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complex in Homer Glen receives more
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Figuring out the festival
Homer Community Fest to be held at Heritage
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THURSDAY
Ladies Night Out —
Summer Social
5-8 p.m. June 13, Orland
Park Crossing, 14225 95th
Ave., Orland Park. Free
event featuring music, a
fashion show and a variety
of vendors with health tips
and screenings, fashion
and beauty, food, home
decor, shopping and more.
Free tote bags to the first
200 people. Fashion show
by Jenny Applegate of The
Leading Image. Makeand-take
project with DIY
Sign Party (additional
cost). For more information
and registration, visit
22ndcenturymedia.com/
events.
P.T. Barnham’s Weird and
Wacky Big Top
6-6:45 p.m. June 13,
Homer Township Public
Library KidZone, 14320
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Actor Terry Lynch brings
the “greatest showman” to
life. Children ages 6 and
under with an adult can
learn how a traveling museum
of oddities became a
world-famous circus.
Father’s Day Craft
8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., June
13, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, June 15, Homer
Township Public Library,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. Children can make
a popcorn Father’s Day
magnet craft for dad.
MONDAY
Camp Invention
8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. June
17-21, Schilling School,
16025 S. Cedar Road,
Homer Glen. Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C will
host Camp Invention. Students
entering grades K-6
will have an opportunity to
see STEM concepts come
to life in this summer program.
Campers will take
on four exciting challenges,
meet innovative superheroes
and bring home
newfound confidence.
Campers will build ships
to cross the ocean, design
high-tech farms and create
wire circuits to bring
ideas to life. Local educators
will facilitate program
modules, and enthusiastic
high school and college
students will serve as leadership
interns. The cost is
$230. For more information
and to register, visit
invent.org/camp.
Circus I Spy Challenge
June 17-29, Homer
Township Public Library,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. Six circus-themed
pictures are hiding in
the Library’s Kids Zone.
Complete the Circus I Spy
Challenge and return it to
the Youth Services Desk
for a Circus Sticker Scene
Sheet and chance to win
the fun-filled circus piñata.
One entry per child.
WEDNESDAY
LTHS Foundation Golf
Outing
2:30 p.m. June 19, at
Prairie Bluff Golf Course
19433 Renwick Road,
Lockport. The 20th Annual
Lockport Township
High School Foundation
Golf Outing will be held;
check-in begins at 2:30
p.m. Tee time is 3:30 p.m.
This nine-hole outing features
scramble golf format,
raffles, buffet-style dinner.
There is a dinner-only option.
All proceeds benefit
LTHS students and staff
through scholarships and
mini-grants. Register at
bit.ly/LTHSFoundation
GolfOuting.
Konow’s Corn Maze
Summer Fest
June 19 and July 10, Konow’s
Corn Maze, 16849
S. Cedar Road, Homer
Glen. There will be a petting
zoo, jump house, cow
train, hay rides, mechanical
bull, tree house, two
jump pillows, refreshment
trailer, games and fun. For
more information, visit
www.konowscornmaze.
com.
UPCOMING
Homer Community Fest
June 20-23, Heritage
Park, 14240 W. 151st St.
Annual summer festival
featuring live music performances,
a carnival, fireworks,
food, drinks and
more. A fireworks show set
to classic tunes from The
Beatles is to be held at 9:30
p.m. Thursday, June 20. An
Independence Day Parade
is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday,
June 22, kicking off
at 151st Street and Parker
Road heading north to Briarwood
Drive. For more
information on the festival,
visit www.homerfest.com.
Registration for Special
Needs Day for the festival
is now open. For Homer
residents with special
needs and their families, a
pre-carnival time has been
planned for 2:30 to 4:30
p.m. Friday, June 21. Event
registration is required.
Fore more information, see
the Event Flyer and Registration
Form on the Village
website at www.homergle
nil.org or call (708) 301-
0632.
Village Community Info
Tent on Comprehensive
Plan
Noon-7:30 p.m. Saturday,
June 22, and Sunday,
June 23, Heritage Park,
14240 W. 151st St. Information
will be available at
Homer Community Fest
about Homer Glen’s Comprehensive
Plan project.
Public Open House for
Comprehensive Plan
5-7 p.m. Wednesday,
June 26, Village Hall Community
Room, 14240 W.
151st St. Discussion will
be had on an update to the
Village of Homer Glen’s
Comprehensive Plan.
Hemp Night
6-9:30 p.m. Friday, July
12, Hempology CBD,
14831 Founders Crossing,
Homer Glen. Several local
artists have been invited
to showcase their artwork
with a hemp/CBD theme.
Live music will showcase
local musicians and CBD,
and there will be food.
Fore more information,
visit www.hempology
cbdstore.com.
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Aug. 3, Stonebridge Park,
16000 S. Stonebridge
Drive, Homer Glen. A free
sidewalk chalk art contest
for all ages. Prizes awarded
in each age group.
Enjoy music, games and
more. Pre-registration required.
Registration opens
June 1. For more information
on the event, visit
www.homerglenil.org under
Special Events.
ONGOING
PFLAG Homer Glen,
Lockport Meeting
6:30-8 p.m. last Tuesday
of each month, Cross
of Glory Lutheran, Reconciling
in Christ Church,
14719 W. 163rd Street,
Homer Glen. LGBTQ+,
families, friends and allies
are invited to join parents,
families and friends
of lesbians and gays as
they come together to listen,
learn and connect.
For more information on
the meeting, contact pflag.
hgl@gmail.com.
Heritage Village
Noon–4 p.m. Heritage
Village, 249 W. 2nd Street,
Lockport. Heritage Village
includes historical
buildings: Wells Corner
Schoolhouse, the Symerton
Depot, the Greenho
Farmhouse, the Mokena
Jail and other small buildings.
For more information
or tours, call (815) 838-
5080 or visit www.willhis
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Heritage Corridor Business Alliance gathers for annual golf outing
New networking
opportunities are
heralded at event
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
There was no sign of
rain.
It was a perfect day for
nine holes of golf Friday,
June 7, for the Heritage
Corridor Business Alliance
inaugural golf outing.
The Homer Glen Area
Chamber of Commerce
and Lemont Chamber
of Commerce merged to
form the alliance earlier
this year.
“We almost have a full
crowd today” said Mike
Shackel, president of the
Heritage Corridor Business
Alliance. “It takes
time. This is going to be
an endeavor. When you’re
putting two towns together
who have operated separate
chambers with their
own customs and ways of
doing things, it takes time.
“Everyone on the combined
board is passionate
about the business communities
of both towns.
This is going to be a great
success.”
The inaugural golf outing
took place at Ruffled
Feathers Golf Club in
Lemont. Businesses from
both towns sponsored various
holes on the course.
“These are two great
communities,” Shackel
said of Homer Glen and
Lemont. “I’m passionate
about serving both communities.”
As a financial planner
for Thrivent Financial, he
is used to giving back to
the community because
the company has a longtime
belief of getting involved
and giving back.
The former Lemont
chamber had always given
scholarships to students at
Lemont High School, and
the former Homer chamber
had given scholarships
to students at Lockport
Township High School.
As the Heritage Corridor
Business Alliance, they
continue that tradition.
As president of the alliance,
Shackel’s goal was
to get the merger up and
running. Another goal that
remains is to bring businesses
to both communities.
As Shackel continued
to putt, other golfers continued
laughing together
as they got to know one
another a little more on
course.
Mike Budde, who owns
Budde Marketing in Homer
Glen, was one of them.
Budde is the vice president
of the Heritage Corridor
Business Alliance.
“This is wonderful to
be together,” Budde said.
“It’s a great staff. It’s been
a nice process. The relationship
of the alliance
with the Village of Lemont
has been a great cooperative
venture. That’s
where I see a real strength
for now and the future.
“If you have a business,
get on the bandwagon
and join the business alliance.”
Right now, the Heritage
Corridor Business Alliance
boasts about 300
members.
Michelle Kerfin, a
Lockport resident and
longtime insurance agent
for State Farm in Homer
Glen, said the alliance has
already been a benefit for
her.
“This was fabulous
today” Kerfin said. “I
was at the former Homer
chamber golf outings every
year either golfing or
sponsoring a hole.”
Kerfin, along with other
Lemont and Homer Glen
businesses, sponsored
holes for the business alliance
this year. At her
sponsored hole, No. 9,
Michelle Kerfin’s State
Farm office gave tees,
golf balls and more.
“This is more exposure
to businesses,” Kerfin
said. “I don’t know some
of these people. When
they come up to the ninth
hole, I’m able to network
with them.”
“Everyone gets along,”
Kathy Cliff, events and
marketing coordinator for
the alliance, added. “We
want to make this work.
We know this is good for
both communities. We
support one another. We
didn’t know merging two
chambers how it was going
to work.
“With Bell Road being
in the middle, we have
turned into one big happy
alliance.”
For information on the
Heritage Corridor Business
Alliance, visit myhcba.com
or call (630)
257-5997.
Mike Budde enjoys time on the golf course during the Heritage Corridor Business
Alliance inaugural golf outing held Friday, June 7, at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in
Lemont. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Stephanie Dinkel (left) and Renee Koehler, owners of Koehler Dinkel LLC in Woodridge, check out silent auction
items at the Heritage Corridor Business Alliance inaugural golf outing.

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Homer Glen launches process to start
updating original Comprehensive Plan
Submitted by Village of
Homer Glen
Last month, the Village
of Homer Glen launched a
project to update its Comprehensive
Plan.
The Village’s original
Comprehensive Plan was
adopted in 2005, which
was four years after its
incorporation as a municipality
in 2001. As Homer
Glen has grown and
changed over time, so has
its priorities.
These new priorities are
reflected in the Village’s
recent 2018-2021 Strategic
Plan, which outlines
six strategic priorities,
three core values, a strategic
vision and mission,
and key outcomes for the
next few years. Many of
these priorities and outcomes
align with the need
to update the Village’s
Comprehensive Plan,
particularly to “align
the [plan] with balanced
growth, economic development
and community
values.”
