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THURSDAY 

Super Senior Day 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 5, 

Founders Community Center, 

140 Oak St., Frankfort. 

This is a one-day program 

that consists of Rules of the 

Road (9-10:30 a.m.), a free 

review of the current traffic 

laws and the information 

that is needed to obtain a 

new or renew a driver’s license; 

a free vision screening 

(9 a.m.-1 p.m.), for 

anyone who is renewing 

a driver’s license within 

90 days of the date of the 

program and the Mobile 

Drivers Facility (9 a.m.-1 

p.m.), where seniors can 

obtain or renew the Illinois 

Identification Card, renew 

a Driver’s License (must 

be under 75 years old, no 

road test given) and register 

to vote. There will be a 

charge for the licenses and 

ID Card. Cash will not be 

accepted. No written test 

will be given. Real IDs are 

not available at the mobile 

driver’s facility. 

Racism Book Discussion 

7 p.m. Mar. 5, Frankfort 

Public Library District, 

21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, 

Frankfort. This month we 

discuss “The New Jim 

Crow” by Michelle Alexander. 

Alexander presents 

the case that slavery may 

have been abolished in 

1865 with the 13th Amendment, 

but the U.S. criminal 

justice system functions as 

a contemporary system of 

racial control — relegating 

millions to a permanent 

second-class status. Copies 

of the book are available at 

the library. Register online 

or call (815) 534-6173. 

FRIDAY 

Build a Rain Barrel 

Registration deadline is 

March 6, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, 

March 14, Founders 

Community Center, 140 

Oak St., Frankfort. Using a 

rain barrel to capture water 

for use around the yard is 

not only good for nature, 

it’s also good for your wallet. 

In this class, you will 

learn from experts at The 

Conservation Foundation 

about the benefits of using 

rain barrels, how to 

use them correctly, and 

then assemble your own 

55 gallon barrel to take 

home! All tools/supplies 

will be provided. Please 

have a way to transport 

your barrel home. The fee 

is per barrel, so feel free to 

bring along family members 

to learn about rain barrels 

and the many benefits 

they provide. Fee is $65 for 

residents and $70 for nonresidents. 

Coffee Cake & Crime Book 

Club 

9:30 a.m. Mar. 6, Frankfort 



Frankfort. This month’s selection 

is “The Department 

of Sensitive Crimes” by 

Alexander McCall Smith. 

In the Swedish criminal 

justice system, certain 

cases are considered especially 

strange and difficult. 

In Malmö, the dedicated 

detectives who investigate 

these crimes are members 

of an elite squad known 

as the Sensitive Crimes 

Division. No case is too 

unusual, too complicated, 

or too insignificant for this 

squad to solve. Copies of 

the book are available at 


or call (815) 534-6173. 

SW 

LIST 

LWE Sophomore Class 

Fundraiser 

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

March 6, Fridays through 

March 27, Buona, 20950 

S. La Grange Road, Frankfort. 

Twenty percent of 

all sales acquired through 

your participation will benefit 

the Lincoln-Way East 

sophomore class. 

SATURDAY 

Craft Supply Swap 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mar. 7, 

Frankfort Public Library 

District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer 

Road, Frankfort. Refresh 

your craft supplies at our 

Craft Supply Swap. Cost of 

admission: One non-perishable 

food item for our 

Frankfort Township Food 

Pantry. Limit: two bags 

of crafts per person. Call 

(815) 534-6173 for more 

details. 

Financial Literacy for Kids 

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Founders Community Center, 

140 Oak St., Frankfort. 

This program is a fun way 

to educate students on how 

many works. We will cover 

topics on budgeting, credit 

building, insurance, savings, 

investing and more. 

Parents are welcome to 

stay. This program is for 

children 10 and up. Fee is 

$49 for residents and $54 

for non-residents. 

MONDAY 

Chair Side Yoga 

1-2 p.m. March 9, Mondays 

through April 27, 

11000 W. Lincoln Highway, 

Frankfort. Cost is $25 

per eight-week session or 

$5 per class. Brought to you 

by the Frankfort Township 

Board as part of Frankfort 

Township’s Senior Enrichment 

Program 2020. 

Nonfiction at Night 




Frankfort. This month’s 

selection is “Mountains 

Beyond Mountains” by 

Tracy Kidder. This magnificent, 

inspiring account 

of Dr. Paul Farmer shows 

how radical change can be 

fostered in situations that 

seem insurmountable, and 

how one person can make a 

difference in solving global 

health problems. Copies of 

the book are available at 


or call (815) 534-6173. 

Sierra Club Meeting 

7:15 p.m. March 9, 

Frankfort Public Library 

District, 21119 Pfeiffer 

Road, Frankfort. This 

month’s speaker at the 

Sauk-Calumet Group of 

the Illinois Sierra Club 

meeting will be Max 

Reams, geologist and author 

of “Geology of Illinois 

State Parks: A Guide to the 

Physical Side of 28 Must- 

See Wonders of Illinois.” 

Dr. Reams taught geology 

at Olivet-Nazarene University 

in Bourbonnais for 

more than 40 years. He 

will focus on the geological 

formations that make 

our state parks so uniquely 

beautiful. 

TUESDAY 

Top Shelf Tuesdays’ Book 

Club 




Frankfort. This month’s 

selection is “Daisy Jones & 

the Six” by Taylor Jenkins 

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Correction 

In the Feb. 27 Active 

Aging special section, 

the dates in Gnade 

Insurance’s submitted 

story for the 2021 

open enrollment for 

Medicare should be 

Oct. 15-Dec. 7, 2020. 

Reid. Growing up in L.A. 

during the 60’s, Daisy Jones 

dreams of singing at the 

Whiskey a Go-Go. Meanwhile, 

a band, The Six, is 

getting noticed. Their lead 

singer, Billy Dunne, is a 

wild guy trying to balance 

new fatherhood while being 

on the road. A producer 

pairs Daisy and Billy and 

the rock music they create 

is legendary. Copies of the 

book are available at the 

library. Register online or 

call (815) 534-6173. 

WEDNESDAY 

The Secret of My Success 

Departing from Frankfort 

Township at 10:45 

a.m. March 11, 11000 W. 

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort. 

This world premiere 

musical follows an ambitious 

Midwesterner trying 

to make it in the big city, 

secrets and all. Shown at 

the Paramount Theatre in 

Aurora. Cost is $70 and includes 

luncheon and play. 

Contact the Senior Activities 

Department at (815) 

806-2766 to reserve your 

seat. Payment is due by 

Feb. 15.

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From Feb. 28 

Theft of LWSRA funds went unreported to public for nearly 2 years 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

A former employee of the 

Lincolnway Special Recreation 

Association used thousands 

of dollars from the 

nonprofit for “personal expenses” 

over a recent fouryear 

span, according to multiple 

documents obtained by 

The Frankfort Station. 

Acknowledged in a 

signed separation agreement 

from May 2018, the group’s 

former Superintendent of 

Recreation Abby Billips 

used the group’s credit cards 

to purchase at least $6,503 

worth of non-work-related 

items. 

The Station’s attempts to 

reach Billips were unsuccessful 

as of publication. 

LWSRA made the theft 

public for the first time 

Thursday, Feb. 27, in an 

email sent to the LWSRA 

community by the association’s 

Executive Director 

Keith Wallace. 

The message was sent one 

day after The Station interviewed 

Wallace and LWS- 

RA Board President Gina 

Hassett about thousands of 

dollars in questionable purchases 

made between 2014 

and 2018. 

The services include 

athletic programs for everything 

from basketball to 

swimming, theater performances 

and training, social 

gatherings such as dances 

and dinner parties, camps 

during school breaks, afterschool 

care, and much more. 

A majority of operational 

funding for LWSRA programs, 

according to a 2018 

financial report, comes from 

member park districts (out of 

Mokena, Frankfort, Frankfort 

Square, New Lenox, 

Peotone, Wilmington and 

Manhattan) at 46 percent, or 

$762,028, and program fees 

at 41 percent, or $677,783. 

Donations make up another 

12 percent of operational 

revenue at $196,777. 

Wallace’s email — which 

went out to full- and parttime 

LWSRA staff, LWSRA 

Foundation board members, 

LWSRA board directors and 

some of the families of those 

enrolled in LWSRA programs 

— states that in May 

2018 “LWSRA immediately 

conducted an internal investigation, 

which revealed 

a discrepancy of $6,503,” 

and per the separation 

agreement, the funds and 

additional legal costs were 

returned and in exchange 

LWSRA accepted Billups’ 

resignation. 

Documentation obtained 

by The Station from former 

LWSRA employees shows 

that the amount of money 

stolen between 2014-2018 

is potentially more than 

double the $6,500 noted in 

the separation agreement. 

The documents also include 

a timeline that claims 

LWSRA employees approached 

Wallace about the 

suspicious financial activity 

multiple times between February 

2017 and April 2018, 

more than a year before administration 

took action in 

May 2018. 

Lynn Annerino, who 

worked at LWSRA as an 

assistant to Wallace from 

2013-2018, provided the 

documents to The Station. 

As part of her duties, Annerino 

was responsible for 

overseeing the collection 

of payments, deposits and 

credit card statements for the 

nonprofit organization. 

She noted, between February 

2014 and May 2018, 

179 personal or questionable 

transactions were made 

from the organization’s 

American Express, Mastercard 

and Sam’s Club accounts. 

Included in Billips’ questionable 

purchases — and 

supported by receipts — are 

items such as maternity and 

infant clothing, other accessories 

for babies, Amazon 

Prime memberships, makeup 

and exercise equipment. 

The Station reviewed the 

documents and presented 

Wallace and Hassett with 

a portion of the findings on 

Wednesday, Feb. 26. Neither 

would respond to specifics 

of the alleged theft 

or if any of the items could 

have been used for LWSRA 

purposes. 

In that interview with The 

Station, just one day before 

Wallace sent the email alerting 

families of the “unfortunate 

incident,” Wallace and 

Hassett said that the decision 

not to press charges against 

Billips was a result of legal 

advice given to the LWSRA 

board of directors. 

“We handled it based on 

our attorney’s recommendations 

and what we thought 

would be the easiest way to 

get restitution and reduce the 

legal cost to do so,” Hassett 

said. 

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Chamber of Commerce event 

brings local women together 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

It was ladies night at 

CD&ME on Thursday, 

Feb. 27, as the Frankfort 

Chamber of Commerce 

hosted FAWN – Frankfort 

Area Women's Night – at 

the popular venue. 

The event encouraged 

local women to meet the ladies 

behind some of Frankfort's 

most successful businesses 

and organizations, 

connect with members of 

the community and raise 

money for the Maddog 

Strong Foundation. 

“People are coming to 

know what FAWN stands 

for which is Frankfort Area 

Women's Night Out,” said 

FAWN Committee Chair 

Dana Anderson, who also 

serves as sales director 

for The Frankfort Station. 

“When we start sending 

out the invitations, posting 

things on Facebook and in 

the newspaper and sending 

dedicated emails through 

the chamber, we start getting 

people to sign-up immediately. 

It's a great event 

for women, and all the 

guys want to get involved 

as well.” 

Male members of the 

chamber volunteered to 

work the event as servers 

and many businesses 

– including Ken Anderson 

- State Farm Insurance 

Agent, Riverside Healthcare 

- Frankfort Campus, 

Dancing Marlin, Dutch 

Barn Landscaping, Maria 

Hohman - American Family 

Insurance Agent, Camp 

Manitoqua and more – 

were among the event's 

sponsors. Non-chamber 

members were also encouraged 

to attend and 

comprised half of the evening's 

attendance. 

“For FAWN, only about 

50 percent of the registrants 

are chamber members,” 

Anderson said. 

“This is a great way to get 

out into the community 

even if you're a new resident. 

You get to see what's 

going on, meet businesspeople 

and friends of the 

community. 

“People in Frankfort 

are just great,” she added. 

“There's great businesses 

and the ambiance throughout 

Frankfort is gorgeous. 

There's so many good 

things to do.” 

FAWN 2020 featured 

raffles, music by Wallace 

Entertainment and food 

from a variety of local restaurants. 

It also included 

fun new activities including 

a wine toss game and 

caricature drawings by 

Bryan Janky, explained the 

chamber's executive director, 

Marianne Melcher. 

“We have a wine toss 

game which is something 

new where basically we 

are going to have a lot of 

wine bottles set out for a 

3 

Megan Johnson (left), of Homes for Heroes, and Nicole 

Green, of Eating Clean, share a laugh Thursday, Feb. 

27, during Frankfort Area Women’s Night at CD&ME in 

Frankfort. Photo by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

ring toss,” Melcher said. 

“People can buy chances 

to throw for $10 and have 

a chance to win that bottle 

of wine as well as some 

other prizes. Something 

new also that we're doing 

this year is having a caricaturist 

that will be available. 

You can get your character 

done for $5, so it's going to 

be a fun night.” 

Proceeds from the 

event benefited the Maddog 

Strong Foundation, 

an organization created 

to inspire teens to start a 

conversation with friends 

and family about organ 

donation. Maddog Strong 

was founded in the spirit 

of Maddie “Maddog” 

Grobmeier, an 18-yearold 

Frankfort resident who 

died unexpectedly from an 

asthma attack in 2019 and 

was passionate in her commitment 

to organ donation. 

A few months before 

passing away, Maddie 

survived a serious car accident 

with only minor injuries. 

