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Homer Glen’s Award-Winning Hometown Newspaper homerhorizon.com • July 5, 2019 • Vol. 14 No. 23 • $1<br />
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Six-year-old Tyler<br />
Cepkauskas, of Homer<br />
Glen, collected toys valued<br />
at almost $1,000 for the<br />
Advocate Children’s<br />
Hospital in Oak Lawn on his<br />
birthday. Photo submitted<br />
Getting a gas<br />
station Village Board<br />
approves gas station<br />
off Interstate 355 amid<br />
multiple concerns from<br />
residents, Page 4<br />
Planning a<br />
future Open house<br />
for Comprehensive Plan<br />
Update another chance<br />
for residents to chime in<br />
with what they want in<br />
town, Page 4<br />
Homer Glen boy, 6, donates nearly $1,000 worth of collected toys to<br />
Ronald McDonald House, Page 3<br />
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of revenue for student<br />
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MONDAY<br />
Children’s Summer Art<br />
Camp<br />
July 8-12, Homer Township<br />
Hall, 16057 S. Cedar<br />
Road, Lockport. Five days<br />
of artistic instruction will<br />
be given, with 9:30 a.m.<br />
to noon for ages 5-7 and<br />
1:30-4 p.m. for ages 8-12.<br />
Class sizes are limited, and<br />
those interested must register<br />
by July 5. The fee is<br />
$100, and all materials are<br />
supplied. For more information<br />
and to register, call<br />
(708) 203-4694 or email<br />
artsguildofhomerglen@<br />
gmail.com.<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Pocket Circus<br />
6:30-7:15 p.m. July 9,<br />
Homer Township Public<br />
Library, 14320 W. 151st<br />
St., Homer Glen. An energetic,<br />
two-man show<br />
blending humor, magic,<br />
acrobatics, juggling and<br />
music. No registration required.<br />
For more information,<br />
call (708) 301-7908.<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Konow’s Corn Maze<br />
Summer Fest<br />
July 10, Konow’s Corn<br />
Maze, 16849 S. Cedar<br />
Road, Homer Glen. There<br />
will be a petting zoo, jump<br />
house, cow train, hay rides,<br />
mechanical bull, tree house,<br />
two jump pillows, refreshment<br />
trailer, games and<br />
fun. For more information,<br />
visitkonowscornmaze.com.<br />
Meditation with Marti<br />
6:30-7:30 p.m. July 10,<br />
Homer Township Public<br />
Library, 14320 W. 151st<br />
St., Homer Glen. Learn to<br />
cultivate your relationship<br />
with awareness, exploring<br />
traditions and techniques<br />
to clear the mind and deepen<br />
your experience with<br />
life with this workshop<br />
taught by yoga instructor<br />
Marti LaHood. You’re encouraged<br />
to bring a yoga<br />
mat; however, one will be<br />
provided for you to use<br />
during the class if needed.<br />
All levels welcome. For<br />
more information, or to<br />
register, visit homerlibrary.<br />
org/meditation-marti-20.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Defensive Driving Course<br />
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday,<br />
July 11, and Friday,<br />
July 12, Homer Township<br />
Public Library, 14320 W.<br />
151st St., Homer Glen.<br />
Upon completion of the<br />
two-day course participants<br />
55 years of age or<br />
older receive a certificate<br />
that can provide a discount<br />
on auto insurance premiums.<br />
Registration cost of<br />
$10 includes free lunch for<br />
participants each day. For<br />
more information, email<br />
askalibrarian@homerli<br />
brary.org or call (708) 301-<br />
7908.<br />
Hemp Night<br />
6-9:30 p.m. Friday, July<br />
12, Hempology CBD,<br />
14831 Founders Crossing,<br />
Homer Glen. Several local<br />
artists have been invited<br />
to showcase their artwork<br />
with a hemp/CBD theme.<br />
Live music will showcase<br />
local musicians and CBD,<br />
and there will be food. Fore<br />
more information, visit<br />
hempologycbdstore.com.<br />
Homer Glen Junior<br />
Woman’s Club Garden<br />
Walk<br />
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />
July 13, 14610 South<br />
Will Cook Road, Homer<br />
Glen. The Homer Glen<br />
Junior Woman’s Club is<br />
hosting its second annual<br />
Garden Walk, featuring a<br />
fairy garden, prairie garden,<br />
rock-art garden, wine<br />
country cottage garden, upcycled<br />
treasure garden and<br />
more. Tickets are $12 in<br />
advance or $15 at the door.<br />
Children ages 12 and under<br />
are free. The event will be<br />
rain or shine, and guests<br />
are asked not to bring pets<br />
or strollers. To purchase<br />
tickets, visit hgjwcgarden<br />
walk2019.eventbrite.com.<br />
Be Greek For A Day<br />
5-11 p.m. Friday, July 19;<br />
3-11 p.m. Saturday, July<br />
20; and 1-10 p.m. Sunday,<br />
July 21, Assumption Greek<br />
Orthodox Church, 15625<br />
S. Bell Road, Homer Glen.<br />
The weekend will feature<br />
delicious Greek cuisine,<br />
pastries, authentic Greek<br />
yogurt, loukoumades and<br />
taverna games for all ages,<br />
a gift shop and raffle totaling<br />
$9,000 in prizes. There<br />
will also be Greek dance<br />
performances featuring the<br />
Hellenic Cathedral Dancers<br />
Dance Troupe. Maggie<br />
Speaks will perform from<br />
7:30-10:30 p.m. on Friday,<br />
and Ormi will perform<br />
from 5-11 p.m. on Saturday<br />
and Sunday. Admission is<br />
$2. For more information,<br />
call (708) 645-0652 or visit<br />
assumptiongreekorthodox.<br />
org.<br />
Chalk-It-Up! Save the Date<br />
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Aug. 3, Stonebridge Park,<br />
16000 S. Stonebridge<br />
Drive, Homer Glen. A free<br />
sidewalk chalk art contest<br />
for all ages. Enjoy music,<br />
games and more. Pre-registration<br />
required. Registration<br />
opens June 1. For<br />
more information, visit<br />
homerglenil.org under<br />
Special Events.<br />
Prairie Fest<br />
5-10:30 p.m. Friday,<br />
Aug. 9; noon-10:30 p.m.<br />
Saturday, Aug. 10; and 11<br />
a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug.<br />
11, Annunciation Byzantine<br />
Catholic Church,<br />
14610 Will-Cook Road,<br />
Homer Glen. There will<br />
be gift raffles, a beer tent,<br />
children’s area, ethnic and<br />
American foods, prairie<br />
and church tours, a board<br />
painting class, bake sale,<br />
and more. The Kids Zone<br />
for ages 3 through 13 has<br />
$5 wristbands for all three<br />
days of the festival and<br />
includes jumpers, crafts,<br />
games and more. There is<br />
a $5 cost for on premise<br />
parking or free shuttle service<br />
from a remote lot. For<br />
early registration discounts<br />
and a complete weekend<br />
schedule of events, visit<br />
byzantinecatholic.com.<br />
“Junque In Yer Trunk”<br />
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Aug. 24, Trantina Farm,<br />
15744 W. 151st St. The<br />
Homer Township Open<br />
Space Committee is holding<br />
this event and the proceeds<br />
will be placed in the<br />
Open Space Fund for the<br />
Trantina property. Sell<br />
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out of one’s trunk vehicle.<br />
Bring one’s own tables<br />
and set up to add more sale<br />
space to one’s place. No<br />
large appliances, firearms,<br />
ammunition, explosives or<br />
fireworks will be allowed.<br />
Fee for securing a place<br />
is $30. For more information,<br />
visit homertownship.<br />
com.<br />
ONGOING<br />
Homer Glen: Lemont Car<br />
Club Cruise Nights<br />
4-7 p.m. Sundays, Big<br />
R, 15830 S. Bell Road in<br />
Homer Glen. Guests are<br />
asked by Big R to not arrive<br />
before 3:30 p.m. For<br />
more information, visit<br />
lemontclassiccarclub.org.<br />
Blood Pressure Screenings<br />
10 a.m.-2 p.m. daily,<br />
Silver Cross Health Center,<br />
12701 W. 143rd St.,<br />
Homer Glen. Free blood<br />
pressure checks. Walk-ins<br />
are welcome. For more information,<br />
call (708) 364-<br />
6337.<br />
Will-Cook Barbershop<br />
Harmony Society<br />
7:30 p.m. alternating<br />
Thursdays in Tinley Park<br />
and Lockport. Guests are<br />
welcome for an evening<br />
of singing and fellowship<br />
with the Knights of Harmony<br />
Chorus. For more<br />
information, contact Hank<br />
King at (708) 614-8999<br />
or at mjking1@ameritech.<br />
net.
