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A ‘good neighbor’ 

New Lenox man finalist for national award for 

volunteer work with homeless, Page 4 

Honoring the fallen 

New veterans memorial coming to American 

Legion, Page 7 

walking to remember 

ForeverU holding first remembrance walk for 

children who have died, Page 8 

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Adalyn Cour (front), 7, 

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Brooklyn, 5, at the Water 

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Thursday 

Navigating the College 

search and admissions 

process 

5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, 

Sept. 12, New Lenox 

Public Library, 120 Veterans 

Parkway. The experts 

from My College Planning 

Team are returning 

to NLPL for another informative 

workshop for 

teens and parents. They 

will unveil new strategies 

you can use to get into — 

and afford — the colleges 

of your choice. The presentation 

will also cover 

selectivity, fit, essay prep, 

and scholarships, all from 

the perspective of former 

admissions and university 

staff. Don’t miss this one. 

Registration required at 

newlenox.librarymarket. 

com/navigating-collegesearch-and-admissionsprocess. 

Saturday 

Maker Day 

1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 

14, New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway. 

Calling all Makers. 

Get hands-on with all that 

the Library has to offer. 

Join us for a variety of interactive 

activities, exhibits, 

and demos, and have 

the chance to discover and 

explore new interests. Tinker 

and build in our Makerspace, 

craft and create 

in the Meeting Room, discover 

and educate yourself 

on all of the technology in 

our Digital Media Lab. All 

workshops will be taught 

by community members, 

local business owners, artists, 

and staff. Maker Day 

is a free, all-ages event, 

and participants will have 

a chance to win a prize. No 

registration required. 

Lincoln-Way Half 

Marathon 

6:45 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 14, Downtown 

Oak Street, Frankfort. 

Competitive timed 

half marathon. Sponsored 

by the Lincoln-Way District 

210 Foundation for 

Educational Excellence. 

For more information, 

visit http://www.villageof 

frankfort.com/calendar. 

Monday 

Crafting with cameo 

6-7:30 p.m. Monday, 

Sept. 16, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans 

Parkway. We’ll make a 

craft using designs cut by 

the Silhouette Cameo electronic 

cutter. Registration 

required at newlenox.li 

brarymarket.com/craftingcameo-14. 

Bring it “HOME” 

6-10 p.m. Monday, 

Sept. 16, Beggar’s Pizza, 

650 W. Maple St. Bring it 

“HOME” Maelynn Wood 

Design Workshop Come 

enjoy a Girls Night Out and 

go home with this wonderful 

sign and interchangeable 

seasonal designs. 

You do it yourself. Paint, 

be creative, have fun. At 

the end of the night, you 

will be able to take home 

a wonderful piece that fits 

you and your home. This 

night will include your 

sign and choice of eight 

interchangeable seasonal 

cutouts. Complimentary 

appetizers and soft drinks 

included. The cost is $50 

and registration can be 

done at brownpapertick 

ets.com/event/4323938? 

ref=349591. 

UPCOMING 

Run for their lives 5K 

8-9:30 a.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 21, New Lenox Village 

Commons, 1 Veterans 

Parkway. The RFTL 5K’s 

mission is to give you real, 

tangible ways to take action 

against human trafficking. 

Your registration 

dollars go to increasing investigative 

efforts, prevention 

methods, and building 

awareness. You will also 

be a part of an experience 

that educates and unites 

our communities so everyone 

stands together armed 

with the knowledge, resources, 

and tools to be a 

part of the solution. Costs 

vary. Register at rftl5k. 

com/register. 

LW Class of 1989 30- 

year reunion 

8 p.m.-midnight, Saturday, 

Sept. 21, Trails Edge 

Brewing Co., 20 Kansas 

St. Frankfort. The Class 

of 1989 will be holding a 

30-year reunion. This is 

an 80’s themed occasion, 

dressing 80’s style is highly 

encouraged. The cost is 

$25 per person advance 

purchase, $30.00 at the 

door. Alumni can purchase 

tickets via Venmo or Pay- 

Pal to stacynasr@gmail. 

com You can also purchase 

tickets directly at Ranch 

Frostie, 1259 N. Cedar 

Road in New Lenox. Other 

LW classes are welcome 

to purchase tickets at the 

door. Please contact Sheryl 

Carter (312) 859-6770 for 

more information. 

Barks and Brews 

Noon-3 p.m Sunday, 

Sept. 29, Firefighters 

Park, 1 Manor Drive. Unleash 

the good times with 

your four-legged friends 

at the park with vendors, 

raffles, dog contests and 

more! Join us for some 

barks and brews, as we 

will have alcoholic drinks 

available for purchase. 

We are looking for dogrelated 

vendors. If you are 

interested, please contact 

Tracy at twrase@newlenoxparks.org 

for more 

information. 

Lincoln-Way High School 

50-Year Class Reunion 

Saturday, Oct. 12, New 

Lenox VFW, 323 Old 

Hickory Road. LWHS 

class of 1969 will be celebrating 

its 50-year reunion. 

The cost is $35 per 

person and the deadline to 

register is Sept. 1. A Friday 

night gathering is also being 

held at 3 Corners Grill 

& Tap, 901 E. Lincoln 

Highway. Other LW Central 

alumni are welcome at 

both events. For more information 

contact D. Holm 

at (815) 485-9228. 

ONGOING 

Chess Club 

10 a.m. Thursdays, New 

Lenox Village Commons, 

1 Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Group meets at 

the tables near the pond 

until after noon. Open to 

anyone, from beginner to 

master, who enjoys playing 

chess. For more information, 

call (815) 485- 

7425. 

Fiber Arts 

6-7:30 p.m. First and 

third Thursday of every 

month, New Lenox Public 


Parkway, New Lenox. 

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crocheters in an informal 

exchange of ideas and information. 

Beginners are 

welcome. For more information, 

visit newlenoxli 

brary.org. 

Writers Club 

6-7:45 p.m. First and 

third Wednesday of every 

month, New Lenox Public 


Parkway, New Lenox. All 

are welcome to discuss his 

or her writing with others. 


visit newlenoxlibrary.org. 

Lincoln-Way Toastmasters 

7:00 p.m. every first and 

third Thursday of each 

month, Frankfort Village 

Hall, 432 W. Nebraska St., 

Frankfort. This club for 

adults ages 18 and older 

helps participants overcome 

their fear of public 

speaking, which in turn 

fosters self-confidence 

and personal growth. All 

are welcome to attend 

and/or join. For more information, 

call (708) 769- 

7506. 

Stone City Kennel Club 

13606 W. Laraway 

Road, New Lenox. The 

Stone City Kennel Club 

is to offer all levels of 

classes for those looking 

to help teach their family 

pets how to behave 

and more. All classes are 

taught by experienced instructors. 


visit sckc.us or 

call (815) 485-5562.

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the new lenox patriot | September 12, 2019 | 3 

Water Lantern Festival brings hope and light to New Lenox 

Rochelle McAuliffe 

Freelance Reporter 

Love. Healing. Peace. 

Hope. Connection. Happiness. 

This is what the Water 

Lantern Festival is about. 

The Water Lantern Festival 

tours nationwide to 

bring the community together 

to light the water, 

and on Saturday, Sept. 

7, Shae Pond at the New 

Lenox Village Commons 

was aglow. More than 

1,500 people joined together 

to enjoy music and 

share stories and memories 

as they decorated their lanterns 

and sent them off to 

illuminate the night. 

The Water Lantern Festival 

aims to bring people together 

to share in an incredible 

experience and create 

memories together while 

empowering the community. 

Throughout the festival 

grounds, messages and 

words of inspiration were 

spread around to further 

the evening’s message that 

“you are enough.” 

The festival’s impact is 

environmental, as well, 

with the lanterns being 

made from wood and rice 

paper, and the team cleaning 

any trash that may 

have previously been in or 

around the water, as well. 

Additionally, a portion of 

ticket proceeds goes to 

water.org, a nonprofit that 

has helped more than 22 

million people access safe 

water and sanitation. 

The festival included 

food trucks from the area, 

henna artists, contests and 

dancing. Throughout the 

evening, participants decorated 

their lanterns with 

personal messages, sayings, 

prayers and drawings. 

Some lanterns were somber 

while others were funny, 

and some even promoted 

social media accounts. 

Adalyn Cour, 7, and 

Brooklyn Cour, 5, of Tinley 

Park, used the lanterns 

to demonstrate their artistic 

skills and showcase their 

interests. Adalyn listed 

her family, even her cousins 

whom she misses and 

doesn’t often see, while 

Brooklyn drew a pumpkin 

to represent her excitement 

for Halloween. Both girls 

had fun decorating their 

lanterns, so much so that 

they weren’t sure if they 

wanted to launch them. 

“It’s special that I get to 

share my markers with my 

sister,” Adalyn said. 

A few of the lanterns 

showed the diversity of the 

community, with people 

writing messages in their 

native languages, or drawing 

flags of their home nations. 

Diane Balan and her 

5-year-old son Kevin, of 

Crest Hill, were some of 

those, with her decorating 

a panel of her lantern with 

the Moldavian flag. 

“I’m proud to represent 

my culture,” Balan said. 

Balan and her son were 

excited to be outside on 

such a comfortable evening 

and were happy to 

be spending such valuable 

time together. 

For Alfredo Cavala, of 

Crest Hill, his 85th birthday 

was extra special, 

thanks to his daughter, Sandra. 

After Sandra saw that 

her dad had liked the event 

on Facebook, she wanted to 

take her parents. When she 

realized it was on her dad’s 

birthday, she knew that she 

had to. 

“It’s been a really special 

day for all of us,” Sandra 

said. 

“I’m grateful for my 

daughter for bringing me 

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Razhel Buquis (right), 16, of Naperville, decorates her lantern with her mother, Lisa 

Saunders, at the festival, Saturday, Sept. 7. photos by Rochelle McAuliffe/22nd 

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here,” Alfredo said. “This 

is going to be a beautiful 

evening. I’m grateful I can 

be here to enjoy my family.” 

Before the lantern 

launch, people took time 

to share the stories of their 

lantern. A woman who was 

recently celebrating her 11 

months of sobriety decorated 

a panel of her lantern 

to reflect that, and another 

with the phrase “don’t 

count the days, make the 

days count.” 

Another piece of advice 

during the lantern stories 

came from a 6-year-old 

named Amelia, who was 

mourning the loss of a 

loved one. Her lantern was 

in memorial of this person, 

and she recommended, 

“If you lost someone, just 

think about them for a minute 

every day, and they’ll 

be with you.” 

Angelica Santiago, of 

New Lenox, attended with 

husband, Mike Soverino, 

and daughters Riley and 

Paisley after getting tickets 

last minute. While she 

didn’t necessarily understand 

the festival’s message 

before attending, she does 

now, and she’s grateful it’s 

being said. 

“I didn’t really know 

what the purpose of this 

was, but once I was in and 

I saw all the signs, I understood, 

and it really means a 

lot,” Santiago said. “Being 

told that you are enough, 

I want my kids to know 

that.” 

As night fell, the program 

officially began. After 

a moment of silence 

to remember those who 

attendees have lost, the 

emcee led the group in a 

few meditative breaths to 

relax. After some words of 

encouragement, the LED 

lights for the lanterns were 

turned on, and the group 

raised them to light the sky 

for a moment before the 

first at the shoreline of the 

pond began to launch their 

lanterns. 

As music played, Shae 

Pond filled with lanterns 

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New Lenox man finalist for national award 

Sean Hastings, Editor 

Dale Taylor, a broker associate 

with RE/MAX 10 

in New Lenox, has spent 

years helping homeless 

men in the southside. 

Taylor is the site manager 

for the shelter at Faith 

Lutheran Church, 18645 

Dixie Highway, Homewood. 

In recent years, 

Taylor’s efforts have been 

geared toward only men, 

but has done previous 

work with women and 

children. 

He began volunteering 

around 2005 and has been 

the site manager since 

2007. The organization 

Taylor is a part of is called 

South Suburban Public 

Action to Deliver Shelter, 

— a nonprofit organization 

that assists homeless people 

in the Chicago southland 

region. 

Taylor said it is easy 

to fill the 6-11 p.m. shift 

with volunteers at the 

shelter, but the overnight 

shift — 11 p.m.-3 a.m. 

and 3-7 a.m. are tough. 

Taylor has spent nearly 

every Monday for over 10 

years staying at the shelter 

overnight. 

And all of his dedication 

to helping the homeless 

men in the area has 

made him a finalist for the 

National Association of 

Realtors Good Neighbor 

Award. The award honors 

Realtors who have made 

a positive impact on their 

communities through extraordinary 

volunteer service. 

Taylor serves on the 

Board of Directors for 

SSPADS, as well as distributing 

food, cleaning, 

fundraising and all other 

responsibilities of the 

program at his site. He 

has raised over $300,000 

since his involvement with 

SSPADS began. 

Dale Taylor (middle) poses for a photo with SSPADS Philanthropy Manager Rohit D’Souza (right) and SSPADS Board Member Tahtia K. Smalling. 

Photo Submitted 

The shelter Taylor manages 

holds 30-35 people. 

When the weather is decent, 

the numbers are not 

that high, but when but 

when it changes is when 

they see 30-35 men, he 

said. 

So how does a Realtor in 

New Lenox and a resident 

of Frankfort end up volunteering 

in a homeless shelter 

in Homewood? 

It is all about planting 

those “good seeds,” he 

said. 

“The best way I can describe 

it is that it is like 

a calling,” Taylor said. 

“What you give of yourself 

— there is an old saying: 

‘no good deed goes 

unpunished.’ I’ve had my 

share of being punished 

for the good deeds that I 

do. It’s a natural thing that 

happens because the people 

that come to the shelter, 

they are going through 

the test and trials of life. 

“It has caused me to be 

really sensitive to what 

they are going through. I 

pray a lot and seek divine 

guidance. Any good deed 

you do, it’s about planting 

good seeds. Eventually 

those good seeds that are 

planted, they will do some 

good things.” 

In getting the men food 

each Monday, Taylor has 

approximately five different 

food teams that bring 

in food every Monday of 

the month — one group 

specified to each of the 

four Mondays. He is hoping 

to find a team that will 

manage the rare fifth Monday 

of some months. 

Every Monday — at the 

very least — Taylor sees 

these men at their worst as 

he tries to help them out. 

But he has encountered 

people in public that he 

knew from the shelter and 

it is touching, he said. 

One man he saw was 

a single dad raising his 

children who at one point, 

were staying in a different 

shelter each night. 

“I would marvel at him. 

He would get those kids 

up every morning to go 

to school,” Taylor said. 

“They went to school and 

no one knew that they 

were experiencing homelessness.” 

And Taylor ran into him 

at the DMV in Chicago 

Heights. 

“He tells me, ‘guess 

what? I finally got an 

apartment. My family can 

live in one place,’” Taylor 

said. “Can you imagine 

every night your children 

are sleeping in a different 

location and you have 

to get them up, get them 

to school and get them to 

function while you’re going 

through all these temporary 

circumstances. To 

keep them encouraged and 

hopeful it’s what I call a 

divine calling to do that.” 

To make more stories 

like this happen, Taylor 

is always looking to find 

fundraising efforts so the 

organization can continue 

to provide the services 

they do. 

The organization receives 

grants from the 

State, but the only issue 

with that is the amount of 

time they have to wait to 

actually receive some of 

these large grants. That is 

why Taylor tries to find 

more sustainable fundraising 

efforts. 

That is what makes the 

Good Neighbors Award 

special. 

The top 5 finalists will 

each receive $10,000 to 

donate to their organization 

and the top three 

will also receive an extra 

$1,250, $1,500 and $2,500, 

respectively. The 6-10 vote 

getters will receive $2,500 

for their contributions to 

their organizations. 

Voting for the Good 

Neighbors award started 

Aug. 28 and lasts through 

midnight on Sept. 28. 

Those who want to vote 

can visit realtor.com/ 

goodneighbor/. The winners 

will be announced 

Oct. 2. 

And for more information 

about SSPADS, including 

ways to donate 

or volunteer, visit sspads. 

org/



Friends of the NL Public Library 

hosting community rummage sale 


The Friends of the New 

Lenox Public Library are 

holding their annual rummage 

sale on Saturday, 

Sept. 28 in the New Lenox 

Village Commons. 

The Friends are a volunteer 

group that do different 

fundraisers and 

work to help the library. 

The event is slated to 

take place from 9 a.m.- 

2 p.m. and the Friends 

are still looking to fill up 

120 spots. It is a chance 

for residents to have a 

“garage sale” without using 

their own garage and 

advertising for it themselves. 

Susanne Picchi, president 

of the Friends of 

the New Lenox Public 

Library said last year 

drew in around 1,000 people. 

It is free to attend to 

shop, but if residents are 

looking to rent a space, it 

is $15 per spot and can be 

done by filling out an application 

at the library, or 

online at newlenoxlibrary. 

org/rummagesale and 

turned in at the circulation 

desk at the library. 

Applications are due 

Saturday, Sept. 21. 

If one chooses to be a 

seller, they bring their car 

in, set up a table with the 

items they want to sell and 

stay in their assigned spot. 

Sellers are to bring their 

own tables, chairs and 

tents. . 

Picchi is excited for this 

year’s event especially after 

the response from last 

year, she said. She enjoys 

the location, as well, because 

it allows people to 

be in one big space, one 

like the Commons in particular. 

Picchi said it is also a 

nice way to clean out their 

house. And if people do 

not want to bring home 

the items they do not sell, 

they can leave them and 

Morning Star Mission 

will pick them up following 

the event. 


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date is Sunday, Sept. 29 at 

the same time. 

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Over 1,000 people show up for Men Who Cook event 

Lee Cruz, Freelance Reporter 

Leaders representing the 

New Lenox community 

were among the competitors 

who prepared tasty 

treats for attendees to sample 

at the 11th annual Men 

Who Cook event at Chicagoland 

Speedway in Joliet 

on Saturday, Sept. 7. 

The occasion is one of 

the marquee fundraising 

events in the area each 

year, with money generated 

to support the Will 

County Children’s Advocacy 

Center, a charitable 

organization spearheaded 

by Will County State’s 

Attorney Jim Glasgow 

that provides services and 

advocacy to children who 

are victims of sexual abuse 

and severe physical abuse. 

In addition to generating 

funds through competitor 

entry fees and attendee 

ticket sales, the function 

also featured a 50-50 raffle 

and a silent auction with 

opportunities to bid on 

themed baskets of food, 

beverage, sports, pet, and 

self-care items. The occasion 

was also welcoming 

to people of almost all 

ages, as it included children’s 

activities outside 

the dining arena. 

A crowd of more than 

1,000 attendees gathered to 

enjoy food from more than 

50 amateur and professional 

chefs who prepared 

items that included main 

entrees, side dishes, appetizers, 

and desserts, with 

products such as meatloaf, 

brisket, ribs, pork tenderloin, 

salmon, tacos, chili, 

gumbo, jambalaya, macaroni 

and cheese, cobbler, 

cheesecake, cupcakes, 

brownies, and fudge. 

