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Getting back on track 

City details plan from CN Railway to fix 

gate malfunctions, Page 4 

Sharpest tools in the shed 

LTHS students receive variety of drafting 

and design awards, Page 6 

Pinning down some funds 

Bowling event at Strike N’ Spare raises money 

for local youth theater group, Page 7 

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Heritage Night 

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respective ethnic 

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INSET ABOVE: Homer 

Glen resident Raneen 

Deffala wears a traditional 

Palestinian dress and head 

scarf to Heritage Night. 

INSET Bleow: Schilling 

School teacher Katherine 

Sisto reads “All Are 

Welcome” during the 

storytelling segment of 

the evening. 

Homer Glen 

resident Nesreen 

Abulaban displays 

a hand-stitched 

design by 

Palestinian artisan 

Naeema Zayyad at 

the Heritage Night, 

which was held 

Thursday, May 2, 

at Goodings Grove 

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Thursday 

Bad Art Night 

6-7:30 p.m. May 9, 

White Oak Library Lockport 

Branch Children’s 

Program Room, 121 E. 8th 

St. Participants can let out 

their worst art at this event 

by creating bad portraits, 

Pinterest fails, and terrible 

collages. There are limited 

spots available for this 

event. 

Derby Dash 

6-9 p.m. May 9, Public 

Landing Restaurant 200 

W. 8th St., Lockport. The 

2nd Annual Derby Dash 

is making its way through 

downtown on May 9. It 

will start at the Public 

Landing Restaurant and 

end at the Illinois State 

Museum – Lockport Gallery, 

201 W. 10th St. 

Friday 

Tween Scene 

3:30-5 p.m. May 10, 13 

and 15, White Oak Library 

Lockport Branch Children’s 

Program Room, 121 

E. 8th St. The library will 

transform the children’s 

programming room into a 

comfy, cool space to hang 

out with friends, do homework, 

play games, and 

more! There will be new 

furniture, new games, and 

snacks will always be welcome. 

This is for 4th, 5th, 

and 6th graders. 

Saturday 

Lockport Moose Flower 

Sale 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 11, 

Lockport Moose Lodge, 

118 E. 10th St., Lockport. 

There will be a variety 

of sun and shade annuals 

for customers to purchase 

by pot or flat at this sale. 

Beautiful hanging baskets 

(limited quantities available). 

The proceeds benefit 

WOTM and Mooseheart 

& Moosehaven communities. 

Mother’s Day Tea Party 

11 a.m.-noon May 

11, White Oak Library 

Lockport Branch Meeting 

Room A/B, 121 E. 8th 

St. Celebrate Mother’s 

Day at the library with 

tea and desserts. There 

will also be a special craft 

and games at the tea party. 

Dress up fancy for this 

day at the library. Registration 

is required for this 

event and all ages are welcome. 

DIY Felt Flower Hoop Art 

2-3:30 p.m. May 11, 


Branch Meeting 

Room A/B, 121 E. 8th St. 

Celebrate Mother’s Day 

with some spring floral 

hoop art. Felt and embroidery 

hoops will be 

used to make this craft 

that can be gifted to mom. 

There are limited spots 

available for this crafting 

event. 

‘Halloween’ at the Roxy 

Theater 

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

May 11, The Roxy 1017 

S. State St., Lockport. Entrance 

is free for movie goers. 

There will be a full bar 

for those 21 years of age 

and older and free pizza 

for the first to arrive. Mortuary 

Movie Productions, 

Halloween fan film will 

show around 7:30-7:45 

p.m., followed by Halloween 

1978 and Halloween 

2018. Raffles will also be 

held throughout the evening. 

Monday 

Monday Movie Matinee: 

‘The Dish’ 

12:30-3 p.m. May 13, 


Branch Meeting 

Room A, 121 E. 8th St. 

Enjoy snacks and refreshments 

while watching 

“The Dish” (2001)(PG- 

13), starring Sam Neill and 

directed by Rob Sitch. An 

Australian town plays a 

part in the 1969 Apollo 11 

Moon Landing. Based on 

the true story of how the 

biggest television event 

in history was almost not 

televised. 

Tuesday 

Book Club: ‘There There’ 

10:30 a.m.-noon May 



Room B, 121 E. 8th St. 

This month, the library’s 

book club is chatting about 

“There There” by Tommy 

Orange. Participants can 

register and pick up a copy 

of the book at the Reference 

Desk, available one 

month before the discussion. 

Wednesday 

Sharpie Tie Dye Coasters 

6:30-7:30 p.m. May 



Room A/B, 121 E. 8th St. 

Join the library for a craft 

to make tie-dye coasters. 

All the supplies will 

be provided for the craft. 

Registration is required 

due to limited space. 

Upcoming 

Candle Light Bowl 

Fundraiser 

6 p.m. Friday, May 17, 

Strike and Spare Bowling 

811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport. Tickets are now 

available for the Lockport 

Love annual Candle Light 

Bowl fundraiser. Tickets 

are available online at 

lockportlove.com or at the 

Lockport Police Station 

through May 10. Tickets 

cost $25 per person 

and include three games 

of bowling and dinner 

provided by Sizzles. All 

proceeds will go to assist 

families in need in Lockport 

and Lockport Township. 

Taft Spring Craft and 

Vendor Fair 

9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, 

May 18, Taft Grade School 

1605 S. Washington St. 

Lockport, IL 60441. The 

Fair will have a variety of 

handcrafted, unique and 

original items from over 

40 vendors. The proceeds 

benefit Taft Foundation 

which provide support to 

Taft Grade School for educational 

programs, athletics, 

clubs, and technology. 

Pancake Breakfast 

8-11 a.m. Sunday, May 

19, Lockport American 

Legion Post 18 151st and 

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Lockport American Legion 

Post 18 is hosting a 

pancake breakfast and invite 

everyone to stop by 

and enjoy a great breakfast. 

Tickets are just $8 

for adults, children 5 and 

under are free. The profits 

from this event will be 

added to the annual Poppy 

collections and used to 

help local area veterans. 

Mental Health Month Yoga 

Triathlon 2019 

9 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

May 25, Dellwood Park 

Route 171 and Woods 

Drive, Lockport. This fundraising 

event will include 

a 5k run or walk, one hour 

of yoga and 30 minutes 

of meditation all to raise 

money and awareness for 

those suffering from mental 

illness. Funds raised 

through the purchase of a 

$35 T-shirt will go to the 

National Alliance on Mental 

illness. 

ONGOING 

Citizens Against Ruining 

the Environment 

6-7:30 p.m. every third 

Monday of the month, 


Branch, 121 E. 8th 

St. CARE, a nonprofit allvolunteer 

organization, is 

to discuss environmental 

and health-related issues 

in Will County and the 

surrounding areas. Community 

service hours also 

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Homer 33C celebrates cultural diversity at Heritage Night 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

Traditional dances, 

beautiful compositions 

and cuisines from across 

the globe were shared during 

Homer Community 

Consolidated School District 

33C’s Heritage Night. 

Held at Goodings Grove 

School on the evening of 

Thursday, May 2, the event 

found schoolmates and 

their families showcasing 

their cultures while celebrating 

the ties that bind 

the community together. 

Rosalie Leitelt, an English 

as a second language 

teacher at Goodings Grove 

School with the Transitional 

Program of Instruction, 

English Language 

Learners, explained that 

the ESL Department was 

excited to reintroduce the 

event to attendees after a 

hiatus. 

“The idea is to celebrate 

culture, which involves 

the art, the traditions, 

the dances,” Leitelt said. 

“There’s so many components 

to culture, and I 

really believe that all of 

those areas should be a 

part of it. We felt that even 

though the English Language 

Learners were the 

focus — and we wanted 

to celebrate their particular 

traditions — we are all 

part of a community, and, 

of course, diversity is part 

of being unified within 

a community, so we expanded 

it and invited all of 

the different students and 

families throughout the 

district.” 

The Heritage Night performance 

program began 

with a parade featuring 

ELL students carrying the 

country flags of their cultures 

before singing a song 

to say “Hello.” French, 

African and Arab folk 

songs were later shared, 

and traditional Italian and 

Middle Eastern dances — 

featuring Sandburg High 

School iFest participants 

and Andrew High School’s 

Project Diversity dancers 

— also performed. 

David Sitkowski played 

the music of Polish composer 

Frederic Chopin on 

the piano, and a Mexican 

piñata song, Polanie Dancers 

and more added to the 

fun. Goodings Grove firstgrader 

Skylar Chada and 

her mother, Shannon, were 

also in attendance to sing 

“Hey Nayana,” a Native 

American song, as well as 

to share a variety of family 

heirlooms with the community 

in the library. 

“My father was a Stockbridge-Munsee 

tribal 

member, and my mother 

is Cherokee,” Shannon 

said. “My family made all 

of these items. My mother 

made these moccasins. 

Her godfather made the 

fan. My father made the 

various turtle shells, the 

bowl and the gourd with 

the dream catchers.” 

Approximately 20 different 

cultures are represented 

in District 33C’s 

ELL students, and families 

displayed great generosity 

in sharing the cuisines 

of their countries. Guacamole, 

perogies and much 

more were enjoyed in the 

refreshment area that lined 

the hallway. 

Schilling School fourthgrader 

Danya Amer said 

she liked sharing her Islamic 

culture at the event 

while learning about “all 

the different places and 

enjoying the food.” 

Along with the ESL 

teachers who “came together 

as a team” to make 

Heritage Night a success, 

Leitelt noted that local 

businesses, families, members 

of the community, 

regular education teachers, 

district staff and music 

teacher Amy Miller were 

all instrumental in planning 

the event. 

“My principal, Ann 

Christie, has been extremely 

supportive of the 

ESL program and was 

truly so enthused and motivated 

in wanting this 

particular Heritage Night 

to not only come about 

Music teacher Amy Miller leads Goodings Grove 

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Leitelt, noting that Student 

Program Coordinator 

Christine Graefen was also 

at the heart of the program. 

Leitelt — who was born 

in Sicily and speaks Italian 

and French — has 

a passion for fostering 

a connection to different 

cultural traditions and 

maintaining native language 

learning within the 

ELL student body. 

