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TPHS teachers join 3 percent of educators who become Nationally Board Certified, Page 3 

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Thursday 

DIY Hot Chocolate 

5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 

20, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans 

Parkway. Picture it. Andes 

mints, crushed Oreos, 

marshmallow fluff, warm 

milk, Nutella. Join us 

Thursday evenings in February 

in the Teen Scene to 

make your own hot chocolate 

creation. It’s cold outside, 

so warm up with a 

delicious drink served just 

the way you like it. There 

might be chili powder 

available. 

Saturday 

Library Referendum 

Informational Meeting 

10:30 a.m. p.m. Saturday, 

Feb. 22, New Lenox 

Public Library, 120 Veterans 

Parkway. Join us 

to learn more about the 

library’s referendum. Financial 

and architectural 

consultants, along with 

the Library Director and 

Library Trustees, will 

present the facts you need 

to make a well informed 

decision. Frequently 

asked questions will be 

addressed, and, most importantly, 

there will be 

time to ask your own 

questions. We look forward 

to seeing you there. 

Comedy for the Critters 

8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 

22, New Lenox VFW 

Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory 

Road. Come out to a 

comedy show featuring 

WGN’s Mike Toomey 

and Matt Holt from Indianapolis. 

Doors open 

at 7 p.m., cost is $25 and 

you must be 18 years old. 

All ticket proceeds benefit 

The Three Rescues: South 

Suburban Humane Society, 

Illinois Horse Rescue 

of Will County or Hopeful 

Tails Animal Rescue. 

Tickets are available at any 

of these Three Rescues or 

at the NL VFW bar, the 

NL VFW Friday Fish Fry 

or call Kathy Connolly at 

(815) 325-9501. 

Monday 

Surviving an Active 

Shooter Event 

7-9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 

24, New Lenox Village 

Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway. 

Joing the Village 

and its Safe Communities 

America Coalition 

for a two-hour interactive 

event on how to survive 

an active shooter event. 

Register at eventbrite. 

com/e/surviving-an-ac 

tive-shooter-event-tick 

ets-88920069321. For 

questions, all or email 

Daniel Martin at (815) 

462-6493 or dmartin@new 

lenox.net 

UPCOMING 

Author Book Signing: J.J.P. 

Talonskei: Weltheron - The 

Winter Destiny 

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

Monday, March 2, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Parkway. Meet 

J.J.P. Talonskei as he signs 

books at the library. 

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss 

6-7:30 p.m. Monday, 

March 2, Lion’s Community 

Center, 1 Manor 

Drive. Come join us in 

celebrating Dr. Seuss’s 

Birthday! Bring the whole 

family and enjoy reading 

the classics Green 

Eggs and Ham, The Cat 

in the Hat and many others. 

We will offer a variety 

of themed crafts that you 

and your family can create 

Lastly, we will have 

fun games such as pin the 

star on the sneetch and 

others. Join us as we celebrate 

Dr. Seuss’s birthday! 

Registration deadline is 

Wednesday, Feb. 26. 

Free DEA Drug Education 

Presentation 

7-8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 

25, New Lenox Village 


The Village of New Lenox 

and its Safe Communities 

America Coalition, in 

partnership with the Drug 

Enforcement Administration 

(DEA) Chicago Field 

Division, are excited to 

bring DEA Special Agent 

Greg Czaczkowski to 

speak to the community 

about drug and substance 

use issues that are currently 

affecting our community. 

Other organizations 

will be on hand as 

well. Register at eventbrite.com/e/free-dea-drugeducation-presentationtickets-91922545809. 

For 

additional questions, contact 

Daniel Martin, Safe 

Community Coordinator, 

Village of New Lenox, at 

dmartin@newlenox.net or 

(815) 462-6493. 

Free Naloxone Training 

7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 

Feb. 27, New Lenox Village 


The New Lenox Safe 

Communities America 

Coalition in partnership 

with the Will County Executive’s 

Office, is offering 

the training. Dr. 

Kathleen Burke, Director 

of Will County Office of 

Substance Use Initiatives, 

will be the instructor for 

this class. Dr. Burke will 

also provide everyone in 

attendance with a Narcan 

Nasal Spray Kit, upon 

completion of the training. 

Registration is being 

handled through Eventbrite 

at eventbrite.com/e/ 

narcan-naloxone-freetraining-and-nasal-spraytickets-88558054525. 

For 

additional questions, contact 

Daniel Martin, Safe 

Community Coordinator, 

Village of New Lenox, at 

dmartin@newlenox.net or 

(815) 462-6493. 

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Live Music at the White 

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8-11 p.m. every Friday, 

JBD White Horse Inn, 348 

W. Maple St. No cover, 

call (815) 485-4848 to reserve 

a table. 

Lincoln-Way Area Business 

Women Organization 

Meetings 

6-8 p.m. March 10, 

Gatto’s Restaurant, 1938 

E. Lincoln Highway. The 

Lincoln-Way Area Business 

Women’s Organization 

is a non-profit club 

formed in the 1970s to 

provide scholarship funds 

to graduating female high 

school seniors and adult 

women for the purpose 

of continuing education. 

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VFW Events 

A fish fry every Friday 

from 5-8 p.m. Video slots 

and poker are offered each 

night and a DJ provides 

entertainment on Fridays. 

For weekly drink specials 

or more information, visit 

vfwpost9545.org. 

New Lenox Toastmasters 

This group meets on the 

second and fourth Saturday 

of the month at New 

Lenox New Life Church 

(media room), 500 S. Gougar 

Road, New Lenox. The 

club’s mission is to help 

members improve their 

speaking, communication 

and leadership skills. For 

meeting times or more 

information, email jrselbor@gmail.com. 

New Life for Old Bags 

6-7 p.m. second Monday 

of each month, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Parkway. Join 

the local NLOB chapter 

as we make mats for the 

homeless from plastic grocery 

bags. This is a great 

opportunity for teens, 

grades 7 -12, needing 

community service hours. 

No court-ordered community 

service accepted. If 

you are bringing a group 

it is required you contact 

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TPHS teacher and Provi volleyball coach earns high certification 

Jacquelyn Schlabach 

Contributing Editor 

After two long, intense 

years of hard work and 

hours of documentation, 

two Tinley Park High 

School teachers became 

Nationally Board Certified. 

Physics teacher James 

Birrell, and chemistry 

teacher Lee Rucinski, a 

New Lenox resident and 

volleyball coach at Providence, 

earned their certification 

in December 2019, 

becoming a part of only 

3 percent of the nation’s 

teachers who become certified, 

according to the 

National Board for Professional 

Teaching Standards 

website. 

Regarded as the “most 

respected professional certification,” 

in kindergarten 

through 12th grade education, 

according to the NB- 

PTS, this accomplishment 

has opened new doors for 

Birrell and Rucinski. 

The teachers, whose 

classrooms are right across 

the hall from one another, 

decided to start the process 

back in 2017. In order 

to earn the certification, 

teachers must complete 

four components that are 

designed to test their skill 

set. The components include 

content knowledge, 

differentiation in instruction, 

teaching practices 

and learning environment, 

and effective and reflective 

practitioner. Throughout 

the two years, Birrell and 

Rucinski had to take a fourhour 

test, write essays and 

record their teachings and 

reflect on how they did. 

The program, which 

costs $4,000, was subsidized 

for both teachers 

through the state through 

the National Board Resource 

Center at Illinois 

State University. 

“It turns out our classrooms 

are right across the 

hall from one another so 

we chat periodically pretty 

much everyday and when 

we got notification of this, 

[Rucinski] mentioned it to 

me, I was like, ‘Oh I saw 

that,’ and we just kind of 

said ‘Hey let’s just do it, 

let’s jump in and see what 

happens,’” Birrell said. 

Rucinski and Birrell both 

took on the challenging task 

to see if they could tackle it 

and grow as teachers. 

“It was a challenge to see 

if I could do this,” Rucinski 

said. “I’m always looking 

to better myself as a teacher; 

I’m never going to be 

the best teacher, but there’s 

always room for improvement 

I should say.” 

Though there is absolutely 

no collaborative work 

allowed throughout the 

program, the TPHS teachers 

would give words of encouragement 

to one another 

to keep chugging along. 

“It was a sense of excitement 

that I was able to accomplish 

my goal and then 

a little bit of relief because 

you never know,” Rucinski 

said. “It’s an arduous process 

where not everyone 

that attempts it makes it 

through and gets it.” 

Birrell echoed his colleague. 

“[I felt] relief that all of 

the work that I did wasn’t 

completely wasted,” he 

said. “There was a certain 

level of pride I suppose that 

you achieved that designation. 

But a little bit of pride 

[and] a whole lot of relief.” 

The process gave them a 

new perspective on how to 

approach teaching and cater 

to a wide-range of students. 

“The one thing that I had 

an inkling of as I started the 

process, and the process 

really solidified my belief 

in this, is to apply a more 

scientific mindset to teaching,” 

Birrel said. “Teaching 

in a lot of ways is still kind 

of like a folk art almost and 

through the national board 

I’ve really become more 

knowledgeable and more 

dedicated to applying a scientific 

mindset to what I am 

doing in the classroom.” 

Rucinski said that sometimes 

people get caught 

in the habit of feeling like 

they are great at what they 

are doing, but never reflect 

on their weaknesses or 

things to improve upon. 

“If you don’t really wanna 

think about where you 

may be struggling then this 

isn’t the process [for you],” 

he said. 

Now certification in 

hand, he added that he 

was recently invited to 

work with the Illinois State 

Board of Education to be 

on a committee that is redeveloping 

the chemistry test 

for brand new teachers to 

be certified. 

“It’s a pretty cool thing 

to do and thing to say I got 

to do and I don’t think I 

would be put on this committee 

if I didn’t have the 

National Board Certification,” 

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Metra Station construction set 

to begin soon, finish mid 2021 

Sean Hastings, Editor 

The first phase of the 

New Lenox Metra Station 

construction will likely 

begin by the end of the 

month, starting with the 

middle parking lot, between 

the entrances off 

of Prairie Road, the board 

announced at its Feb. 10 

meeting. 

The new train house location 

will be in the north 

section of the current middle 

parking lot. There is 

also utility work that will 

happen in that area. 

“That section will be out 

of commission until the 

train station is completed,” 

Village civil engineer Will 

Nash said. “There’s a little 

bit of a drive aisle that will 

be the connection point 

from the East to West lot. 

That’s the first go around 

of what’s going to go on 

out there.” 

He added that when 

changes happen, information 

will be posted on 

social media, the Village 

website, message boards 

at the station, shared with 

Metra to make announcements 

on the train as well 

as the voice of Metra on 

the tracks. 

Another part of the construction 

Nash pointed 

out for the project is the 

sidewalk that is in the 

construction staging area 

on the east side and north 

side. 

“While we’re able to 

keep that open until we 

tear it all out and put the 

train station in, commuters 

will be able to walk along 

that sidewalk on the outside 

of the parking lot to 

get to the platform,” Nash 

said. “When the train station 

starts in full effect, 

they will have to walk on 

to the west and get on near 

where the existing temporary 

station is.” 

Trustee Kurt Carroll 

said by the agreement, 

substantial completion is 

needed by mid November. 

One concern brought up 

with the construction by 

Trustee Annette Bowden 

was the elimination of 

parking spaces. 

Carroll said the Village 

will be given a schedule 

to phase in the parking lot 

work, adding that the parking 

lot is currently not at 

capacity and there will be 

places to park. 

“Especially during the 

summer, it is the lightest,” 

he said. “We’re hoping 

that is an ideal time for 

them to do a majority of 

parking lot work over the 

summer.” 

Commuters may have 

to park further away, stop 

at the pay box on the way 

to the platform, which will 

be moved near the current 

temporary station, but 

“will be better when it is 

done,” Trustee Keith Madsen 

said. 

“We just have to do the 

best we can to communicate,” 

Mayor Tim Baldermman 

added. 

The board also voted all 

in favor, minus the vote of 

Doug Finnegan, who was 

absent to approve a resolution 

of establishing a Class 

II or prohibited truck route 

on Haven Avenue. 

The concern is the 

trucks coming down Haven, 

whether they be lost, 

or trying to cut across, and 

going down Nelson Road. 

Baldermann said they 

have had conversations 

about posting weight limits 

or additional signage to 

not allow trucks to drive 

down Haven Avenue out 

of the industrial parks off 

Gougar Road. 

Police Chief Bob Sterba 

confirmed that there has 

been some extra police 

presence on Haven Road 

to prevent it. 

Other business 

The Village is currently 

working on the Triple Play 

Concert Series schedule, 

but ZZ Top is already confirmed 

to be one of the 

bands this summer. 

While the Village has 

not announced the full 

lineup yet, Baldermann 

said there are offers out to 

two other bands. 

The board also approved 

Tom Kelly’s Chophouse 

and Pub’s Class SE Liquor 

License for its St. Patrick’s 

Day event — one it has every 

year. 

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Congressional D11 Republicans (2 for 1 nomination) 

Name: Rick 

Laib 

Age: 44 

Town of 

Residence: 

Joliet 

Occupation: 

Sergeant, 

Will 

Laib 

County Sheriff’s Office 

Prior political experience: 

2018 Republican Candidate 

for the 86th District 

Why are you running for 

U.S. Congress in the 11th 

District? 