One of the competitors 

included New Lenox 

resident Joe Kirkeeng, 

President and CEO of First 

Secure Bank and Trust 

Company, who teamed 

with three of his co-workers 

to prepare chicken 

wings and dry white toast, a 

concept based off the meal 

that Dan Akroyd and John 

Belushi ordered at a diner 

in “The Blues Brothers.” 

They even suited up as 

the characters and had the 

movie playing on display 

at their booth. 

This was the third time 

that Kirkeeng participated 

in the event as a cooking 

competitor, following several 

years of stopping by 

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attendee. 

He became interested 

in joining in the competition 

after recognizing that 

the cooks were proud of 

their dishes but not intense 

about attempting to claim 

first prize, so the contest 

was a spirited yet friendly 

one. 

“Once you join in on the 

participants’ side of things, 

it becomes a little bit addicting,” 

Kirkeeng said. 

“But the big thing is that 

it’s for such a great cause. 

Jim Glasgow’s vision with 

what he’s put together 

here with his leadership, 

it’s just a really easy thing 

to want to get behind and 

want to support.” 

In addition to appreciating 

the cause the event 

supports, he also enjoys 

being involved with the 

function because of its 

festive atmosphere and 

its social element, be it 

networking with some of 

the regular competitors 

or mingling with some of 

the local attendees he has 

known for many years — 

some of whom he rarely or 

never crosses paths with 

outside of the event. 

Kirkeeng feels that the 

event has continued to 

grow in popularity through 

the years because there 

have been adjustments and 

additions made to keep it 

fresh. 

“The people who are 

running the event have 

done a really good job at 

trying to find something 

a little bit different to add 

to it every year, like taking 

it to the garages of the 

Chicagoland Speedway,” 

he said. “And then you 

walk outside, and you’re 

looking at this pretty cool 

racing coliseum. There’s 

also music and a lot of 

good food — some of 

these guys really put their 

Posing for a photo at the Men Who Cook event are Peter Martin and Tracy Simons of 

Silver Cross Hospital. Lee Cruz/22nd Century Media 

heart and soul into making 

something. It’s really 

turned into this multisensory, 

multifaceted type of 

event rather than just simply 

making a lap around a 

building and eating some 

food.” 

Peter Martin, Sous Chef 

at New Lenox-based Silver 

Cross Hospital, was 

on hand to serve up lobster 

rolls. At his side to assist 

with the hospitality was 

Tracy Simons, executive 

director of the Silver Cross 

Foundation, who offered 

acclaim for the event. 

“The Children’s Advocacy 

Center is such a 

worthwhile cause, and I 

think people love to come 

out and support the community,” 

Simons said. 

“And there’s a lot of delicious 

food here tonight, 

so I don’t see why you 

wouldn’t want to be here.” 

Silver Cross Hospital 

and the Will County Children’s 

Advocacy Center 

have been linked together 

ever since the center’s inception 

in 1995, and Silver 

Cross President and 

CEO Ruth Colby currently 

serves on the center’s 

Board of Directors. 

Simons spoke reverently 

about that relationship. 

“The first Children’s 

Advocacy Center office 

was on Silver Cross’ campus 

in Joliet, so we’ve 

been a supporter of them 

a long time, since its existence,” 

Simons said. “We 

work a lot with the agency 

because of some of the 

children who come into 

our ER, so it’s kind of an 

extension of what Silver 

Cross does. We’re proud 

to be a partner with them.” 

As the event has grown 

over the past decade from 

300 attendees to more 

than 1,000, it has needed 

to change locations to accommodate 

more people 

in the facility and more 

parking outside of it. 

That is a challenge that 

Jim Glasgow has welcomed, 

as the event has 

continually drawn interest 

that has exceeded his initial 

expectations of it. 

He remarked that many 

people attend the function 

not only due to all the savory 

food samples available, 

but also because of 

the cause they are supporting. 

“When you breach the 

trust of a child, I don’t 

know that there’s a more 

heinous crime, and people 

understand that,” Glasgow 

said. “Children deserve 

our unconditional love, 

and when you violate that, 

there really isn’t any punishment 

that fits the crime. 

Our center provides hope, 

healing, and justice for the 

victim and the family, and 

our counselors are second 

to none.”



New Veterans Memorial Walkway coming to American Legion 


By the middle of October, 

Thomas E. Hartung 

American Legion Post 

1977 Commander Dan 

Drzymalla, hopes to have 

a walkway near the current 

flag poles that honors 

veterans and also provides 

a little history lesson for 

people who walk it. 

“The main thing is to 

honor, first off New Lenox 

and then all veterans and 

make it educational,” 

Drzymalla said. 

As one walks to the left 

around the Veterans Memorial 

Walkway, which 

is being put together by 

Drzymalla and other members 

of the American Legion, 

they will first see a 

podium-like structure that 

lists the names of all New 

Lenox veterans that lost 

their lives in battle. 

At the bottom of the 

list it will read “Home of 

Proud Americans.” 

Drzymalla said it is perfect 

to incorporate the Village 

of New Lenox into it 

as well. 

As one continues their 

walk, the next structure 

they will notice is an engraved 

stone for each 

branch of the military and 

the year they started. There 

will also be a stone that 

lists all of the conflicts that 

the United States has been 

involved in. 

“You learn about the 

Village of New Lenox 

residents and the ones that 

gave their lives,” Drzymalla 

said. 

And once someone gets 

to the bottom of the walkway 

(near the tank), they 

will walk up on a newly 

donated Soldier’s Cross 

from the Abraham Lincoln 

National Cemetery. The 

walk up to the Solider’s 

Cross will be a new path 

made of gray stones and 

gray rocks. 

A Soldier’s Cross is 

used to honor and respect 

the dead at a battle 

site. The practice started 

around the time of the 

Civil War, as a means of 

identifying the bodies on 

the battleground before 

removal. 

Drzymalla also liked the 

idea of putting benches 

near the Soldier’s Cross 

under the tree for people 

to reflect where they are 

away from the noise of the 

road and front of the Legion. 

The walkway comes 

back toward the tank and 

up back toward the parking 

lot for people to finish 

the complete walk. 

The current names of 

New Lenox veterans on 

the bricks will stay where 

they are and as people 

walk back to the beginning, 

there will be a marker, 

shaped like a bean bag 

board, honoring the 6,749 

prisoners of war missing 

in action that are still out 

there. 

The flag pole setup is 

already visibly appealing, 

so Drzymalla did not 

want to “stack things on 

top of one another” where 

it takes away the meaning 

of each piece, making a 

walkway the best way to 

do it. 

Right after the prisoners 

of war marker, there will 

be one for the nine major 

wars and the numbers of 

deaths in them. 

Another outcome Drzymalla 

hopes to possibly 

have is the space be used 

for a history class at the 

local schools. The walk is 

unbiased and has no “hidden 

agendas,” he said. It 

will also not be used as a 

recruitment tactic to get 

students interested in the 

military. 

“They come and actually 

see it,” Drzymalla said. 

The early stages of construction were underway Sept. 4. 

“The really cool thing is 

if you if you choose to 

look down and read every 

single brick, you kind of 

get an idea [of how many 

people from New Lenox 

fought], it’s not like there’s 

a military base around 

here. Just looking down, 

those are all local people. 

Over 180 bricks of people. 

There’s eight bricks in a 

row of a family, too.” 

Drzymalla also wants 

to get local businesses 

involved. If businesses 

would like to donate, they 

can and the Legion will 

say ‘thank you’ by dedicating 

a brick on the edge of 

the walkway to them. To 

donate toward the cost of 

walkway, businesses can 

call the Legion or stop in. 

“Every single penny 

[goes toward the project], 

the post isn’t making any 

money,” he said. “Every 

penny raised is going 

straight into this. There’s 

only about 100 bricks. 

They’re not buying the 

brick, sticker or certificate. 

We donate the brick to 

them as a thank you.” 

He also said if any landscaper 

or someone is interested 

in lending a helping 

hand, he would be happy 

for the help. 

“In the Commons, they 

have the stones [and those 

are great], but other than 

that there is not a whole lot 

in town,” Drzymalla said. 

“We have an awesome 

start with the tank. We’re 

building on that to make it 

even better.” 

This picture shows the site before construction started 

for the Veterans Memorial Walkway at the American 

Legion. Photos submitted 

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ForeverU’s “Remember 

Me” walk on Saturday, 

Sept. 21 in the New Lenox 

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programs that 

equip them to face life’s 

greatest challenges and obstacles. 

Ryan Hesslau, founder 

and executive director 

of ForeverU, and former 

Lincoln-Way East student, 

said the catalyst for the 

walk came from wanting 

to create a place where 

families can come together 

to remember and celebrate 

the lives of the children 

they, or other people have 

lost. His motivation to start 

ForeverU came when he 

researched stories of students 

his age when he was 

in high school who had 

commit suicide. He wanted 

to be able find a solution 

to ensure the youth who 

were struggling had the resilience 

to keep living, the 

website states. 

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Ryan Hesslau, founder and president of ForeverU, speaks at a ForeverU event. 

Hesslau is excited for the remembrance walk Sept. 21. 22nd century media file photo 

have worked a lot with 

families that have lost their 

child whether it was suicide, 

a sickness or a tragic 

accident,” Hesslau said. 

“One of my questions has 

been ‘what can we do as a 

community to support you 

and what kind of way can 

we find a level of purpose?’ 

The walk is also a way 

for ForeverU to spread 

awareness of local resources 

to the youth and 

families. 

“We can create a space 

and see the support I think 

it is a really powerful 

thing,” Hesslau said. “My 

vision is to create a space 

where we as a community, 

whether we lost one or not, 

can lean in together. That is 

really the mission behind 

this. It is really tough stuff. 

Nowadays we need those 

frequent opportunities to 

lean in together.” 

The walk is free, though 

sign up is encouraged prior, 

but can be done the day 

of. Donations of $5 or $10 

would also be appreciated, 

but not required. When 

people sign up online, or 

in person, they have the 

option to give the name 

of the person they will be 

walking for and if they are 

comfortable with the name 

being recognized at the 

walk. It is not required to 

give a name. 

Hesslau said he and his 

team are not sure how the 

names will be recognized, 

but is looking to find a 

unique way to do so. 

Hesslau understands the 

sensitivity of the topic and 

that people may be in different 

stages of their grief, 

but encourages people to 

come out if they are up 

for it, as it can be a way 

to show parents who lost 

a child that they are not 

alone. 

“We encourage them 

to be part of this moving 

event,” Hesslau said. “We 

don’t know what is going 

to happen. There might be 

20 people, or there could 

be hundreds. We can remind 

families there are 

people out there that want 

to help. People need people 

is what we believe. But if 

you think it is too much for 

you just know that there is 

a community thinking of 

If you’re going 

Saturday, Sept. 21, 

New Lenox Village 

Commons, 1 Veterans 

Parkway 

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6 p.m.- Opening 

message 

6:15 p.m.- Walk begins 

7 p.m.- Walk concludes 

at main stage 

7:15 p.m.- Closing 

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Sign up: 

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The walk will also feature 

different partners including 

Never Walk Alone 

Recovery, Keys to Freedom 

Foundation, Miller 

Counseling and Associates 

and more. 

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place to bring people together 

and also bring attention 

to our programs for 

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M&M Acres wins grant for 

its work in helping horses 

Organization 

founded by New 

Lenox woman 

Lee Cruz, Freelance Reporter 

M&M Acres NFP of 

nearby Manhattan recently 

earned a $5,000 grant 

through the ASPCA’s Help 

a Horse Home Challenge. 

The competition is nationwide, 

with grants awarded 

to those programs that 

adopt out the greatest number 

of abused, neglected, or 

homeless horses into safe 

homes. M&M was ranked 

sixth of the 170 competitors 

that participated in 

this year’s challenge. The 

organization is led by its 

Founder and Executive 

Director, Megan Maher, of 

New Lenox. 

M&M Acres is dedicated 

to rescuing horses from kill 

pens that are intended to be 

used as slaughter houses for 

horse meat to be shipped to 

other countries. 

M&M is exclusively 

comprised of a group of 

volunteers who are passionate 

about the welfare 

of animals. Board Member 

Karen Nitz shared a common 

sentiment that the 

volunteers have about their 

work. 

“You could be having the 

crummiest day ever, and 

the moment you get out 

here everything goes away 

and everything’s better,” 

she said. “Some of these 

animals come to us from 

horrible situations, and 

sometimes they’re generally 

fearful of people. It’s 

rewarding to see how they 

overcome that fear by us 

giving them their space for 

a while to just be a horse 

or whatever animal they 

are. It’s wonderful to watch 

their transformation.” 

Megan Maher is enthused 

about M&M Acres 

being awarded the grant, 

which she notes will especially 

benefit the organization 

in its efforts throughout 

the winter season. In 

addition to receiving the 

grant, Maher was invited to 

a meeting with the ASPCA, 

legislators, and political 

representatives from Washington, 

D.C., to discuss 

bills and laws on animal 

rights. 

Although M&M relocated 

from Lockport to 

Manhattan a couple months 

ago, the City of Lockport 

recently notified the organization 

that it will receive 

one of this year’s “Best of 

Lockport” Awards. 

With a group of a couple 

dozen volunteers present 

for a recent celebration, 

Maher expressed deep gratitude 

for their contributions 

to M&M Acres and helping 

it to gain such positive recognition. 

“You all know this is 

something that one person 

cannot do alone,” she said. 

“It’s literally every one of 

you who puts in a little bit 

of time and a little bit of 

effort that turns this into 

something really big. It’s 

been a rollercoaster ride 

the last few years, but I feel 

like big things are happening 

and we’re going to be 

saving a lot more animals 

in the near future.” 

She noted that much of 

the public is unaware of the 

number of horses who are 

sent to slaughter, and that 

there is a lack of laws that 

protect animals. 

“Humans can talk, animals 

can’t,” Maher said. “If 

Posing for a photo (left to right) are May Barton, Celia 

Porod, Megan Maher, Karen Nitz and Jane Paliakas in 

front of the winner sign. Lee Cruz/22nd Century Media 

we don’t stand up for those 

without a voice, who will? “ 

She also stated that some 

people take ownership of 

horses without realizing the 

expenses or effort they will 

incur in raising them, and 

then deal with those issues 

by resorting to behaviors 

such as starving or abusing 

them. 

As a charitable organization, 

M&M Acres relies 

heavily on fundraising efforts 

and donors to finance 

its efforts. So, its finances 

are somewhat unpredictable, 

and it is difficult to 

conduct long-term monetary 

planning. She also 

remarked that there is an 

intangible challenge that 

affects M&M’s volunteers. 

Nevertheless, Maher 

feels that the rewards of 

volunteering at M&M 

Acres are immense. 

“I think that the animals 

heal us more than we heal 

them,” Maher said. “You 

see these animals when 

they come in, and they’re 

sick, they’ve been abused, 

and they’re not trusting of 

people. Then you’re working 

with them every day 

and forming bonds with 

them, and you see their 

eyes change — it’s incredible. 

Senior healthy aging fair being offered to residents 


The first time a senior 

falls, it can take a much 

greater toll on their body, 

making it harder to recover. 

That is why the Village 

of New Lenox and the 

New Lenox Safe Communities 

America Coalition 

is holding an event 

to hopefully have seniors 

avoid that fall. 

The “One Fall Can 

Change it All” event is 

slated for 9-11:30 a.m. 

Thursday, Sept. 19 at the 

New Lenox VFW Post 

9545, 323 Old Hickory 

Road. 

“If we can prevent that 

injury from ever happening 

that is what our goal 

is,” Safe Community 

Coordinator Dan Martin 

said. “A lot of times in the 

matter of balance class we 

see that they are people in 

the class 10 years too late. 

I wish that more people 

would start thinking about 

it before they start to get 

older and learn these 

things earlier.” 

The event is free and 

primarily geared toward 

people 55 and older. 

It will include over 

20 different organizations 

to teach seniors safety 

tips. 

Seniors will be able to 

take advantage of free 

balance screenings, flu 

and pneumonia shots, 

blood pressure checks, 

medication reviews, hearing 

screenings and other 

information about a variety 

of services for seniors 

will be available. 

Seniors will also have 

a chance to win different 

prizes from the organizations. 

For the first time, there 

will be a guest speaker. 

Yvette Johnson, psychiatric 

mental health nurse 

practitioner at UChicago 

Medicine at Ingalls Memorial 

will give a presentation 

called “transitioning 

thru life.” 

As most of these events 

do, they are all geared toward 

trying to build off of 

one another. One of the 

organizations, A.A.R.P 

will be there, and will be 

able to provide information 

about their smart 

driver course that the Safe 

Communities is organizing. 

Martin also hopes that 

this event can push people 

to getting into the matter 

of balance the village offers. 

Signup is not necessary 

for the event. 

Organizations 

• A.A.R.P. 

• Alzheimer’s 

Association of Illinois 

• American Red Cross 

• Crisis Line of Will 

County 

• Cruise Planners 

• Illinois Secretary of 

State 

• JointPro Physical 

Therapy 

• New Lenox 

Community Park District 

• New Lenox Fire 

Protection District 

• New Lenox Horizon 

Senior Community 

• New Lenox Lions Club 

• New Lenox Public 

Library 

• New Lenox Safe 

Communities 

• New Lenox Township/ 

TRIAD 

• Oak Orthopedics 

• Osco Pharmacy 

• Senior Services of 

Will County 

• Reclaim Fitness 

• Silver Cross Hospital 

• Tai Chi / Wayne 

Jupiter 

• UChicago Medicine @ 

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Woman charged with criminal trespassing day after being fired 

Amari C. Fears, 20, 1709 

Brighton Lane, Plainfield, 

was charged with criminal 

trespass to property on 

Aug. 28. An officer was dispatched 

to Michael’s Distribution 

Warehouse, 2400 

W. Haven Ave. in reference 

to a trespassing complaint. 

NLPD had reportedly been 

to the location Aug. 27 

due to an unruly employee 

who had been terminated. 

The employee, Fears, was 

advised at the time of the 

termination that she was 

no longer welcome on the 

Michael’s property. A few 

hours later, she reportedly 

returned to the warehouse 

and caused a disturbance 

with another employee. 

Fears left the scene prior to 

the officer’s arrival. Police 

said the officer contacted 

Fears by phone and she 

turned herself in. 

Aug. 31 

• A resident in the 2000 

block of Viewside Drive 

reportedly had their identity 

stolen. The complainant 

advised that someone 

obtained their credit card 

information and made 

fraudulent purchases. 


block of Fernwood Terrace 




obtained their credit card 

information and made 


• An officer was dispatched 

to Circle K Gas Station, 

471 Nelson Road, in reference 

to an unoccupied 

vehicle parked there for 

several days. The officer arrived 

and ran a registration 

check on the vehicle and 

learned that the vehicle was 

reported stolen out of Saint 

Leon, Indiana. The vehicle 

was towed from the scene. 