Building off of the
2018-2021 Strategic Plan,
the Comprehensive Plan
Update will define strategies
for an expanded tax
base, updated land use
map, greater housing diversity,
open space and
recreation opportunities,
utilities and infrastructure
plan, and sensible development
along the Village’s
primary corridors
and opportunity sites.
The Comprehensive Plan
will also provide updated
Design and Development
Guidelines with municipal
code and process update
recommendations for
signage and site landscaping
standards, as well as
conservation design standards.
To guide the Homer
Glen community through
this planning process, the
Village hired the multidisciplinary
consultant
team of Savoy Consulting
Group, LLC, Egret & Ox
Planning, LLC, and Antero
Group. Collectively,
the consultant team will
utilize its experience in
comprehensive planning,
zoning, housing, economic
development, municipal
engineering and
community engagement
to frame the planning process.
The consultant team
plans a series of outreach
activities to gather community
feedback.
The first two community
outreach activities will
take place later this month.
On June 22-23, 2019, the
consultant team will be at
Homer Community Fest
engaging the public with
interactive activities to
gain insights on Homer
Glen. Look for them at
the Village’s Community
Information tent at the
festival. Then, on June 26,
the consultant team will
be hosting a public open
house to continue gathering
community input and
enable the public to learn
more about the project.
The open house will take
place from 5-7 p,m, at
the Village Hall Community
Room at 14240
W. 151st St. Additional
outreach activities will
be planned throughout
the project.
To stay up-to-date on
the planning process, visit
the project website at my
homerglen.org.
Homer Glen Village Board
Sports complex study gets go ahead
Mayor continues
to tout proposal as
means for revenue,
commercial growth
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The Homer Glen Village
Board held its first meeting
of the month on June 5, one
week ahead of schedule in
order to discuss a proposal
to create a sports complex
within the village.
The board voted to commission
a feasibility study
with consulting group
Sports Facilities Advisory,
LLC, a leading firm in
community recreation and
sports tourism based out
of Clearwater, Florida. The
meeting was pushed up in
order to accommodate the
schedule of SFA CEO and
Founder Dev Pathik, who
spoke with the board.
Mayor George Yukich
has been working on the
idea for a sports complex as
a way to bring revenue and
commercial growth to the
village since 2016. Specifics
of the complex, including
where exactly it would
be located and which sports
it would include facilities
for, are yet to be determined.
However, the object of
the project would be to
drawn in games between
regional travel teams. Yukich
believes having a travel
team destination would
jumpstart economic development
in the village and
has the potential to draw in
businesses like restaurants
or, potentially, a hotel.
While the goal of the
project would be an economic
boost for the village,
the cost would not fall
solely on the Homer Glen
taxpayers. Village Manager
Karie Friling explained that
the project, should it proceed,
would be a publicprivate
partnership, and
that the Village already has
a group of investors interested
in sponsoring the development.
“At this point, we can’t
say who the investors are,
but we are in talks with
them, and they are working
on raising funds to pay
for half of the feasibility
study,” Friling said.
The total cost of the
study is $35,000, plus travel
expenses not to exceed
an additional $2,500 for
SFA staff. In approving the
contract last Wednesday,
the board agreed to pay the
entirety of the cost, but the
investors are expected to
reimburse the Village for
their half.
In order to “determine if
this opportunity is the right
fit for the village,” Friling
said the study will include
in-depth analysis of the
market to determine what
types of facilities should
be included, demographics
and participation statistics
for different sports in the
regional market, case studies
of similar facilities and
an estimated cost for the
construction, as well as financing
options based on
that cost.
The study will take approximately
two months
to complete and will begin
by late June. The board is
expected to make a further
decision on whether or not
to pursue the project in August
or September.
“This is Phase One
only,” Friling stressed. “We
don’t know what action we
will be taking yet, because
we don’t know what the report
will say. We want to be
armed with better information
before we start making
any decisions.”
The board voted unanimously
to approve the
contract for the feasibility
study. According to Friling,
the names of the private
funding partners will be
made public when the reimbursement
is made.
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Village seeks Plan Commission member to fill vacancy
Staff Report
The Village is currently
seeking letters of interest
for a vacancy on the Plan
Commission.
Typical responsibilities
of members of the Plan
Commission are to be familiar
with the Village’s
Comprehensive Plan and
the Zoning Ordinance;
review zoning applications
and plans, visit the
sites and contact staff with
questions; generally follow
Robert’s Rules of Order to
guide the hearings; discuss
with the other members
only during the hearing;
obtain all information to
make a recommendation;
and be consistent, fair and
impartial.
The Plan Commission
meets at 7 p.m. on the first
and third Thursday of each
month.
Residents interested in
serving on the Plan Commission
must submit a
letter of interest, along
with a resume, addressed
to Village Manager Karie
Friling, Village of Homer
Glen, 14240 W. 151st
Street, Homer Glen, IL
60491 or email kfriling@
homerglenil.org.

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Homer Glen brothers, 9 and 7, excel in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Alex Ivanisevic, Assistant Editor
Brothers Alex and Ryan Wicks
are just like any Homer Glen
boys their ages.
They play soccer and instruments,
but the siblings also have
shown their talents in another
area: Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
At the North American Grappling
Association Tournament
earlier last month, Alex, a 9 year
old with a yellow belt, and Ryan,
a 7 year old with a gray belt,
proved their skills. Alex took
first place at the NAGA tournament
— which is a premiere,
worldwide jiu-jitsu tournament
— in the expert division and was
awarded a championship belt.
Ryan also fought in expert and
took second place.
The boys’ father, Terry, attributes
his children’s accomplishments
to their dedication to
training and hard work.
“I am very proud of them, and
they work very hard in jiu-jitsu,
as well as in their academics,”
Terry said. “They have done
very well in competitions.
“Preparation takes numerous
months prior to the tournament,
and personally I work with them
every Sunday.”
The two boys go to the University
of Ground Fighting in
New Lenox, where they train almost
five times a week throughout
the year. This is something
they have gotten used to, as they
have been attending the university
since they were even younger;
Alex since he was about 5, and
Ryan since he was about 4.
Wicks said he has an appreciation
for jiu-jitsu because it promotes
confidence, self-defense
and anti-bullying. Ultimately, he
said those were the motivating
factors he and his wife, Diana,
took into consideration when
they signed their sons up for jiujitsu.
“It takes a lot of courage for
a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old to
go out there and practice the art
of jiu-jitsu,” he said. “And over
the course of the past four years,
both boys have been put in situations
where they have felt the
Brothers Alex (left), 9, and Ryan Wicks, 7, of Homer Glen, smile with their numerous medals they won at various jiu-jitsu competitions.
Photos submitted
need to defend themselves, or
maybe defend other classmates
because of bullying, so it has really
paid off.”
He also said the discipline
Alex and Ryan have learned
from jiu-jitsu training has reflected
positively on their habits
with schoolwork and other activities
they are involved in, such
as soccer and learning to play
musical instruments. It has also
taught them life lessons about
not giving up and learning from
their mistakes.
Professor Steven Patterson,
owner of the University of
Ground Fighting, said “the key
to Alex and Ryan’s success is
consistent hard work.”
Patterson also said the boys
show up prepared to focus and
“they do their practice, and then
they stick around and do the
older kids’ practice, where they
are outsized, but they still get in
there and work hard.”
He also said that at practices,
Alex and Ryan pick each other
as partners and work well as a
pair to make sure they are getting
their moves right, “which always
pays off to their success.”
To that, he added more specifically
that Alex’s hard work paid
off for him at the NAGA tournament,
“Expert divisions are super
tough; only a select few kids win
that NAGA belt, and it put Alex
in that elite group.”
Terry said the boys participate
in no more than two competitions
per year, as it is a strenuous
activity.
“[Diana and I] recognize that
it is an aggressive sport and not
every kid can handle the program,
as it is very rigorous and
demanding with the potential of
injury,” Terry said. “I think these
boys are trained at a very high
level, and when they are competing,
there is a component of
respect the opponents are going
to provide each other.”
He believes jiu-jitsu brings
out leadership skills and is independently
driven and hopes
the boys will carry their joy
for the sport into their teenage
years and maybe even into
adulthood, as well.
Either way, Terry said he and
Diana will support them.
“We hope they understand the
Alex (left) and Ryan Wicks train in the art of jiu-jitsu at the
University of Ground Fighting in New Lenox.
value of practice — whether it is
in jiu-jitsu, music, soccer, school
and homework — if you want to
be the best, you have to practice
your best. We hope they understand
that philosophy that continuous
improvement is the key
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Homer Community Fest set to take place at Heritage Park
Details given for
upcoming popular
summer festival
Thomas Czaja, Editor
Soon, the sights and
sounds, the lights and
laughter, of a festival to
commence the summer
season will be found in
Homer Glen.
Homer Community Fest
is set to return for another
year, happening from
Thursday, June 20, through
Sunday, June 23, at Heritage
Park at 14240 151st St.
The four-day event, which
will include a carnival, live
entertainment, food and
drinks, a fireworks show
and more, has free admission
and parking.
“We’re really excited
and anxious about it,” said
Keith Gray, Village trustee
and chairperson of the
Homer Community Festival
Committee. “…The
carnival, we are anticipating
it possibly being larger
with more rides.”
Gray said the carnival operator,
All Around Amusements,
was happy when
seeing the new property,
noting they might be able to
fit more rides in. That said,
the price for mega passes
for unlimited carnival rides
for the duration of the fest
will remain the same price
as in the past, costing $55
ahead of time, and $65 beginning
June 20.
The passes are on sale at
Village Hall until June 19,
and major credit cards are
accepted. There are no ride
exclusions with the pass
this year.
Last year, Gray noted
inclement weather caused
the carnival not to open the
first day of the festival and
created a delay in opening
the second day. This year,
the carnival will be on asphalt,
and the hope will be
for better weather.