“There’s certainly a diverse 

population of various 

native immigrants in 

this community,” Leitelt 

said. “I know that Heritage 

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highly motivating to our 

community and to the district, 

in general.” 

Shannon echoed her 

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City offers update on railroad malfunctions 

Submitted by the City of 

Lockport 

Motorists and pedestrians 

in Lockport have been 

experiencing gate malfunctions 

and false signals 

along the Canadian National 

Railway for the past 

several months. Affected 

crossings include 9th Street 

and along the track from 

2nd Street to Division 

Street. The false signals 

cause delays for motorists 

and pedestrians, increasing 

safety concerns as motorists 

and pedestrians have 

been observed bypassing 

the gates when they were 

down and signals were active 

without trains present. 

Over the past several 

months, Congressman Dan 

Lipinski — who is Chairman 

of the House Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

Committee’s Subcommittee 

on Railroads, Pipelines 

and Hazardous Materials 

— along with State and 

City officials have been 

working with CN to address 

the false signals and 

determine the cause. 

In February, City officials 

including Mayor 

Steve Streit, Alderman 

Darren Deskin, City Administrator 

Ben Benson, 

and Police Chief Terry 

Lemming, met with CN, 

the Illinois Department 

of Transportation, Illinois 

Commerce Commission’s 

Rail Safety Section, and Illinois 

State Senator Mike 

Hastings in Springfield. 

CN’s Signals & Communications 

Department, 

Transportation Department, 

and CN Police have 

been working with the 

equipment manufacturer to 

help troubleshoot the issue. 

CN has adjusted the 

settings on the crossing 

sensor equipment in full 

compliance with safety 

regulations, and shortened 

the length of the area in 

which trains are detected 

by circuitry. This required 

directing the trains to run 

slower to ensure that the 

tracks close with enough 

time to notify users. 

Once CN implemented 

these changes, it continued 

to closely monitor their effects. 

CN has reported a 

reduction in the number of 

errant signal activations. 

CN has provided a detailed 

plan below regarding the 

improvements that are expected 

to occur within the 

next couple of weeks. 

At the 2nd Street crossing, 

CN is to resurface the 

roadway and replace sidewalk 

for the pedestrian 

crossing. The crossing is to 

be closed to all traffic May 

18-19. 

At the 8th Street crossing, 

there is to be reconstruction 

of the pedestrian 

crossing including the track 

bridge to the north. These 

improvements are to be 

similar to those made at the 

10th and 11th street crossings 

in 2018. The City has 

also asked CN and State 

agencies to consider another 

type of pedestrian gate 

design at the crossing to 

improve pedestrian safety. 

Work is expected to occur 

May 13-17. 

At the 9th Street crossing, 

CN is anticipating the 

installation of longer mast 

arms later this month, provided 

materials are available. 

The current IDOT 

State Street project includes 

striping updates to 

allow for longer stall lanes. 

The City is also working 

with CN to facilitate additional 

improvements at the 

9th Street crossing in 2020. 

At the Division Street 

crossing, there is to be track 

replacement, drainage 

improvements, ballast replacement, 

roadway resurfacing 

and curb and gutter 

replacement. The crossing 

is to be closed to all traffic 

May 13-17. 

At the Metra Street Station 

along 13th Street, the 

City has requested that 

Metra, ICC, IDOT and CN 

evaluate design implementation 

of pedestrian gates 

and crossings. If this project 

is determined to be performed 

under previously 

awarded grant funding, finalized 

designs and installations 

are to be installed 

by the end of 2020. 

The City continues to 

work with CN, IDOT, Metra, 

and the Illinois Commerce 

Commission to 

determine and implement 

a long-term solution. The 

City received a $1.025 million 

grant in May of 2018, 

awarded by IDOT and the 

ICC through the Railway- 

Highways Crossing (Section 

130) Program and 

Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation Act. 

The City and awarding 

agencies are further evaluating 

projects performed 

through this funding in 

light of recent developments. 

The City has allocated 

funding in its fiscal year 

2019 Budget and Capital 

Improvement Plan to complement 

future project plans 

and for potential grant funding 

match requirements. 

Lockport City Council 

New alderman sworn in, Milne Creek project partially approved 

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The Lockport City 

Council bid farewell to 

Alderman Jim Petrakos at 

its May 1 meeting before 

swearing in its newest 

member, Larry Schreiber. 

The swearing in ceremony 

came at the close 

of the City Council meeting 

which, last week, proceeded 

the Committee of 

the Whole meeting. Petrakos 

represented Ward 

1 during the City Council 

meeting, while Schreiber 

took the seat for the Committee 

of the Whole meeting, 

during which several 

issues were discussed that 

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“I want to say thank 

you Jim for all the work 

you’ve done,” said Mayor 

Steve Streit, who presented 

Petrakos with a 

plaque before his seat was 

passed to Schreiber. “You 

brought a lot to this council 

with your experience 

as an architect and you 

put a lot of time and energy 

into our work.” 

Petrakos took a moment 

to thank the current and 

former members of the 

Council he served with 

as well as his family, the 

City staff, and the residents 

of Ward 1. 

“I want to thank the residents 

of Ward 1 who gave 

me this opportunity, but I 

hope I represented all the 

residents of Lockport well 

while I was here,” he said. 

“As everyone knows, 

I like to challenge the 

staff. I think they’re great. 

We’ve got room to grow 

and I think we’re poised 

to do great things.” 

Schreiber said he is 

happy to be joining the 

board and wants “to help 

continue the enhancements 

the Board has been 

bringing to the city.” 

Schreiber took the oath 

of office alongside Aldermen 

J.R. Gilogly, Mark 

Lobes and Joanne Bartelsen, 

all of whom won reelection 

in April. 

Before the inauguration, 

the City Council voted to 

approve several measures, 

including a special use 

permit to allow the expansion 

of a city business in a 

new location. 

B & B Foods, which is 

currently located on Division 

Street to the east of 

Interstate 355, has outgrown 

its current location 

and plans to build a new 

32,000-square-foot facility 

in the Prime Business 

Park, on a parcel which 

has the ability to accommodate 

an additional 

27,000-square-foot expansion 

in the future. 

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LTHS drafting and design 

students are making 

their names known after 

recent victories at Illinois 

Design Educators Association 

and SkillsUSA competitions. 

Seven out of eight LTHS 

students who participated 

in the IDEA annual state 

drafting and design competition 

on April 27 placed 

in first. The competition 

consisted of individual 

drawing problem events, 

as well as an architecture 

design competition and an 

engineering design competition. 

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went to the Illinois SkillsUSA 

55th Annual State 

Leadership and Skills 

Conference 2019 on April 

11-13, 10 successfully 

earned a position to compete 

in nationals on June 

24-29. 

“This is by far the most 

we’ve had in the SkillsUSA 

qualify for nationals,” 

said Jeff Brown, vice 

president of IDEA and 

instructor on architecture, 

engineering and design 

courses at LTHS. “It was 

very successful. Ten students 

is quite a bit and the 

IDEA contest, I had eight 

students qualify for state, 

and seven of them won 

the state championships 

so you don’t get much better 

odds than that. And all 

around it has been a really 

successful year.” 

Brown, a teacher sponsor, 

said depending on the 

competition, teams competing 

in different events 

could have 2-4 members 

and one of the skills judged 

is how the students function 

as a team and share 

the work that goes into the 

final product. 

As for how the students 

get involved with the competitions, 

he said, “Usually 

the guideline is, you have 

to be enrolled in a design, 

engineering, architecture 

or computer-aided drafting 

and design type course 

for those [competitions], 

and then for SkillsUSA, 

although it is a club, we 

run it through our courses 

so the same thing applies.” 

He said teachers must be 

members of the IDEA for 

students to be able to compete 

in that contest. 

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The SkillsUSA competition 

is a state and a national 

competition. Brown 

said students can start 

working on preparing for 

it at the beginning of the 

school year. 

“The IDEA contest is 

a regional and state level 

and for that competition; 

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The Will County School 

District 92 School Board 

met April 30 and elected 

new officers, as well as set 

the dates and times for the 

board meetings. 

The board also swore in 

three newly elected board 

members. 

The board elected Matt 

Dusterhoft as president, 

Doreen Sweis as vice 

president and president 

pro tem, and voted Nora 

Skentzos as the secretary 

of the board. Sandy Doran 

was reappointed as recording 

secretary to the board. 

The two new members 

are Skentzos and Jake 

Middleton. Dusterhoft 

LTHS drafting and design students and Teamworks 

team (left to right) Lucas Zentmyer, Brett MacHart, 

Nicholas Soltys and Charles Patula were awarded 

first place at the SkillsUSA state competition. Photo 

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was also sworn in, though 

he was an incumbent candidate, 

having been appointed 

to the board last 

October. 

The three were elected 

to four-year terms on April 

2. All three praised the district’s 

success. 

“I want to continue the 

growth of the district and 

keep us in the direction 

we’re going,” Dusterhoft 

said. 

Skentzos has two children 

in the district, and 

she said she ran because 

she wanted to be move involved 

in school policy. 

“I ran because I just 

wanted to be involved 

in the district,” Skentzos 

said. 

“I want to try and help 

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the district communicate 

better,” Middleton added. 

“I’m a big supporter of Dr. 

[Tim] Arnold [the incoming 

superintendent] and his 

vision.” 

Middleton has three children, 

two of whom are in 

the district, and his youngest 

is about to enter the 

school system. His wife 

also teaches for the district. 

“We’re pretty committed 

to the district,” he said. 

The board also approved 

meeting dates and times 

for the third Tuesdays of 

each month, and the meeting 

time was set for 7 p.m. 

The board will meet at 

the Administration Center 

Board Room, which is located 

at 708 N. State Street 

in Lockport.

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From monday, may 6 

Lockport teen involved 

in fatal crash on I-55 

Lockport resident Wendy Streit (left) encourages her 9-year-old daughter Penelope. 

Max Lapthorne, Editor 

A 16-year-old from 

Lockport was involved in 

a collision Saturday, May 

4, that resulted in the death 

of a 58-year-old woman, 

according to a release issued 

Monday, May 6, by 

Illinois State Police. 