• Phillip Cullom, 43, 10413 

Albany A. Ave., Chicago, 

was charged with DUI. Police 

said an officer was on 

patrol and observed at subject 

passed out at the wheel 

at the Circle K Gas Station, 

471 Nelson Road. The officer 

reportedly attempted 

to wake the driver but was 

unsuccessful and the New 

Lenox Fire Department 

was called to the scene and 

the driver, Cullom, was 

awakened. While investigating 

Cullom’s health, the 

officer learned that he was 

operating the vehicle while 

intoxicated, police said. 


to the 7-Eleven in reference 

to a fraud complaint. 

Police said the complainant 

advised that they received 

a call from a subject who 

claimed to be the CEO of 

7-Eleven. The caller reportedly 

convinced the complainant 

to wire money to 

cover work related fees. 

The complainant sent the 

money and learned that 

they had been scammed. 

Aug. 30 

Jessica D. McGrew, 27, 

1104 Elgin Ave., Joliet, was 

charged with retail theft. 

An officer met with the 

complainant who advised 

that McGrew stole over 

$300 worth of clothing and 

alcohol from the store. The 

property was reportedly 

recovered from McGrew’s 

vehicle. Police said Mc- 

Grew had previously been 

banned from Walmart and 

was subsequently charged 

with criminal trespassing 

as well. 


block of Coyote Trail reportedly 

had their identity 


advised that someone obtained 

their credit card information 

and attempted 



block of Turtledove Lane 




obtained their personal and 

credit card information and 

attempted fraudulent purchases. 

Aug. 29 


block of Stapleton Road reportedly 

had someone obtain 

one of their checks and 

write a fraudulent check on 

their checking account. 

Aug. 28 

• Someone reportedly stole 

$560 worth of Rogaine 

from CVS Pharmacy, 2050 

Nelson Road. 

• A resident in the 800 block 

of Wren Court reportedly 

had their vehicle entered 

while it was parked in the 

driveway overnight. Someone 

reportedly entered the 

vehicle and rummaged 

through their belongings, 

but nothing appeared to be 

missing. Police said there 

were no signs of forced entry 

to the vehicle. 

Aug. 27 


$636 worth of over the 

counter medications from 

CVS Pharmacy, 115 E. 

Lincoln Highway. 


$250 worth of music albums 

from Walmart, 501 

E. Lincoln Highway. 

Aug. 26 

• A resident in the in the 

2100 block of Sanford Ave. 

reportedly received a motion 

alert from their video/ 

security camera system 

and reviewed the video and 

saw subjects approach their 

parked vehicle. The subjects 

reportedly pulled the 

door handle upon finding 

the vehicle to be locked, 

went back to their car and 

left the residence. The complainant’s 

vehicle was not 

entered. 


to Providence Catholic 

High School in reference 

to a deceptive practice 

complaint. Police said the 

complainant advised that a 

school wrote a check to a 

company for services and 

sent the check in the mail. 

The company reportedly 

never received the check 

and it was intercepted by 

an unknown person and 

fraudulently altered and 

made payable to an unknown 

party. 


block of Joela Drive reportedly 

had their debit 

card information stolen by 

someone who then made 



block of Carlton Court 

reportedly had their vehicle 

entered while it was 

parked in their driveway 

overnight. Nothing appeared 

to be missing from 

the vehicle and there were 

no signs of forced entry, 

police said. 


block of Gifford Place reportedly 

had their vehicle 

entered while it was parked 

in their driveway overnight. 

Police said a wallet 

containing cash and credit 

cards were stolen. There 

were no signs of forced entry, 

police said. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The New 

Lenox Patriot’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

New Lenox Police Department’s 

website or releases 

issued by the department and 

other agencies. Anyone listed 

in these reports is considered 

to be innocent of all charges 

until proven guilty in a court 

of law. 

Two guns stolen in separate car burglaries in New Lenox 


A rifle, accessories and 

ammunition were stolen in 

a car burglary in the 2300 

block of Jackson Branch 

Drive on Aug. 26. Police 

responded to the resident’s 

complaint, who said they 

went outside and found 

their car doors ajar and a 

rifle missing from the vehicle. 

There were other incidents 

reported in the area 

around the same time. The 

report was taken around 

11:40 a.m. 

Two days later on 

Wednesday, Aug. 28, police 

responded to a home 

on Water Chase Drive in 

another burglary to a motor 

vehicle complaint at 

around 11:42 a.m.. The 

complainant advised that 

their garage door was mistakenly 

left open overnight 

and a handgun was stolen 

from inside their unlocked 

vehicle. 

The New Lenox Police 

Department was at the 

residence at approximately 

10:50 p.m. the night before 

attempting to notify 

the resident that their garage 

was open. Police said 

the officer requested that 

dispatch contact the resident 

by phone but got no 

response. 

Police said the complainant 

reviewed their 

security tape and saw multiple 

subjects enter their 

garage at 1:09 a.m. 

Police are still investigating 

the incidents. 

“We urge everyone to 

lock their vehicles to help 

us prevent these car burglaries,” 

Deputy Chief 

Lou Alessandrini said. 

“We also urge people 

to secure their weapons 

safely inside their homes. 

This is an especially important 

reminder to people 

who have a concealed 

carry permit. Oftentimes, 

people with permits travel 

with their weapons in the 

center consoles or glove 

compartments and forget 

to bring them into their 

homes when they exit their 

cars. Change taken from 

an unlocked car is one 

thing. Firearms taken from 

unlocked vehicles creates 

a much more dangerous 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

D135 officials could 

be nearing residency 

investigation decision 

The Orland School District 

135 Board of Education 

could decide how the 

district will handle future 

residency investigations 

at its next meeting, set for 

Monday, Sept. 16. 

The Policy and Personnel 

Board Advisory Committee, 

which reports to the 

full board during Committee 

of the Whole meetings, 

reviewed information on 

three residency investigation 

firms during its meeting 

Aug. 26, according to 

Suzanne Owens, the district’s 

director of human 

resources. 

The committee examined 

the firm’s processes 

and pricing, and discussed 

the possibility of paying 

such a firm on an as-needed 

basis, said Owens, who 

also serves on the committee. 

The committee is 

to present this information 

to the full School Board, 

which in turn could vote on 

how to proceed. 

D135, which has more 

than 5,000 students, employed 

a full-time residency 

investigator from 

July 2017 until June of this 

year, when the individual 

resigned, John Bryk, the 

district’s interim superintendent, 

previously told 

The Orland Park Prairie. 

The district disenrolled 20 

nonresident students during 

that time. Numerous neighboring 

districts employ investigators, 

too, he said. 

“Nonresident students 

enrolled in our district take 

educational and extracurricular 

services and opportunities 

away from district 

residents who pay property 

taxes,” Bryk then told the 

newspaper. 

D135 schools are currently 

handling residency 

investigations on an individual 

basis, receiving 

administrative assistance 

when needed, Owens said. 

Reporting by Will O’Brien, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Man charged with sexually 

assaulting a minor 

A 38-year-old man was 

arrested after allegedly 

sexually assaulting a minor 

with whom police said 

he was residing in Tinley 

Park. 

Philip M. Connolly was 

charged with predatory 

criminal sexual assault of a 

minor on Aug. 29, according 

to a press release issued 

the morning of Sept. 3 by 

the Village of Tinley Park. 

Tinley Park Police Chief 

Matthew Walsh said the 

contact between the offender 

and victim took place at 

the Tinley Park residence, 

but he did not answer questions 

about the victim’s age 

or gender, whether the contact 

was a single instance 

or multiple, and what the 

nature of that contact was. 

Police said the arrest 

marked the conclusion of 

a three-week investigation. 

Walsh noted the mother of 

the victim originally reported 

the incident to police. 

Connolly reportedly is 

being held at the Cook 

County Department of Corrections 

without bond. His 

next court date is scheduled 

for Sept. 26. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, 

Managing Editor. For more, 

visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Drink a beer, help support 

law enforcement family 

Police officers do not 

often encourage people to 

chug-a-lug, unless those 

people are doing so in a responsible 

manner. 

And that is exactly what 

scores of patrons at Tribes 

Beer Company and Taproom 

did on Sept. 4, as 

Tribes unveiled its latest 

libation, 5-0 Copper Lager. 

For every pint sold in 

September, $1 will be donated 

to the 100 Club of 

Will County, a nonprofit 

organization that has a mission 

to “[support] families 

of firefighters, policemen 

and emergency responders 

whose loved ones dedicated 

themselves by duty and 

service to our community 

and by making the ultimate 

sacrifice.” 

“We’ve always been big 

supporters of law enforcement, 

and since they’re our 

neighbors, literally, on this 

side of the street, a couple 

of the guys from Mokena 

Police started chatting with 

me, and we decided we 

should do a collaboration 

beer,” Tribes owner Niall 

Freyne said . “The brewers 

wanted to do one, anyway, 

so it was always on our 

agenda.” 

Several police officers 

and firemen spent a full day 

with the brewers, perfecting 

the beer. 

“It’s a copper-colored 

amber lager,” Freyne said. 

“It’s 5.0 [percent] alcohol 

[by volume]. So, it’s obviously 

named after ‘Hawaii 

5-0,’ it’s 5.0 and copper, so 

it worked from both ends.” 

Kegs will also be distributed 

to several Mokenaarea 

establishments where 

adult beverages are sold. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, 

Editor. For more, visit Moke 

naMessenger.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Assisted living facility to 

come to Frankfort 

Frankfort is on track to 

get its first assisted living 

facility after the Frankfort 

Village Board gave the 

green light Sept. 3 to proceed 

with the project. 

Cedarhurst of Frankfort 

Assisted Living and Memory 

Care is to be constructed 

on Wolf Road, south of 

the Prairie Crossing Shopping 

Center and north of 

the Old Plank Road Trail. 

The 72,930-square foot 

project includes 83 total 

units, divided into 56 assisted 

living units and 27 

memory care units, all in a 

single-story building. 

“We do find that our 

residents prefer the onestory, 

just for the ease of 

getting to and from their 

apartments, and the layout 

works well for us,” said 

Tina Charleville, a development 

manager for applicant 

Dover Development 

LLC. 

Charleville added the 

company plans to start construction 

on the project as 

soon as possible. 

Frankfort Mayor Jim 

Holland said he thought 

the facility would be “very 

good” for the Frankfort 

community and provide 

more options for local families. 

“It’s a project that many 

residents have told me they 

wanted,” he said. “They 

have had to take their parents 

and move them out of 

town to another community, 

and now they won’t 

have to. We will have a 

place for people to go for 

assisted care when that 

time comes, and it not only 

has the assisted care but 

memory units, which are 

important to families in 

Frankfort. We look at it as a 

high-quality development.” 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

fortStation.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Local church gives back 

with fun annual event 

With an aim to bring the 

community together, Cross 

of Glory Lutheran Church 

in Homer Glen is preparing 

for its fourth Free Fall Fest 

on Sept. 14. 

“You can get everything 

here without spending any 

money,” the Rev. Dana 

O’Brien said. “This is our 

way of thanking the community 

for supporting us 

over the years.” 

As attendees start arriving 

at 2 p.m., they can play 

games, participate in fun 

crafts or even enjoy a delicious 

bite from one of the 

local vendors while enjoying 

the music. 

“It is great to see people 

come together and enjoy 

this event so much,” 

O’Brien said. “There is no 

better way of doing God’s 

work than giving joy to 

people. It is truly an act of 

kindness.” 

At its inception, the Fall 

Fest was a celebration to 

commemorate the opening 

of the church. B it 

soon turned into an event 

at which the whole family 

could have access to free 

things, O’Brien said. 

While most of the popular 

attractions from the 

previous years will make 

an appearance again, this 

year’s event will see residents 

come together to help 

those in need. 

Those willing to donate 

can bring canned goods, 

which will be transported 

to a local food pantry. 

Reporting by Abhinanda 

Datta, Assistant Editor. For 

more, visit HomerHorizon. 

com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

LTHS student attends 

prestigious Women in 

Engineering program at 

Michigan Tech 

Lockport Township 

High School junior Hailey 

O’Sullivan likes numbers. 

They just make sense to 

her. 

What is not coming as 

easily is how her affinity 

for math and numbers will 

translate into a prosperous 

career path. 

Luckily for her, she was 

recently accepted into 

Michigan Technological 

University’s summer 

Women in Engineering 

program, at which she explored 

her opportunities. 

The 16-year-old from 

Lockport was among more 

than 140 high school women 

from 10 U.S. states, Argentina, 

Germany and Bahrain 

who were accepted 

into the program, which 

took place from July 28 

to Aug. 3 at the campus in 

Houghton, Michigan.The 

WIE program is a part 

of the university’s summer 

youth programs and 

is available to students in 

grades 9-11, according to 

the university’s website. 

The weeklong program offers 

young women handson 

experience in engineering 

disciplines including 

biomedical, civil, computer 

and mechanical. 

“Women in Engineering 

provides a unique college 

experience for high-schoolers 

and allows them to explore 

what their interests 

are and get a taste of what 

the different engineering 

fields have to offer,” Lauren 

Kirwin, coordinator at 

Michigan Tech’s Center 

for Pre-College Outreach, 

wrote in an email. 

Hailey and her parents, 

Lockport residents Carrie 

and Mike O’Sullivan, 

learned of the program 

when a brochure was sent 

to their home. Carrie said 

she was happy her daughter 

was interested in a camp 

that would help her home 

in on a future college program. 

Reporting by Amanda Del 

Buono, Freelance Reporter. 

For more, visit LockportLeg 

end.com.

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Keep an eye out for Veterans 

Memorial Walkway at the Legion 

Sean Hastings 


As I talked with 

Dan Drzymalla, 

Thomas E. Hartung 

American Legion Post 

1977 commander, about 

the new Veterans Memorial 

Walkway he and 

other Legion members are 

constructing, he walked 

me through each part of it, 

pointing out where each 

structure is going to go. 

Each part of it is being 

carefully mapped out with 

sizes and the different 

materials that will be used 

so it doesn’t become too 

clustered. Up until a little 

over one week ago, all that 

was there was the concrete 

area under the flagpoles 

with two benches underneath. 

The walkway is not 

meant to have any hidden 

political agendas — its 

only purpose is to honor 

the veterans from New 

Lenox, first off, but also 

honor all veterans. Everything 

in the walkway is 

factual and even Drzymalla 

has learned some stuff 

along the way. 

New Lenox is the 

“Home of Proud Americans,” 

and Drzymalla 

is excited to be able to 

incorporate that slogan into 

the walkway. 

And with its purpose 

of honoring veterans and 

being educational, when 

Drzymalla suggested that 

it may be a cool place for 

an eighth grade history 

class to visit for a day, I 

was in agreement. Not to 

take away from learning 

in a classroom, but I think 

seeing all the names of our 

local veterans who fought 

and lost their lives, seeing 

different plaques to honor 

the veterans, would carry a 

much greater impact than 

textbook writing. 

That goes for anyone 

— not just students in a 

history class. As you walk 

that new path, you will be 

forced to look down and 

read the names. You’ll 

see strings of families as 

you walk who were New 

Lenox residents. And 

another thing that makes 

it special, Drzymalla said, 

is that anyone can get a 

brick for a family member 

who fought and have it 

engraved and put in the 

walkway. 

Of course it is beneficial 

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to have a full-blown history 

lesson, but seeing things 

in person, or learning about 

the people who walked 

the streets in our town — 

however many years ago 

it may be — is better. The 

walkway teaches about the 

local veterans, each branch 

of the military, explains 

what a Solider’s Cross is 

and more. 

As I made the walk on 

Thursday, Sept. 5, even 

while everything was torn 

up and in the process of 

being built, I pictured what 

the walkway would look 

like. 

It’s an expensive project, 

but generous donations of 

equipment use from Altorfer 

CAT Rentals helped get 

the ball rolling. And local 

businesses are welcome to 

donate as well and have a 

brick placed in the walkway 

to say thank you. 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

Revolution Church (24520 South U.S. 

Highway 52, Manhattan) 

More Faith Less Fret Study 

6:30 p.m. Mondays. 

Held at the house of a 

parishioner. Contact the 

church for more information 

at (815) 418-6555. 

Mass 

10 a.m. Sundays, 

United Methodist Church of New Lenox 

(339 W. Haven Ave, New Lenox) 

Contemporary Worship 

Service 

5 p.m. Sundays. A light 

dinner is served after the 

service 

Art Sale at Methodist 

Church 

6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 

13, lower level of the 

church, 339 W. Haven 

Ave. We will be offering 

a selection of quality, 

beautifully framed artwork 

for sale. Visitors should 

use west side lower level 

entrance. Prints and oils 

are of landscapes, seaside, 

barns, etc. The sale 

is open to the public and 

all proceeds will help support 

church ministries. For 

more information, call 

(815) 485-8271. 

The Artist’s Way Study 

Group 

7 p.m. Sunday evenings 

Sept. 8-Nov. 24. This fall, 

Pastor Matthew and Bridget 

Stefanelli will lead The 

Artist’s Way: a Spiritual 

Path to Higher Creativty, a 

12-week course in discovering 

and recovering your 

creative self, using the 

principles and guidelines 

articulated in the book by 

Julia Cameron. Everyone 

welcomed. All you need 

to participate is a copy of 

The Artists’s Way, a blank 

journal and your favorite 

writing instrument. Email 

matthew@umcnl.com to 

reserve your space. For 

more information call 

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The Life in the Spirit 

Prayer Group 

The Life In the Spirit 

Prayer Group meets on 

Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 

p.m. Deacon John Freund 

will be providing and introduction 

to the Life in 

the Spirit Seminar. Please 

join us for this informative 

night that will lead us into 

a journey into a Life in the 

Spirit. For more information, 

contact John or Mary 

Kocourek at (815) 557- 

8990 or (815) 557-8274. 

St. Jude Elizabeth Ministry 

Remembrance Service 

3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 

at St. Jude Church. The 

community is invited to 

gather for a prayer service 

to honor all the beautiful 

souls of children now 

in heaven. We are all impacted 

when there is a loss 

of life. We join together to 

celebrate how the love of 

a little child continues to 

shine in us today. For more 

information, visit stjudes. 

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Expectant Mother’s 

Blessing 

11 a.m.- Noon, every 

second Sunday of the 

month. 

Eucharistic Adoration 

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

of the month. 

Lincoln-Way Christian Church (690 E. 

Illinois Highway, New Lenox) 

Worship Services 

9 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Grandparents Raising 

Grandchildren 

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

fourth Thursday of each 

month. Are you a grandmother/grandfather/aunt/ 

uncle or other relative age 

55 or older raising a child 

in place of their parents? 

This support group will 

assist with social and emotional 

support and ideas 

to help you cope with the 

impact of this role on your 

health, emotional wellbeing, 

finances, and family. 

