opportunity 

on a national stage,” she 

said. “I think [what makes 

us special is] we’re a family 

and we definitely know 

how to put on a show. We 

have a lot of emotion behind 

everything that we 

do.” 

By the time the 2020 

parade rolls around, it will 

be this year’s sophomores 

leading the charge and continuing 

to pave the path for 

the future generations to 

come. 

“We hope we get that 

message across in the next 

year that this is not normal, 

and the life you’re living 

is above average and appreciate 

it; be thankful for 

everyone who has laid it 

out for you to do and, of 

course, lay it out for the 

next person,” Johnson 

said. 

The costs for sending the 

band to the Macy’s Thanksgiving 

Day Parade are unknown 

at this time, but 

each individual school as 

well as the band as a whole, 

have fundraisers in the future 

to help pay for everything, 

Barnish said. 

“We always have a great 

group of parents that are 

apart of our booster organizations 

that do a large 

amount of leg work to have 

use participate,” Barnish 

said. “We’ll lean on them 

a lot as we move forward.” 

Macy’s does not provide 

any financial help for the 

bands, but Whatley said 

local Macy’s stores tend 

to allow the bands to fundraise 

inside their stores. 

No specific fundrasiers 

tailored toward raising the 

money have been set, but 

the band will be playing the 

National Anthem again this 

year at the Chicago White 

Sox game June 29. 

The band members are 

currently selling tickets to 

the game and this year, the 

White Sox are giving a portion 

of the ticket sales back 

to the students. For the 

band to receive the return 

on the tickets, people must 

buy the tickets directly 

through the band member. 

The tickets are being sold 

at face value. 

The White Sox have also 

created hats with the Lincoln-Way 

Marching Band 

logo on the side which will 

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people to buy tickets. 

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New Lenox man honored for community work 

SEAN HASTINGS 

Editor 

Gary Cheney of 

ShareFest Will County 

was honored by Bluestem 

Earth Festival and the Joliet 

Franciscan Sisters for 

his work in the community 

and outreach, April 13. 

Cheney began his community 

work and outreach 

in New Lenox, but the plan 

was always bigger than 

that. 

Within just a few years, 

ShareFest New Lenox 

became ShareFest Will 

County. ShareFest is an 

organization that uses volunteers 

to collect food, 

books, clothing and performs 

recycling projects. 

Cheney’s food pantries 

have provided more that 

half-a-million meals for 

the hungry. 

“It’s really not about 

me,” Cheney said. “It’s 

about ShareFest and its 

movement and what we 

do and sharing the love of 

Jesus with our neighbors. 

(The award) was about all 

the coordinators and volunteers, 

and it takes all of 

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I don’t think it would be 

practical to continue putting 

in full-time hours at 

my job, so I may have to 

take early retirement,” she 

said. 

Willenborg, 61, said she 

hadn’t planned to retire until 

the small amount left on 

her mortgage was paid off, 

though she said her biggest 

concern was not the money. 

“I think we’ll be okay 

with passion.” 

When ShareFest started 

in 2007, it had nine 

churches and 30 organizations 

helping make everything 

possible. Now 

that number has jumped 

to over 160 churches and 

organizations that partner 

with ShareFest. 

Only a few organizations 

fund ShareFest’s efforts 

and Peace Lutheran Church 

and Jersey Mikes are the 

two in New Lenox that do. 

Cheney’s plan is still expanding 

and growing, but 

last year produced numbers 

that shows the plan is 

working. 

“We were cleaning up 

the environment,” he said. 

“It takes a while for the 

complete plan. Now I’m 

really happy to say that 

last year we delivered 

over 500,000 lbs. of food, 

clothes and supplies to 

people in need.” 

ShareFest Will County 

does a laundry list of 

events for the local communities, 

but Cheney said 

the “love your neighbor,” 

and “sharing and caring” 

events are what people 

tend to look forward to the 

most. 

“Those are very impressive,” 

Cheney said. “We 

have hundreds of families 

coming in for clothes 

for a year, jobs for a year 

and health care screenings. 

You can get everything 

you can imagine.” 

And each year 

ShareFest hosts a sharing 

and caring event in the 

New Lenox Commons, 

though the date for this 

year is undetermined, last 

year’s event was a huge 

success despite the frigid 

temperatures. 

ShareFest served 150 

families for 675 family 

members in the 2018 

Commons event. And with 

that, 41,408 lbs. of food, 

clothes, educational supplies 

and home goods were 

given away. 

The food alone was able 

to serve 33,332 meals. 

Lincoln-Way West and 

Providence High School 

also provided 77 students 

to help with the event that 

day as well. 

“We are going to try and 

continue to get organizations, 

churches and volunteers 

to partner with us to 

help make a better county, 

home and village,” Cheney 

said. “When you’re doing 

good for the right reasons, 

we’re all for it. We just love 

to go out and love people. 

It’s not supernatural and 

this is just what we do.” 

financially,” she said of 

herself and her husband, 

Daniel, who is already retired. 

“I just hadn’t planned 

on retiring this soon. I 

really enjoy my job.” 

Willenborg works as the 

General Counsel for the 

Illinois Educational Labor 

Relations Board. She said 

between the long hours and 

the daily train commute 

to Chicago she fears the 

schedule may become difficult 

to manage with her 

treatment. 

Gary Cheney and Sr. Dolores Zemont, President of the 

Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate pose for a 

photo. Sr. Dolores Zemont presented Cheney with his 

award as well as a donation from the Joliet Franciscan 

Sisters to ShareFest. “The Bluestem Earth Festival 

Award and festival beautifully reflect the Sisters’ 

corporate stances and charisms on social justice and 

caring for all of creation,” she said. Photo Submitted 

One hundred percent of 

what ShareFest takes in, 

goes right back into the 

communities. 

Cheney hopes to get into 

more communities across 

Will Country in the near 

future, he said. 

As far as New Lenox 

goes, the next big event for 

the town is Recyclepaloozoa. 

May 4 is New Lenox 

recycle day and Recyclepaloozoa 

is Sept. 14. 

It is an every year event 

and millions of pounds 

of hazardous waste is removed 

because of the 

“If I get stuck with a long 

train delay I could be in real 

trouble,” she said. “I don’t 

have the kind of job where 

I can work from home three 

or four days a week.” 

If she does have to retire 

Willenborg still plans to 

stay as active as possible. 

“I have a friend who retired 

a few years ago and 

does a lot of part-time contract 

work,” she said. “I 

think I should be able to 

do things like that even if I 

can’t work fulltime.” 

events. 

What the future holds 

for ShareFest is more and 

more events to help serve 

New Lenox and other 

communities across Will 

County and one thing is 

for sure for Cheney and his 

crew of volunteers. 

“There’s always a need 

in the world so as long as 

we can pray for the volunteers, 

we’ll be able to meet 

that need,” Cheney said. 

“We’re about helping people 

financially, too. Wherever 

the need is we want to 

go there.” 

Willenborg is remaining 

hopeful that she will be able 

to find a donor, and emphasized 

the need for people to 

step up and become living 

donors for the ever growing 

list of patients on the waiting 

list. 

Anyone interested in becoming 

a living donor for 

someone in the Chicago 

area can visit uchicagolivingdonors.org 

to complete 

a basic background screening 

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Photo Op 

Severe Weather Spotter Training/ 

Health and Safety Expo offered 

St. Mary Mokena 1st Grade Daisy Troop collects toys 

every December for the Peidatiric Unit of the Silver 

Cross Hospital instead of a gift exchange. They’ve 

done this two years in a row, because three of the 

girls are survivors of serious illnesses. While on an 

unrelated trip to DC, the troop leader, Erin Gallagher 

of Manhattan, asked the girls to each sign the 

back of the photo and she presented it to the girls’ 

legislators. 

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Gallagher had each girl sign the back of the photo, 

and presented them to our legislators in DC. She had 

8x10 photos printed and posed for a picture in front 

of the White House. 

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The Village of New 

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Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 210, 

are proud to announce the 

2019 New Lenox Severe 

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The event will be held on 

Tuesday April 30, 2019, at 

Lincoln-Way West High 

School, 21701 Gougar 

Road New Lenox in the 

Performing Arts Center. 

The free Health and 

Safety Expo will be held 

from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

just outside the Performing 

Arts Center. Visit approximately 

50 organizations 

from the health, safety, 

fitness, preparedness and 

emergency response industries. 

Attendees will have 

the opportunity to receive 

free literature, giveaways, 

and health screenings 

while visiting the tables. 

The free Severe Weather 

Spotter Training will be 

held from 7:00 p.m. to approximately 

8:30 p.m. The 

training provides those in 

attendance with information 

on what to look for 

during severe weather season. 

Attendees will learn 

about: 

• Thunderstorms – 

lightning, hail, damaging 

winds, flash flooding and 

tornadoes; 

• Facts and myths about 

severe weather hazards 

that impact our area; 

• Advisories, watches, 

and warnings; 

• How and where weather 

spotters can report information 

from the safety of 

their homes; and 

• Steps that can be taken 

to prepare for severe 

weather. 

This program is perfect 

for students (middle school 

and up), parents, scouting 

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public works, police, 

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What do you like to do 

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Downton Abbey is 

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If my job could be travelling 

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I would definitely do that. 