Fireworks are the first
night of the festival, with
the show “Magic in the
Sky with Diamonds” being
choreographed to hits from
The Beatles. The show is
to begin at 9:30 p.m. and
will be simulcast live on
101.3 FM.
“I think we have a great
show this year and people
will get big enjoyment out
of it,” Gray said of the fireworks
display.
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nity Fest at 7 p.m. at the
fireworks viewing area.
The next day will be
Special Needs Day from
2:30-4:30 p.m. June 21
for attendees with special
needs and their families
able to enjoy a pre-carnival
party. For more details and
to reserve a spot, those interested
can call the Homer
Township Road District
before Friday, June 14, at
(708) 301-0246.
Momentum Dance Studio,
from Homer Glen,
will have three small special
needs dance routines
around 1:15-1:30 p.m.
ahead of the Special Needs
Day starting, Gray added.
“It’s nice for the kids to
be able to perform in their
community,” Gray said.
With the fest moving to
Village property, who runs
what has also changed.
The Village is the main
presenter for the fest, and
the Township now handles
the annual Independence
Day Parade.
According to the Township
website, the parade
will start at 11 a.m. at
151st Street and Parker
Road and proceed north to
Briarwood Drive. It will
feature the likes of marching
bands, police and fire,
army trucks, costumed
characters and local organizations
and businesses.
Serving food at this
year’s Homer Community
Fest will be Ben’s Soft
Pretzels, Big Joe’s Backyard
BBQ, Cool Creations,
Davidson’s Bar & Grill,
Kenootz Pizza and Pelican
Harry’s Sports Grill.
There will also be an
expansion of libations,
per Gray, with Budweiser
having Straw-Ber-Rita
and Lime-A-Rita on sale
among its products for
guests ages 21 and over
to enjoy. Other beers and
drinks will likewise be onhand.
Homer Community Fest will be held this year from Thursday, June 20, through
Sunday, June 23, at Heritage Park for the first time, returning with its usual carnival,
fireworks show, entertainment and more. 22nd Century Media File Photos
This year, the Village of Homer Glen is responsible for the Homer Community Fest
itself, while Homer Township is in charge of the annual Independence Day Parade, to
be held this year on Saturday, June 22.
“Beers are not outrageous
at all,” Gray said.
“We have $5 Stella Artois.
We are still having that
same price point.”
Entertainment will see
band Maggie Speaks perform
from 7:45-10:45 p.m.
June 20, The Beatles tribute
band American English
take the stage from 9:30
p.m-midnight June 21, Infinity
jam out from 9 p.m.-
midnight June 22 and One
of These Nights help close
out the festival from 4:30-
7:30 p.m. June 23.
Gates and the carnival
open at 3 p.m. June 20,
with the festival closing
at 11 p.m. Parking opens
for the Special Needs/Pre-
Carnival Party at 2 p.m.
June 21, with the festival
closing at midnight.
Gates and the carnival
open at noon June 22 an
hour after the parade kicks
off, with the festival closing
at midnight. Finally,
the gates and carnival open
at noon June 23, and the
festival closes for 2019 at
8 p.m. that evening.
“Some people have said
Homer Fest is one of the
[festivals] they look forward
to to kind of kickoff
the [festival season] in
June,” Gray said. “It’s on a
new property but the same
Homer Fest. It’s a good
community event.”
Gray credited Road
Commissioner Mike De
Vivo for once again helping
map out all the intricacies
of the fireworks show,
as well as former Village
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School News
Benedictine College
Homer Glen native
announced on president’s
list
Madilyn Peters, of
Homer Glen, was recently
named to the president’s
list for the spring 2019 semester,
which ended last
month. Any full-time student
carrying a minimum
of 12 hours and a perfect
4.0 grade point average
through the spring term is
named to the president’s
list. Of the 1,914 students
on campus for the 2018-
2019 academic year, 152
made the president’s list.
fest
From Page 8
Trustee Carlo Caprio, who
was a co-chair of the fest
committee the last two
years and a musician who
helped put the entertainment
lineup together.
Bradley University
Pair of students from
Homer Glen make dean’s
list
Cassidy Cronholm and
Katlyn Smigielski, both of
Homer Glen, were among
more than 1,700 students
named to the spring 2019
dean’s lit. Cronholm is
majoring in elementary
education, while Smigielski
is majoring in psychology.
To be eligible for the
dean’s list, a student must
achieve a minimum 3.5
grade point average for the
semester on a 4.0 scale.
Gray said there will be
parking available where
the old festival used to be,
with them trying to put
in a pathway along 151st
Street to easily walk over
to the new site of the festivities.
Parking will also
be available at the nearby
Cutting
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Homer Glen natives Jillian
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Announcements
Celebrating first place!
Congratulations, Michael!
Michael Bialas (6
years old) of Homer Glen
won first place at Rocky’s
Dojo and Gym Open
Martial Arts Tournament
in Sugar Grove on May
19, 2019. We are so very
proud of you, Michael!
Love,
Daddy, Mommy, Gracie
and Josh
College grad with many
achievements!
Katherine “Katianna”
Denemark, a 2015 honors/Top
10 percent graduate
of Lockport Township
High School, recently
graduated from the University
of Illinois at Chicago’s
Honors College,
and from the College of
Architecture, Design and
the Arts, with a Bachelor
of Science in Architecture.
Her achievements include
receiving the Chancellor’s
Student Service and
Leadership Award and the
Honors College Engagement
Award. Katianna
was designated a UIC Impact
Scholar and was inducted
into the Delta PHI
Alpha National German
Honor Society.
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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Car show cruises back into
Lockport for 2019
On June 3, people were dancing
while “little deuce coupes”
were lined up along S. Hamilton
Street in Lockport. The scene
meant one thing: Cruisin’ into
Lockport officially opened.
“This night is always fun,”
Lockport Mayor Steve Streit
said. “Everyone likes gathering
on a Monday. It’s a small festival
we do. where we get to say ‘hi’ to
neighbors.”
Streit and his wife, Wendy,
were checking out the muscle
cars at the Monday night event.
“I’m going to try and bring
out my Willys Jeep,” Steve Streit
said.
“We do have other things
planned throughout the summer,
as well,” added Wendy, Lockport’s
Summer Art Series chairperson.
“We want to make sure we
have lots of events throughout the
summer in Lockport. One of the
things were doing is the frames.
There will be three, 6-feet-tall
frames placed in various places in
downtown Lockport. We would
like people to take photos behind
them and post the photos online
where you’re entered in a raffle to
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Reporting by Mary Compton,
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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Mokena warehouse where the
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Joe Aurelio’s life is all about
pizza. Even his license plate reads
“PIZZA.”
Back in 1959, before Joe was
even born, his father Joseph A.
Aurelio started a pizza parlor in
Homewood. Today, Joe is the
president and CEO of Aurelio’s.
“Aurelio’s Pizza was founded
by my father,” Aurelio said. “We
were living in Chicago Heights at
the time, and [he] wanted to start
his own pizza place. Being from
Calabria, Italy, my father brought
the family recipes and Italian influence.”
Today, there are 41 Aurelio’s
locations in six states. Because of
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a 10,000-square-foot warehouse
in Mokena roughly seven months
ago. At the warehouse, they handmake
all the Italian sausage fresh.
They also distribute the cheese
and other meat products from the
warehouse to all Aurelio’s locations.
“We outgrew our former facility”
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location, being so close to the
Interstate, to reach our locations.
This is a great expansion for us. It
allows us to grow.”
Aurelio said that the site was
a former pharmaceutical warehouse,
where it was a sterile and
clean environment, and he has
maintained an emphasis on keeping
it clean today.
“It’s a USDA-inspected facility,”
he said. “We make 12,000
pounds of fresh Italian sausage a
week. We use ... a very lean product
with simple spices, with no
preservatives or fillers.”
Reporting by Mary Compton,
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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Police: Men in 60s robbed
Frankfort Township gas station
with screwdriver
Two men police say were in
their early 60s allegedly robbed
a Frankfort Township gas station
of cash and cigarettes the early
morning of June 4.
Police were called at 3:12 a.m.
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issued by the Will County
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A store clerk told deputies she
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The man walking around the
store went to purchase cigars,
and the other man moved behind
the counter and placed a screwdriver
at the back of the employee,
police said. The men told the
clerk to lay on the floor, and they
robbed the store of $585 in cash
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The employee was then ordered
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the two men left in a white SUV,
possibly a Cadillac Escalade,
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to Will County Sheriff’s Police
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Stepping stones along the way
Christian Villanueva
Editorial Intern
This year has been a
roller-coaster ride,
to say the least.
I was commuting downtown
for school every day,
then traveled to Mexico
unexpectedly after the
passing of a loved one,
and the next stop I have
arrived at is The Homer
Horizon as a new editorial
intern.
My name is Christian
Villanueva, and I am currently
in my senior year
at Roosevelt University
where I major in communications
and journalism
with a minor in philosophy.
I have completed all
my credits for graduation
with only an internship
left before receiving my
degree. I have taken many
types of communication
classes from video production
to feature writing,
but my main interest is in
writing stories, especially
sports stories.
I was born in Chicago
and lived there until I was
9 years old. After that, my
family and I moved to Arlington,
Texas for almost
a year and then returned
to Chicago temporarily
while we looked for a
new home. We moved to
Lockport in 2005, around
the same time the Chicago
White Sox were getting
ready to start their postseason
run. I have been
living in Lockport for 14
years now.
While I was attending
Lockport Township High
School, I realized that I
loved writing and architecture.
I tried out architecture
first, coming out of
high school at the University
of Illinois at Chicago,
but I quickly ended up
changing schools and
switching my major to
communications.
I have a strong passion
for sports that began when
I discovered the Chicago
Bulls, Chicago Bears and
Chicago White Sox as a
child. I consume sports
news every day, and I
consume it more than any
other types of news out
there. Instead of listening
to music on the radio,
you will always find me
listening to sports radio,
instead.
