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Ranking the 

Ribs Sons of 

American Legion set 

for second annual rib 

cook-off to raise money 

for vets, Page 4 

Families explore area 

resources at LWSRA 

Disability Fair, Page 3 

Pups in the 

Park Dog walking 

fundraiser set to raise 

money for shelter, 

Page 12 

Diving into 

a good time 

Summer Fun Guide 

offers readers plenty 

of activities while the 

weather’s just right, Inside 

Lemont resident Isabell Merrion looks at the display at the Holistic Riding Equestrian 

Therapy booth on Saturday, May 11, at the Lincolnway Special Recreation 

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Puzzles..........................34 

Home of the Week.........38 

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Saturday 

New Lenox PTO 5K Color 

Run/Walk 

8-11 a.m. Saturday, May 

18, Nelson Prairie/Nelson 

Ridge Campus, 2470 Nelson 

Road, New Lenox. 

The New Lenox School 

District 122 PTO would 

like to invite all who would 

love to participate in this 

fun community 5k Color 

Run/Walk to support our 

kids, schools, and teachers. 

We are happy to have 

you run, walk, sponsor, 

or even volunteer at this 

event. All information and 

registration can be found at 

newlenoxpto.org. We have 

amazing local sponsors 

that will be donating gifts 

in your race packets and 

the day of the race. Fun 

T-shirts will be provided 

for early registration. New 

this year a digital clock 

will be at the finish line to 

see your time! You don’t 

want to miss this event that 

brings us all together for 

one amazing reason for the 

kids. Contact Tai McDonald 

at nlsd122pto@gmail. 

com for questions. 

Friends of the Library 

Spring Gala 2019: 

Celebrating Sherlock 

Holmes 

7-11 p.m. Saturday, 

May 18, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox. Join 

Us for Our 11th Annual 

Spring Gala 2019. Art & 

Silent Auctions, Raffles, 

Cash Bar, Gourmet Hors 

d’Oeuvres, Music, and Local 

Artisans! Tickets can 

be purchased in advance 

at the New Lenox Public 

Library or at the door. 

Ticket Prices: Adults: $30, 

seniors: $25, at the door: 

$40. Must be 21 or older to 

attend. All proceeds benefit 

the New Lenox Public 

Library. 

Tuesday 

Teens Finals Study and 

Snacks 

2-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 

21, Wednesday, May 22, 

New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Are you 

looking for a place to study 

for finals? Come into the 

Library and spread out in 

our Teen Scene. We will 

have drinks and snacks 

available to help you study 

through the night. 

Thursday 

First Time Home Buyer 

Seminar 

6-7 p.m. Thursday, 

May 23, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans 

Parkway., New Lenox. 

This one hour informative 

seminar will provide an in 

depth explanation on the 

home buying process. Our 

team will provide insider 

tips and tricks to educate 

you and have you feeling 

empowered. Our team includes 

Real Estate Agent, 

Nancy Graham, Mortgage 

Lender, Audra Iori, Attorney, 

Theresa Berkey, and 

Insurance Agent, Maria 

Hohman. These ladies are 

experienced professionals 

ready to educate you from 

start to finish on the home 

buying process. For more 

information contact Nicole 

Degrave at (815) 464- 

6155 ext. 88533 or at NDE 

GRAVE@amfam.com. 

UPCOMING 

Kids Lollipop Hunt 

11:30 a.m. Saturday, 

May 25, Walker Country 

Estates Park Concession 

Stand, 299 Lenox St, New 

Lenox. Join us for our 

Splash Pad opening weekend 

at Walker Country Estates 

Park! You and your 

little one(s) will hunt for 

special lollipops in hopes 

of winning a variety of 

prizes. The Kids Lollipop 

Hunt is at a new location 

this year, so come and stay 

afterwards (weather permitting; 

must be 74”) and 

play in the splash pad. The 

Lollipop Hunt is free, so 

no need to register for this 

event. Ages 3-6. 

Build a Rain Barrel 

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

June 4, Lions Community 

Center, Bicentennial 

Room, 1 Manor Drive, 

New Lenox. In this class, 

you will learn from experts 

at the Will County 

Conservation Foundation 

about the benefits of using 

rain barrels and how to use 

them correctly. You will 

then assemble your own 55 

gallon barrel to take home! 

All tools/supplies will be 

provided. Please have a 

way to transport your barrel! 

Barrels fit in most vehicles 

as long as you can 

put the back seats down. 

All ages welcome. $65 per 

barrel. 

Chasing the Sun 5K 

7 p.m., Thursday, June 

6, New Lenox Commons, 

145 Veterans Parkway. 

The New Lenox Community 

Park District and 

the New Lenox Chamber 

of Commerce will host 

their Annual Chasing the 

Sun 5K (evening chiptimed 

race). After the race, 

all participants will be 

treated to a slice of pizza 

while enjoying the after 

race party with activities 

for the whole family. Participants 

who pre-register 

by Friday, May 17 are 

guaranteed a race shirt in 

their size. There are several 

ways to register: Online 

at https://runsignup. 

com/Race/IL/NewLenox/ 

ChasingtheSun, NLCPD 

Administration Building, 

701 W. Haven Avenue, Lions 

Community Center, 1 

Manor Drive, New Lenox 

Chamber Office, 1 Veterans 

Parkway (Room 104). 

For more information, 

visit newlenoxparks.org or 

newlenoxchamber.com. 

ONGOING 

Lincoln-Way Toastmasters 

7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 

Frankfort Village Hall, 432 

Nebraska Street, Frankfort. 

Meets the 1st and 3rd 

Thursday of each month. 

Toastmasters is a community 

based organization 

whose primarily goal is 

to help people overcome 

their fear of public speaking 

while also developing 

leadership skills. 

LWABWO Meetings 

6-8 p.m. on the third 

Tuesday of each month 

Sept. through June, Gatto’s 

Restaurant, Route 30 & 

Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox. The Lincoln-Way 

Area Business Women’s 

Organization is a non-profit 

club formed in 1971 to 

provide scholarship funds 

to graduating female high 

school seniors and adult 

women for the purpose of 

continuing education. We 

are always looking for new 

members. For more information, 

visit www.LWAB 

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American Legion Riders 

Meetings 

11 a.m. Sundays. American 

Legion Thomas Hartung 

Post 1977, 14414 

Ford Drive, New Lenox. 

American Riders supports 

veterans, children 

and communities across 

the world. Members of the 

American Legion, American 

Legion Auxiliary or 

Sons of the American 

Legion are eligible. For 

mmore information visit 

www.americanlegionnew 

lenox.com. 

Chess Club 

10 a.m. Thursdays, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Group meets on 

the second floor, southwest 

side until after noon. Open 

to anyone, from beginner 

to master, who enjoys 

playing chess. For more information, 

call (815) 485- 

7425. 

Happy Books, Happy 

Cooks 

7-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 

New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Children 

ages 3-8 will hear a story 

and make a simple snack. 

Please inform staff of any 

food allergies during registration. 

Registration is for 

the full six-week session. 

For more information, visit 

www.newlenoxlibrary.org.

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LWSRA Disability Fair shows off 

its inclusive services for everyone 

Memorial Day Sale! 

Closed Monday, 5/27 

in honor of Memorial Day 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Repporter 

Everything from equestrian 

therapy to financial 

advice to camp options 

for individuals with special 

needs was found at the 

Lincolnway Special Recreation 

Association's 2019 

Disability Fair. 

The May 11 expo – held 

onsite at LWSRA – featured 

vendors sharing information 

about services 

available to parents, teachers 

and individuals with 

disabilities. Four presentations 

further educated 

attendees on disability 

services available in the 

Lincoln-Way area. 

Karyn Reczek, LWSRA 

marketing, outreach and 

fundraising coordinator, 

explained that the 2019 

fair was building on the 

success of last year's inaugural 

event. 

“This year, we have 34 

vendors sharing everything 

and anything that a 

family with a disability 

might need some guidance 

on," she said. "They can 

come here, check it out, 

talk to people, get some information 

and take it from 

there." 

The idea for the Disability 

Fair originated from 

a conversation between 

Reczek, Helping Hands 

Children's Therapy parent 

liaison Tessa Quinlan and 

Renewal Disability Services 

founder Gina Smith. 

“We wanted to have all 

of the disability services 

under one roof so that not 

only can the community 

know that all of us exist 

to help, but also as business 

owners we can help 

one another to refer out 

clients in case they need 

Tennis player Jenna Dobson (left) and her coach Cindy 

Heidkamp share information about the Lincoln-Way 

Area Tennis Association on Saturday, May 11, at the 

Lincolnway Special Recreation Association’s Disability 

Fair. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Chicago Blackhawks Special Hockey players (left 

to right) John Pellegrini, Mandy Mackowiak and 

Christopher Donisch play a game at the fair. 

something that we don't 

offer,” Smith said. “This is 

a dream come true. It was 

really successful for its 

first year, so I'm excited to 

see what this year's going 

to hold. I'm sure it's going 

to be even bigger.” 

Smith had a booth at 

the fair right next to Helping 

Hands Children's 

Therapy, where physical 

therapist Rhonda Kleber 

shared information about 

the organization's many 

programs. 

“We offer speech therapy, 

occupational therapy, 

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Rib cook-off to raise money for veterans home 

Sean Hastings, Editor 

The New Lenox Sons of 

the American Legion’s rib 

cook-off raised $2,473.68 

for the Manteno Veterans 

home last year and they 

are back at it again this year 

looking to raise even more 

money. 

Saturday, July 13 at the 

Tom E. Hartung post 1977, 

14414 Ford Drive, New 

Lenox is hosting its second 

annual rib cook-off. 

With the money that was 

raised last year through 

donations, rib contest entry 

fees, raffles and more 

helped the Sons buy two 

freezers for the home, 

which they desperately 

needed as the old ones 

were no longer operable. 

After the purchase of 

the two freezers, there was 

$400 left over and with it 

they hosted a bingo night 

for the veterans at the 

home. It included pizzas, 

sodas and cash prizes. 

Event coordinator Nick 

McGuire saw everything 

first hand and was grateful 

to have been able to help 

out. 

“The pure joy they 

had doing it encouraged 

us to double down and 

work harder this year 

at raising funds for the 

home that they otherwise 

would not get,” McGuire 

said. 

Nick’s father, Rich is 

also a coordinator for the 

event. 

The July 13 event will 

feature the rib contest 

where teams cook up their 

style of ribs to be judged 

by three-to-six judges for 

a chance at first, second or 

third place. In each team’s 

$75 entry fee includes 

three slabs of pork babyback 

ribs. Each team is 

allowed to season, sauce, 

grill or smoke, their ribs 

and is in charge of their 

Some of the rib cooking teams at last year’s event. Teams are encouraged to bring tents rain or shine. 

Photos Submitted 

Posing for a photo with the freezers bought for the Manteno Veteran’s Home last year are (from left to right) Nick 

McGuire, Rachael Cunningham and Rich McGuire. 

own utensils, sauces, 

seasonings and cooking 

equipment. 

Teams can use any type 

of garnish they wish, but 

must bring that on their 

own. They are allowed to 

use romaine/iceberg lettuce, 

cilantro or flat leaf/ 

Italian parsley. 

The judges grade on 

appearance, taste, tenderness, 

moisture and overall 

impression. 

All the ribs are distributed 

at 8 a.m. with cooking 

starting at 8:30 a.m. 

and the judging starts at 

3 p.m. where everything 

must be turned in. 

Eight teams participated 

in last year’s inaugural 

cook-off and just a half 

point separated second 

and third place and one 

point separated the fourth 

place team from the third 

place team. 

And even if one is not 

participating in the cookoff, 

they are more than 

welcome to come eat 

smoked pulled pork sandwiches 

for $5. They will 

be sold from 11:30 a.m. 

until they are sold out of 

all 80 lbs. of pork shoulder. 

Admissions is free. 

And for those 21 and 

older, there is a cash bar 

available all day, and all 

of those proceeds go toward 

the Manteno Veterans 

Home. A craft table 

for children by Tea Time 

Socials will go from 11 

a.m.-3 p.m. 

The bar is outdoors and 

there will also be bags and 

horseshoes for people to 

play. The event will go on 

rain or shine, but tents are 

recommended for teams to 

bring. 

This year’s big giveaway 

in the raffle prizes 

is a Traeger Pro Series 

34-pellet smoker, which 

is valued at $1,150. Tickets 

are $5 or five for $20. 

The winner of the smoker 

will also receive a fold out 

table, smoker cover and 

two bags of pellets. 

The Sons of the American 

Legion are also selling 

sponsorships for $100 

which would be recognized 

during the cook-off. 

The sponsors will have a 

3’x3’ banner hung behind 

the judges table. 


text Nick McGuire at 

(815) 409-6885.

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Everyone had a person 

or activity that made 

their childhood feel special, 

but not everyone has 

the chance to create those 

same special memories 

for others. For 17-yearold 

Jacob Cope, creating 

special memories for 

kids has become a passion 

project. 

Cope is a former foster 

child. While he was adopted 

at the age of five 

by his long-term foster 

mother Laura Oresky, he 

remembers what it meant 

to be in the foster system 

and treasured the opportunity 

he had to spend his 

summers with other kids 

in the system at Royal 

Family KIDS’ Camp of 

Greater Joliet. 

On Friday Cope and 

his mother hosted their 

second annual fundraiser 

for the camp, a craft show 

featuring raffles, a silent 

auction, and other fun 

opportunities to donate 

so foster kids can get the 

same experience Cope 

did. 

The event raised 

$4,403, which does not 

include mailed or online 

donations made. 

“This means a great 

deal to him,” Oresky said. 

“Every child deserves 

a chance to go to this 

camp.” 

The Joliet branch of 

Royal Family was started 

by a group of volunteers 

from Southwest Community 

Church in Shorewood 

in 2007 and has grown 

substantially over time. 

Each year the camp welcomes 

between 50 and 60 

boys and girls between 

the ages of 7 and 11 for 

one week to meet other 

kids like themselves and 

to take part in sports and 

crafts they may otherwise 

not have the ability to experience. 

Royal Family is run 

completely on donations, 

and has no fixed location, 

so it costs about $40,000 

each year to cover the cost 

of renting a campground 

for a week and supplying 

each child with their food, 

supplies, and gifts, which 

include a photo album of 

their time at camp each 

summer. The families and 

foster families of the children 

who attend are never 

asked to pay any costs out 

of pocket, so fundraising 

is essential to ensure all 

eligible students can attend. 

“Our mission is to create 

life changing moments 

for foster kids, to give 

them hope, and let them 

know someone cares,” 

said Mark Fleming. Fleming 

is the Assistant Superintendent 

of Curriculum 

and Instruction at Will 

County School District 

92 in Lockport and helped 

found the camp with his 

wife back in 2006. “Jacob 

is a really cool story. He 

went to our camp for five 

years and now is probably 

our number one fundraiser.” 

Fleming is personally 

responsible for getting 

Cope involved in Royal 

Family KIDS’ Camp. 

Cope was a student at 

Oster-Oakview school in 

New Lenox when Fleming 

served as the school’s 

principal. After learning 

Cope’s background 

as a foster child, he approached 

Oresky about 

sending Jacob to camp. 

“Jacob just loved camp 

when he was there,” 

Fleming said. “He was sad 

when he aged out and now 

he’s helping other kids 

and paying it forward. It’s 

so encouraging. It really 

lets us see the fruit of our 

labor.” 

In addition to his yearround 

fundraising efforts, 

Jacob returns to camp now 

as a teenager each year as 

a volunteer. This July will 

be his third year working 

with the campers. 

Last year Jacob’s efforts 

raised about $12,000 

Jacob Cope (second from back left) poses for a photo 

with other volunteers and some former campers. 

Photos by Jessie Molloy/ 22nd Century Media 

Jacob Cope (right) sells raffle tickets to residents who 

showed up to his fundraising event. 

for the camp, including 

approximately $5,000 

from the craft fair. This 

year Oresky said their 

goal was to raise $15,000 

total while matching or 

exceeding the event’s proceeds. 

Before the craft fair 

Jacob had already raised 

over $4,000 from friends, 

neighbors, teachers, and 

his parents’ coworkers. 

Jacob’s father, Ronald 

Oresky, has received donations 

from his company, 

NAR Roofing, each 

year for the camp, and a 

fundraiser Cope held at 

Lincoln Way West, where 

he is currently a junior, 

raised $900 earlier this 

year. 

For the event itself 

thirty-three vendors paid 

a $50 table fee to take 

part. While they shopped 

through the table of candles, 

jewelry, apparel, 

cosmetics, food, and home 

decor guests could listen 

to the volunteer ukulele 

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Sherlock Holmes this year’s Friends of NL Library Gala theme 

SEAN HASTINGS, Editor 

Library board member 

Michele Monbrod did not 

want to see her “baby,” the 

Friends of the New Lenox 

Public Library Gala “die,” 

so after being away from 

it for over five years, she 

stepped up to replace the 

former organizer to make 

sure the night still goes on. 

Saturday, May 18 Sherlock 

Holmes and his crew 

will be the theme of the 

night, which will include 

art, silent auctions, raffles, 

cash bar, gourmet hors 

d’Oeuvres, music, and local 

artisans. The event is 

21 and older. Tickets are 

$30, $25 for seniors and 

$40 at the door. The event 

goes from 7-11 p.m. 

Some items in the raffle 

include Chicago Cubs 

tickets and Chicago White 

Sox tickets. The night also 

includes donations from 

local businesses. 

The Galas are events 

planned by the Friends 

of the New Lenox Public 

Library to raise money for 

the library. The Friends 

of the Library raise funds 

for the library since the library 

does not get a lot of 

money out of the tax bill, 

Monbrod said. 

“The main portion of 

this event is the silent auction,” 

Monbrod said. “It’s 

a fundraiser, all the proceeds, 

after we pay back 

whatever we owe from 

receipts for people who 

went and bought stuff for 

us that are friends members, 

all that profit, we 

write a check and it goes 

to the library.” 

“There’s a lot of things 

the library needs that they 

can’t buy on their own 

budget,” she said. “This 

event years ago helped 

to start the digital media 

lab that is upstairs. This 

event funded that gem in 

this building. That’s there 

because of the Friends and 

their money toward that 

event. 

This is the 11th Spring 

Gala the library has put 

on. 

The chosen themes are 

not random, either. There 

is some “method to the 

madness.” They are usually 

chosen based upon 

the anniversary of the 

publishing of a book. This 

time around, it was chosen 

because 160 years ago 

was the birth of Sir Arthur 

Conan Doyle, author of 

Sherlock Holmes. 

Also included in the 

night is a wine raffle, 

with roughly 50 bottles of 

wine. 

“It’s always been a fun 

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event,” Monbrod said. 

“We have the wine bar 

upstairs, wine and beer 

usually. The adult service 

desk is turned into our 

bar.” 

She joked how it’s 

“sneaky” drinking in the 

library between the stacks 

of books. There will also 

be a signature drink to go 

along with the theme of 

the event. And the price of 

the admission includes a 

caricature artist. 

Monbrod also said there 

will be four actors walking 

around as Sherlock, 

Watson, Irene Adler and 

Inspector Lestrade. 

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Odyssey Golf Foundation’s community 

inaugural 5K fundrasier set for May 19 

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There are many organizations 

dedicated to helping 

veterans cope with 

post-traumatic stress disorder 

and other disabilities 

they must manage after 

returning to civilian life. 

In Tinley Park, the Odyssey 

Golf Foundation is 

working to do just that by 

allowing veterans to golf 

on a closed course among 

their peers. 

The five-year-old 

501(c)3 organization is 

headquartered at the Odyssey 

Golf Foundation Golf 

Course and supports about 

1,300 veteran members. 

“Our mission is to assist 

veterans and individuals 

with disabilities and give 

them the opportunity to 

come and play golf at the 

golf course, and it’s been 

a very good experience for 

everybody,” said Dakota 

Stariha, who is the event 

coordinator for an upcoming 

5K fundraiser. “We 

provide therapeutic services 

through golf, so we 

have outings every single 

week for the summer,” 

Each week, more than 

100 veterans from Tinley 

Park, New Lenox and 

other nearby communities 

come to the Odyssey Golf 

Foundation’s course to 

play for just $20, Stariha 

said. 