During my travels, I would 

also write books and become 

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What are some of your 

I love listening to songs 

from musicals; my favorites 

come from The Greatest 

Showman, Wicked and 

Newsies. I enjoy classical 

music just as much; 

songs like “Fur Elise” by 

Beethoven and “Badinerie” 

by Bach are unforgettable. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

I come from a huge family; 

I have 43 first cousins 

and over 40 second cousins. 

Our family reunions 

can be confusing at times, 

but they are also tons of 

fun. 

Whom do you look up to 

and why? 

I look up to my grandpa. 

They undying love 

he shows for his family 

and dedication he has as a 

preacher shine out every 

time I visit him. His out 

look on life inspires me to 

stay strong and be courageous. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

I keep nothing under my 

bed, except for when my 

cat, Juno, who occasionally 

sneaks into my room and 

hides there, mocking me 

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because I can’t reach her. 

What’s your favorite class 

and why? 

I quite enjoy AP European 

History taught by Mr. 

Gallagher. Starting out my 

day learning about things 

like the black plague and 

the fall of the Roman Empire 

really is inspiring. 

What stands out to you 

about your school? 

I love the school spirit. 

Everyone is really supportive 

and the way everyone 

works together is amazing. 

What extracurricular(s) do 

you wish your school had? 

I wish our school had 

rock climbing. We need 

to offer rock climbing because 

it is an exciting way 

to get active and have fun 

at the same time. 

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feature for The New Lenox 

Patriot. Nominations come 

from New Lenox area schools. 

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Hollywood Casino 

Amphitheatre seeks 

additional sales of liquor at 

venue 

Patrons of the Hollywood 

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soon have more ways to 

purchase alcohol. 

The Tinley Park Village 

Board voted 5-0 on April 

16 to direct the Village attorney 

to draft an ordinance 

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license classifications for 

the concert venue. 

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Changes to the Class I license 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

New health fair gets 

Sandburg students 

socializing 

Sean Airola cannot help 

himself when it comes to 

revamping what physical 

education and health can 

mean for high school students. 

After last year unveiling 

a more tech-heavy curriculum 

to update physical 

education for 2018, Airola 

— Sandburg High School’s 

division chairman for physical 

education, health and 

sports medicine — was sitting 

on the pool deck, thinking 

about how he could 

improve mental and social 

well-being education as the 

next step forward, as the 

mind and body are “one big 

whole.” 

And Sandburg’s inaugural 

Mental-Emotional-Social 

Health Fair was born. 

The fair kicked off the 

morning of Thursday, April 

18, with a keynote presentation 

from Karissa Kouchis, 

a Sandburg graduate who 

now works with Tony Robbins. 

She spent time in the 

school’s Performing Arts 

Center teaching students 

how they can harness and 

focus their emotions to 

achieve their goals. 

That was a goal of the 

program as a whole: to take 

students at an age when their 

chemistry and emotions are 

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Greenan named principal 

of Lockport Township High 

School East Campus 

On April 15, the Lockport 

Township High School 

District 205 Board of Education 

named John Greenan 

the new principal of East 

Campus. 

Greenan is the vice principal 

and is to replace Principal 

Dennis Hicks when 

he retires at the end of the 

school year. 

Greenan is a 17-year 

veteran of the district, and 

he said it is an honor to be 

named principal. 

Greenan started with the 

district out of college and 

was first hired as a social 

studies teacher and basketball 

coach. Since then, he 

has worked at both the Central 

and East campuses. 

But Greenan was a fan of 

the district even before he 

worked there. 

Since then, he has come 

to understand that pride. 

Greenan said he does 

not foresee any specific 

challenges or needs for 

the school he must address 

as principal outside of 

those needs common to all 

schools — safety and social 

media education. 

Reporting by Jesse Wright, 


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Homer native contributes 

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Homer Glen is home of a 

national champion. 

That is Regan Reposh, 

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Now a freshman at Blinn 

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National Junior 

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4-6 at the 2019 National 

Cheer Association & National 

Dance Association 

Collegiate Cheer and Dance 

Championships, which took 

place in Daytona Beach, 

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Sean Hastings, Editor 

A New Lenox man was 

killed in a motorcycle 

crash Sunday, April 21, in 

Manhattan, when another 

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Kenneth L. Markel, 62, 

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When fire personnel arrived 

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He was transported 

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Klein was charged with 

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22. 

An autopsy was done 

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the review of police, 

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before. 

April 14 

• Michael A. Marquez, 28, 

771 Bob White Lane, New 

Lenox, was charged with 

DUI at Laraway Road and 

Rachel Ridge Drive. Police 

said an officer observed a 

vehicle with an equipment 

violation and conducted a 

traffic stop. Police said the 

officer met with Marquez 

and learned he was driving 

under the influence of 

alcohol. 

April 13 

• Erick Delgado-Luna, 

24, 3528 West 63rd Place, 

Chicago, was charged with 

DUI at Lincoln Highway 

and Vine Street. An officer 

reportedly was called 

in reference to a reckless 

driver. Police said the officer 

observed the vehicle 

strike a curb and conducted 

a traffic stop. Police said an 

officer met with the driver 

and learned he was under 

the influence of alcohol. 

• Gregory A. Dague, 29, 

1802 Heatherway #2A, 

New Lenox, was charged 

with DUI at Shagbark 

Road and Nelson Road. 

Police said an officer observed 

a vehicle speeding 

and driving erratically and 

conducted a traffic stop. 

Police said an officer met 

with the driver and learned 

he was driving under the 

influence of alcohol. 

April 12 

• Kristine M. Halper, 52, 

19327 Baron road Mokena, 

was charged with retail 

theft for reportedly stealing 

approximately $380 worth 

of cosmetics, jewelry and 

other miscellaneous items 

from Target, 2370 East 

Lincoln Highway. 

• A resident reportedly had 

their identity stolen in the 

400 block of Livingston 

Court. Someone reportedly 

obtained their personal 

information and opened 

a fraudulent Verizon account. 

• Aldi, 351 East Lincoln 

Highway, was reportedly 

vandalized with graffiti 

spray paint on the back of 

the building. 

April 10 

• A street sign at Kris Drive 

and Haven Ave. was reportedly 

vandalized with 

graffiti spray paint. 

April 9 

• A resident in the 1800 

block of Tudor Lane reportedly 

had a fraudulent 

check sent to them. Police 

said the officer met with 

the complainant who advised 

that they received a 

letter that included a check 

made out to the complainant 

for approximately 

$4,000. The letter reportedly 

was made to appear 

as though it were from the 

United States Postal Service. 

The reportedly letter 

included instructions for 

the complainant to immediately 

deposit the check 

into their bank account. 

The letter reportedly instructed 

the complainant 

to then withdraw the funds, 

purchase money orders 

at the local post office or 

Walmart and evaluate the 

employees and rate the 

service while making the 

purchases. The instructions 

reportedly then called for 

the complainant to keep a 

portion of the money from 

the check provided and 

mail the money orders to a 

provided address. 

• A Hibernia Park sign, 

Blarney Road and Eagle 

Circle, was reportedly vandalized 

with graffiti spray 

paint, Police said the graffiti 

was similar in color and 

nature to the graffiti found 

at Martino Junior High. 


block of Lisson Grove reportedly 

had their mailbox 

stolen from their property. 

• A theft was reported at 

CVS Pharmacy, 115 East 

Lincoln Highway. Police 

said the complainant advised 

the officers that two 

subjects stole bottles of alcohol 

from the store valued 

at $37. 


block of Misty Creek Drive 

reportedly had someone 

cash a forged/fraudulent 

check on their account. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

New Lenox Patriot’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found online 

on the New Lenox Police 

Department’s website or 

releases issued by the department 

and other agencies. 

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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“Someone asked the last time I posted 

about this new trail leading up to LW West 

if the trail was going to be extended all 

the way to the high school. I now have the 

answer. It appears they are getting ready 

to pour a sidewalk to go the remaining 

distance to the school. Cody approves. As 

an aside, I told my two sons who attend 

this school that they now have the ability 

to WALK to school. Suffice to say, I think 

they are content to leave the walking to 

me and Cody. NOTE: Cody is a rescue 

from Puerto Rico that we received through 

As Good as Gold, a non-profit devoted to 

Golden Retriever rescues.” 

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“The totals are in! Lincoln-Way West raised 

and donated $9,000 to St. Baldrick’s this 

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from the editor 

Students should be taking personal finance classes 

Sean Hastings 

sean@newlenoxpatriot.com 

After I attended a 

personal finance 

class at Lincoln- 

Way West Wednesday, 

April 17, I looked back on 

my high school career and 

really wish I took advantage 

of that at the time. 

Instead, I went through 

college and the early part 

of being graduated trying 

to fully understand my 

finances. 

I did not know West offered 

the class while I was 

there, so there’s my excuse, 

but 23-year-old Sean would 

make sure 18-year-old Sean 

took that class. Especially 

knowing, and for that matter 

not knowing, what I do 

now. 

And I would go as far to 

say that a personal finance 

NFYN 

From Page 10 

third former Porters cheerleader 

to be a member of 

a national championship 

team. 