I’m running for office 

because I am unsatisfied 

with my current Congressional 

representation. My 

current Congressman does 

not represent me, or my 

views, well. 

What makes you the 

best candidate for this 

position? 

Our government has 

sought different ways to 

serve the people but has 

a complicated view on 

the best way to go about 

achieving this. Government 

does not serve the 

people best by greater involvement 

in the lives of 

citizens, rather it would do 

well to do less. I am the best 

candidate because I would 

work to restrain government 

to simply promoting 

true freedom and restraining 

evil. If we limit government 

to those two points of 

focus, citizens will become 

more self-reliant, thrive 

and have a better chance at 

experiencing freedom. 

What are the Top 3 issues 

you see facing the district, 

and what would you do to 

solve them? 

We must end abortion 

and protect human life. We 

must eliminate taxpayer 

funded abortions, redirect 

federal funding to health 

care facilities not involved 

in abortion, and resist the 

push for physician-assisted 

suicide. We must bring 

government spending under 

control by entertaining 

changes that reduce spending 

and employ sound, 

fiscal principles. We can 

do that by eliminating 

programs that are underperforming, 

shift responsibilities 

that could better be 

handled by the individual 

States, to the States, and 

look to see what services 

the federal government is 

currently providing that 

could be provided by the 

private market. We must 

protect religious liberty. 

We must promote the benefits 

of religious practice, 

protect the freedom of conscience 

of patients, parents 

and employees in health 

care, and we must protect 

the freedom of individuals 

and institutions to continue 

telling the truth about marriage. 

N a m e : 

Krishna K. 

Bansal 

Age: 49 

Bansal 

Town of 

Residence: 

Naperville 

Occupation: 

Business Owner 

Prior political experience: 

Republican nominee 

State Rep. 2014, former 

Republican Committeeman, 

Naperville Planning 

and Zoning Commissioner, 

Political Director with 

Republican Hindu Coalition 

Why are you running for 

U.S. Congress in the 11th 

District of Illinois? 

I came to America 22 

years ago, with a few hundred 

dollars and a dream. 

I was able to achieve so 

much because of education, 

free enterprise and 

hard work. Now I see our 

Congress has been promoting 

policies to move 

our country toward socialism, 

that will hurt our 

way of life. I am running 

because I love our country. 

I will promote and defend 

her against threats from 

socialism, career politicians 

and uncontrolled 

taxes/spending. 

What makes you the 

best candidate for this 

position? 

Congressman Foster is 

a career politician who has 

been there since 2008 and 

opposes term limits and 

has little record of community 

service. I have 

never held elected office, 

have a long record of community 

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Unlike Foster, 

I have been connected to 

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the common person and 

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time. I will commit to host 

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What are the Top 3 

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People are my focus. 

My vision is to provide the 

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New Lenox State of the Village 

New Lenox looking for growth now, planning for future 


Since 2010, New Lenox’s 

population has grown from 

24,394 to 28,359. 

“You look at our growth 

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We’re growing steadily and 

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not only to attract new 

development here, but to 

keep our schools going.” 

And as the population 

continued to increase, so 

did the number of businesses 

in town. He also recognized 

the current businesses 

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well as the fire and police 

departments, the library, 

Trinity Services, all of the 

health care institutions, and 

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New Lenox added 34 

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retail, $3.3 million in industrial 

and $2.2 million in 

institutional. 

Baldermann addressed 

the concern for industrial 

growth with warehouses. 

“Whether that makes 

sense for that community 

or not is up to them,” he 

said. “Here in New Lenox, 

we’ve taken a different approach. 

We have the Cherry 

Hill business park that has 

been in place for about 20 

years. We feel that is the appropriate 

place for that type 

of growth. We don’t feel it’s 

appropriate at the 355 corridor 

up here by our hospital, 

we don’t want to see 

it up here on I-80 at Route 

30 where the old Kmart site 

is.” 

He said he and the board 

don’t judge other communities, 

but it is not the fit for 

New Lenox. 

“What we have here is 

unique,” he said. “We have 

a medical campus. This 

medical campus should be 

supported by hotels, restaurants, 

the 55 and older community. 

If we put the industrial 

on this vacant land, it 

would be detrimental to 

one of our most important 

assets in the community.” 

Strategic goals 

Baldermann said the Village 

is mailing out 80 percent 

property tax rebates to 

the homeowners in the first 

week in March. 

“The average homeowner 

is paying about $400 or 

so to the Village for all the 

services that we provide, 

but we’re giving 80 percent 

back to our homeowners,” 

he said. “We’re on track, 

next year we want to have it 

up to 85 perecent next year, 

and eventually click it up to 

100 percent where if you 

live in this community you 

will get 100 percent of your 

property tax back.” 

The Village has been doing 

this for years and are 

nearly at $10 million in rebates, 

Baldermann said. 

“Our philosophy is very 

simple,” he said. “We need 

tax dollars to provide services. 

That’s how government 

operates. Whether it 

is a school, Village, library, 

park district, fire protection 

district, it doesn’t matter. 

We take what we need to 

provide the services and we 

give back to you the access. 

That’s how it should be.” 

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New Lenox, for the last 

10 years, looks to repair up 

to seven miles of road each 

year, and has “kept that 

promise.” 

The Village also has a 

water main construction 

plan underway for Route 

30. 

It is a two-year build 

out, but the Village has its 

wastewater treatment plant 

in the works. The plants 

at Route 30 and Cedar, 

and Laraway and Jackson 

Branch will be shut down. 

The Village will “push 

that to a new plant that is 

far away” to a location residents 

are comfortable with. 

Investments 

Baldermann went on to 

note that business owners 

are investing and reinvesting 

in the community. 

He provided stats that 

show on average, the daily 

traffic on I-355 is 48,350, 

and the daily number of 

estimated visitors to Silver 

Cross Hospital’s campus 

is 5,279 as of March 

2019. And on average, 

19,300 travel on Route 30 

in front of the Walmart, and 

10,425 travel on Laraway 

at Schoolhouse Road. 

“Once the first domino 

goes, it’s going to go quickly,” 

he said. “...We realize 

New Lenox is going to be 

here far longer than us officials. 

Need to plan for 

the future. Don’t want future 

mayor or admin to say 

‘why did they do that.’ We 

look at long range and care 

about the next generation. 

It is worth the wait.” 

And as he always does, 

Baldermann reinforced the 

mindset that even though 

New Lenox is growing, he 

never wants it to lose its 

small-town feel.

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In 2019, the New Lenox 

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255 families registered, and 

this year it has roughly 82, 

as some have not registered 

yet. 

The pantry is a 501c3, 

which is what helps it get 

donations from people. 

Kathie Johnson, director 

of family services, said 

to be eligible for the pantry, 

one has to reside in the 

township. 

When trying to register, 

one needs a driver’s license 

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residency. 

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it to the pantry to pick up 

food, they can send a friend 

or family member to pick 

up for them. 

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Johnson said. 

Johnson also said that every 

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“Seniors there are sort of 

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“Rather than them come 

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volunteers, she comes with 

students in the transition 

program in the high schools 

and they go deliver food.” 

The New Lenox Township 

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the Township (815) 

717-6221 or visiting the 

website NewLenox.org. 

Johnson mentioned one 

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donates $12,000 per year. 

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Kevin Molloy State Farm, Nelson Ridge 

Family Dental set up new micro pantry 


Kevin Molloy State 

Farm and Dr. Paul Etchison 

of Nelson Ridge Family 

Dental teamed up to 

help those in need in New 

Lenox. 

After seeing State Farm 

Agent Michelle Kerfin 

with micro pantry setups, 

Molloy wanted his own. 

The free pantry is set 

up between Molloy’s and 

Etchison’s offices in the 

Laraway Ridge Plaza. A 

sign reads “take when you 

need, give when you can.” 

“We want the people 

walking by to let people 

know that it’s here and let 

them know if you're in a 

nice place financially, go 

Expires 3/5/2020 

to Aldi, Walmart, Target, 

Jewel, pick up a could cans 

of soup and donate,” Molloy 

said. 

It has been set up for a 

little over a week. Molloy’s 

friend, Kristy Beyers, 

of Manhattan Family Chiropractic, 

had her father 

build the micro pantry. 

Molly said it has been 

noticed that the people 

who have picked up, or 

even donated food, it has 

been after 10 p.m., when 

all of the businesses are 

closed. 

“People need the help, 

but don’t want to say here 

is my ID, yes I live in the 

community. They just 

want to feed their family.” 

The pantry also offers a 

Expires 3/5/2020 

variety of winter gear, . 

“At the end of the day, 

there are people sleeping 

outside. The scarves, hats 

and gloves might not help 

a ton, but it might help a 

little bit,” Molloy said.” 

Molloy and Etchison 

will take turns stocking 

the pantry each month as 

needed, but from what 

Molloy has heard about 

the other micro pantries 

is that people’s donations 

help stock it for the most 

part. 

Molloy and Etchison 

will also be setting up a 

nonprofit so people can 

make cash donations. 

“We thought it was a 

great idea to help people 

in the community, in the 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Police update crime 

concerns at Village Board 

meeting 

In response to public 

concerns about ongoing 

vehicular crimes in the 

Village of Mokena, Police 

Chief Steven Vaccaro commented 

on the ongoing efforts 

of his department Feb. 

10 during the Village Board 

meeting. 

Vaccaro said that, per 

the direction of the Village 

Board, the emphasis of the 

department will continue 

to be on deterring vehicle 

thefts and burglaries in 

Mokena. He said there has 

been a lot that has happened 

since the last Village Board 

meeting operationally, but 

he could not comment on 

some of those actions. 

But he was able to shed 

some light on efforts the 

police department is undertaking 

to deter these 

Paul Etchison (left) and 

Kevin Molloy pose for a 

photo. 

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community,” Ethcison 

said. “ It serves a different 

purpose, but it’s doing 

the same thing in helping 

people.” 

crimes, including putting 

additional police personnel 

on midnight patrols for the 

foreseeable future, moving 

a detective to handle these 

incidents on a full-time basis, 

officers monitoring key 

areas within the village, 

working with area police 

departments — including 

Frankfort, New Lenox, Orland 

Park and Tinley Park 

police departments — as 

well as the Will County 

Sheriff’s Office; and utilizing 

resources from other 

areas. 

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Joe Enzenberger (middle), owner of Dryer Vent Wizard 

of Will County, presents a check to Fire Chief Adam 

Riegel, and Marisa Schrieber. Photo Submitted 

NLFPD awarded $500 grant from 

Dryer Vent for sixth straight year 


The New Lenox Fire Protection 

District and Dryer 

Vent Wizard have worked 

together to promote fire 

prevention and education. 

For the sixth year in a row, 

Dryer Vent has awarded the 

NLFPD with a $500 grant. 

The entire Dryer Vent 

Wizard franchise organization 

also raises money to 

benefit the Children’s Burn 

Foundation, a nonprofit organization 

aiding children 

who have suffered severe 

burns or trauma from fire. 

The process starts each 

October during Fire Prevention 

Month and each of 

the 90 Dryer Vent Wizards 

across the United States 

and Canada are encouraged 

to nominate local fire 

departments to further fire 

education. 

“It’s done to help local 

fire departments,” Joe 

Enzenberger, owner of 

Dryer Vent Wizard of Will 

County, said. “I think we’re 

a great match for the New 

Lenox Fire Protection District 

and based on my experience 

with working with 

other local departments, 

they are the best based on 

their educational outreach.” 

A lot of what the district 

does is made possible by 

different fundraisers and 

donations, so Enzenberger 

is glad he is able also help 

in that sense. 

“It works out great,” New 

Lenox Fire Chief Adam 

Riegel said. “We’re grateful 

for Joe always thinking 

of us and highlighting what 

Marisa [Schrieber] and the 

rest of the division does. 

He’s realized they do great 

work and he’s always glad 

to put us in for it.” 

Schrieber, the district’s 

fire and life safety educator/ 

public information officer, 

is purchasing Knox Boxes. 

The grant allowed 

Schrieber to buy for people 

on the wait list. 

The district has approximately 

50 in the community 

already and were able 

to purchase three more 

with the grant. Schrieber 

was also able to buy some 

more from her budget to 

now have close to 60 in the 

community. 

“It’s a need that is always 

growing especially as the 

population is getting older,” 

she said. 

Depending on the size, 

each box, based on the size, 

can be between $200-$300. 

If someone needs a Knox 

Box, they can fill out an 

application at Firehouse 1 

on Lincoln Highway. Or 

residents can email info@ 

nlfire.com. It is at no cost to 

the resident.

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Find a way to get comfortable in the gym 

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When I walked 

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of a family the gym is. Everyone 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

Revolution Church (24520 South U.S. 

Highway 52, Manhattan) 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. 

United Methoidst Church of New Lenox (339 

W. Haven Ave., New Lenox) 

Ash Wednesday Service 

and Breakfast 

9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 

26, United Methodist 

Church of New Lenox, 339 

W. Haven Ave. The United 

Methodist Women of New 

Lenox invites you. Free 

will offering will be taken 

at the breakfast. Childcare 

is available during the worship 

service. RSVP to the 

Church office by Feb. 19 

by calling (815) 485-8271. 