“The whole course is 

shut down from about 8 

a.m. to 3 p.m., and they 

get to play golf. Everybody 

that’s in the outing 

is a veteran. They get 

their golf included, they 

get breakfast before they 

go out to golf, and then 

they get lunch also, all for 

$20,” he said. “One of our 

main goals is to make it 

affordable for some veterans 

who are retired and 

even active duty, so we 

have different programs 

for each of them.” 

The organization has 

chosen to focus its efforts 

on providing golf as an 

outlet to veterans because 

it allows them to be outdoors 

and in open spaces 

without crowding, a common 

trigger for those who 

return with PTSD, Stariha 

said. 

“When these veterans 

come back from a war that 

they’ve been in, and they 

have a PTSD-type experience 

when they’re out in 

the open,” he said. “So, by 

having these outings, you 

have all of these guys who 

have been in these wars, 

and almost even in the 

same battalion so to say, 

they kind of forget about 

that. They don’t have the 

PTSD at all, and a lot of 

times, veterans have told 

me that this is the only 

course they can play at 

because they can’t go and 

play somewhere else and 

have a panic attack when 

they’re out there.” 

To continue its cause of 

providing therapy through 

sport, the foundation is 

hosting its first community 

5K fundraising event, Run 

Fore the Greater Good 

5K. The 5K walk/run will 

take place Sunday, May 

19, with all proceeds benefiting 

the Odyssey Golf 

Foundation. 

“We thought a good way 

to involve everybody in 

the community would be 

to do a 5K,” Stariha said. 

“This is the first of its kind 

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2-mile dog walk set in Pilcher Park to raise money 

Erin Redmond 


This June, helping a shelter 

pet will be as easy as 

taking a dog for a walk. 

Pawsitive Impact Pet 

Rescue will host its inaugural 

Pawsitive Pups 

2-mile dog walk fundraiser 

at 9 a.m. Sunday, June 2, at 

Pilcher Park in Joliet. 

With half the park lying 

in Joliet and the other half 

in New Lenox, events coordinator 

Ashley Lanigan 

thought it was the perfect 

location to unite both communities 

for a good cause. 

“The shelter is in Joliet, 

but that’s part of the reason 

we want to bring the walk 

to New Lenox,” Lanigan 

said. “New Lenox doesn’t 

have a lot of area shelters. 

They had a few that were 

smaller and just didn’t last 

or couldn’t find their location. 

I think there were a 

lot of people in New Lenox 

who had fostered from different, 

but we really don’t 

have a big area shelter.” 

And Lanigan is hoping 

Pawsitive Impact will be 

the “big area shelter” for 

the New Lenox community, 

too. 

While one of the goals 

is to raise funds for the 

shelter, the other is to raise 

awareness and promote 

a sense of community 

among current and future 

pet parents of the shelter’s 

pets. Lanigan said she 

wanted to do something 

fun to bring people together 

and thought the dog 

walk was the perfect fit. 

“[The] No. 1 goal is build 

the community: build the 

community of people who 

will support the work that 

Ashley Lanigan and her nieces and nephew pose for a photo with dogs. Lanigan is the coordinator for this year’s 

inaugural dog walking event. Photo submitted 

we do and talk to how we 

are supporting the animals 

in our community as well 

as any other communities 

in our area that we can 

assist,” she said. “We’ve 

picked up dogs and cats 

from all different kinds of 

areas. ... [Our goal is] getting 

our name out and having 

people understand how 

much work we do with 

other communities as well 

as Joliet in addition to just 

building awareness of who 

we are. And, of course, we 

do need funds.” 

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event has a slew of activities 

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from Pawsitive Impact Pet 

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Triple Play tickets still available, some openers announced 

SEAN HASTINGS, Editor 

If any resident is still 

considering buying tickets 

for the Triple Play Concert 

Series, they are in luck because 

some tickets still remain 

but will not for much 

longer, Mayor Tim Baldermann 

said. 

Tickets for all three concerts 

are $75 each and can 

be purchased at the Village 

Hall from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m 

Monday-Friday. There is 

no limit on how many 

tickets can be purchased 

by one resident. 

Performing this year is 

Cheap Trick on June 8, 

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 

with special guests 

Blue Oyster Cult on July 

20, and Kenny Loggins on 

Aug. 31. The headlining 

acts are scheduled to start 

at 9 p.m. for each concert. 

The first supporting 

act performance for each 

date is scheduled to start 

at 6 p.m. with the second 

performance beginning at 

7:30 p.m. 

Cheap Trick is on a summer 

tour this year and their 

seventh stop on it is the 

Triple Play Concert. 

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ 

stop in New Lenox 

for the Triple Play show 

will be their 14th stop on 

their 2019 summer tour. 

Joan Jett’s documentary, 

Bad Reputation, became 

available on Hulu, which 

details the early life and 

career of Jett. 

Kenny Loggins’ tour 

is not quite as extensive 

as the other two acts this 

summer as his Triple Play 

stop is the third of just 

four shows scheduled for 

this summer. Some may 

remember that Loggins 

was supposed to play back 

in 2015 at the Triple Play 

Concert, but had it rained 

out. 

The village tried to reschedule 

him at the time, 

but found it difficult to 

matchup the village’s and 

Loggins’ schedules. 

Loggins did an interview 

last summer, which 

can be listened to on his 

website Kenny Loggins. 

com, where he teamed up 

with “Professor of Rock” 

and shared some of the 

stories behind some of his 

biggest hits. 

Some of the openers 

Patrons enjoy a Triple Play Concert in 2017 that featured the Barenaked Ladies and Living Colour. Laurie 

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Cult (7:15 p.m.) is the only 

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and Empty Pockets (7:30 

p.m.) and Kavoossi (6 

p.m.) are the two openers 

for Loggins. 

For additional information 

about the Triple Play 

Concert series, vist newlenox.net 

or call (815) 

462-6400. 

LWSRA 

From Page 3 

have a parent liaison on 

staff," Kleber said. "We 

also have a behaviorist 

on staff that can help with 

issues at home, school or 

wherever you may need 

something. We also collaborate 

with day care 

centers, and we have lots 

of summer groups available.” 

Discovery Toys, VIP 

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Hockey, Everyone Cares 

Camp and many more 

vendors participated in 

the 2019 event. The presentation 

program included 

Greg Zibricky sharing 

a day-to-day blueprint for 

autism, Trinity Services 

giving an overview of its 

offerings, Robert H. Farley 

speaking about navigating 

the Illinois disability 

system and Prudential 

going over its special 

needs planning caregivers 

tool kit. 

Representatives from 

LWSRA were also on 

hand sharing information 

about upcoming programs 

– including adaptive basketball 

camps, weekly 

park parties and its eightweek 

summer camp – and 

spreading the word about 

two new areas, an on-site 

sensory room and a soonto-be 

built universal design 

playground. 

LWSRA Executive Director 

Keith Wallace explained 

that the sensory 

room is nearly ready to 

open. 

“The sensory room is 

a long time coming," he 

said. "It's the newest thing 

in special recreation associations. 

We have bubble 

tubes in there. We'll have 

aroma therapy. We have 

a chair that's really awesome 

because it vibrates 

and plays music. We have 

some fiber optic tubes and 

we also have the ability to 

add on to the room,” said 

Wallace. “It's for our kids 

that have more sensory 

needs to be able to decompress 

in that space and 

have a good time if they 

need it.” 

The sensory room also 

features a swing that was 

included after the LWSRA 

heard the opinions of parents, 

staff and the community. 

“The swing is what the 

parents wanted and it's 

what our rec specialists 

wanted,” Wallace said. 

“It's going to be a great 

space and we're really excited 

about it.” 

In cooperation with the 

New Lenox Community 

Park District, LWSRA 

will be breaking ground 

on a universal design playground 

this summer. Wallace 

wants the park to be a 

fun place for all families in 

the community. 

“We want to make it a 

universal design so the 

playground is for everyone," 

Wallace said. "Everybody 

can get a chance 

to play, not just people 

with disabilities, everybody. 

That's the concept 

of a universal design playground." 

Whether collaborating 

on the Disability Fair, creating 

a place where everyone 

can feel free to play or 

offering a variety of inclusive 

recreation opportunities, 

the LWSRA listens to 

its participants, staff and 

the community to “make 

people's lives easier.” 

“One of our goals is to 

continue to provide a family 

feeling by doing things 

like this Disability Fair 

and to get people in our 

building,” Wallace said. 

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Alleged blackface incident draws mixed responses from community 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

A photo surfaced May 4 

on Instagram that reportedly 

showed Lincoln-Way 

Central students in what 

some people believed to be 

blackface at the Speedway 

on Front Street and Wolf 

Road in Mokena. 

The photo appeared 

to show three Caucasian 

youths wearing black volcanic 

ash charcoal acne 

masks while inside of a 

vehicle at the gas station. 

Mokena Police were 

notified of the situation 

and declined to pursue 

any criminal investigation, 

but referred the matter to 

a resource officer with 

Lincoln-Way Community 

High School D210, according 

to Mokena Police Chief 

Steve Vaccaro. The alleged 

students in the photo all 

were under the age of 18, 

Vaccaro confirmed. 

Mokena Mayor Frank 

Fleischer said that he had 

been made aware of the 

incident, and that he understood 

the situation to be 

that the students we wearing 

black volcanic ash 

charcoal acne masks and 

decided to go to the gas 

station for snacks while 

the masks dried. 

Fleischer said that while 

the actions of the students 

may have been ill-advised, 

there was “no reason [for 

anyone] to be offended,” 

adding that, “There’s no 

law or ordinance against 

stupidity.” 

“Kids get a chance to 

make mistakes,” Fleischer 

said. 

The person who posted 

the Instagram photo — 

Sylvester Williams, who 

goes by the Instagram 

handle 1st_generation_life 

— said he did so at the 

request of the person who 

took the photo but wishes 

to remain anonymous because 

of personal safety 

concerns. 

Williams said he posted 

the image not to “bash” 

the students but, rather, 

to bring the adults of the 

community together to 

have a conversation about 

racial issues, especially 

with the string of recent 

similar incidents that have 

happened locally and nationally. 

“I live in the area, and 

I know how the area can 

sometimes be,” Williams 

said. “I know that there 

are good people and bad 

people everywhere; however, 

this was a situation 

that had just came up with 

the high school not to far 

away, Homewood-Flossmoor. 

Prior to that Gucci 

had some issue and Prada 

had some issues. These are 

things that have been in 

the news, have been in the 

media, and for the young 

people to still do it, to say, 

‘Hey, it’s not a big deal. 

It’s just a charcoal mask,’ 

is kind of like a way of 

brushing it off and saying 

that it’s OK.” 

The Homewood-Flossmoor 

incident Williams 

mentioned referred to an 

April 27 posting of a video 

to social media showing 

the four students in 

blackface driving through 

a carry-out window at a 

McDonald’s and making 

racist remarks to a black 

female employee. Prada 

in December was forced to 

pull products that resembled 

“Black Samba” characters. 

Gucci, in February 

received criticism for its 

sweater that angered many 

over its blackface appearance. 

Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 

210 issued the following 

statement. 

“On Saturday, the Lincoln-Way 

210 School 

Resource Officer was in 

contact with the Mokena 

Police Department. Any 

questions regarding the alleged 

incident should be 

directed to the police.” 

The Messenger has requested 

further comment 

from district administration, 

including how LW 

administration plans to 

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SOME singing LEADS TO SOME dancing 

New Lenox man competes in Orland Township American Idol 

Keeping the PACE FOR FIRST PLACE 

New Lenox man comes in first for Cinco de Mile 5K 

Karl and Joan Oberdorf from New Lenox dance as their son, New Lenox resident 

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dog walk 

From Page 9 

Rescue and group photo 

with all it’s “alumni” — 

dogs, cats and pet parents 

who have been adopted or 

fostered from the shelter. 

At 8:30 a.m., a parade 

of the adoptable pets will 

take place for potential pet 

parents to meet some furry 

friends in person and a DJ 

will be on site to provide 

live music, too. 

After the walk — which 

is slated to wrap up around 

10:55 a.m. — raffle tickets 

and the Split-the-Pot winners 

will be announced. 

The shelter is selling $5 

tickets to win a $500 prize 

as well as tickets for the 

Split-the-Pot raffle and 

raffle baskets, donated by 

organizations like Bark- 

Box and Tucker’s Dog 

Treats, as well as generous 

individuals. Tickets for the 

latter are $1 a piece. 

If one can’t attend, Lanigan 

said there are still ways 

to help. One can reach out 

to Pawsitive Impact to purchase 

a raffle ticket — one 

doesn’t have to be on-site 

to win — at pawsitiveimpactrescue.com 

or visit the 

shelter’s Facebook page and 

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Odyssey 

From Page 8 

[for the foundation]. We 

don’t like to do a ton of 

fundraising, because we 

try to make it sustainable 

because we are a public 

course, too, so we can have 

people come out and play 

regularly. You don’t need 

to be a veteran to come out 

and play.” 

Until now, the foundation’s 

fundraising efforts 

have relied on $10 annual 

veteran memberships, civilian 

play time and an 

annual golf outing fundraiser, 

Stariha said. 

The 5K will take place 

at 8 a.m., with check-in 

and registration starting at 

7:15 a.m. The course will 

span the Odyssey Golf 

Foundation Golf Course, 

with parking available 

at 19111 Oak Park Ave., 

in Tinley Park. The cost 

of entry for runners and 

walkers is $25, and registration 

can be completed 

at OdysseyGolfFounda 

tion.org/5K/. 

For those who aren’t 

able to participate in the 

5K, community members 

are invited to golf at the 

Odyssey Golf Foundation’s 

golf course, with the 

fees going to the foundation’s 

cause.



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Over 200 Lincoln-Way students received the Seal of Biliteracy. Photo Submitted 

Lincoln-Way students 

receive Seal of Biliteracy 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

D210 

On April 24, Lincoln- 

Way 210 honored more 

than 200 students from 

across the District for their 

language accomplishments 

in Spanish, German, 

French, Chinese and English. 

The Seal of Biliteracy 

is a State-wide recognition 

given to graduating 

seniors who demonstrate 

proficiency in two or more 

languages. To receive the 

Seal of Biliteracy or to be 

a Commended Student in 

the Seal of Biliteracy, students 

must score a 540 on 

the English Language Arts 

portion of the SAT, a composite 

score of 21 on the 

ACT and pass the STAMP 

test. 

This year, Lincoln-Way 

had 127 projected Commendation 

students and 

102 projected Seal Recipients. 


allows students to market 

themselves and earn 

college credits at public 

universities in Illinois, 

said Amy Ficarello, Lincoln-Way 

West World 

Language Department 

Chair. 

Student presenters addressed 

the audience 

throughout the event in 

German, French, Spanish 

and Chinese, sharing their 

appreciation for culture 

and language learning. 


event also recognized language 

“superstars” from 

Lincoln-Way feeder junior 

high schools. 

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RICK CRISCIONE 

MANAGING BROKER 

JILL 

COHN 

SHARON 

AHRWEILER 

JANET 

HOGAN 

KIM 

PHILLIPS 

WILLIAM 

GEIGNER 

APRIL 

BLAIR 

GARY 

DURISH 

CHRIS 

KACZMARSKI 

KAREN NELSON 

MANAGING BROKER 

CRISRealty.net 

DEBBIE 

DEGROOT 

BETH 

KANE 

JUDY 

HOWARD 

ANN 

WOOD 

JEFF 

ABBOTT 

Frankfort 815.464.4400 

New Lenox 815.485.5050 

SANDY 

CRISCIONE 

LIZ 

SUPPES 

DEBBIE 

TRENTO 

JESSICA 

JAKUBOWSKI 

ROSMARIE 

DUDECK 

Coming Soon! 

Coming Soon! 

STONEBRIDGE VALLEY 

Live like you are on vacation every day in this beautiful 

custom built 4 Bed 4 ½ Bath home in Frankfort’s 

Stonebridge Valley. Entertainer’s dream with finished 

basement, in-ground pool, covered patio with bar and 

outdoor fireplace. 

Jeff Abbott / Broker 815-277-6910 

COQUILLE POINTE 

Spacious 6 Bed with walk-in closets, 4 ½ Bath. 5 Car 

heated garage with room for a boat! In-ground pool 

with huge fenced in lot. 2 brick fireplaces. Finished 

basement with bar and home theater. Come see before 

it’s gone. 


FOLKERS ESTATE TOWNHOME 

One of a kind two-story townhome with 3rd level bonus 

room. Features 3 Bed 3 ½ Bath. Main level master 

bedroom. All Season room. Hardwood floors newly 

refinished and freshly painted. Walk to all your favorite 

downtown Frankfort restaurants! 


FRANKFORT - $469,700 

Quality construction in this 4690 Square feet custom built home 

in Cardinal Lakes. This 5 bedrooms 3.1 bathrooms 3 car heated 

garage home sits on a rare half acre lot. New roof installed this 

year. Dual zoned heating and A/C. The home is wired for media. 

Main floor office. You cannot build for this price. 

Kim Phillips / Broker 815-954-0650 

NEW LENOX - $359,900 

Pristine ranch home offers 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths 

and 2 half baths. New hardwood flooring throughout 

the living areas. Private backyard with beautiful paver 

patio and lots of privacy. 4th bedroom and bath are 

located in the lookout basement. 


3 BEDROOM TOWNHOME - $271,500 

Rare 3 bedroom townhome has a first-floor master suite with 

walk-in closets and private full master bath. 2 bedrooms 

upstairs with an open loft and custom built shelving. 

Finished basement and 2 car garage make this one of the 

largest units in the area. Located off Wolf Rd and Rt 6. 


FRANKFORT 

STUNNING 3 BEDROOM 2.5 BATH RANCH IN PRESTIGIOUS 

COBBLESTONE WALK. OPEN FLOOR PLAN WITH ADDITIONAL 

BONUS AREA WHICH IS USED AS A FOURTH BEDROOM. 

UPGRADED TRIM, MOLDING, BRAZILIAN CHERRY WOOD 

FLOORS, LUXURY MASTER BATH. BEAUTIFUL HOME! 

Judy Howard / Broker 708 525 0310 

BEAUTIFUL TOWNHOUSE 

IN EXCLUSIVEBOWENSCROSSING! WALKINGDISTANCE 

TO DOWNTOWNFRANKFORT! 3BEDROOMS.OPENFLOOR 

PLAN. $100000 UPGRADES IN BASEMENT! 

Judy Howard / Broker 708-525-0310 

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 

Looking for your next home with all the amenities? Walk to 

HistoricOldFrankfortandOldPlankTrailorjustenjoyasummer 

day pool-side enjoying this professionally landscaped cul-desacproperty. 

Large 4bdr,3.1bth, full finished basement,3car 

attachedgarageandmany, manymoreamenitiesthatyoucan 

call home this summer.MLS# 10276750 $549,900. 

Janet Hogan / Broker 708-257-6550 

PERSONALITY PLUS! 

Large 2bdr, 2bth, plus finished basement with extra bedroom 

and family room. Master suite with double bowl and large loft 

area overlooking expansive family room. Full light for bright 

rooms is a treat with this model. Move right in and enjoy the 

Amazing schools, parks, train. MLS#10361776 

Janet Hogan / Broker 708-257-6550 

MOKENA WATER VIEWS! 

Exceptional 4 Bedroom home with a finished basement 

and Stunning Water Views in desirable Emerald 

Estates in Mokena! New A/C 2018, New Furnace 2015, 

New Windows 2014, Exterior painted 2017, Newer Roof, 

Newer Carpet, and more! $359,000. 

Jessica Jakubowski / Broker 312.810.6722 

BEAUTIFUL WOODED RETREAT 

Classically Beautiful home in premier Butternut Creek 

Woods on an expansive and private wooded property 

complete with a backyard retreat featuring a spacious 

deck and patio with gorgeous views. Updated Kitchen, 

baths, finished basement, and more! $525,000. 


LAKEVIEW ESTATES 

Beautiful and practically new, home sitting on an expansive lot 

is move in ready! Quality built 2 story home offers an open floor 

plan with 3700 sq. ft. of finished living space. Featuring hardwood 

floors, oversized white trim, Chef’s kitchen with granite counters 

and island, custom cabinets & oversized pantry. $475,000. 


ONE OF A KIND PRESTWICK ESTATE 

Set on 2+ acres this secluded estate offers 

approximately 7,000 sf of living space. Timelessly redesigned 

from top to bottom by Margaret McCurry of 

renowned Tigerman McCurry with distinctive luxury 

and comfort. $690,000. 