In the finals, Blinn cheer 

earned its national title in 

Small Coed Division II 

with a score of 95.42 over 

second-place Lindenwood 

University, which finished 

with 94.91, per a school 

press release. 

Last year, the Buccaneers 

cheer made history as the 

class should be put into 

the main curriculum as a 

mandatory class, not just at 

West but all high schools. 

Going to college or not, 

everyone is faced with 

financial situations, whether 

it be a mortgage, credit 

cards, loans, insurance or 

whatever it may be, and it 

would be great to have a 

head start as you venture 

off into the real world. 

Senior year schedules 

are a little more open than 

the underclassman years, 

but it still should not be the 

“blow-off year.” 

The kids that I talked to 

and saw in the class that 

day truly seemed invested 

in the opportunity to take 

the class. Sure, every student 

has their favorite classes 

and least favorite classes, 

and luckily, depending on 

a career path that is chosen, 

they may never have to see 

their dreaded subject come 

into play again. 

But you don’t have a 

choice when it comes to 

paying off loans, a mortgage 

and insurance, so why 

not have some knowledge 

in your back pocket before 

it comes. 

One student said you 

first team to ever win five 

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Next year, Reposh hopes 

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Beyond that, she 

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only hurt yourself if you 

don’t take the class seriously. 

I don’t know if it is still 

the case, but I remember 

my friends and classmates, 

and me included, complaining 

about certain subjects 

saying “when am I going to 

use this in the future,” and 

asking ourselves why can’t 

we have a class like the personal 

finance one so many 

kids are taking now. 

Well that class is here. 

The class is offered districtwide 

at Central and East, as 

well. There is no guarantee 

that this class becomes 

mandatory, but I encourage 

parents and students that 

this should be an elective 

students take. 

And it’s not only made 

for seniors. Underclassmen 

are allowed in the class, as 

well. 

Having been a senior 

before at West, I know 

that a senior year schedule 

especially, is open enough 

to take it. So maybe instead 

of that extra advisory 

period (yes, I took one with 

my friends), rally up your 

friends and take a personal 

finance class. 

Take the class in high 

school while you have the 

time, and don’t try learning 

it on the fly. You want 

more real life knowledge 

in school? This is it. It’s as 

real as it gets. Everyone has 

to deal with it no matter 

what subjects you loved 

and hated in high school. 

Get loving this. 

“It’s a lot of common 

sense that a lot of people 

don’t understand,” one 

student said. 

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Service dogs lifesavers for those suffering from PTSD 


“A man’s best friend” 

just doesn’t cut it when describing 

what a service dog 

means to someone suffering 

from PTSD. 

It is more than the greeting 

at the door, a big lick 

across the face or a snuggle 

buddy. It is a companion 

that is there to make sure 

they want to get up in the 

morning, can sleep through 

the night or go out in public. 

Four veterans and one 

police officer were officially 

presented with their 

service dogs at the New 

Lenox American Legion, 

Saturday, April 20. The 

evening was put together 

by K9’s for Veteran and Michael 

Tellerino, veteran and 

founder led the event. 

Julian Silva, Brian Skraba, 

Oscar Gutierrez, Cassandra 

Taylor and Brad 

Vaughn all officially received 

their dogs. 

“Watching the difference 

in these guys, you can’t put 

a price on that,” Tellerino 

said. 

Each service dog is 

trained specifically for the 

person they are helping. 

PTSD cannot be seen and 

it can’t be picked out of a 

crowd and in a room filled 

with people. 

And for Skraba of Lockport, 

as much as that night 

was about officially getting 

his service dog, Bentley, it 

was just as much about continuing 

to spread the word 

about PTSD and finding 

ways to treat it better and 

faster. 

Skraba, a Marine veteran, 

was overwhelmed by 

the support shown toward 

him and the others with the 

community members and 

other former Marine’s in 

the room cheering him on. 

He has been out of the 

military for 10 years and he 

said sometimes he misses 

the camaraderie he once 

had, but events like that 

night brings it back. 

“He’s just a calming 

presence,” Skraba said. “If I 

start getting a little stressed 

out or zoning out, he’s going 

to help bring me back 

and take me out of the bad 

place so I don’t stay there 

all day.” 

And the first step for Skraba 

to getting better and 

getting help was admitting 

that he needed it. While the 

dog may give away that he 

is dealing with something, 

he hopes that gives someone 

else, who is trying to 

find the strength to get help, 

get it, he said. 

“For a while, I thought 

about the stigma, but then 

I said whatever,”he said. 

“The happiness she brings 

me and the mood change 

is worth any kind of weird 

stigma that anybody may 

apply.” 

Skraba also mentioned 

how 22 veterans commit 

suicide each day. 

“Maybe by me having 

the service dog, maybe 

someone will ask for help 

and maybe that will cut 

down on one,” he said. 

“One makes all the difference 

in the world. Hopefully 

he makes a difference 

for other people and not just 

me.” 

That is the one thing all 

the service dog recipients 

had in common: they asked 

for help and K9’s for Veterans 

holding the event, has 

society taking one step forward. 

For Gutierrez, that is why 

that night meant so much to 

him and his dog Daisy. 

He had friends that took 

their own lives because 

they did not have someof 

the options that are available 

now. 

“If they would have had 

something like a service 

dog to read the signs,they 

would probably still be 

here,” he said. 

Gutierrez struggles with 

panic attacks and that is 

how Daisy has helped him 

already. 

Service dogs are trained 

to read panic attacks even 

before they start and can 

calm a veteran down. 

“When they’re happening, 

she comes next to me 

and I’m able to pet her and 

get my mind off whatever 

triggered me,” he said. 

And a little extra special 

aspect for Gutierrez is that 

he never owned a dog before, 

but now having Daisy, 

wishes he had a dog before. 

“I wish their life spans 

were as long as mine because 

she’s grown into me 

already,” he said. “I love 

this dog to death. She’s definitely 

a part of the family.” 

He has been reaching out 

to others to let them know 

how much it helps and one 

veteran has already showed 

up to the center to get a dog 

trained for him. 

Vaughn, of Peoria 

Heights, is the first first responder 

to receive a service 

dog through K9’s for Veterans. 

He was having night terrors 

on a regular basis, but 

his dog, Bo, has already 

helped him with them. Bo 

sleeps next to Vaughn’s 

bed and will jump in if he 

senses a panic attack, put 

his weight on Vaughn and 

let him know it’s OK. 

“He lets me know that 

whatever was in my head 

isn’t real and he is my reality,” 

Vaughn said. 

Dogs love children. For 

whatever reason, they’re 

drawn to them, but when 

Vaughn and his family went 

to pick up Bo, he darted 

right past Vaughn’s kids 

and went straight for him. 

“It was like he already 

knew I was the guy having 

anxiety issues,”he said. 

“It’s incredible.” 

Vaughn struggles to be in 

crowded rooms when he’s 

off duty and usually has his 

back against the wall when 

he is in them, but now he 

separates himself because 

of Bo. 

Bo watches what is going 

on behind Vaughn and 

tugs when he sees some one 

walking behind him. 

“I can kind of let my 

guard down a little bit,” 

Vaughn said. “He can keep 

an eye out for me.” 

Silva, who is just 22, 

of Oak Lawn, an Air 

Force veteran, said his 

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ERIN REDMOND, Freelance Reporter 

For Cheyanne Montano, the sky is limit 

— literally. 

The Lincoln-Way West junior and Air 

Force Junior ROTC cadet received a scholarship 

for a private pilot license training 

program at California Baptist University, 

the school announced April 15. 

Montano is one of 150 students to receive 

the scholarship out of more than 

1,560 applicants. She will attend the program 

this summer, but said she is still in 

shock over the news. 

“My mom walked in my room and she 

looked really happy and I was like ‘oh 

God.’” I didn’t know what it was, but I 

had a feeling,” Montano said. ”Then she 

told me that I was picked [for the scholarship]. 

I was shocked for a second and then 

I freaked out — and I’m still kind of freaking 

out.” 

Being a pilot, Montano said, was never 

really on her radar in terms of career choices 

until she joined the ROTC. It was here 

that she began learning about aviation and 

she began picturing herself as a pilot for 

the Air Force. 

But now that her dream is taking flight, 

she admits she has some butterflies thinking 

about flying an aircraft. 

“It’s terrifying [thinking about piloting a 

plane], but it’s a good scary,” Montano said 

with a laugh. “Going into high school was 

a good scary and this is the same. I think 

it’s going to be good.” 

The journey out west is especially exciting 

for Montano as she has never been 

to California, so she is checking off many 

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time it’s getting the word 

out (about PTSD).” 

He added that he loves 

when people talk to him 

about his dog or ask him 

questions what his condition 

is because it informs 

other people to gain more 

knowledge about PTSD. 

As special as the night 

was at the Legion with 

friends, family, other veterans 

and even just fellow 

community members, 

where the veterans are being 

honored, Silva would 

have never attended anything 

like that before Nala, 

he said. 

“I’m still kind of freaking 

out now,” he said. “But 

I’m able to go to stores with 

her now because before, I 

wasn’t able to. She helps me 

get out of bed and she needs 

me as much as I need her. 

She has literally saved my 

life multiple times where 

I was having flashbacks 

Cheyanne Montano was one of 150 

students to receive the scholarship. 