Social skills groups are 

also provided for children 

ages 3-12 with a reservation. 

To reserve a spot, call 

Kimberley Tarcak at the 

Senior Services Center of 

Will County at (815) 740- 

4225. 

Central Presbyterian Church (1101 S. 

Gougar Road, New Lenox) 

Church Service 

10:30 Sundays. For 

more information, call the 

church at (815) 485-5152. 

Trinity Lutheran Church (508 N. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Services 

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

and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Teen Catechesis 

6 p.m. Wednesdays 

Christ Mission Church (22811 S. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Celebrate Recovery 

7-9 p.m. every Tuesday. 

For anyone struggling with 

hurts, habits, or hang-ups. 

For more information, call 

Deb at (708) 516-6318. 

St. John Orthodox Chapel (112 Church 

Street, New Lenox) 

Sunday Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. After 

the service is Introduction 

to Orthodoxy. Refreshments 

served, Seekers 

are welcome. Visit saintjohnofchicago.com 

or call 

(630) 638-9462 

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 


10 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call 

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NL teen stars in upcoming Curtain Call production 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

“Feed me, Seymour.” 

Those chilling words 

from perhaps the most 

iconic, man-eating space 

plant in the history of theatre 

will soon be heard on 

the stage of Mokena’s Curtain 

Call Theatre, as it prepares 

to debut “Little Shop 

of Horrors” in eight performances 

spanning from 

Sept. 26 to Oct. 6. 

It’s been a long time 

coming, but Director Mark 

Frost said now the stars finally 

aligned to bring the 

cult classic to Mokena. 

“I’m on the board and I 

also wanted to direct the 

show for a long time,” 

Frost said. “And we finally 

got to a point, quite honestly, 

where we were able 

to find the plant rentals at 

an affordable price.” 

Frost said that Curtain 

Call was able to find a 

place in Michigan that was 

willing to rent out the puppet 

plants — named Audrey 

II in the production 

and played by New Lenox 

resident Ben Radeke — 

as well as an old dentist’s 

chair. 

“He’s very grungy 

and very gospel-souly, 

and creepy up to a point 

where it’s funny,” Radeke, 

a 17-year-old student at 

Lincoln-Way West High 

School, said of his role as 

Audrey II. 

The plant, owned by the 

character Seymour Krelborn, 

winds up in Mushnik’s 

Flower Shop just as 

Mr. Mushnik is about to 

give up all hope and close 

the shop’s doors. 

Ken Czechanski, of 

Frankfort, plays the downtrodden 

Mr. Mushnik. 

Czechanski said that his 

character’s view of the 

world is indicative of the 

overall feelings of the 

rest of the characters who 

are all trying to make 

their way to the American 

dream, but ultimately end 

up sacrificing too much to 

get there. 

“From my perspective, 

I think [Mr. Mushnik] is 

(Left to right) Geoffrey Purvis (Seymour Krelborn), of Homewood, rehearses a scene 

from “Little Shop of Horrors” with Lara Heritage (Ronnette), of Hobart, Indiana; 

Amanda Mascarello (Crystal), of Mokena; and Jamie McGuffage (Chiffon), of Tinley 

Park, at Curtain Call Theatre Sept. 3. T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

very jaded because he’s 

been around long enough 

to see all this happen,” 

Czechanski said. “I just assume 

he’s always been on 

the losing end of things. I 

think he takes everything 

with a huge grain of salt; 

he doesn’t think anything’s 

going to work. But, once 

he gets that taste of it, he’s 

so desperate to hang onto 

it — the whole show everyone 

is manipulating 

everyone in the show. The 

plant, Mr. Mushnik, Seymour, 

everyone is pushing 

their own agenda. Musnik 

does it with aplomb. He 

pushes pretty hard, and 

bad things happen.” 

Serving as a sort of 

Greek Chorus throughout 

the show are a trio of characters: 

Ronette, Chiffon 

and Crystal. 

Amanda Mascarello, of 

Mokena, plays Crystal, 

one of the trio of the sort 

of Greek Chorus in the 

show. Mascarello said that 

the trio are often looked 

upon by the other denizens 

of Skid Row as the sea urchins 

of the town. 

“I see them as the narrators,” 

Mascarello said of 

the trio. “But, sometimes 

in the show, they act as 

the narrator, so they know 

what’s going on, and other 

times they’re part of the 

show. So, it kind of changes 

throughout.” 

For a full listing of 

showtimes and to purchase 

tickets, visit ccctheatre. 

com, or call (708) 607- 

2281. 

faith 

From Page 20 

vide the opportunity for attendees 

to engage in an indepth 

dialogue about the 

church’s mission, beliefs 

and approach to ministry. 

To register, sign up at newlifenewlenox.org 

or call 

the church office at (815) 

462-0202. 

The Hub (1303 S. Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox) 

Xtreme Church 

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

every Sunday. The Hub 

partners with Xtreme Ministries 

to host a church service. 

There is loud music 

and preaching. For more 

information, call (815) 

717-8002. 

Cherry Hill Church of Christ (2749 

Lancaster Drive, Joliet) 


10:30 a.m. every Sunday; 

1 p.m. on the first 

Sunday of each month 

and 6 p.m. every Sunday 

except the first Sunday of 

each month. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., 

New Lenox) 


8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 

Rite II. 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 

Rite II with music, 

followed by coffee hour. 


(815) 485-6596. 

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. the first, third 

and fifth Saturday of each 

month. 

Cornerstone Church (1501 S. Gougar Road, 

New Lenox) 

Men’s Bible Study 

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


call (815) 462-7700. 

Parkview Christian Church (2121 S. 

Schoolhouse Road, New Lenox) 


4 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

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

a.m. Sundays. 

Peace Lutheran Church (1900 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox) 

Church Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

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

Ruth Circle Quilters 

9 a.m. Mondays. No experience 

necessary. You 

just have to know how to 

have fun to join. And if 

that’s not enticing enough, 

we always have snacks! 


(815) 462-9527 or (708) 

479-7338. 

Prayer Group 

11:45 a.m. Wednesdays. 

Denise Jones hosts 

a monthly gathering for 

prayer. The prayers include 

our church, our young people, 

those on the prayer list 

from the bulletin, and any 

other concerns or celebrations. 

The group will meet 

on the third Wednesday of 

each month at 11:45 a.m. 

Please call (815) 838-0388 

or the church office (815) 

485-5327 if you will be attending. 

A Man in Recovery 

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

This recovery group 

is for those who are struggling 

with addiction or 

those who love someone 

struggling. For more information, 

call Tom at (815) 

354-3195. 

The Journey Church (14414 W. Ford Drive, 

New Lenox) 

Reverberate Youth Group 

1-3 p.m. Every first 

Sunday of the month. The 

group meets to discuss a 

message geared toward junior 

and senior high school 

students. For more information, 

email youth@ourjourney.cc. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor 

Sean Hastings at sean@ 

newlenoxpatriot.com or 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 48. 

Information is due by noon 

on Thursdays one week prior 

to publication.



Ghouls Night Out 

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6–9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 

Konow’s Corn Maze, 

16849 S. Cedar Road, 

Homer Glen 

A portion of ticket sales will 

benefit Crisis Center for South 

Suburbia and Weish4Ever - 

The Andrew Weisher Foundation 

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Vendors 

• 22nd Century Media 

• 322 West Soap Company 

• 3B’s Mobile Boutique 

• Artistic Med Spa 

• Avon 

• Brannigan Chiropractic 

• Chicago Sky 

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• ChoVonne Accessories 

• Colleen McLaughlin, The McLaughlin 

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• Color Street 

• Crafts by Rosemary 

• DIY Sign Party 

• doTERRA 

• Eagle Sports Range 

• Ensemble Boutique 

• Fred Astaire Mokena 

• GorJus Whips Body Butter 

• Gracie Pie Apothecary 

• Honest 

• Huaywasi: Handmade in Peru 

• Imperfect Produce 

• Infinity Scarves by Nancy 

• Inspire Studio Gallery 

• Jewels 2 U 

• L’BRI PURE n’ NATURAL Skin Care 

• LuLaRoe (Inspirational Lula Ladies 

Tiffany & Sheri) 

• Mary Kay Cosmetics 

• Moody Blues Jean Boutique 

• Norwex 

• NuMark Credit Union 

• Paparazzi (Glamour Bijoux) 

• Perfectly Posh 

• Premier Designs Jewelry 

• Rock's #1 Gals Jewelry 

• Surprise Parties 

• Tastefully Simple 

• Total Life Changes (TLC) 

• Totes & Taggies by Melinda 

• Usborne Books & More 

• Virtue Cider 

• Wicks & Wax 

• Wine, Spirit, Butterbeer Mixes 

• Women’s Healthcare of Illinois 

• Young Living Essential Oils 

(Oily University) 

• Younique 

• Plus more vendors from Konow's Corn Maze! 

Activities 

• Costume Contest 

• Free tote bag to first 200 attendees, 

courtesy of Artistic Med Spa 

• Free wine glass to first 200 

attendees, courtesy of Fox's Pizza 

• Paint a mini wooden sign with 

DIY Sign Party $5 

• Cash Bar 

And more to come! 

Adults 21+ Only 

Enter the Costume Contest! 

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newlenoxpatriot.com life & arts 


New Lenox Area Historical Society 

hosts party at historic train depot 

Laurie Fanelli 


Last August, the New 

Lenox Area Historical 

Society saved a then-118- 

year old Metro train depot 

– located on Cedar Road 

– from destruction by finding 

it a home at Konow’s 

Farm in Homer Glen. 

One year later, members 

of the group, friends and 

history buffs had the opportunity 

to tour the depot 

on Thursday, Sept. 5 during 

a party celebrating the 

building’s preservation. A 

presentation on the moving 

of the depot from New 

Lenox to Homer Glen 

followed, providing additional 

information on the 

teamwork it took to save a 

piece of history. 

“This is an exciting 

event. We want to get right 

to it and we’re going to 

have a party and celebrate 

our accomplishment,” said 

New Lenox Area Historical 

Society board chairperson 

Lori Lindberg. “The 

depot feels like it really 

is at home here. It isn’t an 

easy thing to save a building. 

It takes a lot of work 

and it takes a lot of support 

from the organization, its 

members and the community. 

“This could have been in 

a landfill. The real green, 

the real preservation, is 

taking this building and repurposing 

it.” 

Konow’s Farm owner 

Walt Konow explained 

that the depot – which has 

been restored to feature 

roof, wall and floor designs 

from its original plan 

– is now open and he plans 

to make it available for 

rentals in 2020. Much in 

the same way the farm restored 

and repurposed the 

historic Tilsy Barn, Konow 

wants the depot to be 

a space the community can 

enjoy while being encompassed 

by local history. 

“My dad really thought 

a lot about history and he 

really instilled that in me 

to value things that were 

older and things from our 

past,” said Konow. “That 

really stuck with me.” 

New Lenox residents 

Neil Stellwagen and Lloyd 

Dodds both had childhood 

adventures inside the depot. 

“We used to play in it 

when we were kids 70 

years ago. It’s very cool. 

This was worth doing,” 

said Stellwagen. 

Dodds added, “During 

my first year of high 

school we had to take the 

train from New Lenox 

to Joliet every day so I 

was in here every school 

day for about a year. I’m 

thinking about when I was 

younger. It’s a lot of memories 

coming back.” 

Lindberg explained 

that the train depot was a 

gathering place in many 

ways. Along with providing 

passenger and freight 

services, it also hosted a 

telegraph system connecting 

New Lenox residents 

with friends and family far 

and wide. More recently, 

over 5,000 people from 

across the globe joined 

forces to sign a petition to 

save the landmark and the 

New Lenox Area Historical 

Society hopes that the 

depot will continue to be a 

space for community, conversation 

and fun for years 

to come. 

“The idea of preservation 

is, people are celebrating 

this again,” said Lindberg. 

New Lenox Area Historical Society hosts a presentation 

and party at Konow’s Farm in honor of the old train 

depot and its new home on Thursday, Sept. 5. Photos by 

Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

New Lenox Area Historical Society researcher, David 

Rubner, looks over his notes before the presentation on 

Thursday, Sept. 5. 

Along with tours and 

a presentation on the depot’s 

history and its move 

to Homer Glen, party-goers 

also enjoyed a pair of 

cakes from the New Lenox 

Area Historical Society’s 

official bakery, Fleckenstein’s 

Bakery. 

The New Lenox Area 

Historical Society is gearing 

up for its Oct. 9 Fall 

Fest with Friends which 

serves as a benefit for 

Schmuhl School – another 

historic building the group 

saved – as well as the society 

itself. Everyone is 

invited to purchase tickets 

to attend and sponsorship 

opportunities are available 

also. 

Konow’s Farm – and its 

popular Corn Maze – is 

located at 16849 S Cedar 

Rd in Homer Glen and 

more information about 

the New Lenox Area 

Historical Society can be 

found online at newlenox 

history.org or by calling 

(815) 485-5576. 

Poetry corner 

CROSSROADS 

Julie Sanders 

New Lenox resident 

I see the road before me 

Alarm bells ringing loud 

The road of indecision 

Perception in the clouds 

Sitting at the crossroads 

Which path shall I take 

Debating each with wisdom 

I put on the brakes. 

One seems quite exciting 

Draws me to the edge 

My foot almost slipping 

As I cling to the ledge 

Flashing lights and laughter 

Like a party in the midst 

Drawn to the fun 

You know I can’t resist. 

Everyone seems so happy 

Enjoy life to the max 

Filling up their desires 

And never looking back 

Yea, I am thinking 

That’s the life for me 

Jumping in head first 

Join in this ecstasy. 

My life being built 

In the midst of party time 

With laughter along the 

way 

Seemed to be in my prime 

Something must be missing 

Mystery, not solved as yet 

Appetite still is empty 

Sharpened, only whet. 

My heart was being 

tugged 

By an essence new to me 

Coming from the 2nd path 

Alluring, “Come follow 

Me” 

An aroma, strong compelling 

Of pure holiness 

Now my eyes are opened 

I see my lowliness. 

The other path was evil 

sin 

Hell’s darkness could be 

seen 

This open view of reality 

Filthy, with a desire to be 

clean 

The gospel truth convicts 

me 

Covered by guilt and 

shame 

Only the sacrifice of Jesus 

Cleansed my soul, takes 

claim. 

Born again to new life 

Awakened from the dead 

My old life now disgusts 

me 

As new things fill my 

head 

God’s Word is what I 

treasure 

Revives my weary soul 

Jesus, my Lord and Savior 

With praises to extol. 

Want to submit a poem to the 

Patriot? Email Editor Sean 

Hastings at sean@newlenoxpatriot.com 

PLACE YOUR AD HERE. 

CALL TODAY! 708.326.9170 

22ndcenturymedia.com

24 | September 12, 2019 | the new lenox patriot dining out 


The Dish 

Variety, fresh ingredients set Wu’s House apart 

Nuria Mathog 


At Wu’s House, the cornerstone 

of the dining experience 

is an extensive 

menu capable of accommodating 

a wide variety of 

tastes and preferences. 

The Mokena restaurant, 

which offers Japanese 

mainstays such as sushi 

and hibachi along with 

other types of Asian cuisine, 

opened at the end of 

2018 after relocating from 

its original site in Frankfort. 

It is one of several 

Chicago-area restaurants 

owned by the Wu family 

— two other Wu’s House 

restaurants can be found 

in Orland Park and Evergreen 

Park, respectively, 

along with Woow Sushi 

locations in Orland Park, 

La Grange and Algonquin. 

Susan Ye, of Tinley 

Park, who manages the 

Mokena location, said one 

of the restaurant’s greatest 

strengths is its ability to 

suit customers’ needs. 

“If it’s someone who 

doesn’t like sushi or raw 

fish, they can always order 

cooked food, like Chinese, 

Thai cuisine or hibachi, 

or they can even get their 

sushi rolls cooked, not the 

raw fish ones,” she said. 

“And then, if they have 

any allergies, we can always 

handle that.” 

The restaurant also can 

work with diners who have 

gluten-free restrictions, 

Ye said. Many of the sushi 

items on the menu are 

naturally gluten free, and 

customers can request that 

other items on the menu be 

made gluten-free, which 

entails cooking the dishes 

with alternative sauces, 

such as lemon sauce. 

The sushi rolls are the 

Wu’s House 

19826 S. LaGrange 

Road in Mokena 

Hours 

• 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11:30 a.m.-10:30 

p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays 

• 11:30 am.-9 p.m. 

Sundays 

For more information ... 

Phone: (815) 469-5189 

Web: wushouse.com 

At Wu’s House in Mokena, the spicy basil chicken ($13.75) features chicken cooked with asparagus, bell pepper, 

onion, snow peas, scallion and basil in a chef’s special sauce. Photos by Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Media 

The honey roll ($14.95) contains spicy yellowtail, 

avocado and jalapeno, topped with fresh tuna and 

mango and honey plum sauces. 

among the top-selling 

items at Wu’s House, Ye 

said. In addition to standard 

rolls — such as the spicy 

tuna roll ($6.95) and the 

avocado roll ($4.95) — the 

restaurant offers a selection 

of chef’s special rolls, 

which are made with different 

combinations of fish 

and other ingredients. Top 

sellers include the Godzilla 

roll ($13.99) — a 10-piece 

deep-fried roll featuring 

eel, crab, shrimp, white fish 

cream cheese and avocado, 

topped with Thai chili 

sauce, eel sauce and spicy 

mayo — and the honey roll 

($14.95), a colorful eightpiece 

roll containing spicy 

yellowtail, avocado and 

jalapeno, topped with fresh 

tuna and mango and honey 

plum sauces. 

“We always have fresh 

fish,” Ye said. “That’s really 

important for sushi. 

It’s fresh and always tastes 

good. ... People order this 

all the time.” 

The menu at Wu’s House 

also includes a large number 

of Thai and Chinese entrees. 

The spicy basil dishes 

($13.75 for chicken, $14.75 

for beef and $15.75 for 

shrimp) are cooked with asparagus, 

bell pepper, onion, 

snow peas, scallion and basil 

in a chef’s special sauce, 

and Ye said she is particularly 

fond of the Thai 

spicy crazy noodles ($10 

for a meatless dish, $11 

for chicken, $12 for beef, 

$13 for shrimp and $15 for 

a combo of chicken, beef 

and shrimp), which she 

described as a “spicy and 

crunchy” dish consisting of 

rice noodles stir-fried with 

basil leaves, snow peas, onion 

and tomato. 

The Godzilla roll ($13.99) contains eel, crab, shrimp, 

white fish cream cheese and avocado, deep fried and 

topped with Thai chili sauce, eel sauce and spicy mayo. 

For Ye, the best part of 

running the restaurant is 

getting to know the customers, 

many of whom 

have been repeat diners 

since the restaurant’s 

Frankfort days. 

“There’s a lot of regular 

customers, so we build 

that relationship,” she said. 