ADORABLE, VINTAGE, REMODEL! 

Cute as a button Cape Cod remodel. 4BDR, 2 up, 2 

Main Level. Everything here has been redone from 

the roof to the shiny new SS appliances. Large fenced 

yard plus 2 Car garage with overhead storage. This is 

a must see! 

Liz Suppes / Broker 815.263.8740 

LOOKING FOR LOVE! 

Solidly built brick 3 BD home just needs some updating 

to be fabulous! Large room sizes, huge basement, 

fenced yard and 2C garage... this one is priced to fly!! 

Liz Suppes / Broker 815.263.8740 

SARA SPRINGS STUNNER 

4,400+ sq. ft. Tucker built home, with approximately 

$150,000 in recent upgrades, new Timber Tech Deck, 

built-in outdoor kitchen, and expanded stone patio, 

light filled Walk-out Basement and Premium Water 

Views! $675,000. 


EXQUISITE CUSTOM HOME 

Breathtaking custom built home in sought-after Butternut 

Creek Woods nestled on an acre of wooded property. Offering 

exquisite nature views and bathed in natural light with soaring 

floor to ceiling windows, this home is impeccably appointed 

with finer details and luxury finishes throughout. $995,000. 


NEW LENOX VICTORIAN 

Step back into time in this 2-story home built in 1900 

sitting on .61 acres! 4 BD, 1.5 BA, 3 car garage, shed, 

fenced-in yard, firepit! A little TLC will bring this beauty 

back to it’s full life! $250,000. 

Ann Wood / Broker (815) 263-8855 

NEW LENOX - $134,900 

Not too often can you find a 2 bedroom townhome with 

2 full baths, in-unit laundry, 2 car garage & fireplace! 

Close to everything, yet tucked away off beaten path. 


NEW LENOX - $109,800 

Large 1 bedroom condo with walk-in closet, large 

living room, in-unit laundry & 1 car garage! Brand new 

updated kitchen, balcony overlooking open area. 


782 WESTERN, NEW LENOX 

Large 2 story in the heart of New Lenox. Close to everything. 

3 spacious bedrooms & 2 1/2 baths. Cook’s kitchen is 24x12 

and looks out at the meticulously landscaped backyard with 

in-ground pool that sparkles and features slide and diving 

board. 3 car heated garage offers a place to use as a pool 

house, workshop or home business. $339,000. 

Sharon Ahrweiler / Broker 815-263-2844 

NEW LENOX RANCH CONDO! 

Must see this true ranch townhouse style condo. 2 bed, 

2 full baths, 2 car attached gar, cathedral clgs, all new 

SS Appliances, New Carpet, walk to train. Under 220k 

Cheaper than rent!! 

Karen Nelson / Broker 708-220-4788 

TALL GRASS PRESERVES! 

Spotless 6 bed, 4 baths, main flr ldry, full finished 

bsmt, 3 car garage, hwd flooring, main level office, 

nicely landscaped lot. 


1/2 ACRE LOT NEW LENOX 

1800 sq. ft home perfect for entertaining! New roof, 

3 bed, 4 ba, full bsmt, huge family room opens up to 

covered porch overlooking fenced yard. 


FRANKFORT COBBLESTONE WALK 

Luxury living! High end finishes through out. Dual 

staircases, mahogany woodwork, finished lower level, 

heated floors, brick paver patio with fireplace. 

SANDY CRISCIONE / BROKER 815-370-3532 

EXECUTIVE LIVING ON A 1+ ACRE LOT 

Custom built 4,285 sq. ft. 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 

1st floor master suite, office, bonus room, 4 car garage 

& a 16x14 storage shed professional landscape lot with 

a pond view. $649,900. 

CHRIS KACZMARSKI / Broker 815-474-1450 

FRANKFORT’S ASHINGTON MEADOWS 

SUBDIVISION 

Premium corner & cul de sac lot with a gorgeous pond 

view. 4,159 sq. ft. 5 bedrooms + office, 3 bathrooms, 

huge kitchen, 3 car side load garage. A lot of house for 

the money. $499,900. 


NEW LENOX 

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE 

1,960 sq. ft. of office space available. Really nice end unit 

on busy Cedar & Francis Road shared with a Meat Market, 

restaurant, and much more. Tons of parking, minutes from 

I-355 & I-80 expressways. Gross lease $13.00 sq. ft. 


NEW LENOX 

OFFICE / RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE 

4,300 - 8,890 sq. ft. available in a professional 

building. Unit offers 12+ finished offices, waiting area, 

kitchen, conference room, mail room, computer room, 

and huge open area in the center of the building for 

additional work space. Gross lease $13.00 sq. ft. 

CHRIS KACZMARSKI / Broker 815-474-1450



Woman maintains 105-pound weight loss a decade later 

Submitted by Silver Cross 

Hospital 

In 2008, Tammy Robinette 

made the lifechanging 

decision to have 

gastric band weight-loss 

surgery at Silver Cross 

Hospital. Ten years later, 

she is feeling great and 

living her “best life.” 

In the years since her 

weight loss surgery, she’s 

done fitness boot camps, 

can jog five to 10 miles, 

eats a healthier diet and 

has maintained a remarkable 

105-pound weight 

loss. Her journey began at 

221 pounds on her 5-foottall 

frame. Today, she 

weighs 116 pounds. 

At the time of her surgery, 

Robinette’s major 

health risk was a high 

BMI (body mass index) of 

42. But her family history 

of diabetes also topped her 

list of concerns. “I wanted 

the surgery because both 

sides of my family had a 

history of morbid obesity 

and diabetes. I saw my future 

and wanted to change 

it. I wanted to be healthier 

and not another statistic 

in my family,” she explained. 

Robinette could lose the 

weight…the problem was 

keeping it off. “I had tried 

everything to lose weight: 

low-carb, pre-prepared 

meal plans, point systems 

and exercise centers. I 

could follow the regimens 

and lose weight, but I did 

not have enough knowledge 

of nutrition and 

how to prepare foods in 

a healthy way that could 

help me maintain my 

weight loss. Also, if I fell 

out of my exercise routine 

– the weight would come 

back on quickly.” 

Making the Decision 

When her weight and 

inactive lifestyle led to 

bouts of depression, Robinette 

set up an appointment 

with BMI Surgery 

at Silver Cross Hospital 

and officially began her 

incredible weight-loss 

journey. Every Wednesday, 

the BMI team hosts 

an informational group 

meeting called Obesity & 

Your Health for individuals 

considering weightloss 

surgery. 

Robinette had a consultation 

with Brian Lahmann 

M.D., bariatric surgeon 

with BMI Surgery at Silver 

Cross, who recommended 

gastric band surgery. After 

getting the okay from her 

health insurance company, 

she set a surgery date. “I 

will admit, I was nervous 

about having the surgery, 

but the staff at Silver Cross 

Hospital and Dr. Lahmann 

were wonderful,” she said. 

New Lease on Life – Ten 

Years Later 

Ten years later, 49-yearold 

Robinette has maintained 

her 105-pound 

weight-loss. A lot has 

changed since then. The 

former Joliet resident 

moved to Alabama and 

enjoys an active lifestyle. 

She also eats a plant-based 

diet and rarely dines out at 

restaurants, preferring her 

own home cooking. The 

secret to her long-term 

success: she’s learned a 

lot about nutrition over 

the years, stays away from 

processed foods and sugar, 

and exercises! 

“Before surgery, climbing 

stairs was difficult, 

now I feel younger and 

more energetic than I did 

in my teen years! I try new 

activities and feel more 

confident. I just want to 

thank Dr. Lahmann and 

everyone involved in 

my care for giving me 

this wonderful gift,” she 

added. 

Old Plank Road Trail included in Great American 

Rail-Trail Route includes New Lenox leg of path 

Submitted by Forest 

Preserve District 

The Old Plank Road 

Trail in Will and Cook 

counties has been included 

in a 3,700-mile Great 

American Rail-Trail 

route announced recently 

by the Rails-to-Trails 

Conservancy organization. 

The local path is one of 

more than 125 trails designated 

along the “Great 

American” route, which 

stretches from Washington, 

D.C., to Washington 

State. The OPRT is 

a 22-mile trail that travels 

from Joliet through 

New Lenox, Frankfort, 

Matteson, Richton Park, 

Park Forest and Chicago 

Heights and is owned and 

managed by multiple jurisdictions, 

including the 

Forest Preserve District 

of Will County. 

The remainder of the 

Great American route 

A bike rider rides down the Old Plank Road Trail path. The local path includes New 

Lenox. photo submitted 

in Illinois uses the I&M 

Canal State Trail in Will, 

Grundy and LaSalle 

counties and the Hennepin 

Canal Parkway in 

Bureau and Henry counties. 

The trail’s preferred 

route was released May 

8. An interactive map and 

additional trail details are 

available on RTC’s Great 

American website. The 

Great American travels 

through 12 states and the 

District of Columbia. In 

addition to highlighting 

the 1,900 miles of existing 

route, the report also 

identifies trail gaps in 

need of development. 

The OPRT has been a 

popular path ever since 

the first 12-mile section 

opened in July 1997. 

Plans for creating the 

path date back to the 

1970s when the Forest 

Preserve worked with 14 

municipalities to try to 

gain ownership of the defunct 

Penn Central railroad 

line. 

foster camp 

From Page 6 

performance by the Elmwood 

Garden Strummers 

group and were encouraged 

to buy raffle tickets 

and partake in a silent 

auction. 

Over 106 baskets and 

twenty gift cards had 

been donated and as raffle 

prizes from community 

members and Chicagoland 

businesses, along 

with six silent auction 

items including a three 

night stay at Caesar’s 

Palace in Las Vegas and 

a Chicago Cubs memorabilia 

basket featuring a 

signed photograph of Jon 

Lester. 

“We collect things 

for the gift baskets all 

year,” Oresky said. “Then 

Jacob and some of his 

friends put together the 

baskets right before the 

event.” 

In addition to the raffles 

guests could guarantee 

winning a random 

prize with the “pop a 

balloon” game. For $10, 

sixty participants would 

get a small balloon to 

pop. Inside each balloon 

was a ticket with a number 

on it. Each number 

referenced a specific prize 

basket, which was theirs 

to keep. 

“It really meant a lot to 

me, because it helped me 

get to act more like a kid,” 

Cope said of camp. “I was 

already in a good home 

when I went, but there are 

other kids where it’s not 

like that. This helps them 

just have fun and be a kid 

for a week, and it’s great 

to see that.” 

Fleming and the volunteers 

of Royal Family 

KIDS’ Camp of Greater 

Joliet established Majestic 

Kids, a non-profit foundation 

to help fund the 

camp, a mentoring program, 

teen retreats, educational 

support, and family 

care for foster kids in the 

Joliet area last year. Anyone 

interested in donating 

to the cause can donate 

online at majestickids.org 

for Camp #188 or send a 

check directly to Jacob 

Cope. Checks should be 

made payable to Royal 

Family Kids Camp and 

can be sent to 13214 Florence 

Road, Mokena, IL 

60447.



Art comes to life before one’s eyes at 

BAC fundraiser includes NL resident 

BAC and CAVA 

Partner on 

‘Gatherings d’Arts’ 

Submitted by Beverly Arts 

CenteR 

The Beverly Arts Center 

and Chicago Alliance 

of Visual Artists came together 

to present a new 

fundraiser, the inaugural 

“Gatherings d’Arts” on 

Saturday June 15 at 6 p.m., 

2407 W. 111th Street, 

Chicago. The event will 

feature the opportunity to 

interact with artists as they 

work, culminating in an 

auction at the end of the 

evening. 

The Gatherings d’Arts 

is a collaboration between 

the Beverly Arts Center 

and Chicago Alliance of 

Visual Artists with proceeds 

going to support the 

promotion of local artists 

and providing additional 

scholarships at the BAC. 

The event will allow attendees 

the chance to interact 

with artists while 

they work, with most artists 

specializing in acrylic 

painting. At the end of the 

evening, guests will have 

the option to bid on the 

masterpieces they have 

witnessed being created. 

The night will also consist 

of live music from guitarist 

Allen Bishop, drinks, 

and hors d’oeuvres. A VIP 

reception will be held one 

hour prior to the start of 

the event. 

Talent from all over the 

world will be on display 

with painters from Australia, 

Mexico, France, and 

Chicago. Artists showcasing 

their skills at the event 

include: Shefali Khanna, 

Kurt Mitchell, Lucienne 

Scanlon, Kathie Huddleston, 

Marcus Alleyne, 

Turtel Onli, Susan Flanagan, 

Patrick Thompson, 

Erik Sorenson, Jim Pryzdia 

(New Leonx), Jeremy 

James, Tia Etu, Sara Peak 

Convery, Stephanie Bieniek, 

Margaret Johnson, 

Christian Thompson, Chava 

Mancera, Kendall Hill, 

Amy Roach, Didier Nolet, 

Nicholas Decker, Karen 

Duffy, Susan Bennett, Colette 

Wright Adams, Dorothy 

Mason, Lily Johnston, 

Richard Pociask, Vicky 

Tesmer, Jen N. Jessen 

Lunt, Kathleen King, Sarah 

Kayode, Andrew Pace, 

Sue Wrzesinski, Carole 

Kaufman, Gloria Nehf, 

Robin J. Carlson, Rolanda 

Hudson, Fiona Craig, Joseph 

Baranski, and Greg 

Mejia. 

Also participating in 

the event will be members 

from Project Onward, 

an organization that supports 

the professional 

development of artists 

with exceptional talents 

and challenges, ranging 

from autism to mental illness, 

and provides these 

artists with workspace, 

materials, professional 

guidance, exhibition opportunities 

and access to 

markets to sell their work 

and advance their careers. 

Project Onward artists 

showcased at the event 

will be Elizabeth Barren, 

Ruby Bradford, Michael 

Hopkins, Michael Bryant, 

and Fernando Ramirez 

Tickets to the inaugural 

Gatherings d’Arts are $60 

for VIP tickets, $50 for 

General Admission, and 

can be purchased at the 

BAC box office on the 

corner of Western and 111 

th , by calling (773) 445- 

3838, or by going to bev 

erlyartcenter.org 

Link to event: 

https://beverlyartcen 

ter.org/17/?noisa 

_events=gatherings-dart 

SINGLE FAMILY •815.462.0242 

From $296,900 

TOWN HOMES •815.680.5037 

First floor master bedrooms &ranches available. 

Immediate occupancy available. 

From $222,900 

Model open 11:00-3:00 Friday, Saturday and Sunday 

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A Trusted Name in the Lincolnway Community for Over 50 Years 

Gala 

From Page 7 

“It will be very interesting 

to see how they interact 

with the patrons,” she 

said. 

But as fun as the event 

has been in the past, Monbrod 

said it has been tough 

getting people to come out 

to it. 

“The problem is that 

people here in town don’t 

know it’s happening,” 

Monbrod said. “We’re trying 

to show off our library 

that ‘this is what you people 

pay for in your taxes.’ 

It’s a beautiful space and 

we have lots to offer here. 

I would like that to continue 

that people continue 

to realize what a wonderful 

gem we have here in 

our community with this 

library.” 

Monbrod also encouraged 

community members 

to join the Friends. All 

that is required is the $10 

joining fee. She planned 

the Galas for the first five 

years as a Friends member, 

but now that she is 

on the board, she has been 

unable to. So she hopes 

that someone will be able 

to take over next year and 

plan the event. 

“It’s a fun organization,” 

she said. “This is a 

fun event to plan and do 

and we want more people 

through the door,” 

Betty Dunn Judy Niemann Cheryl Colanto 

815-485-2724 

132 E. Francis Rd • New Lenox • www.dunnandniemannrealestate.com

20 | May 16, 2019 | the new lenox patriot community 


MASTERFUL MARTIAL ARTIST EARNS TOP RANK 

One New Lenox resident earns title of master, second earns 

third degree rank 

the new lenox patriot’s 

Standout Student 

Sponsored by Marquette Bank 

grade and I have many 

years ahead of me to look 

for schools to go to. 

What is your dream job? 

My dream job would 

probably to be a photographer. 

Nicole Nelson earned the rank of Master at black belt testing at Family Martial Arts in 

Mokena April 28. Photos by tj kremer iii/22nd century media 

Lucy Cameron, 7th 

grader at Mokena 

Jr. High 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

One essential thing that 

I must have when studying 

is to have some background 

music. 

What do you like to do 

when you are not in school 

or studying? 

When I am not at school 

I am probably at softball or 

doing art. 

Where do you want to 

go to college/vocational 

school? 

I don’t know want college 

I want to go to right 

now. I am only in 7th 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

One thing that people 

don’t know about me is 

that I am an only child. 

What’s one thing that 

stands out about your 

school? 

One thing that stands 

out in my school is that 

next year the 8th graders 

are starting a new program 

that is called best buddies.I 

look forward to becoming 

a part of that. 

What extracurriculars do 

you wish your school had? 

I wish that my school 

has some sort of photography 

class. 

What is your morning 

routine? 

I have alarms set for 

photo submited 

everything. I have ones to 

wake me up, have breakfast, 

get dressed, and head 

out to the bus stop. 

What is your favorite thing 

to eat in the cafeteria? 

I pack my lunch every 

day so I don’t really buy 

anything from the school 

cafeteria. 

What is your best memory 

from school? 

My best memory from 

school was becoming a 

National Junior Honor Society 

member at the beginning 

of this year. 

Standout Student is a weekly 

feature for The New Lenox 

Patriot. Nominations come 

from New Lenox area schools. 

Abby 

The Eller family, New Lenox residents 

Abby is a 14-year-old Shih Tzu and Poodle 

mix. She loves taking naps, going on walks 

to the park and chasing bunnies around the 

backyard. In the spring, she loves sitting 

underneath shady trees and watching the 

neighborhood kids play baseball. 

Brendan Vlasak (right) earned his third-degree black belt at black belt testing at 

Family Martial Arts in Mokena April 28. 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Joe La Margo out as Village 

manager at first meeting for 

new officials 

The search is once again on 

for a new Village manager after 

the Orland Park Village Board 

voted 6-1 on May 6 to accept 

the resignation of Joe La Margo. 

The vote came after a short 

executive session, after which 

Trustee Dan Calandriello cast 

the lone dissenting vote. 

After the meeting, La Margo 

said he was asked to resign by 

Mayor Keith Pekau shortly after 

the April election. 

“It was within two days [after] 

the election, but he has been 

a gentleman about it,” La Margo 

said. 

La Margo said he met with 

all three of the newly elected 

trustees recently and that he 

thought he would have been 

able to work with them had he 

continued working as Village 

manager. 

“They really do seem to have 

a passion for the community,” 

he said. “I wish them the best.” 

La Margo worked for the Village 

for 13 years and has lived 

in town for nearly 20 years. 

After the meeting, Pekau 

said there was no specific thing 

about La Margo that led to the 

decision to ask the Village manager 

to resign, and the mayor 

said he would not comment on 

La Margo’s job performance. 

Pekau said the reason it was 

on the May 6 agenda — the first 

at which the newly elected trustees 

were seated — was to move 

the Village forward. 

“It’s better for Joe, and it’s 

better for the Village to just 

move forward and not drag this 

out,” Pekau said. 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit OP 

Prairie.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Odyssey Golf Foundation’s 

community 5K fundraiser set 

for May 19 

There are many organizations 

dedicated to helping veterans 

cope with post-traumatic stress 

disorder and other disabilities 

they must manage after returning 

to civilian life. 

Right in Tinley Park, the Odyssey 

Golf Foundation is working 

to do just that by allowing 

veterans to golf on a closed 

course among their peers. 

The five-year-old 501(c)3 

organization is headquartered 

at the Odyssey Golf Foundation 

Golf Course and supports 

roughly 1,300 veteran members. 

“Our mission is to assist veterans 

and individuals with disabilities, 

and give them the opportunity 

to come and play golf 

at the golf course, and it’s been 

a very good experience for everybody,” 

said Dakota Stariha, 

who is the event coordinator 

for an upcoming 5K fundraiser. 

“We provide therapeutic services 

through golf, so we have 

outings every single week for 

the summer.” 

With its cause of providing 

therapy through sport, the foundation 

is hosting its first community 

5K fundraising event, 

Run Fore the Greater Good 5K. 

The 5K walk/run is to take place 

Sunday, May 19, with all proceeds 

benefiting the Odyssey 

Golf Foundation. 