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firsts with this program. 

“It’s really an honor to go there,” she 

said. “Obviously it’s super exciting that 

I’m trying to get my pilot’s license, but 

just the whole experience of meeting new 

people and going through this really intense 

course, it’s going to really exciting 

for me.” 

A military career seems to be in her blood 

as her father served in the Army. She said 

her parents are understandably worried having 

her be so far from home, but she is excited 

for this next chapter in her life: 

“I’m really proud of myself for getting 

this far and I can’t wait to see where it 

goes.” 

and she came and licked 

my face and I realized, I’m 

back and I’m grounded and 

nothing was going on.” 

The smile on Silva’s face 

said it all when Nala came 

into the room to see him, 

jumping on him giving him 

kisses as he returned hugs. 

Knowing his situation or 

not, it was clear how big the 

impact one small animal 

has made on him. 

“She’s been a lifesaver, 

figuratively and literally,” 

he said. “She saved me.”



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get out of town! 

Nashville a lot of live country, a little bit rock ’n’ bowl 

Catch some tunes, 

make sure to visit 

the bathroom in 

the Music City 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

You’ve been on the road 

nearly seven hours by the 

time you reach Nashville, 

unless you took a (recommended) 

break in Louisville. 

And the first thing 

you need to do is visit the 

bathroom. 

Whether you need to 

use the facilities or not is 

beside the point. The Hermitage 

Hotel has a men’s 

bathroom that was remodeled 

and reconfigured in 

the 1930s, restored to its 

original Art Deco scheme 

at the request of both men 

and women, according to 

a plaque outside of it. It 

has been featured in music 

videos and purportedly has 

hosted legislative deals. 

There is a shoe shine station 

and an old phone, and 

the sinks, toilet bowls and 

urinals are all mint green, 

popping against the otherwise 

black walls. The sign 

says that color scheme has 

encouraged as many women 

as men to take a peek 

inside, but it is an active 

bathroom, so peek at your 

own risk. 

While you’re at the hotel, 

the Oak Bar is worth 

a visit. It features an extensive 

(in the realm of a 130 

bottles) Bourbon list that 

goes well with its Prohibition-era 

vibe. With that 

pit stop out of the way, it’s 

time to start truly exploring 

the Music City. 

Exploring Music City 

Nashville is known for 

its country music, and there 

are, of course, the big tourist 

attractions such as the 

Grand Ole Opry, Ryman 

Auditorium and, yes, a 

replica of the Parthenon to 

see. If you made the trip and 

have the time, by all means 

check them out. But if your 

time is limited, it’s better 

spent hopping bars at night 

to catch live musicians. 

Before we do, let’s get 

one thing out of the way: 

You don’t need to be a huge 

country music fan to enjoy 

Nashville. I’m not, but I 

married one, and we both 

had a lot of fun there. As 

long as you appreciate live 

music, the city offers it in a 

volume and with an ease of 

access I’ve seen nowhere 

else. 

Broadway serves as the 

main strip just southwest of 

the Cumberland River, but 

that area can feel like the 

main strips in the Wisconsin 

Dells or Gatlinburg — 

worth seeing but definitely 

a tourist trap. There are 

plenty of spots on offshoots 

and even in other neighborhoods 

that offer great music 

minus the foot traffic. 

No matter where you decide 

to start, free music will 

not be in short supply. My 

recommendation: Don’t 

plan. Stop in a joint that has 

the outdoor seating you’re 

craving or beckons with the 

Siren sounds you can’t resist. 

Buy a drink and take in 

a few songs. If you love it, 

you found your spot for the 

night. If you don’t? Start 

walking until something 

else catches your eyes and 

ears. That’s the beauty of 

Nashville in a bandshell. 

When you’re done seeing 

main drag, though, make 

sure to check out the nearby 

Rocket Fizz soda shop 

for the wall of bottles and 

an eclectic selection of candy. 

And while the Johnny 

Cash Museum looks small 

The restored Art Deco of the men’s bathroom at the 

Hermitage Hotel in Nashville makes it a must-visit pit 

stop. Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

More music, more fun 

Two things that thrill in 

Louisville 

The Workhouse 

Ballroom: Otherwise 

known as “The Cave” 

or “Secret Cave,” it’s 

literally a music hall 

in a cave in the side 

of a hill that looks like 

something out of The 

Shire from the outside 

and brick barrel cellar 

from the inside. I’ve 

heard better sound, 

from the outside, plenty of 

cool memorabilia lines the 

inside of the space, highlighted 

by a wall of records, 

a theater space and history 

lessons focused on one of 

the greats. 

but the ambiance here 

makes it worth seeing 

just about anything 

once in this space. 

Holy Grale: This 

Unitarian Church 

was built in the 

Original Highlands 

neighborhood in 1905. 

Now, it features an 

extensive beer list 

with a solid focus on 

Belgians, good food 

and a nice outdoor 

space when the 

weather’s right. 

Sleep, drink, eat, repeat 

When I visited a few 

years back, I made the 

Hutton Hotel my base 

of operations. Though it 

is a good couple of miles 

from the riverfront, it sits 

near Music Row and the 

Vanderbilt campus, which 

is a beautiful sight on the 

way to the Pancake Pantry, 

one of those unique 

spots that makes standing 

in a line feel almost fun, 

and the reward is breakfast. 

The hotel houses some musical 

artifacts, such as the 

handwritten Charlie Daniels 

lyrics to “The Devil 

Went Down to Georgia” 

framed with a frayed bow 

in the room where I stayed. 

If you’re a food fanatic, 

it also is close to The Catbird 

Seat. While Nashville 

is predominantly known 

for its hot fried chicken and 

other Southern favorites, 

this upscale spot is perfect 

for adventurous types. 

The U-shaped layout gives 

Another Perspective 

We asked readers on social media to share their favorite 

spring break spots. They said… 

“Anywhere I can go fishing. Lake 

Michigan for salmon/trout; Atlantic 

Ocean out of New York for striper, 

shark or tuna; Lake Fork, Texas, and 

upper Mississippi River for bass.” 

—Jeff Wolfe, in reply to The Mokena Messenger 

on Facebook 

“Hawaii! Perfect weather all yearround. 

Beautiful beaches. Whales 

during spring break. Really is 

paradise.” 

—Lisa Witkowski, in response to The Orland 

Park Prairie on Facebook 

“Six Flags Hurricane Harbor for 

the sunburnt suburban dads. Chasing 

around a bunch of kids named 

Cody.” 

—James Hancock, in response to @TinleyJunc 

tion 

everyone a view of the 

kitchen action. And before 

or after dinner, a drink at 

the neighboring Patterson 

House is highly recommended. 

It offers a dimly 

lit, pre-Prohibition craft 

cocktail vibe — and has 

house rules to help keep it 

that way. Few nail the feel 

like this place does. 

But you promised rock 

Before you leave town, 

make sure to check out the 

Third Man Records storefront. 

Owned by The White 

Stripes’ Jack White, it’s a 

record store but also a bit of 

a museum, complete with a 

wax collectible machine. It 

also has a live music space, 

because this is Nashville. 

Get out of Town! is a monthly 

travel column focusing on 

relatively local destinations 

and activities, with helpful tips, 

readers’ stories and more.

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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. Bard’s “before” 

4. French singer, 

Jacques 

8. Processed, as grain 

14. Shrew 

15. In __ of (instead of) 

16. “Golf, ___?” 

17. Trattoria offering 

19. Shish kabob 

holder 

20. “Why should ___ 

you?” 

21. Fix, vet-style 

23. She plays Lady 

Edith Crawley on 

“Downton Abbey,” 

Laura _____ 

27. Assoc for seniors 

31. City map abbreviation 

32. Basketball org. 

33. German auto 

pioneer Gottlieb 

34. Build up 

36. Virally spreading 

image or idea 

37. Aerobic fitness 

program you can do 

at the Orland Park 

Sportsplex 

40. Pack animal 

41. Iconic retail store 

in Orland Park 

42. “Well, well!” 

43. Ringed planet 

45. Grinds the teeth 

together 

47. Parisian friend 

48. Road hazard 

51. ___ Club 

52. Lie 

55. Teased mercilessly 

56. ___ fixe (obsession) 

57. Composer Rachmaninoff 

61. Nissan luxury 

brand 

65. Shameless and 

corrupt 

66. Shade of black 

67. Masefield play 

“The Tragedy of ___” 

68. Capital on the 

Missouri 

69. “___ extra cost!” 

70. Coll. major 

Down 

1. Improve 

2. Berate 

3. Collectors of wild 

birds’ eggs 

4. Deli order 

5. Guanabara Bay city 

6. Velvet ending 

7. Verdi’s “___ Miller” 

8. Mixture of many 

spices 

9. Very dark 

10. Potassium hydroxide 

11. Fan setting 

12. Mariner’s compass 

direction 

13. “___ Rosenkavalier” 

18. Cash machine 

22. Bust setting 

24. Pizarro’s conquest 

25. Toronto media inits. 

26. Dogged 

27. Jordan city 

28. “Tess of the 

D’Urbervilles’’ scoundrel 

29. ___ Martin (cognac) 

30. Air Force One 

passenger, abbr. 