Her mother, Cyndi 

Grobmeier – president of 

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the foundation's board of 

directors – explained that 

after the accident, Maddie 

had a conversation with 

her parents about her desire 

to be an organ donor. 

“What we found was 

having that clarity of 

knowing what she wanted, 

gave us the strength to 

make sure those wishes 

were carried through,” 

Cyndi Grobmeier said. 

“As we started learning 

more and more about organ 

donation – realizing 

that there's a disconnect 

between people's perceptions 

of organ donation, 

their willingness to sign 

up on the registry and how 

they talk about organ donation 

or don't talk about 

it – we realized that this 

is something we could do 

to take our tragedy and 

bring some meaning to it. 

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Julie Cantrell, of the Cantrell Property Group, wins an 

armful of wine after playing the FAWN wine toss game. 

Photo by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

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It's given us a lot of peace 

being able to bring some 

meaning to such a senseless 

loss of such a beautiful 

young woman.” 

Through Maddie's story, 

Maddog Strong now 

fosters the opportunity 

for conversations about 

organ and tissue donation 

while building upon 

the mission's of organizations 

such as the Secretary 

of State's Office, Gift of 

Hope, Donate Life Illinois 

and Donate Life America. 

Melcher said of the 

chamber's decision to 

work with Maddog Strong, 

“This foundation, I think, 

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hit home for a lot of our 

committee members. It 

touched a lot of people 

because Maddie's a local 

girl and it's such a positive 

message that she put out 

to her family and now her 

family is carrying on in her 

honor.” 

Maddog Strong will 

be hosting its inaugural 

Miles for Maddog 

5K/10K in Frankfort on 

June 27, and the Frankfort 

Chamber of Commerce 

has several events coming 

up, including the Community 

Showcase on March 

21, Pub! Grub! Network! 

on April 29 and the Community 

Golf Outing on 

June 29. 

More information about 

the Maddog Strong Foundation 

is available at www. 

maddogstrong.org, and 

the Frankfort Chamber of 

Commerce can be found 

online at www.frankfort 

chamber.com. 

leged thefts to be acknowledged 

and investigated internally, 

Wallace responded 

“Well, criminals are good 

and they’re clever. This individual 

had the trust of a 

small agency and the trust of 

that position.” 

Wallace and Hassett also 

said that because notifying 

LWSRA families and the 

general public of the reported 

theft was not part of the 

legal advice, the organization 

did not do so. 

“It wasn’t something that 

came up,” Hassett said. “We 

didn’t discuss it as a board 

to decide to make a public 

press release. Our attorneys 

didn’t recommend it, so we 

just followed the advice of 

our legal attorney and handled 

it as we did.” 

Minutes from the board’s 

May 15, 2018 meeting show 

that following a closed session 

meeting the board instructed 

its attorney, nowretired 

Matthew Lulich, 

to prepare two separate 

“Agreement of Separation” 

documents. 

One of those documents 

outlines the terms of Billips’ 

employment status. It states 

that Billips misused association 

funds for personal 

expenses and that her “voluntary 

resignation” would 

be changed to “termination” 

unless she repaid a total of 

$6,938.12 in three installments: 

$250 on May 14, 

2018, $250 on the first day 

of each month thereafter and 

$5,188.12 on Dec. 1, 2018. 

Wallace and Hassett said 

that Billips has repaid that 

amount, and that new procedures 

— such as alerts sent 

directly to Wallace whenever 

any staff member makes 

a purchase using one of the 

organization’s credit cards 

— have been put in place to 

prevent future questionable 

financial activity from occurring. 

Pictured is the aftermath of the McCurdy family home in 

Frankfort following a fire Feb. 24. Photo submitted 

GoFundMe page set up for 

Frankfort family following 

fire at house in February 

Pastor and family 

of Mokena Baptist 

church OK after 

blaze 

T.J. Kremer III 


A GoFundMe page for 

the McCurdy family, of 

Frankfort, was started following 

a fire at the family’s 

home Feb. 24. 

Frankfort Fire Protection 

District responded 

to a call at approximately 

10:27 a.m. in the 300 block 

of East Nebraska Street, 

according to FFPD, and 

the fire was brought under 

control within 15 minutes. 

Units from Mokena, New 

Lenox, Homer, Monee, 

East Joliet and Manhattan 

Fire Districts assisted in 

the effort. 

Brandon McCurdy, the 

pastor at Mokena Baptist 

Church, said no one 

was injured in the fire. 

His wife, Rachel, and 

their goldendoodle, Wrigley, 

were inside the home 

when the fire started, but 

the couple’s two daughters 

were in school at the time. 

A family friend set up a 

GoFundMe page to assist 

the McCurdys. The campaign 

had raised $6,375 in 

its first 15 hours. 

“We have a lot of really 

great people in our life,” 

Brandon said. “We’re very 

grateful … We’re grateful 

the Lord’s protected us. 

Things can be replaced; 

people can’t.” 

FFPD wrote that the 

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investigation. 

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Frankfort resident celebrates 94th birthday 

Nuria Mathog, Editor 

Genora Sandifer was in for a 

big surprise at her Tuesday bingo 

session. 

The Frankfort resident, 

who turned 94 on Feb. 25, was 

greeted by her daughter Betty 

and friend Shirley Robinson, 

who showed up at the Frankfort 

Township Building with a birthday 

cake to share with all of the 

seniors. 

“We’re happy that she’s here,” 

Frankfort Township Senior 

Activity Director Jodi Gallagher 

Dilling said. “We’re happy 

she’s part of our family, and we 

enjoy that she comes and enjoys 

everything at her age. It’s amazing 

that she still continues to 

come, and she’s active, very active. 

So, that’s pretty cool.” 

Betty has lived in Frankfort 

for the past 17 years, and Genora 

moved in with her about 

eight years ago. Originally from 

Mississippi, Genora later relocated 

to the Chicago area with 

her family, and she and her late 

husband, Charlie, were married 

for 62 years. 

“He actually lived a long 

life too, because he would have 

been 99 this year,” Betty said. 

“We carry on as a family, as a 

unit. We’re just happy to support 

each other, happy to have mom 

still here. She’s still the center of 

the family.” 

Growing up, Genora was a 

“very, very, very caring mother” 

who loved cooking, and several 

of Genora’s children, including 

herself, have inherited her love 

of good food, Betty said, adding 

her mother makes the best sweet 

potato pie and “mouth-watering” 

dressing for Thanksgiving 

and Christmas. 

“Our family was always the 

center of holiday celebrations, 

and not only did they look forward 

to just the camaraderie 

Frankfort resident Genora Sandifer (middle) celebrates her 94th 

birthday Feb. 25 with her daughter Betty (right) and friend Shirley 

Robinson at the Frankfort Township Building. Nuria Mathog/22nd 

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of being together as a family, 

but they were ready to eat, because 

the food was always so 

good,” Betty said. “Even today, 

we have written down some of 

those recipes that were in her 

head, that she just knows how 

to do. We’ve managed to write 

some of those down and try our 

best to replicate them.” 

Robinson said she most appreciated 

Genora’s smile — and 

the things that she says. 

“You never know what might 

come out of her mouth,” she 

said, laughing. “It’s just good 

to listen to the things that she 

tells us and the comments that 

she makes. She doesn’t hold 

her tongue on anything, but it’s 

a pleasure. You want that for 

yourself. You want to have that 

spunk and that vitality. So, she 

encourages us.” 

At 94, Genora is still highly 

active. She attends almost all of 

the Frankfort Township senior 

outings — her favorite was a trip 

to Four Winds Casino, she said 

— and she regularly takes the 

bus to and from the Frankfort 

Township Building to meet her 

friends for bingo, a gathering 

she described as “like a family.” 

Asked what the secret is to 

a long life, Genora had just a 

few simple words, shared with 

a smile: “I don’t know, but I’m 

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Police reports 

Woman allegedly struck 

car while intoxicated 

A Frankfort woman received 

multiple citations 

Feb. 25 after allegedly driving 

off the road and into a 

vehicle for sale while under 

the influence of alcohol. 

Mary J. Zeniecki, 61, 

of 201 Mulberry Road 

in Frankfort, was cited 

in the 9700 block of Lincoln 

Highway for alleged 

failure to reduce speed 

to avoid an accident, improper 

lane usage; DUI 

and having a blood alcohol 

concentration above .08. 

According to Frankfort 

Deputy Police Chief 

Kevin Keegan, an officer 

responded to the scene and 

determined a white Nissan 

Murano was traveling 

westbound on Lincoln 

Highway, left the roadway, 

drove through a bush, hit 

a Phillips Chevrolet sign 

and struck a new Camaro 

for sale on the Chevrolet 

lot. Keegan said the officer 

met with the Nissan’s driver, 

identified as Zeniecki, 

who was not injured, and 

detected an odor of an alcoholic 

beverage emitting 

from her mouth and person. 

Zeniecki had glossy, 

dilated eyes and slow, 

slurred and deliberate 

speech. Keegan said. Zeniecki 

was taken into police 

custody after failing 

field sobriety testing, and 

her blood alcohol concentration 

was above the legal 

limit, police said. 

Feb 23 

• Rickey Murff, 35, of 29 

W. Oakley Drive in Westmont, 

was cited in the area 

of Georgetown Commons 

and Harlem Avenue for alleged 

DUI and unsafe tires. 

According to Keegan, an 

officer observed a vehicle 

in the area pulled off the 

roadway with its hazard 

lights activated and a front 

flat tire. Keegan said the 

officer approached the 

driver’s side window and 

was initially unsuccessful 

in waking the driver, 

who was asleep, despite 

knocking several times. 

After entering the vehicle 

through an unlocked door, 

the officer was able to 

wake the driver, later identified 

as Murff, after several 

attempts, Keegan said. 

Murff reportedly had a 

strong odor of an alcoholic 

beverage emitting from his 

mouth and slurred speech. 

He was taken into police 

custody after reportedly 

failing field sobriety testing. 

• An unsecured vehicle reportedly 

was stolen from 

a residential street in the 

21400 block of Brittany 

Drive. 

• Miscellaneous items reportedly 

were stolen from 

an unsecured vehicle in the 

21200 block of Longview 

Drive. 

Feb. 17 

• Toure L. Robinson, 45, of 

21373 Old North Church 

Road in Frankfort, was arrested 

in the 7200 block of 

West Lincoln Highway for 

alleged criminal trespass 

to property. 

Feb. 16 

• Joe Scott, 44, of 122 Hay 

St. in Park Forest, was 

cited in the area of South 

Frankfort Square Road 

and West Glenshire Drive 

for alleged failure to signal 

and driving with a suspended 

license. 

Feb. 15 

• Raphael Martell Grant, 

28, of 1630 Fordem Ave. 

in Madison, Wisc., was 

cited in the area of 191st 

Street and 76th Avenue for 

allegedly having no registration 

light and driving 

with a suspended license. 

Feb. 11 

• Freddie White, 38, of 

21147 Sophia Drive in 

Matteson, was cited in 

the area of West Lincoln 

Highway and Woodbridge 

Drive for allegedly driving 

with a revoked license. 

• A laser, two battery chargers 

with batteries, an impact 

drill and a flashlight 

reportedly were stolen 

from a storage container in 

the 24000 block of South 

Harvest Hills Road. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Frankfort Station’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on 

the Frankfort Police Department’s 

website or releases 

issued by the department and 

other agencies. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

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The frankfort station’s 

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Mikaylee Ficht was 

chosen as this week’s 

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School News 

Trinity Christian College 

Three named to fall dean’s 

list 

Frankfort residents 

Alicyn Boss, Delaney 

Boyne, Jordan Cruz and 

Carter Sheehan were 

named to Trinity Christian 

College’s dean’s list for 

fall 2019. Undergraduate 

students who attend Trinity 

full-time and earned a 

3.5 semester grade point 

average earn this honor. 

University of Iowa 

Three Frankfort students 

receive degrees 

Civil engineering major 

Bradley Brown earned a 

bachelor of science degree 

in engineering, finance 

major Benjamin Vaslie 

earned a bachelor of business 

administration and 

finance major Ryan Zelenika 

earned a bachelor of 

business administration 

degree. 

University of Wisconsin-La 

Crosse 

Student named to dean’s 

list 

Megan Potaczek, a biology 

major, was named to 

the University of Wisconsin-La 

Crosse’s dean’s list 

for the fall 2019 semester. 

To be eligible, students 

must earn a minimum 3.5 

semester grade point average 

and carry a minimum 

of 12 credits. 

School News is compiled by 

Editor Nuria Mathog 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

One essential I must 

have is a quiet space with 

no distractions. I also need 

food. 

What do you like to do 

when not in school or 

studying? 

When I’m not is school 

I like to ice skate. I am at 

Freeskate 2. 

What is your dream job? 

My dream job is to become 

a doctor. I’m not 

sure what kind of doctor 

just yet, but it has always 

interested me. 

What are some of your 

most played songs on your 

iPod? 

Some of the most played 

songs are “I Love You” by 

Billie Eilish, “Señorita” by 

Shawn Mendes and Camila 

Cabello and “Liar” by 

Camila Cabello. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

One thing that people 

don’t know about me is 

that I really like a good 

book. 

Whom do you look up to 

and why? 

One person I look up to 

is Bradie Tennell. I look 

up to her because she is 

such a strong and powerful 

skater. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

Somethings I keep under 

my bed are slime and 

supplies and some extra 

pillows and blankets. 