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Local boy collects toys for hospital patients<br />
Inspired by his sister,<br />
Homer Glen youngster<br />
donates to sick children<br />
Abhinanda Datta, Assistant Editor<br />
Watching his newborn sister<br />
fight for her life has imbued a<br />
young boy with an indomitable<br />
spirit of kindness.<br />
Homer Glen’s Tyler Cepkauskas<br />
was 2 when his sister, Emily,<br />
was born with Down syndrome<br />
and a severe heart defect that required<br />
her to have multiple openheart<br />
surgeries, spend months on<br />
life support in the intensive care<br />
unit and frequent Advocate Children’s<br />
Hospital in Oak Lawn.<br />
While she grappled with all the<br />
post-surgery complications, Tyler<br />
moved into the Ronald McDonald<br />
House — the hospital’s guest<br />
house — for four months with his<br />
parents.<br />
“My son just saw how sick his<br />
sister was and unfortunately kind<br />
of grew up in that atmosphere,<br />
being in the children’s hospital<br />
for the past three years,” said<br />
Laurie Cepkauskas, Tyler and<br />
Emily’s mother. “He even saw<br />
his sister celebrate two of her<br />
birthdays in the hospital, and he<br />
celebrated two of his birthdays<br />
there, as well.”<br />
Despite the dire situation, the<br />
boy found solace in the toy closet<br />
at the guest house, and this year<br />
on his 6th birthday, which was<br />
May 30, he decided to bring happiness<br />
into the lives of other children.<br />
“People asked him what he<br />
wanted for his birthday, and he really<br />
didn’t have an answer,” Laurie<br />
said. “So, I suggested asking<br />
people to donate to the hospital.<br />
And his eyes lit up, and he was<br />
like, ‘Yeah, that’s a great idea.’”<br />
Together, they created a wish<br />
list on Amazon and wrote about it<br />
on Laurie’s Facebook page, Emily’s<br />
Heart.<br />
Their story inspired others, and<br />
soon packages began arriving on<br />
their front porch.<br />
“We decided that whatever we<br />
collected, thinking it would just<br />
be a few things, we would donate<br />
to the hospital and the Ronald<br />
McDonald House, because they<br />
gave us so much when Emily<br />
was sick,” she said. “They were<br />
always giving my children toys to<br />
cheer them up.”<br />
Tyler ended up collecting almost<br />
$1,000 worth of toys and<br />
took them to the hospital several<br />
weeks ago.<br />
“I like being the nice kid,” he<br />
said. “It feels good to be nice. I<br />
wanted to make sick kids like<br />
Emily smile.”<br />
The Cepkauskas family remains<br />
grateful to the Homer Glen<br />
community and is trying to continue<br />
to find ways to give back to<br />
others.<br />
“The residents were a big part<br />
of helping us survive those really<br />
hard days by putting together<br />
fundraisers when we were struggling,”<br />
Laurie said. “So, now that<br />
we’re in a position to give back,<br />
we’ve pretty much dedicated our<br />
whole lives to it.”<br />
She said it has been wonderful<br />
watching Tyler get excited about<br />
his generous donation. His sister<br />
may have been born with a weak<br />
heart, but today she is a happy<br />
3-year-old, and Tyler’s love and<br />
generosity serve as a great example<br />
from her big brother.<br />
“He was just so selfless,” Laurie<br />
said. “It was definitely a very, very<br />
proud mother moment for me.”<br />
Tyler Cepkauskas, 6, poses for a<br />
photo with his 3-year-old sister,<br />
Emily. The Homer Glen boy,<br />
having spent time at Ronald<br />
McDonald House Advocate<br />
Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn<br />
when his sister was undergoing<br />
treatment for her heart defect,<br />
recently donated nearly $1,000<br />
worth of toys he collected to<br />
there. Photo submitted<br />
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Homer Glen Village Board<br />
Officials approve gas station plan in midst of resident opposition<br />
Jessie Molloy<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The Homer Glen Village<br />
Board approved a plan for<br />
a gas station at the corner<br />
of Gougar Road and 159th<br />
Street off Interstate 355<br />
on June 26 that was met<br />
with some opposition by<br />
residents.<br />
After a proposal to build<br />
a Gas N Wash station was<br />
voted down by the Village<br />
Board in October 2017,<br />
many residents said they<br />
thought the issue was<br />
settled.<br />
Yet, on the recommendation<br />
of the Plan Commission,<br />
which approved<br />
the proposal 5-1 on May<br />
16, a 24-hour Amoco station<br />
and Pride Cafe was<br />
approved by the board this<br />
week on the same margin.<br />
Trustee Sharon Sweas cast<br />
the lone vote to deny the<br />
plan.<br />
Before the issue came<br />
to vote, seven residents<br />
spoke out against the construction<br />
of the station,<br />
which includes bays for<br />
semi-trucks to park and<br />
refuel.<br />
“I’m definitely not opposed<br />
to a gas station going<br />
in on the corner,” said<br />
Shady Lane resident Kathleen<br />
Lauren. “I think most<br />
of my neighbors are in<br />
agreement on that. I’m opposed<br />
to the truck fueling<br />
bays because it’s a definite<br />
risk to the children of District<br />
92.”<br />
The residents argued<br />
that increased semi-truck<br />
traffic on Gougar Road<br />
would create a hazard with<br />
the school buses headed<br />
into Will County School<br />
District 92’s Oak Prairie<br />
Junior High. Residents<br />
noted slippery weather<br />
conditions already create<br />
hazards on the hilly portion<br />
of Gougar near the<br />
school, along which there<br />
are several bus stops.<br />
Trucks are legally prohibited<br />
from being on<br />
Gougar; however, this has<br />
not deterred them from<br />
using the route as they<br />
enter and exit the growing<br />
number of warehouses<br />
and industrial sites in<br />
Lockport. While the plan<br />
includes new signage to<br />
deter trucks from turning<br />
North onto Gougar, residents<br />
are not convinced<br />
this will make a difference.<br />
Resident Tim O’Meara,<br />
who lives at Shady<br />
Lane and Gougar Road,<br />
claimed to have on multiple<br />
occasions counted<br />
between 30 and 40 trucks<br />
per day coming down the<br />
road, many he said travelling<br />
at unsafe speeds.<br />
Another concern posed<br />
by residents beyond the<br />
safety and noise issues<br />
created by an increase of<br />
trucks of Gougar Road<br />
was the possibility the<br />
truckers would use the<br />
station as a resting place<br />
overnight. While the<br />
agreement to develop the<br />
gas station specifies that<br />
trucks are not allowed to<br />
idle or park at the station<br />
overnight, residents expressed<br />
concern that the<br />
rules would be ignored,<br />
especially as truck traffic<br />
is anticipated to increase<br />
drastically with the completion<br />
of Lockport’s Prologis<br />
development.<br />
Village conducts open house for Comprehensive Plan Update<br />
Informal session<br />
informs residents,<br />
invites feedback<br />
Jessie Molloy<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Prior to the June 26 Village<br />
Board meeting, the<br />
Village hosted an informal<br />
open house seeking<br />
resident input on the new<br />
Comprehensive Plan Update<br />
process. Todd Vanadilok,<br />
principal planner for<br />
Egret & Ox Planning, one<br />
of the firms responsible<br />
for compiling the strategic<br />
plan, was leading the open<br />
house by fielding questions<br />
and comments from<br />
residents.<br />
At the open house in the<br />
Village Hall’s Community<br />
Room, Vanadilok had five<br />
bulletin boards assembled<br />
dealing with five large topics:<br />
transportation, core issues,<br />
community feedback,<br />
potential development areas<br />
and a neighborhoods<br />
map. Each station invited<br />
residents to provide feedback<br />
by placing pins, stickers,<br />
or notes on the boards<br />
in certain ways.<br />
The community feedback<br />
section was supplemented<br />
by input which had<br />
been received at a booth<br />
during Homer Community<br />
Fest. Residents were asked<br />
what words they would use<br />
to describe Homer Glen<br />
and what things they would<br />
like to see in the community.<br />
One of the most common<br />
requests on the board<br />
was for either a public pool<br />
or a children’s splash pad.<br />
These accompanied a variety<br />
of other requests for<br />
things like concerts in the<br />
park or a band shell, more<br />
community parks (especially<br />
in the northwest portion<br />
of the village), more<br />
activities for senior citizens<br />
and activities for families<br />
and children.<br />
“I don’t want to have to<br />
drive to Orland Park every<br />
time my kids want to do<br />
something fun,” one anonymous<br />
comment read.<br />
On the transportation<br />
board, requests were made<br />
to make the community<br />
more walkable, to connect<br />
the existing bike trails to<br />
the I & M Trail and to expand<br />
equestrian paths for<br />
families with horses.<br />
“One of the Plan commissioners<br />
actually made<br />
the suggestion for the<br />
equestrian access, which<br />
could take some work, but<br />
we thought was a good<br />
idea,” Vanadilok said.<br />
While recreational activities<br />
garnered broad support<br />
throughout the comments,<br />
one area of contention<br />
showed up across multiple<br />
boards: the concept of adding<br />
more diversified housing<br />
options.<br />
While numerous comments<br />
called the city “expensive”<br />
and called for<br />
more affordable housing<br />
options to be made available<br />
for single parents or<br />
people on fixed incomes,<br />
others vehemently opposed<br />
such residences.<br />
“More condo, multifamily,<br />
and age in place opportunities<br />
are needed,” read<br />
one card. Another said the<br />
high water rates and taxes<br />
created a “stigma” and that<br />
the village “needs to be<br />
more competitive.”<br />
Still more comments<br />
expressed openness to expanded<br />
housing options, as<br />
long as it retained low density<br />
standards.<br />
Other ideas proposed<br />
by residents included trying<br />
to develop a main<br />
“downtown” area similar<br />
to cities like Naperville<br />
and attempts to draw in<br />
more high-end businesses<br />
or medical or professional<br />
offices. Residents seemed<br />
united in disapproval for<br />
large industrial developments<br />
like those brought in<br />
by Lockport.<br />
“I think our plan really<br />
needs to be updated, and<br />
we need to focus on bringing<br />
businesses in at 143rd<br />
and Bell, not by 159th,”<br />
said Lynn McGary, of the<br />
Heritage Corridor Business<br />
Alliance. “We need to put<br />
businesses where the people<br />
go.”<br />
McGary also noted she<br />
was pleased to see how<br />
much input the Village was<br />
receiving from the public.<br />
While a desire for new<br />
business seemed prevalent<br />
in the comments, there was<br />
also an emphasis from certain<br />
residents to not lose<br />
sight of the Village’s commitment<br />
to nature.<br />
“I would like to see the<br />
plan stay true to our Village<br />
motto: ‘Community<br />
and nature in harmony,’”<br />
Homer Glen resident Russell<br />
Knaack said. “I would<br />
like to see a comprehensive<br />
trail system and<br />
high-quality commercial<br />
developments that look attractive<br />
and would stay in<br />
the village.”<br />
Work on the Comprehensive<br />
Plan began in the<br />
past month and is set to<br />
be completed in October<br />
2020. The goal of the plan<br />
is to set long- and shortterm<br />
goals for Village development<br />
over the next 30<br />
years in the areas of economic<br />
development, financial<br />
stability, growth, intergovernmental<br />
partnerships,<br />
recreational amenities and<br />
infrastructure.<br />
According to the presentation<br />
playing during the<br />
Please see village, 8<br />
open house, the goal is to<br />
develop these plans while<br />
maintaining the Village’s<br />
commitment to a rural atmosphere,<br />
inclusion and<br />
managed growth density.<br />
“Basically, it’s a document<br />
of strategies and policies<br />
the Village can adopt<br />
to decide which direction<br />
to take developments in,”<br />
Vanadilok said. “It gives<br />
them a stronger leg to stand<br />
on when picking developments<br />
or turning down a<br />
project.”<br />
The Village’s current<br />
plan is from 2005 and in<br />
need of updating in light of<br />
the growth the area is experiencing<br />
in the aftermath of<br />
the 2008 recession.<br />
Further events are<br />
planned for the coming<br />
months and will be announced<br />
as they come<br />
closer.<br />
Residents are encouraged<br />
to “join the conversation”<br />
on the project website<br />
myhomerglen.org or<br />
by using the hashtag #My<br />
HomerGlen on Facebook<br />
and Twitter.
