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Outdoor explorations 

KidsWork program teaches children about 

animals, Page 4 

Paying it forward 

Toy drive in honor of former resident to benefit 

cancer patients, Page 6 

End of an era 

State Rep. Margo McDermed will not run 

for re-election, Page 7 

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THURSDAY 

Cone with a Cop 

1-2:30 p.m. July 18, 

Kernel Sweetooth, 10 Elwood 

St. Frankfort. Come 

out and join the Frankfort 

Police Department for an 

ice cream cone and conversation. 

No speeches, 

no agenda, just an opportunity 

to meet the men and 

women who serve your 

community. This is a fun, 

family friendly event. All 

are welcome. 

Smash Brothers 

Tournament 

2-3:30 p.m. (Grades 4-8) 

and 7-8:30 p.m. (Grades 

9-12), July 18, Frankfort 

Public Library District, 

21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, 

Frankfort. Come join us for 

a Smash Brothers Switch 

Gaming Tournament. We 

will be playing on the big 

screens, with one screen 

for practice games and the 

other screen for tournament 

play. 

Ribbon Cutting/Reception 

4:30-6:30 p.m. July 18, 

Simply Home Again, 115 

Kansas St, Frankfort. Join 

the Frankfort Chamber of 

Commerce for a ribboncutting 

ceremony and reception. 

Senior Driving Seminar 

5:30-7 p.m., July 18, 

New Lenox Township 

Senior Housing Community 

Room, 1090 S. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox. State 

Rep. McDermed is hosting 

a free class for older 

drivers looking to refresh 

their memory of the written 

driving test, a necessary 

step to renewing your 

license. It will be taught 

by an instructor from the 

Secretary of State’s Office. 

The two hour seminar will 

cover an overview of the 

contents of the Rules of the 

Road booklet and include a 

sample test. RSVP by calling 

Rep. McDermed’s office 

at (815) 277-2079. 

Women’s Self Defense 

Class 

6-9 p.m., July 18, New 

Lenox Village Hall, 1 

Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. State Rep. Margo 

McDermed, together with 

One Light Self Defense, is 

hosting a free workshop for 

women and girls. The class 

will help them learn avoidance 

tactics, self-defense 

misconceptions, offensive 

techniques and defensive 

escapes. RSVP by calling 

Rep. McDermed’s office at 

(815) 277-2079. 

Feminist Book Club 

7-8 p.m., July 18, Frankfort 

Public Library District, 

21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, 

Frankfort. This month, we 

are discussing “Fight Like 

a Girl” by Clementine 

Ford. Personal, inspiring 

and courageous, “Fight 

Like A Girl” is an essential 

manifesto for feminists 

new, old, and soon-to-be. 

The book is a call-to-arms 

for women to rediscover 

the fury that has been suppressed 

by a society that, 

despite best efforts, still 

considers feminism to be a 

threat. 

FRIDAY 

Fridays on the Green: 

Robin’s Dog Stars 

10-11 a.m., July 19, 

Breidert Green, White and 

Kansas streets, Frankfort. 

We’re ending our 2019 season 

with some puppy love 

and amazing dog tricks. 

Join us for a presentation 

by Robin’s Dog Stars, learn 

about dog training and see 

just what these pups can 

do. This program takes 

place outdoors at Briedert 

Green at the intersection 

of Kansas and Ash Streets 

in downtown Frankfort. 

In the event of inclement 

weather, the program will 

move indoors to the Frankfort 

Public Library building. 

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SUNDAY 

Concerts on the Green: 

Chicago Rhythm & Blues 

Kings 

6:30-8 p.m. July 21, 

Breidert Green, White and 

Kansas streets, Frankfort. 

Sponsored by the Frankfort 

Chamber of Commerce. 

Enjoy “live” music in 

downtown Frankfort. No 

admission charge. Bring 

lawn chairs and a blanket 

for your enjoyment. 

MONDAY 

Community Golf Outing 

10 a.m. check-in, 11 

a.m. July 22, shotgun 

start, Prestwick Country 

Club, 601 Prestwick Drive, 

Frankfort. Come network 

on the course, enjoy a day 

out of the office and have 

a good time. Register by 

visiting frankfortchamber. 

com, turning in a completed 

form at The Frankfort 

Chamber of Commerce, 

123 Kansas St. in Frankfort, 

calling the Chamber 

at (815) 469-3356 or 

emailing a completed form 

to kris@frankfortchamber. 

com. 

STEAM Camp: Create a 

Magnetic Notepad Holder 

(Grades 4-8) 

2-3:15 p.m. July 22, 

Frankfort Public Library 

District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer 

Road, Frankfort. Design a 

custom notepad holder for 

your locker and carve it on 

our CNC Mill. A non-refundable 

$5 supplies fee is 

required to complete registration 

and secure your 

seat. 

Ignite Cheer Camp 

4:30-6:30 p.m. (5-8 

years) and 6:30-8:30 

p.m. (9-14 years) July 

22, through Wednesday, 

July 24, Founders Community 

Center, 140 Oak 

St., Frankfort. Learn to 

be the best cheerleader 

this summer with Ignite 

Cheer Camp. In this threeday 

camp we will go over 

basic tumbling, four-line 

cheer and vocal control, 

30-second dance, counting 

techniques, proper and 

safe introduction to stunting, 

motion techniques, 

jumps and team-building 

games. At the end of the 

last day of camp there will 

be a parent presentation. 

Intro to Photo Editing 

7-8:30 p.m. July 22, 



Road, Frankfort. Do you 

want to touch up old photos? 

Would you like to do 

own graphic design projects? 

In this class, we will 

learn how to use GIMP, a 

free and powerful alternative 

to Photoshop. Please 

Note: FPLD cardholders 

have priority registration. 

Non-FPLD patrons can 

register one week prior to 

the class. 

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Summer Craft Series: 

Sticker-Rama 

10 a.m.-noon July 23, 



Road, Frankfort. Create 

your own stickers through 

a print and cut method using 

our color laser printer 

and Silhouette Cameo 

cutter. Sticker your world 

happy. 

Lego Classic Arcade 

Adventures Camp 

1-3:30 p.m. July 23, 

through Thursday, July 

25. Jump into the world of 

classic arcade and video 

games. Eat flashing dots, 

collect coins and rings and 

avoid getting killed by enemies. 

There are so many 

obstacles to overcome and 

levels to beat. People today 

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animations and threedimensional 

capabilities. 

Let’s take it back to when it 

all started, the 1980s. Each 

child takes home a custom 

Lego mini-figure at the end 

of camp. Please bring your 

own nut-free snack and 

water each day. Fee is $97 

for residents and $102 for 

non-residents. 

New Fall Fest Volunteer 

Info Session 

5:30-6:30 p.m. July 23, 

Frankfort Chamber of Commerce 

Office, 123 Kansas 

St., Frankfort. Learn about 

volunteering for the Frankfort 

Fall Festival.

enjoyed hula hoop contests, 

along with a special 

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LWSRA members 

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Frankfort families celebrate 

summer at Party in the Park 

Mary Compton 

Freelance Reporter 

It was an evening filled 

with flying frisbees, 

bounce house jumping 

and music provided by 

DJ Keith Wallace — who 

also serves as the executive 

director of the Lincolnway 

Special Recreation 

Association. 

The Frankfort Park 

District’s second Party in 

the Park of the year, held 

at Heritage Knolls Park, 

brought families together 

for a night of games 

and activities. The series 

kicked off in June with 

the “Fortnite Dance into 

Summer” event, and a 

third party, “Dog Days of 

Summer,” is scheduled for 

Aug. 12 at Jackson Creek 

Park. 

“Tonight is about 

awareness,” said Karyn 

Reczek, LWSRA marketing, 

fundraising and outreach 

coordinator. “We 

go to different parks and 

throw a pop-up party. It’s 

about getting people out 

into the parks. The Frankfort 

Park District hosts 

these events, so it gets 

moved around the district. 

We’re in different parks 

throughout Frankfort.” 

Along with the LWS- 

RA, Corona Realty Group 

and Riverside Health Care 

helped sponsor the party, 

which had a Crosstown 

Classic theme. 

“We do three of these 

a year,” said Gina Hassett, 

Frankfort Park District 

executive director. 

“We try and keep them 

the second Monday of the 

month. We were here last 

year at Heritage Knolls, 

but we just replaced the 

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‘Never Back Down’ toy drive returns for 11th year 

Nuria Mathog, Editor 

For more than a decade, 

Frankfort residents 

John and Jill Duggan have 

been making a difference 

in the lives of young cancer 

patients — a way of 

continuing to honor their 

son Sean, who lost his 

battle to rhabdoid cancer 

in 2009. 