I discovered the sports
writing world back in
high school when I was
browsing the Chicago
Bulls website and noticed
a story on the Bulls game
that night written by
Chicago Bulls writer Sam
Smith. From that point
on, I was hooked. I had no
idea that one could make
a career out of writing
stories about sports.
Writing is a great way
to get across an important
message. That is what
makes journalism so
special to me. Journalism
helps get the truth
out there and informs the
people of stories that need
to be told. As a writer,
your loyalty must always
be to the reader.
I would describe myself
as a simple guy. Journalism
and sports are a huge
part of my life and they
always will be. Aside
from journalism, I mainly
enjoy spending time with
my family, playing sports,
watching movies, playing
video games and reading.
I typically enjoy peaceful
and quiet environments
over hectic and loud
environments. However,
if you got tickets to a big
sports game, count me in
every time.
During this next step
of my life, I hope to
grow tremendously as a
writer, learn a great deal
about my community and
meet tons of new people,
all while writing great
stories.
I look forward to expanding
past my comfort
zone and exploring the ins
and outs of the community.
I am very excited to
be working for The Homer
Horizon and am ready to
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The pie nearby Wooden Paddle
moves from Orland Park to Lemont, features
new dine-in and liquor options, Page 22
Setting the scene
Area nightlife, entertainment
highlighted, Page 23
Homer Township Public Library has petting zoo event in conjunction with theme for summer
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Homer Glen resident Nathan Janet pets a miniature donkey during the Summer Reading Club kickoff event held Saturday, June 8, at Homer Township Public Library.
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16 | June 13, 2019 | the homer horizon faith
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Pastor Column
Inspired by Pentecost to take faith beyond the church walls
Pastor Dana O’Brien
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
This last Sunday,
many congregations
celebrated Pentecost,
traditionally understood
as the day the Holy
Spirit was poured out on
Jesus’ followers and the
birthday of the church. If
you were in worship last
Sunday, you may have
celebrated by wearing red,
singing songs in a foreign
language, hearing the Pentecost
story read in many
languages simultaneously
or maybe even eating
some birthday cake.
You also would have
heard how, on that first
Pentecost, Jesus’ followers
were together in a house
in Jerusalem, while the
city outside was full of pilgrims
from throughout the
Roman Empire — people
of different languages, cultures,
ethnicities, beliefs,
etc. And then, as told in
Acts 2, accompanied by
fire and noise like a violent
wind, the Spirit of God
moved through that house,
sending Jesus’ followers
outside and miraculously
empowering them to speak
in the languages of the
foreigners gathered there,
so that everyone could
understand Peter when he
shared God’s good news
for all people.
This year, as I read that
story once again, I began
to wonder — what if
another Pentecost occurs
today? What if Jesus’
followers today are again
so powerfully filled with
God’s Spirit that we all
leave the perceived safety
of our church buildings
and go out into our communities
and neighborhoods
and cities?
What if, as on that very
first Pentecost, we step out
of our comfort zones and
begin doing all we can to
speak and act in ways that
connect with people who
may not know the God of
love and grace we have
experienced? What if we
work to bridge the many
differences that seem so
prominent in our communities
today?
On that first Pentecost,
God’s Spirit moved Jesus’
followers out into the community
filled with all sorts
of diverse people. And
God powerfully evidenced
God’s desire to do whatever
was necessary to communicate
the good news of
God’s love for all people,
and to break down barriers
not only between God and
the people God loves, but
also between people of
different languages and
cultures. We are called
to continue that outward
movement today — to love
and serve the neighbors
around us, to build bridges
and connect with people
who are different from us.
What would another
Pentecost today look like
in your congregation? For
us at Cross of Glory, a
first step is to actually get
out of the church building.
So, this coming Sunday,
June 16, we’ll have our
regular 9:30 a.m. worship,
but it will take place in
the beer tent at Old Canal
Days. You are all invited. I
can’t promise any foreign
languages or fire. But I
can promise a hearty welcome,
some good music
and a whole lot of God’s
bridge-building presence.
The opinions of this column
are that of the writer. They do
not necessarily reflect those
of The Homer Horizon.
FAITH BRIEFS
In Memoriam
Betty Hoffman
Betty A. Hoffman, 93, of Homer
Glen, died on June 5. She was a member
of Grace Baptist Church, Lockport
and First Baptist Church of Sun City
West, Arizona. Betty loved bowling,
coaching bowling, following the stock
market and watching Christian television,
but most of all cherished spending
time with her family. She is survived
by her three children, Connie (Robert)
Hursey, Vicki (Wally) Gruenwald and
Jeff (Chris) Mielke; her seven grandchildren;
her six great-grandchildren
and one great-great grandchild; her
brother, Lawrence (Beverly) Brunke;
her sisters, Joyce (Harold) Wooten and
Marilyn Schultz; her very best friend,
Jayne Prodehl; and her numerous other
family members and friends. Visitation
was held June 7 in the O’Neil Funeral
Home Chapel in Lockport. Following
services, cremation rites were respectfully
addressed. Inurnment was June
10 at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
in Elwood. In lieu of flowers,
memorials to Palos Hospice Palliative
Care greatly appreciated.
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Worship at Canal Days
9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 16,
do not come to the Church to
worship. There will be worship
outdoors at the beer tent (no
beer sales at this time) at Canal
Days in downtown Lockport
with songs, sermon and communion.
Celebrate all the men
for Father’s Day.
Bible Study
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays
Open to anyone ready to discuss
the Bible.
Christian Life Church
(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)
Sunday Service
10 a.m.
EDGE Youth Service
7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Daily Mass
8 a.m. Monday-Saturday
Weekend Mass
5 p.m. Saturday
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Confessions
4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays; 9:30-
10:15 a.m. Sundays; 8:30 a.m.
every first Friday
Council of Catholic Women
7 p.m. Second Tuesday of
the month.
Women of the parish meet
to discuss its needs. The group
also hosts a monthly charity
bake sale.
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m.
Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. Sunday
School. For more information,
call (708) 645-0652.
Adult Bible Study
9-9:45 a.m., first and third
Sundays of the month
New Life Community Church - Homer Glen
(14832 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Weekly Worship Services
10 a.m. Sundays; for more
information, call (815) 838-
1416.
Kids Zone Ministry
10 a.m. Sundays.
Children up to fifth grade
can participate in games, singing,
take part in interactive
Bible teaching and participate
in hands-on crafts. Participants
should arrive 5-10 minutes
prior to the service to sign
children up for the group. For
more information, call (815)
838-1416.
Women’s Ministry
9:30 a.m. Fridays. Bible
study for women of all ages.
Prayer Meeting
10 a.m. Tuesdays.
Parkview Christian Church - Homer Glen
(14367 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)
Senior Connections
10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.. Orland
Park Campus, 11110 Orland
Parkway, Orland Park. Second
Friday of the month, chili
lunch and program. The cost
is $10, and Pastor Chaz will
speak. To RSVP, call (708)
478-7477 ext. 272 or email
merry-o@att.net.
Sunday Services
8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30
a.m.
First United Methodist Church of Lockport
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)
Circle of Love
9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle of
Love provides diapers, feminine
and incontinence products
to clients who are qualified to
use the local FISH Food Pantry.
For more information, call
(815) 838-1017.
Lemont United Methodist Church
(25 W. Custer St., Lemont)
Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. Communion Worship
Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Contemporary
Worship Service (nursery
available)
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant Editor
Alex Ivanisevic at a.ivanisevic
@22ndcenturymedia.com or call
(708) 326-9170 ext. 15. Information
is due by noon Thursday one
week prior to publication.
Have someone’s life you’d like to honor?
Email a.ivanisevic@22ndcenturymedia.com
with information about a loved one who was
a part of the Homer Glen community.

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It’s ‘showtime’ for Homer library’s
annual summer reading program
Petting zoo kicks
off another year for
club for all ages
OPENING HOURS
Sunday - Thursday
11 AM - 1 AM
Friday & Saturday
11 AM - 2 AM
Sit at our NEW PATIO!
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
Now celebrating its 37th
year, the Homer Township
Library’s Summer Reading
Club is bigger, better and
more fun than ever in 2019.
Along with weekly incentives
to pick up new
books at the library, the sixweek
program makes reading
easy by including web
articles, magazines, blogs
and more into participants’
totals.
The library kicked off its
Summer Reading Club by
inviting families to sign up
on Saturday, June 8, during
a special petting zoo event.
“The summer reading
theme is ‘It’s Showtime
at Your Library,’ so we
wanted to take it to a different
level,” said Kathy
Langford, youth services
assistant manager. “People
love animals, and kids love
animals, so we decided to
change it up a little bit and
get the petting zoo.”
Chickens, ducks, goats,
a cow, a donkey and an alpaca
were among the animals
from A Zoo To You
that library patrons could
pet and feed.
Four-year-old Homer
Glen resident Cecelia
Leigh — who signed up for
the Summer Reading Club
with her younger sister,
Alistair — loves animals
and reading, so she was
especially excited about
the event. She counts “The
Pout-Pout Fish” as one of
her favorite books.
“He’s a blue fish that’s
kind of blubbery. He just
Tristan Fary places his ticket in the basket to try to win
the week’s mystery prize at the Summer Reading Club
kickoff event held Saturday, June 8, at Homer Township
Public Library. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
hangs around and stuff,”
Leigh said, noting she often
likes to take three books to
bed.
The summer reading
challenge encourages children
to read 100 minutes
per week in order to receive
a chance to win a “fabulous
prize.” Participants in seventh
grade through adults
are asked to read four
items — books, magazines,
blogs, etc. — per week.
“Kids get an extra chance
to win if they attend one of
our programs or they visit
StoryWalk at Sendra Park,”
Langford said. “We also
have a weekly mystery
prize, and you don’t have to
be registered for the summer
reading program to
participate. Everyone can
get one ticket per day for
our mystery prize drawn
weekly.”
Dozens of local sponsors
support the Summer Reading
Challenge by donating
prizes and incentives.