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LTHS golf outing raises funds for student scholarships<br />
Mary Compton<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
For twins John and Nolan<br />
Weis, helping at the<br />
LTHS Foundation 20th<br />
annual golf outing was a<br />
given.<br />
The recent graduates of<br />
Lockport Township High<br />
School volunteered to play<br />
in Beat the Porters to help<br />
raise funds for the foundation<br />
at the event, which<br />
was held June 19 at Prairie<br />
Bluff Golf Course in<br />
Lockport.<br />
“This means a lot to be<br />
able to help out,” John said.<br />
“Our golf coach asked us<br />
to come out today. I’ll be at<br />
one of the holes, and hopefully<br />
I can beat the golfers<br />
and earn some money for<br />
Lockport.”<br />
Both John and Nolan<br />
have about the same GPA,<br />
the same golf score and<br />
both have received scholarships<br />
to attend the University<br />
of St. Francis in<br />
Joliet.<br />
“The St. Francis coach<br />
came out to watch us play<br />
golf and liked us and offered<br />
us both partial scholarships,”<br />
Nolan said.<br />
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the LTHS Foundation.<br />
Mike Fricilone, president<br />
of the LTHS Foundation,<br />
explained the importance<br />
of the scholarships and<br />
how the golf outing funds<br />
help Lockport Township<br />
High School students.<br />
“This is our biggest<br />
fundraiser; we give out a<br />
lot of scholarships every<br />
year,” Fricilone said. “We<br />
hope to earn $25,000 from<br />
the golf outing. The original<br />
goal of the foundation<br />
is giving scholarships. We<br />
also give mini grants for<br />
teachers.”<br />
If a teacher has a need<br />
for a specific piece of<br />
equipment or something<br />
that affects a lot of students<br />
that is not in the budget<br />
at the school, they can<br />
be given a grant.<br />
The goals of the foundation<br />
are to “acquire materials<br />
and services beyond<br />
those allotted by the school<br />
budget; provide students<br />
and faculty with opportunities<br />
that go beyond what<br />
the district could ordinarily<br />
offer; and promote and<br />
support a positive relationship<br />
between LTHS and its<br />
community.<br />
“We’ve been in existence<br />
for 22 years; this is<br />
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3:30 p.m. — 11:30 p.m.<br />
Sisters Angela Huntington (left) and Teresa Gibson watch the ball go into the cup<br />
during the LTHS Foundation 20th annual golf outing, held June 19 at Prairie Bluff<br />
Golf Course in Lockport. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media<br />
our 20th golf outing,” Fricilone<br />
said. “We always<br />
have the beneficiaries of<br />
the scholarships come and<br />
work the golf outings. The<br />
students get up at dinner<br />
and will let the golfers<br />
know where they’re going<br />
to school and what they’re<br />
going to study. This makes<br />
a connection to the golfers<br />
because they see what they<br />
are giving their money<br />
for.”<br />
One of those is Lockport<br />
graduate Declan Ruane.<br />
Volunteering comes easy<br />
for Ruane, as he volunteers<br />
for his church, St. Dennis.<br />
“I was a table leader for<br />
kids going through confirmation,”<br />
he said. “I led<br />
them in group work. Today,<br />
I’m going out to various<br />
holes on the course<br />
and letting them know of<br />
certain events going on<br />
throughout the day.”<br />
Ruane also supervised<br />
the longest putt for the<br />
event. He is grateful for the<br />
scholarship he received.<br />
“My goal is to become a<br />
surgeon,” Ruane said.<br />
Nolan Weis, of Lockport, gets in some swing time<br />
during the LTHS Foundation 20th annual golf outing. He<br />
and his brother John, former golfers at Lockport High<br />
School, volunteered to Beat the Porter.<br />
The foundation holds<br />
a number of annual fundraising<br />
events, including<br />
Grapes and Grains, Prom<br />
Dress Resale, Wild Fest,<br />
Galactic Glow Bingo and<br />
a 5K Run/Walk.<br />
Rachael Howard is another<br />
LTHS graduate honored<br />
to receive a scholarship<br />
from the foundation.<br />
Howard was at the 15th<br />
hole helping out with the<br />
longest drive competition.<br />
“Receiving the scholarship,<br />
I wanted to give<br />
back,” Howard said. “I<br />
think it’s nice how a lot of<br />
the scholarship sponsors<br />
are here today, because<br />
they helped me out. I want<br />
to make sure I help them<br />
out today.”<br />
For more information<br />
about the foundation and<br />
how to get involved, email<br />
Foundation@lths.org or<br />
call (815) 588-8121.
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Police Reports<br />
Digital camera, three purses among items reportedly stolen from vehicle<br />
A digital camera and<br />
three purses reportedly<br />
were stolen June 10 from<br />
a newer model white SUV<br />
parked in front of a residence<br />
on the 13000 block<br />
of W. Beaver Lake Drive.<br />
Deputies spoke with a<br />
witness who said while<br />
driving in the neighborhood<br />
around 3:21 a.m.,<br />
she allegedly saw the<br />
SUV parked, as well as a<br />
male driver and two other<br />
males exiting a vehicle<br />
parked in a driveway. Two<br />
of the males reportedly<br />
held items in their hands,<br />
walked up to the SUV,<br />
then drove off onto Choctaw<br />
Street. The owner of<br />
the vehicle was contacted<br />
and learned the aforementioned<br />
items were stolen,<br />
police said. While deputies<br />
were canvassing the area,<br />
they reportedly found the<br />
owner’s driver’s license,<br />
a pair of sunglasses, one<br />
purse, diapers, a baby<br />
bottle and makeup were all<br />
stolen from the SUV. The<br />
items were found on Lost<br />
Boy Lane, police said.<br />
June 10<br />
• Two males were seen<br />
entering an unlocked vehicle<br />
around 7 a.m. on the<br />
14000 block of S. Stonegate<br />
Drive, police said.<br />
The vehicle allegedly<br />
was ransacked, but nothing<br />
was stolen. Unlocked<br />
vehicles were also reportedly<br />
compromised in the<br />
areas of the 13000 block<br />
of W. Baywood Lane,<br />
14000 block of S. Appaloosa<br />
Lane, 12000 block<br />
of W. Holm Drive, 12000<br />
block of W. Morgan Court<br />
and the 12000 block of W.<br />
Beaver Lake Drive. Involved<br />
parties reportedly<br />
initially did not want to file<br />
police reports.<br />
• An unlocked vehicle was<br />
entered, though nothing<br />
was stolen, on the 12000<br />
block of W. Martingale<br />
Lane, police said.<br />
June 9<br />
• Karolina Wojtowicz, 27,<br />
of 14641 S. Bell Road in<br />
Homer Glen, was cited for<br />
failure to reduce speed to<br />
avoid an accident at S. Bell<br />
Road and W. 143rd Street,<br />
according to police.<br />
June 5<br />
• Approximately $12,000<br />
worth of tools and equipment<br />
were reportedly stolen<br />
from a construction<br />
site on the 14000 block of<br />
S. Greystone Drive.<br />
Editor’s note: The Homer<br />
Horizon’s police reports<br />
come from the Will County<br />
Sheriff’s Department’s online<br />
news bulletin service. Anyone<br />
listed in these reports is considered<br />
to be innocent of all<br />
charges until proven guilty in<br />
a court of law.<br />
village<br />
From Page 4<br />
In all the cases, the issue<br />
of enforcement was<br />
raised. Lockport controls<br />
the other three corners<br />
of the intersection and is<br />
supposed to have jurisdiction<br />
over Gougar, though<br />
residents report no police<br />
presence pulling over the<br />
trucks. The Will County<br />
Sheriff’s Office, who are<br />
contracted to police Homer<br />
Glen, could also patrol<br />
the area, though Mayor<br />
George Yukich said a<br />
patrol car could not constantly<br />
be spared to cover<br />
the area.<br />
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“The Will County police<br />
do a great job in<br />
Homer, but this isn’t our<br />
property, and they can’t<br />
be there all the time,” Yukich<br />
said.<br />
Yukich’s remarks were<br />
met with anger from the<br />
residents, several of whom<br />
live in Homer Township<br />
and not officially within<br />
the boundaries of Homer<br />
Glen.<br />
As the exchange grew<br />
heated, Yukich acknowledged<br />
that since the Village<br />
has to pay for the<br />
Sheriff’s services, they<br />
were limited on how much<br />
they would do.<br />
Only two members of<br />
The Homer Horizon<br />
JULIE MCDERMED<br />
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the pubic spoke in defense<br />
of the plan — Kathy Boo,<br />
whose property the gas<br />
station will be built on,<br />
and Rose Reynders, who<br />
owns Tazza Italian Ristorante<br />
in Homer Glen.<br />
“My family has lived<br />
on this property for five<br />
generations,” she said.<br />
“So I’ve seen the changes<br />
in the neighborhood you<br />
are all complaining about.<br />
I was at the meetings opposing<br />
the warehouses<br />
when Lockport first<br />
proposed putting them<br />
in,” she noted. “I’m not<br />
thrilled about some the<br />
changes I’ll have to make<br />
down the line, either, but<br />
it’s called progress, and it<br />
has to happen one way or<br />
another.”<br />
Despite the residents’<br />
concerns, most of the<br />
board members’ discussion<br />
around the project<br />
was related to the logistics<br />
and aesthetics of sign<br />
placement, which the developer<br />
had asked for several<br />
variances on.<br />
Ultimately, the board<br />
decided to approved the<br />
project while tabling approval<br />
on the signage<br />
variances until alternative<br />
options could be discussed<br />
and more information<br />
was available.<br />
Sweas offered some<br />
concern for the issues the<br />
residents’ raised, as well<br />
as for pollution, and proposed<br />
that the driveway<br />
onto Gougar be eliminated<br />
or re-configured to prevent<br />
right-hand turns onto the<br />
roadway. This proposal,<br />
however, was dismissed.<br />
According to Trustee<br />
Ruben Pazmino, who<br />
spoke to The Homer Horizon<br />
the day after the meeting,<br />
the idea was deemed<br />
impractical because it<br />
would “create traffic congestion<br />
at the intersection<br />
and prevent cars from<br />
legally turning onto the<br />
road.”<br />
When questioned by<br />
the public why the Gas N<br />
Wash station was turned<br />
away, but the Amoco station<br />
was not facing similar<br />
scrutiny, Yukich said it<br />
was because the owner of<br />
the Gas N Wash was demanding<br />
a video gaming<br />
license, which the Village<br />
was not willing to provide.<br />
Pazmino added it was<br />
the better option for the<br />
Village financially.<br />
“This was going to happen<br />
one way or another,”<br />
Pazmino said. “Lockport<br />
controls the other three<br />
corners of the intersection,<br />
and I have it firsthand that<br />
Kathy Boo would annex<br />
into Lockport if this proposal<br />
didn’t go through,<br />
and they would allow the<br />
construction.<br />
“There wasn’t a lot we<br />
could do, so why give the<br />
tax revenue to Lockport if<br />
we could get it into Homer?”<br />
The gas station and restaurant<br />
will be built on<br />
just over five acres of the<br />
Boo property, which totals<br />
over 45 acres. While<br />
the sign ordinances were<br />
not permitted, in granting<br />
approval for the plan, the<br />
board did approve a variance<br />
for a reduced setback<br />
from the street of 30.5<br />
feet instead of 40 feet and<br />
permission for both an<br />
outdoor seating area and<br />
propane canister storage<br />
alongside the building.<br />
During the meeting,<br />
Boo stated that the business<br />
is expected to draw<br />
in up to $500,000 in revenue<br />
annually.<br />
Pazmino and fellow<br />
Trustee Ann Holtz both<br />
said they would look into<br />
working with Will County<br />
to increase penalties for<br />
trucks on Gougar Road<br />
and patrols in the area.<br />
“I think there should<br />
be more cooperation<br />
with Lockport in policing<br />
the area, and I think<br />
we should look into paying<br />
Will County more to<br />
increase patrols on the<br />
road,” Holtz said.<br />
Holtz also said she had<br />
asked Chief Building Official<br />
Joe Baber to look<br />
into a resident’s proposal<br />
to “build an arch north of<br />
the gas station that would<br />
allow buses but not trucks<br />
through.”<br />
“Lockport would need<br />
to do the same at the north<br />
end of Gougar by the<br />
school,” she said. “But we<br />
need to do something to<br />
make it work, because the<br />
truck traffic isn’t going<br />
anywhere.”