Each year, the Sean 

Duggan Foundation hosts 

the “Never Back Down” 

toy drive, which collects 

donated toys and delivers 

them to oncology patients 

at Ann & Robert H. Lurie 

Children’s Hospital in 

Chicago. 

“At some point before 

Sean passed away, he 

made me promise that I 

would always help kids 

that had cancer,” Jill Duggan 

said. “This is what 

my husband and I came 

up with, and this is what 

we’re going to continue 

doing.” 

This year, toys can be 

donated through Monday, 

Aug. 5, and the donations 

will be dropped off at the 

hospital on Aug. 7, Sean’s 

21st birthday. 

“There’s children that 

are there that are anywhere 

from infants to 18 

years old, so a lot of people 

like to get Barbies and 

trucks and stuff like that,” 

Jill Duggan said. “But we 

do accept rattles, little 

toys for babies and also 

gift cards, which are really 

good for the older kids.” 

Jill Duggan said she 

hopes the foundation receives 

at least 1,000 toys 

this year. Since the toy 

drive was first launched, 

community members have 

donated more than 10,000 

toys to the cause. 

Toys can be dropped 

off at several locations 

throughout Chicagoland: 

Peace Community 

Church, 21300 S. La- 

Grange Road in Frankfort; 

Tribes Beer Company, 

11120 Front St. in 

Mokena; Tribes Alehouse 

& Grill, 9501 W. 171st 

St. in Tinley Park; Sizzles 

Restaurant, 110 Mac- 

Gregor Road in Lockport; 

and Horse Thief Hollow 

Craft Brewery, 10426 S. 

Western Ave. in Chicago. 

Next year, the Duggans’ 

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At the 10th annual "Never Back Down" toy drive, (left to right) Kalynn Duggan, Wendy Stellpflug, Jill Duggan and 

Willow Messier pose next to bags filled with donated toys. Photo submitted 

from their parents, Jill 

Duggan said. 

“My daughter will have 

her license next year,” she 

explained. “She’ll be able 

to go drive and pick up 

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rade and popcorn. 

“We’re also honored to 

tell residents about Lincolnway 

Special Rec and 

tell them what services 

we offer,” Reczek said. 

“There are a lot of people 

who still don’t know who 

we are. Everybody knows 

somebody with special 

needs. We want them to 

tell their special someone 

who Lincolnway Special 

Rec is and what they can 

do and how they can get 

the toys and all that. So, 

the goal eventually is for 

them to take over.” 

Jill Duggan added she 

wanted to thank the community 

for the support the 

involved in our district.” 

According to the organization’s 

website, the 

LWSRA offers a wide variety 

of programs, including 

participation in Special 

Olympics Illinois, as 

well as social programs, 

childrens programs and 

special events and trips. 

Member park districts, 

such as the Frankfort Park 

District, provide support 

to ensure the success of 

the events and the work of 

LWSRA. 

KW Corona Realty 

Group CEO Alex Corona 

foundation had received 

throughout the years. 

“We’re reaching out 

farther to other locations 

like Tinley, Chicago,” she 

added. “We’re hoping to 

said his business is usually 

at most of the events 

in Frankfort. 

“I’ve been doing community 

work ever since I 

can remember,” Corona 

said. “Our motto is ‘where 

community meets real estate.’” 

As his employees 

helped children play miniature 

golf or spin the 

wheel, Corona looked on 

and smiled. 

“It’s all about these 

kids,” he said. “We want 

to make sure they’re being 

taken care of and show 

get people in other areas 

to drop off as well.” 

More information on 

the toy drive can be found 

at www.seandugganfoun 

dation.org. 

them the right way.” 

Frankfort parent Brenda 

Molloy brings her daughter 

to most of the events as 

well and has been attending 

events in the Village 

for nine years. 

“We love coming to all 

the Parties In the Park,” 

Molloy said. “They’re 

fun. This gives us something 

to do throughout the 

summer ... We love the DJ 

and the games. My daughter 

can play with all the 

kids and see her friends 

that she hasn’t seen since 

school let out.”



State Rep. McDermed 

announces retirement 

Staff Report 

State Rep. Margo McDermed announced 

through a press release July 10 

that she would not be seeking reelection 

in November 2020. 

“If I were to win reelection next year, I 

would turn 70 years old shortly after being 

sworn in,” the statement read. “After 

30 years as a corporate lawyer, followed 

by 14 years as an elected official, it’s time 

to retire again.” 

After finishing her corporate career in 

2006, McDermed was elected to a series 

of offices including Frankfort Township 

Clerk, Will County Board and finally as 

State Representative for the 37th District, 

which covers portions of Mokena, Frankfort 

and New Lenox. 

“It has been an honor to serve and get to 

know the residents of the 37th District,” 

McDermed wrote in her announcement. 

“I will continue to call it home and be its 

staunch advocate, but the time has come 

for me to take a step back. After serving 

out my current term that ends in January 

2021, I plan to travel, quilt, volunteer 

and spend more time with my two granddaughters 

and all my family.” 

Police reports 

Frankfort gas station allegedly burglarized 

Miscellaneous food 

items reportedly were 

stolen July 7 from a 

Speedway Gas Station in 

Frankfort, according to 

the Frankfort Police Department. 

According to Frankfort 

Deputy Police Chief 

Kevin Keegan, officers 

were dispatched to the 

gas station, located at 

22305 S. Center Road, 

following a report of an 

audible alarm with intrusion. 

Dispatch informed 

the responding officers 

the alarm company had 

observed three male subjects 

break the glass of 

the front door and enter 

the establishment. 

Officers were also informed 

that the men 

matched the description 

of subjects suspected of 

committing a similar offense 

in a neighboring jurisdiction 

approximately 

20 minutes prior to the 

burglary, Keegan said. 

Police later learned the 

vehicle the subjects were 

using was stolen out of 

Calumet City, he added. 

Keegan said a police 

department in Indiana 

later contacted the Frankfort 

Police Department to 

inform officers the three 

subjects had been arrested 

for similar offenses 

in their jurisdiction, adding 

Frankfort police had 

some evidence from the 

alleged burglary matching 

the suspects taken 

into custody. 

“We are still putting 

the investigation together 

to present to the Will 

County State’s Attorney 

for possible charges,” 

Keegan said. 

July 2 

• Unsecured vehicles in 

a driveway in the 900 

block of Troon Trail reportedly 

were entered. 

No items were reported 

missing. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Frankfort Station’s Police 

Reports are compiled 

from official reports found 

online on the Frankfort 

Police Department’s 

website or releases issued 

by the department and 

other agencies. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

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Hang out with friends 

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What is your dream job? 

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I want to find a way to 

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Whom do you look up to 

and why? 

My mom and dad because 

they work hard to 

provide for our family and 

live their dreams. My mom 

loves coaching, CrossFit 

and nutrition coaching 

and my dad really enjoys 

working at his job. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

Old storage things from 

when I was a kid. 

Who is your favorite 

teacher and why? 

I love all of my teachers. 

They have their own 

teaching styles, althoguh 

I really remember liking 

Mrs. Klutch and Mrs. 

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and had relaxed styles of 

teaching, but things still 

got done. 

What’s your favorite class 

and why? 

My favorite class is social 

studies (history) because 

there are so many 

fun stories told. 

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wait for my ride to band. 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Residents ‘hurt’ by 

Confederate group in 

Fourth of July event speak 

out 

Concerns from residents 

regarding the participation 

of a pro-Confederacy 

group in Mokena’s Fourth 

of July festivities was top 

of mind July 8, during the 

Village Board of Trustees 

meeting. 

Mokena residents and 

members of the Southwest 

Broker - Management Team 

“10” 

Suburban Activists spoke 

during the public comment 

portion of the meeting to 

register their complaints 

and ask Village officials 

for answers — as well as 

action. This came after 

the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry 

group participated in the 

Village’s Independence 

Day festivities. 

Bill Walsh detailed his 

family’s deep roots in the 

military and said he was 

“hurt” by the inclusion of 

the pro-Confederacy group. 

“I’m hurt by a number of 

different things because the 

history of the Confederacy 

is they were anti-black, 

anti-Jew and anti-Catholic,” 

Walsh said. “The neo- 

Confederates will add antibrown 

and anti-Muslim to 

that group. This is really a 

disgusting group. I have no 

problems with Confederate 

cemeteries and appropriate 

statues honoring the passing 

of a fellow person. But 

we have no business honoring 

basically what I call a 

treasonous group of people 

who wanted to secede from 

the union. I’m hurt by it.” 

Later, during his comments 

to the Village Board, 

Fleischer addressed the 

Fourth of July concerns. 

Fleischer said “the Village 

of Mokena has never 

and will never condone action 

that threatens the safety 

of our residents.” 