The Lockport resident 

was traveling northbound 

on Interstate 55 in a 2014 

Toyota SUV when they 

came upon a curve approximately 

a quartermile 

north of Illinois 

Route 59, where Romeoville 

resident Michelle 

D. McCombs’s 2004 Kia 

sedan was stopped “partially 

in the left lane,” according 

to the release. The 

Lockport teen was unable 

to stop before colliding 

with McCombs’s vehicle 

at 3:23 p.m., according 

to the release. McCombs 

was transported to the 

Amita Saint Joseph Medical 

Center in Joliet, where 

she was pronounced dead 

at 6:16 p.m., according to 

the Will County Coroner’s 

Office. 

The Lockport driver was 

transported to the hospital 

with non-life-threatening 

injuries, according to the 

release. Illinois State Police 

are investigating the 

incident. 

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Brown said. 

As for the time commitment, 

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face, and “there is 

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school to prepare for the 

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He added that the students 

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Police Reports 

Man found unresponsive behind wheel charged with DUI, controlled substance possession 

Nicholas Koestner, 26, of the 

300 block of McCameron Avenue 

in Lockport, was charged 

April 27 with driving under the 

influence and possession of a 

controlled substance after police 

reportedly initiated contact 

with a vehicle on 9th Street at 

approximately 11:50 a.m. with a 

“non-responsive subject behind 

the wheel.” Koestner submitted 

to chemical testing, the results 

of which are pending, and unprescribed 

pills were discovered in 

his possession, police said. 

Lockport Police Department 

April 22 

• Mark Nails, 44, of the 1700 

block of Lawrence Avenue in 

Lockport, was charged with 

driving with a revoked license 

and illegal use of a cellphone 

after being stopped at approximately 

5:30 p.m. on 9th Street 

for alleged illegal use of a cellphone. 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

April 11 

• A 2002 Buick LeSabre was reported 

stolen from the driveway 

of a residence on the 400 block 

of Connor Avenue. The vehicle 

was unlocked with the keys inside, 

police said. 

April 10 

• Carlos Alberto Jara, 26, of 

20916 W. Barrington Lane in 

Plainfield, was charged with 

driving with a suspended license, 

operating an uninsured motor 

vehicle and failure to signal after 

being stopped in the area of S. 

State and Harvard streets. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport 

Legend’s Police Reports are 

compiled from official reports found 

online on the Will County Sheriff’s 

Office or Lockport Police Department’s 

website or releases issued by 

the department and other agencies. 

Individuals named in these 

reports are considered innocent of 

all charges until proven guilty in a 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Celebrating 50: Orland Fire 

dedication paves way for open 

house in July 

Throughout the past 50 years, 

the Orland Fire Protection District 

has grown from a volunteer 

fire department into a full-time 

district with high accolades. 

And with its 50th anniversary 

upon it, Orland Fire is focusing 

on its beginnings. 

To begin its 50th anniversary 

festivities, Orland Fire 

hosted a dedication ceremony 

April 27, honoring past 

members. 

“Each vehicle has a plaque 

on the side, and our goal here is 

to remember our history,” Fire 

Chief Michael Schofield said 

prior to the event. 

Several past members were 

honored April 27. Among them 

was Art Granat Jr., who accepted 

the honor for himself and his 

late father, Art Granat Sr. OFPD 

dedicated its newest fire truck 

to the father and son. Granat Sr. 

was the first elected fire chief 

when it was a volunteer department. 

And Granat Jr. spent 38 

years as a firefighter for Orland 

Fire. 

The department also dedicated 

a new ambulance to Donald 

Piscitello, who served Orland 

Fire from 1994-2011. He died 

in 2016. 

Finally, Orland Fire dedicated 

its new Legacy Lane, a 

wall within the administrative 

building that features images of 

all the retired OFPD firefighters. 

The wall was dedicated to 

the two retired firefighters who 

made it possible: Dan Schloegel 

and Dan Smith. 

Orland Fire is to continue to 

celebrate its anniversary with 

an open house on July 20. The 

open house is to be held from 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Orland 

Fire Protection District Training 

Academy, 10728 W. 163rd 

Place in Orland Park. 

Reporting by Amanda Del Buono, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, visit 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Grade-school project has kept 

Tinley Park family smiling for 

more than 20 years 

Most Mother’s Day gifts have 

a short shelf life: A card displayed 

for a month; flowers that 

last a week; a nice, two-hour 

meal. 

For one Tinley Park family, 

however, a simple plant is a gift 

that has kept giving for more 

than 20 years. 

As a young student at Christa 

McAuliffe Elementary School, 

Amanda Meyers — a 30-yearold 

English teacher these days 

— painted a pot, put a plant 

in it and gave it to her mother, 

Trish, as a Mother’s Day present. 

The plant is still going 

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space to a manufacturing facility. 

The new facility is to include 

parking on premises for the 

restaurant supplier’s fleet of a 

dozen, 26-foot delivery trucks. 

The Council voted 7-1 to approve 

the plan with Lobes voting 

to oppose on account of an 

unresolved item involving fencing. 

The Council also voted to 

grant approval for a small portion 

of the Milne Creek Streambank 

Stabilization Project. 

Over the course of decades, the 

banks of Milne Creek have been 

eroded away, to the point that 

the stream has expanded from 

“something a person could easily 

walk across” to being 10-12 

feet deep at points and between 

18 and 20 feet across in certain 

places, according to Public 

Works Director Brent Cann,. 

One of the areas that has experienced 

the most erosion is 

the stretch of creek between Adams 

Street and East 9th Street. 

Several yards in that stretch 

have lost several feet of property 

to erosion, which has created 

“very steep, eroded slopes.” 

The approved project is to fix 

an approximately 100 foot long 

section of the creek, shoring up 

the banks, creating a crossing 

point, cleaning up the banks and 

filling in the area that has been 

lost to erosion. 

“Essentially, we’re giving 

back the property that the 

creek has taken away from the 

residents over the last 40 to 50 

years,” Cann said. 

Misfits Construction provided 

the lowest bid for the project at 

$228,022. The engineer’s estimated 

cost of the work was 

$234,000 and the City budget 

had allotted $250,000 for 

the project, which the Council 

agreed to pursue in 2018. 

Despite the under-budget bid 

and the previous consensus of 

the Council to move forward 

with the work, Alderman Catherine 

Perretta voiced an objection 

to the plan. 

“If we approve this tonight, I 

have to ask, where the money is 

going to come from for the rest 

of this project?” 

Cann and Finance Director 

Lisa Heglund said there are no 

plans to finance the rest of the 

project in the next year, but that 

the City has submitted grant 

proposals to achieve some of 

the funding to potentially do the 

project on a piece-meal basis. 

Streit noted that the project 

is set to be discussed at the upcoming 

Strategic Plan Meeting, 

but that there is no hard plan to 

fund the project. 

“I don’t know how we fund 

this thing long term, so I can’t 

vote for it,” Perretta said. 

Alderman Darren Deskin took 

exception to Perretta’s pending 

“no” vote. 

“How can you vote ‘no’ 

on this Catherine?” he asked. 

“They’ve prioritized this whole 

project, and this is the worst 

patch. It needs to be done. We 

don’t need to do the rest right 

away.” 

Streit interjected as Perretta 

responded by saying she had 

“the right to vote however I 

want.” 

“The way I see this, it’s like 

if you bought a house that needs 

$100,000 worth of work,” Streit 

said. “If you have a problem 

and suddenly the water heater 

breaks, you’re not going to say 

forget it and not do any of the 

repairs because you can’t afford 

to fix it all at once. You do 

what’s prudent to fix what needs 

to be done. 

“I agree we need to work on a 

long term plan,” he added. “But 

this project needs to be done.” 

Perretta voted “no” on the 

motion, which passed 7-1. 

Other business 

The Committee of the Whole 

approved a motion to legally increase 

the age for the purchase, 

possession and use of tobacco 

products in Lockport from 18 

to 21. While several aldermen 

voiced skepticism to the plan, 

it is being approved to coincide 

with a changed State statute 

which is to go into effect July 1. 

It is to be voted on by the City 

Council at the next meeting. 

The Committee of the Whole 

also gave preliminary approval 

for the purchase of a new police 

vehicle for a cost of $35,000 as 

well as four new HVAC units 

for the police station at a cost 

of $130,000. Both items are to 

appear on the consent agenda at 

the next City Council meeting.

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I 

love hearing people’s 

stories. 

I am always fascinated 

to learn all the past 

events and environments 

that melded together to 

make a person who they 

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reason why I chose to 

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and dive into the deep end 

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and bringing smiles to 

the family all these years 

later. 

The Meyers family 

is not 100 percent sure 

when the plant entered 

their lives — Amanda’s 

third-grade year is 

their best bet. But Trish 

fondly recalls receiving 

it. 

“She came home and 

was all excited but had to 

wait to give me it,” Trish 

said. “She was wondering 

what my reaction would 

be. I was over the moon, 

of course, and she broke 

out in the biggest, proudest 

smile.” 

In the years since, the 

plant — still in its original 

pot, with a young Amanda’s 

handwriting etched on 

its side — has been a continuous 

presence on their 

kitchen sink windowsill, 

a reminder of their bond 

and what they’ve meant to 

each other. 

When I am presented 

with such an opportunity, 

I do my best not to allow 

my awkwardness in unfamiliar 

social situations 

to get in the way, because 

when I’m able to build 

a rapport with someone, 

that is when they share the 

most interesting tidbits 

of their lives. And these 

intriguing nuggets of 

information are often reflective 

of their individual 

background and upbringing. 

We were all brought 

up in different environments 

— some rich, some 

poor; some liberal, some 

conservative; some religious, 

some secular and 

everywhere in between. 

But often one of the most 

formative factors in an 

individual’s upbringing 

is geography. Different 

towns, cities, states 

and countries all have 

their own histories and 

customs. And it is often 

those customs that play 

a significant role in our 

upbringing. 

To me, these differences 

are fascinating and serve 

as a compelling reason 

to reach outside of our 

comfort zone and get to 

know people who may not 

look, speak or act like ourselves. 

This concept was 

at the heart of the event 

featured on our news 

cover this week. Homer 

33C held a Heritage Night 

that taught students and 

their families about a variety 

of cultures. You can 

read all about the fun and 

vibrant event on Page 3 of 

this week’s issue. 