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From the Editor<br />
Release of sports schedules brings great anticipation<br />
Thomas Czaja<br />
tom@homerhorizon.com<br />
As a sports fan, it is<br />
always fun seeing<br />
when your team’s<br />
schedule comes out for the<br />
next season.<br />
Though one may not<br />
make much of it at the<br />
time, since the season<br />
is a ways off, it is cool<br />
to check out when key<br />
matchups will be, along<br />
with the season opener,<br />
any stretches of home or<br />
road games in the schedule<br />
and more. It is often<br />
a step along the way that<br />
gets a fan pumped for that<br />
upcoming year.<br />
At the high school level,<br />
I am sure it is a thrill<br />
for the student-athletes to<br />
see when they will play<br />
their rivalry games and<br />
get a better feel for how<br />
the season will play out.<br />
Recently, the Illinois<br />
High School Association<br />
released all the schedules<br />
for the high school<br />
football teams in the<br />
state. On Page 31 of this<br />
issue, we printed those<br />
schedules for Lockport<br />
Township High School<br />
and Providence Catholic<br />
High School, giving a bit<br />
of a preview for each.<br />
It may feel like a long<br />
ways off, but we are<br />
already at the Fourth<br />
of July, or the sort of<br />
unofficial/official halfway<br />
point of summer break,<br />
and these schedules begin<br />
in less than two months.<br />
Before you know it, I’m<br />
sure we will be printing<br />
our annual Football<br />
Preview Guide for more<br />
in-depth coverage of the<br />
teams.<br />
But the release of their<br />
schedules brings with<br />
them particular intrigue<br />
this year.<br />
For the Porters, it is a<br />
chance to survey the road<br />
ahead while trying to<br />
make strides from an 0-9<br />
2018 under new coach<br />
George Czart, who has<br />
brought a lot of excitement<br />
to the program. For<br />
the Celtics, a conference<br />
merger means a new<br />
division and a considerable<br />
amount of new<br />
opponents in 2019, and it<br />
will be interesting to see<br />
what new rivalries are<br />
formed and how exactly<br />
everything shakes out<br />
with that.<br />
No matter who is on<br />
the schedule, the preparation<br />
for each game<br />
and week remains the<br />
same for the players and<br />
coaches involved. But<br />
for the fans, the schedule<br />
release can be a time<br />
of excitement and that<br />
glorious preseason time<br />
to think about all the<br />
fun times that could be<br />
ahead.<br />
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FAITH BRIEFS<br />
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church<br />
(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)<br />
Registration Open for<br />
Vacation Bible School<br />
2019<br />
Registration is open for<br />
the July 8-11 Vacation<br />
Bible School 2019. This<br />
year’s theme is “God is<br />
Pixar.”<br />
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish<br />
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)<br />
Daily Mass<br />
8 a.m. Monday-<br />
Saturday<br />
Confessions<br />
4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays;<br />
9:30-10:15 a.m. Sundays;<br />
8:30 a.m. every first Friday<br />
Council of Catholic Women<br />
7 p.m. Second Tuesday<br />
of the month.<br />
Women of the parish<br />
meet to discuss its needs.<br />
The group also hosts a<br />
monthly charity bake sale.<br />
St. Bernard Parish<br />
(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen)<br />
Happy Hours (Seniors)<br />
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.<br />
Seniors meet monthly for<br />
food, fun and fellowship.<br />
St. Bernards Kids’ Choir<br />
4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays.<br />
All children in grades<br />
first through eighth are<br />
welcome to join choir.<br />
A permission slip to join<br />
can be obtained through<br />
Julie Kane at the table by<br />
the church exit or through<br />
one’s RE teacher.<br />
Community Choir Practice<br />
7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays.<br />
Parish members ages 16<br />
and older may join the<br />
choir. The choir needs vocalists<br />
and instrumentalists.<br />
For more information,<br />
join the weekly rehearsal<br />
or contact the music director,<br />
Julie Kane, after Mass<br />
on Sundays.<br />
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church<br />
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)<br />
Sunday Services<br />
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30<br />
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10<br />
a.m. Sunday School. For<br />
more information, call<br />
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(14832 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)<br />
Weekly Worship Services<br />
10 a.m. Sundays; for<br />
more information, call<br />
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Women’s Ministry<br />
9:30 a.m. Fridays. Bible<br />
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In Memoriam<br />
Jesus Vilchez Alvarado<br />
Jesus Vilchez Alvarado,<br />
53, of Homer Glen, died<br />
June 22. He was a loving<br />
husband, father and grandfather.<br />
Services were held<br />
Thursday, June 27, and<br />
Friday, June 28, at Richard<br />
Modell Funeral Home<br />
& Cremation Services and<br />
St. Basil Visitation Catholic<br />
Church.<br />
Joyce O’Neil<br />
Joyce O’Neil, 85, of<br />
Lockport/Homer Glen,<br />
died June 26. She is survived<br />
by her children,<br />
Kimberly A. (Edward)<br />
Golob and Patrick K. (Jennifer)<br />
O’Neil; her grandchildren,<br />
Bradley Edward<br />
(Tabitha) Golob, Erin<br />
Colleen (Donna) Allison,<br />
Shannon Patrick (Ashley<br />
Grotto, fiancé), Shae Marie<br />
and Ryan Patrick O’Neil;<br />
her great-grandchildren,<br />
Nathanael Thomas Mc-<br />
Currie, Abigail McKenzie<br />
Golob, Jacob Anthony and<br />
Parkview Christian Church - Homer Glen<br />
(14367 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)<br />
Senior Connections<br />
10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.. Orland<br />
Park Campus, 11110<br />
Orland Parkway, Orland<br />
Park. Second Friday of<br />
the month, chili lunch<br />
and program. The cost<br />
is $10, and Pastor Chaz<br />
will speak. To RSVP, call<br />
(708) 478-7477 ext. 272<br />
or email merry-o@att.<br />
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Lockport<br />
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)<br />
(13400 Bell Road, Lemont)<br />
Sunday Worship<br />
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Carter Patrick Allison; her<br />
sister, Patricia (William)<br />
Kettman; and numerous<br />
nieces, nephews and cousins.<br />
She was dedicated<br />
to her church, St. Joseph<br />
Catholic Parish in Lockport,<br />
and to St. Joseph<br />
School, where she and her<br />
late husband, Patrick, were<br />
very active. In 1972, Joyce<br />
and Pat opened O’Neil Funeral<br />
Home in Lockport.<br />
A memorial service was<br />
held July 1 at the O’Neil<br />
Funeral Home Chapel. In<br />
lieu of flowers, donations<br />
to the Joliet Area Community<br />
Hospice; St. Joseph<br />
Church or School, Lockport;<br />
St. Dennis Church<br />
or School, Lockport; or<br />
Providence Catholic High<br />
School appreciated.<br />
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the homer horizon | July 5, 2019 | 13<br />
Fun Wizz brings plenty of laughs to Homer library<br />
Rochelle McAuliffe<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Typically, one would<br />
be discouraged to “clown<br />
around” in a library.<br />
In this case, even the librarians<br />
were getting in on<br />
the fun.<br />
On the morning of<br />
Thursday, June 27, excited<br />
children in red noses<br />
were dancing, moving and<br />
even juggling — making it<br />
seem like one was walking<br />
into “the big ring” rather<br />
than the Homer Township<br />
Public Library. While the<br />
children acted like circusready<br />
pros, it was actually<br />
part of the “Learn to be<br />
a Clown” Wacky Circus<br />
Show starring Fun Wizz as<br />
the ringleader.<br />
The event was featured<br />
as part of the library’s<br />
summer reading programming<br />
It’s Showtime at<br />
Your Library.<br />
For nearly 40 years, Fun<br />
Wizz, also known as Brian<br />
Wismer, has been clowning<br />
across the Chicagoland<br />
area and beyond, even performing<br />
internationally.<br />
Wismer was an original<br />
member of the Chicagoland<br />
Clown Team and<br />
honed his improvisational<br />
skills through classes at<br />
The Second City before<br />
being one of only 50 applicants<br />
accepted into the<br />
Ringling Bros. and Barnum<br />
& Bailey Clown College<br />
in Venice, Florida.<br />
Upon completion, Fun<br />
Wizz was one of the few<br />
chosen to join the Ringling<br />
Brothers Barnum and<br />
Bailey Circus’s Gold Unit<br />
in Japan.<br />
Since his tour with the<br />
Gold Unit, Wismer returned<br />
to Chicago and<br />
pursued his other passion:<br />
sports medicine and physical<br />
education. After completing<br />
his education at the<br />
University of Chicago in<br />
sports medicine, Wismer<br />
founded a physical therapy<br />
practice in Northbrook, as<br />
well as his own entertainment<br />
company.<br />
Since then, he has combined<br />
those two passions<br />
into a fun and entertaining<br />
show with an emphasis on<br />
movement, fitness, team<br />
building and self-esteem to<br />
all audiences.<br />