“Further, as the Village’s 

motto says — ‘Pleasant living 

through planned progress’ 

— [that] requires all 

of us, elected officials and 

residents alike, to work 

together when there is an 

issue that could interfere 

with our pleasant living or 

planned progress,” he said. 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Say ‘Aloha’ to the return of 

Tinley’s block party 

Tinley Park will celebrate 

its 21st annual Block 

Party from noon to 7 p.m. 

Sunday, July 21. This 

year’s theme is tropical, 

and will continue to be for 

the following years. 

Guests can enjoy free 

entertainment along Oak 

Park Avenue from 171st to 

Hickory streets. Residents 

can enjoy new vendors 

such as 350 Brewing, The 

Open Bottle and Parmesan 

Station. Food and drinks 

can be purchased with cash. 

There will be two stages, 

one to the south and one 

to the north. The concerts 

will begin at noon with The 

Walk-ins on the south stage 

and South of Disorder on 

the north stage. The Walkins 

are a local Tinley band 

made up of teachers who 

play a variety of music, and 

the South of Disorder play 

music inspired by Jimmy 

Buffett. 

The band Johnny 

Russler, a tropical-sounding 

artist, will perform at 

4 p.m. on the south stage 

– while Arra, a classic rock 

band, plays on the north 

stage. Among the crowd 

there will be soloist, duos 

and DJs set up to play in 

between the main stage 

acts. 

There will be two areas 

for children of all ages that 

include bumper cars, inflatables 

and mini golf. Starting 

at 1 p.m., people can 

sign up for the bean bag 

tournament that will begin 

at 2 p.m. 

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on an unused 

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From the Editor 

Continuing a community tradition 

nuria mathog 

Editor 

Each year, we highlight 

the Sean Duggan 

Foundation’s 

“Never Back Down” toy 

drive, held in memory of 

Frankfort resident Sean 

Duggan, who died in 

2009. 

Through the annual toy 

drive, oncology patients 

at Ann & Robert H. Lurie 

Children’s Hospital of 

Chicago receive toys 

donated by community 

members on Aug. 7, 

Sean’s birthday. Frankfort 

residents John and Jill 

Duggan have been in 

charge of the drive for 

more than a decade, and 

their teenage son and 

daughter plan to take over 

the toy drive next year, 

continuing the family 

tradition. 

Jill Duggan recently 

told The Station that each 

drive typically brings 

in between 800-1,000 

toys — a testament to the 

ongoing generosity of 

Frankfort residents and 

folks from surrounding 

communities. 

The toy drive is a 

beautiful way of commemorating 

Sean’s life 

and bringing joy to children 

and families facing 

a challenging situations. I 

encourage readers to drop 

off a toy at one of the 

five available locations 

throughout Chicagoland 

— including Peace 

Community Church right 

here in Frankfort — listed 

in our article on Page 6 

of this week’s issue. It’s 

a small way to make a 

difference, but it’s an incredibly 

meaningful one 

for its recipients. 

— Frankfort Square Park District from 

July 11 

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Participate in the library’s 

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Dear Editor: 

What’s on your summer 

reading list? Check 

out “what everyone is 

reading” on the Frankfort 

Library Facebook page. 

Friends, celebs — you 

never know who you will 

find and what great suggestions 

for what to read. 

The summer reading program 

is in full swing at the 

library. So, join in — ”everyone’s 

in.” 

Pick up your favorite 

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and enjoy these summer 

days. 

So, What am I reading? 

“The Lost Girls of Paris” 

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“The Village is very 

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Frankfort Mayor 

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International Community Church (200 

S. Elsner Road, Frankfort) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. Nursery 

available. For more information, 

visit www.icchurch. 

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Adult Sunday School 

9 a.m. Sundays. 

Teen Impact Group 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Highpoint! 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. This 

children’s church teaches 

character-building virtues in 

a fun and interactive way. 

American Islamic Association (8860 W. St. 

Francis Road, Frankfort) 

Daily Prayer Services 

For service times, visit 

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Jum’ah Prayer Services 

Fridays. Sermon at 1:10 

p.m. followed by prayers at 

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The Family Hearth (119 Kansas St., Frankfort) 

Spiritual Direction 

By appointment. Personal 

spiritual direction session 

for men or women with a 

male/female spiritual director 

who is fully trained and 

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Needlecraft Workshops 

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For more information or to 

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10 a.m.-noon on the first 

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refreshments (book 

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St. Peter’s United Church of Christ (12 W. Sauk 

Trail, Frankfort) 

Sunday Worship with 

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9:30 a.m. every first Sunday 

of the month. 

Sunday School 

9:30-10:45 a.m. Sundays. 

Sew What? 

This is an ongoing gathering 

for beginning to 

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on Fridays and Saturdays. 

For dates and more 

information, call (815) 469- 

2220. 

USO Drop-off 

The church serves as a 

drop-off location for donations 

to the USO from 9 

a.m.-1 p.m. every weekday. 

The church accepts 

entertainment items such 

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including beef jerky, powdered 

drink mix and coffee; 

hygiene items such as baby 

wipes, shampoo and toothpaste; 

and miscellaneous 

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sunscreen and fabric softener. 

For a list of things that 

can and cannot be donated, 

or for more information, 

call (815) 469-2220. 

Hickory Creek Community Church (10660 W. 

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort) 

Worship Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 

a.m., 11 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call (815) 

469-9496. 

Powerzone Kids Ministries 

During worship at 5 p.m. 

Saturday and 9 a.m., 11 a.m. 

Sundays. Children newborn 

to fifth grade will enjoy 

age-appropriate Bible lessons 

each week. For more 

information, call (815) 469- 

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Reach Student Ministries 

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Students from sixth 

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other students, learn about 

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Mixed Bible Studies 

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Frankfort Bluegrass Festival 

celebrates music, community 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

After winning the International 

Bluegrass Music 

Association award for 

Bluegrass Event of the 

Year in 2018, the Frankfort 

Bluegrass Festival returned 

to Breidert Green 

Park with a lineup stacked 

with global superstars, 

award winners and local 

legends in 2019. 

On Saturday, July 14, 

and Sunday, July 15, pickers 

and grinners from all 

around the world flocked 

to Downtown Frankfort 

for the free musical extravaganza. 

Along with a 

live music schedule featuring 

the best in bluegrass 

performing on two main 

stages – and a pair of intimate 

spaces – the event 

also hosted a children’s activity 

area, vendors, food 

and more. 

“We’re really excited to 

be back out here for the 

ninth annual Frankfort 

Bluegrass Fest,” festival 

co-organizer Steve Haberichter 

said before welcoming 

Dyer Switch Band to 

the Breidert Green Stage. 

“We’re happy we won the 

IBMA event of the year 

award in 2018. To be back 

out here with all these 

great bands and great people, 

it’s an amazing event.” 

Bartlett residents Dibbie 

and Steven Love started 

attending the festival for 

the music three years ago, 

but now the community 

also motivates them to 

make the trip. 

“This is our third year,” 

Dibbie Love said. “We 

love the town. It’s a nice, 

easy place to sit and listen. 

It’s peaceful, quiet, entertaining. 

The town is lovely, 

absolutely gorgeous. 

We enjoy the people, the 

atmosphere. Everything is 

perfect about it.” 

Steven Love added, 

“The music’s good and the 

people are good.” 

Folks who arrived early 

on Saturday were treated 

to good music from Truman’s 

Ridge, an Illinoisbased 

band known for creating 

beautiful harmonies, 

as the group opened up the 

Breidert Green Stage. Joe 

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‘Working: A Musical’ explores what ‘work’ means to others 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

If you’re going… 

What: “Working: A 

Musical” 

When: 7:30 p.m. July 

25-27; 2 p.m. July 28 

Where: Curtain Call 

Theatre, 11112 Front 

St. in Mokena 

Cost: $22 

For more information… 

Phone: (708) 607- 

2281 

Web: ccctheatre.com 

Work: For many, it’s a 

four-letter dirty word. 

But when Studs Turkel 

wrote his 1974 book, 

“Working: People Talk 

About What They Do All 

Day and How They Feel 

About What They Do,” 

readers finally caught a 

glimpse at what work 

meant to different people 

of different professions 

from all walks of life. 

Now, Curtain Call Theatre 

is scheduled to perform 

an adaptation of Terkel’s 

book, “Working: A 

Musical,” July 25-28. 

The musical follows 

more than 20 individuals 

in different professions 

as they explain the joys, 

complications and hardships 

involved in their 

working lives through a 

series of monologues and 

songs. 

Some of the characters 

are humorous, such 

as Candy Cottingham — 

played by 15-year-old 

Frankfort resident Olivia 

Ernst — a fundraiser and 

socialite who enjoys mingling 

with others. Some 

of the characters reveal 

a darker side to their nature, 

such as Edna Jaffe 

— played by 15-year-old 

Frankfort resident Sara 

Glass — a publicist who 

feels as though she’s spent 

her career giving attention 

to others and not enough 

to herself, which leads her 

down a path of depression 

and substance abuse. 