34. Chasm 

35. Land of the brave 

and free 

37. Turns sharply 

38. Annapolis initials 

39. What to call a lady 

41. Dr.’s orders 

44. Quentin wrote 

“Kill Bill” for her 

46. Ballet company’s 

leading dancer 

48. First-aid item 

49. El Greco, by birth 

50. Watching closely 

53. Camera brand 

54. Element whose 

symbol is Sn 

55. Someone usually 

brings it up 

57. Drain 

58. Brit. recording giant 

59. Beluga yield 

60. Watchdog’s warning 

62. “___ a chance” 

63. Cooler 

64. UN labor agcy. 

NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

Williamson’s Restaurant 

and Pub 

(1490 W. Maple St. New 

Lenox, (815) 485-8585) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

$5 

House Wine Wednesdays 

■Sundays: ■ Spicy 

Bloody Marys $5 

Hickory Creek Brewing 

Company 

(1005 W Laraway Rd, 

New Lenox. (779) 803- 

3974) 

■3 ■ p.m. -close Fridays: 

Happy Hour from 3 

to 6 p.m. followed by 

Smokin’ Z BBQ food 

truck from 5:30 to 

8:30 p.m. and live 

music. 

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. 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old La- 

Grange 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 

HOMER GLEN 

Front Row 

■(14903 ■ S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 

645-7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

a.ivanisevic@22ndcentury 

media.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 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the low $200s 

When it comes to a preferred location, 

Peotone is a steadily growing 

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with a bright future—which is why Distinctive 

Home Builders chose the Will 

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of 38 single-family homes: Westgate 

Manor. 

“Peotone is a family-friendly village 

just south of Chicago and is one 

of the best kept secrets among new 

home seekers,” said Bryan Nooner, 

President of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“We expect to attract home shoppers 

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south suburban Chicago marketplace. 

We will likely also see buyers from the 

Kankakee area because the Peotone 

school district is so desirable.” 

Several factors attracted Distinctive 

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community, not the least of 

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Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 and easy access to I-80. Commuters 

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“It’s a vibrant, growing community 

 

centers in the west and southwest suburbs 

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residential boom here,” said Nooner. 

 

combined with lower construction 

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Westgate Manor brick and frame 

 

The Fahan II, a split level 3-4BR luxury townhome at Brookside Meadows. 

2-Story Great Room Prairie Model 

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family room or great room, and concrete 

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wide variety of styles and selections— 

 

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Other premium standard features 

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basements in most models, ceramic 

 

baths and foyer; and custom maple 

cabinets. Distinctive kitchen cabinets 

 

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with dove tail joints, which is very 

rare in the marketplace. 

“When you build a new home with 

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Prior to closing, each home undergoes 

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appreciate the integration of social 

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them to easily share photos and updates 

of their new home with family and 

friends,” he concluded. 

As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive 

Home Builders can modify any of 

its standard designs to cater to a customer’s 

tastes, which means that moving 

walls, adding extra windows or even 

extending the garage are all possible. 

Nooner added that “All our homes 

 

built to the new National Energy Code 

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upgraded wall and ceiling insulation 

 

 

customers take possession of their new 

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insure that each home passes a set of 

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that our homes are tight and energy ef- 

 

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Peotone was established in 1856 and 

 

downtown area complete with diners, 

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there is a Farmer’s Market in front 

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the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas 

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Westgate Manor is conveniently located 

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and Information Center is located in 

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The New Lenox Patriot’s 

Where: 2838 Meadow Path, New 

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What: Three Bedrooms, two Baths 

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eat-in kitchen with granite counters, 

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542 Doxbury Lane, New 

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- Lisa Ann Uremovich 

to Nicholas George 

Mikulec, Dana E. Latka 

$287,000 

March 27 

1820 Orchard Lane, 

New Lenox, 60451- 

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Title Land Trust Co. 

Tr to Roman Farias 

Jr, Denisse Farias 

$347,500 

March 28 

1055 Southgate Road, 


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Trust 12113 to Yolanda 

Manzo, $160,000 

March 29 

1009 Andrea Drive, 


2369 - Karen Dempsey 

Trustee to Frank Salazar 

Jr, $230,000 

March 29 

2202 Alta Vista Drive, 


8802 - Victoria Marie 

Fiorenza to Michael 

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1606 Cimarron Drive, 


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to Mark A. Seebeck, 

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$260,000 

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3504 Edgecreek Drive, 


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to Melissa Fabis, 

$289,900 

April 04 

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- Richard E. Sluder 

to Eugene Gino Mori, 

Jessica Marie Mori 

$315,000 

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2703 Legal 

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2703 Legal 

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2703 Legal 

Notices 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 212 Manor Dr., New Lenox, IL 

60451 (Condominium). Onthe 9th day 

of May, 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: MTGLQ 

Investors, L.P. Plaintiff V.Unknown 

Heirs and Devisees ofAlicia Almanza, 

deceased, Unknown Claimants and Lienholders 

Against the Estate of Alicia 

Almanza, deceased, Unknown Claimants 

and Lienholders Against the Unknown 

Heirs and Devisees of Alicia Almanza, 

deceased, Lee Almanza, Donna 

Almanza, Manor Condominium Association, 

Village ofNew Lenox, Courtney 

Almanza and Joseph Cernugel, as 

Special Representative of Alicia Almanza, 

deceased Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 2297 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the 

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 

605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified 

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by subdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments 

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties 

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

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. 


of 800 Belot Lane, New Lenox, IL 

60451 (Single Family). On the 16th day 




IL 60432, under Case Title: U.S. Bank 

National Association, as Trustee for the 

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 

Series 2005-10 Plaintiff V. SCOTT E. 

KLEPSER; SHARON M.KLEPSER; 

BLUE STONE BAY COMMUNITY 

ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA; Defendant. 












whose rights in and tothe residen- 

tial real estate arose prior to the sale. All 



County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 













SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 










of 132 Elm Street, New Lenox, IL 

60451 (Single Family ). On the 9th day 




IL 60432, under Case Title: Freedom 

Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff V. Eric 

J. Davenport aka Eric Devenport; Secretary 

ofHousing and Urban Development 

Defendant. 
















County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 













ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 









2703 Legal 

Notices 









STATE OF ILLINOIS 

) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL 

) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

MTGLQ Investors, L.P. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Alicia 

Almanza, deceased, Unknown Claimants 

and Lienholders Against the Estate 

of Alicia Almanza, deceased, Unknown 

Claimants and Lienholders Against the 

Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Alicia 

Almanza, deceased, Lee Almanza, 

Donna Almanza, Manor Condominium 

Association, Village of New Lenox, 

Courtney Almanza and Joseph Cernugel, 

as Special Representative of 

Alicia Almanza, deceased 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 2297 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 7th day ofFebruary, 2019, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

9th day of May, 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 

or bidders the following-described real 

estate: 

Unit ''A'' in Manor Condominium, as 

delineated on asurvey of the following 

described real estate: Lot 14, in Planned 

Environment Re-Subdivision Unit No. 

2, being asubdivision ofPart ofLot 16 

in Block 2in Greenbriar Unit No. 1, being 

asubdivision in the South 1/2 of 

Section 16, in Township 35 North, and 

in Range 11, East ofthe Third Principal 

Meridian, according to the plat thereof 

recorded July 19, 1979, as Document 

No. R79-25916 and Certificate of Correction 

recorded August 10, 1979, as 

Document No. R79-29424 and Recorded 

April 3, 1980, as Document No. 

R80-8661, which survey is attached as 

Exhibit ''D'' to the Declaration of Condominium 

recorded onthe 22nd Day of 

March, 1985, as Document No. 

R85-8586, as amended from time to 

time, together with an undivided percentage 

interest in the common elements 

in said parcel, in Will County, Illinois. 

Commonly known as: 

212 Manor Dr., New Lenox, IL 60451 

Description of Improvements: 

Condominium 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-16-306-057-1001 













County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 












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 










) 

) SS. 


) 




U.S. Bank National Association, as 

Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment 

Loan Trust, Mortgage 

Pass-Through Certificates, Series 

2005-10 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SCOTT E. KLEPSER; SHARON M. 

KLEPSER; BLUE STONE BAY COM- 

MUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 

Defendant. 

No. 17 CH 0304 




cause on the 13th day of February, 

2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 








estate: 

LOT 220 IN BLUESTONE BAY UNIT 

FOUR, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR- 

TER OF SECTION 24 AND PART OF 

THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF 

SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC- 

CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED AUGUST 27, 1998 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R98-100554 AND 

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION 

RECORDED MAY 25, 1999 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R99-65452, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


800 Belot Lane, New Lenox, IL 60451 


Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-24-413-008-0000 



twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 






whose rights inand to the residential 


payments shall be made incash or certified 


County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 













TACT: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 


MIKE KELLEY 











) 

) SS. 


) 




Freedom Mortgage Corporation 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Eric J. Davenport aka Eric Devenport; 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

Defendant. 