“When they come, we enjoy 

talking. That’s the part 

I really like. We’re like a 

big family.”

newlenoxpatriot.com dining out 


The Dish 

Barraco’s thrives in Orland Park, six other locations while rooted in family 

Business keeps 

drawing customers 

with large menu, 

homey atmosphere 

Thomas Czaja, Senior Editor 

After a visit to Barraco’s 

in Orland Park, it is evident 

that the business was 

started, has grown and 

continues to operate with 

family at is core. 

A variety of family photos 

adorning the walls of 

the establishment to homemade 

family recipes all 

over the menu have helped 

the business become what 

it is today, according to 

co-owner Francesca Aye, 

a member of the Barraco 

clan. 

Barraco’s originally was 

started in 1980 in Evergreen 

Park by Aye’s grandparents, 

Vito and Paulina. 

Like many, they moved 

to the United States with 

nothing. Vito took factory 

jobs, while Paulina 

worked as a seamstress. 

But their dream was to 

own and operate a restaurant, 

so they took a leap of 

faith in starting that with, 

aptly, a place bearing their 

surname, showcasing the 

importance of family. 

“It’s her sauce, her pastas, 

her everything,” Aye 

said of the menu coming 

directly from her grandmother. 

The business did so well 

that it has expanded into its 

seven locations: Evergreen 

Park, Orland Park, Crestwood, 

Chicago, Burbank, 

Orland Hills and Beverly. 

Vito died in 2009, but Paulina, 

now 85, still makes 

sure to stay involved. 

“She’ll still go to the 

stores and tell everyone 

a piece of her mind, what 

“It’s extremely hard work, but at 

the end of the day we truly enjoy 

it and enjoy the customers. It 

can be challenging, but there 

is nothing like working with 

family.” 

Francesca Aye — Barraco’s co-owner, on the 

restaurant business 

they are doing wrong, if 

they are doing something 

right,” Aye said. 

Aye has grown up with 

the business. She started 

working there around age 

16 and helped out even 

prior to that. A number of 

her family members remain 

involved, and they 

make sure they are all stationed 

among the different 

locations to monitor things 

and maintain quality. 

The menu is large, filled 

with everything from dinner 

specials to a plethora 

of appetizers, soups and 

salads, sandwiches, burgers, 

a create-your-own 

pasta section, pasta specialties, 

dinner specialties, 

seafood specialties, pizza, 

and dessert. 

A popular choice for 

sandwiches is the Freddy 

sandwich ($11.50), which 

is an Italian sausage patty 

with green peppers, red 

sauce and mozzarella 

cheese. The family has 

consistently tweaked and 

updated the menu since 

1980 to keep up with what 

customers want. 

Some of the newer selections 

are under the Mama 

Barraco’s Creations portion 

of the menu, such as 

the Joey’s pasta ($19.25), 

a dish with Asiago cheesestuffed 

gnocchi tossed in 

Alfredo sauce, featuring 

prosciutto and peas. 

With the create-yourpasta, 

guests first choose 

from eight different kinds 

of pasta before selecting 

their sauces, vegetables 

and any possible side dishes. 

“It’s a nice way to go 

about your meal and nice 

option if you can’t decide 

what you want,” Aye said 

of the create-your-own 

pasta. 

In terms of what separates 

Barraco’s from other 

Italian restaurants and defines 

their offerings, Aye 

said it all goes back to the 

homemade recipes they 

still enjoy eating at their 

own family functions. 

“It’s not generic,” Aye 

said. “It’s real, and you 

can tell what you are eating 

is not mass-produced, 

not frozen. We make all 

our stuff fresh every day 

and stand by that. 

“All our breading, we 

do that ourselves. We pick 

up our meatballs from 

Evergreen Park. They are 

personally made there, 

with my grandma and aunt 

always watching, tasting, 

making sure everything is 

always how it is supposed 

to be.” 

The Barraco’s 12-inch thin-crust pizza is shown here with sausage. Abhinanda 

Datta/22nd Century Media 

Another key staple for 

any Italian restaurant is 

pizza, and Barraco’s does 

not skimp there, with recognizable 

pies such as thin 

crust — the No. 1 seller — 

and deep dish. Those will 

always remain beloved favorites, 

but Barraco’s gets 

creative with its pizza offerings, 

as well. 

The Sicilian-style pizza 

(pricing varies by size 

and toppings) has an extra-thick 

crust with sweet 

sauce, and the Nicky’s 

special (pricing varies) is 

an extra-thin crust cheese 

pizza served crispy, made 

with light cheese and ingredients 

and served welldone. 

To cap off a full meal, 

an equally substantial dessert 

menu has something 

for each respective sweet 

tooth, from a cannoli to tiramisu 

to an assortment of 

pie slices and more. 

Aye and her family pride 

themselves on serving 

all of the aforementioned 

choices in a family atmosphere. 

“It’s definitely very 

family-oriented,” Aye 

said. “We have so many 

families that continuously 

come here as regulars. It 

feels good to see them, and 

vice versa. They’ll know 

stuff about my family, and 

I’ll know stuff about their 

families. 

“They’ll celebrate their 

big family events here, and 

we always try to encourage 

that relationship.” 

An additional aspect of 

the business is immediately 

apparent when someone 

walks into the Orland 

Park location and observes 

a wide mix of wine bottles 

available for sale. In this 

arena, Aye said the wine 

list is updated roughly 

every six months, with 

heavier reds favored in the 

wintertime and whites in 

the warmer months. 

As Barraco’s will soon 

Barraco’s 

18040 S. Wolf Road in 

Orland Park 

Hours 

• 10 a.m.-2:30 a.m. 

daily 

For more information ... 

Phone: (708) 478- 

1500 

Web: barracos.com 

be celebrating 4 year of 

business in 2020 since its 

first location opened, the 

blueprint for further sustained 

success remains 

much the same as it has the 

last four decades: listen to 

what customers want, and 

keep family recipes, tradition 

and atmosphere at the 

heart. 

“It’s extremely hard 

work, but at the end of the 

day we truly enjoy it and 

enjoy the customers,” Aye 

said. “It can be challenging, 

but there is nothing 

like working with family.”

26 | September 12, 2019 | the new lenox patriot puzzles 


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. Barbecue fare 

5. 27th U.S. President 

9. G-man 

14. Physical location 

15. Mixture 

16. Radial pattern 

17. “The X-Files” 

extras 

18. Heifer 

19. Gains for labor 

20. Designation 

from the WHO, 

earned by New 

Lenox 

23. Mopey music 

genre 

24. “A Chorus Line” 

number 

25. Baby quieters 

29. Legendary Giant 

30. Mich. neighbor 

33. Backcountry 

34. Macaroni ingredient 

36. Going ___ (fighting) 

37. ___ rib 

39. Does math 

40. Location of New 

Lenox Village Hall, 

goes with 45 across 

42. Un + deux 

43. Metal bearing 

rock 

44. Noisy trains 

45. See 40 across 

47. ___ tai (drink) 

48. Dudgeon 

49. Embroidery tool 

56. “Everyone 

___ __ love you” 

(Woody Allen 

movie) 

58. Anger, with “up” 

59. Like arroyos 

60. Economic bloc 

headquartered in 

Indonesia 

61. “Why should 

___ you?” 

62. Bette Midler song 

63. Shoot 

64. Rectangular paving 

stone 

65. Nine inches 

Down 

1. Needles 

2. Rombauer of cookbook 

fame 

3. Protest 

4. Fit to be tried 

5. In the offing 

6. Cottonwood trees 

7. Thin coating 

8. Soybean extract 

9. Corroded 

10. Shred 

11. Strange 

12. Girl’s name 

13. QBs’ goals 

21. Phone or body 

basic 

22. “I’m innocent!” 

25. Excellent 

26. Exterior 

27. Played out 

28. National Gallery of 

British Art, now 

29. Original manufactured 

item 

30. “Black ___” 1987 

detective thriller with 

Dennis Hopper 

31. Cricket powerhouse 

32. Fresh-mouthed 

34. Bro’s kin 

35. Bird 

37. “Monty Python” 

comedian 

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41. Bringing up 

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45. Pooh’s pal 

46. Newsman Peter 

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53. Make fall 

54. Old Apple computer 

55. Barbara of “I 

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NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

Williamson’s Restaurant 

and Pub 

(1490 W. Maple St. New 

Lenox, (815) 485-8585) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

$5 

House Wine Wednesdays 

■Sundays: ■ Spicy 

Bloody Marys $5 

Hickory Creek Brewing 

Company 

(1005 W Laraway Rd, 

New Lenox. (779) 803- 

3974) 

■3 ■ p.m. -close Fridays: 

Happy Hour from 3 

to 6 p.m. followed by 

Smokin’ Z BBQ food 

truck from 5:30 to 

8:30 p.m. and live 

music. 

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. 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old La- 

Grange Road, 

Mokena; (708) 478- 

3610) 

■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant 

and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., 

Mokena; (708) 478- 

8888) 

■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, Fridays 

and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

HOMER GLEN 

Front Row 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes 

In Manhattan, Peotone, and Joliet – From the mid-$200’s 

New designs are a result of buyer feedback 

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded 

Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within the 

desirable Peotone School District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s in 

California with designs based on a 

simpler, functional aesthetic using 

a higher level of craftsmanship 

and natural materials. These 

homes were a departure from 

homes that were mass produced 

from that era, “according to Bryan 

Nooner, president of Distinctive 

Home Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for many 

of the same reasons it started over 

a century ago. Our customers 

want to live in a home that gets 

away from the “mass produced” 

look and live in a home that has 

more character. As a result of 

our daily interaction with our 

homeowners and their input, we 

are excited to introduce these two 

homes, with additional designs in 

the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with each 

homeowner prior to construction, 

has been working on these plans 

for a while and felt that the 

timing was ideal for the debut. 

“Customers were asking for 

something different and simple 

with less monotony and higher 

architectural standards.” The 

result was the Craftsman ranch 

and the Prairie two story, now 

available at Prairie Trails and 

WestGate Manor. The Craftsman 

ranch features an open floor plan 

with Great Room, three bedrooms, 

two baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many 

of our skilled craftsmen have 

been working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” Nooner 

added that all homes are highly 

energy efficient. Every home 

built will have upgraded wall and 

ceiling insulation values with 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into their new 

home, Distinctive Home Builders 

conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six two 

story single-family home styles 

to choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, two 

to three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood floors 

in the kitchen, baths and foyer; 

genuine wood trim and doors 

and concrete driveways can all 

be yours at Prairie Trails and 

WestGate Manor. Most all home 

sites at Prairie Trails andWestGate 

Manor can accommodate a threecar 

garage; a very important 

amenity to the Manhattan 

homebuyer, said Nooner. “When 

we opened Prairie Trails and 

WestGate Manor we wanted 

to provide the best new home 

value for the dollar and we feel 

with offering Premium Standard 

Features that we do just that. So 

why wait? This is truly the best 

time to build your dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular trails. 

The Manhattan Metra station is 

less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut Ridge 

and Leighlinbridge developments, 

as well as in the Will and south 

Cook county areas over the past 

30 years. 

Distinctive has two early 

delivery homes available at its 

newest community, Cedar Creek 

in Joliet where you can choose 

your colors now and move in 45 

days. One is a three-bedroom 

Princeton ranch with two full 

baths in an open floor plan with 

kitchen and Great Room. Priced 

at $289,990 this home has over 

$20,000 in free upgrades. The 

second home is a Brentwood 

three-bedroom raised ranch with 

an oversized garage. Priced at 

$279,900, this home features 

many interior and exterior 

architectural details and over 

$30,000 in free upgrades. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available by 

appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details.

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Step into this Gorgeous two-story 

custom built home in Wildwood 

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What: This oversized home has 

four large bedrooms and three full 

bathrooms, and been lovingly cared 

for by its’ original owners. The home 

features a beautiful two-Story Foyer, 

separate dining room, spacious 

kitchen, fireplace, family room, 

second floor loft, and an exquisite 

Master suite with Spa. It also has a 

full unfinished basement with roughed 

in plumbing for a fourth bath. Seller 

offering a 10k remodeling credit for 

painting and carpet. 

Where: 620 Misty Creek Drive New 

Lenox in Wildwood Estates 

620MistyCreekDrive.com 

Asking Price: $329,000 

Listing Agent: 

Amanda Colby 

Real People Realty 

815-474-8519 

amanda@amandacolby. 

com 

www.AmandaColby.com 

Amenties: Skylights and oversized 

windows fill this home with loads of 

natural light, Home has hardwood 

floors, fireplace, wet bar, first floor 

bedroom, first floor full bath, second 

floor laundry, master bath has double 

sink vanity, whirlpool tub, walkin 

closet. three car garage, large 

backyard patio, and much more. 

Listing Brokerage: 

Real People Realty 

9981 W 190th St # H 

Mokena, IL 60448 

(815) 469-7449 

Want to know how to become Home of the Week? Call (708) 326-9170 ext. 47. 

July 24 

• 12000 W. Donegal 

Lanen, New Lenox, 

60451-3710 - Stevens 

Trust to Brian K. 

Peters, Lysa B. Peters 

$600,000 

July 26 

• 244 Somerset 

Court, New Lenox, 

60451-2063 - Susan 

S. Puckhaber to Jacob 

E. Olson, Stephanie M. 

Olson $230,000 

July 24 

• 2939 Foxwood 

Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-8592 - First 

Midwest Bank Trustee 

to John J. Okeefe, 

Nichole M. Okeefe 

$317,825 

July 26 

• 902 Timber Place, 

New Lenox, 60451- 

2496 - Krohn Trust 

to Scott Williams, 

$240,000 

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1003 Help Wanted 

F/T & P/T RESIDENTIAL CLEANING PROS NEEDED! 

START IMMEDIATELY! 

Up to $15/hr plus tips and bonuses. APPLY NOW! 

15868 WOLF ROAD, ORLAND PARK 

708.873.9044 - MaidPro.com 

customer_service_chisw@maidpro.com 

P/T Administrative Assistant 

We are looking for an 

experienced individual to 

perform a variety of administrative 

and bookkeeping tasks 

for our small construction 

office in Frankfort. 

Flexible hours: 25-40 hrs/wk. 

Applicant must be experienced 

in QuickBooks or similar 

accounting program and be 

proficient in MS Office with 

expertise in Word and Excel. 

Submit resume & cover letter 

to: kathy@jmcconst.com 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

homemakers and retirees. 

Must be reliable and have 

morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

If interested, 

Call 708 429 6477 

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: 

recruiting@sterlingsolutions.com 

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 

Medical Transportation 

Drivers Wanted. 

Call or email: 

708.444.4440 

transportationresume4@ 

gmail.com 

Alvernia Manor Senior Living 

is now hiring 3 positions 

- CNA to work night shifts 

- Dining room aid, part-time 

- Activity aid, part-time 

Call to apply: 630-257-7721 

Help 

Wanted 

Outside Work: 

Lawn Fertilizing & Core 

Aeration: Year-round & 

Seasonal Employment 

Potential for paid winters off. 

Benefits incl. health, dental, 

IRA. Good driving rec a must. 

Time and a half over 40 hrs. 

$15/hr starting pay. 

Apply in-person 7am - 5pm 

Lawn-Tech, Ltd. 

7320 Duvan Dr 

Tinley Park, IL 

708-532-7411 

School Bus Drivers Wanted 

Homer School District 33C 

seeks quality individuals 

to join our family of 

school bus drivers. 

$17.42/hr. + full benefits 

available 

Training provided. 

Call (708) 226-7625 

or visit homerschools.org 

employment tab 

Safety Assistant 

Tinley Park Transportation Co. 

looking to fill full-time 

Safety position. Candidate 

must have experience in 

Microsoft Office and possess 

good communication skills. 

Please forward resume to 

recruiting@shipgt.com 

Are you a person with 

attention to detail? 

Hiring P/T House Cleaners 

No Evenings/Weekends 

Will Train 

Call (815) 464-1988 or 

Email bjl24150@aol.com 

Medical Biller & Front 

Desk needed. P/T and/or 

F/T. Frankfort. Please fax 

or email your resume to: 

contact@handbmedical.com 

or 815.880.8234 

Full-Time experienced 

Hair Stylist and Part-Time 

Salon & Spa Assistant 

needed for established 

Lockport salon 

Call Kim at 815-955-4650 

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Legal Secretary 

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1021 Lost & 

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FOUND 

Large blue and white tent blew 

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on Tues. September 3rd 

Contact (708)224-9381 

1023 Caregiver 

Heaven Sent Caregivers 

Professional caregiving 

service. 24 hr or hourly 

services; shower or bath 

visits. Licensed & bonded. 

Try the best! 708.638.0641 

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This time I ask you for this 

very special one. (mention 

Favor) Take it dear Jesus and 

place it within your own 

broken heart where your father 

sees it then in your merciful 

eyes it will become your favor 

not mine. Amen. 

Say pray 3 days promise 

publication and favor will be 

granted. 

Never known to fail! 

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Oh holy St. Jude, Apostle & 

Martyr, great in virtue and rich 

in miracles, near kinsman of 

Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor 

of all who invoke your special 

patronage in time ofneed. 

To you Ihave recourse from 

the depths of my heart and 

humbly beg to whom God has 

given such great power to 

come to my assistance. Help 

me in my present and urgent 

petition. In return, I promise to 

make your name known and 

cause to be invoked. Say 3Our 

Fathers, 3Hail Marys and Glories 

for 9 consecutive days. 

Publication must be promised. 

St. Jude pray for us all who invoke 

your aid. Amen. C.P. 

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 herein you are my 

mother. Oh holy Mary, 

Mother of God, Queen of 

Heaven and Earth, I humbly 

beeseach you from the bottom 

ofmyheart 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 tothee (3x). Holy 

Mary, Iplace this cause in 

your hands (3x). Say this 

prayer for three consecutive 

days, you must publish it 

and it will be granted to 

you. MT 

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin 

Oh, most beautiful flower of 

Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, 

splendor of Heaven, Blessed 

Mother of the Son of God, 

Immaculate Virgin, assist me 

in my necessity. Oh, Star of 

the Sea, help me and show me, 

herein you are my mother. Oh, 

Holy Mary, Mother of God, 

Queen of Heaven and Earth! 

I humbly beseech you from 

the bottom of my heart to succor 

me in this necessity. There 

are none that can withstand 

your power. Oh show me 

herein you are my mother. Oh 

Mary, conceived without sin, 

pray for us who have recourse 

to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I 

place this cause in your hands 

1037 Prayer / 

Novena 

p 

y 

(3x). Holy Spirit, you who 

solve all problems, light of all 

roads so that I can attain my 

goal. You who gave me the divine 

gift to forgive and forget 

all evil against me and that in 

all instances in my life you are 

with me. I want in this short 

prayer to thank you for all 

things as you confirm once 

again that I never want to be 

separated from you in 

Eternal Glory. Thank you for 

your mercy toward me and 

mine. The person must say this 

prayer 3 consecutive days. 