New Lenox resident Jacob 

Dorris, 17, plays Frank 

Decker, an interstate truck 

driver who rarely gets to 

see his family. Dorris said 

the loneliness his character 

experiences because of 

The cast of Curtain Call Theatre’s production of 

“Working: A Musical” pose during rehearsal. The show 

is scheduled to run from July 25-28 at Curtain Call 

Theatre in Mokena. Photo submitted 

the amount of time that he 

has to put in to his job to 

provide for his family — 

as is the case with people 

in many professions — 

was, “Emotionally striking.” 

Joseph Kotze, a 15-yearold 

from Frankfort, plays 

ironworker Mike Dillard, 

one of several blue-collar 

professionals the musical 

portrays. 

“I feel like a big theme 

of the show, and a big 

theme the character is centered 

around, is the idea 

that being a laborer is sort 

of a lower status, job-wise; 

it’s a very blue-collar job, 

and we just associate that 

with having a lower status 

in society,” Kotze said. 

But, after going through 

his character’s monologue, 

Kotze realized 

there was a lot about being 

an ironworker that maybe 

wasn’t quite as simple as 

he first thought. 

“There’s so much more 

that people never really 

take the time to recognize,” 

Kotze said, which 

leads to an “inability to 

know what other people 

go through, what other 

people have to do to make 

a living, to provide for 

their family. That’s what 

the show’s about: It’s 

about understanding, relating.” 

When Kaitlyn Lee, 16, 

of Frankfort, was looking 

for someone to relate 

to for her character, union 

organizer Ellen Epstein, 

she found that she needed 

to look in a different direction 

to relate because she 

noticed that a lot of the 

people who had been suggested 

to her to model her 

character after were men. 

“Ellen is doing a traditionally 

guy’s job, and I 

thought that was something 

I could use because 

it makes her want to work 

even harder to prove that 

she can do what any guy 

can do,” Lee said. 

Then there are the professions 

that take on the 

tasks that others seemingly 

don’t want to do, 

such as Theresa Liu, a 

nanny played by 18-yearold 

Mokena resident Eva 

Comerford. 

“[Liu] takes care of this 

little girl from the time she 

wakes up until the time 

she goes to bed,” Comerford 

said. “A nanny is 

kind of like a kid’s parent; 

if you have a nanny, then 

you don’t know your kids 

sometimes. … She views 

[her job] as she’s replacing 

the parents because 

the parents aren’t getting 

to know their child.” 

And then there are those 

at the far end of the spectrum: 

the retirees. 

New Lenox resident 

Joshua Stefans plays the 

role of Joe Zutty. Stefans 

said he found that people 

can sometimes lose part 

of their identity after they 

retire, as if they were, “being 

forgotten.” 

“I’ve noticed there’s 

this issue out there where 

when people retire they 

just kind of waste away. 

And it’s really sad,” Stefans 

said. “Seeing that 

side of things made me 

embrace the role differently 

in a positive way.” 

bluegrass 

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ple. You just start talking 

to somebody and the next 

thing you know you’re 

their friend. It’s a really 

friendly atmosphere.” 

The Breidert Green 

Stage later featured performances 

from Roland 

White, John Jorgenson, 

The HillBenders and more 

on Saturday while the 

Sunday schedule included 

such acts as Special Consensus, 

Barefoot Movement 

and Blue Highway. 

Across White Street, the 

Prairie Park Stage – bigger 

and better than ever 

in 2019 – found Anderlik 

Otto & Church, Junior 

Sisk, The Grateful String 

Band and River Valley 

Rangers among its twoday 

lineup. 

Amanda Thompson, the 

social media and vendor 

coordinator for the festival, 

explained that along 

with the Breidert Green 

Stage and Prairie Park 

Stage, fans were also invited 

to enjoy additional 

performances on the Old 

Plank Trail Beer Garden 

Stage and connect with 

artists on the brand new 

Workshop Stage. 

“We’ve had workshops, 

but they’ve been on the 

main stage,” Thompson 

said. “The Workshop 

Stage will be storytelling 

and question and answer 

situations, so it’s really 

cool. You can be one-onone 

with an artist. If you 

play the banjo, you can sit 

there and have a musician 

teach you a song you’ve 

always wanted to learn.” 

The Frankfort Bluegrass 

Festival was full of opportunities 

to connect with 

music. Fans also had the 

option to enter a raffle to 

win a new instrument. 

“Bourgeois Guitars donated 

a $5,600 guitar for 

our guitar raffle this year,” 

Thompson said. “It has a 

special inlay of the state 

of Illinois. It says, ‘Frankfort, 

IL,’ and it’s beautiful. 

They’re a great sponsor. 

We also have second and 

third prizes of a mandolin 

from Eastman and a banjo 

from Deering, which are 

also awesome.” 

Along with Bourgeois 

Guitars, the Village of 

Frankfort also served as a 

Diamond Sponsor of the 

event. Local businesses including 

CD & ME, Down 

Home Guitars, Ozinga and 

many more also supported 

the festival. 

Thompson explained 

that sponsors and volunteers 

help to make the 

Frankfort residents Kellen Law (left) and Gavin Major 

blow bubbles in the children’s area at the Frankfort 

Bluegrass Festival. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 


a success every year. 

“Thank you to all the 

sponsors and volunteers,” 

he said. “Everyone should 

make sure to follow us on 

our social medial and keep 

coming out to enjoy the 

music. We’ll see you at the 

10th [festival] in 2020.”



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22 | July 18, 2019 | the frankfort station dining out 


The Dish 

Flavor, homemade food key to Frankfort’s El Motor 

Nuria Mathog, Contributing Editor 

At El Motor Mexican Restaurant, 

the focus is on family. 

The four members of the Martinez 

clan who run the Frankfort 

restaurant are united by a common 

goal: encouraging area 

families to keep coming back for 

flavorful Mexican cuisine made 

from scratch. 

“My dad has been cooking for 

more than 25 years,” El Motor 

owner Ernesto Martinez said. 

“He’s always been our cook, so 

about two years ago he wanted to 

start up his own restaurant, and 

we’ve all worked in the restaurant 

industry — me and my sister 

and my brother.” 

Each member of the family 

plays a different role at the restaurant, 

Martinez said. His father, 

Gabriel, cooks up the dishes 

in the back, while his brother 

Valentine and sister Gaby help 

out as servers. 

“We’ve always been familyoriented 

people,” said Martinez, 

who added that working with his 

father and siblings has been a 

great experience. 

Frankfort’s location and business 

community made it an ideal 

site for the restaurant, Martinez 

said. 

“We knew people that started 

businesses here,” Martinez said. 

“And we live close, 10 to 15 

minutes from here.” 

El Motor offers traditional 

Mexican staples such as tacos and 

tostadas. Many of the items can be 

purchased as standalone dishes, 

as well as part of a dinner option 

that includes rice and beans on the 

side, and the restaurant also offers 

specials such as half-price margaritas 

from 4-8 p.m. Fridays. 

The tacos, fajitas, burritos 

and quesadillas are among the 

restaurant’s most popular items, 

Martinez said. 

The fajitas de res ($12.95) 

feature steak strips cooked with 

tomatoes, green peppers and onions, 

and are plated with rice, 

El Motor Mexican 

Restaurant 

9645 Lincolnway Lane Suite 

107, Frankfort 

Hours 

• 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday- 

Thursday and Sunday 

• 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday 

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• Closed Monday 

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beans and salad, then served 

with the customer’s choice of 

tortillas on the side. 

“With every table, we bring out 

our own chips and salsa,” Martinez 

added. “We make our own 

chips here, our hot and mild sauce 

also, we make it here, and our 

pico [de gallo]; it’s very popular.” 

All of the items on the restaurant’s 

menu are made from 

scratch, including the drink selection, 

which includes horchata, 

a strawberry lemonade and agua 

de jamaica, as well as two types 

of licuados, or smoothies. 

“We don’t make it with ice 

cream,” Martinez said, of the 

licuados. “We make it with real 

strawberries or bananas, real 

fruit, and then we mix it with ice 

and milk.” 

Martinez said the restaurant 

began offering delivery services 

through Doordash two months 

ago. 

“It’s really helping us grow 

and gain new customers,” he 

said. 

Ultimately, Martinez said, the 

restaurant’s goal is to create a 

family-friendly environment. 

Many of the restaurant’s customers 

are families who drop 

by after their child’s baseball 

game, and El Motor also offers a 

10-percent discount to customers 

with a Supporters in Area Music, 

or SIAM card, which benefits 

At El Motor Mexican Restaurant in Frankfort, the fajitas de res ($12.95), made of steak strips cooked 

with tomatoes, green peppers and onions, are plated with rice, beans and salad and served with the 

diner’s choice of tortillas on the side. Photos by Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Mediav 

The steak tacos are sold for $2.20 each with lettuce, cheese and tomato. 

the Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 210 Music 

Booster organizations, he said. 