I am as guilty as anyone 

of spending too much time 

inside my own comfort 

zone. It is human nature 

to gravitate toward things 

we are familiar with, and 

there is nothing inherently 

wrong with doing so. The 

issue lies in the opportunity 

cost. By failing to 

venture beyond the people 

and places we are most 

comfortable with, we forfeit 

the chance to discover 

new things. 

An event such as 

Heritage Night provides 

a tailor-made opportunity 

to expand beyond that 

comfort zone, which can 

be an eye-opening experience. 

I firmly believe that 

if we all took time to learn 

a little bit more about each 

other, the world would 

be a better place, so I am 

happy to be able to share 

these types of events with 

all of you. 

“My mom is the strongest 

woman I know,” 

Amanda said. “My mom 

puts family before anything 

else. Growing up, 

she never missed anything 

— and I mean 

anything.” 

Reporting by Will O’Brien, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

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A spin on Shakespeare 

Limestone Stage’s ‘I Hate 

Shakespeare’ production proves to 

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From Ireland to Orland 

Park The Irish Patriot owners bring 

traditions from the homeland to south 

suburban pub, Page 22 

Zoie West (left), 

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Belle, rehearse 

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Sunday Services 

10 a.m. 

Sunday Dinner 

Noon May 12 

Youth meeting - Palacio de 

Alabanza 

5:30 p.m. May 12 

Artist’s Way Workshop 

6:30 p.m. May 13 

School of Kingdom 

Ministry 

6:30 p.m. May 14 

Mt. Ebal Missionary Baptist Church 

(221 Cameron Ave. Lockport) 

Early Sunday Morning 

Worship 

8 a.m. There is communion 

every first Sunday. 

For more information, call 

(815) 838-6727. 

Sunday School 

9:15 a.m. 

Worship Service 

11 a.m. There is communion 

every first Sunday. 

Mission Ministry 

6 p.m. Mondays 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays 

Narcotics Anonymous 

6 p.m. Wednesdays 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. 

Circle of Love provides 

diapers, feminine and 

incontinence products 

to clients who are qualified 

to use the local FISH 

Food Pantry. For more 

information, call (815) 

838-1017. 

Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church 

(21514 W. Division St., Lockport) 

Saturday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sabbath 

school; 10:45 a.m. Worship 

Hour. 

Prayer Meeting 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

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praise reports and prayer 

requests. The call-in number 

is (530) 881-1200. 

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there is no additional cost 

beyond regular phone 

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Jefferson St. Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 

11:45 a.m. 

Confessions 

4 p.m. every Saturday in 

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In Memoriam 

Kimberly Bocinsky 

Kimberly A. Bocinsky, 

52, late of Lockport, died on 

April 28. She was employed 

by Chaney-Mongey School 

as an enrichment teacher for 

the past 11 years. Bocinsky 

was an exceptional singer, 

loved swimming, Skiing 

but most of all cherished 

spending time with her 

family. Survived by her devoted 

husband of 20 years, 

Phillip L. Bocinsky; one 

adored son, Phillip J. Bocinsky; 

father, Jack Greenwood 

Sr.; a sister, Lorian 

(Dean Hovit) Greenwood; 

a brother, Jack Greenwood 

Jr., father-in-law Phillip E. 

Bocinsky; mother-in-law 

Rosemary (David) Kemper; 

sister-in-law, Laura Svolba; 

a niece, Autumn Hovit ; 

and her faithful companions 

Athena and Jynx. Numerous 

other cherished family 

members and dear friends 

also survive. A Celebration 

of Kimberly’s life was held 

held on May 2 in the O’Neil 

Funeral Home chapel 1105 

E. 9th St., Lockport. Following 

all services cremation 

rites were respectfully 

addressed. 

Jose Encarnacion 

Jose F. “Joe” Encarnacion 

Sr., 92, late of Lockport, 

died on April 28. He 

was born in the Philippines 

and lived in Lockport since 

1984. Encarnacion retired 

in 1999 from Statesville 

Correctional Center after 

17 years of service. He was 

a devoted member of St. 

Joseph Church, Lockport 

where he was a Lector until 

2010. Survived by his 

eleven devoted children, 

Armando (Carolina), Rosario 

(Henry) Vianzon, 

Agnes (Camilo)Guzman, 

Marita (the late Gregorio) 

Espiritu, Jose Jr. (Jennifer), 

Elizabeth “Mariam” (Dr. 

Abdel Karim) Shaltoni, 

Zito (Marites), Josephine 

(Gerard Lou) Gaerlan, Julius 

(Cecilia), Carmen Jue 

and John; 24 grandchildren; 

ten great- grandchildren; 

a brother-in-law Dr. Jose 

Abueva. Several nephews 

and nieces also survive. In 

lieu of flowers, memorials 

to St. Joseph Church Lockport 

would be appreciated. 

Funeral services will be 

held May 9 from the O’Neil 

Funeral Home Chapel 1105 

E. 9th St.(159th St) Lockport 

at 9:30am to St. Joseph 

Catholic Church, Lockport 

for Mass of Christian Burial 

at 10:00am. Entombment 

Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email a.ivanisevic@ 

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who was a part of the Lockport 

community.

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Brooke’s Backyard Productions to stage ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’ 

Latest performance 

to benefit Homer 

girl’s medical 

treatments 



The classic story of 

“Beauty and the Beast” 

is overflowing with positive 

life lessons about how 

love, inner beauty and 

knowledge can empower 

people to be their best. 

On top of all these story-based 

affirmations, the 

power of giving back is 

at the heart of Brooke’s 

Backyard Productions’ 

upcoming presentations of 

“Beauty and the Beast Jr.” 

All at-will donations received 

at the group’s Friday, 

May 10, and Saturday, 

May 11, performances – 

both slated to be held at 

7 p.m. at Christ Community 

Church at 13400 Bell 

Road in Lemont – are to 

go toward helping 7-yearold 

Homer Glen resident 

Hailee Saenger pay for 

past and future medical 

treatments resulting from 

treatments for Stage 2 

diffuse large B Cell non- 

Hodgkin’s lymphoma. 

LTHS junior Brooke 

Ferricks – founder and director 

of Brooke’s Backyard 

Productions – has a 

passion for giving back to 

the community. “Beauty 

and the Beast Jr.” marks 

her sixth production, all of 

which have raised money 

for local nonprofits or 

members of the community 

in need of a helping 

hand. 

“I think people should 

come to this show, even 

if they don’t like musicals,” 

said Ferricks during 

a rehearsal Saturday, May 

4. “I’m telling everyone 

to come. It’s more than a 

Dylan Curry (left), portraying Gaston, and Brianna 

Michaels, playing LeFou, rehearse for the “Beauty and 

the Beast Jr.” 

musical. It’s people coming 

together for the greater 

good. There’s absolutely 

nothing like it.” 

Ferricks’ enthusiasm is 

contagious. This year finds 

her directing an eager cast 

of more than 60 children – 

ages 3 to 15 – the largest 

number to date. Lockport 

residents Katie Winters, 

13, and Ashley Rus, 12, 

have both participated in 

every show since the first 

one in 2014. 

“I like acting, and I like 

what Brooke is doing it 

for,” Winters said. “We’ve 

just grown with doing 

these plays. I brag to my 

friends about us doing the 

play. I explain every single 

detail, especially that 

we’re doing it for a good 

cause.” 

Rus agreed that being 

a part of a theater troupe 

with a mission to do good 

makes the experience that 

much greater. 

“I especially like ‘Beauty 

and the Beast’ because 

we’re raising money for 

Hailee. When she came to 

a practice, Katie [Winters] 

and I talked to her and got 

to know her a little better,” 

said Rus noting that during 

her visit Hailee – a big 

Disney fan – had a smile 

on her face because she 

knew a lot of the songs 

from watching the movie. 

Isabel Moreno is playing 

Belle, and Zoie West 

is taking on the role of 

Beast. Dylan Curry and 

Brianna Michaels provide 

comic relief to the show 

as Gaston and LeFou, respectively, 

while Adrianna 

Teodoro as Mrs. Potts and 

Jes Talaski as Lumiere add 

enchanting elements to 

this “tale as old as time.” 

They are joined by a 

large cast of veteran actors 

and actresses, as well 

as newcomers, such as 

7-year-old Plainfield resident 

Abby Coleman. 

“I love being in plays 

with people, and it’s fun to 

make new friends,” Coleman 

said. 

One of the reasons Ferricks 

chose “Beauty and 

the Beast Jr.” as the play 

this year was because it 

was able to accommodate 

a large cast. 

“I always try to find a 

role for everybody, and I 

figured this show would 

give many people an opportunity 

to shine,” Ferricks 

said. “There are over 

60 kids in this show, and 

it has definitely been a big 

challenge for me, but my 

helpers have been so great. 

The cast is a very lively 

group, so I lose my voice 

every rehearsal, but it’s super 

fun. With all of us, it’s 

more people to celebrate 

Hailee.” 

Five-year-old Homer 

Glen resident Kenzie Talaski 

had a blast participating 

in 2018’s “Seussical 

Jr.” – which raised $4,000 

for a new playground at 

SOS Children’s Village in 

Lockport – and she knows 

that “Beauty and the Beast 

Jr.” will leave audiences 

smiling. 

“My favorite part is the 

happy ending,” Talaski 

said. 

There are no tickets for 

LTHS junior Brooke Ferricks begins a Saturday, May 4, 

rehearsal for her latest Brooke’s Backyard Productions 

production, “Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” which is to be 

staged Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at Christ 

Community Church in Lemont. The show will benefit 

Homer Glen resident Hailee Saenger. Photos by Laurie 

Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

the May 10 and 11 performances, 

and at-will donations 

– which go directly 

toward Saenger and her 

family – are accepted and 

encouraged on-site. 

“All anyone has to do is 

show up and drop money 

in a box to make a donation,” 

Ferricks said. 

More information about 

Brooke’s Backyard Productions 

can be found at 

www.brookesbackyard 

productions.com, and additional 

donations for 

Saenger can be made at 

www.gofundme.com/help 

ing-hailee-heal.

18 | May 9, 2019 | the lockport legend life & arts 


Tragedy begets comedy during Limestone Stage’s ‘I Hate Shakespeare’ 



The histories, tragedies 

and comedies of William 

Shakespeare have caused 

countless theater-goers to 

contemplate the meaning 

of life and love. Limestone 

Stage added laughter 

to that list with its latest 

production, “I Hate Shakespeare.” 