“I love getting kids moving<br />
and having fun,” Wismer<br />
explained. “And when<br />
I say kids, I mean kids of all<br />
ages, I don’t care how old<br />
they are. We should all be<br />
able to step out of our comfort<br />
zone, get to know other<br />
people, be creative and see<br />
what happens next at any<br />
age.”<br />
Wismer enjoys performing<br />
at places like libraries<br />
because he knows how important<br />
movement can be<br />
to learning.<br />
“There’s so much research<br />
stating that movement<br />
only emphasizes and<br />
increases the ability to absorb<br />
what you’ve read, so<br />
the combination is fabulous,”<br />
Wismer said.<br />
Jody Olivieri, manager<br />
of youth services, had first<br />
met Wismer when he had<br />
done a physical fitness<br />
challenge at the library, but<br />
after talking to him, she<br />
had discovered his clowning<br />
persona and wanted to<br />
invite Fun Wizz.<br />
With the theme of the<br />
summer’s programming tying<br />
in perfectly, she could<br />
not wait to bring him in.<br />
“He brings so much energy<br />
and enthusiasm, and<br />
we’re so happy to have<br />
events like this that bring<br />
our patrons come into the<br />
library,” Olivieri said.<br />
For Kathy Grinnell,<br />
of Homer Glen, and her<br />
Five-year-old Sita Amin, of Homer Glen, wears her red<br />
clown nose during the “Learn to be a Clown” Wacky<br />
Circus Show held the morning of Thursday, June 27, at<br />
Homer Township Public Library. She noted her favorite<br />
part of the performance was the balloon art. Rochelle<br />
McAuliffe/22nd Century Media<br />
5-year-old grandson, Daniel,<br />
the Wacky Circus<br />
Show was an exciting way<br />
to spend their Thursday<br />
morning. Daniel recently<br />
became an older brother,<br />
so to help his mom out, his<br />
“Gigi” has been finding fun<br />
outings for him during the<br />
day, with many of them being<br />
at the library.<br />
“I love that the library<br />
has fun events like this to<br />
bring children in,” Grinnell<br />
said. “They’re free, and<br />
they’re just enough time to<br />
keep them entertained. It’s<br />
a good thing for everyone.”<br />
The two both loved the<br />
juggling, with Kathy even<br />
saying she was excited to<br />
practice more.<br />
Jennifer Skelley is a frequent<br />
visitor to the library<br />
and was eager to bring her<br />
4-year-old son, David, to<br />
learn to be a clown. Skelley<br />
studies the calendar looking<br />
for events to take her<br />
son to, and she loves that it<br />
is full of things for children<br />
to do during the summer.<br />
Between the dancing and<br />
the balloons, David had a<br />
blast.<br />
“It was fun to dance and<br />
blow balloons,” David<br />
said. “I really want to do<br />
this again.”<br />
One of the Skelley family’s<br />
favorite things about<br />
the library’s programming<br />
is how it exposes children<br />
to books in a fun and engaging<br />
way.<br />
“[The library] has so<br />
many cool events to bring<br />
kids in, and the way that<br />
they tie books in to help<br />
expose them makes a huge<br />
difference. Reading in our<br />
family is important,” Skelley<br />
said.<br />
Keeping children engaged<br />
in reading during<br />
the summer is especially<br />
important to fight the<br />
“summer slide,” according<br />
to Olivieri. With that in<br />
mind, the library focused<br />
on creating a fun summer<br />
programming schedule to<br />
bring families into the library,<br />
including a six-week<br />
reading challenge.<br />
“If they read just a few<br />
books during the summer,<br />
they’re going to be<br />
in great shape and will<br />
stay right at the level they<br />
were then they left school<br />
in June,” Olivieri said.<br />
“We want to be more than<br />
just a place to get a book.<br />
Events like this are [a] fun<br />
break for everyone, and it<br />
brings in the community<br />
to one place. That’s why<br />
we provide the summer<br />
programming that we do<br />
for all ages.”<br />
The It’s Showtime at<br />
Your Library reading challenge<br />
continues through<br />
July 20. Readers can begin<br />
participation at anytime<br />
through the deadline for a<br />
chance to win prizes.<br />
For other programming<br />
at the library, visit homerli<br />
brary.org.
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Gina’s Teardrop Cafe big on serving community<br />
Sean Hastings<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
“It’s a big turnout. And their<br />
stories are unreal. It has turned<br />
into a great event that we do.”<br />
Gina Buck — owner of Gina’s Teardrop Cafe,<br />
on free veterans breakfasts held certain Mondays<br />
Veterans eat for free<br />
from 6:30-8 a.m. on the<br />
last Monday of every<br />
month at Gina’s Teardrop<br />
Cafe in New Lenox. It has<br />
been that way for approximately<br />
two years.<br />
“When my father passed<br />
and we were at the cemetery,<br />
everybody there<br />
volunteers, and it just gave<br />
me the inspiration that we<br />
need to do something,”<br />
owner Gina Buck said.<br />
“It’s a big turnout. And<br />
their stories are unreal.<br />
It has turned into a great<br />
event that we do.”<br />
Gina said it is nice to<br />
see new faces show up<br />
for the veterans breakfast<br />
who then continue to come<br />
back and eventually become<br />
regulars.<br />
The cafe also welcomes<br />
in an art class from Martino<br />
Junior High School<br />
in New Lenox to paint the<br />
front windows three times<br />
a year to coincide with<br />
the different seasons and<br />
holidays. It also does food<br />
drives during Thanksgiving<br />
and toy drives during<br />
the Christmas season.<br />
“Anytime we can chip<br />
in, we donate,” Buck said.<br />
“We really do try to give<br />
back. Whenever we can<br />
help somebody, we definitely<br />
try to.”<br />
Buck admitted that because<br />
of the location of the<br />
cafe — on the far west side<br />
of town — some people<br />
may not know it is there,<br />
because they do not have<br />
to drive that way. But she<br />
loves where it is located<br />
And the cafe will celebrate<br />
six years in November.<br />
When it first opened,<br />
only the main dining area<br />
existed, but a year-and-ahalf<br />
into things, it outgrew<br />
that space.<br />
Luckily, the space next<br />
door was occupied by<br />
Kevin Molloy Insurance,<br />
which moved to the other<br />
end of the mall to help with<br />
Teardrop’s expansion.<br />
Gina’s Teardrop Cafe<br />
serves both breakfast and<br />
lunch. It also caters food<br />
for different events, a<br />
service that has become<br />
more popular as of late.<br />
Teardrop may even host a<br />
wedding later in the summer.<br />
On the regular menu,<br />
the breakfast tacos ($8) are<br />
popular, as are the biscuits<br />
and gravy ($7 full order,<br />
$5 half, can be topped with<br />
two eggs any style for $1).<br />
The menu also has some<br />
“hidden gems” in their<br />
specials section. Special<br />
#3 — which is one egg any<br />
style, a cup of fruit, a side<br />
of avocado and a piece of<br />
toast ($8) — has become a<br />
popular item, as well.<br />
“When we did the menu<br />
revision four months ago<br />
to update it, that is one<br />
that gets a lot of orders,”<br />
said Gina’s husband and<br />
co-owner, Ken. “We try to<br />
stay current.”<br />
Gina said if they think<br />
of something good, they<br />
will put it up as a special,<br />
instead of regularly updating<br />
the menu.<br />
“We try to stay with the<br />
trends,” she said. “Everybody’s<br />
eating avocado.”<br />
Gina’s Teardrop Cafe<br />
826 W. Laraway Road<br />
in New Lenox<br />
Hours<br />
• 6 a.m.-3 p.m. daily<br />
For more information<br />
Phone: (815) 717-<br />
8111<br />
Web:<br />
ginasteardropcafe.com<br />
The Teardop Skillet<br />
($14) has also become<br />
a top-seller for the cafe,<br />
which is the Meat Lover<br />
Skillet (sausage, bacon,<br />
ham, onions, green peppers,<br />
cheddar and mozzarella<br />
cheese) topping with<br />
homemade country gravy<br />
and biscuits.<br />
The cafe also sells alcohol<br />
now, with drinks like<br />
Bloody Mary’s and mimosas<br />
on offer.<br />
“It’s something new for<br />
us that has really taken<br />
off,” Gina said. “It’s another<br />
thing that helps keep<br />
us current, because people<br />
are doing that.”<br />
As far as what the future<br />
holds for Gina’s Teardrop<br />
Cafe, Ken wants to focus<br />
on each years as it comes,<br />
while continuing to grow<br />
the veterans breakfast,<br />
community work and the<br />
catering side of the business.<br />
“For the military breakfast,<br />
we’ve had customers<br />
come in and see that and<br />
want to contribute,” Ken<br />
The Teardrop Skillet ($14) at Gina’s Teardrop Cafe can be served with toast or<br />
pancakes. It is the Meat Lovers Skillet with the addition of homemade country gravy<br />
and biscuits. Photos by Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media<br />
Special #3 ($8) at Gina’s Teardrop Cafe in New Lenox is one egg any style, a cup of<br />
fruit, a side of avocado and a piece of toast.<br />
said. “We had [a veteran]<br />
from Pennsylvania as a<br />
traveler come, give us a<br />
card and said he’d like to<br />
help offset the cost we incur<br />
from the breakfast. We<br />
sent him a card back and a<br />
picture of what we provide<br />
here.”<br />
Other customers, especially<br />
around the holidays,<br />
have shown interest in<br />
helping out with the veteran’s<br />
breakfast, too, Ken<br />
said.