The 5K will take place at 8 

a.m., with check-in and registration 

starting at 7:15 a.m. The 

course will span the Odyssey 

Golf Foundation Golf Course, 

with parking available at 19111 

Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. 

The cost of entry for runners 

and walkers is $25, and registration 

can be completed at OdysseyGolfFoundation.org/5K. 

Reporting by Amanda Del Buono, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Alleged blackface incident 

draws mixed responses from 

community 

A photo surfaced May 4 on 

Instagram that reportedly shows 

Lincoln-Way Central students 

in what some people think to be 

blackface at the Speedway on 

Front Street and Wolf Road in 

Mokena. 

The photo appeared to show 

three Caucasian youths wearing 

black volcanic ash charcoal 

acne masks while inside of a 

vehicle. 

Mokena Police were notified 

of the situation and declined 

to pursue a criminal investigation, 

but referred the matter to 

a resource officer with Lincoln- 

Way D210, according to Mokena 

Police Chief Steve Vaccaro. 

Mokena Mayor Frank 

Fleischer said that while the actions 

of the students may have 

been ill-advised, there was “no 

reason [for anyone] to be offended,” 

adding that, “There’s 

no law or ordinance against stupidity.” 

The person who posted the 

Instagram photo, Sylvester 

Williams, said he did so not to 

“bash” the students but, rather, 

to bring the adults of the community 

together to have a conversation 

about racial issues. 

“I live in the area, and I know 

how the area can sometimes 

be,” Williams said. “I know that 

there are good people and bad 

people everywhere; however, 

this was a situation that had just 

came up with the high school 

not to far away, Homewood- 

Flossmoor. … These are things 

that have been in the news, have 

been in the media, and for the 

young people to still do it, to 

say, ‘Hey, it’s not a big deal; it’s 

just a charcoal mask,’ is kind of 

like a way of brushing it off and 

saying that it’s OK.” 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, Editor. 

For more, visit MokenaMes 

senger.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Kelvin Grove Nature Club 

expands with inaugural market 

A few years ago, Kelvin 

Grove School teacher Christie 

Soulian would look out her 

classroom window at an unused 

piece of land near the playground 

and imagine it being a 

special place for her students: a 

garden. 

And with the garden came the 

inception of the Calvin Grove 

Nature Club. 

“I put in a letter of interest 

for the Nature Club,” Soulian 

explained. “We started with the 

fourth- and fifth-graders. They 

were so excited to have a club. 

The students who started this 

are now sophomores in high 

school.” 

Taking a walk behind the 

school, one finds a small patch 

of fenced-in land. Four raised 

garden boxes dot the lot, and 

there also is a rain barrel. 

Soulian, who has taught at 

Kelvin Grove for 16 years, sees 

Nature Club participants learn 

responsibility and other life 

skills. 

“They learn how to be helpful 

to the school and other kids,” 

Soulian said. “This is taking 

ownership of something that 

some kids miss out on. This 

gives the students a sense of accomplishment 

from start to finish.” 

In addition to taking care of 

the garden, the Nature Club 

held its first Nature Club Market 

on May 3 and 4. The students 

are attempting to raise money 

to purchase benches with the 

plastic milk jug caps they have 

been collecting. They also are 

looking to purchase other items, 

including updating the rain barrel 

setup, in order to increase 

functionality and to beautify the 

KG garden. 

Reporting by Mary Compton, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, visit 

LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Concerts on the Green to 

feature new, returning acts 

For more than three decades, 

summers in Frankfort have 

brought Fourth of July fireworks, 

opportunities to explore 

the great outdoors and Sunday 

evenings with music at Breidert 

Green. 

Now in its 32nd season, the 

2019 Concerts on the Green 

series is to kick off June 16, 

with performances scheduled 

for every Sunday through Aug. 

25. The concerts, sponsored by 

the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, 

are typically held at Breidert 

Green, but in the case of 

stormy weather, the shows will 

move indoors to the Founders 

Community Center. 

“Continued generous donations 

from businesses, churches, 

civic groups and individuals to 

fund these concerts are the reasons 

we have been able to bring 

high-quality free entertainment 

to the Green for so many years,” 

said Pam Griffin, a member of 

the Frankfort Concerts on the 

Green committee. 

Eight volunteers are tasked 

with reviewing the hundreds of 

bands that request to perform 

for the occasion. This year’s 

lineup encompasses a broad 

range of musical genres, from 

Motown and R&B to Caribbean 

reggae and calypso. 

While several familiar acts 

will return to the Breidert 

Green stage, such as the Joliet 

American Legion Band 

and retro rock and roll band 

Rosie & The Rivets, three 

new groups are scheduled to 

perform. 

“As always, we try to provide 

variety in the 10 concerts we 

present, and hope to please the 

audiences,” Griffin said. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor. 

For more, visit FrankfortSta 

tion.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

LTHS students dominate 

in drafting and design 

competitions 

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 first. Those included 

Matthew Stonis, who got first 

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Police Reports 

Man charged with threatening a police officer after unrelated arrest 

David P. Craig, 37, 300 

Marion Street, Joliet, was 

arrested on a warrant and 

subsequently charged with 

threatening a public official 

(police officer). An officer 

reportedly conducted a traffic 

stop at Lincoln Highway 

and Nelson Road on the vehicle 

and met with the driver, 

Craig, and learned that he 

had an outstanding warrant 

out for his arrest for failure 

to appear in court. Craig 

was reportedly taken into 

custody, and while being 

transported to the NLPD, 

Craig reportedly made numerous 

threats of bodily 

harm to the officer and began 

to kick the window of 

the squad car in attempt to 

break it, police said. 

May 5 

• A resident in the 1100 

block of Honey Lane reportedly 

had their unlocked car 

entered while it was parked 

in their driveway. Nothing 

was reported missing. 

May 4 

• Michael E. Nielsen, 35, 

10s151 Ivy Lane, Apt. 213, 

Willowbrook, was charged 

with DUI after a reported 

accident. An officer reportedly 

arrived and investigated 

the crash and learned that 

the driver of the offending 

vehicle, Nielsen, was driving 

under the influence of 

alcohol. 

• A resident in the 700 block 

of Wisconsin Road reportedly 

had their unlocked vehicle 

entered while it was 

parked in their driveway 

overnight. Nothing was reported 

missing. 


of West Woodlawn Road reportedly 

had their unlocked 

vehicle entered while it was 

parked in their driveway 

overnight. A phone charging 

cord was reportedly 

taken. 

• Someone reportedly tried 

to enter a resident’s vehicle 

in the 800 block of Wildwood 

Drive. Police said an 

officer met with the complainant 

who advised officers 

that they have video 

of the subject entering their 

driveway and checking door 

handles of their vehicle on 

two consecutive nights. The 

vehicles were reportedly 

locked and the offender left 

and nothing was taken from 

the vehicles. 

• Someone reportedly stole 

$900 worth of teeth whitening 

and hair restoration 

products from CVS, 115 

East Lincoln Highway. 

May 2 

• Paul G. Mitchell, 38, 3300 

Blanford Ave. was charged 

with retail theft. Mitchell 

reportedly loaded a shopping 

cart with over $240 

worth of items and exited 

the store without paying. 

He was reportedly stopped 

in the parking lot by an employee 

and the police were 

contacted. 


of Marilyn Drive reportedly 

had their unlocked vehicle 

entered while it was parked 

in their driveway overnight. 

Police said approximately 

$7 in loose change was stolen. 

May 1 

• Timothy A. Clark, 56, 

2580 Foxwood Drive, was 

charged with DUI and leaving 

the scene of an accident. 

An officer was dispatched 

to Route 6 and I-355 in reference 

to a crash where the 

offending vehicle struck an 

ambulance and fled. The 

driver of the ambulance 

reportedly followed the vehicle 

and called the police. 

An officer located the ambulance 

following the vehicle 

and conducted a traffic 

stop on the vehicle. The 

officer reportedly met with 

the driver/offender, Clark 

and learned Clark was driving 

under the influence of 

alcohol. 

• Martino Junior High 

School was reportedly vandalized 

with graffiti. An 

officer reportedly met with 

the complainant who said 

someone spray painted graffiti 

on a wall of the concession 

stand. 

April 30 


of Western Ave. reportedly 

had their identity stolen. 

An officer met with the 

complainant who advised 

that someone obtained 

their personal information 

and fraudulently attempted 

to open numerous lines of 

credit. 

April 29 

• Jorge E. Garza, 55, 710 

Raven Road, Shorewood, 

was charged with retail 

theft. Police said an officer 

was driving through the 

Walmart parking lot when 

he was flagged down by a 

loss prevention associate 

in reference to a retail theft 

complaint. The associate 

reportedly pointed to a subject 

entering a vehicle and 

advised that the subject had 

just stolen items from the 

store. The officer reportedly 

met with the driver, Garza, 

and learned that Garza had 

stolen several steaks and a 

knife from the store. The total 

value of the stolen items 

was reportedly $118. The 

items were recovered from 

Garza’s vehicle. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The New 

Lenox Patriot’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

New Lenox Police Department’s 

website or releases 

issued by the department and 

other agencies. Anyone listed 

in these reports is considered 

to be innocent of all charges 

until proven guilty in a court 

of law. 

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(state champion) in 3D 

Assembly Modeling; the 

architecture design team 

of Aldo Guerra, Naser 

Salem and William Centano, 

who got first (state 

champion) with a perfect 

score; and the engineering 

design team of Jonathan 

Naughton, Daniel Arechiga 

and Caleb Speechley, 

who got first place (state 

Calling all 

champion) with a perfect 

score. Bryce Bejlovec 

won the regional in March 

and also competed in the 

Introductory CAD division. 

The competition featured 

individual drawing 

problem events, as 

well as an architecture 

design competition and 

an engineering design 

competition. 

Beyond that, out of the 

37 drafting, engineering 

and design students who 

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went April 11-13 to the 

Illinois SkillsUSA annual 

State Leadership and 

Skills Conference, 10 successfully 

earned positions 

to compete in nationals 

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.” 

Reporting by Alex Ivanisevic, 

Assistant Editor. For 

more, visit HomerHorizon. 

com. 

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All three Lincoln-Way 

High Schools named in 

best US high schools list 

Submitted by LincolN-Way 

Distrcit210 

U.S. News and World 

Report released their 2019 

Best High Schools rankings, 

and for the first time, 

all three Lincoln-Way high 

schools made the list. The 

U.S. News rankings include 

data on more than 

23,000 public high schools 

in 50 states and the District 

of Columbia. More 

than 17,000 schools were 

ranked on six factors based 

on their performance on 

state assessments and how 

well they prepare students 

for college. On their 2019 

rankings, Lincoln-Way 

East ranked 1,330 nationally 

(61 in Illinois), 

Lincoln-Way Central 

ranked 1,625 nationally 

(72 in Illinois), and Lincoln-Way 

West ranked 

2,673 (104 in Illinois). 

U.S. News ranks schools 

in a variety of categories, 

including College Readiness, 

AP Exams, Math and 

Reading Proficiency, and 

Graduation Rate.

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Top Web Stories 

From NewLenoxPatriot.com as of Monday, 

May 13 

1. Memorial bench, garden created for 

‘New Lenox Angels’ in Commons 

2. LW D210 not saying much about 

reports of students in blackface 

3. New Lenox triplets put up big numbers 

on their ACT 

4. Homer Glen: Homer man charged with 

DUI, reckless homicide, leaving scene 

in fatal I-55 crash 

5. LW Central grad soaks up Team USA 

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“Tyler Third grade students in Mrs. Dahl’s 

and Mrs. Ervin’s classes presented to 

their families on the thematic unit for the 

Western Movement. Students studied 

the Oregon Trail and presented to their 

families with their portfolios, Lego Movies 

and board games based on what they 

learned in Social Studies.” 

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May 8 

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From the Publisher 

We can do better as a community 

Joe Coughlin 

Publisher 

I 

was embarrassed by 

my community this 

week and I would like 

to tell you about it. 

I know and I love this 

community. I was raised 

in New Lenox, went 

through public schools 

at District 122 and LW 

D210, and remain a community 

member, though 

living with my family in a 

western suburb. 

This community is 

compassionate, loyal 

and proud. It believes in 

respect and kindness. And 

those values seemed to be 

at odds last week. 

Through our reporting, 

we learned that three 

young people (juveniles) 

who reportedly had on 

black face-cleansing 

masks allegedly drove 

to a local gas station for 

snacks while wearing the 

masks. 

I am not interested 

in debating their intention. 

It is irrelevant to me 

whether they wanted to 

do harm, thought it was 

a meaningless joke, or 

were completely ignorant 

to “blackface” and its 

implications. 

That’s because either 

of the options is a problem, 

and a problem we 

as a community need to 

acknowledge. 

“Blackface” has a racist 

history, one in which 

it was used to degrade, 

demean, insult and generally 

disrespect persons of 

color. Wearing blackface, 

regardless of your intention, 

aligns you with that 

history. 

And this is where I 

grew embarrassed, not 

necessarily by the kids or 

their act, but by our community’s 

reaction as the 

incident became news. 

That reaction was a 

general shoulder shrug. 

We need to admit that 

what these kids did was 

wrong — not because 

they are racist, not because 

they meant offense, 

but because we as a community 

respect each other 

and believe in accountability. 

While this community 

lacks diversity (and that’s 

not a crime), we value and 

respect all our neighbors. 

Therefore, we must recognize 

how an act like this 

affects everyone. 

This community is 

proud and believes in 

loyalty. Those attributes 

are at the top of the list of 

reasons I love it. We rush 

to protect our own and 

defend what is ours. 

In that rush, though, 

amid that fierce loyalty 

and wall of pride, we can 

lose perspective — forget 

the other values we hold 

dear, like our steadfast 

belief in right vs. wrong. 

Think about the times 

you remained silent even 

though you felt uncomfortable 

with a friend’s or 

relative’s behavior. Our 

love for and loyalty to that 

person may keep us from 

being honest. 

But we know better. 

We know true friendship, 

true leadership is calling 

out our loved ones and 

our neighbors when they 

need calling out. Love is 

based on mutual respect, 

and mutual respect allows 

us to constructively challenge 

each other. 

We can, at the same 

time, support our young 

people (like the three 

teens in the facemasks) 

and take a stand against 

insensitivity (like wearing 

blackface). We can 

shoulder this burden as 

a community and say, 

“Kids, this was an error 

in judgment, but you are 

not villains. We believe 

in you, and we apologize 

for not showing you the 

way.” 

We have a responsibility 

to do that together. 

Our community leaders, 

like those in charge of our 

education at LW District 

210, have a responsibility 

to speak up. 

Silence sends a message 

that is loud and clear that 

we condone these acts. By 

ignoring them, we enable 

them. 

This leads into a final 

point: We can do better. 

No doubt, there are 

worse things you can do 

than wear face-cleansing 

masks to a local gas 

station, but it is behavior 

— malice-free or not 

— that is not acceptable 

anywhere and certainly 

not here. We need to ask 

and discuss why anyone 

would think it is OK to 

go out in our community 

while wearing black facemasks. 

It is not a simple question 

to ask or answer. It 

forces us to take a hard 

look in the mirror, and I 

hope our community leaders 

— from government 

officials to educators to 

longtime residents — ask 

themselves that question. 

I know I did. I hope you 

do, too. 

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In Memoriam 

Katerina Karras 

Katerina Karras, “Kay” 

(nee Panagiotopoulos), 

75, Elmhurst, died May 

4. Beloved mother of Paul 

(Fran) and Sophia (Tim) 

Berdebes; dearest “yiayia” 

of Nick (Jennifer), the late 

George, Helen, Katerina, 

and Peter; great-”yiayia” 

of Eva and Niko; loving 

sister of George Panos 

(Gloria); fond aunt of 

many nieces and nephews 

here in the United States 

and in Greece. Katerina 

will be remembered for 

her selfless heart, forever 

putting friends and family 

first, and will be truly 

missed. May her memory 

be eternal. 

Michael R. White 

Michael R. White, 64, 

New Lenox, died May 

3. He was an avid reader 

(sometimes two or three 

books a week), attended 

live performances whenever 

possible and enjoyed 

music, films and 

television. Michael was 

a people-person, he enjoyed 

helping in the community 

and at his church. 

He loved dogs – always 

kidding around – when 

he saw a dog out in public 

he said, “all dogs know 

me, they love me.” As 

did most people. Mike 

has friends all across the 

country. His Christmas 

card list is made-up of 

over 200 addresses, and 

he planned the mailing 

carefully so every card 

arrived on the first delivery 

day after Thanksgiving. 

He was in constant 

contact with many, many 

people. Michael is survived 

by his husband Tim 

Miller, parents Robert and 

Carol White, brothers E. 

Anthony (Alita) and Terry 

(Sheila), and a long list of 

nieces and nephews, and 

great-nieces/nephews. 

And Michael’s dog Sadie. 

Mark Galvan 

Mark Galvan, 

74, New 

Lenox. died May 3. Retired 

after over 30 years 

of faithful service for 

I.B.E.W. Local 701. U.S. 

Army Veteran. Husband 

for 52 years of Anna (nee) 

Valle; father of Christine 

(Michael) Bonnan, Renee 

(Michael) Dybala, and 

Nicole (Alan) Krusza; 

devoted “Nonno” of Brianna, 

Jacob, Julia, Kyle, 

Katherine, Lea, and Kelly, 

“Bisnonno” of Ryan, Nolan 

and Rylee; beloved 

father figure to Kimberly 

and Steve Vick; brother 

of Teresa Fabris, Maria 

Tenuta, Lucia Emrich, 

Flora Lakomek, Andrew 

and the late John and Anthony 

Galvan; dear uncle 

and friend of many. Beloved 

brother-in-law and 

Zio Marco to his extended 

family in Italy. Mark was 

a proud and active member 

of American Legion 

Post 1977, the Knight of 

Columbus Father Dick Allen 

Council #10926 of St. 

Jude Church, and the Veneti 

nel Mondo. 

Charles E. Ellis 

Charles E. 

Ellis, 88, New 

Lenox, and known to 

many as “Red”, “Chuck”, 

and “Charlie”, died Sunday, 

April 28. Beloved 

husband of Patricia Ellis 

(Otis); loving father 

of David (Kathleen) Ellis; 

cherished grandfather 

of Rachel, Samuel, Matthew, 

and Jared Ellis; dear 

brother of Louise “Lou” 

(late Earl) Voight, brother-in-law 

of Lois Ellis, 

Debra (Ricardo) Rael and 

Donna Buchholz. Numerous 

nieces, nephews and 

cousins also survive. He 

was preceded in death by 

his parents Jackston Sr. 

and Julia Ellis (Thornton); 

brothers Jackston Jr. (late 

Zelda) Ellis and William 

“Bill” Ellis and brotherin-law 

Clint Buchholz. 

Chuck was a United States 

Marine Veteran serving in 

the Korean War. He was 

40 plus year member of 

AOPA, (Aircraft Owners 

and Pilots Association) and 

was on the search and rescue 

team for the Civil Air 

Patrol. The family wishes 

to thank the Joliet Area 

Community Hospice team 

for the compassionate care 

that Charlie and the whole 

family received during the 

last few months. In lieu of 

flowers, contributions to 

Faith Bible Church, The 

Center, Legacy Families, 

or Joliet Area Community 

Hospice would be appreciated. 

Dena D. Luzi 

Dena D. Luzi, 84. died 

Wednesday, May 8, New 

Lenox. Daughter of the 

late Elizabeth nee Pignotti 

and Peter Luzi. Sister of 

Rose (late George) Kristina 

and the late Ann (late 

Edward) Karpas, Nancy 

Luzi and Norma (late Anthony) 

Capretti. Beloved 

aunt to many nieces and 

nephews. 

FAITH BRIEFS 

Hickory Creek Church (10660 W. Lincoln 

Hwy Frankfort) 

Marriage Night 

7-10 p.m. Friday, May 

17. Marriage Night is a 

one-night event for married, 

engaged and dating 

couples to laugh and learn 

as they hear from marriage 

experts and discover how 

to honor God through their 

relationship. The speaker 

lineup includes Francis 

and Lisa Chan, Les and 

Leslie Parrott, and comedian 

Michael Jr. Tickets 

are available for $15 per 

person. To register visit 

events.rightnowmedia.org/ 

attendee/site/1312 

Revolution Church (24520 South U.S. 

Highway 52, Manhattan) 

More Faith Less Fret Study 

6:30 p.m. Mondays. 