Men’s Study Group 

7 a.m. Saturdays, conference 

room. This group is 

led by Scott Creech. 

St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second 

Ave., New Lenox) 

St. Jude Parish Missoin 

7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, 

Feb. 23, Monday, Feb. 24, 

Tuesday, Feb. 25 at St. Jude 

Church. 

Ash Wednesday Services 

Feb. 26. Ashes will be 

distributed after the 7:30 

and 9:30 a.m. Mass; 4:30 

p.m. Prayer Service and 7 

p.m. Mass. 

MOMS Monthly Meeting 

9:30- 11:30 a.m. first 

Thursday of the month. St. 

Jude Franciscan Hall Room 

3 and 4, 241 W. Second 

Ave, New Lenox. 

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. 

HERO Family Support 

Group 

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

This group is open to 

anyone with a family member 

currently struggling 

with addiction, suspected 

addiction, or currently in 

recovery. Family support 

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meetings provide helpful 

tools and information to 

better equip people to help 

their loved ones through 

their struggle. This group 

provides a supportive environment 

with others who 

have had similar experiences 

and an opportunity 

to meet and network with 

others. 

Central Presbyterian Church (1101 S. Gougar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays 

Trinity Lutheran Church (508 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox) 

Sunday School and Adult 

Bible Class 

9:15 a.m. Sundays. 

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 saintjohnof 

chicago.com or call (630) 

638-9462 

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 


10 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call 

(815) 462-0202. 

The Hub (1303 S. Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox) 

The Landing 

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

Wednesday. This is a group 

to help teens break free 

from hurts, hang-ups and 

addictions. There is no 

charge. For more information, 

search for Freedom 

Haus on Facebook. 

Cherry Hill Church of Christ (2749 Lancaster 

Drive, Joliet) 

Worship and Bible Service 

7 p.m. every Wednesday. 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., 

New Lenox) 

Sunday Services 

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. 

For more information, 

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) 

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. 


Tom at (815) 354-3195. 

The Journey Church (14414 W. Ford Drive, 

New Lenox) 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Editor Sean 

Hastings at sean@newlenox 

patriot.com or call (708) 

326-9170 ext. 48. Information 

is due by noon on Thursdays 

one week prior to publication.

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ProCore Fitness has helped shape lives for five years 


Kasia Topor, owner of 

ProCore Fitness in New 

Lenox, knows that everyone 

is facing different challenges 

and has their own 

reason for going to the gym. 

And she also knows that 

those fitness journeys can 

get stressful at times. That 

is why she took what was 

a blank wall and essentially 

turned it into a canvas for 

ProCore Fitness members 

to write what they are feeling. 

“We created the wall and 

I say to people ‘put your 

stuff on there. Whatever 

works for you and motivates 

you,’” Topor said. 

“The wall was empty, but I 

wanted everyone to be part 

of it. I took markers and put 

some stuff on it. Put whatever 

you want. Everyone 

has motivation.” 

When she opened Pro- 

Core Fitness with cofounder 

Carrie Gath in 2015, the 

women’s goal was to help 

people break down those 

figurative walls. The gym 

will reach its five-year 

milestone in May 2020. 

Seeing those walls come 

tumbling down is what 

has made her old 80-work 

weeks worth it. 

“If I could teach one person 

one thing, or change 

their life just a little bit, I’m 

successful,” Topor said. 

“It’s not about the money 

making. If I can change 

your life just a little bit, I’m 

doing something good.” 

She said she’ll go home 

with goosebumps as she 

tells her children about 

the day and how someone 

reached and passed their 

goals. 

ProCore Fitness’ workout 

area is small. Small 

enough where everyone 

knows everyone’s name 

and that is how Topor and 

Carrie, and their clients like 

it. It has helped build a contagious 

level of confidence 

around the gym. The gym 

also offers massages. Jodi 

Welsh gives people “Pro- 

Care” after Topor puts them 

through a sometimes gruelling 

workout. 

The gym’s biggest focus 

is on strength training. 

A majority of the clients 

are women, though there 

are men who have joined. 

One woman, Denise 

Cannon, is a client at the 

gym and has known Topor 

for more than 10 years. She 

knew her at another gym 

and followed her to Pro- 

Core. 

“She is so good for people’s 

mental health and to 

give them confidence and 

help them change their lifestyle,” 

she said. 

And having a women-run 

gym has helped give some 

women the push they need 

to want to go to the gym, 

Topor and Gath said. 

“Strength training is 

key,” Gath said. “Don’t be 

scared of it. None of these 

women are scared of it. 

They’re lifting heavy and 

are confident. We’re personal 

here. This is all we 

have.” 

The gym serves its purpose, 

but Topor is insistent 

on saying “it is not a gym, 

it’s a family,” and that 

mindset has rubbed off on 

the trainers, as well. 

“Everybody knows each 

other’s names,” trainer Jake 

Welch said. “If you need a 

spot and somebody’s on the 

cardio machine, they’re not 

going to care and they’ll 

spot you. Everyone’s here 

to help and support.” 

Welch has been with the 

ProCore Fitness team for 

about a year and a half. He 

said the best part of being a 

Pictured are some of the messages that are written on the wall at ProCore Fitness. 

Photos by Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media 

ProCore Fitness does not have a large space, but that’s 

what makes it unique and feel like a family, the trainers 

say. 

trainer is seeing someone 

reach their goals. 

“That’s the most rewarding 

part about being a 

trainer,” he said. “If you’re 

someone who likes to help 

other people, you want 

to see them succeed. It’s 

weird, because you almost 

reciprocate the level of joy 

they feel when they hit a PR 

or lost those 15 pounds. You 

feel their emotion through 

them.” 

All the trainers have seen 

clients make those transformations. 

Topor said one 

woman has lost 140 pounds 

in three years. Another 

15-year-old boy used to be 

a “scrawny little kid” two 

years ago and now walks 

What ProCore trainers have to say about the gym 

• Ashley Scheiner: “You know that someone is going 

to be your friend that is here. You just come here 

and you know that you’re going to have someone to 

workout with. It’s so close knit.” 

• James Hanlon: “It’s a blast. This is our gym. It’s 

not ‘let’s go to the gym, it’s ‘lets go to my gym.’ This 

gives you a home feeling that it is your gym.” 

• Crystal Jaskula: “We know everyone in this room. 

We know their kids’ names, we know their dogs’ 

names, we know everything about everyone here. 

People say they hate Mondays, but I love them. I 

come here and I work with people I love and work for 

someone I care for.” 

• Jason Avgeris: “The wall gives them a chance to 

express themselves. They can put it up there and 

see the challenge they’re facing and we attack it as 

a team.” 

• Jake Welch: “It’s a totally different culture and 

environment than any other gym.” 

around with a different level 

of confidence. 

Seeing the changes re-enforces 

the thought that she 

is doing something right, as 

well as the trainers. 

“To change people’s lives 

is the greatest feeling to 

have when I walk out,” she 

said. “The gym is running 

itself.” 

For more information 

about ProCore Fitness or 

about the massages it offers, 

visit myprocorefitness.com/ 

or call (815) 901-2030.

16 | February 20, 2020 | the new lenox patriot life & Arts 


poetry corner 

IF LOVE IS... 

Julie Sanders 

New Lenox resident 

If love is the key 

That opens up the heart 

Love please come quickly 

Unlock the broken parts. 

Jazzing it up 

Lincoln-Way Central High School jazz 

band performs in Evanston 

If love is the seed 

Plant this barren land 

Sowing seed aplenty 

A garden truly grand. 

If love is a song 

Be it joyful in it’s quest 

Fill the heart with melody 

In its harmony be blessed. 

If love is a rose 

Beautifully adorned 

Respected and nurtured 

Never to be mourned. 

Lincoln-Way Central High School jazz band Director Band Director Stacy Williams- 

Jackson leads the band during a performance at Evanston Township High School 

Saturday, Feb. 15. Photos by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd Century Media 

God is the essence of love 

In Christ greatly portrayed 

Sacrificed on the cross 

The greatest love displayed. 

If you’d like to submit a 

poem to Poetry Corner, email 

Editor Sean Hastings at 

sean@newlenoxpatriot.com. 

Lincoln-Way Central High School senior Andrew Doerr 

plays the saxophone during a performance at Evanston 

Township High School. 

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Sophomore Jacob Moss keeps the band in tempo on 

drums. 

Lincoln-Way Central High School senior Simone Charles lets the notes flow through 

her saxophone. 

Pharez 

Whitted 

(left), of 

Northern 

Illinois 

University, 

works with 

Central 

senior 

Nolan 

Cales at the 

piano at the 

Evanston 

Township 

Jazz Fest.



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18 | February 20, 2020 | the new lenox patriot dining out 


The Dish 

Tom Kelly’s turning ‘lucky’ No. 13 in March 


Roughly a year after 

Tom Kelly’s opened, the 

recession hit. But through 

that and the last 13 years, 

the restaurant’s drive 

in customer service has 

helped it thrive. 

The Irish-American restaurant 

is owned by Kelly 

and Brett Trumpey, and 

Kelly’s parents, Pat and 

Jerry Lavery. 

“We always wanted to 

have an Irish-American 

restaurant,” Kelly said. 

“When we first opened, we 

had a menu similar to the 

one now with bar items, 

but then also higher-end 

items, so you could come 

have a beer after work but 

you can also bring your 

family back for dinner.” 

But when the recession 

hit, Tom Kelly’s had to be 

more bar-focused to survive, 

Kelly said. She said 

almost overnight it was 

booming and then empty 

the next day. 

“I’m grateful we went 

through that, because you 

obviously learn a lot,” Kelly 

said. “That’s also when having 

loyal customers became 

so apparent. People were 

holding onto their money, 

but if they wanted to spend 

it, they came here. That’s 

when we said, ‘This always 

has to be the bottom line for 

us — customer service.’ 

“You appreciate so 

much more now.” 

And although Tom Kelly’s 

has evolved over the 

years, Kelly thinks the loyalty 

they have shown customers 

has been reciprocated 

and has allowed the 

two to grow up together. 

“We have customers that 

have been with us for 13 

years,” she said. “We’ve 

seen them drinking at our 

Pictured is a message on the wall of Tom Kelly’s, along 

with many old tap handles. 

Tom Kelly’s Chophouse 

and Pub 

495 Degroate Road in 

New Lenox 

Kitchen Hours 

• 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Sunday 

• 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11:30 a.m.-midnight 

Friday 

• Noon-midnight 

Saturday 

For more information ... 

Phone: (815) 462- 

8420 

Web: www.tomkellys. 

com 

bar at 10 p.m. to now coming 

in with their kids to our 

kids parties. I think that 

is really cool. I feel like 

they’re invested in our success 

as much as we’re invested 

in always trying to 

make it an enjoyable time.” 

Over the years, Tom 

Kelly’s has gone back to 

its roots, which are homecooked 

food. 

Tom Kelly’s makes all 

of its soups and sauces, 

and tries to make comfort 

food with a twist by which 

the customer gets a large 

portion and knows it is 

homemade. 

“That’s always been a 

pivotal part of our kitchen,” 

Kelly said. “We’ve 

been able to evolve our 

food. We like to take our 

comfort food and make 

it with a twist or [a] little 

crafty version. We try to 

stay true to who we are but 

evolve that way.” 

One of the top items 

on Tom Kelly’s menu has 

been the ribs ($22 for a full 

slab, $15 for a half), which 

are made with homemade 

barbecue sauce. 

Being an Irish-American 

restaurant, a staple 

item has been the corned 

beef and cabbage ($18). 

“We have our own secret 

recipes with it,” Kelly 

said. “It’s thinly cut; it’s 

not fatty.” 

Other examples of the 

“comfort food with a 

twist” are the cheese & 

chips ($9) served with 

toasted pita points, and the 

Reuben rolls ($11), made 

with sliced corned beef 

with swiss cheese and sauerkraut 

in a crispy wonton 

wrapper and deep fried. 

And as an Irish restaurant, 

year after year, Tom 

Kelly’s goes all-out for 

St. Patrick’s Day, and for 

the first time it will have 

a Kids Saint Patrick’s Day 

Pictured is Tom Kelly’s full slab of ribs ($22), which is served with jalapeno coleslaw 

with french fries. Photos by Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media 

The corned beef and cabbage are a staple of Tom Kelly’s menu. 

Party Sunday, March 15. 

The regular party dates are 

March 13-14. 

“It’s our month,” Kelly 

said. “You have March 

Madness, St. Patrick’s 

Day, the weather breaks a 

little bit, but the challenge 

with St. Patrick’s Day is 

how to keep evolving it 

and making it bigger and 

better and keep it safe.” 

Tom Kelly’s is going to 

keep evolving and growing 

but aims to stay true to 

its roots. Kelly hopes New 

Lenox continues to join 

the restaurant for the ride. 

“New Lenox has been 

great to us,” Kelly said. 

“Our customers have been 

great. The Village has been 

great to work with. We like 

it in New Lenox.”

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. School orgs. 