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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park<br />
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur<br />
Across<br />
1. Lee known for<br />
baked goods<br />
5. Catchall abbr.<br />
9. Is ___ (probably<br />
will)<br />
14. Chick’s utterance<br />
15. Disney’s “____<br />
and the Detectives”<br />
16. Pipe material<br />
17. “Alice’s Restaurant”<br />
singer ___<br />
Guthrie<br />
18. Like most pants<br />
20. Fastens together<br />
21. Laugh-a-minute<br />
22. Resting places<br />
26. Force<br />
31. Annual fundraiser<br />
held locally<br />
for the American<br />
Cancer Society, 3<br />
words<br />
34. SA conqueror<br />
35. Posh British<br />
school<br />
36. Finishes off<br />
37. Tenth of a sawbuck<br />
38. High cards<br />
39. Rot<br />
40. Bugs<br />
42. Desktop publishing<br />
aid<br />
45. Exits from, a<br />
web page, e.g.<br />
46. Solver of the<br />
Riddle of the Sphinx<br />
50. All-powerful<br />
ruler<br />
53. Ancient Briton<br />
54. Frankfort junior<br />
high school<br />
60. Evaluate<br />
61. Furry water<br />
mammal<br />
62. E.P.A. concern,<br />
abbr.<br />
63. It could be a lot<br />
64. Intelligence<br />
65. Blend<br />
66. Junior or senior?<br />
Down<br />
1. Fights<br />
2. Falcon’s home<br />
3. Find a new tenant<br />
for<br />
4. Punctuation marks<br />
5. 1997 Will Smith<br />
film “___ in Black”<br />
6. Cyberspeak “I<br />
think”<br />
7. Math term<br />
8. Disney goldfish<br />
9. One who suspends<br />
an action, at law<br />
10. Old phone trio<br />
11. __ for a tat<br />
12. Japanese fish<br />
13. Tolkien cannibal<br />
19. Downright daft<br />
23. Sea creatures<br />
24. The Giants’ Manning<br />
25. ___-faire<br />
27. Ocean creature<br />
28. Solemn ceremonies<br />
29. Corp. money managers<br />
30. Dark time for poets<br />
32. Smooth jazz player<br />
33. California city<br />
34. Male singing voice<br />
36. Fossil fuel<br />
38. Tested 100%<br />
39. An RN gives it<br />
41. Summer, in Cannes<br />
43. Go on permanent<br />
vacation<br />
44. Attention getting<br />
sound<br />
47. Dove’s quest<br />
48. Extremist<br />
49. Pilot<br />
51. Interruption<br />
52. Chinese staple<br />
54. Call for rescue<br />
letters<br />
55. Salt Lake City<br />
player<br />
56. Map abbr.<br />
57. ___ amis<br />
58. Internet laughter<br />
symbol<br />
59. Legal scholar’s<br />
deg.<br />
How to play Sudoku<br />
Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that<br />
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of<br />
3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column<br />
and box must contain each of the numbers<br />
1 to 9.<br />
LEVEL: Medium<br />
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan<br />
answers<br />
ORLAND PARK<br />
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub<br />
(9655 W. 143rd St.,<br />
Orland Park; (708) 349-<br />
2111)<br />
■6-9 ■ p.m. Thursday,<br />
Friday, and Saturday:<br />
Eman<br />
■6-9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />
Gene Infelise and<br />
Francesca<br />
Papa Joe’s<br />
(14459 S. LaGrange<br />
Road, Orland Park;<br />
(708) 403-9099)<br />
■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The<br />
keyboard stylings of<br />
Roger Pampel<br />
TINLEY PARK<br />
The Whistle Sports Bar<br />
& Grill<br />
(7537 W. 159th St.,<br />
Tinley Park; (708) 904-<br />
4990)<br />
■6-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:<br />
Bar Bingo<br />
■2-5 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />
Happy Hour<br />
■3-5 ■ p.m. Fridays:<br />
Teacher Appreciation<br />
■3-5 ■ p.m. Saturdays<br />
and Sundays: Happy<br />
Hour<br />
LOCKPORT<br />
Port Noir<br />
(900 S. State St.,<br />
Lockport; (815) 834-<br />
9463)<br />
■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-<br />
Friday: Happy Hour<br />
■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays:<br />
Comedy Bingo<br />
■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and<br />
Saturdays: Live Band<br />
■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays:<br />
Open Mic Night<br />
Strike N Spare II<br />
(811 Northern Drive,<br />
Lockport; (708) 301-<br />
1477)<br />
■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m.<br />
Mondays: Quartermania<br />
■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays:<br />
Cosmic Bowl<br />
<strong>HO</strong>MER GLEN<br />
Front Row<br />
(14903 S. Bell Road,<br />
Homer Glen; (708) 645-<br />
7000)<br />
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />
Trivia<br />
To place an event<br />
in The Scene, email<br />
a.datta@22ndcentury<br />
media.com.
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2132 Home Improvement<br />
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Charge It<br />
DEADLINE -<br />
Friday at 3pm<br />
Automotive<br />
$52<br />
4 lines/<br />
7 papers<br />
Help Wanted<br />
per line $13<br />
4 lines/<br />
7 papers<br />
Real Estate<br />
$50<br />
7 lines/<br />
7 papers<br />
Merchandise<br />
$30<br />
4 lines/<br />
7 papers<br />
2132 Home Improvement<br />
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Certificate 032926 was filed in the<br />
office of the County Clerk of Will<br />
County on June 19, 2019 wherein<br />
the business firm of Firehouse Inflatables<br />
Located at 13653 S. Potawatomi<br />
Tr. Homer Glen, IL 60491<br />
was registered; that the true orreal<br />
name of the person owning the<br />
business, with their respective post<br />
office address is as follows:<br />
Christopher Dowdall<br />
13653 S. Potawatomi Tr.<br />
Homer Glen, IL 60491<br />
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have<br />
hereunto set my hand and Official<br />
Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,<br />
this 19th day of June, 2019.<br />
Lauren Staley Ferry<br />
Will County Clerk<br />
2703 Legal<br />
Notices<br />
<strong>HO</strong>MER CCSD 33C<br />
LIGHTING BID<br />
A. Sealed bids will be received by<br />
the Board of Education, Homer<br />
Community Consolidated School<br />
District 33c, onJuly 15, 2019 at<br />
12:00 p.m. prevailing time for the<br />
2019 Exterior Lighting Replacement<br />
at: William J. Butler School.<br />
Bids will be opened atthe District<br />
Administration Office, 15733 Bell<br />
Road, Homer Glen, Illinois 60491.<br />
B. APre-Bid Conference will be<br />
held on July 8, 2019, 3:30 p.m. at<br />
William J. Butler School, 1900<br />
Farrell Road, Lockport, Illinois<br />
60441. All Bidders are encouraged<br />
to attend and sign in at the meeting<br />
which will also be attended bythe<br />
Owner, Architect and Engineer.<br />
C. Anticipated Award of Contract<br />
date: July 23, 2019<br />
D. Anticipated Start of Construction:<br />
July 24, 2019<br />
E. Anticipated Substantial Completion<br />
date: October 15, 2019<br />
F. Lump sum bid proposals will be<br />
received for this project at the<br />
scheduled time of receipt bids and<br />
will be publicly opened at that<br />
time.<br />
G. Bid security in the form of abid<br />
bond, certified check or cash in an<br />
amount equal to 10 percent ofthe<br />
base bid amount shall be submitted<br />
with the bid. Should a bid bond be<br />
submitted, the bid bond shall be<br />
payable to the Board of Education,<br />
Homer Community Consolidated<br />
School District 33c.<br />
H. Bids shall be submitted on or<br />
before the specified closing time in<br />
an opaque sealed envelope addressed<br />
to: Mr. Al Kirkus, Assistant<br />
Superintendent for Business,<br />
CSBO.<br />
I. The Board of Education reserves<br />
the right to reject any or all bids or<br />
parts thereof, or waive any irregularities<br />
or informalities, and to<br />
make the award inthe best interest<br />
of the District.<br />
J. All bidders must comply with<br />
applicable Illinois Law requiring<br />
the payment of prevailing wages<br />
by all Contractors working on public<br />
works. Bidder must comply<br />
with the Illinois Statutory requirements<br />
regarding labor, including<br />
Equal Employment Opportunity<br />
Laws.<br />
K. Bidding documents are onfile<br />
and may be obtained upon receipt<br />
2703 Legal<br />
Notices<br />
of deposit inthe amount of $100<br />
for 1set of the bidding documents<br />
consisting of 2sets ofplans, 2Project<br />
Manuals, 1Compact Disc containing<br />
PDF files of drawings and<br />
project manual, and 1set ofbid<br />
forms from: Gill Reprographics,<br />
Inc. (GRI), 17W715 Butterfield<br />
Road, Suite B, Oak Brook Terrace,<br />
IL 60181, (630) 652-0800,<br />
www.gillrepro.com. L. the Architect<br />
for the above referenced project<br />
is Tria Architecture, Inc.,<br />
(630) 455-4500<br />
Board of Education,<br />
Homer Community Consolidated<br />
School District 33c<br />
15733 Bell Road Homer Glen,<br />
Illinois 60491<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
2 10 speed touring bikes 40<br />
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You pick up $30<br />
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21 inch, self-proppelled,<br />
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#1250 Chicago 1938 All 4<br />
$100 Mokena 708-479-1613<br />
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$40 Call 815-469-4577<br />
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Component stand black $20<br />
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(Frankfort)<br />
Car w/s sun shade new $8,<br />
1998 car color chip book $35,<br />
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steel $10 Call 708-40-8308<br />
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tray’s $25, Metal cars in box<br />
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Childrens KidKraft sturdy<br />
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3 car cover $40, Alexandria<br />
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table onstand $30, Extension<br />
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$15, 5 boxes with metal cars in<br />
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2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
Good 2 door metal wardrobe<br />
for cabin or basement 36” wide<br />
x 63” tall and 19” deep with<br />
key $30 Call 708-710-0170<br />
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lilly plants $4ea, Red twig<br />
dogwood shrub potted $15 Call<br />
708-460-8308<br />
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$29, Igloo 10 small cooler<br />
clean $12, 10” glass fish bowl<br />
$8 Call 708-460-8308<br />
Stiffel lamp with shade silver<br />
60 yrs old+ $60, King size<br />
Ecru spread $10, Oreck vacuum<br />
$20 Call 815-534-0987<br />
Thomasville Coffee Table &2<br />
End tables w/White-Washed<br />
finish &glass inserts. Two 29"<br />
High Fine Arts lamps with octagonal<br />
shades (8x24x11-1/2)<br />
All for $99 Call 708-496-8224<br />
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840 $75 Call<br />
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5-150 PSI $8, Gal. de-bug solution<br />
$2, 23oz blue coral upholstery<br />
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White orkelly green duct tape<br />
$4, Premium car wash brush<br />
$30, Cat brush $4, Wall covering<br />
smoother brush $3, 24pc<br />
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Athlete of the Week<br />
10 Questions<br />
with Jenna Cotter<br />
Jenna Cotter is entering<br />
her senior year at<br />
Lockport Township. She<br />
is a 6-foot-4 center on the<br />
basketball team.<br />
What are your<br />
expectations for the<br />
upcoming season?<br />
With how we’ve been<br />
working together at the<br />
DeKalb and Morris Shootouts,<br />
I think that will carry<br />
over, and we will work<br />
together really well in the<br />
regular season. We are going<br />
to be pretty good.<br />
How did you start<br />
playing basketball?<br />
I didn’t want to play<br />
basketball when I was little.<br />
But it was my brother,<br />
Jacob, who convinced me<br />
that I was going to be tall<br />
and there won’t be many<br />
girls taller than me. So, I<br />
went to a basketball camp<br />
in the third grade at my<br />
school, Milne Grove, and<br />
I’ve loved it ever since.<br />
What is it like being<br />
6-foot-4?<br />
I love it. I love being<br />
how tall I am. A lot of<br />