No. 18 CH 1217 




cause on the 8th day ofFebruary, 2019, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 








estate: 

LOT 169 IN BROOKWOOD PARK, A 

SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE 

WEST 1/2 OFSECTION 15, TOWN- 

SHIP 35NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID- 

IAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


132 Elm Street, New Lenox, IL 60451 


Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-15-306-010-0000 



twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 






whose rights inand to the residential 




County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 













TACT: 

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 


MIKE KELLEY 


2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

16 ft. ext. ladder $27. Twin oak 

headboard, good condition 

$25. 708.995.1222 

20 inch Huffy tremor BMX 

bike boys VGC $40. 

708.785.3085 

Beanies 4 for $5.00, 10 for 

$10.00, Tiffany Jewerly, Mike 

Jordan promo, kiddie cards. 

Chris 708-465-4014 

Chaise lounge champagne colored. 

Used for a bedroom. 

Very good condition. $65 

708-349-3524 or 708-370-3524 

Chicago Bulls leather jacket, 

size XL $90. 847.724.8681 

Comforter king, bed skirt, 

shams, velvet pillows (4) 

brown and light grey/blue paisley/velvet. 

Beautiful set, 

changed decor! $100 takes all. 

708.307.5306 

Dining room table and 4chairs 

$45 OBO. 4 drawer tan steel 

file cabinet $35 OBO. 

Frankfort 708-609-8625 

Drafting table professional 

60 inches wide, 37.5 inches 

deep. Drawer & Key $90. 

Exercise elliptical Weslo 

Momentum CT 3.8 w/ manual 

$85. Call 708.599.6796 

Exercise Equipment 

Ab Lounger 2-like new $75. 

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Chicago Bulls leather jacket, 

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Comforter king, bed skirt, 

shams, velvet pillows (4) 

brown and light grey/blue paisley/velvet. 

Beautiful set, 

changed decor! $100 takes all. 

708.307.5306 

Dining room table and 4chairs 

$45 OBO. 4 drawer tan steel 

file cabinet $35 OBO. 

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60 inches wide, 37.5 inches 

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Exercise elliptical Weslo 

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$85. Call 708.599.6796 

Exercise Equipment 

Ab Lounger 2-like new $75. 

708-267-4611 

Frigidare microwave over the 

stove white. Only 4years old. 

Works good. $90. Tinley Park 

708-574-4553 

Full set men’s golf clubs w/ 

bag, like new. 8 irons, 3 

woods, putter, 15 balls, tees, 

umbrella. Ready toplay $100. 

Frankfort 815.806.9422 

Full set men’s golf clubs with 

bag-like new 8 irons, 3 woods, 

putter, umbrella, 15 balls, tees. 

Ready toplay $100. Frankfort 

815-806-9422 

Inkjet cartridges for Canon Piyma 

MP620 series 2 yellow, 2 

cyan, 2magenta, replacement 

cartridges from Inktechnologies. 

Best offer. 

(708)-870-5620 Tom 

Lawn mower $100. 

708.460.3626 

Like new black computer desk 

with chair from Target $75.00. 

773-850-9974 

Maple crib and mattress, car 

seat, used only at NaNa’s, 

Buggy $100 

Men’s suits-some new $10. 

32-38-42, men’s dress shirts sz 

15-16 $1 to $3. 815-838-7770 

NEW Johnson MTR 6gal gas 

can $35, SAE 21 piece 

Gearwrench socket set $40 

Spin Cast fishing reels $10ea 

708-214-4022 

New pair GMC jack stands 

$25, Honda Accord key chain 

$4, Graysteering wheel cover 

$3, New car sun shade$8. 

708-460-8308 

Nordic Track Sequoia model 

ski machine, excellent condition 

$45. Avita 850 aerobic 

rower, good condition $35. 

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ATHLETE of the week 

10 Questions 

with Ben Pluskota 

Ben Pluskota is a senior outside hitter on Lincoln- 

Way West’s volleyball team. 

The team is off to a great start this season. 

What are your thoughts on how you’ve 

done so far? 

We knew coming into the season that we had all 

the pieces to go a long way. We have the personnel, 

and even the guys on the bench that can come in for 

us. I always feel like everyone can come in and do 

their job. 

How did you start playing volleyball? 

In the seventh grade at Manhattan Jr. High. One of 

my best friends, David Flores, who is our setter on 

the team at West, told me to come out for the volleyball 

team because all our friends were on it. I was doing 

cross country then but decided to play volleyball. 

That led to club volleyball and high school. 

What happened to you and cross country? 

I ran it in the sixth grade and I quit doing it after 

that. That was the end of my running career. I was 

actually playing baseball in the spring back then and 

was on a travel team. But I gave that up in eighth 

grade for volleyball. 

What is it about the game of volleyball that 

makes it the sport for you? 

I like the idea that if you get a point or give up a 

point that you just celebrate it or move on from it. 

Plus, it’s just a team sport. You have to trust everyone 

to do their job and that’s what’s important about the 

team aspect. 

Other states do this, so do you wish that 

Illinois played best-of-five set matches 

instead of best-of-three? 

I definitely like the idea of playing more. But playing 

up to five-set matches could have a negative effect 

going into the postseason. 

You’re about 5-foot-11. so you’re short for 

an outside hitter but obviously can jump out 

of the gym. Do you know how high your 

verticle jump is? 

I’m not sure. I’d say 36 to 37 inches. I’m not 

big on that, I don’t like to compare to others. At 

5-foot-11, I feel short in real life and it’s even 

worse on the court. 

Steve Millar/22nd Century Media 

What do you do to fire yourself up before a 

match? 

I just like to listen to music. I’m pretty chill and 

my favorite artist is Billy Joel. So I don’t show much 

emotion. When I’m on the court I’m calm and ready 

to play. 

What have you learned from West boys 

volleyball coach Jodi Frigo? 

She knows the ins and outs of teams and tells us 

what’s she’s seen on film on the other team. She’s 

right and we have to trust her. 

You’ve already committed to play in college, 

right? 

Yes. I’m going to continue to play at North Central 

College in Naperville. The volleyball program 

there is fairly new [starting play in 2016] and is upand-coming. 

I think I can step in there and make an 

impact. I also really like the campus and it’s close to 

downtown Naperville. 

What’s the best thing about being an athlete 

at Lincoln-Way West? 

Just the support from the school and the students. 

We had such a great student section against Marist, 

with them rushing the floor after the win. Plus, whenever 

we do something like advancing to state last 

year, the school recognizes us. It’s great. 

Interview By Freelance Reporter Randy Whalen 

Baseball 

LWC slips past LWW in close game 

TIM YONKE 

Freelance Reporter 

The high school baseball 

season can be a fickle one. 

How else do you explain 

that just a day prior to this 

season’s first rivalry game between 

Lincoln-Way West and 

host Lincoln-Way Central on 

April 16, the field was blanketed 

in snow from a freak April 

storm? 

Fast forward 24 hours and 

the weather that greeted the 

Warriors and Knights was 

ideal, with temperatures in the 

lows 70s and just a hint of a 

breeze. 

The conditions made for 

a beautiful day and a wellplayed 

game matched it. 

In the end, it was the host 

Knights who held on for a 2-1 

Southwest Suburban Conference 

victory. 

A pair of talented left handers, 

sophomore Ryan Kraft for 

Central and junior Ben Gerl for 

West, were locked in a scoreless 

pitchers’ duel through four 

innings. 

In the bottom of the fifth, 

Central’s Mike Maloney led 

off with a double down the leftfield 

line, his second hit of the 

game. The sophomore shortstop 

proceeded to steal third 

base and scored the game’s 

first run on a wild pitch. 

“As the game moved along, 

you could see it was just going 

be that one opportunity that 

you had,” Central coach Mitch 

Nowicki said. 

The key to scoring first was 

the stolen base. 

“(Gerl) had a high leg kick 

going and I knew we had to get 

someone to third (base) and I 

just took it,” Maloney said. 

Central tacked on another 

run an inning later on an error. 

Gerl allowed just three hits, 

struck out five and walked just 

one in his six-inning stint. 

Meanwhile, Kraft was cruising 

along after stopping a couple 

of scoring threats. 

In the first, Michael Kennedy 

hit the game’s first pitch 

for a single before eventually 

making his way to third 

with just one out. Kraft then 

snagged a grounder headed up 

the middle and kept Kennedy 

at third before throwing the 

batter out. A strikeout ended 

the inning. 

In the fourth, thanks to a 

Central error and a Martin 

Bender single, West had runners 

on second and third with 

just one out. The game’s key 

defensive play came next as 

a ground ball down the thirdbase 

line was gloved by Mark 

Husenger. He quickly threw 

home to Central catcher Liam 

Higgins, who tagged the runner 

out. 

“It was a well-played, wellpitched 

game but we didn’t 

take advantage of some offensive 

situations when we had 

the chance,” West coach Jake 

Zajc said. “Little things are 

always going to be magnified 

when you lose a close game.” 

The Warriors almost pulled 

it out in their last at-bats. After 

opening with a single and 

a walk, Kraft was replaced on 

the mound by senior Tate Dynia. 

West plated one run thanks 

to another single by Kennedy, 

but Dynia retired the final batter 

on a fly ball with two runners 

on base. 

“I give our kids credit for 

coming back there with the tying 

and winning runs on base,” 

Zajc said. 

Kraft finished with seven 

strikeouts, three walks and 

four hits. 