After 3 days, the request will 

be granted. This prayer must 

be published after the favor is 

granted. 

1039 Pets for Sale 

Beautiful 8-year old Persian 

cats, brother & sister looking 

for loving home. Updated 

shots, clean & very friendly! 

708-829-6518 Small fee 

Golden Doodle Puppies F1B 

Available to take home 9/29 

$1,600 - 2 female, 7 male 

Website: RileysDoodles.com 

(708)277-9053 

1050 Community Events 

1052 Garage Sale 

Frankfort 112 Center Road. 

Fri. 9/13 and Sat. 9/14, 9-3pm. 

Lawnmower, bicylcles, fish 

tank and stuff, refridgerator, 

tools, storage cabinets, bookcases, 

lamps, bowflex, Rock 

Revival/Missme/Silver/Guess 

jeans size 0/3/25/26 (gently 

used), Michael Kors and Coach 

purses (gently used), rolltop 

desk, Marvel toys and statues 

(new in box), endtables, recliners, 

kitchen stuff, hammock, 

curio cabinets, new outdoor 

chairs, record player and stereo 

system and much more! 

Tinley Park 6519 W. 167th St. 

Fri. 9/13 and Sat. 9/14, 8-3pm. 

Tools, collectibles, furniture, 

household items, 8mm camera/ 

projector/screen, glassware and 

cookies jars, and lots more! 

Buy 

It! 

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It! 

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Homer Glen 14139 S. King Rd 

9/13 and 9/14, 9-4pm. Over 

1,000 items -Clothes, Harley, 

Office Supplies, Antiques, 

100s of Electronic Items 

Lockport 950 E. 1st Street. 

Thurs. 9/12, Fri. 9/13, and 

Sat. 9/14, 8-3pm. Antique furniture, 

household items, toys, 

tools, etc. Everything must go! 

New Lenox 621 Bishops Gate 

9/14 8-4pm Beautiful home decor 

pieces, hshld, elec, mens 

WS White Sox bomber jacket 

Tinley Park 18300 Cottonwood 

Dr 9/13-9/14 8-2pm Get 

an early start: Halloween & 

Xmas! Housewares & more! 

Tinley Park 6600 Parkside Dr 

9/13-9/14 8:30-3pm Household 

items, books, tools, misc & 

more! Too much to list!

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2003 Appliance Repair 

2011 Brick/Chimney Experts 

Village of Manhattan 

Community Wide 

Garage Sale 

Friday, September 13th and 

Saturday, September 14th 

8:00am-3:00pm 

All participant’s addresses will 

be listed in a map of the community. 

Maps will be available 

for distribution on Tuesday, 

September 10th at Village Hall 

located at 260 Market Place, 

Manhattan, IL and online at 

www.villageofmanhattan.org 

For questions please call 

Village Hall at (815) 418-2100 

Tinley Park 7535 173rd St 

9/13-9/14 8:30-3pm Household, 

clothes, toys, washer, 

yard equip, seasonal & more! 

1053 Multi Family 

Sale 

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1096 Commercial 

Property 

Great Investment 

Opportunity 

Commercial Building 

for Sale - $99,000 

14735, S.Pulaski 

Midlothian,IL 60445 3,000 

sq ft . Has 7 Rooms,4 half 

baths,2 waiting rooms, 

2 storage rooms,2 hallways. 

Can be Used or Rented 

as 2 Units. Close to 

Highways,Metra,CTA, 

5 Schools & Shopping. Call 

Mike McCatty708-945-2121 

QUALITY 

APPLIANCE 

REPAIR, Inc. 

• Air Conditioning • Furnaces 

Refrigeration • Dishwashers 

Stoves & Ovens • Microwaves 

Garbage Disposals 

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Family Owned &Operatedsince 1986 

Someone you can TRUST 

All work GUARANTEED 

BEST price in town! 

708-712-1392 

2004 Asphalt Paving/Seal Coating 

A+ 

Orland Park 15431 Lancaster 

Lane. Fri. 9/13, 9-4pm and Sat. 

9/14, 9-3pm. Soccer shoes, 

action figures in boxes, tools, 

and much more! 

Orland Park , 9140 Helen 

Lane, 4 families Fri 9/13 & Sat 

9/14 9am-3pm, Baby clothes & 

toys, women clothes, household 

items, and much more. 

Rental 

1225 Apartments 

for Rent 

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1074 Auto for 

Sale 

2011 Nissan Sentra SR, 72k 

miles. Bluetooth, keyless entry. 

New brakes, newer tires, $6300 

708-719-3096 

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Mokena/Weber 

Wills Apartments 

1 Bedroom apt. $ 850 

2 Bedroom apt. $ 980 

CLOSE TO METRA AND 1-80 

708-479-2448 

New Lenox 

2bd apartment downtown . 

By stores, Metra, dining. 

$995 Includes heat, Chicago 

water, no pets, no smoking, 

credit report required 

815-485-2528 

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2007 Black Dirt/Top Soil 

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Rough Black Dirt 

Driveway Gravel 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

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60451 (Single Family). On the 19th day 

of September, 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: Federal 

Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 

Plaintiff V. William J. Hemry, 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 

and Village ofNew Lenox 

Defendant. 

Case No. 19 CH 0620 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 

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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 

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In the event the property is acondomin- 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required bysubdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

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if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

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the absence of an order, until the surplus 

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

William J. Hemry, JPMorgan Chase 

Bank, National Association and Village 

of New Lenox 

Defendant. 

No. 19 CH 0620 

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Public notice ishereby given that pursu- 

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ant toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 15th day of August, 2019, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

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19th day of September, 2019 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the 

Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 

60432, sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

fka 08-22-101-013 LOT 260 IN AR- 

THUR T. MCINTOSH & COM- 

PANY'S NEW LENOX ESTATES 

UNIT NO. 5, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OF LOTS 11 AND 

16, IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S 

SUBDIVISION OFPART OFTHE 

SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 15 

AND PART OFTHE NORTHWEST 

1/4 OF SECTION 22, IN TOWNSHIP 

35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 11, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DE- 

CEMBER 19, 1930 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. 446622, IN WILL COUNTY, IL- 

LINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

120 E. 2nd Ave., New Lenox, IL 

60451 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family 

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time of sale and the balance within 

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

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to the proceeding advising them of 

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surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Adam Kedzior 

Adam Kedzior is a senior 

goalkeeper on the Lincoln- 

Way Central soccer team. 

How long have you 

played soccer and how 

did you get started? 

I’ve been playing ever 

since fourth grade. My 

family friend, Mr. [Steve] 

Rotondi owns Roma Soccer 

Club. He got me started 

with the sport. I started 

playing with him and I 

only played club with him. 

Have you always been 

a goalie? 

Yes. It naturally came to 

me, I’ll be honest. It came 

to me more than other positions. 

I knew it was the 

best position for me. 

What does it take to 

be a good goalie? 

You have to have good 

reaction time and be good 

on your feet. 

What are your 

thoughts on your 

team’s start to the 

season, going 2-2 

over your first four 

matches against tough 

teams? 

We’re playing OK and 

I’m all right with where 

we’re at. I know we’re going 

to get a lot better from 

here. We just have to correct 

what we mess up in 

these games, fix those little 

mistakes now so that we’ll 

be fine later in the season 

and not make those mistakes 

anymore. 

How do you want 

to be a leader of the 

team as a senior? 

I want to be a big leader 

and have a big impact on 

the rest of the guys on the 

team. Hopefully, they can 

look up to me and stuff 

like that. I try to treat the 

younger kids how I want 

to be treated. 

If you could be anyone 

else for a day, who 

would you want to 

be? 

Dwayne [“The Rock”] 

Johnson. He’s a cool guy. 

You’re stranded on a 

deserted island. You 

can have an endless 

supply of one food. 

Steve Millar/22nd Century Media 

What do you pick? 

Pizza, probably cheese 

pizza. Just plain. 

If they were making a 

movie about your life, 

who should play you? 

Me. I’ll play myself. I’ll 

volunteer for that. That’d 

be fun. 

Who would you pay to 

see in concert? 

I’ve actually never been 

to a concert. I’d like to 

see Post Malone or Juice 

WRLD. 

Do you have any 

hobbies outside of 

sports? 

I just like to run a lot. I 

like to work out. 

Interview conducted by 

Sports Editor Steve Millar. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Girls Tennis 

Knights edge Griffins to 

highlight 5-1 week 

Kiana Sikich earned 

a 6-1, 7-6 win at No. 1 

singles, taking the second 

set in an 11-9 tiebreaker, 

as LW Central topped LW 

East 4-3 on Friday, Sept. 6. 

The Knights also beat 

Plainfield North 4-3 on 

Sept. 4 and Homewood- 

Flossmoor 5-2 on Sept. 5, 

then went 2-1 at their own 

triangular Saturday, Sept. 

7. 

Central’s doubles teams 

of Emma and Kara Rimkunas, 

and Lily Malas and 

Micaela Cesta, each had 

four wins on the week. 

Girls Volleyball 

LW Central 25-25, Stagg 

20-22 

Jackie Kulinski had six 

kills and seven digs, Nicole 

Ramirez dished out 18 assists 

and Nicole Connolly 

added five kills to lead the 

Knights (5-4) on Sept. 5. 

LW Central also fell 25- 

12, 25-17 to Plainfield Central 

on Sept. 3. 

Boys Golf 

LW Central 151, 

Bolingbrook 198 

Sean Curran was the 

medalist for the Knights (6- 

1) on Sept. 5 with a 35 at 

Bolingbrook Golf Club. 

LW West second at home 

quad 

Zack Phelps led the way 

with a 36 as the Warriors 

shot a 154 on the front nine 

at The Sanctuary on Sept. 

3 to finish second behind 

Lockport (148) and ahead 

of Homewood-Flossmoor 

and Bradley-Bourbonnais. 

Ethan Healy (39), Jason 

Lange (39) and Aidan 

Healy (40) contributed for 

the Warriors. 

Cross Country 

Knights girls win T.F. South, 

fourth at Verona 

Emma Olson (3rd, 20 

minutes, 51 seconds), Carly 

Shipman (5th, 20:59) and 

Shea Martin (8th, 21:22) 

led the way as the Knights 

won the Rich Dust Invite 

on Saturday, Sept. 7. 

The same day, Rachel 

Baumgartner, Merrigan Allen, 

Ella Maldonado and 

Ava Paoletti were medalists 

as LW Central finished 

fourth in the 23-team Verona 

Invite in Wisconsin. 

LW West girls eighth, boys 

10th at Lyons Invite 

Elise Champlin 

(19:50.02) finished 22nd 

and Sydney Swanberg 

(20:43.52) 35th to lead the 

Warriors to eighth place 

Saturday, Sept. 7. 

Bobby Ryan (32nd, 

16:29.57) paced the boys 

team. 

Kulpinski, Papes lead Providence 

Emma Kulpinski 

(20:33.29) finished 22nd 

and Maria Papes (21:43.17) 

finished 37th as the Celtics 

took 10th at the Plainfield 

Central Invite on Saturday, 

Sept. 7. 

High School Highlights 

are compiled by Sports 

Editor Steve Millar, 

s.millar@22ndcm.com. 

Sports Briefs 

Boykin hauls in first TD during historic rout; 

Allegretti makes Chiefs but inactive for 

opener 

The first regular-season catch of Providence 

graduate Miles Boykin’s NFL career 

was a special one. With 6 minutes, 56 seconds 

left in the first half of the Baltimore Ravens’ 

game at the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, 

Sept. 8, Boykin was left open in the end 

zone and caught a 5-yard touchdown pass 

from Lamar Jackson. 

It was the only catch for Boykin – a rookie 

out of Notre Dame – on his lone target of the 

day. 

Jackson threw five touchdowns, two of 

them to Boykin’s fellow rookie receiver, 

Marquise Brown. 

The Ravens set a franchise record for 

points in a 59-10 thrashing of the Dolphins. 

Lincoln-Way East graduate Nick Allegretti, 

meanwhile, was inactive for the Kansas 

City Chiefs’ 40-26 win over the Jacksonville 

Jaguars. 

Allegretti, though, had an impressive preseason 

to seal his spot on the Chiefs’ 53-man 

roster, despite a surplus of offensive linemen 

competing to make the roster. 

Locals help St. Xavier football win opener in 

rout 

Providence graduate and New Lenox native 

Joey Markasovic led St. Xavier with 10 

tackles on Saturday, Sept. 7, in a 45-10 win 

at Lawrence Tech (Mich.). 

Providence graduate and New Lenox native 

Steven Meyer contributed five tackles 

and a forced fumble, while Lincoln-Way 

Central graduate and Mokena native Peyton 

Nigro had four tackles. 

Sports Briefs are compiled by Sports Editor 

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

40 | September 12, 2019 | the new lenox patriot sports 


Boys soccer 

Zavala thrives, but Warriors 

fall at home of Chicago Fire 

STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 

Lincoln-Way West senior 

goalkeeper Chris Zavala has 

been a frequent visitor to 

SeatGeek Stadium – formerly 

Toyota Park – for Chicago 

Fire games. 

On Sept. 5, Zavala had the 

chance to play on the same 

field where he has watched so 

many of his heroes. 

“I think everyone had a 

blast playing on this field,” 

he said. “It’s a once-in-alifetime 

experience and not 

many people get to experience 

it. I’ve been coming to 

many games here. I got to 

walk out of that tunnel and 

see what professional players 

experience when they walk 

out onto this pitch.” 

Zavala made the most of 

the opportunity, turning in a 

strong performance in both 

regulation and the penaltykick 

shootout, but the Warriors 

dropped the shootout 

3-2 and fell 1-0 to Whitney 

Young in the Windy City 

Ram Classic championship 

game. 

“With soccer, you have 

to finish it one way or another 

and today, in the end, it 

wasn’t us,” West coach Matt 

Laude said. “[Young] was a 

good, tough team and I have 

to tip my cap to them.” 

Zavala stopped two shots 

in the shootout to give the 

Warriors (3-2) a chance. 

“It’s a mental thing,” he 

said. “Sometimes the shooters 

give away hints with their 

bodies, but it’s mostly a mental 

thing.” 

Zavala went low to his left 

to stop a shot from Aidan 

Chapman in the first round of 

the shootout and dove to his 

left to deny Elias Guzman’s 

attempt in the third. 

LW West goalkeeper Chris Zavala makes a save during 

the penalty-kick shooutout Sept. 5. The Warriors fell 1-0 to 

Whitney Young. STEVE MILLAR/Sports Editor 

“The first one, I took a 

guess and went the right 

way,” Zavala said. “The third 

one, he gave a little hint so 

that’s where I went.” 

The Warriors held a 2-1 advantage 

through three rounds 

but could not finish it off. 

Senior Brady Forsythe and 

junior Aaron Ronaldson converted 

their penalty kicks for 

West. 

Zavala was also big in regulation, 

making four saves. 

He is in his first year as a 

starter after winning the goalkeeping 

job in a preseason 

battle with junior Evan Neisler. 

“Chris has stepped in between 

the pipes and he’s doing 

a great job,” Laude said. 

“He’s the senior, we gave 

him the nod and he’s taking 

it and running. [Neisler] is 

really pushing him. Goalie is 

one position I’m not worried 

about, because I know I have 

two good guys.” 

The Warriors had the better 

of play for much of the 

match and generated a ton of 

offensive pressure in the second 

half but could not break 

through against the Dolphins 

(4-1). 

Forsythe’s shot from 25 

yards was saved by Young 

goalkeeper Daniel Moderhack 

early in the second half, 

and Moderhack later denied 

Tyler Vedder’s bid at goal. 

The Warriors had a couple 

great chances with just over 

eight minutes remaining as 

Codey Collin’s shot was 

saved and Dylan Frank’s follow-up 

shot off the rebound 

went high. 

They had one more golden 

opportunity in the final 

minute when Anthony Carli 

ripped a hard shot over the 

net. 

“You try to get as many 

chances as you can and when 

one goes in, that’s all it takes 

for the game to go differently,” 

Forsythe said. “I think 

we were just unlucky. It just 

didn’t go in, didn’t go our 

way.” 

Girls volleyball 

Providence sharp in strong 

crosstown win over LW West 

RANDY WHALEN, Freelance Reporter 

A crosstown girls volleyball 

matchup Sept. 3 pitted a pair of teams 

that were looking for improvement. 

While Providence defeated visiting 

Lincoln-Way West 25-20, 25-17, 

both teams found bright spots as they 

start settling into the season. 

The victory put the Celtics (4-3), 

who also beat the Warriors at the 

Plainfield North Crimson Classic, 

back over the .500 mark. West (2- 

5) won its season opener August 27 

against visiting Oak Forest, but went 

1-4 at Plainfield North. 

“We want to beat the teams that are 

around us to make a name for ourselves” 

Providence junior Gillian Peterson 

said. “It’s a lot of fun and a big 

deal. It gives us more of a reputation 

and it motivated us.” 

Peterson has also been motivated 

by playing the right side this season, 

rather than her usual outside hitter 

spot. 

“I’ve played right side on my club 

team,” Peterson said of her position 

on First Alliance. “The timing playing 

right side is a lot different and 

takes a lot of practice.”. 

Peterson and junior middle hitter 

Brooke Trudelle each had four kills 

while senior outside hitter Izabela 

Gorys led Providence with 11 kills 

and five digs. Junior setter Skye Mc- 

Gill passed out 11 assists while sophomore 

outside hitter Juliana Warfield 

(two kills, two aces, six digs) also 

contributed for the Celtics. 

Senior outside hitter Katie Little 

led West with 10 kills. 

“I think it’s good competition and 

[Providence is] a good team in the 

area so we were looking forward to 

playing them,” Little said. “Even 

when were were down, my mentality 

is one at a time. I process it for three 

seconds and then let it go. We are trying 

to play smarter, not harder.” 

The Warriors were down nearly the 

entire match. They had a a few leads 

in the opener, including 6-5 on an ace 

from junior right side hitter Kathryn 

Schedin and 8-6 on an overpass save 

from Little. But Gorys and Warfield 

had kills and Trudelle tapped a block 

to cap a 5-0 run that put the Celtics 

ahead for good. 

The second set was tied once, at 

2-2. The Celtics then went on a 13-1 

blitz, which was capped by back-toback 

aces from senior libero Kailey 

Labuda. The advantage grew as large 

as 21-6. But West wouldn’t quit, going 

on a 7-0 run which was capped 

on an ace from senior setter Hannah 

Rubin (18 assists). 

But despite a pair of kills by sophomore 

Jessica Been, who was playing 

in her first match following her 

father’s passing the week before, the 

Warriors never got closer than seven 

points. 

Senior Kirsten Leitshuh, who is 

limited to back-row duties as a libero 

this season due to an injury, had 11 

digs, and sophomore middle blocker 

Amelia Gonzalez added three blocks 

for West. 