Held at the house of a 

parishioner. Contact the 

church for more information 

at (815) 418-6555. 

Mass 

10 a.m. Sundays, 

United Methodist Church of New Lenox 

(339 W. Haven Ave, New Lenox) 

Worship Schedule 

Traditional worship is at 

9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sundays. 

Musical Opportunities 

Join the vocal choirs, 

bells choirs, or praise team. 

There are opportunities for 

children, teens, and adults. 

Rehearsals are on Wednesday 

or Thursday evenings. 

For more information, call 

(815) 485-8271. 

Chapel Bible Study 

7 p.m. every Monday. 

The Friday Morning 

Women’s Bible Class 

9:30- 11:30 a.m. Fridays, 

conference room. 

Men’s Study Group 

7 a.m. Saturdays, conference 

room. This group 

is led by Scott Creech. 

Ridgewood United 

Community Pantry 

Ongoing. located next 

door to Trinity UMC (our 

sister church) on Fairbanks 

Ave. in Joliet. This food 

pantry serves the 60432 

and 60433 zip codes. The 

pantry is very appreciative 

of all food and monetary 

donations received. 

Prison Ministry 

Second Wednesday of 

the month. Members can 

send monthly packets of 

encouragement to prisoners 

who have identified 

as religious or wanting to 

know that they are God’s 

children. 

St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second 

Ave., New Lenox) 

Stations of the Cross 

2:30 and 7:00 p.m. and 

April 5, 12. 

The Life in the Spirit 

Prayer Group 

The Life in the Spirit 

Prayer Group will be 

blessed with a return visit 

by Dr. Mark Nimo on 

Thursday May 23, 2019 at 

7:30 p.m. Dr. Nimo has 

led missions and prayer 

meetings in over 40 countries 

world-wide. Please 

join us for a Spirit-filled 

evening of prayer, worship 

and teaching. Information 

at 815-557-8990 or 815- 

557-8274.” 

Expectant Mother’s 

Blessing 

11 a.m.- Noon, every 

second Sunday of the 

month. 

Mass Schedule 

7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. 

and 6:30 p.m. Sundays; 

7:30 a.m. Monday-Saturday; 

5 p.m. Saturdays and 

8:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

MOMS Monthly Meeting 

9:30- 11:30 a.m. first 

Thursday of the month. 

St. Jude Franciscan Hall 

Room 3 and 4, 241 W. Second 

Ave, New Lenox. 

Called To Holiness 

7-8:30 p.m. every first 

Monday of the month. 

This is a new young adult 

faith-sharing group for 

Catholics in their 20s or 

30s in the Chicago Southland 

area. Its purpose is to 

grow in our faith through 

scripture, discussion and 

prayer. For directions to 

the meeting location and 

more information, contact 

Jennifer at calledtoholi 

nessgroup@gmail.com. 

Peace and Social Justice 

Club 

7- 9 p.m. St. first Monday 

of the month. Jude 

Franciscan Hall Room 

4, 241 West Second Ave, 

New Lenox. 

Eucharistic Adoration 

8 a.m.- 5 p.m. first Friday 

of the month. 

Lincoln-Way Christian Church (690 E. 

Illinois Highway, New Lenox) 

Worship Services 

9 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

HERO Family Support 

Group 

7-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday. 

This group is open 

to anyone with a family 

member currently struggling 

with addiction, suspected 

addiction, or currently 

in recovery. Family 

support meetings provide 

helpful tools and information 

to better equip people 

to help their loved ones 

through their struggle. 

This group provides a supportive 

environment with 

others who have had similar 

experiences and an opportunity 

to meet and network 

with others. 

Central Presbyterian Church (1101 S. 

Gougar Road, New Lenox) 

Church Service 

10:30 Sundays. For 

more information, call the 

church at (815) 485-5152. 

Please see faith, 28

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Park District’s 50th anniversary fun time for everyone 


The weird Illinois 

weather forced the New 

Lenox Park District’s 

50th anniversary party 

inside the Lion’s Community 

Center, but residents 

in attendance were 

still treated to games, 

food, photo booths and 

more. 

“It went very well,” 

Lea Pipiras, director of 

recreation said. “It was 

nice celebrating the Park 

District’s 50th.” 

The Park District was 

also presented with a 

Lion Trophy from the 

Lion’s Club in celebration 

of the 50-year mile 

stone. 

The party had about 

80 people in attendance, 

who got to play giant 

Jenga, bags, bozo buckets 

and picture bingo. The attendees 

were also able to 

take a photo in a photo 

booth with a “50” sign. 

“The kids had a great 

time,” she said. 

One of the more interesting 

aspects Pipiras 

touched on was how everyone 

has their starting 

memory of what the Park 

District was. Especially 

now with the children of 

New Lenox, the “new” 

offerings adults see are 

eye-opening for some, 

but for the children, this 

is just the norm. And 

in 20 years, when these 

children grow up more, 

what we though was 

new and great, will be 

“old.” 

Pipiras has been working 

for the Park District 

for 16 years and has 

seen the town grow in 

just that amount of time 

and wondered what 50 

years has to feel like. 

She also started working 

in the Lion’s Den, which 

was torn down years 

ago. 

As much as New Lenox 

as a park district and as a 

town has grown over the 

years, Pipiras hopes to 

make some major additions 

for the community 

to enjoy. It all depends 

on the funding for them 

however. 

She said she hopes to 

eventually have the park 

New Lenox residents (left to right) Darcy, Jack and Carson Krsek play giant Jenga at the Park District’s 50th 

Anniversary Extravaganza. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

district’s own recreational 

facility because of how 

many activities they have 

to offer. She also made 

sure to thank the local 

schools for allowing park 

district activities to take 

place in them. 

“We’d also love to have 

a dog park,” she said. 

She said the last 16 years 

have flown by for her. 

Now it’s time to see 

what the future holds for 

the New Lenox Park District. 

Nathan Davis (New Lenox) gives a high five to Bucky the Beaver at the Park District’s 

50th Anniversary Extravaganza at Lions Community Center 

A cake in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the New Lenox Community Park District.

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LWC ROTC student receives awards for her essay 

Erin Redmond 


If one would’ve asked 

Abi Knippel about the Air 

Force Junior Reserve Officer 

Training Corps three 

years ago, she might have 

stared blankly back at them 

While she hadn’t heard 

of the ROTC back then, 

the Lincoln-Way Central 

junior is well versed in the 

program now. So much so 

in fact, her essay about it 

has received accolades at 

the regional and state level 

— and it’s currently in contention 

to be the best in the 

nation. 

Knippel’s essay entitled 

“How JROTC has prepared 

me to be a better citizen of 

the United States of America,” 

took first place in the 

state, a honor she was recognized 

for during a May 

11 ceremonial luncheon 

in Springfield. For winning, 

the junior took home 

$1,000 and an engraved sabre. 

Just weeks before, she 

had won $150 for the top 

spot in the regional competition. 

“It was honestly really 

easy to write because all I 

had to do was ramble on 

about how much I love the 

ROTC and everything that 

it’s done for me. It wasn’t 

terribly difficult,” she said. 

“... In terms of class essay 

writing, I’m not amazing. 

But, I do love writing about 

things that I like, so this 

was easy peasy.” 

The only difficult part of 

the process, Knippel said, 

was the application paperwork. 

After submitting her 

essay, her Master Sergeant 

made an announcement in 

class a couple weeks later 

that she’d won Regionals 

and, a couple weeks later, 

she learned she’d taken the 

top spot in state, too. 

Now, she awaits word 

about how she fares among 

her peers at the national 

level. 

“I’m very nervous,” 

Knippel said. “I haven’t 

heard back about that, but I 

have my finger crossed. … 

It’s been a little while since 

it’s been submitted, so I’m 

hoping it’ll be soon.” 

In her essay, the Cadet 1st 

Lieutenant of Unit IL-961 

speaks of knowing nothing 

about a military-based high 

school or why it would be 

beneficial. But her curiosity 

led to speaking with Lt. 

Col. George Ramey during 

an eighth grade open house 

at LWC — and she’s glad 

she did. 

“Right then and there, 

I signed the sheet to get 

myself into the ROTC and 

it’s just been amazing since 

then,” Knippel said. “I love 

the people. Everyone in it 

is just so amazing; we’re 

like a big, ol’ family. My 

freshman year, I joined the 

drill team, which was super 

amazing. I’ve been a commander, 

I’ve been on almost 

every single team, it’s 

been so much. It’s made it 

so great.” 

In addition to the people, 

Knippel said in her essay 

the ROTC has taught her 

priceless leadership and 

life skills. She has learned 

how to do everything from 

being a public affairs coordinator 

to doing her own 

taxes. Skills, she said make 

her “prepared to take on 

the world outside of high 

school with confidence, 

knowing that I possess the 

valuable knowledge needed 

to be the best citizen I 

can be.” 

While she doesn’t graduate 

until next spring, Knippel 

is considering what 

her path will be after high 

school. 

And she hasn’t completely 

ruled out the military. 

“At this point, I’m kind 

Abi Knippel holds her Outstanding JROTC certificate. 

photo submitted 

of still deciding,” Knippel 

said. “I’m kind of leaning 

towards just going to college 

and doing my own 

thing, but in the back of my 

head, it’s kind of telling me 

‘Abi, you love this and you 

might want to do this.’” 

faith 

From Page 26 

Trinity Lutheran Church (508 N. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m. 

and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Sunday School and Living 

Lutheran 

9:15 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call 

(815) 485-6973. 

Bible Studies 

8:30 a.m. Wednesdays 

and 7 p.m. Thursdays. 

Sunday School and Adult 

Bible Class 

9:15 a.m. Sundays. 

Teen Catechesis 

6 p.m. Wednesdays 

Christ Mission Church (22811 S. Cedar 


Celebrate Recovery 

7-9 p.m. every Tuesday. 

For anyone struggling 

with hurts, habits, or 

hang-ups. For more information, 

call Deb at (708) 

516-6318. 

St. John Orthodox Chapel (112 Church 

Street, New Lenox) 

Sunday Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. After 

the service is Introduction 

to Orthodoxy. Refreshments 

served, Seekers are 

welcome. 

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 


10 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call 

(815) 462-0202. 

The Hub (1303 S. Schoolhouse Road, 

New Lenox) 

The Landing 

6:30-8:30 p.m. every 

Wednesday. This is 

a group to help teens 

break free from hurts, 

hang-ups and addictions. 

There is no charge. For 

more information, search 

for Freedom Haus on 

Facebook. 

Cherry Hill Church of Christ (2749 

Lancaster Drive, Joliet) 

Sunday Services 

10:30 a.m. every Sunday; 

1 p.m. on the first 

Sunday of each month 

and 6 p.m. every Sunday 

except the first Sunday of 

each month. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., 

New Lenox 

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. the first, third 

and fifth Saturday of each 

month. 

Italian Night 

6 p.m. Saturday, March 

30. Dinner & Entertainment 

Cornerstone Church (1501 S. Gougar 


Men’s Bible Study 

6-7:30 a.m. every Friday. 


call (815) 462-7700. 

Junior and Senior High 

Bible Study 

6:30-8:30 p.m. every 

Wednesday. For more information, 

call (815) 462- 

7700. 

Parkview Christian Church (2121 S. 

Schoolhouse Road, New Lenox) 


4 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 

a.m. Sundays. 

Peace Lutheran Church (1900 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox) 

Church Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays. 

Adult Class 

9:55 a.m. Sundays. The 

adult class usually meets 

in the back of the sanctuary 

to discuss a different 

topic each week. 

Prayer Group 

11:45 a.m. Wednesdays. 

Denise Jones hosts 

a monthly gathering for 

prayer. The prayers include 

our church, our 

young people, those on 

the prayer list from the 

bulletin, and any other 

concerns or celebrations. 

The group will meet on 

the third Wednesday of 

each month at 11:45 a.m. 

Please call (815) 838- 

0388 or the church office 

(815) 485-5327 if you will 

be attending. 

Bible Study 

10 a.m. Every Wednesday. 


call (815) 485-5327. 

The Journey Church (14414 W. Ford 

Drive, New Lenox) 

Reverberate Youth Group 

1-3 p.m. Every first 

Sunday of the month. 

The group meets to discuss 

a message geared 

toward junior and senior 

high school students. 


email youth@our 

journey.cc. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor 

Sean Hastings at sean@ 

newlenoxpatriot.com or call 

(708) 326-9170 ext. 48. Information 

is due by noon on 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication.

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Joint Pro’s small staff makes treatment more personal for patients 


Not just anyone can 

be a physical therapist at 

Joint Pro in New Lenox, 

1405 East Lincoln Highway. 

From the top down, 

everyone shares the same 

values, which is to treat the 

patient like family. 

At Joint Pro, there are 

three physical therapists 

and when a patient comes 

in, they get to know everyone 

there. 

Physical therapist assistant 

Amanda Mitchell has 

been at Joint Pro for about 

two-and-a-half years and 

the “team” and “family” 

atmosphere were keys for 

her when she was searching 

for jobs, making Joint 

Pro the perfect fit. 

In searching for a job at 

other places, she learned 

that some of the bigger 

chains made their therapists 

see a certain amount 

of people in a day. 

“I thought ‘how in the 

world am I supposed to 

do this and actually have 

quality interactions with 

these people,’” she said. 

“When I was interviewing 

here, it was a long interview 

process, but because 

we are so small, we have 

to click with everyone else 

here too. It was so much 

more patient-focused and 

we just care so much about 

the people here and every 

person that walks through 

the door matters.” 

Being right out of 

school, Mitchell wanted to 

work under someone who 

had lots of experience, 

and that person is clinic 

manager and orthopedic 

clinical specialist, Michele 

Deering. 

Deering has 30 years 

of experience and is a big 

reason in why Joint Pro 

operates the way it does 

with the team and family 

atmosphere. Joint Pro celebrated 

its three-year anniversary 

May 9 and she 

has loved to see it grow the 

way it has. 

“Being a small private 

practice, we’re all about 

giving back to the community,” 

she said. 

Joint Pro is owned by 

Josh Feigl, who also is a 

physical therapist. Feigl 

has been treating patients 

in the Lincoln-Way area 

for 15 years. 

The way they like to 

“give back” to the community 

and treat them as family 

is that they treat each 

patient’s injury special to 

them. Deering said there 

is no “cook book” on how 

they treat a certain injury. 

The newest member of 

the staff, Jen Brenczewski 

spent her last 13 years at 

a different company but 

has already adapted to the 

family style at Joint Pro. 

“Therapy is expensive 

and we know that,” she 

said. “It’s your time, that’s 

worth a lot. We really 

want to make sure we’re 

looking at you as a whole 

and having the time to facilitate 

a program that’s 

tailored toward the individual 

patient and not just 

a cookie-cutter program. 

We want your visit to be 

more like an impact visit 

every time you come here, 

so changing it up, adding 

a home program, making 

sure you’re educated along 

the way making sure you 

know why you’re doing 

what you’re doing.” 

Brenczewski added that 

the personal touch her and 

the other therapists show 

toward the patients makes 

the patient feel like they 

are being heard. 

“I think that they can tell 

that we are truly listening 

and paying attention to 

what it is that ails them and 

what they need to do to be 

better instead of just saying, 

‘I think this program 

The space inside Joint Pro is not large, but it really helps the staff keep it’s family atmosphere with themselves 

and their patients. Sean Hastings/22ndCenturyMedia 

is going to work because 

it works for every knee,’” 

she said. “We’re making 

a program that works for 

you as a person.” 

And with the personal 

touch and each patient getting 

know each therapist, it 

can give them more comfort 

knowing that the therapist 

they are seeing that 

day already knows their 

injury, how they’re progressing 

and what is being 

done to help it. 

“We do everything as a 

team,” Deering said. “Every 

therapist here, knows 

every single patient. It’s 

great because you have 

three therapist’s brains 

working on the same case 

all the time. As a patient 

you may see me as the 

primary therapist on your 

case that day and maybe 

another therapist the next 

time you come in, but you 

will always be taking to 

use every time you’re here. 

Every patient that comes 

in, we treat them as part 

of the family and they become 

members of the Joint 

Pro family.” 

The three agreed that the 

patients are not treated as 

number in a list of patients 

and Deering said the room 

will never be too filled up. 

Mitchell added that 

while they are giving the 

patient a personalized 

treatment where they can 

regularly see them, it becomes 

rewarding for them 

to see the patients progress. 

And being a small practice, 

Joint Pro does not do 

any marketing, but rather 

relies on the word of 

mouth from their patients, 

and it has worked well so 

far. 

“We had a guy that was 

about 90 comeback and 

say ‘I ran Boston 5K,’” 

Mitchell said. “Almost 

a year after we saw him 

and that was amazing. He 

invited us to his birthday 

when he turned 90. It’s 

just cool to see that, because 

that’s a crazy situation, 

because how many 

90-year-olds are running 

5K’s. I’ve had people ride 

their bike by on the path 

and say ‘hey look I’m 

riding my bike, I’m doing 

great.’ A lot of people 

will refer to us and I think 

that’s one of the highest 

compliments, because 

they’re trusting their 

loved ones with our care.” 

If someone is looking 

for physical therapy, all 

they need to do is call and 

make an appointment and 

they can be treated, since a 

new law passed in Illinois 

that says patients no longer 

need an order from their 

physician to go to physical 

therapy, Deering said. 

Joint Pro has a pediatric 

therapist, Stacy Simanis, 

and a men’s and women’s 

health specialist, Lauren 

Mansell. 

Joint Pro also has another 

location in Frankfort, 

and while expanding may 

be a typical goal for some 

businesses, that is not the 

case for Deering and her 

team at Joint Pro. 

“We’re here to serve the 

greater Lincoln-Way community,” 

she said. “We 

don’t have aspirations of 

moving throughout the 

country. Our focus is on 

providing the best quality 

care possible for our community 

and giving back to 

the community as much as 

we can.” 

For more infomration, 

visit jointpro.com.

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Poetry Corner 

The Dying Church 

Poetry Corner 

I CAN’T WEIGHT! 

Castles built in cities dire, 

Housing hearts without the fire. 

Steeples’ bells which once aroused, 

Now shout work! And grace is 

doused. 

Its spirit weeps, an abandoned 

bride, 

Love songs sung have slowly died. 

And my spirit sinks into an endless 

song, 

Mourn, mourn, my soul, His 

church foregone. 

She struggles on to hear the 

preacher. 

Deaf he is to the real Teacher. 

Choking melodies that once were 

heard. 

Sentencing to death the Living 

Word. 

The Bridegroom weeps for the 

empty womb, 

A barren place now like a tomb. 

His bride’s spirit broken apart, 

Her heart grows cold, her eyesight 

dark. 

And my spirit sinks into an endless 

song, 

Mourn, Mourn, my soul, His 

church foregone. 

Mourn, mourn, my soul, His 

church is dead 

Cut to the quick by leaven bread. 

I find no solace to my grief, 

A comforter to give relief, 

Yet on the horizon shining bright, 

Is a sparkle of wondrous Light. 

And my spirit soars into endless 

song, 

Praise, praise, my soul, has seen 

the Dawn. 

Marcia Horan, 

New Lenox 

Warm weather starts with a little of sorrow 

As I test out my shorts, I must diet tomorrow! 

But the scale goes up, then the scale goes 

down; 

One day is a smile, the next day a frown. 

Oh someone get me off this Merry-Go- 

Round! 

Off to the gym 

To try to get trim. 

I try a new diet 

But I don’t get slim. 

It seems hopeless to me, my bikini desire. 

Here comes the personal trainer I hire. 

I lift some weights to fight my bulges 

And hope it hides my food indulges. 

It’s an endless battle, this fight-to-lose war. 

My weight loss resolution just goes out the 

door. 

It’s a victory won to stay slim for a week; 

Then I say goodbye to the weight I seek. 

A chocolate brownie, its fat grams I count; 

As I drink diet cola, the carbohydrates 

mount. 

Veggies and protein, it’s got to be; 

Stay away from sugar religiously. 

They say drink water to get rid of the bloat, 

But yikes is that water weight or fat I 

denote. 

I must find a bathroom or my false teeth 

will float. 

I go to the sauna to sweat it away; 

Take Zumba to keep all the calories at bay. 

I do yoga to help me manage the stress, 

I run and I bike to look good in a dress. 

This diet yo-yo just makes me a mess. 

Why use a scale, I’ll just have to guess. 

So I open the window with a suicide 

“Hail!” 