Who is your favorite 

teacher and why? 

My favorite teacher 

right now is Mrs. Mueller. 

I like her because she 

is fun and energetic. She is 

also extremely nice. 

What’s your favorite class 

and why? 

My favorite class is novel. 

I like novel because we 

read new novels each time 

we finish. 

What’s one thing that 

stands out about your 

school? 

One thing that stands out 

about my school is that we 

have weekly Mass. 

What extracurricular(s) do 

you wish your school had? 

One extracurricular that 

I wish my school had were 

Photo submitted 

clubs like art club, book 

club, etc. 

What’s your morning 

routine? 

First I wake up. Then I 

get dressed, eat breakfast, 

brush my teeth and I make 

my lunch. After that I pack 

everything up and get my 

shoes on and go to school. 

If you could change one 

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would it be? 

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would be to add more 

sports. I would do that 

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and volleyball. I’m 

not saying they are bad, it’s 

just we need more sports. 

What’s your favorite thing 

to eat in the cafeteria? 

My favorite thing I like 

to eat at school is quesadillas. 

What’s your best memory 

from school? 

My best memory from 

school is my fourth grade 

May Crowning. At May 

Crowning I got the honor 

to crown a statue of Mary. 

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Southside Irish Sunday March 15th 

Doors Open at 1:00pm Admission 

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Four Stages of Entertainment 

Delicious Hot Food Buffet in the Tara Room from 1:00pm 

Emerald Room 

1:30pmThe Larkin & Moran Brothers 

6:00pm Arranmore 

7:30pmThe Dennehy School of Irish Dancing 

Children’s Stage 

1:30pm Dublin Deceptions 

2:30pm Magic by Patrick 

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Carraig Pub 

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Fox’s on Wolf 

Saint Patrick’s 

Month Celebration 

A Southside Tradition Since 1963 

March 6th 

Hearthfire Duo 6:00 - 9:00 

Sink’s Shots 

Frankfort resident Dale Sink snapped this shot of 

a Cooper’s hawk in the tree right outside his family 

room. 

Dale Sink is a Frankfort resident who enjoys photography and 

regularly submits photos to The Station. 

Photo Op 

March 7th 

Brendan Loughrey 6:00 - 9:00 

March 8th 

Ryan Burns 3:00 - 7:00 (Tinley Park parade day) 

March 13th 

Dan Reily Trio 6:00 - 9:00 

March 14th 

Distant Brothers Trio 

6:00 - 9:00 

March 15th 

Gleason Irish Trio 4:30 - 8:00 

(South Side parade day) 

March 17th 

The Chicago Irish Duo 10:00 - 2:00 

Ryan Burns 3:00 - 9:00 

This week’s Photo Op comes from Frankfort resident Betty McEnroe and features 

a snowy landscape in Frankfort. 

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the Village trustees invite 

residents to attend a public 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Triple Play Concert Series 

headliners announced 

New Lenox residents 

have known for nearly a 

month that ZZ Top is one 

of the headliners for the 

Triple Play Concert Series 

this summer after the band 

released its tour dates, 

which included a stop in 

the Commons on July 3. 

Mayor Tim Baldermann 

announced the full lineup 

at the Village Board meeting 

on Feb. 24. 

This summer’s lineup 

includes Dennis DeYoung, 

formerly of Styx, on June 

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of Fame. Styx was inducted, 

as well. 

“I think it says that we 

have a great reputation,” 

Baldermann said. “All of 

these bands and their management 

talk to each other. 

This is the 12th year now, 

and clearly the word is 

out that we’re a first-class, 

professionally-run operation 

when it comes to these 

concerts. The fact that 

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Themed night at local yoga 

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The Lotus Moon Air 

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Lockport was transported 

back to the 1980s on Feb. 

21 for a yogaerobics dance 

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With classic hits like the 

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Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” 

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arrived at the studio 

wearing their best ’80s 

wardrobes, including neon 

leotards, leg warmers and 

sweatbands. 

“I just thought it would 

be a fun thing for the ladies 

to do,” said Desmond who 

regularly teaches the mat 

and barre classes. “We’re 

going to start doing a 

monthly ‘girls’ night’ with 

specialty classes.” 

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The Village desires to 

apply for this grant for a 

bike path along the north 

side of Sauk Trail Road 

between Pfeiffer Road 

and 80th Avenue. This 

portion would complete 

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the loop to allow residents 

in Prestwick, Lakeview 

Estates, Frankfort Meadows 

and Timbers Edge 

access to the Old Plank 

Road Trail. 

“The trustees and I are 

opened in November, and 

the team has since settled 

into the community. Owner 

Cher Venhuizen explained 

that she is looking for a way 

to make fitness more fun 

by expanding their classes. 

The girls’ night idea allows 

Venhuizen and Desmond 

to showcase their creativity 

and create fun events for 

the community. 

Reporting by Alyssa Collins, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit LockportLegend 

Daily.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Brew & Vine to keep 

things ‘fresh and current’ 

by offering VIP experience 

to all 

Attendees will notice 

some big changes at this 

year’s Tinley Park Brew & 

Vine. 

The 11th annual event 

— to be held Saturday, 

April 4 at the Tinley Park 

Convention Center — will 

be a more ‘intimate group 

this year’ because only a 

limited amount of tickets 

will be sold offering an 

exclusive VIP experience, 

according to Jackie Bobbitt, 

executive director at 

the Tinley Park Chamber 

of Commerce. 

“It’s Year 11, and there’s 

a lot of beer and wine festivals 

out there, and so our 

committee got together and 

just decided they wanted to 

try something new for 2020 

and Year 11 for Brew & 

Vine and see how it went,” 

excited for the opportunity 

to apply for grant funding 

to complete a portion 

of our trail system that 

will benefit so many in 

our community,” Holland 

commented. 

Bobbitt said. “[We’re] just 

trying to keep things fresh 

and updated and current, 

and one of the ways to do 

that is to switch it up a little 

bit.” 

The VIP Experience 

ticket costs $65 and includes 

24 taste tickets, a 

souvenir glass, two live 

bands and 60-plus vendors 

from which to choose. 

As in years past, those 

who purchased the VIP 

ticket were guaranteed access 

an hour early, but now 

the event allows all attendees 

to soak in the six hour 

Brew & Vine while not being 

shoulder to shoulder. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn 

Schlabach, Editor. For more, 

visit TinleyJunctionDaily. 

com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Homer Glen natives open 

second business in Lemont 

strip mall 

Since 2015, Homer Glen 

natives and brothers Richard 

and Robert Kruczak 

have owned and operated 

Rustic Knead in Lemont 

— a cafe and bakery that 

has become popular over 

the years for its sandwiches, 

pastries and more. 

The next step in their 

business plan that was realized 

was the opening of 

a storefront shortly before 

Christmas in the same strip 

mall as Rustic Knead for 

Lia P. Gluten Free, 1116 

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Park 

district to 

request 

community 

input at 

meeting 

Submitted by Frankfort 

Park District 

The Frankfort Park District 

will host a community 

input meeting at 6 p.m. 

Wednesday, March 11, 

at the Founders Community 

Center, 140 Oak St. 

in Frankfort. The primary 

purpose of the meeting is 

to let residents share their 

thoughts on what the park 

district does well, what areas 

the park district can do 

better and what the park 

district should do in the 

future. The park district 

has started the process of 

developing an update to its 

Comprehensive Parks and 

Recreation Master Plan 

that will provide insight 

and direction on its future. 

An important component 

of the planning process 

is community input, 

allowing the park district 

to make strategic decisions 

based on community 

feedback. The park district 

is very interested in learning 

more from residents 

on what it should be doing 

in the next several years 

to meet the recreational 

needs of the community. 

Design Perspectives, Inc. 

is leading the master plan 

update project with the 

goal of soliciting public input 

from different sectors 

of the community and will 

be facilitating this informal 

public input meeting.

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From the Editor 

A special birthday surprise 

nuria mathog 

Editor 

Last week, I had the 

pleasure of meeting 

Frankfort resident 

Genora Sandifer, who recently 

celebrated her 94th 

birthday. Sandifer, who 

regularly attends bingo 

sessions at the Frankfort 

Township Building, received 

a surprise from her 

daughter Betty and friend 

Shirley Robinson, who 

nfyn 

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State St. in Lemont. The 

dedicated gluten-free bakery 

sells a variety of baked 

goods: breads, brownies, 

bars, cookies, biscotti, cupcakes, 

cakes, muffins and 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

D135, D140 break new 

ground with Eid al-Fitr 

off-day 

The Prayer Center of Orland 

Park found reason to 

celebrate last month as two 

brought a birthday cake 

to the event. 

When I was a child, I 

didn’t always appreciate 

the importance of 

acknowledging birthdays 

and had to be reminded 

to give my grandparents 

a call every time they 

celebrated another year 

around the sun. But as an 

adult, I’ve come to appreciate 

how meaningful it is 

to share that special occasion 

with a loved one. In 

the age of social media, 

it’s easy to shoot off a 

quick “happy birthday” 

to a friend when the annual 

birthday notification 

pops up on Facebook, 

but it never hurts to go 

that extra mile and make 

someone who matters to 

us feel especially loved 

local school districts broke 

ground by giving students 

the day off of school for 

Eid al-Fitr for the first time 

in 2021. 

The approved 2020- 

2021 school calendar — 

adopted by the Orland 

School District 135 Board 

of Education on Feb. 10 — 

has May 13, 2021, listed as 

a not-in-attendance day. 

D135 School Board 

President Linda Peckham- 

Dodge confirmed the day 

off in conjunction with 

Eid al-Fitr, a celebration 

that comes at the end of 

the fasting done during the 

holy month of Ramadan. 

The Prayer Center 

posted to Facebook Feb. 

14 that it was the “best of 

news ever,” noting it is a 

day off “not just for Muslim 

kids but ... for the entire 

district,” and it hopes 

that more districts would 

follow. 

The center did not have 

and appreciated. 

The surprise for Sandifer 

also highlighted how 

important it is for area 

organizations to offer 

events geared toward allowing 

seniors to socialize, 

develop friendships 

and remain active in the 

community. Sandifer 

told The Station that she 

enjoyed getting to make 

new friends and that 

the people she had met 

through bingo were “like 

a family.” Having these 

kinds of opportunities is 

conducive to health and 

happiness, especially in 

old age. 

Two local events for 

seniors are happening 

this week. The Frankfort 

Township Senior 

Activities Department is 

to wait long to see that 

prayer answered, as Kirby 

School District 140, which 

serves Orland Park and 

Tinley Park with eight 

schools, approved its 2020- 

2021 school calendar on 

Feb. 20, also listed May 

13, 2021, as a nonattendance 

day. 

“The Prayer Center of 

Orland Park welcomes the 

great news from Districts 

taking seniors on a trip to 

Aurora on March 11 to 

watch the musical “The 

Secret of My Success” 

at Paramount Theatre, 

and the Frankfort Park 

District is hosting Super 

Senior Day today, March 

5, which is scheduled 

from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the 

Founders Community 

Center and gives seniors 

the opportunity to review 

the Rules of the Road, 

renew a driver’s license, 

get their vision screened 

and register to vote. More 

information can be found 

in our calendar on Page 2. 

I wish all of our seniors, 

including Ms. Sandifer, 

a year filled with 

positive experiences — 

and many more birthdays 

to come. 

135 and 140 to recognize 

these important holidays 

beginning next school year, 

and we hope the other districts 

will follow this inclusive 

example,” said Imam 

Kifah Mustapha, of the 

Prayer Center. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. 

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Upholding a family tradition 

Nicky’s Gyros in Lockport sees second generation 

at the helm, 25 years in, Page 26 

Lincoln-Way Theatre 

Guild actress Katie 

Arwood (left) and actor 

and director Steven 

Beemsterboer rehearse 

a scene Feb. 25 for 

the group’s upcoming 

production of “A 

Murder Most Absurd.” 

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Century Media 

LW Theatre Guild to perform dinner theater show, Page 21

20 | March 5, 2020 | the frankfort station faith 


Faith Briefs 

Hickory Creek Community Church 

(10660 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort) 

Ladies Night Out Event: 

“Falling Into Grace” 

Doors open at 6:30 

p.m., program from 7-9 

p.m. Friday, March 13, 

Hickory Creek Church, 

10660 W. Lincoln Highway, 

Frankfort. Join other 

women for this one-night 

women’s event. Learn 

with other women how to 

fill up with God’s grace 

and experience freedom 

and fulfillment by living in 

it. The world expects us to 

be graceful and poised, yet 

most of us feel like we are 

faltering and falling short. 

In those moments, we 

have two choices: We can 

look around and fill ourselves 

up shame, or we can 

look up and fill ourselves 

with God’s grace. We will 

look at the basic definition 

of grace, how we can position 

ourselves to receive 

it, and the freedom we can 

experience by living in 

it. This event will bring 

together mothers, daughters, 

sisters, and women of 

all ages to hear from Lisa 

Bonnema (speaker, writer, 

mom). This event is an opportunity 

to encourage and 

remind women that God’s 

grace imparts strength in 

each of us to endure trial 

and resist temptation. No 

longer should we feel 

like we are not enough 

as women, as moms, or 

wives. Spiritual healing is 

offered through the mercy 

and love of Jesus Christ. 