“I like seeing that people love 

our food, and they keep coming 

back,” Martinez said. “They 

kind of became like family, because 

they know my dad, they 

know it’s a family restaurant. 

... It’s the relationship that you 

build with people in Frankfort, 

that we build with them.”

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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. Just barely 

5. First name in fairy 

tales 

9. Rhyme for “stash,” 

appropriately 

14. Fashionable clothing 

store 

15. Long, long time 

(variation) 

16. Bypass 

17. Book part 

18. Court group 

19. Bogotá babies 

20. James of jazz 

21. Homer Glen neighbor 

23. Western or eastern 

25. Civil War soldier 

28. A Manning 

29. Picasso’s country 

31. Evil soldier in “The 

Lord of the Rings” 

34. Finish 

38. Automobile pioneer 

39. Trouble 

41. Land of opportunity 

42. Misanthrope 

43. Gas seller 

44. Kind of line 

46. Man-mouse connection 

47. Deli order 

50. Omega or flaxseed 

52. Spot for a tattoo, 

perhaps 

53. PJs 

59. It runs north to 

south through Homer 

Glen 

61. Rent-__ (airport service) 

63. You might talk to 

her often at home 

65. Halftime lead, e.g. 

66. Flower receptacle 

67. Kind of acid 

68. They often clash in 

Hollywood 

69. “So what ___ is 

new?” 

70. Societal division 

71. Change for a $50, 

maybe 

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Down 

1. Legally qualified 

2. Choppers, so to 

speak 

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8. Chinese calendar 

animal 

9. River craft 

10. State 

11. Lowest female 

voice 

12. Get going 

13. Publishing execs 

22. Cousin of ante- 

24. “Why should 

___ you?” 

26. Terminator 

27. Big city in Iraq 

30. Blue grass 

31. Scarlett of Tara 

32. More sparse 

33. Crunchy vegtables 

35. French nobleman 

36. G.I. entertainers 

37. Video camera 

action 

40. Bean 

42. 1967 musical 

45. Much-admired 

woman 

48. Intertwine 

49. Zero 

51. Fall ground cover 

54. Receive 

55. ___ podge 

(mess) 

56. Append 

57. La ___ opera 

house 

58. Smart-mouthed 

60. Escape route 

62. Roger of 

“Cheers” 

63. Beginner instruction 

in a subject 

64. Mauna ___ (Hawaiian 

volcano) 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 

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

and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan 

answers 

FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

(21000 Frankfort 

Square Road, Frankfort; 

(815) 464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

Free to play. 

ORLAND PARK 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S Harlem Ave, 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

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■6:30 ■ p.m. First Thursday 

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■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m. 

Mondays: Quartermania 

■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays: 

Cosmic Bowl 

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truck from 5:30 to 

8:30 p.m. and live 

music. 

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To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to: 

bschatte@aerorubber.com 

SENIOR SALES 

ASSISTANT 

Due to rapid growth and growing 

business opportunities, 

Aero Rubber Company 

seeks a detail-oriented 

Senior Sales Assistant for a 

full-time position. 

Working directly with a 

sales engineer, you would be 

responsible for providing 

exceptional customer service 

and performing sales 

administrative functions. 

This is a very diversified 

position in our fast-paced 

office. 

Qualifications: 

- Strong organizational & 

communication skills 

- Expert in Microsoft Office 

- Industrial B2B customer 

service experience a plus 

Competitive salary & benefit 

package including 401K 

To apply, send cover letter 

and resume to: 

cstratton@aerorubber.com 

Small Cleaning Company 

looking for P/T Help for 

Commercial & Residential 

815-370-2532 

Help 

Wanted 

Experienced 

Real Estate Receptionist 

Looking for a P/T, long-term 

receptionist for our front desk 

that can handle a wide variety 

of administrative duties. 

We would like this candidate 

to have prior real estate 

knowledge and demonstrate 

professionalism as the 

first point of contact. 

If you are hard-working, 

reliable, and honest and have 

a willingness to work in the 

real estate industry - 

please call me, Julie Carnes, 

office manager/broker at 

(708) 906-3301 

Position available for a full 

time water treatment 

technician for south 

suburban company. 

On site job training provided. 

Job includes product delivery, 

installation and/or equipment 

repair. Must be able to lift and 

move heavy products for 

delivery. 40 hour week plus 

occasional Saturday work. 

Benefits include vacation, 

health insurance and 401K 

contributions. Email resume 

to jrob36@ameritech.net or 

fax to 815-485-2451. 

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Wanted 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

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morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

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M-F, 10am - 1pm Only! 

Sterling Site Access 

Solutions LLC. 

Located in Phoenix, IL 

(near Harvey, IL) 

Seeking: Manufacturing 

Operators (2 years exp.) & 

Manufacturing Maintenance 

Technicians (8 years exp.) 

Submit resumes to: 

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Van-Go Transportation 

Looking for Drivers and 

One-on-One Aids 

for Special Needs Van 

Bus Driver permit a plus, 

but will train 

Great part-time job with 

great pay: $14-$18/hour 

(815) 931-2880 

Hiring Desk Clerk 

(must be flexible w/ shifts) 

& Housekeeping 

(Morning) 

Needed at Super 8 Motel 

Apply within: 

9485 W. 191st St, Mokena 

No Phone Calls 

Are you a person with 

attention to detail? 

Hiring P/T House Cleaners 

No Evenings/Weekends 

Will Train 

(815) 464-1988 

Alvernia Manor 

Senior Living - Lemont 

Part-Time Cook 

Call for Details 

(630) 257-7721 

Display Ad Salespeople 

needed for local business 

Great Commission 

and Earning Potential 

Contact: lucykate5@aol.com 

P/T Podiatric Assistant 

needed for Homer Glen & 

Burbank offices. 

Days & Evenings 20-30 hrs/wk 

Fax resume to 708.636.4105 

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1010 Sitters 

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Infant Nanny? 

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(Frankfort) 

NEED BABYSITTER 

HELP? 

Loving mom in New Lenox, 

will provide daily care in my 

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Nelson Prairie School area 

and Spencer Kindergarten. 

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State Licensed & Bonded 

since 1998. Providing quality 

care for elderly. 

Live-in/ Come & go. 

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Heaven Sent Caregivers 

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service. 24 hr or hourly 

services; shower or bath 

visits. Licensed & bonded. 

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WANTED 

Want to care for an 

elderly or disabled person 

in MY loving, 

well-appointed home. 

Excellent references 

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1037 Prayer / Novena 

Oh most Beautiful Flower of 

Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine, 

splendor of heaven, blessed 

mother of the Son of God, 

Immaculate Virgin, Assist me 

in this my neccessity, oh star of 

the sea help me and show me 

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holy Mary, Mother of God, 

Queen of Heaven and Earth, I 

humbly beeseach you from the 

bottom of my heart to succor 

me in my necessity (make 

request) there are none that can 

withstand your power, oh Mary 

conceived without sin, pray for 

us who have recourse to thee 

(3x). Holy Mary I place this 

cause in your hands (3x). Say 

this prayer for three 

consecutive days, you must 

publish it and it will be granted 

to you. Thank you For 

Granting my request. 

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Orland Park Estate Sale, 180 

Arthur Drive, Dir: 179th E 

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rm furniture, china cabinet. 

Precious Moments coll., Family 

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Frankfort 

Hunt Club Estates 

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unit, great location, offers an 

outdoor pool, clubhouse, walk 

to shopping, trails, inmint 

condition, with finished basement 

& 2 car garage. 

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Court, 3blocks West ofWill 

Cook Road off Derby Lane. 

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Adult clothes, home items, 

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equipment, pet items, women’s 

accessories, etc. All must go! 

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kids stuff and more. 

Tinley Park 7922 164th Place. 

Sat. 7/20, 10am - 2pm. New 

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Rental 

1225 Apartments for Rent 

Oak Forest Terrace 

15815 Terrace, Oak Forest 

Spacious 1 & 2 Bdrms. 

Serene setting & Beautiful 

Grounds. Tennis, Pool, 

Walking Trails. Near metra. 

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Mokena/Weber 

Wills Apartments 

1 Bedroom apt. $ 850 

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2003 Appliance Repair 

QUALITY 

APPLIANCE 

REPAIR, Inc. 

• Air Conditioning • Furnaces 

Refrigeration • Dishwashers 

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Garbage Disposals 

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Family Owned &Operatedsince 1986 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

COMMON AD - 

REAL ESTATE SECTION 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 22188 Clove Drive, Frankfort, IL 

60423 (Single-family). On the 1st day 

of August, 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. Plaintiff V.Daniel 

Gleason; Christine Gleason; Sandalwood 

Estates Community Association; 

Village of Frankfort; Unknown Owners 

and Non-Record Claimants Defendant. 