And throw out my betrayer, my bathroom 

scale. 

Marcia Horan 

New Lenox, 

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The Dish 

Songbird Cafe ‘spoiling’ customers with the coffees it offers 

Sean Hastings 

Editor 

For decades, Songbird 

Cafe owner Maria Kopulos 

dreamed of owning her 

own cafe one day and kept 

a journal of names she 

liked. 

But when she had the 

chance to open her own 

place, those names did not 

fit what she wanted. And 

what she wanted was to 

sell “really awesome coffee 

with some really good 

food.” 

She always liked the 

saying “giddyap” and its 

relation to horses getting 

up and going, but she knew 

she wanted a comfortable 

and cozy cafe setting. Her 

next thought was that birds 

are approachable. 

“I asked myself, ‘What 

about Songbird?’” she 

said. “So, I started looking 

that up. My brother is 

a horse race aficionado and 

loves to follow the races. 

He told me Songbird is a 

retired racehorse, and that 

was perfect. It went handin-hand 

where I wanted to 

have the horse incorporated 

into this.” 

Songbird Cafe, located 

at 21950 Howell Drive in 

New Lenox, serves a variety 

of different coffee 

blends brought in from 

three different Chicagobased 

companies that go 

beyond a typical cup. 

It offers blends from 

Dark Matter, Passion 

House and Four Letter 

Word. Kopulos said when 

she tried Passion House 

for the first time it was 

the smoothest cup of coffee 

she ever had. Songbird 

also sells Passion House’s 

cold brew ($4). 

“I said if I’m ever able 

to open a cafe, I would like 

to spoil everybody with 

Songbird Cafe offers three different Chicago-based companies’ coffees: Dark Matter, Passion House and Four Letter Word. 

Photos by Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media 

the phenomenal things that 

these people do with their 

roasting, because they just 

put out some great blends 

and some single origins 

that are really good,” 

Kopulos said. “I said if 

I have to be here all day 

working, then I want to 

drink the best, and I hope 

to educate everyone and 

what great coffees we have 

here.” 

Kopulos makes sure to 

keep two different styled 

roasts from different companies 

on the menu. Customers 

will usually find 

one darker “richer” roast 

and a medium roast. 

The coffees from each 

company change from 

time to time, based on 

what they have available. 

“They’ll all release different 

coffees, because 

they’ll get the beans and 

say, ‘We have this limited 

for now,’ and they’ll tell 

you the roasting notes on 

it,” Kopulos said. “Passion 

House, the ones that 

we stock here, typically 

are the ones that they always 

have that we always 

brew, and once in a while, 

Songbird Cafe 

21950 Howell Drive in 

New Lenox 

Hours 

• 6 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Monday-Friday 

• 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Saturday 

• Closed Sunday 

For more information ... 

songbird.cafe 

they’ll do a single-origin 

one.” 

All of the coffees are 

$3 and come with one refill 

for dine-in. Customers 

can get a to-go cup at 12 

ounces ($2.75), 16 ounces 

($3) or 20 ounces ($3.50). 

The coffees also are sold 

by the bag and can be 

taken home. Prices range 

from $14-$16. The prices 

vary based on the type of 

bean. 

“I just have the retail 

side to get coffee out there 

to people,” Kopulos said. 

“I’m not trying to charge 

[a lot]. My business is the 

cafe, but I do love having 

the availability for people. 

I’m not charging out the 

One of the top items at Songbird Cafe is the Cowboy Bowl ($9.50), which includes 

two eggs, hash browns, shoulder bacon and sausage, topped with homemade gravy. 

The Songbird Beignets to the right (10 for $5.50) are wildly popular as well. 

nose for some of these 

coffees, which definitely 

could be more.” 

All the coffee comes 

in directly from Logan 

Square, Bridgeport and 

West Town, and nothing 

sits on the shelf for more 

than a week or two, she 

said. 

Songbird Cafe also has 

a large food selection for 

breakfast and lunch on its 

menu. Kopulos said the 

Cowboy Bowl ($9.50) is 

one of the most popular 

dishes on the menu. It is 

served with hash browns, 

shoulder bacon and sausage, 

topped with gravy 

and two eggs. 

One of the top house 

specialties is the Breakfast 

Burrito Suiza ($7.50), 

which features eggs, black 

bean, salsa and cheese, 

and comes smothered in 

Songbird’s homemade 

ranchero sauce. Chorizo, 

chicken or bacon can be 

added for $2.50. 

Kopulos said they take 

pride in their homemade 

sauces because they offer 

customers options for food 

that most will not make on 

their own at home. 

Another fan favorite are 

the Songbird beignets (10 

for $5.50), which are typically 

ordered as a side or 

an easy to-go meal. 

Songbird is to celebrate 

its one-year anniversary on 

May 31.

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perception 

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NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

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(1490 W. Maple St. New 

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(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

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(21000 Frankfort 

Square Road, Frankfort; 

(815) 464-8100) 

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(18700 S. Old La- 

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(708) 478-3610) 

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(11247 W. 187th St., 

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T.J. CACHEY BUILDERS UNVEILS NEW MODEL, 

OPENS SKY HARBOR PHASE II 

For those looking 

to land a newly 

constructed home, 

T.J. Cachey Builders 

recently announced the 

opening of Sky Harbor 

Phase II in New Lenox. 

The subdivision, 

constructed on a former 

airport, has more than 

140 single-family lots 

and is opening a new 

model – the Lawler. 

A popular ranch 

model for all types of 

buyers, customization 

is available on all plans. 


specialty includes 

accessible bathrooms 

and homes. 

While there are four 

ranch plans to choose 

from the Lawler 

highlight is the master 

bedroom and guest 

bedrooms are separated 

by the family room and 

kitchen. It’s great for an 

empty nester. 

The homes come 

priced in the low $300s. 

Stop by and see the 

Lawler model at Sky 

Harbor Phase II from 

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, 

Saturday and Sunday. 


call (815) 462-0242. 

Cherry Hill South 


also has two lots left 

in Cherry Hill South, 

with homes from 

$240,900. The exclusive 

community consists of 

39 single-family homes, 

including look-out lots, 

in a natural setting close 

to Old Plank Trail bike 

path. The 1,600- to 

3,600-square-foot ranch 

and two-story designs 

include generous lot 

sizes and semi-custom 

layouts. 

Leighlinbridge 

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two-story townhomes. 

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options to fit you and 

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the historic Wauponsee 

Glacial Bike Trail. 

While some are ready 

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ranch and two-story 

townhomes range in 

size from 1,700 to 2,100 

square feet and are 

priced from $222,900. 

Basements are optional. 

Cachey Builders 

offers more than 90 

years experience 

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1927, T.J. Cachey 

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as if it were their own. 

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The New Lenox Patriot’s 

Sponsored Content 

of the 

WEEK 

Where: 613 Borman Drive, New 

Lenox 

What: Four Bedrooms, 2.1 

Baths 

Amenities: Location. Location. 

Stunning two story in one of 

a kind super private location 

in the heart of New Lenox. 

Fantastic curb appeal with 

upgraded and meticulous 

landscaping plus cozy extended 

front porch. Main floor features 

two story foyer with porcelain 

floors. Six-inch white trim and 

white solid doors throughout. 

Open concept family room 

with hardwood floors, Gas 

fireplace, crown molding and 

is open to humongous eat-in 

kitchen with upgraded maple 

cabinets, Brand new granite 

counters with breakfast bar, SS 

appliances plus pantry. elegant 

dining room with hardwood 

and crown molding. Main floor laundry. second floor features large master suite 

with trey ceiling, walk-in closet plus big master bath with double sinks, neutral 

ceramic tile, separate shower and whirlpool tub. Large spare bedrooms – One 

with vaulted ceilings and another with bonus room. Full basement with nine-foot 

ceilings, finished office area, storage room plus roughed in bath. Three-car garage 

is finished and insulated. Wait until you see the gorgeous backyard with oversized 

patio with canopy. Great locale-walk to parks, New Lenox Commons and more. 

Asking Price: $399,999 Listing Agent: David J. 

Cobb, GRI 

RE/MAX “10” 

You can reach him at 

(708) 205-2622. 

E-mail: David@ 

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• 914 Wildwood Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-3350 - James E. Schwab 

Trust to Louis C. Hoelle Jr, Kristine M. 

Hoelle $365,000 

April 18 

• 411 Apache Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-5607 - Reginald Booker to 

Tonia Rae Zekas, $372,000 

April 18 

• 17960 Prairie Ridge Way, New 

Lenox, 60451-5405 - Bwc Holdings 

III Llc to Monica M. Gesiakowski, 

Michele M. Gesiakowski $497,000 

April 18 

• 513 Stafford Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-2173 - David F. Cohn to Erik 

J. Kocinski, Catherine M. De Young 

$290,000 

April 22 

• 721 Schoolgate Road, New Lenox, 

60451-3202 - Bona Trust to Jennifer 

Kilian, $245,000 

April 22 

• 894 Shagbark Road 894, New 

Lenox, 60451-2499 - Daniel Beach 

to Janet Kuester, Frederick S. Kuester 

$162,500 

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Homer Glen 14027 Kickapoo 

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Lockport 1224 St. Charles Dr. 

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Lockport 507 Thornton St. 

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Lockport, St. John’s 

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11th & Washington 

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Fri. 5/17 & Sat. 5/18 8-2pm 

New Lenox 730 Churchill Dr. 

Fri. May 17 - Sat. May 18, 

8-4pm. Baby and toddler 

clothes, misc. baby items, and 

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Orland Park 15153 Hiawatha 

Trail. Fri. 5/17 - Sat. 5/18, 

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Orland Park 7538 Hemlock 

Dr. Fri. May 17 -Sat. May 18, 

9-3pm. Clothes, household & 

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Orland Park Church 

Rummage Sale for Orphans 

ALL proceeds will benefit 

families from our church 

community that are adopting! 

Selling baby equipment, toys, 

furn, hshld items, & much 

more! The sale will be held 

on Fri, May 17, 8am-2pm & 

Sat, May 18 from 8am-noon. 

Located at 7500 W. Sycamore 

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Tinley Park 18300 Cottonwood 

Dr 5/17-5/18 8-2pm 

Home decor, men &womens 

clothing, holiday items & 

more! 

Tinley Park 8106 Nottingham 

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Tools, furniture, kitchenware 

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1053 Multi Family 

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Tinley Park 

Bristol Park Townhome 

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May 18th 8 - 2pm 

Enter Bristol Park Drive off 

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chime wall clock, and misc. 

household items 

1054 Subdivision 

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Annual Breckenridge 

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18108 Imperial Lane 

Orland Park 

May 16th, 17th, and 18th 

8 AM - 2 PM 

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tools, holiday decorations, 

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Lockport - Long Bow 

Creek & Dakota Glen of 

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Fri 5/17 & Sat 5/18 

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Frankfort 145 Center Road, 

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708.712.7083 

Homer Glen 14345 SGolden 

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1057 Estate Sale 

1058 Moving Sale 

Frankfort, Timbers Edge Annual 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 767 BON TERRE ROAD, NEW LE- 

NOX, IL 60451 (Brown brick, two story 

townhouse, detached one car garage). 

On the 30th day of May, 2019 to be held 

at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: REGIONS BANK D/B/A RE- 

GIONS MORTGAGE Plaintiff V. 

JOHN R MORRISSEY; WINDER- 

MERE EAST ICONDOMINIUM AS- 

SOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendant. 

Case No. 18CH 1990 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 

$137,618.22 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by subdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please 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. 32844 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will County on May 6, 2019 

wherein the busness firm of Studio 

M. Piano located at 1938 E Lincoln 

Highway New Lenox, IL 60451 

was registered; that the true or real 

name of the person owning the 

business, with their respective post 

office address is as follows: 

Michelle C. Dodge 

1167 Linden Circle 

Beecher, IL 60401 815-462-3400 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois, 

this 6th day of May, 2019. 

Lauren Staley Ferry 

Will County Clerk 

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 

REGIONS BANK D/B/A REGIONS 

MORTGAGE 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOHN R MORRISSEY; WINDER- 

MERE EAST ICONDOMINIUM AS- 

SOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendant. No. 18 CH 1990 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 19th day of March, 2019, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

30th 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: 

LOT 128, UNIT 4,INWINDERMERE 

EAST 1, CONDOMINIUM, AS DE- 

LINEATED ON A SURVEY OFTHE 

FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL 

ESTATE: CERTAIN LOTS IN WIN- 

DERMERE EAST UNIT 5,ASUBDI- 

VISION OF PART OFTHE SOUTH- 

EAST 1/4 OFSECTION 22, TOWN- 

SHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID- 

IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 9, 

1991, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 

R91-16993, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI- 

NOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS AT- 

TACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" TO THE 

DECLARATION OF CONDOMINI- 

UMS RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R91-39350, AS AMENDED 

FROM TIME TO TIME TOGETHER 

WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENT- 

AGE INTEREST INTHE COMMON 

ELEMENTS. 

Commonly known as: 767 BON 

TERRE ROAD, NEW LENOX, IL 

60451 

Description of Improvements: 

Brown brick, two story townhouse, detached 

one car garage 

P.I.N.: 15-08-22-426-011-1004 

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 

$137,618.22 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by subdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

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: MIKE KELLEY 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

Sheriff of Will County 

Notice of Self Storage Sale 

Please take notice Red Dot Storage 

14- New Lenox located at 10 Ford 

Dr., New Lenox, IL 60451 intends 

to hold anauction of the goods 

stored in the following unit indefault 

for non-payment ofrent. The 

sale will occur asan online auction 

via www.storageauctions.com on 

6/4/19 at 9:30 AM. Unless stated 

otherwise the description ofcontents 

are household goods and 

furnishings. Scott Kenny Unit #6; 

Bella Hobbs Unit #97. All property 

is being stored at the above 

self-storage facility. This sale may 

be withdrawn at any time without 

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for details. 


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48 | May 16, 2019 | the new lenox patriot sports 


Softball 

Knights clinch conference, extend win streak to 17 

Steve Millar, Sports Editor 

Lincoln-Way Central senior 

Amanda Weyh knows 

her team is strong in many 

areas. If the Knights have 

a bad pitching day, their 

offense and defense will 

likely come through. If the 

Knights struggle offensively, 

they likely won’t 

need many runs due to a 

lights-out pitching staff. 

Most of the time, 

though, Central gets the 

job done in all facets. 

“I think we do a lot of 

things good as a group,” 

Weyh said. “Everyone 

goes up swinging, looking 

to put the ball in play. We 

always practice hard and 

work hard and have each 

other’s backs. 

“It’s great knowing I 

have such a great defense 

behind me when I’m on the 

mound and girls are going 

to make plays. I know if I 

gave up a run, we’re going 

to come back out swinging 

and get those runs back.” 

Weyh tossed a complete 

game shutout and had 

three hits and scored two 

runs in a 7-0 win at Andrew 

on May 6. 

The Knights swept a 

doubleheader with Thornton 

two days later, winning 

both games 15-0, to run 

their winning streak to 17. 

Central improved to 23-2 

and 10-0 in the SouthWest 

Suburban Red and has 

wrapped up the outright 

SouthWest Suburban Red 

title. 

“We’ve been playing 

great,” first baseman Torince 

Muczynski said. “We 

bond really well together. 

Everyone seems to be 

playing well and we’re going 

to make it far. The key 

is keeping our confidence 

up but not getting too far 

ahead of ourselves.” 

Muczynski sparked the 

Knights’ offense against 

Andrew with three RBI, 

including a run-scoring 

double in the first inning. 

“It felt good because 

I’ve been in a little bit of 

a slump,” Muczynski said. 

“It’s easy to do when my 

teammates are always on 

base.” 

Throwing her first pitch 

in the bottom of the first 

with a lead already in hand 

helped Weyh settle in. 

“It’s nice to get those 

early runs,” she said. “It 

takes the pressure off a 

little bit, but you have to 

make sure you never lose 

any focus or let down.” 

The Knights added a 

pair of runs in each of the 

third and fourth innings to 

pull away. 

Muczynski produced a 

sacrifce fly and Sydra Seville 

drove in a run with a 

double in the third. Carly 

Alvers (3-for-4) added an 

RBI single and Muczynski 

picked up her third 

RBI on a groundout in the 

fourth. 

“It’s not always one person 

in our lineup,” Central 

coach Jeff Tarala said. “It’s 

someone different every 

day. Tori, Ashley [Platek], 

Amanda. Gabby [Gedville] 

is doing an unbelievable 

job at the top of the 

lineup.” 

Gedville went 3-for-5 

and added an RBI single 

while Alvers was 3-for- 

4 with a home run that 

capped the scoring. 

The Knights also found 

out last week that they are 

the top seed in the Class 

4A Thornwood Sectional. 

Central will open the 

postseason at home, taking 

on Romeoville or Joliet 

Central in a regional 

semifinal at 4:30 p.m. May 

22. Plainfield Central and 

Homewood-Flossmoor are 

the other teams in the regional, 

and the final is set 

for May 24. 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Torince Muczynski produces one 

of her three RBI in the Knights’ 7-0 win at Andrew on 

May 6. Steve Millar/22nd Century Media 

“Hopefully the girls 

stay confident,” Tarala 

said. “That’s a lot of it. 

We’re just preaching 

to always have productive 

bats. There’s always 

something to do, even 

if you don’t have it that 

day with the bat, you can 

make a play with your 

glove or find some way to 

contribute.” 

Baseball 

Warriors look to bounce back after three-game skid 


Lincoln-Way West took 

an eight-game winning 

streak into its May 8 game 

at home against Andrew, 

and the Warriors seemed 

poised to make it nine after 

fiving innings ended. 

West’s Ben Gerl had a 

no-hitter going through 

five and had been totally 

dominant, with Andrew’s 

only baserunner reaching 

on an error. The Warriors 

had just given him a tworun 

lead. 

The Thunderbolts, 

though, broke through 

with some timely hits to 

put up four runs in the 

sixth inning and knocked 

off West 4-3 in a South- 

West Suburban Red game. 

“We’ve got to learn how 

to fight through some of 

those moments in close 

games,” West coach Jake 

Zajc said. “We’ve had 

some close games in conference 

where we haven’t 

been able to do that.” 

Andrew beat the Warriors 

again, 4-0, on Friday, 

May 10 and a tough 2-1 

loss to Joliet Catholic on 

Saturday, May 11 dropped 

West to 17-8 on the season. 

In the May 8 game, the 

Warriors broke a scoreless 

deadlock with two runs in 

the bottom of the fifth. 

Brock Berry singled, 

stole second, moved to 

third on a pinch-hit single 

from Robert Jackman and 

stole home after a pickoff 

throw to first. 

An error then brought in 

the second run. 

The long inning may 

have affected Gerl, though, 

as Andrew answered with 

four runs on two doubles, 

two singles and a walk in 

the sixth. 

“Ben was really sharp 

the first five innings,” Zajc 

said. “We had a little bit of 

a long inning offensively 

so he sat for a while, came 

back out and just couldn’t 

get back in the groove. 

“Andrew took advantage 

of it. You have to give 

them credit. Overall, Ben 

threw pretty well. It was 

just wasn’t enough.” 

The Warriors came back 

with a run in the bottom of 

the sixth. Brendan Sturm 

walked, and Joe Gonzalez 

followed with an RBI double, 

moving to third on the 

throw home. 

Gonzalez represented 

the tying run at third with 

just one out, but West 

could not get him in. 

The Warriors then went 

down in order in the seventh. 

“Overall, we played a 

pretty decent game,” Zajc 

said. “We just needed to 

come up with another big 

hit or two in those situations. 

We made a couple 

mistakes there, and you 

have to give Andrew credit 

for putting those hits together 

in the sixth inning.” 

West suffered another 

late heartbreaker against 

Joliet Catholic, which won 

the game on a two-out 

walkoff single by Christian 

Knapczyk in the bottom 

of the eighth inning. 

Zajc hopes there’s time 

for his team’s fortunes to 

turn around again before 

the postseason. 

“We’ve been struggling 

a bit to find consistency 

offensively,” he said. “We 

had a string in the beginning 

of the season where 

we couldn’t miss, we were 

putting up runs like crazy. 

I think we’ll get back 

there. We’ve got a bunch 

of games coming up to try 

to get back rolling.”

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Ryan Kraft 

Volleyball 

LW West blows by LW Central 

to stay alive in SWSC race 

TIM YONKE 


Ryan Kraft is a sophomore pitcher/ 

infielder on the Lincoln-Way Central 

baseball team. 