The Steph DeFeriepenned 

play found the 

works of The Bard reimagined 

and mined for 

humor during a series of 

performances — held at 

the Lockport Township 

Building from April 25- 

28. A texting Juliet, zombie-hunted 

Richard III and 

more had fans in tears — 

as a result of laughing — 

from start to finish. 

First-time Limestone 

Stage cast member Josh 

Funneman played Hamlet 

throughout the night both 

in the traditional sense and 

as Shakespeare’s greatest 

defender against the harsh 

criticism of an Unhappy 

Person played by Sabrina 

Mangan. He served as a 

narrator of sorts introducing 

scenes while illustrating 

the many ways Shakespearean 

themes are still 

relevant today. 

“I ham it up a bit,” said 

Funneman before the Friday 

evening show. “The 

humor that has come from 

the cast has been really, really 

fun.” 

Limestone Stage Artistic 

Director Kit Lindblom explained 

that each year the 

group presents a “spring 

classic.” Past performances 

have included “The Taming 

of the Shrew,” “The Importance 

of Being Earnest” 

and “The Seagull.” 

“This is a newer show, 

but because it deals with 

Shakespeare, we are considering 

it under the classic 

theme,” Lindblom said. 

“It very much has a sense 

of irony because, while it’s 

titled ‘I Hate Shakespeare,’ 

it shows the audience that 

you can still like the guy. 

It pokes fun at him, but by 

the time the show is over 

I think people will think 

that Shakespeare isn’t too 

bad.” 

Alissa Raschke- 

Janchenko, who played 

several roles in “I Hate 

Shakespeare” and serves 

as Limestone Stage managing 

director, appreciated 

the opportunity to share 

comedy and the classics 

with the community. 

“I love so many things 

about performing with 

this company,” Raschke- 

Janchenko said. “For this 

show specifically, it really 

is very slapstick. It’s harkening 

back to vaudevillian 

days. It’s got a bit of 

a sketch comedy vibe too, 

so it’s a first here for us. 

It’s fun to try something 

new and we’ve got a great 

group of people who are 

really awesome at collaborating.” 

Madeline Wagner, Zoe 

Rogers, Erik Lindblom, 

Gina Burnett, Carol Sutter, 

Andrew Dicksen, Chris 

Gryniewicz and Mary 

Pierson also generated lots 

of laughs playing several 

roles in the production. 

On top of the funny 

story and comical performances 

of “I Hate Shakespeare”, 

additional fun 

was found through audience 

participation. Before 

the show began, Director 

Wally Roche welcomed 

fans and encouraged everyone 

to cheer the heroes 

and boo the villains just 

like theater-goers did in 

Shakespeare’s day. 

“I wanted to make sure 

the show was kind of fast 

and furious,” Roche said. 

“We did a lot of things to 

keep the show moving. 

The scene changes are almost 

non-existent and one 

scene flows into the next to 

catch people unaware. We 

did a lot to preserve the element 

of surprise.” 

Limestone Stage Executive 

Director Luke 

Janchenko added, “The 

beautiful part about it is in 

one scene one actor may 

be playing a good guy and 

in the next scene they may 

be playing a bad guy.” 

Limestone Stage was 

founded in Lockport in 

2014 and “I Hate Shakespeare” 

marked its 15th 

full-length production 

as a group. Janchenko, 

Raschke-Janchenko and 

Lindblom — all members 

of the non-profit’s board of 

directors — expressed the 

desire to serve the entire 

community with their theater. 

They invited writers, 

actors, carpenters, sound 

engineers or anyone interested 

in giving something 

new a try to join them in 

their mission to expose 

people of all ages and abilities 

to the on-stage and 

behind-the-scenes aspects 

of the performing arts. 

“We are the first nonprofit 

theater in Lockport’s 

history,” Janchenko said. 

“The only reason we can 

do that is because of our 

partnership model. We’ve 

partnered with Lockport 

Township to use this building, 

and we really want to 

thank Ron Alberico and 

his team for saving that 

stage.” 

The Gaylord Building, 

White Oak Library District 

and the City of Lockport 

have also worked with 

Limestone Stage in its 

five-year history. 

This summer, the community 

can look forward 

Lockport resident Alissa Raschke-Janchenko transitions between multiple roles April 

26 during Limestone Stage’s performance of “I Hate Shakespeare” at the Lockport 

Township Building. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Limestone Stage actors (left to right) Madeline Wagner, Josh Funneman and Sabrina 

Mangan bring levity to The Bard during the performance. 

to seeing Limestone Stage 

at Old Canal Days and 

Comicopolis as well as 

yet-to-be-announced improvisation 

shows. The 

directors are also planning 

their first-ever full-length 

Halloween production later 

this year. 

More information about 

Limestone Stage can be 

found at www.limestonestage.org 

or on Facebook 

at Facebook.com/Lime 

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22 | May 9, 2019 | the lockport legend dining out 


The Dish 

The Irish Patriot: a taste of Ireland in Orland Park 


Assistant Editor 

Rather than travel the 

3,600 miles across the Atlantic, 

one needs only to 

head to the Historic District 

of Orland Park to get a taste 

of Ireland at The Irish Patriot. 

Owners Vincent and Fiona 

Tuohy came to America 

from Ireland roughly 10 

years ago and purchased 

the building at 9875 W. 

143rd St. in 2010. Today, 

they are serving classic 

Irish and American food to 

locals in a traditional pub 

atmosphere. 

“It’s a historical building 

here; it is the first brick 

building ever built here in 

Orland Park,” Vincent said. 

“When we bought it, it was 

crumbling down and the 

roof was caving in and the 

walls were falling down. It 

was a little piece of history 

falling apart. We’ve left 

this place in good shape for 

another 100 years, I hope.” 

After two years of remodeling 

and much-needed 

repairs, The Irish Patriot 

opened in March of 2012. 

“We tried to use the classical 

Irish pub look, like 

you’d see in small villages 

in Dublin,” he said. 

At the center of the dining 

room is a large, stone 

fireplace. 

“Wouldn’t be an Irish 

pub without one,” Vincent 

said. 

The pub is open from 

11-2 a.m. Sunday through 

Saturday, and serves “a 

pretty extensive menu of 

American and Irish fare,” 

Vincent said. “Since we 

opened in 2012, our three 

top sellers are our fish and 

chips ($14). They’re really 

famous here. We use 

North Atlantic cod, and we 

make our own batter with a 

One of the Top 3 items on The Irish Patriot’s menu is its Kinsale Fish & Chips ($14), made with North Atlantic cod. Photos by Alex Ivanisevic/22nd 

Century Media 

secret ingredient, and then 

our burger ($12) is hugely 

popular as well as our Reuben 

($13). They’re always 

in our Top 3.” 

Also on the menu are traditional 

Irish dishes, such 

as corned beef and shepherd’s 

pie, among other options. 

In addition to serving 

guests at the hardwood bar 

in the pub section and in the 

dining room throughout the 

week, The Irish Patriot allows 

its dining area to be 

booked for parties. 

Vincent said the restaurant 

sees a lot of wedding 

parties, communion and 

confirmation parties, “as 

we’re quite close to St. 

Michael’s Catholic Church 

here. ...We got a church 

down the street and a funeral 

home across the street, so 

we do some funeral work, 

too.” 

The Tuohys also own 

The Irish Legend in Willow 

Springs and the Burbank 

Pub in its namesake town. 

They take pride in the connection 

they have made to 

the communities around 

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9875 W. 143rd St. in 

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their pubs. 

“We see a lot of regulars 

here,” Vincent said. “We 

are classically a neighborhood 

bar. It is something 

like ‘Cheers’ with the characters 

that are in here.” 

Fiona said the time commitment 

to running the pub 

is “completely 24/7,” and 

she also remarked on the 

regulars they see come to 

The Irish Patriot. 

“I love it, because we get 

to know so many people 

here, and I call them regulars 

but they are actually 

friends,” she said. 

Similar to the way Vincent 

described their “neighborhood-bar 

vibe,” Fiona 

said, “There’s a lot of people 

who came here on their 

own and just became best 

friends.” 

The Irish Patriot owner Vincent Tuohy was sure to include a fireplace in the pub, 

something he says no pub is complete without. 

She said she appreciates 

how friendly and outgoing 

people are, and it creates a 

“family atmosphere, which 

is really nice.” 

There are a few special 

events The Irish Patriot 

enjoys celebrating with its 

guests — one of them being 

St. Patrick’s Day. 

“We have a very special 

party here for St. Patrick’s 

Day,” Vincent said. “It’s 

basically a week here. The 

weekend before [the holiday], 

we have a trolley bus 

and work with all the fellow 

pubs in the area and 

have a trolley bus crawl, 

and then I fly in musicians 

from Ireland every year for 

the holiday, and they stay a 

few days. We have a lot of 

fun.” 

Vincent said they are 

looking forward to opening 

the pub’s patio for the summer, 

which he said can get 

crowded in those months 

but provides a fun atmosphere 

for patrons. 

“You got to love this 

business,” Vincent said. 

“It’s the long days I don’t 

love; they’re a bit daunting. 

But I love the people, 

and every day is different. 

When people are in a pub, 

you know they’re relaxing. 

You’re getting people at 

their best who are coming 

here to enjoy themselves.”

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procedures 

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9. A sacred song 

14. River to the Rhine 

15. Annexes 

16. Skylit courts 

17. “Saving Private 

___” 

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20. Where New 

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operations 

are based, goes 

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28. Attached with a 

hammer 

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35. Middle East snack 

37. Kind of question 

38. Tommie of the 

Miracle Mets 

40. Rage 

41. Tease 

42. Amazon’s talking 

assistant 

44. ___ stone; final 

47. Frisbee or Slinky 

48. Informal eatery 

50. Capital near 

Casablanca 

52. Unburdened 

53. Lucy’s best friend 

56. New Lenox 

middle school 

59. Frequent flier 

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modest 

63. Moore of “G.I. 

Jane” 

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Bear 

67. Hoity-toity 

68. Henhouse 

69. Benefit 

70. Top model, 

Banks 

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maybe 

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kingdom 

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7. 15 and 23, e.g. 