people don’t like the attention<br />
of being tall, but I<br />
love it.<br />
Did you play volleyball<br />
or any other sports?<br />
Yes, I played volleyball<br />
through eighth grade<br />
at Kelvin Grove. I also<br />
played soccer for six years<br />
and softball for two years<br />
when I was younger. But<br />
when I got to high school,<br />
I only wanted to focus on<br />
one sport, and that was<br />
basketball.<br />
What is it about the<br />
game of basketball<br />
that makes it the<br />
sport for you?<br />
I’m very competitive.<br />
I think basketball is more<br />
competitive than volleyball<br />
and a lot faster pace.<br />
So, that’s why I chose it.<br />
What do you do to<br />
pump yourself up<br />
before a game?<br />
I just like to talk to my<br />
teammates and make sure<br />
that they are ready for the<br />
game. That’s what really<br />
helps me. I’m not really<br />
into listening to any music<br />
or pregame rituals.<br />
What would your<br />
spirit animal be?<br />
Probably a giraffe.<br />
That’s because they’re tall,<br />
like me.<br />
What have you<br />
learned from Lockport<br />
girls basketball coach<br />
Dan Kelly?<br />
Besides basketball, he<br />
focuses on making us<br />
better people. He knows<br />
your potential and pushed<br />
you. He says we all have<br />
core values and to follow<br />
them.<br />
Are you planning to<br />
play basketball next<br />
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year at college?<br />
Yes. Right now I’m finding<br />
what different colleges<br />
fit me and visiting different<br />
places. I originally said I<br />
wanted to go far away, but<br />
now it doesn’t matter. You<br />
have to be committed, and<br />
no matter where you play,<br />
it’s not like you’re going to<br />
be home for the weekend,<br />
anyway. I want to major in<br />
business.<br />
What is the best thing<br />
about being an athlete<br />
at Lockport?<br />
I think it’s just encouraging<br />
because people go to<br />
your games and ask about<br />
how you’ve done. A lot of<br />
teachers do that, and it’s<br />
encouraging that people<br />
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Team 22: baseball<br />
The staff of 22nd Century Media chose the best baseball student-athletes — based on coach recommendations and<br />
player statistics — in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area to place on one super team.<br />
This team is made up of players from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew,<br />
Tinley Park, Lockport Township and Sandburg high schools.<br />
—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff<br />
FIRST TEAM<br />
P: Cole Kirschsieper,<br />
senior, LW East<br />
10-1, 1 save, .42<br />
ERA in 66 IP, 66 K.<br />
SWSC Blue Athlete of<br />
the Year. Committed<br />
to the University of<br />
Illinois for baseball.<br />
Dominant on the<br />
mound.<br />
1B: Martin Bender,<br />
senior, LW West<br />
.372 AVG, .628 SLG,<br />
11 doubles, 1 triple,<br />
3 HR, 23 RBI, 24 R,<br />
12 BB. All-SWSC Red.<br />
Impressive as he<br />
was in the infield, he<br />
committed to football<br />
at Central Missouri.<br />
3B: Jimmy Carey,<br />
senior, Andrew<br />
.455 AVG, .575 OBP,<br />
7 doubles, 1 triple,<br />
32 RBI, 39 R, 21 BB.<br />
SWSC Red Athlete of<br />
the Year. The T-Bolts<br />
got huge numbers out<br />
of Carey at the plate<br />
this season.<br />
P: Collin Wilma,<br />
senior, Tinley Park<br />
5-2, 3 saves, 1.593<br />
ERA in 48.1 IP, 92 Ks.<br />
Hitting: .434 AVG, 10<br />
doubles, 3 triples, 1<br />
HR, 38 RBI, 40 R, 19<br />
BB, 5 SB. Committed<br />
to Southeast Missouri<br />
State.<br />
2B: Tommy Windt,<br />
senior, Sandburg<br />
.357 AVG, .438 OBP,<br />
.582 SLG, 9 doubles,<br />
2 triples, 3 HR, 29<br />
RBI, 19 R. Pitching:<br />
6-4, 3.755 ERA in<br />
50.1 IP, 43 Ks. All-<br />
SWSC Blue. Versatile<br />
for the Eagles.<br />
OF: Adam Gaydos,<br />
senior, Tinley<br />
.393 AVG, .458 OBP,<br />
10 doubles, 4 triples,<br />
4 HR, 33 RBI, 36<br />
R, 11 BB, 13 SB.<br />
Committed to St.<br />
Ambrose. Great at<br />
getting on base and<br />
posing a running<br />
threat.<br />
C: Joe DeHaan, junior,<br />
Andrew<br />
.360 AVG, .490 OBP,<br />
10 doubles, 2 triples,<br />
3 HR, 28 RBI, 19<br />
BB. All-SWSC Red.<br />
Clutch at and behind<br />
the plate for the<br />
Thunderbolts this<br />
season.<br />
SS: Ryan Ritter,<br />
senior, LW East<br />
.429 AVG, 13<br />
doubles, 3 triples, 4<br />
HR, 41 R, 23 RBI, 10<br />
SB. All-SWSC Blue.<br />
Committed to Austin<br />
Peay and drafted by<br />
the Cubs in the 33rd<br />
round.<br />
OF: Ryan Kraft,<br />
sophomore, LW<br />
Central<br />
.365 AVG, 9 doubles,<br />
1 triple, 4 HR, 25<br />
RBI, 22 R. Pitching:<br />
4-0 with 49 Ks in<br />
30 IP. All-SWSC Red.<br />
Committed to Indiana<br />
for baseball.<br />
SECOND TEAM<br />
P: Ben Gerl, junior, LW<br />
West<br />
5-2, 2.019 ERA in 52<br />
IP, 71 K, .942 WHIP.<br />
All-SWSC Red.<br />
P: Bryce Barnett,<br />
senior, Providence<br />
5-1, 2.47 ERA in 48<br />
IP, 68 K. All-CCL Blue.<br />
C: Brendan Sturm,<br />
senior, LW West<br />
.366 AVG, .563 SLG,<br />
7 doubles, 2 triples,<br />
1 HR, 18 RBI, 9 R.<br />
All-SWSC Red.<br />
1B: John Weis, senior,<br />
Lockport<br />
.326 AVG, .426 OBP,<br />
.459 SLG, 4 doubles,<br />
2 HR, 13 RBI, 11 R.<br />
2B: Jake Mucha,<br />
junior, Providence<br />
.340 AVG, 7 doubles,<br />
13 RBI.<br />
SS: Johnny<br />
Gonsalves, junior,<br />
Tinley<br />
.379 AVG, .528 OBP,<br />
9 doubles, 4 triples, 2<br />
HR, 28 RBI, 43 R, 23<br />
BB, 14 SB.<br />
3B: Jake Hesselmann,<br />
junior, Providence<br />
.370 AVG, 4 doubles,<br />
2 HR, 18 RBI, 9 SB.<br />
OF: Josh Kirnbauer,<br />
junior, Andrew<br />
.351 AVG, .440 OBP,<br />
5 doubles, 4 HR, 40<br />
RBI, 28 R, 10 BB. All-<br />
SWSC Red.<br />
OF: Jimmy Rybarczyk,<br />
junior, Sandburg<br />
.311 AVG, .564 SLG,<br />
9 doubles, 3 triples,<br />
2 HR, 19 RBI, 21 R.<br />
All-SWSC Blue.<br />
OF: Ian Sanders,<br />
senior, Sandburg<br />
.298 AVG, .438 OBP,<br />
.478 SLG, 5 doubles,<br />
5 triples, 6 RBI, 20 R.<br />
All-SWSC Blue.<br />
DH: Brennan Geers,<br />
senior, Providence<br />
.321 AVG, 2 doubles,<br />
2 triples, 3 HR, 20<br />
RBI, 6 SB.<br />
OF: Alex Helmin,<br />
senior, Providence<br />
.354 AVG, 4 doubles,<br />
5 triples, 3 HR, 28<br />
RBI, 22 SB, All-CCL<br />
Blue. Committed to<br />
playing ball at Arizona<br />
State University.<br />
DH: Anthony<br />
Montalbano, senior,<br />
Andrew<br />
.395 AVG, .538 OBP,<br />
6 doubles, 20 RBI, 35<br />
R, 24 BB. All-SWSC<br />
Red. One of the best<br />
in the area at getting<br />
on base and cashing<br />
in for runs.<br />
<strong>HO</strong>NORABLE MENTIONS<br />
P: Vince Borrelli, junior, Andrew; Keagan Bobbitt, sophomore, LW West; Jake Kampf, junior,<br />
Lockport; Nolan Weis, senior, Lockport; Ethan Lambrigger, senior, LW East; Tim Rybarczyk,<br />
senior, LW Central; Pat Rafferty, junior, Sandburg; Tate Dynia, senior, LW Central.<br />
IF: Ryan McCoy, junior, LW East; Matt Watson, senior, LW East; Mike Maloney, sophomore,<br />
LW Central.<br />
OF: Collin Woulfe, senior, Lockport; Joe Gonzalez, senior, LW West.<br />
DH: John McGuire, junior, LW Central.
30 | July 5, 2019 | the homer horizon sports<br />
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Porters girls basketball readies for upcoming season<br />
Randy Whalen<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The turnaround for the<br />
Lockport Township girls<br />
basketball program started<br />
a couple of years ago when<br />
the Porters won a regional<br />
championship and completed<br />
back-to-back winning<br />
seasons for the first<br />
time in a long time.<br />
PROSPECTS<br />
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On the surface, it would<br />
be easy to say that last season’s<br />
9-22 record was a big<br />
setback. But with many of<br />
the players returning from<br />
that team and an excellent<br />
showing in some of<br />
the summer shootouts, the<br />
expectations will be high<br />
when the Porters take the<br />
court in November.<br />
Take the Morris Shootout,<br />
one of the top summer<br />
shootouts in the state.<br />
Lockport competed there<br />
on June 18 and 19 and<br />
placed third overall in the<br />
32-team tournament.<br />
“We were competing at<br />
a much higher level than<br />
we had in the past,” Lockport<br />
coach Dan Kelly said.<br />
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“Certainly, the highest<br />
in my six years here. We<br />
lost to Highland [Illinois],<br />
which beat Joliet West for<br />
the title, in the semifinals.<br />
We beat a very good Oswego<br />
team in the quarterfinals<br />
and ended up taking third.”<br />
While summer success<br />
does not always transfer<br />
over to the regular season,<br />
there is still a lot of reason<br />
for optimism. The Porters<br />
graduated four seniors from<br />
last year, but eight players<br />
return that have varsity<br />
experience. Three of them,<br />
center Jenna Cotter, along<br />
with guards Sawyer Hollatz<br />
and Abby Papageorge,<br />
are returning seniors.<br />
“We have some new<br />
players, and we’re all<br />
learning to play with each<br />
other,” Papageorge said of<br />
the summer league. “We<br />
like working as a team together.<br />
Even after the summer<br />
workouts are over, we<br />
are going to get together to<br />
make sure we don’t lose<br />
what we have.”<br />
Cotter agreed the summer<br />
is a time to get to know<br />
new teammates and how<br />
everyone can perform.<br />
“Everyone is working<br />
really hard to get bigger,<br />
faster and stronger,” Cotter<br />
Athlete of the Month<br />
said. “We’re just practicing<br />
and learning each other’s<br />
styles.”<br />
Earlier in the summer, the<br />
Porters were at the DeKalb<br />
Shootout, which ended on<br />
June 8. There, they lost to<br />
eventual tourney champion<br />
Sycamore in pool play.<br />
In pool play at the Morris<br />
Shootout, Lockport defeated<br />
Ottawa, Romeoville<br />
and Tinley Park. Earlier in<br />
the summer, they toppled<br />
Joliet West, which they lost<br />
to by the score of 58-45 in<br />
the regular season last year.<br />
While last season was<br />
a struggle at times, there<br />
were highlights. Of their<br />
22 losses, 14 of them were<br />
to teams with 18 or more<br />
wins, with the Porters being<br />
competitive in many of<br />
them. They had big wins<br />
over a 20-win Willowbrook<br />
team [50-48 on Nov. 21 at<br />
the Willowbrook Thanksgiving<br />
Tournament] and<br />
the first win against Lincoln-Way<br />
East [62-53 on<br />
Jan. 24] in over 13 years.<br />
Freshmen Cheri Michalek<br />
and Elizabeth Sochacki<br />
made big contributions<br />
as guards last year and<br />
will be looked at to make<br />
more. Returning juniors<br />
Sydney Furr and Elena<br />
Knebel will also be counted<br />
on in post positions.<br />
Lockport will open the<br />
season on Nov. 19 by hosting<br />
Romeoville.<br />
LW Central baseball player wins June competition<br />
Bill Jones, Managing Editor<br />
Lockport’s girls basketball team brought so many<br />
student-athletes to the Morris Shootout last month that<br />
not all of them could fit on the bench. Jeff Vorva/22nd<br />
Century Media<br />
Lincoln-Way Central’s<br />
Ryan Kraft already committed<br />
to play ball at Indiana<br />
after two more years<br />
of high school.<br />
The June 22nd Century<br />
Media Athlete of the<br />
Month competition also<br />
tilted in favor of Kraft,<br />
who earned the most reader<br />
votes to claim victory.<br />
The Athlete of the<br />
Month competition pits<br />
featured Athlete of the<br />
Week selections from our<br />
south suburban newspapers<br />
against one another<br />
in an online voting contest.<br />
The next contest is to<br />
begin Wednesday, July 10.<br />
To vote, visit Homer<br />
Horizon.com, hover over<br />
the “Sports” menu tab<br />
and click “Athlete of the<br />
Month.” Readers can vote<br />
once per session per valid<br />
email address. Voting ends<br />
at 5 p.m. July 25.<br />
All athletes featured<br />
in the June Athlete of the<br />
Week sports interviews are<br />
automatically entered into<br />
the contest.