5. Old Testament 

song 

10. Annoyance word 

14. Gad about 

15. À la King 

16. Dumbo’s likeable 

trait 

17. “What ___?” 

18. Rulers of Russia 

19. Teacup defect 

20. The name 

Mokena came from 

a Native American 

phrase meaning this 

22. Flower receptacle 

23. Seafood delicacy 

24. Cheering crowd 

member 

25. ___ Pet (novelty 

item) 

28. O.K. Corral town 

34. Casts 

35. “What a good boy 

___!” 

36. Diddly-squat 

37. Bar stock 

38. Compass point 

39. Manhattan, for 

one 

41. UN Labor Organization 

(abbr.) 

42. Luau serving 

43. Birchbark 

44. Woodcraft hobbyist’s 

creation 

48. Newlyweds’ car 

attachments 

49. CPR expert 

50. Tolkien beast 

52. Quills 

54. Heavenly title 

60. Rock’s Bon ___ 

61. Check endorser 

62. Look ___ (study) 

63. Accts. for the 

future 

64. Capital of East 

Flanders 

65. Grandmas, for 

some 

66. Hereditary factor 

67. It’s on the plus 

side of the ledger 

68. Touch down times 

Down 

1. Senior formal 

2. Soybean curd 

3. Enthusiastic 

4. Badger’s homestead 

5. Prefix with dollars 

6. Musical composition 

for 6 

7. Uzbekistan’s ___ 

Sea 

8. Italian monies 

9. ___ amis 

10. Pour, as wine 

11. Cheers 

12. “Strength, Courage 

and wisdom” singer 

India 

13. RX abbr. 

21. Russian range 

22. “___ in victory” 

24. J. Edgar Hoover’s 

crew 

25. Kind of dog 

26. Comedy 

27. Upset 

29. Water in a desert 

30. Madame, for short 

31. Gibson garnish 

32. Half courses, in 

golf 

33. Canadian antlered 

animal 

37. Ad follower 

38. Former coin of 

France 

39. Asian capital, oldstyle 

40. Messenger follower 

42. Boiling equipment 

45. Actress who lived 

in Mokena, ___ Richards 

46. British Royal Navy 

abbr. 

47. Tertiary period 

51. Butler at Tara 

52. Look at closely 

53. “Almighty” one, in 

a 2007 film 

54. Satisfied sounds 

55. Dark loaves 

56. Muses of myth 

57. Insect 

58. Lava maker 

59. Result of a QB sack 

60. Dance 

61. Pro golfer’s org. 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids 

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

column and box must contain each of the 

numbers 1-9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan 

answers 

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 

Road, New Lenox. (779) 

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■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. 

HOMER GLEN 

Front Row 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

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 

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Scene, email b.conboy@ 

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Distinctive Home Builders Debuts Luxury Furnished Model 

At Hanover Estates in Manhattan within the Lincoln-Way School District 

Distinctive Home Builders 

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piers, partially-paned 

windows, gable brackets, 

and an exterior color 

palate with a variety of 

earth tones or gray tones. 

Popular exterior options 

are stone and cedar shake 

accents. 

Besides the new model, 

there are several homes 

at various stages of construction 

are available to 

tour and as a semi-custom 

builder, Distinctive can 

modify any of its standard 

designs to cater to a 

customer’s tastes, which 

means that moving walls, 

adding extra windows or 

even extending the garage 

are all possible. 

Numerous home styles 

are available, each with 

multiple exterior elevations. 

Hanover Estates 

homes have three to five 

bedrooms and two full to 

three and one-half baths 

and two to three-car garages. 

All of the Legacy 

Series homes will have 

three-car garages. 

Homes include custom 

maple kitchen cabinets 

featuring solid wood 

construction (no particle 

board) with solid 

wood drawers and dove 

tail joints; ceramic tile 

or hardwood floors in 

the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite 

countertops and 

concrete driveways. 

Building a new home is 

certainly not what it used 

to be. Thankfully, the latest 

technology coupled 

with fine-tuned people 

skills, has made the experience 

an exciting one for 

Distinctive buyers at Hanover 

Estates. 

“We are on the leading 

edge when it comes to the 

home buying customer 

sales experience,” said 

Nooner. “Our sales professionals 

are among the 

best. We provide them 

with high-level training 

and the latest tech tools to 

enhance our homebuyer’s 

experience. We also provide 

technology to our 

homeowners throughout 

the home building 

process with a private 

homeowner portal app. 

Building a new home is 

an exciting yet long process 

that can have many 

ups and downs that can 

be neutralized by simply 

having great communication. 

We want our buyers 

to be informed and empowered 

every step of the 

way.” 

Daily pictures of customer 

homes in progress 

are taken and uploaded 

for easy access from 

anywhere in the world. 

Homeowners can view 

their selections from their 

phone, tablet or desktop; 

review detailed information 

about the quality 

components used in their 

new home, and easily access 

their documents using 

a username and password 

that is issued once 

construction of their new 

home begins. 

“Communication exists 

on an entirely new level 

making building with us a 

very personal experience. 

Never before could customers 

have access to all 

of this information 24/7. 

We want to raise the bar 

for our industry,” added 

Nooner. 

Through the customer 

portal, homeowners can 

easily share the pictures 

and progress of their 

home with friends and 

family via e-mail and integrated 

links to social 

media. They can also 

review the construction 

schedule to see 

what is happening next 

in the building of their 

new home. 

Hanover Estates boasts 

four lakes and three 

parks within its borders. 

The Manhattan Metra 

train station, several forest 

preserves and many 

dining and entertainment 

options are nearby. 

Hanover Estates children 

attend schools 

within the Lincoln-Way 

School District. 

Besides Hanover Estates, 


has built hundreds 

of homes throughout 

Manhattan most recently 

at Prairie Trails; also in 

the Butternut Ridge and 

Leighlinbridge communities, 

as well as thousands 

of other homes in 

the Will and south Cook 

county areas over the past 

30 years. 

Our model home visitor 

center is located at 

23936 William Drive, 

Manhattan, IL 60442 

and is open daily from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days 

a week or by appointment. 

Contact Lynne at 

708-737-9142 or 708- 

479-7700 to schedule a 

private viewing. Specials, 

prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and 

lot availability are subject 

to change without notice.

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Luxury Townhomes in New Lenox Pre-Construction Sales 

Distinctive Homebuilders debuts SkyHarbor Townhomes from the $300s 

Sales have commenced on 

luxury townhomes in a prime 

location in New Lenox at 

Laraway and Schoolhouse/ 

Lincolnway Roads. Known 

as SkyHarbor Townhomes, 


is meeting the need for 

townhomes in an area where 

they have not been built in a 

long time. 

“We are excited to bring 

these fresh, new architecturally 

refined townhome designs to 

New Lenox. Now residents 

can stay put in town when they 

downsize from a large home to 

a maintenance free lifestyle,” 

said Bryan Nooner, president 

of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“We discovered that many 

area single-family residents 

have parents seeking an 

independent, carefree lifestyle, 

who want to live in close 

proximity to their children 

and grandchildren. These 

buyers tend to spend a couple 

months of the year in warmer 

climates and don’t want to 

be concerned with home 

upkeep while they are away. 

At SkyHarbor Townhomes a 

homeowner’s association takes 

care of lawn maintenance and 

snow removal for residents. 

Additionally, SkyHarbor is 

a good fit for many young 

families as well. Just a few 

minutes from several commuter 

train stations and major 

highways, the location of 

this property makes it easy to 

commute to work. The idea of 

living in a community with a 

maintenance free lifestyle gives 

today’s buyer the freedom to 

travel and recreate without the 

time burden of home upkeep. 

SkyHarbor Townhomes is 

a small enclave community 

with an on-site lake and is 

adjacent to single family 

homes. Townhomes range in 

size from two to four bedrooms 

with 1,800 to 2,600 square feet 

of living space in three and 

four-unit buildings. All homes 

include a full basement and 

luxury appointments such 

as granite counter tops and 

custom maple cabinets. 

SkyHarbor Townhome 

exteriors are architecturally 

refined and feature Craftsman 

style designs in brick and 

stone construction on the 

first floor. Tapered columns, 

stone accents, bracketing 

on gables and bracket detail 

on garage doors are some 

of the thoughtful features 

Distinctive Home Builders has 

incorporated into the design. 


has built thousands of singlefamily 

homes throughout 

the South and Southwest 

suburbs over the past 30 years, 

and is dedicated to giving 

its customers the best home 

buying experience. 

Top-notch home creation 

with zero punch list items is an 

expectation Distinctive delivers 

to its homeowners. The builder 

performs numerous quality 

control checks throughout the 

building process and adheres 

to a nearly 1,500-point formal 

checklist that project managers 

certify. Before closing, each 

home undergoes an industryleading 

checklist that ensures 

each home measures up to the 

firm’s high quality standards. 

“Having measurable, identifiable 

standards that our 

craftsmen are expected to 

maintainiscriticaltoupholding 

high quality standards and 

ensuresdeliveringaZeroDefect 

Home to our homeowners,” 

Nooner said. 

Communication is key to 

maintaining an overall positive 

experience during the construction 

process. Therefore, 

all Distinctive customers have 

the Project Manager’s e-mail 

address and cell phone 

number, as well as access to 

the secure online portal where 

pictures and logs chronicle the 

continued progress on their 

home. Customers have access 

to the online portal through the 

Distinctive Homebuilders App 

that can be easily downloaded 

to any smartphone or tablet. 

“Our customers simply download 

our app and they are in 

touch with their new home 

24/7 from anywhere in the 

world. The app allows our 

customers to see the progress 

of their home and access 

their documents at any time” 

Nooner explained. “Our customers 

really appreciate the 

integration of social media 

sites within the app allowing 

them to easily share photos 

and updates of their new 

home with family and friends,” 

he concluded. 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient with 

upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation, energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 

Distinctive conducts a Blower 

Door Test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that each 

home passes stringent Energy 

Efficiency Guidelines. 

SkyHarbor Townhomes is 

within New Lenox School 

District 122 serving students 

K-8 and Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 

210, which is ranked in the 

top 10 high school districts in 

Illinois. Providence Catholic 

High School is also located 

in New Lenox. 

SkyHarbor Townhomes are 

served by major thoroughfares 

such as IL Rtes. 30, 45 and 

52 and I-80, I-355 and I-57. 

Residents are serviced by 

the New Lenox Metra 

Station on the corner of 

Cedar and Laraway Roads. 

Two large hospital complexes 

are in the vicinity: Silver Cross 

Hospital and Presence Saint 

JosephMedicalCenter;College 

education nearby includes 

Lewis University, the University 

of St. Francis and 

Joliet Junior College. Many 

restaurants and pubs are in 

the area: Starbucks, Cooper’s 

Hawk, Teardrop Café, Arrowhead 

Ales Brewing Company, 

Chicago Dough Company, 

Bulldog Ale House, Portillo’s, 

and Country Charm Restaurant. 

Jewel/Osco is within 

walking distance from the 

Skyharbor Townhomes. Other 

notable retailers nearby are 

Kohls, JC Penny and Petsmart. 

and the 14-screen AMC 

Showplace is on Maple Street. 


center is open for viewing. 

Contact Lynne at 708-737- 

9142 or 708-479-7700 to 

schedule a private viewing 

of our luxury townhomes 

or visit our on-site Sales 

Information Center located 

at 23936 William Drive, 

Manhattan, IL., 60442. Hours 

are daily 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

open seven days a week. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 




to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.



Why Pay Rent? 

Immediate Occupancy Homes available now from the mid $200’s 

Distinctive Home Builders Presents Quality Built Affordable Homes at Cedar Creek in Joliet 


recently began preconstruction 

sales at 

Cedar Creek in Joliet. 

Homeowners there will 

enjoy competitively priced 

quality built homes and 

low Joliet taxes from 

one of the area’s leading 

home builders. Cedar 

Creek is located on Millsdale 

Road, one half mile 

west of Rt. 53 and south 

of Laraway Road. Our 

model home visitor center 

is open for viewing. 

“Handcrafted semi-custom 

homes are unheard 

of in the area in this price 

range,” said Bryan Nooner, 

president of Frankfortbased 

Distinctive Home 

Builders. “These homes 

provide a great value and 

in many cases will be less 

than paying rent. This 

opens up home ownership 

opportunities to those 

who were locked out of 

the market previously. Although 

construction is underway, 

pre-construction 

savings are still available.” 

Affordable, conveniently 

located ranch and twostory 

homes feature floor 

plans ranging from 1,500 

to 3,000 square feet in 

size with two to four bedrooms 

and front elevation 

brick exteriors with the 

option to add stone accents. 

Prices start from 

the mid $200’s and some 

home sites back up to Cedar 

Creek Park. We have 

four immediate occupancy 

homes available at our 

Cedar Creek community - 

3 ranch homes and a twostory 

home. 

“These homes appeal 

to two markets: Empty 

nesters that are downsizing 

with our ranches and 

an outstanding value for 

first time homebuyers and 

families wanting the most 

space for their money,” 

added Nooner. 

Cedar Creek school 

children attend Elwood 

School District 203 for K – 

8 and high school age children 

attend Joliet Township 

Central High School 

within District 204, which 

was recently named the 

College Board’s Advanced 

Placement District of the 

Year. Saint Joseph Academy 

is also nearby. 

