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20 | December 5, 2019 | the frankfort station news
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Police reports
Man is arrested after
allegedly fleeing police
A resident of unincorporated
Mokena faces
multiple citations after allegedly
fleeing from an officer
Nov. 26 during a traffic
stop in Frankfort.
Stephen C. Kerins, 20,
of 20210 S. Woodland
Circle in Mokena, was
cited in the area of Johnson
Avenue and Mulberry
Road for alleged fleeing/
attempting to elude, reckless
driving, speeding, a
traffic sign violation, having
no driver’s license and
having no insurance.
Frankfort Deputy Police
Chief Kevin Keegan said
an officer conducted a traffic
stop after observing a
black Chrysler 300 fail to
stop at a stop sign located
at Washington Parkway at
Johnson Avenue. As the
officer walked toward the
vehicle, the driver reportedly
stepped on the accelerator
and sped away, entering
Lincoln Highway
at a high rate of speed and
going around several other
vehicles.
Keegan said the officer
learned the vehicle
was registered to the
20200 block of South
Woodland Circle in unincorporated
Mokena, and a
Will County Sheriff’s Office
deputy familiar with
the house located the vehicle
as it entered the driveway.
The Frankfort officer
arrested the driver, later
identified as Kerins, at
that address. Kerins allegedly
did not have a valid
license and 30 grams of a
substance suspected to be
cannabis were reportedly
found in the vehicle.
Nov. 26
• Damage was reported to
the exterior of a residence
in the 20300 block of
Grand Traverse Drive.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
Frankfort Station’s Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found online on
the Frankfort Police Department’s
website or releases
issued by the department and
other agencies. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Tinley girl donates birthday
presents to Treasure Chest
six years in a row
When Dawn Beaudry
asked her now 10-year-old
daughter, Ella, to donate
her birthday presents for
her party when she turned
4, Ella did not hesitate.
“I was like, ‘She doesn’t
need anymore toys=; she
has enough toys,’ and so
I just started researching
places to give gifts to and
I found the Treasure Chest
Foundation, and I like that
it helps kids with cancer,”
Dawn said.
The Pediatric Oncology
Treasure Chest Foundation,
located in Orland
Park, gives children with
cancer gifts from its treasure
chest to provide “comfort
and distraction from
painful procedures,” according
to its website.
“I want her to start appreciating
what she has
in life and realize there’s
kids who don’t have all of
that, and that it’s nice to
help others when you can,”
Dawn said.
Every year for the last
six years, Dawn did not
needed to ask her daughter
if she would like to keep
donating.
“She actually asks every
year, she’s like, ‘Can we
bring toys again?’” Dawn
said.
For Ella’s birthday party
on Oct. 11, she collected 15
toys from three friends who
came over for a sleepover.
She and her mother also
went shopping to buy a few
extra.
On Oct. 25, Ella, her
mother and her 6-year-old
brother, Charlie, went to
the Treasure Chest Foundation
to deliver the toys.
Reporting by Jacquelyn
Schlabach, Editor. For more,
visit TinleyJunctionDaily.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Holiday spirit abounds
at LW Central Special
Olympics Cheer Clinic
The talented athletes of
the Lincoln-Way Central
varsity and junior varsity
cheer teams are always full
of school spirit, but it was
holiday cheer that inspired
them to host a heartwarming
event.
On Nov. 24, the LWC
cheerleaders held a free
Special Olympics Cheer
Clinic to teach aspiring
cheerleaders with special
needs tips and techniques.
To build on the season of
giving, each participant
was encouraged to bring an
unwrapped toy to donate to
Toys for Tots.
This first-time event was
inspired by the team’s dedication
to giving back to the
community, as well as the
coaching staff’s passion
for providing wonderful
experiences for children
with special needs. Cheerleading
coach Danielle
Emmart, assistant varsity
coach Alexia Powers —
whose brother Nick has
Down syndrome and took
part in the clinic — and JV
coach Emilie Harris said
they were thrilled to be
able to host the program.
“We do cheerleading
clinics for kids every year
— pre-K through eighth
grade — and we’ve never
really had any special
needs kids do it,” Emmart
said. “The more I thought
about it, the more I felt that
parents shouldn’t feel like
they can’t bring their kids
to something like this.
“I feel like this is something
that we should offer
to these kids to give them
a safe environment, especially
for the parents to feel
that they can stay with their
kids if they need to. We can
make this clinic all about
these kids and make them
feel like they’re cheerleaders
for a day.”
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit MokenaMesseng
erDaily.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Illinois Lottery celebrates
holidays with free hot
chocolate at Orland Park
Mariano’s
After finishing up their
grocery shopping at the
Mariano’s in Orland Park,
customers were handed a
fresh cup of hot chocolate.
The Illinois Lottery
teamed up Nov. 25 with
Mariano’s to provide a
little cup of cheer as they
greeted shoppers.
Excited about the toppings
she can choose, Orland
Park resident Sheila
Blockson said she was excited
to have a hot chocolaty
drink after shopping.
“This is amazing,”
Blockson said. “I was hoping
to get something warm,
because the temperature
dropped outside. This is
perfect.”
And after finding out the
hot chocolate event was
partially sponsored by the
Illinois Lottery, Blockson
said she knew it was not a
coincidence.
“My brother bought a
scratch-off last night and
won some money, so I
thought ‘I’m going to pick
one up today,’” Blockson
said.
Larry Miller, a program
director working with Illinois
Lottery, explained the
promotion.
“The Illinois Lottery
and Mariano’s have a new
partnership,” Miller said.
“We’re giving away hot
chocolate to the consumers
to promote the idea of
giving more surprises this
holiday season.”
Joe Lullo, who was
shopping for his father at
Mariano’s, said he was
happy to receive some hot
chocolate.
“This is a nice setup,”
Lullo said. “I’m on a diet,
but they roped me in, because
it’s tantalizing. I’m
so glad Mariano’s is here.
I appreciate the fact they
set this up and [are] doing
something nice for the holidays
for their customers.”
Reporting by Mary Compton,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit OPPrairieDaily.
com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Homer company recycles
e-waste for LTHS tech
enthusiasts
A Homer Glen technology
company is recycling
junk electronics and
donating the proceeds to
young tech enthusiasts at
Lockport Township High
School.
For every 10 pounds or
20 individual electronic
items recycled, the AJ
Technology Company will
donate $10 to the Technology
Education Club at
LTHS.
Old electronics — except
for computer monitors
— can be dropped off
at AJ’s office, 13231 W.
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