“I threw mostly fastballs and 

curveballs with a changeup 

here and there,” Kraft said. 

Nowicki was impressed. 

“I thought Ryan was great,” 

Nowicki said. “He threw any 

pitch in any count for a strike. 

It’s a big game, and he’s only a 

sophomore. It was good to see 

his maturity on the mound.”

36 | April 25, 2019 | the new lenox patriot sports 


Football 

Boykin awaits ‘real excitement’ of NFL Draft 

JEFF VORVA 

Contributing editor 

Since Dec. 29, when 

Notre Dame’s football 

team lost to Clemson 30-3 

in the Cotton Bowl, wide 

receiver Miles Boykin has 

been on a personal fulltime 

internship. 

The Providence Catholic 

graduate has been getting 

his 6-foot-4, 220-pound 

body NFL ready. 

He is working on 

strength. 

He has been working on 

endurance. 

He has been working out 

for football teams including 

the Bears. 

“This isn’t anything different 

from anyone with 

an actual job,” Boykin 

said. “That’s what it is to 

me. It’s my job. Of course, 

I love playing but it’s an 

eight-hour day. I train for 

eight hours a day and, beyond 

that, there is recovery 

and a diet that I have to 

pay attention to. So really, 

I am doing something at 

least eight hours a day to 

make myself better.” 

That hard work should 

pay off this weekend. The 

three-day NFL Draft begins 

on Thursday, April 25 in 

Nashville. While it is not an 

exact science, there is speculation 

he could go in one 

of the first four rounds and 

he has heard he could go as 

high as the second round. 

If he gets the call, all of 

the hard work he put in this 

year will be worth it. 

“It’s been a lot of work,” 

Boykin said. “I think the 

real excitement will come 

on draft day. I’ll be closer 

to being a part of another 

team. All the work will be 

out of the way, then. I’ll be 

getting back to football.” 

He opened some NFL 

scouts’ eyes a little wider 

in late February and early 

March, during the NFL 

combine in Indianapolis. 

At the time, some scouting 

reports said that he did 

not have NFL wide receiver 

speed and might be 

better suited as a tight end. 

Those comments were 

made moot at the combine 

when his 4.42-second time 

in the 40 yard dash made 

some jaws drop. That time, 

combined with his impressive 

vertical leap of 43 ½ 

inches (the second-highest 

jump in NFL Combine history) 

and 11-foot, 8-inch 

broad jump (third in combine 

history) were off the 

charts and helped him 

move up the charts. 

NFL.com’s Gil Brandt, 

a media senior analyst, 

ranks Boykin No. 100 in 

his “Hot 150.” If that holds 

true, he would be an early 

fourth-rounder. 

He is the 14th wide receiver 

ranked by Brandt 

behind Mississippi’s 

D.K. Metcalf (ranked 

16th), Oklahoma’s Marquise 

Brown (19th), Ohio 

State’s Parris Campbell 

(29th), Mississippi’s A.J. 

Brown (33rd), South 

Providence graduate Miles Boykin will be anxiously awaiting the results of the NFL 

Draft this weekend. He could be picked in the top four rounds. 

JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Carolina’s Deebo Samuel 

(44th), Arizona State’s 

N’Keal Harry (47th), 

Georgia’s Riley Ridley 

(51st), Iowa State’s 

Hakeem Butler (60th), 

Massachusetts’ Andy Isabella 

(79th), Missouri’s 

Emanuel Hall (81st), Baylor’s 

Jalen Hurd (89th), 

Auburn’s Darius Slayton 

(90th) and Ohio State’s 

Terry McLaurin (91st). 

On the other hand, Rotoworld.com’s 

Josh Norris 

had Boykin 23rd on his 

“NFL Big Board” with 

only Butler, Brown and 

Metcalf ahead of him at 

that position. 

Norris raved that Boykin 

is “such a fluid mover for 

his size. Has real potential 

to win in both the big and 

small receiver game. That 

is not common.” 

Boykin, who played a 

huge role on Providence’s 

2014 Class 7A state champion 

team, nabbed a teamhigh 

59 passes for 872 

yards for the Fighting Irish 

last season. 

This Week In... 

Knights Varsity 

Athletics 

Badminton 

■April ■ 25 – hosts SWSC 

Meet, 4 p.m. 

Baseball 

■April ■ 26 – hosts Thornton, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■April ■ 30 – hosts LW West, 

6:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■April ■ 26 – hosts Joliet 

Catholic, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 – hosts Oak 

Lawn, 11 a.m. 

■April ■ 30 – hosts Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■April ■ 25 – hosts LW West, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Track and Field 

■April ■ 26 – at LW West 

Invite, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Track and Field 

■April ■ 25 – at Oak Forest 


Boys Volleyball 

■April ■ 25 – at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m. 

Boys Water Polo 

■April ■ 26 – at Conant 


Girls Water Polo 

■April ■ 30 – hosts 

Sandburg, 5 p.m. 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 

Badminton 

■April ■ 25 – at SWSC Meet 

at LW Central, 4 p.m. 

Baseball 

■April ■ 27 – hosts Lemont, 

10 a.m. 


Thornridge, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■April ■ 26 – at Stagg, 6:15 

p.m. 

Softball 


Thornwood, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 – hosts Oak 

Forest, 11 a.m. 

■April ■ 29 – hosts Stagg, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■April ■ 30 – hosts Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 – hosts Crete- 

Monee, 4:30 p.m. 


■April ■ 26 – hosts LW West 


Girls Track and Field 

■April ■ 25 – at Oak Forest 



■April ■ 30 – hosts Lockport, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys Water Polo 

■April ■ 25 – hosts Hinsdale 

South, 6 p.m. 

■April ■ 30 – hosts LW East, 

5 p.m. 

Girls Water Polo 

■April ■ 30 – at LW East, 5 

p.m. 

Lincoln-Way co-op 

Athletics 

Boys Lacrosse 

■May ■ 1 – at Lockport, 6:15 

p.m. 

Girls Lacrosse 

■April ■ 25 – hosts Marist, 

7:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 29 – at District 230, 

7 p.m. 

Celtics Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■April ■ 30 – hosts St. 

Laurence, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 – hosts LW Central, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Lacrosse 

■April ■ 30 – hosts Marmion, 

7 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■April ■ 26 – at Sacred 

Heart-Griffin Tournament, 

5 p.m. 

Softball 


Resurrection, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 – hosts LW East, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 


Laurence, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 30 – hosts Brother 

Rice, 4:30 p.m. 


■April ■ 26 – at LW West 




Ignatius, 6 p.m.



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38 | April 25, 2019 | the new lenox patriot sports 


Opportunities to give back are special for Warriors, Knights 

STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 

The annual Kick for a 

Cure event always held 

special meaning for Lincoln-Way 

West alum Sydney 

Valiska. 

Valiska, a member of 

West’s Class of 2017, was 

diagnosed with a form of 

ovarian cancer at age 9. 

After four months of chemotherapy 

and multiple 

surgeries, she was declared 

cancer-free. 

A four-year member of 

the Warriors’ soccer team, 

Valiska was honored as a 

cancer survivor every season 

at Kick for a Cure. The 

event is an annual doubleheader 

to raise research 

funds and awareness for 

breast cancer and Type 1 

diabates. It originally featured 

four Lincoln-Way 

schools and, since the closing 

of North, has included 

LW West, Central and East 

as well as one other school 

- Homewood-Flossmoor 

this season. 

Valiska would walk out 

each year with her dad, 

Bob. 

Bob Valiska, after going 

through his own battle with 

brain cancer, died on September 

17. 

Sydney Valiska. now a 

sophomore golfer at Purdue 

Northwest, returned to 

West for Kick for a Cure 

on April 16. Along with her 

mother, Laurie, she walked 

onto the field in her father’s 

honor during the ceremony 

for cancer survivors, those 

currently fighting the disease, 

and victims. 

“It was tough to lose 

my dad,” Sydney Valiska 

said. “He watched me play 

soccer and golf here for 

all those years. It helps, 

though, seeing all these 

girls [on the West soccer 

team] out here. It’s good 

The Lincoln-Way Central girls soccer team built a bike 

at the PepsiCo Showdown. The bike will be donated to 

a local military family. Photo submitted 

to see their smiling faces. 

I love their tears and their 

hugs and all that.” 

Sydney Valiska was 

greeted with a huge group 

hug with many of her teammates, 

several of them in 

tears. 

“It was very emotional,” 

senior Anna Kirk said. “My 

freshman or sophomore 

year, Syd was my big sister. 

We always had a lot of special 

moments together. Her 

coming to this game was 

amazing. I love her. She’s 

awesome.” 

Bob Valiska was also 

a part of the West soccer 

family. 

“Sydney was such a leader 

of the team and Mr. Valiska 

was always a part of 

it,” coach Jeff Theiss said. 

“He coached some of these 

girls. The emotions were 

definitely running high. 

That dynamic of playing 

for your high school, 

playing with your friends 

and playing for your community, 

that’s what it’s all 

about.” 

The four schools all 

pitched in to help with the 

fundraiser. The teams wore 

special T-shirts and raffles 

were held for gift baskets. 

Proceeds were donated to 

Silver Cross Hospital and 

the Juvenile Diabetes Research 

Foundation. 