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agency, abbr. 

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Guthrie 

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“Ocean’s Thirteen” cast 

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27. Evel Knievel, for 

one 

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34. Mind your ____ 

and Q’s 

36. Phi__ Kappa 

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43. Least damp 

45. Person from the 

Spanish peninsula 

46. Abbr. in many org. 

names 

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51. Water need 

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2001 Hackman film 

55. Madagascan 

monkey 

56. Train 

57. The Supremes or 

Cream 

58. Kind of chop 

59. Sleekly designed 

60. “Ooooh, ___ 

scared!” 

61. Baltic capital 

63. Bestow a knighthood 

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3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column 

and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

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Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■■9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. 

Mondays: Quartermania 

■■10 p.m.-midnight Saturdays: 

Cosmic Bowl 

HOMER GLEN 

Front Row 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 

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ORLAND PARK 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S Harlem Ave, 

Orland Park; (708) 

532-2220) 

■■5-7 p.m. Mondays: 

Free bar bingo 

Fox’s Restaurant and 

Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 

Orland Park; (708) 

349-2111) 

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Friday, and Saturday: 

Eman 

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 

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes 

In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s 

New designs are a result of buyer feedback 

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within 

the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans for a while and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details.

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April 9 

• 16524 Willow Walk 

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• 603 Gloria St., 

Lockport, 60441-3116 - 

Janie A. Cibulsky to Erik 

M. Korzen, Samantha A. 

Korzen $235,000 

April 11 

• 219 Reverend Walton 


5246 - Jpax Properties 

LLC to Alfonso A. 

Barrios, Maria N. Barrios 

$176,500 

• 1422 Summit Drive, 

Lockport, 60441-4513 - 

John Billings to Randall 

Visor, $178,000 

• 16420 W. 145th 

Place, Lockport, 

60441-2334 - Pro Line 

Construction & Remode 

to Rose Lach, $180,000 

• 1158 Grandview 

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3649 - Dominic Pacione 

to Michael Masokas, 

Shauna Shankland 

$205,000 

• 15114 Laurel Lane, 

Lockport, 60441-1301 

- Dan Snyder to Jorge 

Eduardo Diaz Sanin, 

Daniel Gilberto Diaz 

$205,500 

• 16412 Willow Walk 


1102 - Theresa Skowron 

to David Hausmann, 

$219,000 

• 16523 W. Lanfear 


4743 - Mary Ann 

Deliberto to Lawrence 

A. Damico III, Jamie L. 

Burian $280,000 

April 15 

• 17305 S. Gougar 

Road, Lockport, 60441- 

8276 - James C. Pedigo 

to Leslie Richardson, 

Kathi Richardson 

$385,000 

April 16 

• 16849 Mallard Lane, 

Lockport, 60441-1309 - 

Dana M. Kubiak to Kevin 

J. Peterson, Katelyn 

Lussow Peterson 

$194,000 

The Going Rate is provided 

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This is a gorgeous home in an absolutely 

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world-class hospital. 

What: Located on a spacious corner lot on a 

quiet cul-de-sac, this home has lovely curb 

appeal and a welcoming charm. Pride of ownership shows in this home and which 

has been meticulously cared for with tons of windows for a bright and airy feel. 

Where: 17829 Cinnamon Court, Lockport 

Amenities: The modern kitchen comes complete with wood floors, granite counter 

tops, stainless steel appliances and a stone tile back splash. The kitchen opens up 

to the family room and eating area with direct access to the spacious 

deck making it the perfect entertainment space. The full finished 

basement comes complete with an additional kitchen, full 

bath, large rec room and a smaller bonus room that could 

be used as an additional bedroom or office. 

Asking Price: $329,000 

Listing Agent: Dan 

Kenney (708) 629-6452 

DanKenney@kw.com 

Listing Brokerage: Keller 

Williams Preferred Realty 

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Senior Living - Lemont 

Hiring for 3 Positions 

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Full-Time Cook 

Part-Time Driver 

Call for Details 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 17617 SOUTH FARRELL ROAD, 

LOCKPORT, IL 60441 (TWO LEVEL 

BEIGE BRICK AND FRAME SINGLE 

FAMILY HOME WITH THREE CAR 

ATTACHED GARAGE. ).Onthe 16th 

day ofMay, 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: WIL- 

MINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCI- 

ETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA 

TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT 

AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORT- 

GAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff 

V. RHONDA TAKSAS A/K/A 

RHONDA M TAKSAS; RICHARD 

TAKSAS A/K/A RICHARD MTAK- 

SAS Defendant. 

Case No. 10CH 5888 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. Judgment amount is 

$1,067,073.39 plus interest, cost and 

post judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required bysubdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Certificate No. 32822 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will County on April 23rd, 2019 

wherein the business firm of 

Bombe Boutique 516 Pinebrook 

Dr. Bolingbrook, IL 60490 was 

registered; that the true or real 

name of the person owning the 

business, with their respective post 

office address is as follows: 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Julia Stevens 

516 Pinebrook Dr. 

Bolingbrook IL 60490 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 23rd day of April, 2019 

Lauren Staley Ferry 

Will County Clerk 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL 

COUNTY 

Request of Euvangalos Ioannis 

Klementzos 

Case Number: 19MR968 

There will beacourt date onmy 

Request to change my name from: 

Euvangalos Ioannis Klementzos to 

the new new name of: 

Euvangalos Ioannis Tsakopoulos 

The court date will be held on 

July 15 at 9:00am at 57 N.Ottawa 

St, Joliet IL 60432 Courtroom 

#A236 

/s/:Mark Ellis 

Mark Ellis, Attorney for Petitioner 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL 

) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SO- 

CIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA 

TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT 

AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORT- 

GAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RHONDA TAKSAS A/K/A RHONDA 

M TAKSAS; RICHARD TAKSAS 

A/K/A RICHARD M TAKSAS 

Defendant. 

No. 10 CH 5888 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 15th day of January, 2019, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

16th 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: 

THE WEST 892 FEET OF THE 

NORTHWEST 1/4 OFTHE NORTH- 

WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 31, TOWN- 

SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID- 

IAN, EXCEPT THE NORTH 782 

FEET THEREOF AND ALSO EX- 

CEPT THE SOUTH 293 FEET 

THEREOF, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI- 

NOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

17617 SOUTH FARRELL ROAD, 

LOCKPORT, IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

TWO LEVEL BEIGE BRICK AND 

FRAME SINGLE FAMILY HOME 

WITH THREE CAR ATTACHED GA- 

RAGE. 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-31-102-006-0000 

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

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

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 incash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. Judgment amount is 

$1,067,073.39 plus interest, cost and 

post judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required bysubdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

Secure Storage of Lockport Inc. 

THE PERSONAL PROPERTY 

TO BE SOLD, is contained in the 

units listed below at: Secure Storage; 

978 East Ninth Street, Lockport, 

IL 60441 

The auction will be finalized on 

May 17th, 2019 at 11am by online 

auction. 

The property may be redeemed 

from the units by Cash or Certified 

Money Order. Sale will take place 

on Storagetreasures.com via online 

auction beginning May 10th, 2019. 

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Lockport, IL 

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lockportlegend.com sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Jack Vrba 

Jack Vrba is a senior at 

Lockport Township and 

a pitcher on the baseball 

team. 

How has the season 

gone so far for you 

and the team? 

For me, the season has 

gone well. I came in competing 

for a spot in the 

rotation, and then I was 

able to get one. As for 

the team, we’ve cooled 

off a little bit. But once 

we figure it out, we will 

be OK. 

The players held a 

team-only meeting in 

the clubhouse after 

last Friday’s 5-1 home 

loss on Senior Night 

against Reed-Custer. 

Can you say what was 

said in that? 

We said that we need to 

bring back the energy that 

got us to our 12-1 start 

on the season [the Porters 

were 19-7 through May 

4]. We have to have more 

energy on the bench, especially 

early in the game. If 

we can bring that back, we 

will be able to succeed and 

make a run to state. 

How did you get 

started playing 

baseball? 

My parents, Mary and 

Gary, brought me into 

it. They wanted me to 

be active, and baseball 

was the sport that I sided 

with. When I was 6, I first 

played T-ball, and then 

first played travel ball on a 

9U team. 

Did you play any other 

sports? 

I played basketball, volleyball 

and football at Oak 

Prairie. I played football 

my freshman year at Lockport. 

But I didn’t want to 

get hurt, so now I just play 

baseball. 

What is it about the 

game of baseball that 

makes it the sport for 

you? 

I just like the competitiveness 

of pitching. Just 

knowing that it’s you and 

the batter. I’ve been a 

pitcher ever since I started 

playing and became a 

pitcher only my sophomore 

year. I just love that 

competition, that confrontation. 

What have you 

learned from Lockport 

baseball coach Andy 

Satunas? 

I just learned that hard 

work always pays off in 

the end. If you struggle 

and fight through it, it will 

turn out your way in the 

end. 

If you could meet any 

person in the world 

now, who would it be 

and why? 

Jon Lester. That’s because 

I look up to him. 

He’s a very good pitcher 

Randy Whalen/22nd 

Century Media 

and knows how to pitch in 

the major leagues. 

What do you do to 

pump yourself up 

before a game? 

I put on my headphones 

and go through my playlist. 

That’s about it. I listen 

to a lot of rap. I’d say my 

favorite song is “Sanguine 

Paradise” by Lil Uzi Vert. 

Are you going onto be 

a pitcher in college? 

Yes. I signed with Concordia 

University in Ann 

Arbor, Michigan. I chose 

there because the baseball 

coach [Zach Johnston] 

said I would have the opportunity 

to pitch right 

away. That was big for me. 

What is the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Lockport? 

The companionship of 

your teammates. Just seeing 

them in the hall and 

having them pick you up 

when you’re down. The 

environment at Lockport 

for all the athletes is great. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Randy Whalen

36 | May 9, 2019 | the lockport legend sports 


Boys Tennis 

Porters advance to final of home tourney against Ignatius 

LTHS takes second 

out of a total of 16 

teams 

Randy Whalen 


The Lockport Township 

boys tennis team 

accomplished exactly 

what it wanted to last 

weekend. 

After a week clouded 

with a lot of rain and many 

cancellations, the Porters 

had perfect weather in the 

mid-60s for their own invite. 