Case No. 18 CH 2042 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 by subdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

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. 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation tothe use ofan 

Assumed Business Name in the 

conduct or transaction of Business 

in the State,” as amended, that a 

certification was registered by the 

undersigned with the County Clerk 

of Cook County. 

Registration Number: 32948 on 

July 3, 2019 

Under the Assumed Business 

Name of Jameson Heating and 

Cooling with the business located 

at: 25938 Duchess Lane Crete, IL 

60417 

The true and real full name and 

residence address of the owner is: 

James Marin, 3314 S. Clinton Ave 

Berwyn, IL 60402 USA 

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. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Daniel Gleason; Christine Gleason; Sandalwood 

Estates Community Association; 

Village of Frankfort; Unknown 

Owners and Non-Record Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 18 CH 2042 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 22nd day ofApril, 2019, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

1st day of August, 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 tothe highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 55 IN SANDALWOOD ES- 

TATES, UNIT ONE, BEING A SUB- 

DIVISION OF PART OF THE 

SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

10/03/1997 AS DOCUMENT NUM- 

BER R97-86659, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 

Commonly known as: 

22188 Clove Drive, Frankfort, IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

Single-family 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-30-404-014-0000 

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 by subdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

Egan & Alaily LLC 

321 N. Clark Street Suite 1430 

Chicago, IL 

P: 1-312-253-8640 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

Public Notice 

Change of Venue 

Board Meeting 

July 18, 2019 

In compliance with the Illinois 

Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 

120/2.03, the Board of Commissioners 

of the Frankfort Square 

Park District hereby announces a 

change of venue for the July 18 

Public Hearing for the Budget & 

Appropriation and the Regular 

Board Meeting, normally held at 

the Park District’s Community 

Center, Room 204, at 7540 W. 

Braemar Lane, Frankfort, Illinois 

60423. 

This Public Hearing and Board 

Meeting will take place at the 

Square Links Golf Course &Driving 

Range Clubhouse, at 7861 W. 

St. Francis Road, Frankfort, Illinois 

60423, beginning at 7:30 p.m. 

Additionally, please be advised 

that the Frankfort Square Park District’s 

website calendar reflects this 

meeting location. 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

Back issues of Corvette 

Magazine. Issues 24 thru 123. 

$1 each Call 815-485-3524 

Bally Fireball pinball machine 

$100 OBO Call 708-460-5624 

Black with glass entertainment 

/TV center good condition $30, 

Component stand black $20 

Call Debbie @ 815-534-5273 

(Frankfort) 

China cabinet excellent condition 

3 glass shelves 3 drawers 

interior light 68”h x24”w x 

14”d $70 Northbrook, Photos 

on Craigslist 847-272-2252 

Closet shelves white wire free 

slide shelves with built in hang 

rod. 4at 77”x12”, 3t36”x12” 

(no hang rod) All for $25 Call 

708-651-2222 

College dorm refrigerator extra 

large freezer excellent condition 

$50, Craftsmen 16 gallon 

wet-dry vacuum $25 

708-349-9028 

Complete lamppost with light, 

new in box, cost $129 Selling 

for $60 Call 630-542-8207 

Craftsman 10” table saw on 

stand with wheels needs motor 

$50, Sears Craftsman router 

1hp on Craftsman table $50 

Call 708-532-3423 

Craftsman router’s 1HP $10, 

1.5 HP $15, Router table $15 

Call 708-478-0582 

Dog kennel in good condition 

5’x10’ with dog house $75 

708-429-5317 

Doggie potter pick-up $6, 

gasoline container one gallon 

$8, basketball $3, golf clubs $2 

a piece 708-349-3258 

Emerson “Dorm” style mini 

fridge like new separate 

freezer/cooler 3” tall $50 Call 

815-412-4846 

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Going Places 

Frankfort’s Malley using summer ball to prep for Evansville 

JOE BIELANSKI, Editorial Intern 

Frankfort resident and 

Class of 2019 Marist graduate 

Max Malley is extending 

his playing career 

beyond his hometown as 

he looks forward to playing 

baseball at the University 

of Evansville. 

Malley was a two-year 

varsity player while at 

Marist. During his career, 

Malley put up numbers 

that were a great help to 

the team. 

This spring, Malley hit 

.377 with a home run, 25 

RBI and 23 runs while 

playing catcher and all 

over the infield for the 

RedHawks. 

Malley chose Evansville 

because he knew that the 

coaches were the right fit 

for him. 

“I will enjoy being with 

the coaches,” Malley said. 

“When I visited, they had a 

lot of energy and it was fun 

to be around.” 

The University of 

Evansville is a Division 

I school that competes in 

the Missouri Valley Conference. 

To prepare for the next 

step, Malley is currently 

playing in the Midwest 

Collegiate League. The 

MCL is a wooden bat summer 

league for NCAA 

athletes with remaining 

colligate eligibility. Malley 

plays for the Southland 

Vikings out of Chicago 

Heights. 

He was named to the 

MCL All-Star Game. 

Malley said there is a 

Frankfort’s Max Malley is playing with the Southland 

Vikings in the Midwest Collegiate League this summer 

before heading to the University of Evansville. STEVE 

MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

large difference in competition 

between high school 

and the MCL. 

“It’s definitely faster,” 

Malley said. “The game 

and everything when it 

flows, you need to get 

ground balls and go to 

first base. I’ve seen this 

kind of pitching with 

travel ball. I’ve seen upper 

90’s, so I’m used to 

the pitching aspect of it.” 

While also getting used 

to the faster pace, the summer 

league is also an opportunity 

to work on areas 

that need improving. 

“I’m always working on 

my hitting,” Malley said. 

“Just try to get better at 

bats, and really read every 

pitch. You have to take 

one at a time, you can’t 

rush and look ahead when 

you’re trying to hit.” 

The MCL is also an opportunity 

for Malley to 

improve on the physical 

aspects of playing college 

baseball. 

“I have to get used to 

nine innings of catching,” 

Malley said. “That’s how 

long the college game is, 

and it’s a grind. I plan on 

playing primarily catcher 

once I get to college.” 

While anxiously looking 

ahead, Malley realizes that 

he needs to stay in the present. 

Everything he has done 

has built up to this moment 

and he doesn’t want to miss 

a thing. He is ready for 

whatever happens next, on 

and off the field. 

“I’m just grateful to play 

college baseball,” Malley 

said. “This is what every 

athlete dreams of. I’m 

also grateful to play in the 

MCL and help myself get 

prepared to play at the next 

level. I’m ready for whatever 

comes next in my 

baseball career.” 

Going Places is a weekly 

summer series featuring area 

athletes who are committed 

to play sports in college. 

Youth Sports 

Frankfort 

players help 

Orland A’s 

win tourney 

Staff Report 

The Orland Park A’s 

10U softball team recently 

won the Illinois Gold 

Summer Qualifier softball 

tournament in Casey 

Junction. The team went 

undefeated to win the 

championship. 

The A’s include Frankfort 

residents Casey Twietmeyer, 

Mackenzie Bacha, 

Maddie Henry, Cassidy 

Jagielski and Ella Slager. 

The Orland Park A’s 10U softball team won the Illinois 

Gold Summer Qualifer softball tournament in Casey 

Junction. Pictured are (back row, from left) coach Carrie 

Twietmeyer, coach Liz Jagielski, head coach Steve 

Twietmeyer; middle row: Lindsey Gerhardstein, Gianna 

Shoenecker, Casey Twietmeyer (Frankfort), Mackenzie 

Bacha (Frankfort), Maddie Henry (Frankfort), Cassidy 

Jagielski (Frankfort); front row: Samira Matarieh, Megan 

Potenza, Leighton Gutsch and Ella Slager (Frankfort). 

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Sports Briefs 

Locals a part of Midwest 

Collegiate League All-Star 

Game 

Frankfort resident Max 

Malley and Mokena resident 

Nate DeLoian – a 

Lincoln-Way West graduate 

– were selected to the 

East Division squad for the 

Midwest Collegiate All- 

Star Game. 

The players were honored 

before the game on 

Saturday, July 13, but 

strong storms forced the 

game to be canceled after 

just an inning at Oil City 

Stadium in Whiting, Ind. 

Malley, who graduated 

from Marist this spring, 

has been a force at or near 

the top of the lineup for 

the first-place Southland 

Vikings. 

DeLoian has been a 

fixture on the Northwest 

Indiana Oilmen’s pitching 

staff. 

Fire Starters soccer league 

at Frankfort Park District 

The Fire Starters staff 

will hold an instructional 

program for beginning 

and novice youth players, 

ages 4 to sixth grade, 

from Aug. 6 to Oct. 19 

at Commissioners Park. 