“I think it’s great to see 

the girls step up knowing 

they’re playing for those 

who have survived and 

those who have passed 

on,” Sydney Valiska said. 

“I think doing things like 

this helps them grow as individuals 

beyond the game 

of soccer.” 

The Warriors beat Homewood-Flossmoor 

1-0, and 

senior Sam Sarna said the 

victory was dedicated to 

the Valiskas. 

“Syd coming out was 

awesome,” Sarna said. 

“I think that was why we 

played well. We did it for 

her.” 

‘More important than some 

wins and losses’ 

Kick for a Cure was the 

capper on a week of giving 

and team-building activities 

for Lincoln-Way Central. 

On April 11, the Knights 

beat Riverside-Brookfield 

Soccer players from Lincoln-Way West, Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way East 

present a check to Tracy Silmons from Silver Cross Hospital. The teams raised 

money for breast cancer awareness and research during the Kick For a Cure event. 

Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

4-1 to win their “charity 

pod”, a four-team minitournament 

that was part 

of the massive PepsiCo 

Showdown. The victory 

earned the Knights money 

to be donated to the charity 

of their choice, Feed 

My Starving Children. The 

group packages and distributes 

food to be sent to developing 

countries. 

The Knights recently 

volunteered at a food-packing 

event. 

“That fired us up to win 

that game,” senior Katie 

Farr said. “We wanted to 

win that money for a good 

cause and it was awesome 

to be able to get that for 

them.” 

Kick for a Cure brought 

more good feelings to the 

team. 

“The cause is so good,” 

senior Nicolette Gossage 

said. “It’s always a blessing 

to be able to play for these 

survivors or honor those 

who, sadly, have passed 

away. It’s always good to 

raise money for something 

that a lot of people experience 

and deal with. Having 

the whole community out 

here and having little kids 

looking up to you, it feels 

great.” 

Farr and her sister - 

sophomore goalie Jenny 

Farr - honored their aunt, 

Darcy Mulderink, a cancer 

survivor. 

“Playing a rival school 

and then getting to play 

for our aunt, it felt great 

to come out with the win,” 

Katie Farr said. 

The Knights beat Lincoln-Way 

East 3-1. Gossage, 

who played at East 

as a freshman before the 

closure of North changed 

the district boundaries, recorded 

a hat trick. 

Players from Central and 

West also gave back during 

the PepsiCo Showdown’s 

showcase day April 13 in 

Schaumburg. Each team 

built a bike that will be 

donated to a local military 

family. 

“At certain points, it 

seems like it’s 10 percent 

X’s and O’s and 90 percent 

the experience,” Central 

coach Sean Fahey said. 

“Knowing there’s way 

more than soccer is very 

important for these girls. 

Getting involved and being 

productive members of 

your community is pretty 

cool. That’s probably more 

important than some wins 

and losses.”

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fastbreak 

22nd Century media 

file photo 

1st and 3 

three big 

accomplishments 

out of new lenox 

1. Miles Boykin 

The former Providence 

football 

standout could be 

drafted as early as 

Friday, according 

to some reports. 

2. LW West volleyball 

The Warriors beat 

LW East to take 

third place in the 

Smack Attack 

Tournament. 

3. LW Central baseball 

Knights score in 

fifth and sixth to 

push past the 

Warriors in 2-1 win 

April 16. 

Volleyball 

Warriors break through against nemesis LW East, take third at Smack Attack 

Steve Millar, Sports Editor 

Louden Moran and Ben 

Pluskota have been a part 

of many big victories for 

Lincoln-Way West in their 

careers, but the seniors 

still had never beaten one 

of their biggest rivals: Lincoln-Way 

East. 

“We’ve been losing to 

them the last few years,” 

Pluskota said. “We definitely 

really wanted to beat 

them.” 

The Warriors finally got 

the better of the defending 

state champion Griffins, 

pulling out a thrilling 

25-21, 23-25, 25-23 win 

over East in the third-place 

match of the Smack Attack 

Tournament at St. Xavier 

University. 

The 21-team tournament 

featured most of the top 

teams in the state. 

Pluskota finished with 

15 kills and Moran had 

eight to lead the Warriors 

(20-2). David Flores 

dished out 32 assists and 

had three aces, Nico Studer 

finished with six kills 

and 11 digs, and Tyler Vedder 

added 14 digs. 

For Lincoln-Way East 

(14-6), Wil McPhillips 

led the way with 12 kills 

and three blocks, John 

Glennon had seven kills 

and four blocks, Brent 

O’Donnell contributed 15 

assists and three aces, and 

Danny Pacini had 16 digs. 

In a nip-and-tuck third 

set, the Griffins edged 

ahead behind a kill and a 

block from Glennon, and 

a McPhillips kill, to take a 

23-21 lead. 

West, though, had the 

answer, closing out the 

match with four straight 

points. 

After a block from 

Shane Wegrzyn, Moran 

delivered back-to-back 

points with a block and a 

kill. Pluskota finished it off 

with a kill. 

“We were sort of in a 

slump there and I tried 

to get the boys going, get 

some more energy and 

get back in the game,” 

Moran said. “I think that 

block definitely helped 

us get energy, and from 

there we just kept winning 

points. 

“I’ve never beaten Lincoln-Way 

East, so this is 

a big deal for me to finally 

beat them.” 

West also rallied in the 

opening set, closing it on 

a 9-2 run after trailing 19- 

16. 

The Warriors bounced 

back after falling to eventual 

tournament champion 

Marist 28-26, 25-20 in the 

semifinals. 

West let a 19-12 lead 

slip away in the opening 

set and could not recover. 

The Warriors are now 

1-2 against Marist this season. 

“I told the guys that 

we’re looking at it like the 

World Series,” West coach 

Jodi Frigo said. “This 

wasn’t Game 7. Hopefully 

we see them again at 

state.” 

For Frigo, beating East 

Lincoln-Way West’s Ben Pluskota goes up for a serve in 

the Smack Attack third-place match Saturday, April 20 

against Lincoln-Way East. Pluskota had 15 kills in the 

Griffins’ win. Photos by Steve Millar/22nd Century Media 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Will Hincliffe hits a serve during 

the Knights’ loss to Providence at the Smack Attack on 

Saturday, April 20. 

was meaningful. 

“What we really want 

is to beat them in conference, 

because they have a 

huge streak of conference 

titles,” Frigo said. “This 

was good, though. 

“These guys all friends. 

A lot of them play club together. 

East is a great program 

with a great coach 

(Kris Fiore). They fight 

and they play hard because 

they’re a winning 

program. Those are all the 

things I’m trying to instill 

here.” 

Providence finished second 

in the silver bracket 

and 10th overall. 

The Celtics got some 

revenge on crosstown 

rival Lincoln-Way Central 

in the silver bracket 

semifinals. After losing to 

the Knights earlier in the 

week, Providence beat 

Central 25-17, 25-18. 

Ike Papes led the way 

with 11 kills, Matt Russo 

added six kills and Ryan 

Reid had 20 assists. 

Papes had another huge 

game in the final against 

Plainfield East, producing 

15 kills, but the Celtics 

(18-7) fell 25-22, 25-17. 

“Against Central, we 

made the high-percentage 

plays,” Providence 

coach Lee Rucinski said. 

“Against Plainfield East, 

we went for the low-percentage 

plays because they 

look cool. 

“We beat Plainfield East 

25-14, 25-14 last time we 

played them, and the kids 

didn’t have the right mindset. 

If you take a team 

lightly at this level, they’re 

going to take it to you.” 

The Knights (11-11) finished 

eighth in the silver 

bracket after also falling to 

Naperville Central. 

“We just don’t know 

how to finish,” Central 

coach Mary Brown said. 

“We make so many errors. 

We give so many points 

away and there’s no way 

you can beat teams like 

this when you’re giving 

them so many points. 

“You can never play a 

good team and play afraid 

of making mistakes. That’s 

what we tend to do.” 

LISTEN UP 

“That’s probably more important than some wins and losses.” 

Sean Fahey— Lincoln-Way Central girls soccer coach, on what the “Kick for a 

Cure” game means to the team and other people 

Tune In 

SWSC girls badminton match, Thursday, 

April 25 at LWC 

• The Knights and the Warriors are 

both playing in Thursday’s conference 

meet. 

Index 

36 – This Week In 

35 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor 

Steve Millar at s.millar@22ndcm.com.

new lenox’s Hometown Newspaper | April 25, 2019 

DRAFT DAY 

DREAMS Providence 

graduate Miles Boykin set 

for the NFL Draft, Page 36 

CROSSTOWN 

KINGS LW Central 

edges LW West in 

pitcher’s duel, Page 35 

Lincoln-Way soccer players remember 

those lost, help those in need at Kick for 

a Cure and PepsiCo Showdown, Page 38 

BELOW: Players from LW Central, LW West and LW East honored cancer 

survivors and victims, those currently fighting the disease, and those battling 

juvenile diabetes at the Kick for a Cure doubleheader. 

LEFT: Lincoln-Way West soccer players greet alum Sydney Valiska, who 

returned for the Kick for a Cure event. Valiska, a cancer survivor, recently lost 

her father, Bob, to the disease. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media

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