Teens can get involved in
the summer reading challenge
either as participants
or by joining the Teen Volunteer
Crew, the latter of
which places them in a
leadership role helping the
next generation of readers
fall in love with books.
“The Teen Volunteer
Crew is for teens who are
going into seventh grade
through 12th grade,” Teen
Services Coordinator
Heather Colby said. “It’s
a way for them to get involved
with the library, be
a part of the community,
see what we do here at the
library and get their service
hours. And it’s helpful
to staff because we are so
busy throughout the summer.”
During the petting zoo
event, teen volunteers
helped guide children inside
the petting zoo and
provided them with food to
feed the animals.
Up to 600 visitors a day
are expected at the library
throughout the summer and
— along with offering a
large selection of books —
patrons can enjoy a variety
of special events.
Registration for the Summer
Reading Club is ongoing,
and more information
about upcoming events can
be found at homerlibrary.
org.
SUNDAY
Beef, Chicken, and Chorizo Tacos .....$1
Steak Tacos ...........................................$2
Domestic Pitchers................................$6
Domestic Buckets..............................$12
Well Bloody Marys, .............................$3
22oz Pints of Bud Light,
Coors Light, or Miller Lite......... $3.50
MONDAY
1/2 lb Burger with one side ........ $4.95
(add $0.50 for cheese)
1/4 lb Burger with one side ........ $3.95
(add $0.50 for cheese)
Wings ........................................(each) 65¢
Domestic Bottles .................................$2
22oz Pints of Bud Light,
Coors Light, or Miller Lite......... $3.50
TUESDAY
Three Reuben Sliders
with one side, ............................. $4.95
Import Pints..........................................$3
Well Mixed Drinks................................$3
22oz Pints of Bud Light,
Coors Light, or Miller Lite......... $3.50
GET IN TOUCH
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Homer Glen, IL 60491
* Dine-In Only. Cannot be combined with any other offers.
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WEDNESDAY
Pizzas (dine-in only) ................... 1/2 Price
Meatball Sub with a side .............. $5.95
Domestic Pints .....................................$2
22oz Pints of Bud Light,
Coors Light or Miller Lite.......... $3.50
THURSDAY
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
with one side .............................. $5.95
U-Call-It’s ............................................... $3
(no shots, no rocks, or craft beers)
FRIDAY
1/2 Price Appetizers
(some restrictions apply)
Fish Fry ............................................ $8.95
Import Bottles......................................$3
22oz Pints of Bud Light,
Coors Light, or Miller Lite......... $3.50
SATURDAY
Pizzas (dine-in only) ................... 1/2 Price
Domestic Buckets..............................$12
U-Call-It’s-Bombs.................................$4
22oz pints of Bud Light,
Coors Light, or Miller Lite......... $3.50
STAY IN TOUCH

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Presented by the Village of Homer Glen
Momentum Dance Studio
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The Print Exchange
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22 | June 13, 2019 | the homer horizon dining out
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The Dish
Wooden Paddle thrives with dine-in experience after move to Lemont
Former Orland Park
business recently
hit six months in
new community
Thomas Czaja, Editor
When Jonathan Cowan
was 20 years old, he
bought the struggling Old
Town Pizza business in
Orland Park.
Though he got his first
job at 14 at a pizza place,
Cowan was still inexperienced
as an owner, and he
candidly said he failed for
five years.
Eventually, he and
wife Brianna, whom he
married in 2010, knew a
change was needed. They
switched the name to
Wooden Paddle Pizza in
2013, and made a pledge
to go with fresher ingredients
and a totally new
menu.
Realizing they did not
have the know-how to
compete in making Chicago-style
pizza with area
competitors that have done
so for years, they did research
and began selling
artisan pizza. Still, something
was missing.
“We just didn’t know
enough about our business
yet at that point,” Jonathan
Cowan said. “What I mean
by that is we are more an
experience-based company,
as opposed to a transactional
company.”
He noted the old Orland
Park location only had
four stools, and there was
not much of a chance for
customers to truly have a
dine-in experience. But as
the catering side of their
business began to grow,
they realized they wanted
to focus on that experience.
So, when the lease was
The Red State of Mind ($12) is made up of tequila,
Priqly liqueur, hibiscus lime and meringue.
up in Orland, they began
a search and eventually
settled on the location in
Lemont.
Wooden Paddle shut its
doors in Orland in August
2017 and opened up shop
on Dec. 4, 2018, in Lemont.
It was not an easy process.
Jonathan said the new
72-seat location required
extensive work inside and
that they needed to switch
contractors when the first
one they hired got behind
schedule. They were able
to keep up their busy catering
schedule in between
restaurants to help pay the
mortgage on the new spot.
Now, more than six
months in, the Cowans,
who also moved to Lemont
and live less than a
mile away from the business,
have seen plenty of
old customers visit and
new local ones stop in, too.
“I’m very happy with
how everything is going,”
Jonathan said. “Everyone
is very open in this community.”
Wooden Paddle sits on
the corner of Stephen and
Illinois streets on the edge
of the downtown. Some
people thought “oh, another
pizza place” upon
their arrival, Jonathan said,
which is why they took
“pizza” out of the name of
the restaurant, preferring
to go simply by Wooden
Paddle. While pizza is no
doubt a focus of the menu,
the owners view what they
offer as more than just that.
“We added on a lot of
small plates and fancy ourselves
more a tapas restaurant
now,” Jonathan said.
“Pizza is like the ultimate
tapas food — a very shareable
dish for people.”
And the wood-fired,
artisan pizza at Wooden
Paddle is more New Yorkstyle
by nature, he said.
“It’s wood-fired, so it is
cooked a lot quicker,” he
noted. “There is more air
in the dough with our pizza.
... So, our pizza has a
little bit of crispness to it.”
And all pizzas are made
with fresh mozzarella.
One of the popular pizzas
is the Gettin’ Figgy
Wit It ($14), which is
baked with mozzarella and
mascarpone cheeses, and
topped with thinly sliced
The fried meatballs ($10) at Wooden Paddle in Lemont feature chuck beef, marinara,
freshly grated Parmesan and basil chiffonade. Photos by Thomas Czaja/22nd
Century Media
prosciutto and a fig jam
also made in-house. Mascarpone
provides a richness
to the pizza, the prosciutto
a saltiness and the
fig jam a sweetness.
“It is hitting a lot of sensory
things, and that’s what
we are looking for when
making food items,” Jonathan
said. “How do we hit
a few different things?”
While many classic
pies transferred with the
restaurant from Orland
Park, there is now a new
“Beginnings” section on
the menu, including the
fried meatballs ($10).
Those are four all-beef
meatballs. Again, nothing
touches the freezer, and
Wooden Paddle works
in a mix of fresh herbs,
cheese and spices.
In the future, the menu
is expected to seasonally
rotate some items.
Wooden Paddle has expanded
its offerings to
craft cocktails at the new
location, as well. Pressing
their own lime, lemon
and grapefruit daily and
making their own syrups
has made all the difference
there.
“Just that little extra effort
makes us have a very
elevated drink compared
to buying store-bought
mixes,” Jonathan said.
For dessert, the housemade
gelato flight ($10)
includes five small samples
of salted caramel,
pistachio, olive oil, vanilla
and chocolate gelato.
“We make extremely
small batches of gelato, so
it’s extremely fresh all the
time,” Jonathan said. “We
are literally roasting pistachios
in the oven in back
and cutting them.”
Whether customers are
trying an long-standing
pizza or recently unveiled
salad, a new beginning or
a gelato ending, Jonathan
said the goal of the restaurant
is for family and
friends to be talking about
the experience. The space
has a minimalist design inside,
though the bathrooms
Wooden Paddle
212 Stephen St. in
Lemont
Hours
• 4-10 p.m. Tuesdays
through Thursdays,
Sundays
• 4-11 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays
• Closed Mondays
For more information
Phone: (630) 326-
8150
Website:
woodenpaddle.com
— including flamingos on
the wall in the women’s
restroom, and trees on the
wall in the men’s restroom
— are meant to be another
conversation piece.
The restaurant continues
to grow, but the Cowans
aim to keep a certain feel
they thinks fits with the
new community they call
home.
“We like the quaintness
and littleness of Lemont,”
Jonathan said.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Skirt lines
5. Rein in
9. LW Central alum
who was a University
of Illinois basketball
star, ___ Augustine
14. Board member, for
short
15. Large lake
16. “Gone with the
Wind” star
17. Dance at a Jewish
wedding
18. Verge
19. Cod relatives
20. Flap
21. Film genre
23. ___ the finish
25. Jose or Juan
26. Profitable rock
29. Flytrap
32. Gwyneth Paltrow
character in a film with
the same title
34. Short, as a play
37. Brain readings, for
short
38. ____dextrous (can
use both hands)
42. Place-setting place
43. In between black and
white
44. Road shoulder
45. Grapevine tidbits
47. Perfect place
49. “St. Elsewhere”
singer, ____ Barkley
53. Herbal beverage
54. Goose egg
56. Dixie pronoun
57. Former MLB player
for the Yankees who is a
Lincoln-Way East H.S.
alum
62. Palindromic title
64. Bad, as a situation
66. Oscar winner for
“Hud”
67. Moved ___ the freeway
68. Chicago airport
69. Hill crest
70. Christmas
71. Trifler
72. Japanese subway
tokens
73. Part of ADA
Down
1. Snarky laughs
2. Strange and
exciting
3. Sheep breed
4. Sacred beetle of
ancient Egypt
5. So-so grades
6. Pakistani language
7. Sets up
8. Attention-getters
9. Cash, for one
10. Triumphant
cries
11. Thorough
beauty treatment
12. Palindromic
conjunction
13. British special
forces, for short
22. New York’s
time zone
24. Late lunch hour
27. Port city of
Latvia
28. Like pie
30. Board Amtrak
31. Male companion
33. Piece of
chicken
35. 1972 treaty
subj.