We are all daughters of a 

king. This event is free to 

all women. To register, 

visit the events page at 

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family, co-workers, and 

neighbors to attend. Refreshments 

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Powerzone Kids Ministries 

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(815) 469-9496. 

Reach Student Ministries 

6:45-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Students from sixth 

grade through high school 

can worship, connect with 

other students, learn about 

God and his word, and enjoy 

high energy activities. 


(815) 469-9496. 

Mixed Bible Studies 

We have many Bible 

studies that meet throughout 

the week in the evenings. 

Contact the church 

at (815) 469-9496 for a 

current schedule. 

Women’s Bible Study 

Gathering is typically on 

Mondays, Tuesdays and 

Fridays at various times 

throughout the year. Contact 

the church at (815) 

469-9496 for a current 

schedule. 

Men’s Bible Study 

7:30-9 a.m. Saturdays at 

the church. Session is off 

the last Saturday of every 

month. 

Midweek Bible Study 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Weekly verse by verse Bible 

study, currently teaching 

through the book of 

Isaiah. For more information, 

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5230. 

Sunday Morning Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. Weekly 

service, currently teaching 

verse by verse through 

the book of Acts. For more 

information, go to www. 

Lstreams.com or call (815) 

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Peace Community Church (21300 S. 

LaGrange Road, Frankfort) 

Worship Services 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. The 

church offers a staffed 

nursery during the service. 

For more information, visit 

www.peaceinfrankfort. 

org. 

Sunday School 

11 a.m. Classes for all 

ages. 

Food Pantry 

Peace’s food pantry is 

open the first Sunday of 

every month. For more information 

on the pantry’s 

services, email deacons@ 

peaceinfrankfort.org. 

Women’s Inductive Bible 

Study 

9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesdays. Childcare 

available for morning 

classes. 

Men’s Meeting 

7-8:30 a.m. Saturdays in 

the Fellowship Room. 

Young Adult Bible Study 

6 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 

the church office for more 

information at (815) 469- 

2868. 

Delta Club and Anchor 

Youth Group 

6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays. 

Delta Club is for children 

age 4 through fifth grade, 

and Anchor Youth Group 

if for junior high aged students. 

Dinner for the children 

and their families is 

served weekly at 6 p.m. 

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frankfortstationdaily.com life & arts 


Knights alumni create original LW Theatre Guild show 

3 

Dinner theater 

production to take 

place at Frankfort 

restaurant 

Nuria Mathog, Editor 

Revenge may be best 

served cold, but the Lincoln-Way 

Theatre Guild is 

serving up its latest murder 

mystery performance with 

a warm meal — and a side 

of intrigue. 

The group’s upcoming 

production “A Murder 

Most Absurd” treats audiences 

to an interactive dinner 

theater performance, 

with four shows scheduled 

on March 20, 21, 27 and 

28 at Trails Edge Brewing 

Co. in Frankfort. A $40 

ticket includes the show 

and a full meal at the restaurant, 

which comes with 

chicken piccata, potatoes, 

appetizers, salad, bread 

and dessert, said producer 

Jennifer Corp, a Frankfort 

resident who first became 

involved with the guild 

about three years ago and 

currently serves on its 

board of directors. 

“They have great things 

planned and in store, so it’s 

a really exciting time right 

now,” she said. 

Two Lincoln-Way Central 

alumni, Steven Beemsterboer 

and Ean Schultz, 

are the masterminds behind 

the production. The 

former Knights, who graduated 

in 2014, performed 

in several high school theater 

productions together, 

including “Grease” and 

“Footloose,” and currently 

live and work in New York 

City. 

“This theater group has 

been doing the mystery 

theater shows for a while 

now, and they were talk- 

Joliet resident and actress Carla Montagano rehearses a scene for the Lincoln-Way Theatre Guild’s upcoming 

production of “A Murder Most Absurd” on Feb. 25 at Trails Edge Brewing Co. in Frankfort. 

Photos by Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Media 

ing about hiring someone 

to write them their own, 

original show,” Beemsterboer 

said. “And I was like, 

‘Hey, you should let us 

do it.’ And they were like, 

‘All right, cool.’ And we 

had a good reputation with 

them, and so they kind of 

just let us do it. And that’s 

how it became a thing.” 

Schultz received a degree 

in acting from Marymount 

Manhattan College 

and recently helped start a 

production company called 

“Parent Productions,” 

where he served as the director 

of photography for 

the business’s webseries 

“End of Day.” Beemsterboer, 

who graduates from 

Marymount Manhattan 

this year with a degree in 

theater performance and 

digital media, was a head 

writer for the sketch comedy 

group “Dead Rabbits 

Society” and served as a 

director and technical director 

at “Purgatory in Ingolstadt” 

at The National 

Dance Institute. 

The pair co-wrote and 

developed the script for “A 

Murder Most Absurd” over 

several months, Beemsterboer 

said. The production 

tells the story of a CEO of 

a pharmaceutical company 

who throws a dinner party 

to celebrate the business’s 

success, which abruptly 

takes a turn for the worse 

when one of the diners is 

poisoned. 

“Anyone who comes to 

the show is going to be 

interacting with all of the 

actors, face to face, having 

conversations with them, 

getting to know them,” 

Director and actor Steven Beemsterboer (left), a 

Lincoln-Way Central alumnus, discusses a scene with 

actor John Sterba, of New Lenox. 

Beemsterboer said. “So, 

while there will be action 

in the center stage here, the 

whole night will be interactive 

and immersive.” 

Homer Glen resident 

Katie Arwood, who plays 

the role of the Waitress in 

the production, said she 

has been involved with 

several Lincoln-Way Theatre 

Guild productions and 

has “always had such a fun 

time doing them.” 

“It’s such a cool experience 

to do things with an 

audience that gets to participate,” 

she said. “When 

If you go... 

What: Lincoln-Way 

Theatre Guild’s “A 

Murder Most Absurd” 

When: 6:30 p.m. March 

20, 21, 27 and 28 

Where: Trails Edge 

Brewing Co., 20 Kansas 

St., Frankfort 

Ticket Information: 

Tickets are $40 and 

include dinner and 

a show. They can be 

purchased online at 

www.lwtheatreguild. 

com. 

I read about this one, I was 

like, ‘That sounds super 

cool.’ So, I was really interested 

in auditioning for it.” 

For John Sterba, of New 

Lenox, taking on the role 

of the Brother is a personal 

milestone — his appearance 

in “A Murder Most 

Absurd” marks his firstever 

performance onstage. 

“[I wanted] to get more 

outside of myself, meet 

more people and actually 

try to explore other opportunities 

in life,” he said. 

“This really opened up my 

eyes to another form of enjoyment.” 

Beemsterboer said the 

actors involved with the 

production worked closely 

with him to develop their 

roles in the production. 

“They created a backstory 

for these people, so that 

they have more in-depth 

characters and have more 

organic conversations with 

the guests that come to the 

show,” he explained. “That 

was the intention. It feels 

like you’re more a part 

of it. This absolutely is a 

collaborative effort, it’s a 

team thing. Even as I’m 

directing, we’re constantly 

working as a team to figure 

out what feels right.”

22 | March 5, 2020 | the frankfort station life & arts 


Evilena's open house thanks community for support 

Laurie Fanelli 


Evilena's Red Dresser, 

located at 20887 S La 

Grange Road, has offered 

upscale consignment 

items and unique 

gifts in Frankfort for more 

than 10 years. While every 

visit to the shop feels 

like a reason to celebrate, 

a true party atmosphere 

was found during an open 

house on Feb. 29. 

The event served as a 

celebration of the second 

anniversary of the store's 

expansion while also giving 

Evilena's owner Jan 

Sabey a chance to say 

thank you to the community 

that has embraced the 

shop's merchandise and 

message with open arms. 

“I'm so grateful to the 

community for everything, 

my goodness,” Sabey 

said. “They have just 

supported us all 10 years. 

We try to give back to the 

community, and I love the 

whole consignment idea 

where forty percent of it 

goes back into the hands 

of the customers, truly.” 

The layout of the shop 

was redesigned in advance 

of the open house, 

so customers enjoyed a 

fresh look at Evilena's 

offerings as harpist Trish 

Boril added a whimsical 

soundtrack to the event. 

Mike Drozd, of Grandview 

Woodworking, was 

on-hand for a Q&A, and 

Donna Balsavich, pen 

name DL Rudd, added to 

the fun with a book signing. 

Many customers were 

blown away by the special 

open house clearance sale, 

which featured items for 

as low as $2 apiece. 

“We decided to bless 

the community with a 

sale,” Sabey said. “A lot 

of these things in here are 

Harpist Trish Boril adds a whimsical soundtrack to the 

open house festivities. 

worth $50, some higher, 

and they are getting it for 

$2 if they buy five items at 

a time. We decided to have 

the harpist, and Donna, a 

friend of ours who just authored 

a book, is going to 

be here for a book signing 

this afternoon. Mike, who 

does the tables, will be 

here too. It's a great day.” 

Longtime customers 

Kathy James and Angie 

Sechrist, both of Peotone, 

each left with a few 

new pieces to add to their 

homes' décor. 

“I bought a tealight 

holder for the yard and a 

photo frame,” James said. 

“There's a lot of things in 

here I would take home, 

but you can only have so 

much in your house.” 

Sechrist added, “We 

love the individuality of 

the items that you can 

find here. It's so unique. 

It's fun and everybody's 

friendly.” 

Unique clothing, furniture, 

jewelry and décor 

are not all that Evilena's 

Red Dresser has to offer. 

The shop also provides a 

sense of community and 

hosts a prayer corner for 

anyone who would like to 

write down a prayer. 

“We revamped our little 

prayer corner, so we're 

handing out prayer requests 

at the door and they 

Evilena’s Red Dresser owner Jan Sabey (right) chats with Yvonne Mills, of 

Bourbonnais, on Saturday, Feb. 29, during the Frankfort boutique’s open house 

event. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Orland Park resident Mary Griner browses the ring selection during the open house. 

can put them in our prayer 

box,” Sabey said. “My 

husband, John, always 

prays over those every 

week. We also give away 

Bibles as a gift if anyone 

wants them. They are by 

the prayer corner as well.” 

Manhattan resident Julianna 

Makuch said she 

loves everything about 

Evilena's Red Dresser, 

and she frequents the shop 

as both a customer and a 

consignment seller. 

“It's so diverse,” she 

said, noting that she appreciates 

being able to 

upcycle clothing. “There's 

great quality merchandise, 

and the people that 

work here are fabulous. I 

love the sense of community. 

I love the giveback. I 

love the spirituality. I pop 

in here at least two times 

a week because there's so 

much. If you find something, 

you'd better buy it. 

I found a pair of shoes, 

waited two days and they 

were gone. The products 

they get in are just amazing.” 

In a note on the company's 

website, www. 

evilenasreddresser.com, 

Sabey explained how 

her mother, Evilena, inspired 

the shop in name 

and heart as a recycling 

enthusiast with a creative 

streak. Now, Sabey appreciates 

having the opportunity 

to continue that 

legacy through Evilena's 

Red Dresser. 

“We want to help people 

through transition and 

we want to inspire them 

with creativity and great 

deals,” she said.



Tinley-Frankfort girls BSA troop reflects on first year as group 

Jacquelyn schlabach 


It was just a little over one 

year ago on Feb. 5, 2019 that 

Boy Scouts of America Troop 

732 had its first official meeting. 

The all girls troop— which has 

seven scouts primarily from Tinley 

Park and Frankfort between 

the ages of 11 and 15—is making 

a name for themselves as they 

continue to climb the ranks and 

achieve more milestones. 

According to Scoutmaster 

Dave Geekie, the scouts have 

done over 70 hours of service 

in the last year, earned 38 merit 

badges and 14 rank advancements. 

“To be honest, I think the troop 

that we have now that’s growing 

together is probably achieved 

more things in the year than I 

thought they would initially,” 

Geekie said. “That’s ranks, merit 

badges and some of the outside 

experiences that we’ve done.” 

Lily Bonovich, a sixth-grader 

at Hilda Walker School in Tinley 

Park, said her favorite part of being 

a member of the troop is attending 

the meetings because she 

enjoys all the activities they do 

and seeing all of her new friends. 

“I see them normally when 

I go to troop but there’s a few 

in the troop that go to the same 

school as me,” she said. 

Lily’s mother, Anne, said they 

are a “scouting family,” with her 

husband, Earl as the Scoutmaster 

for boys Troop 237 and her son 

an Eagle Scout. 

“Seeing what my son went 

through, too, they do get a lot of 

skills,” Anne said. “From first 

aid to, you wouldn’t think tying 

knots would be useful but it 

does become useful. They do the 

camping thing a lot so they learn 

about cooking [and] cleaning up 

after themselves.” 

Rina Smith, a Lincoln-Way 

East sophomore, is the senior 

Members of Boy Scouts of 

America Troop 732 celebrate 

their first year as an official 

group. Photo submitted 

patrol leader for the troop and 

also joined BSA after seeing her 

brother excel in his troop. 

“My brother is a boys scout 

and I was always interested 

in what he did, so when they 

opened the offer for me to be in 

a girls troop, I felt accepted very 

quickly,” Smith said. 

Smith added that it’s exciting 

to be a part of the history and 

being in one of the very first allgirls 

BSA troop. 

“I know I was once asked by 

an older boy at a Merit Badge 

University, which is a place 

where you earn your badges, and 

he asked me how it felt to be in 

this new beginning for girls in 

Boy Scouts and I told him it feels 

really moving,” Smith said. “It’s 

exciting and I feel like I’m doing 

something motivational.” 

