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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Caterpillar dealership deal
gets approval
The Mokena Village
Board voted 6-0 on Jan.
20 to approve a series of
requests to welcome into
town a dealership for
heavy equipment used by
Caterpillar.
As part of the vote for
Altorfer — a company
that sells, rents and repairs
Cat equipment
— Mokena trustees: accepted
the recommendation
from the Site Plan
and Architectural Review
Committee to approve the
design plans; approved
the preliminary plat of
subdivision; approved the
special use permit; and
agreed to an economic incentive
agreement.
The revised incentive
agreement sets the annual
rebate amount at 75 percent
share of the 1 percent
sales tax above the set
base amount of $85,000.
This number was chosen
because Altorfer projects
an estimate of $17 million
in annual sales, meaning
1 percent of that estimate
would yield $170,000 and
a $85,000 split between
the two entities. The term
for the agreement was set
at 15 years or when the
business reaches the cap
of $2 million, whichever
comes first.
The business is to be on
Lot 1 of the Mokena Point
property, which is located
at the corner of 191st
Street and 88th Avenue.
It will be 23.67 acres of
an approximately 40-acre
piece of land.
After the vote, Mokena
Mayor Frank Fleischer
welcomed the business to
the community.
“You’re joining a long
list of family-owned businesses
that we have in
Mokena,” he said. “We
really do appreciate every
one of them. We know
you’re coming here for
the long haul, and that’s
a big deal to our village.”
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit MokenaMesseng
erDaily.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK
PRAIRIE
Police nab teen who
allegedly slipped first
attempt at arrest by
crashing into squad cars
A teenager who allegedly
crashed into two squad
cars while trying to flee
arrest early this month has
been apprehended.
Reno G. McMahan, 19,
of 10160 84th Terrace in
Palos Hills, was charged
with aggravated assault to
a police officer, two counts
of criminal damage to
state supported property,
and aggravated fleeing and
eluding, along with two
misdemeanors, according
to a press release issued
Jan. 21 by the Orland Park
Police Department.
Police said McMahan
was identified in December
2019 as a suspect in
“several” vehicular burglaries
in the village. On
Jan. 8, police tried to take
McMahan into custody
at 9750 Crescent Park
Circle, but he crashed his
vehicle into two squad
cars as well as a parked
vehicle to flee the scene.
Lt. Ken Rosinski said
McMahan caused $3,000
in damage to the squads
and $1,000 in damage to
the other vehicle.
A warrant subsequently
was obtained for his arrest,
police said.
Police reportedly discovered
McMahan hiding
Jan. 20 in an apartment
in Park Forest. They obtained
a search warrant
for the apartment and took
McMahan into custody,
according to the release.
The aforementioned
charges are all felonies,
while the misdemeanor
charges were reckless
driving and leaving the
scene of a property damage
accident.
Judge Peter A. Felice
issued a $50,000 bond for
McMahan on Jan. 21 during
a hearing at the Cook
County Courthouse for
the Fifth Municipal District
in Bridgeview. Mc-
Mahan has a return court
date set for Feb. 18.
Reporting by Bill Jones,
Editor. For more, visit OP-
Prai
rieDaily.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Tinley resident, longtime
Marist principal named
Catholic school’s president
First, he was a Marist
student. For more than
two decades, its principal.
Now, Tinley Park resident
Larry Tucker is set
to become the South Side
Catholic high school’s
first lay president.
The Marist School
Board made the decision
Jan. 14, and Tucker, a
married father of four, officially
is to assume those
duties July 1. The 1979
Marist graduate has been
preparing for the role for
years and is already working
toward the transition,
taking on extra meetings,
assuming new responsibilities
and putting plans
into motion to ensure the
school’s best days are
ahead, he said.
“I’m following in the
footsteps of some really
great people, and I’m
chomping at the bit,”
Tucker said.
Tucker said his role as
president will simply be
“bigger” than as principal,
expanding to include
long-term planning, fundraising,
finances, operations
and more.
Erik Kantz, a 1990
Marist grad and attorney
who served as chair of the
school’s search committee,
described Tucker as
“a natural leader.”
“Larry stood out as the
best candidate,” Kantz
said. “Larry has a faith,
passion and vision that set
him apart, matched by exceptional
experience and
success at Marist High
School on a number of
fronts.”
Tucker succeeds Brother
Hank Hammer, who
served as president for six
years.
When Hammer made his
intention to step down as
president privately known,
the school launched a nationwide
search that garnered
interest from candidates
nationwide and
even Canada, Kantz said.
Through it all, though,
Tucker remained the
standout choice, according
to Kantz.
Reporting by Will O’Brien,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit TinleyJunction
Daily.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
New trustee appointed to
Frankfort Village Board
Former Frankfort Village
Clerk Gene Savaria
became Frankfort’s newest
trustee Jan. 21 after
the Frankfort Village
Board confirmed his appointment
during a regular
meeting.
Savaria, a 25-year
Frankfort resident who
previously served on
the Village’s Plan Commission,
is to serve out
the remainder of former
Trustee Dick Trevarthan’s
term, which expires in the
spring of 2021. Trevarthan
announced his resignation,
effective immediately,
during the Dec.
2 Village Board meeting,
citing health issues. By
law, the mayor and Village
Board were required
to appoint a new trustee
within 60 days of a trustee’s
resignation.
“I’m just looking forward
to supporting what
the other trustees are
looking to accomplish
with the comprehensive
plan … and continue to
keep Frankfort the Village
that it is,” Savaria told
The Station.
Frankfort Mayor Jim
Holland said the Village
interviewed nine candidates
for the position, and
while any of those applicants
would have made
a great trustee, Savaria
stood out.
“He has those qualifications,”
Holland said. “He
was the clerk for the Village
of Frankfort. Before
that, he was on the plan
commission, and all the
recent committee meetings
and Village Board
meetings, he has attended
those. He’s well-versed on
what the Village is doing.”
Savaria is a United
States Air Force veteran,
has a background in investment
banking and holds
a finance degree from the
University of Illinois-Chicago.
He and his wife, Jeri,
have three children.
Reporting by Nuria Mathog,
Editor. For more, visit
Frank
fortStationDaily.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Man reportedly stabbed
in fight at Davidson’s
A 43-year-old man reportedly
was stabbed during
a fight that happened
early morning Jan. 19 at
Davidson’s Bar and Grill
in Homer Glen.
Around 1:24 a.m., dep-
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Garage door
left open,
2 unlocked
cars entered
A resident in the 1200
block of Hickory Creek
Drive reportedly had both
of their unlocked cars,
which were parked in
their open garage, entered
on Jan. 16. Police said
nothing was taken.
Jan. 16
• Jessica Marsh, 40, 350
E. Washington St., Joliet,
was charged with retail
theft. Marsh reportedly
stole cosmetics valued at
approximately $373 from
Target, 2170 E. Lincoln
Highway.
• A resident in the 700
block of Michigan Road
reportedly had their unlocked
vehicles entered.
Money and a debit card
was stolen from the resident’s
wallet.
• A resident in the 400
block of Otto Drive reportedly
had their unlocked
vehicles entered
and a garage door opener
was stolen.
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.