36. Block up
38. Share a border
with
39. Allot
40. Manhattan
destination
41. Mischievous one
46. Put into words
48. Sillier
50. Jim Reeves
song
51. Almost treeless
plains
52. Writing tablets
55. Like Ichabod
Crane
58. Word on an
Irish euro
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60. Curry extra
61. Austrian peaks
63. Shed feathers
64. That was a lie!
65. Detective’s cry
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HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
LOCKPORT
Port Noir
(900 S. State St.,
Lockport; (815) 834-
9463)
■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-
Friday: Happy Hour
■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Comedy Bingo
■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays: Live Band
■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays:
Open Mic Night
Strike N Spare II
(811 Northern Drive,
Lockport; (708) 301-
1477)
■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mondays: Quartermania
■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays:
Cosmic Bowl
TINLEY PARK
350 Brewing
(7144 W. 183rd St.,
Tinley Park (708) 825-
7339)
■6:30 ■ p.m. First Thursday
of each month:
Laugh Riot. Cost is
$25 and includes
dinner, two beers
and a comedy show.
For tickets, email
todd@350brewing.
com.
Ed & Joe’s Restaurant &
Pizzeria
(17332 S. Oak Park
Ave., Tinley Park; (708)
532-3051)
■7:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Team Trivia
Tribes Beer Company
(9501 W. 171st St.,
Tinley Park (708) 966-
2051)
■Noon-2 ■ p.m. Sundays:
Sunday Bloody
Funday
■7 ■ p.m. Mondays:
Open Bluegrass Jam
Session
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Trivia night
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Scene, email a.ivanisevic@
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living/dining rooms
with coffered, 10-
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Listing Price: $690,000
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• 14475 W. 163rd
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Kirby School District 140
We are currently seeking
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A CDL License, with current
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endorsement is preferred,
but we are willing to train.
$13.00/hour for training;
$17.00/hour with CDL and
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Benefits offered
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Homer Glen-Home Office
adding to permanent office
staff. Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm.
Exp in cust serv, computer,
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Will Train
(815) 464-1988
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Fax resume to 708.460.9254
or email datkenson@aol.com
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Atleast 2 years of
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(708) 349-2205
1004 Employment Opportunities
Lost Cat
Name: Izzy
Solid black, green eyes
6 years old, 10 pounds
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Micro-chipped
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Lockport Creekside Estate
South Subdivision, Oak Run
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1057 Estate Sale
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2003 Appliance
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2701 Property for
Sale
COMMON AD -
REAL ESTATE SECTION
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 16849 S. Cedar Road, Homer Glen,
IL 60491 (Single-family). On the 27th
day ofJune, 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: BMO
Harris Bank, N.A. f/k/a Harris N.A.
Plaintiff V. Walter O. Konow; Laura A.
Konow; Chicago Title Land Trust Company,
as successor for Harris, N.A. as
successor for NLSB, asTrustee under
the Provisions of a Trust Agreement
Dated June 29, 1992, known asTrust
Number 1614; Village of Homer Glen;
Unknown Beneficiaries of Trust #1614;
Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 18CH 0885 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Egan & Alaily LLC
321 N. Clark Street Suite 1430
Chicago, IL
P: 1-312-253-8640
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.
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
BMO Harris Bank, N.A. f/k/a Harris
N.A.
Plaintiff,
vs.
Walter O. Konow; Laura A. Konow;
2703 Legal
Notices
Chicago Title Land Trust Company, as
successor for Harris, N.A. as successor
for NLSB, asTrustee under the Provisions
of aTrust Agreement Dated June
29, 1992, known asTrust Number 1614;
Village of Homer Glen; Unknown
Beneficiaries of Trust #1614; Unknown
Owners and Non-Record Claimants
Defendant.
No. 18 CH 0855
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 25th day of March, 2019,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
27th day of June, 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:
THAT PART OFTHE SOUTH 1/2 OF
THE SOUTH 1/2 OFTHE NORTH-
WEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4
OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DE-
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MENCING AT THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4
OF SAID SECTION 28; THENCE
SOUTH 0DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00
SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST
LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF
SAID SECTION 28, 1007.00 FEET TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 00
MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST,
396.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0DE-
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WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE
WEST LINE OFTHE NORTHEAST
1/4 OF SAID SECTION 275 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 00
MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 396.0
FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID
NORTHEAST 1/4; THENCE NORTH
0DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SEC-
ONDS WEST, ALONG SAID WEST
LINE 275 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING, INWILL COUNTY, IL-
LINOIS.
Commonly known as:
16849 S. Cedar Road, Homer Glen, IL
60491
Description of Improvements:
Single-family
P.I.N.:
16-05-28-200-009-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
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FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Egan & Alaily LLC
321 N. Clark Street Suite 1430
Chicago, IL
P: 1-312-253-8640
F:
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MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that The
Homer Township Fire Protection
District Board of Trustees are accepting
applications for the Homer
Township Fire Protection District
Board of Commissioners. There is
currently one vacancy to be filled.
Candidates for the Board of Commissioners
must live within the
Homer Township Fire Protection
District.
The Board of Commissioner applications
may be picked up at the
Homer Township Fire Protection
District, 16050 S. Cedar Road,
Lockport, IL 60491 between 9:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning
Thursday, June 6, 2019 and ending
Friday, June 14, 2019. Applications
may also be obtained onour
website – homerfire.org. Completed
applications must be received
by 3:00 p.m. onJune 17,
2019.
If you have any questions, please
contact the Fire Chief at
clocacius@homerfire.org.
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Haley Panfil just finished
her junior year at Lockport
Township. She played
center field on the Lockport
softball team and
helped lead the team to a
29-6 record this season.
How would you say the
team did this season?
I’d say we did pretty
well. We went further
[sectional title game] than
people thought, and we
won the conference. We
were underdogs coming
in, and no one expected us
to do that.
This past weekend,
Joliet West took home
a state trophy. You
lost to the Tigers 6-5
in the sectional final
game. How much do
you think that could
have been you?
Yes, we think about it.
There are things we could
have done differently, but
there’s always next year.
How did you get
started playing
softball?
My dad, Tim, got me
started playing when I was
5 in T-ball. Then, when I
was 8, I started playing on
an 8U travel team, and I’ve
been going since. I’ve always
played center field or
right field.
Do you play any other
sports?
I ran track and played
basketball at Kelvin Grove
Jr. High. Then, I played
basketball at Lockport
through my sophomore
year. I was a guard, and I
got brought up to varsity
the end of my sophomore
year, but I quit playing it
this past year to concentrate
on softball.
What is it about the
sport of softball that
makes it the game for
you?
I like how much energy
everyone gives. You can
make the game-winning
catch, but even if you
don’t make the game-winning
catch, the team still
has your back.
What have you
learned from Lockport
softball coach Marissa
Chovanec?
She has this quote to
“make failure your fuel.” I
like that because it taught
everyone that it’s OK to
fail, and then you use that
to bounce back.
If you could be a
superhero, who would
you be and why?
Frozone from “The Incredibles.”
That’s because
he always has that line,
“Where’s my super suit?”
That’s like me, I’m always
looking for my uniform.
Plus, he has everyone’s
back.
What would your
Photo submitted
spirit animal be?
An elephant. Like
Dumbo. That reminds me
of my childhood. When I
was really young, I went
on a rollercoaster with
Dumbo. So, that’s it.
Are you going to play
softball in college?
Yes, I’ve already verbally
committed to Charleston
Southern University in
South Carolina. I went to a
camp there and really liked
it. I had a really good connection
with all the players.
What is the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
The relationships with
your teammates, especially
at Lockport. We’re all
so funny, weird and mesh
together perfectly.
Interview by Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen

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Seventeen Porters make their
college commitments official
Crushing the competition
Illinois Crush 10U takes first at Homer Heat
Summer Swing Tournament
Randy Whalen, Freelance Reporter
Lockport Township High
School has always taken pride in
not only how its athletes perform
while at the school, but also in
how they perform after they graduate
and go on to play in college.
A couple of weeks ago, 17
more of those student-athletes announced
their intent to play at the
next level as Lockport held its final
signing day on May 22 in the
Porter Room at East Campus.
This was the second of two
Spring Signing Days that Lockport
held. The first was on April
17.
“Lockport High School is proud
to celebrate our Spring Signing
Day Part Two,” Lockport Athletic
Director Mike Dwyer said.
“We had 17 student-athletes join
us for the day. High school athletics
is about providing experiences
and opportunities for our students
to grow, learn and continue to be
selfless community members.
“The work ethic, character and
commitment from these young
adults is amazing. Thank you to
these student-athletes, their families
and our school community for
the great memories and moments.
There are great things ahead for
these Porters.”
The Porter baseball team had its
36th-straight winning season this
spring. They had plenty of talent,
and that has shown not only on
the field but off, as they had five
athletes sign to play in college in
May. They are John Gallet [University
of Wisconsin-Whitewater],
Justin Gasper [Dominican University],
Jack Mladic [University
of Wisconsin-Oshkosh], Logan
Strutz [Triton College] and Collin
Woulfe [St. Xavier University].
“We are very proud of these five
young men,” Lockport baseball
coach Andy Satunas said. “They
will join seven others from our
2019 senior baseball class to go
on and compete at the next level.
Their hard work and effort over
their time here at Lockport on and
off the field has given them this
opportunity. This is an exciting
day for Lockport Porter Baseball.”
This past fall, the Lockport boys
golf team brought home a thirdplace
finish from the Class 3A
State Finals. It was the program’s
first trophy in the sport since a
third-place finish in 2000.
The three that recently signed
are Brandon Burdick [Carroll University],
John Elsen [Marian University
- Wisconsin] and Eric Gasienica
[Dominican University].
“I’m really happy for the five
players who have signed to play
at the next level,” Lockport boys
golf coach Matt Eber said. “They
are all great kids, and I am proud
to have coached them. I’m looking
forward to seeing the great things
they will do in the future in school
and on the course.”