“We have closed the gap 

of getting what you want 

and getting what you 

need in a new home significantly 

by including additional 

features that our 

buyers told us were most 

important to them,” said 

Nooner. “Now is the best 

time to buy, because you 

can still take advantage 

of preconstruction prices 

that range from the mid 

$200s which makes this a 

terrific new home value.” 

Bryan Nooner, president 

of Distinctive Home 

Builders, has built thousands 

of single-family 

homes throughout the 

south and southwest suburbs 

over the past 30 

years. Distinctive Home 

Builders is dedicated to 

giving their customers the 

best home buying experience. 

A home delivery with 

zero punch list items is an 

expectation Distinctive 

has for its homeowners. 

Before closing, each home 

undergoes an industryleading 

checklist that ensures 

each home measures 

up to the firm’s high quality 

standards. Distinctive 

performs numerous quality 

control checks throughout 

the building process 

and adheres to a nearly 

1,500 point formal checklist 

that project managers 

certify. 

“Having a set of measurable, 

identifiable standards 

that our craftsmen 

are expected to maintain 

is critical to upholding 

high quality standards 

and ensures delivering a 

Zero Defect Home to our 

homeowners,” according 

to Distinctive president, 

Bryan Nooner. 

During the construction 

process, there are prescheduled 

times set for 

site visitations at various 

landmark stages of construction. 

Communication 

is an important aspect 

to maintaining an overall 

positive experience during 

the construction process. 

Therefore, all Distinctive 

customers have the Project 

Manager’s e-mail address 

and cell phone number, 

as well as, access to the 

secure online customer 

portal where pictures and 

logs show the continued 

progress on their home. 

Customers have access to 

the online portal through 

the Distinctive Homebuilders 

App that can be 

easily downloaded to any 

smartphone or tablet. 

“Our customers simply 

download our Distinctive 

Home Builders app and 

they are in touch with their 

new home 24/7 from anywhere 

in the world. The 

app allows our customers 

to see the progress of their 

home and access all their 

documents at any time” 

Nooner explained. “Our 

customers really appreciate 

the integration of social 

media sites within the 

app allowing them to easily 

share photos and updates 

of their new home 

with family and friends,” 

he concluded. 

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. 

Cedar Creek is served by 

major thoroughfares such 

as IL Rte. 53, I-55 and 

I-80. Locational amenities 

for Cedar Creek homeowners 

are two large hospital 

complexes nearby: 

Silver Cross Hospital and 

Presence Saint Joseph 

Medical Center; College 

education nearby including 

Lewis University, the 

University of St. Francis 

and Joliet Junior College. 

Numerous restaurants 

and attractions such as the 

Chicagoland Speedway, 

the Joliet Splash Station 

and the Haunted Trails 

Family Entertainment 

Center, to name a few. 

Visit the Memorial Walkway 

at the Abraham Lincoln 

National Cemetery 

in Elwood comprised of 

982 acres honoring our 

veterans. 


center is open for 

viewing. Contact Lynne 

at 708-737-9142 or 708- 

479-7700 to schedule a 

private viewing of our Cedar 

Creek model and immediate 

occupancy homes 

available: three ranch 

homes and one two-story 

home. Or visit our on-site 

Sales Information Center 

located at 23936 William 

Drive, Manhattan, IL., 

60442. Hours are daily 

10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. open 

seven days a week. Specials, 

prices, specifications, 




to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete 

details.

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Jan. 10 

• 425 S. Marley Road, New Lenox, 

60451-3287 - Xydis Trust to Nicholas 

A. Swanberg, Dale Swanberg 

$250,000 

• 710 Willowfield Court, New Lenox, 

60451-1504 - Michelle A. Villa to 

Hadil A. El Sourany, $412,500 

• 1504 Spencer Road, New Lenox, 

60451-2632 - Dennis R. Dober to 

Joshua Rogers, Shannon Rogers 

$512,500 

Jan. 13 

• 111 S. Cedar Road, New Lenox, 

60451-1701 - Jeffrey R. Taylor 

to Wayne Brock, Kristyn Tholen 

$197,000 

• 2008 Bristol Park Road, New 

Lenox, 60451-3554 - D.R. Horton 

Inc Midwest to Ryan Jandak, Kelly 

Jandak $348,000 

• 2014 Bristol Park Road, New 

Lenox, 60451-3554 - D.R. Horton 

Inc Midwest to Rachael Spiotto, 

$385,000 

Jan. 15 

• 1446 Grand Prairie Drive, New 

Lenox, 60451-3571 - Frank W. 

Tomaskovic Trustee to Michael 

Rassman, $283,000 

• 1809 Orchard Lane, New Lenox, 

60451-3487 - Chicago Title Land 

Trust Co Tr to Zachary J. Sappenfield, 

$340,000 

• 2438 Box Canyon, New Lenox, 

60451-3158 - Nicholas Jones 

to Bryan Rietveld, Kate Rietveld 

$380,000 

Jan. 16 

• 613 Hillside Road, New Lenox, 

60451-1621 - Nicole J. White to Mark 

W. Hurt, Sandra A. Hurt $225,000 

• 2620 Bluestone Bay Drive, New 

Lenox, 60451-9220 - Richard 

C. Solava to Muhdi A. Shalabi, 

$328,000 

• 17860 Prairie Ridge Way, New 

Lenox, 60451-5408 - Bwc Holdings 

III Llc to William Musselman, Tara 

Musselman $479,890 

• 808 Bryan Trail, New Lenox, 

60451-3004 - Richard Bulthuis to 

Maciej P. Fudala, $720,000 

Jan. 17 

• 720 Pintail Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-1958 - Jt Builders Inc to 

Michael K. Sposato, Linda Sposato 

$400,000 

The Going Rate is provided by Record Information 

Services, Inc. For more information, 

visit www.public-record.com or call 

(630) 557-1000. 

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SECTION 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 800 Belot Lane, New Lenox, IL 

60451 (Single Family). On the 12th day 

of March, 2020 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: U.S. 

Bank National Association, as Trustee 

for the Structured Asset Investment 

Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through 

Certificates, Series 2005-10 Plaintiff 

V. SCOTT E. KLEPSER; SHARON 

M. KLEPSER; BLUE STONE BAY 

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, 

INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMER- 

ICA; Defendant. 

Case No. 17 CH 0304 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the 

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by subdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 


SECTION 


of 2601 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 (Improved commercial 

property). On the 27th day of February, 

2020 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: First Midwest 

Bank Plaintiff V. SMITH BROS. 

GARDEN CENTER, INC.; DANIEL 

J. SMITH, as Trustee of THE SMITH 

TRUST dated September 5, 2013; 

JENNIFER A.SMITH, asTrustee of 

THE SMITH TRUST dated September 

5, 2013; DONNA J. METZGER, 

as Trustee of THE DONNA J. 

METZGER TRUST dated August 21, 

2013; DANIEL J.SMITH, as successor 

Trustee U/T/A dated May 24, 

2000 and designated as the Smith 

Family Trust; DONNA J. 

METZGER, as successor Trustee 

U/T/A dated May 24, 2000 and designated 

as the Smith Family Trust; 

HERITAGE BANK; GLP CELL 

SITE III, LLC f/k/a T3 Unison Site 

Management, LLC, aDelaware limited 

liability company; CELL 

TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION 

LLC, a Delaware limited liability 

company; GLP CELL SITE I, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company; 

GLP CELL SITE II, LLC, aDelaware 

limited liability company; GLP 

CELL SITE IV, LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company; GLP CELL 

SITE A, LLC, aDelaware limited liability 

company; DEUTSCHE BANK 

TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS; 

CHICAGO SMSA LIMITED PART- 

NERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRE- 

LESS; UNKNOWN OWNERS and 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













Capadona Law Firm, Ltd. 

360 W. Butterfield Road Suite 300 

Elmhurst, IL 60126 

P: 1-630-833-1123 

F: 










SECTION 


of 114 WEST 2ND AVENUE, NEW 

LENOX, IL 60451 (SINGLE FAMILY 

HOME WITH DETACHED 1.5 CAR 

GARAGE). On the 12th day of March, 

2020 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: DITECH FI- 

NANCIAL LLC, Plaintiff V. MARIA 

RAIMONDI AVELIS, AS CO-TRUS- 

TEE UNDER THE ANTHONY J. 

AVELIS AND MARIA RAIMONDI 

AVELIS LIVING TRUST DATED 

OCTOBER 5, 2018; MORTGAGE 

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR 

COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB; VIL- 

LAGE OF NEW LENOX; UN- 

KNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 

OF ANTHONY J AVELIS A/K/A 

ANTHONY JOSEPH AVELIS, IF 

ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant. 
















County. Judgment amount is 

$129,213.96 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 



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

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








Property Act. 













PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 










SECTION 


of 941 SBentley Rd, New Lenox, IL 

60451 (Single Family Home). On the 

27th day of February, 2020 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: Quicken Loans Inc. Plaintiff V. 

Jennifer Mauerman; et. al. Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 









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STATE OF ILLINOIS 

) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL 

) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

U.S. Bank National Association, as 

Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment 

Loan Trust, Mortgage 

Pass-Through Certificates, Series 

2005-10 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SCOTT E. KLEPSER; SHARON M. 

KLEPSER; BLUE STONE BAY COM- 

MUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 

Defendant. 

No. 17 CH 0304 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 13th day of February, 

2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

12th day of March, 2020 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction tothe highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 220 IN BLUESTONE BAY 

UNIT FOUR, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION OFPART OFTHE SOUTH- 

EAST QUARTER OFSECTION 24 

AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST 

QUARTER OF SECTION 25, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 11, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

AUGUST 27, 1998 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R98-100554 AND CERTIFI- 

CATE OF CORRECTION RE- 

CORDED MAY 25, 1999 AS DOCU- 

MENT NO. R99-65452, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

800 Belot Lane, New Lenox, IL 60451 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-24-413-008-0000 













County. 



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

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




and legal fees required bysubdivisions 




Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










) 

) SS. 


) 




First Midwest Bank 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SMITH BROS. GARDEN CENTER, 

INC.; DANIEL J. SMITH, as Trustee of 

THE SMITH TRUST dated September 

5, 2013; JENNIFER A. SMITH, as 

Trustee ofTHE SMITH TRUST dated 

September 5, 2013; DONNA J. 

METZGER, as Trustee of THE 

DONNA J. METZGER TRUST dated 

August 21, 2013; DANIEL J. SMITH, 

as successor Trustee U/T/A dated May 

24, 2000 and designated as the Smith 

Family Trust; DONNA J.METZGER, 

as successor Trustee U/T/A dated May 

24, 2000 and designated as the Smith 

Family Trust; HERITAGE BANK; GLP 

CELL SITE III, LLC f/k/a T3Unison 

Site Management, LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company; CELL 

TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION LLC, 

aDelaware limited liability company; 

GLP CELL SITE I, LLC, aDelaware 

limited liability company; GLP CELL 

SITE II, LLC, aDelaware limited liability 

company; GLP CELL SITE IV, 

LLC, aDelaware limited liability company; 

GLP CELL SITE A, LLC, aDelaware 

limited liability company; DEUT- 

SCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY 

AMERICAS; CHICAGO SMSA LIM- 

ITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERI- 

ZON WIRELESS; UNKNOWN OWN- 

ERS and NON-RECORD CLAIM- 

ANTS 

Defendant. 

No. 18 CH 0850 




cause on the 18th day of November, 

2019, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 


27th day of February, 2020 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the 



60432, sell at public auction tothe highest 

and best bidder orbidders the fol- 

lowing-described real estate: 

PARCEL 1: LOTS 14, 15 AND 16 IN 

BLOCK 5IN ARTHUR T.MCIN- 

TOSH AND COMPANY’S LIN- 

COLNWOOD, BEING ASUBDIVI- 

SION IN SECTION 13, AND SEC- 

TION 24, ALL INTOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, AND IN RANGE 11, EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE 


APRIL 6, 1950 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

671404, IN PLAT BOOK 27, PAGE 

26, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

PARCEL 2: LOT 17, IN BLOCK 5 

IN ARTHUR T.MCINTOSH AND 

COMPANY’S LINCOLNWOOD, 

UNIT #2, BEING A SUBDIVISION 

IN SECTION 13, AND SECTION 24, 

ALL IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, 

AND IN RANGE 11, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEM- 

BER 13, 1950, IN PLAT BOOK 27, 

PAGE 35 AND DOCUMENT NO. 

679553, AND CERTIFICATE OF 

CORRECTION RECORDED AS 

DOCUMENT NO. 681082, IN WILL 



2601 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 


Improved commercial property 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-24-203-014-0000 






























P.I.N.: 

15-08-24-203-015-0000 






























P.I.N.: 

15-08-24-203-016-0000 


BLOCK 5IN ARTHUR T.MCIN-



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FREE FREE FREE 


COLNWOOD, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION INSECTION 13, AND SEC- 











COMPANYâ! S LINCOLNWOOD, 














P.I.N.: 

15-08-24-203-017-0000 













County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

Capadona Law Firm, Ltd. 