Register by July 24. Players 

will meet either Tuesday 

or Thursday nights, 

as well as Saturday mornings. 

Fees: $100 residents, 

$105 nonresidents. Information: 

Frankfort Park 

District, (815) 469-9400 

or visit frankfortparks. 

org. 

Frankfort Park District 

hosts baseball lessons 

Fred Freberg, a member 

of the College Baseball 

Hall of Fame, provides 

one-on-one, 30-minute lessons 

for all ages at Founders 

Community Center, 

140 Oak St. Lessons are 

$25 per session and can be 

Freberg will contact participants 

to schedule the 

lessons once they are registered. 

Contact the Frankfort 

Park District at (815) 

469-9400 or visit frankfortparks.org. 

Sports camps at Lincoln- 

Way East 

Lincoln-Way East is 

hosting camps, open to 

various ages, in badminton, 

baseball, basketball, 

cheerleading, cross 

country, dance, football, 

golf, lacrosse, soccer, 

softball, swimming, tennis, 

track, volleyball, and 

wrestling throughout July. 

Visit lwe.8to18.com for a 

schedule and details. 

Sports Briefs are compiled 

by Sports Editor Steve Millar, 

s.millar@22ndcm.com.

36 | July 18, 2019 | the frankfort station sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Natalie Papa 

Natalie Papa is a rising 

sophomore on the 

Lincoln-Way East golf 

team. She won an IJGA 

event July 10 at Ravisloe 

Country Club. 

How is golf going for 

you this summer? 

It’s been pretty good. 

I’ve placed in three of the 

six tournaments I have 

played so far. I won overall 

[at Ravisloe] with an 

81, which is pretty good. 

What was it like to be 

a freshman on varsity 

last year? 

I felt a lot of pressure. 

All the girls were either 

juniors or seniors and I 

thought Kaylie [White] 

and I weren’t going to be 

accepted. They were older 

and could do things that 

we couldn’t do. 

When did you start 

playing golf? 

I started playing golf 

when I was about 3. My 

mom’s dad loved golf and 

he passed away before I 

was born. So, it was like 

something for me to carry 

on of him. I started to get 

serious about it when I 

shot in the 80’s when I was 

in seventh grade. Now it’s 

something I want to keep 

advancing in. 

Are you working 

on anything specific 

this summer for your 

game? 

Yes, my short game has 

been something I’ve been 

working on a lot at Mistwood. 

They really help 

you with your short game, 

22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO 

chipping and putting, and 

I’ve been hitting more 

putts this summer. 

Who is your favorite 

athlete? 

I like Rory McIlroy because 

I like his swing and 

I used to follow him a lot 

when I was younger. 

What do you enjoy 

doing in your free 

time? 

I like hanging out with 

my teammates from the 

high school golf team. I 

have a real close bond with 

Grace Wilk and Kaylie 

White, and I love hanging 

out with them. 

What’s the last thing 

you binge watched? 

I finished “Grey’s Anatomy” 

for the seventh time 

last week. 

Any specific pregame 

rituals? 

Individually, I have to 

listen to the same album. 

I have been listening to 

Tyler, the Creator before 

every round. I feel that I 

shoot better every time that 

I listen to it. I have to wear 

the same shoes and use the 

same balls throughout the 

tournament. 

If you could meet 

anyone from history, 

who would it be? 

Probably George Washington. 

He was the first 

president, so he had to deal 

with all of the problems of 

the beginning of America. 

You’re only going to 

be a sophomore, but 

do you plan on playing 

in college? 

One of my long-term 

goals is to play golf in college, 

because I have been 

playing for so long and 

put so much time into it. 

It’s something that I want 

to do. My dream school is 

UCLA. A couple of weeks 

ago, I visited University of 

Tampa and I fell in love 

with the campus. It’s so 

pretty, and they have such 

a good golf team. 

Interview conducted by Editorial 

Intern Joe Bielanski. 

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STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 

Matt Blaney and Joey 

Kendrick’s baseball careers 

have veered in different 

directions, but both are 

playing for the Frankfort 

Eagles this summer for the 

same reason: love of the 

game. 

Blaney, a Lincoln-Way 

East graduate, is preparing 

for his junior season at Illinois 

Wesleyan. 

Kendrick, a Frankfort 

native who attended Illinois 

Lutheran High School 

in Crete, is not playing 

college baseball as he attends 

Grand Valley State 

in Michigan. 

Still, he’s spending his 

summer the same way he 

has almost his entire life: 

on the diamond. 

“Every summer coming 

out here is a lot of fun,” 

Kendrick said. “You look 

forward to it every year. 

We’ve had some of this 

team together for five or 

six years, but this is our 

second year in the collegiate 

league. 

“It’s great to have 

friends come out here and 

getting to play with them. 

It’s a lot of fun.” 

The Frankfort Eagles 

play in the 15-team Southwest 

Chicago Inter-League 

Association Collegiate 

League. They are coached 

by Joey Kendrick’s father, 

Scott. 

The team is made up of 

players from mixed circumstances. 

Some, like 

Blaney, are getting in work 

before returning to their 

college teams. Some play 

for their club teams in college, 

and some only play 

competitively in the summer. 

Lincoln-Way East graduate Matt Blaney (left) and 

Frankfort native Joey Kendrick are starring on the 

Frankfort Eagles in the SWILA Collegiate League. 

STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

“I joined mid-summer 

last year, met all of the 

dudes and had a lot of fun 

with them,” Blaney said. 

“I decided to come back 

again. It’s a really fun team 

to play with.” 

Blaney and Kendrick 

represented the Eagles 

in the SWILA All-Star 

Game, which was played 

at DuPage Medical Group 

Field, home of the Joliet 

Slammers. 

Kendrick hit .482 over 

the team’s first 21 games 

with two homers and 17 

RBI. He went 1-for-2 in 

the All-Star Game. 

“It’s always nice getting 

to go down there and play 

at that field,” he said. “It’s 

a nice field.” 

Through 21 games, 

Blaney was 3-1 with two 

saves and 38 strikeouts 

in 21 innings. In the All- 

Star Game, he pitched 

two scoreless innings and 

struck out four. 

Blaney started his collegiate 

career at the University 

of Texas-Dallas 

before transferring to Illinois 

Wesleyan, where he 

became a regular in the 

bullpen this spring. 

“I’m back playing 

closer to home, get to 

see family and friends 

more, so that’s a bonus,” 

Blaney said. “In the bullpen 

for Illinois Wesleyan, 

whatever role the coaches 

needed me in, I was able 

to do. 

“I’ve talked it over with 

my coaches to see what 

they want me to work on 

this summer. I’ve been 

working a lot on my twoseam 

fastball, trying to get 

some more movement on 

it.” 

In the end, though, 

Blaney’s ultimate goal for 

the summer is the same as 

Kendrick’s. 

“The main thing, though, 

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Senior Quinn looks to seize opportunity to start for Griffins 


Kyle Quinn has waited 

for his turn to take the 

reins of the Lincoln-Way 

East offense. 

After backing up Jack 

Baltz last season, Quinn is 

getting his chance to earn 

the Griffins’ starting quarterback 

spot this fall. 

“You have to stay 

humble and determined,” 

Quinn said. “Once you 

have your shot, you have 

to take that opportunity 

and go with it. 

“I looked up to Jack 

Baltz. Everything he 

taught me, I’m going to 

use this season. I learned 

a lot from him and I’m 

thankful for that.” 

East coach Rob Zvonar 

is confident in Quinn. 

“Kyle’s our leader back 

there,” Zvonar said. “He’s 

paid his dues. By the end 

of the year [last year], if 

something happened to 

Jack, we would have been 

fine going with Kyle. 

“We also have [senior 

quarterback] Ty Slager 

pushing Kyle and we’ll 

have a package back there 

for AJ [Henning] in the 

wildcat.” 

Quinn got his first varsity 

experience last season 

and worked closely in 

practice with Baltz, who is 

headed to Illinois State this 

fall. 

“It was a learning process,” 

Quinn said. “It was 

my first year on varsity and 

I had to get used to it. The 

speed obviously changed 

from what I was seeing 

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move and how to read all 

that. Everything goes faster 

on the varsity level.” 

With the Griffins routinely 

blowing out opponents 

in 2018, winning 

by 30 points or more 10 

times, Quinn played in six 

games in mop-up duty. 

He ran 13 times for 92 

yards and a touchdown 

and completed both his 

pass attempts. Both passes 

gained 15 yards, one going 

for a touchdown in a Class 

8A state quarterfinal rout 

over Edwardsville. 

That was the Griffins’ 

12th win in a row, but 

it was their final one as 

Loyola stunned them 24- 

16 the following week in 

the semifinals. 