Lockport boys basketball has a
storied history, which contributed
to coach Brett Hespell coming
up with a theme of “uncommon”
when referring to the program.
This past winter, the Porters had
their first winning season since
2011-2012. Three more of their
players signed on the dotted line
on signing day.
The trio was Quinn Gardner
[Lakeland University - Wisconsin],
Tommy Halatek [Loras College]
and Matt Hatzopoulas [Illinois
College].
“It’s really fun to have a number
of kids playing beyond high
school,” Lockport boys basketball
coach Brett Hespell said. “We’ve
been fortunate to have several athletes
go on to compete collegiately
in other sports the past few years,
but it’s going to be really fun to be
able to follow some guys playing
basketball in college.
“I’m so proud of the four guys
who have committed to play college
basketball next year. It’s a
testament to their hard work and
dedication to their craft. Jake,
Tommy, Matt and Quinn were
part of a major turnaround for our
program — our best performance
since 2012.
“Most importantly, they represent
our uncommon program because
they are uncommon young
men. You could not have a finer
group of guys representing Lockport,
and each one of the colleges
they are attending have gotten
first-rate young men. I’m excited
to see what the future holds for
them.”
While this past season was a
struggle for the Lockport football
team, Ryan Barth did well as the
kicker/punter for the team. He will
now be moving on to play at Carroll
University.
This past winter, the Porter
wrestling team returned to state
for the first time since winning the
Class 3A title in 2017. They graduate
eight seniors and many are
going onto participate in the sport
in college. That includes Malik
Daghash, who will be wrestling at
Elmhurst College.
Andi Hennessy medaled at the
pole vault at the Class 3A Girls
Track and Field Finals on May 18
with a ninth-place finish of 11 feet
even. She will continue on in the
sport at Southern Illinois University.
For the second-straight season,
the Lockport boys volleyball team
finished with 26 wins while participating
in the SouthWest Suburban
Conference, perhaps the toughest
one in the state. Setter Robbie
Maida will now take his talents to
Millikin University.
The girls bowling team is always
excellent at Lockport, with a
total of four state championships.
One of the few seniors on this past
season’s squad was Tallia Roti,
who has signed to continue the
sport at North Central College.
The Lockport softball squad had
another outstanding season, going
29-6 and losing in the sectional title
game 6-5 last week. One of the
seven seniors on the team is Carly
Salutric, who will move on to play
at Wartburg College.
Celebrating after recently winning this year’s Homer Heat
Summer Swing Tournament are Illinois Crush 10U baseball
coaches (back row, left to right) Wolf Tone (Homer Glen), Greg
Maloney (Homer Glen), Paul Andler (Homer Glen) and Mike Kies,
with Steve Miller (Homer Glen) not pictured; players include
(middle row, left to right) Adam Stepanek, Jake Maloney (Homer
Glen), Matt Kies, Wolfie Tone (Homer Glen), Owen Kanosky
(Homer Glen), Quinn Danaher (Homer Glen), Declan Andler
(Homer Glen) and (front row, left to right) Tommy Miller (Homer
Glen), Josh Kies, Dash McCarthy and Aaron Lukaszewski
(Homer Glen). Photo submitted
Loyola Medicine to hold
camp for young athletes
Preventing sports
injury the focus of twoday
event at LTHS
Staff Report
Female athletes who play
sports such as soccer and basketball
that involve jumping
and pivoting are two to 10 times
more likely to suffer ACL knee
injuries than males.
Many of these injuries could
be prevented by conditioning
and using proper landing techniques
after jumping.
To reduce the risk of knee and
other injuries in both girls and
boys, Loyola Medicine is conducting
a two-day Sports Injury
Prevention Camp at Lockport
Township High School
for athletes ages 10 to 14.
The camp will be held from
8 a.m. to noon on Friday, June
14, and Friday, June 21. Participants
must attend both days.
The cost for both days is $50.
The camp will be conducted
by Loyola sports medicine and
rehabilitation physicians and
physical therapists. It will include
an individualized injury
risk assessment, an injury prevention
program and exercises
and education on proper hydration
and nutrition and on how to
prevent ACL injuries.
The camp will be held in the
Community Center, Room 107
at Lockport Township High
School, 1323 E. 7th St. in Lockport.
To register, call (708) 531-
7940.

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22nd Century Media chose the best boys volleyball student-athletes based on coach and writer
recommendations, as well as player statistics, in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage
area to place them on one super team — Team 22. The team features student-athletes from
Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport
Township and Sandburg high schools.
—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff
First team
OH: Ike Papes, senior,
Providence
462 kills, 200 digs, 55
aces, 38 blocks. All-CCL
Green. All-Tournament
at Smack Attack and
the Argo invite. Led area
players in kills for the
season.
OH: Wil McPhillips,
senior, LW East
363 kills, 62 digs, 46
aces, 34 blocks. All-
SWSC. The Griffins’
standout is planning
to attend Ball State
to continue playing
volleyball after high
school.
RS: Jake Whyte, senior,
Lockport
329 kills, .221 hit
percentage, 138 digs,
55 aces, 33 blocks. All-
SWSC. All-Tournament at
Marist and Argo invites.
Committed to Erskine.
M: Brendan McCarthy,
senior, LW Central
99 kills, 74 blocks, 40 digs,
27 aces. All-SWSC. The
Knights middle hitter made
a mark bigger than his
numbers on the conference
during his senior season.
S: David Flores, senior,
LW West
784 assists, 188 digs,
172 service points, 99
blocks (23 for kills), 52
kills, 30 aces. SWSC
Athlete of the Year.
Directed the action all
season long.
L: Danny Pacini, senior,
LW East
450 digs, 2.44 passing,
46 assists. All-SWSC.
The Griffins defensive
specialist is planning to
continue his dominance
at Dominican University
next season.
Utility: Luka Vukanic,
senior, Sandburg
227 kills, 100 digs, 36
blocks. All-SWSC. Vukanic
mostly shined as a scorer
for the Eagles at outside
hitter but proved versatile
in his defensive efforts.
Honorable mentions:
OH: Cort Jensen, senior, Sandburg; Matt
Arens, sophomore, Lockport; Ike Mahajan,
senior, LW East; Tyler Holubek, senior, LW
West; Nico Studer, senior, LW West; Zach
Nelson, senior, Tinley Park; Connor Keating,
junior, Andrew.
RS: David Vales, junior, Sandburg.
M: Jake Maly, junior, Lockport; Michael
Sherwood, senior, Andrew; Jay Pillai, senior,
Tinley Park; Chris Dargan, senior, LW West;
Darryl Farrow, senior, Andrew.
S: Nathan Ryan, senior, Tinley Park.
L: Tyler Vedder, junior, LW West.
U: Matt Russo, senior, Providence.
second team
OH: Ben Pluskota, senior, LW West
310 kills, 176 service points, 148 digs, 78 blocks, 39 aces, 20
assists. All-SWSC.
OH: Jack Yurkanin, senior, LW Central
307 kills, 2.45 serve receive, 165 digs, 74 aces, 36 blocks. All-SWSC.
RS: Louden Moran, senior, LW West
233 kills, 135 blocks (44 for kills), 133 digs, 126 service points, 45
assists. All-SWSC.
M: Michael Sherwood, senior, Andrew.
133 kills, 34 block kills, 10 aces. All-SWSC.
S: Cam Petrusevski, senior, Sandburg
700 assists, 127 digs, 57 kills, 46 aces. All-SWSC.
L: Jeremiah Burden, sophomore, Sandburg
300 digs, 70 assists, 16 aces.
U: Trevor Lewis, junior, LW East
411 assists, 172 kills, 169 digs, 48 aces, 41 blocks.

38 | June 13, 2019 | the homer horizon sports
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LTHS grad re-writes record books at North Central
Quade sets five
career, one singleseason
record for
Cardinals in college
Max Lapthorne
Contributing Editor
The most memorable
hit of Jeremy Quade’s
baseball career probably
should not have been a hit
at all.
In his penultimate game
at North Central College
on May 19, the LTHS grad
dug into the batter’s box in
the top of the seventh inning
having compiled 245
hits during his collegiate
career, tied for the most in
program history. He got a
changeup in the zone —
a pitch Quade had done
plenty of damage with in
his career — but the pitch
had its desired effect, with
Quade starting his swing
a fraction of a second too
early and popping the ball
high into left field.
But what should have
been an easy putout turned
into a record-breaking
hit, as Quade’s big swing
and some swirling winds
teamed up to trick the
Webster University outfielders,
and the ball fell to
the turf in left-center field
for his 246th hit as a Cardinal.
“I was a little angry at
first because of the way it
happened, but I [remembered]
how many times
I hit a ball hard right at
somebody, and it was
caught, so I was able to
take a deep breath and
enjoy the moment, realize
what just happened and
how special it is,” Quade
said.
Although the historic hit
was not a majestic home
run or frozen rope, it was
perhaps more apropos,
because despite flinging
his bat in frustration after
initially making contact,
Quade — as he always
did — hustled down the
line and ended up with a
double on the play. North
Central coach Ed Mathey’s
first reaction when the record-setting
blooper fell
to the grass was to crack a
smile, because he knew it
was probably not how his
senior center fielder imagined
that moment playing
out.
“In his mind, it’s probably
not the glorious home
run or the line drive into
right-center field, but it’s
one he’s always going to
remember, [and] so will
I,” Mathey said. “... For
the most part, Jeremy approached
the game to play
hard each and every day.
That’s not an easy thing to
do at any level.”
Quade’s collegiate career
came to a close later
that day in the Whitewater
Regional Championship,
but he will not be
soon forgotten around
the North Central baseball
complex, as he left as
the career leader in runs,
games played, stolen bases
and at-bats while also
breaking the single-season
record for at-bats. In
addition to his individual
exploits, Quade helped
the Cardinals to four consecutive
Collegiate Conference
of Illinois and
Wisconsin titles, was part
of four NCAA regionalqualifying
teams and led
his team to a third-place
finish at the Division III
College World Series his
sophomore year.