There, they advanced 

to the finals, where they 

fell to a talented St. Ignatius 

team (10-1) by a 5-0 

count on Saturday afternoon, 

May 4, at the LTHS 

tennis courts. 

After going 3-1 in the 

16-team tournament, 

which was held at four 

different sites throughout 

the day, Lockport (15- 

4) not only continued its 

excellent season, it tuned 

up for the big seasonending 

tournaments that 

start this week. Those are 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Blue Division 

tourney and then the 

sectional, both of which 

Lockport is hosting. 

“Our doubles played really 

well throughout the 

day,” Lockport coach Bob 

Champlin said. “This [invite] 

is a learning experience. 

It’s all about experiencing 

playing higher 

competition. The higher 

level matches are the ones 

that get you ready.” 

The tourney was teambased. 

Four teams played 

at each site, with Challenge 

Fitness in Lockport, 

Joliet Catholic Academy 

and Lincoln-Way Central 

being the others. 

Lockport hosted the finals, 

so the Porters never 

had to move during the 

day. Just like in a dual 

meet, the team has to win 

to move on, so based on 

a team of three doubles 

players and two singles 

players, three of the five 

have to win to move on. 

“I like it, because it requires 

that we work together,” 

Champlin said of 

the format. “Tennis can 

be a very individual sport, 

but this way, you have to 

work as a team and win 

three matches. St. Ignatius 

is always one of the 

top teams and won 18 of 

its 20 matches on the day. 

We defeated Lincoln-Way 

Central 4-1 in the semifinals, 

and they have gotten 

a lot better. To finish second 

here is still nice.” 

When the Porters played 

at Lincoln-Way Central on 

April 11, they won 5-2, but 

a lot of the matches were 

close. It was the same last 

Saturday, as Lockport won 

4-1 by pulling out a close 

one on the singles side. 

That was at No. 1 singles, 

where sophomore 

Quinn Robinson edged 

freshman Collin Bush 6-3, 

4-6, 10-8 in the super tiebreaker. 

The Knights, who 

lost 5-0 to New Trier in 

the third-place match, did 

capture one of the singles 

matches. That was at No. 

2, where junior TJ Edmier 

has a 6-2, 6-0 win over 

Dan Evans. 

The Porters, however, 

swept the doubles matches. 

Those were sophomores 

Peter Naylor and 

Douglas Blomquist, now 

17-9 on the season, with 

a 6-1, 6-0 win over junior 

Michael Bloodgood and 

sophomore Matt Soldan at 

No. 1. At second doubles, 

it was junior Jared Kocolowski 

and senior Andrew 

Whetter with a 6-4, 

6-3 victory over seniors 

Matthew Piltaver and Pat 

Winter. Then, at No. 3, 

Lockport won with seniors 

Jake Cala and John 

Evans going on to a 6-1, 

6-2 win over senior Sebastian 

Reid and sophomore 

Dan Schaffer. 

“It was a good tournament, 

Naylor said. “It 

was our first year playing 

together at first doubles. 

It’s a good partnership and 

a good indicator of how 

we’re improving.” 

Bloomquist, who also 

played first doubles as 

a freshman last season, 

agreed that the invite was 

a good measuring stick. 

“This shows how 

much better we’ve got,” 

Bloomquist said. “It just 

makes us better players. 

It has been really positive 

playing doubles with each 

other.” 

With the tourney going 

long and teams like 

New Trier and St. Ignatius 

having some distance to 

travel, the final round was 

played under the pro set to 

eight format. 

While Lockport lost 

all of them, the doubles 

matches were competitive. 

Naylor and Bloomquist 

lost 8-6 to senior Sener 

Gunsel and junior Aeneas 

Hines. At second doubles, 

junior Henny Gunnison 

and senior Justin Ownes 

had an 8-4 win over Kocolowski 

and Whetter, 

and in an exciting third 

doubles match, it was seniors 

Christian Klein and 

Max Tiemann with an 8-7 

(2) triumph over Cala and 

Evans. 

St. Ignatius swept the 

singles. At No. 1, it was 

senior Billy Taylor with an 

8-1 win over Robinson. It 

was the same 8-1 score at 

second doubles, as junior 

Jamieson Katz defeated 

Evans. 

The Porters have won 

the SWSC Blue tourney 

three times in the past five 

years, but they will have 

to get past a Lincoln-Way 

East team that is the defending 

conference champion, 

to win it this season. 

Lockport is to host the 

conference tournament at 

4 p.m. this Thursday, May 

9, and then continue to 

play starting at 8:30 a.m. 

on Saturday, May 11. 

Sectional play is scheduled 

to start on Friday, 

May 17, at the Lockport 

tennis courts. 

“We’re excited about the 

conference meet,” Naylor 

said. “We’re also very optimistic 

about the sectional. 

I think we should get 

the No. 2 seed.” 

Bloomquist is excited 

about the future, too. 

“We’re ready for the 

conference,” he said. “But 

not only that, we are looking 

forward to the years 

coming up, too.” 

Lockport had a second 

team entered at the invite, 

which was made up of 

some of the other varsity 

players and some of the 

JV squad. While that team 

went 1-3 on the day, the 

No. 2 and No. 3 doubles 

team, made up of JV players, 

went 4-0. 

This Week In... 

Lockport Township High 

School Varsity Athletics 

Baseball 

■May ■ 11 host Elk Grove (DH), 10 a.m. 

■May ■ 14 host Stagg, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 15 at Stagg, 4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■May ■ 11 host Oswego, 10 a.m. 

■May ■ 14 host Sandburg, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■May ■ 14 at IHSA Regional, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 14 at IHSA Sectional, TBA 

Boys Volleyball 

■May ■ 9 host Andrew, 5:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 11 at Fremd Invite, 9 a.m. 

■May ■ 14 host Bolingbrook (Senior 

Night), 5:30 p.m. 

Girls Track and Field 

■May ■ 9 at IHSA Sectional, TBA 

Boys Tennis 

■May ■ 9 host SWSC Tournament, 4 

p.m. 

■May ■ 11 host SWSC Tournament, 

8:30 p.m. 

Boys Lacrosse 

■May ■ 9 host Providence, 6 p.m. 

■May ■ 11 at Washington, 1 p.m. 

Girls Lacrosse 

■May ■ 11 host Hampshire, 11:30 a.m. 

■May ■ 13 at Minooka, 6 p.m. 

A grand achievement 

Lockport Patriots Junior Division 

cheer named Grand Champion at 

competition 

RIGHT: Members of the Lockport Patriots Junior 

Division (ages 10-14) cheerleading team (top 

row, left to right) Emily Mendez, Emma Barden, 

Ava Binion, Kyra Jonikas, Melody Alleman, 

Mckenzie Maezes, coach Faith Williams, (bottom 

row, left to right) Morgan Ebert, Elizabeth 

Rodriguez, Carissa Alleman and Alondra Azpeita 

won overall Grand Champion April 28 at the 

Ignite Recreational Cheerleading Competition 

at Plainfield South High School. Photo submitted



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38 | May 9, 2019 | the lockport legend sports 


Distance relay highlights Porters’ third-place conference finish 

Lockport looks to 

continue improving, 

maximize state 

qualifiers 

Jeff Degraw, Freelance Reporter 

In any athletic competition, it 

is difficult to tell if any one moment 

will prove to be the difference. 

That scenario was never more 

evident than Thursday, May 2, at 

the SouthWest Suburban Conference 

Blue girl’s track and field 

championships hosted by Lockport. 

After the 18 events that were 

contested, the meet ended in a tie 

between Lincoln-Way East and 

Homewood-Flossmoor as each 

team scored 167 points and with 

the tie came co-champions. This 

rarity happened with the same 

two teams just two years ago. 

Lockport finished third (113 

points), followed by Bolingbrook 

(44), Sandburg (34) and 

Stagg (19). 

“It takes everyone on a team to 

win a championship, and tonight 

we had contributions from everywhere,” 

East coach Brian Evans 

said. “This was a team endeavor 

tonight. Not everything went our 

way, but we also had kids step 

up when needed. It was a valiant 

effort tonight and you could say 

we came up a point short, but we 

are still co-champions. 

“This team is young and we 

are learning every day and every 

time we compete which is exciting.” 

The Griffins had six individual 

champions, but used team depth 

to overcome the nine champions 

that the Vikings produced. 

The Porters started the running 

events in the 3,200-meter relay 

by capturing the conference title 

for their only win of the night. 

The team of Madison Polinski, 

Anna Kozak, Abbey Kozak and 

Kate Wojcikiewicz ran 9 minutes, 

48.44 seconds. 

“It was cold out there tonight, 

but there was no wind, so that 

helped, but carrying the baton 

was relay cold,” Wojcikiewicz 

said. “Tonight’s effort and time, 

especially in the bad conditions 

makes us all feel better and excited 

for sectionals next week 

because we want to qualify for 

state in the relay.” 

Runners-up for the Porters included 

Polinski in the 800 meters 

(2:25.9), Josephine Bober in the 

3,200 (11:48.61), Angelica Bafia 

in the discus (106 feet-5 inches) 

and Andi Hennessey in the pole 

vault (10-3). 

Third-place finishes were 

Anna Kozak in the 1,600 

(5:40.2), Emma Schmutzler in 

the discus (96-10), Taylor Bowen 

in the high jump (4-8), Kathleen 

Kwiatkowski in the pole 

vault (9-3) and Elizabeth Czupta 

in the triple jump (32-9.5). 

The Porters’ 800 relay team of 

Jacqueline Mathius, Lexie Fontaine, 

Marisa Brown and Emily 

Thompson (1:50.3) and 1,600 

relay team of Mathius, Polinski, 

Fontaine and Elisabeth Nacino 

(4:10.52) were also third. 

“We got out of the meet 

healthy, and that was important,” 

Lockport coach Joe Kravitz said. 

“We have a little tweaking to 

do before next week’s sectionals, 

but I thought we did well 

tonight as a team. The distance 

girls looked good and we had 

some other solid performances. 

If we can continue to improve, 

we have the opportunity to have 

some state qualifiers on this 

team.” 