How long have you played baseball 

and how did you get started? 

I’ve been playing baseball since I was 

about 4 years old. My dad [Greg] and my 

grandpa [Jim] used to always play catch 

with me and throw batting practice to me. 

I’ve just always loved the game. 

What do you love most about it? 

I just really like the competitiveness 

and I really like being a part of a team and 

knowing your teammates are always going 

to be there if you have a bad day. 

The team’s really come on strong 

lately. What’s been the key? 

We’re just relying on each other to 

make plays and knowing that we’re here 

for each other. If someone doesn’t make 

a play, there’s no need to panic because 

we know someone will be there to pick 

them up. 

You’ve hit the ball well all year. 

How have you had that success? 

I feel like I’ve just been hunting firstpitch 

fastballs, knowing where my zone 

is, and driving the ball. 

You’re already committed to play 

in college at Indiana. Why did you 

pick Indiana? 

My grandparents went there and my 

sister, Lauren, is there now so I’ve always 

kind of had a connection to the school. 

I’ve always wanted to go to Indiana since 

I was a little kid. I really like the coaches 

there and the atmosphere. 

Does having that decision out of 

the way help you? 

Yeah, it takes a lot of weight off my 

shoulders and takes away a lot of the 

pressure. 

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If you could be anybody else for 

a day, who would you want to be? 

Nolan Ryan. He’s one of my favorite 

baseball players of all time and obviously 

a really good pitcher. 

If they were making a movie about 

your life, who should play you? 

I’d say my dad because we’re both very 

similar, we like a lot of the same things. 

We both love baseball. 

You’re stranded on a deserted 

island and can have an endless 

supply of one food. What do you 

pick? 

Watermelon. It’s my favorite fruit. 

Who would you pay to see in 

concert? 

I’d see Queen. They’re one of my favorite 

bands. I like old stuff. I really loved 

“Bohemian Rhapsody.” 

Interview conducted by Sports Editor Steve 

Millar. 

Call it a bounce-back victory. 

That’s what took place May 9 when 

Lincoln-Way West defeated rival Lincoln-Way 

Central 25-11, 27-25 in a hardfought 

boys volleyball match at Central. 

The win moved the Warriors to 29-4 

overall and 5-1 in the Southwest Suburban 

Conference. It came just one day after 

West was upset 25-23. 21-25. 25-20 by 

Sandburg and kept the Warriors involved 

in a logjam atop the SWSC standings. 

“A loss in the conference was a big hit,” 

West coach Jodi Frigo said. “The guys did 

a great job today getting refocused.” 

West started quickly in the opening set 

against Central. With Nico Studer serving, 

the Warriors scored eight straight points 

to take a 15-5 lead. Eventually, two nifty 

kills by Alex McDonald ended the set. 

“The first game we just came out tight 

and nervous,” Central coach Mary Brown 

said. “It wasn’t even a game. West was 

flawless. In the second set I felt we were 

competing. We just couldn’t stop them at 

the end.” 

The Knights looked like they may take 

the second set. It was a see-saw battle as 

the hosts took a 24-22 lead on back-toback 

aces by Tyler Casey. A kill by West 

outside hitter Ben Pluskota prevented 

Central from getting the winning point. 

Eventually the set was tied 25-25 before 

West senior Louden Moran served the final 

two points. The contest ended on a kill 

by Chris Dargan, his fourth of the set. 

“I was missing some serves earlier this 

season so it was good to find it again,” 

Moran said. “There’s a lot of pressure 

at the end when you’re serving with the 

game on the line but I felt good. 

“We knew Central was a good team so 

we wanted to try to take control early and 

just handle it throughout. We had some 

lapses in the middle of the game but we 

got it done at the end.” 

Frigo was pleased with the way her team 

rebounded from the loss to the Eagles. 

“[Against Sandburg], we were just off 

as a whole team,” Frigo said. “We made 

errors left and right. Sandburg played 

their butts off but our guys need to know 

that if we’re going to be one of the top 

Lincoln-Way West’s Louden Moran hits 

a serve during the Warriors’ 25-11, 27-25 

win over LIncoln-Way Central on May 9. 

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teams in the state, everyone is going to 

come at us and play their best game. 

“It was nice coming in this gym as a 

bunch of our guys all started high school 

at Central and then when (Lincoln-Way) 

North closed they got moved to West. 

They felt like it was their Senior Night 

here and they had something to prove.” 

Pluskota knows the reason for his 

team’s success. 

“Our ability to be consistent is our 

strength,” Pluskota said. “Every game 

we’re passing well, we’re serving well, 

and even if someone has a bad game, 

there’s somebody who picks them up.” 

Central was coming off a stunning victory 

two days before when the Knights 

defeated rival and defending state champion 

Lincoln-Way East 25-17, 25-19. 

Jack Yurkanin had eight kills, Sebastian 

Olmos finished with six kills and four 

digs, Jimmy Kapsalis had four aces and 

17 assists, and Sam Gorecki had seven 

digs in the win over the Griffins. 

“We were fired up,” Brown said. “We 

had not beaten East since May 18, 2011. 

It was just really exciting for us to beat 

them.”



Girls Track and Field 

Brownrigg wins sectional title as Knights send four to state 

STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 


senior Mackenzie Brownrigg 

has been waiting a 

long time for the track 

postseason. 

It’s what she’s been 

working toward ever since 

a stress fracture in her tibia 

kept her out of the entire 

cross country season last 

fall. 

“Being out that time was 

definitely a big internal 

motivator for this track season,” 

she said. “My teammates 

kept me motivated 

going to rehab, which was 

difficult in itself. 

“I kind of lost my competitive 

edge at the beginning 

of the season, but 

going from indoor to outdoor 

season, something 

clicked.” 

At the Class 3A Homewood-Flossmoor 

Sectional 

on Friday, May 10, 

Brownrigg, an Illinois 

State recruit, battled to the 

end of the 1.600 with her 

longtime rival, East’s Jenna 

Couwenhoven. 

Brownrigg pulled out 

the win in 5 minutes, 19.23 

seconds. 

“It’s good to have that 

competition with [Couwenhoven],” 

Brownrigg 

said. “I was excited to get 

this win and now I want to 

go to state, make the finals 

and run a sub-5 [minutes].” 

The host Vikings ran 

away with the team title 

with 141 points, followed 

by Lincoln-Way East (85), 

Thornwood (60), Lockport 

(44), Bloom (42) and Lincoln-Way 

Central (40). 

The state meet is set for 

Friday, May 17 and Saturday, 

May 18 at Eastern Illinois 

University in Charleston. 

Brownrigg’s fellow 

distance runner on the 

Knights, Merrigan Allen, 

will join her at state after 

a runner-up finish in the 

3,200 (11:27.80). 

“My plan was to just 

hang with the front pack 

in the first mile, but the 

pace was kind of not there, 

so I just decided to go out 

and lead, which is very not 

usual for me at all,” Allen 

said. “It wasn’t my plan at 

all, but it still turned out 

well.” 

Central’s Jess LiVigni 

earned her first trip to state 

with a second-place finish 

in the pole vault (11 feet-3 

inches). 

“In conference last 

week, I jumped 10-3 and 

won it,” LiVigni said. “I 

came here and had people 

to push me and ended up 

getting a PR by a foot. 

It’s awesome to have that 

competitive aspect.” 

The Knights’ Nora Ansburg 

qualified with a thirdplace 

finish in the discus 

(122-9). 

In the 300 hurdles, 

Lincoln-Way East’s Katie 

Sciarini pulled away from 

a talented field that included 

five state qualifiers 

to win by nearly a second, 

finishing in 44.48 seconds. 

It’s the top time in the 

state this season. 

“I just really wanted to 

get that [personal record] 

really bad and get that 

first-place spot,” Sciarini 

said. “This feels great going 

into state. My goal is to 

medal at state.” 

With a fifth-place finish 

in the 100 hurdles, Sciarini’s 

time of 15.53 was 

enough to send her to state 

in that event as well. 

She also qualified on the 

Griffins’ 1,600 relay team, 

along with Ibukun Ajifolokun, 

Sophia Barnard 

and Taylor Wright, which 

finished second in 4:03.62. 

Lincoln-Way Central senior Mackenzie Brownrigg pulls away to win the 1,600 meters 

at the Class 3A Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional on Friday, May 10. 

STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Like Sciarini, Wright 

advanced to state in three 

events. 

Along with the 1,600 

relay, the Eastern Illinois 

recruit finished third in 

the long jump (18-4) and 

fourth in the 400 (58.26). 

“I’m very excited,” 

Wright said. “I had one PR 

today [in the long jump] so 

I was really excited about 

that. My 400 wasn’t the 

best, but there’s always 

a lesson to learn for state 

and I’m just glad I made it. 

“I want to make the finals 

in both events at state 

and one of my biggest 

goals is to end with a PR 

in the 400.” 

East’s Emma Barnard 

won the pole vault (11-3), 

emerging atop a highly 

competitive field as three 

vaulters topped 11 feet and 

five qualified for state, including 

her teammate, Ali 

Van Dyke (10-3), who was 

fifth. 

“Everyone’s goal [at 

state] is to win,” Barnard 

said. “I just hope I do personally 

my best. It doesn’t 

matter what others do. 

“It’s more of a mental 

game. It’s just breathing, 

not letting the moment 

control you, making it a 

positive thing and loving 

the sport that you’re doing.” 

Couwenhoven advanced 

to state with her runnerup 

finish in the 1,600 

(5:22.93), while freshman 

Mariam Azeez also qualified 

in the long jump (18 

feet), with a fourth-place 

finish. 

The Griffins won the 

3200 relay with Couwenhoven, 

Ashley Mills, 

Kate Guderjan and Grace 

Newton posting a time of 

9:32.60, while their 800 

relay team of Azeez, Sophia 

Barnard, Ibukun Ajifolokun 

and Ore Ajifolokun 

(1:43.69) qualified with a 

fourth-place finish. 

Lockport junior Madison 

Polinski didn’t know 

if qualifying for state in 

the 800 was a realistic 

possibility. She was just 

focused on putting up her 

best time, but a wild finish 

in the event opened the 

door and Polinski took full 

advantage. 

She was fourth coming 

down the backstretch, 

but when a Lincoln-Way 

Central runner tripped just 

before the finish line, Polinski 

leaped over her and 

wound up in second, advancing 

to state in 2:23.97. 

“I was trying to catch 

her then she went down in 

front of me,” Polinski said. 

“I just kind of hurdled over 

her. I didn’t even know I 

qualified. I wasn’t sure if I 

got second or third. 

“I didn’t know until 

about a minute later when 

one of my coaches came 

over and hugged me and 

told me I made it. I’m still 

a little surprised, honestly. 

I wasn’t expecting it, but 

I’m really excited for next 

week.” 

Polinski was stunned 

with how the race finished, 

with her jumping over a 

fallen runner. 

“That’s never happened 

to me before,” she said. 

“You don’t really think 

about in the moment with 

the adrenaline going, it 

was just instinct.” 

Polinski also qualified 

for state as part of the 

Porters’ 3,200 relay team, 

which finished second 

(9:36.13). The rest of the 

team consisted of Abbey 

Kozak, Anna Kozak and 

Kate Wojciewicz. 

The Porters will also 

send a pair of pole vaulters 

to state as seniors Andi 

Hennessey (11-3) and 

Kathleen Kwiatkowski 

(10-9) finished third and 

fourth, respectively. 

“We definitely have one 

of the hardest sectionals,” 

Hennessey said. “We had 

five girls qualify for state. 

“We’re all very close to 

each other. We all know 

each other. We’re not petty. 

We want everyone to do 

well.” 

Hennessey, a Southern 

Illinois recruit, hopes to 

end her Lockport career in 

style at state. 

“It’s my senior year and 

I really want to place,” she 

said. “I’ve done so many 

camps and worked really 

hard. I never knew I wanted 

to pole vault in college, 

either, until last year. Now 

I’m going to SIU and I’m 

super excited about that.”



Softball 

New Lenox’s Lotus blazes at the top of Marist lineup 


Marist softball coach 

Collen Biebel takes a 

great deal of pleasure 

in watching sophomore 

shortstop Easton Lotus 

run the bases. 

“She’s probably the 

fastest player I’ve ever 

coached,” Biebel said. 

“All she has to do is put 

the ball in play and I’d 

say 90 percent of the time 

she’ll get on base. 

“When she gets on base, 

she’s easy to get in because 

she’s so fast. Her 

speed is definitely up from 

last year. She worked on a 

lot over the offseason.” 

Lotus, a New Lenox 

resident, grew up playing 

with the Lincoln-Way Blue 

Wave, and also played 

baseball for the Lincoln- 

Way Prospects. 

Now she sets the tone 

for one of the best teams in 

the state with her productivity 

in the leadoff spot. 

In Marist’s 28 games 

played through May 9 – 26 

of them wins - she scored 

41 runs, stole 26 bases and 

hit .485 

“Hitting in the leadoff 

spot, I just try to see pitches,” 

Lotus said. “I want to 

make the pitcher throw a 

few so the rest of the lineup 

can see her. Then, I try 

to get on so my teammates 

can drive me in.” 

Lotus is a rising star in 

the sport. She’s already 

committed to Louisville. 

“I’m so excited about 

that,” she said. “I love the 

campus. I love the coach 

so much. I love all the girls 

there.” 

It’s no surprise that Lotus 

is having success in 

softball, considering her 

family’s history on the diamond. 

Her dad, Pete, is the 

baseball coach for Catholic 

League power St. Laurence. 

He played baseball 

at UIC, while Easton’s 

mother, Nichole, played 

softball for the Flames. 

“Baseball and softball 

have always been in my 

family,” Lotus said. “I’ve 

been playing since I was 4 

and I grew up pretty much 

always being around it.” 

Biebel said Lotus’ defense 

is just as valuable as 

her offense. 

“She’s an unreal shortstop,” 

Biebel said. “With 

her speed, she can get to 

any ball in the hole, any 

ball up the middle. She 

keeps us in every game 

with her defense. 

“She’s a feisty player 

and we definitely love having 

her.” 

Lotus made the transition 

to high school softball 

look easy last year. As a 

freshman, she hit .415 and 

scored 37 runs. 

“The girls welcomed 

me, and they were all so 

nice to me last year,” Lotus 

said. “I love playing on the 

varsity team. All the girls 

are so sweet, and the competition 

is great.” 

Marist is ranked No. 1 

in the state by MaxPreps 

and has its sights set on a 

state title. For Lotus, helping 

her team reach those 

heights would be far more 

important than any person 

goals she could set. 

“I just want to be a great 

teammate,” she said. “I 

want to hype everyone up 

and let them know that I’m 

there for them. 

“We just need to keep 

doing what we’re doing, 

and hopefully we can 

make it to state.” 

New Lenox resident Easton Lotus is starring as the 

leadoff hitter for Marist’s softball team. 

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Badminton 

Lincoln-Way players bow out on day one of state tournament 

Hullinger and 

O’Malley pick up 

two wins for LW 

West in doubles 


Lincoln-Way West’s top 

doubles team of junior Allison 

Hullinger and senior 

Shauna O’Malley won a 

sectional title and earned 

a 13-16 seed for state tournament. 

The pair had their sights 

set on making it to the second 

day at state, but fell 

just short of the top 16, going 

2-2 at Eastern Illinois 

University in Charleston. 

“I thought they gave it 

their all,” Thompson said, 

“We knew it was going to 

be hard against Bradley. 

We beat them three times 

this season and they were 

all close matches, so it 

was difficult to face them 

again.” 

Hullinger and O’Malley 

opened the tournament 

Friday, May 10 with a tight 

29-27, 23-21 loss to Bradley’s 

Myra Zaheer and 

Josie Majka. 

The Warriors’ duo then 

bounced back to beat Schaumburg’s 

Vickie Wang and 

Lora Kusaku 21-11, 21-19 

and Sandburg’s Kate Hudson 

and Britany Higgins 

21-18, 21-10. 

In the consolation third 

round, Friday’s final round, 

Hullinger and O’Malley 

fell 21-15, 11-21, 21-16 

to Hinsdale Central’s Lily 

McCain and Angela Berti. 

“That second game 

against Hinsdale Central 

was the best they’ve 

played all tournament,” 

Thompson said. “I thought 

they were back. I think 

Shaunna had a little muscle 

pull in her back and 

that hurt them in the third 

game.” 

West’s No. 2 doubles 

team of Kayla Wojcik and 

Emilia Evans dropped 

its two matches, 15-21, 

21-17, 21-17 to Downers 

Grove North’s Katie Hilt 

and Claire Drobny, and 

21-15, 21-14 to Buffalo 

Grove’s Lindsey Lehrfield 

and Grace Martin. 

“I told them that when 

we look back over the 

season, they’re going to 

realize how awesome it 

was,” Thompson said. “I 

couldn’t ask for greater 

people to be around.” 

The tournament was 

the final one of a 25- 

year coaching career for 

Thompson, who’s retiring. 

“It was really awesome 

to be honored at state,” 

Thompson said. “Now, 

I’m a little sad.” 


senior Gillian Underhill 

made her second state appearance 

and got her first 

win at state, going 1-2. 

She beat Joliet Central’s 

Daisy Catalan 21-16, 21- 

18 in the consolation first 

round, but dropped matches 

to players from Hinsdale 

South and Prospect. 

“Her getting that win 

was great,” Central coach 

Ryan Pohlmann said. “It 

was something that she 

had as a goal at the beginning 

of the season.” 

Underhill went through 

some struggles this season, 

finishing last at the South- 

West Suburban Red meet, 

but rebounded to win a 

sectional title and get a 

victory at state. 

“Going into sectionals, 

she just said it was her senior 

year and she was going 

to lay it all on the line, 

play with a little reckless 

abandon,” Pohlmann said. 

“She’s confident and she 

kind of relied on that.” 

Lincoln-Way East seniors 

Paige Carlson and 

Casey Kirschsieper were 

both able to finish their careers 

at state, though both 

went 0-2. 

Carlson fell 21-9, 21-13 

to Willowbrook’s Hanna 

Konrath and 21-17, 21-15 

to Hersey’s Susan Ferris. 

Kirschsieper lost 21-8, 

21-14 to T.F. South’s Ivy 

Flores and 21-16, 21-9 to 

Buffalo Grove’s Claire 

McLoone.



Softball 

2-1 equals 21 straight wins for Providence 


Providence’s usual path to 

success during a winning streak 

that’s lasted more than a month 

has involved slugging its way to 

victory, and with the wind howling 

out on May 9, the Celtics 

may have expected more of the 

same. 

However, Lincoln-Way East 

ace and Pitt recruit Danielle 

Drogemuller presented a challenge 

that forced Providence to 

win in a different fashion. 

The host Celtics did just that, 

getting great pitching from Nicole 

Mucha and Laila Summers 

and stringing together just 

enough hits for a 2-1 win over 

the Griffins. 

It was the 21st straight victory 

for Providence, which extended 

its school record streak and improved 

to 25-3. 

“This was a good one for us,” 

Providence coach Jay Biesterfeld 

said. “We haven’t had a 

lot of low-scoring games. Our 

pitchers did a good job of keeping 

the ball low in the zone and 

getting a lot of groundballs. 

“We got some key hits and 

were able to score a couple runs.” 

Mucha was terrific in outdueling 

Drogemuller. She allowed 

one run on four hits over five 

innings, pitching around four 

walks. 

“I was just going in to throw 

first-pitch strikes,” Mucha said. 

“I knew they could hit, so I just 

needed to hit my spots. 

“I had to do this a lot in big 

games last year, so I guess I’m 

pretty good under the pressure.” 

The Griffins (17-5) struck first 

in the second inning when Chloe 

Geijer walked, stole second and 

scored on a clutch two-out single 

from No. 9 hitter Ashley Esposito. 

The Celtics immediately answered, 

though, with some of 

bottom-of-the-order punch of its 

own. 

In the bottom of the second, 

Mucha walked and Maggie 

Hurley (2-for-2) singled. Claudia 

Utz and Brittany Rabe, the 

seventh and eighth hitters in the 

Celtics’ lineup, then followed 

with back-to-back RBI singles to 

put Providence up 2-1. 

“We’re usually really good at 

hitting, up and down our lineup,” 

Utz said. “It’s great we can depend 

on each other so if the bottom 

of our lineup isn’t having a 

great day we can usually rely on 

the top and vice versa.” 