360 W. Butterfield Road Suite 300 

Elmhurst, IL 60126 

P: 1-630-833-1123 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











) 

) SS. 


) 




DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MARIA RAIMONDI AVELIS, AS 

CO-TRUSTEE UNDER THE AN- 

THONY J. AVELIS AND MARIA 

RAIMONDI AVELIS LIVING TRUST 

DATED OCTOBER 5, 2018; MORT- 

GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA- 

TION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE 

FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB; 

VILLAGE OF NEW LENOX; UN- 

KNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF 

ANTHONY J AVELIS A/K/A AN- 

THONY JOSEPH AVELIS, IF ANY; 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendant. 

No. 19 CH 1118 




cause on the 28th day of January, 

2020 ,MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 


12th day of March, 2020 , commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction tothe highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 6 IN OSMUS SUBDIVISION 

OF BLOCK 3 OF DOCKSTADER 

AND BRAND'S SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE 

NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21, 

IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN 

RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD 

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC- 

CORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 

15, 1923, IN PLAT BOOK 19, PAGE 

65, AS DOCUMENT NO. 360121, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


114 WEST 2ND AVENUE, NEW LE- 

NOX, IL 60451 


SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH 

DETACHED 1.5 CAR GARAGE 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-21-209-007-0000 













County. Judgment amount is 

$129,213.96 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











) 

) SS. 


) 




Quicken Loans Inc. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Jennifer Mauerman; et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 19 CH 1397 




cause on the 8th day of January, 2020, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 


27th day of February, 2020 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the 



60432, sell at public auction tothe highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 2 IN WINDERMERE EAST 

UNIT ONE, A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 

OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE 



THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 

23, 1989 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R89-42253, IN WILL COUNTY, IL- 

LINOIS. 


941 S Bentley Rd, New Lenox, IL 

60451 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-22-476-017-0000 













County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 


MIKE KELLEY 


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34 | February 20, 2020 | the new lenox patriot sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

3 Roundup 

4 

LW West senior duo 

with Javen Estrada 

bowls way to state 

Javen Estrada is a junior 

wrestler at Lincoln-Way 

West. 

How long have you 

been wrestling and 

how did you first get 

started? 

I started when I was 6, 

I think, so I’ve been wrestling 

for 11 years. My dad 

[James] always wanted 

me to wrestle and he got 

me into it as soon as he 

could. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

I just like being a part 

of a team. It’s great having 

teammates and all working 

together and pushing each 

other in practice to get better. 

How do you feel like 

you have improved 

from last season to 

this season? 

I think I’m a lot better on 

my offense. I didn’t really 

shoot last year, and now 

I’m going out there and attacking 

a lot more. 

With the postseason 

beginning, what part 

of your game have 

you been working on 

most? 

My defense. It’s just 

about shutting people 

down and not letting them 

score on me. I think it’s 

been working, so it’s good 

to see that hard work pay 

off. 

What is it going to 

take for you to have 

a shot at a state 

championship? 

I just need to push the 

pace against everyone. 

I can’t worry about the 

rankings or anything. I 

just have to go out there 

and wrestle like I know I 

can. 

What is the biggest 

thing you’ve learned 

from your coach, Brian 

Glynn? 

There are a lot of things 

I’ve learned from him. So 

many things. I think the 

biggest is just to enjoy 

the sport and do what you 

love. 

What’s the best thing 

about being a part of 

this West team? 

It’s great because a lot 

of us have been competing 

together a long time 

and we’ve gotten to bond 

together. There are a lot of 

us around the same weight 

Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

who have big goals and we 

help each other a lot. 

You’re stranded on a 

deserted island and 

can have an endless 

supply of one food. 

What do you want? 

Pizza. Bacon, sausage 

and pepperoni with some 

hot sauce on it. 

If you could be any 

superhero, which 

would you want to 

be? 

Superman. I think it’s 

cool how he can go from 

just being an average, normal 

person to being a superhero 

out of nowhere. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you want to go? 

Probably Cuba. We were 

learning about it in Spanish 

class, and it seems like 

a fun place to go. 

Interview conducted by 

Sports Editor Steve Millar. 

STEVE MILLAR 

Sports Editor 

JOE BIELANSKI 

Freelance Reporter 

Lincoln-Way West seniors 

Mackenzie Ullian 

and Olivia Daujatas will 

be able to close out their 

high school careers together 

at state. 

Ullian (1,227 pins in 

six games) and Daujatas 

(1,219) finished fourth and 

sixth, respectively, at the 

East Moline United Sectional 

on Saturday, Feb. 

15, at Highland Park Bowl 

in Moline. 

The duo claimed the final 

two of five individual 

advancing spots to the 

state meet, which is set for 

Friday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, 

Feb. 22, at The Cherry 

Bowl in Rockford. 

“I’m glad I got there 

again,” Ullian said. “It’s a 

great way to end my high 

school career, and I’m glad 

I get to go with another 

teammate.” 

Ullian competed at 

state two years ago as a 

sophomore when the Warriors 

made it as a team but 

missed out last season. 

“That definitely motivated 

me to step up my 

game and make it back this 

year,” she said. 

Ullian and Daujatas 

were in advancing positions 

most of the day, but 

Daujatas briefly fell out 

after a 160 in the fourth 

game. 

“I was definitely upset,” 

Daujatas said. 

“I had tears in my eyes 

when I had two open 

[frames] in a row. 

“After that game, I was 

just like, ‘Oh God, oh God, 

what is going to happen?’ 

I just started grinding. I 

grinded out a 215 and a 

210 and now I’m going to 

state.” 

Daujatas finished seven 

pins ahead of LaSalle-Peru’s 

Isabella Weber for the 

final advancing spot. 

Lincoln-Way Central 

sophomore Abby Nolan 

was just 15 pins behind. 

West’s other sectional 

qualifier, senior Megan 

Kukulka (1,076) finished 

29th but had the high game 

of the tournament with 

a 265 and fired her high 

three-game series of 625 

in the afternoon. 

Providence’s Carly 

Kowalik also competed at 

the sectional. 

LW West girls basketball 

completes undefeated 

conference run 

LW West rolled to an 88- 

46 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais 

on Feb. 11. Taylor 

Gugliuzza scored 19 

points and Bri Wooldridge 

had 15. 

The Warriors (26-3, 

8-0) finished off their undefeated 

SouthWest Suburban 

Red championship 

season with a 67-46 win 

over Stagg on Thursday, 

Feb. 13. Gugliuzza had 23 

points. 

LW Central girls basketball 

finishes regular season 

strong 

The Knights held on to 

top the host Chargers 40- 

32 in a SouthWest Suburban 

Red game Feb. 11, 

finishing the regular season 

with an 18-12 record 

and 6-2 in conference 

play. 

“We talked about that a 

lot,” Central coach Dave 

Campanile said. “It’s nice 

to get to 18 wins. That’s 

something we haven’t had 

at that level since [2007- 

08] So, it’s a great accomplishment 

for our girls to 

get to 18 wins. For me, it’s 

more important to have 

momentum going into the 

playoffs.” 

The Knights, seeded 

seventh in the Class 4A 

Stagg Sectional, were set 

to open the postseason at 

10th-seeded Bloom in a 

regional semifinal Tuesday, 

Feb. 18. With a win, 

they would advance to the 

regional final Thursday, 

Feb. 20, likely against second-seeded 

Homewood- 

Flossmoor. 

Against Stagg, freshman 

Azyah Newson-Cole led 

the way with 12 points, 

four rebounds and four assists. 

Senior guard Regan 

LoConte added 11 points, 

junior guard Colleen Erdman 

had seven points, and 

junior forward Haley Stoklosa 

added five points and 

11 rebounds. 

“It’s exciting because, I 

know that it’s my last one 

and for all of my years 

on varsity, we’ve never 

[won this many games].” 

LoConte said. “It’s great 

to be with my teammates 

and exciting to know what 

we are capable of in the 

regional. It’s big because 

going in, we have hope in 

what we can do.”

newlenoxpatriotdaily.com sports 


College-bound athletes celebrated on Signing Day 

STAFF REPORT 

Lincoln-Way Central, 

Lincoln-Way West and 

Providence Catholic held 

Signing Day ceremonies 

on Feb. 5. 

Central honored 18 athletes 

who will continue 

their athletic careers in college. 

They included softball 

players Jenna Deang 

(Cleveland State), Torince 

Muczynksi (Western Illinois), 

Gianna Niemeier 

(North Florida), Melanie 

Nelson (Maryville), Sydney 

Grein (Ohio) and Olivia 

Flinn (Olivet Nazarene). 

A pair of golfers - Maddie 

Pyle (Lewis) and Carly 

Schiene (Valparaiso) - also 

signed, as did baseball 

players Luke Hancock (St. 

Francis) and Zach Ward 

(U.S. Naval Academy). 

Also recognized were 

diver Rebekkah Schimick 

(McKendree), swimmer 

Matthew Senese (Lewis), 

bowler Alex Nolan (St. 

Ambrose), wrestler Skylar 

Novak (King), soccer player 

Nick Willner (Aurora), 

volleyball player Layne 

College-bound athletes were recoginzed at Signing Day ceremonies at (clockwise, 

from left) Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way West and Providence. Photos submitted 

Stevens (Clark), water 

polo player Sierra Maze 

(Salem International) and 

cross country/track athlete 

Alexandria Sams (Wisconsin-Parkside). 

Lincoln-Way West honored 

12 athletes, including 

football players Brody Ceh 

(Illinois Wesleyan), Damian 

Chowaniec (Minnesota 

State-Mankato) and Matt 

Keblusek (Wisconsin-Platteville). 

Three baseball players 

also signed: Sean Malpeli 

(North Central), Jacob 

Paymaster (Triton) and 

Devin Redmond (Upper 

Iowa). 

Soccer players Justin 

Darlage (Lewis) and 

Miles Hagen (Wisconsin- 

Whitewater) were also 

recognized, as were softball 

players Caelan Moran 

(DePauw ) and Melena 

Stemmler (Lake Forest), 

basketball player Taylor 

Gugliuzza (Lewis) and 

swimmer Sydney Reyes 

(Pace). 

Providence also recognized 

14 college-bound 

athletes, including seven 

football players. Gabe 

Cole, Lucas Porto, Michael 

Charnot and Tre Allen all 

signed with St. Ambrose 

for football. Other football 

players who signed were 

Oliver Cox (Carthage), 

Kevin Countryman (Saint 

Xavier) and Elias Valdez 

(Grand Valley State). 

Four baseball players 

were also recognized, including 

Mitchell Bahnaman 

(Lewis), Connor 

Knott (Concordia Wisconsin), 

George Pavlopoulos 

(Dubuque) and Zach Zbonski 

(Rose-Hulman). 

Also signing were tennis 

player Gabrielle Baffes 

(St. Ambrose), soccer 

player Aidan Bagley (St. 

Ambrose) and volleyball 

player Quinlan Cummings 

(Loras). 

Hockey 

Lincoln-Way rolls past Lyons in Founders Cup semis 

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STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 

As the only goalie currently 

on the Lincoln-Way 

varsity hockey roster, senior 

Jack Schedin knows 

there is a big burden on his 

shoulders. 

Still, he would have it no 

other way than being out 

on the ice every game. 

“There’s some pressure 

because if you have a bad 

game, there’s no one to 

come in for you,” Schedin 

said. “But it’s a lot more 

fun to be out there than sitting 

on the bench.” 

Schedin, a LW West student, 

continued his strong 

season as Lincoln-Way 

beat Lyons 6-1 in an Illinois 

West Founders Cup 

semifinal Sunday, Feb. 16, 

at Arctic Ice Arena in Orland 

Park. 

Lincoln-Way advanced 

to take on Sandburg in 

a best-of-three Founders 

Cup finals series. The 

schedule for that was still 

to be announced as of 

press time. 

In the win over Lyons, 

senior center Jason Lange 

(West) scored twice, while 

sophomore defenseman 

Preston Paulas (West), 

junior defenseman Brett 

Dudek (Central), junior 

left wing Charles Tucker 

(East) and senior defenseman 

Caleb Hack (Central) 

each scored once. 

Lyons pulled within 2-1 

midway through the second 

period, and the score 

remained the same at the 

end of the second. 

Lincoln-Way broke it 

open with four third-period 

goals. 

“The key was just getting 

pucks out of our zone,” 

Dudek said. “They were 

really trying to force their 

offense, so we knew if we 

could get it out, we’d have 

some odd-man rushes.” 

Lincoln-Way’s defensemen 

helped kickstart the 

offense, combining for 

three goals. 

“It’s always a good thing 

when defensemen score,” 

Dudek said. “We always 

want to get some offense 

generated.” 

Lincoln-Way struggled 

through the regular season, 

going 5-15-2 in Hockey 

West play, but is 4-2 in the 

Illinois West playoffs. 

The team also won its 

opening game in the AHAI 

varsity combined state 

playoffs and is next set to 

take on Buffalo Grove- 

Hersey-Wheeling on 

March 1. 

Schedin said team chemistry 

has gone up recently. 

“We’ve had better passing, 

better team communication 

and a lot more 

bonding since the beginning 

of the season,” he 

said. “We’re having a lot 

more fun in the locker 

room hanging out.”