Winners for East were Emma 

Barnard in the pole vault (10 feet, 

3 inches), Mackenzie O’Brien in 

the discus (108-1), Ashley Mills 

in the 800 meters (2:25.23), Jenna 

Couwenhovan in the 1,600 

(5:28.98), Katie Sciarini in the 

300 hurdles (45.89) and Mariam 

Azeez in the long jump (18-2 

1/4). 

Azeez, who is a freshman, also 

placed fourth in the 100- and 

200-meter dashes and is excited 

Lockport’s Anna Kozak (left) gets the baton from Madison Polinski Thursday, May 2, during the 3,200 

meter relay at the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue championships in Lockport. Photos by Mark 

Korosa/22nd Century Media 

about her first year of varsity 

track as she is among the top 

long jumpers in the state. 

“I expected to make the varsity 

team, but not to have the 

success I have had,” Azeez said. 

“My coaches are great and the 

work we do has helped me tremendously. 

My goal is to break 

19 feet in the long jump and I’m 

confident and in a good spot to 

qualify for state next week at 

sectionals.” 

More of the Griffins youth 

movement is Sciarini who is a 

sophomore and has one of the 

state’s best 300 hurdle times. 

“I run both hurdles and relays, 

but the 300 hurdles are my favorite,” 

Sciarini said. “My goal is to 

place at state, but next week we 

all have to take care of business 

at the sectional meet.” 

But as on any team that is 

filled with underclassmen, there 

must be a leader. For East, that 

leader is senior Taylor Wright, 

who will be headed to Eastern 

Jaylyn Strayer competes in the long jump. 

Illinois University for her collegiate 

track career. Wright has 

one of the top 400 meter times, 

is in the Top 10 of the long jump 

and on Thursday night placed 

second in the 400, took third in 

the 100 and 200 and was fourth 

in the long jump. 

“I really enjoy the variety of 

events and I like pushing myself,” 

the versatile Wright said. 

“It keeps me competitive and my 

goal is just to get better each time 

out. If I run or jump a personal 

best the next two weeks, the places 

will take care of themselves.”

lockportlegend.com sports 


fastbreak 

Boys Volleyball 

Porters thinking positive after trio of competitive defeats 

Mark Korosa/22nd Century 

Media 

1st and 3 

LTHS girls 

track and field 

takes third at 

conference 

championships 

1. Giving their all 

The Lockport girls 

track and field 

team finished in 

third place with a 

total of 113 points 

Thursday, May 2, 

at the SouthWest 

Suburban Conference 

Blue championships. 

2. Swift finish 

The Porters won 

the 3,200-meter 

relay, with the 

team of Madison 

Polinski, Anna Kozak, 

Abbey Kozak 

and Kate Wojcikiewicz 

running it in 

9 minutes, 48.44 

seconds. 

3. Competing hard 

Runners-up for 

the Porters at the 

championships 

were Polinski, 

Josephine Bober, 

Angelica Bafia and 

Andi Hennessey. 

Randy Whalen 


It would be easy for the 

Lockport Township boys 

volleyball team to be discouraged. 

Last week, the Porters 

played three matches in 

three days and lost them 

all. Once again, they were 

against quality opponents 

and all of the matches 

were close. The latest one 

was a 25-23, 25-23 loss 

to SouthWest Suburban 

Conference rival Sandburg 

on May 1 at the Lockport 

Central Campus. 

With the losses, Lockport 

(16-10, 0-4) fell for 

the fifth time in six matches. 

“I’m not disappointed 

with anything that is going 

on with us,” Lockport 

coach Nick Mraz said. 

“Obviously you want to 

be in the win column, but 

a majority of our team [six 

players] are sophomores. 

We’re in every set, every 

match. We believe next 

year we will complete 

these matches.” 

The Porters were in this 

latest one until the end. But 

they failed to close out a 

late lead in the first set and 

could not quite catch up in 

the second set. Matt Arens 

(5 kills) led the way, but 

fellow sophomore outside 

hitter Carter Steffgen and 

opposite side hitter Jake 

Whyte, who is one of only 

three seniors on the team, 

added three kills apiece. 

Junior middle hitter Jake 

Maly added three blocks 

and two kills. Senior setter 

Robbie Maida contributed 

six assists and a block. 

Junior setter Jacob Prince 

had 10 digs, five assists, 

and an ace, while senior libero 

Alex Matteucci added 

seven digs for the Porters, 

who won a regional last 

year for the first time in 14 

years but graduated four 

senior starters from that 

team. 

“I’ve been happy with 

myself and to play all six 

rotations is fairly uncommon 

for a sophomore,” 

Arens said. “I’m really 

excited for the rest of this 

year and for the upcoming 

years. Plus our JV team 

has been really good.” 

Against Sandburg, the 

Porter JV team won 21-25, 

25-17, 15-14 to improve to 

17-8 and 2-2 in the SWSC. 

The varsity team just has 

to get over that late-set 

hump. 

“We’ve had too many 

games like that,” Arens 

said of the close matches. 

“We continue to fight but 

there’s always a section 

where we make mistakes. 

[Against Sandburg] we hit 

negative and it was still that 

close which was insane. If 

we turn that around, we 

can be really good.” 

The opening set featured 

12 ties and six lead 

changes as the largest lead 

was three points. That was 

by Sandburg on three occasions, 

including 19-16. 

Arens had a pair of kills 

as the Porters used a 6-2 

spurt to rally for a 22-21 

lead. But senior outside 

hitter Cort Jensen and junior 

right side hitter David 

Vales put down consecutive 

kills and a double hit 

made it 24-22. 

Sophomore middle hitter 

Sam Trafton was in on 

a block as Lockport saved 

a set point. But unlike least 

year’s regional, where the 

Eagles had five first-set 

point opportunities in the 

opener and never converted 

in a 31-29, 25-19 

loss on May 23 in the title 

match of the Lockport Regional, 

they closed out the 

opener on a long hit error. 

The Porters scored the 

first two points of the second 

set, but that would be 

their only lead. There were 

only two ties, at 2-2 and at 

7-7. Ahead 10-9, Sandburg 

stormed to a 9-3 spurt, 

which was capped on two 

kills and a block by Vales. 

Down 19-12, there was 

no quit in Lockport, however. 

Maly had all three of 

his blocks and had a kill 

and a block on consecutive 

points to rally the home 

team back to 21-20. Jensen 

took over then and had 

consecutive kills for a 23- 

20 lead. Ahead 24-22, the 

Eagles served into the net 

and then had a return into 

the net. But once again it 

was Jensen jumping up 

for a kill, which was the 

match-winner. 

Jensen finished with a 

match-high 11 kills while 

Vales, who is coach Davis 

Vales’ son, added five 

kills. Seniors Yanni Bella 

at middle hitter and Luka 

Vukanic at outside, each 

added four kills. Setters, 

junior Kelly Hunter, and 

senior Cameron Petrusevski 

each distributed 12 

assists, and sophomore 

libero Jeremiah Burden 

brought up 14 digs for the 

Eagles, who have never 

won fewer than 22 matches 

in their 24 seasons as a 

program. They have also 

won 14 regional championships 

since 2003. 

Mraz, a 2007 Sanburg 

graduate, played for Vales. 

“It’s been 12 years since 

he coached me,” Mraz 

said. “But we’re always 

talking. Win or lose it’s always 

fun to play them.” 

Vales agreed. 

“We mentioned it [last 

year’s playoff loss to 

Lockport] early in the 

week but not [May 1],” 

Vales said. “We look at 

them as a natural rival and 

it’s a fun match since we 

are close in talent.” 

If the seeds hold up, the 

two teams could play each 

other again as part of the 

Marist Sectional this postseason. 

The day before, on April 

30, Lockport put together 

a nice second set rally 

but ultimately dropped 

an SWSC match to No. 4 

state-ranked Lincoln-Way 

West 25-18, 25-27, 25-16 

in New Lenox. 

Arens (4 kills, 2 blocks) 

and Steffgen (2 aces, 3 

kills, 7 digs) led the way 

for Lockport against the 

Warriors, who were celebrating 

Senior Night. 

Although the Porters 

lost, they said they were 

happy to force a third 

set. Down 24-21 in the 

second set, sophomore 

middle hitter Sam Trafton 

had a block and Steffgen 

smashed a kill to tie it. After 

West (28-3, 4-0 after 

May 2) retook the lead, 

Lockport scored the final 

three points, including another 

block by Trafton on 

set point, to win. 

“That was nice to come 

back and win that set,” 

Mraz said. “Most of those 

West seniors were on their 

state quarterfinal team last 

year.” 

Ahead 12-10 in the third 

set, the Warriors went on a 

12-2 blitz to go up 24-12. 

Lockport saved four match 

points, but a kill by senior 

right side hitter Tyler Holubek 

finally ended it. 

To open last week, the 

Porters Lockport lost to 

Providence 20-25, 26-24, 

27-25 in a non-conference 

match at Lockport Central. 

Whyte (13 kills, 2 aces, 

2 blocks), Arens (8 kills, 

2 blocks) and Maida (16 

assists) paced the Porters, 

who at week’s end had lost 

seven three-set matches on 

the season, five of those by 

two points in the final set 

and eight times this season 

they have lost the final set 

of a match by four points 

or less. Providence (23- 

8 through May 2) rallied 

from 23-21 down to win 

the final set. 

LISTEN UP 

“The distance girls looked good, and we had some other solid 

performances. If we can continue to improve, we have the opportunity to 

have some state qualifiers on this team.” 

Joe Kravitz — Lockport girls track and field coach, on his team’s 

performance at the conference championships 

Tune In 

Girls Track and Field 

Running to the sectional — Friday, May 10, at Homewood- 

Flossmoor Sectional 

• The Porters look to qualify as many for state as 

they possibly can, hoping to have saved their best 

performances of the season for sectional competition. 

Index 

36 - This Week In 

35 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing 

Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhori 

zon.com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | May 9, 2019 

Remaining unfazed Porters 

boys volleyball team taking positive from 

string of competitive losses, Page 39 

Home cooking LTHS boys tennis 

team finishes near top of own 16-team 

invite, Page 36 

Porters look to build on 

conference performance as they 

eye state meet, Page 38 

Grace Mildice leaps a hurdle Thursday, May 2, in the 

100 meter hurdles event at the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Blue championship in Lockport. 

Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media

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