Rabe’s hit proved to be the 

game-winner. 

“It felt good,” she said. “I was 

just trying to hit it up the middle, 

but I was a little late, but it was 

a good hit. 

“(The winning streak) is 

amazing. I can’t wait to play the 

next game because I just want to 

win.” 

Mucha and Summers took it 

from there. 

Summers struck out three over 

the final two innings, allowing 

just one hit. 

“It was good to get Laila into 

that pressure situation in the 

sixth and seventh because she’s 

used to starting,” Biesterfeld 

said. “She really did a good job.” 

Drogemuller did all she could 

to keep the Griffins in it, striking 

out seven and allowing five hits 

in six innings. 

Chloe Honchar reached base 

three times for East with a single 

and two walks. 

A day before the win over 

East, on May 8, the Celtics 

Nicole Mucha delivers a pitch 

against Lincoln-Way East on 

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clinched the outright GCAC Red 

title with a 14-0 rout of Fenwick. 

Shannon Smith had a home 

run and three RBI and Summers 

threw a five-inning shutout. 

“We have a lot of confidence,” 

Biesterfeld said. “These kids 

know they can beat anybody if 

they play their best.” 

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Soccer 

Warriors break penalty-kick hex to take down Knights 


Lincoln-Way West’s 

girls soccer team has experienced 

more than its 

fair share of heartbreakers 

this season, with five 

of its seven losses coming 

in overtime or later. Three 

of those defeats came in 

penalty-kick shootouts. 

If the Warriors go to 

penalty kicks in the postseason, 

however, they 

will do so with an added 

sense of belief thanks to 

what happened in their 

regular-season finale May 

7 against Lincoln-Way 

Central. 

West buried eight of its 

nine attempts in a marathon 

shootout to outlast the 

Knights 8-7 and earn a 2-1 

SouthWest Suburban Red 

win at Central. 

“We wanted this so bad 

and this feels so good after 

not having a lot of success 

in PKs before this season,” 

West senior Sara Loichinger 

said. “It feels really 

good, especially since it’s 

a huge rivalry.” 

Loichinger, a midfielder 

who scored the regulation 

goal for the Warriors (12- 

7-2, 3-2), moved to goalkeeper 

for the shootout. 

“We tried her in goal 

Lincoln-Way West celebrates after Sara Loichinger’s 

goal during a 2-1 win over Lincoln-Way Central on May 

7. Photos by Steve Millar/22nd Century Media 

for PKs against Andrew,” 

Theiss said. “She stopped 

one but we missed two. 

She’s a senior captain, 

wanted an opportunity. I 

liked her coming up with 

that idea. She’s a big body 

that moves and she’s athletic. 

She came up with a 

big save.” 

Locihinger kept the 

Warriors alive when the 

Knights (16-6, 2-3) had a 

chance to win it in the fifth 

round of the shootout. She 

made a kick save on Megan 

Hutchinson’s shot to 

give West another chance, 

and Kylee Brandau then 

converted to tie the shootout 

4-4 and force extra 

kicks. 

In the ninth round, after 

a Knights’ shooter fired 

wide, West sophomore 

Alyssa Peterson stepped 

up and buried a low liner 

inside the left post for the 

game-winner. 

“It was really nervewracking, 

but I’m just glad 

I buried it so we could get 

the win,” Peterson said. “It 

feels really good. It’s great 

to be the best Lincoln- 

Way.” 

The Warriors also beat 

Lincoln-Way East earlier 

in the season. 

Loichinger, Jane Pinkerton, 

Elly Hermanson, Sam 

Sarna, Amanda Yaeger and 

Zoey Trout also scored in 

the shootout for West. 

Maddie Jenig, Abbey 

Ward, Nicolette Gossage, 

Jenni Andjelic, Grace 

McLaughlin, Katie Farr 

and Megan Lucchetti converted 

penalty kicks for 

Central. Despite coming 

up short, Knights coach 

Sean Fahey was encouraged 

by how well most of 

his team’s penalty kicks 

were taken. 

“We practice them every 

day, but you can’t 

create a moment like this 

and I was really proud 

Lincoln-Way West sophomore Alyssa Peterson makes 

a pass against Lincoln-Way Central on May 7. Peterson 

scored the winning penalty kick in the shootout as the 

Warriors won 2-1. 

of the way they stepped 

up and put the ball in the 

back of the net,” he said. 

It just didn’t add up for us 

in the end, unfortunately.” 

After Loichinger’s goal, 

assisted by Yaeger, with 

21:10 to go, Hutchinson 

tied it off a long, high pass 

from Lucchetti with 6:36 

left in regulation. 

Fahey, the longtime 

Knights’ boys coach, is 

in his first season as girls 

coach after previously 

serving as an assistant for 

the West girls. 

“It was tough playing 

against those girls,” Fahey 

said. “It was a bittersweet 

thing over the 

summer knowing I was 

going to have a new challenge, 

a new chapter. But 

Jeff and I worked at West 

from the start, helped create 

a winning culture. Of 

course, I wanted nothing 

more than to beat them. 

But they’ll have a great 

postseason run and so 

will we, hopefully.” 

The Warriors were set to 

open the Bloom Regional 

with a semifinal against 

Reavis on Tuesday, May 

14. The final is set for Friday, 

May 17. Central is a 

regional host, with a semifinal 

against Thornwood 

set for May 14 and the final 

May 17. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Bass fishing 

Providence wins sectional 

title 

Adam Tompkins, Liam 

McDermott and Ben Warren 

made up the team for 

Providence’s boat No. 1, 

which reeled in 13 pounds, 

7.2 ounces of fish to win 

the Des Plaines River – 

Big Basin Marina Sectional 

on May 6. 

It’s the second straight 

sectional title for the Celtics, 

who advanced to the 

state finals set for Friday, 

May 17 and Saturday, May 

18 on Carlyle Lake. 


was eighth at the sectional 

with 6 pounds, 10.8 ounces. 

Boys track and field 

Knights take SWSC Red 

crown 

Andrew Englert posted 

a personal-record time of 

1 minute, 59.25 seconds 

to win the 800 meters at 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Red meet on May 9 at 

Thornridge, helping Lincoln-Way 

Central win the 

team title. 

Also winning championships 

for the Knights 

were Jared Kreis in the 

1,600 (4:45.75), Caden 

Simone in the 3,200 

(10:18.85), Max DeVito 

in the 300 hurdles (41.42), 

Jacob Erickson in the pole 

vault (13 feet-2 inches) 

and the 3,200 relay team 

(8:34.52). 

L-W West was led by 

runner-up finishes from 

Jonathan Stiglic in the 1,600 

(4:48.57) and Andre Doyle 

in the long jump (20-5). 

Softball 

LW West goes 5-0 

Emma Young drove 

in six runs in a doubleheader 

sweep of St. Laurence 

on Saturday, May 

11 as the Warriors won 

10-0 and 6-2. Molly Ryan 

led the way in the opener 

with a home run and two 

RBI. 

West also beat Bradley- 

Bourbonnais 8-2 on May 

6, Thornridge 10-0 on 

May 8 and Stagg 12-2 on 

Friday, May 10. 

Baseball 

LW Central sweeps 

Thornridge 

Connor Barry and Tyler 

Misch each drove in three 

runs as the Knights beat 

Thornridge 16-0 in the 

second game of a doubleheader 

May 8. 

Kyle Labedz had three 

RBI and Johnny McGuire 

added two the lead the way 

in an 11-1 victory in the 

opener.



LW West grad Monahan continues to shine at St. Xavier 


Matt Monahan’s college 

decision was an easy one. 

St. Xavier was the only 

school to offer him a baseball 

scholarship. 

“I called coach Rocco 

[Mossuto], came and visited 

and they gave me a 

chance,” Monahan said. “I 

was going to go to [Joliet 

Junior College], but then I 

got this offer. I figured you 

only get one chance to go 

to college and the chance 

to play baseball at a school 

like this was a really cool 

opportunity.” 

Monahan, a Lincoln- 

Way West graduate and 

New Lenox native, has 

spent the last three seasons 

proving Mossuto and the 

Cougars right – and perhaps 

proving many other 

schools wrong – for giving 

him a shot. 

He’s been one of St. 

Xavier’s top hitters since 

the moment he put on the 

Cougars’ jersey, leading 

the team in hitting with a 

.393 average as a freshman 

in 2017 and putting up 

strong numbers again last 

season. 

This season, as a junior, 

Monahan has taken it to 

another level. In 49 games, 

he has driven in a teamhigh 

54 runs. He ranks second 

on the team in batting 

average at .364 and runs 

with 40. 

Monahan’s excellence 

has been recognized as on 

May 4 he was named the 

Chicagoland Collegiate 

Athletic Conference Player 

of the Year. 

Monahan is the first St. 

Xavier player to win the 

award since 2006, when 

pitcher Luke Gregerson received 

the honor. Gregerson 

has gone on to a long 

career in the major leagues 

and currently pitches for 

the St. Louis Cardinals. 

“It means a lot, it’s a big 

accomplishment, but I really 

couldn’t have done it 

without everyone else,” 

Monahan said. “The guys 

were hitting behind me, 

guys were getting on base 

in front of me so that I can 

drive them in, stuff like 

that.” 

Monahan helped the 

Cougars win the CCAC 

regular-season title for the 

first time since 2009 and 

earn a spot in the NAIA 

National Tournament, 

which was set to begin 

Monday, May 13. 

It’s been quite a turnaround 

from a 25-29 finish 

last season. 

The New Lenox connection 

at St. Xavier goes 

beyond Monahan as fellow 

Lincoln-Way West graduate 

Ben Zordani, and Providence 

graduates Drew and 

Justin Hunniford have also 

been key contributors. 

Monahan is the leader, 

though. 

“Matt’s been our best 

hitter for three years,” 

Mossuto said. “He had almost 

a down year last year 

and still hit .350. He had a 

sophomore slump and he 

was still our best hitter. 

“This year, he did an 

even better job of driving in 

runs. It seemed like every 

time guys were on for him, 

he always came through.” 

As much as Mossuto 

loves Monahan’s swing, 

he’s just as enamored with 

his passion. 

“He’s our best player 

and he’s the guy that likes 

to play the most,” Mossuto 

said. “He’s a guy who if I 

take him out of the game, 

he’s running to get foul 

balls. If we need a pinch 

runner in a fall scrimmage, 

he’s out there pinch running, 

even though he’s 

already in the game. He’s 

that guy.” 

Monahan played in the 

West Coast League, a 

summer collegiate league, 

last summer and feels that 

helped him immensely. 

“I think that played a 

huge part in getting me to 

where I am now,” he said. 

“I didn’t play at all the 

Lincoln-Way West graduate Matt Monahan, the 

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of 

the Year, led St. Xavier with 54 RBI in 49 regular-season 

games. Photo courtesy of St. Xavier athletics 

summer before last season. 

“Going out to California, 

there was really good 

competition out there. I 

was playing every single 

day, seeing good pitchers 

every day rather than taking 

a couple months off. 

That helped a lot.” 

Looking back, Monahan 

also feels his time at Lincoln-Way 

West prepared 

him for early success at St. 

Xavier. 

“Coach (Jake) Zajc was 

great,” he said. “There was 

good competition always. 

It was a great school to 

play for and really helped 

me develop as a player.” 

Monahan said he’s a 

quiet guy who likes to lead 

by example, but this season 

he’s been a bit more 

outgoing. 

“This year, I feel like 

I’m more of an emotional 

leader and I have that team 

spirit,” he said. “It’s a lot of 

fun to play on this team.” 

This Week In 

Knights Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■May ■ 17 – at Bolingbrook, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 22 – at Marian 

Catholic Regional semifinal, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■May ■ 17 – hosts LW 

Central Regional final, 5 

p.m. 

Softball 

■May ■ 16 – hosts Oak Lawn, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 17 – at Marian 

Catholic, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 18 – at Mother 

McAuley, 11 a.m. 

■May ■ 21 – hosts LW 

Central Regional semifinal, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■May ■ 17-18 – at Lockport 

Sectional, TBA 


■May ■ 17-18 – State Meet 

at Eastern Illinois U., 9 a.m. 

Boys Volleyball 

■May ■ 16 – hosts Stagg, 

5:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 21-22 – at Brother 

Rice Regional, TBA 

Boys Water Polo 

■May ■ 17-18 – State Finals 

at Stevenson, TBA 

Girls Water Polo 

■May ■ 16-18 – State Finals 

at Stevenson, TBA 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■May ■ 16 – hosts 

Willowbrook, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 18 – at Crete-Monee, 

10 a.m. 

■May ■ 20 – hosts Plainfield 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■May ■ 17 – at Bloom 

Regional final, 5 p.m. 

Softball 

■May ■ 16 – at Thornwood, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 17 – at Downers 

Grove South, 5 p.m. 

■May ■ 21 - hosts LW West 

Regional semifinal vs. Crete- 

Monee, 6:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 







■May ■ 16 – at Bolingbrook, 

5:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 21 – at Oswego 

Regional semifinal, 5:30 

p.m. 

Lincoln-Way co-op 

Athletics 

Boys Lacrosse 



Girls Lacrosse 

■May ■ 17-22 – at 

Washington Sectional, TBA 

Celtics Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■May ■ 16 – vs. Marian 

Catholic at Lee Pfund 

Stadium, Carol Stream, 

5:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 17-18 – at Do It 

Stevie’s Way Tournament, 

TBA 

■May ■ 22 – at Lincoln-Way 

East Regional semifinal vs. 

Homewood-Flossmoor, 6:30 

p.m. 

Boys Lacrosse 



Girls Soccer 

■May ■ 17 – hosts 

Providence Regional final, 

5 p.m. 

Softball 

■May ■ 16 – hosts Oak Park- 

River Forest, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 18 – hosts Stagg, 11 

a.m. 

■May ■ 21 – at Minooka 

Regional semifinal vs. T.F. 

South, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■May ■ 16 – at Coal City, 4 

p.m. 

■May ■ 17-18 – at Montini 






■May ■ 17 – hosts Sandburg, 

6 p.m. 

■May ■ 21-22 – at Minooka 

Regional, TBA



fastbreak 

22nd century media file 

photo 

1st and 3 

THREE athletes 

to watch at state 

events this week 

1. Sam Spencer 

Spencer (above), 

a junior at Providence, 

is one of 

the favorites in the 

Class 2A pole vault. 

She won the LaSalle-Peru 

Sectional by 

two feet, vaulting 

11 feet, 7 inches. 

2. Mackenzie Brownrigg 

The LW Central 

senior, who missed 

the entire cross 

country season 

with an injury, is 

hungry for a big 

finish to her career 

after winning a 

sectional title in 

the 1,600. 

3. Megan Cales 

The senior poured 

in five goals to lead 

the LW Central girls 

water polo team to 

a sectional final win 

over LW East and its 

second trip to state 

in three years. 

Water Polo 

Knight time: LW Central pulls away late to punch ticket to state 


As a sophomore on a 

Lincoln-Way Central team 

loaded with veteran leaders, 

Mady Athos typically 

comes off the bench and 

her playing time can be 

sporadic. 

Knights coach Pam 

Dettman knows she can always 

count on Athos for a 

spark, however. 

“Mady does that for us,” 

Dettman said. “She’s not 

always a starter, but whenever 

she goes in, she’s super 

solid and always good 

for at least a couple goals. 

She hustles. The girls get 

excited for her.” 

With a trip to state on 

the line Saturday, May 11, 

Athos scored a pair of key 

late goals to break open 

what had been a tie game 

and help the Knights pull 

away for an 11-8 win 

over Lincoln-Way East 

in the Lincoln-Way West 

sectional championship 

game. 

“It’s been kind of crazy 

because we only have two 

sophomores on the team,” 

Athos said. “It’s been a 

great opportunity to step 

up and play with the older 

girls. It’s cool to be a part 

of this.” 

Senior Megan Cales 

scored five goals to lead 

the Knights (22-5), who 

are set to take on Naperville 

North (30-3) in a 

state quarterfinal at 7 p.m. 

Thursday, May 16 at Stevenson. 

Athos and Madi Jager 

added two goals each, 

while Sierra Maze and 

Anna Bethke each scored 

once. 

Cali Burns paced Lincoln-Way 

East (19-10-1) 

with three goals. 

Burns’ third goal, with 

1:10 left in the third quarter, 

tied the game 6-6. 

Athos, though, sent the 

Knights into the fourth 

quarter with momentum 

when she scored from outside 

with just 24 seconds 

to go in the third. 

She then scored early 

in the fourth, putting in a 

rebound after Jackie Mc- 

Guire’s shot was saved. 

“It was crazy,” Athos 

said. “I didn’t even think 

I’d make the first one, I 

was at like half-pool. I was 

praying it would go in. 

“I was a fresh body. I 

was able to hype everybody 

up.” 

Dettman saw that as 

well. 

“When someone comes 

off the bench like that and 

they do it, it gives everyone 

the confidence that 

they can do it, too.” 

After Emma Hernandez 

pulled East within 9-7 

with 2:35 to go, Bethke 

and Cales scored to put it 

away. 

Central’s defense came 

up with many big stops, 

and junior goalie Bekkah 

Schimick again proved 

tough to beat 

“Knowing we’d beaten 

them twice, the pressure 

Lincoln-Way Central celebrates in the pool after beating Lincoln-Way East 11-8 in the 

Lincoln-Way West Sectional championship game on Saturday, May 11. 

STEVE MILLAR/22nd Century Media 

was kind of on us, but we 

came together and calmed 

down,” Cales said. “Our 

defense was exceptional, 

and I think that was the 

difference.” 

Cales carried the 

Knights early, scoring 

three first-quarter goals as 

they took leads of 4-2 after 

a quarter and 5-4 at halftime. 

“I definitely rely on the 

other girls a lot,” Cales 

said. “Everyone carries 

themselves.” 

Cales is one of five 

Knights who were on the 

2017 team that advanced 

to state. 

“It feels amazing,” 

Cales said. “I’m so excited. 

We all wanted it so 

bad. Now that it’s real, I’m 

really excited to see what 

state brings for us.” 

LW West record season ends 

with quarterfinal upset 

Lincoln-Way Westearned 

the most wins in 

program history but could 

not get a postseason victory 

as the Warriors fell 7-6 

to Homewood-Flossmoor 

in a sectional quarterfinal 

on May 8. 

The Warriors (23-7-1) 

beat H-F in both of the 

teams’ regular season 

meetings. 

“The reality of sectional 

water polo is it doesn’t matter 

what happened during 

the season, you have to be 

ready to go on that day,” 

West coach Eric Pavlacka 

said. “Our shot selection 

was probably the problem. 

I think we were a little too 

worried and forcing things.” 

Eileen Quinn, Delaney 

Janosek, Elaina Hogeveen, 

Riley Kettelson, Lea 

Moeller and Josie Torres 

all scored once for West. 

LW Central, West boys fall 

at sectionals 

Lincoln-Way Central’s 

boys team pulled a 14-11 

upset of Bradley-Bourbonnais 

in the sectional quarterfinals 

on May 9 before 

falling to eventual sectional 

champion Lincoln-Way 

East 25-8 in the semifinals 

on Friday, May 10. 

The Knights finished 

10-20. 

Lincoln-Way West (9- 

16-1) beat Ag Science 

22-8 in a first-round game 

May 7, but was eliminated 

in a quarterfinal May 9, 

falling 20-6 to Andrew. 

LISTEN UP 

“He’s our best player and he’s the guy that likes to play 

the most.” 

Rocco Mossuto - St. Xavier baseball coach, on Lincoln-Way West graduate Matt Monahan, 

who leads SXU in RBI and was recently named conference Player of the Year. 

Tune In 

Girls Soccer, 5 p.m., Friday, May 17 

Lincoln-Way Central Regional final 

• The championship game of the regional, 

which may include the Knights and Griffins. 

Index 

54 - This Week In 

49 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor 

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

new lenox’s Hometown Newspaper | May 16, 2019 

state bound 

LW Central girls water polo 

wins sectional title, Page 55 

running on 

Brownrigg wins 1,600, LWC 

sends four to state, Page 50 

LW West grad Monahan leads St. Xavier to nationals, named CCAC Player of the Year, Page 54 

Lincoln-Way West graduate and New Lenox native Matt Monahan led St. Xavier to its first Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season title since 2009 and 

was named the conference Player of the Year. Photos courtesy of St. Xavier athletics

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