Wrestling 

4 

Pair of Warriors, trio of Celtics headed to state 


Lincoln-Way West wrestling 

coach Brian Glynn 

knew the Quincy Sectional 

would be a challenge. 

The Warriors suffered 

some upset defeats but 

emerged with a pair of 

state-bound wrestlers after 

the sectional Saturday, Feb. 

15. 

Junior 138-pounder 

Javen Estrada and senior 

160-pounder Payton 

Geigner finished as sectional 

runners-up to advance 

to the IHSA Class 

3A State Finals, which 

are set for Thursday, Feb. 

20 to Saturday, Feb. 22 at 

the State Farm Center in 

Champaign. 

Estrada (39-2), ranked 

No. 5 by the Illinois Wrestling 

Coaches and Officials 

Association, rolled into the 

finals with a pin and a major 

decision before falling 

9-6 to No. 8 Cole Ferguson, 

of Yorkville. 

Estrada’s only previous 

loss was to top-ranked Joel 

Vandervere, of Warren. He 

beat Ferguson 8-2 earlier in 

the season. 

“Javen’s really only been 

in one close match all year,” 

Glynn said. “We talked after 

the match and I said I 

think this was the best thing 

that could happen to him 

going into [state]. He has 

some lofty expectations. 

“You can win a state title 

without winning the sectional, 

and that’s the goal. 

It was a tough loss and one 

I didn’t expect, but one we 

can learn from.” 

Geigner, ranked No. 6, 

pinned his first two opponents 

to seal his trip to state 

before falling to No. 1 Luke 

Odom, of Edwardsville, by 

a 15-1 major decision. 

“Payton did exactly what 

he had to do,” Glynn said. 

“He came out and beat 

some pretty good kids in 

pretty dominant fashion. 

He was dialed in. He ran 

into a buzzsaw in the finals, 

but he set himself up pretty 

good for next week. He 

wrestled good in all positions. 

I was happy with his 

performance.” 

Seniors Brock Pfeifer 

and Garrett Geigner, both 

ranked wrestlers, fell short 

of advancing to state. 

“Brock was the one that 

really hurt,” Glynn said. 

“He’s wrestled so good all 

year. He was just a little 

flat in his last match. With 

a sectional like ours, it’s 

tough. 

“With Garrett, that 

weight class was loaded 

in our sectional. He had 

a great season and he has 

nothing to hang his head 

about. He just lost to two 

kids who are better.” 

Providence, meanwhile, 

had three wrestlers qualify 

for state: freshman Billy 

Meiszner (2nd, 106), senior 

Kevin Countryman (3rd, 

145) and Ryan Boersma 

(3rd, 285). 

Boersma (41-3) had 

not lost to an in-state opponent 

all season until he 

was pinned by Homewood- 

Flossmoor’s Brian Smith 

in the Lockport Regional 

final. 

He lost his second match 

in a row when Alton’s Kyle 

Hughes beat him 4-2 in 

overtime in the first round 

of the sectional. 

Boersma then won five 

straight matches to take 

third, winning rematches 

with Smith and Hughes 

along the way. He pinned 

Smith, then beat Hughes 

6-1 in the blood round to 

seal his trip to state. 

Meiszner (28-7) beat 

Lincoln-Way Central’s 

Joey Malito 7-2 in the 

semifinals to clinch his 

state spot before falling to 

Moline’s second-ranked 

Charlie Farmer by an 18-3 

technical fall in the finals. 

Countryman (37-9), who 

finished fourth in the state 

last season, was victorious 

in three straight must-win 

matches to get back to state. 

Volleyball 

Rucinski excited to lead Celtics boys, girls volleyball teams 

RANDY WHALEN 


Little did he know it at 

that time, but when Lee 

Rucinski walked off the 

court following his Tinley 

Park girls volleyball 

team’s season-ending loss 

last fall, it would sort of 

set up things to come. 

That’s because the Titans 

lost to host Providence 

25-9, 25-18 on Oct. 

31 in that Class 3A regional 

final. 

Earlier this month, on 

Feb. 6, Rucinski was 

named the new head girls 

volleyball coach at Providence. 

Last spring, Rucinski 

was named head coach for 

the Providence boys volleyball 

team. He will now 

coach both programs. 

Rucinski is looking forward 

to the new challenge 

at Providence and appreciates 

the coincidence 

of his old school ending 

its season to his new 

school. 

“We lost to Providence 

the last two years in the 

regional final,” Rucinski 

said. “You remember the 

losses more than the wins. 

“There’s a little serendipity 

that ended up with 

that [last match against 

Providence]. But when 

an opportunity arises, you 

can’t look back.” 

But why leave Tinley 

Park, which had a record 

of 27-7-2 this past fall, 

especially after having the 

success that the program 

did the last six seasons? 

“I’ve come a long way 

the last 11 years as a girls 

coach at Tinley Park,” 

Rucinski said. “I want to 

push myself as a coach 

and at a school like Providence 

you get to play programs 

like Benet, Marist, 

Mother McAuley, and Joliet 

Catholic Academy. I 

want to push Providence 

to that level. 

“Leaving the girls I had 

at Tinley Park now hurts. 

But they understand why 

I did it.” 

Only four seniors graduated 

from last season’s 

Providence team, which 

finished 22-17, advancing 

to the 3A Joliet Catholic 

Sectional final before falling 

to the host Angels. 

“To be that close to JCA 

and only lose a few pieces, 

it’s a rare opportunity,” 

Rucinski said. “The cupboard 

is certainly not bare 

for this coming season.” 

Rucinski is a Lynwood 

native and a 1998 graduate 

of Marian Catholic 

High School. He was the 

boys volleyball coach at 

Oak Forest High School 

for six years (2013 – 

2018) and coached Tinley 

Park’s girls team for 10 

years. 

Rucinski is a 2002 graduate 

of the University of 

Illinois. He received his 

Bachelor of Science in 

Biology and a Masters in 

Sports Management. He is 

continuing to teach at Tinley 

Park and recently got 

National Board Certified 

as a teacher. 

“When I first took over 

at Tinley Park they had 

won six games and had no 

banners up in the gym,” 

Rucinski said. “Now they 

are regional and sectional 

banners up there. I feel 

like I left a pretty high 

standard in being there 

and I’m glad to push to 

keep challenging myself.” 

Rucinski is the fifth 

girls volleyball coach at 

the school since Nan Airola 

retired following the 

2009 season after 37 years 

and 919 victories at the 

Lee Rucinski, who began coaching the Providence 

boys volleyball team last spring, was named the 

Celtics’ girls volleyball coach and will now lead both 

teams. Photo submitted 

helm. Rachel Ellingson 

(2010-14), Brienne Isaacson 

(2015-16), Lisa Muys 

(2017), and Jean Phelps 

(2018-19) have since 

coached the team. 

4 

“A goal is to solidify 

that,” Rucinski said of 

ending the turnover of 

coaches at Providence. 

“To get some stability 

back in there.”



Girls Basketball 

Providence closes regular season with big win over Marian 

RANDY WHALEN 


The Providence girls 

basketball team met its 

goal for this season. 

But as the team slogan 

goes, “We didn’t come this 

far to only come this far.” 

The Celtics set out to 

break the school record 

for most wins in a season, 

which was 21 in the 1996- 

97 season. They did that 

even before they stepped 

foot on the court for their 

final regular season game. 

But they added to it 

with a nice 65-56 victory 

over Marian Catholic on 

Thursday, Feb. 13, in New 

Lenox. 

Hockey 

The two teams could 

meet again in the Class 3A 

Hillcrest Sectional championship 

game. Marian is 

the top seed, while Providence 

is seeded third. 

First, the Celtics have 

to take care of business in 

their own regional. They 

were set to open the postseason 

on Tuesday, Feb. 

18, hosting No. 14 seed 

Rich Central in a regional 

semifinal. A win would 

move them to a regional 

final Thursday, Feb. 20, 

against sixth-seeded Morgan 

Park or 12th-seeded 

Perspectives Leadership. 

Before the final regularseason 

game, Providence 

honored its five seniors. 

It’s certainly a special 

group, led by four-year 

varsity player Lauren 

Knight, who capped off 

her regular season with 

a game-high 25 points in 

leading the Celtics (23-8) 

to victory. 

“It just felt good that all 

the hard work was worth 

it,” Knight said of breaking 

the school season record 

for wins. “It went for 

something. 

“We had a good shooting 

night and hopefully we 

are going to stay hot.” 

Marian Catholic (23-8) 

did not play some of its 

regulars. 

“We can’t worry about 

that,” Providence coach 

Eileen Copenhaver said. 

“We just go out and play 

ball.” 

Th Celtics started all 

five seniors in Knight, 

Claire McGrath, Katie 

Rost, Jenna Spreitzer and 

Reagan Tokoly. About 

a minute into the game, 

Knight hit a 3-pointer and 

Providence led the whole 

way. The Celtics led 19-11 

after a quarter and 34-25 at 

halftime. 

Marian Catholic got 

within 39-35 with 2:10 to 

play in the third quarter. 

But once again Knight 

sparked a spurt. She scored 

on a layup to give the Celtics 

a 41-35 lead after three. 

That also started a 15-2 

run that stretched into the 

opening few minutes of 

the fourth quarter. Mc- 

Grath, who scored all eight 

of her points in the fourth 

quarter, hit a 3-pointer to 

cap it and give the Celtics 

a 52-37 lead with 5:29 to 

play in the game. 

“I had a little bit of a 

rough first half,” McGrath 

said. “So once I started 

making my shots it felt 

good.” 

Freshman guard Annalise 

Pietrzyk added 11 

points and junior forward 

Ashley Raymer nine for 

the Celtics. 

“It was a good way to 

end the regular season,” 

said Rost, who will attend 

Providence strikes early, sweeps Kennedy Cup semifinals 

5 

the Naval Academy this 

fall. “We all did things out 

there to pick each other 

up.” 

Tokoly agreed. 

“I think we have a team 

that picks each other up,” 

Tokoly said. “I probably 

knew in the summer that 

we could do this [break 

school win record]. That’s 

because we meshed together 

not only a team but 

as a family.” 

Spreitzer was happy to 

be a part of it, too. 

“It just shows how great 

of a season we’ve had,” 

she said. “It makes me excited 

to see where the next 

couple of weeks take us.” 

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Providence got the message 

after the opening 

game of its best-of-three 

Kennedy Cup semifinals 

against St. Rita. 

Just because the Celtics 

were the top seed does 

not mean it was going to be 

easy. 

The Mustangs jumped to 

an early two-goal lead in 

Game 1 before Providence 

rallied for a 4-3 overtime 

victory. 

The Celtics made sure 

Game 2 was much less 

dramatic. They grabbed the 

lead early and never relinquished 

it, rolling to a 6-2 

win on Thursday, Feb. 13, 

at Southwest Ice Arena in 

Crestwood. 

“Effort was the big 

thing,” Providence coach 

Nick Iaciancio said. “In 

Game 1, we just didn’t 

have the jump. We talked 

about it and some of 

the kids said they were 

nervous, afraid to make 

mistakes. We told the 

guys we can be more talented, 

but we can’t be outworked.” 

Providence, which improved 

to 41-11-1 overall 

and 22-2 in Catholic 

League games, advanced 

to take on Benet in the finals 

of the Kennedy Cup, 

the Catholic League playoffs. 

The schedule for the 

best-of-three series was yet 

to be announced at press 

time. 

Seniors Tom Davis and 

Sam Johnston led the Celtics 

past St. Rita, each finishing 

with two goals and 

an assist. Sophomore goalie 

Luke Brzezinski was big 

in the net. 

Davis, an All-State forward, 

scored his 55th and 

56th goals of the season. 

“We needed to get more 

pucks in their zone, play 

more offensively and stay 

out of the ‘D’ zone,” Davis 

said. “I think that’s what 

we did.” 

Davis struck first, just 

under four minutes into the 

game. 

“We needed that huge 

momentum swing,” Davis 

said. “We wanted to get 

momentum our way and 

put them in a hole. I think 

that worked out to our benefit.” 

Five minutes later, Trevor 

Glass scored to give the 

Celtics a 2-0 lead. 

Iaciancio felt his team’s 

fast start took some of the 

wind out of the Mustangs’ 

sails, as St. Rita was playing 

on its home ice and 

likely came in with a sense 

of belief after the tight 

Game 1. 

“That’s what we talked 

about,” he said. “We didn’t 

want to give them anything 

to feel good about. We 

knew if we could get one 

early, we could put a little 

doubt in their minds and 

also give us a boost.” 

Davis added a goal and 

an assist in the second period 

as Providence opened 

up a 4-0 lead before St. 

Rita got on the board. 

“It’s playoff time and 

your best players need to 

play like it,” Iaciancio said. 

“I think [Davis] at forward 

and Luke in the net, those 

guys were key for us. We 

still got contributions 

across the board.” 

Junior Joe McConnell 

also scored for the Celtics, 

who split a pair of regular 

The Providence hockey team celebrates after clinching 

a sweep over St. Rita in the Kennedy Cup semifinals 

with a 6-2 win Thursday, Feb. 13, at Southwest Ice 

Arena in Crestwood. STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

season games with Benet. 