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fastbreak<br />
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Media<br />
1st and 3<br />
Porters girls<br />
basketball sets<br />
high expectations<br />
with summer play<br />
1. Shootout success<br />
The Lockport girls<br />
basketball team<br />
took third overall at<br />
the 32-team Morris<br />
Shootout held<br />
over two days last<br />
month, leading to<br />
plenty of optimism<br />
to improve on last<br />
year’s 9-22 record.<br />
2. Making strides<br />
In pool play at the<br />
Morris Shootout,<br />
Lockport defeated<br />
Ottawa, Romeoville<br />
and Tinley Park.<br />
They also beat Joliet<br />
West earlier in their<br />
summer break, too.<br />
3. Returners ready to<br />
make impact<br />
Lockport graduated<br />
four seniors from<br />
last year’s squad<br />
but has eight returners<br />
with varsity<br />
experience, among<br />
them being seniors<br />
Jenna Cotter, Sawyer<br />
Hollatz and Abby<br />
Papageorge.<br />
Football<br />
Celtics to face new foes in 2019<br />
with merger of two conferences<br />
Providence in Green<br />
Division with St. Rita,<br />
Montini, Niles Notre Dame<br />
Thomas Czaja, Editor<br />
The Providence football schedule<br />
for the 2019 season will look notably<br />
different than in years past.<br />
The Illinois High School Association<br />
released football schedules on<br />
June 26, including the full slate of<br />
games for the Celtics. Beginning this<br />
upcoming campaign, Providence will<br />
see the result of the merger between<br />
the Chicago Catholic League and<br />
East Suburban Catholic Conference.<br />
The Celtics hope the new alignments<br />
will bring favorable results,<br />
as the team looks to improve on last<br />
year’s 5-5 mark that saw them end the<br />
season with a 35-0 loss at Washington<br />
in the opening round of the playoffs.<br />
The new CCL/ESCC merger has<br />
created six four-team divisions —<br />
Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Red<br />
and White. Aptly, the Celtics will be<br />
in the Green Division, which also<br />
features St. Rita, Montini and Niles<br />
Notre Dame. It will be anything but a<br />
cakewalk for Provi, with that trio going<br />
a combined 28-11 last year and<br />
all being ranked in the state’s Top 30<br />
to end the 2018 season, according to<br />
MaxPreps.com.<br />
Noticeably absent from the schedule<br />
is longtime rival Mt. Carmel,<br />
which has been put in the Blue Division<br />
with no crossover game in Year<br />
1 of the new alignments.<br />
The Celtics will have five home<br />
contests in 2019, including three in<br />
a row in the middle of the season,<br />
though they open on the road on<br />
2019 Providence football schedule<br />
Week 1 – at Willowbrook, 7:30<br />
p.m. Aug. 30<br />
Week 2 – host Morgan Park, 7:30<br />
p.m. Sept. 6<br />
Week 3 – at Brother Rice, 7:30<br />
p.m. Sept. 13<br />
Week 4 – host Niles Notre Dame,<br />
7:30 p.m. Sept. 20<br />
Week 5 – host Carmel, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Sept. 27<br />
Week 6 – host St. Rita, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Oct. 4<br />
Week 7 – vs. DePaul College<br />
Prep (neutral site at Chicago (C.<br />
Academy)), noon Oct. 12<br />
Week 8 – host St. Laurence, 7:30<br />
p.m. Oct. 18<br />
Week 9 – at Montini, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Oct. 25<br />
Aug. 30 at Willowbrook. From there,<br />
they once again take on Morgan Park<br />
in Week 2 in the home opener, having<br />
blanked them 31-0 in the second<br />
week last year.<br />
After that, highlights include a<br />
Sept. 13 Week 3 mathchup with<br />
Brother Rice before a couple new opponents<br />
in Niles Notre Dame Week<br />
4 and Carmel Week 5. A divisional<br />
matchup with St. Rita — whom the<br />
Celtics got by 12-7 last year — occurs<br />
Oct. 4 in Week 6. A neutral site<br />
game with DePaul College Prep is<br />
Week 7, and the final home game<br />
happens Week 8 when St. Laurence<br />
travels Oct. 18 to New Lenox.<br />
Finally, in what could be a big regular-season<br />
finale in the Green Division,<br />
the Celtics head to Lombard<br />
to square off with Montini, a 27-3<br />
victor against Provi in a late-season<br />
matchup the year prior.<br />
Football<br />
Schedule unveiled<br />
for Porters in 2019<br />
Team to have more<br />
home games, face<br />
Sandburg after hiatus<br />
this upcoming season<br />
Christian Villanueva<br />
Editorial Intern<br />
2019 Lockport Township<br />
football schedule<br />
Week 1 – host Grandville<br />
(MI), 7 p.m. Aug. 30<br />
Week 2 – host Wheaton<br />
Warrenville South, 7:15<br />
p.m. Sept. 6<br />
Week 3 – host Lincoln-Way<br />
Central, 7:15 p.m. Sept. 13<br />
Week 4 – host Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor, 7:15 p.m. Sept. 20<br />
Week 5 – at Sandburg, 7<br />
p.m. Sept. 27<br />
Week 6 – host Bolingbrook,<br />
7:15 p.m. Oct. 4<br />
Week 7 – at Lincoln-Way<br />
East, 7 p.m. Oct. 11<br />
Week 8 – at Andrew, 7 p.m.<br />
Oct. 18<br />
Week 9 – vs. Stagg, 7:15<br />
p.m. Oct. 25<br />
The Lockport Township<br />
schedule for the 2019 football<br />
season has arrived.<br />
The Illinois High School<br />
Association released football<br />
schedules on June 26, including<br />
the full slate of games for the<br />
Porters.<br />
After an 0-9 season last year,<br />
LTHS is looking for a fresh start<br />
under new coach George Czart,<br />
who was hired earlier this year<br />
to help turn around the program.<br />
The Porters open with fourstraight<br />
home games to start<br />
the season, beginning Aug. 30<br />
against the Grandville Bulldogs<br />
from Michigan. Six of Lockport’s<br />
nine games will be at<br />
home, which will be double the<br />
amount of contests they had on<br />
their home turf a year ago.<br />
A highlight of the 2019 schedule<br />
will be the Porters facing off<br />
against rival Sandburg for the<br />
first time since 2015 in Week 5<br />
when they travel to Orland Park.<br />
A battle with Wheaton Warrenville<br />
South will happen in Week<br />
2 for the second-straight year<br />
after the Porters played them on<br />
the road in 2018.<br />
Other big SouthWest Suburban<br />
Conference games for the<br />
Porters will include playing Lincoln-Way<br />
Central at home Sept.<br />
13, Bolingbrook at home Oct.<br />
4 and a rematch with perennial<br />
power Lincoln-Way East on Oct.<br />
11 in Frankfort in the third to<br />
last game of the season. Lincoln<br />
Way East’s rising senior AJ Henning,<br />
a receiver/running back, is<br />
the top recruit in Illinois in the<br />
Class of 2020 by 247 Sports and<br />
announced his decision to commit<br />
to Michigan the same day<br />
schedules were released.<br />
Lockport takes on Andrew<br />
Oct. 18 in Tinley Park in Week<br />
8, hoping to avenge a close 15-7<br />
loss to the T-Bolts from last<br />
year. The team then closes out<br />
the schedule Oct. 25 at home<br />
against Stagg Week 9.<br />
LISTEN UP<br />
“We’ve got girls that can play every position, and we’ve seen a lot of<br />
improvement. We are just getting better, and the seniors have picked up the<br />
mantle and brought it in this summer.”<br />
Dan Kelly — Lockport girls basketball coach, on how the team is<br />
shaping up for next season<br />
Tune In<br />
Junior high badminton<br />
Learning the basics — 2-4 p.m. Monday, July<br />
8-Thursday, July 11, at LTHS East Campus Gym<br />
• Junior high students will get the chance to work<br />
with coaches and former players to learn the<br />
fundamental skills needed to play badminton.<br />
Index<br />
30 - Athlete of the Month<br />
29 - Team 22 Baseball<br />
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas Czaja,<br />
tom@homerhorizon.com.
homer glen’s Hometown Newspaper | July 5, 2019<br />
Setting schedules Lockport,<br />
Providence football schedules released for<br />
upcoming season, Page 31<br />
Swinging for the<br />
fences Team 22 for baseball<br />
announced, Page 29<br />
Lockport’s Elizabeth Sochacki brings the ball<br />
up court against Ottawa at the Morris Shootout<br />
last month. Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media<br />
Porters girls basketball builds confidence<br />
with hard work, signs of progress in summer<br />
competition, Page 30