“I’m not disappointed, we fight and 

fight and keep going,” West coach 

Kendall Villa said. “There’s times we 

had three sophomores on the court 

and we’re working hard. 

“We need to get back out on the 

court together and we need to tighten 

up our passing. I want to play good 

competition to see where we are at. 

Providence serve receive was very 

good and they are a good team.” 

The Celtics have as many sophomores, 

four, on the team as they do 

seniors. 

“The girls played well,” Providence 

coach Jean Phelps said. “We 

beat West 25-18, 25-10 at Plainfield 

North and played well with a lot of 

three-set matches there. I didn’t call 

a timeout [when West was making 

some runs] because I know what they 

can do. The girls just have to go out 

and do it. 

“It’s nice to play the crosstown 

teams. They bring good competition 

to us and hopefully we do to them. 

Gillian [Peterson] is usually on the 

outside but for us is playing the right 

side and she looks completely natural 

there.”



Roma Sports Club expanding with new fields 

MARY COMPTON 


When Steve Rotondi, 

owner of Roma Sports 

Club in Frankfort, dedicated 

his new soccer fields, he 

wanted to name them after 

someone very special. His 

wife, Jeanna’s, grandfather, 

Al Primavera. 

“My wife’s grandfather 

was a pseudo grandfather 

to me because my grandparents 

were overseas in 

Italy,” Rotondi said. “They 

also passed pretty early, 

when I was young. 

“Grandpa Al was a guy 

that became a huge part 

of my life,” Rotondi said. 

“We built structures together, 

we planted gardens 

together, we fished together. 

He was somebody that 

I respected and loved, so 

I named the soccer fields 

after him.” 

The new soccer fields 

are called Primavera 

Fields. Five or six fields 

are expected to be built 

when the renovation is 

complete. 

Besides owning the 

sports club along with his 

wife Jeanna, Rotondi - a 

Mokena resident - is a father 

to three children, is 

active in the community 

and coaches soccer, sometimes 

two teams at a time. 

Rotondi began a very 

competitive soccer club 

called Roma FC premier 

travel soccer club. The 

club has been in existence 

since 2008. The new soccer 

fields are various sizes, 

designed to work with 

different age groups. The 

club started in Mokena, 

where Roma rented fields. 

Michelle Schiller from 

New Lenox has brought 

her sons, Drew and Cameron, 

to Roma for the soccer 

program, beginning 

when they were in grade 

school. 

“Steve coached both 

my boys when we were 

in rec leagues,” Schiller 

said. “He knows what he is 

doing. He also brought in 

coaches that bring an element 

of experience. I respect 

a person that knows 

what they’re doing. The 

new soccer fields are also 

amazing, it’s going to be 

great for the boys to play 

here on our home field. 

Steve also focuses on the 

whole player, not just getting 

wins. We just want 

our kids to get better and 

understand that hard work 

will pay off.” 

Drew and Cameron 

Schiller expressed their 

love for the game of soccer 

and said Roma FC has 

benefitted them. 

Brothers Cameron (left) and Drew Schiller, of New 

Lenox, longtime members of Roma FC soccer club, 

practice on Roma Sports Club’s new fields. 

“Playing on the Roma 

soccer team has really 

helped me,” said Drew, a 

13-year old who has been 

playing since he was 9. 

“Roma has really taught 

me technique. My goal is 

to get a better record than 

last year and work as a 

team.” 

For older brother Cameron, 

who is 17, this year is 

bittersweet, as it will be his 

final year playing soccer at 

Lincoln-Way Central. 

“I’ve been playing soccer 

for Coach Steve for 

nine years,” Cameron said. 

“My soccer skills have improved 

a lot. My overall 

character has improved 

since I’ve been with him. 

I used to get angry a lot. 

He’s one of the people that 

has made me the person 

that I am today.” 

Rotondi’s love of soccer 

began at Marian Catholic 

High School in Chicago 

Heights, where he played 

all four years. 

Rotondi’s teams range 

from 8U to 18U, with both 

boys and girl teams. The 

teams play in the Chicago 

Premier League. 

“It’s very elite,” Rotondi 

said of the league. 

Besides soccer, Roma 

Sports Club features many 

other sporting opportunities 

as it has basketball 

and volleyball hardwood 

courts, batting cages, indoor 

turf fields, a fitness 

center and even a room for 

birthday parties. 

It is quite an active place, 

especially on weeekends. 

“Games go from 7 a.m. 

Mokena resident Steve Rotondi, co-owner of Roma 

Sports Club in Frankfort, stands in the net on one of 

the club’s new soccer fields, named Primavera Fields in 

honor of his wife’s grandfather, Al Primavera. Photos by 

Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

to 10 p.m. on Saturday and 

Sunday with games every 

45 minutes,” Rotondi said. 

“There are anywhere from 

five to seven thousand 

people on a weekend, all 

these people are utilizing 

the services of Frankfort. 

It’s such a great thing for 

the community.” 

With the field dedication, 

Rotondi is demonstrating 

his belief in the 

importance of a family atmosphere. 

“Naming the fields after 

Al is [symbolic of] what 

we’re trying to instill into 

the kids,” he said. “We’re 

trying to be more than just 

a soccer program. We try 

and work with these kids 

in building character and 

confidence and most of all 

building tradition. It meant 

a lot when I explained at 

the ribbon cutting where 

the name came from. It hit 

home to a lot of the kids 

who were here. It shows 

that family is important 

and grandpa Al taught that 

to me and everyone else 

around him.” 

Youth Sports 

Celtics take title in Maryland 

Staff Report 

The Illinois Celtics 12U 

baseball team recently 

traveled to Aberdeen, Md. 

to compete in the Ripken 

Blue Crab Experience. 

The Celtics, who feature 

players from New Lenox 

and Mokena, went 8-0 to 

win the tournament title. 

The team is coached 

by Dave Simmons, along 

with assistant coaches 

Mike Vita and Dan Hodel. 

Twenty-one teams, 

from the United States, 

Canada and the Phillipines, 

competed in the 

tournament. 

Members of the Celtics 

include New Lenox 

residents David Kent, Anthony 

Vita, Kenny Strezo 

and Benjamin Joynt, and 

Mokena resident William 

Buchanan. 

The Illinois Celtics 12U team celebrates its championship at the Ripken Blue Crab 

Experience, a 21-team tournament in Aberdeen, Md. Photo submitted



Boys soccer 

Willner’s will: senior pours in four goals in Knights win 


Nick Willner came into 

his senior season at Lincoln- 

Way Central hoping to be 

the Knights’ offensive leader 

and pick up the slack left by 

the graduation of some of 

last season’s stars, notably 

high-scoring Connor Erickson. 

Willner has taken on 

the leadership role with 

great success. Through 

four games, he had already 

scored nine goals for the 

Knights. 

Four of them came Sept. 

3 when Central rolled to a 

7-0 win over Aurora Central 

Catholic in the Knights’ 

home opener in New Lenox. 

“This start to the season is 

a big boost for me,” Willner 

said. “My goal is to score a 

lot of goals this season. But 

the main thing is to start 

winning some games.” 

Willner scored five goals 

over three games against 

tough competition at the 

season-opening Bradley- 

Bourbonnais Tournament. 

In the first home game of 

his final season with Central, 

he did not take long to 

get going. 

Willner scored four times 

in the first 19 minutes as 

the Knights quickly pulled 

away. All his goals came 

in a span of just over seven 

minutes. 

He found the net off a 

variety of plays, too. Willner 

was left open near the 

net and scored off a Nico 

Espinosa pass to get the 

Knights on the board in the 

12th minute. He took a long 

pass from Andrew Burton, 

brought down a high bounce 

and made a nice move 

around a defender to make 

it 2-0, and scored again off 

the ensuing kickoff just 11 

seconds later. 

Willner capped his burst 

by taking a pass from George 

Burchfield, dribbling around 

the charging goalkeeper and 

shooting into the open net. 

“It took us a while to 

start going, but it felt good 

when we did,” Willner 

said. “Don’t rush it, just 

play simple and we have a 

chance to score goals.” 

Central coach Sean Fahey 

is thrilled with the 

firepower Willner has provided 

the Knights (2-2). 

“He took the cover off 

the net early this year, 

which is good,” Fahey said. 

“His confidence is high. We 

need him to keep scoring. 

Our schedule gets tougher 

every week. Hopefully this 

is just a sign of things to 

come.” 

Still, Fahey wants the 

Knights to be more than a 

one-man show. 

“I wouldn’t mind seeing 

the wealth spread,” he 

said. “We talked at halftime 

about not selling yourself 

short. We know Nick can 

run, get behind the defense, 

score, but other guys can 

do it, too. We definitely 

want other players to have 

the confidence to take their 

shots at goal.” 

Others did get involved 

against Aurora Central 

Catholic as Niall Gavin’s 

header off Burchfield’s 

second assist make it a 5-0 

game before halftime. 

The Knights added a pair 

of goals in the second half 

from Jake Camaioni and 

Cam DiFiori. 

Senior goalkeeper Adam 

Kedzior made two saves to 

record the shutout. 

The Knights went 1-2 at 

Bradley to start the season, 

falling 4-3 to Champaign 

Central and 3-1 to Solorio, 

Lincoln-Way Central senior Nick Willner carries the 

ball downfield Sept. 3 against Aurora Central Catholic. 

Willner scored four goals in the Knights’ 7-0 win. STEVE 

MILLAR/22nd century media 

a perennial Class 2A state 

contender and the 2017 

state champions in 2A. 

Central ended the tournament 

on a strong note, beating 

Thornton co-op 2-1. 

Thornton has been a 

nemesis for the Knights 

in recent years as a South- 

West Suburban Conference 

foe. The Wildcats left the 

league and are in their first 

year in the Southland Athletic 

Conference. 

“Coming away with a 

win over a good Thornton 

team who we haven’t beaten 

in a while was a good 

way to come out of that 

tournament,” Fahey said. 

This Week In 

KNIGHTS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 

■Sept. ■ 14 – First to the 

Finish Invite at Detweiller 

Park, Peoria, 9 a.m. 

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 

■Sept. ■ 14 – Joliet Central 

Invite at Channahon Park, 

9 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 13 – at Lockport, 

7 p.m. 

BOYS GOLF 

■Sept. ■ 14 – Providence 

Invite at Sanctuary, 7:30 

a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 17 – at Stagg at 

Glen Eagles, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS GOLF 

■Sept. ■ 17 – hosts Bradley- 

Bourbonnais at Sanctuary, 

4:30 p.m. 

BOYS SOCCER 

■Sept. ■ 12 – at Plainfield 

South, 6:15 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 14 – PepsiCo 

Showdown, TBA 


Showdown, TBA 

GIRLS SWIMMING 

■Sept. ■ 14 – hosts LW 

Central Invite, 8:30 a.m. 

GIRLS TENNIS 

■Sept. ■ 12 – hosts 

Sandburg, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 14 – at LW East 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 17 – hosts Andrew, 

4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 

■Sept. ■ 12 – at LW East, 

5:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 17 – at Bolingbrook, 

5:30 p.m. 

WARRIORS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 




9 a.m. 

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 



9 a.m. 

FOOTBALL 

■Sept. ■ 13 – at Sandburg, 

7 p.m. 

BOYS GOLF 

■Sept. ■ 14 – Providence 

Invite at Sanctuary, 7:30 

a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 17 – hosts Peotone 

at Sanctuary, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS GOLF 

■Sept. ■ 16 – at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais at Aspen 

Ridge, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 18 – at Stagg at 

Silver Lake, 4:30 p.m. 

BOYS SOCCER 

■Sept. ■ 12 – at Joliet West, 

6:15 p.m. 


Showdown, TBA 


Showdown, TBA 

GIRLS SWIMMING 

■Sept. ■ 12 – hosts Crete- 

Monee and Joliet Township, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 14 – at LW Central 

Invite, 8:30 a.m. 

GIRLS TENNIS 


Lockport, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 14 – at LW East 

Invite, 9 a.m. 


■Sept. ■ 17 – at Joliet West, 

5:30 p.m. 

CELTICS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 




9 a.m. 

girlS CROSS COUNTRY 



9 a.m. 

FOOTBALL 

■Sept. ■ 13 – at Brother 

Rice, 7:30 p.m. 

BOYS GOLF 


Providence Invite at 

Sanctuary, 7:30 a.m. 

GIRLS GOLF 

■Sept. ■ 17 – at Sandburg at 

Silver Lake, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 18 – at Benet at 

River Bend, 3:45 p.m. 

BOYS HOCKEY 


Glenbrook North at Arctic, 

8:45 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 15 – at Loyola at 

American Heartland, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 – at York at 

Addison Ice Arena, 7:45 p.m. 

BOYS SOCCER 

■Sept. ■ 12 – at Marmion, 

5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 14 – hosts Tinley 

Park, 10 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 17 – hosts Montini, 

4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS TENNIS 

■Sept. ■ 12 – at Loyola, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 14 – at Oak Forest 

quad, 8 a.m. 


■Sept. ■ 12 – at Stagg, 6 

p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 16 – at Joliet 

Catholic, 6 p.m



Football 

Bizarre beginning leads to strong ending for Providence 

JON DEPAOLIS 


A strange start to the 

game Friday, Sept. 6, may 

have been just the spark 

Providence Catholic needed. 

After a sluggish opening 

series that resulted in a 

three-and-out by the Celtics 

offense, the defense 

forced a Morgan Park punt 

from the Mustangs’ own 

2-yard line. But the punt 

went straight up into the 

air and fell backward into 

the end zone. The Celtics 

converged on the Mustangs 

player who recovered 

for a safety. 

Then – after the Celtics’ 

next offensive series ended 

quickly with an interception 

– the defense forced 

another three-and-out. 

This time, however, Providence 

sophomore Brayden 

Garrigan not only blocked 

the punt but also recovered 

it in the end zone for a 

touchdown to make it 9-0. 

Providence rolled from 

there, topping Morgan 

Park 42-8 in the Celtics' 

home opener. 

“With our offense 

struggling, we knew we 

were going to go after 

the punts,” Providence 

coach Mark Coglianese 

said. “They weren’t good 

snaps, so it’s not like we 

did much. But if that is 

the spark we needed to get 

things going, that’s what 

we had to do, I guess.” 

Providence senior defensive 

lineman Elias Valdez 

said the wacky start 

got the Celtics going. 

“I’ve never seen anything 

like that,” Valdez 

said. “It just turned up the 

tempo, made everyone 

better and made everyone 

feel more locked down. 

Everyone was [saying], 

MORGAN PARK AT PROVIDENCE, SEPT. 6 

1 2 3 4 F 

Morgan Park 0 0 0 8 8 

Providence 9 27 6 0 42 

Three Stars of the Game 

1. Aaron Vaughn, Providence, sophomore running back – 14 

rushes, 105 rushing yards, three rushing TDs 

2. Kevin Conway, Providence, junior quarterback – 5-of-7 

passing, 63 passing yards, two passing TDs; four 

rushes, 36 rushing yards 

3. Elias Valdez, Providence, senior, defensive lineman – two 

sacks 

‘All right, we’ve got this.’ 

It made everyone perform 

and play, and it made everyone 

get their mindsets 

straight.” 

Valdez led the way with 

two sacks in the game, as 

the Celtics (2-0) kept Morgan 

Park’s offense on its 

heels all night. The Mustangs 

(0-2) only managed 

one score late in the fourth 

quarter when the Celtics’ 

second unit was in. 

“Honestly, since we 

switched to the four-man 

front this year, everything 

is flowing way smoother,” 

Valdez said of the defense’s 

dominance the first 

two weeks of the season. 

“Run – no one can get anywhere 

on us, because our 

guys just get their gaps all 

day, every day. Pass rush 

– everyone was working 

all offseason to get everything 

down that we needed 

to. We did everything we 

needed to do, and it led to 

a [win].” 

Meanwhile, the Celtics 

offense was able to rebound 

after the tough start 

by stringing together 27 

points in the second quarter. 

It started with a 7-yard 

touchdown pass from junior 

quarterback Kevin 

Conway to senior wide receiver 

Lucas Porto. 

Later, sophomore Aaron 

Vaughn took it to the house 

on a 25-yard touchdown 

run. Conway then connected 

with senior wide receiver 

Jerrell Wright for a 

19-yard touchdown strike. 

Vaughn capped the firsthalf 

scoring with a 69-yard 

touchdown run to make it 

36-0. 

“A little bit through the 

second quarter, our offense 

started to click a little bit,” 

Coglianese said. “I told the 

guys at halftime: Playing 

that [way in the] first quarter 

offensively is not going 

to cut it. Maybe, it is part 

of a wake-up call. We need 

to get going offensively. 

We can’t wait and expect 

the defense to keep putting 

points on the board. We’re 

going to work harder in 

practice and turn up the intensity, 

because that’s the 

way it’s going to be next 

Friday at [Brother] Rice.” 

Early in the third quarter, 

Vaughn got the running 

clock going with his third 

touchdown of the night – a 

4-yard run on a pitch from 

Conway to make it 42-0. 

Vaughn finished with 

105 rushing yards on 14 

carries, while Conway 

ended the day 5-of-7 passing 

for 63 yards. Conway 

also had 36 rushing yards 

on four attempts. 

Next week, Providence 

travels to Brother Rice (2- 

0) – something Coglianese 

Jerrell Wright (14) and Lucas Porto celebrate a touchdown Friday, Sept. 6, in the 

Celtics’ 42-8 win over Morgan Park in New Lenox. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd 

Century Media 

Kevin Countryman makes a tackle Friday, Sept. 6, during Providence’s 42-8 win over 

Morgan Park in New Lenox. 

knows will be a tough test 

for his squad. 

The Crusaders were the 

Class 8A state runner-up 

last season and beat the 

Celtics 20-0. 

“I told our guys, and 

they know, that we’ve got 

to be better,” Coglianese 

said. “Next week, we’re 

going to have a huge challenge 

with Brother Rice. 

At practice, we’ve got to 

turn it up, because it seems 

like we just came out kind 

of flat. With our schedule 

down the road, we’re not 

going to be able to afford 

to do that. We’re not going 

to get those easy points off 

of special teams in the future.” 

And despite the early 

success for the defense, 

Valdez said the group isn’t 

getting overconfident. 

“We’re not going to get 

too confident, because 

we still have to play every 

game like it is our last 

game,” he said. “We can’t 

let anything get ahead of us 

or anything get behind us.”



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Knights roll to road rout as defense impresses again 


Senior linebacker and 

captain Zack Orr wants to 

set a high standard for the 

Lincoln-Way Central defense. 

“I’m just trying to come 

out and set the tone for what 

we want to be as a defense,” 

Orr said. “I want to be an 

example of what we want 

to be on ‘D.’ I want to play 

that way every time out.” 

If Orr’s play on Saturday, 

Sept. 7, was symbolic of 

what the Knights’ defense 

will be, Central is in for a 

fun year. 