“It’s a Division III
school, but our athletic
program is outstanding,”
Lockport Township graduate Jeremy Quade is the all-time career leader in hits,
stolen bases, at-bats, games played and runs scored at North Central College.
Steve Woltmann/North Central College
Quade said of North Central.
“The opportunities
at Lockport that I was
able to take advantage of,
whether that be classroom
stuff, weight room stuff,
leadership stuff, just kind
of the whole package that
Lockport offered me, and
the people that were there
prepared me to take advantage
of the opportunities at
North Central.”
One of the opportunities
Quade had at LTHS most
pivotal to his success at
North Central was playing
quarterback for the Porters
football team. His time on
the gridiron helped finetune
his leadership skills,
and the overall mentality
he had during football
games translated to the
diamond, as well.
“With baseball, they say
you only play or are focused
for like 22 minutes
out of three hours,” Quade
said. “For those 22 minutes,
you have to have a
football mentality. Hustle
out of the box, fighting
for the extra 90 feet. Just
like in football, you’re always
fighting for that extra
yard.”
When recruiting Quade,
Mathey was enticed by
Quade’s work on the football
field, but not only
because it showcased his
leadership and focus.
“It shows a lot of different
things from a leadership
standpoint, from
an attention-to-detail
standpoint and [about]
his decision-making ability,”
Mathey said. “That’s
part of the game of baseball
that I don’t think gets
looked at enough, is the
ability to make good decisions
when you’re on the
field.”
One of the moments
that stands out most to
Mathey when it comes to
Quade is an at-bat that he
did not even take. Late
this past season — as
Quade was in pursuit of
the all-time hits record
— Mathey and his coaching
staff were hoping to
get an at-bat for one of
Quade’s teammates who
had battled several shoulder
injuries throughout
his career and worked to
rehab the injury despite
the odds being against
him being able to play
again.
The game was well in
hand in the eighth inning,
and the coaching staff
was planning to give him
the at-bat in the designated
hitter spot, but given
where the Cardinals were
in the order, there was no
guarantee that spot would
come up before the game
ended. Quade overheard
this conversation between
Mathey and his coaching
staff as he headed to the
on-deck circle and immediately
offered to give up
his at-bat.
“Here is a guy who has
been in the lineup a lot,
and I know he’s aware of
the hit record and everything
else, and he’s willing
to do that for a teammate,”
Mathey said.
Quade recently finished
up his degree in
sports management and
communication and accepted
a business education
teaching position at
a high school in Indiana
where his first base coach
at North Central College
was recently named athletic
director. Quade plans
to coach baseball and
football and may do some
strength and conditioning
work, as well.
“I’m really excited about
this opportunity that I have
with that teaching position
and the coaching,” he said.
“I never thought about
teaching until this year,
but I think it’s a good fit
for me, and I think it still
allows me to work toward
my career goals.”
Quade credits his family
and those involved in
the baseball programs at
LTHS and North Central
for getting him to where he
is today. Going forward, he
plans to continue playing
baseball with a semi-pro
collegiate summer league
team called the Lombard
Orioles and would be open
to playing professionally,
but if that opportunity
does not come, he is satisfied
with how his baseball
career has played out —
especially now that he has
two more hits than anyone
else to ever put on a Cardinals
uniform.
“As I started to realize
I was getting close, it was
one thing that I personally
was wanting to achieve
that, kind of put the icing
on the cake for my senior
year, having it be a good
year, overall; that was the
last record I was really
chasing,” Quade said.

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1st and 3
Porters triplets
all athletes in high
school, move on to
same college
1. Going forward
together
Aaron, Maddy and
Payton Grcevic, triplets
who recently
graduated from
LTHS, will all be
heading to Indiana
University for college
to study in the
business school
there.
2. Different sports
Aaron and Payton
both played basketball,
and Payton
also played softball.
Maddy made it to
state in tennis this
past autumn.
3. Staying active
Payton plans to
participate in intramural
softball at
Indiana, while Aaron
plans to do intramural
basketball there.
Maddy said she
might pick up tennis
again, calling it a
lifelong sport.
Grcevic triplets all to head to Indiana University
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
Grcevic, the three-headed
athlete.
The new Godzilla movie
might have Ghidorah, the
three-headed monster. But
for the past four years,
Lockport Township athletics
had the sibling triplet
attack of the Grcevics.
All three of them, Aaron,
Maddy, and Payton Grcevic,
will all be going to the
same college together, as
well. That is Indiana University.
Not only will all
three be going there together,
but they all will also be
in the business school at the
university, even if it was
not planned that way.
“When we started looking
at colleges last summer,
I knew that Indiana University
was my top choice,”
Maddy said. “So, I decided
to go there first.”
Aaron was next.
“My top choice was the
University of Wisconsin,”
he said. “But I didn’t get
direct admission to there.
So last December, I decided
to go to Indiana. It just
worked out.”
It also worked out for
Payton.
“It was between Indiana
and the University of Dayton
in Ohio,” Payton said.
“But Indiana had a better
business school, so I decided
this past February to go
there. I would never have
thought that we’d all go to
the same school. It just happened.”
While they will all attend
Indiana together, they
all had their own identity in
athletics at Lockport. Aaron
and Payton both played
basketball, but Payton also
played softball. Maddy
made it to state in tennis
this past fall.
Being the only two-sport
varsity athlete at Lockport
and a starter in both basketball,
at guard, and softball,
at second base, which sport
did Payton like better?
“I could never decide
that,” she said. “It just depended
on the season. But
at Indiana, I might do intramural
softball, but not
basketball. I think I’m done
with basketball, so I guess
it’s softball.”
Aaron plans to do intramural
basketball in college.
“Oh, yeah, I will probably
play intramurals at Indiana,”
he said. “I want to
stay active.”
Being a tennis player,
Maddy can stay active
most any time.
“Maybe I will be picking
it up again,” she said. “The
good thing about tennis is
you can play it your whole
life.”
Maddy does have a bit
of bragging rights over her
siblings. She is the only one
who went to the state finals.
That happened last fall,
when she and her doubles
partner, sophomore Kamila
Kalinowska, advanced to
state as the Porters second
doubles team. There, they
won a match.
Naturally, there is some
sibling rivalry.
“I’ve been telling Payton
to practice against me
for years,” Aaron said of
Triplets and recent LTHS
graduates (left to right)
Payton, Aaron and Maddy
Grcevic were all studentathletes
in high school,
and they will all attend
Indiana University to study
in the business school
there. photo submitted
the fact they were the only
ones to both play the same
sport of basketball. “But
she never wanted to play
me one-on-one.”
Payton did not want to
go that route.
“We would just shoot
around together,” she said.
The competition got lessened
as the years went on.
“When we all played
the same sports, there was
more competition,” Maddy
said of the trio in junior
high at Oak Prairie Junior
High. We all played basketball
and volleyball there.”
But the three all support
each other and attended
each other’s games whenever
they could. They also
all credit their parents, Allycn
and Brad, for their
support. Their parents met
in high school, were both
1988 Lockport graduates
and both played sports at
the school.
Allycn was a cheerleader,
and Brad was a varsity
baseball player.
“We all supported each
other, and so did our parents,”
Maddy said.
Plus, their parents are remembered
at Lockport.
“Some of the coaches at
Lockport, like [Ken] Dobson
and [Ron] Kulwinski
tell stories about my dad,”
Aaron said. “My dad was
a big influence on me and
continues to help me get
better and continue my
work ethic.”
The three were all born
a minute apart on Oct. 20,
2000. Aaron was first, followed
by Maddy and Payton.
They have no other
siblings.
“I’ve been fortunate
enough to get to know all
three of these kids,” Lockport
boys basketball coach
Brett Hespell said. “They
are an incredible family.
It’s easy to have a cynical
attitude about kids, school,
society, and then you meet
the Grcevic kids. They remind
you how much positive
there is in the world.
Hard workers, polite, care
about the people around
them, great students, always
fun to be around. I
hope the other students
in the LTHS community
learned from them.”
Lockport softball coach
Marissa Chovanec agreed.
“Each one of them
brought something unique
to the family dynamic,”
she said. “All three are
academics, and all three are
going to business school.
All three of them are incredibly
smart, and I know
their parents are proud of
all three of them.”
The triplets all feel the
same about how going to
Lockport influenced and
made an impact on them.
“I learned a lot about
hard work and getting
where you want to be,”
Maddy said. “It was really
hard work to get to state in
tennis, and I made my two
best friends through tennis.
That’s what I will remember.”
So will Payton, who
helped the girls basketball
team to its first regional
championship in 11 years
as a junior, and then helped
the softball team to an undefeated
SouthWest Suburban
Blue Division championship
this spring.
“Throughout all the
years, I would never give
up and keep pushing,” she
said. “I will remember that,
along with all the friendships
and memories.”
Aaron was a big contributor
in the second half
of the season, as the boys
basketball team registered
its first winning season in
seven years this past winter.
“Lockport taught me
so much, and the coaches
were a big influence on me,
especially this past season
in basketball,” he said. “I
started the season on the
bench and ended up starting
by the end. Just never
give up.”
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“They remind you how much positive there is in the world. Hard workers,
polite, care about the people around them, great students, always fun to
be around. I hope the other students in the LTHS community learned from
them.”
Brett Hespell — LTHS boys basketball coach, on the Grcevic triplets
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Index
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35 - Athlete of the Week
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homer glen’s Hometown Newspaper | June 13, 2019
Triple threat Grcevic
triplets reflect on successes in
various sports at LTHS, Page 39
Net masters Team 22
announces its all-area prep
boys volleyball team, Page 37
Jeremy Quade played
football and baseball
at Lockport Township
before going on to
become the all-time
hits leader in North
Central College baseball
history. Steve Woltmann/
North Central College
LTHS graduate caps collegiate career by becoming
North Central’s all-time hits leader, Page 38