Geekie helped form Troop 723 

in November 2018 through the 

Frankfort Square Park District, 

just shortly before BSA started 

accepting girls. 

“We’re not competing with 

Girl Scouts, we’re just offering 

another opportunity for any body 

that’s out there and wants to do 

it,” he said. 

Geekie said that the opportunities 

for both girls and boys 

in BSA are identical, including 

the requirements for badges and 

Eagle Scout. 

“There is nothing that I know 

of in any literature that I’ve read 

or any program that we have been 

offered for the past year that says 

we treat one group different than 

the other group,” Geekie said. 

“They all have the same opportunity 

to do everything.” 

Now entering its second year, 

he said he has two big goals: to 

recruit at least three more girls 

by summer to have a “really 

good size troop,” and see girls 

advance in their ranking. 

“I would like to see all of the 

girls that are currently in my 

troop attain first class, and that’s 

a rank, and that’s the rank that 

they can have,” Geekie said. 

“That would be the ultimate 

achievement for a scout is to 

achieve first class.” 

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Gala of generosity 

Noonan Elementary Academy raises funds for school programs 

Noonan Academy Principal Joseph Dunn addresses the crowd during the Noonan 

Gala. 

Attendees at Mokena-based Noonan Elementary Academy enjoy dinner, drinks 

and an auction to benefit the school’s programs at CD&ME in Frankfort on Feb. 21. 

Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

In 

Lo vingMemory 

Joan Opyt Romanus 

Joan Opyt Romanus of Frankfort, Illinois, peacefully 

passed into the arms of God on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 

surrounded by the love of her family. Devoted wife of Dr. 

Raymond Romanus for 54 years. Loving mom of Mary Beth 

(Dwayne) Horton, Kathleen Anne Schaddel, and John Thomas 

Romanus. Cherished sister of Alice (Richard) Kozdras, sisterin-law 

Karen Opyt, and brother-in-law Robert Kabat. Joan 

was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Jospehine 

Opyt, sister Phyllis Kabat, and brother Tom Opyt. Fondest aunt of many nieces and nephews. 

All her life, Joan was surrounded by a host of wonderful, loving, and loyal friends. 

Born and raised in Roseland, Joan graduated from St. Louis Academy in 1955 and received 

her Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of St. Francis. Following in the family tradition, 

she graduated in 1961 from Worsham College of Mortuary Science. Joan lived life to the 

fullest and is admired for her strength, courage, and the legacy she left behind. She will be 

remembered with love. 

Visitation on Friday, February 28, from 4-7 p.m. at Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 65 Old Frankfort 

Way, Frankfort. Mass of the Resurrection on Saturday, February 29, 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony’s 

Church, 7659 West Sauk Trail, Frankfort. Private interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet 

City. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that Joan’s memory be honored with contributions 

to Sisters of the Sacred Heart, 9201 West St. Francis Road, Frankfort, Illinois, 60423, c/o Sister 

Maria Brizuela. Arrangements by Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 815-806-2225. 

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West St. Francis Road, Frankfort, Illinois, 60423, 

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Shannon DeProfio and husband Chris 

DeProfio, of Mokena, peruse some of the 

items up for bid. 

Tom Jelinek, of Frankfort makes the very first bid of the night. 

Attendees at the Noonan Gala had the 

opportunity to bid on a number of items 

up for auction.



Kindness Project spreads 

positivity through Frankfort 

Submitted by Frankfort 

School D157-C 

Grand Prairie Elementary School students 

brainstormed about random acts of kindness they 

could contribute as part of the Kindness Project 

initiative at Frankfort School D157-C. Photo submitted 

The Frankfort community 

recently enjoyed more 

kindness throughout their 

everyday encounters during 

the Frankfort Kindness 

Project, initiated by Frankfort 

School District 157-C 

students. 

During the week of Feb. 

9-15, Frankfort residents 

and visitors who stopped 

by one of 30 participating 

Frankfort businesses received 

handmade stickers 

with positive messages. 

Students at all three District 

157-C schools created 

the stickers by hand. 

The Hickory Creek 

Middle School PozSquad 

spearheaded the initiative. 

The club, which is sponsored 

by teachers Michelle 

Matz and Cristina Vallejo, 

is in its first year. Its mission 

is to spread kindness 

through small interactions 

that create a ripple effect 

throughout the school, 

district, Frankfort community, 

and world. 

Matz explained that a 

small act or word of kindness 

shared with one person 

can inspire the recipient 

to be kind to others, 

multiplying the amount of 

positivity and compassion 

in the world. 

In addition to the Kindness 

Project initiative, 

students in grades K-8 

celebrated Kindness Week 

by engaging in social emotional 

learning lessons and 

activities focused on kindness. 

For example, at Grand 

Prairie Elementary 

School, students participated 

in an annual food 

drive for the Frankfort 

Township Food Pantry, 

created handmade Valentine’s 

Day cards for veterans 

and brainstormed 

random acts of kindness. 

At Chelsea Intermediate 

School, students created 

kindness journals to reflect 

on how they can be kind 

each day; participated in 

a toothpaste challenge in 

which the power of words 

is demonstrated by a tube 

of toothpaste – once words 

are out, they are difficult 

to take back; and created 

kindness mobiles to hang 

in their classrooms. Additionally, 

students could 

be the “I” in “kind” by 

standing in front of a wall 

adorned with printouts of 

the letters. 

Also at Hickory Creek, 

Student Council members 

delivered Grand Prairie’s 

food drive collections to 

the Frankfort Township 

Food Pantry. 

The Frankfort Village 

Board of Trustees proclaimed 

the week of Feb. 

9-15 Kindness Week in 

Frankfort, and area businesses 

and residents were 

encouraged to join in on 

the positivity by paying 

kindness forward after 

receiving or handing out 

a sticker with a student’s 

positive message. 

District 157-C is grateful 

to the Village for its 

support of the Frankfort 

Kindness Project and 

to local businesses that 

agreed to distribute stickers 

throughout the week. 

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26 | March 5, 2020 | the frankfort station dining out 


The Dish 

Family-run gyros restaurant celebrates 25 years in Lockport 

Benjamin Conboy 


One day in 1995, Nicky Theodossopoulos 

called his son Tim’s 

high school. 

He told them the gyros restaurant 

he just opened in Lockport 

had a line out the front door. The 

cops were there directing traffic, 

because there were so many customers, 

even at a time when the 

surrounding area was still mostly 

farmland. 

Nicky needed Tim to leave 

school and come to work. 

Twenty-five years later, not 

much has changed at Nicky’s 

Gyros. Though Nicky died 10 

years ago, the restaurant that is 

his namesake lives on with his 

three children at the helm. 

Tim and his two sisters, Sophie 

Theodossopoulos and Genie 

Hart, have worked at the restaurant 

every day since 1995. 

Sophie now has two children 

of her own who work there, and 

it is her son’s dream to open up 

his own gyros shop. 

Genie’s husband, Mark, also 

helps at the restaurant. One day, 

the Harts’ 3-year-old son — 

named Nick after Genie’s father 

— may work there, too. 

“It’s a real family affair,” Hart 

said. “And we’d like to keep it 

that way.” 

Despite working in close quarters 

with their siblings day in and 

day out for 25 years, the trio say 

they rarely encounter squabbles 

as brothers and sisters tend to do. 

“Thank God we don’t get into 

it,” Genie said. “If we have a 

disagreement, we try to talk. We 

don’t though. If we need to make 

a decision, we talk about it, but 

we all usually agree.” 

The siblings continue to use 

the philosophy of restaurant 

stewardship that their father outlined 

for them decades ago. 

“He was into quality; he always 

believed in quality,” Sophie 

said. “We never changed 

recipes or brands.” 

Their gyros ($5.80) are still 

“It’s a real family 

affair. And we’d 

like to keep it that 

way.” 

Genie Hart — co-owner of 

Nicky’s Gyros 

Nicky’s Gyros 

903 E. 9th St. in Lockport 

Hours 

• 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday, Saturday 

• 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

Friday 

• 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday 

Phone: (815) 838-0600 

made with the same recipe for 

tzatziki sauce that the elder Theodossopoulos 

crafted. They still 

marinate their own chicken and 

make the chicken noodle soup 

($3.39) with a special twist they 

declined to disclose to avoid it 

being poached by another restaurant. 

They still use the same 

Grecian Delight top-quality gyros 

cones that were served on 

opening day. 

“If you look at the ingredients 

for our gyros, there’s no fillers,” 

Sophie said. “There’s no bonding. 

You can pronounce all of the 

words. So, when people ask why 

our gyros are so expensive, it’s 

because we [buy the best meat].” 

Even though the roots of 

Nicky’s Gyros remain firmly 

grounded in their father’s philosophy, 

they have made some 

changes over the years to modernize 

the restaurant. 

When Nicky’s Gyros was remodeled 

15 years ago, they added 

a drive-thru and a computerized 

ordering system, changing 

the ins and outs of the way the 

restaurant was traditionally run 

by their father. 

“The cooks have a screen 

The gyros ($5.80) with homemade tzatziki sauce and fresh tomatoes — along with a quarter-pound of 

fried zucchini ($2.60) — are the bread and butter of Nicky’s Gyros in Lockport. 

Photos by Benjamin Conboy/22nd Century Media 

Sophie Theodossopoulos (left) and her sister Genie Hart run the restaurant, as a portrait of their father, 

Nicky, greets customers. 

where they can see the orders,” 

Sophie said. “Before, we would 

have to yell it out. It used to be 

all by memory back in the day. 

You call out 10 orders, you had 

to remember them. Nobody can 

remember anything anymore.” 

The trio of siblings have given 

a lot to the restaurant over the 

years, but it has given something 

back to them, too. It has become 

a bond for them, a gathering 

point for family, and given them 

a mutual purpose. It serves as a 

reminder for the principles their 

late father stood for. 

All these years later, a portrait 

of Nicky still greets customers at 

the counter, just like he did when 

the restaurant opened 25 years 

ago.

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5. White hat wearer 

9. Fruity desserts 

14. Create, as words 

15. “___ And Stitch” 

16. International 

airport 

17. Fill to excess 

18. Bana of “Munich” 

19. “Chicago” star 

20. Devoid of emotion 

23. Ocean predator 

24. Grammy category 

25. New 

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disgust 

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in film 

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head football coach, 

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car company 

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shoe brand 

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ocean 

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Down 

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briefly 

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inserts 

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work 

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position 

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28. Business watchdog 

for customers 

(abbr.) 

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32. Obi 

33. Frying liquid 

34. Roman moon 

goddess 

36. Total expenses, 

informally 

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Lenox paper 

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retailer 

44. Netherlands city 

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46. Bobby in a Joplin 

classic 

47. Tending to stick 

48. Disorder 

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Abbr. 

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other 

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___ 

53. Kind of vaccine 

54. Data Act, abbr. 

57. Board room votes 

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numbers 1-9. 

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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 

continues to add high 

quality homes to the 

Manhattan landscape at 

Hanover Estates; its latest 

new home community 

located within the highlyregarded 

Lincoln-Way 

School District. Distinctive 

is selling Craftsman 

Series and Legacy Series 

single family homes with 

base prices from the upper 

$290s - $400s. Square 

footage of the ranch 

homes begins at 2,400 

square feet and the twostory 

homes start from 

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offer lake views 

and all homes will have 

brick around the first 

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feature. 

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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.

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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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Woman makes lifestyle changes after Silver Cross heart surgery 

Submitted by Silver Cross 

Hospital 

Cindy Westergaard’s 

cardiac history began three 

years ago when leg pain literally 

stopped in her tracks. 

Every few feet, the Frankfort 

woman would have to 

stop and rest. 

“I knew something didn’t 

seem right when I had difficulty 

walking,” Westergaard, 

62, explained. 

“Many of my jobs required 

me to be on my feet all 

day, but this type of pain in 

my legs seemed different. 

That’s when I saw my primary 

doctor, Michele Danaher 

M.D., and she referred 

me to a cardiologist.” 

Eventually, she had 

stents placed in the arteries 

of her heart and legs to 

restore blood flow. But her 

story does not end there. 

Today, Westergaard is an 

enthusiastic patient in the 

cardiac rehabilitation program 

at Silver Cross Hospital 

in New Lenox, where 

she is recovering from coronary 

artery bypass surgery 

and feeling better than ever. 

Cardiovascular disease is 

the No. 1 killer of women 

over age 25 in the United 

States. Women may experience 

different symptoms 

than the typical chest 

discomfort, shortness of 

breath, pain in the neck, 

jaw, throat or upper abdomen. 

“Before my own heart 

issues, I just thought everyone 

experienced chest 

pain,” Westergaard said. 

:After my first heart procedure, 

I learned it can show 

up differently in women.” 

Women may feel a fullness 

in the center of their 

chest, break out in a cold 

sweat, pain in one or both 

Cynthia Westergaard (left), of Frankfort, pictured 

with Kimberly Mason, R.N., participates in cardiac 

rehabilitation at Silver Cross Hospital following her 

recent open heart surgery at Silver Cross Hospital. 


arms, back, neck, jaw 

or stomach, shortness of 

breath without chest discomfort, 

nausea or vomiting. 