It’s that defeat that has 

East extra fired up for this 

fall. 

“I know this is a big year 

for all of us after what happened 

last year at Loyola,” 

Quinn said. “We’re all trying 

to bounce back from 

that and go even farther 

this year. I’ve been working 

really hard all offseason 

to be ready to lead this 

team.” 

Griffins fans will likely 

be excited to hear Zvonar 

draw comparisons between 

Quinn and Brendan 

Morrissey, who quarterbacked 

the Griffins to the 

2017 state title with a 14-0 

record. 

Like Quinn, Morrissey 

had to wait until his senior 

year to start at quarterback. 

“Kyle’s not as big and 

physical as a runner as 

Brendan was, but he can 

beat you with his feet,” 

Zvonar said. “He’s got a 

good arm, but he’s going 

to be just as much of a 

threat with his legs.” 

Quinn will certainly not 

be lacking playmakers 

around him. 

Henning, the state’s top 

recruit who recently committed 

to Michigan, is a 

threat to score any time 

he touches the ball and 

can make plays out of the 

backfield or as a receiver. 

Senior Devon Williams 

ran for over 1,000 yards 

last season and junior running 

back/receiver Jamal 

Johnson flashed his potential 

at the end of the 2018 

season and is already receiving 

plenty of Division 

I looks. 

“As the field general 

of this team, I just feel 

like I have a lot of great 

weapons to use,” Quinn 

said. “AJ, Jamal, Devon. 

There’s some other guys 

you may not have heard of, 

but they’re going to step 

up this year.” 

Johnson said he’s developed 

a rapport with Quinn, 

though there is certainly 

some adjusting in going 

from a 6-foot-5 gunslinger 

like Baltz to the 5-foot-10 

Quinn. 

“It’s different from having 

Jack Baltz out there 

throwing the ball 100 

yards,” Johnson said. “I 

really like playing with 

Kyle, though. He can run. 

He’s a dual threat.” 

Zvonar said East may be 

more of a run-first offense 

as opposed to the passheavy 

attack it presented 

in 2018. Whatever the 

case, opposing defenses 

will have their hands full. 

“There’s a lot of areas 

teams are going to have to 

try to cover with us,” he 

said. 

Quinn hopes to be one 

of the players giving opponents 

fits. While he knows 

some may doubt his abilities 

to fill Baltz’s shoes, 

he’s used to being overlooked. 

“I’m undersized, but I 

have that underdog mentality,” 

he said. “Whatever 

the coaches ask me to do, 

I’m able to do it.” 

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fastbreak 

Baseball 

LW East wins sectional, reaches summer state finals 


STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY 

MEDIA 

1st and 3 

THREE PLAYERS WHO 

HELPED LW EAST 

BASEBALL REACH THE 

SUMMER STATE FINALS 

1. Cael Geijer 

Geijer (above), a 

rising senior, had 

big hits throughout 

regional and 

sectional play. He 

drove in five runs 

in the regional final 

win over Chicago 

Christian and 

knocked in two 

in the sectional 

championship 

against LW West. 

2. Nick Merganthaler 

The Griffins’ leadoff 

hitter set the table 

for a prolific offense, 

getting on base 

often throughout 

regional and 

sectional play. 

3. Tony Panzella 

Panzella, a rising 

junior with just one 

game of varsity 

experience, threw 

four shutout innings 

in the win over LW 

West. 

Though reaching the 

summer state finals doesn’t 

have the same feeling as 

making it to state in the 

spring, the thrill of competition 

and the sense of 

accomplishment were 

definitely there for Lincoln-Way 

East last week, 

when the Griffins won the 

Lockport Sectional title to 

put themselves among the 

final eight teams alive in 

the Illinois High School 

Baseball Coaches Association 

summer playoffs. 

A case in point: when 

East walked off against 

Sandburg with a 5-4 win 

in eight innings on July 9, 

the Griffins celebrated on 

the field as if they had just 

won a state title. 

“We dogpiled out there,” 

East coach Eric Brauer 

said. “Everyone is aware 

that these games aren’t as 

important as the spring, 

but when you win, you still 

feel good about it. It’s still 

meaningful. You know 

it’s not the spring, but it’s 

still competition. When 

you win, you feel good. 

We were down that whole 

game against Sandburg 

and came back. That was 

really fun, it was exciting.” 

That victory sent the 

Griffins to the sectional 

championship game, 

where they demolished 

district rival Lincoln-Way 

West 10-0 in five innings 

on July 10 to clinch their 

trip to state. 

Lincoln-Way East’s Anthony Panzella throws a pitch 

during the Griffins’ 10-0 win over Lincoln-Way West in 

the Lockport Sectional championship summer playoff 

game July 10. Photos by Steve Millar/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

The regional and sectional 

tournaments were 

both double elimination, 

but East did not need to 

take advantage of the format, 

sweeping through 

them with a 6-0 record. 

The Griffins opened sectional 

play with a 5-3 win 

over Lincoln-Way West on 

July 8. 

“Our confidence level 

has been high,” rising junior 

Tony Panzella said. 

“We’re hitting the ball, 

we’re doing everything 

well. I think we’ll be fine.” 

The Griffins were set to 

open the eight-team, double-elimination 

state tournament 

on Monday, July 

15 with a game against 

Jacobs at Benedictine University 

in Lisle. The state 

tournament was scheduled 

to run through Thursday, 

July 18 with games at 

Benedictine, North Central 

College in Naperville 

and Route 66 Stadium in 

Joliet. 

For a Lincoln-Way East 

team that was stunned 

in its playoff opener this 

spring - the Griffins were 

the top seed in their sectional 

and fell 2-1 to 17thseeded 

Romeoville - going 

on a deep playoff run feels 

good. 

“After the unfortunate 

loss in the spring, we’re 

glad to bounce back on a 

big level,” rising senior 

Cael Geijer said. 

Geijer drove in a pair of 

runs in the championship 

game win over Lincoln- 

Way West. He started a 

four-run rally in the first 

inning by drawing a walk 

and eventually scoring on 

an error. 

“I feel like it’s important 

Lincoln-Way East’s Ryan McCoy gets set to swing 

during the Griffins’ 10-0 win over Lincoln-Way West in 

the Lockport Sectional championship summer playoff 

game July 10. 

to get the first run,” Geijer 

said. “It boosts your confidence 

for the rest of the 

game. We have to have the 

mindset to jump on them 

first.” 

On a hot day, the Griffins 

felt it especially important 

to get off to a 

good start. A Warriors win 

would have forced a second, 

winner-take-all game 

between the two teams on 

the same day. 

“If we didn’t win the 

first game, you’re staring 

at being out here five 

hours in 94 degrees,” 

Brauer said. “It was definitely 

good to play from 

ahead. Our pitchers threw 

a lot of strikes, our defense 

did a nice job. It’s a really 

nice recipe that generally 

works.” 

Rising junior Matt Michaels 

cleared the bases 

with a three-run triple to 

make it 4-0. 

The Griffins scored in 

all five innings, pushing 

across solo runs in the second 

and fourth, and two 

runs each in the third and 

fifth. Dan DeCero, Alan 

Cohen and Nick Merganthaler 

all had RBI hits. 

Panzella, meanwhile, 

got the job done on the 

mound, allowing just two 

hits in four innings. Justin 

Murray threw a scoreless 

fifth inning. 

“I let my defense play 

behind me and do what 

they needed to,” Panzella 

said. “I just basically wanted 

to throw strikes. It helps 

a lot [getting an early lead] 

because you know you can 

give up runs, let them hit 

the ball a little bit. You 

don’t feel that much pressure. 

Just throw strikes.” 

LISTEN Up 

“I’m undersized, but I have that underdog mentality. Whatever the coaches 

ask me to do, I’m able to do it.” 

Kyle Quinn – Lincoln-Way East senior quarterback, on trying to prove he can be 

the Griffins’ starter 

Tune In 

Baseball, Noon, Thursday, July 18 

IHSBCA Summer Baseball State Championship 

game at North Central College 

• LW East hopes to be playing for the summer 

state title. 

Index 

36 - Athlete of the Week 

35 - Sports Briefs 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor 

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

Frankfort’s Hometown Newspaper | July 18, 2019 

STATE BOUND LW East 

baseball reaches summer 

state finals, Page 39 

SUMMER PREP Frankfort’s 

Malley gets ready for baseball career 

at Evansville, Page 35 

Senior Kyle Quinn gets long-awaited shot to be Lincoln-Way East’s starting quarterback, Page 38 

LEFT: Senior Kyle Quinn is looking to step into the starting quarterback role for Lincoln-Way East. PHOTOS BY STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

RIGHT: Kyle Quinn looks to make a pass during the Richards 7-on-7 competition. Quinn looks to replace Jack Baltz as the Griffins’ starter.

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