In fact, just about everyone 

on the defensive side 

set a good example during 

a 46-6 crushing of host 

Bloomington. 

Combine that showing 

with holding Richards – 

the No. 1 team in the state 

in Class 6A – and Iowa 

recruit running back Leshon 

Williams to 14 points 

in the season opener, and 

the Knights’ defense sure 

seems stout. 

“We only game up 14 

points to Richards, only six 

[to Bloomington], I’m feeling 

the hit squad is clicking 

on all cylinders and we’re 

ready to go the rest of the 

LW CENTRAL AT BLOOMINGTON, SEPT. 7 

1 2 3 4 F 

LW Central 14 17 7 8 46 

Bloomington 0 0 6 0 6 

THREE STARS OF THE GAME 

1. Danny Reyna, LW Central, senior running back --- 19 

carries, 151 yards, four touchdowns 

2. Zack Orr, LW Central, senior linebacker --- three tackles 

for loss 

3. Colin Eberhart, LW Central, senior defensive lineman --- 

fumble recovery, fourth-down tackle 

season,” said senior defensive 

lineman Colin Eberhart. 

Eberhart was a key factor 

in the Knights (1-1) dominating 

the line of scrimmage. 

He had a fumble recovery 

and a big tackle to 

stop a fourth-and-1 attempt 

by the Purple Raiders (1-1). 

“I think our physicality 

was a lot better,” he said. 

“We were getting bodies 

around the football all day, 

I don’t think we made a lot 

of mistakes and we played 

good, clean football. 

“I think our guys are 

some boys. We’ve got 

some strength on the line 

and their o-line was just not 

ready to handle it.” 

Orr, meanwhile, was the 

most dominant player on 

the field. He was constantly 

in the backfield, making 

three of Central’s eight 

tackles for loss. 

“Zack’s a special kid,” 

Central coach Jeremy 

Cordell said. “He played 

really well [against Richards], 

too. He did a really 

nice job of being physical, 

being there in the flats, setting 

the perimeter for us. 

He’s a really good leader.” 

Central outgained the 

Purple Raiders 366-100. 

After being held in check 

by Richards, the Knights’ 

offense exploded in Bloomington. 

Senior running back 

Danny Reyna led the way, 

piling up 151 yards and four 

touchdowns on 19 carries. 

“We played how we think 

LW Central linebacker Zack Orr brings down 

Bloomington’s DaQwan Davis during the Knights’ 46-6 

win Saturday, Sept. 7. STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

we should be playing,” Reyna 

said. “[Week one], I think 

was kind of a fluke. We definitely 

could have won that 

game. We had chances to 

score and we just couldn’t 

get it done. This is what we 

expect to do.” 

The Knights scored 

touchdowns on their first 

three possessions, with 

Reyna reaching the end 

zone on a pair of 4-yard 

runs and Liam Higgins hitting 

Charlie Graefen for a 

21-yard touchdown pass. 

“[The first drive] definitely 

set the tone,” Reyna 

said. “That’s what we’re 

supposed to do. Our linemen 

did a really good job 

blocking, the whole offense 

clicked, we played as one.” 

Carter Bojan added 10 

carries for 70 yards and a 

touchdown. 

Higgins was efficient, 

finishing 6-of-8 for 70 

yards. 

The Knights put the game 

away by scoring 10 points 

over the final 38 seconds of 

the first half. 

After Reyna scored on 

a 2-yard touchdown run, 

Central’s defense forced a 

quick three-and-out and senior 

Luke Juricek blocked 

the Bloomington punt. 

That set up sophomore 

Jake Andjelic’s 43-yard 

field goal with two seconds 

to go. 

Andjelic was also 5-for-5 

on extra points. 

Indeed, the Knights were 

strong in all facets of the 

game as Ian Troester’s 31- 

yard punt return – which 

set up Higgins’ touchdown 

pass – added to the success 

on special teams. 

Bloomington went 7-3 in 

2018 and routed Danville 

36-0 in its 2019 opener but 

was no match for Central. 

“We knew we had to 

come out and put our best 

foot forward because they 

have guys that can play,” 

Cordell said. “Our game 

plan was just to go at them.” 

The Knights now enter 

conference play in the 

SouthWest Suburban, beginning 

with a trip to Lockport 

on Friday, Sept. 13. 

The Porters (0-2) have lost 

their last 11 games. 

Before Central could 

look ahead to that contest, 

though, there was a long, 

but happy bus ride home 

from Bloomington. 

“We’re going to be blaring 

music on the bus,” Eberhart 

said. “We’re going to 

be patting each other on the 

shoulders. It’s going to be 

a much more eventful ride 

home.” 

Our staff’s predictions for the top games in Week 3 

Week 1 leader Steve Millar just received an 

award from the Illinois High School Soccer 

Coaches Association as Girls Soccer Person of the 

Year for 2018 over the weekend, but he is not 

perfect. Thomas Czaja was perfect, and Sean 

Hastings darn near perfect, in Week 2, and we 

have a three-way tie at the top. 

Game of the Week 

• Providence Catholic (2-0) at Brother Rice (2-0) 

Other Games to Watch 

• Lincoln-Way West (1-1) at Sandburg (1-1) 

• Andrew (2-0) at Homewood-Flossmoor (2-0) 

• Lincoln-Way Central (1-1) at Lockport (0-2) 

• Oak Forest (0-2) at Tinley Park (0-2) 

• Bradley Bourbonnais (1-1) at LW East (2-0) 

13-3 

Thomas Czaja | 

Editor 

• Brother Rice 24, Providence 20. 

Celtics nearly avenge last year’s 

20-0 loss, but the home team hangs 

on for the win. 

• LW West 

• Homewood-Flossmoor 

• LW Central 

• Tinley Park 

• LW East 

13-3 

Sean Hastings | 


• Providence 28, Brother Rice 21. 

Provi gets good win on the road in 

a tight game. 

• LW West 




• LW East 

13-3 

Steve Millar | 

Sports Editor 


Defense, running game keep Celtics 

in it but 2018 Class 8A runners-up 

have a little too much at home. 

• LW West 




• LW East 

12-4 

Jeff Vorva | 

Sports Editor 

• Brother Rice 27, Providence 20. Last 

year, the Crusaders shut the Celtics 

out, but that won’t happen this 

year. Still, I like Rice’s home-field 

advantage. 

• LW West 




• LW East 

11-5 

Joe Coughlin | 

Publisher 


Host Crusaders tame the Celtics’ 

potent offense. 

• LW West 




• LW East 

9-7 

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Carberry, Marconi lead LW West to key win over Evanston 

SEAN HASTINGS, Editor 

After a pretty dreadful 

Week 1 loss to Hersey, the 

Lincoln-Way West Warriors 

football team knew 

it needed to flip the switch 

as it came out to take 

on Evanston in its home 

opener. 

Every time Evanston 

threatened to keep itself in 

the game with a big play 

here and a big play there, 

the Warriors’ defense 

found a way to answer the 

call themselves, or set up 

their offense to push the 

ball up field. 

The result was a very 

important 38-24 win for 

West in New Lenox. 

The game was tied 14- 

14 at halftime as the Warriors 

(1-1) let an early 14-0 

lead slip away. 

But early in the third 

quarter — two plays after 

senior kicker Damian 

Chowaniec gave West the 

lead on a 39-yard field 

goal — senior linebacker 

Brett Carberry jumped in 

front of a pass and took it 

27 yards to the end zone 

for a score, making it 24- 

14. 

Carberry, among others, 

made good reads all night 

on hitch plays Evanston 

ran. 

“We practiced it all 

week,” Carberry said. “I 

got really good looks from 

the scout [team], they were 

running hard. I saw him in 

the curl, I got back to him 

and I did my job. 

“I just want to do my job, 

get it done and when it’s 

all done with, I just want 

to win the game. When it’s 

all over with [a win], that’s 

the best feeling.” 

After Evanston (1-1) 

pulled within seven on a 

field goal on the next drive, 

a 79-yard touchdown run 

Evanston at LW West, Sept. 6 

1 2 3 4 F 

Evanston 7 7 3 7 24 

LW West 14 0 17 7 38 

Three Stars of the Game 

1. Caleb Marconi, LW West, senior running back: 14 carries, 

201 yards, three touchdowns; 79-yard TD run 

2. Brett Carberry, LW West, senior linebacker: Interception 

return for touchdown, eight tackles 

3. Brody Ceh, LW West, senior quarterback : 8-of-15 

passing, 103 yards, touchdown 

from senior running back 

Caleb Marconi late in the 

third quarter all but secured 

the win for West. 

Marconi had two Evanston 

players hit near his 

lower leg on the run, and 

said he was surprised he 

stayed up and was able 

to run with speed for the 

score. 

“I started to break stride 

and looked behind me and, 

I don’t know, I didn’t know 

I was that fast,” Marconi 

said, with a laugh. “It was 

refreshing knowing that I 

can run pretty fast.” 

Marconi had 155 yards 

from touchdown runs 

alone. He had a 12-yard 

touchdown run on the first 

Warrior drive of the game 

and followed up on the 

next drive with a 64-yard 

touchdown run. He finished 

with 201 yards on 14 

carries. 

Marconi was part of an 

offense that put together 

396 yards and had only 

one turnover. 

Evanston had four defensive 

touchdowns in its 

season opener against St. 

Patrick, winning 38-0. 

After the West offense 

struggled to sustain drives 

in week one, it was a different 

story in week two, 

which Marconi, Carberry 

and senior quarterback 

Brody Ceh all said is the 

time to see the biggest improvement. 

Ceh was 8-of-15 passing 

for 103 yards with 

one interception and one 

touchdown pass — a 13- 

yard fade to senior wide 

receiver Joel Madrigal in 

the back right corner of the 

end zone. 

One thing in particular 

Ceh did consistently well 

was escape the pressure 

from the Wildkit defense. 

“I felt pretty confident,” 

Ceh said. “I’m surrounded 

by some of the most talented 

guys in the state 

with Billy Dozier, Joel 

Madrigal and those guys 

up front made great holes 

for me when I was reading 

the read option.” 

Running those read options 

kept Evanston on its 

toes, unable to force the 

turnovers it did week one, 

Ceh said. 

Ceh’s touchdown pass 

was set up by a 43-yard 

pass to senior wide receiver 

Billy Dozier and 12 

yards of rushing from Ceh. 

Meanwhile, on the defensive 

side, West coach 

Dave Ernst said Carberry 

played one of the best 

games he's seen a linebacker 

play for the Warriors. 

Besides the interception, 

Carberry had eight tackles, 

ranking third on the team 

behind senior linebacker 

Griffin Ketelaar with 11 

Lincoln-Way West’s Caleb Marconi and Brody Ceh (17) celebrate Friday, Sept. 6, after 

one of Marconi’s three touchdowns runs in the Warriors’ 38-24 win over Evanston. 

Photos by Bob Klein/22nd Century Media 

Lincoln-Way West’s Billy Dozier looks for running room Friday, Sept. 6, during the 

Warriors’ 38-24 win over Evanston. 

and sophomore defensive 

back Eric Nowak, who had 

nine. 

“He was getting under 

curls and forcing [Evanston] 

to check the ball 

down, when he blitzed he 

was collapsing the pocket, 

half of those runs where 

the quarterback got pressured 

and ran was because 

it was him," Ernst said. 

"He was flying around. 

He’s on punt, kickoff and 

just a really good player. 

He’s a good kid, too.” 

Two of the toughest 

games are out of the way 

for the Warriors. Matchups 

with SouthWest Suburban 

powers Homewood-Flossmoor 

and Lincoln-Way 

East loom in the distance, 

but West is definitely not 

counting out a team like 

Sandburg, which the Warriors 

face on the road Friday, 

Sept. 13. 

“We’re going to forget 

about [the Hersey game] 

and build off this one,” 

Ernst said. “We’ve got 

Sandburg next week, who 

always plays us tough 

and they’re really wellcoached. 

“It’s hard to go into 

Sandburg to play. It’s not 

going to be an easy game.”



fastbreak 

Bob Klein/22nd Century 

Media 

1st and 3 

THREE NOTES AS 

SWSC FOOTBALL 

CONFERENCE PLAY 

BEGINS THIS WEEK 

1. Challenges ahead 

for LW West 

Andrew, LW 

Central, LW East 

and Homewood- 

Flossmoor are all 

on the conference 

slate. Brody Ceh 

(above) and the 

Warriors have 

shown an ability to 

put up points. 

2. LW Central a 

contender? 

The Knights have 

impressed through 

two weeks with 

a close loss to 

Richards and a rout 

at Bloomington. LW 

Central plays at LW 

West on Sept. 27 

and hosts LW East 

on Oct. 4 

3. LW East’s streak 

Can anyone beat 

East? The Griffins 

have won 15 

straight conference 

games. 

Girls golf 

Pyle, Schiene tie for top score as Knights finish third 

RANDY WHALEN 


Lincoln-Way Central 

knows what it is like 

to make it to state. The 

Knights qualified for state 

as a team the past two 

seasons and placed third 

in Class 2A last year. But 

the 2016 state champion, 

Grace Curran, and the state 

runner-up the past two 

seasons, Bri Bolden, both 

graduated. Curran is now 

playing at Minnesota and 

Bolden at Missouri. 

“Obviously we lost Bri 

and Grace and they’re Division 

I athletes,” senior 

Maddie Pyle said. “So 

they’re not here to carry 

the team. But we have a lot 

of tournaments coming up 

so I’m excited to see what 

this team does and where 

we go from here.” 

Pyle is one of four returners 

from that thirdplace 

team, however. 

She teamed with another 

of the returners, fellow senior 

Carly Schiene, to tie 

for the best score in a special 

scramble format Sept. 

5 at the Lincoln-Way Central 

Invitational. 

The tournament, played 

on the back nine at The 

Sanctuary, used a two-ball 

format, with pairs of two 

golfers teaming up to form 

one score in a best-ball 

style. 

Pyle and Schiene, along 

with Sandburg juniors 

Soonbi Kwon and Nicole 

Robertson, tied for the top 

score with 32. 

Sandburg (102) took the 

team title, edging LW East 

(104). LW Central (106) 

was third, followed by 

Lockport (112), Lemont 

(119) and Mother McAuley 

(131). 

Junior Sydney Miron, 

who was also on the 

Knights’ state team a 

year ago, and sophomore 

Emma Vander Wall came 

in with a 36, and the team 

of sophomore Claire Dubois 

and junior state returner 

Caitlyn Parrish had 

a 38. 

“I thought the tournament 

went really good,” 

Pyle said. “It was fun to 

play a scramble format and 

it was a good, laid-back 

tournament on a weekday.” 

Central coach Brian 

Shannon was glad to make 

the change. 

“It used to be stroke play 

but we went to a scramble 

format to change it up,” he 

said. “It was just a chance 

for everyone to compete 

and have fun.” 

The regular season is 

halfway done and Shannon 

believes this group 

can make another run to 

state. 

“We are working with 

each other,” Shannon said. 

“We’ve been close all season. 

We lost our dual meet 

to East [on Aug. 21] on a 

fifth-score tiebreaker. We 

lost to Hinsdale Central 

by only four strokes and 

we won our part of the 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

Co-Ed Invite [on Aug. 

31]. We’ve been competitive 

and that’s what we 

want.” 

Although Lincoln-Way 

East fell just short of the 

title, it’s been a great year 

so far for the Griffins. 

“We won the Lincoln- 

Way Cup,” East coach 

Mary McGivern said of 

the annual event between 

the Lincoln-Way schools. 

“We’re 5-0 in dual meets 

and off to our best start in 

a long time. 

“We’ve had multiple 

people step up for us. Our 

top four players from last 

year are back. The girls 

worked really hard in the 

offseason and are doing 

well.” 

A pair of East teams 

scored 34, junior Maddie 

Kenny and senior Jessica 

Loera, as well as junior 

Annie Hackett and sophomore 

Kailey White. 

Sophomore Natalie 

Papa and senior Grace 

Wilk brought in a 36. 

“We’ve had a really 

good season,” White said. 

“We are just playing our 

best golf and working 

hard. We’ve put in a lot of 

work and we are just coming 

together as a team. I 

really like playing here 

at Sanctuary and it was a 

good format.” 

White was the lone Griffin 

state qualifier last fall. 

She wants to go back next 

month but also take her 

team with her. 

LW Central senior Maddie Pyle teamed with Carly 

Schiene to shoot a 32 in the scramble format, tying for 

the top score at the Lincoln-Way Central Invitational. 

22nd Century Media file photo 

“It was a fun experience 

and going into future years 

I will know what to expect,” 

White said. “But we 

really want to make it to 

state as a team. We really 

want that.” 

Lockport was led by 

a 34 from senior Megan 

Kohley and junior Katie 

Tomczuk. Junior Claire 

Ancevicius and senior Rachel 

Kuzel carded a 36 and 

junior Fiona Heeney along 

with sophomore Maddie 

Renfro had a 42. 

“In this format we just 

took the best ball and went 

from there,” Lockport 

coach Matt Major said. 

“It’s fun for the kids, they 

enjoyed it. 

“We still have [last 

year’s state qualifier] 

Lizzie Anderson out. Everything 

else is going OK. 

But we need to improve 

some more.” 

Ancevicius agreed. 

“We definitely need to 

practice more,” she said. 

“This can still be our year 

to do something but we 

have to step up. 

“I liked the [scramble] 

format at the Lincoln- 

Way Central Invite. I like 

that you play with another 

teammate and it was like 

Rachel and I got together 

to form one golfer. I like 

the course here at Sanctuary. 

We were balanced. I 

was better with my drives 

and she was better with the 

chip shots.” 

LISTEN UP 

“We only gave up 14 points to Richards, only six [to 

Bloomington], I’m feeling the hit squad is clicking on all 

cylinders and we’re ready to go the rest of the season.” 

Colin Eberhart – LW Central defensive lineman, on the team’s 

defensive success so far 

Tune In 

Boys Golf 

7:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 

Providence Invite at The Sanctuary 

• LW Central and LW West join the host Celtics for a tough 

tournament. 

Index 

42 – This Week In 

39 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor 

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

new lenox’s Hometown Newspaper | September 12, 2019 

VILLAGE SWEEP 

Providence makes it 

a 3-0 week for New 

Lenox schools, Page 43 

GOAL PARADE 

Four-goal game gives LW 

Central’s Willner nine on 

season, Page 42 

Knights, Warriors rebound from opening losses with big victories, Pages 46, 45 

LEFT: Lincoln-Way Central running back Danny Reyna sheds the tackle attempt from Bloomington’s Ivan Smith on Saturday, Sept. 7, in Bloomington. Reyna ran 

for 151 yards and four touchdowns in the Knights’ 46-6 win. STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

RIGHT: Lincoln-Way West’s Brett Carberry celebrates a big play Friday, Sept. 6, during the Warriors’ 38-24 win over Evanston. BOB KLEIN/22ND CENTURY MEDIA

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