Over the past few years, 

Westergaard has had regular 

check-ups with her cardiologist, 

Parag Jain, M.D., 

F.A.C.C. Last year she 

mentioned to Jain she was 

feeling more fatigued than 

usual, which prompted him 

to order further testing, 

including an angiogram, 

a diagnostic test that uses 

catheters and X-ray images 

to detect coronary artery 

blockages and other abnormalities. 

That is when he discovered 

Westergaard had 

three blocked heart arteries, 

which would require 

coronary bypass surgery to 

improve blood flow to the 

heart. 

Westergaard had open 

heart surgery at Silver 

Cross by Patroklos Pappas, 

M.D., a thoracic and 

cardiovascular surgeon 

with more than 25 years of 

experience in the Chicago 

area. 

“Finding out I needed 

open-heart surgery was 

scary,” Westergaard said. 

“It was important to me to 

have a good rapport with 

my surgeon. When I met 

Dr. Pappas, I felt he had the 

skills and bedside manner 

that would give me the best 

outcome.” 

Today, Westergaard is 

regaining her strength in 

the hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation 

program. Guided 

by experienced nurses and 

exercise physiologists, she 

wears a heart monitor during 

exercise to gauge progress 

and to ensure her heart 

is handling the workload 

properly. 

“Cardiac rehabilitation 

has been so educational,” 

she said. “I’m learning 

how to exercise properly 

and make the necessary 

lifestyle changes I need to 

keep myself healthy. I’ve 

quit smoking, and I’m 

learning how to read food 

labels and cook healthier. 

My husband and I are trying 

to make these changes 

together. Our next goal is 

exercising together and using 

the stationary bicycle in 

our home regularly.” 

New 

Construction 

What: Why Wait to Build When this One Year Old Beauty is Waiting!! 

It’s Completed and Gorgeous! Bright, Open modern floor plan suits 

today’s lifestyles with quality craftsmanship including coffered 

ceilings, wide moldings, wainscoting and beautiful fixtures. 

Where: 11225 York Drive, Frankfort 

Amenities: Amazing family room open to the gourmet kitchen 

beautifully appointed with custom cabinets with under mount 

lighting and glass inset doors, quartz counter-tops with island, 

high-end stainless appliances and walk-in pantry. His & Her offices 

or playroom and den. Mudroom with custom cubbies & bench. 

Master with luxury bath and generous walk in closet. Complete en 

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jack-n-jill bath. Finished basement with 5th bedroom & full bath. 

Fully landscaped with sprinkler system & brick driveway, walkways 

and patio. Plenty of room for a pool. Custom window treatments 

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Asking Price: $769,900 

What: Imagine This: Taking a stroll/bike to downtown Frankfort via Old 

Plank Trail which you can access from your own backyard! 

Where: 10545 Yankee Ridge, Frankfort 

Amenities: Imagine This: Sitting out on your expansive deck surrounded 

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Stepping into the 2 story entry, your eyes immediately are drawn to the 

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make this one special. If the picture is still not clear, add crown molding, 

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Bonus: Award Winning Frankfort School District 157c, Lincoln Way East 

HS (Go Blue!) and Wonderful Family Friendly Neighborhood. This lifestyle 

can be yours if you call today for your private viewing! 


Where: 1027 S Butternut Cir., Frankfort 

Amenities: Sitting proudly tucked away in the wooded 

landscape of the premier subdivision of Butternut Creek 

Woods sits a home designed with distinctive high-end taste 

and quality craftsmanship. The serenity, privacy and allure 

are evident the moment you pull up to this dramatic estate. 

Upon entry, you are welcomed by the rotunda entry with sight 

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panoramic views of nature in from all directions. Boasting 4 

bedroom SUITES, a chief’s quality professionally designed 

kitchen with Thermador high end appliances, Brookhaven 

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coffee/wine bar, formal living spaces, sun filled sitting room/ 

office, 7 bathrooms, laundry rooms on each level, 4 car garage 

and a one of a kind lookout basement, just to name a few! 

Please see feature sheet, as this home has to many quality 

features to list! Perfect location close to parks, bike trail and all 

that Frankfort has to offer. If your a buyer looking for location, 

custom design and quality all in the 

midst of a private wooded landscape 

than this home is not to be missed. 

Call for your private viewing today! 


What: Start Your New Year in Your New Home! 

Where: 972 S Butternut Circle, Frankfort 

Amenities: New Under Construction in Butternut Creek 

Woods of Frankfort! If PRIVACY among a WOODED 

landscape, in a premier area is what you are looking 

for, then this is the one! Hurry, still time to pick your 

colors. This new home exterior will mimic the style, 

color scheme and layout of the house pictured but 

flipped on the lot. Stone and brick with side load 3 

car garage. Landscaping included. Inside home will 

boast a traditional yet modern open style with high end 

finishes and custom features. An abundance of windows 

will take full advantage of the wonders of nature right 

outside. Too much to list!! Call for a package of features 

and book your appointment today! 


Peggy Alexa 

815-212-3939 

20529 S. Lagrange Rd., Frankfort 

alexagroupremax@gmail.com

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COMMON AD - REAL ESTATE 

SECTION 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 8230 AUBURN LANE, FRANK- 

FORT, IL 60423 (single family home 

with attached 2 car garage.). On the 

26th 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: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVIC- 

ING, LLC Plaintiff V. ALISON LU- 

VICH; HAWTHORNE LAKES 

TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, INC 

Defendant. 

Case No. 18 CH 1748 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. Judgment amount is 

$211,478.54 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 

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 bysubdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

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: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL 

) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ALISON LUVICH; HAWTHORNE 

LAKES TOWNHOME ASSOCIA- 

TION, INC 

Defendant. 

No. 18 CH 1748 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 24th day of December, 

2019, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

26th 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: 

PARCEL 1: THE SOUTH 28.00 

FEET OF LOT 6IN HAWTHORNE 

LAKES PLANNED UNIT DEVEL- 

OPMENT PHASE 2B, BEING A 

SUBDIVISION OFPART OFSEC- 

TION 14, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, 

RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD 

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING 

NORTH OF AND SOUTH OFTHE 

OLD INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE, 

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF, RECORDED SEPTEM- 

BER 6, 2002 AS DOCUMENT 

R2002-145814, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT 

FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR 

THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1, 

OVER COMMON AREAS INHAW- 

THORNE LAKES PLANNED UNIT 

DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2B, CRE- 

ATED BY A DECLARATION OF 

COVENANTS AND RESTRIC- 

TIONS, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 

13, 2001 AS DOCUMENT 

R2001-121767 AS MODIFIED BY 

AN AMENDMENT THERETO, RE- 

CORDED NOVEMBER 25, 2002 AS 

DOCUMENT R2002-205042, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

8230 AUBURN LANE, FRANK- 

FORT, IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

single family home with attached 2 

car garage. 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-14-406-051-0000 

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

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial 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 inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. Judgment amount is 

$211,478.54 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 

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 bysubdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County



2703 Legal 

Notices 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 


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FREE FREE FREE 

BID NOTICE 

Frankfort Township Road District 

is accepting sealed bids for pavement 

grinding and overlay at various 

locations throughout the 

Township. 

Specifications may be picked up 

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10:00 AM at the Frankfort 

Township Road District office, 

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IL 60448, (708-479-9673). Sealed 

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on March 20, 2020 at, 9434 West 

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Bill Carlson 

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Nella Piccolin 

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Round table 47” walnut wood 

look top base steel $40; 3upholstered 

swival chairs $15 

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Singer sewing machine portible, 

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Sea shell Tritons trumpet $50. 

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Singer sewing machine, model 

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Snow skis w/poles 5’6” Dynastar, 

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3pr $100 Ex cond. Call 

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Solid oak entertainment center, 

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$35 Call 708-715-0887 

Weight bench and weights 

$100. Weights alone worth 

$450. Call 815-469-0891 

Weight vest up to 40lbs $40; 

Vintage Bulls xl winter jacket 

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Computer desk $60; HP photo 

printer $25; Exercise bike $15. 

Call 708-323-8185 

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condition. $100 Call 

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Gal car soap $5; Foam set 

cushion 14” $4; Hardware 

cloth wire 24”x5’ $7; Ice Blast 

w/s de-icer 32oz $4; Emergency 

12ft tow strap w/hooks 

$12. Call 708-460-8308 

H/D steel scoop shovel $15; 

New alum scoop large shovel 

$24; Snow plastic 18” blade 

shovel $12; Black gorilla H/D 

tape $10; Gray duct tape $3. 

Call 708-460-8308 

Honeywell humidifier transformer, 

never used $20; Antique 

collectible radio crystal 

set parts $80. Call 

708-408-1576 

King soft plastic mattress cover 

$4; New 8” dust pan &brush 

$6; 24pc foam brush set $5; 15 

young ladies sweaters $3ea; 

Ladies hoded maroon gooded 

jacket, XL $15. Call 

708-460-8308 

Large 15oz soy orregular candles, 

misc. smells $6ea; stuffed 

animals $5ea; new large moose 

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batteries #2016 $3ea. Call 

708-460-8308 

Large bird cage 

24”Lx12”Hx12”W for small 

birds $25; Small wooden cage, 

wire bars $13; Steel tool box 

24x10x10 $49. Call 

708-478-8976 

Large radiant projection screen 

$50; TDC model Dslide projector 

$50. Call 708-532-3489 

Low China cabinet w/ light inside, 

2 shelves & 2 doors. 

Very Beautiful, perfect condition. 

Call 708-966-2890 

Men’s: ears orange/blue jacket 

$35; Winter beige jacket, zip & 

snap $20; XL ski gloves $5; 

Tek gear black/gray jacket XL 

$15. Call 708-460-8308 

Norleans china 12pc setting, 

blue flowers/grey leaves, 

hardly used. $100 OBO. Call 

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Paid $160, sell for $100 OBO. 

Call 815-485-6008 

Router on asmall table, like 

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gas pump 58” tall, new $50. 

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42 | March 5, 2020 | the frankfort station sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Trent Moran 

Trent Moran is a senior 

right wing on the Lincoln- 

Way hockey team. He 

attends LW East. 

How long have you 

been playing hockey 

and how did you first 

get started? 

I started playing in 

fourth grade when I was 

about 8 years old. It started 

with just watching a lot of 

hockey on TV, then I started 

doing some skating in 

round circles and stuff like 

that in Oak Lawn, Then, 

I finally got on a team a 

few years later. Nobody 

in my family had played, 

but my dad and grandpa 

really liked hockey, and 

that made me want to start 

playing it. 

What is your favorite 

thing about the sport? 

I like the feeling it gives 

you. It gets your heartpumping 

and stuff like 

that. It really gets your 

adrenaline going. It’s great 

being part of a team, too. 

What is it like being 

on a district team with 

kids from LW East, 

Central and West? 

It’s pretty cool, because 

you get to meet kids 

from the other schools, 

instead of it just being 

your one school. We have 

kids coming out from all 

three schools to watch our 

games, so that is really 

cool, too. 

Who is your favorite 

NHL player? 

Patrick Kane. The way 

he plays is exciting. He’s 

pretty good. 

What do you think 

makes you a strong 

hockey player? 

I think the speed I have 

is a big thing. I’m also able 

to get up and forecheck, 

backcheck, get pucks into 

the corners, do a lot of 

those little things. 


class in school? 

Probably welding right 

now. My dad [Matt] is 

a welder and a pipefitter. 

That’s something I’ve 

been thinking about doing 

when I’m done with 

school. Either that or become 

a firefighter. 

If you could be 

anybody else for a 

day, who would you 

want to be? 

I think I would like to 

be Patrick Kane. He seems 

like he has everything. 

3 

Steve Millar/22nd Century Media 

He’s a good hockey player, 

he has a lot of money, so 

he definitely has the life. 

You’re stranded on a 

deserted island and 

can have an endless 

supply of one food. 

What do you want? 

Crab. It’s my favorite 

food. I’m a big fan of seafood 

like crab and lobster. 


TV show? 

Probably “Stranger 

Things.” I got into it during 

the first season, and it 

always leaves you with a 

cliffhanger that makes you 

want to come back and 

watch more. 

If you could be any 

superhero, which 

would you want to 

be? 

Probably The Flash. I 

think having super speed 

would be pretty cool. 

You’d be able to get anywhere 

really quick. 

Interview conducted by 

Sports Editor Steve Millar. 

Athlete of the Month 

LW East swimmer/water polo 

player wins February honor 

Jeff Vorva 


Roundup 

Rhode, Tobin finish LW East careers at state 

STaff report 

Lincoln-Way East senior 

Mason Rhode did not 

quite accomplish his goal 

of advancing to the second 

day of the state swimming 

meet, but Rhode did record 

career-best finishes in both 

his individual events Friday, 

Feb. 28, at Evanston 

High School. 

Rhode finished 17th in 

the 200-yard individual 

medley as his time of 1 

minute, 54.56 seconds was 

98 hundredths of a second 

behind the 12th and final 

advancing spot. 

Rhode also took 19th in 

the 100 butterfly (51.28). 

East senior diver Dominic 

Tobin (199.3 points) 

Lincoln-Way East senior Jacob Falejczyk earned the 

most votes to be named 22nd Century Media Southwest 

Chicago’s February Athlete of the Month. 

22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO 

“What’s the harm?” 

That was the thought 

process of then-third grader 

Jacob Falejczyk when he 

saw a flyer for the Lincoln- 

Way Swim Association 

Gators, and he has loved 

swimming and water polo 

ever since. 

