8 | June 20, 2019 | the lockport legend news lockportlegend.com PRESENTED BY 22ND CENTURY MEDIA Last Call Before Fall 6–9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, Georgios Orland Park, 8800 W. 159th St., Orland Park VENDORS WANTED Vendor and sponsor opportunities available! (708) 326-9170 ext. 16 h.warthen@22ndcenturymedia.com Cutting Values Please call 708.326.9170 to reserve your Ad. www.22ndcenturymedia.com Deadline - July 26 Only 20 spots left! A 22 ND CENTURY MEDIA PUBLICATION Reach more than 87,900 homes and businesses in our coupon section ! All ads will also appear digitally on each publication’s website. Appearing Aug. 8 Reserve your Ad by July 10 • Approve your Ad by July 16 Fricilone announces candidacy for U.S. Congressional District 3 seat Will County Board member enters race for Republicans Thomas Czaja, Contributing Editor W i l l County Board Min o r i t y Leader and District 7 Member Mike Fricilone, of Fricilone Homer Glen, announced June 11 that he will run as a Republican candidate for the United States Congressional District 3 seat currently held by Rep. Dan Lipinski, a Democrat. The Primary Election will be March 17 next year, and Fricilone, 64, said he decided to run because “it was time for a credible, honest candidate” on the Republican ticket, noting that self-avowed neo-Nazi and white supremacist Arthur Jones was the party’s representative in the same race for the previous election cycle last year when no one else was on the ballot for the party. “My experience at Will County with financing gives me a good base that I can represent well,” Fricilone said. The politician has served on the Will County Board since 2012 and has been the Finance Committee Chair and Vice Chair of the Capital Committee. He said “the economy is rocking right now” due to policies put in place by the current administration, and that he plans to help keep the economy rolling if elected. “The thing about this district is it is good, hardworking individuals,” Fricilone said. “When you work that hard, you need to keep more of what you make, not give it away to people not wanting to work as hard.” The Will County Board member went on to note that while in his current role, the Republican caucus has looked at how to help people the most, pointing to the County having reduced the tax rate for the past four years. He said a key was looking at a budget and being able to allocate resources where the biggest bang for the buck could be had, citing an example of reducing overtime in the Will County Sheriff’s Office and putting a few more people on staff, costing less than the overtime spending. “We want to make sure every penny spent by the government is efficient to reduce burden,” he said. “People take a look at a budget and say how do we decrease it next year, but I don’t see anybody looking at the budget to say what duplication of effort do we have and what waste do we have?” That call for efficiency will be a main point of his campaign platform, also working to reduce regulations so small businesses can grow while avoiding different departments doing the same things to reduce costs. Other main campaign focuses will be strengthening workforce training opportunities, providing for veterans and improving sustainability efforts in the district, according to Fricilone. “I believe in sustainability,” he said. “I’m a very green person. I think we need to have two components, that things are financially beneficial, as well as environmentally beneficial.” A County example he gave in that regard was of solar energy panels for the new Will County Courthouse that will provide 7 percent of the energy for the building, showing they make sense from both an environmental and financial standpoint. As he is just starting out in the early portion of the race, he plans to start reaching out to friends and organizations in different communities across the district and start having events and meet and greets. He said it was a combination of his own interest in running and others encouraging him to jump in the race that helped him make the final decision to run. “People in the party are excited about the fact of having somebody credible for a change, somebody they can get behind,” Fricilone said. Fricilone is the executive director of Midwest Office Interiors in Woodridge and has been involved in community service, including serving as president of the Lockport Township High School Foundation, a member of the Finance Committee Please see Fricilone, 12
lockportlegend.com community the lockport legend | June 20, 2019 | 9 Photo Op Lockport resident Matthew Ardaugh shared this photo he took during a recent trip to the Bahamas. Have you captured something unique, interesting, beautiful or just plain fun on camera? Submit a photo for “Photo Op” by emailing it to max@lockportlegend.com, or mailing it to 11516 W. 183rd St., Office Condo 3 Unit SW, Orland Park, IL, 60467. Tomah Stacie Haas, of Lockport This is Tomah the St. Bernard. He is 1 year and 4 months old. He’s ready for some summer fun. To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send a photo and information to Editor Max Lapthorne at max@ lockportlegend.com.
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