“We’re going to have to 

keep our cool,” Iaciancio 

said, looking ahead to the 

championship series. “We 

can’t keep going to the 

penalty box. It’s another 

emotional opponent. We’ve 

been in the finals with them 

probably four or five times. 

Game 2 will be at their 

place. It’s a bigger rink, 

they practice on it. I think 

St. Ignatius [in the semifinals] 

learned that’s a pretty 

big home-ice advantage.”



Knights ahead of schedule in breaking records 

5 


Lincoln-Way Central 

junior Sean Curran said 

his team has not thought 

much about making 

school history, at least not 

this season. 

Curran is one of 18 juniors 

on the roster for the 

Knights, who have just 

two seniors, both reserves. 

“We’re young, so we’re 

really excited about next 

year,” Curran said. 

Those comments came 

after the Knights picked 

up their 21st win of this 

season, with three regular 

season games still to go. 

If next year is the year 

for Central, this year has 

been quite the precursor. 

With a 71-59 win over 

Lincoln-Way West on 

Thursday, Feb. 13, Central 

clinched at least a share of 

its first SouthWest Suburban 

Red title and can win 

the league outright with a 

victory in either of its final 

two conference games. 

The Knights are set to host 

Andrew on Friday, Feb. 

21, and visit Stagg on 

Tuesday, Feb. 25. 

The Knights hit the coveted 

20-win mark for the 

first time as Lincoln-Way 

Central. 

They last won 20 or 

more when they went 25-5 

in 2000-01, the final season 

as one Lincoln-Way 

before the split into Central 

and East. 

“I think it’s pretty cool,” 

junior forward Ryan Kraft 

said. “It’s a cool number to 

hit. We have a few more 

games left [in the regular 

season], so we want to finish 

strong.” 

Central coach Bob Curran 

knows the significance 

of getting beyond 20 wins. 

He hit the mark three times 

in five seasons as Thornwood’s 

coach, but this is 

his first time in 10 seasons 

at the helm of the Knights. 

“We haven’t done it 

since I’ve been here, so it’s 

great,” he said. “I didn’t 

know coming into the season. 

We don’t see these 

guys in the summer. We 

have four baseball players, 

two golfers, so hardly any 

of them play basketball 

in the summer. We had to 

kind of piece it together at 

the start. 

“The season is a grind. 

I’m really impressed with 

our juniors and the two seniors 

we have. They have 

come to play almost every 

single basketball game, and 

you don’t always see that 

with younger guys. It’s a 

sign of their maturity and 

competitiveness. Hopefully 

we can keep that going the 

next two weeks.” 

Central’s 20th win came 

Feb. 11 with a 66-49 win 

over Bradley-Bourbonnais. 

James Ogrodnik 

scored 16 points, Nick 

Tingley added 12, and 

Mike Maloney scored 10. 

In the win over West, 

five players hit double digits 

in scoring for Central 

(21-7, 6-0): Kraft (16), 

Sean Curran (14), Tingley 

(12), Matt Maloney (11) 

and Mike Maloney (10). 

Jacob Vassalla (nine rebounds) 

and Connor Jenkins 

led West (2-22, 0-6) 

with 19 points each. 

The Warriors hung 

tough early as Central led 

just 30-28 at halftime. 

“It’s a rivalry game,” 

Bob Curran said. “We 

have respect for them. We 

know how good [West 

head coach Brian Flaherty 

and assistant coach Dick 

Mandella] are as coaches. 

“I told the guys if we’re 

going to give up 50 points, 

every game is going to be 

somewhat close. We need 

to do a better job on that 

end. It will be nice to get 

back to some fundamentals, 

but our defense has 

been struggling a little 

bit.” 

Kraft caught fire in the 

third quarter, knocking 

down three 3-pointers as 

Central outscored West 

22-13 to pull away. 

“On certain nights, we 

just figure out who has the 

hot hand and get the ball to 

them,” Kraft said. 

Sean Curran, who has 

played more of a facilitator 

role for the Knights of late, 

scored 13 points in the second 

half. 

“The great thing about 

this team is we have so 

many guys that can shoot,” 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Sean Curran runs into Lincoln- 

Way West’s Jacob Vassalla on his way to the basket 

during the Knights’ 71-59 win Thursday, Feb. 13. JULIE 

MCMANN/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

he said. “As the point 

guard, I have to recognize 

that when guys are helping 

on me, that’s leaving 

someone open, and I need 

to find the open guy. 

“I could get more shots 

up, but right now I don’t 

see the need to with the 

way guys are shooting.” 

Quentin Villa added seven 

points for the Warriors. 

“We’ve been a lot more 

competitive the second 

half of the season, but by 

no means is it translating 

into wins,” Flaherty said. “I 

don’t fault the kids’ effort, 

but we have to be able to do 

the things we talk about doing 

and execute at the end 

of a game at some point.” 

This Week In 

KNIGHTS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 21 – hosts Andrew, 

6:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 25 – at Stagg, 6:30 

p.m. 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 20 – Class 4A Bloom 

Regional final, 7 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 24 – Class 4A Stagg 

Sectional semifinal, 7:30 

p.m. 

GIRLS BOWLING 

■Feb. ■ 21-22 – IHSA State 

Finals at The Cherry Bowl, 

Rockford, TBA 

BOYS SWIMMING 

■Feb. ■ 22 – IHSA 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

Sectional, 9 a.m. 

GIRLS INDOOR TRACK AND 

FIELD 

■Feb. ■ 25 – hosts LW 

Central quad, 4:30 p.m. 

WRESTLING 

■Feb. ■ 20 – IHSA Individual 

State Finals at State Farm 

Center, Champaign, 4:30 

p.m. 




p.m. 



Center, Champaign, 9 a.m. 

WARRIORS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 


■Feb. ■ 20 – hosts Ag 

Science, 6:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 25 – hosts Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 6:30 p.m. 


■Feb. ■ 20 – IHSA Class 4A 

Normal Regional final, 7 

p.m. 

Feb. 25 – IHSA Class 4A 

Pekin Sectional semifinal, 

7 p.m. 

GIRLS BOWLING 



Rockford, TBA 

BOYS SWIMMING 

■Feb. ■ 22 – IHSA 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

Sectional, 9 a.m. 

WRESTLING 




p.m. 




p.m. 




CELTICS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 


■Feb. ■ 21 – hosts Leo, 7 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 26 – hosts Marist, 

7 p.m. 


■Feb. ■ 20 – hosts Class 3A 

Providence Regional final, 

7 p.m 

■Feb. ■ 25 – Class 3A 

Hillcrest Sectional semifinal, 

7:30 p.m. 

GIRLS BOWLING 



Rockford, TBA 

GIRLS INDOOR TRACK AND 

FIELD 

■Feb. ■ 25 – at LW Central 

quad, 4:30 p.m. 

WRESTLING 




p.m. 




p.m. 




LINCOLN-WAY CO-OP 

ATHLETICS 

GIRLS GYMNASTICS 


Finals at Palatine, 2 p.m.



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media 

1st and 3 

THREE state finals 

to watch this 

weekend 

1. Wrestling 

Five area 

competitors will 

try for state titles 

in Champaign: 

Providence’s Ryan 

Boersma (above), 

Billy Meiszner and 

Kevin Countryman, 

and LW West’s 

Javen Estrada and 

Payton Geigner. 

2. Girls Bowling 

A senior duo 

will represent 

LW West at the 

finals in Rockford. 

Mackenzie Ullian 

and Olivia Daujatas 

will try to make 

a run at state 

medals. 

3. Girls gymnastics 

Grace Kmak, 

Korina Jarosz 

and Lucy Haas 

will compete for 

Lincoln-Way co-op. 

Girls gymnastics 

Lincoln-Way’s sectional streak snapped by Downers Grove 

Reis’ injury proves costly, 

but Lincoln-Way sends 

three individuals to state 

CHRIS WALKER 


If things went according to plan, 

senior Allie Reis would have set a 

PR in the all-around and Lincoln- 

Way co-op would have qualified 

for state for the fourth straight 

season during the Hinsdale Central 

Sectional on Feb. 11. 

They did not, however. Reis, a 

senior, was unable to compete due 

to injury and Lincoln-Way did not 

advance, finishing in second place 

with a 141.975 and not earning 

enough points to qualify for state 

via an at-large berth. 

Downers Grove co-op won with 

144.075, while Andrew co-op 

nearly caught Lincoln-Way with 

141.25 for third place. 

Reis sustained an injury Feb. 6 

during practice and, as much as 

she tried to return – even receiving 

cryotherapy and acupuncture 

– she could not. 

“It was really hard on her and 

really hard on the girls,” Lincoln- 

Way coach Kory Thompson said. 

“We all kind of went with Allie 

[to Victory Chiropractic in 

Frankfort on Feb. 10, submerging 

themselves in near-freezing 

temperatures for cryotherapy]. 

She did everything she could to 

get back. She even came out during 

warmups and said she at least 

wanted to do floor, but the sprain 

is a bad one. It was too weak still.” 

The absence of Reis was huge. 

As talented as Lincoln-Way coop 

is, you simply cannot replace 

a key all-arounder, especially one 

who advanced in all four events in 

the regional. 

“It would’ve been neck and 

neck,” Downers Grove co-op 

coach Kristyn Campos said. “Our 

joke [with Thompson] was always 

we’re going to come in and try to 

tie [so both teams would automatically 

advance to state].” 

Lincoln Way’s team score 

dropped 2.675 points from regional 

to sectional while Downers 

Grove co-op’s went up 2.125 

points. While nothing is guaranteed, 

if Reis were healthy and 

Lincoln-Way repeated what it did 

at its regional Feb. 4, it would be 

heading to Palatine yet again. 

That’s a tough pill to swallow, 

but that’s life, and in a sport as 

grueling as it is on the body, Lincoln-Way 

won’t be the first nor the 

last to wonder what could’ve been 

if not for a huge injury. 

“It was pretty tough, but there 

are always people who can come 

in and try to do their best to replace 

someone,” junior Grace 

Kmak said. “Everyone tried to do 

good to get the team as far as we 

could.” 

Kmak, senior Korina Jarosz and 

junior Lucy Haas advanced as individual 

competitors for the state 

meet, set for Friday, Feb. 21, and 

Saturday, Feb. 22, at Palatine High 

School. 

Kmak advanced in the allaround 

(3rd, 36.325), balance 

beam (1st, 9.325), vault (2nd, 

9.475) and floor (2nd, 9.25). 

Jarosz qualified for state in the 

all-around (5th, 36), bars (1st, 

9.325) and vault (3rd, 9.35). 

Haas tied for sixth on the floor, 

but her 9.15 was good enough to 

qualify as an at-large competitor 

in the event. 

Lincoln-Way co-op’s Grace Kmak competes in the floor exercise Feb. 

11 at the Hinsdale Central Sectional. She advanced to state on the 

floor and three other events. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

“I feel like my feelings were 

all the over place,” Jarosz said. 

“We were trying to stay positive 

and wanted to do it for Allie. We 

started out super strong on vault 

but we had a couple falls on beam 

that threw us off a little bit, so we 

had to come through on floor and 

perform our best.” 

Jarosz knew it was heartbreaking 

for Reis to be unable to contribute. 

“It was upsetting for all of us 

and probably hit me harder being 

a senior,” she said. “I know how 

badly she wanted to compete so 

our last [team] meet did not go as 

we expected it would.” 

Reis suffered the ankle injury 

while attempting a new dismount. 

If there’s any consolation in her 

season ending prematurely, at 

6 

least it came from once again challenging 

herself for the betterment 

of her team. 

“I only had a few days to recover, 

and went to the doctor and 

did whatever I could to help myself 

heal, but I didn’t have enough 

time,” she said. “I’m trying to not 

beat myself up over it. I’ve been 

very fortunate the past four years 

with great success here, even 

though it would’ve been nice to 

finish out at state.” 

Jarosz, Kmak and Haas will 

attempt to win the first individual 

state title in program history. 

Laney Costello was the vault runner-up 

in 2008 and Cindy Giroux 

placed second on beam in 1990. 

The team last had a medal winner 

in 2011 when Kaitlyn Neiheisel 

took fifth on floor. 

LISTEN UP 

“We haven’t done it since I’ve been here, so it’s great.” 

Bob Curran – LW Central boys basketball coach, on his team winning 

20 games for the first time since there was one Lincoln-Way 

what2watch 

Wrestling, Thursday, Feb. 20-Saturday, Feb. 22 

IHSA State Finals at State Farm Center, Champaign 

• Three Providence wrestlers and two from LW 

West will compete for state titles. 

Index 

38 – This Week In 

34 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor 

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

new lenox’s Hometown Newspaper | February 20, 2020 

GOOD AND BAD 

LW gymnastics has sectional 

streak snapped, sends 

three to state, Page 39 

STATE-BOUND Two 

LW West, three Providence 

wrestlers qualify for state, 

Page 36 

Knights hit 20-win mark for first time in Central era, win 

crosstown clash with LW West, Page 38 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Ryan Kraft fights to pull down a rebound during the Knights’ 71-59 win over Lincoln-Way West on Thursday, Feb. 13. JULIE MCMANN/22ND CENTURY MEDIA

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