Falejczyk, a senior at LW 

East, will likely have his 

competitive water sports 

career end this spring and is 

making the most of his final 

months. He was voted the 

winner of the 22nd Century 

Media Southwest Chicago 

Athlete of the Month contest 

for February. 

The Athlete of the Month 

competition pits featured 

Athlete of the Week selections 

from our south suburban 

newspapers against 

one another in an online 

voting contest. 

The next contest is to begin 

Tuesday, March 10. 

To vote, visit 

FrankfortStationDaily. 

com, hover over the 

“Sports” menu tab and 

finished 20th. 

The Griffins’ 200 medley 

relay team of Rhode, senior 

Patrick Rossetto, and 

juniors Jacob Fisher and 

Cooper Cunningham, finished 

23rd in 1:37.55. 

LW East girls win, boys 

take second at Olivet track 

invite 

The host Griffins prevailed 

on the girls side of 

the Lincoln-Way East Invite, 

held at Olivet Nazarene 

University in Bourbonnais 

on Saturday, Feb. 

29. 

East scored 156 points 

to easily top Evanston (90) 

and the rest of the 15-team 

field. 

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East’s Mariam Azeez 

(7.83 seconds) tied for the 

win in the 60-meter dash 

and won the long jump 

(5.83 meters) while Kate 

Guderjan (5:20.12) won 

the 1,600 meters. Guderjan, 

Hallie Hoger, Olivia 

Jacobs and Emma Roberts 

prevailed in the 3,200 relay 

(10:04.62). 

The Griffins’ Ali Van 

Dyke (3.15 meters) won 

the pole vault. 

East’s boys team (87) 

finished second behind 

Evanston (89). 

Winners for the Griffins 

were AJ Henning in the 60 

(7.01), Brett Gardner in the 

3,200 (9:09.78) and Dylan 

Nola in the pole vault (4.2).

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Hockey 

Schedin’s shutout leads Lincoln-Way into quarterfinals 

STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 

When Lincoln-Way was 

struggling through the Illinois 

West regular season, 

it’s unlikely many of its 

players were envisioning 

still playing hockey in the 

second week of March. 

That is exactly what 

will happen, though, as 

Lincoln-Way has yet to 

store away its pads and 

sticks for the season after 

keeping its postseason hot 

streak alive. 

Behind a shutout from 

senior goaltender Jack 

Schedin, Lincoln-Way 

knocked off Buffalo 

Grove-Hersey-Wheeling 

3-0 in an AHAI varsity 

Girls Basketball 

Providence makes history with first sectional title 

CHRIS WALKER 


Less than a minute before 

halftime in the Class 3A 

Hillcrest Sectional championship 

game against Marian 

Catholic, senior Katie 

Rost collapsed in pain at 

the Providence bench with 

a dislocated finger. 

Two quarters later, Rost 

and her teammates collapsed 

into each other’s 

arms, celebrating the first 

sectional title in program 

history after Rost knocked 

away a Marian pass with 

the game on the line. 

The Celtics held on for 

a 40-38 victory Thursday, 

Feb. 27, in Country Club 

Hills. 

Providence (27-8) was 

set to take on defending 

state champion Morton in 

the Kankakee Supersectional 

on Monday, March 

combined Round of 16 

playoff game Sunday, 

March 1, at the Edge Ice 

Arena in Bensenville. 

Lincoln-Way advanced 

to the state quarterfinals 

and will take on either 

Prospect-Rolling Meadows-Elk 

Grove or the Cobras 

– a co-op of several 

south suburban schools 

– at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, 

March 10, at the Edge. 

“It feels great to be 

moving on to the final 

eight,” said Schedin, who 

attends LW West. “No one 

really expected this at the 

beginning of the year. We 

weren’t having our strongest 

time. 

“But we started peaking. 

We started getting 

there. Everyone’s working 

together. Everyone’s 

clicking. Pucks are going 

into the net. It’s just all 

working out.” 

BGHW could not crack 

a stingy Lincoln-Way defense, 

and Schedin stood 

strong any time they did 

get a quality look at the 

net. 

“There weren’t many 

breakaways or odd-man 

breaks,” Schedin said. 

“Our defense really 

stepped up. It’s just great 

teamwork. 

“It was just taking everything 

one puck at a 

time, squaring up for the 

puck. Not worrying about 

Providence Catholic’s girls basketball team celebrates 

after beating Marian Catholic 40-38 in the Class 3A 

Hillcrest Sectional championship game Thursday, Feb. 

27. MARK KOROSA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

2. A win would advance the 

Celtics to the state finals, 

set for Friday, March 6, and 

Saturday, March 7, at Redbird 

Arena in Normal. 

“My dad put [my finger] 

back together and it was all 

good,” Rost said. “I had no 

sense of the clock or anything. 

I just knew I needed 

to try to grab the ball and 

hold it. That was all we 

needed because there were 

less than five seconds, so I 

just secured the ball.” 

Junior Ashley Raymer 

led the Celtics with 15 

points and 13 rebounds. 

Senior Lauren Knight 

added nine points and 

seven rebounds. Senior 

Claire McGrath had seven 

points, and freshman Annalise 

Pietrzyk hammered 

home a pair of threes early 

in the first quarter to finish 

with six points. Rost didn’t 

score, but snagged six rebounds. 

Providence was playing 

in its first sectional title 

game in 14 years after beating 

Rich South 54-39 in the 

semifinal Feb. 25. McGrath 

led the way in that one with 

15 points, while Raymer 

and Pietrzyk had nine each, 

the past or the future. I got 

a lot of help from my defense, 

blocking shots and 

stuff like that.” 

Lincoln-Way senior 

defenseman Caleb Hack 

(Central) was quick to 

give credit back to Schedin. 

“We have excellent 

confidence in Jack,” Hack 

said. “I believe in him 100 

percent. He’s pulled some 

amazing things this year, 

and that can be seen from 

[this] game.” 

In addition to his strong 

work on the defensive 

end, Hack provided a big 

insurance goal. 

With Lincoln-Way 

leading 1-0, Hack scored 

on the power play to make 

it 2-0 with 1:43 left in the 

second period. 

Jacob Faruzzi and Preston 

Paulas had the assists. 

“I shot it toward the 

net,” Hack said. “I wasn’t 

expecting a goal, but I 

was hoping for a goal. 

I have to give credit to 

[David] Caddigan for his 

goal, though. That gave 

us so much more cushion 

and let us relax.” 

Caddigan (East) made it 

3-0 with 7:42 to go in the 

game when he broke free 

on a counterattack and 

scored an unassisted goal. 

Charles Tucker (East) 

also scored for Lincoln- 

Way. 

4 

Schedin and his defense 

took care of the rest. 

“It was a combination 

of us executing as a 

team,” Hack said. “Our 

forwards came in to pick 

us up when we had a player 

down. Toward the end, 

it was just determination. 

We wanted to finish off 

that shutout.” 

Now, Lincoln-Way – 

which started its postseason 

surge by winning the 

Illinois West Founders 

Cup - is in search of a spot 

in the Final Four. 

“We’re on a roll now 

with this win streak going,” 

Schedin said. “We 

just have to keep our momentum 

up.” 

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and Knight scored eight. 

Long-range bombing had 

the Celtics on the brink of 

breaking the game open a 

couple of times. The Celtics 

led 23-13 with 2:26 left in 

the first half after a 3-pointer 

and then two free throws 

from Raymer, but the Spartans 

(26-9) responded with 

an 8-0 run and only trailed 

25-21 at the half. 

The Celtics made eight 

3-pointers, including one 

from well beyond the arc 

from Knight with 4:20 remaining 

in the third quarter 

for a 34-26 lead, but that 

was their last of the game. 

Instead, the Celtics had 

to rely on their defense as 

their shots stopped falling. 

“We’ve really grown this 

year,” Knight said, “In past 

years. we never would’ve 

been able to do what we did 

(on Thursday). It was even 

better being the underdog 

because it was less pressure 

on us. We kept our cool.” 

Marian senior Samantha 

Barrett split a pair of 

free throws with 27.9 seconds 

left to pull Spartans to 

within 39-38. 

Unable to cause another 

turnover, the Spartans 

fouled McGrath who 

missed the first free throw 

but made the second for a 

40-38 lead. 

The Spartans worked 

the ball inside, looking 

to tie the game or kick it 

back out for a potential 

game-winning 3-pointer, 

but the 5-foot-7 Rost’s outstretched 

medically-taped 

hand was able to steal it 

away and seal the deal on 

something that had eluded 

Providence forever. 

“We made history,” Rost 

said. “We just bonded together 

so well as a team 

and all had each other’s 

backs. Everyone made mistakes, 

but we didn’t look 

down on each other. We 

always picked each other 

up. It was back and forth, 

and we just had to battle 

through the entire game. 

We had no idea how it was 

going to end.”



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ATHLETICS 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■March ■ 6 – Class 4A LW 

East Regional final, 7 p.m. 

■March ■ 11 – Class 4A 

Bloom Sectional semifinal, 

7 p.m. 

GIRLS INDOOR TRACK 

AND FIELD 

■March ■ 5 – at North 

Central College Classic, 

4:45 p.m. 

■March ■ 9 – Downers Grove 

South Relays at North 

Central College, 6:30 p.m. 

GIRLS WATER POLO 

■March ■ 9 – hosts Mother 

McAuley, 5 p.m. 

■March ■ 10 – at Neuqua 

Valley, 6 p.m. 

basketball 

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Bourbonnais on Jan. 10. 

In between, East won 

the championship at the 

Effingham/Teutopolis 

Christmas Classic, beating 

Corliss 56-50 in the 

championship game 

and picking up a 70-67 

win over a talented Oak 

Lawn squad in the semifinals. 

East completed a sweep 

of its District 210 rivals by 

beating LW Central 67-56 

on Jan. 31. 

Looking ahead 

The Griffins were given 

the No. 7 seed in the Class 

4A Bloom Sectional and 

are a regional host, beginning 

with a semifinal set 

for Wednesday, March 4 

against 10th-seeded Andrew. 

If East was able to win 

that game, the Griffins 

would likely meet secondseeded 

Thornton in the regional 

final Friday, March 

6. The Wildcats were set to 

take on 15th-seeded Stagg 

in a semifinal Tuesday, 

March 3. at East. 

Boys Soccer 

Former Andrew star Ribbens named LW East coach 


Matt Ribbens is the new boys soccer coach at Lincoln-Way East. STEVE MILLAR/22ND 

CENTURY MEDIA 

Lincoln-Way East’s new 

boys soccer coach will be 

familiar to longtime area 

soccer fans. 

Matt Ribbens, a 2009 

Andrew graduate who is 

the Tinley Park school’s 

all-time leading goal scorer, 

was recently named the 

Griffins’ new head coach. 

“Honestly, it’s a dream 

job,” Ribbens said. “I 

couldn’t think of a better 

place to come in and rebuild 

a program and get it 

back to where it was when 

I was in high school.” 

Ribbens, who played 

collegiately at Rhode Island, 

went 52-27-5 in five 

seasons as the coach at 

Soto in Chicago, including 

a fourth-place state finish 

in Class 1A in 2018-19. 

He replaces Ryan Decker, 

who resigned for personal 

reasons after going 

90-84-18 over nine seasons, 

winning five regional 

titles and one sectional. 

“Matt is a top-shelf 

young coach and I think 

he’s going to bring a lot of 

energy and excitement to 

the program,” East athletic 

director Mark Vander Kooi 

said. “We’re Lincoln-Way 

East, so we want success.” 

Ribbens certainly had 

plenty of that at Soto, helping 

the program move up 

from the fourth division in 

the Chicago Public League 

to the top one. 

He started his coaching 

career with the elementary 

school at UNO Soccer 

Academy, which became 

Soto in 2017. Ribbens took 

over the varsity program in 

2016-17. 

“The school was so new 

and there was no alumni 

presence, no winter camps 

or summer training,” Ribbens 

said. “It was from the 

ground up. There was a lot 

of talent, and they were 

just looking for a direction 

in the program.” 

In 2018-19, Soto’s second 

year eligible for the 

IHSA playoffs, the Wolves 

made it all the way to the 

state finals in East Peoria, 

finishing fourth in Class 

1A. 

“Going to state was the 

experience of a lifetime for 

me,” Ribbens said. “I had 

kids who had never been 

out of the city of Chicago, 

kids who had never stayed 

overnight at a hotel. Seeing 

the fulfillment of our 

hard work and the enjoyment 

the kids had from 

going down there, it was 

amazing.” 

The game that sent Soto 

to state that year, a 1-0 supersectional 

win over Peotone, 

just happened to be at 

Lincoln-Way East. Vander 

Kooi was watching. 

“I was very impressed 

with his demeanor, style 

and energy and just his 

execution with his team,” 

Vander Kooi said. “They 

played well and they 

played composed.” 

Ribbens moved back to 

Tinley Park in September 

with his wife, Nicole. The 

couple’s first child, a boy 

named Porter, was born 

Feb. 3. 

“We were living [in 

downtown Chicago] before 

and the games in CPS 

were all over the place,” 

Ribbens said. “It was difficult 

for family members 

to get to games sometimes. 

It’s a big thing for me to 

get to have my wife and 

now my first-born come to 

games, and for other family 

and friends who still 

live in the area to be able 

to come to games.” 

Ribbens comes from a 

coaching family. His father, 

Dave, was a longtime 

soccer coach at Trinity 

Christian College in Palos 

Heights and was also the 

athletic director there. His 

mother, Deborah, coached 

a variety of sports, including 

leading the Chicago 

Christian girls basketball 

team to a state championship 

in 1981. 

“My earliest memories 

are of being on the soccer 

field with my dad,” Ribbens 

said. “I knew from an 

early age that I wanted to 

be a coach.” 

Ribbens credits an injury 

his freshman season at 

Rhode Island with putting 

his coaching motor into 

overdrive. 

“I had a broken humerus 

[in the arm] and missed 10 

games,” he said. “It was 

8 

eight weeks of being out 

and just kind of studying 

the game. That gave me 

kind of the advanced lessons, 

a crash course on 

tactics and movement, 

watching film and kind of 

building what you’re going 

to do all year. 

“If you don’t love that 

stuff, you aren’t going to 

be a good coach. But I love 

it.” 

Ribbens said his coaching 

style revolves around a 

mix of grittiness and imagination. 

“My four biggest words 

are: hard-working, organized, 

disciplined and 

accountable,” he said. 

“We’re going to be all 

those things, and while 

we’re doing all those 

things, we’re going to be 

creative and we’re going 

to play soccer. 

“We’re not going to be 

the typical south side kickand-run 

team. We’re going 

to be a team that puts 

passes together, moves 

past other teams and plays 

the right way.” 

Lincoln-Way East went 

8-9-3 last season and graduated 

a decorated senior 

class, which helped the 

team tie the school record 

for wins with 16 in 2018- 

19. So, there is some rebuilding 

to do. 

Ribbens feels he is ready 

for the challenge. 

“I think there is unlimited 

potential with all 

the clubs in the area and 

the hard-working attitude 

around here,” he said. “I 

grew up nearby, so I know 

the spirit of the families 

and the kids around here. 

“I can’t wait to see the 

talent pool that comes 

out, and see what we can 

build over the next couple 

years.”



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LW East grad stars in Iowa bullpen after walking on 

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Grant Leonard was 

ready to give up baseball. 

The Mokena native and 

Lincoln-Way East graduate 

went to North Central 

College in Naperville for 

the 2015-16 school year, 

ready to begin his career as 

a pitcher for the Cardinals 

baseball team. 

Leonard went through 

fall practices and scrimmages 

and enjoyed that, 

but things just did not feel 

right. 

“At North Central, the 

baseball program was 

amazing but everything 

else about it wasn’t really 

for me,” he said. “I wanted 

to go to a bigger school. 

“My dad [Mike] went to 

Iowa and I was always an 

Iowa fan growing up. I had 

a feel for the campus and I 

just had it in my heart that 

it’s where I wanted to be. 

I decided that if I couldn’t 

play baseball at Iowa, I’d 

still be happy being there 

as a student.” 

Leonard gave up his 

baseball scholarship and 

headed to Iowa, initially 

unsure if he would even 

get the chance to walk-on 

to the Hawkeyes’ baseball 

team. 

Fast forward four years, 

and Leonard has started 

his redshirt senior season, 

his fourth with the Hawkeyes. 

He is coming off a 

year where he established 

himself as one of the top 

relief pitchers in the Big 

Ten and etched his name in 

Iowa’s record books. 

Last spring, Leonard 

broke the school record for 

saves in a season with 14. 

He did not blow a single 

save opportunity, going 

2-3 with a 3.37 ERA. He 

was named second team 

All-Big Ten. 

Lincoln-Way East grad and Mokena native Grant Leonard delivers a pitch for Iowa. Leonard, a former walk-on, set 

an Iowa record with 14 saves last season. Brian Ray/Hawkeyesports.com 

It’s been a long road to 

success, but Leonard has 

certainly got there. 

“Last year was a pretty 

special year,” he said. “I’m 

just trying to build off that, 

get better every single day 

in every facet. 

“I think my story has 

helped me with my mentality. 

I feel like nobody’s 

better than me, nobody can 

prove me wrong, nobody 

can discount the work I’ve 

put in to get here. I know 

I’m not cutting corners, I 

know I’m putting in all the 

work, and I take that out to 

the mound every time.” 

An uncertain future 

After making the decision 

to transfer to Iowa, 

Leonard said he began 

sending Hawkeyes coach 

Rick Heller e-mails, including 

videos of him 

pitching. 

Heller invited him to try 

out as a walk-on. 

“I guess I annoyed coach 

Heller enough for him to 

respond to my e-mail and 

give me a shot, and I just 

ran with it from there,” 

Leonard said. “From the 

second he gave me the OK 

to try out, my goal was to 

put my head down and do 

the work. 

“I didn’t want to think 

about maybe I didn’t belong 

there, or the guys who 

weren’t walk-ons are better 

than me. I just wanted 

to block all that out and do 

my best.” 

Leonard impressed the 

coaching staff enough to 

earn a spot on the team for 

the 2017 season. 

“It was exciting,” he 

said. “Looking back at 

my skill level then compared 

to now, I probably 

wouldn’t have kept me 

on the team. So, I have 

to thank coach Heller for 

that. 

“That first year, I didn’t 

get many innings, but I 

was all positive. I found 

out that positivity makes 

you a better pitcher.” 

Leonard made just two 

appearances in 2017, allowing 

one run on three 

hits in two innings. 

But being around the 

team all spring helped him 

grow as a player. He also 

embraced the analytics 

side of the game. 

“I always tell people 

that if I was at a different 

university, this whole story 

might not have happened,” 

he said. “At Iowa, we’re 

a pioneer with the technology 

side of baseball. 

Since, I’ve been here, I’ve 

really soaked that all in 

and used that technology 

to my advantage. We’ve 

always come up with plans 

and I’ve found ways to differentiate 

myself, because 

there are a million righthanded 

pitchers out there.” 

Leonard worked himself 

into a regular role in the 

Iowa bullpen in 2018. He 

made 21 appearances, going 

2-1 with a 4.64 ERA 

and two saves in 21 1/3 innings. 

By the start of the 

2019 season, he had been 

awarded a scholarship. 

“I felt like I earned that,” 

he said. “I had a pretty decent 

scholarship at North 

Central, and my dad was 

on my side as far as giving 

up that up and coming to 

Iowa, so getting this scholarship 

was great to help 

him out and pay him back 

for being on my side.” 

Breaking through 

Leonard thrived in 2019 

after embracing the pressure 

that comes with the 

closer’s role. Knowing the 

ninth inning was his thrust 

him into a comfort zone. 

“Fitting into that closer 

role and just getting comfortable, 

getting in a routine,” 

he said. “It’s tough 

to get into a routine as a 

relief pitcher sometimes, 

but I was able to do that. 

I never let myself get too 

high or too low, and I think 

that’s why I was able to 

have success.” 

Iowa kicked off its 2020 

campaign on Feb. 14, and 

Leonard recorded three 

saves over the first nine 

games of the season. 

Last year’s success has 

him confident about his 

final season in Iowa City. 

“Last season was a huge 

confidence builder,” he 

said. “I faced a lot of hitters 

in the Big Ten who are 

returning and now I kind 

of have a plan for them. I 

didn’t have that going into 

last year. I’m more mature 

now, too, and ready to 

handle any situation. After 

getting so many innings 

last year, I’ve seen pretty 

much any situation.” 

Beyond this season, 

Leonard’s baseball future 

is again uncertain. He has 

started to attract some attention 

from pro scouts, 

but that is not his current 

focus. 

“I have had some interest 

from some teams, but 

I’m not really worried 

about that right now,” he 

said. “I’m just thinking 

about making the most of 

my senior year and making 

this team one that people 

will talk about for years.”

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Boys Basketball 

Griffins snap skid, take momentum into playoffs 

7 

22nd century media file 

photo 

1st-and-3 

THREE notes on the 

water polo season, 

which is to begin 

monday, march 9 

1. LW East boys 

(above) 

The Griffins won the 

first state trophy 

in program history 

last season with a 

fourth-place finish. 

Several key pieces 

from that team 

graduated, but 

Patrick Rossetto 

and Ben O’Connell 

were among the top 

underclassmen. 

2. LW East girls 

The Griffins are 

hungry after falling 

in the sectional final 

to the Knights last 

year. 

3. The competition 

LW Central and LW 

West will be tough 

on the girls side, 

while Andrew and 

Sandburg are boys 

teams to watch. 

MATT CIZEK 


After a 12-2 start to the 

season for Lincoln-Way 

East, things have not been 

so easy of late, particularly 

after losing 6-foot-8 senior 

center Sean McLaughlin to 

surgery to repair a football 

injury. 

“He’s a huge presence 

for us,” East coach Rich 

Kolimas said. “He was our 

best rebounder, [and] what 

we really miss on the offensive 

end is his passing.” 

Still, East believes it is 

good enough to beat good 

teams. The key is adjusting 

to life without the big man. 

The Griffins did so successfully 

in their regularseason 

finale Feb. 25, 

avenging an earlier loss 

this season by defeating 

SouthWest Suburban Blue 

foe Sandburg with a tightly-contested 

64-54 overtime 

victory. 

“Hopefully [with this 

win], we gain a little confidence 

going into the playoffs,” 

Kolimas said. 

East’s Jhei-R Jones, a 

junior guard, led all scorers 

on the night with 18 

points. In their final regular 

season games, seniors 

Ryan Sierocki and Ty 

Slager came up big with 

17 and 10 points, respectively, 

for the Griffins (16- 

11, 2-6). Coming off of the 

bench, Nate Seputis contributed 

six points, three 

each coming in the fourth 

quarter and overtime. 

Lincoln-Way East’s Jhei-R Jones pulls up for a shot against Sandburg on Feb. 25. Jones 

scored 18 points in the Griffins’ 64-54 overtime win. STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

The Griffins snapped a 

five-game losing streak. 

Throughout the contest, 

Lincoln-Way East looked 

much in control. Opening 

up with baskets on their 

first four possessions, the 

Griffins were able to build 

an eight-point lead by halftime. 

The second half was a 

bit more back and forth. 

After Sandburg (12-16, 

1-7) narrowed the lead to 

one late in the third, the 

Griffins went on an 8-0 

run to build what appeared 

to be an insurmountable 

nine-point lead. 

However, outscored 

by Sandburg 16-9 in the 

fourth quarter, East struggled 

to hold on. Following 

a missed Sandburg free 

throw and a final possession 

in which the Griffins 

were unable to get off a 

shot – the game headed to 

overtime 

“We were thinking 

we’re in a good spot, and it 

dissipated [quickly],” Kolimas 

said. “We were just 

trying to contain [Sandburg’s] 

drive, and we were 

struggling at times.” 

In overtime, a much different 

story wrote itself. 

Beginning with a 3-point 

play, the Griffins took control 

by scoring 10 points 

in less than two minutes 

en route to their 10-point 

victory. 

“I just looked at the 

[players] and said, ‘Okay, 

we get to play some more 

basketball,” Kolimas said. 

“Jhei-R [Jones] said, ‘We 

are not losing this game.’” 

Jones saved the best 

for last, leading the Griffins 

with seven of their 16 

overtime points. 

“Jhei-R does a good job 

of distributing the ball, especially 

early in the game,” 

Kolimas said. “When we 

need him to step up, he’s 

big and can make shots.” 

For the Griffins, this victory 

can be thought of by 

some as a sigh of relief. 

While McLaughlin’s 

injury may be one factor 

in the losing streak, 

the Griffins’ schedule 

also did them few favors. 

In the last three weeks, 

they have suffered narrow 

losses to Oak Forest, 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

and Bolingbrook. 

“Every one of these 

games, we’re just trying to 

get over the hump,” Kolimas 

said. “There’s such a 

small difference between 

winning and losing. It’s a 

matter of executing, and 

doing all the little things 

that we see in practice being 

done.” 

The Griffins were set to 

have over a week off before 

opening the playoffs. 

“It’s very odd [having a 

week off], but I’m not regretting 

it,” Kolimas said. 

“I think we need the time 

to work on our deficiencies 

and get ready for the 

playoffs.” 

Looking back 

The Griffins’ regular 

season was highlighted 

by a nine-game winning 

streak that began 

with a 54-36 victory 

over LW West on Dec. 

13 and was capped by a 

53-42 win over Bradley- 

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Listen Up 

“Last year was a pretty special year. I’m just trying to build off that, get better 

every single day in every facet.” 

Grant Leonard– LW East graduate and Iowa Hawkeyes closer, on prepping 

for his senior season after setting a school record with 14 saves last year 

what2watch 

Girls Water Polo, 5 p.m. Monday, March 9 

Mother McAuley at LW East 

The Griffins, ranked No. 5 by Illpolo, open the season 

against the No. 7 Mighty Macs. 

Index 

44 - This Week In 

42 - Athlete of the Month 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor 

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

Frankfort’s Hometown Newspaper | March 5, 2020 

GUIDING THE GRIFFINS 

New LW East boys soccer coach 

has local connections, 

history of success, Page 44 

ELITE EIGHT 

Lincoln-Way hockey 

advances to state 

quarterfinals, Page 43 

Lincoln-Way East 

graduate Grant Leonard 

set a University of 

Iowa record with 14 

saves last season 

after originally joining 

the team as a walkon. 

Stephen Mally/ 

Hawkeyesports.com 

LW East grad Leonard 

becomes star closer at 

Iowa after nearly quitting 

baseball, Page 46

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